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Hot, wet and violent: Defence experts warn of gathering storms ahead
The Australian Government's reluctance to recognise the climate emergency is compromising critical capacity to respond to escalating and fast-looming threats, defence leaders with decades of operational experience warn the National Climate Emergency Summit. Lucy Turton reports.
Former Australian Defence Force chief Admiral Chris Barrie said Australia would continue to be one of the nations hardest hit by global warming impacts. "Now we really know what it feels like to be under attack by nature," he said, referring to the 2019-2020 bushfires. Photo: Julian Meehan
Story by Lucy Turton
The Federal Government's inaction and failure to take the lead on climate change have left Australia unprepared and vulnerable to "irreversible" humanitarian and security risks, defence experts told the National Climate Emergency Summit in Melbourne.
The response to the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires showed the federal government's inability to address a crisis that has become an existential security threat, former chief of the Australian Defence Force, Admiral Chris Barrie, told the forum.
Barrie said the Federal Government had been reluctant to prioritise a crisis response to the megafires, failing to provide sufficient resources and guidance to state leaders during the bushfire crisis and leaving local and state governments to pick up the slack.
"State premiers have written a new mantra that is 'people are more important than the economy'," he said.
"We haven't had a national security risk assessment or a climate security risk assessment. It's just not there … that certainly is the thing that needs to happen now," the former director of preparedness and mobilisation at the Department of Defence Cheryl Durrant, right, told the Climate Emergency Summit forum.
Barrie also highlighted the pivotal contribution of over 78,000 volunteer firefighters, noting that the community of volunteers was "quite a considerable number more than the defence force can put into the field, even on a good day".
As leading scientists warn that several key global climate "tipping points" have already been crossed and a new wide-ranging study shows 19 Australian ecosystems already in a state of collapse, the panel agreed that Australia desperately needed to seize the initiative in combating global warming.
"On climate change Australia is no longer viewed as a leader," said the former director of preparedness and mobilisation at the Department of Defence Cheryl Durrant.
"It's largely viewed as a blocker."
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has long resisted committing to a target of net zero emissions by 2050, a position out of step with around 60 countries including Australia's biggest trading partners. When he signalled a change of direction in early February, declaring that the nation should get to zero emissions "as soon as possible" and preferably by 2050, a handful of Nationals MPs threatened to cross the floor if the government tried to legislate the commitment.
Defence and climate security analyst Dr Michael Thomas argued that the 2020 fires, floods and the COVID-19 pandemic were further reminders of the urgent need for better integration of defence with emergency responses as climate risks increase.
The ADF's operation to support communities after the fires was the largest ever peacetime deployment of Australian troops, illustrating the scope of the growing security challenge global warming poses, said Thomas.
But he said the Black Summer deployment was a glaring exception and that the government was resistant to using defence resources on climate-related security issues.
The 20-year army veteran pointed out that the Australian military devotes just a small fraction of its $43 billion annual budget to climate security responses. Thomas said this suggested the government was failing to prepare or plan for the future impacts of global warming-driven disasters.
"We are now the front line, and so this [the Black Summer fires] should be a wakeup call for everyone, especially government, to start taking action."
Barrie said Australia would continue to be one of the nations hardest hit by global warming impacts.
"Now we really know what it feels like to be under attack by nature," he said, referring to the 2019-2020 bushfires.
"We've all seen it, the new colours, temperatures, and gradients at 50 degrees plus."
Since retiring in 2002, Barrie has repeatedly warned that the ADF would need to act as first responders to climate-related disasters in the short- to medium-term.
In Australia, the politicisation of climate change had made it especially difficult for the ADF to publicly assess its own priorities in response to global warming-related security issues, said retired Australian Army officer and defence and security analyst, Dr Michael Thomas.
The Department of Defence's 2020 strategic update contained only a single mention of climate change in its 68 pages. Threats to human security, the paper said, "will be compounded by population growth, urbanisation and extreme weather events in which climate change plays a part".
Australia is not the only nation failing to respond appropriately to the challenges of climate change, the Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change chairman Munir Muniruzzaman told the forum.
In some instances the urgent implications of climate change were catastrophic, such as in Muniruzzaman's native Bangladesh, where he said the climate emergency was already beginning to threaten the very existence of the nation.
He highlighted widespread population displacement in the wake of increasingly severe cyclones and flash floods that left tens of thousands "homeless in their own country".
"Some of the impacts of climate change have become irreversible."
While national militaries and governments needed to play an important role, he said the ongoing security implications of global warming in countries like Bangladesh required a coordinated international response.
The combination of energy, food, and water insecurity already triggered by global warming is creating a "constellation" of regional and international tensions, Muniruzzaman said.
In Australia, the politicisation of climate change had made it especially difficult for the ADF to publicly assess its own priorities in response to global warming-related security issues, said Thomas.
Durrant said the first step to mounting a serious response to the myriad threats from climate change was a serious, comprehensive risk analysis.
"We haven't had a national security risk assessment or a climate security risk assessment. It's just not there … that certainly is the thing that needs to happen now."
The National Climate Emergency Summit #Reset21 forums ran online in Melbourne over February. For more information, and to watch this session and others, click here.
Categories Climate Security Environment
Date published March 2, 2021
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Donald Trump and Bill O'Reilly drink milkshakes during a New York Mets game against the Philadelphia Phillies on August 28, 2013 at Citi Field in Queens. Trump is defending the conservative host in the wake of sexual harassment revelations.
As droves of advertisers continue to flee the Fox program "The O'Reilly Factor" following revelations of sexual harassment settlements filed by women claiming inappropriate behavior, besieged host Bill O'Reilly has at least one high profile defender, Donald Trump.
During an Oval office interview with the New York Times Wednesday, Trump praised O'Reilly adding he didn't believe he did anything wrong.
As of Wednesday at least 25 advertisers had withdrawn support from the program, including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Hyundai, and Mitsubishi.
Fox News said in a statement Tuesday that it values its ad partners and was "working with them to address their current concerns about the O'Reilly Factor. At this time, the ad buys of those clients have been re-expressed into other FNC programs."
Other advertisers dumping O'Reilly include The Wonderful Co., the company behind Fiji bottled water, Wonderful Pistachios and POM pomegranate juice, says it will no longer advertise on the show. "We are committed to a respectful and inclusive workplace environment and insist upon the same from our business partners," said spokesman Steven Clark.
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The advertisers pulled out after the New York Times revealed over the weekend that five women were paid settlements totaling $13 million to keep quiet about supposed sexual harassment by O'Reilly.


