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From: Tobermory Harbour (NM506553)
To: Druim a' Chroinn (NM498551)
Via: Back Brae, Dervaig Road
Meets: A848, B8073
Old route now: B8073
B882 Link in Tobermory
B882 Tobermory – Calgary
Argyll Terrace, Tobermory
The B882 is the shortest B road on Mull, but then there are only three! It provides a link from the A848 round the harbour in Tobermory up to the B8073 on the edge of the village. The route is up Back Brae from the A848 then sharp left into Argyll Terrace, sharp right into Albert Street and then along Dervaig Road out of the small town. It ends on a sharp curve on the B8073.
Curiously, not all maps include the short hill climb up Back Brae away from the harbour as part of this road. Instead, they start it at the top of the hill. However, this may be a misreading of the OS symbols which show the road as single track with passing places, leading to Back Brae being white in the alternate white-orange dashing.
The original route of the B882
While this road may be one of the shortest B roads in Zone 8 today, it was originally much longer. The 1922 Road Lists states that it ran from Tobermory west through Dervaig to Calgary, and the 1923 MOT map shows that the modern route was not included. Instead, the B882 ran over part of what is now the B8073 from Tobermory to Calgary. However, by 1932 this route had already become part of an extended A848, which then also terminated at Calgary Bay, and the B882 was relegated to its current route. What is not clear is whether the original and current route ever co-existed, or if one replaced the other. Today, the A848 has been reduced once more, back to Tobermory, with the B8073 taking over the former route of the B882 from Tobermory to Calgary, and indeed on around the north of the island to Salen.
A848 • A849 • A884 • B8035 • B8073 • C44 (Argyll and Bute) • C45 (Argyll and Bute) • C46 (Argyll and Bute) • C47 (Argyll and Bute) • C48 (Argyll and Bute) • C49 (Argyll and Bute) • Isle of Iona • C54 (Argyll and Bute) • C68 (Argyll and Bute)
A848 • B8073 • C68 (Argyll and Bute)
Argyll and Bute Council

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Mag. 2.0 earthquake - 5.7 mi west of Volcano Village, Hawaii, USA, on Friday, 23 October 2020 at 13:43 (GMT) -
23 Oct 13:46 UTC: First to report: USGS after 4 minutes.
23 Oct 13:49: Magnitude recalculated from 2.0 to 2.1.
23 Oct 15:54: Magnitude recalculated from 2.1 to 2.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.3 to 3.6 km (from 1.4 to 2.2 mi).
Date & time: 23 Oct 2020 13:43:01 UTC -
Depth: 3.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.41933°N / 155.31833°W (Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States)
Nearest volcano: Kilauea (4 km / 2 mi)
9 km (6 mi) WSW of Volcano Village (pop: 2,580) --> See nearby quakes!
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41 km (26 mi) WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park (Hawaii County) (pop: 11,400) --> See nearby quakes!
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Few Clouds 17.6°C (64 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 4 m/s (9 kts) from NE
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) More info
M 2.0 3.6 km 9 Km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii, USA USGS
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At magnitude 2.0, this quake was probably too small to be felt by humans, but it could be recorded instrumentally.
Mag. 2.0 earthquake - 5.7 mi west of Volcano Village, Hawaii, USA, on Friday, 23 October 2020 at 13:43 (GMT)


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Postseason Starting Pitching Matchups: October 7
Sean HuffOctober 7, 2020
Clayton Kershaw carved up the Brewers in the first round, and will attempt to shake his personal narrative tonight against the Padres. Photo Credit: @MLB
The postseason has begun, and this year more than ever before, the schedule can be very overwhelming. I've decided to breakdown the starting pitching matchups daily every day until the end of the World Series, including which one I think should be the highest priority to watch.
2:08pm EDT: Ian Anderson, Braves vs. Pablo López, Marlins (ATL leads 1-0)
With a 1-0 lead, the Braves turn to a breakout star of the first round to put the series practically out of reach for the Marlins. In just 7 starts (including NLWCS Game 2), Ian Anderson has been nothing short of dominant as a rookie. He's posted a 1.64 ERA in 38.1 IP, along with 50 K (11.74 K/9). These numbers aren't merely a small sample fluke either, as in the regular season Anderson maintained a 2.54 FIP and 2.58 xERA, the latter of which was 95th percentile in MLB. Anderson achieves his dominance largely due to having two excellent secondary pitches. Batters managed a .249 xwOBA against his changeup with a 39.8 Whiff%, and were even worse against his curve, with just .211 xwOBA. They swung through that offering 40.5% of the time. Together, Anderson throws these two pitches a shade over half the time, aiding the very low spin rate (9th percentile) yet high-octane fastball he throws for the other half.
The Marlins look to rebound from a late collapse in Game 1 by handing the ball over to the steady Pablo López. López broke out in 2020, with a 3.61 ERA over 57.1 IP. Under the hood, he looks even better, with a 3.09 FIP and 3.30 xERA. His new success is evidenced best by an increased strikeout rate, going from 7.68 to 9.26 K/9 from 2019 to 2020. López is also inducing much softer contact, as his average exit velocity is down from 88.2 to 85.7mph. The main culprit is an increased usage of López's changeup, his best pitch, and the incorporation of a highly effective cutter. Against these two pitches, batters put up xwOBAs of .224 and .169 respectively. He'll need to continue this trend of excellence for the Marlins to continue their Postseason winning streak.
Where to watch: MLB Network
3:35pm EDT: Jesús Luzardo, Athletics vs. Jose Urquidy, Astros (HOU leads 2-0)
It was a shaky first full season and first Postseason start for Jesús Luzardo. In the former, he failed to live up to the hype his minor league and relief numbers had netted him, hovering just around league average in all of ERA, FIP, xFIP, and xERA. As for the ALWCS Game 1 start, he was rocked, giving up 3 ER in 3.1 IP, including allowing 2 HR. Now, with the A's in an elimination game, Luzardo will have to tighten up. The most obvious solution for Luzardo to better himself would be to ditch his largely ineffective sinker. He throws in over a fifth of the time, yet it yields a .367 xwOBA and just a 9.2 Whiff%. The Astros lineup is showing shades of its 2019 self the past two games, and abandoning his worst pitch would help Luzardo in a must-win game against them.
In his clinching start of the ALWCS against the Twins, Jose Urquidy continued to do what he's done all season. That is, he got good results despite clearly poor peripherals. Urquidy managed a 2.65 ERA in 2020, including Postseason, yet the rest of his numbers are uninspiring. He put up a 4.71 FIP, 5.36 xFIP, and 5.25 xERA in the regular season. The only potential solution for Urquidy is to rely less on his four-seamer, a pitch he throws over half the time and batters bash with a robust .372 xwOBA. The other pitches aren't great, but they're better than the fastball. This is a great chance for the A's to get back in the series, and Urquidy mixing up his arsenal could slam the door on them.
Where to watch: TBS
7:10pm EDT: Charlie Morton, Rays vs. Masahiro Tanaka, Yankees (Series tied 1-1)
After being a Cy Young contender in 2019, 2020 has been a bit of a step back for Charlie Morton, though not nearly as much as his 4.74 ERA would indicate. The estimators are mixed, with a 3.45 FIP, 4.01 xFIP, and 3.92 xERA. Morton still strikes out a good amount, though down from in 2019, and walks very few. His average exit velocity is up 2.5mph from 2019, however, up to 89.4. The primary reason for this seems to be a decline in his fastball velocity, from 94.7 to 93.4mph. Batters now tag him for a .338 xwOBA on the pitch. His curve is still excellent, of course, but would be better if paired with his former four-seamer. Against a terrifying Yankees lineup, Morton will need every bit of velocity he can muster; the Postseason adrenaline his teammates have exhibited could aid him here.
Falling behind to Rays deep bullpen in a series is a death knell, and it will be largely up to Masahiro Tanaka to ensure this doesn't happen to the Yankees. Previously outstanding in the Postseason, Tanaka was tattooed in ALWCS Game 2 versus Cleveland, surrendering 6 ER in 4.0 IP, This could be regression finally coming for a starter who, on the whole, has been unspectacular as far back as 2017. The 97 FIP- and 4.03 xERA he put up in 2020 are the pitcher he's been recently. Tanaka does a good job of prioritizing his best pitches, a slider and splitter, that yield .224 and .302 xwOBAs, respectively. His fastball, on the other hand, gets hammered, with a gaudy .448 xwOBA in 2020. He still throws this a quarter of his offerings, something he may need to change when treading carefully through the gauntlet of solid Rays hitters.
9:08pm EDT: Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers vs. Pitchers?, Padres (LAD leads 1-0)
After a vintage Clayton Kershaw season, he reminded the world why he's a GOAT candidate by mowing down the Brewers in NLWCS Game 2, striking out 13 and walking 1 in 8 shutout innings. Now against a far more dangerous Padres offense, Kershaw will look to do the same, and put his Dodgers within a game of yet another NLCS. Nothing has to change for Kershaw, who, including the Postseason, had a 1.90 ERA in 2020, the fourth sub-2 season of his career. This is thanks to increased four-seam velocity and customary wipeout sliders and curves. I don't need to go into detail. Everyone knows about Kershaw's pitch arsenal and his Postseason narrative. Tonight, he sets out to use the former to rewrite the latter.
As for the Padres, I'm not even going to try anymore. They haven't had a real start all Postseason. It's their bullpen that will take up the bulk of the innings for them to try to even the series, as they have all October. Which pitchers these will be is anyone's guess.
Where to watch: FS1
Must-Watch Game of the Day
The most fun series, the NL West showdown, also features the playoff's two protagonists today, in the tragic hero Kershaw, and the bat flipping Padres superstar. This will be a fun one.
Sean Huff
Sean is a psychology major and mathematics minor in his senior year at Fordham College at Rose Hill. He is a lifelong baseball fan with a nominal affinity for the Phillies. You can follow him on Twitter at @srhkthew2 for occasional comments on baseball and assorted esoterica.


