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'Angry' Scotland should be more like Wales and accepts its place in the union says Scottish academic
Scottish flag by M W from Pixabay. Wales flag by Senedd Cymru.
'Angry' Scotland should be more like Wales and accept its place within the union, a British academic and former Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament has said.
Prof. Adam Tomkins, returning from a holiday in Pembrokeshire, said that Wales felt "much more at ease with itself than Scotland" because it did not have an adversarial relationship with England.
Instead, it demonstrated a "collaborative unionism" that sought to fix the problems of the United Kingdom rather than leaving it.
"Britain would be a happier place if both England and Scotland paid more attention to Wales," Adam Tomkins said in the Scottish Herald.
"Returning from two weeks' family holiday in Pembrokeshire, I was struck by how comfortable and confident Wales is at wearing both elements of its identity at once.
"Everywhere you go the Welsh flag and the union flag are flown together. Wales is distinctly not England, but it does not measure its Welshness in units of anti-Britishness.
"Once upon a time, Scotland was much the same. But, unlike Welshness, Scottishness has now become much angrier, asserting itself by reference to what Scots are not (we are Scottish not British) rather than by accommodating and embracing both at the same time.
"In Wales the sense of pride in strong national identity is both palpable and ubiquitous, but it is offered as something to celebrate rather than in any adversarial spirit of us-versus-them."
'Snap'
In Scotland, Adam Tomkins said, the Scottish and UK governments were failing to engage with each other because of the demand for independence on the one hand and a refusal to concede any power on the other. "Each position is as thoughtless as the other," he said.
"It is the Welsh who are leading the thinking on the future relationships our governments will need to have with one another. But their work is like tumbleweed in the corridors of power in both Edinburgh and Westminster."
He added: "The Welsh know that the future will need more shared governance, not less. Whether we are talking about public health or international trade, this is manifestly true.
"The Welsh also know that the current structure of the UK state is astonishingly poor at managing shared governance in practice. We have a tendency either to devolve and forget, or to over-centralise: it's either your problem for you alone, or our issue for us alone.
"Yet, as the Welsh Government says, this is the opposite of a strong and durable settlement. It is a weak and brittle way of approaching power and, unless we adapt – unless we become more like the Welsh – it will snap and break.
"A kinder, gentler nationalism, and a more constructive, collaborative unionism. These are the hallmarks of Welsh politics. Both Scotland and England would do well to take heed."
Adam Tomkins was a was a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Glasgow region from 2016 until he stood down at the 2021 elections. He is the is the John Millar Professor of Public Law at the University of Glasgow School of Law.
Prof Adam Tomkins holidayed in Little England Beyond Wales and is now an expert on our attitudes to the toxic union? Ahhhh confirmation bias is a terrible thing. I am amazed at the amount of conclusions he drew about national opinions on complex matters, from a week pottering about in Tenby. But then, this might just be the latest in a number of salvos where the Cons lie to try and drive a wedge between us and the Scots. Trying to "divide and conquer" so to speak. Like they did with Brexit. I mean everyone's getting on well after that… Read more »
Funnily enough if you drive into Tenby around election time you will see dozens of Plaid Cymru signs so not as 'little Ingerland' as everyone likes to think.
CJPh
Reply to Bruce
Yeah I know a few {younger} people from South Pembs who are very pro Cymru. It may be like the resurgence of cornish identity in the wake of mass migration to the area, may be the way things have gone in Wales after devolution. Anyway, very positive that people from South Pembs have begun to realise that they are part of the family too.
Reply to CJPh
Agreed, I might add that I know plenty of older people (including relatives of mine) who were previously very hostile to devolution let alone independence yet they now support full independence. Also, if you are ever in Dinbych-y-pysgod take a look at the memorial to Prince Albert – it dates from the mid-nineteenth century yet all of the wording on the memorial is bilingual (with Welsh first). So again, South Pembs is not as 'Little England' as many people suppose it is. I've always wondered about the use of the term 'Little England' when applied to South Pembs, were they… Read more »
Wrexhamian
It's from when Henry VIII planted English and Flemish settlers there and banned the Welsh from living there, in order to get a strategic toe-hold, much like Edward I tried to do with towns like Caernarfon. Their descendants still form the majority south of the Landsker Line, so it's a positive sign that South Pembs is embracing Welshness to the extent that it now is. That claim by Tomkins that Wales is full of butcher's aprons flying next to Y Ddraig Goch is utter tosh, by the way. Again, wishful thinking. I've seen just one in the whole of Wrexham… Read more »
Very pleased to hear that. Will update my perceptions accordngly
He's a regular Tory spouter of nonsense, ignore it.
"kinder gentler nationalism"????? Give away our resources for nothing and offer no future for our youth unless they go to London? Is that what you had in mind professor? It's time for Wales to be more like Scotland, not the other way around.
There would have been more british/English people around Pembrokeshire than Welsh people during the holidays lol. It's obviously a wind up article by the former English MP.
However, sadly he is right in one respect, the Scots have embraced Nationalism far better than we in Wales. Can't help but think its down to their education system, where else in the world would teaching of your own countries history not be mandatory in schools. All I learned about was British history which of course didn't include Wales.
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Reply to Eifion
Correct about the teaching of Scottish history. I asked a Scot who now lives in NE Wales what do they teach in history in Scottish schools. He answered "Bannockburn, Bannockburn, Bannockburn". In Wales, Kirsty Williams has given us "local history", with no Welsh national focus.
Bob Pollock
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When I was at high school in Scotland I knew more about the corn laws and the Magna Carta than the Enlightenment and the declaration of Arbroath. The teaching of history has improved in Scotland and is definitely not all about Bannockburn. He sounds like an embittered unionist
Reply to Bob Pollock
He said it in a neutral way. He was telling us that Scotland now teaches Scottish history to its schoolchildren.
George Bodley
As it should be unlike the education system in so called wales are they still
teaching english history in schools in wales? ?
