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Neill Blomkamp to Direct RoboCop Returns
The original RoboCop is getting a direct sequel.
By L.B. Lubomski
July 17, 2018, 9:00 AM EDT
RoboCop Returns
Hollywood seems to have finally figured out that they can no longer keep remaking classic films in hopes of easy box office success. Instead, the new trend is to keep the first film (or two) in place and try to make a better sequel. As such, RoboCop Returns joins the likes of such upcoming films as Halloween and Terminator 6, where they are skipping over the sequels and building off of their original successes. It will also ignore the RoboCop reboot that released back in 2014.
RoboCop Returns will be a direct sequel to the original 1987 RoboCop and is being helmed by director Neill Blomkamp, best known for such films as District 9, Chappie, and Elysium. Original RoboCop screenwriters Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner will produce the new film, while Terminator 6 script co-writer Justin Rhodes will rework the original sequel script by Neumeier and Miner that was abandoned in favor of 1990's RoboCop 2.
That original script, which is the basis for RoboCop Returns, was apparently forgotten about due to a series of unfortunate events that included a 1988 Writer's Guild strike and bad timing, with those involved in the first film moving on to other projects as time passed. It was only recently that the script resurfaced and found its way into director Neill Blomkamp's hands.
In an exclusive interview with Deadline, Blompkamp went into great detail on the new entry in the franchise and what drew him to the project.
The original definitely had a massive effect on me as a kid. I loved it then and it remains a classic in the end of 20th Century sci-fi catalog, with real meaning under the surface. Hopefully that is something we can get closer to in making of a sequel. That is my goal here. What I connected to as a kid has evolved over time. At first, the consumerism, materialism and Reaganomics, that '80s theme of America on steroids, came through most strongly. But As I've gotten older, the part that really resonated with me is identity, and the search for identity. As long as the human component is there, a good story can work in any time period, it's not locked into a specific place in history. What's so cool about RoboCop is that like good Westerns, sci-fi films and dramas, the human connection is really important to a story well told. What draws me now is someone searching for their lost identity, taken away at the hands of people who are benefiting from it, and seeing his memory jogged by events. That is most captivating. The other thing I am excited by is the chance to work again with Justin Rhodes. He has added elements that are pretty awesome, to a sequel that was set in the world of Verhoeven. This is a movie I would love to watch.
It seems like RoboCop Returns is in good hands with a director that both appreciates and understands the series while also having back-up in the form of the original film's writers to keep him in check. Are you excited to see Alex Murphy return to police the streets of Detroit?
One final note is that we here at Dead Entertainment hope that frequent Blomkamp collaborator Sharlto Copley will be in the film, possibly as the main villain. He always steals the show and is the most memorable part of any movie he's in. Make it happen, Neill!
L.B. Lubomski
Lawrence "L.B." Lubomski is an avid horror movie fan, gamer, musician, historian, and aspiring author. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, L.B. was exposed to the works of local filmmaker and godfather of zombie cinema George A. Romero early on. He has since developed a particular fondness for Italian zombie/cannibal and slasher films. This passion for horror extends into other media, from survival horror video games such as Resident Evil to horror-inspired musical artists. In his spare time, L.B. pursues many interests including building his collection of vinyl records, action figures, and vintage video games as well as drumming in various local bands.
Little Monsters Director Abe Forsythe Now Directing RoboCop Returns
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I am joining Menu Plan Monday hosted by Org Junkie and What's for Dinner? Menu Planning Linkup hosted by Jill Conyers and Mommy Run Fast this week to share what we're eating. The only topic I like to chat about as much as books is food!
I did pretty well following my menu plan last week and managed on cooking without leaving the house into the madness of grocery stores during the holiday. That being said, we are out of milk today so I need to go shopping sooner rather than later. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. We had a tasty one, the Bacon Cheese Ball was a new favorite appetizer and the leftover steak made into Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches was excellent, if I do say so myself.
I purchased the Plan to Eat Menu Planning Tool during the Black Friday sale to get a year's subscription for $19.50. The sale ends today so stop by and get yours! I love it, it took longer to write this blog post than to put the recipes in the Plan to Eat menu planner and create a shopping list!
I created a couple weekly planner printables to incorporate my menu plans into my week. Check them out and download for free if it will help you with your weekly goal and menu planning.
What's on your menu plan for this week? What do you have cooking for Thanksgiving? Are you hosting or traveling?
I'm really enjoying these–it may take me a week to read thru all the ideas! but I know I will definitely try a version of the pumpkin pie oatmeal. I eat oatmeal probably 5 or 6 days out of 7, and I have a can of pumpkin puree that didn't end up being pie after all this year, so pumpkin oatmeal will be a nice change.
On the subject of menu planning, I used to do more of it, but now i tend to cook in cycles: I have 4 or 5 favorite recipes that get rotated in frequently (this year it's been turkey burger variations) and the remaining days, it's just something very plain, or we go out when possible to our favorite diner. 🙂 But thanks for all the plan ideas!
Breakfasts are so hard for me. I go to bed too late and have trouble getting out of bed because the morning pain/stiffness is the worst. I still haven't made the biscuit cups or the oatmeal. What are your favorite turkey burger recipes? We tend to go in cycles too but I always like trying a few new recipes.
I tried meal planning and really don't understand it. I mean I guess it was nice to not be trying to figure out dinner, but I tend to have a well stocked pantry because I shop sales, so fly by the seat of my pants seems to work. Is there something I am missing?
Great ideas! I must try the chicken Shwarma Pita Sandwiches!
Thanks Rosa. They are delicious and even tastier as leftovers. I pack up the components for hubby's lunch and he can toast the pita and assemble it at work.


