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Regulators Discuss LNG-by-Rail Safety Concerns — After Approving New Rule To Allow Transporting LNG by Rail
New regulations were announced by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in July 2020 allowing the transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail.
That same month, PHMSA released the interim report for its LNG-by-rail task force. It concluded: "The task force did not identify any new safety gaps related to the transportation of LNG in tank cars."
And yet, it stated, "PHMSA and FRA will continue to pursue research and testing efforts designed to reduce the risks inherent in LNG transportation and hazmat transportation more broadly."
As part of that continued work, this month, PHMSA held public meetings with a committee from the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) to discuss the "Safe Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas by Railroad Tank Car." (The NAS committee was announced a month before the new LNG-by-rail rule was finalized.) What's more, earlier this year PHMSA stated that safety wasn't a pretext for regulation.
The LNG-by-rail regulation fast-tracked by the Trump administration was a gift to the gas and rail industries. The regulation was pushed through without proper safety considerations at a time when there isn't even any current demand for the moving LNG by rail. The fact that a regulation to move such a dangerous material was approved six months before public meetings began to discuss if moving LNG by rail could be done safely indicates how broken the U.S. regulatory system is — and how it is failing to do its job of protecting the public.
But this is nothing new with PHMSA. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) has been an advocating for new pipeline safety regulations from PHMSA for years. Her Congressional testimony on the matter includes her assessment of PHMSA and the U.S.regulatory system.
"The system is fundamentally broken," Speier testified in 2015. "PHMSA is actually a toothless kitten, a fluffy industry pet that frightens absolutely no one."
And the impacts are already being felt
A Derailed Train in Washington
The state of Washington issued regulations in 2019 that would limit the volatility of crude oil being transported by rail through the state. As DeSmog has reported, lowering the volatility of dangerous crude oil like the Bakken oil from North Dakota is necessary to remove the threats of these bomb trains.
To limit the volatility of the crude oil being produced in the Bakken region that is currently being shipped by rail to Washington refineries, oil producers would need to stabilize the oil by removing volatile natural gas liquids like propane and butane — something producers refuse to do because those natural gas liquids that make the oil more volatile and dangerous also make it more valuable to refineries. In 2019 Lynn Helms, director of North Dakota's Department of Mineral Resources, made it clear that to remove the volatile elements of the Bakken crude oil mixture would "devalue the crude oil immensely."
In 2020, however, PHMSA overruled Washington and argued that it did so because "a State cannot use safety as a pretext for inhibiting market growth."
As a result, the dangerous trains continued to move volatile oil through Washington. In December, a train full of volatile Bakken crude oil was going seven miles per hour on a straight flat track in Custer, Washington. It derailed and the tank cars ruptured and spilled oil which immediately ignited in the middle of town.
As it has done with the dangerous practice of moving oil and ethanol by rail, by not requiring known safety improvements like modern ECP brakes for LNG trains, PHMSA is also effectively allowing the rail industry to volunteer to make any safety improvements instead of doing its job of regulating safety.
In 2019, the Department of Transportation (which oversees PHMSA) announced this approach of letting the rail indusry voluntarily improve safety while also working to remove existing regulations when it stated that "DOT's approach to achieving safety improvements begins with a focus on removing unnecessary barriers and issuing voluntary guidance, rather than regulations that could stifle innovation."
Worst Case Scenarios Are Frightening
Any LNG rail accident in a populated area has the potential for catastrophic consequences. Earthjustice, one of the groups that is suing to overturn the LNG-by-rail regulation, put the risk in perspective: "It would only take 22 tank cars to hold the equivalent energy of the Hiroshima bomb. A train of 110 tank cars filled with liquefied natural gas would have five times the energy of the Hiroshima bomb."
PHMSA's analysis expects that if trains carrying LNG derail, they will fail and release LNG. For a train traveling 40mph, the estimate is for six cars to be punctured. Using the Earthjustice example, that would release roughly one quarter of the equivalent energy of the Hiroshima bomb.
According to PHMSA, LNG fires are "difficult to deal with" and "cannot be quenched." This means there is no effective emergency first response to an LNG fire — which is also true for oil train fires. The recommended emergency response is to evacuate people and let the fires burn. Rail safety expert Fred Millar explained the reality of emergency response to oil train fires at the Oil Train Response 2015 conference. "Emergency response is a distraction from what we have to do," Millar said. "We need not be polite to the rail roads … and the state and local officials who keep pretending that they can be prepared."
PHMSA Meetings Show Lack of Rail Safety Concern
In the public virtual meeting on January 14 one exchange summed up how PHMSA is failing to protect the public by using misleading industry talking points.
Anay Luketa, a principal member of the technical staff of the Fire Science and Technology Department at Sandia National Laboratories and part of the NAS committee on LNG-by-rail, asked Bob Starin, PHMSA Division Chief for Risk, Data, and Program Management the following question: "So very generally, what is the most impactful factor in your opinion in preventing accidents?"
"It's training. I think that without a doubt human factors are the largest contributor to incidents and accidents," Starin responded. "I'm not sure you would get a different answer from anyone. If there is a different sentiment, again, I welcome the additional information."
DeSmog asked Millar if he agreed with Starin's conclusions. "Emphatically no," Millar responded via email.
The number of major derailments since 2013 involving oil and ethanol trains that have resulted in spills and fires supports Millar's view. Broken rails are the leading cause of train derailments and yet regulations to address the issue of track wear have been successfully fought by the rail industry for decades.
A 2014 oil train derailment and fire in Lynchburg, Virginia, was due to track failure. A major oil train derailment and fire in West Virginia in 2015 was caused by track failure. The same was true for the oil train derailment and fire in Mosier, Oregon, in 2016 as well as for a major oil train derailment in Montana in 2015. Two Canadian oil train derailments in 2015 led to a Wall Street Journal headline stating, "Track May Have Played Role in Canadian Oil-Train Derailments." Two more recent oil train derailments and fires in Canada in 2019 and 2020 were caused by track failures in sections of tracks known to be in disrepair. And a derailment and spill in Iowa in 2018 was because the rail company chose to run the loaded oil train on flooded tracks.
There is plenty of evidence that running long trains of hazardous materials that are also heavier than most trains are experiencing derailments due to track failures.
An argument could be made that these accidents were due to human error as these are choices made by management not to adequately maintain tracks — but the reality is that isn't an error by management — but a choice which managers will likely continue to make unless regulations force compliance. The rail companies, however, have successfully fought any regulations on track wear.
DeSmog spoke to Ron Kamikow, a locomotive engineer and general secretary of Rail Workers United, who criticized the idea that training and human factors are the biggest contributor to accidents. "Proper training is essential," Kamikow explained. But, he added, "to just say with proper training everything will be ok is … it's just absurd."
There are many ways to improve the safety of moving hazardous materials by rail, and well trained and well rested operators are a critical part of safety. However, for a panel addressing the issue of how to improve the safety of moving LNG by rail to say this is the most impactful factor in improving safety is to ignore the many safety concerns with moving flammable materials by rail.
Repealing LNG-by-Rail Could Take Years
The good news for public safety is that while the former Trump administration fast-tracked this gift to the rail and LNGindustries — the LNG-by-rail regulations process took little over a year compared to the typical multi-year timeline — there currently is little demandfor moving LNG by rail.
At the end of the recent two-day session on LNG-by-rail safety, PHMSA's Starin noted that at the present time there are "zero" DOT-113 tank cars transporting LNG in America. DOT-113s are the model of the tank car that has been approved for moving LNG (the same tank cars PHMSA predicts will puncture in derailments as shown in the slide above).
If there is any positive thing to say about the regulatory process allowing LNG-by-rail it is that discussions of safety and risks are happening before a major deadly accident — which was how the discussion about the dangers of moving oil by rail began.
In December 2019, the National Transportation Saftey Board offered a clear warning about approving LNG-by-rail regulations as proposed by PHMSA, stating, "we believe the risks of catastrophic LNG releases in accidents is too great not to have operational controls in place before large blocks of tank cars and unit trains proliferate."
In contrast, the public learned about the risk of moving volatile Bakken crude oil by rail when a train derailed in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec,in 2013 and the resulting catastrophe resulted in the death of 47 people and the destruction of much of the downtown area. It was only after this incident that PHMSA even began to consider regulating this dangerous practice; a process that took years and ultimately did little to improve safety.
One regulation requiring modern brakes on oil trains was repealed in 2017. PHMSA has not recommended modern braking systems be used in LNG-by-rail because according to PHMSA, "Costs far exceeded business and safety benefits." As DeSmog has repeatedly documented, and this author explains in detail in Bomb Trains: How Industry Greed and Regulatory Failure Put the Public at Risk, there is a large body of reasearch proving modern electronically controlled pneumatic brake systems (ECP) are a major safety improvement and likely pay for themselves in savings in operating costs.
The braking systems currently used on these trains are based on technology invented in the 1800s which led to former Federal Railroad Adminstrator Sarah Feinberg referring to them as a "Civil War-era braking system."
In 2016, Feinberg explained the simple reason why the rail industry refuses to invest in modern braking systems for trains moving hazardous materials through populated areas. "The science is there, the data is there," Feinberg said. "Their argument is, despite that data, [they] don't want to spend the money on it."
The oil and train industries have successfully fought regulations to improve safety with moving oil and ethanol by rail, and are now doing the same with dangerous LNG.
At least with LNG-by-rail, public meetings, environmental lawsuits, and politicians voicing their opinion are giving the public and policymakers a chance to learn about the risk before a catastrophic accident. And unlike with the Bakken oil boom, there is little demand to move LNG by rail now, and there are very few of the DOT-113 tank carsavailable even if there was demand. The industry will have to invest in building out that fleet of DOT-113 tank cars if it wants to start moving LNG by rail in large quanitities — something that there isn't much incentive to do right now as the U.S. natural gas and LNG industry is in financial trouble.
In the meantime, it is likely there will be efforts by politicians and activists to repeal the LNG-by-rail regulation — which was opposed by 16 state attorneys general before it was approved. E&E News also reported that the Biden adminstration has plans to review the regulation.
However, since the regulation was approved in July it can't be simply be repealed by Congress (an option only for more recent regulations). Hana Vizcarra of Harvard's Environmental and Energy Law Program, which has been tracking regulatory rollbacks during the Trump adminstration, explained to DeSmog that Congress will not be able to use the Congressional Review Act to undo the LNG-by-rail regulation and thus it would require going through a whole new regulatory process. If the Biden administration moves forward with such an approach, Vizcarra expects they would ask the courts to not move forward with current legal challenges to the regulation until the process is complete, which could take years.
The threat of a potential repeal is likely to dampen industry investment in building a fleet of new DOT-113 tank cars, which could effectively protect the public from this risk until a repeal of the regulation.
Meanwhile, the former rail executives who were leading PHMSA during the Trump administration have resigned as part of the transition. If the new PHMSA administration takes the "Safety" part of its name into consideration — something that has been missing for four years — the LNG-by-rail regulation, as the environmental groups' lawsuit argues, must be repealed.
"Absolutely the Biden adminstration should take a very close look at reconsidering this rule in light of the overwhelming safety concerns," Bradly Marshall, staff attorney for Earthjustice told DeSmog. Summing up the main reason why LNG-by-rail should not be allowed based on PHMSA's worst case scenarios, Marshall said: "You are looking at a tremendous amount of energy that could destroy a very big area."
Main Image: Burning train cars in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec Credit: Bureau de la sécurité des transports du Canada, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Posted on January 26, 2021 by Gerri K. SongerPosted in Bakken Crude Oil, Derailments, Deregulation, Hazardous Materials, Justin Mikulka, Legislation, LNG, Oil Train Safety, Regulatory CaptureTagged Anay Luketa, Biden Administration, Bob Starin, Bradly Marshall, Congressional Review Act, Custer WA, Department of Mineral Resources, DOT Federal Railroad Administration, DOT-113, Earthjustice, Fire Science and Technology Department, Fred Millar, Hana Vizcarra, Harvard's Environmental and Energy Law Program, Jackie Speier, LNG-by-rail, Lynchburg VA, Lynn Helms, Mosier OR, National Transportation Saftey Board, Oil Volatility Limits, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Ron Kamikow, Safe Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas by Railroad Tank Car, Sandia National Laboratories, Sarah Feinberg, Trump Administration.
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On the heels of his trending sophomore album, Wanted, singer Wande Coal has opened up on a few salient issues.
"I was with Mohits and the company dissolved in 2011, then I was left alone to choose where to go – either to go with Dbanj or Don Jazzy," he began in an exclusive interview with Vanguard.
He said this in response to why it took as much as six years to drop a second album.
Speaking further he said he made move to join Jazzy not because he didn't have a smooth relationship with Dbanj or anything of such but because as a singer he needed the services of a producer and he had already bonded with Jazzy.
He also said the arrangement with Don Jazzy was such that there was no contract given they both had a relationship founded on trust.
"I just moved with Don Jazzy because we had bonded, It's not that I didn't like Dbanj but I just had to move with Don Jazzy because he is a producer and I am a singer. I moved with Don Jazzy without no contract . It was based on love and I had no contract. At some point I wanted to be in charge of my own creativity and have my own personal growth .I have been working with Don Jazzy for a while and I wanted to give other people the opportunity to produce my music. It takes time. I left Don Jazzy in 2013 and we were already working on my second album, which was almost done. But at the end of the day with business, you disagree and agree. It just didn't work out .That is why I had to start all over again .Songs like Rotate are no longer on the album. I had to start all over again creating new songs, getting a new producer that is why it took this long," he said.
He however acknowledged that nothing good comes easily, stating that the journey of having to rework his style of music has been tasking especially with people concluding that his 'career [had] declined'.
The afro pop singer also said the new album, Wanted, will be everybody's favourite as he touched on a lot of demographics with his creativity.
"My last album covers songs for mamas, papas and young people. This album is just my own creativity and personal growth from over the years. I think it's a must-get album. I spoke about different things. I spoke in my dialect, I spoke in pidgin, I spoke in English. I focused on different topics for each song in the album," he said.
The singer also touched on his Mushin roots saying he gets to visit the community from time to time.
Wande Coal is a Nigerian artiste famed for his wave-making first album, Mushin To MoHits.
The single father of one is a graduate of Curriculum Studies from the University of Lagos.
Following the dissolution of MoHits record label in 2012 he stayed back with Don Jazzy under the Mavins imprint but left to run his Black Diamond label after series of irreconcilable differences in 2013. The misunderstanding with label honcho Don Jazzy remains a major period in the singer's career given the social media spat over the song Baby Face and the media furore in the wake of it.


