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2022 09 08 Zoning Board of Adjustment and City of Rapid City Planning Commission Agenda
pdf Zoning Board of Adjustment - Agenda #1
City of Rapid City Planning Commission – Agenda #2 (32 KB)
September 8, 2022- 7:00 A.M.
Zoning Board of Adjustment begins at 7:00 A.M. and is directly followed by Planning Commission. If there are no items for Zoning Board of Adjustment Planning Commission will begin at 7:00 A.M.
AGENDA # 1
City of Rapid City Zoning Board of Adjustment
September 8, 2022 - 7:00 A.M.
Notice is hereby given that the Rapid City Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. in the City Council Meeting Room at 300 6th Street, Rapid City, SD has been cancelled as there are no items for review.
City of Rapid City Planning Commission
City Council Meeting Room
300 Sixth Street
SOME OF THE ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA ARE SUBJECT TO A PUBLIC HEARING OR CONSIDERATION BY THE RAPID CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL ACTION. PLEASE CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE DATE ANY PARTICULAR ITEM MAY BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
The following items have been placed on the Consent Calendar for action to be taken on all items in accordance with staff's recommendation by a single vote. Any item may be removed from the Consent Calendar by any Planning Commissioner, staff member, or audience member, for separate consideration:
---CONSENT CALENDAR---
1. Approval of the pdf August 25, 2022 (68 KB) Planning Commission Meeting Minutes.
2. No. 22PL087 - Village on the Green No.3
A request by Dale Funderburk for Flatirons Design to consider an application for a Preliminary Subdivision Plan for proposed Lot 2A and 2B of Block 2 of Village on the Green No. 3 Subdivision, property generally described as being located northwest of the intersection of Anna Court and Saddle Hill Drive.
Staff recommends approval of the Preliminary Subdivision Plan with stipulations as outlined in the Staff Report.
3. No. 22PL090 - Kateland Subdivision
A request by Renner Associates, LLC for Bill Freytag to consider an application for a Preliminary Subdivision Plan for proposed lots 15 thru 16 of Block 5, Lot 1 of Block 8 of Kateland Subdivision, property generally described as being located along Country Road West.
4. No. 22PL092 - Rushmore Crossing II
A request by Renner Associates, LLC for CPP Rushmore II LLC to consider an application for a Preliminary Subdivision Plan for proposed Lot 1 and Lot 2 of Rushmore Crossing II, property generally described as being located north of the intersection of Eglin Street and Luna Avenue.
*5. No. 22PD042 - Orchard Meadows No. 2
A request by KTM Design Solutions, Inc for Creekside Heights Apartments LLC to consider an application for a Final Planned Development Overlay to allow an apartment development for a portion of Lot 1 and Lot 2 of Orchard Meadows No 2, located in Section 9, T1N, R8E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located west of the current terminus of Jim Street.
Staff recommends approval of the Final Planned Development Overlay to allow an apartment development with stipulations as outlined in the Project Report.
The Rapid City Planning Commission's action on this item is final unless any party appeals that decision to the Rapid City Council. All appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Community Development by close of business on the seventh full calendar day following action by the Planning Commission.
*6. No. 22UR020 - Rapid City Greenway Tract
A request by Eirik Heikes for Special Olympics South Dakota - Rapid City Flame to consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a structure in the Flood Hazard District for property generally described as being located northwest of the intersection of Mt. Rushmore Road and Omaha Street.
Staff recommends approval of the Conditional Use Permit to allow a structure in the Flood Hazard District with stipulations as outlined in the Project Report.
7. 22TP020 – 2023-2026 Rapid City Area Transportation Improvement Program – Final Report
Staff recommends approval of the 2023-2026 Rapid City Are4a Transoportation Improvement Program - Final Report
---END OF CONSENT CALENDAR---
---BEGINNING OF REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS---
*8 No. 22PD033 - Shepherd Hills South Subdivision
A request by TJ Olson for Signature Companies LLC to consider an application for a Final Planned Development Overlay to allow a multi-family development for property described as being located southeast of the intersection of E. Anamosa Street and E. Philadelphia Street.
Staff recommends approval of the Final Planned Development Overlay to allow a multi-family development with stipulations outlined in the Project Report.
*9. No. 22PD043 - Big Sky Business Park
A request by Indigo Design, LLC for DTH, LLC to consider an application for a Final Planned Development to allow an apartment development for property more generally described as being located southeast of the intersection of Berniece Street and Neal Street.
Staff recommends approval of the Final Planned Development to allow an apartment development with stipulations outlined in the Project Report.
*10. No. 22UR022 - Section 27, T2N, R7E
A request by Micheal Graham for Rapid City Cannabis, Inc to consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit to allow Medical Cannabis Cultivation for property generally described as being located at 2090 Deadwood Avenue.
Staff recommends approval of the Conditional Use Permit to allow Medical Cannabis Cultivation with stipulations as outlined in the Project Report.
11. Staff and Planning Commission Discussion Items
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>Auto Driver's Son Gets Ticket Worth ₹75K To Justin Bieber's Concert For Free. Can You 'Beliebe' It?
Auto Driver's Son Gets Ticket Worth ₹75K To Justin Bieber's Concert For Free. Can You 'Beliebe' It?
Nishita Gupta
Charlie won the golden ticket to the Chocolate Factory. And now, a Mumbai-based auto-rickshaw driver's son, who is a big fan of Grammy award winner, Justin Bieber, has won a Rs 75,000 ticket of his concert, free of cost.
According to reports, the 22-year-old has won access to merchandise and backstage entry .
He has been following Bieber's music for a while and dropped messages on the official page of the tour, talking about his love for Bieber's music, while hoping to receive a reply.
White Fox India, the organisers of the concert heard his plea and decided to gift him the ticket. Arjun Jain from White Fox India said in a statement,
Yes, it's true. We have given the golden ticket to an ardent fan of Justin Bieber who didn't have the means to afford the tickets. Bieber has always believed in charity, and we wanted to ensure there is greater meaning to the Purpose Tour, and we can extend our support to the causes Bieber publicly supports. We are also looking at partnering with NGOs to donate certain proceeds of the concert to a noble cause.
Not just the golden ticket, the guy may also get an opportunity to meet Bieber backstage. Reportedly, he is very media shy and has asked the organisers to not reveal his identity.
Justin Bieber is all set to perform at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on 10th May.
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Dimitra Dova (; born July 2, 1974 in Athens) is a Greek sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres. She won the gold medal for her category at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain, with a time of 52.67 seconds, defeating her compatriot Phara Anacharsis by three hundredths of a second (0.03).

Dova represented the host nation Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics, coincidentally in her home city, where she placed eighth for her national sprint team in the women's 4 × 400 m relay, with a time of 3:45.70.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Dova competed for the women's 400 metres this time, as an individual athlete. She ran in the fifth heat against six other athletes, including American track star Sanya Richards, who eventually won a bronze medal in the final. She finished the race in fifth place by nine hundredths of a second (0.09) behind Japan's Asami Tanno, with a time of 52.69 seconds. Dova, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as she placed twenty-ninth overall and was ranked below three mandatory slots for the next round.

