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State of the Ocean Report Reveals the World's Ocean is in Dire Straits
The world's oceans are in dire straits and urgent action is needed to prevent further degradation. Scientific studies conducted as part of the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) under the auspices of the IUCN reveal that the rate, speed, and impact of changes occurring in our oceans are much greater and are occurring more rapidly, with impacts being felt far sooner than previously suggested.
The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently acknowledged that the oceans are bearing the brunt of carbon impact, and that much of the anthropogenic carbon emissions and excess heat being generated is being absorbed by the world's oceans. While this may temporarily lessen the impacts of carbon emissions and temperature increases on land, offering us some reprieve in terms of warming, this will be short-lived, as the cumulative impact on oceans, exacerbated further by other impacts that place even more pressure on ocean ecosystems, has been shown to be far worse than previously estimated. The State of the Ocean Report delves deeper into the consequences of the continued input of anthropogenic stressors on the world's ocean, and the future does not look good.
The ocean's capacity to withstand the current 'carbon perturbations' is being severely compromised due to decreasing oxygen levels as a result of nitrogen run-off from land and climate change factors. Pollution and overfishing are exacerbating the problem further, severely reducing the ability of the oceans to serve as a 'buffer' to the Earth for much longer.
Professor Alex Rogers of Somerville College, Oxford, and Scientific Director of IPSO said: "The health of the ocean is spiraling downwards far more rapidly than we had thought. We are seeing greater change, happening faster, and the effects are more imminent than previously anticipated. The situation should be of the gravest concern to everyone since everyone will be affected by changes in the ability of the ocean to support life on Earth."
The results of the studies were recently published in a special edition of the scientific journal Marine Pollution Bulletin (September, 2013), titled: The Global State of the Ocean; Interactions Between Stresses, Impacts and Some Potential Solutions.
The research team, consisting of scientists specializing in a range of marine science disciplines, identified the following factors as being of utmost concern with regards to the future health of the oceans:
De-oxygenation: It is becoming apparent that ocean oxygen levels are steadily declining, with oxygen levels predicted to decline by up to 7% by the end of this century. There are two factors that are causing this: firstly, warmer waters hold less oxygen, so global warming is a major contributing factor, affecting primarily the oxygen content of tropical waters and certain parts of the North Pacific; secondly, coastal eutrophication due to nitrogen run-off from fertilizers, animal waste and sewage causes oxygen within the water to be depleted, leading to coastal hypoxia or ocean dead zones – large bodies of coastal water that are low in oxygen, and are thus unable to support life.
Acidification: If CO2 emissions continue at the current levels the consequences for marine life will be severe. Atmospheric CO2 levels are projected to rise to 450-500 ppm between 2030-2050, at which point erosion of coral reefs will exceed calcification and coral reef formation, which will cause certain species to become extinct and lead to decline in ocean biodiversity. As marine organisms provide humankind with a significant source of protein, together with other services, such as coastal protection from severe storms, any threat to ocean life is also a threat to human life.
Warming: The world's ocean is bearing the brunt of global warming and is experiencing physical and biogeochemical effects as a result. Over the next four decades continued warming is projected to have multiple impacts on ocean ecosystems, including: reducing the amount of seasonal ice cover – Arctic summer sea ice is expected to disappear by 2037; increased stratification of ocean waters, resulting in oxygen depletion; an increase in methane released from the Arctic seabed – methane is a greenhouse gas that is 20 times more potent than CO2; and an increase in anoxic and hypoxic conditions, which will reduce the ability of the ocean to support life.
The combination of the above three factors – de-oxygenation, acidification and warming – significantly impairs ocean productivity, as they affect ocean temperature, ocean chemistry, stratification of water layers, as well as availability of oxygen and nutrients. As the ocean environment undergoes these changes, many marine ecosystems will transform so drastically that they will no longer be able to support the species that currently reside there. This will not only impact the species concerned, but will also have knock-on effects for entire marine food webs and the ocean ecosystem at large.
Overfishing: Over exploitation of marine resources at unsustainable levels further compounds the problems listed above. Overfishing has not only caused the collapse of key marine species, but indiscriminate fishing practices have also caused widespread devastation to non-target species and to ecosystems that support a rich web of marine life. According to a 2012 report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 70% of global fish stocks are unsustainably harvested, 30% of which have collapsed to less than 10% of their original unexploited levels.
The IUCN's Professor Dan Laffoley said: "What these latest reports make absolutely clear is that deferring action will increase costs in the future and lead to even greater, perhaps irreversible, losses. The UN climate report confirmed that the ocean is bearing the brunt of human-induced changes to our planet. These findings give us more cause for alarm – but also a roadmap for action. We must use it."
The findings were published in Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 74 Issue 2 and can also be downloaded from the International Programme on the State of the Ocean website.
Changing Oceans in a Changing World – World Oceans to Undergo Massive Changes by the Turn of the Century
As a matter of urgency, the marine scientists say that world governments must:
Reduce global CO2 emissions to limit temperature rise to less than 2 Degrees C, or below 450 CO2e. Current targets for carbon emission reductions are insufficient in terms of ensuring coral reef survival and other biological effects of acidification, especially as there is a time lag of several decades between atmospheric CO2 and CO2 dissolved in the ocean. Potential knock-on effects of climate change in the ocean, such as methane release from melting permafrost, and coral dieback, mean the consequences for human and ocean life could be even worse than presently calculated.
Ensure effective implementation of community- and ecosystem-based management, favoring small-scale fisheries. Examples of broad-scale measures include introducing true co-management with resource adjacent communities, eliminating harmful subsidies that drive overcapacity, protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems, banning the most destructive fishing gear, and combating IUU fishing.
Build a global infrastructure for high seas governance that is fit-for-purpose. Most importantly, secure a new implementing agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction under the auspices of UNCLOS.
The Health and Human Rights Approach to Climate Change


