Why not take it to the next level and eliminate the other person entirely ?
Thanks to Mark Shea for the link.
"Lastly, the sin of lust is, like gluttony, the result of a disorderly animal appetite, through which the person becomes over-concerned with sexual saitsfaction, so that his sexual desire demands a higher place in his life than his desire for God. As such, it is a form of selfishness which operates on the level of physical gratification to the detriment of all else, including the feelings and needs of others. The opposite virtue is chastity, that practical expression of the holiness of our bodies by the right use of our sexual desires, kept within the ordering of our vocations, be it to marriage or to the single state. This virtue is to be sought as the means of bringing into its proper place in God's scheme of things this particular aspect of our humanity so that it contributes constructively to the whole reordering of our lives around the service of God and neighbor. "
I got a e-mail from Sandra Miesel, in which she said that she likes my blog !
fisks the Oscar nominations . I've liked this guy ever since I first read Hollywood vs. America .
"Gluttony is the sin that flows from a disorderly animal appetite, the obsession with food and drink to the pont of living to eat, rather than eating to live. This failure in proportion is countered by temperance, a sensible and unexciting virtue which is essential to a balanced and worthwhile life because it frees us from excess in order to give us room to work energetically for God. "
blogs a section from The Idea of a University , by the Venerable, of course.
Information on the Sts. Valentine can be found here , here , and here .
Here's a bit of verse, written by the Venerable Newman, apparently for the small daughter of a friend.
is today. There is information on them at these links .
"Sloth, the bosom companion of covetousness, is seen as the failure of the will to work purposefully and constructively for God. It is a mean sin which could not care less about others when there is no obvious and immediate personal gratification. The only antidote is perserverance, the willingness and effort to remain aware of others and open-hearted towards them, even and especially when there is nothing to be gained for the self. Perseverance is the way the selfish laziness of the will is overcome throught persistent acts of charity towards others and acts of devotion towards God. "
For some reason the extremely small European countries, with the obvious exception of the Vatican, make me think of Leonard Wibberly's hilarious The Mouse That Roared. I wonder if Liechtenstein makes any Pinot ?
I don't know whether it's real or a Photoshop derived urban legend. Either way, it's a riot.
St. Philip Neri was less than enthusiastic about physical mortifications. While he did incorporate them in his life to a certain extent, he saw mortification of the will as being both more important and less spiritually dangerous. A follower of the saint, ( I believe his name was Bartolomeo) kept pestering Philip to permit him to wear a hairshirt. (Somehow I doubt that this is a problem for many superiors nowadays !) Philip kept saying no, until one day, in a moment of either exasperation or inspiration, he replied, yes, you can wear the hairshirt. In fact, I am requiring you to wear the hairshirt- on top of your other clothes !
Let's just say Bartolomeo ended up with more mortification than he planned on !
"Covetousness, commonly called idolatry by St. Paul, is also to be rejected. It is a debased desire for things as the source of happiness. This consuming vice is the misuse of God's good creation to provide us with material possessions to support our self-esteem and to provoke our neighbors to envy. It soon burns up our love for God and turns it into a love for things, thus making an idol out of what God has given us of His creation. The cure for covetousness is generosity, to 'give and not to count the cost.' Love of neighbor as well as love of God should show itself in the stewardship of our resources, turning our material benefits into a means of blessing for others and an expression of our dedication to God."
By the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin is meant the great revealed truth that she was conceived in the womb of her mother, St. Anne, without original sin.
Since the fall of Adam all mankind, his descendants, are conceived and born in sin. "Behold," says the inspired writer in the Psalm Miserere—"Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me". That sin which belongs to every one of us, and is ours from the first moment of our existence, is the sin of unbelief and disobedience, by which Adam lost Paradise. We, as the children of Adam, are heirs to the consequences of his sin, and have forfeited in him that spiritual robe of grace and holiness which he had given him by his Creator at the time that he was made. In this state of forfeiture and disinheritance we are all of us conceived and born; and the ordinary way by which we are taken out of it is the Sacrament of Baptism.
But Mary never was in this state; she was by the eternal decree of God exempted from it. From eternity, God, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, decreed to create the race of man, and, foreseeing the fall of Adam, decreed to redeem the whole race by the Son's taking flesh and suffering on the Cross. In that same incomprehensible, eternal instant, in which the Son of God was born of the Father, was also the decree passed of man's redemption through Him. He who was born from Eternity was born by an eternal decree to save us in Time, and to redeem the whole race; and Mary's redemption was determined in that special manner which we call the Immaculate Conception. It was decreed, not that she should be cleansed from sin, but that she should, from the first moment of her being, be preserved from sin; so that the Evil One never had any part in her. Therefore she was a child of Adam and Eve as if they had never fallen; she did not share with them their sin; she inherited the gifts and graces (and more than those) which Adam and Eve possessed in Paradise. This is her prerogative, and the foundation of all those salutary truths which are revealed to us concerning her. Let us say then with all holy souls, Virgin most pure, conceived without original sin, Mary, pray for us.
Andy Serkis has been robbed.
"Anger, the sister of envy, is to be resisted as an unworthy adjunct of pride, feeding as it does on the resentment of envy until the violence inherent in envy breaks out in physical and emotional cruelty, psychological pain, rage, assaults and even murder, the viciousness of the tongue, insulting, abusing, cursing and swearing to inflict damage, and many other terrible combinations of hatred, including hatred at a social level producing war, civil strife, and dissention. Such anger should be rejected in favor of meekness, that gentlest of virtues, which does not mean being a milk-sop, but being obedient to the will of God for peace. Meekness requires the courage to promote harmony out of strife, reconciliation out of emnity, communion out of dissention, agreement out of conflict. It means standing firm for God, for peace, and as such not return blow for blow."
It seems to have been taken down, but apparently at one point Fëanor had a blog.
things have reached a frightening state across the Pond.
The Venerable Newman, of course, saw it coming over 100 years ago.
by Kevin Miller on theology and heresy.
"Lewis is as energetic and jolly as ever, but getting too much publicity for his or any of our tastes. 'Peterborough', usually fairly reasonable, did him the doubtful honour of a peculiarly misrepresentative and asinine paragraph in the Daily Telegraph of Tuesday last. It began 'Asetic Mr. Lewis' - !! I ask you ! He put away three pints in a very short session we had this morning, and said he was 'going short for Lent.' "
from the anonymus retreat handout I described below.
"Envy, the product of insecurity brought on by pride, is to be rejected because it bears grudges against others, produces intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, using the lie and the smear to destroy the good work and the good name of others, creating jealousy with its demands for rights, advantages, status. In contrast, love is inculcated in the soul as the means of reducing envy and of growing in self-sacrifice, self-giving dedication to the good, the benefit, the welfare of others. "
Yes, another quiz is making the rounds..
And fond of order. Planned and structured. Nice.
As well, what I will do to make it so.
They might be good, but ordered life is best.
It also said that if I weren't heroic couplets, I'd be blank verse.
If I remember correctly, heroic couplets was the verse form the Professor used in his unfinished "The Lay of Leithian" and "The Lay of Leithian, Recommenced", in which he told the tale of Beren and Lúthien, the part of the Silmarillion which quite probably was the closest to his heart.
Jeff Miller is back with a new blog, The Curt Jester. His mother went to her reward yesterday, and I am sure that prayers would be appreciated.
Also, after the long hiatus imposed upon him, Fr. Bryce Sibley is blogging again over at A Saintly Salmagundi . And the first POD story he told was about Blessed Antony Grassi, C.O. !
is today. There is information on her here. Happy feast day to all, but especially any Benedictines out there. Prayers for my friend Clare, who enters a Benedictine community as a postulant today, would be welcome.


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Q: ReactJS and Capybara: adding a Google Maps component breaks feature specs I have a Rails app with all the front end rendered by React. I am using Rspec with Capybara and Poltergeist for testing. Repo here.
As soon as I add my map component (I am using google-map-react for this), React doesn't render anything in test environment and this breaks all feature specs (including those which do not test pages with map in it).

However, everything works perfectly in the browser. As there are no errors, this is quite puzzling.
Many thanks for any ideas.

A: After enabling poltergeist errors in tests, I found out the problem was this:

Version 0.10.3 of google-map-react has es6-promise dependecy, so upgrading to the latest version fixed the issue.

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Bulbs make winter seem not quite as long. In addition to planting them in your landscape, they can be paired with annuals and trees in containers for an oh so sweet surprise. Along with the ever so popular tulip, consider naturalizing bulbs to create beautiful drifts of color.


