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INSIDER: The Case for Establishing Five-Year Cycles in the Paris Climate Agreement
by Yamide Dagnet - May 29, 2015
Insider blogs offer timely, specialized analysis for experts on key topics.
As we approach the climate negotiations in Paris this December, the progress to address climate change is encouraging. A transition to a low-carbon economy is underway, major emitters are making unprecedented climate commitments and cities and businesses are pledging to do more than ever before. However, the pace must accelerate to prevent dangerous and costly climate change impacts. So how can the Paris agreement spur national climate action and deliver enhanced international cooperation to scale up existing efforts and speed a global shift towards a low-carbon and resilient economy?
In May, the ACT 2015 consortium released legal suggestions for the Paris agreement -- one of the core components of the agreement -- and explained how they could be structured to drive climate action in the years ahead.
Why do we need to establish cycles of continuous improvement?
The concept of continuous improvement is frequently referred to in annual reports, value statements and corporate policies. Why? Because continuous improvement is not assured - it takes constant effort to establish, maintain and enhance. The same logic applies to climate action. Country climate commitments and pledges agreed at Paris may not keep warming below 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) by themselves, but by establishing a systematic mechanism to ramp up efforts over time, countries can take collective action to avoid dangerous global warming.
Specifically, cycles of improvement can:
Enable countries to develop and share a big-picture snapshot of their actions;
Ensure countries regularly assess and strengthen their actions to reduce emissions, adapt to climate change and support low-carbon growth;
Establish a specific time schedule – optimally, five years – to increase ambition and respond to the latest scientific and technological changes;
Create a facilitative assessment process for each cycle that supports countries in identifying options to strengthen and implement climate actions and support; and
Enable countries to identify and communicate their needs for finance and other support to undertake low-carbon and climate-resilient action.
In addition to having short-term cycles of improvement, it is also important to have clarity for what they intend to achieve over the long-term. Hence, the three continuous improvement cycles would be guided by two long-term mitigation and adaptation goals to phase out all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero as early as possible in the second half of this century, and to reduce the vulnerability and build the resilience of communities facing climate impacts.
Transparency and accountability will be essential for these cycles to prove effective. The Paris agreement should outline clear steps to ensure that countries have adequate information about what they and others are committing to. The process would need to be facilitative in nature, perceived as equitable, and provide the right incentives.
ACT 2015 suggests cycles of improvement for mitigation, adaptation and support. Why not just focus on establishing an ambitious mitigation cycle?
Mitigation action in the near term reduces the need for adaptation in the long term by minimizing future temperature increases that result in climate damages. But since the world is already facing the consequences of climate change, adapting to these impacts is imperative as well (indeed, some impacts may even exceed the ability to adapt, creating "loss and damage"). The cycles of improvement must address mitigation, adaptation and support to advance objectives to adequately reduce damages, limit global warming and protect communities today and in the future.
The consortium suggests moving away from a mitigation-centric approach and promoting a more holistic framework that adequately reinforces the interplay among mitigation, adaptation and support and contributes more effectively to the global good.
How would countries' actions be assessed every five years?
So far, the assessment of countries' actions and support have been undertaken after implementation, to ascertain whether they were in compliance with predefined standards and agreed commitments.
To generate necessary ambition, ACT 2015 suggests countries' mitigation commitments be assessed before they are finalized. This would help inform the country's deliberations on their intended actions. An assessment of countries' mitigation commitments would allow countries to potentially revisit their proposals and allow experts to offer analysis and advice on how to overcome barriers or find further opportunities for climate action. Additionally there could be an assessment of whether the proposed commitments meet the long-term goal, and whether additional action both on mitigation and adaptation are needed.
