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How countries can keep their Covid vaccines safe from hackers
There is valuable intellectual property and data on the various vaccines. But some nations are already attempting to steal vaccine formulae & disrupt operations.
Nalneesh Gaur and Sean Joyce	 22 November, 2020
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In the wake of the pandemic, how can the United States and other countries fight their way back to good public health and an economic recovery? Short answer: develop enough doses of vaccines to be distributed and administered to millions of people without a hitch.
That's the ideal, but the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine supply chain is rife with logistical complexities. What's more, the enormously valuable intellectual property and data on the various vaccines, components and therapeutics are relatively easy for threat actors to pilfer. In fact, nation-states are already attempting to steal vaccine formulae and disrupt operations.
You are a potential target if you're in the business of researching, developing, conducting trials, manufacturing or distributing the vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. If you're a player in the highly intertwined network of big pharma, biotech, contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs), and health and clinical research institutions, you can take a number of steps to help prepare for potential attacks.
Here are three questions to discuss with your executive team.
1. What are the evolving threats from nation-states and the resulting risks to vaccine development and supply chains?
Nation-state actors are patient, persistent, well-funded and sophisticated. They can destabilize vaccine development and supply chain using a variety of techniques:
i) IP theft at research stage. Academic research is subject to foreign influence via two conduits: personnel with ties to foreign governments or grants that are funded ultimately by foreign adversaries. Many research organizations are currently under investigation by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, and the National Institutes of Health.
In addition, PwC threat intelligence analysts have observed preparations to target COVID-19 research organizations and vaccine developers. Threat actors are staging command and control infrastructures to use against vaccine developers and manufacturers.
ii) IP theft and disruption at the trials stage. In July, the US Justice Department indicted two foreign nationals for espionage in several industries. It alleged that they were finding ways to access the networks of biotech and other firms that are known to be working on vaccines, treatments and testing technology in at least 11 countries, including the US.
iii) Manufacturing disruptions. Just a few days after receiving permission to start final-stage trials for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, one of India's largest generic pharma companies reportedly suffered a cyberattack and had to shut down plants in a few countries. It's reminiscent of the 2017 NotPetya attack – ransomware combined with tools to propagate itself across a network – which paralyzed hospitals, shipping, food manufacturing, postal systems and banking, and caused a shutdown of drug production for several days at one pharmaceutical company.
iv) Low vaccine uptake and reputational damage due to disinformation. In a September 2020 survey of Americans, 49% said they definitely or probably would not get vaccinated at this time. The historic speed of the vaccine development process and mistrust of the medical community among some Americans have contributed to increasing levels of vaccine hesitancy in the US. Enter nation-states that might mount disinformation campaigns to amplify doubt or to disparage a vaccine developer or manufacturer. The result would be tantamount to a manufacturing shutdown, stalling efforts to improve public health and the economy.
Takeaways for executive leadership: Work closely with your C-suite colleagues to identify the sites, systems, personnel and processes involved in vaccine development and manufacturing. Assess the risks and review your risk-mitigation plan against the threat of nation-state actors. Enhance real-time threat intelligence capabilities throughout your supply chain. On foreign influence, work with internal audit/compliance and the general counsel to help close the gaps in your compliance programme and reiterate your anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies.
Takeaway for the board: Understand the risks to your organization arising from these threats. Ask for regular communications from management on risks, defences and response plans.
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2. How well can you defend against the threats?
Many affected organizations are easy targets. What's their Achilles' heel? In our experience, weak controls are the most significant source risk. For many health research organizations, the extent of potential foreign influence through their international connections is a blind spot. In addition, manufacturing sites often operate outdated, unpatched or insecurely deployed systems. Flat and open networks, lack of privilege access management, lack of removable media control and vendor connectivity further contribute to insufficient resiliency.
Your ability to defend against nation-state attacks rests on the strength of your cybersecurity and compliance programmes, which may be daunting to shore up all at once. But you can start by focusing on these:
i) Make it difficult for attackers to gain a foothold in your system – sharpen your threat hunting. Draw an overall picture of the attack surface and identify potential attackers, their motives and their ways of doing things. In addition, threat actors can exploit system weaknesses, misconfigurations and vulnerabilities to gain privileged access once they get into a system. Organizations should enhance privileged access management capabilities, to include vendor remote access.
ii) Reduce likelihood of threat actors moving laterally in your system – segment network access. With network segmentation, you can better isolate an incident, reduce attack surface and prevent propagation of ransomware, for example.
iii) Mind your entire ecosystem – manage third-party risks. Vaccine R&D and manufacturing activities rely on many third parties. Threat actors often use organizations with weaker cybersecurity protocols as a backdoor to the ultimate targets. Assess the cyber posture of third parties.
And don't overlook your physical and digital connections to hospitals, which have come under ransomware attacks by foreign-based cybercriminals. In fact, ransomware attacks have surged in 2020 in many industries, fuelled by an influx of new ransomware actors, the expansion of existing affiliate schemes, and the pursuit of higher revenues by established cybercriminals.
Takeaways for executive leadership: Prioritize the three defences above, keeping in mind that the attackers may be insiders. Set up real-time dashboards to monitor for unusual activity among researchers and employees, suppliers, business partners and stakeholders. Periodically report to the board on indicators of effective defense against intrusions and threats.
3. In the event of a successful attack, do you have a response plan in place?
Any organization involved with vaccine research, trials, manufacturing and distribution should have a crisis response and remediation plan. A good response plan includes these four elements:
i) Conduct incident response simulations. Conduct these exercises at the C-suite level, and preferably with the board, not just within the IT and security groups. Plan to remediate system and process gaps, with varying approaches for different types of attacks — phishing, ransomware and otherwise.
If you don't have a crisis center, you should set up one now to monitor and communicate threats, as appropriate, to stakeholders including the board.
ii) Make it formal; name your resilience team. Think beyond crisis management, disaster recovery or business continuity planning; think resilience. An effective response plan needs a clear-cut leader who can quickly orchestrate the activities of functions scattered throughout the organization. Decide who ultimately governs the plan. Assign roles and responsibilities to people who can execute the resilience playbook.
iii) Rehearse your resilience playbooks. Those without playbooks in place could take weeks or even months to recover from an attack — time we don't have with SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations. Playbooks need to be rehearsed so that in a real-life crisis, team members can respond automatically and smoothly, almost like activating muscle memory.
iv) Define how you'll engage with law enforcement and governmental agencies. An attack by a nation-state is by default a national security issue, triggering potential involvement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and others. The federal government has a substantial stake to protect because of its $11 billion investment in vaccine development through Operation Warp Speed. Establish a working relationship with the agencies — but retain full responsibility for communication to your customers, investors and other stakeholders.
In the case of ransomware, work with law enforcement for safe and legal transfer of ransom payment, investigations and payment tracking; new guidance has cautioned against ransom payments inadvertently made to sanctioned criminal entities and adversaries.
Takeaways for executive leadership: Build a response and resilience plan that's transparent to executives, the board and business partners alike in order to engender trust. Engage the COO, CMO, CISO and CIO in developing and executing these strategies. Get the CFO's buy-in for any spending or investment needed to mitigate the financial impacts of nation-state intrusions.
The bottom line: secure the vaccine
The stakes are high. Pharmaceutical and biotech companies are racing to capture the financial and reputational advantage of being first-to-market. Manufacturers are expecting the biggest contract manufacturing sales in recent history. To-date, in addition to $11 billion in grants, there may be ten times as much in investors' money riding on the outcomes. Stock prices for some competing companies are trading around record highs.
The pharmaceutical industry garnered a record high of 73% of interviewees globally who said they trust the industry, according to the Edelman Trust Barometer spring update. But some nation-states are likely attempting to steal IP, bring about disorder and create a level of mistrust. Pharmaceutical companies — the face of the world's way out of the pandemic — need to lead the entire vaccine ecosystem to make sure the spring 2020 boost isn't just a trust bubble.
Nalneesh Gaur is the Principal, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Cybersecurity, Privacy & Forensics Leader, PwC US. Sean Joyce is the Principal, Global and US Cybersecurity, Privacy & Forensics Leader, PwC US.
The article first appeared on the World Economic Forum.
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party alliance has announced fresh protest programmes demanding annulment of the draft constitution.
A meeting of the alliance on Thursday agreed to hold a nationwide demonstration on August 21 (Thursday) against the draft that, according to them, has undermined the public aspirations expressed through various movements including the People's War, People's Movement-II and Madhes revolution.
The poll-opposing alliance has also agreed to collaborate with other "likeminded forces" to launch a unified movement against the constitution drafting process.
"CPN-M Chair Mohan Baidya, leader of the alliance, has been assigned to hold consultation with the likeminded forces. There could be collaboration with any forces seeking to repel the draft that is regressive and advocate status quo," reads a statement issued by the alliance on Thursday. CPN-Maoist and its partners have been demanding formation of an all-party roundtable conference to sort out debated issues of the new constitution.
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The IRS issued proposed regulations Thursday providing guidance on the portion of trust property includible in the grantor's gross estate if the grantor has retained certain interests in the property (REG-119532-08). The retained interests covered include the use of the property and the right to an annuity, unitrust, graduated retained interest or other payment from such property for life, for any period not ascertainable without reference to the grantor's death, or for a period that does not in fact end before the grantor's death.
The new proposed regulations address comments the IRS received in response to 2007 proposed regulations on the portion of trust corpus properly includible in a grantor's gross estate under IRC §§ 2036 and 2039. Rather than address those comments when the earlier proposed regulations were finalized (TD 9414), the IRS decided instead to issue separate proposed regulations that address the comments on graduated retained interests.
The portion of the corpus of a grantor retained interest trust or a charitable remainder trust includible in the decedent's gross estate under section 2036 is that portion of the trust corpus necessary to generate a return sufficient to pay the decedent's retained annuity, unitrust or other payment. The proposed regulations would measure the amount of corpus needed to generate sufficient income to produce the payments that would have been due even after the decedent's death, as if the decedent had survived and continued to receive the retained interest.
The proposed regulations provide a formula for calculating this amount and an example illustrating its computation.
The proposed regulations also clarify the computation of the includible amount if the decedent retained the right to receive an annuity or other payment (rather than income) after the death of the current recipient of that interest.
The proposed rules would apply to estates of decedents dying on or after the date they are finalized.


