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Mr Putin , who was re-elected as president almost a year ago, stands accused of bringing in new laws to stifle criticism of his regime and adapting existing laws to silence dissent.
"The Russian government has unleashed a crackdown on civil society unprecedented in the country's post-Soviet history," the HRW report states.
"The authorities have introduced a series of restrictive laws, harassed, intimidated and in several case imprisoned political activists, interfered in the work of NGOs and sought to cast government critics as clandestine enemies."
In a move that Amnesty described as "deliberately reminiscent of the Cold War," Mr Putin has brought in a new law which requires any organisation that receives funding from abroad to describe themselves as "foreign agents" if they are considered to be involved in undefined "political activities".
Since the start of the year, the Russian authorities have carried out more than 200 inspections of organisations campaigning to protect human rights. Amnesty's Moscow office was "inspected" by prosecutors and tax inspectors on 25 March.
The first organisation to face legal proceedings is a group named Golos – or "voice" in Russian – which played a prominent role in organising election monitoring and reporting fraud in the vote which saw Mr Putin re-elected.
In several cases the inspectors demanded to go through computers or emails. In one case, officials demanded that an organisation prove that its staff had been vaccinated for smallpox, and in another the officials asked for chest X-rays of staff to ensure they did not have tuberculosis.
"The government claims the inspections are routine, but they clearly are not," said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at HRW.
"The campaign is unprecedented in its scope and scale, and seems clearly aimed at intimidating and marginalising civil society groups. This inspection campaign can potentially be used to force some groups to end advocacy work, or to close them down."
Another law, adopted in December, essentially banned funding emanating from the United States for "political" activity by non-governmental organisations, and bans groups whose work is "directed against Russia's interests."
A third law, the treason law, expands the legal definition of treason in ways that could criminalise involvement in raising awareness of human rights.
The publication of the reports comes at a time of mounting pressure for Mr Putin.
On Wednesday – the same day the report was launched in Moscow – a high-profile critic of the president went on trial for what he said were trumped-up charges.
Alexei Navalny, 36, told a court in the city of Kirov that they should throw out the charges of stealing from a timber firm.
Mr Navalny has suggested that Mr Putin ordered the trial to stop his criticism of "swindlers and thieves" in government and sideline him as a potential presidential rival.
"The case absolutely cannot be tried in court in its current form," the anti-corruption campaigner said, after Judge Sergei Blinov ordered a recess to consider his plea to send the case back to state prosecutors.
Mr Navalny, who organised the biggest protests since Mr Putin rose to power 13 years ago, is accused of stealing 16 million roubles (£335,000) from a timber firm in Kirov that he was advising in 2009.
"It's raw, it's tendentious, there are different numbers cited everywhere, different amounts of timber are mentioned, and so on."
He also insisted his innocence would be apparent even if he was convicted.
"At the end of the trial, we will certainly win. I'm sure that a lack of guilt will be established.
"Even if it is not formally acknowledged by the court, it will be clear for everyone who attends the trial."
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Prelude: This piece is being started as I attended the 2016 American Open Weightlifting Championships in Orlando, FL. These are thoughts that occurred to me during that weekend and are not written as criticisms. They are merely an exercise in reflection, something that everyone should engage in with some thoughtfulness.
They are also not a longing for a nostalgic past. I believe that most nostalgic moments are based on physiological responses to the events of the moment. Most people are nostalgic about events that occurred when their physiology was functioning most effectively.
My hope is that these reflections will in some way turn out to be provocative.
The Viewing Experience
I spent a fair amount of time at this event sitting in the audience. Except for the one session where I sat in the front row, I got to watch a bunch of torsos lifting weight. There were hundreds of spectators at many sessions and even though many of them were participating lifters and coaches, a significant proportion were probably fans, supporters, and others who were not members of the weightlifting community. All of these groups deserve a decent view of the action.
USAW needs to get the sport out of hotel conference facilities. They may be the cheapest alternative, but no sport with much spectator appeal is being conducted in hotel conference rooms. They are flat and most of them have horrible acoustics, although this past weekend’s sound was acceptable.
One thing that needs to be done if the hotel solution is the best is to have taller stages. The current stages are too short to allow for reasonable sightlines. Weightlifting can only be fully appreciated if the entire body of the athlete can be viewed. The organizing committee might consider the type of venue where a dance production could be presented. Dancers appreciate having people watch their feet.
The USAW scoreboards are also pretty worthless as scoreboards if the audience is situated so far from them. For most spectators they are just dynamic design pieces with a moving yellow bar that indicates where the next red or blue rectangle will appear. They need larger fonts and the elimination of superfluous information like the flag of the state of the athlete’s club.
Another thing that has become the new normal as the entry list has grown Is the use of 3 platforms with sessions occurring simultaneously. At times there were 3 A sessions taking place at the same time which made it difficult to fully appreciate the performances taking place
I really feel that we need to go back to a one platform event, especially if we are thinking long term about getting live coverage that showcases our best athletes. A single platform set up on a half of a sports arena with tiered seating would provide the best viewing experience. A drape would cut the playing surface in half, and the warm-up area could be set up behind the drape.
New Coaches and Athletes
In this new age of less-selective, big entry list mentality, many of the newcomers may not realize the degree of scrutiny that happens at a national event. At an event like the American Open, the “audience” is full of lifters, coaches and officials who have been watching the sport for decades. We came from an era when there was indeed some prestige involved in participation at a national level event and for most it was the result of years of effort. That’s not necessarily true anymore.
In the warm-up room there are monitors where the coaches can view the action on the competition platform. They view each lift with a critical eye. They can’t help it—that’s what they do. Each technical error, faux pas in decorum, and poor coaching decision is on display. What is dismaying is that in most cases the newbies aren’t even aware ofthem. If we are going to have a sport that collectively develops, the newer participants are going to have to do some self regulating.
Those that lift and coach in a decidedly amateurish style are being scrutinized.
The Product of USA Weightlifting
Over the entire course of the event, I rarely heard one word about improving the product of USA Weightlifting, which is lifting performance. Over the past few years, the federation has been making more money than it ever has in its history, and that seems to be a justification for carrying on in the same way. We’ve lost sight of our mission statement which is to promote weightlifting (not bad weightlifting) and to win medals at the Pan Ams and Olympics.
Some are expecting Tamas Feher and Pyrros Dimas to show up next year and rescue us, and maybe they will. But it’s doubtful that anything might happen very rapidly.
Since the federation was forcibly reorganized in 2008, we’ve never had a four year plan. Although we’ve had a High Performance Director who is responsible for one, we’ve never had one materialize. Presumably Dimas will put one in place, but the clock is ticking toward 2020 and other developed weightlifting nations are probably in the process of implementing theirs. We are pretty happy with ourselves over the prospect of holding the 2017 World’s, but we need to be known for developing weightlifting talent instead of showcasing everyone else’s. Are we really silly enough to believe that by merely staging large events for hundreds of unselected athletes that somehow we are going to randomly develop an athlete development infrastructure to guide highly talented athletes to elite level performances?
Save for CJ Cumming’s record setting session on Saturday, there were really no stellar performances to stir the imagination and inspire. Top programs regularly feature a number of such occasions that serve to unite, inspire and uplift. We need to orchestrate such occasions in a systematic manner and not as a result of happy accidents.
The Newly Elevated Status of Officials
At the 2012 American Open (which I helped to organize) we mainly had 1 platform and for a couple of sessions we had 2. Now we regularly have 3 at the American Open and Nationals. We’ve suddenly gotten to the point where we now need more officials. Add to that the relatively new requirements that Technical Controllers, Marshalls and Announcers must be cardholders and the necessity for Juries composed of at least 3 members and we are faced with the need for 9 card holding officials per platform. This has greatly elevated the value of officials.
Now the vast majority of officials do a great job. Most are selfless and spend a lot of their own money to keep the sport functioning. They in essence, define the sport by only allowing high standards to be maintained. Now the changing circumstances have made them a more valuable commodity because the demand so greatly outweighs the supply. As a result there is a little more swagger to their step. Nothing wrong with that but it does show how certain decisions like low qualifying totals can greatly alter the political profile of the members of an organization.
What this should remind us is that for an organization to flourish all the stakeholders must have some political leverage else the organization begins to function for one group of stakeholders. The function of leadership should be to make sure that political leverages are relatively balanced so that the organization can consistently move forward.
Team Scoring
We need to realize that team scoring and team championships do not really happen and are communication devices to let the uninitiated know how we are doing.
If you are the weightlifting administrator for (Name a country other than the U.S.), and you go to the Ministry of Sport or Chancellor of the Exchequer and ask for more money for your program, you can’t tell him or her that you’ve got this great 63 kilo woman who does 110-140 because it’s not an understandable argument. If on the other hand you can say that you have the second best team in your continent, up from 5th, you might get some money shaken loose. It’s a metric…..get it?
The last time there was much high drama centered around the team title at national events was when various teams were trying to see who would end the 37 year run of team championships of York Barbell. Well a couple of teams did it, Goliath died, and nowadays most people outside of the teams in the hunt don’t really care. Nonetheless some coaches are focused on team scoring, commit some skullduggery to do it, and end up creating more ill will than goodwill. Just keep in mind that the only real things that happen are snatches and cleans and jerks.
What Have We Learned—Where Are We Going?
One of the really great persons who has come through my internship program is Fred Callori, the coach of Beantown Barbell. Fred is an attorney with a prominent law firm in Boston. He told me that the company maintains a historical committee composed of both veteran and less experienced employees. The function of this committee is to keep track of the history of the firm and to advise the management against repeating the mistakes of the past. What a great idea!
This is something that USAW could implement with little fanfare or expense. We already have a historical conscience in the person of Artie Dreschler, but we could use a historical committee focused on the history of failed policies. In 2008 we were forced by USOC to purge the Board of Directors of the veteran members for a few years. The result has been that the Board is populated by relative newcomers with no knowledge of the institutional memory of the body. The new Board that will take over on January 1 is one that is somewhat detached from the older members of the organization and hence unable to take advantage of that experience. And like all organizations we face the prospect that the more experienced lose interest and/or die off and when they go they take their experiences with them.
One of my current proposed projects is to have my assistant Tom Showers record a series of Skype interviews with some of the veterans in the sport so that we have a living history available to the future leadership of the sport. Greg Everett did some of this in his film American Weightlifting, and I’ve done some audio interviews that were up on my old website, but I’d like to see a more thorough effort in this area so that our history as an institution is not lost. I do very much regret that we didn’t get to listen in on the wisdom of our weightlifting forefathers before they passed away.
Anyway these are the result of some mental expeditions that I took while attending this year’s AO.
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THE Old Town in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, does not look like a den of thieves. On a summer afternoon, herds of elderly tourists—American, Japanese, British—wander between the gift shops and sip lagers at pavement cafés beneath the gothic town hall. In a park, teenagers chat and smoke cigarettes in the sun.
Valdo Pôder, a local police officer, remembers when it was quite different. In the mid-1990s curtains rose at the city’s theatres at six o’clock so that the audience could get home before sunset. Young men hung around selling bootleg vodka. The streetlights were always smashed. Pointing to one smart-looking bar Mr Pôder says he would have needed a team of at least ten officers to raid it. “We’d have to put everyone inside on the floor,” he says. “Or else we might get shot at.”
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Crime in Estonia has fallen precipitously. Since 1995, the country’s murder rate has dropped by 70%, and robbery and car theft have fallen almost as far. Even as the country entered a deep recession in 2009, which pushed unemployment up to 19%, the crime rate kept falling. But though the magnitude of this trend sets post-Soviet Estonia apart, its direction does not. Across the developed world, the crime wave that began in the 1950s is in broad retreat (see chart 1).
Both police records (which underestimate some types of crime) and surveys of victims (which should not, but are not as regularly available a source of data) show crime against the person and against property falling over the past ten years in most rich countries. In America the fall began around 1991; in Britain it began around 1995, though the murder rate followed only in the mid-2000s. In France, property crime rose until 2001—but it has fallen by a third since. Some crimes are all but disappearing. In 1997, some 400,000 cars were reported stolen in England and Wales: in 2012, just 86,000.
Once upon a time in America
Cities have seen the greatest progress. The number of violent crimes has fallen by 32% since 1990 across America as a whole; in the biggest cities, it has fallen by 64%. In New York, the area around Times Square on 42nd Street, where pornographers once mingled with muggers, is now a family oriented tourist trap. On London’s housing estates, children play in concrete corridors once used by heroin addicts to shoot up. In Tallinn you can walk home from the theatre unmolested as late as you like.
What is behind this spectacular and widespread improvement? Demographic trends are an obvious factor. The baby-boom in the decades after the second world war created a bubble in the 16- to 24-year-old population a couple of decades later, and most crimes are committed by men of that age. That bubble is now long deflated. In most Western countries, the population is ageing, often quite fast.
But demographics are not everything. Mark Simmons, a deputy assistant commissioner for the Metropolitan Police in London, points out that the number of 18- to 24-year-old men in the city has been increasing in recent years, and yet the decline in crime has continued. The sheer magnitude of the improvement in places such as New York and Los Angeles, where the incidence of some crimes has fallen by as much as 90%, cannot be explained just by a young-person deficit.
Steven Levitt, an economist at the University of Chicago, has argued that the legalisation of abortion in the 1970s cut America’s crime rate by reducing the number of children growing up in inner-city poverty and thus predisposed to criminality. But that cannot explain why rates have kept falling long after such an effect should have tapered off, or why crime rates in Britain, where abortion has been legal for longer, began falling later. Jessica Wolpaw Reyes, an American researcher, has argued that the cognitive effects of exposure to lead were a primary determinant of violent crime, and unleaded petrol is to thank for the improvement. But the causal link is far from proven.
Could more criminals being locked up be the answer? The number of people behind bars has grown substantially in many countries over the past 20 years. In Britain the prison population doubled between 1993 and 2012; in Australia and America, it almost doubled. But several countries, including Canada, the Netherlands and Estonia, have reduced their prison populations without seeing any spike in crime; so too have some American states such as New York, where crime rates have fallen fastest. Prison takes existing criminals off the streets. But in many places, the drop in crime seems to be down to people not becoming criminals in the first place. Between 2007 and 2012 the number of people convicted of an offence for the first time in Britain fell by 44%.
Better policing is a more convincing explanation than bigger prisons: the expectation of being caught undoubtedly deters criminals. In New York and Los Angeles, where crime has fallen further and faster than almost anywhere, Bill Bratton, a former police chief of both cities, is often credited for the turnaround. Partly, that is thanks to higher standards. Today’s LAPD is a far cry from the racist, corrupt and scandal-ridden force of the 1990s. But tactics have also changed.
Hot fuzz
A combination of officers talking to the people whose neighbourhoods they police and intensive targeting of crime “hotspots” has transformed the way streets are protected. In the 1990s, Mr Bratton embraced data-driven “CompStat” policing, targeting the most blighted districts with huge numbers of officers. The biggest subsequent crime drops were extremely localised: for example, in the area around Canal Street in Lower Manhattan, the murder rate fell from 29 per 100,000 residents in 1990 to around 1.5 by 2009.
According to Lawrence Sherman, a criminologist at the University of Cambridge, such tactics have now worked in places as different as Sweden and Trinidad and Tobago. In Chicago, where crime has been slower to fall than elsewhere, local politicians this year thanked hotspot methods for the lowest murder rate in half a century. Technology has improved the effectiveness of detective work too. The advent of DNA testing, mobile-phone location and surveillance cameras—which have spread rapidly, especially in Britain—have all increased the risk of getting caught.
Some broad social changes have probably helped. In most countries young people are increasingly sober and well behaved. They are more likely to live with their parents and to be in higher education—across the European Union 28% of adults aged 25-34 still live at home. In Britain, the current generation of 18- to 24-year-olds is a lot less likely to have tried an illegal drug or to drink than those ten years older were at their age, and the same is true in most European countries. In most countries wife-beating has become more stigmatised and less common: since 1994, self-reported domestic violence has fallen by three-quarters in Britain and two-thirds in America.
In America, the end of the crack-cocaine epidemic in the 1990s is widely credited with reducing crime. In Europe, the explosion in heroin use that accompanied the high unemployment of the 1980s has largely receded, even though hard economic times are back. Junkies are older and fewer; in Rotterdam, there is now a state-sponsored hostel for elderly heroin addicts. A lot of people in the rich world still take illegal drugs, but they tend to be drugs that they pay for out of what they earn, not what they steal.
The repopulation of inner cities is probably also a help. A middle-class exodus to the suburbs of the 1950s and 1960s often left behind inner cities blighted by derelict properties and concentrated poverty. George Kelling, the American criminologist who first developed the idea that seemingly small signs of dereliction—such as broken windows—can encourage more significant criminality, points out that inner-centre neighbourhoods such as Harlem in New York, or Amsterdam’s Nieuwmarkt district, have been reclaimed by the well-off. The windows have been mended. Gentrifiers may not always be popular, but they set up neighbourhood watch meetings, clean up empty spaces and lobby politicians to take crime more seriously. They may be a consequence of falling crime that lowers crime further.
The last category of explanations is perhaps the most intriguing: that criminals simply have fewer opportunities. Jan van Dijk, a criminologist based at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, points out that in the 1950s and 1960s millions of people across the Western world acquired cars, televisions, record players, jewellery and so on for the first time; rich pickings for those who would steal them. In the decades since, those same people have added burglar alarms, window locks and safe deposit boxes. Between 1995 and 2011, the proportion of British households with burglar alarms increased by half, to 29%. And some things once worth stealing from people’s homes have become less valuable. There is little point in burgling a house to steal a DVD player worth $30.
Bellman and true
Shops have invested heavily in security, installing clever gates and tags to deter shoplifters and employing ever more guards. In fact, private security is booming in many places. The number of guards employed in Europe has increased by 90% over the past decade, and they now outnumber police officers. Security vans are now harder to knock off and are often followed by police cars. Fewer businesses handle lots of cash. Those that do keep less on the premises.
Armed robbery has been particularly hard hit by reduced opportunities. In 1950s London, professional criminals—often ex-servicemen—used explosives to crack the safes of factories and banks. When safes toughened up, the hard men moved on to holding up banks. As banks put up shutters and alarms, bulletproof partitions and surveillance cameras, they turned to robbing less secure building societies. By the 1990s it was betting shops and off-licences (liquor stores). Now there are few armed robberies at all. As Roger Matthews of the University of Kent puts it: “You might make a thousand pounds and you’ll get caught. What’s the point?”
Armed robbery may have fallen for another reason too: robbers typically relied on stolen cars for their getaways. But thanks to central locking, alarms and circuitry immune to hot-wiring, stealing a car is far harder than it was. In New York City the annual number of car thefts has fallen by 93% over the past 20 years. According to Graham Farrell, of Simon Fraser University in Canada, reducing car theft may have had broader knock-on effects than just restricting getaway options. Stealing a car for a joyride used to be a “gateway crime”, which would lead teenagers on to other crimes; now such escalation is restricted to Grand Theft Auto games (which, at least one study suggests, may themselves be reducing crime by keeping feisty young men occupied).
Not all crime is falling. Sexual offences, which often go unrecorded, may be becoming more or less common. Bank fraud, money-wire scams and trade in personal information may well have a lot of growth potential. Organised crime may be less violent in the rich world, but it is still a scourge in many places. Even in countries where crime overall continues to decline rapidly, such as Britain, certain types of property crime—such as pickpocketing and shoplifting—have risen with unemployment (the lure of mobile phones, not yet as hard to steal as cars, doubtless plays a role). Violent crime recently ticked up ever so slightly in the United States, and is rising in a few other places, such as France. And in many places police numbers are now falling, which may bode ill if policing has done a lot to drive down crime.
But the sheer scale of the drop—and its broad persistence in the face of the deepest economic depression in a century—make a new crime wave seem unlikely. Policing is still improving; heroin and crack-cocaine consumption continue to fall; and no one is likely to reintroduce lead into petrol. The period of rising crime from the 1950s through to the 1980s looks increasingly like an historical anomaly.
There are still criminals, but there are ever fewer of them and they are getting older. When the global economy recovers, there will be fewer still. In Tallinn, the police are having to come to terms with the implications of lower crime. “Nowadays we have a new problem,” jokes Priit Pärkna, one of the local police chiefs. “If we want to arrest someone, we need much more evidence than we did.” At the moment, he is worried about the pickpockets that the city’s new-found tourist trade attracts. As problems brought on by progress go, it is not the worst.
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LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bitcoin zoomed past $11,000 (£8,185.5) to hit a record high for the sixth day in a row on Wednesday after gaining more than $1,000 in just 12 hours, stoking concerns that a rapidly swelling bubble could be set to burst in spectacular fashion.
After soaring more than 1,000 percent since the start of the year, bitcoin rose as much as 15 percent on Wednesday, but by mid-afternoon in New York, the virtual currency was trading at $9,500, down 3.7 percent on the day on Luxembourg-based Bitstamp BTC=BTSP, one of the largest and most liquid cryptocurrency exchanges.
“As many seasoned traders know all too well, anything that rockets higher, tends to fall down faster when the time comes, and the time will come,” James Hughes, chief market analyst at FX broker AxiTrader, said.
Bitcoin topped $10,000 for the first time in early Asia trading, before surging above $11,000 less than 12 hours later to reach $11,395.
Bitcoin’s rapid ascent has led to countless warnings that it has reached bubble territory. But the warnings have had little effect, with dozens of new crypto-hedge funds entering the market and retail investors piling in.
(For a graphic on Bitcoin price rockets, click reut.rs/2zPekGm)
London-based Blockchain.info, one of the biggest global bitcoin wallet-providers, told Reuters on Wednesday that it had added a record number of new users on Tuesday, with more than 100,000 customers signing up, taking the total number to more than 19 million.
The evidence suggests that few of the users are buying bitcoin to use it as a means of exchange, but are speculating to increase their capital.
“What’s happening right now has nothing to do with bitcoin’s functionality as a currency – this is pure mania that’s taken hold,” said Garrick Hileman, a research fellow at the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School.
Hileman, who last week gave a lecture to the Bank of England on the risks of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, also flagged the risk of the whole market collapsing entirely.
“There’s always the possibility that some fundamental cryptographic flaw that we can’t solve craters the whole space, or that regulators unite and decide this represents systemic risk and actually could trigger the next financial crisis,” he said.
“EXIT RAMPS”
Created in 2008, bitcoin uses encryption and a blockchain database that enables the fast and anonymous transfer of funds outside of a conventional centralised payment system.
It has far outstripped gains seen in any traditional asset classes or currencies this year. Its rise accelerated in recent months as exchanges such as the CME Group Inc (CME.O) and the Chicago Board Options Exchange announced plans to offer futures contracts for the cryptocurrency.
On Wednesday, a source with knowledge of the matter said Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ.O) plans to launch a futures contract based on bitcoin in 2018.
Sceptics say it is a classic speculative bubble with no relation to real financial market activity or the economy - most famously JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon, who labelled it a “fraud”.
But even Dimon and others who say bitcoin represents a bubble - now the consensus view among mainstream investors - do not deny its price rise could still have further to go.
“It’s got all the shapings of your tulip bubble chart (but) that tells you nothing about where that price line could go depending on the number of people who wish to own it,” Standard Life’s head of investment strategy, Andrew Milligan, said on Wednesday. “Who is to say it doesn’t reach $100,000?”
In some emerging markets, bitcoin had hit well over $10,000 previously.
In South Korean exchanges, too, bitcoin was already close to $11,000 or higher early this week. On Zimbabwe’s local exchange golix.com bitcoin touched a new high of $18,500 on Wednesday before retreating to $18,000.
The fact that bitcoin now provides “exit ramps” from national currencies that were becoming easier to use, Hileman said, could exacerbate any future financial crisis. Coordinated regulatory action might therefore be necessary in order to stave off an “economic calamity”, he said.
Despite its mushrooming value, however, Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said on Wednesday bitcoin was not big enough to pose a risk to the global economy.
FILE PHOTO: Bitcoin (virtual currency) coins placed on Dollar banknotes, next to computer keyboard, are seen in this illustration picture, November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley said the Fed is in the early stages of considering “what it would mean” to offer digital currencies sometime in the future and whether it may be necessary as an alternative to cash.
Mike Novogratz, a former macro hedge fund manager at Fortress Investment Group, said in a Reuters Investment Summit this month that mainstream institutional investors were about six to eight months from adopting bitcoin.
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The very moral fabric in which we have made progress when it comes to race relations in America... He’s failed us. And it’s very unfortunate that our president would say things like he did in that press conference yesterday when he says, “tthere are good people on the side of the Nazis. They weren’t all Nazis and they weren’t all white supremacists.” Mr. President, good people don’t pal around with Nazis and white supremacists. Maybe they don’t consider themselves white supremacists and Nazis; certainly they hold those views. This has become very troubling. And for anyone to come on any network and defend what President Trump did and said at that press conference yesterday is completely lost and the potential to be morally bankrupt. I’m sorry, no, I believe that and I’m being very honest as one who has been talking about these issues for a very long time. I’m sorry that this is where we are right now. I hope the president learns a lesson from his press conference on yesterday. It’s disturbing.
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Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Image 2 of 9 The second of three handguns recovered Sunday after police arrested four suspects in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood. The second of three handguns recovered Sunday after police arrested four suspects in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood. Image 3 of 9 The third handgun recovered Sunday after police arrested four suspects in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood. The third handgun recovered Sunday after police arrested four suspects in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood. Image 4 of 9 Lendale Warren, 21, was arrested Sunday in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood on forgery warrants and suspicion of felony burglary. Lendale Warren, 21, was arrested Sunday in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood on forgery warrants and suspicion of felony burglary. Image 5 of 9 Image 6 of 9 Marvin Session, 23, was arrested Sunday in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood on suspicion of resisting arrest and weapons violations charges. Marvin Session, 23, was arrested Sunday in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood on suspicion of resisting arrest and weapons violations charges. Image 7 of 9 Orlando Ware, 23, was arrested Sunday in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood on suspicion of resisting arrest and weapons violations charges. Orlando Ware, 23, was arrested Sunday in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood on suspicion of resisting arrest and weapons violations charges. Image 8 of 9 Paul Antoine, 28, was arrested Sunday in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood on suspicion of resisting arrest and weapons violations charges. Paul Antoine, 28, was arrested Sunday in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood on suspicion of resisting arrest and weapons violations charges. Image 9 of 9 Cops bust 4 armed suspects in SoMa neighborhood 1 / 9 Back to Gallery
Officers chased down and arrested four suspects armed with handguns in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood, police said.
Around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, someone called police about several armed men near Ninth Street and Market Street.
Responding officers drew their weapons as they approached four men matching the suspects’ descriptions, police said.
The suspects then took off running in different directions around Hallidie Plaza, but they were eventually caught and taken into custody, police said.
Police arrested Orlando Ware, 23, Paul Antoine, 28, and Marvin Session, 23, on suspicion of resisting arrest and weapons violations. Officers also arrested Lendale Warren, 21, on forgery warrants and suspicion of felony burglary.
All four suspects are from San Francisco. Police recovered three handguns in the case.
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A Northwest Portland psychiatrist who the state has reprimanded for wrongly prescribing drugs says he plans to open a facility in the city and charge fees to help patients end their lives under Oregon's Death with Dignity Act.
Stuart G. Weisberg has mailed invitations to local doctors and politicians inviting them to a July 21 "presentation" at the deluxe El Gaucho restaurant in downtown to unveil his new business, End of Life Consultants LLC.
Weisberg did not return calls Wednesday seeking more information on his venture, which apparently would be the first of its kind in the nation. Weisberg filed incorporation papers with the state June 2.
In the invitation to the July 21 dinner at El Gaucho, Weisberg said he has invited Jack Kervorkian, the Michigan pathologist who provided the drugs and the means for terminally ill people to kill themselves and served a prison sentence for his actions.
On the website for End of Life Consultants, Weisberg said he has obtained a Portland property that he calls "The Dignity House" where his patients under the Death With Dignity law can receive the medicine and die there. The website promises an address and photos next month.
Officials at nonprofit organizations that work with patients under Oregon's assisted-suicide law expressed surprise at the little information they could glean about Weisberg's proposal. The doctor has not spoken with anyone at the Death With Dignity National Center or Compassion & Choices of Oregon. Last year, doctors helped 59 people to die in Oregon under the law.
"Never heard of him," said George Eighmey, executive director of Compassion & Choices of Oregon, which assists more than 90 percent of Oregonians who die under the law. Eighmey said the only place akin to what Weisberg proposes is Dignitas in Switzerland.
And Eighmey said he does not believe Weisberg's services would be necessary anyway.
"Ninety-eight percent of the people who receive the medicine under the Death With Dignity Act take the medicine at home," he said. "It's going to be highly unlikely that people are going to use his service. And we don't charge. He charges $5,000."
The website lists a host of fees, including a mandatory $600 for the stay at Dignity House and a mandatory $600 for "End of Life Camera," which will record the patient's last hours.
Optional fees include $400 for End of Life Catering, $400 for End of Life Security – a consultation with a "certified security agent" – $400 for linens and flowers from Weisberg's home garden and $400 for End of Life Music, which promises two 100-minute sets of piano music that "will be magical."
Weisberg, 37, is a solo practitioner with an office in Northwest Portland. In 2006, the Oregon Medical Board disciplined him for improperly prescribing psychoactive drugs to seven patients who were recovering drug addicts or dealing with chronic pain.
The board's order said Weisberg, who earned his medical degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2000, was terminated from his four-year residency at OHSU several months before he was to finish. No explanation was given.
On July 9, 2009, the board ended Weisberg's probation a year early and put him instead under the wing of an unnamed "practice mentor," another doctor who was to meet twice a month with Weisberg and file quarterly reports with the board.
-- Anne Saker
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A Hobby Lobby store in Antioch, Calif. The privately owned company is seeking a religious exemption from Obamacare’s contraception mandate.
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
The Supreme Court wisely decided Monday not to hear the appeal of a New Mexico photography studio that didn’t want to take pictures at a gay wedding for religious reasons. Good call. The owners of the studio lost in state court because New Mexico—like some states but far from all—has a law protecting against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. By taking a pass, the Supreme Court seems to be saying: This is a state-by-state issue at the moment, and there was no need for us to interfere with the balance New Mexico has opted to strike between religious rights and the rights of gay people.
But claims in the name of religious liberty are very much alive in other cases, some involving gay customers, and also at the Supreme Court in the pending decision in the Hobby Lobby case. The craft store, as you may have heard, is challenging the requirement in Obamacare that employer-provided health insurance include coverage for certain forms of birth control. The link between fundamentalist objections to birth control and to gay weddings makes the meaning of religious liberty one of this year’s biggest legal battles.
I’ve tried to defend a version of religious liberty that balances religious rights against the costs they impose on other people. (My views are heavily informed by the work of a group of scholars including Brooklyn law professor Nelson Tebbe.) In a couple of thoughtful posts, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat responded that my defense of religious liberty is really no defense at all, arguing that it doesn’t concede “an inch to actual-existing dissenters.” I’m only in favor of pluralism for the “truly powerless,” he says—the Amish, as opposed to evangelicals. Other conservatives have also weighed in, and they don’t like my conception of religious liberty either. This is deep and important stuff. So here’s Round 2.
The Hobby Lobby case pits the religious freedom of a business that employs 13,000 people against the rights of its female workers to comprehensive preventive care. The idea that such care should include coverage for birth control comes first from Congress, which mandated preventive coverage when it passed the Affordable Care Act. And it comes from the Institute of Medicine, which has plenty of research to cite showing the health benefits of averting unintended pregnancy. The first question about this case is whether a business has religious rights—in lawyer’s terms, is it a “person” within the meaning of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act? I would say no, and more about why in a minute. But even if the Supreme Court mistakenly recognizes Hobby Lobby’s claim to religious freedom (the company is privately rather than publicly owned, which could make the difference), here’s the remaining key question, posed by Justice Anthony Kennedy at argument. As Kennedy pointed out, Hobby Lobby’s view that it need not cover birth control would allow “the employer to put the employee in a disadvantageous position. The employee may not agree with these religious beliefs of the employer.” Kennedy then asked: Do “the religious beliefs just trump?”
My answer is no. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act says the government can burden religious beliefs if it has a compelling interest in doing so and uses the least restrictive means. As I learned from Tebbe, in the past the Supreme Court has ruled that preventing a religious group from shifting the costs of accommodating its beliefs to another group or individual counts as compelling interest. The government shouldn’t exempt Hobby Lobby from the contraception mandate because that will force its workers to bear the cost of contraception.
As Linda Greenhouse pointed out, the Supreme Court could compromise by letting Hobby Lobby offer contraception coverage through third-party insurance carriers, which is what religious nonprofits organizations are allowed to do (though some of these groups object to signing the relevant form). But Douthat thinks my whole balancing approach is wrong. By siding against Hobby Lobby and the companies that have refused to bake cakes or take pictures or arrange flowers for gay weddings he says, I’m stifling dissent, in an overabundance of self-certainty:
Because as Bazelon’s blithe (and increasingly typical) dismissal of current religious-liberty concerns suggests, it’s precisely when people in liberal societies see themselves as out on the vanguard of history that they’re least likely to concede that they might, just might, be making a mistake, and most inclined to feel instead that the thing to do is shatter the shield wall around the remaining bastions of unenlightenment rather than permit them to persist. It’s when a consensus is at its most self-confident, in other words—and therefore most vulnerable to the errors of overconfidence—that the kind of pluralism that might serve as a corrective becomes hardest for that consensus’s exponents to accept.
This is where I’m supposed to show a little humility. Hmm. The thing is that I am certain of the benefits of both gay marriage and birth control, based on the evidence. Like I said, the Institute of Medicine knows what it’s talking about on the benefits of access to contraception. And while Hobby Lobby says it doesn’t want to cover the IUD and the morning-after pill in particular, because it sees them as abortifacients, that’s a seriously shaky claim. Even more so the claim that gay marriage hurts kids, or anyone else, which has been thoroughly debunked. Opposing these aspects of sexual modernity, as I put it in my last piece, is a pretty tough position to defend, rationally as opposed to theologically speaking.
My conservative critics will surely say I’ve revealed myself as irredeemably smug here, but honestly my conception of religious liberty doesn’t rest on who is right or who is wrong. If I thought the IUD caused abortions, I’d still argue for balancing religious freedom against other values rather than deploying it as a trump card. God bless our tradition of religious pluralism. But crucial to it, always, has been the understanding that the views of one religious group can’t trample all over the rights of another religious group or the rights of nonbelievers. That’s why the Constitution bars the establishment of one religion. We all get to live here.
Here’s another way to get to a similar pluralistic result. I am all for dissent and criticism by religious folk of all stripes. Shout it from the rooftop of your house, or your church, or your school or missionary group or your service project. Just don’t invoke the shield of religion if you’re the owner of a business who has chosen to incorporate for profit. Because at that point, you are shielded from personal liability. You’ve opted to become a “legally distinct entity,” as the Supreme Court has put it. For all intents and purposes, because it serves your interests, you’re not you anymore.
Unless I’m missing something, Douthat didn’t address this part of my argument. He said I’m only willing to allow for the religious liberty of powerless groups, like the Amish, who won the right to keep their children out of regular school, in the face of a state law that required attendance, back in 1972. Douthat points out that if the Amish kids disagreed with their parents, then the cost to them was real and searing. True. But courts generally treat the family unit as one in this kind of case, letting the parents speak for the children, and I was going along with that legal framework.
Here’s another Supreme Court decision I’m OK with: a 1987 ruling in which the court allowed the Mormon Church to fire a building engineer for “failing to observe the highest standards of Mormon belief and practice.” The engineer was building a gymnasium run by the church, which isn’t the same as building a temple. But the court recognized the trickiness for a church of separating its religious activities from its secular ones. And the justices emphasized the nonprofit nature of the church as a whole. So this ruling makes sense to me, even though it does impose an obvious cost on the guy who got fired. I can see balancing the scales differently when a church itself is involved. And I’d feel the same way if another case like this substituted Catholic or Baptist for Mormon.
At the National Review, Yuval Levin says my conception of religious liberty comes out of a progressive vision in which “society really only consists of individuals and the government, and that the various institutions and power centers that lie between the two are inherently illegitimate and should either be seized or pushed aside when they get in the way of public-policy objectives.” I hope I’ve made it clear why this is not an accurate description of my position. I’d group churches and nonprofit organizations—just not businesses—with individuals. The history I keep flashing back to is the sit-ins at lunch counters in the South in the 1960s. Those businesses invoked their right to refuse to serve black customers. The courts said no, because they were open to the public. If you are a public accommodation, you have to be open to everyone. The same has to go for businesses today, in states that protect against anti-gay discrimination.
Douthat disagrees, in another piece called “The Terms of Our Surrender.” He argues again that requiring the New Mexico photography studio to serve a gay couple over its religious objections means the end of “carving out protections for dissent.” It’s like saying “you bigots don’t get to negotiate anymore.” And Douthat can call on Andrew Sullivan here, who has said he doesn’t want photos or cakes or flowers from a business that doesn’t want him as a customer. “We’re not talking logic here,” Sullivan says. “We’re talking religious conviction. My view is that in a free and live-and-let-live society, we should give them space.”
The pragmatist in me feels the same way. As Sullivan and Douthat both argue, the gay-rights side is winning. What harm does it really do if a few businesses insist on holding out?
If this were just about private lawsuits, I could live with that. But it’s not. It’s also about the responsibility of a state to enforce its own anti-discrimination laws. Here’s what the Washington attorney general recently wrote to a florist that refused service to a gay couple: “It is my job to enforce the laws of the state of Washington. Under the Consumer Protection Act, it is unlawful to discriminate against customers based on sexual orientation.” Exactly. Remember, this kind of discrimination is still lawful in plenty of states. But where it is not, businesses shouldn’t be allowed to flout the rules of their own communities. That’s my problem with Douthat’s argument. It’s what the New Mexico case comes down to—and why the Supreme Court was right to stay out of it.
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Jobless benefits cut off for a million US workers
1 March 2010
Inaction by the US Senate last week will result in the cutoff of extended unemployment benefits and COBRA health care coverage to more than one million workers. The cutoff, which began to take effect Sunday night, demonstrates the unbridgeable social gulf between the working class and the denizens of Capitol Hill, both Democrats and Republicans.
The bill to extend unemployment benefits and COBRA coverage was blocked by Republican Senator Jim Bunning, an arch-reactionary from Kentucky who took advantage of a Senate rule requiring unanimous consent to bring the legislation to a vote before the weekend.
Bunning, who is not running for reelection, was contemptuous of the suffering that he was helping inflict on more than one million workers, including an estimated 60,000 from his home state. He demanded that Senate Democrats agree to pay for the extended benefits without creating new debt, and declared that his actions were intended “to send a message to the American people.”
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Majority Whip Richard Durbin repeatedly called the bill up for a vote. Each time it was blocked by Bunning’s voiced objection. But the Democratic Senate leaders declined to declare his action a filibuster and invoke cloture, although the required 60-vote majority would have been easily attainable.
Under Senate rules, cloture would have led to 30 hours of debate on the bill, followed by a vote. This process would have avoided the cutoff of benefits, but would have caused senators to miss their flights home for the weekend.
The Democratic leadership calculated that by allowing Bunning to block the extension they would be able to put the Republican minority in a bad light. Reid, Durbin and Vice President Joseph Biden issued hypocritical statements denouncing Bunning, but there was no move to invoke cloture.
Instead, the Democrats said they would bring the bill up again next week. Responding to the political embarrassment, Republican Whip Jon Kyl said Sunday that while he supported Bunning in principle, the Republicans would vote to approve a 30-day extension for the unemployment program while further negotiations were conducted on a bipartisan bill to extend the program for an entire year.
The expiration of the unemployment extension will have an enormous impact on working people, particularly in the states hardest hit by the collapse of manufacturing employment. Michigan, for instance, has 300,000 workers receiving extended benefits under the federal program that has been at least temporarily shut down.
An estimated 400,000 workers will lose their unemployment benefits during the first two weeks of March if the extension is not quickly approved. If congressional inaction continues, that number will grow exponentially to nearly three million workers by May, according to the Department of Labor.
Over 11 million workers are currently collecting unemployment compensation--the first 26 weeks from their state government, and thereafter from the federal program of extended benefits.
Economic figures released last week point to a continuation of high unemployment rates for the foreseeable future. Among the data: new home sales plunged 11.2 percent in January from December, hitting the lowest level in 50 years; the February consumer confidence index fell to the lowest level since 1983; new jobless claims for the week ending February 19 shot up by 22,000, confounding forecasts of a decline.
At a minimum, the Senate is not expected to reach a final vote on the extended benefits until the week of March 8, meaning those receiving benefits will lose them for at least one week. Given the fragile household budgets of workers who have been jobless for six months or more, the loss of one benefit check can mean failure to make a utility or mortgage payment, and potentially the shutoff of utilities, in the middle of winter, or the beginning of foreclosure proceedings.
Even if the bill passes the Senate, it will only provide for an extension of benefits through April 5, meaning that jobless workers will face a new crisis deadline in little more than a month.
No senator, Republican or Democrat, will return home to a house that is facing foreclosure or lacking heat because of a utility shutoff. The majority of senators are millionaires, and all of them owe their allegiance to the financial aristocracy.
No parliamentary obstacles are allowed to stand in the way of serving the vital interests of Wall Street or the national-security apparatus which defends the profits of corporate America. A case in point: President Obama adjourned his televised health care summit Thursday so that the House members in attendance could march over to the Capitol and cast their votes in favor of the extension of the USA Patriot Act, which gives unprecedented spying powers to the National Security Agency, FBI and other federal security agencies.
No such priority was given to ensuring that the long-term unemployed would continue to receive the pittance they are being provided under the extended benefits program.
Patrick Martin
Patrick Martin
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Topics: air pollutants, air pollution, health disparities, health inequities, urban health, urban populations
Despite overall reductions in ambient air pollution in Massachusetts, exposure continues to fall unequally along racial/ethnic, income, and education lines, according to a new study led by a School of Public Health researcher.
The study, published in Environmental Research, found concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) decreased across the state between 2003 and 2010, but exposure remained higher in predominantly Hispanic and non-Hispanic black communities. Within the state’s cities, the researchers found exposure inequality actually increased slightly between racial/ethnic groups during the study period.
“Although ambient air pollution concentrations have decreased across all of Massachusetts, these reductions had a higher relative impact on populations that were already in the lowest exposure categories, hence the increase in exposure inequality,” says Patricia Fabian, research assistant professor of environmental health and the study’s senior author.
While numerous previous studies have shown disparities in air pollution exposure at one point in time, the current study was one of the first to track those disparities over space and time, allowing for a more nuanced picture of exposures as demographics shift in a given area.
Using data from the 2000 and 2010 Census and the 2006–2010 American Community Survey on race/ethnicity, income, educational attainment, and rural/urban land classification, the researchers calculated exposures using modeled PM 2.5 concentrations from 2003 to 2010 and NO 2 concentrations from 2005 to 2010. The researchers then characterized the disparities using the Atkinson Index, a quantitative measure for relative inequality.
The researchers found the average annual PM 2.5 concentrations across the state decreased by 35 percent between 2003 and 2010 and the average annual NO 2 concentrations decreased by 24 percent between 2005 and 2010. However, non-Hispanic black populations continued to have the highest exposures, followed by Hispanic populations. The gap between exposures for non-Hispanic black populations and non-Hispanic white populations remained the same, while the gap between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white populations slightly increased.
The authors noted that exposure to NO 2 was more dramatically unequal than exposure to PM 2.5 , perhaps because NO 2 is strongly linked to automobile exhaust, which can vary within a city based on traffic patterns, while PM 2.5 is derived from a wide variety of sources and tends to have more regional concentrations.
