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Neil at Sidedraught City will be doing another one of his great tech sessions for the BMW Oregon CCA on October 15th from 6:30 to 9:00 PM. The folks at Sidedraught are looking forward to presenting a quick update for those folks who missed the first session on clay bars, polishes, and waxes... but the bulk of the session will involve some new techniques and products that will improve your visibility from the inside of your BMW.
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One Man One Vote
After the Constitutional Convention, Ben Franklin was asked: what kind of country had been formed? He replied, "A republic – if you can keep it".
Franklin was more on point than he could have imagined.
One of our founding fathers' main concerns was "the tyranny of the majority". Our Constitution was written to prevent just that.
In New York State, where one party controls the government, the United States Constitution no longer applies and the majority does what it wants. Doubt that?
Under Governor Hochul's definition of democracy, the government can take away your 2nd Amendment protected property because you might commit a crime at sometime in the future. You can get your property back - if you can prove that you will not commit that as yet uncommitted crime.
How did this happen? How did the constitution get flipped? How did the United States government - that was formed to be the servant of the people become the master of the people?
Before our Constitution, people were "servants of the king", not citizens. But 11 score and 13 years ago, that changed. The representatives of 13 nation states met and decided to become the United States. They knew that big government, with a king at its head, would lead to tyranny and they'd just fought a war against that. They decided that they'd prevent tyranny by limiting that government's power and by dividing the power amongst various branches. They understood that governments will use their power to protect their power and punish those that threaten that power.
The executive – the President – was easy. They'd let George do it.
But the legislature – the one that made the laws – that was a problem. The devil was in the details.
The big states knew that a legislature where representation was based on population was fair - as the big states saw it.
The smaller states said – nice try. Representation based on population would mean that small states would have no effective vote. Emphasis on "effective" vote!
They compromised on a two-house legislature where one house was based on population and the other house would have two senators for all states, big or small. And importantly, all laws had to pass both houses.
The new nation needed all 13 states – big and small – for national defense and a workable economy. Everyone understood that a compromise that diluted their own states' power was necessary for the greater good.
Buried in article 4 of the constitution, the founders added a critical phrase: the federal government "shall guarantee to every state a republican form of government". They didn't describe what that government would look like. It must have seemed obvious that the Constitution's articles 1, 2, and 3 were exactly what it should be.
Unfortunately, the states were not as high-minded as the founders. The states formed their version of a republican government but, unlike the founders, the states were not willing to give away power for the greater good.
In 1964, challenges to these states' laws landed in the Supreme Court ...the Warren Court...the most liberal court we've ever had and hope to never have again.
Not missing a chance to correct the founders' mistakes, in Warren's opinion, in a series of decisions Warren found something in the U.S. Constitution that even its writers didn't know was there. They essentially found that the U.S. Constitution……was unconstitutional! Their collective decisions are known as one man one vote and they had the effect of moving power from rural areas to densely populated cities. The tyranny of the majority was enshrined by Earl Warren.
Warren found that a republican form of government meant that representation in both houses of state legislatures had to both be based on population. How they found that in the 14th amendment, or anywhere in the constitution, is a mystery.
In that decision, Warren would probably have liked to reorganize the federal Congress too. But that was a bridge too far, even for Warren. He left that task to Biden, Pelosi and Schumer.
Not everyone agreed with Warren. In dissent, Justice John Marshall Harland II accused the court of amending the constitution through its opinions rather than waiting for the lawful amendment process.
Almost every state had a two-house legislature and, suddenly, after about 175 years and without legislative or executive approval, they became entirely based on population.
Warren wanted to solve the problem in the worst possible way and that's exactly how he did it – in the worst possible way.
In New York State, where one city's population dominates the state's population, the rural portions of the state were left defenseless. Tyranny of the majority became a reality.
The founding fathers got it right. A democracy would only lead to tyranny of the majority, something the Warren court never understood – or chose to intentionally ignore.
If a map of New York State was colored red for Republican counties and blue for Democrat counties, the obvious conclusion would be that New York is a Republican state. If you created a map to show which counties have little or no say in their state government you could use that same map.
What if, instead of one man one vote, New York's Senate mirrored the federal Senate and contained one senator from each county, no matter what the population? Rural and upstate counties would have a voice in their legislature that is currently denied them.
Those of us brought up to respect the constitution may not agree with judicial decisions but we work within the system to change them. Instead, Warren empowered generations of liberal judges to ignore the words of the U.S. Constitution and substitute their own political biases.
We must begin the great task of reversing one man one vote and return to a constitutional republic where we no longer fear the tyranny of the government.
The first step is to make the public aware that this is another perversion of our constitution by the liberal left.
There is a saying – the enemy of my enemy is my friend. We may not all agree on every issue, but there can be no doubt that one man one vote is the enemy of all who believe in our republic.
Our founders gave us the structure that made the United States the greatest country in the history of the world - if we can keep it. It's our right and our duty to preserve our constitution against all enemies, "Foreign and domestic".
Pushing against one man one vote until it is overturned by the Supreme Court is not an impossible dream and it is one worthy of our best efforts.
United – we will succeed.
We must succeed.
Divide New York, SCOPE, Niagara County SAFE…and Congresswoman Claudia Tenney have begun the effort to return our state and our nation to a republican form of government where the tyranny of the majority no longer prevails.
The United States Supreme Court has shown it is willing to relook at the aberrations of the Warren court. The time is now. Let's not waste our chance.
Lame Duck Dangers and Joe Biden
Lame Duck Dangers and Joe Biden by Tom Reynolds
SCOPE warned that the "lame duck" period until the new Congress takes over in January could be very dangerous to our rights. Joe Biden is trying to prove our point.
Proving that Thanksgiving is aptly called "Turkey Day", on it, Biden told reporters that he would be working on new gun-control laws between now and when the Republicans take charge of the House in January.
"The idea we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick. It's just sick," Biden said. "It has no, no socially redeeming value. Zero. None. Not a single solitary rationale for it except profit for the gun manufacturers…I'm going to try to get rid of assault weapons."
As most gun owners know, semi-automatic describes a broad array of guns that can fire one bullet with each squeeze of the trigger and reloads itself after each shot. Almost a decade ago, the National Rifle Association estimated that half of all guns sold in the U.S. qualified as semi-automatic. That ratio would probably be higher today.
The American people would seem to be letting Biden know their feelings by voting with their pocketbooks. Black Friday was the 3rd highest Black Friday for NICS checks with 192,749. The previous week wasn't bad, either:
Saturday, Nov. 20, 2022-102,376;
Sunday, Nov. 21, 2022 - 57,665;
Monday, Nov. 22, 2022 - 103,543;
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2022 - 109,895;
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2022 - 116,033;
Thursday, Nov. 25, 2022 - 29,111;
Friday, Nov. 26, 2022 - 192,749.
Earlier this year, Democratic Representative David Cicilline of Rhode Island filed the HR1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 Act, which passed the House on July 29th by a party-line 217-213 vote. Cicilline's bill would ban the sale or possession of multiple different types of firearms, including rifles, pistols and shotguns as well as large capacity magazines. The bill has currently been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee so it would normally die there and it would have to be reintroduced as a new bill in the new Congress in January. However, given Biden's threats, will he try to breathe life into it since the new House is unlikely to pass it if reintroduced?
Never letting a tragedy go to waste, Biden has tried to use some recent shootings to reinforce his call for an assault weapons ban. But inconvenient facts would get into his way, (if the media were willing to do something other than be the left's propaganda arm). The perp behind the Walmart shooting and another who killed three football players at the University of Virginia reportedly used 9mm pistols, not the so-called assault weapons".
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky noted that, "Americans rejected Pelosi's gun control schemes in the midterms, yet here is Biden saying he wants to ban modern firearms, and maligning most gun owners."
Biden also said he would be working to strengthen federal Red Flag laws, ignoring that those laws run afoul of the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 14th Amendments. That pesky Constitution is such a bummer for Biden!
Missing in Afghanistan
One issue that seems to have been forgotten by some voters in the recent election is the incompetence of the Biden administration in foreign affairs.
When not desperately trying to destroy the 2nd Amendment, Democrats were handing over $83 billion worth of equipment to the enemy in a botched retreat from Afghanistan. (Not quite what the British left behind during WW2 at Dunkirk, but a good start.)
The enormous list of weapons and military hardware that was gift-wrapped and handed to the Taliban is extensive and includes the following:
American Aircraft, Equipment & Armored Vehicles*
o 2,000 Armored Vehicles Including Humvees and MRAPs
o 75,989 Total Vehicles: FMTV, M35, Ford Rangers, Ford F350, Ford Vans, Toyota Pickups, Armored Security Vehicles etc.
o 45 UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters
o 50 MD530G Scout Attack Helicopters
o ScanEagle Military Drones
o 30 Military Version Cessnas
o 4 C-130s
o 29 Brazilian made A-29 Super Tucano Ground Attack Aircraft
o Heavy Equipment, Including Bull Dozers, Backhoes, Dump Trucks, Excavators
*Per ammoland 11/19/22
Retired Lt. Colonel Oliver North (who spoke at SCOPE's 2021 annual banquet) said that U.S. weapons and military equipment abandoned by the Biden administration in Afghanistan is "some of the most sophisticated weapons and equipment we've ever made for the military…It's going to be reverse-engineered in China. It will be reverse-engineered in Russia. It will be used against us in other campaigns."
North predicted that the Taliban, ISIS, and Haqqani Network would collectively become "the best armed criminal enterprise in the history of mankind".
The good news is that everything eventually wears out and Biden wouldn't sell spare sparts to the Taliban.
He wouldn't? Right?
Please tell me Biden wouldn't, even if the Taliban agreed to go Woke in exchange for spare parts? He wouldn't? Right?
Just imagine, for a moment, if we still had that equipment to give to Ukraine when that war broke out.
On another opportunity that Biden is fouling-up through inattention…
Huge riots are breaking out China, Iran and Russia.
The Chinese don't seem to like being locked up because of Covid, especially since some people are having their doors welded shut to keep them isolated. (Don't they have fire laws in China?) Isn't it ironic that the virus they introduced into the world is coming back to bite them.
What is rumored is that China Chairman Xi is actually using the China Virus as a cover up for political oppression. What? A socialist government would use its unrestrained power against a political enemy? Say it aint so.
In Russia, there has been widespread protests against the Ukrainian War. Even the military got involved when, in early November, thousands of furious conscripts, who had been forcibly mobilized into Russia's military, rioted in the southwest Russian city of Kazan.
And the war itself isn't going real well, either.
And in Iran, riots had been breaking out over water shortages, blackouts and the rise in government-controlled prices. Then, the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, in a hospital where she was taken by morality police for violating social dress codes, caused further rioting.
Ronald Reagan would be salivating at the opportunities afforded by this level of discord amongst regimes that are truly evil. We could expect the modern-day equivalent of "Tear down this wall". He'd be flooding the market with U.S. produced oil to back Russia's and Iran's economies into a corner at a time they can least afford it.
What is Biden doing? He had a state dinner for France's President and his media buddies are focused on Donald Trump's dinner guests.
Perhaps he thinks that the riots are "mostly peaceful protests"?
At the very least, Kamala Harris could start a "go fund me" account to bail out the rioters, as she did with rioters in the United States.
But in fairness, not all riots deserve Biden's attention.
Riots broke out in several cities in Belgium and the Netherlands following Belgium's 2-0 defeat to Morocco at the World Cup in Qatar. Bummer. 2-0! That was a blow out in soccer (oops football).
Gazzola
Gazzola by Tom Reynolds
Last week, SCOPE wrote about a hearing scheduled on Thursday the 1stof December on the Gazzola v Hochullawsuit. S.C.O.P.E. Shooters Committee On Political Education - Gazzola v Hochul Lawsuit (scopeny2a.org) This is the lawsuit over Hochul's crushing, unconstitutional laws aimed at driving Federal Firearm Licensees (FFL's) out of business. On Friday, the judge deniedthe lawsuit's request for an injunction to stop the laws from going into effect.
As yet, we have only seen the following announcement and not the written decision.
After carefully considering all of the parties' submissions in connection with [13] Plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary injunction, as well as the oral argument presented at the hearing yesterday, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs' [13] motion, and will not issue a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction. A written decision will follow shortly. SO ORDERED by Chief Judge Brenda K. Sannes on 12/2/2022.
Judge Brenda K. Sannes, the Chief U.S. District Judge, was an Obama appointment in 2014. (She is one of the results of gun owners who don't vote.)
In the lawsuit, the FFL's asserted, "Many of the new laws will financially burden the Plaintiffs to a point that they will be forced out of business, potentially as early as December 5, 2022, if no immediate relief is had from the Court."
Today is December 5th. FFL's that have not complied with the law and open their doors today will be in legal jeopardy. Hopefully, local law enforcement agencies will not enforce the law.
On July 19th, SCOPE wrote an Email about the effect of these new laws regarding FFL's. The following is from that e mail.
Drive retailers out of business so fewer legal places exists to buy a firearm in NY while driving up prices in gun stores that remain open:
"…firearms, rifles and shotguns shall be secured, other than during business hours, in a locked fireproof safe or vault on the dealer's business premises or in a secured and locked area on the dealer's business premises."
The dealer must remove dozens of firearms from display and store them in some secure area every night and then put them back on display in the morning. (Will this encourage retailers to stay open 24/7/365 as a cheaper alternative?)
"…ammunition shall be stored separately from firearms, rifles and shotguns and out of reach of customers."
Another separate nightly secured storage area for ammo? During store hours, add another clerk to wait on customers who formerly waited on themselves.
"The dealer's business premises shall be secured by a security alarm system that is installed and maintained by a security alarm operator properly licensed pursuant to article six-D of this chapter."
Add several thousand per year extra costs for this but…a windfall profit for security system operators. (Is it possible there was some greasing-of-palms to get this included? Nah. Never in New York. [Sarcasm intended again.])
And after the firearms dealers invest thousands to meet these requirements, NYS will now start inspecting their paperwork along with BATFE. Dealers can lose their license over a minor paperwork error or a clerk's unintended mistake. Thousands of dollars and a business at risk over a minor paperwork error.
"The Gun Writer" reports that in the years before the Biden-Harris administration took over the White House, the ATF usually revoked an average of 40 Federal Firearm Licenses per year. But, in the 18 months since Joe Biden declared war on "rogue gun dealers," the ATF has revoked 273 FFLs.
Chicken or the Gun?
Chicken or the gun by Tom Reynolds
At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport in Florida, a handgun was found inside a raw chicken.
In answer to your first question, per the TSA website, "meat, seafood, and other non-liquid food items are permitted in both carry-on and checked bags."
Which raises a second question: why would anyone bring a raw chicken on an airplane? Answer: to hide a handgun.
And the obvious third question: which came out first, the gun or the magazine?
This was not a half-baked idea.
Reasons given for it being discovered:
The bird was on the no-fry list
There's no carrion in the carry-on.
The gun was half-cocked.
No word on what the passenger is being charged with other than being afoul of the law.
A California teen decided to reach across the political aisle and strike up a conversation with Trump supporters at a recent rally in Tennessee.
"Growing up in L.A., you think that these events are going to be like, very aggressive," Samuel Donner said. He thought initially no one at the Trump rally would want to talk to him. "I was absolutely baffled that people wanted to talk and would actually be friends with me…There were a couple of people who didn't want to talk to me, but overall, everyone was super-friendly."
Donner said these interactions changed how he views America and challenged his prior notions about Trump supporters.
George Soros' organization has successfully installed anarchist district attorneys in many major cities over the past decade. But the left apparently needed an insurance policy to neuter law-and-order prosecutors who Soros could not beat at the ballot box. The California courts have now offered one. It will essentially bar any law-and-order prosecutor from working on a case involving groups like Black Lives Matter and Antifa.
On September 28, California's Second District Court of Appeals announced that the San Luis Obispo district attorney's office cannot prosecute seven BLM rioters because of the district attorney's "well publicized association with critics of the Black Lives Matter Movement."
Nearly every judge in Democrat run major cities is tied to and even involved in left-wing activism. Yet a prosecutor is now able to be booted from a case for simply expressing pro-law-and-order views. That would disqualify essentially any non-Soros prosecutor.
The New York Times criticized Virginia's open carry law the day after a manager allegedly "pulled out a handgun" and shot six people dead in a Walmart, where open carry is banned.
The NYT failed to note at least two things:
Witnesses described the manager pulling the gun from concealment, not open carrying.
Walmart banned the open carry of firearms in 2019.
Biden's Meanderings
Biden's Meanderings: Consistency, thy name is NOT Biden!
Biden on Fossil Fuels
Statements by Joe Biden on fossil fuels
February 2020: "We are going to get rid of fossil fuels...we're going to phase out fossil fuels."
March 15, 2020: "No more drilling on federal lands. No more drilling including offshore. No ability for the oil industry to continue to drill, period. [It] ends."
October 19, 2022: "[W]e need to responsibly increase American oil production…let's debunk some myths here. My administration has not stopped or slowed U.S. oil production; quite the opposite*.
*Biden seems to have forgotten a few of his Administration's energy initiatives:
· Canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline;
· Halting Lease Sales in Alaska's ANWR;
· Placing a Moratorium on Drilling on Federal Lands;
· Rejoining the Paris Climate Accord;
· Proposing Energy-Inhibiting Budgets;
· Canceling Oil and Gas Drilling Leases;
· Initiating Punitive Government Investigations;
· Restricting Permian Basin Drilling Using Ozone Rules;
· Imposing Stricter Methane Emissions Rules.
Biden on Gas Prices
October 27, 2022: "Today, the most common price of gas in America is $3.39 — down from over $5 when I took office**."
**The most common price for a gallon of regular gas on the day he was inaugurated was $2.39.
Biden on Social Security Increase
Recently: Biden claimed, "on my watch, for the first time in 10 years, seniors are getting an increase in their Social Security checks."
Of all people, the New York Times corrected his disinformation: "That increase was the result of an automatic cost-of-living increase prompted by the most rapid inflation in 40 years. Mr. Biden had not done anything to make retirees' checks bigger."
"Not done anything?" I beg to differ. Biden can take some credit since he bears a lot of responsibility for the inflation which drove the increase.
Biden on Unemployment
October 2022: Biden claims that September's unemployment rate was the lowest it has been in 50 years at 3.5%.
Actually, it was a tie with three different months during Trump's administration in 2019 and 2020.
Biden on the Deficit and Federal Debt
President Biden said that he has "cut the federal debt in half."
The federal debt was $27.7 Trillion when Joe Biden took office in January of 2021. Last month, the federal debt exceeded $31 Trillion.
Biden seemed to mix up the debt with the annual deficit; the latter was cut in half between fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022. However, the primary reason the deficit plummeted was that it had skyrocketed to a record high because of emergency pandemic relief spending that was not renewed. Joe Manchin also deserves some credit for torpedoing $2.2 trillion of Biden's plans.
A Moody's Analytics director said, "The actions of the administration and Congress have undoubtedly resulted in higher deficits, not smaller ones."
Marc Goldwein, senior vice president at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget told CNN (Yes, that CNN) Biden has "done lots of things that have increased deficits…" and has "…passed no pieces of legislation to directly reduce deficits."
Travels With Xi
Biden said on at least three different occasions, per the Washington Post, "Folks, I spent a lot of time — more time with Xi Jinping than any other head of state. … I've traveled 17,000 miles with him,"
A White House official conceded that Biden was traveling to meet Xi and not with him. "This was a reference to the total travel back and forth…for meetings."
Maybe they were Zooming when they were traveling?
Biden on 2A and Cannons
The Second Amendment was never absolute," Biden said. "You couldn't buy a cannon when the Second Amendment was passed. You couldn't go out and purchase a lot of weapons."
Since we're a 2A organization, let's explore this further.
In 1747, largely through the efforts of Benjamin Franklin, a plan was undertaken by local colonists to found companies of "horse, foot and artillery." These companies were purely volunteer organizations and were armed and equipped at their own expense.
Privateers were privately owned and operated ships that, in the Revolutionary War, captured enemy ships for profit. Their cannons were private property. John Hancock owned some of them.
Until 1903, the Militia Act of 1792 outlined the common militia and how it could be called out. Military historians can point to hundreds of locally raised private units that existed with artillery.
In 1934, under the National Firearms Act, artillery pieces were kept fully legal and free to own, without the federal government getting involved
In 1968, 185 years after the Revolutionary War ended, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act regulated most "destructive devices" with a bore over .50-caliber. This meant that modern artillery were placed under ATF restrictions at that time.
Covering Biden's Butt
The NY Times tried to give Biden some cover: "Mr. Biden, who at 79 is the oldest president in American history, has a long record of gaffes dating back to when he was a young man. But his misstatements have become more pronounced, and more noticed, now that he has the spotlight of the presidency constantly on him."
In other words, it's not about his current mental state…he's always been screwed up. We're just more aware of it now, so it's no big deal.
Thomas Paine on Biden?
And as to you, Sir, treacherous in private friendship and a hypocrite in public life, the world will be puzzled to decide whether you are an apostate or an impostor; whether you have abandoned good principles, or whether you ever had any.
Something to Give Thanks For by Tom Reynolds
On Monday, SCOPE wrote that there were various other law suits challenging Hochul's Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA). One of them is the lawsuit between Firearms Policy Coalition and the 2nd Amendment Foundation v Nigrelli and Flynn; (the latter representing New York State). On Tuesday, gun owners got a reason to celebrate Thanksgiving.
The United States District Court Western District of New York ruled that the CCIA's provision that, "it is a felony for a license holder to possess a firearm on all private property unless the relevant property holders actually permit such possession with a sign or by express consent" is unconstitutional.
The judge believes the lawsuit against NY State is likely to succeed on its merits under the 2nd and 14th Amendments and granted a preliminary injunction. He said that CCIA: "It forces individuals to give up their rights to armed self defense outside the home".
The judge also denied New York State's request for a 3 day delay in starting the preliminary injunction to give NYS the time to appeal, so it is immediately in effect.
District courts are the trial courts of the U.S. federal judiciary. District courts' decisions only apply to counties in its jurisdiction. Western District Court appeals are made to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Western District includes:
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates. Major cities within its jurisdiction include Buffalo, Rochester, and Elmira.
The decision will only apply to these counties.
Undoubtably, NYS under Attorney General Letitia James will appeal. The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals is going to be busy hearing CCIA cases!
2023 Looks Better!
2023 Looks Better by Henry Kramer
Although final returns are not yet in from all districts at this writing, it is clear that the House will flip to Republican control, come the new year. The margin may be small but there are definite consequences that should be of good cheer to second amendment protectors.
It becomes unlikely that overbearing federal gun control legislation will make it through House committees or be passed in the next two years. However, in the "lame duck" session in this November and December, anything can happen – and it's all bad.
Vigilance is still required and so is voting. If all registered gun owners in New York State had voted their interests in the midterms, Zeldin would have won the governorship and could have blocked overly strict gun control laws. There will be another chance, in 2024, to replace second amendment hating legislators with those who believe in protecting constitutionalrights.
There is even some good news for New York residents. Although the New York legislatures remain firmly in Democrat hands, this election had to be sobering to New York Democrats. Several House seats flipped from Democrat to Republican and Republicans came closer to winning the governor's race.
Democrats can blame their House loss on their redistricting overreach which forced a judge to rewrite the districts into something more In line with the NY Constitution. Had Democrats not been so greedy, the judge would probably have accepted a less one-sided redistricting and the Democrats might have kept a few seats, which might have saved the House for them.
Democrats should be scared. They may need to think twice before they continue their quest to impose harsh gun control legislation on the people of New York. But will they think twice? The possibility does exist that they will "double down" on gun control and continue to pass gun legislation that will likely not survive review in the courts and before the U.S. Supreme Court. They know it takes time and money to overturn these unconstitutional laws, through the courts.
Illegal Immigration by Tom Reynolds
Illegal immigration should have been a big issue in the recent election. The Congressional Districts along the Mexican border (which should be the most affected) seem to tell a different story.
Congressional Districts along the Mexican border
Democrat victories (7):
Arizona 7 (Large area)
New Mexico 2 (Large area)
Republican victories (4):
Arizona 6 (Tiny Area)
Texas 23 (Large Area)
Texas 15 (Tiny Area)
In the only Senate elections,
Democrats won in:
In the Governors elections
Republicans won in
We know illegal immigration is out of control. For those of us in New York, we wonder why illegal immigration wasn't an overriding issue in three of the four "border states"?
While we think of all four states as "border states", there's some interesting statistics that may demonstrate why those states have a different view of the immigration problem.
The USA / Mexico border is about 1,990 miles long. That's a lot of mileage to cover with border security, especially when the US President isn't interested in border security.
To give you a sense of scale:
Texas has the longest border with Mexico, 1,254 miles.
(It's about 1,294 miles from Albany NY to Omaha Nebraska.)
Arizona is second with 389 miles.
(It's about 390 miles from Erie PA to Albany NY along the NY Thruway.)
New Mexico is third with 210 miles.
(It's about 224 miles from Rochester NY to Albany NY along the NY Thruway.)
California is smallest with 137 miles.
(It's about 140 miles from Syracuse NY to Albany NY along the NY Thruway.)
Based purely on the amount of border exposure, it's not hard to see why illegal immigration is such a big issue in Texas.
Obviously, there are other issues that affect illegal immigration, but the amount of border mileage gives us a clue as to why three border states seem less interested.