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The Best Nollywood Films of 2021
Franklin Ugobude
Photo Credit: Screengrab from Juju Stories
Juju Stories, one of the best Nigerian films of 2021, is a three-part anthology film exploring stories rooted in folklore and urban legend.
While the year could have been a lot better for the industry, we celebrate these films for being entertaining, exceptional and captivating in their various ways.
Twenty twenty-one was projected to be an exciting year for Nollywood. It was the year of reopening theaters and movie sets, most of which had their operations restricted or shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
However, it was not entirely a rosy year for the industry. With the pandemic still showing its ugly face and various strains coming into play, more and more film sets with the capacity to run had to deal with the extra expensive costs of managing both the cast and crew.
Likewise, poor patronage of cinema outlets was a big problem in 2021. In an industry like Nollywood, where cinema carries a huge chunk of profit, one can see how this poses a huge threat for filmmakers. It is especially worse because the cinema culture in Nigeria has grown over the years. We can also blame the operations of video on demand services like Netflix and iRoko, responsible for making it easier for viewers to stream on the go. In 2022, filmmakers would have to deal with that problem — managing the viewers' demands while making the projects they are interested in.
The films on this year's list differ in several forms — it's a fine mix of comedies and dramas, some from well-known directors and others from new names to the average cinemagoer. From the much talked about Juju Stories, to Tunde Kelani's return to the big screen Ayinla, in no particular order, here are the best Nigerian films of the year.
Directed by Bolanle Austin-Peters, Collision Course tells the story of police brutality from the lens of a young man and a law enforcement agent. It was inspired by the #EndSARS protests of October 2020 when young Nigerians marched in defiance of years of human rights abuse perpetrated by a unit of the Nigerian police referred to as SARS.
The film casts Kelechi Udegbe, who delivers an award-winning performance for his role as Corporal, and other actors such as Daniel Etim Effiong, Chioma Akpotha, Ade Laoye, and Bimbo Manuel.
Swallow
Swallow is a very slow burn that depicts an interesting picture of Nigeria in the 1980s. Based on Sefi Atta's 2008 book of the same name, Swallow is a story of two women, Tolani (Niyola) and Rose (Ijeoma Grace-Agu), united by their struggle to survive in a patriarchal society. For this Netflix original, director Kunle Afolayan also enlisted Deyemi Okanlawon, Eniola Badmus and Kelvin Ikeduba to bring the adaptation to life.
While Swallow captures the dream of finding greener pastures outside the shores of Nigeria, Gone, which is currently streaming on Netflix, takes a look at homecoming from the eyes of Ani (Sam Dede), who is looking to connect with his estranged family after 25 years in New York City. The movie is directed by Daniel Ademinokan and also stars Bimbo Ademoye, Gabriel Afolayan, Sophie Alakija, and Stella Damasus.
Juju Stories
Juju Stories is a three-part anthology film exploring stories rooted in Nigerian folklore and urban legend, written and directed by Michael Omonua, Abba Makama and C.J Obasi. The film features three stories, "Love Potion," "Yam" and "Suffer The Witch.
Juju Stories first premiered at the 2021 edition of the Locarno Film Festival where it won the Boccalino d'Oro award for best film. Since then, it's traveled across various film festivals and is showing in select cinemas.
ÀYÌNLÁ
ÀYÌNLÁ is one of the best Nigerian films of the year. Almost everything is right about ÀYÌNLÁ, from the script to the casting — led by Lateef Adedimeji who plays the titular character — down to other details like location and scoring.
The film is based on the life of Apala musician Ayinla Yusuf popularly known as Ayinla Omowura who was stabbed to death by his manager in a bar fight. It features Omowunmi Dada, Bimbo Manuel, Ade Laoye, Kunle Afolayan, Bimbo Ademoye, and Mr Macaroni.
La Femme Anjola
After years of conceptualization, Mildred Okwo's La Femme Anjola finally made its grand debut in Nigerian cinemas. With strong acting performances from Rita Dominic, Nonso Bassey, Femi Jacobs and a host of others, the film revolves around Dejare, a stockbroker who falls in love with Anjola, a woman married to a gangster. Like the best Nollywood films, La Femme Anjola gets cinematography right. It is intense and absolutely intriguing.
You can watch the movie here.
Breaded Life
For Breaded Life, Biodun Stephen takes some characters from her 2016 Picture Perfect comedy and creates a film on their realities. This time, it's Sunmisola (Timini Egbuson), a rich spoilt brat who wakes up one day to find that he is unknown to everyone but Toluwade (Bimbo Ademoye), a bread seller. In typical fashion, Sunmisola has to work his way up back to riches and this sets the tone for the entire movie.
It also features Bisola Aiyeola, Bolanle Ninalowo, Adedimeji Lateef, and Tina Mba.
While Eyimofe made its cinema debut this year, it was out in 2020 and was awarded as one of our best films of the year here.
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Thanks to my pal Thom who still lives in Tennessee, here are pictures of the markers from the site of Buford Pusser's fatal car wreck. See my original blog post on Pusser here.
Very cool. And kinda spooky….


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James S. Grotstein, M.D. was Professor of Psychiatry, U.C.L.A School of Medicine, and a training and supervising analyst at the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Institute and at The Psychoanalytic Centre of California. He was a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis and was past North American Vice-President of the International Psychoanalytical Association. He published over 250 papers and was the author or editor/co-editor of numerous books.
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A Beam of Intense Darkness: Wilfred Bion's Legacy to Psychoanalysis
by James S. Grotstein
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The author surveys Bion's publications and elaborates on his key contributions in depth while also critiquing them. The scope of this work is to synopsize, synthesize, and extend Bion's works in a... (more)
But at the Same Time and on Another Level: Volume 2: Clinical Applications in the Kleinian/Bionian Mode
'This volume describes in detail my impression of specifically how to understand and to interpret in an analytic session. The reader will note that I present clinical sessions in stenographic detail... (more)
But at the Same Time and on Another Level: Volume 1: Psychoanalytic Theory and Technique in the Kleinian/Bionian Mode
'This work is organized as a primer and handbook, a "beginning", to elucidate general principles on how the psychoanalyst or psychoanalytically informed psychotherapist may optimally provide and... (more)
Fairbairn and the Origins of Object Relations
Edited by James S. Grotstein, Donald B. Rinsley
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This work brings together the work of the most eminent of Fairbairn's followers. It includes sections on child abuse, infant development, and borderline and narcissistic disorders. Contributors... (more)
Do I Dare Disturb the Universe?: A Memorial to W.R. Bion
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All the contributors to this compilation knew Bion personally and were influenced by his work. They include: Herbert Rosenfeld, Frances Tustin, Andre Green, Donald Meltzer and Hanna... (more)
Living Moments: On the Work of Michael Eigen
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Michael Eigen is widely regarded as a significant and increasingly influential figure in contemporary psychoanalysis. This collection of papers, by contributors in the USA, Israel, Australia and... (more)
Who is the Dreamer who Dreams the Dream?: A Study of Psychic Presences
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The one thousand entries in this book provide the best single volume coverage of psychoanalysis available. With its wide, objective and catholic vision, the Encyclopaedia demonstrates that... (more)
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No Entanto, ao Mesmo Tempo e em Outro Nível: Volume 1: Teoria e Técnica Psicanalítica na Linha Kleiniana/Bioniana
'Este livro é organizado como uma introdução e um guia - um 'início' - para esclarecer princípios gerais de como o psicanalista ou psicoterapeuta de orientação psicanalítica pode oferecer e manter um... (more)
The Borderline Patient, Vol 2: Emerging Concepts in Diagnosis, Psychodynamics and Treatment
Edited by James S. Grotstein, Marion F. Solomon
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Q: Is there a faster way to check if all objects in a python list are int instances (or some other class) than iterating over the list? I'd like to verify that all objects contained in a given list are instances of int (or some other class, or set of classes).
For example, I can do this:

my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4]

for i in my_list:
  if not isinstance(i, int):
    raise Exception('Found a non-int!')

Is there a faster way than iterating over the list?  Do I need to extend the list class to contain a set of each added class or something?

A: You can combine all() with isinstance() like this
a = [1, 2, 3, 4]

# return true
print(all(isinstance(i, int) for i in a))

b = [1, 2, 3, 4.5]

# return false
print(all(isinstance(i, int) for i in b))

#for list of instances
c = ['hello', 2, 3, 4]

#return true
print(all(isinstance(i, (int, str)) for i in c))

A: Let me try again. My initial answer was concise but, alas, WRONG. On the same sort of theme it occurred to me to substitute a construction involving lambda. Correct result. Perhaps this would achieve the required results faster?
>>> my_list = [0,2,3,4]
>>> all(map(lambda x: type(x)==int, my_list))
True

Accordingly I timed the two approaches:
s = '''\
my_list = [0, 2, 3, 4]
for i in my_list:
    if not isinstance(i, int):
        raise Exception('Found a non-int!')'''

print (timeit.timeit(s))

s = '''\
my_list = [0,2,3,4]
all(map(lambda x: type(x)==int, my_list))'''

print (timeit.timeit(s))

with the following output:
0.6864084666728032
1.3789049683458745

Not only is the approach based on map not faster it takes twice as long. Undaunted (or pig headed if you like) I thought that there might be some sort of setup time that explains the performance of 'my' approach. So I tried a much bigger list.
s = '''\
my_list = list(range(2000))
for i in my_list:
    if not isinstance(i, int):
        raise Exception('Found a non-int!')'''

print (timeit.timeit(s))

s = '''\
my_list = list(range(2000))
all(map(lambda x: type(x)==int, my_list))'''

print (timeit.timeit(s))

with the following results:
305.03338925738615
478.1060787659975

Once again, the approach using map and lambda is much slower.

(I'm going to try to forget that I wrote this.)
Concisely:
>>> my_list = [1,2,3,4]
>>> all(map(int, my_list))
True

In Python, a list can contain items of any type.
>>> a_list = [1, 'b', 5, 7]


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Melanorivulus paresi, es un pez actinopeterigio de agua dulce, de la familia de los rivulines.

Morfología
La longitud máxima descrita es de 2,6 cm en machos y 2,3 cm en hembras, sin espinas en las aletas. Distinguido de todas las otras especies de género Melanorivulus por tener pequeñas manchas blancas formando un patrón reticulado en la aleta dorsal y la parte basal de la aleta anal, y formando barras estrechas en la aleta caudal en los machos.

