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2023 will be a Tom and Jerry year😼🐭where indicators go in one direction until they don't
Written by: Michael Ashley Schulman, CFA
2023 will be a Tom and Jerry year, where indicators go in one direction until they don't
Note: Tom and Jerry is an animated series centered on the comedic back and forth rivalry between a cat named Tom and a mouse named Jerry, and the injuries, recoveries, and mayhem that ensues.
SUMMARY: In 2023, business, social, political, and economic indicators will trend up and down with gusto. It will be a year when events shock and surprise, be it unemployment reports, spending patterns, manufacturing surveys, inflation, layoffs, new legislation, debt ceilings, geopolitical shifts, or revolutions. Like the antics of Tom and Jerry, indicators will seem to trend in one direction until there is an abrupt role reversal. 2023 will be a nauseating back-and-forth bumpy road for all measures of data. Also analogous to Tom and Jerry, the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Executive Branch (as well as Congress) have opposing goals in 2023. The Fed is attempting to slow the economy and increase unemployment to alleviate wage pressures while the Biden Administration attempts the opposite and stimulates to improve household income and avoid recession. There is an investment adage that "the trend is your friend"; this adage still holds true but determining that trend will be confusing. Wall Street usually refers to risk in terms of asset price volatility, i.e., in terms of how much stock, bond, commodity, and other investment valuations jump up and down on an hourly, daily, or monthly basis. However, unless there is a permanent impairment, price volatility is more noise than risk. As long as you have enough cashflow for needs, liabilities, and new opportunities, long-term portfolio risk can be mitigated and you can stick to your financial plan or road map.
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LOOKING BACK: Last January, we released our annual outlook, "The Terrible Twos, 2022—Outlook for the Year Ahead." For better or worse, "The Terrible Twos" was prophetic; here is what we wrote:
Wobbles: 2022 will be akin to the terrible twos, with short-term political, monetary, and economic wobbles on the path toward long-term progress
Unwind: No central bank has ever unwound $8.5 trillion of stimulus, and experience with raising interest rates from 0% is limited
Higher rates: The Fed will likely raise short-term interest rates to normalize policy, but that alone won't stem inflation — Inflation will dampen when supply chain and labor bottlenecks ease
StayFlation: Inflation will moderate but remain higher than what we've had over the last dozen years— in other words, it is here to stay
Estates: Tax, estate, and financial plan preparedness are key to moving beyond the investment outlook and having meaningful family office style preparedness and resiliency
Illiquids: Consider investment structures that take advantage of market uncertainty and inflationary trends
Such was the case. Inflation has moderated from its peak, but remain high, and many private or illiquid investments outperformed the public markets. 2022 was full of wobbles as the Federal Reserve set itself on a path to raise interest rates, curb inflation, and unwind its huge balance sheet by selling bonds.
LOOKING FORWARD: 2023 will be about business, social, economic, and political indicators trending in a certain direction until they aren't😬. They may go up only to be pounded by a mace, club, or mallet of new data, decapitated in political shifts, shocked by central bank monetary policy, electrocuted by a corporate announcement, or exploded by geopolitics. Or these indicators may drift south, only to be reversed by a sudden change of fortune: new data, fresh political announcements, or renewed hope for easing on monetary policy or geopolitical impasse. Consider it stagnation combined with frequent changes in direction; it will be exasperating. Expect injury, recovery, and mayhem from the cat and mouse nature of volatile data!
Hammerspace can setup a brief gag or turn the tide of a story. In the toon world, hammerspace (no relation to MC Hammer, "can't touch this") is an extra-dimension from which objects—hammers, mallets, anvils, animals, cooking appliances, or other gadgets—are magically and instantaneously produced. In 2023, as you listen to unemployment reports, spending patterns, manufacturer surveys, foreign election results, central bank announcements, ransomware attacks, or the anchor people on business channels feign surprise at numbers coming in above or below expectations, think of the hammerspace they are derived from. Moral: Remain focused on your family's long-term financial plan and on enduring market and investment tenets.
Why now? Isn't data always volatile? Yes, data reports often jump around month to month or quarter to quarter; in fact, it would be odd if the numbers were especially smooth. However, over the last couple quarters, the economy has treaded inside a tight channel where too much gas or stimulus could drive inflation back up and too much braking or tightening could plunge us into crisis. There is an old investment adage that the trend is your friend; this adage still holds true, but determining that trend will be confusing when there is little room for monetary or fiscal error. Unfortunately, what investors want to happen or think should transpire is often different from what occurs. Inflation, earnings, margins, manufacturing and production indicators, service and entertainment indicators, business spending, consumer spending will surprise positive and negative, trending up in some months and down in others, causing investors and market participants to flippantly second guess themselves. Presto! Surprises will hit the markets like rabbits pulled out of a hat.
Change is changing faster. There will be both good and ugly upside and downside surprises. Socioeconomic indicators will bounce around like a rubber ball. One of the lessons from the 1970's is not just that inflation went up, but that the volatility of inflation also increased enormously and with it the volatility of interest rates. Massive swings in interest rates and inflation are the enemy of valuation multiples, the enemy of buy-and-hold, and the enemy of the market. That leads to the question of market and investor reactions. Some investors will go all in on these moves and others will give-up their positions.
The Federal Reserve versus the U.S. Executive Branch (and Congress) is also analogous to Tom versus Jerry; they have opposing goals. The government has morphed from a coordinated fight against a pandemic recession (in 2020 and 2021) to an uncoordinated battle against itself in 2022 and 2023. The Fed wants to slow the economy and increase unemployment[i] to reduce inflation, but the elected government wants to stimulate the economy to avoid recession and improve its chance of reelection in 2024. Inflation is high and the administration and legislative branches are supporting it further by distributing hundreds of billions of dollars of stimulus spending, including loan forgiveness, new electric vehicle (EV) incentives, $50 billion to semiconductor manufacturers, and new defense weapon orders. The poor Federal Reserve is fighting all of this by raising interest rates, selling bonds (doing quantitative tightening), and talking tough. There is an adage, "Don't fight the Fed," but everyone is fighting the Fed! The Fed remains hawkish: they are combating inflation, investor allocations, and the rest of the government. They are reducing their balance sheet, raising interest rates, and are probably overdoing it because their blunt tools have a long lag effect. The Fed wants to wait for inflation to decline to 2%—which is unlikely—thus the Fed may have to keep interest rates higher for longer[ii] than people expect.
Disparity—in sentiment, war, or insurrection—has been felt in 2022 and may be one of the largest investment performance triggers in 2023. In poll after poll, most money managers and investors are negative in their outlooks, but their investment positioning in stocks does not reflect that pessimism, i.e., they have not reduced their risk exposure to match their sentiment. Thus, if investors truly disparage and throw in the towel, a wave of selling may ensue, but if enthusiasm strikes, purchase momentum might not live up to expectations. Another form of disparity is on display as social and revolutionary agitation has been felt in the U.S., Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, China, Haiti, Hungary, Iran, Mongolia, Peru, and Sri Lanka and is likely to infect other countries. Will insurgency spread to Russia as a disastrous war against Ukraine continues? Doubtful, but possible. What we stated last year still remains startlingly true, "almost every government around the globe is on notice as citizens have endured repetitive shutdowns, cumbersome yo-yo regulations, and changing rules that lack logic." Why is this so important? With most of our Tom and Jerry analogy, the up-and-down vagaries of data create the back-and-forth responses from market participants (individuals, professional investors, algorithms, artificial intelligence (AI), and super computers); i.e., the data is a catalyst for a response. However, with disparity, the opposite is true; opinions, attitudes, and responses not only lead the data, they create the data—the emotions and insurgency come first and therefore the actual outcomes are much more unpredictable.
Prepare, prepare, prepare! The irony is that this is the most well announced and highly anticipated recession in memory. The thing about such a well telegraphed possibility of recession is that everyone (corporations and governments) has had time to prepare for it and if anything has been learned over the last three years of pandemic turbulence, it is flexibility. Many people want it sooner rather than later because they figure a recession would cause the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates and re-stimulate the economy; i.e., bad news would quickly turn into good news. The fallacy is that if inflation remains elevated the Fed probably won't ease because Chair Jerome Powell is following ex-Chairman Volker's playbook[iii] (which in my opinion was faulty and remains unproven[iv]) of raising interest rates to squash inflation.We are most concerned about the possibility of a reduction in bank lending that leads to a freeze in credit markets. Better to have interest rates at 8% and financial firms lending than rates at 2% and no one lending. Capitalism does not operate well without credit. A lending freeze could drive a self-reinforcing downturn in macro indicators and markets. Connecting the dots here will not be trivial.