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I know you probably don't want to look at that page. I have to warn you, it might break your heart a little–or a lot.
The first time I made the decision was in person. I didn't have the advantage of clicking away, or closing the browser. At church, when their faces confronted me in the narthex it was the personal invitation God had been preparing me to receive.
I was ready to say, yes.
or, you're going to figure out a way to get involved.
For years, my response was the first. I felt bad about it, and it was heartbreaking, but that's where my commitment stopped. I was only willing to feel sorry for them, not help them.
But I saw the pictures from Mathare a few seasons back when Ryan went with Compassion on a blogging trip. I watched the video clips, and it tore me apart.
The thing is, once you know something, you're responsible for what you do with that knowledge. <–Tweet worthy, don't you think?
You can ignore it, file it away and pretend you never heard the truth.
You might not be ready to act. That's ok. I wasn't either at first. It took another year before we finally made the decision.
What I'm asking is, that you just go take a look. Pray over them. Pray that if this is the time for you to act, that God would prompt you. Pray that they would all find compassionate sponsors who want to love them and build a relationship with them–because that's what this is about, really–relationship building.
It's not just about the money, or the food, or the education. You knew that right?
This is about reaching your hands across the globe into some dirt floored shack and grabbing the hand of a child in need and squeezing it just enough to let them know you care–that you see them.
This is about writing encouragement and sealing it with prayer and waiting the three (sometimes more) months to hear back from your child. Because that child is taping your letters to their wall. That child is reading your words again and again and God can use you to be his face on earth, to be his hands and feet and heart for a child who lives each day on the edge.
And if you can't make a decision about which one–I'll tell you what I told my friend, "They all need a sponsor, so anyone you choose will be right".
Beautifully done! Thanks for linking up!
Yay! You are blogging for Compassion! What an incredible ministry. And your a great voice for real compassion, in Jesus' name. One of the children we sponsor came to us through Compassion. The organization is so good at helping us stay in contact with our child. We sponsor other children through smaller organizations, and it amazes me how well Compassion — quite a large organization — manages to help us stay connected with our sponsored children. Thank you for sharing this!
Jennifer, I am constantly amazed at how well Compassion runs. They truly are a beautiful example of how a large ministry can be effective by focusing their efforts and practicing good stuwardship of the gifts God provides. Love hearing that you're a sponosr too! Yay! THank you for stopping by today. You bless me.
I love your compassion posts! And for the gentle reminder to write letters to my compassion children. Must work on those this week!!!
Great post, Kris! I'm a new Compassion blogger and consider it an honor to partner alongside you and many other fantastic ambassadors!
So excited you joined the Compassion bloggers! I'm eager to see what Gid will do this month, praying we get beyond the goal! Dream big, right?
Thanks for sharing 🙂 I, too, am blogging for compassion!
Awesome, Crystal! Thankful for you!
It took me a little over a year to adopt my Eli, in fact I had considered it many times but always found a reason to say no.. and then it happened. The Compassions bloggers went to Ecuador and I could not sit by and do nothing any longer. To say that I am blessed by sponsoring is an understatement! Thanks Kris for sharing this, it was a great reminder for me to share again on my FB page!
Julie, I know just what you mean. So thankful you were able to sponsor and become involved. It is so worth any sacrifice we have to give up to support these precious children. It makes a REAL difference for all involved! What a blessing! 😉 thank you for sharing this post. You bless me constantly!
It's wonderful to see Compassion all over today:) I'm praying over it!
Thrilled to hear it Mandy. Your prayers make a difference!!
My Ugandan daughter was cared for by Compassion for a number of years… long before I met her … and then was put through college by them. For several years, she worked for them out in the Bush. She had to stop less than a year ago… migraines and so much work she just couldn't keep doing it. But, if Compassion had not been part of her life she would have have no schooling of any kind and no care that she needed. We actually sponsor one of her adopted daughters through the orphanage where she and my Ugandan son work. I sure understand the blessing…on both sides… from sponsorship. Pleased for you and your dear one.
Oh my, Joanne! What a story you have. It's beautiful to see the way Compassion has helped your Ugandan children, and the way knowing them has encouraged you. There is nothing like that. Nothing! I ray someday I can travel and meet my Compassion kids. We'll see what God has in store.
This was fantastic. Incredible, really. So personal. Love you, friend.