“Greater inequalities in urban areas, where there is often substantial segregation, reinforces the importance of targeted exposure reduction strategies within vulnerable populations and neighborhoods,” the authors wrote. By looking at these inequalities over time, the authors said, the study points to the possibility that sociodemographic changes may impact land-use decisions, environmental policy enforcement, and other factors influencing emissions.
More longitudinal, individual-level studies are needed to understand this “complex dynamic,” the authors wrote.
The study was led by doctoral candidate Anna Rosofsky. Other authors were: Jonathan Levy, professor of environmental health; Patricia Janulewicz, assistant professor of community health sciences; and Antonella Zanobetti, principal research scientist in the Department of Public Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
The study came out of the Center for Research on Social Stressors in Housing Across the Life Course (CRESSH). It was supported by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institutes on Minority Health and Health Disparities and the Environmental Protection Agency.
—Michelle Samuels
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The Seattle Aquarium has a new sea otter pup named Mishka – that’s “little bear” in Russian. She was orphaned in Alaska last July, after she got caught in a fishing net. Now she's getting used to her new home. At the aquarium earlier this week, Dr. Lesanna Lahner stands among throngs of elementary school kids. “What kind of animal is that?” asks one little girl. "It's a sea otter, a little baby sea otter," Lahner says. Lahner nods to Mishka behind the glass and explains what she's doing now. The sea otter pup is undergoing a beauty parlor type treatment. A biologist is fluffing her fur, blowing it dry with a blow dryer and combing out little knots. Clean fur is crucial, Lahner says, because if her coat is compromised, she can’t thermo-regulate.
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“She’s in there all fluffy and happy and eating. That makes me happy,” she says. The signs to watch are really quite simple: “Eating, sleeping and pooping. Really just like a baby.” In a lot of ways, Mishka is just like a human baby. She drinks formula from a bottle. She plays. And just like the mom of a newborn, Lahner is sleep deprived. She’s been with Mishka almost around the clock. “They are really cute little critters,” Lahner says. But also, “it’s important not to anthropomorphize too much, because it may not be the best thing for the animal.” A sea otter needs things that sea otters need, Lahner says, not needs they might have if they were human. Like, say, cuddling.
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Mapping the Post-human
For a few days in the first week of September I was in the Breton port city of Brest (which although medieval is an architectural riot of modernity, nearly every building except its impregnable chateau having been
I found it strange to be listening in to serious academic discussion of ideas that originated on the fringes of science fiction, and to hear 'Kurzweil', 'Vinge' and 'extropians' pop up from a flow of French discourse like yellow plastic ducks on the Seine. About half the discussion was on the post-human in mainstream literature and philosophy, but popular culture, movies, and SF were just as minutely and seriously anatomised.
My own presentation touched on my earliest encounter with extropianism and (that cheap laugh out of the way) argued that Darwin had made post-humanism possible: first, by establishing that humanity was a species with predecessors and (by implication) possible successors, and (therefore) that the human mind was the outcome of a material process; and secondly, by shifting the notion of 'species' from an essence to a population, with no intrinsic limit of variation. Once 'the human' ceases to be an essence, it loses its self-evident status as a standard of value. Watson and Crick followed up in 1953 by demonstrating the material basis of heredity, and hence the possibility of consciously changing it.
Two developments that were new in the 1980s and 1990s made post-humanism a project rather than a prophecy. The first was that thanks to Moore's Law and molecular biology, it became possible for the first time for people to imagine that they themselves might live into the post-human era. The second was that socialism, the global project whereby the International was to unite the human race, was over, and with it the counter-project of liberal humanism. Humanity is no longer an imagined community. If it's ever to become so again, something like the socialist project will have to be revived, or replaced by a different project with less hubris but no less ambition.
Otherwise the robots will rise up and eat our brains, if we haven't beaten them to it by bashing each other's heads in first.
For a few days in the first week of September I was in the Breton port city of Brest (which although medieval is an architectural riot of modernity, nearly every building except its impregnable chateau having been levelled in 1944) at an academic colloquium on Mapping Humanity and the Post-human to which I'd been invited by its organiser, the erudite and vivacious Hélène Machinal . Its programme was wide-ranging , and mostly in French. Although I couldn't follow everything that was said, I think I got the gist of most, and was kindly helped by a student who volunteered to sit beside me and pass notes.I found it strange to be listening in to serious academic discussion of ideas that originated on the fringes of science fiction, and to hear 'Kurzweil', 'Vinge' and 'extropians' pop up from a flow of French discourse like yellow plastic ducks on the Seine. About half the discussion was on the post-human in mainstream literature and philosophy, but popular culture, movies, and SF were just as minutely and seriously anatomised.My own presentation touched on my earliest encounter with extropianism and (that cheap laugh out of the way) argued that Darwin had made post-humanism possible: first, by establishing that humanitya species with predecessors and (by implication) possible successors, and (therefore) that the human mind was the outcome of a material process; and secondly, by shifting the notion of 'species' from an essence to a population, with no intrinsic limit of variation. Once 'the human' ceases to be an essence, it loses its self-evident status as a standard of value. Watson and Crick followed up in 1953 by demonstrating the material basis of heredity, and hence the possibility of consciously changing it.Two developments that were new in the 1980s and 1990s made post-humanism a project rather than a prophecy. The first was that thanks to Moore's Law and molecular biology, it became possible for the first time for people to imagine thatmight live into the post-human era. The second was that socialism, the global project whereby the International was to unite the human race, was over, and with it the counter-project of liberal humanism. Humanity is no longer an imagined community. If it's ever to become so again, something like the socialist project will have to be revived, or replaced by a different project with less hubris but no less ambition.Otherwise the robots will rise up and eat our brains, if we haven't beaten them to it by bashing each other's heads in first. Labels: amazing things, evolution, skiffy, writing 3 Comments: Post a Comment Home
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U.S. needs 'to do right' for immigrant children: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. official said on Sunday the U.S. border is not open to illegal entry into the country, but acknowledged the government does need to be sensitive to the tens of thousands of migrant children flowing into detention centers.
More than 52,000 unaccompanied minors from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras have been caught trying to sneak over the U.S.-Mexico border since October, double the number from the same period the year before. Thousands more have been apprehended with parents or other adults.
"We have to do right by the children, but at the end of the day, our border is not open to illegal migration and we will stem the tide," Jeh Johnson, the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, said on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday.
Johnson said that the government administers deportation proceedings to illegal migrants seized at the border, including children. But he added that the government is looking at being more flexible toward the children seized at the border.
"We are looking at ways to create additional options for dealing with the children, in particular, consistent with our laws and our values," Johnson said.
Johnson repeated the stance, taken by President Barack Obama last week, that the president would take executive action to revamp the U.S. immigration system.
"There are a number of things the president and I, within the confines of existing law, can do to fix the broken immigration system. If Congress doesn't act, we will," Johnson said.
Johnson would not answer a question on the Sunday show pertaining to whether the U.S. government would deport the current wave of Central American children, saying only that U.S. authorities would stem the tide, and that deportation processes are commenced against illegal immigrants.
U.S. immigration officials say the crisis is being driven by a mix of extreme poverty, gangs and drug violence in Central America, as well as rumors perpetuated by human smugglers that children who reach the U.S. border will be allowed to stay.
Critics say that the Obama administration has not moved quickly enough to address the problem.
Representative Henry Cuellar, a Democrat whose congressional district includes a stretch of the Texas-Mexico border, said on CNN's "State of the Union" program that 48,000 people, including 9,700 children traveling without parents, were detained on the Texas border in May. "We should have been ready for this surge," he said. "The administration should have been ready ... They should have seen this coming a long time ago."
Idaho Representative Raul Labrador, a Republican, said the U.S. needs to take a strong stance against what is happening at border facilities.
"The thing that the administration needs to do is immediately deport these families, these children. I know it sounds harsh, I know it sounds difficult, but they're creating a crisis that's going to harm these children," he said on "Meet the Press."
Labrador added that the frustration building up is because the administration is doing nothing about border security.
(Reporting by Michael Flaherty; Editing by Jim Loney and Frances Kerry)
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My Little Pony: The Movie is a 2017 animated musical fantasy film based on the television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, which was developed as part of the 2010 re-launch of the My Little Pony franchise by Hasbro. The film was directed by Jayson Thiessen and based on a story and screenplay co-written by Meghan McCarthy, both Friendship Is Magic veterans. The plot follows the alicorn Twilight Sparkle, her five pony friends – collectively known as the "Mane 6" – and her dragon assistant Spike embarking on a quest to save their home of Equestria from an evil conqueror, gaining new friends in the process. In addition to the show's regular voice cast reprising their roles, the film features the voices of Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber, Michael Peña, Sia, Taye Diggs, Uzo Aduba, and Zoe Saldana as new characters.
The film was produced by Allspark Pictures and DHX Media,[4][5] using traditional animation created with Toon Boom Harmony.[6] It premiered in New York City on September 24, 2017,[7] and was released on October 6, 2017 in North America through Lionsgate[8] and Canada through Entertainment One Films. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $60 million worldwide on a $6.5 million budget.
Plot [ edit ]
The ponies of Equestria prepare for their first Friendship Festival, overseen by Princess Twilight Sparkle in Canterlot. The festivities are interrupted by an invasion of monsters commanded by the broken-horned unicorn Tempest Shadow, who uses magical obsidian orbs to petrify Twilight's fellow princesses; Princess Celestia gives Princess Luna incomplete instructions to seek help from "the queen of the hippo" before they are both petrified. Twilight flees the city alongside her five pony friends – Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy – and her dragon assistant, Spike. Tempest is contacted by her superior, the Storm King, who reminds her to gather all of Equestria's princesses for him to harness their magic through his mystical staff, promising to restore her horn in exchange.
Twilight's group travel to the desert city of Klugetown in search of the aforementioned "hippos". A feline con artist named Capper offers to escort the group, secretly intending to sell them to settle a debt; however, he develops a genuine friendship with them. Twilight discovers an atlas that reveals the "hippos" to be hippogriffs, exposing Capper's treachery. After the group evade a pursuing Tempest aboard a delivery airship, Tempest brings Capper to guide her to them, but he deliberately misdirects her to atone for deceiving the group.
During a lunch break, the airship's birdlike Captain Celaeno and her crew reluctantly allow the group passage, revealing themselves to be former pirates that have been forced into the Storm King's service. Rainbow Dash persuades the pirates to defy orders and take the group to the hippogriffs' kingdom on Mount Aris. In celebration, she performs a Sonic Rainboom that inadvertently gives their location away to Tempest, forcing the group to escape in a makeshift hot air balloon before Tempest destroys the ship with the pirates and Capper on board.
The group reach Mount Aris to find it deserted; while exploring the ruins, they become trapped in an underwater cavern, where they are saved from drowning by the seapony Princess Skystar and led to her undersea home of Seaquestria. Skystar identifies her kind as the hippogriffs, transformed by a magic pearl used by her mother, Queen Novo, to hide from the Storm King; Novo demonstrates by turning the ponies into seaponies and Spike into a pufferfish. When Novo denies them the pearl to use against the Storm King, Twilight desperately attempts to steal it while letting her friends unknowingly distract the seaponies. Her plan backfires when she unwittingly triggers an alarm, prompting the outraged queen to banish the entire group to the surface.
Abandoned by her friends over her actions, Twilight is kidnapped by Tempest and brought to the Storm King in Canterlot to have her magic absorbed; en route, Tempest gains Twilight's sympathy when she divulges how she lost her horn in a monster attack as a filly, which caused her own friends to shun her for her dangerously unstable magic. Meanwhile, after Spike alerts Twilight's friends to her capture, Capper, the pirates, and the hippogriff Skystar return to help them infiltrate Canterlot and mount a rescue. The Storm King retaliates by conjuring a tornado in the city with his newly empowered staff, betraying Tempest as well. Twilight saves Tempest from the tornado and reunites with her friends, who work together with her to take the staff. The Storm King hurls an obsidian orb at the group to reclaim the staff, but Tempest jumps in his way, petrifying them both. The Storm King's body falls and shatters, while the group use the staff's magic to revive Tempest, who returns the stolen magic to restore the princesses and the damaged city.
The Friendship Festival resumes, and the ponies celebrate with all of the allies Twilight's group have made on their adventure. Tempest is disheartened by her still broken horn until she is convinced by Twilight to join the party by producing a fireworks display with her magic, happily accepting the group's friendship.
Cast [ edit ]
Nicole Oliver, St. Germain, and Britt McKillip reprise their respective roles from Friendship Is Magic as alicorns Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, and Princess Cadance. St. Germain also voices Granny Smith, Applejack's grandmother, and Muffins, a cross-eyed gray pegasus. Michelle Creber and Peter New voice Apple Bloom and Big McIntosh, Applejack's younger sister and older brother, respectively. Michael Dobson voices Bulk Biceps, a muscular pegasus. Samuel Vincent voices Party Favor, a balloonist unicorn.
Adam Bengis voices Code Red, one of the Canterlot ponies. Brian Dobson voices Verko, a mole-rat crime boss in Klugetown. Max Martini, Mark Oliver, and Nicole Oliver respectively perform as three of Captain Celaeno's parrot-like crew: Boyle, first mate Mullet, and Lix Spittle. Michael Dobson, Andrew McNee, Tegan Moss, Sabrina Pitre, Rhona Rees, and Vincent all feature as assorted citizens of Canterlot. Richard Ian Cox, Michael Dobson, McNee, New, and Nicole Oliver also perform as denizens of Klugetown. Additional voices are provided by Alistair Abell, Caitlyn Bairstow, Julia Benson, Christine Chatelain, Brian Dobson, Paul Dobson, Rondel Reynoldson, Jason Simpson, Sarah Troyer, and Siobhan Williams.
Production [ edit ]
Development [ edit ]
At San Diego Comic-Con International in 2012, Friendship Is Magic head writer Meghan McCarthy commented on the possibility of a feature film based on the series, saying that it was not in her control whether or not the film would be made.[24] The film was announced on October 20, 2014, with Joe Ballarini attached as screenwriter and McCarthy as co-executive producer.[4] Hasbro Studios president Stephan Davis said of the film that "I think it gives us an opportunity to tell a bigger story, that maybe we [can't] tell on television" and that "[it's] also an opportunity to broaden the franchise".[25] The film is one of the first being produced through Hasbro Studios' self-financing film label Allspark Pictures, which also produced the live-action adaptation of Jem and the Holograms.[4] During PonyCon AU on February 22, 2015, McCarthy said that the movie would be unrelated to the Equestria Girls spin-off franchise, and that the crew was "going all out on it, to make sure it doesn't just feel like an extended episode".[26]
Series director Jayson Thiessen and McCarthy were both confirmed as the film's director and screenwriter, respectively;[27] Michael Vogel was also signed on as co-executive producer alongside McCarthy, with Hasbro executives Brian Goldner and Stephen Davis as producers.[27] Rita Hsiao and Vogel were later announced as co-writers alongside McCarthy.[28][29]
On April 30, 2016, concept artwork and other information was officially revealed at PonyRadioCon in Moscow; the panel included additional plot details such as the main characters' transformation into "sea ponies" for a portion of the film.[30]
Casting [ edit ]
The initial Lionsgate announcement listed the principal voice cast of Friendship Is Magic – Tara Strong, Ashleigh Ball, Andrea Libman, Tabitha St. Germain, and Cathy Weseluck – reprising their roles alongside actress Kristin Chenoweth as a new character.[31] On February 12, 2016, it was announced that Emily Blunt joined the voice cast.[32] By April 27, 2016, actors Michael Peña and Uzo Aduba were in negotiations to join the cast.[33] On May 16, Liev Schreiber and Taye Diggs were confirmed additions to the cast.[28] On June 20, Ashleigh Ball stated through Twitter that she had begun recording for the film's songs.[34] At San Diego Comic-Con in July 2016, singer Sia was announced to be portraying a new "pop star pony" character called Songbird Serenade.[22] On January 11, 2017, it was reported by Variety that Zoe Saldana had joined the cast.[35] Friendship Is Magic voice actress Nicole Oliver confirmed via Twitter on January 23 that she would also be a part of the film's cast,[36] reprising her role as Princess Celestia.[37]
Animation [ edit ]
On April 2, 2016, Michel Gagné joined the film as an effects animator, taking an eight-month hiatus from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse made by Sony Pictures Animation.[38][39][40][41][specify] In early October 2016, Gagné reported that Nik Gipe was hired onto the film's staff as his assistant. He also mentioned that the film was being animated using Toon Boom Harmony instead of the usual animation software Adobe Flash that is used in the television series.[6] According to art director Rebecca Dart, they wanted to keep to the look and feel of the television show, and the use of Toon Boom Harmony enabled them to add "simple yet impactful changes" to the designs for the big screen, such as depth and shadows for their eyes and ears, and the impression of heart-shaped indentations on the bottom of their hooves.[42] The production of the film ended by July 29, 2017.[43]
The production crew used simple 3D modeling in Autodesk Maya as to determine camera locations, lens, and angles, rough lighting, character and prop placement, and which way the characters would be looking and expressing. The pre-visualization crew were able to use the 3D backdrops that became more detailed throughout the film's development to integrate the simple 3D character models, and then were able to test the Toon Boom animations on top of these scenes using the placement established by Maya, helping to speed up the production.[44]
Music [ edit ]
The film's official soundtrack was released on September 22, 2017 by RCA Records.[45]
The film's songs and score were composed by Friendship Is Magic songwriter Daniel Ingram, who first announced at GalaCon 2015 that he would be collaborating with a live studio orchestra for the film.[46] On his songwriting for the film, Ingram said, "I had to challenge myself to push beyond what had been done in the TV show; to write bigger, more epic."[47] It was stated through the PonyRadioCon panel that the film would have a total of eight original songs.[30] At Hasbro's Toy Fair investor presentation on February 17, 2017, it was announced that there would be seven songs.[48] Around 5,800 pages of sheet music were created for all orchestral parts of the score.[49] Recording for the score began on June 5, 2017, and finished on June 11.[50][51] An album containing the background music scores from the film is scheduled for a November 16, 2018 release.
Sia contributed an original song to the film,[52] "Rainbow", which was released as a single on September 15, 2017.[53] A music video for the song later released by Entertainment Weekly on September 19. The video was directed by Daniel Askill and features a dance performance by Maddie Ziegler, a previous collaborator with Sia, intercut to scenes from the film.[54] Danish band Lukas Graham also contributed an original song for the film titled "Off to See the World",[55] which was used in the film's first trailer and played over the closing credits. Other artists included in the album are DNCE and CL.[56][57]
The score for the film was released on Spotify on October 7, 2017.[58]
Release [ edit ]
On August 7, 2015, Lionsgate announced that they would distribute and market the film worldwide except in China.[31][27] The film was showcased at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival on May 10 along with eight other Lionsgate features to help sell the film to international distributors.[59]
My Little Pony: The Movie was originally scheduled for release in the United States on November 3, 2017,[60] but it was subsequently moved up to October 6, 2017.[8] Theatrically, the film was accompanied by a 5-minute animated short from Hasbro Studios' web series Hanazuki: Full of Treasures.[61] A private premiere screening was held in New York City on September 24, 2017, twelve days prior to the nationwide release date.[7]
Marketing [ edit ]
Numerous toys based on characters, sets, and props from the film were made by Hasbro, and a vast majority of the products was released on August 1, 2017.[62] The 2016 PonyRadioCon panel included a brief preview for some of the planned merchandise being developed for the film, including T-shirts and graphics.[30] On July 27, 2016, the My Little Pony Collectible Card Game hinted on Twitter about a new set of cards based on the film.[63] Hasbro's toyline for the film was shown and promoted at Toy Fair 2017 and various other toy conventions.[64][65][66]
Several books and comics related to the film have been announced: My Little Pony: Annual 2018, which contains "exclusive content from the My Little Pony movie" was released on August 10, 2017;[67] and a "prequel" story released on August 1.[68] On January 23, 2017, Hachette Book Group listed five different books for the film, all released on August 29, 2017.[69][70][71][72][73] Books based on the film have been showcased at BookCon 2017 on June 4, with guest appearances by Andrea Libman and Ashleigh Ball.[74] IDW Publishing released a four-issue comic book miniseries titled My Little Pony: The Movie Prequel, with the first issue released on June 28, 2017.[75] Viz Media released an art book for the film on August 29, 2017.[76] A comic adaptation based on the film by IDW was released on September 27, 2017.[77]
A teaser trailer for the film was released online on April 6, 2017,[78] and in theaters alongside Smurfs: The Lost Village the following day. The first full trailer debuted online on June 28, 2017,[79] and was released with Despicable Me 3 two days later.[80] Another trailer was released by USA Today online on September 12, 2017.[81] The same day, the official My Little Pony Facebook page hosted a live Q&A stream with two of the movie's characters, Pinkie Pie (voiced by Andrea Libman) and Twilight Sparkle (voiced by Tara Strong).[82] Another trailer was played during the season 12 finale of America's Got Talent on September 20, 2017.[83] On September 27, 2017, the official My Little Pony Facebook page hosted a live Q&A stream with art director Rebecca Dart, who drew a custom artwork of Rainbow Dash (voiced by Ashleigh Ball).[84]
On September 30, 2017, a special titled The Making of My Little Pony: The Movie aired on Discovery Family, a joint venture between Discovery Communications (now Discovery, Inc.) and Hasbro;[85] it was watched by 18,000 viewers.[86]
Home media [ edit ]
My Little Pony: The Movie was released on December 19, 2017 for digital downloads, and was later released on January 9, 2018 for DVD, Blu-ray, and On Demand.[87][88] Its special features includes a deleted scene, a music video for the song "I'm the Friend You Need", three featurettes starring the Mane Six, an exclusive Equestria Girls animated short, and the Hanazuki: Full of Treasures short bundled with the film's theatrical release.[89] However, the home media release lacks a Dolby Atmos soundtrack, and instead has a standard DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix.
A home media bundling both this film and the namesake 1986 film was released on October 16, 2018, commemorating the 35th anniversary of the My Little Pony toy line. The releases contain the same bonus features as its DVD/Blu-ray counterparts.[90]
As of April 2018, My Little Pony: The Movie had sold over 200,000 DVD copies and 160,000 Blu-Ray copies.[3]
Reception [ edit ]
Box office [ edit ]
My Little Pony: The Movie has grossed $21.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $39.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $61.3 million[3] on a production budget of $6.5 million.[91]
In the United States and Canada, the film was expected to gross between $10 million and $17 million from 2,528 theaters in its opening weekend.[92][93] It made $3 million on its first day, including $290,000 from Thursday night previews.[94] It ended up opening to $8.9 million finishing 4th at the box office behind Blade Runner 2049, The Mountain Between Us, and It.[95] Amid Amidi of Cartoon Brew stated that – despite the opening being considered a disappointment – any reasonable return from the film would be seen as positive by Hasbro because it is tied to the toy line.[96] The film dropped 54% in its second weekend, making $4.1 million and falling to 9th.[97]
Its biggest markets outside North America are China with $7.4 million, the UK with $5 million, Russia with $2.3 million, and Germany with $2.4 million.[3]
Critical response [ edit ]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 48% based on 62 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Charming and sweet, My Little Pony: The Movie will please its dedicated fanbase, even if it's unlikely to encourage non-devotees to gallop along for the ride."[98] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 39 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[99] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.[94]
Katie Walsh of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Truthfully, this film feels like four episodes of a cartoon strung together, and there are times, especially during some of the latter musical numbers, where it truly drags." She also remarked on the film's animation, saying that it "embraces the flat, colorful, Saturday-morning cartoon look and feel".[100] Christy Lenore of RogerEbert.com gave the film 1.5 stars out of 4, criticizing the narrative as being "all over the place" and having "a multitude of underdeveloped, crammed-in characters", while commending the film for retaining the Friendship Is Magic television series cast and staff.[101] Josh Terry of Deseret News criticized the film, saying parents should "put their money into some new My Little Pony toys" rather than go see the movie.[102]
Gwen Ihnat of The A.V. Club gave the film a "C" grade, favoring the improved animation over the television series, but adding "you have to wonder to what use it's being put".[103] Elizabeth Weitzman of TheWrap wrote positively of the film, saying, "Like its television predecessor, is all dressed up in bubbles and cupcakes and rainbows. But it's so jam-packed with rousing girl power, it passes the Bechdel Test with (literally) flying colors."[104] Amy Nicholson of Variety called the film "at once clichéd and exceptional", praising its female characters and calling the story "emotionally wise".[105]
Accolades [ edit ]
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Solar For After Dark: How CSP Works
October 31st, 2016 by Susan Kraemer
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is the form of solar that can store the sun’s energy thermally for on-demand electricity generation at any time.
CSP is clean energy, like solar PV or wind, but the back end or the power block works like any thermal energy power station (coal, natural gas, and nuclear power plants are thermal energy power stations). The difference is that instead of digging up a finite fuel from the earth, CSP harvests sunlight to make thermal energy.
Because of its ability to store solar energy thermally, CSP can be fully dispatchable. In other words, it can be switched on when needed — in the evening, before sunrise, or at whatever time the utility needs power. It can respond to new demand within the same day. The speed of start-up is limited only by the time it takes to start the turbines, about half an hour.
How CSP Works
In general, all CSP plants operate by aiming mirrors (heliostats) to reflect the sun’s light onto a receiver which then heats a fluid that ultimately generates thermal electricity like any other thermal power plant. That is where the similarities among the various types of CSP plants end.
There are four types of CSP, with the oldest (Trough) being the most widespread, the newest (Tower) being the most likely to succeed, and two lagging technologies (Stirling Dish and Fresnel) that have yet to break more than a few megawatts of installed capacity.
Why the Need for Storage Means Tower CSP is the Future
Tower CSP is most likely to be the CSP of the future because it is the most economical technology to incorporate storage. And increasingly, storage is becoming a requirement of CSP.
For utility-scale applications, the thermal storage possible with tower CSP is typically cheaper, more durable, and longer lasting than battery storage, rivaling the almost limitless recycling capability of pumped hydro.
At grid scale, CSP thermal storage is cheaper than batteries, depending on how long the storage is — a half hour is better served by fast-acting batteries. Two tower CSP projects in Chile actually have both battery and thermal storage in order to combine the speedy reaction time of batteries with cheap long-term thermal storage.
(Behind the meter, of course, the uncertainty of net metering makes battery storage sensible financially for solar homeowners — and in such applications, a battery is the only option.)
How Tower CSP Works (with Storage)
In tower CSP with storage, molten salt is heated by reflecting sunlight with mirrors onto a receiver atop a tower. The heated fluid then descends the tower and can either be used right away or be stored thermally in a “hot” tank for use later.
When the thermal energy in the molten salt is to be used, it is sent to a heat exchanger where the heat is extracted. Once the heat has been extracted, the now cooled molten salt is stored in a “cold” tank ready to be sent up the tower to be heated again by the sunlight reflected onto the receiver.
Whether sent immediately or stored first, the extracted heat is then used to make steam to run a steam turbine in a power block that is the same as any other thermal power plant (like a combined cycle natural gas, coal, or nuclear plant). Basically, electricity is generated from steam that turns a turbine.
If the heated molten salt is left in the hot storage tank, it is stored as thermal energy that can be tapped later to generate electricity, and it loses only about 1% of heat a day. Normally, of course, it will be used the same evening or next day, but it is possible to size the storage capacity so that it could supply a longer period if desired.
Unlike batteries that can only be cycled so many times, molten salt thermal energy storage be heated and cooled daily for at least 30 years. At that point, the tanks might need corrosion repair, so the molten salt would be emptied and then returned to the tanks to supply another 30 or more years.
How Tower CSP Works (without Storage)
One of the earliest tower CSP plants was direct steam. BrightSource Energy’s Ivanpah (2014) used the reflected sunlight to simply boil water in the tower and operate directly off the steam produced. In 2008 when they negotiated their PPAs, California utilities were not interested in the inclusion of storage.
Direct steam tower CSP like Ivanpah does not lend itself to storage (because steam just doesn’t hold its heat as long as molten salt). It is not economically feasible to add storage after a project has been permitted and constructed as a non-storage project.
The only CSP plant to try storage with steam, Abengoa’s Shams I, did include 2 hours of steam storage on a trough plant, but most industry insiders do not consider it a success. It is telling that, when faced with having to sell off assets in its bankruptcy restructuring, the only CSP Abengoa sold, despite being a global leader in CSP, was Shams 1. (The other assets that Abengoa put on the chopping block were not its dozen or so trailblazing CSP plants, but ethanol and other projects.)
How Trough CSP Works
In trough CSP, the receiver is not atop a tower, but is simply a small pipe running continuously in front of the rows of the parabolic mirrors throughout the solar field. A heat transfer fluid (HTF) runs through the piping and is heated by the sunlight that is focused by the reflection on this continuous point in front of the rows of parabolic trough-shaped mirrors. This HTF traverses the solar field and when it gets to the power block goes through a heat exchange system where the hot oil is ultimately converted to steam to make electricity thermally. (Luz’s SEGS I-IX, 1980–1990)
Trough CSP is not ideally paired with storage because trough operates at a lower temperature and adding storage makes it more expensive than the gravity-fed storage tanks of a molten salt tower CSP project. But when trough CSP includes storage there is an extra step. The HTF is a hot oil, and then the heat is transferred to molten salt for storage there, and when the heat is needed to generate electricity, steam is run through the turbine to generate electricity (Abengoa’s Solana, 2013).
One possible idea for reducing the extra step of converting from hot oil to molten salt is this idea from Chiyoda, to try molten salt as the HTF throughout the solar field. Despite papers from as far back as 2003, this has not been used commercially, however.
Why the Changing Grid Needs Dispatchable Clean Energy
Solar PV and wind are intermittent renewables. As more PV and wind have come online, the grid has changed. The old model — a baseload resource that is always on, like a coal plant — has now even become a liability. Baseload energy has gone from being a feature to a bug. In a grid with various renewables, an unresponsive base load, always on, regardless of grid saturation with solar or wind, is out of sync.
So, as the world adds more PV and wind, the need is shifting towards a dispatchable “switch-on” supply to fill in the gaps, rather than a baseload resource that is always on, regardless of whether it’s needed or not. CSP solar generation can be switched on quickly on demand, because of its thermal storage.
Why CSP is Controversial: It Displaces Gas- & Coal-Fired Electricity
CSP is the renewable that most directly threatens natural gas–fired electricity, because of its ability (with storage) to deliver power on demand. With its ability to store its solar energy, CSP can extend clean solar into the evening, overnight (if the grid needs that!), before sunrise the next day, at times when plants are down for maintenance, and when there are some cloudy mornings or days.
CSP is perfectly suited to smoothing out the increasingly fat “duck curve” of new demand as the load is time shifted by the solar power generated by ever-increasing daytime PV. In most places, as more solar PV comes on line in the daytime, evening is when there is the need for new generation — to smooth out the ramped-up demand that builds up as the sun goes down (i.e., the duck curve).
Smoothing the duck curve is a job now performed by very dirty natural gas plants in states like California, and by coal plants in states like Arizona. All this fossil-fueled dirty energy gets switched on when the sun goes down to cover the evening peak till bedtime.
So CSP is an important renewable because it can actively edge dirty energy off the grid.
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giffgaff claims to be “the network run by you”, so perhaps it shouldn’t be quite so surprised when the online community objects to what was a mobile phone company suddenly deciding it’s a bank.
The “run by you” bit means that the company worries a lot about what customers say in the forums. And what the “owners” are saying is that they don’t like it. One contributor says “giffgaff [are] selling their soul”, while others are questioning how the model where “owners” get commission on getting others to sign up for a giffgaff phone will translate to siging up for a giffgaff loan. giffgaff did originally propose a “payback” scheme, but this was shouted down and the plans to do that now seem to have been nixed.
The mechanism by which the loan works is that it’s through a company called RateSetter, which co-ordinates peer-to-peer lending. In its FAQ, giffgaff says:
Is giffgaff money a niche product within the financial sector?: The financial services market is still dominated by the big banks, but there have been new entrants. The supermarkets have launched banks to compete and the growth of peer-to-peer lending has provided an alternative opportunity for investors to gain better returns and lower borrowing rates. giffgaff believes that by working with RateSetter to promote a fairer, more transparent way of borrowing that we can help grow this sector of the market. At the moment, it is fair to say that it is a niche sector, but one that is growing fast.”
Which hints at ambitions to be a big lender.
The scheme allows people over 21 to borrow sums of between £750 and £7,500 for up to five years. There are light credit checks and the rate depends on the person doing the borrowing. It’s grown out of a system of loans for buying a handset. giffgaff will allow customers to take out a loan, using RateSetter to buy the handset with the mobile deal being SIM only.
Despite the forum malcontents, a spokesperson for giffgaff told El Reg that the move into moneylending followed consultation both online and offline, adding that giffgaff was “all about the individual”.
Of course, giffgaff isn’t truly run by you: it’s 100 per cent owned by O2, which for the moment is owned by Telefonica. It remains to be seen what Three will do with giffgaff when it acquires O2.
RateSetter and giffgaff are clearly well matched to one another. One has a capital too many and one has a capital too few. giffgaff money is due to launch in a couple of weeks. ®
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A lot of people have been wondering if Nintendo Directs will continue after Iwata's passing. Nintendo hasn't commented on the matter, but a recent job listing seems to indicate that the presentations will continue. Check out this blurb from a Nintendo job posting for a 'motion graphics artist' position.
Description of Duties
Work with members of the team to create motion graphics for various projects
Help team members by creating animations for use or by helping editors design graphics that they can implement themselves
Help determine typography choices for use in trailers, sizzle reels etc.
Plays games to obtain game footage and/or screen captures
Edits video/audio for TV commercials, game trailers, Nintendo Direct, web content, demo kiosks, internal and external presentations, and general marketing purposes as needed
Facilitates file transfers with other groups, agencies, and subsidiaries
Maintains audio/video equipment and editing Macs
Recommends and installs new editing/computer equipment and software
Ability to work overtime required
Be able to receive feedback from various groups, analyze it, and implement it in a timely manner
Certainly seems to indicate that we'll have more Nintendo Directs in the future. Thanks to LED-MirrorKnight for the heads up!
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FILE - In this July 10, 2012 file photo, Suzanne Meredith, of Walpole, Mass., gases up her car at a Gulf station in Brookline, Mass. Reducing sulfur in gasoline and tightening emissions standards on cars beginning in 2017, as the Obama administration is proposing, would come with costs as well as rewards. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reducing sulfur in gasoline and tightening emissions standards on cars beginning in 2017, as the Obama administration is proposing, would come with costs as well as rewards. The cost at the pump for cleaner air across the country could be less than a penny or as high as 9 cents a gallon, depending on who is providing the estimate.
An oil industry study says the proposed rule being unveiled Friday by the administration could increase gasoline prices by 6 cents to 9 cents a gallon. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates an increase of less than a penny and an additional $130 to the cost of a vehicle in 2025.
The EPA is quick to add that the change aimed at cleaning up gasoline and automobile emissions would yield billions of dollars in health benefits by 2030 by slashing smog- and soot-forming pollution. Still, the oil industry, Republicans and some Democrats have pressed the EPA to delay the rule, citing higher costs.
Environmentalists hailed the proposal as potentially the most significant in President Barack Obama's second term.
The so-called Tier 3 standards would reduce sulfur in gasoline by more than 60 percent and reduce nitrogen oxides by 80 percent, by expanding across the country a standard already in place in California. For states, the regulation would make it easier to comply with health-based standards for the main ingredient in smog and soot. For automakers, the regulation allows them to sell the same autos in all 50 states.
The Obama administration already has moved to clean up motor vehicles by adopting rules that will double fuel efficiency and putting in place the first standards to reduce the pollution from cars and trucks blamed for global warming.
"We know of no other air pollution control strategy that can achieve such substantial, cost-effective and immediate emission reductions," said Bill Becker, executive director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies. Becker said the rule would reduce pollution equal to taking 33 million cars off the road.
But the head of American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, Charles Drevna, said in an interview Thursday that the refiners' group was still unclear on the motives behind the agency's regulation, since refining companies already have spent $10 billion to reduce sulfur by 90 percent. The additional cuts, while smaller, will cost just as much, Drevna said, and the energy needed for the additional refining actually could increase carbon pollution by 1 percent to 2 percent.
"I haven't seen an EPA rule on fuels that has come out since 1995 that hasn't said it would cost only a penny or two more," Drevna said.
A study commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute estimated that lowering the sulfur in gasoline would add 6 cents to 9 cents a gallon to refiners' manufacturing costs, an increase that likely would be passed on to consumers at the pump. The EPA estimate of less than 1 cent is also an additional manufacturing cost and likely to be passed on.
A senior administration official said Thursday that only 16 of 111 refineries would need to invest in major equipment to meet the new standards, which could be final by the end of this year. Of the remaining refineries, 29 already are meeting the standards because they are selling cleaner fuel in California or other countries, and 66 would have to make modifications.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the rule was still undergoing White House budget office review.
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A Look At The New Music In 1.9.2
6:48 AM Will Sterling 2 Comments
New Island Music
With Salt, we've always wanted to keep the music unobtrusive and so we originally opted to only have music play occasionally at sea. We believe that too much music can be overstimulating and actually take away from the immersion of a game. Walking around on an island listening to the birds, wind, and waves hitting the shore can really immerse you in the game, and we didn't want music to take away from that.
That being said, we do think that some island music could be beneficial in the right setting and with the right restrictions. We've decided to introduce new music for large natural islands. These islands are usually quite big and do not contain enemies. This means a good bit of time spent on these islands is pure exploration and walking across the land. We figured these islands would be a good place to introduce some light and occasional music.
I've composed specific songs for day and night time that will be able to play while you are exploring large natural islands.
Here are some of the songs you can expect to hear soon.
Day Island Examples
Night Island Examples
Soundtrack Update
We'd also like to note that we've updated the soundtrack to include the boss music in the game as well. You can stream the soundtrack in its entirety for free here . We will eventually be releasing a downloadable copy of it when the game releases.
Thanks for reading as always we'd love to hear your feedback!
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One of the features that PlayStation owners have asking about for years is the ability to expand their console storage with an external USB drive. Now, with the upcoming System Software 4.5, that feature has finally become a reality.
It’s been stated that the external drive can be up to 8TB, so we ordered the cheapest drive that we could find, the cheapest that “felt comfortable” for this use that is. At $209, the Dollar per Gigabyte is quite affordable and it’s externally powered as well which keeps from drawing power from your PS4.
Here are the 4 and 8 Terabyte versions of the drive that we recommend, and for this test we obviously had to take it to the limit, so we’re testing the 8TB drive.
Recommended 8TB Drive
Recommended 4TB Drive
The tests were performed on a PlayStation 4 Pro with a 2TB drive installed internally. The toughest part of this whole process was actually finding which menu had the option to set the drive up for use. Once I found it, the entire process took all of five minutes.
– In the PS4 Settings menu, go to “Devices” and then to “USB Storage Devices”
– You’ll see the new drive listed, so select it. On the next screen, click on “Format as Extended Storage”
– Select “Next”
– Select “Format” *For the 8TB drive, formatting took less than five minutes*
– Click “OK”
– Tada!
Here’s what I’ve learned so far about what you can and can’t do with this additional storage:
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Growing up in a Recession Individuals who grow up during recessions tend to form life-long beliefs, including that success in life depends more on luck than on effort. In Growing up in a Recession: Beliefs and the Macroeconomy (NBER Working Paper No. 15321), co-authors Paola Giuliano and Antonio Spilimbergo substantiate the importance of the historical economic environment in shaping economic attitudes, affecting individuals' views of the role of government, and influencing whether those beliefs change later in life. One of the key findings of their study is that individuals who grow up during recessions tend to form life-long beliefs, including that success in life depends more on luck than on effort. Individuals who grow up during recessions also tend to support more government redistribution, but they have less confidence in public institutions. On the whole, the authors find, orientations formed during difficult economic times can help to determine the economic system, institutional outcomes, and the role of the government across countries, although this study focused on the United States. One of the strongest results from this research is the long-lasting effect of recessions on individuals' confidence in government and its role in society. For example, individuals have a significantly lower level of confidence in Congress and the executive branch of the federal government when they experience poor economic conditions while they are coming of age. But there are off-setting tendencies, too. "On the one hand, recession-hit individuals believe that the government should intervene more, so they lean more to the left. On the other hand, these individuals distrust institutions, believing them to be ineffective, therefore leaning more to the right." And, while recessions substantially decrease the confidence in government institutions, they do not appear to have an effect on the individual's level of generalized trust -- that is, his or her trust in others or other sectors of society. The authors also report that individuals' propensity to distrust government institutions after macroeconomic shocks occur is highest when they are between the ages of 18 and 25. Although also possible between age 25 until roughly age 40, after that age people tend not to change their beliefs in response to negative economic shocks. This research is based on data culled from self-reported individual answers collected by the General Social Survey (GSS) regarding individuals socioeconomic beliefs. The GSS conducts basic scientific research on the structure and development of American society using a standard set of behavioral and attitudinal questions, many of which have remained unchanged since 1972. The researchers focus on the 18-to-25 age group who came of age in a recession. This age focus is based on social psychologists' findings that these are among the most impressionable years, during which time one's beliefs and values about how society and the economy work are formed. Guiliano and Spilimbergo match each generation's responses to yearly economic events, nationally and regionally, and refine them to include other economic factors such as volatility, booms, and regional GDP growth. The GSS data also contain background information on each individual, including religion, family income, parents education, and location when the individual was 16, which the authors incorporate into their analysis of the respondents' answers in the survey. -- Frank Byrt The Digest is not copyrighted and may be reproduced freely with appropriate attribution of source.
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I had gone to a lot of trouble to build my first phase of an army, all individuals with reasonably respectable backgrounds and some degree of know-how. It had required planning, subverting the gangs of a small city, subverting Fray’s plans, and then weeks and months of acclimatizing the students to life beyond the academy. Months more work still remained to do.
“I can’t believe they lost,” I said.
“Surrendered,” Jessie said.
“I’m so disappointed,” I said.
I surveyed the situation. The area we’d left our people in had seen some sparse gunfire and some fires that had already petered out. We were in the process of creeping up on a row of apartments where our guys’ carriages were still parked outside, only half of the bags still mounted on them.
“Against a tenth their number,” I said.
“There’s no evidence of that,” Jessie said. “There’s no telling what their numbers are.”
Our guys were inside and we could only see glimpses. Their guys were mostly inside, with a few standing guard.
Helen draped over Jessie, who was helping her to walk. Helen wasn’t lifting her head, and our improvised medical care had her wrapped up awkwardly in several places, but she was an oddity, a creature that only a very select few could really work on. That was what made me worry.
Halfway across the city, her brother was hunched over, only his shoulders and part of his back visible over the skyline. Now and then he moved, producing a horrendous crashing sound.
“I wonder if he’s having fun,” I asked.
Helen smiled through the curtain of blood-stained hair that covered her face, moving her head to try and look up at her brother. She couldn’t seem to see him with the way she slouched forward and then let her head droop, conserving energy.
Her resilience in the face of multiple gunshots was giving me a newfound respect for what her brother must be like.
“Does he enjoy things? Does he have good days? Imagine the Lambs with him in tow. There’s Evette, there’s Jessie, then you’ve got Ashton, Gordon, Helen, Lillian, and-”
“You’re leaving yourself out? And including me as a girl?”
“Just imagining hypotheticals. So you’ve got the core group, and the dice fell down differently and so there’s no Sylvester, maybe throw Hubris in there from an earlier point of view, because I like the idea that the real Evette would come up with something like that as part of her problem solving mindset, and so Gordon gets Hubris as a puppy that grows with him. Because I really think he took to that dog and other-Gordon deserves to have him for longer.”
“That’s a nice thought, Sy,” Jessie said. Helen nodded.
“And then you just stick Neph in the group. Subtlety out the window. Gordon’s got Hubris and sends him to go attack the bad guy. Nope! Neph strikes, attacking with his sleeping dragon.”
