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Unhinged on Ivermectin
by David Archibald
I have a friend on the east coast who has been successful in business and life, but now ivermectin has sent him off the deep end. He has the quaint, old-fashioned view that health authorities in Australia and globally have our best interests at heart. So if our health authorities are pushing leaky vaccines with all their might, then we should be grateful for them. A week ago he sent me this article on the FDA, saying "You are not a cow". The FDA doesn't like people circumventing their leaky vaccines by repurposing cheap drugs from agriculture.
So I replied with an email noting that the FDA had previously said "You are not a horse," which contained an image of someone dressed as a doctor fondling a horse as part of their anti-ivermectin disinformation campaign:
Powerful anti-ivermectin image from the FDA
Also, in an attempt to show him another point of view, I included the latest missive from Professor Robert Clancy who is Australia's most distinguished clinical immunologist. Professor Clancy is very much in favour of using ivermectin against the virus.
So my friend came back with an article by the government propaganda unit, saying that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) "has detected increased importation and prescribing of Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19". The TGA maintains that ivermectin has
No meaningful evidence for clinical activity or clinical efficacy in patients with COVID-19 disease and a concerning lack of safety data in the majority of studies.
With respect to the first claim, as the Bible says "There are none so blind as those who will not see." Or hear — the TGA could pick up the phone and have a conversation with Professor Clancy, if they were interested. But they are willfully blind to evidence and Australians suffer as a result.
With respect to the TGA's second claim that ivermectin is unsafe — well that is just an outright lie. India got its last covid wave under control using ivermectin tablets of 12 mg each. The biggest doses delivered to human individuals have been 2,000 mg at a time — with no ill effect apart from the clearance of all the dead parasites from their bodies. That dose is 166 times greater than the standard dose rate for the virus. In medical terms, ivermectin has a therapeutic window so wide you could drive a truck through it. There is no potential penalty for the TGA for misleading the Australian people.
So my reply to that was, "You know what you have set yourself up for? A continuous stream of ivermectin news. Things like this." In that video, the Chairman of the Tokyo Medical Association says:
In Africa if we compare countries distributing ivermectin once a year with countries which do not distribute ivermectin, I mean they don't give ivermectin to prevent Covid but to prevent parasitic diseases, but anyway if we look at Covid numbers in countries that give ivermectin, the number of cases is 134.4 per 100,000 and the number of deaths is 2.2 per 100,000.
Now Africa countries which do not distribute ivermectin have 950.6 cases per 100,000 and 29.3 deaths per 100,000. I believe the difference is clear. Of course, one cannot conclude that ivermectin is effective only on the basis of these figures but when we have all these elements, we cannot say that ivermectin is absolutely not effective, at least not me. We can do other studies to confirm its efficacy, but we are in a crisis situation. With regard to the use of ivermectin, it is obviously necessary to obtain the informed consent of the patients and I think we're in a situation where we can afford to give them this treatment.
Evidence-based medicine was too much for my friend and so he sent me this missive today:
Sadly whether you are a crack pot anti vaxer or not, you are helping them spread their anti-science misinformation and so you count in my mind as an anti vaxer.
Your friends are now committing the equivalent of treason in Melbourne. En masse they are now making vaccination appointments for late in the day and then not turning up. Their perverted anti science hope is that because it is late in the day, that the vaccines will have to be thrown out.
To me that should be a treasonable offence. A firing squad would be too good for them.
They are putting my grandchildrens' lives at risk, hoping to delay the time by which vaccination can be offered to children.
Your friends, the groups to whom you are inadvertently lending support with your anti science retoric, are becoming truly evil.
In short, he has become completely unhinged. Ivermectin has challenged his world view and caused great discordance.
But let's stick with the theme of people who are truly evil. That would include the nasty psychopath known as Bill Gates. Bill Gates used to hang around with the pedophile and blackmailer Jeffrey Epstein, but that is only one facet of this dark-hearted creature.
Bill Gates believes in global warming and that is enough excuse for him to indulge in fantasies of eradicating his fellow humans. Observe this short TED talk from 2010. At the 2.00 minute mark he started talking about using a vaccine to control the world's population. That is followed at the 3.20 minute mark by talking about his one wish, which turns out to be a vaccine — which he describes as "something I love."
It appears from the video that the vaccine he speaks of is one intended to cause infertility. How people will be encouraged to take such a vaccine was not explained. And that begs the question of how Bill Gates thought he was going to get people to take something that obviously wasn't good for them.
In October 2019, Bill Gates' foundation was behind 'Event 201' which was about managing the media around a viral pandemic. The pandemic started the following month. This in turn brought attention to Mr Gates' misanthropic wish. This has been explained away as meaning that healthier, vaccinated children will mean that parents will breed fewer of them. But if we go back further in time we find this: The WHO Task Force on Vaccines for Fertility Regulation.
This is the meaning of the word 'vaccine' as per Bill Gates' usage — something that would cause permanent infertility. Has his wish been granted with the current crop of Covid vaccines? Take this statement in a document by Michael Yeadon, distinguished ex-Pfizer researcher:
Several vaccine candidates are expected to induce the formation of humoral antibodies against spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2. Synctin-1 which is derived from human endogenous retroviruses (HERV) and is responsible for the development of a placenta in mammals and humans and is therefore an essential prerequisite for a successful pregnancy, is also found in homologous form in the spike proteins of SARS viruses. There is no indication whether antibodies against spike proteins of SARS viruses would also act like anti-Syncytin-1 antibodies. However, if this were to be the case this would then also prevent the formation of a placenta which would result in vaccinated women essentially becoming infertile.
So the question is: Do antibodies produced by the vaccines block Synctin-1? Pfizer et al. may or may not know. Either way, they are not telling us. Why would you trust vaccines from people who hate humanity anyway? Like Mr Gates, the father of the virus, Fauci, is also an eco-loon. In a September 2020 paper he said "COVID-19 … should force us to begin to think in earnest and collectively about living in more thoughtful and creative harmony with nature.'
Is the rush to vaccinate people as fast as possible designed to do as much damage as possible, before the side effects become widely known? My friend in the east should not be in a rush to have his grandchildren vaccinated. He may not get to have great-grandchildren.
David Archibald is the author of The Anticancer Garden in Australia


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Bevh, the German association of ecommerce and mail order, wants to have more online orders delivered to home letterboxes. It will work closer together with VDBF, the association of the German envelope industry, to make this happen.
The two German associations wants to tackle the current challenges that exist with delivering goods, as parcel services are sometimes heavily overburdened, the Bevh writes. Both Bevh and VDBF think that goods ordered online with low weight and suitable size should be packed in such a way that they fit in the customer's domestic mailboxes and via the letter services. A positive side effect of this plan is that it provides guaranteed next-day delivery, even if the customer isn't at home.
A study commissioned by the International Post Corporation has shown that, due to its size and weight, about 40 percent of all products ordered online could be delivered to the domestic mailbox. However, the current delivery rate in Germany is still well below 20 percent, as even small orders are often sent in packages that are way larger than they should be.
VDBF's member companies already offer several mailbox-compatible packaging solutions, but they've found little acceptance from online retailers so far.