Considering the kippers tried to wipe out the language and culture of the people of the khumry its not surprising it was an attempt at cultural genocide .
Cai Wogan Jones
The odd thing is that I see very little anger in the Scottish independence movement. Just joy and excitement at the possibilities that independence offers. And a genuine celebration of the richness, diversity and potential of Scottish society.
Unionism on the other hand seems to be infused with bitterness, anger and obsessions with some of the most unpleasant aspects of the recent past. Empire, militarism and warfare. And of course negative attitudes towards "foreigners" and immigrants.
Wales is a liberal, open minded, progressive country so I'm not surprised it is trying to find some sort of compromise for the Union but it's too late and neither Scotland or England want it for different reasons. Wales is now better off assessing its strengths and capabilities and how they will contribute to making independence a success.
Reply to Steve Duggan
I often like your comments Steve, even when I disagree. Wales is, for the most part, a liberal country. We could become an open minded and progressive nation alongside retaining our liberalism, but I see no evidence to suggest that we are either one of those adjectives now, or ever have been. Are there open-minded people here? Sure, you certainly seem to be a good exemplar of that. Are there progressive values on display in Wales? Depends on what that annoyingly fluid term means, but certainly (to varying degrees depending on the definition). Do we have our fair share of… Read more »
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Dave Thomas
From my experience, the heavily Welsh speaking parts Wales are very resentful of Polish, Czech and Lithuanian immigrants, so I'd say they are far from progressive. They will have to be willing for their environment to lose some of their native culture in order to do so.
Well thank you Professor Adam Tomkins for the nice little pat on the head (not).
Perhaps he should have added 'now be good-little subservient Celts, know your place and do as your English masters tell you'.
Patronising little s**t.
This is nothing more than an exercise in wishful thinking. There are examples of what he states all over Cymru, but it is by no means an accurate blanket description of the whole country's attitude towards the union. He could have drawn a line through his own patronising comments and simply said "The general mood in Wales is for greater devolution, with an increasing number favouring independence, whereas the mood in Scotland is for independence, by a fluctuating margin".
Welsh_Sion
Upon reading this article, Scots have asked me, "What is the Cymraeg for 'patronising numpty'?"
Happy to oblige: T-O-M-P-C-Y-N-S
the former conservative member appears to have a very blinkered view.
Reply to Mark
It's fair to say that he has something of a track record…!
Spent 2 weeks on in a holiday cottage now an expert on Welsh attitudes to the toxic "union" that's made Wales poorer and invisible in the world. Do us a favour.
Mr Williams
I challenge Prof. Tomkins to stand in a busy Glasgow, Edinburgh or Dundee bar and tell the Scots to 'accept their place.'
Reply to Mr Williams
I challenge him to ask some Welsh folk in Splott, Morriston or Merthyr too…
This ignorant Scottish Tory and alleged academic should go back to school. He says, "angry Scotland should follow Wales by accepting its place within this Union." Patronising little Englander. He forgets this fact. Wales was never given a choice to be part of any Union. We had a knife to our throats. We were invaded in 1277 by an occupying force, and the knife was viciously turned in 1535 & 1542 when we were annexed by England. Which meant our native Welsh Laws were dissolved, a law codified in the 9th century, older than England itself, was removed by force.… Read more »
This has got to be up there with one of the worst articles I've ever read. I didnt think I'd find someone less in tune than JRM with what the people of Scotland think about the constitution, then this 'academic' came along
Tomkins was a Tory list MSP in Holyrood for 5 years. Well known for his staunch support of the union, he has never let facts interfere with his anti Scottish (and now Welsh narrative).
I feel sorry for Wales, having to host Adam Tomkins and show him a good time on holiday, only for him to be unkind to Wales.This is another attempt by a Tory to promulgate the myth that Scotland hates England. It is nonsense. Of course, club rivalry at football, like any derby game. Scotland objects to Westminster rule, in the main, and particularly to Tories, who are rarer and rarer in Scottish politics. yet, we are subjected to our democracy being altered by a Tory government in another country. I am sure Wales feels the same. This constant slight of… Read more »
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I hear what you say the so called welsh only hate the upper class tory kippers from what i gear i have work mates in wales who are English but they are decent sorts its not the general population of England that most people are against they have the same issues as the rest of us in the Dis uk though like the other nations they to have their nationalists biggots
Paolo Callierno
what a unionist trumpet
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Not very good at reading the room the Prof is he 🤣👌🏻
HYUFD
Tomkins is spot on. Wales voted for Brexit unlike Scotland and there are far more Welsh Tory MPs than Scottish Tory MPs. Plaid are a poor third in Wales, nowhere near the strength of the SNP.
Scotland is split on independence, Wales backs devolution but is overwhelmingly anti independence and wants to stay in the UK
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Reply to HYUFD
Yes Wales voted for Brexit. But Welsh voters in Wales didn't. The very high leave vote of the English people living in Wales (23% of the population) was what created the majority. Check out the recent article in The Guardian on the subject.
From what i was told on a different site it was the kippers in wales that swung the the vote for leave and that was by someone from wales aparrently an analysys was done dont know if this has been confirmed though
If this ignorant con thinks there is a race called British he is an idiot the uk is made up of at least 5 nations he needs to do some research on the Britons
Why is this man of letters, an esteemed academic not able to grasp that maybe, just maybe, the relationships between the nations of these islands would actually be a lot more harmonious and at ease without the straitjacket of the British state? Kinship with neighbouring, culturally-related states with family and other ties is a natural and universal phenomenon; it does not need parroted diktat such as 'Family of Nations' or 'Our United Kingdom'.
Depends how you look at it, the major difference I think his Scotland makes all this noise but when given the chance they balked whereas Wales have just bored their time if offered a referendum Wales if only voted by the Welsh would leave the union The 'British' very quick to forget it was Wales that created the union Henry Tudor (7) was very much Welsh and he led a host of mostly Welsh and Northern English ( in a time they descended from Welsh and not Vikings or French as most of Richards southern and matches lords and their… Read more »


