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Andy Fletcher is an artist, designer, speaker and advocate for trains. He enjoys sharing his drawings and his joy of trains with railroad enthusiasts everywhere.
Freight Train's Story
Freight trains all have stories. They carry goods through cities and towns. They roll across America.
A steady beat the freight train sounds. Its pace sets the rhythm of America.
Carloads full. Carloads empty. A wave from the crew. Another train heads down the track.
Another train rolls. And so goes another story. There goes the story of America aboard that freight train.Freight trains all have stories. They carry goods through cities and towns. They roll across America.
Another train rolls. And so goes another story. There goes the story of America aboard that freight train.
The Lehigh Valley Heritage Locomotive-A Legacy Remembered
By Andy Fletcher
The Lehigh Valley was one of many Northeastern railroads that tapped into the region's rich anthracite coal deposits. From cities such as Allentown and Wilkes-Barre, Lehigh Valley was carried coal north and west towards the great lakes region at Buffalo and southeast to Newark.
As competition from neighboring railroads grew, Lehigh Valley began to acquire the coal companies that provided its revenue. Lehigh Valley also found itself as a trunk line with many feeders. Costs could be cut through acquisitions.
Lehigh Valley shipped many industrial goods from online cities such as Scranton, Allentown and Wilkes Barre to New York City and across the Great Lakes and by connecting railroad to Western markets at Buffalo. Lehigh Valley soon found itself as a trunk line that connected the Northeast to the West.
By the 1950's, Lehigh Valley's online anthracite mines began to mine less and less coal. This took its toll on the company as an investor in the mines themselves and as a the railroad that depended shipping revenues. Lehigh Valley began to find itself in financial troubles. Lehigh Valley's brightly painted locomotives reflected pride in a railroad that found itself on hard times.
Pennsylvania Railroad's acquisition of 85% of Lehigh Valley would keep the Lehigh Valley afloat, however, only temporarily. The Pennsylvania Railroad, found itself, in a changing Northeastern railroad scene. Pennsylvania Railroad would soon find itself upon hard times, as well, in the ill fated Penn Central merger with New York Central. After Penn Central's bankruptcy, the imbalance in payments to Lehigh Valley proved to be fatal to the already struggling railroad. Shortly after the Penn Central bankruptcy, Lehigh Valley, too, went bankrupt.
As we entered the 1960's, as well, the landscape of America was changing. Trucking and the interstate highway system made times hard for the railroad. The world moved faster. The world was moving on.
Many railroad companies found themselves consolidating. Railroads needed to be shortened. Fat needed to be cut from the system for the rails to compete. Railroads joined forces for their routes to flow more smoothly.
In 1976, Conrail was formed as a government acquisition of several bankrupt railroads in the Northeast, including portions of the Lehigh Valley. In 1999, Conrail became a part of Norfolk Southern, which was formed by the merger of The Southern Railway with Norfolk & Western in 1982.
This spring, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Norfolk Southern painted a brand new locomotive in dress inspired by the Lehigh Valley. This livery celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of Norfolk Southern's creation.
The locomotive painted exceeds today's clean air emission standards. It has the power of one and a half locomotives of its Lehigh Valley predecessors. Yet, in its lines, one sees the Lehigh Valley.
One retraces the locomotive's footsteps across the Northeast where this locomotive's advanced technology gains its footing.
As you hear the lonesome whistle blow down the track in Pennsylvania, New Jersey or New York , keep an eye out for this beautifully painted locomotive. Side by side it works with its regularly painted counterparts. A tribute to the past, it rolls down the track, giving the Northeast a chance to see a peek at railroading's past. This locomotive reflects upon the way railroading once was.
A time when iron rails not only connected us all, but connected our hearts and minds. In a time where the next appointment dictates our day, this brightly painted locomotive takes us back to a simpler time, a time when the lull of the rocking chair kept the pace of the evening.
It is not always that we are reminded of the past, of the shoulders that today stands on. We do not always take the time to remember the people and institutions that came before.
It is in the sleek lines of the Lehigh Valley Heritage locomotive that we see the legacy of the freight agents who punched waybills. We see the coal miner at Allentown and the factory worker at Scranton.
We see the crews who maintained the right of way safely to Oak Island Yard in Newark, and passed the torch on to the generations of today's railroaders. We see a Northeast that grew strong with the Lehigh Valley.
Most of all, we see a railroad that did not forget its roots. Roots in communities, roots in its people, roots in the American landscape. A railroad that is proud of where it came from and is proud of where it is going.
Railroading Runs Deep
What makes a railroad great
Who makes a train run true
What makes the track run straight
Who brings the carloads through
Who gets the freight cars rolling
Down the track both night and day
What sets locomotives pulling
Another freight train on its way
Who carved the mountainsides
And dug the tunnels deep
Forever stand with pride
Railroaders, railroading runs deep
The Central of Georgia Heritage Locomotive-A Legacy Remembered
As the early twentieth century rolled around, America was progressing. Much of the South's industry was based on its resources.
The textile industry thrived due to cotton. Food processing developed due to the South's rich agriculture. Timber and paper industries developed around the South's pine forests. The steel industry continued to thrive, and with it, so did shipbuilding on the coast.
With this emergence of industry and abundance of raw material, so grew the South's railroad network. The Central of Georgia Railway emerged as a consolidation of many smaller roads in order to help link the South's industries, resources and city centers.
Coal from the Appalachians fueled this growth from connections such as Chattanooga and Athens. Steel forged in Birmingham built Atlanta, the centerpiece of the South. Much of the South's agricultural products made their way to market by train through city centers such as Albany and Montgomery. With it's can-do attitude and direct connections to America's rail network, so developed the slogan "The Right Way" for The Central of Georgia.
The Central of Georgia was a beautiful railroad decked in blue and gray. Its on-time performance was described by naming its flagship trains after famous racehorses "Nancy Hanks" and "Man O' War." The resort of Savannah flourished thanks to "The Right Way" and "The Nancy Hanks."
As we entered the 1960's, the landscape of America was changing. Trucking and the interstate highway system made times hard for the railroad. The world moved faster. The regulator clock still ticked in the station, but the world was moving on.
The Central of Georgia Railway was purchased by the Southern Railway in 1963. The Southern Railway joined with Roanoke's Norfolk & Western in 1982. Norfolk Southern Railway was formed.
This spring, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Norfolk Southern painted a brand new locomotive in dress inspired by the Central of Georgia. This livery celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of Norfolk Southern's creation.
The locomotive painted exceeds today's clean air emission standards. It has the power of three locomotives of its Central of Georgia predecessors. Yet, in its lines, one sees the Central of Georgia Railway.
One sees the Nancy Hanks passenger train it was fashioned after. One retraces the locomotive's footsteps along the Central of Georgia across the South where this locomotive's advanced technology gains its footing.
As you hear the lonesome whistle blow down the track, whether you are in Georgia Alabama or Tennessee, keep an eye out for this beautifully painted locomotive. Side by side it works with its regularly painted counterparts. A tribute to the past, it rolls down the track, giving the South a chance to see a peek at railroading's past. This locomotive reflects upon the way railroading once was.
In a time where the next appointment dictates our day, this brightly painted locomotive takes us back to a simpler time, a time when the lull of the rocking chair kept the pace of the evening.
It is in the sleek lines of the Central of Georgia Heritage locomotive that we see the legacy of the freight agents who punched waybills. We see the farmer who drove to Albany anticipating his new tractor.
We see the crews who maintained the right of way safely to Atlanta, and passed the torch on to the generations of today's railroaders. We see a South that grew strong with the Central of Georgia Railway.
Most of all, we see a railroad that did not forget its roots. Roots in communities, roots in its people, roots in the Southern landscape. A railroad that is proud of where it came from and is proud of where it is going.
Railroads Get it There
It is a long way down the track. America's railroads continue to make improvements to their infrastructure to go the distance. Railroad's improve their technology and improve their service. Their is always a better, safer way to get from point A to point B. America's railroads continue to find that way. Through continual investment in themselves and their people, railroads make a brighter future for us all. They make a vehicle that will carry us on to tomorrow and beyond.
The Southern Railway Heritage Locomotive-A Legacy Remembered
A lonesome whistle blows around the bend. At Birmingham, the station agent stands, preparing the baggage cart for the awaiting Crescent Limited . The train's twelve passengers stand in anticipation for New Orleans.
The green and white locomotive appears. A salesman clutches his valise. The station agent hoops up the train orders to the engineer.
A burst of steam blasts from the headend of the train. Two blasts sound from the horn. Highball. The Crescent departs. A remnant from the hey-day of railroading, Southern Railway's brightly painted green locomotives are but a memory to those who rode their romantically named trains.
Romantically named trains that inspired a romance with the rails. Rails that carried Southerners from their cities and towns to Atlanta and Washington, DC and to gateways of the north and west such as Memphis, Cincinnati and St. Louis. Southern Railway connected the steel mills of Birmingham with a nation at war, and brought the soldiers home as America grew into the Baby Booming generation.
It was in boxcars marked, "Serves the South," that many got their first automatic washing machine and their first television set upon which they watched the evening news, listened earnestly at state of the unions, and witnessed in awe the first moon landing.
It was through Southern Railway freight clerks that much of the South's farm goods moved on to markets. Crops of cotton and tobacco made their way to Virginia and points north.
Serves the South was not just a slogan. It was a way of life. The Southern Railway was not just a lifeline, its employees were Southerner's friends and neighbors. The Southern Railway was their friend and neighbor.
The boxcars rolled onward. The South progressed. The small town freight agent moved from Selma to Birmingham. Times were changing.
The landscape of America was changing. Trucking and the interstate highway system made times hard for the railroad. The world moved faster. The regulator clock still ticked in the station, but the world was moving on.
The Southern Railway joined with Roanoke's Norfolk & Western in 1982. Norfolk Southern Railway was formed.
This spring, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Norfolk Southern painted a brand new locomotive in dress inspired by the Southern Crescent passenger train. This livery celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of Norfolk Southern's creation.
The locomotive painted exceeds today's clean air emission standards. It has the power of three locomotives of its Southern predecessors. Yet, in its lines, one sees the Southern Railway.
One sees the Crescent Limited passenger train it was fashioned after. One retraces the locomotive's footsteps along the Southern Railway across the Somkey Mountains at Knoxville where this locomotive's advanced technology gains its footing.
As you hear the lonesome whistle blow down the track, whether you are in Mississippi or Georgia, Tennessee or Alabama, keep an eye out for this beautifully painted locomotive. Side by side it works with its regularly painted counterparts. A tribute to the past, it rolls down the track, giving the South a chance to see a peek at railroading's past. This locomotive reflects upon the way railroading once was.
A time when iron rails not only connected us all, but connected our hearts and minds. Upon the back of observation cars of the Southern Railway, the time's political hopefuls once stood. The bunting rolled up, the train prepared for another town on down the track.
It is in the sleek lines of the Southern Railway Heritage locomotive that we see the legacy of the freight agents who punched waybills. We see the farmer who drove to Meridian anticipating his new tractor.
We see the welders who maintained the right of way safely to Atlanta, and passed the torch on to the generations of today's railroaders. We see a South that grew strong with the Southern Railway.
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Cho Yong-hyung officially retires after 16-year career
Cho Yong-hyung looks at the scoreboard during his retirement ceremony at Jeju World Cup Stadium in Jeju on Saturday. [K LEAGUE]
Jeju United held a retirement ceremony at Jeju World Cup Stadium on Saturday for Cho Yong-hyung, who played a total of 176 matches with the club throughout his career.
Cho made his professional debut with Bucheon SK, the predecessor of Jeju United, in 2005 and played most of his K League career with the club, with the exception of 2007, when he played with Seongnam Football Club.
He also appeared as a defender for the national team, making his debut in 2008 in a friendly against Chile.
During the 2010 South Africa World Cup, Cho was part of an impressive defensive national team, alongside big names like Park Ji-sung, Lee Young-pyo and Cha du-ri. Korea advanced to the round of 16, but their run was cut short after dropping a match against Uruguay 2-1. Cho was capped a total of 42 times.
Cho Yong-hyung, center, trains with national team compatriots Lee Chung-yong, left and Cha Du-ri, right at Al-Janoub Stadium in Qatar on Jan. 12, 2011 ahead of the 2011 Qatar Asian Cup. [JOONGANG ILBO]
In 2010, he went abroad to play in the Qatar and Chinese leagues. Then he returned to the Jeju club in 2017 and has been with his team ever since. Despite playing 33 matches in 2017 and 2018, Cho started only five matches in 2019 with Jeju, while also acting as playing coach for the team. He didn't start any games during the 2020 season.
