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Incredible Technologies announces SSB Sweepstakes, will give away bigger prizes
In these troubled times that we hear and see so much about lately, there are some good reasons to head over to your local arcade place which has online enabled games because competition in this arena is starting to heat up. In the latest press release from Incredible Technologies, they are throwing down the gauntlet by making the announcement about increasing the prizes for Silver Strike Bowling online by 50% next year, while keeping the fees for operators unchanged. That's pretty bold move considering the perceived and real state of the economy, but business is about taking risks and making bold moves, even when the going is tough. According to the release, the typical monthly prize is going to raise from $5000 to $7500 and they are getting rid of the ten $100 weekly winner prizes and are replacing that with one $1000 winner per week. If you feel like you need a 'bailout' of sorts, then it looks like online arcade competition gaming is going to be a good place to look for it.
IT's SSB Sweepstakes press release is after the jump
Categories: Arcade Games, Online play, Silver Strike Bowling
Tags: arcade, Incredible Technologies, Online arcade game, Silver Strike Bowling
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Silver Strike Bowling Winners for May & June
There have been a lot of official competitions being run by arcade developers lately and with those, winners to gather the prizes. First off is Silver Strike Bowling, which continues to hold competitions with monthly prize giveaways. According to IT, it shouldn't be too hard to find an SSB09 in the US as there are 7,000 locations that have upgraded to the game since April (it is true that not all of those are arcades but many are bars but either way it's attention for arcade games). In May they gave away a brand new Jeep (where the winner also got $300 in gas money, as pictured)and in June a $5,000 gift card to Bass Pro Shops. More details are in the press release below but I just wanted to take the time to point out that this is one thing that makes arcades great – friendly competitions with great prizes. Playing a competition with people over the internet is one thing but this is entirely different and better.
Hit the post break for the full release
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Categories: Arcade Competition, Arcade Fun, Arcade Games, Incredible Technologies, Silver Strike Bowling
Tags: arcade, Competition, Silver Strike Bowling 2009
Silver Strike Bowling Jeep Sweepstakes video
A while back I remember that we posted about a contest involving the arcade title Silver strike Bowling 2009 where they were giving away a jeep as the grand prize but I missed out on the details of how that turned out. Fortunately a video was recently posted to youtube that covers how that went down, check it out below (thanks to Incredible Technologies for pointing this out). It's pretty crazy that she hadn't really played Silver Strike before and made it as the grand prize winner – that's a nice jeep too, more kudos out to IT for giving away some awesome prizes like this.
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Categories: Arcade Competition, Arcade Coverage, Arcade Games, Arcade Gaming, Arcade Software, Arcade Video, Incredible Technologies, Silver Strike Bowling
Tags: arcade, Bowling, Competition, Incredible Technologies, Silver Strike Bowling, Video, video games
Silver Strike Bowling Championship results
One way to get players out to the arcade is to hold a tournament of sorts – get several people signed up, offer a cash prize, etc. While operators can only do this on a limited basis, some manufacturers are holding national tournaments with big prizes to get people out and play. A fine example of this is the recent national tournament held with Incredible Technologies Silver Strike Bowling 2009. In a rather lengthy press release, the story is told of the 32 qualifiers who made it to the Vegas tournament out of the many hundreds of people that played the game. According to the press release "Over 1 million online games were played on nearly 10,000 Silver Strike Machines by players attempting to qualify for the live finals in Vegas." Any way you look at it, that is quite good for an arcade game to have that many online games played on it and the fact that SSB09 already has nearly 10,000 machines online across the country (the game only came out a short time ago) is impressive as well.
As I mentioned, the following release (check it out after the post break where you'll also find pictures from the event) is rather lengthy but tells the story of what went down in Vegas (which isn't staying in Vegas in this case :P), from the beginning where it started out with 32 players vying for the prize to the last round with Dan and Mike. The story about Mike "Schmagwag" Cornwell (pictured to the left with his $10,000 prize), the new SSB Champion is intriguing and emotional and worth a read – his family was among the many who were recently devastated by the floods in Iowa, so for him to win the $10,000 prize was even more important. Congrats to Mike! [Incredible Technologies] [Discuss on the Forum]
Categories: Arcade Fun, Arcade Games, Arcade Gaming, Competition, New games, Silver Strike Bowling
Tags: arcade, Bowling, championships, Silver Strike Bowling 2009, Tournament, Vegas
Some prizes to expect for Silver Strike Bowling 2009
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We have mentioned Silver Strike Bowling 2009 a few times recently, as Incredible Technologies has been making a large effort to make the game attractive with the number of prizes that they are offering via contests with the game. I received a short list of some new items they are offering with the game, in addition to the $100,000 national championship – if you don't get that you could end up winning a $10,000 Home Depot gift card or a brand new Jeep Wrangler. The more national tournaments like this with big money and big prizes ("I love it!") are the sort of things we need to see with our arcade games.
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Categories: Arcade Competition, Arcade Fun, Arcade Software, Incredible Technologies, New games, Silver Strike Bowling
Tags: arcade, Incredible Technologies, New games, Silver Strike Bowling 2009, sweepstakes
Firefighter wins $10,000 gift card from Incredible Technologies
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Here's a good story we received from Incredible Technologies. While it's always great to see people winning big prizes (as the narrator on SmashTV says: "Big Money, Big Prizes, I love it!") from arcade games, it's even better when it's someone whose job it is to put their life on the line to help the rest of us out, as was the case with a firefighter in Pennsylvania.
The firefighters of Engine Company 2 in Norristown Pennsylvania love their Silver Strike Bowling. They love it so much that they have a machine in their firehouse. And of course it's an online Bowler's Club machine, after all the guys love checking their stats and having a shot at the sweepstakes.
They say it's a great way to kill time when they're not out saving lives and homes.
And it earns well! Generally bringing in close to $300 every two weeks.
So you can imagine our surprise – and heartfelt joy – when Stephen Keeley, the firehouse's 9-1-1 coordinator won March's top sweepstakes prize: a $10,000 American Airlines gift card! Stephen's entry was chosen at random from over 1.9 million entries.
It's cool to hear that these firefighters have an arcade game on site there, for some reason that reminds me of the arcade games you see in the background on Ghostbusters. Anyways, congratulations to Steve!
Categories: Arcade Games, Arcade Software, Incredible Technologies, Silver Strike Bowling
Tags: arcade, Incredible Technologies, prizes
Silver Strike Bowling 2009 National Championship begins
In what is considered to be the largest video bowling tournament ever, qualifying for the Silver Strike Bowling National Championship has begun today, with $100,000 in total prizes on the line. With the potential for 800 winners, this gives a lot of people a chance at winning a cash prize from IT and on top of that if one is good enough(and plays enough) you can make it to the Regional Leaderboards and maybe a trip to Vegas for one final showdown. From the SSB Championship page:
Capped off by a 32-person event at the Kingpin Suite of the Palms Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas, the National Championship will captivate, enthrall and fuel players across the country as they try to strike and spare their way to stardom.
And what's at stake is nothing less than immortality. Eight bowlers from four regions will prove through a six-week qualifier that they have the skill and determination to be called a champion. They'll receive a trip to Las Vegas, Silver Strike Bowling apparel and gear, invitations to exclusive parties and at least a $1,000 slice of the $100,000 purse – one of the largest prize pots in video game history!
Keep in mind that this is only for SSB2009 and not the previous version 07 and you need to get an SSB players card so you have an ID to follow, which the game will ask for if you select the Bowler's Menu in the game. Cards should be sold by the operator that has the game and I believe you can also buy them direct from IT, but I'm not sure how. The qualifying event ends on May 31st and to qualify you need to play 100 games. It's too bad that I'm still not open yet with my arcade like I should be, as I'd jump on this in a heartbeat as an operator. The site below has more details and also national leaderboards.