Distribución y hábitat
Se distribuye por ríos de América del Sur, en llanuras pantanosas de las corrientes afluentes al río Sepotuba, en la cuenca alta del río Paraguay en el centro de Brasil. De comportamiento bentopelágico, se le encuentra en un pantano poco profundo, de cerca de 10 cm de profundidad, ligeramente inclinado con corriente de agua lenta, en área de vegetación abierta.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Paresi
Peces de la cuenca del Amazonas
Animales descritos en 2008

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I interviewed Adam Dodds of Freetrade recently, who talked about his journey into becoming a "challenger stock broker", and how recent FCA authorisation means the future of his company is on the rise.
We cover Adam's background as an accountant at KPMG, and how his earlier experiences with banks led to the genesis of the idea of creating Freetrade. Of course, it was a process that took a couple of years of mulling over the pros and cons, but Adam's optimism and determination to make things easier for millennials (and older folk like me) to trade using our smartphones led to raising just over a million pounds through Crowdcube.
To end the show, Adam Dodds reflects on investing in general, and how the industry has changed and is changing, and is pleased that Freetrade will play its own significant part.
Thanks again for listening in. I'm always open to discussion about who you think I should reach out to next, especially if they're doing something exciting in fintech. You can contact me here, or on Twitter.


CEO alludes that Chief Operating Officer James Foote is his likely successor.
A month after CSX Corp. announced a shakeup of its executive suite, CEO Hunter Harrison last week conceded he didn't get a warm reception when he joined the company in March.
"It wasn't a team. There was no red carpet. It wasn't 'come on in, welcome to town.' So I got my feelings hurt a little bit," Harrison said at an investor conference held by Credit Suisse.
His predecessor as CEO, Michael Ward, along with CSX President Clarence Gooden, retired when Harrison came in.
Executive Vice Presidents Cindy Sanborn, Fredrik Eliasson and Ellen Fitzsimmons all left the company last month when Harrison brought in James Foote as chief operating officer.
Foote previously worked with Harrison at Canadian National Railway Co.
Harrison, who has a four-year contract at CSX, seemed to confirm that Foote is his likely successor.
"One of the steps in the succession was to bring Jim on," Harrison said at Wednesday's conference in Palm Beach, which was broadcast over the internet.
Harrison said he didn't want to "point fingers" at anybody, but he said other executives didn't agree with his sweeping changes in the railroad's operations.
"When I came on board, the first thing I told people was there's going to be change, and there's going to be a lot of change and change brings issues. We as human beings resist change, so I knew that was coming," he said.
As he implemented his plans, "at one point in time there was two of us in house that I could trust," Harrison said.
He didn't name anyone, but there are two remaining executive vice presidents from the pre-Harrison era: Chief Financial Officer Frank Lonegro and Chief Legal Officer Nathan Goldman, who was promoted from vice president of risk and compliance and general counsel last month.
CSX's stock price jumped higher in January when word leaked that Harrison was interested in the job, given his track record of improving operations at other major railroads. That put pressure on CSX's board to hire him.
Foote also spoke at the conference and said he is a proponent of Harrison's operating philosophy, called Precision Scheduled Railroading, which has a track record of results.
"It's been proven that's true at CN and CP," Foote said. Harrison was CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. before pursuing the CSX job.
Harrison said he's identified four or five people within CSX who will have a significant role, again without naming anyone.
"It's a pretty good mix of people that are starting to come together," he said.
The implementation of Harrison's operating system has been bumpy, with well-publicized complaints from freight customers about disruptions in service.
He said recent metrics show operations have improved.
Harrison also wants to put the management issues behind him.
"Did we have the right chemistry, the right esprit de corps internally? No, probably not," he said.
Part of CSX's plan to move on includes continued consolidation of its Jacksonville operations.
During the conference, Harrison said the company is reducing its footprint in Jacksonville from seven "structures" to two.
He gave no more details. A CSX spokesman said by email that Harrison was referring to a plan to consolidate its corporate offices into two campus locations.
"These campus locations will include our headquarters operations on Water Street downtown and the CSX command center in west Jacksonville," he said.
As the Daily Record previously reported, CSX has filed building permits for about $4 million in renovations for its 15-story headquarters building at 500 Water St.
The company also intends to file a permit for renovations to the neighboring 550 Water St. building, the spokesman said.
CSX's restructuring under Harrison has included a reduction of 3,000 full-time jobs in the first three quarters of this year, lowering total employment to 24,388 in September.
CSX's operations cover much of the eastern U.S. and the company has not specified how many jobs have been cut in Jacksonville. But the downsizing did include 951 management-level positions, mainly in its Jacksonville headquarters operations.
While most Jacksonville businesses were shutting down and preparing for Hurricane Irma to pass by in September, Patriot Transportation Holding Inc. was ramping up operations.
Most of the Jacksonville-based trucking company's business involves transporting gasoline and diesel fuel to retail outlets in the Southeast. As everyone in Northeast Florida knows, hurricane preparations include a rush to fill up gas tanks before the storm.
However, the flurry of activity was not good for business, at least in the short term, CEO Robert Sandlin said during Patriot's quarterly conference call last week.
"While hurricane evacuation petroleum volumes are always high, this type of business is generally less productive with long lines, unpredictable traffic patterns and other negative occurrences leading to inefficient utilization of our equipment," he said.
Sandlin said Patriot's staff performed well getting fuel supplies to customers, and he hopes that bodes well for its business.
"We believe we will benefit from this service performance with our customers in the future," he said.
Patriot's earnings fell sharply in the fourth quarter ended Sept. 30 to 6 cents a share, from 63 cents in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016.
The 2016 earnings included a 24-cent gain from a property sale, but it was still a big drop.
Revenue in the quarter fell 11 percent to $27.9 million.
Besides the hurricane impact on business, Patriot's results also were hurt by the loss of a major customer's business. Sandlin said the company would not lower its rates for the customer to match a competitor's bid.
Despite the lower results, Sandlin said Patriot is in a good financial position with a strong balance sheet and no debt. He expects the company to be able to make up the lost business from that customer.
"We have experienced business losses in tough markets before and our management team will do as we have done in the past and build the business back," he said.
KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Joe Box last week initiated coverage of Advanced Disposal Services Inc. with a "sector weight" rating.
"We recognize positive industry dynamics and Advanced Disposal's attractive valuation vs. its peer group, but believe this (rating) is warranted and prefer to remain patient awaiting an entry point," Box said in his research report.
Box said Wall Street may be overly optimistic about the Ponte Vedra-based waste management company, with eight "buy" ratings and just one "hold" rating on the stock.
"We suspect expectations could exceed actual fundamentals, reducing the potential for beats/raises," he said.
The owner of 5,500 artifacts from the RMS Titanic is seeking to auction off its assets in February.
Premier Exhibitions Inc. and several subsidiaries, including RMS Titanic Inc., filed a motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida in Jacksonville to set the auction for Feb. 6.
Premier is a publicly traded company headquartered in Atlanta, but it filed for Chapter 11 reorganization last year in Jacksonville because the company and some of its subsidiaries are incorporated in Florida.
The company has exclusive rights to recover artifacts from the wreck of the Titanic and hoped it could solve its financial problems by selling a handful of them after it filed for bankruptcy. Premier valued the collection at more than $200 million.
However, the court rejected that plan, so Premier in June said it would instead seek to sell the entire company.
Premier produces exhibitions of Titanic artifacts and other historical items, such as King Tut's tomb. It makes its money by selling tickets and merchandise from its various exhibitions.