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Involvement of an AP-1 complex in zone-specific expression of the CYP11B1 gene in the rat adrenal cortex
Kuniaki Mukai, F. Mitani, H. Shimada, Y. Ishimura
Medical Education Center
The CYP11B1 gene, which encodes steroid 11β-monooxygenase, which is responsible for the synthesis of cortisol and corticosterone, the major glucocorticoids in mammals, is expressed specifically in the zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex. We have analyzed the promoter region of the rat CYP11B1 gene by using a transient-expression system with adrenocortical Y1 cells and have identified a positive regulatory region. The region contained two adjacent sites for the binding of Y1-cell nuclear proteins: the binding site for an AP-1 transcription factor composed of JunD and a Fos-related protein, and the site for Ad4-binding protein (Ad4BP). The binding of the AP- 1 factor to the regulatory region had a suppressive effect on that of Ad4BP in the nuclear extracts. Mutational analyses revealed that the transcriptional activation of the CYP11B1 gene promoter in Y1 cells was attributable to the AP-1 site but not to the Ad4 site. Subsequently, nuclear extracts of the zona fasciculata cells from the rat adrenal cortex were found to contain both AP-1 factor and Ad4BP, whose binding properties to the regulatory region were almost identical to those of the two factors in the Y1-cell nuclear extracts. Moreover, immunohistochemical analyses of rat adrenal cortices showed that the AP-1 factor was present in the nuclei of CYP11B1-expressing cells in the zona fasciculata but not in the nuclei of cells in the other zones. From these results, we propose that the AP-1 transcription factor found in this study plays an important role in the zone- specific expression of the CYP11B1 gene in rat adrenal cortex.
Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase
Transcription Factor AP-1
Steroidogenic Factor 1
Zona Fasciculata
Nucleic Acid Regulatory Sequences
Steroid Hydroxylases
Nuclear Proteins
Cell Extracts
Cell Nucleus
Mukai, K., Mitani, F., Shimada, H., & Ishimura, Y. (1995). Involvement of an AP-1 complex in zone-specific expression of the CYP11B1 gene in the rat adrenal cortex. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 15(11), 6003-6012.
Involvement of an AP-1 complex in zone-specific expression of the CYP11B1 gene in the rat adrenal cortex. / Mukai, Kuniaki; Mitani, F.; Shimada, H.; Ishimura, Y.
In: Molecular and Cellular Biology, Vol. 15, No. 11, 1995, p. 6003-6012.
Mukai, K, Mitani, F, Shimada, H & Ishimura, Y 1995, 'Involvement of an AP-1 complex in zone-specific expression of the CYP11B1 gene in the rat adrenal cortex', Molecular and Cellular Biology, vol. 15, no. 11, pp. 6003-6012.
Mukai K, Mitani F, Shimada H, Ishimura Y. Involvement of an AP-1 complex in zone-specific expression of the CYP11B1 gene in the rat adrenal cortex. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 1995;15(11):6003-6012.
Mukai, Kuniaki ; Mitani, F. ; Shimada, H. ; Ishimura, Y. / Involvement of an AP-1 complex in zone-specific expression of the CYP11B1 gene in the rat adrenal cortex. In: Molecular and Cellular Biology. 1995 ; Vol. 15, No. 11. pp. 6003-6012.
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TURANO LAKE
Lago di Turano
13 km, 20 minutes
Totally immersed in nature (it is included in the territory of the Natural Reserve of the mountains Cervia and Navegna) the lake is lying in a valley between two rows of very steep mountains, covered with forests. A wild and naturalistic intact landscape, scattered with medieval villages, each with its own fortress, climbed upon steep slopes or on mountain tops.
The lake is a hydro-electric basin built on the river Turano with a mighty dam built in 1939: it is about a dozen miles long, connected with a tunnel to Lago del Salto which feeds the power plant of Cotilia.
The Turano lake and its surroundings are a natural reserve rich in vegetation and animal species. The territory is mostly covered by forests, especially in the area of Mount Navegna, while in the lake of Turano here are eels, pikes, perches, trouts, tenches, graylings and freshwater crayfishes.
In the middle of the lake, facing each other, the first on a peninsula, the other on a rocky hilltop, there are the two towns of Colle di Tora and Castel di Tora, whose names recall the ancient Sabine and Roman city of Thiora.
The most important centers for art and historical interest near the lake are Rocca Sinibalda and Collalto Sabino.
From Rocca Sinibalda, we recommend to cross the scenic Lago del Salto, through the ridge of Mount Navegna, through Longone, Vallecupola and Varco Sabino (30 km). Another way by which you can enjoy beautiful views of the Terminillo, Monte Velino and the mountains sloping down to Rome, is the one connecting Rieti to Longone. It can be covered as a variant to reach from Rieti the lakes Salto and Turano.
The trails around the lake are beautiful, from the mountains to the road that runs around the edges, and the place has everything to offer: hiking, mountain biking, sailing, boating, camping and fishing. Often we go to the lake from Castellano climbing over Muro Pizzo mountain with the bike, or exploring the trails through the woods with dirt bikes. But in summer sunbathing on the beaches it is also very pleasant and swimming in the fresh, along with a few local tourists, or wandering around the lake with canoes.