Thai food is one of my favorite (I got to spend 2 weeks in Thailand and loved it) so when my coworker and friend Shayna shared this vegan Thai recipe recipe, I knew I had to try it. This is one that I will definitely be making again. It almost felt like Thai-spiced falafel in a luscious coconut curry sauce. Mid-way through making it, my food processor broke so I finished it off in my Nutribullet which got the job done. Making Thyme For Health is my favorite plant-based cooking blog so please check out the original recipe in the link at the bottom of this post.
1. Preheat the oven to 375°F then line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In the bowl of a food processor, add all of the ingredients for the balls starting with the chickpeas and ending with the tamari. Blend for about 10 seconds, until everything is finely chopped and it starts to form a dough. You should be able to press the mixture between your fingers and have it stick together.
3. Using a scooper, scoop out about 1.5 tablespoons of the mixture at a time and arrange on the baking sheet a few inches apart. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, until light golden brown and firm.
4. Meanwhile prepare the sauce. In a large skillet over medium-low heat, add the red curry paste (I like to use 3 tablespoons for medium heat. Use less if you are sensitive to spicy foods), tomato paste, coconut milk, water and coconut sugar. Whisk ingredients together and bring to a low boil for about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low then squeeze in lime juice and stir.
5. Once balls are done cooking, serve warm over brown rice and top with sauce. Garnish with green onions and fresh basil, and enjoy!