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Categories: Arcade Competition, Arcade Software, Competition, Incredible Technologies, New games, Silver Strike Bowling
Tags: arcade, Incredible Technologies, prizes, Silver Strike Bowling, Tournament
Incredible Technologies gearing up for their largest coin-op sweepstakes ever
One aspect about coin-op game creator Incredible Technologies that I have always liked are the sweepstakes that they run with their various games, from Golden Tee to Silver Strike Bowling and even to Bags. Probably the best part about the giveaways is that they aren't forgettable thanks to some of the great prizes they give to players in addition to fairly large cash prizes that are given out throughout the sweepstakes. For this reason I would like an IT game in my arcade – even though they focus more on the bar scene I think that it works for regular arcade operators as well. The sweepstakes give something for players to look forward to and talk about when away from the arcade.
Starting next week, Incredible Technologies will launch their largest sweepstakes ever, in accordance with the release of the new Silver Strike Bowling 2009. They will also be re-launching the ITs website that will offer new features for operators. Here is a video showing off two winners that got brand new Harley Davidson's from the last sweepstakes and stay tuned as we find out more.
Categories: Arcade Competition, Arcade Software, arcades, Incredible Technologies, New games, Silver Strike Bowling
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Silver Strike Bowling 2009 release and some big prize giveaways.
In a press release sent out today by Incredible Technologies, they have some big prizes that they have given away in conjunction with their SSB Sweepstakes that is always running along with SSB 2007. The grand prize winners for December and January received some fun they could run around in – one received a Harley-Davidson Soft Tail Motorcycle for the winner in Wisconsin and for another winner in Florida they received 2 brand new Sea Doo Jet Skis. From the press release:
In early January, the Port Richey, FL native and her husband Billy made the simple decision to purchase Silver Strike player cards. Having heard of the benefits of being cardholders – namely the opportunity to enter the sweepstakes – the two saw it as a great way to get the most out of their Silver Strike game play.
Well on January 25, Susan's new card gave her the ultimate return on investment when it helped her become the January winner of two brand new Sea-Doo jet skis!
This is one reason I'd like to get connected with SSB in my own arcade – for players that get the cards from participating venues I think it gives some extra value for them as in addition to the big prizes, IT constantly gives away cash prizes. With the new SSB 2009, they will be giving away even more prizes. And speaking of that, the press release also reveals that Silver Strike Bowling 2009 will be released next month in April. I don't doubt that it will be at ASI so we will see how players and operators react to the game next week.
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Silver Strike Bowling Sweepstakes video
I really have to hand it to Incredible Technologies – since not every arcade or bar can be relied on to hold arcade game competitions, they've taken it upon themselves to run some great sweepstakes that drums up interest in both arcade games as well as IT's own offerings. Now it's true that they are not the only ones doing this – Raw Thrills'/Play Mechanix/Betson has done some pretty high profile competitions for Big Buck Hunter that we've reported about in the past, it seems that the difference between the two companies is in the frequency of the competitions. Either way I don't believe it matters who is doing it as long as any company takes the initiative to market their game in this manner, which highlights the strengths of the arcade social scene. Here is a video from user SilverStrikeBowling that highlights a recent Silver Strike bowling sweepstake where the winner got tickets to the Super Bowl. That's probably the best thing I've seen out of these competitions – they give away good prizes and not throw away crap. I should also point out our recent news of Silver Strike Bowling 2009 where IT promises even more cash prizes along some more big stuff.
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Wildlife & Biodiversity
Bimstec: An opportunity to conserve wildlife and biodiversity
The regional alliance can promote an international model for close collaboration, cooperation, coordination and communication in the protection and conservation of regional forests, wildlife and biodiversity of South and southeast Asia
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By Saikat Kumar Basu
Published: Monday 29 April 2019
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) is an international organisation of seven South and Southeast Asian nations, including India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand. These nations represent an economic zone with a population of over 1.5 billion and combined gross domestic product GDP of over $3.4 trillion.
This international initiative for cooperation is monumental, with 14-point objectives and priorities highlighting investments in each others' economies, boosting regional trade and commerce, facilitating and building regional transport and communication, exchange technology, promote tourism, develop human resources, provide boost to local agriculture, fisheries, textile and leather industry development, etc.
Different Bimstec centres have been established to emphasise the growth and development of these priority sectors to achieve the main objectives in a timely fashion.
Other priorities include active collaboration and cooperation among member nations in exchanging and promoting indigenous science and technological developments; and extending mutual assistance to one another in the realms of people-to-people contact, socio-cultural and socio-economic exchanges, promoting education, understanding; and further strengthening strategic and diplomatic ties.
However, the initiative has been criticised to be a covert agenda to bypass the stagnant and almost non-functional South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) due to perpetual India-Pakistan geopolitical confrontations.
It has been alleged that India initiated Bimstec to exert her socio-economic, socio-political and socio-cultural influence on adjoining countries, and keeping Pakistan and China out of the equation.
There is no doubt that Saarc has lost its credibility, relevance and importance, moving towards becoming a dysfunctional organisation. It has been party due to India's failure as an emergent global power to win the trust and cooperation of all member nations as well as several unwanted and non-cooperative obstacles put forward by Pakistan.
However, I sincerely believe that Bimstec could serve as the much-needed free trade and communication bridge between South and Southeast Asia in the long run.
It will prove to be extremely useful in bringing together the Saarc and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for the coordinated and simultaneous development of South and Southeast Asia.
Furthermore, India has already established strong collaboration and friendship with Iran and Afghanistan on her western flank bypassing Pakistan completely.
Through Bimstec, India has also been successful in developing a platform of cooperation, connecting her immediate northern, eastern and south eastern neighbours comprehensively.
Bimstec will help develop and connect much neglected eastern and north eastern Indian states like Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura to an international trade route that will promote tourism, trade and commerce, transport and communication, education and research as well as better rates of employment across Nepal, Bhutan, eastern and northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand.
Key miss
The only one potential missing member that should have been integrated and incorporated in the Bimstec equation has been the island nation of Maldives. Hopefully, Maldives with its new political government and open attitude will join Bimstec to make it much stronger and well coordinated for Indian Ocean nations.
However, the Bimstec points and objectives lack emphasis on conservation efforts for the protection of regional ecosystems and environment across the seven member-nations.
The opportunities are enormous and could easily benefit a vast number of marginal communities living in these countries like ethnic tribal communities, landless marginal labourers, tribal or aboriginal communities, communities deeply associated with forest for their sustenance.
The Bimstec platform could prove to be an ideal international platform for developing a joint conservation initiative (JCI) between the member nations. It could successfully promote an international model for close collaboration, cooperation, coordination and communication (4Cs) in the protection and conservation of regional forests, wildlife and biodiversity of South and Southeast Asia.
There is no doubt that this one of the most spectacular biodiverse region of the world and home to numerous vertebrates (fishes, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals) and invertebrates (porifera, ctenophora, coelenterates, platyhelminths, nemathalminths, annelids, arthropods, molluscs and echinoderms); both terrestrial and aquatic.
This region also represents wide diversity of different algae and sea weeds, fungi, myxomycetes, lichens, bryophytes (such as hepatics, horneophytes and mosses), pteridophytes (lycopodium, selaginella, psilotum, horsetails, eusporangiate and leptosporangiate ferns), gymnosperms (open seeded flowering plants) and angiosperms (close seeded flowering plants).