"In fact, I wanted a bit more time on the field," Cho said a day before his retirement ceremony. "Until last year, I was in such good condition that I was confident that I could be on the starting line on any match. But I didn't get that many chances because of Covid-19.
"I decided that now is the right time to leave. I am happy to end my footballing career with Jeju United and our fans."
Cho Yong-hyung, right, fights for the ball during a match between Korea and Japan held at Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010. [JOONGANG ILBO]
Despite his storied career, Cho has never won the K League title. He finished runner-up three times — in 2007 with Seongnam, and in 2010 and 2017 with Jeju. Cho now hopes to achieve that dream from the sidelines as he works on pivoting to a coaching career.
"I don't have much experience with coaching," said Cho. "I will start from the very beginning. Even though I played defense, I want to coach a club to switch quickly from defense to offense in midfield.
"But more than anything else, I want to be a coach who can observe players closely and can communicate well with the team. I hope to achieve that dream of winning the title as coach. Maybe even someday at Jeju United."
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein 4A: Download Return to Castle Wolfenstein 4A android APK games A magnificent port on the mobile platform of a wonderful game of the beginning of the 21st century. Return to Castle Wolfenstein is perfectly remembered by gamers with experience, which means that it will be an excellent occasion to recall the beginning of the gaming industry. Playing is the brainchild of id Software, but ported by an unknown user of the site 4pda.ru.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein 4A Plot
We are playing for secret agent William "BJ" Blaskovich, working for a secret corporation Office of Secret Actions. Our mission is to penetrate into the ancient fascist castle and smoke out the leader of the world army of Evil.
In the process of passing, we will have to fight not only with the living soldiers but also with the insurgent dead, among whom there will be powerful bosses. Today this product is no longer relevant on the PC, but still found life on mobile platforms along with such bestsellers as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Max Payne.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein 4A Introduction
As in the original, we begin with a dungeon, located in the basement of the castle Wolfenstein. We are playing for Agent-2, who together with Agent-1 were imprisoned in this castle. Agent-1 dies in terrible torture, which means that we will have to get out of the dungeon alone.
Along the way, we meet an ally of Cassler, who asks William to enter the castle and steal Dr. Zempf's diaries. On the way to the castle, Agent-2 not only finds a diary but also witnesses the resurrection of the dead, in particular, the Dark Knight, who is the first boss in the game.
In general, Return to Castle Wolfenstein turned out to be not a bad game, considering very interesting missions, an abundance of characters, as well as a nonlinear plot.
Features of Return to Castle Wolfenstein 4A
Previously, the game was known on the platforms of Microsoft Windows, MacOS and Linux, but today it reached the Android-environment, which allowed it to capture a larger circle of people wishing to plunge into the distant 1943 year and feel the spirit of World War II along with the otherworldly spirit of the living dead. As for the enemies, there is a wide range of opponents from completely standard soldiers to undead of any class.
Bosses in the game are presented in the form of fantastic dark creatures possessing an increased level of armor and arsenal. Also, some can throw at you hordes of opponents, which in its own way is unpleasant.
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As for weapons, everything here is also beautiful, including, that every single type of opponent requires a unique relationship right up to and before the defeat by fire. In the arsenal you can see the following units:
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Above listed only some types of weapons, namely, those that are most suitable for continuous firing on crowds of opponents. Despite its age, namely 12 years the game does not lose interest and even the old year 2001 could please users with an abundance of weapons.
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein 4A Appearance, physics, and sound
As for graphics, everything is the same here. Porting means saving all the game data, including graphics, textures, and colors. In fact, everything turned out perfectly, given that the game was ported in handicraft conditions.
The physical component also did not remain unchanged and can please users of the perfect implementation of the physical engine, and the character's movements seem quite realistic and believable.
Sounds fully correspond to the original.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein 4A Minuses
There are no obvious negative sides to the game since it is a 100% port. Despite its age today, you can not find a game that at least a quarter corresponded to this product. Here everything is great starting from the graphics and ending with a fleeting story. Yet the game can show surprises on some platforms because of its origin.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein 4A Competitor
As an alternative, it's worth mentioning a wonderful product from Gameloft – Brothers in Arms 2 Global Front, which despite its plot, graphics and time of actions fully corresponds to our today's guest. Given the direction of both products, they can be recommended to fans of the first Call of Duty and Medal of Honor.
The result of Return to Castle Wolfenstein 4A
RTCW4A is an excellent occasion to remember the old days and plunge into the world of delightful graphics, a recognizable story, and also into the world of old zombie friends. The game gets all 9 points.
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#1 | Cuba: Sonic Attacks on U.S. Diplomats Were Cricket, Cicada Noises Sat Oct 28, 2017 1:27 pm
Cuba: Sonic Attacks on U.S. Diplomats Were Cricket, Cicada Noises
by Frances Martel
The rogue communist regime of Cuba published an extensive report and hour-long documentary claiming that the sonic attacks on U.S. diplomats that occurred throughout the past year never happened, and that the diplomats involved mistook insect noises for sonic weapons.
The report also accuses Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), a Cuban-American, of orchestrating a conspiracy against the Cuban regime to elevate his position in Washington and thwart what Havana claims would be otherwise thriving bilateral relations.
The report does not address the Castro regime's decades-long history of harassing and tormenting diplomats from nations it considers adversarial, particularly Americans and Canadians.
Referring to cicadas and crickets, the Cuban state propaganda outlet Granma reports, "Cuban investigators proved, through a deep study, the similarities between the sonic examples handed to them and the sounds of these insects."
"These results were presented to American counterparts as the plausible cause of some of the sonic incidents reported," Granma states. The report claims that the two insects are common throughout Cuba and "were identified in the field test executed in areas near the residences of the American diplomats."
The Granma "investigation" admits that the recordings of insect noises used in these reports were heavily "processed," allegedly in the same way that the records of the alleged sonic attacks were.
Despite acknowledging that the United States provided examples of the sound involved, the report sternly condemns Washington for not allowing the Cubans access to the victims, despite the clear suspicions that Cuban officials themselves had harmed them. "During the investigative period, the lack of will of the American authorities to cooperate in clarifying the events became clear, as they did not facilitate the handing over of necessary information, nor did they collaborate with the Ministry of Interior's diligent investigations," Granma protests.
The head of the investigation, a soldier identified as "Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Estrada Portales," is quoted as saying, "United States authorities held Cuba accountable for the investigation … of these facts without assuming the full responsibility corresponding to them as the affected nation to participate in the investigation."
The report also declares categorically that the technology required for a sonic attack "does not exist in Cuba and the commercial import into the country of equipment with those functions is prohibited." It further notes that they have no reports of neighbors near the affected areas suffering similar symptoms as those reported to have plagued the American officials.
At least one former Cuban political prisoner has testified to being tortured in prison with a sonic device that emitted sounds very similar to what the Associated Press released as the audio diplomats reported hearing before suffering adverse health effects. The incident in Cuban prisons in question required the use of loudspeakers and occurred in the 1970s, suggesting that Cuba has had access to such technology for decades.
Granma concludes with an attack on Senator Rubio, who the newspaper claims "persists in maintaining a hostile policy towards the island," and complaining about the Bay of Pigs operation, which failed due to a last-minute decision by Democratic President John F. Kennedy to abandon the pro-democracy fighters attacking Castro to their deaths.
The report corresponds with several anti-American opinion pieces published in the numerous websites controlled by the communist regime. One particularly scathing attack surfaced on the website CubaDebate, which referred to President Donald Trump as "the sorcerer's apprentice" and compared him to Mickey Mouse.
The Cuban government "report" follows months of speculation that have yielded little evidence since the State Department confirmed initial reports that American diplomats and their families had suffered adverse health effects as a result of attacks on the island. State Department officials have not confirmed any of the symptoms reported in the press, citing privacy concerns, but the Associated Press reported that individuals in question have suffered headaches, nausea, dizziness, loss of hearing, and even mild brain damage.
The Cuban government initially agreed the investigate the incidents. At the beginning of this month, Foreign Ministry Bruno Rodríguez told reporters, in an about-face, that the incidents never happened.
"There does not exist evidence of the occurrence of the alleged incidents, or the causes and origin of the health symptoms American diplomats and families notified us of," Rodríguez said, calling the reports "science fiction."
The State Department has withdrawn all non-emergency personnel from Cuba and expelled at least 15 Cuban diplomats from Washington
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Noitu Love 2: Devolution Crack/Patch
The year is 2288. The city is protected by an organization called "The Peacekeepers League" and everything is swell except for that it's under attack! By a robot army lead by professor Darnacus Damnation!! Or is it... ? 100 years after the events of Noitu Love 1 the new star of the Peacekeepers is Xoda Rap, and what she has to endure is a sudden resurrection of the Darn armies, but adding to that the city is locally turning to places of the past! What could be causing this? Using a mouse reticule as a quick-dash-to-enemies and mouse gestures for special moves, Xoda will take on anything that stands in her way in the name of peace! The game shares little in pacing and action to Noitu Love 1. It is more of a continuation on that universe, so expect much more mindless action. [Konjak]
Download Noitu Love 2: Devolution Crack/Patch
Released date Apr 18, 2008
Genre Action, Beat-'Em-Up, 2D
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Noitu Love 2: Devolution reviews ( 4 )
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awesome!!!! I played for a few moments and I looked over and saw that it had been 5 hours. did this game come out in 2008? I just got it on Steam, it recently came to that platform - do yourself a favor and grab it!!!the combat system is unique I like that way you have a cross hair - but not to shoot. that is where the character will jump to and unleash a sword attack. there's like tons on of bosses, all fun and creative. really reminds me of the best of the best of the SNES datys
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Side-scrolling 2D beat'em up with a style similar to Metal Slug. Although there are unlockable characters and multiple difficulties, the game is only 7 levels long and fairly easy. Unique bosses, catchy "8-bit" music and sfx, and detailed pixel art make this game worth playing if you get it in a bundle... but not worth the $5 alone.
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"Noitu Love 2: Devolution" is a Metal Slug-like side-scrolling 2D beat'em up. A very boring and uninteresting one. Yes, it's cheap, but it's not worth your time. Don't play it, do something else instead. Anything.
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Noitu Love 2 Devolution is a retro side-scroller beat-em-up game with Metal Slug-esque graphics. Unfortunately, the game is both incredibly simple and incredibly easy, and not worth your time. Story The game's story makes no sense; it involves some bizarre time-travel plot which isn't really time travel… it doesn't really make any sense, but it doesn't need to and really isn't supposed to. Gameplay The gameplay is very simple and is at the heart of the game, but unfortunately is also terrible. You control an on-screen reticle with your mouse, and by clicking, you attack to that spot, if there is an enemy highlighted. You can also hold down your mouse button for a charge shot, jump, move side-to-side, or do a dash attack or spinning jump attack. In the end, while these attacks are theoretically meaningful, most of the time you're just running to the right, frequently using dash attacks to get through the stages faster to fight the bosses… where, mostly, you just wait to do your thing, or sometimes just straight up attack them as fast as possible, depending on the boss. Many of the bosses don't require any strategy, while others require a little strategy but not very much. Ultimately the gameplay is very unsatisfying, and there is very little "meat" to it – the game requires very little strategy and very large amounts of mindless clicking. There is some enemy variety, but most of it is fairly meaningless as strategy has little meaning with the game's control scheme, and most of the ordinary enemies are both trivial and easily bypassed. Even the bosses mostly are not very interesting, with only a very small number requiring any sort of real strategy. On the whole, the game feels far too simple and straightforward, like you are only there to click to attack a large number of times. Graphics The game does a fine job of emulating the era it is trying to emulate; it isn't particularly beautiful, but it isn't ugly either, and it is significantly better than a lot of the 8-bit pseudo-retro graphics indie games floating around the market. Final Summary Noitu Love 2 Devolution is not worth your money, but more importantly, it isn't worth your time. You will derive more satisfaction out of doing most anything else.
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package com.gentics.mesh.core.data.schema.impl;

