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Football farewells Jack Dyer
2:36:43 PM Wed 27 August, 2003 by Jordan Chong, afl.com.au
27 August, 2003 by Jordan Chong, afl.com.au
A true legend of the game was farewelled in grand style on Wednesday morning as the football world gathered to celebrate the life of Jack Dyer.
St Ignatius Church in the heart of Richmond was filled to its 800-seat capacity before the 10 o'clock start, with hundreds outside forced to listen to the service on speakers.
At the church where Dyer was an alter boy and where he was married, Richmond games record-holder Kevin Bartlett and close friend Bob Davis delivered eulogies that were interspersed with laughter from the congregation.
In a curious mix of religious practice - hymns, communion, gospel readings - and comedy, the pair told stories about Dyer and shared individual moments with him that provided a wonderful insight into his personality.
They spoke at a lectern that featured a huge picture of Dyer in his glory days wearing a Tigers jumper. Below that sat a simple black and yellow flower arrangement with Dyer's number 17.
Davis enthralled an appreciative audience by recalling their first meeting during a trip to Sydney for an interstate game where Dyer was the Victorian captain-coach.
"From then on, I was Jack's friend as everybody was Jack's friend," David said.
"For all you Richmond people, it is fantastic to have someone of the stature that completely embodies the whole thought of the game."
Those in the congregation who hadn't seen the six-time best and fairest winner play, knew him well from his time on Channel Seven's World of Sport.
"There isn't any doubt that together with (Lou Richards) they just made Sunday."
With due respect to the priests presiding over the service, Davis was quick to add: "Excuse me over there Monsignor and the other priests."
"Jack has the church to thank for his eternal life. He also will get eternal life from the AFL, from the football."
"Jack Dyer is the name. Jack Dyer is just what AFL football embodies."
Bartlett described Dyer as an icon, symbol, inspiration and motivator of the Richmond football club and credits him for helping keep the club alive during the 'Save our Skins' campaign in the 1980s.
"He's been the spirit of the yellow and black through that famous catch-cry 'eat em alive', carrying what's got to be surely the most famous nickname in the history of the game - 'Captain Blood'."
"He lifted spirits during the depression and world war, he gave masses something to cheer about, smile about and talk about."
The pair first met when Dyer offered some encouragement when young Bartlett was injured early in an under-19s game.
"When you're sitting there by yourself and you looked up and see Jack Dyer there, what a boost it was for me. What a fantastic thing for a bloke to do, an absolute legend of the game coming round, seeing a person who he's never met before in his life."
"Jack played at a time when players played for the love of the game. And the game loved Jack Dyer," Bartlett said tearfully before walking off the stage to the warm applause of the crowd.
At the end of the ceremony, pall bearers Paul Devine, John Devine, Brendan Curry and Greg Houghton walked the coffin through a guard of honour made up of the current squad of Richmond players.
The funeral procession then made its way back to Punt Road Oval, via police escort in recognition of his years in the force, where the club has planned a day of celebration for its most revered hero.
It's 54 years to the day since Dyer ran out for the last time as a player. In that match - against Geelong - he booted six goals, including one with his last kick in the game.