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Hazard assessments on individual food additives and contaminants for a global confectionery organisation
Home » Portfolio Items » Hazard assessments on individual food additives and contaminants for a global confectionery organisation
An industry client
A multi-national company wants concise reports on individual food additives and contaminants, or groups of such compounds. These should be written in a way that is accessible to the lay person, and should provide the most pertinent data on toxicology, health criteria values, levels in food, estimated dietary intake levels, and regulatory status.
To update existing reports prepared by the client and to draft new ones, making good use of existing Expert Group reports but also searching the primary literature for any subsequent developments that might have an impact on the compound's status.
The bibra toxicologists have many years of experience in the preparation of hazard reports on chemicals. Our first port of call would be our own in-house database (TRACE) and databank, which we have been running for over 50 years. This provides a quick and efficient route to Expert Group evaluations on the chemicals of interest, and is more up to date and comprehensive in its indexing than is eChemPortal, with a wider coverage of Expert Groups. All such documents in TRACE will have been chemically indexed, and any relevant reviews can be retrieved by a simple search on the CAS Registry number and an appropriate code (for expert reviews). The best of these would be used as the basis for the concise report, as they would identify the key data. In addition, we would conduct a search of the primary literature published since the Expert Group reports, using TRACE, TOXNET and eChemPortal at the very least, to ensure that there have been no further developments that might alter the compound's toxicological status. Once all of the key data have been summarised, we would go back over the primary papers identified via TRACE and the various external databases, to ensure that there are no gaps in the data that might have been missed by the Expert Groups.
Over many years bibra has provided the client with up-to-date evaluations of the critical data on toxicology, health criteria values, levels in food, estimated dietary intake levels and regulatory status, for individual compounds or groups of compounds, written in a way that is understandable by the lay person.
Bibra project leader
Tanya Diver
Food and food-contact reviews
Extractables and Leachables Risk Assessments for a large generics pharmaceutical company
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From death comes life: Recovery and revolution in the wake of epidemic outbreaks of mountain pine beetle
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:
Changing climatic conditions and an abundance of dense, mature pine forests have helped to spur an epidemic of mountain pine beetles larger than any in recorded history. This has raised concerns among many people that the death, desiccation, and decomposition of the overstory could have dramatic and negative consequences for affected ecosystems.
Read the brief here.
Collins, B.J.; Rhoades, C.C.; Underhill, J.; Hubbard, R.M. 2010. Post-harvest seedling recruitment following mountain pine beetle infestation of Colorado lodgepole pine stands: a comparison using historic survey records. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 40:2452-2456.
Collins, B.J.; Rhoades, C.C.; Hubbard, R.M.; Battaglia, M.A. 2011. Tree regeneration and future stand development after bark beetle infestation and harvesting in Colorado lodgepole pine stands. Forest Ecology and Management. 261: 2168-2175.
Collins, B.; Rhoades, C.; Battaglia, M.; Hubbard, R.M. 2012. The effects of bark beetle outbreaks on forest development, fuel loads and potential fire behavior in salvage logged and untreated lodgepole pine forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 284: 260-268.
Clow, D.W.; Rhoades, C.C.; Briggs, J.; Caldwell, M.; Lewis, W.M., Jr. 2011. Responses of soil and water chemistry to mountain pine beetle induced tree mortality in Grand County, Colorado, USA. Applied Geochemistry doi:10.1016/j. apgeochem.2011.03.096.
Hubbard, R. M.; Rhoades, C.C.; Elder, K.; Negron, J.F. 2012. Changes in Transpiration and Foliage Growth in Lodgepole Pine Trees Following Mountain Pine Beetle Attack and Mechanical Girdling. Forest Ecology and Management, In Press.
Jolly, M.W.; Parsons, R.A.; Hadlow, A.M.; Cohn, G.M.; McAllister, S.S.; Popp, J.B.; Hubbard, R.M.; Negron, J.F. 2012. Relationships between moisture, chemistry, and ignition of Pinus contorta needles during the early stages of mountain pine beetle attack. Forest Ecology and Management 269:52-59.
Rhoades, C.C.; McCutchen, J.H. Jr.; Cooper, L.A.; Clow, D.W.; Detmer, T.M.; Briggs, J.S.; Stednick, J.D.; Veblen, T.T.; Ertz, R.M.; Likens, G.; Lewis, W. M. Jr. 2013. Biogeochemistry of Beetle Kill: Explaining a weak nitrate response. (under revision PNAS).
Categories: Publication, Research Brief/SynthesisTags: aspen, climate change, coupled disturbance, disturbance, disturbance interactions, disturbance regimes, Forest density, Forest Management, forests, insect-driven mortality, Insects & Disease, landscape restoration and resilience, lodgepole pine, mountain pine beetle, ponderosa pine, Rocky Mountain Research Station, salvage logging, species composition, species diversity, tree regeneration


Entering the real world as a new professional can be a daunting experience. Acting timid around other employees or expecting advancement within weeks of being hired are common behavioral patterns displayed by new workers once they start in the workplace. While today's generation may have the multi-tasking skills, tech-savvy talent and latest pop culture references, they may also have a bit to learn about starting a new job.
While respecting a company culture before arriving for an interview is essential, young professionals must also stay true to who they are in order to make sure that the position is the right fit for them. Some general rules apply across the board, especially for certain industries. For instance, students looking to obtain a job at an accounting firm should probably remove their nose or eyebrow piercings before their interview.
Another useful lesson is for new employees to learn their limits and push them - to a point. New hires can take months to discover what they are fully capable of committing.
Even when students have left the classroom and moved on to their careers, the learning process has not ended. More experienced co-workers can offer young employees a wealth of knowledge about their particular field and vice versa. Employers will also wish to see their employees work hard to stay informed about industry trends.
Employers of all generations will continue to value a fundamental education. Students who wish to fully invest themselves into careers in business or accounting can enroll in Accounting and Payroll Administrator program at CDI College and get started right away. To begin, fill out the form on the right.


