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Related publications: Asia
Su, F. and Anthony, I. (eds): Reassessing CBRN Threats in a Changing Global Environment (June 2019)
Melvin, N.: Managing the new external security politics of the Horn of Africa region (SIPRI: Stockholm, April 2019)
Melvin, N. : The New External Security Politics of the Horn of Africa region (SIPRI: Stockholm, April 2019)
Melvin, N., J.: The Foreign Military Presence in the Horn of Africa region (SIPRI: Stockholm, April 2019)
Ghiasy, R.: China's Belt and Road Initiative: Security implications and ways forward for the European Union (SIPRI: September 2018)
Ghiasy, R., Su, F., Saalman, L.: The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Security implications and ways forward for the European Union (SIPRI: September 2018)
Hallgren H. and Ghiasy, R. : Security and economy on the Belt and Road: Three country case studies (SIPRI: December 2017)
Sørensen, C. T. N. and Klimenko, E.: 'Emerging Chinese–Russian cooperation in the Arctic', SIPRI Policy Paper No. 46 (SIPRI: Stockholm, June 2017)
Saalman, L. (ed.), Lukonin, S., Cheng, Y. et al.: China–Russia relations and regional dynamics: From pivots to peripheral diplomacy (SIPRI: March 2017)
Su, F. and Saalman, L.: China's engagement of North Korea: Challenges and Opportunities for Europe (SIPRI: February 2017)
Ghiasy, R. and Zhou, J.: The Silk Road Economic Belt: Considering security implications and EU–China cooperation prospects (SIPRI: February 2017)
Saalman, L.: Factoring Russia into the US–Chinese equation on hypersonic glide vehicles (SIPRI: January 2017)
Ghiasy, R., Zhou, J., and Hallgren, H.: Afghanistan's private sector: Status and way forward (SIPRI and NIR: Stockholm, October 2015)
Tadjbakhsh, S., Iskandarov, K. and Mohammadi, A. A.: Strangers Across the Amu River: Community Perceptions Along the Tajik–Afghan Borders (SIPRI and OSF: Stockholm, October 2015)
Tadjbakhsh, S., Iskandarov, K. and Mohammadi, A. A.: 'Strangers Across the Amu River: Community Perceptions Along the Tajik–Afghan Borders', Working Paper (SIPRI: Stockholm, October 2015)
Farha, J. and Wraith, K., Omega Research Foundation: 'The deployment of law-enforcement equipment in Central Asia and the South Caucasus', Working Paper (SIPRI: Stockholm, September 2015)
Farha, J. and Wraith, K.: The deployment of law-enforcement equipment in Central Asia and the South Caucasus (SIPRI and OSF: Stockholm, July 2015)
Barrientos, A. and Kudebayeva, A.: 'Social Transfers and Women's Labour Supply in Kyrgyzstan', Brooks World Poverty Institute Working Paper No. 215, 2015 ( 2015)
Tuosheng, Z.: Building trust between China and Japan: lessons learned from bilateral interactions in the East China Sea (SIPRI: February 2015)
Bräuner, O., Chan, J., Huijskens, F.: Confrontation and cooperation in the East China Sea: Chinese perspectives (SIPRI: February 2015)
Kotani, T.: Crisis management in the East China Sea (SIPRI: February 2015)
Duchâtel, D., M., Huijskens, F.: The European Union's principled neutrality on the East China Sea (SIPRI: February 2015)
Bräuner, O., Bromley, M. and Duchâtel, M.: Western Arms Exports to China (SIPRI: January 2015)
Bromley, M.: Canada's controls on arms exports to China (SIPRI: January 2015)
Bromley, M.: Norway's controls on arms exports to China (SIPRI: January 2015)
Megoran, N., Satybaldieva, E., Lewis, D. and Heathershaw, J.: Evaluating peacebuilding interventions in southern Kyrgyzstan (SIPRI and OSF: Stockholm, June 2014)
Megoran, N., Satybaldieva, E., Lewis, D. and Heathershaw, J.: 'Evaluating peacebuilding interventions in southern Kyrgyzstan', Working Paper (SIPRI: Stockholm, June 2014)
Duchâtel, D., M., Bräuner, O., Hang, Z.: Protecting China's Overseas Interests: The Slow Shift away from Non-interference (SIPRI: June 2014)
Kassenova, N.: Relations between Afghanistan and Central Asian states after 2014: Incentives, Constraints and Prospects (SIPRI: May 2014)
Brück, T., Esenaliev D., Kroeger, A., Kudebayeva A., Mirkasimov B. and Steiner, S.: 'Household Survey Data for Research on Well-Being and Behavior in Central Asia', Journal of Comparative Economics, vol. 42, no. 3, 2014 ( 2014)
Esenaliev, D. and Steiner S.: 'Ethnicity and the distribution of welfare: Evidence from southern Kyrgyzstan', Journal of Comparative Economics, vol. 42, no. 4, 2014 ( 2014)
Gorenburg, D.: 'External support for Central Asian military and security forces', Working Paper (SIPRI: Stockholm, January 2014)
Gorenburg, D.: External support for Central Asian military and security forces (SIPRI and OSF: Stockholm, January 2014)
Duchâtel, D., M., Schell, P.: China's Policy on North Korea: Economic Engagement and Nuclear Disarmament (SIPRI: December 2013)
van der Lijn, J.: Development assistance in Afghanistan after 2014: From the military exit strategy to a civilian entry strategy (SIPRI: October 2013)
Bromley, M., Duchâtel, M. and Holtom, P.: China's Exports of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SIPRI: October 2013)
Omidi, A.: 'Iran's narrative of security in Afghanistan and the feasibility of Iranian–US engagement', Afghanistan Regional Dialogue, Background paper 2 (SIPRI: Stockholm, September 2013)
Koepke, D., B.: Iran's Policy on Afghanistan: The Evolution of Strategic Pragmatism (SIPRI: September 2013)
Yusuf, M.: Decoding Pakistan's 'Strategic Shift' in Afghanistan (SIPRI: May 2013)
Brattberg, E.: Europe, Afghanistan and the Transatlantic Relationship after 2014 (SIPRI: May 2013)
Bräuner, O.: 'Baohu zai Jierjisisitan de Zhongguo Gongmin: 2010 nian Cheli Xingdong [Protecting Chinese Nationals in Kyrgyzstan: The 2010 Evacuation Operation]', in Guoji Zhengzhi Yanjiu [International Politics Quarterly] ( 2013)
Bräuner, O.: 'Beyond the Arms Embargo: EU Transfers of Defense and Dual-Use Technologies to China', Journal of East Asian Studies, Vol. 13, Issue 3 ( 2013)
轻小武器概述 (Chinese summary small arms) ( 2013)
Jakobson, L., Peng, J.: China's Arctic Aspirations (SIPRI: November 2012)
Berger, Bernt: 'Dominanz oder Kooperation im "pazifischen Zeitalter"?', Reader Sicherheitspolitik no. 2 ( 2012)
Jakobson, L., Holtom, P., Knox, D., Peng, J.: China's Energy and Security Relations with Russia: Hopes, Frustrations and Uncertainties (SIPRI: October 2011)
Melvin, N., J., Umaraliev, T.: New social media and conflict in Kyrgyzstan (SIPRI: August 2011)
Saghafi–Ameri,N.: 'Prospects for peace and stability in Afghanistan', Afghanistan Regional Dialogue, Background paper 1 (SIPRI: Stockholm, June 2011)
Duchâtel, M., and Sheldon-Duplaix, A.: 'The European Union and the modernisation of the People's Liberation Army navy: the limits of Europe's strategic irrelevance', in 'The modernization of the People's Liberation Army and its repercussions', Special issue of China Perspectives, no. 4 ( 2011)
Bräuner, Oliver: 'Harmonische Ozeane? Konfrontation und Kooperation in der maritimen Strategie der Volksrepublik China' [Harmonious oceans? Confrontation and cooperation in the maritime strategy of the People's Republic of China]', Zeitschrift für Aussen- und Sicherheitspolitik, vol. 4, no. 2 ( 2011)
Jakobson, L., Knox, D.: New Foreign Policy Actors in China (SIPRI: September 2010)
Gill, D., B.: China and nuclear arms control: Current positions and future policies (SIPRI: April 2010)
Jakobson, L. and Peng, J.: 'From economic cooperation to the building of cross-Strait mutual political trust: a view from Beijing', Conference paper for 'Taiwan Second Track Dialogue' of Stiftung Wissenschaft Politik (Stiftung Wissenschaft Politik (SWP): 2010)