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The Golden Bough Revisited
Contempt and ridicule or abhorrence and denunciation are too often the only recognition vouchsafed to the savage and his ways. Yet of the benefactors whom we are bound thankfully to commemorate, many, perhaps most, were savages. For when all is said and done our resemblances to the savage are still far more numerous than our differences from him; and what we have in common with him, and deliberately retain as true and useful, we owe to our savage forefathers who slowly acquired by experience and transmitted to us by inheritance those seemingly fundamental ideas which we are apt to regard as original and intuitive.--"Our Debt to the Savage"
The Sibyl Deiphobe with a golden bough in J.M.W. Turner's 1834 painting
Pangutkutan, the Mangyan ritual of exhuming the bones of the dead
IF THE RESEARCH DONE BY Douglas Pennoyer (1977), Thomas Gibson (1986) and Masaru Miyamoto (1988) on Mangyan ritual and religion were published in the early 20th century (although Fletcher Gardner and H. Otley Beyer might have had some by then), they would have made for rock-solid material for Sir James George Frazer's 12-volume book The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (1906-1915), an influential work on comparative anthropology and mythology. A required reading (then in Collier paperback) in a graduate seminar I took decades ago, it was a book I don't remember having written a paragraph about, much less paid attention to its criticism, but when I found a copy of the first single-volume, abridged edition of the book (1922), my fascination was rekindled. The book got its title from an episode in the Aeneid, where the Sibyl Deiphobe (then more than 700 years old) tells Aeneas he can only enter Hades to meet the ghost of his father if he offers Proserpine a golden bough from a sacred tree in an adjacent forest, which he finds and presents to Charon, the ferryman, to gain entry to the underworld. The incident was depicted in a trademark 1834 art work by English Romantic painter Joseph Mallord Wiliiam Turner. In a nutshell, the thesis (or theme) of The Golden Bough is that human intellect evolved from a superstitious belief in magicians to a religious belief in priests and gods to enlightened belief in scientists, a proposition that many critics found hard to accept.
Although there are graphic (maybe questionable) accounts of Bagobos, Apayaos and Ifugaos drinking the blood and eating the entrails and brains of their slain enemies to gain courage, and rituals of other Filipinos included in the book--Tagalogs, Tagbanuas, Igorots, Tinguians (who avoided naming the dead), Negritos, Zambals, Italones (unfamiliar to this writer, who I learned are from Nueva Vizcaya), and Agutaynos (another unfamiliar one from Palawan), there are none of Mangyans, which may be fortunate because pundits of the time (thanks to Wiki) found fault with the methods Frazer used to collect his materials; he never spoke directly to people of the cultures he wrote about but relied instead on other researchers' findings and on questionnaires he gave to people traveling to other lands, and many elements of his text were later debunked. "Frazer is much more savage than most of his savages" wrote Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, "since his explanations of their observances are much cruder than the sense of the observances themselves." British anthropologist Godfrey Lienhardt wrote that the book "had little or no relevance to the conduct of life in an Andamanese camp or a Melanesian village, and the whole, supposedly scientific, basis of Frazer's anthropology was seen as a misapplication of Darwin's theory of biological evolution to human history and psychology," noting that even during Frazer's lifetime, social anthropologists "had for the most part distanced themselves from his theories and opinions", and that the lasting influence of The Golden Bough "has been in the literary rather than the academic world." Social anthropologist Edmund Leach was even more scathing: "Frazer used his ethnographic evidence, which he culled from here, there and everywhere, to illustrate propositions which he had arrived at in advance by a priori reasoning, but, to a degree which is often quite startling, whenever the evidence did not fit he simply altered the evidence!"
The list of literary figures The Golden Bough had its impact on is indeed long: T.S. Eliot, William Butler Yeats, Robert Graves, H.P. Lovecraft, William Carlos Williams, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, D.H. Lawrence, and so on. Make a separate list of non-writers like mythologist Jessie L. Weston, psychologists Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud, and filmmakers Francis Ford Coppola and Ron Howard of The Da Vinci Code. Fanciful and contrived or illuminating and prophetic, the book has a leave-it-or-take-it thesis, and I am inclined to take the latter position. I also believe that human thought progresses by accretion, that elements of savage ritual and magic and religion persist in modern human scientific thought, as man continues to make sense of and survive the challenges presented by the world around him. Maybe that's why we see evidence of voodoo being practiced in New York City, or simply enjoy a bloody steak sizzling on the barbecue after a stressful day. (In Mindoro we have this ritual of tossing the first shot of gin bulag, or Ginebra San Miguel, to the bushes for the dead, and I swear one will keep drinking the contents of that anointed bottle until it is empty.) In the last chapter of the book entitled "Farewell to Nemi", Frazer proposes that while science is the sturdiest form of thought, it is possible that another future system of thought may replace or improve it, and he doubts the ability of science to protect the human race in moments of apocalypse such as when the sun expires. This brings us these questions: if science is not the ultimate stage in the evolution of human thought, what is it and what will it be like? Can the next stage in the development of human thought, after science, save us from the death of our solar system and bring us to another blue planet? Did Stephen Hawking have anything to say about this?
Yet the history of thought should warn us against concluding that because the scientific theory of the world is the best that has yet been formulated, it is necessarily complete and final. We must remember that at bottom the generalisations of science or, in common parlance, the laws of nature are merely hypotheses devised to explain that ever shifting phantasmagoria of thought which we dignify with the high sounding names of the world and the universe. In the last analysis magic, religion, and science are nothing but theories of thought: and as science has supplanted its predecessors, so it may hereafter be itself superseded by some more perfect hypothesis, perhaps by some totally different way of looking at the phenomena—of registering the shadows on the screen—of which we in this generation can form no idea. Brighter stars will rise on some voyager of the future—some great Ulysses of the realms of thought—than shine on us. The dreams of magic may one day be the waking realities of science. But a dark shadow lies athwart the far end of this prospect. In the ages to come man may be able to predict, perhaps even to control, the wayward courses of the winds and clouds, but hardly will his puny hands have strength to speed afresh our slackening planet in its orbit or rekindle the dying fire of the sun.--"Farewell to Nemi"
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Tonight on @abcthedrum we talked #GP fees, #gunlaws #illegalvoting and#WikiLeaks.
Host was John Barron and copanellists were the Guardian Australia's Paul Farrell, and the Executive Director of Schools in the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta, NSW Greg Whitby.
Some feisty differences of opinion between the left and right (literally!) side of the panel at times- (note: expression:). I mentioned the right of the public to be informed, for our government to do more to curb the prevalence of illegal guns, more scrutiny with checks & balances for fair elections and to repeal the Medicare rebate freeze and stop stressing allied health services in the process of squeezing GP's.


