Where: Council Chambers, Fort Morgan City Hall, 110 Main St.
The Fort Morgan City Council will be beginning their February with a full schedule at their regular meeting this Tuesday evening.
Early in the agenda, the City Council is set to discuss the scheduling of a work session on the city complex project and for the Council's budget retreat, presented by City Manager Jeff Wells and Public Information Officer/City Clerk John Brennan.
The last three items on the meeting agenda are for City Council to engage in three executive sessions. The stated purposes in the agenda include: the "Employment contract with Chief of Public Safety", the "City Attorney position", and "Council Rules of Procedure."
A potential employment contract discussion for Chief of Public Safety Paul Schultz has been set as the purpose for a previous City Council executive session on Dec. 18, 2018. The city attorney position executive session comes after City Attorney Jason Meyers submitted his resignation on Jan. 22, 2019. The third executive session will focus on Council Rules of Procedure. The City Council agenda says the purpose of the session falls under "For a conference with the city attorney for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions."
"This information is helpful as we plan for the future looking at trends in calls, equipment usage and the time each of our members commits to doing fire department duties."
Early in the City Council meeting, Dusty Johnson of United States Representative Ken Buck's office is schedule to present a United States flag that was flown over the U.S. Capitol to the Fort Morgan Police Department, reportedly for an "outstanding community policing program."
Councilmember Kevin Lindell of Ward Three is scheduled to propose renaming the west gallery of the Fort Morgan Museum to 'The Don Ostwald Gallery', to honor longtime Heritage Foundation President Don Ostwald.
The City Council is also scheduled to consider several appointments and re-appointments to boards and commissions this week.
These include the appointment of Chris Hobbs and reappointment of Jerry Wathen to the Senior Center Advisory Board; the re-appointment of Edie Dolen and Jack Darnell to the Airport Advisory Board; and the appointment of David Fowler to the Planning Commission.
The Fort Morgan Cultures United for Progress is presenting their grant application for a Colorado Health Foundation grant for $60,000 dollars to complete a Comprehensive Housing Needs Assessment for the city.
In the draft application attached to the City Council packet, the FMCUP said an assessment like this had not been done before in the city and they saw it as "vital as an advocacy tool for addressing health equity around access to affordable and attainable housing."
The agenda says the FMCUP is asking the city to join the grant application.
The City Council is addressing multiple zoning issues on Tuesday. The Council will act as Zoning Board of Appeals for a public hearing to allow the building owner at 912 W. Bijou Avenue to have a variance from the setback and lot area requirements in the Land Use Code.
The memo to the Council says a previous owner reportedly subdivided the lot with Morgan County in 1997 without the city's knowledge. The current owner is attempting to sell a house on the lot, the memo says, and the issues with the land use code came up.
The memo from Public Works Director Steve Glammeyer says, if approved, the variance would allow the owners to be "protected and assured the ability to rebuild the structures on the exact footprint where they currently exist."
Later in the meeting, the Council will consider whether to schedule a public hearing on Feb. 19 for an ordinance for the zoning of the three recently annexed land parcels of the Fiebig Farm property on U.S. Route 34.
The City Council will be presented bids for a sewer jet truck for the Wastewater Collection Department, for electronic message signs and for a 'non-budgeted emergency expenditure', for the repair near Optimist Park of the Upper Platte and Beaver Canal culvert.
Although unbudgeted, the memo says they believe there is enough funding in the city's Capital Reserves to cover the repair. The two bids presented in the memo were for about $26,000 and $31,000.
Director of Community Services Ty Hamer will present the re-approval of the City's Memorandum of Understanding with Mustang Baseball.
Hamer's memo to City Council says the MOU is the same as the 2018 agreement, with in-kind services and fee waivers to be considered for approval by the City Council.


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Theres the silver T2 in wangaratta that roadzombie is selling.
Are you sure? He posted recently saying was for sale. He has 2 Honda Citys.
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In the heel of Italy's boot there is Puglia. In Puglia there is Salice Salentino. That is where this particular wine is made, with 100% negroamaro grapes.
Cantele's Riserva is brick colored and medium bodied with modest tannin and high acidity. The nose carries aromas of mint, black licorice and cherries. There's snappy cranberries and a bit of raisin on the palate, with a savory mouth-watering finish bursting of bing cherries and a hint of rosemary.
The high acidity, common in Italian reds, makes this a great food wine. Particularly with cured meats and pasta. However you can also drink this all by itself; something I simply cannot do with some other Italian reds, such as Chianti, where food is needed.
I especially recommend this wine to Zin-lovers as it's almost like a different spin on zinfandel. I also highly recommend it to Zin-haters for the exact same reason.
This would probably the favourite post for any wine lover. The way you defined its specification is too good and I think now non drinker will also get attracted after your description.


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Quickies: Living in space, nerd entitlement, and the inaccuracies of Exodus
Amanda December 30, 2014
5200 days in space – "An exploration of life aboard the International Space Station, and the surprising reasons the mission is still worthwhile."
On nerd entitlement – "Hi there, shy, nerdy boys. Your suffering was and is real. I really fucking hope that it got better, or at least is getting better, At the same time, I want you to understand that that very real suffering does not cancel out male privilege, or make it somehow alright. Privilege doesn't mean you don't suffer, which, I know, totally blows."
Egypt bans "inaccurate" Exodus film – "The head of the censorship board said these included the film's depiction of Jews as having built the Pyramids, and that an earthquake, not a miracle by Moses, caused the Red Sea to part."
Hot chocolate consumption across the animal kingdom – I know it's not Cute Animal Friday but I had to share this comic.
Amanda works in healthcare, is a loudmouthed feminist, and proud supporter of the Oxford comma.
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Re: nerds
Scott: I'm a nerd. I was oppressed. I had no privilege!
Me: Name a female nerd from your high school
Scott: … there weren't any.
Me: Really? Or were they just under your radar? Let's meditate on that a moment.
The weird thing about being a childhood nerd and bully victim, which I was (which is to say, I've been beaten unconscious at school), is that it has made me more sympathetic toward other types of victims.
I really don't understand how being abused can make a person want to put down other victims, as if There Can Be Only One.
Yeah, dude. Imagine all that shit you went through, PLUS people tell you you're genetically bad at math and computing from basically the day you're born.
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Did Scott really "want to put down other victims"? He might have been unaware of them, but I really don't see how a fair reading of his words can suggest that he wanted to put down other victims.
"putting them down" isn't quite accurate. More like "refusing to acknowledge that others had it worse."
But really, I meant the "shy nerd culture" people in general. It seems like there's this weird belief in nerd culture, and in atheist culture too, that we're the big victims and other people couldn't possibly have it as bad.
That's what he's saying when he rejects the notion of himself having privilege.
Having read all of Scott's original post, I entirely sympathize with his position. His childhood, and his paranoia regarding women, are very similar to my own.
Regarding Scott in particular, and not "shy nerd culture" in general —
What I take him to be saying is that his subjective experience was not one of privilege. He felt miserable and anxious and suicidal, and did not feel privileged at all. I'm sure if you were to have asked teenage Scott whether he felt that he lived a very privileged life relative to women in Taliban Afghanistan, he would agree that he did. I'm sure he does not and did not dispute that others had it much worse than he had it in some objective sense (although, in a subjective sense, once a person is seriously considering suicide, there's not that much lower to go).
I think there's a reasonable question as to whether the language of "privilege" is the most effective way to talk to and reach miserable people who are considering suicide (for instance). A conversation among college-educated and college-bound Americans about the word "privilege" sometimes turns into a bunch of people who are among the most privileged human beings on Earth (top 1%, easily) discussing which of them have to acknowledge privilege. I'm just not sure that this is the best way to get to a more equitable, gentle world. It might be, I'm just not convinced.
Simply put, I don't think Scott was rejecting anyone else's victimhood. He just felt like within the world of his high school social sphere, he didn't have the privilege of having a great deal of social capital. I don't think he was claiming to be at the bottom of the ladder, either — he'd surely acknowledge, for instance, that a disabled kid who's (say) a male nerd had it worse in an objective sense than he did.
Perhaps but one of the things he says is that he feels he was part of the "least privileged class in society." To me, that doesn't seem at all to acknowledge that others might have it worse, despite his own suffering.
FWIW, his followup is probably worth reading too:
http://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=2119
Jews had nothing to do with building the pyramids. Nor were they slaves in Egypt. Not that this should result in the movie being banned, but it's kind of a shame that so many people think the Exodus myth has any significant basis in reality.
To be fair, it is based on myth.
To be fair, though, much of what we say about the Middle East is part fact, part myth.
It's based on myth in the way that Romulus & Remus or Paul Bunyan or is based in myth — it just is myth.
The basis of the story — that Jews were once slaves in Egypt and now no longer are — is only half true. Jews are not slaves in Egypt. And really the untrue half is the crucial half. Indeed, the people now referred to as "slaves" in Old Kingdom Egypt bore little resemblance to modern slaves … they were paid laborers more akin to sharecroppers than to slavery in the American South. In short, not only weren't Jews slaves in Egypt — there basically weren't slaves in ancient Egypt. So yeah, the whole thing is a myth.
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At least two killed and dozens arrested as police crack down on demonstrators.
Al-Suneidi later died from head wounds, a doctor at al-Mansoura hospital in the port city of Aden said.
Outside the port of Mukalla in the southern province of Hadramaut, Ahmed Madi, a local council member, said one person was killed when police fired at a demonstration.
The situation was tense in other towns, including Lahij, Abyan and Dhaleh.
Early this week thousands took to the streets to mark the defeat of southern secessionist forces in 1994, shouting anti-government slogans and calling for the south to break away.
The government has blamed the unrest on southern rebels demanding secession, but many in the impoverished south have been protesting against bad living conditions.
There have been sporadic clashes between police and protesters in the south over the past few months, leaving at least 18 people dead, including five policemen, since late April.