Veteran American songwriters Todd Thibaud and Kim Taylor come together to explore the nuances of intimate relationships and the constant of shifting time in a new collaborative project: WATER AND SAND. Their self-titled debut album, produced by Sean Staples, will be released on Blue Rose Records. WATER AND SAND, including additional musicians Thomas Juliano and Sean Staples, will be touring throughout Germany and Austria in October 2016.
Todd Thibaud is a consistently convincing, reliable artist who always stays true to his musical vision. He does not change things up dramatically but finds variety in nuances of arrangement and production. After all, the consistently high quality of his songs and his mellifluous, warm voice create an irresistible and familiar atmosphere. This was already true of his first band, The Courage Brothers, in the early to mid-90s. With his 1997 solo debut Favorite Waste Of Time, the man from Vermont made his first mark on the songwriter/pop canopy. It was followed by a slew of classic Blue Rose studio albums Little Mystery (1999), Squash (2000), Northern Skies (2004), Broken (2008) and Waterfall (2013).
Cincinnati-based songwriter Kim Taylor has toured extensively with Canadian songwriter Ron Sexsmith and friends Over The Rhine and supported songwriting heroes like Kris Kristofferson. Her songs have been featured in numerous television shows including Flashpoint, Army Wives, Smallville, Cyberbully, One Tree Hill and most recently in the UK's flagship comedy-drama, Stella.
In 2013, she made her acting debut in the Sundance and Berlinale selected independent film, I Used To Be Darker, portraying a musician mother in the throes of divorce and on the brink of a new life.
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A certificate in risk management is ideal for full-time employees who are interested in taking a leadership role within their organizations in an insurance, finance or risk mitigation capacity.
Risk management experts help nonprofits and companies of all sizes to avoid risks incurred in government compliance, insurance, finance, and a range of other areas.
A certificate teaches you how to control risks and minimize or prevent losses due to property damage, liability, human resource drains and income risks. A graduate certificatemay qualify you to advance within a company—or work on your own as a risk management consultant.


