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Who is G. K. Chesterton?
I talk about somebody named G. K. Chesterton quite a bit, in case you haven't noticed. I don't just talk about him on my blog. I talk about him in real life, too. As a result, several of my friends and relatives are wondering who this guy is. Perhaps you are too. Thus I will now do my humble best to introduce Chesterton. This will take several posts; I can't say in advance exactly how many.
Many people, when they're young, pick up on a certain author and decide that he (or she) is all that and that they'll plan their life around the writings of that author. My brother went in for Orson Scott Card during his high school years, though it would be unfair to call it an obsession. Ayn Rand is a popular choice among teenagers in some circles. Joseph Heller still gets converts once in a while, as do Robert Jordan and others. I knew a girl in college who obsessed over Jacqueline Carey. The movie Little Miss Sunshine features a teenage character who takes a vow of silence because of Friedrich Nietzsche. As a college student, I, of course, knew better. Life is too complex for any one author to capture it all. True intellectualism and wisdom comes only from plunging into the works of many different authors, comparing and contrasting, filtering out the worthiness of each, etc… It was only after leaving college, in my second year of graduate school, that I discovered my author.
In addition to being an author, G. K. Chesteron was an editor and publisher at several different newspapers, a speaker, an artist, and an activist. He is rarely remembered for those things any more, however. These days, those who remember Chesterton remember his writing.
What can I say about his writing? For most authors it's possible to at least give a broad categorization of their writing. Shakespeare was a playwright, Dickens a novelist, Thomas Paine a pamphleteer. Chesterton is tough to categorize because he wrote so much. Ignatius Press is currently publishing his complete works. They've been at it for over a decade and they're nowhere close to done. When finished, Chesterton's work will fill over fifty large volumes, most of which will contain multiple entire books.
If I had to describe his output, I'd have to begin by splitting it into fiction and non-fiction. He wrote massive amounts of both. Within fiction, he wrote prose, plays, and poetry. Within non-fiction, he wrote books, essays, newspaper columns, speeches, and more. Within prose, he wrote both novels and short stories, as well as some works that lie on the border between novel and short story, not to mention fables and fairy tales. His novels and stories cover every genre from mystery to fantasy to science fiction to literary fiction, and many simply can't be fitted into a single genre. And so forth. You see why categorization is difficult.
Perhaps I should try a different angle of attack, that of biography. Chesterton was born in London in 1874 and died in 1936. Though he traveled a great deal, he always remained an Englishman. You can listen to him in this video and hear that he sounded extremely British:
While he was born into a middle-class family, various circumstances lead to him flirting with poverty through his adult life, especially after he married in 1901. (His wife was named Frances Blogg Chesterton, thus making him the first author to have a blogg.) He chose to make writing his career and he had no choice but to earn money by writing. This is, perhaps, the only thread that ties all of Chesterton's writing together and separated him from his contemporaries. He had to be commercially successful in order to support his family. Unlike James Joyce, he could not devote decades to writing a single book. Unlike Martin Heidegger, he couldn't write things that were only comprehensible to a small circle of academics. Unlike Friedrich Nietzsche, he did not have the luxury of going insane.
As I see it, this commercial pressure influence Chesterton in three important ways. First, as already noted, he had to write enormous amounts of material. Second, he had to write plainly and directly, in ways that a popular audience could understand. Third, his writing had to have actual appeal to ordinary people. He could not afford to be a snob or to treat people with contempt. This did not mean that he always caved to popular opinion or sucked up to common prejudices–far from it, as we'll soon see. But it did mean that when he took a stance, he needed to put forth a sound basis for that stance, and he always did so with verve and flair.

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Leonard Eaton House
c. 1892, Frame Vernacular style - 200 S. Summit St.
This house was probably constructed shortly after the property on which it sits was acquired by Charles and Belle Mccrady from George W. Wellham in 1892. It was purchased in 1904 by Leonard and Mary Eaton. Leonard Eaton was Crescent City's most prominent architect and builder during the historic period. He was born in Annapolis, Nova Scotia in 1852 and spent time in Boston before coming to Crescent City in 1880. He married Mary Lillian Harp, eldest daughter of pioneer residents John H. and Mary E. Harp, in 1885. Eaton designed and built numerous houses in the city for wealthy winter residents and was responsible for many of the early commercial buildings along Central Avenue. He was primarily a builder, taking his designs from readily available pattern books. The eclectic nature of his work is seen in such houses as the frame vernacular J.R. Hill House at 20 North Prospect Street, the Carpenter Gothic style Sidney Lee Benham House at 32 North Park Street, and the classic Craftsman Bungalow of Frederick and Bessie Bill at 301 South Prospect Street, and the Cartledge/Preston House. Eaton continued to live at the residence on Summit Street until his death in July 1935. Mary Eaton sold the house in the early 1940s to Arthur Watts and moved to a smaller home, also constructed by Leonard Eaton, at 208 South Summit Street.