House of Lords, European Union Committee: 'Stars and dragons: the EU and China', 7th report of session 2009-10. (SIPRI cited in this report) ( 2010)
Jakobson, L.: China prepares for an ice-free Arctic (SIPRI: March 2010)
Holtom, P.: Arms transfers to Europe and Central Asia (SIPRI: February 2010)
Gill, D., B., Huang, C.: China's Expanding Role in Peacekeeping: Prospects and Policy Implications (SIPRI: November 2009)
Wezeman, S., T.: Arms transfers to Asia and Oceania (SIPRI: October 2009)
Soder, K.: Multilateral peace operations: Asia, 2008 (SIPRI: July 2009)
Stepanova, E.: Addressing drugs and conflicts in Myanmar: who will support alternative development? (SIPRI: June 2009)
Gill, B. and Huang, C.: 'China's expanding presence in UN peacekeeping operations and implications for the United States', PLA Missions Beyond Taiwan (Strategic Studies Institute: Carlisle, 2009)
Gill, D., B., Huang, C.: China's expanding peacekeeping role: its significance and the policy implications (SIPRI: February 2009)
Gill, B., et al.: 'Strategic view on Asian regionalism: survey results and analysis', PacNet Newsletter, no. 12 (February 2009)
Gill, B.: 'U.S.-China Relations', 2009 National Security and Nonproliferation Briefing Book (Peace and Security Initiative: New York, November 2008)
Glosserman, B., and Gill, B.: 'The nuclear deal with India: bigger consequences to consider', PacNet Newsletter, no. 55 (October 2008)
Green, M. and Gill, B. (eds): Asia's New Multilateralism: Cooperation, Competition and the Search for Community (Columbia University Press: New York, 2008)
Gill, B. and Huang, C.: 'Las relaciones de China con África implicaciones para Europa' [China-Africa Relations and Implications for Europe]', Vanguardia Dossier, no. 26 (March 2008)
Gill, B., Morrison, J. S. and Huang, C.: 'China–Africa relations: an early, uncertain debate in the United States', China Returns to Africa: A Rising Power and a Continent Embrace, (Hurst Publishers: London, 2008)
Melvin, N., J.: Conflict in Southern Thailand: Islamism, Violence and the State in the Patani Insurgency (SIPRI: September 2007)
Tools for Building Confidence on the Korean Peninsula (SIPRI and CSS: June 2007)
Lachowski, Z.: Foreign Military Bases in Eurasia (SIPRI: June 2007)
Bailes, A., J., Dunay, P., Guang, P., Troitskiy, M.: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SIPRI: May 2007)
Gill, B.: Rising Star: China's New Security Diplomacy (Brookings Institution Press: Washington D.C., 2007)
Bailes, A., J., Gooneratne, J., Inayat, M., Khan, J., A., Singh, S.: Regionalism in South Asian Diplomacy (SIPRI: February 2007)
Khan, A., U.: The Terrorist Threat and the Policy Response in Pakistan (SIPRI: 2005)
Perlo-Freeman, S., Bailes, A., J., Lachowski, Z., Hagelin, B., Stålenheim, P., Trofimov, D.: Armament and Disarmament in the Caucasus and Central Asia (SIPRI: 2003)
Chufrin, G.: The Security of the Caspian Sea Region (Oxford University Press: 2001)
Chufrin, G.: Russia and Asia–Pacific Security (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute: 1999)
Chufrin, G.: Russia and Asia: The Emerging Security Agenda (Oxford University Press: 1999)
Sergounin, A., A., Subbotin, S., V.: Russian Arms Transfers to East Asia in the 1990s (Oxford University Press: 1999)
Arnett, E.: Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control in South Asia after the Test Ban (Oxford University Press: 1998)
Arnett, E.: Military Capacity and the Risk of War: China, India, Pakistan and Iran (Oxford University Press: 1997)
Bailes, A., J., Mak, J., N.: Arms, Transparency and Security in South-East Asia (Oxford University Press: 1997)
Gill, D., B., Kim, T.: China's Arms Acquisitions from Abroad: A Quest for 'Superb and Secret Weapons' (Oxford University Press: 1995)
Smith, C.: India's Ad Hoc Arsenal: Direction or Drift in Defence Policy? (Oxford University Press: 1994)
Westing, A., H.: Ecological Consequences of the Second Indochina War (Taylor & Francis: 1976)
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'We're very excited; we have to save NPP' – Appiah-Kubi reacts to Adu Boahen's sacking
He told TV3 on Monday, November 14 that the President's swift action following the expose by Anas Aremeyaw Anas, was timely to save the sinking image of the NPP.
"We are happy that the president has listened to the calls. We expect that the second one will also follow suit. we have to save our party, saving our government and saving our party.
"We are very excited. The others, Ken Ofori Atta, must go," Appiah-Kubi said, as quoted by 3news.com.
President Akufo-Addo has relieved Adu Boahen of his position after he has been indicted by an undercover investigation by the renowned journalist.
In the yet-to-be-premiered documentary that has piqued the interests of many Ghanaians, the now-former Minister of State is reported to have taken a bribe from a supposed businessman.
He also allegedly told the investigator who posed as a businessman incriminating that once he paid an 'appearance fee' of $200,000 – to be given to vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, he (businessman) would be allowed to establish a bank in Ghana with ease.
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My Thoughts: In our journey through Clock Dance, we leap ahead to those defining moments in Willa's life, from preteen years to the current time. What we learn about Willa and what she needed is how hopeful she always felt, while being basically unsatisfied. Her first husband, Derek, seemingly hijacked her life and her decisions, and even in his death, he was thinking only of himself as he made some fatal choices.
Motherhood was also a time of meeting the needs of others, while ignoring her own. The realization of what she had given up for family and for husbands would later come to awaken her to those unmet needs and how very important they suddenly were to her. Her second husband could have been someone to fill in those blanks in her life, but again, he was someone who met his own needs first.
I liked how Willa finally started making choices based on what she wanted and needed. Would she finally start to feel that fulfillment? Would an unexpected trip to Baltimore to help out her son's ex-girlfriend offer the opportunity to surround herself with a collection of people who would begin to feel like an extended family? Could she learn that just when she thought she had to pick up her same old life, she could visualize a very different kind of life? One with room for the people and activities she longed to enjoy. 5 stars.
Oh sounds like one I need to put on my TBR for sure. Like that idea of a woman finally meeting her own needs.
Thanks, Kathryn, I root for women meeting their own needs! I couldn't stand either of her husbands…LOL.
This sounds wonderful! I'm looking forward to reading it… hope the library hold comes in soon.
Thanks, JoAnn…I hope you get it soon, and that you enjoy it. At first, I wasn't sure if I liked how the storyline kept jumping ahead, from 1977 to 1997 to 2017…but then it made sense. The good news…I did feel like I got a sense of the characters despite the jumps…or maybe because of them.
Oh great to hear a 5 star read for you. Some Tyler fans thought it was less than her others, but it sounds good to me! I hope to get to it. I like when people find their way thru obstacles in life.
Thanks, Susan, I am always happy to love a new book from a favorite author, and Anne Tyler is definitely in that category.
Glad to see you really enjoyed this. I have seen it popping up on several blogs. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Thanks for visiting, Martha; I always enjoy Anne Tyler's books. Hope you like this one.


