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Four Men In Search Of A Plot, Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, 4 November, 2016.
Friday, 4 November, 2016
Waterstones, 153 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3EW
An evening of intrigue when four Scottish crime writers will be discussing and answering questions about all aspects of crime novels, including plotting, writing, plus general death and destruction.
With G.J. Brown, Neil Broadfoot, Mark Leggatt and Douglas Skelton
G. J. Brown lives in Scotland but splits his time between the UK, the U.S.A. and Spain. He's married with two children. Gordon once quit his job in London to fly across the Atlantic to be with his future wife. He has also delivered pizzas in Toronto, sold non-alcoholic beer in the Middle East, launched a creativity training business called Brain Juice and floated a high tech company on the London Stock Exchange.
He almost had a toy launched by a major toy company, has an MBA, loves music, is a DJ on local radio, compered the main stage at a two-day music festival and was once booed by 49,000 people while on the pitch at a major football Cup Final.
Gordon has been writing since his teens and has four books published – his latest, Meltdown, being the second in the Craig McIntyre series. Gordon also helped found Bloody Scotland – Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival.
Neil Broadfoot knew he wanted to be a writer the day his primary school teacher gave him a plain jotter with a scalded pink cover and told him: "This is where you write down your stories." This was a relief to the young Neil, who until that point had been holding his stories in his head and working on them every night.
He began writing horror stories in his teens after a bet from his best friend that he couldn't write anything that would truly terrify him. After reading one story late at night, the friend in question ran home from streetlight to streetlight, too scared to stray into the dark. Almost better than a five-star Amazon review. Almost.
Training as a journalist, Neil went to work for local then national papers, covering some of the biggest stories of the time; from 9/11 to invasion of Iraq, the MPs' expenses scandal, the release of the Lockerbie bomber and the fall of Gadaffi.
Turning from poaching to game-keeping after 15 years, Neil moved into PR and communications, advising a range of organisations in the public and private sectors, including the Scottish Government. He's also a regular panellist at crime writing festival across the country, and has presented a true crime feature on STV Edinburgh.
Neil's first novel, Falling Fast, which introduced readers to crime reporter Doug McGregor and sometime friend DS Susie Drummond, was shortlisted for both the Dundee International Book Prize and the Bloody Scotland Book of the Year award. His second, The Storm, received critical acclaim from best-selling authors and readers alike, and solidified his position as a writer "destined for crime success". His third Doug and Susie novel, All The Devils, is due to be released in August.
An adopted Fifer, Neil lives in Dunfermline with his wife, Fiona – also a former journalist – and daughter Alexandra. They also have four dogs, so it's safe to say it's never dull in the house. This, however, offers ample opportunity for Neil to slip into his neighbours' braai hut to discuss plot details over a traditional Scottish beverage.
Mark Leggatt is the author of Names Of The Dead, The London Cage, and The Silk Road, a series of international thrillers which weave fact and fiction across the globe.
Mark was born in Lochee, Dundee and currently lives in Edinburgh. He is a member of the Crime Writers Association in the UK, The Society of Authors, Scottish PEN, and the International Thriller Writers in the USA. He is the Debut Author Programme Membership vice-chair for the International Thriller Writers.
A former specialist in Disaster Recovery for oil companies and global banks, his career has taken him around Europe, especially France, where he lived for a number of years. European history and modern global conspiracy lie at the heart of his work, and are the backdrop for the adventures of former CIA technician Connor Montrose.
In September 2012, Mark won an entry to the Bloody Scotland Crime Festival, and was invited to deliver a pitch to an audience and publishing panel. Since then, he has appeared at Bloody Scotland, Thrillerfest in New York in 2015, and Glasgow's International Literary Festival Aye Write!
Mark will be next appearing at Thrillfest XI in July 2016, held at the Grand Hyatt, Manhattan, New York, as part of the International Thriller Writer's Debut Author Programme. Names Of The Dead and The London Cage be on sale at the event, followed by a signing session.
Douglas Skelton is the author of 11 true crime and criminal history books and four novels in the Davie McCall series, tough thrillers set in Glasgow. Among other things he's been a bank clerk, shipping clerk, office clerk and a journalist (Clerk Kent?)
He's also investigated real crime for Glasgow solicitors and helped expose a notorious miscarriage of justice.
He has presented crime features on STV Glasgow, commented on real-life crime on BBC TV and radio and appeared in various documentaries.
For a few years he was a film critic for a local newspaper in Glasgow, interviewing a number of stars, including Charles Dance, Phil Collins and 'Supergirl' Helen Slater. He also once handed on Vanessa Redgrave a cup of coffee.
Some years ago he wrote and produced a half hour drama for cable TV which won a Royal Television Society award and he was once suspected of helping to break a prisoner out of prison.
He will begin a new thriller series in September with 'The Dead Don't Boogie', featuring off-beat hero Dominic Queste.
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It marks six years of surviving (and thriving) with brain cancer! I am so appreciative of the support, love, and friendship you have offered me each and every step of my journey. Each of your comments fill me with such gratitude that you still haven't given up on me and you are still following this crazy story. On this day last year, I shared with you the speech I gave to my friends and family when I was officially declared a "Cancer Survivor." But this year I have a new announcement to make!
I want to be the author of my own story.
This year I am dedicating eight months to face my fears and tell my story (currently titled, Thank You Kung-Fu) as it actually happened. I'm going to pick up my shovel and start digging. I'll dig through my childhood dreams, my successes and failures, leading towards my terminal cancer kung-fu confessional. I'll dig through the loss of my dearest relationship, the years I so badly want to forget, let alone write about. I'll dig even deeper into my public ridicule and personal shame regarding my unplanned pregnancy. But eventually, I'll dig deep enough to strike at honest truth. The truth that God is yet to turn his back on me, and, in fact, has been digging next to me this entire time.
I want to tell a story that produces hope through my tears, creates bravery through my cowardice, encourages public acceptance through my public shaming, and that speaks life through my death.
If you are in support of this book being written, I ask you to please utilize your social media skills to get your friends and family behind it. To reach my goal and make this book happen, I'm going to need your help! And seriously, if you are excited about this idea and feel you have a strong enough public following, please contact me so we can figure out how to utilize your network to help me reach my goal. Whether you are an author, a speaker, a desk jockey, a blogger mom, an athlete, an entrepreneur, a musician, a newscaster, a president of a small nation, I would love to partner with you!
In order to get you prepped for this upcoming book, I have placed two sample chapters on this site! Under "More Info", click "Thank You Kung-Fu Chapters". Please read, share with your friends and family, and get excited for the rest of the book.
I hope you are enjoying this Sunday as much as I am. Today, I celebrate with Lori, Marian, and Viola, as well as the rest of my family and friends, another year of survival as we continue to pray for many many more!
Tell all your friends to join me later this week as I officially launch my Kickstarter Campaign!
My time in Philly has been both sweet and sour. My last blog covered the majority of the sour, but the fact that my treatment has come to an end sets a sweet tone for today's post. I am completely finished! On top of that, I'm flying back to the friendly hand of Michigan today! Here's the video of me ringing the bell, something each patient does on their last day of treatment.


