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Review the Latest on the New Pritzker Military Archives Center
The Pritzker Military Archives Center (PMAC) was built in Somers, Wisconsin out of a need for additional archival space to store the collections of Pritzker Military Museum & Library (PMML), which will continue to operate in downtown Chicago. Its collection has grown to about 100,000 books, artifacts, and other items due to the overwhelming support of donors and families eager to protect their family's legacy and stories. The PMAC in Wisconsin will help house some of those materials and support another 20 to 25 years of growth for the organization and its collection. Along with the archival space, workspace for the Pritzker Military Museum & Library staff will be included for continued curation of the military collection for future exhibits. It will also feature a 9,500 square foot Gallery Center for public viewing.
The Cold War Veterans Memorial is another project to extend the mission of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, located in Chicago, by sharing the stories of those who served, from 1945-1991, and will provide a space where both the armed forces and civilians can together understand the past, present and future of the citizen soldier.
The PMML will remain in Chicago.
Pritzker Military Archives Center
Cold War Veterans Memorial
Feet of Green Space
Acres of Anticipated Tax Exemption
Square Foot Gallery Center
About Pritzker Military Museum & Library
The mission of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library is to increase the public's understanding of military history, military affairs and national security by providing a forum for the study and exploration of our military – past, present, and future – with a specific focus on their stories, sacrifices, and values. These citizen-soldiers continue to apply the lessons of service to better civilian life, preserve democracy and safeguard our nation. We believe that military history is human history and defines our collective experience.
A non-governmental, non-partisan organization, the Museum & Library features diverse collections, scholarly initiatives, and public programs from its flagship center in downtown Chicago to its world-class research center and park currently under construction in Somers, Wisconsin. With national and global reach, these spaces and events aim to share the stories of those who served, helping citizens everywhere to appreciate the relationship between the armed forces and the civilians whose freedoms they protect.
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Toyo Tire fined $1.7 million for participating in bid-rigging conspiracy
Competition Bureau
Eighth guilty plea in Competition Bureau's motor vehicle components investigation
OTTAWA, Dec. 9, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. (Toyo), a Japanese manufacturer of automobile and truck tires and other rubber components, pleaded guilty today to three counts of bid-rigging under the Competition Act and was fined $1.7 million for its participation in an international bid-rigging conspiracy related to the supply of anti-vibration components to Toyota Motor Corp., Ltd. (Toyota).
The Competition Bureau's investigation found that between June 2004 and August 2006, Toyo engaged in secret agreements with other suppliers of anti-vibration components in response to requests for quotes issued by Toyota for certain Corolla, RAV 4 and Lexus 350 RX models.
To date, the Bureau's investigation involving motor vehicle components has resulted in eight guilty pleas and over $58 million in fines imposed by the courts since April 2013.
Anti-vibration components are rubber and metal parts of different shapes and sizes that are usually custom designed for specific automobile models in order to reduce noise and vibrations in various parts of motor vehicles.
The Bureau first learned of cartel activity in the motor vehicle components industry by way of its Immunity Program, after which it began investigating in December 2009. The investigation also benefitted from the cooperation of numerous companies under the Bureau's Leniency Program, in which Toyo also participated.
The Bureau's investigation relates to a series of alleged conspiracies and bid-rigging agreements or arrangements among various suppliers in the sale and supply of components used in the manufacturing of motor vehicles in Canada and elsewhere.
"The Competition Bureau's investigation into potential bid-rigging and price-fixing in the supply of motor vehicle components continues. We are committed to vigorously enforcing the criminal cartel provisions of the Competition Act against those who engage in anti-competitive conduct, including both businesses and individuals. Cracking down on cartels has been and continues to be a top priority for the Bureau.''
Stéphane Hould
Associate Deputy Commissioner of Competition
Immunity Program
Leniency Program
Bid-rigging: Awareness and Prevention
www.competitionbureau.gc.ca
Enquiries/Complaints
The Competition Bureau, as an independent law enforcement agency, ensures that Canadian businesses and consumers prosper in a competitive and innovative marketplace.
SOURCE Competition Bureau
For further information: For media enquiries, please contact: Media Relations, Telephone: 819-994-5945, Email: [email protected]; For general enquiries, please contact:Information Centre, Competition Bureau, Telephone: 819-997-4282, Toll free: 1-800-348-5358, TTY (hearing impaired): 1-800-642-3844
Statement from the Commissioner of Competition on the Federal Court of Appeal's decision regarding the Rogers-Shaw merger
Competition Bureau seeks feedback on new guidance related to wage fixing and no-poaching agreements
Donald Houston joins the Competition Bureau Legal Services as Senior General Counsel

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Group faces life behind bars Director of Public Prosecution Travers Sinanan confirmed yesterday (May 13) that he did not seek the death penalty for the five men found guilty of Gregory Zakers' murder. Speaking with The Observer, the DPP said he made no sentencing recommendation during a pre-sentencing hearing with trial judge Justice Darshan Ramdhani on Monday. On Friday (May 9) Moses Gardener, Shenroy Francis, Nelson Challenger, Jomi Rawlins, and Glenroy Smithen were convicted of the 2008 murder. Justice Ramdhani indicated that sentencing would be in about 3 weeks after the compiling, submission and review of psychiatric and social inquiry reports. The five young men, who have sat in Her Majesty's Prison for 6 years awaiting trial, are now face spending the next 25 years to life in jail.


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Entries from November 2015
Reynold Louis "Rey" Ferrari
Wednesday, November 4. 2015
Reynold Louis "Rey" Ferrari, age 89, of Baxley died Saturday, October 24, 2015 at his residence. [Full Story »]
Carolyn Drue Johnson Malphrus
Carolyn Drue Johnson Malphrus, 79, of Summerville, SC, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015 at her residence. [Full Story »]
Jane Sellers Strickland
Miles-Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the services of Jane Sellers Strickland, age 87, who passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Appling Healthcare System. She was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County and a retired teacher of 38 years with the Appling County School System. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Queen Esther Sunday School Class, the Joy Group, the Appling County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Appling County Retired Educators. [Full Story »]
Vonzille Padgett Stubbs
Vonzille Padgett Stubbs, age 66, of Alma passed away November 1 at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Appling County but had lived all her life in Bacon County. Vonzille was daughter of the late Olan "Sonny" and Lucille Beecher Padgett and preceeded in death by her husband, Tom Linder Stubbs, two brothers, Willie and Wendell Padgett, two sisters, Karen Bryant and Gloris Ann Padgett. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. [Full Story »]
Melanie Presley Tillman
Miles-Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the services of Melanie Presley Tillman, age 54, who passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Candler Hospital in Savannah. She was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County and the owner of Melanie's Gifts. She was a member of Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church and the Appling County High School Class of 1979. [Full Story »]
Crosby convicted of multiple charges
District Attorney Jackie Johnson announces the conviction of Rhonda Jo Crosby, 48, of Baxley, for two counts of aggravated assault, one count terroristic threats and one count of possession of a knife during the commission of a crime on October 28 in Appling County. The charges stem from the December 2014 death of Robert Crapps. [Full Story »]
Odom convicted and sentenced
District Attorney Jackie Johnson announces the conviction and sentence of Johnny Tyler Odom, 19, of Baxley, for involuntary manslaughter and two counts of making false statements. [Full Story »]
Celebrating local history
in Headlines, News
By Mary Ann Ellis
During the first weekend in November, the second annual production of "In the Pines" will present and celebrate the rich local history of this Wiregrass Region. The story belongs to everyone who lives in the area, not just to Appling County. It tells not only of Caroline Miller, the writer, but of the people she wrote about. [Full Story »]
'Tis this season. Pecan season that is and many Appling Countians are reaping the benefits of this harvest. Some legally and some illegally. Pecans are a major crop in Georgia which leads the nation in producing 75 million pounds annually. [Full Story »]
Pirates clip Herons 44-35
By Matt Gardner
The Appling County Pirates (5-4 Overall, 4-2 Region 1A-AAA) hosted the Brantley County Blue Herons on October 30 and were able to get a 44-35 win. The victory gave the Pirates the fourth seed from sub-region A in the region playoff. The Pirates will travel to sub-region B top seed Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets (6-3, 5-0) on Friday, November 6 with the winner advancing to the AAA State Playoffs. [Full Story »]
2015 Farm Tour enjoyed by many
By Bryan Shipes
The Baxley-Appling County Chamber of Commerce and UGA Cooperative Extension presented the 2015 Appling County Farm Tour on Thursday, October 29. The participants met at the Chamber of Commerce to depart at 8:00 a.m. Members of the community, industry leaders, insurance representatives, loan officers and students from Appling County High School made up the tour group. Shane Curry from the UGA Cooperative Extension office also attended, offering answers to agriculture related questions. As the morning progressed, at each stop, more people began to join the tour. [Full Story »]
Coupon Values for November
The Super Coupon Values are back for November (see special insert inside this week's issue). Super Coupon Values feature local and area merchants and offer great moneysaving coupons to customers in the Baxley and area market. What kind of deals can you find in Super Coupon Values this month? One local store is offering 30 percent off home decor with coupon, one local business has a great deal for Black Friday and some popular deals are returning from last month. There are some great discounts and deals being offered, so take advantage of these deals. If you would like more information about this new coupon program for your business, give us a call at 367-2468.
Arrests reported by Deloach
Sheriff Benny Deloach reports the following incidents handled by deputies with the Appling County Sheriff's Office over the past few days.
On October 22, answered a call to Cook Street in reference to a domestic call, which led to the arrest of Vera Elaine Clark, 63, of Baxley. Clark was charged with disorderly conduct. [Full Story »]
City Manager Baxley reports on various items
By Steve Simmons
At the regularly scheduled October 27 Baxley City Council meeting City Manger Jeff Baxley reported:
- An employee meeting went well and he had updated employees on policies, procedures and the financial status of the city. [Full Story »]
Georgia releases list of Priority and Focus Schools
By Jamie Gardner
As part of its Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver, the GaDOE identifies schools which exhibit the greatest need for additional support. In summary, Priority Schools are among the lowest five percent of Title I schools in terms of academic achievement. Focus Schools are among the lowest 10 percent of Title I schools in terms of the achievement gap – both the size of the gap between the school's bottom quartile of students and the state average, and the degree to which that gap is closing. [Full Story »]
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BEAM ist ein Sammelbegriff für eine bestimmte Sorte von Robotern, die primär analoge Schaltkreise nutzen (anstelle eines Mikrocontrollers), um das Verhalten eines natürlichen Organismus zu kopieren.
Die Abkürzung BEAM steht für:

 Biologie, Elektronik, Aesthetisch und Mechanisch,
 Bauen, Evolution, Anarchie und Modularität,
 Biotechnologie, Ethnologie, Analogie und Morphologie
 Biology, Electronics, Aesthetics and Mechanics

Neben den grundlegenden Mechanismen brachte BEAM eine Menge nützlicher Werkzeuge für den angehenden Roboteringenieur: Den Schaltkreis des Solar-Motors, viele verkleinerte Steuergeräte für Motoren und Entwürfe für mechanische Sensoren. Viele Techniken wurden dokumentiert und von der BEAM-Gemeinschaft verbreitet, etwa um Roboter von der Größe einer Hand zu konstruieren.

Mechanismen und Grundlagen
Der zugrunde liegende Mechanismus wurde von Mark Tilden erfunden: elektrische Schaltkreise (oder Künstliche neuronale Netze) werden als künstliche Neuronen benutzt, um biologische Neuronen zu simulieren. Ein Roboter, konstruiert nach dem BEAM-Prinzip, ist fähig auf bestimmte äußere Reize zu reagieren (Reiz-Antwort-Prinzip). Der Schaltkreis von Tilden wird oft mit einem Schiebe-Register verglichen, aber mit verschiedenen zusätzlichen Merkmalen, die für die Arbeit des mobilen Roboters sinnvoll sind. Bereits Ed Rietmann beschrieb ähnliche Simulationen in seinem Buch "Experiments in Artificial Neural Networks".

Im Unterschied zu anderen Arten von Robotern (etwa durch Mikrocontroller gesteuerte), werden bei einem BEAM-Roboter einfache Verhaltensweisen direkt mit den Sensorsystemen verbunden, die bei geringer externer Eingabe ablaufen. Diese Entwurfsphilosophie wird in dem Buch von Valentino Braitenberg beschrieben: darin wird anhand einer Reihe von Gedankenexperimenten mit sogenannten Braitenberg-Vehikeln erforscht, wie durch einfache hemmende und erregende Sensorsignale ein Roboter komplexes Verhalten entwickeln und auslösen kann.

Mikrocontroller und Programmierung sind normalerweise nicht Teil eines herkömmlichen (d. h. reinen) BEAM-Roboters. Es wurden jedoch Roboter entwickelt, die beide Technologien verbinden. Diese Hybriden besitzen einerseits robuste Kontrollsysteme und andererseits die Beweglichkeit einer dynamischen Programmierung, etwa die BEAM-Roboter, die nach dem sogenannten Pferd-und-Reiter strukturiert wurden (Der ScoutWalker 3 ist ein solcher Roboter). Dabei wird das Robotergehäuse (das Pferd) durch eine traditionelle BEAM-Technologie kontrolliert. Der Mikrocontroller mit seiner Programmierung beeinflusst das Robotergehäuse aus der Position des Reiters und überbrückt falls nötig. Die Reiterkomponente ist nicht notwendig für die Funktion des Roboters, aber ohne sie wird der Roboter den Einfluss eines schlauen Gehirns verlieren, der ihm sagt, was zu tun ist.

Biologie und Mechanik
Ein BEAM-Roboter versucht durch sein reaktionsbasiertes Verhalten (ursprünglich angeregt durch die Arbeit von Rodney Brooks), das Verhalten und die Merkmale eines natürlichen Organismus zu kopieren, mit dem ultimativen Ziel, diese wilden Roboter nachzuahmen. Eines dieser Verhalten ist die Reaktion eines Organismus auf verschiedene Lichtbedingungen. Viele BEAM-Roboter wurden entwickelt, um in einem weiten Bereich von Lichtstärken zu arbeiten. Sie benutzen Sonnenenergie, um mit kleinen Solarzellen einen Solar-Motor anzutreiben.

Arten
Es gibt verschiedene Arten von BEAM-Robotern, die jeder ein bestimmtes Ziel verfolgen. Am weitesten verbreitet ist die Serie der Phototropen; sie suchen nach Lichtquellen, um etwa ihre durch Sonnenenergie angetriebenen Systeme mit Energie zu versorgen. Weitere Beispiele sind:

 Audiotrope reagieren auf Tonquellen.
 Audiophile bewegen sich auf Tonquellen zu.
 Audiophobe entfernen sich von Tonquellen.
 Phototrope (auch Lichtsucher) reagieren auf Lichtquellen
 Photophile bewegen sich auf Lichtquellen zu
 Photophobe entfernen sich von Lichtquellen
 Radiotrope reagieren auf Radiofrequenzen
 Radiophile bewegen sich auf die Quelle zu
 Radiophobe entfernen sich von der Quelle
 Thermotrope reagieren auf Wärmequellen
 Thermophile bewegen sich auf die Quelle zu
 Thermophobe entfernen sich von der Quelle

Gattungen
BEAM-Roboter lassen sich anhand ihrer Mechanismen zur Bewegung und Positionierung einteilen (eine Auswahl):
 Sitter: unbewegliche Roboter für einen passiven Zweck
 Beacons: übertragen ein Signal (etwa ein Navigationssignal), das andere BEAM-Roboter nutzen können
 Pummers: zeigen eine Licht-Show
 Ornaments: Sitter, weder Beacons noch Pummer
 Squirmers: stationäre Roboter, die eine besondere Handlung aufführen (üblicherweise durch bewegen der Arme)
 Magbots: benutzen Magnetfelder für ihre Bewegung
 Flagwavers: bewegen ein Display (oder eine Flagge) in einer bestimmten Frequenz
 Heads: folgen erkennbaren Erscheinungen und schwenken dorthin, etwa Licht (Populär in der BEAM-Gemeinschaft. Es können autonome Roboter sein, werden meistens aber in einen größeren Roboter integriert)
 Vibrators: benutzen einen kleinen Schrittmotor, um sich selbst zu rütteln
 Slider: Roboter die sich bewegen, indem sie Hüllenteile entlang einer Begrenzung schieben, wobei sie damit in Kontakt bleiben.
 Snakes: bewegen sich in einer horizontalen Wellenbewegung.
 Earthworms: bewegen sich in einer längs laufenden Wellenbewegung
 Crawler: Roboter, die sich auf einer Schiene bewegen, oder ihren Körper über einen separaten Arm rollen. Dabei schleift der Roboter nicht über den Boden.
 Turbots: rollen mit dem gesamten Körper, indem sie ihre Arme nutzen.
 Inchworms: bewegen Teile ihres Körpers vorwärts, während der Rest der Hülle auf dem Boden bleibt.
 Tracked Robots: benutzen Ketten wie ein Panzer
 Jumper: Roboter, die sich in einer Form von Springen bewegen
 Vibrobots: produzieren eine unregelmäßige Bewegung entlang einer Begrenzung
 Springbots: bewegen sich vorwärts, indem sie in eine Richtung springen
 Roller: Roboter, die sich rollend bewegen: entweder die gesamte Hülle oder Teile davon
 Symets: fahren mit einem einzelnen Motor, dessen Antriebswelle den Boden berührt.
 Solarrollers: mit Sonnenenergie betriebene Wagen, deren einzelner Motor ein oder mehrere Räder antreibt.
 Poppers: benutzen zwei Motoren mit separater Energieversorgung; nutzen verschiedene Sensoren um ein Ziel zu erreichen
 Miniballs: verändern ihren Schwerpunkt, damit ihr sphärischer Körper rollt.
 Walker: Roboter, die sich durch Beine bewegen.
 Motor-Antrieb: nutzt Motoren, um die Beine zu bewegen (typisch sind maximal 3 Motoren)
 Antrieb durch Muskelstrang: nutzen Drähte aus einer Nickel-Titan Legierung, um die Beine anzutreiben
 Schwimmer: Roboter, die sich auf oder entlang einer Oberfläche in einer Flüssigkeit bewegen (normalerweise Wasser)
 Boatbots: operieren an der Oberfläche
 Subbots: operieren unter der Oberfläche
 Fliegen: Roboter, die für längere Zeit fliegen
 Helicopter: benutzen einen kraftvollen Motor zur Bewegung
 Planes: benutzen feste oder bewegliche Flügel zum Abheben
 Blimps: benutzen einen Ballon zum Abheben
 Climber: Roboter, die sich vertikal bewegen, üblicherweise an einem Seil oder Draht