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Encosta de Lago Pensioned. What Will Happen to the Fairy King Line Now?
Danzig line and Greenham Stakes
JAMES GARFIELD by Exceed and Excel is the 6th Greenham Stakes (Gr.3) winner in a row of Danzig line.
Galileo, Coolmore and 1st Season Fees
Coolmore announced fees for their new boys by Galileo - champion two year old in Europe and dual Guineas wiiner Churchill will... More
Deep Impact in New Role
The Gr.1 Kikuka Sho (Japan St. Leger) winner Kiseki in not only the first Gr.1 winner by Queen Elizabeth II Cup winner Rulership... More
Seventh blacktype winner for cross DUBAWI x SINGSPIEL
Darley bred 3yo filly Crystal River, winner of Sunday's Prix Casimir Delamarre (L) in Chantilly, became the seventh blacktype... More
First Gr.1 winner for Harbinger
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Harbinger has first Gr.1 winner. The Japan based stallion is the sire of 3yo... More
Fifth blacktype winner for nick Exceed And Excel x Snippets
2yo chestnut colt Performer, winner of Saturday's Breeders Plate (L) at Randwick, became the fifth blacktype winner by Exceed and... More
Coolmore Australia announced last week that one of their most successful sires, the twenty-one-year old Encosta de Lago, had been pensioned. Australian breeders thus lose not just two-time champion sire but also the most successful son of Fairy King at stud.
Photo Coolmore Stud
Nureyev's half-sister Fairy Bridge produced six sons (plus a unnamed colt by Storm Bird) and each of them has been given a chance at stud. It is no wonder since her first product was the excellent racehorse and amazing sire Sadler's Wells. It was the close relation to Sadler's Wells that was the reason for most of them to go to stud. His two years younger brother, Tate Gallery, managed to tread in his footsteps on the racecourse when he won, as a two-year-old, the Gr.1 National Stakes. Remaining four sons of Fairy Bridge, who went to stud, ran a total of two races! The last son of Fairy Bridge, Perugino, won his single race. Due to injury, Fairy King raced just once, unplaced, Classic Music and Hermitage never raced.
They fared differently at stud. Tate Gallery, sire of thirteen black-type winners including the speedy Lyric Fantasy, the winner of the Nunthorpe Stakes (Gr.1), left just four crops and then died prematurely. Yet a shorter stud career was that of the Coolmore-based Classic Music, bought at Tattersalls Houghton Yearling Sale for 2.4 million guineas, who spent just two seasons at stud and produced a single black-type winner. The unraced Hermitage did not spend a long time at stud either. The stallion who produced seven crops and nine black-type winners eventually ended up at stud in South Africa. His name appears, time to time, in pedigrees of stakes winners, the most important being recently the winner of the Calcutta Million (Gr1), India, Lycia Falcon, out of a dam by Hermitage.
Perugino, on the other hand, has been enjoying a lengthy career, although marked by frequent moving from Ireland to Japan, Australia, Germany and now based at Longford House Stud, Ireland. The stallion who also launched his stud career at Coolmore has produced twenty-two black-type winners including the champion Australian sprinter Testa Rossa, two-time Australian Gr.1 winner Sudurka and the winner of the German Oaks, Next Gina.
Fairy King, a year younger full brother to Sadler's Wells, did not start his career at Coolmore but moved there from Ballysheehan Stud after a promising start. Compared to Sadler's Wells his progeny was more precocious and tended to shorter distances. Despite this, however, he had an Epsom Derby winner among his progeny earlier than Sadler's Wells – this was thanks to Oath's 1999 victory. Beside the winner of the Phoenix Stakes and Irish 2,000 Guineas Turtle Island, the winner of the Poule d'Essai des Poulains Victory Note, the winner of the Grand Criterium Second Empire, or the National Stakes winner Beckett, i.e. top two-year-olds or winners of classic races over a mile, Fairy King produced, beside Oath, a number of other horses whose preferred distances were much longer. This is the case of Helissio, the impressive winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and his most successful product on the racecourse.
The sire of seventy-three black-type winners, Fairy King spent most of his stud career at Coolmore, with two seasons, 1992 and 1996, as shuttle stallion in Australia. And these were indeed two successful seasons. Not just because he covered a total of 168 mares but mainly because his black-type winners included Encosta de Lago who went to become the most successful son of Fairy King at stud.
A number of Fairy King's sons went to stud but none of these has managed to tread in Fairy King's footsteps. Turtle Island had a promising start at Coolmore, with the impressive winner of the 2,000 Guineas, Island Sands, in his first crop, and the winner of the Prix d'Astarte Turtle Bow, was excellent too. He produced a total of fifteen black-type winners who represent 1 per cent of all his foals of racing age. Second Empire, too, started at Coolmore but eventually ended up in South Africa; Victory Note, also launching his career at Coolmore, went to studs in France, England and ended up in Saudi Arabia.
Two of the classiest sons of Fairy King, Falbrav a Helissio, took a different route. Both are out of dams by Slewpy, both showed more stamina on the racecourse than most of Fairy King's progeny and both launched their stud careers in Japan. Helissio did not fare well, although his progeny in Japan includes the two-time Gr.2 winner and second in the Melbourne Cup and Japan Cup Pop Rock, today a stallion in the Czech Republic. His name would have been soon forgotten if it had not been for three seasons he spent as shuttle stallion in Australia where he produced not just the winner of the Gr.1 Rosehill Guineas Helenus, today a successful stallion and sire of two Gr.1 winners, but also the mare Weekend Beauty, dam of the excellent Weekend Hussler.
Falbrav, successful over distances from a mile to mile and a half, fared better at stud in Japan than Helissio but even he was not exactly a star. He, too, was helped by his stay in Australia and he too returned later to Europe. A sire of seventeen black-type winners, he has not produced a Gr.1 winner but the last year's winner of the Japan 1,000 Guineas (Gr.1) Harp Star is out of Falbrav's daughter Historic Star.
Quite a different perspective on Fairy King as the sire of sires is taken by breeders in India where five sons of Fairy King have been active. The demand for them was spurred by excellent results of his son Burden of Proof, the winner of the International Stakes (Gr.2). Formerly trained by Aidan O'Brien, he has been in India since 2000 and has produced here over ten Gr.1 winners, becoming the champion sire. He was followed to India by the winner of the Royal Lodge Stakes (Gr.2) Royal Kingdom, after a career in Ireland also the winner of the Gr.1 Phoenix Stakes Princely Heir, the winner of the Hawthorne Derby Hymn, and even the winner of the Epsom Derby Oath. Besides Fairy King, two sons of Burden Proof and the son of Royal Kingdom, the winner of the local Gr.1, Holding Court are at stud in India.
The blood of Fairy King is successful in the Central Europe too, thanks to the winner of the Gladness Stakes, Two-Twenty-Two, based in Poland. He has sired classic winners in the Czech Republic and Austria, as well as the two-time winner of the biggest Italian steeplechase race, Alpha Two.
Without Encosta de Lago the total results of Fairy King as the sire of sires, contrary to his career as sire, would have been poor. The grandson of Mr Prospector's daughter Rolls, the dam of another major Australian sire Flying Spur, gave an impression of a typical Fairy King product on the racecourse. His greatest triumph was the victory in the Gr.1 Vic Health Cup over seven furlongs and two Gr.2 triumphs over six furlongs and a mile. He started his stud career in 1997 with a fee of 8,500 dollars. Eleven years later, when his fee achieved the highest level, breeders had to pay thirty-five times more – 302,500 dollars. During eighteen sons at stud in Australia (he was a shuttle stallion in Ireland for a short time) he covered a total of 2,799 mares. Sadly, there will be no more. Coolmore announced that they have retired the stallion who has produced 105 black-type winners and twenty-three Gr.1 winners. His progeny has earned 140 million Australian dollars and he has become twice the champion sire in Australia and once in Hong Kong.
The most successful son of Fairy King, and today his sons, are responsible for continuing the Fairy King line. There are fourteen Fairy King's sons at stud in Australia, the most successful one, unfortunately, is missing. The winner of the Gr.1 Coolmore Stud Stakes Northern Meteor, leading first-crop sire in Australia, sire of thirteen black-type winners including four Gr.1 winners died prematurely a year and a half from a "swift and fatal attack of colic". Manhattan Rain, half-brother of Redoute's Choice, can boast a great career and pedigree. He has been at stud since 2010 but has produced only two black-type winners and the demand for him, as well as his fee, decrease. Last year his fee was just 16,500 dollars while in 2010 he started at 49,500 dollars. Delago Brom, the sire of four black-type winners, was sold to Korea and the demand has dwindled for Lago Delight, who has produced a single black-type winner. The untested sons of Encosta de Lago include the promising Gr.1 winner in South Africa Delago Deluxe; Coolmore hopes that the famous stallion could be replaced by the winner of the Schillaci Stakes, Rubick, whose dam is 3/4 sister of Redoute's Choice. Rubick, however, still stays on the racecourse where a number of horses by Encosta de Lago will arrive in next seasons. Perhaps they include a potential stallion who will shift the Fairy King line a generation further.
Miloslav Vlček

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"When I tell you how to pack a mule," he says, "goddammit, that's how you pack a mule." He is talking here about his stories, but the stories are as much a part of Maclean as he is of them, and a man like this doesn't start writing at seventy to flirt with the truth, or the language. "I got five hundred letters about the book," he says, "a lot of them from fishermen. There's no bastards in the world who like to argue more than fishermen, and not one of them corrected me on anything. That is my idea of a good review.
When the book was finished, three New York publishers turned it down as "western." One of them wrote to point out, "These stories have trees in them." Finally it was the University of Chicago Press that took the book, the only work of fiction it has ever published.
I know just enough about the Pulitzer people to guess that what happened was that one of them noticed the trees too. The movie offers came in anyway.
"So the studio people turned it over to their New York attorneys—that's as low as it goes, New York lawyers who can't make it in New York and go to California—and they studied the situation for a year and discovered the book was autobiographical. I've got a cardboard box full of letters, and it was eighteen months before anybody read the sonofabitching book.


