On January 31, in Meredith College's Carswell Concert Hall, the Arcangelo Piano Quartet (http://www.arcangelopianoquartet.com/) gave a concert benefiting the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players. The artists - Russian pianist Irene Kofman, Polish violinist Izabela Cohen, Chinese violinist and violist Yang Xi, and American cellist Steven Sigurdson - are Florida based, mostly, and the string players are all veterans of the late-lamented Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, whose last chief executive had been the successor in Syracuse, NY, to David Chambless Worters, current CEO of the NCS. Xi currently performs with the RSO and its Chamber Players, and this benefit concert was his idea. (For an excellent profile of Xi, see our colleague Roy C. Dicks' article in the 1/30 issue of the N&O's "What's Up," online at http://newsobserver.com/features/wup/story/3287621p-2935896c.html [inactive 5/04]) The turnout was excellent, and the presenters have good reasons to be pleased.
The generous program was a fascinating mini-survey of "piano" quartets, with more than a few gee-whiz surprises along the way. Things got underway with what the bare-bones (skeletal, indeed...) program listed as "Folia for strings and harpsichord" by Vivaldi. This and other selections were introduced by the artists, which was a big help, since the typical music lover without access to several reference works would otherwise have been hard-pressed to pinpoint the pieces. It was in fact the Trio Sonata in d minor, Op. 1/12 (RV.63), cataloged (in New Grove ) as "Variations on 'La Follia.'" Kofman played Meredith's double-manual harpsichord, made from a kit in 1979; it was surprisingly effective, although there's not much audible difference in manual I and manual II. Trio sonatas tended to be for one or two instruments with continuo. This one is for two violins, played in period performance style, sort of - there was very little vibrato - by Cohen and Xi. One can, I guess, make a case for this being a precursor of the piano quartet of today, but it is a bit of a stretch. The same may be said of the next item on the program, listed as "Divertimento for harpsichord and strings," by Haydn. It turned out to be the work generally known as Haydn's Keyboard Concerto in C, H.XIV:3, which was intended for harpsichord, two violins and continuo, as given on this occasion, but it is listed in New Grove as a divertimento - and as a concertino and a sonate, too! Both opening works were handsomely played, with great enthusiasm and spirit, to the evident delight of the audience.
Mozart's First Piano Quartet, in g minor, K.478, really is a piano quartet, with a viola replacing the second violin heard in the earlier works on this program. It received a fine reading, but Meredith's troubled Yamaha, its lid kept on its short stick, sounded even murkier than usual, and its mid-range continued to display quirky and uneven action. The piece is among the best-known chamber works in this form, and the Arcangelo's performance of it, overall, was on a par with some of the very best readings heard locally.
The second half of the program was devoted to Brahms' Third Piano Quartet, in c minor, Op. 60; it was actually begun in 1855, before the other two. Brahms messed with it, off and on, for 20 years, and cellist Sigurdson explained the likely reasons for the composer's difficulty in completing it - his contorted admiration for Clara Schumann, Robert S's hospitalization and subsequent death, Brahms' identification with the title character of Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther, etc., etc. The music is dark and often troubling, and the remarks reminded us why this is so. The performance glowed from within and would have served as an ideal cap for the concert, but there was such enthusiastic applause that the visitors performed two Chinese pieces, one clearly a folksong and the other resembling some sort of Asian bluegrass. During the course of the program, there were some minor ensemble problems, here and there, and several not-so-minor intonation glitches. These little problems aside, it had nonetheless been quite an evening when the music ended at ten after ten and the reception began.
The Raleigh Symphony and its Chamber Players merit our support. This benefit concert did much to underscore the important roles played in our community by such ensembles and to gird up the Chamber Players' current budget. Xi and Cohen will perform again, with the RSO Chamber Players, on February 28. See our calendar for details.


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For those that tire of heavily basic activities or those that would like to experience everything local fare offers can attend some classes around this popular cooking school. SITCA offers courses that are a few hours long to create a multicourse meal. A number of the items covered within the class include understanding local ingredients and ways to create intricate floral designs using various carving techniques on local vegatables and fruits. Students can also get a complementary instructional DVD so they can practice the strategy both at home and somewhere else.
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Rays beat Angels, move into tie for third place
by Gary Shelton on May 19, 2018 · 0 comments
Ramos hit two home runs for the Rays./JEFFREY S. KING
Saturday, 2 a.m.
These days, the Tampa Bay Rays are worth staying up late to see.
The Rays won their fifth straight game Friday night, blowing away the Los Angels Angels once again, 7-2. Over the last two nights, the Rays have outscored the Angels, 14-3. They have outhit the Angels 29-9 in two games.
The Rays closed to a virtual tie for third place with Toronto. They also moved to within one game of .500 once again.
Snell ran his record to 5-3 against the Angels./JEFFREY S. KING
Blake Snell started for the Rays and went 6 2/3 innings. He allowed just four hits and struck out eight to improve his record to 5-3.
"I think he felt a little bit better (than his last start, when he got only 10 outs)," manager Kevin Cash said. "I thought the fastball really came out. His first pitch was 98 mph. I thought there was a problem with the gun, but then he came with 97, 96, 97.
"Any left hander who can navigate through this lineup like he did is having a pretty special night."
Wilson Ramos hit two home runs for the Rays. Brad Miller and Mallex Smith both had three hits, while Joey Wendle, Christian Arroyo, Daniel Robertson and Ramos had two hits.
Ramos also hit the 100th home run of his career. The Rays are 11-0 this season when hitting at least two home runs.
"It's one of the best moments for me in my career," Ramos said.
The Rays play the Angels again today at 9:07 p.m. Sergio Romo will get the first start of his career (588 appearances) against Andrew Heaney.
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SK1: SK1 Weekly Updates: (Nov.3- Nov.14)!
In phonics, we started the second jolly phonic book. This book cover the following letters: c- k -e- h- r -m and d. Last week we finished three letters (c k and e). We learned how to write both the upper and lower case of these letters and we learned the sound and actions.
To review the sounds of the first jolly phonic book.
We finished our first book ( I can) of shared/guided reading. MashaAllah every student had the chance to read this book twice. Alhamdullelah we started a new book with the title: Best Friends!
But best of all, best friends share hugs.
SK1 wrote in their journals the following sentence.
Sk1 are reciting this dua'a daily. MashaAllah some of the students are able to recall part of this dua'a by themselves. Way to go SK1.
Prophet Mohammed peace be upon him was saying this du'aa during his Hijra from Mecca to Madina. He was entering a new era in the Islamic history that was full of uncertainty as well as hope for a new promising life.
"My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance and to exit a sound exit and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority."
We are working in our unit about the three states of matter. The SK1 are learning a song about it. Please practice with your child the new song and have fun singing together.!
Solid, liquid, gas; Solid, liquid, gas.
Jump up and down; Jump up and down.
Drink right down, Drink right down.
Breathe right in; Breathe right in.
We are going to spend more time in this unit inshaAllah.
We finished our math booklets with the numbers from 1-10. These booklets cover one to one correspondence.
We also learned about comparing number groups with using the terms "fewer", and "more".
Next inshaAllah we will focus on how to write numbers in words.
We learned that we should always respect our parents and our teachers and listen to them.
We learned the respect song!
We integrated Islamic Studies with Art and Language. MashaAllah SK1 made a beautiful craft about the five pillars of Islam. Please check our bulletin board!
Since the theme for the month of November is respect, Sk1 made cards to their parents to tell how much they appreciate what you do for them on a daily basis.
We also learned about washroom manners from saying the dua'a before and after entering the washroom to the proper hand washing.
We have new games in the gym! SK1 had so much fun playing!
Please remember to post your child's show and tell schedule on the fridge to remind him/her of the day they suppose to do their turn.
Please try your best to read daily to your child, five to ten minutes of reading is more than enough when it is done on a daily basis.
Please do keep your child at home when he/she is not feeling well, that will help your child feel better quickly and will prevent others from catching the sickness that your child has.