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Les carnisseres són dents llargues que es troben en molts mamífers carnívors, que serveixen per a tallar carn i os de manera similar a les tisores o cisalles. En els carnívors, les carnisseres són una versió modificada de l'última premolar superior i de la primera molar inferior, però en els extints creodonts, les carnisseres es trobaven més enrere: eren la primera molar superior i la segona inferior, o la segona superior i la tercera inferior.

Les carnisseres són la característica que defineix l'ordre dels carnívors; és a dir, són el tret que tots els animals dins d'aquest ordre tenen en comú. Les carnisseres, especialment llargues i punxegudes, serveixen per a tallar carn dura (i potser gelada) i esclafar ossos. La destrucció de les carnisseres d'un carnívor salvatge (com un llop o un lleó) es pot acabar amb la mort de l'animal per no poder alimentar-se.

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E HAVE ALL been there. As pastoral musicians, at times one experiences particularly difficult and emotional funerals. They could include the death of a child or bright promising young adult. There is devastating tragedy and those who battled illness or addiction. Maybe it is a parent of young children. Such funerals can weigh the heavily upon a priest, pastoral staff, and a volunteer bereavement ministry.
Meanwhile, the grieving are not liturgical experts, nor should they be. Also challenging is navigating societal customs and expectations imposed upon Roman Catholic funerals, such as celebrating one's life or memorializing the deceased with personal preferences. Understandably lost in a sea of grief may be the centrality of Christ and an understanding of praying for the soul of the deceased—a great act of love. The beauty of the Roman Catholic funeral is that we place the Eucharist at the center even in death—especially in death. The focus on Christ in the Funeral Mass is a priceless gem, a lifeline in grief.
But fielding requests for liturgically inappropriate music is the norm. How does one tell the mother who has lost a child that certain music is not appropriate or allowed at the Funeral Mass?
* * In December of 2018, the Archdiocese of Boston released an updated funeral policy that covers a broad range of issues. You can download it here.
Pages 13 and 14 address "Music in the Funeral Mass." It's important to note there is truly nothing new here. Why? "The same liturgical norms applied to music at any Mass apply to the Funeral Mass." I.e., the liturgy documents, e.g., Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy apply for funerals. Notable is §6 which discusses the three judgments for selecting music as indicated in the 2007 US Bishops' document Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship (SttL): 1) Pastoral Judgment, 2) Liturgical Judgment, and 3) Musical Judgment.
IT IS WISE to develop a good relationship with funeral directors. This will assist in offering appropriate guidance and help to the grieving. To distill a lengthy and dry document, I have offered the following words on "What music is appropriate for a funeral of a loved one?" You can download it here. This also includes some suggested music for the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Feel free to incorporate this or similar language for your parish.
HE CHALLENGE for pastoral musicians at times is to "do it all": integrate personal compassion and empathy with liturgical and musical expertise, while gently guiding those in grief to the joy and consolation of Christ. One never fully knows the pain and suffering of those who enter the doors of our churches. Our service is an act of love and charity. This is our call.


Sportingly Better takes a look at the best value football tips this weekend as Barcelona take on Real Valladolid in La Liga.
Barcelona will be looking to maintain their pressure on Real Madrid at the top of La Liga, with a trip to the Estadio Jose Zorrilla on Saturday.
Barca suffered a rare 3-1 defeat away to Real Sociedad last time out, but prior to that Tata Martino's side picked up eight wins from 12 matches on the road this season.
The Catalans will again be without Gerard Pique at the back and the continued absence of the Spain international is likely to hinder Barca's chances of recording a shut out this weekend.
Barcelona have failed to keep a clean sheet in five of their last six matches away from the Camp Nou and the pressure and expectation of going all-out for the win every weekend has often left Martino's side short at the back.
Opponents Real Valladolid have won just one of their last 10 matches in La Liga, but last weekend's 1-1 draw away at Malaga did at least pull the side to within three points of safety.
Valladolid have lost all eight of their last meetings with Barcelona, but the hosts may find some success aerially against the visitors this weekend.
A Barcelona victory whilst conceding has paid out a total of 15 times in La Liga this season and with Pique's continued absence, the visitors look unlikely to record another shut out on the road on Saturday.


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Food is clearly central to our lives, and the reputation of Welsh food and drink goes hand in hand with improving food safety and standards to ensure consumer confidence in our products and services.
We must all play our part in ensuring the Welsh food chain delivers high quality, safe and sustainable food and drink.
To safeguard the integrity of the supply chain, the EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation (FIC) will improve traceability while adopting appropriate nationally recognised accreditation also helps achieve a food safety culture and consumer trust.
Animal health and welfare also impacts on food quality and we aim to continue to improve on the high standards we have come to expect in Wales.
As the Welsh Government, we're at the forefront in ensuring food safety.
Our Food and Drink Action Plan recognises that assured provenance is key to the industry's success, and our Food Division, working closely with the Department of Health and Social Security and the Food Standards Agency in Wales, which leads on food and feed safety, food hygiene, labelling and compositional standards, aims to ensure that consumers experience the best of Welsh food and drink in the knowledge that it is produced according to strict safety controls.


When it comes to social media, there is only one platform business owners themselves should sign up for: LinkedIn. There are various platforms on social media that put a world of opportunities within reach, but LinkedIn is the only one that connects you with prospects with the simple click of a button.
Launched in 2002, LinkedIn now has over 250 million members and over 180 million unique visitors per month. Given these numbers, the networking possibilities are endless for all types of companies. And these companies didn't realize the true potential of using LinkedIn for business until recently - completely unaware of how easy the social network allows its members to create new professional relationships and seek out new sales opportunities.
Many companies still struggle with LinkedIn as part of their online marketing strategy. This doesn't mean that it's a difficult platform to use - companies are just unsure of how to get started, what types of content they should be sharing, and how they can maintain a good reputation online.
If you're one of those companies, consider these LinkedIn content rules to put an end to those uncertainties and start optimizing this platform as a valuable marketing tool.
1. Complete your personal and company page.
Your LinkedIn company page provides information about who you are and what you do. Make good use of this opportunity by detailing your products, services, promotions, and examples of work. Your employees are your top brand ambassadors, so don't forget to encourage them to complete their personal profiles, too.
2. Use Showcase Pages to brand your products and services.
Since the Products & Services tab is no longer supported, you can make use of the recently rolled out Showcase Pages - a new feature that offers more branding opportunities for businesses. With Showcase Pages, you can create an individual page for each prominent product or service your company offers. Not suitable for short-term marketing campaigns, this is a great tool to build long-term relationships with members who have already expressed an interest in specific aspects of your business. A maximum of 10 Showcase Pages per company page is allowed.
3. Optimize your LinkedIn pages with keywords.
Fill your company and personal LinkedIn pages with relevant keywords associated with your business. Including an informative biography and a list of your company's specialties in the summary will help you rank higher on LinkedIn search and make it easier for prospects to discover your business.
4. Always keep your content relevant.
LinkedIn was created for networking and business-related conversations, so be sure that the content you're sharing on your company page is relevant to your brand. Don't hesitate to promote links to the company website and share company blog posts and other information like white papers and eBooks that your audience could find useful.
5. Encourage employees to participate.
Having more employees on LinkedIn means more networking and business opportunities for your company. As employees have their own professional networks, encourage them to share company content and other relevant information on their personal profiles that can reach different types of audiences. Having employees involved in LinkedIn groups also helps to spread your message to more outlets.
6. Don't be the group spammer.
It's always tempting to share great content we find online. However, it's not recommended to share too much in LinkedIn groups. Sure, members appreciate great content, but you don't want to overwhelm them. The widely accepted number of posts per week to groups is 1-2, but it also helps to review group rules first to be sure.
7. Ask and give recommendations.
Many people rely more on testimonials than marketing campaigns. Kindly ask your customers to recommend your products or services on your company page, as well as your employees on their personal profiles. This helps create positive branding and positions your company as reliable and legitimate. Show that you care: don't forget to recommend other connections and companies that you've done business with in the past - they may just return the favor.