The German tuner Wheelsandmore's new package for the limited run 2012 Audi R8 GT Spyder is called the Triade Bianco. Improvements and modifications were designed to reduce the weight as well as to boost power. Upgrades in the styling give the car a vigorous look. The new stainless exhaust system is lightweight (lighter by 40% than the standard equipment) with adjustable valves for better noise control and special carbon-frame air filters and ECU tuning, and horsepower reached an impressive 620 from 525 with 435 lb/ft of torque. To handle the surge in power, a new KW-Automotive hydraulic suspension kit with level control system (LCS) was installed, thus the driver can raise the car by 40 mm when passing through speed bump and potholes. With a press of a button, the driver can also control the rebound and compression rates. New handcrafted and custom-made 6Sporz 3-piece ultra-light forged wheels and Continental Sport Contact 5 P high performance car were also installed.
Chrome & Carbon's latest tuning program is their Chevy Camaro wide body kit called the Guyver. Included in the price tag of 13,500 EURO ($18,000) of the Chevrolet Camaro wide body kit is a new front bumper featuring daytime running LED lights, new front splitters, new grilles, fenders, side skits, new exhaust tips to fit the new rear bumpers, diffuser, rear splitter, spoiler and taillight trim. A brand new set of rims of Chrome & Carbon forged wheels wrapped in high performance tires complete the new look. Incidentally, the name Guyver is from an old Japanese anime series, perhaps a tribute to the transformation in the car's look. There is one caveat however as the model is available only in Dubai, meaning that it will be more expensive outside the emirate.
The latest project of RNM Performance is the aerodynamics and performance package for the Lamborghini Aventador or the LE-C (Limited Edition – Corsa) Exterior modifications include a electronically operated rear wing and a body kit of new aerodynamic carbon fiber. The already impressive performance is claimed to have improved by 9 to 11 percent with the installation of a new titanium exhaust system, a customized ECU as well as custom air intakes. The suspension received some reworking with new fully adjustable parts, and the car now sports high performance race tires on new center-lock wheels. Rounding up the performance modifications are new brakes and air inlets for the engine and brake cooling chambers. The driver now seats in Alcantara racing seats with LE-C lettering, amidst carbon fiber accents. RENM Performance is silent about the performance package.
The Lamborghini Aventador's powerful 690 horsepower 6.5 liter V12 engine and seven-speed transmission can do 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds with a top speed of 349 km/h. The engine consumes fuel at an average rate of 17.2 liters for every 100 km.
Turner Motorsport guys are trying to make a new generation of this BMW cars' performance. They have the technology, the experience and not to mention the facilities to make it as a brand new BMW car. They succeeded in turning cars faster and better with their experience and expertise.
Tuner Motorsport is BMW parts and BMW accessories started serving the automotive industry in 1993 and became one of the leading OEM replacement parts and BMW high performance parts. In late 2007, Turner Motorsport embarked on the Project E9CM3 and had dome developments and improvements on E90 and E92 platform. The company was the first to acquire the first of the latest generation of E9x M3 and successfully transform BMW sports cars into a faster and better car. It carries BMW's genuine and high performance wheels where it makes use of spacers on cars and race cars. Its main products are BMW parts and accessories and also offer BMW tuning services. The Turner Motorsport project E36 and the 3-series speak well of the company's quality and unmatched craftmanship delivering complete collections of performance and OEM parts. All of these packages are developed and designed to make cars more responsive with extra power to be smoother on RPM range.
When Turner Motorsport takes BMW electric 1 series known as ActiveE many car observers raised eyebrows and asked what's in the mind of this BMW tuner and race team to take its eyes on the famous sports car. The plain reason is – research and development and to stay viable in the tough competition BMW is facing right now.
BMW ActiveE is generally some moves away from BMW sporty features but still the fun car to drive despite being slow and lacking sports suspension, speed transmission and relatively its sports seats. It is also a sort of test vehicles for BMW when it comes out in the market with its over-sized truck batteries.
BMW ActiveE has eventually gained improvements in its bigger wheels sporting stickier tires and the way it handles BIlstein PSS10 coils against Will's 2012 335i Sportline. ActiveE enjoys the genuine BMW black grills while removing the factory ActiveE stickers to enhance its looks. Driving the car would makes riders enjoy the subtle modifications to BMW appearance and ask for what's Turner would add next. Some say that it would be perhaps on the power and for final drive gear to give way to its battery efficiency. ActiveE car may also have a retro-fitting OEM paddle shifters while some software installed help gives the go for it.
The car's door handles, as well as the side vents have also been finished in matte black, while the front lower bar of the bumper is decorated in elegant matte pearl grey. At the same time, the front bumper fog light is surrounded in matte black whereas the running bars grille at the front was finished in a dark chrome hue. Of course, the classic look remains. The vehicle branding, enamel wing shields and the trademark enamel tailgate logo by Kahn are not to be missed.
There's more to this exciting tuning package since the engines are updated by Cosworth. Color changes, should you want them customized, are also available.
You can gawk at the exterior all you want but wait till you see the inside. You'll pretty sure agree that it befits a queen. It is decked with the RS quilt, perforated leather in black color. It also features an interior package with a diamond gear selector, contrast stitching, a Churchill time piece facia insert, and lastly with a key ring Kahn finished in red enamel.
This is just one of the efforts in celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth. There are countless parties all over the world, charity work alongside these celebrations, other commemorative items or party packs, and more. However, the 2012 Kahn Range Rover Westminster Black Label Edition is certainly sweet.
Anything that is connected with royalty will have people stop and listen. They are often regarded as someone who is admired and looked up to. A lot dreamt of becoming a part of the families of queens and dukes when they were younger. And over the years, they follow their lives and events closely. Royal gatherings are often associated with commemorative stamps and whatnots. Just think about Prince William and Kate Middleton's much publicized wedding.
The royal experience of the HRH Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee festivities leaps to greater heights as A Kahn Design presented a uniquely tuned and refined Kahn Range Rover Westminster 2012. This Black Label Edition is a top-of-the-line commemorative item that marks a royal and historic event. I'm pretty sure you'll feel like a true-blue royalty once you step inside and take it for a ride. Expect heads making second looks as you pass by since your car boasts a 4HRH plate.
The Kahn Range Rover's aerodynamic package has RS- front bumper as well as rear replacements. It also has side skirts and the lower bumper section is highlighted with running LED daytime lights accentuated with liquid-gold finished brake calipers. The car's rear tailgate is trimmed in matte black and highlighted with a matte pearl grey rear diffuser.
Normally the Chevrolet Caprice uses slimmer or medium-sized tires and wheels in its exterior, but for this owner, he decided to replicate the wheels used by amphibious tanks by purchasing fat 33-inch tired and small white-painted steel wheels, all of which are similar to the look of a truck wheel.
To fit the vehicle he had the axles replaced and the bottom of the body modified to fit the fat tires and wheels. Finally, an outdoor vent was placed near the right front doors, again simulating those of amphibious tanks.
Owners like him think that the only way to make their cars look great is to tweak them to the hilt. On the road, basic colors like black, red, gray, white and blue dominate all kinds of cars. So in order to make it look unusual and better, the only way they can do is send to a body shop for a lot of alterations and improvement to make it more distinguishable. Perhaps add an unusual enhancement or two to make it strangely different. There is nothing wrong with the approach, but it is a costly and time-consuming process, which may take weeks to complete. For this owner, his patience was all worth it. As he drives his car/tank to the road, it does not mean he is going to war. Instead, he wants to enjoy a great ride.
Normally when the term Exterior Tuning comes to mind, it refers to improving the appearance and performance of the vehicle. Some car owners only tweak what is necessary and best for them. However, others take it to the hilt, adding extravagant decorations and other accents to make it appear more recognizable, and sometimes strange. In this example, an owner has decided to do the unusual in transforming his vehicle into… a tank? Yes, a tank, and he decides to 'enlist' in the army with his custom-made ride.
This owner possesses the 1988 Chevrolet Caprice, which through six generations is still produced today. His model is part of the third generation. In his customized version, he elected to add enhancements that are purely military in mind. The vehicle was painted in a military green livery, with camouflage spotting for good measure. He then added a white star on the front doors, a 'PATRIOT' stencil in the engine hood, and even placed an American flag in the rear.
One of the extreme features of his vehicle was addition of a turret in the hood. This turret is also made of aluminum and has a gun affixed in it. Fortunately, no large bullets were loaded in the gun. Moreover, a glass dome was added, and the driver's seat was moved from the interior of the car to the turret, as if he is driving a real tank.