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S. Scott Voynich assumed the AICPA chairmanship at council's fall meeting ( www.aicpa.org/download/ ). He is managing partner of Robinson, Grimes & Co. in Columbus, Georgia. Last month, Voynich sat for an interview with the JofA ( www.aicpa.org/pubs/jofa/nov2003/tie.htm ).
The AICPA is presenting a series of Web-based programs on the computerized Uniform CPA Examination. Prepared in cooperation with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and Prometric, a developer of technology-based testing services, the webcasts inform candidates, students, educators and CPA employers about the new exam format, which makes its debut in April 2004. Each presentation takes place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (eastern standard time) ( www.aicpa.org ). The January 14 webcast will provide information on registering for the exam, and the February 17 webcast will supply an overview of the computer-based test experience. (At press time two installments of the four-part series had yet to be webcast). Earlier presentations on October 15 and November 12 focused, respectively, on helping candidates prepare for the exam and on educating employers about how it differs from the paper-based test. To participate, viewers should register at the CPA exam Web site, www.cpa-exam.org . Following the live webcasts, each presentation is archived and will be available for repeated viewing at that site.
James P. Wesberry, CPA, received the highest honor of the "Western Hemisphere's accountancy profession" at the 25th Interamerican Accounting Conference in Panama in September. The award recognized Wesberry's professional merits, ethical values and enthusiastic efforts in the service of the profession. Only 22 CPAs—three from the United States—have won the award since it was established 52 years ago. A member of the AICPA for 46 years, Wesberry chaired its delegation to the conference for 6 years.
The IRS named Bennett E. Shifman of Braintree, Massachusetts, the 2003 Exemplary Electronic Return Originator National Champion. In granting the award, the service commended Shifman for his "excellent performance" in meeting all IRS expectations of tax firms that file income tax returns electronically.
The SEC seeks to fill four professional accounting fellow positions in the Office of the Chief Accountant. During their two-year terms, which will commence in June 2004, successful candidates will study and develop rule proposals under federal securities laws, interact with professional accounting standard setters and advise registrants on accounting and financial reporting issues. Applications are due by December 19, 2003 ( www.sec.gov/news/digest/dig102103.txt ).


Sebastian River and Fort Pierce Central also had football players sign a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday.
It was a record-setting day for St. Lucie West Centennial and Jensen Beach on Wednesday.
Centennial had six players sign a National Letter of Intent on National Signing Day, bringing their total to nine for the year. The Eagles had three players sign with FBS programs during the early signing period in December.
"I don't even think that many signed on Signing Day when I played," Centennial coach Jamar Chaney said. "And we'll have a few more, too.
Defensive back/linebacker Tahron Sims (No. 9 TCPalm Super 11) signed with Iowa Western, defensive lineman Jadarius Bernard (Super 11 Next Wave) signed with Garden City Community College (Kansas), wide receiver Myles Youngblood signed with Iowa Central, athlete Jadarius Sanders signed with Southwestern College (Kansas) and defensive lineman Joseph Massey and defensive end Clonet Charmant signed with Mount Union (Ohio).
Jensen Beach had seven players on Wednesday.
Linebacker Colin Fadden (Super 11 Next Wave) signed with Keiser, defensive back Terrence Wilson signed with Independence College (Kansas) and athlete Javon Delancey signed with Mount Union.
Four Falcons players – athlete Jamaris Bess, defensive back Dre Dames, offensive lineman Jared Noble and tight end Jacob Thomas – signed with St. Thomas, a new program in Miami.
Sebastian River had a trio of players sign Wednesday. Athlete Alvin Barriner (Super 11 Next Wave) signed with Tusculum in Tennessee, quarterback Shea Spencer signed with Keiser and offensive lineman Eli Green signed with St. Thomas.
Fort Pierce Central defensive end/linebacker Trenton Surloff signed with Southeastern.