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"Movin' On" is a song recorded by Canadian music group The Rankins. It was released in 1998 as the first single from their fifth studio album, Uprooted. It peaked in the top 10 on the RPM Country Tracks chart.

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class GooglePlusUser(models.Model):
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Ten days in the jungle Page 16
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Boston: Cupples, Upham, 1885, pg 16
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j6 ten days in the jungle. Two years ago I did not know that such a place existed. Since then we have heard so much about it, through a friend who is much interested in the vast tin deposits, sugar plantations, and the opening of the country, which seems truly to be a new Eldorado, that we became so delighted with the descriptions that we were most anxious to see this wonderful country for ourselves. Perk is one of the provinces of the Malayan peninsula. To the north of the island of Singapore is the southern part of the Malayan peninsula. The State of Johore, belonging to the Maharajah, a native prince, who makes himself very much liked by his people, and who is now adopting many European customs, is at the southern part of the peninsula. At the northwest of Johore is the old Dutch province of Malacca, which now belongs to the British ; then a small State called Sungei-Ujong; north of that, Selangr; and farther north is Perk. This is an independent State, with an English Resident, who sits in councilPerA k is one of the provinces of the Malayan peninsula. To the north of the island of Singapore is the southern part of the Malayan peninsula. The State of Johore, belonging to the Maharajah, a native prince, who makes himself very much liked by his people, and who is now adopting many European customs, is at the southern part of the peninsula. At the northwest of Johore is the old Dutch province of Malacca, which now belongs to the British ; then a small State called Sungei-Ujong; north of that, SelangA r; and farther north is PerA k. This is an independent State, with an English Resident, who sits in council


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Laccophilus oscillator is een keversoort uit de familie waterroofkevers (Dytiscidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1882 door Sharp.

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One day during my junior (sophomore?) year of college I had some sort of breakdown and didn't have my copy on me. I went to the school library and ended up finding a beautiful early edition still in very good condition. I checked it out and stood on the quad, reading that line over and over, listening to the Last Days of April (LDOA) song "Make Friends with Time" on repeat.
Since I was 5 or so I was terrified of time and death and had many, many sleepless nights lasting long into adulthood. I was raised a Roman Catholic and their concept of an afterlife never made any sense to me or gave me any comfort (especially when I was told my pets wouldn't be there). The idea, however, that death could be an adventure, made me feel better and gave me comfort that I never got from years of going to church. Much later when I discovered LDOA, the song title "Make Friends with Time" immediately intrigued me before I heard any of the record. Just the idea that one didn't have to fight against time but rather come to an understanding and acceptance of it was revolutionary. Living in a culture obsessed with multitasking and getting as much done as possible, I never heard of such a thing. The song is hauntingly beautiful and turned out to be my favorite on the record, and always makes me want to write and create. Combining that with Peter Pan suddenly made the world a much less terrifying place.
LDOA have a number of records out, but I've only found two that give me the desire to write – Angel Youth (which contains "Make Friends with Time" as well as a wonderful extended instrumental version of the song) and Ascend to the Stars.


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Are Alcoholics Less Deserving of Liver Transplants? when Does Behavior Trigger a Lesser Claim to Medical Resources? when Does Chronic Drinking, For Example, Mean That One has a Lesser Claim to a Liver Transplant? Only when One's Behavior Becomes a Callous Indifference to Others' Needs--when One Knows the Consequences of Heavy Drinking and Knows That by Drinking One May End up Depriving Someone else of a Liver.


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Okrug Gornji (dříve Okruk Gornji) je přímořské letovisko a turisty často vyhledávaná destinace v Chorvatsku v Splitsko-dalmatské župě. Je centrem opčiny Okrug a zároveň největším sídlem na ostrově Čiovo. V roce 2011 žilo v Okrugu Gornjim 3 081 obyvatel, převážně chorvatské národnosti. Obyvatelé se živí především cestovním ruchem, který je zde velice rozvinutý. Nachází se zde mnoho pláží, z nichž nejznámější jsou Copacabana, Duga Dango, Labadusa, Mala Draga, Mavarštica, Okrug, Rožac, Uvala Bočići nebo Vela Draga.

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When I saw the Teddy Ornaments crochet pattern, my first thought was that these round creatures really do look like ornaments!
So far other amigurumi I've made with WOTA I've used a size F hook. This calls for sport weight and smaller than B.... I think I may try using a slightly smaller hook than F to make this a little smaller rather than modifying the pattern itself. I have both E and D hooks. I will try to make it with D, but if I have trouble with tension I will move up a size.
I was on row 3 when I discovered the designer had linked to a post with modifications made to work with worsted weight yarn and size D needles! Thankfully this would mean that I didn't need to start over again.
I used chocolate yarn for the body (22 yards) and an extra 3 yards were used to complete the ears. For the scarf I used Teal (~2.5 yards) and Wonderland Heather (~5 yards). I chained 53 sts to start and then followed the supplemental instructions.
The scarf is my first real "flat" piece of crochet. I am quite proud of it, especially since it doesn't matter that the ends are a little uneven. The scarf was done all in one direction, so I have not worked back and forth crochet yet.
I glued the scarf to the bear per the instructions. I used pins to hold the scarf in place as the glue dried.
I am in LOVE with the final result. The pattern also includes instructions to create a panda and a koala bear. I know that I will be making more of these in the future!
That would be pretty cute!