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Outermost Yoga is a collaborative community of some of the world's most talented yoga teachers, bodyworkers, healers, and wellness professionals.
Stefan Piscitelli, Director of Outermost Yoga, is a Yoga Alliance-registered (RYT 500 / E-RYT 200) Yoga Instructor, Thai Yoga Bodyworker, ACE Certified Personal Trainer, and writer. Yoga has been the single-most powerful tool for transformation and healing in his life. Stefan's commitment to authenticity and well-being inspired Outermost Yoga, through which he works toward empowering mindful lifestyles for hundreds of students. "Yoga is an attitude," he believes. "At its core is the knowledge that one is, at best, divine, and at worst, divinely human."
When he's not sunbathing on the beaches of Cape Cod, he splits his time between the traffic in LA and various international retreats and endeavors. For private yoga, bodywork, and coaching, write to him directly at outermostyoga@gmail.com.
For more about Stefan and his work as a yoga teacher and inspiring content creator, please visit www.stefanpiscitelli.com and follow him @stefanpiscitelli on Instagram.
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Ram is based in the Outer Cape from spring through the fall. For private bookings, write him at omramram@hotmail.com.
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For private yoga or coaching bookings, please visit his website: www.timothyschirmang.com.
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Explore the types of authentic assessment tasks possible for mathematics classrooms.
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"A Star Is Korn" reimagines hit movie with Jonathan Davis in place of Lady Gaga: Watch
"Shallow" the Leader? A Star Is Born gets the nu-metal treatment
A Star Is Korn
Spencer Kaufman
February 28, 2019 | 12:26pm ET
As pioneers of nu-metal, Korn emerged from Bakersfield, California, to become multiplatinum sensations, kicking the likes of *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys out of the top spot of the Total Request Live countdown on MTV, and still going strong today. But what if singer Jonathan Davis had taken a different path to stardom?
A new parody of A Star Is Born puts Jonathan Davis (played by comedian Heather Alarcón Higginbotham) in the place of Lady Gaga's Ally, as he's discovered by troubled country singer Jackson Maine (played by comedian Anna Salinas).
The first half of "A Star Is Korn" is practically a shot-for-shot recreation of the trailer for A Star Is Born, complete with the songs "Maybe It's Time" and the Oscar-winning "Shallow" providing the soundtrack. The major difference is Higginbotham's Davis in an Adidas tracksuit gazing lovingly into the eyes of Salinas' version of Bradley Cooper's Maine.
Side note: Both actresses also seem to be channeling Carrie Brownstein's "Lance" character on Portlandia.
Then, about a minute and 45 seconds into the clip, boom — we get some nu-metal scatting as Korn's "Freak on a Leash" kicks in, followed by quick cuts of the drama that ensues. Watch it all unfold below:
As for the real Korn, they're working on a new album, and just announced a co-headlining summer North American tour with Alice in Chains. Tickets are available here.
Meanwhile, A Star Is Born will return to theaters tomorrow (March 1st) with 12 additional minutes of footage that didn't appear in the original cut.
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Is the Temple Mount heating up again? The Temple Mount is back in the headlines, with Prime Minister Netanyahu saying he will no longer prohibit politicians from visiting Judaism's holiest site – but only in three months, after Ramadan. Likud MK Yehudah Glick, a prominent activist for Jews to have equal rights on the Temple Mount, where only Muslims are currently allowed to pray, who survived an assassination attempt by a Palestinian man calling him an "enemy of Al-Aksa" (the mosque on the Mount), would be expected to rejoice, but he wants to be able to ascend the Mount now. Only days after lamenting that Netanyahu has refused to meet with him for even one minute, Glick petitioned the High Court of Justice in a suit against the premier, The suit seeks to allow MK Glick to be allowed to visit Judaism's holiest site as soon as possible. "I don't understand why we need three more unnecessary months for the Mount to be open to MKs and why I and my colleagues are prevented from fulfilling the mitzvah of ascending the Mount," he stated.
The Bayit Yehudi primary plot thickens: Is Bayit Yehudi's leadership primary finally getting interesting? Officially, no. It remains Naftali Bennett as the assured front-runner, versus several unknowns. But it someone is trying to shake things up. Bayit Yehudi activist Yossi Fuchs ordered a poll from Smith Consulting checking the party's prospects with Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked at the helm, and found that Bayit Yehudi would get three more seats in the Knesset (15) than if Bennett remained in charge (12), as reported by Army Radio. Support for those three additional seats come from secular voters, and as Fuchs pointed out, Bennett has said that to grow, the party has to appeal to non-Orthodox Israelis. Shaked has said she won't run against Bennett, though in recent weeks she did say she wants to be the prime minister after Bennett. Fuchs, by the way, is a former Likud activist like Shaked, but unlike her, he failed to get on to the Bayit Yehudi Knesset list, after a failed primary run.
Bennett trolling Netanyahu from DC: While his party's activists are working to dethrone him, Bennett is engaging in some A+ twitter trolling during his trip to the US with a series of tweets Netanyahu probably won't like. Earlier this week, Bennett and Trump special envoy, Jason Greenblatt, tweeted each other's praises. Yesterday, Bennett tweeted a photo of himself taking a selfie with Tzipi Livni, saying that it's a sign of peace in the Middle East. Finally, last night, Bennett tweeted a picture of himself with Buji Herzog, all smiles on the tarmac, with the caption "Love in the Sky" – the Hebrew title of the movie "Top Gun." Is Bennett riding into the Danger Zone?


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Battle of Crete ' The Untold Stories '
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In 2014 the Pancretan Association of Melbourne – Australia embarked on a journey and gathered material on Australian servicemen who fought in the battle of Crete in 1941, in order to tell their stories that were kept hidden for decades. After years of determined and consistent efforts to bring to the fore eyewitness accounts and personal stories of Australian servicemen of WW2, these stories have been collected into a book titled "The Battle of Crete: the untold stories".
It contains the profiles of 66 veterans including personal narratives, photographs and letters never before published. The book also includes the stories of veterans descendants who shared their childhood memories with the Pancretan Association of Melbourne, making the book a living testament to Australia's commitment to freedom and democracy. It also contains a series of profiles of veterans who have represented Australia in the 60th and 70thanniversary official commemorations of the battle of Crete in Greece. The book endeavours to record and preserve the shared history of Australia and Greece and serves as a contribution to the strengthening of the links between the two countries. "The Battle of Crete: the untold stories" is another piece of evidence of the commitment of that the Pancretan Association of Melbourne has to preserving first-hand knowledge of important historical events which have left their mark on both the Australian and the Greek psyche. Furthermore, as many of WW 2 veterans included in this book are sons of ANZACS from First World War we believe the timing to be auspicious as we approach the centenary of the Great War.
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/**
 * Fired when a {@link CustomItem} despawns.
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    private boolean isCancelled = false;

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In this document is presented the fourth edition of this report, which reflects the presence of low cost private gyms in Spain, open until January 1st, 2016.
Unlike previous reports, this time, Low Cost centers are those which maximum price is 21,99€ + VAT per month, (two euros more expensive than the usual 19,99€ + VAT), as this price increase has been detected in most of this type of facilities.
In this report, numeric data, location and companies of the center are analyzed. In addition, the experts' opinion, of four low cost chain managers, and the user opinion are also included. These opinions were obtained by a study conducted in collaboration with the University of Sevilla, where their level of satisfaction and perceived quality were analyzed.
Compared to the third report of 2015, a growth of 17,5% has been observed in the opening of new centers in Spain, ten points less than last year. The rise of specialized companies is reduced to 7% compared to last year's 15%.


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Q: Firebase-admin unpredictable read times I have a Firebase database that clients access via a REST API run on node.js, which then reads from my firebase database using the firebase-admin node client.  For most of my endpoints, several concurrent database reads are required.  For example, for the api/item/:itemKey endpoint, I need to pull the item from the database, then, once that has been received, I concurrently ask for all of the nested spec, panel, query and task objects associated with the retrieved item.  This makes for two consecutive "waves" of database calls: the first item retrieval, and then the retrieval of all resources nested within that item.
The problem is that the latency on these calls is wildly unpredictable.  For example, here are the logs for two consecutive calls to the same endpoint, done within 5 seconds of each other:
// START REQUEST 1
Endpoint activated (invocation #: 18) ("GET /api/items/:itemKey")
Firebase items READ Success ("id: -LDhjV8Hkievzbh5UVfz"): 78ms
Firebase specs READ Success ("id: -LDIezNhwWX8OmoWXZO3"): 72ms
Firebase specs READ Success ("id: -LDIezNqbVuvkpr9WEf8"): 73ms
Firebase panels READ Success ("id: -LDhjV5y1mAwPmJkE4d3"): 74ms
Firebase queries READ Success ("id: -LDhjV34aJlz_XFwOp6B"): 69ms
Firebase queries READ Success ("id: -LDhjV3QO1AM9UiCVdux"): 71ms
Firebase tasks READ Success ("id: -LDhjV34aJlz_XFwOp6C"): 71ms
Firebase tasks READ Success ("id: -LDhjV3QO1AM9UiCVduy"): 72ms
Endpoint resolution ("GET /api/items/:itemKey"): 305ms
// END REQUEST 1

// START REQUEST 2
Endpoint activated (invocation #: 19) ("GET /api/items/:itemKey")
Firebase items READ Success ("id: -LDhjV8Hkievzbh5UVfz"): 1174ms
Firebase specs READ Success ("id: -LDIezNhwWX8OmoWXZO3"): 1463ms
Firebase specs READ Success ("id: -LDIezNqbVuvkpr9WEf8"): 1463ms
Firebase panels READ Success ("id: -LDhjV5y1mAwPmJkE4d3"): 1464ms
Firebase queries READ Success ("id: -LDhjV34aJlz_XFwOp6B"): 312ms
Firebase queries READ Success ("id: -LDhjV3QO1AM9UiCVdux"): 312ms
Firebase tasks READ Success ("id: -LDhjV34aJlz_XFwOp6C"): 65ms
Firebase tasks READ Success ("id: -LDhjV3QO1AM9UiCVduy"): 65ms
Endpoint resolution ("GET /api/items/:itemKey"): 3032ms
// END REQUEST 2