ACT2015 suggests that adaptation and support should also undergo analysis and assessment, but the type of assessment would be different. On adaptation, the focus could be on progress made globally, and where there are gaps, both geographically and sectorally. On support, the consortium suggests an overall assessment on progress made to shift and scale up contributions developing countries need to reduce emissions and increase resilience to climate impacts.
Who does these assessments?
Where possible, ACT 2015 suggests leveraging existing frameworks and institutions, such as the Adaptation Committee and the Standing Committee on Finance to conduct adaptation and support assessments. These bodies would review progress towards the long-term goals, identify best practices, promote shared learning, facilitate implementation and support, and make recommendations to shift or scale-up finance.
However, there is no monitoring or advisory body on mitigation that could promote and provide advice on methods to overcome barriers and leverage mitigation potential. Therefore, ACT 2015 suggests creating of an independent expert panel to fulfill such functions.
What happens in the years following the Paris negotiations?
Five years after the Paris climate summit, and every five years thereafter, countries would revisit and enhance their commitments for the next cycle. All countries would be expected to unveil enhanced mitigation and adaptation efforts, including measures to improve national policies and institutional frameworks. These actions should scale-up low-carbon, climate-resilient investments and address developing countries' needs.
ACT 2015 suggests countries submit these proposed actions two years prior to the date they should be considered and adopted by the UNFCCC. For instance, 2020 commitments should be submitted by 2018. Then in 2020, these plans would be jointly accepted unless a majority of countries object.
Climate impacts are already dangerous and costly, and will get far worse if the global community does not scale up efforts to tackle climate change. These three cycles of continuous improvement are a necessary component of the Paris agreement. They will send predictable signals to the world that we have embarked on a journey towards a safe, prosperous and equitable future.
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As we teach Bennett about his body parts (sticking out his tongue is his favorite), we have also taught him about his g-tube. He knows it's there. And he knows that Mommy, Daddy and Oliver don't have one. But until recently, he hasn't really known/cared what it does.
So, a few nights ago after Bennett (and Oliver) helped put medicine in his g-button, we offered Bennett a syringe to play with. It was really funny to see him decide to try to put the syringe back in his g-tube.
In fact, he was so interested in doing it, he sat there for about 10 minutes doing nothing but putting the syringe in and out.
The nice thing about a g-tube is it doesn't hurt. In fact, Bennett's doesn't even need to be cleaned other than just normally in the bathtub when we wash the rest of his body.
Although we wish that Bennett would eat more by mouth and be less dependent on a g-tube, we could not be more thankful for such a contraption. Bennett has to take alot of yucky medicines, which would normally have to be taken by mouth. We love that we do not have to force him to swallow these medications and can so easily slip the medication right into his belly.
Another benefit of putting medication right into his belly? Tylenol works faster since it doesn't have to go by mouth and wait to go through his system!
It was funny to see that Bennett's g-tube was a great exercise in hand-eye coordination! Bennett was very good at getting the syringe in correctly!
We hope that eventually Bennett will be able to put his own medication in - giving him a sense of ownership of his CF - and be able to connect/disconnect his own feeding tube.
A Dietician is coming by our house on Thursday to see if we can find a way to cut back on Bennett's feeds so that he might start to feel hunger again. The issue with tube-fed children is they are often fed on a schedule. Therefore, their bodies do not often feel hungry. We want to help Bennett start to feel his body's own prompting to want to eat.
Bennett will likely keep his g-tube in for years - maybe forever. The nice thing about it is that it's so small people usually don't notice it through his clothes.
We are given a replacement g-tube to keep with us at all times (in case the g-tube breaks). However, we change the g-tube out every 6 months in order to keep a new clean g-tube at all times.
Thank God for beautiful medical supplies such as g-tubes. They give us the freedom to live life without forcing Bennett to eat or keeping him in the hospital because he doesn't eat. We feel very lucky to be able to have a g-tube. While it makes living with CF even harder, it also makes living with CF even easier!
Hey, I didn't know you could put the medicine straight into the Mickey button without attaching the extension. Is that just a regular syringe? They never told me that.
Yeah, it's great that Azer is able to connect and disconnect himself, like if he has to use the bathroom at night. He mostly does his entire morning bolus himself.