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5 Interesting Facts About Davido's New Album, 'A Good Time'
Davido just released his album, A Good Time. It is his first since 2016's Son of Mercy where he tried to break into the international market. Three years after, OBO is back.
A Good Time comes out at a time Afrobeats is ruling the world. Davido's album will no doubt place him highly in prestige.
The seventeen tracks on the album have wonderful features, and many songs are standouts. While fans have trended the album on social media, we looked and listened more.
These are five (5) interesting facts about Davido's latest album.
"A Good Time" Album Cover
1. DJ Olu:
On the album cover, there is a feast depicted. It is full of happiness and assurance. Several important figures are present in the photo and if you zoom closely, you'll find DJ Olu, David's friend who passed away last year.
Look closer DJ Olu behind me ... protecting me ! ?? pic.twitter.com/cyq7edQrZ6
— Davido (@iam_Davido) November 20, 2019
2. Davido's Mom:
At the back of the cover, Davido and his father are looking at a statue of Davido's mother, Veronica, who passed away when David was eleven.
The artiste has always said that his mother is his major inspiration for doing music.
If you look closely at the back cover of the album You'll see me and my father looking a statue of my late mum ❤❤ ... can't wait till y'all see the front ??❤??
3. Asa Asika
Although Asa Asika was once separated from Davido's management team, he has returned. At the helm of things, the man has proven he can still operate at the highest level.
Much of the album's rollout is handled with expertise, and Davido's public personality has enchanted its reception. While we may not know the specific input of Asa there, his involvement is certain.
Looking at the overall production quality of A Good Time, Asa should be commended. The role of Executive Producer isn't one to be taken lightly, especially when you're working with one of Africa's biggest pop stars.
Davido and Asa Asika
4. Songwriters:
Davido obviously believes in teamwork. Across the songs on "A Good Time," he employed the services of songwriters.
These songwriters are credited on the album art, and Davido is among the first Nigerian artistes to do so. He should be applauded.
Some of these songwriters are colleagues. Davido himself has confirmed the truth of this report.
"1 Milli" was co-written with Afropop star Adekunle Gold. Shaydee co-wrote "Green Light Riddim," and Kiddominant too, on "One Thing". DMW labelmate, Yonda, who was featured on "Animashaun," also co-wrote "Company".
Track 2 .. 1 milli ...... thank you @adekunleGOLD for this !!!
5. A Good Time:
Finally, the songs selected from previous singles hint at a concept. Clearly, Davido is living his best life and the five singles he added confirm this.
These songs declare prosperity and happiness. A Good Time in its strength, has this in the tracks Risky, Fall, and If, which features the classic "30 Billion" brag.
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The relationship between settled peoples and nomads has been one of the great engines driving human history since the invention of agriculture and the first formation of towns and cities. It has played out most grandly, perhaps, across the vast expanse of Asia.
North African historian and philosopher Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) writes about the dichotomy between townsfolk and nomads in "The Muqaddimah." He claims that nomads are savage and similar to wild animals, but also braver and more pure of heart than city dwellers.
"Sedentary people are much concerned with all kinds of pleasures. They are accustomed to luxury and success in worldly occupations and to indulgence in worldly desires."
By contrast, nomads "go alone into the desert, guided by their fortitude, putting their trust in themselves. Fortitude has become a character quality of theirs, and courage their nature."
Neighboring groups of nomads and settled people may share bloodlines and even a common language, as with Arabic-speaking Bedouins and their citified cousins. Throughout Asian history, however, their vastly different lifestyles and cultures have led to both periods of trade and times of conflict.
Compared with townspeople and farmers, nomads have relatively few material possessions. Items they have to trade may include furs, meat, milk products, and livestock (such as horses). They need metal goods such as cooking pots, knives, sewing needles, and weapons, as well as grains or fruit, cloth, and other products of sedentary life. Lightweight luxury items, such as jewelry and silks, may have great value in nomadic cultures, as well. Thus, there is a natural trade imbalance between the two groups. Nomads often need or want more of the goods that settled people produce than the other way around.
Nomadic people have often served as traders or guides in order to earn consumer goods from their settled neighbors. All along the Silk Road that spanned Asia, members of different nomadic or semi-nomadic peoples such as the Parthians, the Hui, and the Sogdians specialized in leading caravans across the steppes and deserts of the interior. They sold the goods in the cities of China, India, Persia, and Turkey. On the Arabian Peninsula, the Prophet Muhammad himself was a trader and caravan leader during his early adulthood. Traders and camel drivers served as bridges between the nomadic cultures and the cities, moving between the two worlds and conveying material wealth back to their nomadic families or clans.
In some cases, settled empires established trade relations with neighboring nomadic tribes. China often organized these relationships as a tribute. In return for acknowledging the Chinese emperor's overlordship, a nomadic leader would be allowed to exchange his people's goods for Chinese products. During the early Han era, the nomadic Xiongnu were such a formidable threat that the tributary relationship ran in the opposite direction: the Chinese sent tribute and Chinese princesses to the Xiongnu in return for a guarantee that the nomads would not raid Han cities.
When trade relations broke down, or a new nomadic tribe moved into an area, conflict erupted. This might take the form of small raids on outlying farms or unfortified settlements. In extreme cases, entire empires fell. Conflict pitted the organization and resources of the settled people against the mobility and courage of the nomads. The settled people often had thick walls and heavy guns on their side. The nomads benefited from having very little to lose.
In some cases, both sides lost when the nomads and city dwellers clashed. The Han Chinese managed to smash the Xiongnu state in 89 CE, but the cost of fighting the nomads sent the Han Dynasty into an irreversible decline.
In other cases, the ferocity of the nomads gave them sway over vast swathes of land and numerous cities. Genghis Khan and the Mongols built the largest land empire in history, motivated by anger over an insult from the Emir of Bukhara and by the desire for loot. Some of Genghis's descendants, including Timur (Tamerlane) built similarly impressive records of conquest. Despite their walls and artillery, the cities of Eurasia fell to horsemen armed with bows.
Sometimes, the nomadic peoples were so adept at conquering cities that they themselves became the emperors of settled civilizations. The Mughal emperors of India were descended from Genghis Khan and from Timur, but they set themselves up in Delhi and Agra and became city dwellers. They did not grow decadent and corrupt by the third generation, as Ibn Khaldun predicted, but they did go into a decline soon enough.
As the world grows more populated, settlements are taking over open spaces and hemming in the few remaining nomadic peoples. Out of about seven billion humans on Earth today, only an estimated 30 million are nomadic or semi-nomadic. Many of the remaining nomads live in Asia.
Approximately 40 percent of Mongolia's three million people are nomadic. In Tibet, 30 percent of the ethnic Tibetan people are nomads. All across the Arab world, 21 million Bedouin live their traditional lifestyle. In Pakistan and Afghanistan, 1.5 million of the Kuchi people continue to live as nomads. Despite the Soviets' best efforts, hundreds of thousands of people in Tuva, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan continue to live in yurts and follow the herds. The Raute people of Nepal also maintain their nomadic culture, though their numbers have fallen to about 650.
At present, it looks as though the forces of settlement are effectively squeezing out the nomads around the world. However, the balance of power between city-dwellers and wanderers has shifted innumerable times in the past. Who can say what the future holds?
Di Cosmo, Nicola. "Ancient Inner Asian Nomads: Their Economic Basis and Its Significance in Chinese History." The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 53, No. 4, November 1994.
Khaldun, Ibn Ibn. "The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History - Abridged Edition (Princeton Classics)." Paperback, Abridged edition, Princeton University Press, April 27, 2015.
Russell, Gerard. "Why Nomads Win: What Ibn Khaldun Would Say about Afghanistan." Huffington Post, April 11, 2010.