As you can see, some of the reads on endpoint 2 are more than a second slower than the identical reads from the exact same invocation just a few seconds prior (ex: the first "items" read takes 1174ms vs 78ms!).  What could be the cause of this?  I've checked to make sure that firebase-admin is not dropping the socket connection in between calls, so I don't think that's the culprit, but otherwise I am out of ideas.
For completeness, here is the function I use to retrieve records from the database:
// Fetch the item in the database that matches a given Firebase id
module.exports = function whenFetchedViaId(table, id, req) {
    const timer = req.log ? req.log.timer() : () => {};

    return req.database
        .ref(`/${table}/${id}`)
        .once('value')
        .then((snapshot) => {
            timer(`Firebase ${table} READ Success`, `id: ${id}`);

            return snapshot.val();
        })
        .catch((error) => {
            timer(`Firebase ${table} READ Failure`, `id: ${id}`);

            throw error;
        });
};

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Here is some added logging for one of the READ calls that is taking >1s.  Unless I am misreading this log output, it seems like the Firebase backend is just taking over a second to respond. Is this correct?
// START REQUEST
Request ("6ee776c5-2b4e-4888-b83b-ea6dddcae263"), Endpoint activated (invocation #: 4) ("GET /api/items/:itemKey")
[FIREBASE]{96328ms} p:1: Listen called for /items/-LDhjV8Hkievzbh5UVfz default
[FIREBASE]{96328ms} p:1: Listen on /items/-LDhjV8Hkievzbh5UVfz for default
[FIREBASE]{96328ms} p:1: {"r":42,"a":"q","b":{"p":"/items/-LDhjV8Hkievzbh5UVfz","h":""}}
[FIREBASE]{97842ms} p:1: handleServerMessage d {"p":"items/-LDhjV8Hkievzbh5UVfz","d":{"baseSpec":"-LDIezNhwWX8OmoWXZO3","createdAt":1527628300934,"id":"-LDhjV8Hkievzbh5UVfz","label":"Testing","panels":{"-LDhjV5y1mAwPmJkE4d3":true},"targetSpec":"-LDIezNqbVuvkpr9WEf8","x":{"-LD8Ap4ujTBp_GP5jTv9":true},"y":{"-LD89GHnTYjh99W8ltsY":true}}}
[FIREBASE]{97843ms} event: /items/-LDhjV8Hkievzbh5UVfz:value:{"baseSpec":"-LDIezNhwWX8OmoWXZO3","createdAt":1527628300934,"id":"-LDhjV8Hkievzbh5UVfz","label":"Testing","panels":{"-LDhjV5y1mAwPmJkE4d3":true},"targetSpec":"-LDIezNqbVuvkpr9WEf8","x":{"-LD8Ap4ujTBp_GP5jTv9":true},"y":{"-LD89GHnTYjh99W8ltsY":true}}
[FIREBASE]{97843ms} p:1: Unlisten called for /items/-LDhjV8Hkievzbh5UVfz default
[FIREBASE]{97843ms} p:1: Unlisten on /items/-LDhjV8Hkievzbh5UVfz for default
[FIREBASE]{97843ms} p:1: {"r":43,"a":"n","b":{"p":"/items/-LDhjV8Hkievzbh5UVfz"}}
[FIREBASE]{97844ms} p:1: from server: {"r":42,"b":{"s":"ok","d":{}}}
Request ("6ee776c5-2b4e-4888-b83b-ea6dddcae263"), Firebase items READ Success ("id: -LDhjV8Hkievzbh5UVfz"): 1516ms

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Trecento ( 'trzysta') – pojęcie odnoszące się do XIV wieku we włoskiej kulturze. Była to epoka uznawana za protorenesans.

Nazwa pochodzi od włoskiego słowa oznaczającego 300 i oznacza tutaj: lata [tysiąc] trzysetne (1300-1399). Użył jej Giorgio Vasari – włoski historiograf, który podzielił dzieje sztuki włoskiej od Cimabuego do Michała Anioła na trzy okresy: trecento, quattrocento, cinquecento.

Trecento reprezentują tacy malarze jak m.in. Simone Martini, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Duccio di Buoninsegna, Giotto di Bondone (Spotkanie przy złotej bramie – fresk z roku 1305, Maesta ognissanti – Madonna Wszystkich Świętych – tempera na desce z roku 1310).

W muzyce wyróżnili się tym czasie:
 w I połowie XIV w.:
 Jacopo da Bologna,
 Giovanni da Firenze (zwany inaczej Giovanni da Cascia),
 Johannes Ciconia;
 w II połowie XIV w.:
 Francesco Landino.

