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Copper Price Update: Q3 2018 in Review
Priscila Barrera - October 11th, 2018
Here's an overview of the main factors that impacted the copper market in Q3 2018, and what's ahead for the rest of the year.
Copper's Q3 journey hasn't been a pretty one — the red metal kept on sliding down through the quarter, following cues from the end of Q2 when it took a sudden dive shortly after hitting yearly highs.
Those yearly highs in Q2 were mirrored by yearly lows in Q3 — which according to some analysts are unlikely to be revisited anytime soon, in a good sign for investors.
While the US-led trade war has continued to affect the market, it's almost starting to look like the markets are tired of it all, and life must go on; copper has been making a recovery since the end of Q3 and into Q4, returning back to above US$6,000 a tonne after a three-month period of flirting with prices with a 5 in front.
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Read on for more on the copper story in Q3, covering supply, demand and the future of the metal that's vital for so much in the modern day.
Copper price update: Q3 overview
Looking at the copper price over the quarter on the London Metal Exchange, the story is one of decline.
Copper set out in July valued at US$6,594.5 on July 2 — that was the high-point for the quarter, with the metal spending 18 of 64 trading days on the LME below the US$6,000 a tonne mark.
The low point was September 4, when it was valued at US$5,822 — some 11.58 percent below where it started for the quarter.
Since then, it made a few efforts to lift itself back up again as fears of the true impact of the trade war ebbed and flowed through the markets, but from September 18 onwards (and into October) copper has been back up above US$6,000.
By the end of the quarter, on September 27, copper was valued at US$6,179 — a big improvement on its quarterly (and yearly) low hit at the start of September, but still 6.16 percent below where it started.
Some of the stories through the quarter can be pinpointed on the chart, BHP's (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BLT) Escondida mine in Chile was the talk of town for a large swathe of July and August as strike fears sent jitters through the market.
While the strike fears were seen off in mid-August, the copper price reacted by falling off another cliff, losing 3.56 percent of its value after the markets stopped having to worry about supply so much the day after BHP announced it had reached a deal.
GFMS Thomson Reuters base metals analyst Karen Norton said she thought that Escondida's timely resolution was the biggest supply development of the quarter, "with concerns for a repeat of last year's lengthy action having been a cause for concern for much of the year up until then."
There's been plenty more happening in the copper space as miners around the world have been busy, with deals aplenty between Chinese companies and everyone else.
From CITIC (HKEX:0267) and its 'strategic investment' with Canada's Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN) for access to lucrative copper projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to Zijin Mining's (HKEX:2899) 'shopping spree' in Serbia, where it swept Nevsun Resources (TSX:NSU) off its feet with a friendly takeover bid, and became Belgrade's new partner in the RTB Bor copper complex — spending almost US$3 billion in the space of less than a week in early September – another period of falling copper prices.
Overall, the copper price ended Q3 well down on the start of 2018, some 13.95 percent below its January 2 price of US$7,180.5.
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Copper price update: Supply dynamics
There's been plenty in the news this quarter about supply, with a number of projects getting the go-ahead like Anglo American's (LSE:AAL) Quellaveco project in Peru, and the previously mentioned Chinese companies spending up big to secure copper assets.
Base metals analyst Stefan Ioannou of Cormark Securities told the Investing News Network (INN) that Zijin's moves in Serbia were 'amazing'.
"They went on a bit of a shopping spree there, spending upwards of $3 billion dollars in the span of a couple of days and I think a lot of it was centered around getting Nevsun's world-class Timok project — it clearly is probably the best undeveloped copper project in the world right now and they paid a decent premium for it."
Ioannou said that Zijin's spending was a rebuke to what he said most analysts "and the markets in general would agree" was a "bit of a lowball bid" from Lundin Mining (TSX:LUN).
He said that by securing not only the Timok project, but also becoming a partner with Belgrade is the RTB Bor copper complex, the company was now fully integrated within Serbia with both mining and smelting facilities — making for an interesting supply opportunity.
Norton agreed, saying that China's track record in China through its investment in the steel industry was a good omen for what was an "ailing and largely stagnant sector."
"I think that as long as any outstanding uncertainties are sorted out, then this will be a positive development for the Serbian copper industry," she said.
Supply has been a touchy subject in the copper space for a while, as Norton told INN last month — though Ioannou agreed with Norton's assessment that momentum was returning to the sector when it came to new projects, with Zijin's actions in Serbia represent a change, calling its spending a "glimpse" of companies turning a corner.
"Over the last number of years we've definitely seen a lack of spending by the majors to develop and nurture up and coming new assets and new mines — and that only stands to catch up with the supply curve over time," said Ioannou.
Norton said that despite the pricing over the last quarter presenting "a bit of a quandary" for miners, "those projects that are currently committed seem to have remained more or less on course" in Q3.
Norton said that "the most notable is Udokan in Russia, where construction has already begun and is now due on stream in 2022. Previously there had been a question mark over it even starting around the mid-2020s. On top of that, new, projects previously not on the radar have emerged from the shadows. KAZ Minerals (LSE:KAZ), for example, recently announced the pre-feasibility study for the 250 ktpy Baimskaya project in Russia, which is due to start production in 2026."
In Africa, Ivanhoe Mines has been charging ahead with its copper projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, even announcing (albeit right at the end of Q3) that it had made a new copper discovery next door to its Kamoa-Kakula JV: the Makoko copper discovery — though its at its very earliest stages and unlikely to have an impact on supply for a very long time.
Copper price update: Demand and the trade war
Ioannou said that there was little mystery in the main influence on copper in Q3.
"I think whats driven overall markets has been the Trump trade war narrative. Obviously there was fears of tariffs coming in towards the end of Q2 — they came into effect in Q3 and ever since then we've been walking on eggshells every day."
"At the end of the day a lot of the argument about the whole trade war is demand.
"I think, fundamentally, demand stands to increase every year going forward. It's hard to refute that. What you can refute is the rate at which it grows.
"Whether its 2 percent or 7 percent a year – pick your number, but bottom line; its growing. Layer on top of that the whole electric vehicle narrative and you're off to the races," he said.
That's a sentiment that's backed by analysts around the world; in their October forecast analysts at FocusEconomics noted that the rising copper price was thanks to Chinese resilience in the face of the trade war.
"Copper prices have risen recently thanks to firming global demand for the metal as consumers recommitted to previously postponed purchases amid sustained robust economic growth in the world's top economies," they said.
"Crucially, China, the world's largest consumer of copper, showed resilience in its pace of growth despite the introduction of new U.S. trade tariffs. Reflecting the positive development, Chinese imports of copper ores recovered after a weak summer, buoyed by healthy real estate activity."
In their LME Week release, analysts at Wood Mackenzie were cautious, saying that the effects of the latest and largest rounds of US tariffs on Chinese goods were yet to be realized when it came to demand.
"As there are only three months left in 2018, we believe that the main impact on Chinese copper demand will materialize next year," they said.