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NTT DATA to Contribute to Digital Archiving of Vatican Apostolic Library Manuscripts
Tokyo and Rome, March 20, 2014 – NTT DATA Corporation, a global IT solutions provider, today announced it was selected to contribute to the project of digitally archiving manuscripts of the Vatican Apostolic Library. The overall project, which was started by the Vatican Apostolic Library some years ago and is currently ongoing with an initial output of 6,000 manuscripts, is intended to digitally archive all manuscripts preserved in the Library, amounting to some 82,000 specimens and 41 million pages.
The Vatican Apostolic Library selected NTT DATA as its partner for this project based on its favorable evaluation of the company's track record in digital archiving, as exemplified by its work at Japan's National Diet Library, and its technological expertise and resources, including its digital archive service AMLAD™.
NTT DATA agreed to participate after spending several months extensively reviewing the overall project, including the basic parameters as well as technical and structural aspects. The company has verified that it can assimilate and optimize the systems of the Vatican Apostolic Library, and apply the methodology as a model for other projects involving the long-term preservation of digitally reproduced images.
NTT DATA will enhance current processes and developed materials by contributing a range of key services, including archiving digital manuscripts as high-definition data, supported with special measures for long-term storage and safekeeping. This will include use of a highly sustainable storage format, metadata management to increase search efficiency, optimized search algorithms and a user-friendly search interface.
The initial collaboration between the Vatican Apostolic Library and NTT DATA, worth approximately EUR 18 million (USD 22.6 million or JYP 2.3 billion), will cover about 3,000 documents over a four-year period. The project is of paramount importance for the preservation and dissemination of knowledge in the service of culture throughout the world.
"We are delighted to take part in this historic initiative led by the Vatican Apostolic Library to preserve valuable treasures of humankind," said Toshio Iwamoto, President and CEO of NTT DATA. "Through this project, NTT DATA looks forward to contributing to art, academia and business by deploying its IT expertise on a global level."
"We gladly accepted the collaboration of NTT DATA to support the further improvement of the project of digital archiving of our manuscripts using their innovative technologies," explained Monsignor Cesare Pasini, Prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library. "In so doing, we will further nurture our mission of preserving these treasures of humankind and making them more widely available and known in a deep spirit of universality—including the universality of knowledge and the universality of collaboration and agreement with institutions and companies throughout the world."
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About the Vatican Apostolic Library
The Vatican Apostolic Library, known as the "Popes' library", is located in Vatican City. Founded by Pope Nicholas V Parentucelli (1447-1455) in the antique fifteenth century palace of Popes, towards the end of Sixteenth Century, it was moved to the Sistine Hall by Pope Sixtus V Peretti (1585-1590), on the top floor of a new building built to delimit northward the Belvedere Court. The current seat, going from the pontificate of Leo XIII Pecci (1878-1903) until today, also includes other adjacent buildings into which the Library had to expand to accommodate additional acquisitions and donations of its last five-hundred-and-sixty-years history.
Rich in 82,000 manuscripts, 100,000 archival units, one million and 600,000 printed books (of which 8,700 incunabula), 400,000 coins and medals, 100,000 prints, drawings and matrices and 150,000 photographs, the Library contains a huge documentation of the humankind's history and thinking, of arts and literature, of mathematics and science, of law and medicine, from the earliest centuries of the Christian era up to the present days, in many different languages and cultures from the Far East to the West of pre-Columbian America, as well as a humanistic background of extraordinary value.
Among significant manuscripts of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana to be digitally archived in the first phase of the project:
Eleven watercolor paints representing figures of Japanese dance, centuries XVI - XVIII (Vat estr.-or. 32).
Oath, signed by 42 Christians of Kuchinotzu (Japan), to defend their missionaries to death. The manuscript is dated 1613 ( Vat estr.-or. 33).
Vatican Virgil: product code in Rome around 400 AD, one of the few surviving examples of ancient illustration of a classic text . The code, studied by Raphael and purchased by Fulvio Orsini in 1579, arrived in the Vatican Library in 1600 (Vat lat. 3225)
Bilingual Iliad, with Greek text and Latin translation, double facing page. The manuscript, written in the fifteenth century by the Greek copyist Giovanni Rhosos and copyist from Padua Bartolomeo Sanvito was illuminated by Gaspare di Padova (Vat gr. 1626)
Pre-Columbian Aztec manuscript, written probably near Puebla (Mexico) at the end of the fifteenth century. The code had a ritual purpose, perhaps divination with mythological subjects, fairy tales, a calendar and family trees of the venerated gods (Borg. mess . 1: Codex Borgianus).
The Urbinate Bible, an undisputed masterpiece of Renaissance book art, made on behalf of Federico da Montefeltro, from the Florentine workshop of the bookseller Vespasiano da Bisticci between 1476 and 1478 (Urb lat. 1-2).
Illustrations of The Divine Comedy by Sandro Botticelli for Lorenzo the Magnificent, in XV century (Reg. lat. 1896 pt . A).
Beautifully illuminated Hebrew manuscript of the Mishneh Torah of Maimonides, dated between 1451 and 1475 (Ross. 498).
Collection of 73 fragments of the Koran Kufic (with a precious fragment ḥiǧāzī) already belonged to the antiquarian and bibliophile Tàmmaro De Marinis (Naples, 1878 - Florence 1969), who donated it to the Vatican Library in 1946 (Vat ar . 1605).
For more information: www.vaticanlibrary.va
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NTT DATA Enhances ehCOS Remote Health Telemedicine Solution
TOKYO – January 14, 2021 – NTT DATA, a leading IT services provider, today announced that its unique cloud-based telemedicine solution, ehCOS Remote Health, provided by NTT DATA's subsidiary, everis Group (hereafter 'everis'), has been updated with advanced functions in response to coronavirus. The enhanced ehCOS Remote Health system has already been put into use in Europe and South America, providing comprehensive support for regional medical centers including self-triage, virtual treatment, data management, data analysis and more for over 20,000 patients.
NTT DATA and FAST to Help Life Insurers Scale Innovation, Improve Customer Experience
PLANO, Texas – January 14, 2021 – NTT DATA Services, a digital business and IT services leader, is collaborating with FAST, a Verisk company and leading software provider for the insurance and annuity industry, to deliver their shared vision of digital Third-Party Administration (TPA) and Business Processing as a Service (BPaaS). NTT DATA will leverage FAST's microservices-based technology platform to help life insurers rapidly increase efficiency, develop new innovations, and streamline the customer experience.
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TOKYO – January 12, 2021 – NTT DATA, a global digital business and IT services provider, today announced the company was named a Leader in Avasant's Blockchain Services RadarView™ 2020 report, showcasing the IT service providers that delivered the most impactful blockchain implementations and strategies over the past year.


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import pytest
from app.el.accounts import profile
from app.el.accounts.records import Record

def test_profile():
    acct = Record.new()
    res = profile.profile(acct, minimal=False)
    assert 'avatar' in res
    assert 'website_link' in res
    assert 'country_name' in res
    res = profile.profile(acct)
    assert 'avatar' in res
    assert 'website_link' not in res
    assert 'country_name' not in res