It is important to mention this is home to a large number of global wildlife such as Asiatic lions, one horned Indian rhinoceros, stripped hyenas, wild dogs, wild ass; as well different species and sub species of Asiatic elephants, pangolins, rodents and ant eaters, deer and antelopes, wild sheep and wild goats, apes (gibbons), monkeys, wolves, foxes, jackals, civets, bearcats, leopard cats, fishing cats, jungle cats, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, clouded leopards, bears, bats, fishes, insects, crocodiles, snakes, tortoise, geckos, monitor lizards, skinks, toads and frogs, salamanders and newts, spectacular coral reefs and associated marine species, freshwater and marine dolphins and turtles, wide diversity of resistant and migrant birds to mention only a handful.
The entire region is booming with spectacular biodiversity. However, the region is also densely populated and there are numerous associated challenges such as habitat encroachment, illegal settlements in restricted forest belts, habitat destruction and habitat fragmentation, illegal grazing, uncontrolled forest fires, natural disasters (cyclone, earthquake, floods and draughts), unplanned infrastructural developments, expansion of industrial belts and agricultural plots close to forests, poaching, hunting, illegal wildlife trafficking, high demand for bush meat as well as transmission of diseases to wildlife from domestic animals.
The entire region is impacted by high rates of poaching and hunting (for bush meat and fishes); and safely wildlife trafficking for animal organs (gall bladder, brain, eyes, embryos, heart, liver, kidneys, body fat, reproductive organs) and body parts (skulls, skeletons, teeth, bones, skins, furs, pelts, hairs, horns, antlers) for illegal wildlife markets operating in southern China, Hong Kong and certain pockets of Southeast Asia such as Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Hence, it is absolutely important that Bimstec nations join hands for the purpose of conservation of their precious natural resources in the form of freshwater, brackish water and marine ecosystems, local forests and wildlife and regional biodiversity through a JCI.
A JCI between the Bimstec member nations can not only contribute towards the conservation of natural resources; but will help build trust and economic prosperity on either side of the international boundaries.
Increased surveillance and joint monitoring can help reduce the level of criminal and insurgent activities along international borders; and bring peace, prosperity and tranquility between the countries while helping in long-term conservation of local and regional ecosystems, forests, wildlife and biodiversity.
Some important recommendations suggested for Bimstec nations towards 4Cs for successful long-term conservation of local forests, wildlife and biodiversity are listed below:
JCI between adjacent member countries sharing international border could make a big difference between short or long-term success or complete failure in the process of conservation efforts
Conservation of natural resources could run hand in hand with the development of the local economy. Bimstec has huge potential for tourism promotion and development between member countries as the spectacular natural beauty, majestic flora and fauna and improved infrastructure could certainly help in more tourist footfall in these countries, helping the economy to be developed steadily over time
A part of the profit could be shared among local communities and infrastructure development; while the rest could be used for conservation of forest, wildlife and biodiversity. This could be a win-win situation for all as this will make the ecology and economy integrated if planned judiciously and executed carefully with environmental assessment of the local ecosystems regularly and diligently
Bimstec platform can boost security along the highly vulnerable and unguarded international border areas across land and water between adjacent member nations. Under monitored and porous international borders is an extremely serious issue involving the security of South and Southeast Asian countries for past several decades
The border areas are exploited by insurgents, local goons and criminals, smugglers, drug, human and wildlife traffickers, poachers and several other anti-social elements. This should lead to intelligence sharing between the immigration, customs, narcotics and forest departments, intelligence agencies, security forces and border guards on either side of the international border
Additional monitoring and surveillance of the densely forested border areas or vast coastal zones by member nations will reduce incidents of insurgent infiltration, pirates attacking commercial vehicles, poaching of fish and other marine resources by foreign groups in the deep ocean or in the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) could be effectively handled
High-powered satellite and drone-based aerial surveillance will also help alert member nations regarding potential security threats by insurgents or illegal migrants, traffickers (drug, wildlife and humans), potential natural and/or anthropogenic disasters (cyclones, floods, forest fires, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc,) in due time for proper management and handling of the situation
Bimstec can also help in establishing hospitals and medical facilities for the remote, rural communities along the sensitive borders or frontier areas where very little or no modern healthcare is available. The development of infrastructure like highways and railway networks, bridges, under passes and freeways, water-based transpiration networks, building airports and harbours at suitable places and locations will bring in employment and economic prosperity for the local communities
Together with conventional tourism as well as ecotourism in the forested areas with spectacular natural beauty; there are ample opportunities for both long-term and short-term economic growth for all member nations
The agreements between the member nations can be proactively used for establishing different forestry and wildlife conservation educational and research institutes for building research and development capability of individual member nations for protecting their unique ecosystems. Exchange of technology, expertise, tools and gadgets between member nations will further facilitate the roots of conservation in these countries deep enough to sustain and protect numerous vulnerable and extremely fragile ecosystems located in this region
Bimstec platform should be also properly exploited for the purpose of mass education and awareness among citizens of member nations regarding the ecological and economical values of the local ecosystems, forests, wildlife and biodiversity in their local languages and dialects. This will help build positive attitude among the mass regarding the need and value of conservation and will also encourage them to come forward in the process as stakeholders
In addition to several priority centers being built to fulfill the target objectives of Bimstec, it is important to establish different nature and ecology interpretation centers, wildlife retention and rehabilitation centers to facilitate conservation
Students at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels of education in Bimstec member nations will be particularly benefited by academic visits to such forests, ecosystem, wildlife and biodiversity interpretation as well as wildlife retention and rehabilitation centers through sensitisation about ecological and environmental issues
Bimstec platform can thus generate a new breed of future conservators, ecologists, foresters, teachers, veterinarians, lawyers, lawmakers and legislators to push forward the conservation agenda for protecting local and regional natural resources and help in promoting JCI between participating governments by building positive opinion through people-to-people contact
The Bimstec opportunity has significant role to play for the security and conservation of transboundary migrating mammals (elephants, tigers, leopards, etc) and migratory birds between different member nations. This platform provides the opportunity to sign treaties and/or agreements to safeguard mammal and bird migration corridors and flight paths respectively, through proper legal framework supported by respective parliamentary and/or judiciary process. This will secure wildlife that strays across the border and protect them with priority under proper joint legislative umbrella. This could also be easily extended to protect estuarine and marine flora and fauna among member nations that move from the water of one country to another
The process will also help in marking international marine boundaries of member nations where applicable; and will prevent illegal exploitation of marine resources by third party members or by a law violating member nation and help in marine conservation and will also establish peace and tranquility in the Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Sea and the Indian Ocean region
One of Bimstec's major priority objectives has been agriculture and this should be integrated with conservation of ecosystems, forests, wildlife and biodiversity in member nations. All Bimstec member nations suffer from some form of political destability and disturbances integrated with slow economic growth and exponential rise of human population putting extra pressure on the carrying capacity of their local natural ecosystems and environments
Due to economic backwardness, people settled in and around forested areas are heavily dependent on the local forest for their sustenance as well as livelihood. This heavy anthropogenic footprint on the local ecosystems is steadily depleting local forest of major and minor forest resources. Due to the absence of organised poultry, cattle and livestock people are dependent on the availability of bush meat as a cheap and significant source of their daily need for protein. This has been depleting local wildlife in several parts of Bimstec nations and needs to be controlled urgently