In the 10 years since Delta Air Lines acquired Northwest Airlines, the Atlanta-based carrier has transformed itself from a struggling company fresh out of bankruptcy into a financial powerhouse.
Along the way to making billions of dollars in profits a year, Delta has also expanded its workforce in Georgia and vastly improved its on-time performance.
But it hasn't been all smooth sailing.
Within a few months of its merger, a recession drove the company to cut staff and slash flights. Within a few years, the airline was also selling off facilities.
"We went through takeover battles. We went through a bankruptcy. It was always about keeping Delta my Delta," said Delta CEO Ed Bastian, referring to the tagline the company used when rallying its employees to fend off a 2006 hostile takeover by US Airways.
But, after all the growing pains, "We've created the most valuable airline in the world," Bastian said.
When Delta announced its merger with Northwest, then-CEO Richard Anderson said the consolidation was "about addition, not subtraction." The merger agreement closed Oct. 29, 2008.
The deal allowed the company to keep the name Delta and maintain its headquarters in Atlanta.
Delta consolidated operations and shut down flight training and maintenance facilities at Northwest's old campus in the Minneapolis area.
Delta had committed to keep a "Delta North" headquarters in Minnesota along with at least 10,000 jobs there as part of assuming bond debt from Northwest in the merger. Instead, Delta paid off the bond debt early and shut down the Delta North headquarters.
Ultimately, much of the work was shifted to Atlanta, where Delta has a massive headquarters campus by Hartsfield-Jackson International Aiport and operates its largest hub by far, with about 1,000 departures a day. In Georgia, Delta now has more than 33,000 employees, up from about 25,000 at the time of the merger.
The airline industry has been shifting toward lucra- tive international routes for growth, and the merger helped Delta with that transition.
But some smaller towns are left without airline service as a result.
"If you're in one of the markets that lost service because no one in the (airline) industry is bothering to serve that particular small city anymore, then Delta didn't help you," said Robert W. Mann, an airline consultant based in Port Washington, New York.
The Delta-Northwest merger triggered a series of difficult union battles, as Northwest's highly unionized workforce meshed with Delta's mostly nonunion workforce.
For the most part, the combined airline's workforce voted against unionization. Delta remains mostly that way, with the pilots as its major unionized work group.
Since the merger, Delta has returned to a "paternalistic" culture similar to its early days under founder C.E. Woolman, Mann said.
That includes huge profit-sharing checks paid out to employees every Valentine's Day and big pay raises.
The Delta-Northwest deal also kicked off a series of major airline mergers, including United-Continental, American-US Airways and Southwest-AirTran.
Other airline executives looked to the Delta-Northwest deal as a model for how to integrate two airlines, including getting a pilot deal done before the merger and quickly deciding on IT systems for a combined company, Mann said.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian arrives to unveil the new A220 aircraft, while celebrating the 10-year anniversary of merging with Northwest on Oct. 29 in Atlanta.


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The uncertain future for nuclear power in the United States
Crunching the numbers on renewable energy
Saudi Aramco IPO – an upside for the climate?
Business growth accelerating from climate action in American Midwest
By Tim Nixon, managing editor of sustainability at Thomson Reuters, and Nicole Rom, executive director of Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy, a non-profit dedicated to education and action on the issue of climate change
Fixing Asia's food system
Food Sustainability Index 2016
The emergence of "ocean risk" and how to tackle it
June 8 marks World Oceans Day. Learn more about the risks and solutions in this piece by Martin Koehring, Managing Editor and Global Healthcare Lead at The Economist Intelligence Unit's thought leadership division.
Let there be (sun)light
Investors see promise in small-scale solar energy solutions
The business case for the 2°C climate target
A reliable carbon price increases corporations' (that embrace it) competitiveness and helps prepare for the post-carbon economy that we are inexorably marching towards.
Being competitive in a low-carbon world
UK industry pays more for its electricity than counterparts in France and Germany for various reasons. Delivering more competitive power prices will require the UK government to make some important decisions on the future of onshore wind, the structure of the power market and its desired outcome from the Brexit negotiations, argues Nick Molho, executive director of the Aldersgate Group.
How to limit global warming to 1.5°C
According to a draft of a report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, to be finalised and published by October 2018, there is a "very high risk" that the world will miss the target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by the 2040s. What actions need to be taken so that the world gets back on track to achieve the target?
How to reduce global warming: A roadmap
Greenhouse-gas emissions from human sources need to fall to net zero by 2050 to avoid catastrophic climate change. Can the combination of initiatives such as the Carbon Law, Project Drawdown and 100% Renewables and Electrification provide a viable roadmap to reduce global warming?
The Energy Summit 2017: Renewables or fossil fuels?
Financial costs associated with the transition from fossil fuels to renewables, getting to 100% renewables and electrification, and effective ways of reducing carbon emissions caused by fossil fuels were the top trending topics during The Economist Events' Energy Summit 2017 in London in late November 2017. During the discussion two opposing climate change narratives emerged, focusing on financial risks borne by investors in fossil fuel companies.
Europe's long road to Energy Union
The statement was a long-awaited step in integrating the EU economies, but also an ambitious one. The EU, and Europe in general, is home to a patchwork of national approaches to energy security and regulation. That difficulty is compounded by legacy systems that must be brought into harmony, as well as political mistrust among some of the states involved. A further complication is the different pace at which countries are impacted by trends in energy demand and power generation.
Clean Growth Strategy: an important milestone for the UK economy
By showing cross-government commitment to growing low-carbon investments and setting out measures to cut emissions across the UK economy, the Clean Growth Strategy sends a clear signal to the business community. Detailed policies in areas such as energy efficiency in buildings will now be essential to ensure private-sector investment is significantly increased and UK climate targets are met.