After the mortgage crisis of 2007-2009 when the price of homes steeply declined, it became more difficult for borrowers to refinance their loans, and the adjustable-rate mortgage started increasing to higher rates, thereby causing higher monthly payments. Consequently, mortgage delinquencies climbed through the roof, and we had a market flooded with short-sales and foreclosures. One of the few sectors that benefited from that catastrophic economic event was the investment rental properties segment. The mortgage crisis resulted in a multitude of homeowners who were forced to rent again, thus creating a great opportunity for rental property owners.
The report focused on the growing number of households for whom rent payments present a growing burden in terms of percentage of income. According to the study, rents have continued to grow faster than incomes over the last 15 years, making it less affordable. Furthermore, the number of households that pay more than 50% of their income is estimated at 11.8 million, which is 3 million higher than in the year 2000. According to the study, one long term contributor to this factor is the growth in groups of mid-20s to mid-30s that have added to the demand for rental housing due to the income lost during those recession years and the recovery period that otherwise would have contributed to their savings and down payments on their homes.
One may challenge the study, however, by using data provided by the Mortgage Banker Association which found in August of this year that Americans will form at least 10 million new owner households in the next decade. Such growth would be expected to easily put pressure on rental stocks. Whichever group is right, it's evident that the owners of real estate rental properties in markets like Los Angeles stand to benefit from the economic trends of today's economy, including the low interest rates. Should you need any further information in this regard, please feel free to reach out to PSL Realty at any time at 424.333.0557 or plissia@pslrealty.com.


Researchers at Stanford University are leveraging machine learning to help find engineering materials more efficiently.
Imagine being an engineer who has solved an age-old challenge, but there's one problem: You lack the perfect material for the task and you're not sure such a material exists. Even if it did, the realm of possible candidates could number in the thousands or millions.
Stanford's Evan Reed, associate professor of materials science and engineering, and two graduate students, Austin Sendek and Gowoon Cheon, have found a solution. The trio have developed artificial intelligence algorithms that can help engineers find the perfect material for important applications.
"These algorithms are like search engines for materials," Reed said.
In three recent papers Reed, Sendek, and Cheon describe how they use machine learning–computational systems that teach themselves–to analyze the physical and chemical properties of thousands of materials. The machine learning systems create algorithms that comb through these materials to find those that mathematically match the requirements for the task at hand. Experimental scientists can use these computer-generated hunches to create and test materials under real-world conditions. This is much faster than past hit-or-miss methods.
In Reed's paper, he explored a category of materials known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). MOFs are crystals that are structurally strong, porous at the nanoscale and inexpensive to make. So far they have been used to capture hydrogen and carbon gases within the pores of solid materials. But researchers have become interested in using MOFs for fuel cells and thermoelectric devices, and these new uses would require electrical conductivity. Unfortunately, very few known MOFs are electrically conductive.
Reed screened almost 3,000 metal-organic frameworks to winnow to the six best candidates. His team confirmed the electrical conductivity of these materials through detailed calculations that used standard computational methods. This offered experimentalists a new palette of MOF possibilities.
Sendek's paper described efforts to identify safer lithium-based solid materials for solid-state lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries. This is an alternative to commercial lithium-ion batteries with liquid electrolytes, which have caused some smartphone and electric car fires.
For decades, the search for solid Li-Ion electrolyte materials proceeded mostly on a trial-and-error basis. Sendek used a machine learning-based approach to survey 12,000 possible candidates and identify 21 materials that were likely to exhibit a number of important properties for solid electrolytes, including high lithium-ion conductivity. After a year of evaluation, he found 10 of the 21 materials exhibited the conductivity values the machine learning model predicted in a simulation. This was a significantly higher success rate than the intuition-guided guess-and-check searches of the past.
In fact, Sendek turned the search into a bit of a competition. He pitted his algorithm against a team of six doctoral students who performed a similar hunt for fast lithium-ion conductors.
"I liken our approach to facial recognition software for materials," Sendek said.
Cheon's paper described using machine learning to predict the existence of two-dimensional materials – substances so thin their thickness is measured in layers of atoms. Graphene, an atomic layer of graphite, was the first 2-D material discovered. The scientists who found it in 2004 shared the 2010 Nobel Prize in physics for revealing its amazing properties. Electronics researchers hope to use 2-D materials to create atomically thin circuits and devices. Only a few dozen compounds have been discovered, however.
Cheon used a physics-based machine learning model and studied 16 million chemical compounds to predict which might be exfoliated into 2-D layers. Her model added more than a thousand candidates to the field. Most have never been synthesized, providing experimentalists with a roadmap in the search for ultrathin materials, Cheon said.
Reed said the process is useful because few materials have ever been measured, probed, and tested, much less cataloged in a database. Machine learning can expedite the discovery process.
The process is complex but the logic is simple: Molecules and crystalline structures have physical and chemical properties. Computational systems are adept at mathematical analysis and can express these properties.
"Even though we lack lab test data on most materials, we can still predict something about their likely properties computationally," Reed said.
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Der Verlag für Standardisierung war ein Verlag in Leipzig und Ost-Berlin.

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Der Verlag für Standardisierung bestand spätestens seit 1979 in Leipzig. Er arbeitete eng mit dem Amt für Standardisierung, Meßwesen und Warenprüfung zusammen. In dessen Gebäude in der Wallstraße 16 in Berlin-Mitte hatte er spätestens seit 1981 seinen Sitz. In Leipzig bestand weiter eine Postadresse (und Außenstelle?).

Im Verlag für Standardisierung erschienen Bücher und weitere Publikationen des Amts für Standardisierung, Meßwesen und Warenprüfung sowie weiterer Autoren, vor allem mit Veröffentlichungen von technischen Normen.
1988/89 gab es auch Vereinbarungen mit dem Beuth-Verlag aus der Bundesrepublik über Veröffentlichungsrechte.

1990 wurde der Verlag wahrscheinlich aufgelöst, das Amt für Standardisierung wurde dem westdeutschen Amt für Meßwesen eingegliedert.
Einige Archivalien des Verlages für Standardisierung befinden sich im Bundesarchiv in Berlin.