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Since as far back as I can remember, I've been a writer. As a child, I wrote stories featuring my favorite characters at the time: horses. I created plays and nagged my neighborhood friends into acting, while I produced and directed, and presented them to our parents. I constantly kept a journal, a way to document my life's events, and also try to make sense of the world around me. As a student at Blackburn College, I majored in English, and accepted my first job as an assistant editor at a small magazine publishing company.
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Acts of God and government, Brian Easton
Posted on March 1, 2013 by NZ Books
The Christchurch Fiasco: The Insurance Aftershock and its Implications for New Zealand and Beyond
Sarah Miles
Dunmore Publishing, $38.00,
Given New Zealand's reputation as The Shaky Isles, together with its accompanying history of deluges, hurricanes, landslips, tsunamis and volcanoes, you might have expected the country to be reasonably well prepared for natural catastrophes. The response to the Canterbury earthquakes suggests otherwise.
The main Canterbury shocks were not the largest in our known history: the Wairarapa earthquake of 1855 had a magnitude of 8.2 compared to Canterbury's main shocks of 7.1 in September 2011 and 6.3 in February 2011. But they were in a damned inconvenient location (so was the 1931 Hawke's Bay one, magnitude 7.8, with more deaths) and the severity of the Canterbury aftershocks was exceptional.
However, the Canterbury earthquakes exposed poor building standards, inadequate preparation for rescue, a government unable to relate to a community, and serious deficiencies in the insurance industry.
Books (and e-publications) on the earthquakes have proliferated. Thus far they have typically illustrated the region before and after, or are memoirs of those involved. No one has yet incorporated the experience into a novel (the Shaky Isles do not have a large literature of natural catastrophes). Aside from various official reports, Sarah Miles's The Christchurch Fiasco is the first to explore systematically some of the underlying issues.
Miles is a resident of Christchurch who has suffered, like many others, from frustrating interactions with insurance companies. However, the book makes good use of Miles's training as a lawyer. Because it is early in the publication cycle it also provides a background to her focus on insurance. Perhaps inevitably, the second chapter on the political response is disappointing; there is much to learn about the nature of New Zealand governance from the way it has responded. One day a political analyst will do that. Miles looks only at how the insurance system worked (or not) for householders.
Her central theme is that while the insurance industry promised much before the shocks, afterwards their performance has been dreadful: cash in with a smile; cash out with a grumble – or not at all. Numerous anecdotes from individuals illustrate just how lacklustre insurers have been. (Reflect on that, as your insurance premium rises.)
Miles did not approach the insurance industry for their explanation. It grumbles about more than 11,000 earthquakes over most of the past two years, years resulting in more than 450,000 separate claims (apparently a 1989 industry review predicted 150,000 for major shock in Wellington), the difficulties of getting the data it needs, that the size of the devastation has created enormous logistic challenges and "a co-insurance model not designed to meet multiple events" (sic). There are also all sorts of unforeseen legal complications, while the recovery programme itself is adding to them. Moreover, satisfied customers – such as the many dealt with promptly by the Earthquake Commission (EQC) – are unlikely to record offsetting favourable anecdotes.
Some of the customer grumbles – but definitely not all of them – are almost certainly unreasonable, based on excessive expectations about what they think should be (or had been) covered. But there are sufficient of the insured with what appear to be legitimate complaints, especially about delays, to suggest there are some deep structural problems, which the insurance industry acknowledges – in part – in its reference to the "co-insurance model". As it happens, private insurers are involved with the biggest claims, where houses are the most munted and often in the worst-hit areas where new legal and building standards have been introduced by government. Perhaps insurers should have been better prepared, but even if they had had a foolproof plan, any repair/rebuild would have taken a long time.
The co-insurance problem arises because most householders – some were not insured at all – were covered for the first $100,000 of damage by the EQC and the excess by private insurers. (In practice this affected only about 20,000 houses out of some 140,000 affected.) The interface between the insurers has hardly been seamless. It took a remarkably long time to introduce the practice of their assessors visiting a damaged site together, so that at least there was some agreement on the facts.
Miles does not explain the origin of the co-insurance but it is relevant to the current mess and her proposed reform. In 1989 the Labour Government put forward a sensible reform of the existing provision based on the Earthquake and War Damage Commission (EWD). The new agency, the EQC, would no longer cover business insurance, which would obtain its insurance from private insurers. (The justification was that they had diverse and specialist needs best met by a multitude of competing suppliers.) Insurance for households was more routine, and a monopoly supplier would be more effective. The following National Government capped the exposure of the EQC (and therefore the Crown) to $100,000 (about $200,000 in today's prices but devalued by inflation) and left the rest to be provided by private insurers. Hence two insurers per (insured) household, although this affects only about 20,000 houses from the Canterbury shocks.
A second principle was that the EQC would be an actuarial insurer – that is, set its premiums on the assessed risks, like a private insurer. It would build up a reserve and also purchase reinsurance for the possibility of the big one. Unfortunately this objective was never properly achieved, in part because other parts of the government did not let the EQC pursue it vigorously.
The effect was to reduce Crown exposure, since it was no longer covering businesses, and its exposure for each house insured was limited to $100,000. Instead, the exposure was shifted to private insurers – who would charge for their risk – and to the private sector (including households) if it was inadequately insured. All very neoliberal. (The total cost to the Crown of the Canterbury earthquakes is estimated as $13b, of which $7.5b comes from the EQC reserves. Most of the remaining public costs – such as infrastructure replacement – were not intended to be covered by the EQC.)
Miles wants the government to be the provider of insurance largely as it was under the pre-neoliberal regime and for houses under the Labour scheme. She underestimates the risk, and – it seems to me – the need for global reinsurance to spread it across the whole world.
The 1988 EWD minister, Peter Neilson, gave an assurance that "this [Labour] Government will always be compassionate in its approach to providing relief to disaster victims." The issue is not simply the insurance system, which is necessarily contractual, but the way that the government would handle the entire catastrophe. Arguably, neoliberalism (and contractualism) got in the way in Christchurch of the compassionate response that Neilson promised and the public expected.
The issues remain. In the 70 years between the Hawke's Bay and Canterbury earthquakes there were three quakes of similar or greater magnitude to the first Canterbury (Darfield) shock of 7.1. Fortunately they were in rural locations, unlike the second major Canterbury shock: in the Wairarapa in 1942 (7.2), Inangahua in 1987 (7.1) and Fiordland in 2009 (7.8). (There has also been a number just offshore.) There is no certainty that the next big shock, due in a couple of decades, will be rural.
There is to be a white paper on the future of EQC later this year. It is unlikely to address the wider compassion issue and may well be founded on the neoliberal preoccupations of reducing Crown exposure and on further privatisation of insurance provision.
The public reaction will be interesting. Will it be able to reverse any neoliberal proposals? If the social democrats are successful the future of the EQC may be a central issue in the 2014 election, not just because of its importance, but because it may symbolise two distinct political approaches. If the Shaky Isles has a healthy public debate, Miles's book will be a part of it.
Brian Easton is a New Zealand Listener columnist.
Tagged with: Autumn 2013, Brian Easton, Dunmore Publishing, Issue 101, Sarah Miles
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology


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This is a sound for vegetarians! French band based in Rennes Totorro shared last year their album "Come To Mexico" getting much attention thanks to their incredible mix of indie and pop. One of our favorite artists Tallisker decided to share a remix of their track "Brocolissimo" that she decided to premiere via Highclouds.
It's not the first time she releases a remix, since she already surprised us with a new turn of Irarian legend Kourosh Yaghmaei with his track "Gole Yakh." She now decided to give to "Brocolissimo" a whole new club level making us dance without stopping.
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BONUS: You can listen to the original version by Totorro taken from their album "Come To Mexico" below.


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Views of Oldham from Hartford Works, Werneth. Pic shows Hartford Mill..
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed that the owner can now knock down the entire building.
This is because redevelopment would outweigh the loss of the listed building due to its poor state of repair and continuing blight on the local area.
In January this year Oldham Council's planning committee approved proposals to demolish all the building, which is privately owned.
The decision was referred to the Secretary of State as it involved the complete demolition of a listed building.
Built in 1907, Hartford Mill ceased cotton spinning in the 1950s and was then later used by Littlewoods until 1991.
Vacant since then, the structure has deteriorated over time and has attracted intruders, vandalism, anti-social behaviour and fly-tipping.
Despite being marketed for a range of potential future uses over the last 27 years, the owner was unable to secure a scheme for its re-use.
The council submitted the application making the case for the building to be demolished and now the owner can get on with the job of removing this eyesore.
Councillor Sean Fielding, Oldham Council Leader, said: "This is great news as the demolition of the mill is long overdue. I'm pretty sure the vast majority of residents would agree as it's been a blot on the landscape for years.