W XIV stuleciu nastąpił rozwój muzyki świeckiej i jej dominacja nad muzyką religijną. Pojawiły się nowe gatunki muzyczne:
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BluEarth Positions Itself for its Next Phase of Growth
Calgary, Alberta (April 23, 2014): BluEarth Renewables Inc. (BluEarth) today announced organizational changes as it heads into a phase of increased construction activity while continuing to actively pursue acquisitions.
Within its executive team, Grant Arnold moves into the role of Chief Operating Officer overseeing the development and operations of BluEarth's projects. Kathy Bolton, Chief Financial Officer, will take on leadership of Business Development with Nick Boyd being promoted to Director, Business Development & Finance. The Business Development team will continue to support BluEarth's target of $1 billion of spinning assets.
"Last year we added close to $400 million of solar and hydroelectric projects to our portfolio. By the end of 2015 we expect to have more than $600 million of high-quality, long-term contracted hydro, solar and wind assets online," said Kent Brown, President & CEO.
BluEarth has been implementing an aggressive growth strategy over the past year. The Company acquired five solar projects totaling 48.5 megawatts (MW) in Ontario; the 8.5 MW Little Creek Solar Plant was brought online in March 2014 and the remaining four are close to starting or under construction, and expected to online by year-end. In addition, construction is now underway on BluEarth's 15 MW run-of-river hydro project in British Columbia which is expected to be operational by the end of 2015. BluEarth and its partner the Batchewana First Nation are nearing completion of the regulatory process for the 60 MW Bow Lake Wind Project in Ontario. Construction is anticipated to start later this year. The Company has closed over $115 million in debt financing for two of its five solar projects and anticipates closing over $400 million in debt financing for its remaining solar, hydro and wind projects in the coming months.
"The next two years will be defining for BluEarth and these organizational changes ensure we are well-positioned to execute on all phases of our business," added Brown.
About BluEarth Renewables Inc.
Headquartered in Calgary, Canada, BluEarth is a private independent renewable power producer, focused on the acquisition, development, construction and operation of wind, water, and solar projects in North America, with a primary focus in Canada. With the most experienced renewable energy development team in Canada, BluEarth's mission is to be the Canadian renewable energy leader by developing, building, and operating a portfolio that optimizes people, planet, and profit. BluEarth believes it has the power to change the future by demonstrating how to be sustainable and profitable, leaving the world a better place. For more information, visit bluearth.ca.
Ameera Shivji
Lead, Communications
BluEarth Renewables Inc.
ameera@bluearth.ca
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Brazilian Navy launches first Scorpene-class attack submarine
The Brazilian Navy has launched its first Scorpene-class attack submarine at the Itaguai Navy base in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
The new Scorpene-class submarine at the launching ceremony at the Itaguaí Navy base. Credit: ©Leo Lemos/Naval Group.
Named Riachuelo, the Brazilian-built submarine was developed by French firm Naval Group and is a modified version of the Scorpene-class diesel-powered submarine.
Scorpene can be deployed in a range of missions, including shallow water operations, anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare, special operations, offensive minelaying, and intelligence gathering.
The Brazilian Navy awarded a contract to Naval Group in 2009 to design and transfer the technology for four conventional Scorpene submarines as part of a R$35bn ($8.9bn) programme.
The company is also responsible to provide design and manufacturing assistance for the non-nuclear part of Brazil's first nuclear-powered submarine.
According to Naval Group, Riachuelo will begin sea trials next year and is expected to be delivered in 2020.
The company will deliver the remaining three submarines as part of the contract every 12 to 18 months.
"Brazil is building submarines because a nation with more than 7,000km of coastline cannot do without tools to defend its sovereignty and it marine riches."
The new Scorpene submarine has been named after the Battle of the Riachuelo, where the Brazilian Navy defeated the Paraguayan Navy in 1865.
Naval Group noted that the submarine will be slightly longer than other Scorpene variants, which are operational or being built for the navies of Chile, Malaysia and India.
The Riachuelo will have an overall length of 72m and can carry 35 crew members.
When the fifth submarine is received in 2029, Brazil will join the list of nations with nuclear-powered submarines, which includes the US, Russia, France, the UK, China, and India.
The Brazilian Navy will deploy the new submarines to patrol the country's offshore deepwaters that host vast oil and gas reserves.
Brazil President Michel Temer was quoted by Reuters as saying: "Brazil is building submarines because a nation with more than 7,000km of coastline cannot do without tools to defend its sovereignty and marine riches."
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PLDT Enterprise enables free access to WHO, DOH's COVID KAYA tracing app
(Manila, Philippines – July 2020) In support of the government's efforts to ramp up contact tracing capacity for COVID-19 cases, PLDT Enterprise enables free access to COVID KAYA app developed by the Department of Health (DOH) Epidemiology Bureau.
PLDT Enterprise is offering registered health workers free access and required connectivity for the COVID KAYA mobile tracing app in cooperation with DOH, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
Contact-tracing app COVID KAYA is a real-time reporting platform used exclusively by registered health workers in the country to track all COVID-19 cases and contacts. Through this partnership, app users need not worry about incurring mobile data charges.
"PLDT Enterprise's focus on Bayanihan is best exemplified by our commitment to continuously provide the right technology solutions for the problems we face today. With this initiative, we hope to further enable DOH in their endeavors to respond to and combat COVID-19," said Jovy Hernandez, ePLDT President & CEO and SVP & Head for PLDT and Smart Enterprise Business Groups.
Healthcare providers using this app can easily report cases to the DOH Epidemiology Bureau, allowing the health agency to handle case investigations and interview those who may have come in contact with infected individuals. The app's real-time monitoring capability will show the bottlenecks and delays in inpatient services across the continuum of care. Moreover, frontline responders will be able to use COVID KAYA to better manage their work.
With WHO's support, DOH aims to simplify using COVID KAYA to allow the smooth flow of critical data among frontline responders. Currently, the two main priorities for the app include boosting the efficient data entry and data management of COVID-19 cases and their contacts, as well as simplifying real-time data entry in COVID KAYA.
"The timely sharing of data and speedy action to contain transmission is critical in saving lives," said Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, Acting WHO Representative in the Philippines. "As the country expands testing, contact tracing in order to track, isolate and treat is an important step in reducing the impact of COVID-19 to secure a healthy future and building back our society and economy. COVID KAYA is a helpful tool for the government and public health workforce to quickly collect, analyze and share information - we need to empower our front liners and help them make decisions efficiently."
This collaboration with WHO and DOH is one of the ongoing initiatives that PLDT Enterprise has been engaging in since the pandemic began. PLDT Enterprise is continuously pushing efforts to make connectivity more accessible and available to the public and private sectors at this time.
For more information, please visit pldtenterprise.com.
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Falling with the Falcon
Peregrines think simple thoughts: See food. Fly down. Go fast. Very fast.
By Tom Harpole
SHE PERCHES ON A BALD CESSNA TIRE in Ken and Suzanne Franklin's country kitchen. Frightful, a six-year-old peregrine falcon, is just being herself, loudly cacking and occasionally opening her wings to their full 41-inch span. She flaps her wings and stretches a little, then preens herself with her hooked beak.
Sixteen inches long and weighing 2.2 pounds, she catches other birds, up to the size of ducks, in midair for a living. She ignores a savory piece of barbecued chicken, even though it's within easy reach.
Frightful is a world-class athlete whose directly recorded speed beats that of any other animal ever measured. Cheetahs, sailfish, and black cutworm moths all top out at about 70 mph. When Frightful is stooping—diving after prey—from nearly three miles up, she has been clocked at 242 mph, and it's possible she can go faster.
Until recently, estimates of peregrines' velocity varied wildly, from 70 to 300 mph. No one had ever measured exactly how fast the birds can fly until Ken Franklin started stooping with Frightful, or, more to the point, Frightful learned to skydive with Ken.
"Studying falcons from the ground is like studying sharks from a boat," Franklin says. Yet entering any predator's realm, even just to observe, entails certain risks—Frightful's sharp talons and bill are, of course, designed to hold and tear flesh. That didn't discourage Franklin, his wife Suzanne, his father Roy Franklin (a World War II Navy Corsair pilot), several other falconers, two film crews, and Norman Kent, a world-renowned skydiving videographer, from their plan to study a speeding falcon at arm's length—literally. To understand how a two-pound bird can achieve higher speeds than most small airplanes, Franklin has done more than 200 skydives, sometimes as many as five a day, with Frightful.
"Birds are the blueprint for aeronautical engineering," says Franklin, a 46-year-old pilot and master falconer from Friday Harbor, Washington. Orville Wright would have agreed. In 1941 he wrote, "Learning the secret of flight from a bird was a good deal like learning the secret of magic from a magician. After you know what to look for, you see things that you did not notice when you did not know exactly what to look for."
Franklin first took the controls of an airplane at age nine, and now, as a pilot for Federal Express, he would like to see the knowledge he has gained skydiving with Frightful and other fast-flying birds applied to mechanized flight. "Can human flight benefit from these observations?" he asks. "What remains to be learned?"
To capture their unique data, Franklin and a few mathematicians and engineers devised an elaborate method of clocking falcons in mid-dive. They stripped down a skydiver's Pro-Track recording altimeter/computer, usually worn like a wristwatch, to a computer chip weighing just 0.4 ounce, then fastened it to the underside of Frightful's tail feathers in a way that wouldn't interfere with her flying. During dozens of skydives in 1999, made while the National Geographic film Terminal Velocity was being shot, the device recorded Frightful's stooping speeds by measuring how far she fell in a certain time interval.
It's an improbable and wonderful sight to witness Franklin release Frightful into the slipstream of a Cessna 172 at 17,000 feet above sea level. She stabilizes immediately into level flight and matches the speed of the airplane. She flies just off the wingtip, keeping her sharp eye on Franklin, inside the airplane, as he prepares to dive out the door. Then he leaps, and they fall together for more than two miles, along with a lure that Franklin drops during the descent to simulate prey.
Franklin's team verified Frightful's dive velocities with measurements from altimeters worn by videographer Kent and Franklin himself as they plummeted alongside the bird. A fourth altimeter was packed into the lure, and all four altimeters were compared after each jump. The team spent a couple of months working out these techniques and training Frightful, then another seven weeks shooting the film, which aired on the National Geographic Explorer program in 2002 and was nominated for an Emmy award. Frightful also stars in Birds of Prey, a yet-to-be-released IMAX film produced by Roy Disney.
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In a technological based world, where everything is at your fingertips, what do you truly value from a business in this day and age? In this weeks blog we are going to ask you five questions to think about regarding this customer service topic.
Do you value a relationship with the company?
Think about going to your favorite restaurant in Indianapolis you frequent every month or so, say Capital Grill. Do you enjoy being able to speak with the owner, do you know the owners name? Do you appreciate the fact that the waiter or waitress, know your name? Do you like the personalized "touch" by being called by name as opposed to being a number or just another customer? Are you more tempted to go back to an Indianapolis business where they know you personally?
What value prompts you to give a thumbs up?
Is same day service paramount?
In a world of need it now, how much value do you put on getting the item right away? Does it depend on what the item is or if it's a special request? In a busy competitive marketplace like Indianapolis, would you purchase a new tv or hire a dumpster rental service from the company that can get you the item same day over having to wait for an item?
Is price the most important aspect?
Are you only interested in price or do you value the added benefits that come with the price? Benefits such as easy return options, extended warranties or added perks.
Do you prefer a locally or family owned and operated company?
Does having someone vested in the community like Avon, Brownsburg or Carmel Indiana make a difference when you value a business? Does knowing they aren't a big corporation and family owned and operated have value to you? Do you value the purchase more knowing the money spent will be reinvested into your local community?
Does Made in America make a difference?
Often times we see companies outsourcing products overseas because of cheaper labor and material cost. Locally we just saw that done with Carrier moving their Indianapolis plant to Mexico displacing over 3,000 jobs to Indianapolis area residents. Would you stop buying from this company if they took jobs from your back yard? Would you pay more knowing that the particular product is made in the good ole USA by hard working Americans? All things considered equal would you pay more for a product knowing it's made on US soil with American workers?
After asking your self these five questions are you more inclined to do business with a local Indianapolis company who's products are made in the United States and are operated by a family style business? Or is price the end all and the only thing you are worried about?