import static com.gentics.mesh.core.rest.error.Errors.error;
import static com.gentics.mesh.core.rest.schema.change.impl.SchemaChangeModel.AUTO_PURGE_FLAG_KEY;
import static com.gentics.mesh.core.rest.schema.change.impl.SchemaChangeModel.CONTAINER_FLAG_KEY;
import static com.gentics.mesh.core.rest.schema.change.impl.SchemaChangeModel.DISPLAY_FIELD_NAME_KEY;
import static com.gentics.mesh.core.rest.schema.change.impl.SchemaChangeModel.SEGMENT_FIELD_KEY;
import static com.gentics.mesh.core.rest.schema.change.impl.SchemaChangeModel.URLFIELDS_KEY;
import static io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpResponseStatus.BAD_REQUEST;
import static org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils.isEmpty;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import com.gentics.madl.index.IndexHandler;
import com.gentics.madl.type.TypeHandler;
import com.gentics.mesh.context.BulkActionContext;
import com.gentics.mesh.core.data.generic.MeshVertexImpl;
import com.gentics.mesh.core.data.schema.UpdateSchemaChange;
import com.gentics.mesh.core.rest.common.FieldContainer;
import com.gentics.mesh.core.rest.node.field.Field;
import com.gentics.mesh.core.rest.schema.FieldSchemaContainer;
import com.gentics.mesh.core.rest.schema.SchemaModel;
import com.gentics.mesh.core.rest.schema.change.impl.SchemaChangeModel;
import com.gentics.mesh.core.rest.schema.change.impl.SchemaChangeOperation;