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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/05/which-animal-species-would-you-save.html
Photograph by Darlyne A. Murawski, Nat Geo Image Collection
A honey bee ( Apis mellifera) drinking nectar from a white aster flower. Many people are passionate about protecting them.
We asked readers which species they'd save—here are the top responses
Is yours on the list?
By Douglas Main
If you could dedicate your life to saving one species, which would you choose?
National Geographic posed the question to its readers on Facebook, and the most common answer was somewhat surprising: bees.
The insects beat out (by far) other charismatic animals, including elephants, tigers, whales, and polar bears, which round out the top five in that order.
People commented on just how important these insects are for ecosystems and its inhabitants: For instance three-fourths of flowering plants and about a third of crops rely on pollinators like honeybees to reproduce. As one reader wrote: "If bees go, we all go."
A recent review published in the journal Biological Conservation found that nearly half of the bee species in the world are threatened with extinction. Seven species of Hawaiian yellow-faced bee, decimated by invasive species and habitat loss, were the first bees ever to be added to the U.S. Endangered Species List, in 2016.
Habitat loss drives bee loss, as well as pollution, which includes contamination from pesticides such as neonicotinoids. (Related: Why insect populations are plummeting—and why it matters.)
The second most popular result was elephants, which people appreciate for their intelligence and large family groups. Indeed, the animals are some of the smartest in the animal kingdom, and have extremely complex social interactions that allow them to form societies with different cultures. They can also distinguish age and ethnicity in human voices and use tools.
Tigers, all of which are endangered species, were ranked as the most charismatic animal in one 2018 study. Bengal tigers, the most populous subspecies, number fewer than 3,000 in the wild, though many more are found in captivity around the world. (See also: How do we decide which species are endangered or threatened?)
Rare favorites
It's perhaps no surprise that most people's favorite animals are threatened or endangered, though many don't realize it. Another 2018 paper in PLOS ONE looked at the most charismatic animals, as ranked by responses from thousands of participants. Authors asked if people knew the creatures were classified as vulnerable, threatened, or endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
While most people realized that polar bears and tigers were imperiled, large percentages didn't realize the same was true of elephants (with one-third getting the wrong answer) and lions (58 percent were wrong).
Luckily, awareness and public outcry can have an effect. Tiger populations have increased in some areas in India and Nepal since 2010, though they've declined elsewhere, for example in areas of Southeast Asia. (How do we decide which species to save?)
Many people also mentioned that they would like to save humans, or, that humans were the only animal not worth saving.
In fact, humans received the most mentions of any "animal" species, and many comments voiced anger over people's negative impact on wildlife.


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Home Business Pistons owner Tom Gores' buyout firm reportedly eyes $4B sale
Pistons owner Tom Gores' buyout firm reportedly eyes $4B sale
Portable toilets vendor United Site Services is exploring a sale that could value it at around $4 billion, including debt, as its hand wash stations business sees strong demand during the pandemic, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Platinum Equity, the buyout firm which owns United Site Services, has hired investment bankers to advise it on a sale process, the two sources said, requesting anonymity as the matter is confidential.
Los Angeles-based Platinum is run by billionaire founder Tom Gores. The firm says it has around $23 billion in assets under management and also owns the NBA's Detroit Pistons.
United Site Services was valued at just $1.15 billion when Platinum Equity acquired the Westborough, Massachusetts-based company four years ago, according to credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service. It now has 12-month earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of more than $300 million, according to the sources.
Platinum declined to comment. United Site Services did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the growth of the hand wash stations industry, with the market seen growing from $919.4 million in 2019 to almost $1.5 billion by 2027, according to research firm ResearchAndMarkets.
Platinum Equity acquired United Site Services in August 2017 from private equity firm Calera Capital. In addition to portable toilets and hand wash stations, the company also rents out temporary fencing, roll-off dumpsters and portable storage.
Moody's said last month it expected United Site Services to continue to benefit from strong market demand in the sanitation sector, recognize benefits from recent cost actions and acquisitions, and drive margin improvement.
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Alo Yoga, say "alo" to your new landlord — a mysterious Qatari sheikh whose charitable foundation has allegedly been flagged by his country's Mideast rivals for suspected ties to terrorism. Qatari Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah bin Thani al-Thani closed on the $40 million purchase last week of 164 Fifth Ave., a handsome, 1918 vintage, six-story Flatiron building between West 21st and 22nd streets. Its 17,600 square feet are home to LA-based Alo Yoga's New York flagship, which houses a yoga studio and a women's athletic-wear shop filled with sexy photos of lithe young men and women in what the brand calls "mindful moments." Famed chef Matthew Kenney's new restaurant, Sutra, is coming soon to the top floor. The sale was a modest shot in the arm for the snoozing investment-sale market — Sitt bought 164 Fifth in 2014 for just $23 million. Sources said the sheikh's purchase was likely for investment purposes as Alo Yoga has 13 years left on its lease. But the sheikh himself might be the story's most interesting part. He signed the purchase papers in his own name — a rarity when most foreign buyers hide their identities behind limited-liability corporations. The personal signature suggests a
GM unveils self-driving Cadillac that can fly
General Motors on Tuesday presented a futuristic flying Cadillac — a self-driving vehicle which takes off and lands vertically and carries the passenger above the streets and through the air. A senior GM executive described the concept as "reimagining the future of personal transportation." The single-passenger Cadillac — technically, a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone — will be able to travel from urban rooftop to urban rooftop at speeds up to 55 miles per hour. It is fully autonomous and all-electric, with a 90kW motor, a GM Ultium battery pack and an ultra-lightweight body with four pairs of rotors. The flying Cadillac was presented in a video as part of a virtual keynote presentation by Chief Executive Mary Barra, along with a family-friendly Cadillac electric shuttle. Barra last year revealed the automaker was exploring such alternative transportation modes as aerial taxis. The concepts in the CES video were introduced by GM design chief Mike Simcoe, who described the VTOL as "the Cadillac of urban air mobility". "VTOL is key to GM's vision for a multimodal future," he said. The autonomous Cadillac shuttle, described in the video as "arriving soon," features a boxy silhouette that recalls the Cruise Origin, also
Deutsche Bank, Signature Bank cut ties with Trump over Capitol riots
Donald Trump's bankers are cutting ties with the president after the insurrection at the Capitol, with one even calling publicly for his resignation. Over the past 24 hours, both Deutsche Bank and Signature Bank have made the decision to end their business relationships with the outgoing president — a potentially massive blow to Trump's business future as they were among the last banks willing to lend money to Trump and his family for their various businesses. Deutsche Bank's move to sever its relationship with Trump will send a shiver through Trump and his inner circle. Trump owes the troubled German lender more than $300 million and his primary contact at the bank, Rosemary Vrablic, left Deutsche in late December, leading many to speculate that the bank was preparing to dump Trump. The Deutsche decision was first reported by Bloomberg (paywall), and the bank declined to comment to The Post. New York-based Signature confirmed to The Post that it has begun the process of closing Trump's two personal accounts at the $5 billion bank and "will not do business in the future with any members of Congress who voted to disregard the Electoral College." Signature also posted a scathing statement to