Streaming entertainment has been a common practice for music, T.V., and movie content for a while now. It was only a matter of time before video games were added to the mix. Now, amidst the incredible growth of gaming popularity, and advancement of virtual reality, video game streaming seems to be the next industry wide race.
In recent news, video game streaming services have emerged with mention to several big name companies including Amazon and Verizon. It looks as though the list of top video game streaming sites is about to expand.
In this article, we'll discuss video game streaming, streaming services that are currently available, and new services that are about to change the way people play video games.
Streaming is simply transmitting digital content from a source to a user via an internet connection. Hence, video game streaming is the process by which a user plays video games that are transmitted by an online source, without having to download and install the game to the user's gaming device.
Why would anyone choose to game this way?
It saves valuable memory space on your gaming device because, although, technically, the game is temporarily downloaded during play, it is automatically deleted from the device upon end of play (saving your progress all the while).
It enables a user to switch devices and pick up right where they left off.
Popular example of such usage… Netflix.
Think of a movie, for example, that you started on your T.V., then continued on your computer or mobile device. That's possible by way of streaming. The movie isn't "on" your T.V. It's provided and transmitted by a streaming service that thereby allows you to switch devices and continue from the point you changed over.
PlayStation Now is a service that's been around since 2014. It's Sony's subscription based cloud service that provides a library of games for PS2, PS3, and PS4. It's the only way for PS4 users to play the older generation games, as the PS4 is not a backward compatible device.
For more information on the PS4, see this article: Play PS3 Games with PS4?
With a paid subscription, you gain unlimited streaming access to PlayStation's cloud library of games which currently holds over 700 titles. Users also have the option to download some (compatible PS2 and PS4) games.
Don't own a PS4, but want to play some PlayStation titles?
You can also enjoy PlayStation Now on PC with a DualShock, or XInput-compatible, controller.
However, this service is limited to the PS4 console or a PC, and is for use only with PlayStation games.
GeForce NOW has been under development for years and you can still join for free during the beta period.
With any Mac or PC, supposedly even those that are underpowered, you can stream PC titles in high performance. There are over 400 supported games, including a lot of popular titles such as Fortnite and PUBG. You can play titles you own, titles you purchase, or titles from digital sources such as Steam.
So if you have a PC, Mac, laptop, or SHIELD TV, you can experience the "ultra streaming mode" with the GeForce NOW cloud service.
How Is Streaming About To Change?
While prior streaming abilities have offered increased, yet limited, potential to gamers, the race is on to deliver a cloud service for gamers that will provide play of any game, at any time, from any smart device for one subscription fee.
Naturally, the big names who have already made mention of introducing such a service are those who already exist in the cloud; companies like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.
Let's take a look at some of the info that's been released.
EA has quite possibly introduced the most ambitious of streaming services.
Though little information has been released by EA, it's been said that they have a team of over 1000 people working on the Atlas project, and have promised to deliver big things when this service rolls out… with no indication just yet as to when that may be.
It should be of no surprise that Amazon has been working on a game streaming service. Is there anything that Amazon doesn't do?
Millions of viewers tune in every month to watch livestream action of not only video games, but also sports, music and other creative content.
So what are the genius minds of Amazon working on now?
They are working on providing a service that will offer subscription based cloud gaming, of course. Do you think that will be included in the Prime membership?
Rumor has it that Verizon has also been working (under the radar) on its own cloud based gaming service.
Just do a Google search for 'Verizon Gaming' and you'll find articles and pictures of a test that's apparently been quietly running behind the scenes. More information may be provided by the giant in February.
As for accessibility, I think its safe to say that this would be a convenient 'add-on' service for current Verizon customers, as Verizon already offers various packages for mobile talk, text, and data with the ability to stream tv, movies and sports.
Be aware, though, that this news seems to be in the early stages, with no realistic expected time frame for any available service.
What's the Advantage of Increased Streaming Services?
The ability to play any game, at any time, on any smart device.
And with all of these companies racing to deliver their version of service, competition will be fierce.
Having to rely on network performance.
Geographically, network availability and speed varies greatly. Will there ever be a day when we don't face the currently inevitable random loss of connection?
Freedom of game selection, without limitation of brand specific titles, and play mobility are a gamer's dream. But are we able to rely on a cloud based service?
Will users be able to play without connection interruptions and failures?
What Does This Mean For Gaming Consoles?
Well, in all likeliness, at some point the consoles, such as Xbox and PS4 will fade out.
Don't expect that anytime soon, though. Most people still can't even get truly reliable mobile phone service. I don't think we're ready to go totally hardware free with our favorite games.
There's a lot of work ahead for all of these companies to provide the quality of service that we'd expect!
Why Oculus VR is the Leader of Virtual Reality Gaming This article will take you through the history of Oculus VR, and explain why they continue to be the industry leader in virtual reality gaming.
Do you use a game streaming service such as PlayStation Now? Share your experience below!
What do you think about the expansion of streaming services to provide multi-player / multi-platform gaming, without the game consoles?
thank you for sharing this wonderful information about video streaming. i have always loved that of NETFLIX, but i did not have any idea that they were trying to provide a similar service for video games. thank you for putting this up!
Your welcome! Be sure to stop back, as we'll be adding information as progress is reported.
Thanks so much for visiting our site, and for commenting here!
This is actually quite an interesting article. I actually work in this field and I've seen people not only streaming games, but streaming games using their phones as a hot spot which makes me wonder about the Verizon solution, because from the telecom perspective this is very capital intensive.
Great to see someone in the telecom field comment here! It will definitely be interesting to see these options and test them out when the services become available. Be sure to stop back for updates as we post them, and if you learn of something you think I should research and include here, send me an email! I'd be happy to review any related information.
Thank you for this great and highly informative post. This explained in detail what video game streaming is all about. Though I am familiar with movie or live events streaming I never knew that games can be conveniently streamed as well. I like the fact that it is user friendly and you can save memory space on your own devices.
Hi Clement, and thank YOU for commenting here!
Please stop back soon to follow progress on this subject!
I'm so glad that I happened upon your write up. I'm a huge fan of Netflix (Aren't we all?) and I'm a beta tester for GeForce Now, but I had no idea that Amazon, Google, and Microsoft were working on game streaming services! That's amazing news and I fully plan on checking those out.
I hope you cover these as they develop because I'm stoked to see what's next.
We're glad to hear that someone is as excited as we are!
Thanks for commenting here, and please do stop back! We absolutely plan to provide more details as these services come to market.
Speaking of products coming to the market, you may also like this article!
Thanks for returning to our site, and for your question!
What an interesting article. I think that streaming became a proven concept a while back. This will go big in my opinion. It will be so convenient for gamers to just stream from anywhere. I agree that the inconvenient part is the network though. If you do not have a good internet connection you are doomed. However, when was the last time that you got somewhere and they didn't offer free Wi-Fi? Another problem is that you might have to fight your internet provider even harder now on cost since they know that we cannot live without the internet lol. Oh well. Just so you know, I live in NYC & when I see the bogus fees on my internet bill, I just file a complaint to the city (311) and the city actually helps with it.
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It will be interesting to see how the services are offered; what type of plans are available, at what cost, etc. If it all works as intended, then possibly the consoles will fade out. I still don't have quite that much faith in our ISP's. As history would have it with my own experience, there's some growth and improvement needed there yet!
I have been aware of Nvidia having a streaming service for a while now. Im pretty sure Nvidia Grid was one of the first services to offer game streaming from the cloud.Thanks for sharing the link to their new beta service, just signed up for my spot and I didn't even know they were making a new service. I think if consoles did fade out then we would all save a lot of money to spend on the streaming services because consoles seem to be going out of date quicker each time, and they are not getting cheaper! It would be interesting to see how these different services compete for AAA titles but I guess we will have to wait and see.
Thank you for commenting here, and sharing your experience!
Yeah, it seems like streaming services is making a run for the market this year. Good timing, too, with new hardware and improved software set to release.
You can be sure that we'll have updates here. Visit our site again soon!
I believe video game streaming will be a huge success. This is because, more users will be able to have access to the games, across various devices at the same time. Barring network issues, I do not see any real drawback to this revolution.
Seeing the success Netflix and Spotify have made through streaming, I believe the same can be done for video games.
Thanks for commenting here! You summed it up perfectly. It will be interesting to see the performance quality at the release of the services.
Thanks for writing this article on top video game streaming sites. I really find it informative and educative on what to know about the newly developed services. I have been a lover of online game streaming for sometime now and I only make use of one of the sites you mentioned. I will look out for the other sites and look forward to making use of them.
Hi, and thank you for commenting here! I'm glad you liked the article. Please stop back soon for updates on the releases!
I absolutely love what I read in this article. Great information. It is fascinating and interesting to me that video games could be streamed liked movies. Until I stumbled on this post, all I knew of was live game streaming. It would be cool if everyone could play with any device from anywhere they want. Thanks for this info!
Yes, it is the dream! Freedom to play anywhere, on any device! I believe it will eventually happen that all consoles will be retro devices, replaced by game streaming everywhere, but I don't know that it will be soon. I'm not so confident in the performance, but we'll soon find out!
I totally agree with you that video game consoles will disappear in the near future. However, right now I prefer to download my own favorite game – such is Assassin's Creed – to my PC and play it. Countries like mine (Egypt) have limited bandwidth, and for me to test AC on Google Project Stream was a nightmare, and it didn't give the satisfaction. It actually almost ruined the game for me! So, until the internet is free and through satellites, I will stick to my powerful PC and download the full game.
You are absolutely right on about power, and connection. While I'm super intrigued to see what services release, and excited to test the performance, I don't have a lot of confidence in reliability and power to stream some games. I am hopeful though! It will be amazing if the service meets expectations. Please stop back soon for updates!
I am a chess game enthusiast. Although, I have those I play with around, I am not always in the mood to leave the house to go play with them, so I adopted the habit of playing with myself.
But someone introduced me to an online game streaming platform. And it has been simply incredible! I get to play round the clock, if I so wish. I have even ranked as top 3 in the whole world.
I love game streaming, it's simply amazing!
We like chess at our house, too. We don't stream play it, nor would I be anywhere near third in the world! Congrats on that, and thanks for sharing your story!
A Video game streaming site? That's awesome to know. It is such a sweet technology to stream video game transmitted from its source to the user without having to download. Wow! I didn't even know that Sony's PlayStation already has a subscription cloud-based service. That's so awesome. Cloud-based gaming service is one of the sweetest things that is happening to the world of video games. Thank you for this info.
Yes, streaming is a wonderful idea! I just hope that the service is as awesome as the concept. Time will shortly tell! Please stop back soon for updates!