import io.vertx.core.json.JsonObject;

/**
 * @see UpdateSchemaChange
 */
public class UpdateSchemaChangeImpl extends AbstractFieldSchemaContainerUpdateChange<SchemaModel> implements UpdateSchemaChange {

	/**
	 * Initialize the vertex type and index.
	 *
	 * @param type
	 * @param index
	 */
	public static void init(TypeHandler type, IndexHandler index) {
		type.createVertexType(UpdateSchemaChangeImpl.class, MeshVertexImpl.class);
	}

	@Override
	public SchemaChangeOperation getOperation() {
		return OPERATION;
	}

	@Override
	public <R extends FieldSchemaContainer> R apply(R container) {
		if (!(container instanceof SchemaModel)) {
			throw error(BAD_REQUEST, "The provided container was no " + SchemaModel.class.getName() + " got {" + container.getClass().getName() + "}");
		}

		SchemaModel schema = (SchemaModel) super.apply(container);

		// .displayField
		String displayFieldname = getDisplayField();
		if (displayFieldname != null) {
			schema.setDisplayField(displayFieldname);
		}

		String segmentFieldname = getSegmentField();
		if (segmentFieldname != null) {
			schema.setSegmentField(segmentFieldname);
		}

		// .urlFields
		List<String> urlFields = getURLFields();
		if (urlFields != null) {
			schema.setUrlFields(urlFields);
		}

		// .segmentField
		// We handle empty string as null
		if (segmentFieldname != null && isEmpty(segmentFieldname)) {
			schema.setSegmentField(null);
		}

		// .container
		Boolean containerFlag = getContainerFlag();
		if (containerFlag != null) {
			schema.setContainer(containerFlag);
		}

		// .searchIndex
		JsonObject options = getIndexOptions();
		if (options != null) {
			schema.setElasticsearch(options);
		}

		// .autoPurge
		Boolean autoPurge = getAutoPurgeFlag();
		schema.setAutoPurge(autoPurge);

		return (R) schema;
	}

	@Override
	public void setDisplayField(String fieldName) {
		setRestProperty(DISPLAY_FIELD_NAME_KEY, fieldName);
	}

	@Override
	public String getDisplayField() {
		return getRestProperty(DISPLAY_FIELD_NAME_KEY);
	}

	@Override
	public void setContainerFlag(Boolean flag) {
		setRestProperty(CONTAINER_FLAG_KEY, flag);
	}

	@Override
	public Boolean getContainerFlag() {
		return getRestProperty(CONTAINER_FLAG_KEY);
	}

	@Override
	public Boolean getAutoPurgeFlag() {
		return getRestProperty(AUTO_PURGE_FLAG_KEY);
	}

	@Override
	public void setAutoPurgeFlag(Boolean flag) {
		setRestProperty(AUTO_PURGE_FLAG_KEY, flag);
	}

	@Override
	public void setSegmentField(String fieldName) {
		setRestProperty(SEGMENT_FIELD_KEY, fieldName);
	}

	@Override
	public String getSegmentField() {
		return getRestProperty(SEGMENT_FIELD_KEY);
	}

	@Override
	public void setURLFields(String... keys) {
		setRestProperty(URLFIELDS_KEY, keys);
	}

	@Override
	public void updateFromRest(SchemaChangeModel restChange) {
		/***
		 * Many graph databases can't handle null values. Tinkerpop blueprint contains constrains which avoid setting null values. We store empty string for the
		 * segment field name instead. It is possible to set setStandardElementConstraints for each tx to false in order to avoid such checks.
		 */
		if (restChange.getProperties().containsKey(SEGMENT_FIELD_KEY) && restChange.getProperty(SEGMENT_FIELD_KEY) == null) {
			restChange.setProperty(SEGMENT_FIELD_KEY, "");
		}
		super.updateFromRest(restChange);
	}

	@Override
	public void delete(BulkActionContext context) {
		getElement().remove();
	}

	@Override
	public Map<String, Field> createFields(FieldSchemaContainer oldSchema, FieldContainer oldContent) {
		return Collections.emptyMap();
	}
}

