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John M. Canty, Jr.
John M. Canty, Jr. MD
Apoptosis and cell death; Cardiac pharmacology; Cardiology; Cardiovascular Disease; Gene therapy; Genomics and proteomics; Molecular Basis of Disease; Stem Cells
As a SUNY Distinguished Professor of Medicine, I am responsible for the clinical, teaching and research programs related to adult patients with heart disease. I care for patients at the UBMD Internal Medicine practice group in Amherst, the Gates Vascular Institute (GVI) of Buffalo General Medical Center (BGMC) and the Buffalo VA Medical Center (VAMC). My clinical areas of expertise are in diagnosing and caring for patients with coronary artery disease and heart failure.
My research group conducts translational studies directed at advancing our mechanistic understanding of cardiac pathophysiology as well as developing new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for the management of patients with chronic ischemic heart disease. Our ongoing areas of preclinical investigation apply proteomic approaches to identify intrinsic adaptive responses of the heart to ischemia and studies examining the ability of intracoronary stem cell therapies to stimulate endogenous cardiomyocyte proliferation and improve heart function. We also conduct basic and patient-oriented research to understand how reversible ischemia modifies the cellular composition and sympathetic innervation of the heart to help develop new approaches to identify patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest from ventricular fibrillation.
In addition to my laboratory investigation, I serve as the deputy director of the UB Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) and the director of the UB Translational Imaging Center. The Translational Imaging Center offers researchers opportunities to perform multimodality research imaging using PET molecular imaging, high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and X-ray computed tomography (CT). Our overall goal is to use advanced cardiac imaging to translate new applications between the bench and bedside in order to identify new imaging biomarkers of pathophysiological processes such as chronic myocardial ischemia and cardiac arrhythmogenesis.
I am engaged in the cardiology profession at national and international levels, including as former president of the Association of Professors of Cardiology.
Apoptosis and cell death, Cardiac pharmacology, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Gene therapy, Genomics and proteomics, Molecular Basis of Disease, Stem Cells
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SUNY Distinguished Professor (2015)
Robert J. Bache Award (2012)
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University at Buffalo Sustained Achievement Award (2003)
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Singapore's Minister Did NOT Meet THE Panchen Lama
By Ye Zun, Singapore, The Buddhist Channel, Oct 9, 2010
With reference to the report 'George Yeo Meets Tibet's Panchen Lama' in The Straits Times on 14 September 2010, while it is true that the Panchen Lama is 'the most powerful figure in Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama', the one chosen by the Chinese government to be its spokesperson is not the spiritually legitimate one recognised by the orthodox Tibetan Buddhist community worldwide – including that which thrives in increasing numbers in Singapore and worldwide.
In effect, because the real Panchen Lama has been captured by the Chinese government, the most powerful free figure in Tibetan Buddhism after His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is now His Holiness the 17th Karmapa – who has successfully fled from Chinese control.
It is most curious why George Yeo, being a Catholic, was doubly eager to be 'the first foreign leader known to meet the Panchen Lama'. As there was no report of their widely reported meeting to involve discussion of the Buddhist teachings, can it be assumed that it wasn't to learn about Buddhism? If this is so, and since this so-called 'Panchen Lama' (Gyaltsen Norbu) is clearly a religio-political figure, it must surely be a political discussion which used 'religion' as a platform? Is this ultimately for public relations, profiteering and power?
Amazingly, the small country that is 'Singapore' has now officially become the first country to embrace who is probably the most controversial religious 'leader' in the world today. This is most incredible – because the Singapore government has been known to draw clear lines between state and religion, while this meeting makes murky the lines between another country's 'religion' and Singapore's politics. The invitation of the so-called 'Panchen Lama' to Singapore will surely disrupt the politico-religious harmony in Singapore – and make many Buddhists lose respect for both governments.
About this so-called 'Panchen Lama' having 'taken his monastic vows', is he aware that he is living a huge lie every day – by pretending to be more authentic than the actual Panchen Lama (Gedhun Choekyi Nyima), who remains the world's youngest political prisoner, abducted by the Chinese government at the age of six in 1995? (See http://www.freepanchenlama.org) 'He will have to shoulder very heavy responsibilities.' Indeed – for he should openly admit to a worldwide audience at the right time, that he is just a puppet, and speak up for freeing the real Panchen Lama.
Then again, he might have state-warned considerations at stake, as he was 'obviously very carefully educated'? On him having to 'serve his people, both people of China and the people of Tibet', Robert Barnett, a Tibet expert at Columbia University said, 'Certainly it is almost impossible to find any sign in Tibet or among Tibetans of a view that he is the Panchen Lama. The [Chinese] government effort to persuade people to accept him shows no sign of having worked at all.' (See http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7053071.ece) It is worth noting that Yeo Guat Kwang is 'an advisor to Buddhist groups' only politically, as he seems unaware of the sensitivity of endorsing this wrong religious leader. Likewise is the case for Lee Bock Guan and Venerable Kwang Sheng, who might also be ignorant of the implications of supporting the meeting. The latter, being the president of Singapore Buddhist Federation (SBF) in Singapore, will, with SBF, lose the respect of international adherents of Tibetan Buddhism (if not already so), and confuse many Buddhists not aware of the controversy, by continuing association with the so-called 'Panchen Lama'.
SBF can hardly represent the Tibetan Buddhist community in Singapore – as it has no active Tibetan Buddhist organisation under its very limited umbrella. Yet, to expand its umbrella, respect must be earned by doing the right thing. It is not to late for SBF to put forth a public statement that its apparent endorsement of the so-called 'Panchen Lama' was a mistake, and officially apologise to all Buddhists – so as to win back the respect of the whole Buddhist community, as even many non-adherents of Tibetan Buddhism already know the so-called 'Panchen Lama' to be fake.
If there are political considerations which prohibit this, the least that can be done is to leak this apology informally to the masses – to seek wide understanding of the real situation. If the so-called 'Panchen Lama' does arrive in Singapore, welcome with open arms by SBF, it might well be a major milestone marking its spiritual downfall – for being a 'central' Buddhist body that betrays Buddhists and Buddhism.
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Our vestry members serve 3 year terms, and we elect a new class of vestrymen and women each year. Nominations are made by a committee and by the parish at large during our annual meeting. We encourage anyone who wants to serve on the vestry to raise a hand and let us know. This is not a closed group or a club of some kind. We draw our leaders from across our parish spectrum, and we don't want people to be shy about expressing an interest in this kind of service. The eligibility requirement for election to the Vestry is as follows:
Canon 11, Section 4.
Only lay persons, who are confirmed adult communicants in good standing of the church, as defined in General Convention Canon 1.17, shall be eligible for election as Vestry members of such church. However, regardless of eligibility of a person for election, no person shall be elected at duly convened congregational meetings to consecutive full terms on a congregation's Vestry or Vestry Committee.
Current vestry members include Harry Baldwin, Senior Warden; Missy Roberts, Junior Warden; Jill Aveson, Ashley Barlow, Sam Bruce, Owen Conway, Wayne Dementi, Christy Gurkin, Robin Lind, Jesse McCoy, Ann Ramsey, and Danny Williams.
Class of 2024 Vestry Members:
St. Mary's elected four new members of the Vestry at the Virtual Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, February 28, 2021. The four new Vestry members are:
Ashley Barlow
Ashley is a lifelong Episcopalian and grew up attending St. Mary's. When she and her family moved back to Richmond in 2012, they tried out a variety of other Episcopal churches in the Richmond area, but that first Sunday back at St. Mary's felt like coming home and they have attended St. Mary's ever since. Ashley has been active in the St. Mary's community by teaching Sunday School, helping to plan Vacation Bible School, and participating on the Children's Ministry Committee. Ashley looks forward to growing in faith and God's love by serving the St. Mary's community in this new way.
Sam Bruce
Sam's, along with his wife Debbie's, search for a spiritual abode came to an end in November 1986 when Jimmy Burnham's words filled them with joy and cemented their faith in St. Mary's community. Jimmy said, "Welcome home." The following October, Bishop Phillip Smith received Sam and Debbie into the arms of St. Mary's and their new Episcopal faith. Bishop Smith wrote these words in Sam and Debbie's Books of Common Prayer, "Welcome home!" Sam immediately began to work with our youth, serving as a Sunday school teacher, and eventually becoming Superintendent of our Sunday school. He also served on the Vestry during the construction of 'Big' St. Mary's. Sam also served on the Organ Committee when St. Mary's received the gift to install our glorious Schantz organ. Professionally, Sam is a Civil Engineer and worked for James River Corporation for most of his career. In 2007 he left the industrial world, joined the University of Richmond, and started a small consulting firm. He currently teaches career management, personality, leadership, and problem solving in the form of 6 Sigma and Lean. He is honored to serve his family's spiritual home and looks forward to our continued journey together.
Owen Conway
A lifelong Episcopalian, Owen became a member of St. Mary's in 2000 when she moved to Richmond as an adult. St. Mary's has always had a special place in Owen's heart, as her grandparents were members, and her parents were married in Little St. Mary's in 1963. Owen and her husband, Steve, have three children–Catherine (27), Sarah (24), and Webb (11). Their children have been baptized, confirmed, and/or married at beautiful St. Mary's! Owen has volunteered in the nursery, taught Sunday school, and served on the Children's Ministries Committee. She has also enjoyed participating as a greeter and a lay pastoral care team member. Owen is an attorney with Herndon Law P.C. specializing in criminal litigation and estate planning and administration.
Jesse McCoy
Jesse was married to Anne at St. Mary's and is father to Eleanor and Harry who were both baptized at St. Mary's. Jesse's St. Mary's journey started with meeting with the Rev. Dr. John Miller (prior to marrying Anne) at the front of New St. Mary's and most recently continued by serving as part of the team that transformed some t-posts, greenery, and a projection screen into a manger for the drive-through Christmas pageant. Through the years at St Mary's, Jesse has been honored to help with Sunday School, CARITAS dinners, planning for guest speakers, Lay Eucharistic Ministry, fishing club, and helped with a handful of other "things that needed doing." Jesse grew up on a farm in Timberville, outside Harrisonburg, but has called Richmond and St. Mary's home for a decade and a half. Jesse is excited about being part of the Vestry based on a conversation he had with the Rev. Andrew Moore years ago that echoes anytime he thinks about volunteering at St Mary's: "The more you give to St. Mary's, the more it gives to you."
St. Mary's elected four new members of the Vestry at the Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, February 2, 2020. The four new Vestry members are:
Jill Aveson
Jill Aveson is a lifelong Episcopalian who spent her early years in Connecticut, but most of her life in the Richmond area. She joined St. Mary's church in the late 80's and she and her husband, Bobby, were married in New St. Mary's the first year it was opened. Jill and Bobby have three adult children, Bobby (24), John Ryan (22) and Lydia (21), who were all baptized and confirmed at St. Mary's. She spent many years teaching Sunday School and has served on the Children's Ministry committee. In addition, she currently serves on the Welcoming Committee. Jill received both her BS degree in Psychology/Business and her MBA from the University of Richmond. She has been at Collegiate School for over 20 years and serves as their Director of Human Resources. Prior to joining Collegiate, she held leadership positions in Human Resources in both the insurance and manufacturing sectors.
Wayne Dementi
Wayne Dementi is president of Dementi Milestone Publishing, and has been in the book publishing world for 15 years, having released over 250 books, most of which celebrate Richmond and Virginia storylines. He is a University of Richmond graduate, with an MBA from Old Dominion University. In addition, Wayne is active in the Goochland community having served as president of Goochland Fellowship and Family Services (now Goochland Cares), the Goochland Chamber of
Commerce, the Goochland Historical Society, the Goochland Rotary Club and Goochland Pet Lovers. Wayne and his wife, Dianne live in Goochland, and have been members of St. Mary's Episcopal Church since 2016. They regularly attend the 9:00 a.m. service.
Robin Lind
On his very first Sunday at St. Mary's, Robin witnessed Holt Souder hand over the reins to John Miller with the reminder to the congregation that the initials "IHS" carved on the Holy Table did not refer to Isobel & Holt Souder. Robin has ever since been an enthusiastic supporter who has tried to show up, pay attention, lean in, and stay strong, sometimes achieving two or three out of the four at one time. He has been a Sunday School Teacher, member of the Fellowship and Breakfast Committees, newsletter managing editor, Region XII Representative, Delegate/Alternate, 1984-2005 Diocesan Councils; Lay Eucharistic Minister and, with his wife, Kitty Williams, was a graduate in 2000 of the first EFM Class, taught by Christopher Brookfield. Since 2001 he has been a member of the Goochland County Electoral Board, supervising elections in the county. He is a former newspaper journalist, editor and publisher. He is the author of several books, including "Stewards of the Mysteries of God, The Story of the Bishops of the Diocese of Virginia," published in 1996. He and Kitty, a former member of the vestry, live in Manakin-Sabot. Their children, Frankie and Maria, were raised in St. Mary's; Maria was married here in 2003 and her twins, Lochlan and Thatcher, were baptized here in 2008.
Missy Roberts, Junior Warden
Missy and her family have been members of St. Mary's since moving to Richmond in 1997. In the ensuing years she taught Sunday school, Vacation Bible School, chaired the Children's Ministries committee, served on the Youth Ministries committee, and currently helps out with church dinners and receptions. She previously served on the vestry and chaired the St. Mary's Preschool board. Missy is currently a member of the Alumnae Board of Hollins University and works in Human Resources at Collegiate School. She is married to Matson Roberts and has two adult children.
Harry Baldwin, Senior Warden
Harry and his wife, Jeannie, returned to Richmond after 12 years in Alexandria, VA. While members of St. Paul's in Alexandria, Harry served on the Vestry and as Senior Warden for two years. Prior to moving to Alexandria, they lived in Richmond where he served on committees at St. Stephen's Richmond while a member there and was on the vestry at St. Andrew's in Oregon Hill. At St. Mary's, both he and Jeannie serve on the Fellowship Committee – Harry cleans up rather than cooks — and he gets great benefit from being a participant in the Men's Spiritual Practice on Tuesday mornings. Of importance to Harry about St. Mary's is the strong spiritual home of the parish family supported by clergy and lay persons, the significant growth potential for all age groups in the church, and the active presence of the Holy Spirit in this parish.
Christy Gurkin
Christy and her family re-joined St. Mary's in the winter of 2016. She is married to Gray with two children, Ellieblue and Zane. Since joining, Christy has been very active as a volunteer for the youth ministry. She has chaperoned and planned many youth functions. All that led to being on the Youth Ministries Committee, where she serves on the Acolyte sub-committee and as the Youth Ministry Committee Chair.
Ann Ramsey
Ann started coming to St. Mary's 38 years ago with her husband Rick when they had their first son. Although Ann grew up in the Presbyterian Church, she immediately felt a part of the church community and welcomed the inclusive doctrine of the little church. When her three children were young, she taught Sunday School and learned more than they did! Education is the part of church participation that she appreciates the most. Through various study groups and two years of EFM, Ann has broadened her base, but knows there is so much more to be understood. In addition, over the years, Ann has had the pleasure to serve on the Altar Guild and enjoys the comradery of the ministry. The last time Ann served on the Vestry, St. Mary's didn't even have a choir. Much has changed, yet the spirit of the country church seems alive and well. Ann is hopeful and excited about the future under David's fresh leadership.
Danny and his wife Georga transferred to St. Mary's from All Saints Episcopal in late 2014 because of the strong attraction of family (his sister Peggy Talman was Senior Warden at the time) and history (they were married by Stanley Ashton in 1961 as St. Mary's was Georga's family church). He has been an active communicant since 2014, and has strong church leadership experience, having served three terms on All Saints' Vestry including one as Senior Warden. He has been retired for fifteen years and is 81 years old.