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Living people
Greek female sprinters
Olympic athletes of Greece
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece
Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
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Parliament passes Citizenship Amendment Bill
Parliament has approved the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019. Rajya Sabha passed the bill by majority vote today. 125 votes were cast in favour and 105 against the bill. Lok Sabha had passed the bill on Monday.
Replying the discussion, Home Minister Amit Shah said that the bill is a historic necessity to redress the hardships being faced by the minorities in the neighbouring Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
He said, after the partition on religious lines the minorities in those countries are subjected to continuous persecution. Mr. Shah questioned why the Congress agreed the partition be on a religious basis.
The bill seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955 to make illegal migrants of six communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan eligible for Indian citizenship.
The communities are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians. Answering the constitutionality, Mr. Shah said, the bill has reasonable classification to meet the conditions.
The Minister informed the house that in the last five years India is considerate to give citizenship to 566 Muslims from those countries. He said, unlike the Congress, the NDA Government has a vast definition for religious freedom.
Mr Shah said, the bill is neither brought in haste nor any smoke screen to divert from the issues as alleged by the opposition. He reminded that the bill was brought in 2015 also. He said, earlier, multiple amendments have been made in the Citizenship Act and citizenship has been provided to people of Sri Lanka and Uganda.
Earlier, Congress, Left, TMC, SP, DMK, BSP, RJD, NCP and TRS opposed the bill terming it unconstitutional.
Initiating the discussion, Mr Anand Sharma of Congress alleged that the bill is an attack on the soul of the Constitution. Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal criticized the government and said the bill give legal colour to the two nation theory.
Opposing the Bill, Mr Derek O'Brien of TMC termed it as unconstitutional. Mr Javed Ali Khan of Samajwadi Party also accused the government of working to marginalize the Muslims in India.
Mr Satish Chandra Mishra of BSP said, this bill is against the Preamble of the Constitution as Muslims have been excluded. Mr Praful Patel of NCP said, the Constitution has given equal rights to every citizen and this bill must be sent to the Select Committee for further scrutiny.
Mr K. Keshav Rao of TRS questioned the government, why the people of Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Myanmar who are persecuted on the religious basis have not been included under the legislation. He demanded that this bill should be withdrawn.
Earlier, Chairman, M. Venkaiah Naidu rejected the objection of Mr Sukhendu Shekar Roy of TMC that the bill is faulty in nature and it should not be taken into consideration.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed happiness on the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha.
In a tweet, Mr Modi said, it is a landmark day for India and the nation's ethos of compassion and brotherhood. He expressed gratitude to all the Members of Parliament who voted in favour of the Bill.
The Prime Minister said, the Bill will alleviate the suffering of many who faced persecution for years.
Home Minister Amit Shah said, as the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 passes in Parliament, the dreams of crores of deprived and victimised people has come true today.
In a tweet, Mr Shah said, he is grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his resolve to ensure dignity and safety for these affected people. He thanked everyone for their support.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has congratulated people on the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 in the Rajya Sabha.
In a tweet, Mr Javadekar said, the historic step was taken under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
He said, it will provide a dignified life to religiously oppressed minorities from India's neighbourhood. Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said that the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill is a victory of narrow-minded over the country's pluralism.
In a statement, she reiterated Congress' determination to be relentless in its struggle against what she alleged is the BJP's polarising agenda. (AIR NEWS)


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Julie Bargmann Wins Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize
$100,000 prize honouring the late Vancouver landscape architect goes to the founder of D.I.R.T. Studio
By Canadian Architect On Oct 15, 2021
The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) announced Julie Bargmann as the winner of the inaugural Cornelia Hahn Oberlander Landscape Architecture Prize. The biennial $100,000 award is bestowed on a recipient who, according to the TCLF, is "exceptionally talented, creative, courageous, and visionary" and has "a significant body of built work that exemplifies the art of landscape architecture."
Photo credit: Barrett Doherty, courtesy of TCLF
Bargmann is a Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Virginia, and the founder of D.I.R.T. studio. For more than thirty years as a teacher and a landscape architect, she has focused on contaminated, neglected, and forgotten urban and post-industrial sites. For many of her recent projects, Bargmann and D.I.R.T. have acted as the conceptual design lead, while collaborating with architects, historians, engineers, hydrogeologists, artists and local residents throughout the planning, design, and construction process.
Turtle Creek Water Works, Dallas. Photo creit: Barrett Doherty, courtesy of TCLF.
Dorothée Imbert, Chair of the seven-person Oberlander Prize Jury, lauded "her leadership in the world of ideas, her impact on the public landscape, her model of an activist practice, and her commitment to advancing landscape architecture both through teaching and design."
Photo courtesy of TLCF.
The Oberlander Prize Jury Citation notes of Bargmann: "She has been a provocateur, a critical practitioner, and a public intellectual. She embodies the kind of activism required of landscape architects in an era of severe environmental challenges and persistent social inequities."
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INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, successfully hosted its ninth annual World of Wipes (WOW) International Conference, from June 16 to 19, 2015, at the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta hotel, in US.
The event drew over 500 people to Atlanta to discuss their business in wipes and attend the valuable presentations. The successful WOW 2015 explored topics, issues, trends, forecasts, regulations, and advances affecting the global nonwoven wipes market with a focus on flushability, specialty materials for industrial wipes, fragrances, and wet wipe preservatives. WOW is the only event of its kind devoted solely to the entire wipes value chain, INDA said on its website.
WOW conference speaker highlights included a presentation on game-changing consumer trends and forecasts by Carman Allison, vice president of Consumer Insights, Nielsen Canada; and a panel of experts discussing the latest in flushable wipes and legislation, moderated by Jan O'Regan, director of strategic initiatives at Cotton Incorporated.
Participants connected face-to-face with hundreds of wipes professionals during receptions, table top displays, networking breaks, and dining with thought leaders.
INDA also presented the World of Wipes Innovation Award to Clorox ScrubSingles Kitchen pads, selected by conference attendees in voting. The winning ScrubSingles Kitchen pad is a hybrid wipe and sponge loaded with Clorox cleaner. The ScrubSingles formulation and nonwoven has been optimized for generating foam, allowing users to clean while minimizing fear of damaging surfaces.
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The Principles of GLP define the responsibilities of test facility management, study director, study personnel and quality assurance personnel that are operating within a GLP system, and minimum standards concerning the suitability of facilities and equipment to perform studies, the need for standard operating procedures, documentation of raw data, study reports, the archiving of records, etc.
What types of tests are carried out at such facilities under GLP?
a) The OECD Principles of GLP concern "non-clinical" testing of a chemical or chemical product, examined under laboratory conditions or in the environment, including work conducted in greenhouses and in the field. They do not include studies which use human subjects.
What types of chemicals/chemical products are covered by the OECD Principles of GLP?
Depending on the jurisdiction, the Principles of GLP may also be applied to non-clinical safety testing of other regulated products, such as medical devices.
How do governments verify that a study conducted at a test facility was carried out according to the OECD Principles of GLP?
Data on safety testing have to be submitted to receiving authorities for marketing authorisation of the product. As part of the review process GLP compliance of the submitted data is verified. In addition, the GLP compliance status of the test facility at which the study was carried out, is checked by consulting information on inspections provided by the national GLP compliance monitoring programmes.
What is GLP Compliance Monitoring?
OECD countries in which non-clinical health and environmental safety testing is carried out according to the OECD Principles of GLP have established national GLP Compliance Monitoring Programmes (CMP) with responsibilities for monitoring GLP compliance of test facilities within their territories. GLP compliance is verified by CMPs through inspections of GLP test facilities, and audits of GLP studies. A test facility which has been subject to periodic inspections by a CMP, and found to be operating in compliance with the Principles of GLP, is recognised as a GLP compliant test facility.
In most countries, facilities that wish to become recognised as GLP compliant can apply to the national CMP. The CMP then conducts an inspection to determine if the test facility complies with the OECD Principles of GLP. In other countries, CMPs can inspect any test facility claiming to conduct studies according to GLP.