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When you open a website or a page, it sends a request to the server where the files are and then the server sends the files and you get access to your requested web page. But if the page do not exists on server it shows an error 404 means Page Not Found. Blogger by default has a error 404 page which is displayed when such conditions occur.
But recently Blogger has given its users privileged to edit and have custom Page Not Found message.
Go to Settings> Search Preferences.
In Errors and redirections you will find Custom Page Not found just edit it.
But I am not here to tell you to put some text in it. When you have the access then do something more. Below is my Custom 404 page's screenshot.
I have my logo followed by my message and then finally a search box so that users can search for something else instead of going away.
How to make your Custom Page Not Found?
Now, as you see you can figure out that HTML coding is required but I say 'no'. Just learn to play and find some way out.
Open up you Blogger's editor and create a new post.
Put your image in it make it align center.
Choose you fonts and font size.
Add your custom message if any.
Now click on HTML tab just adjacent to Compose tab in Blogger's editor.
In HTML tab you will find your required HTML codes, just copy it all and paste it in Custom Page Not Found section.
To make sure that everything is going right, you need to preview you page. It is simple just open a new tab and then open a link and edit it a bit. Like add an extra letter.
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Are there any risks in giving out distribution certification/private key/provisioning profile to a freelancer?
The freelancer needs to build the binary for me to submit (I am okay with this because I don't own the source code of the app), I just want to know if there is any risk involved in sending the distribution cert/private key/provisioning profile to him?
p.s. They don't have the iTunes connect/portal login.
Updated: The freelancer will build the binary for me, and I will upload for them.
To upload an app from the freelancer's Xcode, you'll need to go into iTunes Connect and create the app/version setup. They'll then need your iTunes Connect login info to log into your account IN Xcode, so that Xcode can match up their binary with your app "slot". They might not log into iTunes Connect itself, but they'll need to give Xcode those same creds.
And yes, to compile and sign the binary, they'll need a developer key and provisioning profile that was created from inside your portal. Just giving him those shouldn't be any real risk, but that's not all they'll need.
The simplest thing, in my experience, is to give your developer your iTunes Connect credentials and turn them loose. I always need to take a couple shots at getting the certificates hooked up right. Much easier for him to do all that on his own.
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Policy Committee > 2007 Meetings >
*RESCHEDULED MEETING
Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 5:00 P.M.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Commissioners Johanna Wald (Chair); Ruth Gravanis and Jane MarieFrancis Martin
*The Monday, September 10, 2007, 5:00 p.m. Policy Committee Meeting was rescheduled to Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 5:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order and Roll Call. The Commission on the Environment's Policy Committee meeting was called to order at 5:10 p.m. Present: Chair Wald, Commissioners Gravanis and Martin.
2. Approval of Minutes of the August 13, 2007 Policy Committee Regular Meeting (Discussion and Action). Upon Motion by Commissioner Gravanis and second by Commissioner Martin, the August 13, 2007 Meeting Minutes were approved (AYES: Chair Wald, Commissioners Gravanis and Martin) (Explanatory Document: Approved Minutes of the August 13, 2007 Policy Committee Meeting.)
3. Public Comments: Members of the public may address the Committee on matters that are within the Committee's jurisdiction and are not on today's agenda. There was no public comment at this time.
4. Draft Wildlife Management Plan for San Francisco. The Policy Committee will consider requesting that Commissioner Gravanis coordinate the development of a plan to address San Francisco wildlife issues and that a draft plan be brought back to this committee (Discussion and Action).
SPEAKER: Commissioner Ruth Gravanis
Commissioner Gravanis stated that there has been a significant amount of interest in educating people about San Francisco's wildlife resources. It was explained that the City has bits and pieces of wildlife plans and policies; e.g., an out of date Biodiversity Section in the Sustainability Plan and segments in the City's General Plan, Recreational and Open Space, and the Environmental Protection Element of the Master Plan, but there is not a comprehensive wildlife plan. Commissioner Gravanis discussed the idea of creating such a plan and what it would require; e.g., scoping of the plan, writing grant proposals for funding, recruiting interns to start gathering background data and the various pieces that currently exist, and putting together plans for public outreach and relevant agency involvement. Commissioner Gravanis stated that she is willing to volunteer her time to work on a plan with the Committee's approval. Commissioner Martin requested that the plan include a study of wildlife habitat. Commissioner Wald asked that emphasis be given as to how the Urban Environmental Accord that references wildlife can be integrated into the project.
Ms. Sally Stephens, Animal Control & Welfare Commissioner and Chair of SF Dog, spoke personally, not as a Commissioner, stating that wildlife management is not within the purview of the Commission of the Environment; it is in the purview of the Animal Control and Welfare Commission. Ms. Stephens reported that the Animal Care & Control Department and the Commission engaged in a recent discussion about making changes in the way wildlife is approached and would be working on policies and plans. The Commission on the Environment was encouraged to work on this plan in conjunction with the Animal Control and Welfare Commission and the Animal Care and Control Department, as they are the ones that are called when there is a problem with wildlife and have been selected because they have expertise and interest in wildlife. Commissioner Martin asked Ms. Stephens if habitat is in the purview of the Animal Control & Welfare Commission and Department. Ms. Stephens stated that it is not explicitly unless it impacts animal welfare.
Ms. Danyielle Yacobucci stated that she had contacted Mr. Carl Friedman, Director of the Animal Care & Control Department who was surprised that the Commission on the Environment's Policy Committee is considering taking on this responsibility without notifying him or the Animal Control and Welfare Commission. Ms. Yacobucci felt that the Department and Commission should be advised of any program or policy that the Commission on the Environment might undertake that deals with wildlife or animals. Concern was expressed with the controversy that this type of plan might cause. Ms. Yacobucci requested that the SPCA, who is another animal expert, be involved during the plan's creation and asked that the Audubon Society not be allowed to lead this effort as they had on the Natural Areas Plan. It was also explained that the public would usually look for animal issues on the Animal Control & Welfare's Commission's agenda, not the Commission on the Environment's. Ms. Yacobucci asked that the Recreation and Park and Police Departments be involved. It was also requested that this effort not stay at the Committee level for a long time before it is forwarded to the full Commission.
Ms. Nancy Wuerfel stated that she would want to identify what problem is being addressed and expressed the following concerns: (1) that the Wildlife Plan would be as immense of an effort to work on as the Quail Recovery Plan; (2) the Animal Welfare and Control Commission/Department would not be the lead agency; (3) that there was no purview or financial resources allocated to the Department of the Environment to create the plan. Ms. Wuerfel stated that she would be looking carefully at how the Plan would be put together and working with auditors to make sure that there is no waste of resources that is not part of the Department's charge. Ms. Wuerfel inquired about the long-term implementation, whether it would go the Board of Supervisors for adoption, and whether City departments would be in charge of implementing and funding the plan. It was also asked how the Urban Environmental Accords would be interpreted along with this effort and questioned the need, the mechanism, implementation and money. Ms. Wuerfel asked that the City Attorney's Office provide an opinion as to how this issue would correlate to the interest of the Animal Control and Welfare Commission.
Mr. Peter Brastow, Nature in the City, stated that he supports the Department of the Environment's effort to create a Wildlife Management Plan as it is the umbrella of environmental policy for the City and staff analysis is critical. It was stated that the City should have a set of comprehensive policies that deal with wildlife habitat as it only has bits and pieces of information everywhere, but not in a single place, as a single eco-system in terms of wildlife ecology and our variety of wildlife habitats. Mr. Brastow agreed that there should be coordination with all the other appropriate Commissions in the City, and people should be brought together in the appropriate ways at the right time to put together the best product and process. It was stated that creating the plan would be a really good way to move Accord 12 forward and ties together nicely discussions about backyard habitat, interagency cooperation, mapping, etc.
Ms. Lurilla Harris stated that if the Animal Control and Welfare Commission had this idea previously, they would have begun work on a plan and commended Commissioner Gravanis for her idea to create such a plan. Ms. Harris stated that all of the groups involved in wildlife should be brought together, but does not think that the Department of Fish and Game should be encouraged to attend, work in the city, and shoot any more coyotes.
Ms. Nancy Stafford stated that the Animal Control and Welfare Commission would be able to better serve this program as their jurisdiction includes wildlife issues and have already been presented with plans developed by experts on wildlife management. Ms. Stafford asked who the Department of the Environment would consult on this plan, who would be responsible, and how would it be funded. It was requested that unbiased scientific sources should be consulted as well as outside experts from other cities and other urban areas.
Ms. Andrea O'Leary encouraged the Policy Committee/Commission on the Environment to take on this effort and stated that it was the appropriate place for it to happen, as it is an environmental concern. Ms. O'Leary felt that there would be a lot of support for the Committee/Commission. It was stated that drafting of the Plan should not go to the places it has already been to in terms of animal management in the City; e.g. the Recreation and Park Department who is more concerned with recreation and are not the experts. Ms. O'Leary stated that the issue is about how domesticated humans can be integrated into the wildness in our midst.