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River Deep: Martha Gunn, Book 1
By: Priscilla Masters
Narrated by: Patricia Gallimore
Series: Martha Gunn, Book 1
Wings Over the Watcher
Narrated by: Judith Boyd
Dedicated to her profession, DI Joanna Piercy has built her imposing reputation on thorough investigative police work. However, the job that once excited and intrigued her has now fallen into a familiar pattern of form filling and snide office banter. She resorts to formulaic solutions to resolve her cases, having seen the same situations time and again. But when a strangled body is discovered recklessly dumped on the Leek moorlands, she is forced to revaluate her stance.
Far too long winded
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The Body on the Beach
By: Simon Brett
Narrated by: Simon Brett
Very little disturbs the ordered calm of Fethering, a pleasingly self-contained retirement town on England's southern coast. Which is precisely why Carole Seddon, who has outlived both her husband and her career at the Home Office, has chosen to reside there. So the last thing Carole expects to encounter in Fethering is a new neighbour with but one name and an obviously colourful past.
A great read
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His Third Victim
By: Helen Durrant
Narrated by: Tim Bentinck
A man is shot dead, and his body is dumped on the moors. His arm is stamped with the Chinese symbol for 'sorry'. There have been five unsolved murders with the same hallmark. The police can't find any motive or connection between the victims. Bella Richards was close to the murdered man. She lives with her five-year-old son and has begun a new life in the local area. But although clearly grief-stricken, she is not telling the police everything she knows.
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Murder Offstage
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By: L.B. Hathaway
Narrated by: Clare Wille
Like your mysteries cozy and set during the Golden Age of Crime? This is the first audiobook in the Posie Parker mysteries, although this novel can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story in its own right. Set in London in 1921, Murder Offstage is full of intrigue and red herrings. When Posie Parker's childhood friend is robbed of a priceless jewel and becomes a suspect in a cold-blooded murder case, budding detective Posie vows she will clear his name.
But why...?
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By: J. R. Ellis
Narrated by: Michael Page
A body is discovered deep in a cave beneath the Yorkshire Dales. Leading the investigation into the mysterious death are experienced DCI Jim Oldroyd and his partner DS Carter, a newcomer from London. The deceased is Dave Atkins, well known throughout the village but not well liked. While there is no shortage of suspects, the details of the crime leave Oldroyd and Carter stumped.
A Review From Yorkshire
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Murder at the Fitzwilliam
By: Jim Eldridge
Narrated by: Peter Wickham
After rising to prominence for his role investigating the case of Jack the Ripper, former Detective Inspector Daniel Wilson is now retired. Known for his intelligence, investigative skills, and most of all his discretion, he's often consulted when a case must be solved quickly and quietly. So when a body is found in the Egyptian collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, Wilson is called in.
Extremely pedestrian
By DartmoorDiva on 18-11-19
Coroner Martha Gunn is among the first to be called to the scene when a man's body is found in a small cottage fronting the river. Floating face-down in the rising water, it appears to have been raised from the cellar by the flood.
In the dark and fetid cottage, Martha's instincts tell her that this is a homicide - a hunch borne out by the post mortem. But there are many questions about the dead man's identity. He is initially thought to be James Humphreys, a respectable, middle-aged businessman who had rented the cottage a couple of months ago, and had recently gone missing. The corpse certainly fits his description.
Yet when Mr Humphreys' wife, Cressida, comes to identify the body, she is adamant that it is not her husband. So who is it? Why has he been murdered? And where has the real Mr Humphreys gone?
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What listeners say about River Deep: Martha Gunn, Book 1
Such a disappointing book
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Nothing. This book gives the impression of being two story ideas tacked together. But even tacking two story concepts together did not give the author enough material and so there are many instances of meandering space filling sections stuffed into this book.
Would you ever listen to anything by Priscilla Masters again?
What three words best describe Patricia Gallimore's voice?
Dreadful male voices
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Mounting frustration.
Unbelievable main plot, a sub plot that might never have existed as it just sort of disappeared. So many aspects of the story that were just ridiculous in the end I was waiting for the next ridiculous situation to arrive
This is a very good book. I love Martha and her side need of playing sleuth as well as being a coroner. She is a smart and intriguing character. I look forward to reading more about Martha and her cases. The reader is very good as well. I think a reader can make or break even a good book.
A bit slow moving, but good listen
If you could sum up River Deep: Martha Gunn, Book 1 in three words, what would they be?
Interesting, meandering, surprise-ending
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
No, far from it. It is the story of Martha Gunn, a coroner who is technically and ethically not supposed to be doing any detecting on her own, but whose natural curiosity pushes her into it anyway. This is not a fast-paced CSI style book, but comes closer to the slowly unfolding classic detective story--with the twist that the main character is not allowed to be a snoop. Part of what is interesting are the ways she can get around the rules to do that anyway.
What about Patricia Gallimore's performance did you like?
I thought she did a good job of making all the voices clear and distinct, but a few sounded rather "forced." I found myself wishing she might have read just a tad faster, but she still did a good enough job with the book.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It has a good, unexpected ending.
I felt that Martha's character was well-developed. I had a good sense of who she is, what had occurred in her background to bring her to where she is in the book, but the other characters (mostly those she works with) we're sadly undeveloped (to my taste), but that leaves room for more in future books in the series.

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Master of Puppets- Metallica
This is Metallica's most popular record. This is the album that made them a force to be reckon with in the metal scene. While it's only has eight tracks, it's still a killer album even over 20 years later. This is a heavy and intense album that is sure to get your blood boiling. All the songs are great and the music is killer. Though this is basically a thrash record, it's probably the best thrash record since the 80's.
"Battery" opens this metal record. It begins with a slow, melodic acoustic guitar riff that sounds similar to a latin guitar or as if it comes from a Western movie. Though it starts off slow, it grows bigger and bigger before it explodes in a mass of distortion and racing riffs. There's heavy guitars and drums throughout the entire song that makes you want to run out and get a guitar just to play the song. It's a great energetic, heavy song that's a perfect way start to the album.
The infamous "Master of Puppets" comes next with it's recognizable riff and it's this riff that really drives the song. What's amazing about the guitar playing is that there are so many different riffs playing, yet they still manage to come together to form a cohesive song. It doesn't sound like a bunch of songs put together. It's an epic track that sounds overpowering, which perfectly fits the topic of the song. While it's the most popular song on the record there are other great ones to be found here.
One great song with heavy lyrics and subject matter is "Disposable Heroes." It has an intense, powerful riff that actually manages to sound like marching footsteps. The lyrics talk about soldiers who are sent out into battle with no regard for their lives and how they are easily replaced as if a human life doesn't matter. With such a sensitive topic, it's no surprise that the song has an aggressive tone and such attitude behind it. Not to mention how catchy it is when Hetfield sings "Back to the front!"
Another amazing song is "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)." It's the slowest track on the album, but it's just as intense as the others. It begins with a somber melodic riff that sets the dark tone. From here, Hetfield quietly sings about being isolated from others, feeling trapped, and wanting to lash out at the world. His vocals are amazing here. He starts off singing softly, which makes him sound vulnerable and hurt. Before the verse is through, he gets louder until he's flat out angry and on the verge of screaming. It's a dark song that makes the listener feel like they're trapped in the mind of someone going mad.
The music is intense, heavy, fast and insane. The guitar playing can get so blazing fast, it's hard to keep up with it at times. The drums are also killer, with how hard and forceful Ulrich hits the kit. And though the bass can't be heard all that well in this album, there are a few songs where it's noticeable. One song you can hear the bass on is "Leaper Messiah." It can't be hard extremely well, but it plays beneath the dirty guitar riff and adds a bit of a groove to the track. You can also hear it on the instrumental "Orion." Since it adds more heaviness and even a groove at times, it would've been better if the bass was featured in the mix more often.
Though this may be a great album and is often touted as one of the best by the band, it's essentially a thrash record. The guitars are played fast and hard and never really slow down. Only on the instrumental track does the guitar playing sound different. It's more melodic and even sounds sensual. It's not like the music is bad, but if there would've been more variety in the playing it would've improved the album a bit. There's only so much you can say about music that's fast and loud. But to be fair Metallica was a thrash metal band before they decided to add variety to their sound.
Overall, the album gets 9/10. All the songs are killer and intense. The album will get you pumped because it's filled with so much energy. All the songs have such an attitude behind them that you can actually hear Hetfield spitting out the lyrics. The music is stellar and really aggressive. Though it's a typical thrash record, it's still one of the best metal records ever made. It's a classic that's held up well over the years.
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LA CENTER'S GALA VANGUARD AWARDS
The Los Angeles LGBT Center held the 47th annual Gala Vanguard Awards at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood last month. Star of the show Modern Family, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and husband Justin Mikita were honored for their organizations, Tie the Knot, and Thread Experiment, which donates high-quality linens for the homeless youth who receive services at the LALGBT Center.
For more on the Vanguard Awards, visit lgbtvanguardawards.org.
PADRES SPONSOR SAN DIEGO GAY MEN'S CHORUS
The San Diego Padres announced that they will sponsor the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus Holiday Show this year in continued efforts to mend the relationship between the Padres and the LGBT community after a mishap last May when the wrong audio track was played during a SDGMC's performance of the National Anthem. The upcoming holiday show "Jingle," is scheduled for December 10 and 11, at 8pm at the Balboa Theatre.
For ticket information, visit sdgmc.org.
YOUTUBE STAR PLEADS NOT GUILTY
YouTube star Calum McSwiggan appeared at the Los Angeles Airport Courthouse last month where he entered a not guilty plea to filing a false police report after he claimed he was assaulted by three men in West Hollywood on June 27. McSwiggan posted a photo on Instagram as he lay in a hospital bed after the alleged attack, telling his followers that he suffered three broken teeth and required six stitches to his head. However, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said officers investigated the incident and were not able to substantiate the assault. According to police reports, McSwiggan was arrested for vandalizing a car and was taken to hospital after he began injuring himself with a police station payphone.
REMEMBERING LGBT ACTIVIST KIM MADDOX
The life of retired police officer and former Co-President of Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride, Kim Maddox, was celebrated last month at the Police Officer's Association Park. Maddox battled Stage IV ovarian cancer for two years. She passed away peacefully on September 9. Maddox leaves behind her wife Macias and the children she and her wife adopted.
ALEXIS ARQUETTE CELEBRATION OF LIFE
A Celebration of Life event was held last month in Hollywood to honor the memory of the late Alexis Arquette.
Alexis Arquette, actress, activist and staunch supporter for gender transition passed away at the age of 47 from AIDS related complications. Born Robert Arquette, Alexis transitioned into her female self during the late 1990s. Alexis comes from a family of actors. Her father, Lewis was known for his role on the Waltons; her siblings are actors, Richmond, Patricia, David and Rosanna Arquette.
Many of Alexis's close friends, fellow transgender activists and supporters came to pay respects and honor her memory last month at The Celebration of Life Event in Hollywood, organized by Sham Ibrahim,. A sound and visual tribute payed homage to Arquette, featuring footage from the late star's movies and short videos, edited by friend Martin Pierron. The music playlist included her favorite artists; David Bowie, Tears for Fears, Madonna, the Killers and the Pet Shop Boys. (Joey Krebs)
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Q: Call to super needs try/catch I am working on an assignment where I am told that I need to create a class (Call it ClassB) that must extend a given class (Call it ClassA). The only problem is that the code inside of the constructor of ClassA may throw an exception, so when I create my constructor for ClassB, I am trying to wrap a try/catch block around the call to super(), but of course, that doesn't work since super has to be the first call.
How can I work around this?