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Outlook For Furniture Industry Transportation 2011
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By Dan Bolger on 1/5/2011
There will be significant challenges for furniture transportation in 2011 and beyond.
Delivery, Warehousing, Logistics by Dan Bolger
Significant changes have taken place in furniture transportation during recent years and there are plenty of challenges ahead for furniture retailers in 2011 and beyond.
These have manifested in the areas of ocean freight for imports, inbound domestic transportation from manufacturers/distributors, and outbound delivery to retail customers. It will be no surprise to most retailers that transportation will be more expensive; yet concerted efforts on your part, combined with working with your suppliers can effectively minimize the impact.
Before getting into specific steps you can take to make your transportation activities more efficient in 2011, it will be useful to give some definitions.
The USA trucking industry is composed of for-hire carriers and private fleets.
Private Fleets: Private fleets continue to represent the largest sector of the trucking industry. About 200,000 companies (not including farmers) have private fleets as part of their primary business. Approximately 150,000 private fleets have fewer than ten power units. Many of these fleets now also back haul freight for others to reduce empty miles and overall costs.
For Hire Truckload Carriers: For-hire truckload carriers have total revenues of 250-300 billion dollars annually. The industry is highly fragmented and includes companies such as J.B. Hunt, Schneider National, Werner Enterprises, Landstar, Heartland Express, Knight Transportation, Covenant Transport, US Xpress, USA Truck, Celadon. Less than 10% are publicly held companies. Most operate less than 100 trucks and 96% of the for-hire carriers operate less than 20 trucks.
LTL Carriers: The Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) segment is dominated by approximately 25 carriers sharing more than 90% of the market. Major names include: FedEx Freight, YRC National/ Regional, Con-Way Freight, UPS Freight, ABF Freight System, Old Dominion Freight Line, Estes Express and Saia. More than 60% of the capacity is with publicly held carriers whose hub and spoke operations result in significant fixed costs. Together they handle a relatively small portion of furniture shipments, but handle a significant portion of the accessories and skidded freight that doesn't come by parcel companies such as UPS and FedEx ground.
Intermodal Transport: The transfer of products involving multiple modes of transportation is a mix of railroad suppliers, consolidators and for hire motor carriers such as JB Hunt and Schneider. Intermodal involves both domestic freight and the imported products coming to North America from offshore. The ultimate consumer does not care whether their furniture is delivered by intermodal transport or by any other means, but a better understanding on your part will help you to manage your business more profitability.
Diminished capacity: For several years the USA transportation industry has been reducing capacity. Commercial and private fleets have scrapped older trucks and many vintage trucks have been exported. Until the middle of 2010's 4th quarter, orders for new trucks and trailers have been very low. In fact, the nation has less overall capacity than two years ago and there were spot shortages throughout 2010 that will continue into 2011. The for-hire carriers are wary of expanding their fleets out of fear of another business downtown. Another fear is recent new government regulations will reduce the driver pool by the equivalent of 400,000 drivers.
Sticker Shock: If you have not purchased or leased new trucks for a while, be prepared for sticker shock. There have been three EPA regulatory updates since 2004. These changes and related costs associated with compliance have boosted the typical straight 24-26 ft. medium duty delivery truck price from $65,000 to the mid $80,000 range. Generic line-haul tractors to pull your trailers that cost $95,000 in 2004 are now approaching $117,000. And those costs don't include the 12% federal excise tax. There are lots of bells and whistles on the new trucks that are all very good but they also require more sophisticated maintenance.
Leasing: You may be at the point where you must replace or expand your fleet. Many retailers providing their own deliveries are turning to truck leasing for several reasons. The large leasing companies' bulk buying leverage is a major advantage. In addition, leasing allows retailers some freedom from handling maintenance and repair problems. A pleasant surprise to some recent buyers is the amount of prior year new unlicensed trucks still on dealer lots.
Outsourcing Trends: Outsourcing your delivery is also an option. This topic is beyond the scope of this update but has been actively reviewed by many retailers. The national trend among larger home furnishings retailers is clearly to outsource deliveries. Some have opted to use a hybrid system, contracting for line-haul between major markets from a central distribution center to regional delivery centers.
Ocean Freight: During the economic downturn the ocean carriers removed many ships from service and slowed the speed of operating vessels to cut costs. Some capacity has been restored but all indications are that the ocean carriers will keep a tight rein on capacity throughout 2011. Significant changes are expected with the Panama Canal expansion opening in 2014. This will allow larger ships to deliver Asian cargo to deep East Coast ports.