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Pioneering Greenhouse Gas Scientist and Harvard Professor, Steven Wofsy, Joins Picarro's Scientific Advisory Board
Sunnyvale, CA – Picarro, the maker of the world's highest precision and easiest to use gas analyzers, announced the addition of Professor Steven Wofsy to the company's Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Wofsy is currently the Abbott Lawrence Rotch Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Chemistry at Harvard University (Division of Engineering and Applied Science and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences). He studied chemical physics at the University of Chicago (B.S., 1966) and Harvard (Ph.D. 1971) and focused his subsequent academic research on atmospheric chemistry. Dr. Wofsy has since played a critical role in building out systems and methodologies to measure and assess the impact of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere. "We are honored that Steve will be collaborating with Picarro scientists and other eminent researchers on our Scientific Advisory Board," says Picarro CTO Eric Crosson. "His input will be invaluable as we continue to innovate and to deliver the best solutions for measuring critical atmospheric gases to scientists around the world."
Dr. Wofsy, who has published over 150 journal articles during a career spanning four decades, is a world leader in greenhouse gas measurement methodologies, instrumentation and experimentation. At Harvard, his work has focused on changes in the composition of the stratosphere and troposphere, including modeling and theoretical research as well as field and laboratory studies. His current research emphasizes the effects of terrestrial ecosystems on the global carbon cycle, and the impacts of climate change and land use on ecosystems and atmospheric composition. Several of his projects focus on quantitative measurements of ecosystem carbon fluxes for time scales spanning instantaneous to decadal, and spatial scales ranging from meters to thousands of kilometers. Dr. Wofsy's research combines physical, chemical and biological methods. His awards include the American Geophysical Union's McIlwane prize and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Distinguished Public Service Medal.
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Q: Ubuntu 12.04 booting suddenly with low screen brightness I have no remembrance of having done anything but now my ubuntu 12.04 always boots with very low screen brightness.
I can then adjust it with FN+Pos1.
I have a Lenovo X220.
Neither xbacklight nor any setting in the system settings has any effect.
I did read some recommendations about complicated python scripts.
But why? I did not change anything! Why is ubuntu broken?

A: issue is solved.
weird fact: some SETTING in the Lenovo Energy Program which comes with Windows 7 was set to "reduce screen brightness during boot and shutdown". I did again switch off this setting and this solves my issue in LINUX!
how can this be? how can windows settings have the same effect in ubuntu? some ACPI BIOS setting?