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To give you blood alcohol tests and see if you have been drinking, the police need to have reasonable suspicion that you may be under the influence. You need to be aware that being involved in just about any accident can meet this criteria. While most drivers will not be tested just because they were in a wreck, the police could use it to justify the testing.
This is perhaps most important to note for accidents that were not your own fault. If the someone else runs a red light and hits you, but the police then think you seem like you've been drinking, they may test you. It does not necessarily matter that you did not cause the accident, and you can't get out of the test on those grounds alone.
You can refuse the tests, of course, but you then face a different set of penalties for the refusal.
As noted, most drivers are not tested, but the police typically look for other signs at the accident site. This could include the smell of alcohol, the presence of empty cans or bottle in the car or simply the way you're acting. Your actions may be odd due to having just been involved in the crash, of course, but they could still spur a larger investigation to see if you were also drinking.
If needed, the police are allowed to detain you on a temporary basis while doing this investigation.
Those who have been detained or arrested on suspicion of a DUI must know all of the legal options they have.


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Brigitte Seitz Cromwell, 94, known affectionately as "Brig," of Redding, CT, formerly of Norwalk and New Canaan, CT, and Naples, FL passed away on October 25, 2020 at Norwalk Hospital. Brig was born on August 16, 1923 in Bad Kreuznach, Germany to the late Georg H. and Hildegard Hübener Seitz. While the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult to have the goodbye her family imagined, they are comforted knowing that Brig passed away peacefully and surrounded by memories of a rich and beautiful life. Brig and her beloved sisters, Jutta and Inge, were lifelong best friends. Brig was known to say, "Jutta was the smart one, Inge the beautiful one, and I was the fun one!" All who knew her would agree; while she was extraordinarily elegant, Brig was also very funny and could make anyone feel immediately comfortable and at home. Brig was always very athletic, enjoying gymnastics as a child, and playing tennis and golf well into her 80s. As a young woman, she was known to hike mountains in the Alps with her skis strapped to her back. A natural artist, Brig earned a degree in Design in Mainz, Germany, her talents being put to good use helping friends create their dream spaces. After World War II, Brig met her late husband, Walter, who, as a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was stationed in her hometown of Bad Kreuznach to assist in rebuilding Germany. Lucky for Walter, Brig was the girl "next door", and Brig's mom suggested that Brig meet "the handsome boy" who had recently moved in. The couple married on December 28, 1954 at the local Lutheran church in Bad Kreuznach. Shortly after, Brig and Walter moved to the United States, settling in Norwalk, Connecticut where they had two children, Carolyn and Walter before moving to New Canaan. Together, the four loved to travel and would return to Germany every summer for a joyful annual reunion with family. Brig was a former member of the New Canaan Field Club and the Audubon Country Club of Naples, FL. Best known for her generosity and sense of humor, Brig's magnetic energy could capture anyone's attention and draw them in for a memorable conversation. In many ways, Brig was a miracle to have lived through World War II, famine, and profound loss, and to have still been so gentle, kind, accepting, and optimistic. Brig was known for being an enthusiastic and creative grandmother who would design fun games and projects to enjoy with her beloved grandchildren, who called her "Omi." She loved to sing songs, often in her native tongue, and to visit the ice cream shop with her children and grandchildren. Her grandchildren are grateful to have had a grandmother who was "unlike any other," and who never failed to show them she was proud. Brig is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Greg Wheeler of Norwalk, formerly of Wilton, her son, Walter B. Cromwell, Jr of Norwalk, formerly of Wilton, her four grandchildren, Erin and Jack Cromwell, Chris and Lindsay Wheeler, and her beloved dog, Schnitzel. Her husband of 58 years, Walter B. Cromwell, Sr. pre-deceased her in 2013. Brig's family will carry on her legacy by striving to always spread the kindness and compassion Brig was so widely known for. A private graveside service to celebrate Brigitte's life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Brigitte's memory can be made to the Norwalk Hospital Foundation, 34 Maple St., Norwalk, CT 06856.