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Please note that the information here supplied is to be used as a guide only. For exact information please consult a lawyer or notary in your area, and seek advise from foreigners who have been living in Bali for some time. There are exceptions on the information here supplied, depending on the area of Indonesia, rules in Batam and Jakarta are different. There are "decrees" with exemptions. In general one can conclude that there many unclear areas in the Indonesian law, but it is generally safe to acquire properties.
Can a foreign person or other foreign entity legally purchase property in Indonesia? The Indonesian government issued Law 5 of 1960 on the "Basic Regulation Of Land in Indonesia" ("UU 5/1960"), which came into force on 24 September 1960. This law explicitly and implicitly revoked many older laws. As a result, it can be said that UU 5/1960 established revolutionary new rules and principles concerning rights in land. UU 5/1960 recognized and regulated several rights over land and houses, including the: Right of Ownership (Hak Milik), Right to Cultivate (Hak Guna Usaha), Right of Building (Hak Guna Bangunan), Right of Use (Hak Pakai), and Right of Building Lease (Hak Sewa Atas Bangunan).
Right of Ownership is the most comprehensive and complete form of individual rights over land. There is no time limit, and the holder has the right to use the land, including the earth underneath and the water and air above. It does not, however, include the right to obtain wealth from resources underneath the earth. Right of Ownership may be had only by Indonesian citizens.
Right of Building is a right over land, either State-owned or private, with which the holder may erect and possess buildings for a certain period of time not to exceed thirty years (can be extended for another twenty years). When the extension period expires, Right of Building shall be renewed. There are no limitations on the size of the holding. Right of Building may only be owned by Indonesian citizens and companies established under Indonesian law and domiciled in Indonesia.
Pipil is land owned by Balinese families by in heritage and never has been formally registered with the Land Registration office. Before acquiring this type of land it has to registered. This takes usually 4 to 6 months.
Property Sales Tax. When Hak Milik property is sold there is tax to be paid by both the selling and the buying party. This is 5% for the buyer and 2.5% for the seller, over the amount that is on the sales contract. Please note that the amount on the sales contract can be different from the actual price agreed upon. The tax has to be paid to the notary handling the transaction. Project developers usually include all in their pricing schemes, but when negotiating please ask how sales tax will be handled. The tax on a Hak Sewa property is paid by the seller.
A foreigner can purchase or construct a house built only on land with the right of use (Hak Pakai), the right of use with the right of proprietorship, or the right of lease (Hak Sewa). An apartment can only be purchased by a foreigner on land with right of use (Hak Pakai). Foreigners are not, however allowed to purchase houses or apartments classified as "low cost housing" or "very low-cost housing".
Hak Pakai "ownership' is structured in 80 year use-rights terms; 50 years are granted upon handover and an option to extend for 30 years is offered for a small administrative fee provided that the foreigner remains an Indonesian resident or meets the status requirements. In the 79th year of ownership, the foreigner can re-apply for an additional 80 year term. If the foreigner departs from Indonesia, the property must be sold or transferred within one year after departure. If the foreigner or his family does not use the house for more than 12 consecutive years, then the foreigner forfeits the "being domiciled" status, for the purpose of owning residential property.


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Абу Хамму III (; ум. 1528) ― двадцать четвёртый правитель Тлемсена из династии Абдальвадидов (1516—1528).

Биография
Абу Хамму принял трон Тлемсена после смерти своего племянника Абу Абдаллы V. Его правление пришлось на период упадка Тлемсена и борьбы между христианскими и мусульманскими правителями за власть над регионом.

Он подтвердил вассальный договор с королём Испании (Фердинанд Католик умер 22 января 1516 года), принесённый его предшественником, и в 1516 году подписал договор, по которому Тлемсен в обмен на защиту обязался платить ежегодную дань в 12 000 дукатов, 12 лошадей и 6 ястребов.

Как только известия о смерти Фердинанда Арагонского дошли до Алжира, местная знать, возглавляемая Салимом ат-Туми, решила освободиться от угрозы, созданной христианским присутствием на Алжирском утёсе — укреплённом острове вблизи Алжира, занятом испанцами ещё в 1510 году. Знать связалась с турецким пиратом Аруджем Барбароссой, который только что обосновался в Джиджилли с пушками и кораблями. Турки осадили Утёс, и испанцы запросили помощи у императора Карла V, который отправил флот с Пиренейского полуострова. Однако турки вели себя в Алжире, как в завоёванной стране, и жители Алжира во главе с Салимом ат-Туми решили избавиться от Аруджа. Однако Арудж был готов к такому развитию событий, убил Салима и захватил власть в городе. Сын Салима ат-Туми укрылся у испанцев. Прибывший флот снял осаду Утёса, но не смог изгнать турок из Алжира. Испанцы высадили десант 30 сентября 1516 года во главе с Диего де Верой, а Арудж объявил себя султаном Алжиром.

Испанцы начали войну с Аруджем на суше. Между тем, Хайр ад-Дин Барбаросса, брат Аруджа, с моря атаковал Тенес и добился сдачи города местной знатью. Через два дня он ушёл из города и отправился в Алжир с 400 христианскими пленниками, и наместник Абдальвадидов смог вернуться в Тенес и восстановить власть. Арудж лично выступил против Тлемсена и по пути узнал о договоре, который Абу Хамму III подписал с испанцами, а также, возможно, получил просьбы от тлемсенской знати, выступавшей против испанского владычества, прибыть в Тлемсен. По дороге к столице Арудж занял крепость клана Бану-Рашид Кала, где оставил гарнизон во главе со своим братом Исхаком. На подступах к Тлемсену Арудж разбил армию Абу Хамму III (сентябрь 1517). Однако, опасаясь грабежей, горожане не открыли ворота Аруджу, пока тот не поклялся на Коране, что не нанесёт ущерба городу и что возведёт на трон Абу Зайяна Ахмада. Арудж провозгласил Абу Зайяна эмиром, но через несколько дней провёл переворот, арестовал эмира и приказал его повесить вместе с семью детьми. Затем Арудж убил всех членов королевской семьи, которых нашёл, и 60 преданных династии сановников. Тысячу родственников эмира и сторонников династии бросили в пруд и утопили.

После этого Арудж совершил экспедиции в Уджу и во владения клана Бени-Снассен, решив также договориться с султаном Феса о союзе с Испанией. Управление восточными территориями он передал брату Хайру ад-Дину. Чтобы гарантировать свою власть, Арудж хотел добиться защиты от османского султана, поэтому заявил, что передаёт ему свой титул султана Алжира (1517). Османский султан принял дар и объявил Алжир санджаком, а Аруджа — его беем (губернатором) и бейлербеем Западного Средиземноморья, обещав поддержку галерами и орудиями.