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About Roadwax…
Delivery Driver Required. IMMEDIATE START…
Due to a SUDDEN BEREAVEMENT within our close-knit group of drivers, a vacancy exists for a DRIVER.
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AT ALL AND THE BRAKES WORK PERFECTLY IT HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY EVERYBODY AND NOTHING IS WRONG IT ALSO HAS A NEW DRIVERS SEAT AND WINDSHIELD.
If you would like to work for a boss who writes everything in CAPITAL LETTERS and is semi-literate but still feels it is necessary to micro-manage his secretary's advertising copy then please give us a call.
The successful applicant will be HARD WORKING AND LOYAL AND 100% TRUSTWORTHY AND LOYAL. GOOD TEAMWORKER, PUNCTUAL AND NOT DRIVE LIKE A NUTTER.
Pay will be commensurate with experience. The successful candidate will be given a trial period of three weeks, after which they will probably turn down the job because it is very difficult for most people to get on with Dave who runs the company and his brother Mad Eric who services the trucks. Most people leave on day three.
YOU WILL BE HARD WORKING AND LOYAL AND USED TO HARD WORK. LOYALTY WILL BE REWARDED. YOU WILL BE PAID FAIRLY FOR A FULL DAY'S WORK.
Please contact Marjory (me) in the first instance on the number below.
Tags: driver safety, transport industry, truck driving, truck servicing
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Could a woman have done this…? Men are back on the map…!
In a video clip that cannot fail to stir emotions, two men become immediate icons for their gender and define manhood to the world. Men are back on the map.
Modern scientific research increasingly shows us men to be pretty crap at most things when compared to women doing the same tasks.
Contemporary media frequently depicts males as being listless goofs who are only there to carry shopping bags and occasionally hit someone for being an irritant.
Using nothing more than an electric drill and without writing a Risk Management document to share with a department, two men do what their sex is most famous for: they destroy something that is bad and avoid getting killed during the process.
Here, in a selfless show of astonishing bravery, two unknown men put 'manhood' right back on the map in a single act of stunning beauty.
I write with tears in my eyes as I herald a new dawn for anyone who habitually walks around with the plumbing on the outside of their body and who can't remember their kid's birthday.
(Note: at the very end of the video you will see other men appearing from their hiding places. These men are from the ancient tribes of Eesamateofmine and Letsburnsomethingnext. )
Tags: acheivement, electric drill, gender supremacy, male supremacy, manhood, men, planning, running away, that was close, water tower
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The FBI, marijuana and young hackers: Morality hides under the table.
"..the best ones smoke weed, so we can't use 'em…"
The director of the FBI, James Comey, has reportedly told the Wall Street Journal that he may have to review the prohibition on drug-taking among his workforce because he cannot employ the best of the best when it comes to hackers.
At first glance, this comment may seem almost comical. Indeed, Comey is now back-pedalling furiously and saying it was meant as a joke. But it may still be a truth spoken in jest.
The FBI does not employ people who have used drugs in the last three years. The FBI wants to recruit hackers. So, they recruited a load of hackers who haven't used drugs in the last three years. You can guess from Comey's words how well it all worked out. Now, the FBI wants the ones who are trousered, minced, absolutely off their face on skunk – because the hackers the FBI currently have are not as good.
Can you imagine how the FBI hackers who are about to be fired feel? There you are in your navy blue skirt or your Walmart charcoal pants. You parked your car perfectly in the car park, neither too far to the left nor right. Suddenly, a security guard pulls your chair away and marches you up to the human resources department.
A woman you have never met then hands you an envelope with a letter of reference and tells you that they have done all they can to find an alternative position for you within the FBI but to no avail. Then, she nods to the security guard who walks you out to the car park.
As you pass your old desk, you see that it is now occupied by an eighteen year old who has his slammed Vans resting on your immaculate Apple and is taking a selfie on his iPhone.
You are toast.
This hacker does more in four hours than you did in three months.
You find the Hudson River and you jump into it.
The Fantastic Dilemma…?
It would seem reasonable that our offices of high authority and power do not employ habitual drug takers. Drug taking is both illegal and begs questions about the competence of a worker to do their job properly. But what happens if you are trying to arrest criminals who hide behind the tightest web security? The best help may come from those deep inside the business we call 'code writing' (if it is legal) or 'hacking' (if it is illegal). These people often smoke joints and eat pizza.
The top hackers often take drugs. I mean, would you really leave a message on the FBI's server at Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington saying: "Love the suits you guys wear!" if you were sober and law-abiding? Besides, hacking is a long game that stretches your concentration and intelligence over many straight hours. The USAAF pump Speed into their fighter pilots so why can't a hacker stock up on some weed and Ben & Jerry's?
Perhaps James Comey just got sick and tired of having his weekly email to his staff persistently replaced by a picture of a lol-cat and that print of Bob Marley smoking a joint. He's out for revenge. Book the kid. Think laterally.
Which brings us neatly to…
If you are a right-leaning law-abiding citizen, then you probably believe that the FBI go around all the top universities and pick out the brightest code writers and sit them down in the back of the black Suburban and say:
'Forget Pfizer. Come and work for us.'
If you are a left-leaning law abiding citizen, then you know damn well that the FBI stake out a sixteen year old as he or she hacks into their headmaster's bank account – the one that pays for the dwarf to whip him – and they sit him or her down in the front room with their parents and say:
'Forget McDonald's. Come and work for us.'
'I can't. I take drugs.'
(mother faints)
'Damn.'
Can you spot the massive…er…half-truth in all this?
Just because the FBI cannot themselves employ drug-taking hackers doesn't mean that they don't use their services.
The FBI contract out this kind of work to a bunch of private firms that do employ drug-taking hackers. Those firms then invoice the FBI for 'code writing services and program viability analysis'. Everybody is happy.
Then, in May 2014, the FBI notice that, whereas the FBI all drive around in four year old Chevrolets, these firms that go by the name of Yellow Penguin Computing, Zed Labz, Drelb Inc. – all drive three month old Ferraris.
When your in-laws are outlaws…
James Comey, Director of the FBI cannot have that. It sticks in his craw. Yet he cannot employ drug takers. He needs a solution. He dips his toe into the waters of popular opinion. He says he might have to look a the situation.
If he is successful, then any government department or agency may soon be allowed to employ drug-takers as well.
There will soon be no difference whatsoever between the moral values of society, outlaws and the elite who rule them both. Just like the end of alcohol Prohibition, the questions over morality will melt away. We all know that the current prohibition of marijuana serves no public good. It merely boosts the wealth of dealers – the bootleggers of old.
But the FBI cannot employ the top hackers unless marijuana is legalised across the whole of the US. It is a nationwide agency. Worse still – until that day, the barrier between what is legal and what is illegal becomes arbitrary and selective. Existing laws already flatly ignore criminality within crime-fighting agencies.
You were stopped for speeding by a cop who you believe was off his face on Nepalese black at the time? Good luck with the appeal. You believe that your local police are paid off by drug dealers? Bring us the evidence and we'll pay for your headstone.
That is not a good forest for society to venture into. Either marijuana is legal or it is not.
However, could it just be that James B Comey, director of the FBI, is in fact merely lending his weight to the campaign to legalise marijuana?
Tags: Ben & Jerry's, cannabis, code-writing, drugs, FBI, hackers, hacking, joint, law, law-making. James Comey, legalisation, marijuana, morality, society, spliffs, Washington, weed
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MH370: Boeing break their corporate silence with…official silence.
The Boeing Company has uploaded their latest press release on their corporate website.
If you read their 'About Us' page, you will see that the company describes itself as 'the world's premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for more than 40 years'.
Boeing also proudly explains that:
"…Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) provides end-to-end services for large-scale systems that enhance air-, land-, sea- and space-based platforms for global military, government and commercial customers. […] BDS is developing enhanced capabilities through network-enabled solutions, communications and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies. BDS supports the U.S. government as a system integrator on several programs of national significance, including NASA's International Space Station and, the Missile Defense Agency's Ground-based Midcourse Defense program. BDS is also expanding into new markets and adjacencies, including unmanned systems, cyber security, energy management, and support and logistics…."
Judging by their own formidable description of their skills, it is less comforting to consider that so far, Boeing has effectively said nothing to the world's press in connection to Flight MH730. Clearly, it (as a company) must have a considerable amount of data pertaining to this flight.
However, Boeing says that it is now acting as a 'technical advisor' to the American National Transportation Safety Board who have a team in Malaysia working with the Malaysian government. Investigators with expertise in air traffic control and radar are providing technical assistance to the Malaysian authorities who are working on locating the missing jetliner.
And the NTSB, who only investigate domestic air accidents, make it clear in their press release dated 12th March 2014:
"…The NTSB plans no further releases of information on the investigation…"
So there you have it. Since it is now an 'advisor' for the 'official' inquiry carried out by the NTSB, Boeing is now free from being questioned about any issues relating to its own product. Even though the NTSB doesn't usually work outside the USA. The clue is in the title. They are 'national' and not 'international'.
I'm sure that Malaysian Airlines are relieved to know that the manufacturer of their aircraft which has gone missing is sworn to NTSB secrecy and works closely with US Defense. The NTSB don't actually have any business working out of their territory but the fact that they appear to have disconnected their phone just after Boeing knocked on their door seems…well…disturbing.
If I bake a pie and you got sick after eating it, would you feel better if I told you that I was closely involved with the local Police and neither they nor I were available to answer your questions?
This "say nothing" corporate approach to missing aircraft by manufacturers does have a precedent in the story of the aircraft manufacturer De Havilland.
Tags: Boeing 777, cover up, Malaysia, Malaysian Airlines, MH370, NTSB, press release, The Boeing Company, United States
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MH370 – Hypoxia theory is posted on tumblr
Courtesy of Tony Noonan and FlightAware, this composite of associated information is worth close consideration.
Making reference to some intriguing and up-to-date evidence that has not yet been generally released, this writer provides an interesting theory as to what may have happened. Please also read the comments added by other viewers because they have a serious bearing on the issues raised by the writer of the article.
http://mh370lost.tumblr.com/
Notice also that, if this theory is correct, this is almost a 'carbon copy' of an earlier accident involving a modern day jet airliner. Hypoxia has been a known issue since the 1940s, as mentioned in my earlier post.
Tags: Boeing, FlightAware, hypoxia, MH370, USA
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Malaysian Airlines MH370 – dangerous connections?
The loss of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 three days ago with 239 people on board is fast becoming a tragedy of ever greater significance as Malaysian official responses flounder in what appears to be a mixture of incompetence and inertia. Despite praise from one US Commander in the area for the Malaysian Forces ability to organise the search areas in detail, both the government and airline are failing under international scrutiny.
The United States, Chinese and Vietnam Navies are applying intensive resources to seeking answers and, combined with other neighbouring countries, have more than forty vessels traversing the estimated crash area. In contrast, very little is being done by the Malaysian authorities to engage either with the mourning relatives – of which there are a great many – or provide more information.
Relatives of the 38 Malaysian passengers who have been waiting in Kuala Lumpur are now being told simply to 'expect the worst' – hardly a constructive or compassionate response and days too late to be expressed. Likewise, in Beijing, grieving relatives of the 153 Chinese nationals on the flight are complaining about being unable to find information from officials.