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Q: Apps Script to copy data up to last cell containing data in a single column I am trying to copy the content of a single column and send this range of data in an email.
My users submit a for. Their email address are added in column C. I want to send a weekly email to a team member of all the email address in column C.
The number of emails in column C is increasing and decreasing daily. So I need to be able to find the number of non empty cells in column C. copy these cells and send via email using Apps Script.
Would love some help on this please!

A: Checking for actual emails and getting a list and Sending Them
Looking at Form Response Sheet column C
Get and check the emails:
function getEmailAddresses() {
  const ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
  const sh = ss.getSheetByName("Form Response Sheet Name");
  const vs = sh.getRange(2,3,sh.getLastRow() - 1).getValues().flat().filter(e => e.match(/^([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+)@([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+)\.([a-zA-Z]{2,5})$/));
  Logger.log(vs.length);//number found
  Logger.log(JSON.stringify(vs)); //actual emails
  return vs.join('\n');
}

Sending them
function SendWeeklyEmailList() {
  const ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
  const sh = ss.getSheetByName("Team Member Emails")
  const teamlist = sh.getRange(2,1,sh.getLastRow() - 1).getValues().flat().filter(e => e.match(/^([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+)@([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+)\.([a-zA-Z]{2,5})$/)).join(',');
  GmailApp.sendEmail(teamlist,"EmailsList", getEmailAddresses())
}

Creating a trigger to send once every two weeks on monday near midnight
function createWeeklyTrigger() {
  if(ScriptApp.getProjectTriggers().filter(t => t.getHandlerFunction() == 'SendWeeklyEmailList').length == 0) {
    ScriptApp.newTrigger('SendWeeklyEmailList').timeBased().everyWeeks(2).onWeekDay(1).atHour(0).create()
  }
}

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For this downtown office, ACT designed, installed and integrated audio and video systems, sound masking and a control system. Two conference rooms feature flat screen displays that can be used to show content from the company's network, local computers, guest computers, Apple TV and cable television. Each room includes local inputs in the conference tables.
A reception area and break/collaboration area both feature flat screen displays that can be used for digital signage or to display content from the company's network, Apple TV and cable television. ACT also installed and programmed a sound masking system for open areas. All audio/video systems are controlled with iPads or iPhones using a Savant control system.


Macky is now a slave in Senator Antonius's home. After telling the Bible story of Jesus calming the storm to the Senator's two children, to help them get to sleep during a dramatic storm, Macky discovers something extraordinary about their father. We hear of the trust between David and Jonathan, while Macky succeeds in foiling a trap laid by Brutacus and the mysterious Masked Rebel considers acquiring a daring young partner.
Toadie has a new job: he's managing a gladiator, and finds he must resort to his usual cheating habits. Macky tells the Bible story of David and Mephibosheth to explain the importance of helping others, and Antonius retells the Parable of the Sower, and the story of the House Built on Rock to underline the need for solid foundations in life.


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A rainy, misty Autumn morning at one of New Hampshire's most beautiful Waterfalls. A true hidden gem.
Mid October foliage in Southern New Hampshire. Epsom, NH.
Lamprey River, Epping, New Hampshire.
The freeze/thaw conditions creating a wonderful curtain of ice along Blake's Brook in Epsom, New Hampshire.
The full moon (Strawberry Moon, June 2017) rises over a misty cascade on the Big Wilson Stream at the base of Borestone Mountain in Monson, Maine. I had a vision of a scene I wanted to shoot here 2 years before coming back with a camera when the moon was full, and was quite happy with the way it worked out!
The first snowfall of the year at Abbot Falls/Chivers Dam in Candia, NH.
Moxie Falls in Maine. One of New England's tallest waterfalls.
Senter Falls in Lyndeborough NH with some pretty strong flowage due to large amounts of rain. An impressive local waterfall for sure!
New snow and ice off the Falling Waters Trail in Franconia Notch after a recent thaw, highlighted by some great light. I bushwhacked to this spot just off trail through waist deep snow.
Morning sun shines through on Bickford Brook in the Belknap Range in New Hampshire.
A daredevil seagull riding the mists of Niagara Falls as seen from the Canadian side.
The beautifully saturated greens surrounding Crystal Cascade in Pinkham Notch, White Mountains, NH.
The first day of summer at Flume Gorge in Franconia Notch, NH.
Champney Falls, White Mountains, NH.
Autumn Equinox at Garwin Falls in Wilton, NH.
Peak foliage in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire.
Autumn at Bear's den, one of the coolest waterfalls in Massachusetts.
Autumn at one of New Hampshires most spectacular waterfalls. I never get tired of shooting this spot.
A fresh coating of snow at Tannery Hill covered bridge in Gilford, NH.