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Paris Sees the Arrival of "Emergency Bikes" : A Mobile Emergency Vehicle on Two Wheels
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The road may be blocked for most motorists in Paris, but not for doctors and emergency medical professionals thanks to the design firm of Wunderman Thompson Paris, which recently launch Emergency Bikes, a new mobile emergency vehicle on two wheels that was created to help Parisian emergency doctors move faster through the city's congested streets.
According to data experts, Paris is the most congested city in Europe, where drivers spend as much as 140 hours a year stuck in traffic. For doctors and medics this often translates to what can amount to life-threatening response times.
Indeed, every minute lost in traffic means a 10% less chance of survival for patients. To combat this issue, Wunderman Thompson Paris partnered with the electric bike brand, Urban Arrow, to develop a tailor-made bike exclusively for doctors that's complete with a large, insulated cargo box that's designed to carry vital medicines and supplies.
Key features of the compact sized e-bike include an optimized motor power (75.N.M) with dual 500 N.M batteries that can provide a range of up to 100 miles (160 km), reflective wheel bands for increased visibility in traffic, a 140 dB horn, long range LED signaling for emergency driving, puncture-resistant tires, GPS tracking in real time and USB connectivity for medical devices.
Emergency Bikes says it came up with the idea after a wave of strikes caused an even greater spike in traffic jams in November 2019, turning to Urban Arrow and Paris Emergency Services (UMP) to help develop a bike in accordance with the needs of doctors and emergency medical professionals.
"We are excited to celebrate the launch of Emergency Bikes in the streets of Paris and help optimise urban medical interventions. Emergency Bikes are fast. They slide easily through heavy traffic, they park in limited spaces, and most importantly, they enable doctors to cross Paris with their medical material faster than any other vehicle, reaching every medical intervention site two times faster, on average," said Adrien Mancel and Paul-Emile Raymond, creative directors at Wunderman Thompson Paris. "Our partnership with Urban Arrow has been extremely rewarding and our hope is to develop a project where Emergency Bikes can be used in several emergency services across other cities and countries," he aded.
"Emergency Bikes is our response to address the complex problems related to doctors moving around the city. We are thrilled to serve as such an efficient brand for our UMP medics, who look forward to receiving our emergency bikes," said Mathieu Froger, CEO of Urban Arrow. "After the pandemic lockdown, Parisians won't use public transport nearly as much. Many of them will use their cars instead and this will create even more traffic jams. Tomorrow more than ever, the medics will need Emergency Bikes. This is our opportunity to change the way emergency services are delivered, and we couldn't have done it without the support, leadership, and activation of the Wunderman Thompson team," continued Froger.
The first fleet of Emergency Bikes for UMP doctors and personnel were deployed back in September, with the goal of expanding service to other major cities throughout France.