By and large, when I am invited to things, I don't go. There was a time when I would agonise over the decision for a week or two, but now I don't waste the emotional energy. I go ahead and lie. "Damn, I can't come," I say in my RSVP. "I would have loved to be there, but unfortunately I have friends visiting from Uzbekistan, and on top of that I have an expensive ticket to something, and in any case the dog won't travel by train. Plus, of course, I'm obliged to keep the whole month clear for some far-fetched reason. So, to sum up, what a shame, and thanks so much for thinking of me!" The person who has invited me is usually surprised by the speed of my response, as well as by its length and mystifying level of detail. "Thank you for replying so quickly," they always say. "Blimey, you really can't come, can you?" And I feel genuinely proud that at least I didn't mess them about.
I sometimes wish that abject fear wasn't my reaction to all invitations. I'm sure other people receive them with straightforward pleasure, and respond accordingly. But I was raised to be fearful, and my whole life is a tiresome tussle. I am the very "cat in the adage" to whom the sainted Jeeves alludes so often (quoting Macbeth) who lets "I dare not" wait upon "I would". Of course, sometimes I just don't want to go to the damned party. But mainly I don't even ask myself whether I would enjoy it. Instead, I ask, neurotically, whether the party would be better off without me, as I would only be socially hopeless, and wearing terrible old clothes, and I can never remember people's names. Thus am I driven to deceit, and while I hate to be deceitful, I also feel that telling people the real reason – I am very scared of parties – would provoke a discussion that none of us wants to have. Besides, it's quite true that the dog refuses to travel by train. It just might not be relevant in these particular circumstances.
I mention all this unfortunate emotional tangle because I recently asked someone else to present an excuse for me, and we were discussing both the ethics and the mechanics of this, and she gave me an interesting tip. She said that whenever she was obliged to give a false alibi for a proposed event (on, say Monday the 11th), she would write in her diary for that day, "Dinner with Uncle Peter". I was impressed. She said that seeing in her diary that she was having dinner-with-Uncle-Peter alerted her that she had told a lie. I told her she was a genius. "Does Uncle Peter actually exist?" I asked. She said no. "Wow," I marvelled. Other thoughts occurred to me. "Whereabouts do you go with Uncle Peter?" I asked. "No one has ever asked," she said. "Really?" I said, unconvinced. And she said yes, really.