Armed robbers left a worker terrified when they robbed a Prestatyn convenience store.
A manhunt is underway after the robbery at the Londis store on Fford Isa at around 5.35pm.
Police have not said what kind of weapons were used, but have given descriptions of what the two men were wearing and have asked for dashcam footage from the public to help their investigation.
Det Sgt Paul Terry, from North Wales Police, said: "The shop assistant has been left shocked by the incident but thankfully no-one was injured.
"We are appealing to anyone who was in the vicinity at the time or who may have seen someone acting suspiciously in the area to contact police.
"Our enquiries are ongoing and officers are keen to hear from anyone who believes they have any dashcam footage which may be relevant to the investigation."
The store was targeted in May 2015 after a masked raider held the store up armed with a screwdriver.
Anyone with information should contact North Wales Police on 101 quoting reference W163830.


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Stories from Bovina's Cemeteries - the Elliott Bro...
A New Old Map of Bovina
Second Annual Picnic Hike to Indian Rocks
Businesses in Brushland 150 years ago
Bovina in the Civil War - Soldier Biographies IV
Another Visit to Indian Rocks
Stories from Bovina's Cemeteries - the Elliott Brothers
This substantial monument in the Bovina Cemetery was erected by the grieving parents of Thomas and James Elliott. William and Eleanor (Wight) Elliott of New Kingston lost two of their three sons in the Civil War - and in the same month. The farm on which they lived and grew up is still in the Elliott family today. Though mainly in the Town of Middletown it does overlap a bit into the town of Bovina.
William and Elliott had three sons. James, born in 1841, enlisted first, signing up in the town of Middletown on August 26, 1862. His war record says he was 6 feet 1 1/2 inches tall, with dark hair and grey eyes. He was quickly promoted to Corporal and served in the 144th, Company G. His older brother Thomas
James Elliott - 1841-1864
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Joan Archibald Towsend
Thomas Elliott - 1840-1864
did not enlist until 1864. This may be partly due to his health. As recorded in Munsell's History of Delaware County, Thomas was a bright student and had been taking classical courses at Delaware Academy. In the midst of his studies, his health failed so he took a tour to Scotland to recover. Thomas enlisted in September 1864 in Company B of the 90th New York Regiment. At the time of his enlistment, he was recorded as having blue eyes, brown hair and was 5 feet 11 inches tall. He was paid a bounty of $800 by the Town of Bovina. On October 19th, barely six weeks after enlisting, he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Cedar Creek. Munsell's history reports that Thomas was robbed of his personal effects, including his boots, by the rebels. He was rescued from the battle field but never recovered and died from his injuries on November 6. Did James hear of his brother's injuries and subsequent death? He might have, but on November 30, 1864, James joined his brother Thomas as a fatality of the Civil War when he was killed in action at Honey Hill, SC.
James's remains were buried on the field, but his brother's body was brought back for burial in the Bovina cemetery. Though from New Kingston, the Elliott family had been involved with the church in Bovina and appear to already have had a plot there. The photographs below were taken by Ed and Dick Davidson.
This substantial monument commemorates both brothers and sits next to the graves of their parents. Thomas's inscription is on the east side of the monument, James's on the west. Information is provided for each brother concerning his regiment, how he died and his age. Verses from the Bible are included and each epitaph concludes with a stanza from a poem by William Cullen Bryant, "The Death of Abraham Lincoln." Bryant wrote the poem the month of Lincoln's death in April 1865. Pieces of this poem were used frequently on the tombstones of the dead from the Civil War.
Thomas's inscription includes:
"I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. John 11:25"
"Pure was thy life; its bloody close
Hath placed thee with the sons of light,
Among the noble host of those
Who perished in the cause of Right."
The inscription on James's stone notes that his body was not brought back for burial at home.
"Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. Matt. 10:32-33
Verily I say unto you, in as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Matt. 25:40"
"Thy task is done the bond are free
We never saw thy honored grave
Whose proudest moment shall be
The broken fetters of the slave."
The second line is edited from the poem by Bryant, replacing "We bear thee to an honored grave" with "We never saw thy honored grave."
Labels: Bovina, Bovina Cemeteries, Elliott family, New York, NY, United States Civil War
During a review of some of the map files at the Delaware County Historical Association, where I work two days a week as the archivist, I stumbled upon a never before seen (at least by yours truly) map of Bovina that appears to date from the 1820s. The map was "purchased and given to the Town of Bovina by Robert Hamilton, John Hume and John Erkson as assessors. Price eight dollars."
I've dated the map from the 1820s for two reasons. First, on the back of the map is an old newspaper from 1826. The newspaper could have been put on several years after the map was made - or someone may have made the map after the paper was published and put it on to provide stability. Second, in the town board minutes for Bovina from May 25, 1821, the board, which included the three aforementioned gentlemen whose names appear on the map, passed the following resolution: "Resolved that the assessors take the said census for the said town if was agreed by the said assessors to take the said census gratis to the town, and the said persons taking the census to have their Accounts audited by the board of supervisors and the money applied for a map of said Town of Bovina and if any over plus money to be paid over by the supervisors of Town as poor fund."