Malaysian airport security did not check the passports belonging to passengers boarding the flight against the InterPol 'Lost and Stolen' computer directory. Both of these passports which were stolen in Thailand and subsequently used by two people to board the flight had been listed there for the last year.
If Malaysian authorities are not checking the movement of suspicious people who pass through their airport hubs, then what exactly are they checking? Until the flight's black box can be recovered, the suspicion that these two unknown passengers were terrorists remains. But with no terrorist group having so far come forward to claim responsibility, this line of reasoning fades with each passing hour.
But even with what little we know so far, Flight MH370 has more similarities with some previous airliner crashes than are immediately apparent. With the disappearance of the flight being currently so distressing it is not helpful to speculate without reason but below is a very short list of similar tragedies:
August 1947: BSAA Flight CS59 – Avro Lancastrian
In 2014, global weather patterns are now known to be partly driven by the Jet Stream – a band of super-fast winds that modern jet airliners 'ride' to get to their destinations sooner or avoid when going in the opposing direction. Back in 1947, a passenger airliner climbed above the cloud-covered Mount Tupungato on its way to Chile from Argentina. It was never seen again. Conspiracy theories abounded, aided by the mysterious and repeated final Morse signal sent by its navigator – "STENDAC". Fifty years later, the plane's wreckage was found in the mountains. It had flown into a snowy peak, causing an avalanche to fall on top of it, covering all wreckage. Not realising that they were flying into the Jet Stream's strong winds, the crew's mathematical calculation that they had passed over the mountain did not take into account the fact that, in reality, they were barely moving forward in relation to the ground. Their unforeseeable and tragic demise was unraveled by modern computing and the understanding we now have of the Jet Stream. "STENDAC"? This word puzzle has never been solved but one theory is that the Morse code operator in the Lancastrian was suffering from hypoxia (oxygen starvation – the plane was not pressurised) and believed that he was confirming his DESCENT.
January 1949: BSAA – Avro Tudor MkIVB
The Bermuda Triangle was a bewildering mystery throughout the 1940's and '50's when entire ships and even whole groups of fighter planes disappeared without trace. On a fine day and with an experienced crew and a well serviced plane, this flight from Bermuda to Kingston was effectively an unremarkable and routine flight. The only note of doubt was caused by ten minute blackouts of radio signals that day across the area of sea which was being flown over by the Avro Tudor. Even so, its pilot's clear messages to gound control were noted and served as confirmation that all was well on board. The plane never arrived at Kingston. Extensive searches found no wreckage. In the 21st century, we now know that the area of sea called the Bermuda Triangle is the location for occasional ferocious and random volcanic eruptions on the sea bed. Gases rise as bubbles to the surface in millions of cubic litres from the under-sea volcanos. If you are a boat or ship on that part of the ocean, you will sink immediately because the water you were floating on is suddenly filled with air bubbles and becomes 'non-buoyant'. If you are flying above the area in question, the hydrogen and oxygen of the air may be replaced by other gases, either starving your engines or creating massive turbulence. Landing in the sea will give you the same problems as a ship or boat and you will sink without trace.
July 1988: Iran Air Flight 655 – Airbus A300B2
290 Iranians (including 66 children) and 38 souls from other countries had just left Bandar Abbas on a half hour flight to Dubai, having originated at Tehran. The Airbus was transmitting "IFF" signals (International Friend or Foe) and was expected to be where it was and it was flying its agreed route. Eight minutes into its flight, the Commander of the United States guided missile destroyer 'Vincennes' (nicknamed 'Robocop' by his fellow US Naval officers for his apparent lust for seeking conflict) decided that this particular A300 Airbus was instead an Iranian F-14 Tomcat fighter, trying to attack him. He ordered the firing of two anti-aircraft missiles into it. The passenger jet disintegrated. Although its black box was never found, the Vincennes itself was loaded with all the data necessary to prove beyond doubt what had happened and the United States inquiry uncovered weak leadership, inexperienced crew and ignored warnings of the A300's true identity to have conspired to create a 'regrettable accident'. The United States denied guilt but payed millions of dollars in out of court settlements.
December 1988: Pan Am Flight 103 – Boeing 747-121
A few months later, on its way from Frankfurt to Detroit, American Pan Am flight 103 took on more passengers at London and departed for America. With its 259 occupants (189 American, the rest from other nations) settling in as they flew through the darkness above Scotland, a bomb in the luggage hold exploded and the airliner disintegrated. The inquiries and assertions of both British and United States investigators were widely doubted from the start. There were and still are deeply held beliefs of many relatives and political commentators that the tragedy was dishonestly blamed on one man – a Libyan Intelligence Officer put forward by Libyan Colonel Gaddafi as responsible. The man, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was arrested and jailed in Scotland. In 2003, Libya admitted responsibility but not guilt and settled multi-million dollar compensation claims to the relatives of those who died – in return for political and economic sanctions being lifted. Although this Boeing 747 flew in Pan Am's colours, it in fact belonged to the United States Civil Reserve inventory of aircraft. One of the earliest Jumbos built, it had been completely overhauled and modified two years earlier to allow it to carry out diverse alternative roles such as freight carriage. The case has so many astonishing and unbelievable inconsistencies within it that a new inquiry is due to be set up in 2014.
June 2009: Air France Flight 447 – Airbus A330
228 souls passed on when this plane – an Airbus A330 – left just a few pieces of wreckage on the surface of the Atlantic when it crashed. The black box was not recovered until much later on but – almost immediately after the airliner 'disappeared' – Airbus confidently announced that blame lay with the crew: human error. How were Airbus so sure? Well, the A330 is the aviation equivelant of your friend who is always on their iPhone. Flight 447 sent a string of messages back to its manufacturers – Airbus – as it flew, alerting them to the fact that things were not going well on the flight.
The plane used ACARS – the Aircraft Communicating and Adressing System – to transmit data over the last three minutes before it crashed. Airbus certainly possessed that information three days after it had crashed.
Does the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777-200ER use the ACARS system?
Did it send messages to Boeing?
The amazing future of Asia's growth needs flight security from today's West.
Over the next 20 years, the Asia Pacific area is predicted to account for almost 50% of the world's growth in air traffic. Both Airbus and Boeing are anticipating delivering nearly 13,000 new airliners to operators in this zone. Airbus is heavily investing in Indonesian refurbishment centres and cabin conversion operations.
This level of investment is truly staggering in its size and implications for mass transit. It also illustrates the shocking contrast in standards between the established manufacturers and operators' commitment and the seemingly casual incompetence of Malaysian airport security.
Malaysian Airlines operates more than 100 modern jets and flies to over 80 worldwide destinations each day. It has a good safety record.
Tags: 777, air crash investigation, airport security, Asia, aviation, Boeing, China, lockerbie, Malaysia, Malaysian Airlines, MH370, missing aircraft, United States, vincennes
Categories Air-Travel, Articles, Censorship, Consumer Rights, Corporate, corruption, Crime, Current Affairs, Flight, Journalism, Technology, Uncategorized, World News
Ukraine: Western leaders consider snub to Putin
Roadwax's Elena Handcart has just sent this report from the Crimean peninsula:
As the RAF Chinook helicopter from Odiham in Hampshire dives through the darkness of the night towards Razdolne, Captain Sandy "Toxvig" Thompson's tense voice rings out in my headphones.
'Remember, Elena…not a word about this being an MI6 job and no names. Don't mention how you got here or who you met. Right?'
I nod in agreement as the muscular physique of Chaz "Minty" Mintoe looms towards me, un-buckles my harness and drags me towards the open hatch.
"Who dares, wins…!" he says and hurls me into the darkness while the Chinook is still thirty feet above sea level. I smile and wave goodbye to one of the most handsome and brave lovers I have ever known. So sad, then, that he could never sustain an erection.
I land roughly on the waves and my unconscious body is dragged towards the shore by the savage riptide.
I awake to find myself lying on a clean yet overpriced bed in the 2-Star Radzolne Holidaya Inska. Smiling back at me from the compact yet modern bathroom area is a face I do not recognise.
'You do not recognise my face, do you?' The man smiles and laughs.
I get dressed and leave him. His army clothes – all insignia removed – lie scattered around the room. There is no doubt though, from the way he rubs toothpaste into his genitals, that he is actually elite Russian forces.
The hotel concierge refuses to accept my credit card and instead leads me through the maze of coridoors to the back of the hotel and freedom.
' My name is Dmitri and I am pro-Ukraine. Not everyone loves Putin here. Do not mention me or I will be killed.'
I nod my head and thank him.
'Take the footpath over the mountains and you will arrive in Yalta. It is hard climb. God be with you!'
I walk round the side of the building to the main entrance and get in a taxi.
'Yalta.' I say. The ancient Mercedes moves off and I settle back in my seat and watch the tired faces of the tired women as they catch fish with tired faces.
Within minutes, we arrive at a checkpoint and I am arrested.
"Well…THAT was a complete bloody waste of a war."
Tags: chinook, Crimea, elite forces, hotel, MI6, Russia, sandy toxvig, Ukraine, Yalta
Categories Articles, Censorship, Creative Writing, Current Affairs, Euro-zone, Feminism, General, Hotels, Humor, Humour, Journalism, News, Politics, Ukraine, Uncategorized, Writing
TB-infected beef sold back into UK food chain by DeFRA
According to the Sunday Times today, DeFRA – The UK government's Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs – has been selling diseased cattle meat to caterers who supply hospitals, schools and the armed forces.
They have bought the carcasses of cattle infected with bovine tuberculosis and sold them back into the food chain.
Despite concerns by several agencies, Defra sees no wrong in its actions.
"We are the UK government department responsible for policy and regulations on environmental, food and rural issues. Our priorities are to grow the rural economy, improve the environment and safeguard animal and plant health."
The above quote is from their website.
DeFRA recently charred its already dirty reputation with most Brits by shrugging off the scandal of horse meat appearing in beef products. When the news broke in Europe, DeFRA's head of public affairs legged it over to France for an 'important meeting' and laid low. As the full extent of corruption in the food chain was revealed over following weeks, DeFRA seemed curiously detached from the situation.
Is it not puzzling that a Ministerial Department responsible for regulating and monitoring the food supply chain in the UK should
*decline to take leadership in a contamination crisis?
*generate approximately $14m revenue by purchasing and selling diseased cattle meat into the human food chain?
*not mention anything in its mission statement (above) about human welfare – any duty to citizens and consumers?
Perhaps, their point is that their priority is to maintain the wealth and prosperity of those who own the fields and the cows. That they are not concerned with any consequential issues. Not concerned with issues relating to health and the possible spread of disease – however small.
But in a political era where the UK government has fostered exaggerated fears of terrorism, economic uncertainty, financial insecurity and invasion of privacy among its citizens, is it not strange that one of its own departments intentionally sells tens of thousands of tons of meat from diseased cattle into its own country's food chain?
It does not take a conspiracy theorist to notice that DeFRA have again expressed not one single concern at their wildly indefensible actions while the Press and public are again outraged. Once more, actions that are highly likely to cause distress and concern among the public have come from…a government department.
Can DeFRA's actions really have been the result of ignorance and innocence as to the risks being taken with the public's health and wellbeing?
The Sunday Times quotes DeFRA's chief scientist Ian Boyd warning that bTB (bovine Tuberculosis) could "spill over" to pets and "potentially to humans".
M bovis, the bacterium that causes bTB can survive cooking up to 60C. – source: Sunday Times, 30th June 2013
Tags: beef, bovine, Bovine Tuberculosis, British, bTB, citizens, consumers, contamination, Defra, food chain, rural affairs, UK
Categories Articles, Britain, Consumer Rights, corruption, Current Affairs, Driving, Euro-zone, Food, General, Journalism, News, Uncategorized
Obama avoids admission: George W Bush Library "will contain books"
At what point in my life am I allowed to just sleep or catch up on Medal of Honor?