Commissioner Gravanis reported that she intends to request input from all of the involved agencies from the very beginning. It was explained that a colleague spoke with Mr. Friedman recently about working with this Commission, the Department, and other relevant departments on this effort, and she was surprised that he remarked that he was surprised that the Policy Committee would be considering this plan. Commissioner Gravanis stated that wildlife fits into the purview of the Commission of the Environment as biological diversity is one of the essential elements of sustainability, and sustainability is what the Department is all about. Commissioner Gravanis stated that wildlife and habitat could be the start of a larger biodiversity plan.
Commissioner Gravanis explained that this effort would not duplicate the Recreation and Park Department's work on the Natural Areas Plan as that plan only deals with recreation and park properties and wildlife is throughout the entire city. The issues go beyond the purview of the Recreation and Park and Animal Care and Control Departments. It was also explained that the coyote is one of the most dramatic examples right now, and if coyote issues are entirely being taken care of by Animal Care and Control, then they don't have to be studied in this process. It was explained that funding is required and grant proposals have to be written, but preliminary work has to be done before that.
Commissioner Gravanis explained that she envisions a series of recommendations to stakeholders and relevant agencies, and that no unfunded mandate would come out of this effort. It was stated that one of the things that the Department is supposed to be doing is updating the Sustainability Plan, and that wildlife would be an excellent place to start on updating the Biodiversity Chapter. The Wildlife Plan would also help fulfill Accord 12, which is in the purview of the Department of the Environment. Commissioner Gravanis reported that she would have to write a grant to hire experts in this field and would rely on scientific studies to base recommendations that come out of this project.
Director Blumenfeld stated that the Department of the Environment does not have funding at this time for the Wildlife Plan, but that a discussion has been held on how Commissioner Gravanis could go forward; e.g., to work with interns who would help write funding proposals. It was explained that City resources would not be expended until they existed to expend.
Chair Wald asked if this item would have to go to the Commission for approval. Director Blumenfeld stated that the first task is to determine what needs to be done and then bring the information back to the Policy Committee. It was explained that it is in the Committee's jurisdiction to ask a member to work on this effort.
Upon Motion by Commissioner Martin and second by Chair Wald, the Motion to request that Commissioner Gravanis pursue creation of a Wildlife Plan for San Francisco was APPROVED. (AYES: Chair Wald, Commissioners Gravanis and Martin).
5. Carbon Credit Program. The Policy Committee will hear a presentation and hold a discussion on a carbon credit program that would provide projects in San Francisco limits and could be purchased by citizens, businesses and visitors (Presentation and Discussion).
SPONSORS: Commissioner Johanna Wald and Director Jared Blumenfeld
SPEAKERS: Cal Broomhead, Energy Program Manager; Melissa Capria, Climate Action Coordinator; Center for Resource Solutions Representative
Director Blumenfeld stated that what is lacking at any level of government is a policy on what are good credits, what are credits that make sense, what credits should be bought, and at what period does it make sense to buy a credit. Financial Times estimates that by 2010 it will be a 10-billion a year voluntary market so it is a huge market of people that are buying offsets with no regulation. It was stated that the Intent today is to initiate a discussion with this Committee and eventually the Commission on defining a City policy for carbon offsets, how offsets would be measured, defining additionality, and whether it should it be local or global.
Mr. Broomhead stated that there are several areas where things become inexact and people begin to question the validity of the carbon credit program. The first area is how to calculate the amount of carbon that you are trying to offset, and then, what do the projects look like, what kind of protections and standards are in place to make sure you are getting the offsets that you claim that you are getting. Mr. Broomhead introduced Mr. Lars Kvale from Creative Resource Solutions who has helped other organizations develop their procedures around carbon credits and would be making a presentation today.
Ms. Capria discussed calculators that people and City departments may use. A discussion was held on what we already do in terms of quantifying emissions from the city from municipal operations, residential, and business sectors. There are two different methodologies that are being used right now, one is for municipal emissions using California Climate Action Register software, which is an online tool where we enter all our electricity use, therms for natural gas, etc. and get other detailed accounting of our emission sources, and then a third party verifier certifies our emissions. The second tool is a calculator called the Clean Air and Climate Protection software that was developed by ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability, which has two components. One is an inventory component, which is used to measure total emissions on an annual basis that is based on aggregate information about electricity use, therms for natural gas, transportation and waste. The other side of the tool has a component for measuring emissions reduction. If there is a specific project, e.g. a project to switch to biodiesel use, we can make a comparison of what emissions would be using biodiesel to regular diesel, and then determine what the emissions reduction benefit would be.
Ms. Capria discussed the type of calculator that would be used to measure something like air travel in order to purchase offsets. The principles and calculator would be the same one used for a project. It was explained that there are all kinds of calculators available ranging from very simple to more complex. Ms. Capria stated that Mr. Kvale would discuss some of the pitfalls in using different methodologies and giving examples of the different ranges of calculators. There is a report that Tufts University issued on assessing calculators for air travel, and they found that from using ten different calculators for the same flight information from Boston to Frankfurt round trip, that the range was from 1 ½ tons to about 4.14 tons. Ms. Capria explained that we should identify the method that we want to use and to also rely on experts and expertise to balance accuracy with being user friendly.
Mr. Lars Kvale, Center for Resource Solutions presented an overview on offset issues discussing topics that included:
· Background on Center for Resource Solutions, a non-profit organization, focusing on environmental issues, renewable energy, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas policy. The Center for Resource Solutions wants to make sure that in this voluntary market, that consumers that are spending their money on buying renewable energy get what they are paying for and expect.
· Definitions of Offsets and Offsetting.
· Project types to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
· Issues to do with Offsets: (1) Additionality (determining if projects are eligible for credits by performing additionality tests); (2) Technical (how to actually calculate the emissions reductions from these projects); (3) Double Counting (ownership of credits—will someone else be claiming these credits for these reductions?).
· Additionality Tests: Why did this project happen, how to determine additionality—financial additionality, benchmarks, and barriers.
· Technical: How do you calculate emission reductions: international protocol guidance and requirement for independence between the project developer and verifier.
· Double Counting: (1) Who gets credit? (2) Interaction between voluntary action and government policy: mandates and emission caps.
· Process: (1) making it transparent as possible, develop policies with stakeholders, (2) substantiate all claims; (3) future green house gas reductions or real time.
· Cheap or Expensive Offsets: is it better to have cheap or expensive offsets? Cheap offsets may bring in more people in the marketplace, but the question is whether the offsets are legitimate if they are cheap. Expensive offsets are easier to drive new projects because prices that were not previously feasible may now be, but can the market really support this?
Director Blumenfeld asked if the Center for Resource Solutions is close to developing an additionality standard. Mr. Kvale stated that standards are developed through a stakeholder process and there has not been an agreement. A discussion was held on various tests that are used to determine additionality; e.g., if it would be a requirement to put solar panels on your roof by legal mandates through a state or legal policy, no credits would be issued. Another test is a timing test—projects that happened in the mid 1990's are not eligible because there was not a greenhouse gas market then. The year 2000 was adopted by the Clean Development Mechanism, which came out of the Kyoto Protocol that came out of the United Nations initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mr. Kvale explained that it has been left up to the marketplace and the protocols that are being developed to demonstrate which one of the tests to use. It was stated that some additionality tests are better suited for some sectors than others.
Director Blumenfeld asked if there is a percentage of total cost for each ton for financial additionality. Mr. Kvale stated that has not been determined and is one of the difficulties. An example of determining financial additionality included: most people that install solar panels are not doing it to make money, but to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They would receive tax deductions and incentives, but are not making money from the project. Would that be considered an additional project? It does not qualify for financial additionality because you are not installing the solar panels to make a financial profit. You would qualify if your purpose for installation would be to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Chair Wald explained that when you are purchasing carbon credits, you would not own anything, but you would be spending money for psychic satisfaction. Mr. Kvale explained that it is the idea that a public good has been created by being part of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Director Blumenfeld asked if it is a transferable right. Mr. Kvale stated it is in terms of the way the markets function for voluntary and compliance markets that you trade the credits back and forth. Chair Wald stated that the city would get a reduction that could be pointed to, calculated, and relied on from our municipal greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Director Blumenfeld stated that we would be doing something that would have a tangible benefit for the City and discussed the benefits of some projects over others; e.g., planting a tree would have additional benefits other than CO2 reduction. Mr. Kvale stated that there are protocols for every project being established.
Commissioner Martin requested a list of items that the City would like to achieve; e.g. everyone using Energy Star appliances and suggested that she could brainstorm creating programs toward specific items on the list. Mr. Broomhead stated that one of the ideas to fund a video conferencing center so city employees who would normally travel to conferences can use the facility instead. Chair Wald stated there would have to be a facility at the other end also.