“And the nice glowy what-if is ruined,” Jessie said.
“They could totally have a rivalry, even. Because Gordon would need to have one with someone to be happy and healthy.”
“Okay, Sy,” Jessie said. “You’re getting off track.”
“It makes for interesting thoughts on which lines the group breaks on. Is it the unconventional thinkers, with the Ibbot siblings and Evette on one side, and the rational, serious types with Gordon, Ashton, Jessie and Lillian-”
Jessie covered my mouth with her hand.
“You’re always a little fuzzy around the edges when you come back from the brink, Sy,” she said.
“Mmph,” I said. Then I gestured. Lies.
“It’s true,” she said. “You get a little bit wobbly. Minor blood loss and exhaustion might be helping to keep you wobbly. But those are our people in there. We made pledges to them.”
I nodded, Jessie’s hand clamped against my lower face.
“Of the last forty-five times we’ve been in a situation like this, me asking you to be serious, with good reason to be serious, you’ve only listened half the time. It’s actually very close to fifty percent, which… really says a lot. Are you actually going to be serious?”
I stuck my tongue out, and as slowly as I was able, I licked the palm of the hand that was clamped over my mouth.
I did get the faint break in composure I was looking for. A flash, too brief for my battered senses to even fully assess before they were gone, then a glance away, as if she was disappointed in herself for giving me that.
“I’ll take that as a yes,” she said, her hand dropping away.
“It was either that, or I was going to gesture something like ‘big sleep dragon’.”
“We don’t really have a gesture for dragon. Lizard-beast?”
I gestured. Man. Meat.
Her composure broke for real. She was so caught off guard that she snorted a little. She pushed her glasses up to cover her face with her hands.
“It sounds quiet,” I said, getting serious. “No sound from inside, except maybe the patter of talking. We’ll know more as we get close. The gunfire was brief, it really does look like a surrender, like you said. What can see through windows suggests that they’re calm, not agitated.”
“We should still focus,” Jessie said.
“I don’t know about you, blushing and thinking about Helen’s brother’s pendulum, but it’s an established fact that I can think about multiple things at once and it’s usually pretty good thinking.”
“Yeah? Then regale us with your brilliant idea, sir.”
“I don’t have the slightest of clues how to tackle this.”
“Why am I not surprised?”
“This is your turn to step up, say you know the building layout and we’ve got this.”
“In a strange city, with no prior experience?”
“That’s where you say that you recognize the building design, it’s by so-and-so an architect, he builds things certain ways, and so we know there’s going to be an access point here and here and there.”
“I don’t have anything. But I’m going to read up on architects, if I get a chance. There can only be so many tall building designers.”
Helen reached out, waving a hand in front of us.
Her hands moved, and I could see the concerted effort she was making to get shaking fingers into specific shapes. The more effort she put in, the more her fingers seemed to shake, until they locked up.
She remained like that for a long moment, hands in claws, head bowed and face covered by hair, before I reached out to take her hands. Her head moved, resting so it lay sideways on Jessie’s shoulder.
“You want to say something?” I asked.
Helen nodded, her head still sideways.
The phantom Helen, intact, stepped to the fore, Fray’s arms around her shoulders, a possessive embrace.
Think like Helen thinks. I can finish the sentences of any of the Lambs. The other Lambs have changed some, but I can figure her out like this, can’t I?
Her hand pulled free of mine, and as if it were heavy, she lifted it, indicating a direction.
As if answering, her brother tore up the next part of the street. I could hear the distant avalanche of falling construction as he let it all settle.
“Okay,” I said.
She indicated the building that Cynthia’s soldiers and our rebels were gathered in.
“Right.”
Then, with uncooperative hands, she reached for the side of her skirt. There was a pocket hidden among pleats, and a small weight in the pocket.
My mind skipped along possibilities. Both Mary and Helen often kept some money in the same leather fold that had the badge we’d been given ages ago, that bore the Radham crest and the short message and signature that gave us a degree of access.
Had given.
The intact Helen held up the badge, indicating the emblem.
“Radham,” I said. Helen nodded. I then eyed the other Helen, who beat bloody Helen in touching her throat. “Buildings and cities are lifeforms. They need air, water, food of a sort, they need a spine.”
Helen was nodding with as much energy as I’d seen from her since she got shot.
“The building has its own veins and arteries, airways. You want to use the airways?”
Helen nodded.
“I’ll have you know that those airways are almost always half-filled with dust, they have nails sticking through everywhere, and half of them have ecosystems to keep them clear of rodents and pests.”
“But it’s a way of accessing them,” Jessie said.
Helen made a clumsy gesture.
“And Helen thinks it’ll be a healthier, more robust system, because it’s a taller building,” I said.
“I’m halfway convinced that you’re just making this nonsense up and saying Helen said it because I trust her sincerity more than I trust yours,” Jessie said.
I made my best ‘innocent’ face.
Jessie brushed at my face with her hand. “Don’t do that. Put that away. It’s creepy.”
I smiled and looked up at the building. It was tall, it wasn’t especially pretty, and it didn’t look like it did a fantastic job of being utilitarian either.
“Our kids deserve some sacrifice, huh?” I asked.
“They gave up their old lives,” Jessie said. “They deserve more than just some.”
“How long do you think we have to wait until the next shift comes to relieve the guys standing outside?” I asked.
“I couldn’t begin to guess,” Jessie said.
“Guess,” I said. “And come on. We want to be ready when they do.”
“It’s already been a while, but it wouldn’t be too trivial a length of time. I’d have to guess ten minutes. Fifteen at most.”
“I bet it’s one,” I said. “Want to bet who’s more right?”
We crossed the street from a point they couldn’t easily see us, and then we made our way closer to the building. I mentally counted the seconds, and gestured clearly as the time limit hit.
I was off by twenty seconds. We spotted the soldiers guarding the side door of the apartment building, and the relief guard stepped out to greet them as we took stock of their number.
I’d figured a minute because I had seen soldiers checking their watches with increasing frequency, because they weren’t lighting up new cigarettes, and because they were increasingly antsy, as if they were only feeling the cold now that there was a very short time before they could go inside.
Three soldiers to a door. Their job was less to shoot and more to keep watch and make sufficient noise to alert the rest if trouble came up. That posed us the task of going through them to get inside.
“You should wait here,” I told Helen.
She shook her head.
“I know you aren’t going to. But you should,” I told her.
She made her hands into claws, scratching them in the general direction of the soldiers. I wondered if that was perhaps a little overly optimistic. She barely had it in her to stand straight, let alone fight.
Three was doable, in a specific set of circumstances. We needed the drop on them, we needed them to be unarmed, or we needed them to be out of earshot of any reinforcements. Preferably two of the three.
“Helen,” I said. “Can you give me a cat noise?”
She barely moved, but my version of Helen gave me a theatrical-quality unimpressed look.
“Fine. Can you give me a dying cat noise?” I asked. “Those are the best ones.”
Helen opened her mouth, and she managed to produce a sound that resembled an old cat in a screw press; it was tortured, ragged, and yowly.
I motioned for her to stop, and I listened, waiting.
As predicted, the soldiers commented on the sound. They were concerned, they didn’t want to leave their post, but a sound like that bore investigating.
I wanted to draw them out, to create a window where they could be ambushed or where we could slip past.
Then I heard one of them say it. “Get some of the others from inside.”
I sighed. This wouldn’t be easy.
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All in all, it had taken us far too long to find a chink in the defenses, prodding and testing the waters at three different entry points. At the last one, the side door at the opposite end of the building to the one we had tried first, we ended up waiting until one of them was distracted before making our move. When one had stepped off to the side to take a leak, we got the attention of the remaining two. One had stepped inside, and Jessie and I had each taken one of the other two before the three of us slipped inside, just ahead of the incoming group of reinforcements.
They were careful, organized, and they had patrols throughout the ground floor of the building. But Jessie had enough of a sense of how these places were designed that she’d been able to lead us to the utility closet with access to the access door.
The access door featured a hatch in the floor that would lead down to whatever beast in the cellar was providing the voltaic power to keep the building lit, probably. The hatch in the ceiling led to the air ducts, which kept heat and airflow available in the various large apartments. There were few enough doors that I suspected that one apartment had nearly the same footprint as any small, one-level house.
Valentina was talking. The student council vice president, she was good at talking, at the emotional appeal, the marketing end of things. It sounded like she and her former superior on the student council disagreed on something important.
Davis sounded as heated as I’d ever heard him as he responded, “Is this how we’re supposed to forge a path ahead, now? We abandon anything that doesn’t show the slightest sign of working out?”
“Yes,” Valentina said. “Yes, absolutely yes. What do you expect, Davis? Sylvester and Jessie are brilliant, but they were never people I expected to be working with in five or ten years. This is a stepping stone. Just like time in the Academy was.”
“You see us with them in five years?”
“Maybe! Listen, Davis- no, Davis, listen to me, don’t turn your back. Listen. The seas are stormy out there. We’re individual ships without a port to call home. If our current employers aren’t up for keeping us fed, sheltered, safe, and giving us an opportunity to grow and learn, then we go someplace with someone who can.”
“That’s disingenuous. You’re arguing to your audience, not me.”
“Explain,” the Treasurer cut in.
“She buried the appeal to safety in there. All of you are feeling pretty darn unsafe right now. That’s alright, that’s natural. But what we’re doing, going rebel, it was never going to be safe. Now that’s finally hitting home, and I’ll be first to admit it’s lousy, but this was the deal with the devil I and every single one of you happened to sign. We knew this day would come. Anyone who pretended different was lying to themselves.”
“I have heard Sylvester admit a half dozen times that he doesn’t expect to live another two or three years. The deal with the devil was that we would make ourselves available to Sylvester and Jessie so long as they made themselves useful enough to deserve us. It was always going to be transient.”
“Can I break your confidence?” Davis asked.
“About?”
There was a pause. I began to crawl further along the wooden ventilation shaft, feeling my way to avoid the nails and carcasses.
The pause, I realized, was Valentina and Davis having a brief whispered conversation.
“Enough of that,” I heard a man say.
“It wasn’t meat to be in confidence,” Valentina said, at normal speaking volume.
“It was a private conversation, I wanted to be sure,” Davis said. “You told me you fell in love with Sedge and what it represented. That you felt happy. Our bosses provided that. That’s worth something. It’s worth us not turning around and immediately jumping ship.”
“They have guns. I don’t want to get shot at, I don’t want anyone that I’ve gotten to know to get shot at. I fell in love with Sedge because of the people who occupied it, because of the freedom it represented. I’m grateful to our employers for giving us that venue and giving us some direction, but what made Sedge Sedge wasn’t that. We did it. Collectively.”
“You’re pulling a ‘queen and all her subjects’ on me.”
“What’s this?” another student asked.
“Appealing to loyalties of the crowd,” the Treasurer said.
“Ah.”
It looked like our students were defecting, or enough were defecting that it was impacting how the enemy was handling them. Cynthia’s soldiers had to have seen us enter the city. They had adjusted and moved their forces, and moved against our people as we were getting sorted out. But the forces here were now holding position, which meant they expected company to arrive.
“A gun to my head counts for a lot. I don’t know about you,” Valentina said. “But if they’re willing to give us work and shelter and do what Sylvester and Jessie were willing to, I’m willing to accept the gun as a motivator and do what I might be willing to do otherwise.”
“That rebel group that’s sitting in the other room is ninety-nine percent male. Beattle, by virtue of association with all-girl’s schools, has a disproportionate fifty-fifty balance. Do the math, Valentina. They won’t necessarily want you for your brains.”
“That can be taken two ways, Davis. Both are unflattering.”
“Hold up,” the Treasurer said, talking over Davis’s response. “Stop.”
“I phrased that poorly,” Davis said.
“You did,” Valentina said.
“Why don’t we give someone else a chance to raise their voices?”
The discussion continued, with Mabel taking the floor. I moved on, with Jessie and Helen following behind. I could guess how most of the conversation would unfold, who would go where, and how things might flow from that point.
The surrender hadn’t been enticing enough. The prospect of recruiting several hundred students had been. I wasn’t sure who had fought for it or against it, but they had made the offer and now all bets were off. Valentina and Davis were debating things with students as an audience.
But they weren’t the voices I wanted or needed to listen to. The real danger was the rebel group that inhabited the building. They were the ones who were holding our people hostage.
The trick was to navigate the vents until we found a point where we could overhear the rebels. It made for a lot of crawling through ducts, two fingers on one of my hands in bad shape, my shoulder protesting at my being bent over.
I’d offered Helen a chance to sit out, and she hadn’t. I could most certainly do my share while she was struggling.
We found a spot where acoustics brought noise into the vents, a crossroads between multiple vents, with the next best thing to an open space in the middle of the chosen sector. A ladder extending up was especially useful, because it provided headroom. Helen, Jessie and I sat there, Jessie in the middle. Helen clung to her and draped over her, and Jessie turned away from Helen to fixate on my shoulder, undoing sodden bandages.
I called out, using those same acoustics to speak out to this entire part of the building.
“Cynthia is dead or dying. The woman crawls desperately through the drains, and the giant is tearing up the street as fast or faster than she can move. She will make a mistake. She will get tired. Your leader will die, if she isn’t dead already.”
All chatter had died down.
Someone in the enemy ranks shouted out, “Where are you?”
I was tempted to give a joke answer, but then Jessie pre-emptively elbowed me.
I elbowed her back.
“Cynthia is your lowest priority,” I spoke. “There’s a group of your people due east of here. They sent you ahead, or you reported to them. Franz led that particular group.”
I let the words hang.
There was more shouting and there were more attempts to provoke a direct response from me. Some even called out for me to show myself.
That could come later, if they were especially uncooperative.
“Franz is dead,” I announced. I paused, to give that reality some gravity. “The others… paralyzed. Eyes lost from sockets. It was messy and wholly deserved. I focused on disabling them. Smoke inhalation will have helped. The building is made of treated wood, so it wasn’t burning well, last we saw. There are two places you could be, and they aren’t here.”
There were more shouts, more threats. There were several gunshots, aimed at the ceiling. From our vantage point, we could see down the length of most of the ducts. None of the shots seemed to penetrate the ducts themselves.
They could come in after us, was the big threat, but that was a tricky proposition for all involved.
“I’ve told you what I did to the others. That was for hurting a friend of mine. Use your imagination to figure out what I’ll do to you if you kill anyone important to me.”
I heard more gunshots, and the timing was such that I was pretty sure that it was a response to my threat.
Jessie pointed, however, and I could see the faint light that was coming into one of the long ducts near us, a faint shaft of light spearing up.
Shooting at us, not at the kids.
It was too difficult, with what went into sturdy buildings like this one. I could hear the frustration in the words they exchanged, even if they had been closer or louder so I could make sense of it.
“Cynthia is desperate, a giant on her heels, and she’s resorted to crawling through ice cold water in the drains. Franz’s group burns. Every second counts. You can go if you let us slip the noose.
“Never forgive,” I heard a voice. One of Cynthia’s diehards.
“Then try forgetting, not forgiving. This whole embarrassing rebel-on-rebel episode has to stop.”
There were more responses, more shouts, many vulgar.
I could sense the change in tone though. I could hear the conversation between groups.
“Killing me gets you small fame and a small bounty,” I said. “Then because you chose this, you chose to tie my hands and force me to act, you’re left leaderless. No Franz, no Cynthia.”
It was, in a way, a turning of tables. They had been exploiting much this situation with our own rebels.
All that said and done, the best thing to do was to be quiet. Opposing discussions continued and intermingled in a way that mirrored the debates I’d heard between Davis and Valentina. They started talking about the people who should go, if anyone went. Following that, the if disappeared, they started talking about more people going.
I closed my eyes, my role done, and rested my head Jessie’s shoulder, my hand on her leg.
We gave them time, and they used it to make their decision. They’d known something was wrong, I suspected. The communication and coordination was too great.
When I emerged, I found the area empty. They’d left our people alone and vacated the area. A mutual truce.
They were soldiers, but they were soldiers of a stripe that needed someone to follow. Threatening the loss of Cynthia gave them pause. Taking Franz would take away more security. With the first and second in command out of the picture, there wasn’t much to be said and done.
The congregation of Beattle rebels emerged from the rooms they had been sequestered in.
I met Valentina’s eyes, and she looked away.
“It was good,” I told her. “Good bluff.”
“That was a bluff?” Mabel asked.
It wasn’t a bluff, but I wasn’t about to say it. If she was going to stick around after making a vehement case against going, I needed to give her the chance to save face.
She smiled, and it wasn’t a sure smile, and I smiled back, with roughly the same confidence.
Something would have to be done longer-term.
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Amazon To Hachette And Authors: Here, Let Us Explain Basic Price Elasticity To You
from the lower-price,-make-more-money-dimwits dept
A key objective is lower e-book prices. Many e-books are being released at $14.99 and even $19.99. That is unjustifiably high for an e-book. With an e-book, there's no printing, no over-printing, no need to forecast, no returns, no lost sales due to out-of-stock, no warehousing costs, no transportation costs, and there is no secondary market -- e-books cannot be resold as used books. E-books can be and should be less expensive.
It's also important to understand that e-books are highly price-elastic. This means that when the price goes up, customers buy much less. We've quantified the price elasticity of e-books from repeated measurements across many titles. For every copy an e-book would sell at $14.99, it would sell 1.74 copies if priced at $9.99. So, for example, if customers would buy 100,000 copies of a particular e-book at $14.99, then customers would buy 174,000 copies of that same e-book at $9.99. Total revenue at $14.99 would be $1,499,000. Total revenue at $9.99 is $1,738,000.
The important thing to note here is that at the lower price, total revenue increases 16%. This is good for all the parties involved: The customer is paying 33% less.
The author is getting a royalty check 16% larger and being read by an audience that's 74% larger. And that 74% increase in copies sold makes it much more likely that the title will make it onto the national bestseller lists. (Any author who's trying to get on one of the national bestseller lists should insist to their publisher that their e-book be priced at $9.99 or lower.)
Likewise, the higher total revenue generated at $9.99 is also good for the publisher and the retailer. At $9.99, even though the customer is paying less, the total pie is bigger and there is more to share amongst the parties. Keep in mind that books don't just compete against books. Books compete against mobile games, television, movies, Facebook, blogs, free news sites and more. If we want a healthy reading culture, we have to work hard to be sure books actually are competitive against these other media types, and a big part of that is working hard to make books less expensive.
So, at $9.99, the total pie is bigger - how does Amazon propose to share that revenue pie? We believe 35% should go to the author, 35% to the publisher and 30% to Amazon. Is 30% reasonable? Yes. In fact, the 30% share of total revenue is what Hachette forced us to take in 2010 when they illegally colluded with their competitors to raise e-book prices. We had no problem with the 30% -- we did have a big problem with the price increases.
One more note on our proposal for how the total revenue should be shared. While we believe 35% should go to the author and 35% to Hachette, the way this would actually work is that we would send 70% of the total revenue to Hachette, and they would decide how much to share with the author. We believe Hachette is sharing too small a portion with the author today, but ultimately that is not our call.
Apparently Amazon's efforts earlier this month to make it abundantly clear that it's fight with Hachette is aboutauthors still didn't quite make it through to authors who seem to reflexively hate Amazon (often for reasons that don't make much sense). So now Amazon has tried to be even more explicit, by taking the time to explain what price elasticity means , and how Amazon's plan would actually make authors more money. They lay it out pretty clearly, especially for those authors who maybe didn't do so well in economics classes:Amazon then goes one step further, driving a real wedge between Hachette and authors with the following paragraph:Are there legitimate concerns that some may have about Amazon's position in the marketplace? Absolutely. But it's fight with Hachette does not seem to be about that, but rather about setting up a deal that actually does make everyone better off. It appears that Hachette has been fighting that, in this ridiculous belief that ebooks have to be priced higher -- and that it should get to keep more and more of the money.
Filed Under: authors, books, ebooks, economics, price elasticity
Companies: amazon, hachette
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The boys are back in town. We're on the eve of The Verge's two-year birthday, we're celebrating 100 episodes of The Vergecast, and right now we're haphazardly watching people go to work in costumes — so it must be Halloween, as well! Join us today at 1PM PT / 4PM ET / 8PM GMT (all time zones). Josh, Nilay, and Paul (yes, Paul). News, hijinks, a look back, a look forward, and even a look sideways — just like our elevators. Tell us your favorite memories, your clips, show us your costumes (bonus points if it's of The Verge crew), and we might include them in the show. Keep it locked!
Update: Special fourth guest — the Nexus 5!
Update: we're going live between 4:05PM and 4:10PM ET. Stay tuned!
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Yuri Drozdov, handler of Soviet undercover spies during Cold War, dies at 91
June 26, 2017 by Joseph Fitsanakis
General Yuri Ivanovich Drozdov, who held senior positions in the Soviet KGB for 35 years, and handled a global network of Soviet undercover officers from 1979 until 1991, has died at the age of 91. Drozdov was born in Minsk, Soviet Belarus, in 1925. His father, Ivan Dmitrievich Drozdov, was an officer in the tsarist army who sided with the communists in the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. After serving in World War II, Yuri Drozdov joined the KGB in 1956. Following his training, he was appointed liaison officer between the KGB and East Germany’s Ministry of State Security, commonly known as the Stasi.
His knowledge of East German intelligence affairs prompted his involvement in the famous 1962 spy-swap between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Soviets surrendered the American pilot Francis Gary Powers, who had been captured in May 1960, when the U-2 spy plane he was piloting was shot down over Soviet airspace. In return, they received Rudolf Abel (real name Vilyam Fisher) a Soviet undercover spy who was captured in New York in 1957, posing as an American citizen. From 1964 until 1968, Drozdov was stationed in Beijing, China, where he served as the KGB rezident, effectively the agency’s chief of station. He returned to Moscow and in 1975 was posted under diplomatic cover in the United States, where he commanded the KGB’s station in New York until 1979.
Upon his return to the USSR, Drozdov was promoted to chief of the KGB’s Directorate S, which handled the agency’s worldwide network of so-called illegals —intelligence officers serving abroad without official cover or formal connection to the Soviet Union. Shortly after his return to Moscow, Drozdov also headed Operation STORM-333, a daring attack on the presidential palace in Afghanistan, during which Soviet special forces killed Afghan President Hafizullah Amin and essentially fired the opening shots of the decade-long Soviet-Afghan war. The experience prompted Drozdov to recommend to his superiors the establishment of a new KGB special-forces unit. It was created in 1981 under the name Vympel (Pennant) and headed by Drozdov himself. He commanded several Vympel missions in and out of the USSR before resigning from the KGB in 1991.
Little is known about the specifics of Drozdov’s death. It is believed that he died on June 21, surrounded by his family. The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), a successor agency of the KGB, issued a brief statement commemorating Drozdov’s service. It was followed by a statement issued by the office of the Russian President Vladimir Putin, which praised Drozdov as “a legendary spy, outstanding professional […], incredible person and true patriot”.
► Author: Joseph Fitsanakis | Date: 26 June 2017 | Permalink
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Detroit Lions: So this is it for Jim Caldwell, right? by Payne Schanski
After getting a late start to his rookie season, Detroit Lions running back Tion Green could become a breakout star for the Motor City in 2018.
The Detroit Lions season essentially ended after Sunday’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Although it’s hard to think positively right now if you’re a Lions fan, there is a silver lining I want to point out. That silver lining is rookie running back Tion Green.
Green, who was the final player selected to make the 53-man roster after the preseason didn’t even see the field until the Lions Week 13 game against the Baltimore Ravens. In his debut, the former Cincinnati Bearcat had 11 carries for 51 yards and his first NFL touchdown.
Fast forward to Sunday’s game in Cincinnati. The Lions were facing 3rd and short. This is something they’ve struggled with all season, converting only seven of their 18 previous attempts. Not this time, as quarterback Matthew Stafford pitched the ball to Green with ease. And the rookie runner got the first down.
Green would go on to help the Lions convert on a crucial 4th and 1, and score the go-ahead touchdown later in the drive. Unfortunately, the Lions couldn’t hold onto that lead – but we already know how that turned out so there’s no need to revisit those gruesome details.
Whether general manager Bob Quinn and the L:ions’ front office select a running back in this year’s draft – which I’m assuming they will – Green should still be an important asset to Detroit’s offense. The 24 year-old chimes in at 6’0, 220 pounds.
Green’s a strong back that can lower his shoulders and can power himself past multiple defenders at once, making him perfect for those 3rd and short conversion opportunities. As well as being an excellent goal line rusher.
Tion ran for well over 700 yards in each of his final two seasons at Cincinnati, averaging 4.75 yards per carry. That is exactly what the Lions need from him and as he continues to learn his way around the league he will only get better.
Much like defensive end Kerry Hyder during the 2016 season, Green seemingly came out of nowhere while barely making the team. They both quickly became a fan favorite for having such an immediate impact.
With running back Ameer Abdullah‘s future with the Lions uncertain and veteran back Theo Riddick clearly being used more as a receiver out of the backfield, Green could find himself playing a major role in Detroit’s offense next season. And with the right coaching (Josh McDaniels?) Tion could thrive.
If I would have told you at the beginning of the season that Tion Green, the running back from Cincinnati who signed with the Lions as an undrafted free-agent, someone whom barely made the team would have more hype surrounding him than Ameer Abdullah or Theo Riddick by the end of the season; fans would have looked at me like I was crazy. But now, the Tion-hype train is ready for take-off. All aboard!
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Enjoy an exclusive stream of Wisdom In Chains‘ new album, The God Rhythm, available in full below the fold in advance of the official street date of June 16th, 2015. The members of this Pennsylvania-based powerhouse are nothing short of hardcore heroes to a legion of loyal fans and friends, having built a rock-solid reputation through years of consistently devastating releases and riotous live performances alongside many of the genre’s mainstays. Blow The Scene has had the pleasure of catching up with Wisdom In Chains on many occasions, everything from stacked Philly shows to the mighty This Is Hardcore Fest, which the band is scheduled to hit again this July 23rd-26th in Philadelphia, PA.
With The God Rhythm, Wisdom in Chains has upped the ante on previous efforts, offering a smoldering concoction of oi-laced hardcore punk. The God Rhythm was recorded by Len Carmichael at Trax East and Carmichael Sound, with the vocals recorded at Mountainside Studios by Rich Rescigno.
LP and merch pre-orders for The God Rhythm are now available at Fast Break! Records, and all pre-orders will ship the week of June 1st so fans get their hands on the gear ahead of the new June 16th street date.
Catch Wisdom in Chains Live
6/27/2015 Club Reverb – Reading, PA * record release show
7/23/2015 The Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA @ This Is Hardcore
8/05-08/2015 Fortress Josefov, CZ @ Brutal Assault
Top photo by Aga Hairesis
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Charlie Chaplin’s 1947 film Monsieur Verdoux is rarely mentioned alongside his early classics like The Great Dictator, Modern Times, or City Lights, which is a shame, because it’s easily one of his funniest. Perhaps that’s because it’s one of his rare speaking roles, although that’s hard to believe—Chaplin is just as funny when he opens his mouth as when he’s cutting physical capers. I suspect that the movie is just too dark for some folks. It is, after all, a black comic take on the Bluebeard story, and I guess the story of a man who marries and then murders his wives as a form of careerism might not hold a general appeal. In any case, it’s hilarious. Here’s a compilation of clips that show off Verdoux’s seduction technique; these are some of the funnier moments in the film—
Monsieur Verdoux is hardly a romantic comedy though. Observed closely, it works as an allegorical commentary on the moral response to the horrors of WWII. These observations are made plain at the end of the film, as Verdoux, put on trial, must first account for his crimes—and then pay for them. Here is the extraordinary final scene of the movie, which contains spoilers, although I believe that one can still watch the ending out of context and later enjoy the film—
We see here the major hallmarks of Chaplin’s greatest films: not just comedy, but also genuine pathos and social commentary, all delivered with acerbic bite that nevertheless reveals a real love for humanity. Highly recommended.
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FRIDAY BUZZ COLUMN
A six-pack of Dolphins notes:
• With Miami not likely to land free agent Josh Norman, cornerback remains a high priority, though we hear a few other players also intrigue the Dolphins with their first-round pick if they fall to their range at No. 13.
If the Dolphins rate a non-cornerback as the best player on their board when they're picking at No. 13, there's a belief they could still land a quality corner at 42 and/or 73, a prospect such as UM’s Artie Burns (if there at 42) or Baylor’s Xavien Howard or Virginia Tech's Kendall Fuller or Samford's James Bradberry, among others.
Drafting two corners is very much a possibility.
Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott’s visit here Tuesday went very well, he would welcome the Dolphins drafting him if he slips to 13, and Miami has strong interest, according to someone involved. He already has a lease on an apartment in Miami, though that has nothing to do with any possibility of him landing with the Dolphins.
Meanwhile, the Dolphins recently sent a contingent to Los Angeles to conduct a private workout with UCLA’s Myles Jack, the draft’s best linebacker. There’s Dolphins interest if he surprisingly slips out of the top 10.
• What about UF’s 5-10 Vernon Hargreaves, who could be the best corner available at 13? Though he cannot be ruled out if he’s the best player available, I do know this: There is some resistance to Hargreaves among some Dolphins scouting/front office people who believe he’s undersized and see him more as a nickel back. Miami’s preference is a big, physical boundary corner.
The Dolphins prefer bigger corners in general and are intrigued by Houston’s William Jackson and Ohio State’s Eli Apple, two 6-1 corners who visited. Jackson at No. 13 is certainly a possibility, but analysts disagree about whether Jackson is good value at 13. (Mel Kiper says he’s not.) Most pundits have Apple in the 20s or lower.
One Dolphins official said trading down from 13 for a corner would be a consideration, if there's not a player at 13 that Miami covets in that range and if it believes one of the tall corners would be available later in the first round.
• Besides Jack, Elliott and the corners, the Dolphins have closely studied a handful of first-round front-seven defenders, including Clemson defensive ends Kevin Dodd (visited, but 13 is higher than projected) and Shaq Lawson and linebackers Leonard Floyd (Georgia), Reggie Ragland (Alabama) and Darron Lee (the Ohio State product is Kiper’s choice for the Dolphins, but at 6-1, 232 pounds isn’t their ideal size preference).
Ragland told Sirius XM tonight that he made seven visits in the past two weeks, and the Dolphins, Bears and Saints have shown the most interest in him. And we've also been told the Dolphins like Ragland.
• As one of several fallback options, the Dolphins have discussed taking one of the top offensive tackles if one slips and moving him to guard, though 13 is high for a guard. Kiper said he would take Texas A&M guard/tackle Germain Ifedi (who visited Miami) in the first round. But 13 would seem too high.
• The Dolphins, looking for a skilled returner who could lessen Jarvis Landry’s workload on special teams, have been in touch with several. They summoned Texas Tech’s 5-6 Jakeem Grant to Davie this week; he had four kickoff returns for touchdowns in his career and a 26.2 average last season. At UCLA, they auditioned Devin Fuller (24.2 kickoff average last season), among others.
They’re open to finding competition for kicker Andrew Franks and dispatched special teams coach Darren Rizzi or other staffers to privately audition several, including Texas’ Nick Rose and Albright’s Daniel Sobolewski.
• One team official said the past coaching staff didn’t use tight end Jordan Cameron to his strengths and expects that to change… Dolphins conversations remain ongoing with free agent defensive end Jason Jones, with both sides interested.
CHATTER
• The latest Hassan Whiteside historic feat: In shooting 8 for 8 in Game 2, he became just the second active NBA player to make all his shots (minimum eight) in a playoff game, according to Elias. The other: Oklahoma City’s Serge Ibaka, who was 11 for 11 in a 2012 postseason game…. What’s more, Whiteside is second this postseason (behind Steph Curry) in ESPN’s complex NBA efficiency ratings, after finishing eighth during the season.
• This is the first Heat team ever to score at least 115 points in two consecutive playoff games. For perspective, do you know how many times the Heat did this in non-overtime situations in four regular seasons with LeBron James? Just once: in November 2012, with 119 against Denver and 124 against Phoenix.
During the LeBron years, the Heat also reached 115 in two games in a row on two other occasions, with one of them going to OT and another going to triple overtime.
• What Dwyane Wade continues to do around the rim, at 34, and his ease in getting there is quite impressive.
He’s 8 for 9 on shots within five feet in this series, best among NBA guards, including one of them created Wednesday by an amazing stutter-step move on Jeremy Lin.
“I felt good to be able to do [that],” Wade said, his body helped by work with new trainer Dave Alexander over the past year.
Wade had 261 of those baskets (within five feet) this season, behind only Andrew Wiggins and James Harden among shooting guards and he made 62.7 percent of those shots within five feet (top five).
And there's this: Of the 100 NBA players who dunked at least 30 times this season, Wade was the only one who didn’t miss any (36 for 36).
“He’s like a big man that plays guard; it’s amazing,” Whiteside said. “Probably the best guard I’ve ever seen around the basket. I joke with him all the time and tell him, 'I think you were supposed to be a seven-footer.' Just the way he maneuvers in the paint. He’s got left and right hand jump hooks.”
• Wade and Courtney Lee were talkative with each other in Game 2, but Wade assures: “Just having a little fun with the game. I like that guy. I respect him.
“The guy's been in the Finals before. Very tough defender. Nothing wrong with a little talking back and forth. No disrespect either way.”
• For an in-depth look at the Heat’s amazing offensive evolution, please click here.
• The Hornets ruled Nic Batum (ankle) as out for Game 3 and said his status will be re-evaluated after that.
• Don’t underestimate the impact that Panthers general manager Dale Tallon’s trades are making.
He clearly got the better of last summer’s Boston deal, with Jimmy Hayes finishing with 29 points for the Bruins and Reilly Smith producing 50 points for Florida (25 goals) and now tied for the NHL lead in postseason points (eight).
Tallon gave up future second- and fourth-rounders for Jiri Hudler (12 points in 23 games here) and a third-rounder for Teddy Purcell (13 in 19 games).
“They've been huge for us,” coach Gerard Gallant said Thursday. “They're veteran players, very skilled and they add a lot of depth and experience to our lineup, especially this time of the season.
“Reilly has been outstanding. I'm pleasant surprised, but it's not a shock he has 25 goals. He’s playing with good players.”
• Some historical perspective on Game 5 of Panthers-Islanders: The team that wins Game 5 of a 2-2 series has won 78.4 percent of NHL playoff series.
• UM coach Mark Richt has no patience for any off-field problems and warned his players last week not to "hang around with fools."...
Defensive back Jonathan Abram, who left Georgia after Richt left and transferred to a junior college, told Canesport.com that he's considering joining Richt at UM. Abram started four games for Richt last season and can play safety and corner, though some consider him better suited for safety.
He said UM "is up on my radar" along with Alabama, LSU, Mississippi State and Ole Miss. Abram would be required to sit out next season, per NCAA rules.
Twitter: @flasportsbuzz
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If you spent time trying out interesting new Macintosh software in the early 90s, you might recognise the name Randy Ubillos. In those days software companies used to credit application developers in the splash screen they displayed while the software started up. Bill Atkinson was credited as MacPaint’s creator in 1984, Thomas and John Knoll were amongst those credited with Adobe Photoshop in 1990. I saw Randy’s memorable name for the first time in the splash screen for Premiere 1.0 when I opened it in 1992:
[image by Riccardo Mori from his System Folder blog]
In April 2015 Randy Ubillos retired from Apple after many years developing video and photo applications such as Final Cut Pro and Aperture. In the 90s he wrote Adobe Premiere 1.0. He started his Mac career working at SuperMac Technologies, a Mac peripheral maker.
Earlier this summer I interviewed Randy on stage at the Bay Area SuperMeetUp in San Jose, California. The evening was part of series of events organised by video user groups in the US and in Europe.
The next Supermeet event takes place in September in Amsterdam and features special guest Walter Murch, who’s worked as sound or picture editor on films with George Lucas, Francis Coppola, Sam Mendes and Brad Bird.
1991 – Adobe Premiere
Alex Gollner: Let’s start at the very beginning… The program that became Premiere…
Randy Ubillos: …originally known as ReelTime.
…was actually demo software. Tell us about that
I was working for SuperMac and they were working on something called DigitalFilm – one of the very first digital video recording cards. It did quarter frame standard definition – they were pushing the limits of the JPEG chips that were available at the time and we needed some software to try it out. In about 10 weeks I put together a demo and we’d bring in people and show them editing on a computer and it was going over pretty well. The marketing department had just gotten out of software at SuperMac and they weren’t sure what to do with it and so as it got close to shipping the card in late 1991 my software was sold to Adobe and they released it as Premiere 1.0.
So they sold the software and didn’t involve you?
Adobe were specifically prohibited from offering me a job, because SuperMac didn’t want to lose me, so I could ask Adobe but I had to specifically do that. I went to lunch with Tim Myers and Eric Zocher from Adobe and we sat down at lunch, there was small talk and eventually they said “So…” and I said “OK. I would like to inquire about a job at Adobe.” There were two of them so they could later corroborate the story and said “That works,” and we started talking about it.
So Adobe Premiere version 1: Were you the only programmer on it? You developed it all yourself?
Yes. It took about 10 months.
What did you base your plan for the software on?
I had got into video at high school. At my school in Miami, Florida they had a television in every room. Morning announcements were done over the TVs. I’d installed some of the TVs, we had a TV studio and after the last period, we’d record TV commercials for the Drama club or sports clubs and in the morning we’d put together the morning announcements and in the first period we’d play that back. I got to learn about editing on 3/4″ tape decks. Editing was ‘Find your edit points, zero the counters, back ’em up by five counts, and hit ‘Play’ and roll forward’ a very manual process. I learned the concepts of editing there. Going through that on the app is where concepts of tracks came up.
So up until then you weren’t following what Avid and other digital film products were doing?
I’d never seen that stuff. In May of that year we were at Digital World down in Hollywood, and I got to have dinner with some of the people from Avid. They came into SuperMac’s room and seeing this software running on a Mac and playing back digital video. There were definitely some people at Avid who could see that this stuff was going to start migrating down.
So over the next two or three years you created another three versions of Premiere and got to version 4 in a very short period of time.
There were a couple of other guys that joined the team, so by the time we got to Premiere 4, there were three or four of us.
So at that point who was Premiere aimed at?
We weren’t really sure at the time. It was a new thing. Tim Myers [Premiere product manager] and I spent a bunch of time going down to Hollywood; talking to movie studios… we talked to the guys from The Simpsons, we were talking to James Cameron. We were looking at Premiere as a pre-visualisation tool. You could cut something together initially, but the quality level wasn’t nowhere near film. The Simpsons would do their animatics on it.
Because the Digital Film card was around $5,000 – a very expensive card – SuperMac came out with the VideoSpigot – a very inexpensive card. It sold for around $500. It pulled in 1/16th size Standard Definition video, but it was the first time you could plugin in video from a tape or a camcorder into your computer, record it and play it back. Although the marketing people weren’t sure what people were going to do with it, it was cheap ebough for people to buy it to play with it for a while.
Although it was being used by professionals, you weren’t expecting people to do professional things with it yet?
Around the time of version 2 or version 3, we hired Loran Kary to do all the EDL work. We realised that although we weren’t recording at the quality that could go back out to film, we could do an offline edit, create an edit list and do an online with it, or even go to a film cut list [that a negative cutter could use to go back to the source camera footage to make the film master].
We could control a tape deck with RS232, pull stuff in and keep track of all the timecode. We could pull in 3, 4, 5 hours of footage, make your edit – choosing just the pieces you needed, we could go back and redigitise those at a higher quality. We were getting closer and closer to doing actual online stuff. Radius, VideoVision and RasterOps had some cards. They competed with each other on who had the best features. Someone got to 60 frames per second, someone else got to full screen.
1995 – Final Cut Pro
We had been running very quickly, doing versions of Premiere in under a year. I took a month off to decompress and I got a phone call from one of the board members of Macromedia [Adobe’s main competitor in 1995]. They had a big diagram of what they wanted to do. They had a paint program, a vector program and they wanted a video program. They wanted me to come and start a video product. So I went there and we hired a bunch of people. It was going to take 18 months and we were going to have this great video product.
It was going to be in the same vein as Premiere, but restarted. Computers had gotten faster. We were going to do a cross-platform application: Windows and Mac. It didn’t take 18 months. Two years in… three years in… Version 1.0s are incredibly difficult to do because you have no metric on how fast you are moving on things. Once you get to 1.0 you know how long that took, so you can guage better how long things take. They are also difficult to do because you set your sights so high.
We had done a whole design of a 3D scene layout editor so you could visualise a scene and pick where you were going to put your cameras. We shouldn’t have spent time on that stuff while working on a 1.0. That was kind of crazy. There was a script editing feature, there was all this stuff. We were having fun speccing it up, but we didn’t get coding faster.
It was hard to find the right set of stuff. Everything seemed super important enough to put into the version 1.0, but the reality is you’ve got to find that right set of stuff. You’ve got to get it all to work together and put more into 2.0 and more into 3.0.
But Macromedia was bought by Adobe, so what happened to this video software?
By 1998 it was becoming clear to us that Macromedia wan’t going to be releasing our video editor. We knew we were going to be ending up somewhere, but we didn’t know where. At NAB [National Association of Broadcasters show, the main US trade fair for TV technology], Steve Jobs did the keynote and his speech pissed everyone off: “All you guys in the broadcast industry, computers are gonna come along and do all this stuff better” – he ruffled a ton of feathers.
While talking with him back stage was the first point where I realised that Apple might buy our team. It was 1998 and I had friends saying ‘Don’t go to Apple, they’ll be out of business in a year.’ What Steve saw was taking the whole line of computers that Apple was producing and squishing it down to a very small number of machines that all the energy should be focussed into, but they needed applications to bring people to the platform.
He knew that the PowerMac G3 – the first one with a DV connector on it – meant that you didn’t have big expensive digitising hardware: you were going to be able to plug directly in and get really good quality for the time digital video. You were going to be able to manipulate it, store a reasonable amount of it and you were going to be able to edit it.
At what point did you realise that being bought by Apple might be good news?
I don’t know if I thought about it that much. We’d been going for about three years on the project, we went over to them and we had more work to do. Apple wanted to re-look at what it looked like. It turned out to be a good thing. We got to a point right before NAB in ’99 we just said “We are going to show this thing at NAB come hell or high water” and we got the nicest present from Avid because that was the NAB they announced they were leaving the Mac. So there were all these Mac people at NAB saying “I hear Apple have got this new thing” so we got all these customers on a silver platter.
So Final Cut Pro 1.0 comes out and knocks most people’s socks off, and brings in so many more people. Weirdly enough Steve asks a whole different technical team to make an editing tool for ‘real people’ – ‘the rest of us.’ Did you want to be involved?
That happened when we were very compartmentalised. I knew there was something going on, that was a very small team – three or four people – working on that. I thought they were doing cool stuff, but it was something I wasn’t focussed on.
What was the target for Final Cut Pro?
The centre of the target, which I still think is very similar today, is software for the aspirational part of the market. People who want to do something good, most of them not making their living doing video – they would like to some day. They are interested in video and they spend a lot of their spare time doing it. That’s the centre of the target.
It goes out into a broad spectrum. You always find at the higher end, including Hollywood, they are always looking for ways to cut costs. They’re always try to find new stuff that’s lower cost.
2006 – iMovie
At what point did you start paying attention to what iMovie was – in terms of what it meant to you?
I worked on Final Cut up to version 5 I think, when we got software-based real time video effects. At the time my husband and I were taking digital pictures and putting them up on our website and I wanted a better way to work with pictures. I wanted to do more than stick up a grid of pictures, I wanted to put a travel journal journal together – to be able to tell stories along with pictures, so the idea for Aperture came out of that. I started a team – there were six or seven of us who developed that and got that out through version 1.0.