US sources have leaked covert film confirming that President Obama has the ability to survive the worst social gathering in the history of Time and yet still smile and laugh when it is over.
The opening of the 'George W. Bush Library' required that he had to be present to make a speech. President Obama was not in a position to decline the invitation.
Despite the oxymoron, it was not possible for Obama to excuse himself from this date with destiny simply because he had to wait at home for the plumber or else be with a friend who was in hospital.
The library has been confirmed as "a building containing books". How these books came into the possession of George W Bush is unknown. Bush is not famous for his love of non-fiction.
The ceremonial opening was attended yesterday by all the surviving presidents of the United States.
The library was surrounded by the most advanced security available so that its inauguration would meet without problem.
At this time, it is not clear whether the books within the library contain verifiable facts or simply random sentences of worthless information, designed to coerce ordinary citizens into becoming abusive nationalists, convinced that they are being threatened by foreign powers.
In the heavily edited video clip, President Obama is the one who looks like he wants to be somewhere else.
Ex-president Clinton is the one who looks like he wants to go with him.
George W Bush is the one who notices the camera.
Hilary Clinton is the one who just laughs and laughs…and laughs.
Tags: books, Clinton, feminism, George W Bush library, history, Obama, plumber
Categories Articles, Comedy, Creative Writing, Current Affairs, Driving, Feminism, General, Humor, Humour, People, Politics, Uncategorized, USA, World News, Writing
Is your new car watching over you?
In the 1980's, if Britain or the United States governments had declared that every citizen must report their personal whereabouts and also to whom they spoke, there would have been an understandable mass revolt and rioting in the streets.
Instead, we citizens were sold the mobile or 'cell' phone.
Lured by the promise of entertainment, technology and kudos, we rushed out and bought phones for ourselves and our children.
We bought the phones willingly. The needs of government were met.
It was all about information – being connected and being in communication. Being the first to know, the first to hear.
Twenty years later, we now understand how our cellphones pinpoint our position and our conversations and texts are widely and routinely intercepted and analysed 'in the interests of National Security'.
Our billing information has been sold and resold a hundred times. British Police forces have sold personal details of car crash victims to ambulance-chasing insurance firms. Apparently, that is okay by us. Absolutely fine.
Since we are anxious to be seen as law-abiding citizens, we trade in our privacy in a way that was utterly unthinkable, even as recently as 1990. We ignore the outrageous invasion of our privacy by Google, Microsoft and a million life insurance and healthcare agents who now own copies of all our private details.
Some of us actually help out by uploading our private life and photo album details to Facebook.
Next on the agenda of big business and world government: our car.
"…all citizens shall declare their car journeys, itineraries, speeds attained and addresses visited…"
We are sold 'infotainment' and connectivity packages for our new car. We buy them, using our own money.
Intel put it perfectly in their press release:
"…Cars are gradually transitioning from an information isolated island to a mobile information processing platform…"
The statement is almost benign in its apparent casualness.
However, be not fooled. The parking camera package that you bought because you are too stupid to park your own car can now record the license plate of the car behind and in front.
One click of a switch at "Headquarters" and every driving citizen becomes an unmarked Police cruiser, fitted with Automated Number Plate Recognition.
Your three year old car already tells tales on you to its manufacturer. When you send it in to the dealer to have it serviced, you naively believe that the big red box it gets plugged into tells the mechanic what is wrong.
It doesn't. It uploads data to the manufacturer, who then tells the mechanic what is wrong. The manufacturer now knows if you hit the rev limiter…while in sixth gear. How often the ABS has been activated today.
You naughty thing, you! Let us hope that the manufacturer doesn't tell the Police, or you'd be in deep trouble. Or your insurance company. Or your leasing company. Or your boss, who is considering you for promotion.
Perhaps, having read this far into my post, you are inclined to believe that I am being a little paranoid? Well, it only takes one click and your car uploads its data. The only question that remains is: to whom?
Your car is already programmed to transmit your speed. Your sat-nav already does so.
Governments around the world are waiting for your opinion. They like opinions. It saves them having to ask.
When will the switch be 'clicked'?
Well, that really depends on how we citizens feel about it. This is the 'Big One'. All our other information is already accessed by the State in most Western countries but our car is the last frontier. It has always given us the feeling of freedom.
If we citizens realise that our car is now no longer a source of freedom but instead just expensive transportation, we may decide to take a taxi instead. We may rebel and refuse to buy our next car.
So the trick is to make us want to buy our next car.
It won't be hard. Governments have progressively increased taxation on older cars and manufacturers have raised the prices of key spares to the point where it becomes uneconomical to keep them working.
As consumers, we take the hint. We buy a new car. Besides, the new one comes with an 'Infotainment Package'…
Slam dunk.
The bank robber of the future will strip you, tie you up in the trunk of your car, drive to the bank and rob it in your name.
They will walk back to the car and plug in a second-hand ECU under the hood. They will dial a police crime line with your phone, drop it in the gutter and then drive you out to the woods.
There, you will be reunited with your clothes and shoes and given your keys back and told to drive off. As you gratefully sit behind the wheel, the robber will shoot you in the head, put the gun in your hand, close the door and then walk away.
According to the medical records that your doctor sold to your insurance company without your knowledge, you were taking anti-depressants.
According to the Police, always anxious to solve crime, there is an awful lot of even stronger evidence.
CCTV footage shows a person of your height and wearing your clothes and shoes, with a mask. Your phone and your car were tracked across town to the bank. Your phone is found, soaking wet – so no fingerprints there – but its call records are examined. Later that day, you are found behind the wheel of your car by a kid walking his dog.
Why you did it and where you hid the money will remain a mystery. Your life insurance company refuses to pay out to your family.
Isn't technology wonderful?
Tags: bank-robber, Cars, cell-phone, corruption, future-technology, government, identity-theft, infotainment, monitor, police, policing, tracking, transitioning
Categories Articles, Britain, Cars, Consumer Products, Consumer Rights, Corporate, corruption, Crime, Current Affairs, Driving, Euro-zone, General, Internet, Motoring, Technology, Uncategorized, USA
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Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal is a South African trade and inward investment promotion agency, established to promote the province of KwaZulu-Natal as a premier investment destination and to facilitate trade by assisting local companies to access international markets.
KWAZULU-NATAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGENCY ACT, 2010
Agriculture Business Services Clothing, Textile, Leather and Footwear Energy and Water Health Services Manufacturing Mining and Beneficiation Tourism and Property Development
Agriculture in KwaZulu-Natal is extremely diverse and is reflected in the patterns of its topography. Most of the world's agricultural activities can be practised here. Due to the good reliable rainfall and fertile soils, the region's agricultural sector has become very productive, and is known for its specialist capability in several types of farming.
South Africa's financial services sector, backed by a sound regulatory and legal framework, is sophisticated, boasting dozens of domestic and foreign institutions providing a full range of services – commercial, retail and merchant banking, mortgage lending, insurance and investment.
Chemicals and Plastics
KwaZulu-Natal provides nearly a third of the country's plastics requirements. This industry, which uses 150 000 tons of polymer a year, consists of mainly small and medium size companies. The most challenging concern presently experienced by the plastics industry in South Africa is the cost of raw materials linked to the crude-oil price, which has risen dramatically and quickly in the last several years. However, plastics still remain cost-effective products, as the industry has managed to engineer its way around the escalating price. KwaZulu-Natal provides nearly a third of the country's plastics requirements. This industry, which uses 150 000 tons of polymer a year, consists of mainly small and medium size companies. The most challenging concern presently experienced by the plastics industry in South Africa is the cost of raw materials linked to the crude-oil price, which has risen dramatically and quickly in the last several years. However, plastics still remain cost-effective products, as the industry has managed to engineer its way around the escalating price.
Clothing, Textile, Leather and Footwear
The SA clothing and textile industry have suffered massive erosion due to increased importation of these items into the country, KwaZulu-Natal being one of the hardest-hit by this development. Nonetheless, the province has unsurpassed skill in this area/activity and presents massive opportunities for investments in the sector. Some pockets of the domestic activity in this industry are still doing exceptionally well with local designers increasingly invited to design and develop attire for top-end activities/persons. There are a few very large manufacturers, but the majority of clothing manufacturers fall into the medium sized category (50 to 200 employees) and there are approximately 400 SMME concerns, which fulfill the role of sub-contractors to the rest of the industry. This latter group also supplies the informal sector, which is growing rapidly.
Community, Social and Personal Services
Social development and improved economic performance depend on gains in public sector delivery, restructuring of state enterprises and more vigorous capital formation. Apart from shaking effects of the 2008/09 Global Economic slowdown, South Africa has achieved a level of macro-economic stability not seen in the country for many years. Such advances create opportunities for real increases in expenditure on social services, and reduce the costs and risks for all investors, laying the foundation for increased investment and growth. Other sub-sectors that have a potential for development include the education and training services, which has to be strategic in nature. South Africa has to focus and provide resources for training people in those areas of need, side by side with general education. The country requires skilled people - engineers, accountants, actuaries, scientists, teachers, medical staff, as well as farmers, who are all essential for growth.
Energy and Water
Globally, the case for the Green Economy has being made abundantly clear. Renewable energy is the only electricity generation technology whose price has decreased dramatically: solar PV module prices have fallen by 80% over the last five years while wind turbines have become 30% less expensive. South Africa's wind resource is regarded as amongst the top 5 in the world and could sustain 25% of our grid's capacity.
South Africa's health care spending is estimated to be around R39 billion dollars. The health care system consists of a large underfunded and understaffed public sector which supports 80% of the population and the small private sector financed by medical aid. The bulk of the health care expenditure emanates from the public sector with a spending of 50% of total spending.
Logistics refers to the international flows of goods and concomitant payment wherein costs are constantly reduced through the simplification of procedures and documentation. It links demand with supply from different industries and generates a significant proportion of a country's Gross Domestic Product. The global logistics industry comprises shipping, warehousing, courier, road, rail and air freight and its global market value of logistics $4 trillion equates to 10% of global GDP.
Mining and Beneficiation
Mining contributes around 6.5% of South Africa's GDP and is the country's largest single private employer (500 000 people), with small-scale mining operations making a significant contribution to job creation. Mintek has done a research report on Minerals in KwaZulu-Natal. Click here to download the report from the sector brochures category. Ilmenite, rutile and zircon are mined on a large scale for their titanium and zirconium contents from aeolian beach dunes in the northern areas of KwaZulu-Natal. Large ore reserves are held by Richards Bay Minerals, a leading producer of the heavy minerals, which mines the 17 km stretch of land along a 2 km strip of coastline north of Richards Bay (the City of uMhlathuze). Richards Bay Minerals meets about a quarter of the world's demands for these products, generating billions of rands in foreign currency. The region is rich in other minerals such as aluminium, anthracite and calcitic marbles. Ticor South Africa, launched in 2001, is also situated in the Richards Bay/ Empangeni area and represents an investment of R3 billion in the production of titanium slag.