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Events cause a lot of waste and leave a big carbon footprint. The sustainable event trend is continuing to grow with no signs of stopping so it's time to join in the revolution!
This is an easy way to make a large impact. Instead of mailing out, create an event page or email subscription for your attendees. These options help you minimize your footprint, as well allow you to communicate with your attendees in real time.
You will also save money as you never need to reprint thousands of platforms when you make changes in the event. Having your information available online makes it easier for your attendees to locate your information. It also allows them to share your updates and connect with others all over the world, increasing engagement and audience.
Create an e-ticket that can be scanned from the smartphones to eliminate paper and queues.
Bonus, they will never lose your event information because it will be on the one item attendees keep with them at all times, their smartphones.
The location and transportation at your event can create some crucial opportunities to cut down on your carbon footprint.
If you are able to host your event and rent in the same hotel that immediately cuts the need for transportation. If that is not a possibility, organizing a shuttle service from main pickup points can greatly reduce your events carbon footprint as well.
Sourcing venues that are easily reachable by public transportation or foot can reduce your environmental impact.
This is an area that should be focused on from the start. After the attendees have left the local filled with trash causes an uproar from the owners and locals which no longer want to have the events. Confirm that your event venue recycles their waste or use volunteers to collect items that are recyclable after the event.
Biodegradable cups and materials are another areas that can have a big impact. The goal is to make it as easy as possible for your attendees to recycle and maintain the venue so be sure to place plenty of recycling bins around.
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Learn to think outside of the box and create innovative ways to become sustainable.
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There has been a fear that with the technology advances we are going to eventually outsource ourselves and lose the human touch. This fear could not be more incorrect.
• Create an online registration and site, it's easy and cost-efficient. Registration can be streamlined through early check-in and scanning of your e-ticket.
The first and most important step we can take is to truly be committed to making a change. It takes one person to make a positive impact. The decisions we make every day will impact the world for decades to come and we have the opportunity to wake up and impact the way businesses, events and people in general feel.
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Public transport disruption today as service 14 is diverted away from Blackpool Road
In addition there will be bus replacement services today between Blackpool North and Preston.
This morning, Blackpool Transport confirmed that there is disruption to the service 14 bus today, one of the main bus services across the Fylde coast.
In a tweet at 8:04 am, Blackpool Transport said: "Due to works on the level crossing at Carleton, service 14 is having to divert through Poulton until further notice, we cannot serve any stops along Blackpool Road up to the Castle Gardens. Apologies for any inconvenience and we will update once clear."
Also adding to the public tdisruption in the area, bus replacements are in operation today between Blackpool North and Preston, as the Blackpool North and Kirkham & Wesham lines are closed for engineering works until 2pm.
Blackpool Transport announces price hikes of up to £2 for all bus and tram fares
The cost of bus tickets in Blackpool is about to go up, as Blackpool Transport has announced across-the-board price hikes for all customers due to the financial impact of Covid-19.
From January 16, people travelling on Blackpool Transport buses can expect to pay between 30p and £2 extra for their ticket, with small discounts available for people who purchase online or via the company's app.
Jane Cole, managing director at Blackpool Transport, said: "We always strive to offer great value travel to our customers and despite some changes, travelling by public transport still remains the most cost-effective way of getting around the Fylde Coast.
"As a business we have been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and as costs rise, like many other businesses, we're having to make some changes. We lowered almost all of our prices in August 2020 to help key workers and those travelling with us, so these changes mostly restore the prices that we held in 2019 and will help to sustain our position as one of the UK's best public transport providers."
The cost of bus and tram fares will increase on January 16, Blackpool Transport has announced
The changes will affect tickets for all age groups, except under-fives, who travel free.
The cost of single tickets will increase by 20p for adults and 10p for children aged five to 15-years-old.
Day tickets for adults will increase from £5.50 to £6 if purchased onboard, and £5.20 to £5.50 if purchased on the Blackpool Transport app, while three-day tickets will increase by from £12.50 to £15, or £11.50 to £13.50 via the app. The cost of a seven-day ticket will increase from £15.50 to £17 onboard, and £14.50 to £15.50 online.
Day-long tickets for young people aged 16 to 24 will increase from £3.80 to £4.20 onboard, and £3.20 to £3.70 via the app, while seven-day tickets will go from £14 to £15.
Ticket costs for adults and groups
Children's tickets will see the smallest price hike, going from £1.20 for a single ticket to £1.30.
Further increases will also be brought in for family and group tickets, with costs rising between £1.50 and £2.
Tram fares are also set to rise, from £2.10 for a single and £4 for a return, to £2.60 and £4.50 respectively.
A Blackpool Transport spokesman said: "Although our current prices are changing… many of our fares are still lower than they were in August 2019 (prior to the coronavirus pandemic). Our customers can benefit from a smaller price increase and in some cases, no increase at all, when they use the BPL app for their travel.
Tickets for young people and children
"We hope that our customers understand that as we continue to recover and grow from the impact that Covid-19 has had on our business we need to increase some of our fares, however, most of these new fares are still relatively lower than they were before the pandemic hit."
They added: Although our fare prices are changing, we are still committed to ensuring our customers get the best value travel. With our great range of saver tickets and lowest prices guaranteed on the BPL app we are confident that there is a ticket suitable for each customer's individual travel habits and needs."
Fleetwood's transport fest Tram Sunday to return this year
One of the Fylde coast's most popular events is set to make a return for the first time in two years.
The SpareParts Festival has added an extra dimension to Tram Sunday
Fleetwood Festival of Transport, most commonly known as Tram Sunday, is due to be staged in the town on Sunday July 17.
The colourful spectacle combines major displays of classis cars, buses, motorbikes and trams with the eccentric SpareParts Festival, involving street theatre and a bizarre transport-themed parade.
One of the most memorable episodes from previous years was a dance of giant yellow diggers on Fleetwood beach.
Unfortunately the coronavirus epidemic put paid to the festival over the past two years -but now its back.
Terry Rogers, who took over as festival chairman last year, says the team is determined to make this year's festival worth the wait.
But he says new volunteers are needed to help ensure the event, which has been running for more than 30 years, can safely go ahead.
He said: "We are looking for volunteers to undertake a variety of roles.
"We will need stewards and people who can deliver First Aid but they will be fully trained and coordinated so that they know exactly what is happening and what they need to do on the day."
Terry said the absence of the event for two years meant that festival organisers were having to start from scratch in many ways.
He said: "We need to know how many vehicle owners are still exhibiting. We have to approve potential sponsors and talk with the various stakeholders such as Blackpol Transport – but we are back!"
Anyone interested in volunteering can email Terry at fusilier6447@my.com or visit the Fleetwood Festival of Transport Facebook site.
Blackpool Tramtown's future depends on £1.6m appeal
The clock is ticking on £1.6m plans to restore the roof at Blackpool's heritage tram depot – with volunteers estimating they have just two years to raise the cash.
But enthusiasts, who have already launched the Tramtown museum at the site on Hopton Road, are determined to save this nationally important treasure trove of transport history.
Weekly tours at Tramtown have already proved a sell-out, prompting the launch of two tours a week in January with plans to ramp up visitor numbers by the summer with tours five days a week.
Revenue will go towards a £100,000 fundraising target with further bids set to be submitted to funding sources including the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Levelling Up Fund for the bulk of the cash needed.
Heritage trams on display at Tramtown
There are 70 vintage trams housed on the site, of which 32 are operational with the rest in various states of repair.
Some will never run again – including favourites such as The Rocket whose rear-door access means passengers must board from the track, something rail regulators will not allow.
But volunteers have been astonished by the level of interest in the trams, with groups from as far as Spain and France, and from across the UK having already taken tours.
Coun Paul Galley, chairman of Blackpool Transport, who is spearheading the museum project, warned: "The clock is ticking on the roof of the depot as we only have a couple of years before it is condemned."
The illuminated Rocket Tram on display
That's what has given the impetus to get tours up and running now to raise money and prove there is demand for a tram museum.
Coun Galley said: "The problem is we have got an old depot with a roof that's got lots of holes in it.