Anwendungen und aktuelle Forschung
Gegenwärtig gibt es für autonome Roboter wenige kommerzielle Anwendungen, mit Ausnahme des iRobot (ein autonomer Staubsauger) und einigen wenigen rasenmähenden Robotern. Eine wichtige praktische Anwendung von BEAM liegt in der Entwicklung sich bewegender Systeme und im Bereich Hobby und Lehre. Mark Tilden benutzt erfolgreich BEAM für seine Prototypen (kommerzielle Spielzeuge), etwa den Robosapien (BIODroid), B.I.O.Bug und RoboRaptor.

Roboteringenieure haben momentan Schwierigkeiten mit der mangelnden direkten Kontrolle über die reinen BEAM Schaltkreise. Es wird deshalb daran gearbeitet, ob biomorphe Techniken (die natürliche Systeme kopieren) genutzt werden können; deren Leistung scheint erheblich besser gegenüber traditioneller Technik zu sein. Es gibt viele Beispiele dafür, dass kleine Insektengehirne eine wesentlich bessere Leistung erbringen als die meisten modernen Mikrocomputer.

Eine weitere Schwierigkeit beim Anwenden der BEAM-Technologie ist die zufällige Natur des neuralen Netzwerkes: sie erfordert neue Techniken des Konstrukteurs, um die Charakteristika der Schaltkreise zu beeinflussen und zu ändern. Eine Auswahl internationaler Akademiker trifft sich jährlich in Telluride, Colorado, um sich mit diesen Problemen auseinanderzusetzen. Mark Tilden war bis vor kurzem Teil dieser Bemühungen; er musste sich infolge seiner kommerziellen Verpflichtungen gegenüber WowWee-Spielzeug davon jedoch zurückziehen.

Da die BEAM-Roboter kein Langzeitgedächtnis besitzen, können sie nicht aus Fehlern lernen. Die BEAM-Gemeinschaft arbeitet daran, diesen Nachteil auszugleichen. Einer der Fortschrittlichsten auf diesem Gebiet ist der Roboter (genannt Hider) von Bruce Robinson. Er besitzt einen beeindruckenden Grad von Speicherkapazität (für ein Design ohne Mikroprozessor).

Veröffentlichungen

Patente
 US patent 613809 - Method of and Apparatus for Controlling Mechanism of Moving Vehicle or Vehicles - Tesla's "telautomaton" patent; First logic gate.
 US patent 5325031 - Adaptive robotic nervous systems and control circuits therefor - Tilden's patent; A self-stabilizing control circuit utilizing pulse delay circuits for controlling the limbs of a limbed robot, and a robot incorporating such a circuit; artificial "neurons".

Literatur und Texte

 Conrad, James M., and Jonathan W. Mills, Stiquito: advanced experiments with a simple and inexpensive robot, The future for nitinol-propelled walking robots, Mark W. Tilden. Los Alamitos, Calif., IEEE Computer Society Press, c1998. ISBN 0-8186-7408-3
 Tilden, Mark W., and Brosl Hasslacher, Living Machines (PDF; 801 kB). Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
 Still, Susanne, and Mark W. Tilden, Controller for a four legged walking machine (PDF; 260 kB). ETH Zuerich, Institute of Neuroinformatics, and Biophysics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory.
 Braitenberg, Valentino, Vehicles: Experiments in Synthetic Psychology, 1984. ISBN 0-262-52112-1
 Rietman, Ed, Experiments In Artificial Neural Networks, 1988. ISBN 0-8306-0237-2
 Tilden, Mark W., and Brosl Hasslacher, Robotics and Autonomous Machines: The Biology and Technology of Intelligent Autonomous Agents, LANL Paper ID: LA-UR-94-2636, Spring 1995.
 Dewdney, A.K. Photovores: Intelligent Robots are Constructed From Castoffs. Scientific American Sept 1992, v267, n3, p42(1)
 Smit, Michael C., and Mark Tilden, Beam Robotics. Algorithm, Vol. 2, No. 2, March 1991, Pg 15-19.
 Hrynkiw, David M., and Tilden, Mark W., Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels, 2002. ISBN 0-07-222601-3 (Book support website)

Siehe auch

 William Grey Walter: Neurophysiologe und Roboterforscher.

Weblinks
 Solarbotics, BEAM robotics community server - "Heimat einer blühenden BEAM-Roboter Community".
 SyDigital, BEAM online. 2003.
 Bush, Brian O., . (created Oct 5, 1996).
  - Wiki zum Thema

Einzelnachweise

Roboter

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Edgemont is a brand new community located in the far southwest portion of West Edmonton bounded by Winterburn Road, south of the Grange, west of Lessard Area, bisected by 199 Street and forms part of real estate zone 57 in the Riverview Area. Almost every house for sale in Edgemont Edmonton will be a two-story property with attached and detached garages. Houses in Edgemont are move-up and executive properties with many of these houses fall into the luxury home category. Popular builders include Brookfield Residential, Homes by Avi, Dolce Vita Homes, Daytona Homes, Pacesetter, Coventry and Montario Homes. Today Edgemont offers a mix of municipal and country residential properties near Parkland Immanuel Christian School, Windermere Common, and River Ridge Golf & Country Club.


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Q: Remove both items from list of dictionaries if value of 1st key matches details = [
{"id": "1", "name": "Bob", "age": 21, "student" : "yes"},
{"id": "1", "name": "Mary", "age": 25, "student" : "yes"},
{"id": "2", "name": "Jeff", "age": 22, "student" : "no"}
]

Expected:
[{"id": "2", "name": "Jeff", "age": 22, "student" : "no"}]

I tried solution for removing duplicates but in those methods id=1 and 2 remains as a unique values, but i need if the id is repeated remove both or multiple matching pairs along with its dictionary and left with only the one which is not repeated. Any help please.