That's not all folks. Humor aside, we are quite hopeful that the rough roads of 2023 will be a terrific set up for well-timed and promising investment opportunities. Not everything is rosy, but not everything is doom and gloom.
A U.S. recession is not unavoidable. Despite or maybe because most analysts are calling for a mild to severe recession, an economic downturn is not inevitable. The economy may slow, but it might not go negative because government spending remains stimulative, consumers still have over $1 trillion of pent-up pandemic savings they can spend, wages are rising, companies remain profitable with historically wide margins, and the pragmatism with which the US Government settled a potentially economically destructive rail strike dispute in December provides hope that cool heads can prevail
The U.S. jobs market remains incredibly strong. A strong labor market means the Fed need not reduce interest rates. At full employment workers have solid bargaining power to secure higher benefits and wages that add to costs and create more buying power in the economy. It also incentivizes businesses to implement more labor-saving machinery[v] and productivity improving technology. In the short to medium-term, labor demand and the purchase of more technology will support inflationary pressures
Inflation is intractable. Inflation will look like it is declining until other indicators show it strengthening. We maintain our stayflation call that we've had since 2021: that inflation will remain above[vi] historical norms, closer to the 3% to 4% range. The era of 2% or less inflation in the U.S. is over and we are unlikely to return to a super low-rate environment for a while
Home prices won't collapse. Housing is underbuilt, there are more Millennials than Baby Boomers, and inflation is pushing up replacement expenses[vii]
Corporate revenue and costs will increase. Earnings will suffer, but there remain many good companies earning solid returns on equity (ROE)
A default cycle is coming. Corporate defaults will probably increase even as other companies boast record revenues
China will experience a solid yet bumpy year of growth. China, already near a multidecade low growth rate, will unlock its economy in staggard steps as the end of zero-COVID policy opens cities, but actual COVID[viii] cases will cost lives and workplace productivity. China wants to shift its populace from middle-income to high-income; to do that, they need to develop domestic consumption and progress from low-cost production to higher cost services. This may mean that their "expansion" might not be as resource or commodity intensive as in the past
Asset prices are lower, and that aids new investment. After a tumultuous 2022, asset prices are relatively lower than they were a year ago. If you are a long-term acquirer of investments and assets, you want to buy at lower prices and 2022 has provided that setup across—public and private—equity and debt
The U.S. dollar will preserve as the world's main reserve currency. Currencies are all relative to each other. Even if we enter recession, the U.S.'s long-term prospects will remain strong relative to other nations that may face an even worse situation
More than a hundred fifty private deals passed into our funnel last year and we expect that number to be higher in 2023. Over the next 18 months, we should have the ability to invest in high-quality assets at attractive entry multiples. Dislocation vintages, those private asset vintages created in the aftermath of volatility or recessions historically have been amongst the best performers because uncertainty creates opportunities to deploy capital and make new investments at attractive valuations. Thus, we like uncertainty and will actively seek attractive investment structures and opportunities—in private credit, healthcare real estate, well priced secondary private equity, female led venture capital that is valuation sensitive, hedge funds that are not trend dependent, and other adaptable strategies—that can react quickly to and take advantage of valuation downdrafts, market turbulence, panicked sellers, or distress.
Additionally, as appropriate, we will seek to effectively increase portfolio income across equity and debt investments to increase conservative positioning, improve cash flow for liabilities, and augment our store of patient capital to use for fresh purchases. With higher interest rates and more persistent inflation, there's going to be an emphasis on high quality balance sheets and companies that can produce and grow free cash flow. Growing cash flow and profits (as well as having huge piles of serviceable debt) are amongst the best inflation hedges. When we get through this cycle, we are not immediately returning to economic environment of the last dozen years; people may think we are, because that's what they know, but that's the influence of recency bias.
Regardless of what happens in this cat and mouse game of data surprises, reactions, and emotions over the next year or decade, tax, estate, insurance, accounting, business, and financial plan preparedness are key to moving beyond a single year's investment outlook and having meaningful family office style preparedness and resiliency. What strategies make the most sense for your family? The short answer: You start with a financial plan, proper estate and trust planning, and tax efficiency. Is private placement life insurance with tax-free growth appropriate for you? It depends! Every family has different financial circumstances and different family values. At Running Point, we start by listening to you to gain a clear understanding of your values, your priorities, and your objectives.
Make it a great new year,
Michael Ashley Schulman, CFA
Partner and Chief Investment Officer
[i] The Fed endeavors to increase unemployment by around 1% from the low point to stem wage pressure and decrease average wage growth. However, the Fed cannot operate with such precision and once unemployment rises it can quickly blow through that 1% marker. When unemployment goes up a little it often goes up a lot. Historically, when the unemployment rate increases 0.35% on a three-month moving average, that often marks the first month of a recession, and once that occurs, it usually increases approximately 2.5%.
[ii] In the mid-1970s the Fed made the mistake of celebrating victory too soon and cutting rates, only to see another bout of inflation. Expect this Fed to take that lesson to heart; i.e., do not expect a swift cut in the Fed funds rate (which is at 4.25% to 4.5%).
[iii] "I feel that today's move is an admission from the Federal Reserve that it was too loose and generous with its monetary policy in 2021 and are trying to reverse that quickly," said Michael Ashley Schulman, founding partner and Chief Investment Officer at Running Point Capital. "The fact that the Fed is putting another 75-basis-point hike on the table for its July meeting is hinting to the world that Chair Powell is willing to follow Paul Volcker's inflation fighting playbook from the 1980's that pushed America into recession. But then, as now, whether higher interest rates will break inflation or lower energy prices will break inflation is really the debate." Insurance Newsnet article by Doug Bailey, June 15, 2022.
[iv] I believe that Chair Powell is following Volker's playbook of pushing the US. into recession to stop inflation😟. Not the best strategy. And history remains undecided whether Volker or increased oil supplies stemmed inflation🤷🏽 [see i-Bump].
[v] Since the pandemic, we are in a world of constrained aggregate supply. Price shocks now are not self-equilibrating. The supply shocks coming down the road should equate to more investment (and more supply pressure); e.g., when you think about them, they ought to invite a lot more investment, not less. For example, when you move away from fossil fuels to renewables, that will take a lot of investment which will increase aggregate demand. To battle climate change, we will have to do a lot of things different. When you consider the demographics, companies can't get the labor they need, so they will raise investment to replace high priced labor with real capital.
[vi] As the inflation base effect becomes favorable due to a drop in goods prices, US inflation will decline, but as in the 1970's, structural factors could prompt a renewed inflationary wave especially if demand for labor, productivity tech, and labor replacement technology (robotics) remains strong.
Labor supply will remain an issue. Since the pandemic began, the dual crises of COVID and opioid overdoses have killed more than 1.3 million people in the U.S. and resulted in an even greater increase in people with disabilities; some estimates range from 1.2 to 4 million people.
[vii] See our original Game of Homes call from November 8, 2021 for a fuller rationale to support home prices.
[viii] China is amidst its first national COVID wave, will probably experience a second COVID wave after Lunar New Year celebrations, and then a third wave around mid-2023 if it follows the patterns seen in other countries.
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Math is something I am very passionate about, in fact, I go to a High school/Middle school that was founded "for kids who love math". I came to the school in 2016 its second year. We have math for two hours a day five days a week. I create art that expresses the beauty I see in math and the way that simple definitions and recurrences can lead to magical results. Most of my art is meant to convey this beauty to others, and I often program interactive math demonstrations/simulations.
In my art, I demonstrate the beautiful complexity that can arise from simple mathematical steps.
Recently I have taken to three-dimensional forms because physical objects can be even more effective when conveying the complex mathematical ideas to others!
In mathematics, the Mandelbox is a fractal with a box-like shape. Its definition is similar to that of the Mandelbrot set. Both are sets of values of a parameter such that the origin does not escape to infinity under iteration of certain mathematical operations. The Mandelbox is defined as a map of continuous Julia sets, but, unlike the Mandelbrot set, can be defined in any number of dimensions. Although the concept of the Mandelbox has been around since 2010, this novel artwork implants such a box in a physical space. It overcomes the lack of connectivity between parts of the object by applying recent breakthroughs in 3D printing, allowing the printing of a polychromatic fractal within the clear plastic. After printing, I hand polished it.