"The solution is we've got lots of people with an interest in the trams of Blackpool.
"We wanted to mobilise all that interest and support into creating a visitor attraction which will ultimately allow us to raise the money to restore the roof and make sure we have still got these trams in another 100 years.
The depot is in desperate need of repair
"Every tour we have offered has sold out and people have come from all over the world to visit the site.
"Most pleasing is we have had a lot of people who aren't tram enthusiasts but love the trams of Blackpool, and they want to come and see their own particular favourites and where they live.
"That has given us the confidence to invest in the site and leave this great legacy, because we know the interest is out there and it will be a sustainable attraction."
The dedicated volunteers include people retired from careers in engineering or the rail industry, who are lovingly restoring the vintage vehicles.
One of the trams awaiting restoration
Tasks range from the rebuilding of an entire metal undercarriage to meticulously hand painting outer panels.
In the workshop, tools are still used which are almost 100 years old.
Meanwhile one volunteer shares her dream of converting a disused tram into a visitor cafe.
Although a fledgling museum, there is already a visitor shop, plans for a garden, and the potential to link the attraction with the town centre Showtown Museum when it opens in 2023.
Volunteer Brandon Howarth, 17, from Bispham, who looks after the shop, said: "I was only about four years old when the need to protect the heritage fleet became known.
"At that age it was the Illuminated trams which caught my attention, especially the Western Tram.
"It's great to see so many visitors on the tours of the museum including from abroad, and hopefully we can continue to develop the project and protect the trams for the future."
Exhibits include the famous boat trams (so popular that two operate as tourist attractions in San Francisco), while Blackpool is one of only two or three places in the world including Hong Kong to operate double decker trams.
The famous Illuminated trams are funded by Blackpool Transport rather than from the council's £2m annual Lights budget.
Sadly a handful can only be seen in the depot – such as the Rocket, and the Hovertram, built in the 1960s and which was sponsored by Shell in its heyday but will now cost at least £250,000 to restore.
But who knows – hopefully this wave of love for Blackpool's trams will make Tramtown a roaring success, and maybe help get some of these old-timers back on the tracks.
To book tours go to https://blackpoolheritage.com/guided-depot-tours/
To donate go to https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/vital-funds-to-continue-running-heritage-trams/backers#start
Blackpool bus change to benefit 10 million people each year
Similar displays are planned for key bus stops around the town
The new display on Market Street
Passengers can now get real time information on whether their bus is on time from a screen installed at Blackpool's Market Street bus hub – with plans to install further digital technology around the town.
The first screen, inside a shop window, displays live travel times for Blackpool Transport (BTS) and Stagecoach services.
Previously the information was only available via the BTS and Stagecoach smartphone apps.
Now transport chiefs hope to roll out further signage displaying real-time information for the 10 million passengers who travel by bus in the resort each year.
Displays are planned for key bus stops around the town, while free-standing totem screens will be installed round the new tram terminal, set to open next year on Talbot Road.
These will be interactive and display live travel information for buses, trains and trams, as well as maps, points of interest and other public messaging.
Coun Neal Brookes, Blackpool Council's cabinet member for transport, said the first screen on Market Street showed "the potential of the technology, which we're keen to roll out elsewhere. "
He added: "Our goal is to have real-time information in the street across multiple areas so that people can have more certainty about their journey, make the best use of their time and ultimately get where they need to be in Blackpool."
Jane Cole, managing director at BTS, said: "This is the next step in making bus travel even more accessible than ever before and the digital screen will be an excellent journey planning tool for our customers.
"Displaying live bus departure times means customers can make informed travel plans and builds on our existing real-time information available in our app and website."
Matt Davies, managing director for Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire, said: "Ensuring customers have easy and convenient access to bus service information will help us encourage more people to confidently make the switch from cars to buses."
Real time bus information screens to be rolled out in Blackpool
The first screen installed in Market Street
Roads, Trams
Trams cancelled between North Pier and Fleetwood due to 'unsafe buildings on Blackpool Promenade'
'Unsafe buildings on Blackpool Promenade' caused a number of tram services to be cancelled and the road to be closed for safety reasons.
Blackpool Transport said the decision was taken to cancel the trams this morning (November 29) following "instruction from the police for safety reasons".
A tram replacement bus – which will "run as closely to the tramway as possible" – will be available between Pleasant Street and Fleetwood.
The replacement service will run every 30 minutes and will be in addition to the Service 1, which also runs every 30 minutes.
A spokesman for Blackpool Transport said: "We're working as hard as we can during unplanned circumstances to offer the best possible service with the resources we have available," a spokesman for Blackpool Transport said.
" Please allow extra time for your journeys and treat our teams with respect, they're also battling with the difficult situation and doing their best."
The replacement tram service will only operate as far as Pleasant Street due to increased congestion on Dickson Road caused by the closure of the promenade.
"We will review the situation and operate as close to the town centre as possible once traffic stabilises," the spokesman added.
'Unsafe buildings on Blackpool Promenade' caused a number of tram services to be cancelled
Blackpool Council also reminded motorists that road closures remained in place between Bank Street and Talbot Square "following damage caused by storm Arwen".
Springfield Road was also closed between the promenade and Abingdon Street.
The disruption comes after a number of bricks plummeted to the ground falling from a building opposite the Metropole hotel on Friday, November 26.
Bricks littered the ground after falling off the front of the building on Friday, November 26 (Picture: The Gazette)
Firefighters from the resort's Forest Gate station helped with a "small number of evacuations from adjoining properties", the fire service said.
Electronic signs dotted around the resort warned of the emergency, which came after hours of strong winds of up to 60mph.
Blackpool trams still cancelled 'after workers checking crumbling building spot problems on Metropole hotel opposite'
The Promenade reopened to road traffic yesterday after a crumbling building damaged by Storm Arwen on Friday night was declared safe.
But the tramway will remain closed after workers examining the wind-blasted building on the corner of Springfield Road spotted problems with the Victorian Metropole hotel opposite, a council spokeswoman said.
More information has been requested, but the problem is thought to involve the structure's roof.
Buses will replace the trams between Pleasant Street and Fleetwood every 30 minutes.
Damage to the building on the corner of Springfield Road and the Prom in Blackpool on Friday night
Meanwhile, both the town centre's Christmas trees, in Bickerstaffe Square and St John's Square, will be replaced after being toppled and wrecked by 60mph winds.
Britannia, which runs the Metropole, home to hundreds of asylum seekers, has been approached for a comment.
Changes to Blackpool tram services as roadworks begin on North Pier tracks
Some temporary changes to tram services will be put in place by Blackpool Transport today.
Part of the southbound route is expected to remain closed for up to six days
The southbound tracks between Cabin and North Pier will be closed until Saturday, December 5, while roadworks are carried out. People travelling south from The Cliffs, Gynn Square, Wilton Parade or Pleasant Street must board fro the northbound stop.
Trams will run every 20 minutes between 8am and 4pm to minimise disruption, after which time they will run every 15 minutes until closing.
Thursday's tram updates as Blackpool Transport cancels services to Starr Gate, Bispham and Fleetwood
Some tram journeys have been cancelled between Blackpool and Fleetwood today (Thursday, November 25) due to Blackpool's Transport's ongoing driver shortage.
A total of 8 tram services have so far been cancelled today as Blackpool Transport struggles to find enough crews to run its fleet of trams.
"We apologise for the inconveniences this may cause and thank you for your understanding during difficult times," a spokesman said.
Services were also affected yesterday evening (Wednesday, November 24) after a man was struck by a tram in Anchorsholme.
Blackpool Transport described the collision as a 'major accident' and a man remains in a serious condition in hospital today.
You can read our full report on the incident here.
Thursday's cancelled tram services
11.45am – Starr Gate to Fleetwood
A number of services have been cancelled for this evening as Blackpool Transport struggles to find staff to run its fleet of trams
12.48pm – Fleetwood to Starr Gate
2.05pm – Starr Gate to Fleetwood
3.00pm – Fleetwood to Starr Gate
8.53pm – Starr Gate to Little Bispham
9.34pm – Little Bispham to Starr Gate
10.20pm – Starr Gate to Fleetwood
Man seriously injured after being struck by tram in Anchorsholme
Normoss Road Closure
Until Friday (November 26) – affecting routes 2, 20 and 75.
Due to a closure on Normoss Road, services 2, 20 and 75 will be diverting between 9am to 4pm daily between Tuesday (November 23) and Friday (November 26).
Service 2 – The service 2 northbound will use its normal route to the hospital, then divert via St Walburgas Road, Poulton Road, Garstang Road West before returning to its normal route at Hardhorn Road.
Travelling southbound, the service 2 will use this diversion in reverse.