Pineapple gum syrup, that is: pressed pineapple mixed with organic cane sugar and gum syrup. We recently got some at the restaurant and I've been wanting to mix with it. It used to be in the Haus Alpenz portfolio, but now you can buy it direct from small hand foods.
The back label promises a cocktail with a "silky, lush mouthfeel and the bright acidity of fresh pineapple". It delivers.
The gum syrup is rich, so I wanted to mix it with something spicy and something earthy.
A key ingredient in Pisco Punch (2 oz Pisco, ¾ oz fresh lemon juice, ¾ oz Pineapple Gum Syrup, shaken and strained), I think this gum syrup will prove pretty versatile.
Today's inspiration was one of my favorite things that contains pineapple – fruit salsa. I muddled fresh cilantro with lime, salt and pineapple gum syrup. Tequila is a natural salsa partner, so that went in next. While I do think something hot spicy would be good with this stuff, I opted instead for earthy spicy with Domaine de Canton.
Muddle cilantro with gum, lime and salt. Add ice, tequila and Domaine de Canton. Shake and serve on the rocks.
I chose Yellow #6 because there are 6 ingredients, if you count ice and also because another term for it is "sunset yellow". It may or may not lead to hyperactivity.


Morning Phase is the ninth official studio album and twelfth overall by American recording artist Beck. The album was released in February 2014 through his new label, Capitol Records. According to a press release, Morning Phase is a "companion piece" to Beck's 2002 album Sea Change. Several of the musicians who recorded parts for Sea Change returned to record for Morning Phase.
Upon release the album received critical acclaim and was nominated for five awards at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, winning three: Album of the Year, Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical and Best Rock Album.
The roots of the album are similar to Sea Change, as well as 1993's Golden Feelings and 1994's One Foot in the Grave. Most of the critics noted of the change in sound, and genre being the same as Sea Change.


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At dining in the dark restaurants, patrons are led into a pitch-black room where they enjoy a meal they cannot see.
Let's say you eat a hamburger. Nothing too unusual about that, right? Now imagine you're eating that same hamburger in the pitch-black dark, and it's laced with a strange fruit that has fundamentally altered the taste of the meat -- so much so that you're beginning to wonder whether this hamburger is really a hamburger at all. Would that creep you out? Could you remain seated at the table-in-the-dark to finish the rest of your burger, or would you run out of the room screaming?
See? Food consumption can in fact be quite adrenaline pumping, given the right circumstances. One way to ratchet up the excitement is to eat in a strange place: in a cave, underwater, on a Ferris wheel or even in a building made of ice (yes, you can find restaurants in these spots). In fact, there are even eateries where you can experience the force of a simulated 7.8 magnitude earthquake!
The other way to create dining adventure is to eat something you don't normally eat and that most people you know don't normally eat either (or even consider edible). Bizarre-to-you local fare can be found in places all over the world, from rattlesnake meat in Texas to pig's blood cake in Taiwan. Just remember the saying: Don't knock it till you've tried it!


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Q: How to convert string xml to Map How I can convert all value of element and attributes of xml to Map of string ?
Is there some library which can do this ? I found library xStream but I dont know how to configure it.

A: I just wanna this:
public static Map<String, String> convertNodesFromXml(String xml) throws Exception {

    InputStream is = new ByteArrayInputStream(xml.getBytes());
    DocumentBuilderFactory dbf = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
    dbf.setNamespaceAware(true);
    DocumentBuilder db = dbf.newDocumentBuilder();
    Document document = db.parse(is);
    return createMap(document.getDocumentElement());
}

public static Map<String, String> createMap(Node node) {
    Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
    NodeList nodeList = node.getChildNodes();
    for (int i = 0; i < nodeList.getLength(); i++) {
        Node currentNode = nodeList.item(i);
        if (currentNode.hasAttributes()) {
            for (int j = 0; j < currentNode.getAttributes().getLength(); j++) {
                Node item = currentNode.getAttributes().item(i);
                map.put(item.getNodeName(), item.getTextContent());
            }
        }
        if (node.getFirstChild() != null && node.getFirstChild().getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
            map.putAll(createMap(currentNode));
        } else if (node.getFirstChild().getNodeType() == Node.TEXT_NODE) {
            map.put(node.getLocalName(), node.getTextContent());
        }
    }
    return map;
}

A: Underscore-java library can convert HashMap to xml and vice verse.
import com.github.underscore.U;
import java.util.*;

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Map<String, Object> map = new LinkedHashMap<String, Object>();
        map.put("name", "chris");
        map.put("island", "faranga");

        System.out.println(U.toXml(map));

        Map<String, Object> newMap = U.fromXmlMap(U.toXml(map));

        System.out.println(newMap.get("name"));
    }
}

A: Try the code below:
try {
    DocumentBuilderFactory dbf = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
    DocumentBuilder db = dbf.newDocumentBuilder();
    Document doc = db.parse("C://logs//XML.xml");
    NodeList nodeList = doc.getChildNodes();
    for (int i = 0; i < nodeList.getLength(); i++) {
        Node textChild = nodeList.item(i);
        NodeList childNodes = textChild.getChildNodes();
        for (int j = 0; j < childNodes.getLength(); j++) {
            Node grantChild = childNodes.item(j);
            NodeList grantChildNodes = grantChild.getChildNodes();
            for (int k = 0; k < grantChildNodes.getLength(); k++) {
                if(!StrUtl.isEmptyTrimmed( grantChildNodes.item(k).getTextContent() ) ) {
                    Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
                            map.put(grantChildNodes.item(k).getNodeName() , grantChildNodes.item(k).getTextContent());
                            System.out.println(map);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}catch (Exception e){
        e.printStackTrace();
}


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On the Group menu select Business Groups from the left. And then select "New Business Group" from the top right.
*Note: Business Groups were formerly called Provisioning Groups in early versions of the product.
I have a vCAC 6.1, we are just using the Default Tenant for all of our users. Our Identity Store is configured to use Native Active Directory. When I create a business group, if I enter with AD group name, no results are returned. However is I enter a user account name the account is returned.
Any idea as to how I can resolve this would be greatly appreciated.
Although no results are listed in the drop down you should be able to type in the group name and add it to the role. This is something that is known in 6.1, it will still use the group.