The map, unfortunately, does not provide a lot of detail about roads and who owned what lots, but it's still an interesting curiosity. The map unusually is oriented south to north.
Here's a version of the map rotated with the town lines more clearly marked.
Note: The newspaper attached to the back of this map dates from July 1826 and reports the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who both died on July 4, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Labels: 'Map', Bovina, New York, NY
I took a group of 14 intrepid people to visit Indian Rocks in what I hope will become an annual trek to this site. We managed to beat the rain by about 45 minutes. Last year's hike, held on April 16, also saw a rain threat that came just as we finished, but it was chillier and a lot less vegetation was out. Below are some pictures from the hike to enjoy. Hiking this year: Amy Burns, Jillienne Craver, Colleen Heavey and her daughters Ally and Karlye, Helena Hilson, Peter and Jay Pockriss and their kids Cole and Robin (our youngest participant this year), Bonnie McIntosh Rockefeller and her kids Chase and Alexis, Rev. Garrett Schindler, and yours truly (our oldest participant on his 57th birthday).
Helen, Karlye and Ally breaking away from the group to return the back way.
The Pockriss family, Ray, Amy, Jill, Bonnie with Chase, Garrett, Alexis, Colleen
Labels: Bovina, Indian Rocks, New York, NY
In poking around a fun website - http://fultonhistory.com - I found this business directory of Brushland (the old name for the hamlet of Bovina Center) from the April 15, 1862 issue of the Bloomville Mirror, so I thought I'd pass it along, pretty much as presented. Note that there wasn't a Methodist pastor listed, thus the lines where there would be a name. Cameronian's were the Reformed Presbyterians. P.D. Hamilton's hotel was located where Jardines are now.
Business Directory of Brushland
General Variety Stores.—T.E. Hastings, Elliott & Adee.
Groceries.—Miller & Brother, A. Kinmouth.
Stoves and Tin Ware.—D.L. Thomson.
Hotel.—Mrs. P. D. Hamilton.
District School Teachers.—Mrs. M. L. Dennis, Misses M. Scott, M. Gill, E. Erkison, McFarlin.
Churches.—Presbyterian, Rev. J.B. Lee pastor. Methodist pastor ------; Cameronian, Rev. J. P. Potick.
Physicians.—Dr. J.S. Telford, Dr. J. Calhoun.
Post Master.—R.H. Sloan.
Carriage Maker.—Major A. Boyd.
Blacksmiths.—B. McFarlin, A. F. McPherson.
Saddle and Harness Maker.—Jas. Gill.
Carpenters.—J. R. Scott, W. Coulter, M. Miller, Wm. Miller, R. Dyzart, R. Gounlock.
Justices of Peace.—J.R. Douglas, A. Storie, A.F, Manyard (sic - should be Maynard), Wm. Boggs.
Town Clerk.—A. H. Gill
Shoe Shop.—Wm. Lull.
Cabinet Makers.—T. Scott, A. Kinmouth.
Woolen factory.—Messrs. A. and C.R. Lee.
Livery Stable.—Wm. Lull.
Grist Mill.—T. W. Dennis.
Cooper.—H.H. Taylor.
All in Main Street.
Labels: Bovina, Brushland, New York
Robert Dysart was one of the eleven Bovina boys who died in the war. Born on May 27, 1837 in Bovina, he was the son of Peter and Jane Dysart. He enlisted on August 28, 1862 into Company E of the 144th New York Volunteers. A little over a year later, on October 14, 1863, he died of typhoid fever at Folly Island, SC (three of his fellow Bovina soldiers died in the same week at Folly Island of typhoid - Adam Biggar on the 18th, and John Murray, Jr. and Andrew Chisholm on the 19th). He was buried at the Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, SC. There is a memorial stone to Robert Dysart in the Bovina Cemetery.
Robert and Jane Elliott sent two sons off to war, and one did not return. David Elliott was born May 2, 1844. He enlisted in the 3rd NY Cavalry on February 16, 1864. Within a few months he was taken prisoner at Stony Creek. David appears to be Bovina's only missing in action soldier (MIA) from the Civil War. He is believed to have died in Andersonville Prison, but further information is lacking.
David's older brother, John A. Elliott was born in March 1842 in Bovina. He enlisted on August 26, 1862 in the 144th NY Volunteer Infantry, receiving an bounty of $150. He was discharged for disability on January 29, 1864 at Folly Island, SC. John left Delaware County in 1866 for Wisconsin, where he farmed for two years before moving to Poweshiek County, Iowa. He had a farm of 160 acres in Iowa and while there served as a justice of the peace. Married to Margaret E. Corey of Patch Grove, Wisc in 1869, he and his wife had three daughters. Margaret appears to have died before 1890 for in 1891, John was married to a woman named Christina.
There are two more brothers who went off to war, the sons of David and Elizabeth Ferguson. Neither brother appears to have officially lived in Bovina, but in 1865, their parents were living there. And both brothers came home from the war. John D. Ferguson lived in Andes when he enlisted in 1862. He was a private in the 144th, but he also was a drummer. He mustered out from the 96th company, second battalion at Hick's hospital in Baltimore on September 26, 1865. After the war, he settled in Delhi, where he was a noted local merchant. He married Margaret Brunnell in 1872 and died in February 1920.
Robert P. Ferguson enlisted in the war around the same time as his brother, John. Robert was born in Andes in 1842. Robert was discharged for disability on January 23, 1865 in St. Augustine, Florida. Married to Elizabeth Dysart in Delhi, he and his wife left Delaware County, moving to Meadow Lake in California. Robert was a carpenter and later a millman. Robert and Elizabeth had four children before he tragically drowned in the Pacific on March 23, 1881, age 38.
Two other Elliott brothers were in the war, James and Thomas Elliott, sons of William and Eleanor Elliott of New Kingston - how they are related to the Elliotts mentioned above has not yet been determined, if at all. James and Thomas are not on Bovina's official list of Civil War soldiers because they came from the Town of Middletown. Their main Bovina connection is the fact that they are buried in Bovina. In my April 30 blog entry, I will tell their story in my series on Stories from Bovina Cemeteries.
Labels: Bovina, New York, NY, United States Civil War
