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Technology Evangelists and Religious Evangelists — A Talk by Katherine Sydenham
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 02, 2012 — last modified Sep 04, 2012 10:44 AM — filed under: Open Data, Event Type
Katherine Sydenham from the University of Michigan School of Information will deliver a lecture at the Centre for Internet & Society office in Bangalore on August 10, 2012, from 5.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
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The Government’s Increased Focus on Regulating Non-Personal Data: A Look at the Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy
by Digvijay Chaudhary and Anamika Kundu — published Jun 30, 2022 — filed under: Open Data, Open Government Data, Internet Governance, Privacy
Digvijay Chaudhary and Anamika Kundu wrote an article on the National Data Governance Framework Policy. It was edited by Shweta Mohandas.
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Washington Meet on Open Data Principles
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 24, 2015 — last modified Mar 09, 2015 02:05 AM — filed under: Open Data, Openness
Sunil Abraham was invited to discuss the common international open data principles on February 24, 2015. The meeting took place at the World Bank office in Washington.
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Water Data Consultation
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 04, 2012 — filed under: Open Data
Pranesh Prakash spoke on Policy Issues and Developments around Open Data at an event organized by Arghyam in Bangalore on March 23, 2012.
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Western Ghats Portal: Workshop on Biodiversity Informatics
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 08, 2011 — filed under: Open Data, Openness
The Western Ghats portal team is organising a one-day workshop to explore the contemporary state on biodiversity informatics on 25 November 2011 at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE), Bangalore.
Where's My Data? Submission for Knight News Challenge 2015
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Oct 01, 2015 — last modified Oct 05, 2015 03:00 PM — filed under: City, Open Data, Practice, Crowdsourcing, Researchers at Work
We are very excited to be contribute to a join submission with DataMeet and Oorvani for the Knight News Challenge 2015. We are proposing "an application for users to search for locally-relevant data, discuss missing data, demand data, explore and respond to data demands by others, and start data crowd-sourcing exercises." Please go to the submission page and support our project. The text of the proposal is available below. It was prepared by Nisha Thompson of DataMeet, Meera K of Oorvani, and I. The 'Where's My Data' banner is created by Nisha using icons from the Noun Project.
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Whose Open Data Community is it? - Accepted Abstract
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Mar 31, 2015 — last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:41 AM — filed under: Data Systems, Open Data, Research, Open Data Community, Researchers at Work
My paper titled 'Whose Open Data Community is it? Reflections on the Open Data Ecosystem in India' has been accepted for presentation at the Open Data Research Symposium to be held during the 3rd International Open Data Conference <http://opendatacon.org/> in Ottawa, Canada, on May 28-29 2015. The final paper will be shared by second week of May. Here is the accepted abstract.
Wikipedia Introductory Session organized for Data and India portal consultants
by Subhashish Panigrahi — published May 30, 2013 — last modified Jul 17, 2013 06:33 AM — filed under: Open Standards, Digital Governance, Digital Access, Open Data, Open Content, Open Access, Openness, Open Innovation
On May 13, 2013, the Access to Knowledge team led by Subhashish Panigrahi conducted a Wikipedia Introductory Session at the National Informatics Centre in New Delhi for the consultants working for Data and India portal. This session was aimed to emphasize how these portals and their useful data could be used on Wikipedia to create good quality articles.
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Workshop on Open Data for Human Development
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Jun 02, 2015 — last modified Jun 02, 2015 03:34 PM — filed under: Open Data, Featured, Workshop, Policies
Sumandro Chattapadhyay and Sunil Abraham will take part in the workshop being organised for government officials from Bhutan, Maldives, Meghalaya, Sikkim, and Tripura, by the International Centre for Human Development (IC4HD) of UNDP India, during June 3-6, 2015. The workshop will be held at the National Institute of Advanced Studies Campus in Bengaluru. Sunil will be one of the panelists in the opening discussion on 'data and transparency in governance,' and Sumandro will provide input for and lead the sessions on developing the draft implementation plan for the Sikkim Open Data Acquisition and Accessibility Policy. Sumandro worked with the IC4HD team to design the objectives and the agenda of the workshop.
Workshop on Open Data for Human Development - Sessions Report
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Aug 26, 2015 — last modified Aug 28, 2015 08:16 AM — filed under: Open Data, Open Government Data, Featured, Sikkim Open Data Acquisition and Accessibility Policy, Openness
CIS facilitated a workshop on open data policy and tools for government officials from Sikkim, Meghalaya, and Tripura, and those from Bhutan and Maldives, in June 2015. The workshop was co-facilitated with Akvo, DataMeet, and Mapbox, and was supported by International Centre for Human Development of UNDP India. Here we share the workshop report and other related documents. The report is written by Sumandro, along with Amitangshu Acharya of Akvo.
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NeuroPace Launches nSight Platform and Partnership with Seizure Tracker™ to Provide Doctors With Personalized Information About Their Patients’ Seizure Burden
By NeuroPace Inc. August 4, 2021 Press Release
New Online Physician Portal Integrates RNS System’s EEG Data with Patient Seizure Diary App to Help Doctors Provide More Comprehensive, Data-Driven Care for Epilepsy Patients
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — August 4, 2021 — NeuroPace, Inc., a medical technology company dedicated to transforming the lives of people suffering from epilepsy, today announced the broad launch of its nSight Platform, an online portal that helps physicians provide more personalized, data-driven epilepsy care by enabling them to remotely review patient progress, discover actionable insights, and track their clinic’s overall patient outcomes.
The RNS System® is the only FDA-approved epilepsy device that continuously monitors brain activity, delivers personalized treatment by responding in real time to a patient’s unique seizure activity, and records intracranial EEG data that can help physicians optimize patient outcomes.
“The RNS System provides drug-resistant epilepsy patients with unparalleled seizure reduction, while giving physicians unprecedented visibility into their patients’ ongoing brain activity,” said Mike Favet, CEO of NeuroPace. “We believe that the brain data captured by the RNS System is a major technology differentiator—it gives physicians additional information, so that they can make more informed treatment decisions for their patients. With the launch of the nSight Platform, the RNS System data is more streamlined, more accessible, and more actionable than ever before.”
As part of the nSight Platform offering, NeuroPace has partnered with Seizure Tracker, one of the most widely used electronic seizure diary apps, to help patients and clinicians more reliably track and manage seizures. The Seizure Tracker mobile app gives patients and caregivers the ability to record videos of seizures as they happen, and log seizure events and details afterwards. It also integrates with Amazon Alexa so patients can verbally record when a seizure begins and ends.
Through the companies’ partnership, patients can elect to share Seizure Tracker information with their physicians through the nSight Platform. This enables physicians to better assess their patients’ seizure burden, identify potential seizure triggers, and see trends in seizure activity based on medication or lifestyle changes.
“We are excited about what this partnership brings. When patients track their seizures, it empowers them to take an active role in managing their epilepsy. And when this information is combined with the RNS System data, physicians can discover powerful insights to inform patient care,” said Robert Moss, CEO of Seizure Tracker.
“I work as a team with my doctor to review the data from my RNS System and compare it to the seizure diary to identify triggers,” said Heather, a patient who has had the RNS System since 2015. “We found out that orange juice was a major trigger for me. I switched to taking my medications with water and immediately eliminated that post-medication seizure activity.”
The nSight Platform is especially helpful with the growing demand for telehealth visits. For epilepsy patients, Seizure Tracker can provide a convenient way to track daily seizure activity and share this information with their doctor. For physicians, the nSight Platform can provide a more comprehensive picture of their patient’s epilepsy, all in one centralized place.
About the RNS® System
The RNS® System, a paradigm-shifting treatment for drug-resistant focal epilepsy, is the only brain-responsive neuromodulation system approved by the FDA. The closed-loop technology delivers personalized, data-driven treatment targeted to the seizure source by continuously monitoring brain activity, recognizing a patient’s unique seizure pattern, and responding in real-time with imperceptible stimulation to prevent seizures. By recording ongoing EEG data, the RNS System provides physicians with a unique “window to the brain,” enabling them to remotely monitor their patients, gain insights based on brain activity, and use that information to optimize patient care.
Long-term clinical studies demonstrate that the RNS System provides significant reduction in seizure frequency and enduring improvements in quality of life and cognition, with no stimulation-related side effects2.
The RNS System is available at most comprehensive epilepsy centers in the United States and is widely covered by insurance. It is currently approved in the United States for patients 18 years of age and older with drug-resistant focal epilepsy. See important safety information at www.neuropace.com/safety/.
About NeuroPace, Inc.
Based in Mountain View, Calif., NeuroPace was founded to transform the lives of people living with epilepsy, a debilitating neurological disorder affecting approximately 1 in 26 people. In 2013, it introduced the RNS® System, the first and only FDA-approved closed-loop, brain-responsive neuromodulation system that delivers truly personalized, data-driven treatment. In addition to treating drug-resistant focal epilepsy, long-term EEG data recorded by the RNS System is helping to advance scientific understanding of the human brain. The company’s brain-responsive neuromodulation technology holds the promise of potentially treating additional neurological disorders that impact the quality of life for millions of people around the world. For more information, please visit www.neuropace.com.
About Seizure Tracker™
Founded in 2007 by parents of a child suffering from daily seizures, Seizure Tracker™provides a collection of web, mobile and voice interaction tools for people living with seizures to collect epilepsy related information and easily share that data with their doctors. Reports generated on the Seizure Tracker system provide extensive data visualizations comparing therapies against seizure activity changes while highlighting trends. With a strong connection to the epilepsy patient, physician and research communities, Seizure Tracker has grown into the largest collection of seizure and related therapy data in the world, opening new doors to data driven research and effectively changing the way we think about managing seizures. For more information about the Seizure Tracker system visit SeizureTracker.com or email [email protected].
1. Epilepsy Foundation. “Facts about Seizures and Epilepsy.” https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/epilepsy-101/facts-about-seizures-and-epilepsy
2. Nair, et al, Neurology, 2020
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Thai floods hit Q4 hard drive production, says IHS iSuppli
The impending hard drive shortage, and possible price hikes
Floods forces shutdown of Western Digital's Thailand plants
Hard drive shortage expected to hurt consumers most
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Thailand floods may disrupt global electronics makers
Companies like Western Digital and ON Semiconductor have suspended production
By John Ribeiro
Bangalore Correspondent, IDG News Service |
Severe floods in Thailand have disrupted production of electronics including hard disk drives and semiconductors, with a number of factories suspending operations.
Hard disk drive maker Seagate Technology has warned that a disruption in its supply chain could affect production, although its factories in Thailand are still in operation. "As a result of the disruption caused by the floods, Seagate anticipates hard drive supply will be constrained throughout the current quarter," the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
Competitor Western Digital said on Wednesday that it had suspended production of hard drives temporarily at facilities close to Bangkok, to protect employees, facilities and equipment. The company said that production of hard drives in its facilities in Thailand will be constrained in the current quarter due to the flooding.
About 280 people have died and a large number of provinces in the country have been inundated by the floods since late July, according to reports.
Microsemi, a semiconductor company in Aliso Viejo, California, said on Tuesday that one of its subcontracted manufacturing facilities located in the Rojana Industrial Park in Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok, has suspended operations due to damage sustained from flooding.
The Rojana Industrial Park informed the Stock Exchange of Thailand on Monday of difficult conditions at the park, stating that water has overwhelmed part of the area since Oct. 8.
ON Semiconductor, another tenant of the Rojana park, announced on Tuesday that operations of its Sanyo Semiconductor division in the park, have been suspended as a result of the flooding.
Hutchinson Technology said that its assembly operations in Ayutthaya have been temporarily suspended due to rising floodwaters in the Rojana park where the company's plant is located. It said it was moving its production to its U.S. assembly operations, and using existing inventory to meet customer demands, after water entered its assembly plant.
Seagate continues to operate its factories in Thailand, and employees are getting to work, the company said. But its hard disk drive component supply chain is getting disrupted, and supply of certain components could be affected, it added.
"Given the volatility of the situation it is unclear what the magnitude of the supply chain disruption will be to Seagate's hard disk drive output from its Thailand operations," the company said in a statement.
A Seagate spokesman said that the company also manufactures its products in China, Singapore, and Malaysia. But he would not break out how many drives are made by its factories in Thailand. "The reality is that our factories are open and operating in Thailand. The question is more about getting component supply," he added.
Seagate will provide further updates during its quarterly conference call on Oct. 20.
In the quarter to July 1, Western Digital shipped about 54 million hard drives from its facilities in Thailand and Malaysia, with approximately 60$ coming from its Thailand sites. The company said it will provide further updates on the situation, including during an investor conference call on Oct. 19.
(James Niccolai in San Francisco contributed to this report)
John Ribeiro covers outsourcing and general technology breaking news from India for the IDG News Service.
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what is the caste system in hinduism ?
what is the caste system in hinduism？
The caste system is deeply rooted in the Hinduism belief in karma and reincarnation. Dating back more than 3,000 years, the caste system divides Hindus into four main categories – Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras based on who they were in their past life, their karma, and what family line they come from.2021年8月26日
In this regard,How does Hindu caste system work?
It is a social hierarchy passed down through families, and it can dictate the professions a person can work in as well as aspects of their social lives, including whom they can marry. While the caste system originally was for Hindus, nearly all Indians today identify with a caste, regardless of their religion.
Correspondingly,What is caste system explain?
Caste is a form of social stratification characterised by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy, and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultural notions of purity and pollution.
Furthermore,Why is the caste system important?
After a person's family, the caste commands an individual's major loyalty. Indians still often identify themselves by the community they belong to and caste is still a factor in marriage selection.
Long,What did the caste system determine?
The Indian caste system is a classification of people into four hierarchically ranked castes called varnas. They are classified according to occupation and determine access to wealth, power, and privilege.
What is an example of caste system?
In its broadest sense, examples of caste-based societies include colonial Latin America under Spanish and Portuguese rule, Japan, Korea, some parts of Africa, as well as across the Indian subcontinent.
Is the caste system still used?
India's caste system was officially abolished in 1950, but the 2,000-year-old social hierarchy imposed on people by birth still exists in many aspects of life. The caste system categorizes Hindus at birth, defining their place in society, what jobs they can do and who they can marry.
What are the rules of the caste system?
According to the Hindu law, each caste had a strict set of duties. The only way a person became a member of a particular caste was by birth. One could not marry someone from another caste and one could not get a job outside of his or her caste. The Hindu idea of reincarnation kept the caste system alive.
Can you move up in the caste system?
The caste system has a tight grasp on social structure in India and Nepal. There is no fluidity or ability to move up from your assigned Varna. The system has been especially harsh on inter-caste marriages — if a Brahmin woman marries a Sudra man, her children would be born into the lowest caste.
How did the caste system affect society?
The system has led to the upper castes being privileged over the lower castes, which were often repressed by those higher up on the caste scale. For centuries, inter-caste marriage was forbidden, and in villages, castes mostly lived separately and did not share amenities such as wells.
Can a person change caste?
Changing a Caste Caste change can be achieved legally only when someone has been adopted. And if a child (born in an inter-caste marriage) when attains the age of 21 chooses to vote for another caste of the father or mother in specific circumstances.
How many caste are there in Hinduism?
3,000 castesThe main castes were further divided into about 3,000 castes and 25,000 sub-castes, each based on their specific occupation. Outside of this Hindu caste system were the achhoots - the Dalits or the untouchables.
What was the highest caste?
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St. Bartholomew's Church on Lake Königssee
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Along the Eastern Shore of the Königssee over Königsbachalm and Kessel
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© Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung Glimpse into pilgrimage church St. Bartholomew's interior.
Most pictures of fjord-like Königssee near Berchtesgaden have one common feature: the landmark and most photographed building in the region, St. Bartholomew's Church. It is located on Hirschau peninsula at the lake's west bank, and can only be accessed by boat.
Kings Were in Love with the Peninsula
With its baroque shape, including red dome roof and two different bulbous spires, it makes for a nice dash of colour against the turquoise lake water and the imposing east face of the Watzmann. Bavarian 19th century kings, too, appreciated this, and made St. Bartholomew their favourite place to stay. Right next to the church you can find a former hunting lodge, nowadays used as a restaurant.
Services, Weddings, and Concerts at the Church
Within the shipping's operating hours, the church is accessible free of charge all year round. However, fees apply to the boat ride (see fees). In contrast to its stately exterior, the pilgrimage church's interior is relatively plain. Throughout the year, numerous weddings as well as readings and concerts add to the regular services and masses.
„Heilige Nacht“ (lit. Holy Night) is a special highlight during Christmas season. At this event, the Christmas story after Ludwig Thomas is presented at the church, along with traditional local music. The evening comes to an end with a three course meal at the neighbouring restaurant. Also in winter, you can watch wildlife feeding of Berchtesgaden National Park, taking place on the peninsula.
The Oldest Alpine Mountain Pilgrimage
Every year there is a pilgrimage to St. Bartholomew's Church. It takes place the first Saturday after Bartholomew Day on 24 August and is known as „Almer Wallfahrt“. The excursion from Austrian Maria Alm over the Steinernes Meer (lit. rocky sea) is said to be the oldest high mountain pilgrimage in the world.
Hiking to „Eiskapelle“
Another possibility is to take the church as a starting point to go hiking. A popular path is the easy tour to „Eiskapelle“, at the foot of Watzmann's east face (two hours there and back). The way to Eiskapelle is mostly well constructed, only the passing of a boulder field at the end of the way requires some surefootedness. Eiskapelle is an icy cave at the foot of the lowest perennial snowfield in the German Alps. Caution: do not enter Eiskapelle, as it is permanently liable to collapse!
© Berchtesgadener Land Tourismus GmbH Painters and photographers love the view of the church at the lakeside of Königsee with Watzmann's east face as an impressive backdrop.
The church's oldest parts go back to the 12th century. It was not before 1522 that it was dedicated to St. Bartholomew, patron saint of alpine farmers, herdsmen, and shepherds. In late 17th century, the striking baroque towers were added. The church is structurally connected to the hunting lodge since the 18th century.
St. Bartholomew's Church on Lake Königssee is among the 15 best rated Tourist Attractions in Germany.
© Berchtesgadener Land Tourismus GmbH St. Bartholomew at the west bank is only accessible by boat.
Pilgrimage church St. Bartholomew can only be accessed by boat or via alpine paths (only for hiking experts). Ships start at Seelände in Schönau am Königssee and take around 35 minutes one way to St Bartholomew. While shipping starts at 8.00 am during the summer, operating hours start somewhat later the rest of the year.
The easiest way to get to lake Königssee by car is via motorway A8 (München-Salzburg). Exit at Bad Reichenhall and follow B20 towards Berchtesgaden and on to Königssee.
The lake is easily accessible on public transport as well. Simply take an ICE or regional train to Berchtesgaden and then go on to Königssee by RVO bus.
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by Keith Hardy (Chairman) on Apr.09, 2015, under Coaching Courses, Girls Under 12s Panthers 18/19, Girls Under 13s Panthers 16/17, Girls Under 13s Pumas 15/16, Girls Under 16s Pumas 21/22, Girls Under 18s Meerkats 20/21, Girls Under 18s Panthers 22/23, Girls' FA Weetabix Wildcats Centre Tuesdays 22/23
After the success of the FA Skills coaching yesterday, the FA have kindly offered us another session next Tuesday for Girls only.The session will take place between 10 and 12.00 at Long Lane and is open to club players and girls without a club – aged 5 to 11.It’s only £2 and there will be […]
LADIES NIGHT APRIL 10th 2015
by dragons boss on Mar.05, 2015, under Club Events, Futsal Team 15/16, Girls Under 12s Panthers 18/19, Girls Under 13s Panthers 16/17, Girls Under 13s Pumas 15/16, Girls Under 16s Pumas 21/22, Girls Under 18s 14/15, Girls Under 18s Ladies 15/16, Girls Under 18s Meerkats 20/21, Girls Under 18s Panthers 22/23, Girls Under 8s Cubs 14/15, Girls' FA Weetabix Wildcats Centre Tuesdays 22/23, Ladies First Team 22/23, Ladies Midweek league 22/23, Ladies Pumas 20/21, Men First Team 22/23, Men Reserves 14/15, Men Sunday Team 14/15, Sunday Team 16/17, Under 10s Tigers 17/18, Under 11s Jaguars 17/18, Under 12s Lazers 17/18, Under 12s Panthers 18/19, Under 12s Panthers 19/20, Under 12s Pumas 19/20, Under 12s Rangers 17/18, Under 12s Tigers 15/16, Under 13s Saturday 14/15, Under 13s Swifts 18/19, Under 14s Lions 19/20, Under 14s Rangers 18/19, Under 15s Panthers 16/17, Under 15s Wanderers 19/20, Under 16s Dragons 14/15, Under 16s Lions 18/19, Under 16s Panthers 20/21, Under 16s Tigers 17/18, Under 16s Wolves 19/20, Under 17 Colts 17/18, Under 17s Dragons 22/23, Under 17s Jaguars 17/18, Under 17s Panthers 19/20, Under 17s Panthers 20/21, Under 17s United 17/18, Under 17s United 18/19, Under 18s Lions 16/17, Under 18s MJPL 16/17, Under 21s Wolves 16/17, Under 8s Pumas 14/15, Under 9s Lions 16/17, Under 9s Tigers 15/16, Veterans 18/19, Veterans PV 18/19, Young Lions Wednesdays 22/23
There will be a LADIES NIGHT held in the club house long lane essington on Friday 10th April 2015. Tickets cost £10 with first drink free. Doors open at 7 pm for a 8 pm start. Come on all you ladies and have a fab night out. Tickets can be booked through Andy Parfitt on […]
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by chrisnicholls on Feb.18, 2015, under Coaching Courses, Girls Under 12s Panthers 18/19, Girls Under 13s Panthers 16/17, Girls Under 18s Meerkats 20/21, Girls Under 18s Panthers 22/23, Under 17s Dragons 22/23
The Staffordshire FA Girls League offered all clubs to attend an in house level 1 futsal coaching course, at Chase Leisure Centre. Five managers attended over 6 hours on 2 Tuesday evenings. We now have 5 newly qualified coaches. Well done to, Chris Nicholls, Jody Yates, Gemma Mayo, Andy Lockett and Derek Cox. We also […]
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Power outages could hit ATMs, filling stations in South Africa, Zimbabwe
Countries September 28, 2022
Zimbabwe has been experiencing intermittent power generation shortfalls due to an ageing plant at its Kariba hydropower station and the main coal-driven power generators at Hwange.
According to Crisis 24, Zimbabwe will likely remain susceptible to rounds of load shedding through 2022 and possibly beyond if additional power production capacity is not made available. In mid-June, a circular from Meikles Hotel in Zimbabwe said that they have been operating on generator power for about a week and were now offering guests buckets of hot water to bath with. This is also one of the effects of the increased power cuts evident, although it is a few months apart.
Crisis 24 added that temporary commercial and communications disruptions are possible while load shedding and unscheduled disruptions are taking place; cellular and mobile services could be affected. Traffic disruptions and longer driving times are possible during these periods due to malfunctioning traffic signals. Power outages could also result in the temporary unavailability of essential services such as ATMs and filling stations.
Zambia starts exporting electricity to Southern African Power Pool
Industry and Trade July 28, 2022
Last week, the biggest power generation plant in Zimbabwe, Kariba South, was generating only 758MW against an installed capacity of 1 050MW.
Hwange Power Station was generating 411MW against an installed capacity of 920MW.
Completing Unit 7 in November this year and Unit 8 at Hwange Power Station by March next year will add 600MW to the grid and help ensure reliable and sustainable supplies to meet growing demand.
Meanwhile, ZESA can now legally incorporate drones in its service delivery. This announcement was made at an event the national power company held to mark its acquisition of a Remotely Piloted Aircraft Operator’s Certificate (ROC).
Zimbabwe Electricity Authority embraces Artificial Intelligence in service delivery
Tech & Business July 15, 2022
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) is now legally able to incorporate drones in its infrastructure management. This announcement was made at an event the national power company held to mark its acquisition of a Remotely Piloted Aircraft Operator’s Certificate (ROC).
According to an article by Newsday published on June 15, 2022, speaking at ZESA’s drone technology certification ceremony in Harare Executive Chairman Sydney Gata said certification of the use of drone technology in their day-to-day operations is expected to improve service delivery.
“This will enable a quicker turn-around in fault finding and rectification resulting in the continuous and consistent provision of electricity to our customers. Drone technology will also assist ZETDC in its fight against vandalism and theft of electricity.”
ZESA is battling a myriad of challenges including incessant faults, mainly emanating from aging power distribution infrastructure. This has seen the country grappling with endless power cuts.
Zimbabwe’s power cuts sound death knell for struggling economy
Investing November 11, 2021
Given that South Africa is experiencing similar power generation problems, Robertson believes that if Zimbabwe does not overcome its power difficulties, this will impede economic growth in 2021.
The mining and industrial industries will almost certainly curtail output.
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Popular, award-winning Kennewick breakfast hotspot shuts down suddenly
By Rock Withers Last updated Jan 24, 2023
A popular Kennewick restaurant appears to have shut down.
The chairs are stacked up and the door is locked at Just Joel’s Cafe on Kennewick Avenue. While the cafe’s Facebook page has been taken down, a past image shows owner Joel Watson announced the closure less than two weeks ago.
“If anybody out there is looking to start a restaurant, hit me up,” the post said. “Got all the things you need in place right now.”
The closure came after Watson posted a short video on the cafe’s Facebook page in mid-December saying that the last couple months had been a struggle.
While he didn’t set a date for closing, he said in the post that they would be closing the doors soon.
“Thank you for all of the laughs and love and support,” he wrote. “Thank you Tri Cities!!”
The small cafe known for award-winning pies, soups, breakfasts and burgers had also left a positive mark on the community, wrote Watson, who could not be reached this week about his decision.
Sign at the Just Joel’s restaurant building at 1505 W. Kennewick Ave. in Kennewick.
The shut down came about six months after Franklin County prosecutors charged Watson with second-degree assault for allegedly hitting his girlfriend in December 2021.
He is accused of leaving her with a broken nose and swollen face and she sought treatment at Trios Southridge Hospital, according to court documents. He was charged nearly seven months later and his trial is currently scheduled for Feb. 22.
Dream of cooking
The Kennewick native has not been shy about talking about his troubled past, which he said he turned around when he was 30 and was on a new path to better his community.
Joel Watson is pictured here in 2017.
He pursued a dream of cooking which led him to renovate and open the small cafe on Kennewick Avenue.
The breakfast and lunch spot opened in late 2017 and in 2021 was voted best Sunday brunch in the Herald’s People’s Choice awards.
Watson has become a community leader, putting his money behind finding the person responsible for killing cats, paying off school lunch bills for students and supporting COVID vaccination.
Fellow restaurateur Keith Moon who owns Tumbleweeds in Richland posted a heart-felt post Dec. 29 on Facebook, noting what started as an exchange of memes between the men turned into a friendship.
He said he was inspired by Watson’s work with the nonprofit Grace Kitchen in Pasco and “was honored to be asked by Joel to help and assist with buying school supplies for our area children last year…”
“While I knew Joel had a tumultuous past, I can say that I chose to judge him on his works in the time that I have known him,” Moon wrote. “In my experience, Joel has a heart of gold and a soul for giving.”
The Just Joel’s restaurant building at 1505 W. Kennewick Ave. in Kennewick.
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San Francisco gallery owner who sprayed homeless person with a hose has been arrested and charged with battery
The man who sprayed a homeless person with a hose outside of his business in San Francisco was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery after a massive public outcry.
71-year-old Collier Gwin is seen in the video posted to TikTok arguing with the homeless person before using a water hose to spray the person on Jan. 9. He owns an antique gallery in the financial district.
Homeless advocates excoriated Gwin and demanded that law enforcement authorities charge the man in order to dissuade others from treating homeless people poorly. Jennifer Friedenbach, the executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness, told KNTV-TV that the homeless person’s name is Q.
“We’re talking about black trans homeless person who also suffers from mental health issues,” she said.
On Wednesday, after nine days of outrage, Gwin was arrested and booked into the San Francisco County Jail on $2,500 bail.
He had previously defended his actions in an interview with KNTV by claiming that the homeless person was mentally ill and that police were unable to solve the problem.
“There’s absolutely nothing that can be done. They’ll take her to a shelter, and they will turn her out in two days,” he said at the time. “They will take her to the hospital. They will release her within a day.”
He also said that he had received threats over the video.
Some critics pointed their ire at the wrong business because the video showed the name of a restaurant called Barbarossa Lounge that sits next to Gwin’s studio. The owner of the lounge made it clear that they had nothing to do with the water incident.
District Attorney Brooke Jenkins commented about the charge against Gwin on Twitter.
“The alleged battery of an unhoused member of our community is completely unacceptable. Mr. Gwin will face appropriate consequences for his actions,” she tweeted.
“Likewise, the vandalism at Foster Gwin gallery is also completely unacceptable and must stop – two wrongs do not make a right,” she concluded.
Here’s more about the arrest of the business owner:
San Francisco Business Owner Arrested After Caught Spraying Unhoused Person With Hosewww.youtube.com
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Province Basilicata has a varied geography and climate with mountainous areas in the Apennines in contrast to the coastal areas. The weather in the mountainous regions is continental with winter snowfalls. On the contrary, the coasts of Basilicata Italy enjoy a more temperate Mediterranean climate, especially June - September when the temperatures are above 20's during the day.
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While in regione Basilicata (as the locals call it) - a stop at the city of Matera is a must. This commune is the capital of the province of Matera and its historical area of Sassi di Marta was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. This area is famous for its cave dwellings that have been around since the Paleolithic era, or sometimes called Old Stone Age - some 35,000 years ago. For all Mel Gibson fans out there, Matera happens to be one of the main filming locations for the Hollywood movie The Passion of the Christ.
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For the adventurous traveller, Basilicata Italy is abundant with places to enjoy the great outdoors and the Pollino National Park is definitely worth a visit. It is Italy’s largest national park at almost 1200 square miles. Here you can see the gorgeous Italian countryside and marvel at local wildlife in their natural habitat. Animals that can be observed here include deer, the golden eagle, the Egyptian vulture, the European otter, and the Italian wolf - just to name a few. While here, don't forget to visit the ancient caves and the burial sites that are sure to give you a glimpse into the ancient habitat of the locals many many years ago. Another thing not too miss here is the natural wonder and therapeutic effects of natural hot springs, a visit to Terme di Rapolla is definitely an experience your body will appreciate.
Historical landmarks are abound in Italy Basilicata region. You can visit the ruins of Metaponto - an important archeological site with a Doric temple and an ancient Greek theatre. Moreover, the Archeological Park of Grumentum which is also known as Little Pompeii has a vast collection of ruins including an Amphitheatre, temples, Roman Baths and mosaics.
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Train travel in Basilicata, Italy is easy if you want to visit the main cities. Some cities that are off the beaten trail may be better accessed by car. There is a private rail line called Ferrovie Appulo Lucane which serves three provincial capitals: Bari, Potenza and Matera. This line operates everyday with the exception of Sundays and statutory holidays. every day except Sundays and holidays. In order to reach Matera, you can take a train to Bari on the main railway line; once in Bari - walk out of the main station and just around the corner you will find the smaller station - Ferrovie Appulo Lucane which is where you can purchase a ticked and take the train to Matera.
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Cerca del Cielo, Los Cabos
Bedrooms 6 (12 guests permitted)
Cerca del Cielo
Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos
Part of the highly coveted Pedregal neighborhood of Cabo San Lucas, the Villa Cerca del Cielo might easily serve as the only destination for your entire holiday. A beautifully designed, contemporary property, it offers six spacious bedrooms and a wonderful array of indoor and outdoor living spaces.
Many visitors adore the pool area that is completely private and features a long stretch of infinity-edge pool that also incorporates a smaller plunge pool area and hot tub. Flanked by the sunny terrace, it is a marvel of blue and white reminiscent of a trip to the Greek islands. The terrace features an al fresco dining area, but it is the balcony above where you will find some of your favorite outdoor lounging spots. Beneath the natural grass roof of the verandah, visitors can lounge on hammocks, savor the comfort of the banquette and outdoor fire pit, or dine in sight of the sea.
Inside, the multi-story villa features a further array of shared spaces that include the barrel ceilinged living room with its creamy palette accented by hues of gold and blue. A massive living room and fireplace are here to enjoy, and nearby is a formal dining suite. All of this faces the sea views, but also leads you up to the lovely and airy kitchen. With its clean lines, it opens to a small courtyard and is equipped with all you could need to make even complex dishes or meals. there is a TV lounge off the kitchen too.
The six bedrooms have been placed to maximize the views as well as privacy. The master suite offers a king bed with private terrace and ensuite bath. There are four further king suites with terraces and ensuite baths, and the sixth bedroom features a queen bed with ocean views and large bath.
Gorgeous and appealing, the Villa Cerca del Cielo can easily serve as your exclusive locale throughout your Los Cabos vacation.
Note: Caretaker lives on-site
Interior Area Size: 6300 ft²
Andie Apr, 2018
This house was amazing for our group of friends. It is close to town, but in a gated community that feels very secure and has a private beach. We loved the pool and hot tub. The kitchen was big and worked for making group breakfasts. The master suite was insane.
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Rachel H. Mar, 2017
We rented the home for a birthday celebration. After doing my research, based off the photos and the price point I wanted to spend, this was the house for us. When we arrived we were blown away. The photos do not do this house justice, it is stunning. We only left for dinner during out stay. You truly never need to leave the home.
There are A LOT of stairs, more than you can see in the photos. For our group, we had our driver help us with bags, but other than that we embraced the stairs, it was an added workout to make up for our margaritas.
The home is good for groups or families. If you are using it for families, just remember the rooms are separated on different floors, young children should only be in the double rooms as the rooms are too spread out.
We have already booked another weekend at this home.
Bedroom 1: Master bedroom with a king-size bed, ceiling fan, A/C, WiFi, ocean view, private terrace, and en-suite bathroom with bathtub, shower, vanity and WC. 2 guests maximum.
Bedroom 2: Bedroom with two queen-size beds, ceiling fan, A/C, WiFi, ocean view, private terrace, and en-suite bathroom with shower, vanity and WC. 2 guests maximum.
Bedroom 4: Bedroom with a king-size bed, ceiling fan, A/C, WiFi, ocean view, private terrace, and en-suite bathroom with shower, vanity and WC. 2 guests maximum.
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The value of the unattainable pint
Post date 15th March 2021
A full year has now passed since our last pre-lockdown pub trip during which time we’ve developed a little game we play when we’re out walking: how much would you pay for a pint in that pub over there, right now?
A normal pint, that is, under pre-plague circumstances – just one hour of normality, arranged, we assume, by some red-nosed relative of the ghosts from Dickens’s A Christmas Carol.
Back in April 2020, it was The Crafty Cow that first prompted the question. A big Greene King pub on Horfield Common in North Bristol, the Cow isn’t a pub we especially like. But after a month without any pubs, it suddenly began to look quite appealing.
“Twenty quid,” was Ray’s answer.
“Meh… Ten,” said Jess.
Well, what about a pint in The Drapers Arms? Ah, now, that’s different. At least £75, we both agreed. By May, it had crept up to £100 and even the Crafty Cow was looking like a £50-a-pint delight.
Last week, having not drunk in (outside) a pub since early October, we asked ourselves the question again as our constitutional took us past The Oxford in Totterdown and concluded that, Christ, we’d probably pay £200 to be able sit inside and drink a single pint of Bristol Beer Factory Fortitude with a packet of crisps.
Playing this game is almost painful, at times. It also usually leads to the melancholy thought that, actually, if there was a cash-based system for temporarily restoring normality, we’d use it to see our parents in Somerset and London respectively.
But perhaps it also bodes well for the fate of pubs in the long run. Not only are people dreaming about them but they’re also itching to spend. Or maybe that’s just us.
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The Great British Beer Hunt —
Jester, Ernest, Olicana and Godiva
On a rail replacement bus.
Beer and queuing —
A British thing in a British stadium,
A beer at the British Museum.
There was lots of good beer here before —
Malty British beer, living fossils,
Standard British quaffing beer.
Iconic symbol of all that is great,
What is truly great,
About British beer —
A bottle of mild on the shelf.
British beer is not like its past.
British beer is best,
British beer is too strong —
This is where British beer is and will go,
Or you’ll upset the Queen.
This poem, and we use the word in the loosest sense, was put together from phrases found by searching the Tweets of people we follow for the phrase “British Beer”, and is our small contribution towards marking Beer Day Britain.
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Schrödinger’s Beer (non) Review: Cloudwater DIPA V3
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There are some beers about which it is practically impossible to express an opinion and be believed, one way or the other.
They’re so talked-about, so anticipated, so venerated, or so despised, that nothing we say can add much to the conversation.
The Westvleteren beers from Belgium are one example, Batham’s Best Bitter might be another. But they’re fixed points in the firmament; others blink into existence and generate great heat, perhaps only for a few months or years.
The word we’re avoiding here is hype, perhaps because it gets thrown around too easily — people talking with enthusiasm about a thing you’re not interested in isn’t hype. It might be justifiable in this case, though, which has seen online beer stores issuing would-be-panic-inducing Tweets in anticipation of a consumer frenzy, and launch events. (It is still in stock in many places, by the way.)
“Schrödinger’s Cat” by ‘No Matter’ via Flickr under a Creative Commons licence.
If we say that we were anything less than wowed by version 3 of Manchester Cloudwater’s Double IPA, we’re surely just inverted bandwagon jumpers, contrarians and grumps. We’re fighting the hype and thus still failing to judge the beer on its own merits. We’re those people who say with a flourish that they don’t like The Beatles and make you think, ‘Really? Even “It Won’t Be Long”?’ If we say we didn’t especially like this beer not everyone will believe us or will question our motives.
How to review a beer… pic.twitter.com/5UD4MHFPjM
— beerdoodles (@beerdoodles) January 13, 2016
But what happens if we rave about it? If we list this fruit and that. If we say it is like nothing else we’ve ever tasted and that it blows similar beers from other equally hip breweries out of the water, that it finds a truly distinctive flavour profile in a market already crowded with IPAs, that it made us swoon?
Then we’ll be sheep, sycophants, mindless zombie fans.
So, we’re just going to leave the box here, unopened.
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Instant Guinness, 1971
Post date 1st April 2016
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The above advertisement appeared in the Daily Mirror, the Sun and the Daily Express 45 years ago today.
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Modern Pubmanship 6: Jukeboxes
Post date 3rd March 2016
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This is the sixth in an occasional series of guest posts by etiquette expert R.M. Banks.
Not all public houses are enhanced by the addition of a jukebox. Some do quite well with the gentle avant-garde percussion provided by a burning log or two in the grate; others lack the acoustic qualities so that the addition of recorded music brings to mind someone falling downstairs while carrying a tin bath full of squeaky dog toys.
On the whole, though, I am personally all for them. Oh, yes, you can count me as a fee-paying member of the Juke Box Appreciation Society. I am always happy to kick in a quid for the pleasure of hearing five of the gramophone industry’s finest efforts, or two quid the dozen for that matter. A well husbanded juke-box, stuffed to the coin-slots with the right stuff, brings joie de vivre where once glum silence lay heavy as suet pudding; it lifts as it brightens as it shines!
Of course there are pitfalls.
First, there is the matter of good taste. If you were to flip through my record cabinet you would likely scoff, perhaps mock, or even come to look up on the very basis of our friendship with jaundiced eye. And the reverse would likely be true. Consider, then, a public bar containing, let us say, 30 people – what are the chances that all will be equally enthused upon hearing, to pick an example quite at random, the surging of the Hammond organ at the commencement of ‘Stop in the Name of Love’? Up to a point, this cannot be helped: a jukebox containing only songs that no one dislikes would be like a hospital meal of steamed fish and boiled potatoes. The soundest advice is to avoid the deep end of the pool – songs containing full-throated Scandinavian metal screaming, dischord intended to evoke mans inhumanity to man, treated piano, laxative basslines, children’s choirs, and so on. Jukebox songs ought to elicit a tapping of the foot, perhaps a gay whistle, but oughtn’t interfere with the conversation.
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Bone-chilling Facebook picture is grieving Dad’s way of saving lives
November 8, 2014 | Carmine Sabia | Print Article
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The deadly drug world came to life in horrifying detail recently, when an Ohio father posted a Facebook video of his son’s lifeless body.
Englewood resident Mike Stollings’ message: Beware all those who dare to dabble in drugs, the Independent Journal Review reported.
“look i know that not everybody that takes drugs is going to die from it. but many do,” Stollings said in the post that accompanied the video of Jeramie Stollings’ dead body. “jeramie thought he had it under control. he thought he was smarter than the drug and had more control than the drug. now he is in a refrigerator in a funeral home in englewood. “
The younger Stollings was a new dad to a 10-month-old son named Asher. His father wondered what life will be like for his grandson now that he lost his dad before he got a chance to know him, the Review reported.
Stollings said his son was ”open about his relationship with LSD,” but “he was a little more quiet about his love for Dextromethorphan,” the active ingredient in many over-the-counter cough medicines, including Robitussin, NyQuil, Vicks and Delsym. Overdose deaths from the drug are rare and are often cause by mixing it with other drugs, according to the U.S Department of Justice.
Jeramie Stollings’ father begged others to seek help and to discourage drug use among their friends. That’s a tall order in a world where popular music stars like Miley Cyrus, Eminem, Kanye West, Rihanna and others glorify the use of recreational drugs.
Stollings, meanwhile, is left to face heartbreaking questions about whether he could have intervened.
“I’ll spend the rest of my days on this Earth racking my brain trying to figure out what I should have done differently,” he told the Dayton TV station, WHIO.
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By Thilo Graf This pdf from Louis Porter Design is 10 pages long, 1 page front cover, 1 page counters, 1 page SRD, 1 page mini-sheets and 1 page combat & initiative tracker, leaving 5 pages for the monster, so let’s check it out! The cerebral assassin is an aberration with mental abilities that may…
Tomes of Antiquity: (The) Dragon Magazine
Dragon magazine, originally launched as The Dragon magazine, was published for 31 years. The Dragon debuted in June 1976 as a publication of Tactical Studies Rules (TSR) as a replacement for The Strategic Review‘s brief run. At some point, the publication was renamed Dragon Magazine from the original The Dragon magazine. In 1997, after the purchase or TSR by Wizards of the Coast in 1997, publication was of the magazine was shifted to Washington state from Wisconsin. In 2002, WotC licensed the rights to publish both Dragon and Dungeon magazines to Paizo Publishing.
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‘The Society’ & ‘I Am Not Okay With This’ Canceled By Netflix Due To COVID-Related Circumstances
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has reversed its Season 2 renewal decision for The Society. The YA drama, whose production was impacted by COVID-19, has been canceled and won’t film a second season. Additionally, Netflix has opted not to proceed with a second season of another coming-of-age series, I Am Not Okay With This.
While there had been no official renewal, I hear comedy-drama I Am Not Okay With This had been quietly picked up for a second season, scripts were written, and it was fully on track to go into production.
The Society was renewed last summer for a second season, which had been slated to premiere in late 2020. I hear the delayed season had been eyeing potential start of filming next month.
According to sources, uncertainty around production dates and balancing the availabilities of a large cast like The Society, coupled with unexpected budget increases due to COVID led to the decisions on The Society and I Am Not Okay With This, which had been both well received by critics and fans and had strong support at Netflix.