Working on re-skinning the second door today. It had major rebuilding done to the bottom and hinge side, and we were finally ready to do the skin.... until the welding helmet died!
Then, we figured out - the welding helmet wasn't liking the new bulb we put in the shop light above the table. WEIRD! As soon as we unplugged the shop light, the helmet worked again.
We plan to get the doors (and possibly the cab too) ''dipped'' to remove all the paint/rust and then epoxy primered so that we can do bodywork at a later date.
We decided to add a middle hinge to the doors... and we only had 5 hinges to begin with that we had restored. A while back, I bought a set of hinges off ebay.... so the best hinge from that set we took apart and the pieces are now painted with SEM's ''Rust Seal''. It is an amazing product we have been using for many years that converts rust into a black coating. It is VERY expensive (over $40 for a 16oz bottle), but a little goes a long ways and it is worth it!
So, we should be able to get all the hinges on the 2nd door next weekend and everything is ready to hang it. Super excited to have gotten this door skinned this weekend!
We (mostly Brian) finally finished the fuel tank conversion!
I made a plywood floor in it (it is in 3 pieces and the center part is removeable). This will be where the air compressor and the battery will be located (and the center will be for a tool box perhaps).


In December, I wrote about HarperCollins' plan to host digitized copies of their books on their own Web site rather than make them available to Google's book search. Now the AP is reporting that HarperCollins has unleashed its first offering in this format, Go It Alone, a business book by Bruce Judson. The book is available, in its entirety, at Judson's Web site. As Google does with its book search, HarperCollins has surrounded the book with contextual ads and provided a link to buy the book. The article points out the supposed irony of using Google ads, but I see Yahoo ads in there too and anyway, HarperCollins isn't trying to screw over Google, they're trying to maintain control over the process. HarperCollins has mostly gotten good reviews for their efforts primarily because they're not using any sort of Digital Rights Management (DRM) to "protect" their intellectual property. To some, this approach is nothing new. As is noted in the article, marketing guru Seth Godin and science fiction author Cory Doctorow (to give two examples), have both made their books available in this way. The news here is that a major publisher is doing it.
Based on this article, though, HarperCollins doesn't seem to understand that by allowing easy, free access to the book, they are, in effect, using the book as marketing for itself in much the same way that one can flip through a book at bookstore before buying. Instead they view the ads displayed next to the book's pages as a "new revenue stream." That's why you shouldn't expect to see any fiction as a part of this program. According to Brian Murray, group president of HarperCollins, "I don't think advertisers are clamoring to place ads around literary fiction." Hence, no literary fiction.


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Q: Multiple Trac sites on one domain using Apache2 How do I get one domain to serve up multiple sites under Apache2. What I would like is something like this:
trac.mysite.net/project1
trac.mysite.net/project2
What I have working now, is this:
project1.mysite.net/
project2.mysite.net/
using two separate virtual hosts, which works great. However, every time I create a new project, I have to update the DNS.
What I would like is to have one virtual host configuration that points to a different directory for each project.
What I have tried is creating a 'trac' virtual host with different  sections for each site. According to the error log, it tries to access the directory, but gets an access denied.
[Sun Sep 14 16:50:59.022354 2014] [autoindex:error] [pid 9811] [client 10.1.1.112:58207] AH01276: Cannot serve directory /usr/share/trac/projects/project1/htdocs/: No matching DirectoryIndex (index.html,index.cgi,index.pl,index.php,index.xhtml,index.htm) found, and server-generated directory index forbidden by Options directive

I tried removing indexes with Options -Indexes but that didn't get rid of the error above.
Here is my virtual host configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName trac.mysite.net
    ServerAlias trac
    ServerAdmin vv@mysite.net

    # trac ####################################################################
    DocumentRoot /usr/share/trac/htdocs

    <Directory />
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
    </Directory>

    <Directory /usr/share/trac/cgi-bin/>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride None
        AuthType Digest
        AuthName login
        AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/loginpasswd
        Require valid-user
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
    </Directory>

    Alias /chrome/common /usr/share/trac/htdocs/common
    Alias /chrome/site /usr/share/trac/htdocs/site

    <Directory /usr/share/trac/htdocs/>
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
    </Directory>

    WSGIScriptAlias / /usr/share/trac/cgi-bin/trac.wsgi

    # project1 ###############################################################
    Alias /project1 /usr/share/trac/projects/project1/htdocs

    <Directory /usr/share/trac/projects/project1/htdocs/>
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
    </Directory>

    <Directory /usr/share/trac/projects/project1/cgi-bin/>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride None
        AuthType Digest
        AuthName login
        AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/loginpasswd
        Require valid-user
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
    </Directory>

    Alias /project1/chrome/common /usr/share/trac/projects/project1/htdocs/common
    Alias /project1/chrome/site /usr/share/trac/projects/project1/htdocs/site

    WSGIScriptAlias /project1 /usr/share/trac/projects/project1/cgi-bin/trac.wsgi

    # project2 ################################################################
    Alias /project2 /usr/share/trac/projects/project2/htdocs
    <Directory /usr/share/trac/projects/project2/htdocs/>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>

    <Directory /usr/share/trac/projects/project2/cgi-bin/>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride None
        AuthType Digest
        AuthName login
        AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/loginpasswd
        Require valid-user
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>

    Alias /project2/chrome/common /usr/share/trac/projects/project2/htdocs/common
    Alias /project2/chrome/site /usr/share/trac/projects/project2/htdocs/site