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import unittest
from timeout_decorator import timeout_decorator
import functional_tests.chkit as chkit
import time
import psh

class TestSolution(unittest.TestCase):
    @timeout_decorator.timeout(seconds=30)
    @chkit.test_account
    def test_base(self):
        templates = chkit.get_templates()
        random_template = templates[0].name
        chkit.get_template_envs(random_template)

        try:
            chkit.run_solution(random_template, "test-solution")
            time.sleep(1)
            self.assertIn("test-solution", [sol.name for sol in chkit.get_solutions()])

            got_sol = chkit.get_solution("test-solution")
            self.assertEqual("test-solution", got_sol.name)
            self.assertEqual(random_template, got_sol.template)

            time.sleep(5)
            svc = chkit.get_services(solution="test-solution")
            if len(svc) == 0:
                raise LookupError("No services created")
            self.assertEqual(svc[0].solution, "test-solution")
            deploy = chkit.get_deployments(solution="test-solution")
            if len(deploy) == 0:
                raise LookupError("No deployments created")
            self.assertEqual(deploy[0].solution, "test-solution")

        finally:
            chkit.delete_solution("test-solution")
            time.sleep(5)
            self.assertNotIn("test-solution", [sol.name for sol in chkit.get_solutions()])

            try:
                chkit.get_deployments(solution="test-solution")
            except psh.exceptions.ExecutionError as error:
                if error.stderr() != "[Solutions-12] Not Found Solution with this name doesn't exist":
                    raise error
            else:
                raise LookupError("Deployments still not deleted")

            try:
                chkit.get_services(solution="test-solution")
            except psh.exceptions.ExecutionError as error:
                if error.stderr() != "[Solutions-12] Not Found Solution with this name doesn't exist":
                    raise error
            else:
                raise LookupError("Services still not deleted")

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PICTURES: The Radio One Roadshow in Bournemouth in 1989
The Radio One Roadshow in Bournemouth in 1989
By Ian Crump
REVELLERS partied on the seafront and Bournemouth was broadcast to the nation as Radio One Roadshow provided the soundtrack.
Nearly 10,000 music lovers crammed into the West Cliff square, just off the pier approach, for the summertime spectacular on August 14, 1989.
PICTURES: When the Radio 1 Roadshows came to Bournemouth in the 80s and 90s
Led by then-breakfast time DJ Simon Mayo, the crowd squealed and shouted to add a vital live atmosphere to the programme which included familiar Bits and Pieces where contestants battled to name the artists on brief snippets from hits.
For the first time in Bournemouth the show was bounced off a satellite for transmission instead of being relayed down telephone lines to London.
PICTURES: 50 years of Radio 1, its Bournemouth DJs and roadshow visits
Bright sunshine was replaced by grey clouds and a stiffening breeze but this failed to deter any of the fans who sat happily on the ground in front of the mobile studio.
Two mobile stalls stocked with Radio One merchandise did a roaring trade, with queues stretching for 30 yards as people waited to buy souvenirs from the day.


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Home Office claims marriage is a sham
Published: 12:40 PM May 4, 2006
A WICKEN woman and her American husband have been separated after only a month of married life together because the Home Office has said their marriage is a sham. Margaret Pip Gable married her husband Tom in Waverley, New York State, on March 11, but
A WICKEN woman and her American husband have been separated after only a month of married life together because the Home Office has said their marriage is a sham.
Margaret "Pip" Gable married her husband Tom in Waverley, New York State, on March 11, but the couple were devastated when they discovered that their plans to go back to Mrs Gable's Church Road home had been scotched by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate, which said Mr Gable would not be allowed into Britain.
"They believe it is a marriage of convenience," Mrs Gable, 49, said.
"It's outrageous."
Mr Gable, also 49, is originally from Athens, Pennsylvania, but met his future wife when he was stationed at Lakenheath in 1979 with the US Army.
He stayed in Britain until 1983, and was awarded nine medals over the course of his army career, but had to return home for personal reasons.
"He's been a very long-term friend and we've always kept in touch," Mrs Gable said.
Mr Gable returned earlier this year and proposed to Margaret, and the couple began planning for their wedding.
Following the wedding, Mr Gable went through the rigorous checking procedures to live in Britain, but was informed by post that his access had been denied.
Mrs Gable said the authorities suspect that the couple have married to allow Mr Gable to return to Britain because he has made no secret of his desire to come back to a country that he developed many links with during his army service.
She said the reason given for the refusal is that love-letters - given to the authorities to prove that the couple have been in steady contact - contain anti-American sentiment.
In one of the letters, Mr Gable said of America: 'The tea sucks, the president sucks - why was I born a yank?'."
Immigration authorities suspect that this dislike of his home country is evidence that Mr Gable would be willing to marry an English woman to secure residence in Britain.
Mrs Gable, however, puts this down to her husband's sense of humour.
"How do you prove you love someone?" She said.
"We have both said we're willing to take a lie detector test."
Mr Gable is now in Athens, Pennsylvania, waiting to see if an appeal lodged by the couple is successful. She is currently in the process of gathering statements from friends and neighbours as evidence of the couple's continued relationship to send to the British Embassy in New York.
The appeal includes a letter from Mrs Gable's five-year-old grandson, Ethan.
It reads: "Please let grandpa Tom come home. He makes us popcorn. He is going to play chess with me. We love him."
A spokesperson from the Home office said they were unable to comment on individual cases, adding that there has been a recent change in legislation to bring down the number of "bogus" marriages more difficult.
"It is not designed to inconvenience people," she said.


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Баласко — фамилия. Известные носители:
 Баласко, Жозиан (род. 1950) — французская актриса еврейско-хорватского происхождения, кинорежиссёр и сценарист.
 Баласко, Ив (род. 1945) — французский экономист.