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import logging
import json
from datetime import datetime
import pprint

from gocd_parser.retriever import url

class HistoryPageException(Exception):
    pass

class HistoryPage(object):
    '''A handler for history api calls.'''

    def __init__(self, go_server, pipeline_name, offset):
        '''Convert a string of history json into python. From this, gather
        various metrics.
        An example history API url:
            http://gocd.your.org:8080/go/api/pipelines/your-pipeline/history'''
        self.go_server = go_server
        self.pipeline_name = pipeline_name
        self.offset = offset

        my_url = '/api/pipelines/' + self.pipeline_name + \
                '/history/' + offset

        retrieved = url.URL( self.go_server, my_url)

        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__+'.HistoryPage')
        self.logger.debug("handling history")

        data = json.loads(retrieved.contents[0])
        self.pagination = data['pagination']

        self.pipelines = data['pipelines']
        self.first = self.pipelines[0]
        self.logger.debug('%s first pipeline: %s'%
                (self.first['name'], pprint.pformat(self.first)))

    def add(self, new, accept_failure = True):
        # never accept this kind of failure!
        try:
            assert self.first['name'] == new.first['name']
        except:
            raise HistoryPageException("Unable to join two non-matching histories!")

        self.pipelines.extend(new.pipelines)
        self.first = self.pipelines[0]
        try:
            self.set_info()
        except:
            self.logger.debug(
                    'failed to get full info on added page %s',
                    new.pagination)
            if accept_failure is False:
                raise HistoryPageException("unable to add page!")

    def set_info(self):
        self.last_completed = self.get_last_completed()
        self.last_passing = self.get_last_passing()

        if self.last_passing['label'] == self.last_completed['label']:
            self.passing = True
        else:
            self.passing = False

        self.first_of_current_failures = self.get_first_failing()
        self.failure_duration = None
        if not self.passing:
            self.failure_duration = self.get_duration_since(
                    self.first_of_current_failures)

    def get_first_failing(self):
        if self.passing: return None
        current_failing = self.first
        for pipeline in self.pipelines:
            if self.pipeline_passed(pipeline):
                return current_failing
            current_failing = pipeline
        raise HistoryPageException("unable to find any passing pipelines!")

    def get_last_completed(self):
        for pipeline in self.pipelines:
            if self.pipeline_completed(pipeline):
                return pipeline
        raise HistoryPageException(
                "unable to find any completed pipelines!")

    def get_last_passing(self):
        for pipeline in self.pipelines:
            if self.pipeline_passed(pipeline):
                return pipeline
        raise HistoryPageException("unable to find any passing pipelines!")

    def get_duration_since(self, pipeline):
        epoch = pipeline['stages'][0]['jobs'][0]['scheduled_date'] / 1000
        duration = datetime.now() - datetime.fromtimestamp(epoch)
        assert duration.total_seconds() >= 0
        return duration

    def pipeline_completed(self, pipeline, status=['Unknown']):
        for stage in pipeline['stages']:
            if stage['scheduled'] and stage['result'] in status:
                return False
        return True

    def pipeline_passed(self, pipeline, status=['Passed']):
        for stage in pipeline['stages']:
            if not stage.has_key('result'):
                return False
            if stage['result'] not in status:
                return False
        return True

    # TODO: This doesn't use "self", so it doesn't belong in this object. Move it elsewhere.
    def get_parent_names(self, pipeline):
        names = []
        revs = pipeline['build_cause']['material_revisions']
        for revision in revs:
            if revision['material']['type'] != 'Pipeline': continue
            names.append(revision['material']['description'])
        return(names)

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In an interview with Good Morning America which aired Monday, Dugan noted how emotionally charged the deliberation had been. "The most intense moment, I think, was when there was about four people crying in the room," he recalls. "One was out in the hallway pacing, visibly upset."
It is revealed that Dugan grew up as a fan of Cosby's, going into the trial believing that the comedian was innocent. Now, Dugan believes that he is guilty of his many charges of felony aggravated indecent assault. He felt that more "substantial evidence" and a non-famous defendant would have both factored into an easier, quicker decision.
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Q:  while initializing char array Here is a simple code snippet:
char note[3] = {'C', '#', '4'};
char note_stops[12];

if (note[1] == '#') {
    note_stops= {'C', '#', 'D', '#', 'E', 'F', '#', 'G', '#', 'A', '#', 'B'};  // The symbols '#' represent sharp notes. (i.e. note_stops[3] is "D#")
} else {
    note_stops= {'C', 'b', 'D', 'b', 'E', 'F', 'b', 'G', 'b', 'A', 'b', 'B'};  // The symbols 'b' represent flat notes. (i.e. note_stops[3] is "Eb")
}

Here is error code (ignore line numbers):
compose.c:29:24: error: expected expression
    note_letters = {'C', 'b', 'D', 'b', 'E', 'F', 'b', 'G', 'b', 'A', 'b', 'B'};
                   ^
compose.c:33:24: error: expected expression
    note_letters = {'C', '#', 'D', '#', 'E', 'F', '#', 'G', '#', 'A', '#', 'B'};
                   ^

I researched this error very much, but I can't seem to find (or realize) what's exactly wrong here. What is wrong with the code?