Service 20 – Travelling to Staining, service 20 will use its normal route to Victoria Hospital then divert via East and South Park Drive, Preston New Road, Mythop Road, Chain Lane and terminate at Staining.
Travelling to Blackpool, the service will use this diversion in reverse.
Service 75 – This service will use its normal route to Poulton, then divert using Garstang Road East, Lodge Lane, Station Road before resuming its normal route at Weeton Road.
Blackpool's newest attraction forced to add more tours due to popularity
Every tour has so far sold out, with more than 250 paying customers
Launch event at Tramtown
More than 250 people have visited Blackpool's newest attraction Tramtown in its first month – prompting organisers to schedule additional tours from January.
Visitors can currently join guided tours of the heritage tram depot on Rigby Road on Wednesdays in return for a donation towards the roof restoration fund for the building.
The venture was launched at the end of September by volunteers, with plans in the long term to establish a modern visitor centre to tell the history of the trams in Blackpool.
Every tour has so far sold out, with more than 250 paying customers including residents and visitors from across the UK.
Chairman of the Board of Blackpool Transport Coun Paul Galley said: "After so much work by so many brilliant volunteers, we are over the moon with just how popular the attraction is proving.
"I want to thank everyone that has visited, all of the volunteers and Blackpool Transport staff for making this possible.
"It has been so successful we have had to open extra days and will be expanding the number of days we open permanently in the new year."
Bryan Lindop, head of heritage at Blackpool Transport said: "While it is one of Blackpool's newest attractions, it is also one of Blackpool's oldest buildings, built in the mid 1930s.
"Its role is crucial in looking after our heritage trams but we want to go further than that and use the building to support the regeneration of the Foxhall area, and crucially support the community by offering volunteering and skills opportunities."
Guided walking tours to Tramtown are available every Wednesday and from January will be available on Mondays and Saturdays at 11am.
Wednesday's tram updates as Blackpool Transport cancels services between Starr Gate, Bispham and Fleetwood
More tram journeys have been cancelled between Blackpool and Fleetwood today (Wednesday, November 24) due to an ongoing shortage of drivers.
A number of tram services have been cancelled for this evening as Blackpool Transport struggles to find staff to run its fleet of trams.
Wednesday's cancelled tram services
10.50pm – Starr Gate to Little Bispham
11.34pm – Little Bispham to Starr Gate
Bispham Library Bus stop – Due to works in the area, the service 9 southbound Bispham Library bus stop is not in use until tomorrow (Wednesday, November 24).
Passengers can board at Bispham Village or Moor Park Pool stop.
More tours confirmed as Blackpool's new Tramtown attraction sells out in its first month
Council leader Coun Lynn Williams at the launch of Tramtown
The launch of Tramtown
Tours can be booked by going to https://blackpoolheritage.com/If you are interested in volunteering at Tramtown call Coun Paul Galley on 07904 121616 or email paul.galley@blackpool.gov.uk
As part of the ongoing fundraising towards the new roof of the Tram depot, donations can be made by going to: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/vital-funds-to-continue-running-heritage-trams/backers#start
This evening's cancelled tram services between Blackpool and Fleetwood
More tram journeys have been cancelled between Starr Gate, Little Bispham and Fleetwood today (Monday, November 22) due to an ongoing shortage of drivers.
A number of tram services have been cancelled this evening Monday (November 22) as Blackpool Transport struggles to find staff to run its fleet of trams.
This evening's cancelled tram services (Monday, November 22)
A number of tram journeys between Starr Gate, Little Bispham and Fleetwood have been cancelled due to a shortage of drivers, say Blackpool Transport
Bispham Library Bus stop – Due to works in the area, the service 9 southbound Bispham Library bus stop is not in use until Wednesday (November 24).
Sunday's tram updates as Blackpool Transport cancels more services to Starr Gate, Bispham and Fleetwood
More tram journeys have been cancelled between Starr Gate, Little Bispham and Fleetwood today (Sunday, November 21) due to an ongoing shortage of drivers.
20 tram services have been cancelled throughout Sunday (November 21) as Blackpool Transport struggles to find staff to run its fleet of trams.
Today's cancelled tram services (Sunday, November 21)
08:45 Starr Gate – Fleetwood
09:48 Fleetwood – Starr Gate
17:23 Starr Gate – Little Bispham
18:04 Little Bispham – Fleetwood
18:34 Little Bispham- Starr Gate
21:34 Little Bispham – Starr Gate
Wednesday's tram updates as Blackpool Transport cancels further services to Starr Gate, Bispham and Fleetwood
More tram journeys have been cancelled between Starr Gate, Little Bispham and Fleetwood today (Wednesday, November 17) due to an ongoing shortage of drivers.
A total of 18 services have been cancelled by Blackpool Transport today, as the Council-owned operator struggles to find staff to run its fleet of trams.
Today's affected tram services (Wednesday, November 17)
6.30am – Starr Gate to Fleetwood
7.33am – Fleetwood to Starr Gate
A number of tram journeys between Starr Gate, Little Bispham and Fleetwood have been cancelled today due to a shortage of drivers, say Blackpool Tranport
10.48am – Fleetwood to Starr Gate
9.03pm- Fleetwood to Starr Gate
Town centre night diversions
There are also a number of diversions in place due to overhead tram wire work on Talbot Road.
Services 2, 2C, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 & 14 will divert between 10pm – 5am from Monday, November 15 to Friday, November 19.
Services 2 & 2C from Abingdon St will divert via Springfield Road, Promenade, Talbot Square, Clifton St, Abingdon St (St Johns Square) and normal route at Grosvenor St.
These services will not divert on their return route to town.
Services 3 & 4 northbound will leave Abingdon St diverting via Queen St, and continue normal route at Dickson Road.
Travelling southbound, the services will use their normal route to Dickson Road then divert via Springfield Drive, Promenade, Talbot Square, Clifton St, St Johns Square, Caunce Street and continue normal service at Grosvenor St.
Services 5, 7, 9, & 14 travelling northbound will use their normal route to Clifton St, then divert via St Johns Square, Cookson Street and return to normal route at Talbot Road.
Travelling southbound these services will use their normal route to Talbot Road, then divert via Buchanan St, Grosvenor St, Church St, St Johns Square, Springfield Road, promenade, Talbot Square and continue normal route at Market Street.
Service 6 travelling northbound will use its normal route to Clifton St, then divert via Abingdon St, Caunce St and continue its normal route at Grosvenor St.
Travelling southbound will use its normal route to Church St then divert via Abingdon St ( St Johns Square) Springfield Road, Promenade, Talbot Square and continue normal route at Market St.
Today's tram updates as Blackpool Transport cancels more services to Starr Gate, Bispham and Fleetwood
A number of tram journeys between Starr Gate, Little Bispham and Fleetwood have been cancelled today (Tuesday, November 16) due to an ongoing shortage of drivers.
Blackpool Transport said it has cancelled 12 of its evening services as it struggles with an ongoing driver shortage.
The full list can be found below.
This morning, the Council-owned operator tweeted: "If you're catching a tram today, there are some cancellations due to staff sickness and shortages so please check ahead.
"Our Service 1 can be used as an alternative from Blackpool – Fleetwood too."
From yesterday (Monday, November 15), the service 1 route has been extended and now operates between Blackpool town centre and Fleetwood's Affinity Outlet shopping centre, off Amounderness Way and Dock Street.
Despite the ongoing driver shortage leading to tram cancellations, Blackpool Transport said: "We are able to do this as staffing levels improve and we hope we can continue this service for the foreseeable."
You can view the updated timetable here.
Today's affected tram services (Tuesday, November 16)
Blackpool Transport cancels tram services between Starr Gate, Bispham and Fleetwood due to driver shortages
A number of tram journeys between Starr Gate, Little Bispham and Fleetwood have been cancelled today due to a shortage of drivers.
Blackpool Transport said it has cancelled a number of its evening services as it struggles with an ongoing driver shortage.
This morning, the Council-owned operator tweeted: "Due to a shortage in crews, our tram service will not be able to operate the following trips today.
"We apologise for the inconveniences this may cause."
But there is some good news for bus users. From today (Monday, November 15), Blackpool Transport said it will increase its service 1, meaning the bus will continue to run between Blackpool and Fleetwood every day of the week going forward.
Today's affected tram services (Monday, November 15)
5.38pm Starr Gate – Little Bispham
6.19pm Little Bispham – Starr Gate
7pm Starr Gate – Fleetwood Ferry
8.03pm Fleetwood Ferry – Starr Gate
8.30pm Starr Gate – Fleetwood
9.33pm Fleetwood – Starr Gate
10.10pm Starr Gate – Little Bispham
10.49pm Little Bispham – Starr Gate
12.10am Little Bispham – Starr Gate
Blackpool Transport said it has cancelled four of its evening services as it struggles with an ongoing driver shortage.
"18:38 Starr Gate – Little Bispham, 19:19 Little Bispham – Starr Gate, 20:30 Starr Gate – Fleetwood, 21:33 Fleetwood – Starr Gate.
Car 'gets stuck' after being 'driven onto tram tracks' near Lidl in Cleveleys
A car reportedly became stranded after it was driven onto the tram tracks in Cleveleys.
The car allegedly became stuck on the Anchorsholme Lane tram stop in Kelso Avenue at approximately 2.15pm today (October 19).
Pictures from the scene show the silver car – which appears to have been travelling towards Cleveleys – managed to park away from the tracks and onto the platform.
Blackpool Transport and Lancashire Police have been approached for comment.
The car allegedly became stuck on the Anchorsholme Lane tram stop in Kelso Avenue.
Pictures from the scene show the silver car managed to park away from the tracks and onto the platform.