    WSGIScriptAlias /project2/ /usr/share/trac/projects/project2/cgi-bin/trac.wsgi

    # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
    # alert, emerg.
    LogLevel warn

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/trac_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/trac_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

I know this is possible, I'm just not sure how. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

A: Ah. I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was using an Alias for each project directory. The Alias was overriding the WSGIScriptAlias. And it was this WSGIScriptAlias that was necessary for everything to work. It allows urls with /projectX/ in them to be an alias for the trac.wsgi script.
My new vhost config is given below. I cleaned it up a bit by removing the directives for the trac vhost and only left the DocumentRoot.
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName trac.mysite.net
    ServerAlias trac
    ServerAdmin vv@mysite.net

    # trac ####################################################################
    DocumentRoot /usr/share/trac/htdocs

    # project1 ###############################################################
    <Directory /usr/share/trac/projects/project1/htdocs/>
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
    </Directory>

    <Directory /usr/share/trac/projects/project1/cgi-bin/>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride None
        AuthType Digest
        AuthName login
        AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/loginpasswd
        Require valid-user
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
    </Directory>

    Alias /project1/chrome/common /usr/share/trac/projects/project1/htdocs/common
    Alias /project1/chrome/site /usr/share/trac/projects/project1/htdocs/site

    WSGIScriptAlias /project1 /usr/share/trac/projects/project1/cgi-bin/trac.wsgi

    # project2 ################################################################
    <Directory /usr/share/trac/projects/project2/htdocs/>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>

    <Directory /usr/share/trac/projects/project2/cgi-bin/>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride None
        AuthType Digest
        AuthName login
        AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/loginpasswd
        Require valid-user
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>

    Alias /project2/chrome/common /usr/share/trac/projects/project2/htdocs/common
    Alias /project2/chrome/site /usr/share/trac/projects/project2/htdocs/site

    WSGIScriptAlias /project2/ /usr/share/trac/projects/project2/cgi-bin/trac.wsgi

    # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
    # alert, emerg.
    LogLevel warn

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/trac_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/trac_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Thanks for listening.

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The Great Okanagan Beer Festival is a 3-day celebration, offering festival and craft beer lovers a mix of amazing programming at local bars and pubs. Saturday will showcase the cannot miss Main Event at Waterfront Park, where over 60 craft breweries will come together to pour over 120 beers and ciders for 3,000+ festival-goers. Nestled on the beautiful beaches of Okanagan Lake and right in the heart of downtown Kelowna, breweries, food trucks, bands and festival-goers join in our celebration of the love of beer. We'll cheers to the best craft beers and ciders that BC has to offer, showcasing breweries from across BC, with a few of our favourite out of province brews joining the fun.


Next post: Out of sight, out of mind?
You know that quote about how if you don't ask, the answer is always no?
I asked and the answer was yes!
My passion is writing. Right now I write headlines. It's a fantastic job, don't get me wrong. I love what I do. I remember years ago when I started, my co-worker and I were talking about how we get paid to read the stuff other people sneak to read when their boss isn't looking. Here we were, spending 8 hours a day reading the Internet. We know what funny cat videos were buzzing. We got to try the newest web games. We always knew what was happening in the news. We picked up more relationship, healthy eating and 401k advice than I ever knew existed. Plus, I adore the people I work with.
But I just miss being the one writing the articles. It's a satisfying challenge to come up with a great idea, find people to interview about it, find just the right words. Then rewrite as you read through it. And again. Until it's just perfect. Then you sell it to the editor. The rejections are many, but the wins are so sweet.
So I just asked. I asked the health editor if I could write a piece about rosacea. He said sure. His fellow editors on the health team loved it. It got posted to social media. It didn't blow up the interwebs like a cute kitten video does, but I'm thrilled.
I also asked another editor if I could write for her. She didn't have anything at that moment, but she told her colleague of my interest. Things are happening.


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LEAPING IN A SINGLE BOUND—Deon Geary, No. 23, surrounded by four Mt. SAC players, attempts to score in the paint 24 seconds into the game. Geary led all scorers in the first half with 17 points. CN/Tadzio Garcia
By William Hernandez
The men's basketball team took on the states No. 6-ranked team, Mt. San Antonio College last Friday and lost a tough battle to the Mounties, who are undefeated in South Coast Conference play.
East Los Angeles College came into the game hoping to end the Mounties conference Marti Gras and sneak their way into the playoffs. Mt. SAC jumped to a five-point lead after trailing 36-35 at the half.
The Huskies looked as if they gave everything they had in the first half, coming out in the second half completely flat footed and outmatched. To make matters worse, the Huskies were shooting themselves in the foot with careless turnovers.
Tension began to rise on the court when Huskies sophomore center Mark Torres gave a greeting to Mounties Center Darnell Martin with a soft headbutt and an exchange of words. The Huskies trailed the Mounties 57-60 at 10:46 left in the game.
The Huskies had a lot of ground to make up trailing 59-70 at 8:47. As time went by, the Huskies couldn't buy a bucket. Mt. SAC slowly started taking advantage of the Husky turnovers, which had now reached double digits in the turnover category.
At 3:04, the Huskies trailed 76-66, then were outscored 8-2 as Huskies' supporters were heading for the exits. The final score was ELAC 68, Mt. SAC 84. With the win, Mt. SAC wrapped up the SCC championship.
In the first half, Mt. SAC got off to a fast start knocking down consecutive three pointers. At 14:42, the Mounties jumped to a 14-7 lead. The Huskies on the other hand, got off to a sluggish start not taking care of the ball and giving away offensive possessions.
In the early part of the game, both teams were playing very physical. Mt. SAC was out rebounding the Huskies. At 10:08, the Huskies were down by eight, 13-21, but after a timeout they started to play a lot sharper and collectively as a unit.
ELAC got two big three pointers by sophomore point-guard Gabriel Gamboa, which shifted momentum to their side.
The Huskies got a huge boost from center Mark Torres who played great defense inside the paint, controlled the glass, and had six points. After coming out sprinting, the Mounties were completely gassed and the Huskies had them on their heels.
The Huskies took the lead for the first time in the game at 4:46, on a basket by Zach Ward. Captain Deon Geary led the team with 17 first half points. The Huskies had a chance to climb to a double-digit lead but couldn't because of fouls.
ELAC will play at Pasadena City College tonight at 7 p.m. in a showdown for a probable playoff berth. According to the California Community College Athletic Association website, both teams are listed as on the bubble for a post season bid.
The Huskies must also beat El Camino College Compton Center at home on Friday at 7 p.m. for playoff consideration.
FAKE OUT—Sophomore point guard Gabriel Gamboa, No. 12, moves towards the paint then passes the ball to Deon Geary who scored a three-point basket, knotting the score 33-33 at 2:02 left in the first half. CN/Bryan Pedroza
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IN THE WORLD OF parenting, we're conditioned to treat anticipated transitions as cause for celebration – like when a child reaches a new developmental milestone or advances to the next grade. And we're led to believe that sooner is usually better (think potty training). But this way of thinking has its limits and it's particularly problematic when it comes to car seats, where the safest approach is to take time with each transition.
Whether you're moving a child from a rear-facing seat to one that's forward-facing or a child is "graduating" from a five-point harness to a booster seat and ultimately to vehicle seat belt use – it's best to make these changes as late as possible. The same holds true, by the way, for moving older children from the back seat to the front – which, in case you're wondering, isn't generally recommended before age 13.
With respect to transitioning from rear-facing to forward-facing, the consensus of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Safe Kids Worldwide and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is that children are safest when kept rear-facing as long as possible within the height and weight limits of their rear-facing car seat, which typically translates to age 2 if not older. As with most aspects of parenting, however, actually committing to keep toddlers rear-facing longer and following through is easier said than done.
I was recently reminded of the additional practical challenges involved when a senator in my home state of Nebraska introduced new and improved car seat legislation requiring appropriate child safety seat use up until the age of 8 (instead of 6), rear-facing until the age of 2, and keeping children under the age of 13 in the back seat. In the spirit of helping this important bill become law, I made my way to the state capitol a couple of weeks ago armed with nearly two decades worth of professional insights and information about the life-saving benefits of the proposed changes.
The season for holiday travel is almost upon us, so I thought it best to get down to basics and share some safe and practical travel tips for everyone facing the prospect of packing up the family car or heading off to the airport this holiday season. While I'm all about practicality, I also want to make sure that safety doesn't inadvertently get left behind (or just plain forgotten) as you set out to share the holidays with family and friends.
Avoid flying objects. While car travel certainly eliminates some of the stress of figuring out how to fit everything you and your children will need for your holiday vacation into a single suitcase (or two), don't lose sight of the fact that anything in the car that isn't safely secured can, in the blink of an eye, become a dangerous projectile in the event of a crash. This not only includes unrestrained passengers, but any suitcases and other holiday "essentials" you bring along. To keep all passengers safe, keep all loose objects out of the passenger area of the car – tucked in the trunk or otherwise secured.
Use appropriate restraint. All too often, parents are tempted to compromise on car seats in the name of streamlined travel and efficiency. But the fact of the matter is child passenger safety never takes a holiday. That means that for anyone traveling by car, each and every passenger needs to be appropriately restrained.
For infants and children, this includes age-appropriate, correctly installed car seats.
Lap-shoulder belts need to be available for all adult passengers, as well as any children riding in booster seats. Simply using a lap belt alone doesn't suffice when it comes to safety.
For those traveling by air, not only should you plan carefully so that your child can be safely restrained on the airplane (which means an FAA approved car safety seat or restraint for all children under 40 pounds), but also at your destination.
While most car rental agencies can arrange in advance to have car seats available, it always safest to plan on bringing your own. It may mean more to carry, but car seats are a must-have for holiday travel.
Dress for the occasion. It's obviously important to make sure that you pack plenty of clothing to suit the climate of wherever you're headed – especially given that young children are known to be more susceptible to both hot and cold temperatures.
For car travel, remember to consider what you'd want to have on hand should your car break down or get stuck along the way. While it's not recommended that children wear bulky winter coats under their car seat harness straps (since this just adds slack into the harness system), you absolutely want to have coats on hand for any planned (or unplanned) stops along the way.
And as someone very accustomed to airplane travel, I can assure you that the most predictable thing about the temperature in the airplane cabin is its unpredictability. Not only is it wise to dress your child (and yourself) in layers, but bring a few extra items in your carry on.
Keep close tabs. Holiday travel inevitably throws off parenting routines. This means that you'll want to pay extra attention to keeping a close eye on your child.
When traveling by car, never leave your child alone or unattended – even for a minute, no matter how much extra time or effort it may take to have the whole family pile out of the car for what you were hoping would be a very quick pit stop.
Whether on the road or in the air, also make sure your children have some form of identification with them, that preschoolers (and older) ideally know their own names (first and last) and a phone number, and that you have discussed with your children what to do in the event that you become separated.
If your children have already entered the digital age and have cell phones, this is a great time to have them on hand as well.