Social HCM technology company, Peoplefluent, has announced a list of enhancements to its recruiting and contingent workforce management solutions. The company's recruitment management system (RMS) now features an improved mobile career site with expanded mobile capabilities. The vendor management system (VMS) has received enhancements to its Service Procurement module for improved management of contingent labor. When combined as Peoplefluent TalentUnity, the solutions give HR professionals and recruiters access to a total workforce talent pool through integrated recruitment and contingent sourcing workflows.
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Alumnus of the Year
I cannot recall the last time an opinion piece in the mainstream media generated as much dialogue within the Orthodox community as Noah Feldman's now in famous 'Orthodox Paradox' essay from last week's New York Times Magazine. I assume there's no need to rehash the issues or link to the numerous blogs, discussion forums, and media outlets which have covered this phenomenon from pretty much every angle. I've been very impressed with some of the responses, and less than impressed by some others. One can write a book on the issue and the controversy it's generated, and I have no intention of doing that. I don't think that the issue is a new one; the tension between universalism and particularism has been present forever. It's a theme that I intend to discuss on an upcoming series of posts on the Book of Ezra, which I'll be teaching second semester this year.
As my regular readers know, I am generally a critic of formal education (see, for example, here, here, here, and here). It's a Procrustean Bed (or a Sdoim Bettle, as Rav Yaakov Kaminetsky reportedly called it) and always has been. The ideal relationship between schools and homes is that the schools provide the tools and skills to develop the values that the student imbibes in the home. If Shmuely Boteach is right that Prof. Feldman can layn any parsha at the drop of a hat, then Maimonides can be proud of the training that they gave him. Of course, they are not proud of him, because schools always have ambition to do more than reinforce and develop the parents' values. They wish to mold a particular product, with specific attitudes and values, or at least aim for their alumni to fall within a certain defined spectrum of belief and practice. Maimonides, far from being the exception, set itself a goal of producing graduates who would be as comfortable with Shakespeare as with Tosafot. I'd recommend An American Orthodox Dreamer: Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Boston's Maimonides School to get a picture of the founding vision of the school. It was built on a very particular ideological vision.
This brings us to the attitude of schools toward alumni who do not 'toe the line', and this can even mean things that are examples of egregious and flagrant violation of the school's ideology or values. Schools make an effort to inform and maintain relationships with alumni only to the extent that this information furthers the school's aims and advertises its culture and mission. Basically, it's for recruitment and fundraising. These newsletters are marketing material, no more and no less, and the school is trying to market itself as a supplier which can produce a particular type of product. I had the good fortune of taking a graduate school class in the history of Jewish Education with Prof. Shaul Stampfer . His emphasis on community-driven 'market forces' as a major determinant of the success or failure of educational institutions was truly eye-opening. Every educational institution in the world makes 'business' decisions about what alumni accomplishments to take pride in and what not. Every announcement and every photo in their publications and on their websites are part of this general promotion of their product. News concerning alumni which does not promote the school's vision in some way will simply not be advertised. News which really provides an example of the type of alumni achievement that the school strives for will be celebrated.
For example, my brother-in-law recently completed a Ph.D. in Talmud, and is now doing postdoctoral work at Yale, where he earned a prestigious fellowship. Had he graduated from the Maimonides School, these accomplishments would, no doubt, be noted and perhaps celebrated. Perhaps they would invite him to travel to the next state north to speak to the highest-level Gemara class. But, alas, he graduated from Ner Israel, where he earned both his high-school diploma and his Bachelor's degree (that's right, Yale postdoc with a BTL from NIRC). I would be absolutely shocked if the institution would acknowledge his achievements in any way at all. By the same token, his marriage, ke-das Moshe ve-Yisrael, would be duly noted in the 'Mazel Tov' pages, if they exist.
A few years ago, my closest friend from high school (TA of Baltimore) was honored as 'Alumnus of the Year' at our alma mater's annual dinner. He is a great guy, without a doubt. But his selection as alumnus of the year spoke volumes about what the school strives for. This friend was a good guy in school – a good ball player, a good friend to many, and a respectful student. He worked hard and got solid grades, but was not a valedictorian. After a few years in Yeshiva, in Israel and in Baltimore, he married the daughter of a talmid chacham and became an accountant. He now works as an accountant, is kove'a itim, bought a house in town, and sends his sons to our alma mater. He's not the wealthiest graduate from those years, nor is he the smartest or the biggest talmid chacham. He is living the school's dream, though, and in many ways, the 'Baltimore' dream. He learns, he supports Torah, he started a family, he identifies with a more yeshivish outlook and lifestyle, and he earns a nice livelihood through an umanus nekiyah ve-kallah. That's exactly what the school loves to see! Those of us who have achieved success in various aspects of our lives, even if we've achieved greater success by most standards, can really have no qualms about the school's selection; the job of the school is to market those products who best serve as its ambassadors (Indeed, the school celebrates alumni such as Rabbi Aharon Feldman, Rabbi Yisrael Newman, and even Rabbi Zelig Pliskin, but not Rabbi Menachem Liebtag or Rabbi David Samson, whose grandfather was principal for many years). Similarly, school carefully choose to display only those achievements which seek to reinforce its values and mission; would any other business advertise its failures?
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Rolling Thunder étaient des montagnes russes racing aller & retour en bois du parc Six Flags Great Adventure, situé à Jackson, dans le New Jersey, aux États-Unis. Ce sont les premières montagnes russes en bois du parc, ouvertes en 1979. Contrairement à la plupart des montagnes russes racing, les deux parcours ne sont pas identiques.

La fermeture de l'attraction a eu lieu le .

Les trains
Il y a un train rouge et un train vert sur le parcours 1 et un train jaune et un train bleu sur le parcours 2. Ils ont été construits par Philadelphia Toboggan Company. Il y a 4 wagons par train. Les passagers sont placés à 2 sur 3 rangs pour un total de 24 passagers par train.

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Liens internes
 Montagnes russes en bois
 Montagnes russes racing
 Montagnes russes aller & retour
 Six Flags Great Adventure