Tourism and Property Development
For the last few years the Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) property market has enjoyed almost unparalleled growth repeatedly outperforming other provinces as an investment destination. The reasons are clear, the Province for some time had lacked a variety of factors necessary to maximize growth. For one there was a lack of national and international marketing focus on the Province, reasons given are varied.
Ship and Building Repairs
The ship repair, ship building and boat building industries have a long and proud history in Durban, having added immeasurably to its value and appeal as Africa's leading port by providing ship owners and operators as well as the recreational and commercial boat fraternity with the knowledge and assurance that skills, expertise and availability are readily to hand. All three industry sectors have made great strides and significant investments in the local economy. They remain in the forefront of technical knowhow and skills development equal to the best available worldwide in their respective fields. . KwaZulu-Natal is already regarded as the second most prolific boat-building centre in South Africa so it's no surprise that this sector is rapidly emerging as a significant growth industry with 25% of all South African boat-building companies based in this province. Currently the local ship and boat-building industry boasts good basic infrastructure, while tremendous possibilities exist around the Durban shoreline for the construction of ships, boats and maritime parts.
The Tourism industry is a key contributor to the KwaZulu-Natal economy. The province's tourism attractions, perhaps less well known internationally, surpass the national norm in many respects and are structured around four components, the coastal holiday areas with their magnificent beaches, sunshine, boating, surfing and fishing; the wildlife game parks in the north; the Drakensberg Mountains and the historical battlefields. Two World heritage sites have been declared recently: the Greater Lucia Wetlands Park, and Ukhahlamba/Drakensberg Mountain Reserve. Both offer interesting opportunities for investors and especially for small businesses. The attractiveness lies in the unique combination of bio-diversity, impressive scenery, all-year climate and its rich mosaic of exciting cultures and history. Its competitive advantage is that it has a monarchy that can be used to support tourism development. Zulu cultural village activity and the African township experience have emerged strongly as new areas of interest that needs to be marketed.
Transport, Storage and Communication
Logistics and supply chain management is growing in importance and it is fast becoming the central function in companies. Boasting Southern Africa's busiest sea port (Durban) and Africa's biggest bulk sea port (Richards Bay), combined with excellent road and rail infrastructure and global logistics service providers, it is easy to see why KwaZulu-Natal lays claim to being southern Africa's Trade Gateway. With the increase in activity at the Durban and Richards Bay harbours it is possible that the industry will continue to experience high growth rates. The number of vessel moves and the gross tonnage of these vessels, at the Durban harbour for example, have increased by 4.2% and 4.6% per month from January 2003 to June 2005, respectively. During the economically challenging 2008, the number of vessels experienced a slight decline of -4.3%, while the GT had an increase of 4.4% respectively. However the port held the fort in handling not less than 21 million TEUs in 2009/2010. The transport, storage and communication industry's contribution to the economy of KwaZulu-Natal has stayed fairly constant at around 12% per annum from 1995 to 2007. The industry has achieved consistently high growth rates of around 5.6% per annum from 1995 to 2007. Even after the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ heydays,the sector is still going strong.
Wholesale, Retail Trade, Household Goods, Hotels and Restaurants
KwaZulu-Natal offers a range of shopping experiences from mega-malls such as Gateway to rural micro markets. The ongoing construction of new shopping malls and the expansion of existing ones across the Province, gives evidence to the fact that the retail trade is booming. The malls are home to major shopping chains such as Woolworths and Edgars, to shops selling a range of goods from household necessities to electronics, clothing, jewellery, and more specialized items. The increasing middle class is also contributing to the surge in consumerism. Even in many of the smaller towns there are taverns, clothing stores, car-repair shops, cafes, stores selling household goods, and many cell phone kiosks from which people can place calls. Brands are growing and access to new markets is occurring on an incremental basis. Branded chains such as Engen, Standard Bank, FNB, KFC, Woolworths, Shoprite are found across the main economic centres of the province, such as Durban, Richards Bay, Newcastle, Pietermaritzburg, Ladysmith. Small towns and communities are benefiting from projects which allow them to produce and sell arts and crafts. This is of particular relevance to the upliftment of women who often have few skills and little opportunity to find employment.
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Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal is a South African trade and inward investment promotion agency, established to promote the province of KwaZulu-Natal as an investment destination and to facilitate trade by assisting local companies' access international markets.
Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal Chief Executive Officer, Neville Matjie as an Acting Chief Executive Officer, is supported by his management team and board of directors from key industries in KwaZulu-Natal. The institution also boasts highly skilled staff members from, especially, marketing, investment promotion, strategy and research, as well as project management backgrounds.
The organisation came into being following the national government's decision to divest investment promotion to the provinces, rather than retaining it as a national function as had previously been the case. Internationally, the Department of Trade & Investment promotes the country as an investment destination, whereas Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal presents a seamless trade and inward investment promotion for, specifically, KwaZulu-Natal.
The agency is equipped with the professional expertise and experience as well as national and international networks geared to maintaining and growing KwaZulu-Natal's competitive advantage as a premier investment destination and leader in export trade.
The Mandate of the organisation is to:
Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal is a South African trade and inward investment promotion agency, established to The organisation's main responsibility is to enhance sector and industrial development through trade, investment and exports in order to support sustainable growth in KwaZulu-Natal for the benefit of all its citizens.
Promote, brand and market KwaZulu-Natal as an investment destination;
Facilitate trade by assisting local companies to access international markets;
Identify, develop and package investment opportunities in KwaZulu-Natal;
Provide a professional service to all clientele;
Retain and expand trade and export activities; and
Link opportunities to the developmental needs of the KwaZulu-Natal community
To be the leader in developing and promoting export trade in KwaZulu-Natal and to position the province as a premier destination for investment.
Exporters will be assisted to register their companies - we will help you identify the type of registration you need to make, supply application forms and guidance; and provide assistance in completion of documents; as well as advise you on lodgement of application and keep track of the progress of your registrations. We will ensure you understand the customs tariff classification of goods for export, and where applicable, we will facilitate export permit requirements as well as F178 - banking requirements. We also ensure that you are informed about stoppage and examination of cargo by customs, and regulations relating to VAT for zero rating of export suppliers.
In actively promoting business investment in KwaZulu-Natal, Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal provides a range of services, which include:
Our Export Promotion Services
Export Development Services
Export assistance
The facilitation of joint ventures and business linkages between small and big business. The provision of relevant, reliable information to investors and traders. Assistance with applications for investment incentives and export marketing incentives. Assistance to foreign investors with applications for business permits. Negotiation of local government incentives on behalf of investors. Provision of project support and aftercare services. Assistance to merging international traders and with international trade enquiries. Assisting investors to locate suitable premises and to secure project and operational financing.
Black Economic Empowerment Financial Assistance
The purpose of the Investment Recruitment Assistance scheme is to assist KZN entrepreneurs / consortiums that are seeking international investment partners in manufacturing opportunities within KZN. The financial assistance will be limited to 60% of total costs including accommodation, air ticket and shipping of material. For more information please contact Investment Promotion business unit or send your enquiry to info@tikzn.co.za
Technical Financial Assistance Fund
The TAF is a financial assistance programme established to support projects which promote economic development within KZN Province. The fund assists businesses to develop a bankable business plans from all sectors which requires funding that can be sourced from any of the available development financial institutions and other financial institutions with risk appetite for diverse projects and not restricted only to KZN Growth Fund.
It must be noted that this fund is only intended for enterprises which seek to start or expand viable projects in priority sectors biased towards the KZN Provincial Growth and Development Strategy (PGDS). To submit your application, please call our reliable Project Managers or Project Development Specialists for assistance or send your enquiry to info@tikzn.co.za
Project Appraisal
Scientifically analysing prospective project viability in financial, cost benefit, social and environmental terms.
Site Identification and Evaluation
Undertaking the co-ordination, pre-planning and evaluation of sites and post site visits.
Sector Economic Data Provisioning
Providing and disseminating market intelligence as regards economic, sectoral and desktop data.
Backward and Forward Linkages
Facilitating secondary and downstream opportunities for Black Economic Empowerment and small and medium enterprises.
Business Permits (under the auspices of the Department of Trade and Industry)
Assisting in the submission of recommendations to the Department of Home Affairs as regards business permit provision.
Agreement Brokering
Ensuring the satisfactory and successful conclusion of necessary agreements by relevant parties and stakeholders.
Joint Venture Facilitation
Sourcing of joint venture partners, domestic and foreign, for both KwaZulu-Natal and international companies.
Capital-Raising
Facilitating the development of capital-raising opportunities on behalf of project promoters.
General Business Advice
Providing wide-ranging investment advice regarding locations, business conditions, regulations, labour practices and business services.
After-Care Services
Facilitating local and foreign business retention, expansion and after-care services.
Marketing of national and local government incentives.
Inward and Outward Investment Promotion Missions
Hosting and co-ordinating inbound foreign and local business delegations and undertaking outbound missions promoting KwaZulu-Natal as a premier investment destination.
Project Profiling
Profiling local project-based investment opportunities through local and international exhibitions, seminars and conference.
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1 Arundel Close, Durban, KZN, 4001
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Bankroll Keef goes Great Ape in "Tell Me" video
Bankroll Keef's new video for "Tell Me" features spectacular and cartoonish edits that breathe life into its realm of reality. It pays homage to Dragonball Z by showcasing the show's great apes for a second before pushing itself into other directions. The sudden reference is offputting and works because of it.
Watch the video for "Tell Me" below.
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Cam Dinero makes a case for "Workers and Bosses" in new video
If Pablo Skywalkin could have any other job outside of rap, he'd most likely be a cartoon character; maybe a bank-robbing weasel by the sound of his voice. He sounds like an animated creature and it makes his brand of sharp trap music so effective. Just listen to "Ramen Noodles" and its startling intricacy; his inflection is both soothing and startling. You'll see just what we mean when you play this.
Listen to "Ramen Noodles" below.
RiskTaker D-Boy always keeps a hard new song on deck, most likely hard enough to become 4ShoMag's most watched video of the week. His new video for "Mean Something" will definitely become this, especially since there's so much ass in it. The shaking, bouncing kind. The hard-hitting song is already good enough; the dancing just takes the cake.
Watch the video for "Mean Something" below.
Talibando's video for "Helluva Life" is a cool look at the high-class lifestyle he lives, filled with blunt smoke and money. The hard-hitting song makes for a brilliant soundtrack to what he does and where it really sells it is the impactful punchlines that he delivers. He truly does live a hell of a life.