Norton said that China was doing pretty well, all things considered.
"Chinese copper demand held up well into the third quarter, although that appears to have been partly down to downstream manufacturers who continued to produce at elevated levels over the usually quieter summer period to maximize product exports ahead of the United States slapping on higher import tariffs. This suggests that copper demand may not enjoy the usual post- summer pick-up in the final quarter. Overall the trade war would be expected to have a net negative impact on Chinese copper demand, although partially mitigated by government measures."
She added that the Chinese may well fall back on "old tools" to keep the good times going though, such as government boosts to infrastructure spending.
"If that fails to materialize though, sentiment may be dented heavily in the early part of next year, leaving prices vulnerable for a period of time at least.
Copper price update: What's ahead?
Analysts polled by FocusEconomics averaged an estimate of US$6,341 as the value of copper heading through Q4 — representing a steady increase in value over the remainder of the year, with the health of emerging markets and China's relentless Belt and Road Initiative credited with the rise.
Ioannou said that he and the team at Cormark were keeping their 2018 price for copper at US$3 a pound (or around US$6,600 a tonne) — which he said was potentially a little high, but he added that for the last quarter the red metal would stay "around where it is" at between US$2.70-US$2-90 a pound.
Some music to the ears of copper follows though: "I don't expect it to nosedive back to US$2.50, US$2.60 but I don't think it's going to reach US$3.25 by the end of the year either," he said.
"The trade war again is what continues to drive the daily copper price, but as we get further and further into this I think people are starting to maybe get a bit tired of it – and they are starting to think a bit longer term. And that's why I think as we move into next year and even more so into 2020 I think there's a pretty strong argument that copper prices are going higher, but it's going to take a little bit of time to get through this trade war hangover if you will."
Looking beyond 2019 and 2020, Ioannou said that prices could climb well above the highs seen earlier this year, to values not seen since 2011.
"I am a firm believer that in the medium to long term outlook, the prospect of US$4 copper (around US$8,800 a tonne) is not crazy by any means, and again that just comes down to a lot of lack of attention on developing projects, lack of inventory of advanced-stage projects and higher-cost projects that will be eventually brought on."
Norton said that the Thomson Reuters base case was that prices would increase in Q3 2018, "but not without some reservations."
"This is due more to increased negative sentiment, particularly in China, about global trade tensions than to an expected marked deterioration in fundamentals. But we are forecasting another year of relatively moderate surplus in 2019, such that sentiment could in fact be swayed either way by this."
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By Scott Tibballs, July 11, 2018
Copper has had an interesting quarter — while looking at its start and end points for Q2, the red metal has failed to regain lost ground from the very start of 2018, but during the quarter copper reached four-year highs.
Analysts are predicting that copper will fall in value through to the third quarter of the year, saying that "trade tension flare-ups" could make value increase while lower demand weighs on sentiment overall.
Read on for more on what copper did in Q2, with a look at big news in supply and demand and a glimpse at what the future could hold.
Like in the first three months of the year, copper trended downward over Q2, but not as dramatically overall, with the metal falling only 1.63 percent.
Copper started the quarter at US$6.755 per tonne and ended it at US$6,645 — a rather bland looking journey, but a closer look reveals the metal touched a four-year high of US$7,261.5 on June 8.
The quarterly high came amidst a week between June 6 and June 15, where the base metal stayed above US$7,000 a tonne — a situation that ended as quickly as it came about as you can see in the London Metal Exchange chart below, which shows copper's lowest point was April 4, when it touched US$6,624.
Chart via LME
The high plateau began with news of strike fears at Escondida, the world's largest copper mine. Over the following days Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN) and CITIC (HKEX:0267) became new best friends, Vedanta declared it wanted to double copper production in Africa and a number of mines in South America came closer to fruition. At the end of the quarter, Glencore (LSE:GLEN) blew US$3 billion on making Dan Gertler go away to give it some clear air to take on all its other problems.
Since copper rapidly fell back below US$7,000, it continued a downward slide over the remainder of the quarter like its other base metals cousins, and overall for the whole of 2018 it's lost 7.45 percent of its value after starting the year at US$7,180.5.
Fans of stability will be big fans of 2018. GFMS Thomson Reuters base metals analyst Karen Norton told the Investing News Network (INN) that few of the dramas of 2017 have carried into 2018.
"In comparison with last year, supply news has been relatively uneventful," said Norton.
"Developments at the Escondida mine in Chile — operated by BHP (ASX:BHP, NYSE:BLT, LSE:BBL) — have been closely monitored, with latest reports from the two camps evidently quelling fears of a repeat of last year's 44-day strike.
"This has played some role in the retreat in copper prices from multi-year highs, although the up and down moves were largely CTA (Commodity Trading Advisor) driven against the backdrop of global trade war fears."
She said that there "are clear signs that the copper mine project pipeline, which had virtually ground to a halt, has gathered momentum in recent months, with the revival of mines that had been firmly on the backburner."
In this quarter, news from Anglo American (LSE:AAL) about its Quellaveco mine, and Southern Copper's (NYSE:SCCO) Michiquillay, have brought welcome news on the supply front.
Norton said that while supply growth will be slower in the short term, long term prospects are promising.
"Our (GFMS Thomson Reuters) ten-year supply view indicates that there will be a period of slow supply growth between 2020 and 2022, but, even discounting low and medium probability projects, momentum (bearing in mind the economic cycle) is expected to pick up again with a return to long term, or close to long term, average growth rates in the ensuing years.
"Given CITIC's recent investment in Ivanhoe Mines we feel the large Kamoa project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is even more likely to progress and in a timely fashion. China's need for copper and the country's relatively long-standing working relationship with the DRC should help the company to navigate changes to the latter country's changes mining code."
Analysts at FocusEconomics hold similar views on supply.
"Global supply levels should remain strong as production accelerates in the world's top producers, especially Chile, conditional on the successful resolution of potential labor disputes," they said in their June report.
ScotiaBank also pointed to Escondida as a potential cause for turbulence unless negotiations went smoothly.
"While last year's disruption didn't seem to contribute much of a boost to the already frothy copper market, physical balances are much tighter today and a similar disruption is likely to have a more pronounced effect on spot markets — copper prices briefly moved into backwardation from the protracted contango experienced by contracts since 2016, signaling just how tight spot markets are today," ScotiaBank said in its Q3 commodities outlook report.
"Despite recent concerns, we don't believe that we will see another significant work stoppage at Escondida this year and we anticipate that the union and management will come to an agreement through the summer."
Norton did point to another big story this quarter, this one in India.
"The closure, supposedly permanent of Vedanta's Sterlite smelter in India has been significant, not so much to the bottom line of copper supply as excess concentrate will be shipped to China, but more to an uptick in smelter processing charges. However, the ongoing expansion of smelter capacity in China is expected to reverse that trend later this year."
