The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, is trying to make the organisation more transparent. In an interview with swissinfo.ch, he talks about the challenges of working in the Central African Republic and Syria.
swissinfo.ch caught up with him at the ICRC's Geneva headquarters after a gruelling tour of field operations and meetings in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan and the Central African Republic since January.
Last year was the 150th anniversary of the ICRC. In 2014 it is celebrating another birthday – the 150th anniversary of the signing of the First Geneva Convention, the starting point for all international humanitarian law.
Peter Maurer was born in Thun, Switzerland, in 1956. He studied history and international law in Bern and was awarded a PhD.
He entered the Swiss diplomatic service in 1987, holding different positions in Bern and Pretoria in South Africa before being transferred to New York as deputy permanent observer to the Swiss mission to the United Nations. He later became ambassador there.
In 2010 he became Switzerland's state secretary for foreign affairs, a position he held before being appointed ICRC president on July 1, 2012.
swissinfo.ch: You are just back from the Central African Republic, where the situation is dire. What are the priorities?
Peter Maurer: There are a lot of things that need to happen that are not in ICRC's core mandate and we encourage other actors to engage. Beefing up international security presence is one of them. In a country where there is currently no functioning army or police, security has to be provided by a credible international presence. I would certainly welcome countries within the UN framework to agree on a credible operation that could beef up the contribution from African-led and French peacekeepers.
We need more credible disarmament efforts. There is not much going on at the moment. From the ICRC side we also need more engagement on rule of law and the justice system.
At the core of everything missing in the Central African Republic is a credible and inclusive political process that would give confidence to the international community to invest in all these stabilisation efforts.
At the moment we are completely in substitution mode: there are almost no state structures providing health, water or sanitation; tens of thousands of people are displaced across the country.
swissinfo.ch: What changes has the ICRC witnessed since the unanimous UN Security Council resolution from February 22 demanding rapid, safe and unhindered aid access in Syria, including across borders?
P.M.: The general dynamic hasn't changed despite the diplomatic efforts and UN Security Council resolution. The overall pattern is still difficult, with challenging access and escalating needs, displacements and humanitarian concerns.
There is no proof that violence has increased or decreased. But military operations continue, people continue to be displaced and become trapped between fronts. Access to these people is very challenging. The needs are large and possibilities to respond are just drops in the ocean.
I recognize that there are some areas of progress. Since January we have had some cross-line operations into besieged areas, we had a meaningful convoy into Barzeh, we got some visas into important regions that have allowed us to work not only out of Damascus and Aleppo but to also have an ICRC presence in Homs, Hama and Tartous. There are some steps forward and positive developments – we are assisting more people today than two months ago – but the problem is that needs are growing at least as fast if not faster and therefore the gap remains extremely challenging.
swissinfo.ch: During your two years as head of the ICRC you have sought to install a new management style, asking people to call you 'Peter, rather than president'. Why?
P.M.: I don't have a fixed idea on leadership. I am who I am. I was chosen to lead this organisation and I don't want to be fundamentally different from how I am. Otherwise you are not a credible president or leader.
I think we are living in a time where more fluid interactions between the governance and the management of the organisation – not just this one but in the broader environment – are important. We need agile organisations that are dynamically evolving around their respective roles and decision-making processes. This is what is behind a more collegial way of engagement. This suits me as a person and it's topical for the organisation at the same time.
swissinfo.ch: Greater transparency also appears to be a new goal as suggested by your new Twitter account and the new behind-the-scenes documentary series following ICRC delegates in the field.
P.M.: During its history the ICRC's identity has been strongly influenced by confidentiality. We need to be committed to working confidentially when necessary. But we also have to revisit the way it is applied in an organisation. When I joined the ICRC, what I found was that a lot of things considered confidential I personally didn't find confidential at all.
It's not about transparency and openness as an opposite to confidentiality but as a reasonable complement.
There are good reasons to be more transparent on many issues we are talking about, being more assertive and open about our doubts and the questions we ask ourselves. We shouldn't have the ambition to work among ourselves in a dark room and present the world with a solution. That's not the world we are living in any more. We are living in an international humanitarian system where others are thinking as well so we have to be part of that thought process and find our role. This needs engagement, partnerships and transparency as well as activities that at certain times and in certain contexts are out of the limelight and where we can work quietly.
swissinfo.ch: Last year was the 150th anniversary of the ICRC. In an interview you said "Rather than an occasion for self-congratulation, the anniversary should be a time for future-oriented reflection and rededication." What new ideas have you taken from this important year?
P.M.: A lot of the core elements of ICRC's approach over the last 150 years remain very true and topical: an organisation that combines assistance, protection, law development with field work, being close to victims and engaging with all actors. These are all operational principles, as well as our neutral, impartial and independent template, that remain valid every day.
But we live in a period where we see conflict evolving into new forms, with new types of actors and weapons. The humanitarian environment is also changing. We are not the only ones providing humanitarian assistance and protection.
During the 2015–2018 period we will try to respond by marrying tradition with the new environment. We will certainly continue to put a strong accent on our protection mandate and properly define our partnerships – what they mean and where there are limits. We will also tackle new developments in violence, weaponry and actors. This needs some new thinking as there is no ready-made recipe to addressing these new challenges.
swissinfo.ch: 2014 is another anniversary – the 150th since the signing of the First Geneva Convention. But when you look at conflicts like Syria, South Sudan and Central African Republic, where hospitals and staff treating the wounded are regularly attacked and the injured are denied treatment, hasn't such a legal tool just become irrelevant?
P.M.: This doesn't mean the law is not relevant – it just means that the challenges continue. It just shows that we have a difficult adequacy between the reality of the battlefield and the law. There is no question that these are good norms.
It shows that we have to find new ways of addressing actors and perpetrators and situations to make the law more respected. But this is an implementation issue and not an issue of relevance of the law. It may well be that ICRC and many others have at times underestimated the time, energy and effort that goes into explaining what the law means concretely.
The principles are good but the present situation only underlines that we need to redouble our efforts to make them understood and respected.
Conflicts are 'evolving into new forms' Simon Bradley Apr 14, 2014 - 11:00 The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, is trying to make the organisation more transparent. In an interview with swissinfo.ch, he talks about the challenges of working in the Central African Republic and Syria. swissinfo.ch caught up with him at the ICRC's Geneva headquarters after a gruelling tour of field operations and meetings in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan and the Central African Republic since January. Last year was the 150th anniversary of the ICRC. In 2014 it is celebrating another birthday – the 150th anniversary of the signing of the First Geneva Convention, the starting point for all international humanitarian law. Peter Maurer Peter Maurer was born in Thun, Switzerland, in 1956. He studied history and international law in Bern and was awarded a PhD. He entered the Swiss diplomatic service in 1987, holding different positions in Bern and Pretoria in South Africa before being transferred to New York as deputy permanent observer to the Swiss mission to the United Nations. He later became ambassador there. In 2010 he became Switzerland's state secretary for foreign affairs, a position he held before being appointed ICRC president on July 1, 2012. swissinfo.ch: You are just back from the Central African Republic, where the situation is dire. What are the priorities? Peter Maurer: There are a lot of things that need to happen that are not in ICRC's core mandate and we encourage other actors to engage. Beefing up international security presence is one of them. In a country where there is currently no functioning army or police, security has to be provided by a credible international presence. I would certainly welcome countries within the UN framework to agree on a credible operation that could beef up the contribution from African-led and French peacekeepers. We need more credible disarmament efforts. There is not much going on at the moment. From the ICRC side we also need more engagement on rule of law and the justice system. At the core of everything missing in the Central African Republic is a credible and inclusive political process that would give confidence to the international community to invest in all these stabilisation efforts. At the moment we are completely in substitution mode: there are almost no state structures providing health, water or sanitation; tens of thousands of people are displaced across the country. swissinfo.ch: What changes has the ICRC witnessed since the unanimous UN Security Council resolution from February 22 demanding rapid, safe and unhindered aid access in Syria, including across borders? P.M.: The general dynamic hasn't changed despite the diplomatic efforts and UN Security Council resolution. The overall pattern is still difficult, with challenging access and escalating needs, displacements and humanitarian concerns. There is no proof that violence has increased or decreased. But military operations continue, people continue to be displaced and become trapped between fronts. Access to these people is very challenging. The needs are large and possibilities to respond are just drops in the ocean. I recognize that there are some areas of progress. Since January we have had some cross-line operations into besieged areas, we had a meaningful convoy into Barzeh, we got some visas into important regions that have allowed us to work not only out of Damascus and Aleppo but to also have an ICRC presence in Homs, Hama and Tartous. There are some steps forward and positive developments – we are assisting more people today than two months ago – but the problem is that needs are growing at least as fast if not faster and therefore the gap remains extremely challenging. swissinfo.ch: During your two years as head of the ICRC you have sought to install a new management style, asking people to call you 'Peter, rather than president'. Why? P.M.: I don't have a fixed idea on leadership. I am who I am. I was chosen to lead this organisation and I don't want to be fundamentally different from how I am. Otherwise you are not a credible president or leader. I think we are living in a time where more fluid interactions between the governance and the management of the organisation – not just this one but in the broader environment – are important. We need agile organisations that are dynamically evolving around their respective roles and decision-making processes. This is what is behind a more collegial way of engagement. This suits me as a person and it's topical for the organisation at the same time. swissinfo.ch: Greater transparency also appears to be a new goal as suggested by your new Twitter account and the new behind-the-scenes documentary series following ICRC delegates in the field. P.M.: During its history the ICRC's identity has been strongly influenced by confidentiality. We need to be committed to working confidentially when necessary. But we also have to revisit the way it is applied in an organisation. When I joined the ICRC, what I found was that a lot of things considered confidential I personally didn't find confidential at all. It's not about transparency and openness as an opposite to confidentiality but as a reasonable complement. There are good reasons to be more transparent on many issues we are talking about, being more assertive and open about our doubts and the questions we ask ourselves. We shouldn't have the ambition to work among ourselves in a dark room and present the world with a solution. That's not the world we are living in any more. We are living in an international humanitarian system where others are thinking as well so we have to be part of that thought process and find our role. This needs engagement, partnerships and transparency as well as activities that at certain times and in certain contexts are out of the limelight and where we can work quietly. swissinfo.ch: Last year was the 150th anniversary of the ICRC. In an interview you said "Rather than an occasion for self-congratulation, the anniversary should be a time for future-oriented reflection and rededication." What new ideas have you taken from this important year? P.M.: A lot of the core elements of ICRC's approach over the last 150 years remain very true and topical: an organisation that combines assistance, protection, law development with field work, being close to victims and engaging with all actors. These are all operational principles, as well as our neutral, impartial and independent template, that remain valid every day. But we live in a period where we see conflict evolving into new forms, with new types of actors and weapons. The humanitarian environment is also changing. We are not the only ones providing humanitarian assistance and protection. During the 2015–2018 period we will try to respond by marrying tradition with the new environment. We will certainly continue to put a strong accent on our protection mandate and properly define our partnerships – what they mean and where there are limits. We will also tackle new developments in violence, weaponry and actors. This needs some new thinking as there is no ready-made recipe to addressing these new challenges. swissinfo.ch: 2014 is another anniversary – the 150th since the signing of the First Geneva Convention. But when you look at conflicts like Syria, South Sudan and Central African Republic, where hospitals and staff treating the wounded are regularly attacked and the injured are denied treatment, hasn't such a legal tool just become irrelevant? P.M.: This doesn't mean the law is not relevant – it just means that the challenges continue. It just shows that we have a difficult adequacy between the reality of the battlefield and the law. There is no question that these are good norms. It shows that we have to find new ways of addressing actors and perpetrators and situations to make the law more respected. But this is an implementation issue and not an issue of relevance of the law. It may well be that ICRC and many others have at times underestimated the time, energy and effort that goes into explaining what the law means concretely. The principles are good but the present situation only underlines that we need to redouble our efforts to make them understood and respected.