Domestic intermodal volume is running well ahead of last year with high demand for 53 ft. containers and chassis. The Union Pacific recently announced their purchase of 9,000 plus units for this demand. Consolidators are also adding units to handle expected volume increases, potential driver shortages and higher fuel costs.
Pricing Trends for 2011
In 2011, regardless of mode, fleet operators will face extreme cost pressures. Deferred maintenance must be done, equipment must be replaced and driver recruits must be found and trained. Everything from tires to road tolls will be higher.
Carriers that serve furniture clients are tracking their costs better than ever before. If you delay loading and unloading, demand that they hire lumpers, don't package to minimize damage or don't palletize when possible, the added costs will be incorporated into the operating ratio. Ultimately you will have to pay.
LTL carriers have published General Rate Increases (GRI) in the 5 to 7% range. Particular emphasis has been placed to increase minimum charges. Charges in the $40-50 range are increasingly rare.
FedEx and UPS published new rates effective January 4th. Their announcements indicate an average increase of 4.9% but analysts believe it is in the 7.5% range for most shippers due to increased minimum charges, new residential delivery charges and changing the dim weight formula.
Daniel Bolger P.E. provides operations consulting services to clients throughout North America. FURNITURE WORLD Magazine readers can contact him at bolger@furninfo.com or phone 740-503-8875. For more information on transportation, logistics and furniture warehousing topics, go to FURNITURE WORLD Magazine's website www.furninfo.com to read all of Dan's articles.
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We've got a million things to worry about, don't we? Well, I just discovered one more chunk of worry fodder for our obsession stockpile. It's something I never even heard of before now and it generally occurs in women. But by golly, it's a doozy. CANKLES. Huh? I repeat: "cankles". It's slang for chubby ankles. I wonder why they don't call it "chankles"? But that's another worrying point I'll save for later.
Ladies, better look in a full-length mirror right this minute to determine if you have cankles. It's the part of your leg where the ankle and the calf meet. If there is a shapely, attractive narrowing in the ankle zone between your calf and your foot, then you have been blessed with fetching, well-defined, slender ankles. On the other hand or foot as in this case, if your leg pretty much resembles the trunk of a redwood tree from your hips to your feet---you've got cankleism. Aka: large ankle girth. No need to rush to the nearest emergency room, however. Although aesthetically alarming, fat ankle syndrome or "fankles" (I just invented that word), is not a genuine medical disease. Podiatrists report that cankles may occasionally be caused by inflamation, diabetes, hypertension or obesity. If you are truly concerned, you should get checked out by a medical professional.
However, for most women, cankles is simply an unfortunate, physiological body flaw bestowed upon us at birth. And you don't have to be plump to have cankles. I am reminded of those classic 16th century paintings which depict hardy, rugged European farm women wearing babushkas, in the fields tilling and harvesting their crops. Those gals probably had cankles. They were born with them to aid with stability and endurance in the fields. Today most of us females do not struggle long hours in the back forty. So why should this condition be passed down genetically through the ages? The answer seems to be merely the luck of the draw. You either have cankles or you don't. You either look like Cindy Crawford or you resemble Hillary Clinton. I'm guessing the latter has cankles.
Of course it's not fair. So what can you do to disguise those less-than-svelte ankles? Some women who are overly self-conscious about them, turn to liposuction which costs between $4000 to $8000 for ankle shaping. Yet many doctors warn that ankle liposuction can be dangerous because it can destroy nerves in the ankle region. You could camouflage cankles with boots. But for those with extra ankle avoirdupois, it may be difficult to squeeze their cankles into stylish bootery unless they can wrangle a pair of oversized, rubber fisherman boots off a beefy longshoreman. Fashion stylists suggest wearing footwear with at least a 2 inch heel and avoid ankle straps. Long, solid-color slacks that cover the cankle area help mask the flaw also. I heard that some women rub hemorrhoid cream on their cankle region and then wrap an ace bandage around it for several hours. Supposedly when you remove the bandage, the cankles will have temporarily shrunk slightly.
liposuction? yikes! no, cankles aren't so bad--keep telling yourselves that ladies. god knows we already have to put up with so much!
Be careful, J.P...your head might shrink!
into the shape of and olive on two toothpicks!
Ha, love the post! I've already got cankles, I think I just have to accept them!
Once the swelling has gone down a bit, it is time to start adding heat to your ankle. This can be in the form of heat packs or a small electric wrap. One of the best is moist heat.