So I’d been away from video for some time and it was nice to come back to it with fresh eyes. We were going on a dive trip and I’d just gotten an HD video camera that we used underwater, and we were in a cage with great white sharks. We had hours of footage that was going to be ‘blue, blue, shark! Blue, blue, blue, shark!’ which was going to be a nightmare to edit. I started to think of better ways to do that. So I had the idea that with filmstrips, you just wave your cursor over them, and that’s where iMovie clip skimming came from. Also being able to click and drag to select like you would text to pull something together.
iMovie’s codename was RoughCut, it was conceived originally as a front end to Final Cut – for creating a rough edit for Final Cut. I worked with a graphic designer to make it look good. When I did a demo of it to Steve [Jobs] in about three minutes he said “That’s the next iMovie.” So I asked when it was supposed to ship, and he said “Eight months.”
The iMovie team was six months into the next cycle. They had been looking for something different: a way to make things easier and simpler.
We knew from day one eight months is not enough time to do a whole new application. We knew we weren’t going to have all the features people wanted in iMovie ’08. We were not surprised at all when that went out. The set of features we said we were going to deliver we delivered. iMovie had been around for quite a while – it was living on some pretty old code. But moving that forward meant we could move very quickly [as iMovie ’08 was all new code].
Did you start thinking of your audience in a different way?
A lot of it was looking at it from my own perspective. I was doing more video myself. Camera and storage costs had come way down, getting to the point where you could do everything on a laptop. It was becoming very personal, so I spent working on versions of iMovie for the Mac and on the phone with some great teams.
2011 – Final Cut Pro X
As Apple seemed to ‘get away with’ that painful relaunch of iMovie, did that help them make the decision about doing the same for Final Cut Pro?
One of the things I like about working at Apple was that Apple didn’t have a problem with starting over again – if that was the right thing to do. You don’t want to talk about ‘sunk cost.’ The effort you’ve put in in the past has gone. From now on, what is the best way to go forward? It doesn’t matter if we spent six months working on some feature. That doesn’t matter. Is it the right feature? If so, great, continue forward with it. If you don’t do that with a product and somebody else who doesn’t have the history, the legacy you’re trying to hold on to will jump in and take things out from under you.
The Final Cut Pro team was trying to figure out what they wanted to do next. X was a big shift. I had a big part in convincing people it was the right thing to do. I will say that I had a different idea of the way the launch might have gone… [audience laughter]
My idea was that Final Cut 7 should stay exactly as it was for about a year, and every time you bought a copy of X you got a copy of 7. They didn’t want to hear it. I knew 16 months before the launch that I was going to have a bunch of arrows in my back. I was going to be blamed for this big transition. It’s the Apple way of doing things: ‘Feet first, jump in!’
The very last conversation I had with Steve Jobs was right after the launch of Final Cut Pro X. I was getting ready to get on a plane to go to London to record the second set of movie trailers – we’d hired the London Symphony Orchestra [to perform the music that was going to be bundled with the next version of iMovie] – and Steve caught me at home: “What the heck is going on with this Final Cut X thing?” I said “We knew this was coming, we knew that people were going to freak out when we changed everything out from under them. We could have done this better. We should have. Final Cut 7 should be back on the market. We should have an FAQ that lists what this is all about.” He said “Yeah, let’s get out and fund this thing, let’s make sure we get on top of this thing, move quickly with releases…” and he finished by asking: “Do you believe in this?” I said “Yes.” He said “then I do too.”
That was from the top – you had the authority to make the big changes. I wish it could have gone differently. I absolutely believed it and still do believe it was the right thing to do: that Final Cut X is a better editor than Final Cut 7 was. It’s more popular, it’s bringing more people into editing than ever were before. People who have never used an editor before find Final Cut X much easier to learn than Final Cut 7.
Talking of bringing new people to editing, what does iMovie for iOS mean to you?
It’s always been phenomenal, the fact that people can people can have an HD editing studio in their pocket – it’s ready to go for editing. People take pictures all the time and publishing them. They tend not to do it as much with video. One of the reasons for that is that historically people have felt that to make a video is this giant involved process. People have this idea that it has to be more complicated than it is, but I enjoy showing people how to make personal movies…
…Randy then went on to give a presentation on how to use Apple tools to make personal films.
Thanks to Randy for the interview. I’m looking forward to his next 1.0 – despite the disruption it is bound to cause.
Thanks to Benjamin Brodbeck for the audio recording and to the Supermeet team for the opportunity to interview Randy. See you in Amsterdam in September!
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Hardware developer CTA’s kiosk featured an array of third-party Playstation, Playstation Move™, Wii, DSi and Kinect peripherals on the CES floor, from induction charge stations to gun controller and bowling ball modifications.
CTA’s product lineup suggested a willingness to take risks. While the concept of induction chargers isn’t a brand new one, CTA is releasing a line that mixes up the formula. Their Nintendo branded unit charges Wii remotes, as well as a DS, their PS3 focused unit charges 3 and includes external USB battery-packs that both allow for induction charging and extend play lifetime.
CTA is also developing several peripherals for the Kinect, designed mostly to make interaction easier. These included a playing mat with distinct zones for the solo or first and second player, and a plastic prototype for a handheld steering wheel.
The Brooklyn-based developer specializes in online retail aimed at the US market.
Trauben’s Impressions
Some of the products on display here were kind of interesting. It seems an interesting statement on playing the Kinect that what amounts to specially-designed models serve as peripherals for it, while WiiMote and Move™ peripherals are housings built around the basic controller.
The induction charger was a neat idea. I’m new to those.
Huneycutt’s Impressions
CTA’s biggest strength is its ability to unapologetically hurl itself at fun. Their products, from their Wii Bowling Ball to their line of their replica Gun controllers for the PS3 shows a gleeful design aesthetic with little concern for any criticism that their products may attract.
And while some of their products aren’t of the highest-order of build quality, they’re an energetic and pleasant group of people who have an obvious love of their line, and that’s to be lauded. The fully-functional PS3 Gun Controller is a very different way to play an FPS, and their chargers are in many ways a curve ball: while its the same product, and achieves the same end, the means are subtly different. The inflatable Kart its unabashed fun, if unnecessary and a little impractical. But ultimately, that’s what makes CTA fun and interesting, and there are far worse things to be.
And at the end of the day, all I really have to say is . . . inflatable Jet Ski for Wii.
That’s right, I dropped that bomb. I cannot WAIT for a review copy of that. Check back at www.pixelatedgeek.com for updates of CTA’s product line!
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Record high CO2 emissions delay global peak
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In 2017, CO 2 emissions from fossil fuels and industry are projected to grow by 2% (0.8% to 3%). This follows three years of nearly no growth (2014-2016). (GDP to rise 3.6% according to IMF figures).
emissions from fossil fuels and industry are projected to grow by 2% (0.8% to 3%). This follows three years of nearly no growth (2014-2016). (GDP to rise 3.6% according to IMF figures). Global CO 2 emissions from all human activities are set to reach 41 billion tonnes (41 Gt CO 2 ) by the end of 2017. Meanwhile emissions from fossil fuels are set to reach 37 Gt CO 2 - a record high.
emissions from all human activities are set to reach 41 billion tonnes (41 Gt CO ) by the end of 2017. Meanwhile emissions from fossil fuels are set to reach 37 Gt CO - a record high. China's emissions are projected to grow by 3.5% (0.7% to 5.4%), driven by a rise in coal consumption (GDP up 6.8%).
India's emissions are projected to grow by just 2 % (0.2% to 3.8%) - down from over 6% per year during the last decade (GDP up 6.7%).
US emissions are projected to decline by -0.4%(-2.7% to +1.9%), with coal consumption projected to rise slightly (GDP up 2.2%).
EU emissions are tentatively projected to decline -0.2% (-2% to +1.6%), a smaller decline than the previous decade (GDP up 2.3%).
CO 2 emissions decreased in the presence of growing economic activity in 22 countries representing 20 per cent of global emissions.
emissions decreased in the presence of growing economic activity in 22 countries representing 20 per cent of global emissions. Renewable energy has increased rapidly at 14% per year over the last five years - albeit from a very low base.
Atmospheric CO 2 concentration reached 403 parts per million in 2016, and is expected to increase by 2.5 ppm in 2017.
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Global carbon emissions are on the rise again in 2017 after three years of little-to-no growth, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia and the Global Carbon Project.It was previously hoped that emissions might soon reach their peak after three stable years, so the new projection for 2017 is an unwelcome message for policy makers and delegates at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 23) in Bonn this week.The research, published today simultaneously in the journals, Earth System Science Data Discussions and Environmental Research Letters, reveals that global emissions from all human activities will reach 41 billion tonnes in 2017, following a projected 2% rise in burning fossil fuels.The figures point to China as the main cause of the renewed growth in fossil emissions - with a projected growth of 3.5%.COemissions are expected to decline by 0.4% in the US and 0.2% in the EU, smaller declines than during the previous decade.Increases in coal use in China and the US are expected this year, reversing their decreases since 2013.Lead researcher Prof Corinne Le Quéré, director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at UEA, said: "Global COemissions appear to be going up strongly once again after a three year stable period. This is very disappointing."With global COemissions from human activities estimated at 41 billion tonnes for 2017, time is running out on our ability to keep warming well below 2ºC let alone 1.5ºC."This year we have seen how climate change can amplify the impacts of hurricanes with more intense rainfall, higher sea levels and warmer ocean conditions favouring more powerful storms. This is a window into the future. We need to reach a peak in global emissions in the next few years and drive emissions down rapidly afterwards to address climate change and limit its impacts."Key findings:Dr Glen Peters of the CICERO Center for International Climate Research in Oslo who led one of the studies said: "The return to growth in global emissions in 2017 is largely due to growth in Chinese emissions, projected to grow by 3.5% in 2017 after two years with declining emissions. The use of coal, the main fuel source in China, may rise by 3% due to stronger growth in industrial production and lower hydro-power generation due to less rainfall.""The growth in 2017 emissions is unwelcome news, but it is too early to say whether it is a one-off event on a way to a global peak in emissions, or the start of a new period with upward pressure on global emissions growth."The team flags that persistent uncertainties exist in our ability to estimate recent changes in emissions, particularly when there are unexpected changes as in the last few years."Even though we may detect a change in emission trend early, it may take as much as 10 years to confidently and independently verify a sustained change in emissions using measurements of atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide," said Dr Peters."Policy makers in Bonn are preparing for the Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement, that will start in 2018 and occur every five years, and this puts immense pressure on the scientific community to develop methods and perform measurements that can truly verify changes in emissions within this five-yearly cycle," said Prof Le Quéré.University of East Anglia
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A vicious underground social media war is rocking a City Council race in the Brooklyn ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Boro Park — and the nastiest blows are in Yiddish.
Waged largely on private WhatsApp groups, the fight between Kalman Yeger and Yoni Hikind is largely hidden from the general public. The combatants are largely anonymous, with no official ties to the two campaigns.
The result is cross between a hip hop beef and a meme war, with partisans trading diss tracks and web videos that bash the other side without any accountability.
“This is possibly one of the most nasty and personal campaigns I’ve seen,” said Michael Fragin, an Orthodox political analyst.
Yeger partisans have anonymously drawn attention to Hikind’s unmarried status, which is unusual among Orthodox Jews of his age. Meanwhile, Hikind supporters passed on false claims that the progressive Palestinian activist Linda Sarsour is backing Yeger, which she has denied.
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“The WhatsApp has taken over the political discourse,” said Jacob Kornbluh, a member of the Boro Park community who works as a political correspondent for the news website Jewish Insider. “The campaigns feel that in order to drive the message, they have to invest in this… You can never trace to where it came from.”
The campaign is the latest proxy skirmish in the long-running feud between outgoing City Councilman David Greenfield and longtime New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind, who were allies before splitting bitterly years ago. Greenfield announced in July that he would leave the City Council at the end of the year to run a nonprofit. He passed on his Democratic party line to longtime political operative Kalman Yeger, who was able to bypass a primary contest.
Dov Hikind’s son, Yoni Hikind, who has worked as a social worker and therapist, announced his candidacy soon after. Hikind is running on the “Our Neighborhood” party line.
The race has sharply divided Boro Park, already splintered into countless small Orthodox factions. Yeger is seen as the institutional choice. Leaders of the Hasidic group known as Bobov 48, so named for the street where their headquarters is located, back him, as do heads of many local Orthodox yeshivas. But other smaller Hasidic groups back Hikind.
Yet the real action has been on social media and in Yiddish-language pamphlets and fliers away from the eyes of outsiders. “They’re going personal,” said one observer of the race.
The case of the apparently unauthorized pro-Yeger jingle is perhaps the most bizarre example.
The chorus of the catchy tune, which circulated on WhatsApp, includes the Yiddish lyrics: “Kalman has a wife, Kalman has a job… He doesn’t come with his father in tow.” All three are implicit ugly digs at Hikind over his lifestyle.
A person close to the Yeger campaign said that the campaign had not created the jingle, but he defended the jabs at Hikind’s unmarried status.
“The community is a community that its unique problems are based on people having multiple kids,” he said. “Nobody is raising an issue how he behaves.” He also noted that the jingle does not attack Hikind by name.
After the release of the pro-Yeger jingle, a music video featuring the jingle emerged in the WhatsApp groups. The video opens with Yeger’s campaign logo and images of Yeger at community events, and at first appears to be pro-Yeger propaganda. But the photos subtly shift in ways meant to poke fun at the candidate. Under the line about not coming “with his father in tow,” the video shows a picture of Yeger with Greenfield. Under the line about Yeger having a job, they show a picture of him making cotton candy.
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The attacks appear to have upset Hikind’s father Dov Hikind, who made a furious speech at a community meeting earlier this week.
“It’s a very serious thing in Judaism to speak evil, to be mean-spirited,” Dov Hikind said. “To undermine. To attack someone because they’re not married.”
Dov Hikind did not respond to a request for comment, nor did Yoni Hikind’s campaign manager. Yeger also could not be reached.
“[Dov Hikind is] very angry at the things that they say about Yoni,” the observer of the race told the Forward. “Takes it very personally.”
Insiders are split on whether a defeat for Hikind would shake his father’s decades-long hold on the neighborhood’s political scene. Hikind himself has always had the backing of communal institutions in his races. The person close to the Yeger campaign said that they could still back him in the future.
“They could be against Dov in this particular race, but tomorrow they will back him fully in his own race,” he said.
On Friday, the New York Post reported that Yoni Hikind had been employed by an Orthodox charity that had received donations from Dov Hikind’s campaign accounts.
Hikind’s campaign has raised $271,000 to Yeger’s $151,000, though observers say Yeger remains the frontrunner due to his institutional backing.
Kornbluh said he worried about the WhatsApp campaign’s effect on the discourse. “People are not being fed real information,” he said. “First thing I’m doing November 8 is, boom, delete WhatsApp.”
Contact Josh Nathan-Kazis at [email protected] or on Twitter, @joshnathankazis.
This story "Underground Yiddish War Rocks Orthodox Brooklyn Race" was written by Josh Nathan-Kazis.
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In a speech this week in Indiana, President Barack Obama announced a major shift in his position on Social Security. “It’s time we finally made Social Security more generous and increased its benefits,” Obama declared, “so today’s retirees and future generations get the dignified retirement that they have earned.”
This is a welcome change from Obama’s past support for a so-called Grand Bargain that likely would have included cuts to Social Security benefits. It is tempting to view it as evidence of how Obama “really” thinks about the issue, in the same way that his support for gay marriage, after years of opposing it, was seen as a reflection of his real views. But the shift on Social Security isn’t about Obama per se. Rather, it’s an excellent example of how political pressure from below can facilitate change. It also demonstrates the limitations of a president’s ability to impose his vision on the country.
Until 2014, Obama’s budget proposals included an offer to reduce the growth of Social Security benefits by changing how the cost-of-living increase is calculated, in exchange for a deal including upper-class tax increases. Obama, in other words, has not only dropped even contingent proposed cuts, but is also calling for an expansion of benefits. This is a big deal.
Admittedly, on a substantive level, it isn’t much different from his previous position. Tying “chained-CPI” Social Security cuts to upper-class tax increases no Republican Congress was ever going to pass was an indication that Obama was not actually trying to cut Social Security. The idea was to propose “entitlement reforms” that Beltway journalists tend to love in a form that would ensure Republican rejection. I happen to think this was dumb politics—no special effort is required to make the Republican conference look rejectionist, and being even theoretically open to such cuts weakens the Democratic brand and diminishes the ability of Democrats to attack Republicans for going to war on Social Security. But there’s no reason to believe Obama had any particular commitment to cutting Social Security.
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Dear readers and friends,
now, that’s a change from the usual “hello everyone” and the Star Trek title – must mean something significant, yes? Well, unfortunately, it does.
I am quitting working on For the Record, completely.
The reasons for these are numerous, but the most obvious one is that I was hired by My.com, the producer of Armored Warfare, to become a content manager and a sort of historical advisor (minus the epic hat) with a hint of community management. My contract prevents me from doing anything, that would benefit My.com’s competition and unfortunately, running a Wargaming news blog is exactly the kind of thing that is prohibited. I wasn’t expecting this to come so suddenly (in fact, I was counting on running the blog for at least another month to take it all nice and slow), but the resolution of the situation came rather swiftly and I cannot wait – I’d be in breach of my contract. Don’t worry though, I won’t leave you without any info, there is a contingency plan (see below).
There are other reasons as well though and I do feel like I owe you a longer explanation though, so here goes.
This decision is not new. Some of you might remember that I was considering quitting completely as early as in the autumn of 2014. Wasn’t a good time for me really – along with some health issues, by that point FTR was practically a fulltime job (which didn’t change until today) and no matter how easy it might seem to an outsider, running the blog to any standard was completely exhausting. Another price, even more serious one, was the complete lack of any “life”, a price I was willing to pay, but I am no longer – I found someone very special in my life and suddenly found myself in a situation where I had to choose between my private life and working on FTR. Until today, I chose the latter, but I cannot do that anymore.
But that’s not nearly everything. For a long time, I was doing FTR mostly out of sense of duty, as there was unfortunately no true goal to the entire endeavor. While the FTR numbers between 2013 and 2014 practically doubled, recently, the growth generally just stagnated. I believe that as it is now, FTR has reached its limits, there is nowhere to expand – in fact, I had to get rid of some topics to be able to manage the amount of incoming information.
And add one more factor to that. There is nowhere to go for me even in World of Tanks itself. I am not really interested in becoming a unicum or anything. For me, the real fun with World of Tanks was participating (well, sort of) in the development. As you know, my goal was to have Czechoslovak tanks introduced into the game and by Wargaming actually agreeing to do that, there’s nothing left to achieve.
Combine all these reasons and you have a very tiring mixture. Make no mistake: I liked working on For the Record and I was happier working on it more than I was with my real job. Unfortunately, even with the generosity of the contributors (some were VERY generous and I won’t forget that), FTR could never bring enough money to work as a fulltime job. Well, maybe it could, if I spam the entire site with ads, but the thing is, I hate ads. Plus, ad revenue is extremely vulnerable to reader whims as the Adblock is just one click away.
Sure, you might think – why not contact Wargaming and maybe work something out? Well… for one, you know very well what I think of the entire WG EU. WG RU has some really cool guys and I never had a “beef” with them per se, but the thing is… I am also tired of this game and I don’t like where it is going. Sure, Czechoslovak tanks are cool, but what’s next? The development future and plans do seem a bit like stumbling in the dark from my perspective. I don’t feel like Wargaming has a clear vision, as there is little to achieve gameplay-wise left for them apart from making more and more money. Not that there’s something wrong with making money, it’s just that I have the feeling (especially lately) that it actually sometimes collides with the game development itself (cutting out content that is very expensive to produce, while introducing more and more premium tanks being the most obvious example). Perhaps I am wrong, but that’s how I see it.
That’s why I turned to who I consider to have a bright future: Armored Warfare developers, Obsidian.
Armored Warfare developers have a vision, that doesn’t consist entirely of selling you more and more stuff – and they listen to the players. An example: it took me two years to convince Wargaming to put Czechoslovak tanks into the game. It took me three minutes to do that with Obsidian.
What I do believe is that with proper development, Armored Warfare can not only go toe to toe with World of Tanks, we can even beat it on their own turf.Therein lies the challenge and the goal. Can I personally help to make it better with my dedication? I’d like to think that yes, I can. I have faith, something I lacked for a very long time, a faith that was in Wargaming’s case replaced by cynicism, stemming from some degree of knowledge of Wargaming’s inner workings a long time ago. I am sure you noticed that yourselves from the leaks as well.
I will not tell you that Wargaming is the Great Satan and Armored Warfare is our only savior. That would be stupid and it would be a lie. For all its flaws and the idiocy of some of WG staff, World of Tanks is a good game, even a great game (if you embrace arty that is :D). I just think there’s an opportunity here to build something even better – together with the players and developers actually listening to player feedback without having to spend years to convince them of a good idea.
And so, it suddenly all “clicked” together – their offer, my desire to do something I actually really like for a living and reasons to actually have some private life back. And I said yes. So this is it.
Now, before I depart, two things.
AW beta keys
If you are interested, I have beta keys for all the contributors, who ever donated to FTR. Just write me an email at [email protected] with your identification as a former FTR contributor and I’ll send you one. I wish I had beta keys for EVERYBODY but alas, I couldn’t get my hands on so many. But that’s okay… I am pretty sure that if you go to the Armored Warfare site and register for CBT, you’ll get there in no time, the beta has plenty of space for everybody.
FTR replacement
Second – as promised, you won’t be left without information. I was wondering for a long time how to do this – and I opted for one thing, one person who actually has no agenda and who I actually really trust – Ritagamer. Surprised? So was I, when she showed interest. Long story short: I did put her in touch with a native Russian speaker, let’s call him “Ivan”. Ivan will help her with translations for her and she will be posting them in the same style as I used on FTR. And yes, there will still be leaks. She will also cover Armored Warfare actually, so you’ll get everything in a nice, neat package. You can find her blog here:
http://ritastatusreport.blogspot.nl/
Make no mistake, it will be very difficult for her at first and the design of the blogger site is less than optimal, so please, support her as much as you did support me, she is taking a huge risk with this and it’s a lot of work. But, I am confident she’ll be up to the task – you know her from her streams, when she wants something, she gets it right :)
So, that’s it really. I hope to see you drop by on AW forums. This is for the record… signing off.
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1/20 Team Lotus Type 49 1967 by Ebbro (Available From HobbyLink Japan – HLJ.com)
It’s an iconic combination of colour – British racing green and lemon yellow. Built by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philipe the Lotus 49 was the first real F1 car that included the engine as a stressed component of the race car. Initially it was considered a handful with the 408 horsepower output, after Colin Chapman negotiated with Ford they built the DFV engine specially for this race car. It would prove to be a good partnership as for many years later almost the entire grid of F1 was to be powered by this engine. Names such as Graham Hill, Jim Clark, Jack Brabham, Jo Siffert, Jochen Rindt have all driven the car which was to become one of the sport’s most recognised cars, and has also been considered ‘the most beautiful F1 car of all time’.
The Kitset
It comes moulded in black, green, chrome, grey, and clear yellow for wind shields. It was a tooling that was done under the Ebbro brand name, although Tamiya had a hand in the creation of this kitset which is quite possibly why the model fits together seamlessly and was a pleasure to build. The decals are thick, however with decal solution they conform to the body very nicely. They are bold in colour and do not allow the paint colour beneath to seep through.
Options are included in the kit for US/UK/Mexican/Italian/Dutch Grand Prix races, and the drivers included are Graham Hill and Jim Clark.
Cockpit & Monocoque
The base detailing in this kit for the cockpit is good, and there is a lot of room left for addition of small details such as wiring. I added a small amount to the rear of the instrument cluster just to bump things up. The main monocoque consists of 5 pieces and despite having 5 pieces coming together to create one, the seam lines are almost unrecognisable once glued together.
Suspension & Engine
The suspension on the Lotus is one of beauty, lots of chrome (reflected in the kitset) and a traditional simplistic structure. Included in the kit is two options for braking, a set of normal disc brakes, and a set of vented disc brakes. This kit I decided to run the vented versions. Right out of the box, I had concerns about the car sitting flat on all four wheels, a quick dry fit of parts son revealed that this was not to be an issue.
The engine is assembled slightly different to the Tamiya branded models, although once the block is together, as I mentioned before, it is difficult to see how many parts make up the component and on this model it’s more important than ever as there is no engine cowling. The exhausts that are usually a 6-piece nightmare in Tamiya kits are only a 2-piece configuration and look superb. I painted the exhausts with primer for that matte white finish. My only little issue with the engine was that to plumb the wiring from the distributor requires you to purchase 0.4mm plug cord. I didn’t have any in black so exercised my creative license and used blue.
Wheels & Tyres
My favourite thing about this kitset is the wheels supplied. They come pre-painted with the ‘Firestone’ markings and the gold pin-striping which looks superb. Adding to this is the tyres have no middle moulding lines. So no sanding required at all. Just paint the rims and you have a fantastic looking set of wheels to finish the model off.
Decals
All in all, they are very very good. As I mentioned earlier they are a little thick but if you use plenty of decal solution and allow time for them to soften up it’s not a problem. Patience is the key here. I had huge reservations about the yellow decal conforming around the tip of the nosecone. I decided to give it a go, and in the worst case where it didn’t work I would paint it. After 45 minutes of smoothing and rubbing the decal it conformed nicely saving me from the need to mask and match paint colours. Phew!
The finished product
My overall impression with this kit has me ranking it as a solid 9 out of 10. Perfect fitment, great tooling and everything is accurate and proportionate. It’s wonderful having a model that allows so much variation within the options. There were 3 different types of windscreen, 2 gearbox options, 2 brake options, decal options, and engine options as well.
As well as being a great build, this kit looks superb sitting on the shelf. Until now most builders only option was the big 1/12 scale Tamiya kitset although now with the 1/20 option it goes perfectly with the 1970’s machines on the shelf. If you are tempted to pick this one up all I can say is do it! You certainly won’t be disappointed.
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Is Hillary’s memory slipping or is it just selective? Clinton and her useful liberal idiots jumped on Donald Trump’s Second Amendment comment like a dog on a juicy T-bone steak, but they should have glanced back at the skeletons in her closet before opening their mouths quite so wide and loudly.
During a 2008 interview, Hillary Clinton was being asked about dropping out of the race since she was losing to Barack Obama.
Hillary said she shouldn’t get out of the race, as things often change in June after the California primary – then pointed out that Bobby Kennedy was assassinated after that primary. The implication taken by many was that because Obama was Black, there was a very good chance an assassination attempt would be made on him!
Some even made the argument she was putting that mandate out there to her thugs and she all but expected it to happen.
The news media at the time went nuts—but just briefly.
Social media was still in its infancy, so the Hillary recording was left on a dusty shelf somewhere. Until now.
Clinton hates to be reminded of her past comments and stances, and she often lies or accuses others of lying about what she said and did even when caught red-handed.
Unlike Hillary, Donald Trump did not use the word “assassinate” or even reference her name in the sentence liberal pundits equated to a kill order.
Anyone with an ounce of common sense in their head did not think Donald Trump was asking Second Amendment supporters to go shoot Hillary Clinton.
Neither NRA members nor Second Amendment advocates from some other related group have ever been involved in an assassination attempt, hate crime, or other type of mass shooting.
Although I have not verified this fact via extensive research, it appears NRA members and Second Amendment supporters have an extremely small to non-existent history of violent acts or crimes when compared to the general population.
to discuss this story.
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Automatically start MongoDB in authentication mode using predefined admin / users
.gitignore Blocked Unblock Follow Following Jan 6, 2017
Scenario for me was to build an RPM that sets up the mongoDB and starts authenticated for the application to use appropriately. Solution I came up to start MongoDB by modifying the MongoDB init file. The following example shows how to create a root and multiple app users (with owner / write / readonly access rights).
Create two configuration files, one with security: authorization: enabled and the other without it
/etc/mongodb/auth.conf
/etc/mongodb/noauth.conf
security: authorization: enabled
Create script to add root user to DB
create_user_root.js
(optional) Create script to add application users to DB
create_user_app.js
Update init configuration for MongoDB as below:
* Line 9: config file location with security enabled
* Line 10: config file location with security disabled
* Line: 11: script location for creating root
* Line 12: script location for creating app users (my_app) — optional
* Line 14: mongo command required for adding users
* Line 21: start MongoDB without auth
* Line 23: Add root user and delete script file to prevent rerun
* Line 28: Add app users and delete script file to prevent rerun
* Line 34: Sleep to give enough time for restart
* Line 35: Stop Service
* Line 39 Start Service
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1. The Jockboarder: Somewhere along the line, when skateboarding reached the X-Games and longboarding rose to popularity, jocks realized they wanted a piece of the action. They wanted to look edgy and cool but they were gonna do it their way. Their way, meaning sandals, boardshorts, a college sweatshirt and the biggest most horrendous longboard they could possibly buy at Zumiez.
2. The I Used To Skate Bro: These guys come in all shapes and sizes, but their primary goal is always the same: To tell you how much they totally used to skate. It’s always this long lost hazy memory like, “damn dude, yeah when I skated, I was so hyped on Chad Maska or whatever his name was, you know the white dude with the noseslides?!” Just in case that wasn’t annoying enough, don’t be surprised when they follow up with the inevitable, “yo lemmie try your board real quick,” to see if they “still got it.”
3. The Stoner: These guys usually ride a cruiser, longboard, or some old raggity water logged piece of shit because they were too busy spending their parent’s money on more weed. The smarter ones try to avoid any confrontation with actual skaters, or are too busy riding around campus to the next “chill sesh” blasting Phish or whatever jam bands these fuckers listen to now a days.
4. The One Girl Skater: There’s always one of them: The girl that looks like she’s about to eat shit anytime she takes her foot off of the board and tries to push. To a horny young man this might seem like a dream come true, but most of these girls are either trying too hard or lesbians.
5. The Longboarder Who Thinks He’s A Skateboarder: This is the dude who thinks he can totally “get down” on your sesh. He starts by rolling up, powersliding and doing some wacky shit on all 4’s. Then he has to show you some scar from going 50 miles down the freeway without a helmet, proving how fucking gnar it was. Too bad you can’t do that on your “shortboard” bro.
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The Around the Horn panel weighs in on the NBA sending a memo to teams about appropriate social media behavior. (1:11)
The NBA, citing concerns about provoking exchanges between players that could damage the league's reputation, issued a memo to all 30 franchises this week emphasizing rules prohibiting "mocking and/or ridiculing" opponents or officials by official team social media accounts.
"While we understand that the use of social media by teams, including during games, is an important part of our business, the inappropriate use of social media can damage the reputation of the NBA, its teams and its players," NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum wrote in the memo obtained by ESPN. "Recently, social media postings (e.g., on Twitter) by some teams have crossed the line between appropriate and inappropriate. In addition to other concerns, such conduct by teams can result in 'Twitter wars' between players that can cause further reputational damage and subject players to discipline by the League.
Editor's Picks McCollum, Parsons get involved in Twitter spat A social media feud was launched Jan. 27 between C.J. McCollum and Chandler Parsons over a video of Parsons shooting an air ball on a 3-point attempt.
"As a result, we want teams to be aware of the NBA's rules with respect to the use of social media by teams. As with in-game entertainment, teams are prohibited from mocking and/or ridiculing opponents (including teams, players, team personnel (including owners) and opponents' home cities) and game officials on social media in any form, including through statements, pictures or videos."
The memo was issued in the wake of an exchange between Memphis Grizzlies small forward Chandler Parsons and Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum that started with the official Trail Blazers Twitter account posting a GIF of Parsons air-balling a 3-pointer during the Jan. 27 game between the teams.
Parsons, who received maximum-contract offers from Portland and Memphis before choosing to go to the Grizzlies in free agency last summer, replied after the game: "Good luck in the lottery show this year."
McCollum quoted that tweet and added a snarky one-liner directed to Parsons, who has struggled while coming back from knee surgery this season: "We hit the lottery by not signing you."
Grizzlies forward Chandler Parsons traded Twitter barbs with the Blazers' C.J. McCollum after a Jan. 27 game between the teams. Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images
Parsons later laughed about the exchange and said an apology the next day from Blazers CEO and president Chris McGowan was not necessary, but the league office was clearly not amused.
Tatum's memo included three bullet points specifying what would be considered inappropriate material for team social media accounts:
Disparage, belittle or embarrass an individual opponent or game official
Mimic or impersonate an opponent or game official in a negative manner
Criticize officiating or the NBA officiating program
"In addition, teams should never disparagingly or negatively refer to an opponent's or game official's personal life, family, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status or characteristic protected by law," the memo continued. "Teams are also prohibited from using social media to highlight or encourage player altercations, flagrant fouls or hard physical contact between players, or to condone or make light of violence in any way or form.
"Teams may use social media for fun and lighthearted banter that does not reflect poorly on any team, player, other team or League personnel, or the League as a whole. However, such activity cannot become inappropriate or offensive. As such, we encourage teams to properly and extensively train their social media staff members to ensure that they know what kind of postings are appropriate and what kind are not."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the second-ranked Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, is leading fellow Democrats on a tour of Israel funded by AIPAC’s educational affiliate.
Two freshmen, Reps. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) announced they were joining this week’s tour, which will include meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders as well as tours of U.S.-funded defense systems, including the short range Iron Dome anti-missile program.
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Such tours, funded by the American Israel Education Foundation, the educational affiliate of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, routinely take place during the August recess every off-election year, and Hoyer, the minority whip, has led a number of them. They are designed to introduce freshmen to Israel-related issues.
An AIPAC official confirmed that 37 Democrats altogether will be going, although not all of them are freshmen.
The Democratic tour, which lasts about a week, usually is followed up by a similar tour for Republican freshmen, led in recent years by Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the House majority leader and the highest ranked Jewish member of Congress.
Frankel’s release said such a GOP tour was in the works; a JTA question to Cantor’s office, posed over the weekend, was pending.
This story "Thirty Seven House Democrats To Head To Israel on AIPAC Trip" was written by JTA.
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This year, I started out with a goal of running a marathon (half, full, ultra and everything in between) every month. The first part of the year was more focused on bumping the miles so I could run the Big Basin 50K. The later part of the year was sustaining that with as many 50K’s or marathons as my schedule would allow. I’m a happy-go-lucky mid-pack runner, though every now and then I finish in the top 10%. Running a marathon, I used to think was all legs and there’s some truth to it. But I think it’s more than that.
Running a Marathon
I’ll categorize my runs in four ways. First is the explorative, like when I’m doing a route as part of the Bay Area Trail Running series. This involves charting a route, using Strava to map it out, taking pictures along the way, etc. Second is for fun, which is simply getting out on a trail or going for a run with friends with no pace, time target or training in mind. Third is intervals, which are short focused fast runs as I describe in three ways to increase running stamina. And that brings me to the fourth one, racing.
Once you build up your endurance to run 15 to 20 miles at a comfortable pace, I think two things happen. First your body is obviously conditioned to take on that distance. Second and an important one at that, is you become very aware of the needs of your body. When to push it, when to back off, what and when to eat/drink, what to carry, etc. And this is a never ending learning process that has nothing to do with just your legs.
My wife calls it PRS (pre-race stress), but I do tend to get a little too obsessive before a race. I have a Nathan 20oz hand-held, an Amphipod waist and an SJ Ultra Vest and the choice of what I carry really depends on the elevation profile, location of the aid stations and the weather on the day of the race. Lately, I’ve become very picky about going as light as I can and getting away with it. If I’m running a marathon organized by Inside Trail Racing, for example, I don’t have to carry any Clif Shot Gels or Succeed S Caps, since I know they have ’em at the aid station. I also take the time to make a cheat sheet, a hand-drawn map of aid-stations overlaid on the elevation profile to break the run into shorter segments. I visualize a fair bit and mentally map the climbs to other familiar runs (though this strategy didn’t quite work at the Berkeley Trail Adventure 50K). I know I’m only racing the course and myself, but running a marathon is a personal challenge, to see if I can learn something about myself and to improve a little. And lastly, almost without fail, I write a race report immediately after, trying to remember as much detail as I possibly can. It’s the post-mortem, to assess what, if any, went wrong, lessons learned and things to improve for a subsequent race.
Maybe elite runners don’t have PRS, but for a late-bloomer, mere-mortal, mid-pack runner like me? I find this preparation insanely helpful to get to the finish line in one piece while still smiling. Not to mention how gratifying it is to see the week long strategy play out during the race. Most of the time.
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Do you obsess over these things in prep for running a marathon? How do you prepare?
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Post by NotABiter » Mon Mar 02, 2015 6:17 am
DaveMcW wrote: This mod has strict error checking, so bad strings will not crash your game or mess it up.
But good strings can bring down your whole computer.Just posting here to let you know I filed this bug: import "large" blueprints -> computer locks up In short, something is up with the memory usage. If I import a blueprint with 1,024 items, I see ~38KB of memory used per item (which seems kind of high to me -- 38 bytes would seem more than enough, but whatever - "modern" software is what it is). When I import a blueprint with 2,048 items the per item use goes through the roof (running my machine out of memory when it gets to somewhere around 1MB per item). The massively higher per item memory usage makes it seem that something is broken somewhere, but I have no idea whether the issue is in the blueprint string mod or in Factorio itself.
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Flooding from Hurricane Joaquin will impact areas from South Carolina to Massachusetts regardless of whether it makes landfall or if the center stays out to sea.
People should not let their guard down due to a shifting track of the hurricane as the risk to lives and property in this complex situation remains high.
A copious amount of moisture will unload very heavy rainfall along parts of the Atlantic Seaboard and the Appalachians into early next week. Strong winds, coastal flooding and beach erosion will occur and could be very damaging even in the absence of a landfall.
Hurricane Joaquin strengthened rapidly Wednesday into Thursday. Joaquin reached Category 3 status late Wednesday evening and Category 4 status on Thursday afternoon.
JUMP TO: Joaquin Track Scenarios | Inland Flooding | Coastal Flooding, Strong Winds
The storm will bring pounding surf, dangerous seas, strong winds, drenching squalls and flash flooding to the central Bahamas. Wind gusts could reach between 75 and 100 mph on some of the islands.
As a result, Joaquin will threaten lives and property in the Bahamas into Friday. Bahamasair has canceled flights for Thursday in parts of the islands.
Joaquin will turn to the north this weekend.
Governors in Virginia, New Jersey and North Carolina have issued a State of Emergency. Other states may follow suit.
Joaquin Track Scenarios
Joaquin has strengthened significantly and continues to hover near the Bahamas on Thursday. This delay has altered the forecast track. Other weather systems impacting Joaquin will be in slightly different positions as a result.
Joaquin will move northward much of this weekend, roughly paralleling the East coast. There is nearly equal possibility the storm will make landfall along the mid-Atlantic coast, the New England coast or veer out to sea.
Due to the potential close proximity of the hurricane to the coast, people from the Carolinas to Massachusetts will need to closely monitor the track and strength of Joaquin for high wind and coastal flooding concerns.
Should Joaquin make landfall, areas near and north of the center would face the worst coastal flooding and strong winds.
If the storm were to make landfall in North Carolina, then it would be on Sunday. If the storm were to turn into Virginia, then it would be on Sunday night. From the Delmarva Peninsula to New Jersey, a landfall would not occur until Monday.
If Joaquin fails to make landfall in the mid-Atlantic and does not escape out to sea, then New England could face the brunt of the storm with deteriorating conditions early next week.
Inland Flooding
In some areas, heavy rain will fall on top of what has already fallen earlier this week. Flooding rainfall will occur well ahead of Joaquin's arrival and even if Joaquin stays at sea.
According to AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams, a large arm of heavy rain from the Atlantic will pivot westward and southward into the weekend.
"The worst flooding will be where it rains the longest or the near the pivot point," Abrams said. "That point is likely to be centered on the Carolinas and Virginia this weekend."
For this reason, people should not focus on only the projected path of Joaquin but also on the projected heavy rainfall hundreds of miles away from the storm's center.
Power outages could occur in addition to flooding as substations get flooded and waterlogged trees topple over.
Through Sunday, the rounds of heavy rain will likely be of shorter duration in the northern mid-Atlantic and could be very brief in New England.
If the area from Maryland to Massachusetts gets long-lasting rain from Joaquin, it is most likely to be early next week. Any inland flooding prior to this time will be limited to urban areas and along small streams.
Farther south from Virginia to the Carolinas, the threat for widespread flash flooding will increase, along with the potential for river flooding.
Rivers that bear close watching for flooding include the New, Tar, Meherrin, Savannah, Shenandoah and James.
Coastal Flooding, Strong Winds
Like flash and urban flooding, coastal flooding and beach erosion will occur well away from the storm center and ahead of the storm, even if the storm remains at sea.
Onshore winds from the east and northeast will push the Atlantic Ocean water toward the coast, causing it to pile up around the barrier islands and bays. This is known as coastal flooding.
Winds, seas and tide levels will continue to build from the Carolinas to Massachusetts through the weekend.
East to northeast gusts may frequent 40 mph well ahead of Joaquin's approach.
The onshore winds alone, in absence of Joaquin reaching the coast, could cause water levels to rise to an average of 2-3 feet above normal tides. These conditions are likely to occur hundreds of miles to the north of the storm's center.
Winds could become strong enough to down trees and power lines and cause minor property damage.
Much more severe winds, waves and coastal flooding would occur if landfall occurs, near and north of the center.
Those in the projected path of the storm should be preparing for the potential rain and wind from Joaquin. Residents in coastal areas should be ready to evacuate if orders are given.
From AccuWeather.com (find the original story here); reprinted with permission.
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“I want you to think about that,” Mr. Bush said. “If you’re making up to $83,000 in certain states, you’re eligible for the program, and yet half a million poor children aren’t being helped.”
The New York State Legislature this year passed a bill that would have covered children in families with incomes up to 400 percent of the poverty level, or $82,600 for a family of four. The Bush administration rejected New York’s proposal last month, arguing that it would have allowed the substitution of public coverage for private insurance.
And despite the president’s statement that “certain states” make children in families with $83,000 incomes eligible, New York is the only state that has expressed a desire to raise its income limit above $80,000. Mr. Bush has offered a plan to spend $5 billion more on S-chip over the next five years, versus the $35 billion in the next half-decade provided in the bill just approved by Congress. The bill that cleared Congress would add about four million children to the roughly six million already covered.
The issue has divided Republicans like few others, with several prominent lawmakers who are normally loyal to the White House opposing Mr. Bush on this issue. The bill was approved in the Senate by 67 to 29, with support from 18 Republicans — just enough to guarantee that a veto can be overridden.
But the House margin of 265 to 159 is about two dozen short of the two-thirds needed to defeat Mr. Bush’s veto. Democrats have been trying to pressure some Republicans loyal to the president to switch sides. But if the House sustains his veto, Mr. Bush said, he hopes there will be negotiations to get S-chip money to those it “was intended to help first and foremost.”
Meanwhile, the issue continues to pit some otherwise loyal Republicans against the Bush administration. Today, for instance, Senators Charles E. Grassley of Iowa and Pat Roberts of Kansas complained in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt that the administration was “flatly incorrect” in asserting that the S-chip bill would render the federal government powerless to deny coverage to families in the $83,000 range.
And on Tuesday, Senator Orrin G. Hatch, a prominent Republican from Utah, is to appear with Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic majority leader, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, to call for overriding the president’s veto.
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Greenlit! Jack B. Nimble has been greenlit! In less than a month no less!
Jack B. Nimble: Greenlit
Firstly, I know that I could have put the game out there a little more. It’s just that the lackluster sales following Jack B. Nimble’s latest iOS update took the wind out of my sails somewhat. I would have liked to have shared regular updates, but I just couldn’t bring myself to post about the game – this is what marketing teams are for.
When developers are in crunch, tired, or suffering from low morale, it’s good to have a team promoting the game. That way a developer’s work is not in vain. I reached out and contacted a number of YouTubers and publications but received no response, nor did I witness any coverage from those outlets. It’s hard not to take some of these things personally – again, this is what marketing teams are for. They act as a buffer.