Абу-Хамму III, неспособный продолжать боевые действия за пределами столицы, оказался в Фесе, где его встретил султан Ваттасидов Мухаммед аль-Буртукали. Здесь же он встретился с двумя из своих братьев, которых он сам в своё время заключил в тюрьму (вместе с Абу Зайяном Ахмадом), но они были выпущены Аруджем во время входа в Тлемсен и смогли бежать. Вскоре после этого Абу Хамму связался с испанским губернатором Орана, которому предложил правление под протекторатом Испании, если ему вернут трон. Испанцы приняли предложение.

В январе 1518 года испанская армия, возглавляемая Мартином де Арготе, захватила после долгой осады крепость Кала (Уэд Фодда), разрезав пути между Тлемсеном и Алжиром. В мае 1518 года Абу Хамму III на испанские деньги нанял 15 000 преимущественно берберских солдат, с которыми он добрался до Орана и соединился с силами испанского губернатора Диего де Кордобы (10 000 солдат). Объединённая армия продвинулась к Тлемсену, где стала ожидать подхода армии Аруджа и его брата Исхака из 1500 турок и 5000 арабов и берберов. Опасаясь восстания местного населения, возмущённого прибытием христиан, Абу Хамму и испанцы укрепились в форте Мишвар и стали ждать помощи от султана Феса. Арудж не смог занять форт, и в ходе контратаки был вынужден отступить в город, а затем бежать с некоторыми сторонниками. Спустя 20 дней сопротивления испанские отряды Гарсиа де Тинео (впервые в истории) вошли в Тлемсен. Арудж оказался в ловушке возле современной реки Саладо (провинция Оран) и пал в битве или был убит преследователями (осень 1518). Его брат Исхак также погиб в боях за Тлемсен. Абу Хамму III был восстановлен на престоле и возобновил вассальный договор с Испанией.

В 1518 году испанцы отправили вторую экспедицию в Алжир во главе с Уго де Монкада, наместником Сицилии. Флот прибыл 16 августа 1518 года, а генерал Марино де Рибера организовал осаду Алжира. Абу Хамму III должен был выступить против Алжира по суше, но эмир не смог найти солдат, которые хотели бы сражаться вместе с христианами, а 24 августа шторм уничтожил большую часть испанского флота, потопив 4000 человек. Осада Алжира была снята.

Абу Хамму III остался верным испанцам до своей смерти и уплачивал дань в 12 000 дукатов, 12 лошадей и 6 ястребов каждый год. Он умер в конце 1528 года. Его брат Абу Мухаммад Абдалла (Абу Му II) сменил его на троне.

Литература
 Histoire des Beni Zeiyan pel xeic Mohammed Abd'al-Djalil al-Tenesy, traducció de l'abat Bargès

Абдальвадиды
Военачальники XVI века
Правители Африки XVI века


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Facing the Truth
Parliamentary Inquiry
Our Submission
As part of our commitment to being open and transparent, we will provide here information to help keep the community updated about the Inquiry, its report Betrayal of Trust and the response of the Victorian government to its recommendations.
Listed below are updates about the Inquiry, its report and recommendations and the response of the Catholic Church in Victoria.
Child Grooming
The Victorian Government has responded quickly to a key recommendation contained in Betrayal of Trust, the report of the Parliamentary Inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other non-government organisations. It has introduced a Bill into Parliament to make it an offence to groom a child, their family or carer to facilitate sexual abuse of the child.
The Catholic Church in Victoria welcomes the introduction of the grooming offence as an important initiative to protect children and as a deterrent to sexual predators. We are committed to working constructively with government to assist in its implementation.
A person will commit the offence of grooming if they are 18 years of age or older and communicate with a child under 16, their family or with a person having care, supervision or authority in respect of the child, with the intention to facilitate involving the child in a sexual offence.
The offence will apply to any communication which occurs with the intention of making it easier to engage or involve the child in a sexual offence. It will apply to grooming through personal contact, use of the internet or any other means.
Proof that any sexual abuse has occurred or been attempted is not required.
The offence has a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment.
The Bill will be debated when the Parliament resumes in 2014. It can be accessed here and the second reading speech of the Attorney General when introducing the Bill on 12 December 2013 can be accessed here.
The Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry has published the details of organisations that will attend hearings next week, 29 April, 30 April and 3 May as witnesses to the Inquiry. The schedule includes several Catholic organisations.
Monday 29 April, Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House
10.00am - 12.00pm St John of God Brothers
1.00pm - 2.00pm Salesians
2.15pm - 4.15pm Ballarat Diocese
Tuesday 30 April, Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House
10.00am - 12.00pm Independent Commissioners, Melbourne Response
1.00pm - 2.00pm Catholic Church Insurance
Friday 3 May, Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House
10.00am - 12.00pm Christian Brothers
1.00pm - 3.00pm Towards Healing
4.15pm - 5.15pm Compensation Panel, Melbourne Response
Further details and any updates to this schedule - http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/fcdc/article/1786
Child abuse Inquiry reporting deadline extended
The Chair of the Family and Community Development Committee, Ms Georgie Crozier, MP which is conducting the Inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other non-government organisations has announced an extension to the reporting deadline from 30 April to 30 September 2013. Ms Crozier has stated that it will hear from representatives from organisations over the coming months after further investigations have been completed. The Catholic Church is cooperating fully with the Inquiry as it undertakes its investigations. The Catholic Church has not yet been advised when it will be called to appear before the Inquiry.
Click here to read full statement.
Catholic Church calls for legislative change to mandatory and police reporting
The Catholic Church in Victoria is calling for the implementation of its proposals for mandatory reporting by ministers of religion, and for a new protocol for reporting offenders to police that protects the privacy of victims who want anonymity.
A copy of Archbishop Denis Hart's statement is available here.
Announcement of Royal Commission
The Family and Community Development Committee has released the following comments regarding the announcement of the Royal Commission.
From a spokesperson for the Committee
"The Premier has tonight released a statement saying that the Victorian Government will work to appropriately bring together the work of the Victorian Parliamentary Committee's inquiry and the federal inquiry."
"The Committee has already undertaken a significant amount of work and until we receive further detail of the Commonwealth's approach, we will continue to progress our work on this important issue."
A copy of the statement of the Premier is available here.
From Ms Georgie Crozier MP, Committee Chair
"The Inquiry's work thus far has brought to light important revelations that have been key to the Federal Government deciding to call a royal commission."
"From our part, a significant amount of work has already been undertaken and there is more we can achieve but we obviously need further detail of the federal inquiry including its terms of reference before making any changes to our work."
National Royal Commission
The President and Permanent Committee of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, on behalf of the Australian Bishops, have indicated in a statement released last night that they support the Prime Minister's announcement of a Royal Commission into child sex abuse in Australia.
Read complete statement here.
Further public hearings
The Family and Community Development Committee has announced the following hearing dates in November for its Inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations:
Friday, 9 November – full day of hearings
Monday, 12 November – half day of hearings
Friday, 23 November – full day of hearings
Hearings will be open to the public and held in the Legislative Council Committee Room on Level 1 at Parliament House. Hearings are also to be held in regional areas of Victoria.
Details of witnesses to appear before the Committee will be posted on the Inquiry website.
Hearings are planned up until just before Christmas 2012 and will begin again in January 2013.
Further hearing dates and locations for public hearings will be announced by the Inquiry once all details have been confirmed.
No Church leaders have been invited to appear at this time.
Transcripts of the evidence given at the public hearings on 19 & 22 October are available on the Inquiry website.
Transcripts of the evidence to be given at the public hearings during November will be available on the Inquiry website when they have been checked by witnesses.
The Inquiry has published answers to a number of frequently asked questions directed to the Inquiry which are available on the Inquiry website.
The FAQ's deal with the process for acceptance and publication of submissions and how the Committee will respond to those who have registered an interest in appearing before the Committee.
It is a priority of the Committee to hear from anyone who has requested to give evidence and there have been more than 120 requests to date.
Acceptance and Publication of Facing the Truth submission
The Family and Community Development Committee has published on its website, Facing the Truth, the submission of the Catholic Church in Victoria, to the Inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations. Please click here to view the submission.
First Public Hearing Dates Announced
The Family and Community Development Committee has announced the following hearing dates for its Inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations:
Friday 19 October ‐ full day of hearings;
Monday 22 October ‐ half day of hearings, in the afternoon.
Both hearings will be open to the public and held in the Legislative Council Committee Room on level 1 at Parliament House.
Details of witnesses to appear before the Committee on these days will be posted on the Inquiry website closer to the hearing dates.
Please click on the link below to view the media release.
The Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Denis Hart, announced on behalf of the leaders of the Catholic Church in Victoria that today they would lodge the Church's submission, Facing the Truth, to the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and other Non-Government Organisations. "We will co-operate fully with the Inquiry,: he said, "and in Facing the Truth we have been open about the horrific abuse that has occurred in Victoria and elsewhere." See media release.
Correcting the misconceptions
Hearing statements and rights of reply
Melbourne Response
Media releases, statements and interviews


