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Secret Monkey Island 30 Year Anniversary
The Secret of Monkey Island - A 30-Year Look Back
Published: October 16, 2020 1:00 PM
By: Courtney Ehrenhofler
"Hi! My name is Guybrush Threepwood and I want to be a pirate!"
With that, 30 years ago, history was made, and adventure games as a genre went off on what was one of their weirdest adventures yet. Lucasfilm Games released Ron Gilbert's The Secret of Monkey Island on Oct. 15, 1990. Building on the success of Loom, released earlier that year, and previous point-and-click adventure games like Maniac Mansion and the Indiana Jones series, Lucasfilm Games used The Secret of Monkey Island to distinguish themselves from fellow adventure game competitor Sierra—and to change the face of the genre forever.
While The Secret of Monkey Island was not an instant, out-of-the-box smash hit, it quickly grew to cult status around the world with rave reviews and re-releases on several platforms from Sega CD to Atari ST. In 2009, the game and its sequel, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, both received full remakes courtesy of LucasArts, finally seeing the light of a modern-day system and kicking off a series of LucasArts adventure game remakes including Day of the Tentacle and Full Throttle.
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But enough of the statistics. Why does Monkey Island remain such an iconic title, to this very day? Why is the adventure game scene still littered with wannabe clones and heavily influenced later entries in the genre? Why do you fight like a Dairy Farmer?
The short answer to all of these questions is: because it's fun. There's Insult sword fighting, cookery equipment repurposed as headgear, and rubber chickens with pulleys in the middle. We also have vegetarian cannibals, giant monkey heads, and a man wearing a badge that says "Ask Me About Loom." For good measure, there's a protagonist with low moral fiber who can hold his breath for 10 minutes, a kick-ass governor who can stuff two monkeys in a wedding dress, and a ghost pirate who really can't take "No" for an answer.
The Secret of Monkey Island is bizarre and hilarious and wonderful and takes place in its own little slice of the Caribbean where both nothing and everything make sense, all at the same time. The plot, for those of you who have never played (shame on you), follows protagonist Guybrush Threepwood in his quest to become a mighty pirate™. A tongue-in-cheek satire of typical stories involving the Golden Age of Piracy, we see him complete a series of ridiculous tasks to be accepted by other pirates, fall in love with Governor Elaine Marley, and battle the ghost Captain LeChuck after surviving a harrowing experience with Stan, the Used Boat Salesman.
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Not only is the world unique and crazy, but at the time the gameplay itself was unique. Not that it was the first adventure game, but it took a concept from Lucas' previous game Loom and expanded upon it for the point-and-click genre. It was quite revolutionary in its simplicity; you couldn't die or lose the game. Not that all the answers would be handed to you on a plate, but the basic idea was that, if you tried every single possible combination of items and places and exhausted all the dialogue, you would eventually find the solution. Sure, it was still frustrating at times, even with Guybrush's strange quips and gags about misused items, but it was a far cry from games where if you missed picking something up from the floor in your house, you would continue for 18 minutes only to be permanently stuck, halfway across the country (looking at you, Gold Rush).
Monkey Island's and LucasArts' influence in this respect was so prolific that this is now something point-and-click adventure games are known for: the ability to keep trying new solutions to puzzles until you finally hit on the right one, rather than go down in a blaze of gunfire if you can't figure out the door passcode fast enough. While hardcore Sierra fans, and others, might still argue on whether or not this is actually a good thing, it's clear that it's what the gamers wanted.
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In a lot of ways, The Secret of Monkey Island's legacy is one that stays very true to the spirit of the game, 30 years on. Remember kids, don't be afraid to do things differently, keep your rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle handy, and go where the treasure takes you, even if it's a series of questionably sub-par sequels. While we still don't know what the secret of Monkey Island actually is, we do know that even if someone tells you that you look like a flooring inspector, you can still become a mighty pirate.
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A: Make sure you have external read storage permission. Here is how to request permission.
PS: Also make sure you have added that permission to AndroidManifest.xml

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Posted 28th September, 2021
A team of leading Australian scientists believe they're on the cusp of developing a drug to save people from deadly strokes using a common Australian bush tick.
Heart Research Institute scientists Professor Shaun Jackson, Associate Professor Simone Schoenwaelder, Dr Xuyu Liu and Dr Mike Wu are working with Professor Richard Payne of The University of Sydney to help combat the second biggest cause of death in the world.
The team has received a grant from the Australian Government's Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) program to continue their project that's been five years in the making, after they discovered the saliva of the bush tick – found in places such as Sydney's Northern Beaches – could be key to developing anti blood clotting drugs.
"Ticks have a bad reputation. They carry parasites, but they do make really, really important bioactive molecules we can use for medicine," Professor Payne, Deputy Director of the university's ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, says.
"We've been modifying the proteins found in the saliva of these ticks and we really wanted to know what these modifications were doing to the activity of the protein – that's never been done before. These proteins are really good anticoagulants that stop blood from clotting."
About 85 per cent of strokes are caused by a blood clot restricting blood flow to the brain, also known as acute ischaemic stroke (AIS).
Sixteen million people will suffer strokes annually, including 11,000 in New Zealand alone.
"Currently there is only one drug therapy for stroke, a clot-busting drug called tPA. Unfortunately, tPA helps less than 10 per cent of all stroke patients and there is an urgent need to find new anticoagulant therapies that can improve the clot busting function of tPA," Professor Jackson says.
"Anticoagulant agents that we use in the clinic have been trialled with tPA, however they increase the risk of bleeds on the brain, which can be catastrophic – half of patients will die and many of those who survive will end up in nursing homes.
"Stroke is a huge, huge problem clinically, so the need for drugs like Professor Payne is working on is extremely high."
Professors Jackson and Payne started collaborating five years ago when Professor Payne, a world-renowned chemist, came to Professor Jackson, a foremost cardiovascular researcher, with his protein assay discovery.