However, despite my lackadaisical approach to promotion and marketing, the Steam greenlight campaign was a success. Many thanks to those whom took the time to vote, and a special thanks to the Star Citizen Twitch community for spreading the word (don’t cross the streams!). Throughout the campaign I was surprised by the positive yes rate, which ended at 61%. I was expecting the mobile port to have a more substantial negative impact. Even the comments section was mostly positive. Although there were some choice comments slamming the game’s more casual design and the use of pixel art.
Development Plan
So what’s next? For the game itself, I estimate roughly two full weekends of work adding the required features for a PC port. And that’s a generous estimate. An additional weekend or two will be spent evaluating options for integration with the Steamworks API. I’d like to include Steam achievements, cards and leaderboards, but I’ve not looked into the capabilities of the Construct 2 Greenworks plugin. Outside of that, I will have a bunch of paperwork to fill out for Steam and the tax man. So we’re talking a month or so if I dedicate my weekends to the port.
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Even while it was a rumor that President Obama would announce that Osama bin Laden had been killed, Americans began to digest the ramifications, asking, for example, “can I have my airport back please?”
Pleasing though it is to have in contemplation, the question is premature. Students of terrorism, such as those who attended our 2009 and 2010 counterterrorism conferences, know that the killing of bin Laden will have little direct effect on the network he spawned. Its indirect, discouraging effect on terrorism is something I mused about in an earlier post.
What about the effects on the rest of us, the people and actors in our great counterterrorism policymaking apparatus?
Osama bin Laden’s survival helped shore up the mystique of the terrorist supervillain, which has fed counterterrorism excess such as the Transportation Security Administration’s domestic airport security gauntlet. Now that bin Laden is gone, the public will be more willing to carefully balance security and privacy in our free country. By a small, but important margin, courts will be less willing to indulge extravagant government claims about threat and risk.
My friends in the national security bureaucracy may honestly perceive the contraction in their power as carelessness about a threat that they have dedicated their professional lives to combating, but the Declaration of Independence touts security only once, and freedom twice, in the phrase “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” The counterterrorism debate continues.
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11:34:18 Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
11:34:24 Q1. What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the amount of LIBOR funding available to museums, galleries and tourist attractions in Scotland. (907316)
11:34:30 Rt Hon David Mundell MP, The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Conservative)
11:34:48 Stewart Malcolm McDonald MP (Glasgow South, Scottish National Party)
11:35:16 Rt Hon David Mundell MP, The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Conservative)
11:35:47 Alan Brown MP (Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party)
11:36:06 Rt Hon David Mundell MP, The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Conservative)
11:36:41 John Stevenson MP (Carlisle, Conservative)
11:37:02 Rt Hon David Mundell MP, The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Conservative)
11:37:34 Q2. What progress has been made on the transfer of powers to the Scottish Government under the provisions of the Scotland Act 2016. (907317)
11:37:37 Rt Hon David Mundell MP, The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Conservative)
11:37:52 Mr Stewart Jackson MP (Peterborough, Conservative)
11:38:20 Rt Hon David Mundell MP, The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Conservative)
11:39:04 Rt Hon Angus Robertson MP (Moray, Scottish National Party)
11:39:35 Rt Hon David Mundell MP, The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Conservative)
11:39:56 Rt Hon Angus Robertson MP (Moray, Scottish National Party)
11:40:37 Rt Hon David Mundell MP, The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Conservative)
11:41:15 Iain Stewart MP (Milton Keynes South, Conservative)
11:41:29 Rt Hon David Mundell MP, The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Conservative)
11:41:54 Angus Brendan MacNeil MP (Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party)
11:42:20 Rt Hon David Mundell MP, The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Conservative)
11:42:40 Stephen Pound MP (Ealing North, Labour)
11:43:22 Rt Hon David Mundell MP, The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Conservative)
11:44:12 Q3. What steps he is taking to ensure that Scottish SMEs are protected from economic uncertainty. (907318)
11:44:17 Margot James MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Stourbridge, Conservative)
11:44:35 Paul Blomfield MP (Sheffield Central, Labour)
11:45:00 Margot James MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Stourbridge, Conservative)
11:45:22 Craig Tracey MP (North Warwickshire, Conservative)
11:45:41 Margot James MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Stourbridge, Conservative)
11:46:03 Ian Murray MP (Edinburgh South, Labour)
11:46:27 Margot James MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Stourbridge, Conservative)
11:46:51 Philip Boswell MP (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party)
11:47:17 Margot James MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Stourbridge, Conservative)
11:47:56 Bob Blackman MP (Harrow East, Conservative)
11:48:13 Margot James MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Stourbridge, Conservative)
11:48:32 Stephen Pound MP (Ealing North, Labour)
11:49:03 Margot James MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Stourbridge, Conservative)
11:49:18 Stephen Pound MP (Ealing North, Labour)
11:49:41 Margot James MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Stourbridge, Conservative)
11:49:52 Q5. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on achieving a fair allocation of the convergence uplift funding from the EU. (907322)
11:49:57 George Eustice MP, The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Camborne and Redruth, Conservative)
11:50:17 Steven Paterson MP (Stirling, Scottish National Party)
11:50:37 George Eustice MP, The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Camborne and Redruth, Conservative)
11:51:18 Calum Kerr MP (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, Scottish National Party)
11:51:47 George Eustice MP, The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Camborne and Redruth, Conservative)
11:52:09 Q6. What discussions he has had with Scottish businesses and other groups on the UK's negotiations to leave the EU. (907323)
11:52:17 Margot James MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Stourbridge, Conservative)
11:52:36 Victoria Atkins MP (Louth and Horncastle, Conservative)
11:53:05 Margot James MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Stourbridge, Conservative)
11:53:31 Stuart C. McDonald MP (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, Scottish National Party)
11:53:55 Margot James MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Stourbridge, Conservative)
11:54:18 Ian C. Lucas MP (Wrexham, Labour)
11:54:42 Margot James MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Stourbridge, Conservative)
11:54:55 Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (Orkney and Shetland, Liberal Democrat)
11:55:22 Margot James MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Stourbridge, Conservative)
11:55:49 Margaret Ferrier MP (Rutherglen and Hamilton West, Scottish National Party)
11:56:23 Margot James MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Stourbridge, Conservative)
11:56:55 Q7. What discussions the Government has had with food and drink companies in Scotland on the importance of the UK market for that industry. (907324)
11:57:02 George Eustice MP, The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Camborne and Redruth, Conservative)
11:57:21 Sir David Amess MP (Southend West, Conservative)
11:57:39 George Eustice MP, The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Camborne and Redruth, Conservative)
11:58:03 Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh MP (Ochil and South Perthshire, Scottish National Party)
11:58:46 George Eustice MP, The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Camborne and Redruth, Conservative)
11:59:02 Q8. What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the work of the Independent Fiscal Commission. (907325)
11:59:06 Rt Hon David Mundell MP, The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Conservative)
11:59:23 Mr Ranil Jayawardena MP (North East Hampshire, Conservative)
11:59:41 Rt Hon David Mundell MP, The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Conservative)
12:00:07 John Nicolson MP (East Dunbartonshire, Scottish National Party)
12:00:30 Rt Hon David Mundell MP, The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Conservative)
12:00:57 Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
12:01:06 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:01:16 Peter Grant MP (Glenrothes, Scottish National Party)
12:01:43 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:02:12 Daniel Kawczynski MP (Shrewsbury and Atcham, Conservative)
12:02:35 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:03:03 Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP (Islington North, Labour)
12:03:42 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:04:15 Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP (Islington North, Labour)
12:05:26 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:06:30 Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP (Islington North, Labour)
12:07:36 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:08:10 Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP (Islington North, Labour)
12:08:56 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:09:58 Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP (Islington North, Labour)
12:10:54 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:11:38 Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP (Islington North, Labour)
12:12:57 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:13:49 Gordon Henderson MP (Sittingbourne and Sheppey, Conservative)
12:14:57 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:15:30 Rt Hon Angus Robertson MP (Moray, Scottish National Party)
12:16:04 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:16:47 Rt Hon Angus Robertson MP (Moray, Scottish National Party)
12:17:12 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:17:57 Rt Hon Sir Simon Burns MP (Chelmsford, Conservative)
12:18:41 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:19:19 Tulip Siddiq MP (Hampstead and Kilburn, Labour)
12:19:51 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:20:50 Rt Hon Peter Lilley MP (Hitchin and Harpenden, Conservative)
12:21:30 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:21:55 Angela Smith MP (Penistone and Stocksbridge, Labour)
12:22:36 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:23:04 Rt Hon Cheryl Gillan MP (Chesham and Amersham, Conservative)
12:23:42 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:24:26 John Woodcock MP (Barrow and Furness, Labour (Co-op))
12:24:58 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:25:36 Rt Hon John Whittingdale MP (Maldon, Conservative)
12:26:06 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:26:33 Holly Lynch MP (Halifax, Labour)
12:26:59 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:28:00 Dr Andrew Murrison MP (South West Wiltshire, Conservative)
12:28:20 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:28:58 Tom Elliott MP (Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Ulster Unionist Party)
12:29:31 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:29:58 John Stevenson MP (Carlisle, Conservative)
12:30:14 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:30:29 Kirsty Blackman MP (Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party)
12:30:55 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:31:34 Kevin Foster MP (Torbay, Conservative)
12:31:55 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:32:06 Wayne David MP (Caerphilly, Labour)
12:32:24 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:32:49 Mr Julian Brazier MP (Canterbury, Conservative)
12:33:09 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:33:31 Tim Farron MP (Westmorland and Lonsdale, Liberal Democrat)
12:33:58 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:34:39 Charlie Elphicke MP (Dover, Conservative)
12:35:00 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:35:16 Ms Angela Eagle MP (Wallasey, Labour)
12:35:45 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:36:13 Richard Drax MP (South Dorset, Conservative)
12:36:49 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:37:24 Gloria De Piero MP (Ashfield, Labour)
12:37:32 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative)
12:37:50 Financial Statement: Autumn Statement
12:37:57 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
13:29:26 Rt Hon John McDonnell MP (Hayes and Harlington, Labour)
13:46:45 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
13:52:32 Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP (Rushcliffe, Conservative)
13:54:40 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
13:56:00 Stewart Hosie MP (Dundee East, Scottish National Party)
14:01:45 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:05:45 Rt Hon George Osborne MP (Tatton, Conservative)
14:06:34 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:07:21 Rt Hon Edward Miliband MP (Doncaster North, Labour)
14:08:08 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:09:07 Rt Hon Andrew Tyrie MP (Chichester, Conservative)
14:09:55 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:10:38 Chris Leslie MP (Nottingham East, Labour (Co-op))
14:11:17 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:11:58 Rt Hon John Redwood MP (Wokingham, Conservative)
14:12:35 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:13:45 Meg Hillier MP (Hackney South and Shoreditch, Labour (Co-op))
14:14:16 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:15:11 Rt Hon Anna Soubry MP (Broxtowe, Conservative)
14:15:49 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:16:52 Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP (Leigh, Labour)
14:17:32 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:19:21 Dr Sarah Wollaston MP (Totnes, Conservative)
14:20:00 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:20:44 Mr Douglas Carswell MP (Clacton, UK Independence Party)
14:21:11 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:21:51 Kit Malthouse MP (North West Hampshire, Conservative)
14:22:16 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:22:51 Rachel Reeves MP (Leeds West, Labour)
14:23:47 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:24:59 Antoinette Sandbach MP (Eddisbury, Conservative)
14:25:32 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:25:45 Sammy Wilson MP (East Antrim, Democratic Unionist Party)
14:26:50 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:27:40 John Penrose MP (Weston-super-Mare, Conservative)
14:28:07 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:28:57 Luciana Berger MP (Liverpool, Wavertree, Labour (Co-op))
14:29:41 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:30:33 David Rutley MP (Macclesfield, Conservative)
14:30:55 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:31:37 Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (Orkney and Shetland, Liberal Democrat)
14:32:32 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:33:42 Stephen Hammond MP (Wimbledon, Conservative)
14:34:06 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:34:34 Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP (Don Valley, Labour)
14:35:11 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:35:41 Mr Nigel Evans MP (Ribble Valley, Conservative)
14:36:12 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:36:41 Caroline Lucas MP (Brighton, Pavilion, Green Party)
14:37:20 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:38:03 Mr Stewart Jackson MP (Peterborough, Conservative)
14:38:39 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:38:58 Jess Phillips MP (Birmingham, Yardley, Labour)
14:39:27 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:40:08 Heidi Allen MP (South Cambridgeshire, Conservative)
14:40:41 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:40:45 Jonathan Edwards MP (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Plaid Cymru)
14:41:05 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:41:59 Jeremy Quin MP (Horsham, Conservative)
14:42:23 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:42:39 Mrs Louise Ellman MP (Liverpool, Riverside, Labour (Co-op))
14:42:59 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:43:51 Maggie Throup MP (Erewash, Conservative)
14:44:07 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:45:04 Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP (Tooting, Labour)
14:45:46 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:46:24 Stephen Metcalfe MP (South Basildon and East Thurrock, Conservative)
14:47:06 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:48:24 Helen Goodman MP (Bishop Auckland, Labour)
14:49:11 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:49:53 Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg MP (North East Somerset, Conservative)
14:50:35 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:51:01 George Kerevan MP (East Lothian, Scottish National Party)
14:52:00 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:52:58 James Cartlidge MP (South Suffolk, Conservative)
14:53:25 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:54:06 Alison McGovern MP (Wirral South, Labour)
14:54:42 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:55:08 Charlie Elphicke MP (Dover, Conservative)
14:55:31 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:55:50 Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck MP (South Shields, Labour)
14:56:24 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:57:46 Mr David Burrowes MP (Enfield, Southgate, Conservative)
14:58:13 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:58:41 Ms Margaret Ritchie MP (South Down, Social Democratic & Labour Party)
14:59:10 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
14:59:48 Ben Howlett MP (Bath, Conservative)
15:00:21 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:00:40 Stewart Malcolm McDonald MP (Glasgow South, Scottish National Party)
15:01:14 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:01:39 Mims Davies MP (Eastleigh, Conservative)
15:02:12 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:02:49 Seema Malhotra MP (Feltham and Heston, Labour (Co-op))
15:03:35 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:04:01 Justin Tomlinson MP (North Swindon, Conservative)
15:04:17 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:04:25 Kirsty Blackman MP (Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party)
15:04:44 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:04:53 Mr Ranil Jayawardena MP (North East Hampshire, Conservative)
15:05:17 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:05:31 Wes Streeting MP (Ilford North, Labour)
15:06:12 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:06:56 Mark Pawsey MP (Rugby, Conservative)
15:07:22 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:07:50 Alison Thewliss MP (Glasgow Central, Scottish National Party)
15:08:27 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:09:10 Huw Merriman MP (Bexhill and Battle, Conservative)
15:09:30 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:10:02 Angela Smith MP (Penistone and Stocksbridge, Labour)
15:10:39 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:11:13 Richard Drax MP (South Dorset, Conservative)
15:11:41 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:11:53 Jack Dromey MP (Birmingham, Erdington, Labour)
15:12:21 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:12:53 Chris Philp MP (Croydon South, Conservative)
15:13:19 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:14:02 Patrick Grady MP (Glasgow North, Scottish National Party)
15:14:28 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:14:43 Iain Stewart MP (Milton Keynes South, Conservative)
15:15:02 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:15:41 Chris Stephens MP (Glasgow South West, Scottish National Party)
15:16:10 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:16:44 Kevin Foster MP (Torbay, Conservative)
15:17:14 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:17:30 Nick Smith MP (Blaenau Gwent, Labour)
15:17:56 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:18:42 Owen Thompson MP (Midlothian, Scottish National Party)
15:19:09 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:19:40 Simon Danczuk MP (Rochdale, Independent)
15:20:07 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:20:24 Roger Mullin MP (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party)
15:20:45 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:21:04 Mark Durkan MP (Foyle, Social Democratic & Labour Party)
15:21:35 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:21:45 Stuart C. McDonald MP (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, Scottish National Party)
15:22:07 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:22:45 Greg Mulholland MP (Leeds North West, Liberal Democrat)
15:23:15 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:23:31 Alan Brown MP (Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party)
15:24:01 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:24:48 Tom Elliott MP (Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Ulster Unionist Party)
15:25:03 Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
15:25:13 Point of Order
15:25:58 Simon Hoare MP (North Dorset, Conservative)
15:26:40 Jonathan Ashworth MP (Leicester South, Labour (Co-op))
15:28:14 Chris Stephens MP (Glasgow South West, Scottish National Party)
15:29:36 Ten Minute Rule Motion: Representation of the People (Voter Proof of Identity)
15:29:50 Chris Green MP (Bolton West, Conservative)
15:36:37 Rt Hon John Spellar MP (Warley, Labour)
15:43:36 General debate: Exiting the EU and transport policy
15:43:44 Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, The Secretary of State for Transport (Epsom and Ewell, Conservative)
16:06:14 Andy McDonald MP (Middlesbrough, Labour)
16:23:01 Sir William Cash MP (Stone, Conservative)
16:39:05 Drew Hendry MP (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, Scottish National Party)
17:00:41 Ben Howlett MP (Bath, Conservative)
17:11:28 Mrs Louise Ellman MP (Liverpool, Riverside, Labour (Co-op))
17:25:36 Mims Davies MP (Eastleigh, Conservative)
17:32:30 Rt Hon Dame Rosie Winterton MP (Doncaster Central, Labour)
17:43:01 Stewart Malcolm McDonald MP (Glasgow South, Scottish National Party)
17:50:54 Ian Paisley MP (North Antrim, Democratic Unionist Party)
18:08:08 Alan Brown MP (Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party)
18:21:21 Robert Flello MP (Stoke-on-Trent South, Labour)
18:30:15 Stephen Gethins MP (North East Fife, Scottish National Party)
18:37:57 Jenny Chapman MP (Darlington, Labour)
18:45:17 Rt Hon David Jones MP, Minister of State (Department for Exiting the European Union) (Clwyd West, Conservative)
18:59:59 Point of Order
Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (Orkney and Shetland, Liberal Democrat)
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After MeeGo 1.0, which was unveiled back in June 2010, you can now welcome the MeeGo 1.1 for handsets. It is now available for download so you can give it a try straight away if you have a Nokia N900 and you are feeling adventurous enough to dual boot it along with Maemo. As we said on our Previous Leak Here ... MeeGo 1.1 is coming to N900 on October, And it Does!
As the video below reveals, the new MeeGo 1.1 brings U-Boot support to the Nokia N900, which means dual booting MeeGo and Meamo is finally possible as it was announced some time ago. This OS will Makes you Forget All about Maemo... brings Cool New features and Great Simple GUI on a very smooth platform. Any Question about installing Instructions please let us know in the Comments!
Video of N900 Running MeeGo 1.1 Below!
Update! Screenshots of MeeGo1.1
This Release includes:
Core OS 1.1 – consolidated common base operating system for all UXs
Netbook UX 1.1 - complete set of core applications for netbooks
In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) UX 1.1 - includes a sample IVI home screen and taskbar built with Qt 4.7 and speech recognition
Handset UX 1.1 - technology snapshot implements basic development UX for voice calling, SMS messaging, web browsing, music and video playback, photo viewing, and connection management
SDK 1.1 Beta - SDK for MeeGo Core OS and supported UXs will be released during the coming days before the MeeGo Summit conference in Dublin.
"The 1.1 Core OS provides a complete set of enabling technologies for mobile computing. The MeeGo stack contains Linux Kernel 2.6.35, X.org server 1.9.0, Web Runtime, Qt 4.7, and Qt Mobility 1.0.2, supporting the contacts, location, messaging, multimedia, and sensor and service frameworks. It also includes a number of leading edge components, such as the oFono telephony stack, the ConnMan connection manager, the Tracker data indexer, the Telepathy real-time communications framework, the Buteo sync framework, and many more.
These technologies are brought to application developers through the MeeGo API, which is based on Qt and other technologies, such as the MeeGo Touch Framework. Furthermore, with the latest Qt version 4.7 the MeeGo developer experience is now enhanced with the introduction of QML, the easy to use scripting technology for animated touch-enabled GUI apps." Source: MeeGo.com
Download here
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Where Two Big Thirsts Collide: The Nexus of Energy and Water By Terrence Henry Email
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A Conversation with Michael Webber
We’ve arrived in the dog days of summer in Texas, when air conditioners across the state stretch our power supplies thin. It’s also dry: the state is in a third year of drought, with reservoir levels at 63 percent full overall, down significantly from a year ago. In short, Texas needs more water and more power, and the two are highly dependent on each other.
Where those thirsts for more power and water collide is referred to as the ‘Energy-Water Nexus,’ and it’s a subject University of Texas at Austin professor and Deputy Director of the UT Energy Institute Michael Webber has spent a lot of time on. “Energy uses a lot of water, and water uses a lot of energy, and this fact is surprising for a lot of people, just how much they use of both,” Webber says.
For instance, energy needs water to grow biofuels, drill and produce oil and gas, cool power plants and power hydroelectic dams, Webber says. And water needs energy to be heated, treated, cleaned and moved. Getting water cleaned up and into our homes makes up over 12 percent of our nation’s energy use, Webber says.
We sat down with Webber to talk about these issues in advance of a lecture in Austin Tuesday, August 6 about “The Global Nexus of Energy and Water.” The talk is free and open to the public, at 5:45 pm at the AT&T Conference Center. (More details here.)
Q: So energy needs water, and water needs energy, and I would imagine that this nexus is even more pronounced here in Texas.
A: These days in Texas, it seems like we’re worried about the grid being on edge. We’re worried about drought, and these things sort of play into each other’s hands in a bad way. As we have more drought, we have less water available for our dams to make electricity, we also have less water available for cooling our power plants. And as that water gets hot from heat waves, water is less effective as a coolant, and so the power plants perform with lower efficiency. So a water strain or water constraint becomes an energy constraint, so it’s true also that if you have an energy constraint – if you have a power outage or a rolling blackout, your water infrastructure might be hindered as well. So the energy-water nexus means they rely on each other, and that means — bad news — they inherit each other’s vulnerabilities. A constraint in one becomes a constraint in the other.
There’s several things going on over the last few years as we’ve had massive droughts and massive heat waves, which is power plants that never felt vulnerable now feel vulnerable and they might not have the water they need. So they go to great effort to get the water by piping it long distances, or by cutting down trees around the reservoirs so they get more cooling of the reservoir and less evaporation they hope. Or other sort of tricks of the trade to keep the water in hand to keep the power plants operating, sometimes turning the power plants off at night or curtailing them during the day if you need to.
So that strain is already in place and has been for a couple years. And we’re feeling it more than ever because a lot of these water rights allocations were made decades ago before our population boomed so much.
Q: Let’s tackle maybe one major slice of this issue: the power plants. If you were to reduce water use by power plants, what are some of the solutions there?
A: There are a couple different ways to reduce water use at power plants. There’s technology switching, you could switch to cooling tower designs or you could switch to more efficient power cycles, maybe better turbines or controls, that kind of thing. As your power plants are more efficient, they have less waste heat and they need less cooling. So you could do technology switching, or you could also do fuel switching.
In Texas, this is particularly interesting. Coal power plants use about twice as much water per kilowatt hour of electricity that’s generated, compared to a new, modern, efficient, natural gas combined-cycle plant. So if you go to a natural gas combined-cycle system that’s relatively new instead of a relatively old and less efficient coal system, then you can save a lot of water there, at least in terms of consumption at the power plant for cooling.
Q: I think an immediate concern that comes up when you hear that is cost. And one of the things that you’ve argued is that we don’t pay enough for water, and that we get it too cheaply, and it leads to these inefficiencies.
A: One of the things I complain about in energy and water is that they’re too cheap, and in particular water is too cheap. There’s a human right to water, and that human right to water has expanded into a sense of ‘Water should be infinitely available, perfectly clean, and free or cheap.’ And that creates all sorts of weird behaviors, where large water users who don’t have to pay for the water because they paid for it maybe 100 years ago, or 50 years ago, don’t have an incentive to conserve. We tend to conserve things that are valuable or expensive, and while water is valuable, it’s not expensive. Sometimes it’s cheaper to waste it than to pay for the expensive water-saving equipment that might conserve it. So that’s one of the challenges, that we have highly dysfunctional water markets, or no water markets at all, and therefore a water price signal that does not inspire conservation.
Q: It’s interesting, because it seems like we’re looking at fewer and fewer supplies of water, less and less clean water. The water that we want to get, it’s expensive to get to, and we don’t value it enough. But just five years ago, we were reading articles about Peak Oil, but the paradigm has really shifted rather rapidly with that. Now there’s talk of Peak Water — is there any chance of a similar, unexpected shift happening with water?
A: One of the things we see in the world of resources is that our long-term ability to predict trends is spectacularly bad. So we were convinced we were running out oil in the seventies, and then we weren’t, but prices went up, and we’ve had these various predictions at various times. The latest one being peak oil and gas.
But now we’ve got a shot in the arm of at least a decade or two of abundant gas reserves from shale formations in just the Barnett Shale alone. So now the sort of new view about energy abundance, and then the same concepts are translating over to water, do we have Peak Water?
Well really, no, water is different. Water is a closed hydrologic cycle. We really never get rid of the water, we just move it around. But the moving around has consequences, because we move it to locations that are further away or we move it to a form or quality that’s less acceptable or less convenient. And the consequence is energy. We have to spend energy to move it closer in quality or closer in location to what we need it for. And so our water shifts have this energy implication that we have to be ready for. And because energy is available in a different way maybe the water will be as well, and maybe there’s an analogy in the energy world for water. Where, for many decades, we had this degraded energy resource beneath our feet, shale, and we didn’t think it was economically feasible, or technically feasible, or environmentally responsible to get, and now we’re finding that it actually is economically feasible, it is technically feasible, and in some ways it is an environmentally preferred solution if that cleaner gas displaces dirtier coal.
So maybe there’s the same lesson with the ocean under our feet of all that dirty brackish water we have in Texas. It’s not the kind we want to drink, but it’s abundant, it’s there, and it’s not technically feasible or economically feasible to extract. But if we integrate wind power or solar power in West Texas with all the brackish water, maybe we can get that brackish water cleaned in a cheap way and an environmentally responsible way to change the story. So who knows? Maybe our brackish water resource today is just what shale was a decade ago.
Q: It seems like there’s a lot of decisions to be made here at the larger policy level. But what about the individual? How could they reduce their role in the energy-water nexus?
A: There’s a lot individuals can do to conserve energy and conserve water. We have more power over this than we think. There’s 315 million stakeholders in America making decisions about energy and water, and there are a couple easy options we can do.
First of all, the most energy-intensive water is the treated, clean, drinking water that we heat in our home. So if you want to save a lot of energy, save the heated water. Shorter hot showers, more efficient dishwashers, more efficient washers, that kind of thing. And surprisingly, saving that heated water is a pathway to saving energy.
That’s one of the good news bits about the energy-water nexus: saving water saves energy, saving energy saves water. In fact, the irony is if you want to save water, saving energy is a cheaper, faster, way to do it, and if you want to save energy, saving water is a cheaper, faster, way to do it.
In our homes, we spend an incredible amount of energy heating our water and that’s sort of ironic given that we have so many photons and so much sunshine that will heat the water for us for free. And so an easy option for those homes that have rooftops that are not shaded is to get solar water heaters installed. My household had its solar water heater installed in the ‘80s, and it’s still working great and it saves us a ton of money and it helps reduce our energy consumption overall. It works great. So that’s an easy solution, an easy option for a lot of people.
We can also reduce how much water we use on our lawns. Especially how much treated drinking water we use on our lawns. Lawns are particularly thirsty — well over half our water usage is for irrigation, generally. And so getting different strains of grass, less grass, watering it with something like rainwater we collect or reclaimed water instead of fresh, treated drinking water is a way to save a lot of energy and water.
Then if we turn off our lights and things in our homes, we can save water at the power plants. We use more water through our light switches than our faucets, and that’s a surprise for many people. So just turning off your light switches and reducing your energy consumption in the home will be a pathway to saving water as well.
In Texas, we care a lot about energy and water. We make a lot of money from energy and we feel like we don’t have enough water all the time. And these water issues in particular become interesting in times of drought or heat wave, and if we think we’ll never have a drought or heat wave again we probably can quit worrying about it. But in Texas, we tend to have these a lot.
Michael Marks provided transcription. This interview was edited for clarity and content.
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Okay so it's an Angus Mackenzie Pillowfort deck, right? Yeah real original I know. Look I just wanna make the deck as disgusting as I can so I have one competitive deck, but I'm also a cocky enough jerk to want to be able to win with dumb cards like Helix Pinnacle and Azor's Elocutors by stalling long enough that I just win by default, like American Politics. There's also Approach of the Second Sun, a fantastic, new dumb wincon from Amonkhet. Granted, I'm okay with not winning with those awesomely dumb cards and just ripping people apart with Ulamog and the like.
Obviously there's things to make myself borderline untouchable, like Best Avacyn (Avacyn, Angel of Hope), Privileged Position, Sterling Grove. And I have Witchbane Orb / Leyline of Sanctity to keep out things like Triskelion X Mikaius or someone wrathing the token player after playing Blood Artist. I have a Sigarda, Host of Herons to help deal with sac effects. Propaganda / Ghostly Prison to help deal with swarm strategies. Torpor Orb because it shuts down entire decks (tangent: why the hell doesn't this see more play?). Linvala, Keeper of Silence because no fun allowed. Counterspells, spot removal, Wraths, yadda yadda, you know the deal. You're smart, I trust you.
Then we got both Tamiyo's because she's a top-tier girl and if I can protect her (which I usually can), I can put myself in a huge position to not lose, or at least turn it into a game of Archenemy. I also have an Elspeth, Sun's Champion because why not, but I should probably replace her (suggestions are welcome, that's why I'm here).
We got ramp in the Signets, and Sol Ring, and Steve (Sakura-Tribe Elder). Card draw in Consecrated Sphinx, Rhystic Study, Sphinx's Revelation , one of the Tamiyo's, and with Thassa, God of the Sea and Sensei's Divining Top I can smooth out those draws a little bit more.
Look, in general this deck is a pain in the poop-cannon to play against, and I love it, and I want to make it even more of a pain to play against. I'm talking full-on colonoscopy levels of awful. How can this deck be improved upon?
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Emperor Konoe (近衛天皇, Konoe-tennō, June 16, 1139 – August 22, 1155) was the 76th emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2]
Konoe's reign spanned the years from 1142 through 1155.[3]
Genealogy [ edit ]
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his imina)[4] was Narihito-shinnō (体仁親王).[5] He was also known as Tosihito-shinnō.[6]
Emperor Konoe was the eighth son of Emperor Toba.[6] His mother was Fujiwara no Nariko (1117–1160), the wife of Emperor Toba. [7]
Chūgū: Fujiwara no Shimeko (藤原呈子) later Kujō-in (九条院), Fujiwara no Koremichi’s daughter and Fujiwara no Tadamichi’s adopted daughter.
Events of Konoe's life [ edit ]
Konoe was named heir shortly after he was born in 1139; and he was proclaimed emperor at the age of 3.
Eiji 1 , in the 3rd month (1141): The former emperor Toba accepted the tonsure and became a Buddhist monk at the age of 39 years. [8]
, in the 3rd month (1141): The former emperor Toba accepted the tonsure and became a Buddhist monk at the age of 39 years. Eiji 1, on the 7th day of the 12th month (永治元年; 1141): In the 18th year of Sutoku-tennō's reign (崇徳天皇十八年), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (senso) was received by a younger brother, the 8th son of former Emperor Toba. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Konoe is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui).[9]
At that time, the Kampaku Fujiwara-no Tadamichi became Sesshō or regent. The Cloistered Emperor Toba continued to direct all the affairs of government, while the retired Emperor Sutoku had no powers. This conflict resulted in many controversies during Konoe's reign.[6]
Kōji 2 , in the 1st month (1143): Cloistered Emperor Toba-in, now known by the title Daijō Hōō or Hōō (太上法皇), visited his mother. [6]
, in the 1st month (1143): Cloistered Emperor Toba-in, now known by the title or (太上法皇), visited his mother. Kōji 2 , in the 5th month (1143): Konoe passed his days praying at Tōdai-ji and also at the temples on Mount Hiei. [6]
, in the 5th month (1143): Konoe passed his days praying at Tōdai-ji and also at the temples on Mount Hiei. Ten'yō gannen or Ten'yō 1 , in the 7th month (1145): A comet was sighted in the sky; and for this reason, the name of the nengō was changed to Kyūan . [6]
or , in the 7th month (1145): A comet was sighted in the sky; and for this reason, the name of the was changed to . Kyūan 1 , in the 8th month (1145): The mother of former Emperor Sutoku (also known as "Taikenmon-In" ) died. [6]
, in the 8th month (1145): The mother of former Emperor Sutoku (also known as ) died. Kyūan 2 , in the 2nd month (1146), Konoe visited Toba-no -Hōō . [6]
, in the 2nd month (1146), Konoe visited Toba-no . Kyūan 2 , in the 12th month (1146), Konoe joined in a celebration honoring Sesshō Fujiwara no Tadamichi (the regent) on his 58th birthday. [6] This event was important because, in each sexagenary cycle, the first and the fifty-eighth years were considered to be auspicious according to Chinese astrological principles.
, in the 12th month (1146), Konoe joined in a celebration honoring Fujiwara no Tadamichi (the regent) on his 58th birthday. This event was important because, in each sexagenary cycle, the first and the fifty-eighth years were considered to be auspicious according to Chinese astrological principles. Kyūan 4 , in the 6th month (1148: The imperial palace was consumed by flames. [10]
, in the 6th month (1148: The imperial palace was consumed by flames. Kyūan 6 , in the 1st month (1150): Konoe assumed the role of a mature adult; and he married Fujiwara-no Tokoku, who had been raised by Sadaijin Yorinaga. Tokoku was the daughter of Dainagon Taira-no Kiyomori. This bride became Kōkōgō (皇皇后) or first empress. [10]
, in the 1st month (1150): Konoe assumed the role of a mature adult; and he married Fujiwara-no Tokoku, who had been raised by Yorinaga. Tokoku was the daughter of Taira-no Kiyomori. This bride became (皇皇后) or first empress. Kyūan 6 , in the 3rd month (1150): Konoe married again, this time to "Feï-si," who had been raised by Sesshō Fujiwara-no Tadamichi. She was the daughter of Dainagon Fujiwara-no Koremichi. This bride became Chūgū (中宮) or second empress. Konoe was so very much enamoured of this second wife that he neglected his first wife, which caused discord in the kugyō, especially between Tadamichi and Yorinaga. [10]
, in the 3rd month (1150): Konoe married again, this time to "Feï-si," who had been raised by Fujiwara-no Tadamichi. She was the daughter of Fujiwara-no Koremichi. This bride became (中宮) or second empress. Konoe was so very much enamoured of this second wife that he neglected his first wife, which caused discord in the especially between Tadamichi and Yorinaga. Kyūan 6 , in the 12th month (1150): Sesshō Minamoto-no Tadamichi, resigns his position and is named Daijō Daijin . In this same month, Minamoto-no Yoshikane became head of the Ashikaga clan in Shimotsuke Province. [10]
, in the 12th month (1150): Minamoto-no Tadamichi, resigns his position and is named . In this same month, Minamoto-no Yoshikane became head of the Ashikaga clan in Shimotsuke Province. Ninpei 1 , in the 1st month (1151): Sadaijin Yorinaga was given additional power as "Naï-ken," which gave him the duty and opportunity of reading formal written requests before they should be presented to the emperor. This had been amongst the powers of the Sesshō or the Kampaku. Factions in the court who favored Yorinaga tended to dislike Tadamichi, and they employed any means possible to help elevate Yorinaga's position. However, Yorinaga was himself generally disliked because of his capricious character. his tactics and strategy for enhancing his own prestige were focused primarily on diminishing Tadamichi's role in the court. [11]
, in the 1st month (1151): Yorinaga was given additional power as which gave him the duty and opportunity of reading formal written requests before they should be presented to the emperor. This had been amongst the powers of the or the Factions in the court who favored Yorinaga tended to dislike Tadamichi, and they employed any means possible to help elevate Yorinaga's position. However, Yorinaga was himself generally disliked because of his capricious character. his tactics and strategy for enhancing his own prestige were focused primarily on diminishing Tadamichi's role in the court. Ninpei 2 , on the 7th day of the 3rd month (1152): Konoe visited the home of Toba-no -Hōō to celebrate his father's 50th birthday; and the emperor stayed until the next day, amusing himself with dances and with listening to musical performances. [12]
, on the 7th day of the 3rd month (1152): Konoe visited the home of Toba-no to celebrate his father's 50th birthday; and the emperor stayed until the next day, amusing himself with dances and with listening to musical performances. Ninpei 3 , on the 2nd day of the 1st month (1153): Konoe visited his father's home; and in the same month Taira-no Tadamori, the head of the criminal tribunal, died; and this position was soon filed by his son, Taira-no Kiyomori. [12]
, on the 2nd day of the 1st month (1153): Konoe visited his father's home; and in the same month Taira-no Tadamori, the head of the criminal tribunal, died; and this position was soon filed by his son, Taira-no Kiyomori. Kyūju gannen or Kyūju 1 , in the 5th month (1154): Udaijin Minamoto-no Masasada retired from public life to become a priest at age 61. He died several years later. [12]
or , in the 5th month (1154): Minamoto-no Masasada retired from public life to become a priest at age 61. He died several years later. Kyūju gannen or Kyūju 1 , in the 8th month (1154): Fujiwara-no Saneyoshi, Grand General of the Right, was elevated to the role of Grand General of the Left; and the former Dainagon Fujiwara-no Kanenaga (aged 17) was elevated to take on the newly vacated role of Grand General of the Right. [12]
or , in the 8th month (1154): Fujiwara-no Saneyoshi, Grand General of the Right, was elevated to the role of Grand General of the Left; and the former Fujiwara-no Kanenaga (aged 17) was elevated to take on the newly vacated role of Grand General of the Right. Kyūju 2 , on the 23rd day of the 7th month (1155): Emperor Konoe died at the age of 17 years without leaving any heirs. [13]
, on the 23rd day of the 7th month (1155): Emperor Konoe died at the age of 17 years without leaving any heirs. Kyūju 2, on the 24th day of the 7th month (大同元年; 1155): In the 14th year of Konoe-tennō's reign (近衛天皇14年), the emperor died; and despite an ensuring dispute over who should follow him as sovereign, contemporary scholars then construed that the succession (enso) was received by a younger brother, the 14th son of former-Emperor Toba. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Go-Shirakawa is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui).[14]
During Konoe's reign, the Enshō (Superiority of Duration) Temple. After this, successive emperors no longer build Imperial-prayer temples.[15]
Emperor Konoe's reign lasted for 13 years: 2 years in the nengō Kōji, 1 year in Ten'yō, 6 years in Kyūan, 3 years in Ninpei, and 2 years in Kyūju.[12]
Kugyō [ edit ]
Kugyō (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras.
In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During Konoe's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included:
Eras of Konoe's reign [ edit ]
The years of Konoe's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō.[17]
Ancestry [ edit ]
[18]
See also [ edit ]
Notes [ edit ]
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Photo: Chris O\'Meara / AP Image 1 of / 13 Caption Close Image 2 of 13 9. G Joe Looney One of the last members from the supposedly failed 2011 draft, Looney is the surprise replacement to take Alex Boone’s spot in case of a extended holdout. He graded out well last year after playing extensively against the St. Louis Rams. less 9. G Joe Looney One of the last members from the supposedly failed 2011 draft, Looney is the surprise replacement to take Alex Boone’s spot in case of a extended holdout. He graded out well ... more Photo: Lance Iversen / The Chronicle Image 3 of 13 8. DE-FB Will Tukuafu Two summers ago, Tukuafu exhibited a devastating flair as a blocker at fullback. If Tukuafu can take the next step, the team’s short-yardage issue could be over. less 8. DE-FB Will Tukuafu Two summers ago, Tukuafu exhibited a devastating flair as a blocker at fullback. If Tukuafu can take the next step, the team’s short-yardage issue could be ... more Photo: Michael Macor / The Chronicle Image 4 of 13 7. QB Kory Faulkner The small-school quarterback has learned to stand in the pocket take a hit while delivering the ball, a trait not every quarterback possesses. He has size and can run. But he’s also the fourth quarterback out of four on most depth charts. less 7. QB Kory Faulkner The small-school quarterback has learned to stand in the pocket take a hit while delivering the ball, a trait not every quarterback possesses. He has size and can run. But ... more Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press Image 5 of 13 Image 6 of 13 5. DE Kaleb Ramsey The 49ers’ final draft pick this spring is immensely strong; he refused to give up despite numerous injuries in college. That combination could win him a roster spot on a stacked defensive line. less 5. DE Kaleb Ramsey The 49ers’ final draft pick this spring is immensely strong; he refused to give up despite numerous injuries in college. That combination could win him a roster spot on a ... more Photo: Brant Ward / The Chronicle Image 7 of 13 6. DL Lawrence Okoye He could be the most unique special teams cover player in the league. Even at 304 pounds, the man has blazing speed. But the former British Olympian has to prove he can give the 49ers something as a defensive lineman, a role he is still learning. less 6. DL Lawrence Okoye He could be the most unique special teams cover player in the league. Even at 304 pounds, the man has blazing speed. But the former British Olympian has to prove he can give ... more Photo: Dave Shopland / Associated Press Image 8 of 13 4. NT Ian Williams Williams beat out Glenn Dorsey to become the starting nose tackle last preseason, but had his lower leg shattered in the first quarter of the opener. Three surgeries later, Williams will fight for playing time again with Dorsey, who is coming off a terrific year. less 4. NT Ian Williams Williams beat out Glenn Dorsey to become the starting nose tackle last preseason, but had his lower leg shattered in the first quarter of the opener. Three surgeries later, ... more Photo: Joe Mahoney / Associated Press Image 9 of 13 3. RB Marcus Lattimore The Frank Gore clone looked stiff during the first part of the off-season program, but then looked much better toward the end of mini-camp. He could be ready to resume his career after a devastating knee dislocation in college. less 3. RB Marcus Lattimore The Frank Gore clone looked stiff during the first part of the off-season program, but then looked much better toward the end of mini-camp. He could be ready to resume his ... more Photo: Jeff Chiu / Associated Press Image 10 of 13 Image 11 of 13 2. DT Tank Carradine Defensive end Justin Smith has undergone medical procedures the last two seasons, and Carradine may be the heir apparent to the 49ers’ defensive line leader. He has the dedication and the physical ability and, after spending last year recovering from a knee injury, he will get his opportunity. less 2. DT Tank Carradine Defensive end Justin Smith has undergone medical procedures the last two seasons, and Carradine may be the heir apparent to the 49ers’ defensive line leader. He has the ... more Photo: Jeff Chiu / Associated Press Image 12 of 13 1. TE Derek Carrier With Vernon Davis fighting for a new contract, Carrier is the guy on the roster who most closely replicates what Davis does. Carrier is athletic, fast, runs routes like the receiver he used to be and is making rapid strides with his blocking. less 1. TE Derek Carrier With Vernon Davis fighting for a new contract, Carrier is the guy on the roster who most closely replicates what Davis does. Carrier is athletic, fast, runs routes like the ... more Photo: Michael Zagaris / Getty Images Image 13 of 13 Top 10 sleeper players going into 49ers' training camp 1 / 13 Back to Gallery
In a few weeks, the 49ers will open up training camp. You’re already watching for Kaepernick, Gore, Willis and the rest, but here are 10 under-the-radar names that could be contenders for playing time when the season kicks off.