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Nations debate whether to loosen coronavirus restrictions despite warnings from health experts
Aritz Parra, Joseph Wilson and Elena Becatoros
Published April 13, 2020 Updated April 13, 2020
Spanish Civil Protection volunteers distribute face masks in Ronda, on April 13, 2020.
JORGE GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images
As the coronavirus pandemic throws millions out of work and devastates economies worldwide, governments are struggling with the delicate balance between keeping people safe from a highly contagious virus and making sure they can still make a living or even have enough to eat.
Workers in some non-essential industries were returning to their jobs Monday in Spain, one of the hardest hit countries in the coronavirus pandemic, while in South Korea, officials were warning that hard-earned progress fighting the virus could be eroded by new infections as restrictions ease.
The decisions are complicated because each country is on its own coronavirus arc, with places such as Britain, Japan and parts of the United States still seeing increasing daily levels of deaths or infections; France and New York hoping they are stabilizing, albeit at a high plateau of deaths; and hard-hit countries such as Italy and Spain seeing declines in the rates of increase.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said his government must balance its response to the virus crisis that "threatens to destroy lives and at the same time destroy the economic and social fabric of our country."
Seeking to restart manufacturing, Spain's government is allowing workers to return to some factory and construction jobs. Retail stores and services remain closed and office workers are strongly encouraged to keep working from home. A prohibition on people leaving home for anything other than groceries and medicine will remain for at least two weeks under the state of emergency.
"[Spain's] economy is more vulnerable to the crisis since it relies on services like tourism that are severely harmed by the pandemic. That means it will likely have a deeper recession," European Central Bank Vice-President Luis de Guindos told Spain's La Vanguardia newspaper.
Yet some health experts and politicians argue it's premature to ease the lockdown in a country that has suffered 17,489 deaths and reported 169,496 infections, second only to the United States' 557,000 infections. But Spain on Monday reported its lowest daily growth in infections in three weeks.
Italy recorded its lowest daily virus death toll in three weeks at 431, putting its total deaths at more than 19,800.
In Madrid, Jose Pardinas took a mask being handed out by police as he walked to work at a moving company that was restarting operations after a three-week halt.
"The company hasn't given us any protective equipment. I'm quite nervous about contracting the virus because my family can't afford more time without an income," Mr. Pardinas said.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, meanwhile, issued a global plea to the world's richer countries and international financial institutions to provide debt relief for poor countries, where forced lockdowns are crippling already troubled economies and causing widespread hunger for the poor.
His government has launched an ambitious US$8-billion program to help the millions near the poverty level. Mr. Khan last week relaxed his country's lockdown to allow the construction industry, which employs the vast majority of Pakistan's daily wage earners, to reopen.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has urged a cautious approach to any loosening of restrictions, will hold a video conference with regional governors Wednesday, after the governor of the state with the most infections called for a "road map" to return to normality.
Armin Laschet, governor of North Rhine-Westphalia, said "the willingness for restrictions also needs the prospect of normalization." His government came up with a plan for gradually easing the restrictions imposed on March 22, when public gatherings were limited to only two people.
In South Korea, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said officials were discussing new public guidelines that would allow for "certain levels of economic and social activity" while also maintaining distance to slow the virus's spread.
South Korea's caseload has slowed from early March, when it was reporting about 500 new daily cases, but officials have warned of a broader "quiet spread" at locations such as bars, which are still open. President Moon Jae-in vowed Monday to focus on saving jobs and protecting the economy amid a sharp increase in the number of people seeking unemployment benefits.
South Korea's Vice-Health Minister, Kim Gang-lip, said a quick return to normality was "virtually impossible" considering the threat of new infections.
"A premature easing [of physical distancing] would come at an irrevocable cost, so we should approach the issue very carefully, and invest deep thought into when and how to transition," Mr. Kim said.
In Sri Lanka, the government announced plans to reopen schools and universities in May.
The pandemic's new epicentre is now the United States, which has seen more than 22,000 deaths, the world's highest. About half have been in the New York metropolitan area, but hospitalizations are slowing in the state and other indicators suggest lockdowns and physical distancing are working.
U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said parts of the country could gradually reopen as early as next month.
In Britain, the death toll passed 10,600. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the first major world leader to test positive for the virus, paid an emotional tribute to the country's National Health Service after leaving the hospital on Sunday. Mr. Johnson, who spent three nights in intensive care, especially thanked two nurses who stayed by his bedside for 48 hours "when things could have gone either way."
Japan, the world's third-biggest economy, has seen new infections climb rapidly and now has 7,255 confirmed cases. Japanese companies have been slow to switch to working remotely and many people are still commuting, even after a state of emergency was declared for seven prefectures, including Tokyo.
To encourage people to stay home, the Japanese government released a video showing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cuddling his dog, reading a book and clicking a remote control at home, but the message drew scathing criticism on social media.
Infections also spiked in Indonesia, the world's fourth-most populous country, where President Joko Widodo pledged to be more transparent about the coronavirus. Last month, Mr. Widodo admitted he deliberately held back information about the virus's spread to prevent panic. On Monday, he asked his ministers and the COVID-19 task force to be transparent with the public.
Indonesia has 4,557 confirmed infections and 399 deaths, Asia's highest recorded number of fatalities after China.
More than 1.8 million coronavirus infections have been reported and more than 114,000 people have died worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. The figures understate the true size and toll of the pandemic, because of limited testing, uneven counting of the dead and deliberate undercounting by some governments.
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Canada so far avoids surge of COVID-19 patients that paralyzed hospitals in Italy, New York
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There is no justice in the world of competitive bass fishing. After fishing three McDonalds tournaments every year except one since 2001, Gilbert Miller of Killeen, Texas had to believe that he had finally put himself in line for a monster payday last Friday morning.
In a more just world, he had indeed earned the right to nervously sweat out each hourly weigh-in across the three day weekend. Unbelievably, however, he had scarcely pulled away from the weigh-in station before his double digit bass was relegated to second place status. He actually caught the big bass on a lizard during the first hour so he did squeeze out two hours of fleeting glory!
John Martin of Beaumont closed the deal on the entire field the following hour with a 10.83-pound bass that ate a crankbait in 6 to 15 feet of water. Had Martin's trim unit not gone out on his engine, Gilbert's big bass might well have never held down first place at all. Martin was trying to get back to weigh the fish during the T-Shirt hour to double his hourly money, but didn't quite make it. Gilbert was at least able to double his money due to Martin's only blip on the way to a huge payday.
Saturday was a logistical nightmare for the huge field of amateurs as the front that roared through East Texas Friday night churned the lake into an ocean of whitecaps. The weather slowly improved throughout the day, however, and Sunday was colder, but much more forgiving.
Several Orange County anglers fared well, especially Jonathan Simon and Corey Rambo. Simon won the one o'clock hourly weigh in Friday with a 7.09-lb. bass and Rambo took home first place money in the 11 o'clock weigh in Saturday. I don't know if those were T-shirt hours, but they each won at least a $1000 with their winning bass.
Kelly Alford also had a good tournament earning checks in two of the hourly weigh-ins. Donny Pickard, Joe Stidham, Jose Catano and Carl Trussell all cashed hourly checks as well. In the Little Angler's Division, Hunter Hooks of Orange won second place in the bass category and earned a $75 Academy gift card. Martin's big bass earned him a boat, truck and accessories worth $125,000.
The next Big Bass Splash is scheduled for Toledo Bend May, 18,19, 20. With the lake levels back to normal this year I look for that event to produce more double digit bass than were brought to the scales on Rayburn.
Back here on the Sabine River, Trey Smith may have regained his touch on the river bass as he won last week's event with a single bass. The 1.98-pound bass was worth first place and big bass money earning him a $520 check for a short afternoon's work. Melvin Dunn finished right behind Smith with a 1.30-pound bass good for $120 while earning an extra $40 in gas money as well with a 5.58 pound grinnel.
Twenty-seven teams fished the afternoon event. Unfortunately, I stay a week behind as the paper goes to press the same day they fish the tournament each week.
The wind has been the fly in the ointment for most local Sabine Lake anglers lately. The week end just got blown completely out and you had to endure a bumpy ride the rest of the week to get to the easier fishing. Even if you simply had flounder on the brain and wanted to fish the Game Reserve the ride back was rough every day.
Depending on the tide and the wind, we are starting to see more gull activity in the open lake. On the north end they are chasing small shrimp, but on the south end they are hustling larger white shrimp and ribbon fish that trout up to six pounds are driving to the surface.
The topwater bite is obviously the most enjoyable, but we have been catching the most fish on Swim Baits and four inch paddle tails like the TTF Flats Minnow and the Assassin Sea Shad. Bug juice, Texas Roach and Red Shad have been the hottest colors for us thus far. We have been fishing with a 1/16th or 1/8th ounce jig head and generating more strikes with the slower fall.
The flounder and slot reds in the bayous are still jumping all over Gulp mullets and 4-inch tails in pumpkin chartreuse and chicken on a chain rigged on a Mr. Blitz Tic-N-Spin. We have done better on an incoming tide of late.