“We’ve made the difficult decision not to move forward with second seasons of The Society and I Am Not Okay With This,” Netflix said in a statement to Deadline. “We’re disappointed to have to make these decisions due to circumstances created by COVID, and we are grateful to these creators, including: Jonathan Entwistle, Christy Hall, Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Dan Cohen and Josh Barry at 21 Laps Entertainment for I Am Not Okay With This; Chris Keyser, Marc Webb and Pavlina Hatoupis for The Society; and all the writers, casts and crews who worked tirelessly to make these shows for our members around the world.”
This is something we will likely see more of as the months-long Hollywood shutdown due to the pandemic will create a logjam when trying to ease all series impacted by the shutdown back into production while mitigating higher production costs due to strict COVID-19 safety protocols and losses from the pandemic. Streamers and tech companies in general have been better positioned than traditional media companies in navigating the financial impact from the pandemic.
Created by Chris Keyser and starring Kathryn Newton, The Society is described as a modern take on Lord of the Flies. It follows a group of teenagers who are mysteriously transported to a facsimile of their wealthy New England town without any trace of their parents. Their newfound freedom will be fun… but it will also be very dangerous. As they struggle to figure out what has happened to them and how to get home, they must establish order and form alliances if they want to survive.
Cast includes Kathryn Newton, Gideon Adlon, Sean Berdy, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Jacques Colimon, Olivia DeJonge, Alex Fitzalan, Grace Victoria Cox, Emilio Garcia Sanchez and Olivia Nikkanen. Showrunner Keyser executive produces alongside Marc Webb.
Co-created by Jonathan Entwistle and Christy Hall based on the Charles Forsman graphic novel, I Am Not Okay With This is written by Hall and directed by Entwistle. It is about a teenage girl navigating the trials and tribulations of high school, all the while dealing with the complexities of her family, her budding sexuality, and… mysterious superpowers just beginning to awaken from deep within her.
Entwistle and Hall executive produce with 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Dan Cohen and Josh Barry.
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James Schamus To Direct ‘College Republicans
EXCLUSIVE: James Schamus has committed to direct College Republicans, a fact-inspired Dirty Rotten Scoundrels-style coming of age story about top Republican operatives. Logan Lerman has been set to star as a young Lee Atwater, Asa Butterfield as Karl Rove and Kristine Froseth to play Kate King — a composite character who threatens their dreams of glory.
Wes Jones, a writer/producer in the early seasons of Billions, wrote the script that has first made itself known when it topped the Black List in 2010. Likely Story’s Anthony Bregman, The Black List’s Franklin Leonard, Symbolic Exchange’s Schamus and Likely Story’s Peter Cron are producing. Jones and Ken Freimann are exec producers.
Production will begin next spring or summer and the financing and distribution are mobilizing, with CAA Media Finance arranging the financing and repping distribution rights. The film is set in the Summer of 1973, as America witnesses the dirtiest election in its history – for the chairmanship of the national College Republicans club. Young Karl Rove embarks with his not-to-be-trusted campaign manager Lee Atwater on a backroom vote-getting – and vote-stealing – road trip through the South. Among the future Republican titans they form uneasy alliances with — and betray whenever convenient — include Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, and Jeff Sessions. But when Atwater meets his duplicitous match in a beautiful young Republican operative, their dreams of victory bring them all too close to humiliating, career-ending defeat.
The film is based on Jones’s meticulous research, and tells the darkly comic origin story of the modern GOP and the young opportunists who ended up, years later, reshaping the political landscape. Whether for better or worse depends on your own political leanings.
Schamus told Deadline he had long been interested in the script and when it came back around, he looked carefully at the writer’s research, and realized that composite names for some of the key Republicans were now relevant. They were restored. “They were nobodies, but then you realize, that’s Paul Manafort? Roger Stone? Put those names back in,” he said.
Celebrated for writing The Ice Storm, producing Brokeback Mountain and serving as CEO of Focus Features and co-founder of Good Machine, Schamus made his directorial debut on Indignation. An adaptation of the Philip Roth novel, the film starred Lerman and it premiered at Sundance in 2016 and was released by Roadside Attractions. His Symbolic Exchange separately produced the indie films Driveways, Adam and The Assistant, latter of which Froseth co-starred in.
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‘Oh my God, I was so, so scared I was shaking,’ says actor KRISTINE FROSETH, recalling her first time on a film set. ‘I remember being so overwhelmed seeing the camera and how it all works. It’s inches away. The actor is so vulnerable and present and there’s so much chaos happening around. There are so many moving parts that I had no idea of.’ Kristine is currently mopping up the teen tears from her extraordinary performance in the Hulu adaptation of the heart-breaking high-school classic, Looking For Alaska. ‘This has opened so many doors, connections and possibilities for me. But work is so out of our control. I just want to explore new worlds.’
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By WILL WEISSERT and CHEYANNE MUMPHREYSeptember 25, 2020 GMT
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden talks with Tia Bozzell, right, of Mert's Heart & Soul restaurant in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Since Joe Biden ran away with the Democratic presidential nomination in March, leading progressives have accepted him — sometimes grudgingly — as their party’s leader. But, in the final weeks of the campaign, the Supreme Court vacancy is threatening to inflame old divides.
Some activists on the left are pressing Biden to endorse expanding the number of high court justices should he win the White House and Democrats take control of the Senate. But Biden, who ran a relatively centrist primary campaign, hasn’t embraced those calls, worried they may intensify the nation’s partisan split.
There’s little indication that large swaths of progressives will abandon Biden or back third-party candidates, moves that wounded Democrat Hillary Clinton’s 2016 bid. But activists insist they will keep pressure on Biden to pursue dramatic reforms to the Supreme Court if Republicans move forward with a plan to quickly approve President Donald Trump’s pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
“The majority of Berniecrats will most likely vote for Vice President Joe Biden,” said Nina Turner, a former Ohio state senator and top adviser to progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns. “That doesn’t mean that they are not going to raise hell all the way.”
“Biden should make it clear that he will fight back by expanding the court if he wins,” said Turner, who is founding a firm to advance progressive causes, Amare Public Affairs.
The Constitution doesn’t mandate the number of Supreme Court justices, which has changed over time. In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt promoted legislation to “pack the court” by expanding its number of justices, an effort that stalled once the justices began to rule in his favor on policies tied to the New Deal.
Since then, the makeup of the court hasn’t been a prominent issue in national politics. That began to change after Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s contentious 2018 nomination fight. Calls to add justices grew much louder this week in response to the GOP’s rush to fill Ginsburg’s seat before the election, which would leave the court with six conservatives and three liberals.
“The politics of this are moving very, very fast,” said Aaron Belkin, director of Take Back the Court, which advocates for increasing the number of justices. “And under a Biden administration, when the court has the administration handcuffed on Day One, I think the politics are going to be changing even more quickly.”
That puts Biden in a tough spot. As someone who spent 36 years in the Senate, he built a career revering Washington’s institutions. During the 2020 primary, he pointedly declined to join rivals such as Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren or California Sen. Kamala Harris, who is now his running mate, in being open to court expansion.
During his first extended comments Sunday about Ginsburg’s death, Biden appealed to the few remaining moderate Senate Republicans to buck their party’s leadership, rather than to progressives looking for him to support a larger court.
Since then, Biden has largely sought to avoid the issue as he’s campaigned in battleground states, preferring instead to focus on Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and high unemployment. He ducked a question about changes to the court during an interview with a Wisconsin television station, saying a response would “shift all the focus.”
Biden has also said Democrats should concentrate on making it clear for voters why the GOP push to quickly fill Ginsburg’s seat is a “gigantic mistake and abuse of power.”
Some progressives said Ginsburg’s death laid bare why they’re backing Biden.
“Voting for Joe Biden is not about whether you agree with him. It’s a vote to let our democracy live another day,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on Instagram last week.
The New York congresswoman spent months expressing skepticism toward Biden but also was co-leader of a task force on climate change that top Biden supporters and advisers formed with their counterparts from Sanders’ unsuccessful presidential campaign to try to better reach consensus on top issues. Those groups made policy recommendations that helped shape the Democratic Party platform, which was adopted at its national convention last month and was meant to avoid the ideological clashes that Clinton endured four years ago.
Sanders, who opposes Supreme Court expansion, and Warren, who has suggested she’d be willing to support it, have similarly used Ginsburg’s death as a rallying cry for Biden.
“Democracy as we know it is in danger,” Warren said at a virtual event with Virginia leaders, calling Republican court efforts “the last gasp of a desperate party that is overrepresented in the hall of power.”
During a speech Thursday, Sanders warned that Trump is openly suggesting that he’ll brand as illegitimate any election he loses. He cited “the danger that this country faces from a president who is a pathological liar, who has strong authoritarian tendencies, who neither understands nor respects our Constitution and who is prepared to undermine American democracy in order to stay in power.”
The voting results may be disputed and trigger a legal fight, Sanders said, noting that Trump “is attempting to push through a Supreme Court justice who may very well cast a vote in a case that will determine the outcome of this election.”
Rather than mentioning expanding the Supreme Court, Sanders said the way to counter that is to have the largest voter turnout in U.S. history.
“This is not just an election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden,” Sanders said. “This is an election between Donald Trump and democracy — and democracy must win.”
Just getting Biden elected might not be enough for everyone, though. Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, called the coming Senate nomination fight Biden’s chance to offer a “first big show of force as leader of the Democratic Party.”
“He can quickly unify Democrats in saying no confirmation until after inauguration,” Green said. “And promising to expand the court if Republicans do an end run around democracy.”
Mumphrey reported from Phoenix.
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Ohio Survey Finds That 8 in 10 Support Oil and Gas Development
By Rob Magee - January 03, 2020
From the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program:
Eight out of 10 Ohio voters support natural gas and oil development and say the industry is important to their community, and nearly two thirds of Southeastern Ohio voters oppose banning development in the Ohio Valley, according to newly released public polling sponsored by the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP).
A survey of 400 registered voters in eight southeastern counties found strong approval across all age groups and political affiliations for Utica and Marcellus Shale development. Six in ten voters support continued development in and around the Wayne National Forest, according to the poll conducted by FTI Consulting.
The results align with those from a statewide OOGEEP-commissioned poll conducted earlier this year by Saperstein Associates, which found six out of 10 voters have positive impressions of the natural gas and oil industry. The statewide poll of 2,102 voters found at least 80 percent of Ohioans agree that the natural gas and oil industry creates local jobs, eases poverty, saves consumers money, drives local manufacturing and provides local workers with education and training.
“Ohioans understand how safe and environmentally responsible shale development is creating local, well-paying jobs and generating new opportunities for manufacturing and economic growth,” said OOGEEP Executive Director Rhonda Reda. “We heard that overwhelmingly both statewide and in the southeast region, where 83 percent of respondents agree the natural gas and oil industry is producing energy in cleaner and more efficient ways.”
Efforts to ban shale development have little favor in southeastern Ohio, where 63 percent oppose such a policy. In the Wayne National Forest, 64 percent of voters support allowing private landowners to continue leasing land and mineral rights for natural gas and oil production.
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The Second Largest Oil and Gas Merger - Cabot and Cimarex
By Daniel Dilena - May 31, 2021
Due to investor pressure, the U.S shale drillers are being pushed to improve financial and operational performance after a few years of poor returns. Even though the industry has improved its numbers, when compared to last year, investors still want more to be done for them to earn more money. That's why two mid-tier shale drillers, Cabot and Climarex, have decided to merge in order to eliminate $100 million in annual costs, which means more money for the investors. This all-stock transaction is valued at about $7.4 billion, which is relatively high for the oil and gas sector. The new entity will be renamed and the headquarters located in Houston, Texas. Cabot shareholders will own 49.5 percent of the new entity, and Climarex the rest. The Cimarex-Cabot merger will address the investor's demand for a higher amount of returning cash. The initial plan is to pay a 50-cent-per-share special dividend on closing the deal while offering a quarterly variable div
Pennsylvania Operator To Acquire Three Natural Gas Producers
By Daniel Dilena - April 26, 2021
Last week, American Energy Partners Inc. stated its plans to acquire three oil and natural gas producers. The deal is valued at almost $11 million and includes companies in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. American Energy Partners said it would obtain all of the stock and units of the three undisclosed companies. CEO Brad Domitrovitsch says: “ This transaction furthers our commitment to acquiring steady cash-flowing businesses while enhancing our ability to develop alternative green energy opportunities with the vast amount of acreage included in the package.” The sale involves 467 wells currently yielding 1.25 Bcfe/d and midstream assets spread over 695 acres (includes 100% owned surface and mineral rights). Additionally, there are no drilling commitments or obligations for the properties. American Energy controls several subsidiaries, including: Oilfield Basics LLC Hickman Geological Consulting LLC American Energy Solutions LLC Hydration Company of PA Gilbert Oil and Gas T
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In 2018, 59% of total oil production in the U.S came from hydraulic fracking, which means it accounted for more than two-thirds of domestically manufactured gas. By 2024, fracking will reach an astounding $68 billion market value! Of course, fracking is not a new drilling method as you can trace it back hundreds of years. That's why we want to consider the history of hydraulic fracturing (fracking). We will be stating historical facts about it and focusing on the major historical occurrences that have influenced modern-day fracking. Pre-Fracking Days The idea of fracking started back in 1862 when Edward A.L. Roberts (Civil War veteran) witnessed Confederate soldiers exploding artillery rounds into a canal that obstructed a battlefield. At the time, Edward A.L. Roberts called it superincumbent fluid tamping. On April 26th, 1865, Edward A.L. Roberts began experimenting with exploding torpedoes, which consisted of lowering a torpedo containing an amount of powder from fifteen to tw
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Sharks announces two-year partnership with Accolade Wines
The Sharks have added another reputable partner to their family of companies with the announcement of a two-year association with Accolade Wines, one of Australia’s most recognized wine companies.
The announcement comes on the eve of the Sharks’ first NRL game at PointsBet Stadium for the 2022 season as they return to their spiritual home after a two-year absence.
Sharks chief executive Dino Mezzatesta was understandably excited about the new partnership, which will cover the club’s licensed games, events and premises, Sharks at Kareela.
“Accolade Wines represents some of Australia’s most recognized wine brands, we wanted a company that complemented our club, its members and its spectators to ensure a premium experience. We are delighted to welcome Accolade Wines to the Cronulla Sharks and we look forward to building year after year,” said Mezzatesta.
Likewise, Paul Moutzouris, Key Account Manager NSW for Accolade Wines, was delighted to add to their sponsorship portfolio by partnering with the Sharks.
“Accolade Wines is delighted to expand its NRL partnerships with the Sharks for the next two seasons,” Mr Moutzouris said. “Both brands have a strong history and connection with Australians, and we are very happy to be part of the club. With a new manager, new players and the return to PointsBet Stadium, we look forward to sharing our wine portfolio with the Cronulla Sharks and its spectators.
Based in Australia, Accolade Wines is one of the largest wine companies in the world.
Accolade’s diverse portfolio is made up of distinguished Australian wine brands such as Grant Burge, Hardys, St Hallett, Petaluma, Banrock Station and Katnook, as well as brands that are disrupting the global landscape such as House of Arras and Jam Shed.
The Australian operations alone employ over 800 people and deliver approximately 38 million cases to over 140 countries each year.
Just five days away from their first home game, the Sharks have also announced that Gema Catering will be the contract caterer at PointsBet Stadium for the next three seasons. Gema comes to the Sharks with extensive experience in stadium and event catering.
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Norton Safe Web helps you surf, search and shop more safely online. It analyzes websites that you visit and helps detect if there are any viruses, spyware, malware, or other online threats.
Based on the analysis, Norton Safe Web provides safety ratings for websites, before you visit them. Now, Norton Safe Web has new features to help protect in new ways. Read on to learn more.
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Should you use the Norton Safe Web browser extension? Yes!
Not everyone likes browser extensions, and some can feel unnecessary or intrusive. However, there is one browser extension that is very important to help protect you on the Web, and that is the Norton Safe Web extension.
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Norton plans with device security include the Norton Safe Web browser extension. If you are a current customer and you have not enabled the Norton Safe Web extension, you may see a warning in red in the Norton desktop app along with a notification to enable the SafeWeb extension.
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The Web is full of useful and entertaining websites that we use every day. The Web also has many sites that contain online threats like malware or spyware.
The cyberthreat landscape has changed, and there are new cyberthreats that specifically affect web browsers. We have added new features to help combat these new types of cyberthreats.
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Websites may be easy to create, but not all are made the same with regard to their security.
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Our scam protection in the Norton Safe Web browser extension gives you protection against fake tech support attacks.
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Link Guard
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Spotify’s redesigned iOS app gives the Shuffle Play button a sleeker look
More icons, fewer words is the idea behind the Spotify mobile redesign, which is “coming soon” to Android.
TechHive Feb 27, 2020 7:37 am PST
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That big green Shuffle Play button on the Spotify app is about to get even more iconic, and I mean that quite literally.
Starting today, Spotify is rolling out an update for the iOS version of its mobile app that swaps the large green button reading “Shuffle Play” with a new icon that does away with the text. The redesign is “coming soon” to Android, Spotify added.
The new Shuffle Play button simply features the telltale triangular “play” icon with a smaller inset “shuffle” icon featuring the familiar crisscrossing arrows. Both free and premium users will see the new button.
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Spotify’s new Shuffle Play button isn’t the only thing changing in the mobile app update. Spotify said it’s rolling out new “Action Rows” that gather such functions as “like,” “play,” and “download” into a centralized row along the center of the screen, rather than up in the top corner where they used to sit.
The new Action Rows in the redesigned Spotify app for iOS will feature such functions as “play,” “download,” and “like” in the center of the screen.
Meanwhile, the Download toggle is being replaced with a button stamped with a downward arrow—again, very familiar, and minus the text label. Finally, Spotify says it’s redesigned its scrolling rows of tracks, with album art now visible in every view except for the “album” view, while heart icons will now appear next to any songs that you’ve liked.
In a press release announcing the makeover, a Spotify rep said that the mobile app’s new look aims for more of a “global” user experience that relies on “universal” icons rather than words.
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Brian Blessed Zodiac + Birth Chart Analysis
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Brian Blessed | Libra
October 09, 1936, 12:00 P.M. England,
Brian Blessed is an iconic English actor and voice actor who has captivated audiences with his acting prowess since his birth on October 9, 1936. His zodiac sign is Libra, and his career has been nothing short of extraordinary. With his unique voice, Brian has lent his talents to films such as Tarzan and Star Wars: Episode I, and has also voiced characters on several television shows, including Family Guy, Peppa Pig, and Danger Mouse. He has made an indelible mark on the entertainment industry and is sure to continue to captivate audiences for years to come.
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My life for chess
Autor: Viktor Korchnoi
Viktor Korchnoi ( 1931 - 2016 ) was undoubtedly one of the most fascinating personalities in the chess world. The two-time World Championship finalist played successful and attractive chess, even into old age. In 2006 he visited ChessBase and recorded his video biography “My life for chess”. With these recordings Korchnoi
created a living memorial to himself and his great chess career. This historical document is now available again: remastered by ChessBase, playable on many platforms (Windows, Mac) or as a stream and supplemented with a game database. Korchnoi presents many of his most brilliant efforts from the years 1949-2005,
among them, games against Smyslov, Geller, Tal, Huebner, Karpov, Kasparov, Spassky and Short. In each case Korchnoi describes in detail the story of the game, never beating around the bush, sometimes criticising his opponents harshly, but also lavishing praise on them when due. Embedded in the game commentaries are many
details of Korchnoi’s biography; for instance, before commenting on his game against Spassky, the veteran speaks extensively about his personal relationship with the exworld champion. Throughout these lectures, you can feel Korchnoi’s enduring love for chess. Whenever the great master gets to the heart of an opening (King’s Indian,
English and French) or shows an astonishing move, one can see the joy sparkling in his eyes. Little wonder – no other chess genius has lived chess as intensively as “Viktor the Terrible”. A must-have for every chess fan!
• Video running time: 7 h 36 min. (English)
• Database with more than 5,000 games by Viktor Korchnoi
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First Star I See Tonight, Susan Elizabeth Phillips
First Star I See Tonight is part of SEP's long-running Chicago Stars series. While there are many books in that series that I absolutely adore, this one just got on the inside of me and wouldn't let go.
Story Blurb
A star quarterback and a feisty detective play for keeps in this sporty, sexy, sassy novel—a long-awaited new entry in the beloved, award-winning, New York Times bestselling author’s fan-favorite Chicago Stars football series.
Piper Dove is a woman with a dream—to become the best detective in the city of Chicago. First job? Trail former Chicago Stars quarterback, Cooper Graham. Problem? Graham’s spotted her, and he’s not happy.
Which is why a good detective needs to think on her feet. “The fact is . . . I’m your stalker. Not full-out barmy. Just . . . mildly unhinged.”
Piper soon finds herself working for Graham himself, although not as the bodyguard he refuses to admit he so desperately needs. Instead, he’s hired her to keep an eye on the employees at his exclusive new nightclub. But Coop’s life might be in danger, and Piper’s determined to protect him, whether he wants it or not. (Hint: Not!) If only she weren’t also dealing with a bevy of Middle Eastern princesses, a Pakistani servant girl yearning for freedom, a teenager who just wants of fit in, and an elderly neighbor demanding Piper find her very dead husband.
And then there’s Cooper Graham himself, a legendary sports hero who always gets what he wants—even if what he wants is a feisty detective hell bent on proving she’s as tough as he is.
From the bustling streets of Chicago to a windswept lighthouse on Lake Superior to the glistening waters of Biscayne Bay, two people who can’t stand to lose will test themselves and each other to discover what matters most.
My Thoughts/Opinion
First Star I See Tonight's two main characters were so easy to fall in love with. I wanted them to get their HEA so badly! SEP's writing is also so quick-witted, I found myself LOLing often. But the kicker for me was ultimately the characters laying bare their fears, and what that meant for opening the door to their future.
Favorite Quote/Scene: "I don't think I can do this."
"I hope you're wrong, because I gave you my word of honor. I said if you talked to me today, I wouldn't try to contact you again." His head dipped and when he looked back up, she saw so much misery in his eyes she felt as if her own raw emotions were staring back at her. "This is all I've got, Piper," he whispered. "I can't do the last part for you. Either you show up...or you don't."
And that was all. He walked away.
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San Diego, and most of California, has experienced a widespread boom in bicycling. From the downtown streets to mountain roads, it is fairly clear that San Diegans love their bikes.
However, bicyclists are not free from the dangers of the road. In 2012, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 726 bicycle fatalities and over 49,000 injuries in the U.S. According to a 2014 article by the LA Times, California led the nation with 338 cyclists killed in collisions with motor vehicles. Many of these cyclists obeyed California cyclist and traffic laws and wore proper safety gear.
If you or a loved one was in a bicycle accident caused by the negligence of another driver, you may be entitled to financial compensation. Cyclists who share the road with drivers also share the same rights, and no cyclist (or their family) should suffer because of reckless drivers.
Being Safe on San Diego Roads
At the Law Offices of Jason A. Rodenbo in San Diego, we’ve represented hundreds of fellow cyclists who’ve been injured in bicycle accidents. These accidents range from a driver not checking his blind spot before changing lanes, drivers not looking for bicyclists when making a left turn, or drivers who neglected stop signs or lights.
Although bicyclists are not perfect and will sometimes put themselves at risk by cycling recklessly on city streets, we’ve helped thousands of clients who suffered injury at no fault of their own.
For your own well-being, it is essential to obey all California traffic laws and wear a helmet and reflective clothing at night. Also, try and avoid the blind spots of other cars, ride in bike lanes, obey stop signs and traffic signals, and practice proper bicycle maintenance.
You can’t predict the actions of negligent drivers, but you can take all precautions necessary to protect yourself.
Negligence in Bicycle Accidents
In the unfortunate case that you’re in an accident, you have the Law Offices of Jason A. Rodenbo at your side. As we’ve mentioned before, not all bicyclists follow the rules, and a negligent biker who injures him or herself might not be eligible for compensation.
Negligence by driver can take many forms, ranging from speeding and running lights to not checking blind spots and opening doors in the path of a bicyclist. Proving the driver’s negligence caused the accident ensures maximum awards for your damages.
However, it is important to note that California is a comparative fault state, which means that the cyclist’s negligence also plays a role in the lawsuit. Typically, the insurer determines the fault for both parties, and the awards are then distributed based on the percentage of fault. For example, if you would have received $10,000 for your injuries, and insurance adjusters determined that you were 40 percent at fault, then your maximum awards would be $6,000.
How a San Diego Bicycle Accident Attorney Can Help
From adjusting the awards and comparative fault to proving driver negligence in the first place, navigating the muddy waters of a personal injury lawsuit alone is a highly complex matter. In fact, to receive accurate awards for the damages you suffered, it is important to hire an experienced personal injury lawyer who understands bicycle accidents.
At the Law Offices of Jason A. Rodenbo, our San Diego bicycle accident attorneys have helped thousands of clients receive honest awards that covered the following accident damages:
Medical bills, including years of therapy or check ups
Loss of earnings while injured
Loss of potential future earnings due to injury sustained
Compensation for permanent injury and, in the most unfortunate cases, death
After an accident, the first step is to get the medical help you need. Your life and health are the most important, and only when you can, call our San Diego personal injury attorneys. After you’re better, it is important to not hesitate. We will give you a free case evaluation and begin working on your case right away.
Compassion and aggressive litigation techniques define our service to you. We will diligently interview witnesses of the accident, gather police reports and other official documents, organize your medical bills and other expenses, and calculate your potential future earnings and loss of current earnings.
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Home IT News-IT Shares of Tata group’s Voltas had advanced more than 60% so far...
Shares of Tata group’s Voltas had advanced more than 60% so far from January 2017
Gaurav Athavale
According to the latest marketing update, shares of Tata group’s Voltas had advanced more than 60% so far from January 2017 and HDFC Securities had recommended it as a ‘buy’ with an upside of over 13%. The stock of Mumbai based HVAC (Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), and refrigeration company Voltas rose as much as 67% to Rs 545 on NSE so far in this year.
While on the other hand both the benchmark indices — Sensex and Nifty — has returned 21-23% in the same time period. HDFC Securities has recommended ‘buy’ at the CMP (current market price) of Rs 545 as on 14 September 2017 and had given a target price of Rs 619 an upside of 13.58% from CMP.
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HDFC Securities said that the healthy underlying demand in the consumer business and Voltas focus on sustaining the project’s EBIT margin of 4-5% are favourable for the company. Given the favourable macros in the AC industry (low penetration and increasing affordability) and foray into other consumer durable categories will provide multi-year growth visibility to Voltas, HDFC Securities said. A revenue/PAT CAGR (compounded annual growth rate) of 14% each over FY17-20E, on the basis of which we recommend a target price of Rs 619.
Investment rationale:
In the cooling products segment, the base product ACs (air conditioners) will grow at ~20% over the next 3- 4 years, by which time other product categories would also mature, HDFC Securities said.
The management plans to launch new products under JV (joint venture) with Arcelik in a phased manner starting February 2018.
The management believes that the shift to inverter ACs will be a gradual process and hence continues with its focus on fixed speed ACs. While Inverter ACs contributes nearly 21% of the total AC market, Voltas inverter AC contributes only 6% of its AC volumes.
As per management, the market share of various AC players as on June 2017 stood at Voltas at 22.2%, LG at 11.5%, Lloyd at 9.8%, Hitachi at 9.6%, Daikin at 7.5%, Samsung at 5.5% and Blue Star at 5.5%. Over the last few years, LG has lost market share, while Voltas, Hitachi and Daikin have gained market share.
In project business, management believes that margins are likely to improve to 7% over the next three to five years.
Voltas had reported a rise of 38.5% in the consolidated net profit to Rs 508.2 crore for the financial year ended 31 March 2017 as compared to Rs 367 crore as on last year. The total sales of the Tata group company grew 5.5% to Rs 6,032.8 crore for the financial year 2017.
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The Story of Class Violence in America
By Louis Adamic
Foreward by Jon Bekken
The history of labor in the United States is a story of almost continuous violence. In Dynamite, Louis Adamic recounts one century of that history in vivid, carefully researched detail. Covering both well- and lesser-known events—from the riots of immigrant workers in the second quarter of the nineteenth century to the formation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)—he gives precise, and often brutal, meaning to the term “class war.”
As its title suggests, Dynamite refuses to sugarcoat the explosive and bloody legacy of the US labor movement. While quite clear that the causes of class violence lay with both the nature of capitalism and the specific policies of US industrialists, Adamic offers no apologies for the violent tactics workers employed in response. When peaceful strikes failed to yield results, working men and women fought back by any means necessary. The violent methods they used were often the only way that social injustices—from “ordinary” exploitation to massacres and judicial murder—could become visible, let alone be addressed.
“A young immigrant with a vivid interest in labor—and the calluses to prove his knowledge was more than academic—Louis Adamic provided a unique, eyes-open-wide view of American labor history and indeed of American society. Dynamite was the first history of American labor ever written for a popular audience. While delineating the book’s limitations, Jon Bekken’s foreword also makes clear for today’s readers its continuing significance.”—Jeremy Brecher, historian and author of Strike!
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Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival brings groundbreaking comedy show ‘Funny Arabs’ to Liverpool and London
Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival’s Funny Arabs brings acclaimed New York based Arab comedienne Maysoon Zayid to Liverpool and London for the first time this November, playing Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre on the afternoon of Sunday 25 November and London’s SOAS Brunei Theatre on the evening of Friday 23 November.
Funny Arabs: a laugh about living in the West and being Arab at the same time. From marriage to politics, family to TV, food to romance and celebrity culture.
Actress and professional stand up comedian Maysoon Zayid has featured on Comedy Central’s The Watch List and PBS’s America at a Crossroads: Muslim Comics Stand Up.
Maysoon, who lives with Cerebral Palsy, draws on her experience of disability and the trials of being a female American born to Palestinian parents for her comedy act. She has been quoted as saying “comedy is pain plus time.”
Maysoon has performed stand-up in top New York clubs, and has toured extensively in the USA as well as Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. In April 2001, she founded Maysoon’s Kids, a scholarship and wellness program for disabled and wounded refugee children and orphans in Palestine.
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She is the co-founder and executive producer of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival and currently a full-time on air contributor to Countdown with Keith Olbermann on Current TV.
Razanne Carmey, Director of Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival said: “LAAF is excited to bring Maysoon Zayid to Liverpool and London to raise the profile of Arab comedy in the UK. Obviously most UK Arabs speak English and have learned to laugh at English jokes and now it’s time for the English to experience Arab humour! We are delighted to also be spreading the word of Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival in London by taking Funny Arabs there in addition to our home city. Arabs have had their fair share of bad publicity – often underserved – but comedy can help turn around this prejudice, change public perceptions and forge a greater understanding.”
A great night of comedy from a unique lady.
Find out more at www.maysoon.com
For more information/images/interview/review and competition tickets please contact Jenny Morgan on 0151 245 0136 [email protected]
Funny Arabs starring Maysoon Zayid
SOAS Brunei Theatre, London
7.30pm, Friday 23 November 2012
Tickets £19.50, £9.50 concessions
More information/book tickets here: http://www.soas.ac.uk/lmei-cps/events/23nov2012-funny-arabs-with-maysoon-zayid.html
Epstein Theatre
Hanover St, Liverpool
2.30pm, Sunday 25 November 2012
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Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival
Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival was founded in 1998 by Liverpool Arabic Centre and the Bluecoat to provide Arabic arts and culture in Liverpool. Over the years this partnership has grown to include most of the major arts institutions in the city including Picturehouse at FACT, National Museums Liverpool and Liverpool Philharmonic Hall as well as artists and community organisations. The first festival took place in 2002 and it has run annually since that date as a celebratory event raising awareness and promoting an understanding and appreciation of Arabic culture for both Arab and non-Arab audiences in Liverpool and beyond.
The festival has grown rapidly over the years in size, confidence, expectation and ambition and remains the only annual festival of its kind in the UK. Key funding for the festival has been secured from Liverpool City Council and Arts Council England.
Having been shortlisted in 2009, in 2010 LAAF was awarded the Arab British Centre’s Culture & Society Award 2010 for an outstanding contribution to the British public’s knowledge and understanding of the life, society and culture of the Arab people.
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Address : 25 El Gomhouria St, Dakahlia Governorate 35516, Egypt , EGYPT
Type : Government Short Name : MU Established : 1972
COURSE & ELIGIBILITY
BMU PROCESSING FEE
MCI Results
Mansoura University, Egypt
Mansoura University is globally recognized, and the leading university in Egypt, it is established in1972. It is a non-profit public university located in the small city of Mansoura. Mansoura University is located in the middle of the Nile Delta in Egypt. Now, it also has a branch in Damietta. It is one of the biggest Egyptian universities and has contributed much to the cultural and scientific life in Mansoura and Egypt. It is recognized by MCI and many more international professional groups. The university provides education at the undergraduate level and post-graduate level. It is an institution of advanced education that trains specialists in numerous fields of knowledge and completes research. It is considered one of the most prestigious universities in Egypt and a major center of advanced learning and dynamic thinking. The University has formed into a huge scale, a well-managed comprehensive university with good teaching staff. It is one of those universities which is having an advanced system of education, and it trains students with the help of updated education technology of medical study. The university embraces the high-tech methods of practical medicine that empower students to be focused, competitive, and flexible in the world market.
There are 17 Faculties in Mansoura University (Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of dentistry, Faculty of Veterinary, Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Computers and Information Sciences, Faculty of Kindergarten, Faculty of Nursing, Faculty of Commerce, Faculty of Laws, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Specific Education, Faculty of physical education, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels).
The university is providing the best infrastructure for its students and the quality facilities like good and spacious hostels, libraries, modern classrooms, etc. Moreover, the university is providing a healthy and friendly environment on the campus for its students. All the study buildings of the university are equipped with well-furnished classrooms, study halls, seminar rooms. The institute has various other activity centers in the campus like gym, separate sports complex, etc. The University believes in the overall development of every student and thus organizes various personality development programs such as Seminars, Debates, Conferences, and Student Exchange programs. Apart from personality development programs, the University organizes various sports and cultural events and also encourages students to partake in these activities.
The University is focused on the advancement of knowledge, ensuring high standard teaching and learning experience, creating innovative thinking and skills of analysis to address the challenges of a changing society and produce better informed and more mentally adaptable graduates well prepare for work in the 21st century. The University is continuously taking significant steps for improving existing facilities and making new ones. Mansoura University is well-known for its specialized medical centers, which provide both medical and educational services. They include the main Mansoura university hospital, the children hospital, the specialized hospital for general illnesses, the ophthalmology center, the digestive system center, and the urology and nephrology center.
Currently, Mansoura University effectively introduces modern computing facilities and effective educational technologies, constantly improving the standard and special software thus providing and creating information support of the educational process. The University offers a wide selection of computer educational software, access to a large variety of information sources in electronic form including medical websites. Now the Mansoura University actively introducing modern and effective educational technologies, constantly improving information support of the educational process. The university has a large selection of computer educational programs, rich electronic libraries, access to Internet medical sites.
Candidate must have passed their 10+2(sr. secondary education) with minimum 50% marks with PCB(physics, chemistry, and biology) from any recognized board.
Admission will be on the basis of the marks obtained in the entrance exam (NEET).
Tution Fee
Tution Fee Per Year
Total Tution Fee
USD $ 6000 30000
INR 450000 2250000
Course Duration : 5 Years
Fee Particular
Fee INR
,Hostel fee of University Per Year
HOSTEL 500-1000 USD$ Per Year 37,500 - 75,000 INR Per Year
,One Time Charges Include 6 Year Local Support and Documentation
ONE TIME CHARGES(In First Year Only) 5000 USD$ 3,75,000 INR
, Food Mess Charges Per Month
MESS CHARGES 100 - 150 USD$ Per Month 7,500 - 11,500 INR Per Month
BMU processing fee will be paid in 2 Installments, its Includes Admission, Visa & Travel Assistance. Please refer to the BMU service list page for full information about BMU Processing Fee
BMU PROCESSING FEE 84,000 + GST (18%) INR 84,000 + GST (18%) INR
,Total First Year Charges include Tuition Fee, First Year Hostel, 1 Month Mess, One Time Charges, Miscellaneous expanses.
TOTAL FIRST YEAR PACKAGE 11,900 USD$ 8,92,500 INR
,Total approx budget of 6 year in Mansoura University
TOTAL APPROX BUDGET 35 - 38 Lacs 35 - 38 Lacs
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Library: - The university has a library with a large collection of books, journals, and periodicals.
Labs: - The institute has a well-equipped lab on the campus with modern equipment and tools.
Computer lab: - The institute has a well-equipped computer lab on the campus with the latest computer machines and tools.
Gym: - The institute has a gym on the campus with modern machines and tools like dumbbells, treadmill.
Hostel Description
The university has rented other places to accommodate university students. They are trying to give comfortable accommodation to all the hostel students. Following are some of the important details of hostels: -
University distance from Hostel: - All the hostels are near to the university campus.
Room occupancy info: - The hostels are available in three, five, six, and eight sharing occupancies in rooms. Students can choose one of them based on their needs, requirement, and budget.
Basic Amenities: - All the rooms are well-furnished and air-conditioned with all the necessary amenities like a bed, bed sheets, mattress, WIFI internet facility, etc.
Laundry room info: - Every hostel is having a common laundry room that can be used by every student on that particular floor.
Kitchen info: - Each floor of every hostel is having a common kitchen which can be used by every student of that particular floor. Kitchens are shared with 2-3 electric burners, and a microwave, where students can cook their meals whenever they want to do. Moreover, there is a common refrigerator in every kitchen.
Washroom and Toilet info: - There is a common washroom and a common toilet is there for every two rooms.
Boy and Girl Division info: - Boys and Girls hostels are separate.
Security info: - All the hostels are very safe and secure as they have security cameras in every hostel for student safety.
Indian Mess availability info: - Indian food facility is not available in the hostel.
Gym info: - There are no Gym facilities in the hostels.
Khairat el-Shater
Ayman Nour
Hesham Sallam
Total BMU Processing Fee : - Rs. 0 + GST
The university has ranked 04 in universities in Egypt by 4icu.
The university ranks 1561 in universities in the world by 4icu.
The university ranks 1 st in Egypt by “THE WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2020”.
Mansoura University is the thirteen in the list of the top 100 Arab League.
Mansoura University occupies the rank of 96 in the top 100 universities worldwide according to Times Higher Education and in the second rank of Arabic universities classification after king Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
Mansoura University is the second Egyptian university after the American University at Cairo(AUC) according to Webometrics organization (2013).
Mansoura University - MCI Result
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Corrosion Control – Part Two (Forms)
Forms of Corrosion
There are many forms of corrosion. The form of corrosion depends on the metal involved, its size and shape, its specific function, atmospheric conditions, and the corrosion producing agents present. Those described in this section are the more common forms found on airframe structures.
Surface Corrosion
Surface corrosion appears as a general roughening, etching, or pitting of the surface of a metal, frequently accompanied by a powdery deposit of corrosion products. Surface corrosion may be caused by either direct chemical or electrochemical attack. Sometimes corrosion will spread under the surface coating and cannot be recognized by either the roughening of the surface or the powdery deposit. Instead, closer inspection will reveal the paint or plating is lifted off the surface in small blisters which result from the pressure of the underlying accumulation of corrosion products. [Figure 6-5]
Figure 6-5. Surface corrosion.
Filiform corrosion gives the appearance of a series of small worms under the paint surface. It is often seen on surfaces that have been improperly chemically treated prior to painting. [Figure 6-6]
Figure 6-6. Filiform corrosion.
Dissimilar Metal Corrosion
Extensive pitting damage may result from contact between dissimilar metal parts in the presence of a conductor. While surface corrosion may or may not be taking place, a galvanic action, not unlike electroplating, occurs at the points or areas of contact where the insulation between the surfaces has broken down or been omitted. This electrochemical attack can be very serious because in many instances the action is taking place out of sight, and the only way to detect it prior to structural failure is by disassembly and inspection. [Figure 6-7]
Figure 6-7. Dissimilar metal corrosion.
The contamination of a metal’s surface by mechanical means can also induce dissimilar metal corrosion. The improper use of steel cleaning products, such as steel wool or a steel wire brush on aluminum or magnesium, can force small pieces of steel into the metal being cleaned, which will then further corrode and ruin the adjoining surface. Carefully monitor the use of nonwoven abrasive pads, so that pads used on one type of metal are not used again on a different metal surface.
This type of corrosion is an attack along the grain boundaries of an alloy and commonly results from a lack of uniformity in the alloy structure. Aluminum alloys and some stainless steels are particularly susceptible to this form of electrochemical attack. [Figure 6-8] The lack of uniformity is caused by changes that occur in the alloy during heating and cooling during the material’s manufacturing process.
Figure 6-8. Intergranular corrosion of 7075-T6 aluminum adjacent to steel fastener.
Intergranular corrosion may exist without visible surface evidence. Very severe intergranular corrosion may sometimes cause the surface of a metal to “exfoliate.” [Figure 6-9] This is a lifting or flaking of the metal at the surface due to delamination of the grain boundaries caused by the pressure of corrosion residual product buildup. This type of corrosion is difficult to detect in its initial stage. Extruded components such as spars can be subject to this type of corrosion. Ultrasonic and eddy current inspection methods are being used with a great deal of success.
Figure 6-9. Exfoliation.
Stress Corrosion
Stress corrosion occurs as the result of the combined effect of sustained tensile stresses and a corrosive environment. Stress corrosion cracking is found in most metal systems; however, it is particularly characteristic of aluminum, copper, certain stainless steels, and high strength alloy steels (over 240,000 psi). It usually occurs along lines of cold working and may be transgranular or intergranular in nature. Aluminum alloy bellcranks with pressed in bushings, landing gear shock struts with pipe thread type grease fittings, clevis pin joints, shrink fits, and overstressed tubing B-nuts are examples of parts which are susceptible to stress corrosion cracking.
Fretting Corrosion
Fretting corrosion is a particularly damaging form of corrosive attack that occurs when two mating surfaces, normally at rest with respect to one another, are subject to slight relative motion. It is characterized by pitting of the surfaces and the generation of considerable quantities of finely divided debris. Since the restricted movements of the two surfaces prevent the debris from escaping very easily, an extremely localized abrasion occurs. [Figure 6-10] The presence of water vapor greatly increases this type of deterioration. If the contact areas are small and sharp, deep grooves resembling brinell markings or pressure indentations may be worn in the rubbing surface. As a result, this type of corrosion (on bearing surfaces) has also been called false brinelling.
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Analysis and Partial Differential Equations
Analysis is one of the first areas of research in mathematics at Uppsala University. Our research today focuses on partial differential equations, geometry, mathematical physics and machine learning. The group is internationally active and has a weekly seminar where international speakers are often invited. See link below.
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List of all researchers and PhD students in Analysis and Partial Differential Equations
Latest publications in Analysis and Partial Differential Equations
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Linear and non-linear partial differential equations:Benny Avelin, Erik Lindgren, Douglas Lundholm, Kaj Nyström, Sebastian Schwarzacher, Wolfgang Staubach
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Description and implementation of a MiXed Layer model (MXL, v1.0) for the dynamics of the atmospheric boundary layer in the Modular Earth Submodel System (MESSy)
R. H. H. Janssen and A. Pozzer
A generic simulation cell method for developing extensible, efficient and readable parallel computational models
I. Honkonen
A programming method in the C++ language is presented that allows developers of scientific numerical simulations to better reuse already developed software leading to less time and effort spent on writing code. A software package is also presented which allows simulation developers to more easily take advantage of the introduced programming method in both desktop and supercomputing environments.