A: public ClassB extends ClassA {
    public ClassB() throws MyClassAException {
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A: You can add your exception in the throws clause of your sub class constructor: -
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public class Demo extends ClassA {
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    public static void main(String[] args) {
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A: ClassB should have a static method
public static ClassB makeClassB() {
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    catch(Exception exc) {
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        // presumably you have some default ClassB to return as part of this logic?
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that will wrap the construction of ClassB with a try/catch.  Client code will call makeClassB() and the constructor to ClassB will be private and throwing.

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Peter Breen: Candidate Profile
48th District Representative (Republican)
Peter Breen, running for 48th District Representative
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BioQ&A
City: Lombard
Website: votebreen.com
Office sought:
48th District Representative
Family: Married for over 9 years to Margie Manczko Breen, currently in the adoption process. DuPage County resident over 28 years. Son of Deacon Jim and Mary Jo Breen and oldest of three children, all still living in the western suburbs.
Occupation: Vice President & Senior Counsel, Thomas More Society
Education: University of Notre Dame, Juris Doctor (Notre Dame Law Scholarship). Vanderbilt University, Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (Graduated in 3 years). Naperville North High School (Top 10 out of 500+ students; Member of State Champion Math Team and State Champion Engineering Team; Achieved rank of Eagle Scout).
Civic involvement: Chairman, Lombard Finance Committee, 2013-present. Chairman, Lombard Economic & Community Development Committee, 2011-2013. Lombard Representative, Glenbard Wastewater Authority, 2012-2013. Founder, Woman's Choice pregnancy help centers, serving Lombard, Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lisle, & neighboring towns, served as Executive Director & General Counsel, 2005-2008. Founder, Project Gabriel, church ministry serving needy pregnant women and their children across DuPage & Will Counties. Member, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lombard.
Elected offices held: Trustee, District 4, Village of Lombard, 2011-Present. Acting Village President, Village of Lombard, 2012-2013. Republican Precinct Committeeman, 2010-Present.
How will you work to make the General Assembly function more productively and effectively? Wlll you vote to retain your party's current legislative leader? In what specific ways do you support changing how government in Springfield works?
Two long campaign seasons of meeting one-on-one with voters has given me a unique insight into the concerns of folks in the 48th District. The main problem in Springfield is that legislators have forgotten what the people want, as opposed to what the special interests want. To that end, I've been in contact with a number of my future colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, to discuss how we might work together on positive solutions to strengthen our state. I intend to support our party's leader, Rep. Jim Durkin.
If the Supreme Court, strikes down the SB 1 pension reform, what is your Plan B and why do you think it would be both legal and effective?
If the Supreme Court strikes down SB 1, we start from scratch with a new plan to save our pension system. The current math simply cannot work, with a long-term liability over $100 billion. Adjustments to account for longer lifespans and increased salaries are overdue, whether through gradual increases to retirement ages and individual contributions, better indexing of cost-of-living increases, or elimination of compounded cost-of-living increases. The state must also make its pension payment for each year in a timely manner, with no "holidays" or accounting tricks that only put our state further in debt over the long term.
As it stands now, the 2011 income tax increase will expire as planned on Jan. 1. Do you think that expiration should be reconsidered? Would you support making the increase permanent or extending it for some period of time? Please be specific about what level of tax increase, if any, you would support.
No, the General Assembly promised the increase to 5% would be temporary, and that promise must be honored. The increase was passed by a lame duck legislature, against the will of the people of Illinois, and should be repealed in its entirety. Raising taxes produced added revenue in the short run. However, while increasing taxes short-term, we reduced the number of tax-payers long-term, individuals losing their jobs and businesses moving out of state. Companies that move, companies that don't expand, and companies that don't come to Illinois in the first place represent tax revenue that can never be collected.
Do you support cuts in state spending? If so, what specifically do you suggest cutting and how will those cuts be sufficient to restore the state's financial health and economic climate?
I support a balanced budget, honestly adjusting state spending to meet the revenue expected each year. The General Assembly has instead engaged in convoluted spending games and fund transfers for decades. There's no question that Medicaid is laden with fraud: we are now looking at reviews that suggest a fraud rate of 25% or more in Medicaid. Medicaid needs a total overhaul. I would start with the most expensive programs and highest appropriations in the budget and audit every line within their budgets. Do all this, cut red tape and unnecessary regulations, and watch Illinois businesses grow and create jobs.
What changes, if any, do you believe the state should make in the area of education? Would you support the the so-called pension cost-shift to local schools?
Education funding should focus on the needs of individual students, not maintenance of bureaucracies. In terms of funding, our property tax burdens are already too high. I oppose measures that would raise property taxes, including the recent cost-shift proposal. Instead of raising taxes, we should start first by putting a stop to the egregious end-of-career salary spiking that has driven pension costs through the roof. In poor districts, we should fully embrace school choice, charter schools, tax rebates, and other creative solutions to ensure a quality education for all our state's children.
What other issues, if any, are important to you as a candidate for this office?
Serving as an elected trustee in my municipality, I led the effort to freeze the property tax levy for the first time in a generation. But the sad reality is that tax increases have been assumed as a given by almost every taxing body, from the General Assembly down to the smallest local board. Illinois suffers under the second highest property taxes in the country, and we have to get those levies down, especially as people's home values diminish. Public bodies have an obligation to be more sensitive to those who provide the necessary revenue to fund vital services.
Please name one current leader who most inspires you.
Pope Francis. He's got a big heart for people, and he lives simply, in solidarity with those in need.
What's the biggest lesson you learned at home growing up?
Every person, no matter how big or small, strong or weak, rich or poor, has inherent worth and dignity.
If life gave you one do-over, what would you spend it on?
I wouldn't. You learn a lot more from the missteps than from the successes.
What was your favorite subject in school and how did it help you in later life?
European History. Our teacher taught us philosophy, human nature, and history: Those timeless lessons have served me well, across every field of endeavor.
If you could give your children only one piece of advice, what would it be?
The opportunities in this world are boundless. Don't let others put limits on your dreams and your calling.
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A borrowed chord (also called mode mixture, modal mixture, substituted chord, modal interchange, or mutation) is a chord borrowed from the parallel key (minor or major scale with the same tonic). Borrowed chords are typically used as "color chords", providing harmonic variety through contrasting scale forms, which are major scales and the three forms of minor scales. Chords may also be borrowed from other parallel modes besides the major and minor mode, for example D Dorian with D major. The mixing of the major and minor modes developed in the Baroque period.

Borrowed chords are distinguished from modulation by being brief enough that the tonic is not lost or displaced, and may be considered brief or transitory modulations and may be distinguished from secondary chords as well as altered chords. According to Sheila Romeo, "[t]he borrowed chord suggests the sound of its own mode without actually switching to that mode."