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package org.lorislab.armonitor.web.rs.services;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.ejb.EJB;
import javax.inject.Inject;
import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
import javax.ws.rs.DELETE;
import javax.ws.rs.GET;
import javax.ws.rs.POST;
import javax.ws.rs.PUT;
import javax.ws.rs.Path;
import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
import org.lorislab.armonitor.web.rs.controller.MessageController;
import org.lorislab.armonitor.web.rs.ejb.SCMSystemServiceBean;
import org.lorislab.armonitor.web.rs.model.Application;
import org.lorislab.armonitor.web.rs.model.ChangePasswordRequest;
import org.lorislab.armonitor.web.rs.model.SCMSystem;
import org.lorislab.armonitor.web.rs.model.SCMTestRepository;
import org.lorislab.armonitor.web.rs.resources.Messages;
import org.lorislab.jel.cdi.interceptor.annotations.CdiServiceMethod;

/**
 * The SCM system rest service.
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 * @author Andrej Petras
 */
@Path("ad/scm")
@CdiServiceMethod
public class SCMSystemService {

    /**
     * The SCM system service.
     */
    @EJB
    private SCMSystemServiceBean service;

    @Inject
    private MessageController msg;

    /**
     * Gets the list of the source code systems.
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    @Path("list")
    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    public Map<String, String> getList() {
        return service.getList();
    }

    @PUT
    @Path("{guid}/app/{app}")
    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    public void addApplication(@PathParam("guid") String guid, @PathParam("app") String app) throws Exception {
        service.addApplication(guid, app);
    }

    @GET
    @Path("{guid}/app")
    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    public Set<Application> getApplications(@PathParam("guid") String guid) throws Exception {
        return service.getApplications(guid);
    }

    @GET
    @Path("types")
    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    public Map<String, String> getTypes() throws Exception {
        return service.getTypes();
    }

    @POST
    @Path("{guid}/password")
    @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    public void changePassword(@PathParam("guid") String guid, ChangePasswordRequest reqeust) throws Exception {
        service.changePassword(guid, reqeust);
    }

    @PUT
    @Path("{guid}/password")
    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    public ChangePasswordRequest createchangePassword(@PathParam("guid") String guid) throws Exception {
        return new ChangePasswordRequest();
    }

    @GET
    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    public List<SCMSystem> get() throws Exception {
        return service.get();
    }

    @PUT
    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    public SCMSystem create() throws Exception {
        return service.create();
    }

    @GET
    @Path("{guid}")
    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    public SCMSystem get(@PathParam("guid") String guid) throws Exception {
        return service.get(guid);
    }

    @POST
    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    public SCMSystem save(SCMSystem scm) throws Exception {
        SCMSystem result = service.save(scm);
        msg.addMessage(Messages.SCM_SAVE, scm.guid, scm.server);
        return result;
    }

    @DELETE
    @Path("{guid}")
    public void delete(@PathParam("guid") String guid) throws Exception {
        service.delete(guid);
        msg.addMsgRef(Messages.SCM_DELETE, guid);
    }

    @GET
    @Path("{guid}/test")
    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    public void test(@PathParam("guid") String guid) throws Exception {
        service.testConnection(guid);
    }

    @POST
    @Path("{guid}/test")
    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    public void testRepository(@PathParam("guid") String guid, SCMTestRepository request) throws Exception {
        service.testRepository(guid, request);
    }
}

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Announcing GenreCon 2012
Home · Festivals · Announcing GenreCon 2012
The Australian Writer's Marketplace is pleased to announce the launch of the first annual GenreCon, a convention for professional and aspiring writers of romance, mystery, science fiction, crime, fantasy, horror, thrillers, and more. One part party, one part professional development: GenreCon is the place to be if you're an aspiring or established writer with a penchant for the types of fiction that get relegated to their own corner of the bookstore. Featuring international guests Joe Abercrombie (Author, The First Law Trilogy, Best Served Cold, The Heroes), Sarah Wendell (co-founder, Smart Bitches, Trashy Books), and Ginger Clark (Literary Agent, Curtis Brown), with more guests being announced in the coming weeks. GenreCon is the place to be if you want to:
Educate yourself on the publishing industry
Learn what it takes to become a successful genre author
Build a network of writers who are passionate about genre fiction
Meet editors, agents, publishers, and other genre publishing professionals
Celebrate the rich contribution genre fiction has made to Australia's literary landscape
The 2012 GenreCon will be held November 2-4, 2012 at the Rydges Hotel, Parramatta, NSW. Registrations are open now, with the special Early Bird ticket price of $190 available to the first 50 registrations. To register, visit us online at genrecon.com.au
We're pleased to introduce you to this years international guests: Joe Abercrombie, Sarah Wendell, and Ginger Clark.
Joe Abercrombie was born in Lancaster, studied psychology at the University of Manchester, and spent ten years working as a film editor before his first book, The Blade Itself, was published in 2006. The First Law trilogy, a modern take on epic fantasy, is now available in more than twenty languages. His latest book, The Heroes, made no. 3 on the Times Hardcover Bestseller list. He lives in Bath with his wife and children and writes full time. Find him online at www.joeabercrombie.com.
Sarah Wendell
By day Sarah Wendell is mild mannered and heavily caffeinated. By evening she dons her cranky costume, consumes yet more caffeine, and becomes Smart Bitch Sarah of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books. The site specializes in reviewing romance novels, examining the history and future of the genre, and bemoaning the enormous prevalence of bodacious pectorals adorning male cover models. Sarah is the co-founder of Smart Bitches, and the author of the book Everything I Know About Love, I Learned from Romance Novels and the co-author of Beyond Heaving Bosoms: the Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels, published in April 2009 by Touchstone Fireside.
Ginger Clark
Ginger Clark has been a literary agent with Curtis Brown LTD (New York) since 2005. She represents science fiction, fantasy, horror, and young adult and middle grade fiction. In addition to representing her own clients, she also represents British Commonwealth rights for the agency's children's list. She attends the Bologna and Frankfurt Book Fairs every year. She sits on the Rights Committee of the Book Industry Study Group, and is a member of the Contracts Committee of the AAR. She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and lives in Brooklyn with her husband.
By Peter M. Ball, GenreCon,
Peter M. Ball


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