Commissioner Gravanis stated that it was noted that the idea of buying offsets should only be done as a last resort and discussed a verification process as to whether the initial emission would be avoidable in the first place before offsetting is considered. Commissioner Gravanis inquired about the validity of PG&E's "Climate Smart" offsets as she did not find information on their projects on their website. Ms. Capria stated that the Department is participating in the Advisory Committee and involved in the CPUC proceedings, and that all of PG&E's offsets are through the California Climate Action Registry. It was requested that more research be done on carbon sequestration before including it in the program. Commissioner Martin stated that people should first consider avoiding a particular action, then decreasing, and then offsetting.
Mr. Broomhead suggested working on a process for the policy areas and then bringing back recommendations to the October 22 Policy Committee to discuss options. It was stated that once all the policy areas are included, that recommendations could be brought to the Commission.
Mr. John Behanna. P.E. stated that he is working on a project where they are building a community of about 10,000 and are projecting 10-megawatt peak demand and inquired whether he could negotiate with PG&E to offset their carbon credits or get carbon credits for using equipment that would cut down about 30% of the energy demand.
Ms. Lisa Vittori stated that trees are being cut down for public projects, e.g. Powhattan, Bernal Heights, and City College to build a Health Center. Ms. Vittori stated that people receive more points for planting small trees than preserving mature trees and would like to see more incentives for planting and the preservation of mature trees. It was stated that there are the same number of trees in San Francisco as there were 20 to 30 years ago as there are so many incentives for cutting and replanting. Ms. Vittori stated that greening the streets makes them more walkable and has its own rewards.
Ms. Anne Eng, Department of the Environment introduced Ms. MeiLing Hui, the Department's new Urban Forestry Specialist. Ms. Eng discussed the Environmental Justice Program's support of energy efficiency programs and remarked that the carbon credit offset program is a lot more complicated than she envisioned, especially since we don't have control of PG&E's transmission system or power generation facility.
6. New Business/Future Agenda Items (Information and Discussion).
Commissioner Martin stated that she would like to hold a discussion on food security related to the Urban Environmental Accord on food policy and would prioritize this item after reviewing other future agenda items that are scheduled. Commissioner Gravanis discussed the need for an ongoing checklist of agenda items and expressed interest in hearing a report on the backlands project. Chair Wald had explained that a list had been created and recommended that the list be updated to include additional information; e.g., separating the Urban Environmental Accord agenda items from general interest items, creating ongoing status reports on each Accord, and possibly changing the list to landscape format. It was also requested that each agenda item include the Accord that it refers to. Commissioner Martin asked to review the checklist to determine priorities and asked to review transcripts from previous meetings on the food policy. Commissioner Martin discussed a possible agenda item on door hanger advertisements/solicitations. Chair Wald discussed the placement of free newspapers in plastic bags and methods to have newspapers stop doing so.
7. Public Comments: Members of the public may address the Committee on matters that are within the Committee's jurisdiction and are not on today's agenda.
Ms. Lisa Vittori stated that there seems to be an unfortunate split between the animal welfare and environmental community that is a false split. Ms. Vittori stated that she would like the animal people who are also environmentalists to work more constructively with the Native Plant Society and the Department of the Environment and noted the benefits to constructive collaboration.
8. Adjournment. The Policy Committee meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Approved: October 22, 2007
** Copies of explanatory documents are available at (1) the Commission's office, 11 Grove Street, San Francisco, California between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., (2) on the Committee's website https://sites.google.com/a/sfenvironment.org/commission/policy-committee as attachments to the meeting agenda or minutes, (3) upon request to the Commission Secretary, at telephone number 415-355-3709, or via e-mail at Monica.Fish@sfgov.org.
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Miechów – Holy Sepulchre Order Monastery
plan of the church and monastery according to O.Chojnacki
The beginnings of the church and monastery in Miechów date back to the second half of the 12th century, when the knight from Małopolska, Jaksa Gryf, happily returned from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and decided to fulfill his vows and build a church in his native village. He also brought from Jerusalem the brothers of the order of Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre, in Poland later called the Miechowits. They came to Małopolska in 1163, funding a small church and the first monastery buildings, which Polish princes and knights endowed generously in the following years. Initially, the convent consisted mainly of foreigners, mainly Germans and Czechs.
The first church of The Holy Sepulcher was too small, so after 1233, the construction of a new late Romanesque church and tower was started, carried out until the end of the 13th century. In the following years, it and the monastery suffered many damages due to supporting the Czech Přemyslid dynasty in the fight for the Polish throne. In 1300 the monastery was plundered by the Cumans and Hungarians, and in 1311 Władysław Łokietek expelled the monks, garrisoned the buildings with an armed crew and additionally fortified it. Canons returned only in 1314 after the change of authorities in the monastery and the easing of the prince's attitude.
In 1344 a fire consumed some of the monastery buildings, two years later the troops of John the Blind ravaged the town, twice in 1347 severe storms destroyed the Miechoviens domum, and in 1379 a fire spread to the church and monastery buildings. These misfortunes forced the reconstruction and thorough Gothic rebuilding, which Stanisław Stojko undertook in the 80s of the 14th century. The works were continued from 1397 by Michał of Radomsko, erecting, among others, new cellars, infirmary and library. On his initiative, a new monastic building was erected in 1401 (the House of the Generals of the Order), which was the residence of the Miechów provosts. Then, in 1434, the parish priest Jan rebuilt the refectory. In 1506, the monastery burned down during a great fire of the town. After collecting funds from donors, the reconstruction was initiated by Tomasz Bylica from Olkusz, for whom the chapel of the Tomb of Christ was also built. The renovation of the generals' house, which also suffered during the fire, was carried out in 1545 under Jan of Lwówek, the then provost of the order.
The early modern transformations began at the beginning of the 17th century, when an additional storey was added over the three wings of the monastery: north, east and west. In 1618, Maciej Łubieński began a thorough renovation of the generals' house, combined with the reinforcement of the walls and the piercing of new window and door openings. Unfortunately, the fires of 1732 and 1745 caused such damages that for some time the monks were forced to live outside the monastery and started the necessary construction works themselves, carried out in the Baroque style.
In 1819, the tsarist authorities dissolved the order, and clerical institutions were introduced into its buildings. The main monastery building was partially inhabited, serving as a school, apartment or office of the Russian troops stationed in Miechów. In 1844, the poor technical condition of the buildings almost led to the demolition of the eastern wing of the monastery, but it was finally decided to renovate it.
The church from the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries was a three-aisle, three-bay Gothic basilica. Its length, measured in the nave, was about 50 meters, and its width was 25 meters. The central nave was finished from the west with a straight stone wall, made of blocks with a characteristic Romanesque structure. Above the niche, housing a medieval fresco, there was a round Romanesque window, so this wall probably came from the former Romanesque church. At the southern wall of the church, in its western corner, there was a four-sided and finally a six-story tower built. In the lower part, it was made of stone blocks, in the upper part – of bricks with zendrówka patterns. The last floor was walled with material from the Romanesque church. Formerly, the tower was covered with a Gothic hip roof.
At the end of the Middle Ages, the monastery was a square of buildings, originally with two storeys high, surrounding a rectangular patio. The buildings atypically adjoined the western wall of the church and were connected to it. In the Middle Ages, the southern range had a basement, with two rectangular rooms, interconnected by a portal and covered with barrel vaults. In one of them there was an oven, probably intended for baking bread. Therefore, they could be utility rooms, which would be confirmed by their basement character and simplicity of reazlization. In the fifteenth century, cellars were also built under the northern wing, originally covered with a vault. The arrangement of the upper storeys of the monastery wings is unknown, perhaps the buildings were still loose, even partially wooden, at that time. They had to contain all the rooms known from the sources: the refectory, the dormitory or the infirmary. At the beginning of the 16th century, all wings were connected with cloisters, added to the already existing buildings. They were covered with cross-rib vaults with bosses in the shape of shields.
To the south of the claustrum, a rectangular building was erected of sandstone blocks and bricks, the so-called House of the Generals of the Order. Next to it, there was a polygonal tower, with two floors clearly marked with a cornice, covered with a hip roof. Since the end of the fourteenth century, the entire monastery was to be surrounded by a stone wall.
The appearance of the church and monastery today is largely the result of the 18th-century late Baroque rebuilding. The claustrum buildings have been raised by one storey, and their external elevations have been unified. What stands out from the original building is a small tower at the House of the Generals of the Order, the Gothic-Renaissance cloisters with cross-rib vaults have survived, and the cellar rooms of the monastery, now discovered during archaeological works. The monastery church has been completely rebuilt, with a Romanesque-Gothic tower distinguished from its early modern body. Currently, in the monastery buildings, there are offices of justice and the Museum of the Miechów Region. The church performs sacral functions.
church tower, photo: J.Michalew
tower at the building of the generals of the order, photo: J.Michalew
monastery buildings, photo: J.Michalew
interior of monastery cloisters, photo: fotopolska.eu
Kamińska M., Niewalda W., Kościół i klasztor bożogrobców w Miechowie – wstępne wyniki badań architektonicznych [w:] Fundamenty średniowiecznej Europy, red. R.Biskup, A.Radzimiński, Ż.Sztylc, D.Zagórski, Pelplin 2013.
Krasnowolski B., Leksykon zabytków architektury Małopolski, Warszawa 2013.
Website polskiemuzy.pl, Kolegiata Grobu Bożego w Miechowie.