Agricultural development in such areas and within such communities will certainly help reduce their heavy dependence on local forests for sustenance and livelihood
Another important opportunity that can lead from this Bimstec platform is the exchange of related species and sub species between similar ecosystems and habitats across different member nations. There are strong similarities of species' habitats across South and Southeast Asia. Many species had wide distribution across the region historically; but has now been restricted to distinct habitats within particular country due to numerous natural and anthropogenic factors. For example, avian species like blue peafowl (popularly called peacocks) and antelope like blue bulls have now got wide distribution and substantially large populations in India due to successful conservation practices. Their numbers have increased to such an extent that in many Indian states these two species have become pests for standing crops. It gave rise to huge controversy and resulted in strong human-animal conflicts. Neighbouring Bangladesh, however, has seen these two species becoming extinct in the past. Through Bimstec platform excess species could be relocated to suitable habitats and help bring back lost species
Another good example is green peafowl that is currently found in the wild only in certain pockets of old forests in Southeast Asia like Myanmar and Thailand. At one point of time green peafowls were found commonly across various states in Northeast India. But due to hunting, illegal capture and habitat loss, the species has become extinct in India. Through BIMSTEC platform breeding pairs could be imported from Southeast Asia to re-introduce and re-establish the green peafowl once again across their historic Northeast India habitats
Gharials have become extinct from most parts of South and Southeast Asia; with last breeding populations surviving in Nepal and India only. But, successful captive breeding programs and relocation in suitable wild habitats across Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka could be achieved through exchange of breeding pairs and introducing them to ideal habitats in older range of the species following proper conservation management and constant surveillance and monitoring
Similar captive breeding programs for pangolins, red panda, Indo-Chinese tiger, Indo-Chinese leopard, snow leopard, clouded leopard, Asiatic lions, one horned Indian rhinoceros, Asiatic elephants, river dolphins, dancing deer, gaur, bears, sloths, gibbons, various species monkeys and endangered raptors and vultures with trans-border distribution could be practiced under BIMSTEC agreement to reintroduce species to their old range of distribution through legal exchange of breeding pairs and captive breeding and re-introduction approach
Recently there have been numerous reports across South Asia and Southeast Asia regarding overcrowding of certain species that needs relocation and redistribution in other open habitats for their healthy and sustainable growth and to avoid any unwanted genetic bottlenecks. Furthermore, overcrowding of a dominant species in one single habitat also runs the risk of unexpected extermination through the dissemination of contagious diseases or due to any natural and/or anthropogenic disturbances such as drought, flooding, earthquake or massive forest fires
The high concentration of Asiatic lions in the Gir Sanctuary in the western Indian state of Gujarat or one-horned Indian rhinoceros in the Kaziranga Biosphere Reserve in Assam in Northeast India and Chitwan Reserve Park in Nepal or Royal Bengal tigers and Asiatic elephants in western, central and southern India, Nepal and Bhutan wildlife sanctuaries and reserved forests can be cited as examples. BIMSTEC platform could help member nations share this overcrowding in related suitable habitats in adjacent countries having similar species and quality habitats
Wildlife retention and rehabilitation centers could serve as another important objective through the BIMSTEC platform. On one hand they will serve as a treatment and rehabilitation centers for injured or captured or recovered wildlife species. On the other hand they will serve as an important center for training and education of young and budding conservators, ecologists, foresters, wildlife veterinarians, animal care specialists and experts under the supervision of local, regional and international experts
Wildlife and conservation biologists, foresters, ecologists and other experts from the seven BIMSTEC member nations should have easy access to visit forests, sanctuaries, biosphere reserves, protected areas and national forests and parks, zoological and botanical gardens and museums in adjoining countries for the purpose of research and development, education and training
Yearly evaluation of the status of the forest, wildlife and biodiversity in the BIMSTEC nations needs to be released following comprehensive surveys
Yearly or biannual meeting of conservation experts should also take place regularly by rotation. Valuable lessons learnt should be shared and discussed among members
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The Maple Pumping Station expansion took place in the context of York Region's continuing growth and need to expand its water system. The situation of the Maple Pumping Station within an existing residential community required a design that responded to its surrounding neighbourhood and landscape.
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Hosea Chapter 13 vv 1-11 are the concluding verses of the second section of the lengthy prophecy that began in Hosea 10:9 - a prophecy tracing the sin of Israel to their original request for a temporal king and culminating in 13:11 with foretelling how God in His anger will take away their king.
In the central sections of this prophecy, contained in the previous two chapters, the prophet repeatedly contrasted God's mercies throughout their history with Israel 's betrayal through idolatry. The last verse of the previous chapter (12:15) summed up Ephraim's bitter provocations that will cause God to requite him.
Hosea 13:1 continues immediately with an historical allusion to Ephraim's provocations. "When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel ; but when he became guilty through the Baal, he died." This verse contrasts the earlier status of Ephraim as leaders of the people for good (e.g. under Joshua) with their later fall through idolatry. The commentators explain this verse as alluding specifically to how Jeraboam originally caused trembling when he showed zealousness for God in speaking out against Solomon (I Kings 11:26), but how after becoming king himself, he ruined everything for Ephraim by making his idols (Rashi, Metzudas David).
V 2: "And now they sin more and more." In the generations after Jeraboam people sinned more and more by making silver images of their idol to have always visible in their very homes (Metzudas David). "They say, let those who sacrifice a man kiss the calves." They considered Molech-worship (passing children through fire and entrusting them to the idolatrous priests) as the highest form of service, and said that whoever kissed their calf idols was considered as if he had carried it out. I leave it to the reader to reflect on how Hosea's analysis of ancient idolatry relates to the widespread contemporary idolatry of wealth and the way many parents bring up their children to serve it.
V 3: It is because of this idolatry that Ephraim will be swept away.
V 4-6: Again the prophet recalls God's historical mercies to Israel in redeeming them from Egypt and protecting them in the arid wilderness, only to see them rebelling because of their very satisfaction from His blessings to the point where they forgot Him.
Vv 7-8: Therefore God will track them and lie in wait for them as wild beasts track their prey. None is more dangerous than a great bear embittered over the loss of his young, who attacks whoever he meets and tears apart his victim's chest to get to his heart - so God will tear open the closed heart of the people.
V 9: The people themselves are responsible for their own destruction, having rebelled against their very Helper.
Vv 10-11: The prophecy now concludes by God mockingly asking the rebellious people where on their day of doom are the kings and judges they had requested to be their saviors. The people should have served God instead of relying on temporal rulers, and their penalty would be to see God take away the very king they had put their trust in.
The five verses in Hosea 13:12 -14:1 make up one Parshah Pesuhah, a separate short prophecy relating thematically to the previous prophecy in that it sums up the coming doom of Ephraim as punishment for his rebellion and ingratitude. The conventional chapter break at 14:1 needlessly violates the continuity of this section. This prophecy presents the picture at its worst - perhaps to shock those who hear its message into truly opening their hearts ready for the beautiful climax of the entire prophecy of Hosea which comes in the closing Parshah, Hosea 14:2-10, "Return O Israel ."
Hosea 13:12: "The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is laid in store" - God will remember every detail and not let him off (Rashi).
V 13: A time of travail will come in which Ephraim will not be able to stand.
V 14: God had repeatedly saved them from death and hell, but they showed no gratitude, and therefore He will not relent.
V 15: "Though he be fertile (YAPHREE) among the reed grass (AHIM)." YAPHREE is a play on the root letters of EPHRAIM, meaning to be fruitful. Ephraim was a fruitful leader among his brothers (=AHIM). PERE also has the connotation of gall-root (Deut. 29:17) as well as wildness and excess (Gen. 16:12; Rashi on Hosea 13:15). But an east wind (the most destructive of all the winds) will sweep them away.
Chapter 14 verse 1 is the concluding verse of the short prophecy that began in Hosea 13:12. The brutal and horrific destruction of the suckling babes and expectant mothers of Shomron is the penalty for her rebellion.