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Verstappen dominates Brazil Driver of the Weekend
2016 Brazilian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend result
18th November 2016, 11:30 18th November 2016, 14:56 | Written by Bradley Downton
Max Verstappen took one of the most emphatic Driver of the Weekend victories this year following his scintillating Brazilian Grand Prix performance. His victory in Spain was the only time this year a driver has received a higher share of the vote.
A late charge through the field on a rain-soaked track saw the Red Bull driver rise from 16th to 3rd in just 14 laps.
Verstappen picked up 68% of the vote to top the poll for the third time this season. Race winner Lewis Hamilton was the only other driver to get a substantial number of votes, taking 16%.
Max Verstappen's Brazilian Grand Prix weekend
Verstappen dazzled in the wet
Verstappen had the better of his team mate throughout the weekend but a slip-up on his final qualifying lap meant he was pipped to third on the grid by Kimi Raikkonen. But he soon made amends once the race got going on a soaked circuit.
The moment the safety car left the circuit Verstappen wasted no time in diving up the inside of Raikkonen at turn one. Job done, he began his race-long mission to overhaul the Mercedes drivers.
When Marcus Ericsson hit the wall on lap 13 Verstappen gambled on a switch to intermediate tyres, but this became irrelevant when the race was red-flagged and the field instructed to switch back to full wets.
After the ensuing Safety Cars and red flags Verstappen pounced again, this time pulling a brave move on the outside of Nico Rosberg at turn three. But he nearly threw his race away soon after as he tried to chase down Hamilton, narrowly avoiding contact with the barriers himself at the final corner with a well-held spin.
However a second gamble on intermediates again failed to pay off as the rain worsened. A further stop to refit the full wet tyres saw Verstappen slip to 16th.
This proved a prelude to a masterclass in wet weather racing as the Red Bull driver exploited used every millimetre of the circuit in pursuit of extra grip. He scythed past over half of the field in just 14 laps to reclaim his spot on the podium.
If all you'd seen of this race was the footage involving him, you'd still rate it higher than almost any other race of the season.
Out-qualified his team mate, and drove a fantastic race to third – even if the team made some questionable strategy calls that may have cost him second place.
Hamilton was flawless, and couldn't have done better all weekend, but the drama of Verstappen's race made him my Driver of the Weekend.
Beneboy (@Beneboy)
It takes a very special driver to manage to climb ten places in twelve laps (I think that's right). And, of course, Verstappen is only 19 years old. Plus his recovery from that spin on the pit straight to somehow manage to hold onto second is one of the best moments of the season.
Jonathan Balsdon (@jb108822)
I cannot fault Hamilton's race weekend, and he probably deserved Driver of the Weekend due to his dominance throughout the whole weekend.
But Verstappen was exciting to watch all race, and I had to go with heart over head and give him this one.
I, for one, hope he doesn't change the way other drivers (Vettel especially) want him to. He is continuously finding new lines, new overtaking opportunities, new ways of driving. I love it, long may he continue to show the rest of the field how to put on a show!
drmouse (@drmouse)
Oh I am not a fan of Max Verstappen but today he was twice as good as anybody else. The way he found different lines through corners (especially turn three) made him unstoppable. He mastered Interlagos, he mastered the rain.
Red Bull and Verstappen made some questionable calls but it didn't matter for him. He was still best of the rest.
Christopher (@chrischrill)
He found places on the track to use that nobody else was using. Before he passed Rosberg on the restart you could see him exploring different lines all around the track to see where he could make his moves. He tested a few of them coming alongside Rosberg while they were still under Safety Car. You just knew he was going to get Rosberg and he did.
Coming back from sixteenth to third was amazing to watch. Even passing his team mate on tires that were nearly as fresh as his. A memorable drive.
bull mello (@bullmello)
Brazilian Grand Prix winners and losers
No one could touch Hamilton
Hamilton earned plaudits for a dominant, error-free win in appalling conditions. Felipe Nasr and Sergio Perez also received praise after taking useful results for their teams.
Verstappen stole the show, without a doubt that was one of the most exciting drives I've watched since Button at Canada 2011. And he nailed it in qualifying as well ahead of both teammate and a Ferrari. I'm not voting against him deserving the vote, but you can only pick one driver and for me that was Hamilton.
Solid qualifying, nailed the Safety Car restarts multiple times, had way more pace than his teammate and had Verstappen under control as well when he needed extra pace. It was a faultless drive without any moments, not featuring on the TV footage never helps with a driver of the week vote but I'm still giving it to Hamilton.
Philip (@philipgb)
Hamilton came to a track he has never won at, with the pressure of knowing that in all likelihood he had to win to keep his championship fight alive and completely nailed the weekend. He was flawless in the race and handled each red flag and restarted perfectly. Even on 30 lap old tyres at the end of the race he was still pulling away from the field.
Nasr was also amazing – bring arguably the slowest car to points in a home race is superb driving.
Robert_EST (@robert_est)
Perez gets my vote, him and Hamilton are the only drivers that I can not remember making any errors in the race but, unlike Hamilton, he did not have the massive advantage of a clear track in front of him. He achieved a good result and would have been on the podium if it wasn't for Verstappen's drive on much fresher tyres in a much better car.
Robert (@rob91)
2016 Driver of the Weekend winners
DOTW winner
2016 Australian Grand Prix Romain Grosjean 61.0%
2016 Bahrain Grand Prix Romain Grosjean 39.4%
2016 Chinese Grand Prix Daniel Ricciardo 44.7%
2016 Russian Grand Prix Kevin Magnussen 32.6%
2016 Spanish Grand Prix Max Verstappen 68.5%
2016 Monaco Grand Prix Daniel Ricciardo 49.6%
2016 Canadian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 28.5%
2016 European Grand Prix Sergio Perez 67.3%
2016 Austrian Grand Prix Pascal Wehrlein 43.2%
2016 British Grand Prix Max Verstappen 55.2%
2016 Hungarian Grand Prix Kimi Raikkonen 38.3%
2016 German Grand Prix Daniel Ricciardo 45.5%
2016 Belgian Grand Prix Fernando Alonso 43.3%
2016 Italian Grand Prix Daniel Ricciardo 37.4%
2016 Singapore Grand Prix Nico Rosberg 34.0%
2016 Malaysian Grand Prix Fernando Alonso 33.8%
2016 Japanese Grand Prix Nico Rosberg 51.5%
2016 United States Grand Prix Fernando Alonso 43.6%
2016 Mexican Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel 22.6%
2016 Brazilian Grand Prix Max Verstappen 68.0%
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Posted on 18th November 2016, 11:30 18th November 2016, 14:56 Author Bradley DowntonCategories 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix, 2016 F1 season, Brazilian Grand Prix, Driver of the WeekendTags 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix, Brazilian Grand Prix, f1 brazil, F1 Brazil 2016, F1 Interlagos, grand prix of brazil
31 comments on "Verstappen dominates Brazil Driver of the Weekend"
Great drive and a well deserved DOTW.
Uncle Ben (@uncleben)
Driver of the Weekend and Drive of the Year.
PorscheF1 (@xtwl)
@uncleben Let's wait with that. In my opinion both Sainz and Ricciardo are both possible DOTY.
Sainz? Don't make me laugh. He had no chance against Max at the beginning of the year and after that ha got a new team mate who was mentally broken because of his demotion. So definitely not. If he was anywhere near driver of the year then Red Bull would have took him instead of Verstappen but they didn't and quite frankly the only big team who was interested in him was Renault while Max was on the radar of Mercedes and Ferrari.
ColdFly F1 (@)
@uncleben said 'drive' of the year, @xtwl.
It's very unlikely that we'll see a more spectacular drive in Abu Dhabi; Max has my vote.
For Driver of the Year we still have a few candidates, who can all shine or falter next week.
Arnoud van Houwelingen
DOTY must be Rosberg because of he won the WDC in spite of having a teammate who has much more talent!
i believe you are reffering to Driver of the Year, while the UncleBen meant Drive of the year.
But it's interesting how people see things so differently when it comes to rating performances: for me Sainz was completely unmemorable this year… i've seen all races this season and can't remember him doing anything extraordinary, like a great overtake or a sensational performance in the wet (when the engine doesn't count so much, but aero does – and STR has great aero).
Sure, for his age he's pretty quick, constant and kind on the tires, but so is Perez, Bottas or Grosjean. Why should Sainz be DOTY over these guys or over the usual suspects like HAM, ALO, RIC, VES, etc? Just because he's in a lesser car?
@gechichan Sainz has absolutely trashed Kvyat, who even had several races in the Red Bull and this should be way ahead on points. On quite a lot of races he has absolutely brought to car up to a level it did not belong. Don't forget the engine is still a 2015 Ferrari spec.
For me there is no doubt he belongs in the aisle of Vandoorne/Verstappen/Ocon/Wehrlein and is well above the likes of a Perez/Bottas who've been in the sport twice as long.
Ruiben (@rvirui)
@gechichan yes and yes.
Sainz and Perez are doing really well this season, and in the case of Sainz, fair or not (fair4me) hasn't won any DotW and doesn't reflects the strong season hes doing.
Of course DotW is just that, DotW, not a measure of season performance, But somehow we could take in acc. 2nd and 3rd places in DotW, i think we can get a pretty nifty chart/idea of the drivers that are performing better overall.
I haven't been here like in ages but glad to se @keithcollantine still putting lots or love/work in the site.
WheelToWheel (@lolzerbob)
@xtwl
Sadly I completely can't agree here. Sainz was beaten easily by Verstappn in the first four races and has had a steady season, but hasn't maximised the car at all. Just like in 2015, he has made many silly mistakes (Canada, Britain, Germany, Spa, Japan, Mexico) and has been hardly hit by reliability aswell. He has had some standout drivers such as USA and Spain but we have to remember that the Toro Rosso was faster than the Force India for the first part of the season. Also Kvyat I feel has really improved and has now outqualified him three times in the last five races. Perez and Bottas have scored much more points on a regular consistent basis and have made hardly any mistakes this year and have shown alot in the career to show they can make it at the top level, and tbh Sainz is pretty much at the same sort of level in the future
@lolzerbob I can only advise you to reread what Keith wrote about him in the mid-season ranking, in which he was fifth.
Also the Force India and Williams should never finish behind a STR, that's how much better those cars are. Ergo saying they have scores more points is as similar as comparing the Mercedes car versus the Force India.
I'm inclined to think you never really took a good look at his performances. I certainly cannot believe you'd dare say he'd be the same in the future considering how much he even improved over the winter of this year.
Comparing him to Verstappen is also quite pointless as Verstappen is that one driver in a million, if we're going to compare all drivers to him we'd end up with a field with only a handful of drivers instead of 22. Sainz very well deserves a spot among the fastest drivers on this planet. Agreed he hasn't had the junior record of a Vandoorne but his two seasons in F1 warrant a seat at a better team.
If I was Ferrari and looking to replace Kimi right now, with the contracts that are signed, I had hunted down Sainz and not Perez or Bottas.
The Toro Rosso car is quite underrated I'd say, the team were clearly ahead of Force India until the latter started developing the cars and the two were relatively evenly matched until about Hungary i'd say, when the effects of the 2015 engine started to come into play. The car has a great chassis, being able to qualifying P6 and P7 in Singapore shows that it is the fourth quickest.
I have payed attention to Sainz's performances, and he's only struck me with one super performance, USA, which was a classy drive. He's had good weekends too in Spain and Hungary, but I'm pretty sure Bottas and especially Perez have had more. Sainz has a good season, but nowhere near the best driver of the year, more like ninth best driver of the year.
Sainz's junior career is sub-par. He will improve, but I don't see him as a future world champion, maybe a few podiums with Renault and maybe a win down the line, but not a top class drivver.
It would be stupid for Ferrari to try and sign Sainz, a driver who was comfortably beaten by Verstappen, who could be their big rival for years to come. Sainz isn't ready yet, think about him driving with half of the car in the air with a puncture in Spa, imagine if he does that in a top car. Perez has consistently bagged points and Ferrari would like a consistent driver at the moment, who delivers moments of magic, with two podiums this year, who could fit in a top team at this moment.
If your curious, in my ranking Sainz would be ninth so
1. Ricciardo
2. Hamilton
3. Verstappen
4. Rosberg
5. Alonso
6. Perez
7. Vettel
8. Raikkonen
9. Sainz
10. Hulkenberg