"It's always exciting when you discover something completely unexpectedly," Professor Jackson says.
"This assay didn't look like anything I'd ever seen before, and I've been looking at these since I was a medical student.
"We can't keep pumping drugs that cause bleeding, but with these ones you can, and for me that was a 'wow' moment. I'd never seen that before."
Professor Payne says his team have created more than 50 molecules over their years working on the project.
"We were longing for this activity and went 'here it is'," he says.
Professor Jackson has been working on clotting issues for his whole career, spanning more than 20 years.
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Impact of Travel and Game Location on Rugby Matches
Rugby is a game where teams sometimes face intense schedules. They may need to play match after match with little or no time for recovery, and may also need to do extensive traveling. How does travel and location impact performance?
The Impact of Home Advantage
There is a lot of debate over whether home advantage is a real phenomenon or not. If you are looking for the research, here it is. This study looked at the impact of home vs. away matches over the course of the Six Nations Rugby Championship (2005-2009). The researchers concluded that "[I]n general, there is a tendency that teams that are playing at home achieve better results." Furthermore, they went on to state that "50% or more of the total points scored are when they play at home."
So yes, home advantage definitely exists. A rugby team generally has a better chance of winning a home game than an away game. Why? Let's consider some of the most likely explanations.
1. The home turf is familiar.
When a team is playing on their own pitch, they have an automatic advantage of familiarity. They know the turf and how it will react to weather. They know where all the bumps and flaws in the field are. The opposing team will never feel as comfortable on a pitch that they are not used to playing on.
2. The home team is playing in their own climate.
Weather has a huge impact on rugby play. Warm, dry conditions tend to favour agile teams and players. In wet conditions, teams with stronger players tend to prevail. Brute force becomes vital for victory.
Generally speaking, conditions in the southern hemisphere are warmer and dryer than those in the northern hemisphere. This means that teams tend to adapt to their own climates, and you may find teams which favour a brute-force approach in the north. Those which utilise mobility more are going to be more common in the south.
If a team from the northern hemisphere travels to the southern hemisphere for a match or vice versa, they obviously are going to have a harder time winning than they would on their own turf. They are not as familiar with the climate and their strategies and players are not adapted to it. The home team on the other hand is used to prevailing in their own climate conditions, so they will have a definite edge (unless of course unusual weather strikes which favours the traveling team).
3. The home fans are supportive.
Fans at a rugby game may also have an impact on the performance of the teams. A team that is playing at home will have a big home crowd. The travelling team will have fewer supporters. Even though a big crowd of fans can be distracting, it can also boost morale.
Sometimes home crowds are outright hostile to traveling teams as well. This is a particular concern in the case of international matches. If one country is hostile to another, that geopolitical drama may play out on the field and in the bleachers.
4. Travel causes stress.
Finally, traveling is undeniably a stressful experience. It can be fun and exciting, but it is always going to be draining. Physically it will take its toll, and often psychologically it does too. Just think how you feel after a long trip. Oftentimes when you get home from a vacation, you still feel the need to take … well, a vacation. Now imagine that right after you got off the train or plane or bus, you immediately had to head to the pitch and play a rough game of rugby. You probably would be pretty far from in form.
When teams have to endure an intense travel schedule, their performance is going to suffer. Of course, an intense play schedule with a lot of back-to-back games can still hurt home team performance. So you will need to do your research to figure out what condition both teams will be in when they meet on the rugby field.
So there you have it—home advantage does exist, and there are a lot of reasons why. Obviously it is not the only factor you will need to account for when betting on rugby teams, but it may play an important role - especially when all other factors are about equal.
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HomeTeddi Mellencamp ArroyaveTeddi Mellencamp Spills The Tea About Her 'RHOBH' Exit: Reveals How She Found Out That She Is Not Returning For Season 11 And Whether She'll Be A 'Friend' And More — Plus She Reveals Which Co-Stars Reached Out Following Her Exit Announcement!
Teddi Mellencamp Spills The Tea About Her 'RHOBH' Exit: Reveals How She Found Out That She Is Not Returning For Season 11 And Whether She'll Be A 'Friend' And More — Plus She Reveals Which Co-Stars Reached Out Following Her Exit Announcement!
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Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave gets candid about her exit from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as she shared some behind-the-scenes details of her departure from the Bravo hit reality series.
Mellencamp took to Instagram to answer questions on Thursday, September 24, after she announced she wasn't asked back for season 11 of the Bravo series.
"I did see all of your messages saying, 'Why did you turn commenting off on your last Housewives post? We wanted to say thank you or we wanted to ask you a question or we wanted to reach out and see how you're doing,' Teddi began via her Instagram Stories on Thursday, according to Us Weekly. She went on to admit that she gets her "feelings hurt" from "time to time" but was ready to tackle their questions.
So how did she found out that she was not returning for season 11? "I found out from my agent and manager. That was a phone call," she quipped.
Teddi admitted that she "had an idea" when "all of these magical memories we had as a family that were filmed were completely not shown" during season 10 that something was "up" with her role on the show.
Is she returning as a 'friend' of the series? "Of course I've been asked that," she replied about having a part-time role on the series. "I'm really trying to figure out what's best for me and next steps and my family and work and all the things. So I never say never about anything, but I'll just have to see."
As for her own spin-off, Teddi said, "We'll just have to see about that won't we."
Teddi revealed which c-stars she stays in touch with since announcing her exit. "Nobody really knows what to say. Of course it's like, 'I can't believe this, I'm so sorry, this is so crazy this is happening,'" Teddi explained. "But I truly know in my heart that all of the real friendships will continue on show or no show."
Teddi added that she speaks to Erika Jayne, Lisa Rinna and Kyle Richards "almost every day."
She went on to give shout-outs to all of her former castmates — except for Denise Richards. "Dorit [Kemsley] was so incredible when it came to all the kids that went down with my kids this year. Same with Sutton [Stracke]. Garcelle [Beauvais] reached out.