My father liked to travel. He took us with him.
My father liked to travel.
When I was a child, it was his goal to take his family to every state in the nation, and as many Canadian provinces as possible.
Some of these states, we lingered in. I had grandparents in Virginia and Florida. My father had been born and raised in Utah; my mother, in Iowa. My older brother was born in Colorado, while I myself was born in Missouri. I grew up in Michigan. We also had relatives in Utah, Texas, New York, Washington, and other places I'm sure I'm forgetting.
Before the invention of the car, families tended to live in the same basic geographic area. Movement to other places tended to be a grand decision, rarely taken lightly.
These days, though, families get blown on the wind like seeds from a dandelion.
His goal was to drive to every state except Hawaii. He never did manage to get my birth family, en masse, to Hawaii. He didn't even finish the continental United States.
By the time my parents divorced, when I was a teenager, I had been to 46 states. Some of those states, we simply drove through without stopping.
The original plan for California had been to cut through the northwest corner so my father could say we'd been to the state. The Governor at the time was Ronald Reagan, a man my father despised. He wanted to spend as little time using the California road map as possible.
We had a camper. My father had painted a map on the side, showing all the states and provinces we'd been to.
In 1976, the 200th anniversary of our country, he decided we were going to drive from Michigan to one of the newest states in the country, and then back again. In the loop, we would pass through as much of the United States and Canada as we could. We started by going north, following the US-Canada border, and then taking the ALCAN highway into Alaska. Our return trip would dip down through Nevada before heading back eastward.
On the Alaska-Canada Highway, by milepost 635, there's an attraction called the Watson Lake Signpost Forest. It consists of tens of thousands of signs from places around the world. These signs were left by travelers, representing their hometowns, their states, and their countries.
Somewhere in that forest, between a green and white city sign for Biwabik (population 1,836, apparently in Minnesota) and a handmade wooden sign from some fellow Michiganders, my father hung his small wood-burned sign saying it was 3600 miles to Marine City, Michigan.
I don't know if it's still there. I don't know if anyone has looked at it since.
Somewhere along the ALCAN, the axle on my father's trailer burned out.
I smelled it first. I told my father that I thought something was burning. He told me it was a forest fire. There are many forest fires in the forest.
I was eight. I didn't think it smelled like wood burning. I'd smelled wood burning before, and this was a deeply acrid smell that didn't smell like that.
Shortly after, we heard a loud noise, and the trailer stopped behaving properly.
We wound up at a podunk gas station, somehow. I don't remember the details. I just remember thinking that, had my father listened to me, things might have been different.
He insisted that it wouldn't have mattered. By the time the smoke had been evident enough for me to smell it, the axle was too far gone.
Years later, I had a Yugo. At about 99,980 miles, it started shaking uncontrollably. I continued to drive it, knowing that I wasn't going to fix it anymore regardless. All I wanted was to get it to 100,000 miles so I could brag about it.
At 99,998 miles, the wheel went flying off. I was on a freeway, and I wound up in the side of a ditch, having been airborne for a few seconds. Someone stopped to helpfully tell me that my wheel was about a quarter mile down the road.
My father abandoned the trailer in that gas station, first stripping it of everything of value. The station wagon was laden down for the remainder of the trip, my brother and I folded in like sardines in the back seat.
He swore us to secrecy, because he thought that it was illegal to simply leave a trailer there in the middle of nowhere without a proper sale, even though the owners of the station were fine with him leaving it there. Maybe he was right.
He took a photo of the trailer. It was covered with mud from the highway. Most of the United States was under the grime.
I was seated next to the trailer, my back to the camera. Off to the side. Not really part of the story, just there. A passive invader on the tableau.
That was how I often felt around my father.
I went through my father's old slide carousels this weekend, scanning them into digital copies.
There are a lot of photos of my older brother, and a handful of me as an infant, often with my brother. There are a lot of photos of my younger brother. There are very few of me after I lost my eye, when I was around a year old.
I don't know if the loss of my eye and the sharp decrease in family photos are correlated.
In the five carousels of slides from that Alaska trip, a total of 461 photos, there are only four of my older brother or me. There are none of my parents. Most of the photos are of landscapes; some are of the signs that proved we were passing between man-made borders, because the grass was the same color green everywhere we went.
My brother and I thought that the trip would end with my parents divorcing. Instead, my younger brother was born the next year. Our parents stayed together for a little while after that, but not long.
By the time I left my father's house for good, I had been to every state except Vermont, South Dakota, California, and Hawaii.
California had been part of the planned itinerary, but the broken axle meant a change in plans. We learned later that there had been a flash flood in the California trailer park we'd intended to stay in. There were deaths, according to my parents. The broken axle became the Grace of God.
I've been to California since then, but not any of the other three. Vermont will be #50, because I had a chance to go there once during one of our family trips but decided against it. At the time, it was me choosing fun over my father's obsession. Now, it's me simply rejecting that obsession.
In retrospect now, I wonder how much my father's vacations were him trying to get away from us while feeling the obligation to take us with him.
When I was young and thought about running away from home, I got stuck on the same detail, that I couldn't run away from myself.
We're becoming a culture of people trying to run away from ourselves. And all we get for it is covered in mud and a broken axle.