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The Sandhills' porous, sandy soil is a reminder that in prehistoric times, this land was under the rolling waters of the Atlantic. This soil provides the ideal drainage that's crucial to the Golf Capital of the World, for no matter what the rainfall, no puddles accumulate on its rolling golf courses. And with mean temperatures ranging between 44° and 78°F (7°-26°C), the game is played here year-round.
But golf hasn't always been king. When Boston philanthropist James Walker Tufts bought 5,000 acres of land in 1895 for $1 per acre, his plan was to build the little resort village of Pinehurst as a retreat for wealthy Northerners from harsher climes. Recreation then consisted mainly of croquet on the grassy lawns, outdoor concerts, hayrides, and quiet walks through the pines.
Tufts' attention first turned to golf, which had only recently arrived from Great Britain, when one of his dairy employees complained that guests were "hitting the cows with a little white ball." By 1900, Tufts had enlisted Donald Ross (who had honed his skills at Scotland's St. Andrews) to come to Pinehurst and introduce golf. Ross designed courses here that drew some of the most distinguished golfers in the world: Ben Hogan, Walter Travis, Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Patty Berg, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, and Jack Nicklaus, to name just a few.
For years, golfing on the superb courses of the Pinehurst Country Club was by invitation only. Even though the golf world's top players still consider Pinehurst their own turf, these days you don't have to wait for an invitation -- or be a millionaire -- to play. Prices are high, but they're not exorbitant compared with those of other luxury resorts around the country. And there are hotels and motels here in almost any price range for experts or duffers who want to play the Pinehurst courses.
In 1973, the first World Open Championship was played in Pinehurst; the event was replaced in 1977 by the Colgate Hall of Fame Classic. In September 1974, President Gerald Ford presided at the opening of the World Golf Hall of Fame, overlooking Ross's famous No. 2 Course (one of the top 10 in the country).
Midland Road (N.C. 2), a highway divided by a stately 6-mile row of pine trees and bordered by sedate homes and lavish gardens, sets the tone for this golf mecca. From the second green of the Pinehurst No. 2 Golf Course (site of the 1999 U.S. Open) at one end to the little village of Southern Pines at the other, Midland offers an array of both golf courses and lodges. About a third of the area's more than 35 courses are accessible via this road. Also on Midland Road, you'll pass a rambling white building called Midland Crafters, which houses a virtual survey of American crafts, from beanbags to paintings to furniture to pottery to glassware, or almost any handicraft you can conjure up. Over the years, this region has drawn artists, craftspeople, and potters. Scattered around the vicinity in rustic, pine-sheltered workshops, many of the potters welcome visitors, and most are quite happy to have you watch them at their work.
In addition to golf, competitive tennis made its mark when the first major tournament, the United North and South Tennis Tournament, hit the courts of the Pinehurst Tennis Club in 1918. That amateur event ran until 1942 and was the proving ground for many nationally ranked players, including the Davis Cup Team of the 1930s. Today this area enjoys a reputation for having some of America's best tennis facilities and programs.
The Sandhills region is also known for its equestrian competitions. Most of these events are free to spectators. Horse Days, a monthly publication about events that features calendar listings, is available locally at information offices. From late October to May, there are horse trials, shows, and even fox hunts. "Is there really a fox?" we asked a dapper man in a traditional "pink" hunt jacket, knee-high riding boots, and a tall hat, who was sitting straight in his saddle. "Sometimes," he responded.


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Franklin Odo , Ph.D., retired in January 2010 as founding Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American [APA] Program. He served in that capacity since its inception in 1997. Odo was a professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawai'i and visiting professor of History and American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Hunter College, Princeton, and Columbia Universities in the 1990s. His book, No Sword to Bury: Japanese Americans in Hawai'i during World War II , was published by Temple University Press in 2004; he edited the Columbia Documentary History of the Asian American Experience , published by Columbia University Press in 2002. His new book of folk songs from Japanese immigrants working on Hawaii's sugar plantations will be published by Oxford University Press in 2012. Among his awards are the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Asian American Studies, a Distinguished Service Award from the Asian American Justice Center and Leadership Awards from the Japanese American Citizens League and the Organization of Chinese Americans.
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Looks like 105.7 changed to what 106.7 was. They change their format from the 80's to alternative. It's now 105.7 The X.
Great news...they were one of like 3 classic rock stations...already had 96.3 and 103.9 playing classic rock...didn't need a 3rd.
I would say go with any iHeart Radio station, which you can detect by going to their website. It's much better than locally owned radio stations. iHeart Radio stations are like the Uber (compared to Taxis) of radio stations (compared to local stations). Welcome to the 21st century. If you want local radio, get back to rural Ohio where all they talk about is division five high school basketball. I personally listen to 97.9, the best station for pop/top 40 music. If you want an alternative station, look for an iHeart alternative in Columbus. I'm sure they have one. Hail iHeart!
Well, last week 105.7 changed from alternative to Sports Talk. Argh. Do we really need another station like that? Now all we have for alt rock in Columbus is the ultra-indie 102.5. Anyone know if the old 105.7 alternative format is on an HD subchannel somewhere?
Alternative music just doesn't have that big of a listening audience. It's going away like classic rock is (there's one classic rock station). So CD101 or 102.5 is enough for most people even though the playlist is still terrible. They go too far off the deep end I think.
No clue what I'll replace my 105.7 button on my radio in my car. I did a seek through all the stations and nothing *new* interests me.
By the way I now mostly play internet music. I subscribed to Slacker for $4 a month. Get unlimited skips, no ads, and 320kbps quality. Also offline listening but I rarely use it. I can pick a band I like and after about a week of downvoting and picking favorites, I can get it to about where I want it. Plus with Tmobile which is my carrier, it doesn't use my data allotment so it's truly unlimited for me. Switched out my radio with one that has bluetooth A2DP plugin so I can listen to music without an audio cord.
While in my wifes car, which has HD radio, I did a quick scan. The 105.7 alt format is nowhere to be found. I know it used to be the subchannel of 105.7 a few years ago, now that slot is classic rock.
Finally moved to XM Satelite radio...never going back. Local radio is no longer worth worrying about.
It depends on your taste. 106.3 has a throwback hip-hop format which stays glued to my car stereo.