Common borrowed chords

Sheila Romeo explains that "[i]n theory, any chord from any mode of the scale of the piece is a potential modal interchange or borrowed chord. Some are used more frequently than others, while some almost never occur."

In the minor mode, a common borrowed chord from the parallel major key is the Picardy third.

In the major mode, the most common examples of borrowed chords are those involving the , also known as the lowered sixth scale degree. These chords are shown below, in the key of C major.

The next most common involve the  and . These chords are shown below.

Chord progressions may be constructed with borrowed chords, including two progressions common in rock music, I–VII–VI–VII, common everywhere, and I–VI–IV (), used by bands like Genesis, Yes, and Nirvana. VII is from Mixolydian and VI is found in both Aeolian and Phrygian. The VII–I cadence with VII substituting for V is common, as well as II–I, III–I, and VI–I. In popular music, the major triads on the lowered third (III), sixth (VI) and seventh (VII) scale degrees are common.

Borrowed chords have typical inversions or common positions, for example ii6 and ii, and progress in the same manner as the diatonic chords they replace except for VI, which progresses to V(7).

See also
Aeolian harmony
Diatonic function
Harmonic major

References

External links

"Mode Mixture", Robert J. Frank (2000), Theory on the Web.
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"Glossary: Terms Used in Writing Skills", Berklee.
Mike Campese. Guest Column: "Modal Interchange", Guitar Nine Records.
"Altered Chords in Jazz: Modal Interchange 0 –Altered Chords", Taming the Saxophone.

Chord progressions
Chords
Chromaticism

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The Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater is distributed in Australia except the tropical north, coastal south-east, extreme south-west and Tasmania. It is found in dry scrub, woodland and gardens. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.
It looks a bit like a small wattlebird and is probably more closely related to them than anything else. Striking features are its pink bill with black tip and its apricot-buff throat and upper breast. It also has a whitish streak on the cheek, a black mask and a blue eye. The long tail has extensive white tips.
The yellow streak on the cheek of the bird in photo 4 shows that it is a juvenile.


A middle school student builds an innovative web design business, working with clients across the United States. He subsequently earns the Youth Entrepreneur Award for the City of Atlanta. A high school student completes his second Juilliard Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard camp. He goes on to produce numerous songs and albums, releasing them across multiple media outlets as they make the charts. An elementary student visits elderly invalids in the US to share humour and hope, eventually giving similar encouragement to disabled children in Nicaragua and the United Arab Emirates. She later undertakes a doctorate in occupational therapy, pursuing her desire under the motto "help people learn to dance again".
These former students of mine were different ages, with different callings. What do they have in common? Each of them pursued a passion to make a difference in the world, one using technological creativity, another through music, and a third by caring for people in need. Their passion transformed work into vibrant energy, and something purposeful rather than a chore. They achieved success. They, and others like them, have showed me that passion is what fuels lifelong learning, guiding people along a path of ambition and achievements.
At Nord Anglia Education (NAE) schools, students are encouraged to develop their passions from an early age through exposure to world-class,leading institutions. Our collaborations with world leaders in their respective fields like The Juilliard School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and UNICEF enhance the learning of STEAM subjects, the performing arts and global citizenship for our students through the globally-respected curricula we offer. These partnerships also enable us to provide outstanding teaching opportunities for our teachers and staff. By leveraging and learning from these world-class schools, our students are able to better equip themselves with the skills needed to progress in the classroom and beyond.
For example, by observing the intensity an artist applies to a dramatic work or studying the work of a professor engineering wearable technology to help future astronauts walk on Mars, children are free to stretch their imaginations beyond traditional education methods. They are encouraged to carve their own path to success, achieving more than they ever thought possible.
The Juilliard School. As a global leader in performing arts education, their passion is specific. Stated in their mission, they "provide the highest calibre of artistic education" and serve as a thought leader "about the importance of the performing arts." Who better to help inspire a young songwriter launch his creative career?
In a commencement speech at Stanford University, technology wizard Steve Jobs said "the only way to do great work is to love what you do." We want to create. We want to affect the world in a positive way. People energised by passion can change the world for the better. They can build amazing new technologies, write songs that inspire, and help others learn to laugh, live, and dance again.


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6ix9ine Will Be Off House Arrest Next Week
Tekashi 6ix9ine via YouTube
6ix9ine is on track to becoming a free man in the next few days.
Today (July 29) marks four days until the end of 6ix9ine's prison sentence, which he's been serving at home for the last four months or so. Nearly two years after the 24-year-old rapper pleaded guilty to nine counts of federal racketeering and firearms charges, a rep from 6ix9ine's camp has confirmed to XXL that he is expected to be released from house arrest this Sunday (Aug. 2).
The Brooklyn rhymer may make his return to social media on Sunday to mark his freedom. Earlier this month, 6ix9ine temporarily deactivated his Instagram account ahead of being free from home confinement. Once he is officially a free man, he will reportedly be on supervised release for five years.
On Nov. 18, 2018, the "Fefe" rhymer was arrested and taken into federal custody on the racketeering and firearms charges and faced 32 years to life in prison. Two months later, in Dec. 18, 2019, 6ix9ine was sentenced to 24 months behind bars. Tekashi cut a deal with the federal government to receive a lighter sentence by testifying against his former Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods associates. The Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods members 6ix9ine testified against included Aljermiah "Nuke" Mack and Anthony "Harv" Ellison, both of whom played a role in kidnapping the rapper in July of 2018.
In April of this year, Tekashi was granted a compassionate release from Judge Paul Engelmayer due to the coronavirus pandemic posing a threat to his health. The rapper suffers from asthma, so his medical condition would have made it difficult for him to fight the virus, had he contracted the illness.
Since being released to serve the remainder of his sentence on home confinement, the rhymer has released two new singles—"Gooba" and "Trollz" featuring Nicki Minaj—and broke the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 each time. After releasing two songs, which proved that despite being branded as a snitch he could still have commercial success, 6ix9ine has promised to deliver a full-length album once he has officially completed his time on house arrest.
Though 6ix9ine will be permitted to leave his home, the rapper's life could still be in danger. As a result, plans have been made to hire a full-time security team of 22 former law enforcement officers to keep him safe.
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This is an example of a standard issue AN-6540-2S flying helmet for the United States military during World War II and the immediate post war period.
This helmet was worn by Lt. Col. Marion Carl. He graduated as a member of the first test pilot class at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in 1945. He conducted pioneering jet operations from aircraft carriers; commanded VMF-122, the first Marine Corps squadron equipped with jets; and was an early Marine helicopter test pilot. He wore this helmet suit during his career as a test pilot, including his world speed record flight with the Douglas D-558-1.
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Essentially, Royal Caribbean ships that cruise from the United States attract a variety of North American travelers, mainly between the ages of 30 and 55 on the seven-night as well as much shorter cruise ships, and also 50 and over on cruises longer compared to 7 nights. Cruise ships from the UNITED KINGDOM– along with Mediterranean, Asia as well as Australia cruises– attract a significant variety of citizens, as well as Royal Caribbean's normal North Americans. Seven-night and much shorter cruise ships are also preferred with family members, specifically during American college holiday periods, when the ships will certainly frequently be loaded to every top berth. Sailor of the Seas, Quantum of the Seas and Ovation of the Seas are aimed directly at the Oriental market, so passengers will be from Asia as well as, to a lesser extent, Australia.