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Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo Wants To 'Minimize Attention' To Wall Street Managers' Compensation
By David Sirota @davidsirota
Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo. Photo: Press Photo
Like many states, Rhode Island has been placing growing slices of its pension funds into higher-risk investments, entrusting the money to Wall Street financial managers who capture hefty fees. Yet the state has rebuffed requests to disclose the details of the management contracts.
In this regard, Rhode Island is in crowded company, alongside California, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Kentucky on the list of states that have been tight-lipped about their Wall Street investment deals. But as officials this month rejected a public records request from the state's largest newspaper, they laid out a seemingly blunt justification for secrecy: If the public learns precisely how much Rhode Island's Wall Street managers are earning, that might make those executives feel uncomfortable.
"Fund managers keep this information confidential to help preserve the productivity of their staff and to minimize attention around their own compensation," declared the office of Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo in a letter obtained by International Business Times that elaborated the "explanations supporting confidentiality." Raimondo is a Democrat who founded one of the financial firms that manages Rhode Island pension money.
Citing the case of Eddie Lampert, an investor who was abducted in 2003 by ransom-seeking kidnappers, the letter to Assistant Rhode Island Attorney General Michael Field from Raimondo's office further argued that disclosing too much information about financial fees and compensation could endanger the lives of hedge fund managers.
Read the full letter from Raimondo's office here.
The secrecy has angered Rhode Island political leaders, unions and pro-transparency groups, some of whom see it as a deliberate effort to protect the interests of Wall Street entities that pour campaign cash into state races while positioning themselves for lucrative pension management contracts.
"This is sycophancy not just to Wall Street but to the hedge fund managers themselves -- the 1 percent of the 1 percent -- at the expense of an informed citizenry and a robust democracy," said former Rhode Island State Representative David Segal (D) in response to Raimondo's letter justifying the secrecy. "That Raimondo finds this a compelling excuse to keep the documents under wraps isn't a surprise, but the raw admission that she's doing so to protect the interests of her Wall Street underwriters is astounding, a Romney-esque slip that should be treated as her '47 percent' moment."
In a statement emailed to IBTimes, Raimondo's spokesperson Ashley O'Shea portrayed the treasurer's office as a model of transparency. "Rhode Island has become a national leader in disclosing management and performance fees paid to all investment managers, including hedge funds, private equity, equity and fixed income managers." The state has disclosed the total fees paid to financial managers while merely withholding the management contracts, the treasurer's office maintains.
At the same time, O'Shea added, "The Treasurer agrees that there should be more focus on hedge fund managers' compensation. We need to continue to fight for lower fees, more transparency and a greater alignment of interests, as limited partners in alternative investments."
Upon assuming office in 2011, Raimondo spearheaded a plan to move billions of dollars of pension money into higher-risk, higher-fee alternative investments. That has coincided with Rhode Island paying higher fees to Wall Street.
The Providence Journal reports that the move has generated roughly $70 million in fees for the financial industry -- the same industry that has made major contributions to Raimondo's political campaigns. According to GoLocalProv, documents from the Treasurer's office show that before Raimondo took office, Rhode Island "investment fees were among the lowest of any state pension fund in the country," but that "under Raimondo, the cost of investment fees has nearly tripled." A union-financed investigation estimated that fees have increased almost 700 percent in recent years.
According to the Journal, some of those fees from the $7.7 billion Rhode Island pension system are paid to Point Judith, a financial firm created by Raimondo that Rhode Island invested in under the previous treasurer, Frank Caprio (D). Raimondo's personal blind trust fund still periodically earns income from its Point Judith holdings. Raimondo's spokesperson told IBTimes that the Treasurer has taken all "recommended steps to assure that potential conflicts of interest would be avoided during her administration."
Still, the confluence of new investments, increased fees, below-average returns for Rhode Island taxpayers and Wall Street campaign contributions inevitably raised questions. Seeking to investigate the pension investment shift initiated by Raimondo, the Providence Journal in April of 2013 asked Rhode Island's government to release details of deals between the state's public pension system and major financial firms. Raimondo's office denied the request. With national headlines swirling about hedge fund managers' billion-dollar payouts, the newspaper filed an appeal with Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin (D), who arbitrates such open-records disputes under state law. The Journal argued that "without access to specific information about performance fees of hedge funds, which make up 15 percent of [Rhode Island's] portfolio, neither the Journal nor the public can evaluate those investments."
Kilmartin last week rejected the appeal and agreed with the letter from the Treasurer's office, which advocated helping hedge fund managers reduce public attention around their compensation.
The open acknowledgement by the treasurer's office of its desire to protect Wall Street is rare in a political era marked by rising concern over economic inequality. But the Rhode Island government's penchant for secrecy in its financial-industry dealings is common. As states and cities have recently moved roughly a quarter of the $3 trillion in public pension assets into high-fee Wall Street investments, and as data show those high-fee investments often do not deliver above-market returns for taxpayers, elected officials have sought to conceal many details of those investments. For example:
- The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting last week reported that "a quarter of the $15.7 billion under the [Kentucky Retirement System's] control might as well be in a black hole," as state officials reject requests to release details of fees paid to financial firms. The rejections are permitted under state laws exempting public pension systems from open records statutes. This year, Kentucky Rep. Jim Wayne, a Democrat, proposed legislation to subject the dealings to more scrutiny, but the bill was not acted upon by lawmakers.
- A forensic investigation by the State Employees Association of North Carolina estimated that total annual financial fees paid by the state's $87 billion pension fund will skyrocket to roughly $1 billion a year, but that state lawmakers are being kept in the dark because Treasurer Janet Cowell has not released detailed information about the fund's Wall Street investments. The report concluded that "it is virtually impossible for stakeholders to know the answers to questions as fundamental as who is managing the money, what is it invested in and where is it?" Cowell has disputed the union's conclusion. She has recently backed new legislation to statutorily require details of Wall Street pension deals be kept secret for up to 20 years after the investments are first made.
- California's $301 billion pension system, the largest in the nation, has been the target of an open records lawsuit by Naked Capitalism's Susan Webber (who writes under the name Yves Smith). She filed her suit after CalPERS officials did not respond to her request for detailed fund performance data. In a lawsuit brought by Reuters, a state court in December of 2013 ruled that even though it is a publicly controlled taxpayer-financed entity, the University of California may continue concealing information about its investments in venture capital firms.
- Pennsylvania officials scrambled to re-hide state pension contracts with major financial firms after Webber republished 12 agreements she discovered posted on the State Treasury's website. Pennsylvania officials told the Philadelphia Inquirer that as a matter of policy, the Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System "ceased posting alternative investment contracts that reveal the terms" of agreements between the state and financial firms. The Inquirer noted that Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord, "who used to run a money management firm that ran state pension money [said] the treasurer won't stop PSERS from suppressing" the documents. According to Montgomery County Commissioner Joshua Shapiro (D), Pennsylvania's pension system pays roughly $770 million a year in financial management fees.
Most often, such secrecy is officially defended on the grounds that proprietary information and trade secrets are at stake. Cowell has asserted that if public officials disclose details of government deals, governments could be sued for hundreds of millions of dollars by Wall Street firms, who typically include confidentiality provisions in their contracts with both government and private clients. In her statement to IBTimes, Raimondo's spokeswoman seemed to echo that argument, asserting that secrecy is essential to "avoid litigation that could have been detrimental to the health of the state's pension fund."
Columbia University Business School professor Michael Oliver Weinberg has argued that because better deals can be negotiated in secret, public officials "may be acting as fiduciaries when they negotiate private deals with hedge fund managers, and that less transparency may be more desirable" for the public.
But details in at least two recent leaks of public pension documents hint at other possible reasons that Wall Street firms want their government deals kept hidden.
In the Pennsylvania leak, Webber discovered what she says are provisions outlining a tax dodge technique that may face Internal Revenue Service scrutiny. Similarly, in Kentucky, Chris Tobe, a former pension trustee turned SEC whistleblower, disclosed Blackstone documents whose provisions outlined stealth fees that have been called "the crack cocaine of the private equity industry" and that are now reportedly drawing attention from the Securities and Exchange Commission. Tobe, the author of the book "Kentucky Fried Pensions," told IBTimes that "another reason contracts are being kept secret is that they disclose risks like the use of leverage and other investments that are illegal by most state fiduciary laws."
Major Wall Street firms have poured campaign contributions and sent lobbyists into states where they have pension business. According to the Institute on Money in State Politics, North Carolina Treasurer Cowell has received more than $250,000 in campaign contributions from the securities and investment industry. In Kentucky, state ethics records show Blackstone and its affiliates have employed six lobbyists, and the Center for Responsive Politics reports that Blackstone is a major campaign contributor to Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell (R).
The intertwined relationships are perhaps easiest to see in Rhode Island, where the state treasurer's office openly demands secrecy as a way to protect the financial industry, which in turn has spent big on Raimondo's political campaigns.
The New York Times reported that in the few years since Raimondo assumed office, "the Rhode Island pension system has ramped up its investments in hedge funds, private equity and venture capital from zero to almost $2 billion, or more than one-quarter of its assets under management."
A 2013 Maryland Public Policy Institute report found that "state pension systems that pay the most for Wall Street money management get some of the worst investment returns" -- and Rhode Island seems a case in point. As the Times noted, Raimondo's move has delivered below average returns for Rhode Island's pension fund, but has been a fee jackpot for the financial industry.
Meanwhile, a union-financed forensic analysis by former SEC investigator Edward Siedle estimates that Raimondo's initiative to slash pension benefits will end up taking $2.1 billion worth of savings on cuts to cost-of-living adjustments and using it to fund $2.1 billion in new fees to the alternative investment industry.
Simultaneously, Raimondo has raised more than half a million dollars in campaign contributions from the financial industry, according to campaign finance records compiled by her gubernatorial opponent, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras (D). That tally does not count other money to Raimondo-aligned Super PACs, including a $100,000 check from billionaire former hedge fund manager and Enron trader John Arnold. Raimondo now has a wide fundraising lead in her current campaign for governor.
As Raimondo embarked on a national fundraising tour in 2013 that reaped more than $2 million in contributions for her gubernatorial run, the Providence Journal discovered that three hedge fund managers doing business with Rhode Island's pension fund were trustees of the conservative Manhattan Institute, which gave Raimondo an award for her pension policies.
In 2011 and 2012, those hedge funds -- Elliott Management, Mason Capital and Third Point Partners -- were hired to manage almost $200 million of Rhode Island pension money and received $2.6 million in fees from the state. The principals of at least two of those firms are among the world's highest-earning hedge fund managers. According to data from Institutional Investor, Third Point's Dan Loeb made $700 million in 2013 alone. (Rhode Island has since cashed out its investment with Third Point.)
When the Journal asked Raimondo's office for documents detailing why investments were made in those particular hedge funds, Raimondo's office redacted the corresponding due diligence reports from the state's contracted pension consultant, Cliffwater LLC -- a firm whose SEC disclosure forms show it "receives compensation from the very investment managers it recommends or selects for its clients," according to Siedle's report. Raimondo's office disputes Siedle's finding.
The Journal reported that to defend its redaction decision, Raimondo's office "said Cliffwater would not have been given access to the information it provided the investment commission — such as the manner of compensation to key personnel of each hedge fund, investment strategies and risk characteristics — had it not given assurances of confidentiality."
The decision by Raimondo's office to redact the information and reject the open records request was protested by groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union. However, with Attorney General Kilmartin's ruling in the state's favor last week, Raimondo may succeed in her desire "to minimize attention around [hedge fund managers] compensation."
Providence Journal officials have not said whether they will appeal Kilmartin's decision in court, but Executive Editor Karen A. Bordeleau declared that "we believe [the documents] are public under Rhode Island's Access to Public Records Act."
The head of Rhode Island's chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees said his organization would continue its push for more disclosure on behalf of the public employees whose pensions are financing the new Wall Street fees.
"Treasurer Raimondo shows time and time again who she really cares about -- hedge fund managers and Wall Street operatives," said J. Michael Downey, president of ASCME Council 94. "We will continue to demand transparency in regards to all pension information. The time has come for the Treasurer to treat public employees and taxpayers in Rhode Island with the same respect she has for her Wall Street friends."


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Q: How can i download high quality you tube video using ytdl-core package in nodejs my code snippet as below:
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const ytdl = require('ytdl-core');
const fs = require('fs')
var router = express.Router();
router.get('/', function (req, res, next) {
    console.log('rputer calld')
    let url = "https://youtu.be/nD_NDngrEl8";
    ytdl(url).pipe(fs.createWriteStream('./presentation/video.webm'));
    res.end();
})
app.use(router);
app.listen(2222, () => {
    console.log('app listingin on 2222')
})

I have used express server and put a youtube URL, which I wanted to download in its high quality.

A: High-quality YouTube videos just don't have sound included. Generally, you have to download separate video and audio and mux the two files as you have said.
You want to mux the two files in real-time as they are downloading rather than at the end of downloading.
Well, FFmpeg can do that if you provide matching video and audio URLs from info. formats in place of downloaded filenames, you can then save the muxed output to file, pipe, or stream it to whatever or wherever. The time to completion will be much longer but you can theoretically start consuming the output immediately as if you were watching it on YouTube. But then, I suppose the question is, why not just watch it on YouTube?
Some Example:
FFmpeg with streams: https://github.com/fent/node-ytdl-core/blob/master/example/ffmpeg.js
Muxed stream: https://www.npmjs.com/package/ytdl-core-muxer

A: this is working perfect download video
change ./presentation/video.webm to video.mp4
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const ytdl = require('ytdl-core');
const fs = require('fs')
var router = express.Router();
router.get('/', function (req, res, next) {
    console.log('rputer calld')
    let url = "https://youtu.be/nD_NDngrEl8";
    ytdl(url).pipe(fs.createWriteStream('video.mp4'));
    res.end();
})
app.use(router);
app.listen(2222, () => {
    console.log('app listingin on 2222')
})

A: For your requirements "High Quality" you can use the filter function to return the video with the highest format
const video = ytdl(url, {
  filter: function (format) {
    return format.quality== "highest";
  },
});