Mellencamp also opened up about her friendship with Kyle, "I can't even put into words what an amazing friend Kyle is and how much I love her family and our friendship," she said, according to Us Weekly. "And how crazy it is that we met on a reality television show."
Teddi shut down a question about producers forcing her to bring up Denise's alleged relationship with Brandi Glanville at the cast dinner in Rome.
"I'm a grown person. I'm pretty sure no one can make you do anything," she said. "It was told to me on camera, along with things about me. Y'all know what the show is about."
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Japanese beef production is projected to continue its downward trend through 2016, as Japanese pork production rebounds in 2015 from the worst impacts of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv). Tight global beef supplies should maintain upward pressure on beef prices in 2015 and 2016. After reaching record highs in 2014, Post projects that pork prices will continue to moderate through 2016, ratcheting up the competition for consumer spending on animal proteins. The Japanese market should continue to unwind significant stocks of frozen beef and frozen pork, tampering import growth in 2016.
Australia is projected to seize additional beef market share, as tariff advantages from Japan Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (JAEPA) take effect and continued Australian herd liquidation maintains exportable supplies through 2015. While imports of U.S. beef have been set back in 2015 by high price offers and the west coast port labor issue, the United States should begin to reclaim lost market share in 2016 as the U.S. cattle herd begins to expand and projected tapering of Australian liquidation tightens exportable supplies. Consumers are expected to continue to spend more on pork and poultry in 2015 and 2016, as high prices continue to erode beef's share of the consumer protein consumption. As Japan and North America emerge from Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) related production challenges, record price pressures are easing. Total pork imports are projected to decline significantly in 2015 and again in 2016, as Japanese domestic chilled pork is increasingly competitive in the retail sector and as processed products struggle to overcome high prices. Imports of U.S. pork are projected down sharply in 2015 on reduced chilled pork shipments as a result of the west coast port labor issue. The unwinding of Japanese stockpiles of frozen pork and large exportable volumes of European pork will sustain downward price pressures.
Due to consecutive shortfalls in Japanese calf production in 2012 and 2013, the number of cattle of all breeds reaching finishing age in 2015 is expected to be modestly lower. The average finishing age is about 30 months for Wagyu steers, 20 months for Holstein steers, and 24 months for F1 cross breeds.
At 532,035 head, Japan's total domestic cattle slaughter was two percent lower in the first half of 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 (see Note 1). Post projects slaughter for the second half of 2015 to fall further, resulting in a three percent decline in total annual slaughter for 2015, down to 1.125 million head (representing total beef production of 490,000 MT).
Wagyu steer (115,812 head, -3%).
The modest rise seen in the slaughter of Holstein/F-1 heifer/cow suggests that dairy farmers are liquidating their herd in response to relatively high wholesale market prices for spent dairy cows. These prices have increased since 2014 and have risen even higher in the first half of 2015.
As total supplies remain tight and market prices exceed 2014 levels, Japan's beef market is expected to record a third successive year of declines in total beef consumption in 2015, down more than one percent to 1.210 million MT in 2015 due to weaker than anticipated retail sales and shrinking food service utilization.
Market prices for medium grade Japanese beef cuts for all breeds for the first half of 2015 climbed above 2014 levels as result of tighter Japanese beef supplies. Market prices for beef imported from Australia and the United States also exceeded 2014 levels as average import prices climbed higher. Elevated prices, partly due to further weakening of the Yen against other major currencies in 2015, have caused more consumers to trade down from high-priced beef to relatively less expensive pork and chicken.
In the first half of 2015, food service and institutional utilizers, who typically feature imported beef cuts in their menu lineups, were reportedly buying less beef across the board with the exception of 'yakiniku' chains (Korean style barbecue). Since a series of 2014 food safety scandals marred consumer confidence in quick serve hamburger chains, the segment has struggled against stagnating sales, resulting in lower overall demand for imported frozen beef trimmings. Japanese beef bowl chains (which largely utilize U.S. short plate cuts) have recently posted higher revenues in 2015, but the improved economic performance has been the result of higher menu prices rather than increased sales volumes. The lone bright spot in the food service firmament, Japanese 'yakiniku' chains continued to post higher same-store sales in 2015, offsetting some of the reduced demand in other food service segments.
The Agriculture and Livestock Industry Corporation (ALIC) estimates that Japan's total beef consumption in the first half of 2015 fell five percent lower than the same period in 2014 (see Note 2). Lower consumption and modest import increases drove beef ending stocks up 31 percent from last June to 202,262 MT, 93 percent of which was imported frozen cuts. Australian beef trimmings and U.S. short plate cuts reportedly constituted the bulk of June ending stocks. According to trade sources, the market price of U.S. short plate cuts, which rose substantially in the second half of 2014, began to ease in the second quarter of 2015 due to reduced shipments of U.S. beef to other Asian beef-importing countries. Increased availability of U.S. short plate cuts may place downward pressure on offer prices, further improving utilization by Yakiniku and beef bowl chains in the second half of 2015. Such an improvement could help to offset slumping first half consumption figures, narrowing the decline in total Japanese beef consumption in 2015.
However, as U.S. cow retention numbers are expected to continue rising through 2016, Post projects the United States should continue to import large (and potentially growing) volumes of Australian beef trimmings throughout 2015, keeping upward pressure on Australian price offers for the same cuts in the Japanese market. Despite the reduced tariff on Japanese imports of Australian beef, higher offer prices and weaker performance by quick serve restaurants could temper the Japan's imports of Australian beef trimmings in 2015.