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Another Kind of HAARP: Earthquake Wars?
Posted by johnhaines under My Blogs | Tags: Alaska array, free energy, HAARP, ionosphere, manipulating communication systems, Tesla, Weather manipulation |
HAARP Array in Alaska
I recently posted some information on the possibility that the Christchurch quake was human-caused.
https://insearchofsimplicity.com/2011/02/28/could-the-christchurch-earthquake-be-man-made/
I realize this is a possibility not everyone finds palatable. However, my dear friend Suzanne has passed on more links on HAARP which I've pasted below. Have a look. This may give pause for consideration.
http://www.eons.com/groups/topic/2409577-Is-HAARP-more-dangerous-than-the-atom-bomb – 'Holes in Heaven' video.
http://wisdomquarterly.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-clouds-or-haarpchemtrails.html The effects of Haarp technology – videos on Buddhist site.
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/pandora/haarp.html Article on HAARP by Michel Chossudovsky – Professor of Economics, University of Ottawa and TFF associate, author of The Globalization of Poverty, second edition, Common Courage Press
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/paul-chehade-who-control-the-weather-control-the-world-4183081.html Article by Paul Chehade
http://exopolitics.blogs.com/exopolitics_radio/2008/05/coopradioorg-le.html – Is HAARP a space based weapon and should it be banned by international treaty?
HAARP mp3 interview by Geo-Scientist, Leuren Moret is a former scientific laboratory employee known for her study of the adverse health and environmental effects of depleted uranium. Moret worked for two periods at two U.S. nuclear weapons laboratories, including Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. She has claimed the status of a whistleblower in connection with her work at Lawrence Livermore.
http://www.moneyteachers.org/Earthquake.War.htm Are we in a HAARP earthquake war?
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US$, Wars & Earthquakes
By Nalliah Thayabharan
At the end of WWII, an agreement was reached at the Bretton Woods Conference which pegged the value of gold at US$35 per ounce and that became the international standard against which currency was measured. But in 1971, US President Richard Nixon took the US$ off the gold standard and ever since the US$ has been the most important global monetary instrument, and only the US can print them. However, there were problems with this arrangement not least of all that the US$ was effectively worthless than before it reneged on the gold-standard. But more importantly because it was the world's reserve currency, everybody was saving their surpluses in US$. To maintain the US$'s pre-eminence, the Richard Nixon administration impressed upon Saudi Arabia and therefore Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC) to sell their oil only in US$. This did two things; it meant that oil sales supported the US$ and also allowed the USA access to exchange risk free oil. The USA propagates war to protect its oil supplies, but even more importantly, to safeguard the strength of the US$. The fear of the consequences of a weaker US$, particularly higher oil prices is seen as underlying and explaining many aspects of the US foreign policy, including the Iraq and Libyan War.
The reality is that the value of the US$ is determined by the fact that oil is sold in US$. If the denomination changes to another currency, such as the euro, many countries would sell US$and cause the banks to shift their reserves, as they would no longer need US$ to buy oil. This would thus weaken the US$ relative to the euro. A leading motive of the US in the Iraq war — perhaps the fundamental underlying motive, even more than the control of the oil itself — is an attempt to preserve the US$ as the leading oil trading currency. Since it is the USA that prints the US$, they control the flow of oil. Period. When oil is denominated in US$ through US state action and the US$ is the only fiat currency for trading in oil, an argument can be made that the USA essentially owns the world's oil for free. Now over $1.3 trillion of newly printed US$ by US Federal Reserve is flooding into international commodity markets each year.
So long as almost three quarter of world trade is done in US$, the US$ is the currency which central banks accumulate as reserves. But central banks, whether China or Japan or Brazil or Russia, do not simply stack US$ in their vaults. Currencies have one advantage over gold. A central bank can use it to buy the state bonds of the issuer, the USA. Most countries around the world are forced to control trade deficits or face currency collapse. Not the USA. This is because of the US$ reserve currency role. And the underpinning of the reserve role is the petrodollar. Every nation needs to get US$ to import oil, some more than others. This means their trade targets US$ countries.
Because oil is an essential commodity for every nation, the Petrodollar system, which exists to the present, demands the buildup of huge trade surpluses in order to accumulate US$ surpluses. This is the case for every country but one — the USA which controls the US$ and prints it at will or fiat. Because today the majority of all international trade is done in US$, countries must go abroad to get the means of payment they cannot themselves issue. The entire global trade structure today works around this dynamic, from Russia to China, from Brazil to South Korea and Japan. Everyone aims to maximize US$ surpluses from their export trade.
Until November 2000, no OPEC country dared violate the US$ price rule. So long as the US$ was the strongest currency, there was little reason to as well. But November was when French and other Euroland members finally convinced Saddam Hussein to defy the USA by selling Iraq's oil-for-food not in US$, 'the enemy currency' as Iraq named it, but only in euros. The euros were on deposit in a special UN account of the leading French bank, BNP Paribas. Radio Liberty of the US State Department ran a short wire on the news and the story was quickly hushed.
This little-noted Iraq move to defy the US$ in favor of the euro, in itself, was insignificant. Yet, if it were to spread, especially at a point the US$ was already weakening, it could create a panic selloff of US$ by foreign central banks and OPEC oil producers. In the months before the latest Iraq war, hints in this direction were heard from Russia, Iran, Indonesia and even Venezuela. An Iranian OPEC official, Javad Yarjani, delivered a detailed analysis of how OPEC at some future point might sell its oil to the EU for euros not US$. He spoke in April, 2002 in Oviedo Spain at the invitation of the EU. All indications are that the Iraq war was seized on as the easiest way to deliver a deadly pre-emptive warning to OPEC and others, not to flirt with abandoning the Petro-dollar system in favor of one based on the euro. The Iraq move was a declaration of war against the US$. As soon as it was clear that the UK and the US had taken Iraq, a great sigh of relief was heard in the UK Banks.
First Iraq and then Libya decided to challenge the petrodollar system and stop selling all their oil for US$, shortly before each country was attacked. The cost of war is not nearly as big as it is made out to be. The cost of not going to war would be horrendous for the US unless there were another way of protecting the US$'s world trade dominance. The US pays for the wars by printing US$ it is going to war to protect.
After considerable delay, Iran opened an oil bourse which does not accept US$. Many people fear that the move will give added reason for the USA to overthrow the Iranian regime as a means to close the bourse and revert Iran's oil transaction currency to US$. In 2006 Venezuela indicated support of Iran's decision to offer global oil trade in euro. In 2011 Russia begins selling its oil to China in rubles
6 months before the US moved into Iraq to take down Saddam Hussein, Iraq had made the move to accept Euros instead of US$ for oil, and this became a threat to the global dominance of the US$ as the reserve currency, and its dominion as the petrodollar.
Muammar Qaddafi made a similarly bold move: he initiated a movement to refuse the US$ and the euro, and called on Arab and African nations to use a new currency instead, the gold dinar. Muammar Qaddafi suggested establishing a united African continent, with its 200 million people using this single currency. The initiative was viewed negatively by the USA and the European Union (EU), with French president Nicolas Sarkozy calling Libya a threat to the financial security of mankind; but Muammar Qaddafi continued his push for the creation of a united Africa.
Muammar Gaddafi's recent proposal to introduce a gold dinar for Africa revives the notion of an Islamic gold dinar floated in 2003 by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, as well as by some Islamist movements. The notion, which contravenes IMF rules and is designed to bypass them, has had trouble getting started. But today Iran, China, Russia, and India are stocking more and more gold rather than US$.
If Muammar Qaddafi were to succeed in creating an African Union backed by Libya's currency and gold reserves, France, still the predominant economic power in most of its former Central African colonies, would be the chief loser. The plans to spark the Benghazi rebellion were initiated by French intelligence services in November 2010.
In February 2011, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has called for a new world currency that would challenge the dominance of the US$ and protect against future financial instability. In May 2011 a 32 year old maid, Nafissatou Diallo, working at the Sofitel New York Hotel, alleges that Strauss-Kahn had sexually assaulted her after she entered his suite.
On Aug 18 2011, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announces a plan to pull Gold reserves from US and European Banks .Venezuela reportedly has the largest oil reserves in the world. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been a strong proponent for tighter Latin America integration – which is a move away from the power of the US banking cartels.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez formed oil export agreements with Cuba, directly bypassing the Petrodollar System. Cuba was among those countries that were later added to the "Axis of Evil" by the USA. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused the US of using HAARP type weapons to create earthquakes.
On Aug 24, 2001 a 7 magnitude earthquake rocks Northern Peru bordering Venezuela which doesn't use the Petrodollar system and Brazil which has been engaged in discussions to end US$ denominated oil transactions. Is it a coincidence that these uncommonly powerful earthquakes are occurring in historically uncommonly large numbers during such a short period of time?. And that they are occurring in or close to countries that have been seriously discussing plans to leave the Petrodollar system, or are already outside it?
HAARP stands for High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program. It is an ionospheric research program that is jointly funded by the US Air Force, the US Navy, the University of Alaska and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The HAARP program operates a major Arctic facility, known as the HAARP Research Station. It is located on an US Air Force owned site near Gakona, Alaska. HAARP has the ability to manipulate weather and produce earthquakes. It is capable of directing almost 4 Mega Watts of energy in the 3 to 10 MHz region of the HF band up into the ionosphere. This energy can be bounced off of the ionosphere and directed back down at the earth to create earthquakes. Patents have been applied for discussing such applications. HAARP could potentially be used by adversaries to produce such events.
HAARP based technology is being actively used to emit powerful radio waves that permeate the earth and subsequently cause strong enough oscillations along fault lines of targeted areas to produce earthquakes.
Thigh power radio waves of HAARP can be used to produce such intense vibrations as to cause an earthquake. HAARP based technology can be used to encourage/produce various weather phenomena such as hurricanes, flooding, or drought through manipulation of the ionosphere.
Already Russia, China and Venezuela have suggested that a HAARP type technology weapon is capable of such and attack and possibly been used against several countries.
What would the probable response be to such an attack be? An armed conflict with the US? Or perhaps something more within reach and even more damaging at this point, the elimination of the Petrodollar system and a subsequent dumping of surplus US$ into the international and US financial markets resulting in the quick collapse of the US$. Attacking these countries with HAARP would destabilize their economies and currencies and to prevent a move away from the US$ and the Petrodollar system.
Tags: Alaska array, free energy, HAARP, ionosphere, manipulating communication systems, Tesla, Weather manipulation