Improved routines to model the ocean carbonate system: mocsy 2.0
J. C. Orr and J.-M. Epitalon
We provide improved routines to model the ocean carbonate system, i.e., to compute ocean pH and related variables from dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity. These routines (1) rely on the fastest available algorithm to solve the alkalinity-pH equation, which converges even under extreme conditions; (2) avoid common model approximations that lead to errors of 3% or more in computed variables; and (3) account for large pressure effects on subsurface pCO2, unlike other packages.
Development and basic evaluation of a prognostic aerosol scheme (v1) in the CNRM Climate Model CNRM-CM6
M. Michou, P. Nabat, and D. Saint-Martin
Firedrake-Fluids v0.1: numerical modelling of shallow water flows using an automated solution framework
C. T. Jacobs and M. D. Piggott
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The regional WRF-Chem model was used to study aerosol particles from biomass burning in South America. The modelled estimates of fire plume injection heights were found to be too high, with serious implications for modelled aerosol vertical distribution, transport and impacts on local climate. A modified emission scenario was developed which improved the predicted injection height. Model results were compared and evaluated against in situ measurements from the 2012 SAMBBA flight campaign.
A statistical downscaling method for daily air temperature in data-sparse, glaciated mountain environments
M. Hofer, B. Marzeion, and T. Mölg
Regional climate hindcast simulations within EURO-CORDEX: evaluation of a WRF multi-physics ensemble
E. Katragkou, M. García-Díez, R. Vautard, S. Sobolowski, P. Zanis, G. Alexandri, R. M. Cardoso, A. Colette, J. Fernandez, A. Gobiet, K. Goergen, T. Karacostas, S. Knist, S. Mayer, P. M. M. Soares, I. Pytharoulis, I. Tegoulias, A. Tsikerdekis, and D. Jacob
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B. Gantt, M. S. Johnson, M. Crippa, A. S. H. Prévôt, and N. Meskhidze
Evaluation of the global aerosol microphysical ModelE2-TOMAS model against satellite and ground-based observations
Y. H. Lee, P. J. Adams, and D. T. Shindell
We have implemented the TwO-Moment Aerosol Sectional (TOMAS) microphysics model in NASA GISS ModelE2, called “ModelE2-TOMAS”. We compared global budgets of ModelE2-TOMAS to other global aerosol models and evaluated the model with various observations such as aerosol precursor gas, aerosol mass, number concentrations, and aerosol optical depth. We found that ModelE2-TOMAS agrees with observations reasonably and that its predictions are within the range of other global aerosol model predictions.
Generalized background error covariance matrix model (GEN_BE v2.0)
G. Descombes, T. Auligné, F. Vandenberghe, D. M. Barker, and J. Barré
Mechanistic site-based emulation of a global ocean biogeochemical model (MEDUSA 1.0) for parametric analysis and calibration: an application of the Marine Model Optimization Testbed (MarMOT 1.1)
J. C. P. Hemmings, P. G. Challenor, and A. Yool
Effective calibration of global models is inhibited by the computational demands of 3-D simulations. As a solution for the NEMO-MEDUSA model, we present an efficient emulator of surface chlorophyll as a function of MEDUSA’s biogeochemical parameters. The emulator comprises an array of site-based 1-D simulators and a quantification of uncertainty in their predictions. It is able to produce robust probabilistic estimates of 3-D model output rapidly for comparison with satellite chlorophyll.
Quantitative evaluation of ozone and selected climate parameters in a set of EMAC simulations
M. Righi, V. Eyring, K.-D. Gottschaldt, C. Klinger, F. Frank, P. Jöckel, and I. Cionni
Efficient performance of the Met Office Unified Model v8.2 on Intel Xeon partially used nodes
I. Bermous and P. Steinle
The trend in High Performance Computing (HPC) is for less memory bandwidth relative to the computational power of each core. With each CPU having multiple cores, the best way of using HPC systems is not always straightforward. For some time critical applications, shorter run times can be obtained by using only some of the cores per CPU and keeping the others idle. A number of factors are required to consider, but this provides a simple technique for a significant gain in the application speed.
Accelerating the spin-up of the coupled carbon and nitrogen cycle model in CLM4
Y. Fang, C. Liu, and L. R. Leung
1. A gradient projection method was used to reduce the computation time of carbon-nitrogen spin-up processes in CLM4. 2. Point-scale simulations showed that the cyclic stability of total carbon for some cases differs from that of the periodic atmospheric forcing, and some cases even showed instability. 3. The instability issue is resolved after the hydrology scheme in CLM4 is replaced with a flow model for variably saturated porous media.
Optimization of model parameters and experimental designs with the Optimal Experimental Design Toolbox (v1.0) exemplified by sedimentation in salt marshes
J. Reimer, M. Schuerch, and T. Slawig
Model parameters are usually optimized based on measurements. These measurements are often time-consuming or costly. The conditions under which theses measurements are carried out, also called experimental designs, can be optimized so that with minimum effort and cost a maximum accuracy can be achieved. For this, we present different approaches together with their implementation in an MATLAB toolbox. We demonstrate their application to different models for sedimentation in salt marshes.
A global carbon assimilation system using a modified ensemble Kalman filter
S. Zhang, X. Zheng, J. M. Chen, Z. Chen, B. Dan, X. Yi, L. Wang, and G. Wu
A Global Carbon Assimilation System based on the Ensemble Kalman filter (GCAS-EK) is developed for assimilating atmospheric CO2 data into an ecosystem model to simultaneously estimate the surface carbon fluxes and atmospheric CO2 distribution. This assimilation approach is similar to CarbonTracker, but with several new developments. The results showed that this assimilation approach can effectively reduce the biases and uncertainties of the carbon fluxes simulated by the ecosystem model.
Aerosol specification in single-column Community Atmosphere Model version 5
B. Lebassi-Habtezion and P. M. Caldwell
In this study we explore the problem in running default CAM5-SCM, which initializes the aerosol to zero, and test three potential fixes in four different cloud regimes: DYCOMSRF02, MPACE-B, RICO, and ARM95. Stratiform cloud cases (DYCOMS RF02 and MPACE-B) were found to have a strong dependence on aerosol concentration, while convective cases (RICO and ARM95) were relatively insensitive to aerosol specification.
EDDA 1.0: integrated simulation of debris flow erosion, deposition and property changes
H. X. Chen and L. M. Zhang
A new numerical model, EDDA, is developed for simulating debris-flow erosion, deposition, and associated changes in debris mass, properties, and topography. An adaptive time stepping algorithm is adopted to assure both numerical accuracy and computational efficiency. The performance of the model has been verified through four numerical tests and a large-scale case study. EDDA can be a powerful tool for debris-flow risk assessment in a large area and real-time landslide warning.
Study of the Jacobian of an extended Kalman filter for soil analysis in SURFEXv5
A. Duerinckx, R. Hamdi, J.-F. Mahfouf, and P. Termonia
RRAWFLOW: Rainfall-Response Aquifer and Watershed Flow Model (v1.15)
A. J. Long
RRAWFLOW is a lumped-parameter model that simulates streamflow, springflow, groundwater level, or solute transport (available for download). For many applications, lumped models simulate the system response with equal accuracy to that of more complex distributed models. Gamma functions are used for estimation of impulse-response functions, and a spline fit to a set of points is introduced as an optional method for this purpose. Several options are included to simulate time-variant systems.
An integrated user-friendly ArcMAP tool for bivariate statistical modelling in geoscience applications
M. N. Jebur, B. Pradhan, H. Z. M. Shafri, Z. M. Yusoff, and M. S. Tehrany
The main contributions of this manuscript are • A novel and easy to use ArcMap tool is proposed for bivariate statistical analysis model implementation. • The developed tool facilitated and sped up the BSA modelling process of frequency ratio, weights of evidence, and evidential belief function. • This tool classifies the variables based on the acquired weights automatically. • All three methods were tested on a study area and landslide susceptibility maps were produced.
Modelling atmospheric dry deposition in urban areas using an urban canopy approach
N. Cherin, Y. Roustan, L. Musson-Genon, and C. Seigneur
Atmospheric dry deposition is classically modelled using an average roughness length. This approach cannot account for the spatial variability of dry deposition in urban areas. We extend here the urban canyon concept, previously introduced to parametrise momentum and heat transfer to mass transfer. This approach provides spatially distributed dry deposition fluxes that depend on surfaces (streets, walls, roofs) and flow regimes (recirculation and ventilation) within the urban area.
Description of algorithms for co-locating and comparing gridded model data with remote-sensing observations
B. Langerock, M. De Mazière, F. Hendrick, C. Vigouroux, F. Desmet, B. Dils, and S. Niemeijer
A high-resolution simulation of groundwater and surface water over most of the continental US with the integrated hydrologic model ParFlow v3
R. M. Maxwell, L. E. Condon, and S. J. Kollet
A model that simulates groundwater and surface water flow has been developed for the major river basins of the continental United States. Fundamental data sets provide input to the model resulting in a natural organization of stream networks and groundwater flow that is compared to observations of surface water and groundwater. Model results show relationships between flow and area that are moderated by aridity and represent an important step toward integrated hydrological prediction. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7207752466201782, "wiki_prob": 0.2792247533798218, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line922540"} |
Cancer care in Assam linked to Tata centres in Mumbai, Kolkata
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 17, 2018 | Uncategorized | 0 comments
Gauhati:
The Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) was today linked with cancer hospitals of the Tatas in Mumbai and Kolkata, enabling doctors here to consult their counterparts in the two cities.
Tata Trusts Chairman Ratan Tata and Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today rolled out a platform, 'Digital Nerve Centre (DiNC)', to connect cancer care unit of the GMCH with with the two other hospitals.
The two hospitals are Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai and Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata.
"With launching of this platform, our doctors will be able to discuss cases of patients with those from the Tata hospitals in Mumbai and Kolkata. In many cases, patients will no longer require to travel outside Assam," Sarma told a press conference after launching the project here.
The state government and Tata Trusts have proposed to develop 19 cancer care centres across the state and those centres would also be connected to this platform, he added.
"Patients' record keeping and consultation will be a seamless affair with this technology. It is developed by the TCS and the Tata Trusts has given it to us free of cost. Assam is the first greenfield project for DiNC," Sarma said.
The platform has the potential to connect all the 143 cancer care hospitals under National Cancer Grid in future, the minister said.
The Assam government is setting up a 500-bed cancer hospital under the GMCH and it will be the apex centre for cancer treatment, he said.
For this, the government is investing Rs 200 crore, of which Rs 180 crore would be given by the Centre, he said adding that this hospital will be known as South East Asian Cancer Research Centre.
Assam government yesterday announced 19 cancer care centres, to be set up across the state in partnership with Tata Trusts at an investment of Rs 1,910 crore by mid-2020.
The government will lay the foundation stone of the proposed centres at a function tomorrow.
The Assam government and Tata Trusts have formed a non- profitable entity — Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF) — with equal partnership to implement the project and manage the centres, Sarma had said yesterday. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.745705246925354, "wiki_prob": 0.745705246925354, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line964938"} |
Analyst Actions: Credit Suisse Downgrades Kinross Gold Corp, Down Nearly 6%
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Credit Suisse downgraded Kinross Gold Corp. (K.TO) to Neutral from Outperform on Tasiast capex. It also revised estimates and lowered the target price to $19 from $24.
Downgrading to Neutral ( from Outperform) on capex increases and delays: "We are revising our 2011/2012 EPS estimates to $0.74/$0.74 from $0.71/$0.75). We have revised our target price to $19.00 from $24.00 and reduced our rating to Neutral from Outperform. This is based on a revision to our DCF to 16.58/sh (from $18.42), largely the result of incorporating revised capex guidance at Tasiast. Additionally, we have revised our multiple to 1.1x (from 1.2x) to reflect our belief that with increasing capital cost numbers and a delayed feasibility study, investors will be less interested in owning the name until these issues are resolved. We now believe the Kinross re-rating horizon has been pushed out beyond one year, justifying a downgrade to Neutral (from Outperform)."
Tasiast capex creep continues, scope unchanged: "Tasiast capex guidance has increased to $3.2-$3.7B (from $2.7B) representing a 18-37% increase over prior guidance. The increase is being attributed to cost inflation the areas of labour, equipment and commodity input prices, while the scope of the project (60-68ktpd) remains largely unchanged."
Tasiast feasibility study delayed 9 months: "Kinross announced it will be delaying the release of the Tasiast feasibility study to Q2/12 from Q3/11 in order to better optimize the project economics and incorporate additional drill data. K has maintained Tasiast's development schedule, with construction expected to start mid-2012 and first production in Q1/14."
"Tasiast increases total global resources to 21.6Mozs and indicated further potential to extend the pit significantly (400-600m) below the current limits. We now mine 21.6Mozs in our model, vs. 20Mozs previously. Thus we are already attributed upside to exploration as we normally only mine reserves plus 50% of M&I (~12Mozs). On the positive side, K has now breached 20Mozs of total global resources at Tasiast of which, 9.05Mozs is now in the M&I category."
Dividend bump: "K announced a 20% increase to its semi-annual dividend."
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Potential for more flooding Thursday has residents worried
BATON ROUGE - Puddles still sit on Iberia Street, nearly three days after the capital area got soaked with more than four inches of rain. ...
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Jury duty scam run by prison gang
BATON ROUGE - It's a scam that has been going on for a couple years now, but just hit Baton Rouge in January. Detectives say the last reported case was two weeks ago.
It starts simple enough--you get a call from a 225 area code. The person on the other end says they are a police officer and may even use a local officer's name.
Next they say you've missed jury duty and in order to avoid prison time, you must pay a fine immediately.
"They paid the fine. Some people paid up to 2 thousand dollars," explained Detective Willy Stewart.
It has affected 24 people this year just in East Baton Rouge parish. According to detectives, people have lost more than $30,000.
"As law enforcement we would never try to solicit money or take care of any kind of criminal matter over the phone," said Stewart.
In fact, its the exact opposite of law enforcement that is behind the calls because they're behind bars. It's a prison gang that calls themselves the Ghostfaced Gangsters. The group operates from inside prisons across Alabama and Georgia.
"Apparently these people were going online, using a Baton Rouge directory, targeting professional people."
The same scam has been documented nationally and several indictments have already been made against current gang members.
But the victims in Baton Rouge, have yet to see their money back.
"Obviously there's going to be some money retrieved from the gang. How that's going to be resolved? We're not sure."
EBRSO urges you to call them if you have received a call like this and of course not to give the callers any information.
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Jury duty scam run by prison gang hits Baton Rouge area
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#76: Sexuality and Spirituality – Tina Schermer Sellers and Kamara McAndews
Intimacy that Includes Mind, Body, Heart and Spirit
My guests are Tina Schermer Sellers and Kamara McAndrews, and together they are sharing the important work of Gina Odgen who passed away last year. Gina herself was a sexual educator and researcher who explored the intersection of sexuality and spirituality. From it came the 4-D wheel of mind, body, heart, and spirit. In this episode, Tina and Kamara share their expertise in the 4-D wheel and gives many examples of its transformational power.
Listen to “76: Sexuality and Spirituality – Tina Schermer Sellers and Kamara McAndews” on Spreaker.
Tina Schermer, PhD is a marriage and family therapist, the author of Sex, God, and the Conservative Church, as well as an award winning speaker and the founder of the Northwest Institute on Intimacy.
Kamara McAndrews LMFT, CST is a certified sex therapist, the director of programming at the 4-D Network, an expert in teaching and spearheading wheel programs, and studied personally with Dr. Ogden herself.
Gina Odgen’s Life and Mission
As she is described during the episode, Gina was an amazing researcher in sexuality and devoted her life to her work. Her work began with studying women who were easily orgasmic, and it evolved into the connection between spirituality and sexuality. She also studied Native American spiritualism, which was the precursor for her developing the 4-D Network for Mind, Body, Heart, & Spirit.
She was also one of the first researchers to ask these personalized sexual questions to such a large number of people. Her methodology was very narrative driven, and she noticed that the responses people were giving in their surveys all touched upon the 4 crucial aspects of the wheel model she pioneered.
The 4-D Wheel
To understand the 4-D wheel, we are told to imagine a square clock on the ground that has 4 separate quadrants: one for the mind, body, heart, and spirit.
Both Tina and Kamara share just how versatile the wheel is, as well. It can be used for just about anything in your life. For instance, if you are stuck in any position, you can take objects that have certain representations and place them in quadrants. This works very well with couples’ therapy as well.
And for those who have anxiety, it can function as a very powerful tool for handling it. This means you take an object that represents anxiety and move into the emotional quadrant or the mental quadrant. And then you take an object that represents the opposite of anxiety, like calm, and put it wherever you feel you need it most.
This type of exercise is great for thinking about things from a creative perspective and for externalizing specific areas. Much more is said within the episode; don’t miss it!
Sexually Specific Examples of the 4-D Wheel
Tina said she’s had couples come in who were really stuck in their relationship. In one of these couples, there was trauma in the man’s life that had surfaced. They had seen 5 different therapists for addiction recovery, group work, and various individual counseling, and then they came to Tina.
She did wheel work with this couple who had struggled for so long. They brought symbols with them about what it meant for each of them to move closer into intimacy with each other. And it was through the wheel work and the externalization and explanation of his struggles that led to an impactful realization between them. The female partner was able to see his trauma externalized, and it was eye opening.
Really awesome example and she says much more within the episode!
Group Versus Individual Wheel Work
There are a lot of differences between group and individual wheel work. One of these differences is that we all often feel isolated in our suffering. Even if we go to therapy, it can still be a very alienating experience sometimes. Group work, on the other hand, actually focuses on using triggers to get at the root of traumas and bring it out or externalize it. In the midst of a group, this can not only be effective but also powerful as well.
This can apply to sexual issues of premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, desire discrepancies between couples, shame from an overactive libido, and myriad other things.
Suggestions for Those Who Want to Try
Kamara suggests going to Gina Odgen’s website and looking through the many valuable resources and books there. Also, Tina has a book called Sex, God, and the Conservative Church, which is amazing as well.
In addition to all the books that Gina has written, Kamara suggests that you could also just write down cards that say mind, body, heart, and spirit on them and actually apply the same techniques for externalizing feelings and thoughts through objects. It’s an extremely versatile practice with a lot of flexibility.
There are more suggestions within!
Other Practitioners of the 4-D Wheel Network
Tina and Kamara share that they are teaching people how to become certified 4-D practitioners. On the 4-D website, there are an events page that include other people who lead retreats and various outreaches for these types of teachings.
Be sure to check out all of the resources and get in touch with them if you are interested in this fascinating offshoot of the field.
Key Links:
Tina’s Website: http://www.tinaschermersellers.com/
Institute on Intimacy Website: https://nwioi.com/
The 4-D Network Site: https://4-dnetwork.com/
Thank God For Sex: http://www.thankgodforsex.org/
She Is Called: https://www.sheiscalled.com/
Affiliate links:
Tina’s book: Sex, God, and the Conservative Church
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How to be a better parent: 3 counterintuitive lessons from science
Fighting in front of your kids is actually encouraged — as long as you resolve the problem later
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Excerpts from my interview with Po Bronson, New York Times bestselling author of NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children, about how to be a better parent.
1) Peer pressure can be a good thing
Myth: Peer pressure is always bad, just leading kids to drinking, drugs, and vandalism.
Fact: The same instinct that makes some kids so vulnerable to peer pressure also makes them better students, friends and, eventually, partners.
Po Bronson:
The same kids who were very vulnerable to peer pressure turn out to have great grades, do well in high school, and go to college. As they get older in life they have great relationships with their best friends, their partners, and their parents.
It turns out that thing that makes a kid in seventh grade very attuned to the thoughts and feelings of others around them is what makes them feel peer pressure. It turned out that peer pressure was dragging kids toward risk behaviors but it is also dragging them to do well at school, to care what their teachers thought, to care what their parents thought, to care what the school thought, and to care what society thinks.
These kids that are invulnerable to peer pressure turn out to have low GPAs. Their motivation to study just wasn't strong enough. It was entirely based upon themselves because they didn't care what society thought.
2) It's okay — even good — to fight in front of your kids
Myth: It's bad for kids to see their parents fighting.
Fact: It's good for kids to see parents fight — as long as they also see them resolve the problem. This is how children learn to stand up for themselves while also preserving a relationship.
The kids who see conflicts resolved in their homes are ones that are able to do that with their peers, with their teachers. It empowers them terrifically for their life.
Most kids never see their parents making up. Even if that never happens, it's really important for parents to say, "I know you saw us arguing and that's fine." On the ride to school. "I want you to know how we resolved it. Mom said this. Dad said this. We resolved to do it this way. We worked it out."
3) Teens who argue are good teens
Myth: Teens who argue are rebellious and need to learn their place.
Fact: Teens need to learn to negotiate and they need to be rewarded for being reasonable. Parents with zero tolerance for "talking back" teach kids that lying is the only way to get what you want.
We have a generation of parents who were raised on Dr. Phil. "No must mean no." Which is fine if we are talking about a three year-old talking about getting his binky or something. We are talking about teenagers who are mature human beings who need to know how to compromise and reconcile.
Actually, the scientists are the opposite of Dr. Phil: "If your child is negotiating with you in a reasonable way and they are earnest and make a really good point, give in." Giving in rewards them for being reasonable and you will have an increasingly reasonable teenager instead of an unreasonable one. It's when you don't give in even when they are being reasonable that you are denying them the power of reason itself and the power of being friendly. You are not rewarding them for this good negotiating behavior and it leads them to try other drastic stuff.
In families where there is less lying to the parents, there is more arguing. Arguing is the opposite of lying. Arguing is the way the kid decides not to lie. "I could lie to my parents and just do it. Or I can tell the truth and argue it out." Those are the choices the teen has.
What the research taught him about being a dad
Like a lot of parents, I was trying to manipulate my child's perception of the world so that it would be for his or her own advantage. It was still manipulative. I could get caught at one point. I just realized the most important thing was that my children see me as a parent as credible, as telling the truth and being honestly able to help them. Not being full of gas or inflated statements or using scare tactics but to have integrity and honesty to be the rule of that relationship.
Maybe a kid would be asking about something that was much more adult. You don't have to tell them everything. You give them an appropriate amount. Tell the truth. If you tell the kids the truth they will love you for it. You build the foundation of that relationship. That's what is guiding me. I have tried mostly not to lie to my kids. Use honesty first. In the long term that is what has guided me.
Po interviewed about NurtureShock on WNYC:
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1. The simplest method for boosting a baby's verbal ability.
2. A technique that reduces child lying by 75 percent.
3. Why teaching your kids about gratitude may backfire.
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FIFA World Cup: Dutch goalkeeping mystery about to be unravelled
The identity of the Netherlands goalkeeper for their opening World Cup match on Monday remains a closely guarded secret, highly anticipated by supporters as coach Louis van Gaal keeps his cards close to his chest.
EURO 2020: Matthijs de Ligt to return to Dutch defence against Austria
Reuters / Jun 16, 2021, 18:56 (IST)
The Netherlands will have defender Matthijs de Ligt back in the starting line-up for Thursday’s European Championship Group C clash with Austria after he missed the team's first game at the tournament, coach frank de boer said on Wednesday.
Dutch coach frank de boer quits after Euro 2020 exit
AFP / Jun 29, 2021, 20:31 (IST)
Netherlands coach frank de boer has resigned, two days after his side were beaten 2-0 by the Czech Republic and eliminated in the last 16 of the European Championship.
Netherlands coach Van Gaal expects another test against Montenegro
Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal is predicting another difficult World Cup qualifier when they host Montenegro in Eindhoven on Saturday, saying he expects the match to be as testing as their 1-1 draw in Norway on Wednesday. After four games the Dutch are second with seven points, one behind Turkey and level with Montenegro and Norway.
Euro 2021: De Boer explains decision not to call on injury replacement
Netherlands coach frank de boer said it would be too disruptive to bring a new player into the squad so close to the European Championship as he attempted on Tuesday to explain a surprise decision not to name a replacement for the injured Donny van de Beek. "We have been on the road for two weeks, and so I don't like the idea of a new player arriving.
Netherlands without Matthijs de Ligt for Euro 2020 opener
The Netherlands will go into their first game of Euro 2020 against Ukraine on Sunday without Matthijs de Ligt as the Juventus defender recovers from a groin injury, coach frank de boer confirmed.
Louis van Gaal aiming to lead Dutch to World Cup glory
Van Gaal returns for third stint as Netherlands coach
Dutchman Louis van Gaal will return for a third time as the national football coach, leading the team to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Dutch football federation (KNVB) said Wednesday.
Louis van Gaal set for dramatic Dutch return
Reuters / Jul 22, 2021, 22:30 (IST)
Louis van Gaal is set to return as coach of the Netherlands with his appointment for a third spell in charge expected to be confirmed in the coming days.
Euro 2020: Malen chasing starting berth as Dutch look ahead to last 16
Netherlands striker Donyell Malen would be disappointed not to start his country's last 16 match at the European Championship after bursting onto the tournament stage in the last two games, he said on Tuesday.
Flying Dutchman Dumfries emerges as breakout star of Euro 2020
Coming into Euro 2020, Netherlands coach frank de boer decided to change the way his team play, a move that sparked fierce debate in the football-mad country but has helped create a new star in orange.
Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek ruled out of Euros due to injury
ANI / Jun 08, 2021, 16:36 (IST)
Netherlands and Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek has been ruled out of this summer's European Championships due to injury.
Euro 2020: Malen gets Dutch nod while Czechs make three changes
The Netherlands kept faith with exciting striker Donyell Malen for their European Championship last-16 clash in Budapest on Sunday but opponents Czech Republic made three changes for the game.
Van Nistelrooy hails Depay's 'focus' ahead of last 16 clash with Czechs
Ruud van Nistelrooy heaped praise on Memphis Depay on Friday as the Netherlands prepare for their Euro 2020 last 16 tie with the Czech Republic with the forward on a hot run of form.
Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt beats retreat over vaccine comments
Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt has beat a retreat after saying one of the vaccinations available against the novel coronavirus could lead to infection, in comments that drew a volley of criticism.
De Ligt hopeful of recovering in time to play on Sunday
Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt reckons he has a 50-50 chance of overcoming a groin injury and being fit for his side's opening Euro 2020 against Ukraine in Amsterdam on Sunday. De Ligt returned to full training for the first time on Thursday since suffering the injury last Saturday at the Dutch training camp in Portugal.
Euro 2021: Dutch are looking good after perfect Group C run, says frank de boer
The Netherlands were sloppy in defence at times against North Macedonia on Monday, but can be confident with the progress made at Euro 2021 as they move into the knockout stages, Dutch coach frank de boer said.
Two changes for both Netherlands and North Macedonia in final group game
Speedy Netherlands striker Donyell Malen and teenage midfielder Ryan Gravenberch have both been given their first starts at the European Championship after being included in Netherlands’ line-against North Macedonia in their Group C match on Monday. Coach frank de boer resisted the temptation to make more changes considering the Dutch have already qualified for the next stage.
Euro: Dutch, Austria look to build on winning starts
Austria and the Netherlands both broke through barriers in getting their European Championship campaigns off to winning starts and will be looking for more of the same when they meet in Amsterdam on Thursday. "Conceding two goals like that is not something you want to see but we were dominant and that is what we wanted," said coach frank de boer.
FACTBOX: Players to miss Euro games due to Covid-19
The European Championship, postponed by one year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is set to kick off on Friday. Many participating countries continue to struggle with new infections, and some players have not been inoculated before the tournament due to different vaccination rollout rules. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9847368001937866, "wiki_prob": 0.9847368001937866, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line695741"} |
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COPDers One Legged Bike Training Study in Chest
YES, COPDers CAN improve aerobic capacity with one-legged exercise training compared with two-legged training in stable patients with COPD. However – how practical is it for the COPDer riding out in traffic for fun and exercise perched upon one of those crotch-numbing seats on an upright bicycle with one pedal?
Studies are great and as a COPDer, some studies are cause for great excitement learning how we can add more to our daily lives to help ourselves. The big question here is – how do the study results transfer over to using it in a practical way?
Thanks to Chris Wigley a COPD friend and fellow EFFORTS member in Canada for the following study. Published in Chest – results on one-legged exercise training.
My question is how can a COPDer get the same results riding a recumbent trike using pendulum pedals? http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/2011/07/10/severe-copd-and-eccentric-cycling-protocol-study/
Additionally, how do water workouts help the COPDer gain FEV1 if they are strenuous air exchanges?
My swim coach, Marilyn Grindrod cranked up our workouts yesterday and I feel it for the first time – excited and pleased to feel muscles I have not felt in years and my endurance has increased…far fewer slowdowns to breathe. It seems to me that oxygen must be moving more getting to the rest of the body.
The water workouts will build up the muscling around my left hip so – hopefully – I can get back on my regular recumbent trikes.
Currently we are working harder on my upper body conditioning and muscle building for my arm pedal recumbent trike. One way or another, I have a cycling trip to take.
I would like to know why these bike studies use the upright bike when – for most COPDers, we are better off on the more stable and comfortable recumbent trikes – many due to mobility issues.
Most seniors can ride a recumbent trike – fewer can ride the crotch killing upright bike.
Effects of One-Legged Exercise Training of Patients With COPD*
Thomas E. Dolmage, MSc and
Roger S. Goldstein, MD, FCCP
+ Author Affiliations
*From Respiratory Diagnostic and Evaluation Services (Mr. Dolmage), West Park Healthcare Centre Toronto; and Department of Medicine (Dr. Goldstein), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Correspondence to: Thomas E. Dolmage, MSc, West Park Healthcare Centre, 82 Buttonwood Ave, Toronto, ON, M6M 2J5, Canada; e-mail: [email protected]
Background: Most patients with severe COPD are limited by dyspnea and are obliged to exercise at low intensity. Even those undergoing training do not usually have increased peak oxygen uptake (V̇o2). One-legged exercise, at half the load of two-legged exercise, places the same metabolic demands on the targeted muscles but reduces the ventilatory load, enabling patients to increase work capacity. The purpose of this study was to determine whether one-legged exercise training would improve aerobic capacity compared with two-legged training in stable patients with COPD.
Methods: Eighteen patients with COPD (mean FEV1, 38 ± 17% of predicted [± SD]) were randomized to two groups after completing an incremental exercise test. Both trained on a stationary cycle for 30 min, 3 d/wk, for 7 weeks. Two-legged trainers (n = 9) cycled continuously for 30 min, whereas one-legged trainers (n = 9) switched legs after 15 min. Intensity was set at the highest tolerated and increased with training.
Results: Both groups increased their training intensity (p < 0.001) and total work (p < 0.001). After training, the change in peak V̇o2 of the one-legged group (0.189 L/min; confidence interval [CI], 0.089 to 0.290 L/min; p < 0.001) was greater than that of the two-legged group (0.006 L/min; CI, − 0.095 to 0.106 L/min; p = 0.91). This was accompanied by greater peak ventilation (4.4 L/min; CI, 1.8 to 7.1 L/min; p < 0.01) and lower submaximal heart rate (p < 0.05) and ventilation (p < 0.05) in the one-legged trained group.
Conclusion: Reducing the total metabolic demand by using one-legged training improved aerobic capacity compared with conventional two-legged training in patients with stable COPD.
lung diseases, obstructive
oxygen consumption
physical conditioning, human
rehabilitation, pulmonary
The cornerstone of pulmonary rehabilitation is exercise training, based on the premise that altering physiologic processes will result in improved outcomes.12 Intensity and duration are important determinants of the physiologic adaptations that occur in response to exercise training.3456 However, most patients with COPD are so limited by dyspnea, even at modest levels of ventilation, that their training is restricted to low-intensity exercise.7 As a result, when undergoing exercise training they are usually unable to increase their peak oxygen uptake (V̇o2),8 although this measure is the recognized standard for confirming the physiologic effects of aerobic exercise training.
One approach that might allow training at a higher intensity, addressing the peripheral muscle deconditioning, is to partition the exercise to a smaller muscle mass while maintaining the same muscle-specific load. We have reported that patients with COPD achieved more work when cycling with one leg.9 Despite the same load being applied to the muscle, one-legged exercise placed the same metabolic and functional demands on the targeted muscle, at a lower total metabolic load, and hence a lower ventilatory load. The next logical step is to test the hypothesis that training using a one-legged technique, thereby increasing the muscle-specific stimulus, would induce physiologic changes sufficient to increase peak V̇o2. We report the influence of one-legged training on peak V̇o2 during incremental exercise compared with conventional two-legged training under identical conditions of training frequency and session duration.
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Inclusion required a diagnosis of COPD10 based on standardized spirometry,11 clinical stability, smoking abstinence, and willingness to enroll in an inpatient or outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program that included supervised exercise, education, and psychosocial support. Patients were excluded if they were hypoxemic at rest (Pao2 < 55 mm Hg), had comorbidities that limited their exercise tolerance, or were unable to provide informed consent. After baseline assessments, patients were allocated to one of the two exercise training methods (one-legged or two-legged training) according to an unrestricted computer-generated randomization list. The study was approved by the West Park Healthcare Centre Research Ethics Committee.
Exercise Training
Both the one-legged and the two-legged groups followed the same training regimen, except that one-legged trainers used the first half of the session to train one leg, followed immediately by completing the session using the other leg. Patients allocated to the one-legged group cycled while resting their inactive foot on a crossbar located midway on the ergometer head tube (Fig 1 ). Two-legged trainers cycled continuously throughout the session. Training was performed on an electromechanically braked cycle (Collins CPX Bike model 0070; Warren E. Collins; Braintree, MA) while breathing room air. Supervised training sessions were scheduled for three times per week for 7 weeks. The intensity was intended to allow 30 min of continuous exercise excluding warm-up and cool-down periods. The intensity was set at 50% and 70% of the peak power (Ppk) attained on the baseline incremental test for the one-legged and two-legged trainers, respectively, and reduced as necessary to obtain at least 30 min of continuous cycling; therefore, during the first week of the program, patients trained at a mean of 40% Ppk for one-legged and 56% Ppk for two-legged training, respectively. When the exercise duration reached 30 min for three consecutive sessions the training workload was increased by 5 W. The goal was to train at the highest power that the patient could maintain for at least 20 min. If, at any time, the patient found the workload intolerable, it was reduced to its previous setting. All other rehabilitation modalities were similar.
One-legged cycling. The subject is shown (having given informed consent) pedaling with his right leg while resting his left leg on the crossbar, midway on the head tube.
… The load was set at 80% of the Ppk achieved on the baseline incremental test. Patients breathed ambient air during all tests.
Eighteen patients, 9 randomly allocated to each group, completed the study. Two patients withdrew: one allocated to the one-legged group, following an acute exacerbation; and the other patient, allocated to the two-legged group, was uncomfortable cycling. The baseline characteristics of each group are presented in Table 1 ; there were no significant differences between study groups. All of the nine patients allocated to the one-legged group could easily manage this technique after simple instruction from the trainer.
Patients Who Completed Training*
Both groups significantly increased their training intensity (p < 0.001) over the duration of the training program (Fig 2 ), with no significant difference between groups in the progression of training intensity. Three of the nine subjects in the two-legged group progressed to a training intensity of > 80% Ppk; one of the nine subjects in the one-legged group progressed to a training intensity of 86% Ppk. Both groups significantly increased their total work per session (p < 0.001) over the duration of the program (Fig 3 ). The slope of absolute work vs training time was greater in the one-legged group than in the two-legged group (p < 0.05).
One-legged cycle training required no specific learning, and patients found it at least as comfortable as two-legged training, likely because leg fatigue is better tolerated than dyspnea. One-legged training does not preclude other strategies to improve exercise tolerance, such as supplemental oxygen,202223 mechanical ventilatory assistance,24252627 or heliox.242829
Models suggest that a limitation in the exercising muscle contributes to the low peak V̇o2 in COPD patients.3031 In our study, peak V̇o2 during incremental exercise increased among the one-legged training group, and V̇e at submaximal exercise decreased.71932 Some of the observed differences between groups, such as the lower submaximal HR and the increased posttraining peak V̇e in the one-legged group, were unexpected.
Although the effect of one-legged cycling on constant power endurance time was large, it also increased in the two-legged trainers, which almost certainly prevented there being a significant between-group difference. Had one-legged cycling been compared to a control group who did not exercise, there would undoubtedly have been statistically significant differences in constant power endurance. The latter measure is quite variable36 and therefore requires a larger sample size than was included in this study.
To minimize any small bias that might be associated with the absence of blinding,8 we used standardized instruction and encouragement during the exercise tests and included a comparison group of two-legged trainers, who expected to experience a positive training effect. The changes in effort independent submaximal responses, such as HR, also supported the differences being attributable to a treatment effect. Within the spectrum of COPD patients, this training modality may be most effective among the more severely ventilatory-limited patients.
In summary, we report the effects of one-legged cycle training on aerobic capacity in patients with COPD. Compared with conventional two-legged cycling, there is evidence that one-legged training enhances the adaptive response of peripheral muscle, resulting in increased peak V̇o2, Ppk, and peak V̇e. A large prospective clinical trial will better characterize the ideal candidate and provide a sample size sufficient for this method of training to be assessed using more variable outcomes such as constant power exercise and health-related quality of life. Muscle-specific training should be considered in conjunction with other approaches that improve exercise capacity in patients with chronic respiratory conditions.
The authors thank the patients of West Park Healthcare Center as well as Mika Nonoyama and Stefania Costi for help supervising the training sessions.
http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/133/2/370.full.html
Thanks for reading…. Sharon O’Hara
July 17, 2011 UncategorizedCanada, Chest Journal, Chris Wigley, chronic respiratory conditions, clinical stability, COPD, dyspnea., education, electromechanically braked cycle (Collins CPX Bike model 0070; Warren E. Collins; Braintree, human rehabilitation, inpatient, lung diseases, MA, Marilyn Grindrod, Mika Nonoyama, muscle, obstructive muscle, ON, One-legged cycle training, outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program, psychosocial support, pulmonary, Respiratory Diagnostic and Evaluation Services (Mr. Dolmage), seniors, skeletal oxygen consumption physical conditioning, smoking abstinence, standardized spirometry, Stefania Costi, submaximal responses, supervised exercise, Swim coach, Toranto, Toronto, University of Toronto, ventilatory load, ventilatory-limited patients, water workout, West Park Healthcare Center, West Park Healthcare Centre Toronto; Department of Medicine (Dr. Goldstein)
Cancer Survivors? Yes. COPD Survivors? No.
A government controlled Health Care System is Shudder Worthy and may have inspired the recent letter to the editor from a breast cancer survivor and doctor objecting to the cut back on mammograms for women. Their letter prompted mine and I am posting it again here.
People may not be aware of the real life discrepancies between medical conditions and one is not better or worse than another. They are all challenging to the patient and her/his medical team.
The difference is in the research and patient education.
Perhaps one day a patient can say, “I am a COPD survivor.”
For now, there are no COPD survivors.
“Debbie Belew-Nyquist, Ed.D., Bremerton and Joseph L. Johnson, M.D., Silverdale should be applauded for speaking up for their belief.
My sincere congratulation to all cancer survivors, especially lung cancer survivors.
The lung cancer patients have a higher fatality rate, I understand, due to lack of reliable early detection testing. By the time its detected, the disease is advanced.
That said: COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) kills more people per year than breast and lung cancer combined.
It is the 4th leading cause of death in the U.S., 5th in the world.
A simple and inexpensive Spirometry test done in any doctor’s office offers early detection of a disease that generally takes twenty years before a patient develops symptoms bothersome enough to mention the shortness of breath to their doctor. By then, they have already lost about 50% of their lungs.
The Spirometry test is inexpensive and offers the patient knowledge they have COPD. Early warning testing gives most patients the opportunity to stop the disease from developing further.
The glitch is many doctors will not use it, I’ve been told, because they do not believe the patient will make life style changes to stop the disease.
I think they sell us short – the Spirometry early detection, nay-saying docs do not give us the opportunity to make decisions.
They most certainly have not given us the opportunity to make the changes.
The Spirometry test shouldn’t cost more than $100.
If the simple test shows that further testing is needed that is more costly, but far less so than allowing the disease to develop further. COPD gets ugly and a slow smother to death.
Worse, the non-rolling stone COPD gathers moss.
The medical ‘moss’ of COPD acts as a magnet for the other disease stuff. Some of it is really unpleasant.
Cancer detection and research development has been alive and well.
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) has little to no research and most of our drugs were developed for asthma, not us…quite a different disease.
“We have come too far than to start going backwards with health care.”
COPD is already backwards. It is time to bring it into the present.”
Read more: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/dec/20/my-turn-the-real-cost-of-limiting-cancer/#ixzz0bFFMSOk9
December 30, 2009 Uncategorizedasthma, breast cancer survivor, Cancer, COPD, education, Health Care System, lungs, mammograms, Research, shortness of breath, Silverdale, Spirometry test, women
Leg Veins Not Vain
Getting your lower leg veins checked is not vain and getting them checked free is a winner all the way around.
Lower leg ulcers are a condition when the skin opens in sores and yellow pus drains down the leg. It causes the worst pain I have encountered and in my case, it is chronic.
Swollen lower legs seem a common uneventful condition – do not ignore it as I did. Get your legs checked. If your doctor tells you to lay off salt and elevate your legs above your heart – do it. The future pain avoided is yours.
Pain pills are not an easy solution for a COPDer – they depress the respiratory system – the last thing we need.
Early detection and education is a key to healthy pain free legs
Today and the 4rth Saturday of every month the Kitsap Thoracic & Vascular clinic offers a FREE venous screening according to the Kitsap Sun’s latest jewel, “Better Healthy Living” magazine.
John S. Arthur M.D. F.A.C.S. is located on Wheaton Way #101, Bremerton. Dial 360-479-2400 or e-mail [email protected] for more information.
Harrison Medical Center touts two linear accelerators to fight cancer. It is a precision tool, image-guided radiation therapy…a tool developed through cancer research.
Someday COPD will have a research break-through. Someday.
In the meantime, a cheer for medical research and researchers for disease … research cuts through the ignorance barriers of disease.
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Pastor Adeboye’s top ally, Aboaba, dies
Adeola BodunrinJanuary 23, 2023
An Assistant General Overseer (GO) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Professor Folagbade Aboaba is dead.
According to a statement by Prof Folarin Alonge, the National Chairman of the Nigeria Institute of Agricultural Engineers, sent to POLITICS NIGERIA on Monday, Aboaba passed away after a brief illness. He was aged 90.
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Murder at Wedgefield Manor
A Riveting WW1 Historical Mystery (A Jane Wunderly Mystery #2)
Erica Ruth Neubauer
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For fans of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries comes Jane Wunderly—a thoroughly modern young American widow—traveling abroad in post-World War I England and enjoying the hospitality of a dashing lord and a perfectly proper manor house, until murder makes an unwelcome appearance . . .
England, 1926: Wedgefield Manor, deep in the tranquil Essex countryside, provides a welcome rest stop for Jane and her matchmaking Aunt Millie before their return to America. While Millie spends time with her long-lost daughter, Lillian, and their host, Lord Hughes, Jane fills the hours devouring mystery novels and taking flying lessons—much to Millie’s disapproval. But any danger in the air is eclipsed by tragedy on the ground when one of the estate’s mechanics, Air Force veteran Simon Marshall, is killed in a motorcar collision.