Seventy-two years ago this month, census enumerators started visiting households in the Town of Bovina as part of the 16th Decennial Federal Census. Enumerators worked for about a month collecting information on every person in town. When done, Bovina's population was found to be 806 people, up 35 people from the 1930 census.
This census was released to the public on April 2. A quick perusal brought up some interesting tidbits:
William Springsteen was a hired hand working for Chauncey McFarland at the Butt End. There is a note from the census taker after this entry: "Left an individual census form on first visit, but when called for the party had left; address unknown."
One of the families enumerated on April 6, 1940 was that of Benson LaFever, with my grandmother, Anna Bell, supplying the information about those in the household, including my then eight year old dad, Charles. That same day, the census person visited the home of Kate Birdsall, a widow with two children at home. Kate lived in what is now my house.
The census included information as to where people were living five years previously. Twenty-seven people in Bovina reported coming from Nebraska:
Two families, the Rabelers and the Mayhews, had come from Madison, Nebraska. The Rabelers had all been born in Nebraska, except the head of the family, Henry. Henry, age 62, had been born in Germany. The Mayhews had all been born in Iowa, except for Elizabeth, wife of Arthur Mayhew, who was born in Kentucky.
The Alec Rabeler family, comprised of Alec, his wife May, and sons, Alex, Raymond and Charles and daughter Ruth, came from Stanton, Nebraska.
The Gouldhammer (Goldhammer) family came from Boone, Nebraska. Hero and his wife Freida were German born. Their daughter 14 year old daughter Hilda was born in Nebraska.
The 20 year-old hired man on the Henry Menke farm, Egar Grotelueschen, came from Platte, Nebraska.
The 1940 census asked a number of questions concerning employment, including the number of hours worked March 24-30, 1940 and the annual salaries.
Farmers had very high hours recorded, from 70 to over 90 hours a week. They did not record a salary.
Marjorie Ormiston, a school teacher, recorded 80 hours.
Helen Fuhrmann, age 18, was a cook in a hotel, working 74 hours a week while living at home with her parents and siblings.
William Sarle listed his occupation as a Welfare Doctor, working 40 hours a week.
Town Highway Superintendent Hugh McPherson recorded 100 hours a week, earning $1200 a year.
Alex Hilson reported working 60 hours a week as a clerk at a retail grocery store, earning $1000 a year. The store was his father's store. He was 25 years old and was enumerated with his wife, Lillian (who is still going in her 90s!).
Art Decker was earning $1400 a year as a truck driver for the county.
There were two active clergymen in Bovina. Kenneth Arnold was the Episcopal priest at St. James Church in Lake Delaware, earning $3000. Harvey McClellan, the minister of the Bovina United Presbyterian Church, was earning $1800 a year for 72 hours a week of work (his housekeeper, Anna Cowan, earned $156 annually for also working 72 hours a week).
Lake Delaware generally had higher salaries than other areas of Bovina because of the Gerry Estate. Estate superintendent Thomas Wallace earned $3300. Herdsmen Roy Mauger and Burnell Lathrop each earned $1200, as did the foreman of the breeding stables, Wessel Pothemus. The garage foreman, Purl Grundy, earned $1080. Game protector, Thomas Rae, earned $2400. Harry Rendall, the Gerry Estate gardener, did not earn nearly as much, earning $675 a year for 45 hours of work a week.
The highest salary recorded on the 1940 census for Bovina is that of Mathew L. Bruce, earning '$5000+' for 60 hours a week as a farm superintendent.
Malcolm Hotchkin, age 42, earned $1200 a year as a shovel operator, working 100 hours a week. His daughter Margaret, age 17, worked 5 hours a week doing clerical work in a public school. She earned $19 for 1939. [Margaret's sister Barbara would marry fellow Bovina resident John Hilson.]
There were several people working for the Bovina creamery. Lindsey Moore earned $1820 a year as the superintendent. Floyd Aitken worked 70 hours a week at the creamery in the 'dry milk room,' earning $924. My uncle, Bob Boggs, earned $1090 annually as a worker at the creamery, working 63 hours a week.
Cecil Russell reported working 60 hours a week as proprietor of a retail grocery store, while his competitor, John Hilson, reported 65 hours.
Raymond Lewis was working as a carpenter for the National Youth Administration, though he worked only 37 weeks for them in 1939. In April of 1940, Raymond was the census enumerator for Bovina. He was 25 years old, living with his parents and two brothers. His house was the 9th in the enumeration.
Here's a sample page from the Bovina census. I was able to download it from Ancestry.com, but the 1940 census also is available for free at http://1940census.archives.gov/. I happen to have chosen the page where my dad and his family show up - dad's on line 59.
Labels: Bovina, Census, New York, NY
I managed a quick hike up to Indian Rocks this afternoon (April 6, 2012) and managed to match-up an old picture with what things look like today. The old picture dates from probably the late 1920s and was provided by John and Margaret Hilson. We think it shows Louise Hilson (1917-1986) and her little sister Jane (1923-2008) and the photographer likely was their aunt Jane Hilson (1891-1967). [Correction: Christine Batey, Louise's niece, says that the little girl with Louise is her niece Marg Hilson Olsner and not her sister Jane.] I think these pictures are worth a thousand words, so enough said.
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Super Group to delist shares on Tuesday
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Q: What is the syntax for an inner join in LINQ to SQL? I'm writing a LINQ to SQL statement, and I'm after the standard syntax for a normal inner join with an ON clause in C#.
How do you represent the following in LINQ to SQL:
select DealerContact.*
from Dealer
inner join DealerContact on Dealer.DealerID = DealerContact.DealerID