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IRAs Inherited by Persons Other than a Spouse
by Bronswick | Aug 7, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
By: Jack Knopoff (JKnopoff@BRP-CPAs.com)
A tax case just came across my desk indicating that an inherited IRA distribution from a taxpayer's deceased mother's IRA was determined to be taxable income. The daughter had attempted to rollover the IRA distribution into her IRA account; the tax code denies rollover treatment of an inherited IRA. If you recently inherited an individual retirement account (IRA) from someone other than your spouse, you may be wondering what to do with the funds in the IRA, and what the tax consequences are. There are certain rules you should be aware of relating to title transfers, distributions, and the taxation of funds in an IRA you have inherited. Negative tax consequences may result if certain rules are not followed. It is important to note that the rules discussed below apply only to nonspousal IRAs – different rules apply to IRAs inherited by a spouse.
Inherited IRAs. The rules governing inherited IRAs differ from the rules that govern IRAs bequested to a surviving spouse. Upon the death of an IRA owner, ownership of the IRA passes to a beneficiary or beneficiaries that the owner has designated in accordance with terms of IRA. If a beneficiary is not the owner's surviving spouse, the IRA is treated as an inherited IRA.
Contributions and rollovers. Inherited IRAs cannot accept rollover contributions from other IRAs and, likewise, distributions from inherited IRAs cannot be rolled over. However, inherited IRA assets may be transferred in a direct, trustee-to-trustee transfer, as long as the IRA into which amounts are being moved is established and maintained in the name of the deceased IRA owner "for the benefit of" you as the beneficiary.
Required distributions. You generally will not have to pay federal income tax on the assets in the inherited IRA until you begin receiving distributions from the account. All inherited IRAs – whether a traditional or Roth IRA – are subject to annual required minimum distribution rules. The rules are complicated and you should talk with us before taking any distributions from the inherited IRA. The outline of the distribution rules that follow is just that, an "outline," with details that may be crucial to some situations left out for the sake of brevity. In general, beneficiaries of inherited IRAs must receive required distributions over their life expectancy or within five years after the original IRA owner's death. The rules can be tricky, and generally depend in part on whether the original IRA owner died before the date on which he or she was required to begin taking distributions from the IRA. The original account holder generally must gradually start taking out funds after reaching age 70 ½.
When an IRA owner dies before the date on which he or she is required to begin taking annual distributions from the traditional IRA, the entire IRA must generally be distributed in accordance with either the five-year rule, which requires that the entire interest be distributed within five years of the original owner's death, or the life expectancy rule. The life expectancy rule requires that any part of the inherited IRA be distributed, beginning on or before December 31 immediately following the calendar year in which the original IRA owner died, over the life of the beneficiary (or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the beneficiary).
If the individual for whom the IRA was maintained dies on or after his or her required beginning date, the remaining assets in the IRA must be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used as of the date of death. In general, the applicable distribution period is either the longer of the life expectancy of the designated beneficiary or of the IRA owner. Annual distributions are based on the beneficiary's life expectancy using the beneficiary's age in the year following the year of the IRA owner's death.
For inherited Roth IRAs, all funds must be withdrawn within five years of inheriting the account.
Taking distributions from your inherited IRA over your life expectancy, as opposed to a lump sum distribution from the IRA, enables you to continue to grow the assets in the inherited IRA tax-deferred. A lump sum payment, however, may be requested but the amount may even put you in a higher tax bracket for the year. As you may have observed, these rules are complex but, nevertheless, decisions must be made.
Federal tax consequences. Distributions from inherited IRAs are taxable to the beneficiary as ordinary income. Beneficiaries of a traditional IRA must include in their gross income any taxable distributions they receive. If they do not withdraw a required distribution amount in any tax year, the amount is still subject to federal income tax but also is subject to a 10 percent penalty.
Federal estate tax deduction. You may be able to claim a deduction for estate tax resulting from certain distributions from an inherited IRA that is a traditional IRA. Under the tax law, a beneficiary of an inherited IRA may be able to deduct the estate tax paid on any part of a distribution that is "income in respect of a decedent." We will discuss these rules and the tax consequences with you.
There are many other rules and tax consequences that result from inheriting an IRA. It is important that you talk with us immediately after inheriting an IRA in order to maximize the funds in the account and minimize negative tax consequences.
Jack Knopoff, CPA
Jack P. Knopoff is a partner of Bronswick Reicin Pollack, Ltd. – Certified Public Accountants and Business Advisors located in Buffalo Grove, IL. Bronswick Reicin Pollack has helped hundreds of businesses and organizations with their financial concerns. Visitwww.BRP-CPAs.com or call 847-808-9800.
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COLOMBO DOCKYARD PLC LAUNCHES THE BUOY TENDER VESSEL BEING BUILT FOR GENERAL COMPANY FOR PORTS OF IRAQ THROUGH TOYOTA TSUSHO CORPORATION OF JAPAN
Vessel After Launching
On 22nd July 2020, Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) auspiciously launched it's Yard Number NC 0244, a 60 m Buoy Tender Vessel being built for General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) as per an Agreement signed with Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC) of Japan funded under Japanese ODA Loans by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
The ceremonial launching is the process of floating or transferring the vessel to water for the first time. Symbolically this is done by breaking a 'pot of milk' according to Sri Lankan traditions over the ship's bow area inviting good luck to the vessel, the crew and the owners and subsequently filling the dock with sea water enabling the vessel to float.
The ceremony was graced by Mr. Hayder Khaldoon Mohammedsami Alahmed, Mr. Rayed Kareem Mashhoot Al-Saeedi, Site Engineers from GCPI, Mr. Ali Alakus Site Manager of Project from Nippon Koei Co. Ltd and Mr H.V.K. Sarath Kumara Peiris Deputy General Manager Nippon Koei Co. Ltd Liaison Office. Mr. Hayder Khaldoon Mohammedsami Alahmed of GCPI performed the honour of cutting the rope to break the milk pot and launch the vessel.
Mr. Madhawa Fonseka, Manager-Colombo Office and Mr. Vishal Chowdary, in-charge of project and Mr. Roshan Sanjeewa Colombo Office Surveyor attended this event representing the Classification Society ClassNK.
From CDPLC, Mr. Hideaki Tanaka (Chairman), Mr. D.V. Abeysinghe (MD/CEO), Mr. K. Kanaya (Director), Mr. Y. Saki (Technical Advisor/ Alt Director) and a host of other Senior Management and Staff participated at this momentous occasion.
The Buoy Tender Vessel is designed to be operated to retrieve and launch marine navigation buoys, to provide repair and maintenance to marine navigation buoy, to transport marine navigation buoys and/or spare parts and to transport general cargo. This is a 60m long vessel with a breadth of 12m and a depth of 4.6m. The vessel is driven by twin diesel engines and is capable of achieving a speed of 12 knots. The vessel also shall be equipped with a Crane with a lifting capacity of 22 tons. This vessel also provides fully air conditioned comfortable living quarters for its complement of 28 persons.
In addition to this BTV, CDPLC is constructing another vessel for GCPI which is a 50m Pilot Station Vessel (PSV). The PSV is a twin hull Catamaran type vessel which will be used to transport of pilots and provisions, to provide pilots with accommodation services and to provide station and necessary support for pilot boats.
These projects which are vital to the socio economic development of Iraq will strengthen the relationship with Republic of Iraq, one of Sri Lanka's close allies for decades and we are confident that with these shipbuilding projects generating from TTC Japan which are funded by JICA, will dawn in a new era in the bilateral economic sphere of the relationship between Sri Lanka and Japan.
This ceremony was organized and conducted in a modest scale and in a simple manner paying special attention to the Government's Health and Safety guidelines placed in view of the COVID-19 outbreak, depicting CDPLC's corporate social responsibility towards the prevention of any possible transmission of the COVID-19 at workplaces. CDPLC has demonstrated great resilience in the face of the pandemic and has taken many initiatives for 'Revival' of its operations and is planning to bounce back stronger in the future.
Colombo Dockyard PLC is a flag ship investment of Japan and operates in joint collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard Company Limited of Japan. Also the Sri Lankan Government institutions hold more than 35% stake at CDPLC.
As the leader of the Shipbuilding & Repairing Industry in Sri Lanka, CDPLC continuously proves its excellence by successfully securing shipbuilding projects and Repairing vessels both local and overseas. "Colombo Dockyard PLC is Sri Lanka's front runner of its industrialization drive".
Cutting the Rope to Launch the Vessel
Group Photo at the Launching Ceremony
Author cdluserbwwPosted on July 24, 2020 July 24, 2020 Categories Recent News
COLOMBO DOCKYARD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES EXTENSIVE STEEL MODIFICATION REPAIRS ON FPSO DHIRUBHAI -1 AT HIPG
FPSO Dhirubhai -1 at HIPG
290m long, 44m beam FPSO of GRT 97,660 is laid up in Hambantota port for her next charter. She is owned by Aker Contracting FP ASA and managed by AFP Operations AS, Norway and has an oil production capacity of 60,000 barrels. Floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit is a floating vessel used by the offshore oil and gas industry for the production and processing of hydrocarbons and the storage of oil.
A moon pool of almost 10m diameter needed to be permanently closed and Colombo Dockyard was called for the job. Shipyard pre-fabricated panels at yard work-shop at Colombo with LR Grade EH-36, shot blasted prime coated plates. Then transported by land to the vessel in Hambantota port, welded in place where is a total tonnage of over 28 tons were renewed.
The project team was coordinated by Mr. P.L.Ramesh Lahiru which repairs were headed by Mr Y.R.A.P.M. Rajapakse. The essential planning support was extended by Mr Avantha Gunatilleka, Senior Engineer Planning.
The professional support extended by the HIPG/ HIPS teams across all levels from the top down to the operation levels must be mentioned and appreciated, which has resulted in Colombo Dockyard being able to promote Sri Lanka as a serious destination for ship repairs and shipbuilding.
Capt. Nikolaos Messinis who is the master of the vessel looked after the owner's interest. The husbanding agents Hayleys Advantis Limited provided the necessary co-ordination support to manage the project smoothly and complete the project on schedule meeting owners and DNV Classification Society's requirements.
Colombo Dockyard PLC operates in collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd, Japan since 1993 providing ship repair and shipbuilding services to the global marine fraternity at one of the most strategic marine hubs "Sri Lanka".
"An odyssey of excellence continues.."
Closure of moon pool of FPSO Dhirubhai -1
Welding prefabricated panels in place
MT. SCF SAYAN, EMERGENCY REPAIRS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED BY COLOMBO DOCKYARD AT HIPG
Length 274.48m and breadth 48.04m with GRT of 81,085.00
The Aframax tanker was experiencing failure on her propulsion system, Managed by SCF Management Services, Cyprus contacted Colombo Dockyard for repair assistance, given the size of the vessel she was directed to Hambantota HIPG port, where the vessel was comfortably accommodated at the repair berth.
Sovcomflot (SCF) is the largest shipping company in Russia and a world leader in energy shipping. The company is focused on offshore services, liquefied gas transportation and the conventional shipping of crude oil and petroleum products, with 146 vessels with a combined deadweight of 12,648,839 tonnes trading globally.
After arrival intermediate shaft (18 tons) was disconnected and removed for inspections. It was found that the connecting bolt failure between the intermediate shaft fwd flange and flywheel flange. As per the owner's request Marine Shaft, Denmark deputed machinists and portable machining tools to HIPG.
However, due to prevailed COVID 19 situation mid-March 2020, Denmark machinist team was recalled to Denmark given the global pandemic situation, the project scope was not completed. Upon the request from the owner's, yard continued the in-situ machining process keeping generally agreed on safety precautions against COVID 19 which vessel gained days to complete the job.
With the need for final precision machining by "Marine Shaft" to qualify for their original equipment warranty, owners were looking for all available options to complete the project early as possible. The flight restrictions on account of the COVID regulations were overcome, when the owners decided to charter a flight and get down the Denmark machinists on board to complete the job. Shipyard team assembled the propulsion line and completed the job, meeting the owner's expectations. In addition to this main job, coolers and valve servicing were done.
Mr W.N.R. Janith Chamika headed the repair team while Mr. I.K.L.C Weerasinghe coordinated the job. Owner's interest was looked after by Mr Aleksandr Akulov and Mr Georgy Pavliashvili. The DNV-GL ensured the classification requirements were fulfilled meeting the owner's expectations. The local husbanding agents for the project ACRUS SHIPPING handled the co-ordination work smoothly.
MT SCF Sayan at HIPG berth
Yard Team attending in-situ machining of flange
Aft Seal Inspection with Hanging Staging
Senior Management visiting Yard repair Team onboard
COLOMBO DOCKYARD SHIP REPAIR AND BUILDING OPERATIONS RETURN TO NEW-NORMAL LEVELS
Vessel undergoing repairs in drydock during the lockdown period
Global pandemic conditions bring out the best in shipyards innovative strategies to counter difficult times. Since its establishment in 1974 marking its 46th Anniversary in 2020, Colombo Dockyard has witnessed recessions, boom times and natural disasters amongst which this COVID 19 pandemic driven lockdown situation is unique and unprecedented, which requires innovative and smart approaches to counter these challenges successfully.
Sri Lankan government's aggressive drive to combat the COVID 19 pandemic from mid-march has been effective, paving the way for relaxing the lockdown on 11th May 2020. The Government of Sri Lanka appointed COVID 19 Taskforce had declared all Port related activities as essential services, thus giving the shipyard to continue its operations under its guidelines. Over the lockdown period, the shipyard has been operating at 20~30% capacity providing essential repair services, completing the vessels undergoing repairs in the yard, meeting the client's requirements safely.
In Colombo Dockyard, we focus on organising the work of our shipyard team and subcontractors in such a way that it is carried out in the safest possible way, in keeping in line with the Government COVID 19 Taskforce guidelines.
The shipyard operations have stepped up to planned New-Normal operational levels, under the in~house campaign titled " Revival" under the visionary leadership of Mr Hideki Tanaka, Chairman, Mr D V Abeysinghe, Managing Director and Mr Benny Fernando, Chief Operating Officer. We are pleased to place on record that, we have started repairs on two bulk carriers successfully (17th of May), managing to clear the mandatory health clearances smoothly, with no berthing delays (waiting for quarantine etc) on the arrival schedule of the vessels. The vessels were berthed on arrival. This has been possible on account of the professional guidance given the Port Health Officials and the Harbour Master.
In solidarity of the efforts, Colombo Dockyard actively contributed Five Million Rupees to the national COVID task force fund.
The Shipyard operates jointly in Collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd., Japan since 1993, providing the best Japanese-Sri Lankan expertise and the location and economic convenience of Colombo. The shipyard is ready to serve the emerging needs of the market, in this post COVID challenging times.
Author cdluserbwwPosted on June 3, 2020 June 4, 2020 Categories Recent News
COLOMBO DOCKYARD DELIVERS TWO PILOT LAUNCHES BUILT FOR SRI LANKA PORTS AUTHORITY
On 23rd December 2019, Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) delivered two Pilot Launches as per an Agreement signed with Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) on 1st February 2019.
This ceremony was graced by Hon. Johnston Fernando, Minister of Roads & Highways and Ports & Shipping, Hon. Kanaka Herath, State Minister of Ports & Shipping, Mr. M. M. P. K. Mayadunne, Secretary of Ministry of Roads & Highways and Ports & Shipping, Mr. M.P.V.P. Piyathilake, Secretary of State Ministry of Ports and Shipping, General R. M. Daya Ratnayake Chairman SLPA, Capt. Athula Hewavitharana Managing Director SLPA, Capt. Nirmal Silva Harbour Master SLPA, Mr. Jagath Kumara, Senior Surveyor Class LR and several other distinguished guests from SLPA.
Mr. H. Tanaka Chairman CDPLC, Mr. D.V. Abeysinghe MD/CEO CDPLC, Mr. K. Kanaya Director CDPLC, Mr. Yusihiro Saki Technical Advisor CDPLC and a host of other Senior Management and Staff representing Colombo Dockyard participated at this momentous occasion.
These Pilot Launches were designed by MACDUFF Ship Design Ltd of Scotland and these Pilot Launches will serve to transport pilots from shore to ship. It can accommodate a total number of 8 persons including 4 crew members and 4 pilots and it can achieve a service speed of 22 knots.
These Pilot Launches are designed to hold a high degree of stability and comfort in all weather conditions and these Pilot Launches will provide a stable platform during embarking and disembarking Pilots. These Pilot Launches are equipped with state of the art machinery and equipment developed for this type of launches world-wide, which are of proven type with high dependability, durability and suitability for the intended purpose.
CDPLC operates in joint collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard Company Limited of Japan who owns a stake of 51% at Colombo Dockyard, while Sri Lankan Government institutions have a 35% shareholding at Colombo Dockyard
As a local venture, CDPLC generate large number of direct and indirect employment opportunities and currently employees over 3000 Sri Lankan Engineers & Technicians and assist in developing the skills and technical knowhow of the local workmen and help save on valuable foreign exchange.
As one of the leaders of the Shipbuilding Industry in Sri Lanka, CDPLC continuously proves its excellence by successfully securing shipbuilding projects both local and overseas.
Colombo Dockyard is the front runner of Sri Lankan industrialization.
Author cdluserbwwPosted on December 24, 2019 Categories Recent News
COLOMBO DOCKYARD PLC SUCCESSFULLY ENTERS INTO A CONTRACT WITH KOWA COMPANY LTD OF JAPAN TO SUPPLY A PILOT BOAT
Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) has successfully entered into a contract with Kowa Company Ltd (KOWA) of Japan to supply a pilot boat.
The contract was signed on 16th of December 2019 at CDPLC Head Office.
Mr. Kazushige Nishiguchi, Department Manager – Ship & Infrastructure Department of KOWA and Mr. Hideaki Tanaka, Chairman of CDPLC signed the contract.
Mr. Yoshiyuki Takii, Sales and Marketing of KOWA, Mr. Aditya Tripathi, Deputy Manager of KOWA INDIA and from CDPLC Mr. D.V. Abeysinghe, Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kumpei Kanaya, Director, Mr. Yoshihiro Saki, Director/ Technical Advisor, Mr. Lal Hettiarachchi, General Manager – Projects & Engineering and management personnel participated at this special occasion.
Exchanging contracts.
This 19m pilot boat is a proven design developed by MACDUFF Scotland. This boat will serve to transport pilots from shore to ship. It can accommodate a total number of 12 persons and it can achieve a speed of 20 knots.
KOWA is a 125-year-old multifarious corporate entity present over 100 locations in the world actively engaging in various business fields with major focuses on trading of ship & infrastructure, textiles, machinery, construction materials in addition to the manufacturing and sales of medicines, medical equipment, chemicals, eco-friendly & energy saving products.
CDPLC operates in joint collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard Company Limited of Japan who owns a stake of 51% at Colombo Dockyard PLC while Sri Lankan Government institutions have a 35% shareholding at Colombo Dockyard.
As the leader of Shipbuilding Industry in Sri Lanka, CDPLC continuously proves its excellence by successfully securing shipbuilding projects both local and worldwide.
CDPLC is the front runner of Sri Lankan industrialization and one of the main contributors to the Government's National Export Strategy from the Shipbuilding sector.
Pilot Launch to be built
COLOMBO DOCKYARD OPENS BRANCH OFFICE AT HIPG, MARITIME CENTER- HAMBANTOTA
FOCUSING ON EXPANDING AFLOAT SHIP REPAIRS AT HIPG FACILITY AND PROVIDING REQUIRED HEAVY ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS FOR PORT DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) ceremonially opened an office at the Hambantota International Port Group (Private) Ltd (HIPG), at the HIPG "Maritime Centre" auspiciously on the 10th of December 2019.
The ceremonial opening of the plaque was done by Mr H. Tanaka, Chairman of CDPLC at the auspicious time of 10.41 AM, followed by cutting of the ribbon by Mr D. V Abeysinghe, MD/CEO and Mr K.B.P Fernando, Chief Operating Officer. The official exchanging of the agreement between Mr H. Tanaka, Chairman-CDPLC and Mr. Ray Ren, CEO-HIPG was carried out to mark this historic day in the journey of Colombo Dockyard. The opening ceremony was graced by the senior team of Colombo Dockyard PLC and HIPG/HIPS and maritime industry seniors.
The strategic maritime location of Hambantota, in close proximity to the key maritime sea routes, will allow Colombo Dockyard to offer afloat repair services to a multitude of vessels calling for transhipment, bunkering and other operations and dedicated afloat repairs. Colombo Dockyard's presence at HIPG, will allow them to handle larger size (VLCC) vessels comfortably, taking advantage of HIPG's deep draft berthing facilities and excellent support services for afloat repairs.
Mr. Tanaka, Chairman CDPLC explained, "Colombo Dockyard's recently launched the Rapid Response Afloat Repair Service (RRARS) with the focus to provide afloat repairs at all Sri Lankan ports, to play a crucial role in providing the required repair support to the vessels calling at Hambantota Port."
Mr. Abeysinghe, MD/CEO, CDPLC added: "This capacity augmentation for afloat repairs in Sri Lanka is expected to bring in much needed foreign exchange to the Sri Lankan economy". Thus expanding the Colombo Dockyard's ship repair footprint in Sri Lanka to the deep south of the island.
Mr. Benny Fernando, COO, CDPLC emphasised that Dockyard General Engineering Services (DGES) a subsidiary of CDPLC which is specialising in providing heavy engineering solutions for mega mechanical & civil related projects, is ideally geared to provide required heavy engineering services for future expansion phases of the port.
Established in 1974 Colombo Dockyard PLC is a Board of Investment (BOI) registered establishment, listed in the Colombo Stock exchange, operating in collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd Japan since 1993 (for over 26 years), is the pioneer ship repair, shipbuilding and heavy and offshore engineering facility,
Mr H. Tanaka, Chairman –CDPLC opening the name plaque at the auspicious time of 10.41 AM.
(L-R)Mr. Darshana Chandrasekera, Head of Marketing, Ship Repairs inviting Mr. D V Abeysinghe, MD/CEO and Mr. K B P Fernando, COO to cut the ribbon and ceremonially declare open the office.
Exchanging of the symbolic agreement documents by Mr. Tanaka and Mr. Ray. (L-R) Mr. D V Abeysinghe, MD/CEO , Mr H. Tanaka, Chairman-CDPLC, Mr. Ray Ren, CEO, HIPG, Mr. Darshana Chandrasekera, Head of Marketing, Ship Repairs
COLOMBO DOCKYARD LAY KEEL OF THE THIRD PILOT LAUNCH BEING BUILT FOR SRI LANKA PORTS AUTHORITY
On 6th November 2019, Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) laid the keel to auspiciously commence shipbuilding work on the third Pilot Launch for the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA).
This keel laying ceremony marked the commencement of hull construction work of the Pilot Launch and the auspicious occasion was graced by Hon. Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Ports & Shipping and Southern Development, Admiral S.S. Ranasinghe, Secretary of Ministry of Ports & Shipping and Southern Development, Mr. Ajith Seneviratne Director General Department of Merchant Shipping, Captain Athula Hewavitharana Managing Director SLPA, Mr. Jagath Kumara, Senior Surveyor, Class LR and several other distinguished guests from SLPA.
Mr. T. Nakabe, President of Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd of Japan, Mr. H. Tanaka Chairman CDPLC, Mr. D.V. Abeysinghe MD/CEO CDPLC, Mr. K. Kanaya Director CDPLC, Mr. Yusihiro Saki Technical Advisor/CDPLC, Mr. Benny Fernando, Chief Operating Officer CDPLC and a host of other Senior Management and Staff representing Colombo Dockyard participated at this momentous occasion.
The 19m Pilot Launch is a proven design developed by MACDUFF of Scotland. The Pilot Launch will serve to transport pilots from shore to ship. The Pilot Launch can accommodate a total number of 8 persons including 4 crew members and 4 pilots and it can achieve a service speed around 22 knots.
The Pilot Launch is designed to hold a high degree of stability and comfort in all weather conditions and the Pilot Launch will provide a stable platform during embarking and disembarking Pilots. The Pilot Launch shall be equipped with state of the art machinery and equipment developed for this type of launch world-wide, which are of proven type with high dependability, durability and suitability for the intended purpose.
By building the Pilot Launch requirement in Sri Lanka, SLPA helps develop the economy of the country by developing the local shipbuilding industry. The local ventures such as CDPLC generate large number of direct and indirect employment opportunities and develop the skills and technical knowhow of the local workmen and help save on valuable foreign exchange.
CDPLC is the front runner of Sri Lankan industrialization and is one of the main contributors to the Government's National Export Strategy from the Shipbuilding sector.
COLOMBO DOCKYARD SIGNS AGREEMENT TO SET UP OFFICE AT HIPG, MARITIME CENTER- HAMBANTOTA
Colombo Dockyard (CDPLC) inked an agreement with Hambantota International Port Group (Private) Ltd (HIPG), to open an office at the HIPG "Maritime Centre" on the 1st of November 2019.
The strategic maritime location of Hambantota, in close proximity to the key maritime routes, will allow Colombo Dockyard to offer afloat repair services to a multitude of vessels calling for transhipment, bunkering and other operations and dedicated afloat repairs. HIPG port is a deep draft port with extensive berths that can handle vessels up to 17-meter draft, going up to VLCC.
Colombo Dockyard's recently launched the Rapid Response Afloat Repair Service (RRARS) with a clear focus to provide afloat repairs at all Sri Lankan ports, will play a crucial role in providing the required repair support to the vessels calling at Hambantota Port. This capacity augmentation for afloat repairs in Sri Lanka is expected to bring in much needed foreign exchange to the Sri Lankan economy. Thus expanding the ship repair footprint in Sri Lanka to the deep south of the island, continuing our odyssey of excellence.
Present for the signing of the agreement signing from HIPG Mr Tissa Wickremasinghe, Chief Operating Officer, Mr Tim Xiao, General Manager, Port Related Industries, Ms Chandula Rambukwella, Senior Manager, Commercial & Marketing, Mr Ranjith Withanawasm.
Representing the Colombo Dockyard team headed by Mr H. Tanaka, Chairman, Mr D V Abeysinghe- Managing Director/CEO, Mr K B P Fernando, Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Darshana Chandrasekera, Head of Marketing-Ship Repairs, Mrs. Manori Mallikarachchie, Legal Consultant/Company Secretary, Mr. Amila Rukshan, Senior Engineer, Marketing and Estimating.
L–R: Mrs Manori Mallikarachchie, Legal Consultant/Company Secretary, Mr K B P Fernando, Chief Operating Officer, Mr H. Tanaka, Chairman, Mr D V Abeysinghe- Managing Director/CEO. Colombo Dockyard. Mr Tissa Wickremasinghe, Chief Operating Officer, Mr Tim Xiao, General Manager, Port Related Industries, Mr Ranjith Withanawasm. HIPG. Back Row. Mr. Amila Rukshan, Senior Engineer, Marketing and Estimating, Mr. Darshana Chandrasekera, Head of Marketing-Ship Repairs, (CDPLC) Ms Chandula Rambukwella, Senior Manager, Commercial & Marketing. (HIPG).
Author cdluserbwwPosted on November 4, 2019 Categories Recent News
COLOMBO DOCKYARD TAKES CENTERSTAGE FLYING THE SRI LANKAN FLAG AT INMEX-SMM IN MUMBAI, INDIA PROMOTING SRI LANKA AS A SHIPPING HUB.
Sri Lanka's pioneer Shipbuilding and Ship repairing facility, Colombo Dockyard PLC was the sole participant from Sri Lanka participated one of the leading International Shipping Exhibitions "INMEX-SMM-2019" during October 3-5 in Mumbai, India.
Under the leadership and guidance from Mr. H. Tanaka, Chairman and have D V Abeysinghe, Managing Director and Mr. Benny Fernando, Chief Operating Officer, Colombo Dockyard have taken proactive initiatives to revive the market by spearheading and participating in the marine forums to educate the fraternity of the latest positive developments. The main drive at this event was to educate the neighbouring Indian shipping fraternity of the latest developments in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The drive to regain the business confidence of the many ship managers, owners and other service providers to look at Sri Lanka seriously for their repair and building requirements.
Colombo Dockyard has been a regular participant at many marine exhibitions, such as Posidonia Greece, Norshipping-Oslo, Sea Asia- Singapore, SMM Germany, and other platforms over the past four decades. This is the second instance Colombo Dockyard has participated as an active exhibitor at the INMEX-SMM Mumbai edition. The shipyard has been flying the Sri Lankan flag and promoting Colombo as a competitive repair and building centre in the South Asian region in Europe and Global platforms.
Indian ship owners and managers represent a significant share of the business volumes, handled by Colombo Dockyard. Being located in close proximity or next door to the Indian subcontinent, Colombo Dockyard has been recognised as a "Home away from Home" for the growing Indian fleet for superior repair and shipbuilding facilities. The theme for the INMEX-SMM was "Home away from Home for the Indian Fleet" was very well received by the Indian shipping fraternity.
This naturally makes them one of the significant market segments for Colombo Dockyard. This international marine exhibition has been a meeting place for Indian and Global shipping fraternity stakeholders such as machinery and equipment suppliers, classification societies and shipbrokers to name a few.
This platform was used to inform the market of the latest shipyard developments offerings, such as the newly formed Rapid Response Afloat repair Service team (RRARS) that can be mobilised swiftly at any Sri Lankan port to attend to multiple types of afloat repairs. The shipyard's readiness to handle the installation of Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) and Scrubbers, which is a requirement as a result of the IMO statutory regulations kicking in on January 1st 2020.
During this event, some of the other key factors highlighted to the potential clients were: Colombo's strategic location close to the Indian Subcontinent and main marine trading routes, minimal diversion for vessel's calling to discharge in the Indian coast, quality repair services, safe working environment, Japanese expertise available through our collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard, faster turnaround times and competitive rates. The shipbuilding sector highlighted the wide product portfolio on offer for complex vessels such as the Cable Layer vessels and offshore Vessels Sector, mainly our market-proven Anchor Handling Tugs, Offshore Platform Support Vessels, Crew Boats, Coast Guard Vessels, Harbour Tugs, Work Boats Passenger Ferries and other specialised Vessels.
Colombo Dockyard team was lead by Mr. Benny Fernando – Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Darshana Chandrasekera – Head of Marketing, Ship Repairs and Mr. Amila Rukshan, Senior Engineer- Invoicing and Marketing.
Photo Caption: ELABORATE EXHIBITION STALL OF COLOMBO DOCKYARD AND THE TEAM MEMBERS.
. L-R Mr. Darshana Candrasekera, Head of Marketing, Ship Repairs, Mr. Benny Fernando, Chief Operating Officer and Mr. Amila Rukshan, Senior Engineer, Invoicing and Marketing.
Author cdluserbwwPosted on October 23, 2019 October 25, 2019 Categories Recent News