The 49ers’ training camp schedule is as follows:
July 16 — Rookies
July 18 — Quarterbacks and injured veterans
July 23 — Everyone reports
July 24 — First practice (no pads)
July 25 — Second practice (no pads)
July 26 — First pads practice
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A common narrative in the political and cultural discussions of reproductive health focuses on reducing the number of abortions taking place every year. It’s supposed to be one thing that those who support abortion rights and those who oppose abortion can agree on, the so-called common ground. The assumption is that we can all agree that abortion itself is a bad thing, perhaps necessary, but definitely not a good thing. Even President Clinton declared (and many others have embraced) that abortion should be safe, legal and rare. According to the Guttmacher Institute, almost half of all pregnancies among American women in 2005 were unplanned or unintended. And of those, four in 10 ended in abortion. (http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_induced_abortion.html#1) In other words, between one-fifth and one-quarter of all pregnancies ended in abortion. Without any other information, those statistics can sound scary and paint a picture of women as irresponsible or poor decision-makers. Therefore reducing the number of abortions is a goal that reproductive health, rights and justice activists should work toward, right?
Wrong. Those numbers mean nothing without context. If the 1.21 million abortions that took place in 2005 (http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_induced_abortion.html#1) represent the number of women who needed abortions (and in my opinion, if a woman decides she needs an abortion, then she does), as well as the many women who chose to terminate pregnancies that they very much wanted but could not afford to carry to term, then that number is too high. The work of reducing the number of abortions, therefore, would entail creating an authentically family-friendly society, where women would have the support they need to raise their families, whatever forms they took. That could include eliminating the family caps in TANF, encouraging unionization of low-wage workers, reforming immigration policies and making vocational and higher education more accessible.
On the other hand, if those 1.21 million abortions represent only the women who could access abortion financially, geographically or otherwise, then that number is too low. Yes, too low. If that’s the case, then what is an appropriate response? How do we best support women and their reproductive health? Do we dare admit that increasing the number of abortions might be not only good for women’s health, but also moral and just?
What if we stopped focusing on the number of abortions and instead focused on the women themselves? Much of the work of the reproductive health, rights and justice movements would remain the same. We would still advocate for legislation that helps our families. We would still fight to protect abortion providers and their staffs from verbal harassment and physical violence. What would change, however, is the stigma and shame. By focusing on supporting women’s agency and self-determination, rather than judging the outcomes of that agency, we send a powerful message. We say that we trust women. We say we will not use them and their experiences as pawns in a political game. We say we care about women and want them to have access to all the information, services and resources necessary to make the best decisions they can for themselves and their families. That is at the core of reproductive justice. Not reducing the number of abortions. Safe – yes. Legal– absolutely. Rare – not the point.
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SproutCore has always been an interesting project. It is the application framework behind Apple’s impressive iCloud apps, and the MobileMe ones before that, as well as many other high profile projects. The SproutCore view layer has gone through many revisions. At one point it used Ruby templates combined with CSS, and then it switched to a JavaScript only system, which still used embedded HTML and CSS to layout and construct views.
Erich Ocean, a SproutCore contributor since the early days, and others have been hard at work on a new fork of the SproutCore project called Blossom, which reimagines the view layer without the use of any HTML or CSS. How does it do this? It renders the entire view structure of your application on a giant HTML5 canvas element. Perhaps this seems crazy, but it has quite a few benefits over traditional HTML and CSS.
Firstly, it abstracts all browser differences away at the lowest level and makes more complex views that were not possible or very difficult to create with HTML and CSS much more manageable. Once this has been abstracted, building views on top of it can be much easier for both application developers as well as framework authors, leading to better, more maintainable applications.
Secondly, it’s fast. Modifying the DOM is about the slowest thing you can do in the browser, and unfortunately it’s probably the most common as well. There are some performance issues with drawing everything to one huge canvas, so they have separate canvas contexts for each view that then get composited back together at the final step in rendering using drawImage. This style is akin to the way Core Animation works in Apple’s Cocoa framework, and in fact, GPU accelerated 3D transitions are possible in Blossom as well.
Obviously, when not rendering to HTML and CSS, you have to manage everything yourself, from hit testing of views, to all the nuances of text handling including all the platform native keyboard shortcuts.
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen an attempt to create an entirely canvas based view pipeline, but it certainly the most ambitious. Back in 2009 when Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith were working at Mozilla on the Bespin code editor (now Ace), they also started work on a framework they called Thunderhead, which worked like this. Ultimately, they didn’t get too far on it, so Blossom seems to be the next step in proving if this approach is viable.
Of course, Blossom is a fork of the original SproutCore project, and so it brings over all the foundation frameworks that underly it including the famous support for bindings and observers that have now made the other more lightweight fork of SproutCore, Ember.js popular as well. It also contains the datastore frameworks as well as some new build tools written entirely in JavaScript using Node.js.
The number one question people ask about creating applications in canvas is about accessibility. Screen readers don’t know what’s going on within a canvas element, but luckily, the framework can take advantage of WAI ARIA by embedding a DOM subtree inside the canvas element specifically to enable this, however nothing is rendered via this DOM and it is invisible to the user. I’ve long thought that JavaScript needed an API to directly communicate with assistive technologies, and perhaps frameworks like this will shed light on a use case for that.
So how does this perform on mobile browsers? Unfortunately, the answer is not so well, so mobile browsers are unsupported. However, Blossom does have another strategy for mobile, which is to package up the applications as native iOS and Android apps. This doesn’t mean simply wrapping the application in a WebView and shipping. For performance reasons, and since the canvas API is easily reproducible on these platforms, all rendering will use the native rendering pipeline on those platforms. This is the result of not having any DOM to worry about, all you need is a JS engine, and seems like it could be pretty cool!
As for desktop browsers, Blossom will run on all modern browsers supporting the canvas element, which in practice means everything except IE8 and below. IE9 is not currently working (IE10 is), but there is no reason why it couldn’t in the future.
SproutCore has turned into many things, and there are now at least 3 different frameworks based directly on it. The original SproutCore 1.x line is still in use at Apple and many other places, but SproutCore 2.0, now Ember.js is perhaps gaining even more traction as a lightweight version of the framework with only the most powerful features baked in. Blossom joins the party, staying much more heavyweight than say Ember, but also containing a lot more features and a powerful view layer for desktop-class applications in the browser - SproutCore’s original goal.
Blossom has just reached beta status and if you were a hardcore SproutCore 1.x developer you should definitely check it out. There is also lots of cool code to read in the Blossom repo on Github, and some demos to check out if you install it on your own machine. A full release for end users is scheduled for May at JSConf. There’s lots of cool stuff coming down the pipeline for Blossom, including a Cassowary constraint solver that will be useful for layout, so we’ll be watching for sure!
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In regards to the Sept. 24 pastor column by Rev. Robert Meyer. I would like to see the human race continue to advance, discover and understand the world we live in. It saddens me to know that you cannot take pleasure in the idea of human potential. Even worse, you influence people in our community, preaching a faith built on fear, teaching that a quest for learning and understanding is forbidden and punishable.
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This is the first post in what I expect will become a new series here at Atheist Revolution , one honoring atheist heroes. At this point, I have no plans to make it a weekly series. Instead, I will use it simply to express appreciation to those making a difference in the atheist movement.Christopher Kelly, a reader of this blog and resident of Mokena, IL, wrote a great letter to the editor ofin which he called out a local pastor for spreading idiocy in the paper. One of the things that makes this act noteworthy is that Christopher took the risk of putting himself out there as an atheist in his community.Here is an excerpt from his letter:Efforts like this go a long way toward provoking thought and helping those of us in the reality-based community feel a bit less alone.
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1. Riding 100K on mountain bikes with military men and women who were wounded in the Global War on Terror.
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2. George W. Bush has been painting in his free time. Two examples of his artwork.
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3. He gets to hangout with his granddaughter.
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4. He puts on a golf tournament for our military who served in the Global War on Terror.
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5. Helping those in need in Zambia.
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6. Family Time with Bush (41) and his mom.
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7. Being part of a naturalization ceremony honoring twenty new citizens from twelve countries at the Bush Institute.
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8. Enjoying Football.
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9. Being part of a re-enlistment ceremony on the USS George H.W. Bush.
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10. Visiting with young students.
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11. He is busy writing books.
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12. Even though he is no longer in office he is still working hard to help people around the world.
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13. Supervising his presidential center being built.
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A man fell into a wood chipper and was killed Monday in Davie in an accident people at the scene called "horrifying." Now, police have released the man's identity. NBC 6's Christina Hernandez reports. (Published Tuesday, June 24, 2014)
Police ID Man Who Died After Falling Into Wood Chipper
A man fell into a wood chipper and was killed Monday in Davie in an accident people at the scene called "horrifying."
A worker landscaping all day near Southwest 57th Street and Pine Island Drive in Davie fell into the teeth of his wood chipper.
On Tuesday, Davie Police identified the man as 42-year-old Hernan Gutierrez of Hallandale Beach (photo below).
Gutierrez's whole body was pulled in through the wood chipper, and the aftermath took a toll on residents and law enforcement.
Man Dies After Falling Into Wood Chipper
A worker in Davie died Monday when he fell into a wood chipper and his body went through the machine. (Published Monday, June 23, 2014)
“I didn’t know what to do, and then a few minutes later, I hear all these sirens,” resident Joseph Horta told NBC 6's Jamie Guirola. “It was a little bit horrifying.”
“This isn’t something you see every day,” said Davie Police Captain Dale Engle. “It’s not something you can just go home and forget about.”
Man Dies After Falling Into Wood Chipper
A man is dead after police say he fell into a wood chipper in Davie. NBC 6's Jamie Guirola reports. (Published Monday, June 23, 2014)
The man was dead when rescue workers arrived, and Davie Police had to delicately clean the scene and collect the victim's remains.
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” Captain Engle said. “This is a gruesome scene.”
One of the workers with the victim said he knew Gutierrez but declined to talk about the accident.
Police believe the man's death was the result of a work accident. OSHA was also brought to the scene of the accident and promised more information later.
According to OSHA, from 2000 to 2013, there were 11 wood chipper deaths in the United States, none of them in the state of Florida.
“I think it’s sad, very sad,” said resident Linda Simmons. “Guys were working really hard trying to make a living, and he just made a mistake, I guess.”
Copyright Associated Press / NBC 6 South Florida
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Smartwatches are awesome! Smartwatches look kinda dumb a lot of the time! They don't have to though, and the Pebble Steel is proof. The improved look isn't quite enough to make it the perfect smartwatch, but it goes a long, long way.
What Is It?
It's pretty much the same Pebble smartwatch that took Kickstarter by storm roughly two years ago, now clad in a suit of stainless steel instead of chintzy plastic. So it's the same LED backlit, 144x168 e-paper display, same four button interface, same 5-7 day battery life, and same relatively simple skill set you saw in the original Pebble. But now it's pretty. Like "wear it with a suit" pretty. At least I think so; I haven't worn a suit in a while.
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Why Does It Matter?
Everyone and his brother is putting out a smartwatch, trying to put out the smartwatch, but no one has been able to make something you'd actually want to own yet. Smartwatches fall in a weird gutter; generally classier than the Livestrongishness of your traditional fitness band and with more functionality, but nerdier than, well, pretty much anything else you can put on your wrist.
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But the Pebble Steel manages to be your most wearable smartwatch option. Not only is Pebble a proven (and popular) player in the nascent smartwatch game, but now it's also the prettiest by far. Pebble beat Apple to making a gadget that is actually jewelry.
Design
Pretty much the only new thing about the Pebble Steel is its design, and man that design is great. The Pebble Steel may not necessarily be your style, but it has style. Respectable style. Style that would almost make it worth wearing even if it didn't also do smarwatchy stuff.
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The actual watch part of the Pebble is a blocky, angular beauty. A bit chunky, but in a purposeful and retro sort of way. Its form is convincingly deliberate, not just "whatever shape you have to make it to fit the stuff inside." The buttons look and feel solid. The black strip around the side helps accent the sheer shiny silveriness of the whole thing.
Then there are the bands. Based on the Steel name you'd expect something metal, and yes, that's what you get. A real metal band. Like one you will probably have to take to a jeweler to get fitted. This is a Real Watch. But it's also assertive in a way that may be a turn-off if you're not into mannish, borderline gaudy silver. It also comes in a black version, though, which looks a bit more toned down.
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The Pebble Steel also comes with a leather band out of the box. I went to swap it out for the metal immediately, but in the end I came back around to the softer style. But whichever you choose, the Pebble Steel is the slickest smartwatch out there at the moment.
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Using It
Other than how it looks on your wrist, the Pebble Steel is functionally identical to the Pebble Plastic before it. That is to say, it's a relatively simple, stripped-down smartwatch with a less-is-more mentality. The Pebble Steel's main job is to look pretty and show you phone-things on your wrist. The reliability and simplicity of those functions is what makes the Pebble so great. All of the other bells and whistles are just (somewhat lumpy) gravy.
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Pebble offers what is pretty much a perfect execution of the smartwatch dream, with only the tiniest of hitches. Your phone buzzes, there's a second or so delay, you look at your wrist and you know what's up. Simple as that. And now, with the Pebble Steel, you don't have to pay the tax of looking like an idiot wearing a calculator watch.
For that, the Pebble Steel performs admirably on both Android and iOS, although Apple owners have a slight ease of use advantage. Unlike iOS 6, which didn't support push notifications for devices like Pebble, iOS 7 plays nice, and the result is totally seamless setup. Pair the device, install any updates, tell it to mirror notifications, and that's it.
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It's easier, but it also means that any application that pushes stuff to notification center is also going to show up on your wrist. You can fix that by disabling apps in notification center entirely, but by default the Pebble is basically just a firehose for your phone, and there's no way to relegate stuff just to your phone without turning it off entirely. Still, this is leaps and bounds better than anything you could do with iOS 6.
On Android (where I used my Pebble the most), things are just slightly more granular. You'll need a third party app (like Pebble Notifier) to get notifications for anything beyond the most basic apps. It's a little bit of a hassle, but it offers extra customization too, including the ability to pick and choose exactly which app's notifications you want to come over. In the end, it's pretty much exactly like the Qualcomm Toq. This is a good thing.
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During the time I spent with the Pebble Steel, it basically just melted into my life, in the best possible way. Not having to be self-conscious about how it looked or worry about charging it nightly basically let me treat it just like I would my normal wristwatch (I wear a wristwatch.) With things like the Qualcomm Toq, I'd find myself removing the watch just often enough that it never became The Norm. But after using the Pebble for almost a week, I'm finally all the way in. When my phone buzzes, I look at my wrist whether or not I'm wearing the Pebble. And nine out of ten times I am.
Pebble does have some new tricks to go along with the Steel, and they can all be found in the Pebble App Store. Currently iOS only (though coming soon to Android), it lets you install apps and watchfaces right from your phone, whereas previously you had to do some moderately annoying hacker-type garbage to download watch faces from third party sites and side-load them onto the watch.
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That's great, since getting custom watchfaces and little wrist-apps is fun, but for the most part Pebble apps (so far) lean toward the more gimmicky side of smartwatch-itude that's you're better off avoiding. Shake your wrist with the Yelp app to find a random restaurant nearby! Use Foursquare to check into places on your wrist instead of your phone! Snake! Flappy Bird rip-offs! OK, sure. But also: whatever.
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It's puuuuurty. The Pebble Steel's main goal is just to look more respectable than the nerd-toy it is, and it pulls that off wonderfully. Between the two bands included, it's easy to find the setup that works for you. And on top of that, the nice-looking metal body is compatible with just about any other 22mm bands as well. The world is your oyster.
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The Pebble generally does not waste its time trying to do a whole bunch of questionably useful stuff. The Pebble does not have a camera. It does not have a microphone. It does not even have a touchscreen. And for the most part it's better off for it. The Pebble knows what its job is—showing you notifications on your wrist—and mostly concerns itself with that. Yeah, you can download some games on there or whatever if that's the kind of thing you're into now that the Pebble App Store has launched, but it's not founded around the premise of having to have its own app ecosystem. The Pebble Steel just works and looks good doing it.
The battery life is measured in days, pretty much a must for any smartwatch worth its salt. The listed life is 5-7 days, and we managed roughly 4. Less than the target, but I was using it a lot. 5 days with more moderate use seems reasonable. It's not enough to go on a trip without a charger or anything, but it's good enough to get you by without having to worry about your watch dying constantly. Just don't lose the proprietary magnetic charger.
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Also it's waterproof to 5 ATM. Not something to actively appreciate every day, but handy!
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Most of my quibbles with the Pebble are small, but they're magnified all the more considering everything around them is so stupid simple and good. You can't customize how long a notification stays on the screen, for instance. Notifications auto-dismiss after a while, but it takes a little too long, and it's really annoying to be going to glance at the time and finding you have to press a button to get an email out of the way first. It'd be nice to have a customization option there.
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Case in point: I was walking back to the office on lunch eating a piece of pizza and a few emails came in, but I figured I'd look at them later. Then, after a few minutes when I wanted to know what time it was, the screen was clogged with so many notifications that the time wasn't even visible on screen, and to see it I'd have to dismiss my notifications with a button press from my pizza hand. It's hands-full situations like this where the Pebble commits the cardinal smartwatch sin of being a bad watch watch.
For all that's great about being a stripped down product, the less is more mentality falls short when it comes to fitness applications. Yes, the Pebble can leech off your phone GPS to track runs or whatever, but that's it. OK, so maybe that's not what the Pebble is for, but with rumors of a health-centric iWatch on the horizon, and more and more fitness trackers that are taking cues from vanilla smartwatches, it feels a more like a deficiency now than it did when the OG plastic Pebble launched. If you don't care about fitness tracking, great. But if you do, it's hard to throw $250 at a device that only covers one half of the wrist-device equation.
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Which brings us to the greater point: The Pebble Steel is essentially old. It's just a new version of one of the first products in the smartwatch boom about two years ago, and things are moving fast. Though the Pebble still holds up, it seems inevitable that there's something better around the bend, and dropping a bunch of money on what's basically old hardware in a quickly evolving field feels dangerous, both to do and to recommend.
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The new Pebble app for iOS—the one with the app store in it—is crap right now. Laggy, freeze-y. That's almost certain to get better with updates, but for now it's a big bummer. Also it's not on Android. But that's coming! Either way, 99.99 percent of what makes the Pebble great has nothing to do with Pebble apps.
Should You Buy It?
If you want a smartwatch that doesn't look terrible and you want it right now, then sure. The Pebble Steel is pretty much the only option out there that combines the best notifications-on-your-wrist-ness of a smartwatch, the style of a legitimate piece of jewelry, and none of the (stupid) extra bells that make the idea of a wrist-mounted screen look like some expensive toy for a Dick Tracy wannabe.
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Also it really is a great smartwatch. It shows you stuff on your wrist and looks good, which is apparently a surprisingly hard thing to pull off.
But $250 for even the best, prettiest smartwatch out there is a bit of a gamble considering what may be coming down the pipe. If you're an Apple kid, it probably pays to wait and see how the whole iWatch thing shakes out. If you're not, there will probably be a Google watch too. Also there's going to be a Pebble 2 someday, and it will (probably) have a Steel version from the get-go. There's not a whole more you need in a smartwatch than what the Pebble Steel already offers except fitness tracking stuff. But that one missing piece can hurt.
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So at the moment, the Pebble Steel is the best, prettiest smartwatch for your money. But it's also new bod on a gadget that's in imminent danger of falling way behind the curve.
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Wayne County is moving forward with plans to complete its unfinished jail in downtown Detroit after reaching a settlement with the original design engineers and architects and hiring a consultant to oversee the project.
Still up in the air is an effort by businessmen Tom Gores and Dan Gilbert to build a soccer stadium at the 15-acre site on Gratiot Avenue at I-375.
On Thursday, the Wayne County Commission approved a settlement with Detroit-based AECOM and Dearborn-based Ghafari Associates LLC, which provides the county with a $2.5 million payment from the two firms, ownership of all design documents and dismissal of all counter claims against the county and the building authority.
In addition, the county approved a nearly $4 million contract with Carter Goble Associates, which will serve as the county's owner representative on the jail project.
In December, the county entered into an interim settlement agreement with AECOM and Ghafari, requiring concept plans and cost estimates to complete the jail, along with a road map for completion. After discussions with Carter Goble Associates, the administration recommended approving the current settlement agreement instead of the interim settlement agreement.
"The commission's decision to approve the settlement agreement with AECOM and Ghafari puts us one step closer to removing the eyesore that the unfinished jail site has become," Wayne County Executive Warren Evans said in a news release. "Now that we have settled with AECOM and Ghafari, we can focus on completing the Gratiot jail; the next step is preparing and then issuing a design/build RFP."
Construction of the $200 million, 2,000-bed jail began in 2011 under County Executive Bob Ficano. Work was stopped in June 2013 because of about $100 million in cost overruns and corruption charges.
South Carolina-based Carter Goble Associates offers services, including developing and issuing design/build RFPs, reviewing RFPs and contractor selection, reviewing project plans and managing the project budget, according to the release. The release also states one of major problems in the construction of the jail was the county's failure to have a consistent and conflict-free owner's representative overseeing the jail project.
Evans said Thursday that until the design/build RFP process is complete and a bid has been received, he will cooperate with Gilbert and Gores in exploring alternative sites for the jail. The county will not use any of its funds to explore alternative options.
In April, a day after Gilbert and Gores announced plans to bring a Major League Soccer team to Detroit, Gilbert and Arn Tellem, chairman of Gores-owned Palace Sports & Entertainment, held a news conference that showed plans for a professional soccer stadium at the 15-acre jail site on Gratiot Avenue and I-375.
Major League Soccer hasn’t made a commitment to Detroit, but said it is one of seven cities being considered as the league expands.
At the time of the news conference, Evans said the total cost for completing the half-built jail site was still being finalized. He said a requirement he would have for the Gilbert-Gores project moving forward is that the county would get a new jail without additional costs to the taxpayers. Evans also requested a reasonable offer for the site be received by the late summer or early fall.
Gilbert bid $50 million for the site in 2013 when the county sought private alternatives for the land after it determined it didn't have the money to finish the jail, but county officials denied the proposal eventually because of the amount of time and money it already invested in the project.
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Auburn Gets 3 Injured Starters Back Just In Time For Georgia
Auburn has ran into that part of the season where playing in the SEC really takes a toll on players physically. All too often in November the battle in the SEC becomes a game of attrition. Whoever can stay healthiest has the best chance of finishing strong. Auburn has been battling injuries with some key starters the past few weeks.
The biggest injuries plaguing the Tigers in recent weeks have been the most important positions on the field. Of course outstanding Quarterback Sean White didn’t start last week due to being banged up. But he looked good when he came off the bench for the second half so he wasn’t one Auburn was worried about for the Georgia game. Gus Malzahn announced today he will start this weekend.
The biggest news for the defense is that Tre Williams will be back at linebacker. Not having him on the field last week against Vandy was a big deal. Williams is the quarterback for the defense and while the defense did step up, his absence was definitely noticed. It will be crucial to have him back leading this defense this weekend.
“Those guys are kind of our quarterbacks” on defense, Malzahn said. “Hats off to the linebackers that took their place (vs Vanderbilt). That was really impressive what they did. Quarterbacking, the whole deal. We should have everybody back and ready to go defensively (for Georgia).”
Auburn also gets it’s leading receiver, Tony Stevens, back this week. He has 24 receptions for 408 yards this year. That’s a 17 yard per reception average. With the running backs banged up and Pettway questionable, the Auburn receivers and Sean White may have to step up and carry the load. The crew of Auburn’s young receivers have been outstanding in recent weeks but having Stevens back should give Auburn an edge in the passing game.
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On Wednesday, Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression David Kaye will present his report on international legal protection for encryption and anonymity to the United Nations Human Rights Council. The report is an important contribution to the security conversation at a time when some Western leaders are calling for ill-informed and impossible loopholes in technology--a trend that facilitates surveillance and tends to enable states that openly seek to repress journalists.
Ethiopia, which aggressively prosecuted a group known as the "Zone 9" bloggers for participating in email encryption training, is one such state. Authorities there jail more journalists than any other country in Africa, other than Eritrea, and it is the fourth most censored country in the world, according to CPJ research. The Ethiopian government is suspected of conducting widespread surveillance inside the county and of hacking the computers of journalists living overseas.
"In a country like Ethiopia where journalists are consistently watched, [we] need to protect their communications and their data to do reports on sensitive issues," Endalkachew H/Michael, one of the co-founders of Zone 9, told CPJ by email. "If a journalist cannot protect her communication with her sources, she cannot practice journalism."
Michael, who left Ethiopia to study for his doctorate in media studies at the University of Oregon, added: "I believe encryption is a lifeblood for freedom of expression."
In his report, Kaye urged states to promote strong encryption and anonymity through legislation and regulation. The report recommended eschewing restrictions on encryption and anonymity "which facilitate and often enable the rights to freedom of opinion and expression." Kaye said measures by states that weaken security online posed a "serious threat" to freedom of expression, and suggested that some common state practices and proposals were in violation of international law. The report described blanket measures such as encryption backdoors, weak encryption standards, and the holding of encryption keys in escrow as deeply problematic, and concluded that "measures that impose generally applicable restrictions on massive numbers of persons, without a case-by-case assessment," are almost certainly illegal.
In order to satisfy international proportionality principles, the report said, forced decryption by governments must be made on a case-by-case basis, constrained by law, and subject to judicial warrant.
The report went further, acknowledging that state regulation of encryption can be "tantamount to a ban[.]" It condemned the regulatory practices of countries including Pakistan, Cuba, and Ethiopia, noting that they interfered with the right of individuals to encrypt communication. The report supported anonymous and pseudonymous speech, and denounced rules that require users to identify themselves as a precondition to communication. Finally, it urged privately owned companies to refrain from blocking or limiting encrypted communication and to permit anonymous communication.
Why encryption by default is necessary
Kaye's recommendations get to the core of why encryption by default is so necessary. He has brushed aside technically impossible rhetoric and dismissed false legal narratives that serve to reinforce the power of states to censor, surveil and harass journalists.
Under international law, state action that restricts freedom of expression must meet an exacting legal test. First, any limitations must be provided for by law. Second, they must be imposed on legitimate grounds. Third, they must be necessary and proportionate. As enablers of the right to freedom of expression, any restrictions on encryption or anonymity must conform to the same standards, Kaye argues in his report. And that means restrictions on encryption or anonymity are especially likely to fail the third prong because "blanket prohibitions fail to be necessary and proportionate."
Like the right to freedom of expression, encryption and anonymity also enable individuals to form and hold opinions. Unlike freedom of expression the right to hold opinions is absolute--a key distinction Kaye identified as an independent but related basis for protecting privacy-enhancing tools.
Kaye told CPJ that technology was generating new threats to which existing legal principles must apply, adding, "How can a person develop opinions about the world without access to receive information, especially online?"
An attorney, Kaye is realistic about the limits of law for regulating government behavior. As he notes in his report, many states have explicit protection for journalist-source communication. Nonetheless, "States often breach source anonymity in practice, even where it is provided for in law." His report emphasized the need for journalists and others to have the freedom to protect themselves, an astute argument given the borderless nature of the Internet.
For Ali Nikouei, an Iranian blogger who said he was forced to flee, the need for protection is a stark reality. "A journalist [or] an activist who wants to, for example, organize a protest, who wants to have a connection with a news agency outside of Iran ... they have problems," Nikouei told CPJ at the Circumvention Tech Festival in Valencia, Spain, in March. Nikouei, who said he was arrested and held for three months in Iran in 2009, added: "The government is listening to their conversations. The government does everything it can."
Kaye's report gives further momentum to CPJ's vital work. We are engaged with the U.N., the American government, companies, and newsrooms to help make encryption by default a reality in 2015-- a shift that would protect journalists, sources, readers, and other end-users automatically. CPJ converted its site to HTTPs-only earlier this year, which helped us successfully advocate for security improvements at institutions such as Knight Media Lab at Northwestern University and investigative journalism nonprofit ProPublica. Additionally, CPJ will host a technology summit in San Francisco this week to press for the uniform adoption of security best practices in newsrooms.
The momentum for enhanced security is building. The Let's Encrypt project aims to provide free, automated, and open HTTPS certificates to the public within several months. On June 12, Wikipedia announced that its site would convert to HTTPS by default, a process in which the international blogging network Global Voices is also engaged, and which The New York Times is exploring. And, at the same time that it was pressuring Apple and other tech companies to build backdoors into their devices, the U.S. government announced on June 8 that it would move to HTTPS-only for all publicly accessible federal websites and Web services.
To Kaye, the link between press freedom and technology is clear. "[G]overnments are using a variety of technologies and approaches either for mass surveillance or for targeted attacks on and surveillance of activists, journalists, civil society organizations, and others, and some [governments] use technology to block access to information," Kaye told CPJ by email. "Individuals use tools like encryption and anonymizing platforms to protect themselves and their privacy or legitimately gain access to information."
He added: "Those tools need to be protected to allow exercise of fundamental rights to opinion and expression. Restricting these tools restricts exercise of the rights."
Kaye's report drew on submissions from states and civil society organizations -- including a joint letter submitted by CPJ and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, which can be read here.
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Former Home Secretary GK Pillai’s admission on Times Now - that an affidavit filed in the alleged “fake encounter” in Gujarat that killed four Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists, including Ishrat Jahan, was deliberately changed under political direction to omit mention of their LeT affiliation - has set the cat among the pigeons.
Since this allegation has more or less been admitted by P Chidambaram in an interview to NDTV, it shows the extent to which the Gandhi family saw Narendra Modi as a clear threat to its political domination even as early as 2009 (or even earlier), when the Congress party had just trounced the BJP in the general elections.Chidambaram told NDTV: “The original affidavit did say that A, B, C, D were terrorists, but the IB’s position was we don’t name or charge anyone as terrorists... therefore a second affidavit had to be filed to clarify (that),” and that he “owned the decision” to file the second affidavit. (Read here).
What is shocking is not merely that the affidavit was changed, but it was changed in a way that made threats to national security secondary to the political interests of the Gandhi dynasty, Sonia and Rahul.
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The change in the affidavit was wrong in principle for two reasons, even though it is fair to claim that details about the affiliation of those killed by the Gujarat police were not as important as the charge that they were killed in a “fake encounter”.
First, who is being killed is not immaterial to how the fake encounter case is finally decided – especially if it leads to conviction. As an analogy, let’s assume a woman is being prosecuted for the murder of her husband. Is it immaterial to let the court know that she was beaten daily and that may be the cause that led to her murdering her husband, assuming it is all provable? Similarly, in a “fake encounter”, who was killed is not an insignificant fact. The court can show leniency even if there is a conviction if it was clear that the persons killed were threats to national security.
Second, if Pillai is to be believed, there seems to have been wilful suppression of important national security aspects of the operation, Till the affidavit was changed, the Ishrat-LeT case was considered a successful Intelligence Bureau (IB) operation to lure and trap LeT terrorists, but this success was sacrificed and converted to criminality for political expediency, leading the UPA to finally target even the IB officer involved in the operation as an accused. If the country’s intelligence resources are to be compromised so casually for political purposes, the Gandhi family – or the persons acting in their interest – can indirectly be accused of sacrificing national interest in the pursuit of their political enemies.
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In fact, that is really the point of this article. That the Gandhi-led UPA put an enormous amount of state and party resources to ensure that one man – Narendra Modi – was nailed and prevented from posing a challenge to the family’s political dominance, and the Ishrat Jahan affidavit change was only the most diabolical of those moves.
That various non-governmental organisations, the courts and even individual journalists helped in this endeavour shows how the eco-system created by the Congress-Left political forces acts to support the dynasty’s interests.
Consider the sheer number of efforts made to get Modi, with efforts beginning almost as soon as the UPA won the 2004 elections.
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#1: The UPA appointed an illegal probe panel under UC Banerjee to examine the Godhra train fire that set off the Gujarat chain of communal riots and killings. Almost on cue, the committee leaked a report claiming the Godhra train fire was an accident. That report never saw the formal light of day, since the Nanavaty commission, which finally confirmed there was a conspiracy to the train fire, had already been appointed to study the whole issue.
#2: Goaded by various evangelical organisations and NGOs, the US government revoked a visa application by Narendra Modi to visit the US.
#3: Repeated attempts were made by the UPA government to debunk the growth achievements of Gujarat under Modi, with the state’s lag in social indicators being used as a stick to beat the CM with.
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#4: Attempts were made using the spouse of Ehsan Jafri, killed in the Gulbarg Society fire and communal killings, to directly implicate Modi. A pliant police officer, Sanjiv Bhatt, was fished out to claim – several years after the event - that Modi had ordered the police not to intervene in the communal violence following Godhra, when he was not even present at the relevant meeting, with no one corroborating his presence. Bhatt’s wife later fought an election with Congress support, and lost miserably.
As I had noted in an earlier post elsewhere, this is how state resources were used to target Modi:. “If the lower courts can’t implicate or nail Modi, try the higher courts; if the higher courts can’t go too far, get another investigation started; if that doesn’t work, move the courts again to appoint a SIT; if the SIT’s report is not enough, try an amicus curiae; if that doesn’t work, try another SIT in another case; if that doesn’t work, try the CBI.”
And so it went on and on. One wonders why the courts went so far to humour the wishes of the powers that be.
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#5: The Ishrat Jahan case fitted into this pattern of politicians using state power to target one man. The IB was compromised, state police personnel spent years in jail, and the Gujarat police maligned for a fake encounter that was picked out of several hundred such encounter cases all over the country in order to get Modi. That top politicians in the Congress party made a decision to keep mention of the LeT out of the fake encounter affidavit shows this could not have happened without the Gandhis wanting it. Why would a Chidambaram want to intervene in a random encounter case when he showed no such interest in several other cases? Only the Gujarat encounters mattered, and common sense tells us why.
#6: Even while this ammo was being readied, the Congress party came up with another weapon to target Modi – the Communal Violence Bill.
The main purpose of the bill was to clearly demarcate the majority community as the likely perpetrators of communal violence, and its most mischievous proposals were two – one, to bring a communally targeted zone out of state government control, and two, to stick a “command responsibility” blame on the political leadership whenever a communal situation occurred. Though the bill could not have been used against Modi for 2002, it was not unthinkable that the party in power at the centre could engineer a riot in a state, and then target the chief minister for not doing his job. What a diabolical move! It ended in the dustbin as other states were opposed to this unconstitutional encroachment on their own law and order powers.
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#7: Post the Gujarat 2012 election, when it became clear that Modi would be the obvious prime ministerial candidate of the BJP, the Congress got Afzal Guru hanged – not without reason – but with the explicit purpose of showing it could be tougher than Modi in hanging anti-nationals. In doing so, it did not even follow the elementary courtesy of notifying Guru’s family that he was to be hanged and buried in Tihar jail. A month before the Gujarat election, Ajmal Kasab, one of the 26/11 jihadis, was hanged just to prove the Congress’ macho nationalism. All subsequent hangings, of Sikh and Tamil terrorists responsible for the murders of a former Punjab CM and Rajiv Gandhi, were put off based on political pressures from the states concerned. This shows that the purpose of the hangings of Kasab and Guru was to show up Modi, and not justice. However, most leaders of the Congress claimed they were against capital punishment once these two terrorists were executed.
#8: After Modi formally became PM candidate, two other scandals were dusted up. One was an alleged conversation about yet another Gujarat encounter, where there were references to “safed daadi and kaali daadi” (white and black beard), presumably references to Modi and Amit Shah, and another about the surveillance of a young woman by Shah, assumed to be under Modi’s instructions. Various stings by anti-BJP media outfits targeted Gujarat and the BJP.
This is not an exhaustive list of all the ways in which Modi was targeted, but merely an indicative list.
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The point is simple: an extraordinary amount of resources, state and private, was devoted to nailing one man when his alleged lapses were not any different from those of any other CM or political leader of his time. Clearly, it was not about ensuring justice. It was about something else, possibly the extraordinary fears of obsolescence harboured by one political dynasty.
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Customers Can Keep The Tip — Which Might Please Restaurant Workers
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Imagine there's no tipping. By getting rid of gratuities, a few restaurants believe they'll make life easier for customers, while providing a more stable income to servers.
"It eliminates the pressure on the guest to worry about paying our staff," says Brian Oliveira, chef at Girard, a French-style restaurant opening in Philadelphia in a few weeks that intends to offer its staff up to $13 an hour in salary, plus health benefits, but with no tips.
Successful ideas in the restaurant business always get copied. Oliveira said he and his partners were inspired by no-tipping experiments happening at a handful of restaurants in California, Texas and New York.
Those restaurants say employees are more satisfied and that service has actually improved. Moving away from tipping may never spread industrywide, but it's a model that may help answer some complaints about poor salaries.
Packhouse, a no-tip meat emporium that opened in Newport, Ky., in January, pays servers $10 an hour and gives them the chance to earn 20 percent of their total sales per shift if they hit certain targets — whichever is higher. Servers bring home the bigger amount most days.
"If it's dead all day, they don't walk out making nine bucks," says Kurt Stephens, Packhouse's general manager.
Not all servers will be better off under this type of arrangement, but lack of tipping makes for easier accounting for customers and the business itself.
Menu prices might read a bit higher, but diners will know what they'll end up paying at meal's end — probably no more than they would have at an equivalent place where they'd tip.
And lack of tips simplifies compliance for restaurateurs obligated to make up the difference between servers' base pay and the standard minimum wage, if they don't make enough in tips. Currently, the federal minimum wage for tipped workers is $2.13 an hour, although that baseline is higher in a majority of states.
Tipping creates winners and losers. The people who bring you your steaks at high-end restaurants are probably doing quite well off tips, but many restaurant workers can't count on bringing home big bucks, especially after slow shifts on off days. A recent study from the labor-backed Economic Policy Institute found that 17 percent of restaurant workers live in poverty.
"I'm very aware that at some establishments, people would do far better under the existing tipping model," says Bill Perry, who is about to open Public Option, a no-tipping pub in Washington, D.C. "In our category, which is much more neighborhood-oriented, we're concerned that the variability of tips may not produce a good income."
This is an idea still very much in the making. Girard and Public Option aren't even open yet. With only a few other restaurants around the country having made the move away from tipping, it's not at all clear this will be a successful alternative.
But the increasing pressure on restaurants to pay their employees more — from fast-food workers to waiters hustling for tips — is one reason outlets should consider the tip-free approach, says Dennis Lombardi, a restaurant consultant based in Columbus, Ohio.
Wage increases are bound to translate into higher menu prices. "By going to nontipping, they can pay that living wage," Lombardi says, "without having the additional cost of tipping that will determine whether the customer comes back to the restaurant."
It works in Europe. But tipping has long been a part of the American way of dining out, a tool for diners to reward good service — and, less often, to punish those who fail to satisfy. The desire to earn good tips is part of what prompts people to give good service and "promotes the spirit of hospitality," says Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of research at the National Restaurant Association.
"Along with flexible work schedules, tipping is part of what makes [being] a restaurant server an attractive profession for millions of Americans," he says.
Even a labor advocate such as Saru Jayaraman, who directs the food labor research center at the University of California, Berkeley and calls the no-tip approach "a fabulous model," worries that it won't pay off for all workers. An increased base wage is a step in the right direction, she says, but she worries that salaries of $10 or $13 an hour won't be enough.
"Restaurant workers are professionals and in other countries are paid like professionals — $18 or $20 an hour," Jayaraman says.
But many restaurant workers in the U.S. don't make anything near those amounts, she concedes. So the prospect of a guaranteed income will be enticing for many who have come home with hardly anything to show after a quiet Tuesday afternoon lunch shift, suggests Perry, the D.C. restaurateur.
"Some of the folks we spoke to really cited the variability — that they never know what to expect," Perry says. "They can't wait to actually try [the no-tipping model] out."
Restaurant workers have traditionally experienced either feast or famine when it comes to their own pay packets. Some workers might be content just knowing the exact amount of take-home pay they can count on — at least, that's what the number of applicants at the new no-tipping establishments would suggest.
"We're kind of taking the risk off the server and putting it back on the business," says Stephens, the Packhouse general manager. "There's hardly any turnover, and everybody's making money."
A former NPR staffer, Alan Greenblatt is a journalist based in St. Louis.
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Houston sheds 9,200 jobs after schools cuts Houston sheds 9,200 jobs as schools cut back
Job losses in public education overwhelmed any local private sector job growth during July, according to new data released today by the Texas Workforce Commission.
The Houston area lost a net 9,200 jobs last month. Despite gains in health care, manufacturing and energy exploration and production, the creation of 5,100 private sector jobs couldn't make up for the loss of 14,300 government positions.
Job losses included 14,900 in local education and 700 in state education.
At the same time, the local unemployment rate dipped slightly to 8.9 percent in July. The Houston area jobless rate, which is not adjusted for seasonal variations, was 9 percent in June.
In Texas, however, the unemployment rate increased to 8.4 percent in July. The statewide rate, which is adjusted for typical seasonal influences such as major holidays, school schedules and planting and harvesting seasons, was 8.2 percent in June.
Despite the increase in the statewide rate, July was the 10th consecutive month Texas added jobs, according to the commission, referring to a survey of employers that tracks job creation and job loss.
The Texas Tribune is reporting today:
Commission chairman Tom Pauken noted that only two major industries — construction and government - reported statewide job losses last month.
But the increase in the unemployment rate indicates that Texas continues to feel the effects of a stagnant national economy, according to Pauken, who represents employers on the three-member commission.
The Midland area reported the lowest unemployment rate in Texas at 5.1 percent last month. The highest was McAllen-Edinburg-Mission at 13.2 percent.
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The great comedian Milton Berle had a powerful put-down for the many acts that auditioned for his show but failed to make the grade. “High school,” he’d call them. And I can’t think of a better term to describe the Conservative campaign brain trust at the midpoint of this long election season.
Just lately, for example, the campaign seems to be having a tiny problem with geography. Last Friday, a Harper tweet provided a lovely snapshot of Little Crater Lake in the state of Oregon to illustrate its commitment to the Canadian great outdoors. Earlier in the week, a campaign spot talked about shipbuilding in Halifax, N.S. … against a backdrop of Johnstown, Ont. A group of Colombian miners sat in for a party ad promoting a mineral exploration tax credit. And then there was the Tory ad which misidentified a B.C. salmon as its Atlantic cousin — the online trolls are still chuckling over that one.
Well, these things happen. So do things like a sudden drop in the polls to third place. If that’s not a wakeup call, I don’t know what qualifies.
It all made me think of an incident in the 2000 campaign, when Canadian Alliance Leader Stockwell Day lamented that Canadian talent and brains were heading south to the U.S., “just like the Niagara River.” The message was sound, the words were not; the Niagara actually flows northward.
Day took a lot of ungentle ribbing for that error — but his mistakes fade in comparison to the fiasco in the Big Blue Bus these days. There’s one common thread that links Day’s experience in 2000 to what Harper is going through right now: a profound sense of confusion on the ground. But that’s where the similarities end.
I worked on the Day campaign as legislative assistant to a front-bench MP. For the Alliance, the 2000 election was an unwelcome surprise from PM Jean Chretien, who always knew how to catch his opponents off guard. The CA had just been through a highly divisive leadership campaign and the party was low on funds. There was little corporate support for the party and many influential backers were waiting to see whether the Alliance could really replace the Progressive Conservatives as a centre-right alternative to the Liberals. Day fought that campaign on a shoestring, with family members playing key roles in the process.
The Conservative party is having more and more difficulty recruiting volunteers at the riding level. Even campaign stalwarts who show up for every election are finding reasons to stay home this time. Who’s surprised? The Conservative party is having more and more difficulty recruiting volunteers at the riding level. Even campaign stalwarts who show up for every election are finding reasons to stay home this time. Who’s surprised?
Contrast that situation with that of the Conservative Party in the late summer of 2015. They have been in government for almost a decade, with all the electoral advantages that power brings — including the ability to self-promote in publicly-funded PR campaigns, and to set the actual election date. The Conservatives established the current political contributions policy that has moved away parties away from corporate and union donations towards the small individual donors that Conservatives excel at reaching.
