Okay, How Do We Solve This Mess?
To put it nicely, the NFC South is a mess. To put it truthfully, the NFC South is absolutley disasterous. Right now, the division stands with Atlanta at 4-7, New Orleans at 4-7, Carolina at 3-7-1, and Tampa Bay at 2-9. Really? You know whats even better? The winner of this division not only makes the playoffs, but they will host a home game. There's something wrong here.
I decided to personally go through and look at the rest of the schedules for each team and decide what their record may end up being. At this moment, I'm projecting New Orleans at 6-10, Atlanta at 6-10, Carolina at 3-12-1, and Tampa Bay at 4-12. Are you serious? So let me get this straight - a 6-10 team will host a playoff a game? Wow. I mean go ahead and look at the rest of the schedule and predict for yourself but right now, this may be the case. New Orleans would get in because they play Atlanta in Week 16 and I'm prediciting them to win which would allow New Orleans to break the tiebreaker and get in to the playoffs. But back to the main picture. New Orleans hosting a playoff game? Oh brother.
Here is what the NFL can do to fix this mess. They need to make a rule, in print, stating that a division winner that DOES NOT have a .500 record or better will NOT host a playoff game. However, they WILL make the playoffs because the division winner is entitled to a playoff spot and will be placed as the last Wild Card seed. This is my solution and what I think should happen. It's not fair to completely take the home game away from the division winner so the rule should state that they must at least be a .500, or 8-8 football team.
The problem is that this season, a team from the NFC South will indeed host a playoff game. Looking at the schedule, I believe it ultimatley comes down to New Orleans and Atlanta but honestly with the way this division has gone, anything, and I mean anything can happen.
Red Sox Doomed to Repeat History?
The Boston Red Sox have landed the top two free agent hitters on the market this offseason in Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez, signing them to big multi-year deals this week.
Ramirez will be getting $88 million over four years.
Sandoval will be getting $95 million over five years.
Its a surprising move to me, and maybe others, because of Boston's recent history with big contracts like this. Just a mere two years ago, they acquired first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and outfielder Carl Crawford prior to the season and both had contracts over $100 million dollars. The Red Sox ended up finishing last in the division, and oh yeah, they traded those two and Josh Beckett to the Los Angeles Dodgers in August. This deal, totaling $250 million in contracts, was made so the Red Sox could lower their payroll.
Now mind you, it was a completely different situation on both sides. The Red Sox were playing terribly under Bobby Valentine, and the Dodgers were just sold to Magic Johnson and his new ownership team who were looking to spend big money to improve their team.
Fast forward to now and the Red Sox have now locked up roughly $200 million in two players, coming off a season where they finished in last place, a whopping 25 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.
Sandoval is coming off his third World Series title in five years as a member of the San Francisco Giants, and is looking for a "new challenge" as he turned down a contract from the Giants for the same price that he signed with Boston for. Sandoval has had "issues" with his weight and people worry whether he can keep it in check to a point where his performance stays strong. That will be something to keep an eye on him for.
Ramirez is leaving a solid team in the Dodgers to head to Beantown. The Red Sox announced that they intend to play him in left field, a completely new position he hasn't played in his MLB career. Rewind a few years when he was with the Marlins, and they wanted to move him from shortstop, he pouted and his performance suffered. Keep an eye out to see if this happens again.
The Boston front office wanted to address their offensive needs, and I would say they just did that, but will it pan out? Or will the Red Sox repeat history, gamble on big contracts, and still lose? I feel like the additions will help, but with the backgrounds these guys have, it could be a huge fail if they don't perform.
Okay everyone, I think it's time that I throw my hat into this discussion, and I have a lot to say.
By now, you'd have to be living under a rock to not have heard that domestic violence is apparently what's "in" in the NFL. I say that with every last kind of disgust, seeing that I love watching football.Yet, when all that's on the news is Ray Rice, Greg Hardy, and recently Adrian Peterson, the sport I love to watch starts to become secondary. The league America loves to watch starts to, or at the very least should be, becoming secondary. Why?
Because we're talking about three of the leagues most talented players doing things NO ONE should ever do: physically harm a woman, and physically harm a child.