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Michelle Pfeiffer announces foray into fragrance with Henry Rose collection
WENN.com
Michelle Pfeiffer has announced her first foray into fragrance with the new Henry Rose collection.
The line is set to be a gamechanger in the celebrity fragrance world, as it will be the first fine fragrance collection to be verified by the Environmental Working Group.
The actress has been quietly working on a run that complies with the EWG's strictest health and safety standards for the past seven years, after the Scarface star developed a deep interest in ingredients in her beauty products following the birth of her children.
"Honestly, if I'd never had children, I'm not sure that I would have become so enlightened about ingredients and safety," Pfeiffer told WWD. "I kept thinking back to the genesis, and it was my kids."
The 60-year-old went on to detail that she had approached EWG's president and co-founder Ken Cook about the project back in 2012, but he denied the opportunity until 2016, when the organization had established the verification program.
The Ant-Man and the Wasp actress claimed that she persisted with the endeavour because she was unhappy with the toxicity levels in perfumes available on the market, and wanted to produce a product that was "100 per cent transparent".
"I started looking for fragrance-free products and I stopped wearing perfume," she reflected. "Cut to many years later, I decided I would see if it were possible to develop a fragrance."
The Henry Rose collection, which gets its title from The Age of Innocence star's children's middle names, launches with an initial run of five scents priced at $120 and is available online now.
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The ad fraud issue could be more than twice as big as first thought — advertisers stand to lose $16.4 billion to it this year
Lara O'Reilly
Mar. 15, 2017, 3:48 AM
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The global online ad fraud problem could be costing advertisers more than twice as much as first estimated, according to new research released on Tuesday.
A study commissioned by WPP ad agencies The&Partnership and conducted by ad verification company Adloox estimates advertisers could be wasting $16.4 billion to fraudulent traffic and clicks manufactured by bots in 2017.
That is more than double the $7.2 billion the Association of National Advertisers estimated would be lost to ad fraud in 2016. The World Federation of Advertisers, meanwhile, predicted last year that ad fraud will cost advertisers $50 billion by 2025, describing the malpractice as an organized crime "second only to the drugs trade."
Adloox conducted its study across 200 billion daily bid requests, 4 billion ad calls, and 10 billion ad impressions a month, over a period of 12 months.
Across the 200 billion bid requests, 50% were detected as being either non-human traffic (either a bot or a hijacked device) or fraudulent traffic, which includes bad actors trying to spoof real web domains to attempt to pass off to ad buyers as premium publishers.
Adloox estimated that nearly 20% of global digital ad spend in 2016 — or $12.48 billion — was wasted on fraudulent ad placements.
The&Partnership founder Johnny Hornby said in a press release that the figures serve as a "stark reminder" that the industry has a duty to come together to rid the digital ecosystem of the ad fraud problem.
He said in a statement:
"We have a duty to come together as an industry - from media agencies and industry bodies, to big-platform players like Google and Facebook; bringing in government help if we need it - in order to protect our own future and those of our clients.
"Good work is already being done by many, including (ad industry bodies) the ANA, IAB, ISBA and the IPA, as well as the recent combined efforts of TAG (Trustworthy Accountability Group) in the US and JICWEB (the Joint Industry Committee for Web Standards) in the UK - but these new figures show that we need to move further, much faster. And there are concrete steps we should all be taking to make that happen."
He added that advertisers too need to take responsibility by focusing on quality ad placements rather than cheap inventory.
Hornby said: "Clients likewise need to be willing to get themselves off the drug of cheap digital media and invest in proper band protection. Pre-bid verification technology costs all of 3 pence per 1,000 impressions, accounting for about 2% of a brand's overall media spend - but, for all the diligent clients out there, there are still plenty of others who are refusing to pay for it. If nothing else, this report proves what a false economy that is."
SEE ALSO: An ad fraud scam called 'Methbot' has allegedly been costing online advertisers up to $5 million a day
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Q: R code for create matrix having smaller value I'm just learn R and I got an assignment regarding create a matrix containing column having all values smaller than 6 using apply and all.
So here is the code for matrix output
A<-matrix(c(1, 5, 5, 0, 5, 6, 3, 0, 3), nrow = 3, ncol = 3, byrow = TRUE,
         dimnames = list(c("Row-1", "Row-2", "Row-3"),
                         c("Column 1", "Column 2", "Column 3")))

But, then how I'm going to call for values smaller in 6
Then function apply I used as follow
apply(A, 2, A<6)

A: Here is one option without apply.
A[, colSums(A < 6) == nrow(A)]
#      Column 1 Column 2
#Row-1        1        5
#Row-2        0        5
#Row-3        3        0

explaination
The first step is to create a logical matrix that assigns TRUE to all values < 6
A < 6
#      Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
#Row-1     TRUE     TRUE     TRUE
#Row-2     TRUE     TRUE    FALSE
#Row-3     TRUE     TRUE     TRUE

We use this matrix and calculate the sum of each column (TRUE equals 1, FALSE equals 0). This returns a named vector.
colSums(A < 6)
#Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
#       3        3        2

You are looking for columns where all values are smaller than 6, so we need to check if the sum in each column is equal to the number of rows of your matrix.
colSums(A < 6) == nrow(A)
#Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
#    TRUE     TRUE    FALSE

This logical vector is then used to subset your columns.
A[, colSums(A < 6) == nrow(A)]