This very harsh prophecy of doom concludes the reproofs of Hosea, who now greatly softens his tone for his final, glorious prophecy, Chapter 14:2-10, a Parshah Pesuhah consisting of his immortal call to Israel to return to God, teaching the simple, cleansing pathway of repentance through confession and prayer, and promising that God will certainly respond with unstinting love, reviving and restoring Israel with the resurrection of the dead and the building of the Temple. This prophecy is read as the first part of the Haftara of Shabbos Shuvah, the "Shabbos of Repentance" between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur (September-early October).
V 2: "Return O Israel to the Lord your God for you have stumbled in your iniquity": "Great is Teshuvah, repentance, for thereby even willful sins are transformed into unwitting transgressions, because 'iniquity' is willful yet the verse calls it 'stumbling'. See how great is the power of Teshuvah, which reaches the very Throne of Glory, as it says, 'Return unto the Lord your God'" (Yoma 86b).
V 3: "Take with you words." These are the words of confession offered by the penitent (Likutey Moharan I:4). ".and we will offer the words of our lips instead of calves": prayer takes the place of animal sacrifice. When a person conquers his material lusts and devotes his energies to prayer, this itself is the sacrifice of his "animal" side. This is the ultimate repair of the root sin of the people - worship of the animal.
V 4: The prophet puts words into the mouths of the penitent nation, who will reject their earlier path of seeking succor in other nations and in military might and instead turn to God, Who shows compassion to the orphan.
V 5- As soon as the people repent, God will show unstinting love and His anger will depart.
V 6: Just as the dew never ceases, so God's love for Israel will never cease (Metzudas David). They will flourish and grow strong as the mighty trees of Lebanon .
V 7: "Their sons and daughters will multiply and their radiance will be like the radiance of the oil of the Temple Menorah and their fragrance will be like the fragrance of the Temple Incense " (Targum Yonasan).
V 8: "They will be gathered in from their exile and they will dwell in the shade of their Mashiah and the dead will live and there will be abundant good on earth and the memory of their good deeds will go forth unceasingly like the blasts of the trumpet over the good old wine poured as libations in the Temple" (Targum Yonasah).
V 9: "Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols?" Immediately God will answer and look down upon Ephraim providentially, reaching down to the level of man just as the foliage of the cypress tree bows down gracefully to the earth when a man takes hold of its branches, for it is from God that all the people's "fruit" - their goodness -- derives (Rashi).
V 10: "Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is prudent let him know them; for the ways of HaShem are right, and the just do walk in them, but the transgressors shall stumble in them". The Torah is a double-edged sword, but those who follow it innocently and sincerely will go ever forward to eternity.


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Sellers of Northridge Apartments Make Big Gain
By Carol Lawrence
The Candlewood North apartment complex in Northridge has changed hands, according to Marcus & Millichap Inc. of Calabasas.
The 189-unit community at 9830 Reseda Blvd. sold for $43.5 million to Chicago real estate investment company Waterton. The price represents a 20 percent gain over the $36.4 million the seller, Essex Property Trust Inc. in San Mateo, paid when it bought the property in 2014 as part of a portfolio deal, according to Essex's annual report for 2015. The three-story, three-building apartment complex was built in 1964.
The sale represented a $230,000 per-unit price. A year-ago sale of a similar apartment complex, the 152-unit Village at Granada Hills, sold for about $225,000 a unit. That complex was built in 1970 but renovated in 2005, according to CoStar Group Inc.
"On the whole, in terms of cost per unit and cost per foot, the purchase price is in line with recent sales in the area," said Greg Harris of Marcus & Millichap's institutional-level investment division, Institutional Property Advisors. He represented both the buyer and the seller on the deal along with Kevin Green and Joseph Grabiec. He gave as an example 18411 Vincennes St. in Northridge, a 57-unit complex built in 1965 that sold in September for about $238,600 a unit.
IMT Sells Two Sherman Oaks Apartment Complexes
Northridge Apartment Complex Near Campus Sells for $7 Million
Three Valley Apartment Sales Total $27 Million
North Hills Apartment Building Sells for $4.9 Million
Two Valley Apartments Sell for Nearly $6 Million
Tarzana Apartment Complex Sells for $12 Million
Studio City Apartment Complex Trades for $5.4 Million
Valencia Apartment Complex Sold for Nearly $46 Million


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We checked online to see how many types of coffee beverages there are. it turns out, there's quite a lot. Over thirty different types were listed on one website, and more than forty on another. To save us all some time, we will confine this list to the most commonplace coffees available, and what many canstar blue staff deem the most delicious.
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Successful End of the Season Finish
November 25, 2021 at 3:01 pm by Abigail Monti
The UC Santa Barbara men's and women's cross country teams successfully finished off their season with the NCAA West Regional meet last Friday.
Courtesy of Brandon Cobian
On the men's side, the Gauchos followed up their Big West Conference title to place 10th overall, making this season one of their best in recent years. The women's team also competed well, finishing in 27th place.
Leading the men once again was fifth-year Nick Randazzo, who came off his second-place finish at Big West Conference Championships with vengeance. His time of 30:15.6 in the 10K landed him in 20th place overall, and first out of all Big West athletes.
"Nick Randazzo ran a gutsy, tough race," Coach Shayla Houlihan said. "He lost contact about 4 miles into the 6-mile race but was able to come on strong and reach the top 20 of the race over the last mile of the competition."
"Unfortunately, it was not enough for him to move on to the national meet. He was the fifth individual not part of a team that qualified for NCAA's and he needed to be in the top 4 of those individuals."
Next, across the line for the men's team was fifth-year Brian Schulz, who finished in 48th place with a time of 30:52.9, followed by sophomore Zachary Parker in 84th place. Big West honored Parker's performance this season by naming him Big West Freshman of the Year. (All cross country athletes were red-shirted during the 2020-21 season.)
On the women's side, sophomore Madeline Franco led the Gauchos in the 6K with her 133rd place finish and time of 22:21.7. Right behind her was sophomore Sarah Auther, who crossed the finish line at 22:23.1 and placed 136th.
"The cross country season was very successful overall," Houlihan said. "There were many teaching moments for these men and women. Many of them had not raced cross country at the college level or had not raced cross country for two years. The young women's squad got many opportunities to continue to learn what it takes to be at the next level. The men kept getting better and better with each race and capitalized on it by winning their first conference title since 2015."
With the cross country season officially over, the men's and women's teams now turn to train for the upcoming track and field season.
The Gauchos will debut their outdoor season on March 5 of next year, followed by the UCSB Invitational the weekend after. Both teams aim to take home the 2022 Big West Conference Championship title — this track and field season will be one to watch, with the women's and men's teams placing third and fourth, respectively, in the conference last year.


Do not do what I foolish did - that is open this stubborn girl! Be the zombie apocalyptic you know you can be and hold this in the cellar for 2-4 more years. Or get better glasses like I should have so you could see the vintage like I should have! PnP - so very tight. Reductive, brooding petrol like fragrance giving way to the barnyard. Blows off after an hour but the juice won't reveal. Holding on deep with tightly clenched fists. The fruit is under there, the finish is muted. Hold, Hold, Hold.....and record the season of Doomsday Preppers to drink with. 34% Petite Sirah 33% Cabernet Sauvignon 33% Syrah. To add - disjointed now and in need of serious cellar time to relax.
That IS a brooding blend! Wow...gotta give that girl time!
Patience, patience... the Sanguis reds can take years to come around, but when they do, they can really shine. The youngest I've had so far was the 07 Backseat Betty last year, and that was still too young. Have had two of the 04 Last Dance (one with Phil) and the 04 Wedding Syrahs over the past year and they were drinking extremely well. Although I did not start buying from the list until the 08's were released, I found the 04's and two 05's at reasonable prices at auction. Not sure I would have been able to hold them that long if I had purchased from the winery on release, but now that I have had that experience of tasting the 04's with 8-10 years of bottle age I know to stash the young rhone reds and PS/Cab blends as far back in the locker as I can get them.