Dr. Larry M. Kohse joined Mercer Medicine in 2013 as a clinical endocrinologist and managing partner in 2016. Dr. Kohse is from Canada and earned a Bachelor of Science in microbiology from the University of British Colombia. He also earned his M.D. from the University of British Colombia and completed his endocrinology fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and in Endocrinology and Metabolism.


The episode begins with Wendy doing her presentation on breast cancer awareness, to which Cartman mocks with inappropriate comments. When Wendy asks Mr. Garrison for assistance, he does nothing, since he has given up on disciplining Cartman. When Cartman continues provoking Wendy after class, she announces she's going to beat him up after school. Everyone is told about the upcoming fight (including the Goth kids). While Cartman is not concerned at first, he soon becomes intimidated by Wendy glaring at him.


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Q: MVC5 Localization with culture in route - issues with having an Area I've had a look at the following blog post, and implemented the code as has been laid out:
ASP.NET MVC 5 Internationalization
Without areas in my MVC5 application, it works really well.  A user navigates to http://localhost and with the default language of my browser set to Italian (it) I end up with http://localhost/it.  Perfect.
With an area registered in my application, everything breaks down.  A user navigating to http://localhost as per above ends up trying to hit http://localhost/it/myarea/Home, which doesn't exist.
As per the referenced blog post, here's what I have:
My route configuration
namespace MyWebsite
{
    public class RouteConfig
    {
        public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
        {
            routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");

            //routing to include culture
            routes.MapRoute(
                name: "DefaultWithCulture",
                url: "{culture}/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
                defaults: new { culture = string.Empty, controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
            );
        }
    }
}

My area registration
namespace MyWebsite.Areas.WindowShop
{
    public class MyAreaRegistration : AreaRegistration
    {
        public override string AreaName
        {
            get
            {
                return "myarea";
            }
        }

        public override void RegisterArea(AreaRegistrationContext context)
        {
            context.MapRoute(
                "myarea_default",
                "{culture}/myarea/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
                new { action = "Index", culture = string.Empty, id = UrlParameter.Optional }
            );
        }
    }
}

I have a BaseController that should inject the culture of the browser if it hasn't already been supplied in the route.
namespace MyWebsite.Code
{
    public class BaseController : Controller
    {
        protected override IAsyncResult BeginExecuteCore(AsyncCallback callback, object state)
        {
            string cultureName = RouteData.Values["culture"] as string;

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(cultureName))
                cultureName = Request.UserLanguages != null && Request.UserLanguages.Length > 0 ? Request.UserLanguages[0] : null; // obtain it from HTTP header AcceptLanguages

            // some validation
            cultureName = CultureHelper.GetImplementedCulture(cultureName);

            if (RouteData.Values["culture"] as string != cultureName)
            {
                RouteData.Values["culture"] = cultureName.ToLowerInvariant();

                Response.RedirectToRoute(RouteData.Values);
            }

            Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo(cultureName);
            Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;

            return base.BeginExecuteCore(callback, state);
        }
    }
}

I suspect that something is getting screwed up with the routing, because we seem (with the Area enabled) to be attempting to hit a HomeController within the area, but no controller of that name exists within that area (there is a root HomeController).
I really don't understand why, when the area is in play, we end up trying to redirect to a controller that doesn't exist.
I'm looking to get this working, as I'd like to keep the areas, and I am also trying to avoid using cookies (I'd rather have the culture in the URL).

A: After struggling with the same Problem for some time i found an answer working for me.
In your Global.asax just make sure to register the Routes before registering the Areas:
protected void Application_Start()
{
    RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
    AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();
    // ...
}

A: I had exaclty the same problem following this internationalization post and solved it by adding area = AreaName as a parameter of the default area route and area = "" as a parameter of the default route:
Area route configuration:
    public override void RegisterArea(AreaRegistrationContext context)
    {
        context.MapRoute(
            "myarea_default",
            "{culture}/myarea/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
            new { action = "Index", culture = string.Empty, area = AreaName, id = UrlParameter.Optional }
        );
    }

Route configuration:
    public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
    {
        routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");

        //routing to include culture
        routes.MapRoute(
            name: "DefaultWithCulture",
            url: "{culture}/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
            defaults: new { culture = string.Empty, controller = "Home", action = "Index", area = "", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
        );
    }

If you have the same controller/action in distinct areas, you must add the namespaces too.
Hope it works for you too.