A: Arrays can only be initialized using the = { ... }; syntax. They cannot be assigned to using that syntax. You have to assign values to each element of the array after it has been initialized.
One way to make your program work is to use:
char note[3] = {'C', '#', '4'};

char note_stops1[12] = {'C', '#', 'D', '#', 'E', 'F', '#', 'G', '#', 'A', '#', 'B'};
char note_stops2[12] = {'C', 'b', 'D', 'b', 'E', 'F', 'b', 'G', 'b', 'A', 'b', 'B'};

char* note_stops = (note[1] == '#' ? note_stops1 : note_stops2);
// Now use note_stops after this.

A: Arrays in C can't be assigned to directly.  They can be initialized, but not assigned to.
You'll need to copy the elements individually.  Better yet, create two arrays, one with each set of letters, and have a pointer point the the one you want to use.
char note[3] = {'C', '#', '4'};
char note_stops_sharp[] = {'C', '#', 'D', '#', 'E', 'F', '#', 'G', '#', 'A', '#', 'B'};
char note_stops_flat[] = {'C', 'b', 'D', 'b', 'E', 'F', 'b', 'G', 'b', 'A', 'b', 'B'};
char *note_stops;

if (note[1] == '#') {
    note_stops = note_stops_sharp;
} else {
    note_stops = note_stops_flat;
}