A: You can keep a list to check the multiple occurrence of an id, then you can ignore that entry
details = [
{"id": "1", "name": "Bob", "age": 21, "student" : "yes"},
{"id": "1", "name": "Mary", "age": 25, "student" : "yes"},
{"id": "2", "name": "Jeff", "age": 22, "student" : "no"}
]

ids = []
to_be_deleted = []

for i in details:
    if i['id'] in ids:
        to_be_deleted.append(i['id'])
    else:
        ids.append(i['id'])

output = [i for i in details if i['id'] not in to_be_deleted]

print(output)

[{'id': '2', 'name': 'Jeff', 'age': 22, 'student': 'no'}]

A: Using collections.Counter to get ids appearing one time only.
from collections import Counter

details = [
{"id": "1", "name": "Bob", "age": 21, "student" : "yes"},
{"id": "1", "name": "Mary", "age": 25, "student" : "yes"},
{"id": "2", "name": "Jeff", "age": 22, "student" : "no"}
]

c = Counter(map(lambda x: x['id'], details))

details = list(filter(lambda x: c[x['id']] == 1, details))

print(details)

Prints:
[{'id': '2', 'name': 'Jeff', 'age': 22, 'student': 'no'}]

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By Gevorg Mnatsakanyan
Global Leadership Program alumna Sharon Chekijian, MD, MPH, is a full time professor at the Yale School of Medicine who has dedicated her life's work to the development of resilient emergency medical systems in low to middle-income countries.
In December of 2019, she received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award to strengthen emergency care in Armenia. The grant was awarded just months in advance of a severe shock to the Armenian health system which was bending under the combined weight of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Artsakh that erupted in March and September, respectively.
The award was announced just before a long and hard-fought battle on the frontlines of the U.S. response to Covid-19. Travel restrictions prevented her from being on the ground in Artsakh during the war, but not from helping to support colleagues, collect funds, and ship medical equipment together with the American Armenian Health Professionals Organization (AAHPO) and the Armenian Medical International Committee (AMIC). All in all, the timing couldn't have been better.
"Everything we knew to be a problem in Armenia from an emergency preparedness and response standpoint—from its divided healthcare system to the lack of coordination between the different entities responsible for disaster control—came to bear during the pandemic, the war and the earthquakes of this past year. It really reminded us just how fragile we are and why disaster planning is so important in a country like Armenia," says Dr. Chekijian.
A female doctor meets Armenian President Sarkassian as part of a diaspora medical congress
Dr. Chekijian meets with President Sarkissian as part of a delegation of diaspora doctors at the International Medical Congress of Armenia (IMCA).
Introduced to Armenia in 1991, thanks to Prof. Kevork Bardakjian's AGBU-sponsored University of Michigan Summer Armenian Institute, a two-month intensive language course for diaspora Armenians in Yerevan, Chekijian's first trip to the then-Soviet republic came as a revelation. "Until then, I didn't even know Armenia existed. My dad had always told me, "It used to exist, it doesn't anymore" after it was Sovietized after World War I. It was just too painful for him to talk about," she says. Having unknowingly boarded one of the last flights out of soon-to-be ex-Soviet Armenia in August of the same year, Chekijian's career as a doctor was to be intimately tied to the ups and downs of healthcare provision in the country that was eventually reborn as an independent state.
On her second visit in 1995, she witnessed her first operation in Gyumri while still a pre-med student in the U.S. and made first contact with the Heratsi Teaching Hospital Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Yerevan, which would later influence her decision to pursue surgical residency in Philadelphia.
But first, there was medical school at Yale, with five more trips to Armenia before that, each serving "as both a buffer and a catalyst between periods of contemplation on ways to improve the healthcare system in Armenia and intervening periods of hard work back home in Boston,"
Dr. Chekijian remembers. At Yale, she worked in close contact with Armenia's then-Minister of Health Dr. Ara Babloyan to formulate her thesis on barriers to organ donation and transplantation in a country where such procedures had yet to be established as an available therapy.
Upon graduating medical school, she began her surgical residency in Philadelphia, ultimately returning to Yale to pursue emergency medicine instead. The move set her up for multiple positions at her home department at med school and led to a variety of research projects in Armenia, Uganda, and Iraq in addition to consulting for the World Bank and the U.S. Department of State. Her work in Armenia has examined cardiopulmonary resuscitation, trauma care, stroke care and now disaster. The link that ties them all together is a functioning emergency system.
On her recent visit to Armenia in the "formal framework" of the Fulbright Program to take advantage of what she calls "a teachable moment for Armenia," the good doctor has teamed up with long-time colleagues from the School of Public Health at the American University of Armenia with the goal to establish a new emergency medicine residency program in the capital and to develop research capacity in trauma and emergency care. The project is also joined by Armenia's National Institute of Health and Yerevan Municipal Ambulance Service.
Rather than use this past trip only to develop and translate curricula as was initially intended, Dr. Chekijian explains that she "spent a lot of time doing stakeholder involvement and a lot of consensus-building to get people working in similar areas that don't know each other or haven't worked together before to the same table. The point was that our future curricula make sense in practice moving forward."
In trying to get the very literal word out about the still largely foreign notion of disaster preparedness in Armenia, Dr. Chekijian also had to make incursions into the province of linguistics. "In talking to the nurses and doctors working the ambulances, we realized that we needed to come up with the appropriate term for emergency medicine in Armenian. Otherwise, we wouldn't achieve that conceptual shift necessary to getting more people involved in a field so pivotal to the survival of a country prone to natural and man-made disasters," she says.
Elaborating on what lies ahead for her and her work in bringing the country's emergency response preparedness up to speed, Dr. Chekijian explains that: "The fact that most doctors know each other is a huge strength in Armenia that doesn't really exist anywhere else that I've been in the world. She notes that this is part of the reason why the health system really did an admirable job, especially with all the challenges they had.
"What we need to do now is to parlay all the research and experience we've accumulated in emergency response in this country into a programmatic change that hopefully will boost us into the next century. One in which Armenia is more self-reliant and more interconnected. That's what I'm here to achieve."
Banner photo by Andrew Henderson.


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An Tairseach
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An Tairseach, A Dominican Ecology Project in Wicklow Town, Ireland..
At our General Chapter in 1992 the Dominican Sisters chose "Care of the Earth" as one of the priorities for our lives and mission. We said then:
We are aware of the ever increasing crisis on planet Earth whereby all life, including human life, is being destroyed rapidly.
We call one another to the urgent task of helping to save the life of the planet. This call is based on a growing awareness and knowledge that form the basis for a devloping theology of creation.
We will as individuals and as community, commit ourselves, through contemplation, study and experience to grow in appreciation of the mystery, the wonder and the beauty of the planet.
We will use our resources and our skills as educators to deepen our understanding of the earth and of the urgency of the task before us.
In that same year, 1992, the U.N. held its first Environmental Conference in Rio de Janeiro. The nations of the world gathered there to examine the major challenges facing humankind in dealing with issues such as climate change, environmental pollution, population, food security and much more. We are in the midst of what is known as the Sixth Extinction of Species. The last one happened 65 million years ago when an asteroid hit the Earth in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. It caused a deep crater and spewed so much dirt and dust into that the atmosphere that most of the species of animals and plants were destroyed all over the planet including the dinosaurs. It took the Earth millions of years to recover. The extinction which we are experiencing at the moment is not caused by an asteroid but by human activity. Among the outcomes of that conference was the establishment of an Earth Charter Committee to initiate a world wide reflection leading to an Earth Charter that would be widely owned and accepted. Some of us are old enough to remember the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. For the first time in human history there was agreement about what constituded a basic human right. That was a very significant development. To this day not all humans enjoy those rights but at least we have a benchmark against which governments can be judged and encouraged to improve where necessary. The Earth Charter would spell out the rights of all life including human life- a major step forward for our species which up to then only recognised its own rights on this planet which is shared by all. Groups all over the world reflected on the first drafts of the Charter. It is estimated that 100 000 people were involved. The Charter was approved in 2000- a magnificent document of only four pages. It is a pity that so few people know this document. Perhaps as a congregation we could undertake to study it in preparation for our next chapter in 2016. This year the UN held another environmental conference, Rio +20. Nothing of significance happened. Our leaders are so preoccupied with the economic crisis that they had not the time or the will to deal with the much bigger environmental crisis which is looming. This morning on Morning Ireland we heard that a chunk of iceberg the size of Manhattan Island broke off the Greenland Cap and fell into the sea. These occurences are becoming more and more frequent. Imagine what that will do to the sea levels and to our coastal cities. And as usual it will be the poor countries who will suffer most because they cannot afford to take precautions or to build flood defences.
It is against that background that An Tairseach was born. Following the 1992 Chapter the General Council with the Regional Council set up a committee headed by Sr Helen Mary Harmey to decide how to proceed. She was joined by Srs Julie Newman, Vivienne O'Beirne and Caitriona Geraghty. It did not take long to decide that Wicklow would be the location because we had a farm there. The committee was expanded to include Sr Teresita McMahon from Wicklow as well as lay people from the local community. It would take too long to tell of developments over the next several years as the committee tried to find the best way forward. Eventually in 1997 Julie Newman resigned from her post as Principal of Dominican College, Wicklow and went to Genesis Farm in the US to prepare to take responsibility for the project. Following some months there she returned to Wicklow accompanied by another Dominican, Sr Miriam Therese MacGillis. Together they worked on a five-year plan which was approved by our own leadership. In brief we would :
Convert the 70 acre farm to organic production of vegetables.
Establish a ten-acre wild life sanctuary.
Estblish an Education Centre.
Julie set to work immediately repairing the farmyard including the manager's house in preparation for the appointment of a farm manager. This happened in September 1998 when Peter Bateman and his wife Jackie came from England and took up residence. Their first task was to plant thousands of trees (eventually 10 000 ), repair fences and get the land back into fertility as it had been neglected in previous years and begin converting the land to organic production. That would take two years before certification would be given.
In 1999 I joined the community and my task was to develop the Education Centre. We considered building on the land but eventually, after many twists and turns, decided instead to refurbish an existing building on the campus. While that was happening we began offering programmes on a small scale to the local community. We had a group called the Friends of An Tairseach who accompanied us as we developed the project also helping in practical ways for example with tree planting. We also offered educational visits to schools and welcomed adult groups that were interested in what was happening and in the whole question of ecology and sustainability. When the Centre opened in 2005 we were in a position to offer a wide range of programmes including Art, Sacred Dance, Organic Gardening, Cookery, Yoga, Tai Chi, Scripture and Meditation. We also began to offer a ten-week residential sabbatical programme twice a year exploring spirituality in the light of an evolving universe, an endangered Earth and the Christian tradition. Consideration of these three elements leads to the story of our own evolution from the initial Flaring Forth 14.5 billion years through to the evolution of Planet Earth and of all life including our own. Having discovered that we are recent arrivals on this planet we look at the impact of human activity on the health of the planet and its future sustainability. This naturally leads to the question about who is God and how is God involved in our world. In his message on World Day of Peace in 1990
Pope John Paul 11 said that care of the planet is an essential part of our faith and is a moral issue. The Irish Bishops published a Pastoral Reflection on climate change in 2008 called The Cry of the Earth. It is encumbent of all of us to make the connection between caring for the planet and living our faith.
Sr Marian O'Sullivan, Avila, Dublin. 20 July 2012.