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27 Grants awarded for $21,282,000
Philadelphia Museum of Art Graduate Art History Curriculum 09/12/19 $256,500 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art Art Information Commons planning phase 09/06/18 $1,500,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art PMA-UPenn Collaboration 03/09/17 $224,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Museum of Art/University of Pennsylvania Collaboration 12/06/12 $269,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art New Directors' Initiatives 12/09/10 $500,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art Core Scholarly Support 12/10/09 $300,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art Anne d'Harnoncourt Archives 12/17/08 $150,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art Conservation Tracker 07/21/08 $22,500 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art Curatorial Fellowships Endowment 12/11/07 $1,750,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art Curatorial Endowment 06/15/07 $1,000,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art Curatorial Fellowships - Phase III 06/15/07 $340,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art Costume and Textile Collection Move 03/20/06 $160,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art Scholarly Publications - Endowment 03/15/02 $2,500,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art Curatorial Fellowships - Phase II 03/15/02 $280,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art Conservation Endowment 03/16/01 $1,900,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art Museum Archives 06/16/00 $750,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art Museum Archives 12/17/99 $26,500 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art Curatorial Endowment and Curatorial Fellowships - Phase I 03/18/96 $1,225,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art European Collections Reinstallation Project 12/14/92 $1,500,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
Philadelphia Museum of Art Museum Program 10/03/89 $875,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Conservation Endowment 12/17/80 $400,000 Philadelphia, PA, United States Arts and Cultural Heritage
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Jetty Mine & Coalcliff-Darkes Forest Mines
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Australian Fertilisers Ltd
Metal Manufacturers Limited
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The Port Kembla Cement Works
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Disaster Memorial
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Electrical Machinery in the Coal Industry
You are here: > The New South Wales Joint Coal Board (JCB)
In 1929 the Commonwealth and NSW state governments appointed a Royal Commission headed by Sir Colin Davidson, supported by Sir Herbert Gepp and Mr. Leonard Ward (Chief Geologist of South Australia), to enquire and report on everything connected to the coal industry that affected its peace, good management, profit and national utility. The Commission went about its task with commendable calmness and thoroughness and left behind a remarkable view of the industry at that time, with recommendations that addressed the state of the coal industry, its industrial climate, management and profitability.
NSW Coal and Mineral Resources as seen in 1929
Source: 1929 Mines Dept Annual Report
At that time, the attempts made to achieve industrial peace with the mining unions and their members, to produce coal in the quantities required to meet the needs of the country had failed, time and time again. In the period under review, the Royal Commission stated that in the opinion of the miners' union leaders and the members of the union, the introduction of mechanised mining would lead to loss of employment. This attitude was further hampered by those who could see no remedy to the ongoing industrial and management issues, other than to nationalise the industry.
The attitude of the unions prevailed, and in the 1941/2 years of World War 2, the coal industry was racked by strikes, resulting in shortages of the coal required, to support the war effort. In 1942 Prime Minister Ben Chifley assembled a committee comprised of mine owners and the mining unions to discuss and deal with this problem. The role of this committee, (the "Canberra Code" as it became known) comprised of representatives of colliery management and mine Union Lodge members, was to reach a speedy resolution of industrial disputes related to the mine, at the mine. The Canberra Code was not accepted by the union leaders or members at every mine and resulted in the Mine Committee concept being abandoned after a very short time.
A View of Coal Industrial Relations in 1937(Extract) Smiths Weekly, 28 August 1937
In 1945 yet another attempt to solve this problem led to the establishment of a Board of Enquiry, chaired by Mr. Justice Davidson, who had been the Chairman of the 1929-30 Royal Commission. The central issue of this enquiry was to make recommendations related to the adoption of mechanised mining. Justice Davidson's report included along with his major recommendations, the following edited comment:
''Nothing more is needed than this brief outline, to establish that the coal industry is not only inefficient, but it is afflicted with a form of creeping paralysis. Whilst on all sides, the mechanisation of the industry is admittedly indispensable, its introduction is attacked by arguments that it will reduce employment, render miners' work unsafe and cost so much, that the money required will not be forthcoming from the industry. Confronted by the prospect of competition from other fuels and sources of power, and an increasing output by the more alert producers of coal, mine workers will not learn, and understand the lessons that are so prominent, and make a joint effort to rectify the position. On the contrary, the only activity is to be found is helpless industrial wrangling, that is inherently political, whilst a fetish is being made of nationalising the coal industry."
Following the presentation of Justice Davidson's report, the Commonwealth and the New South Wales governments passed an Act to replace the Coal Production (Wartime Act) of 1944, that had included the appointment of a Coal Commissioner with powers to control coal production, and the distribution and pricing of coal in Australia. As that legislation ceased to be relevant when WW2 ended, in March 1947 the two governments agreed to the establishment of a Joint Coal Board (JCB) and legislation was drafted to support that decision. This Legislation provided the JCB with sweeping powers over every aspect of a coal industry that was in a parlous state at the end of WW2.
The vulnerability of this joint arrangement to political interference was recognised, and the legislation was deliberately framed to ensure that decisions made by the JCB Board of Management, composed of three men with mining industry knowledge and experience, could only be overruled jointly and in writing by the Prime Minister and the Premier of NSW.
The aim of establishing a Joint Coal Board (JCB) with wide and sweeping powers was to introduce mechanised mining and rebuild an industry that was inefficient and out of date. The functions and duties of the Joint Coal Board included actions designed to ensure that:
coal was produced in the State in such quantities and with such regularity, as to meet the requirements throughout Australia, and in trade with other countries.
the coal resources of the State were conserved, developed, worked and used to the best advantage, in the public interest.
the coal produced in the State was distributed and used in such manner, quantities, classes and grades, and at such prices, as were calculated to best serve the public interest, secure the economical use of coal, and the maintenance of essential services and industrial activities, and
(d) the welfare of workers engaged in the coal industry in New South Wales was promoted.
The JCB commenced operating in March 1947 with Messrs Cameron, Jack, and Warburton as the Board of management. These men initially worked in parallel with the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner, and the Central Industrial Authority, appointed under the wartime legislation of 1944, pending the proclamation of the Coal Production (War-time) Repeal Act 1948. The Central Coal Reference Board of the Coal Industry Tribunal that had been established earlier, and included Mr. A.C. Willis, the former General Secretary of the Miners Federation, continued to operate until 1947 when Mr. Justice Gallagher of the NSW Industrial Commission was appointed as the Coal Industry Tribunal.
The first Annual Report of the JCB published in June 1948 included a summary of the more important problems it faced, as set out in the following:
The productive capacity of the industry was inadequate in relation to Australia's coal requirements, and this conclusion stood altogether apart from the question of industrial disputes.
The industry was fundamentally inefficient and out- of- date. While there were some properly equipped and efficiently operated mines, many needed drastic technical modernisation, whilst others should be closed. In many cases working and living conditions were primitive, and coal quality was often poor.
The industry by and large was shot through with bitterness and antagonism between owners and men, which derives from its ruthless history, that was not paralleled in any other Australian industry. This had led to a cynicism and pessimism, on the part of both parties in the industry, which poisoned day to day industrial relations, and undermined confidence in the future. The Board's task of rehabilitating and stabilising the industry could not be regarded as complete until that attitude of mind had been eliminated, as much from the owners as from the workers and the unions.
The industry needed many more highly trained men. Reorganisation and stability could not be achieved, until the general standard of the efficiency and status of technical and executive personnel in the industry was raised substantially and at least to the level of that of other important Australian industries."