How can Sainz be DOTY when Verstappen clearly was the better driver in the first part of the season. Sainz was lucky that Verstappen had a DNF in Russia or otherwise the point gap between them till Spain would have been even greater!
Kgn11
@Uncle Ben…
Driver of the year? Now slow down a minute there.
CarWars (@maxv)
Sainz is really good, but not a different driver then Max. More of a Rosberg, consistent, fast. Off course lets not forget the 2015 engine. Quite some great drives from Sainz this year.
*a different driver then Max
Driver of the year is the man who pulls spectators, viewers and brings spectacle to F1 again. Thats why we look or not? No offense to Mercedes, Hamilton and Rosberg an all others but without Verstappen it would be rather boring to watch.
I can't argue with that. Max has certainly reinvigorated F1 this year, and under normal circumstance, that's without even having the car to help him compete for the win!
For me it was the same when Lewis arrived in 2007 and shook up the order, and he's been a consistent attraction every year since.
I just hope Lewis has still got it in him when we finally get the Max vs Lewis showdowns.
@psynrg
If the racing Gods could arrange it so that we get Lewis vs Max vs Dan vs Sebastian vs Kimi vs Fernando next season it would be very interesting to see if the (relatively) old guys could still take it to the younger guys in cars with similar levels of performance.
Lewis was quite lucky to start in a top team, but his performance from his first weekend showed he really did deserve such a good car. He certainly turned a few heads, and livened things up back then, and it's good seeing Max doing it now.
19th November 2016, 2:23
How can Perez get a vote if he was slower than Hulkenberg the whole weekend, and only finished in front of him through pure luck?
It was a useful drive, but nothing special
Agree with the other drivers that were mentioned
hahostolze (@hahostolze)
Here's the difference between Hamilton and Verstappen. Hamilton had no spray, was the one who had the wet line in optimal form and anyone wishing to overtake him had to go on a wetter line. Verstappen had to go onto a wetter line to overtake. Driving in the wet is finding the ideal line, having to overtake means going past it. Don't get me wrong, Hamilton was brilliant. He felt the conditions and managed to use them perfectly. Verstappen overtook 12 people. Would Hamilton have been able to use the wet lines as effective to get by all them? I doubt it. That's the difference.
Gabriel (@rethla)
We will never know what happens if we put other drivers in Hamiltons or Verstappens cars. Both the drivers where untouchable and crushed their teammates on equal conditions. It aint very impressive to crush Rosberg that isnt even motovated to win but he did so nevertheless.
At the end of the day Verstappen was more spectacular and did something noone expected or thought was possible. If we excluded Verstappens last stint it would be a hard choice for me but now its clear as day.
medman (@medman)
Overtook people when he strapped on fresh rubber. When he didn't have the newer tires, all he could do was maintain position, just like everybody else. Oh, and lest we forget, when Max passed Nico after Nico's mistake, he got to within 1 – 1.1 seconds of Hamilton's gearbox, then Lewis put in some fast laps and left Max 5 seconds behind, just before Max spun pushing to try to bring the gap down. Lewis for the win.
dawwg
21st November 2016, 21:19
LOL, even Pirelli confirmed that the newer tyres hardly brought an advantage in the wet; since they didn't deteriorate in the wet and some parts of the tracks actually gave advantage to lesser grooved tyres (like worn tyres or the intermediates) . And for Hamilton to create a gap in the fastest car and the only one with a clear track ahead of him, is nothing special. It actually looked more like Verstappen took a step back to get out of the spray and wait for better moments …
Overtaking 13 people in 14 laps in the wet and behind spray is way more impressive as it requires way more risk, balls and car-control than just cruising upfront in the fastest car …
"the newer tyres hardly brought an advantage in the wet; since they didn't deteriorate in the wet and some parts of the tracks actually gave advantage to lesser grooved tyres"
And there goes your credibility, as you just showed that don't know what you are talking about, when in fact, it's completely the other way around: in racing, be it on dry or wet surfaces, the advantage is always, ALWAYS, for the car with the newer set of tires.
"Overtaking 13 people in 14 laps in the wet and behind spray is way more impressive as it requires way more risk, balls and car-control than just cruising upfront in the fastest car"
Nope. The one on the lead, having no one in front of him a) can go faster, which means that he is in greater danger of losing control, and b) he doesn't have other cars' lights ahead so, even if he is not getting sprayed, he also has to constantly guess where the track is (as every "civilian" driver out there can also attest). Furthermore, guess what? Both Lewis and Seb (as well as Jenson) have overtook +10 cars in wet conditions on several races, and at least a couple of those have been from starting from the very bottom of the grid.
Antoon van Gemert
I guess you can always find a reason to play a brilliant performance down….
22nd November 2016, 14:11
Who else but Max Verstappen! Never mind the fresh rubbers, Max gave a masterclass "How to race in the wet". Not only in the last storming 16 laps, but also at the beginning with great overtakes on Kimi Raikkonen and Nico Rosberg (This one is nominated for the FIA "Action of the Year" award). And yes, some of his 'students' picked his lessons up and put them into practice as told over the radio! But the last 16 laps were the true icing-on-the-cake. When Max went in for the last time for the wets, I though his race was over. I was so angry that my dog was a bit scared of me, not knowing that "The Max Verstappen Show" would soon begin. And what a show it was, putting a smile on my face and a happy-tail dog! The hardest overtake, according to Max, was that on Sebastian Vettel, who immediately complained that "his nose was a little bit in front". His own nose or the nose of his Ferrari? Who cares, his reaction was unworthy of a four-times worldchampion and I guess Ferrari was little bit ashamed too. Vettel is not a very popular man in the Netherlands right now! The great and last overtake on Sergio Perez meant a wel deserved third place on the podium and a handshake from Martin Brundle. The Brazilian crowd went wild during the race, because they know when they see a true racer at work! Personally I think that Max could have won this one, although Lewis Hamilton was also, as ever, great in the wet conditions. Nevertheless, his third place felt like a victory and his amazing drive was news all over the world! People who still think that Max Verstappen is overrated, just can't be F1-fans!
Au contraire, people who still think that Max Verstappen is overrated have been F1 fans for more than 30 years.
Well, if that's the case they just doing a bad job recognizing true talent in F1-drivers! By the way I'm a F1-fan for more then 35 years now……
sethje (@seth-space)
Just look at these images and be ashamed.
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ISIS Is Dead, Long Live the Islamic State
by Aaron Y. Zelin
Aaron Y. Zelin
Aaron Y. Zelin is the Richard Borow Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy where his research focuses on Sunni Arab jihadi groups in North Africa and Syria as well as the trend of foreign fighting and online jihadism.
Will the declaration of a new caliphate unite the world's jihadists or tear them apart?
On the first night of Ramadan, the spokesman for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) announced a step that he described as "a dream that lives in the depths of every Muslim believer": the re-establishment of the Caliphate. "It is a hope that flutters in the heart of every mujahid [one who does jihad] muwahhid [monotheist]," spokesman Shaykh Abu Muhammad al-Adnani al-Shami went on. "It is the caliphate. It is the caliphate -- the abandoned obligation of the era...We clarify to the Muslims that with this declaration of the caliphate, it is incumbent upon all Muslims to pledge allegiance to the caliph [Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]."
The announcement by the group, which is now calling itself simply the Islamic State (IS), will accelerate the backlash against it in Iraq. The Islamic State has worked with other insurgent factions, such as the ex-Baathists in the JRTN (Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order), in its recent offensive in Iraq -- but has no intention of power-sharing in the captured areas. There were already signs that JRTN and IS were beginning to fight one another, and this announcement will likely push things into an open confrontation. The Islamic State, however, views this as a positive development because it will separate those who believe in haqq [truth] from batil [falsehood]. It believes the announcement will also serve as another direct shot at al Qaeda and its official branches.
ADNANI'S SPEECH
A few key themes dominate Adnani's speech: triumph, legitimacy, duty, and steadfastness. Regarding the first, Adnani projects a positive trajectory for the Islamic State: "The sun of jihad has risen. The glad tidings of good are shining. Triumph looms on the horizon. The signs of victory have appeared." He also congratulates the group's followers for their accomplishments: "As for you, oh soldiers of the Islamic State, then congratulations to you. Congratulations on this clear victory, congratulations on this great triumph...Now the caliphate has returned, humbling the necks of the enemy. Now the caliphate has returned, in spite of its opponents. Now the caliphate has returned; we ask God to make it to be upon the manhaj [methodology] of prophethood. Now hope is being actualized. Now the dream has become a reality."
In terms of legitimacy, the caliph is historically supposed to be a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad's Quraysh tribe in Arabia. Since Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi became the leader of the Islamic State in 2010, he has claimed that he is a descendant of Muhammad and from the Quraysh tribe. Many have questioned whether the claim was legitimate but, for the first time, Adnani describes Baghdadi's lineage and his plan to now use his real name, Ibrahim, in reference to him being caliph, to illustrate his legitimate claim. Beyond the question of the Islamic legitimacy of Baghdadi's leadership, Adnani also preempts criticism of the announcement itself: "If your leaders whisper to you claiming it is not a caliphate, then remember how long they whispered to you claiming that it was not a state but rather a fictional, cardboard entity, until its certain news reached you. It is a state. Its news will continue to reach you showing that it is a caliphate, even if after time."
The creation of the caliphate has created a "with us or against us" mentality within the Islamic State, which is likely to create even more enemies. "So let those leaders [who oppose the announcement] be ruined," said Adnani. "And let that ummah [Islamic nation] they want to unite be ruined -- an ummah of secularists, democrats, and nationalists... an ummah of murjia [a sect that excludes deeds from faith], ikhwan [the Muslim Brotherhood], and sururiyya [a Muslim Brotherhood-influenced sect claiming to be Salafists]."
Due to these many enemies, Adnani warns the fighters and defenders of the Islamic State that they will need steadfastness in the time ahead. "Oh, soldiers of the Islamic State, you will be facing malahim [fierce battles] that cause the children's hair to become gray," he said. "You will be facing fitan [tribulations] and hardships of many different colors. You will be facing tests and quakes. No one will survive them except he whom God grants mercy."
Finally, Adnani outlines the duties and responsibilities for Muslims in general and those who live within the Islamic State's current borders, now that the caliphate has been established. For all intents and purposes, according to the Islamic State, there is no other authority but them: "We clarify to the Muslims that with this declaration of the caliphate, it is incumbent upon all Muslims to pledge allegiance to the Caliph Ibrahim and support him," said Adnani. "The legality of all emirates, groups, states, and organizations becomes null by the expansion of the caliph's authority and arrival of its troops to their areas."
HISTORICAL RESONANCE AND RELEVANCE
The Islamic State's announcement of the re-establishment of the caliphate has been a long time coming. It has also been a hope and dream for many Muslims over the decades, even if most do not necessarily agree with the Islamic State's ideological leanings. The contemporary run-up to this announcement dates to Oct. 15, 2006, when the Islamic State of Iraq was first created and the movement for the first time attempted to establish institutions and governing structures. More recently, on March 25, 2014, the Islamic State and its key influencers online floated a trial balloon hashtag in Arabic, #We_Demand_Shaykh_al-Baghdadi_Declare_The_Caliphate, to get feedback on how individuals would react to such a declaration. Of course those who supported ISIS at the time were thrilled with the possibility, while those who opposed the group took issue.