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NORTHERN KATA'S
The northern kata stems from the Shuri-te tradition of karate, and are drawn from Shotokan karate which Oyama learned while training under Gichin Funakoshi. Some areas now phase out the prefix "sono" in the kata names.
The Taikyoku kata: Were originally created by Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Shotokan karate.
Taikyoku sono ichi
Taikyoku sono ni
Taikyoku sono san
The 5 Pinan katas: Known in some other styles as Heian, were originally created in 1904 by Ankō Itosu, a master of Shuri-te and Shorin ryu (a combination of the shuri-te and tomari-te traditions of karate). He was a teacher to Gichin Funakoshi. Pinan (pronounced /pin-ann/) literally translates as Peace and Harmony.
Pinan sono ichi
Pinan sono ni
Pinan sono san
Pinan sono yon
Pinan sono go
Kanku Dai kata: Some organizations have removed the "Dai" from the name, calling it only "Kanku", as there is no "Sho" or other alternate Kanku variation practiced in kyokushin. The Kanku kata was originally known as Kusanku or Kushanku, and is believed to have either been taught by, or inspired by, a Chinese martialartist who was sent to Okinawa as an ambassador in the Ryukyu Kingdom during the 16th century. Kanku translates to "sky watching".
Kanku dai
Sushiho kata: The Kata Sushiho is a greatly modified version of the old Okinawian kata that in Shotokan is known as Gojushiho, and in some other styles as Useishi. The name means "54 steps", referring to a symbolic number in Buddhism.
Sushiho
Bassai-dai kata: A very old Okinawian kata of unknown origin, the name Bassai or Passai translates to "to storm a castle". It was originally removed from the kyokushin syllabus in the late 1950s, but was reintroduced into some kyokushin factions after Oyama's death and the resulting fractioning of the organization.
Bassai-dai
Naihanchi kata: This kata is a very old Okinawian kata, also known as Tekki in Shotokan. It is generally classified as belonging to the Tomari-te traditions. The name Tekki translates to "iron horse" but the meaning of the name Naihanchi is "internal divided conflict". It was originally removed from the kyokushin syllabus in the late 1950s, but was reintroduced into some kyokushin factions after Oyama's death and the resulting fractioning of the organization.
Naihanchi
UNIQUE AND SPECIAL KATA'S
Soguki kata's (unique): These three kata were created by Oyama to further develop kicking skills and follow the same embu-sen (performance line) as the original Taikyoku kata. Sokugi Taikyoku (pronounced /sock-gee, ty-key-yok/) literally means Kicking Taikyoku. Taikyoku translates as Grand Ultimate View. They were not formally introduced into the Kyokushin syllabus until after the death of Masutatsu Oyama. They are now found in most kyokushin factions.
Sokugi Taikyoku sono ichi
Sokugi Taikyoku sono ni
Sokugi Taikyoku sono san
Garyu kata (unique): The kata Garyu, is not taken from traditional Okinawan karate but was created by Oyama and named after his pen name (Garyu =reclining dragon), which is the Japanese pronunciation of the characters 臥龍, the name of the village (Il Loong) in Korea where he was born.
Garyu
Ura Kata: Several kata are also done in "ura", which essentially means all turns are done spinning around. The URA, or 'reverse' kata were developed by Oyama as an aid to developing balance and skill in circular techniques against multiple opponents.
Taikyoku sono ichi ura
Taikyoku sono ni ura
Taikyoku sono san ura
Pinan sono ichi ura
Pinan sono ni ura
Pinan sono san ura
Pinan sono yon ura
Pinan sono go ura
SOUTHERN KATA'S
The southern kata stems from the Naha-te tradition of karate, and are drawn from Goju Ryu karate, which Oyama learned while training under So Nei Chu and Gogen Yamaguchi Two exceptions are "Tsuki no kata" which was created by Tadashi Nakamura of Seido (originally Kyokushin), and the kata "Yantsu" which possibly originates with Motobu-ha Shito ryu, where it is called "Hansan" or "Ansan" – there is much debate about the origin of Yantsu.
Gekai kata's: The southern kata stems from the Naha-te tradition of karate, and are drawn from Goju Ryu karate, which Oyama learned while training under So Nei Chu and Gogen Yamaguchi.[citation needed] Two exceptions are "Tsuki no kata" which was created by Tadashi Nakamura of Seido (originally Kyokushin), and the kata "Yantsu" which possibly originates with Motobu-ha Shito ryu, where it is called "Hansan" or "Ansan" – there is much debate about the origin of Yantsu.Gekisai was created by Chojun Miyagi, founder of Goju Ryu karate. The name means "attack and smash"
Geksai dai
Geksai sho
Tensho kata: Is one of the older, more fundamental katas. Its origins are based on the point and circle principles of Kempo. It was heavily influenced by the late by Chojun Miyagi and was regarded as an internal yet advanced Kata by Oyama. The name means "rotating palms" and is regarded as the connection between the old and modern Karate.
Tensho
Sanchin kata: Is a very old kata with roots in China. The name translates to "three points" or "three battles". The version done in kyokushin is most closely related to the version Kanryo Higashionna (or Higaonna), teacher of Chojun Miyagi, taught (and not to the modified version taught by Chojun Miyagi himself).
Sanshin no kata
Saifa (Saiha) kata: Originally a Chinese kata. It was brought to Okinawa and karate by Kanryo Higshionna. Its name translates to "smash and tear down".
Saifa
Seienchin: Originally a Chinese kata, regarded as very old. It was brought to Okinawa and karate by Kanryo Higshionna. The name translates roughly to "grip and pull into battle".
Seienchin
Seipai kata: Originally a Chinese kata. It was brought to Okinawa and karate by Kanryo Higshionna. The name translates to the number 18, which is significant in Buddhism.
Seipai
Yantsu kata: Originates with Motobu-ha Shitoryu, the name translates to "keep pure"
Yangtsu
Tsuki no kata: This kata was created by Seigo Tada, founder of the Seigokan branch of Goju-Ryu. In Seigokan goju-ryu the kata is known as Kihon Tsuki no kata and is one of two Katas created by the founder. How the kata was introduced into Kyokushin is largely unknown, but since Tadashi Nakamura are often claimed in error as the creator of the kata in Kyokushin, speculations are that he introduced it into Kyokushin after learning it from his Goju-ryu background.
Tsuki no
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»1997 Wisconsin Act 27
(a) To represent public institutions of higher education, all of the following:
1. One member of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
2. One member of the technical college system board.
3. One financial aids administrator within the University of Wisconsin System.
4. One financial aids administrator within the technical college system.
5. One undergraduate student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at an institution or center within the University of Wisconsin System who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.
6. One student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at a technical college who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.
(b) To represent private, nonprofit institutions of higher education, all of the following:
1. One member of a board of trustees of an independent college or university in this state.
2. One financial aids administrator of a private nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state.
3. One undergraduate student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.
(c) One member to represent the general public.
(2) If a student member under sub. (1) loses the status upon which the appointment was based, he or she shall cease to be a member of the higher educational aids board upon appointment to the higher educational aids board of a qualified successor.
27,91 Section 91. 15.675 of the statutes is created to read:
15.675 Same; attached board. (1) Educational approval board. There is created an educational approval board which is attached to the higher educational aids board under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of not more than 7 members, who shall be representatives of state agencies and other persons with a demonstrated interest in educational programs, appointed to serve at the pleasure of the governor.
27,92c Section 92c. 15.707 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
27,92e Section 92e. 15.707 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
27,92m Section 92m. 15.707 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
15.707 (3) Historical society endowment fund council. There is created in the historical society a historical society endowment fund council consisting of 10 members, including at least one representative of each of the following:
(a) The historical society.
(b) The Wisconsin Humanities Council.
(c) The Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts and Letters.
(d) The arts board.
(e) Wisconsin public radio.
(f) Wisconsin public television.
27,92v Section 92v. 15.735 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
27,92w Section 92w. 15.735 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
27,93 Section 93. 15.735 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.195 (6) and amended to read:
15.195 (6) Board on health care information. There is created a board on health care information which is attached to the office of the commissioner of insurance department of health and family services under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of 9 members, a majority of whom may neither be nor represent health care providers, appointed for 4-year terms.
27,94 Section 94. 15.737 of the statutes is repealed.
27,94e Section 94e. 15.915 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.915 (2) (a) The president of the university of Wisconsin system, the chancellor of the university of Wisconsin-Madison, the secretary of health and family services, the secretary of natural resources and the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, or their designees.
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15.915 (2) (b) An employe of the department of health and family services appointed by the secretary of health and family services, an employe of the department of natural resources appointed by the secretary of natural resources, a A representative of local health departments who is not an employe of the department of health and family services, one physician representing clinical laboratories and, one member representing private environmental testing laboratories, none of whom may be employes of the laboratory of hygiene one member representing occupational health laboratories and 3 additional members, one of whom shall be a medical examiner or coroner, appointed for 3-year terms. No member appointed under this paragraph may be an employe of the laboratory of hygiene.
27,94m Section 94m. 15.915 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
27,94mm Section 94mm. 15.917 of the statutes is created to read:
15.917 Same; councils. (1) Council on the Institute for Excellence in Urban Education. There is created in the University of Wisconsin System a council on the Institute for Excellence in Urban Education. The council shall consist of all of the following, appointed for 2-year terms:
(a) Two senators, at least one of whom is a resident of Milwaukee County, appointed as are members of standing committees in the senate.
(b) Two representatives to the assembly, at least one of whom is a resident of Milwaukee County, appointed as are members of standing committees in the assembly.
(c) One member of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education, appointed by the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
(d) One resident of Milwaukee County, appointed by the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
27,94n Section 94n. 15.947 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
27,96m Section 96m. 16.009 (1) (em) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
16.009 (1) (em) 7. A residential care apartment complex, as defined in s. 50.01 (1d).
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16.0095 Medicare upper limit consultant. The department shall hire a consultant, to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (bm), to determine and recommend to the the department of health and family services the aggregate payments that should be made for inpatient nursing home services under medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 such that the aggregate payments will not exceed the amount that is estimated to be the amount that would have been paid under the federal medicare program's payment principles. The consultant's recommendations to the department of health and family services shall be nonbinding.
16.023 Wisconsin land council. (1) The Wisconsin land council shall conduct the following functions:
(a) Identify state land use goals and recommend these goals to the governor.
(b) Identify state land use priorities to further the state's land use goals and recommend to the governor legislation to implement these priorities.
(c) Study areas of cooperation and coordination in the state's land use statutes and recommend to the governor legislation to harmonize these statutes to further the state's land use goals.
(d) Study areas of the state's land use statutes that conflict with each other and recommend to the governor legislation to resolve these conflicts to further the state's land use goals.
(e) Identify areas of the state's land use statutes that conflict with county or municipal land use ordinances, and areas of county or municipal land use ordinances that conflict with each other, and recommend to the governor legislation to resolve these conflicts.
(f) Establish a technical working group that is composed of the state cartographer, a representative of the University of Wisconsin System who has expertise in land use issues and any other land use experts designated by the council's chairperson, to study the development of a computer-based Wisconsin land information system and recommend to the governor legislation to implement such a computer system.
(g) Establish a state agency resource working group that is composed of representatives of the departments of administration, agriculture, trade and consumer protection, commerce, natural resources, revenue, transportation and other appropriate agencies to discuss, analyze and address land use issues and related policy issues, including the following:
1. Gathering information about the land use plans of state agencies.
2. Establishing procedures for the distribution of the information gathered under subd. 1. to other state agencies, local units of government and private persons.
3. The creation of a system to facilitate, and to provide training and technical assistance for the development of, local intergovernmental land use planning.
(h) Study the activities of local units of government in the land use area to determine how these activities impact on state land use goals, and recommend to the governor legislation that fosters coordination between local land use activities and state land use goals.
(i) Identify procedures for facilitating local land use planning efforts, including training and technical assistance for local units of government, and recommend to the governor legislation to implement such procedures.
(j) Gather and analyze information about the land use activities in this state of the federal government and American Indian governments and inform the governor of the impact of these activities on state land use goals.
(k) Study any other issues that are reasonably related to the state's land use goals, including methods for alternative dispute resolution for disputes involving land use issues, and recommend to the governor legislation in the areas studied by the council that would further the state's land use goals.
(L) Gather information about land use issues, at its discretion, in any reasonable way, including the following:
1. Establishing a state-local government-private sector working group to study and advise the council on land use issues.
2. Holding public hearings or information meetings on land use issues.
3. Conducting surveys on land use issues.
4. Consulting with any person who is interested in land use issues.
(m) Enter into a memorandum of understanding with the land information board to ensure cooperation between the council and the board and to avoid duplication of activities.
(2) In conjunction with the working group established under sub. (1) (L) 1., the council shall, not later than one year after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], develop evaluation criteria for its functions under sub. (1). The council shall complete a report that contains an evaluation of its functions and activities not later than September 1, 2002, and shall submit the report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), and to the governor. The report shall also include a recommendation as to whether the council should continue in existence past its sunset date specified in s. 15.107 (16) (e) and, if so, a recommendation as to whether any structural modifications should be made to the council's functions or to the state's land use programs.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply after August 31, 2003.
27,97m Section 97m. 16.025 of the statutes is repealed.
27,98 Section 98. 16.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.03 (3) Report. The interagency coordinating council shall report at least twice annually to the board on health care information in the office of the commissioner of insurance department of health and family services, concerning the council's activities under this section.
27,100m Section 100m. 16.23 of the statutes is created to read:
16.23 Literacy improvement. (1) The department shall solicit competitive sealed proposals from organizations having the capability to provide free books to educational and social service organizations for the purpose of promoting literacy. The department shall contract with the organization submitting the most advantageous competitive sealed proposal for the purpose of providing free books to educational and social service organizations in this state.
(2) The department shall, in cooperation with the governor, seek additional resources from foundations and private donors to support the department's function under sub. (1).
27,101 Section 101. 16.24 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.24 (1) (b) "Institution of higher education" means a public or private institution of higher education that is accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the department, and a proprietary school approved by the department of education educational approval board under s. 38.51 39.51.
27,102 Section 102. 16.24 (10m) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.24 (10m) Repayment to general fund. The secretary shall transfer from the tuition trust fund to the general fund an amount equal to the amount encumbered from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (9) (a) in the 1996-97 fiscal year when the secretary determines that funds in the tuition trust fund are sufficient to make the transfer. The secretary may make the transfer in instalments.
27,102apm Section 102apm. 16.31 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.31 (1) (b) The department shall develop the plan in consultation with the housing advisory council. In preparing the plan, the department may obtain input from housing authorities, community-based organizations, the private housing industry and others interested in housing assistance and development.
27,102ar Section 102ar. 16.334 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
16.334 (2) (g) An organization operated for profit.
27,102br Section 102br. 16.336 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.336 (1) (intro.) The department may make grants to a community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority to improve the ability of the community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority to provide housing opportunities, including housing-related counseling services, for persons or families of low or moderate income. The grants may be used to partially defray any of the following:
27,102cr Section 102cr. 16.336 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.336 (1) (a) Salaries, fringe benefits and other expenses associated with personnel of the housing authority, organization operated for profit or community-based organization.
27,102dr Section 102dr. 16.336 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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Reportage from the Aesthetic Edge
Randall Packer
XTreme TRUMPology
Posts Über Archive
Topical Motifs
NetArtizens
Encounters with the Post Reality
Multimedia Catalysts
Open Source Studio
The Artist as Mediator
The Third Space
Episodes & Situations
Alchemical Transformation
Open the studio and let it flow. Fluid and wide open. The studio is a window into the world. There are no boundaries. Everything comes in and then goes back out again. Turn on the microphone and let it go. Continuous. It is simply a genuine life force that keeps it going. Nothing more. Nothing less. There is no shortage of stories. The material is infinitely deep. There are as many stories as there are events and places and people and things, and the pixels to describe them… There is no such thing as an Interruption 10.8.10
Ambient light in the dark with no source or distance. Multiple cameras capture all angles at once, all-seeing. Talking heads from broadcast news become strange melodies that haunt. The microphone picks up every frequency that can be thought and sounded. Everything adheres to the pulse, though the pulse may be hidden. A ghost pulse. The narrator disappears, becomes a phantom in the night. The voice is disembodied… The alchemical transformation of perception 11.23.10.2
Induce an alchemical transformation of the senses… I declare myself an alchemist for the post reality… with an underground operation at ground zero in the nation's capital…. 1.13.11.4
Perhaps the hypnotic power of the "trance-media" can induce an alchemical transformation in the mind of the viewer? The violence of hypnosis is sublimated into rhythmic structures: giant, powerful rhythmic structures… 1.13.11.5
Alchemy is an act of falsification, between the danger of knowledge and the promise of power: a coded grail of transcendence… Induce an Alchemical Transformation 1.13.11.6
But no matter how hard you try the other side begins to leak right through the facade, and takes hold of you: hypnotic, seductive… 1.23.11.5
I can play this game, I can master these alchemical tricks of the machine… What happens when the other side leaks through? 1.23.11.5
Disrupt the surface and begin to draw us deeper into that OTHERWORLDLY REALM, through sorcery technique and alchemical transformations… Journal 12.3.11.2
Artifice may be the operative word in the hands of the artist… Induce an alchemical transformation of the senses 6.12.12.3
When you aim correctly, there is a synthesis of beauty and darkness in a brief flash of combustion…Tracking the mediated experience 11.22.12.2
The studio is a launch pad for dreams. It is my alchemical laboratory where anything is possible, so long as I believe. And oh, do I believe. 12.3.13.2
Well, I dare say, it's all just one grand experiment I conduct in my studio. I may be lost, but I will always find my way. 12.3.13.5
These shattered pixels and hurtling trajectories of sound never seem to quite add up to anything very real: except the liberation of being eternally lost. A dreamer who gets lost in the creation of his own world 12.3.13.6
Everything I touch turns to pixels, shattered noise and gleaming colors cycling through my eyes, and ears, breaking up into the ether: amorphous and intangible. That's where I live.
We are seduced by the wonder of these alchemical transformations that have altered our experience of being in the world: one that is highly connected, instantaneous, fabricated, and made-to-order… The Post Reality Show returns (and its cold down there) 12.8.13.5
This is my process in the studio: an orchestrator of the Feed, the stream – a torrent of pixels and invisible binary data – applying a bit of algorithmic magic to intoxicate the senses, as cathartic shock to the toxic system of the ebb and flow of media ingestion and exhalation… Feed 2.27.14.2
To jolt us suddenly out of our stupor into the realm of magic, an alchemical transformation of sorts, shifting our senses beyond the mundane and the sleepy, beyond the sorry state that brings us to the comfort of the Broadcast and the obedient assimilation of its contamination. The Contamination of the Broadcast 5.2.14.1
That's what it's all about: finding an impossible means of showing what couldn't possibly be shown by demonstrating what's possible… The impossible studio transmission 6.17.14.3
How to Embrace XTreme TRUMPology (9/3/2016)
The Impossible Studio Transmission (6/17/2014)
The Contamination of the Broadcast (5/2/2014)
Feed (2/27/2014)
The Point of Origin (2/23/2014)
Media Transformations (2/16/2014)
A Dreamer who gets Lost in the Creation of his own World (12/3/2013)
To live in the space of the inexplicable (6/16/2013)
Drinking from the Source (5/30/2013)
From the Abstract to the Real (5/25/2013)
Thoughts on Synaesthetic Cinema (5/23/2013)
Reality on tap (5/9/2013)
A Situation Expanded Into a Comedy (3/9/2013)
The Ghosted Presence of the Mediated Body (2/27/2013)
Tracking the Mediated Experience (11/22/2012)
Induce an alchemical transformation of the senses (6/12/2012)
The Imagery of our Greatest Nightmare (3/4/2012)
What if the Artist goes Mad? (2/15/2011)
Only the Artist can Save the World (1/31/2011)
What Happens when the Other Side Leaks Through? (1/23/2011)
The Alchemical Transformation of Perception (11/23/2010)
There is no Such Thing as an Interruption (10/8/2010)
The Deontological Meltdown (10/26/2005)
Searching is Good
Randall Packer © 2019