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When you're up to your eyeballs in alligators...take a break.
Ginnie Hart: When the Dutch do subsidized art, Elaine, you ask no questions...and tell no lies!
Don't you just love subsidized art rolling my eyes here. Love your processing.
Ginnie Hart: Ask no questions and I'll tell no lies. HA! Someone is laughing all the way to the bank, I think?
That.... is very .... odd... What a strange find, Ginnie!
Ginnie Hart: Leave it to the Dutch and their subsidized art, Elizabeth!
Hou, la vilaine bête !
Ginnie Hart: I know, Martine. Kinda gross, even in art!
A strange encounter, but I would enjoy it Ginnie...I quite like your treatment here!
Ginnie Hart: Thank you, Richard. I wouldn't want to meet up with this fella at night, even if it WAS on a pedestal! Can you imagine a blind person trying to figure out what it was by feeling it?!
Oh, it looks a bit creepy .... I didn't know this phrase.
Ginnie Hart: Creepy is the perfect word for this, Philine. UGH!
Ginnie Hart: Which would be equally as gross, I think, Lisl??!!
It is rather ugly Ginnie, but quite well made. Can you also let Astrid know that I liked her fishy picture. I was amazed at how much fish was hanging there.
Ginnie Hart: Not my kind of art, Chad, but very cleverly done, indeed. And, yes, I will make sure Astrid gets your message!
Ginnie Hart: Yes, JP, I'm sure, for many.
I take it that this gator likes breasts. Weird is all I can say.
Ginnie Hart: Weird, indeed. It does make you wonder what the artist was thinking!
Ginnie Hart: This was on a Saturday, Louis, when we went to visit Ayush. It was a great time to see his city here in Dutchland...as well as all the Dutch subsidized art!
what is on it's back?
Ginnie Hart: All I can guess is barnacles, Joshi. Very weird, if you ask me.
Hopefully, I'll never have to follow your advice I'd be up those steps and onto one of those bikes tout de suite.
Ginnie Hart: Me, too, Alan. Let's go!
I've got to admit it, not your picture, looks somewhat repulsive.
Ginnie Hart: It totally grosses me out, Brian, so you're in good company.
Ginnie Hart: Me neither, Anne!!!
Ginnie Hart: And I don't want to find out what it is, Bill!!!!
I am afraid ! LOL !
i have not been around this part recently and am unaware if it is still installed, Ginnie. very nice treatment. this alligator has a facial expression that says that it has just come out of a coffee shop!
Ginnie Hart: HA about the coffee shop, Ayush. Maybe this says more about the sculptor than the alligator?!
We are really looking forward to your visit with us this weekend!
Ginnie Hart: I'm actually surprised I never once thought about going up close enough to inspect it, Tom. I guess that tells you everything!
Ginnie Hart: Boils. Barnacles. Who knows what they are! I don't think I want to know.... HA!
Yes, the Dutch are strange people.
Ginnie Hart: HA! I've almost become one of them, Michael, so be careful what you say.
Ginnie Hart: Truer words were never spoken, Robin.
Ginnie Hart: Don't worry, Peter. I stayed my distance!
Ginnie Hart: Maybe more gross than nice, Roland?
Ginnie Hart: HA! I suppose you have alligators in Thailand somewhere, Ray, right?


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#ifndef COMMON_HPP_
#define COMMON_HPP_

#include <string>
#include <google/protobuf/message.h>
#include <google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream_impl.h>
#include <nan.h>

namespace mesosNode {

void KickNextTick();

v8::Local<v8::Value> CallFunction(const v8::Local<v8::Object>& object, const std::string& functionName, int argc, v8::Local<v8::Value> argv[]);

v8::Local<v8::Value> CallFunction(const v8::Local<v8::Object>& object, const std::string& functionName);

void EmitEvent(const Nan::Persistent<v8::Object>& eventEmitter, const std::string& eventName, int argc, v8::Local<v8::Value> argv[]);

v8::Local<v8::Object> CreateProtoObject(const google::protobuf::Message& message, const v8::Local<v8::Object>& protosRoot,
		const std::string& protoClassPath);

template<class T>
v8::Local<v8::Array> CreateProtoObjectArray(const std::vector<T>& messages, const v8::Local<v8::Object>& protosRoot,
		const std::string& protoClassPath) {
	Nan::EscapableHandleScope scope;

	int size = messages.size();
	v8::Local<v8::Array> result = v8::Array::New(v8::Isolate::GetCurrent(), size);

	for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
		T message = messages[i];
		v8::Local<v8::Object> object = CreateProtoObject(message, protosRoot, protoClassPath);
		result->Set(i, object);
	}

	return scope.Escape(result);
}

template<class T>
T CreateProtoMessage(const v8::Local<v8::Object>& protoObject) {
	Nan::HandleScope scope;

	assert(!protoObject.IsEmpty());

	Nan::TryCatch tryCatch;
	v8::Local<v8::Value> callResult = CallFunction(protoObject, "toArrayBuffer");
	v8::Local<v8::ArrayBuffer> arrayBuffer;
	bool hasMissingRequiredFields = false;

	if (!tryCatch.HasCaught()) {
		assert(!callResult.IsEmpty());
		arrayBuffer = v8::Local<v8::ArrayBuffer>::Cast(callResult);
	} else {
		v8::Local<v8::Value> exception = tryCatch.Exception();
		if (exception->IsObject()) {
			v8::Local<v8::Object> exceptionObject = v8::Local<v8::Object>::Cast(exception);
			v8::MaybeLocal<v8::Value> encodedMaybe = Nan::Get(exceptionObject, Nan::New("encoded").ToLocalChecked());
			if (!encodedMaybe.IsEmpty()) {
				arrayBuffer = v8::Local<v8::ArrayBuffer>::Cast(encodedMaybe.ToLocalChecked());
				hasMissingRequiredFields = true;
			}
		}

		tryCatch.Reset();
	}

	assert(!arrayBuffer.IsEmpty());

	v8::ArrayBuffer::Contents contents = arrayBuffer->GetContents();
	int size = contents.ByteLength();
	char* data = (char*) contents.Data();

	google::protobuf::io::ArrayInputStream stream(data, size);
	T result;

	bool parsed;
	if (!hasMissingRequiredFields){
		parsed = result.ParseFromZeroCopyStream(&stream);
	} else{
		//TODO: for missing required fields the following call fails (investigate protobufjs binary output)
		parsed = result.ParsePartialFromZeroCopyStream(&stream);
	}

	assert(parsed);
	return result;
}

template<class T>
std::vector<T> CreateProtoMessageVector(const v8::Local<v8::Array>& protoObjectArray) {
	int size = protoObjectArray->Length();

	std::vector<T> result;
	for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
		v8::Local<v8::Value> item = protoObjectArray->Get(i);
		v8::Local<v8::Object> protoObject = v8::Local<v8::Object>::Cast(item);
		assert(!protoObject.IsEmpty());

		T message = CreateProtoMessage<T>(protoObject);
		result.push_back(message);
	}

	return result;
}

}

#endif /* COMMON_HPP_ */

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Short on time? Here's a great 20 minute workout to start your day or end your day called the Makka Ho, based on five posses which service the 12 meridian channels of the body. Used by shiatsu practitioners to clear their energy between clients, it's a useful way to feel reinvigorated if you only have a few minutes to spare.
The Makka Ho (5 Element Yoga Sequence) are a set of gentle sequential self-healing exercises developed by Zen shiatsu master Shizuto Masunaga. The sequence takes approximately twenty minutes focusing on retuning integrity to the energy body through the 12 meridians (energy) channels, leaving one feeling refreshed.
Suitable for anyone proactive in maintaining wellbeing, perfect for those who do not have an hour to dedicate to a full class. Aids practitioners to cultivate chi before or after a class to maintain equilibrium.
The Makka Ho are taught as part of a personal consultation or Seasonal Lifestyle Workshops.