Post projects Japan's total 2015 beef imports at 740,000 MT, on par with 2014 imports. Beef cuts, including a very low volume of bone-in carcasses, are projected to be roughly flat at 725,000 MT, while imports of prepared products (still a very small segment of the market) are forecast to rise 14 percent. Conditions in the Japanese beef market in 2015 have increasingly favored Australian beef, as imports from Australia have benefited from continued high exportable supplies, geographic proximity, a more favorable exchange rate (relative to the dollar-yen exchange rate) and preferential duties under the JAEPA deal (see Notes 2 and 3). By contrast, U.S. origin beef has struggled to overcome relatively high offer prices associated with tight supplies and strong domestic demand and the continued strength of the U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen during the first half of 2015. All of those factors have contributed to an erosion of U.S. beef competitiveness, driving total imports of U.S. beef down seven percent to 245,000 MT and imports of Australian beef up five percent to 413,000 MT. The decline of beef imports from the United States was more pronounced for chilled cuts than for frozen cuts, as supplies of U.S. chilled cuts were temporarily restricted by the west coast port labor dispute, which was resolved in late February 2015.
Total beef imports in the first half of 2015 were more than two percent lower than the same period of 2014 at 347,067 MT. Beef cuts (including a very low volume of bone-in carcasses) were down two percent to 339,812 MT, and prepared products were up six percent to 7,255 MT. Though down overall, there was significant movement within the beef cuts category in the first half of the year. Imports from Australia and Mexico were up 12 percent (to 202, 835 MT) and 92 percent (to 9,218 MT) respectively. That growth however did not offset reduced imports from the United States and New Zealand, which were down 12 percent (to 105,630 MT) and 21 percent (to 15,096 MT) respectively.
Post anticipates that patterns observed in the first half of 2015 will continue through the remainder of the year, further expanding Australian market share at the expense of imports from the United States.
Note 2: Following two successive years of record high output driven by herd liquidation, Australian beef production was previously forecast to fall substantially in 2015, especially in the second half of the year. However, according to the latest production estimates from industry, Australian beef production is forecast to remain strong throughout 2015 as persistent drought conditions spur continued liquidation. Australian beef exports in 2015 are forecast to remain moderately higher than 2014 levels, on solid international demand from the United States, Japan, EU, Korea, and China. 2015 U.S. beef production, on the other hand, is forecast slightly lower from 2014, with tighter exportable supplies and higher cattle prices projected throughout the year. Japan's imports of Australian beef accelerated after April 2015, as the duties on Australian frozen and chilled beef were reduced again following the initial reductions enacted in January 2015. Industry sources indicate that imports of frozen cuts in the first half of 2015 were well in excess of running demand, as buyers looked to build stocks ahead of an anticipated reduction in Australian beef production and possible further deterioration in the terms of trade with the United States. That pattern reportedly explains a significant portion of the high June ending stocks, which mainly consist of Australian beef trimmings and U.S. short plates).
Note 3: Following the initial reduction of import duties on Australian beef in January 2015, duties were further reduced on April 1, 2015, to 28.5 percent for chilled beef and 31.5 percent on frozen beef.
Post anticipates that domestic beef supplies will be even tighter in 2016, driving already high domestic beef prices higher still and creating opportunities for high value-imported chilled cuts. While beef will face stiff competition from pork and chicken for consumer demand, Post projects that the moderation of U.S. beef price offers and the unwinding of significant 2016 year-beginning stocks should result in marginal beef consumption growth in 2016 to 1,215 million MT, while total domestic output and total imports are projected moderately lower.
For four successive years, total domestic cattle slaughter in 2016 is forecast to fall, projected down by two percent to 1.105 million head (or total beef production of 480,000 MT) primarily on continued calf production shortfalls from 2013 – 2014 (see Note 4). Total imports in 2016 are also projected down by two percent from 2015 last year to 727,000 MT (beef cuts down two percent to 713,000 MT; prepared product unchanged at 14,000 MT).
For imported beef cuts, Post projects that 2016 imports will shift from Australian beef to U.S. beef as Australian cattle slaughter eventually tapers on reduced cattle inventory and U.S. beef output is forecast to begin a moderate expansion.
Beef breeds (mostly Black Wagyu plus limited numbers of Red Wagyu, Japanese Short Horn and so on) down three percent at 1.661 million head from 2014 with the decline occurring for six years in a row since 2010. The total number of beef breed cows raised for calf rearing also fell three percent from 2014 to 580,000 head, suggesting difficulties in rebuilding the beef breed herd as older ranchers continue to cash in and discontinue their operations. Continued contraction in the number of small-scale cow-calf operations, due to a lack of successors, remains the primary cause for successive years of beef calf shortfalls in Japan.
Dairy Cows/Heifers (the dairy herd provides the breeding stock for Holstein steers and F-1 cross breeds [Wagyu crossed with Holstein] for domestic beef in Japan) down two percent at 1.371 million head. Japan's dairy herd is suffering from the challenges facing the beef breed sector, resulting in a similar supply short fall of Holstein steer calves. The combined total number of F-1 Cross Steers/Heifers and Holstein Steers raised at the year beginning of 2015 was three percent lower at 828,000 head (F-1 cross breed flat at 482,000 head; Holstein steer down six percent at 345,000 head]. The total number of Holstein cows placed for milking at the year beginning of this year was down three percent to 750,000 head from 2014, signaling continued shortfalls of Holstein steer and F-1 calves in coming years.
Japan's total domestic hog slaughter in 2015 is projected marginally higher than 2014, at around 16.27 million head (pushing total pork production up to 1.27 million MT) on weaker than anticipated recovery projected for the second half of the year.
While domestic hog slaughter in the first half of 2015 was modestly lower due to the lasting effects of 2014 piglet losses (down about three percent to 7.910 million head), the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' (MAFF) August forecast estimates that slaughter in the second half of 2015 will only increase by three percent over the same period in 2014 (see Note 5). Year-on-year, the domestic hog slaughter increase will remain marginal.
Note 5: Japan's reported cases of PEDv and subsequent piglet losses peaked in the fall of 2014. According to MAFF's monitoring record, for the period between October 1, 2013 and August 31, 2014, there were 817 reported PEDv outbreaks in 38 out of 47 prefectures, in which 419,852 head out of 1,289,090 total infected animals died. For the period between September 1, 2014 and August 16, 2015, there were 232 reported PEDv outbreaks in 28 prefectures, in which 71,023 head of out of 287,475 total infected animals died.