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Thank you Tom, Adam, Peter, and EVERYONE who attended the concert on the 10th. Peter's recap in the Fort Stockton Pioneer today really captures the warmth, energy, and diversity of our town. Make sure you read this article – It will make you PROUD to be from Fort Stockton.


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Starla Basket is an American entrepreneur. Moreover, Starla Baskett is a celebrity family member who is best known for being the mother of actor Zac Efron. Baskett used to work at a nuclear power facility as a secretary.
2 Rise to Fame
4 Body Measurement and Social media
Starla Basket was born on 14th January 1949 and is currently 72 years old. Born in mid-January, her zodiac sign is Capricorn. Likewise, she was born in the United States of America and holds American citizenship. Talking about her ethnicity and religion, Starla belongs to a Caucasian ethnic group who was raised in a Jewish family and follows Judaism as a religion.
About her family members and siblings, Starla was born to Robert Harold Baskett and June Helene Glidden. Similarly, she has two sisters namely, Maisie and Tana. Furthermore, talking about her educational qualification, she is a graduate. She completed her graduation with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Rise to Fame
Starla came into the limelight for being the mother of Zac Efron. Moreover, Baskett was the one who encouraged her son to pursue theatre arts at a young age. Likewise, Zac started his acting career in the early 2000s and rose to fame in the late 2000s for his leading role in the High School Musical as Troy Bolton.
Similarly, he has starred in the comedy film 17 Again and the musical romantic comedy film Hairspray. Some of Zac's notable works include New Year's Eve, The Lucky One, The Paperboy, Neighbors, Dirty Grandpa, Baywatch, The Greatest Showman and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile.
Caption: Starla with her son Zac. Source: Instagram
Furthermore, talking about her profession, Starla worked as a secretary at a nuclear power facility. Moreover, she is an independent woman who is an entrepreneur. As she has kept her personal life private, there is not much information about her professional life.
Talking about her net worth and earnings, Starla is an entrepreneur who has earned a good amount of earnings from her career. According to sources, Starla has a net worth of approximately $1.5 million.
Regarding her relationship status, Baskett is straight and a divorced woman. She married David Efron a long time ago. The couple used to work together at a power station where David was an engineer and Starla worked as a secretary. They share two children who are Zac Efron (born on 18th October 1987) who is a famous actor and Dylan Efron (born on 6th February 1992) who is a social media personality.
However, the couple separated back in 2015 due to personal reasons. Before the separation, the family used to live in Arroyo Grande, California.
Caption: Picture of Starla with her son Zac. Source: Instagram
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The celebrity mother has a height of 5 feet 7 inches (67 inches) and weighs around 67 kg (147lbs). However, there is not much information about other body measurements like her vital stats, dress size, and shoe size. Looking at her physical appearance, Starla has fair skin with beautiful brown eyes and blonde hair.
Reflecting upon her social media presence, Starla has not been active on social media. Moreover, she has kept her personal life private. Likewise, Baskett does not use any social media accounts like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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Sylvan Cemetery, Ridgway Cemetery
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Similar to Hillside Cemetery in its sloping, roadside location, Sylvan Cemetery is believed to have been a Native American burial ground. The site is significant as one of the oldest extant cemeteries on Staten Island, established by European settlers in the 17th century as the Cannon Family Burial Hill. It was the final resting place of some of Staten Island's most prominent families, and it is also rumored that British soldiers from the Revolutionary War were buried here. In 1781, the cemetery was opened to the public. A century later, in the 1880s, the site was in severe decline, and by the 1930s, it had been entirely abandoned. A survey done in 1923 found 235 gravestones or markers representing just over 250 individuals still visible on the landscape. DCAS took the site in the 1950s and it has been owned by the Parks Department since 2003.
The Ridgway family, one of the oldest on Staten Island, had a large farm in Travis that included a family burial ground. One of the last descendants of the family was Matthew Bunker Ridgway (1895-1993), a United States Army General during World War II and the Korean War (during which he resurrected the United Nations war effort), and a decorated hero who was recognized with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1986. In the 1980s, a developer illegally built a large structure on the site of Ridgway Cemetery. FACSI notified the General, but by the time he was engaged in the issue, the burial ground had already been obliterated. In 2013, FACSI moved the remaining gravestones to nearby Sylvan Cemetery, where a plaque and enclosure commemorates them.
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The Ў Gallery (Y Gallery) ( - Gallery Short U) was an art gallery of contemporary art located in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. The Gallery Ў consised of the exhibition space, wine bar Ў, design-shop and Literary House Logvinov.

History
The gallery was opened in October 2009.

In 2010 the gallery launched the project START. The projects' aim is to promote young Belarusian artists by organizing their solo exhibitions and public discussions.

Since the opening, the gallery has hosted more than 120 various exhibitions and expositions in gallery's building. Most of them are group and solo exhibitions of Belarusian artists. Also, the Ў Gallery has held 14 exhibitions abroad in such places as Vilnius (Lithuania), Poznan (Poland), Lublin (Poland), Moscow (Russia), and Stockholm (Sweden).