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Q: Why don't we include internal motions of a body when finding kinetic energy? Say a person. There is a lot of stuff moving around. Yet when we calculate their kinetic energy we only look at motion of the whole person, not internal stuff. Why is that? Is it because that movement and velocities are internal to the person and don't add to the overall kinetic energy of the system?
Another example is a car. The Pistons and fuel and such are all moving around. However if we find kinetic energy of car we ignore that. I assume it because although the engine is moving, that energy is internal to the car only.

A: These 'internal movements' of course contribute to the total kinetic energy. The point is, I believe, that in most calculations they are either irrelevant or negligible. When we address the question of "what is the kinetic energy of the person", we always address it in a specific context. Let's say we want to calculate this person's velocity when they jump off a trampoline. Then we assume that the internal movements are identical throughout this jump, and they represent degrees of freedom that do not contribute, affected or at all involved in the physical process that we are interested in. Therefore, we can just ignore them, which simplifies things greatly. Because if we want to invoke conservation of energy, for example, then $E_{\rm{internal}}$ before the jump and $E_{\rm{internal}}$ after and during the jump is the same, so it will not change our calculations.
Most of the times this is an approximation. For example a car in a collision will have its engine also affected. But we can assume that this change is small relative to the external kinetic energy that we consider, and that our results will be good enough if we assume that the kinetic energy from the movement of the internal parts of the engine is the same before, during and after the collision. The error will be very small (sometimes!) and the calculation immensely simpler.
This is not always the case. And sometimes these approximations fail. If we treat the car as a point-like object, we will fail to capture the full effect of the crumpling of the metal shielding, which is an important part of what makes modern car safer today since this crumpling absorbs a lot of the energy of the collision (instead of inflicting it on the entire car and the passengers). And I assume that engineers that build cars take this effect very seriously into their calculations.
It always depends on what we want to calculate and model.