Cast iron skillet care isn't as scary as it sounds. Using natural ingredients you can get the grime off while seasoning it at the same time and not damaging your beloved pan. Here are a few simple steps of how to season, clean, and store your cast iron skillet! It's one of my favorite pans to use!
Here are a few cast iron skillet care tips if you just bought a pan or have had yours for a while. If you don't already have a cast iron pan I highly recommend snagging one. It's a great way to cook things evenly and the flavor it brings out in your food is pretty amazing if you ask me. I never used one until I got married and he had a few passed down to him. I was tentative to use something new I hadn't really used before but over time I grew to love how well it worked and used it more and more as the years went on.
When you first buy a cast iron skillet, seasoning it is the most important step. Seasoning a cast iron skillet is fat or oil baked into the iron, it makes a natural non-stick coating.
You will need your cast iron skillet, dish soap, paper towels, vegetable shortening (could use lard or bacon grease too).
Gently wash your skilled with warm, soapy water (this soap is specifically made for cast iron). This is the ONLY time you will need to use soap on your cast iron skillet.
Rinse all soap off and dry your skillet thoroughly.
With a cloth or paper towel, apply a thin coat of cast iron oil or fat (whichever you choose to use) on the inside and outside of the skillet.
Put your skillet UPSIDE down in the oven on the center rack if possible.
Put a piece of aluminum foil below the rack to catch the fat drippings, if any.
Bake your cast iron skillet for about an hour.
Allow the skillet to cool completely in the oven before you remove it.
You may feel like it's part of the family!
Now that you cast iron skilled is well seasoned, how do you keep it in good condition? There are three great ways to clean your cast iron skillet.
This way works best for skillets that are slightly dirty. Pour a bit of oil into your skillet (or use oil specific to cast iron skillets -aff. link) and rub the pan with a paper towel or a clean cloth until clean. Simple! Since you used oil to clean your pan, it's all ready for the next time you cook with it!
Another method my mother in law has used for years is to cut a potato in half and use a bit of salt to gently "scrub" the grime off the pot but season it at the same time. Using natural non scratching items is best if at all possible…and this way is cheap!
This method is for skillets that have food lightly stuck on them. First, sprinkle something slightly abrasive, like coarse sea salt or cornmeal in your skillet. Scrub your skillet with a clean cloth. Use your cloth and rub your skillet down with oil. It's ready for use again.
The stubbornly dirty one! If you have really stuck on food or you've cooked food that leaves a stench (like fish), this works great. The best cast iron skillet care tip for this is a non-scratching scrubbing pad (affiliate link) for this. Place your skillet in the sink and run hot water in it, scrub off the food that is stuck on. Rinse out the skillet. If the food is really cooked on, you can let the skillet soak for a bit, but not too long or it will start to rust. Since we use water to clean out the skillet, you MUST dry it as soon as possible! Easiest way to dry a skillet is to set it over a high flame on the stovetop for a couple minutes. After the pan cools a bit, put some oil in and rub the pan with a paper towel or cloth.
You will want to store your skillet in dry place. Leave the lid off to avoid rusting. Another way to store it is hang it on the wall next to your stove. It will lie flat so nothing will get on the cooking surface, or leave in your oven for storage (just remember to take out when you preheat to bake something else).
What I do is use paper bags from the grocery store and put one in a bag and then stack them with the bag over it. Once again it is cheap and keeps them dry and not touching other pans so they don't scrape against one another.
Now that you've mastered maintaining your cast iron skillet, are you ready to take on fried chicken? Pan-seared pork chops? Baking cornbread? The possibilities are endless! The last meal we made was chicken thighs in our skillet and they came out amazing, full of flavor!
If you love your skillet you should go ahead and buy a dutch oven too! I LOVE mine and gives food that same wonderfully seasoned flavor but cooks for hours all by itself in the oven. Here are a bunch of dutch oven recipes we love to get you started too.