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Bruce's Journal
Bruce Slutsky was born in New York City in 1949. I recently retired after working as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for 25 years. I have been married to Karen since 1983. We have a son Lee who is now 30 years old. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I am interested in rock and roll radio. Since the inception of the team in 1962 I have been a big fan of the New York Mets.
Open, Open Wide, Chin Down
This is not me!!!!
Nobody likes going to a dentist, but the alternative is risking losing your teeth. When I visited my regular dentist a few months ago she suggested that I visit a periodontist which a a dentist specializing in gums. From what I understand most loss of teeth is caused by gum problems, not by tooth decay. She referred my to Dr. Prabha Krishnan of Forest Hills. Her web site is http://www.yourgumspecialist.com/.
Today she did surgery on the lower right part of my mouth. It is so difficult to keep your mouth open for such a long period of time. It was also necessary to keep my chin down during this procedure so she could work properly. Umpteen times during the procedure, she said "Open, Open Wide, Chin Down". It took about an hour to complete this procedure.
I am not in any way finished. I have two more procedures to go on the left side of my mouth. She also said that I will have to return every 3 months for a cleaning. Well, I don't want to lose my teeth.
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Bob Dylan at Jones Beach July 27, 2013
For most Dylan concerts there is only one opening act. In the past we have seen him with:
This leg of the Never Ending Tour has been marketed as the Americanarama Festival of Music. Last night's concert included:
The ticket stated the concert started at 5:30, but we arrived at about 6:00 and missed Ryan Bingham. I am not too familiar with Beck or Wilco although I have one CD of the latter. It was a surprise to hear Sean Lennon join Wilco at the end of their set singing Yer Blues and Tomorrow Never Knows. The former includes the line "I feel so suicidal like Dylan's Mr. Jones." Dylan did that song as his encore.
At age 72 Dylan's voice is pretty much shot, but he did not mumble or slur his words as was done sometimes in the past. On this leg of the tour he did not vary his set list much. I must give great credit to his backup band which was superb:
Tony Garnier - bass
George Recile - drums
Stu Kimball - rhythm guitar
Charlie Sexton - lead guitar
Donnie Herron - banjo, electric mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel
When I arrived home about 12:15 the set list was already posted on Bill Pagel's Boblinks site.
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Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterJuly 27, 2013
1. Things Have Changed
(Bob center stage, Donnie on pedal steel, Stu on acoustic guitar, Charlie Sexton on lead guitar)
2. Love Sick
(Bob center stage with harp, Donnie on electric mandolin, Charlie Sexton on lead guitar)
3. High Water (For Charley Patton)
(Bob center stage, Donnie on banjo, Tony on standup bass, Charlie Sexton on lead guitar)
4. Soon After Midnight
(Bob on grand piano, Donnie on pedal steel, Stu on acoustic guitar, Charlie Sexton lead guitar)
5. Early Roman Kings (Bob on grand piano, Donnie on lap steel ,
Stu on acoustic guitar, Tony on standup bass, Charlie Sexton on lead guitar)
6. Tangled Up In Blue
(Bob on grand piano, Donnie on pedal steel, Stu on acoustic guitar, Charlie Sexton on lead guitar)
7. Duquesne Whistle
(Bob on grand piano, Donnie on lap steel, Tony on standup bass, Charlie Sexton on lead guitar)
8. She Belongs To Me
(Bob center stage with harp, Donnie on pedal steel, Charlie Sexton on lead guitar)
9. Beyond Here Lies Nothin' (Bob on grand piano, Donnie on electric mandolin,
Stu on acoustic guitar, Charlie Sexton on lead guitar)
10. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Bob on grand piano,
Donnie on electric mandolin, Stu on acoustic guitar, Tony on standup bass,
Charlie Sexton on lead guitar)
11. Blind Willie McTell (Bob center stage with harp, Donnie on banjo,
12. Simple Twist Of Fate (Bob on grand piano with harp, Donnie on pedal steel,
13. Summer Days
(Bob on grand piano, Donnie on pedal steel, Tony on standup bass, Charlie Sexton on lead guitar)
14. All Along the Watchtower (Bob on grand piano, Donnie on lap steel,
15. Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bob on grand piano with harp, Donnie on lap steel, Charlie Sexton on lead guitar)
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The Jeopardy Season Ended Tonight
Alex Trebek announced tonight that the Jeopardy season has ended and that reruns of tournaments will be aired for the next 7 weeks. I can certainly use a breather from my favorite TV show. I will now answer my phone from 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM on weeknights until Monday September 9.
Newark Bears Defeat New Jersey Jackals 7-6 in a Walk Off
Today the NJIT Library staff made its yearly trip to Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium to see the locals play. This year Charlie, Galen, and Aron joined me to see the locals play. In the middle of the 8th the Jackals had a 6-2 lead but the Bears scored two runs in the 8th and 3 in the 9th to win 7-6 in a walk off with Manny Mayorson getting the game winning hit. It was fun getting away from the office.
The Bears congratulate themselves
after their victory.
Let's Help Rich Appel Return to WRNJ - Hackettstown
Rich Appel with Harry Harrison
I was quite dismayed yesterday when I found out that Rich Appel's "The Rest of the Week" was taken off the air at WRNJ - Hackettstown. It certainly can not hurt for his fans to write to the station manager, Norman Worth at nworth@wrnj.com. Please be polite. This is what I wrote:
Mr. Worth:
I am very disappointed that Rich Appel's weekend shows were taken off WRNJ. Rich was certainly an asset to your station during the time that he worked there. His knowledge of the music and artists encouraged me to listen to the station longer than I had in the past. I felt that his banter with the local merchants helped to retain sponsors.
I ask that you rehire Rich for his weekend shifts.
Respectfully submitted
Bruce Slutsky
Using the new Facebook feature "Graph Search" I searched under "Photos that I Liked" and found this gem. It is a photo of Dan Ingram and Cousin Brucie at the June 2007 WABC Cruise taken by Mary Shaw.
Happy Recap Mets 5 Phillies 4
Saturday afternoon at Citifield was not the same without Alan Berman, but he was with us in spirit on a very hot day. There were almost as many Phillies fans in the stands as Philadelphia is only about 90 miles south of NYC. Zack Wheeler was the starting pitcher for the Mets, but ran into trouble in the 5th inning and was taken out so he could not be the winning pitcher. The bullpen did well holding on to a 5-2 into the 9th inning. With 2 outs in the 9th Matt Young was safe on an error by Josh Satin. Chase Utley followed with a 2 run home run to close to gap to one run. Dominic Brown double to put the tying run on 2nd base. Bobby Parnell finally got Darin Ruf to line out to Daniel Murphy for the final out.
I am Glad We Bought an Air Conditioner
About two weeks ago I wrote a journal entry predicting that it would be a cool summer since I bought an air conditioner. I was wrong. This must be the 5th day of 90 plus degree weather. It is really nice to sleep under a blanket. Hopefully, it will cool off soon.
Another Self Portrait to Be Released on August 27th
The release of Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Volume 10 has been rumored for some time, but the following announcements make it official:
New York Times Art Beat
Rolling Stone Magazine - the play lists for the 2 CDs are given here
There will be plenty of outtakes and alternative versions will be offered. Rock critic Greil Marcus really panned the original Self Portrait originally released in 1970.
I don't think there will be a "pop up" store for this release, so I guess I'll order my copy from Amazon.com
All Star Fan Fest at the Javits Center
Since I bought a 6 pack of tickets the Mets sent me free tickets to the All Star Fan Fest at the Javits Center. I met Karen and Lee there after work. There were plenty of fun and games for the kids and memorabilia for sale. We bought two t-shirts and a model of the home run apple with an All Star logo. We met Matt Thornton now owns the Jay Buckley Baseball Tours. I related some of out experiences on the tours we took in 2006, 2007 and 2010.
Michael Kay was doing his ESPN radio talk show from the fan fest. After the show he met with some fans. Below is a photo of him with yours truly and Lee.
Atlanta Vacation - Turner Field and the Braves
For several years our vacations are in cities with major league baseball teams. In 2006, 2007, and 2010 we went on Jay Buckley Baseball Tours which we thoroughly enjoyed and have been documented in this journal. On other occasions including this year we decided to visit just one city and see one or more games and spend some time touring the city. This year we picked a hotel that was within walking distance of Tuner Field. Last year our hotel was two blocks away from Orioles Park at Camden Yards.
On Thursday night we saw the Atlanta Braves play the Cincinnati Reds. The Braves won 6-5 as we also got a Dale Murphy bobblehead doll. Freddy Freeman celebrated has election to the All Star Game as he drove in 4 runs.
On Friday morning we took a guided tour of Turner Field which started in the Braves Hall of Fame. It included artifacts from the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta. The team won one world series in each city in 1948, 1958, and 1995. For so many years the Atlanta Braves dominated the National League East, but only won the series in 1995. The tour guide showed us the broadcast booth, luxury boxes and the home team dugout.
At night we saw the second game of the series as the Reds beat the Braves 4-2 followed by a fireworks display.
The Atlanta Fulton County Stadium where the Braves played from 1966-1996 is now part of the parking lot of Turner Field. The was a sign where Hank Aaron hit is 715th home run
Atlanta Vacation - Part 4
On Thursday we traveled to the Atlanta History Center. I was impressed by the Centennial Games Museum. There were multimedia presentations and interactive displays which showed how Atlanta won the games and how the events transpired in July 1996.
Another exhibit Turning Point: The American Civil War offered over 1400 original and confederate artifices detailing the history of that conflict that resulted in 670,000 deaths.
We also saw the Swan House built in 1928 by distinguished Atlanta architect Philip Trammell Shutze for Edward and Emily Inman.
Back in the 1990s whenever I traveled to a new city I would always air check the major radio stations. I stopped doing that for various reasons. In this internet era I can listen to radio stations from all over the world so I can listen to an Atlanta radio station any time. On Wednesday morning I took out may AM-FM Walkman (remember those?) and scanned the radio dials. There were several sports talk stations but no oldies or classic hits stations.
After 9 AM we hopped on the MARTA and traveled to the High Museum of Art. I am not an expert in art but there were several exhibits featuring American and European art from the 14th century to the present.
From there we went to the Margaret Mitchell House, the birthplace of the author of Gone with the Wind. The tour guide gave a detailed biography of Ms. Mitchell. She was quite knowledgeable about the famous novel. There was also a small exhibit devoted to the movie version. The tour guide was emphatic that the book was better.
The third stop of theday was the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Visitor Center and Monetary Museum.
Our last stop of the day was the Hard Rock Café. Whenever we try to go to the one in Times Square, we go away since we don't want to wait for 90 minutes. In Atlanta we were served right away.
Atlanta Trip - Part 2
On Tuesday July 9th, our first full day in Atlanta we visited the Georgia Aquarium which is in the same vicinity as CNN and the World of Coca Cola. Now this is three vacations in a row that we have visited aquariums:
2011 - Long Beach California
2012 - Baltimore
In all cases the attractions were more for small children.
From there we took the MARTA to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Site. Our first stop was the house where Dr, King was born in 1929. From there we went to Freedom Hall which featured exhibits about Dr. King and his role in the civil rights movement. There was a reflecting pool which surrounds the tombs of Dr. and Mrs. King.
Bruce's Journal was on hiatus for the week the family was away on vacation in Atlanta. A few years ago I was advised not to report on the open web that I was on vacation since someone could look up my address and rob my apartment while I was away. So there will be several entries describing this vacation.
It is always good to take an early flight when leaving on vacation so you have most of a day to pursue activites at your destination. Our flight left LaGuardia at 8:40 AM and we were settled at our hotel by 11:30 AM. So by noon we were ready to start to explore the city. Our hotel was within walking distance of the Georgia State stop on the MARTA, the light rail system of Atlanta. We took the train to the CNN Center where we got a tour of the facility. We were shown the newsrooms of CNN and HLN.
From there we walked to the World of Coca-Cola, a museum devoted to the famous soft drink. There were many artifacts dating back to the founding of the company in 1886. We saw the vault where the secret formula of Coca Cola is kept. I enjoyed the feature were visitors could sample the many soft drinks sold by the company all over the world. At the end of the tour we were given and 8 once bottle of Coke.
Congratulations to Dave Wright and Matt Harvey
Congratulations to David Wright and Matt Harvey for their selection to the 2013 National League All-Star Team. Congratulations are also in order for Robinson Cano and Mariano Rivera for their selection to the American League team.
We Didn't Stay till the end as the Mets Lose to Arizona 5-4 in 15 innings
For many years we have bought tickets to Met games in advance. We have observed that there are plenty of empty seats at Citifield. So yesterday we decided to go the ball bark and buy the tickets at the window as we did for many years at Shea Stadium. We took a little walk around the ball park and saw Mr. Met with his wife at the Fan Fest. After all these years I didn't know that he was married.
We went to our seats in the Promenade behind home plate. Sadly Alan Berman was not there as he regularly goes to day games at Citifield and Yankee Stadium. It was a typical Met game with excellent pitching, but no clutch hitting. It was still tied at 2-2 after 12 innings as I said to Karen that we were all tired and hungry and would leave at the end of the 13th inning no matter what.
In the 13th inning Cody Ross drew a bases load walk from David Aardsma to take the lead. But, in the bottom of the 13th Anthony Recker homered off ex-Met Heath Bell to tie game. We left at that point, but Alan Berman, may he rest in peace, would have stayed to the bitter end as he did in the 20 inning loss to the Miami Marlins on June 8.
In the top of the 14th Arizona scored on a bloop single, but the Mets tied it up with a home run by Kirk Nieuwenhuis.
Arizona rallied to score a run in the 15th, but there was no Met magic in the bottom of the inning as the Amazins lost 5-4 in a 5 hour and 46 minute marathon.
Why This Will Be a Cool Summer
Every time you remember to bring an umbrella, like today, it doesn't rain. Today we had a new air conditioner for our bedroom delivered. It will be installed tomorrow. So of course, it means this will be a cool summer.
Recent Photo of Bruce
I have been a fan since Day 1 in 1962
Bruce and Karen
Bruce and Karen in 2015
Your Truly with Cousin Brucie in 2007
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EU States Gather to Discuss Imposition of Climate Taxes and Carbon Pricing on European Aviation Sector
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(GreenAir Online) A coalition of EU States came together last week in the Netherlands to discuss how carbon pricing and taxes could be applied to Europe's air transport sector. At a conference convened by the Dutch government, the country's finance minister, Menno Snel, said it was unfair aviation escaped taxes compared to other transport sectors and called on States to work together to create a European aviation tax and carbon pricing system. His stance was supported in presentations by ministers from Sweden and France, who called for a carbon tax on fossil aviation fuel and that the next European Commission tackle the issue as a priority. The EU Commissioner responsible for taxation, Pierre Moscovici, said the Commission was ready to work with States willing to impose a fuel tax on flights between them. A researcher from Oeko-Institut estimates if flights covered by the EU ETS were taxed on their fuel, it would raise around €8.7 billion ($9.9bn) annually for European treasuries.
Snel said it was commonly believed international civil aviation's Chicago Convention prevented States from taxing jet fuel (kerosene) on international flights. "It's true the Convention doesn't allow us to tax the fuel already onboard once a plane arrives but the restriction does not apply to fuel taken onboard before departure," he argued. "That's good news for all of us. Imposing a fuel tax would be a strong incentive for carriers to develop cleaner fuels. More importantly, it's only fair that they pay."
Sweden's Minister of Finance, Magdalena Andersson … told delegates… "A tax on aviation fuel would meet the 'polluter pays' principle and raise public funds that could be used for important investment and climate-friendly technologies. It would also be easier to administer both for authorities and companies.
"A tax would both stimulate energy efficiency and the reduction of fossil fuels as we would only tax the fossil content of the fuel, and this would encourage the much-needed production of biofuels for airlines.
"Of course, it can also change people's behaviour and a reminder that when we are flying, we are polluting our climate and so we need to pay for it. High income households do fly more frequently and longer distances than those on lower incomes, so the tax would be paid mainly by high income earners."
Ludger Schuknecht, Deputy Secretary General at the OECD, said carbon pricing was key for a cost-effective climate policy and was an economically and politically sound strategy. However, he said, there was currently almost a complete absence of carbon price signals in aviation. READ MORE
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Nyze of EverythingNyze nominated Jorie's Reads by Starry Night Elf for the "One Lovely Blog Award." How stellar is this! Below are the rules for nominees!
1. Not only do I like to read series in order, I also like to read books in the order they're published.
2. In addition to reading, I enjoy studying genealogy.
3. My surname, Nissen, is Danish and it rhymes with the word listen.
5. I collect rubber duckies and Christmas ornaments.
6. The word nunchucks makes me giggle.
7. I don't enjoy shopping.
Congrats! Please enjoy this reward!
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Aw thanks so much Jorie ❤ Those rubber duckies always make me smile. I have a thing for ornaments too! My mom passed on that addiction 😀 And my last name… Cade rhymes with Made. Heh Happy Thursday!