The announcement of the caliphate's creation on the first day of Ramadan, which is the holiest month of the year for Muslims, was no doubt meant to invoke the religious significance of the event. But the Gregorian date has significance as well: The June 29 announcement came one day after the 100th anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, which marked the beginning of World War I. While many historians point to Ataturk's abolishment of the caliphate on March 3, 1924, as the end of the last line of caliphs, Islamic State followers see this as just the logical conclusion of a process that started a decade earlier with WWI, which led to the partition of the Middle Eastern states -- a narrative that resonates for many in the region. Therefore, the June 29, 2014, announcement has been framed as an end to a century-long calamity, and as marking the return of dignity and honor to the Islamic umma.
The Islamic State can and will argue that it is the heir of past caliphates, especially the original Rashidun Caliphate (632-661). The Islamic State will also claim that it has been able to achieve what no other Islamist movement, such as the Muslim Brotherhood, has been able to do in the past century: fill the void left by the abolition of the caliphate and create a Muslim renaissance. It can now also argue that -- unlike the past failed attempts to resurrect the caliphate by the Khilafat Movement in British India and the stillborn Sharifian Caliphate in what is today Saudi Arabia -- the Islamic State was actually able to deliver a success for Muslims, and provide them with hope and strength once more.
THE WAR WITH AL QAEDA
In addition to the chorus of Muslims worldwide rejecting -- and some even mocking -- the Islamic State's announcement, those in the leadership of al Qaeda and its affiliates are in a precarious position. On the one hand, they are happy with the Islamic State's recent advances in Iraq and do not in theory have an issue with a caliphate -- though they may publicly argue it is too soon, or they may have privately hoped they would be the ones leading its reinstitution. On the other hand, Adnani's proclamation could severely debilitate al Qaeda, which has been hit hard by the group's advances in the past 15 months. Most notably, the Islamic State is eclipsing the Nusra Front, al Qaeda's official branch in Syria, gaining a military edge with foreign fighters and with defections of some members of other al Qaeda branches in Afghanistan, North Africa, and Yemen.
The Islamic State hopes to put al Qaeda and its branches in the unenviable position of having to reconcile with the reality of the new caliphate, or oppose it and therefore be viewed by global jihadis as hindering the caliphate project and showing its true nature as a sectarian organization that is not working for the best interests of Muslims. That strategy, however, is a gamble: It could open the Islamic State up for an even bigger fall if it does not follow through on its promise to fight enemies on all fronts, and if it fails in governing newly captured areas. There is already insurgent and noncombatant resistance to the Islamic State's gains in both Syria and Iraq, so the group therefore has a thin needle to thread.
Jihadists' reactions to the Islamic State's re-establishment of the caliphate have so far been mixed. There are signs that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula foot soldiers are excited about the alleged caliphate coming to fruition, while many within the Nusra Front are condemning it and sarcastically making fun of it, calling it a Twitter Caliphate. Maldivian jihadists in Syria under the banner of Bilad al-Sham Media have released a rebuke, arguing that the announcement strays from the true Islamic way of establishing a caliphate, and noting that it needs to have broader support. Most importantly, a number of top jihadist sheikhs, such as Hamid bin Ali and Hani al-Siba'i, have rebuked the announcement. The key Syrian Islamist rebel groups and Islamic bodies also rejected the Islamic State's reestablishment of the caliphate.
In contrast, a small jihadist faction fighting in Syria, Jaysh al-Sahaba in Bilad al-Sham, which was previously sympathetic to the Nusra Front, as well as the Lebanon-based and ISIS-sympathetic media outlet Aisha Media Center, have both now officially pledged their loyalty to the Islamic State. With the Islamic State also recently gaining new loyalty oaths from tribal members in Syria and Iraq, as well as members who have defected from the Nusra Front and Ansar al-Islam, momentum continues to be on its side. In the near term, whether jihadist groups in the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, and North Africa officially pledge their loyalty to the Islamic State could be a sign of whether or not its latest decision enjoys support beyond words of sympathy.
The announcement to reestablish the caliphate could be another success for the Islamic State, which it will take as confirmation that "God's will" is truly on its side. Or it may mark the beginning of the end of the Islamic State's second attempt at ruling territory in less than a decade.
Aaron Y. Zelin is the Richard Borow Fellow at The Washington Institute and founder of the website Jihadology.net.
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Future making in the Antropocene interview with Heriland researcher Maitri Dore | By Azadeh Arjomand Kermani
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The City of Gothenburg is searching for compensation since a train track that goes right through a heritage area of 'national interest'. But compensation for heritage is uncommon in Sweden. Image: KavalenkavaVolha/Canva
In construction and urban development projects compensation is a well-known word when it comes to environmental and well-being aspects but what about cultural settings both tangible and intangible? Are they also entitled to being compensated for the damages and disruptions resulting from developments? In this interview article with Maitri Dore, PhD researcher in Heriland project, the concept of compensation in cultural context and its importance is being discussed.
When a large-scale change and development is happening in a cultural setting, for example in an area with heritage values, there is a danger of disruption and damage to the cultural heritage. The first thing coming to mind can be the physical disturbance or stability/vibration danger that it can pose to the buildings and structures but the damage can be broader. In her PhD research within Heriland project, Maitri Dore is studying this phenomenon using two different case studies one in Mumbai, India and the other in Gothenburg, Sweden. In her research, Dore is studying urban development projects in cultural settings and by looking into authorities' and developers' plans and actions she is mapping the compensation concept in these cases.
Dore explains: "Strategies to deal with loss or change in cases of war, climate change or environmental and natural disruptions has been studied and addressed in planning policies and is very common in practice. But what about cultural heritage when it comes to large-scale urban developments?" She is studying and analyzing two very different case studies not to compare them but to gain a better perspective and reflect on what is considered compensation in various cultural settings and how this new concept can be integrated into development agendas.
From Mumbai to Sweden
Metro line 3 in Mumbai. Image: Maitri Dore
The case of Mumbai is the development of metro line 3. The length of the corridor is 36 km and runs north to south. Segments in the southern part of the line pass under the former colonial parts of the city, where there are many listed buildings and parts of the former fort from the 18th century. The focus of the authorities in this case study is mainly on the preservation of monuments and cultural structures. The efforts and policies aim to preserve the tangible heritage from vibration and physical instability due to construction and development nearby.
The second case study: The construction of West link in Gothenburg. Image: Maitri Dore
In Sweden on the other hand, the cases of large scale change and developments are additionally examined and studied deeper and more holistic. Compensation in case of cultural heritage is a new concept in Sweden. Conceptually It is not merely about physical structure nor limited to the vicinity of the development projects. The project West Link is a railway extension with three new stations that started in 2018 and will be completed in 2026. The Swedish Transport Administration is responsible for the planning and implementation of the project but because a large part of the extension goes through old parts of the old city, the city of Gothenburg is asking for compensation. The project is seen as a threat to the "national interest" as the 17th-century fortifications, 'landeris' (ancient agricultural properties) and historical parks are being dug and disturbed in the process. The City's cultural heritage administration is seeking procedures and ways to make them compensate for the damage.
There are plans to use old tiles and remains as elements in the new station buildings of the West Link. Image: Maitri Dore
The discussion is ongoing, but some proposals for compensation (also referred to as strengthening the affected heritage) that have come up during the consultation process include storytelling around the sites of damage, through information points, plaques and digital techniques; displaying archaeological finds from the excavations in the new station buildings; and incorporating elements like old tiles in the flooring in and around the new architecture. She has recently published a paper on this topic (pages 83-118). "I just want to highlight that discussion for compensation in the West Link is still underway so none of the proposals have been fixed or implemented," adds Dore. The case study in Gothenburg is thus the main case study as it has been instituted in the project.
As the second case study, Dore has chosen a context that she has background knowledge about it. "I started to think about how heritage can be dealt with in situations of large urban change on a broader, international scale, and that led me to think about taking another case that was close to my background and I chose my hometown Mumbai," explains Dore.
From architecture to heritage
Dore has been trained in architecture in India and has worked in practice for a few years dealing with vernacular architecture and using traditional building materials and technics such as "building out of mud and incorporating rainwater harvesting techniques and that kind of sustainable designs." After joining a Master of Urban Studies within the 4Cities program, she became more interested in interdisciplinary research and has gained academic and practical experience in 4 European countries. "We had one city per semester and so I was in Brussels, Vienna, Copenhagen and Madrid for the program and for my internship U did a short project at the Architecture Museum in Vienna as part of the exhibition Critical Care. It was about how architecture and urban planning can respond to climate change and other changes and challenges that are going on right now in the world."
After that, she chose Heriland to become a part of an innovative European training network on cultural heritage in relation to spatial planning and landscape. Dore adds: "Heritage studies were not directly connected with anything I had done before, but I was always interested in heritage in the sense of old historical buildings. Now my view has expanded, but being an architect, that was my core understanding of heritage."
Scales of compensation
After three years of research with Heriland, Dore looks at heritage and landscape differently. "It is more than objects and buildings, it is about the values and not only preservation but playing a role for future." In addition to technical skills, Heriland makes her more familiar with critical heritage studies and how we define heritage and who has a right to do so. In her case study in Gothenburg, she did an in-depth study of the values and assets that are being interrupted in the process of large-scale development. In addition to ancient remains of the fortifications and the objects found during the excavations for the project, the colonial history of the port and also the stories of ordinary citizens, those who built the fortified city in 1621 are among the values that are being lost or damaged due to the construction of West Link.
Compensation involves negotiating various interests. Image: Maitri Dore
The railway project is seen as a sustainable solution for transport in the area, reducing travel time and pollution and improving connectivity within the region but at the same time, the construction will cause the removal of roughly 200 trees in the process and damage to historical parks. It is a very complicated project. Policy does not have any precedents for compensation for cultural heritage environments on this scale and the government-instituted condition that says 'negative consequences' should 'as far as possible be minimized' is very vague. "There is also the problem of scale. How large in scope and geographical extent should the compensation measures be?" adds Dore.
Dore believes producing knowledge on the concept of compensation for cultural heritage and its integration with planning policies and regulations will give a better understanding to the practitioners on both sides of the table. It is crucial to study the constraints and challenges of this concept, bringing it to the mainstream and understand how to operationalize it. In short, Dore summarizes her research as: "My project is about negotiating the future goals while having the past in mind. It is about the constant negotiation between future and past."
Which societal challenges in the context of heritage, landscape and the built environment would you like us to address in our future articles? Please get in touch at @Future4Heritage on Twitter or send an email.
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Q: Where can I find a list of words that contain one or more spaces, such as ice cream? This post asked if ice cream was one word or two.
John Lawler's comment seems logical and accurate to me:

"Space: The Final Frontier. The answer to the question is "Yes". That
  is, some people consider it one word, and others two, so it is
  considered one word or two. Seriously, word is not well-enough defined
  to allow such precise counting."

J.R. also makes a great point:

"It depends on your definition of "word". For most situations, if a
  two-word phrase gets its own entry in the dictionary, then I regard it
  as a single word. But Scrabble players would disagree, and they'd all
  scream if I tried to play ICECREAM."

Lastly, JeffSahol makes another fine point with

"Here's a possible test: if it could be listed by the US Army in
  reverse order (as in "Sauce, Tomato"), then it's two words.
  Unfortunately, they don't put ice cream in MREs. :)"

Where/How can I find a list of all English words that contain more than one space, such as ice cream, (but not including phrases like tomato sauce)?
I have asked a question here before and it was closed and deleted for being off-topic, but it was very much on-topic and relevant. If this question also gets closed, I will lose all hope in this community.

A: Words that function as one word but appear as two are called open compounds. They are one of three types of compound words, the other two of which are closed (e.g., pancake) and hyphenated (e.g., half-baked).
This document covers compound words extensively. This one gives several examples, such as living room, full moon, real estate, and coffee table.
For more examples, you may search online for open compounds.
Additionally, you may view this page, which will clarify the different types of compounds. Here are some examples from that page: blood pressure, light year, half sister, vice president. Bear in mind that some open compounds may be hyphenated or closed. That is typically a stylistic choice.

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This qualification is for learners who wish to develop their skills and knowledge in managing health and safety for the workplace. They will have an autonomous role in their organisation for managing health and safety policy and practice. They will report direct to or be part of the senior management team. The will recommend and implement changes relevant to their role. They will be aware of cost implications and budgetary control.
There are no set entry requirements for this qualification however, candidates must have the potential and correct job role to gain the qualification successfully.
Candidates must have a completed portfolio of evidence covering the assessment criteria for each mandatory unit. Candidates must also have successfully completed an assignment for the elective unit Professional Development and Ethics in Health and Safety Management for candidates wishing to gain IOSH Graduate membership.