If you live in a cold climate, boots are a necessity for winter. I get so many comments from non-religious friends asking how I stay warm during the winter in skirts and dresses, but, as many of you know, a pair of thick tights and boots paired with a dress/skirt can keep you warm and comfortable – especially if you choose fleece-lined tights or warm leggings to go with your boots.
My go-to boots for every day are classic suede flat boots. It can be hard to find boots that don't go over the knee these days, but they can be found with a little extra hunting. If you cover your knees, over-the-knee boots are not the ideal style to wear with a dress or skirt because the proportions are usually a bit off. However, I have seen people pull it off successfully and, as you know, I'm not a believer in black-and-white fashion rules. If you choose to go for the OTK route, stick to boots that are more fitted for a streamlined look.
Ankle boots can look amazing with skirts/dresses and there are so many fun options on the market! If you choose flat booties, I'd suggest sticking to ones that are a shorter length to elongate your legs as much as possible. Booties that come up too high can look awkward with dresses or skirts that are a more modest length.
For heeled ankle boots, I still wouldn't suggest that they come up too high but there is more leeway, as the heels will do some of the elongating for you. Chunky heeled boots are on trend and much more wearable and comfortable than stiletto heels, but if you're ok with a stiletto-heeled boots, props to you!
For snowy and rainy winter days, it's nice to have a waterproof option. If you don't want to spend money on a pair of snow boots, rain boots with thick socks will do the trick in a more affordable way. If you specifically want snow boots, Sperry, Sorel, and LL. Bean have options worth considering. I tend to favor rain or snow booties (my favorites are the Kate Spade rain bootie) because they are more comfortable to walk in and aren't as heavy/clunky as knee high boots.
If you have narrow or wider calves, don't worry; there are options for you!
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Travel Details: Delicious Food Experience for Two, in Athens!
Delicious Food Experience for Two, in Athens!
I spent a few days in Athens some time ago, trying to get to do a bit of sightseeing too in between business. As a Tinggly Ambassador, I decided to have a Tinggly experience of a Delicious Food Experience for Two, in beautiful Greece.
Getting in contact with the Tinggly personal, I sent an email including the necessary info for me and the friend of mine that would share the experience, getting a reply in less than 10 minutes with all the necessary details of where, how and when this experience would take place!
Our appointment was on a Saturday morning at 9.30 a.m., downtown Athens, at the University bus stop to meet our touring guide. She was on time for our Tinggly tour downtown and explained to us that we would have the chance to get to know a few tasty habits of the people of Athens too, as well as many of the local delicacies they enjoy daily!
The tour was on foot and lasted for about three hours with many stops at various shops to try out something new so time flew by without feeling any fatigue. We started out towards Aiolou Street and our very first stop was at an outdoors salesman of "koulouria". Koulouria are famous Greek bread-rolls of special aniseed dough, covered with sesame seeds. It's the most popular on foot breakfast for Greek pedestrians, ideal with a cup of hot-coffee to go! Our guide bought a koulouri for each one of us and we went on.
While at Aiolou Street, we also made a stop at the church of St. Theodores, one of the oldest churches in the city of Athens and from there straight to Krinos, five minutes away. Krinos is another special stop at Aiolou Street. Here is the older "Loukoumades" shop of Athens. Loukoumades is another traditional and very popular delicacy of Greece.
Small balls of deep-fried fluffy dough, served in a rich overlay of honey! It's a tasty and rich breakfast, ideal with coffee, one of the tastiest ones you ever tried out!
We enjoyed our loukoumades and coffee at Krinos, famous for its secret recipe of the best loukoumades in Athens!
Our next stop was the Varvakios Market, the largest meat market in Athens. We looked around the small meat shops, one next to the other, with large meat pieces hanging in open sight while the salesmen advertise loudly their goods and prices, so unusual to foreigners but a familiar folklore look to Greeks.
Within the meat market we stop to a tavern, called Hepyrus. We tried out here a traditional plate of the Greek cuisine of spinach and rice cooked with olive oil, along with a glass of red Greek wine. The tavern was very clean, with great cuisine and the most traditional atmosphere!
From the meat market, we went to the sea market section of Varvakios market, then the vegetables and fruits section where we got the chance to try out Greek olives, famous for their quality and unique taste!
Our next stop was to meet the spice and pastrami at one of the oldest stores of the kind in Athens, the "Arapian"! Spice lovers will discover little treasures here!
We carried on with a stop at "Peri Lesvou" (about Lesbos island), a very old traditional groceries shop. Here we got the chance to try out feta out of the barrel (feta is the famous Greek white cheese, created with goat and cow milk), raki (strong greek spirit drink) as well as masticha liqueur, created with the unique tree gum extracted at the Chios island and famous for its digestive abilities.
Our tour went on towards the small picturesque square of Psyri! Our stop here was at a very beautiful store called "Psyri's Thessaloniki". Here we tasted the famous Greek bougatsa, traditional pie of fluffy thin endless layers with sweet cream or cheese feeling, exceptionally delicious and very popular in Greece! We loved its taste!
Our tour ended at this little square with the final stop for the famous Greek souvlaki, the street fast food of all Greeks! We enjoyed it with pita and couldn't get enough of its fantastic taste!
This was the end of our Delicious Food Experience for Two in beautiful Greece!
A tour to remember, full of exciting new tastes!
Once again, Tinggly didn't disappoint us with a unique experience around the Athens traditional corners and an introduction to Greek traditional tastes.
A unique experience I recommend to all !
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Facebook Doesn't Deny Plans To Begin Hosting News Articles, Declines To Give Details
By Salvador Rodriguez @sal19
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the company's F8 developers conference on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters/Robert Galbraith
SAN FRANCISCO -- At its annual developers conference, Facebook's head of media products dodged a question regarding a report this week that said the social network is in talks to begin hosting articles from news publications.
"We're talking to publishers about a range of things to make this better for people and for publishers," Facebook's Michael Cerda said at a session about media and publishing on the social network. "What we can't talk about today are things we haven't announced yet. When we do announce things, we'll tell you all about them. We'll be very excited when we do, but we're not ready to talk about those things yet."
After dodging the question, Cerda was asked if that meant Facebook wasn't denying the report. "I mean who can deny things, things like this?" Cerda said laughing.
The Menlo Park, California, tech giant is in talks to host content from a handful of publications including the New York Times, BuzzFeed and National Geographic, the New York Times reported Monday. For Facebook, the benefit of this would be the ability to serve content to users even more quickly than it already does, while publishers would get a cut of advertisements on Facebook that would run alongside their content.
Facebook hopes to begin testing this new article format in the next couple of months, but so far, no deals have been finalized, the report said. Hosting content would be nothing new for Facebook. It already gets publishers to post their photos and original video on the platform. Getting media companies to post their articles directly on Facebook is the last bit of content the tech giant needs.
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The Tamworth is an English breed of hog that was of distinctly bacon-type. The exact origin of this old English breed is not definitely known, but a Tamworth Swine Association booklet says: The Tamworth originated in Ireland where they were called "The Irish Grazer".
About the year 1812 it is said that Sir Robert Peel, being impressed with the characteristics of them, imported some of them and started to breed them on his estate at Tamworth, England. They have been bred quite extensively ever since they were imported into that country.
The body type, coloring, and general temperament of the Tamworth suggest that it is more a direct descendant of the old English hog than any of the other breeds of English origin. Concerning the very early Tamworth, E. Day wrote: It is of ancient and uncertain origin, and there seems to be no well authenticated account of where it came from. As first known, it was an extremely leggy, narrow type of hog, but it has been greatly improved during the past thirty years.
The first Tamworths were brought to the United States in 1882 by Thomas Bennett of Rossville, Illinois. During the next five years many other Tamworths were imported into Canada, and hogs from the Canadian importations and others from England have found their way into the United States.
Tamworth are very deep-sided hogs and are uniform in their depth of side. They carry a strong, uniform arch of back, and while not as wide of back as hogs of the thicker breeds, they do have a very muscular top and a long rump. The ham is muscular and firm although it lacks the size and bulk found in most other breeds.