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Our school has joined the governments national School Breakfast Programme (NSBP), which is being delivered by the charities Family Action and Magic Breakfast. The aim of the programme is to ensure no child starts the school day too hungry to learn.
As an NSBP school we are pleased to offer a free healthy school breakfast, available to all children, and enjoy the benefits this brings with the children settled and ready to learn at the start of the day.
Children who attend our Before School Club will receive a healthy free breakfast provided by the NSBP.
In addition there will be warm Bagels available to all children in the classrooms from 8.45 am to 9.00 am each day.


A summary of the activities of the Canadian War Museum for the year 1973.
A summary of the activities of the Canadian War Museum for the year 1974.
A summary of the activities of the Canadian War Museum for the year 1975.


I purchased a 2017 Ford Escape in April 2017 with a built-in navigation system. Now, almost 2 years later, and Ford has never offered any updates. I still cannot even enter my own address, but have to use Walgreens as my home. Is anyone else irritated with Ford about this? I just talked with Ford's customer service, and all the lady could say was "I'm sorry". Navigation is an expensive option on a new car, but, if they never update it, why pay for it? Do other car makers treat customers the same way?


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"Vanilla Gorilla" Crossed returns Saturday in Maryland
Lukie Ketelle 2017-07-13
13 Jul 2017 Lukie Ketelle
Cruiserweight sensation Sam "The Vanilla Gorilla" Crossed (5-0, 3 KOs) of Greenbelt, Maryland, will be stepping back into the squared circle on July 15, at the Sphinx on K in the co-main event. This will be Crossed's first fight after suffering a broken bone in his right hand in his last bout on Oct.19, 2016, in Charlotte, in which he scored a second round technical knockout of Michael Tillery (0-2).
"I knew I had broken my hand about a minute or so into the fight," Crossed said. "So I just went out in the second looking for the knockout and I got him out of there."
"It was my first fight on the road and I had to deal with a lot of adversity, not only with my hand but there was also an issue with weight," Crossed said. "In North Carolina, the fighters can't weigh more than 15 pounds apart and my opponent came in at 181 pounds."
Although Crossed had made the contracted weight of 197 pounds, he was 202 pounds when his manager, Mike Walters, received a call from the promoter.
"Christy Martin called me little before 4 p.m. the day of the fight and explained the situation about the weight disparity issue," Walters explained. "She told me the opponent came in at 181 so Sam had to reweigh and come in at 196 pounds when we checked in with the commission at 5:30 p.m."
"I didn't think Sam would be able to drop that kind of weight with that kind of time constraints, but he worked his ass off and did it. He actually came in one pound under at 195 pounds."
Saturday night, Crossed will be facing southpaw James Jones (4-10, 3 KOs) of Nashville in his first six round bout.
"I know his record doesn't look great on paper but I can't underestimate anyone I face." Crossed said. "He's got two wins in a row, and he's always fighting in his opponent's backyard. I am pretty sure he got screwed in a few of those fights."
Tickets priced at $125, $80 and $60, not including applicable service charges and taxes, are available now online at squareup.com/store/walters-boxing-llc. For local pickup and more information, call (703) 863-4358.
Follow Sam Crossed on Twitter at @SamCrossed301 on Instagram at @VanillaGorilla301 and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VanillaGorilla301
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DC Comics drama "Black Lightning," from executive producers Mara Brock Akil and husband/producing partner, Salim Akil ("Girlfriends," "The Game," "Being Mary Jane") has moved from Fox to The CW with a formal pilot order, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Greg Berlanti, who produces several other DC properties for the CW ("Supergirl", "The Flash", "Arrow") is also executive producing the project.
"Black Lightning" was one of DC Comics' first major African-American superheroes when it debuted in 1977 from creators Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden. Should the drama move to series, it would be one of the first broadcast shows to feature an African-American superhero as its lead, joining Netflix drama "Luke Cage," which hails from Marvel Comics.
The hourlong drama will center on Jefferson Pierce, who hung up his suit and his secret identity years ago. However, with a daughter hell-bent on justice and a star student being recruited by a local gang, he'll be pulled back into the fight as the wanted vigilante and DC legend Black Lightning.
"Black Lightning" marks the first pilot pickup to come from the Akils' overall deal with Warner Bros. Television. It was originally set up at Fox in September following a multiple-network bidding war.
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Whoopie .. but will any doors open for us AA's still on the outside looking in, I wonder.


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This beginner blacksmithing class is a walk-through for anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of blacksmithing. Students will make a variety of small and simple projects from 'S' hooks and buttons to small buckles or brooches. The class will focus very heavily on safety, knowledge of tools, and terms of the trade. Teacher Jason Metzger will have three different styles of forges for students to use. The first is a rivet forge using charcoal. The class will then move on to the second rivet forge using soft coal, and end on a more modern gas forge. The use of three styles of forges allows students to experience a wide variety of equipment from the past and present. This class will be held twice a year and may be used as a mandatory step for other classes in the future. Class size limited to 12 students.


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Impact of Postoperative Elevation of Creatine Kinase-MB on in-Hospital and Long-term Outcome in Patients Undergoing Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation
https://doi.org/10.32592/ircmj.2020.22.8.46
Behzad Rahimi+−
Reza Hajizadeh+−
Hamidreza Poorhosseini+−
Ebrahim Nematipour+−
Behzad Rahimi
Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
Reza Hajizadeh
Hamidreza Poorhosseini
Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ebrahim Nematipour
CKMB
Drug-eluting stent
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Rahimi, B., Hajizadeh, R., Poorhosseini, H., & Nematipour, E. (2020). Impact of Postoperative Elevation of Creatine Kinase-MB on in-Hospital and Long-term Outcome in Patients Undergoing Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 22(8). https://doi.org/10.32592/ircmj.2020.22.8.46
Background: The assessment of potential benefits and harms of a medical procedure is essential for both physicians and patients to make an informed choice among treatment options. There is a paucity of studies on the role of creatine kinase-MB (CKMB) in the prediction of patient outcome after elective percutaneous intervention
Objectives: The current study aimed to assess the association of CKMB level with demographic characteristics and major adverse cardiac events (MACES) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stent implantation.
Methods: The study was conducted based on the data concerning the consecutive patients hospitalized for PCI and followed for 12 months. We examined the association between CKMB levels at 12 h post-PCI in patients with drug-eluting stent implantation and demographic characteristics. MACEs were defined as death, myocardial infarction, the need for re-revascularization in the first 48 h after the procedure and during a 1-year follow-up in 2898 patients who underwent PCI in Tehran Heart Center within 2015-2016.
Results: In multivariate logistic regression, after adjustment for differences, no relationship was observed between CKMB level at 12 h post-PCI and 12-month MACEs; nonetheless, in-hospital MACEs were higher in patients who had CKMB> 3 times the upper limit of normal. Furthermore, thrombus, angulated segment, and coronary perforation during the procedure were more prevalent in patients with higher CKMB levels.
Conclusion: The obtained results demonstrated that in patients with elective drug-eluting stent implantation, the moderate elevation of post-procedural CKMB>3 times was associated with in-hospital MACEs. Moreover, no association was found between 1-year adverse events and >3 times the elevation of CKMB.
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Samira Faraji, Rasoul Zarrin, Asma Zamanian , Reza Hajizadeh, Parvin Ayremlou , Behzad Rahimi, The Role of Vitamin D Supplementation in the Treatment of Primary Hypertension: A Double-Blinded Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial , Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal: Vol. 22 No. 7 (2020): Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal


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New Foxconn study demands Walker get in-depth scrutiny by 12/3 media panel
Given a stunning, independently-compiled expose about his crashing Foxconn debacle - -
- - what great timing by Wis Politics and the Milwaukee Press Club:
Former Governor Scott Walker to Speak at Newsmaker Luncheon
Walker will take questions from a panel of journalists and from the audience at the luncheon, set for 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Newsroom Pub, 137 E. Wells St.
Questioners should pierce Walker's talking points and default to deflection and force him to explain why he put his re-election campaign above the public treasuries by routing unjustifiable and unsustainable subsidies and privileges to Foxconn, as a new, independent study lays out dispassionately:
The [George Mason University] Mercatus Center's study, "The Economics of a Targeted Economic Development Subsidy," looks at the economic case for and against economic development subsidies, focusing on Wisconsin's pledge of $3.6 billion in incentives to Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group.
"The weight of economic theory suggests that these subsidies do not work and may even depress economic activity," according to the study. "We show that under realistic scenarios the subsidy may depress state economic activity by tens of billions of dollars over the next 15 years."
I have been following this story for 30 months and maintain a running archive about it all, here.
A Foxconn Fever primer
The new study is full of hared economic science and amazing/depressing tidbits which should be run past Walker.
He'll never read it because he's free of accountability and prefers now to fly around the country making speeches and sampling airport food, but I urge the public and the luncheon's media guests and panelists to read it in full before the question period begins:
Some memorable excerpts from the study:
A footnote in a chart shows the full cost of the $252.3 million in I-94 system highway expansion near Foxconn, and fast-tracked by Assembly Speaker Vos (my commentary on that, here) for the company's benefit actually exceeds $408 million, given interest added through years of borrowing:
*Page 9:"...to pay off $252.4 million in general obligation bonds for roadway construction. This committment will cost $408.3 million over 20 years; $306.225 million is 15 years' worth of payments."
*Page 21:"...from 2018 to 2032, Wisconsin GDP will total $6.3 trillion. The higher taxes to fund a Generation 10.5 plant subsidy will be associated with economic losses in the range of $5.7 billion to $34.3 billion over that time period. Higher taxes to fund the subsidy for a Generation 6 plant will be associated with economic losses in the range of $1.8 billion to $10.6 billion."
*Page 27: In a discussion of "X-inefficiency," or 'slack.' "In the case of Foxconn, X-inefficiency sug-gests that Wisconsin's subsidy will allow the com-pany to waste up to $231 million annually (on aver-age) in unnecessarily high production costs, as this is the size of the annual subsidy (see table 1)."
*Page 32: "Targeted economic development subsidies follow a pattern that is common to many government transfers: those who benefit from these subsidies are few in number, whereas those who pay for them are numerous. Foxconn is again illustrative: just one firm stands to receive a $3.6 billion subsidy while some 16,000 other Wisconsin businesses must pay a corporate income tax that could be reduced by 22 percent in the absence of that subsidy."
[From *Page 19] Similarly, the state's flat fuel tax of $0.309 per gallon could be lowered by 18.92 percent down to $0.25 per gallon. Or, more broadly, overall tax revenue could be reduced by 1.07 percent.
And by the by - -
* Page 8:"...a recent state audit has found that, on average, firms receiving Wisconsin subsidies create only about 34 percent of promised jobs.
SW WI citizens organizing against CAFOs, polluted water
It was just days ago that some officials in the Southwestern part of the state thought the best way to fight groundwater contamination in Lafayette County was to punish public employees who talked about it and arrest reporters who produced stories which deviated from official news releases.
Rest easy, reporters and Lafayette County public employees: the County Board there appears to have sidetracked efforts to prosecute journalists for daring to report about the crap in the water...and has also set aside any plan to punish public employee who talked to the media about such matters.
Manure overflows from CAFOs like this one in Kewaunee County contribute to brown, contaminated well water in rural areas statewide.
For a better alternative, check out the grassroots organizing in Crawford County which is also in SW Wisconsin and just two counties to the NW of Lafayette. Hat tip for this extensive report by Gillian Pomplun:
GAYS MILLS - Citizens in Marietta Township and Crawford County are currently debating the extent to which CAFOs and their industrial waste management pose a threat to the health, safety and welfare of local residents.
Marietta Township recently enacted a CAFO moratorium passed by the town board in August....
In a related process, the Crawford County Land Conservation Committee is working with county corporate counsel to draft a CAFO moratorium for consideration by the Land Conservation Committee (LCC) and ultimately, the County Board of Supervisors....
In this context, almost 50 local residents attended a showing of the film, 'Right to Harm,' at the Gays Mills Library on Friday, Nov. 16. Given the situation facing the local community, the film provided a timely depiction of issues facing other communities who have had CAFOs begin operation in their area.
Media friends: Here's a Black Friday 'sales' reporting idea
To ever so-slightly balance the massive buy-buy-buy reporting that passes for news, is there a reporter or assignment editor out there who would take on this easy task?
Pick a half-dozen brand name items pitched at say, three brick-and-mortar mainline stores which have online ordering, too.
Track the advertised prices daily through the New Year's holiday.
Publish the results so we could see whether 'sales' are really sales, or just marketing.
And then take a look and see if the same items are advertised a month or two later, and at what prices.
And, yes, I know these 'sales' began weeks ago, and coupons perhaps create lower prices on given days, and items get relabeled after real or imagined upgrades, or disappear completely, but can any news operation take a shot at providing some authentic consumer-news-you-can-use?
Help keep the trails happy (and quiet) in Blue Mound State Park
[Updated from Nov. 9:]
The comment period for the drafting of an updated Blue Mound State Park master plan
ends Dec. 2. Avail yourself of the options below to register opposition to snowmobiling in the park, and specifically not on the Weeping Rock and Pleasure Valley Trails. Stress park uses which facilitating hiking, cross-county skiing and other traditional park uses.
From the DNR:
In addition to the opportunities to offer input online...people may contact DNR Planner Phil Rynish, by email at phillip.rynish@wisconsin.gov, phone at 608-266-5854, or U.S. mail at Phil Rynish, Wisconsin DNR, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI, 53707-7921.
The public comment period for the management alternatives is open through Dec. 2, 2019. Visit the DNR website for more information on property planning.
It's time to hit the trail if you want a say in the future of Blue Mound State Park.
You may remember that the WI DNR decided to allow snowmobiles inside the traditionally-quiet Blue Mound State Park back when the agency was run degraded with Walker's preferred 'chamber of commerce mentality.'
Photo from Friends of Blue Mound State park website
That move was blocked by a Dane County Circuit Court because the agency's maneuvers violated its own rules.
A judge has thrown out the state's controversial decision to add a snowmobile trail to a state park known for silent sports such as cross-country skiing.
The Department of Natural Resources violated its own rules when it approved snowmobiling at Blue Mound State Park, Dane County Circuit Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn ruled Tuesday.
I'd written about the ruling, and put it into a larger context.
Court ruling for state park's integrity could assist another
Now Walker is gone and the DNR wants people to say what they want in a new master plan for park which is yet to be written.
You would assume this snippet about the park from a DNR communication, below, would elicit comments from preservationists, hikers and others statewide willing to leave their snowmobiles parked elsewhere:
Perched atop the highest point in southern Wisconsin, the more than 1,100 acre Blue Mound State Park offers spectacular views, opportunities to see and learn about unique geological features and a variety of recreational facilities. Over 20 miles of scenic trails, access to the Military Ridge State Trail, bike-in campsites, a family campground, summer swimming pool, and a rustic cabin for people with disabilities make Blue Mound a popular year-round destination.
Here's information from the DNR about the park, agency master planning procedures, an upcoming public meeting in Mt. Horeb on 11/19, and comment opportunities.
BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources encourages the public to learn about and provide input on management alternatives being considered for the Blue Mound State Park Master Plan online or in-person at the upcoming public meeting on Nov. 19.
In March 2019, the DNR initiated the Blue Mound State Park master planning process with a public input opportunity. The input received at that time helped shape the management alternatives that the public can now review and comment on.
The Blue Mound State Park management alternatives are options or concepts the DNR planning team is considering for recommendation in the eventual draft master plan. Management alternatives include topics such as project boundary adjustments, camping, mountain biking, snowmobiling, and forest and grassland management. A master plan, guided by Chapter NR 44, Wisconsin Administrative Code, establishes the level and type of resource management and public use permitted on department-managed properties.
The public can learn more about and engage in the planning process by attending an upcoming public meeting that will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19, at Mount Horeb High School Auditorium, 305 S. 8th St, Mount Horeb.