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The American Libraries collection includes material contributed from across the United States. Institutions range from the Library of Congress to many local public libraries. As a whole, this collection of material brings holdings that cover many facets of American life and scholarship into the public domain. Significant portions of this collection have been generously sponsored by Microsoft, Yahoo!, The Sloan Foundation, and others.
Marion Stokes
Regional Digitization in Massachusetts, funded by LSTA Grant and administered by the Boston Public Library
North Carolina Digital Heritage Center
american printing house for the blind
boston college libraries
brandeis university libraries
elizabethtown college
Handwritten English
Louisiana Now
This collection consists of the "Louisiana Now" published by the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church. From 2000 to 2012, it was published as a bimonthly newspaper. From 2012 to 2013, it was published as a monthly newspaper. From 2014 to 2016, it was published as a seasonal magazine. The publication was preceded by the "Louisiana United Methodist" (1974-1999); it was succeeded by the "Louisiana Now" email newsletter in 2013.
New Orleans Christian Advocate Newspaper
This collection consists of the "New Orleans Christian Advocate" newspaper published by the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in partnership with the following additional conferences: Alabama (1850-1881), Arkansas (1850), Mississippi (1850-1946), Mobile (1866-1870), Montgomery (1866-1870), and North Mississippi (1883-1946).
Bibliotheca Philadelphiensis
Medieval Manuscripts from Philadelphia-area institutions, digitized as part of the CLIR-funded Bibliotheca Philadelphiensis Project
Topics: medieval, medieval manuscripts
Arabic Manuscripts at Brigham Young University
A collection of rare Arabic manuscripts and books dating from the 13th to the 20th centuries. Originals housed in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Granville Public Library
Books contributed by Granville Public Library.
Malden Catholic High School
Books contributed by Malden Catholic High School.
Clatsop County Historical Society Restricted
Restricted content. Metadata for each item should include noindex=TRUE and neverindex=TRUE. The Clatsop County Historical Society maintains an Archive and Research Library in the Heritage Museum which offers researchers a unique resource documenting the evolution of Clatsop County History.
Clatsop County Historical Society
The Clatsop County Historical Society maintains an Archive and Research Library in the Heritage Museum which offers researchers a unique resource documenting the evolution of Clatsop County History.
Geauga County Public Library
Description: The Geauga County Public Library includes four full-service branches in Bainbridge, Chardon, Chesterland (Geauga West) and Middlefield; two library stations housed in schools in Newbury and Thompson; two Bookmobiles that serve rural areas and community centers; a Lobby Stop vehicle; a car for homebound patrons; and an administrative center where technical services, computer services, facilities and administrative functions reside. GCPL has more than 750,000 books and ebooks. The...
Our Lady of the Angels Academy High School Yearbooks, Enfield CT
The Felician Sisters Enfield, CT in June of 2019 had the yearbooks digitized for your enjoyment. For those graduates that lost their yearbooks and in memory of the sisters that taught at the Academy and as part of its efforts to preserve Our Lady of the Angels Academy yearbooks for future generations. For more than four decades, girls had a secondary school options and many opted to attend Our Lady of Angels Academy at 1315 Enfield St. Founded in 1944 by the Felician Sisters, the school was...
CSO Magazine
CSO Magazine, published by International Data Group. http://www.mcgovern.org/cso
CMO Magazine
CMO, published by International Data Group. http://www.mcgovern.org/cmo
Webmaster Magazine
Webmaster magazine, published by International Data Group. www.mcgovern.org/webmaster
Darwin Magazine
Darwin magazine, published by International Data Group. https://www.mcgovern.org/darwin
Special Projects Collection
A special projects collection of items digitized within our Regional Digitization Centers.
Placeholder, available for use.
Richard S. MacNeish Tampaulipas Project Archives
The Tamaulipas Project was directed by Richard MacNeish for three field seasons: 1945-1946, 1948-1949, and 1953-1954. The three most important caves were Nogales, Diablo and La Perra. In 1949, early prehistoric maize cobs were found there. This is a subsection of the Richard S. MacNeish papers. https://www.andover.edu/learning/peabody
Winston Salem African American Archive
A collection of materials from the Winston Salem African American Archive in North Carolina.
Union County Public Library
A collection of materials from the Union County Public Library in North Carolina.
Mount Airy Public Library
A collection of materials from the Mount Airy Public Library in North Carolina.
Moore County Historical Association
A collection of materials from the Moore County Historical Association in North Carolina.
Greene County Museum
A collection of materials from the Greene County Museum in North Carolina.
St. Mary's Park Bell
A collection of St. Mary's Park Bell neighborhood newspapers from San Francisco, CA.
OMI News
A collection of OMI News neighborhood newspapers from San Francisco.
Stanford Law Library
Stanford Law Library is the legal research center of Stanford University. The law library welcomes Stanford students, faculty and staff to delve into the rich collection and turn to the friendly and service-oriented staff for help with research needs.
City of Boston Tax records, 1780 through 1821
Covering the years 1780 through 1821, this collection of Boston tax records is organized by year and ward. Beginning in 1802, the records for each year are generally divided into three main categories: taking books, tax books, and transfer books. Taking books (referred to as "valuation books" beginning in 1818) follow the order of the tax assessors' progress through each ward, street-by-street, and record names of individual residents or businesses, assessed values of realty and personalty,...
Institutional Records
Administrative material including general correspondence, organizational profiles, photos, gallery and façade maintenance records, general operation files, realia and files for Storefront's former directors.
Project DMZ
An extensive Storefront project aimed at addressing from an architectural standpoint the effects of conflict by proposing alternative spatial strategies in relation to the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Taking the DMZ as an exemplification of political, military and economic polarization, the project called for the use of design strategies rather than military force to initiate paths toward reunification of the Korean peninsula and its people. Project DMZ was structured as an open forum that...
Storefront Façade
Since 1985 Storefront has occupied a unique ground-level space on Kenmare Street, a major downtown thoroughfare between New York City's Chinatown/Little Italy/Soho neighborhoods. Storefront's innovative program and its dynamic façade attract a highly diverse audience of over 40,000 annual visitors. Designed in 1993 by artist Vito Acconci and architect Steven Holl, The Façade Project resulted in a striking series of rotating panels that create a porous border between Storefront's narrow...
Large-format, newsprint newsletters designed and produced by Storefront staff for nearly every exhibition since 1982. In 2009, all existing newsletters were digitized for Storefront Newsprints: 1982-2009, a large-format book produced by the organization's staff.
Marion Stokes Pamphlets and Leaflets
Topic: Marion Stokes
Marion Stokes Newsletters
Marion Stokes Radix Papers
Marion Stokes Input TV Papers
Marion Stokes Ecumenical Society Papers
Marion Stokes Concept Papers
Marion Stokes Independent Citizen Papers
Marion Stokes Fair Play for Cuba Committee Papers
Marion Stokes Correspondence
Marion Stokes Family Council Papers
Marion Stokes Legal Documents
Marion Stokes Texts Collection
The Marion Stokes Papers contain documents related to the life and activism of Marion Stokes (1929-2012), civil rights activist, feminist, and news archivist. Stokes' social activist career began in the 1950s, and encompassed many areas of left politics during a particularly transformative time in America. Her groundbreaking television show (co-produced with her husband John S Stokes Jr),  Input , addressed many pressing issues, and much of it remains relevant today. Additionally,...
Books contributed by Fort Devens Museum. http://fortdevensmuseum.org/
Carondelet Consolidated Archive, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
The Carondelet Consolidated Archive is the North American repository for the congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ). The archives include collections from the congregational office and four provinces/vice provinces: Albany, Hawaii, Los Angeles, and St. Louis. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet is a congregation of women religious which traces its origin to and follows the spirit of the foundation made in Le Puy-en-Velay, France about 1650. Dedicated to "the...
Marion Stokes Journal
May 1, 2019 by Marion Stokes
Original Assessment of Materials:
UCSF Donation of Microfilm and Microfiche
UCSF Donation of Microfilm and Microfiche.
Louisiana United Methodist newspaper 1974-1999
This collection consists of the "Louisiana United Methodist" newspaper published by the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church.  From 1974 to 1996, it was published as the "Louisiana United Methodist: an edition of the United Methodist Reporter."  From 1996 to 1999, it was published as the "Louisiana United Methodist: an edition of the United Methodist Review."  The newspaper was preceded by the "Louisiana Methodist" (1949-1973); it was...
TJC Student Newspapers
Topics: TJC, Newspapers, Student Newspapers
The Park School of Baltimore
Yearbooks.
The Economic Renewal Library
San Francisco Historical Society
A collection of materials from the San Francisco Historical Society. Details coming soon.
Warren County Memorial Library
A collection of materials from the Warren County Memorial Library.
Dudley High School Alumni Association
A collection of materials digitized for the Dudley High School Alumni Association.
Harwood Diaries
Books contributed by the Bennington Museum Research Library.
Densho - The Japanese American Legacy Project
Densho - The Japanese American Legacy Project.
Books contributed by Cahoon Museum of American Art.
Macworld, published by International Data Group. www.mcgovern.org/macworld
The Arlington Day newspaper from January 1966 to June 1970 for Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Arlington Heights Memorial Library Collection
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School
Books contributed by Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School. https://www.tri-county.us/
RMI's Economic Renewal Library for sustainable community economic development   Background : In the early 1980s, as Rocky Mountain Institute began to assemble its initial ideas for a more livable and durable future, we began developing Economic Renewal—an approach to economic development that could be used by virtually any community to benefit not just its economy, but also its people and environment.   RMI's Economic Renewal (ER) Program was a progenitor of what later...
CIO, published by International Data Group
Network World, published by International Data Group.
WT Pasteup - Circa 1962
Henderson County Genealogical Society
A collection of materials from the Henderson County Genealogical Society in North Carolina.
Henderson County Public Library
A collection of materials from the Henderson County Public Library in North Carolina.
Duke University Russian Imprints
A collection of Russian Imprints from Duke University.
Clemmons Historical Society
Museum of Durham History
Bloomfield Public Library Newspapers
Bloomfield Public Library City Directories
Bloomfield High School Yearbooks
Bloomfield Public Library NJ
Bloomfield Public Library is a public library in Essex County, NJ
Trinity Church of Marshfield
Books contributed by Trinity Church of Marshfield, MA .
South Windsor CT High School Yearbooks
South Windsor High School is located in South Windsor, Connecticut. As of 2019 it serves grades 9-12 with approximately 1,364 students and a 13:1 student-teacher ratio. It is the only high school in South Windsor, but also admits students from Hartford through the Open Choice Program. Address: 161 Nevers Rd, South Windsor, CT 06074 Principal: Daniel P. Sullivan III South Windsor High School had the yearbooks digitized for those alumni that may have lost their high school yearbook, for your...
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Since the 2008 United States subprime crisis, our level of understanding around financial knowledge, the values that govern our financial decisions, big, small or with everyday spending – still remain significant issues of today as we make decisions.
We go to work everyday, seeking financial comfort and stability through our jobs. But amidst our obsessive race to accumulate, have we lost sight of the reason for earning money or even savour the satisfaction our career provides? Even as we are spending, do we realize what basis do the decisions stem from that we are taking to spending?
In the age of competition be it in academia or in the societal pressures that the world offers, our children will continue to grow up into a competitive society where money will no longer be seen as a tool – rather a similar means to an end. Taking a step back to question the types of relationship we have with money, be it a confused one that allows us to feel a sense of control or frustration, these are the similar emotions that our children could possibly yield from us.
Perhaps it does not have to be so bleak, with simple steps, we can begin to empower our children with the tools and processes to make good financial decisions early on.
Concept of needs vs wants: When is it ever enough?
Most parents find this concept toughest to bring across to their children. The trick to this question is to get your child thinking about the reasons to justify their purchase.
4. Bonus Question for thoughtful kids: Would I still be happy I bought it 3 months later?
It may be tough getting your child started with this thought process, but your efforts will pay off when they're on track.
The next time you hear your child asking to buy a new toy at the store, encourage him to set it as his goal and work towards it!
The time they take to save up for their goal would also be a good period for children to constantly rethink how much they want the new toy in the store. Try the method of having your child wait for a period of 7 days to decide if he still wants the toy, saying no could be good for him early on! It's a first step to helping him delay his gratification.
Learning about money for kids may seem boring, but Playmoolah makes the journey exciting! Integrating fun into meaningful learning about money, kids get to explore the world of money management through PlayMoolah, breaking down the financial literacy into 5 simple steps in savings, earning, spending, giving and investing, encouraging kids to engage in real-world behavior in taking action to manage their money.
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The Yaris sure packs a punch!
Its my car... Its my Vitz!
'09 (or '10) Blazing Blue Yaris featured in musical on "How I Met Your Mother"
First Look: Toyota Hybrid Concept - what will it be?
So whos got some mods and pics for me??