Or using the quality's itag which is a constant number for each quality (ex. for 720p itag = 22)
const iTag = 22;
const video = ytdl(url, {
  filter: function (format) {
    return format.itag === iTag;
  },
});

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Avi Gabbay and Tzipi Livni
Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg
Gabbay dismantles Zionist Union, splits from Livni in shock announcement
Political bombshell as Labor leader ends partnership with Hatnuah Party, says agreement has run its course; shocked Livni thanks supporters on Twitter, promises electoral 'revolution'
Ynet|Published: 01.01.19 , 10:59
Labor Party head Avi Gabbay dropped a political bombshell on his Zionist Union co-leader Tzipi Livni on Tuesday morning, making an apparently unscheduled announcement that he is dissolving their partnership and splitting from her Hatnuah party.
The Zionist Union faction comprises Labor and Hatnuah, and was formed ahead of the 2015 elections by Livni and Gabbay's predecessor Isaac Herzog. When Gabbay replaced Herzog, Livni became leader of the opposition in parliament; Gabbay is not a member of the Knesset and therefore could not hold the position.
Avi Gabbay makes his surprise announcement with Livni beside him
Gabbay made the shock announcement with Livni sitting beside him at a Zionist Union faction meeting.
"In light of political developments and the polls, I have been asked in recent days - do I really believe it is possible to win?" he said, as Livni sat beside him with an expressionless face
"Four and half years ago I decided to enter politics in order to affect change. I took this decision in the middle of Operation Protective Edge (the 2014 Gaza war), when I saw how the government of Israel was not waging war but rather running the government's public relations while Israeli citizens were under rocket fire and our soldiers were being killed in unarmored vehicles. I could have carried on making millions, but I decided it would be better for my children if I left behind a better country rather than acquiring another property for them to inherit. I chose the public," he said.
"Tzipi, I wish you every success in the elections, in any party you choose," he said. "We will continue to fight and be committed to the change that the people of Israel want. I entered politics for the people and always be on their side."
Gabbay said he had made every effort to keep the faction in place, but ultimately decided against it.
"It's not easy to enter into a partnership that someone else set up, but I reminded myself that I was committed to doing what was right to win elections, and I even tried to create total unification of the parties. Sadly, this did not happen. When Herzog resigned, Tzipi asked to become leader of the opposition in his place ... and said that this was her condition for continuing the partnership," he said. "I again chose the public, listened to the voices in our camp asking for unity and I accepted Tzipi's request. I chose to face the internal politics and preserve the unity of our camp."
Gabbay said it was obvious that the two parties were struggling to find common ground, and such tensions would harm their election prospects.
"I hoped and believed that the change and the new partnership will lead to our growth, to a real connection, to a mutual partnership," Gabbay said. "But the public is wise, and sees that this is not how things turned out. I still believe in partnership, in connections, in uniting a large camp and being committed to change, but successful connections require friendship, sticking to agreements and loyalty down the road."
Livni, who was apparently taken by surprise, said she would not respond immediately. She later tweeted her gratitude to her supporters and vowed to keep working on her political vision.
"Thank you for the calls, the messages and the support," she wrote on Twitter. "It is just as well that any doubts have been dispelled, and we can focus on the important national challenge ahead of us. To all those who truly believe in our path - there will be a revolution in the coming elections."
Labor MK Itzik Shmuli told Ynet in the immediate aftermath of the announcement that the aim of the split is to make room for a new partnership with former IDF chief Benny Gantz's nascent Israel Resilience party. The first poll held after the April 2019 elections were announced shows that Gantz would lead the second-largest party with 13 Knesset seats. The same poll showed that with Gantz in the mix, Zionist Union would win just nine seats - down from its current 24.
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Enterprise Investment Scheme
The is4profit team	May 19, 2006
The Enterprise Investment Scheme offers generous income tax and capital gains tax reliefs to investors in certain companies.
The reliefs are available to 'qualifying individuals' who subscribe for 'eligible shares' in 'qualifying companies' undertaking 'a qualifying business activity'. The regime is currently under review, but the consultation is ongoing.
What are the investment limits?
Individuals may invest any amount in Enterprise Investment Scheme shares. However, only the first £400,000 invested in any one tax year (£200,000 prior to the tax year 2006/07) will qualify for income tax relief and capital gains tax (CGT) exemption. For this purpose a husband and wife are treated separately. Individuals must subscribe a minimum of £500 in any one tax year. Several subscriptions can be combined to meet these limits. It was announced in the Budget 2008 that the investment limit for claming Enterprise Investment Scheme income tax relief would be raised to £500,000. This will come into force when State Aid approval has been received but will have effect from 6 April 2008.
Who are 'qualifying individuals'?
This is any individual who has subscribed for shares wholly in cash in the company unless they are connected with that company. The connection can be by way of employment, partnership, or by being an associate (eg a spouse or child; but not a brother or sister) of such a person. The individual will also be connected if he/she owns or is entitled to acquire, directly or indirectly, more than 30% of the issued ordinary share capital, loan capital, issued share capital or voting power of the company or a subsidiary. They must also be a qualifying individual for the two years prior to the share issue and three years after the share issue date or the date on which trading commences, if later.
These connection conditions do not apply to the CGT deferral mentioned below.
What are 'eligible shares'?
Eligible shares are any new ordinary shares issued in the Enterprise Investment Scheme company for bona fide commercial reasons, which, throughout the period of three years beginning with the date on which they are issued, carry no preferential rights to dividends or assets on liquidation of the company. The shares must be fully paid up at the time of issue and they cannot be redeemable.
What are 'qualifying companies'?
A qualifying company need not be resident in the UK for tax purposes but it must be unquoted and the funds raised must be used by the issuing company or by a qualifying 90% subsidiary in carrying out qualifying activities. Where a parent company is raising funds, it must only have 51% subsidiaries to be a qualifying company, with the exception of property management subsidiaries which must be held 90%. However, the funds can only be used by qualifying 90% subsidiaries.
Companies listed on the Alternative Investment Market are treated as unquoted for the purpose of this relief. The gross assets of a nongroup company, or aggregate gross assets of the group, must not exceed £7m prior to investment nor £8m post investment (£15m and £16m respectively for shares subscribed for before 22 March 2006 or issued before 6 April 2006).
As from 19 July 2007, qualifying companies must have fewer than 50 employees and cannot have raised more than £2 million from Venture Capital Trusts, the EIS or the Corporate Venturing Scheme in the last year. However shares issued to Venture Capital Trusts on or before 5 April 2007, shares issued to Venture Capital Trusts for money raised on or before 5 April 2007 and shares issued under the Corporate Venturing Scheme and EIS prior to 19 July 2007 are ignored for these purposes).
What is a 'qualifying business activity'?
Broadly speaking, the business activity for which the money is being raised should be conducting a qualifying trade wholly or mainly in the UK during the three years from when the shares are issued or, if later, three years from when the company commences to trade. Research and development undertaken with the intention of starting a trade is also treated as a qualifying business activity.
Qualifying trades encompass all forms of trading except for certain prohibited businesses including dealing in land, financial activities, legal/accountancy services and property backed activities. It was announced in the Budget 2008 that this list would be extended to include the activities of shipbuilding and coal and steel production.
What are the tax benefits of an EIS investment?
20% income tax relief
This relief takes the form of a credit against an individual's personal tax liability. It is given at 20% of the sum invested subject to there being sufficient tax liability to absorb the relief. Thus the maximum tax credit available to an individual is £80,000 in each tax year (£100,000 when the investment limit is increased to £500,000).
For shares issued between 6 April and 5 October up to half of the investment, subject to an overall maximum of £50,000 (£25,000 prior to 6 April 2006), can be treated as being made in the previous tax year. Other reliefs are as set out overleaf..
No capital gains tax on disposal
If a qualifying individual holds eligible shares for more than three years from the date of issue (or from the date of commencement of trading, if later), then any capital gain on the disposal of the EIS shares after that period will be tax–free, subject to any withdrawal of the relief as mentioned below.
Further, if a loss arises on the disposal of EIS shares then, subject to adjusting for the income tax relief previously claimed, that loss will be available to the investor. This relief can either be claimed as a capital loss or as a loss for income tax purposes.
Deferral of tax on other capital gains
CGT on a gain from the disposal of any asset can be deferred against an EIS share subscription. The tax on any gain rolled over in this way only becomes due on disposal of the EIS shares or if the individual ceases to be UK resident within 3 years of issue of the shares. There is no requirement to obtain income tax relief to qualify for capital gains tax deferral and the amount of the gain which can be deferred is unlimited. To qualify for deferral relief the investment must be made during the period one year before the realisation of the gain to three years after.
Where a deferred gain becomes chargeable on the disposal of EIS shares, it will be subject to the CGT rate in force at that time (and not at the time the original disposal was made). Therefore, even if the original disposal would have qualified for taper relief, it will not do so after 5 April 2008 (the date taper relief was abolished), and will be subject to the flat rate of 18%.
However, a new form of relief (entrepreneurs' relief) may be available for disposals after 5 April 2008 where the relevant conditions are satisfied. In some circumstances this could reduce the effective rate on disposal to 10%.
Are there any further requirements?
Yes, the money raised by the issue of EIS shares must be wholly applied in qualifying business activities. The funds must be applied within 12 months of the share issue, or where it is a new trade, within 12 months of the start date.
What if I sell the shares early?
A disposal of EIS shares within three years of issue could have three effects:
There may be a restriction of the EIS reliefs previously given and, if so, the relief will be clawed back
Any capital loss arising can be set against income for the same or the preceding tax year or against capital gains in the same or subsequent tax years
The CGT exemption will be lost.
Can the tax relief be taken away?
Yes. The main conditions for retaining relief are:
The company must not cease to be a qualifying company during the three year period from the date of issue of the shares or the start of trading, if later
There must be no arrangements at the beginning of the relevant period for the company to become quoted during the three year period
Shares must be fully paid up when issued
The company must not be controlled by another company or companies, although for shares issued on or after 21 March 2000 this should not prevent financial institutions having a stake in the form of preference shares as the test is based on the number of shares or voting power. This restriction applies to any arrangements for another company to acquire control at some time in the future (such as share options)
If the individual investor becomes connected with the company during the relevant period, relief is withdrawn
Problems may arise and cause a restriction or withdrawal of the EIS relief if companies redeem or repurchase non-EIS shares during the period commencing two years before and ending three years after an EIS issue
Investors who receive any value from the company within a period commencing two years prior to the issue of the EIS shares and three years after may find their relief being adjusted or withdrawn. This restriction does not apply to normal salaries for new directors, nor does it apply to interest given at a commercial rate on monies lent by the investor, dividends representing a normal return on investment or other normal commercial arrangements between the investor and the company
Can I oversee my investment?
Yes! To a certain extent. The EIS rules allow investors to become directors of companies into which they have invested as long as they become directors after the issue of the shares. Such a position may be executive in nature and the individual may be remunerated accordingly.
Who should I contact?
This article has dealt with some of the rules and regulations for EIS relief and broadly outlines the scheme. Investment in the Enterprise Investment Scheme is high risk and both investors and issuers should seek professional advice before undertaking such investments. If you need guidance on this subject or other matters please contact your Independent Financial Advisor or Find an IFA.
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Q: numpy meshgrid and plot resize I want plot polygon from kml file into meshgrid
my code is the following :
from fastkml import kml
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