Departments established within the Board included Mining engineering, Geology, Coal Evaluation, Statistics, Economic and Market Research, Coal Trade Development and Utilisation, Finance and Accounting, a Medical Bureau, and the management of a Workers Compensation Insurance Scheme.
The funding provided to support the operations of the JCB by the State and Commonwealth Governments was employed to construct sporting fields, swimming pools, playgrounds, kindergartens, health centres and libraries. A Miners' Cooperative Building Society was established to offer loan money to mine workers at attractive rates, to build family homes. The JCB spent widely in developing goodwill.
JCB community support was widespread
Source: NLA Trove, var.
The Board carried out ongoing geological investigations and drilling to identify and define the extent of the coal resources in NSW. These investigations revealed sites considered suitable for open cut operations, that had real advantages when shortages of coal occurred. High production capacity underground mines that included the Huntley Colliery on the South Coast and the Newstan Colliery in the Newcastle area were opened and developed by the Board to increase the production capacity of the industry. These mines were passed on to others to operate in 1955, when the Board decided to move away from being a mine owner and concentrate on the wellbeing of the coal industry.
The Board's task to stabilise and rehabilitate the coal industry, could only be achieved by a drastic change in the attitude of mine management, the Miners Federation union leaders, the miners, and in the adoption of mechanised mining. The latter was fiercely opposed by the Union, who held fears of a loss of employment by its members and led to frequent strike action. These attitudes and fears resulted in the mine owners being reluctant to invest the large capital expenditure required to adopt mechanised mining. The JCB addressed these concerns by funding the purchase of mechanised mining equipment, to create a pool of equipment that could be sold or leased to mine owners.
The JCB had found that whilst a small number of existing mines were properly equipped and efficiently operated, the majority were not (and some warranted immediate closure), and that there was an urgent need to introduce highly trained personnel into the coal industry to implement changes in technical and management practices. In 1948 the Board commenced a programme offering four-year scholarships in mining engineering, with the students attending University and working underground to gather practical experience.
The Medical Bureau of the JCB conducted medical reviews of all employees in the industry initially and annually, identifying miners who were "dusted" (i.e. suffering pneumoconiosis a disease of the lungs) and supporting the work of the JCB Standing Dust Committee.
On entering the coal industry in 1947 the JCB found itself confronted with a rising demand (13 million tons of coal per annum), with the coal trade bogged down in chaos, and partly under the influence of mass of disturbers of the peace, who had moved into the legally declared "protected coal industry'', to shelter from the military demands of WW2.
In 1945 the loss of production from industrial disputes was 2,350,000 tons. In 1946 and in 1947 annual output increased to 11,000,000 tons, primarily through the support of output from recently opened and existing open cut mines supported by the JCB.
In 1947/8 strike action resulted in a loss of production of 1,463,000 tons. This loss was incurred, despite increases in Award daily payments, to Contract Wheelers, Shift-men, contract miners' rates for machine cut coal, and adjustments to annual leave entitlements. A strike following these changes was settled subject to an undertaking being given by the Miners Union to improve the discipline of its members. This requirement was later found to be unenforceable, and industrial peace did not follow these Award concessions.
In 1948 a major dispute arose from a demand by the Miners Union to enforce, by strike action, the use of mine union members, in preference to members of the Australian Workers Union (AWU), being employed by a contracting company engaged by AIS/ Mt Keira Colliery. (The work involved the driving of a cross measures drift roadway over a long distance, into the mountainside.) This demand was rejected by AIS, and widespread strike action followed that required support from the police as a result of a number of nasty physical incidents between members of both the above unions and the local community. The industry wide strike action taken on this dispute resulted in a loss of production of 1,880,000 tons and led to the shutdown of heavy industry and Government Railway services in NSW and other states. An Arbitrator, appointed by the Commonwealth and State Governments to settle the dispute found in favour of AIS, and the AWU members went on to complete this work.
At this point in time whilst the output of coal in NSW was falling, the leaders of the Miners Union were calling for higher rates of pay for their members. While other services and responsibilities assigned to the Board were being progressed with some success, its most immediate task remained, to increase the production of coal. The Board contributed to this task by opening its own new mines and providing financial assistance to owners of mines to adopt mechanised mining. The Board contributed to improvements in industrial relations, and the financing of mining community recreational facilities and housing, and health and safety.
The National Coal Strike
In June 1949, a nationwide coal strike commenced with members of the Miners Union seeking improved working conditions. Immediately following the commencement of this strike, the National Emergency (Coal Strike Act) 1949 was passed by the Commonwealth Government. The statutes of the Act were implemented, and included the freezing of the funds of mining unions, and any other body or person assisting the strike. The state government supplemented the above Act by passing the Emergency Powers Act, having statutes based on the danger of war, emergency or invasion. Both governments regarded this strike as very serious indeed, and believed that behind it lay threats to paralyse the country. The public were advised in the nationwide press that the governments considered this strike to be ''…a Communist conspiracy, to destroy the arbitration system.''
Whilst the strike created a critical shortage of coal, it was short lived. The Chifley Labor government directed members of the armed forces to work the open cut mines, and the Miners Union leaders were goaled. The strike ended and a return to work followed soon after, along with a change in the leadership of the Miners' Federation. As one author was to comment, ''The power of the disrupters was broken.''
In 1950 Mr K.A. Cameron the first Chairman of the JCB resigned and Mr. S. F. Cochran, previously Chairman of the Queensland Electricity Commission, was appointed to fill the vacancy. This change provided the opportunity to review the Board's progress. That showed that whilst progress had been made, the industry remained inefficient and out of date. Despite the financial support provided by the JCB, the adoption of mechanised mining was very slow, and only 6 of the 128 mines in the State, could be regarded as efficiently mechanised.
The reasons for the slow progress made in adopting mechanisation, could be found in issues related to the mine owners, the unions and the mines. The owners were in most cases private companies linked to steel, cement and shipping industries, with a poor history of company profits, and were understandably cautious in outlaying the funding required to mechanise their mine/s, or to open new mines. Other issues included, a desperate need to change the attitude of the mine workers, their families and the community, to the coal mining industry.
Source: AusIMM
Improved working conditions it was concluded would follow the introduction of mechanisation, by reducing the health hazards of underground mining, improving the working and living conditions of the mine worker and his family, and create a sense of pride and confidence in the industry, by all concerned, including the general community.
Each of the above issues were addressed by the JCB and in the year 1959 some forty (40) mines were recorded as having adopted mechanised mining. This result was achieved with the combined support of the mine owners, the mine workers and the union leadership. Some mine owners chose to fund themselves the installation of the mechanised mining system and the opening of new mines, with the AIS Collieries being, well advanced in both those areas in 1948.
Medical examinations of all mineworkers were conducted as a first step by the JCB Medical Bureau and revealed many of the older coal miners to be ''dusted'' (having coal dust in the lungs). The employment of mineworkers found to be ''dusted'' was terminated and compensation payments followed. It is interesting to note that in 1947 the incidence of dust related disease in the coal industry was found in seven to eight per cent of the workforce. As a result of the work carried out by the JCB's Medical Bureau, this health issue had fallen to less than one per cent of the workforce in the 1990s.
A JCB Standing Committee on Dust directed its attention to monitoring the dust concentration levels created in the mining of coal using high powered mining machines and issues related to the effectiveness of coal face ventilation systems.
As the mechanisation of mines increased, the reduction in mine workers feared by the union and the mineworkers did not eventuate and was in most cases confined to those men who were found to have issues from long term exposure to dust as contract miners, or who had reached the retiring age of 60 years.