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The island of Yap is found among the archipelago of Caroline Islands in the Central Pacific, and is renowned for its stone money, which has remained in use up into modern times.
Much of the limestone used to create this unique form of money was wrought from quarries on the islands of Palau hundreds of miles away, where it was carved into circular discs. Traditionally, these were then transported on perilous overseas voyages in tribal canoes, after which they were introduced into the economy of Yap as a preferred and prestigious form of money.
Credit: Creative Commons photograph by Eric Guinther, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 Some of the money-stones are small and easily exchanged, while others are monolithic. Some of the largest are carved with holes in the center so they can be laboriously but effectively moved by groups of islanders using long wooden poles. But some of the giant specimens are never moved at all— instead, ownership is merely ascribed to the immobile monolithic stone, which remains functional as a unit of account and store of value, even if it cannot be moved. The largest specimen of giant stone money on the island is approximately 20 feet in diameter, weighing many tons.
According to one story, the stone money originated after a group of islanders was lost at sea during a fishing expedition, and accidentally discovered certain islands several hundred miles away from Yap. Credit: Creative commons photograph by Aquaimages, licensed under CC-BY-SA-2.5. Here the Yapese discovered remarkable natural limestone structures, and carved a piece of limestone shaped like a whale (known as "rai" in Yapese). Another stone shaped like a full moon with a hole in the middle was carved on a subsequent expedition to the quarries, which became the traditional shape of the "rai stone" money. The rai stones found favor during a period in which numerous rival chieftains of Yap were engaged in a struggle for power. An array of different currencies was already is use (including shells and turmeric), and the prospect of introducing a new high-valued form of money from outside the island apparently caught on as a means of augmenting the chieftains' prestige.
The quarrying and crafting of new stones was undertaken at the behest of the tribal chieftains— so in this limited sense, they had the authority to expand the money supply. Unlike central bankers under fiat money systems, however, the authorities' ability to create more money was sharply limited by the immense efforts and intensive manpower required to make the dangerous overseas canoe voyages to Palau to quarry and craft the stones, and then bring them safely back to Yap for use as money.
As might be expected, the value of many of the traditional stones increased along with its size and weight, as long as it was carved using authentic Yapese shell tools. The stones were also valued based on the unique history of each particular specimen. The quarrying, carving, and transportation of a large stone was a monumental undertaking, involving a great deal of effort and danger as the specimen was transported overseas in canoes. In some cases lives were lost during battles between rival chieftains over the stones, or during the long overseas voyages, causing the economic value of each particular specimen involved to rise. Credit: Creative commons image by F. Hernsheim (1883), in the public domain.
After being brought back to the island of Yap, the largest stones were rarely ever moved, even if they changed ownership. In at least one notable case, one of the large stones never even made it back to dry land on the island, but was still accounted for in the island's economy. According to this account, one of the canoes being used to transport a giant stone back to the island of Yap sank in the middle of the ocean, and the stone sank into the depths. However, the stone itself was still acknowledged as being deposited on the seafloor, and consequently remained eligible for a legal claim to ownership, and for active use as money on dry land.
The islanders have also used pearl shells, mats, and ginger as money, but the stones carry the greatest prestige as marks of high religious and cultural status, even if they are not the most commonly used currency. The limestone money was used by chieftains to buy lands, purchase alliances with other tribes, to redress grievances, and even to buy wives, among many other transactions.
Credit: Creative commons photgraph by Beades, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 After Yap was discovered by foreign sea captains, the Yapese accepted imported stones that had been quarried with comparatively modern tools and delivered on modern ships. This increase in the money supply predictably caused devaluation, as the stones were no longer scarce or arduously wrought by traditional methods. These imbalances were corrected to some degree, however, when the the islanders used traditional methods of revaluation: Stones that were cut using indigenous shell tools and carried arduously by canoes in dangerous conditions were valued more highly by the islanders than stones quarried with Western tools or transported via Western ships, which traded at a discount. In modern times, the Yap islanders place even higher prices on the traditional pieces of money than they had in the past, in order to prevent the eldest stones from all being bought by foreign sea captains and exported as curios. One of the stones which was had already been exported from the island now stands in the courtyard of the Bank of Canada.
Credit: Creative Commons photograph by Dr. James P. McVey, NOAA Sea Grant Program, in the public domain. The stones of Yap retained their value over centuries, and proved to be an excellent long-term store of wealth for their owners. Other currencies or goods were more commonly used as units of account or media of exchange; prices were more commonly set by baskets of staple commodities, for example, while woven mats (one of the most commonly recognized forms of money throughout the South Pacific) were more commonly used as a medium of exchange. However, even the smallest pieces of stone money were notable for their high valuations, with a specimen as small as 25 inches in diameter reportedly being capable of purchasing either a full-sized pig or fifty baskets of food, while a man-sized stone might be capable of buying large amounts of valuable real estate on the island.
In some cases, valuable stones were used as a sort of security deposit. If, for example, an islander wanted to fish in someone else's waters, he could deposit a rai stone with the proprietor of the fishery in question. After the fisherman paid the proprietor a satisfactory percentage of the fish from his catch (to pay for the privilege of using the owner's waters), the stone money on deposit would be restored to the original owner's sole possession.
The giant stones (i.e., those that were so large that they weighed many tons, and were immovable without assembling a large amount of manpower) functioned similarly to gold held in a secured vault: Even if the giant stones were unavailable for regular exchange, the immobile stones functioned as a store of value and a unit of account (as well as measures of their owners' wealth and prestige). One islander could transfer ownership of his giant stone's monetary value in a large transactions with other islanders. But often, only the claim to ownership changed in such cases: The giant stones themselves almost always remained physically immobile, just as gold ownership sometimes changes hands without the physical gold ever leaving its vault.
The very largest of the stones were apparently quarried by the islanders under the direction of a certain Captain David O'Keefe. After being shipwrecked on the island in 1871, O'Keefe became wealthy and powerful among the Yapese by creating more stone money using imported tools. He also succeeded in setting himself up as the islands largest trader, and enjoyed that position for thirty years until his death in a typhoon. By some accounts, O'Keefe had even used his stone money to purchase his own island, of which he was considered "king," and a dramatization of his life, "His Majesty O'Keefe," was made into a feature film starring Burt Lancaster.
When Captain O'Keefe returned to the island after his initial adventure as a castaway, he brought a large number of stones to the island, seeking to profit in commodities. O'Keefe used the newly introduced stone money to buy copra— coconut kernels, from which oils can be extracted. The foreign specimens were accepted in trade, but ultimately ended up being discounted to distinguish them from the older stones acquired using traditional shell tools and long overseas voyages, which were valued at significant premiums. The stone money was consequently subject to less inflationary pressure on Yap than was often the case following foreign introduction of new supplies of money, such as the inflated supply of cowry shell currencies elsewhere in the world.
Credit: Creative Commons photograph by Peter2pan, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0The stone money was by no means secure against all types of foreign interference, however. According to a story told by anthropologist William Furness III, the German government bought Yap from Spain in 1898, and had great difficulty in inducing the natives to work for them in converting the coral pathways into roads. According to Furness' story, a frustrated government official resorted to travelling round the island and marking the most valuable pieces of stone money with a black cross, designating that the government had now claimed ownership of the stones. This measure reportedly worked, and many of the islanders — considering themselves suddenly impoverished by this newly asserted foreign claim to the stone money — immediately went to work building the roads. After the work was done, the government was evidently satisfied and chose to erase the black crosses from the stones, eliminating their claim to ownership. With the stone money back in their own possession, Furness writes that the happy and relieved islanders "resumed possession of their capital stock, and rolled in wealth."