Last week proved to be the biggest test to my marriage yet. Forget childbirth, newborn babies and living without a dishwasher. This was far, far worse.
We battled through it and came out the other side, I'd like to say stronger than before, but that's debatable. Here are the lessons I learned during the testing period that was our first ever major DIY project together. A period covering four days of blood, sweat and tears. Literally.
Comments like, "Come on, we can do this, don't give up now," don't go down well with a grumpy husband who is sick of the sight of his hammer. Even if he's only two hours into a four day job.
Wondering aloud if Nick Knowles and co. let their DIY work space become disorganised and messy is a one-way road to Argument City.
It's perfectly acceptable to use Washi tape as a marker, bonding material or tool to avoid paint smudges, according to my husband. Any other use for this pretty tape is just frivolous and "airy fairy". Apparently.
5) My husband would rather write a full set of reports, plan a fortnight's worth of lessons and teach his most demanding class for a triple period, than sand a floor ever again. Ever.
Wall papering is much much much harder! I almost punched my husband in the face and may have broken something when we wallpapered. I'd rather sand.
As that floor is absolutely lovely, I'd say it was worth it (though obviously, I wasn't doing the DIY).
I think if I were writing the same post regarding doing any DIY tasks with my hubby, it would be much shorter, and probably summed up in one word. Don't.