In 2020, the co-owner and creator of the gallery, Aliaksandr Vasilievič, became a political prisoner. He and his partners sold their stakes in the gallery (and the bar associated with it), but not the Ў gallery and Ў bar brands. The new owners decided to develop the space under the name Вершы (Vieršy, literally 'poems').

Origin of the name
The gallery's name derives from the Belarusian character «Ў», which distinguishes the Belarusian alphabet from other alphabets in the East Slavic group.

Sales of works
In the gallery, there was an opportunity to buy various types of pictures and sculptures by modern Belarusian artists.

Awards
The Y Gallery won the "Best Foreign Gallery award on the annual art fair ArtVilnius in 2011 and 2016.

References

External links

Buildings and structures in Minsk
Art museums and galleries in Belarus

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If you're like me -- always looking for a great new read -- here are a few novels I consider sure-fire!
From the 10th Savannah Book Festival. On Saturday, 2/18, from 9:00 to 5:00, I heard talented authors speak in some of our historic city's most beautiful churches, museums and theaters. Dorothea Benton Frank delighted. Tess Gerritsen fascinated. Tama Janowitz endeared. Gerald Marzorati inspired. (So what if 60 isn't the new 40! It's a great time to find a new passion, work hard and improve!) Paulette Jiles made my fingers itch for my Kindle to finish News of the World. But far and away, the day belonged to Yaa Gyasi, who quietly held her audience in the palm of her hand. Like Colson Whitehead, who spoke Friday night, she spoke of the importance of history that is not manipulated but true, and how it should inform our lives and hearts today.
From Nancy Brandon. Nancy is a member of my writing group, the Savannah Scribes, and I had the pleasure of reading her novel as it was written. Set in Vidalia, Georgia in the early 1930s, Show Me a Kindness is rich in colorful, period details. As gentle, confused Marthanne Hendrix and Oma, her feisty second personality(!), lead a chorus of great characters through the story, you'll find it sings from start to finish. Show yourself a kindness and order this one today.
A New Favorite. My "Top Ten of All Time" list is always in flux, and Elizabeth Strout's My Name is Lucy Barton caused the latest shift. More? Here's my review.
From 2016. Belatedly, here are my hands-down favorites from last year. They include: Novels I thought I would love and did: Fates and Furies; The Goldfinch. Those that surprised and captivated me: Big Little Lies, The Mating Life. Novels that took my breath away: The Yellow Birds; Everything I Never Told You. Something charming: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. Something chilling: In Wilderness (on my Kindle, so not pictured). My choice for the year's best: Commonwealth.
if you have recommendations, I'd love to hear from you. Comment here or Connect with me by clicking on the tab above. Happy Reading!


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Trindade Atlético Clube é uma tradicional agremiação esportiva brasileira, sediada na cidade de Trindade, no Estado de Goiás. Tem como cores o branco, azul e vermelho (tricolor) e atualmente manda seus jogos no Estádio Abrão Manoel da Costa, com capacidade para 4.000 pessoas.

História
O Trindade Atlético Clube foi Fundado no dia 7 de setembro de 1955. No ano de 2005, em sua estréia no Futebol, o clube conquistou o título de campeão do Campeonato Goiano da Terceira Divisão. No ano seguinte, o Tacão, como é chamado pela sua Torcida, foi Vice-Campeão da Segunda Divisão, tendo conseguido uma vaga para disputar o Campeonato Goiano de 2007.

O então presidente foi também responsável pela sua profissionalizaçao em 2005, o médico e vereador Dr. Flávio Luís Borges Guilarducci, que renunciou ao cargo no final de 2007. Provisoriamente, assumiu o primeiro Vice-Presidente Leofonso Teixeira Ramos, Felinho, ex-Vereador. Em seguida, o empresário Mauri Rios aceitou o desafio de presidir o Clube Trindadense que disputou pela segunda vez, o Campeonato Goiano de Futebol em 2008.

Em 2009, presidido pelo Vereador Ucleide de Castro Bueno, mais conhecido como Ferruja, o Tacão realizou sua melhor campanha em toda a sua história de participação no Campeonato Goiano alcançado o sexto lugar.

Em 2010, o clube lutou contra o rebaixamento e só não foi rebaixado por conta do empate contra o Itumbiara, adversário direto que abria a zona. Já em 2011, não teve jeito, o Tacão caiu como Lanterna no  Campeonato Goiano.

Já em 2012, na segunda divisão do Goianão, o Trindade não conseguiu a classificação para a segunda fase por conta de ter uma vitória a menos que o Santa Helena. Em 2013, o Trindade Atlético Clube fez uma campanha espetacular na primeira fase, voltando a elite do Campeonato Goiano, mas perdeu para a Anapolina na decisão. Em 2014, o time sofreu o maior vexame da História no Campeonato Goiano, ele dependia de apenas uma vitória para avançar a Semi-Final do Goianão, um feito inédito na história do clube, a Equipe Trindadense enfrentava o Anápolis, um time que na ocasião estava no último lugar da competição, e conseguiu derrotar o Trindade por 5x1, deixando os torcedores furiosos, muitos acusaram os Jogadores do Trindade, de terem vendido a partida para o Anápolis, que dependia de 2 vitórias para escapar do rebaixamento para a segunda divisão do Goianão.

Já em 2015 o Trindade Atlético Clube conseguiu ficar em 4° lugar no Campeonato Goiano, mas em 2016 o Tacão foi rebaixado para a terceira divisão do Campeonato Goiano e ficando assim até o atual momento.

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Campanhas de destaque
Vice-Campeão Goiano da Segunda Divisão: Vice-Campeão 2006 e 2013

Campeonato Goiano: 4º Colocado em 2015

Campeonato Goiano - Segunda Divisão: 3º Colocado em 2017

Clubes de futebol de Goiás
Clubes de futebol fundados em 1955
Trindade (Goiás)
Fundações em Goiás em 2005


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LEAP Down the Rabbit Hole with Us!
Next year marks an historic moment, the 150th anniversary of the publication of the classic story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland!
To celebrate how absolutely mad we are about this occasion, Leap Books, LLC will publish a special Alice-inspired anthology called BEWARE THE LITTLE WHITE RABBIT and you, yes, YOU are invited to the party!
appearance signals the start of adventure. All YA genres are eligible.
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NEW DELHI: India's sugar production is estimated to rise by 45 per cent to record 29.5 million tonnes in the current marketing year ending September on the back of higher cane output in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, according to industry body ISMA.
The association had earlier pegged sugar production at 26.1 million tonnes for the current 2017-18 marketing year but it has now sharply revised the estimates upwards citing substantially higher sugarcane yields per hectare reported from Maharashtra and North Karnataka.
Sugar output of India, the world's second largest producer after Brazil, stood at 20.3 million tonnes in the 2016-17 marketing year (October-September).
"Sugar production up to February 28, 2018 was 23.05 million tonnes. Considering that 479 sugar mills are still crushing and also taking into the account higher yields reported from two states (Maharashtra and Karnataka), ISMA has revised its estimates for the current season to 29.5 million tonnes of sugar," the association said in a statement.
India produced a record 28.36 MT sugar in 2006-07 marketing year.
As per the estimates, sugar production in Uttar Pradesh is expected to increase to 10.51 million tonnes in 2017-18 from 8.77 million tonnes in the previous year.
Maharashtra is likely to produce 10.13 million tonnes as against 4.2 million tonnes in the 2016-17. Karnataka's sugar production may rise to 3.54 million tonnes from 2.16 million tonnes in the previous year.
"The yields recorded in Maharashtra and Karnataka are reportedly one of the highest ever noticed in the past from either of these states," ISMA said. The yields from both of these states were about 60 tonnes/hectare last year and the average yields in the current season from these two states are around 100 tonnes/hectare and 91 tonnes/hectare, respectively.
"Sugar production of 29.5 million tons in the current season will be 4.5 million tonnes higher than the 25 million tonnes of estimated domestic consumption. A part of this needs to be exported in the next 6 to 7 months within this sugar season itself, to reduce the burden of surplus sugar in the country," ISMA said.
This, in turn, will give extra cash flows to the sugar mills to ensure better payment to the farmers and reduction in the cane price arrears, which is accumulating very fast to uncomfortable levels.
The opening stock of sugar stood at 3.87 million tonnes, while India has imported 1,84,000 tonnes.
The government has hiked the sugar import duty to 100 per cent to curb shipments and is considering to scrap export duty.