A: To extend the expression chain syntax answer by Clever Human:
If you wanted to do things (like filter or select) on fields from both tables being joined together -- instead on just one of those two tables -- you could create a new object in the lambda expression of the final parameter to the Join method incorporating both of those tables, for example:
var dealerInfo = DealerContact.Join(Dealer,
                              dc => dc.DealerId,
                              d => d.DealerId,
                              (dc, d) => new { DealerContact = dc, Dealer = d })
                          .Where(dc_d => dc_d.Dealer.FirstName == "Glenn"
                              && dc_d.DealerContact.City == "Chicago")
                          .Select(dc_d => new {
                              dc_d.Dealer.DealerID,
                              dc_d.Dealer.FirstName,
                              dc_d.Dealer.LastName,
                              dc_d.DealerContact.City,
                              dc_d.DealerContact.State });

The interesting part is the lambda expression in line 4 of that example:
(dc, d) => new { DealerContact = dc, Dealer = d }

...where we construct a new anonymous-type object which has as properties the DealerContact and Dealer records, along with all of their fields.
We can then use fields from those records as we filter and select the results, as demonstrated by the remainder of the example, which uses dc_d as a name for the anonymous object we built which has both the DealerContact and Dealer records as its properties.

A: It goes something like:
from t1 in db.Table1
join t2 in db.Table2 on t1.field equals t2.field
select new { t1.field2, t2.field3}

It would be nice to have sensible names and fields for your tables for a better example. :)
Update
I think for your query this might be more appropriate:
var dealercontacts = from contact in DealerContact
                     join dealer in Dealer on contact.DealerId equals dealer.ID
                     select contact;

Since you are looking for the contacts, not the dealers.

A: Inner join two tables in linq C#
var result = from q1 in table1
             join q2 in table2
             on q1.Customer_Id equals q2.Customer_Id
             select new { q1.Name, q1.Mobile, q2.Purchase, q2.Dates }

A: var results = from c in db.Companies
              join cn in db.Countries on c.CountryID equals cn.ID
              join ct in db.Cities on c.CityID equals ct.ID
              join sect in db.Sectors on c.SectorID equals sect.ID
              where (c.CountryID == cn.ID) && (c.CityID == ct.ID) && (c.SectorID == company.SectorID) && (company.SectorID == sect.ID)
              select new { country = cn.Name, city = ct.Name, c.ID, c.Name, c.Address1, c.Address2, c.Address3, c.CountryID, c.CityID, c.Region, c.PostCode, c.Telephone, c.Website, c.SectorID, Status = (ContactStatus)c.StatusID, sector = sect.Name };

return results.ToList();

A: Use LINQ joins to perform Inner Join.
var employeeInfo = from emp in db.Employees
                   join dept in db.Departments
                   on emp.Eid equals dept.Eid
                   select new
                   {
                    emp.Ename,
                    dept.Dname,
                    emp.Elocation
                   };

A: Try this :
     var data =(from t1 in dataContext.Table1 join
                 t2 in dataContext.Table2 on
                 t1.field equals t2.field
                 orderby t1.Id select t1).ToList();

A: You create a foreign key, and LINQ-to-SQL creates navigation properties for you. Each Dealer will then have a collection of DealerContacts which you can select, filter, and manipulate.
from contact in dealer.DealerContacts select contact

or
context.Dealers.Select(d => d.DealerContacts)

If you're not using navigation properties, you're missing out one of the main benefits on LINQ-to-SQL - the part that maps the object graph.

A: Use Linq Join operator:
var q =  from d in Dealer
         join dc in DealerConact on d.DealerID equals dc.DealerID
         select dc;

A: And because I prefer the expression chain syntax, here is how you do it with that:
var dealerContracts = DealerContact.Join(Dealer,
                                 contact => contact.DealerId,
                                 dealer => dealer.DealerId,
                                 (contact, dealer) => contact);

A: basically LINQ join operator provides no benefit for SQL. I.e. the following query
var r = from dealer in db.Dealers
   from contact in db.DealerContact
   where dealer.DealerID == contact.DealerID
   select dealerContact;

will result in INNER JOIN in SQL
join is useful for IEnumerable<> because it is more efficient:
from contact in db.DealerContact

clause would be re-executed for every dealer
But for IQueryable<> it is not the case. Also join is less flexible.

A: OperationDataContext odDataContext = new OperationDataContext();
        var studentInfo = from student in odDataContext.STUDENTs
                          join course in odDataContext.COURSEs
                          on student.course_id equals course.course_id
                          select new { student.student_name, student.student_city, course.course_name, course.course_desc };

Where student and course tables have primary key and foreign key relationship

A: try instead this,
var dealer = from d in Dealer
             join dc in DealerContact on d.DealerID equals dc.DealerID
             select d;

A: Actually, often it is better not to join, in linq that is. When there are navigation properties a very succinct way to write your linq statement is:
from dealer in db.Dealers
from contact in dealer.DealerContacts
select new { whatever you need from dealer or contact }

It translates to a where clause:
SELECT <columns>
FROM Dealer, DealerContact
WHERE Dealer.DealerID = DealerContact.DealerID

A: var Data= (from dealer in Dealer join dealercontact in DealerContact on dealer.ID equals dealercontact.DealerID
select new{
dealer.Id,
dealercontact.ContactName

}).ToList();

A: var data=(from t in db.your tableName(t1)
          join s in db.yourothertablename(t2) on t1.fieldname equals t2.feldname
          (where condtion)).tolist();

A: var list = (from u in db.Users join c in db.Customers on u.CustomerId equals c.CustomerId where u.Username == username
   select new {u.UserId, u.CustomerId, u.ClientId, u.RoleId, u.Username, u.Email, u.Password, u.Salt, u.Hint1, u.Hint2, u.Hint3, u.Locked, u.Active,c.ProfilePic}).First();

Write table names you want, and initialize the select to get the result of fields.