with open("file.kml", "rt") as fichier:
        doc = fichier.read().encode("utf-8")
        k = kml.KML()
        k.from_string(doc)
        features = list(k.features())
        f1 = list(features[0].features())
        print(f1[0])
        polygone_Z = f1[0].geometry
        x,y = polygone_Z.exterior.xy
        print(x,y)
xvalues = np.array([0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24]);
yvalues = np.array([0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24]);
xx, yy = np.meshgrid(xvalues, yvalues)
plt.title('IIC')
plt.grid()

plt.plot(xx, yy, marker='.', color='k', linestyle='none')

plt.plot(x,y)
plt.show()

this is the result
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and this when I zoome in to show polygon
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Yesterday morning, the Walt Disney World Resort officially confirmed that new show "UP! A Great Bird Adventure" will be debuting at Disney's Animal Kingdom on April 22, 2018. This new entertainment experience for the whole family offers guests the chance to see Senior Wilderness Explorer Russell and his furry friend Dug from Disney•Pixar's "UP" as they discover species of birds from around the world in their newest adventure in Anandapur village.
Keep checking Orlando Theme Park News for future updates on this new Animal Kingdom offering.
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Centurion Vaude take Absa Cape Epic century stage
By Press Office, March 15, 2016
Stage 2 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic, the 100th stage in the history of the event, was held in another hot, windless day in Tulbagh. The racing was fiery too, with the Team Bulls pair of Karl Platt and Urs Huber determined to scorch a path through the Witzenberg Valley.
Nicola Rohrbach and Matthias Pfrommer of Centurion Vaude by Meerendal 2 celebrate winning stage 2 during stage 2 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race from Saronsberg Wine Estate in Tulbagh, South Africa on the 15th March 2016. Photo by Shaun Roy/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS
For most of the day, everything went according to plan, but on a technical descent just 10km from the finish Huber punctured, allowing the unheralded newbies Nicola Rohrbach and Matthias Pfrommer of Team Centurion Vaude by Meerendal 2 to take the stage win in a time of 4:16.48,3.
Third place for the stage went to the young Italian pair of Samuele Porro and Damiano Ferraro (Trek-Selle San Marco A).
The winners on the day only came together as a team about a week before the event started, and even then they are participating here in support of Team Centurion Vaude by Meerendal's Hermann Pernsteiner and Daniel Geismayr. Pernsteiner, though, had a fall on Stage 1, which opened the door for Pfommer and Rohrbach to win a highly-coveted stage at the Absa Cape Epic.
"Hermann had a crash yesterday," said Pfommer, "so the plan was for him to start and then tell us that they would go on or if we must go on."
At the stage's first serious climb, a near 20km trek up an old wagon trail over the Witzenberg mountain range, Pernsteiner realised he was in trouble, and so instructed the "back-up" team to race on. "Hermann and Daniel told us to go, so we did and we hit it full gas," said Pfommer.
For much of the race there were four teams in the lead bunch, with South African pair Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock (USN Purefit) mixing it up in the front for a while too, until a broken chain for Lill halted their momentum.
Urs Huber during stage 2 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race from Saronsberg Wine Estate in Tulbagh, South Africa on the 15th March 2016. Photo by Emma Hill/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS
"All day it was very tough and very technical, especially the middle part," said Rohrbach. "But eventually we caught the Bulls and the lead bunch. I think we were about 10 seconds behind the Bulls, but the plan was always to then push hard because Matthias and I are both very fast on the downhill. We passed them on the last descent, but also because they had a flat."
Crossing the line first, Pfommer and Rohrbach were ecstatic, punching the air and whooping with delight. "We are totally destroyed after that ride. But very happy."
For the overall leaders, it was another successful, if slightly irritating day. "It was another hot stage, the weather and the racing," said Huber. "The long climb after 10km definitely woke us up, but then we were on to the trails that we knew quite well after riding in the Tankwa Trek recently. We were riding along very comfortably all day. Even though the puncture was annoying, it was a good day. But like always in racing, it could be better."
One of the pre-race favourites, Team Topeak Ergon Racing, endured another bout of bad luck, something of a recurring theme for Alban Lakata. After a good Stage 1, Lakata and Hynek would have expected to put more pressure on Team Bulls today.
Unfortunately for them, Hynek's shoe broke early in the racing. After trying, and failing, to fix it, they eventually had to wait for their back up team so Hynek could take Erik Kleinhans' shoe. Finishing in one red and one black shoe, the replacement also too small, Hynek said: "My foot is on fire, it's burning. When these things happen you always think the race is over, but we have to get over it because we don't know what will happen from here."
In the race for the red Absa African special jersey, Lill and Woolcock remain in front, approximately five minutes ahead of Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell (Team NAD Pro MTB). Bell and Combrinck finished eighth overall on Stage 2, with Lill and Woolcock finishing 12th.
Photo by Shaun Roy/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS
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Should be "Nicola Rohrbach and Matthias Pfrommer celebrate taking the stage win".
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'Freely available' BLER information not so free
CV News
Geoff Helisma|
Accessing information about approved applications to round 2 of the NSW Government's Bushfire Local Economies Recovery (BLER) fund will not be considered until a formal application is made via the government's Government Information (Public Access) Act (GIPA).
The Independent first revealed that all was not as stated in December 2020, regarding transparency of the BLER fund, when it reported that Clarece Valley Council (CVC) did not lodge an application for the BLER grant ($2.7million) that helped build the recently completed Shores Drive/Yamba Road roundabout.
Clarence MP Chris Gulaptis subsequently confirmed that it was a case of pork-barrelling by answering, "Absolutely."
He also said that applications to the recently announced round two of the BLER were "purely assessed at arm's length from any politician" – however, in reality, the applications were "subject to a decision of Cabinet and may be subject to Cabinet in Confidence provisions".
The Independent sought access to CVC's five successful BLER round 2 applications (valued at over $18million), however, CVC responded with advice it received from the Department of Regional NSW (DRNSW): "Although, CVC holds the information, the department … would prefer a consistent approach to the release of this type of information, as the disclosure of certain details is likely to impact our functions.
"Would you please advise the newspaper that all relevant information about the grant applications is held by DRNSW and to make a formal access application directly to DRNSW by filling in the form which can be found on our website."
Meanwhile, the BLER's FAQ cites the GIPA Act, which states that it makes information accessible to the public by: "requiring government agencies to make certain sorts of information freely available; encouraging government agencies to release as much other information as possible; giving the public an enforceable right to make access applications for government information; and, restricting access to information only when there is an overriding public interest against disclosure".
On this basis, an informal request was made – the Department of Regional NSW's manager of governance and information requests, however, replied: "The information you have requested access to … is not information that the Department of Regional NSW is required to make freely available.
"An informal request for information is usually considered only where there are no public interest considerations against disclosure of the information, the time involved in dealing with the request is minimal, and/or where the public interest considerations in favour of disclosure far outweigh those against disclosure.
"However, where the information belongs to a third party, the GIPA Act requires under section 54 that an agency must consult with that third party before providing access to the information, and the views of the third party is taken into account when balancing the public interest test.
"All applications to Round 2 of the BLER were subject to a decision of Cabinet and may be subject to Cabinet in Confidence provisions.
"The applications also contain sensitive information of the applicants, including bank account details, tax file numbers, commercially sensitive provisions in some instances, and often personal information.
"As such, the applications will need to be carefully reviewed before a decision about release can be made. Such consideration is only able to be made in response to a formal access application.
"Having regard to the above, I refer you to our website, which contains further details about how to access information as well as an application form (copy attached to this email)."
Meanwhile, when Clarence MP Chris Gulaptis was advised that the "arm's length" documents were not easily accessible because they had been considered by Cabinet, he said, "I know that a lot of MPs jumped on the phone to talk to the Deputy Premier [John Barilaro] to complain about some of the projects they supported that were not successful.
"He [Mr Barilaro] said to the MPs, 'The applications were all decided at arm's length, so don't harass me or my staff about the projects.
"'They were all done by the responsible state government agency handling the projects, and its federal counterpart.'"
Tags: Chris Gulaptis, Chris Gulaptis MP, Clarence Valley Community, Clarence Valley Council, CVC, Department of Regional NSW
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Tonight's Setlist: Haunting, Funky, Fabulous, Fantastic Ways to Spend Your Friday
Posted By Jennifer Savage on Fri, May 29, 2015 at 3:26 PM
Petunia and The Vipers perform at the Riverwood, Friday and Saturday.
Hie thee to Phillipsville
Get out your dancing shoes and prepare to swing because Petunia and The Vipers perform two evenings (tonight and tomorrow) at The Riverwood Inn — be ambitious and see if they have a room for the night. This fantastic band offers a piercing ballad one moment and manic rockabilly the next, and expands on country standards with unexpected twists — Latin rhythms, for example, which could go horribly awry but instead heighten the fun. Show starts at 9 p.m., 21-and-over. Price TBA.
High and lonesome
The Ky Burt Duo does a fine and invigorating take on old-time Americana. If you like haunting twang, get yourself to the Sanctuary. Cover is $5 to $20, sliding scale, all ages, 8 p.m.
Solo soulster
DJ Matt Jackson flies solo for a night of tunes taken from every corner of the Missing Link Records music collection. More than just the sounds of soul, Matt will spin funk, country, R&B and anything else his brain suggests to his fingers. At the Logger Bar, free, 9 p.m., 21-and-over.
Fab Four
Redwood Curtain is one of those places people don't just like, they love. Whether it's the beer or the vibe (or both), the addition of Humboldt's gypsy jamgrass favorites The Absynth Quartet promises to be a good thing. And yes, you read that correctly — the former Quintet is operating sans mandolinist Bird Jowais, who's currently residing in Ashland. The gig starts at 8 p.m., is free and 21-and-over.