Case-4: A homemaker was effectively treated with Dr. Shah's homeopathy medication for her multiple complaints of Corns, Calcaneal spur and Trigeminal Neuralgia.
39 years old home maker Mrs. K. B. K. (Patient Identification Number - 21705) visited our Santacruz branch on 24th September 2013. She was suffering for painful corns on her feet since 8 months. She could not walk due to the pain.There were 3 corns of her feet.
She also suffered from Calcaneal spur since 8 months on her heels. She said each step she walked she felt as if there was nail pinching in her the heels.
She was suffering from Trigeminal Neuralgia since 2010. She felt electric shock like pain in her right lower jaw. She experienced such episodes 2-3 times daily which lasted for 2 hours approximately. She was taking conventional medication for the same with little relief.
She was also suffering from Grade 1 duodenitis as per her endoscopy report for which she was taking conventional medication.
She was a vegetarian and her appetite was diminished due to her complaint of duodenitis. She consumed less than a liter of water daily. Her urine, bowel movements, perspiration were normal. She preferred warm weather. Her sleep was sound. She was a home maker and her husband had business of garments. Her elder son was studying in arts graduating in arts and younger son was studying in class 10.
She was mild and sensitive by disposition. She was frustrated and felt helpless due to her health complaints.She would think that why this is happening with her.
Dr. Shah prescribed research based medication after studying her case in detail.
She reported on 21st October 2013. She had overall improvement around 25%. Her corns had started drying up and pain had reduced. Her calcaneal spur were less painful and trigeminal neuralgia had also improved around 25%. She had 1-2 episodes daily instead of 2-3 and the episode lasted for about 30 minutes instead of 2 hours.
She reported on 14th November 2013.Her corns were completely better. Her calcaneal spur pain had reduced around 50%. Her trigeminal neuralgia was around 50% better.She got one episode daily which lasted for 15 minutes and the intensity of the pain had reduced significantly.
She reported on 6th December 2013. Her corns had healed completely and there were no recurrence. The calcaneal spur pain had reduced around 80%. Her trigeminal pain had increased due to dental procedure. Dr. Shah made necessary changes in her prescription.
She visited on 18th January 2014. There was further improvement in calcaneal spur's pain. Trigeminal neuralgia was around 75% better. she got one episode every alternate day which lasted for 15 minutes and intensity of the pain had reduced around 75%. Patient is still continuing her treatment for complete recovery.