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Home » Movies » Movie News » Sunny Pancholi says he left 'Balika Vadhu 2' for he couldn't play a father
Sunny Pancholi says he left 'Balika Vadhu 2' for he couldn't play a father
Posted By: Gopi December 3, 2021
Mumbai, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Production assistant-turned-actor Sunny Pancholi, who has just quit 'Balika Vadhu 2', has said it was a challenge to play a character who speaks with a Gujarati accent, but he's satisfied he has done it successfully.
"Playing Premji Anjaariya in 'Balika Vadhu 2' was a great journey," Pancholi said. "It was challenging because I had never essayed a Gujarati-accented character and such a dynamic personality with so many different shades of character -- impulsive, stylish in his own way and so loving towards young Anandi (Shreya Patel) and other characters of my family in the show. I loved this challenge and I think I mastered my role."
The show has taken a leap by introducing Shivangi Joshi, Randeep Rai and Samridh Bawa in lead roles.
Explaining why he quit the show in its second season, Pancholi said, "I found it strange to play a father to actors almost as old as I am, so I decided to discontinue playing a character who I could no longer relate to. This is how television shows work and so I choose my projects carefully. They must make sense to me."
Sunny started as a production assistant on the show 'Mere Apne' and made his acting debut with 'Behnein'.
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Q: Circle layout becomes square if I set the background programatically I've come across an issue that I can not find a solution. I have a circle layout which I set a random colour as background. The problem is, the layout is square instead of a circle shape. Here is my code:
The oval shape in res/drawable
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="oval">
<size
    android:width="@dimen/avatar_height"
    android:height="@dimen/avatar_height" />
</shape>

the array of colours which sits in drawable/values/colors
    <integer-array name="avatar_colors">
    <item>@color/avatar_1</item>
    <item>@color/avatar_2</item>
    <item>@color/avatar_3</item>
    <item>@color/avatar_4</item>

</integer-array>

This is my circle layout
<RelativeLayout
                        android:id="@+id/letter_avatar"
                        android:layout_width="@dimen/avatar_height"
                        android:layout_height="@dimen/avatar_height"
                        android:background="@drawable/avatar">

                        <TextView
                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                            android:textSize="@dimen/textsize_splash_screen"
                            android:textColor="@color/jwhite"
                            android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/gap_small"
                            android:text="A"
                            android:layout_centerInParent="true"/>
                    </RelativeLayout>

and this is how I set the random colour as a background
    mLetterAvatar = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.letter_avatar);

  int[] androidColors = getResources().getIntArray(R.array.avatar_colors);
        int randomAndroidColor = androidColors[new Random().nextInt(androidColors.length)];
        mLetterAvatar.setBackgroundColor(randomAndroidColor);

And this is the result I'm getting

Note: If I don't set the background programatically the layout has a circle shape (see screen-shot below)

How can I get the circle layout and have the option to add a colour as a background programatically? Thank you.

A: The problem is that you are replacing your drawable background with a plain colour with this line:
mLetterAvatar.setBackgroundColor(randomAndroidColor);

So if you want to change the circle color instead, you should have another shape with a different color, or get the drawable from code and set the color as describes this link

A: As I see you place avatar.xml as background in XML and avatar_color.xml[with random index] in code.

A: So after a busy weekend, I managed to find a solution based on Jonathan Aste answer. I don't know if this is the cleanest way to do it, but here it goes:
in res/drawable I've created 4 different shapes with different background colours.
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="oval">

<solid android:color="#ffcc00"/>
<size
    android:width="@dimen/avatar_height"
    android:height="@dimen/avatar_height" />

After that, I've created this array in res/values/arrays.xml.

<array name="random_avatar_array">
    <item>@drawable/avatar_green</item>
    <item>@drawable/avatar_yellow</item>
    <item>@drawable/avatar_red</item>
    <item>@drawable/avatar_blue</item>
</array>

and in code, this is what I have done
        if (view.getBackground() == null) {
        TypedArray avatars = getResources().obtainTypedArray(R.array.random_avatar_array);
        Drawable drawable = avatars.getDrawable(new Random().nextInt(avatars.length()));
        view.setBackground(drawable);
    }

Hope it helps someone.


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We started working with Wolverley CE Secondary School at the start of 2014. The school was in a transitional stage with a new Headteacher having been appointed to join the school in April that year.
The school has had its ups and downs, narrowly avoiding special measures in 2007, then subsequently being named as one of the countries most improving schools in 2012. However, students in the local area typically had low aspirations, so we devised a plan using a cross section of our services to encourage the students to think about their futures and aim high, whilst at the same time promoting the school to a wider catchment area and shouting about its many positive features.
It was clear that 'ambition' was a keyword to the school, for not only the students, but also the ambition to make it the best learning environment in the area. We therefore devised a new strapline for the school – 'Ambition Unlimited' – which became the focus for everything we created, whether that was the site our web team built, the new branding our design department created and the campaign our PR team developed. We have enjoyed huge success with this campaign and we are continuing to work with the school.


Oct. 12 - A prominent poet of Ghana, Kofi Awoonor, who believed in the development of Africa and in the arts, is remembered following his death in a Nairobi mall attack. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A ceremony was held to honor the memory of poet Kofi Awoonor, who was killed in last month's Nairobi mall attack. Kofi Awoonor used traditional forms of oral poetry from his Ewe heritage to carve out a place in history as one of Africa's most renowned writers. During the ceremony, people from those same traditions recognized Awooner as they gathered to celebrate the life of the author at a ceremony in the capital Accra. The literary legend was killed last month in the attack on Nairobi's Westgate mall that left 67 people dead. His countrymen, family members and politicians honored the author who wrote volumes of poetry as well as novels such as, "This Earth, My Brother." Awoonor's son Afetsi Awoonor, who was also shot in the attack at the Nairobi mall, was in attendance. Professor Atukwei Okai, president of the Pan African Writers Association, said Awoonor's work was instrumental in advancing literature on the continent. "I think that he was keenly aware and proud of his contribution to the struggle for the development for Africa, but at his heart was the concern for the arts, he was one of the group of people, young people, who launched the birth of new African literature," Okai said. Besides his literary legacy, Awoonor also served as a diplomat and was at one time Ghana's ambassador to the United Nations.