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(2015). Occurrence and Distribution of Aliphatic and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surface Waters along Coastal Area of Suez Gulf. Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 58(1), 43-69. doi: 10.21608/ejchem.2015.1025
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(2015). 'Occurrence and Distribution of Aliphatic and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surface Waters along Coastal Area of Suez Gulf', Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 58(1), pp. 43-69. doi: 10.21608/ejchem.2015.1025
Occurrence and Distribution of Aliphatic and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surface Waters along Coastal Area of Suez Gulf. Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 2015; 58(1): 43-69. doi: 10.21608/ejchem.2015.1025
Occurrence and Distribution of Aliphatic and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surface Waters along Coastal Area of Suez Gulf
Article 3, Volume 58, Issue 1, February 2015, Page 43-69	 PDF (1.58 MB)
DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2015.1025
Receive Date: 01 December 2014, Revise Date: 24 January 2015, Accept Date: 26 January 2015
ٍSUEZ Gulf is an area of environmental interest due to tourism, Suez port, El-Sukhna beach, shipping activity, petroleum production, and industry activities. Water samples were collected from the coastal area of Suez Gulf, and analyzed in 2014 by Gas Chromatography, HPLC, Ultraviolet, and FT-IR spectroscopy for the spatial distribution and sources of aliphatic n-alkanes and unresolved complex mixture of fossil hydrocarbons. The ratio of UCM to n-alkanes and CPI values in all stations indicates that the main contribution to petroleum hydrocarbon contamination is via oil and its products and 16 parent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, the concentrations ranged from 13.352 to 205398.76 ng/L with a mean value of 52531.578 ng /L, which exceed the maximum admissible concentrations of PAHs 200 ng/L for the water standard of European Union. The total concentrations varied from 4105 to 24229 ng /L for aliphatic hydrocarbons, the highest concentrations of total PAHs were recorded for stations near the Inlet of Suez Oil Petroleum Company (SOPC) and both of EL-Sukhna at Loloh and El-Suez beaches. Interferences of rather petrogenic and pyrolytic PAH contaminations were noticed in different locations in Suez Gulf due to petroleum products deliveries and production as well as fuel combustion emissions from boats and ships. The presences of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons were confirmed by both FT-IR analysis and UV absorption spectra. The concentrations detected at each site were sufficiently high to pose a risk to marine organisms if they are exposed continuously to this concentration. Hence, continuous monitoring of the ecosystem is highly warranted.
Hydrocarbons; PAHs; Pollution; Hydrocarbon sources and UV and FT-IR Spectroscopy
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Looks to me that those wee rubber boats crossing the channel are carrying more these day than Caledonian Macbrayne.
Today, the 220721; another three Cal-Mac vessels have been withdrawn from service due to, "technical issues". The MV Catriona, MV Isle of Cumbrae and, MV Lord of the Isles have all been hit by sourcing of spare parts issues, suspending vital services to various islands. The MV Catriona is only 6 years old whereas the Isle of Cumbrae has been in service for 45 years. The Lord of the Isles is in it's 33rd year. I suspect spare parts can be sourced for the Catriona but, the latter two are so old, de-commissioning may be the only answer?
I note the Scottish Government finally took action earlier this week, securing the loan of a freight ferry from the Liverpool-Isle of Man route. This will not be enough.
Why are other ferry services in Scotland continuing to run without the difficulties confronting Cal-mac? The services provided by Stenna/ P and O to Northern Ireland and the Pentland Firth ferries to Orkney and Shetland; all appear to run well?
Finally, is it true that the RAF are providing drop-off services to both Harris and North Uist this weekend?
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1 hour ago, 26th of foot said:
If they are, the SG are keeping very quiet about this. I think this should be investigated and headline news if so.
The freight ferry hired by the Scottish Government, the MV Arrow was sailing from Stornoway to Ullapool last evening. A successful run was vital in relieving the mounting pressure on Cal-Mac. A vessel well regarded for numerous successful runs on it's usual Liverpool to Douglas, Isle of Man route; broke down and has been withdrawn from service for assessment. Further disruption is inevitable, the MV Arrow was supposed to improve the current situation of no space for more vehicles on ferries for three weeks.
Three-four hundred refugees on rubber boats and pedalos can cross the Channel each week, but Cal-mac cannot run an unbroken island ferry service for a week.
Are the areas hit with these ferry issues represented by SNP councillors and politicians?
I'm trying to decide whether it's okay to laugh about it or not.
2 hours ago, 26th of foot said:
Maybe the Scottish government should get the people smugglers to run the ferry's
3 minutes ago, compo said:
I think the kind of fees being charged for Channel dinghy crossings might be a bit steep for your average Scot.
7 hours ago, Gonzo79 said:
I am sure nasty Nicola would give them a generous subsidy with a council house thrown in as well .
21 hours ago, Gonzo79 said:
Yes and it is only one way
35 minutes ago, ChelseaBoy said:
And it's one trip where not having any ID is a good thing.