Looking ahead, analysts across the board are predicting copper to average below US$7,000 for the remainder of 2018 before picking up into 2019.
Analysts recently polled by FocusEconomics project that copper prices will average US$6,842 per metric ton in Q4 2018 and US$7,069 per metric ton in Q4 2019. The minimum forecast for Q3 comes from Emirates NBD, which is expecting an average price of US$6,250 per tonne, while the maximum forecast comes from DZ Bank, which is projecting prices to average US$7,500.
Norton took a similar approach.
"We were already looking for prices to fall in the third quarter and so recent developments fit in with that picture. In the absence of a major supply disruption, this seasonally quieter period for demand is likely to weigh on sentiment, with trade tension flare-ups exacerbating the situation periodically.
"We are still looking for a market in surplus this year, and even though we would expect prices to recover somewhat in the final quarter, we are still forecasting an average for the year of $6,700 per tonne."
And ScotiaBank too.
"Copper prices are expected to average US$3.10 per pound (US$6,834.26 per tonne) in 2018 before rising to US$3.25 per pound (US$7,164.95 per tonne) in 2019 on gradually widening supply-side deficits."
By Priscila Barrera, April 16, 2018
Copper prices had a rocky start of the year, declining more than 6 percent in the first three months of 2018. Increasing geopolitical concerns, surging warehouse inventories and a weaker Chinese demand put pressure on prices.
Despite this, some analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the future of the red metal and expect prices to pick up in the next few months.
Read on for a more detailed overview of the main factors that impacted the copper market in the first quarter of 2018, plus a brief look at what investors should watch out for in the next few months.
In the first quarter of the year, copper prices performed in a downtrend, declining more than 6 percent to end March at US$6,683 per tonne.
As the chart below from Kitco shows, the copper price reached its quarterly peak at the beginning of January when it traded at US$7,202 a tonne, supported by a weaker US dollar and a strong demand outlook from China.
Chart via Kitco.com
Copper's lowest price in Q1 came in March, when it fell to US$6,499 per tonne. Copper prices pulled back as the greenback rebounded and warehouse inventories surged.
Last year, all eyes were on copper mine disruptions. Supply stoppages at the top two copper mines, BHP Billiton's (NYSE:BHP,LSE:BLT,ASX:BHP) Escondida and Freeport-McMoRan's (NYSE:FCX) Grasberg, are estimated to have brought global 2017 copper output down by 5 to 7 percent.
In 2018, there will be several labor negotiations as well but analysts believe mine supply will grow.
"Having been more or less static last year, copper mine production is seen growing by 2.5-3 percent this year, which is expected to help facilitate an increase of similar magnitude in refined output," Karen Norton, GFMS Thomson Reuters base metals analyst, said.
According to the expert, the most notable new projects this year will be First Quantum's (TSX:FM) Cobre Panama project, which will now have a slightly larger capacity than previously planned at 350,000 tonnes per year, and Southern Copper's (NYSE:SCCO) Toquepala expansion in Peru.
"More immediately, we have seen news of restarts of some capacity which had previously been idled in the downturn," Norton said.
Freeport's El Abra mine in Chile is one of the most significant examples, she added. The mine has been operating at a reduced rate since the second half of 2015, but is expected to work at full capacity this year.
"This is a year were most of the supply that is coming on is from mines that are restarting production or existing mines that are boosting their output," ING commodities strategist Oliver Nugent said.
Aside from Glencore's (LSE:GLEN) Zambian production, Norlisk Nickel (MCX:GMKN) in Russia and output from some mines in Australia and Africa, he expects growth from Peru and a rebound in Chile's production.
"Although supply is expected to rise slightly on new projects and the resumption of operations in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the market will likely remain in deficit," FocusEconomics analysts said in their latest report.
In contrast, analysts at GFMS Thomson Reuters forecast a surplus of 100,000 tonnes this year.
"[However,] it is a busy year for labor contract negotiations and a repeat of last year's lengthy strike at Escondida might throw a spanner in the works," Norton said.
According to Nugent, the risk of mine disruptions is always present in the copper market. "Every year we expect 5-7 percent of mine supply to be lost, and this year we expect the same," he said.
As a result, the analyst estimates the copper market will be fairly balanced this year.
He also mentioned inventories levels as a factor to watch, as the market has seen a lot of stockpiles move from invisible to visible. This is a trend investors need to get used to, the analyst said.
"We expect inventories to be drawn down going forward," said Nugent, adding that it's not unusual for stockpiles to be built in Q1.
Copper price update: Demand forecast
In terms of demand, all eyes are on China, the world's top consumer, as the main factor driving copper prices.
According to FocusEconomics, signs of softer activity have emerged in the Asian country. In fact, the Chinese manufacturing PMI fell to an over one-year low in February.
"We expect Chinese copper demand growth to hold up reasonably well into the second quarter, but to slow somewhat in the second half, undermined primarily by the property sector," Norton said.
Even so, the overall picture is not especially disconcerting. That's because "the picture elsewhere is improving such that overall consumption growth, though still unspectacular, will be slightly higher than in 2017," Norton added.
Aside from expected improvement in the United States, the world's second biggest consumer, emerging nations such as Brazil and India will have a greater positive influence.
"After five consecutive years of decline Brazilian demand is expected to pick up again, as the economy finally recovers," Norton said.
Meanwhile, demand in India is also expected to increase, despite being offset last year due to demonetization measures which affected construction activity.
"Growth is expected to pick up pace again as the Smart Cities Mission continues, and despite criticism that progress so far has been slower than expected," Norton added.
Looking at the next months of the year, there are several factors copper-focused investors should keep an eye on.
"[Investors should pay attention to] trade war concerns that might spill over and curtail global economic growth," Norton said.
Other geopolitical factors, such as the escalation or otherwise of hostilities between Russia, the United States and other western nations could also impact the market.
"There's no doubt the risk of a global trade war derailing global growth is something we have to keep in the corner of our minds. We've got low probability on it but it has certainly been weighing on sentiment," Nugent said.
Other factors to watch are the US dollar and US politics, China's credit and the reform of the financial sector in the Asian country, he added.
"Looking beyond 2018, prices look set to trend upwards, on greater demand for infrastructure, electric vehicles and renewable energy," FocusEconomics analysts said.
Market watchers polled recently by the firm gave mixed copper price predictions for the second quarter of 2018. Looking ahead to the next few months, they estimate that the average copper price for Q2 2018 will be US$6,825 per tonne.
The most bullish forecast for the quarter comes from Pezco, which is calling for a price of US$7,415; meanwhile, E2 Economia is the most bearish with a forecast of US$5,836.
For her part, Norton said the copper price performance in the first quarter of the year was in line with her expectations, as it still rose by one-fifth year-on-year on an average basis and by 2 percent sequentially.
"We are of the view that Q1 will prove to have been the strongest quarter for the market this year, with prices generally trending lower in the following six months, before picking up in the final quarter as supply growth starts to slow again on a more sustained basis," she added.
For his part, Nugent expects a rebound in the copper price, averaging U$7,000 in Q2 and Q3.
Securities Disclosure: I, Priscila Barrera, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
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27th London Film Critics Circle Awards
8 February 2007