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Samsung Galaxy S21+ vs OnePlus 9
Compare phone and tablet specifications of up to three devices at once.
2400 x 1080 pixels, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Dynamic AMOLED
120Hz (adaptive)
Screen-to-body:
Peak brightness:
1300 cd/m2 (nit)
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
System chip:
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Octa-core, 1x 2.84GHz Kryo 680 + 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 680 + 4x 1.80GHz Kryo 680, 64-bit
Octa-core, 2840 MHz, Kryo 680, 64-bit
Internal storage:
128GB (UFS 3.0), not expandable
Device type:
Android (12, 11), Samsung One UI
Android (11), OxygenOS UI
Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable
Not user replaceable
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
OnePlus Warp Charge, Qi wireless charging
Max charge speed:
Wired: 25.0W; Wireless: 15.0W
Rear:
Main camera:
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8; Focal length: 26 mm; Sensor size: 1/1.76"; Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Aperture size: F1.8; Focal length: 23 mm; Sensor size: 1/1.4"; Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera:
64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.0; Focal Length: 29 mm; Sensor size: 1/1.7"; Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Aperture size: F2.2; Focal Length: 14 mm; Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Third camera:
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
2 MP (Black and White)
Video recording:
7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Video light, EIS
HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS
10 MP (PDAF, HDR)
16 MP (EIS)
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
6.35 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches (161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm)
6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches (160 x 74.2 x 8.7 mm)
7.13 oz (202.0 g)
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus); Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass); Frame: Aluminum
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics:
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
2D Face unlock, In-screen fingerprint
Keys:
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Phantom silver, Black, Violet
Winter Mist, Arctic Sky, Astral Black
n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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LTE (FDD):
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
LTE (TDD):
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
UMTS:
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 9(1700), 19(800)
Data Speed:
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type:
No 3.5mm jack
Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring:
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s):
for Noise cancellation, Video recording
for Noise cancellation
Connectivity & Features
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax (Wi-Fi 6), dual-band; MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
Type-C (reversible), USB 3.2
Charging, Headphones port, OTG, Video out
Charging, Headphones port, Mass storage device
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
NFC, ANT+
Hearing aid compatible:
M3, T3
Regulatory Approval
FCC approval:
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A3LSMG996U
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Wireless Router:
Phablet:
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In 1962 the original Vox Continental was released to play its part in pop history. Now re-imagined for 2018, Andy Jones says 'come on baby', but is his fire lit? Price £1,399/£1,499 Contact Korg | www.korg.com Vox Continental key features: 61- or 73-note organ, piano and synth Polyphony 36 to 128 notes Organ 3 types […]
In 1962 the original Vox Continental was released to play its part in pop history. Now re-imagined for 2018, Andy Jones says 'come on baby', but is his fire lit?
Price £1,399/£1,499
Contact Korg | www.korg.com
Vox Continental key features:
61- or 73-note organ, piano and synth
Polyphony 36 to 128 notes
Organ 3 types (CX-3, VOX, Compact)
Electric Piano 3 types (Tine, Reed, FM)
Acoustic piano 3 types (Upright, E. Grand, Grand)
Key/Layer 6 types (Key, Brass, Synth, Strings, Lead, Other)
Presets 150
Effects 7 Insert, 9 Master
Connections 4 outs, 3 pedal, 2 MIDI, headphone
Includes pedal and big stand
Weight (kg) 7.2 or 8.4
Around 10 miles away from where I was born, the town of Dartford was the somewhat unlikely location of Jennings Musical Instruments. They produced a wide-range of gear, such as flagship Vox amplifiers which included the famous AC30 (as used by, well, everyone really, including The Beatles and The Rolling Stones) and the Vox Continental organ, made famous on House of the Rising Sun by The Animals and many other tracks.
The story of JMI and Vox gets a tad complicated after that, but all you need to know is that Korg bought the brand in 1992 and has been successfully producing Vox-branded gear ever since. Now the company has re-imagined the Continental, with both distinctive looks and that sound, and also packed it full of all sorts of modern goodness.
Distinctively continental
The original Continental organ was known for its more piercing sound when compared to the broodier and more fullsome Hammonds of the time. However, it's also very distinctive, making tracks like The Doors' Light My Fire even more memorable. The original's appearance was also very 'look at me' with a big red flat cabinet and reverse coloured keys.
Korg hasn't gone as far as doing the latter with the new Continental but has certainly delivered a visually unique keyboard. It has a similar flattened case, a lovely red/orange colour, it comes with a massive stand – which might split opinion on its practical use as it requires its own box – and even has a lit up logo around the back which will be good for advertising during TV performances, at the very least. There's even a nice bulldog/Union Jack 'British Spirit' badge in case you forget the Dartford roots.
I love the look. There's a great start-up sequence of lights, an overall Valve/Drive glowing light that intensifies as you introduce the global effect, and the dials light up as you rotate them, something I loved about one of the original Nord Leads. Anything that tries to stand out in a sea of too many black keyboards gets my vote, and this certainly will get the heads turning. The keyboard is also well built and plays very well. Importantly, it is also light in weight for gigging.
As I hinted at earlier, Korg has packed far more into the Continental than the original had, so there are not one but three main organs reproduced here (the others being a Korg CX-3 and Farfisa Compact); three pianos (grand, 'E. Grand' and upright); three types of electric piano, and even a synth! It's starting to feel a little 'Nord Electro', but in a very good way…
There is… a house…
The keyboard is incredibly well laid out. Instead of all of the instruments above being moulded together in one section with multi-task keys, each gets it own space, ranging from left to right, split by a huge touch-sensitive and LED-lit drawbar section.
Incidentally this quite cleverly trebles up as an EQ, where each 'bar' controls a band, and a Key/Layer section where each controls a synth parameter. It's very clever stuff and all touch sensitive so very easy to use – a bit of genius design all round really.
Within each instrument, you step through each type (organ, piano etc) with a single button and then the Variations thereof (that's preset sounds) with up down keys.
It couldn't be simpler. The Organ section gets a few more options for keyboard splits, rotary and other effects but each instrument is logically presented and you simply select each from buttons beneath the Drawbar, which also hosts four buttons for Scene selection.
Finally there's a separate Effects section over to the right which acts globally on sounds so you can introduce effects including Chorus, Drive and Flanger, even on that fine grand piano sound if you so wish.
Do I really need this?
This is one of the few things I've reviewed that I really don't need – I have a ton of great software instruments that do the same thing, and even an electric piano that does an equal job – but I absolutely want it. It's super fun to play, it has real character, it sounds as filthy as you like (when you want it to) and it's got badges on it ferchristsake.
When was the last time you had a keyboard in your studios with badges?! And one with a lit up logo around the back? And when was the last time you had a bloody great big glowing valve light that really messes up your sound? And when was the last time you had a bloody great big Drawbar touch sensitive synth thing with lights too? Need it? No. Want it? Abso-bloody-lutely.
Vox's voice
I'll start with the organ sounds as it's the focus of the instrument – the pitch-bend even controls the Leslie in Organ mode. The Compact offers everything from vibrant Inspiral Carpets-recalling Farfisas to smooth and mellow tones; sub-bassey church to vox-y (as in voice) presets. They're varied and great quality.
The CX-3 is bigger again, more distorted on occasion – deliberately so – and sometimes very deep indeed. On to the main event, the Vox section, and these are as memorable as the songs they launched. Reedier than the other sections, these are classic '60s tones. I dare you to scoot past numbers 10 and 11 without trying to be Ray Manzarek. I lost half an hour trying and still only managed to nail the first 10 notes of that intro.
On to the Electric Piano section, and we'll start with the FM sounds. It's a matter of taste here, but those west coast sounds were never a favourite, but some of these are very good indeed: rich and vibey and very classy plus a wide selection of tones over just seven Variations.
The Tine section is lighter and – how to describe it – plinkier. More lightweight and perhaps my least favourite. The Reed section is very nice and I think, of all the sections on the Continental, the Electric Piano is the one that invites effects more than any. I love my piano sounds to be dark, gritty and almost destroyed and you can easily do that here.
Before I move on to the next, I should make mention of the effects. As well as being easy to use, the combination of the Valve Drive and standard effects can easily become overpowering. Make sure you have your levels balanced and on a low setting, initially anyway.
Back to the acoustic pianos and while E.Grand has only five Variations they are very, well, varied. You get classic tones in the Upright section, of course, and both beauty and elegance in the Grand. The Key/Layer section is the biggest surprise as it's full of instrument sounds you wouldn't expect to hear on something called 'Continental'.
Yes there are more organs (pipe) in the Key section (plus more classical instruments) and I'll ignore the Brass section, but the Strings section offers some wonderful examples plus choir presets. It's the Synth and Lead parts that really stand out, though, as combined with the touch-draw bar section, you get access to parameters like Resonance and Pitch LFO so you really can synthesize – and great fun it is too!
Fire lit
Any drawbacks? Well you may want more Split features, as they're only on the Organ, and it lacks a mod wheel. But to be honest the Continental more than makes up for these absences with its distinctive sonic quality, character, and gorgeous styling. It can be as clean as you like, or as dirty and grungy as I like. Korg has managed to retain all the cool of the original and that's no mean feat.
Electro 6 £1,400-£1,800 (street)
I've reviewed every Nord product bar the latest Electro and loved them all. Like the Continental, the Electro is an organ, piano and synth in one keyboard. You get access to the incredible Nord sound library but
it perhaps lacks some of the fun. www.soundtech.co.uk
V Collection €499
For a software alternative, there really is only one choice. V Collection gives you access to a vast number of classic keyboard emulations – including the original Continental. It's software, so you don't get the flashing lights, but it is cheap.


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Q: No action on submit button? I am having problems with my submit button. It's supposed to take them to the Paypals payment page once clicked on but absolutely nothing happens when I click on it.
You can see it live here: http://cashski.com/buy-instagram-followers.php
Click on "View Pack" for the first pack and then on the green "Checkout" button.
Here is my HTML code for the button:
<form name="_xclick" action="https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
     <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
     <input type="hidden" name="business" value="kottish94@hotmail.com">
     <input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
     <input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="2 000 Instagram Followers">
     <input type="hidden" name="amount" value="9.00">
     <input type="hidden" name="on1" value="Instagram Username" maxlength="200">
     <input type="text" name="os1" placeholder="Example: http://instagram.com/YOURUSERNAME" required>
     <input type="button" border="0" name="submit" value="Checkout" alt="Buy Instagram Followers">
</form>

A: Use
 input type="submit"
instead of
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and Replace CSS TO Submit button instead of button. Your Problem will solve


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Q: Can I import Tensorflow with GPU if my compute ability is less than 3.0 if your gpu doesnt have a compute ability of 3.0 or higher and you import tensorflow, what output will you get? Would tensorflow still import or what?

A: pip install tensorflow-gpu should still function properly.
Just make sure to carefully read the output.
The worst case I'd imagine is that it will just not be as optimized as it could be given that tensorflow might be making assumptions about how many computations per second your machine can do.
After you install it, open a python environment and run this.
import tensorflow

I tensorflow/stream_executor/dso_loader.cc:105] successfully opened CUDA library libcublas.so locally
I tensorflow/stream_executor/dso_loader.cc:105] successfully opened CUDA library libcudnn.so locally
I tensorflow/stream_executor/dso_loader.cc:105] successfully opened CUDA library libcufft.so locally
I tensorflow/stream_executor/dso_loader.cc:105] successfully opened CUDA library libcuda.so.1 locally
I tensorflow/stream_executor/dso_loader.cc:105] successfully opened CUDA library libcurand.so locally

You should see output that's something like that. That's how you'll know if your GPU is being read properly. (if it's nvidia, I don't know about AMD.)
To find out which device is used you can run this
sess = tf.Session(config=tf.ConfigProto(log_device_placement=True))

A: To run on GPU, the requirements are

GPU card with CUDA Compute Capability 3.0 or higher.