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L'ekpeye (en ekpeye : ) est une langue nigéro-congolaise du groupe igboïde parlée au Nigéria. Elle est parlée par les Ekpeyes dans l'État de Rivers, au nord de Port Harcourt, principalement dans la région d'Ahoada (dans les zones de gouvernement local de Ahoada Est et Ahoada Ouest).

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Voir aussi
 linguistique
 liste de langues
 langues par famille
 langues nigéro-congolaises
 langues atlantico-congolaises
 langues voltaïco-congolaises
 langues bénoué-congolaises
 langues igboïdes
 langues par zone géographique
 langues en Afrique
 langues au Nigeria

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Q: Bisection algorithm for negative square roots I have a bisection loop for positive integer square roots.  When attempting a negative square root, it gets caught in an infinite loop. I've narrowed it down to it setting ans to -12 and then squaring it, but I can't figure out how to fix the loop so it stays in. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The code in question below:
x = -25
epsilon = 0.01
numGuesses = 0
low = 1.0
high = x
ans = (high + low)/2.0
if x >= 1.0:
    while abs(ans**2 - x) >= epsilon:
        print("low = " + str(low) + " high + " + str(high) + " ans = " + str(ans))
        numGuesses += 1
        if ans**2 < x:
            low = ans
        else:
            high = ans
        ans = (high + low)/2.0
else:
    while abs(ans**2 - x) >= epsilon:
        print("low = " + str(low) + " high + " + str(high) + " ans = " + str(ans))
        numGuesses += 1
        if abs(ans**2) < x:
            low = ans

        else:
            high = ans
        ans = (high + low)/2.0

print("numGuesses = " + str(numGuesses))
print(str(ans) + " is close to square root of " + str(x))

A: The easiest way is to set a sign flag: flip x to positive, set sign = False and then find the sqrt of +25.  When you converge, check sign: if it's False, then your value is imaginary.
Your current code is trying to converge to a real root, and that's never going to work for a negative number.

A: The answer that I ended up with thanks to Prune is as follows:
x = -25
if x < 0:
    flag = False
else:
    flag = True
if flag is False:
    x = abs(x)

epsilon = 0.01
numGuesses = 0
low = 1.0
high = x
ans = (high + low)/2.0
if x >= 1.0:
    while abs(ans**2 - x) >= epsilon:
        print("low = " + str(low) + " high + " + str(high) + " ans = " + str(ans))
        numGuesses += 1
        if ans**2 < x:
            low = ans
        else:
            high = ans
        ans = (high + low)/2.0

if flag is False:
    ans = -ans
    x = -x
print("numGuesses = " + str(numGuesses))
print(str(ans) + " is close to square root of " + str(x))

A: x = -37
epsilon = 0.01
num_guess = 0
low = 0.0
high = abs(x)

ans = ((low + high)/2.0)

while abs(ans**3-abs(x)) >= epsilon:
    #print("low = " + str(low) + " high " + str(high) + " ans = " + str(ans))
    if ans**3 < abs(x):
        low = ans
    else :
        high = ans
    ans = ((low + high)/2.0)
    num_guess += 1

if x < 0:
    ans = -ans
print("Steps taken during bisecction search: ",num_guess)
print("The cube root of " + str(x) + " is " + str(ans))

maybe you can just print abs() in all the x's you have inputted in the code

A: Your question was how to fix the loop so it stays in? The simple answer is: you don't.
The approach to solve this problem is partly mathematical and partly software design.
Mathematically you cannot calculate the square root of a negative number and get a real number as a result. There are two possible solutions:

*

*Switch to complex numbers. But I doubt that your bisection algorithm will work then.