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Jay-Z Reportedly Interested In Buying Washington Commanders NFL Team
By Corey Atad. Published: 3 Nov 2022 3:30 PM
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Could Jay-Z become the NFL's next team owner?
According to TMZ Sports, sources say that the iconic rapper is one of the people interested in buying the Washington Commanders.
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On Wednesday, team owner Dan Snyder announced that he had hired a bank to look into his options for potentially selling the team, though he has not yet decided whether to sell.
Jay has reportedly expressed serious interest in making the purchase. The rapper is estimated by Forbes to be worth $1.3 billion, while the team is currently valued at $5.6 billion.
Among the other people reportedly interested in buying the Commanders is Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who is said to be worth around $114 billion.
Sources tell TMZ Sports that a partnership between Jay and Bezos is also on the table.
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Jay has previously done business with the NFL, having partnered with the league in 2019 on the Super Bowl Halftime Show, as well as a number of social justice initiatives.
The rapper also has a history with other leagues. He was once an owner of the NBA's New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets, but had to sell due to potential conflict of interest when he launched his sports and marketing agency Roc Nation.
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Exclusive Interview with Ramesh Chennithala, Leader of Opposition
Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala makes his boisterous presence felt in person as much as he does in the assembly when pushing the ruling party on the backfoot. A popular political figure in the state, Chennithala is leading the way with his scathing attack of the LDF government's 1st year in office for what according to him has been "a total failure on all fronts". He even goes to the extent of calling it the 'worst government' in Kerala's history.
However, even if people might disagree with his assessment, it is an easily noticeable fact that Ramesh Chennithala has brought in a fresh lease of life into the role of a constructive Opposition. The 4-time MLA from Haripad agrees that the Opposition should fully cooperate with the government for smooth functioning of the state, but laments that there is nothing noteworthy done by this government that deserves support.
From price rise to political killings, Chennithala hasn't spared the government any criticism while at the same time ensuring his party speaks in a unified voice. He is optimistic of the view that the Pinarayi Vijayan government doesn't enjoy public support but regrets that the state may be moving backwards after 2 terms under Congress rule.
Seasonal Magazine caught up with Kerala's former Home Minister to understand his perspective of the LDF government's 1st year in office and his reasons for giving the Pinarayi Vijayan government a thumbs down:
In the last 1 year, what according to you has been the LDF government's biggest failures?
Firstly, this government has nothing worthwhile to mention. A full year in office is a sufficiently long period in politics. So when somebody asks, "what is the achievement of this government?", there isn't a single initiative that this government can highlight. Of course, there is nothing wrong in continuing the policies of the previous government. However, apart from this, there is no fresh initiative, programme or project.
But they often point out how they've managed to make 13 PSUs profitable in a short period…
No, but that's a very routine affair. It's not like they've launched new PSUs or anything. Due to favourable market conditions, certain sectors do well and there is nothing new about this. There are also situations where the national & international markets become sluggish. In such times, PSU performances stagnate. Therefore, the so-called profitability is due to seasonal factors. The government hasn't done anything special to make these units profitable. Even they have nothing to say about this.
Are there efforts to procure products from Kerala's PSUs to other state's departments/PSUs?
We all know that we live in an age of globalization. Protectionism isn't very practical. It is the age of competition where only the fittest will survive. Therefore, market conditions resulted in profits. If they had created a new PSU & ensured its profitability, that would have been understandable. It is the duty of every government to streamline the functioning of all PSUs.
Secondly, the issue of price rise. Yes, it is a phenomenon existing in our country and not the creation of state government. But the LDF government hasn't introduced any policy or intervened in the market to alleviate concerns of people. PDS is completely in shambles. They will say that the Food Security Act is the reason for this. However, whichever state has implemented the Act has not faced this problem.
Even ration cards haven't been delivered in time to the common man. Door-delivery of ration cards hasn't been done enough. As a result of that, prices of all commodities have gone up. For example, rice which now costs Rs. 50 per kg. This is what hits the common man the hardest. Effective policies are expected to tackle inflation concerns but nothing has been done on this front.
Thirdly, there is a lack of cohesion within this government. CPI(M) & CPI are often not on the same page. As a result of that, smooth functioning of the government has been affected. For example, in the case of Munnar, the CM and Revenue Minister don't agree with each other. When the Revenue officials are taking action, CPI(M) criticizes them. When action against encroachments on government lands are being taken by the Revenue department, the CM is against it. Even the Electricity minister is taking a different stand. As a result, Munnar eviction has been completely stopped.
You recently stated that only CPI seems to be standing up for socialistic ethos..
No, that's not what I said. I stated that CPI is standing by public opinion. For example on the Law Academy issue, Munnar eviction issue, fee hike for PG courses, Jishnu's mother Mahija's protest, RTI Act etc. I wonder why CM Pinarayi Vijayan is taking an anti-people stand. I am not sure what has happened to him. Maybe because of his ego or maybe he thought if he takes an anti-people stand he will appear stronger? I am just showing you the divisions existing within the LDF.
The CM said that he wasn't aware that Section 144 was announced. What is his authority to continue? What moral right does he have to continue as CM after this? This inefficiency and infighting has severely affected governance in the state.
Also, take the issue of the question paper leak. For the first time the Education department has come under the scanner. 9 students had secured A+ in all subjects but the 10th student couldn't because the mathematics examination had to be re-taken. This has happened to many more students. The result would've been better if the question paper leakage hadn't happened. This is solely due to the government's ignorance and inefficiency. Moreover, this smells of a big racket by KSTA. This is what they've done. So, people are very unhappy about that.
There is also a general feeling that the Opposition has failed to pin down the government on corruption charges…
Not at all. It has only been a year actually. Also you should understand that the question paper leak scam can be treated as one. Moreover, two of their ministers have had to resign. Is that their achievement? Such incidents speak volumes about the failure of this government. They can never justify this.
Additionally, the law and order situation has been very poor. Political killings are becoming a permanent feature. 18 political murders have taken place so far. It is troubling to note that almost a murder a day seems imminent in Kerala. From 2 year olds to 92 year old women being raped, the government has failed to ensure women's. Other atrocities against women are on the rise. The Home ministry is under the CMO. It is his responsibility to ensure a conducive law and order situation. Please find out if any person of this state is content with what this government is doing. People are totally against the actions of the government.
There was so much expectation when he came to power as he had strong control over party and government. However, this government is like an "NPA" (non-performing asset).
What is your take on KIIFB?
It is totally unconstitutional and puts the assembly in the dark. It is an illusionary body. Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said that he has funds amounting to Rs. 3000 crore, but asking for Rs. 50,000 crore debt. We had raised this in the assembly. Otherwise, any government can ask for money in this manner. This is going to lead to a situation of financial anarchy. Thomas Isaac is just fooling the people. KIIFB doesn't require any approval from SEBI or RBI. So who has the authority to give so much money? Also, it is not accountable to the assembly. Every penny being spend requires the consent of the assembly and Parliament. That's why we have budget sessions. But this is outside the budget. So when they ask for a huge amount of money from outside the budget, what is the guarantee? This is bound to create a burden for the future governments. The possibility of mismanagement is very high.
The CM's reply to this is that he has appointed competent people to manage the affairs of KIIFB. However, that is not enough. The issue is that there is no scope for scrutiny. In my opinion, there is no rational basis for having something like the KIIFB. Departments are clueless and just keep parroting "KIIFB, KIIFB". Apparently, the mantra of this government is KIIFB, but nothing is going to happen.
But in these testing times, how does the developmental agenda gain any traction?
The point is that I'm not against getting private investment. Every government is in need of private investment. Attracting investors is a major task of every government. But there has to be a method to this. I would like to ask the Finance Minister if anybody invested in the last one year. The answer is no. This government got only the petrol tax and motor vehicle tax. Other than that, nobody has invested and is going to invest in the state. This is because the first thing that happened was a vigilance enquiry in the KIIFB office. Do you think anybody would want to invest in such an environment?
Secondly, he is saying that he is going to collect funds through NRI chits. NRIs will join it certainly, but once it matures they'll take it back. These are simply the thoughts of a Finance Minister living in a dreamworld! Even in his previous term, the Finance Minister promised to raise 40,000 crore through Islamic bank, but this hasn't materialized. They said through sand mining they will raise another 10,000 crore. But nothing has happened. He is simply fooling people. The entire burden will be transferred to next government.
There are also talks about launching a Kerala Cooperative Bank….
It is totally absurd and is going to ruin the cooperative sector. This is because in the last many years, we have had 3 tier system: primary bank, district bank & state cooperative banks. They are the same people who opposed the merger of SBI & SBT. Why is that? The banking sector itself is facing a lot of problems. Recently, the Central government had infused Rs. 80,000 crores for making these banks functional. NPAs are increasing, restructuring of loans are taking place and capital adequacy is very low. That is why the credibility of banks are at an all-time low. That's the reason for the mergers. This begs the question as to why the very same people who opposed the SBI-SBT merger are now singing a different tune. Also, the 3-tier system is foolproof in every respect so what is the need for tweaking it?
You see, they just want to take money for KIIFB from the cooperative banks. As a result of that nobody is going to invest in the state.
As a responsible Opposition leader, who wishes for progress in the state, what are the suggestions you have for your counterparts in power?
You see, in a democratic setup, it is the responsibility of the government to take the Opposition into confidence. They had requested for our cooperation for 4 missions. We sincerely extended our help but nothing has happened on this front. Even he isn't in a position to say anything constructive about these 4 missions.
The real problem is that the CM isn't in touch with his fellow ministers and other people. Files are being piled up in his office as well as in his ministers' offices. IAS officers are also against this government. The administrative delay is costing us very dear.
What about the impact of the restrictions on alcohol availability for tourism sector, corporations etc?
We are in total favour of phasing out alcohol availability. Although it takes a hit on state revenue, it is only for the betterment of society. It will help people lead healthier lives. Crucially, women will no longer be subjected to alcohol abuse. It is due to these reasons that the UDF introduced such a policy. But this government, on the other hand, is promoting alcohol sales. Also, I don't think it affects tourism very much. You see, I'm talking about the few restrictions that have been put in place, not the ban on alcohol per se. People who want to drink, will find the means to do so. The intention is to ensure young people don't resort to alcoholism.
What about the fall in rubber prices? Do you think the government has done anything to tackle this problem?
No, they haven't done anything. It is due to the strength of our government's policy that the rubber prices hadn't fallen. In the international markets, the prices are coming down. Like us, there are many rubber-growing countries where the tapping has significantly increased. There has to be some sort of market intervention policies that this government should consider. Ultimately it is about protecting the interests of farmers.
Where do you think the government went wrong in the Senkumar appointment case?
It was utter foolishness to not execute the Supreme Court order reinstating his appointment. A brilliant article was written by TJS George on this issue. It aptly summarized the government's folly on this very matter. He stated that the CM has become a standing monument to foolishness. When a similar issue happened in Karnataka, swift execution of SC order took place. I read the verdict and found no grounds for disapproval. Why should Pinarayi Vijayan have a problem then? Shouldn't his advisors apprise him about this? But let me tell you, the problem is his advisors. The government can only take decisions based on appointments & suspensions according to Kerala Police Act.
Even in the Jishnu Pranoy case, the government seems to have gone a bit too far…
See, the police mismanaged the entire issue. If anybody is going to hold a strike, the police is duty bound to ensure things don't go out of hand, not unnecessarily create problems. This only required the DGP to talk to the aggrieved parties and sort out the matter. The action of the police towards Jishnu's mother was despicable. All this points to the uneasiness of the government towards the right to hold protests for the common man. The CPIM has always known to be a party that only knows how to protest and not govern. Therefore, it is surprising that they curb protests against them. We know they are trying to smear our name in this issue, but we have the public's support. That's all that matters. This gives people the opportunity to compare the two governments.
What about the future of your party's alliance with KM Mani?
You see, every party has the right to take their own decisions. Therefore, we aren't going to do anything right now to make a case for his return. As far as UDF is concerned, we did exceedingly well in the Malappuram election winning by a comfortable majority. In the current times, we strongly think that public sentiment is against this government. The LDF government has failed to introduce a single spectacular, far-reaching policy initiative in the last one year. Therefore, right now, our sole objective is to raise the flaws of this government and push them to correct their mistakes. We don't intend to protest unnecessarily. We are strongly of the view that we are a constructive Opposition.
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On Sunday, November 29 at 5:55 pm Pincher Creek Emergency Services Piikani Emergency Services responded to a collision between a small car and a truck on Highway 3, approximately 5 kilometres west of Brocket, just west of the Summerview turn-off . There were a total of 5 people in the two vehicles. Four were sent to Pincher Creek Health Centre with undetermined minor injuries. The incident resulted in a closure of Highway 3 for approximately one hour, and restricted traffic flow to one lane for an additional hour.
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has allocated $745,983.07 to 13 applicants to assist their participation in the environmental assessment by a review panel of the proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project in southwest Alberta.
Benga Mining Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Riversdale Resources Limited, is proposing to construct and operate an open-pit metallurgical coal mine near the Crowsnest Pass, approximately seven kilometres north of Blairmore, Alberta. As proposed, the production capacity of the project would be a maximum of four million tonnes of clean coal per year, over a mine-life of about 25 years. On July 16, 2015, the Minister of the Environment referred the environmental assessment of the proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project to an independent review panel.
The following is an overview of the nature of the complaints that the Pincher Creek Detachment received for the week of November 23 - 30, 2015. Note that the summary indicates what was reported to the police and may not have been substantiated.
This weekend the Pincher Creek Minor Hockey Association is hosting their annual 2015-2016 Atoms Hockey Tournament. These tournament games give competing teams an opportunity to face off against unusual opponents. The Pincher Creek Chinooks are off to a good start in the tournament, defeating their Lethbridge Lightning counterparts 12-5 in the opening game on Friday evening, November 27. The tournament continues throughout Saturday. The participating teams are divided into two pools, which will compete in the final games on Sunday. Stop in over the weekend to show your support for our local Atoms!
On Friday, November 20th families turned out at the Cowley Hall to help raise funds for the 2016 Livingstone School Grad Class. The students held a very successful Italian Night spaghetti supper along with the popular silent auction tables. One family donated a beautiful Lazy Susan that was carved years ago by Mr. Gary Hackler. As always the highlight of the evening was Bob Westrop helping the grad students auction their pies and cakes off to the highest bidder.
Lori Sigurdson, Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour issued the following statement today: "I've been listening to Albertans about what Bill 6, the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, will mean for their family farms. I want to assure those families that Bill 6 does nothing more than bring Alberta's safety standards on farm and ranching operations in line with every other province in Canada. Family farms have thrived in those provinces, and they will continue to do so in Alberta."
Foothills farmers and ranchers are increasingly concerned over Bill 6, the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, proposed by the Provincial NDP Government. Information Sessions on this controversial bill are scheduled for December 2, 2015 in Okotoks and December 3 in Lethbridge, however, in their attempts to register numerous southern Alberta farmers are finding out they are unable to attend these meetings due to lack of space.
Pincher Creek's St. Michael's Senior Boys Dragons are competing in the 2015 Alberta Schools' Athletic Association (ASAA) Boys 1A Volleyball Championship, which is being held at École Héritage in Falher, Alberta.
Games from this tournament are being live streamed at SportsCanada.tv.