The Tocks Island Dam Project was proposed after the 1955 flood which caused several deaths and immeasurable damage to the Delaware River basin. The need for flood control brought the issue to the national level, and in 1965 a proposal was made to Congress for the construction of the dam. The Tocks Island National Recreation Area was to be established around the lake, which would offer recreation activities such as hunting, hiking, fishing, and boating. In addition to flood control and recreation, the dam could be used to generate hydroelectric power, and, more significantly, the water stored in the lake would be pumped to supply water to the cities of New York and Philadelphia. The United States government began seizing land from residents that lay within the boundaries approved for this unprecedented recreation area. Residents were offered a fraction of the price their land was worth and, if they refused the monetary compensation, their property was condemned. Today, there are few existing structures from the original town of Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, and there are few remaining from Bushkill, Pennsylvania and other surrounding areas. On the New Jersey side, much of the area of Pahaquarry Township was taken over, leaving the community with no more than a few dozen residents. On July 2, 1997, Pahaquarry Township, whose population had dwindled to fewer than a dozen people, was dissolved and incorporated into Hardwick Township. The project eventually collapsed after protesters whose land had been acquired raised the issue of unfair acquisition of land to the American people. Two such individuals, Nancy Shukaitis and Ruth Jones (who currently owns Kittatinny Canoes), formed a group called the Delaware Valley Conservation Association. Along with other supporters, they attended government hearings and meetings of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Another individual who was instrumental in bringing national attention to the issue was Justice William O. Douglas, who fell in love with the area after visiting Sunfish Pond with his wife. Financial problems also contributed to the demise of the project. With the United States funding the Vietnam War, the allocation of $60 million-$70 million needed to fund such a large scale project was not feasible. Finally, the geology of the area to build the earthen dam was too unstable. The bedrock could not support what would be the largest dam project east of the Mississippi River. In 1992, the project was reviewed again and rejected with the provision that it would be revisited ten years later. In 2002, after extensive research, the Tocks Island Dam Project was officially de-authorized. Today, the land is preserved by the National Park Service as the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.