Safety InitiativesSource: JCB Report 1971-2
In the early 1960s the export of coal to Japan commenced to satisfy the needs of the expanding steel industry in that country. In 1970/71, an increase in demand for coal arose from the Australian steelworks , as a result of a decline in steel production overseas. These events resulted in a sharp increase in the production of coal in Australia, and the export of coal to the Japan rose to 43% of the total export market, with 66% of that market being coking coal. The Japanese steel industry became very closely involved in the fabric of the Australian coal mining industry.
Whilst the statutory powers of the JCB relating to the production and pricing of coal did not go beyond the boundaries of the state of New South Wales, the Board was concerned with the locations and nature of the markets, the extent of competition from other sources including Queensland, and the overseas ownership of mines in Australia. This concern related in particular to the trading arrangements adopted by some coal mining companies, conducting one on one negotiations with their export customers. This was seen by the Board as providing the parties to that form of negotiation with the opportunity to fragment the market in respect to the selling price and the conditions of sale. This led to the Board maintaining close consultation with the state and federal governments, colliery owners, major consumers and the leaders of the mining unions.
The 1973 Federal Election resulted in Mr. Gough Whitlam becoming the Prime Minister, and Mr. Rex Connor appointed as the Minister of a Department of and Minerals and Energy, having the supervision and control of all mineral exports, including coal. In an address to the Australian Mineral Council in March 1973, Prime Minister Whitlam made it very clear that he would not accept unrestricted mining of the country's mineral reserves, and unbridled competition affecting the stability of the minerals export trade.
As Japan was Australia's major coal export market, the Prime Minister's comments were considered by the Board to already being met by their work in cultivating a cooperative spirit between competing mine owners, and the customers, to achieve a fair market price for coal, sold on the export market.
The 1971 – 1972 Annual Report of the Joint Coal Board noted, "…the industry of 25 years ago has been transformed. Today it is highly efficient and fully mechanised with high productive capacity. It is a good employer, and the men engaged, work in dignity." The charts below illustrate some of the changes that had taken place in the above period.
Changes in the Coal Industry in the period 1948 – 1972
Source: JCB 1971-2 Annual Report
That report also noted that the Board's primary concern was to increase the annual production and overcome the persistent inability of the industry to meet the needs of its market. In pursuit of this aim the Board opened new open cut and underground mines and maintained a heavy involvement in promoting and funding the introduction of mechanisation, and improving the industrial relations climate in the coal industry.
Growth in Coal Production 1948 – 1973
In 1983 a decision was made by the NSW and Commonwealth Governments to restructure the membership of the JCB Board of management, by adding an additional member to that Board. The Board had from its origin been composed of a chairman, and three other persons with managerial experience in the coal industry, and it was agreed that the additional member should be chosen from a coal mining trade union. Mr William (Bill) Chapman, the Northern District President of the Miners' Federation was chosen for the position, and his appointment coincided with the termination of the seven-year term of office of the chairman at that point in time, Mr. George Tredinnick.
In October 1984 Mr. Jack Wilcox AM was appointed as Chairman of the Board. At that time some 250 people were in its employ, and significant sums of money were held in investments, land and buildings, fixed term securities and the money markets.
In 1987 Bill Chapman resigned from the Board for personal reasons, and was replaced by Barry Swan, General Secretary of the Miners' Federation. Both these men are recognised as having made valuable contributions to the work of the JCB during their membership of the Board.
In 1990 the Chairman Mr. Jack Wilcox A.M., was advised that a full review of the work and role of the JCB had been approved by both the Commonwealth and state Governments, and an enquiry would be conducted, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Bryan Kelman. The review was carried out by the Trowbridge group, who presented a favourable report on the role, and the management, of the JCB. This review raised some concerns in the NSW Department of Mines and was passed on to the Kelman enquiry for a final decision. In January 2002 the Coal Industry Act of 2001 was amended and the JCB was abolished. This decision to abolish the JCB arose from the Commonwealth Government announcing that it no longer had, or wished to have, a role in the administration of the NSW coal industry. This led to amending legislation being prepared, with the agreement of the NSW State Government, to repeal Part2 of the 1946 Coal Industry Act.
Coal Mines in the Illawarra and Southern Highlands areas –
The JCB ceased operations in December 2001, and in January 2002 the Coal Industry Act of 2001 was enacted. This legislation included provisions for the Coal Services Pty. Ltd. company, owned by the NSW Minerals Council and the CFMEU trade union, to be created, and have the management of NSW, Mines Rescue and the Mine Workers Compensation and Occupational Health Services, formerly managed by the JCB. The head office of this company is located in the Newcastle area and it established a regional office at Woonona on the South Coast In addition to those listed above, its functions include oversight and support of the Mines Rescue service and the training associated with that.
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Sharper Iron — All Righteousness Fulfilled: The Wheat Grows Like a Leavened Mustard Seed
Rev. Timothy Appel
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Rev. Gaven Mize, pastor at Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hickory, NC, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Matthew 13:24-43.
Jesus turns back to speak to the crowds with the parable of the weeds. He describes history from the beginning, when God planted the good seed of His people in the Garden, but Satan sowed the bad seed of unbelief in their ears. Throughout history, the Lord has been patient with wickedness and unbelief for the sake of gathering His elect to Himself. He continues to show this same patience to this day. Though this makes the kingdom of heaven seen rather unimpressive, Jesus reveals the reality through the parable of the mustard seed and the parable of the leaven. Though God's reign in Jesus starts small, it grows and is effective where the means of grace are given and received. Though God's kingdom is today hidden, it will be revealed in its fullness and triumph at the end. Jesus' explanation of the parable of the weeds highlights the end times, when unbelievers will be gathered and burned, but those who have trusted in Christ will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their heavenly Father.
"All Righteousness Fulfilled" is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that digs into the Gospel according to St. Matthew. The first evangelist proclaims Jesus to Jews and Gentiles alike as the fulfillment of God's saving words and acts throughout the Old Testament. As the Christ in the line of David and Abraham, Jesus is the promised King who comes to bring sinners from every nation to live under His gracious reign.
Sharper Iron, hosted by Rev. Timothy Appel, looks at the text of Holy Scripture both in its broad context and its narrow detail, all for the sake of proclaiming Christ crucified and risen for sinners. Two pastors engage with God's Word to sharpen not only their own faith and knowledge, but the faith and knowledge of all who listen.
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The Parable of the Weeds
24 He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25 but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds[a] among the wheat and went away. 26 So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. 27 And the servants[b] of the master of the house came and said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?' 28 He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' So the servants said to him, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them?' 29 But he said, 'No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, "Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn."'"
The Mustard Seed and the Leaven
31 He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. 32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."
33 He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened."
Prophecy and Parables
34 All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. 35 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:[c]
"I will open my mouth in parables;
I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world."
The Parable of the Weeds Explained
36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field." 37 He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40 Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, 42 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
Matthew 13:25 Probably darnel, a wheat-like weed
Matthew 13:27 Or bondservants; also verse 28
Matthew 13:35 Some manuscripts Isaiah the prophet
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Permanent Text Edition® (2016). Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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Although a mathematics degree may not be incredibly helpful to (proudly born-and-raised Texan) Rev. Timothy Appel while hosting Sharper Iron, his love of CFW Walther and the season of Easter will come in handy. His Call is shepherding the flock at Grace Lutheran Church in Smithville, Texas, and he's also husband to wife Kristin and dad to their four boys while being the reigning racquetball champion in Smithville. When he's not carrying out pastoral duties, you may find him reading "The Lord of the Rings," snacking on Reese's peanut butter cups, playing dominoes with his boys, or studying up on Texas history (including Sam Houston, of course).
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