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Happy 4/20, Phoenicians; Apparently You Suck at Smoking Weed
James King | April 20, 2010 | 9:45am
For the non-pot-smoking public, April 20 probably doesn't hold any significant meaning to you, but for stoners around the world it is a holiday that -- as a wise man told us yesterday -- "celebrates a tradition of community accomplished through the sharing of traditional home remedies."
In other words, it's an excuse to get stupid high, and for countless, college d-bags to use their Facebook pages to brag about how much weed they plan to smoke today.
This being the case, and considering the huge amount of weed that comes through Phoenix, you'd probably think Phoenicians are among the more weed-savvy folks in the country, but the latest rankings of America's most stoned cities isn't showing Phoenix any love when it comes to the consumption of chronic.
The rankings, created by The Daily Beast, lists Eureka, California as the "most stoned city" in the country, with 11.3 percent of its residents described as regular users of the icky.
We shuffled through the Beast's top-10 and found all the usual suspects -- Manhattan, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, but no Phoenix.
Out of 40 cities listed, Phoenix was not one of them -- dumpy little towns like Albany, New York, and Sacramento, California, even have Phoenix beat in pot prowess.
If the list is accurate, New York and California are the two best states for weed lovers, with 12 of the top 40 most-stoned cities found with in their borders. Cali's legal "medical weed" might have a thing or two to do with that.
Check out the full list of America's most stoned cities here.


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I just saw this Devin Nunes quote, from a WaPo story on the fight over releasing details on Stefan Halper investigative activities into the infiltration of Trump's campaign by Russian assets.
Nunes said he and his colleagues have been troubled by reports and indications that sources may have been repeatedly reaching out to Trump campaign members and even offering aides money to encourage them to meet. The president, he said, has ample reason to be angry and suspicious.
"If you are paying somebody to come talk to my campaign or brush up against my campaign, whatever you call it, I'd be furious," Nunes said.
The reference to "paying somebody" is presumably a reference to Halper paying George Papadopoulos $3,000 for research as a way to get an opportunity to ask, in a possibly recorded phone call, about the DNC emails.
As TheDCNF reported back in March, Halper contacted Papadopoulos through email on Sept. 2, 2016, offering to fly him to London to discuss writing a policy paper about energy issues in Turkey, Israel and Cyprus. Halper offered to pay $3,000 for the paper.
Papadopoulos made the trip and had dinner multiple times with Halper and a Turkish woman described as his assistant. Sources familiar with Papadopoulos's version of their meetings said Halper randomly asked Papadopoulos whether he knew about Democratic National Committee emails that had been hacked and leaked by Russians.
Papadopoulos strongly denied the allegation, sources familiar with his version of the exchange have told TheDCNF. Halper grew agitated and pressed Papadopoulos on the topic. Papadopoulos believes that Halper was recording him during some of their interactions, sources said.
Halper's assistant, who is named Azra Turk, brought up Russians and emails over drinks with Papadopoulos. Turk also flirted heavily with Papadopoulos and attempted to meet him in Chicago, where he lives, a source told TheDCNF.
I'd be curious to see Papadopoulos' notoriously inflated resume to see whether he included the research project on it after he completed it.
I mean, even the Carter Page Moscow trip was more lucrative than the Papadopoulos research. And the other valuable things offered to campaign aides, by spooked-up sources from a range of countries, were tens or millions of dollars more valuable than what Halper offered, usually without any legit purpose tied to it.
And yet the only intelligence source that Nunes has expressed any outrage about — the only one! — is one associated with the United States, a person with long ties to the Republican party.
I mean, maybe Nunes is just dumb and doesn't understand the stance he has now publicly adopted. Maybe he didn't mean to say the only spies who shouldn't be able to test whether Trump aides were willing to sell information for a price are American spies.
But thus far, the only lucrative outreach by spies that Nunes has objected to are American ones.