A: If you think of it, the whole kinetic energy of the system is due to the internal energy, as in, the kinetic energy of every particle, being added up.
You may think of a moving ball. Think of how it gained so much of kinetic energy in the first place. Someone hit it. When they did so, they first transferred all their energy only to a single particle at the surface of the ball, and this atom transferred it's energy to it's neighbors and so on.
So the amount of energy which was transferred to the first particle, is the same amount of the energy, all the particles have, if you add them up, which is indeed the kinetic energy of the ball (Neglect energy dissipations due to friction within the ball, etc)
In your case, if a piston moves, it does add to the kinetic energy of the car, but the energy is again distributed among all the atoms, but is very much present. However, you may not use it in your calculations, to not complicate things.
And we usually don't look at internal stuff because, it's not necessary: since you're interested in the impact on the object as a whole.
You're just interested in 'what happens to the object A if it undergoes some change B' (as in, the course/book intends to teach only that)

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Photos: The human tales at Long Beach's…
Photos: The human tales at Long Beach's inaugural Legacy Triathlon showcase the athletic will to persevere
Athletes began their route with a 750-meter swim out from the beach towards the oil islands and back to shore, followed by a 20-kilometer bike ride around the Shoreline Village, ending with a five-kilometer run down the Alamitos bike strand to the finish line.
More than 750 athletes and para-athletes competed in the inaugural Legacy Triathlon and Toyota USA Paratriathlon National Championships at Alamitos Beach Saturday, July 20, 2019. (Hunter Lee, Press-Telegram)
By Hunter Lee | hlee@scng.com |
PUBLISHED: July 20, 2019 at 11:48 am | UPDATED: July 20, 2019 at 11:55 am
The inaugural Long Beach Legacy Triathlon and Toyota USA Paratriathlon National Championships kicked off at Alamitos Beach on Saturday morning with more than 750 athletes and para-athletes of different ages and skill levels pushing their bodies and will to the limits.
Athletes in the Legacy Triathlon began their route at 7 a.m. with a 750-meter swim out from the beach towards the oil islands and back to shore, followed by a 20-kilometer bike ride around the Shoreline Village, ending with a five-kilometer run down the Alamitos bike strand to the finish line.
Two handlers assist an athlete out of the water to the cycling portion of the triathlon. More than 750 athletes and para-athletes competed in the inaugural Legacy Triathlon and Toyota USA Paratriathlon National Championships at Alamitos Beach Saturday, July 20, 2019. (Hunter Lee, Press-Telegram)
Two men high-five after competing the triathlon. More than 750 athletes and para-athletes competed in the inaugural Legacy Triathlon and Toyota USA Paratriathlon National Championships at Alamitos Beach Saturday, July 20, 2019. (Hunter Lee, Press-Telegram)
A guide leads a visually impaired athlete to their tandem bicycle. More than 750 athletes and para-athletes competed in the inaugural Legacy Triathlon and Toyota USA Paratriathlon National Championships at Alamitos Beach Saturday, July 20, 2019. (Hunter Lee, Press-Telegram)
Handlers assist athletes out of the water to the cycling portion of the triathlon. More than 750 athletes and para-athletes competed in the inaugural Legacy Triathlon and Toyota USA Paratriathlon National Championships at Alamitos Beach Saturday, July 20, 2019. (Hunter Lee, Press-Telegram)
Juaisca Rodriguez is carried by her handlers to the cycling portion of the triathlon. More than 750 athletes and para-athletes competed in the inaugural Legacy Triathlon and Toyota USA Paratriathlon National Championships at Alamitos Beach Saturday, July 20, 2019. (Hunter Lee, Press-Telegram)
An exhausted athlete emerges out of the ocean. More than 750 athletes and para-athletes competed in the inaugural Legacy Triathlon and Toyota USA Paratriathlon National Championships at Alamitos Beach Saturday, July 20, 2019. (Hunter Lee, Press-Telegram)
Handlers wait in the water to assist para-athletes out of the water. More than 750 athletes and para-athletes competed in the inaugural Legacy Triathlon and Toyota USA Paratriathlon National Championships at Alamitos Beach Saturday, July 20, 2019. (Hunter Lee, Press-Telegram)
Handlers assist an athlete out of the water to the cycling portion of the triathlon. More than 750 athletes and para-athletes competed in the inaugural Legacy Triathlon and Toyota USA Paratriathlon National Championships at Alamitos Beach Saturday, July 20, 2019. (Hunter Lee, Press-Telegram)
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Twenty-plus athletes competing in the Toyota USA Paratriathlon National Championships began their race at 8 a.m., tailing the rest of the 750 racers.
When para-athletes finished the swimming portion, handlers were there to assist them to their respective stations to reattach their prosthetic limbs. Guides rode in tandem with visually impaired or blind athletes.
A semi-recent addition to USA Triathlon makes handlers and guides eligible to receive awards and medals.
Zimri Solis, a para-athlete who took part in the USA Triathlon's clinic at Belmont Plaza Pool on Friday, July 19, stood by the ocean to cheer on his fellow athletes and trainer, Jamie Brown, a nationally recognized paratriathlon champion.
"Now that I'm watching them all out there I regret not competing," Solis said. Solis has competed in triathlons before but sat this year out to maintain his health.
Those competing in the Paratriathlon National Championships had the chance to qualify for the USA Paratriathlon development team program, which helps athletes train for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
Reaching the finish line, each athlete received a medal for their victory and much needed hydration. At 10:30 an awards ceremony was held to commend racers who competed best in their categories.
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Q: MYSQL query - simple way to return all values from one column based on a DISTINCT value in another column in the same table? I'm scratching my head a little on this one and I'm sure it's pretty basic but it's been a little.
If I have a two column table that basically has a structure like:
table: customer_per_store
pid, store_id