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For Health's Sake: Stop Financing Fossil Fuels
At the end of this week, global health community representatives, policy makers, climate experts, economists and civil society will be meeting at COP27 (GCHA page on COP27) in Egypt. This year's location could not be more emblematic for the United Nations climate...
Health community policy recommendations for COP27
In the lead up to COP27, the health community has jointly developed policy recommendations on the themes of loss and damage, mitigation, adaptation and finance. The Paris Agreement acknowledges the relevance of the right to health to climate action. To date,...
Parliamentarians from global network write to newly elected Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, welcoming his climate proposals
Parliamentarians from over 30 countries have been signing a letter to the newly elected President of Colombia Gustavo Petro, welcoming his stated intentions to address the climate crisis, working for climate justice, and delivering a planned, gradual, and just...
Why we need a global Treaty to phase out fossil fuels and protect lives
More than 1000 health professionals and nearly 200 health organizations from around the world – including the World Health Organization – are calling upon governmentsto lay out a legally binding global plan to phase out fossil fuel use, in order to protect the health...
Heat waves: a major health threat
HEAL, the Health and Environment Alliance, has gathered comprehensive data and resources demonstrating the impacts of heat waves on human health. Climate change leads to an increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events, including heatwaves. In June and...
Interview: Health and Climate Change in the Proposal for a New Chilean Constitution
In the midst of the health and climate crises, Chile embarked on the journey to a new constitution. The will for a new social contract, to respond to social demands such as health and education, also had an important environmental impulse, manifested decisively in the...
Health Community Submission to the UNFCCC Global Stocktake
Together with the World Health Organization and civil society and academic partners from around the world, the Global Climate and Health Alliance made a joint submission to the August 2022 call for inputs to the UNFCCC Global Stocktake. The Global Stocktake is a...
Switching Lifestyle Habits to Win the Climate Change Challenge
Human health is closely interconnected to animal and planetary health, our lifestyles are largely determined by the environment that surrounds us, in the same way that human habits impact the health and balance of the entire ecosystem. The latest Covid-19 pandemic...
Cross-Sectoral Collaboration: GCHA welcomes the HCN
The Global Climate and Health Alliance is thrilled to be the new host for the Health and Climate Network (HCN) secretariat, and welcomes the HCN Director Alison Doig to the team. With funding from the Clean Air Fund, we look forward to working closely together, and...
GCHA and HCN Joint Submission to the Global Stocktake
In February 2022, the Global Climate and Health Alliance made a joint submission to the Global Stocktake. The UNFCCC Global Stocktake is a process to evaluate the progress made in implementing the Paris Agreement, and therefore by how much ambition should be increased...
Why the Health Community Is Calling for the End of the Fossil Fuel Era
Ahead of COP27, the health community must – and will – continue to make our trusted voices heard. We can power a wave that will push our national leaders towards ambitious and accelerating action, to protect people's health against the worst impacts of climate change – and dramatically slash climate warming fossil fuel emissions
#ClimatePrescription Video: Why World Leaders Must Take Climate Action to Protect our Health
This short two-minute mixed media film commissioned by the Global Climate and Health Alliance, and created by Wit and Wisdom includes testimonies and calls to action from 25 health workers from around the world, who have borne witness to climate-related health impacts on their patients. The video's conclusions take the form of medical prescription as a direct call to world leaders to accept climate action as a cure to the climate crisis.
Towards stronger regional connections for the health community
The Regional Consultations are a series of online activities in the six WHO regions, which involved health professionals who are working to address causes and impacts of climate change. In this blog, GCHA's Network and Engagement Lead Jennifer Kuhl highlights the...
Voting for a healthy future – how German activists made climate change and health an election issue
After 16 years under the leadership of chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany is set to vote for a new government on 26 September. Current polls predict a shift in majorities, most notably with a rise of the Green and Socialdemocratic Party. But regardless of what the...
YOUNGO Health Perspective and Demands on Climate Negotiations
As one of the leading youth groups formed within YOUNGO to advocate for climate change action and health, we want to stress why it is crucial to encourage meaningful youth participation in facilitating a green post-COVID-19 recovery. By Rodrigo Sánchez Iturregui...