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Latin America coming into focus
Latin America has a potentially huge market for wind, its most technically accessible renewable energy resource, but this market is also immensely complex. The article looks at the market in each country, with particular reference to the efforts of a variety of US agencies to encourage its development. One of the most pressing problems is unfamiliarity with the technology making the initial cost of developing renewables higher.
Lesser developed countries with fast growing economies and a rapidly expanding technology base hold some of the greatest potential for the wind industry. Nowhere is this more so than in the swathe of countries known as Latin America. Over past years a myriad of small initiatives has been drawing the attention of Latin America to its most technically accessible renewable resource. Here we take a look at this potentially huge market, with particular reference to the efforts of a variety of US agencies to encourage its development
As the "'cold war" between the US and European wind industries continues to chill relations across the Atlantic, more distant parts of the world are becoming increasingly vital for the prosperity of the wind business as companies vie to break out of their limited domestic markets. And one of the most intriguing -- and untried -- battlefields remaining for wind energy, as the millennium approaches, is Latin America.
Much attention will be on the Americas in the next few months. On December 4-6, the first in a series of Latin American renewables training conferences will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Organisers, who include the Renewable Energy and Efficiency Training Institute of Washington, are hoping to draw 150 people to this first "Clean Energy for the Americas Symposium." The focus is on project finance, with a goal of teaching modest-sized developers and non-government groups to create "bankable" small to medium-sized projects of about $20 million or less.
Upcoming next year is REIA '97 or Renewable Energy in the Americas, from July 8-11 in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. That event, co-sponsored by the US Export Council for Renewable Energy, will cater to groups from all the Americas, including the United States and Canada, who are either developing or using renewables. It has already been dubbed the most important renewables conference on the continent since REIA '94 in Puerto Rico.
And last month, about 75 people travelled to Quito, Ecuador for the first in a global series of training conferences for women in renewables and sustainable development. The event, "Women in Energy and Sustainable Development Training Conference Series and Exhibition," drew participants from Colombia, Cuba, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Bolivia. It was organised by the Organisation of Latin American Energy Ministries, which is based in Quito.
Why the focus on Central and South America and the Caribbean? As much as 1740 MW of wind is projected to be developed in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico by the year 2005, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Of that, 400 MW will be in Argentina; 940 MW in Brazil; and 400 MW in Mexico, says Kevin Rackstraw, who heads the international programme at AWEA and who notes that the scenario is optimistic. Already one wind company has set up a manufacturing base in the region: Enercon of Germany now has a blade vendor near Sao Paulo in Brazil and a turbine manufacturing facility due to start commercial operation in mid 1997.
AWEA's predictions for the big three countries alone would bring Latin America to third place in the world in terms of capacity installed in nine years' time -- after the United States, India and Europe but well ahead of China. Modest wind development is also anticipated in other smaller Latin countries. Even so, not that much development is expected in the region for several years even in the big three, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. "It's not going to break loose before 2000É there's a lot of uncertainty," concedes AWEA's Rackstraw.
Stupendous but complicated
The region is highly complicated. With about 460 million citizens, Latin America and the Caribbean is not much less populous than Europe. It is also about twice as vast. There are dozens of countries, each with its own market structure, decision-making, and indigenous interests. The wind resources in parts are stupendous; and some countries such as Brazil, the world's fifth most populated and one of the fastest growing, are already hungry for electricity.
Yet the potential in the short term alone is as complex and fragmented as the geography, politics and economics of the region. Immediate wind opportunities in Argentina, once described as a "wind developers' dream," have been muted by a market so deregulated it is now dominated by cheap conventional power on the Buenos Aires spot market. In Mexico, with its centralised decision-making, progress has been slow even though the 1.5 MW pilot project of Vestas turbines installed near Oaxaca is deemed highly successful.
The projected wind growth of 1740 MW over nine years would also be on top of a relatively small base; little in the way of sizeable wind plants has been installed in the region. The 20 MW Kenetech plant in Costa Rica, started up this summer, is by far the largest commercial wind farm in Latin America. More recently, in September, Ecowind '96 in Brazil focused attention on that country's nascent industry. A new $2 million installation of Tacke 300 kW turbines, showcased at the conference (Windpower Monthly, November 1996), brought Brazil's installed grid connected capacity up to a modest 3.2 MW, which includes two projects, a 1.2 MW plant and a 1 MW.
Of the 4 MW in the Caribbean, 3.3 MW consists of the Dutch NEWECS 25 units, on the island of Curaçao and the remainder is made up of groups of small turbines from European and American specialists in tiny units for remote markets. In Argentina, some 2 MW of wind turbines are grid connected, while wind power systems for schools are currently being procured; one turbine of 250 kW has been installed in Peru; more than 15 hybrids are already installed in Mexico and several more are planned, on top of the 1.5 MW grid-connected Vestas project; and in Chile there are three 1-10 kW pilot projects for village electrification. Smaller projects have also been installed in Bolivia, Guatemala and Honduras.
Solicitations in the wings
Additional wind activity in the region is under way too. Brazil will solicit 60 MW probably early next year, and another 90 MW of wind projects are now being proposed in addition. In Argentina several small projects for rural electrification are in the works, although none seem likely to see closure this year as had been hoped as recently as this summer. Mexico will quite soon solicit a developer for 27 MW in Phase II of the "La Venta" project near Oaxaca.
The regional outlook is relatively optimistic. The World Bank, which has previously loaned little in Latin America for renewables development, will under its Solar Initiative start to fund wind and solar for rural electrification in Brazil as well as solar-thermal projects in Mexico. Representatives from the World Bank and the Inter-Development Bank (IDB) will be at this month's renewables symposium in Buenos Aires, says Fernando Banchon, Latin American Director at REETI. Other participants will be the Argentinean energy and finance ministries, the Bank of Galicia from Spain, the Bank of France, a utility from Uruguay, and representatives from Chile, Brazil, Colombia and Bolivia.
Among the most pressing problems in Latin America is unfamiliarity with the technology, says Banchon. Renewables were already relatively established in, for example, India when commercial scale wind started to enter the market. But in some Latin countries such as Ecuador -- where there are only two projects, both in the feasibility stage -- virtually nothing exists. There are also virtually no indigenous manufacturers. With so little knowledge, the initial cost of developing renewables is higher. Transmission capabilities are not always there, nor is political support, especially in oil dependent countries like Venezuela.
Brazil -- best hope
Most potential is clearly in Brazil, the only part of Latin America where renewables have really taken off. The market is huge -- as much as 20% of the rural population lives beyond the national grid -- which has attracted the interest of foreign agencies such as the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Germany's Eldorado programme, which funded 70% of the recent $2 million Tacke installation at Fortaleza in the arid Ceara region.
Kevin Rackstraw of AWEA agrees that Brazil has great potential, although he says he might now be a little more cautious in his outlook than when he issued the 940 MW figure at AWEA's annual conference in June. He also believes that most of the country's development will occur after the year 2000, which will be the case for most of Latin America.
He points to several proposals that indicate growing interest. A short-list of consultants for the project design of two 30 MW wind farms, initially proposed by the Japanese trading giant Tomen without an international tender, has just been issued by COELCE, the regional distribution utility also in Ceara in north-eastern Brazil. The six short-listed companies are Portuguese, US-Japanese, Dutch, Danish, American and Canadian. An international tender will be issued probably early next year for the projects, which could become one 60 MW project sited in Paracaru. It is not clear, however, how the projects, which could supply as much as 8% of the region's power, would be funded.
Two additional projects -- totalling 90 MW -- are also emerging in Brazil, adding to the likelihood that the country might reach the 940 MW projection by 2005. The federal government's department of water and natural resources, known as DNAEE, has approved the concept of a 30 MW wind plant in the town of Barreirinhas in Maranahao developed by Clean Energy do Brasil. In addition, a proposal for 60 MW of wind in Fortalesa by the same developer has also been approved by DNAEE.
There is potential for small systems too. Bergey Windpower Co just shipped three systems to CEPEL, the Centro de Pesquisas de Energia de Electrica, the country's equivalent of the Electric Power Research Institute, with the help of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The turbines will be used for ice making, water-pumping and desalination, says Mike Bergey, who last month had just returned from installing a 10 kW turbine at an eco-tourism site in southern Mexico. Bergey already has 20-30 systems in Brazil, out of about 200 in Latin America.
The most pressing need in Brazil, says AWEA's Rackstraw, is for some sort of incentive for renewables. Several possibilities are currently being discussed by the legislature in the federal government, although it may be two years before the outcome is clear. Brazil's regulatory statutes are also becoming somewhat liberalised to allow more independent power generation. And a resolution was issued earlier this year for a federal programme to encourage a market for renewables.
Despite these signs, electricity prices remain relatively low, and sometimes it is unclear how deals should be constructed, says Mark Lambrides, Latin American director at US/ECRE. "There can be a lack of clarity about the rules of the game... for example, who has the authority," he says. Still, he is optimistic. "There is, however, a tremendous need, and a tremendous need to diversify their energy portfolio."
Argentina reality check
Also of interest is Argentina, which is projected to see 400 MW by 2005 and which is the location of this month's renewables symposium. So far, some 3 MW has been installed, mostly clusters of one to three turbines, including a project of Danish Micon turbines. All the same, the future seems so mixed, Fernando Banchon of REETI says of this month's symposium, "The event's going to tell us a little more what's real and what's not."
There is a fantastic wind resource, especially in the south. But energy demand has remained relatively stable in this more conservative society. The market is relatively dispersed, and grid-connected power is cheap because of natural gas. "There's some uncertainty... right now it's not very attractive at all," concedes Rackstraw.
In fact, privatisation has led to a wholesale market dominated by spot prices in Buenos Aires of $0.03/kWh. Without a power purchase mandate obliging utilities to buy renewable power, or some sort of mechanism that values renewables, wind can barely compete, says Mark Lambrides of US/ECRE. Cheap thermal projects may also be coming on line in the near future, pushing down the price of electricity still farther. "The guessing game is when will that [electricity price] start to increase and at what rate," says Rackstraw. He gauges that the price structure will start to change in five years or so.
One project, a joint venture at a ski resort between Dallas-based International Wind Corp (IWC) and local co-operative of 6-8 MW, has been in negotiations for some months in Rio Negro province. IWC is negotiating with one US and one European finalist, who are trying to finance their bids. A major stumbling block is that even at this remote resort, electricity is cheap. Other projects in the works, which face similar hurdles, include a feasibility study funded last year for a 10 MW project in the province of Chubut, where the city of Comodoro Rivadavia is located, says Sergio Castedo, an international specialist at AWEA.
On the bright side, there is significant short term potential for wind and hybrids for rural electrification. Argentina hopes to electrify all of its rural population by the year 2000 -- which means that within four years about three million people, often in remote areas, are to be reached. Some 1.4 million of those are to be brought electricity through the country's Concessions programme, which is supplying power through a privatised energy delivery infrastructure that will reach 6000 schools, police stations and water supplies.
In addition, in Buenos Aires province there is a programme to electrify another 60 schools every six months, about one-third of which are being supplied with wind. That programme, for which NREL has also provided technical assistance along with AWEA, would then be replicated for 5000 schools in other provinces. Retrofitting of diesel mini grids is also under way in Chubut Province, assisted by NREL.
Mexico -- economic deterrent
Huge potential has been cited in Mexico, especially in the "La Venta" region in Oaxaca province. In fact the state utility, CFE or Comision Federal de Electricidad, is preparing a bid for 27 MW for Phase II of the project, which will replace a steam combustion plant that uses fossil fuel. The solicitation, approved by the Mexican government, had been expected to be issued by about now. But at this point, it appears it may be out for another three to six months. The turbines are to be in a one line array and are expected to produce power for no more than $0.04/kWh. "CFE's experience with the pilot project has been convincing, very convincing I thinkÉ" according to Roberto Cadenas of the utility. In the medium-term two private projects of 20 to 25 MW are also in the works for individual buyers of electricity, industrial users or municipalities.
Still, a major deterrent has been the Mexican economy, says AWEA's Rackstraw, who also says he remains reasonably optimistic about his "400 MW by 2005" projection for the country. Inertia appears to be a problem in Mexico. There is simply not the will to take a risk with what the country sees as a relatively new technology, says Lambrides of US/ECRE. Indeed it is well nigh impossible to get business with CFE, the state utility, he says.
Central America -- steady activity
In Costa Rica, where there is a 20 MW Kenetech plant and 47 MW approved for construction by the national utility, which would buy the power if the plants were built. That would bring the country's wind total up to 6% of its installed capacity, which it says will be the maximum until it better understands the technology. Of the 47 MW, there are two 20 MW proposals. One, originally by New World Power, has been taken over by Energy Works, also of the US, which has quietly solicited bids from five or six companies. A 7 MW plant of Vestas units is in the works too.
In Honduras, a 20-25 MW proposal by an American developer has virtually all of the necessary approvals in place. The size of the project and financing are under consideration and the plant might well be built within two years.
Investors are also being sought for a number of projects in Guatemala. The US National Rural Electric Co-operative Association (NRECA) has completed monitoring with AWEA for Project Huit, a proposal for 60 MW on municipal land. A contract was awarded to New World, which then pulled out, says Hugo Arriaza of NRECA in Guatemala. Monitoring is also continuing at Llano de Piedras for a proposed 3.2 MW for Guatemala's Regional Association of Farmers, which is backing the scheme as its members need power for irrigation. The national utility INDE has written a letter of intent to buy the electricity. Another site being monitored is at Potrero Largo, which has a potential of 20 MW. But only one project so far has been awarded: Vestas beat its fellow Dane Micon to supply a 900 kW project at El Rodeo, owned by the municipality of San Marcos, says Arriaza. The country's new government is keen to promote renewables for commercial-scale projects and rural electrification. A new law was approved just in October to promote private participation in energy, especially in electricity.
In Nicaragua, there is interest in renewables and the resource is strong, but the political outlook has been uncertain. The new conservative government, elected in October, might well encourage more private sector development. Investors are being sought for a 10 MW plant. And in Panama, a request for proposals for resource assessment had apparently been issued some six months ago.
Peru stands out in Latin America as having an especially strong interest in renewables. The government, through the Ministry of Energy, wants a feasibility study conducted for a 20 MW wind plant, says AWEA's Rackstraw. And about one month ago the ministry, along with the United Nations, issued a bid for a single 600 kW machine. Moreover, there are high energy prices in Peru where good wind resource exists, he says, and a rapidly improving investment environment. There are excellent opportunities for remote applications too, but current rural programmes are focused mostly on grid extension. Perhaps 15-20 MW will have been developed within the next two years, estimates AWEA.
In Bolivia, the Electricity Co of Santa Cruz has been very interested in trying to develop a 15-20 MW wind project, although electricity prices are generally low because of natural gas. NRECA has anemometers operating in various locations, but as yet the wind regime is not well known. Wind water-pumping systems and a hybrid wind-PV system have been installed, says Pete Smith of NRECA in Bolivia. Indeed, Mike Bergey recalls a crate containing a Bergey system being hauled up a mountain side by dozens of Bolivians in traditional dress, complete with bowler hats. It is now installed at 14,000 feet elevation to power a drinking fountain.
Chile has an excellent resource in both the north and south. The potential is especially bright in the south where the solar resource is poor, although there is also a great deal of hydro in that region. In the north, mining companies are exhibiting a keen interest for 20-30 MW plants because their energy costs are higher. Still, one of the main problems is how to pay for electricity. The market has been deregulated, but current electricity law requires that firm power is offered. Some wind companies have even considered a separate inter-connection system to supply mining companies, although little has come of years of discussion about projects.
Colombia is another country with excellent resources for wind farms, particularly in the north, and various discussions are under way. Some small wind projects have already been installed with no foreign assistance. In Ecuador, a pre-feasibility study for a 32 MW plant in Paramo Grande has started, funded by the Trade Development Agency and conducted by Marketec.
Caribbean -- too small
There is significant interest in the Caribbean, but the individual island-nations are so small that foreign companies have been somewhat reluctant to become interested.
On the island of Curaçao, a 3 MW project of Dutch wind turbines, installed in 1994, has, however, been highly encouraging for the region. Far to the northwest on Jamaica, a 225 kW Vestas turbine has been installed at Munro College, again bringing awareness of wind energy to the Caribbean. And substantial resource assessments are being conducted on various islands, including Aruba, Barbados, Tobago, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin islands.
Cuba's potential is already being exploited. The first wind farm, of Spanish technology, is currently being installed at the eastern end of the island (see story page 32) . Even so, the Caribbean nation only sees wind as having a limited potential, although Cuba has suffered from an energy crisis for the last six years with black-outs that severely hamper industry.
Gamesa signs up to build Venezuela's first wind farm
Venezuela president Hugo Chavez calls for development of wind energy