Post projects Japan's total pork and products imports in 2015 down five percent from 2014 to 1.260 million MT on anticipated recovery in Japanese domestic production and the unwinding of significant 2015 year-beginning stocks (up 26 percent from 2014 at 246,000 MT). Pork cuts (including a very low volume of bone-in carcasses) are projected to fall four percent to 1.034 million MT. Prepared products (mostly North American and some Chinese seasoned ground pork) are projected 11 percent lower at 226,000 MT. 2015 year-ending stocks are projected moderately lower at 239,000 MT.
Total pork and pork product imports fell five percent in the first half of 2015 compared to the same period in 2014, reaching 616,516 MT. Pork cuts (including a very low volume of bone-in carcasses) are revised down four percent to 494,254 MT. Prepared products (mostly North American seasoned ground pork) are revised down 16 percent at 122,262 MT.
In the first half of 2015, imports of chilled pork, which mainly supply the Japanese retail market for in-home consumption, were four percent lower at 190,620 MT largely driven by a significant decline in imports from the United States (down 16 percent to 107,579 MT) as a result of the west coast port labor issue and high offer prices. In the face of tight domestic and U.S. chilled supplies, increased imports from Canada (up 16 percent to 73,649 MT) and Mexico (up 30 percent to 9,355 MT) prevented a more pronounced shortfall in chilled retail cut supplies (see Note 6).
In the first half of 2015, imports of frozen pork, which are mainly used to manufacture processed/prepared pork products and to a lesser extent by the food service sector, were also modestly lower, down four percent to 303,633 MT. The decline was attributable to a significant drop in imports from the EU (down 12 percent to 160,746 MT), in part due to the large amount of EU pork in stocks carried over from 2014. Increased imports of frozen pork from the United States (up 21 percent to 69,490 MT) and Mexico (up 2 percent to 34, 945 MT) were insufficient to offset lower imports from the EU (see Note 7).
Following the losses suffered during widespread PEDv outbreaks in 2013 and 2014, U.S. hog production has recovered strongly (reportedly up six percent in the first half of 2015). With higher projected Japanese domestic pork output in the second half of 2015 and ample exportable supplies globally, Japan's retail market is expected to have sufficient supplies of domestic and imported chilled cuts, placing downward pressure on retail prices for the rest of the year. Total imports of frozen raw material cuts are projected lower through the rest of 2015 as demand for processed meat products remains sluggish and as manufacturers continue to unwind their considerable carryover stocks from 2014.
Note 6: In 2014, the prices for U.S. frozen picnic and shoulder cuts (the principle raw materials for manufacturing sausage and other ground processed pork products in Japan) reportedly soared to an unprecedented level, driving the price of seasoned ground pork (which is subject to a 20 percent ad valorem duty) to similar heights. According to trade sources, the increase in imports of U.S. frozen cuts in 2014 may be partially due to increased import of "unseasoned ground pork," which may have been used to balance the cost of shipments under the gate price system. Import levels in the first half of 2015 suggest that the situation remains relatively unchanged from 2014 with total imports of U.S. frozen cuts up 21 percent to 60,135 MT and imports of U.S. seasoned ground pork 25 percent lower at 74,136 MT.
Note 7: Russia's wide-ranging food import ban (in place since August 2014, in retaliation for Ukraine-related sanctions) has created sizable exportable supplies of EU pork, a large portion of which found its way into Asian markets in 2014, including Japan's market for frozen raw material cuts. For the first half of 2015, China and Korea were reportedly the leading EU pork export markets, with a notable increase in imports from Germany. The pace of Japan's imports from the EU, however, has slowed considerably. Although Russia's food import ban was due to end in August 2015, Russia recently announced an extension of the import ban through August 2016, in response to continued economic sanctions against Russia.
Post projects Japan's total pork consumption in 2015 to decline slightly from the 2014 level to 2.535 million MT as improved retail consumption is expected to be offset by continued stagnation of processed meat product consumption.
By the start of the second half of 2015, Japan's chilled pork supply had improved considerably, emerging from the constraints of Japan's earlier, domestic PEDv outbreaks and the prolonged labor dispute that affected U.S. west coast ports. At the same time, relatively high market prices for both domestic and imported chilled pork that had persisted through the first quarter of 2015 finally began to soften, sustaining retail consumption of fresh/chilled pork. Meanwhile, processed meat product price hikes implemented in 2014 – 2015 (the result of increased raw material procurement costs for imported frozen raw material cuts) further dampened household demand for processed meat products in the first half of 2015.
ALIC estimates Japan's total pork consumption in the first half of 2015 at 1.057 million MT, slightly lower than the same period last year. As such, June pork stock levels were up modestly to 245,331 MT, with imported frozen cuts accounting for 91 percent of stocks. Supplies and distribution of chilled retail pork (domestic as well as imported) are expected to continue to improve in the second half of 2015 due to improved domestic output and increased chilled pork imports projected for the period (largely driven by U.S. production recovery). However, as processed meat product retail prices are forecast to remain high (as processors look to recover the cost of procuring frozen raw material cuts in 2014 at record high prices), lower processed meat product consumption is expected to continue for the rest of 2015, effectively offsetting the growth in chilled pork retail consumption in the second half of 2015.
Assuming food service demand for pork remains roughly unchanged from 2014 levels, Post projects Japan's total pork consumption in 2015 to be slightly lower than in 2014.
Post expects the price of pork relative to beef to drive the 2016 outlook for Japanese pork consumption. As beef prices are projected to remain high through 2016, Japan's retail demand for fresh/chilled pork is expected to remain strong as consumers opt for relatively low-priced pork and chicken. The composition of pork demand should largely be determined by chilled pork retail prices relative to processed product prices (which are determined by imported frozen raw material pork cut prices). The recovery of Japan's hog slaughter that began in mid-2015 is projected to expand Japanese fresh/chilled pork supplies in 2016, driving domestic retail pork prices lower relative to 2015. Despite increased supplies of chilled pork on the global market (owing in large part to the U.S. production recovery), a stable supply of low-priced domestic pork cuts may cut into the growth of imported chilled cuts in 2016.