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Franchise Ratings in USA
The 10 Best Women Franchise Businesses in USA for 2022
The pandemic had a negative influence on a lot of businesses in the USA. However, plenty of Women franchise companies have survived the challenges. Analyzing the list of the best companies operating in the field, we may assure you that it hasn't changed. Thus, the leading brands are still on the top in 2022.
Statistics shows that 11.3 million women owned their businesses in the United States which provided working places to nearly 9 million people some years ago. The number of women franchises has even increased this year. Franchising attracts women by the opportunity to have a flexible schedule, be independent and implement all their business ideas. Among the most popular women-owned franchises are senior care businesses, kids franchises, hair-care salons, fast food restaurants, and fitness franchises. If you would like to join business women community and run the business of your dream, take a look at the Top 10 list of Women Franchise Businesses in the USA for 2022.
Here are the top 10 best women franchise businesses in the USA
Red Mango
Franchising since: 2007
Franchise units: 314
Initial investment: $193,500 - $466,000
Franchise Fee: $30,000
Royalty Fees: 6%
Red Mango is a frozen yogurt restaurant chain that focuses on serving natural, healthy frozen treats. The frozen yogurt choices are nonfat, and often rich in protein and calcium. At Red Mango, we know that our success depends on the success of our franchisees. That's why we make it one of our top priorities to provide outstanding support and training to all of our franchisees. At Red Mango, we truly enjoy helping our franchisees build strong, successful businesses and make a positive impact in their local communities. With more and more consumers realizing the importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle, there's never been a better time to own a Red Mango Yogurt Café Smoothie & Juice Bar franchise.
Executive Care
Franchise units: 23
Initial investment: $99,650 - $169,900
Executive Care is more than just a Senior Care company. We are a full-service home health care company serving clients from infants to seniors. Executive Care will give you the opportunity to leverage your motivation, drive and knowledge to move your personal career and aspirations forward and to make a real difference in your community. Executive Care is a franchise opportunity built on very strong core values and experiences. We know what works and what doesn't as well as the type of person best fit for our business. Executive Care has developed a comprehensive one-week instructional and hands-on franchise training program to guide new franchise owners every step of the way as they move toward opening their own Executive Care business.
Signarama
Royalty Fees: 6 - 2%
Every business needs signs. And there's no better way to tap into this lucrative $8 billion-plus market than with a Signarama franchise. Signarama is more than just a franchise print shop; we're our clients' marketing partner of choice. Our customers count on us for a variety of materials such as banners, tradeshow props, storefront signs, digital displays, vehicle graphics, color wrap film and more. There are many advantages to becoming a Signarama franchisee, and of them is our highly recognized comprehensive training program. We make sure you get off to the right start with all the tools you need to succeed.
Kiddie Academy
Initial investment: $400,000 - $4,869,000
Franchise Fee: $135,000
Investing in a Kiddie Academy franchise is more than a business venture. It's a life-changing decision serving the growing educational needs of young families nationwide. Kiddie Academy gives you the freedom to control your career and your future, and enables you to balance your time the way you want. As a Kiddie Academy Franchisee, you'll have the dedicated support of our full-time subject matter experts. Our experienced team will help you establish goals and give you the tools needed to achieve them. We're here for you every step of the way—from site selection to Grand Opening and beyond.
Kona Ice
Franchise units: 1,048
Royalty Fees: $3,000 - $4,000 per year
Kona Ice is a mobile, Hawaiian-style shaved ice franchise based in Florence, Kentucky. We pride ourselves on our franchising process. When you decide you want to start your own business, we understand that you don't want to wait years to make that dream a reality. We can guarantee that we'll have you in business, generating revenue within 30-60 days of your deposit. This is an opportunity to own your own business and make a difference in your community. We want to be the company that can get you where you need to go. Don't miss this opportunity!
Right at Home was founded in 1995 by Allen Hager in Omaha, Nebraska. Unlike any other home care franchisor, Allen's background was in hospital administration. When you become a Right at Home Franchise Owner you can take pride in changing people's lives for the better. As you improve the quality of life for your clients, you achieve fulfillment in your everyday life as well. Join Right at Home, an international home care franchise with more than 500 locations serving tens of thousands of people every day.
Fantastic Sams
Franchise units: 1000
Royalty Fees: $362+ per week
Fantastic Sams Holding Corp. is an American chain of full services hair-care salons in the U.S. and Canada. With 995 franchised locations at 2018 year end, it was the first nationally franchised unisex salon chain in the U.S. Fantastic Sams is affordable to start and simple to expand. Our long track record of success has attracted bank partners who have set aside funds to help franchisees start and expand their businesses. Our "manage the manager" business model makes it easy to own multiple locations. Training resources help employees build their skills, which expands their earning potential and the earning potential of franchisees by enabling high-end salon services.
Initial investment: $1,469,000 - $2,061,000
Franchise Fee: $25,000 - $35,000
Hardee's is a quick-service restaurant franchise that is widely known for its charbroiled burgers, in addition to offering a variety of other American cuisine options. The chain operates as a subsidiary of CKE Restaurants alongside sister brand Carl's Jr. as well as concepts Green Burrito and Red Burrito. To qualify for a Hardee's franchise, you should be able to demonstrate $300,000 in liquid assets and a minimum net worth of $1,000,000. We have a team of franchise business consultants who will assist you with your business.
Elements Massage
Elements Massage® was born with a focus on connecting therapists and clients in a way that gives the client the most effective, personalized massage and that allows the therapist to provide a massage that matches their strength. It's this focus that propelled the brand to where it is today, more than a decade later. While industry and/or franchise experience is a plus, owners do not need industry or business ownership experience to bring the benefits of high quality, superior massage services to their community. We'll provide owners with all the operational training, support, and tools you need to open the doors of a new Elements Massage® studio.
Fitness Together® is the premier, private-suite personal training studio offering clients a custom fitness and nutrition experience. The simple model is backed by a 20+ year track record of marketing and operations support. Founded in 1996, Fitness Together® was born out of a trainer's desire to take control of his future and fulfill his entrepreneurial desires. With over 140 franchise locations nationwide, Fitness Together® continues to inspire its owners and clients to propel their future and live their best lives. Own your own personal training business and benefit from joining a franchise company that has over 20 years of franchising experience and over 30 years of business experience.
To summarize, we can say any of the listed above women franchises is worth buying. But there is a lot to consider while choosing the best one for you. Pay attention to the reputation of the brand, what training and support are offered, check if the other franchisees are successful. But the main thing you need to do is to align your budget with investment requirements of the brand. In order to ease the challenge, we have made the comparison flowchart of the best women franchises in the USA for you. It shows the minimum estimated initial investment and initial franchise fee of each brand. By using it, you can figure out the difference in financial requirements for each franchise, and decide which one fits you the most.
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Prof Richard Cowell, Prof Geraint Ellis, Prof Thomas B Fischer, Anthony Jackson, Dr Thomas Muinzer and Dr Olivier Sykes
1st September 2020 Land Use Planning, Policy Land Use Planning
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As the UK leaves the EU, we ask whether the planning system will retain an important role in supporting environmental protection.
The recently announced reforms of the English planning system, Planning for the Future, have re-energised long-standing debates about how the regulation of land use can simultaneously serve short-term economic goals and long-term environmental sustainability.
Indeed, born out of concern for the ravages of Victorian industrialisation on the housing of the urban poor and the countryside, the land use planning system can claim to be the UK's oldest system of environmental protection. Over time, planning's environmental role has expanded to embrace an array of local and global concerns, including air quality, noise, landscape, biodiversity and climate change.
Despite such deep historical connections, the relationship between planning and environmental protection has not always been harmonious. Planning has tended to acquire environmental functions incrementally, rather than through conscious, strategic institutional design. The protection of the environment is a critical element in how planning should strike a balance in considering whether any proposed development is in the public interest, yet it is also expected to deliverhousing and boost local economies, thus repeatedly placing it at the heart of environment-development conflicts.
These issues need to be again confronted in the wake of Brexit. The UK's departure from the EU has been talked-up by government ministers as an opportunity both to become a global leader in environmental protection and be freed from 'newt-counting' red tape. Meanwhile, the planning system has always been a creature of national (and now devolved) legislation, readily subjected to government's reforming eye. Brexit could precipitate shifts in the relationship between planning and environmental protection: but in what direction?