DESPERATE paramedics are convinced the cuts will cost lives – and the increased pressure on them has already led to hostility from the public.
Ambulance workers say they are ashamed of a growing number of incidents across Essex which have left people waiting up to an hour – or more – for paramedics to arrive.
In some cases, relatives have had to step in to resuscitate stricken family members.
They claim the current poor service is down to staff not being replaced – and they fear the situation will only get worse with the number of ambulances providing cover across Essex being slashed again this autumn.
Paramedics say their working conditions are so bad they: l Face regular aggression from angry patients fed up with delays l Take just one 30-minute break during a 12-hour shift l Face having their holidays cancelled as they are forced to work new rotas.
One whistleblower said: "It's embarassing to read reports about people waiting so long for an ambulance when they are so in need. "That is not the service we want to provide. But that situation is only going to get worse.
The paramedic – who is not being named to protect their job – also said low staffing levels already in place at the East of England Ambulance Service, had put ambulance workers at risk as they frequently had to deal with angry members of the public.
He said: "We already turn up to calls and people are a lot more agitated towards us, whereas normally, people are pleased to see us. "Now they are demanding to know where we have been. People get into this job to help people.
"They want to help those who are sick and injured and it's so frustrating to turn up to a call and find someone who has been waiting up to an hour or even longer. "It's not our fault, but we are finding ourselves having to justify ourselves to the public." The whistleblower also said low staffing levels at the moment meant paramedics got just one 30-minute break during their 12-hour shifts.
He added: "At the moment, when we finish at a hospital, we start straight back out on the road. We get no down time at all.
The paramedic said he wanted the public to know how desperate the situation had become so people understood that ambulance crews were still giving the job their all.
He added: "For many of us we live in the areas we work in, so we have elderly and young relatives ourselves who may have to call an ambulance and will get the same level of service.


Two young men and a juvenile have been taken into custody as they were allegedly trying to flee the scene of a commercial burglary in Claremont, but the getaway driver escaped, a law enforcement official said.
Jailyn Cottrell, 18, of Lancaster; Davine Bruce, 18, of Palmdale, and a juvenile have been linked to the burglary.
The burglary at Jamba Juice and Poke Dot located at 175 N. Indian Hill Blvd. was reported to police just after midnight on Oct. 29 by a passerby, Claremont police Lt. Jason Walters said.
When officers arrived at the scene, they spotted a vehicle with the suspects inside leaving the scene, Walters said. The officers tried to stop the car and the driver got out and fled on foot, and remained at large as of early afternoon. Meanwhile, one of the other suspects took over the wheel and headed west on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway.
When the pursuit ended about 30 minutes later, three suspects got out of the car and tried to run but were taken into custody by Claremont, Glendale and California Highway Patrol officers.
Cottrell was booked on suspicion of felony evading, burglary, possession of burglary tools, resisting arrest and conspiracy. He was being held in lieu of $75,000 bail, Walters said.
Bruce was booked on burglary, possession of burglary tools, resisting arrest and conspiracy, with bail set at $20,000, the lieutenant said.
The juvenile, a Long Beach resident whose name was withheld because of his age, was booked on suspicion of burglary, possession of burglary tools, resisting arrest and conspiracy. He was being held at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, Walters said.


Spot gold prices fell sharply today resulting in prices breaking below both the 9 and 14 day moving averages as a result and, in addition, breaching the $1200 per ounce level. Following the recent pause for the gold market, as outlined in my previous market commentary, the strength of this move lower was a surprise and certainly not what I was expecting at this stage which was a continuation of the recent bullish rally. However, for longer term trend traders this pullback should be seen as a buying opportunity as I believe the longer term upwards trend will be reestablished in due course, particularly given the strength and depth of consolidation now sitting below to support any upwards move. However, if the 40 day moving average is breached then this could signal a retest of support back at $1150 per ounce although it is my view that this is unlikely to occur.


In 1838 Honduras declared itself an independent sovereign state, free from the Federation of Central America, of which it had formed a part. The present constitution became effective in 1936. Legislative power is vested in a single chamber, the Congress of Deputies, consisting of 33 members, chosen for 6 years by popular vote, in the ratio of one per 25,000 inhabitants. It meets for 60 days (may be extended to 100 days) on 5 December each year. A Permanent Commission of 5 members sits whilst Congress is not in session for the transaction of routine or emergency business. The President is elected by popular vote, usually for 4 years, holding office from 1 January. In March, 1937, the Congress of Deputies extended its own term to 4 December, 1942, and subsequently to 1949.


... we were pleased to welcome Joe McLeod, the Chief Operating Officer of Boys & Girls Club San Dieguito along with Nat Reade and Past President Dee House.
A wonderful evening at the PAN indigenous friendship Centre.
Epicurean Hotel – in Tampa, Florida is unlike anything that you have ever experienced.
After the dive trip, there were few opportunities to dive. My last classes of AAUS consisted of water rescue skills and a DAN Pro first aid course.
Cabrillo President Matt Wetstein introduced Rory 0'Brien and Nick Rowell from the Department of Political Sciences.
Guppy having been thrown further unto the reef after another squall - the place of initial stranding is drawn into the picture.