Furthermore, the market demand for processed meat products in 2016 is expected to remain flat, as manufacturers face sluggish consumer spending on high priced food items. The persistence of this trend would further dampen Japan's demand for imported frozen raw material cuts, despite projections of ample international supplies.
In light of the above, Japan's total domestic hog slaughter in 2016 is forecast to rise moderately from 2015, projected up by two percent to 16.60 million head (or total pork production of 1.290 million MT) as the national sow inventory posts a modest recovery. Total imports in 2016 are projected down by two percent to 1.240 million MT from 2015 on softened import demand for retail cuts and weaker demand for raw material frozen pork and seasoned ground pork from the U.S. and Canada. Pork cuts (including a very low volume of bone-in carcasses) are projected down two percent to 1.019 million MT. Prepared products are projected slightly lower at 221,000 MT. Post projects Japan's total pork consumption in 2016 to remain marginally lower than 2015 levels at around 2.530 million MT as reduced total pork imports are more only partly offset by a projected increase in domestic output. Year-end stocks are projected at roughly the same level as 2015 at 237,000 MT.


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What should architects do about climate change?
Yes the same question is coming up over and over again but we are still wondering what we should do about climate change and a not-so-good-looking future. On a personal level, being green takes many assets but efforts often look like a drop in the sea. How about the professional level? As an architect, can I do more than I do as a citizen, urbanite, householder ? Does implementing a sustainable practice and designing green buildings will change anything at all? To adress the challenge, the Center for architecture invited three different architects at the Seaport Culture District to talk about their unconventional practice.
Mitchell Joachim, from TerreformOne
About a year after I first heard about TerreformOne (see The future of design panel and TerreformOne exclusive interview), I am up for an update on the lab's work. Mitchell talked about their work at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. He told us about the wet lab they built with bio-hackers to work with actual biologic entities, and how they literally built organic architecture in the making of the Bio City map of 11 Billion (see below). He told us about the smart city, that is different from the green suburbs where houses are living structures that will reconnect us with nature. The MATscape is a panelized version of this living habitat.
Then, everyone's jaw dropped when he presented the Urban farm pod, that grows food on top of looking super cool (see below). And in case a disaster happens, TerreformOne has plans for a cricket shelter that is a harvest for food. Cricket flour potentially contains an enormous amount of proteins.
But the lab also works on bigger scale projects. One of their Urbaneering project - Governors Hook - is to reconnect Red Hook and Governors Island. Another, related to other designers and projects, is to consider waste as a resource with Rapid Re(f)use.
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Pat Sapinsley, from Cleantech Initiatives
After many years of practice as an architect, Pat got more and more concerned about climate change, became an environmental activist and finally shifted her career to swim in the Green Tech pool. She now runs cleantech initiatives at the Urban Future Lab.
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To combat climate change, Urban Future Lab uses three tools: academia, policy conversation, and business innovation. For the latter, their incubator hosts start-ups that are more about new business models than new technologies. Take the energy grid for instance; there is currently no relationship whatsoever between customers and providers. We need more options and the possibility of choice for energy access and grid distribution. Pat tells how "her" firms are working on solar services, passive house materials supply, transport efficiency, energy data use, and so on.
Amanda Lehman, from COOKFOX architects and William D. Browning, from Terrapin Bright Green LLC.
Cookfox is a more conventional practice, with a strong interest in green technologies. Through their partnership with Terrapin, a consultant firm focusing on large scale net zero projects and biomimicry, they deal with a larger spectrum of sustainable design. The impact of green building on the well-being of people gets measured. The goal is to bring nature into architecture, using 14 patterns organized in three categories: nature in the space (visually or directly), natural analogues (like fractals), nature of the space (like refuge).
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At their shared office located at 641 6th ave, Cookfox and Terrapin designed and built themselves a green rooftop, which rapidly became more than a decorative feature but really an opportunity for every employee to connect with an eco-system. The post-occupancy survey showed how important was that green roof. Cookfox is now moving out to relocate midtown in the Fisk Building. It took them a while to find that new space; they needed that green roof! Amanda describes how the design of the new office includes everything they learned from their previous location. Namely, there are going to be views, outdoor refuge spaces but also indoor refuge spaces with nooks. This is biophilia in action.
The host asked the speakers to share their experience as architects in their different practice. Pat was the only architect among MBA holders in the clean energy counselling industry. She had a design thinking that is critical to the field. Mitchell worked for IM Pei within a more conventional environment, for F. Gehry who builds movement itself and for Moshe Safdie who is more concerned about sustainability (but whose more recent bread-and-butter projects are... nah...). In his multidisciplinary practice, his architectural background gives Mitchell a mindset turned towards innovation, change, new ideas. But what we want to do is to communicate ideas to Mr Simpson, to the average American. In our world, that is an on-going Charette according to William, technology and education are hand in hand. Amanda tells how LEED is for her practice a list to check but also a tool to help the team to design sustainable buildings.
With all the data and scientific study that we have, we are often discouraged and pessimistic. Are we doomed? wonders the host. Pat reminds us to look at the enormous progress we made for the past century, all fields alike. She thinks we will be able to design our way out of this problem. Quoting JF Kennedy (talking about nuclear bombs): If men created this problem, men can solve it; Mitchell says that design is a very powerful tool. We architects can build convincing detail narratives. Like it happened during the first spatial explorations, a few people's imagination inspired everyone. But this is going to take all of us, there will be no credit to a specific group or nation. As for William, he shows how we know much more today than we ever knew, we have a much better input for analysis, namely about our building stock. Things are happening faster than we expected, and this could be true for climate too. According to the drawdown movement, if we stop every greenhouse emission to get back to the levels of the pre-industrial era, the planet would stabilize in two decades.