The technical name of Halodrol is Chlorodehydromethylandrostenediol-CDMA (4-chloro17amethyl-androst-1,4-diene-3b,17b-diol), also known as HD and H-Drol. Halodrol works by getting into the bloodstream and sticking to the walls of the muscle cells. It activates a reaction with the nucleus that promotes an increase in its overall production of protein while boosting its synthesis in the process. Leads to a buildup of muscle tissue that will eventually become muscle gains.
Highly recommended to start with a daily dose of 50mg (to gauge your tolerance to this prohormone). Raise to 75mg in 3 to 4 days (if you're not feeling any adverse reactions). User logs in bodybuilding forums report that a 125mg daily dose is possible, but should be reserved for seasoned users. Halodrol can give you an "alpha male" feeling almost immediately. Visual results can take up to 2 weeks. Typical Halodrol cycle runs for 5 to 6 weeks (whether you're using it as a one-type prohormone or stacking it with others). IMPORTANT: to stack it with non-methylated substances (can be highly vulnerable to liver health issues). One dose in the morning and another in the late afternoon or evening. Keeping in mind to have an on-cycle support. When using Halodrol it's also essential to stave off potential liver toxicity and cardiovascular problems sooner or later.
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Q: Prevent sed from printing empty stuff sed -e 's/\([A-Za-z]*\)\( \)\([A-Za-z]*\)\(:\?\)\([A-Za-z]*\)\?\( \)\?\(.*\)\?/[\1][\2][\3][\4][\5][\6][\7]/'

will decorate
class VoxelbuilderAdda:public VoxelBuilder

So it looks like
[class][ ][VoxelbuilderAdda][:][public][ ][VoxelBuilder]

If I instead have
class VoxelBuilder

The output is
[class][ ][VoxelBuilder][][][][]

Is it possible to stop it from printing the empty brackets?
The goal is to print all identifiers with like (square brackets are my simple placeholders but I should have excluded them for the keywords)
\textclassname{VoxelBuilder}

and leave keywords (class, struct, public, ...) and separators like ':' as is.
Obviously an inverted pattern for keywords+separator is more beneficial, but I could not figure it out. I actually want
Replace sequence X with \textclassname{X} only if X is not one of

*

*class

*struct

*union

*public

*private

*protected

*virtual

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I have stripped out curly braces and semicolon in an earlier step. The goal would be
class \textclassname{VoxelbuilderAdda}:public \textclassname{VoxelBuilder}

With no inheritance
class \textclassname{VoxelbuilderAdda}

If I had the not operator available, It would not only cover those I have, but any weird multiple inheritance as well.

A: so you have to treat spaces, words and colons separately:
sed -e 's/[A-Za-z]\{1,\}/[&]/g' -e 's/:/[&]/g' -e 's/ /[&]/g'

this will replace a) one or more \{1,\} occurences of any letter with the pattern & surrounded by square brackets, b and c) replace a single colon (space) by itself surrounded by square brackets
echo class VoxelbuilderAdda:public VoxelBuilder | sed -e 's/[A-Za-z]\{1,\}/[&]/g' -e 's/:/[&]/g' -e 's/ /[&]/g'
[class][ ][VoxelbuilderAdda][:][public][ ][VoxelBuilder]

A: For such kind of conversion is better to use special parse-tools but if you'd like to operate file like a text try:
sed 's/\(::\|[<, ]\)\(\w\+\)/\1\\textclassname{\2}/g' filename

or use -r option to avoid extra-escaping:
sed -r 's/(::|[<, ])(\w+)/\1\\textclassname{\2}/g' filename

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Intermittent Fasting, or IF, has grown in popularity these last few years. This article will cover some of the common questions regarding IF and look at one of the most popular ways to use it - the 16:8 method.
First, Intermittent Fasting is not a diet. It`s a way of scheduling your meals so that you get the most out of them. IF doesn't change what you eat, it changes when you eat. It structures your diet to include periods of no food intake (fasting) followed by a shorter eating window.
Second, Intermittent Fasting is something you're already doing. The time between your last meal in the evening and when you break-your-fast in the morning is your fasting window.
There are many different ways to Intermittent Fast, based on the length and structure of the fasting window, but the 16:8 method is probably the easiest one for most people to implement.
As the title suggests, this involves 16 hours of fasting followed by an 8-hour window where you consume all of your calories. I love this approach and use it regularly. If I consume my last meal of the day around 8pm I will then fast until 12pm the following day. The best part is that most of the hard work is done while you sleep.
You may be thinking that this just sounds like skipping breakfast and you wouldn't be far wrong. But this is the fitness industry so everything has to have a jazzy name!
The fasting and feeding windows are just guides. If a 16 hour fast sounds too daunting for you, then start out with 12 hours and extend it to 13, 14, and 15 hours once you're comfortable with the process. Remember, you'll be asleep for 7-8 hours so it's not as bad as it sounds.
Be patient! As with anything related to diet or lifestyle, there is always an adjustment period. You may feel pretty hungry at times as your body adjusts to Intermittent Fasting. This is perfectly normal and will pass after a few days or weeks at the most, so please stick with it. Water and black coffee will help to suppress your appetite and keep you focused.
Keep as busy as possible when you fast. If you're doing nothing more than sitting around it's inevitable that food will occupy your mind. Most of us have work in the mornings to fill our time but if you don't, pick a task that requires some mental focus. Many people have a heightened sense of concentration and cognitive function when fasting so take advantage of this and try to be as productive as possible. Stay busy and you won't feel hungry!
Remember, this is all an experiment. Play around with it and find out what works best for your schedule.
It Saves Time - Many of us are busier in the mornings. With IF, you get up, drink some water, shower, and off to work you go. No messing around in the kitchen and no extra dishes to clean. Win-win!
Larger Meals Later On - The evening is usually when we eat the most or find it harder not to snack. If you have ''saved'' your calories by skipping breakfast you can enjoy more in the evening without it halting your progress. No brainer!
It's Not Too Extreme - Most of the fasting is done while you sleep so it doesn't feel too restrictive. Pushing the first meal of the day back a few hours is manageable for most people.
Managing Hunger - Learning not to be irritable, or hangry, can only be a good thing. You'll no longer be a slave to the ''breakfast is the most important meal of the day'' mantra. You`ll be able to survive feeling hungry for a few hours and it helps to develop your willpower and build new eating habits.
It Provides Structure - The fasting and eating windows remain fairly constant every day which provides a plan and structure that is easy to stick to. Having a system in place helps with diet adherence.
Providing you're a healthy individual there is no reason why you can't give IF a go. However, if you have low blood sugar, are pregnant, or have experienced any type of eating disorder, then please avoid fasting. As always, if you're in any doubt please check with your doctor first.
It's a Weight Loss Hack, Right?
Afraid not. Despite what you may have heard IF is not a magic fat loss shortcut. Calories are still king and if you consume too many no amount of fasting is going to help you get results.
IF is one technique that can help to manage your intake. Pushing back your first meal of the day means you ''late-load'' your calories to allow yourself a bigger lunch and dinner. Many people find this method is pretty easy to implement and that it suits their lifestyle and schedule.
But Isn't Breakfast the Most Important Meal of The Day?
Nope! What you eat, and how much you eat, is much more important than when you eat. If you wake up and you're extremely hungry then, by all means, please eat something. But nothing bad will happen if you skip breakfast and it has no negative effects for people trying to lose weight. As previously mentioned, your calorie intake is the most important thing.
What Can I Drink During the Fast?
Water, green/black tea, coffee, herbal teas, diet drinks. Any calorie-free drinks are ok. A splash of milk in your tea or coffee is ok too.
What Happens If I Eat During the Fast?
You die. Jokes! Nothing happens. Effectively you've broken the fast but don't worry about it. There will be days when you can't manage the full fasting period. Or days when you just don't want to do it. That's cool. IF is a great tool but it's not an all-or-nothing thing. It's meant to make your life easier, not cause you extra stress. Apply it when it suits your schedule. If you hate it, don't do it.
Intermittent fasting can be a useful tool but it's not for everyone. It's just one approach, among many others, that may help you to lose weight and/or maintain a healthy body composition.
But why not try out IF and see how you feel? You may be surprised at how easy it is. Start with 1 or 2 days a week and build it up from there. I like to go from Monday to Saturday while I'm working then go all in on a Sunday breakfast bad boy!
The best thing is, you can implement it tomorrow and it won't cost you a penny! You literally have nothing to lose.
It may take some getting used to at first as your body adjusts to a new eating schedule. But over the long term you may find, as I have, it's pretty easy to sustain and it doesn't require too much effort.


President of the Board of Deputies and Chair of the JLC Council of Members, Vivian Wineman, reports on the recent meeting between Jewish community leaders and Prime Minister David Cameron.
The community has long sought access to the Prime Minister in order to be able to make its concerns and interests heard at the highest level. It is therefore very gratifying that thanks to the efforts of the Jewish Leadership Council we now have these meetings firmly established on an annual basis. The community was represented by leaders of many of its principal organisations enabling its general issues including the positive ones to be discussed and receive a sympathetic response.
After I made some introductory remarks, Jonathan Goldstein, Chair of our PaJeS Division, outlined our aspirations for the Jewish school sector and current challenges that it faces. Laura Marks, Senior Vice President of the Board, spoke about the Big Society and Steven Lewis, Chairman of Jewish Care, discussed the problems the Jewish community shares with the wider community in coping with growing numbers of elderly people. Steven argued firmly for implementation of Dilnott's recommendations. The Prime Minister repeated his respect for the community's commitment and achievements on behalf of the voluntary sector and noted Steven's concerns regarding future funding.
Adrian Cohen, Chair of the London Jewish Forum articulated the need to protect religious freedoms and ensure the continuation of faith based provision. Gerald Ronson discussed the continued security threat to the community as exemplified by the recent terrorist trials. On the Middle East, Mick Davis led with the issue of Iran and the need to strengthen sanctions against the country. He also asked the Prime Minister to proscribe the political as well as the military wing of Hizballah in the UK, and requested that he take a personal lead in lobbying for an EU wide ban. This subject was made more pressing as a consequence of the subsequent announcement by the Bulgarian government.
The meeting was conducted in a friendly yet business-like manner. The PM was very much on top of his brief. Undoubtedly encounters such as these serve to make our positions better understood at the highest levels of government.