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Boko Haram: Buhari expresses shock over death of President Idriss Deby of Chad
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over "the sudden and tragic death of President Idriss Deby of Chad on the front line, fighting against rebel soldiers."
Buhari said the late Deby played a vital role in the fight against Boko Haram.
In a statement by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, the president described the late Chadian leader "as a friend of Nigeria who had enthusiastically lent his hand in our efforts to defeat the murderous Boko Haram terrorists that have posed grave security challenges not only for Nigeria, but also our African neighbours, particularly Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic."
He said: "I'm deeply shocked and devastated by the sudden death of Idriss Deby on the battle front to defend the sovereignty of his country.
"The late Deby had played a very active role in our regional joint collaboration in the military campaign against the Boko Haram terrorists.
"The death of Deby will surely create a big vacuum in the efforts to jointly confront the Boko Haram terrorists and the Islamic State West Africa Province."
While condoling with the people of Chad and their new leader, President Buhari called for greater collaboration to defeat the terrorists.
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7 Users to Follow on Twitter for Top Notch Health and Fitness Information
by Ted Vickey
I admit it—I am a techno geek. Some consider me rare within the health and fitness world, but I see great value in understanding how we can effectively use technology to help not only ourselves, but hundreds, thousands, even millions of others toward their goal of a healthy lifestyle. While some suggest technology is one of the causes of inactivity, I see it as a potential tool to increase physical activity.
I've spent the last three years researching Twitter and physical activity. Part of that research was intended to develop a deeper understanding of the power of Twitter itself. I agree that there can be a lot of noise on Twitter—who is checking in where, what movies they are seeing or what their favorite sports team is, but you can also find great fitness tips, healthy recipes and even a virtual workout buddy.
Twitter has a powerful feature called Lists. Rather than following an individual person, you can follow a whole group of like-minded users. For this post, I added some of my favorite Twitter users onto a public list, which you can find on my Twitter page. I will continue to add new Twitter users of interest and encourage you to suggest others by commenting below. From brands to newspapers, individual trainers to well-known professionals, you can follow the entire list or just a few of the ones highlighted here.
Who to follow: @nytimeshealth
From the health writers at The New York Times, this feed features social sharing of breaking health news and information on topics from medicine to fitness, nutrition to health care and everything in between.
Who to follow: @harvardhsph
From the ivory towers at Harvard, the twitter feed from the Harvard Public Health school provides powerful ideas for a healthier world, featuring experts from many disciplines, educating new generations of global health leaders and taking innovative ideas from the laboratory to people's lives.
Who to follow: @greatist
Greatist touts themselves as "a trusted health & fitness source for the young, savvy, and social." They understand that health and fitness is hard, so their mission is to make things easier through expert-approved, PubMed-verified content, one tweet at a time.
Who to follow: @TEDMED
The "younger brother" of the famous TED Conferences, TEDMED offers a unique multi-disciplinary community of innovators and leaders that share a common determination to create a better future in health and medicine. Tweets often link to enlightening and innovative 20-minute TEDMED Talks.
Who to follow: @acefitness
How could I not mention my favorite health/fitness/wellness organization? The American Council on Exercise is the premier fitness and personal trainer certification, continuing education and training organization, dedicated to promoting the benefits of physical activity and protecting Americans against unsafe and ineffective fitness products and instruction.
Who to follow: @drcedricbryant
My hero, Dr. Cedric Bryant is the Chief Science Officer at ACE. His tweets range from inspirational to educational, from witty to informative. Have a question about fitness, health promotion or wellness? Chances are, he has the correct answer.
Who to follow: @HassAvocados
Plenty of healthy foods can be found on Twitter. As an example, check out Hass Avocados—my newest favorite healthy food. Their tweets include tips, tricks and information. Check out the full Twitter List mentioned at the top of this post for other great examples of foods using Twitter to share.
Health and Fitness Expert
Ted Vickey, MS, is the ACE senior consultant for emerging technologies and a long-time ACE Certified Personal Trainer. Referred to as "one of the most connected men in fitness," Vickey served as executive director of the White House Athletic Center under three presidents before starting FitWell Inc., a fitness management consulting company.
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I was so glad to work with Online Labels during another round of Crafty Hangouts last month. Here are all 20 of the projects created for the campaign. You are sure to find a video tutorials that will help you make beautiful handmade gifts for the holidays!
Thanks for sharing my Monster Finger Puppet Kit!
Thanks for sharing my project!!!


Photo 124: From the Cincinnati Gas & Electric collection. Who is this fellow, what is he recording and where?
Photo 128: This photo from the Carolina Power & Light collection shows a Hurricane Hugo crew. The hurricane swept through the Carolinas Sept. 21 and 22, 1989. Who are they and where were they working?
Photo 127: Who is this employee, where is he working and what did he do? Photo from the Florida Power collection.
Photo 126: Is this Cincinnati Gas & Electric building still standing and used today? Where?
Photo 116 from the Duke Power collection: Several people reported that the chief cook is Don Denton Sr., who was senior vice president of Marketing and Rates when the photo was taken. He is talking to Jim Bavis, vice president of human Resources. The company sold appliances at that time.


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Q: Angular 2 Testing Issue Whilst attempting to run integration tests with Angular 2 and Karma test runner the following issue became clear. A test was always passing even when it should have been failing.
The issue occurs when the expect() method is placed inside the subscribe() method of an Observable.
The need to do this arose as the test would subscribe to the Observable and then continue processing the rest of the test before the Observable has finished executing.
However, placing the expect within the subscribe() method automatically causes the test to pass even when there are very obvious syntax errors:
   it('should pass or fail', inject([Service], (_service : Service) => {

        let result = _service.returnObservable();
        result.subscribe((sfasdasdaa23231gr) => {
            expect(r.isAfhahzdzd vailable).not.35q6w623tyrg  /.0824568sfn toBe(truDDIDIDIDDIe);
        });
    }));

the previous code passes, but how? there are syntax errors everywhere. Does anyone know where this issue lies? In the testing or in the subscribe() method?

A: Because it's asynchronous processing, you should add the async method:
it('should pass or fail', async(inject([Service], (_service : Service) => {

    let result = _service.returnObservable();
    result.subscribe((sfasdasdaa23231gr) => {
        expect(r.isAfhahzdzd vailable).not.35q6w623tyrg  /.0824568sfn toBe(truDDIDIDIDDIe);
    });
})));


The Valjulius property is located in the very heart of the Languedoc-Roussillon Region, between the sea and the mountains, near Béziers, South of France.
The vineyard has an average-size of 8 hectares. The quality of the soil, the sunny orientation, and meticulous work all year give our vines the opportunity to reach perfect maturity and to reveal their great and various aroma.
The Valjulius vineyard invites you to discover new flavours. Our range of products offers you a real taste of pleasure, thanks to their strength, ideal substance, and delicacy.
White wine : Grenache blanc 70%, Chardonnay 15%, Vermentino 10%, Marsanne 5%.
Grapes are stored for 24 hours in a cold room before being pressed in order to get higher quality juice.
This well-balanced wine has an ideal substance and complex flavours.
Our Muscat is 100% natural. No added alcohol.
Grapes are harvested when overripe and are then stored for24 hours in a cold room before being pressed.
Our Muscat has an aromatic strength, an intense body, and a special delicacy.
Rosé wine : Mourvèdre 80%, Syrah 10%, Grenache 10%.
Direct pressuring on the Mourvèdre vine. Syrah and Greanche notches.
The Rosé wine is well-balanced, smooth and fresh.
Red wine : Syrah 80%, Grenache noir 15%, Cabernet Sauvignon 5%.
Our red wine is made from our oldest grapevines. 35% of red wine production goes in wooden barrels to be elevated.
The red wine is very delicate.
Bag-in-box : Syrah 60%, Carignan 30%, Cabernet Sauvignon 10%.
Very-well balanced wine which reveals smooth and fresh flavours.
Domaine ValJulius - Chemin de Boujan - 34490 Corneilhan - FRANCE.


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ANELLO Photonics Announces World's First Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope - SIPHOG
January 3, 2023 | PRNewswire
ANELLO Photonics, the creator of the SIPHOG, announced that it will be showcasing at CES 2023 the world's first Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope - SIPHOG. The ANELLO SIPHOG is a low-noise and low-drift optical gyroscope smart sensor leveraging ANELLO's patented photonic integrated circuit technology. The result is the smallest optical gyroscope in the world, which enables reliable and accurate navigation and positioning across many autonomous applications.
"We are very excited and proud of this technological breakthrough at ANELLO," said Dr. Mario Paniccia, CEO of ANELLO Photonics. "With the ANELLO SIPHOG integrated into a range of Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) and solutions, customers now get access to a more stable, accurate and robust sensor for their autonomous applications. Customers in the autonomy space can rely on ANELLO to deliver cutting-edge, high-performance solutions using integrated photonics that previously was only available in very complex and expensive fiber gyroscopes."
At CES 2023, ANELLO is not only showcasing the SIPHOG but will also be showcasing full INS solutions that include ANELLO's own Sensor Fusion Engine delivering a full end-to-end offering to customers in various fields of autonomy where position, navigation and timing are essential.
"Silicon photonics is of strategic importance for Tower," said Russell Ellwanger, Tower Semiconductor CEO. "We have been engaged with ANELLO since their inception, have benefitted much through this partnership and are most excited to see them showcasing the SIPHOG to the world. This is a prodigious technology with a substantial value proposition and having vast applications for the industry. We look forward to continuing our great partnership with Dr. Paniccia and the ANELLO team."
"As the first investors in ANELLO, we are excited to see the SIPHOG at CES as an enabling ingredient for ANELLO's product portfolio," said Darren Liccardo, Managing Director at Catapult Ventures. "We are thrilled with their progress in building robust, high-performance, sensing solutions and we believe ANELLO will be a market leader in the autonomy space."
ANELLO Photonics is currently engaged in commercial trials with various market-leading customers in the Construction, Farming, Trucking, Robotics, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, and National Security space.