Our new paper in the journal Planning Theory and Practice tries to shed some light on this subject. Drawing on research for the Royal Town Planning Institute, we observed a curious awkwardness in the relationship between planning and EU environmental legislation. For all the functional interconnections between these systems, UK government ministers have often represented EU environmental law as a burdensome imposition on the 'British' way of planning. Political disaffection is mirrored by a deeper division in 'regulatory styles'. EU environmental regulation is characterised by firm targets, time frames for implementation and robust mechanisms for monitoring, complaints and enforcement, whereas flexibility and discretion are the hallmarks of UK planning, allowing considerable trade-offs between environmental and other objectives.
Given this, it is reasonable to ask whether in future the UK will see its approach to planning become more like EU environmental regulations, with greater emphasis on meeting firm environmental targets, or whether we will see more flexibility in areas of UK environmental policy previously protected by EU law.
We presented these possibilities as scenarios to planning and environmental professionals in a series of interviews and focus groups. Overall, respondents were very positive about scenarios in which robust environmental goals were retained, with planning being given an enhanced role in delivering on them. Most were also highly negative about scenarios that allowed more scope for goals to be weakened at the discretion of local and national decision-makers. Might this be where England is heading?
Deregulation by simplification?
At the start of August, the government published its much-touted proposals to radically reform the planning system – dubbed a 'relic from the mid-20th century' – promising to 'tear it down and start again' rather than engage in more piecemeal change. The centrepiece is a tri-partite zoning of land into 'protected', 'renewal' and 'growth' areas, with proposed developments for the latter automatically being given consent.
One might interpret the vision as creating a simpler planning system, but one that is more focused on delivering environmental goals. Certainly, the government claims that it wants a reformed planning system 'to play a proactive role in promoting environmental recovery and long-term sustainability'. Ministers have been at some pains to say they 'will cut red tape but not standards', pointing to measures for 'biodiversity net gain', protected areas, zero carbon homes, green infrastructure and design.
However, although the Prime Minister has rhetorically conjoined building back 'better', 'faster' and 'greener', reconciling these goals in practice is a trickier prospect.
Most obviously, the short-term speed of decision-making is rarely a comfortable fit with careful handling of the effects of development on long-term environmental and social challenges.
Even if planning gains a bigger role in supporting environmental goals and targets, these targets may lack ambition, or be few in number and reductionist in nature, leaving the complexities and context-specificities of environmental problems poorly addressed. This is one risk of 'biodiversity net gain' agendas, which leave ecological outcomes at the mercy of restoration efforts. Speeding up and simplifying environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment is also proposed, seizing the scope for flexibility created by Brexit, to be achieved in part by focusing them on fewer, more narrowly-environmental goals.
The complex entanglements between built form, environmental quality and public health, revealed starkly by the coronavirus pandemic, is one set of issues that risk being edited out of the picture. Expect a major future battle-line to be the extent to which dimensions of environmental quality can be massaged into ex ante targets and standards.
Accounting for performance
If planning is to acquire a bigger role in delivering environmental outcomes, this makes monitoring, scrutiny and enforcement critical. Indeed, the practitioners we spoke to in our research recognised that increased flexibility on its own could be exploited in the name of short-term growth, either by developers, local councils or governments, resulting in environmental decline
In practice, the government's planning reform proposals risk further diminution of local democratic oversight that has been the cornerstone of planning, whilst giving significant flexibility to developers in how targets are met. Arguably, the proposals underline the importance of ensuring that the environmental performance of planning falls squarely within the remit of the new Office of Environmental Protection, designed to replace the oversight role of EU institutions.
How the government interfaces environmental goals with its planning reforms and the emphasis on speed, simplification and 'build, build, build' will be an acute test of its commitments to a 'Green Brexit'. Yet again, the fates of planning and environmental protection are acutely intertwined.
Richard Cowell is Professor of Environmental Planning at Cardiff University (corresponding author)
Geraint Ellis is a Professor in the School of Natural and Built Environment and Director of Sustainable Built Environment at Queen's University, Belfast.
Professor Thomas Fischer is Professor of Impact Assessment in the Department of Geography and Planning, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK and the Director of the Environmental Assessment and Management Research Centre, North West University, South Africa.
Tony Jackson is Honorary Research Fellow at Dundee University.
Dr Thomas Muinzer is Senior Lecturer at Aberdeen University.
Dr Olivier Sykes is Senior Lecturer in European Spatial Planning University of Liverpool.
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Five-year ACST-2 results: Carotid artery surgery and stenting have similar long-term effects on stroke
Principal investigator Alison Halliday
Carotid artery surgery and stenting have comparable long-term effects on fatal or disabling stroke in asymptomatic patients with severe carotid artery stenosis. That is the finding of late-breaking ACST-2 data presented in a Hot Line session at the European Society of Cardiology's 2021 congress (ESC 2021; 27–30 August, virtual) and published simultaneously in The Lancet.
Patients with severe carotid artery stenosis are at elevated risk of stroke and both carotid artery stenting (CAS) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) can restore patency and reduce the long-term risk of stroke. Nationwide registry data from Germany have shown among asymptomatic patients, CAS and CEA are both associated with an approximately 1% risk of disabling stroke or death. Comparative data are lacking on the long-term protective effects of the two procedures.
ACST-2 was the largest trial to compare the long-term effect of CAS versus CEA on stroke in asymptomatic patients with a severely narrowed carotid artery that had not yet caused a stroke. The trial enrolled patients with severe carotid artery narrowing (60% or more reduction in diameter on ultrasound) found by chance, but with no recent stroke or other neurological symptoms. Participants were thought by their doctor to need CAS or CEA but both doctor and patient were substantially uncertain about which procedure was preferable.
A total of 3,625 patients were enrolled from 130 centres in 33 countries. Participants were randomly allocated 1:1 to CAS or CEA and followed up for an average of five years. The main outcomes were: 1) procedural risks (morbidity and mortality within one month after the procedure); and, most importantly, 2) non-procedural stroke, subdivided by severity.
Regarding procedural risks, 1% of patients in both groups had a disabling stroke or died within 30 days (15 allocated to CAS and 18 to CEA) and 2% had a non-disabling procedural stroke (48 allocated to CAS and 29 to CEA).
The main outcome was five-year non-procedural stroke; fatal or disabling stroke occurred in 2.5% of patients in each group, for a rate ratio (RR) of CAS versus CEA of 0.98 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.64–1.48; p=0.91), and any non-procedural stroke occurred in 5.3% of the CAS group versus 4.5% of the CEA group (RR 1.16; 95% CI 0.86–1.57; p=0.33). A meta-analysis of this and all other major trials of CAS versus CEA yielded a similarly non-significant result for any stroke (RR 1.11; 95% CI 0.91–1.32; p=0.21).
Principal investigator Alison Halliday (University of Oxford, Oxford, UK) said: "We have shown that, for patients with a severely narrowed carotid artery, stenting and surgery have similar effects on the chances of having a disabling or fatal stroke. The risk from each procedure is about 1%. After that, however, the annual risk over the next five or more years is halved, from 1% down to 0.5% per year."
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Homeowners looking for a richer, earthier look for their walls often "texture" their paint with sponges. But my thought about this has always been: Isn't this just trompe l'oeil? It looks like texture, but isn't.
Or, you can apprentice yourself to a plasterer for the next 6 years and learn the lost art of plastering. Building plaster, the type that a pre-WWII house might have, is likely a half-inch thick or thicker and is set on lath nailed straight onto the studs. Not fun to work with. No thanks.
The plaster comes in dry, powdery form—as fine as ash. Be careful when sneezing! But you'll see the pigment already. Don't be worried that the pigment doesn't look very rich. The color will start to come out when you add water.
Next step is to add a nominal amount of water to the dry plaster mixture, until it turns into a thick, heavy clay. While I did this on a small scale, and found it easy to do, I can imagine that it's a beast when you're dealing with fifty pound bags. My only parallel is concrete.
It's difficult to mix up an entire bag of concrete at once. So, you need to halve the bag. I imagine you would need to do the same thing with these 50 pound American Clay bags.
Now, here's the fun part. With a trowel, you spread the plaster very thinly across the surface at a low angle. What this means is that you're not laying it down in thick, drywall compound-like sheets, but even thinner. The good thing about this is that it extends the product, so that a 50 pound bag with the correct mixture of water is estimated to last an average of 160 to 180 square feet.
Rework the plaster with the trowel until it is as smooth as possible.
You may ask, why smooth? Isn't texture the very point of plaster? Well, not so fast. Because even though it is smooth on the small scale (see photo), when you're dealing with many square feet it is impossible not to create subtle texture.
Still, you can easily add texture to your plaster by using the edge of your trowel or almost any kind of tool that can be pressed into plaster. In fact, you can even add minimal amounts of extra stuff (hay, seashells, sand, etc.) to create more texture.
In summary: pick a special room that isn't too large and give this plaster product a try.