The sliced brake cables prove this was no accident, yet was the intended victim someone other than Simon? The house is full of suspects—visiting relations, secretive servants, strangers prowling the grounds at night—and also full of targets. The enigmatic Mr. Redvers, who helped Jane solve a murder in Egypt, arrives on the scene to once more offer his assistance. It seems that everyone at Wedgefield wants Jane to help protect the Hughes family. But while she searches for answers, is she overlooking a killer hiding in plain sight?
“The country house intrigue and an unconventional chase reap rewards. Readers will look forward to further cases of the intrepid Jane and the mysterious Mr. Redvers.” —Publishers Weekly
Praise For Murder at Wedgefield Manor: A Riveting WW1 Historical Mystery (A Jane Wunderly Mystery #2)…
Praise for Murder at Wedgefield Manor
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“A welcome vacation…Erica Ruth Neubauer could whisk you off to a swanky Egyptian resort in the 1920s with plenty of cocktails and a mysterious handsome stranger.”
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Erica Ruth Neubauer spent eleven years in the military, nearly two as a Maryland police officer, and one as a high school English teacher, before finding her way as a writer. She has been a reviewer of mysteries and crime fiction for publications such as Publishers Weekly and Mystery Scene Magazine for several years, and she’s a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America. Erica Ruth lives in Milwaukee, WI. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8797940611839294, "wiki_prob": 0.8797940611839294, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line817837"} |
CHARLES STILE
Will Van Drew's pledge to Trump be his undoing? Kennedy is banking heavily on it | Stile
Rep. Jeff Van Drew dispensed with any subtlety last December when he sat next to President Donald Trump in the White House as a newly converted Republican.
"You have my undying support — always,'' he told Trump, extending his hand to shake the president's.
That moment and Van Drew's defection from the Democratic Party thrust a sleepy swing district in South Jersey into the national spotlight on the eve of Trump's impeachment.
As Trump Republicans cheered, Van Drew was a refugee from Democratic extremism and a sign of broader, bipartisan misgivings about the impeachment crusade. It was a move, he argued, that was in step with his voters in New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District.
“I believe that this is just a better fit for me,” he told Trump. “This is who I am.”
Amy Kennedy emerges
Ten months later, impeachment is a forgotten footnote, eclipsed by the stubborn pandemic and a cratering economy. Still, insurgent Democrat Amy Kennedy, the former schoolteacher from Brigantine, has made Van Drew's party-switching the cornerstone of her campaign against him.
In her telling, district residents paid a heavy price for his opportunism. He has enabled a president whose dismissive and reckless handling of the pandemic has harmed businesses and left the economy in tatters.
"Van Drew stopped working for South Jersey and started working for himself,'' one digital ad says of his jump to Team Trump.
Yet Kennedy's frequent invoking of Van Drew's White House star turn is far more subtle than the loud, tromping music of one her digital attacks seems to suggest.
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The strategy puts more emphasis on Van Drew's switch to Trump, rather than on Trump himself. It doesn't take Trump to task for his bungled management of the pandemic, his mockery of mitigation strategies like mask-wearing or his embrace of quack remedies like ingesting doses of bleach. It's a strategy that implies that Van Drew is a Trump enabler without directly saying so.
"I think that is what really struck me, that got me into the race," Kennedy said in an interview last week. She is married to Patrick Kennedy, a former Rhode Island congressman and son of the late U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts.
"And it was just so off-putting to me as a voter and I think to many others, who felt like it was a strategy that put himself first," she said. "That, I think, is most troubling — and it is what we are seeing in the highest level now, this ‘me first' attitude.''
Van Drew dismissed the criticism and described his switch as part of a long, inevitable political evolution. A former dentist from Dennis Township, in Cape May County, Van Drew climbed the ranks from town council, freeholder board and the Legislature as a pragmatic, non-ideological centrist known for his obsessive attention to constituent relations.
"I've never been a raging liberal,'' he said. "I have never been a progressive."
Not long after entering Congress in 2019, Van Drew was facing pressure to join the House Democrats' push to impeach Trump, a move that he felt voters in his district did not support. He argued — to no avail — that it was a time-wasting political show and that voters would have the 2020 election to decide Trump's fate.
The tipping point, he said, came when he was told by party leaders in Washington and New Jersey that party support would not be there for his own reelection if he didn't back impeachment.
"If you don't obey, your life is going to be hell; it's doubtful that you are going to get to run; this is not going to be pleasant,'' he quoted, without naming those who pressured him.
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Trump approached Van Drew in December after he voted against the House resolution to launch the impeachment inquiry. Three days later, he was in the White House with the president. Trump repaid the favor by appearing with Van Drew in a packed rally in Wildwood, and the congressman was selected to give a prime-time speech at the Republican National Convention in August.
He says he could have simply voted for impeachment and gotten reelected as a Democrat.
But some observers say Van Drew, with his finely attuned political antennae, sensed Trump's growing popularity as early as election night in 2018, when, as a Democrat, he defeated Seth Grossman, an unabashed pro-Trump gadfly with a penchant for making outlandish statements and who ran without the backing of the state and national GOP.
Still, Grossman proved to be surprisingly competitive, — even in precincts that Van Drew routinely carried in past runs for the state Legislature, including a few in his hometown of Dennis.
There were other signs that the moderate-to-conservative cross-over voters who sustained him over the years were now drifting to the Trump-led Republican Party. In 2019, three conservative Republicans defeated three "Van Drew" Democrats in the South Jersey legislative district that he once represented.
Meanwhile, the increasingly restive and liberal wing of the Democratic Party showed little patience for Van Drew's moderate brand. Switching sides may have been the only way to survive.
Democrats have registration advantage
In recent years, the 2nd District, which encompasses all of Cape May, Atlantic, Cumberland and Salem counties and parts of Burlington, Ocean, Gloucester and Camden counties, has begun to swing with volatility.
It's made up of rural, pro-Trump farmers, small-business owners and commercial fishermen but is eclipsed by the larger Democratic constituencies in Vineland and Atlantic City. It is also home to thousands of current, retired and unemployed casino workers who once worked at now-shuttered Trump properties.
Democrats now hold a 19,344 edge in voter registration over Republicans, an advantage that has grown by over 5,000 voters since the 2016 election.
Despite that Democratic advantage, a Monmouth University poll last week found Trump trailing former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee, by only a narrow three to five points in three separate turnout models used. That places Trump near or within the poll's margin of error.
The poll also shows Kennedy leading Van Drew 49% to 45% among registered voters, with only 5% undecided. The Cook Political Report, a Washington, D.C.-based handicapper of congressional races, has classified the Van Drew-Kennedy race as a tossup. The political forecasting site FiveThirtyEight.com gives Van Drew a slight edge in holding his seat as a Republican
The Monmouth poll also found that the party switch is a potent issue for Kennedy and a factor in her narrow lead. It found that 47% were bothered by the switch from a Democrat to Republican, compared with 51% who are not.
"The thing about swing voters in that district is that they don't like politics, distrust government, and their assumptions that politicians' only motivation is to protect their own future,'' said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth Poll. "Jeff Van Drew carved out a reputation as a conservative, independent-minded Democrat, not beholden to party leaders. His party switch ironically paints him as someone who puts his finger in the wind."
But his supporters say his decision to buck the pressure from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's House Democrats on impeachment was in tune with district voters who value independence and the courage to assert it.
"There are the blind Democratic sheep who are going to vote Column B,'' said Greg Sykora, chairman of the Somers Point Municipal Republican Club. "That’s not who Jeff Van Drew is. He proved it by saying, 'I’m going to vote for what’s right and not what I’m told' to do."
Yet others are angered and betrayed, including Democrats who supported him with money and votes in the past.
Peggy Capone, a Mays Landing businesswoman, hosted a small fundraiser for Van Drew in 2018 at a local restaurant, eager to elevate a local congressman who would join a House Democratic majority that would act as a check on Trump's excesses. Instead, he ended up enabling Trump.
"It's all about him. It's not about the policies, its not about the community. It's about Jeff. And that is what is so disgraceful about it,'' Capone said.
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Investment banker suspended from job after alleged drunken attack on MTA worker
The alleged drunken banker charged with slugging an MTA worker at a Brooklyn subway station has been suspended by his Manhattan investment firm, the company said Sunday.
Jean-Francois Coste, 53, was benched by Tocqueville Asset Management, the Midtown investment firm where he has worked for nearly 15 years, after Friday’s early-morning assault on MTA worker Tanya McCray at a Coney Island subway station, the company said.
“Mr. Coste has been suspended from the company effective immediately,” the company said in a statement. “Tocqueville Asset Management is completely intolerant of violent behavior and, pending further investigation, will take whatever action is necessary.”
A spokesman for Tocqueville would not say if Coste was suspended with or without pay.
A reportedly inebriated Coste was at the Stillwell Avenue station around 12:15 am when he allegedly punched McCray as she came on the job, according to police.
Police said investment banker Jean-Francois Coste was drunk when he allegedly slugged an MTA worker at a Coney Island station.
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Cops said McCray had confronted Coste when the suspected drunken banker tried to get into an employees-only area at the station, with the finance worker slugging her twice in the face when she refused to let him in.
The MTA veteran also fought back against her attacker with her lunch bag, which had a thermos inside, leaving Coste with scratches and a black eye, police said.
Coste took off after the assault but was cornered by transit workers and busted by police, authorities said.
He was charged with assault, harassment and menacing and released without bail.
MTA worker Tanya McCray was allegedly slugged by banker Jean-Francois Coste but fought back and left the financial analyst with a black eye, police said.
Facebook/Tanya Hinton McCray
The Legal Aid Society, which represented Coste at his arraignment Friday, said he has since retained a private lawyer.
The suspect was holed up in his Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, brownstone Sunday.
A spokesman for Local 100 of the Transit Worker’s Union said McCray had just left the “crew room” at the station when she spotted Coste trying to get into a restricted area.
“It’s not a public area,” the spokesman said. “He was apparently drunk. She pushed the door so it clicks and locks, and he punched her in the face at least twice.”
According to his LinkedIn profile, Coste has been with Tocqueville since February 2008, and was currently working at the firm as a senior equity analyst.
Banker Jean-Francois Coste was suspended by the Manhattan investment firm of Tocqueville Asset Management after his arrest on assault charges.
Tocqueville Asset Management LP
He graduated from Northeastern University in Boston in 1993 and previously earned an MBA in finance at the NEOMA Business School in France.
Coste’s profile has been purged from the Tocqueville company website since the attack, and he has made his Instagram and Facebook accounts private.
He is due back in Brooklyn court March 1.
Friday’s attack occurred two days before a female MTA worker was randomly socked in the face by a nut in a Times Square subway station and her male colleague was viciously kicked in the leg as he took the guy down, cops said.
“We have zero tolerance for attacks on transit workers, and two senseless assaults days apart on employees just trying to do their jobs for the public is outrageous,” said NYC Transit Chief Operating Officer Craig Cipriano in a statement.
“We are grateful that the NYPD made immediate arrests in both cases, at Coney Island and Times Square, and hope the injured workers have a speedy recovery.”
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Indiana Poll Shows Indiana’s Lugar Trailing in Primary
In Senate on July 27, 2011 at 9:39 am
A new small-sample poll (July 23-24; 500 likely Indiana GOP primary voters) forecasts six-term Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar (R) to be trailing his Republican primary opponent for the first time. According to Basswood Research, conducting the survey for the Club for Growth (which claims not to be currently endorsing anyone in this race but cannot be considered favorable toward Sen. Lugar), state Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R) has a 34-32 percent lead over the incumbent with a huge 34 percent responding as undecided.
The poll also asked their respondents to answer the following question: “Would you say the following statement is true or untrue? Richard Lugar has done some good things for Indiana, but after 35 years in Washington, it’s time for a change.” In a most troubling result for the Senator, 69 percent of the Republican polling sample answered “True.”
Mourdock has only raised money in the $300,000 range for the campaign, but independent expenditure and issue advocacy groups like the Club for Growth will bring added resources to the Lugar challenge. A poll that shows the incumbent polling only at 32 percent, regardless of the opponent’s level of support, is a sure sign of serious political weakness.
Democrats have their own credible candidate in the person of Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN-2). Should the Republican primary turn ugly and Lugar or Mourdock win a close and divisive nomination, Donnelly could be well-positioned to pick up the pieces and snatch the seat away from the Republicans in the general election.
Much will happen here in the remaining ten months before the Indiana primary.
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Poll Showed Constituents Turning Against Rep. Wu
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Oregon Rep. David Wu (D-OR-1), the embattled federal politician who has been accused of having mental illness and now of sexually harassing an 18-year-old girl, has succumbed to public pressure and will resign from the House, he announced yesterday.
Several prominent Portland area Democrats had already announced their intentions to challenge the congressman and had initiated campaign operations. Despite facing multiple candidates in an electoral situation with no run-off, usually a favorable situation for even a highly vulnerable incumbent, Wu appeared headed for defeat next year. Now with the House Ethics Committee beginning an investigation into his latest controversy, Wu decided to end his congressional career. He says he will leave office after the current debt ceiling votes are complete.
Survey USA reported the findings of their most recent poll (500 OR-1 registered voters), which was conducted Monday. The results showed super majorities turning on Wu. His favorability ratio is an abysmal 10:73 percent; 75 percent believe he should leave office; and 70 percent say he would not be an effective congressman even if he were to continue in office.
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Different Types of Pregnancy Tests That Are Commonly Used
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Situations can happen that a couple must be trying so hard to be parents but don’t have the source to understand well then it is their lack of knowledge. Because with a Pregnancy Test, the couple can understand if they need further assistance or are on their way to being parents soon.
Know different types of pregnancy tests
Urine Tests and Blood tests are the two crucial types of tests that are being done. Usually, a urine test can be done at home without anyone’s assistance. It can also give a quick answer on all possible symptoms that a woman must be going through. Urine tests further don’t need any assistance to get it done but a blood test can only be done with the help of an expert and hence, understanding both types is important.
Urine test for pregnancy
Also called the at-home Pregnancy Test, this type of test uses Urine to see the presence of hCG in the body. As per most of the brands, such a type of test is 99% effective if they are used in the right manner. This means the chances of its accuracy are high but to increase its efficiency, even more, it is advised to visit the doctor’s clinic. Such test is available at grocery stores and even pharmacies easily since it does not require any kind of prescription. Since it can take different times as per the brand, one must go through all the instructions that are given.
While opting for such a urine test, the person must place one or many drips of the urine on the commercial strip which comes in a small box. The strip has especially been designed for detecting the hCG. The hCG can be detected usually through these tests if present in urine or not after 10 days once the conception is done. But those who have missed the periods can take it as it lessens down the chances to get any false-negative test.
This is another type of Pregnancy Test that is usually used and over the urine test, it is the most effective one. However, it is not commonly done since it is expensive and of course, would give the same result as that of the urine test. Such a test is usually done with the small blood samples that are analyzed at the hospital. The test not just detects whether the hormone of the pregnancy is present in the body but also helps in understanding how many levels of the hormone are present.
This type of test is however advised to be done only in certain scenarios. Considering the women who have infertility treatments going on, doctors’ advice needs to be taken at every step as such tests are usually done to diagnose the problem if there is any.
Simply while anticipating pregnancy there are so many emotions that come and those are of course with good reason. Life will be having a huge change for both the partners and that is why choosing a reliable test is highly advised.
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Search called off after Spanish trawler sinks off the coast of Canada
A Spanish fishing vessel sank off the coast of Newfoundland. - Copyright Credit: SALVAMENTO MARÍTIMO
At least nine sailors have died and a dozen remain missing after a Spanish fishing vessel sank on Monday night off the coast of Canada.
The fishing vessel named the Villa de Pitanxo, went down some 450 kilometres east of Newfoundland, according to the Salvamento Maritimo agency.
The 50-metre long vessel had 24 crew members on board, including 16 Spanish sailors, five from Peru and three from Ghana.
Three sailors -- including the ship's captain -- were initially rescued from the scene, while seven were confirmed dead on Tuesday afternoon. Canadian rescue services later confirmed that at least two more bodies had been recovered.
On Wednesday, authorities decided to call off the "exhaustive search"after earlier stating that it was "unlikely" that more survivors would be found.
Spain's Fisheries Minister Luis Planas has called the sinking the “worst tragedy for our fishing fleet in 38 years".
A search is ongoing for those who are still missing, with the support of a plane, two helicopters, and a Spanish and a Portuguese fishing boat. A Canadian ship and Halifax-based frigate joined in the efforts.
"The conditions in the area are windy, rough seas and reduced visibility," Salvamento Maritimo said in a tweet.
Planas and local fishing officials described the Spanish boat as “modern” and designed to withstand the typically harsh weather of the area.
The "Villa de Pitanxo" had been based in the port of Marin in northwestern Spain, where family members had gathered, waiting for news.
Spain’s parliament held a minute's silence on Wednesday, while the northwest region of Galicia has declared three days of mourning.
“We are talking about people who knew how to sail, they are professionals, good captains and excellent sailors. So they must have been in very difficult seas,” said Galician regional president Alberto Núñez Feijóo.
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'But if modern manhood had let me down, at least the past boasted brighter specimens. To wit, the Scarlet Pimpernel, the Purple Gentian and the Pink Carnation, that dashing trio of spies who kept Napoleon in a froth of rage and the feminine population of England in another sort of froth entirely.'
Modern-day student Eloise Kelly has achieved a great academic coup by unmasking the elusive spy the Pink Carnation, who saved England from Napoleon. But now she has a million questions about the Carnation's deadly nemesis, the Black Tulip. And she's pretty sure that her handsome on-again, off-again crush Colin Selwick has the answers somewhere in his family's archives. While searching through Lady Henrietta's old letters and diaries from 1803, Eloise stumbles across an old codebook and discovers something more exciting than she ever imagined: Henrietta and her old friend Miles Dorrington were on the trail of the Black Tulip and had every intention of stopping him in his endeavour to kill the Pink Carnation. But what they didn't know was that while they were trying to find the Tulip - and trying not to fall in love in the process - the Black Tulip was watching them.
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Willig picks up where she left readers breathlessly hanging with 2005's The Secret History of the Pink Carnation. After discovering the identity of the Pink Carnation, one of England's most successful spies during the Napoleonic wars, modern-day graduate student Eloise Kelly is hot on the trail of the Black Tulip, the Pink Carnation's French counterpart. While researching the archives of dashing-but-grumpy Colin Selwick (a descendant of the Selwick spy family), Eloise learns that spy Purple Gentian (Richard Selwick) safely retired to the countryside; meanwhile, the Pink Carnation continues her mission with the help of Richard's younger sister. Spirited Henrietta Selwick discovers that the Black Tulip has resurfaced after a 10-year silence with the intent of eliminating the Pink Carnation. Miles Dorrington (Richard's best friend) works for the War Office and is directed to unearth the deadly spy. As he and Henrietta investigate, they try to deny their attraction for each other and avoid becoming the Black Tulip's next victims. Hero and heroine can be quite silly, and there are overlong ballroom shenanigans aplenty; like last time, Eloise and Colin's will-they-won't-they dance isn't nearly as interesting as what takes place in 1803. No matter. Willig knows her audience; Regency purists may gnash their teeth in frustration, but many more will delight in this easy-to-read romp and line up for the next installment.
Allison & Busby
Perseus Books, LLC
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Harry’s House
Kindred Shafer, Staff Reporter|April 22, 2022
After the success of Harry Styles’ sophomore album ‘Fine Line’ which received one grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance for the single ‘watermelon sugar’ and sold over 478,000 units according to Billboard, many fans have been eagerly waiting for the arrival of his third album.
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Styles stands on the roof of the living room wearing wide-legged jeans and a white baby doll top with a pondering expression across his face. The post got over a million likes in only a few hours while fans expressed excitement.
Days later posters of Styles popped up in major cities all around the world and shortly after the announcement of the lead single ‘As it Was’ would be released on April 1. The vulnerable track features joyful production making the song seem lighthearted. Although there are many different theories on the true meaning of the song, everyone has different opinions.
After three years of music reviews from fans that seem to be nothing but positive, calling the track a cry-bop according to ‘GQ Magazine’.
Styles headlined as the main act for ‘Coachella’ and debuted two new songs, ‘Boyfriends’ which consisted of melancholy melodies, and ‘Late Night Talks’ a pop love song. Styles also brought on stage, Shania Twain as well and sang two of her most popular songs.
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Government Confirms Importance of Ventilation to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
Friday 20 November 2020 PDF Print
Research has now shown that being in a well-ventilated room can reduce the risk of infection from virus particles by over 70%.
Vent-Axia has welcomed the launch of the Government’s new public information campaign which highlights how ventilating indoor spaces can reduce the risk of coronavirus infection by over 70%.1 As part of the campaign a new short film released by the Government shows how coronavirus lingers in enclosed spaces, and how to keep your home ventilated. The campaign follows The World Health Organization (WHO) recently acknowledging that "Ventilation represents a very important factor to prevent the virus from spreading indoors,”2 having updated its guidance to recognising the possibility of aerosol transmission on 9th July.3 Public Health England’s guidance ‘COVID-19: epidemiology, virology and clinical features’4 also recently acknowledged that airborne transmission can occur in ‘poorly ventilated’ spaces.
Vent-Axia has praised the Government’s new Public Health information campaign since the company has seen first-hand how ventilation has helped fight the virus. The leading British ventilation manufacturer has helped in the national response against COVID-19 by supplying ventilation to a number of COVID hospital wards and field hospitals, including the NHS Nightingale Hospital in London and the Rainbow hospitals.
The Government’s campaign, forms part of its wider ‘Hands. Face. Space’ guidance, and includes the new short film created with scientists and an engineer at Leeds University. Professor Catherine Noakes, Leeds University, was an adviser for the short film and, said: “When a room does not have any fresh air, and where people are generating large amounts of aerosol through activities such as singing and loud speech, that is when transmission of coronavirus is most likely. Fresh air must come from outdoors – recirculating air just means the aerosols containing the virus move around the same room rather than being extracted outdoors.
“Ventilation units or any household systems that use outdoor air can be just as effective as opening windows or doors as long as they are limiting the recirculation of the same air.”5
The short film illustrates how in enclosed spaces where there is no fresh air coronavirus stays in the air, increasing the risk of people breathing in infected virus particles. This risk can be reduced significantly by regularly ventilating enclosed areas with the film advising that using extractor fans in bathrooms and kitchens more frequently will remove particles more quickly.
“A raft of global scientific evidence has confirmed airborne transmission, making it a higher risk to be inside a building than outside. Research has now shown that being in a well-ventilated room can reduce the risk of infection from virus particles by over 70%. To lower the risk of COVID-19 transmission inside a home or building it is therefore vital to increase airflow and ventilate effectively. Now is the time to check ventilation to ensure there is enough airflow to dilute the virus in the air and improve indoor air quality. Ventilating for longer and opting for ventilation with higher airflow volumes will help reduce the risk. At Vent-Axia we are here if households or businesses need advice on ventilation.” said Jenny Smith, Head of Marketing at Vent-Axia.
As the weather cools, we are all spending more time inside. The Government campaign therefore advises ventilating rooms regularly either by opening windows for short, sharp bursts of 10-15mins throughout the day or by leaving a window slightly open continuously. This will help remove any virus particles in the air. It is also advised that kitchen or bathroom extractors are used regularly as another way to remove virus particles.
It is particularly important to air a room when a household has had visitors, tradespeople, carers or someone in their support bubble visiting. It is also vital to ensure good ventilation if someone in the family has the virus to prevent it spreading to other members of the household.
Although originally it was thought the main mode of virus transmission was fomite transmission it has now been confirmed that Coronavirus is also spread by aerosols that are exhaled from the nose and mouth of an infected person as they breathe, speak or cough. The majority of virus transmissions happen indoors. Being indoors, with no fresh air, the particles can remain suspended in the air for hours and build up over time. Plus, the longer people spend in the same room as these particles, the more likely they are to be infected.
Vent-Axia was recently named a UK Business Hero by the UK Chamber of Commerce for going the extra mile during the Coronavirus outbreak by supplying ventilation to critical projects and providing expert ventilation information through its ‘COVID-19 Support Campaign’.
Vent-Axia is continuing to offer support and ventilation expertise to help in the fight against Coronavirus and has recently launched a webpage and brochure offering essential guidance on the positive effect of ventilation in tackling COVID-19. Bringing together all the helpful information that it has been communicating since the start of lockdown in March, the useful guide and webpage provides the industry with valuable information on how ventilation can help during the pandemic and beyond - all in one place. The webpage and brochure, called ‘'The Effect of Ventilation on COVID-19’ explains the benefits of ventilation during the COVID-19 pandemic and gives guidance on why indoor ventilation is important to reduce virus transmission. Visit https://www.vent-axia.com/dilutethevirus to find out more and to download the free brochure.
For further information on all products and services offered by Vent-Axia telephone 0344 856 0590 or visit www.vent-axia.com.
Notes for Editors
1.SAGE EMG paper, ‘Role of Ventilation in Controlling SARS-COV2 Transmission’. The value of 70% is based on modelled risks within table 3 in the EMG paper. Increasing the ventilation rate from 1 litre per second per person (very low ventilation rate) to 10 litres per second per person (recommended ventilation rate in standards for many buildings) gives a reduction in relative risk between 68% and 86% depending on the viral emission rate and the duration of exposure. This is based on models and is subject to uncertainties. However, the relative influence of ventilation on the removal of airborne contaminants is well understood.
2.‘WHO's Science in 5 on COVID-19 – Ventilation’, October 29th 2020, Episode #10 How important is ventilation and how does it keep you safe from COVID-19? WHO’s Dr Maria Neira.
3.‘Transmission of SARS-COV-2: implications for infection prevention precautions’ published by WHO on 9 July 2020.
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/modes-of-transmissio...
4.Public Health England’s guidance ‘COVID-19: epidemiology, virology and clinical features’.
5.Department of Health and Social Care Press Release, issued on 18 November 2020, ‘New Film Shows Importance of Ventilation to Reduce Spread of COVID-19’.
6.Boasting over 80 years’ experience, Vent-Axia is the ventilation sector’s clear leader, chief innovator and forerunner in developing energy efficient products that help provide good indoor air quality. Committed to improving indoor air quality and comfort in both homes and buildings, Vent-Axia provides the sector’s most comprehensive choice from any single manufacturer. Vent-Axia’s range covers not just air movement and ventilation technologies but heat recovery, electric heating, hand dryers, cooling and clean-air systems for residential, commercial, public sector and industrial applications.
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MacLean Communications
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(CDR-867) Estimating Escalation Experienced During Project Delay - A Case Study
Primary Author: Mr William E Kraus PE FRICS CCE International Aviation Consultants
Abstract: Faced with a proposal for escalation costs when a contractor was delayed in completing the latter phases of a project, estimators needed to benchmark the extent to which construction costs had changed from the original substantial completion date to the anticipated revised substantial completion date. The contractor's proposal, which consisted of a 4 percent increase across-the-board, at first seemed reasonable, even though the proposal also contained remobilization costs that were clearly not. Estimators developed a scheme by which the extent to which costs had escalated was estimated via two different methods - one, by comparing bid costs by the contractor on two individual projects it had bid at the airport in the approximate timeframe of the delay, and a second, by sampling costs from the airports cost database appropriate to the delayed project over the same timeframe. The two different methods yielded similar results and the owner offered a compromise settlement to the contractor. At the time of completion of this paper, the contractor is contemplating the offered settlement. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6787415146827698, "wiki_prob": 0.3212584853172302, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1473633"} |
News | 22 January 2022 | Story: Jeremy Chua
All-new Honda HR-V officially debuts in Singapore
Honda HR-V.
The all-new Honda HR-V is now officially available in Singapore.
Kah Motor, Honda’s appointed agent, is offering two versions of the crossover: the petrol-powered DX and the petrol-electric hybrid e:HEV.
The DX model, which is in Cat A, is currently priced from $123,999, while the e:HEV model, which is in Cat B, currently starts from $154,999. Both figures are inclusive of COE.
NEW LOOK AND DESIGN
The new HR-V looks sleeker than the previous one, with an integrated grille flanked by a pair of slimmer headlights. Its rear end has been given the “wraparound” tail-light treatment to highlight the width of the tailgate. The crossover is available in six colours.
Honda says the HR-V says a “coupe-like” profile. Compared to the older model, the A-pillars are now 50mm further back and the roofline is lower. The rear door handles remain “hidden” as they are still located on the C-pillars.
Inside, DX models are equipped with a two-gauge instrument panel and a 4.2-inch LCD screen in the centre for pertinent information. The e:HEV, on the other hand, has a 7-inch TFT meter that displays key data, such as the power flow through the hybrid drivetrain.
Both models feature a 9-inch touchscreen interface for the infotainment system, which comes with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for convenience.
Honda says that backseat passengers now have an additional 35mm of legroom. For versatility, the rear bench’s ULTRA seats allow users to flip up the squabs, creating storage space for tall items.
Both the HR-V DX and HR-V e:HEV models come with Honda Sensing, the brand’s suite of safety and driver assistance functions, as standard.
These include Lane Keeping Assist, Road Departure Mitigation, Collision Mitigation Braking System, and Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow. The latter should be useful in congested conditions.
Just like the latest Jazz, the HR-V is also available as either a petrol or hybrid.
The DX has a naturally aspirated 1.5-litre inline-4 that’s capable of 116hp (118PS, 87kW) and 142Nm. The more powerful e:HEV has the same engine, but it is supplanted by a pair of electric motors powered by a lithium-ion battery.
The e:HEV provides a combined output of 129hp (131PS, 96kW) and 253Nm. Honda does not provide acceleration figures, but it is reasonable to assume that the hybrid version will be quicker than its petrol sibling.
Combined fuel economy figures are 17.2km/L for the DX and 23.3km/L for the e:HEV.
The DX model is VES neutral and currently starts from $123,999. The e:HEV model, which is eligible for a $15k VES rebate, starts from $154,999.
HR-Vs model sold by Kah Motor come with a five-year unlimited mileage warranty. The e:HEV models are further covered by a five-year hybrid battery warranty.
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The map shows the QDS records, for Zambia only, in our database. The aim is to show the natural distribution of the species, so records where the plants are known, or are suspected, to have been planted are excluded.
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2023). Flora of Zambia: Google maps: Nervilia ballii.
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Ultralocalisme. D'allò local a l'universal
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Jané, Òscar i Serra, Xavier (eds.)
From the (a)border to the ultralocalism: ultralocalism is a natural step in front of the boutique cosmopolitanism and the banal uses (mystified) of the new concept of "globalization". We don't even want to talk about the unfettered localism. It is a position that no one defends. The mental closure in a limited, arcadic space would now be a counterfeit and unsustainable exercise if it didn't happen in literary fiction. Then, what is the ultralocalism? Or more specifically, what does it want to be? The theoretical reconstruction of a present, of a "universal" space that takes advantage of "virtues" too often underestimated. A "universalism" without concealment, without deforming bandits, without geopolitical interests, without "too local" hierarchies that have been acritically accepted as an non plus ultra of "cosmopolitan" modernity. Barcelona —the myth of a capital— has been lost in its longings of cultural "grandeur", which denies an intricate and intense inheritance —but at the same time active and impelling— due to social marketing. However, long gone in the constructive imagination of the Barcelona elites is the idea of a cultural whole constituted from the most prolific places in the territory. Perhaps Barcelona is destined to become a simple center for the distribution of merchandise, a pure logistical enclave. This —at least— is the idea that emerges from the politicians' discourse. Culture and many other things will not find —in these reception-expedition enclaves— a unique opportunity. Mirmanda proposes to experiment from different territories and realities. Realities and territories absurdly cornered by the routine of the mass media and the pretension of cultural programmers. Oddly enough, in this world that is intended as "globalized", supposedly "outdated" political divisions constitute a prevailing and dangerous obstacle. Ultralocalism. From local to universal is a new proposal from the Mirmanda Group. It is a collective essay that from various angles exposes the idea of ultralocalism just like a certain Dalí or a certain Deulofeu claimed a few years ago, among others: "We need to start from the local to access the universal”. Contrary to modern trends, the postmodernity of the product we offer here lies in the original and ideological rooting of universals. The authors of this volume are part of —in one way or another— a Catalan Mediterranean space. They analyze aspects, themes and characters from which both a local and a universal reading can be made. Myths and ultralocal medals bring new elements to the idea of the most transgressor ultralocalism. The study of certain characters is the most obvious example of a universal ultralocalism. The periphery is erected in one of the neuralgic centers of creation and activism. The authors are Enric Pujol, Eric Forcada, Antoni Vives, Carla González Collantes, Xavier Serra, Paül Limorti, Jacques Rancière and Andreu Balent.
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Browning goes big, and small; CVA makes long-range black-powder performance more affordable; CZ-USA goes lefty with the 557 bolt gun; and Savage makes the 110 fit nearly everyone.
Published: March 16, 2018 Updated: March 20, 2020
Gun Tests reporters and editors on the scene at SHOT Show 2018 in Las Vegas scoured the show for new rifle, pistol, shotgun, and accessory entries for our readers to consider this year. For what seems like a long time now, new rifle introductions have been dominated by variations on the AR-15/AR-10 platform. But for 2018, we’re also seeing the emergence of more dedicated long-range precision sport and hunting rifles. Here’s a rundown on quite a few just-introduced rifle choices for 2018, some of which we’ll be looking at later this year.
The HMR Pro builds on the legacy of the 2017 HMR. It provides a multitude of upgrades to include a Cerakote stainless-steel action and barrel with a threaded muzzle and a TriggerTech primary trigger. The HMR Pro is also shipped with an accuracy-qualified sub-MOA target. Weights range from 9.2 to 10.1 pounds, and it is available in 223 Remington with a 1:8 twist, 22/250 Remington with a 1:9 twist, 6mm and 6.5mm Creedmoor with a 1:8 twist, and 308 Winchester with a 1:10 twist. SRP: $1695.
The new X-Bolt Pro and X-Bolt Pro Long Range models feature an exclusive Generation 2 carbon-fiber stock with a palm swell. Barrels and receivers are stainless-steel-coated in Cerakote burnt bronze, and the bolt body and handle have spiral fluting. Rifles are hand-chambered and come standard with a target crown and threaded muzzle. The rifles can be had with either a 22- or 26-inch barrel (the outlier is the 300 WSM, which comes with a 23-inch barrel) in 6mm Creedmoor, 6.5 Creedmoor, 308 Winchester, 300 WSM, 26 Nosler, 270 Winchester, 30/06 Springfield, 7mm Remington Magnum, 28 Nosler, and 300 Winchester Magnum. SRP: $2069-$2129, X-Bolt Pro; $2099-$2179, X-Bolt Pro Long Range.
The X-Bolt Hell’s Canyon Speed Long Range McMillan rifle features a McMillan Game Scout stock with aluminum pillars, a vertical pistol grip, and a medium-width forend. It has a Cerakote burnt bronze finish and a 26-inch, fluted, free-floating, hand-chambered barrel with a muzzle brake. The stock sports an A-TACS AU Camo, Dura-Touch Armor Coat finish. A 20-MOA Picatinny rail is standard. Available in 6mm Creedmoor, 6.5 Creedmoor, 300 WSM, 26 Nosler, 7mm Remington Magnum, 28 Nosler, and 300 Winchester Magnum. SRP: $2129-$2199.
The X-Bolt Micro Composite will give smaller-stature shooters the option of a rifle with a shorter length of pull. It features a receiver and barrel in matte blue and is available in 243 Winchester, 6mm Creedmoor, 6.5 Creedmoor, 7mm-08 Remington, and 308 Winchester. SRP: $939.
With the new Optima V2 LR, CVA brings long-range performance to a more affordable price point. The gun employs the same long-range-oriented concepts as the top-selling Accura V2LR, combining a velocity-enhancing longer barrel with the superior stability of a thumbhole stock. It features a 28-inch barrel, and like all CVA muzzleloaders, it has the exclusive Quick Release Breech Plug. The thumbhole stock is also 100 percent ambidextrous. The V2 LR is 43 inches long and weighs 7.65 pounds.
For 2018, CZ is introducing a left-hand 557. It will be available in 30/06 Springfield (standard action) and 308 Winchester (short action). The 30/06 version has a hinged floorplate, and the 308 feeds from a detachable box magazine. Both have 24-inch, cold-hammer-forged and lapped barrels. SRP: $865.
DPMS now has the GII Hunter in 243 Winchester and 260 Remington. Both feature 20-inch Teflon-coated barrels, threaded muzzles, carbon-fiber free-floating handguards, two-stage triggers, Magpul MOE stocks, Hogue grips, and an enhanced shell deflector.
The GII Compact Hunter is chambered for the 243 Winchester. This minimalized semi-auto rifle features a 16-inch Teflon-coated barrel, a threaded muzzle, a carbon-fiber, free-floating handguard, a two-stage trigger, a B5 Sopmod Stock, a Hogue grip, and an enhanced shell deflector.
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America’s largest independent manufacturer of gun barrels is now offering the new Mark X bolt-action rifle. Consumers can order online and choose between barrel lengths from 16.25 to 26 inches. They can also select one of 90 chamberings in calibers from 17 through 458. The highly acclaimed AccuTrigger is standard, but a Timney is an option. This is a custom, made-to-order rifle. SRP: $1399.
The Patriot line continues to expand. For 2018, you’ll see it in 6.5 Creedmoor in the top-of-the-line model—the Revere. This rifle features a 2.0 Grade European walnut stock and a rosewood forend tip and grip cap. SRP: $823.
The Patriot Cerakote is also new. Cerakote is a polymer-ceramic coating that protects metal surfaces, and this Cerakoted Patriot will be offered with a synthetic black stock in six popular chamberings, including 243 Winchester, 6.5 Creedmoor, 270 Winchester, 7mm-08 Remington, 308 Winchester, and 30/06 Springfield.
To keep things on the cool side, Mossberg is offering three new rifles specifically intended to visually please; all are finished in Muddy Girl Serenity camo. This new camo has a dynamic combination of colors and natural elements for a sharp look that will likely appeal to anyone wanting some additional, eye-catching flair from their rifle. The list includes a Patriot Super Bantam in 243 Winchester, a Blaze autoloading rifle in 22 LR, and an International 715T semi-auto rifle in 22 LR.
The new Switch is easily user-modified to accommodate many cartridges. It comes standard with a free-floating, cut-rifled Proof Research carbon-fiber barrel in either 223 Remington, 6mm and 6.5mm Creedmoor, 260 Remington, or 308 Winchester. It incorporates a Savage-style barrel to allow for user-conversion to virtually any short-action caliber. SRP: $3,995.
The new 700 MTD Tactical Chassis rifle is available with a 24- or 26-inch barrel and is chambered for the 308 Winchester, 300 Winchester Magnum, or 338 Lapua Magnum. It has a stainless-steel-barreled action, a Magpul PRS II adjustable stock, an oversize bolt handle, and an AAC muzzle brake, and ships in a hard case. SRP: $3,500.
The SS 5R Black Cerakote is built on an HS Precision stock. It has a stainless-steel barrel and action, and the 5R rifled barrel has the distinctive LTR-style fluting with a black Cerakote finish. A threaded muzzle and X Mark Pro adjustable trigger are standard. Available in 308 Winchester with a 20- or 24-inch barrel, 300 Winchester Magnum with a 24-inch barrel, and 6.5 Creedmoor with a 24-inch barrel. SRP: $1250. There is also a non-Cerakote version in 223 Remington. SRP: $1150.
Since its introduction in 1958, the Savage Model 110 has served hunters and shooters well as an economical, hard-hitting, accurate rifle. Now it’s even better with the new Model 110 Big Game and Specialty series. These revamped rifles have received a fresh look and a full complement of new and improved features. Customized performance is the hallmark of the redesign, and these new rifles solve the three main issues shooters usually pay a gunsmith to address: fit, trigger pull, and bedding.
The all-new user-adjustable AccuFit system/stock is the key. It allows shooters to customize length of pull and comb height. Inserts included with the rifle can be installed in seconds with a Phillips screwdriver.
The new AccuStock also has a rigid chassis embedded in the stock. Combine these custom-like features with the standard adjustable AccuTrigger, and the 110s become affordable custom rifles, right out of the box. To help bring all this wonderfulness to the consumer, Savage has a full line of revamped 110s to choose from, covering everything from general-purpose to niche offerings.
The Savage 110 Storm features a detachable-box magazine, a stainless-steel barrel, and a gray synthetic stock. It is available in a plethora of cartridges, from 223 Remington to 338 Winchester Magnum. SRP: $849.
The 110 Engage Hunter comes out of the box with a mounted and bore-sighted Bushnell Engage riflescope. SRP: $629. The 110 Predator is a Realtree Max 1 camo version chambered for six coyote-killing cartridges. All feature 24-inch barrels and a four-round detachable magazine. SRP: $799.
For long-range 110 Savage use, there’s the Long Range Hunter. It comes with a 26-inch barrel and is chambered for the 6.5 Creedmoor, 260 Remington, 308 Winchester, 300 WSM, 338 Federal, 6.5×284 Norma, 7mm Remington Magnum, 300 Winchester Magnum, and the 338 Lapua Magnum. SRP: $1099; $1298, Lapua.
If you want the ideal general-purpose 110, there’s the 110 Scout. Configured to emulate Jeff Cooper’s concept, this 110 has a 16.5-inch barrel, a 10-shot detachable magazine, open sights, and an extended eye-relief scope rail. Chambered for the 223 Remington, 308 Winchester, 338 Federal, or 450 Bushmaster. SRP: $815. Other specific-purpose new 110s include the 23-inch- barreled 110 Bear Hunter ($999), the 26-inch-barreled 110 Varmint ($638), the 20-inch-barreled 110 Hog Hunter ($594), and the wicked 110 Wolverine in 450 Bushmaster ($899).
The 10/110 Stealth Evolution chassis rifle is chambered for six distance-delivering cartridges, including the 6mm Creedmoor. The rifle blends pinpoint precision with torture-tested toughness, and pairs a heavy fluted barrel, blueprinted 10/110 action, 5R rifling, and an AccuTrigger, with a monolithic aluminum chassis finished in rugged bronze Cerakote. SRP: $1799-$2149.
The Zephyr II is Steyr’s new smallbore rifle. It features a classic European walnut stock with a Bavarian cheekpiece and fish-scale-pattern checkering, and the Steyr Mannlicher bolt handle and tang safety. Available in 17 HMR, 22 LR, and 22 WMR, the Zephyr II has a cold-hammer-forged 19.7-inch barrel, with an overall length of 35.2 inches. The rifle weighs 5.8 pounds. SRP: $995.
The Pro THB (Tactical Heavy Barrel) offers extreme accuracy at an extremely affordable price, and it’s a complement to Steyr’s traditional platforms. It has a durable synthetic stock with removable spacers in the buttstock to adjust length of pull. It also has a cold-hammer-forged, 16-, 20-, or 26-inch threaded heavy barrel, finished with Steyr’s durable Mannox coating. Chambered for the 308 Winchester, the magazine is the standard two-position five-round detachable box, with a 10-round conversion kit available. SRP: $1265.