I Hope everyone had a great week and now its time for some fun Weekend. Talking about having fun, why not start with an Outfit!! Chambray shirts are again such a staple of my wardrobe that I simply love them to the stars and back. One can really style them with literally anything, be it a skirt, a jeans, a maxi dress,....you name it and chambray shirts goes along with anything.
I think you must love something to have fun out of it. Hence for my outfit i had chosen my Chambray shirt and paired it with a Sequined Skirt and accessorized with golden Bling statement necklaces and a golden Handcuff. I layered two necklaces as you may have noticed under the collar in first few pictures and then in the last few I had put them over the collar. I loved both the looks and couldn't decide on one and hence decided to sport both and let you decide which one you had liked by putting in your comments in this post.
Thanx a lot. M glad you liked the post. Thank you for the inspiration.
Great shoes and chic outfit!! Hope you are having a wonderful day!
Thank you Jyoti........you have gr8 blog...loved it....have a nice day.
Love love the skirt! Nice look!
You have a great style girl <3 Good luck and see you around!


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Данилиха — малая река в Перми, левый приток Камы. Длина реки 11 км.

География
Данилиха берёт начало в южной части Свердловского района около станции Бахаревка (вытекает из болота), протекает по центральной части города Перми и впадает в Каму за территорией завода имени Дзержинского. В нижнем течении помещена в подземный коллектор. Длина реки до входа в коллектор — 9,4 км. На западе и юге бассейн Данилихи граничит с бассейном Мулянки, на востоке — с бассейном Егошихи, на севере — с Камой.

Притоки Данилихи: Светлушка (левый), Пермянка (правый), Гарюшка (левый), многочисленные ручьи и ключи.

История
По сведениям историка-краеведа Е. Н. Шумилова, первое упоминание о связанном с рекой поселении как «починок на реке Данилиха» относится к 1719 году. На тот момент в деревне проживало семь семей — Верхоланцевы и Камчатовы.

В XIX веке по реке проходила западная граница города Перми. В 1804 году по указу пермского губернатора Карла Фёдоровича Модераха были созданы ров и вал для отведения талых и дождевых вод с полей в реки Стикс и Данилиху. Ров и вал проходили параллельно современным улицам Краснова (по нынешней территории парка Горького, южнее ротонды) и Пушкина (по нынешней территории Центрального рынка). Упомянутая выше деревня Данилиха находилась за границей рва, к югу от него.

В 1858 году вблизи устья реки был основан механический и литейный завод, в 1877 году купленный И. И. Любимовым. В 1871 году на берегах Данилихи был открыт первый в России фосфорный завод Е. К. Тупицына, который к 1877 году производил 63 % всего российского фосфора. В 1872 году вблизи Данилихи начала работу бумажная фабрика Нечаева.

В 1886 году в Перми появился первый водопровод, построенный городскими властями. Вода из ключей долины реки Данилихи и ключей Медянского лога без всякой очистки по деревянным трубам поступала в Александровскую губернскую больницу (ныне Пермская краевая клиническая больница), приют для душевнобольных, бакинститут и частично в деревню Данилиха. В 1887 году водопровод был продлён и давал городу около 5 тысяч вёдер воды в сутки. На Сенной площади (ныне Октябрьская площадь) были установлены резервуар и водоразборная будка. Данилихинский водопровод положил начало пермскому водоснабжению.

Экология
Когда-то речка была полноводной с чистой и светлой водой. В ней водилась рыба: пескари, вьюны, гольяны и другие. Теперь же в речку Данилиха сливаются производственные отходы от предприятий, а жители засоряют её бытовым мусором и хламом. Сильное антропогенное воздействие испытывает Данилиха, протекая вблизи Центрального рынка.

В 2006 году государственное учреждение «Пермский центр по гидрометеорологии и мониторингу окружающей среды» проводило исследование гидрохимических показателей малых рек города Перми. Согласно результатам исследований кислородный режим в Данилихе был неблагоприятным: дефицит растворённого кислорода наблюдался на протяжении всего года, за исключением июля, а в мае и июне содержание кислорода падало ниже 2 мг/дм³. Концентрация соединений азота, нефтепродуктов, легкоокисляемых органических веществ (БПК) и трудноокисляемых органических веществ (ХПК), синтетических поверхностно-активных веществ (АСПАВ) неоднократно превышали ПДК в 10—30 раз.

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Haddam-Killingworth girls soccer rallies past Morgan
Gametime CT | October 4, 2013
HIGGANUM >> After topping defending SLC champion Portland two days before, Haddam-Killingworth girls soccer coach Eric Grant was wary of a letdown against rival Morgan.
Grant's fears were realized when the Huskies grabbed a 2-0 lead early in the second half and only a few minutes after Grant had told the Cougars to "finish strong."
"That's kind of our motto," said Grant, now in his 10th season.
Well, the Cougars finished with a flourish, rallying past Morgan, 4-2, Thursday afternoon at H-K.
The Cougars (5-2-2) showcased their speed up front and got four unanswered goals from Angie Cretella, Kali DeNisi, Jenny Martin and Molly Madore.
"The second half we played well," Grant added. "We've got quick players but if they're not executing correctly their speed is not working. They were all bunching together in the first half and I said, 'Why are you guys so tight? You can't use your speed if you're on top of each other.'"
After a scoreless first half, Morgan, which had been shut out by Portland and Old Lyme in their two previous games, tallied two quick goals. Kristen Joyce knocked in a header after a terrific corner kick by Savannah Skidmore, and Courtney Carroll buried a shot past H-K freshman keeper Tevi Ferguson off a nice crossing pass from Josie Sullivan.
But Cretella's unassisted goal shortly after made it 2-1 and the Cougars put the pressure on the rest of the way.
"It's a tough thing when you have a 2-0 lead and then you give up that one and the momentum has totally shifted," said Morgan coach Megan Kilbride. "The girls fought hard. Our defense has been solid pretty much the entire season and they needed a little support coming in today so I was real happy we were able to get two."
H-K tied it in the 61st minute when Madore slipped a beautiful 2-on-1 pass to DeNisi, who easily out the ball into an open net.
"That looked like the drills we work on," said Grant. "The girls were really happy with themselves."
The speedy Martin made a terrific move up the left side after a pass from Jackie Stephens and Martin deposited a shot to the far corner to make it 3-2 in the 68th minute.
The Huskies almost tied it on another corner kick from Skidmore but Ferguson, whose sister, Teagan, was an all-state goalkeeper for the Cougars, corralled the ball as host of players swarmed at the net. Ferguson finished with eight saves.
"She's saved us so many times," said Grant.
Martin then set up Madore for an insurance goal with less than a minute to play.
Goalkeeper Sarah Cockley made three saves for Morgan (3-5-1).
"I still have a very young group," Kilbride said. "They've got the talent. They just have to get the experience in knowing how to put a game away, a game like today, to kind of get us on a roll."
H-K has won four of their last five games.
"We're finally getting healthy," said Grant. "We had some injuries earlier in the season and everyone is in their positions now, except for starter Halie Serbent, who will be back next week."