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BOP Times: Waterfront water polo makes a splash in Tauranga
BOP Times: An unusual and intriguing sight met visitors to Tauranga's waterfront at the weekend.
About 120 players took part in the event at the tidal steps. Photo / Andrew Warner
An inflatable water polo field was floating in the harbour, with lifeguards watching on, as dozens of broad-shouldered men swam and splashed, and then walked around in their colourful speedo-style togs.
Music was blasting, food, coffee and ice-cream trucks were set up and the tidal steps were full of curious spectators and cheering supporters braving the muggy conditions.
It was the inaugural Water Polo on the Waterfront, held over Saturday and yesterday.
Organiser Danny Kayes, who was in the water and competing in between managerial duties, said the event was inspired by a similar one in Australia.
He said they had introduced a rugby-sevens-style format, changed the size of the field and a few rules, and decreased the number of players in each team.
About 120 players from around the North Island competed in 12 teams, each bearing the name and picture of an animal on their togs.
"I'm stoked. It's just skyrocketed and it's more than what we thought it would be," Kayes, 24, said on Saturday.
The event cost about $30,000 to run, with the Tauranga City Council and several sponsors helping with funding or by supplying gear.
Kayes said playing water polo in the sea was a different kettle of fish from playing in a pool.
"The tidal impact is massive. It's huge. The outgoing is coming into effect now and it's really strong.
"But it adds to the excitement, adds to the fun."
Daniel Barron, 19, from the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service, was sitting on the side of the floating field on Saturday, dressed in Baywatch red.
Lifeguard Daniel Barron, 19, at Water Polo on the Waterfront. Photo / Andrew Warner
He was one of a group of lifeguards taking turns to watch over the games. Barron said he volunteered to help out; this type of event was a first for him.
"It's definitely something different but it's still tidal, so we've still got a bit of feel for the beach here. It's good. It's a change."
He said the lifeguards were mainly there to make sure no one got caught under the jetties or under the inflatables.
One of the main sponsors of Water Polo on the Waterfront was Holland Beckett Law.
Partner Bill Holland was there watching and said it was one of the best events he had seen in Tauranga "for an awfully long time".
"I don't know how many people are here, but there are huge numbers of people really enjoying this fantastic set-up."
He said he had never watched a water polo game live before, and this event was a good way to attract newcomers to the sport, and to the central city.
"It's bringing water polo to the people of Tauranga."
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The new JNGI Drive Smart motor insurance policy aims to provide affordable insurance to younger drivers, says Lynford Reece, Senior Manager, Distribution.
Providing motor insurance for young drivers, and particularly young male drivers, can be a challenge, Mr. Reece said. This is because they are responsible for a disproportionate number of the accidents on the roads, and thus face higher premium payments.
Those young drivers who complete the course are offered a 40 percent discount off their premium. Simply signing up for the JNGI Drive Smart policy earns these drivers a 15 percent discount.
The policy is open to drivers 20-29 years old who want Comprehensive or Third Party coverage, but drivers who are 17 years -19 years old you may also be offered coverage on completion of the JAA Driver Improvement course.
"JNGI Drive Smart targets young professionals who are the holders of a valid driver's license for a minimum of one year and have been accident free for that period," he said.
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Ronald A. Mosic, 76, of Columbus, Ohio passed away peacefully August 12, 2015 at the James Cancer Center surrounded by his family.
Born February 21, 1939, the son of the late John Q. and Mary L. (Capocciama) Mosic , Ron was raised in the south end of Columbus, attended St. Leo and graduated from Central High School in 1957 where he went on to attend The Ohio State University. US Army National Guard 1957-59. Retired from the Kroger Company after more than 40 years of service. Former Grand Knight in the Knights of Columbus Marian Council 3864. Inspired by his faith Ron was a long time volunteer St Vincent DePaul food pantry at St James the Less Parish and other various parish and school activities. Ron enjoyed playing golf, cards and taking trips with many close friends. His biggest joys in life included cooking Sunday dinners and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.
Survived by his loving wife Mary Barbara (Schneider) of 51 years, children Stephen "Skip" (Angela), Cheryl (Chris) McKenzie and Barbara (Dan) Sanderell and grandchildren Emily and Anthony Mosic and Theresa, Joseph and Nicholas Sanderell as well as many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and close friends.
Friends and family received Sunday August 16th from 2-5pm, Rosary at 5pm at the MAEDER-QUINT-TIBERI FUNERAL HOME, 1068 S. HIGH ST., COLUMBUS, OH 43206, 614-444-1185. Mass of Christian burial 10am Monday August 17th at St. Paul the Apostle Church, 313 N. State St., Westerville, OH 43082, Father David Gwinner celebrant. A brief showing Monday morning at St. Paul Church beginning at 9:30am prior to the funeral Mass. Burial St. Joseph Cemetery.
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A place for All : Sunday Observer 22 Jan 2012
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[22 Jan 2012, Colombo, Dhaneshi Yatawara-Sunday Observer]
Standing a massive 350 metres tall on the banks of the beautified Beira Lake, the Lotus tower would definitely make this paradise isle more stunning. This, the world's nineteenth tallest building started its construction work last week. This multi-functional tele communication tower and Entertainment Centre is the brainchild [...]
Colombo Lotus Tower – Minister Basil Rajapakse Lays Foundation Stone
(TRC, 20 Jan 2012, Colombo)
Hon. Basil Rajapaksa, M.P. and the Minister of Economic Affairs, laid the foundation stone at the site earmarked for the construction of the Colombo Lotus Tower, a 350 meter multi – functional Telecommunication Tower and Entertainment Centre, which is based on a concept of His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapakse, [...]
Lotus tower Video presentation: Peliyagoda Concept Design
We found this video on youtube, it is a concept design that was developed before the decision was made to move the tower from Peliyagoda to Colombo.
First sod of earth was cut for the building of Lotus Tower
(Defence.LK , 17 Jan 2012, Colombo/ TRC.gov.lk, 17 Jan 2012 )
The first sod of earth was cut at an auspicious time yesterday (17th January) under the patronage of President's Secretary Lalith Weerathunge for the building of Lotus tower, the highest multifunctional communication tower in South Asia.
Colombo Lotus Tower Project Contract Signed
(TRC, 03 Jan, 2010)
The Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) is engaged in planning the construction of a Multi – functional Telecommunication Tower and an Entertainment Centre, named as Colombo Lotus Tower, at the Beira Lake Waterfront in Colombo. The project has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. Plans are underway [...]
It may be the 19th tallest tower in the world..but it's definitely #1 when it comes to the ugliest!
( [A]rchitectronics, Jan 2011, Colombo)
The construction of South Asia's tallest multi-functional Tower 'Lotus Tower' will commence on January 20.
The proposed tower with an entertainment centre will be constructed at the Beira Lake water front in Colombo and the total height of the tower is 350 meters, a statement issued by the Sri [...]
Lotus Tower will be visible to India and Bangladesh
(Sunday Observer, 8 Jan 2012, Colombo)
Sri Lanka is set to build the tallest tower in the South Asian region, which will be 26-metres taller than the Eiffel Tower and 17.4 metres taller than the 332.6-metre high Tokyo Tower.
The 350-metre high tower building, the promoters claim, will be visible to India and Bangladesh, said [...]
Nelum Kuluna' foundation stone laying event on Jan 20
By Lotus Tower On 17/Jan/2012 · 1 Comment
(The Nation, 13 Jan 2012, Colombo / Sunday Observer 15 Jan 2012, Colombo)
Number of newpapers carried new items confirming the foundation stone laying event will take place on jan 20th.
The nation has written on 13th Jan, " The foundation stone for the 'Nelum Kuluna' multi -task transmission tower will be laid on January [...]
Lotus Tower for telecom, leisure : DailyNews
(Daily News, 06 Jan 2012, Colombo)
Construction of the Lotus Tower in Colombo for multi functional purposes including telecommunication needs and entertainment will commence early third week this month. It will be the tallest tower in South Asia and will be 350 metres in height.
The proposed tower with an investment of US $ 100 [...]
Lotus Tower Announced
Construction of the Lotus Tower in Colombo for multi functional purposes including telecommunication needs and entertainment will commence early third week of this month. It will be the tallest tower in South Asia and will be 350 metres in height.
The proposed tower with an investment of US $ 100 million will comprise an [...]
Lu on Progesss as of 24 Dec 2013
roshan on Progesss as of 24 Dec 2013
Spielepalast in Colombo on Beira Lake Development Plan
Imantha on Nelum Kuluna' foundation stone laying event on Jan 20
Shanaka on Beira Lake Development Plan
Progesss as of 24 Dec 2013
Crown Sri Lanka Designs unveiled
Lotus Tower Progress 17 October
Beira Lake Development Plan
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Lotus tower was moved from Peliyagoda to Colombo City centre
I think its the right move. Whos going to go to peliyagoda to visit this
They should have kept it in Peliyagoda.
I dont think any of these places are right. It should go to some other place
I dont care. have it in your garden if you want.
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O Dia Mundial do Tai Chi e Chi Kung (World Tai Chi & Qigong Day - WTCQD) é um evento realizado anualmente no último sábado do mês de Abril para divulgar e promover as práticas de Tai chi chuan e de chi kung pelo mundo.

A missão deste esforço multinacional é divulgar publicamente o crescente conjunto de pesquisas na área médica relacionadas às práticas corporais da medicina tradicional chinesa e dar referências que facilitem aos interessados encontrar instrutores de tai chi chuan e de chi kung nos locais onde vivem.

A Organização do Dia Mundial do Tai Chi e Chi Kung

A organização internacional para a realização do evento é realizada no escritório do "World Tai Chi & Qigong Day", no Overland Park, Kansas, USA.

Os eventos locais são organizados independentemente por escolas, grupos, ou associações locais de Tai Chi Chuan e de Chi Kung.
O formato dos eventos varia a cada local, geralmente envolvem aulas gratuitas e grandes exibições.

O evento anual no último sábado de Abril é aberto ao público às 10 horas da manhã, atualmente com celebrações em mais de 60 países distribuídas em centenas de cidades.
Inicia-se na Nova Zelândia e agrega participantes da Oceania, Ásia, África, Europa, América do Norte, e América do Sul, concluindo com os eventos finais no Havaí quase que um dia após o início das comemorações na Nova Zelândia, deviso às diferenças de fusos horários.
A celebração incluí grandes exibições de Tai Chi Chuan e Chi Kung em diversas cidades, e aulas abertas gratuitas nas cidades com maior participação.