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Six rules for the West's new industrial policy
Let's start by admitting that it's wasteful, corrupting -- and, sadly, necessary
Stewart Baker | 10.9.2021 2:23 PM
Industrial policy is all the rage in Washington, spurred by China's aggressive and sometimes successful use of industrial policy tools. I've lived through a few past enthusiasms for industrial policy, and I'm hoping this time we've learned lessons from the past. That at least is the premise of my op-ed today in The Hill. Here's the lead:
At the start, we should recognize that letting governments pick economic winners and losers is wasteful, inefficient and corrupting. For the West, and open capital-market economies such as the U.S. and the UK, it's hard to think of a worse policy — other than the alternative, which is to let China pick winners and losers for the world.
So, we need a way to counter China without making a politicized mess of everyone's economy. As they embark on that effort, here are six rules I'd commend to Western governments.
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Squirrelloid
October.9.2021 at 2:52 pm
How does China picking winners and losers in their economy let them pick winners and losers for the world. We know how this works out - companies become unable to compete internationally because they depend on government largesse. They become complacent and fail to innovate effectively, because their survival doesn't depend on it.
If your goal is stronger US industry, picking winners and losers is the surest way to ensure it doesn't happen.
(The Jones Act effect on the US shipping and cruise ship industries should be a giant blinking red warning light.)
Armchair Lawyer
"How does China..."
Let's give an example. The rare earths mining industry. China currently accounts for ~85% of the rare earths production in the world. It is supported by the Chinese government. And if a nation suddenly does something China doesn't like...they find critical elements they need for their industry are suddenly cut off.
"Well, can't a competitor just come in that isn't based in China..."
If one does, and competes with Chinese prices, suddenly the prices of rare earths drop, as the Chinese companies sell them for cost...or below. The competitor goes bankrupt. And the Chinese companies can hike prices back up.
"Well, can't another company come in and start up production again?"
Would you like to invest in that company? In the knowledge that once you've made your sizable investment, prices of the elements will suddenly drop, and your investment will be lost...
Brett Bellmore
That's a factor, of course. The other side of it is that China has basically no environmental regulations, and an ample supply of slave labor, which makes them legitimately the lowest cost supplier for a lot of markets where that sort of thing matters.
And the final problem is endemic corruption among the political classes of the West; A lot of our policy makers are simply bought and paid for, and aren't working for us anymore on issues where that isn't in China's interest.
Sebastian Cremmington
Bingo—we hemorrhaged jobs to China from 2001-2009 not only because of labor costs but also because America was in an energy crisis. So as late as 2007 Tillerson was advocating America import LNG if you can believe that. So American companies shipped jobs to China because China was willing to poison its people with coal and diesel pollution AND displace millions building hydro dams. So it's not a coincidence we have added manufacturing jobs since 2010 as fracking was proven economical. Hopefully Manchin and Casey successfully get natural gas included in Build Back Better because it is vital to our economy.
Krychek_2
October.10.2021 at 11:24 am
Oh, are libertarians finally starting to understand that companies only care about profits and not what it does to the rest of the planet?
The solution is simple: The United States could pass legislation forbidding the importation of products from countries and factories that don't pay a minimum wage comparable to the US minimum wage, don't have OSHA-like safety requirements, and don't have environmental protections in place. That way, American companies will no longer have a motivation to bleed jobs to the third world. And it might even improve the lot of the slave laborers in the third world.
"The United States could pass legislation forbidding the importation of products from countries and factories that don't pay a minimum wage comparable to the US minimum wage"
So cut off trade to 3/4ths of the world?
October.10.2021 at 12:10 pm
You're assuming they wouldn't clean up their act to get US business. The strategy I'm suggesting has worked well for China on issues on which China wants compliance; no company that wants to do business in China dates criticize the Chinese government for example.
And bear in mind that there's little for which we existentially need any other country. We could manufacture most of our goods here and did so at one time. We just don't because corporate profits.
"You're assuming they wouldn't clean up their act to get US business."
You mean raise their local minimum wage to $7.25 an hour? Yes, I'm assuming that. Because doing so in most of the world would utterly destroy their economies.
You can't take a place like Mexico, where the median hourly wage is ~$3.50 an hour for manufacturing (relatively good paying), and double it to get just a minimum wage, without destroying the economy.
Let alone a country like Nigeria or Ethiopia...
October.10.2021 at 1:14 pm
But how much of a profit are the factory owners making in those places? My view is that there's enough money even in those places for ever to have a basic standard of living; it just means the rich won't be as rich.
But raising their minimum wage to 7.25 isn't what I said anyway. I said comparable to. In other words, a factory worker in Ohio and a factory worker in Pakistan should enjoy the same standard of living, but the cost of living is lower in Karachi than it is in Akron. So the Pakistani worker doesn't need to make as much so long as his paycheck has the same buying power. If an American factory worker works fo, say, 90 minutes to buy himself and his wife a nice steak dinner, then a Pakistani worker should be able to take his wife out for a nice steak dinner after 90 minutes too. Even though the steak costs less in Pakistan.
I mean, you simply have a basic misunderstanding of the relative economies between these places, between the US and Pakistan. They're not comparable. They're not even close. For that matter, you have a basic misunderstanding of a manufacturing wage in the US....
I mean, a nice steak dinner for two people? How much do you think that costs? How much do you think the average manufacturing wage in the US is? Have you actually looked at these numbers?
For that matter, if you're comparing the cost of a restaurant meal across countries, the best measure is the so called "Big Mac Index". And it's not "that" different between Pakistan and the U.S. Pakistan is only about 35% cheaper. Whereas the difference in their wages are dramatic. Pakistan's per capita income is just $1200 a year. Even if you're using PPP stats, it's $4800. Whereas the US current per capita income more than $60,000 a year.
Pakistan currently has a minimum wage of $0.62 per hour. Your proposal would increase it by more than a factor of 10....
That would be like increasing the US minimum wage to $80 an hour. It just doesn't work. It would destroy the economy.
It doesn't matter to my point how much a steak dinner costs or how much a factory worker makes. When you're through table pounding maybe you can re read what I said, slowly and carefully this time. I said factory workers should have comparable standards of living, not item by item identical.
But suppose you're right and it would destroy Pakistan's economy. Since the goal is to keep American jobs in America, or at least to not allow American companies to evade American regulations by moving their operations to Pakistan, please explain why concerns about the Pakistani economy are even relevant.
1. No, you SAID " a minimum wage comparable to the US minimum wage"
Which is rather different. ESPECIALLY in the context of comparing wages across countries. Which is the entire point.
2."But suppose you're right and it would destroy Pakistan's economy.... ...please explain why concerns about the Pakistani economy are even relevant."
Because it's a choice the country would make. And given a choice between utterly destroying their own country's economy, and cutting trade with the U.S., the country will cut trade with the U.S. As will the other 3/4ths of the world, which would have the same choice. Which will leave the US cut off...not the other countries.
Do you like Coffee? That's all basically gone, the US can't import it anymore from those low wage countries. And Hawaii doesn't make anywhere near enough for the US. Do you like bananas? Those are gone too. Lithium for batteries? Most of that is imported from low wage countries in South America.
That's just for starts... The concept you have...that you can demand other countries have comparable minimum wages to the US, or else you'll stop tradings with them....is nuts. Off the wall bonkers.
AL, if there are multiple possible ways to interpret what someone said, and one of them is off the wall bonkers, and the other is not, unless you're talking to a complete moron, chances are good that their intended interpretation is not the one that's off the wall bonkers. Most of the time anyway.
I get that Pakistan is not an apples to apples comparison to Ohio. But there's no reason other than corporate greed that a Pakistani factory, especially an American owned Pakistani factory, can't pay a living wage.
And if it can't sell those cheap goods to Americans, to whom will it sell them instead? You think there's a market in China for all those t shirts? You think other third world countries will buy up all that coffee and bananas?
October.11.2021 at 8:30 am
"unless you're talking to a complete moron,"
I'm pretty sure that's what I'm doing at this point...
But I'll give you one more shot.
What EACTLY what would be a "comparable" hourly minimum wage in Pakistan that you would propose? In US Dollar values. Just so we're absolutely clear.
That's funny coming from someone who has repeatedly demonstrated an inability to understand simple English.
It's not a direct comparison, nor can it be, since Pakistan is not Ohio. The question is what would be considered a middle class existence in Pakistan, because in the United States, most factory workers enjoy at least a lower middle class existence. Americans and Pakistanis spend their money on different things. Americans and Pakistanis have different expectations for what a middle class existence looks like. But I'll tell you what it doesn't look like: Trying to support a family on $5 a day.
For more specifics, we'd have to do an in depth analysis of how the Pakistani middle class lives and how much money it takes to achieve that status. Not your egregiously oversimplified caricature.
So, I gave you one more shot. One more shot to explicitly define what you meant by a comparable wage
And you failed. Completely. Just utterly avoided the question.
You're asking for " legislation forbidding the importation of products from countries and factories that don't pay a minimum wage comparable to the US minimum wage," But then fail to define, upon repeated questioning, exactly what a comparable minimum wage would be. The most direct comparison...one that would equivalent to the US minimum wage...apparently was rejected. But when questioned about what it actually was...again, the point was avoided.
I'm supposed to guess at your "intended" interpretation, and assume the best possible answer, but when I ask what your interpretation ACTUALLY is, you can't answer....
Your argument is so inherently flawed, that you can't even comprehend it...so yes...I am apparently talking to a "moron"
So, let me get this straight... we bankroll companies which can't even compete with China now - foreclosing the entrance into the market of companies which innovate enough to do so, and this works why?
Also, why does anybody buy your expensive rare earth metals in the first place? If you throw up tariffs on rare earths, the people who need rare earth metals will just move their manufacturing overseas and import the finished products to the US. If you throw up tariffs on the products too, the US simply doesn't do things like widespread adoption of electric cars. It's just pants-on-head stupid economics that makes us all poorer.