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A new AI-powered smartphone app scans banana crops for early signs of disease
Do not eat.
Image: Reuters/Charles Platiau
Emma Bryce
PublishedSeptember 2, 2019
The banana is the world's most popular fruit: we consume 100 billion of them a year. And yet, their future is threatened by a spate of diseases that are ravaging crops worldwide. Now, researchers have developed a tool to tackle these silent killers: an artificially-intelligent smartphone app that can scan banana plants for early signs of infection, and alert farmers before it takes hold on their crops.
In field studies in India, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Benin, Colombia, and Uganda, the researchers found that the new tool—which uses the phone's camera to screen crops—is at least 90% accurate in identifying the six most serious diseases and pests that plague banana plants. Those include two globally-destructive infections known as Black Sigatoka and Fusarium Wilt which together have decimated vast tracts of banana plantations worldwide.
This invention—produced by researchers from global institutions including Biodiversity International and the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture—is driven by the harsh reality that the bananas we know and love risk being wiped out globally, by the growing threat of disease. This especially affects the Cavendish, the banana variety that we consume most widely worldwide, and the type that most people in the west typically buy in grocery stores.
Our love for this particular variety has driven the establishment of massive monoculture plantations in banana-growing countries, which has caused the fruit's downfall: without genetic variety on these farms, they're left exposed to the ravages of disease, which can rapidly decimate vast tracts of cropland in one go.
Already, crops in Asia and Africa have been affected by one of the most voracious of these threats, Fusarium Wilt. Recently, the disease even reached Latin America, which is home to Ecuador, the world's largest exporter of Cavendish bananas.
The smartphone app is based on a computer model that uses algorithmic deep learning to make its predictions. To produce this, the researchers gathered 18,000 photos of banana plants from farms around the world, many exhibiting various signs of poor health. Then they used the gallery to train several computer models to identify the hallmarks of particular pests or disease in these images.
The major benefit of the app is its flexibility, according to the researchers. It can identify signs of disease on any part of the plant, and can accurately identify disease even in low-quality photos, or in images where there's lots of background noise—such as leaf litter coating the ground. In some cases, the detection rate for disease was as high as 100%.
Apart from protecting the world's favorite fruit, the app is aimed particularly at protecting the livelihoods of smallholders. These farmers typically rely on small plots of land to support themselves and their families—places where an outbreak of disease could destroy an entire livelihood. The app is explicitly designed to avert that disaster, by equipping farmers with a DIY, hand-held tool to regularly check crops and rapidly identify disease-risk.
The app could also provide support for at-risk farmers: if a detection is shared through a live network, it could be used to alert agricultural extension workers—people who work between research institutions and farmers—who could come to the farmers' aid to nip the disease in the bud.
This is exactly what the researchers have in mind for the next stage of development. Now they're hoping to use the app to develop an interconnected, global system, fuelled by farmers who share information about their crops. This would enable experts to pinpoint where disease outbreaks begin, and figure out how to contain them before they spread out of control.
The researchers decided to call the app 'Tumaini', which means 'hope' in Swahili. They think that's what the tool offers to the planet's most vulnerable banana farmers. "This is not just an app, but a tool that contributes to an early warning system that supports farmers directly," they say.
Source: Selvaraj, et. al. "AI-powered banana diseases and pest detection." Plant Methods. 2019.
This piece was originally published on Anthropocene Magazine, a publication of Future Earth dedicated to creating a Human Age we actually want to live in.


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Fly, you tell me--fly! But whither shall I fly? Can any man cast me beyond the limits of the World? It may not be! And wherever I go, there shall I still find Sun, Moon, and Stars; there I shall find dreams, and omens, and converse with the Gods!