An attendee is asking for their recommendations. What should we do? Pat advises us to start with information. We should know passive house standards and make our buildings smart and energy efficient. Look it up, it is usually common sense! Mitch talks about the Masdar Project in Abu Dabhi (see below), designed by N. Foster. This experimental city implements a lot of environmental systems and sustainable notions. To William, the important thing we should focus on is to make buildings that people like and care about__. Energy is just a small cost of the building. For the roof of 6th avenue, office workers made a shift from considering the roof a decorative feature to see it as an eco-system by itself. The roof engaged the team and changed relationship people had with space. We should seek for elements of design that connect us to a place, and that is what big companies like Google are also interested in.
When asked about green roof, Amanda explains that it is now easier to install than it was before. People now see the advantages of water retention, insulation, etc. What they installed themselves at 641 6th avenue (see below) is a system of light weight bags. They were able to move them easily when the roof membrane was to replace. The only resistance might come from building manager and owner, and it can be overcome with education. In Singapore, a law is now asking for a minimum ratio of 1:1 of green growing surface per building footprint. In NY, incentives with Floor Area reduction are going towards this direction.
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Wharfedale made the short trip down the dale to play this league game in testing conditions, with relentless wind and rain throughout. Both teams tried to play some attractive rugby but the majority was played through the forwards cancelling each other out while the backs from both teams scored the tries at regular intervals throughout the game.
Wharfedale got off to a flying start with a try for Duncan Clayton-Stead after 5 minutes with Tom Murray converting. Skipton then kicked a penalty and scored a converted try after 20 minutes. Just before halftime Skipton went further ahead with a breakaway try from their own half.
The second half continued with both sides applying pressure to get the upper hand, but it was stalemate until Skipton got their 3rd try with 10 minutes to go.
Wharfedale didn't give up and forward pressure led to Ian Close crashing over from a tap penalty move with 5 minutes left. Wharfedale tried to get another score but the clock and conditions eventually beat them.


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Johnson Debra S. and Bryan J.
Kelter, Cheryl G. and Michael A.
Klostermeyer, Mary I. and Roy C.
Koompone, Alicia D. and Jard T.
Landreth, Karen D. and William H.
Laughlin, Cathy L. and Edward R.
Lynn, Catherine P. and Stephen R.
McCoy, Rose F. and Melvin S.
Miller, June M. and Thomas J.
Morgan, Julie R. and Richard A.
Paduano, Pauline E. and Norman A.
Postlethwait, Mary E. and Lowell L.
Rodriguez, Gladys E. and Robert A.
Rosenblatt, Kristie L. and Jason M.
Sharp, Vickie L. and Richard A.
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Tomes, Cynthia M. and Randall L.
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Melendez, Ana I. and Rojas, Carlos M.
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Burns, Mary and Burns, Brian K.
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Data File: A - QUANTIFICATION OF PRODUCTION- FIRST VISIT
Content SECTION 5A: QUANTIFICATION OF PRODUCTION- FIRST VISIT
hh Household Code Household Code
a5apn Parcel Name Parcel Name
crop_name Crop Name Crop Name
a5aq5 Crop Code Crop Code
a5aq6a How much did you harvest during the first seaon of 2009 and How much […] did you harvest during the first season of 2009 and in what condition/state?
IF THE ENTIRE CROP WAS LOST BEFORE HARVEST WRITE '00' AND SKIP TO COL.24
a5aq6b How much did you harvest during the first seaon of 2009 and How much […] did you harvest during the first season of 2009 and in what condition/state?
a5aq6c How much did you harvest during the first seaon of 2009 and How much […] did you harvest during the first season of 2009 and in what condition/state?
a5aq6d How much did you harvest during the first seaon of 2009 and How much […] did you harvest during the first season of 2009 and in what condition/state?
a5aq7a How much of the harvested was sold and in what condition-qty How much of the […] you harvested during the first season of 2009 was sold and in what condition/state?
IF NONE, WRITE 0 IN QUANTITY AND GO TO 11
a5aq7b How much did you harvest during the first seaon of 2009 and How much of the […] you harvested during the first season of 2009 was sold and in what condition/state?
a5aq7c How much did you harvest during the first seaon of 2009 and How much of the […] you harvested during the first season of 2009 was sold and in what condition/state?
a5aq8 What was the value? What was the value?
a5aq9 Who bought the largest part? Who bought the largest part?
a5aq10 How much was spent on transport? How much was spent on transport?
a5aq11 Who controls the output from this plot Who controls the output from this crop?
Record Person ID No.
a5aq12 How much of the [...] harvested during the first season of 2 How much of the [...] harvested during the first season of 2009 was given out as gifts or reimbursements for land, labour, oxen etc?
a5aq13 How much of the [...] harvested during the first season of 2 How much of the [...] harvested during the first season of 2009 has already been consumed by your household?
a5aq14a How much of the […] harvested during the first season of 200 How much of the […] harvested during the first season of 2009 was used to produce processed food products for sale and for animal feed?
a5aq14b How much of the […] harvested during the first season of 200 How much of the […] harvested during the first season of 2009 was used to produce processed food products for sale and for animal feed?
a5aq15 How much of the harvested during the first season of 2009 wa How much of the [...] harvested during the first season of 2009 was saved for seed?
a5aq16 How much of the harvested during the first season of 2009 di What percentage of the […] harvested during the first season of 2009 did you lose or waste after harvest?
a5aq17 What was the reason for the loss? What was the reason for the loss?
a5aq18 What is your main method of storage for this crop? What is your main method of storage for this crop?
a5aq19 Did you do anything to protect the stored crop? Did you do anything to protect the stored crop?
a5aq20 What did you do? What did you do?
a5aq21 When you store [….], what is usually the main purpose of sto When you store [….], what is usually the main purpose of storing it?
a5aq22 How much of theharvested during the first season of 2009 is How much of the […] harvested during the first season of 2009 is still being stored by your household?
a5aq23 How long do you think the quantity of [crop] in stock will l How long do you think the quantity of [crop] in stock will last?
a5aq24 What was the main reason for the harvest lose? What was the main reason for the harvest lose?
a5apid2 Pacel ID Pacel ID
a5apn2 Pacel name Pacel name
a5aplid2 Plot ID Plot ID


ISLAMABAD - In order to resolve the pending land issue between the Sindh government and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), a parliamentary accountability body Monday asked the Sindh Board of Revenue to carry out demarcation of land and submit report within a week.