The meeting will include a presentation beginning at 5:45 during which the public will have the opportunity to learn more about the alternatives and submit their input. Following the meeting, the public will have the opportunity to discuss the alternatives with staff during an open house.
In addition to the public meeting, people can review information about the proposed Blue Mound State Park Master Plan alternatives online which is also a great way to learn about and give input on the management alternatives. The public can read the management alternatives document and submit comments using the interactive public input form. Downloadable input forms that may be sent it via U.S. Mail are also available.
Printed copies of the management alternatives document are available to read at the Blue Mound State Park Office or Friends Shelter. Hard-copy input forms are also available to submit at the park.
"The Blue Mound State Park Master Plan Management Alternatives reflect the many public uses and ecological capabilities of the property. We hope all who are interested in the park take the opportunity to learn more about the alternatives and have their voice heard in this next step of the planning process" said Diane Brusoe, DNR Property Planning Section Chief.
In addition to the opportunities to offer input online, at the property or at the public meeting, people may contact DNR Planner Phil Rynish, by email at phillip.rynish@wisconsin.gov, phone at 608-266-5854, or U.S. mail at Phil Rynish, Wisconsin DNR, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI, 53707-7921.
From another WI DNR website, here are details about the comment options:
Have your voice heard!
Submit your input on the management alternatives using one of the public input form options below.
Online Input Form with Interactive Map [exit DNR]
An input form with an interactive map to illustrate the management alternatives. This form is not recommended for mobile users.
Online Input Form without Interactive Map [exit DNR]
Submit your comments online using this form.
Recommended for mobile users.
Hard Copy Input Form [PDF]
Download and print this form to submit your comments via U.S. Mail....
The deadline for submitting comments on the management alternatives is December 2, 2019.
Please contact Phil Rynish, DNR Property Planner, at Phillip.Rynish@wisconsin.gov or 608-266-5854 with questions or comments.
Walker's partisan fiscal rant overlooks Trump/GOP's willful mismanagement
Scott Walker expressing concern about the national debt is like Trump pretending to be an environmentalist.
You'd think that savvy Republicans would disassociate themselves from the skyrocketing federal deficits in the Trump era - -
The U.S. deficit hit $984 billion in 2019, soaring during Trump era
The deficit grew $205 billion, or 26 percent, in the past year.
The country's worsening fiscal picture runs in sharp contrast to President Trump's campaign promise to eliminate the federal debt within eight years. The deficit is up nearly 50 percent in the Trump era
- - especially since once-upon-a-time Republicans routinely pretended to be fiscal conservatives.
None of this bothers Trump's Wisconsin re-election chair Scott Walker, as he took to Twitter on Nov. 25th to faux-fret about what Sen. Warren's Medicare-for-All program might do to debt which Trump and allies like Paul Ryan have ballooned.
@ScottWalker
"This is the same government that currently has a $23 trillion debt..."
And speaking about FUBAR economic financial planning, how are those damaging Foxconn subsidies looking, now?
Study: Foxconn subsidies could smother billions in future WI development
Officials seen burying economic growth alongside Mt. Pleasant budgets.
New US anti-cruelty law likely won't end WI-subsidized hound-wolf fighting
Glad to see that animal cruelty is finally a Federal crime.
Trump signs a sweeping federal ban on animal cruelty
However, the fresh legal protections will probably not prevent the continuing release of hounds to their deaths in known Wisconsin wolf activity areas because the new Federal law, as reported in Washington Post piece above, has exemptions for "recreational activities," including hunting, and other "animal management activities," as indicated in the above Washington Post story.
Needless to say, the hundreds of bear-chasing hounds that have been thrown into fatal jeopardy by their owners in recent decades did not find their violent deaths a matter of recreation or sound animal management.
Not to mention the damage regularly inflicted on wolf dens which nurture the highly-structured wolf packs - - that, in turn, help cull weak or sick deer and otherwise contribute to healthy forests, science has shown.
And additionally left in place: the stress on bears being harassed, chased and treed by packs of bear hounds running free during legal, bear-hunt 'training.'
Also see this updated WI DNR website, then the FAQ [Frequently Asked Questions] tab.
And while the dead hounds' Wisconsin owners get paid routinely and handsomely by the state (us) for their (dogs') trouble, it's worth asking again if this only-in-Wisconsin dead-hounds-for-cash plan is a matter of sound fiscal management, too:
2 more WI hounds thrown to wolves. Total DNR reimbursements to owners will exceed $800k
The number of hounds killed in this homegrown, state-sanctioned and subsidized fashion is well over 300, and counting, according to this DNR reimbursement chart - - with more wolf-dog encounters sure to kill more hounds because this year's bear hunting 'training' season runs through Aug. 31.
That's a lot of hunting dogs who had no say in the matter, and $800,000+ in public funds not available for public purposes.
And while the state encourages these fatal wolf-dog fights and pays off the hounders, dog-on-dog fighting statewide is a felony.
What kind of sick double standard is that?
Both of the most recent subsidized kills were Redbone hounds, perhaps like this one:
Sore-losing KY Republicans imitating WI GOP's lame-duck lousiness
Outbreak of WI-cultured rot spotted in Kentucky, which makes sense because that's where it's leading GOP politician had been released it.
Wisconsin GOP pols with their lame-duck
and continuing obstruction of Gov. Evers after he defeated Scott Walker, were following the 'block-everything' barriers which KY GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell erected against President Obama.
And now the GOP-run KY legislature is following the WI GOP's power-stripping moves with similar post-defeat imperious strong-arming of that state's duly-elected Democratic Governor.
Bill would strip Kentucky governor's power to name state Transportation Secretary
GOP cheaters have figured out that they can win even after losing, because to them, democracy is just molding clay to be remade in their own image as the situation requires.
Yet another study lays out the perils of the Walker-Fitzgerald-Vos multi-billion taxpayer soaking for the environmentally-damaging, small-town bulldozing, GOP-serving Foxconn boondoggle:
Study: Wisconsin's Foxconn deal could depress economic activity by "tens of billions of dollars"
Readers of this blog who have followed here 30 months of continual reporting and analysis will not be surprised by yet another independent accounting that shows how blatantly the public has been misled, as the new report notes:
Using Wisconsin's Foxconn subsidies as an example, we have shown that under most plausible scenarios, the taxes funding the subsidies will discourage more economic activity than will be encouraged by the subsidies themselves," according to the report. "In short, the net effect of targeted economic development subsidies is likely to be negative."
More, here.
[Updated continuously from June, 2017] This 360-post archive, tracks, explains and provides context for Wisconsin's public awards environmental favors, legal privileges and $4.5 billion in state and local funds to subsidize and assist Taiwan-based Foxconn.
Call it a Scott Walker - - and failed campaign maneuver - - production.
From NBC Nightly News, 7/21/19
The archive also documents waivers of what been routine judicial and environmental reviews for a promised now- cancelled perhaps back-on-again-but-smaller?? Foxconn factory development that is still in line to receive a massive daily diversion of Lake Michigan water.
Agencies hosting I-794 stormwater/green space meeting 11/26
From Urban Milwaukee:
Open house Tuesday on joint stormwater project under I-794
Meeting to also explore long-term vision of site
As part of the effort to reduce runoff entering local waterways from the I-794 freeway, a public meeting will take place Tuesday, November 26, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be an open house format at the Milwaukee Public Market (upstairs). Parking in the market's lot will be free for participants; validation will be provided at the meeting.
The City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) and Wisconsin Department of Transportation are collaborating on this green infrastructure project under the freeway west of 6th Street between West Clybourn and West St. Paul avenues. The City is looking to advance this project as a part of funding the City receives through the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) Green Solutions Program.
This green initiative will also consider future options to improve the space with better connectivity, visibility and community amenities.
Attendance and comments from the public are welcome and appreciated.
Walker's anti-science agenda ignored risks to WI walleye
During Scott Walker's ignorant and intentional 8-year war on the environment - -
Like that rod and reel, his positions on climate science, clean water and the outdoors were upside down and wrong
- - I tracked, among other things, reports about climate change and stressed fish populations in Wisconsin waters - - here, for example, and earlier, here:
Climate change threatens WI walleye, yet WI DNR denies climate change
Probably no fish is more dear to the state's recreational economy and thousands of anglers - - "highly prized," says the Wisconsin DNR - - than walleye.
So maybe that same Wisconsin DNR will rethink its decision to scrub climate change from its websites now that climate scientists are saying measures should be taken because climate change will lessen the ability of some state lakes to support walleye:
Nearly 100 lakes in Wisconsin are predicted to support naturally reproducing walleye populations even under extreme warming conditions