The Mark V line includes five new rifles. The Camilla Deluxe has been designed for female hunters with input from the Women of Weatherby team. It weighs 6.5 pounds and has an AA-grade Claro walnut stock. A slim forearm, a narrow-radius pistol grip, and a high comb contribute to the fit a woman wants. Five chamberings are available: 240 Weatherby Magnum, 270 Winchester, 6.5 Creedmoor, 308 Winchester, and 30/06 Springfield.
The Mark V KCR features a 26-inch, No. 3 contour custom barrel from Krieger. It is available in 257, 6.5-300, 300, and 30-378 Weatherby Magnum cartridges, and includes an Accubrake to reduce felt recoil by up to 50 percent. A LXX trigger, oversize bolt knob, composite Monte Carlo stock, and flat dark earth and graphite black Cerakote finish round out the features on this rifle.
The Altitude weighs 5.75 pounds with the six-lug action, 6.75 pounds with the nine-lug magnum version. It features a lightweight Monte Carlo stock with an aluminum bedded block, a fluted stainless-steel barrel, Kryptek Altitude camo, and a Tungsten Cerakote finish. The Altitude is available in 240, 257, 270, 7mm, and 300 Weatherby Magnums, as well as 6.5 Creedmoor, 270 Winchester, 308 Winchester, and 30/06 Springfield.
The new XPC is a chassis rifle with a quick-cycling 60-degree bolt with plenty of clearance for large scopes. The XPC comes with an optic rail, a button-rifled free-floating chrome-moly barrel, a target crown, a threaded muzzle, and a nickel-Teflon and Perma-Cote black finish. It has a MagPul buttstock and grip, and is available in 243 Win. and 6.5 Creedmoor with a 24-inch barrel, and in 308 Winchester with a 20-inch barrel. SRP: $1599.
The new XPR Sporter features a Grade I walnut stock and an Inflex Technology recoil pad. Other features include the MOA trigger, Perma-Cote matte black metal surfaces, a detachable-box magazine, a steel recoil lug, and a two-position thumb safety. It’s available in a variety of cartridges, from 243 Winchester to 338 Winchester Magnum, with barrel lengths from 22 to 26 inches. SRP: $599.
A new 1873 Carbine model will feature a classic carbine-style forearm with a blued barrel band, a blued carbine strap buttplate, and a blued saddle ring. The stock and forearm are satin-finished walnut, and this lever gun comes standard with a ladder-style rear sight. It’s available in 357 Magnum/.38 Special, 44/40 Winchester, and 45 Colt, with a 20-inch barrel. SRP: $1299.
The Model 1892 Carbine has the same features as the old 1873 Carbine, but with a semi-buckhorn rear sight and Marble Arms gold-bead front sight. Available in 357 Magnum, 44 Rem. Magnum, 44/40 Win., and 45 Colt, with a 20-inch barrel. SRP: $1069.
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Abstract Joan E. Biren, known as JEB, is a filmmaker, photographer, and lesbian activist who has been professionally known for documenting lesbian lives and communities since the 1970s. She became particularly well known in the 1980s for her slideshow and historical lecture affectionately known as The Dyke Show, with which she toured extensively. This collection includes JEB’s personal and professional records, and is rich in documentation of her photography and...
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SC Senator’s Shady Nonprofit Highlights Desperate Need For Transparency, Oversight
Taxpayers are getting ripped off by politically connected “nonprofits …”
by FITSNews April 23, 2020 May 4, 2020 0
Andrew CaplanAvery WilksBible WayBrad HuttoCurits LoftisD.J. JacksonDarrell JacksonDick HarpootlianFeaturedHenry McMasterjimmy balesjohn monkMaayan SchechterMidlands Community Development CorporationS.C. Department of Natural ResourcesS.C. Department of Public SafetySCDNRSCDPSShane Masseyspending transparencyThe State newspaperTransparency
Efforts to make government spending in South Carolina more transparent and accountable to taxpayers were already in big trouble long before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the state legislature. As we reported last month, a top liberal lawmaker in the S.C. General Assembly – Brad Hutto of Orangeburg, S.C. – has been blocking a bipartisan effort by Democrat Dick Harpootlian and GOP Senate majority leader Shane Massey to open up this process.
Readers will recall the spending transparency issue landed on the radar of state lawmakers in a big way last December following the publication of an exclusive report by reporters John Monk, Avery Wilks and Maayan Schechter of The (Columbia, S.C.) State newspaper.
Monk, Wilks and Schechter revealed how tens of millions of dollars in pork barrel spending was (is) concealed each year from the public by so called “pass-throughs” – or unspecified earmarks to state agencies.
It works like this: Agencies which perform core functions of government – like the S.C. Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) – are awarded specific amounts of money in the state budget for undisclosed purposes. Once they receive this money, they are instructed to “pass it through” to a designated recipient (usually a pet project in a lawmaker’s home district or a nonprofit with which the lawmaker is affiliated).
This opaque process conceals the appropriation of public funds – enabling lawmakers to funnel money to their preferred organizations without these disbursements receiving any public scrutiny during the budget-writing process. Also, once the money is appropriated by the agencies in question, it becomes extremely difficult to track it … if not impossible.
Even worse, the process is frequently used to get lawmakers to support bigger-ticket spending items (knowing they will get a cut of the largesse).
This week, another reporter at The State – Andrew Caplan – published a detailed story highlighting why expanded spending transparency is so important. Caplan’s story also highlighted how quickly money routed to politically connected nonprofits can disappear … or be routed to something vastly different than the purpose for which it was intended.
According to Caplan’s report, an estimated $450,000 in public money sent to Jackson’s nonprofit is currently “unaccounted for” while another $124,000 “appears to have been misused.”
“It’s a striking example of the lack of transparency, accountability and record-keeping surrounding a long-held practice in which state legislators secure money for projects in their districts,” Caplan noted, citing ethics experts he spoke with for his story.
The earmarks in question were routed to the so-called Midlands Community Development Corporation – a Richland county nonprofit organization affiliated with Jackson’s Bible Way mega-church. This nonprofit – run by Jackson’s son, D.J. Jackson – has received $5.5 million from state taxpayers since 2007, according to Caplan.
Of that total, the elder Jackson cast recorded votes in support of at least $1.5 million. Not only that, Jackson allegedly lobbied other members of the S.C. General Assembly to include funding for the nonprofit in the state budget. Jackson denied that allegation, however one of the lawmakers who advocated for a $200,000 earmark for the veteran senator’s nonprofit told Caplan he did so “at Jackson’s request.”
“Darrell said, ‘Help me with it,’” state representative Jimmy Bales told Caplan.
This is just the beginning of the deception …
The precise path of the $5.5 million Jackson’s nonprofit has received over the years is virtually impossible to follow. And Jackson and his son have provided incomplete and conflicting answers regarding many of the disbursements. Also, questions have been raised about specific expenditures – including $475,000 for a neighborhood drainage project that experts said should have only cost $20,000.
That particular pot of money was routed to Jackson’s nonprofit through the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR).
Where did it go after that? Good question …
Jackson told Caplan some of the money may have been kept by his nonprofit for “administrative costs,” arguing the money was provided to the organization without any restrictions on administrative use.
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(Via: Columbia SC Photographer Travis Bell)
The shadiness associated with these secret appropriations raises all sorts of issues …
First and foremost, it reinforces the need for true transparency in government spending. On the front end, that means South Carolina leaders must make public each and every line-item appropriation within the state budget – putting an end to the “corrosive, corrupting influence” hidden earmarks have on an “already corrupt system of spoils.”
On the back end of that equation, it means the state must create and maintain an online checkbook – one that enables citizens to track every penny of their money by “agency, authorizing employee, amount, category, date, employee name, purpose, type of payment (cash, credit card, check, wire, etc.) and vendor.” We have also previously argued that “searchable, up-to-the-minute records” regarding these expenditures should be published and maintained online.
Until South Carolina taxpayers insist upon true transparency when it comes to their money, their leaders are never going to provide them with it.
Second, speaking of “corrosive, corrupting” influences, we believe Jackson and his various organizations are among the arch-offenders in Richland county – a locality that has sadly become a breeding ground for all manner of mismanagement, malfeasance and misconduct when it comes to public money.
We know multiple criminal investigations are currently underway as it relates to various Richland county governmental entities. Our hope is these inquiries will not overlook any possible involvement of Jackson and his henchmen.
Finally, the shameful saga of Jackson’s nonprofit highlights the steadily expanding influence being amassed by these government-subsidized entities and their leaders. Not to mention the lack of oversight taxpayers have when it comes to that influence – which is being obtained and wielded with their money.
(Via: File)
Earlier this week, S.C. treasurer Curtis Loftis (above) – one of the few elected officials in the Palmetto State who has walked the walk on the issue of spending transparency – wrote a letter to S.C. governor Henry McMaster urging him to be on guard in appropriating funds to these entities.
“While some organizations may be helpful, I am concerned about the lack of requirements for meaningful audits, programmatic oversight and review of these organizations,” Loftis wrote in his letter (.pdf). “Frankly there is little accountability and transparency.”
Loftis warned McMaster that the spigot of coronavirus-related money about to flow into the Palmetto State from the federal government could fail to serve its intended purpose due to South Carolina’s “growing yet unregulated dependence on nonprofit organizations to assist the state in its work.”
“There is growing dissatisfaction in certain parts of state government concerning the lack of transparency, accountability and success of the non-profits hired to assist the state,” Loftis wrote. “I believe the skepticism and scrutiny will increase and that the sizable amount of funds soon to be expended by the state will be closely examined by many, and it is my fear that these non-profits could cloud the fine work produced by your administration.”
We concur …
We cannot allow shady, politically connected nonprofits to fleece taxpayers any more than we can permit them to be fleeced by unaccountable government bureaucracies. And again, that starts with transparency and accountability over every dime of public money.
-FITSNews
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Power rankings: Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland headline top 10 for Mayakoba
Viktor Hovland is looking for a three-peat this week at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba.
Hovland has won each of the past two seasons at El Camaleon Golf Club in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and he is one of four top-15 players in the world who will tee it up this week – Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa and Tony Finau being the other three.
This is a huge week for driving accuracy, as errant tee shots will often find the mangroves and other penalty areas. Proof of that is in the list of past winners, which includes Fred Funk, Brian Gay, Graeme McDowell and more recently Matt Kuchar and Brendon Todd. And it’s worth noting that when Hovland is at his best, he’s both long and accurate off the tee.
While I whiffed on Seamus Power in Bermuda – a wee oversight – I also can’t ignore that nine of last week’s top 10 made the cut, with seven in the top 25, four in the top 6, and three at T-3 or better. Plus, sleeper Kevin Yu tied for third. Not bad if you ask me.
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How about another good week? Here are my top 10, plus a sleeper, for this week's Mayakoba event:
1. Scottie Scheffler: As buy-low as he’s ever going to be for the foreseeable future – poor Presidents Cup showing, T-45 at CJ Cup and just lost his world No. 1 status. But he was solo fourth last year at Mayakoba and if he’s doing one thing really well still it’s driving the golf ball long and straight. Ranking him No. 1 may be crazy but would pay off nicely if right.
2. Viktor Hovland: Hard to argue with the recent results at El Camaleon, and he owns a pair of top-5s worldwide since the Tour Championship. Drove and chipped (!!!) it well at Congaree, but his iron play cost him anything more than a T-21 showing. He’ll have it all figured out this week and contend again.
3. Billy Horschel: A couple of top-10s and nothing worse than T-33 in last four years at Mayakoba. Historically accurate off the tee and he absolutely flushed his irons at Congaree, where he tied for seventh.
4. Aaron Wise: Finished runner-up here in 2020 and boasts two top-15s in his last four Mayakoba starts. Has been getting things done more with putting and short game this fall, but he’s also been finding fairways. It all adds up.
5. Tom Hoge: The hottest man in this field with five straight finishes of T-13 or better on Tour. A T-3 here in 2020 is good enough for me to pull the trigger this week.
6. Collin Morikawa: Making his Mayakoba debut, but I’m liking his fit at this place. World-class iron play, accuracy off the tee, though it’s worth noting he’s got zero top-20s since a T-5 in Memphis in August. I said it two weeks ago, but I’ll say it again: The slump ends here.
7. Brendon Todd: Much like Brian Gay last week in Bermuda, it’s hard to write off a guy who has gone win, T-8, T-11 in past three starts here. Unlike Gay, though, Todd is currently a top-50 stroked-gained guy tee to green with 14 logged rounds and has two top-10s this fall as well, so you should absolutely be on #ToddWatch this week.
8. Emiliano Grillo: Sour taste after missing cut last year, but prior to that he had three top-15s in four-start stretch at Mayakoba. Playing some nice golf right now, though I’m sensing a trend – since a T-2 at John Deere, he’s alternated good and bad weeks, with four top-5s during the good weeks. And it just so happens that this week lines up to be a good week.
9. Maverick McNealy: Trending here with a three-pack of Mayakoba finishes that have gotten better each year – T-26, T-12 and T-11 last season. He’s not finished worse than T-18 in three straight finishes this fall either.
10. Tony Finau: Wouldn’t seem to be a great Mayakoba fit, but he was T-8 here two seasons ago. The concern here is rust as he’s not played an individual event since the Tour Championship. But it’s hard to keep Finau out of the top 10 in fields like this, no matter the circumstances.
Sleeper: Justin Suh. Almost took Kevin Yu again, but I’ll mix it up and go with a guy who was mega-consistent on the KFT last season. He hits fairways, makes putts and soon he’ll win PGA Tour tournaments.
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Angry protesters rally after the government raises the price of a loaf of bread from one Sudanese pound to three. At least 19 people have been killed since the initial days of demonstrations that erupted on December 19.
Sudanese demonstrators chant slogans as they march along the street during anti-government protests in Khartoum, Sudan December 25, 2018. (Reuters)
Riot police deployed in key squares of Sudan's capital on Monday as protesters planned to march on President Omar al Bashir's palace calling for him to "step down" following deadly anti-government protests.
Bashir has instructed police to abstain from using excessive force against the demonstrators after 19 people, including two security personnel, were killed in clashes in the initial days of demonstrations that erupted on December 19.
Angry protesters have rallied after the government raised the price of a loaf of bread from one Sudanese pound to three (from about two to six US cents).
Protests that erupted against high prices of bread have turned into anti-government rallies in Khartoum and several other cities.
On Monday, a group bringing together professionals like doctors, teachers, professors and engineers called for a march from downtown Khartoum to the presidential palace after a similar rally it organised on December 25 in the capital.
"We are again calling for a rally on December 31 at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT)," the group calling itself as Sudanese Professionals' Association said in a statement late Sunday.
"We will march towards the presidential palace calling for President Omar al Bashir to step down."
Opposition groups and prominent rebel chief Abdel Wahid al-Nur from war-torn Darfur have also urged their supporters to participate in the march.
An AFP journalist who toured downtown Khartoum early Monday saw dozens of anti-riot policemen and security agents of the powerful National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) deployed to prevent any gathering of protesters.
On Sunday, Bashir met top police officers in Khartoum and instructed them to refrain from using excessive force against demonstrators after the United Nations called for an investigation into the deaths and violence during the demonstrations.
"We want to maintain security and we want the police to do that by using less force," Bashir said.
"We admit that we have economic problems... but they can't be solved by destructions, lootings, and thefts," Bashir said, referring to the buildings and ruling offices torched by protesters in several cities during the demonstrations.
Sudan is facing an acute foreign exchange crisis and soaring inflation despite Washington lifting an economic embargo in October 2017.
Inflation is running at 70 percent and the Sudanese pound has plunged in value, while shortages of bread and fuel have regularly hit several cities.
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Sergio Herman is one of the most innately talented chefs we have come across in the last three decades. He is there, at the summit, elbow to elbow with all those who have made recent history. In his direct, swift trajectory to glory, he already finds himself among the five great new chefs, which at the tender age of thirty, are presenting the world with the freshest, new intelligent cuisine on the planet: Quique Dacosta, Massimiliano Alajmo, Andoni Luis Aduriz and Pascal Barbot. We find ourselves before a privileged mind and sensibility, offering flavors of the new generation, conveying a completely different message from before and, moreover, one that is without references. Autodidactic, Sergio transmits immaculate sensations through his work, proposing light formulas that exude imagination, radiate beauty and never cease to astound the guests. The flavors, as exciting as they appear to be, enchant us with their elegance and harmony, lending themselves to complexity without confrontation. The rupture is not present in the flavors, but rather in the avant-garde manner of expression. This break from the norm, accentuated by astonishingly creative undertones with countless virtues, among which we must highlight the chef’s proverbial good taste, has a final challenge to overcome: to avoid a certain tendency towards mannerism and the denaturalizing of some of the more stellar products (oysters, razor clams, Norway lobster, etc.) that are frequently served chopped. If he is capable of concretizing his message and conveying it in a shaper manner, his already remarkable ranking, which is most certainly deserved, could see itself increasing in the future. Everything seems to indicate that he is heading in that direction: year after year his progression is manifest – art, effort and self-criticism abounds in his work. All in due time, Sergio. Another immense merit of this establishment: the menu changes constantly, which means that the dishes we describe will almost assuredly be off the menu at the time of your visit. What you will find are the ingredients that serve as a foundation in the chef’s work, those products that reassert themselves time and time again in new constructions: jets d’houblon, oysters, Norway lobster, lobster, turbot, squab… donning new robes, but with the same original and perfect impact as always. The frozen pastille of wasabi, sake and lime is the first creation called upon to astonish the guests. Afterwards, a succession of appetizers: pumpkin wafer with gorgonzola ice cream, foie gras and green apple sphere… cosmopolitan vanguard. Among the dishes, a Baroque gastronomic wonder: crab served over brioche with oyster emulsion (in gelatinized balls made with liquid nitrogen), caviar, avocado cream, citrus… ; a real daring. Another brilliant proposal bursting with original nuances: Norway lobster tartar with herbs, yuzu and virgin olive oil pastille. Magnanimous in their size, freshness and accompaniments: the oysters, poached in their water served over chlorophyll with Parmesan cream. Majestic for its quality, doneness and resolution, the turbot with marinated scallops, endives, pumpkin, apple and, among other details, a fascinating air of toasted butter. The lacquered squab with truffle is truly virtuosic, served with cabbage, celeriac puree, potato sphere… yet again, grandiose culinary architecture. And from there we arrive at the desserts, which confirm the excellence of the house. Few chefs have so resoundingly awoken our interest and admiration. We must keep our eyes and palates tuned to the future work of this artist. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7159896492958069, "wiki_prob": 0.2840103507041931, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1489295"} |
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CoHERE was a £2.5million H2020 RIA ‘Inclusive, Innovative, and Reflective Societies’ Grant. The project explored the ways in which identities in Europe are constructed through heritage representations and performances that connect to ideas of place, history, tradition, and belonging.
About the research project
The research identified existing heritage practices and discourses in Europe. It also identified means to sustain and transmit European heritages that are likely to contribute to the evolution of inclusive, communitarian identities, and counteract disaffection with, and division within, the EU. A number of modes of representation and performance were explored in the project, from cultural policy, museum display, heritage interpretation, school curricula, and political discourse to music and dance performances, food and cuisine, rituals, and protest.
Research approaches
Key approaches to the research were as follows:
The relational study of productions and experiences of heritage at institutional, social and personal levels, including research into people’s activities and attitudes.
Research by practice and the provision of public-facing dissemination activities.
The critically informed development of instruments (e.g. models for policy, curricula, museum and heritage practice) intended to promote reflection on and valorisation of European heritages and to engender socially inclusive attitudes. The project is multidisciplinary, including museum, heritage and memory studies, cultural history, education, musicology, ethnology, political science, archaeology, ethnolinguistics and digital interaction design.
The project has led to the establishment of the Routledge book series Critical Heritages of Europe, co-edited by the project co-ordinators: https://www.routledge.com/Critical-Heritages-of-Europe/book-series/COHERE
Funder: European Commission
Duration: April 2016-April 2019
PI and further team: (Newcastle staff only)
Prof Chris Whitehead (Project Co-ordinator) - Media, Culture, Heritage, School of Arts and Cultures
Dr Susannah Eckersley (Deputy Project Co-ordinator) - Media, Culture, Heritage, School of Arts and Cultures
Prof Rhiannon Mason - Media, Culture, Heritage, School of Arts and Cultures
Prof Sam Turner - Archaeology, School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Prof Tony Zito - Politics, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology
Dr Simon Mckerrell - Music, School of Arts and Culture
Dr Areti Galani - Media, Culture, Heritage, School of Arts and Cultures
Dr Gönül Bozoğlu - Media, Culture, Heritage, School of Arts and Cultures
Dr Gabi Arrigoni - School of Arts and Cultures
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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)
Bilgi University Istanbul (Turkey)
University of Bologna (Italy)
Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (Denmark)
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Latvian Academy of Culture (Latvia)
European Network of Cultural Centres (Belgium)
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Five new Steam games you probably missed (November 28, 2022)
By Shaun Prescott
Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.
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On an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that's a good thing, it can be understandably hard to keep up with. Potentially exciting gems are sure to be lost in the deluge of new things to play unless you sort through every single game that is released on Steam. So that’s exactly what we’ve done. If nothing catches your fancy this week, we've gathered the best PC games (opens in new tab) you can play right now and a running list of the 2022 games (opens in new tab) that are launching this year.
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2023 games: Upcoming releases
Best PC games: All-time favorites
Free PC games: Freebie fest
Best FPSes: Finest gunplay
Best MMOs: Massive worlds
Best RPGs: Grand adventures
Cats and the Other Lives
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Release: November 21
Developer: Culstic Games
Launch price: $16 | £13.40 | AU$23.60
You're a cat in this game, hence its headline appearance in this week's column. Cats and the Other Lives is a point and click adventure set in the home of the wealthy and recently deceased Bernard Mason. Upon his death, his family descends on the home, and as adorable ginger kitty Aspen, you'll navigate this fancy old manor, witnessing the conversations and reactions of your dead owner's family. This is no superpowered cat, or talking cat; Aspen is a good ol' fashioned normal animal (think Stray (opens in new tab) rather than Cat Quest) so you'll be taking advantage of her natural instincts. Nevertheless, as the narrative unfolds you'll play an important part in how the dysfunctional family reacts to, and copes with, Mason's death.
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Developer: Fika Productions
Launch price: $13.49 | £11.69 | AU$20.65
Take Sea of Thieves, give it a top down perspective, apply a Saturday morning cartoon art style, and make it a roguelite, then you have yourself Ship of Fools. With support for up to four cooperative players, both online and locally, you'll take command of the Stormstrider. As well as maintaining the upkeep of this vessel, your team will also need to fend off sea monsters, who have appeared by dint of there being a looming "Aquapocalypse". There's also an Everlasting Storm that you'll obviously need to avoid. Along the way you'll find treasures, including more than 100 "trinkets and artifacts", and there are vendors dotted around the lonely sea. While Ship of Fools was clearly designed as a coop game, there are singleplayer modes available too.
Gungrave G.O.R.E
Developer: Iggymob Co., Ltd
Launch price: $50 | £45 | AU$69.95
Gungrave G.O.R.E. is a third-person action game—a character action game, some would call it—starring Grave, a hectic, buff guy with some impressively oversize weaponry. Given the prominence of guns, you might take this to be a shooter, and while it definitely has shooting (a lot!), it steers closer to Bayonetta than it does Gears of War. That has a lot to do with Grave's unrelentingly aggressive approach: cover ain't an option here, as the focus is on balletic, reflex-oriented movement rather than long range skull popping. This is a linear, story-oriented action game that probably would have felt right at home on the Xbox 360, though the graphics are obviously prettier.
Springblades
Release: November 26
Developer: Sokpop Collective
Launch price: $8 | £6.69 | AU$11.79
Sokpop Collective's latest missive is an action RPG set on "a fantasy island filled with funny characters". The combat is played from a third-person perspective, while navigating the island itself is a top-down affair akin to ye olde CRPGs like Wasteland. There's loot, special gear, a range of over 200 enemies, and plenty of distinct biomes to explore. There are also bees. Unlike a lot of Sokpop's bite-sized gems, Springblades has an advertised "7-9 hours of playtime" and lots of potential for mixing and matching items and gear. I haven't played it yet, but Springblades could very well be the perfect entry point to the weird and wonderful world of Sokpop (opens in new tab).
Opaloid Kingdom
Developer: JohnPeppermint
Launch price: $5.39 | £3.71 | AU$7.77
Opaloid Kingdom is an old school dungeon crawler with an art style that will appeal to anyone who actually lived through the 1980s (hello, fellow elder). This dungeon crawler is all about fast action and honed reflexes, and in fact, the Steam blurb positions Opaloid Kingdom as an antidote to "slow games with multiple story cohices at every turn". It's not all hacking, slashing and shooting though, because you will also visit towns and converse with "weird wizards" (the name of my new dungeon synth project). This is an Early Access affair: developer JohnPeppermint intends to add new story chapters, areas, baddies and more during its six month EA stint.
Shaun Prescott
Shaun Prescott is the Australian editor of PC Gamer. With over ten years experience covering the games industry, his work has appeared on GamesRadar+, TechRadar, The Guardian, PLAY Magazine, the Sydney Morning Herald, and more. Specific interests include indie games, obscure Metroidvanias, speedrunning, experimental games and FPSs. He thinks Lulu by Metallica and Lou Reed is an all-time classic that will receive its due critical reappraisal one day. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9376268982887268, "wiki_prob": 0.9376268982887268, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1557236"} |
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Liam Gallagher told Westlife to "f*ck" off in 1998 and it’s hilarious
Westlife have officially made their long-awaited return to our lives, thank the gods, but it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows back in the day for the boyband.
The band stopped by The Graham Norton Show last week to perform their brand new single, Hello My Love, but Nicky Byrne revealed some spicy drama.
According to the radio DJ and member of the group, Liam Gallagher told the band to "f*ck off" the first time they met. Ouch, someone take the lads to the burns unit STAT.
P1. Westlife performing on @TheGNShow! #HelloMyLove @NickyByrne @ShaneFilan @KianEganWL @MarkusFeehily pic.twitter.com/7HbbPr5OZU
— TeamByrneOFFICIAL (@TeamByrneMx) January 11, 2019
The 40-year-old singer claimed the band flew to London in 1998 after signing a record deal, with Louis Walsh as their manager.
Byrne told Graham Norton; “So they were having a drink in a circle of people so me and one of the boys walked over and tipped them on the shoulder."
“Liam turned around and we said, 'Liam we're Louis Walsh's new band and he just went "f*** off”. So we just f****d off." The salt, it's just too real.
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The group's new single is their first release in almost a decade, and it was penned by pop legend Ed Sheeran.
Hello My Love went straight to number one on the iTunes on Thursday evening, and Westlife even got a congratulatory message from ex-band member Brian McFadden, despite rumours of bad blood.
Love it! Great song great production. The boys are back! https://t.co/jbgsRV7FNv
— Brian Mcfadden (@BrianMcFadden) January 10, 2019
Hello My Love has been popular with fans, but frequently compared to Sheeran’s hit Castle On A Hill as opposed to “your typical Westlife song”.
Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Shane Filan will embark on their Twenty Tour this summer, playing two huge gigs in Croke Park in July.
Kian reiterated his opinion that their fans would be “taken aback” by their new sound, according to Metro UK; “Good songs are good songs, it doesn’t matter whether it’s a Westlife song or not.”
The Twenty Tour is their fastest-selling ever, selling a whopper 400,000 tickets within 48 hours of release.
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Avengers: Endgame writers, Russo brothers spill superhero secrets at Comic-Con
Don’t you forget about me.
Avengers fans enjoyed a double dose of Marvel goodness at Comic-Con in San Diego on Friday. A panel featuring Avengers: Endgame writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely was followed by one with the film’s directors, Joe and Anthony Russo. Let’s break down some highlights.
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1. Plan your work, and work your plan
Markus and McFeely brought props to their session, including two whiteboards sketching out the movie’s plots. One board showed where the various Infinity Stones were at different times, and another one helped plan what exactly happened in the film’s final act. (Those last two words, involving the fate of Iron Man, are just heartbreaking still.)
2. Heads up, Cap
Well, we’re kinda glad this didn’t make it into the movie. The writers said that one idea was to have Thanos walk into the main timeline at the end of Avengers: Endgame and throw the decapitated head of 2012 Captain America at a later version of Cap. The idea was cut, but The Techy Trends sister site ComicBook.com says that Christopher Markus joked that the scene was “awesome.”
3. Iron Man of few words
Speaking of Iron Man and his fate, the writers wrote beautiful final words for the beloved character, but actor Robert Downey Jr. held sway here. According to ComicBook.com, Downey told the writers that there’s “more weight” to his character when he isn’t especially wordy, and he wanted his exit to be quieter. Probably a more poignant choice.
4. Where is Gamora? Why is Gamora?
At the end of Avengers: Endgame, Star-Lord hasn’t given up on finding Gamora in an earlier timeline. The screenwriters re-iterated that her story will be further explored in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, according to Slashfilm.
Avengers: Endgame could have been very different
Russo brothers’ reveals
Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo also hosted a panel, with various members of the Avengers cast beaming in via video to ask questions.
1. Do you believe in Magic?
As we reported earlier, the Russos are among the producers of Netflix’s Magic: The Gathering series. ComicBook.com reported that the brothers said the show will begin as an animated series, but have the potential to add live action. The brothers also said they are producing adaptations of the comics series Grimjack and the cartoon Battle of the Planets, but said it’s too early to share much information.
2. Cherry bomb
Tom Holland, who plays Spider-Man in the Avengers films, will also star in Cherry, a new movie from the Russo brothers, the panel revealed. Based on Nico Walker’s 2018 novel, the film will tell the story of an Iraq vet who comes home and becomes addicted to opioids. Serious stuff for the young Spidey star.
3. Crazy questions
The video appearances by many of the Avengers entertained the crowd, but didn’t reveal any super-newsy scoops. Mark Ruffalo asks if Hulk is the smartest and strongest Avenger now, but the crowd is thinking it’s either Tony Stark or Shuri. Chris Evans wonders what Cap did once he was safely ensconced in the past — Joe says he needed a bathroom break, while Anthony suggests Cap and true love Peggy tried to start a family. And ageless Ant-Man Paul Rudd wanted to know which of the many Marvel actors named Chris had the best example of “America’s ass.” (Chris Evans, DUH.)
Originally published July 19.
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Ivan’s Top 10 Games of 2013
Ivan Favelevic
I am blown away. Seriously, I have to applaud everyone who made a game in 2013. Because of your hard work, this year can comfortably stand alongside 1998 and 2007 as one of the greatest in the medium’s history. Any of the games below can fight for a place in any best of the year lists and I would be surprised if some of my top 5 don’t make their way into best of all time lists. Despite the new consoles stealing most of the media spotlight, the following games made sure we did not discard our old investments. What a way to close out a generation.
10. Total War: Rome II
The epic empire building simulator did not get the warmest of responses when it came out late last year. However, after multiple patches and tweaking by the developers, the current product is arguably the best strategy game of 2013. Company of Heroes 2 gave a rather weak showing and I still have no idea what I am doing in Europa Universalis IV. The game I keep coming back to despite some of its irksome tendencies is Rome II. As far as grand scale in both empire management and battle tactics goes, Total War continues to stand far above anyone in the field.
9. The Swapper
Few outer space games truly capture what makes the deep unknown scary. It is not the fear of dying or getting sucked out by an air vacuum. It is that dense coat that falls on your shoulders when you realize just how alone you are out there. The Swapper’s main gameplay spin lets you clone yourself in an attempt to battle this fear. Beautifully haunting beyond anything I could have imagined, this unique puzzle game still resonates in my head stronger than any other sci-fi experience this year.
8. Tomb Raider
The original Tomb Raider died when Uncharted was born. The series continued to trudge along and despite not putting out a bad game since Angel of Darkness; they were completely overshadowed by what Nathan Drake was doing. Come 2013 and the classic heroine is getting ret-coned into places Naughty Dog would never go. This latest effort was a visceral, out of left field experience that felt strangely like an old Tomb Raider game. Creative and gripping, this new Lara Croft has got me excited for where the series will go from here.
7. Dead Space 3
The ice level. When games and movies have run out of ideas they always throw an ice level into the mix. Luckily for Dead Space, this ended up being the best move for the series. Hearkening to the 80’s classic “The Thing,” Dead Space 3 brought a slew of gameplay improvements, brutally awesome combat, and a not so terrible story to mark it as the strongest candidate for game of the year this series has ever had.
My Dead Space 3 Review
6. Papers Please
Tell your friend what Papers, Please is about and they will probably laugh at how mundane it sounds. You work at an immigration checkpoint in a made up Soviet country in the 80’s. Show them a screenshot and your point becomes even harder to come across. But sit them down with the game for just ten minutes and they will understand just what makes this game unlike anything else I have ever played. Thousands of movies have tried to capture what it was like living behind the iron curtain, even more books have delivered their accounts of what really happened. Papers, Please gets the point across by giving you a simple task and an sleepless eye over your every move. As an immigrant myself I fully understood where these people were coming from, and this game made me come to grips with why the person behind the glass has to hit the “DENIED” stamp. Glory to Arstotzka.
Why do you play games? Everyone has a very different answer to the matter, but I personally like to place myself in the shoes of someone I could never have the chance to be. The Last of Us did that for me. It let me see how a father deals with loss when nobody has anything, how he tries to do his job as professionally as possible and how he must make a huge sacrifice to protect a daughter that isn’t his. Wrap that conflict around a masterfully realized world and some well executed gameplay mechanics and you have one of the best games of the last console generation.
4. Gone Home
We as gamers face the near impossible conflict of trying to be taken seriously when our very own industry is struggling for identity. You can rave all you want about how much of an emotional roller coaster a game like The Last of Us or Red Dead Redemption can be but in the end your argument becomes mute once you realize that the core gameplay revolves around shooting people in the face. If a game does not provide an intense gameplay loop, then we won’t play it. There are exceptions to the rule, but the majority (like Journey or Kentucky Route Zero) are a bit too abstract for the average person to fall in love with. Gone Home hits that balance between bringing a unique story that can only be experienced through a game and making relatable to anyone who was ever a teenager. What makes it even more engrossing is just how many layers there are too the story, and how you go discovering them by simply exploring and building connections in your head. It is this lack of handholding and maturity that video game stories need. Few times do I run into a perfect narrative structure, especially in a video game, but Gone Home gave me just that.
3. Grand Theft Auto V
The king has returned. Seemingly unable to produce a bad game, Rockstar continues their tradition of making their games bigger and even more ambitious. Taking hold of three playable characters was done so well that I feel any future GTA games will be lacking without it. The world is even more expansive and there is more to do than I ever thought possible. It is like an Old Country Buffet of gaming, with each dish so well made and filled with fatty crap that isn’t good for you than you just have to come back. I sometimes wish that I didn’t have to play so many games so that I could just get lost in Los Santos a little bit longer.
Some more thoughts on GTA V
2. The Stanley Parable
A game that makes fun of games. No, not like that failed Will Arnett project. A game that really gets into your head and forces you to step back and see what exactly you are doing with your time. The Stanley Parable is one of those experiences that can make you sound like a lunatic trying to explain it, and could potentially drive you into insanity if you try to understand it. It also makes you laugh, just to drive home how crazy you look while playing it. In what can unofficially be dubbed “The Year of the Indie” The Stanley Parable shows everyone exactly why it is worthwhile to step out of the Triple-A spotlight and invest into some hidden talent.
My Stanley Parable Review
1. Bioshock Infinite
It will be some time before we really understand the importance of Bioshock Infinite. More than any game this year, or of this past console generation, it is a product of its time. It acts as an affirmation for what video games can be when they realize they are more than means of entertaining us. Near perfect shooter mechanics, a completely engrossing story filled with well-rounded characters, mature themes and a depth in symbolism for the time we are living in that I could write an entire term paper about it. Never before have I been so convinced that video games need to reach a larger audience than with this title. It fully encompasses the state of gaming in 2013 and lays out a bright future for any auteur brave enough to take on this medium. Ken Levine deserves a Nobel Price.
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Kosovo independence
An optimistic look at the Balkans
Wednesday 2 May 2007, by Adam NOVAK
In the next few weeks, the United Nations is likely to approve the independence of Kosovo. This Albanian-speaking province of Serbia has functioned as a UN protectorate since 1999. Some Serbian leaders say Kosovo independence will plunge the Balkans into new wars. But there are also several factors that could contribute to a peaceful evolution.
It seems, at last, that the European Union has a clear, responsible, foreign policy. EU leaders recently agreed that Kosovo can become independent, and can start negotiations on future membership in the EU. But Brussels also made it clear that each step towards integration will be conditional on respect for the Serbian and other minorities, who make up 20% of Kosovo’s mostly rural population of 2m. The EU will finance both police observers and ’soft’ education and NGO programmes to promote reconciliation and integration of the minorities. If Serbia sticks to verbal protest but does not send troops to attack the new Kosovo, then it too will benefit from accelerated integration into the European club.
More carrot, less stick
Throughout the dissinegration of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union, Washington has tried to push the core republics -
Serbia and Russia - into a corner, and recruit the newly-independent states as allies. In contrast, the EU refuses to humiliate Serbia, and is offering all ex-Yugoslav states the carrot of future EU membership, provided they recognise each others’ borders and rebuild regional economic cooperation. Rather than the threat of force, Brussels is counting on the power of positive attraction, economic cooperation and the patient negotiations that characterise all areas of EU policy. The recent bloodless secession of Montenegro from the Yugoslav federation was in all respects a success for the EU. Not spectacular perhaps. But infinitely preferable to the Bush doctrine in foreign policy...
The UN is also showing a rare ability to deal with complex situations on a case-by-case basis. The non-permanent members of the Security Council have rejected Serbia’s plea that national borders may never be changed. The French and British have committed to an ambitious reconstruction package for both Kosovo and Serbia (through the EU). Russia would prefer the UN to limit independence to recognised constituent territories of multi-national states (like Croatia, the Ukraine or Quebec) rather than sub-national territories (like Chechnya, or the Kurdish region of Turkey). However, Russia accepts that Kosovo will never return tor direct rule from Belgrade. The Americans, bogged down in Iraq and Afghanistan, are letting the Europeans take the lead.
Responsible leaders
Regional leaders are also behaving responsibly. Fifteen years ago, communist leaders in each part of ex-Yugoslavia seized on nationalist demagogy to carve out little empires. Today, their main concern is convincing Brussels to accelerate their country’s integration into the EU, and competing with tax cuts for West European multinationals. Each presents itself as the best gateway to the Balkan market, and the Balkan consumer. As a result, each country has more to gain by peace than by a new round of conflict. Even Serbia, which has lost most in the disintegration of Yugoslavia, can use the Kosovo precedent to win greater autonomy for the Serbs living in Bosnia-Herzegovina, a protectorate of the EU.
Integrating all these states as a new low-wage region of the EU, and NATO membership for everyone is certainly not the best regional system we could have hoped for the Balkans. But at least it gives a common framework, in which regional cooperation, and respect for human rights are reinforced by incentives, rather than threats.
There has also been a display of intelligent politics at the national level. Kosovars are obstinate - they survived a decade of oppressive rule under Serb nationalist leader Slobodan Milosevic by creating a parallel underground network of schools, clinics and municipal councils, and they have used the EU protectorate years to eliminate the vestiges of Serbian sovereignty - the younger generation actually speaks better English than Serbian. But they have recognised that their treatment of the Serbian minority is the main question on which they will be judged in international forums. Kosovo’s minorities will therefore have one of the strongest legal protection frameworks in Eastern Europe.
Liberal Kosovo politicians, like the former dissident Vetton Surroi, have worked hard to encourage local Serbs to see themselves as part of Kosovo society, rather than as a colonist fringe of a greater Serbian nation. "By letting Belgrade authorities speak in their name, Kosovo Serbs were perceived by the Albanian majority as a colonial fifth column, which poisoned relations," Surroi explains . "It is in the interest of our Albanian-speaking majority for our Serbian neighbours to develop strong municipalities, cultural associations, and to participate in every area of government. It is the only alternative to further conflict."
And Kosovo certainly has more than its share of extremist and irresponsible politicians. This is the most violent society in Europe, and in both Albanian and Serbian regions people are still lynched for speaking the ’wrong’ language in public. But continued UN protectorate status can only encourage irresponsible and demagogic politics among the ’natives.’ Precisely because responsibility is denied to them. Only sovereignty will oblige Kosovo’s politicians to face up to the challenges of statesmanship, and enable the Albanian and Serbian communities to overcome their demons and prejudices...
The benefit to Europe
Kosovo’s integration into Europe will be good news for inter-religious and inter-cultural relations. Together with their co-religionists in Bosnia, Albania, Macedonia and Serbia Kosovo’s Moslems have developed a theological and cultural expression of Islam that is impregnated by European values. Compared to the shameless manipulation of religious symbols and prejudices by Serbian orthodox and Croatian Catholic priests, or the foreign-born imams who dominate Islamic life in Western Europe, Islamic spiritual leaders in the Balkans are strong supporters of ecumenical respect and tolerance.
Over half a million migrants from Kosovo (1/4 of the nation) have already established themselves in Germany, Switzerland, and other West European countries, many opening shops, restaurants and small businesses. Normalisation of Kosovo’s status will improve the integration of these workers, and increase their ability to contribute funds and know-how to the reconstruction of their country of origin. As in most poor countries, remitances from emigrants are much more important, financially, than the "development aid" from countries like Canada.
The main losers from independence will be the 300,000 Serbs who have left Kosovo since NATO expelled Serbian forces in 1999, and those who will presumably leave if the province becomes independent. After two decades of turmoil, Serbia is unable to generate the jobs and opportunities they need to make a new life. And, like the half million Serbs who fled Croatia and Bosnia during the bloody dissintegration of Yugoslavia, they have little chance of returning to their homes. Their humiliation is a timebomb for the region. Lasting peace in the Balkans will only come when the European countries stop demonizing Serbia, and help it rebuild its economy - formerly the strongest in the region.
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Can Mindset Training Reduce Student Stress?
A person’s mindset refers to a set of beliefs or attitudes that frame how they see the world. A new study shows that mindset training can help adolescents manage stress and improve resilience and well-being. The online training module used in the study combines two existing interventions covering a “growth” mindset and a “stress-can-be-enhancing" mindset, which target different aspects of people’s experience of stress.
Heading off to College: How to THRIVE (Not Just Survive) on College Campuses
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The U.S. Surgeon General Advisory on the Youth Mental Health Crisis, released Dec. 7, 2021, shed light on the concerning trend of worsening mental health among children, adolescents, and young adults in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (1). Indeed, college and university students are experiencing greater frequency and intensity of mental health symptoms than ever before.
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Teenager Raped After Believing ‘Prophetic’ Message From A Bogus Prophet
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Teenager Raped After Believing ‘Prophetic’ Message From A Bogus Prophet (File Image)
In a heartbreaking development, a 19-year-old girl was raped on numerous occasions after she believed a fake message from a bogus prophet.
iHarare has established that a 19-year-old girl from Harare (name withheld to protect her identity) was raped several times by a 33-year-old man between January and February this year after believing a purported prophetic message from a self-proclaimed prophet.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirmed the development on their official Twitter account saying;
A Hre woman (19) was raped on several occasions between Jan and Feb 2021 by a suspect (33) after receiving a prophetic message from an alleged prophet who indicated to her that the man will be her future husband.