Film of the Year:
 United 93

British Film of the Year:
 The Queen

The 27th London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2006, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 8 February 2007.

Winners and nominees

Film of the Year
United 93
The Departed
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
Volver

British Film of the Year
The Queen
Children of Men
The Last King of Scotland
Red Road
The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Foreign Language Film of the Year
Volver • SpainApocalypto • United States
Black Book • Netherlands
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu • Romania
L'Enfant • Belgium
Pan's Labyrinth • Mexico

Director of the YearPaul Greengrass – United 93 Pedro Almodóvar – Volver
Alfonso Cuaron – Children of Men
Guillermo del Toro – Pan's Labyrinth
Martin Scorsese – The Departed

British Director of the YearStephen Frears – The Queen Andrea Arnold – Red Road
Ken Loach – The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Kevin Macdonald – The Last King of Scotland
Christopher Nolan – The Prestige

Screenwriter of the YearPeter Morgan – The Queen Dan Futterman – Capote
Michael Arndt – Little Miss Sunshine
Guillermo del Toro – Pan's Labyrinth
Noah Baumbach – The Squid and the Whale

Actor of the YearForest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland Jeff Daniels – The Squid and the Whale
Richard Griffiths – The History Boys
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote
David Strathairn – Good Night, and Good Luck

Actress of the YearMeryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada
Joan Allen – The Upside of Anger
Penélope Cruz – Volver
Judi Dench – Notes on a Scandal
Helen Mirren – The Queen

British Actor of the Year
Toby Jones – Infamous
Christian Bale – The Prestige
Sacha Baron Cohen – Borat
James McAvoy – The Last King of Scotland
Timothy Spall – Pierrepoint

British Actress of the Year
Helen Mirren – The Queen
Judi Dench – Notes on a Scandal
Kate Dickie – Red Road
Lorraine Stanley – London to Brighton
Kate Winslet – Little Children

British Supporting Actor of the Year
Michael Caine – The Prestige
Dominic Cooper – The History Boys
Eddie Marsan – Pierrepoint
Bill Nighy – Notes on a Scandal
Leslie Phillips – Venus

British Supporting Actress of the Year
Emily Blunt – The Devil Wears Prada
Helen McCrory – The Queen
Juliet Stevenson – Pierrepoint
Emma Thompson – Stranger Than Fiction
Emily Watson – The Proposition

British Newcomer of the Year
Andrea Arnold – Red Road
Clare-Hope Ashitey – Children of Men
Rebecca Hall – The Prestige
Jodie Whittaker – Venus
Paul Andrew Williams – London to Brighton

British Producer of the Year
Paul Greengrass, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan – United 93
Graham King – The Departed
Lisa Bryer, Andrea Calderwood, Charles Steel – The Last King of Scotland
Alastair Clark, Ken Marshall, Rachel Robey, Paul Andrew Williams – London to Brighton
Rebecca O'Brien – The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Dilys Powell Award
Leslie Phillips

Distinguished Service to the Arts
Helen Mirren

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The Philippine government expressed disappointment on Wednesday that the rebels have decided to terminate its unilateral ceasefire by February 10.
"We are dismayed with the announcement (but) we respect their decision," said presidential peace adviser Jesus Dureza in a statement.
The Communist Party of the Philippines announced on Wednesday that it has decided to end the truce, saying President Rodrigo Duterte did not keep his promise to release some 200 political prisoners.
Moreover, the party also accused the Philippine military of taking advantage of the truce situation to encroach on areas controlled by the rebels.
The rebels declared a ceasefire in August last year to pave the way for the revival of the stalled peace talks with government.
"This cancellation came just after some progress we made in the third round of peace talks in Rome where negotiating panels from both sides agree to further discuss a bilateral ceasefire in the Netherlands sometimes by end of this month," Dureza said.
Dureza said that he would recommend to Duterte to "maintain and uphold the unilateral ceasefire to sustain the peace in the communities."
"This will provide an enabling and conducive environment to the ongoing peace talks," he said. "What is important is that we all stay the course."
He added he would also recommend to Duterte that government troops "continue to be relentless in their campaign to protect the civilians from harm and terrorism."
Meantime, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the government will continue to enforces the government unilateral ceasefire.
"Our troops will not actively operate against the (New People's Army) while our ceasefire is in effect," he said.
However, he stressed that the military would continue to pursue lawless elements who would attempt to undermine the country's peace and order.


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About John Fonte
For the past several years Representative Jeff Denham (R., Calif.) has been promoting the Enlist Act, which would grant legalization and eventual citizenship to young illegal immigrants who join the military. In June 2014, I wrote an article for NRO arguing, at the time, that it was a bad idea.
It is still a bad idea but apparently it is again being seriously considered by the congressional Republican leadership. The key sections of my argument against ENLIST are below.
On both procedural and substantive grounds, patriotic forces have opposed misusing the American military as an instrument of amnesty. For example, the American Legion vigorously objected to Representative Denham's attempt to attach his Enlist Act to the National Defense Authorization Act. A Legion spokesman declared that, as a matter of process, defense should "stand alone" and not be burdened with "contentious and complex" immigration issues. But the Legion also made it clear that it opposed the Denham amnesty plan on its merits: "We are opposed to any policy, any legislative action that amounts to amnesty."
Sixteen retired flag officers (nine generals and seven admirals) sent Representative Buck McKeon (R., Calif.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, a strongly worded letter denouncing any attempt to create a military-sanctioned amnesty and also rejecting the Senate Gang of Eight bill itself, which the generals and admirals noted "would confer amnesty on millions of aliens illegally in this country and, by failing to secure the borders, ensure that millions more will be headed here in due course."
Heritage Action has also been at the forefront of opposition. A Heritage Action official and Marine combat veteran, Wade Miller, declared that giving amnesty to illegal immigrants who join the armed forces is "appalling." He argues that this is because amnesty "undermines an important social narrative" and "turns military service into a penance" instead of what it should be, a "privilege" for American citizens, "who are committed to ensuring the posterity of liberty."
Heritage's vice president for foreign and defense policy, James Jay Carafano (a former Army officer himself), declared, "The Enlist Act is unnecessary for national security, makes a mockery of U.S. immigration law, and is a slap in the face to those who want to come here and play by the rules."
We did not need military amnesty in June of 2014 and we don't need it now. Will the Republican congressional leadership stand with the American Legion and the Heritage Foundation or with the National Council of La Raza?
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Things you didn't know about Lamborghini hello and welcome to another exciting original Post. Today we are revealing some interesting andbsurprising facts about the Italian luxury car brand that has been thrilling drivers for decades let's talk about Lamborghinis.
Lamborghini was established in 1963 by federico Lombardi a moneyed Italian bourgeois and producing mogul Petruchio had a awfully mechanical and inventive mind that crystal rectifier to the planning and exciting new vary of luxurious cars, their first 10 years of business were very successful especially with the release of immuno sports car coupe that was driven by several well-known celebrities. Starting within the early Seventies Lamborghini practiced a unquiet stretch that resulted within the company's ever-changing hands multiple times and its future was terribly unsure, the company didn't truly stabilize till it had been purchased by the Volkswagen cluster in 1998 and was placed underneath the Audi division currently Lamborghini seems to be unstoppable as they post record profits year after year. we were inspired by Lamborghinis resilience originality specialize in luxury and dedication to quality and let's be honest UN agency would not need to induce behind the wheel of 1 of those stunning and powerful supercars.
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Frank Sinatra was a frenzied Lamborghini fan once Italian exotic cars hit the yankee market in 1960s and 70s famous musicians were some of their best customersbfor example Miles Davis owned a new era, but nearly died when he crashed it on a highway. In 1972 Frank Sinatra was an avid fan of the complete and was quoted as saying you buy a Ferrari when you want to be somebody's you buy a Lamborghini when you are somebody of course musicians today still love their Lambos current singers who own one or more include Chris Brown Kanye West Justin Bieber fitty cent and Mariah Carey.
Ferruccio Lamborghini was a unfortunate person of war throughout warfare 2 bertuccio was written into the Italian Air Force in 1940 he served because the supervisor of the vehicle maintenance unit at the Italian garrison on the island of Rhodes that was enclosed by the Germans to land. In 1945 the island became a military Protectorate and Ferruccio was taken prisoner he was detained till the subsequent year once he finally came back home to Italy.
Lamborghini started as a tractor companies. After warfare two image Gio Lamborghini saw that there was a high demand for agricultural machinery therefore he set to make his initial tractor he sourced components from discarded military vehicles to build his first Carioca tractor. His tractor business quickly took off therefore he based his Lamborghini rife company in 1948, later Lamborghini established his automobile branch but the company still makes the tractors that started it all.
The Lamborghini emblem and a number of other automobile names were impressed by blood sport as a tourist photo Gio Lamborghini already had a special connection to the bowl but this wasn't the sole inspiration for the charging bull that's featured on the logo photo Gio was very interested in a sport of bullfighting and this has been infused in Lamborghinis identity from the beginning. In 1962 Lamborghini visited the ranch of Don Eduardo Mora who was a breeder of Spanish fighting bull he was greatly inspired by the Bulls there and then decided that a bull would be the logo for his cars he later named them Yuda after the bull breeders family name and he returned to the ranch in Sevilla to present on Eduardo muta with the fourth muta ever produced other ties to Bulls are found in the names of the easly Otto which was named after a mutable that killed a famous bullfighter, in 1947 the hirama which is named after a historic bullfighting region in Spain and Arauco which was named after a bull breed the halfa Diablo Murcielago and Guyardo were named after specific bowls or bull breeds as well.
The Lamborghini veneno is one among the foremost pricy and rarest cars within the world. Lamborghini introduced their veneno Coos supercar at the Geneva Motor Show in 2013. The first production was limited to four with three offered for sale and one place in a museum the people who bought the first three of these supercars were specially selected and paid four million dollars for them sight unseen. In 2014 Lamborghini introduced the veneno roasters a roofless version of the car with a 750 H.P. six.5 cubic decimeter v12 engine which will go from zero to sixty two miles per hour in just 2.9 seconds nine of these cars were produced with a price tag of 4.5 million dollars as of 2017 only 12 in Eno's were on the road worldwide.