Full Setlist here.
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Summer Now
Posted on Wed, May 27, 2015 at 11:01 AM
You can sit around waiting for the solstice on June 21, or you can start summer now. It must be summer if the Summer Arts and Music Festival is on, right? Follow the sun to the Benbow Lake State Recreation Area on Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31 from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. for the festival fun you've been dreaming of all winter and spring ($30 advance weekend pass, $20/day gate).
The stages and tents are many. Over the weekend, the Trees stage features JJ Grey & MoFro, Blackalicious, Feet First Dancers, Lost Coast Marimbas and Motherlode, among others.
Down on the Lawn stage, swivel your hips to Off the Chart's Latin jazz standards, the OLIO Music & Dance Collective's Latin and Congolese rhythms and SaltPetal's surf-dance-indie-rock sounds. From there, you can bounce around between the Summertronica tent, the Andean music tent, a world music jam tent and a belly dancing temple.
Elsewhere on the grounds, check out eco-centric displays and demos and browse artwork in a 1958 vintage-trailer-turned-gallery. Down to clown? Entertain the little ones at the Kids' Zone with ClownSnotBombs, Circus Nature's circus equipment and toys, Circus Emporium Roadshow and its Odditorium.
Already feels like summer.
— Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
E.T. vs. Yoda
On Saturday, May 30, you'll have to choose between your favorite locally filmed 1980s sci-fi movies starring an ugly/adorable alien puppet thingy.
On the one hand, the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission is putting on Movies in the Park with E.T., in which you can spot scenic Fort Dick, as well as a young Drew Barrymore (free). It's the heartwarming friendly-alien-innocent-kids Spielberg adventure you loved, and now you can throw on a hoodie and watch the bike take off over the trees while you're surrounded by redwoods in actual moonlight — practically in the movie. Show up at 7 p.m. at Sequoia Park for DJ music and groove in the woods as the sun sets. Film rolls at 9 p.m.
On the other hand, Movies Under the Mural is happening at Los Bagels in Arcata featuring Return of the Jedi at 9 p.m. (free). Episode VI, people — it's pre-Jar Jar Binks, Yoda's not CG and Stormtroopers are smashing into trees at Grizzly Creek Redwoods and Jedediah Smith state parks. Bring your own chair and cozy blankie (that metal bikini from Comic-Con is going to get chilly), grab some free popcorn and blow it up like Alderaan. Too soon?
Listen: It's the sound of sci-fi fans rending their garments in frustration. But choose you must.
Grill Seekers
You do not need to spend the weekend hunched over coals and woodchips, gasping in the billowing smoke of a grill to enjoy a barbecue. Leave it to pros (or semi-pros, anyway) and eat your fill all weekend.
On Saturday, May 30 at Redwood Acres, the Clarke Historical Museum fires up the Redwood Coast Up in Smoke Barbecue Competition and Beer Tasting from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. A $15 entry fee gets you a commemorative glass and four drink samples. Toss in another $5 for five more trips to the tap. But leave room for the chicken and pork ribs at $10 for four tastes. Pros and amateurs will be going tong to tong to see who is master of the pit.
Head to the Moose Lodge on Sunday, May 31 for the Oyster Tri-tip Family Barbecue from 12:30 to 4 p.m. ($15 dinner, $5 hot dog dinner). Lick your fingers and tap your toes to the Redwood Dixie Gators, all to raise cash for the Cutten Ridgewood School District. Two barbecues in a row and you've still got your eyebrows. Nicely done.
Tonight's Setlist: Wrapped in Goodness
Posted By Jennifer Savage on Wed, May 27, 2015 at 9:40 AM
Reviews of Eilen Jewell's music often contain words such as "honest" and "confident," which, while true, fail to convey the singer/songwriter's versatility, the way in which she invokes imagery and enraptures audiences with her storytelling. She's got a hell of a voice, too.
Immerse yourself at the Palm Lounge, 8 p.m. (no opening act), $15, 21-and-over.
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Tonight's Setlist: Calling All 'Sweaty Freaks'
Posted By Jennifer Savage on Tue, May 26, 2015 at 9:29 AM
From our friends at The Shanty:
"Those who've seen for themselves will agree there's no describing the pure batshit crazyness that happens at a live Quintron and Miss Pussycat show. Expect to see at least some of the following: Cars welded to organs. Light-powered percussion inventions. Puppets. Candles. Sweaty freaks."
In addition to Quinton and Miss Pussycat, the excellent Nots — think vintage all-girl punk — is playing, along with Humboldt's own ever-endearing Lost Luvs.
Cover is $5, show's at 9 p.m. Get there early!
Tonight's Setlist: Happily Destructive, Deliciously Dark. Also, Math.
Posted By Jennifer Savage on Sat, May 23, 2015 at 9:06 AM
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If sexy sells, then The Hip Joint should be among the 1 percent by now. The band is unleashing its epic boogieness at the Jambalaya along with the Bay Area's hard-swinging soulsters Royal Jelly Jive at the Jambalaya. Hip Jointster Tofu Schwartz suggests to attendees, "Let's tear up the floors!" and means it literally.
"Seriously," he continues, "this is the last night before they put in new floors at the Jam."
You heard the man. Cover is $5, show is 21-and-over.
Dark!
The folks at Six Rivers Brewery have a lot to celebrate — the opening of a new heated patio, for one, and a special gig by The Pine Box Boys, for another. It's also the release party for Prester John's Six Feet Under Scotch Ale and it starts at 6 p.m., both good things.
If you're unsure if this is right for you, maybe refer to fan Scotty Appleford's comment on the event page: "Most events in Humboldt are either feel good fundraisers or hippie BS. This right here is for those of us who need a break from DJ so and so and white dudes with Jamaican accents." Personally, I enjoy a good DJ so-and-so, but totally agree on the Ja-fake-an front. Be warned, the Pine Box Boys, as the name implies, are practitioners — skilled ones — of the traditional murder ballad genre.
(This is not to be confused with "murder music," a term referring to the homophobic and violence-advocating lyrics found in the songs of certain Jamaican musicians, notably Buju Banton, Beenie Man and Capleton, all of whom were the subject of much controversy during their respective Humboldt appearances.)
For those unfamiliar with the "murder ballad" genre, the story-songs have been around at least since the Renaissance, according to music historians, emerging in Europe and traditionally relating true stories — longtime UK music journalist Paul Slade describes them as "tabloid newspapers set to music, carrying news of all the latest 'orrible murders to an insatiable public."
From the London "gallows ballads" of the 1700s to "Stagger Lee" — the first lyrics for which were written in 1903, the tune's been performed by Duke Ellington, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, James Brown, Wilson Pickett, The Clash, Bob Dylan and Nick Cave (and probably others!) — to modern day tracks such as The Dixie Chicks' "Goodbye Earl," Gillian Welch's "Caleb Meyer" and, well, we could go on and even start to examine how hip-hop potentially revolutionized murder ballads — but look, just go to the show, then share your thoughts, setlist@northcoastjournal.com.
Cover is $5, show is 21-and-over.
Math!
Here's a practice problem: If x = rhythmically complex and y = guitar-based and a = experimental rock, then x/y*a = ? Answer: Macktown's math metal Super Demon! At the Alibi, along with the more psychedelic-flavored sounds of The Mother Vines.
Cover is $3, music at 11 p.m., 21-and-over.
Full Setlist here!
Tonight's Setlist: Loss and Reconciliation
Posted By Jennifer Savage on Fri, May 22, 2015 at 11:02 AM
Alejandro Rose-Garcia goes by the name of Shakey Graves when delivering the blues-country-rock that's brought him national acclaim and keeps his debut album, Roll the Bones, near the top of Bandcamp's digital bestseller chart.
"The first album was me wanting to burn down my life, cut my hair off and run screaming into the woods," he says, introducing his latest release, And the War Came.
"This album is the trials and tribulations of becoming domesticated, letting people into your world and letting go of selfishness — the story of becoming a pair, losing that, and reconciling with the loss and gain of love."
Shakey Graves performs at Humboldt Brews, 9:30 p.m., $15, 21-and-over.
Posted on Thu, May 21, 2015 at 4:00 AM
Photo by Brandi Easter
Grab some big sunglasses and a folding fan if you have one. Then put on your best Anna-Wintour-sphinx face and take a seat up front for Flow at the Arcata Theatre Lounge on Saturday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ($30, $25, $20 students).
Eleven students, some in team and some solo, from the Arcata Arts Institute's Fashion Design program have been sketching, cutting, draping, pinning and stitching their designs for this runway moment. It's like Project Runway, but without all the crying. Well, unless you really nail that Anna Wintour face. Each designer has whipped up three to six ensembles, all of which will come down the catwalk on the backs of more than 40 fellow-students-turned-models. Expect everything from handmade to high-tech, including custom fabrics, laser cutting, masks and even some pieces aglow with LED lights.
The event is a fundraiser for the program within Arcata High School, and it's your chance to see what the young designers are up to over there. Once the models have made their last turns, they'll mingle with the audience so you can see the workmanship up close and make notes for your blog.
The Great Race
Photo by Mark Larson
The pleasures of the Grand Kinetic Championship are many. First, on Saturday, May 23, there is the carnival atmosphere on the Arcata Plaza as costumed racers prep their craft for the noon start of the race. Rutabaga Queens are shamelessly lobbied/bribed and spectators mill around, gawking at giant sharks, shoes, mollusks and spaceships. Stand back and admire the creativity, humor and sheer obsession, then step closer and wonder at the engineering: Each one of the 100-percent-human-powered contraptions has to hold up to the 42-mile race and a voyage in the waters of Humboldt Bay.
Once you follow the crowd to the Manila Dunes and the racers are barreling down Dead Man's Drop, it's all about rubbernecking. Somebody is taking a spill here, and it won't be pretty. Be sure to slather yourself in bug repellent so you don't miss any action swatting away mosquitos.
Likewise, not all will stay afloat after launching onto the bay from the marina by the Wharfinger Building on Sunday, May 24 starting at 9:30 a.m. Back on land, the drama picks up again with the uphill climb of Loleta Hill and the teeth-gritting downhill. After all the sweat and suffering, line up on Ferndale's Main Street from 1 p.m. on Monday, May 25 for the cathartic race across the finish line and the conferring of glory.
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Palace Place Chiang Mai is 2 km from Night Bazaar. The property features a spa, 24-hour front desk and tour desk. Free Wi-Fi is available in all areas. The property is a 10-minute drive from Chiang Mai Airport. It is 2.7 km from Chiang Mai Gate and 10.2 km from Doi Suthep. Rooms come with a cable TV, minibar and electric kettle. Shower facilities are included in an en suite bathroom. Slippers and bathrobes are provided. Some rooms have a flat-screen TV. Guests can enjoy Thai cuisine at The Palace daily between 06:00-15:00 hrs.