Liens externes
  Fiche de Rolling Thunder sur Roller Coater Data Base

Attraction d'un parc Six Flags
Six Flags Great Adventure
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Montagnes russes assises
Montagnes russes aller & retour
Montagnes russes racing
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Where is the office located?
I am at the Northeast corner of Dallas North Tollway and Harvest Hill Road, in the Toll Hill Plaza. My building is the easternmost of the two structures.
5440 Harvest Hill Road, #203Dallas, TX 75230
I recommend parking on the East Entrance side of the building and taking elevator/stairs to the second floor.
Is the building handicapped accessible?
The building is handicapped accessible.
What are office hours?
Office hours are flexible, but I try to stick to hours between 10 am and 5 pm. However, don't be afraid to ask for what you want, and we'll see what we can do.
How long are sessions?
Sessions are typically 50 minutes to one hour. Occasionally, 90-minute sessions are scheduled for couples/families, but that is not typical.
What do I do to get started?
If we have had the 20-minute consultation and have agreed to meet for a first session, all that needs happen is to make an appointment with me and appear for it. We'll take it from there.
What are your fees?
Fees will be discussed in a 20-minute phone consultation.
Cash, check, credit card; I also use Paypal and Zelle money transfer apps.
Do you take my insurance?
I am not on any insurance panels and do not work directly with insurance companies.
Can you help me file on my insurance?
I can provide documents reflecting my services along with pertinent info as required by your carrier, but you handle the paperwork.
A word about fees, insurance, etc.: It is important to recognize that when you undertake the expense of therapy, your first reaction might be 'I can't afford this.'
I understand. It's important to remember that you can come as often or as seldom as your time and resources allow.
It is also possible that you think you can't afford it when you can, because the idea of spending money on yourself is something you don't feel good about. Something we can look at more closely when we meet.
How do I make an appointment?
You can make an appointment by filling out the inquiry form on the Website, which will notify me to make contact to set one up.
Or, you can call me at the number listed at the top of the site, or text. Probably best to do this in a voice call. I know, I know… voice, but it's the best way.
Are there any other things I should know about your office?
If you don't like to feel comfortable and at home, and don't like music, you might feel a bit strange. I have a nice stereo and records and some interesting art – again, off-putting if that sort of thing bothers you.
Can I cancel an appointment? What is the cancellation policy?
You can cancel an appointment 24 hours ahead of time. I really don't like to miss you, but I know stuff happens.
I would hope you'd also specify when you'd like to reschedule. I'm left dangling if you call and cancel, but don't ask to reschedule.
Consistency is important for good therapy. If you 'just don't feel like it' or 'there's nothing to talk about,' that's a pretty good sign to keep the appointment. And we will drill into that when we meet.
If you cancel with less than 24 hours' notice, the session will become billable in all but a very small number of special circumstances.
Your iguana being sick is not one of them. What I hope will happen is, if we can reschedule that cancelled appointment during the same work week and you keep it, the cancellation will not be billed.
What is a free initial phone consultation?
The free initial consultation is a 20-minute chat that establishes the parameters of your difficulties, what kind of help you're looking for, what has stopped you previously from getting the help you need, but… most importantly, establishes whether we can have enough of the rapport necessary to move to the first appointment.
Who is your perfect client?
My perfect client is that person who is so tired of running in the same dead end loops, listening to the same negative, self-defeating voices in her head, sick of applying the same solutions over and over again that never work, that she is now ready to bring in a person she feels she can trust to help her straighten that mess out. I want to be that person.
What age range do you work with?
I work with people 13 and up.
Do you work with men? Women? Couples? Teens?
Yes, yes, yes, yes, and I am LGBTQIA friendly.
Do you work with people from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, religions, backgrounds?
Yes, to all the above; the only requirement being that you speak enough Texan (an English dialect) for us to communicate.
What can I expect in the first session?
You can expect to discover that it was nowhere near as painful as you'd thought, that it was really kind of a neat thing to do, you enjoyed it and feel better than you've felt in a long time and that, finally, someone understands you.
What is therapy like with you?
It is casual but focused on your issues. It is like going for a walk in the woods with an old friend, maybe a mentor or teacher, and the conversation turns to what you've been doing lately and to what's troubling you.
Your companion keeps asking questions that take you deeper and deeper into where the truth lies, but every now and then he stops and shares a story from his own life before turning attention back to what's been going on with you.
And that process goes on for weeks, months, who knows? But eventually, you both will know when it's time to stop.
How long will I be in therapy with you?
Until it's time to stop, which can be a few weeks, or it can be 25 years.
Does anybody cry in front of you?
Yes, all the time. Why?
Do I have to tell you everything?
When the plumber comes to fix a leak, do you tell him where to look or do you make him guess?
Who benefits from therapy?
It varies, but generally the people who keep appointments as scheduled, don't withhold information, and allow themselves to trust the process seem to benefit the most.
What are the risks and benefits of doing therapy?
In therapy, you run the risk of surrendering old, ineffective, self-defeating patterns of thought and action, thereby letting go of some of your most treasured, dysfunctional beliefs.
The benefits are that you can surrender old, ineffective, self-defeating patterns of thought and action and let go of some your most treasured, dysfunctional beliefs.
What else can I try to help me help myself?
Exercise, lots of exercise, and meditation, at least daily. Of course, you will resist both, but at least I'm answering the question.
Do you offer video or phone sessions?
Yes, I do plenty of phone work, but don't care for video because the technology seems to get in the way. That doesn't mean we can't try it if you insist, but I'm just saying….
How do I know if you are the right therapist for me?
If at some point during an initial contact you find that you have entered a conversation with me and have stopped wondering if I'm the right one for you, then I'm the right one for you.
Coaching is a relationship very similar to therapy, but less about exploration and more about peer relations and leadership in the professional environment (at least that's the way it is in my world).
Do couples fight in front of you?
All the time, because they each think that if they can get me to be on their 'side,' they will win their pointless battles with the other 'side.'
By the way, most of the time, couples have waited way too long to begin couples therapy…
40 of the best years of my life.
What are your strengths as a therapist?
I have a very strong interest in stories. I see my job as listening to and understanding stories – and finding the not-so-obvious elements of the story, the parts the teller should really be paying more attention to.
I truly see therapy as more of a literary endeavor than anything.
Also, I have a quick wit and a love of irony, which I use often in my work and for which I am noted.
I understand that it is my job to help people understand and accept things they may not like, and so I try to honor that sense of vulnerability that goes with it.
At the same time, I am not afraid to take that job on when it's time to.
What do you enjoy about being a therapist?
See 31 above; also, there is the part about helping people. I like that, too.
Have you been in therapy yourself?
Yes, off and on for years.
Before going into psychology, I was an English major and then a Drama major.
I switched to psychology and got a BA and an MA in psychology, with some hours past the MA before I gave up the poverty and delayed gratification of graduate school and entered the so-called 'mental health' field.
If you really want to know more than this, we can talk about it.
What is the best way to get in touch with you?
Through the contact form on this site or by calling the phone number at the top of the page.
Do you prescribe medications, do you take notes, are you licensed?
No, but I work with physicians who do; no, I don't take notes; yes, I have been licensed since 1981.
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Q: gradle custom task with package name I see that when I create a custom task type in gradle, with different package name than 'org.gradle', I cannot directly declare the task in my build file with just type name. I need to give fully qualified name of the task
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by Edward Marriott
Edward Marriott
Trans-Atlantic Pubns; First Edition edition (September 1, 1996)
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Edward Marriott first heard about the Liawep tribe of Papua New Guinea in 1993, when their 'discovery' by a missionary hit the international headlines.
Edward Marriott first heard about the Liawep tribe of Papua New Guinea in 1993, when their 'discovery' by a missionary hit the international headlines. He set out to find them himself, to listen to their stories, hopes for their future and fears for their changing world. Banned by the government, he assembled his own patrol and crossed the jungle illegally. Nothing could Edward Marriott first heard about the Liawep tribe of Papua New Guinea in 1993, when their 'discovery' by a missionary hit the international headlines.
I read this book right before my 3 month holiday in Papua New Guinea - hoping that it would give me some insight on the culture. Half way through the book I realized the tribe wasn't lost, but rather Mr. Marriott was lost. Slightly condescending when speaking about the nationalist Читать весь отзыв.
Liawep is not a lost tribe In Papua New Guinea payback to compensate accusations of sorcery or murder consists in goods or money. This is a common rule in the whole of Melanesia.
Liawep is not a lost tribe. I am an anthropologist and I have been studying the "Lost Tribe" over the last three years and I am still carrying out my anthropological fieldwork among them. Every year I spend a couple of months with the so-called "Liawep" in Papua New Guinea. Liawep is not their real name but it is the name of one of their hamlets, the place where they were cutting the bush to build an airstrip when the events described in the book took place. In Papua New Guinea payback to compensate accusations of sorcery or murder consists in goods or money.
After assembling a ragtag patrol and venturing illegally into the wilderness, nothing could have prepared Marriott for what he found. ISBN13:9780805064490.
A Harrowing Passage into New Guinea's Heart of Darkness. Two years before this story begins, the Liawep were living deep in the jungle of Papua, New Guinea, long forgotten by the outside world. Numbering seventy-nine men, women, and children, the tribe worshipped a mountain, dressed in leaves, and hid when planes flew overhead, believing them to be evil sanguma birds. Their discovery by a missionary hit the headlines in 1993. Galvanized by the reports of people living in Stone Age conditions, Edward Marriott set out to find the Liawep.
Nothing could have prepared him for what he found or for the dramatic events that followed.
A year later, the author, circumventing official restrictions, slithers through remote rainforests, traversing swollen rivers over rickety bridges built of vines and logs. Accompanied by native guides, Marriott eventually reaches the Liawep's village.
New Guinea is particularly famous for the many undiscovered species of plants, insects, birds and animals that are thought to exist in the jungle interior of Papua New Guinea.