On the one hand: if China is selling rare earth metals at stupid cheap prices, what's the problem? They're shooting themselves in the foot and we're getting cheap rare earth metals.
On the other hand, if the US government is really going to intervene in the rare earth market, when China goes stupid cheap, why doesn't the US government just buy up a strategic stockpile of the stuff and warehouse it. It's not like they go bad.
Isn't China's economy on the verge of a meltdown anyway *because* the government has been bankrolling companies? China's debt-to-GDP ratio is spiralling out of control. They can't keep dumping goods on world markets without triggering a crisis. Your disaster scenario would only be a disaster for China.
"So, let me get this straight… we bankroll companies which can't even compete with China now – foreclosing the entrance into the market of companies which innovate enough to do so, and this works why?"
I wouldn't propose bankrolling anyone. A major reason that China was able to take over so many industries is that our own governments ended up in the grip of a anti-human version of environmentalism, and went about deliberately driving a number of industries out of the country.
What we need to do isn't to subsidize industry, just reform regulation so that it's possible to profitably do these things in America again.
+1 steel mill worth of equipment shipped to China... without the environmental scrubbers
I don't disagree with anything you said there =)
Bankroll or support (via tariffs, loans, etc), yes. "Innovation" only takes you so far, especially if a competitor country is willing to support their product and flood the market with product for free, or close to it, in order to drive out competition.
"Also, why does anybody buy your expensive rare earth metals in the first place? If you throw up tariffs on rare earths, the people who need rare earth metals will just move their manufacturing overseas and import the finished products to the US."
The rare earths make up a fairly small % of the overall cost. It's not worth moving an entire manufacturing site for a difference in cost of ~1% on the overall product. Also, many of the products that are made cannot be effectively made overseas, or imported into the US.
"On the one hand: if China is selling rare earth metals at stupid cheap prices, what's the problem? They're shooting themselves in the foot and we're getting cheap rare earth metals"
Nothing....assuming they continue to sell them. Problem is, they may not continue to sell them, for strategic reasons. Assume there was a trade war with China, and the supply suddenly "dried up" as China restricted their export. A number of major industries, including defense would grind to a halt. It's a very effective tool for Chinese "diplomacy". And in a potential shooting war....
"On the other hand, if the US government is really going to intervene in the rare earth market, when China goes stupid cheap, why doesn't the US government just buy up a strategic stockpile of the stuff and warehouse it. It's not like they go bad"
They actually have been. But stockpiles can only be so large, on a national level.
"Isn't China's economy on the verge of a meltdown anyway *because* the government has been bankrolling companies? China's debt-to-GDP ratio is spiralling out of control. They can't keep dumping goods on world markets without triggering a crisis."
Crises have a way of influencing authoritarian countries to take sudden actions to fix their crisis...like cutting off vital supplies of goods, in order for political advantage.
But let's put this in more direct terms...
Imagine if the US bought 95% of the bullets it used from China.
And then China threatened the US with a war. And cut off the supply of bullets to the US.
Wouldn't that put the US is a disadvantageous position, militarily speaking, if it couldn't buy more bullets?
You really expect me to believe that, if national security was really on the line and war loomed, it would be that hard to start a rare earth metal mine (or a bullet factory)?
I call BS.
You really think you could get it running fast enough? I think you underestimate how long things take to get done.
Bullet factories are trivial, that the sort of manufacturing people do at home as a hobby. Rare earth refining at scale? Quite another matter.
All true. I was using bullet manufacturing as an easier to understand example.
In this case, of course, the "bullets" are high end missiles which require rare earths to build.
Toranth
Rare earth minerals are not concentrated to useful levels in many places. Even if you have control over such a place, setting up a mine can take $1 billion and several years - more if there are (and there always are) environmental objections and lawsuits delaying things.
These mines would also take 5-6 years to begin to pay out a profit, meaning that it might require large subsidies to get people to try to create new ones before the market is cut off - and afterwards, it is too late.
An interesting read on this particular topic, from MIT:
The Future of Strategic Natural Resources
Hard...no. Hard to do instantaneously? Yes.
Facilities can't be built instantaneously. And in the meantime....well...
"Sir, we're out of bullets!"
"Well, build a bullet factory to make some!"
"Sir, that will take 6 months"
"But we need the bullets now!"
"umm...."
David Nieporent
Yes, it's possible to construct a scenario in which trade is an issue; the problem is that it would require cartoon levels of stupidity on everyone's part to make it happen. Even Donald Trump wouldn't be dumb enough to wait until the military was out of bullets to start trying to acquire more.
Cartoon levels of stupidity are what we're trying to recover from right now. "Hey, let's become dependent on a totalitarian communist state for materials and parts! It will moderate their worst impulses, and what's the worst that could happen?"
(During a dispute with China...)
"Sir, we're out of high tech missiles!"
"Well, get more from the factory."
"The factory says they're out of refined neodymium to help make the missiles!"
"Well, tell them to get more."
"The factory says they buy it all from China."
"Well tell them to buy some from non-Chinese sources"
"The factory says there aren't any non-China sources, and it'll take 2 years to put up a mine and refining facility in the US to make more"
"But we need those missiles now..."
gormadoc
China tried that before and reaped only short term political gains. What most people and talking heads don't realize is that rare earth elements are actually very common and that it's just expensive to produce, due largely to health and environmental concerns. When China throttled exports other companies outside China saw an opportunity and took it. Sure the metals from those companies are/will be more expensive but at least their partners don't have to worry about suddenly losing all access for no good reason. And in today's economy that reliability is paramount as ever larger amounts of money rely on each step in the process.
You know that (a) predatory pricing is a myth, and (b) there's no way for China to "cut off" an individual country, right?
Tell that to Japan...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_earths_trade_dispute
Stewart Baker
You might be right over the long run, but over the long run, companies with state-subsidized competitors end up dead, or close to it. Sure, China's policies produce politicized and inefficient companies, but that's just drag; it's not fatal, and it can be overcome with enough government money. Look at the heavily subsidized Airbus, for example, or the steel industry, where state subsidies have crippled US competitors.
Really? Care to cite any historical examples. Because that's not how competition with Japan played out. (Our industrial policy with semiconductor manufacturers, for example, was an abject failure and net worse for US companies).
And i mean cite in more detail. Airbus doesn't seem to be driving Boeing out of the market. And steel subsidies haven't worked as you think they are - they've killed US steel industry by making us incapable of competing.
I will never understand why we wouldn't want as much cheap steel as we can get our hands on?? Obviously you want cheap energy but unlike steel imported cheap energy would be easier for adversaries to cut off supply. In both instances the federal government should have a backup plan instead of policies like Trump's steel tariffs which ironically made the steel magnate responsible for bankrupting Big Steel wealthier while only producing a handful of new jobs.
Of course you want cheap steel. The problem is cheap steel that could suddenly be cut off, because your cheap source is a strategic adversary, not an ally or even neutral. Imagine for a moment how WWII would have gone, if "the arsenal of democracy" had been dependent on Germany for steel supplies.
In some degree it's a coordination problem; We have trade with other Western countries, and any of them can get a huge, (If perilous!) economic advantage in that trade, by buying artificially cheap supplies from China. So we're all on the hook, if we can't agree to all cut China off.
And we're never going to agree to that, because China has bought and paid for a lot of our political leaders.
Steel can't be cut off like energy..and energy can't be recycled like steel. If the Soviets were selling us cheap oil and it could be stored and used in products that can be used or recycled I would have bought as much cheap oil from the Soviets as possible because it was making us stronger. Anyway, Trump's tariffs failed to create jobs so Bethlehem Steel isn't coming back and tariffs only made steel more expensive.
It's not quite that easy...
To get a steel plant up and running is a major capital investment, both in time and money. Even recycled steel requires major investment....and a major steel mill.
Countries don't simply keep a year's supply of ready to go steel plate and bar on hand. They continually use it. And if you suddenly find your steel supply cut off, all the manufacturers who rely on it...well, they're up a creek, for a sizable chunk of time.
Steel isn't like energy no matter how much you want to rationalize Trump's tariffs failing. And guess what you need to build a steel mill?? Steel!! So you would buy enough cheap steel to get everything up and running before you implemented the tariffs…and then you would keep importing cheap steel for as long as possible with tariffs simply high enough to produce enough revenue to keep the steel mill ready to go.
But Trump's tariffs had nothing to do with national security because expensive steel makes America weaker…the tariffs were about winning the Electoral College and enriching a Trump donor—the magnate that ironically bankrupted Big Steel!!
"And guess what you need to build a steel mill?" Steel!
While steel is a (very) small part of the expense, the real expense is in time, money, and people. That's the real issue.
If there's nothing there, and you can make a capital investment of a few billion dollars, then it pays for itself over time.
It's worse than that, because for a lot of industrial processes, much of the real details of how to do them isn't written down, it's in the heads of the people who run them.
Interrupt steel making for a couple years, sure, you can resume doing it.
Interrupt it for ten years, the people who used to do it moved on to something else, and even if you can lure them back with outrageous salaries, they'll be stale, and have to catch up.
Interrupt it for twenty years, those people are gone, and you have to learn how to do it all over again.
China has captured multiple industries that way, and now escaping China's grasp will be the work of a generation, and very painful. But it's something we're going to need to do, and we better get started on it somehow.
Wow, you guys must think Trump is awful because his tariffs accomplished nothing on the scale of what you are advocating!?!
China has captured multiple industries that way
I mean, it hasn't, but you do you.
Why is an article about economic policy published in Volokh? It seems a bit outside the legal world upon which this blog is centered.
Rev. Arthur L. Kirkland
Why is right-wing Republican authoritarianism so prominent at a self-described "often libertarian" blog hosted by a self-described "libertarian" website?
Some questions just fade . . .
Not all the Volokh Conspirators have exactly the same set of interests, or post the same kinds of content. Sasha Volokh does his poetry readings, Baker does his podcast, Blackman does "Today in Supreme Court History", and so forth.
Abdul Abulbul Amir
China is building coal fired power plants to power solar panel factories, that service western markets, using slave labor.
Some "success" to emulate.