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EXCLUSIVE: Man accidentally shot by police in Queens during pit bull attack speaks out
By Joe Torres
SOUTH OZONE PARK, Queens (WABC) -- A burglary suspect in Queens who was shot by police as they tried to stop an attack by a pit bull is speaking exclusively to Eyewitness News.
It started as a landlord tenant dispute that quickly escalated when the landlord's pit bull went on the attack.
The victim hit by the gunfire is now facing charges.
It was not what Gary Petersen, Jr. had in mind for his 25th birthday Monday; crutches, constant pain, and a bullet fragment in his right leg.
"I didn't know I was shot. The officer told me, he stated it out of his own mouth, he told me sit on the floor. I was shot," Petersen said.
Earlier this month, a dispute with his landlord spilled out of his Gotham Road apartment in South Ozone Park onto Rockaway Boulevard.
Police responded and found a pair of dogs, one of them a pit bull named "Hectic", attacking Peterson.
"The officers attempted to intervene when the dog turned their attention to the cops, causing one uniformed service member to fire six rounds from his weapon. One male was struck accidentally in the right knee and removed to Jamaica," the NYPD said.
The bullet actually hit his left knee. Peterson says police got something else wrong as well.
"I never seen the dog turn and attack the police. I never see that. Basically, I feel that he is saying that to cover himself, which is, that wasn't how it went down," Peterson said.
The 25-year-old will meet with a lawyer Tuesday as he considers legal action against the NYPD.
In the meantime, he has no feeling in his lower left leg, he begins intensive therapy this week and he must return to the hospital after he discovered the bullet fragment in his right leg.
"There was one officer on the scene with a Taser. I want to know why the Taser wasn't pulled out? Why was it a firearm, a gun?" Paterson said.
Aside from his therapy and recovery, Peterson is also concerned with his defense as he is charged with burglary and criminal mischief in the incident. He has a court appearance scheduled for early next month.
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26 August 2017by Wouter MunnichsNo CommentsArt, Brands, Shops
Ian Berry Collaborates With Pepe Jeans Flagship Store
Ian Berry X Pepe Jeans collaboration
Denim artist and craftsman Ian Berry did another amazing project together with UK based denim brand Pepe Jeans. The latest master piece by Ian Berry was made for the Pepe Jeans New Regent Street Flagship Store which is based in London, UK. Pepe Jeans started their denim journey in 1973 at Portobello Road in London. Now almost 45 years later it was time to open a new Pepe Jeans Flagship Store. Pepe Jeans decided to make their latest store really special so they teamed-up again with iconic denim artist Ian Berry. Ian Berry has worked with Pepe Jeans for the last 4 years with his work being exhibited in four other key stores across Europe. Pepe Jeans have also contributed denim for Ian Berry to work into his pieces, this has helped Ian Berry develop a more consistent style across his work.
Ian Berry: "They have a quality in their denim detailing, which mirrors my work as I to look for the finer details and I love using their denim in that way."
Ian Berry about the Pepe Jeans project
The concept of the Ian Berry X Pepe Jeans denim piece came from the CCTV (closed-circuit television) point of view. The installation has been created to resemble a CCTV control room, with a centralized tv screen, surrounded by static 3D images crafted from denim, created by Ian Berry.
Ian Berry about the project: "It's been a real honour to be asked to make this special piece for the new Regent Street flagship store. I've spent a long time thinking what I would create for this; something different, special and was vital that it encapsulated the Pepe Jeans brand values".The idea was that Pepe Jeans is always watching London; it's a brand, which is inspired by London. Looking at it from a different angle, looking down at the street it would resemble an image taken from a CCTV camera; it includes a more mischievous element of watching Portobello Road from above. This then developed into a journey starting from Portobello Road, where Pepe Jeans started, going through on a journey through London to the new Regent Street flagship store."
Close-up shots of the Ian Berry X Pepe Jeans project
About denim artist Ian Berry
Ian Berry is an artist who works specifically using denim to create his unique pieces. He has worked with denim for the past 10 years; at first glance many believe that his work is either a photograph or painting. After a close look at his work you will see all the details within the piece, becoming aware of the depth and texture through the use of jeans with washes and fades, helping him to create his fluid, painterly tone.
Ian Berry his work has lead to him being named as one of the leading top 30 under 30 artist in the world. He has worked on commissioned portraits of Debbie Harry, Jennifer Saunders, Giorgio Armani and Ayrton Senna. His work has been seen in many countries, giving a chance for people to see the work in person. With a number of sell-out solo shows in London and Sweden, he has also shown across Europe and the States, including the home of the modern jean, San Francisco. It has been written about in major mediain all corners of the globe.
Ian Berry about his Pepe Jeans project: "I usually show most of my work in exhibitions and galleries it's great to show it to a different audience. I think there's something in the denim which really speaks to people, it's comfortable, familiar and there's a connection there. To have a piece of my work housed within such a great store on Regent Street, allowing a different audience to see my work is really exciting."
Ian Berry in front of his latest Pepe Jeans project
Pepe Jeans Flagship Store
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BICC Press/Events/Panel Discussion: Protection and Opportunities?
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BICC and the Journal Wissenschaft und Frieden (W&F) invite to a discussion on "Protection and Opportunities? Perspectives of the displaced in North and South" at BICC on 29 January 2016 (in German).
Wars and violence in the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa are a major cause for the huge refugee movements of today. Hundreds of thousands of people are on the move, searching for protection and security within one or between different states, such as South Sudan and Ethiopia or Syria and its neighbouring countries. One share of the displaced is looking for support and new perspectives in regions that are further afar: Europe remains one of the major attractions.
· What are the different expectations in the Global South or Europe concerning displacement, migration, return and integration?
· How can experiences (of violence) of refugees be understood as a chance in their new societal surroundings?
· Dr. J. Olaf Kleist, Refugee Studies Centre, Dpt. of Intern. Development, University of Oxford.