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The Dragons played Bawlf's Wildcats earlier today, Thursday November 26. The Dragons won that match after winning two of three games (25 - 23 Dragons, 19 - 25 Bawlf, 15-10 Dragons). The Dragons will also play South Central at 3:15 pm today. On Friday November 27 the Dragons will play host team École Héritage at 9:00 am and Parkland Immanuel at 4:30 pm. Finals will be played on Saturday, November 28.
Family farming is a way of life in Alberta. It is intrinsic to the fabric of our rural communities, and has been for more than 100 years.
I can also tell you from experience that nobody cares more about the safety of farms than the moms and dads who live there. Farm workers are more than employees, they are friends, neighbors, and in many cases family.
Bill 6, the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, has been introduced in the Alberta Legislature.
Cowboy Christmas Service of Celebration – 11 am at Pincher Creek United Church on Sunday, Nov 29th. Chili lunch to follow. Everyone welcome!
In two separate recent press releases Livingstone Range School Division (LRSD) announced the appointment of Ms. Tara Tanner as Acting Principal and Mr. Greg Freer as Acting Assistant Principal of Matthew Halton High School in Pincher Creek. The appointment of Ms. Tanner will be effective February 23, 2016 and the appointment for Mr. Freer will be effective February 22, 2016, for the remainder of the 2015-2016 school year.
When fall and winter are upon us we don't need to stop enjoying a variety of vegetables. Root vegetables and squash are often easy to find at stores and markets this time of year. Brightly coloured pumpkins, delicious sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, beets, parsnips and spaghetti, acorn or butternut squash make a healthy and nutrient rich treat.
Angels Within Us hosted their 6th annual fundraising banquet and auction at the Pincher Creek Community Hall on Saturday, November 21, selling over 325 tickets. President Sherry Mackenzie addressed the crowd after the dinner to say, "I am very lucky. The Angels work well together, because of the people I work with. They are amazing people, I cannot say enough about them." She thanked the board members, their family and spouses for their support, as well as the people who had braved the winds to attend the event and those who donated during the evening and throughout the year.
"I've never received so much information to help move me forward in such a short amount of time! I have my transcript, know what courses to take and can take some of them online," said a young mother after using the learner services help she received from Annie Steward at Pincher Creek Community Adult Learning Program.
Many people gather to watch the parade of Lights get ready at the Ranchland Mall every year, and a some regularly have their Friday night supper at Mrs. P's Coffee Corner in the mall. On Friday, November 20, with the excitement of the parade and other events and the rush of dinner, Mrs. P's owner and namesake Loretta Packham may have been too busy to notice some odd behavior. Friends, family, and clients had gathered to surprise her and celebrate the 21st anniversary of her opening the popular coffee shop/restaurant.
Children's World Daycare Society (CWDS) Director Marie Meckelborg appeared as a delegation before Pincher Creek's Town Council on Monday evening, November 23. Meckelborg told council CWDS was hoping for rent relief for January and February 2016, after an increase in Alberta's minimum wage significantly impacted their bottom line. Meckelborg's letter to the Town explained that CWDS had a significant negative net income for the month of October 2015, at -$16,724.46.
Karina Cail and Paul Erickson appeared as a delegation before Pincher Creek's Town Council on Monday evening, November 23 on behalf of the Livingstone School Sports Booster Club (LSSBC). Livingstone School will be hosting the Alberta Schools Athletic Association (ASAA) 1A Boys Basketball Provincials March 17 to 19, 2016, and the delegation asked for help from the Town to do so. William Cail was also in attendance and answered some of council's questions on behalf of the delegation. While hosted by Livingstone, the tournament will actually be held at Matthew Halton High School in Pincher Creek, because Livingstone School doesn't have the seating capacity for the anticipated crowds.
The friendly arrangement between Livingstone and Matthew Halton schools was proven to be a success when Livingstone hosted the 2012 ASAA 1A Girls basketball provincials at Matthew Halton. "Pincher Creek works out so well," said Erickson. "It's got motels, it's got restaurants, it's got everything here."
"This is a chance to showcase our area to a wide variety of visitors from all over the province."
"What we want to do is make it a really great experience for the kids. We want them to bring back not only memories of being in a beautiful town, and experience what goes on around here, but let them bring back stuff."
According to Erickson, approximately 170 players and coaches can be expected to attend the tournament, added to by a significant number of family members. Last year approximately 20 Livingstone parents attended the 1A Boys Provincials in Hines Creek, a 10 to 12 hour drive from Pincher Creek, where Livingstone's 1A Boys Sabres earned Silver. The year before that the Sabres placed 4th at Provincials. This year's Sabres lineup will be significantly the same as last year's team.
"Our team does very well," said Erickson. "We represent the area pretty well. We got second place last year, we are hoping for first place, you never know. We have a good squad out there, a good bunch of kids."
Breakfast and evening banquets are expected to be a significant cost of hosting the tournament, and will be held at Pincher Creek Community Hall. Erickson explained there will also be gift bags for the participating athletes. "We are looking for support. We are going to a lot of different businesses, and looking for support." That support will be welcomed in any form, including monetary support for the dinner and entertainment at it, and items for the gift bags. "The parents and I can only do so much."
"I guess we are here to see about getting any more support from the Town to help out to do a pretty good job of hosting this."
Mayor Don Anderberg was enthusiastic about the event, commenting that it will help showcase the community. He suggested passes to the swimming pool for participants might be an option, and free access to other sporting sites owned by the Town. Erickson said that items like that would be appreciated as the visitors are active families with a lot of down time. He also joked "We were thinking about sending all the competing teams we are having troubles with ski passes for the day. We doubt they'll take us up on that one."
Mayor Anderberg said "From the Town's point of view, we are quite willing to help, where we can." He also explained the delegation process: A delegation makes a presentation, and it is then discussed by council at a later time and (usually) at later date.
William Cail offered information packages to Council outlining some of the fundraising for the event which has gone on up to now, which he said has raised over $2,000 dollars to date, plus donated items. He said students are currently selling Subway cards, expected to earn another $2,000 for the event. "It is a great venue to showcase a community."
"It's about a $20,000 event, a big number, and we have done a bunch of work already, and got some commitments from the community on funding and stuff before we came here."
Erickson explained the event is not allowed to be hosted for a profit even though there are entry fees and a cost to attend the banquet. "Any money we make over and above, that just goes to our sports booster club."
"One of our fundamentals is we believe all the children should have the right to play," said William Cail. He also mentioned that at the recent Livingstone School Italian Night Dinner at least one pie sold for $1,000. "When small communities get together, it is amazing what we can achieve."
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The 25th annual Tree of Hope fundraiser is starting. Giving Tuesday is an international movement encouraging philanthropy and giving. The Trees of Hope campaign gives donors the opportunity to give gifts to Windy Slopes Health Foundation in memory of a loved one. They can also give a holiday greeting to friends and family, to be placed on special decorations that are hung on the tree in the foyer at the Health Centre.
The following is an overview of the nature of the complaints that the Pincher Creek Detachment received for the period of November 15-23. Note that the summary indicates what was reported to the police and may not have been substantiated.
Pincher Creek's streets and shopping venues were full of cheer on November 20. Hundreds of people wrapped themselves in layers and braved the wind and chill for the annual Countdown to Christmas and Parade of Lights.
The Royal Canadian Legion Pincher Creek Branch #43 and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion Pincher Creek Branch #43 extend our thanks to those that assisted us in making the November 11 Remembrance Day Ceremonies a success and thanks to those that donated to our Poppy Fund, enabling us to honor those who gave their lives for the freedom and peace we enjoy today and to support and assist the veterans and their families.
I am pleased and relieved that council has chosen to back away from the ill-conceived idea of building a publicly owned fibre optic internet network in Pincher Creek. Under no circumstances should the town and its taxpayers be exposed to long-term financial risk in order to deliver a nonessential service to a minority of residents. Private sector investment is clearly the right path forward in developing this infrastructure, and Axia, an Alberta-based corporation specializing in small-market network solutions, is an appropriate and obvious choice of vendor.
Pincher Creek Curling Club held their first bonspiel of the 2015/16 season on November 13/14, the Moonlight Open. Sturling Curling has also been introduced at the Pincher Creek rink this season. It's aimed at an older crowd but people of all ages are willing to try it out.
"Sorry I didn't make the meeting last night," my Aboriginal friend confessed. She had come to town and walked into the building where we were meeting, but she couldn't bring herself to enter the conference room alone.
My heart ached for her feeling of aloneness. I think about her now as we try to form our Multicultural Friendship Group. Our tiny organizational committee has been advertising, planning a program and looking at making our meeting-space comfortable for our next meeting. We need, also, to individually invite those living on the edge of our community to "come with us".
Pincher Creek RCMP and Pincher Creek Emergency Services (PCES) responded to an incident on Highway 6 at approximately 8:30 pm this evening. A tractor trailer lost control in extreme weather conditions on Highway 6 south of the Highway 3 intersection, and ended up blocking the southbound lane of Highway 6. RCMP and PCES blocked off Highway 6 until the situation was resolved at approximately 10:20 pm. Another incident involving a vehicle on Highway 3 that was apparently stuck in the ditch after leaving the highway was also observed.
Highway 3 and Highway 6 remain in poor condition at the time this article was last updated, as are the rural roads in the Pincher Creek area. Social media reports from area citizens indicate that Highway 22 north of Highway 3 is also in very poor condition at this time, as is Highway 3 from Fort Macleod through Crowsnest Pass. Township Road (known as Airport Road) and gravel roads west of Pincher Creek are in very poor condition, with near whiteout conditions observed at approximately 10:00 pm (see video).
Winds in the area were reported to be gusting between 65 and 77 km/hr but are diminishing at this time (near midnight November 21, 2015) to approximately 45 km/hr . The temperature is currently hovering around 0° Celsius in the area.
More details will be provided when available.
Lethbridge, AB (November 20, 2015) – The Community Foundations of Canada is granting $170,000 over the next two years to the Chinook Regional Foundation for Career Transitions to fund their newest program "Project SPARC Southwest." SPARC stands for Students Participating Actively in Realizing Connections. This new program will be helping approximately 300 youth from six school divisions throughout the southwest.
High River, AB - The Hon. Rona Ambrose, Leader of the Official Opposition and Interim Leader of the Conservative Party, announced today the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet. With the announcement, John Barlow was named deputy critic for Employment, Workforce and Labour.
In the case of an assault on Fort Macleod Mayor Rene Gendre, Fort Macleod citizen Trent Moranz entered a plea of guilty to the criminal charge of causing bodily harm in Fort Macleod Provincial Court on November 18 and was subsequently given a conditional discharge. Moranz was approached by Gendre inside a local gas station on July 25, 2015. Moranz refused to speak to Gendre, and instead took Gendre outside, pushing Gendre and ripping his shirt. Part of the altercation was captured by a security camera. Gendre asserts he suffered multiple injuries in the assault, but according to an article by Clear Sky Radio (CJOC FM) News Director Pat Siedlecki details of those injuries were not given in court.
On Thursday November 19 members of the community had the opportunity to speak with Métis Nation Local 1880's newly elected President, Gail McLenaghan. McLenaghan spoke about her duties as Métis President, Métis Week, and the history of Louis Riel. On Monday there was a flag-raising at Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village at (1:00). McLenaghan is excited to be the new president, having helped start the Pincher Creek association over thirteen years ago.
Livingstone-Macleod MLA Pat Stier asked Environment Minister Shannon Phillips about what he called the NDP government's failure to consult with key stakeholders on government actions like the Castle decision, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today, November 19, 2015.
Fort Macleod, Alberta - On Thursday, November 19, 2015 at approximately 9:30 am Claresholm RCMP responded to a Hit and Run complaint in Claresholm, Alberta. An unknown suspect was observed stealing a licence plate from a vehicle. When the plate owner attempted to follow the suspect vehicle, the vehicle purposely hit the complainant's vehicle and then drove away. A second vehicle observed the collision and also followed the suspect vehicle providing directions to police.
Calgary – Alberta Health Services (AHS) has confirmed a case of hepatitis A in an individual who worked at the Powderkeg Lounge (located at the Lake Louise Ski Resort), while infectious.
Patrons who consumed food or hot beverages from the Powderkeg Lounge from Nov. 6 to Nov. 8, 2015 (inclusive) may have been exposed to hepatitis A.
Shellie and Grant Byers would like to acknowledge the work of the grader operator who helped them out of a jam this snowy Thursday morning near Twin Butte. To either Rod Nelson or Tony Naumczyk: your efforts are appreciated. "We are so thankful people will still help one another out here." To all those who are out there breaking the trail, thank you for keeping our roads clear.
Old Man River Gun Club ("Gun Club") President Dan Kuftinoff appeared as a delegation before council for the MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 at their November 10 meeting. Kuftinoff was there to ask council to consider the Gun Club's request for assistance to build a permanent snow fence next year, to be located west of the club's facilities, which are located to the south of the Crowsnest/Pincher Creek Landfill.
Council for Town of Pincher Creek met at the regular meeting of Monday, November 9, 2015. In attendance were councillors Lorne Jackson, Doug Thornton, Mark Barber, Jim Litkowski, Wayne Elliott, and Mayor Don Anderberg. CAO Laurie Wilgosh was also in attendance. There were no delegations at this meeting. The next regular meeting of Pincher Creek town council is scheduled for 6:00 pm on Monday, November 23.
The Pincher Spray Park Society was recently the recipient of a small flood of donations raised by forward-thinking fundraisers. TransAlta Safety and Technical Training Specialist Wayne Oliver presented the group with a donation of seven cheques totaling $5,027.53. The unusual dollar amount came about because the amount was raised from selling scrap metal over a period of time.
The Town of Pincher Creek held an open house, divided into two sessions, on Monday, November 6 to share information and gather feedback about the town's walking trails. A number of maps, diagrams, and photographs were on display, including a large map that showed various formal and informal trails, and possible future trails.
Local youth wildlife photographers Jenaya and Josiah Launstein have been awarded international acclaim this year in some very prestigious international photography competitions. Josiah is 10 years old and Jenaya is 18. The brother and sister are home schooled, *Jenaya graduated high school at the age of 17. Each acknowledge they owe much of their skills in photography and love of the craft to their father, John Launstein.
The response of many to recent terrorist activities in France reveals how fragile our spiritual resolve can be. The compassion evoked by a refugee child's body on a Mediterranean beach becomes chilled by fear, and all our good intentions can become immobilized.
We call for our Government to declare war against ISIS. We demand instant changes to the Refugee Emergency Response plans. Our fear over the possibility a terrorist might arrive on our shores releases racist anger against Muslims.
Is that truly what we aspire to be?
October was fantastic! We had so many volunteers and guests, who came and visited us at Crestview that we cannot mention them all, but we appreciate seeing them each month with all our hearts!
In a news release issued November 17, Vancouver based Teck Resources Ltd. announced a planned reduction of $650 million in spending in 2016 "to be achieved through $350 million of capital spending reductions and deferrals and $300 million of operating cost savings identified as part of the 2016 operating budget". Teck plans to eliminate 1000 positions across their global offices through a combination of layoffs and attrition, for a total of approximately 2000 such 'redundancies' over the past 18 months. Teck currently employs approximately 11,000 people. Teck will also be suspending its Coal Mountain Phase 2 project, which is located in southeastern British Columbia, approximately 15 kilometers south of Sparwood. The measures come "In response to persistent low commodity prices".
On Tuesday November 10, 2015, a delegation consisting of Brent Barbero of the Pincher Creek Stockmen's Association and Darryl Carlson of the Twin Butte Stock Association met with Municipal District of Pincher Creek #9 Council regarding the proposed Provincial Park in the Castle Special Management Area and grazing in the forestry. Other concerned cattle producers were also present.
Conditions in the Crowsnest Pass are supposed to deteriorate tonight. Heavy snowfall mixed with high winds are occuring or are expected to occur near the British Colombia border. Limit travel if possible. If travel is necessary, drive to conditions and give yourself more time to meet destinations. Expect to see highway maintainance crews and emergency services. The season is upon us to remember to have warm clothing, supplies, and a full tank of fuel when traveling. Be prepared.
The Alberta government is encouraging students from kindergarten to Grade 12 to participate in the Think Globally Art Contest during International Education Week, November 16 - 21.
As Canadians, we expect our Government to step up in difficult times to help those who are most vulnerable, those who are most in need and those who are in danger - at home and abroad.
Please be advised that sections of Highway 3 in Coleman will be reduced to single lane traffic Tuesday November 17, Wednesday November 18, and Thursday November 19 and again on Tuesday November 24, Wednesday November 25, and Thursday November 26 during the hours of 8:00 am – 5:00 pm to allow crews to inspect and clean the sewer lines. The speed limit will be reduced to 30 km/hr where workers are present. 83rd Street and 79th Street will be local access only.
Please watch for signs and flag persons and obey the reduced speed limit during this time.