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Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song)
I Walk Alone (disambiguation)
Cher (2008–2011 residency show)
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day, recorded for their seventh studio album American Idiot (2004). Reprise Records released "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" as the second single from American Idiot. The song's lyrics were written by lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong, and composed by the band. Production was handled by Rob Cavallo and Green Day. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" remains one of Green Day's signature songs.
The song speaks from the point of view of American Idiot's main character, Jesus of Suburbia, and is a moderate midtempo song characterized by somber and bleak lyrics. This is in contrast to the previous track on the album, "Holiday", which illustrates Jesus of Suburbia's high of being in The City. MTV's Green Day Makes a Video described "Holiday" as a party, and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" as the subsequent hangover.
The song was ranked the number one on Rolling Stone's Reader's Choice: Singles of the Decade list in 2009 and number 65 on the 100 Best Songs of the Decade list in the same year. It has sold over 2 million copies in the United States as of 2010. The single peaked at number two in the United States, making it Green Day's most successful song. The song was the ninth biggest selling single of the 2000-2009 decade with worldwide sales exceeding 5 million copies. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.
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I Walk Alone is a 1948 film noir directed by Byron Haskin, his directorial debut, and starring Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, and Kirk Douglas.
This was the first of several films that Lancaster and Douglas made together over the decades, including Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Devil's Disciple (1959), Seven Days in May (1964), and Tough Guys (1986), establishing the pair as something of a team in the public's imagination. Douglas was always billed under Lancaster but, with the exception of I Walk Alone, their roles were usually more or less of the same importance.
Frankie Madison (Burt Lancaster) and Noll "Dink" Turner (Kirk Douglas) are rum-running partners during Prohibition. They get into a shootout with some would-be hijackers after their liquor, attracting the attention of the police. The two men split up, but not before making a bargain that if one is caught, he will still get an equal share when he gets out of jail. Frankie is sent to prison for 14 years. When he is finally set free, he goes to see Noll.
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I Walk Alone may refer to:
I Walk Alone, a 1948 film noir
"I Walk Alone" (Marty Robbins song), a number one country music song in 1968
"I Walk Alone" (Tarja song), released in 2007 by Tarja
"I Walk Alone" (Cher song), a 2013 song by Cher from Closer to the Truth.
"I Walk Alone", from the 1995 Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions studio album by Kiss
"I Walk Alone", on the 1999 February Son album by post-grunge band Oleander
"I Walk Alone", a song by Saliva on the 2006 WWE Wreckless Intent compilation album, as Batista's entrance theme.
"I Walk Alone", a 2008 song on I Walk Among You by Iced Earth
"I Walk Alone", a song by Raw Solution, used as the entrance theme for German wrestler "Bad Bones" John Klinger (2014 - current)
"I Walk Alone", a 1999 song by the band Oleander
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Green Day song), sometimes misinterpreted as "I Walk Alone"
Walking Alone (Green Day Song)
"I'll Walk Alone", a 1944 song
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Cher was a residency show by American entertainer Cher at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the three-year engagement, Cher received $60 million. Performing at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, the first show occurred on May 6, 2008 and the last show was on February 5, 2011. Cher planned to perform 200 dates over a three-year period but due to eight cancellations only 192 shows were done. The show included 14 dancers and four aerialists, with a total of 17 costumes designed by Bob Mackie.
This setlist is representative for the opening concert on May 6, 2008. It doesn't represent all shows.
"Opening"
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
"Song for the Lonely"
"I've Gotta Be Me" (Interlude)
"All or Nothing"
"I Found Someone"
"Love Is a Battlefield"
"It's the Little Things" (Interlude)
"The Beat Goes On"
"All I Really Want to Do"
"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" (Medley part 1)
"Dark Lady" (Medley part 2)
"Half-Breed"
"Disco Inferno" (Medley part 1)
"YMCA" (Medley part 2)
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I look deep inside of me
Theres a place but its not plain to see
I belong where no on else can be
Searching for myself again
Here Im all alone and when
I close my eyes -- no one else can see
I walk alone, cant you see
I dont belong, let me be
Everything I dreamed of being -- is me
And I got myself to lean on,
Got both my feet on the ground
And you dont know me,
I dont know me
I cant see you ,
You cant see me
Close my eyes and leave the world behind.
So I got no heart, got no home
Got no somewhere I belong
I dont know if everything is just fine
Everything I dreamed of being
And I dont belong, cant you see
I walk alone, let me be
[solo 1]
So I got no heart and I got no home
And I got no somewhere I belong
I dont know if -- everything is just.....
And I look deep inside of me
Where I belong where no one else can be
And Im searching for myself again
And here Im all alone and when
I close my eyes and no on else can see
The FBI and the law enforcement agencies of four U.S ... "After the threats and aggression, victims may feel alone, ashamed, scared, and these feelings can lead to children resorting to self harm." ... "We understand how young victims of this crime can feel like there's no way out, but we want them to know that they're not alone," DeLaune said in a statement, urging parents to talk to their children. ....
During the incident, which occurred at about 11.30 a.m ... Hours later, the man walked undetected onto the flight line by slipping through a fence designed to restrict entry. Finally, he walked onto and off a parked airplane without being challenged, even though he was not wearing a required badge authorizing access to the restricted area. ....
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Q: How to get NumPy array of n last/first Trues in each row I have a broadcasted array, which is sorted rowly, and a masked array. I want to get the last n elements (or the first n ones) of each row which are True i.e.:
a = np.array([[0.00298, 0.00455, 0.00767, 0.00939, 0.01104, 0.02351, 0.03370],
              [0.00298, 0.00455, 0.00767, 0.00939, 0.01104, 0.02351, 0.03370],
              [0.00298, 0.00455, 0.00767, 0.00939, 0.01104, 0.02351, 0.03370]])

mask = np.array([[1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1], [0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1], [0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0]], dtype=bool)

# a[mask] --> [0.00298  0.00939  0.01104  0.0337  0.00455  0.02351  0.0337  0.00767  0.00939]

# needed last  two --> [[0.01104  0.0337 ]  [0.02351  0.0337 ]  [0.00767  0.00939]]
# needed first two --> [[0.00298  0.00939]  [0.00455  0.02351]  [0.00767  0.00939]]

Do we have to split the array (using np.cumsum(np.sum(mask, axis=1))), pad and …?
What will be the best way to do this just with NumPy?

A: Using numpy to get the first n True:
n=2
a[(np.cumsum(mask, axis=1)<=n)&mask].reshape(-1,n)

Output:
array([[0.00298, 0.00939],
       [0.00455, 0.02351],
       [0.00767, 0.00939]])

Last n:
n=2
a[(np.cumsum(mask[:,::-1], axis=1)<=n)[:,::-1]&mask].reshape(-1,n)

Output:
array([[0.01104, 0.0337 ],
       [0.02351, 0.0337 ],
       [0.00767, 0.00939]])

NB. There must be at least n True per row to have the correct final shape

A: You can do it by multiplying the arrays and using a list comprehension with slicing to get the first or last two elements respectively:
# First two:
[[i for i in j if i][:2] for j in a*mask]
# Last two:
[[i for i in j if i][-2:] for j in a*mask]

Output:
[[0.00298, 0.00939], [0.00455, 0.02351], [0.00767, 0.00939]]
[[0.01104, 0.0337], [0.02351, 0.0337], [0.00767, 0.00939]]

Edit, only using numpy functions:
# First two:
np.apply_along_axis(lambda x: x[np.flatnonzero(x)[:2]], axis=1, arr=mask*a)
# Last two:
np.apply_along_axis(lambda x: x[np.flatnonzero(x)[-2:]], axis=1, arr=mask*a)

Output:
array([[0.00298, 0.00939], [0.00455, 0.02351], [0.00767, 0.00939]])
array([[0.01104, 0.0337 ], [0.02351, 0.0337 ], [0.00767, 0.00939]])