— Zimbabwe Republic Police (@PoliceZimbabwe) February 23, 2021
According to the police report, the prophet told the woman that he had seen a vision of his would-be husband, but the man later turned out to be a rapist.
After the harrowing ordeal, the woman decided to inform the “prophet” that she had been raped by the man whom he had said was her “future husband”.
The self-proclaimed seer however allegedly did not report the case, instead, he concealed the crime.
“The spiritualist concealed the offense when it was reported to him by the victim,”said the police.
Meanwhile, the ZRP police have urged members of the public not to be too trusting and to be wary of self-proclaimed prophets.
“The ZRP encourages members of the public to report all cases of sexual abuse promptly and avoid trusting strange prophetic utterances from pastors and prophets,” reads the statement.
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S&P 500 On Verge of Posting All Time Highs, But Resistance Remains
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The S&P 500 is slightly higher on a day that has seen renewed optimism for a coronavirus cure. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the rollout of the country’s coronavirus vaccine, with his daughter being one of the first recipients. Furthermore, available data show that the coronavirus pandemic in the US is starting to show signs of slowing. What is perhaps slowing down the march of the S&P 500 towards attaining new record highs is how the stimulus package approval is being handled.
President Trump had to use an emergency clause to extend the enhanced payments to the unemployed, albeit by a reduced amount of $400, along with a payroll cut. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi described the move as “absurdly unconstitutional” in a CNN interview with Dana Bash. Pelosi has insisted that the executive orders issued by President Trump do not cover the scope of payments needed to address the needs of the American people.
Perhaps a negotiated consensus between Democrats and Republicans is what is needed to drive the S&P 500 towards new highs.
Technical Outlook for S&P 500
The price candle is testing the upper barrier of the rising wedge pattern. This line was tested yesterday, but the price candle failed to breach it. This is the 4th successive test by a daily candle, and so far, the price action has held firm. At 3362.2, the S&P is still short of the 2020 highs (3393.5). This price is the level to beat for bulls. A break above this level takes the S&P 500 into all-time highs. However, this move will depend on the candles being able to breach the upper wedge border, which will invalidate the pattern.
However, if the border holds firm and prices retreat as a result, then 3335.5 becomes the next downside target, and this has to give way for price to target the 3228.4 support. This move would be the breakdown move that completes the resolution of the rising wedge according to technical expectations, and puts the index on the path to a measured move towards 3137.0, consequent upon 3228.4 being taken out by continued decline.
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Section: 09 Line Frame: 16, 20 August 2017: Aerial Imagery Acquired to Monitor the Distribution and Abundance of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Bays
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Anna K. Kenne, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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Flight line 09_16 runs between these coordinates (NAD83, Decimal Degrees): Start: 38.200891, -76.76322 End: 38.398039, -76.856403
Multispectral aerial imagery acquired in 2017 to monitor the distribution and abundance of submerged aquatic vegetation in Chesapeake Bay and coastal bays
The 2017 aerial photography was obtained primarily by Air Photographics (Martinsburg, West Virginia) from multispectral digital imagery. The multispectral imagery was acquired using a ZI DMC-II 230 multispectral (RGB,NIR) digital mapping camera and IMU with a 92 mm focal length, a 5.6 μm pixel size, and a 15552 x 14144 image size. That imagery was acquired at an approximate altitude of 13,200 feet, yielding a ground sample distance (GSD) of approximately 24 cm. The 170 flight lines, which cover 3,937 flight line kilometers, were flown. These lines were designed to include land features necessary to establish control points for accurate mapping, augmenting and checking the IMU data. The flight lines used to obtain the photography were positioned to include all areas known to have SAV, as well as most areas that could potentially have SAV (i.e., all areas where water depths were less than two meters at mean low water). Flight lines were prioritized by sections and flights were timed during the peak growing season of species known to inhabit each area. In addition, specific areas with significant SAV coverage were given priority. Guidelines for acquisition of aerial imagery address tidal stage, plant growth, sun angle, atmospheric transparency, turbidity, wind, sensor operation, and land features. Adherence to the guidelines assured acquisition of imagery under nearly optimal conditions for detection of SAV, thus ensuring accurate photo interpretation. Deviation from any of these guidelines required prior approval by VIMS staff. Quality assurance and calibration procedures were consistently followed. The altimeter was calibrated annually by the Federal Aviation Administration and the aerial camera was calibrated by USGS. Camera settings were selected by automatic exposure control. To minimize image degradation due to sun glint, lines and frames were designed 60% line overlap and 20% sidelap. The scale, altitude, camera settings, and focal length combination was coordinated so that SAV patches of one square meter could be resolved. Ground-level wind speed was monitored hourly. Under normal operating conditions, flights were usually conducted under wind speeds less than 10 mph. Above this speed, wind-generated waves stir bottom sediments, which can easily obscure SAV beds in less than one hour. The pilot used experiential knowledge to determine the acceptable level of turbidity that would allow complete delineation of SAV beds. During optimum flight conditions the pilot was able to distinguish bottom features such as SAV or algae at low tide. Excessively turbid conditions precluded photography. Determination of maximun cloud cover level was based on pilot experience. Records of this parameter were kept in a flight notebook. Every attempt was made to acquire imagery when there was no cloud cover below 13,000 feet. Cloud cover did not exceed 5% of the area covered by the camera frame. A thin haze layer above 13,000 feet was generally acceptable. Experience with the Chesapeake Bay has shown that optimal atmospheric conditions generally occur two to three days following passage of a cold front, when winds have shifted from north-northwest to south and have moderated to less than 10 mph. Within the guidelines for prioritizing and executing the photography, the flights were planned to coincide with these atmospheric conditions when possible. Air Photographics coordinated the processing of all imagery. Digital imagery was delivered on a portable hard drive. Digital multispectral imagery is georectified and orthographically corrected to produce a seamless series of aerial mosaics following the standard operating procedures (SOP). ERDAS IMAGINE Photogrammetry image processing software is used to orthographically correct the individual flight lines using a bundle block solution. Camera lens calibration data is used to define the interior camera model. Control points from USGS DOQQ, National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP), MD Dept. of IT, Virginia Base Mapping Program (VBMP), and ESRI Word imagery provide the exterior control, which is enhanced by a large number of image-matching tie points produced automatically by the software when IMU data were not available. The exterior and interior models are combined with a 10-meter resolution digital elevation model (DEM) from the USGS National Elevation Dataset (NED) to produce an orthophoto for each aerial photograph. The orthophotographs are combined using a set of ArcGIS mosaic datasets for each flight line that are mosacked into a single Baywide mosiac dataset that is shared as an ArcGIS image service. Files in the originals folder are the raw geotif imagery with a rough georectification. Files in the orthos folder are in JPEG 2000 format and have been orthorectified. All files are organized by flight line. Filenames follow this format: Section_Line-Frame_MonthDay-Year Ex: 01_10-02_aug23-16.tif
Aerial Imagery, Aquatic Vegetation, Virginia, Chesapeake Bay
Orth, Robert J.; Wilcox, David J.; Whiting, Jennifer R.; and Kenne, Anna K., "Section: 09 Line Frame: 16, 20 August 2017: Aerial Imagery Acquired to Monitor the Distribution and Abundance of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Bays" (2018). Data. William & Mary. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/data/280
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DIDN'T THINK THIS ONE THROUGH
A Democratic PAC wanted to promote the idea that voting by mail is trustworthy. So they hired “Seinfeld” star Wayne Knight to revive his role as the villainous, lazy, incompetent, scheming, dishonest postal worker “Newman” to deliver that message while eating cookies out of a package he opens illegally. “NEWMAN!!”
BIG CROWDS
On the first day of early voting, Georgia saw such big crowds that there were technical problems and waits in line of up to six hours.
This story mentions that there were big crowds in an area that supports Trump heavily, but most of these long lines it covers were in heavily Democratic DeKalb County. Unless those are Democratic Trump voters (a possibility), that tells us two things: (1) Democrats can’t run anything efficiently, and (2) there is a heavy anti-Trump vote (I’m not going to call it a pro-Biden vote because…well, you know.)
So to everyone who wants to see Trump reelected, take this as a warning that you need to vote and take every like-minded person to the polls with you. Bring along a book, an iPad and a beach chair if you have to, but get in line and vote!
PERFECT METAPHOR FOR LIBERAL GOVERNMENT
Philadelphia politicians voted to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus because he’s too politically incorrect to deserve to be honored. But when Columbus Day rolled around, they all took a paid day off work.
WHAT?? U.S. Attorney Bash resigns DOJ, no unmasking report
U.S. Attorney John Bash of Texas, who was tasked by Attorney General Bill Barr with looking into the repeated unmaskings of associates of Donald Trump, resigned his office and left the Justice Department last week, without even issuing a report.
So far, the Department has declined to release any of Bash’s work.
News media are reacting as one might imagine, affirming that unmasking the names of American citizens caught up in surveillance of foreign targets was “a common and appropriate” practice exploited by conservatives to create a political conspiracy. (In reality, it used to be relatively uncommon.) According to the predictably predictable WASHINGTON POST, “Legal analysts feared that Bash’s review was yet another attempt by Trump’s Justice Department to target political opponents of the President. Even if it ultimately produced no results of consequence, legal analysts said, it allowed President Trump and other conservatives to say Obama-era officials were under scrutiny, as long as the case stayed active.” Here’s their take in full, if you really want to subject yourself.
Bash and his team were looking not only at the unmasking but also at the leaking of information to reporters, which we know was done. But the AG’s office chose not to release any findings publicly. According to WAPO, “the WASHINGTON POST was unable to review the full results of what Bash found.”
According to the WAPO story, Bash accepted a job offer in the private sector and told Barr of this about a month ago. He surprised many at the DOJ when he announced his departure last week, making no reference to the unmasking investigation he’d been working on.
The U.S. attorney replacing him in the San Antonio office will be Gregg Sofer, and it’s hard to tell if any leftovers from the investigation will be transferred to him, or if it will just be closed.
Bash had no comment. A spokesman for the DOJ’s San Antonio office had no comment. So far, Barr has had no comment. It’s not clear why the Department is holding back Bash’s findings --- even WAPO acknowledged that.
But Bash’s probe is just one part of this look into unmasking. Reportedly, U.S. Attorney John Durham’s investigation includes unmasking as well, and it’s hard to know how the two investigations overlapped. Barr has said that no report of Durham’s findings will be released before the election. But he’s also said he wouldn’t delay Durham’s findings over concerns about the election being so close. Well, that’s confusing; I guess he’s saying he won’t delay the findings but knows they won't be ready, anyway. So the question is, why the heck won't they?
We know, thanks to the efforts of then-acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell, that unmasking requests skyrocketed under Obama, with more than three dozen former Obama administration officials on the list of those who made those requests. These include presidential candidate and then-Vice President Joe Biden, former FBI Director James Comey, former CIA Director John Brennan, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough.
But Bash will be providing details on none of this. As Trump said of a similar review conducted by U.S. Attorney John Huber in Utah, “He was a garbage disposal for important documents & then tap, tap, tap, just drag it along and run out of time.”
Since there's no report, it’s not known if Bash collected evidence that supported the allegations of Michael Flynn's attorney Sidney Powell, but on Monday, Powell appeared on FOX Business News with Maria Bartiromo to allege that the Obama administration participated in the smear campaign against her client.
Democrats are braying that, absent the indictments (well, there's been one), all of this is a big “nothingburger.” But we already know enough about it to say they're as wrong about this as they are about most things, which is saying a lot.
One thing noted by THE CONSERVATIVE TREEHOUSE last June is extremely pertinent to this perplexing new development: that Flynn’s conversation with Russian Ambassador Kislyak was NOT obtained by unmasking his name. Flynn himself had already been put under surveillance. The targeting of Flynn is something Durham should definitely be looking at. For when you have time, this detailed piece explains it all.
We know this is true from the Mueller report, which says that before Flynn’s phone call with Kislyak, “the FBI had opened an investigation OF FLYNN [emphasis mine] based on his relationship with the Russia government.” This is why there’s no paper trail of an unmasking request on this phone call with Michael Flynn. No unmasking necessary! They were getting that information anyway.
One piece of evidence that finally did come out on Tuesday was the FBI’s Steele dossier “spread sheet,” showing what was included vs. what was actually verified. Virtually nothing was verified. Finally declassified, this 94-page document supports –- one might say “verifies” –- just about everything we already knew about the phony Trump/dossier. It was a big pile of nothing. The “verification” was hearsay and circular reporting.
CONSERVATIVE TREEHOUSE also has an excellent, very detailed report for when you have time, including a link to a pdf of the spreadsheet.
Finally, Drew Holden at THE FEDERALIST said it well: “In hindsight, the allegations range from overeager to merely comical. But it’s important to remember that they have had a real, lasting impact on American politics, and that those chiefly responsible have yet to be held accountable.”
We're long past time to see accountability. It's now or never.
Americans Learn More About Judge Barrett
All I can say that's good about Day Two of the Senate Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is that it allowed Americans to learn even more about why Barrett is such an incredibly gifted and qualified nominee. The Kodak Moment came when she was asked what she had in front of her, and she held up a blank notepad. All the Senators required copious notes to grill her, but she was calmly and expertly answering their questions, quoting cases and deflecting attacks, all without even looking at notes.
Meanwhile, Senate Democrats, realizing they had no substantive, or even fictitious, charges to level at her, chose simply to waste everyone’s time. Instead of asking Judge Barrett questions, which was the alleged reason for the hearings, Democrats like Kamala Harris droned on and on, making partisan campaign speeches and accusing Republicans of wanting to take health care away from families or make their payments skyrocket by getting rid of Obamacare (which actually made health care more expensive for most people.) If this is what her campaign speeches are like, I can see why nobody is showing up.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar was among several Senate Democrats who pulled the neat trick of wasting precious time by bemoaning that the hearings were wasting precious time that should be used to pass a coronavirus relief bill. Except that Republicans tried to pass such a bill three weeks ago and she and her fellow Democrats blocked it from even being debated. I did love when Judge Barrett told Klobuchar, “I don’t attack people, just ideas.” In that case, Sen. Klobuchar is safe on both counts.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse went off on a “dark money” conspiracy rant that looked like something out of “A Brilliant Mind,” minus the brilliance (note: Democrats are being greatly advantaged by dark money from a variety of sources, from Soros to Silicon Valley.)
But you can always count on Sen. Mazie Hirono to lower the bar of discourse to subterranean levels, which she did by asking Barrett (in front of her children), "Since you became a legal adult, have you ever made unwanted requests for sexual favors or committed any verbal or physical harassment or assault of a sexual nature?" To keep you off the edge of your seat, the answer was “no.” There was also a suggestion that she’s a racist, when her two adopted black children were sitting in the gallery behind her. Her only "score" was browbeating Barrett for causing pain and suffering to the LGBTQ community by using the "offensive" phrase "sexual preference" instead of "sexual orientation," for which Barrett apologized.
Judge Barrett was forced to explain over and over that she could not speculate how she would rule on future cases because she didn’t know the facts of the particular case and it would prejudice her ruling. Democrats assailed this as shifty and evasive, even though it’s exactly the philosophy Ruth Bader Ginsburg expressed during her hearing. It’s even called “the Ginsburg Rule.”
Luckily, as the mother of seven kids, she’s used to having to patiently answer the same obvious questions repeatedly for a series of different children.
Overall, I’d say that day two convinced me even more that Judge Barrett is incredibly qualified for the Supreme Court, but there are a lot of Senators who aren’t qualified to be dog catcher.
A New Reason To Hate Nike
If you’re looking for a new reason to hate Nike, try this: the ultra-woke sporting apparel giant just severed relations with Frank’s Sports Shop, which has been in The Bronx since the big star of the Yankees was Babe Ruth. After five decades, Nike sent a terse email saying the venerable family-owned store “no longer aligns with our distribution policy…This notice reflects a definitive final decision by the company.”
Moe Stein, the 92-year-old owner of Frank’s, said, “This is plain chutzpah. Let me tell you about Nike. We knew them when they had nothing. How do you like that? They’re putting down the Bronx. The Bronx! It’s not an elite place to them.”
Well, certainly not as elite as Beijing, which seems to be the place Nike is most concerned with these days. But it’s pretty obvious that neither Nike nor the sports leagues they’re in partnership with care much about Americans and their opinions these days, and the feeling is increasingly mutual. Sunday, the Lakers won the Finals over the Miami Heat, and a record low 5.6 million people tuned in. Last year’s game six, between the Warriors and the Raptors, drew 18.34 million viewers.
Liberal outlets like Yahoo Sports are trying to blame many other factors besides all the racial and political messages for the ratings collapse, like the coronavirus forcing multiple sports into competition. For instance, Sunday’s NBA game was opposite an NFL game that drew over 11 million viewers. But by comparison, in 1998, 36.9 million Americans watched the Bulls-Jazz game six alone.
Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban also tried to deflect the claim that sports fans are sick of in-your-face racial grievance politics, disrespect to America and kowtowing to BLM and China. His view on China: they’re “a customer” and they’re “not the only country with human rights violations.” To his credit, I haven’t seen anyone in basketball spin anything that fast since the Harlem Globetrotters’ Curly Neal spun a basketball on his index finger.
Three weeks out, most voters still in the dark
We’re one day closer to Election Day --- now just three weeks out --- and most voters are still wearing blindfolds, clueless on a variety of issues. To a large extent, it’s because information is being hidden from them.
As reported yesterday, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won’t even answer questions about what they plan to do in office, notably whether they’ll pack the Supreme Court –- a prospect that used to horrify even the most diehard Democrats. Attorney General Barr has told us not to expect U.S. Attorney John Durham’s report before the election is over, and it seems voters won’t even see an interim report. My patience has certainly worn thin. Lawmakers, even some Republicans, are dragging out the search for evidence that implicates Biden and his cohorts in potentially criminal behavior.
Voters tend to make their choices based on economic issues and other things that directly affect them, so why are the results of these investigations important now? Because if Trump loses, those same people will be right back in place, ending the investigations and cementing their power in a variety of ways. Voters deserve to know if their candidates are criminals. Heck, some in the middle who are currently leaning left might even care.
As we’ve reported, social media also play a huge role in hiding information. The Tweet Police at Twitter are blocking tweets that provide evidence of ongoing voter fraud with mail-in ballots. They even “play doctor,” critiquing and blocking President Trump’s tweets about coronavirus, comments that might be pretty darned informative considering what he’s personally been through. The mainstream media enforce the Democrat narrative as well, in part by hiding violence infecting those “peaceful protests” in leftist-run cities.
These are just a few examples. Their strategy is to HIDE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION.
Speaking of hiding, we have an update on what I reported yesterday, about CIA Director Gina Haspel working to protect her agency from oversight at all costs. She received a letter last Wednesday from Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, ordering her to comply with a number of oversight requests regarding “Crossfire Hurricane” that they’d sent her in July. (July!) But she’s blown it off.
An excerpt from their letter to Haspel reads, “The American people have a right to know the full extent of official action taken by federal officials during the 2016 campaign, the presidential transition, and into the Trump administration...Unfortunately, many of the puzzle pieces remain hidden, and some of the information rests within your agency.”
Haspel was given until October 9 to comply with their requests. It’s now October 13. As reported earlier in THE FEDERALIST, Haspel is personally setting up the roadblocks. To protect her position, she’s pulling for Biden to win and all the Old Guard to resume their places in The Swamp.
As then-CIA Director John Brennan’s hand-picked station chief in London, Haspel was in the perfect spot to know what was going on with former MI-6 agent Christopher Steele and whatever was being choreographed across-the-pond to create the phony “Trump/Russia” narrative. But she’s still hiding it.
Ironically, Haspel said this during her confirmation hearing for CIA director in 2018: “As both a career intelligence officer and as an American citizen, I am a strong believer in the importance of oversight [and accountability]...I will uphold the Agency’s obligations to Congress and ensure that oversight works on behalf of the American people.”
What a hoot. The President should order her to respond fully to all inquiries immediately or else collect her things and be escorted out of the building. And how long does it take to prepare a subpoena?
So, why is all this important right now? Haven’t most people already decided which candidate to vote for? Yes, they have. In fact, many have voted already, as the DNC has been pushing them to VOTE EARLY! (The old saying “vote early and vote often” might not be much of a joke this year.) But Biden’s support is not what you’d call enthusiastic; many might swing away if they knew more: his rapidly deteriorating mental condition, his repeated and demonstrable lies, the radical leftists pulling his strings, his disrespect for voters, and, yes, his scandals, including alleged criminal conduct. The Democrat leadership knows that the sooner voters cast their ballots, the less likely they are to be operating on any of this information when they do.
Another investigation that hasn’t seen resolution before the election (and absolutely will end if the Democrats get back in power) is that of the DNC “hacks” that were supposedly done by the Russians. This was the start of the whole @#$% “Russia Russia Russia!” obsession we were subjected to for four years. Incredibly, some Biden supporters STILL believe that Trump was and is an agent of Vladimir Putin, and their votes will reflect that lie.
It would come as a surprise to most voters that there isn’t even any evidence that Russia hacked the DNC. You and I now know this was a story concocted by Hillary Clinton, apparently with help from one of her foreign policy advisers, to distract from her own email scandal. Recall that the cybersecurity company that DNC/Hillary law firm Perkins Coie hired to examine its servers and that launched the hacking allegation against Russia in 2016 was a firm called CrowdStrike, which is no little mom-and-pop.
CrowdStrike never transferred custody of the servers to the FBI but gave them reports, which were later cited by both the FBI and the special counsel. As RealClear Investigations writes, “During that fateful July 2019 phone call that would later trigger impeachment proceedings, Trump asked Ukraine’s [president] to scrutinize CrowdStrike’s role in the DNC server breach, suggesting that the company may have been involved in hiding the real perpetrators.” And why shouldn’t the President suspect them? After all, IT WAS HILLARY WHO HIRED THEM.
If you've been following the details, here’s the latest on CrowdStrike. By the way, the reason CrowdStrike is in the news today is that according to recent financial disclosure filings, Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul have just invested up to $1 million in CrowdStrike Holdings. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8251557350158691, "wiki_prob": 0.8251557350158691, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line867277"} |
Norn9: Var Commons Coming to PS Vita This Fall
Mina Hirano Marketing Department, Aksys Games
Hello everyone! It’s Mina again! Aksys Games is pleased to announce our next otome visual novel game, Norn9: Var Commons. It will be a PS Vita exclusive, for both retail and digital in North America.
As a title from Idea Factory, the same company that brought you the acclaimed Hakuoki series, Norn9: Var Commons is definitely worth waiting for. Norn9: Var Commons will be available in the fall, but in the meantime, I’ll give you a little sneak peek.
While on a school field trip, child prodigy Sorata Suzuhara wanders off after hearing a mysterious song and blacks out. When he comes to, he finds himself in unfamiliar place, and soon encounters a girl who informs him that he’s currently in turn of the century Japan.
In order to help him get home, Sorata follows her to a ship that she’s waiting for but when it appears it is not a wooden sailing ship, but a round aircraft that flies using technology that is beyond Sorata’s imagination. Even stranger, he discovers that the other 12 passengers — 3 young women and 9 men — are all supposedly espers with special powers, and are on some kind of journey at the behest of a multinational entity only known as The World.
What is the purpose of their journey? What is their destination? Who is The World? Before Sorata can even begin to take stock of his situation, the ship is attacked, and the mystery surrounding the ship only deepens. Delve into the story of the ship and its occupants through the point of views of each of the three girls, and unravel the mysteries trapped within.
Experience the voyage! Board a mysterious aircraft and go on a journey with twelve young men and women with special powers. While travelling to an unknown destination, you will view beautifully detailed environments.
The characters in Norn9: Var Commons come to life. No completely static images, here! Communicate with them as a part of their world and see how they react to specific situations. As the player, YOU advance the complex, diverging storyline and decide the fate of the characters. Ultimately, you will be making some of the hardest decisions. Depending on the choices you make, the story will dramatically change. If you explore all routes and complete them, the secret true ending will be revealed.
Bonus Features — Re-live your favorite moments with Gallery Mode! Also, challenge the mini game, “Norn9 Quest,” and collect points to unlock bonus illustrations and other special features.
Thanks for tuning in! Make sure to visit the Norn9: Var Commons website for more updates! See you next time!
Note: The images used are taken from an early build of the game and may differ from those used in the final product.
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Guest Post – Fortune’s Fool by Angela Boord
By Justine BergmanFebruary 11, 2021January 28th, 2023No Comments
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A secret affair. A disfiguring punishment. A burning need for revenge.
by angela boord
Kyrra d’Aliente has a bad reputation and an arm made of metal.
Cast out of the safe and luxurious world of silk to which she was born, played as a pawn in a game of feuding Houses, Kyrra navigates a dangerous world of mercenaries, spies, and smugglers while disguising herself as a man.
War destroyed her family and the man she loved.
Vengeance is within her grasp.
But is she willing to pay its price?
A girl and an illusion of love. A girl betrayed. A girl punished and maimed and scorned.
A woman and a reckoning.
Kyrra d’Aliente, sole heir of the Aliente House, falls victim to the charms of Cassis di Prinze. Now a pariah within her household, she’s cast into the dirt to appease the mighty Prinze. Mutilated and cursed to a life of serfdom, she lives her days under the mocking ridicule of the Household, but one day is lifted from the dirt by a mysterious gavaro.
Kyrra No-Name of House Aliente uncovers a plot that will expose the man she loves, stripping her of the only thing she desires. Taking matters into her own hands, she becomes the sacrificial lamb to appease the mighty Prinze.
He cannot bear the thought of life without her, and against the judging verdict, they flee into the unknown. Kyrra No-Name of Nothing is the last of a dead House destroyed by war and the machinations of the mighty Prinze. Bestowed with an arm of metal and magic, posing as a man and mercenary, submitting to the darkness, she has one goal: tear down the mighty Prinze. Everyone has a name.
Fortune’s Fool is an immaculate character-driven epic fantasy, governed by vengeance and the need to protect that of which you love by any means necessary. At its core, this novel is the tale of a romance that eclipses the injustices of the past, and paves the path to the future of a righted world. Kyrra No-Name, continuously used as a means to an end, broken and shunned, and finally freed by a man with gray eyes and cloaked origins, she must find her place in the world, and her purpose.
Her mind aching for retribution battles her heart yearning for acceptance, and she is soon thrusted into a life defined by inverses: loyalty and deceit, love and betrayal, sacrifice and survival. With twists and turns, scheming, and the ever-daunting unknown, Boord drops us onto the board of a grand and deadly game of chess completely shadowed by uncertainty. All we can hope for is justice where justice is due.
“I suppose you have a right to be wary of wolves, but just because you’re fallen, do you think it means you have to stay down in the dirt?”
Boord has created something incredibly beautiful with her debut, and I’m finding it difficult to put into words my praise for the splendor she has penned onto page. The writing is exquisite; meticulously immersing you in a world that is extraordinarily rich and vibrant. Descriptions of textiles you can feel beneath your fingertips, exotic foods you can smell on the warm breeze, pain and torment that twist your heart – it’s easy to lose yourself in Eterea.
Her ability to alternate timelines and tense is impeccable, highlighting Kyrra’s past and budding relationship with Arsenault, then her present path of vengeance, done so with smooth, subtle transitions and a continuous flow. The prose is striking and polished, the pacing perfectly builds tension, the foreshadowing haunting. Of all the things done exceedingly well, her ability to tell a story is peerless.
Boord is a master when it comes to plotting, as this story is layer upon layer upon layer of cohesive history and unrevealed intrigue. Peeling back the layers and diving deeper into this complex story is one gratifying and worthwhile adventure.
As mentioned, the characters take center stage in this novel, with major focus on both Kyrra and Arsenault. All conflict stems from their choices and actions, and they each inevitably suffer the consequences. Following Kyrra’s disgrace and subsequent ruin, Arsenault enters her life, and changes it forever in many, and oftentimes initially reluctant, ways. Despite the half-truths and veiled secrets, their growth is based solely on the other, bringing them together, rather than tearing them apart as expected.
He gifts her with a piece of herself that’s missing, and a confidence once shattered, while she aids him in mending his fractured memories, and allowing him a closeness he thought lost forever – they each make the other whole. Their relationship is raw, fiercely profound, and something truly special to behold.
Further, we witness the development and transformation of a well-rounded cast of characters. Geoffre di Prinze is the epitome of a deceptive villain, his true intentions unclear until it’s too late. He’s the puppet master behind the curtain, pulling the strings of all the powerful families to achieve his goals with no regard for collateral damage.
Lobardin and Jon are seemingly duplicitous and abusive players in the grand game, but the masks they wear are only to deliver them the endgame. Mikelo is a young man with no direction, but he possesses an intense power within himself that others can only envy. Much like her plotting, her characters are intricate, each distinct with cryptic pasts that become untangled as we continue to journey alongside them. I’m excited to see more of these characters and their progression in the future of this series.
“Hunter,” he said. “And Sacrifice. In you, the two are combined. You choose which road you follow, with which vision you will see. Your heart will always be your own.”
A novel of this size allows for a gradual enrichment of the world being built around you, and Boord does just that by carefully placing one building block at a time without overwhelming the reader. She has infused an Italian-inspired province with spiteful gods, mysterious magics, and wonderfully realized settings.
We’re transported from quaint countryside villas, to airy mountainside hunting lodges, to bustling and bloated city marketplaces, to secretive underground hovels, each brimming with their own populace, and trades, and secrets. I would speak more of this, but her world is one best discovering yourself.
I can’t praise this story enough, as it’s honestly one of the best things I’ve read in a long while. Let me be clear, this is a romance imbued with the fantastical, and what a beautiful and magical romance it is. Fortune’s Fool is an amazing foundation for Boord’s Eterean Empire series, and while it closes nicely, I cannot wait to see where we’re taken next. I highly recommend.
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What to do about a 11000 lines C++ source file?
So we have this huge (is 11000 lines huge?) mainmodule.cpp source file in our project and every time I have to touch it I cringe.
As this file is so central and large, it keeps accumulating more and more code and I can't think of a good way to make it actually start to shrink.
The file is used and actively changed in several (> 10) maintenance versions of our product and so it is really hard to refactor it. If I were to "simply" split it up, say for a start, into 3 files, then merging back changes from maintenance versions will become a nightmare. And also if you split up a file with such a long and rich history, tracking and checking old changes in the SCC history suddenly becomes a lot harder.
The file basically contains the "main class" (main internal work dispatching and coordination) of our program, so every time a feature is added, it also affects this file and every time it grows. :-(
What would you do in this situation? Any ideas on how to move new features to a separate source file without messing up the SCC workflow?
(Note on the tools: We use C++ with Visual Studio; We use AccuRev as SCC but I think the type of SCC doesn't really matter here; We use Araxis Merge to do actual comparison and merging of files)
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Martin Ba
@BoltClock: Actually Vim will open it quite fast.
– ereOn
69305 lines and counting. A file in our application that my colleague dumps most of his code in. Couldn't resist posting this here. I don't have anyone in my company to report this to.
– Agnel Kurian
I don't get it. How can "quit that job" comment get so many upvotes? Some people seem to live in a fairyland, where all projects are written from scratch and/or use 100% agile, TDD, ... (put any of your buzzwords here).
– Stefan
@Stefan: When faced with a similar code base I did exactly that. I didn't fancy spending 95% of my time working around the crud in a 10 year old code base, and 5% actually writing code. It was actually impossible to test some aspects of the system (and I don't mean unit test, I mean actually run the code to see if it worked). I didn't last my 6 month trial period, I got tired of fighting loosing battles and writing code I couldn't stand by.
– Binary Worrier
in regards to the history tracking aspect of splitting the file: use your version control system's copy command to copy the entire file however many times you want to split it, and then remove all the code from each of the copies that you don't want in that file. This preserves the overall history, since each one of the split files can trace its history back through the split (which will look like a giant deletion of most of the contents of the file).
– rmeador
Merging will not be such a big nightmare as it will be when you'll get 30000 LOC file in the future. So:
Stop adding more code to that file.
Split it.
If you can't just stop coding during refactoring process, you could leave this big file as is for a while at least without adding more code to it: since it contains one "main class" you could inherit from it and keep inherited class(es) with overloaded functions in several new small and well designed files.
Kirill V. Lyadvinsky
@Martin: fortunately you haven't pasted your file here, so I have no idea about its structure. But general idea is to split it in logical parts. Such logical parts could contain groups of functions from your "main class" or you could split it in several auxiliary classes.
– Kirill V. Lyadvinsky
With 10 maintenance versions and many active developers, it is unlikely the file can be frozen for long enough time.
– Kobi
@Martin, you have a couple of GOF patterns that would do the trick, a single Facade that maps the functions of the mainmodule.cpp, alternatively (I've recommended below) create a suite of Command classes that each map to a function/feature of mainmodule.app. (I've expanded on this on my answer.)
– ocodo
Yes totally agree, at some point you have to stop adding code to it or eventually its going to be 30k, 40k, 50k, kaboom mainmodule just seg faulted. :-)
Find some code in the file which is relatively stable (not changing fast, and doesn't vary much between branches) and could stand as an independent unit. Move this into its own file, and for that matter into its own class, in all branches. Because it's stable, this won't cause (many) "awkward" merges that have to be applied to a different file from the one they were originally made on, when you merge the change from one branch to another. Repeat.
Find some code in the file which basically only applies to a small number of branches, and could stand alone. Doesn't matter whether it's changing fast or not, because of the small number of branches. Move this into its own classes and files. Repeat.
So, we've got rid of the code that's the same everywhere, and the code that's specific to certain branches.
This leaves you with a nucleus of badly-managed code - it's needed everywhere, but it's different in every branch (and/or it changes constantly so that some branches are running behind others), and yet it's in a single file that you're unsuccessfully trying to merge between branches. Stop doing that. Branch the file permanently, perhaps by renaming it in each branch. It's not "main" any more, it's "main for configuration X". OK, so you lose the ability to apply the same change to multiple branches by merging, but this is in any case the core of code where merging doesn't work very well. If you're having to manually manage the merges anyway to deal with conflicts, then it's no loss to manually apply them independently on each branch.
I think you're wrong to say that the kind of SCC doesn't matter, because for example git's merging abilities are probably better than the merge tool you're using. So the core problem, "merging is difficult" occurs at different times for different SCCs. However, you're unlikely to be able to change SCCs, so the issue is probably irrelevant.
Steve Jessop
As for merging: I've looked at GIT and I've looked at SVN and I've looked at Perforce and let me tell you that nothing I've seen anywhere beats AccuRev+Araxis for what we do. :-) (Although GIT can do this [ stackoverflow.com/questions/1728922/… ] and AccuRev can't - everyone has to decide for himself if this is part of merging or of history analysis.)
– Martin Ba
Fair enough - maybe you already have the best tool available. Git's ability to merge a change which occurred in File A on branch X, into File B on branch Y, ought to make it easier to split branched files, but presumably the system you use has advantages you like. Anyway, I'm not proposing you switch to git, just saying that SCC does make a difference here, but even so I agree with you that this can be discounted :-)
– Steve Jessop
It sounds to me like you're facing a number of code smells here. First of all the main class appears to violate the open/closed principle. It also sounds like it is handling too many responsibilities. Due to this I would assume the code to be more brittle than it needs to be.
While I can understand your concerns regarding traceability following a refactoring, I would expect that this class is rather hard to maintain and enhance and that any changes you do make are likely to cause side effects. I would assume that the cost of these outweighs the cost of refactoring the class.
In any case, since the code smells will only get worse with time, at least at some point the cost of these will outweigh the cost of refactoring. From your description I would assume that you're past the tipping point.
Refactoring this should be done in small steps. If possible add automated tests to verify current behavior before refactoring anything. Then pick out small areas of isolated functionality and extract these as types in order to delegate the responsibility.
In any case, it sounds like a major project, so good luck :)
Brian Rasmussen
It smells a lot: it smells like the Blob anti-pattern is in da house... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_object. His favorite meal is spaghetti code: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_code :-)
– jdehaan
@jdehaan: I was trying to be diplomatic about it :)
– Brian Rasmussen
+1 From me too, I don't dare touch even complex code I've written without tests to cover it.
– Danny Thomas
The only solution I have ever imagined to such problems follows. The actual gain by the described method is progressiveness of the evolutions. No revolutions here, otherwise you'll be in trouble very fast.
Insert a new cpp class above the original main class. For now, it would basically redirect all calls to the current main class, but aim at making the API of this new class as clear and succinct as possible.
Once this has been done, you get the possibility to add new functionalities in new classes.
As for existing functionalities, you have to progressively move them in new classes as they become stable enough. You will lose SCC help for this piece of code, but there is not much that can be done about that. Just pick the right timing.
I know this is not perfect, though I hope it can help, and the process must be adapted to your needs!
Note that Git is an SCC that can follow pieces of code from one file to another. I have heard good things about it, so it could help while you are progressively moving your work.
Git is constructed around the notion of blobs which, if I understand correctly, represent pieces of code files. Move these pieces around in different files and Git will find them, even if you modify them. Apart from the video from Linus Torvalds mentioned in comments below, I have not been able to find something clear about this.
A reference on how GIT does that / how you do it with GIT would be most welcome.
@Martin Git does it automatically.
– Matthew
@Martin: Git does it automatically - because it doesn't track files, it tracks content. It is actually more difficult in git to just "get the history of the one file".
– Arafangion
@Martin youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8 is a talk where Torvalds talks about git. He mentions it later in the talk.
@Martin, look at this question: stackoverflow.com/questions/1728922/…
– Benjol
Confucius say: "first step to getting out of hole is to stop digging hole."
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Let me guess: Ten clients with divergent feature sets and a sales manager that promotes "customization"? I've worked on products like that before. We had essentially the same problem.
You recognize that having an enormous file is trouble, but even more trouble is ten versions that you have to keep "current". That's multiple maintenance. SCC can make that easier, but it can't make it right.
Before you try to break the file into parts, you need to bring the ten branches back in sync with each other so that you can see and shape all the code at once. You can do this one branch at a time, testing both branches against the same main code file. To enforce the custom behavior, you can use #ifdef and friends, but it's better as much as possible to use ordinary if/else against defined constants. This way, your compiler will verify all types and most probably eliminate "dead" object code anyway. (You may want to turn off the warning about dead code, though.)
Once there's only one version of that file shared implicitly by all branches, then it's rather easier to begin traditional refactoring methods.
The #ifdefs are primarily better for sections where the affected code only makes sense in the context of other per-branch customizations. One may argue that these also present an opportunity for the same branch-merging scheme, but don't go hog-wild. One colossal project at a time, please.
In the short run, the file will appear to grow. This is OK. What you're doing is bringing things together that need to be together. Afterwards, you'll begin to see areas that are clearly the same regardless of version; these can be left alone or refactored at will. Other areas will clearly differ depending on the version. You have a number of options in this case. One method is to delegate the differences to per-version strategy objects. Another is to derive client versions from a common abstract class. But none of these transformations are possible as long as you have ten "tips" of development in different branches.
I agree that the goal should be to have one version of the software, but would it not be better to use config files(runtime) and not compile time custumization
– Esben Skov Pedersen
Or even "config classes" for each customer's build.
– tc.
I figure that compile-time or run-time configuration is functionally irrelevant, but I don't want to limit the possibilities. Compile-time configuration has the advantage that the client can't hack around with a configuration file to activate extra features, as it puts all configuration in the source tree instead of as deployable "textual object" code. The flip side is that you tend toward AlternateHardAndSoftLayers if it's run-time.
I don't know if this solves your problem, but what I guess you want to do is migrate the content of the file to smaller files independent of each other (summed up). What I also get is that you have about 10 different versions of the software floating around and you need to support them all without messing things up.
First of all there is just no way that this is easy and will solve itself in a few minutes of brainstorming. The functions linked in your file are all vital to your application, and simply cutting them of and migrating them to other files won't save your problem.
I think you only have these options:
Don't migrate and stay with what you have. Possibly quit your job and start working on serious software with good design in addition. Extreme programming is not always the best solution if you are working on a long time project with enough funds to survive a crash or two.
Work out a layout of how you would love your file to look once it's split up. Create the necessary files and integrate them in your application. Rename the functions or overload them to take an additional parameter (maybe just a simple boolean?). Once you have to work on your code, migrate the functions you need to work on to the new file and map the function calls of the old functions to the new functions. You should still have your main-file this way, and still be able to see the changes that were made to it, once it comes to a specific function you know exactly when it was outsourced and so on.
Try to convince your co-workers with some good cake that workflow is overrated and that you need to rewrite some parts of the application in order to do serious business.
Exactly this problem is handled in one of the chapters of the book "Working Effectively with Legacy Code" (http://www.amazon.com/Working-Effectively-Legacy-Michael-Feathers/dp/0131177052).
informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0131177052 makes it possible to see the TOC of this book (and 2 sample chapters). How long is chapter 20? (Just to get a feel of how useful it might be.)
chapter 20 is 10,000 lines long, but the author's working out how to split it up into digestible chunks... 8)
– Tony Delroy
Its about 23 pages, but with 14 images. I think you should get it, you will feel a lot more confident trying to decide what to do imho.
– Emile Vrijdags
An excellent book for the problem, but the recommendations it makes (and other recommendations in this thread) all share a common requirement: if you want to refactor this file for all of your branches, then the only way you can do this is freeze the file for all branches and make the initial structural changes. There's no way around that. The book outlines an iterative approach for extracting sub-classes safely with no automatic refactoring support, by creating duplicate methods and delegating calls, but all of this is moot if you can't modify the files.
– Dan Bryant
@Martin, the book is excellent but it does rely quite heavily on the test, refactor, test cycle which may be quite hard from where you are now. I've been in a similar situation and this book was the most helpful one I found. It's got good suggestions for the ugly problem you have. But if you can't get a test harness of some sort into the picture all the refactoring suggestions in the world won't help you.
– Мסž
I think you would be best off creating a set of command classes that map to the API points of the mainmodule.cpp.
Once they are in place, you will need to refactor the existing code base to access these API points via the command classes, once that's done, you are free to refactor each command's implementation into a new class structure.
Of course, with a single class of 11 KLOC the code in there is probably highly coupled and brittle, but creating individual command classes will help much more than any other proxy/facade strategy.
I don't envy the task, but as time goes on this problem will only get worse if it's not tackled.
I'd suggest that the Command pattern is preferable to a Facade.
Maintaining/organizing a lot of different Command classes over a (relatively) monolithic Facade is preferable. Mapping a single Facade onto a 11 KLOC file will probably need to be broken up into a few different groups itself.
Why bother trying to figure out these facade groups? With the Command pattern you will be able to group and organise these small classes organically, so you have a lot more flexibility.
Of course, both options are better than the single 11 KLOC and growing, file.
Slomojo
+1 an alternative to the solution i proposed, with the same idea : change the API in order to separate the big problem into small ones.
– Benoît
One important advice: Do not mix refactoring and bugfixes. What you want is a Version of your program that is identical to the previous version, except that the source code is differently.
One way could be to start splitting up the least big function/part into it's own file and then either include with a header (thus turning main.cpp into a list of #includes, which sounds a code smell in itself *I'm not a C++ Guru though), but at least it's now split into files).
You could then try to switch all maintenance releases over to the "new" main.cpp or whatever your structure is. Again: No other changes or Bugfixes because tracking those is confusing as hell.