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4 September (Part 1) - London City Airport is growing. Noise can only get worse
In another example of Bexley Council's neglect of their northern territories they have taken no known interest in London City Airport's long term forecast which predicts a near doubling of the number of flights.
Not once has their delegate attended a Airport Consultative Committee and unlike all the other nearby boroughs they have not brought the current Consultation to Bexley. I was told why Bexley's delegate had not attended any Committee meeting, he missed a meeting due to a date clash after which he was never invited again. It's a reasonably good excuse but the fact remains that Bexley has been left without a voice while City Airport gears up for expansion.
Bexley Labour's Transport Spokesman Stefano Borella and his Belvedere and Thamesmead East colleagues decided that standing idly by while the Conservatives did nothing about the Consultation was not an option. Last night there was a public meeting in Belvedere with a representative from the airport and their noise consultant.
It should be stated at the outset that there are at present no airport plans as such, at this stage it is more of a crystal ball exercise looking at the next 15 years and until the middle of October anyone is free to tell the airport authorities how they feel about it.
London City Airport is a big employer (2,200 jobs) doing a vital job for the economy although its five million a year passengers is a drop in the ocean compared to London's three big airports; just 4% of the total.
However their studies suggest a 42% growth in passenger numbers by 2025 and eleven million ten years later without extending the operating times. That's twice as many passengers as today and with aircraft not likely to get any bigger it must mean twice as many flights. The new taxi-way being constructed right now will free up runway capacity to allow the increase.
Future aircraft are expected to be as much as 6dB quieter on take off which is a big reduction but only about 2dB quieter on landing which is barely perceptible. Residents living on the flight path are understandably concerned and the most usual wind direction means they will not benefit from the 6dB reduction.
A small number were quite vocal about it last night and I began to think I should get my ears tested again. One visitor had come from Stockwell because of the perceived noise problem down there but when I have been sitting at the nearby Oval watching Surrey lose cricket matches I see the planes immediately overhead heading for London City. I never seem to hear them.
Perhaps I have learned to tune out aircraft noise. I live almost as close to the airport as it is possible to be whilst remaining within the Belvedere ward. I see the aircraft from home but I am not very aware of any noise.
I stood in my front garden this morning looking and listening and I agree I could hear them but not louder than the buses 150 yards away on Abbey Road and nothing like as loud as a passing train. However someone at the meeting whose comment suggested a nearby address said that when an aircraft takes off in an easterly direction and turns to the north he is subjected to the full force of of its engines. Either my hearing is seriously kaput (and SpecSavers says it isn't) or I feel there must be an element of exaggeration or intolerance going on.
Perhaps I should declare an interest or maybe it's a bias. From 1949 until 1984 I lived less than a mile from the runway at Farnborough when it was the centre of British Aviation.
If you have not been blown to the ground by a Vulcan bomber as it switches its Olympus engine to reheat at low level or you have gone through life and managed to avoid having the hairs on your arm singed by a Naval Buccaneer bomber (†) you don't really know what aircraft noise is.
The underside of Concorde pictured here was taken from my back garden long before I owned a telephoto lens and what you see has not been cropped.
The difference from me in Farnborough and Thamesmead residents is that Concordes and Vulcans flying over were relatively rare events.
No one flies pure jet engines commercially any more (Concorde was the last) and quieter bypass engines have become the norm. (Name dropping; the leading 'inventor' was a personal friend until he died four years ago.)
So as you can see I am not a good judge of what constitutes unacceptable aircraft noise but I do know that on the rare occasions I take a trip to Thamesmead's shopping centre I am surprised at just how low the aircraft appear to be but I have never been particularly aware of the noise.
When you have been under a slow moving Harrier jump jet you just accept that aircraft are noisy. I also accept that it can't be any fun living under the flight path and many of the houses there pre-date the opening of London City and the promise never to fly jet aircraft from it.
Labour's Press Release on the subject is here and perhaps more importantly anyone with more sensitive ears than mine should make sure their opinion is heard via the Consultation process.
† As a teenager with a group of friends I climbed the airfield perimeter fence and got a little too close to the runway.