Reviewing the audit objections related to the decades old pending issue of land, the sub-committee of PAC ordered demarcation of the costly land. The committee, chaired by Shahida Akhtar Ali, asked the Sindh Revenue Board to submit a detailed report within a week to the committee. Audit officials informed that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had written a letter to Ministry of Defence about the land in 2010. In the letter, it was mentioned that this was land of CAA. Members of BOARD of Revenue of Sindh said that they had not documents in their possession. On it, the convenor of the committee asked for the demarcation of the land. She also ordered to submit report within a week.


The Book and Bed hotel in Tokyo.
The blurb on the website explains: "There are no comfortable mattresses, fluffy pillows nor lightweight and warm down duvets." Instead guests are invited simply to read themselves to sleep.
Guests can choose from more than 1,700 novels and works of nonfiction.
The hotel is reached by a lift that brings guests out into a claustrophobic wood-panelled lobby – more than four guests would struggle to fit into the space. In the dorm, behind a heavy, code-locked door, books stretch out across the room, with cubbyholes between the shelves leading to single bunks.
Book and Bed, which has room for 30 guests, is close to fully booked through November – its first month in business. About 30% of its guests come from overseas; the remainder are Japanese from out of town and Tokyoites curious to spend the night in such a novel space.
It is a heaven for bookworms. Those looking for Japanese literature will find English translations of fiction such as Natsume Soseki's Kokoro; Essays in Idleness, the collected works of the 14th-century Buddhist monk Yoshida Kenko; and scholarly tomes on the modern nation, such as Theodore C Bestor's Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Centre of the World. There is also a big selection of international fiction and nonfiction.
The 140-square-metre space is a new concept for Tokyo, a city finding its feet as a tourist destination. With the Rugby World Cup in 2019, the Olympic Games in 2020 and the weakness of the yen, hospitality is a growing market. Japan, which now has roughly 100,000 hotel rooms, will need many more. The country beat its all-time record for annual visitor numbers by September this year, attracting 14.48 million tourists in just nine months.
Rikimaru says his company plans to expand and develop a range of "concept" dorms. "Next we want to make a sleep-in bar," he says.


"The Outdoor Leadership Scholarship Program was begun as a cooperation between alumni and the Mountaineering Club as a financial aid source for student members seeking advanced training in outdoor activities. The hope and aim of the scholarship is that recipients will bring their new found knowledge back to the UCMC and share it with everyone.
Steve Must, a member of the Club since the mid 1980's, learned to love rock climbing and mountaineering through his association with the Club and its members. As he advanced in his skills, Steve would gladly share the knowledge and experience he gained with others in the UCMC. Steve would eventually leave us for the siren call of the Pacific Northwest where he spent many years mountaineering, including numerous trips with Fred Beckey (a world famous and historic figure in mountaineering); even traveling to China in his quest for new places to climb mountains.
It seemed quite fitting and natural to rename the OLSP after Steve as a commemoration to his life and experiences in the out of doors. As a friend, I consider it an honor to recognize his achievements in this way. Although his death was much too soon, his life was certainly full and varied. We who knew him where enriched by the knowing of him. Those who receive scholarship under the banner of Steve's name will forever more be enriched by him too.
A plaque has been created to mark the name change and to list the recipients of the scholarship. I would like to now present it and read it to you all.
In memory of Steve, a beloved member of the University of Cincinnati Mountaineering Club. Both his service to the Club and his enthusiasm for mountain climbing personified the UCMC spirit of determination and adventure. This Scholarship is awarded to individuals who are pursuing advanced training and leadership skills in the many outdoor activities promoted by the Mountaineering Club.
"A duplicate of the header plate has been made and will be given to Steve's parents, Pat and Clancy Must, who are here tonight with us.


The dictionary definition of intuition is "the act or faculty of knowing or sensing without the use of rational processes, the instinctive knowledge or a belief about something without conscious reasoning". It is derived from the Latin word 'intueri' which means 'to see within.' It is a way of knowing, of sensing the truth without explanations. How many times you would have wondered that while the phone rings you have a gut feel that the person on the phone is the X and it turned out to be same or you think of a friend or relative you lost touch in years all of a sudden and you bump into the person in the market within couple of hours and kept talking about the rare coincidence of how you thought of him only that day and miraculously meeting him immediately. These incidences do happen in our life and we take it unusual coincidences.
We all have that intuitive sense from the first day of our lives. By following your "gut feel" or everyday hunches, you are actually taking test drives. You are in fact listening to that little inner voice or feel inside of you. The more you use your intuition the better you get at it. We tend to think that the level of intuition our ability to tap into them cannot be improved. But in fact there are proven ways to develop your intuitive ability and use our subjective senses for problem solving and improving our life.
In the 50s, Jose Silva discovered that it was possible to train people to function at the Alpha level. He was the pioneer of the idea that the human mind had abilities beyond the five senses and that these abilities could be harnessed to improve one's life. He development the Silva UltraMind ESP System to help people not just achieve what they want, but also what is 'right' for them. He developed the method to tap into your inner potential and your inner guide.
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Before we tell you about how Silva UltraMind can be helpful to you, first we want to show you a Rare Video of Sir Jose Silva himself explaining about the Mind Chart(Which we promised to send you).
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