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The show has garnered 52 Emmy Awards, including most recently 2013 and 2015's Outstanding Daytime Drama, and 298 nominations, as well as multiple People's Choice Awards, GLAAD Media Awards, and Prism Awards.
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One Good Thing: Special Olympian spreads message of love
By JOHN MARSHALL - Dec. 31, 2020 02:18 PM EST
In this photo provided by Gary Schottle, Derek "Tank" Schottle competes in the long jump as part of the Pentathlon competition at the Texas Special Olympics track meet in Arlington, Texas, on May 27, 2017. The Special Olympics, founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, have melded competition and inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities since the first games were held in 1968. Special Olympics has since branched out to 174 countries, empowering more than five million athletes who had often been cast aside.(Gary Schottle via AP)
Gary Schottle arrived in time to see the other kids in line hitting and jumping on his young son.
Nicknamed "Tank," Derek towered over the pestering kids, yet lacked the confidence to stick up for himself and was too kindhearted to intentionally hurt anyone. Head down, he took the blows without reacting.
Special Olympics changed everything.
Tank felt accepted and confident. He blossomed into a leader, became an inspiration to everyone he met.
Self-assuredness allowed Tank to take his message of hope and love to social media, where his daily affirmations have been a beacon of joy to more than 100,000 followers during the bleak days of a pandemic.
"If you'd have told me back then what he's doing now, I wouldn't have believed it. There's just no way," Gary Schottle said. "It truly is amazing."
Special Olympics, founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, have melded competition and confidence for people with intellectual disabilities since the first games in 1968. Special Olympics has since branched out to more than 170 countries, empowering more than 5 million athletes who had often been cast aside.
The mission has always been one of acceptance and inclusion.
Tank, a seven-sport athlete, paid it forward.
As a young boy, he lacked social skills, had few friends and was often picked on by other kids.
In 20 years of Special Olympics competition, Tank's confidence has soared, his leadership spreading across playing fields, the Houston area and beyond.
Tank, 31, has received local and national awards for being an advocate for Special Olympics and anti-bullying. He regularly gives speeches about love and hope.
Tank appeared on CNN and other networks to fight for Special Olympics when Education Secretary Betsy DeVos threatened to halt funding for the organization in 2019.
Once one of the bullied, he has become a living embodiment of the Special Olympics message.
"He's a gregarious individual, extremely outgoing, always positive," said Aaron Keith, executive director of the Special Olympics Texas east region, where Tank competes. "What he's done as a leader and a change agent for individuals with ID is way bigger than what he's done on the field."
The followers soared when Tank brought his message to Twitter.
Tank posts daily messages of love, hope and inspiration that have attracted the attention of celebrities like Mark Hamill, Marlee Matlin, Maureen McCormick, Rachel Maddow, former NBA player Rex Chapman — a social media juggernaut in his own right — and NFL player J.J. Watt
He's thanked doctors and nurses, comforted those who have suffered losses, offered congratulations for accomplishments and encouragement to others with disabilities.
"I love to spread love and hope for our country and our world," Tank said. "We should all love one another and bring hope and inspiration to other people."
It's turned him into a celebrity.
Tank has been featured on local TV and in newspaper stories, and is regularly asked to serve as the announcer on the first tee at golf tournaments.
Tank was such a popular batboy for the Sugarland Skeeters, the minor league baseball team honored him with a bobblehead night. Fans lined up to take pictures with him after the game.
The mayors of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Concord, Massachusetts, declared Dec. 12 and 13 Derek "Tank" Schottle Day when he received awards there.
"It's interesting because you never know what the next day is going to bring," Gary Schottle said.
The exposure does occasionally make him a target.
Twitter can a vitriolic place and keyboard bullies have tried to attack Tank and his message.
Sometimes he gets down or doesn't understand when people say mean things to him. Most of the time, he overwhelms them with love and quickly dissolves the situation.
He's also armed with a legion of defenders.
Anyone who dares to take a virtual shot at Tank faces the wrath of his 101,800 followers. The haters almost always back down.
"There's always negative people on Twitter and a lot of people do protect me," Tank said. "I'm just an athlete who wants to spread love on social media who wants to make this a better world someplace down the line."
A protector being protected. The perfect message.
"One Good Thing" is a series that highlights individuals whose actions provide glimmers of joy in hard times — stories of people who find a way to make a difference, no matter how small. Read the collection of stories at https://apnews.com/hub/one-good-thing