The purchase of the old Royal Mail building site opens the way for two new platforms to be built at the busy commuter station, and for new railway flyovers to be built to solve the 'bottleneck' problems at Windmill Junction.
Network Rail said the railway through Croydon is the busiest and most congested in Britain, with 1,700 trains travelling through it every weekday.
Due to the complex layout of the railway there, even minor incidents are magnified and can cause significant delays across the Brighton Main Line and beyond.
Network Rail is proposing to rebuild East Croydon station with two extra tracks and a large concourse, and remodel the railway through the Selhurst triangle by adding extra track, flyovers and diveunders.
The old sorting office buildings have been empty for over five years and have held planning permission for other developments, including 200 flats, since 2015 – but the schemes have all fallen through.
The details of Network Rail's proposals are still being developed and are subject to ongoing consultations with passengers, residents and business.
"For too long passengers travelling on the Brighton Main Line have had to put up with an unreliable service.


You always wanted to create something from wood? Just decorative stuff is too boring & you need something practical?
In this course you will learn how to transform a piece of wood into a spoon. You will take your spoon home with you at the end of the course and will always be reminded of what you learned. By taking care of it properly it will last a lifetime.
We will only use hand tools, which you can take anywhere you go. Waiting for the train and playing apps is so yesterday. Now you can carve the waiting time away. By doing so you create fantastic and unique things. You can carve for yourself or make individual gifts for someone you love.
In case you don't have free time at the suggested dates, please feel free to contact Paulina for more information.
Where do I find wood for carving?
Which types of wood can I use for carving?
What tools can I use? Which do I really need as a beginner?
What do I do to make the spoon waterproof?
In case you don't find any course dates for this course in our calender, please feel free to contact the instructor for more information.