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Richards to Maple Leafs Becoming More Likely Each Day; Ribeiro Also a Possibility
For months now, people have been talking about a potential trade between the Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs that would see Stars' centre Brad Richards become a Maple Leaf, possibly in return for Tomas Kaberle.
However, Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke has yet to speak publicly about a trade involving the two teams, and has not yet been spotted at a Stars game, not that it really matters anyways.
But even though Burke hasn't been speaking of a trade, does that mean it won't happen? Of course not. As everyone knows, Burke is the kind of general manager who likes to keep his mouth shut, and give very little information involving transactions.
With that being said, the chances of Richards becoming a Maple Leaf could be increasing each day, given the way he has been playing, his contract situation, and the Stars' ownership/revenue situation.
Richards, 30, is off to a blazing start this season. In 18 games, the former Tampa Bay Lightning forward has nine goals and 15 assists, a total of 24 points, to go along with a plus-10 rating. He is earning $7.8 million in this, the final year of his contract with the Stars.
Also well-documented has been the Stars' current ownership situation, which will make it extremely hard for general manager Joe Nieuwendyk to re-sign Richards. Stars owner Tom Hicks has reportedly set an internal budget that is well below the league mandated $59.4 million salary cap, meaning it will be next to impossible since Richards will likely want about $8 million per season.
That's not to say the Maple Leafs will want to pay him that much, although their salary cap room next season may allow them to.
Richards would be a nice addition to a team that does not currently have a top-six centre.
The addition of Richards could also mean good things for the development of Nazem Kadri, who, with three assists in four games, appears to be becoming more of a play maker than a goal scorer, although his career is only five games old.
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reported on Saturday not only that the Maple Leafs are interested in Richards, but Mike Ribeiro as well.
Ribeiro, a three-time 20+ goal scorer, is currently the Stars' second line centre. He is earning $5 million per season, but still has two more years left on his contract following this season. With that and the fact that the Stars would get a greater return for Richards in mind, Nieuwendyk would likely rather trade Richards over Ribeiro.
However, Garroich said the New York Rangers are also interested in both Richards and Ribeiro. Both have a no-trade clause, meaning they can block any trade they're involved in. Unfortunately, for the Maple Leafs, that could be a problem, as the Rangers have four more wins in two more games this season.
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The Nomad Wandering Youth Space is a trailer that is decked out with heaps of fun activities including Wii gaming, sports equipment, yard games, sound system, art gear and heaps more!
The Nomad will be wandering all over Gosnells, mostly during the warmer months and visiting parks where we will pop-up all of these great activities for young people to enjoy.
The trailer is staffed by City of Gosnells Youth Workers and the Gosnells Youth Advisory Council.
The Nomad is free to visit and open for all young crew.
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Those who want to drive a motor vehicle on Okinawa must first attend Kadena's Drivers' Safety briefing. This briefing is offered every Wednesday at the Schilling Community Center as part of the Newcomers' Orientation. Sign up for Newcomers' Orientation begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Schilling Community Center.
Bring a copy of your orders, a stateside driver's license and a military I.D. card.
As for driving here, traffic congestion poses a major problem on the narrow streets and roads of Okinawa. Roads are packed with mini-cars, economy cars, vans, trucks, buses and construction vehicles. Combine them with several thousand taxis of all sizes and you have one of the highest vehicle/road densities in the world.
Okinawans drive on the left side of the road. Most new arrivals find the change takes some getting used to; however, you will quickly master it. Pedestrians must also adjust and should look to the right before stepping off a curb. You also will have to learn the international road signs and know Japanese road signs.
Pedestrian crosswalks are prominent on military installations and on streets and roadways throughout the island. As in the states, you must yield to all pedestrians in a crosswalk.
When Japanese school children wish to cross the street, they will hold their hand up, palm toward the traffic, and proceed to cross the street.
During rainy weather, drive slowly and cautiously. Roads become extremely slippery because of the mixture of water and coral dust.
The maximum speed limit on base, unless otherwise posted, is 40 kilometers (25 mph) per hour. Speed limits in base housing areas of 40 kph and 25 kph in school zones are strictly enforced.
Seat belts and child-restraint devices are mandatory. Speed limits off base range from 25 to 40 kph in business and residential areas and up to 80 kph on the island's only expressway.
You will encounter some difficulty finding parking on Okinawa. Always park in designated parking areas, otherwise it can be extremely costly.
Off base, if your car is towed, you will pay upwards of $200 at a local police station to retrieve your vehicle.
You will also pay a parking charge that varies with the length of time your car has been stored. The cost for illegal parking can sometimes be more than you paid for your car! If your car gets towed, and you don't know where the local police station is, call Kadena's Law Enforcement Desk by calling the Kadena Switchboard at 938-1111, wait for dial tone, then dial 634-2475.


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Beloved AA regular in Kentucky was killed during a brutal fight with drunk sponsee.
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A long-time AA regular was beaten to death this week in Covington, Kentucky, allegedly by one of the people he sponsored. On September 19, 54-year-old Shain Pierce returned to his apartment from the hospital where he'd just had a toe amputated following a work-related injury. Much to his surprise, he found his sponsee, Leslie Haun and Haun's son, Robert, drinking inside his home. He threw them out, and the pair then attended an AA meeting while drunk. But they returned to Pierce's apartment after the meeting, where Pierce called Haun Sr. a "punk." According to police reports, Leslie Haun then attacked him with an aluminum baseball bat. Robert Haun told cops that he and his father thought Pierce was dead, but that he started making a noise—so Leslie Haun finished him off with a table leg. Robert Haun disposed of both the murder weapons in a nearby sewer—following his father's orders, he said. Leslie Haun, 47, who is being charged with murder but continues to deny any involvement in the crime, is currently being held on a $500,000 bond. His son, 19, is charged with evidence tampering and is being held on $100,000 bond. Huan Sr. has a long criminal record and has been diagnosed with numerous mental health problems including anti-social disorder, depression, hallucinations and schizophrenia. He had been kicked out of the Droege House rehab facility in Dayton in August. Shain Pierce had previously served time for burglary, but was working at a metal recycling facility before his death and had long been involved with AA. Even though he wasn't an alcoholic himself, he viewed his service in the organization as a way to help others. Fellow members claimed he sponsored many people and even let them stay with him when they needed to. "He went there for friends and to see who he could help," said his sister, Tammy Callen. "He took in I don't know how many people."
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Ishihara Sangyō (jap. , kurz: ISK) ist ein japanischer Chemiekonzern.

Das Unternehmen geht auf ein 1920 von Hiroichiro Ishihara gegründetes Minenunternehmen zurück. Es betrieb mehrere Eisen- und Manganminen auf der malaiischen Halbinsel sowie Kupferminen in Japan. Später engagierte sich das Unternehmen auch in verwandten Branchen (Schifffahrt, Chemie). Durch den Zweiten Weltkrieg verlor es seine überseeischen Besitzungen, es verblieb nur die Chemiefabrik in Yokkaichi, Japan.

Hauptprodukt von Ishihara Sangyō war Titandioxid. Inzwischen hat Unternehmen jedoch seine Fabrik in Singapur geschlossen und konzentriert sich auf das Agrarchemiegeschäft.

Produkte
 Titandioxid
 Zinkoxid
 Trifluormethylpyridine

Pflanzenschutzmittel
 Fungizide
 Fluazinam
 Cyazofamid
 Herbizide
 Nicosulfuron
 Flazasulfuron
 Insektizide
 Chlorfluazuron
 Flonicamid
 Nematizide
 Fosthiazat
(Quelle:)

Siehe auch
 Belchim, belgischer Vertriebspartner

Weblinks
 Website von ISK Biosciences

Einzelnachweise

Chemieunternehmen (Japan)
Pflanzenschutzmittelhersteller
Produzierendes Unternehmen (Osaka)
Gegründet 1949