However you can still run the CPU-only version of tensorflow.


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Soothing Sloth Soap Co. soaks up success with mesmerizing bath bombs
Posted Mar 8, 2019
Mesmerizing bath bombs from Soothing Sloth Co.
By Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Soothing Sloth, a Cleveland-based soap company, has been soaking up success with its trendy, colorful bath bombs.
The business formed in 2017, following an attempt at bath bomb-making by Sean Hirsch for his partner, Zach Wise. The Christmas gift wasn't perfect, but it got both Hirsch and Wise interested in creating a better product.
"It kind of started all the madness of wanting to perfect them. We found out it wasn't as easy as we thought," Hirsch said. "We started with the bath bombs, and then it sort of grew from there, into the monster it is today."
Currently, Soothing Sloth Soap Company sells bath bombs, body butters, body lotions, face masks, bar soaps, shaving soaps and body scrubs. All of the products are cruelty-free, vegan and natural. Hirsch and Wise have been trying to use more locally-made ingredients, even if doing so means that it costs more to make their soaps.
"We're always looking to improve the quality of everything, so if we find new ingredients we can use, we add those in," Hirsch said. "We don't use any fillers or harsh chemicals that a lot of other brands that make bath products will use. They're cheaper but they're not really that good for your skin, and they'll dry you out. We're very conscious of that."
Hirsch said that Soothing Sloth bath bombs stand out from others on the market because they use twice the amount of coconut oil than most bath bombs. and instead of using corn starch, they use kaolin clay as a silky soap ingredient.
Soothing Sloth Soap Co.'s best selling bath bombs have scents with titles like "So Fetch," "Thirst Trap" and "Yas Queen." Some shaving soap and body butter products have sold out on the company's website.
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Business has been good, especially for the bath bombs. The trendy creations have been popular on social media, due to their colorful, relaxing hues when they are submerged in a bathtub. But beyond the colorful trend, Hirsch said customers have been happy with the soothing effects of the product.
"I hear from people all the time that they try other bath bombs and they don't soften their skin, or the colors aren't there for them," Hirsch said. "For us, there always seems to be a comment about how good your skin feels at the end of the day, which is our number-one priority. The foam only lasts for about one or two minutes, it's really about how you feel after the bath."
Currently, Soothing Sloth Soap Co. products are available through its online shop, or at various local flea markets. The company has also teamed up with monthly subscription box services like Bath Bevy and Lavish Bath Box. Hirsch said he hopes to one day have a storefront.
Soothing Sloth will soon debut a few new products, including bubble bars, new bath bombs and a hand salve. The collection will include spring scents, like a pink peony flower scent and a scent combination of orange blossom and plumeria. You can find more information at Soothing Sloth Soap Co.'s website.


In light of the tragic loss of four lives last week, all of which are believed to be opioid related, the Sault Ste. Marie Police Services have advised the community that there are dangerous drugs on the streets and no two pills are the same.
Constable Sonny Spina highlighted the stark reality that they know that if there are four deaths, there are more overdoses than just that once you add those who have treated themselves with naloxone, narcan, those who went straight to the hospital, or those who called the paramedics.
He shared that the Sault police have been working hand in hand with the Drug Strategy, with the primary concern being to get the drugs out of the community as opposed to focusing on "arresting or charging" addicts or users out of addiction.
The situation is more complex with that, which is why community partnerships among local agencies is critical in terms of outreach, harm reduction and rehabilitation.
In terms of the four deaths that were lost this past week, Spina stated that the police are awaiting toxicology reports to determine exactly what drugs were involved. It is likely that there was a bad batch of drugs that led to this tragic result.
It was not 'bad drugs'. Couldn't be. Good, strong, real drugs, would be what kills people.
People don't overdose on 'cut'. No one is adding anything 'good' or 'potent' to their products. Worst case? caffeine.
Not bad drugs. Bad choices.
Bad drugs don't kill people. Good drugs do.
Let's make people accountable for their own choices, not look anywhere else for blame.
Drug dealers want their customers alive. Alive and happy.
Did he really just say he hopes letting the public know that there have been deaths from 'bad drugs', might help people make good choices? Problem solved. Just tell people drugs are bad and can lead to overdose.
We know what doesn't work. Coddling/excusing/enabling junkies.
Take every dealer out, there will be a replacement for every single one. Because the demand is high.
The only possible logical solution is to take out the demand. Place blame where it belongs, on the junkies. Pick them up, clean up the streets. No demand = no supply.
Laurie Thomas to be honest the cops know what's going on across the country. these drugs get here from far away places. cocaine from Columbia. boat or plane that's how it gets here who's letting it in? people with lots of money. the fentanyl apparently being brought in from China by 4 families. this prison guard I had in my taxi.. he said they were told this is being done by China to mess with our social networks. police are behind alot of things in this country its disgusting. but nobody will believe any of it.
He keeps stating that police need to be called first and their objective will be to save a persons life.. but that is not their job. Call the paramedics first. Why even call the police? Most people dont realize this but the sault police were found to be the second most corrupt police force in all of canada. Second only to Vancouver. This was the result of an investigation by the OPP. So again why would anyone call the police when they lie and are the reason behind the Sault drug problem! "our first priority is to save lives" that is a blatant lie.
Here's an idea. Reduce poverty etc. that can easily lead to depression and to a mental illness. Increase accessible and affordable services for people with mental health problems. The issues that precede opioid use need to be addressed. Attack the source of the problem not the person.
Everybody seems to think the police do nothing…u do realize there is a process to collecting enough evidence to make sure that they can build a case and keep these ppl behind bars for as long as possible….its not like they are doing nothing at all.
Constable Sonny Spina and the rest of the SSM Police force care more about our citizens, than our so-called mayor who doesn't seem to give a damn. He is more concerned about a facelift at city hall than to step in and ensure that our local addicts get the help that they so badly require!!
Couldn't the police not check the cell phone records of the 4 people that died to see if there is a connection with a "dealer" and possibly have a judge sign off on a search warrant (for probable cause) to said dealer and Get the drugs off the street?? Can they not do something like that?
This is what the police are trained for and they will do everything within their power to get to the bottom of who supplied it. They also often get help from informants when it comes to these type of things.
I think that is probably the first thing they did. Now they need corroborating evidence.
Junkies likely all have a lot of mutual phone contacts.
Junkies sell dope to other junkies, to support their habit.
The question is who makes it and where does it come from?
China has been shipping this poison all over the world, by the ton, for years. Something that will not stop anytime soon.
Jai Michano they are not making heroin, which I'd bet money is the 'opioid' overdoses in the recent deaths.


We are a real estate management and logistics services group headquartered in Singapore with operations throughout Asia. Our three business segments include space optimisation business, facilities management business and logistics services business.
We constantly introduce new technology and modernise our solutions as necessary to ensure we adapt to our customers' business changing needs and market dynamics while helping them to achieve their business objectives.
We focus on creating productive environments for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) & born-global companies. Taking old, unused and under-utilised industrial, commercial and residential properties, we enhance and transform them into thoughtfully designed and highly usable space. In addition, our vast experience at managing a diverse range of properties has shaped us to be well-versed in the art of applying our space optimisation expertise to any space. As such, spaces leased out by us are carefully planned and developed to maximise value for tenants. We currently manage 33 industrial, commercial and residential properties in Singapore, Indonesia and Myanmar with a total net lettable area (NLA) of over 3.807 million square feet.
In 2012, we noted that there was a rising demand of readily furnished commercial spaces that the tenants may move in and start work immediately. In response to such demand, we launched our GreenHub brand of suited offices to provide suited offices to SMEs in Singapore. Currently, we manage four GreenHub suited offices in Singapore and in 2014, as part of our strategic plan to expand our business in Southeast Asia, we began to provide our GreenHub brand of suited offices in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the same year, we also incorporated GH Yangon with the strategic intent to expand such services into Myanmar.
Our facilities management business provides property related services to our properties and our customers in Singapore. We offer three main areas of services, namely, comprehensive cleaning and related services, car park management services and security services. We believe the suite of services in the facilities management business compliments each other, and also strengthens our space optimisation business as we can stay current with the market for our services.
We currently do not have facilities management business outside of Singapore except the management of a carpark in Hong Kong, which commenced on 29 May 2017. We will continue to expand our current facilities management business by continuing to secure car park management contracts, provide integrated facilities management services to private and government buildings, and provide security services in the jurisdictions we are operating in.
In 2003, as part of the Company's expansion strategy, we branched into providing logistics solutions to our business partners. Currently, we provide transportation services in Singapore, container depot management service in Singapore and Laem Chabang, Thailand.
We have a fleet of prime movers, road tankers and trailers, transporting mainly ISO tanks, containers, base oil and bitumen between ports, bulk liquid loading terminals and other locations around Singapore for our clients. We primarily transport for oil majors, overseas ISO tank operators, freight forwarders and chemical traders.
We offer a wide range of services, from container storage, container surveying, container cleaning, and container repair and maintenance services. We principally service major shipping lines and container leasing companies. In Singapore, we provide container depot management services to a container depot. At the same time, we provide container depot services to the end-customers of the container depot on behalf of the operator.
In 2015, we opened our first overseas container depot in Laem Chabang, Thailand, and we provide the same services to our customer in Thailand.