A organização disponibiliza através de seu site informações sobre Tai Chi Chuan e Chi Kung, incluindo:
 pesquisas da área da saúde,
 informações sobre a relação do Tai Chi Chuan e do Chi Kung com a Medicina Tradicional Chinesa (MTC),
 o que iniciantes em Tai Chi Chuan e Chi Kung devem esperar de uma aula,
 exemplos em vídeo ou audio de diversas formas de Tai Chi Chuan e de exercícios de Chi Kung.
 links organizados em um banco de dados que possibilita localizar publicações, associações, escolas e grupos de Tai Chi Chuan e Chi Kung em diversos países.
 um diretório que lista referências sobre instrutores destas práticas em todo o mundo, sem qualquer discriminação relativa aos estilos dos praticantes. A postagem de referências é aberta a todos, os professores não são examinados ou recomendados de maneira especial.

Objetivos
 1. Divulgar as mais recentes pesquisas da área médica sobre os benefícios do Tai Chi Chuan e do Chi Kung para a saúde.
 2. Divulgar a crescente adoção das práticas corporais da Medicina Tradicional Chinesa em áreas diversas como o ambiente empresarial, a educação, ou a reabilitação de usuários de drogas e de apenados.
 3. Oferecer uma visão global de cooperação para a saúde e cura que ultrapasse as fronteiras geopolíticas, e também um apelo para que as pessoas de todo o mundo adotem a sabedoria proveniente de todas as culturas.

História

Este movimento de escala mundial teve início oficialmente em 1999.
O evento inaugural que inspirou toda esta mobilização aconteceu em 1998 no pátio do Museu de Arte Nelson Atkins, em Kansas City, Missouri, onde o Clube de Tai Chi de Kansas City realizou uma exibição integrada a aulas abertas de Tai Chi para cerca de 200 pessoas.
O telejornal da CNN divulgou o evento, ampliando sua repercussão para o nível nacional e internacional em poucos anos.

Reconhecimento Oficial
Os eventos do Dia Mundial do Tai Chi e Chi Kung participaram do projeto "Movimento para a Saúde", realizado pela Organização Mundial da Saúde das Nações Unidas.

Também foram proclamados oficialmente por governadores de diversos estados dos Estados Unidos, incluindo: California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, e Utah. Em alguns destes estados o Senado ou o legislativo tornou a data oficial, como ocorreu em New York e Puerto Rico. No Brasil  a comemoração da data foi instituída oficialmente no Estado de São Paulo em 2009 pela Assembleia Legislativa.

Prefeitos de diversas grandes cidades em todo o mundo também proclamaram oficialmente a realização do Dia Mundial do Tai Chi e Chi Kung, incluindo:
Buenos Aires, (Argentina); Austin, (Texas); Osasco, (Brasil), Cupertino, (California), El Paso, (Texas); Hastings, (Nebraska); Pemberton and Willingboro, (New Jersey); Patchogue & Rochester, (New York); San Angelo, (Texas); Scranton & York ,(Pennsylvania); St. Louis, (Missouri); St. Augustine, (Florida); Toledo, (Ohio); Ashville, (North Carolina); Suffolk County, (New York);Belo Horizonte, MG,Brasil e Niterói, RJ, (Brasil).

O Dia Mundial do Tai Chi e Chi Kung no Brasil
O Brasil  participa das comemorações do Dia Mundial do Tai Chi e Chi Kung desde o ano 2000.

Entre outros locais, a data já é comemorada há vários anos em diversos estados: no Paraná, em Curitiba; no Distrito Federal, em Brasília; em São Paulo, nas cidades de Ribeirão Preto e São Paulo; no Rio de Janeiro, em Niterói; e no Rio Grande do Norte, em Natal e Parnamirim, em Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte no Parque Municipal Américo René Gianneti, em Recife (Pernambuco), em Salvador- BA no Parque Metropolitano de Pituaçú e também em São Sebastião do Paraíso.

A comemoração do evento em Niterói
Niterói é uma das cidades pioneiras dessa grandiosa comemoração no Brasil, realizando anualmente, desde o ano 2000, um dos mais belos e importantes Eventos do País.

O Dia Mundial do Tai Chi e Chi Kung em Niterói vem reunindo, a cada ano, um número crescente de participantes (200 praticantes, de 16 Grupos, Associações, Academias, e Escolas diferentes, em média), de diversos municípios do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.

Nestes Eventos são apresentadas diversas Formas de vários Estilos de Tai Chi Chuan, além de práticas coletivas de Chi Kung, sessões de Shiatsu e exposições de Origami e Ikebana para um público presente estimado em 1500 pessoas. A história visual do Dia Mundial do Tai Chi e Chi Kung na cidade está registrada no WTCQD Photo and Video Gallery: .

Sempre divulgado em diversos jornais locais, em 2005 o evento contou também com a cobertura da TVE Brasil, sendo transmitido no Programa Stadium daquela emissora, em rede nacional (conforme a referência registrada no vídeo ).

Em 19 de julho de 2007 foi sancionada a Lei Municipal nº 2.461, de autoria do Vereador Carlos Magaldi, que Institui o Dia Mundial do Tai Chi e Chi Kung como Data Oficial de Niterói, incluída no Calendário Esportivo e na Agenda Cultural da Cidade. Em 2008 a organização local recebeu Moção de Aplausos, conferida pela Câmara Municipal de Niterói, pela realização desse importante Evento na Cidade.

No Estado de São Paulo
Reconhecendo oficialmente a data já celebrada há diversos anos por um grande número de associações de Tai Chi Chuan do estado, a Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo instituiu a Semana do Tai Chi Chuan através da lei 13.448, de 10 de março de 2009, de autoria do deputado estadual Marcos Martins (PT), que é celebrada anualmente no último sábado do mês de abril.

No Rio Grande do Norte 2009/2010

A comemoração da data aconteceu em Natal e Parnamirim pela primeira vez em 25 de abril de 2009, em evento programado para ser realizado anualmente. Iniciou-se as 6:30 h em Parnamirim, no ginásio de esportes, e as 8h em Natal, no Campus da UFRN.

Coordenada pela Liga Garra de Águia de Kung fu Brasil e Federação Kung Fu Tradicioanl do RN, foi divulgado em várias emissoras de TV, como a InterTV e Rede Record e jornais locais.
Em 2010 comemorando em Parnamirim na praça de esportes da Cohabinal teve início as 7h com café da manhã no final das praticas, em Natal/RN(capital) O Dia Mundial do Tai Chi Chuan foi comemoração especial em Natal/RN. No sábado (24 de abril de 2010), no gramado do estádio Machadão, centenas de pessoas participarão de um evento promovido pela Prefeitura de Natal, por meio da Secretaria da Juventude, Esporte e Lazer. O evento foi realizado das 17h às 20h. O acesso feito pelo portão olímpico do estádio.

A aula em comemoração ao Dia Mundial do Tai Chi Chuan foi ministrada pelo professor Marcelo Sena e Jorge Dalrivam. um dos objetivos do evento é promover o bem estar da comunidade com a prática da arte marcial como terapia alternativa e manutenção da saúde.

Referências bibliográficas
  International Herald Tribune - June 5, 2006.
 BBC Worldwide Radio (Ecuador) - April 27, 2006 - Entrevista com o criador do Dia Mundial do Tai Chi Chuan e do Chi Kung.
  USA Weekend - February 24-26, 2006.
  Parade Magazine - October 9, 2005.
 "Limitless Energy" Reader's Digest (Asia) - January, 2004.
 "Tai Chi Time" New York Times - Sunday, April 1, 2001.
 "Slowly Breathing in Strength" South China Morning Post - April 1, 2000.

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