Another thing: As much as you may desire making one big pass at refactoring the whole thing in one go, you might bite off more than you can chew. Maybe just pick one or two "parts", get them into all the releases, then add some more value for your customer (after all, Refactoring does not add direct value so it is a cost that has to be justified) and then pick another one or two parts.
Obviously that requires some discipline in the team to actually use the split files and not just add new stuff to the main.cpp all the time, but again, trying to do one massive refactor may not be the best course of action.
Michael Stum
+1 for factoring out and #include back in. If you did this for all 10 branches (bit of work there, but manageable) you would still have the other problem, that of posting changes across all your branches, but that problem wouldn't have expanded (necessarily). Is it ugly? Yes it still is, but it might bring a small bit of rationality to the problem. Having spent several years doing maintenance and servicing for a really, really big product, I know that maintenance involves a lot of pain. At the very least learn from it, and serve as a cautionary tale to others.
Rofl, this reminds me of my old job. It seems that, before I joined, everything was inside one huge file (also C++). Then they've split it up (at completely random points using includes) into about three (still huge files). The quality of this software was, as you might expect, horrible. The project totaled at about 40k LOC. (containing almost no comments but LOTS of duplicate code)
In the end I did a complete rewrite of the project. I started by redoing the worst part of the project from scratch. Of course I had in mind a possible (small) interface between this new part and the rest. Then I did insert this part into the old project. I didn't refactor the old code to create the interface necessary, but just replaced it. Then I took made small steps from there, rewriting the old code.
I have to say that this took about half a year and there was no development of the old code base beside bugfixes during that time.
The size stayed at about 40k LOC but the new application contained many more features and presumably less bugs in its initial version than the 8 year old software. One reason of the rewrite was also that we needed the new features and introducing them inside the old code was nearly impossible.
The software was for an embedded system, a label printer.
Another point that I should add is that in theory the project was C++. But it wasn't OO at all, it could have been C. The new version was object oriented.
ziggystar
Everytime i hear "from scratch" in topic about refactoring I kill a kitten!
– Kugel
I've been in a very similar sounding situation, though the main program loop I had to get to grips with was only ~9000 LOC. And that was bad enough.
– AndyUK
OK so for the most part rewriting API of production code is a bad idea as a start. Two things need to happen.
One, you need to actually have your team decide to do a code freeze on current production version of this file.
Two, you need to take this production version and create a branch that manages the builds using preprocessing directives to split up the big file. Splitting the compilation using JUST preprocessor directives (#ifdefs, #includes, #endifs) is easier than recoding the API. It's definitely easier for your SLAs and ongoing support.
Here you could simply cut out functions that relate to a particular subsystem within the class and put them in a file say mainloop_foostuff.cpp and include it in mainloop.cpp at the right location.
A more time consuming but robust way would be to devise an internal dependencies structure with double-indirection in how things get included. This will allow you to split things up and still take care of co-dependencies. Note that this approach requires positional coding and therefore should be coupled with appropriate comments.
This approach would include components that get used based on which variant you are compiling.
The basic structure is that your mainclass.cpp will include a new file called MainClassComponents.cpp after a block of statements like the following:
#if VARIANT == 1
# define Uses_Component_1
#elif VARIANT == 2
#include "MainClassComponents.cpp"
The primary structure of the MainClassComponents.cpp file would be there to work out dependencies within the sub components like this:
#ifndef _MainClassComponents_cpp
#define _MainClassComponents_cpp
/* dependencies declarations */
#if defined(Activate_Component_1)
#define _REQUIRES_COMPONENT_1
#define _REQUIRES_COMPONENT_3 /* you also need component 3 for component 1 */
#define _REQUIRES_COMPONENT_15 /* you also need component 15 for this component */
/* later on in the header */
#ifdef _REQUIRES_COMPONENT_1
#include "component_1.cpp"
#endif /* _MainClassComponents_h */
And now for each component you create a component_xx.cpp file.
Of course i am using numbers but you should use something more logical based on your code.
Using preprocessor allows you to split things up without having to worry about API changes which is a nightmare in production.
Once you have production settled you can then actually work on redesign.
Elf King
This looks like the works-but-initially-painful results of experience.
– JBRWilkinson
Actually, it is a technique that was used in Borland C++ compilers to emulate Pascal style Uses for managing header files. Especially when they did the initial port of their Text-based Windowing system.
– Elf King
Well I understand your pain :) I've been in a few such projects as well and it's not pretty. There is no easy answer for this.
One approach that may work for you is to start adding safe guards in all functions, that is, checking arguments, pre/post-conditions in methods, then eventually adding unit tests all in order to capture the current functionality of the sources. Once you have this you are better equipped to re-factor the code because you will have asserts and errors popping up alerting you if you have forgotten something.
Sometimes though there are times when refactoring just may bring more pain than benefit. Then it may be better to just leave the original project and in a pseudo maintenance state and start from scratch and then incrementally adding the functionality from the beast.
You should not be concerned with reducing the file-size, but rather with reducing the class-size. It comes down to almost the same, but makes you look at the problem from a different angle (as @Brian Rasmussen suggests, your class seems to have to many responsibilities).
Björn Pollex
As always, I would like to get an explanation for the downvote.
– Björn Pollex
What you have is a classic example a known design antipattern called the blob. Take some time to read the article I point here, and maybe you may find something useful. Besides, if this project is as big as it looks, you should consider some design to prevent growing into code that you can't control.
David Conde
This isn't an answer to the big problem, but a theoretical solution to a specific piece of it:
Figure out where you want to split the big file into subfiles. Put comments in some special format at each of those points.
Write a fairly trivial script that will break the file apart into subfiles at those points. (Perhaps the special comments have embedded filenames that the script can use as instructions for how to split it.) It should preserve the comments as part of the splitting.
Run the script. Delete the original file.
When you need to merge from a branch, first recreate the big file by concatenating the pieces back together, do the merge, and then re-split it.
Also, if you want to preserve the SCC file history, I expect the best way to do that is to tell your source control system that the individual piece files are copies of the original. Then it will preserve the history of the sections that were kept in that file, although of course it will also record that large parts were "deleted".
Brooks Moses
One way to split it without too much danger would be to take a historic look at all the line changes. Are there certain functions that are more stable than others? Hot spots of change if you will.
If a line hasn't been changed in a few years you can probably move it to another file without too much worry. I'd take a look at the source annotated with the last revision that touched a given line and see if there are any functions you could pull out.
Paul Rubel
I think others proposed similar things. This is short and to the point and I think this may be a valid starting point for the original problem.
Wow, sounds great. I think explaining to your boss, that you need a lot of time to refactor the beast is worth a try. If he doesn't agree, quitting is an option.
Anyway, what I suggest is basically throwing out all the implementation and regrouping it into new modules, let's call those "global services". The "main module" would only forward to those services and ANY new code you write will use them instead of the "main module". This should be feasible in a reasonable amount of time (because it's mostly copy and paste), you don't break existing code and you can do it one maintenance version at a time. And if you still have any time left, you can spend it refactoring all old depending modules to also use the global services.
back2dos
Do not ever touch this file and the code again!
Treat is like something you are stuck with. Start writing adapters for the functionality encoded there.
Write new code in different units and talk only to adapters which encapsulate the functionality of the monster.
... if only one of the above is not possible, quit the job and get you a new one.
paul_71
+/- 0 - seriously, where are you people living that you'd recommend quiting a job based on a technical detail like this?
My sympathies - in my previous job I encountered a similar situation with a file that was several times larger than the one you have to deal with. Solution was:
Write code to exhaustively test the function in the program in question. Sounds like you won't already have this in hand...
Identify some code that can be abstracted out into a helper/utilities class. Need not be big, just something that is not truly part of your 'main' class.
Refactor the code identified in 2. into a separate class.
Rerun your tests to ensure nothing got broken.
When you have time, goto 2. and repeat as required to make the code manageable.
The classes you build in step 3. iterations will likely grow to absorb more code that is appropriate to their newly-clear function.
I could also add:
0: buy Michael Feathers' book on working with legacy code
Unfortunately this type of work is all too common, but my experience is that there is great value in being able to make working but horrid code incrementally less horrid while keeping it working.
Steve Townsend
Consider ways to rewrite the entire application in a more sensible way. Maybe rewrite a small section of it as a prototype to see if your idea is feasible.
If you've identified a workable solution, refactor the application accordingly.
If all attempts to produce a more rational architecture fail, then at least you know the solution is probably in redefining the program's functionality.
wallyk
+1 - rewrite it in your own time though otherwise someone might spit their dummy.
– Jon Black
My 0.05 eurocents:
Re-design the whole mess, split it into subsystems taking into account the technical and business requirements (=many parallel maintenance tracks with potentially different codebase for each, there is obviously a need for high modifiability, etc.).
When splitting into subsystems, analyze the places which have most changed and separate those from the unchanging parts. This should show you the trouble-spots. Separate the most changing parts to their own modules (e.g. dll) in such a way that the module API can be kept intact and you don't need to break BC all the time. This way you can deploy different versions of the module for different maintenance branches, if needed, while having the core unchanged.
The redesign will likely need to be a separate project, trying to do it to a moving target will not work.
As for the source code history, my opinion: forget it for the new code. But keep the history somewhere so you can check it, if needed. I bet you won't need it that much after the beginning.
You most likely need to get management buy-in for this project. You can argue perhaps with faster development time, less bugs, easier maintaining and less overall chaos. Something along the lines of "Proactively enable the future-proofness and maintenance viability of our critical software assets" :)
This is how I'd start to tackle the problem at least.
Start by adding comments to it. With reference to where functions are called and if you can move things around. This can get things moving. You really need to assess how brittle the code base it. Then move common bits of functionality together. Small changes at a time.
Jesper Smith
Another book you may find interesting/helpful is Refactoring.
Something I find useful to do (and I'm doing it now although not at the scale you face), is to extract methods as classes (method object refactoring). The methods that differ across your different versions will become different classes which can be injected into a common base to provide the different behaviour you need.
Channing Walton
I found this sentence to be the most interesting part of your post:
> The file is used and actively changed in several (> 10) maintenance versions of our product and so it is really hard to refactor it
First, I would recommend that you use a source control system for developing these 10 + maintenance versions that supports branching.
Second, I would create ten branches (one for each of your maintenance versions).
I can feel you cringing already! But either your source control isn't working for your situation because of a lack of features, or it's not being used correctly.
Now to the branch you work on - refactor it as you see fit, safe in the knowledge that you'll not upset the other nine branches of your product.
I would be a bit concerned that you have so much in your main() function.
In any projects I write, I would use main() only perform initialization of core objects - like a simulation or application object - these classes is where the real work should go on.
I would also initialize an application logging object in main for use globally throughout the program.
Finally, in main I also add leak detection code in preprocessor blocks that ensure it's only enabled in DEBUG builds. This is all I would add to main(). Main() should be short!
You say that
> The file basically contains the "main class" (main internal work dispatching and coordination) of our program
It sounds like these two tasks could be split into two separate objects - a co-ordinator and a work dispatcher.
When you split these up, you may mess up your "SCC workflow", but it sounds like adhering stringently to your SCC workflow is causing software maintenance problems. Ditch it, now and don't look back, because as soon as you fix it, you'll begin to sleep easy.
If you're not able to make the decision, fight tooth and nail with your manager for it - your application needs to be refactored - and badly by the sounds of it! Don't take no for an answer!
As I understand, the problem is this: if you bite the bullet and refactor, you can't carry patches between the versions anymore. SCC might be perfectly set up.
– peterchen
@peterchen - exactly the problem. SCCs do merging on the file level. (3-way merges) If you move code around between files you will have to start to manually fiddle modified code blocks from one file to another. (The GIT feature someone else mentioned in another comment is just good for history, not for merging as far as I can tell)
As you've described it, the main issue is diffing pre-split vs post-split, merging in bug fixes etc.. Tool around it. It won't take that long to hardcode a script in Perl, Ruby, etc. to rip out most of the noise from diffing pre-split against a concatenation of post-split. Do whatever's easiest in terms of handling noise:
remove certain lines pre/during concatenation (e.g. include guards)
remove other stuff from the diff output if necessary
You could even make it so whenever there's a checkin, the concatenation runs and you've got something prepared to diff against the single-file versions.
Tony D
"The file basically contains the "main class" (main internal work dispatching and coordination) of our program, so every time a feature is added, it also affects this file and every time it grows."
If that big SWITCH (which I think there is) becomes the main maintenance problem, you could refactor it to use dictionary and the Command pattern and remove all switch logic from the existing code to the loader, which populates that map, i.e.:
// declaration
std::map<ID, ICommand*> dispatchTable;
// populating using some loader
dispatchTable[id] = concreteCommand;
// using
dispatchTable[id]->Execute();
Grozz
No, there is no big switch actually. The sentence is just the closest I can come to describing this mess :)
I think the easiest way to track the history of source when splitting a file would be something like this:
Make copies of the original source code, using whatever history-preserving copy commands your SCM system provides. You'll probably need to submit at this point, but there's no need yet to tell your build system about the new files, so that should be ok.
Delete code from these copies. That should not break the history for the lines you keep.
Christopher Creutzig
"using whatever history-preserving copy commands your SCM system provides" ... bad thing it does not provide any
Too bad. That alone sounds like a good reason to switch to something more modern. :-)
– Christopher Creutzig
I think what I would do in this situation is bit the bullet and:
Figure out how I wanted to split the file up (based on the current development version)
Put an administrative lock on the file ("Nobody touch mainmodule.cpp after 5pm Friday!!!"
Spend your long weekend applying that change to the >10 maintenance versions (from oldest to newest), up to and including the current version.
Delete mainmodule.cpp from all supported versions of the software. It's a new Age - there is no more mainmodule.cpp.
Convince Management that you shouldn't be supporting more than one maintenance version of the software (at least without a big $$$ support contract). If each of your customers have their own unique version.... yeeeeeshhhh. I'd be adding compiler directives rather than trying to maintain 10+ forks.
Tracking old changes to the file is simply solved by your first check-in comment saying something like "split from mainmodule.cpp". If you need to go back to something recent, most people will remember the change, if it's 2 year from now, the comment will tell them where to look. Of course, how valuable will it be to go back more than 2 years to look at who changed the code and why?
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As restrictions eased and distilleries were liberated to produce gin in quantities that allowed them to actually prosper, the spirit’s market share exploded. Suddenly, new innovations enlivened a gin industry that lacked the excitement of other storied liquors like whiskey and tequila. Next, Hendricks burst onto the scene with sleek bottles and bold cucumber accents, taking the alcohol’s famous full-bodied, pine taste to new frontiers of flavor. In fact, some of the best new gin in the world is coming from Japan, a locale culturally distant from gin’s deep English roots.
While longstanding stigma and regulations held strong in the UK until 2009, gin has enjoyed a global renaissance.
You’ve heard of Bombay Sapphire and Tanqueray, upper shelf staples that come to mind when one hears “gin.” While there’s a ton of irresistible new high class gins on the market, you don’t have to break the bank to enjoy this botanical booze. We’ve lined up a little learning and the best cheap gin to enjoy happy hour on an efficient budget.
A Very Abbreviated History of Gin
What is Gin?
Simply put, gin is a distilled alcohol made with juniper berries. Whether your reaching for top shelf, or the best cheap gin on the bottom shelf, all gin must have no less than 40% alcohol by volume. Juniper gives gin its very distinct taste. Gin is a healthier alternative to other alcohols, with a low calorie count and sophisticated (albeit sometimes polarizing) taste.
Where did it start?
First, gin came about roughly around the 11th century AD, when monks and alchemists concocted it as a medicinal liquor. The liquor’s name stems from jenever, the Dutch word for “juniper.”
The New Yorker gives an interesting, thorough account of gin’s origins: William of Orange ascended the English throne in 1689, becoming the triple-pronged monarch of England, Ireland, and Scotland. He originally hailed from Dutch nobility. William set trading bans against enemy France, curtailing the availability of spirits like French brandy. Still thirsty, people turned to domestically produced gin in droves.
Thus began the “Gin Craze” around 1720. Thousands of gin shops popped up and the streets swarmed with the clinically wasted—one of the principal ingredients in gin of this era was turpentine, never good for mental health. Soon, gin became associated with social problems, culminating with William Hogarth’s 1751 moralistic engravings Beer Street and Gin Lane—the propaganda of their day. A series of eight Gin Acts sought to stymie the problem, but not without sparking riots first.
While longstanding stigma and regulations held strong in the UK until 2009, gin has enjoyed a global renaissance. Younger generations love the liquor’s easygoing taste and erudite flavor profile. Since gin’s original advent, new technologies have arisen, enabling all kinds of inventive twists from sweet new flavors to varietals like rhubarb or spiced gin. Still, even today, there’s nothing better than a simple martini or G&T. That’s the stuff of classics.
Gin Types on the Market Today
This is the OG, most famous variety of gin. The style originated in England, and juniper dominates its flavor. This species of gin typically comes in higher proofs—great for cocktails!
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Richer and more antique, Old Tom Gin comes with a malty mouth sensation and more sweetness.
This is actually not gin at all, but a drink of its own that’s commonly conflated with its cousin, gin. Born in 16th-century Holland, Genever is sweeter and warmer than regular gin, but with the same juniper and geographical roots.
Sometimes also called “modern” or “western,” these are the movers-and-shakers of the modern gin scene, breaking free from custom, geography, and tradition with new birthplaces and flavors.
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Best cheap gin for beginners: New Amsterdam Gin
New Amsterdam Gin
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Best Gin for Mixing: Hofland Gin
Hofland Gin
At $15.99 for a fifth, this London Dry Gin born in the Netherlands ranks one of the most affordable on our already budget-friendly gin brand list. This very balanced liquor incorporates eight botanicals: Juniper (obviously) along with citrus, iris root, coriander, angelic root, ginger, vanilla, and liquorice root. “Crisp, citrus-forward and not heavy or syrupy like other London dry gins,” writes ClaudioV. “I play up the citrus with some lemon peel to make an excellent well-balanced G&T that would be worthy of a gin triple its price.”
Gin for the Francophiles: Citadelle Gin
Citadelle Gin
It’s kind of funny to drink French gin, considering the gin craze that took hold three centuries ago when William of Orange suppressed French imports. Today, the country has put the past behind them and embraced the liquor’s rising popularity, creating the best cheap gin for Francophiles around the world. This modern, international gin has a higher ABV at 44%. It incorporates a startling 19 aromatic notes in its flavor profile, but stays true to gin’s roots with a dominant trifecta of Juniper, Citrus, and an exotic blend of pepper, nutmeg, and cinnamon. At less than $30 for an entire handle, you can enjoy the French new wave on any budget.
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Bluecoat Gin
Okay, at $32 for a handle, this one’s on the higher end of the best cheap gins on our list, but we promise it’s with good reason. If you’re looking for a little Americana in the international gin landscape, this modern gin out of Pennsylvania packs an incredible punch. First off, it’s loaded with a whopping 47% alcohol by volume. That’s more bang for your buck! In terms of gin bottles, this is definitely one of the sexiest out there. What’s more, Bluecoat Gin is both organic and aromatic, “designed for a refined palate,” according to the product’s own description. The small batch gin pairs best with fruit, pasta, salads, and more tame meats like turkey. Keep it American and keep it classy without wounding your account balance.
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G&J Greenall’s Gin
Cost-wise, this classic gin ranks around the same area as Bluecoat, but comes from across the pond. “G&J Distillers have evolved into Britain’s second largest distiller, and is the leading producer of super-premium gin in England,” reads the producer’s story. Backed by 250 years of experience and born in the place where gin first took real root, this approachable London Dry Gin is aromatic, citrus-y, herbal, spiced, and most importantly, balanced. “At almost 1/2 the price the taste is very similar to Tanqueray, very enjoyable,” writes one reviewer who’s made the switch to the more cost-effective side.
Liquid History: Broker’s Gin
Broker’s Gin
Check out that bowler’s hat on the cap! Despite the fact that this classic English brand boasts one of the most fun gin bottles on the market, it might catch you by surprise to learn that it contains a no-nonsense, bulletproof cheap gin borne of complete tradition. Brokers crafts their gin in a 200 year old facility in England that still uses the traditional copper pot-still. Their recipe eschews all inventive botanicals to deliver classic gin straight from history. “There are no oddball ingredients in Broker’s Gin,” their description states. “We believe our forefathers did an unbeatable job perfecting gin recipes over many hundreds of years.” You can sip this blast from the past at unbeatable prices, as low as $24 for a whole handle.
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Mr. Boston English Market Extra Dry Gin
I think this brand of booze somehow broke the laws of supply and demand. At the bottom barrel rate of $17 for an entire handle, one might understandably assume this Extra Dry Gin tastes too unpalatable to end up on any best gin lists, even ones like this centered around boozing on a budget. However, a 2018 article by Paste Magazine samples and compares all the bottom barrel bottles on the market to determine the best cheap gin one can order at the bar. Their work gives this forgotten classic surprisingly pleasant reviews. Somehow, the brand maintains its cutting edge price tag despite the fact it’s difficult to come by on the internet. Happy searching, and happy sipping. Godspeed!
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To make this farm better
by Sally Colby
If digging clods of soil from random paddocks in a grazing system provided a picture of soil health, is it worth the effort?
When beef cattle farmers Margaret and Alan Jaymes converted their dairy and crop farm to a grazing operation, they received assistance from NRCS, USDA soil specialists and have seen first-hand how grazing practices affect soil fertility. Part of the work done involved soil sampling throughout the farm to determine fertility and soil health.
The Jaymeses recently hosted a field day and pasture walk on their Franklin county, Pennsylvania farm. The farm is comprised of rolling hills with very little flat ground, presenting numerous challenges for maintaining equal soil fertility among the paddocks.
Jaymes’ goal from the start of the conversion to full-time grazing was to improve the farm. “Our philosophy is to make this farm better than when we started here and make the soil more productive so it can do what it needs to do,” he said. “We’re interested in improving the soil so when we leave this place, the next person will have a good farm.”
The former dairy farm had been intensively cropped and well cared for. Jaymes had been milking cows since 1980 and built the herd to 100 cows. “It wasn’t fun anymore,” he said. “What Margaret and I are doing now is fun. We have about 20 brood cows, 20 calves, some young stock and a bull.”
The conversion to pasture began when Jaymes established permanent pasture on a portion of former cropland. He currently maintains 40 acres of pasture, with some still in cropland that will be converted to pasture. “For a lot of it, I simply seeded cool-season grasses,” he said. “I also have warm season grasses, including switchgrass.” Jaymes added that switchgrass can be difficult to establish, but makes great grazing.
Jaymes established one of the first paddocks with no-till oats and switchgrass. “I didn’t get a good stand,” he said. “I mowed the weeds down, and the next spring, I could see some sprigs of switchgrass coming up. I had more weeds than switchgrass for about two years, but it got better every year. I like that in July, when everything else is burning up, switchgrass is taking off. The cows come in and love it.” Jaymes first used Cave-in-Rock switchgrass and later planted Blackwell.
When Jaymes initially pastured cattle on that stand, he grazed it twice — in late June and again in August, and for only a short time. After learning that grazing switchgrass early and before it starts growing, Jaymes realized that practice could reduce competition from cool season grasses. He tested the idea this season, adding the switchgrass paddock to the regular rotation, and has continued to use it in the rotation. Jaymes allows the cattle to graze that stand to about 12 inches, and clips it once or twice a year depending on growth and weed pressure.
When Jaymes found Canada thistle spreading in some paddocks, he found it could be managed with cattle. “I noticed seed heads were missing, and figured cows had learned to eat it while it was young and tender,” he said. “Timing could help eliminate Canada thistle if cows are put in at the right time.”
A limiting factor in the beginning was water access in every pasture, but every paddock now has water. Jaymes says providing water in each paddock eliminates cattle trails and grass trampling, and also saves him a lot of time and labor.
As participants walked through the paddocks, NRCS soil conservationist Lindsey Bream explained the importance of building and checking soil health. “When it comes to soil health, the best thing you can do is walk your fields and start looking at the soil,” she said, breaking up freshly-dug soil samples. “Look at the clod — look for soil falling apart and look for earthworms. Look at root direction — roots should grow straight down and not sideways, which can indicate hardpan or rock.”
Bream discussed some of the obvious changes in soil structure throughout the sample, and pointed out a visible change in color that indicated a higher presence of organic matter. She also noted that while the root systems of different plant species in a pasture vary, each contributes to soil health.
“The most important active soil biology is in the top two inches of soil,” said Bream. “When soil clings to roots, the plant is photosynthesizing effectively, which releases a lot of exudate from the plant and contributes to soil biology.”
Bream says grazing height is directly related to root growth, and that grazing higher can help prevent roots from dying back. When 50 percent of plant material is grazed, roots continue to grow. If 70 percent of plant material is grazed, about half the roots stop growing, and it takes 17 days for plants to recover after animals are removed. When 90 percent of plant material is grazed, roots stop growing and no longer reach for water. “There’s less root for the plant to obtain food,” said Bream. “If the root dies back, the biology is starved. Nutrients aren’t cycled or building aggregate stability.”
Jaymes says when he started converting cropland to permanent pasture, he plowed first then sowed a small grain crop prior to planting orchard grass. He noticed good stands on hilltops, but hillsides stands were poor, and some remained bare all winter. “I tried a new practice,” he said. “Last winter I started rolling bales out here,” he said. “It made all the difference in the world, and I actually got some grass growing this year. It’s the best thing I could have done.”
Titus Martin, NRCS grazing specialist, says hillside soil and grasses improved as a result of Jaymes rolling out bales for winter feeding. “Cows don’t sleep on a hill,”’ he said. “The only manure deposited on the side of the hill is while the cow is standing, walking or taking a break.”
How does soil health improve if cows aren’t depositing manure? “When the cow gets up, she doesn’t take everything with her, and that protects and feeds the grass,” said Martin, referring to cows’ habit of dropping manure upon rising. “Cows like to eat where no other cow has been. With hay on the side of the hill through winter, we can build soil on the side of the hill he builds soil.”
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The next Silicon Valley is already online
Ricky Yean Uncategorized June 5, 2019 8 Minutes
For me, college was the best time to build startups. Living and working in the Silicon Valley has been the second best. Nowhere else in the world comes close, but will it stay that way? No. The next Silicon Valley is already online.
Why do all the best startups come out of Silicon Valley?
Life is just a game. We can understand the magic of American colleges and Silicon Valley by seeing how they are successful games.
American colleges are unique because the time we spend in college is time devoted to playing. The mission of the college game is personal growth. In the name of personal growth, we condone all kinds of behavior in college as long as they don’t cross the line. This tolerant attitude means you essentially can’t lose the game no matter what you do, so you keep on playing and trying new strategies until your time is up. Every student is playing the game with like-minded peers who share the mission and the timeline of graduation. While personal growth is difficult to measure, success at attaining it is invaluable, and almost everyone is willing to offer feedback to help you determine how well you are playing [1].
Similarly, Silicon Valley also has a culture that encourages play. The mission of the game is startup growth, and just like in college, Silicon Valley condones all kinds of behavior while chasing startup growth (although this is increasingly less the case). Players are surrounded by like-minded peers who share the mission and the timeline of the VC investment horizon. To figure out if you are winning, almost everyone — including the most successful entrepreneurs — are willing to offer feedback. The only notable downside of Silicon Valley compared to college is that, in order to play, you have to trade a reliable salary and a conventional career, and you can’t simply restart the game when you fail to recuperate your losses. In Silicon Valley, we do as much as we can to minimize the cost of failure by celebrating them and offering founders ample opportunities, but it’s near impossible to neutralize the effect of failing in the “real world.”
Still, this puts Silicon Valley far ahead of any other place in the world at attracting players for the startup game. Trying to replicate the magic would mean replicating all of the following elements:
Playful spirit: Spirit that encourages play and experimentation
Minimal cost to losing: Failures give you experience points that are valued by others to reduce the pain and make you want to keep playing
Enticing mission: Personal growth or startup growth
Time-bound: By graduation or within the VC investment horizon
Community: Talented peers who share your mission
Variable reward: You might discover your life’s calling or build a unicorn startup
Meaningful and tight feedback loops: The advice from a mentor or a seasoned entrepreneur could change everything, and they’re willing to help early in your journey
Viewed this way, accelerators like Y Combinator and StartX “accelerate” by shortening the time-bound (12 weeks) and intensifying the community (application process), variable reward (investor demand on demo day), feedback loops (weekly check-ins with feedback from top founders), and minimizing the cost of losing (becoming a YC or StartX alum is itself an accomplishment).
Outside of the Silicon Valley, there’s typically too much cultural inertia that would take generations to overcome to line up all of the elements above, but such limitations do not exist online. In fact, the next Silicon Valley is already online.
Current winner: Pioneer
Pioneer’s player home screen (courtesy of Lama Al Rajih)
Pioneer is building “a home for all the ambitious outsiders,” which is an enticing mission for everyone without traditional access to the valley or not working on a traditional startup. They run four-week tournaments and you play by simply submitting weekly updates describing the progress you made on your project and by voting and giving feedback on other people’s progress updates. Winners get some money, a plane ticket to the valley, and meetings with Silicon Valley “insider” mentors. Everyone who participates also gets to be part of a community of like-minded peers. Unlike the Silicon Valley, Pioneer doesn’t require you to trade your job to play and also doesn’t limit you to “startups.” The feedback loop is tight and meaningful because it happens weekly and is solely based on the weekly goals you’ve set for yourself. Pioneer nailed most of the elements of what makes for a successful game and leveraged the Internet to recruit players, build a community and eliminate the cost of play.
Runner-up: Y Combinator Startup School
Startup School is the “farm system” for YC, targeted at those who are interested specifically in building startups like we do in the valley. Anyone can participate and the cost of play / risk of failure, like Pioneer, are virtually zero. The “course” transpires over ten weeks during which you watch lectures, submit weekly progress updates and attend group office hours with an advisor. If you complete the tasks, you can win the variable reward of $10,000 towards your startup and improve your chances of getting into Y Combinator because advisors take notes about each participant to give YC more data points. Like Pioneer, there’s an ever increasing number of strong community members with every new course.
Notable mentions: Product Hunt, IndieHackers and ShowHN
Product Hunt is a community of makers with the mission of finding and celebrating the world’s best products. You play by posting a product (could be yours) to the daily leaderboard and the community votes it up if they like the product. Winner gets a badge, bragging rights, and some traffic. However, Product Hunt’s mission limits it to players who have a finished product that fits the appetite of the community, otherwise the feedback won’t be meaningful. Also, like all leaderboard-type communities, winning could simply devolve to a popularity contest.
IndieHackers and ShowHN are also limited like Product Hunt. While they have differentiated missions focusing on “indie” businesses and technical projects respectively, the feedback you get from playing is very much about how much your project appeals to the community. Additionally, all leaderboard communities are subject to gaming and randomness like whether or not people are browsing when you are posting.
Opportunities to build more and better Silicon Valleys online
Using the list of elements that make for a good game, we can see opportunities for more Silicon Valleys online.
More variety of online communities with differentiated missions
Just like there was a wave of accelerators that followed Y Combinator differentiated by startup verticals, there’s an opportunity to do the same thing online. Different types of players resonate with different missions, and from there you can design a better community, better variable rewards, more meaningful feedback loops, etc.
Lower the barrier to play and reduce the cost of failure
Pioneer’s weekly update is an example of how you can remove barriers to playing. Regardless of how much time and money you have, you only need to submit a weekly update to play, and progress is measured against your own goals. It is too early to tell but this kind of play may prove too generic to form a strong community identity or may end up selecting for a certain kind of project where there is rapidly observable progress from week-to-week. How do you design for scientists doing lab work that takes more time to make progress?
Many people I know want to work on side projects but they simply need an excuse and another person to work with. What if individuals can join a free agent pool with a mechanism for teaming up? For individuals working a 9-to-5, what if there’s a weekend-only version of the game where they are on equal footing with everyone else? What if you can remove the risk of leaving a 9-to-5 by paying talented people to get started? Entrepreneur First and Antler have really interesting models offline where they pay talented people a stipend to live and work in a house for two months with other talented people, for the sole purpose of finding a teammate. Should they succeed, they can pitch an idea and receive funding for a company afterwards.
Tighter, more meaningful feedback loops
All of the online Silicon Valleys I mentioned rely on the community to give each other feedback, which is meaningful, but not as consistently meaningful as feedback coming from an expert or an experienced advisor. However, expert and advisor feedback are infrequent and don’t scale. For products, what if we had a “Product Discovery Network” where a network of micro-influencers of various types can share your prototype or even just the concept pitch to their audience in the name of supporting more creative endeavors? For example, I’m friends with a few travel hackers who have small audiences that could provide very meaningful feedback to a travel entrepreneur. For products that have more to do with “taste” like fashion and music, a mechanism to surface talent and loop in a taste maker like a fashion magazine editor or a record label executive will likely be very meaningful.
More enticing and plentiful variable rewards
Why aren’t TinySeed and Indie.VC giving away enticing variable rewards to the IndieHacker community like an investment opportunity or a cash grant? If a community is broad, why not have different “tracks” or “side quests” so more people can win? What if Shopify gave out rewards for IndieHackers whose businesses are run on Shopify?
Make playing cool again
The biggest barrier ultimately comes from the fact that most societies don’t value play. Most of the “games” we play in life do not have the playful spirit. We have the opportunity to leverage the Internet as a disruptive force on cultural values, and we can do that by supporting and elevating the status of online Silicon Valleys. What if everyone is part of the “Product Discovery Network” and an integral part of the process of creation regardless of what your job is? I’d happily put a #tech hashtag on all of my online profiles to signal that I have a #tech audience and I am part of celebrating creativity online.
A little bit of the Silicon Valley magic for everyone
A random decision when I was eighteen took me to Stanford and a series of random decisions kept me in the Silicon Valley where I’ve been relishing in being able to play this fun and exhilarating game. As the technology industry comes under more mainstream scrutiny, it feels like we are starting to lose some of the playful spirit that made it all possible in the first place. I hope we can balance growing into a mature industry with maintaining the spirit of play. Regardless of what happens, we can create many more Silicon Valleys online by learning from made Silicon Valley magical in the first place in order to make sure that we continue to ignite play everywhere for everyone.
[1] Stanford has an edge over the other colleges beyond its location because it’s one of the few schools with a lenient leave policy. It also has one of the more friendly technology licensing policies so students get to keep what they create. There is also enough of a blend between industry and academia that the dominant value system is not 100% academic.
Thanks to James Gallagher (winner of Pioneer Tournament, who shared his experience here), David Tran, Ivan Lee, Wil Chung, and Richard Lo for reading drafts of this article
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STC WELCOMES OUTCOMES OF HUMANITARIAN PLEDGING CONFERENCE FOR YEMEN
[ADEN – 05 JUNE 2020] The Southern Transitional Council welcomes the generous contributions made by countries on 2 June to support humanitarian action across the South and Yemen. We, in particular, appreciate the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Nations in leading this effort. The $1.35 billion pledged comes at a critical time for our people faced with the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and a deadly COVID-19 threat.
We must stress, however, that additional funding will be needed if we are to truly secure the humanitarian response in the country. As it did globally, COVID-19 risks devastating the Yemeni economy even further and could drive us to famine at any time. A comprehensive and fully funded UN response is crucial to reaching all those in need and save lives. We urge all Member States to make extra financial commitments, including specific support for the South, to bring the total contributions closer to the $2.41 billion requested to meet the immense needs on the ground.
In this regard, the pledging conference is but a first step: Pledges need to be urgently turned into concrete aid and relief to all Yemenis. Further delays will only exacerbate the acute strain on UN programmes, particular COVID-19 response teams and other crucial work on the ground. In the South, the situation remains particularly dire with a debilitated healthcare system and infrastructure damage. This reality makes delivery of basic services like electricity and water nearly impossible, and heavy flooding in Southern governorates persists in wreaking havoc and raising the already concerning death toll from Coronavirus and other diseases. In Aden, we are witnessing the world’s highest mortality rate from the pandemic.
The STC is intensifying its activities to alleviate this suffering, but the scale of the crisis requires a concerted effort together with our regional and international partners to address the needs of the South. We are already in discussions with the UN Resident Coordinator and UN teams in Aden. The STC reiterates its readiness to work with partners to enable an effective COVID-19 and humanitarian response in the South. Our teams and Southern Self-Administration are committed to delivering against the needs of the people where we are able, within a very difficult context. Collaboration with the UN, governments, INGOs and the wider donor community are integral to this approach and serving the population in Southern governorates.
We in parallel renew our commitment to a political solution achieved through an inclusive UN-facilitated negotiation process. We are ready with proposals to progress the next steps needed to achieve this, as well as policy positions to contribute at the negotiating table. Only Southerners can credibly speak on behalf of the Southern cause, the realities in the South, and the way forward the Southern people seek.
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Airline conducts rapid blood tests for COVID-19. Should this be the new normal?
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As the novel coronavirus spreads across the globe, governments and businesses have implemented stringent measures in an attempt to limit the virus’ spread.
Last week, Emirates became the first airline to conduct on-site rapid COVID-19 blood tests for passengers ahead of boarding, causing some to question if this is a practice we can expect to see elsewhere.
In a press release, the airline said the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) conducted “quick blood tests,” on passengers before they departed on a flight from Dubai to Tunisia.
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According to Emirates, the tests were conducted at a group-check in an area of Dubai International Airport, and results from the test were available within 10 minutes.
Adel Al Redha, Emirates COO, said the testing process went “smoothly,” and that the airline was “working on plans to scale up testing capabilities in the future and to extend it to other flights.”
“This will enable us to conduct on-site tests and provide immediate confirmation for Emirates passengers travelling to countries that require COVID-19 test certificates,” Al Redha said in the release.
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Could blood tests before flights become the new normal? Are Canadian airlines considering implementing similar measures?
Here’s a look at what could happen.
What have Canadian airlines said?
In an email to Global News, WestJet spokesperson Morgan Bell said this is not something the airline is considering at this time.
But, Bell said WestJet has implemented a number of other measures amid the outbreak including enforcing seat distancing, aircraft cleaning and sanitation and requiring all passengers to wear masks during flights.
She said WestJet is also enforcing physical distancing for crew members and the public.
“WestJet remains focused on the health and safety of WestJetters and guests,” Bell wrote in the email.
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Global News reached out to Air Canada for comment but did not hear back by time of publication.
Meanwhile, the federal government has also enforced a number of measures in an attempt to limit the spread of COVID-19 among travellers.
Last month Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced only four of Canada’s airports — Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Vancouver International Airport, Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and Calgary International Airport — would be receiving international flights.
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Anyone who is showing symptoms of COVID-19 is not being permitted to board a flight to Canada, and all travellers returning to the country from abroad, regardless of if they are symptomatic, are required to self-quarantine for 14 days.
The government has also increased screening at airports, has closed the country’s borders to foreign travellers and have urged Canadians to avoid all non-essential travel.
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Privacy, liability concerns
Bryan Del Monte, president of The Aviation Agency, said the type of testing conducted in Dubai poses a number of security and liability concerns.
First and foremost, Del Monte said airlines are “not the right actors to be doing this.”
“It’s not clear that these tests are a good idea, but in any event even if they are, then we shouldn’t be doing it ad-hoc with private enterprises doing this activity,” he said.
“It should be standardized, [and] you’re probably going to have to do it at a checkpoint with all kinds of regulations about the data and how it’s protected and how long it’s kept and all of that good stuff.”
Del Monte added there would need to be clear, internationally agreed-upon rules to govern who can access the data gathered and where it can be sent.
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He also voiced concerns that the tests may give passengers a false sense of security.
He said “given the state of the technology,” it is not clear how effective these blood tests are, meaning they could result in false positives, or miss those who are carrying the virus.
Del Monte said it’s difficult to say whether such tests will become more common given the unprecedented nature of COVID-19, but that he “certainly hopes not.”
He noted there are public health precedents and laws in place that need to help govern the next steps forward, and that they should be respected.
“Before countries and or companies just run out and do their own thing, there needs to be a thoughtful, consolidated, coordinated approach,” he said. “Because otherwise, you’re going to create all these displacements in the system, create all these problems, create competition between airlines in order to have testing.”
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But, not everyone agrees.
In an email to Global News, Gabor Lukacs, founder of Air Passenger Rights said as long as the tests are run hygienically, he thinks it is a “great initiative.”
“Germany implemented roadside tests, and it’s perhaps the reason for their success in flattening the curve,” he wrote.
Lukacs said he would “welcome such tests in Canada as long as we don’t have a vaccine.”
“In the current situation, this testing is no more infringing than a security screening: it serves the purpose of protecting the health and safety of fellow passengers,” he wrote. “It is legitimate.”
Blood test efficacy
But some have expressed concerns about the efficacy of blood tests.
In a series of tweets on Tuesday, former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said doctors should “be aware” that most serology tests haven’t been reviewed by the FDA.
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“Quality is highly variable, with some or perhaps many giving uncertain results,” he wrote. “False positive rates may be inappropriately high. Patients and doctors shouldn’t rely on unproven tests for clinical decisions.”
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He said depending on the test, false positive rates can range from 25 to 50 per cent.
“Meaning tests that return positive results saying you have antibodies to COVID-19 may be wrong as much as half the time,” he wrote. “Many tests have 95 per cent specificity which leaves false positives high.”
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But, in an email to Global News, Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious disease specialist at Toronto General Hospital, said without knowing which test was done by the DHA, it is unclear what the validity of the approach is.
Global News reached out to Dubai Health Authority to clarify what type of blood test was used, but did not hear back by time of publication.
Across Canada, health officials have been using use nose and throat swabs to test for the virus.
“The nasopharyngeal swabs used to detect COVID19 that we are using in Canada are a very good test,” Bogoch told Global News.
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Juli Delgado Lopera's Fiebre Tropical
by Emily Donovan
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I spent most of the past year of quarantine with goop for a brain. I kept trying to read serious books for real adults, but my brain would slosh around until I gave up and rewatched another kids movie. Then I picked up Fiebre Tropical. My faith in literary fiction revived with fog and dramatic lighting like Mushu in the waking the elders scene.
Fiebre Tropical is about a 15-year-old girl who gets yanked from Colombia and everything she knows to move to Miami. The rest of her family gets swept up in an Evangelical church. Our narrator Francisca is too punk rock for the Jesus craze – until she catches feelings for the pastor’s daughter. It’s a debut novel by a trans writer, Juli Delgado Lopera, published by an indie press.
When writer types review books that we like, we often say that we liked “the language.” Not only do we want a good story, we want every sentence to be a piece of art. One of the biggest compliments that we can give “the language” is when we call it “refreshing.”
Fiebre Tropical’s language is refreshing. It’s a Spanglish that remixes English turns of phrases and inspired me to google Colombian slang. Things are sexy and weird all at once, with the likes of drive-through chicken grease on kissable upper lips.
It’s also really funny: The Pastora had already pulled me aside many times for “una charladita” on matters concerning my soul burning after the Rapture and yada yada yada Cristo was still waiting for me and yada yada yada wouldn’t it be nice to join my family eternally? I wondered what exactly Mami had revealed about our house to the Pastora that made her think we all wanted to spend our afterlives together.
This voice was stunning for me. Our narrator Francisca is a surly teenager. She’s irreverent and resentful. But she’s also scared. She’s realizing that she’s queer in a new country where everyone important in her life is increasingly Evangelically homophobic. That’s petrifying and isolating. Fans of Luster will recognize how exciting it is to find a protagonist that is simultaneously flippant, bruised, and yearning – the delicious contradictions that make for interesting people and characters that feel real.