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Interrail with bike – does it work?
Decades ago, as a student, I spent a month on the road. Spain, France, Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy. Those were the names of the stations I could reach cheaply with a single ticket. In the eyes of my parents, the Interrail ticket was a safe alternative to hitchhiking.
Georg Berg with son Julius on the platform. The luggage consists of saddlebags and packed bicycles / © Photo: Georg Berg
But today – Interrail, in times of cheap flights? And that for all age groups? My son, as a representative of the classic target group, and I, with my glorified memories of full trains and improvisation, put it to the test and then took on yet another challenge. Our luggage also includes two bicycles.
No traffic turnaround without networking
We want to find out how the networking of rail and bicycle, the two most environmentally friendly means of transport, works. And what differences are there in the European countries? The journey will take us from Germany via Austria to Budweis in the Czech Republic in one day.
First-class seats cannot be reserved for Interrail customers 10 days before departure / © Photo: Georg Berg
A good week before the trip, it is no longer possible to reserve first-class seats with Deutsche Bahn. As an Interrail customer, you can't really feel welcome in view of the fact that a large selection of seats could have been reserved in addition to the bookable tickets. A railroad spokesman explained this circumstance days later only with the fact that there was probably "just at the moment of the booking attempt a technical error".
Reservation impossible
For the ICE of the German railroad, which runs from Cologne to Linz in Austria without changing trains, no more bicycle tickets are available already one week before the beginning of the journey. Everything points to an overcrowded train.
Only three bicycle spaces are available per ICE. Far too few for a climate-friendly traffic change / © Photo: Georg Berg
With a slightly queasy feeling, we sit in the local train that takes us to the ICE to Cologne, where the decisive situation awaits us. To our delight, the transfer works just-in-time and from now on we also appreciate escalators as a good means of transportation. In the ICE, the uncertainty soon subsides, because despite high occupancy, individual seats remain free and our bicycles are also on the train.
Mobility through flexibility: load instead of bike
If you don't mind a little effort, there is a rather unknown solution for taking bicycles on board, with which you can achieve the flexibility with which the railroad could distinguish itself much more offensively. For even in long-distance trains, where reservations are compulsory, bicycles are permitted dismantled and packed as a load.
At least in first class, there is a suitable place for carrying loads / © Photo: Georg Berg
After disassembly and packaging in a commercially available transport bag, all that remains is to find a place on the train where the bulky piece of luggage can be safely stored. Aisles, doors and fire extinguishers must remain free. Interesting side aspect: In contrast to the bicycle transport, every other piece of luggage is transported free of charge.
A bicycle ticket in international traffic must be booked in Germany for 10 euros at the counter before the start of the journey. The price including reservation of a parking space is 10 euros. Online booking is not possible / © Photo: Georg Berg
WLAN, rest areas and free daily newspapers
Once the luggage is stowed, the comfortable part of the journey begins. Wide seats and fewer passengers per car are just the most obvious benefits of first class.
Traveling with plenty of freedom of movement in the first class of the ICE / © Photo: Georg Berg
Unrestricted WLAN, free daily newspapers and access to VIP lounges in major transfer stations are further benefits. The train staff is helpful and doesn't let itself be ruffled by special challenges.
Interim balance on the commuter train
We appreciate the fact that the train is on time, especially because of the short changeover time. In Linz, we continue our journey with a local train of the Austrian Federal Railways, which carries only 2nd class cars. However, the generous space for bicycles is pleasantly noticeable.
Large bicycle compartment in the ÖBB commuter train / © Photo: Georg Berg
Having covered most of the day's distance, it's time for an interim review. Local trains in Germany and Austria pose no problem for large pieces of luggage, such as disassembled and packed bicycles. Long-distance trains, however, are not yet equipped for many travelers who want to do without a car and still travel with a lot of luggage.
Spoke and rail only find each other with difficulty
The dream of low-emission travel, where spoke and rail combine seamlessly and uncomplicatedly into a relaxed flow of driving and being driven, is still a long way off. Even the terminology used by Deutsche Bahn and the "fact" that you first have to turn a bicycle into a carrying load in order to get a certain flexibility and continuity into your travel process shows how far behind the rail mode of transport still lags the demands of modern and environmentally conscious travelers.
ÖBB has enough space in the train even for bulky loads / © Photo: Georg Berg
After crossing the border, we experience another special feature. In Czech trains, only luggage up to 90 cm is carried free of charge. The conductor reveals to us that she knows what luggage we are carrying. But because our loads are so nicely packed, they cost less than we would have to pay for bicycles ready to ride. Fortunately, we can pay by credit card, because we don't want to take Czech crowns out of the ATM as cash until we reach our destination, Budweis in Bohemia.
At the border to the Czech Republic, the staff changes and also the conditions of carriage for luggage / © Photo: Georg Berg
The bike tour can begin
On the platform of the small Czech town of Budweis, we get our bikes ready to go in 20 minutes. To do this, the dismantled front wheels are clamped back in place and the transport bags are folded to a manageable size.
Networked means of transport: Still on the platform in Budweis, the bikes are made ready for takeoff / © Photo: Georg Berg
And our contrasting program already begins. The southern Bohemian university town of ?eské Bud?jovice is best known for the beer of the same name.
Idyllic Vltava promenade in ?eské Bud?jovice / © Photo: Georg Berg
We end the day by the Vltava River and look forward to a relaxing bike ride. On the first kilometers the cycle path still leads directly along the Vltava, which is dammed up by several locks. Following the course of the Vltava, the landscape becomes increasingly hilly and we change sides of the river several times.
Julius Berg on a Vltava bridge. The river bank is in its original state for long stretches and most of the bike paths lead through the hilly hinterland / © Photo: Georg Berg
After days of encountering few people, we reach the bustling capital of Prague and discover that driving can also be fraught with unexpected adventures.
Parking claw as a mobility brake / © Photo: Georg Berg
Conclusion: Interrail either flexible or inexpensive
The question for which trip an Interrail pass is worthwhile cannot be answered in a general way, because there are many different pass variants. As a rule of thumb, the more and the longer you want to travel, the cheaper it is. And with time, you can learn the organizational tricks that make traveling work well.
The price is determined by the different validity periods and age groups. There are various discounts for young people up to 27 years of age and seniors over 60. Global Interrail First and Second Class tickets are valid in 34 countries. (Albania, Kosovo, Russia, Kazakhstan, the country of Moldova, Estonia and Latvia are not included. Small countries like Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City and Andorra or islands like Malta and Iceland). There is also a discount if you commit to a single country or group of countries. The country of residence has a special status, because you can leave it only once per Interrail pass and you can return to it only once.
Before departure, all travel details must be entered in the travel diary, because only then is the Interrail Pass valid as a ticket / © Photo: Georg Berg
Study of European railroad systems required
Sounds complicated – and it is. Especially if you consider that almost only in Germany, Austria and Switzerland the high-speed trains can be used without additional reservation fees. For Eurostar, SNCF; TGV; Thalys, Lyria, Trentitalia Frecca, RENFE AVE and PKP EIP, reservation fees are charged, which make especially the so-called Flexi Interrail Pass financially unattractive, which is only valid for a fixed number of travel days within its validity period.
Example calculation
Adults pay 446 euros for 7 trips within a month in first class. So, if you make a trip on each of the 7 days that costs 64 euros, there is no advantage compared to a normally purchased ticket. Research has shown that almost all railroad companies offer various savings offers, which are similarly complicated as the vain attempt described at the beginning to purchase an optional seat reservation for an Interrail pass (i.e. without buying a ticket at the same time).
Interrail is only worthwhile for frequent travelers
The Interrail pass for as many journeys as you like within one month costs 883 Euro in comparison. For 1202 euros, you can make as many trips as you want in first class within 3 months. Seniors get a discount of 10 percent. Young people a discount of 23 percent.
We were not charged for the Interrail tickets
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This year's race was preplanned in coordination with my wife to be only a 100K, only! With our new five month old and other family priorities, we could not afford the required time for long runs. So, we did what we could while taking care of those around us who need us the most. But a 100K is not really a 100K at HURT.
To start, it's actually 67.3 miles instead of 62.5 and those extra steps really make a painful difference. The race directorate and volunteers make this event one if not the best endurance event on earth. They truly make you feel like family/ohana. The course is not easy with every step a chance for a twisted knee, slip off a steep ridge, and slide over slick boulders over a cliff or simply trip over infinite roots ready to catch your tired toes. No, this course is brutal every inch of the way. Maybe this is why people come here – to test themselves unlike they will ever be tested elsewhere. Maybe they are looking inward for a place that brings thing calmness, or they are just truly sadistic. Whatever the reason, people love this race. For me, I just love the outdoors!
Starting at 6:00 AM on a humid Saturday morning, the race started with the same ritual as always of traditional Hawaiian blessing as the stream moved underfoot. I planned on a five hour first loop, and managed this closely with little effort. My main rule is to not get injured on the first loop. Nutrition can be recovered, but a broken ankle cannot. The return to the start/finish was slightly under five hours and injury free. However, the humidity was building the course into an oven with no breeze in sight.
The second loop, planned for six hours, required more experience as I doubled my electrolytes given the weather and my hydration as well. I was drinking over 36 ounces per hour, and careful to monitor my symptoms for heat stroke. At one time, I was sweating profusely but getting cold. Years of experience told me to adjust my plan quickly as cramps would soon be found. Once the cramps started, I was ready and my system rebounded quickly to stave off them with the added fluids and electrolytes. The miles between 33 and 40 were difficult due to the weather and my lack of training. I fully expected this, and reduced my effort to compensate keeping my heart rate in check. My trail management saw me back at the start/finish around six hours with another boost of energy after seeing my wife and two boys. Then my stomach gave way! This is actually good timing, and I took care of business and tossed all sugars from nutrition plan. From here on out, it would be a non-sugar plan to allow my system to reset. With a kiss to my family, I was off on the third loop to meet my pacer at mile 47.
The march over to mile 47 was long a painful from being tired. The week of the race, I averaged about 3 hours of sleep taking care of the boys at night. My wife and I both work, so just because I want to run 100K doesn't mean she has to suffer as well. This lack of sleep would bring out the walking zombie for most of the remaining race. My feet were also experiencing hot spots from the moisture of the water on sections of the trail, and I was also working through some chaffing in very private places. So, I marched through the complications to mile 47 – slowly. With my experienced pacer in hand, and darkness upon us, we continued through the night pushing past exhaustion that was so thick I truly could not force my eyes to remain open. My lights became a mesmerizing dance over the rainforest floor sending me into a deep walking restful state weaving from one edge of the trail to the other. My pacer continued to instruct me along this blind dance keeping me as safe as possible. We arrived at mile 53 where miso soup and salted potatoes helped keep me fueled.
The zombie march continued as we ascended the ridge again and crawled our way over to the start/finish where I knew without a doubt I was done. The third loop took over eleven hours! I went to the first aid tent hoping that the feet were so badly damaged that I couldn't continue. Slowly my shoes were removed and Injini socks to expose the very red and soft feet, with little to no damage – only a few blisters. I asked to have the blisters drained, taped and switched shoes and socks. I knew I was going back out to finish this experience. I only needed 7.3 painful miles of sleep walking!
My pacer and I went out, back up the series of climbs that would see me wobble here, sit down there and even sleep for five minutes by a trash can. There was no running available as my feet, chaffing and closed eyes wouldn't allow this. My only hope was the sunrise!
We pushed on around the course, most of which is a blur now. Then the sun began to illuminate the sky, and I slowly returned to reality. Down into Paradise Park we went somehow getting to mile 67.3, my goal and promise to my wife – to not go for the 100 miles this year. I'm very glad I promised her that I would stop since this effort took me 25 hours and 31 minutes of absolute effort.
During the race, my face showed signs of edema from the radiation therapy but this has slowly resolved after about 24 hours. Sun exposure on this course is almost zero allowing me to run with comfort. The biggest challenge is still my saliva glands that just cannot produce enough to aid with certain dry foods like breads. But overall, I am very pleased with my performance given my focus on family after a full year of making it through a high risk pregnancy and seeing a healthy new addition to our family. Yes, 2010 was a difficult year making this year's HURT even more special.