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Abuse Of India's Information Technology Act Results In India's First Arrested Twitter User
from the #guinnessbookofhorribleworldrecords dept
Fri, Nov 9th 2012 3:31am — Tim Cushing
India's somewhat schizophrenic relationship with privacy and freedom of speech has been discussed here before. The Indian government, on one hand, seems to want to do the right thing and safeguard its citizens from censorship and surveillance... but only up to a point. Once the going gets rough (i.e., outbreaks of violence, demonstrations), the government begins ramping up its surveillance and cracking down on free speakers.
Given this background, it's a bit surprising to hear that India has only just recently chalked up its first Twitter-related arrest. After all, the UK and the US have been doing it for years already. The person on the receiving end of this unfortunate record-setting event made the mistake of criticizing a politician (of course).
On 20 October, he (Ravi Srinivasan) posted a tweet to his 16 followers saying that Karti Chidambaram, a politician belonging to India's ruling Congress party and son of Finance Minister P Chidambaram, had "amassed more wealth than Vadra".
He was alluding to Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi, who was at the centre of a political row after allegations over his links with a top Indian property firm.
This message ("got reports that karthick chidambaram has amassed more wealth than vadra") went out to all of 16 followers and somehow found its way to Karti himself, who responded like anyone else would when mildly insulted: by contacting law enforcement...
Karti Chidambaram (@KartiPC) did not take the tweet in good humour and filed a police complaint on 29 October.
… which immediately responded with the sort of speed reserved for appeasing angry politicians.
They arrested Mr Srinivasan early next morning, charged him under Section 66A of India's Information Technology [IT] Act, and demanded 15 days of police custody.
Srinivasan's single allegation could have been addressed through India's libel laws, but since that route takes time and money, the offended politician instead used the police department to take care of the "problem" by using the "sweeping power" of Section 66A of the IT Act of 2000.
[Section 66A] can send you to jail for three years for sending an email or other electronic message that "causes annoyance or inconvenience".
On the face of it, this protects citizens against online harassment.
In reality, the law is more often used by the state as a weapon against dissent. In each such case, police action has been swift and harsh.
In April, the West Bengal government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee used Section 66A against a teacher who had emailed to friends a cartoon that was mildly critical of her.
Loosely worded laws, ostensibly designed to "protect" citizens, usually devolve into tools of censorship. For some strange reason, those with the most power are the ones who feel the most "threatened" by open criticism and dissent. It's little wonder that legislators are more than willing to push through open-ended "cyberlaws" that can be bent to fit any situation. The end result is this fact, which is perhaps least surprising of all:
And, interestingly, Section 66A has never been used against politicians.
To Srinivasan's credit, he refused to back down from his statement. In addition, his arrest and subsequent appearance on television led to him gaining another 2,300 followers, many of whom are wondering if his arrest was tied to his anti-corruption campaigning. Despite the public support of the arrested tweeter, the politician behind his arrest remains unrepentant, tweeting out this amazing statement in his own defense:
"Free speech is subject to reasonable restrictions. I have a right to seek constitutional/legal remedies over defamatory/scurrilous tweets."
There's nothing "reasonable" about arresting someone rather than following the "constitutional/legal remedies" set up by India's libel law. This is simple thug tactics being deployed by someone operating without fear of reprisal. Section 66A needs to be cleaned up if freedom of speech and privacy are going to be protected, rather than just paid lip service at convenient intervals.
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IT66A, 11 Nov 2012 @ 7:56am
Indian IT Act Section 66A etc based arrests ongoing for some years...
India has been cracking down on not only on free speakers, but also whistleblowers and 'disgruntled employees' all on the back of Article 66A of the Indian IT Act. The arrests are often driven by powerful Indian politicians and increasingly by Indian and transnational corporations.
A corporate case of abuse of the IT Act in 2010 is here: http://janamejayan.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/one-more-case-of-misuse-of-section-66-a-of-it-act/ . In this case, a former Judge Mr Chandrasekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari, a self-described Mahatma Gandhian and school operator, claims to have been electronically defamed by his former employee (words objected to are found in the press report). The employee was reportedly arrested under IT Act Section 66A etc. The Singaporean blog where the allegedly defamatory words were published ( http://forabettergiis.blogspot.com/ ) denied having identified the former employee through a Singapore affidavit, as reported by Techdirt in 2010:
http://techdirt.com/articles/20100718/20510110255.shtml
The internet content laws of Singapore/USA/UK vs. India could be substantially different, with India taking a more restrictive view criminializing online speech, a so-called "heavy touch" compared to say Singapore's "light touch". In fact the Indian IT Act may favor "forum shoppers" to rush there for online actions. The slow pace of India's judicial processing is not an issue to some, and is even a boon for for certain others who seek to keep free speech clamped down as long as contentious matters are "sub judice", that is, a very long time.
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It's hard being a teenager with a disability, especially if your dream is being in theater. Now, one woman who lived that is providing free acting and singing lessons for dozens of disabled young people.
Music director Maria Ceferatti is guiding dozens of singers through a rehearsal. Some of the singers use wheelchairs. Some use walkers. They all have a voice– thanks to Christine Rouse, the founder and executive director of Acting Without Boundaries, or AWB.
"I wish I had AWB as a kid," Rouse said. Her cerebral palsy made it difficult to pursue acting when she was a child. So in 2004, Christine and her army of volunteers started a theater troop for people with disabilities.
"It's really wonderful and unique," said Kate Yeager, a 25-year-old actress from Downingtown.
We caught up with them as they rehearsed for a show at the Arden Theater in Philadelphia, their first at a Center City professional theater.
Acting Without Boundaries has another show coming up at the Haverford School Sunday, October 7, at 4:00 p.m. Admission is free. To attend, contact Marni Murphy at her email, mmurphy@awb2004.org, or call her at (610) 922-8240.


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'The Gong Show' host Chuck Barris dies at 87
Posted 7:48 AM, March 22, 2017, by CNN Wire
PALISADES, N.Y. — Chuck Barris, best known as host of the TV series "The Gong Show" and creator of "The Dating Game" and "The Newlywed Game," died Tuesday.
He was 87.
He passed away at his home in Palisades, New York, from natural causes, according to publicist Paul Shefrin.
As host of "The Gong Show," Barris introduced amateur performers to three celebrity judges, who could put a stop to terrible performances by striking the gong. Much like on "American Idol," awful performances became ratings smash hits. The TV show aired from 1976 to 1980.
While his shows were wildly popular, they were not a hit with critics. Barris was panned as the King of Schlock, Baron of Bad Taste and Ayatollah of Trasherola.
Apart from game shows, Barris found success as a writer. He penned six best-selling books and a 1962 pop song, "Palisades Park," which became a No. 3 hit in the US for Freddy Cannon.
Barris later wrote in his book "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," that he worked as a CIA assassin while working in TV — a claim denied by the agency. The book became a 2002 movie, directed by George Clooney. Sam Rockwell starred as Barris, and the cast included Julia Roberts, Drew Barrymore and Clooney.
In 2003, Barris looked back to the height of his TV popularity on "The Gong Show" in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
"I. Was. So. Obnoxious," he told EW. "I wouldn't be surprised if an obituary says, 'Gonged. He's Gonged. He's finally Gonged.' But that's not me. It's not me."
He is survived by his wife of 16 years, the former Mary Clagett.
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Malaysia's newest airline, Flymojo, which is managed by Fly Mojo Sdn Bhd, will not meet its planned October launch following the ringgit decline and issues surrounding the Bombardier aircraft it intended to use.
Analysts say the airline that announced in March it would improve connectivity between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak with its launch, has seen the purchase price of 20 Bombardier CS100 aircraft rise from RM5.5 billion, from the time it was ordered, to RM6.24 billion due to the weakened ringgit.
An analyst from RHB Investment Bank Bhd said the airline is also likely to face delivery problems from Bombardier which is struggling with its CS100 programme.
"The price of the jets have gone up now and Fly Mojo may have to cut down the order size. On the other hand Bombardier may slash the price of the jets as an alternative," he said.
Flymojo had announced that it would launch services in October but has not been granted its Air Operator Certificate and has applied to the Department Civil Aviation (DCA) to extend the period of its one-year provisional air service licence.
Flymojo officials were not reachable for comments. DCA DG Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, when contacted, said Flymojo had requested to extend its provisional air service licence but has not received a formal application from its operator Fly Mojo.
Aviation analyst Shukor Yusof, of Endau Analytics, said Flymojo's services are highly anticipated since it was launched at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition more than six months ago.
"Unfortunately with recent media reports casting doubts over Bombardier's CSeries jets, it remains to be seen if Fly Mojo will take off," he told The Malaysian Reserve.
The airline's use of Bombardier's new CS100 aircraft would have marked the Canadian company's debut into the Asia-Pacific market.
However, it is already reported that the aircraft maker will be losing US$32 million (RM137.92 million) on each of the first 50 CSeries it builds and that the entry into service of the 110-seat model would be delayed until early 2016.
According to a new analysis by US aviation consultancy firm Leeham Co, the CSeries programme will continue to bleed the aircraft maker billions of dollars through 2018.
According to Reuters, Bombardier would form a joint venture (JV) with the Quebec government, whereby the government would fund half the final development costs of the jet, which is due to enter service next year.
"It's normal for an aircraft manufacturer to lose money on the first several planes it builds, as production costs are highest at the beginning of a programme and an all-new aircraft, such as the CSeries, is often priced aggressively to lure customers," Leeham report said.
Bombardier previously tried to sell the CSeries to low-cost carrier AirAsia Bhd and Indonesia's Lion Air, but has been unsuccessful as it faced stiff competition from US aircraft maker Boeing and French aircraft maker Airbus.