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I'm so happy that a new and better video of the runway show was uploaded on YouTube. For about three years, just one video with an acceptable quality was uploaded. So thank you to the YouTube user who gave us this wonderful copy!
When I wake up later, it will be another week to fulfill this curious need. I need the best diversion possible not to notice the time.
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Discussion in 'BigBox General Chat' started by Shao, Mar 8, 2016.
I received my BigBox Dual on my birthday more than a week ago. It's the best birthday gift ever! My daughters were more happy then I was when the BigBox was at the front door. They jumped some hoops in the air and opened the box for me. Sadly at the moment I have to work every day with more than 80 hours a week so I don't have much time to build. So it's going to be a slow build.
I have build an Emaker Huxley #10, Deezmaker Bukito, ShapeOko 1 and X-Carve. I've always found build logs very useful and interesting so I hope more will follow.
First off this is not a replacement for the BigBox build manual. You should start with reading the BigBox Pre-Build and make sure you have all the needed tools, quality tools really makes your life easier. There you will find some links to community help and guides which are very useful.
Paul Seccombe made a post with Wiki errors and some tips.
When collecting the parts needed you start reading from right to left. So start with 'description', get the bag#, then look at 'part number' to see what you need, then look at 'qty' to see how many you need, if you're still unsure what you need than lookup the item# and find it in the CAD drawing to see how it looks like. Before you start building the part you should always read the instructions below the diagram first it contains very useful information. Make sure you follow the instructions for your printer, ie lite, pro or dual.
Keep you're work-space clean and organized.
Do remember that your are working with plastics so don't over tighten the screws. Having said that I have to admit I almost always over tighten my screws it's a decease I have. It's not fun to repair/replace cracked parts.
You can always contact support[at]e3d-online[dot]com when you need their support. They are awesome!
What's in the Small Boxes in The Big Box.
Shining printed parts but they need some cleaning.
I first started with cleaning the printed parts. Knowing me I will end up with dust and small plastics between my bearings if I do it during the build. By cleaning the parts before I start my build I will have a clean build space to work with. Cleaning the blobs is the easiest with a sharp hobby knife. Don't use a file here or you will mess up the surface, it gets white.
Put my minions to work. They were so happy to help me out. But don't let them use the hobby knife! Minions and sharp knives are a very dangerous combination.
Second thing I did was glue the nut-traps with superglue as suggested by Richard Horne. The nuts really don't like to stay in the nut-traps. The nuts are in Tiny Little Fixings Bag 6 and the nut-traps in the Stretch Box. Put 1 small drop of glue in 2 opposite corners.
All nut-traps done and the remainder of the nuts.No fingers got glued together during this process. Clean the nozzle with a needle and wipe it clean when you are ready with the glue to make sure you can use it again for your next project.
Third, order all the bags in the Tiny Little Fixings Box. You will need them constantly.
Some bigger bags with multiple things got placed in a tray.
Bearings names for easier identifying.
And now finally let the build start. Y-Axis Rear Brackets (Left and Right). Don't forget to follow the instructions under the diagram in the build manual.
Y-Axis Front Brackets. The M4x30 screw is in bag 17 and M4x16 in bag 14.
Used tweezers to place the washers and bearings. Probably not needed but used a small drop of glue to keep the nut in place.
Dual X-Carriage. There was only 1 grub screw in bag 14. The other 3 where in the stretch box.
Test fit the heatsink. Heatsink is in the extruder box. I used a half-round file to make it fit. Had to use force to place the m3 square nuts. Make sure you hold the carriage the right way so you don't brake anything.
Y-Axis Motor Mount. Guess I forgot to take the per-assembly photo.
Dual Extruder with 2 black springs!
Push the Bowden Couplers firmly in the E-Axis Cable Brackets.
Here you see the three screws used to mount the right motor and E-Axis Cable Bracket. Make sure the connector is facing down. M3x10 in top right, M3x25 bottom right and M3x35 in bottom left. I've tightened all three screws at this stage.
Place the right idler first by feeding it from the left side. Make sure the white nylon spacer is still in place. Use a M3x35 screw to hold it in place, don't tighten it yet. Align the left idler and use the m3x35 screw to keep it in place.
Place the left E-Axis Cable Bracket and motor and tighten all 4 screws. The best way to tighten things, when possible, is to do it slowly in a x pattern. Let's say you start with top left screw, you finger tight it, then finger tight bottom right, then top right and finally bottom left. Now doing the same pattern you make half turns. Then doing the same pattern you make quarter turns and repeating this until you are satisfied. Please remember you are working with plastics here, so don't over tighten them.
I used a bent needle-nose pliers to place the springs.
Don't forget to place and align the Hobbgoblins, love the name.
I used some Lithium Grease as recommended by Richard Horne on all my rods and LM8LUU bearings.
Electronics Cover. Remove the foil on both sides. The foil on the backside is hard to recognize on the white acrylic parts.
"Top" and "Bottom" are engraved in the center of the plates. For reference the engravings are on the underside.
Z-Axis Bed Assembly Top Plate.
The orientation of the brass nuts on the top plate are very confusing in the build manual. The orientation changed in every step. But luckily it got explained by Gregory Holloway in Paul Seccombe's BigBox Build (UK Edition) Part 2. To make it clear see the M3 nut place holders and the orientation of the brass nut.
Don't forget the M3 Nylock Nut.
Z-Axis Bed Assembly Top Plate Finished.
Just for aesthetics I orientated the bed corners so the black screws are facing to the front. I will be seeing them a lot when I'm just sitting watching my BigBox printing or not.
Excellent work Shao! I'll agree with Rob, I do want to start my build over again now.
Superb, and should be in the wiki! @Greg Holloway may want to use this. It will make my build easier when I get my BB.
Indeed it should be in the Wiki, and I have added it to the list of BigBox Community Generated Help & Guides (http://wiki.e3d-online.com/wiki/BigBox_Pre-Build#BigBox_Community_Generated_Help_.26_Guides).
Realy nice job! Please continue all the way!
Thanks guys! I definitely will continue despite I don't have that much time.
I had only 2 days with 2-3 hours, Some days 1 hour, some days only 15-30 minutes and some days no build time at all.
Would I have chosen a pre-assembled BigBox would I have known I don't have much time to build? Hell no! I like to build. My religion is Bart Dring's motto: If you didn't build it, you will never own it!
These pics are so much better in some cases than the wiki guide ones. Makes it so much easier to see the parts for each item laid out and then assembled in a clear pic so you can see which way something is added. Super job.
Keep at it. Loving them. Will give me a great guide in addition to the wiki when mine comes next month.
@TstarkEngineering yeah I thought of reserving 2 spots but I ran into 20 images per post limit. So I had to split my 1 post in to 3. Since I'm planning to continue making pictures of every step I reckon that a few spots wouldn't be enough and this way it is harder to miss an update because you didn't check the first page.
@Henry feldman, @Archania Thanks! I hope my BigBox is printing next month.
Done, added 4 blank posts for him.
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Stock Market Report: Packers
Hey, maybe things aren't going to be so bad after all.
By Ted Glover Nov 23, 2014, 10:55pm CST
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Hi kids. This past week was a pretty rough one for me as a Vikings fan. I don't know why, exactly. Well, I know why (bad Bears loss, AP news), but I don't know why those two things affected me like they did. The Vikings have had worse losses, and have dealt with worse off the field news. Maybe not in the same week, but in the Pantheon Of Viking Disappointments, these two things were fairly minor in the grand scheme of things.
Still, it set the tone for the coming week, and for me that tone was as depressed and uninterested in a Packers game that I've been in awhile. It also led us into believing what most of us thought was going to be an all time embarrassment against our arch rivals, the Green Bay Packers. The Packers were rolling, the Vikings were suddenly foundering, and it just felt like this was a game that was going to be over by halftime.
Only it wasn't. And we saw some pretty encouraging performances from several players, and that leads you to believe that although this year isn't going to be one where we see the playoffs, you can see the foundation for a pretty good football team in coming seasons. I hate moral victories, don't get me wrong, but yeah...there's something happening here. What it is, ain't exactly clear. Wouldn't that be right, Mr. Springfield?
There's something happening here
But what it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look - what's going down?
Your SMR that's going to be a lot better in 2015 and 2016 follows.
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The Vikings Secondary: Yes, there were a couple of breakdowns, but the bottom line is that the Vikings held Aaron Rodgers and the Packers explosive passing attack to 209 yards. All in all, you can't ask for a performance much better than that, and Xavier Rhodes led the way with I would argue his best game. He blanketed Jordy Nelson early, breaking up two passes, and although I'd have to go back and re-look, it seemed the Packers quit throwing his direction in the second half. Rhodes was the guy that stood out the most, but this was a team effort, and one where everyone deserves recognition. It's a complete 180 degree turn for this unit from this time last year, and it's largely the same guys.
Mike Zimmer: One of Zim's mentors is Bill Parcells, who famously said 'you are what your record says you are'. The Vikings are 4-7, but is there any question in anyone's mind that this team is better than they were last year? And had this been last year, there's no doubt in my mind this game would have been over by halftime. There's still a ways to go, but I like this coach, and I like the attitude he's bringing to this football team. Good things are coming, that I firmly believe.
Solid Investments:
Kyle Rudolph, TE: Rudolph made an impact early, and although you could tell he was still hampered by his sports hernia, he still made a couple of nice catch and runs that got the Vikings big yards at opportune times. If Rudolph can stay healthy, he's going to be a big factor in the remaining five games.
Joe Banyard, RB: Banyard's stats aren't eye popping (19 receiving yards, 26 rushing yards), but he made a couple of plays to get a first down where he just flat out wanted it more than the defender, and took it. I don't know that he's an upgrade over Matt Asiata...but I'd kind of like to find out over these next five games. Wouldn't you?
Teddy Bridgewater, QB: Teddy had some ugly throws early, but he also made some very good throws, and wasn't helped out by a receiving corps that dropped at least four passes that I can think of off the top of my head. His backfoot throw that became a pick was terrible, but damn it, the kid never gives up, and is pushing the ball down the field. He's also doing a much better job stepping up in the pocket, and running the ball and getting something out of nothing. All in all, I'll take it, and he's getting better.
Jeff Locke, P: We've been fairly critical of Jeff Locke here at the SMR, but today he had, arguably, his best game as a Viking. Solid punting all day that combined with good punt coverage.
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The rush defense: When the Vikes pulled within 24-21, you got the feeling that if the Vikings could hold Green Bay and get the ball back in Teddy's hands, they had a good chance to win the game. But the Vikings defense couldn't stop Eddie Lacy on that final drive, which if nothing else, was consistent. That's because they couldn't stop Eddie Lacy all afternoon. Lacy has rushed for 100 yards twice this season...both against the Vikings. I'm sure part of that had to do with Shariff Floyd out, but still, it was a disappointing performance from a unit that's been much better this season.
Matt Kalil, T: Yeah, not much more to say with Kalil. His two holding penalties and a facemask call negated some positive plays, and that wasn't even the worst part of his day, if some eyewitness accounts of Kalil's encounter with a fan after the game are accurate. A tough season just got tougher, it looks like, and the Vikings as an organization will need to make some hard choices about Kalil and the offensive line this off-season.
Anthony Barr, LB: I'm not sure if Barr is hitting the rookie wall, but he missed a couple of tackles today that he makes earlier in the season, and on a 34 yard catch by Andrew Quarless that got the ball down to the Vikings one yard line, Barr made the most hapless slap at the ball I've seen in awhile. His hand actually hit Quarless in the numbers and had it been one hand touch above the waist football---perfect form, man. Buuuut, it's tackle football. Didn't count.
Buy/Sell:
Buy: Charles Johnson has the size and speed to be a legitimate NFL wide receiver. Johnson has come on in the last few weeks, getting 87 yards receiving against the Bears last week, and another 52 and a touchdown this week. He's a big guy, and is a matchup mismatch against most opposing defenders the Vikings will play.
Sell: Charles Johnson has the hands to be a legitimate NFL wide receiver. Yet, there's a reason Johnson wasn't drafted until the seventh round by Green Bay last year, got cut, then latched on to the Vikings practice squad. He has hands that you can't rely on, especially with a young quarterback. I get that size and speed is important, but, you know, the position is called 'receiver', not 'sprinter' or 'guy that gets separation'. He had two or three easy chances that he flat out dropped. He was also targeted 11 times. He had three receptions. Just sayin'...
Buy: The Norv Turner back to back identical call that got a TD and 2 point conversion. 4th quarter, late in the game, and the Vikings are driving. NORV! calls a misdirection out pattern that leaves Greg Jennings WIDE open for the TD, and comes back to what looked like the exact same play to get the two point conversion to Johnson. Great play design, great play call, great execution.
Sell: Not trying an onside kick after the two point conversion. I understand that there was still over three minutes to go, but on the two point conversion, Green Bay got called for roughing the passer, which put the kickoff on the 50. The Packers had been running the ball down Minnesota's throat all day, and if they tried to sell out to stop the run you just felt Aaron Rodgers would make the Vikings pay. In a nutshell, I thought the defense would have a tough time getting the ball back, so an onside kick seemed to be a defendable call there. The Vikes kicked it out of the end zone...and never got the ball back.
Buy: Zimmer going for it--twice--on fourth down. On Minnesota's first TD drive, they were faced with two fourth downs on the drive. They converted both (one was a penalty), and the gamble paid off later with a TD pass from Bridgewater to Johnson. Stones, man. Stones.
Sell: Not using the hurry up offense more often. The Vikings offense really seems to click when running out of the hurry up, and there always seems to be a point in the game where the offense seems to stall. I don't think running the hurry up all the time would be beneficial, but would it hurt to break it out mid second or third quarter to try and snap the offense out of a funk? I don't think so.
Don Glover Quote Of The Week:
So before the game, I picked my Dad up and we both felt like it was goingto be a long day. After the game was over, he turns to me and says:
"Well son, at least we didn't get our butts kicked. That Brickwater has a lot to learn, but I think he'll be a good one."
So another season, another sweep at the hands of the Packers. It's old, and I'm sick of it, but at least I say a ray of hope moving forward. And if it's any consolation, I know this is how the Packers fans felt in the 70's. So there.
Vikings Fall To Packers, 24-21
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Q: Storing Credentials - Regharding appExchange product We are developing AppExchange product where we need to communicate with different third party systems.For Instance , we are getting services from 5 different third party system,a user can have 5 credentials accordingly.
In such cases , where can we store the credentials and related fields of the users.

A: It depends on a few things.
If the external systems are going to authenticate with OAuth, then Named Credentials are great. They are secure (even your own code can't get the secret values directly), and handle OAuth out-of-the-box.
However, Named Credentials are not well documented for the OAuth use-case (and not very configurable if anything unusual is required). So, if it doesn't just work, you may run into something that makes that method impossible to use.
In principal, Named Credentials can be used to log into external system with a simple username/password authentication. The hard part is that you can't easily provide your own UI to allow users to set up their details. See Is it possible to set per user Named Credentials via Apex? or a good but complicated way and Possible to update NamedCredential from Apex? for a quick + dirty way.
The tried and tested method is to use protected custom settings. When you define a custom setting in your package as protected, the subscriber org cannot read it except via your code. So, you can provide an UI in Lightning and/or VF so that they can enter their details. The user's private detail are protected from everyone else in the subscriber org, but bugs in your code could allow them to leak out. This is the method that has been used for years and is acceptable to Salesforce's security review team for listing on AppExchange.