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Apple's Facilities Now Completely Powered By Renewable Energy
Following years of fulfilling the dream of clean energy, Apple announced that the facilities of the tech giant are currently 100 percent powered by renewable sources. According to the latest energy report of the company, that is up from the 96 percent that was recorded in 2016. Apple says that the new milestone covers power usage in all of its offices, stores, data centres and its various co-located sites that are across 43 countries. As for its manufacturing, it has received commitments from 23 of its partners (including Quanta Computer and Pegatron) to build the products of Apple using renewable energy.
However, to be clear, the announcement of Apple does not mean that all of its facilities are connected to clean energy directly. Instead, in some cases, the company is placing renewables back into the grid to offset the fossil fuels that it uses up. That is something Google is also doing for its data centres and offices. A representative from Apple says that it also relies on renewable energy certificates (or RECs) for approximately 34 percent of its usage, while the rest is made up from the own green projects of the company. RECs enable the companies to make up for their carbon usage by purchasing renewable energy. The representative says that Apple is currently working towards covering all of its energy needs with its own solutions.
The company says that it currently has 25 renewable energy projects that are in operation across the globe, generating approximately 626 megawatts. It also says that there are also 15 additional projects that are coming, which in total will offer Apple 1.4 gigawatts of green energy production. They include the things that most people expect, such as wind farms and solar arrays, as well as some newer solutions such as micro-hydro systems and biogas fuel cells. Also the new Cupertino "spaceship" campus of the the company is entirely powered by renewable energy.
In a statement, Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, said:"We're committed to leaving the world better than we found it. After years of hard work we're proud to have reached this significant milestone.
"We're going to keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible with the materials in our products, the way we recycle them, our facilities and our work with suppliers to establish new creative and forward-looking sources of renewable energy because we know the future depends on it."
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Chetwynd is located in the foothills of the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains and is British Columbia's entrance to, and exit from, the energetic Peace River country. Situated at the junction of Highways 97 and 29 and the BC Rail mainline; Chetwynd is the natural transportation hub of the Peace River area.
Chetwynd is a great place to live.The community has homes for all ages and income levels, a variety of neighbourhoods, and attractive parks throughout the city. The best news about living here: it's very affordable.
Demand for new residential lots is at the highest it has been in many years. Local developers and builders are actively working at satisfying the demand for new lots, with development of several new subdivisions in the works.
The area is well known for its breathtaking scenery and countryside. The surrounding area contains mountains for hiking and skiing, lakes and rivers for swimming, canoeing and fishing, and a countryside and park system that produces some of the best camping, snowmobiling, hunting, and wildlife spotting in Canada. The region contains a diverse history, a history ranging from 90 million year old dinosaur tracks to the world famous, World War II era, Alaska Highway. The area contains hundreds of years of First Nations history and a century of European homestead history.
The Economic Development Department works with the CAO, Economic Development Commission, Council, Electoral Area "E" Director, Chamber of Commerce, industry and district staff to identify and promote development and economic opportunities for Chetwynd and area.
This department prepares reports on a regular basis to the Commission, communicates with relevant local, regional, provincial and federal agencies, communicates with clients, seeks alternative sources of funding for projects, prepares necessary reports and studies, generally implements the strategic plan and the recommendations of the Impact Assessment Study, prepares the annual operating plans and recommends expenditures for the approved budget.


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Pigeon Forge's newest and most luxurious rising four-star hotel has come to the Smoky Mountains with meeting and conference space for groups from 10 to 200. With 145 spacious rooms and suites, interior corridors, private balconies, in-room jacuzzis, fireplaces, and two or three room suites, we can provide your group with a new level of accommodations and services. Whether it is an industry trade show, staff meeting, association conference, annual convention, family reunion, or wedding, The Inn at Christmas Place can provide you with the perfect facilities and services for a successful and memorable event. Spacious conference space, complete audio visual equipment and delicious catering all will satisfy your group's needs. Plus, we are minutes from Dollywood, golf courses, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, incredible shopping, next door to excellent restaurants, plus attractions and live show theatres.


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Q: Trying to read a React state gives the initial state rather than the updated one I have a React function component that listens to a click of a button and changes a state accordingly.
I can see that the state indeed changed as reflated in the view. Yet, when trying to read the current state - it still seem to be the initial one:
import React from "react";

export default function App() {
  const [state, setState] = React.useState("Not Changed");
  const [print, setPrint] = React.useState(null);

  const change = () => {
    setState("Changed!!!");
  };

  React.useEffect(() => {
    setPrint(() => {
      return () => {
        console.warn("state > ", state); //=> "state >  Not Changed"
      };
    });
  }, []);

  return (

        <button onClick={change}>Change State</button>

{state}

      <button onClick={print}>Print State</button>

  );
}

You can also see the code working here:
https://codesandbox.io/s/sweet-lalande-x8w6p?file=/src/App.js
In the browser - I see the html updated to "Changed!!!". But in the console, I still see "state >  Not Changed" being printed.
I would really appreciate someone helping me picking up on what I am missing here. Thanks!

A: pass state to useEffect:
  React.useEffect(() => {
    setPrint(() => {
      return () => {
        console.warn("state > ", state);
      };
    });
  }, [state]);


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Developing 2050 Decarbonization Strategies in the EU
Insights on Good Practice from National Experiences
National long-term (2050) climate strategies have received increased attention in European policy debates in the past two years. The Paris Agreement also invites countries to develop such strategies. This study (a collaborative effort between IDDRI and Ecologic Institute) looks at five existing 2050 strategy processes in the EU and assesses what lessons they hold and how they fit within the emerging 2030 governance framework. The study is available for download.d.
Based on the analysis of long-term strategic strategy development exercises in the UK, France, Germany, Poland and Czech Republic this study explores what role 2050 strategies play in directing short-term decision-making on policy. The study also addresses the questions of what gaps still exist in national and EU frameworks for long-term strategy development and what makes for meaningful and effective long-term strategy development, in terms of technical details of the strategy development process, institutional arrangements and stakeholder engagement.
The results of the analysis suggest that, when done effectively, long-term climate policy strategy development and the underlying processes can improve climate governance in several ways. They can help to identify short-term policy actions and make climate policy making in general more robust, coherent, and ambitious. They can also help to build understanding and consensus among stakeholders about the national strategy and specific policy approaches.
The inclusion of long-term strategies in the Paris Agreement and in the proposal of the European Commission for a new regulation on the "Governance of the Energy Union" make this analysis very topical. Ecologic Institute has assessed the proposed Governance regulation in detail in a separate report, including the respective section on long-term plans. The paper was developed alongside a related piece of research (also undertaken collaboratively between Ecologic Institute and IDDRI), evaluating the national experience with the existing planning and reporting requirements on energy and climate policy in the EU.
Ecologic Institute and IDDRI (2017) Developing 2050 decarbonization strategies in the EU
Download: Developing 2050 decarbonization strategies in the EU: Insights on good practice from national experiences [pdf, 321 kB, English]
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Sartor, O., Donat, L., Duwe, M., Umpfenbach, K. (2017). Developing 2050 decarbonization strategies in the EU: Insights on good practice from national experiences, Study n°03/2017, IDDRI, Paris, France, 22 p.
Matthias Duwe
Lena Donat, LLM
Katharina Umpfenbach
Oliver Sartor (IDDRI)
The French National Research Agency (ANR), France
Analysis and Legal Advice for 2030 Climate and Energy Governance
2. FINDINGS
2.1. The role of long-term (2050) strategies in national climate and energy governance
2.2. Content of 2050 strategies
2.3. Interaction with stakeholders
2.4. 2050 strategy development tools, institutions and "capacity"
2.5. Interaction with EU institutions
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