Building for a new large-scale, traditional farm shop is already under way at Gates Garden Centre and will open its doors late this summer.
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Storytelling sessions children can enjoy at home
Published April 07, 2020 12.43pm
Children will soon be able to enjoy County Durham library service's popular storytelling sessions in the comfort of their own homes.
Hannah Goudie-Hunter from Kitchen Zoo
Our service entertains youngsters by laying on sessions in libraries at which authors and others recite popular stories and poems.
With our libraries and some schools currently closed until further notice due to the Coronavirus, the service will soon be taking the sessions into children's homes, via the worldwide web.
We have arranged for a series of audio recordings of stories and poems to be put together by Kitchen Zoo, a North East company which creates theatre for young audiences, and County Durham artist Ruth Mary Johnson.
These recordings will soon be broadcast via our YouTube channel for children to enjoy in their own homes.
The broadcasts will take place on Thursdays at 2pm, with the programme as follows:
9 April - Chicken Licken, read by Ruth.
16 April - The Owl and the Pussycat, read by Kitchen Zoo
23 April - The Three Bears, by Kitchen Zoo.
30 April - Aesop's Fables, by Ruth.
Tune in at home
Cllr Joy Allen, Cabinet member for transformation, culture and tourism, said: "The storytelling sessions have always proved really popular with children and a great activity for parents to enjoy with them.
"With the libraries and some schools currently closed, we are trying to offer as many of our services online as we possibly can and we're really pleased to have been able to team up with Kitchen Zoo and Ruth Mary Johnson to continue delivering the storytelling sessions in this way.
"We're confident children, and their mums and dads, will really enjoy their take on stories like the Owl and the Pussycat and The Three Bear and the joy of these recordings going online is that youngsters can listen to them whenever they want."
Hannah Goudie-Hunter, who along with Bob Nicholson makes up Kitchen Zoo, said: "We are thrilled to be asked to be part of Durham County Council's story project. Myself and Bob are huge lovers of listening to, sharing and creating stories. Whether we are giggling along to the nonsense poems of Edward Lear or curling up in a blanket and repeating a familiar nursery rhyme, stories are part of us and something that we feel very passionate about. We took great pleasure in reading as we grew up and love being able to take our turn and share some of our favourite stories with children now."
Ruth added: "As a theatre maker, I can wholeheartedly say that I have learnt so much of my craft from community audiences across County Durham. For the last seven years making family theatre shows that have toured to community venues across the county, each audience has taught me something about how to tell a story.
"This time last year we toured Chicken Licken: a Tale Jam in partnership with Durham County Council and Gala Theatre all over the county and this was one of my proudest moments: inviting audiences to help us tell my most favourite story.
"Whether you came to see the show or not, you can now listen to the songs from the show along with our version of the story and you can decide on how the story will end!"
The stories will be added to YouTube Library Online on the dates and times above.
Get more from Library Online
County Durham libraries offer a range of resources for residents of all ages to enjoy, free of charge, at home. People who are not already members can sign up for access to daily newspapers, eMagazines and eComics.
Library Online also gives access to thousands of free eBooks and eAudiobooks online. Content can be downloaded online or via the Borrowbox app, which is available in the App Store and Google Play.
Cllr Allen added: "Our collection of eBooks offer people the chance to enjoy best sellers by the likes of Stephen Fry and Bill Bryson either the conventional way or by listening to an audio version. In some cases the stories are even read by the authors themselves."
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I have over 30 years of industry experience in teaching and training I am able to relate to employees at all levels offering business solutions, hands on training and advice to get the best out of people in the work place.
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In May 2017 I was contacted by Channel 5 to be the industry expert for series 13, episode 4.
Below is a section of the programme with me helping Alex Polizzi AKA The Hotel Inspector with her work at Churston Court in Devon. I was retained to do the training needed to get the staff up to speed.
I've chopped the original programme about a bit so it focuses on my contribution.
This as since stired up a lot of positive interest in me training other businesses following the broadcast. Please let me know if you would like me to help you.
Parker's Tavern at The University Arms Hotel, Cambridge.
During 2018 one of the projects I have been working on was as a consultant at Parker's Tavern, the stand alone restaurant at The University Arms Hotel Cambridge, setting up the training for 110 team members of both front and back of house staff. This covered restaurant, bar, lounge, room service, afternoon tea and events training programmes pre-opening and through the first opening months. The hotel opened on the 1 August 2018 and has been awarded "Best City Hotel" by the Daily Mail's "Hotel Inspector" and was, in October, the Best City Hotel of the Year according to the Sunday Times "Best Places to Stay: 100 Top Great British Hotels 2018".
To work on a reinvention of one of Cambridge's most iconic landmarks alongside Michelin starred Chef Director Tristian Welch has been a privilege and a very exciting journey. The hotel has been re-created over three years by architect John Simpson and interior designer Martin Brudnizki. It promises to have a very long and exciting future in Cambridge as it's most luxurious venue to date.
This has been the biggest hotel refurbishment (outside of London) to open this year! All the hard work has paid off. Praise indeed!
Entries are now open for the 2019 UK Sommelier of the Year competition... More details can be seen if you click here.
The 2018 Taittinger UK Sommelier of the Year final was held on 16 July at the Savoy, London. The winner of the 2018 competition was Alex Freguin, Head Sommelier, Moor Hall, Ormskirk, Lancashire.
It was once again another great privilege to work with the UK Sommelier of the Year Technical Committee, judges and The Caterer with our new headline sponsor Taittinger. The regional spread of finalists led to a nail biting North West final three, with Tamas Czinki - head sommelier at Northcote in Lancashire placed second, while Pierre Brunelli, the beverage and wine manager at L'Enclume in Cartmel was third in the competition.
Congratulations to everyone involved and see you all again soon!
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Entries for the 2019 Roux Scholarship will close on the 31st January so you need to be quick!
I have had the great privilege of working on the secretariat side of the competition for the past four years, as the completion moves forward I wish them all the very best success in what is one of the world's leading culinary competition.
Please let me know if you would like to hear more about it.
September 2018 saw the publication of a new Food & Beverage Service text book for City & Guilds that I have been working on with John Cousins. The text book follows the new C&G Food & Beverage Service Level 2 Technical Certificate and will be widely used by apprentices in industry. It will be available here.
Alongside this textbook we have created another E-Learning site, Dynamic Learning, to assist Tutors and students as they work through their qualifications. Here is a Link if you would like to have a look.
Food and Beverage Service, 9th Edition. Hard copies available if you click here. Or the 8th Edition if you click here.
The Theory of Hospitality and Catering 12th Edition (Hodder Education Publication). Hard copies available if you click here.
Essential Food and Beverage Service for Levels 1 and 2 (editing consultant). Hard copies available if you click here.
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As part of our ongoing commitment to keep the Refuge Recovery global sangha informed to the best of our ability, we are providing this update to our November 2, 2018 Bulletin. As we reported then, the Refuge Recovery Board of Directors has been in discussions with Noah Levine for the past year about the use and ownership of the Refuge Recovery name and literature, as well as Noah's role within the organization going forward.
Our discussions began months before the allegations against Noah surfaced. We believe we need to protect the movement from being tied too closely to Noah, or to any one individual or group. One of our goals has been to clearly delineate the separation between the non-profit organization that serves the Refuge Recovery community and Noah's businesses. Another goal is to secure our rights to the literature.
The following is a timeline of our recent interactions with Noah regarding our efforts to secure our organization's rights to the Refuge Recovery brand and literature.
The Board first retained legal counsel to represent our organization on October 26, 2018, after receiving a letter in which Noah's legal counsel suggested the Board and Noah engage in mediation to resolve our dispute.
Because the Board felt that mediation could bring about a resolution more quickly than bringing a civil suit in court, on November 1, 2018, our organization's counsel agreed to mediation in Los Angeles and requested that it be scheduled within two to three weeks.
Two weeks later, Noah's counsel replied that they would need more time to respond to our requested schedule. We gave them additional time and provided a list of mediators.
After no further communication from Noah's attorney by December 19, 2018, we requested a response by December 27, 2018.
On December 27, 2018, Noah's counsel indicated that Noah would not be ready to meet for the very mediation that his counsel suggested until the third week in February 2019.
Further delay in resolving the dispute with Noah is not in the best interests of the organization or its members. Additionally, the Board is not confident that Noah shares the Board's desire to resolve this dispute quickly. As a result, the Board has directed our organization's counsel to prepare and file the legal complaint necessary to commence a civil suit against Noah in court.
Please understand that we take no pleasure in this dispute with Noah. However, we are obligated as fiduciaries of this nonprofit organization to vigilantly protect its rights and resources. Refuge Recovery exists to benefit the global Refuge Recovery community, not any one individual.
Refuge Recovery is a California 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization. The mission of Refuge Recovery is to support those on this path of recovery by building an extensive and comprehensive network of Refuge Recovery groups, meetings, and communities that practice, educate and provide Buddhist-inspired guidance and meditations for anyone seeking recovery from addiction.
Please direct any questions or comments about this update to Jean Tuller, Executive Director, at [email protected] or Chris Kavanaugh, Board Chair, at [email protected].