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The urethra is an open tubular canal that provides both urinary bladder and urine excretion. The outer urine channel is also known as the external urinary tract. The inside of the urethra is covered with a layer called mucosa. The hole where the urethra is opened to the outside is called a meatus.
The primary function of the urethra in men and women is to let urine out of the body after the bladder has started its excretory function. Sunjay Kulkarni drew attention to the problem of urethral stenosis is more common in men and continued:
This thin channel also plays an important role in sperm output in men. A stenosis caused by injury and infection prevents or slows the flow of urine in this tube. This condition is called urethral stenosis. Urethral stenosis is a problem affecting the quality of life, but serious or complete obstruction is inevitable.
Urethral stenosis occurs when a portion of the urethral canal is narrowed. Any part of the urethra may be affected by this narrowing. As a result of constriction around the affected part of the urethra, some fibrosis or connective tissue is usually formed. The length of the narrowing begins at 1 cm and varies according to the exact length of the urethra.
Because the urethra of women is shorter, the risk of urethral stenosis is lower for women. In men, the canal is more likely to be narrowed as the canal extends along the penis. Once the urethral narrowing occurs, it does not recover spontaneously and may require surgery.Urethral stenosis surgery in men or women is a processto remove the narrowing bythe surgical procedure.
What are the causes of Urethra Stenosis?
The most common cause of urethral stenosisis past infections. Sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea may cause urethral stenosis unless treated. In addition, urethral catheter insertion through the urethra, cystoscopy, closed prostate and bladder cancer surgery and failed hypospadias surgery, traffic accidents, high falls in the style of horses and external urethra can lead to urethral stenosis. Sometimes, ureteral stenosis may occur due to unknown reasons.
What are the Symptoms of urethra stenosis?
Slowdown in urine flow
Pain during urination
Bifurcation of urine
Scattering of urine from right to left
Dripping after urinating
Reduction in urine pressure
Fine excretion of urine
Reduction of urine forward
Urinary arrest
Difficulty in urination
The Diagnosis of Urethra Stenosis
In patients with urethra stenosis, symptoms such as urinary stress, urinary pressure reduction and urinary incontinence can be seen which are the symptoms of urethrastenosis. Therefore, first of all, patients should be examined about such complaints.
In the examination, the external mouth of the urinary canal should be examined and the traces of the operation in the penis should be sought. Auroflowmeter test, known as a voiding test, should be performed. In this test, the urine flow rate can be seen at low rate. The typical voiding curve of patients with urethra stenosismay be observed. The urethra film called retrograde urethrographycan be monitored.
Treatment of Urethral Stenosis
It is not possible to treat urethral stenosis with drugs. There are three methods used in the treatment of urethral stenosis. These include dilatation, endoscopic closure of the stenosis (urethrotomy intern) and urethoplasty. The treatment method to be selected depends on the cause, location, length and severity of the stenosis.
Endoscopic Surgery (Direct Vision Internal Urethrotomy)
Endoscopic surgery or direct vision internal urethrotomy in the other name, is applied when the stenosis in the urethra is shorter than 2 cm. In this operation, a special device with light and camera is used. With this tool, it is entered through the urine canal and the area which is narrow is cut and opened by the blade or laser light at the end of the instrument.
This operation is completed in about one hour. After the stenosis is opened during surgery, a catheter is inserted into the patient. This probe stays for 3 days. Sometimes after this catheter has been taken, some patients are asked to insert a probe with a single-use special probe several times a day. This probe is taken after 10-15 minutes. The aim of this method is to prevent or delay the narrowing of the urethral canal opened by closed surgery.
After closed surgery, the stenosis in the urinary tract is usually repeated, and the patient may need to be reoperated. Closed surgery should be performed no more than 2 times. That is, more than two residues should not be performed because the number of closed operations increases and the area of stenosis increases. The success rate of closed surgery varies between 35-70%. Closed surgery is not recommended for childhood urethral stenosis.
Open surgery (urethroplasty)
Open surgery is recommended in patients with recurrence of stenosis and a stenosis length of more than 2 cm if it has not provided benefit from closed surgery. Open surgery is known as urethroplasty.
There are different urethroplasty techniques. Urethroplasty may take 2-3 hours depending on the method applied. In this surgery, depending on the location of the urinary tract stenosis, either the lower part of the penis or an incision made just below the testicle, the stenosis area in the urinary tract is reached. If the length of the stenosis is shorter than 2 cm, this area is removed and the remaining healthy tissues are joined together to form a new urine channel. If the stenosis is longer than 2 cm, this end-to-end method is not applied. In this case, patching is performed on the stenosis region. Penile skin or cheek mucosa is used for the patch to be used. After the operation, the patient remains in the probe for 2-3 weeks.
Some patients have completely closed urine. Stenosis in the urinary tract may not be treated by a single operation in these patients. In those people whose urine canals are completely closed, if there is not enough tissue for the patch or the penis structure is not suitable for patching or there is a risk of anesthesia for long-term surgery, the urethra is temporarily mouthed just below the testicle bag. Six months after this procedure, a new operation is performed to bring this urinary canal to the tip of the penis located in the lower part of the testicle bag. If the patient does not want a second operation, the urine can be left permanently in the lower part of the testicle bag. However, these people cannot urinate by standing and can urinate by sitting.The rate of recovery of urethra stenosis with open surgery is 90-95%.
Permanent Probe to the Urinary Bladder
Another option is to place a permanent catheter in the bladder from the abdomen. This probe is replaced at regular intervals and people continue their normal lives. Depending on the presence of a long-term probe; conditions such as urinary tract inflammation, fever, bladder stone formation and shrinking of the bladder capacity can be seen
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Singapore is the only city in Southeast Asia to welcome the Broadway-hit musical Aladdin, which already attracted some ten million people around the world since it started in New York in 2014. This will be the final stop of the musical show in Asia.
Singapore is making headlines again as it will host Aladdin, a spectacular production from Disney which will be staged at Sands Theatre inside Singapore Marina Bay Sands Hotel complex. The show is due to start on July 21 and will run at least until September 1st. In case of success- and there is little doubt about it- the musical would be extended for a couple of more weeks.
Disney has always been renowned for its commitment to excellence on stage and Aladdin is considered as one of the best production ever crafted by Disney teams! The production boasts a cast of 34 actors, actresses and dancers while the show will line up staggering numbers. Just talking about the costumes for example. The cast is wearing 337 glittering outfits –it means that they change on average 10 times-, which feature 1,225 different fabrics, 712 different styles of beads and almost 500,000 Swarovski crystals!
The technical aspect of the musical is also a performance per se: 40 tonnes of exotic flying scenery and 60 tonnes of automation and staging are on their way to the City State using more than 40 sea containers to recreate the city of Agrabah including the colourful marketplace, the palace of the Sultan and his daughter Jasmine as well as the legendary Cave of Wonders. The musical offers plenty of amazing special effects. They are 84 during the two-hour and a half performance and they will definitely contribute to the magic of the show…
Aladdin is an excellent opportunity to package a special holiday to Singapore while enjoying the staggering Disney production as well as a stay at Marina Bay Sands. The architectural icon, famed for its rooftop Sands SkyPark integrating a spectacular infinity pool, offers 2,560 hotel rooms and suites, a huge shopping mall, world-class celebrity chef restaurants, an outdoor event plaza and the ArtScience Museum. Guests are able to book Marina Bay Sands' Show and Dine packages, where they can enjoy discounts and exclusive dinner menus from signature restaurants, starting from S$100.
They are no special packages with an airline but tour operators will be able to work out a combination of flight, stay and show. For individuals or small groups, dining and show packages can be booked under www.marinabaysands.com/Packages while reservations for the show are available under www.MarinaBaySands.com/ticketing or www.sistic.com.sg. They are also special booking channels by internet for Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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Personal Tablet Use for Work - A Pain in the Neck?
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This article is aimed at managers in ergonomics, health & safety, occupational health, HR or facilities roles and those who have a general interest in health, wellbeing and productivity.
Tablet computers are everywhere. Although overall sales are currently in decline, the worldwide market for the second quarter of 2015 exceeded 44 million units. Interestingly, the majority of these sales are still to individuals rather than employers.
If this is the case, and your organisation does not provide tablets for employees, surely you have nothing to worry about? There is plenty of evidence that prolonged tablet use brings about musculoskeletal conditions but if, as an organisation, you do not issue them, is there a problem?
I believe this should be a major concern to employers and, potentially, an enormous cause of lost productivity.
Evidence suggests that many people are using their personal tablets for work. Early results from our Tablet Use Survey indicate that nearly 80% of tablets are privately owned but 85% of tablet users are doing at least some work on them. Whether you see it as a duty of care or productivity issue – or both – employers need to be aware of the high levels of tablet use by their personnel. Whether or not you have a BYOD (Bring your own devices) policy, such use is hard to manage or control.
Significantly, nearly half (47%) of the respondents have experienced musculoskeletal pain which they attribute to tablet use. As more young people enter the workplace with a history of tablet and smartphone use in unmonitored environments, it seems likely that this proportion can only increase.
Nearly 85% of survey respondents so far have indicated that they use either a computer or a tablet for certain activities, depending on the circumstances. Anecdotally, we also see the length of time spent on work-related tablet activity increasing as users find more apps and become more familiar with their tablet. I have said many times that the ergonomics issues relating to tablet use today are similar to the situation we faced with laptops twenty years ago. For example, only about 10% of respondents ever use a separate keyboard.
My purpose here has been to give an early idea of the key indicators and food for thought about the potential issues. When we publish the full results, I shall be providing further comment as well as more ideas about what I think we need to do about the explosive growth in tablet use.


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