BBCBenedict Allen with the Niowra tribe of Papua New Guinea. Allen had met the Yiafo 30 years ago when he was living among another tribe on the island and returned to Papua New Guinea several weeks ago to establish communication with them
BBCBenedict Allen with the Niowra tribe of Papua New Guinea. A British explorer and TV presenter is missing after making a trip to meet with an uncontacted tribe in central Papua New Guinea. Allen had met the Yiafo 30 years ago when he was living among another tribe on the island and returned to Papua New Guinea several weeks ago to establish communication with them.
Benedict Allen, 57, struck out into the jungle three weeks ago without a mobile phone or GPS unit. Before setting off he wrote on his blog: This is how I do my journeys of exploration. I grow older but no wiser, it seems. Download the new Indpendent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines.
Two years before this story begins, the Liawep were a lost tribe. There were seventy-nine of them, living in deep jungle in far northwest Papua New Guinea. They worshipped a mountain and dressed in leaves. They hid when planes flew overhead, believing them to be evil sanguma birds. There was no record of them in census books; as far as the outside world was concerned they did not exist.Edward Marriott first heard about the Liawep tribe in 1993, when their 'discovery' by a missionary hit the international headlines. Unable to believe that anyone could still be truly lost, he set out to find them himself, to hear their stories, hopes for the future and fears for their changing world. Banned by the Papua New Guinea government from visiting them, he assembled his own patrol and crossed the jungle illegally. However, nothing could prepare him for what he found nor for the dramatic events that followed.Intriguing and impressive, The Lost Tribe is both a compelling adventure story and an extraordinary account of a small society caught at a time of dramatic change.
KiddenDan
Marriott was one of the most interesting travel writers of the late 20th century, early 21st century. He is now doing psychodynamic counseling (?) because of all the bad reviews, I suppose?
Maybe he has not learned to create artificial reviews to boost the average?
I understand the ethical concerns of contacting a "Lost Tribe" but this is done on TV often. Not that it makes it right.
The tribe was going to be contacted one way or another by someone.
Marriott did very interesting work, very smart. I miss his writing. Hopefully he gets back to it, but it seems this is all that's left (The Lost Tribe, Savage Shore).
Nakora
I grew up in PNG and am familiar with the history of Papua New Guinea. I paid $3 for this book at a second hand charity book sale. I paid too much.
The book is about the author's determination to find a so-called lost tribe in Papua New Guinea. Despite never having travelled to PNG before, having no relevant qualifications, limited local language ability and only a rudimentary understanding of the complex history of first contact the author proceeds to ignore local advice in his stumbling quest for a lost tribe to write about and therefore presumably make money out of. The author is British and throughout the book makes inaccurate and disparaging remarks about Australian development assistance up to independence in 1975. He disregards facts and historical accuracy where not consistent with his own world view. Typical of those with leftist leanings he seeks to reinterpret history to find evidence of white man's guilt and exploitation of the locals. He cannot comprehend that goodwill was the chief motivation guiding the need to gradually and sensitively open up isolated warlike, suspicious and often fearful peoples to the twentieth century. His constant disparaging of the Australian explorers Mick Leahy and Jack Hides, who made first contact with numerous highland tribes in the 1930s, becomes tedious. The author acknowledges the contempt with which PNG nationals, aid workers and even the Liaweps hold him. It is unfortunate that the tribe he stays with is visited by such a poor representative of the outside European world. No one respects an opportunist, even less so a self-doubting opportunist.
Most second-hand books I donate back to charity on completion, but this one will be going to the garbage bin as not even worth giving away.
Budar
Liawep is not a lost tribe. I am an anthropologist and I have been studying the "Lost Tribe" over the last three years and I am still carrying out my anthropological fieldwork among them. Every year I spend a couple of months with the so-called "Liawep" in Papua New Guinea. Liawep is not their real name but it is the name of one of their hamlets, the place where they were cutting the bush to build an airstrip when the events described in the book took place. Unfortunately I was not in Liawep during the "harrowing passage" of the book's author. Nevertheless, my Liawep informants counted me in detailed terms the story of his arrival and the tragical consequences of his blitz. During my latest visit to the Liawep, after this book was published in UK, I brought a copy of the book with me and I translated it to them, sentence by sentence. The Liawep people were disgusted by that book and they denied almost the totality of the events in which several of them were described by their own names. I was asked by Liawep leaders to diffuse in our western global society what is, according to them, the real version of the events whose tragical conclusion was the death of five people, four children and a woman. That is the job I am working at now with the aim of defending the intellectual property of this tribal people and preventing their exploitation. For the uninformed reader of "The Lost Tribe" it may be interesting to know that the book contains three kind of faults : 1) SCIENTIFIC FAULT : The Liawep are not a lost tribe. The Liawep are "lost" according to this book but not according to other papua new guineans or to the anthropologists working in the area. In the early seventies, the Liawep used to have regular contacts with Australian officers patrolling the area. At that time they were using steel axes and bushknifes and going in and out the nearest Governmental Stations. In the early eighties, Liawep women were married with men from neighbour villages working in the nearest mining towns. In this book the Liawep culture is misrepresented in terms of stereotyped "primitives" practices. Maybe the author has misunderstood or simply invented stories such as the Liawep elder who used to talk about his past as a cannibal. A certain kind of journalism often tends to exploit the well-known clichés on indigenous people such as cannibalism, savagery and others of this kind. This is a classical problem concerning human and social sciences. Let's imagine a comparison with "hard" disciplines like astronomy. No one would announce to the media that he had discovered a new planet without having serious competence and scientific training. As long as tribal people are concerned, a "lost tribe" is discovered every year by non specialists. 2) LEGAL FAULT : The book's author, as he himself write in his book, has illegally entered the region of Papua New Guinea where the Liawep have settled. The author had just a limited National Government Tourist Visa. Whoever likes to go for research purposes in that area, needs a Provincial Government Visa and is requested to make a series of medical examinations (thorax screen, HIV test, etc.) in order to avoid dangerous intrusion provoking the spreading of typical western diseases. That Visa was denied to the author by the Provincial Authority (the real names of Governmental Officers are quoted in the book). Nonetheless, he decided to enter the Liawep area as a clandestine, breaking the laws of an independent country. The author aimed at going in that restricted area looking for a tribe which he supposed to be lost and make his journalist scoop. In addittion to that, he wrote in his book about his illegal action in terms of proud heroism. A form of contemporary ideological neo-colonialism. 3) ETHIC FAULT : The book refers to an explosion during a nocturnal storm killing a woman and four children. The author did not knows their name. I knew them. The woman was called Wypam, two of the children, boys, were called Laup and Pula and the other two, girls, Nafawam and Yawari, all between one and ten years old. The book talks about a lightning which hit the house. The Liawep did not agree with this version. Liawep are forest people and they know very well the natural phenomena like lightning and how try to avoid them. They say that the white man was sleeping in the Mr Herod's house, the local Lutheran missionary ("so much for a lost tribe!" as someone wrote). According to the Liawep version, the white man moved, during the nightly storm, a part of his cargo faraway: from the pastor's house to another Liawep house, under the floor as those houses are traditionally built on pillars, elevated from the ground. This happened few minutes before the accident. The writer and his guides run away the same night, just after the explosion took place, scared by local people's reactions to the accident. They reached the nearest airstrip, a half a day walk from there. Among the terrified Liawep there was a shocked man (which is one of my friends and informants by the name of Fioluana, the Wypam's husband) who had lost three of his children and his wife in the explosion. He together with others pursued the white man until the airstrip where they contacted the local leaders and explained the situation to them. Following the Liawep version, the white man was guilty of the accident. In western terms this may be translated in a symbolic guilt, a sort of sympatethic responsibility, not a real one. Nevertheless the matter has to be seen in terms of local customs and laws. The Liawep intended to ask a compensation for the accident the white man had provoked. In Papua New Guinea payback to compensate accusations of sorcery or murder consists in goods or money. This is a common rule in the whole of Melanesia. According to the Liawep, the white man promised them to look for the nearest bank in town and he would send them money as a compensation as soon as possible. The Liawep allowed him to leave. As far as I know, the writer has never sent further payback to Liawep in any form. Once in town, the white man did not advice the competent local authority about the accident. He did not deem that there were in Liawep seriously wounded people who were still urging medical assistance. One of the children survived few days and then died. One wonders whether the writer was he scared because of his clandestine condition in that area of Papua New Guinea. Or maybe he intended to start as soon as possible with the writing of his great book to let the world know of his heroic travel in the "heart of darkness"? "The Lost Tribe" has been published without asking the permission to the Liawep people. After all, the book was conceived and published thanks to the Liawep. Or rather, because of the exploitation of the false information describing the Liawep as a lost tribe. Noboby, neither the author nor the editors have never thought, for example, of devolving a part of the book's profit to the Liawep. This would have provided a service of medical patrol in their own area or assisted the Liawep with food and water supplies during the dry season. I would like to warn the innocent reader of this book by stating that the book is not of an innocent kind. While this book is being promoted on the net, in Liawep people are dying of pneumonia, tuberculosis, malaria, diarrhoea and other typical tropical deseases. They did not have enough medicines and medical assistance which costed the price of few copies of this book. Of course, health and nutritional problems of Papua New Guinea are not the fault of this kind of books. However, this sort of books, articles or movies, exploit a false image of indigenous people. This fake sensational portray has become more and more common all over the world, because it is rentable stuff. Except for the indigenous actors.
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A truly adventurous travel tale of the writer's quest to find the supposedly "lost" Liawep tribe in Papau New Guinea back in the mid 1990s. Gonna go trekking in the jungle and find some mysterious natives, yeah! Actually, despite the remote locale and traipsing through rugged rainforests, this is far from a wild and reckless adventure. After a very disturbing incident in the last days of his stay with the tribe, the author reflects on his actions and the "need" to visit such primitive people. The author is obviously not an anthropologist and he approaches his initial trip with somewhat of a naive, starry-eyed fascination. But found this to be a well written and thought provoking look at the need for westerns to assimilate with tribes such as this. This book also exposes the suspicious motives and methods of Christian missionaries who have some sort of warped need to "convert" local people they feel to be in need of saving. Despite the criticisms of Marriott and his methods, I think this is a worthwhile read.