Home / Windows 10 / How to Use Disk Cleanup on Windows 10?
If your PC is low on storage and thus you can't download a large file or install a new game, there are a few methods you can use to clean your drive and free up some spare gigabytes. Of course, maybe the most efficient way to get some space is to delete non-useful data like apps, large media files, or games. But if you can't delete content or that's simply not enough, there is a built-in Windows utility which allows you to get rid of the hidden system files you can't access in the File Explorer. Usually, these files using a lot of your storage and in most cases, a user does not need them at all. This article will tell you how to use disk cleanup in Windows 10.
In the most recent Windows 10 update (October 2018 Update) Microsoft has duplicated disk cleanup utility in Windows 10. You can use either modern Settings app or the old Control Panel section. Since Windows 10 October 2018 Update is not the most popular Windows 10 version yet, we will show you how to use both methods.
Open Settings and then press System > Storage.
Scroll down and click Free up space now. This will open the new Windows 10 system cleanup utility.
Widows will list files you can safely remove. Don't worry about them – they are all safe to delete and you won't harm the system. You may notice that some files take more than 10 Gb. These are usually previous Windows installation. Think twice before you delete this. If you delete previous Windows installation you won't be able to roll back your system to the previous build if you encounter some bugs or errors. If you are OK with this, you can delete everything including previous Windows installation.
Please notice! Disk cleanup system includes your Downloads folders and Recycle Bin. By default, these sections are not checked for the sake of your safety – you won't delete them accidentally.
Check everything you want to delete and then press Remove files. If the size of the files you have selected is large, deleting procedure may take some time, so be patient and wait until utility is done.
If you want, you can allow Windows automatically delete useless files (temporary Windows files and Recycle Bin contents). To do this go to Settings > System > Storage and turn on Storage Sense. Windows will send you a disk cleanup report every time it deletes some data you don't need.
If you are on Windows 10 1803 or earlier, you will have to use the old Control Panel section to perform disk cleanup.
Open the File Explorer and click left mouse button on your system drive. Select Properties > Disk Cleanup. You can also press Win + R and type "cleanmgr.exe" to directly run this utility.
Check on every category you want to delete and then press Cleanup system files. Wait until everything is done.
Enjoy your free storage space.
Unfortunately, previous Windows 10 versions can't automatically delete temporary system apps, so you will have to do it manually every time you are on low storage or when you want to free up some space. Maybe for someone, this will be an additional reason to update PC to Windows 10 October 2018 Update and newer.


This year's masters events at the Allam British Open Championships in Hull in May are expected to attract the strongest ever entry to the prestigious tournament.
With four weeks to go until entries close on April 22, 10 nations from as far afield as Canada and Australia are already represented in categories ranging from Over 35 to Over 75.
It is hoped the tournament will eventually draw 300 players from around the world to battle it out for the honour of becoming a British Open champion.
The University of Hull and their fantastic squash facilities will play host to the masters players from May 13th to 17th, running alongside the PSA and WSA world series events that start at the University on May 9th before moving across the East Yorkshire city to the Airco Arena.
In a move designed to enhance the status and exposure of the masters championships, England Squash & Racketball have announced that the men's O35 final will be held on the ASB glass showcourt at the Airco Arena prior to the main women's and men's finals on Sunday May 17th.


A handful of the thousands of protesters demonstrating near the Republican National Convention in Cleveland got violent with each other and members of law enforcement Wednesday afternoon as police made 17 arrests.
Cleveland Police said that two officers were injured during protests.
Protests for and against GOP standard-bearer Donald Trump took place for the third day at the RNC, as things got testy between the groups near Cleveland's Public Square; roughly five blocks from the site of the RNC.
Reports of several fights took place in Downtown Cleveland.
At least one American flag was burned, prompting the fire department to be called out to the protests.
Cleveland Police said that a dispersal order was issued to protesters to leave the Public Square shortly before 5 p.m. ET.
At least two prison transport vehicles were being used to tow away protesters.
Trump arrived in Cleveland Wednesday, and he had just left a private party in Downtown Cleveland during the heat of the protests.