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## Overview

[Welcome](https://src.run/go/readme_welcome)!
The `bash-bright-library` provides a light weight collection of bash functions to enable
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under the *Scribe* namespace, comprised of framework-agnostic libraries,
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by [Rob Frawley 2nd](https://src.run/rmf) and
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Q: Form-Data POST not being recieved in server but Postman is working for RAW JSON when I send a request using a form, the body object does not contain the email value required..
for example when I use postman:

this error is a Schema error, because the email is not coming through....
I have tried to parse the headers using bodyparser, but no luck..
but when I send it using raw JSON it works fine:

my root server route:
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const mongoose = require('mongoose');

var cors = require('cors');

app.use(cors());

app.use(function(req, res, next) {
    res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');
    res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', 'Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept');
    next();
});

// parse body on every request //
app.use(express.json());
app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }));

app.use('/api/post', require('./routes/postRoute'));
app.use('/api/users', require('./routes/usersRoute'));

// root home page
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
    res.send('hi, love you ok? bye');
});

// connect to DB //

mongoose
    .connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/Express_Sessions_Wireframe', {
        useNewUrlParser: true,
        useUnifiedTopology: true,
        useCreateIndex: true
    })
    .then(console.log('We have touchdown houston [DATABASE HAD CONNECTION]'))
    .catch((err) => console.log(err));

// listen to server
app.listen(3000, () => {
    console.log('roger roger [server listening]');
});

my user Schema :
let User = new Schema(
    {
        email: {
            type: String,
            required: true,
            unique: true
        },
        posts: [
            {
                type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
                ref: 'Post'
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        timestamps: true
    }
);

module.exports = mongoose.model('User', User);

my post route
const express = require('express');
const User = require('../models/userModel');

var router = express.Router();

// parse json to use in all requests got or sent by router .. which is provided by express
router.use(express.json());

// User can signUp for an account
router.post('/signup', (req, res, next) => {
                User.create({
                    email: req.body.email
                })
        .then(
            (user) => {
                res.statusCode = 200;
                console.log( 'Registration Successful!', `user ====== ${user}` )
                res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
                res.json({ status: 'Registration Successful!', user: user });
            },
            (error) => next(error)
        )
        .catch((err) => next(err));
});

module.exports = router;

A: mutlipart/form-data is not handled by bodyparser library, as noted here:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/body-parser#readme
There are other libraries that can help with parsing multipart/form-data. They are noted in the link above. Here is an excerpt...
This does not handle multipart bodies, due to their complex and typically large nature. For multipart bodies, you may be interested in the following modules:
busboy and connect-busboy
multiparty and connect-multiparty
formidable
multer

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