where pid is a unique key and store_id can have multiple repeated value:
E.g.
1, 500
2, 500
3, 500
4, 505
5, 505
7, 0
8, 500
9, 0

What is the correct query for a result that grabs ALL pids to a DISTINCT store_id but we ignore store_ids with a value of 0?
Is this easily possible? I feel like this is ridiculously easy?
I guess I could do it in two statements where first I get all DISTINCT store_ids, save the results to an array and and then a loop through that array performing a query for each store_id and saving the results.
Is there an easier way to do this through in a single mysql query though?
Ideally in a single query I could get a result such as:
[500] => Array(
   [0] => 1,
   [1] => 2,
   [2] => 3
   ...
),
[505] => Array(
   [0] => 4,
   [1] => 5
)

etc?

A: I'm assuming you're using php because of the debug output.
I think you just want to stack your results in an associative array where the key is the store_id. This example uses mysqli_query but you can adapt it to pdo.
$results_by_store_id = array();
$rs = mysqli_query("select * from customer_per_store where store_id <> 0");
while($r = mysqli_fetch_assoc($rs)) {
    $results_by_store_id[$r['store_id']][] = $r['pid'];
}

print_r($results_by_store_id);

A: I think you just want group_concat():
select store_id, group_concat(pid)
from table t
where store_id <> 0
group by store_id;

A: It sounds like you are trying to use the wrong tool for the job, if you use a GROUP BY variant, you'll still have to post process the data into an array.
The query you want is pretty simple:
  SELECT store_id, pid
    FROM table t
   WHERE store_id != 0

Then use your language of choice to run through the resultant assoc array and build the array you want out of it.. here's some php code:
$processed = [];
foreach($fetched as $row){
  $processed[$row['store_id']][] = $row['pid']
}

A: Don't you want something like: SELECT pid, store_id FROM <your_database> WHERE store_id > 0 GROUP BY store_id?
This groups all pids that have a distinct store_id under that store_id.
This might not be the exact query you want, but I definitly think you can achieve this with GROUP BY.