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Carbon8 Systems secures Queen's Award
April 24, 2017 Written by Katy Armstrong
Carbon8 Systems, the Kent-based world leader in the permanent capture of carbon dioxide using industrial waste and contaminated soils, has received the Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2017.
The company, formed in 2006 and a spin-out from the University of Greenwich, has successfully put its patented Accelerated Carbonisation Technology (ACT) into commercial operation to create the world's first truly carbon-negative aggregate.
The award will help Carbon8 Systems achieve its vision of creating a global portfolio of waste treatment plants that make a significant contribution to preserving the environment through the permanent capture of waste carbon dioxide (CO2).
Carbon8 Systems' ACT technology combines CO2 gas with industrial wastes, such as cement dusts, steel slags, oil shale ash, incinerator ash or paper ash, and contaminated soils to form new products. They can then be used as carbon negative construction materials by the building industry, thus protecting natural resources, removing the waste from landfill and promoting sustainable construction. ACT was developed by Professor Colin Hills, Technical Director of Carbon8 Systems and Dr Paula Carey, the company's Managing Director, in the School of Engineering and Science, at the Medway campus of the University of Greenwich.
Announcing receipt of the award, Dr Paula Carey, said: "The Queen's Awards are recognised around the world and provide customers with confidence of a company's commercial and technological edge. "Having successfully commercialised ACT for one specific waste stream in the UK, we are now working with some of the largest businesses in the world, including HeidelbergCement, Shell, Lafarge, Saint Gobain and ArcelorMittal, to commercialise ACT throughout Europe, North America and Asia".
Carbon8 Systems has been at the forefront of promoting carbonation as one of the most effective carbon dioxide utilisation (CCU) technologies to help manage carbon dioxide emissions; with contributions to the UN GEO6 report, the Global Carbon Initiative (GCI) report, and several reports to the UK government. The company is also a founding member of the European Association for Carbon Dioxide Transformation (ASCOT).
In 2010, Carbon8 Systems licensed the technology to Carbon8 Aggregates, who then built the world's first commercially operational ACT plant at Brandon in Suffolk, supported by investment from Grundon Waste Management. A second ACT plant opened at Avonmouth, near Bristol in 2016, and a third plant, in Leeds, has recently been granted planning permission.
Professor Hills added: "This is a huge vote of confidence in the technology which mineralises carbon, gives wastes value, and is a unique example of innovative UK low-carbon technology. "Being acknowledged globally for our innovation will now spur us on to translate this into successful international trade deals, and support sustainable construction around the world."
The Carbon8 Systems team will receive its award from the Lord Lieutenant of Kent and attend a royal reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by Her Majesty the Queen later in the year.
For more information see www.c8s.co.uk.
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Wasn't the weekend a beauty? After weeks and weeks of rain we were finally given two full days of gorgeous sunshine so we decided to make the most of it and take the dogs for a big walk to knacker them out…and knacker them out we did! I wanted to share a few of the photos I took; the light in these is absolutely beautiful and I might be a bit biased but I think the dogs are looking pretty good too, not to mention the hunk who was on ball-throwing duty!
Everything was going so well for Ernie…until the post-walk bath!
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MCMXC a.D. (1990 em Números romanos seguindo de uma abreviação aparentemente incorreta do "Anno Domini") é um álbum conceitual criado pelo projeto musical Enigma e liderado por Michael Cretu. Foi seu álbum de estréia e um dos mais influenciados de sempre produzido no gênero New Age. A popularidade do projeto cresceu rapidamente, ultrapassando as expectativas de Cretu após seu lançamento, na qual chegou na posição número 1 nos prontuários de 41 países.