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One of my teenage daughter's favorite bands in the Black Veil Brides and I took her up to Worcester, MA to the Palladium for their show about a week and a half ago, billed as The Church Of The Wild Ones Tour. We had the tickets since November as they were a birthday gift for turning 14 so she was pretty excited. I, on the other hand, was not at all. Don't get me wrong, I always love going to live shows but this wasn't one of my bands so I was there to support my kid. I do have the band's first two albums on my iPod but I've never given them much attention save for a couple of songs so I didn't really know what to expect. What I didn't expect was the extremely long line we had to wait in to get into the venue! It stretched down the side of the building for the better of three blocks and turned right another block getting close to the major concert hall, the DCU Center. I've been to my fair shre of shows at The Palladium and I'd never seen a crowd like this, it was almost old school like when I was 14 back in 1984 so I knew that there would be some serious energy in there. The crowd was mostly young kids, ages 12 to 20, a ton of parents with them (like me!), and some older metalheads sprinkled throughout. Once we got in, it was off to the merchandise booth to hook my daughter up and the t-shirts were flying off the tables. The place was jam packed for the openers and the kids were getting rowdy…..the lights went down for Silent Season and the place went mental!
So the lights go down and the banner goes up for Black Veil Brides and the crowd goes completely insane…..my daughter is screaming and holding back tears and I'm just in awe of what's happening. Is this how it was back in the day when I started going to shows? Was I crying at the KISS reunion show in Boston in 1996? I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree! From the opening music of the 'Exordium' intro into the opening song 'I Am Bulletproof', the 2000+ in attendance were jumping up and down, screaming and singing…..there was so much energy I couldn't believe it.
Before I get into the setlist, let me describe the stage setup and show. The palladium is small so this wasn't an all out production show but the band had a small drum riser flanked by eight rotating lights on stage that really added to the show. A bit of fog and decent lighting from the above rig, there were no fireworks or screens so basically it was the lights and the band's own merits to carry the performance. For a young band, it's better to stand on your performance, that way you can win over some new fans and keep the respect of your current fanbase. I'm sure if BVB makes it to larger arenas, they will enhance their show. now because this is a general admission arena, I was glad to see the band had a stage length riser up front that the band could stand on so everyone could see them, this way the floor gets what the raised floor and balcony got. There was also a simple Black Veil Brides banner that went the length of the back drum riser, a simple backdrop and the band had their costumes on that reminded of Motley Crue circa 1984.
The band was completely energetic and held the crowd in the palm of their hand. It did remind me of the Crue in '84 or Guns 'N Roses in 1987, they had that kind of command at the throngs of teenagers screaming every word. Thank god for Setlist.fm or I wouldn't have known most of the songs. The crowd did and they sang every single word, at one point I tried to interrupt my daughter's emotional screaming to ask what song it was and she abruptly ignored me! I'll be honest, I didn't expect much from the band but they play so well and so tight that I became a fan by the end of the show. For a bunch of guys in their early 20s, they played like seasoned veterans, absolutely great musicianship, that's what won me over. I did know a few songs from my sporadic listens to their first two records ('Knives And Pens', 'Fallen Angels' and 'Youth And Whiskey') and I also new a couple new tunes from the new album, Wretched And Divine: The Story of The Wild Ones ('I Am Bulletproof' and 'Resurrect The Sun') so they were all highlights. I was surprised to hear the band do a cover of 'Rebel Yell' by Billy Idol but they did a really good job staying true to the original while beefing it up just a bit to the modern Metal standards. After the band left the stage, the crowd continued to go nuts and BVB came out to play a two song encore: 'Fallen Angels' and 'In the End'. The venue exploded for 'Fallen Angels', which I assume is there signature hit, and it was the song of the night for me and there was a quick guest vocal from the singer of William Control (who I just figured out is named William Control).
All in all, a solid concert. All the bands played really well, it's good to see a new generation of bands grabbing the Metal torch and giving the fans some high energy music. I'll be checking out Silent Season's CD and I'll be giving the Black Veil Brides a little more time…..not sure about William Control, not my thing but they were a good alternative for an opener. It's always good to open up to something new and I've got my daughter to thank for my discovery of two new bands.
It's hard to believe that it's been four and a half months since I went to a live show but I was able to kick off my 2011 concert season with a trip to Boston to see Bon Jovi in concert this past Tuesday night. I'll be very honest, I'm not a huge Bon Jovi fan. Back in the '80s I was, especially from the first album through NEW JERSEY (1988), and I saw them live at the Providence Civic Center on both the SLIPPERY WHEN WET tour (with Cinderella) and the NEW JERSEY tour (with Skid Row). Anything after NEW JERSEY has never been my high priority list although I do have a few of their most recent albums, including THE CIRCLE (2009), and I caught them in concert back on the CRUSH tour in the Summer of 2001. The main reason I went to the concert is because I was taking my wife and Bon Jovi is her favorite Rock band. She has seen the band multiple times over the last few years including seeing the band on their home turf in New Jersey. Bon Jovi is to my wife what KISS is to me and I decided to go with her when tickets went on sale in November 2010…..$177 dollars a piece after all the Ticketmaster fees!
I've had the opportunity to see the band on previous tours but I swore off all Bon Jovi shows because of the show I saw in Summer 2001 supporting CRUSH. Nothing kills it for me than cover songs and Bon Jovi ended that concert with a cover of 'Tequila' and 'Twist & Shout' instead of reaching into their own catalog for something off the first two albums…..'Runaway' maybe? That show was great until the last two songs and I was so disappointed that I haven't seen the band live and I've been ultra-critical of them since. Eight years is a long time and Bon Jovi is selling out stadiums when many of their contemporaries and peers have trouble selling out theaters so it's safe to say that they are as popular as they ever have been. My curiosity got the better of me and I got pretty psyched to see the band live after all these years, plus I heard they mix up the setlist from show to show! The concert was billed as "An Evening With Bon Jovi" so there was no opening act but that meant that there could be a possibly longer setlist, maybe a 2 to 3 hour show!
I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed myself as much as I did, especially after I didn't like the THE CIRCLE. The band did play three songs off that album ('We Weren't Born To Follow', 'Love's The Only Rule' & 'Work For The Working Man') and got them out of the way quick. The show opened with Jon Bon Jovi on a small stage behind the soundboard at the back of the arena (Paul Stanley style) right in front of us singing 'Last Man Standing'. After the song, JBJ ran through the crowd (with security) to the stage to kick the frenzy into high gear with the classics 'You Give Love A Bad Name' and 'Born To Be My Baby'. So far, I'm good even though I didn't know one word to 'Last Man Standing'. I knew 'We Weren't Born To Follow' and 'Lost Highway' but not 'Love's The Only Rule' (from THE CIRCLE) but all three songs sounded pretty good live so I made a mental note to revisit THE CIRCLE to see if I the album might benefit from a fresh listen and a note to find the LOST HIGHWAY (2007) album at a cheap price. The show was basically going along fine, and the band sounded pretty good, until they launched into another CIRCLE song 'Work For The Working Man'. The band got maybe 15-20 seconds in and you heard a big "pop" and there was no sound. Either the speakers went or something happened at the board but the arena, save for maybe the people up front, heard nothing. Of course the band played on being able to hear themselves through their in-ear monitors but they stopped halfway through and left the stage. After about 5 to 10 minutes, the band returned to massive cheers and kicked the show into high gear with 'It's My Life'.
One of my personal highlights was 'Runaway', the band could play anything off the first two albums and I'd be happy even though I'd prefer 'She Don't Know Me' from the first record. I also was psyched to hear 'Just Older' from CRUSH, an album I really enjoyed when it came out. 'We Got It Going On' sounded decent and the crowd seemed to like it (another reason to check out LOST HIGHWAY) and then it was a double shot of NEW JERSEY tracks 'Bad Medicne' and 'Lay Your Hands On Me'. 'Bad Medicine' is a trademark Bon Jovi classic so I would have preferred a more rocking performance without the cover of Roy Orbison's 'Pretty Woman' attached. 'Lay Your Hands On Me' is one of my favorite Bon Jovi songs so I was psyched to hear it but Richie Sambora took over the lead vocals while Jon went backstage for a quick break. A well-deserved one too because JBJ was all over the stage and sounded great vocally. I was a little disappointed with Richie's vocal on 'Lay Your Hands On Me', maybe it's age but his voice wasn't as strong as I'd remembered. Actually, Richie's trademark background vocals on many of the songs during the show weren't really that great. The other thing is that the youthful fire that the original songs had seemed a bit dim live this show, maybe it's because the band has gone on a different direction musically over the years? Mybe it's because the band has matured a lot more since 1986-1988? It just seemed like the classic songs from SLIPPERY WHEN WET and NEW JERSEY lacked some of that energy and seemed to follow the sound of the newer songs. After Richie was done, Jon returned to sing 'Hallelujah', the Leonard Cohen cover that I think was on a live DVD the band released recently. It's a good song and JBJ does a decent job but all I can think of is Shrek!