A: from d1 in DealerContrac join d2 in DealerContrac on d1.dealearid equals d2.dealerid select new {dealercontract.*}

A: One Best example
Table Names :  TBL_Emp and TBL_Dep
var result = from emp in TBL_Emp join dep in TBL_Dep on emp.id=dep.id
select new
{
 emp.Name;
 emp.Address
 dep.Department_Name
}

foreach(char item in result)
 { // to do}

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Our Virginia railroad wrongful death client, Stephen Fowlkes, worked in Norfolk Southern's car repair shop at Lambert's Point between 1979 and 1990. An autopsy obtained by his daughter following his 2017 death showed lung damage from asbestos. Hired by the daughter to pursue a wrongful death claim under provisions of the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), our attorneys successfully countered the railroad company's arguments that Fowlkes's pulmonary fibrosis developed from an unknown cause and that his long history of smoking caused his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Second, there was no denying that Fowlkes had smoked up to two packs of cigarettes a day for more than 30 years before finally quitting in 2013. Showing that the former railroad car repairer had died, in part, due to lung damage suffered on the job with Norfolk Southern would not be easy.
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Norfolk Southern attempted a final defense by arguing that Fowlkes faced little to no risk of developing asbestosis while servicing and changing brake shoes. The railroad claimed that the brake pads shed no dust, but we produced substantial evidence showing that hundreds of thousands of invisible asbestos fibers can become airborne during brake servicing. That is especially true when up to 100 asbestos-containing brake shoes are handled in a single day, as Fowlkes did regularly.
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The railroad fought this case all the way through the conclusion of a federal jury trial in Norfolk, VA. After hearing all the evidence, including statements from friends and neighbors of Fowlkes who described our client's slow decline and increasing difficulties with breathing before his death at the age of 67, jurors returned a wrongful death award of $5 million. The jurors also determined that Fowlkes's heavy smoking was 80 percent responsible for his death. As a result, the FELA wrongful death award was reduced to $1 million.
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Surgical Strike – Part of a Sick World Review
By Holdeneye on January 21, 2020 in 2020, German Metal, Metalville, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Thrash Metal, 43 comments
Although I consider myself to be a major fan of the thrash genre, I have to admit that I was a late adopter when it comes to the German variety. Phantom Antichrist was my first Kreator album, but that melodic gateway drug led me down a path that resulted in endless, beautiful pain — in fact, one of my personal all-time favorite metal moments was catching a Mille Petrozza guitar pick at the end of Kreator's set in Seattle a few years back. I eventually explored much of Kreator's catalog and have begun to dabble in the classics by Destruction and Sodom, and it's safe to say that Germany has a unique and extremely satisfying take on the style. Last week had me checking out a new outfit from some Teutonic thrash veterans, and since that one left me with mixed feelings, I was eager to jump right back into the scene to check out Surgical Strike and their debut album Part of a Sick World.
Surgical Strike had its beginnings in 1993 and put out a couple of demos before going on hiatus for nearly twenty years. Reforming in 2014 with vocalist Jens Albert as the lone link to its past, the band released an EP in 2016 and now present their first official entry into the German thrash canon. And a solid entry it is. Combining the blistering technicality of Destruction, the Bay Area swagger of Exodus, and some of the intricately frenetic riffing and venomous politics of Megadeth, Part of a Sick World is eleven tracks and 44 minutes of pure aggression — no interludes, no ballads, just piss and vinegar.
The embedded single "Dead End Gone" starts things off with a swift kick to the groin with its intro of insane drumming and demented screams. The track is a great example of Surgical Strike's style, one that forges complex musicianship into incredibly enjoyable songs that sound far simpler than they actually are. The riffing verges on tech death at times and amazing leads play themselves out behind the chorus. It's a formula that works extremely well and makes Surgical Strike much more than just another rethrash band. "Below Zero" channels Exodus, and "Failed State" and "Politicians" sound like they would have fit in well on Peace Sells…But Who's Buying? The first half of the album is amazingly solid, but somehow Part of a Sick World kicks into another gear near the halfway point. "Lambs to the Slaughter" is an instant thrash classic with a chorus that demands headbanging and sing-alonging and the title track attempts to top it by being violently intense and incredibly catchy at the same time. "Sorrow for War" is a holdover from one of the band's early 90's demos, but its NWoBHM style is given the modern production treatment and it sounds great as part of this record.
Speaking of the production, it fucking rules. Sick World is modern metal production values done right, and it makes these fabulous songs even more enjoyable. The guitar tone is fantastic, the rhythm parts seeming to come alive, snarling at you while they hold you down so the gigantic drums can cave your face in. Guitarists Marcelo Vasquez Rocha and Frank Ruhnke absolutely dominate here with super intricate riffs and leads that never once feel over-indulgent — every note is devoted to making the songs better, and they accomplish their goal. Drummer Moritz Menke is machine-like in his delivery, imbuing each track with immense, driving power, and band veteran Jens Albert's charismatic and vicious performance is authentically old school, giving the record a believability that many modern thrash bands can't seem to muster. Every song on here kills making it difficult to pick favorites, but "Dead End Gone," "Conspiracy," "Lambs to the Slaughter," "Part of a Sick World," and "The Breed" are absolute scorchers.