Quatro singles foram extraídos a partir deste álbum: "Sadeness (Part I)", "Principles of Lust", "Mea Culpa (Part II)" and "The Rivers of Belief". "Sadeness" e "MCMXC a.D." tornaram-se o número 1 na Inglaterra, nas categorias single e álbum respectivamente. No mercado dos estadunidenses "Sadeness (Part I)" atingiu o quinto lugar na Billboard Hot 100 e "MCMXC a.D." obteve o sexto lugar na Billboard 200, permanecendo nas tabelas num total de 282 semanas.

MCMXC a.D. foi um dos primeiros álbuns gravados num disco rígido para depois ser atualizado por Cretu para a A.R.T. Studio.

Tema
O principal tema deste álbum pode ser interpretado como uma luta que se enfrenta na vida, entre religião e sexualidade. A principal música do álbum ("Sadeness (Part I)") questiona as crenças pessoais do Marquês de Sade, que teve uma afeição tanto para com a tortura quanto para o prazer. Outros temas que aparecem no álbum são baseados na fé cristã e no fim do mundo do "Livro do Apocalipse".

Visão geral

Primeiro movimento
O álbum inicia com agradáveis sons de uma sirene de barco, o que mais tarde seria conhecido como as "Trombetas do Enigma", juntamente com a voz de Louisa Stanley, que naquela época era executiva na Virgin Records, falando em "The Voice of Enigma". O canto gregoriano "Procedamus in pace!" (O que em livre tradução significa "Continuamos em paz!") introduz o primeiro movimento, dividido em três partes, que compõem "The Principles of Lust" ("Os princípios da luxúria"). A primeira parte, "Sadeness", recebe uma maior atenção, pois seu estilo mistura o canto gregoriano com batidas de dança, uma mistura que nunca havia sido feita anteriormente, fazendo assim uma estréia do gênero. Triângulos e flautas de shakuhachi acrescentadas aos vocais franceses e aos suspiros da esposa de Michael, Sandra. A canção termina em "Find Love", no qual Sandra instrui os ouvintes para seguirem suas luxúrias. Os cantos que iniciam "Sadeness (reprise)" são revertidos e continuam com uma curta divisão do piano, utilizando as mesmas melodias da flauta shakuhachi de anteriormente. A fluta retorna gradualmente como cantos de "Hosanna" levando para o fim do movimento.

Impacto do álbum
Há controvérsias em torno das músicas do álbum por serem tanto religiosas quanto sexuais, particularmente nos três primeiros singles. O vídeo clipe de "Principles of Lust" foi banido da MTV e das maiorias das estações de TV, que também foram dispostos a descartar os vídeos de "Sadeness (Part 1)". O álbum em si foi banido em diversos países pela mesma razão, enquanto os críticos taxavam as músicas do álbum como blasfêmia. No entanto, a popularidade do álbum disparou até o número um em pelo menos 24 diferentes países em que foi lançado, alcançando o disco de ouro e de platina.