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Was there ever a time when Alex Trebek and "Jeopardy" (my wife's favorite TV show) weren't around? I worked for a long time on "Jeopardy" gags and finally came up with this one, which I thought was pretty good. I spent a lot of time wording the caption "just right", and even tried to make the character look reasonably like Mr. Trebek.
However, my opinion of the worthiness of the gag wasn't shared by the cartoon editors -- the cartoon was soundly rejected everywhere, until the Florida Bar News finally took it on. I'm still disappointed that it didn't get a bigger audience.
Dartnell Corp. publishes newsletters for business and industry on subjects like Salesmanship, Teamwork, Office Management, Supervision and Customer Service. For many years, a cartoon was regularly included in about a dozen of the titles. In 1999, Dartnell was bought up by another company and the parent company discontinued the cartoon use. I recently checked on the internet and found that Dartnell is still active in newsletter publishing, and still cartoonless.
From 1986 to 1999 I sold about 125 cartoons to Dartnell -- the subjects were right up my alley and I had many rejected cartoons from other publications to offer them. Unfortunately, the Dartnell editors were loathe to send tearsheets or clips of my published cartoons to me, no matter how often I asked for them. So I only have a small percentage of my Dartnell cartoons -- the few that I managed to scrounge from them or from various other sources.
As I've said before, I love to see my cartoons in print, and the sad fact is that, overall, I've never seen about 20% of my published cartoons. These are the ones that appeared in publications not readily available to the general public, or that could not be found on magazine racks. Most editors routinely send complimentary copies, or tearsheets, to their contributors, but there are always the few others who can't or won't be bothered. Very inconsiderate, in my opinion.