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E Ink color technologies include E Ink Triton, E Ink Spectra, and E Ink Prism. Opening statements below are from their web site. Technically E Ink has always had color capabilities since you could pick any two colors of ink. The number of colors is the limitation.
1 E Ink Spectra
2 E Ink Prism
2.1 Current Specifications
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E Ink Spectra™ is the first three pigment electronic ink offered in mass production and is available for retail and electronic shelf tag labels. EPDs using Spectra offer the same high-contrast, sunlight readable, low-power performance attributes of our other display types - now with a pop of color. The first generation of Spectra features black, white and red or yellow pigments, and we expect to release additional colors in the future.
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E Ink Prism™ will transform the way spaces and surroundings are experienced. Manufacturers and designers will now have the ability to integrate innovative films with architectural products to dynamically change colors, patterns, and habitats. E Ink Prism utilizes E Ink's bistable ink technology in a film that can transform architectural materials into dynamic, one of a kind experiences and designs. It is visually similar to paint because it uses the same pigments found in the printing industry. But unlike traditional paint E Ink Prism can change the color of a wall, ceiling panel, or entire room instantly, at the flip of a switch.
E Ink's new color display, Advanced Color epaper called ACeP for short, uses virtually the same technology as the black and white displays you find in eReaders except that the pigments themselves are colored and transparent. This is the first time E Ink has been able to offer full color with every pixel, leading to rich color saturation. Despite the new color capabilities, ACeP is said to retain paper-like readability in various light conditions, the biggest draw for e-ink displays.
The richness of the colors is achieved by having all the colored pigments in every picture element (pixel) rather than the side-by-side pixel colors achieved with a Color Filter Array. Current application is "digital signage." They have a sample 20-inch ACeP displays with a 1600 x 2500 resolution. Observations of the sample indicate that color changing is relatively slow with a significant flash and color saturation is limited.
New in 2019 is a high-quality, full-color reflective display. In the ACeP platform, the ink can produce full color at every pixel, without the use of a color filter array (CFA). E Ink was showcasing ACeP in both 26" and 13.3", both of which are now in production, and an advanced display demonstrating a less than 3 second update time for a new color image.
[edit] Current Specifications
Screen sizes up to 26".
8 primary colors with full gamut display.
[edit] For more information
https://www.eink.com/color-technology.html
Newly announced color for E Ink displays Using ACeP.
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The Best Free Apps for Making Beats
Free beat making software used to be a dream, but today there are a few options. Other lists online will happily mention a "free program for making beats" which is bundled with laptops, like Garage Band or FL Studio, but the fact is these programs are only free until they aren't. Some of them jail powerful features until you pay for an upgrade, while others are totally free during a short trial period.
The free program for making beats we're starting with here, as well as the free beat making software that follows it, is totally free. You don't have to pay for anything. If you're looking to get started on your original EDM or rap music, you could do a lot worse than getting your first free app for making beats here.
So what are we waiting for? Let's go.
Free Beat Making Software: Waveform
Free beat making software might as well start with Waveform. Waveform was called Tracktion 7 until early 2020, but its easy-to-use interface is so much better than Tracktion 6, the company renamed it Waveform to give it a fresh start.
When you want free beat making software, you want something you'll never have to pay for, but you also want something that can do everything professional software can do, or almost everything. That's Waveform, alright, but almost to a fault: Waveform has a gadillion features to help you be the best beat doctor you can be, but in the end you're probably only going to use a few of them. The Waveform people totally know this, too.
Tracktion says:
Waveform Free is unlike any other so called Free DAW – we fully acknowledge it has more capabilities than most enthusiast producers will ever need. There are no restrictions whatsoever – unlimited track count, add popular plugins and enjoy the deeply capable feature set. Once addicted we have a perfect selection of deep dive tools available in Waveform Pro to take you to the next level. Go produce!!
There's a reason we started with this particular free app for making beats. If you start with this one, you might not even bother trying the others. (But we think it's a great idea that you do. Besides, they're free! So why not?).
Free Beat Making Software: Studio One 4 Prime
A free app for making beats? Try Studio One 4 Prime. It's available on Win and Mac, but only on 64-bit systems. The image makes it look complicated, but that's just a picture PreSonus supplied to show off all Studio One 4 Prime's bells and whistles. As a beat doctor, you won't be using 98% of that stuff. If you get good at it, though, you might find yourself branching out into melody lines, harmonies, bass lines ... the sky's the limit, really.
Studio One 4 Prime includes a set of nine high-quality effects (channel strip, distortion, delay, phaser, etc.) and comes with over 1 GB of sample and loop content to help new users get started. If that's not enough and you absolutely need VST plugin support, check out the Artist (separately paid add-on required for VST/AU plugin and Rewire Support) and Pro versions of Studio One or consider some of the popular freeware options like SONAR Platinum or Tracktion 6. Please note that Studio One 4 Prime is only compatible with 64-bit operating systems. - PreSonus
No VST or AU plugins allowed on the free version, but it comes with all kinds of effects already. It's noob-friendly, and it's more than enough to get you started. If you're only mixing beats, this is an absolutely fine place to start.
Free App for Making Beats: LMMS
A free app for making beats has to include this beautiful project, too, the Linux Multimedia Studio, or LMMS. You can get it for Win, Mac, or Linux (ofc) and it's super-duper powerful on all three platforms. This free beat making software is the one we use because its from the good people at Linux, which means it's rock-solid and will never cost a dime. You can always find great tutorials on LMMS and all Linux programs at YouTube, too, so there's that.
Also, perhaps the coolest thing about LMMS, you can set your keyboard to work as a MIDI controller, so you don't even need a synthesizer with piano keys on it!
The LMMS devs describe their program as "a sound generation system, synthesizer, beat/bassline editor and MIDI control system which can power an entire home studio."
Sounds and tones can be generated, played and artfully arranged to create entire tracks easily, giving you the opportunity to create music from beginning to end. The tools to create the sounds, arrange the sounds and rhythms to create tracks, layer the tracks to create songs, and then save the songs to an output format are all there, ready for you to use. LMMS can also connect to your MIDI keyboard, allowing you to play music live. - LMMS
You can compare LMMS to Garage Band, FL Studio, Logic Studio, or Beat Machine Pro and find that it does pretty much everything those programs do.
[NOTE: Dex at DJ Tech Reviews has a great how-to piece on using MIDI. Read it here.]
Free Beat Making Software Apps: Never Mind the Trials!
Free beat making apps are all over the place, as we've shown. But some are better for you than others, depending on what you're looking for, and some aren't really free at all. With this hand list in your pocket, you shouldn't have a hard time getting your beats down in a few minutes. Probably, though, you'll be having so much fun you'll want to keep at it all the time! And that's what it's all about, right? Well, that, and the music, of course. Happy drumming!


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$2 Billion Floating Missile Defense Radar Back In Hawaii
By Associated Press • Jul 8, 2019
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HONOLULU — A large missile defense radar mounted on a modified floating oil platform has returned to Hawaii.
Missile Defense Agency spokeswoman Maria Njoku told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser the radar is back at Pearl Harbor for regular maintenance and installation of system upgrades.
She says shore personnel will conduct inspections and surveys and crew members will receive training.
The Missile Defense Agency plans to keep the $2 billion Sea-Based X-Band Radar at sea for more than 300 days in the next fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 to "address the continued missile test activity in North Korea."
The agency plans to have the radar spend 330 days at sea each year between 2021 and 2024.
The military is planning to build a series of land-based sensors that will also track ballistic missiles.
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Community Hears Proposals for New Missile Defense Radar
By Ryan Finnerty • Jun 20, 2018
Given the recent diplomatic thaw between the U.S. and North Korea, it's easy to forget that those countries' leaders were threatening mutual annihilation last year. As part of that escalation, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency began exploring the possibility of constructing a ground-based defensive radar in Hawaii.
Wyoming Sailor Killed At Pearl Harbor Laid To Rest At Home
By Associated Press • Jun 30, 2019
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LARAMIE, Wyo. — A sailor who died during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has been laid to rest in Wyoming.
Sailor Killed At Pearl Harbor To Be Reburied In Wyoming
By Associated Press • Apr 8, 2019
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Relatives say the remains of a sailor who died when the Japanese sank the USS Oklahoma during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor will be brought back to Wyoming for reburial.