O sucesso de MCMXC a.D influenciou os trabalhos de B-Tribe (Fiesta Fatal!), Delerium (Semancic Spaces) e também de Sarah Brightman (Eden). O álbum também foi um trampolim para novos grupos musicais inspirados no canto gregoriano em suas músicas, como por exemplo Era e Gregorian, na qual foi fundado por Frank Peterson após o seu desvinculo com Michael Cretu.

Versões de lançamento

Álbum original
 "The Voice of Enigma" (Curly M.C.) – 2:21
 "Principles of Lust" – 11:43
 A. "Sadeness" (Curly, F. Gregorian, David Fairstein)
 B. "Find Love" (Curly)
 C. "Sadeness (reprise)" (Curly, Gregorian, Fairstein)
 "Callas Went Away" (Curly) – 4:27
 "Mea Culpa" (Curly, Fairstein) – 5:03
 "The Voice & The Snake" (Curly, Gregorian) – 1:39
 "Knocking on Forbidden Doors" (Curly) – 4:31
 "Back to the Rivers of Belief" – 10:32
 A. "Way to Eternity" (Curly)
 B. "Hallelujah" (Curly)
 C. "The Rivers of Belief" (Curly, Fairstein)

MCMXC a.D. - The Limited Edition
(Lançado em novembro de 1991, na qual inclui os sons do álbum original mais quatro remixes.)
8. "Sadeness (Meditation)" (Curly, Gregorian, Fairstein) – 2:43
9. "Mea Culpa (Fading Shades)" (Curly, Fairstein) – 6:04
10. "Principles of Lust (Everlasting Lust)" (Curly) – 4:50
11. "The Rivers of Belief (The Returning Silence)" (Curly, Fairstein) – 7:04

MCMXC a.D. com disco bônus
(Lançado em novembro de 1999, inclui o relançamento do álbum original e seis remixes de dois sons do álbum num disco separado.)
 "Sadeness - Part I (Meditation Mix)" (Curly, Fairstein) – 3:00
 "Sadeness - Part I (Extended Trance Mix)" (Curly, Fairstein) – 5:01
 "Sadeness - Part I (Violent U.S. Remix)" (Curly, Fairstein) – 5:03
 "Mea Culpa - Part II (Fading Shades Mix)" (Curly, Fairstein) – 6:13
 "Mea Culpa - Part II (Orthodox Version)" (Curly, Fairstein) – 4:00
 "Mea Culpa - Part II (Catholic Version)" (Curly, Fairstein) – 3:55

 Singles (solos)
1990 – "Sadeness (Part I)" (Virgin Schallplatten GmbH)
1991 – "Mea Culpa (Part II)" (Virgin Records)
1991 – "Principles of Lust" (Virgin Schallplatten GmbH)
1991 – "The Rivers of Belief" (Virgin Records)

 Créditos
Michael Cretu (creditado como Curly M.C.) – produtor de som, vocais
Sandra Cretu – vocais
 David Fairstein – Letras
Louisa Stanley – Vozes
Frank Peterson (creditado como F. Gregorian) – samples

 Gráficos (charts)
O álbum chegou ao número 1 em 9 países.

Não se sabe quanto foram vendidos ao total no mundo, mas uma estimativa chega a 20 milhões de cópias. As informações oficiais para 1993 são de 12 milhões, e para 1994 são de 14 milhões de cópias.

 Certificações

* Fonte de informação: Billboard Data: 30 de novembro de 1996

1 O álbum permaneceu 184 semanas (mais de 3 anos) no Uk Top 75 Albums Chart.

² O álbum permaneceu 282 semanas (mais de 5 anos) na Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart''.

Singles - Billboard (América do Norte)

Ver também
Álbuns mais vendidos do mundo

Ligações externas
Curto artigo de MichaelCretu.com
Detalhes do lançamento em diferentes países
Letras das músicas do álbum

Álbuns de 1990
Álbuns de Enigma
Álbuns produzidos pela Nemo Studio
Álbuns produzidos por Frank Peterson
Álbuns lançados pela Virgin Records

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Williams Bluff () is a rock and ice bluff 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of Keim Peak in the Usarp Mountains. The east-facing bluff rises between the Pitzman and Lovejoy Glaciers. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Harry N. Williams of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, aerial photographer on flights over Victoria Land and other Antarctic areas in three summer seasons, 1960–63.

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Q: can not play ogg on android does somenone knows what this means?
the ogg is played with phonegap`s Meda, which uses MediaPlayer
05-26 15:41:50.007  1160  3631 E AudioFlinger: no more track names available
05-26 15:41:50.007  1160  3631 E AudioTrack: AudioFlinger could not create track, status: -12
05-26 15:41:50.007  1160  3631 E AudioSink: Unable to create audio track
05-26 15:41:50.007  1160  3631 E VorbisPlayer: mAudioSink open failed

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A: I've had Ogg Vorbis music files that the internal Android player wouldn't play and I've found that removing all the Tags embedded in the file solved the problem. Variable bit rate and high bit rate doesn't seem to be the issue for me. The issue seems to be that the internal Android player chokes if the Ogg Vorbis file contains tags in certain formats. I haven't figured out precisely which tags in which formats are the problem. Some work. Some don't. I'll keep looking into the issue.

A: According to this post, you need to play ogg files with constant bitrate. Variable bitrate will cause SoundPool to crash.
There is a bug report about the same error message, but a different cause, here: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=13453

A: I was able to solve this, but it is more like a workaround.
To me it seems like Android is not capable to play ogg-files which have a too high bitrate.
I re-encoded my ogg-files in audacity. In Audacity under 'file - export - options' you can configure the ogg-quality.  I have set the quality to 0 (I do not hear any difference).
For another song I had to re-encode my ogg to mp3 (48khz) and then back to ogg.

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The brilliant, tortured fashion designer Alexander McQueen gets a documentary portrait worthy of his strange, sensual artistry.
The skull was the signature motif of the Alexander McQueen design house well before its brilliant, volatile founder committed suicide in 2010. A symbol of dark, sparse morbidity that always jarred amid the more straightforwardly glamorous imagery of McQueen's haute couture rivals, it was fully emblematic of a design sensibility always intended to disrupt sensuality with violence, to query what the fashion industry held sacred and beautiful. Since his death, however, the logo has functioned as a monument to his memory — perhaps even a bittersweet reminder that the signs of his tragic demise were always there.
The new documentary McQueen, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday, both analyzes the origins of the McQueen mythos and aims to peel it away, discussing the designer's work, personal life, and legacy through archival footage and interviews with some of his closest friends, collaborators, and family members, including McQueen's sister Janet and his nephew and Janet's son Gary James McQueen. (A note at the end of the film states that it was not authorized by the McQueen estate or the Alexander McQueen brand, which is still owned by Kering.) The film offers a comprehensive survey of McQueen's career, from the ateliers of Savile Row to the halls of Givenchy, and his concomitant struggles with mental illness and addiction. (It glosses over his relationships with celebrities famous for wearing his pieces, like Lady Gaga and Sarah Jessica Parker, though the likes of Grace Jones and Janet Jackson appear in some archival clips.) Unspoken, but equally evident, is McQueen's continuing influence on younger designers like Charles Jeffrey, himself a Central Saint Martins alum and kilt aficionado, and Iris Van Herpen, a former McQueen intern whose eponymous label is best known for 3-D printed pieces.


I'm on to my second minipci adapter now as the pervious one was sold to me under the false pretenses.
Can someone please confirm if they have the below item working with PFsense as I don't want to buy another 15 useless devices?
A forum search would be enlightening there, there are four pages of hits for 'cm9' with what appears to be several people using it.


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Our new bottling plant got its first workout this week with the bottling of our delicious 2013 Rose. This wine is bright strawberry in color, zingy, silky in the mouth and a touch off-dry – a wonderful wine accompaniment for the holidays or for the beach in our Southern summer. The wine is available at the winery on weekends or by appointment. Or we can ship it to you virtually anywhere. Just email Judy (judy.fowler@puririhills.co.nz) to arrange an order. It sells for NZD28 per bottle.
We send you all our warmest holiday greetings, and invite you to enjoy a bottle of Puriri Hills over the holidays.