*When you do not need complex numbers or when your problem domain cannot make sense of complex results then do not perform the calculation for negative numbers.
What you should never do is to write code that produces a result for negative numbers. Of course, algorithmically you can do so, as several answers, including your own, show.  But it is a very bad idea, for the following software design considerations.
Your code will be part of a larger software and there will be some other code that will be calling your function. Mathematics gives you a hint here: calling your function with a negative number is a fault on the callers side. But since your function will return some (mathematically useless) result such a kind of fault in your software project may be left uncovered for a long, long time. But some day it will produce ugly failures, warm and comfortably hidden in the hazes you created to make it tremendously difficult to find it.
Ok, sorry, the solution is: raise an exception when your function is called with a negative argument.

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Pioneer Crossing Casino in Fernley to unveil nearly $1 million in upgrades
Business | May 20, 2017
Nevada Appeal staff report
Since February, Pioneer Crossing Casino in Fernley has been under construction, making significant improvements throughout the property.
The estimated $1 million remodel comes on the heels of the casino's 12th anniversary.
CEO Mike Benjamin said the remodel has been in the works for several years.
"We've been working on this remodel and expansion for years and it feels great to finally see it all come together," he said.
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Also, the remodeled and rebranded Chuckwagon restaurant has a new name: The Branding Iron Café & Steakhouse.
The eatery's menu has been updated with additional local favorites and a new steak house menu featuring California-grown Harris Ranch Angus beef.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony and festivities are planned at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
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The winners of TheTicketingBusiness Awards 2019 were announced on the evening of April 9 during a private ceremony at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester.
Now in their fourth year, TheTicketingBusiness Awards (previously Ticketing Technology Awards) are the only awards to recognize a whole spectrum of achievements from across the global entertainment ticketing industry.
Kim Bedier, CVE, director of Tacoma (WA) Venues & Events, happily shared the news that Michael Moravick, box officer manager, Ticketmaster for Tacoma Venues & Events, was the category winner for the Unsung Hero Award.
Cleveland's premier sports and entertainment venue has been renamed Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse as the venue continues its massive renovation and transformation. Quicken Loans is known for the way it reimagined the future of lending by introducing Rocket Mortgage, the first completely digital mortgage experience available to consumers. The company is the nation's largest home mortgage lender and continues to operate a tech-driven office in the heart of downtown Cleveland.
The Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse announcement was made by Cavaliers Chairman and Quicken Loans Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert, Quicken Loans CEO Jay Farner, Cavaliers and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse CEO Len Komoroski and Cavaliers General Manager Koby Altman. They were joined by Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish.


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ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Church of St. Joseph in Mosul transformed into a mosque
Stanziati dal governo i primi fondi per preparare la possibile visita di Papa Francesco
The Heads of Churches distance themselves from Rayan "the Chaldean", leader of the Babylon movement
Chaldean Patriarch calls for the protection of seats reserved for minorities in the Provincial Councils
Prayers for peace among the ruins of the ancient church in the area of Karbala
In Mosul, young Christians distribute roses to Muslims for the Eid al Fitr festival
Chaldean Patriarch to Muslims for the Eid al-Fitr festival: let's come out from the dark together, and let's forgive each other
Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - After the one dedicated to St. Ephrem, also the Chaldean Church of Mosul dedicated to St. Joseph has been transformed into a mosque wanted by the leader of the Islamic State (Daesh), the jihadi entity that since June 2014, has established itself in the second Iraqi city, turning it into the capital of the self-declared Islamic Caliphate. The news was spread by sources in Mosul in contact with the ankawa.com website.
Some pictures of the place of worship show that the dome has been painted black, and the church - situated in the district of Maidan, in the historic city - has been stripped of all crosses and Christian symbols and images. The mosque seems to have been named after Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi, an Iraqi commander of Daesh killed by Iraqi police.
That of St. Joseph was a historic church in Mosul, but in recent years, due to the decrease of priests and faithful recorded after the US-led military intervention, Mass is celebrated only once a month and pilgrimages take place during the festivities connected to the figure of Jesus' putative father, in particular on the occasion of May 1st, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker.
After the conquest of Mosul by jihadists, all the Christians in the city were forced to flee and many of them live as refugees in Ankawa, a suburb in Erbil. Mgr. Amel Shamon Nona, already Chaldean Archbishop of the metropolis in Iraq, was transferred to lead the Chaldean eparchy in Australia, and for the appointment of his successor in Mosul we have to wait and see if the many times announced military campaign to liberate the city by jihadists will really start.
"The most insistent voice - refers to Fides Paul Mekko, Chaldean priest from Mosul, now a refugee in Ankawa - was that the military operations on a large scale would begin after the end of Ramadan. In fact, it seems these days that an offensive to regain ground in the province of al-Anbar and release Ramadi has begun".
Meanwhile, the Chaldean Patriarchate, according to the priests in Mosul, has decided to sell some vehicles owned by the archdiocese lying unused in garages, to avoid that with time they lose value. The proceeds from the sale - amounting to almost 60 thousand dollars - was paid into the bank account of the archdiocese, in the hope of using it when better moments arrive, and the parishes of Mosul will "start afresh". (GV) (Agenzia Fides 14/07/2015)
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The Gorge has been popular for more than 150 years, One can cruise on a wooden raft along the river Dunajec located in the region of Pieniny Mountains looking at the closest areas of the Tatra Mountains. The season lasts from 1 April until 31 October every day except for two church holidays: Corpus Christi and the first day of Easter. Rafts set out from the rafting marina at Sromowce Wyzne Katy, where you can find a parking lot, exhibition pavilion of Pieniny National Park, Tourist Information Office, souvenir shops, and restaurant and ticket offices. There is many ways of visiting the region but it goes without saying that cruising is the most pleasurable one because Dunajec is one of the most beautiful rivers in Europe. It takes around 2 hours to reach that destination from Krakow and the cruise itself takes 2h 15 min.