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Pang depicts the historic flight, October 5, 1931, of Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon in the Miss Veedol. Discover how these two daredevil adventurers struggled against extreme adversity in their determination to be first to fly nonstop across the Pacific Ocean. This is a true story of two remarkable men caught between luck, war, and courage. Although these legendary flyers never received the universal acclaim of Charles Lindbergh, the communities of Misawa, Aomori prefecture, Japan and Wenatchee/East Wenatchee, Washington keep their story alive. In fact, the Spirit of Wenatchee project resulted in a resurgence of interest in Pang's life and accomplishments. The History Channel produced a segment on the story in 2001; KSPS-TV produced a program entitled, "Upside Down Pangborn, First Across the Pacific;" and NHK, Japan's public television organization produced a program that coincided with the grand opening of the museum in Misawa.
The Japan Science Foundation, the City of Misawa and Aomori prefecture built this museum in dedication to aviation with a replica of the Miss Veedol, constructed by Century Aviation of East Wenatchee, as the facility centerpiece. In conjunction, The Spirit of Wenatchee, an offshoot of the Experimental Aircraft Association chapter at Pangborn Memorial Airport in East Wenatchee, built another replica of Miss Veedol with plans to reenact the non-stop flight across the Pacific.
This revised edition of Pang was published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the flight and to the salute the courageous pilots. Pang recounts the historic story from Mr. Lodato's unique perspective. This publication, written by J. D. Lodato, himself a pilot and participant in the Spirit of Wenatchee project, has original illustrations by Charles Reasoner that are complimented with historical photos. One photo includes the crash-landing of Miss Veedol in Wenatchee, Washington after spending 41 hours, 13 minutes in flight. Discover why these two American pilots were grateful to finally depart from Sabishiro Beach, Japan after being detained nearly two months in Tokyo. Today, the memory of the flight is a warm tie between Washington and Japan.
Product: Book
Title: Pang: 50th Anniversary First Nonstop TransPacific Flight
Author: J.D. Lodato
Illustrator: Charles E. Reasoner
Edition: Second - Special Edition
Printed: Mexico
Material: Softcover
Size: 8.5" (w) x 11.0" (h) x 0.10" (d)
Format: Color Illustrations and Black and White Photographs
Age Level: Upper Elementary to Adult


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July 20, 1972 Thursday
The Philippine Diary Project > About the Philippine Diary Project > Alphabetical list of Authors > Diary of Ferdinand E. Marcos > July 20, 1972 Thursday
Malacañan Palace
The flood has become worse and threatous to continue for the next several days because of a high pressure area northeast of the two depressions preventing them from moving away.
Clark Air Force Base still has not flown its big Chinook helicopters but the C-119 and C-130 have flown to NAB to pick up (not readable) for distribution in the isolated areas.
But a helicopter carrier (the Tripoli) with 20 helicopters with three other smaller ships, a Landing Platform Dock, Landing Ship Dock and Landing Ship Tank is arriving in 36 hours to help out.
And two DART's (Disaster and Relief Teams) are coming from Okinawa.
Only one helicopter out of three that flew out to Pangasinan reached Lingayen. It was plotted by Cols. Macabuhay and David.
Another helicopter (my back-up helicopter) ferried Cong. Danding Cojuangco to Paniqui, Tarlac arriving there at 4:30 PM.
July 20th (Con't)
The water of Lingayen Gulf seems to be connected by a body of water in Manila Bay. And the water is still rising.
I attach the reports.
Tag: Ferdinand E. Marcos
September 19, 1972, Tuesday
August 31, 1972 Thursday
February 23, 1970 Monday


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As well as building Britain's new low-carbon, high-speed railway, it's also important that HS2 Ltd attracts a diverse range of people to help deliver Europe's largest infrastructure project. As a result, we want our workforce to represent the diverse communities along our line of route and the future generations the railway will serve once operational.
With our four core values – Integrity, Leadership, Respect and Safety – diversity spans across all that we do at HS2. Furthermore, our CEO, Mark Thurston has made diversity and inclusion a personal commitment as we collectively strive to leave a stronger and more representative workforce for the next generation, capable of delivering the UK's future pipeline of infrastructure projects.
Earlier this year we became the only organisation in the UK to have achieved the Clear Assured Platinum Standard accreditation. We received the award in recognition of our commitment to embedding inclusive best practice into all elements of its work, including the design and delivery of the new railway.
Underpinning much of this activity is Onboard, our employee network for LGBTQ+ people and Allies. The network aspires to be an exemplar network for both our own employees and supply chain partners, and also demonstrates how we're being a good neighbour in the communities we work in.
Onboard has helped to update policies and documents to make HS2 Ltd more inclusive. Changes it has made as a result include a more comprehensive trans inclusion policy and gender-neutral toilets. This approach is being applied to support future generations as we design our infrastructure and rolling stock.
Onboard also collaborates closely with a range of other employee engagement groups, including HS2's own Gender Balance, BAME and 2Gether Disability Networks, as well as equivalent associations within our supply chain.
An example of this collaboration is the recently launched HS2 Allies Programme. The programme is shared by all the Networks and each group runs a session for HS2 employees – including our Executive team and Board – on how to be an Ally both in and out of the workplace.
However, we're certainly not complacent as an organisation and there is always more that we can do, including the challenge to embed our same level of commitment across the thousands of companies that make up our UK supply chain. In fact, later this year we will be publishing the LGBTQ+ diversity of our supply chain – thought to be an industry first – and it will be one of the best benchmarks of LGBTQ+ inclusion in construction.
From a personal point of view, being part of Onboard is intrinsic to my experience as an out gay employee at HS2 Ltd. From social, networking and learning opportunities to policy and monitoring, Onboard makes me feel valued and visible in the same breath – which is a great feeling. A particular highlight was getting to represent HS2 Ltd at Birmingham Pride in 2019 together with Building Equality, an alliance of construction organisations and professionals working together to drive LGBTQ+ inclusion in the construction sector.
Alongside our workforce and its legacy, what we deliver for LGBTQ+ communities is just as crucial as our industry commitments. We have collectively gone above and beyond mandatory regulatory obligations in setting new standards, using focus groups, workshops, panels, and soundboards to understand what inclusive design means for those with protected characteristics.
Over the next few years, as our stations start to take shape and our track gets laid along the length of the country, our design vision will become even more apparent to our future passengers. Together, we will prepare to experience a railway network that offers greater choice, reliability and improved accessibility, and this is something we can all be proud of.