Oh, but it doesn't stop in just the NFL, folks. Recently in the NBA, Charlotte Hornets forward Jeff Taylor was suspended 24 games. For what? You guessed it: domestic violence.
So allow me to say something everyone should be on board with: I don't care if you are a rookie trying to make it in the league, a superstar, or just an everyday Joe Schmoe walking the street. You DO NOT inflict pain on your loved ones.
Domestic violence is a touchy subject. If you say one thing that can even be remotely misconstrued, you're going down a slippery slope. With that said, remind me why people would go so far out on a limb and say things like, "Well, the women provoked it," or "It's self defense," or even "Well, if she was hitting him, she kind of deserved it."
Really? A woman deserves to get punched senseless? A woman deserves to get physically dragged out of an elevator by hair?!? A woman deserves to have visible scars and bruises, and have to be scared senseless to come forward?!?!
And please, don't even get me started about children. I get that sometimes it's referred to as an "old-school method." I get it. Really, I do. But at some point when it comes to that said old-school discipline, enough is enough.
What any athlete needs to understand, those who we know have committed domestic violence incidents and those whom we don't know, is that playing professional ball is a privilege. I repeat: playing professional sports is an absolute privilege. How many athletes get to grow up and fulfill their dreams in the NBA, NFL, MLB, MLS, and so on? Better yet, how many of those said athletes become superstars? Faces of their respective franchises? Faces of their respective leagues?
More attention needs to be focused on improving your life and the lives of others affected your actions.
It's good to see that professional sports leagues are starting to realize this, showing so by dishing out lengthy suspensions and harsher penalties. But work still needs to be done. Athletes need to do some soul-searching and ask, "Is it really worth derailing my life and other lives to just hit someone?" We as fans need to do the same, but also need to put our fan allegiances to side and stand up to this social issue. Enough is enough.
We need to rid sports of this issue, and then also try to rid it from our culture. No more domestic violence. No more hearing about this damn near every day.
I feel like I've been here before. You know, professionally writing out how utterly embarrassed I am to be a Chicago Bears fan after a game in which they get absolutely decimated, not having any material (nor any motivation) to defend them, and saying, "Never have I ever been this embarrassed to call myself a Chicago Bears fan who goes to a school in Wisconsin." All that good stuff.
Oh wait, I have been here before. So let me just amend one statement: NOW I've never been this embarrassed to be a Bears fan.
As I write this, it's the third quarter and the Packers are winning 42-0. 42 to nothing...nothing! Yes, it's that bad to the point where I'm writing this mid-game! No one told me Whitewater was playing on NBC tonight!
Be a team that no one really wants to go against in the playoffs, and the big one..
If those were the actual organizational goals this year, I think you can mark all of those down in the "Fail" category.
Since there's no way they're winning this, the Bears are going to be 3-6 and remain in dead last place of the NFC. Their next game is against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field. Most Bears fans would be optimistic about that fact, but lets not forget that these said Bears are 0-3 this year at home. Then after that are games against Tampa Bay, Detroit, Dallas, New Orleans, Detroit, and Minnesota again.
For the love of my Great Aunt Petunia who doesn't exist (see, another reference to my other post regarding the Bears), at the very least make like the Cowboys the last few years and somehow go 8-8.
The Warhawks came into today's matchup with an undefeated 8-0 record as they welcomed the Pointers from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Today Stevens Point presented themselves as possibly the toughest matchup the Warhawks will face this regular season. Stevens Point presented the Warhawks with a considerable obstacle to overcome, regardless the Warhawks came away with another easy victory today at Perkins Stadium.
Though Whitewater had a bit of a slow start today, the offense looked excellent in the second half and the final numbers speak for themselves. The Warhawks produced 531 total yards, with Senior Quarterback Matt Behrendt passing for 294 yards and Junior Running Back Dennis Moore rushing for 102 yards on the day. The biggest factor for the offenses success was the way they were able to balance out the offense. Behrendt led the charge with 21 completions and 4 touchdowns on the day and Coach Lance Leipold was able to utilize three different running backs who all contributed in one way or another for the Warhawks offense. Junior Running Back, Jordan Ratliffe, was able to rack up 2 rushing scores today to help the Warhawks pull away from the Pointers in the first half.