They have money in the bank and, by now, they should have the slickest, most professional, most nimble campaign team anywhere. And still the campaign stumbles from error to error, week to week.
To say the fact-checking in Conservative election ads has been less than careful is like saying Hillary Clinton has been less than transparent about her old e-mails. A party with a huge war chest and a winning record shouldn’t be coming off as a fringe party. But that’s what is happening.
Why? There are several reasons. The people who spent their time in the PMO terrorizing MPs and reassuring Harper about his job performance are running the show now; the grown-ups have left the room. Sycophancy might be an excellent way to bootstrap yourself into a career in government, but it’s a terrible way to run an election campaign.
The Conservative party is having more and more difficulty recruiting volunteers at the riding level. Even campaign stalwarts who show up for every election are finding reasons to stay home this time. Who’s surprised? Make the campaign about the leader and nothing else — not the local candidates, not what the party is supposed to represent — and you can expect to see enthusiasm at the grassroots start to wane.
This is still a close campaign and it’s anybody’s to win. But if the Conservative campaign continues to be tripped up by these amateur-hour antics, it might as well close up shop now. It’s time for an agonizing reappraisal of how this campaign is being run. It’s time to bring some maturity, experience and expertise to the effort.
Most of all, it’s time for the Conservative party to remind its erstwhile supporters of why it exists — to be something other than a weak facsimile of, or slightly better alternative to, the other parties. Give the faithful something to fight for. Telling them that “Stephen Harper isn’t perfect” simply isn’t good enough.
Back in 2000, I remember asking a journalist friend of mine who was covering the campaign whether he knew that the Niagara river flowed north, and why Day should be pilloried for making the mistake. “No, I didn’t know,” he said. “But I would expect a guy who wants to be prime minister to make sure he knows before he opens his mouth.”
Good point. I’d only add this: a guy who wants to be re-elected as prime minister shouldn’t be letting his campaign staffers open their mouths every week when they can’t get it right.
David Krayden was raised on Vancouver Island and has written extensively on Western political issues over the years. He was a columnist for the Calgary Herald and host of Calgary’s Liberty Today radio program; more recently he worked as an editor for Sun News. Krayden was a public affairs officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force and spent almost a decade on Parliament Hill as a communications staffer.
The views, opinions and positions expressed by all iPolitics columnists and contributors are the author’s alone. They do not inherently or expressly reflect the views, opinions and/or positions of iPolitics.
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The documentary tracks the rise and fall of Mr. Jeffs, who in 2002 assumed leadership of the church after the death of his father, Rulon Jeffs. With the on-camera assistance of Mr. Krakauer and Sam Brower, another dogged investigator, Ms. Berg fills in a harrowing portrait of Warren Jeffs as a deluded prophet and serial abuser, especially of girls and women who seem locked in another century. Their old-timey look will be familiar to fans of the HBO drama “Big Love,” about a polygamous family trying to find a middle way between faith and the modern world. In “Prophet’s Prey” there’s little evidence of love in what emerges as a tale of madness and abuse, wealth and criminality, mixed in with anti-government rhetoric — all in in the name of God.
Drawing on archival material, landscape beauty shots and testimonials, including from former F.L.D.S. members, Ms. Berg has created an unnerving, sometimes infuriating documentary. She makes smart choices throughout as she weaves together this chronicle of faith and abuse, but her decision to include an audio recording that was used at Mr. Jeffs’s trial of him allegedly molesting a 12-year-old girl was wrong. This decision contrasts sharply with the scene in the documentary “Grizzly Man,” when an on-camera Werner Herzog listens to — but doesn’t share — an audio recording of the mauling death of two people. Mr. Herzog ratcheted up the drama by withholding the recording, but his decision was also a de facto ethical statement about documentary and the uses of the suffering of others.
For the most part, though, Ms. Berg gets it right, burying Mr. Jeffs with persuasive witness testimony and documentation. Along the way, she gestures at larger, underexplored issues, including the rise of homegrown religious fundamentalism in the light of rights movements for women and children. Fundamentalist Mormons are having some kind of moment, including in cable shows like “Sister Wives” and documentaries like this one, which is based on Mr. Brower’s 2011 best seller of the same title. More movies are still to come, including an adaptation of “Under the Banner of Heaven” that is being developed by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, two of the executive producers of “Prophet’s Prey,” and written by a third executive producer, Dustin Lance Black, who wrote for “Big Love.” The story continues.
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Cycle Oregon was canceled Thursday because of wildfires in central and southern Oregon, where the weeklong ride had been scheduled to be held.
The fires pose too big of a safety threat for the 2,000 riders and hundreds of support staff, Cycle Oregon executive director Steve Schulz said in a statement issued Thursday afternoon. The ride had been scheduled to start Sunday, Sept. 10, in La Pine and end back in the Deschutes County community on Saturday, Sept. 16.
What would have been the 30th anniversary ride marks the first time the event has been canceled.
"Fires are impacting five of our seven days with smoke and air quality levels ranging from unhealthy to hazardous," Schulz said in the statement. "Previously designed alternate routes are now affected with fire and smoke from both new and existing fires."
The statement noted that statewide "forecasts for the foreseeable future are for more hot, dry and windy weather with an associated increase in fire activity and smoke production."
Schulz said ride officials made the decision after consulting with the Oregon Department of Forestry, the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Oregon Department of Transportation "and others, and conducting on site personal meetings with Incident Commanders at the fires."
Schulz noted the "situation is unprecedented in Cycle Oregon history; we are in uncharted territory." He said the organization would communicate with riders by Wednesday about next steps including, presumably, a refund process.
In an interview with The Oregonian/OregonLive, Schulz said the decision to cancel was made Thursday morning after a meeting with the nonprofit's staff and its board members.
At the meeting, Schulz described his visits with firefighting operations leaders as well as the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Firefighting managers made clear to him that "if we went down there we're just getting in the way," Schulz said, and that "they would prefer that we not be there."
Before reaching the decision to cancel, the staff and board explored creating a seven-day supported ride in parts of the state not experiencing wildfire and where the organization has experience staging a ride.
While Cycle Oregon has earned a reputation for effectively dealing with logistics, creating a seven-day ride a week in advance was deemed impossible. On top of that, there was the unpredictability of a lightning-caused fire erupting at any new location.
In 2015, wildfire forced the rerouting of Cycle Oregon in northeast Oregon -- one of the geographical areas considered at the board meeting for a makeshift ride.
Schulz said the nonprofit would follow through on financial commitments made to the host communities along the ride as well as vendors.
It's unclear, however, how much of a refund riders can expect. A decision on that is expected by Wednesday. The ride costs riders $999.
The route would have traveled from La Pine south to Diamond Lake followed by a day offering an optional ride up to Crater Lake National Park then around the rim. From there, it was north to Dorena Lake, then Oakridge, Rainbow, Tumalo and back to La Pine. Recent years have featured circular routes with the same start and finish point.
In presenting the route at the outset of the year, Schulz noted the spectacular scenery to accompany an event celebrating three decades. As it turned out, Oregon is experiencing one of its worst wildfire years in recent memory, and Cycle Oregon 2017 would have unwittingly offered a close-up view.
Riders grieved over the decision, but many said they understood the reasoning.
Ashley Horacek of Portland has ridden in seven of the rides.
"Sad, disappointed, upset," she said. "But understandable. What else could they do?"
Lane Cooper of Portland, who grew up in central Oregon and has ridden four of the events, said, "I'm shocked and thoroughly disappointed. I've been looking forward to the route ever since it was announced. ... It's hard to get my head around to think that there is enough fire and smoke across Oregon to shut down Cycle Oregon."
Nichole Lunsford of Portland, who rode in her first Cycle Oregon in 2016, said, "I feel awful for the organizers and for those who planned on going. It must have been an agonizing decision."
Bill Kemnitzer of Clackamas County has ridden in a dozen Cycle Oregons. For 10 of those, he's organized a group camp within the ride of about 30 friends and acquaintances.
He's disappointed, "but I am not surprised at Cycle Oregon's decision," Kemnitzer said. "I trust Cycle Oregon's judgment and I am confident their decision is in the best interest of the riders and volunteers."
But Kemnitzer is not giving up on the idea of cycling in Oregon in September.
"I am going to send out a general e-mail to our group tonight," he said. "I may try to put a mini Cycle Oregon together for a few days."
--Allan Brettman
503-294-5900
@allanbrettman
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In Anthropology, Dinosaurs & Fossils, Research News, Science & Nature / 23 November 2015
By John Barrat
New research by a team of archaeologists has revealed a curious connection between our traditional Thanksgiving dinner and the taste buds of prehistoric mammoths and mastodons.
Today, domestic pumpkins and squash are in a close co-evolutionary agricultural relationship with humans, with big benefits for both species. “If you think in terms of the total number of squash plants now growing in the world, squash has been a big beneficiary of domestication,” says archaeologist Bruce Smith of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, and co-author of a study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
Tens of thousands of years ago in North America squash (Cucurbita spp.) had very different evolutionary partners—mastodons, woolly mammoths and elephants—a relationship that influenced its gourds to be much smaller—baseball-sized—than what we know today and with bitter toxic flesh.
Bitterness was the plant’s natural defense against small herbivores and rodents which would have nibbled away and eaten the gourd’s seeds. Cucurbitacin, a compound that caused the bitter flavor, is also a toxin.
Mastodons, mammoths and other giant herbivores ate these wild gourds and swallowed the seeds because their taste buds didn’t register the bitterness. Their bodies also were large enough to absorb the toxins without harm.
Squash seeds found in fossilized mammoth dung is clear evidence that these prehistoric giants ate the bitter squash and that the wild plant relied on them to disperse its seeds, the scientists report in their paper.
“The plant’s strategy was to allow large herbivores to eat its gourds, and then the seeds would pass through and be deposited some distance away with a little fertilizer in the form of mastodon/mammoth poop to help them to start growing,” Smith says.
The strategy worked. Wild squash was once prolific across the North American landscape.
Following this theory, paper co-author Logan Kistler of Pennsylvania State University and colleagues, analyzed the genomes—an organism’s complete DNA profile, including all of its genes—of an array of mammals of various sizes, specifically looking at genes that allow taste detection of bitter compounds.
Small mammals with diverse diets tended to have more genes for bitter-taste reception, they found. Larger animals such as elephants have fewer of these genes and therefore have less of an ability to taste bitter plant compounds. In Africa today several bitter species of squash are eaten and dispersed by elephants, the scientists point out.
When mastodons and mammoths went extinct in the Americas, wild squash too, saw drastic decline, archaeological evidence shows. “The plants lost their primary means of seed dispersal,” Smith says.
At that time, squash switched partners in its evolutionary dance.
“Initially, humans probably ate the seeds of the wild gourds after some washing to get rid of the bitter taste,” Smith says. Over thousands of years “humans selected for non-bitter forms… so they would have grown them and cultivated them and then selected through the seeds, finding seeds that had less bitterness and planting them selectively.”
Rather than small and bitter, some domesticated squash gradually became large and sweet, like pumpkins and butternut squash. “The gourds certainly would have responded over a series of generations to the selection that humans were placing them under,” Smith says.
Genetic evidence shows domestication occurred for squash in a number of areas in North and Central America at around the same time during the Holocene. Cucurbita may have been domesticated at least six different times in six different places, Kistler told Penn State News.
“There is a huge amount of diversity in some of the domestic species and between them as well,” Kistler adds. “Cucurbita pepo is probably the most variable, with jack-o-lantern pumpkins, acorn squash, zucchinis and others. Cucurbita moschata contains the butternut squashes and the kind of pumpkin that goes into the cans that a lot of folks will be baking into pies…”
(“Gourds and squashes (Cucurbita spp.) adapted to megafaunal extinction and ecological anachronism through domestication,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; Logan Kistlera, Lee A. Newsoma, Timothy M. Ryana, Andrew C. Clarke, Bruce D. Smith and George H. Perrya)
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“The sad thing is that there are so many people like me in that system”
Davino Watson, US citizen falsely imprisoned by ICE agents, speaks out
By Nick Barrickman
4 November 2017
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decision last month denying Davino Watson, a US citizen held illegally for nearly three-and-a-half years by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), of any right to sue for damages is a travesty of the judicial process and an attack on democratic rights.
Davino Watson
The criminal treatment meted out by the government to Watson exposes the decay of basic democratic principles within the United States. It also reveals the fascistic atmosphere being cultivated within the various state immigration and law enforcement agencies, which operate outside of the law even as President Donald Trump vows to “unshackle” them.
Watson previously served time in 2008 for a minor charge when he was detained by ICE agents and the preparations were made for his deportation, a process that would ultimately claim three-and-a-half years of his life. Efforts to provide contact information and documents proving his citizenship were either ignored or mishandled, with Watson being shuffled across the country with no access to the outside world.
In 2016, Watson was awarded damages totaling $82,500, compensation for just 27 out of the 1,273 total days of his imprisonment. Last summer, the WSWS reported that even this minor sum had been clawed away from him by the courts, with judges stating that the two-year statute of limitations for suing the government had expired while he was imprisoned.
Watson, clearly shaken by this traumatic experience, recently spoke at length with the World Socialist Web Site about his ordeal and the difficulties he has faced as a result.
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Nick Barrickman: You’ve been through a great ordeal. How have you been dealing with the recent court decision?
Davino Watson: It’s devastating. There hasn’t been a “sweet moment” since this thing started. It’s been horrible. It hurts to see that the government ignored a lot of things in this case. I told them from the beginning that I am a citizen and showed them evidence, which they ignored. I think that if they would have paid attention I wouldn’t have spent three-and-a-half years in prison.
As far as the lawsuit goes, this case is not so much about money, it’s about justice. I don’t feel that there was justice served. And that’s what bothers me the most.
They claim the statute of limitations ran out while I was in jail. I have a GED (General Educational Diploma). I didn’t know at the time that I could have put in a lawsuit while fighting for my freedom. You have to think about it. I’m fighting not to be deported; I didn’t have a lawyer during that time. I didn’t have any legal representation. I didn’t know what was happening. The only thing I was trying to do was stay in the country and get out of prison.
NB: Can you describe how you were able to get out of that situation of being imprisoned and in the process of being deported?
DW: My case was in the Second Circuit, which had reversed the BIA (Board of Immigration Appeals) decision. They had granted me representation from a law firm, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, which came on at the end of the case while I was incarcerated. They told me that I had done a good job [defending myself] so far and said they would work out some things for me. I thought the situation was improving.
Immediately, ICE started shipping me across the United States. They just told me “pack up.” Next thing you know, I’m on a plane, and then I’m pushed in a van and being dragged down a road in Louisiana. At this point, I didn’t know what was going on. I couldn’t get in contact with my lawyers; I couldn’t get in contact with anyone. Not even phone calls, nothing.
Finally, I ended up in Alabama. I was there for about three weeks in a facility in Etowah County. It was a facility where I was told they [would] try to “ship you off” in the middle of the night.
I had a cousin’s phone number I had memorized because we had been in communication so much through the whole ordeal. I eventually was able to call her to get word out and she got in touch with my lawyers.
Maybe a couple days after I made that call, I was told again to pack up, with no explanation of where I was going. They were like, “You’re free to go.” That was it. No explanation, no money, no identification, nothing. At that time, there was one bus that ran from the location where I was staying. By the time they let me out, the bus had already been gone for nearly two hours. So now I’m stranded, and that was just the beginning of things.
NB: How were you treated in these facilities?
DW: I must say that my treatment was very bad. From the beginning, when I produced my mother and father, my naturalization certificate, they ignored it. I was locked up in a cell for 23 hours a day, which is very difficult and definitely took a toll on me. It took something away from me.
Throughout that I fought because I knew I was fighting for what was right. There were many times that people told me, “Davino, just give up,” and I would say “No! This is not right, I cannot let this happen.”
There was an extreme level of racism shown toward me. My lawyers now see that and point it out. During the trial, my lawyer, Mark Flessner, told the judge that he’s been working in the Eastern District for years and has never seen that level of racism.
There was one deportation officer, and he came to my trial to testify [against me]. His name was Schraeder. At one point, I said to him: “You know what you’re doing to me is wrong and I’m going to win,” and he said, “I don’t care if you win because you’re just another nigger and all I’m going to do is replace you with somebody else.”
I think it boils down to the system. They had all the wrong information--the wrong mother, the wrong father, everything was wrong. I remember throughout the trial, the judge was looking at [the state’s attorneys] like, “How can you be this ignorant with this type of thing?”
I remember in 2007, I was in a downstate correctional facility and I was interviewed by ICE agents and gave them all the right information, so they had it all already but failed to investigate any of it. They had my mother and my father’s number, they could have called and asked about me, but they didn’t. Even when I got to Allegany County, near Buffalo, I submitted documents and they failed to even recognize them.
That showed me that they didn’t really care. They were like, “You’re just another black man, we’re just going to deport you, we don’t care about you or what you’ve got to say.”
One of the most disturbing things that happened was the deposition [at my trial]. A Mr. Joseph A. Marutollo and a Mr. James R. Chow were on the case for the government. They were both very disrespectful throughout the whole trial. During deposition they were asking me questions that had nothing to do with the case. They tried to assassinate my character, asking questions such as, “Why don’t you have kids? Do you have herpes?” and things like that.
We were discussing my being locked up. He [Marutollo] pulled out a handbook of the facility I was held at, with little pictures and things, and was like, “I looked at the facility; it doesn’t look that bad to me.” How can you say that? You’ve never even been there. I was locked up 23 hours a day! They tried to make it seem as though I didn’t suffer because the jail was clean!
I’m so emotional right now just thinking about it. I remember just crying, I mean crying in front of the whole court room about how I was being treated. I remember the judge. He must have slept through 80 percent of the trial. My lawyers can tell you that, he wasn’t listening to anything. I felt humiliated. I started drinking and got involved with drugs because it affected me so much and I didn’t know how to deal with these things. I mean, three-and-a-half years of my life, 23 hours a day in a cell. Who’s going to be normal after that?
They didn’t even apologize afterward. Nobody said “Davino, I’m sorry that this happened to you.” Nothing. Just one humiliation after another.
The government actually lied and committed perjury during the case. I’ve made mistakes in my life which I’m not proud of, but I’m also not a menace, which is what they were trying to paint me to be. They forged a document saying that while I was being detained, I was caught with contraband. They forged my name and signature [on the paper]. Why do that? Why sit there, as federal agents, and lie?
NB: It’s as if the state operates as a law unto itself.
DW: Yes. And the sad thing is that there are so many people like me in that system. They get taken advantage of because they don’t know any better. They don’t have the same luck that I had. There should be legal representation for immigrants as well.
NB: Do you have anything you’d like to say to the readers of this article that you’d like them to take from hearing your story?
DW: To never give up, to fight. America is what it is because we fought for what we believe in. I believe that the truth will come out about what happened to me. It’s a horrible story. I’m just a human being. I paid for my crimes and my mistakes. To do that twice, it’s insane. It’s something that I’m never going to get back. It changed my life forever.
I’ve been trying to get employment and I’ve been unsuccessful because, in my opinion, people don’t even need to run a background check, all they need to do is Google me and see that Watson pled guilty for drug possession ten years ago. I have a GoFundMe page. I’d like you to include that in the article so that I could get some support.
NB: Of course. Thank you for your time. We are going to make sure that your story gets seen and heard widely. You have a lot more support than you might realize.
DW: Thank you so much for giving me this time to tell my story.
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Most Americans do not even think about getting information from alternative news sources
The US most popular TV channel Fox News has been beaten by CNN for the first time during the last seven years. Preferences of US citizens were affected by the media reporting of the election campaign and the country’s foreign policy. Twelve million TV viewers preferred the ‘objective’ CNN to Fox News that justifies George Bush’s policy.
Most Americans do not even think about getting information from alternative news sources
In April 2008 the CNN audience counted 62 million people, while Fox News had only 50 million TV viewers, Handelsblatt reports. According to US media experts, the reason for this change is the information policy run by the competing TV channels. “CNN has beaten all the TV channels by the quality of its programs concerning the elections,” said Joe Cuthbert, a professor of the Department of Journalism of the Columbia University in the City of New York.
Fox News, a part of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, engaged in one-sided advocacy of the stance of the current US administration, instead of providing all-round objective reports of election campaigns. Economists proved that George Bush would have never won the 2000 election but for the support from Fox News. The TV channel definitely backs up right-wing Republicans, Cuthbert considers. “Fox is rather the advocate of Bush’s government than a news TV channel. Now the political ship is sinking, and so is Fox.”
Jonathan Mann who has been working for CNN for 20 years remembers that “CNN used to be a tiny company with a small budget and minimum possibilities.” Now the moderator is 47 years old, but he started as a European correspondent in Paris, and did reports on the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. “At that time we first tried to work in a new way – to broadcast news day and night.”
Naturally, some companies followed that example and later turned into our serious rivals: Fox News and MSNBC in the USA, as well as BBC World, Sky News, N-TV, N24 and other channels in Europe. Today in India alone there are over 25 news channels. “CNN sells a certain product – this product is called information,” Jonathan Mann said.
In late 1990s CNN reduced the amount of political news and started doing more talk shows. As a result, from 2000 to 2003 the corporation lost a part of its audience and profits. The parent company Time Warner thought about the merger of CNN and TV giant ABC or a possible sale of CNN. The New York Times wrote several articles at that time about “the identity crisis” at CNN. “Rivals’ attempts to imitate each other testify to unhealthy situation,” said professor Cuthbert. “Healthy competition means that rivals oppose and differ from each other.”
Finally, the CNN management came back to the things the channel has always been good at. “It is news combined with innovations and the latest technologies,” said David Boreman, the head of the CNN politics department. Success came fast. Although Time Warner does not publicize CNN financial indexes, profits of the legendary channel increased by 20 percent since 2004, The New York Times said.
Source: agencies
Translated by Julia Bulygina
Pravda.ru
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IT WAS a tough round to be an inside midfielder with many deserving engine-room players missing out on selection in this week's Team of the Week, brought to you by Accor Hotels.
The ones that could not be ignored were Matt Crouch, Dayne Beams and Luke Parker, while Stephen Coniglio and Dan Hannebery snuck in but had to line up on the wings.
Unlucky to miss out were the likes of Marc Murphy, Nathan Jones, Luke Shuey and Tom Rockliff.
Jasper Pittard, Elliot Yeo and Zac Williams were edged out of a backline that featured a couple of young guns and a few experienced defenders, including Lachie Henderson and Jordan Lewis, who played his best game for the Demons.
Harry Taylor's goal-kicking heroics in the absence of Tom Hawkins gave him the nod, while Josh Kennedy locked himself into the full forward position – and possibly the Coleman Medal with six goals.
Robbie Gray and Ben Reid missed out, with Cam Pedersen and Lewis Taylor doing enough to pinch the opposite pockets.
The social media head-to-head went the way of Lance Franklin, who easily accounted for Josh Jenkins with 67 per cent of the Twitter vote going the way of the big Swan.
• Nine things we learned from round 21
ANDREW McGRATH (Essendon) – Not only kept Eddie Betts goalless and well below his usual influence, but had 25 disposals, took eight marks and had five rebounds in an impressive game.
JEREMY McGOVERN (West Coast) – Solid in defence for the Eagles with 20 disposals at 80 per cent efficiency. Also took 11 marks and had 11 intercept possessions against the Blues.
LUKE BROWN (Adelaide) – Held Essendon's danger man Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti goalless and to just eight touches while amassing 17 disposals and four marks himself.
JAMES SICILY (Hawthorn) – The feisty backman had 12 intercept possessions from his 27, took nine marks and had six rebounds, which saw him only just get the nod from teammates Luke Hodge and Jack Gunston.
LACHIE HENDERSON (Geelong) – Led the competition (equal with Michael Hibberd and Sicily) for intercept possessions with 12. Staged a stingy defence along with Zach Tuohy, Andrew Mackie and Tom Lonergan, and took eight marks with five rebounds.
JORDAN LEWIS (Melbourne) – Along with Nathan Jones, was a steadying influence for the Demons when the game was on the line. Had 25 touches and took seven marks, and was huge late in the game.
DAN HANNEBERY (Sydney Swans) – Part of a dominant midfield in a landslide win. Had 29 disposals, seven inside 50s, five tackles and six marks.
MATT CROUCH (Adelaide) – Was the Crows' prime ball mover with 35 possessions (20 contested), with an efficient disposal rate of nearly 83 per cent, and seven clearances plus two goal assists.
STEPHEN CONIGLIO (Greater Western Sydney) – Showed his importance with 25 disposals in the talent-heavy Giants midfield. Won eight clearances – five in the centre – and laid six tackles.
Stephen Coniglio reads the play brilliantly and makes the Dogs pay. #AFLDogsGiants pic.twitter.com/isuqitEC6z — AFL (@AFL) August 11, 2017
JACK BILLINGS (St Kilda) – Ended with a puffy eye but not before being a shining light for the Saints. Had 30 possessions and took nine marks, and was let down only by his inaccuracy in front of goal (1.3).
HARRY TAYLOR (Geelong) – Had to be the man in attack with Tom Hawkins suspended and relished with the extra responsibility. Reduced Alex Rance's influence, but importantly kicked four goals, which went a long way to helping the undermanned Cats to their unexpected win.
WATCH: Harry dominated down at the Cattery
An awkward bounce was all Harry Taylor needed to kick his third goal. #AFLCatsTigers pic.twitter.com/buVeafRFl8 — AFL (@AFL) August 12, 2017
CHAD WINGARD (Port Adelaide) – There were a few Power standouts in their win over Collingwood, but Wingard's 32 touches on return from a two-week ankle injury put him a notch above with his influential last quarter. Also drove his team with 601m gained (third overall for the round) and took eight marks.
CAM PEDERSEN (Melbourne) – Showed his worth as a support ruckman and in attack with 26 possessions, two goals, eight marks and six tackles in a different-looking Demons' forward line.
JOSH KENNEDY (West Coast) – Six more goals takes the star spearhead to 60 for the season – one clear of Joe Daniher in the race for the Coleman Medal. Was the difference in the Eagles' 17-point win over the Blues.
WATCH: Look out Coleman, Kennedy is coming
LEWIS TAYLOR (Brisbane Lions) – Showed his creativity with 25 disposals at 96 per cent efficiency (he missed just one target), booted two goals and had three assists.
MATTHEW KREUZER (Carlton) – Took control of the battle with Nathan Vardy and helped midfield teammates Marc Murphy and Bryce Gibbs match it with the Eagles' engine room. Had 33 hit-outs, seven tackles, five clearances and 17 disposals.
DAYNE BEAMS (Brisbane Lions) – Easily best on ground in the QClash. Had 32 touches, kicked four goals, contributed with four assists and had a whopping 13 scoring involvements. Got his team back in the game after a poor start and kicked goals at important times.
LUKE PARKER (Sydney) – Like Beams, got the job done in the midfield and up forward with 29 disposals, three goals and 14 score involvements. Also won seven clearances and took the ball inside 50 six times.
PATRICK DANGERFIELD (Geelong) – Returned from suspension and stepped up in the absence of fellow midfielders Joel Selwood and Mitch Duncan. Had 30 disposals (21 contested), 11 clearances, 10 tackles and eight inside 50s.
DYLAN SHIEL (Greater Western Sydney) – All eyes have been on Josh Kelly recently, but it was Shiel and Coniglio this week. Was a midfield force with 30 touches, five tackles and five inside 50s, despite his shoulder issues.
CLAYTON OLIVER (Melbourne) – Took control of the stoppages with seven clearances, and also contributed with six tackles and 32 possessions, which went with an 81.3 per cent efficiency rating.
The fans' pick
LANCE FRANKLIN (Sydney Swans) – Easily won the fan vote from Adelaide's Josh Jenkins for his four goals and 24 possessions against Fremantle. Started well against draftee Griffin Logue before being somewhat tempered by Joel Hamling, but it was still a return to form for the big forward.
.@Buddy_Franklin or @JoshJenkins24?
Vote now for the final spot in the round 22 Team of the Week, thanks to @Accorhotels. — AFL (@AFL) August 14, 2017
• Check out the best 22 from previous rounds
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The proposal: Brown has proposed generating $12 billion in new revenue by extending higher income and sales taxes and vehicle license fees. He’ll have to get it on the ballot over Republican opposition and then win voter approval.
How do California taxes compare with those in other states?
These charts are part of a series examining budget issues in the wake of Gov. Jerry Brown’s warning that Californians should brace themselves for deep cuts in public services, even as they are being asked to pay more by extending taxes for five years.
Go to our summary page to see some key areas affected by Brown’s budget proposal
and see how California stacks up compared with the four other most populous states – Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois. Or go directly to a page by clicking a link below.
Where do California schools stand currently among the states?
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California’s park access compare with other states?
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That STAR TREK: DISCOVERY casting rumor which hit the web last night has taken on some new life this evening, as Hollywood heavyweights Variety, Deadline, and The Hollywood Reporter are all now reporting that that Chinese-Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh has beamed aboard the upcoming Trek television revival in a yet-undisclosed role – though CBS has not yet publicly confirmed that to any news outlet.
Yeoh is one of Asia’s biggest stars, but she is perhaps best known to Western audiences for her feature-film roles in 1997’s James Bond adventure Tomorrow Never Dies and 2000’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, has recently participated in streaming projects such as the recent Crouching Tiger sequel Sword of Destiny, and the historical drama Marco Polo, both Netflix productions.
It’s unclear what kind of role Yeoh will inhabit on the show, as CBS has kept mum about nearly everything about the upcoming series – but Deadline claims that her character will be “Han Bo,” a Starfleet captain commanding the starship Shenzhou, which “is set to play a big role in Discovery’s first season.”
Her character is not, however, expected to be the yet-uncast “lead role,” expected to be a younger female actor of color, taking on an officer ranked Lieutenant Commander.
Yeoh was asked about her casting in an interview last night, where she adamantly said that she could “neither confirm nor deny” the rumors, but that she expected that “CBS will make their own announcement,” lending even more credence to these yet-unconfirmed reports.
Neither CBS nor the STAR TREK: DISCOVERY production team has commented or confirmed this casting news, but with these three high-level entertainment news outlets all reporting it tonight, it seems more likely than not that Yeoh’s found a place in the Roddenberry universe.
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Around 8:15pm on Tuesday evening, screenshots emerged online which indicated that Justin Bieber liked a video of Donald Trump's on Instagram.
You could be forgiven for thinking that all those words have nothing to do with politics, but let's carry on regardless because it's 2016.
Bieber has 78m Twitter followers and 64m Instagram followers and is therefore a big social media influencer. Which makes it no bad thing for Donald Trump if he's seen to have liked a Trump political broadcast.
A screengrab, caught by JustinBieberTracking, appeared to show exactly this...
...although it appears that Biebs may have subsequently unliked the video, which implored Wisconsin voters to “Make America Great Again", since he appears to no longer 'like' it.
Bieber doesn't follow Trump on Instagram, and it is also possible that the screenshot could be a fake.
There have, however, been numerous different screenshots of the 'liking', which suggests it did indeed occur.
Whether Bieber's apparent endorsement will translate to votes is unknown, but it surely can't hurt the heir-apparent for the Republican nomination to have one of the world's biggest celebrities seemingly on board.
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A report has emerged today that police in Miami are investigating three separate shootings which occurred Tuesday night, resulting in the deaths of two juveniles and injuries to two other people. One of the two youths killed was 16-year-old Richard Hallman, a student at Booker T. Washington High School and a member off the school’s football program.
Treon Harris, the rising sophomore quarterback for the University of Florida, played football for Booker T. Washington and graduated in 2014. Hallman is apparently his cousin, and Harris is taking the news very hard, as expected.
Harris, who started the final six games of the 2014 season for UF, has been posting emotional tributes to Hallman on his Twitter account since last night.
Praying For my lil cousin man #CrazyWorld — Treon Harris (@t5_harris) March 24, 2015
Talked to you yesterday, you told me everything was good — Treon Harris (@t5_harris) March 25, 2015
Didn’t drop a tear in so long — Treon Harris (@t5_harris) March 24, 2015
Never thought I could hurt this bad — Treon Harris (@t5_harris) March 25, 2015
Watch over me and guide me lil rich #ThisForYou — Treon Harris (@t5_harris) March 25, 2015
The news has also hit 2015 UF wide receiver signee Antonio Callaway hard. Callaway is a senior at Booker T, and has also posted several messages dedicated to Hallman on Twitter.
My lil brother man pic.twitter.com/oOUPUjgtsM — RICH gang (@Ripbobby_G) March 25, 2015
You Said You Was Coming With Me To Gainesville How You Gone Leave Me Hanging Like That Bruh — RICH gang (@Ripbobby_G) March 25, 2015
Just reading those tweets is very heartbreaking. Our thoughts and prayers are with Callaway, Harris and the Hallman family during this difficult time.
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I just read that Starlog magazine is ceasing print publication, and as a fanboy my heart is broken. Back in the day before the internet it was damn hard for a fanboy to find anything anywhere on science fiction films and TV shows — and riding a wave of Star Trek fandom Starlog magazine filled that gap.
Suddenly anybody who could get to a newsstand could have access to a high quality magazine with amazing articles. In many ways Starlog was wikipedia before the web — early issues would feature detailed episode guides to every science fiction TV series that you could imagine. What also made Starlog cool was hat they wouldn’t just cover the latest hit, often they’d have articles on classic films from eons ago. Not only that but the articles would also go into loving detail on anything that they covered — in fact the magazine would often feature blueprints and rare photos that you couldn’t find anywhere else.
Knowing that I was a die hard Star Trek fan my father purchased my first issue for me, and it was as if my life had changed. Suddenly I realized that there were other fans out there besides me. And a few years later when my heart was broken that Star Blazers went off the air I was able to to start a fan club by placing a cheap ad in the classified section of the magazine. Starlog was also very generous to fans by printing up convention listings, so many a fanboy owes their start in fandom to Starlog. From what I can see they’re trying to turn the magazine website into a web portal — and while I hope that does well I feel like an era has just ended…
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Some 40 years ago, Prince Philip visited the South Pacific island of Vanuatu with his uncle, Lord Montbatten.
The visit was largely unremarkable, except in one key way: a religious sect was born that views Philip as their god. Matthew Baylis recently chronicled that visit and the religion, which thrives even 40 years later, in his new book "Man Belong Mrs. Queen: Adventures with the Philip Worshippers."
"They had a jolly old time. They wore hawaiian shirts, they swam in lagoons, they took part in rituals. They sat on plastic chairs with 'throne' chalked on them. They rubbed noses with Tahitian lovelies," Baylis said.
Baylis grew up in the Liverpool area, some 9,800 miles away from Vanuatu. But he, too, was fascinated by the Duke of Edinburgh, even hanging up a poster of the Prince on his bedroom wall. When he was an anthropology student, he traveled to the South Pacific island nation to find out why the prince generated so much interest.
"In general, they [Prince Philip and Lord Montbatten] showed themselves to be very, very different from the colonial officials of which the people of that area had had the most experience," he said. "They showed themselves to be easy going, rough and ready, all-action guys and that's exactly the kind of man who they most admire in that part of the South Pacific."
Why Prince Philip? Baylis said the prince's visit coincided with the island's preparation for independence from the French and the British.
"People were casting around for allies, in the turmoil in these pre-independence years," Baylis said. The village of Tanna "felt it needed a symbolic and significant relationship with some sort of outside power in order to help them. So, at the same time that Prince Philip was there being a rough-and-ready, all-action kind of guy, these people were thinking 'we need to find someone who can be a patron and a figurehead for us.'"
And thus, a movement was born.
As a whole, said Baylis, the South Pacific islanders view foreign visitors in a very significant way. For example, on the island of New Hanover in Papua New Guinea, the islanders revere President Lyndon Johnson, whom they invited to represent them in Parliament.
"It was a quite deliberate slap in the face to the Australian authorities who were ruling the area quite badly," Baylis said.
Baylis said the Tanna village holds a ceremony annually to honor Prince Philip and even has a shrine dedicated in his honor. The prince has played into his role. The village has three signed photographs of the prince, as well as a number of letters, Baylis said.
The Duke of Edinburgh may not be not the most likeable member of the royal family, but that hasn't deterred the people of Tanna.
"They have a perfect explanation for it," Baylis recalled. "When I was there, I sort of said, 'you know, he's not tremendously popular in Britian,' and they said, 'yes, exactly, that's because he's from Tanna!'"
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BUFFALO – At 6-foot-2 and 207 pounds with perhaps the broadest shoulders in development camp, Sabres prospect Hudson Fasching looks built for pro hockey at just 19 years old.
But the American, who scored 14 goals as a freshman during the University of Minnesota’s run to the 2014 national championship game, recently announced he will return to the Gophers for his junior season.
Why?
“It was kind of about being an experienced player,” Fasching said Monday inside the First Niagara Center.
The opportunity to develop leadership skills as a veteran enticed him back to college.
“Growing up, I was always the youngest kid on the team,” he said. “I kind of fit into that role. I never really grew to understand leadership and how to really fulfill that. So I think that for me this year’s kind of about growing not only as a player, but also as kind of a person and as a leader.”
Fasching, part of the Brayden McNabb trade with Los Angeles at the 2014 deadline, is one of the country’s top teenage prospects. The Minnesota native has represented Team USA at the last two world junior championships with Sabres prospect Jack Eichel, the second overall pick last month.
Eichel’s many talents have wowed Fasching.
“He does everything well,” Fasching said. “There’s not one thing you can say, ‘You know, he has a weakness.’ I think that’s what makes him so special.”
Fame hasn’t changed Eichel, he said.
“He’s still the same kid,” Fasching said. “Obviously, he’s had to grow up. He’s obviously had a lot of attention. I think because of that he’s matured a little bit more quickly.”
He added: “He’s a little bit of a goofball sometimes. He messes around. But he means well, and when it comes down to it, he works hard.”
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The Silicon Valley Roller Girls are hosting an action-packed derby doubleheader on Saturday, March 15th at San Jose Skate, located at 397 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose.
The Silicon Valley Hard Drivers will take on the Monterey Bay Derby Dames at 6pm in an edge-of-your-seat bout. Then at 8pm watch the Silicon Valley KillaBytes go head to head with Pacific Coast Recycled Rollers.
Ticket prices are $12 in advance or $18 at the door for general admission; $8 advance or $10 at door for kids ages 6-12; and kids 5 and under get in free. For $30, a VIP ticket offers premier seating in our trackside VIP section. Our VIPs take advantage of upgraded cushioned chairs, tables, a dedicated SVRG waitress and the very best view of the entire track. Doors open at 5:30pm.
A portion of bout proceeds will be donated to Veggielution Community Farm, a non-profit organization that believes everyone deserves to eat healthy, affordable food and puts fresh fruits and vegetables onto the plates of low-income families in San Jose. Get Tickets There are no active dates for this event. Online ticket sales have ended, but tickets will still be available for $18 general & $10 children at the door. Not Available Location San Jose Skate
397 Blossom Hill Road
San Jose, CA 95123
United States
Categories Sports > Roller Derby
Kid Friendly: Yes! Dog Friendly: No Non-Smoking: Yes! Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! Contact Owner: Silicon Valley Roller Girls On BPT Since: Jun 19, 2008 SVRG Bout Production [email protected] www.svrollergirls.com
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The Daily Beast columnist Kirsten Powers took a jab at Congressional Republicans on Monday when she told Fox News Channel’s Bill Hemmer that she thought the GOP was negotiating with President Barack Obama like children.
RELATED: John Boehner Claims He Was ‘Flabbergasted’ By Obama’s Fiscal Cliff Proposal: ‘We’re Nowhere’
National Review editor Rich Lowry called the White House’s initial offer to resolve the fiscal cliff was more of an effort by the president to “break and humiliate Republicans.”
Powers, meanwhile, thought that the president did not have a partner negotiating in good faith in Congress because Republicans have refused to make a counteroffer.
“I find the stuff that the Republicans are saying is really being counterproductive,” Powers said.
Hemmer said that the GOP’s counteroffer was their willingness to put added tax revenues on the table. “I’m talking cuts,” Powers said. Hemmer reiterated the Republican party’s position which Powers found incredulous.
“Where is their offer,” Powers asked. “If they’re the party of cutting spending, stop talking about some Democrats. Make an offer.”
Lowry insisted that Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been publically expressing his willingness to deal with the White House on a variety of news programs.
“That’s really how you think Republicans should lead is just sit and wait for a call from the president,” Powers asked Lowry. “You don’t think that they should make an actual offer?”
“I feel like we’re dealing with a bunch of three-year-olds,” Powers said with frustration. “We’re not going to actually just tell the White House what we want; we’re just going to talk about it publically.”
Watch the clip below via Fox News Channel:
> >Follow Noah Rothman (@Noah_C_Rothman) on Twitter
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I have been working on a recipe this past week. It is an American Pale Ale with a spicy jalepeño kick called Fenrir’s Bite (recipe here). Today I put together a 1 gallon batch using the μMLT and the yeast starter I did yesterday. I picked up a coarse nylon bag to fit inside the μMLT with the hopes it would make cleanup easier, but instead it just made things more difficult. I was never able to set a decent grain bed and after doing roughly a gallon of vorlauf, the wort was still not running clear. It also did nothing to make cleanup easier, so I think I am going to scrap the idea of a bag liner for the mash tun.
Goal OG was 1.060 and actual was 1.063 (15.8° Plato on the refractometer). I ended up doing a 70 minute boil to get the volume down to just under 1 gallon so I could fit 400 mL of the starter yeast in the glass jug with the wort. For now it is sitting in the basement. We’ll see if it takes off. Hopefully it will have a nice kick to it.
I ended up dumping the boiled jalepeños into the fermenter. I am not sure if that is going to negatively impact the pH or not. I may take a pH reading tomorrow (since this is an experiment) just to see how much the peppers are adding to the acidity.
Update: The next morning
The airlock is full of krausen. Apparently fermentation took off like a rocket during the night. I also grabbed a pH strip this morning to check if the peppers in the jug were adversely lowering the pH of the wort. One problem though… I am out of wort range pH strips. I have some 2.8-4.4 range strips for checking the viability of my spray bottled StarSan, but that doesn’t really tell me much useful information about the wort. All I can say for sure is that the pH is greater than 4.4.
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An elite group of nation-state hackers running roughshod through the financial sector and other industries in the U.S. has pioneered techniques that others are following, and has used sophisticated methods to go after hardened targets, including hacking a security firm to undermine the security service the company provided its clients.
The highly professional group, dubbed Hidden Lynx, has been active since at least 2009, according to security firm Symantec, which has been tracking the group for some time. Hidden Lynx regularly uses zero-day exploits to bypass countermeasures they encounter. And, unusually for a government-sponsored effort, the gang appears to have a sideline staging financially motivated attacks against Chinese gamers and file-sharers.
Symantec believes the group is 50-100 people strong, given the extent of its activities and the number of hacking campaigns its members maintain concurrently.
"They are one of the most well-resourced and capable attack groups in the targeted threat landscape," Symantec writes in a report released today (.pdf). "They use the latest techniques, have access to a diverse set of exploits and have highly customized tools to compromise target networks. Their attacks, carried out with such precision on a regular basis over long periods of time, would require a well-resourced and sizeable organization."
The group has targeted hundreds of organizations – about half of the victims are in the U.S. – and has succeeded in breaching some of the most secure and best-protected organizations, according to Symantec. After the U.S., the largest numbers of victims are in China and Taiwan; recently the group has focused on targets in South Korea.
Attacks against government contractors and, more specifically, the defense industry suggest the group is working for agencies of a nation-state or states, Symantec says, and the diversity of the targets and information they're after suggest "they are contracted by multiple clients." Symantec notes that the group is primarily engaged in state-sponsored hacking, but the hacker-for-hire service conducted on the side for profit is significant.