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The DCU Students' Union sabbaticals sit anxiously in the waiting room of The Garda National Immigration Bureau.
It's a small, stuffy room and they are the only people present as supporters. Everybody else around them is waiting to see if they will be deported from Ireland or if they will be allowed to stay.
After a 20 minute wait, DCU student, Shepherd Machaya, returns from his hearing and it's clear from his face that he is fatigued by the last few weeks. He has been told by The Department of Justice and Equality that his deportation has been extended until the new year. He tells the sabbaticals that before entering the bureau, he thought he would never see them again.
Machaya is one of the few asylum seekers in Ireland that was granted the opportunity to attend third-level education in Ireland. The process that people living in direct provision go through to attend an Irish university is often criticised by refugee activists and the applicants themselves. It's known as the pilot support scheme, which was introduced in 2015 by then Minister for Education Jan O'Sullivan. She now openly criticizes the scheme and what it has manifested itself into being.
There are many requirements to meet to be eligible to apply for third-level as an asylum seeker in Ireland. The applicant must be an asylum seeker for a minimum of five years. The applicant must also have attended at least five years in the Irish school system and have a Leaving Certificate. Those with a deportation order against them are not eligible for this application. While this may be an excellent opportunity for refugees in Ireland, the reality presents a lot more obstacles.
This has proven to be a tedious process to go through for people living in direct provision. The language barrier proves an even greater challenge when living in this basic accommodation. With the inhabitants not being allowed to leave the direct provision, they are unable to integrate into society and develop their English. Asylum seekers are given €21.60 a week by the Irish government. Machaya, for example, attends one lecture on DCU campus every Saturday. This means that transportation costs alone can completely consume his weekly income. This puts pressure on the universities then to fill in the gaps where the government fall short. The university had to provide Machaya with a laptop and mobile phone in an attempt to help him keep up with his studies.
With all these challenges facing asylum seekers looking to access university, the results of this scheme can be disheartening for the applicants. The first year of the scheme only saw two asylum seekers being eligible for university out of the 39 that applied. In 2016, only one student was accepted out of 15 applicants. In total, only five asylum seekers have been accepted into third-level education in Ireland since the pilot scheme was first in place. The Irish Refugee Council has since called on the government to reduce the five year requirement to three years. This is in an attempt to encourage the currently depleting number of applicants to apply to the scheme.
This year was especially discouraging for asylum seekers who managed to have successfully applied to enter into third-level education. The scheme was stalled until the third round of CAO offers, which meant most of the college courses were already filled up. The Higher Education Authority said the delay was due to "applications being reviewed form different areas" and had knocked this on to the third round. The previous two years that this same system was in place the department had managed to get the asylum seekers applications in on time. The Department also added that they felt this was not a disadvantage to the applicants because so few of them applied anyway, it would not affect the CAO system.
"Our nation is not looking after asylum seekers, even ranging from basic welfare. And education falls under basic welfare," SU President, Vito Moloney Burke, said. The campaign gained over 14,000 signatures to prevent the DCU student from being deported back to Zimbabwe. "[Shepherd] is gunning for a job in the tech sector. This is an understaffed sector," Moloney Burke said as he expressed his frustration with the system of granting access to asylum seekers into third-level education.
Universities such as DCU, University of College Cork and University Limerick are among many colleges trying to make third-level education more accessible to asylum seekers in Ireland. The Universities of Sanctuary is a system now in place which aims to welcome refugees and asylum seekers to third-level education. This is done various schemes such as grants, facilities and accommodation etc. DCU became the first university in Ireland last year to commit this system and make their university more welcoming for people in direct provision.
The university set aside 15 academic scholarships for asylum seekers, which is how Shepherd became a student. A Mosney book club was established which provides books for people living in the direct provision centre who are unable to borrow books from public libraries. The Languaculture space initiative was established to provide a platform where students can teach beginner level English to people in direct provision. Last year saw the first DCU Refugee Week, where events were held throughout the week to raise awareness among students and staff.
DCU President Brian McGrath said "our designation as a 'University of Sanctuary', while very welcome, is not a final destination in itself, however, rather it is an important marker on a journey. We are driven on this journey by being true to our values of inclusion and equity of access to education".