The team was able to compress small flakes of graphene using a combination of heat and pressure.
A team of researchers at MIT has designed one of the strongest lightweight materials known, by compressing and fusing flakes of graphene, a two-dimensional form of carbon. The new material, a sponge-like configuration with a density of just 5 percent, can have strength 10 times that of steel.
In its two-dimensional form, graphene is thought to be the strongest of all known materials. But researchers until now have had a hard time translating that two-dimensional strength into useful three-dimensional materials.
The new findings show that the crucial aspect of the new 3-D forms has more to do with their unusual geometrical configuration than with the material itself, which suggests that similar strong, lightweight materials could be made from a variety of materials by creating similar geometric features.
The findings were reported last week in the journal Science Advances, in a paper by Markus Buehler, the head of MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and the McAfee Professor of Engineering; Zhao Qin, a CEE research scientist; Gang Seob Jung, a graduate student; and Min Jeong Kang MEng '16, a recent graduate.
Other groups had suggested the possibility of such lightweight structures, but lab experiments so far had failed to match predictions, with some results exhibiting several orders of magnitude less strength than expected. The MIT team decided to solve the mystery by analysing the material's behaviour down to the level of individual atoms within the structure. They were able to produce a mathematical framework that very closely matches experimental observations.
The team was able to compress small flakes of graphene using a combination of heat and pressure. This process produced a strong, stable structure whose form resembles that of some corals and microscopic creatures called diatoms. These shapes, which have an enormous surface area in proportion to their volume, proved to be remarkably strong. "Once we created these 3-D structures, we wanted to see what's the limit — what's the strongest possible material we can produce," says Qin. To do that, they created a variety of 3-D models and then subjected them to various tests. In computational simulations, which mimic the loading conditions in the tensile and compression tests performed in a tensile loading machine, "one of our samples has 5 per cent the density of steel, but 10 times the strength," Qin says.
Buehler says that what happens to their 3-D graphene material, which is composed of curved surfaces under deformation, resembles what would happen with sheets of paper. Paper has little strength along its length and width, and can be easily crumpled up. But when made into certain shapes, for example rolled into a tube, suddenly the strength along the length of the tube is much greater and can support substantial weight. Similarly, the geometric arrangement of the graphene flakes after treatment naturally forms a very strong configuration.
The new configurations have been made in the lab using a high-resolution, multimaterial 3-D printer. They were mechanically tested for their tensile and compressive properties, and their mechanical response under loading was simulated using the team's theoretical models. The results from the experiments and simulations matched accurately.
The new, more accurate results, based on atomistic computational modelling by the MIT team, ruled out a possibility proposed previously by other teams: that it might be possible to make 3-D graphene structures so lightweight that they would actually be lighter than air, and could be used as a durable replacement for helium in balloons. The current work shows, however, that at such low densities, the material would not have sufficient strength and would collapse from the surrounding air pressure.
But many other possible applications of the material could eventually be feasible, the researchers say, for uses that require a combination of extreme strength and light weight. "You could either use the real graphene material or use the geometry we discovered with other materials, like polymers or metals," Buehler says, to gain similar advantages of strength combined with advantages in cost, processing methods, or other material properties (such as transparency or electrical conductivity).
The unusual geometric shapes that graphene naturally forms under heat and pressure look something like a Nerf ball — round, but full of holes. These shapes, known as gyroids, are so complex that "actually making them using conventional manufacturing methods is probably impossible," Buehler says. The team used 3-D-printed models of the structure, enlarged to thousands of times their natural size, for testing purposes.
For actual synthesis, the researchers say, one possibility is to use the polymer or metal particles as templates, coat them with graphene by chemical vapour deposit before heat and pressure treatments, and then chemically or physically remove the polymer or metal phases to leave 3-D graphene in the gyroid form. For this, the computational model given in the current study provides a guideline to evaluate the mechanical quality of the synthesis output.
The same geometry could even be applied to large-scale structural materials, they suggest. For example, concrete for a structure such a bridge might be made with this porous geometry, providing comparable strength with a fraction of the weight. This approach would have the additional benefit of providing good insulation because of the large amount of enclosed airspace within it.
Because the shape is riddled with very tiny pore spaces, the material might also find application in some filtration systems, for either water or chemical processing. The mathematical descriptions derived by this group could facilitate the development of a variety of applications, the researchers say.
"This is an inspiring study on the mechanics of 3-D graphene assembly," says Huajian Gao, a professor of engineering at Brown University, who was not involved in this work. "The combination of computational modelling with 3-D-printing-based experiments used in this paper is a powerful new approach in engineering research. It is impressive to see the scaling laws initially derived from nanoscale simulations resurface in macroscale experiments under the help of 3-D printing," he says.
The research was supported by the Office of Naval Research, the Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative, and BASF-North American Center for Research on Advanced Materials.
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Born in Paris, Emmanuelle Khanh enters the fashion world at the end of the 50s as a model. At the beginning of the 60s, she becomes interested by styling and she collaborates with rising brands of the time – Cacharel or Missoni. She seizes a fast-changing time period: the liberation of the woman's body, the democratization of fashion, the growing awareness of youth's strength. At the avant-garde of these transformations, she imagines the wardrobe of the modern, free and active woman who emancipates of the stiff social yokes. Emmanuelle Khanh is the very first woman to draw models for the Créateur section of the La Redoute catalog.
In 1969, she launches her eponym brand of feminine ready-to-wear. Convinced that the fashion has to overcome the boundaries of Paris Haute Couture salons, Emmanuelle Khanh wants to free the forms and the materials, and to make fashion go down the streets. She revolutionizes the fashion of her time: through the forms, which offer to the women an ease of movement which they cannot found besides; through the materials she uses, as jeans or plastic. Inspired by her husband, the designer Quasar Khanh, famous for his inflatable plastic furniture, she reinvents this material for the cloth-making. These innovations, associated with stitches and embroideries, define her unique wardrobe. Success comes very fast.
In 1972, Emmanuelle Khanh launches a collection of glasses. In order to get the best, she starts working with the traditional workshops of Oyonnax (Jura, France) and imagines a line of oversized frames, which immediately becomes iconic. With Emmanuelle Khanh, glasses become fully a fashion accessory, the signature of an audacious style, bold and elegant at the same time.
In 1977, Emmanuelle Khanh opens her first shop on the left bank of Paris, 2 rue de Tournon, in the Quartier Latin. The most beautiful and most famous stores of the world will present her creations. To ready-to-wear and glasses, a line of jewels is added. It is inspired by the plant pattern and explores new materials, such as ceramic. Other accessories – hats, gloves and bags – are successively designed to eventually define a complete silhouette.
The House Emmanuelle Khanh is revived after its fade-out in the 90s. Glasses, the most outstanding element of the creator's style, are the first to be designed again. EMMANUELLE KHANH PARIS remains faithful to its roots and draws from what constitutes the essence of the House: oversized frames with strong lines, rich materials, bold colors and handmade manufacture. The historic forms are reinterpreted: it is the inbeing of the Héritage collection, a unique line, with character and distinctive codes.
EMMANUELLE KHANH PARIS relaunch its feminine ready-to-wear line. A first capsule collection is dedicated to mesh, and then the seasonal collections define one after the other the new style of the House. Designs are inspired by the boldness of the creator, her faculty to understand the present and the way she uses unexpected materials. They are adapted to the new silhouette of today's women. The materials play with volumes: mesh becomes oversized or skin-tighten, the plastic is revised through the prism of the Internet era, and velvet is adorned with disproportionate stripes. This wardrobe is completed by a line of accessory – gloves, hats and bags.
In the winter, Madam Khanh passes away in Paris. After having revolutionized the women's fashion and the world of ready-to-wear clothing, she bequeaths much more than style to the future generations; she hands a militant and audacious state of mind and the will to reconcile the elegance and the strength of the women.
In the spring, the first Studio collection, glasses completely handmade in Japan, is presented. Arisen from the desire to work with new materials and new forms, this line studies the contrasts between materials and lighting effects: the thin titanium structures are associated with volumes that are sculptured in the acetate. As seasons go by, this new look becomes fully part of EMMANUELLE KHANH PARIS's story.


Recycle your waste, take public transport, fit energy saving light bulbs – the drive to stop climate change is on! But maybe the hype is swamping you. Maybe you feel all the talk about carbon cutting, offsetting, and calculating your carbon footprint is exaggerated. Maybe you're concerned the EU's greenhouse gas emissions targets will be detrimental to industry or your way of life. Or maybe you're concerned that not enough is being done about the melting ice caps, increased flooding and intense heat waves. Maybe you consider the EU's targets to be insufficient. Maybe you'd like each individual to become more climate conscious. Whether you're a climate skeptic, a committed environmentalist, or simply a concerned citizen, this is the chance to express your views on the topic and discuss with others participants in the climate debate.
How can you control climate change?


Advent (Joy): Winter's Solstice | Words of Wisdom?
the power of the darkness that surrounds me.
Be in me and around me this day and night.
Covered sky yields little light.
Churning sea holds the pow'r of Three.
So now I walk in solitude.
Let darkness be my mantle.
Let silence be my wisdom.
Sing into harmony with the pulse of the cosmos.
All hail to the dark sky. All hail to the still earth. All hail to the deep cold sea.
All hail to the Three in me.
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