The attackers use sophisticated techniques and display skills that are far in advance of the Comment Crew and other groups recently exposed. The Comment Crew is a group that numerous security firms have been tracking for years but got attention earlier this year when the New York Times published an extensive report tying them to the Chinese military.
The Hidden Lynx group pioneered so-called "watering hole attacks" whereby malicious actors compromise web sites frequented by people in specific industries so that their computers are infected with malware when they visit the sites. The hacking group began using the technique more than three years ago, before it became popularized by other groups last year. In some cases they maintained a persistent presence on compromised sites for two to five months.
"These are exceptionally long periods of time to retain access to compromised servers for payload distribution of this nature," says Liam O'Murchu, manager of security response operations for Symantec.
Many of the tools they use as well as their infrastructure originate from China. The command-and-control servers are also hosted in China.
“We don’t know the people who are operating this,” says O’Murchu, “we can just say there are an awful lot of indicators to China here.”
The group has a small connection to Operation Aurora, the group, said to be from China, that hacked Google in 2010 along with about thirty other companies. According to Symantec, they use one of the same Trojans that was used by that group.
"It's very unusual because the Trojan is unique," says O'Murchu. "We don't see it used elsewhere. The only place we see it used is in those [Aurora] attacks and this group."
O’Murchu says there may be more connections between the groups but Symantec hasn’t found any so far.
The group uses dynamic DNS to rapidly switch command-and-control servers to hide their tracks and recompiles their backdoors frequently to keep a step ahead of detection. They also switch out zero-day exploits when one is discovered. For example when one zero-day vulnerability gets patched by a vendor, they've immediately swapped out the exploit attacking it for a new one attacking a different zero-day vulnerability.
In at least one interesting case, it appears the attackers gained knowledge of a zero-day exploit against an Oracle vulnerability around the same time that Oracle learned of it. The exploit was almost identical to what Oracle provided customers to test their systems.
"We don’t know what’s going on there, but we know that the information that was released from Oracle regarding the exploit is almost identical to the information that the attackers used in their exploit before that information was released," says O'Murchu. "Something is fishy there. We don’t know how they got that information. But it’s very unusual to have the vendor release attack information and have the attacker already using the information."
But their boldest attack so far targeted Bit9, which they hacked just to obtain the means to hack other targets, O'Murchu says. In this, they resemble the hackers that penetrated RSA security in 2010 and 2011. In that case, hackers targeting defense contractors went after RSA security in an attempt to steal information that would allow them to undermine the RSA security tokens that many defense contractors use to authenticate workers to their computer networks.
Bit9, based in Massachusetts, provides a cloud-based security service that uses whitelisting, trusted application control and other methods to defend customers against threats, making it difficult for an intruder to install an untrusted application on a Bit9 customer’s network.
The attackers first broke into the network of a defense contractor, but after finding that a server they wanted to access was protected by Bit9’s platform, they decided to hack Bit9 to steal a signing certificate. The certificate allowed them to sign their malware with the Bit9 certificate to bypass the defense contractor’s Bit9 protections.
The Bit9 attack, in July 2012, used SQL injection to gain access to a Bit9 server that wasn't protected by Bit9's own security platform. The hackers installed a custom backdoor and stole credentials for a virtual machine that gave them access to another server that had a Bit9 code-signing certificate. They used the certificate to sign 32 malicious files that were then used to attack defense contractors in the U.S. Bit9 later revealed that at least three of its customers were affected by the breach.
In addition to defense contractors, the Hidden Lynx group has targeted financial sector, which makes up the largest group of victims attacked by the group, as well as the education sector, government and the technology and IT sectors.
They’ve targeted stock trading firms and other companies in the financial sector, including "one of the world's largest stock exchanges." Symantec won't identify the latter victim, but O'Murchu says that in these attacks it appears they’re not going after victims to steal money from their stock trading accounts but are likely seeking information about business deals and more complicated financial transactions that are in the works.
O'Murchu didn't identify the victims, but one recent hack that matches this description involved a 2010 breach into the parent company that operates the Nasdaq stock exchange. In that hack, the intruders gained access to a web application used by company CEOs to exchange information and set up meetings.
The Hidden Lynx group has also gone after the supply chain, targeting companies that supply hardware and secure network communications and services for the financial sector.
In another campaign, they went after manufacturers and suppliers of military-grade computers who were targeted with a Trojan installed in an Intel driver application. Symantec notes that the attackers likely compromised a legitimate web site where the driver application was available for download.
Aside from the nation-state hacking activity, Hidden Lynx appears to operate a hacker-for-hire group that penetrates some victims – primarily in China - for financial gain. O'Murchu says the group has targeted peer-to-peer users in that country as well as gaming sites. The latter kinds of hacks are generally conducted with the intent of stealing a player's assets or game money.
"We see that as an unusual aspect of this group," O'Murchu says. "They definitely go after difficult-to-get-into targets like defense contractors, but we we them also trying to make money. We see that they use Trojans that are specifically coded to steal gaming credentials, and normally the threats to steal gaming credentials are used for money. It’s unusual. Normally, we see these guys working for the government and ... stealing intellectual property or trade secrets, but this one they are doing that but they are also trying to make money on the side."
The group has left clearly identifiable fingerprints over the last two years that allowed Symantec to trace their activity and connect different attacks.
O'Murchu thinks the group hasn't wanted to spend time covering its tracks, instead focusing on penetrating companies and maintaining a persistent hold on them.
"Hiding your tracks and being careful to be exposed can actually consume a large amount of time in these sorts of attacks," he says. "It could be they just don’t want to spend that much time to time to cover their tracks."
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Social protection is now being promoted by international organizations in order to further reduce poverty in developing countries whereas, in Northern countries, social protection is being dismantled. We are witnessing a paradigmatic change giving a new, neoliberal, meaning to social protection. Basic income is often proposed as an alternative, aimed at giving all individuals, unconditionally, an income that allows them to live in dignity. However, can citizenship be compatible with unconditional social benefits?
In this contribution, I analyze both proposals and I search for ways to combine them. This implies we re-think social protection, for the North as well as for the South, away from neoliberalism. Framed in terms of ‘social commons’, social protection could become a tool for systemic change, based on rights and inspired by the philosophy of ‘buen vivir’.
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Weeks before the races, they start to land in our inboxes. Flanders info sheet. Giro info sheet.
The sheet is the skeleton of a bike race, the structure on which an entire team’s functions are built. Who’s going to the race on what day, flight numbers, layover airports, a list of the cars and bus going to the first hotel. Who’s picking who up in what car at what terminal.
Sheet doesn’t do them justice, really. The sheet for the Giro is actually 17 pages of careful deliberation. It’s a written chart of the invisible lines we will trace across North America and Europe to all make it to one hotel. I imagine us all as yarn strings across a pane of glass in someone’s head. Move one string and it bends them all.
That person is real, and her name is Louise Donald. She’s the Cannondale Pro Cycling Team’s operations director, and she works with the directors and other staff to charts the courses of all these ships that eventually dock at a bike race. The information is kept in “the cloud” — that way there is one live copy and less room for confusion, as it changes by the hour sometimes.
“There’s a lot more travel now than there ever was before,” she told me. “In my dreamworld, I’d write software to make the whole thing connected and seamless. My dream is to type something once, just one time, and it’s populated in all the right places. If Rigo changed his jersey size I’d put it into the database, it would go into his next order, Castelli would be able to see it.”
The team will allot 10 complete kits for each rider over the season, roughly. We have 13 cars, seven of which have televisions in them, meaning they’re up to snuff to go into the races, piloted by one of our sport directors. The cars the soigneurs drive to the feed zones need to be race ready as well, in case one of the primary DS cars have an issue mid-race and they need to swap rides. This happens more often than you might think.
In total, we have two team buses, three mechanic trucks, one Sprinter van, and various rented vans and campers that keep the show on the road. It’s a constant game of both Tetris and Jenga; something may fit somewhere, but it may be holding another part of the organization up somewhere else. After Ardennes week, some of the cars, and the bus, remained in Belgium and were sent to the Giro start, while others were sent from elsewhere in Europe to the south of Italy for the team after the long transfer.
“As it grows and changes, more technology is required,” Louise says. Her greatest challenge? “To make sure that everyone who needs to be is accurately and quickly informed of all plans and subsequent changes to those plans. It’s ever-changing. I’m just the hub of the wheel — I’m in the middle, with the other operations staff.”
That staff processes e-mails while most people read them. Louise alone sends about 150 emails every day during the season. For the logistics staff, cell phones are the axis upon which their professions turn.
Sport directors and the performance team also churn out crucial information. They spend weeks of thinking and planning while riders were training just to get to be selected for the Giro. Most of the riders did 130 or so hours of work, each, on the Teide volcano.
Directors logged hours on Google Earth, looking at the roads and the corners and what might be a problem for a team trying to win the the race, as ours is. Sometimes a DS will look at one stage for five hours, just analyzing the roads from above, looking for the corners that can end a team’s GC dreams.
Fabrizio Guidi, one of our two directors leading the Giro team, said the work started going into planning the logistics of each day here more than a month ago, and that’s got nothing to do with the theater of the race itself. There are myriad races each day: to the start, the actual race with riders in it, to the feed zones, to the finish, to the hotels. To the buffet.
On the ground here, the information comes daily to our inboxes from director Bingen Fernández. Hourly breakdowns of each day land the night prior: Breakfast, staff: 7-8. Breakfast, riders. Bags out in hallway or to truck. Depart, start, bus with the doctor, riders. Race start. Drive to finish. You’re in car 7, drive it to the hotel if we’re on the podium. GPS coordinates of the hotels, sent out about four times. Those are the important ones.
My data allowance was obliterated after three race days.
All those words and numbers on the spreadsheet allow the machinery of the team to rumble to life each morning. New bike frames show up to be built, the washing machines roll all day long. Bags of kit, bags of food. There were 27 people in Holland traveling as a group and now we’re at 30 in Italy, all with one real goal comprised of hundreds of tasks each day that must be done in order to reach it. There’s 21 other teams doing mostly the same thing, too.
From the outside, this sport is so shiny. The veneer is one of clean glass, glimmering bikes, mechanics leaning nonchalantly on the hoods of race cars, no cares in the world. But there’s a stream of numbers beneath that skin, and they tick by all day.
The swanning about in the mornings at the starts is just gloss laid over the bones of the spreadsheets. Tomorrow, one of those names on the sheet will be fifth wheel, or have a flat on the side of the road, and another one of those names or flight numbers will be sprinting out of the car to fix it.
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The mother of Hugh Grant's daughter received a barrage of threatening phone calls while the actor was appearing on Question Time to talk about the closure of the News of the World, the lawyer acting for victims of alleged press intrusion has claimed at the Leveson inquiry.
David Sherborne, who represents the woman as well as speaking on behalf of 51 alleged victims of press intrusion at the Leveson inquiry, told the high court she was too stressed at the time to call the police.
Sherborne said that "Whilst Mr Grant was appearing on Question Time, discussing the closure of the NoW, Rupert Murdoch and press standards generally, she received a barrage of telephone calls from a withheld number from someone who managed to get it from somewhere, and when they finally answered she was threatened in the most menacing terms, which should reverberate around this inquiry: 'Tell Hugh Grant he must shut the fuck up'. Unsurprisingly she was too stressed to call the police."
The barrister also claimed that Tinglan Hong's mother was almost run over by paparazzi in the weeks after Grant became one of the most prominent critics of News International.
He told Lord Justice Leveson that the incidents had been reported to the Metropolitan police on the third day of the judicial inquiry into phone hacking and media standards on Wednesday.
Near the end of a lengthy diatribe against tabloid press ethics and behaviour, the lawyer said he had secured an emergency injunction on behalf of the mother of Hugh Grant's child. Sherborne claimed the real reason for her injunction is that she has received threats because the father of child has spoken out against the press.
Grant appeared on Question Time on 7 July to discuss phone hacking. On the same day News International announced the closure the News of the World following the revelation that the paper had accessed the voicemail of murdered teenager Milly Dowler.
Leveson told Sherborne he had presented one side of alleged press intrusion "very graphically" and he wanted to be satisfied he has a full picture of the incidents the QC made claims about.
Sherborne also told the inquiry that the parents of Madeleine McCann "begged for restraint" from blatant intrusion into their private lives by the News of the World.
He claimed that the now-defunct tabloid newspaper published Kate McCann's private letters to her missing daughter without consent and even before her husband Gerry had seen them.
Charlotte Church will also give evidence as a core participant to the inquiry.
Sherborne told the high court that Church had been hounded incessantly by photographers looking for a scoop – and as recently as a week ago was the subject of a "complete fabrication" published in one unnamed newspaper.
He claimed that Church's mother attempted suicide shortly before the News of the World published a story in 2005 alleging that her father was having an affair. "This is the real, brutally real impact this kind of journalism has," Sherborne said.
Earlier, the inquiry heard how Max Mosley believed that the News of the World's invasion of his privacy contributed to the suicide of his son.
The original article stated Church's mother attempted suicide shortly after the News of the World published a story in 2005 alleging that her father was having an affair. This has been amended and now states Church's mother attempted suicide shortly before the News of the World published a story in 2005.
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Bangladesh’s High Court on Monday summarily rejected a 28-year-old writ petition seeking the removal of Islam as the state religion of the Muslim-majority country.
Former military dictator HM Ershad declared Islam the state religion through a constitutional amendment in 1988 to win popular support in the face of a campaign by major political parties to oust him from power.
On Monday, a bench of three judges made the decision on the ground that the committee under which the petition was filed in 1988 had no legitimacy as it was not a registered body, said Murad Reza, an additional attorney general who opposed the petition on behalf of the government.
Also, almost half of the group of 15 eminent citizens who filed the petition have died, and Islamist groups have at various times described the petitioners as “atheists”.
The decision means Islam will stay as the state religion in the nation’s charter, which also speaks of equal rights for other religious minorities, Reza said.
“The writ petition was filed by the Autocracy and Communalism Resistance Committee but this committee was never registered with the government. The citizens filed the petition under this committee’s banner, they did not sign it individually. So I think the rejection was rightly done,” Reza said after the court gave its ruling.
In 2011, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina brought back secularism as a pillar of the Constitution, but retained Islam as the state religion, understandably because of its popular support in a country where more than 90% of the population is Muslim.
Subrata Chowdhury, the lead lawyer for the petitioners, said he had no clear idea why his petition was rejected.
“We will be able to talk about this in detail after seeing the full observation of the court,” Chowdhury said. “We have to wait for that.”
Hefajat-e-Islam, a major Islamist group, welcomed the court’s decision. “This is the victory of the Muslim ummah,” said Mujibur Rahman Hamidi, a leader of the group.
Fazlul Karim Kashemy, another leader of the group, said non-Muslims’ rights will not be affected by the decision.
“We have been living together for long, we will stay like this. Our co-existence will not be affected,” he said as his supporters surrounded him outside the court.
First Published: Mar 28, 2016 16:47 IST
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Retirees eat in the City of Hope church cafeteria. The church serves one meal a day, which sustains many seniors who have seen the government cut off their pensions. (Photo11: Tatyana Goryachova)
DONETSK, Ukraine — Retirees in Donetsk, the largest city in eastern Ukraine held by pro-Russian separatists, are dying of hunger because their pensions have been cut off by the national government, rebel officials and residents say.
Though Ukraine has not publicly discussed starvation deaths, it acknowledges there is a humanitarian crisis in the eastern region because of the conflict and blames the separatists and Russia for supporting the rebels.
The government cut off pensions this month to people in all areas of eastern Ukraine controlled by separatists to undercut support for pro-Russian rebels.
The number of starvation deaths in Donetsk is hard to pin down, largely because the conflict between Ukraine and separatist forces has crippled government functions in the east, including medical and coroners' offices that record causes of deaths.
The siege of the city that began in August has led to 40% of the city's 1 million people fleeing.
Dmitry Ponomarenko, pastor of the City of Light Protestant church, said he believes the starvation toll is in the hundreds, perhaps thousands. His assessment is based largely on accounts from parishioners and 300 seniors who come to his church daily for a free meal. In one month, they reported more than 100 starvation deaths of pensioners in Donetsk, he said.
Dmitry Ponomarenko, pastor of the City of Light church in Donetsk, Ukraine, says churchgoers reported 100 starvation deaths of seniors in one month. He says hundreds are dying of hunger in eastern Ukraine's biggest city. (Photo11: Tatyana Goryachova)
The Ukrainian Independent Information Agency, citing aid workers, reported that 22 seniors in Donetsk, mostly single men, died of hunger in September.
Irina Prodorova, who volunteers to bring meals to shut-ins, recently found the bodies of two men she had been helping. She said their emaciated condition indicated they died of hunger. Her group has resources to serve only one meal a week to shut-ins, she said.
Alexander Zakharchenko, prime minister of the separatists' Donetsk People's Republic, has acknowledged that retirees are dying of hunger.
In a meeting with Donetsk city officials Dec. 9, he said, "The main topic of discussion was paying social benefits to elderly and disabled pensioners because they are starving and cannot buy medicine."
The average Ukrainian pension is meager — $107 a month — but it can be the difference between life and death for many.
A number of aid groups are fighting hunger in Donetsk and other cities in the war zone, including the United Nations Food Program and the charitable foundation of Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's richest man, who fled to Kiev when separatists threatened to kill him. These efforts are sporadic and limited to a few thousand people at a time. They don't come anywhere near replacing the pensions.
The separatists and Russia have decried the pension cutoff as inhumane. Kiev says rebels and criminals have taken much of the money it sends to the eastern region.
The cutoff, announced Nov. 5, means payments will no longer "be stolen by pro-Russian bandits," Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said.
Donetsk pensioner Mikhail Potyaka, 69, said the only reason he didn't die of starvation recently was because of a neighbor's kindness. He had been going to the City of Light church to get the one meal a day he eats when he caught pneumonia.
"I lay in bed delirious for three days while my neighbor took care of me," he said.
Although he's better, he said he still has a high temperature because he has no money for medicine. "I don't know what I'll do if I get sick again and can't get to the church for food," he said. "I guess I'll die."
Donetsk's mayor in exile, Alexander Lukyanchenko, who fled to Kiev in August after receiving separatist death threats, has criticized the government for the cutoff.
The only way for residents of neighboring Donetsk and Luhansk provinces to get their pensions back is to go to a city outside the war zone to re-register for benefits. Many retirees lack the health or money to travel so far from their homes, Lukyanchenko said.
Yatsenyuk, the prime minister, said the pensions the government withholds are accruing for the beneficiaries and will be paid once the eastern region is free of separatist control.
Ponomarenko, the pastor, and others who help the retirees fear a lot more will succumb to starvation.
"We have only enough money to help a few pensioners who are able to walk to our church each day," he said, adding that's a small fraction of the retirees going hungry.
Foster reported from Portland, Ore.
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Today is any given Sunday in the heart of the off-season. The most important sports going on today are the remaining college basketball conference championship games. But what if the Raiders had to put a team on the field today? What would it look like?
The next time the Raiders have to put a team on the field is a good five months from now. And that's good because it would be a difficult bordering on impossible idea to try and field a team right now. But just for the fun of it, let's look at what that team would look like.
Offense
Defense:
*Jacoby Ford will be the team's slot receiver
**Team has discussed trying him at corner but as of now he is still a running back.
***Still on roster but expected to be released.
****If team makes switch to 3-4, Burris would also be a starter.
Specialists
P Marquette King K Sebastian Janikowski LS Jon Condo KR Jacoby Ford Coye Francies PR Phillip Adams Denarius Moore
ERFA= Exclusive Rights Free Agent
That adds up to 54 players on the roster if you include the four Exclusive Rights Free Agents who were on the active roster at the end of last season. Figure Rolando McClain would be inactive even if he were on the roster and the Raiders have just enough players to make up a 53-man roster. Not the ideal 53-man roster, but 53 warm bodies none the less.
They are allowed 90 players in training camp so this chart will change quite a bit between now and then.
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Just a few weeks ago, rapper Lil Wayne was not in good shape. He was checked into the ICU for six days, reportedly high on sizzurp, but he somehow managed to evade death even though the usually-right-about-celebrities-dying "reporters" at TMZ said he was on his way to higher ground. Now Weezy is telling everyone to relax, and not to worry, he's just epileptic. "The bad news is I'm an epileptic. I'm prone to seizures. This isn't my first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh seizure. I've had a bunch of seizures, ya'll just never hear about them," Wayne told Los Angeles's Power 106 FM. He further explained his recent stay thusly: "But this time it got real bad 'cause I had three of them in a row and on the third one, my heart rate went down to like 30 percent. Basically, I could’ve died, so that is why it was so serious."
So, this is the first time the world is hearing about Wayne's brush with death from the rapper himself, and his version of the hospitalization heard around the world cuts against what we were told at the time: that Wayne more or less overdosed on sizzurp—a mix of prescription strength cough syrup with codeine and soda—and that he was hanging onto life by his fingernails. Even TMZ, which has consistently been the accurate source of news on the death of celebrities like Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston, reported that Wayne he was receiving his last rites—a report TMZ later retracted. That did not go over well with Wayne, who compared the celebrity news outlet to his misbehaving children:
That’s what they do. I can’t be upset at that. I get upset at my kids when they do things that I tell them not to do. I can’t be upset at TMZ for doing what they do. They gon’ probably come out tomorrow and say something else about somebody else that ain’t true. That’s what they do. The truth isn’t good enough for them, so they gotta twist everything up.
Wayne's version of the events, of course, does not mention sizzurp—he traced the hospitalization back to his seizure problem, and stress. "[T]he reason being for the seizures is just plain stress, no rest, overworking myself. That's just typical me though." Wayne is planning a 40-show tour, which begins on July 5.
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Freedom isn’t free.
You may think that statement is trite. I actually think it makes a ton of sense.
Americans are rightfully proud to live in the Land of the Free. We have more freedom than most countries in all sorts of awesome ways: religion, speech, movement, etc. As they say, it makes us the envy of the world and is the primary reason why immigrants — legal and otherwise — still flock to our borders and shores.
Of course, there are limits to our freedom. We are not free to murder and pillage, sell heroin, run naked onto an NFL field. These are easily agreed upon taboos. Reason being is that the cost to society of allowing that much freedom is simply unacceptable and/or morally reprehensible.
There are also what I call ‘debatable freedoms,” those which we have hashed out to decide whether or not they are worth exercising. Our acceptance of them evolves over time. Think legalized marijuana or same-sex marriage.
And then there are other societal freedoms many of us seem to believe in that come with huge, often under-recognized, and to my mind, hard-to-defend costs. Three examples here are free, unfettered financial markets; a wide-open internet; and nearly unlimited access to firearms. Many of us believe passionately in these freedoms, but I wonder if we fully understand the price we pay for them.
Let’s take them one by one.
Free, unfettered financial markets
You could argue that the financial crisis of 2008/2009 came about in large part because of deregulated or under-regulated financial markets. Speculation in credit derivatives and mortgage-backed securities, along with accompanying risks that were poorly understood, created systemic risk, which badly damaged our nation’s economy and much of the rest of the world’s as well. How much did these free financial markets cost us during the Great Recession? It’s hard to pin down exactly, but I’ve seen estimates of anywhere from $12 trillion to $22 trillion — yes, with a ‘T’.
After Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008, policymakers advanced a slew of regulations intended better prepare the financial system for market and economic volatility. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/Files More
A few points here. Of course our free markets have created trillions more than that in wealth. And I’m not talking about implementing thousand of pages of myriad arcane derivatives regulation. I’m thinking mostly about increasing the amount of capital for securities firms. Simple stuff. Next financial crisis, make shareholders pay, not Jane Q. Public. So I’m arguing that with more capital requirements, which is a form of less freedom (I know, hard for Americans to swallow if it’s put that way) and yes adding cost, we could optimize our capital markets. A most worthwhile exercise, I say.
A wide-open Internet
Next the Internet. First let’s acknowledge that the internet isn’t completely free to begin with, even in the U.S. You cannot legally post child pornography or sell opioids on the web, for example. So there are limits already. Again, I know Americans will hate to admit this, but clearly we need more regulation. Why? Because the costs are too high not to.
Right now, we are paying an unquantifiably high societal price and then spending blindly to clean up after the fact. For instance, how much did the hacks on our parent company Yahoo cost? After one breach was announced, Verizon lowered its purchase price by $350 million. As for the Equifax breech — and dozens more — who knows.
And there are the real biggies: What is the cost to our society of Russian trolling and fake news on Facebook and Twitter? Examples: Fakes news roils an Idaho town. A guy goes to shoot up a pizza parlor in Washington, D.C. over a bogus viral story. Count: Millions and millions of dollars.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. REUTERS/Stephen Lam More
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On “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the current keeper of the Stanley Cup — Hockey Hall of Fame curator Phil Pritchard — showed up with the Cup and L.A. Kings players Alec Martinez and Justin Williams. After finding out that the Cup has been mountain climbing, canoeing, and even on a Sea-Doo, Kimmel decided to see what they could and couldn’t do with it.
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One of the perks of being the Stanley Cup Champions is that each player gets to spend a day with the Cup itself. That doesn’t mean they get to do whatever they want with it, though — the “keeper of the cup” is always standing by to make sure the Cup is taken care of and remains in tact.
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It’s probably a good thing Kimmel wasn’t on the team, as the majority of his ideas were shut down immediately. He couldn’t wash a dog in it, nor could he play it like a bongo, steam vegetables or stick it on his car like a hood ornament. But when he asked if they could make a margarita in it, he got a green light from Pritchard.
Guillermo was prepared, wheeling out a cart with drink fixings. Kimmel provided his own bottle of tequila, which he emptied into the Stanley Cup as Guillermo and the guys prepared the other ingredients.
See photos: Hollywood Gets Hockey Fever as the LA Kings Close in on the Cup
Then, with giant novelty straws, they got to enjoy a very strong, very salty margarita out of the Stanley Cup. That’s probably only the first of many crazy adventures the Cup will have as the year progresses and it makes its way through the Kings lineup.
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" " The AAP has realized that a " just turn it off" stance is not very realistic in the digital age. Thanasis Zovoilis/Getty
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is changing its mind about "screen time" – or at least bringing its stance into the full-blown digital age.
The impending revision of the AAP's policy statement, announced in October, is driven by an acknowledgment that its current screen-time guidelines, best known for nixing any screen time for children under 2 and limiting older kids and teenagers to two hours a day, are outdated. Some of the current advice predates widespread Internet use.
"The problem is that technology moves faster than science can study it," says Dr. Ari Brown, a practicing pediatrician and chair of the AAP Children, Adolescents and Media Leadership Work Group, via email. "Our previous recommendations were made because we had enough health and developmental concerns about potential risk of TV use to advise parents about it."
With schools eagerly implementing technology wherever funding allows, not to mention grade-school enrichment classes on coding, software that lets kids compose music on computers and strong anecdotal evidence that playing Minecraft can benefit kids with autism, espousing strict minimization ignores the obvious. Today's kids are "digital natives." Technology is in their blood.
The AAP's new view, summarized in "Beyond 'turn it off': How to advise families on media use," sees TVs, computers, gaming systems, smartphones and tablets as mere tools. Time spent with them can be good for kids or bad for kids, depending on how they're used.
The AAP made addressing children and media a top priority starting in 2012, a focus that culminated in the May 2015 "Growing Up Digital" symposium. The conference brought together experts on child development, social science, pediatrics, media, neuroscience and education, and called attention to the growing body of evidence supporting the potential (and potentially significant) benefits of screen time in child and adolescent development.
At the symposium, social scientists presented data showing that when teens connect online, those peer connections can be "significantly meaningful," and sometimes "more supportive than their real life friendships," reports Brown.
The implication, she says, is that "there are some very positive [online] opportunities for acceptance and support as teens develop their identity and self-esteem."
Other insights pointed to possible ways to strengthen digital media's teaching potential. Neuroscientists, she says, presented research showing that 2-year-olds learn novel words as well by video chat as they do by live communication, suggesting it's the two-way interaction that matters most. Technology that facilitates that back-and-forth, then, is more likely to facilitate learning.
But here's the thing: Handing a 2-year-old an iPad and walking away isn't going to cut it, no matter what the software facilitates.
" " This girl watches cartoons online with the iPad tablet while sitting on the sofa at home. Artur Debat/Getty
"All of our experts indicated the importance of co-engagement," Brown says. Parental involvement determines the ultimate nature of screen time. For young children especially, positive outcomes rely on "screen time" also being "together time."
Much of screen time's potential for good, in fact, hinges on the parents, whether the child is 3 or 13. The AAP recommends parents join their kids in the digital world when possible, and familiarize themselves with their kids' media of choice even if they don't share the activity.
Parents should also lay ground rules for when, where and how long kids can engage in screen time, establish "screen-free zones" (hint: dinner table) and, of course, monitor all content. The potential benefits of screen time don't negate the potential (and potentially significant) dangers.
"Parenting has not changed," says Brown. "The same rules apply to every environment your child lives in — school, home, tech ... Set limits, be a good role model, know who your kids' friends are and where they are going."
The AAP's new policy statement on children and media will likely not come out until late this year, but Brown says it will "acknowledge where the research gaps are ... look to optimize the opportunity that the digital age presents, and minimize the risks. It will be practical and broad enough to be more evergreen so the guidance will be able to keep up with the next great tech thing."
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Bitcoin surges
Bitcoin, the digital currency that has become a global phenomenon, reached an all-time high today, topping $200 (U.S.).
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It went as high as $240.11 at one point.
As The Globe and Mail's Omar El Akkad writes, Bitcoin has become an Internet sensation, suddenly surging in value four years after its birth.
Just to illustrate how far it has come, one Bitcoin was worth about just $9 two years ago, and is now being talked about by those in the currency trade, among others.
Of late, this currency has been gaining as the euro crisis rears its ugly head again. Now, of course, there are questions over whether it's in bubble territory.
What to make of this?
"You can think of Bitcoins like the suburbia of Toronto, with the crucial difference that the land isn't real and the government steps in to limit the supply the more investors apply," said Sébastien Galy of Société Générale.
"The difference is that instead of taking years for that boom-and-bust process to happen it is happening at an incredibly rapid pace," Mr. Galy added.
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"Another way to look at it, is Germany post World War I where the absence of manufacturing supply and imported goods meant that lots of moneys helpfully supplied by the central bank was chasing a very limited supply."
As to its frothy nature, Mr. Galy said something's a bubble only when it pops but "it has characteristics of one, it would be safe to assume."
As an asset, said Justin Fox, editorial director of the Harvard Business Review Group, Bitcoin "is clearly in a bubble," and has been so always. Though looking at asset pricing may be the wrong approach in this case, he wrote today on the group's blog.
"A dollar bill lays claim to no stream of future earnings, yet nobody says there's a 'dollar bubble' because somebody's willing to give you a candy bar for one," he said.
"This even though a dollar is almost certain to buy you less in a few years than it does now. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a 2013 dollar has one-tenth the purchasing power of the 1950 version."
Bitcoins, in turn, have surged.
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"This sounds like a good thing, but for a currency it's really not," Mr. Fox said.
"An economy where bitcoins were the means of exchange would have experienced 98-per-cent deflation over the past year. No one would be able to repay any loans, or really do business at all. What we want out of a currency is not price appreciation but stability."
As Mr. Fox put it, it "kind of makes your head hurt" to think about it.
Bitcoins have no "intrinsic value" as an asset, though they've climbed too sharply to be used as money.
Look more like the rise in gold? Sure, but has "not been the greatest of assets" for investing over time and isn't "the greatest of currencies," for that matter, though it has kept its buying power.
Of course, Mr. Fox added, gold can make stuff, like jewelry.
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And then there's the "crucial" similarity.
"Unlike dollars, which can be created at will by the Federal Reserve, the supply of both bitcoins and gold is determined by forces outside the control of elected or appointed government officials," said Mr. Fox.
"Given the long history of governments debasing their currencies to the point of worthlessness, the limited-supply, non-governmental nature of gold and of Bitcoins has its attractions."
You can invest in Bitcoins, or sell what you've got, among other things. One man says he sold a 2007 Porsche for 300 Bitcoins.
"You can't lend them yet or leverage at this point," said Mr. Galy. "It will come, though."
RBC's Nixon on outsourcing issue
Royal Bank of Canada's chief executive officer says the incident involving the outsourcing of technology jobs has been overblown and does not reflect RBC's policy.
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"We work very hard as an institution to ensure that we put a very high priority on Canadian jobs," he told the CBC today.
"I think our track record when it comes to things like outsourcing is very good. Our record is very impressive.
Agrium defeats challenge
Agrium Inc. today beat back a challenge from dissident shareholder Jana Partners as investors backed the agribusiness giant's board of directors slate, The Globe and Mail's Boyd Erman and Kelly Cryderman report.
The vote illustrated "the overwhelming support for Agrium and its integrated strategy," said chief executive officer Mike Wilson.
Jana had believed it had enough votes to get two directors on the board.
Porter expected to unveil deal
Porter Airlines Inc. is expected to announce an order for as many as 30 of Bombardier Inc.'s C Series aircraft, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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The announcement could come as early as tomorrow, and would make Toronto-based Porter the first Canadian carrier to buy the mid-range aircraft, The Globe and Mail's Bertrand Marotte writes.
Construction cools
Canada's homebuilding industry is cooling off, but still holding up.
Housing starts climbed 0.4 per cent in March to an annual rate of 184,000, better than expected, though that was driven by construction in rural, rather than urban, areas, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said today.
Separately, Statistics Canada reported that building permits, which can be volatile, rose 1.7 per cent in February, although it was driven up by the non-residential sector.
"Canadian homebuilding activity has been on a decidedly downward trend since peaking in the first half of 2012 and the six-month moving average of Canadian housing starts (which the CMHC refers to as the 'trend' rate) declined to 189,700 annualized units in March, its lowest level since June 2011," said economist David Onyett-Jeffries of Royal Bank of Canada.
"The moderation in homebuilding is consistent with our view that the housing market is experiencing a gradual cooling from the elevated levels of activity seen in 2012."
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NEW DELHI: Petrol and diesel prices have risen to their highest in three years in some cities in the country, following a sharp rise in international rates driven by the hurricane-induced shutdown of refining capacity in the US.Petrol price in Mumbai rose to its highest since August 2014 while diesel prices reached their peak since August 2014 in Kolkata and Chennai. In Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai, petrol prices are at their peak since January this year. Since July 1, petrol has climbed Rs 5.18 per litre in Mumbai, and diesel by Rs 5.75 per litre in Kolkata, and Rs 5.71per litre in Chennai.On Tuesday, petrol cost Rs 79.48 per litre in Mumbai and Rs 70.38 per litre in Delhi while diesel was priced at Rs 62.37 per litre in Mumbai and Rs 58.72 per litre in Delhi. Prices vary according to local levies imposed by different states. Petrol and diesel aren't in the ambit of the goods and services tax and the rate of taxes imposed by states vary.Indian fuel retailers such as Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum started daily revision of prices of petrol and diesel from the middle of June, replacing the previous practice of fortnightly revision. Companies align local fuel prices with international rates and account for currency fluctuations in daily revision.Daily price changes are small and rarely make it to the headlines and go largely unnoticed. The recent price spike is expected to result in enormous gains for oil companies who while charging higher fuel prices also benefitted from lower crude rates as refinery shutdown in US cut demand for crude oil
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Last week, I posted this article analyzing NFL team/college pairings in the NFL Draft. In that study, I included every draft pick since 1936, as the goal was to get a flavor of NFL history. However, I thought it would be fun to do the same thing but to look at more recent time periods. Today’s post will be mostly tables, so hopefully you guys can add the analysis. Let’s start by looking at all (but only) the drafts in the post-merger period in NFL history.
NFL Drafts from 1970 to 2013
Top Five Schools for each Team
The Rams/UCLA connection is still at the top of the list, but the Pittsburgh/Pittsburgh combination falls off. In fact, the Chiefs and 49ers have drafted as many Panthers since the merger (10) as the Steelers. The table below shows the top five schools for each team:
All teams to draft 10+ players from the same school since 1970
This list displays all team/college pairings with at least ten players. For space reasons, the table defaults by showing the top 50, but you can use the search function and the arrow boxes at the bottom of the table to see the rest of the list.
Over the last 30 years (1984 to 2013)
If we look at only the drafts from the last 30 years, the Bears/Sooners top the list. Chicago drafted 14 players from Oklahoma since 1984, with Tommie Harris being the best. Here are the top five schools for each team
All teams to draft 7+ players from the same school since 1984
Over the last 20 years (1994 to 2013)
The local connections really die down once we limit things to just the past two decades. Unsurprisingly, the southeast portion of the country is the one most likely to stay local.
Top Five Schools for each Team
All teams to draft 5+ players from the same school since 1994
Over the last 10 years (2004 to 2013)
No connection over the past decade has been as strong as Cincinnati-Georgia. It started with Robert Geathers in 2004, and then the Bengals selected David Pollack and Odell Thurman in the first two rounds of the 2005 draft. In 2010, Cincinnati went back to the Bulldogs front seven and hit a home run with Geno Atkins in the fourth round. In 2011, A.J. Green was the team’s first round pick, and the Bengals spent a fourth round pick that year (Clint Boling) and the following year (Orson Charles) on more Georgia players. In the third round this year, Cincinnati drafted safety Shawn Williams.
Top Five Schools for each Team
All teams to draft 3+ players from the same school since 2004
Finally, let’s close with a list of the teams that have drafted at least 3 players from the same school over the last five years:
All teams to draft 3+ players from the same school
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Image caption The school is also facing a probe by the Education Funding Agency
A Muslim free school accused of imposing strict Islamic practices, such as segregated classrooms, has closed following an inspection by Ofsted.
The BBC understands Ofsted's findings were so damning that the acting head of Al-Madinah, in Derby, had little choice but to shut it down immediately.
The school said the move was due to a "health and safety issue" but expected it to reopen in the "very near future".
Ofsted said it could not disclose its concerns until the inspection ended.
It added it had "made some findings and shared them with the principal". The second day of the inspection is taking place later.
In a statement on the school's website titled "short term closure", interim principal Stuart Wilson said: "Owing to a health and safety issue, I have taken the decision to close the school... until I am confident that all children are safe on site.
HOW FREE ARE FREE SCHOOLS? Free schools are "free" in as much as they are not bound or funded by local authorities. Instead, they receive their funds directly from central government and have increased autonomy over the curriculum they follow, teachers' pay and conditions and the length of school terms and days. However, they are not free to do whatever they wish and must follow statutory and recommended procedures, much like any other maintained school. For example, all schools must have a child protection policy and all teachers and other adults who have contact with pupils must have an enhanced criminal records check. Free schools are inspected by watchdog Ofsted and have a duty to enter pupils for public exams such as national curriculum tests (Sats) and GCSEs; they are held to account by pupils' results, again as maintained school are. In terms of admissions, free schools cannot select by ability, but can select up to 10% of pupils on aptitude for a specialism such as sport or art. Faith-based free schools must admit at least 50% of pupils "without reference to faith" when the school is oversubscribed.
"As parents, you will be informed directly, and on the website, when you are able to send your children back to school...
"Assuring you that we have your children's best interests at heart."
In a series of newspaper reports unnamed former staff members of Al-Madinah, which opened as a free school in September last year, had alleged that girls were forced to sit at the back of the classroom.
Unnamed female staff members have also claimed they were forced to conform to a strict dress code including wearing a head scarf or hijab - whether or not they were Muslim.
Immediate inspection
When it opened Al-Madinah claimed to be the first Muslim ethos, all-through [reception, primary and secondary] free school in the country.
The school's first head teacher, Andrew Cutts-Mckay, left the school after less than a year in the job.
Last week, the interim principal told the BBC that he had not received any complaints from colleagues regarding the dress code and that pupils were not being segregated, with girls and boys being treated equally.
Ofsted is not the only organisation with concerns about Al-Madinah.
The Education Funding Agency - from which the school gets its public funding - is investigating alleged financial irregularities.
In a statement, the Department for Education said it was already investigating the school before the allegations became public.
It said: ''We discussed the problems with Ofsted and it launched an immediate inspection. We are waiting for Ofsted's final report and considering all legal options."
The school's closure is likely to be embarrassing for Education Secretary Michael Gove, who introduced free schools in 2010 in an effort to raise standards in education.
Free schools are state funded but operate outside local education authority control and can be set up by parents and community groups in England.
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Astronomers have known for decades that turbulent motion mixes and heats the interstellar medium (ISM), the dust and gases between the stars. But until now no one had been able to actually photograph this motion. An article published yesterday in Nature by a team of astronomers not only reveals this turbulent gas, but also that it moves at a low but supersonic velocity.
The images were taken by a group of astronomers led by Bryan Gaensler, and used the Australia Telescope Compact Array. It was focused on a region in the southern galactic plane about 10,000 light-years away, in the constellation Norma.
Turbulent, supersonic gas is characterized mainly by the Reynolds number (the ratio of momentum to viscous forces, which determines when a flow becomes turbulent) and the Mach number (the flow speed divided by the local speed of sound). These quantities have been difficult to measure in the past, since astronomers haven’t been able to get an adequate picture of the gas, but they do know that structures formed by the turbulent motion range from 1,000 km to 100 parsecs (over 1015 km).
Now, describing the ISM as "gas" is a bit of an overstatement, if you’re picturing gas as in our atmosphere. The ISM is extremely low density, ranging from 10-4-106 molecules per cm3 depending on the temperature (for some perspective, the density of air at ocean level on Earth is about 1019 molecules per cm3).
We can’t see the ISM using visible light, so astronomers observe radio waves emitted from the Milky Way and altered by passing through this turbulent region. The gases are ionized, so their swirling, mixing turbulent motion forms electrical and magnetic fields (known as magnetohydrodynamic flow), which in turn affects the polarization of radio waves.
These changes in polarization can be detected by radio telescopes (like the one the team used) and indirectly reveal the direction of flowing gases. The researchers used these measurements to make an image of the region (see above), which shows a complex field of tangled, twisting tendrils (say that three times fast) of gas. These structures are formed by turbulent vortices and intersecting shock waves.
In order to figure out if the gas was moving at subsonic or supersonic speeds, they also performed three-dimensional computer simulations of the ISM, comparing subsonic (Mach number below one), transonic (Mach number around 1), and supersonic (Mach number well above one) models with the real images. The team found that the subsonic and transonic results better matched the network of tendrils seen in the images. Based on this, and prior studies, they concluded that the gas flows at a low Mach number (less than two). Sound moves pretty quickly there, however, so this corresponds to about 70,000 km per hour (even though the density is much lower than in our atmosphere, the temperature and pressure are higher than you'd expect, and the speed of sound depends on the ratio of pressure to density).
Using the same approach, the team plans on studying other properties of this region, and hope to calculate the properties of the ISM more accurately. A better picture of the ISM is important because it will help us better understand the overall motion of galaxies and formation of stars, which occurs in the (relatively) dense regions.
Nature, 2011. DOI: 10.1038/nature10446 (About DOIs)
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Documentary Description
Find out the secrets of Skull & Bones, the mysterious organization portrayed in the Oscar® - nominated film The Good Shepherd.
They are the subjects of controversy and curiosity. Their members include some of the world's most powerful individuals, including political leaders and the super-rich. Their goals are unknown.
HISTORY'S MYSTERIES™ delves into the tightly guarded world of SECRET SOCIETIES in an attempt to lift the veil of mystery surrounding groups like the Skull & Bones, the Bilderbergs and the Tri-Lateral Commission. We'll hear from some conspiracy theorists who believe that they are conspiring to take over the world, and others who contend that they already have! Historians help document what is known about the groups' origins and aims, and we'll see intriguing evidence that suggests that some fears about these organizations may be justified!
SECRET SOCIETIES: HISTORY'S DARK SIDE journey's through the past and present in search of clues for what is really going on behind the closed doors of the groups whose names - but not aims - are known.
Tags: video videos bilderberg trilateral commission cfr counsel foreign relations skulls bones documentary
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