"We are trying to offer products that are high-performance and science-backed that would be able to face any performance of chemical products." - STK CEO.
If the Philippines wants to ensure that its farm produce is robust and meets the pesticide residue limits set by its trading partners, then it should consider using biopesticides. So says the man at the helm of Israel-based bio-agri technology firm STK.
According to STK CEO, biological solutions would solve not only the efficacy issues of crops, but would also leave produce with much lower chemical content.
"We are in an age where farmers are being concerned [with] other parameters not only in terms of efficacy. [For example] they are now pressed by food companies and supermarkets in the US and in Europe, as well as countries exporting to these countries, to use less and less chemicals," Elitzur told the BusinessMirror in an interview.
"[They are pressed] to have better MRL [maximum residue limit] performance, better quality produce, and also in terms of improving yield," Elitzur added.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) defines MRL as the maximum concentration of a pesticide residue legally permitted in food commodities and animal feeds.
This means that if a certain chemical compound in pesticides used on any produce exceeds a specific MRL standard (usually measured by parts per million), then the produce will not be allowed to enter the importing country.
MRL is a sanitary and phytosanitary measure imposed by countries to ensure the safety of farm produce sold in their domestic markets.
The STK chief explained that farmers globally are facing more and more stringent MRL policies. For example, in the US and Europe, regulators are imposing a low MRL but food companies are requiring lower limits than the government's standards, according to Elitzur.
"In my eyes there are two sets of MRL [to address]: regulatory and food chain. In Europe and the US, the regulatory bodies are pushing to lower MRL to have better quality," he said.
"But we have seen supermarket chains setting lower [MRL] compared to regulatory [settings] to have a competition edge. So, there are two MRLs competing with one another, which push farmers to grow better and healthier produce," he added.
Elitzur explained that biopesticides, or farm inputs that contain both biological and chemical ingredients, could resolve these problems. And these are the products that Elitzur's company wants to sell in the Philippine market this year.
"We are making sure our solutions, called hybrid, address the needs of the food chain and not just the crop needs, such as efficacy issues. We are trying to offer products that are high-performance and science-backed that would be able to face any performance of chemical products," he said.
"On top of that—to add sense of value—our products address the needs of the farmers in understanding the pressure of consumer preference," he added.
STK, a subsidiary of publicly listed Chinese chemical firm Sichuan Hebang Corp. Ltd., will start selling its biofungicide "STK Regev" in the country by November through its local firm Stockton-Agrimor Philippines Inc.
Another person, in the form of the government's chief regulator for pesticides, shares the sentiment of Elitzur on biopesticides.
"Our approach is basically reducing the effect of chemical pesticides or fungicides. A synergy between biological fungicide and chemical will hasten the reduction of our MRL to corresponding limits," Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority Executive Director Wilfredo C. Roldan told the BusinessMirror.
"In pesticides application, you are after efficacy and safety, especially in the environment. I think the trend now should be going into biological pesticide or fungicide [to address those issues]," Roldan added.
STK Regev is the first biofungicide to be sold in the Philippine market, according to Elitzur. This is also the first hybrid solution that STK is bringing to the country.
The biofungicide would be commercially sold first for the utilization of banana growers.
STK Regev would allow banana farmers to have a better integrated pest management (IPM), as the hybrid fungicides would enable better management of chemical application to crops, according to Elitzur.
"This hybrid product contains chemical active ingredients and biological active ingredients in one formula," he said.
"The advantages of this hybrid solution include better synergy between chemicals and biological ingredients as we chose the right molecules; more effective in terms of efficacy compared to the same chemicals; improve issue of plant resistance; and would greatly reduce the chemicals sprayed by farmers," he added.
Elitzur is confident that the entry of STK Regev in the Philippine market would allow banana growers to drastically reduce the MRL of their produce. "For sure, for sure," he said in affirmation.
Elitzur explained that they targeted the local banana market first as it is a top fruit produce and export of the Philippines. Furthermore, Elitzur added that banana growers and companies are becoming more cognizant of the issues surrounding MRL, food and environmental safety.
Elitzur flew to the Philippines last week and went to Davao to meet with local banana growers, especially those belonging to the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA).
Members of the PBGEA are "very, very enthusiastic" on the commercial sale of STK Regev after the firm presented the results of the hybrid solution on banana production, according to STK Philippines Country Manager Arturo Alejar.
Elitzur said it costs them "tens of millions of dollars" to bring STK Regev into the Philippine market. This is also the first biofungicide in the Asian market, according to Alejar.
"The Philippines is an important market for us because of the size and the banana industry," Elitzur said.
The biofungicide would have a "competitive" price tag, which would play around the "$31 per hectare" quotation, according to the firm.
Alejar explained that banana farmers conduct 60 to 70 cycles of pesticide spraying, which costs about $2,000 per hectare annually.
"We're really planning to be very competitive in terms of pricing so that we can get early market share," STK Philippines Business Development Manager Kristle Grace Aguilar-Hawod said.
"We are always thinking about this hybrid product to address the MRL issues of our export crop like bananas, but this product is also registered in rice. We are also making this product available for rice so that it could contribute at least in having a healthy and safe food for all Filipinos," Aguilar-Hawod added.
Alejar disclosed that they will make STK Regev commercially available for rice farmers by first quarter next year and later on for mango producers.
Roldan said the country's fungicide market is worth P4.5 billion, comprising at least 30 major companies with 10 multinational. The local pesticide market is valued at around P30 billion, according to Roldan.
"The food chain and the industry is changing," Elitzur said.
"The stakeholders need to accelerate the adoption of new [agricultural] technology. And we are bringing to the Philippine market a new product that is very innovative and could help a lot of farmers," Elitzur added.


The ruling EPRDF party is poised to extend its 24-year rule in an election many have dismissed as a farce. Simona Foltyn reports from Addis Ababa.
At 6:30 am on Sunday morning, with polls open for only half an hour, lines had already formed outside polling stations in Addis Ababa. Over 35 million, or 80% of the eligible electorate, registered to vote in an election many have dismissed as a formality to extend the 24-year reign of the ruling EPRDF, which currently controls all but one spot in Ethiopia's 547-seat national parliament.
Ten years ago, the opposition won all 23 seats in Addis Ababa. This year, the mood in the capital appeared markedly different. Stability and development, as opposed to change, seemed to be the priority for many voters in Africa's second most populous nation.
Recalling his time as a forced conscript under the violent Derg regime deposed in 1991 by the then rebel movement turned dominant ruling party, Yohannes Barso appreciates the benefits he has been receiving from the government, but says he values peace above all. "Even if the government changes, I want it to be a peaceful change, without any violence," the 43-year-old father of four told DW after he cast his vote for the EPRDF.
But the government is unlikely to change. Although 58 parties contested the ballot, only two – the centre left coalition MEDREK and the recently founded Blue Party - are considered actual even if minor competition to the ruling party. Most parties are unknown to the electorate or believed to be allied with the ruling EPRDF. Opposition leaders allege that the large number of parties served to dilute the vote and create a false perception of a competitive environment.
Opposition supporters appeared to be few and far between amid the dozen voters DW interviewed throughout the capital. Those who admitted having voted for the opposition were reluctant to reveal their names for fear of retribution.
"I'm going to vote for the Blue Party, although I don't know their detailed strategy, I hope they will give motivation to the people of Ethiopia," a 29-year-old electrical engineer told DW at a polling station near the French embassy, an area where opposition supporters took to the street to protest the controversial results of the 2005 vote. "Though I know that the government will have the majority, there will at least be some debate in the parliament," he added.
Other voters said the opposition is too weak and fragmented, and has failed to present a convincing alternative to the EPRDF's growth and transformation plan, which has brought about double-digit economic growth over the past five years. "The opposition parties, they always criticize the EPRDF policy, but they don't have their own policy," said Tedros Haileselassie, a 24-year-old health professional and EPRDF voter.
An election observer for MEDREK, the leading opposition coalition, offered his explanation for what appears to be a scant turnout for the opposition. "When you interview people, even though they voted for other parties, they will say they voted for EPRDF because of fear," said Tasew Kidane.
In the run-up to the election, both MEDREK and the Blue Party accused the government of blocking their campaigns and candidate registration through administrative hurdles, which they claim has impeded their ability to court voters. Few supporters turned out for opposition rallies across the capital in the days leading up to the vote.
The opposition also complained of irregularities on election day. Yonatan Tesfaye, the Blue Party's spokesman, said that the party's observers were denied access to voting stations. "Since the morning, we have been hearing reports from all over the country that observers cannot attend morning activities like checking the ballot box [..]. In some areas observers are under house arrest, they cannot go out of the house to observe the vote," Tesfaye told DW over the phone.
The Blue Party and MEDREK observers further claimed that representatives of the ruling party intimidated voters. The voter education provided in the polling station was misleading, inducing voters to tick the EPRDF box, party representatives said.
The European Union, which committed 745 million Euros in development assistance to Ethiopia for 2014-2020, did not deploy an observation mission this year. In its 2010 election observation report, the EU concluded that the vote fell short of international standards, but the findings were rejected by the government, which accused the EU of political bias and barred the report's presentation in Ethiopia.
The government rejects the idea that the absence of EU observers could call into question the legitimacy of the vote. "Our election is observable to anyone who is interested. The African Union has sent observers, in this regard the absence of the EU doesn't affect the process," Desta Tesfaw, the head of the EPRDF's public and foreign relations department told DW on Thursday.
Election results are due to be released on June 20. With the EPRDF's landslide victory almost certain, there is little left for voters but to hope for a better next term. "I want the government to improve the quality of education and to introduce better governance," said Hagos Gebreegizeber, a professional runner. The 24-year-old then proceeded to vote for the EPRDF. "They are building stadiums and have created a lot of opportunities for young athletes like me to compete abroad."