Let's start with an analogy. What does it take to grow a plant? At the very least you need a seed, some good quality soil, regular water, oxygen, sunlight, poo and a little luck. For someone standing alone, with a seed, it can all seem a little daunting.
'Growing Idea Awards' (GIA) reward people with an idea and the will to have a go, by giving that little extra nourishment they need, in the form of small cash awards and an extra pair of hands to see if their seed will produce an abundance of fruit or simply fall back into the ground. Such endeavours provide the vital nourishment that only trying things can provide for future ideas farmers.
GIA are a contemporary approach to resourcing community ideas that reward innovation, bring people together, connects and collectively refines ideas and celebrates reflection and learning.
To put it simply, it's not your average grants process.
Editable (Microsoft Word) versions of each of the documents outlined in the Manual.
We would love to hear from you about your experience using the GIAs and would welcome feedback into how we could make it even better.
Please feel free to contact us at any time on haveyoursay@sunburychc.org.au.


Ultra Music Festival recently opened ticket registration via its website for the 2015 edition of its flagship event in Miami, Florida. Those who register will receive exclusive access to Tier 1 and Tier 2 ticket pricings and registration closes at midnight EST on 29 September.
The exclusive registration ticket prices will only be available to those who pre-registered and are priced at $299.95 (Tier 1) and $379.95 (Tier 2). These prices are all-inclusive of taxes and fees though a nominal shipping surcharge will be added depending upon shipment location.
For the first time in its history, and as a thank you to its loyal legion of fans, Ultra Music Festival is reducing the price of General Admission tickets. These tickets will be available to the general public, with no registration required. General Admission tickets for the 17th edition of Ultra Music Festival: Miami go on sale at 1PM EST on 30 September for $449.95, nearly $50 less than the 2014 event. VIP tickets are priced at $1,149.95. These prices include taxes and fees though a nominal shipping surcharge will be added. A payment plan for general admission tickets will also be available.
Finally, starting 12pm EST on 26 September, UMF Radio will takeover SiriusXM Electric Area (Channel 52) for a 72 hours of non-stop music, including a special Live Broadcast from the first annual, sold outUltra Japan at Odaiba Ultra Park in Tokyo, and Live Recorded Sets from previous Ultra Worldwide festivals.
Ultra Music Festival takes place 27-29 March, 2015 during Miami Music Week and is an 18+ event.