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Yankees and Red Sox renew "The Rivalry" in ALDS
Ben Mandell, Co-Sports editor
Major League Baseball once again will showcase its greatest contribution to the sports world. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox renew "The Rivalry". This name has been given because of the reputation the matchup has earned as the greatest rivalry in all of sports.
With both teams being legitimate World series contenders this year, "The Rivalry" has grown to new heights. When these two teams met for the first time this season at Fenway Park in Boston, Tyler Austin, now a former Yankee cleated a Red Sox at Second base. This lead to Joe Kelly throwing at Austin, and him charging Kelly at the mound where punches were thrown, benches cleared and suspensions were dished out. The tone for the season was set as both teams let it be known that their rivalry was back and better than ever.
The Red Sox won a franchise record 108 games this season en route to winning the American League East and owning baseball's best record. Boston can thank MVP candidates Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez for their season. Betts, likely the favorite to win the AL MVP hit for a .346 average, slugged 32 home runs, 80 RBI's, scored 129 runs, stole 30 bases, had a .438 on-base percentage and a .640 slugging percentage. Martinez wasn't far behind as he hit for a .330 average, 43 home runs, 130 RBI's, scored 111 runs, had a .402 on-base percentage and a .629 slugging percentage.
The Red Sox have also been led by a good starting pitching staff that has AL Cy Young (best pitcher) candidate Chris Sale at the forefront. Sale was outstanding as usual in 2018, posting a 6.9 WAR (wins above replacement) a 12-4 record in 27 starts, a 2.11 ERA and a whopping 237 strikeouts, which is good enough for sixth in the MLB, third in the AL. Rick Porcello, David Price and Nathan Eovaldi will also look to make impacts as starters.
The New York Yankees do not lack star power either as they send one of the most impressive lineups in the MLB to the plate. The Yankees set a new MLB record with 267 home runs hit in a season, breaking the previous record of 264 held by the 1997 Seattle Mariners. The "Bronx Bombers" live up to their name as they had six players hit over 20 home runs. Giancarlo Stanton led the way with 38, while rookie Miguel Andujar, Didi Gregorius, Aaron Hicks and Aaron Judge each hit 27. Gleyber Torres, also a rookie, hit 24. The difficult part of this lineup is the depth that it has. Gary Sanchez and trade deadline acquisitions Luke Voit and Andrew McCutchen all have tremendous potential at the plate, making this Yankee lineup murderers row.
The Yankees are lead by Luis Severino on the mound, following a first half that appeared to have him on track to the AL Cy Young award before falling off a bit in the second half. Severino still lead the team with a respectable 3.39 ERA, 19 wins, 220 strikeouts and opponent batting average holding them to .238. The Yankees will also look to Masahiro Tanaka and J.A. Happ as starters.
Both sides have very stout bullpens, but the Yankees have one of the best in baseball. Headlined by flamethrower Aroldis Chapman, New York's bullpen is one to fear. Zach Britton, Dave Robertson, Dellin Betances and Chad Green. With a bullpen as strong as this, the Yankees only need five or six innings from their starters.
Boston on the other hand has a bullpen led by Craig Kimbrel, one of the leagues top closers. Behind him the bullpen seems to drop. Kelly will be an arm that is heavily relied on as well as Heath Hembree, Matt Barnes and Hector Velazquez. The group is unproven, but has potential to make or break the Red Sox playoff run.
The Red Sox have a clear advantage when Chris Sale pitches, as neither side has the arm talent to match him, but Sale will only be able to pitch twice in a best of five American League Division Series. The key is going to be the Red Sox pitching. They need their starters behind Chris Sale to perform. The last few seasons have seen Boston's pitching fail them in the ALDS. They need their starters to give five or six innings while handing the ball to the bullpen with a lead. The bullpen also needs to hold leads when they have them because the later you get in games, the harder it will be to score on the dominant Yankees bullpen.
The Yankees appear to be in good shape, especially the longer they keep themselves in games. The key for the "Bronx Bombers" is going to be their starting pitching. The Red Sox lineup is very good and can jump on teams early. If the Yankees hand the ball off to their bullpen within striking distance, they feel very confident, especially the way their lineup is set up.
The series has seen two game played heading into game three on Monday. Both the sides have each won a game, with Chris Sale dominating in game one, and David Price struggling in game two. Game three will see the series shift to the Bronx, where the Red Sox will send Nathan Eovaldi, who has 16 straight scoreless innings against the Yankees since joining Boston, to the mound to face Luis Severino, the Yankees Wild Card game starter.
With the series now being shortened to three games following the split in Boston, game three on Monday, Oct. 8 becomes pivotal.


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