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Reporting to the Executive VP Marketing, the successful candidate will be a self-motivated leader who's able to set and attain performance goals and isn't afraid of a fast-paced, high responsibility hands-on environment. He will lead a team to advance insights & innovation market leadership for the company. This role requires a collaborative approach, working cross-functionally with Sales, Innovation, R&D, Finance and Operations. The candidate will be a thought leader at the forefront of advances and innovation in capability for their industry; Identifying, aligning, and embedding and these capabilities into the company way.
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Establish and lead a strong innovation process culture and disciplined cadence in innovation, key supporting R&D work processes, cross-functional project team meetings;
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Oversee innovation pipeline development & validation;
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Q: Why don't combinators on iterators in stdlib propagate length hints? There is a protocol for specifying a length hint (object.__length_hint__) on iterators. However, all the functions in the stdlib that I have tested with do not propagate this information. For example
>>> import operator
>>> operator.length_hint(range(10))
10
>>> operator.length_hint(enumerate(range(10)))
0

enumerate's length hint could just return the length hint on the contained iterator. This lack of support makes length hints a lot less useful, because as soon as an iterator touches a combinator, any information on the length hint is lost. This is true of map, zip, and many functions in itertools as well
I don't see any correctness problems, because the length hint is just a hint anyway, and I don't see any performance problems, because this is just requires an additional instance method.
So why doesn't the stdlib take this opportunity?


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Ravi Shastri retained as India cricket team head coach until November 2021
Shastri's performance with the Indian team saw the former all-rounder being given his third term at the helm.
The three members marked each candidate separately. While Shastri got the job, Mike Hesson came second and Tom Moody finished third.
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While Shastri was favourite to retain his position as head coach — the CAC had made it clear it wasn't too keen on a foreign face — there were four other candidates who looked to compete with the current coach. With Phil Simmons excusing himself from the race, Hesson, Moody, Robin Singh and Lalchand Rajput were the other candidates interviewed by the CAC.
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Hesson also served as the head coach of IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab before stepping down on August 8 this year. He is in running for the position of Pakistan's head coach as well.
But in the end, Shastri's performance with the Indian team saw the former all-rounder being given his third term at the helm. With the team playing West Indies at present, Shastri connected with the committee over Skype.
India skipper Virat Kohli had already made his feelings clear before the tour of Windies when he said: "The CAC hasn't contacted me yet. If they want my opinion, I'll go and speak to them. With Ravi bhai, we share a great camaraderie, and will definitely be very happy if he continues. But I haven't been contacted so far."
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The Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act 1909 (c. 44) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which prevented the building of "back-to-back" houses. The act also meant local authorities must introduce systems of town planning and meant homes had to be built to certain legal standards.

See also

Liberal reforms
New towns movement
Town and country planning in the United Kingdom

Bibliography
 Full text
 Handbook to the Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909 by W. Thompson.
 Housing, town planning, etc., act, 1909, a practical + guide, by E.G. Bentley, LL.B., and S. Pointon Taylorwith a foreword by Raymond Unwin, 1911.
 Housing and Town Planning in Great Britain, including the Housing, Town Planning Act, by http://codesproject.asu.edu/node/90, 191o

References

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United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1909
United Kingdom planning law