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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, buoyed by his army's capture of a Kurdish stronghold in northwest Syria, threatened to extend the offensive against separatist Kurdish militants to eastern Syria and northern Iraq.
Turkey's military will shift their campaign to several towns under the control of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, including Manbij, Kobani, Tal Abyad, Rasulayn and Qamishli, "until this terror corridor is fully eliminated," Erdogan said Monday. Turkey's threat to attack Manbij, where U.S. troops are based, has put Ankara at loggerheads with Washington, and talks between the NATO allies have so far yielded no agreement. The U.S. also has a diplomatic presence in Kobani.
Erdogan on Sunday claimed victory in the cross-border operation he launched in January to expel the YPG from Afrin, a town along the Turkish border. While the loss of Afrin delivered a major blow to the YPG's hopes to establish a contiguous autonomous region, Turkey has resolved to clear the separatist fighters from other areas near its frontier.
Turkish authorities see the YPG as an extension of PKK militants who have used bases in northern Iraq as a springboard for attacks on Turkish targets in a decades-long war for autonomy.
Turkey has served notice to the Iraqi government in Baghdad that its forces would attack the major PKK camp on Mount Sinjar near the Syrian border unless Iraq takes action.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said earlier that Turkish and Iraqi armies would carry out a joint offensive against the PKK bases in northern Iraq, probably after Iraqi elections set for May 12.
Turkey has had hundreds of troops deployed at the Bashiqa training based near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul since the end of 2014. It has also had a tank battalion stationed near the Iraqi frontier town of Bamerni for about two decades, and has frequently sent planes and troops across the border to target the PKK.
The U.S., meanwhile, expressed deep concern over reports that many residents had fled Kurdish-majority Afrin under threat of attack from the Turkish army and allied rebel forces.
"This adds to the already concerning humanitarian situation in the area, with United Nations agencies reporting a displaced population in or from Afrin district in the hundreds of thousands, who now require immediate shelter and other assistance to meet basic needs," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in an emailed statement on Monday.
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Japanese government, ruling party considering ways to deal with unexpected glut of rice supply; possible options include buying rice overly harvested in 2013 to resupply it for use in processed food and feedstuff, expanding government's rice stockpiles
Nov 1, 2013 – Jiji Press By Nevin Barich
Original Headline: Japan Mulls Buying Overproduced Rice
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TOKYO , November 1, 2013 (Jiji Press) – The Japanese government and ruling party are considering ways to deal with an expected glut of rice supply in the country for consumption as staple food.
Possible options include buying rice overly harvested in 2013 to resupply it for use in processed food and feedstuff and expanding the government's rice stockpiles, informed sources said.
The government and the Liberal Democratic Party are concerned that an excess supply will send rice prices tumbling amid falling domestic consumption, the sources said.
Details, including how much of rice the government will buy, are expected to come out by the end of November.
The possible purchases are likely to be financed by a rice farmers' fund managed by a ministry-affiliated body, the sources said.
According to the farm ministry, the country is likely to see two straight years of rich rice harvests in 2013, leaving nearly 600,000 tons in estimated excess supply.END
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Royal DSM opens new animal nutrition and health premix plant in Hengyang City, China; the plant is expected to produce 120,000 tonnes annually