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Putin/Trump: A Tale of Two New Year Addresses
By Finian Cunningham (Page 1 of 2 pages) (# of views) 5 comments
From Strategic Culture
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gave an intelligent, heartfelt and generous address to all Russians for the New Year. His words contained wisdom and original inspiration, spoken eloquently and at length, seemingly without cue cards.
By contrast, US President Donald Trump gave a churlish, selfish and shallow greeting to "some" of his citizens, a partisan address that was replete with divisiveness, militaristic jingoism and a few token words of cheer thrown in.
The two contrasting styles, and substance, say everything about the two political cultures. Russia's is mature and intelligent. America's, especially under Trump, has become openly self-centered, superficial and aggressive.
For starters, Putin gave a nationwide televised address in which he spoke from the Kremlin fluently for nearly four minutes without a single word misplaced. He was speaking from outdoors as could be seen from his exhaled breath touching the frigid air.
For his part, Trump didn't actually give a nationwide New Year speech. The nearest thing was a 20-second soundbite from the White House lawn in which he wished everyone to have a "good party" while, in self-pitying tone, he added that he would be working in the Oval Office.
Later, the US president gave a phone-in interview to his favorite TV channel, Fox News, whose anchorman was reporting from reveling in New York City's Times Square. The interview lasted for nearly nine minutes.
So, we may deduce that for all those American citizens who don't tune into Fox, they didn't receive a New Year greeting from their president. Not a propitious beginning for the year ahead.
Then there were the issues of style, substance and tone. Putin spoke from the heart beginning with his inclusive opening, "Dear Russians, dear friends."
His speech was personal, endearing and compassionate. "Full of hope we eagerly await the New Year," he said with sincerity and dignity. "As long as our families are gathered together our hearts are warm." He appealed for "helping those in need or whom we have hurt, because no man is an island. Compassion generates kindness and brings the joy of companionship."
There was no harping by the Russian president on "achievements" or egotistical grandstanding. Putin urged the nation to be unified and strong. It was forward-looking and optimistic, wishing everyone to pursue their dreams and, on a practical note, calling for political and economic endeavor to improve quality of life for all Russians.
Cynics may say Putin was painting a rosy picture with mawkish rhetoric. But surely a leader is one who strives to uplift people and to give unity of purpose. Listening to his words, there can be little doubt that the Russian leader is committed to delivering in practical terms on making life better for Russians.
Over to Trump, the style and tone could not have been more different or jarring. When he was asked by the Fox News anchor what he was doing for New Year's Eve, Trump immediately plunged into his bottomless ego. "Well, I am sitting at the White House talking to you..." as if seeking praise for appearing to be a selfless, dedicated commander-in-chief.
For the next nine minutes Trump went on a rambling rant, barely able to complete his sentences. His top priorities included building the wall on the Mexican border, about the need for security against immigrants, and he just couldn't resist making jabs at Democrats and others who disagree with his politics.
Trump bragged about supposed achievements, saying that he had achieved more than any other president. He crowed about supposed economic success under his administration, and seriously he claimed that he was bringing US troops home from Syria (illegally present in that country) because he had "eradicated ISIS."
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#Brexit: would independence over trade policy lead to better results?
Posted by abceconomics ⋅ June 6, 2015 ⋅ Leave a comment
Filed Under Article 50 Lisbon, brexit, Brexit referendum, Commonwealth, EEA, EFTA, EU UK trade partner, EU-UK relations, European Economic Area, European Free Trade Area, legal framework of Brexit, NAFTA, trade deficit, trade surplus, Treaty of Lisbon, UK EEA membership, UK EFTA membership, UK exports to EU, UK Referendum
Extract from the House of Commons Library, Research Paper No. 13/42
It is often suggested that independence over trade policy would allow the UK to join other free trade areas, such as NAFTA and forge its own bilateral free trade agreements that are tailored to its particular economic circumstances; as part of the EU, this is legally impossible. This freedom, it is argued, would allow the UK to refocus its trade on economies with brighter prospects and rectify its persistent trade deficit.
It is open to debate whether the UK's capacity to export to the rest of the world, and particularly to high growth emerging economies, is significantly held back by EU membership. Trade between the UK on the one hand, and China and India on the other, has more than doubled since 2006, while the share of exports going to the EU has declined from 54% to 46%. Germany, meanwhile, exported four times more to China than the UK does by value, and came close to a current account balance with it in 2012. Even outside the EU, the structure and orientation of the UK economy are likely to place important constraints on its capacity to re-orientate its trade in the medium-term.
From a British perspective, the EU's trade policy does not appear to be wholly misguided in geographical terms; most of the countries with which the EU is currently negotiating an FTA are among the UK's top trading partners. Some have noted that the EU has less interest in pursuing free trade agreements with Commonwealth countries than the UK: at 9.5%, the UK's export share to the Commonwealth is greater than, for instance, France's (5.7%) or Germany's (5.0%). The EU already has preferential trading arrangements with 16 of the 53 other Commonwealth members, covering around a third of the UK's total Commonwealth exports, and is in negotiations with a further 26, covering an additional 45%; notable exceptions include Australia and Pakistan.
The EU has thus far failed to secure any preferential trade agreements with Brazil, India or China, but whether the UK's trade negotiating strength and efficiency would be greater outside the EU is uncertain. On the one hand, concluding deals might be easier for the UK alone, given the greater diversity of interests involved when the EU negotiates as a group; on the other, the smaller size of its market may mean deals with the EU, like the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (the proposed FTA with the United States) are afforded greater priority by non-EU countries than deals with the UK alone. Typically, the EFTA countries follow in the EU's path when it comes to FTA negotiation (i.e. agreements are reached with the EEA and EFTA shortly after those with the EU), although in the case of the recent South Korea FTA, EFTA led the way.
A particular area where UK interests may be poorly represented in EU trade negotiations is services market access. Language, time zone and structural features of the UK economy give it a comparative advantage in cross-border services trade, but, according to Open Europe, "the EU's lack of domestic liberalisation in services trade limits the enthusiasm of member states to push and prioritise these issues with third countries".
The recent exclusion of audiovisual services from the US free-trade negotiations, following pressure from France, is an example of the sensitivities attached to this area of trade liberalisation and the compromises that must be struck when 28 countries negotiate as a group.
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Nearest Airport: Karipur, Kozhikode 88 km.
The Thirunelli Temple is located Wayanad district an altitude of about 900m in north Wayanad in a valley surrounded by mountains and beautiful forests in Kerala.The temple was built in about 3000 years ago and built by Lord Brahma.The temple is Dedicated to Lord Vishnu.Thirunelli Temple is the only temple in the world where the devotees can perform all the rituals related to one's life, starting from birth to death and life after death.It is one of the most ancient temples in Kerala. It is believed that here the prathishta of Lord Vishnu was performed by Lord Brahma. It is also known as ''Sahyamala Kshetram'' and ''Kashi of the South''.
The beautiful Brahmagiri hills and the surrounding lush green forests have made the temple premises a valley of tranquility. So everybody feels completely relaxed after sitting in the sanctum of the temple. The temple is an embodiment of ancient temple architecture. The aquaduct that brings water to the temple is also a witness to hundreds of years of history and considered to be an engineering marvel.Thirunelli temple acted as an important pilgrim center in south India during the reign of Bhaskara Ravi Varma, a Chola king during 962-1019 CE.
Thirunelli Temple draws pilgrims from all over, primarily for ancestral rites. The rituals are performed on the banks of the stream Papanasini which flows down from Mount Brahmagiri. It is believed that this stream has divine power to dissolve sins of all the mortals. Another major attraction of the temple is the holy rock where people pray for their forefathers.
The temple is believed to have been built by Lord Brahma.Once when Lord Brahma while traversing the world, saw an idol of Lord Vishnu resting on an amla tree in the valley and thus the place came to be named Thirunelli. In Padma Purana (written by Veda Vyasa) there is mention of a beautiful Vishnu temple located in the picturesque Sahya valley deep in the middle of the forest. Thirunelli temple is also referred to as Amalaka temple and Sidha temple.Legend is that this temple was dedicated by Lord Brahma to propitiate Lord Vishnu. The idol is in the form of Chathurbhuja.
According to legend, Lord Brahma was attracted by the beauty of the area around the Brahmagiri Hill. Descending upon the spot, Brahma noticed an idol of Lord Vishnu on an Amla tree and installed the idol there. At Brahma request Vishnu promised that the waters of the area would have the power to wash away all sins. The river near the temple is called Papanasini, which means the cleansing of sins.kalpathi.
Puthari, Chuttuvilakku, Navarathri, Shivarathri and Sreekrishnajayanthi are the festivals conducted in this temple.
By Road : The temple is 32 km away from Manathavady and around 110 kms from Mysore. One can reach the temple only by road. Wayanad is on NH212 that connects Calicut to Mysore. To reach Wayanad the most convenient railhead is Calicut. From there proceed to Mananthavady and then to Thirunelli by taxi or bus.
By Air : The Nearest Airport is Kozhikode 88 km. station.