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Discussion of article from the Mail's columnists and RightMinds contributors
Dominic Sandbrook#118706
By Waterstones
- Sat Nov 13, 2010 1:55 pm #118706
I noticed on the 1960's thread that people had linked some stuff of his on the Mail website based on his new book State of Emergency:The Way We Where:Britain 1970-1974,I had a flick though it in Waterstones Yeserday and it's a very unMail like book as it does give the Mail a kicking so why the Mail would want to draw attention to the book I don't know.
On saying that Mr Sandbrook has written a couple of artcles for the Mail as part of the Mail's Satuarday essay and he came across as a raving nutter he jumped on the Mail outrage bandwagon when Cameron put his foot in it when he was first in America as PM and he made his 'Britain was a junior parter in the War' comments which sent the Mail into fits Sandbrook wrote a 'Omgod Why is Cameron ashamed of Britain'? essay in which he wrote that Britain was first in everthing and other nations can kiss our ass,what is it with really good writers that they make such cunts of themselfs writing in the Mail?
Re: Dominic Sandbrook#118711
By Andy McDandy
As evidenced by the article detailed in the 'Poppy Fascism' thread, quite often this is the work of the sub-editor rather than the original author.
In that (the poppy) article, the author actually commented to the effect that a misleading headline had been placed on his article, making it apparently a standard rant against lefty liberals, while it was anything but (and had been lifted from the Independent in the first place). Papers will quite often do this, knowing that the headline for an article, along with any picture captions, will set the tone for an article and help foster the desired reaction among readers. It's a bit similar to the Kuleshov effect (look it up). But basicaly, if the headline says "You will be outraged", a good many readers will be, regardless of actual content.
On other occasions, writers may find their work heavily edited to appear stronger (the removing of mitigating arguments for instance) than they are. Finally, there have been cases, most notably recently with a piece apparently from the pen of Janet Street-Porter disparaging those suffering from depression, that according to those in the know originate at the desk of Dacre.
In the case of Sandbrook, I'd say it was a combination of heavy editing, a certain amount of writing for the money, and a good dose of standard Mailite nostalgia for anything happening further back in time than 1997, on the basis that anything happening in the good old days must have been good, otherwise how could they have been good old days?
"There ain't nothing you fear more than a bad headline, is there? You'd rather live in shit than let the world see you work a shovel."
Andy McDandy
Thanks for that Andy,yeath I did know that the Mail lifted other writers work from other newspapers like The Independent for example when the Pope visted the UK the other month the Mail published Johann Hari's rant against the Pope which had been in the other days Independent,I first noticed that the Mail cribbed work from The Independent a few years ago whenever The Mail wanted to have a pop at GM Crops which was a bugbear of theirs for years they always printed the work of a writer called Geoffy Wheatcroft which always had a 'A verison of this article was pubished in The Independent' and I used to think 'What's a right-wing newspaper doing printing a article that came from a left-wing newspaper?' I thought they where ment to hate one another?
By ezinra
- Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:38 am #194463
The Mail's resident crap historian and EU-basher defends the united kingdom by patronising Scots:
It was Burns Night and, in a pub on the Royal Mile, we watched the traditional ritual: the entrance of the haggis, the appearance of the bagpipe-player and the vigorous recital of Robert Burns's famous Address to a Haggis.
This was the best of Scottish patriotism, convivial, open-hearted and thoroughly likeable. And, as a mere Sassenach, I loved it.
and engaging in some astounding hypocrisy:
And if the worst happened and the Union broke up, I believe it would be the biggest disaster in our history.
The fact is that we would all be much better off in a confident, outward-looking, culturally diverse and economically powerful Britain than in a narrow, squabbling, inward-looking assortment of petty statelets.
We are stronger together and weaker apart.
cf:
after decades of idealistic blather, it has become abundantly clear the European project is in deep, desperate trouble.
And if anyone ever seriously believed grand supra-national organisations should replace our traditional patriotic identities, they should take a long hard look at the death agonies of the euro.
In the final analysis, it is small, local loyalties that matter most. We may be obliged to carry tacky EU passports, but to most of us our European identity is relatively meaningless.
A window cleaner from Wolverhampton has no more in common with a Greek fisherman than he does with a man from Timbuktu.
Or a crofter from Portree? Or a nationalist from Omagh?
David Attenborough talks regularly on programmes about the endangered species. We, the white Brits are such a species and it won't be long before we will become rare specimens. Something should be done NOW to protect us like the wild life supporters take care of their insects and wild flowers, etc but somehow or other we seem to have been overlooked. All too late, I fear.
- mh, Hants, 28/1/2012 7:48 Rating 28
I didn't realise that the break-up of the union would darken everyone's skin.
It's all part of the Franco-German plan - they have tried to dominate Europe and destroy the UK through military means on more than one occassion and now they are in cohoots with traitorous UK politicians from North and South of the border to do it! Divide and conquer! WAKE UP and sweep these TRAITORS from Parliament!
- Don T Aske, Somewhere on the South Coast of what was once England, 28/1/2012 14:10 Rating 15
I am English, the word Bitish means nothing to me, there are 51millon in england I think we can stand on our own feet.
- jack, london, 28/1/2012 9:30 Rating 11
"Bitish" — is that Bitty's nationality?
ezinra
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- Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:43 am #249323
But this weekend, perhaps more than any other for years, we should fly the flag without shame or apology, and let our hearts swell with pride.
It might surprise many of us to admit it, but when all is said and done, we really do live in the greatest country in the world.
Barf.
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By satnav
- Sat Sep 29, 2012 4:09 pm #260685
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic ... d-God.html
Sandbrook appears to be doing his bit to promote David Owen's book on the Hubris of Blair and Bush. Owen accusing people of hubris really is a case of kettle calling pot black.
http://tiny.cc/tqugax
By Big Rob
Excuse me while I whip this out of one place.....
.... and insert it here.....
Hubris and a man who thinks he can only be judged by God
Dominic Sandbrook talking about David Owen on Tony Blair.
the architect of New Labour has fallen victim to a pathological obsession with his own political importance and moral righteousness.
As Lord Owen sees it, Mr Blair's conduct after he won power in 1997 formed a 'pattern of hubristic behaviour . . . which could legitimately be deemed to constitute a medically recognised syndrome'.
This 'hubris syndrome', as he calls it, is not the same as ordinary arrogance. Most politicians have an arrogant streak; even Lord Owen was never renowned for his modesty.
But pathologically hubristic politicians, according to Lord Owen, have 'a narcissistic propensity to see the world primarily as an arena in which they can exercise power and seek glory'. They have a 'disproportionate concern with image and presentation', and 'a messianic manner of talking about what they are doing'.
They identify 'themselves with the State to the extent that they regard the outlook and interests of the two as identical'. They have 'excessive confidence in their own judgment and contempt for the advice or criticism of others'.
Well apart from the armchair psychology this description would fit Dacre and most of his columnists.
As for David Owen well glass houses and stones......
I guess it is easy for some idiots to hate Blair. A bit like looking in the mirror at times.
Big Rob
By Malcolm Armsteen
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:26 pm #267189
Now he's doing predictions, and, guess what? It's Dacre's Dystopian Drip!
(Actually, I'm pretty sure I've read some of this before)
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Overhead, the air is thick with the roar of engines, as the endless succession of early-morning flights from Brussels, capital of the United States of Europe, head into Heathrow. Outside the city's surgeries and hospitals, the queues are already forming, legions of parents waiting anxiously with their pale children, hoping against hope they can get one of the day's few emergency appointments.
Many have already been awake for hours, having risen while it was still dark to beat the traffic.
It is barely six o'clock, yet already the streets are at a standstill. The lines of cars waiting to use the roadside electric charging points stretch for miles.
But no one seems angry or impatient: merely weary, depressed and downtrodden. After all, this is Britain in 2050, a nation of almost 80 million people, most of them packed into the south-eastern corner of Europe's most densely populated state.
Mene, mene tekel upharsin, Johnson.
Malcolm Armsteen
Location: Sunny Surrey where the vines sit smugly in the sunshine.
Malcolm Armsteen wrote: (Actually, I'm pretty sure I've read some of this before)
Did you get past page 200?
Christ, that's utter rubbish. Not even consistent. It seems we've banned petrol engines but have everyone travelling to Brussels by plane.
ezinra wrote:
What are you suggesting?
I'm taking this a bit seriously but haven't these mad greeny types built any more public transport? Why's everyone in cars?
Malcolm Armsteen wrote: What are you suggesting?
That Sandbrook's opening reads like a better-written version of To hell in a handcart, the dystopian meisterwerk of the great Russian novelist Littleivansky.
If the BBC programme Tomorrows World was to be believed, we would all be working a ten hour week and have flying cars by now.
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