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Born on an island off the coast of Brazil, Haney-Jardine currently lives in the mountains of North Carolina with her parents and little brother, Lux. She enjoys a number of hobbies including swimming, drawing, painting, salsa dancing and gardening, as well as speaking Spanish with her Venezuelan-born father.


You can test gold, platinum, and palladium jewelry to determine if an unmarked piece you've acquired is genuine. There are easy ways to test jewelry yourself and thus eliminate the need for a professional appraisal. By using chemical agents, namely acids, it's simple to gauge a reaction for a particular precious metal. Always use protective, disposable latex gloves, or if allergic, non-latex gloves, in case of spills.
Examine your jewelry for any marks before testing. Use a regular magnifying glass or a professional eye magnifying tool to look your piece over. Ten-karat gold is marked 10k, 16, 417, or 10KP; 14-karat gold is marked 583, 585, or 14KP; 18-karat gold is marked 750 or 18KP; 22-karat gold is marked 916 or 917; and pure gold, 24 karat, is marked 999. Marked platinum will say 900 Plat, Plat 900, Pt900, or 900Pt. Modern palladium is usually marked Pd950. If you can't find a mark, you'll have to test the piece.
To test for gold, purchase nitric acid. You can obtain this solution, along with other acids for jewelry testing, from a jewelry-supply company (many can be found online).
Wearing disposable gloves, follow the directions on the test kit. Typically, you'll rub the gold onto a piece of stone, then apply the nitric acid to the stone over the rub mark. The acid will dissolve onto the stone and completely dissipate when it's not genuine gold. Any color change, though, indicates gold. The lighter the color change the higher the karat weight. A darker color change can indicate 14k gold or less.
To test for platinum, use a magnet. This is the simplest way to test platinum jewelry without causative acids. If the magnet sticks, there is iron in the piece, and the piece is not pure. Other tests for platinum are the scratch-test method (similar to the one for gold); a melting-point test that looks for tarnish when flame is applied to the metal; and a density test, which involves weighing the platinum. Both the melting-point test and the density test are best done by professionals with the proper equipment.
To test palladium, first make sure your piece is not platinum. Weigh the piece—this is the easiest way to determine that palladium is not platinum. Most palladium is lighter than platinum. Pure palladium is rare in vintage jewelry because it was used only as a filler metal for other jewelry. Modern palladium is 12 percent lighter than platinum and more durable. A professional density-weight test may be required for palladium.
Go to a professional jeweler when in doubt for an appraisal on platinum jewelry, because platinum and white gold look identical. Take your jewelry to a professional for a test if your results are inconclusive, or if your pieces are delicate, and intricately designed with gemstones.
Always wear plastic disposable gloves when handling jewelry kit testing acids.