The sides of Miami that Fiebre Tropical makes into art are refreshing, too. Before I moved to South Florida for school, all I had heard about Miami was cocaine and nightclubs. One of the rare times that I drove the hour of stand-still interstate traffic from Retirementville, Florida where I lived down to Miami proper, I met up with a friend at a mall. There, the perfume store clerk was annoyed to discover that neither of us knew enough Spanish to purchase what we wanted in her native language. My friend, from South Florida, was unsurprised, but I was so delighted at the novelty of not being able to complete an everyday American transaction in English that I turned to Google. The perfume clerk was right to be annoyed. The vast majority of people who live in Miami Dade County speak Spanish at home (66%, according to the Census). It was also interesting to note that the majority of Miami residents (52%) were born outside of the U.S. Why hadn’t I heard more about this?
As a tourist, you don’t have to notice the real Miami. I, like most Midwesterners who have been to Miami, once paid $35 (this was an obscene amount of money for me) for the glory of parking my car in a Miami Beach parking garage. I was high off my vision of walking in the fabled white sands along the clear blue ocean water. But the $35-a-day parking garages, upscale clothing stores, and overpriced oceanfront restaurants of Miami Beach aren’t really for the locals. The Miami metro area may have one of the highest concentrations of billionaire residents in the world, but, with an economy dependent on tourism, hospitality, and service, it also has some of the shittiest-paying jobs in the country. According to a report for an F.I.U. think tank, Manhattan is the only place in America with worse economic inequality than Miami-Dade County.
Fiebre Tropical sets the cultural imagination of Miami right. And it’s not just the demographics. It’s the obsession with the fast-food chain Pollo Tropical. People trying to sell you on God and Girl Scout cookies in Publix parking lots. Having to drive everywhere and your car AC never working hard enough. The temperature and humidity feeling hostile to human life. A sample from page 1: The heat is a stubborn bitch breathing its humid mouth on your every pore, reminding you this hell is inescapable, and in another language. Much like the narrator, the author Juli Delgado Lopera was born in Bogotá and moved to Miami with their family when they were 15. They and Francisca are both queer.
Last year, a best-selling book named American Dirt was canceled. The controversy wasn’t just that a privileged author was writing a story about impoverished Mexican-American refugees while she herself was none of those things. It was that the publishing industry often passes over marginalized people from those backgrounds and pays white and privileged writers with no such personal experiences to write about them instead. American Dirt in particular was also widely panned because the privileged author did a pretty bad job of it. The book was full of stereotypes and clichés. The New York Times called it “determinedly apolitical,” one of those sick burns that simmer until the recipient can cry in the safety of their bathroom. Surely someone with lived experiences could have written a more nuanced, interesting, and challenging book. Why hadn’t the publishing industry given its support to one of those writers instead? Why wasn’t the literary community book-clubbing something like that instead?
Well, here one is, friends. Fiebre Tropical, now in print and audio. I can’t recommend it enough.
Emily Donovan is a lesbian writer and Midwesterner. She is the co-writer of Donald August Versus the Land of Flowers, a comedy fiction podcast, and her other writing has published in Musing the Margins: Essays on Craft, FIVE:2:ONE, and Up the Staircase Quarterly. She earned an MFA in Creative Writing at Florida Atlantic University. You can listen to the comedy fiction podcast here or find her on Twitter here. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7479400038719177, "wiki_prob": 0.7479400038719177, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line120852"} |
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-- from The Wheeling Intelligencer, Feb. 15, 1914, p. 4.
Walter Burke, Veteran Wheeling Traction Man
One of the most interesting characters in Greater Wheeling and upon whom the hand of time has rested only lightly and affectionately is Walter Burke, the real veteran among the street car employees in the city of Wheeling, and "The Original Horse Car Driver." Burke is not, perhaps so well known today as he once was -- people have forgotten him who knew him well in former days and as old friends passed away his circle of acquaintances has narrowed slightly with the passing years, but among the street railway employes he is looked upon with a feeling akin to awe and veneration.
Burke at the present time is 78 years of age. At an age when most men are willing to step aside for the oncoming generations, and be content with a warm seat by the fireside and a generous pipeful full of smoking tobacco, Burke still continues to rise with the sun each morning and with his bucket packet full to the brim do satisfy an appetite that would do credit to a man of half his age, this hardy son of old Erin, who came to this country almost half a century ago, sallies forth to his work as an employee of the Wheeling Traction company, in their West Wheeling barns.
But of Burke himself. This unusual example of physical vigor was born in Ireland in 1863 [1836] but delayed coming to this country until 1865, after he had already witnessed the passing of twenty-nine summers. Two years later, in 1867, is where the interesting part of his picturesque career first began -- this was when he went to work as a horse car driver in this city. The company for which Burke first worked was known as the Citizens Street Railway company and it was the founder of the street car service in Wheeling. The company itself had only been in existence four years when Burke appeared, it having been granted a charter by the Virginia General assembly on the 13th of January, 1863. Its franchise from the city council was secured in August, 1866.
The route followed by the Citizens company is much the same as that taken by the Wheeling traction through the city at this time. From its South Wheeling limit it passed through the southside on several different streets, leaving Chapline and passing onto Market at Twenty-second. From there the line continued up Market to Tenth, thence across the suspension bridge and the Island to Bridgeport. The entire length traversed was four miles. It was from this obscure beginning that Wheeling's present system of street railway service has evolved. All of the cars were propelled by original "horse power," or in other words, by means of a sturdy legged horse, driven by hand.
All this Burke remembers and more. He tells of how much the men of those days worked in long turns of twelve hours for which they received the munificent recompense of 12c per hour. He recalls all the early directors of the road, namely William Woodard, John H. Hobbs, Andrew Wilson, A. J. Pannell and Thos. Sweeney, all prominent citizens of their day.
One amusing incident of Burke's career is the time when he once put President Woodard, the head of the company off the car for refusing to pay his fare. Either as a test or else through some misunderstanding the president failed to make it clear to Burke who he was and at the same time declined to pay his fare. Without the least hesitation he was ejected by his employee onto the street. The next day Burke was promoted.
There is a perceptible twinkle in his Irish blue eyes as he tells of some of the pranks played on the carmen by the boys of those days, many of whom are well known citizens at this writing. Burke states that the Hazlett boys were his particular hooligans and with jovial laughter describes how they would jump on his car and start the horses and perpertrate all manner of tricks.
Burke, as stated, is still employed by the traction company, and a more contented willing worker would be hard to find. He has no complaint to find with his lot in life, but with his natural Irish wit and inimitable humor continues on his way with high spirits serving as an inspiration to all who come into contact with him.
During the course of his long years of service he has raised a large family of children all of whom are inherent of the good qualities of their father. At present he resides on Thirteenth street in this city, and judging from Burke's optimistic predictions no change from the rigorous life he now pursues is anticipated for many years to come,
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August 29, 2021 | Helena Tavares Kennedy
In South Dakota, the American Coalition for Ethanol unveiled a vehicle demonstration project to disrupt the “net-zero” is only achievable via electric vehicles narrative by showing low to net-zero-carbon vehicles powered by ethanol already have cleaner lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than plug-in electrics, and could reach net-zero long before EVs on the market today.
ACE Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty drove a Hybrid Electric Ford Fusion he recently purchased to California earlier this month to meet with E85 wholesaler Pearson Fuels and the owners of eFLexFuel Technology to install their flex fuel conversion kit on Lamberty’s hybrid. He drove the now Hybrid Electric Flex Fuel Ford Fusion, he nicknamed “HEFF,” back to South Dakota and brought it to the ACE conference in Minneapolis last week to give attendees a first look at the vehicle at the beginning of a three-year demonstration project. The front-wheel-drive midsize sedan starts up on electricity and is powered by a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine capable of using up to E85 matched to an electric motor for a combined 188 horsepower.
Full electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) are only as clean as the electricity used to charge them, or the gasoline used to power them, and right now, there are hard environmental realities facing electric vehicles, including how the electricity they use is generated in most of the country. According to Lamberty, from a total greenhouse gas reduction standpoint, it makes sense for a hybrid to use the cleanest liquid fuel available when charging and not running on electricity, and that’s E85. Lamberty calculated a hybrid electric vehicle running on low-CI E85 could obtain a total GHG score as low as 20 to 25 grams of CO2 per mile, which is lower than current EPA total GHG emissions calculations for PHEVs or full EVs. Yet no major automakers offer a flex-fuel hybrid vehicle.
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“Always thought that her life would carry her to far away shores that had once been home to her forebears and those unknown to them, in far-flung antipodean lands once only reachable by wind currents blown into the white sails of tall ships on long perilous sea journeys, bidding adieu to next-of-kin, in search of new horizons. Growing up on her great-grandfather’s lands, a Garden of Eden, cornucopia of tropical fruit and mysterious rare plants in the depth of a rain-forest, overlooking the vast blue seas of the ancient Spice route … her father came from a long-line of seafarers from one generation to the next, and as a child, the stories of the sea were imprinted on her mind as she listened with awe to her father as he relived his sea journeys, stories of life and the storms at sea, and landing in a myriad of foreign lands …”
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This year, in this election, we are called to reaffirm our values and our commitments, to hold them against a hard reality and see how we are measuring up, to the legacy of our forbearers, and the promise of future generations. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother – a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe. But my personal story is not so unique. That is in Israel’s interest, Palestine’s interest, America’s interest, and the world’s interest. That commitment is at the core of the Treaty, and it must be kept for all who fully abide by it.
Again and again, we’ve seen him make tough choices when easier ones were available. But the truth is, that isn’t all that I know of the man. I get it.
But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all. We would be making the same mistake that Reverend Wright made in his offending sermons about America – to simplify and stereotype and amplify the negative to the point that it distorts reality. Let us be our brother’s keeper, Scripture tells us. I will rebuild our military to meet future conflicts. Over seven years ago, the United States pursued al Qaeda and the Taliban with broad international support. The Internet and television can bring knowledge and information, but also offensive sexuality and mindless violence.
More of you have lost your homes and even more are watching your home values plummet. I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination. The men and women who gathered there could’ve heard many things. Tomorrow, I will visit Buchenwald, which was part of a network of camps where Jews were enslaved, tortured, shot and gassed to death by the Third Reich. I know there has been controversy about the promotion of democracy in recent years, and much of this controversy is connected to the war in Iraq.
Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church? Yes. When a new flu infects one human being, all are at risk.
We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don’t like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the Red States. I submitted myself to His will, and dedicated myself to discovering His truth and carrying out His works. I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination. We see it in the history of Andalusia and Cordoba during the Inquisition.
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Neos B763 over Atlantic on Nov 19th 2012, turbulence injures 66
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A Neos Boeing 767-300, registration I-NDMJ performing flight NO-731 from Havana (Cuba) to Milan Malpensa (Italy) with 268 passengers and 10 crew, was enroute over the Atlantic about two hours into the flight when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing an altitude deviation of about 1000 feet. The aircraft restabilised, two doctors on board assessed the injured and did not recommend to divert indicating the injuries were mainly contusions. The crew decided to continue to Milan reporting about 35 passengers needed medical attention prompting a massive emergency response in Milan with numerous ambulances dispatched to the airport. The aircraft landed safely in Milan. 66 people required medical attention, 55 of them were taken to hospitals.
Passengers reported they were not noticing anything out of the usual, cabin crew were just serving lunch when the aircraft encountered turbulence throwing all loose items like the lunch trays as well as flight attendants and passengers not wearing their seat belts through the cabin. Many passengers hit the cabin ceiling and received cuts, bruises as well as loose teeth. Two doctors examined the injured.
The FAA reported on Nov 20th that the aircraft encountered severe turbulence in Oceanic Airspace controlled by New York Oceanic Control.
On Dec 7th 2012 the ANSV reported that after collecting evidence and documents a safety investigation into the occurrence has been opened, the ANSV did not state whether they rated the occurrence an accident or incident, however confirmed occupants of the aircraft received injuries requiring them to stay in hospital for more than 48 hours.
Neos B738 at Bristol on Jun 1st 2019, descended below safe height on approach and again on go around
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Neos B763 near Delhi on Apr 18th 2018, only the pouring of water was missing
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Robust product data can have a significant impact on both product and business success according to our recent survey of nearly 200 product teams. Asked to evaluate the state of their analytics programs, the performance of their best applications, and their relative performance with peers, those with the most advanced analytic programs consistently reported the best results. These companies reported higher ARR, greater profitability, higher growth, and lower customer churn than their competitors. While most respondents recognized the importance of measuring product performance, a significant number of them currently collect little or no product data at all. Companies that invest to establish a strong analytics program can achieve product success and differentiate themselves in the market.
In a world where big data and analytics are increasingly embraced across business disciplines, it’s easy to assume that the product teams from technology companies would be at the forefront. In a 2015 survey of CEOs, PwC found that 89% of them reported receiving ‘very high’ value from digital technology-driven data and analytics.1 We were interested to see how much of that analytic investment and organizational prowess makes it’s way to the product teams. To find this out we surveyed 197 product managers, executives, and other team members (UX, customer success, support) to explore what elements of their applications were regularly analyzed, and whether richer analytic programs had any impact on performance and competitiveness.
We focused our research on technology organizations in North America. Over a 3 week period in January 2016, we reached out to product team members from consumer and business-facing companies ranging in size from $500,000 to over $250 Million in revenue. The profiles broke down as follows:
The majority of respondents were in either a product manager or executive role– 58% with a smaller representation of other roles. Businesses were split between commercial software and eCommerce, and company size varied from very small, early stage companies to large enterprises.
As expected, most respondents recognized the importance of tracking product analytics. Eighty-one percent of respondents reported that they currently track analytics, or have a desire to do so. However, out of those who do currently track analytics, the number of respondents who do so at a high level was quite a bit lower.
The majority of respondents did indicate some level of measurement, but nearly a quarter reported that they did not currently track any analytics on their product. The responses varied across types of businesses.
Over 80% of B2B software companies and 70% of eCommerce companies reported some level of product analytics, while consumer software companies lagged far behind at 40%. Consumer products companies likely have access to detailed market and customer research through other channels which may be taking the place of analytics within the product.
Following the “Yes/No” question, we asked survey respondents to select which of the following dimensions they measured: pages, features, accounts (customer-level), and visitors (user-level) in their applications. These different elements provide a baseline of product data that allows companies to understand the breadth and frequency of use in their applications. Page and feature-level analytics provide information about the overall volume of use, and account and visitor measurements allow companies to know who is logging into the application, how often they come in, and how much time they spend in the application. The responses were about even across all types of measurement, but many respondents reported only measuring one or two of the items.
Of those that indicated an analytics program, less than half of them reported measuring all four core dimensions of product analytics. Over 20% of those with an analytics program reported that they only measure one or two of the dimensions indicating a potential maturity gap across different companies’ programs.
The maturity gap increases when looking at some more advanced product key performance indicators. In addition to the basic measurements, we asked about the extent that users measure depth of usage and user efficiency as part of their analytic programs. Depth of usage looks at what percentage of core features are used by the average user, and efficiency looks at how often users complete common tasks after starting them (a good measure of usability).
Measuring depth requires two steps. First the product team must establish which set of features are “core” to the customer experience—the ones that make up the major functionality of the application and are regularly used by the most successful customers.
Only about half of the respondents reported that they currently use this practice, but another 24% recognized the importance of maintaining this feature list. The second part of the depth measurement looks at what percentage of the key features are regularly used in the application.
Again, only about half of the respondents reported that they currently track this metric. Those that did averaged about 60% usage of their key features. We saw a smaller percentage of users reporting that they measure user efficiency. However, of those that do, the average efficiency rate was higher—by nearly 70%. These companies are likely heavily focused on the user experience and as a result are driving strong results in this area.
Looking across the board at measurement, there is clearly an opportunity. Nearly a quarter of companies reported no product analytics program at all, while only half reported regularly collecting the types of metrics associated with a mature analytics program. Companies with better product analytics know more about their customers, their individual users, and the ways in which their applications are used. They have a better understanding of the effectiveness of their overall customer experience. They can put that data to use and rapidly differentiate their products in the marketplace.
Another key source of product data is, of course, direct feedback from users. User feedback and user/usability testing is a common practice, but product teams may not necessarily consider it part of their analytic programs. User feedback plays a significant contextual role when trying to interpret observed user behavior. Quantitative analytics show what a user is doing in the application, but the feedback component provides the “why.” The most sophisticated product analytics programs regularly bring these two sources of data together for a more complete picture of both their users and the success of their products. Knowing this, we asked respondents how often they solicit user feedback (if at all).
Unsurprisingly, nearly 90% of respondents reported collecting user feedback, and many reported collecting it quite frequently. We also asked whether they used Net Promoter Score (NPS) to benchmark customer satisfaction. Created in 2003 by Bain & Company, NPS is a popular methodology that provides a simple, numerical score of customer satisfaction which is also directly linked to growth potential.
A much smaller percentage of users reported collecting and measuring this specific metric. Nearly two-thirds of users do not currently use it. In addition to the frequency of feedback, we also asked respondents what mechanisms they use to collect user feedback.
Email was the most used method, followed by phone outreach. Only a small number users reported using in-app surveys or live chat to interact with users. This is another opportunity that companies can seize. Collecting feedback in-app can deliver a 2x-4x higher response rate when compared to email, and because it engages customers when they’re specifically using the app, it often provides much more relevant and detailed feedback.
The results of our survey clearly indicated a varying degree of maturity in the analytic programs that companies have in place. Looking at key attributes – breadth of measurement, advanced measurements, and integration with qualitative feedback, we identified three levels of maturity across the survey respondents:
Novices
37% of respondents
Novices are very early-stage programs without any sophisticated measurement of product use. Respondents at this level reported that they do not capture analytics at all, or if they do, they only measure one of the four basic dimensions of product analytics. For example, they collect product analytics, but they only measure pageviews.
Fundamentals reported a more robust analytics program that measures product analytics on multiple dimensions, including feature or account/user- level measurements, along with pageviews. They do not, however, track any of the more advanced measurements, nor do they integrate their analytics program with captured user feedback.
Sophisticates
Sophisticates had the most advanced analytics programs that brought together quantitative and qualitative measurement. They capture multiple dimensions of core product analytics, and augment the data with depth or user efficiency metrics. They actively solicity user feedback, and use in-app surveys to capture highly-relevant feedback.
Companies with the most sophisticated programs only represent about 10% of the survey respondents, while the majority of respondents fell into either the “novices” or “fundamentals” range.
In both areas the Sophisticates outpaced other companies by a wide margin. Why do these companies have better performance than their peers? The survey also showed that companies with more advanced analytics have more engaged users. Looking at their best performing applications, Sophisticates reported a much higher rate of daily visitor frequency than companies at other levels.
These comparative results show a much tighter and more consistent feedback loop for Sophisticates. They measure more dimensions of their products, and they measure more frequently—typically soliciting user input at a bi-weekly, weekly, or even daily rate. They are able to put this data directly to use—increasing user engagement, and ultimately building products that generate higher revenue.
Based on the survey results there is clearly an opportunity for companies that can accelerate their product analytics capabilities. Those with the most advanced programs were only about 10% of the survey respondents, and they returned twice the ARR of companies with less mature programs. Here are some key recommendations for organizations that are looking to take advantage of this maturity gap:
Understand what you are measuring and what you can measure today. Although currently you may not be measuring many dimensions in your product, that doesn’t mean that you lack the capability to do so. Some minor tweaks or additional instrumentation may enable you to get more detailed data than you currently do. Complete an assessment and understand where you have gaps before investing in a new program or analytics solution.
Look for opportunities to capture more user feedback. The best companies were much more rigorous in the frequency of feedback that they sought. Getting more feedback might not necessarily entail developing a new program. Support tickets, and UX tests are two sources of qualitative feedback that your company is likely collecting today. Begin by mining these to look for areas where customers experience pain.
Bring together qualitative and quantitative data for an integrated view of product data. The greatest returns from product analytics are generated when user behavior and user feedback are analyzed together. Product teams can leverage these views to really understand their users and better prioritize new features and updates.
Consider collecting user feedback in-app. In-app surveys yield much higher response rates, and because they engage users “in-the-moment” they provide more relevant feedback.
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We Saw JD Vance And WaPo In A Closet Making Babies
Liz Dye
Is Ohio's Senate wannabe JD Vance's "new, fiery, right-wing persona an act," wondered the Washington Post yesterday. "Or is something more interesting going on?"
As if this were an actual open question, and not the punch line of the world's worst joke. This is a graduate of Yale Law School who runs a hedge fund for Peter Thiel who spent the past six months trying to out-stupid Josh Mandel, a guy who literally burned a surgical mask in a stairwell. But, gosh, who can say if he's only pretending to be a dumb hick who's going to dismantle Big Tech?
In 2016, Vance described himself as "a never Trump guy," tweeted "My god what an idiot" about him, and claimed to have voted for Evan McMullin. Now he's all in on the former president, even after the Capitol Riot, describing himself as "not just a flip-flopper, I’m a flip-flop-flipper," and acknowledging that support for Trump is simply the price to play in today's GOP.
"If I actually care about these people and the things I say I care about, I need to just suck it up and support him," Vance told Time last summer.
Is the guy whose Yale Law professor Tiger Mom-ed his memoir about growing up poor in Appalachia into a bestseller and major motion picture faking it for political advantage? It's a mystery!
Writer Simon van Zuylen-Wood uses Vance's beard as a leit-motif signifying the change in the lawyer as he transformed into a hard-Right political candidate.
"Let’s start with the beard," he begins. "J.D. Vance didn’t used to have one."
And this might be a clever literary device if the author acknowledged the obvious reality that Vance is wearing this faux populist shit as a costume.
"The beard isn’t a bad symbol for Vance’s U.S. Senate campaign — or at least for how that campaign is being received," van Zuylen-Wood continues. "Discourse around the race centers mostly on the idea that Vance is a changed or fraudulent person."
The idea?
We're talking about a man whose wife clerked for both Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and he's shitposting about childcare subsidies being "class warfare" because "normal" women want to stay home with their babies as God intended.
"Universal day care" is class war against normal people.
— J.D. Vance (@J.D. Vance) 1619703685
The author quotes Vance saying, "The fundamental lie of American feminism of the past 20 or 30 years is that it is liberating for women to go work for 90 hours a week in a cubicle at Goldman Sachs," without even questioning who is taking care of his young children as he runs this shambolic campaign and his wife works 90 hours a week at a white shoe law firm.
Vance is a guy who called New York a, city of eight million Americans, a "disgusting and violent" hellhole. He failed to mention that he was en route to the Hamptons to hobnob with titans of industry, former Bush officials, and Rebekah Mercer.
Serious question: I have to go to New York soon and I'm trying to figure out where to stay. I have heard it's disgusting and violent there. But is it like Walking Dead Season 1 or Season 4?
FFS, Vance is a wholly owned subsidiary of Peter Thiel, who employs him at a hedge fund and plowed $10 million into his US Senate campaign, and he's still pretending he's going to drop the hammer on Big Tech.
"Just totally absurd. These companies need to be crushed," he tweeted this week after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's account got suspended for posting constant COVID misinformation.
Oh, sure, you bet!
And yet, van Zuylen-Wood is able to piece together a coherent intellectual throughline in what looks for all the world like craven fucking hypocrisy:
The surface-level changes are indeed striking. Yet the more I watched him, the more it seemed to me that the emerging canon of “what happened to J.D. Vance” commentary was missing the point. Vance’s new political identity isn’t so much a façade or a reversal as an expression of an alienated worldview that is, in fact, consistent with his life story. And now there’s an ideological home for that worldview: Vance has become one of the leading political avatars of an emergent populist-intellectual persuasion that tacks right on culture and left on economics.
In what universe is opposing the child tax credit while supporting a lower corporate tax rate "left on economics"?
Vance outright admits that he has made a conscious decision to put all his chips on shitposting, telling the author, "Dominant elite society is boring, it is completely unreflective, and it is increasingly wrong. I kind of had to make a choice.” And indeed, it is "a choice" to shit tweet about Alec Baldwin the week the actor accidentally shot a crew member on set. It's the choice to be an asshole because you think it will benefit you politically.
But you don't get to make that choice and then complain about a "hyper-atomized approach to living [which has] denied people a sense of solidarity." And if you're an honest writer, you don't let your subject paint himself as someone trying to bring Americans together while spending every hour jamming his finger into hot button social issues because that's what motivates the base.
Critical race theory! The elites! Big tech! Traditional values! Wokeness! AOC! Socialism! Real America! This guy's like a windup doll — you pull the string, he says all that shit over and over.
And not for nothing, but retconning the Bannon/Thiel/Mercer project into some kind of moral response to the godlessness of the Left is some amazing bullshit.
National conservatism is the intellectual version of Trumpism, committed to the populist reorienting of the GOP away from free markets and interventionist foreign policy. As Trump never fully pursued his own project, the movement has taken on a slightly anarchic quality; surveying the conference’s speakers, it could be difficult to tell what linked Orban-defender Dreher to, say, Orlando Magic power forward Jonathan Isaac. Still, what the key factions agree on, as Sam Adler-Bell wrote in a recent New Republic essay, is that “classical liberalism — of the sort embraced by previous generations of conservatives — has a big hole in the middle of it where a substantive concept of the Good should be.”
Haha, fuck you. Sorry those of us on Team Blue care about boring shit like the child tax credit, expanding Medicaid, and not turning Planet Earth into a burning ball of lava. We really need to reorient our "concept of the Good" to include ditching the estate tax and lowering the top personal income tax rate to 20 percent.
Or maybe the Washington Post needs to stop giving ink to people just asking questions to which the answer is and always has been clear.
JD Vance doesn't have a beard. Vance is the beard. He's a millionaire funded by billionaires, LARPing as Joe Sixpack in an effort to buy a Senate seat and to protect his bosses' bottom lines. It ain't that complicated.
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Examine Wilkinson’s account and make a list of the malevolent acts committed by the particular British soldiers who entered her home. Did these redcoats’ behavior seem motivated by a desire to reestablish British authority—or something else?
Compare Wilkinson’s experience with the “British atrocities” listed by Franklin and Lafayette. Would Wilkinson’s encounter with Redcoats, which she described as the “day of terror,” merit inclusion on the list of Franklin and Lafayette? Why or why not?
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The October 1777 surrender of General John Burgoyne (1722-1792) at Saratoga shattered Britain’s northern strategy, which had aimed to isolate New England. It also emboldened the French, who in 1778 joined the war as America’s ally. This prompted General Henry Clinton (1730-1795), who after the resignation of William Howe (1729-1814) in 1777 had become the British commander-in-chief, to withdraw from Philadelphia and consolidate his forces in New York and the Caribbean. Beginning in December 1778, when Redcoats captured Savannah, a war that had started in the North and spread to the middle states shifted to the South. The belief that Loyalism remained strong in Georgia and the Carolinas constituted a central premise of the British southern strategy. In addition, Britain hoped, the prevalence of slavery in the region would cause southerners to think twice before inviting instability by taking up arms.
The account of Eliza Yonge Wilkinson (1757-1818), a 22-year-old widow who fled inland to her sister’s plantation after Redcoats attacked Beaufort in 1779, underscores the limits of these presumptions—especially when the behavior of British troops made enemies and not friends. Already highly hostile to Great Britain, Wilkinson grew increasingly bitter in the months that followed her June 1779 encounter with British forces. In addition to their 1780 capture of Charleston, Redcoats would burn her parents’ house and kill several of their slaves. Meanwhile, one of her brothers lost his life fighting for independence. After the war, Wilkinson remarried and had four children. A granddaughter, Caroline Gilman, published her letters.
—Robert M.S. McDonald
Source: Caroline Gilman, ed., Letters of Eliza Wilkinson (New York, 1839), 24, 27-31. https://archive.org/details/lettersofelizawi00wilk/page/24
All this time we had not seen the face of an enemy, not an open one—for I believe private ones were daily about. One night, however, upwards of sixty dreaded Redcoats, commanded by Major Graham,[1] passed our gate, in order to surprise Lieutenant Morton Wilkinson[2] at his own house, where they understood he had a party of men. A negro wench was their informer, and also their conductor; but (thank heaven) somehow or other they failed in their attempt, and repassed our avenue early in the morning, but made a halt at the head of it, and wanted to come up; but a negro fellow, whom they had got at a neighbor’s not far from us to go as far as the ferry with them, dissuaded them from it, by saying it was not worth while, for it was only a plantation belonging to an old decrepit gentleman, who did not live there; so they took his word for it, and proceeded on. You may think how much we were alarmed when we heard this, which we did the next morning; and how many blessings the negro had from us for his consideration and pity….
Well, now comes the day of terror—the 3d of June. (I shall never love the anniversary of that day.) In the morning, fifteen or sixteen horsemen rode up to the house; we were greatly terrified, thinking them the enemy, but from their behavior, were agreeably deceived, and found them friends. They sat a while on their horses, talking to us; and then rode off, except two, who tarried a minute or two longer, and then followed the rest, who had nearly reached the gate. One of the said two [fell from his horse]…. We saw him, and sent a boy to tell him, if he was hurt, to come up to the house, and we could endeavor to do something for him. He and his companion accordingly came up; he looked very pale, and bled much; his gun, somehow in the fall, had given him a bad wound behind the ear, from whence the blood flowed down his neck and bosom plentifully. We were greatly alarmed on seeing him in this situation, and had gathered around him, some with one thing, some with another, in order to give him assistance. We were very busy examining the wound, when a negro girl ran in, exclaiming, “Oh! The king’s people are coming; it must be them, for they are all in red.” Upon this cry, the two men that were with us snatched up their guns, mounted their horses, and made off; but had not got many yards from the house, before the enemy discharged a pistol at them. Terrified almost to death as I was, I was still anxious for my friends’ safety; I tremblingly flew to the window, to see if the shot had proved fatal. When, seeing them both safe, “Thank heaven,” said I, “they’ve got off without hurt!” I’d hardly uttered this, when I heard the horses of the inhuman Britons coming in such a furious manner, that they seemed to tear up the earth, and the riders at the same time bellowing out the most horrid curses imaginable; oaths and imprecations which chilled my whole frame. Surely, thought I, such horrid language denotes nothing less than death; but I’d no time for thought—they were up to the house—entered with drawn swords and pistols in their hands; indeed, they rushed in, in the most furious manner, crying out, “Where’s these rebel bastards?” (Pretty language to ladies from the once famed Britons!) That was the first salutation! The moment they espied us, off went our caps. (I always heard say none but women pulled caps!)[3] And for what, think you? Why, only to get a paltry stone-and-wax pin, which kept them on our heads; at the same time uttering the most abusive language imaginable, and making as if they’d hew us to pieces with their swords. But it’s not in my power to describe the scene: it was terrible to the last degree; and, what augmented it, they had several armed negroes with them, who threatened and abused us greatly. They then began to plunder the house of everything they thought valuable or worth taking; our trunks were split to pieces, and each mean, pitiful wretch crammed his bosom with the contents, which were our apparel, etc., etc., etc.
I ventured to speak to the inhuman monster who had my clothes. I represented to him the times were such we could not replace what they’d taken from us, and begged him to spare me only a suit or two; but I got nothing but a hearty curse for my pains; nay, so far was his callous heart from relenting, that, casting his eyes towards my shoes, “I want them buckles,” said he, and immediately knelt at my feet to take them out, which, while he was busy about, a brother villain, whose enormous mouth extended from ear to ear, bawled out “Shares there, I say; shares.” So they divided my buckles between them. The other wretches were employed in the same manner; they took my sister’s earrings from her ears; hers, and Miss Samuells’s buckles; they demanded her ring from her finger; she pleaded for it, told them it was her wedding ring, and begged they’d let her keep it; but they still demanded it, and, presenting a pistol at her, swore if she did not deliver it immediately, they’d fire. She gave it to them, and, after bundling up all their booty, they mounted their horses. But such despicable figures! Each wretch’s bosom stuffed so full, they appeared to be all afflicted with some dropsical disorder.[4] Had a party of rebels (as they called us) appeared, we should soon have seen their circumference lessen.
They took care to tell us, when they were going away, that they had favored us a great deal—that we might thank our stars it was no worse. But I had forgot to tell you, that, upon their first entering the house, one of them gave my arm such a violent grasp, that he left the print of his thumb and three fingers, in black and blue, which was to be seen, very plainly, for several days after. I showed it to one of our officers, who dined with us, as a specimen of British cruelty. If they call this favor, what must their cruelties be? It must want a name. To be brief, after a few words more, they rode off, and glad was I. “Good riddance of bad rubbish,” and indeed such rubbish was I never in company with before…. After they were gone, I began to be sensible of the danger I’d been in, and the thoughts of the vile men seemed worse (if possible) than their presence; for they came so suddenly up to the house, that I’d no time for thought…. But when they were gone, and I had time to consider, I trembled so with terror, that I could not support myself. I went into the room, threw myself on the bed, and gave way to a violent burst of grief, which seemed to be some relief to my full-swollen heart.
For an hour or two I indulged the most melancholy reflections. The whole world appeared to me as a theater, where nothing was acted but cruelty, bloodshed, and oppression; where neither age nor sex escaped the horrors of injustice and violence; where the lives and property of the innocent and inoffensive were in continual danger, and lawless power ranged at large.
1. Major Colin Graham (ca. 1725-1799) led the British Army’s 16th Regiment of Foot Light Infantry Company.
2. Lieutenant Morton Wilkinson (ca. 1742-1799)
3. Pulled caps: an eighteenth-century expression meaning to quarrel like women, who would pull each other’s caps off in a dispute.
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LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389) Review
June 20, 2021 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments
Continuing with my reviews of the new wave of LEGO Harry Potter sets, the next one I’ll be checking out is the Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389). The set has 1,176 pieces and retails for $129.99 and it is based on the second movie.
There are a whopping 11 minifigures in the set which include Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley, Colin Creevey, Luna Lovegood, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Tom Riddle, Gilderoy Lockhart, Albus Dumbledore, Professor Sinistra, Nearly Headless Nick, and Anniversary Lord Voldemort.
Harry has on his usual black robe that is open to show the gray sweater. He has a double-sided head that shows him with a smile on one side and a scared expression on the other. His accessory is the Sword of Gryffindor.
Ginny Weasley also has on a black Gryffindor robe but it is closed so you can only see a sliver of the inner sweater. Her double-sided head shows her with a smile on one side and a sad expression on the other. Her accessories include a wand and Tom Riddle’s diary.
Colin Creevey also has a clasped robe similar to Ginny. His double-sided head shows him with a smile one one side and a sad look on the other. His accessories include his wand and camera.
Luna also has a closed robe but with Ravenclaw colors. Like with the others, she has a double-sided head showing a smile on one side and a sad expression on the other.
Justin Finch-Fletchley is a rather minor character but a nice addition even though he looks generic. His robes are Hufflepuff colors and his double-sided head shows him with a smile and sad face. His accessory is a snake from the Duelling Club.
Tom Riddle is in his teenage years form and his outfit is actually black and white due to him being just a memory of the diary. His double-sided head shows him with a stern look on one side and an angry look on the other.
Gilderoy Lockhart is in his peach colored outfit which he is seen wearing for a good part of the movie. There is some metallic detailing on both sides of the torso to make the suit pop a little. His double-sided head shows him with a conniving look on one side and a nervous look on the other.
Albus Dumbledore has on the purple robes which has some metallic on the front of the torso and going down the dress piece. The back shows the robe hood. His double-sided head shows him with two happy expressions but you can’t really see it due to the white beard piece.
Professor Sinistra is also a very minor character but was in one notable scene where Justin was found petrified. She has a light brown robe with some metallic going down the front. Her double-sided head shows her with a smile on one side and the other has her wearing some glasses. Her cap also has some hair molded on to it for the sides and the back. Her accessory is a wand.
Nearly Headless Nick has a green and white color scheme due to the minifigure actually being glow in the dark. His double-sided head shows him with a smile on one side and a scared look on the other. Unlike your typical GitD items, Nick glows without needing any additional help to make it glow but if you do have something like a UV light, he’ll glow pretty good for a decent length of time.
Lastly we have the Anniversary Lord Voldemort who is in all pearl-gold. The back of the torso shows the 20th anniversary of LEGO Harry Potter. Like with the other anniversary minifigures, the wand and baseplate is also pearl-gold.
Wizard Cards
There are six wizard cards in this set and the ones I got are Albus Dumbledore (silver border), Albus Dumbledore (gold border), two Godric Gryffindor, Seraphina Picquery, and Rowena Ravenclaw. Obviously it was disappointing to get two Gryffindor cards out of all the other ones that I could’ve gotten and it clearly shows there’s no quality control to ensure there are no duplicates in a set.
At the bottom of Hogwarts, we have the Chamber of Secrets where we have the snake door to go in. It looks decent considering the size of it which has four snakes instead of six. The other side of it is the Statue of Slytherin that sits prominent in the middle while two smaller snake statues flanks the side of it. There’s a section in the back that is able to slide out to let the basilisk come through Slytherin’s mouth.
Speaking of the basilisk, it isn’t too impressive as the body is brick-built and the neck and tail uses curved tube pieces. The head is printed and the lower jaw clips on the hinges.
The floor above the chamber is the Hogwarts Great Hall. Here we have a couple of tables filled with breakfast items like cereal and a croissant. The far end of the hall has Dumbledore’s golden-own lectern.
The upper roof area of the Great Hall has a couple spots on either end for some accessories. I’m not sure what the artifacts are but there are some jars of potions and a crystal ball.
In the middle of the Great Hall is the Hogwarts banner which is a large sticker. When you flip it up, it reveals a hidden area for the Sorting Hat.
On to the smaller section of Hogwarts, the lower level has another section of the Chamber of Secrets where there’s a slide that comes down from Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom which is in the Hogwarts Polyjuice Potion Mistake (76386) set.
Above that is Gilderoy Lockhart’s Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom where there’s a couple of desks and chairs. On the back wall is a sticker portrait of Lockhart. On the right side of the room, there’s a round thing that you can put the freshly caught Cornish Pixies on.
Next up is Lockhart’s office where it is filled with pictures and photos that he signs for fans. There’s is also his fake hair that he is fond of on his desk.
Lastly on the roof, there’s a small brookstick flight area. At the very top, there’s an astronomy area with a telescope and a constellation map.
Overall, the LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389) is a pretty fun set. It does incorporate some of the major scenes from the second movie. Like with the other Hogwarts sections in this wave, they are able to connect with each other and LEGO made that point clear with the other sets that connect to the right areas. The selection of minifigures are also pretty decent as well as they all are part of the movie in some way, some more than others.
One of my main disappointments was the wizard cards which I duplicates of for a few of the characters. If you’re collecting them, you’ll most likely be trading them or buying them off the secondary market.
Thank you to LEGO for sending in this set for me to review. The content above represents my own opinion and not the company. Review sets sent in does not guarantee a positive review.
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What Is Scarlet Fever?
SCIENCE — Health and Fitness
What are the symptoms of scarlet fever?
How is scarlet fever treated?
Health And Fitness,
Sickness,
Childhood,
Child,
Scarlet Fever,
Strep Throat,
Group A Streptococcus,
Symptom,
Fever,
Sore Throat,
Rash,
Gland,
Rapid Strep Test,
Throat Swab,
Bacteria,
Bacterium,
Sneeze,
Cough,
Medicine,
Antibiotic,
Kidney Disease,
Pneumonia,
Arthritis,
Today’s Wonder of the Day was inspired by Sarah. Sarah Wonders, “what is scarlet fever?” Thanks for WONDERing with us, Sarah!
Feeling sick is no fun. And often, kids seem to get the worst of it. From chicken pox to the common cold, many illnesses affect kids more often than adults. Today’s Wonder of the Day is about another condition that’s more common in children—scarlet fever.
Have you ever had scarlet fever? Today, most kids haven’t. However, there was a time when it was one of the most common childhood illnesses. Often, it accompanied another infection you may have heard of—strep throat. The two conditions are caused by the same bacteria, called group A Streptococcus.
Scarlet fever is rare today. Still, it’s not gone. People are diagnosed with this illness every year. What symptoms should you look for? The most common signs include fever, sore throat, and a red (or scarlet) rash. This rash is where the illness gets its name. Most people with scarlet fever will also experience swollen glands.
Kids between the ages of 5 and 15 are most likely to be affected by scarlet fever. Doctors can diagnose the condition using a rapid strep test or throat swab. If the results are positive for the bacteria, they will prescribe antibiotics to treat the infection.
How do people catch scarlet fever? It’s very contagious. It spreads through sneezes and coughs. The illness can also spread by drinking from the same container as another person. People are often contagious for several days before they start to feel sick. This helps scarlet fever spread rapidly and is one reason why it was once so common.
In the 19th century, scarlet fever was a life-threatening illness for children. Thanks to progress in medicine, including antibiotics, most people today recover from the illness. However, the infection should still be taken seriously. Scarlet fever can lead to issues such as kidney disease, pneumonia, arthritis, and rheumatic fever.
What should you do if you think you have scarlet fever? Talk to a trusted adult. They’ll help you decide if you should see a doctor. Of course, it’s also important to stay home when you’re sick. Getting some rest can help you feel better. This will also help you avoid spreading illness to others. And always remember to wash your hands! Together, we can help more people stay healthy.
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For a long time, bacteria and viruses were unknown to humans. Today, though, we’re constantly learning more about them. We can even see bacteria and viruses up close. Flip through this image gallery to see the tiny microbes that can cause big problems. Can you find group A Streptococcus? When you do, show it to a friend or family member and tell them what you learned today about scarlet fever.
Have you ever felt sick? What was wrong? What helped you feel better? Write a personal narrative about a time you weren’t feeling well. Then, share your story with a family member. Ask them if they remember anything else about what happened.
How can you help prevent the spread of illness? Read more about what you can do. Then, make a poster to help others learn. Include at least one picture and five things anyone can do to protect themselves and others from getting sick.
https://www.cdc.gov/groupastrep/diseases-public/scarlet-fever.html (accessed 07 Oct. 2020)
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/scarlet-fever.html (accessed 07 Oct. 2020)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507889/ (accessed 07 Oct. 2020)
https://www.healthline.com/health/scarlet-fever (accessed 07 Oct. 2020)
https://cchp.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra181/f/Strep%20Throat_0509.pdf (accessed 07 Oct. 2020)
(plural) an organ in the body that makes a substance (such as saliva, sweat, or bile) which is used by the body
a serious disease especially of young people that causes fever, swelling and pain in the joints, and sometimes damage to the heart
a serious disease that affects the lungs and makes it difficult to breathe
able to be passed from one person or animal to another
to recognize (a disease, illness, etc.) by examining someone
a disease caused by germs that enter the body
to go together with (something)
(plural) any one of a group of very small living things that often cause disease
Scarlet fever is often accompanied by another infection called _____________.
asmallpox Not Quite!
binfluenza Not Quite!
cstrep throat Correct!
dmeasles Not Quite!
Scarlet fever is caused by ___________.
abacteria Correct!
bcold weather Not Quite!
cviruses Not Quite!
dinjury Not Quite!
This Wonder was mostly about...
ahow to cure scarlet fever. Not Quite!
bwhat scarlet fever is and what happens when someone has it. Correct!
cthe most common illnesses and infections among children. Not Quite!
dwhy scarlet fever is not as serious as strep throat. Not Quite!
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