These lakes are resilient to climate change, and should be protected from other stressors such as habitat loss, invasive species, or overfishing to maximize the potential for continued walleye production.
Some lakes that are unlikely to support natural walleye reproduction will continue to be suitable for adult walleye, and fishable walleye populations could potentially be maintained in these lakes via stocking.
Quality fishing opportunities for largemouth bass and other warm water species will improve in many lakes that become unsuitable for walleye.
US Fish and Wildlife Service walleye image
And though ideologically-hidebound and science-debunking Republican budget-drafters restored only two of 18 DNR science positions which Walker deleted, a new report might get attention at the State Capitol:
A new study by UW-Madison researchers says Wisconsin needs to change its approach to walleye management to halt decades of "hidden overharvest."
A coveted trophy for anglers, a supper club mainstay and a staple of traditional Ojibwe diets, the cool-water fish has suffered a nearly three-decade decline as climate change and development have taken their toll on its habitat.
Since 1990, the walleye population in Wisconsin's ceded territory — roughly the northern third of the state — has fallen by 36 percent, according to data from the state Department of Natural Resources and the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Also - - full credit for the alarming status quo is due GOP State Sen. Tom Tiffany:
State Sen. Tom Tiffany has owned up to asking for job cuts to DNR scientists, who he has said focus too much on climate change.
On Friday's Devil's Advocate radio show, the Hazelhurst Republican said he asked Gov. Scott Walker and his staff to include a provision in the state budget axing approximately 17 positions from the Department of Natural Resources' Science Services Bureau.
RoJo's office Thesaurus is FUBAR. Which is not serendipitous.
Senator Dimbulb von Putin Pal
says finding himself waist-deep in Trump's ethically-stained quicksand is "serendipity."
By 'serendipity,' GOP senator lands in middle of impeachment saga, as witness and potential juror
It's Johnson's word.
But remember, we are told, the word connotes fortune and good luck, and sprang from a fairy tale, so perhaps it's accurate, given the accidental nature of Trump's election and Johnson's first run for the Senate based on what the TV told him to do when the Fox Channel was on.
In his own words.
Serendipity...for Trump...sure: What defendant wouldn't want a bestsy patsy-pal on the jury?
But for Johnson, serendipity? Really?
Ask Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, George Papadopolous, Michael Flynn, Rick Gates, the two Russian-American dopey-dupes-and-their-leader Rudy Giuliani how happy/serendipitous are their Trump-scripted-codas?
I believe Johnson meant 'stupidity.'
Nat'l public health experts urge CAFO moratorium
Public health experts are concentrating their work and concern on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs.
If only the Republicans running the Legislature would pay attention.
Readers of this blog are familiar with the air pollution, groundwater contamination and drinking water dangers posed by CAFOs across Wisconsin.
WI Central Sands the next Flint? Kewaunee County already soaks up that honor
One Kewaunee County CAFO runoff events, among many
You will remember that this powerful special interest has a hold on state GOP politicians, and through gerrymandering, that special interest enjoys out-sized power.
Vos, Fitzgerald go to bat for 'existing and expanding CAFO operations'
This new report underscores the need for a nationwide moratorium on additional CAFOs or their expansion
Nation's Leading Public Health Organization Urges Halt to All New and Expanding CAFOs
New Policy Implores Agencies to Impose Moratorium to Protect Public Health
The American Public Health Association (APHA) enacted a new policy statement advising federal, state, and local governments and public health agencies to impose a moratorium on all new and expanding concentrated feeding animal operations (CAFOs). The new policy recommends a complete halt until additional scientific data have been collected and any public health concerns associated with CAFOs are addressed.
The Precautionary Moratorium on New and Expanding Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations statement was developed by APHA members in collaboration with individual members from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF). The statement outlines the urgent need for full compliance with the policy and provides twelve action steps that span from ending the routine use of medically important antibiotics in food animal production to providing a mechanism that requires large scale producers to report environmental emissions hazards.
"CAFOs are the dominant production model for food animals in the United States, but government oversight and policies designed to safeguard the health of individuals and the environment from these operations have been inadequate," says Bob Martin, director of the Food System Policy Program at the CLF. "This policy statement puts the public's health first and if observed, it has the potential to protect the health of some of our nation's most vulnerable communities."
"Since CLF's founding in 1996, a priority focus of our work has been to understand and address the public health implications of industrial food animal production. Our research and policy activities have linked this method of food production to a number of serious public health challenges," says Martin Bloem, MD, director of the CLF and the Robert S. Lawrence Professor of Environmental Health with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health and Engineering. "We are pleased that the nation's leading public health organization has taken a stand on this critical public health issue. All public health professionals, advocates, and policymakers should keep this new APHA policy statement in mind as they work to protect health and improve our food system."
CAFOs confine large numbers of animals of the same species—such as beef and dairy cattle, swine, broilers (poultry raised for meat consumption) and laying hens—on a small area of land. The scale, density, and practices associated with these operations present a range of public health and ecological hazards, including large volumes of untreated animal waste, the release of environmental contaminants to air, water, and soil, and the generation and spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. A growing body of evidence shows how CAFOs are directly associated with occupational and community health risks, as well as the social and economic decline of rural communities.
"Research has consistently found that living near CAFOs is associated with an array of negative health impacts, including respiratory disease, mental health problems, and certain types of infections," adds Keeve Nachman, PhD, director of the Food Production and Public Health Program with the CLF and an assistant professor with the Bloomberg School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health and Engineering. "It's critical that we work diligently and swiftly to close the knowledge gaps related to the public health and environmental challenges associated with this method of food animal production."
Robin Vos appropriates the word "integrity," costing his statement its integrity
I don't have a strong opinion about Robin Vos's highway naming bill which NBC15 in Madison says Gov. Evers has vetoed.
Vos accuses Evers of playing partisan games with bipartisan bill
Basically, I don't know anything about it other than what's in the story.
And I can even live with the power-grabbing, lame-duck legislating, election-nullifying GOP Assembly speaker
accusing Evers of partisan game-playing at the expense of the people. That's Wisconsin Politics 101, though his Public Pity Pot Performance is definitely Pathetic.
But what I can't abide is his appropriation of the word "integrity" for an on-the-record statement.
"This bipartisan bill was intended to preserve the integrity of the tradition of honoring worthy individuals in our state and was widely supported in both chambers," said Vos after the bill was vetoed. "It's unfortunate that Gov. Evers chose to play partisan games by vetoing the bill. The governor continues to put politics over people."
It costs the statement its integrity.
Trump uses impeachment hearings to further demean women
Trump has bragged about assaulting women, and repeatedly slams women he thinks have wronged him.
This Time post put a fine point on it even before the impeachment hearings began:
Trump's Treatment of Women Was His Original Abuse of Power
Now he's continuing the misogyny on the taxpayer's (including women's) dime to further degrade women who dare speak truth to his power:
* First on the phone with Ukrainian President Zelensky to undermine and degrade US Amb. Marie Yovanovitch, the senior female among all US Ambassadors:
"The woman is bad news."
* Then today during impeachment testimony, via Twitter, with an embarrassing projection designed to undermine and degrade the most senior member of the US House of Representatives and highest-ranking elected woman in the government:
@thehill
President Trump on Speaker Pelosi: "The woman's highly overrated. The woman is highly incompetent."
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Amy! Thank you for making me laugh! I love that little bird.
Too cute, Amy! Thanks for sharing and wishing you a great weekend!
Christy: it is my pleasure!!
Ms. K: I hope you have a great weekend also. Hope no fuzzy's attack you!
This is just totally adorable...thanks for sharing it Amy!
I have to make this my desktop at work. Lord knows I need a laugh.


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Otsolinna provides everything its guests could hope for: catering, meeting place, common lounge areas, saunas and pleasant hotel standard rooms.
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There is also 3 apartments (Vanha Karhu apartments) in the same country yard if still needed extra rooms.
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Rooms are 2 or 4 persons' rooms.
Cross country ski tracks start from the country -yard, ski slopes are 600 metres from the chalet and centre with restaurants and services is only 900 metres away from Otsolinna.


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