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The Rose bush: Our mini roses suffered a tragic lawn care accident which I've promised not to blog about in detail, but shortly thereafter we got a full sized rose bush that has been doing beautifully. The blooms are red, white, and pink- a fire snow variety that I'm pretty sure my husband picked out as an ode to Game of Thrones. This is planted directly in the ground between our container garden and our raised bed and I love it oh so much.
So that's all the goings on in our backyard. Send me good thoughts for a successful fall garden without getting too overwhelmed with the new additions. Especially since we are attempting to use hand watering for all of these (maybe we'll have the budget next season for a drip system!) but, as always, we'll just be thrilled with every piece of the journey. Does something sprout? That's a win. Does it grow more? Win. Does my kid smile while he waters them with his very own special watering cans? Double win. Do we get fresh flowers and veggies? Bonus.
Any of you planting gardens this fall? What are you most excited about growing? Any fellow desert gardeners have favorites that thrive here? I had one reader last spring tell me she has very good luck with radishes so we are considering adding those to our garden plans!


Creation of a Departmental Diversity and Inclusion Committee available to address diversity, inclusion, equity issues to departmental students, faculty and administrative staff and communicate with the COM D&I Office.
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Include minority representatives' speakers in Grand rounds or educational efforts.
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For example, the Department of Pediatrics supports a Women in Pediatrics Group that meets monthly (except summers) throughout the year. The group reviews others' (peer) curriculum vitae and discusses challenges and women's issues. The department also launched a new initiative for a culture of inclusion with a kick-off workshop for residents and faculty in fall 2018.
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The emergence of the hominids, more than five million years ago, marked the start of the human odyssey through space and time. This book deals with the last stage of this fascinating journey: the exploration of cyberspace and cybertime. Through the rapid global implementation of information and communication technologies, a new realm for human experience and imagination has been disclosed. Reversely, these postgeographical and posthistorical technologies have started to colonize our bodies and minds. Taking Homer's Odyssey and Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey as his starting point, the author investigates the 'informatization of the worldview', focusing on its implications for our culture–arts, religion, and science–and, ultimately, our form of life. Moving across a wide range of disciplines, varying from philosophical anthropology and palaeontology to information theory, and from astrophysics to literary, film and new media studies, the author discusses our 'cyberspace odyssey' from a reflective position beyond euphoria and nostalgia. His analysis is as profound as nuanced and deals with issues that will be high on the agenda for many decades to come. In 2003 a Dutch Edition of Cyberspace Odyssey received the Socrates Prize for the best philosophy book published in Dutch.
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Q: How bitwise shift operators are used to combine bytes into a larger integer The following code combines two bytes into one 16 bit integer.
unsigned char byteOne = 0b00000010; // 2
unsigned char byteTwo = 0b00000011; // 3

uint16_t i = 0b0000000000000000;
i = (byteOne << 8) | byteTwo; //515

I'm trying to understand WHY this code works.
If we break this down and just focus on one byte, byteOne; This is an 8 bit value equal to 00000010. So, left-shifting this by 8 bits should always yield 00000000 (as the bits shifted off the end are lost), right? This seems to be the case with the following code:
uint8_t i = (byteOne << 8); // equal to 0, always, no matter what 8 bit value is assigned to byteOne

But if this way of thinking was correct, then
uint16_t i = (byteOne << 8) | byteTwo;

Should be equivalent to
uint16_t i = 0 | byteTwo; // Because 0b00000010 << 8 == 0b00000000

Or just
uint16_t i = byteTwo; // Because 0b00000000 | 0b00000011 == 0b00000011

But they're not equivalent and this is throwing me off. Is byteOne being cast/converted into a 16 bit int before the shifting operation? That would explain what's going on here as then
0b0000000000000010 << 8 == 0b0000001000000000 // 512

If byteOne isn't being converted into a 16 bit int before the shifting operation, then please explain why the (byteOne << 8) isn't evaluating to 0 when assigning to a 16 bit integer.

A: Yes--when you do almost any sort of operation on any value smaller than an int  the first thing that happens is that the value is promoted to int (or, in some cases, unsigned int).
In case you really care about the details that apply here (§[conv.prom]/1):

A prvalue of an integer type other than bool, char16_t, char32_t, or wchar_t whose integer conversion rank (6.8.4) is less than the rank of int can be converted to a prvalue of type int if int can represent all the values of the source type; otherwise, the source prvalue can be converted to a prvalue of type unsigned int.

Then the operation happens on the promoted value (§[expr.shift]/1):

The shift operators << and >> group left-to-right.
[...]
The operands shall be of integral or unscoped enumeration type and integral promotions are performed. The type of the result is that of the promoted left operand.

A: As the shift does not hapen 'inplace' (byteOne = byteOne << 8), the compiler needs to use a register for the intermediate result.
In the line i = (byteOne << 8) | byteTwo; the size of the register for the intermediate is not specified (for example with a cast). Only the final result has to be uint16_t. So for the intermediate result it's up to the compiler.
When your code snipped is feed to a compiler you could get the following assembler code:
;// copy the two bytes and the word in the stack
movb    $2, -1(%rbp) ;// uint8_t byteOne = 2
movb    $3, -2(%rbp) ;// uint8_t byteTwo = 3
movw    $0, -4(%rbp) ;// uint16_t i = 0
;// move the byteOne into the acumulate register(32bit)
movzbl  -1(%rbp), %eax ;// uint32_t temp = byteOne
;// shift left by 8
sall    $8, %eax ;// temp = temp << 8
;// move temp to different register
movl    %eax, %edx ;// uint32_t temp2 = temp
;// move the byteTwo into the acumulate register(32bit)
movzbl  -2(%rbp), %eax ;// temp = byteTwo
;// logical or of temp2 and temp
orl     %edx, %eax ;// temp2 = temp2 | temp
;// copy back to stack location of i
movw    %ax, -4(%rbp) ;// i = (uint16_t)temp2

%eax is a 32-bit register, therefore no overflow. The cast to uint16_t is done actively by MOVWord movw    %ax, -4(%rbp).
I'm not sure how the compiler desides which register size to use for these intermediate results, but I suspect that it depends on your system and compiler.
The compiler on my system g++.exe (x86_64-posix-seh-rev1, Built by MinGW-W64 project) 7.2.0 seams to use 32bit registers as standard.
The following code used 32 bit registers, too and therefore did not return the expected result:
unsigned char byteOne = 0b00000010; // 2
unsigned char byteTwo = 0b00000011; // 3
uint16_t i = 0b0000000000000000;
i = ((byteOne << 32) | byteTwo << 24) >> 24; // 3

The same 32 bit %eax register is used, therefore the overflow ocured.
So if the intermediate result is not exceeding 32 bit the result is as expected like with:
unsigned char byteOne = 0b00000010; // 2
unsigned char byteTwo = 0b00000011; // 3
uint16_t i = 0b0000000000000000;
i = ((byteOne << 16) | byteTwo << 8) >> 8; // 515

The compiler for an 8bit Microcontroller will most certainly give a different result.

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