After disappearing for almost two decades, Surgical Strike has come out of nowhere to deliver a debut that can nearly stand toe-to-toe with old-bands-gone-modern successes like Formation of Damnation, Endgame, Tempo of the Damned, and Phantom Antichrist. I picked this promo for the name and the genre alone, so imagine my surprise when I realized I'd picked up the early thrash album to beat in 2020. Winning.
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Ever since Kevin Lyman announced in November that the 2018 summer campaign of the Vans Warped Tour would be the final year for the travelling roadshow, we've been anxiously awaiting to find out which artists would be featured on the 2018 lineup. The punk rock summer camp's final lineup features State Champs, Waterparks, Asking Alexandria and more, plus special appearances from All Time Low, the Used, Sum 41 and more. Tickets are on sale now. Dates and full lineup can be found below.
Alkaline Trio has cancelled their appearance at this weekend's Self Help Festival in San Bernardino due to Matt Skiba's throat surgery.
Last week, David Byrne shared a playlist comprised of the music of his collaborators for his forthcoming album American Utopia. Accompanied with this playlist was a tweet featuring photos of his collaborators, all of which happened to be men. Fans were quick to call out the lack of women playing on Byrne's new record and he responded to the criticism with a statement he posted to Instagram on Monday. "This lack of representation is something that is problematic and widespread in our industry, I regret not hiring and collaborating with women for this album"
Long-running hard rockers Avenged Sevenfold, who are set to hit the road with rap-rock supergroup Prophets of Rage and Canadian alternative band Three Days Grace in July. Prophets of Rage are touring in support of their self-titled debut album, released this past September, while Avenged Sevenfold's most recent album is The Stage, released in October 2016. Three Days Grace are set to release their sixth studio album, Outsider, on March 9. The "End of the World Tour" will visit theatres and amphitheatres throughout the U.S. (and Toronto), including Jones Beach Theater outside New York City, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater outside Chicago, and The Forum in Los Angeles. General sale begins at 10 a.m. Friday, March 9
For the first time in five years, the Dirty Projectors are heading out on tour. In support of their 2017 self-titled album, the Projectors will make stops in North America, Europe, and Japan.
Deerhunter is reuniting for a new early summer tour. According to a tour announcement from 4AD, the band will be "debuting both new songs and a new line-up" on the tour dates, which are entirely in Europe except for two kickoff shows in New York City.
Barely three days after the conclusion of a North American tour in support of his 2017 album Carry Fire, Robert Plant has announced yet another string of dates across the U.S. and Canada. The new dates kick off on June 8 in Atlanta, Georgia and conclude at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
Back in 2003, Ted Leo was still a relatively up-and-coming singer/songwriter. That all changed with the release of Hearts of Oak in February 2003. In celebration of the album that broke their indie stardom, the band has announced several spring two-night engagements across the U.S., making stops in Chicago, D.C., Brooklyn, Boston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The first date in each city will include some warm-up songs, followed by Hearts of Oak in its entirety, while the second night will be the greatest hits set spanning Ted Leo's career.
Spoon and Grizzly Bear are headed out on a co-headlining U.S. tour in June. They'll begin June 18 in Boston, make stops in Brooklyn and Westchester County, New York, then head westward from there for a few dates before finishing up June 30 in Minneapolis.
Arctic Monkeys have announced a number of new performance dates in Europe. Kicking things off in Berlin this May, the band will make hit the stage in Rome, Paris, Milan, Copenhagen and more throughout the spring and summer. The band also recently announced that they'd be performing at Barcelona's Primavera Sound festival in June, as well as at Firefly Music Festival in Delaware later that month. The band is also rumored to have a new album out this year, and have begun recording the release in a secret location.
It's been five years since Neko Case's most recent album, but after spending the last few years collaborating with case/lang/Veirs and The New Pornographers', Neko Case is finally gearing up to release new material. Now, Case has shared a new teaser video featuring a few tarantulas and a couple seconds of new music. Case has also announced a stretch of new tour dates across the US this summer, touring alongside folk songwriter Ray Lamontagne.
U2 have announced new vinyl reissues of three of the band's classic records: 1985's Wide Awake In America EP, 1997's Pop, and 2000's All That You Can't Leave Behind. The reissues have been remastered and pressed to 180 gram vinyl, and each comes with a 16-page booklet with lyrics and photography by Anton Corbijn. All three reissues will be available April 13.
West Coast Against Me! fans are in luck this spring: The band will hit the road starting in the Pacific Northwest this May, headed for the Punk Rock Bowling festival in Las Vegas via California and Arizona.
UK artpop group Ladytron have released "The Animals," their first new music since 2011's Gravity The Seducer. Ladytron has also announced a Pledge campaign to raise money for a new album. The band plans to release a second single this summer and, with sufficient funding, a new album this fall.
Shinedown has announced select co-headlining tour dates with Godsmack, set to take place this summer. These tour dates kick off July 22 in Detroit and wrap up Sept. 2 in Wantagh, New York.
Johnny Depp joined Stone Temple Pilots on stage this weekend for a performance in Santa Clarita, California. Depp, who plays the guitar, joined the rock band in their performance of "Sex Type Thing"
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Breaking Benjamin has dropped a teaser for their upcoming tour, and if the teaser holds to be true, it could be one of the biggest tours of the summer. The band took to Twitter to release a teaser trailer for the tour, giving quick glimpses of not only Breaking Benjamin but Five Finger Death Punch, Nothing More and Bad Wolves.


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