I'm not big into Bon Jovi ballads so 'I'll Be There For You' and 'Bed Of Roses' were boring for me but the throngs of ladies and Bon Jovi diehards (mostly women) seemed to enjoy them, the songs sounded decent live. Including 'Bed Of Roses', the next six songs were from the KEEP THE FAITH (1992) and HAVE A NICE DAY (2005) albums, both of which I don't own. I always liked 'Who Says You Can't Go Home' and that was one of the "newer" songs I was hoping to hear, 'I'll Sleep When I'm Dead' got the crowd going but I didn't know it…..I liked the cover of The Rolling Stones' 'Start Me Up' attached to it better than the actual song! 'Have A Nice Day' is another "newer" Bon Jovi tune I knew and wanted to hear, very catchy and came off good live, same with the other title track 'Keep The Faith'. The encore started with the slow 'Dry County' off KEEP THE FAITH which I thought was a weird way to kick off an encore but it fit as the band pushed into the classic 'Wanted Dead Or Alive', with Rchie's subpar vocals. 'I Love This Town' surprised me and now LOST HIGHWAY is on my Want List because every song I heard live from that album sounded great and , of course no show would be complete with out Bon Jovi's signature anthem, 'Livin' On A Prayer'.
Overall, I had a good time and I kind of feel bad that I've given Bon Jovi the cold shoulder when it comes to picking up some of the last few records and seeing them in concert. I enjoyed hearing the classic songs from the '80s, although some could use some more energy and power like on the records, but I think the "newer" songs were the best of the night. I'm definitely going to have to get out to the record store and try to acquire KEEP THE FAITH, HAVE A NICE DAY and LOST HIGHWAY because every song sounded great. I'm a little surprised the band didn't take a track from THESE DAYS (1995) or BOUNCE (2002) because the band usually represents every album live…..except for 7800 FAHRENHEIT (1985)! Can anyone tell me why they ignore 7800 FAHRENHEIT every tour? That was a great album and I would guarantee that I would see the band in concert again if they played 'In And Out Of Love' or 'Tokyo Road'. That said, Bon Jovi put on a solid show and I had a surprisingly good time.
I went to Ozzfest a few weeks ago at the Comcast Center on 8/24…..I'm just getting around to reviewing it now because there really wasn't much to review. Let me explain…..
I am an Ozzfest veteran, I have been to the 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 shows at the same venue. Each time I was in as soon as the gates opened and I caught as many Metal bands as possible. When the 2003 Ozzfest lineup was announced, I made the concious decision NOT to attend because of the ticket prices vs. what I thought was a poor lineup. Since that missed show, I didn't attend another Ozzfest until this year. Maybe it was the small run of tour dates (six U.S. shows) or maybe it was because I was going with a group of friends, either way I put down the $100 for a ticket. None of my friends were interested in the smaller bands so the whole point of going was to see Black Label Society, Halford, Motley Crue and Ozzy. I wouldn't have minded seeing Kataklysm, Skeletonwitch or Kingdom Of Sorrow but they weren't top priority. So we get to the parking lot and the sky opens up with a steady drizzle that made the tailgate BBQ nice and soggy but I put up the tent and we had a decent feast. The plan was to head in around 4:15pm for the BLS set at 4:30 on the second stage…..we got to the gate about 4:25pm and found out the entire second stage schedule was cancelled due to inclement weather! Now I have been to Ozzfest many times, and I have been to a ton of outdoor shows in rain worse than what was coming down so I was shocked that a full cancellation was in effect. With nothing left to do it was off to the covered pavilion to our seats so we could dry off a little and wait for the main attractions.
I don't like either band but, I'll be honest, I also never really heard their music. Actually, I saw Nonpoint at Ozzfest 2001 and I gave the first song off their new album, MIRACLE (2010), a spin when I got a free promo copy from their label. Like I said, not a fan of either band and both performances didn't help the cause. All I heard was noise and unintelligible shouting and there was nothing extraordinary about Nonpoint or Devildriver for me. That said, I can tell you both bands had large followings and got a ton of applause, I assume that they get played on local Boston radio station 107.3 WAAF and Providence, RI's 94.1 WHJY. I don't listen to current Rock radio so I don't get the appeal but I will listen to the new Nonpoint and review it at some point before the end of the year and I will grab a Devildriver CD if I find it used at a really low price.
Like I mentioned before, we were there to see the four headliners but I know I was the only Halford fan. I knew going in that the band was going to play mostly from the Halford band catalogue and maybe we would get a Judas Priest song or two. I am a huge fan of Rob's solo career so I was psyched to get all the RESURRECTION and CRUCIBLE songs but the highlights for me were the lone Fight track, 'Nailed To The Gun', and the new song, 'Made Of Metal', from Halford's upcoming new album of the same name. It wouldn't be a Rob Halford performance if he didn't touch upon Judas Priest so he pulled out two deep tracks with 'Heart Of A Lion' (a song demoed in 1985 for the TURBO album) and 'Never Satisfied' from SAD WINGS OF DESTINY (1976). Those two songs were unbelievable! Turns out that this show was on Rob's birthday so, at the end of the set, the crew brought out a cake and the crowd sang Happy Birthday to Rob Halford…..a cool moment that ended a flawless performance.
Of all the headliners, the one band I knew would definitely get the arena rocking was Motley Crue. I've seen just about every tour since the GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS tour back in 1988 and they Crue deliver each time. Forget the fact that Vince Neil sings only have the words most of the time, the band has a ton of hits and always plays a deep track or two in their set and the musicianship is usually flawless. The bottom line is that the Crue put on a great show and this one was no exception. The band came out to the high-powered opener 'Kickstart My Heart' and put the pedal to the Metal! Look at the setlist…..it's just hit after hit along with two songs from their last studio album, SAINTS OF LOS ANGELES (2009), and a deep cut from SHOUT AT THE DEVIL (1983) with the Beatles' tune 'Helter Skelter'. I'm an old school Crue fan, I was there at the beginning, so I love hearing tracks from the first two recordsso 'Live Wire', 'Looks That Kill' and 'Shout At The Devil' went over huge with me but I would have liked another track or two…..maybe if the set was longer because you can't cut any of the other hits out! Like I mentioned, Vince Neil still only sings half the words but he sounds better (if that's possible) and the band was tight and dead on. I would say the performance of the night fell to guitarist Mick Mars…..it's hard to watch that guy stand up or walk but he played flawlessly! The other three guys may be the faces of Motley Crue but Mick Mars is definitely the backbone. All in all, I'd say this was a solid performance and the band had the crowd looking for more.
Here's the thing about Ozzy…..his performances are hit or miss. I've seen Ozzy mulitple times on every solo tour since NO MORE TEARS (1991) and he is usually really good, the one exception being the 2001/2002 tour for DOWN TO EARTH. As I mentioned before, I've seen Ozzfest from 1998 to 2002 and now this one (that's 6!) and he has performed solo on four of them, each one hit or miss. The two Ozzfests that I saw with Black Sabbath headlining were really great so is it a case of Ozzy being too comfortable in his own material or that ultimately Black Sabbath is more than just Ozzy? Either way, I was excited to see Ozzy because he finally released a new record that wasn't a letdown, SCREAM being the best album since 1995's OZZMOSIS.
First thing I noticed was that Ozzy sounded great…..he opened with the classic 'Bark At The Moon' and his vocals were the best I've heard since the OZZMOSIS tour. The new band was really powerful, especially new guitarist Gus G. (Firewind, Dream Evil) who added a new edge to the overall sound. Nothing against Zakk Wylde but sometimes a new member can add a new spark. Same thing goes for bassist Blasko, drummer Tommy Clufetos and keyboardist Adam Wakeman…..these guys all had an energy to them that seemed to revive the Prince Of Darkness to put on an inspired show. The Blasko/Clufetos rhythm section is solid, no surprise as they have worked together in Rob Zombie's band, giving them a modern sound and Adam Wakeman is a solid keyboardist/guitarist much like his father Rick Wakeman of the Progressive Rock band Yes. If I had to pick a standout performance it would definitely be Ozzy because his singing is much improved this time around but Gus G.'s guitar playing was dead on to Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde proving that he is a versatile young guitar player.
The setlist was pretty good although a little predictable. All the usual hits were there ('Bark At The Moon', 'I Don't Know', 'Crazy Train', and 'Mr. Crowley') but I was a little surprised by 'Shot In The Dark' because usually Ozzy & Sharon dismiss THE ULTIMATE SIN (1986) so much so that it's the only Ozzy studio album deleted from the available catalog! Ozzy played two deep tracks with 'Fire In The Sky' from NO REST FOR THE WICKED (1988) and the excellent 'Road To Nowhere' from NO MORE TEARS. As with any Ozzy concert, the setlist had some Black Sabbath songs included…..this time around five but one was a solo section for the rest of the band when they did 'Rat Salad' from PARANOID (1970). 'Fairies Wear Boots' and 'Into The Void' were excellent, so were 'Iron Man' and 'Paranoid' but I am sick of those two songs after so many years. Bottom line…..one of the best times I've seen Ozzy live in a long time!