April 20, 2017 — AC Energy President and CEO Eric Francia believes that key policies will enable the benefits of Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) and the Renewable Energy Act.
Speaking before energy regulators and members of the Philippine Energy Media during the Continuing Regulatory Education for Stakeholders (CREST) forum in Laoag City organized by the Energy Regulatory Commission, Francia emphasized three major points: 1) setting rules to avoid arbitrariness in competitive selection processes; 2) allowing contestable customers to benefit from Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA); and 3) the importance of the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) in building momentum for renewables.
Francia also sees adequate energy supply across the country in the next five to ten years but also noted key uncertainties and risks in the addition of coal plants in Luzon, the Malampaya/LNG, and the national grid backbone including the Visayas-Mindanao grid interconnection. He also sees opportunities for renewables to replace more expensive and less efficient conventional plants.


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Papua New Guinea's LNG capacity could double, says ExxonMobil SVP
27 Nov 2018 by David James Leave a Comment
Neil Chapman, Senior Vice President of ExxonMobil, told the APEC CEO Summit earlier this month that LNG capacity in Papua New Guinea could double. He claimed the global shift to natural gas to reduce carbon emissions is favouring the industry.
ExxonMobil's Neil Chapman. Source: ExxonMobil
Chapman said ExxonMobil is 'talking with the government about a three-train expansion' of the PNG LNG plant outside Port Moresby.
'This will involve several partners and will roughly double LNG capacity from Papua New Guinea.
'I'm hopeful that, with support of the government, we can come to an agreement on terms soon and together move forward on a new chapter in PNG's energy story.
'There's no question about the appetite for LNG throughout Asia being strong.
'Every shipload of LNG that sails from Port Moresby represents opportunity and enhanced energy security for the dynamic economies of this region.'
'The market for increased production is out there.
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'LNG import terminals are being built throughout the region.
Chapman said there is evidence of a 'Golden Age for gas', as was foreseen by the International Energy Agency.
PNG, he believes, is 'well positioned to benefit' from the burgeoning LNG trade.
But he cautioned that although the country's resources are 'abundant', they are not easily accessible.
'Over the next couple of decades, about half of the world's economic expansion is expected to take place right here in Asia.
'When natural gas is used for electricity generation it produces up to 60 per cent fewer greenhouse gas emissions.'
'That's why the International Monetary Fund describes the region as "the main engine of the world's economy".
'Helping fuel that engine will be abundant, cleaner-burning natural gas, some of it shipped from here in Papua New Guinea to the markets throughout Asia-Pacific.'
The LNG tanker 'Papua' loading at the PNG LNG project's marine terminal. Credit: ExxonMobil/Richard Dellman
Chapman said that when natural gas is used for electricity generation it produces up to 60 per cent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than coal.
'Substituting natural gas for coal in power generation provides an immediate, large-scale and cost-effective option for making significant progress in lowering the global emissions while improving air quality.'
This can be seen already in the United States, where electric utilities have shifted from coal to lower-cost natural gas.
'US greenhouse gas emissions have fallen to levels not seen since the 1990s.
That's not a decrease in the rate of growth of emissions, nor a reduction in per capita emissions—nor any other qualifier or context.
'It's an actual decrease in overall emissions to levels not seen for more than two decades.
'It's even more extraordinary when you consider it has happened against the background of a growing economy, rising energy production and increased energy use.
'There's no reason to believe a similar approach to pursue these sorts of benefits cannot be replicated in Asia-Pacific, and indeed in other parts of the world.'
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Nintendo DS piracy rampant in the US?
By James Rivington 2008-02-01T11:17:10.31Z Handhelds
Report says 90% of DS gamers play illegally downloaded games
Ninety per cent of American Nintendo DS gamers are criminals. That's according the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) in the UK, which reports that nine out of every ten American DS owners are downloading games illegally from the web.
DS piracy is made possible by the Chinese-made R4 chip. It slots into the Nintendo DS' cartridge reader and bypasses the anti-piracy protocols of the console. The practical upshot of this is that owners of these R4 chips can download games from the web onto standard SD memory cards, plug them into the top of the R4 unit and then play the games.
It's the ease with which this is all possible that has lead the ELSPA to believe that nine in every ten DS gamers are pirating games.
Do you steal DS games?
"Legitimate business is at serious risk from the R4 - retail, wholesale and manufacturers," ELSPA manager, John Hillier, told the Sunday Post.
"It gets around the protection built into the Nintendo DS to prevent playing of unauthorised games. The R4 in effect blinds the console and makes it think it's seeing a genuine game. Trading standards and police are finding these devices in raids on people who sell pirated games, including in Scotland."
It's actually illegal to sell the chip in the UK because of our fairly strict copyright laws. However, crucially, it's not illegal to buy them. Meaning that any DS owner in the UK can freely order one from abroad.
"The implications are massive. In America it's thought 90 per cent of Nintendo DS users are playing pirated games because of R4s. Takings from Nintendo DS games in the US are lower than any other console and no doubt it will have a similar impact here [in the UK].
"That's the real danger - you may think you're getting a good deal but using the R4 is risking the future of the games industry. Crucially, the R4 has shifted balance of power in the piracy industry to the consumer - and that is hugely worrying. That's why we intend to stop trade in these chips wherever we can."
Nintendo not bothered?
Interestingly, the one company that isn't making a big song and dance about the threat posed by the R4 chip, is Nintendo itself. This could be because by speaking out publicly against the R4 chip, more DS gamers will become aware of the device and order one from China.
There is no doubt that there are a lot of DS gamers out there pirating games with the help of the R4. However, the ELSPA's figure of 90 per cent of US DS gamers seems ludicrously high to us.