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Batteries of the future in focus for Distinguished Professor grant
"Next generation batteries" is the name of the project, for which Professor Patrik Johansson has been granted funding within the Swedish Research Council's Distinguished Professor Programme.
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What will be significant of the batteries of the future? This is the focus of Patrik Johansson's research project, which has been granted funding within the Swedish Research Council's Distinguished Professor Programme. The grant of 47.5 million SEK extends over a ten-year period.
"The long time span opens up for greater risk-taking and provides the opportunity to work long-term. These are highly important factors for conducting research," says Patrik Johansson.
Patrik Johansson is professor at the Department of Physics and one of Sweden's most prominent battery researchers. His focus is on exploring new concepts and solutions for batteries – and that is also what he will do within the context of the Swedish Research Council's Distinguished Professor Programme.
The extensive grant means that he, as research leader, can build on already existing projects within his research group, but also explore new possibilities within the framework of what the project's title signals: the next generation of batteries.
"As a battery researcher it can be easy to just look at the products that exist already today, and thus productize your thinking, especially due to the great interest in society for the ongoing electrification of everything and anything. Your focus turns to short term solutions, in order to help different actors solve whatever problems they are having here and now. That is of course something that has to be done – but as a researcher you also have a responsibility to resist this way of acting and focus on finding concepts that are favourable in a longer time perspective – more of revolution than evolution, says Patrik Johansson.
"The grant gives me the opportunity to try a lot of fundamentally different things, which you may not always be able to say later on that you have "succeeded with", but which you in turn learned all the more from and which have been really challenging. And that is successful in itself; discovering the concept space is probably just as important. A special driving force for me personally is to try to get the research group to get far with small and simple ideas – quite challenging today when a lot of research is made large and complicated. The grant is also important to me as a research leader to build our operation, to lead it forward strategically, and to plan for what competencies are needed for a broader and at the same time deeper scope. However, my research itself has not in any way improved by me getting a distinguished professor grant, says Patrik Johansson with a laugh.
Batteries that meet the energy needs of the future
The battery that is in vogue today is without a doubt the lithium-ion battery, which is found in everything from mobile phones to electric cars and electric ferries. But to meet the mobile and also stationary needs of the future for energy storage in the best way – readily available energy with high quality – large electrochemical energy storage solutions, i.e. batteries, will be needed. Here Patrik Johansson sees that we need to think afresh; perhaps create new types of batteries based on more common metals, such as sodium, calcium or aluminium? Or organic batteries?
"Today, electrification is being built up in a lot of different sectors and everything is based on lithium-ion batteries. We already see this year that the price of lithium-ion batteries, which has fallen sharply for a long time, is now levelling out. In the long run, it's probably about sustainability. If you can then launch one or more complementary battery technologies that are cheaper, safer, or simply just different – there may be advantages for a battery to for example work at 80 rather than 25 degrees Celsius – there is much to be gained. Today battery researchers in general are not looking in that direction, which my research group will now do. Concept creation is always based on fundamental material physics, but also requires great methodological knowledge and application understanding, says Patrik Johansson.
Conceptually different batteries
Battery research is a field that is developing rapidly. What was in vogue five years ago has already passed in many ways, in terms of exploration of materials, methods and concepts. Likewise, society's needs are changing at a rapid pace – ten years ago there was hardly any talk of electric cars or electric aircraft, today the issue of electrification is dominant in the development of society. So where are we in 2030, to which is the year the Distinguished Professor Programme extends?
"It is of course very difficult to predict, but what we want for 2030 is something that is conceptually different and not just a refinement of existing technology. Whether that change then may be at the battery, material or functionality level – so be it. What I wish us to have achieved in ten years' time is that we have found two or three new concepts that hold up to a critical examination and at least have the potential to complete the step from research to technology. And that we have maintained our curiosity and long-term perspective."
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The purpose of the Swedish Research Council's Distinguished Professor Programme is to create conditions for the most prominent researchers to conduct long-term, innovative research with great potential to achieve scientific breakthroughs. The grant must also enable the establishment and construction of a larger research environment of the highest quality around a leading researcher.
This year, three new distinguished professors within natural and engineering sciences were appointed, who were granted a total of more than SEK 147 million for the years 2021–2030. Read more about the grant on the Swedish Research Council's homepage.
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The Georgetown Dive Rescue Team was first formed by the direction of the township board in 1980 under Chief Wayne Tanis. It is a perilous assignment, comprised of highly trained and motivated individuals. Their knowledge includes but is not limited to water rescue and recovery, ice rescue, swift water rescue and flood evacuations.
The current team is made up of 14 divers and 6 support personnel. They train monthly at various locations in the greater township area. Divers are PADI open water certified and many are advanced open water certified. All divers have swift water and ice rescue training. We operate under a certified dive master on staff.
Georgetown's dive rescue team primarily operates on the east side of Ottawa County also supporting neighboring communities that don't have their own dive teams.
This dive trailer is housed at Station 2 on Church St. This trailer contains dive gear, air bottles and life jackets. Also equipment used for rescue or recovery operations. A flat boat on top of the trailer is used for areas where the dive boat can't access.
This flat bottom boat is housed at Station 3 located at 36th Ave. It was purchased in 1995 under Chief Bernie Mackus. It contains a 25 horse outboard jet motor for safety of the divers. It has equipment on it for rescue and recovery operations.
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Keukenhof, the best day out among the flowers! More than 7 million bulbs will bloom this spring, with a total of 800 varieties of tulips. A unique, unforgettable experience! Besides the spacious 32 hectares of flowers (i.e. larger than the full Cinquantenaire park) you can enjoy the spectacular flower shows, surprising inspirational gardens, unique art and wonderful events. Check out the map here. Do not miss the Tulip mania exhibition at the Juliana Pavilion. The Keukenhof is also fun for the children. They will have a blast with the treasure hunt, petting farm, maze and the playground. There are various restaurants and many snack stands throughout the park. Oh, and don't forget the delicious Dutch delicacies, the stroopwafel and poffertjes. It's a great day out for the whole family.
Expat Club has been organising many Keukenhof trips since 2013. We gained a lot of experience in the first years, and therefore we know that the below schedule is the optimal way to visit this amazing flower park. We avoid the heaviest traffic in the morning hours, do a guided tour immediately upon arrival (so you can have lunch directly afterwards), and plan the boat tour in the later afternoon, with a little bit of time afterwards so you can still enjoy some of the Dutch delicacies or do some souvenir shopping.
In the late afternoon we have a reserved a private (electric) whisper boat to sail through the canals in between the flower fields outside the park. It provides a unique perspective of the flat Dutch landscape, while you have a unique eye-level view on the endless flower fields. Along the way you can listen to a guided explanation with headphones. Reserving in advance for this tour is required as all boats are regularly fully booked on weekend days. There are only 35 spots available for this option.
You can also opt for a cycling tour through the expansive flower fields outside the park. Upon arrival you will be taken directly to the bicycle rental stand where you will be given a well-maintained, safe bike appropriate for your height. You will receive a map and instructions on the different routes, ranging from 5km, 10km, 15km or 25km (30 minutes to 120-150 minutes). Expat Club does not in principle guide this group, although in practice smaller groups are formed upon departure, so you will never have to cycle alone. If you are a good cyclist, we can highly recommend the red route to the beach, it's a great place to have lunch. After a few hours you can enter the park and enjoy your time there. You must reserve your bicycle in advance because on such busy days they are virtually always sold out. The rental of 3 hours is included (otherwise you pay €5 extra on the day itself).
This formula is the same as formula 3 with a bicycle tour, but it also includes the whisper boat tour in the late afternoon.
If you are really up for it, and want to see as much as possible, then we can offer you the full Keukenhof experience. Upon arrival you first join the guided tour in the park, after which you go to the bicycle stand (make sure to keep your entry ticket and get a tulip stand on your hand while exiting the park). We estimate you can leave the park at 13h30 at the earliest if you don't take any lunch, and start the cycling tour at 13h45. If you cycle 2 hours, you can be back at the park at 15h45 to be on time for the 16h30 departure of the whisper boat. This option is only recommend if you really want to get the most out of the day and don't mind a quick lunch. All in all, you will still be in the park itself for about 2,5 to 3 hours, so you still can see a lot.


I had a few duplicate albums that I couldn't sort out so I went for a complete rescan of my music last night. Woke up to find it had emptied the database but failed to build a new one again, telling me I had no albums. The path to the files, in this case E:/My Music, is right, and I can browse the folder on my SB3.
Anything I can do short of re-installing SlimServer (just got my plugins, feeds etc just how I want them so would rather not start from scratch) I'm running 6.2.1 and don't want to move on to a beta: when I tried 6.2.2 I found my flacs were stuttering.
Shut down slimserver, delete/rename slimserversql.db, restart the server.
Many thanks for that Michael. All sorted, and without a reinstall.
Is your e drive an external drive by any chance? I and several other people are having this issue with NAS / external storage devices. If you hit Play All from Browse Music Folder it adds them all minus the album art. I'll try this and see if it works including the album art.
Yes, all my music's on an external HD firewired to a laptop.