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Hong Kong the Pirate Capital: Hijacked on the High Seas
by Ryan Ho Kilpatrick
Posted on February 7, 2018 May 1, 2018
Published in Zolima CityMag
Around the turn of the 19th century, people around the world began to receive an unsettling postcard from their friends and family in Hong Kong.
As their eyes scanned the image from top to bottom, they took in an idyll of life in the Orient. Tall mountains soared over swallowtail roofs. Traditional sampans rested on the rocky foreshore. A neat row of moustachioed English gentlemen were enjoying a day out, resplendent in white linen suits and high breeches, walking sticks and pith helmets in hand.
They looked like they should have been standing proudly before a picnic spread of dainty sandwiches and cakes, their wives drawing champagne bottles from wicker hampers below. But they weren't. At their feet were the severed heads and lifeless bodies of a dozen Chinese men.
The corpses belonged to those who had pirated the steamship Namoa and left Hong Kong in a state of unprecedented shock, insecurity and outrage. This, the postcard seemed to say without a word, is what happens to the enemies of the British Empire in Hong Kong.
SS Namoa was a coasting steamer operated by the Douglas Steamer Company. At noon on December 10, 1890, she set out on her routine run between Hong Kong and Swatow (now Shantou), a treaty port on the eastern fringe of Guangdong that was also home to the ship's namesake, the picturesque nearshore island of Nan'ao.
Onboard were five European saloon passengers and 240 Chinese deck passengers. Many of the latter were migrants from Guangdong and Fujian who had just spent years working in California and the Straits Settlements, toiling in tough conditions and saving every penny so they could bring their earnings back with them to their home villages.
Mingling amongst them, however, were around 40 pirates biding their time before launching a carefully planned assault on the ship's crew. They wouldn't have to wait long. Less than two hours after Namoa slipped from her moorings in Hong Kong, the gang swung into action. English official Charles JH Halcombe recalled the pivotal moment thus:
Several Chinese passengers [during the voyage] came up out of the main between-decks and walked about for some minutes in a seemingly aimless manner; then others emerged from the hatch, until there were between forty and fifty on deck… Suddenly, at a given signal, off came their loose outer garments, and these harmless-looking passengers were armed men; each with a cutlass and two revolvers in hand, and at their appointed stations.
A Danish man named Mr. Petersen, who was the keeper of Lamocks Lighthouse in Swatow, was taking tiffin out in the air when the assault was launched. He was enjoying a cup of claret and a biscuit when the pirates appeared on deck and shot him four times in the head. His was the first person killed aboard the Namoa, but he was not the last.
A Malay quartermaster who struggled with a pirate was shot in the chest and later died of his wounds. Another was thrown overboard. Two cooks, an engineer and an officer were also shot but survived. The first-class passengers holed up inside the saloon together with the captain, Thomas Guy Pocock. The pirates summoned Captain Pocock outside to negotiate but as he approached the door he, too, was shot point blank through the chest.
Having taken complete command of the ship, the pirates set about ransacking the cabins and robbing its passengers of all their belongings. Although colonial outrage would centre on the treatment of the European passengers — "handled in the roughest manner, even to being spat upon," wailed a missionary onboard — the experience was far more traumatic for those in steerage, who had all their hard work and hope taken away.
Namoa's new commanders steered her out to sea around Pedro Blanca, an isolated rock pinnacle 85 kilometres east of Sai Kung, before bringing her slowly back to Mendoza Island, anchoring there about 7pm. Mendoza (now known as Xiaoxingshan) lay south of Harlem Bay or Ping-hoi, a wretched hive of scum and villainy that served as the backdrop for the dramatic final confrontations between Chui A-poo's pirate fleet and the Royal Navy in 1849.
The pirates doused the Namoa's lights and signalled to a small flotilla of junks awaiting them at the island. They pulled alongside the steamer to bring its booty onboard then ferry the pirates ashore, though not before raiding the galley and enjoying a grand feast onboard.
Heartened by the silence that followed the pirates' party, crew locked into the saloon soon broke out and took back the ship. Under the command of the chief mate, Namoa limped back into Victoria Harbour at around eight o'clock the next morning. When she was observed returning so soon, bystanders wondered what had happened to her; and as she drew closer and they saw the flag flying half-mast from the taffrail, they knew it had been something terrible.
"The startling news of this outrage created a general feeling of unsafety and consternation among the foreign communities in China," Halcombe wrote in his memoirs.
The Namoa affair was not the first hijacking of a large vessel by brigands based in or around Hong Kong, nor would it be the last. But it was a wakeup call for colonial authorities who had grown complacent following their defeats of the area's last major pirate fleets. The audacity of this new breed of pirates was quickly becoming intolerable. A Cheung Chau ferry and a vessel in Victoria Harbour were even targeted at one point. Something had to be done.
Immediate precautions were undertaken to fortify ships. Iron grilles were installed between the bridge, officers' quarters and first-class deck; coastal steamers were allowed to carry light armaments; and armed sailors were stationed at doorways. Pilot houses became pillboxes.
Hong Kong police quickly apprehended two men based in Shau Kei Wan alleged to have led the operation, but both were let off since they did not originate from Hong Kong and the colonial court therefore lacked jurisdiction. Instead, they let the men fell into the hands of the authorities north of Boundary Street, where justice was less refined. The men were thrown in with 13 other pirates nabbed by Qing officials, four of whom were also involved in the hijacking. Three of the six were said to have been its masterminds.
A mere five months and one day after the Namoa incident, all 15 of the pirates were led to a beach by the Kowloon Walled City yamen and decapitated. The West Australian, far away to the south, applauded this "impressive ceremony":
For a long time it seemed that the leaders in that diabolical business were to escape with the fruits of their crime. They got, thanks to the apathy of the naval Authorities here, a very favourable start. The police of the colony, if they were to depend on their own efforts, were Utterly powerless. But the Chinese authorities bestirred themselves in the matter in a way that showed they were very much in earnest.
The executioner himself, however, seemed to grew weary with the tedium of taking so many heads. He handed his sword to his 15-year-old son and let the teenager take care of the final four. "The whole affair," it was reported, "only occupied a few minutes."
The haunting image of the Namoa executions soon took on a life of its own. In his edited volume Pirates, Ports and Coasts in Asia, Historian John Kleinen writes that pictures of the killing ground "found their way into albums and the obvious postcards for a wider mass consumption," crediting the Queen's Road publisher M. Sternberg with producing postcards depicting the pirates on the execution ground. "A situation in which foreigners posed behind or next to dead bodies of condemned criminals was not unusual in these days," Kleinen writes. "Pictures of severed heads were produced elsewhere in colonial Indochina, Japan and British India."
The postcard picture later resurfaced in Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm's Bandits, a study of the outlaw figure as champion of social justice. Kleinen also chronicles its use in depictions of Eight-Nation Army retributions against Boxer rebels and French cruelty visited upon Vietnamese insurgents. In the digital age, one occasionally find it on "historical" Twitter feeds and Instagram accounts, frequently followed by repudiations of Western imperialism.
None of these readings, however, are borne out by the facts. Even the conspicuous white faces on the beach belonged to employees of the Imperial Maritime Customs Service, a Chinese government agency staffed largely by foreigners. Their presence on the beach was not as spectators or foreign dignitaries but as Chinese civil servants, since the slain lighthouse keeper Petersen had been a colleague of theirs.
Nonetheless, the photograph does still tell a compelling story all its own: one of two great empires, ordinarily at one another's throats, united in a moment of bloody triumph over a common adversary. In the end, the threat written into that gruesome postcard is not so much addressed to the enemies of Great Britain or the Great Qing, but to the hostis humani generis. This is what happened to "the enemies of all mankind."
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Sunrise over Sharp Peak after an overnight hike from Sai Kung to Tai Long Wan. One of my favourite things about long solo hikes like this is listening to an audiobook from start to finish and this time I chose The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, Edgar Allen Poe's only complete novel. It's meandering medley of misadventure and encyclopedic tangents was an influence on Herman Melville, who perfect the form a decade later in Moby-Dick, but Pym is frankly a bit of a mess with slip-shod composition and an extremely anti climatic ending. Nevertheless, it does contain a number of interesting episodes—one of which became one of literature's most bizarre coincidences. After thwarting a mutiny on their whaling ship Pym and his companions pass through the teeth of storm that renders the ship a hulk. After drifting for days and facing starvation, one of the survivors––a mutineer whom they spared to help man the ship named Richard Parker––suggests they follow the "custom of the sea" and draw straws to determine which of them should be sacrificed for food. Ultimate, Parker himself draws the short straw. Half a century after the novel was published, the shipwrecked crew of the yacht Mignonette found themselves in a similar dilemma, and arrived at the same conclusion. After the cabin boy fell into a coma they decided to kill him to feed the others. The ensuing court case after the made landfall became a cause celebre in Victorian Britain. Despite the opposition of seamen nationwide––including the family of the murdered cabin boy––it established that the "custom of the sea" had no legal basis, and necessity could not be used as a defence for murder. It was a landmark legal case and a landmark case of life imitating art, for that cabin boy's name was also Richard Parker. Yann Martel would reprise the role again in his novel Life of Pi, featuring a shipwrecked man-eating tiger (who may not actually be a tiger) named Richard Parker. A perfectly anodyne name that through the force of coincidence has become synonymous with our worst instincts.
Located at the southwestern tip of Lantau Island, Fan Lau overlooks the strategic sea passage leading into the Pearl River Estuary. It's name—"Division of Flows"—refers to the change in colour of the waters where the blue South China Sea meets the muddy Pearl River. A fort was built here under the reign of the Qing Kangxi emperor to guard against piracy, and was manned by four dozen soldiers with eight cannons. After the surrender of the major pirate fleets in 1810 the fort began to lose relevance, and was abandoned around 1898 after the lease of the New Territories to Britain. Throughout its history it continued to serve as a landmark for oceangoing vessels approaching Canton, then the only Chinese port open to international maritime trade.
"As for the fall, it began long ago. Can't stop the rain; can't stop the snow. I sit in my chair. I look at the street. The neighbour returns my smile of defeat. I move with the leaves. I shine with the chrome. I'm almost alive. I'm almost at home. No one to follow and nothing to teach—except that the goal falls short of the reach." Tuen Mun to Yuen Long, the long way around.
Grazzi, Malta. It's been real.
Sicilian scenes.
HMS Hellespont is one of Malta's many WWII shipwrecks. A familiar site in Valletta's Grand Harbour for over 20 years, the sea rescue paddle steamer tug was sunk during an Italian air bombardment in 1942—a year that saw this little island become the most bombed place on Earth. After the war, her mangled metal body was towed several nautical miles out to sea, where she now lies under 42m of dizzyingly blue and clear water. Dropping down the water column, the temperature plummets sharply from 28 degrees to a spine-chilling 17 on the rocky seabed. As her lines slowly come into focus, you begin to notice the details that make the Hellespont feel so much realer than bigger scuttled wrecks: the eratic scatter of debris that surrounds her, the thick layers of calcium carbonate concretions built up over decades, and the splayed metal ribs of her port bow still frozen in the moment she met her violent end.


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