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"Cul-de-Sac" by Loudmouth Collective at Open Eye Figure Theatre
Loudmouth Collective is a new theater company that specializes in small ensemble or solo pieces. They open their second season with the latter - a solo play called Cul-de-Sac, featuring Wade A. Vaughn playing nine different characters. It's a bit of a murder mystery, but really the murder is an excuse to explore these characters, as each gets a chance to tell their own story. At a ticket price of $15 for a 90-minute show in an intimate space, featuring great writing and acting, it's a bargain and a new, cool, accessible kind of theater.
In Cul-de-Sac, Leonard tells his story from the other side - he has been murdered in his home. His neighbors add their perspectives of the story, as does his murderer. Leonard is a sympathetic character, as we hear differing opinions of him from his neighbors in addition to hearing his own truth directly from him. Playing all of these roles is Wade Vaughn, who made a great impression in last year's Ivey award-winning Compleat Female Stage Beauty. Anytime I've seen Wade on stage, it's almost like a one-man show; he commands the stage in a way that makes everything else fall away. Here, there is nothing else on stage with him - no furniture or costume changes, his only props are a lighter and a watch. He (with help from director Natalie Novacek) has created a specific physicality and voice for each of the characters, from a 13-year-old girl (who is complex in the way that only 13-year-old girls are complex) to an elderly man. Each one of them talks about their relationship with Leonard, but in doing so they convey something about themselves and their life. The writing creates a voice for each of them, and Wade gives them a physical presence. In one neighborhood party scene he slips back and forth between the characters at a dizzying speed. Watching him slip into and out of each one's skin is fascinating and compelling, as the 90 minutes fly by. The writing by Daniel MacIvor is at times beautiful, describing sound as a ball of energy that travels around a neighborhood, and comparing that to an old-fashioned letter traveling from sender to recipient through many hands. And it's funny too at times.
This is a sort run, eight performances only, and the next Loudmouth show is not until next January, so if you like your theater short and succinct, potent and poignant, raw and compelling, go check them out now while you can. (More information and reservations here.)
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What's wrong with crowdsourcing the design of public websites?
A blog post from Sunlight Labs on "Redesigning the FCC: Getting Organized" suggests an experiment that employs a public card-sorting program, websort.net, to help redesign the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website. The FCC has a notoriously convoluted web site, hard to navigate and hard to search. Sunlight Labs invites anyone interested in helping the FCC to this open card-sorting activity, which organizes about 60 terms into categories related to the FCC. But is a public web sort the right approach to redesigning a government website?
Should we crowdsource the design of a public website?
First, the success of any design process depends on who sits at the table. Site designers have not succeeded over the years by roping in anyone who happens to be around. Rather, carefully identifying the right participants for any design activity is very important. Engaging busy professionals and bureaucrats in order to derive the maximum impact with the minimum effort is a tricky business. One of the most cutting critiques of the Wikipedia has been that the editorial perspective is overwhelmingly white-male twenty-something—not necessarily the authority of choice for everyone else.
Second, open processes tend to be very time-consuming, which works in your favor for some kinds of crowdsourcing but not for selecting terms and categories. Unless the sample is large and controlled, the emerging pattern from crowdsourced card sorting may not be helpful because experts with limited time will be overrun by people with lots of time and a fast hand on the keyboard, no matter how much or how little they know. Some types of crowdsourcing (such as prediction markets) work because the errors of ignorant participants cancel each other out and allow the experts to win out—but card sorting is entirely different and results in just chaos.
Third, it would be much quicker for the FCC to suggest a model for organizing its content based on its expertise than to crowdsource the design. There are standard ways to organize things, including website content, which people can learn even if they are not entirely natural. We learn about brand, price, size, color, material, and fit because they help us find the stuff we want to buy, not necessarily because there is a shopping gene in our DNA.
Fourth, the users of these sites, such as broadcasters, regulators, website publishers, and ordinary people, are not always interested in the same things. The FCC will have to comply with legislative and executive branch imperatives that may be of little interest to many people in the crowd.
A better way to approach website design and redesign focuses on the backend nomenclature—buckets and categories, which are called facets and vocabularies. These form the basis of a useful taxonomy.
So when can crowd-sourcing be used effectively? If the FCC engaged in the process of designing facets and vocabularies, the crowd could be useful as a follow-up. First, it can be helpful in validating a design. After all, the test of a taxonomy is whether it helps people find information. One of the appropriate roles for crowd sourcing in taxonomy is to observe how the users access a collection of items over time, the searches they use, and the click paths they follow. The taxonomy can then be tuned based on how the activity distributes among the categories—splitting and merging categories as warranted.
Another place for crowdsourcing is to allow users to add free-text "tags" to the content. Those tags can then be evaluated to either map them to existing taxonomy categories, or to suggest changes to the taxonomy. In this case the crowd and the taxonomy work together in synergy. Users typically add a tag to only a fraction of the pages, so in most cases these terms will be synonyms or equivalents to existing categories.
Finally, a card-sorting exercise can be useful after the field is carefully constrained by the experts who know the site. The true test of any card-sorting activity is whether people can actually find what they are looking for afterward. Mapping a tag as a synonym of an existing taxonomy category, effectively applies that tag to all the content already in that taxonomy category. This synergy is one method that can help improve access to information.
Here are several techniques that are intuitive and natural for people to use with little or no training, allowing them to validate a taxonomy. These techniques are much faster than open card sorts, and provide results that are easier to interpret.
In this exercise, people are presented with a representative subset of content from the site and are asked to tag it. You can select it randomly or try to include examples of the site's primary content types, as well as content you think may be hard to tag, find, or use. Plotting the number of items tagged into each taxonomy category, you should expect to see 80% of the content fall into 20% of the categories.
One-on-one and group presentations to stakeholders showing and explaining or walking through the taxonomy, is an effective way to extract specific comments and sometimes overall approval. During walk-throughs, standard questions should be asked about the category structure, as well as about problematic categories, to gather feedback on the taxonomy. Delphi walk-throughs are done using a stack of cards. It is not a set of raw terms, however, as in the FCC exercise. Instead, the cards are already marked with categories chosen by the experts. Reviewers are asked to mark changes to the category labels on the cards. Each subsequent reviewer is given their walk-through using the cards with the label mark-up from the previous session. The process usually stabilizes after a few sessions, indicating that the categories are appropriate. According to Dave Cooksey, Founder and Principal of saturdave, 20 sessions will usually result in a consensus taxonomy revision, and this method provides results without any further analysis.
Closed card sorting, where categories are in predefined buckets, can be used to test whether stakeholders and end users consistently sort categories into the correct taxonomy facets. The categories to test should be a set of important topics, such as the most frequently searched words and phrases from the search engine logs. The test can be done using actual cards, or using a simple grid with categories to be tested down the left column and the taxonomy facets across the top. Paper card sorts work well enough for up to 20 trials.
Websort.net is a good tool when you need a larger, distributed closed-card sort test. If users can't map terms to the categories, the designers will know that they have to adjust their design. But our experience shows that pre-analysis captures about 80% of the common categories and use cases. Sunlight Labs has undertaken a commendable task in seeking to improve the FFC web site's layout. By carrying out a card sort too quickly, they'll just get their signals crossed. Performing some professional taxonomy work first will channel public efforts in the right direction.