Defensively the Warhawks played well although at times looked lackadaisical. They allowed 408 yards of total offense and 316 yards through the air. They allowed 17 points which isn't terrible but it certainly isn't the best defense they've played this year. With that being said the defense did step up and made big stops today when they needed it most. Senior Defensive Back Brady Grayvold came up big in the first half and intercepted what would have been a game tying touchdown for the Pointers and again deflected a possible first down play that would have extended a rather productive drive late in the first half for Stevens Point.
All in all the Warhawks played another productive and successful football game that resulted in their ninth victory of the season. Though production may not have ran smoothly throughout the entire matchup, they still managed to light up the scoreboard and come up with some big stops when needed. Regardless of today's performance Lance Leipold and the Warhawks now look forward to next weeks matchup against UW-River Falls as they try to cap off another undefeated regular season.
What Exactly ARE the Dallas Cowboys?
What does Taylor Swift and the Dallas Cowboys have in common? We don't know what they are.
Okay, maybe we do know what Taylor Swift is, seeing that she's supposedly now a full-fledged pop star. The Cowboys, however? The jury is still out.
Let's all just take a moment to realize that not only did the Cowboys (who were at the time 6-2 and had the entire country hopping on the Dallas bandwagon) lose to the Redskins 20-17 in overtime. Not only did Tony Romo's surgically repaired back feel the wrath of maybe one of the better defenses no one is talking about. It's not any of that. It's the fact that they lost to a Redskins team led by Colt McCoy.
Daniel. Colt. McCoy. And no, the 'Boys can't look at that night, make like T-Swift and just "Shake It Off". And yes, the haters did begin to "hate, hate, hate, hate, hate."
Okay, okay. I'll get back to the point.
So if the 'Boys were officially back prior to these last two losses, are we going to see the 'Boys we've all come to know and mock the past few years? Say it with me, everyone: "8 and 8, 8 and 8!"
Maybe these last two weeks were just mere setbacks, and Dallas will go back to surprising us the rest of the way. But best believe that for every person out there who wants to see the Cowboys finally escape the hole of mediocrity, there's a whole bunch of people chanting "8 and 8" under their breaths, hoping for a collapse.
If the latter does happen, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones may have to do a lot more than just "shaking off".
Cubs' New Hype...Buy or Sell?
The Cubs hired former Joe Maddon to manage the young prospects of their future on Tuesday.
I saw a headline today on ESPN Chicago that said "Cubs' Savior has Arrived"
Wait a tick, how is a manager going to be the savior of a team? Is he on the field? Does he make the plays? How much effect on a game does he truly have as a manager?
The manager puts together a lineup card, makes pitching changes, etc. BUT he doesn't make the plays. The players in the Cubs uniforms have to make the plays. They're the ones who have to hit and pitch and field.
Dont get me wrong, Joe Maddon is an excellent game manager, and I like what he did with David Price, Evan Longoria and the Rays, but how many World Series has he won? None. His career record is a hair over .500 at .517 and the Rays had some solid teams.
Now, you're throwing a guy who averages a 84-78 season a year to a team who has maybe one star player in Anthony Rizzo. No David Price or Evan Longoria type players on the roster and all the sudden Cub fans are talking World Series.
Say that the Cubs do win 84 games next year. In a division with the St. Louis Cardinals that ALWAYS find a way to win, the Brewers who are a solid team who have already started improving by adding Adam Lind, and the Pirates, 84 games doesn't get you into the playoffs.
The move to hire Maddon is an improvement and congrats to the Cubs on making the big move, but don't deem this guy a savior. The team still has to play the game.
Remember the good ol' days with Urban Meyer at the helm, Tebow throwing, running people over for TD's, and doing whatever it took to win? The grit and heart the Gators played with back in 2008?
Tim Tebow, Aaron Hernandez, Riley Cooper, David Nelson, Percy Harvin, Chris Rainey, Jeff Demps.
The whole Gator offense seemed to end up playing in the NFL. This team EMBARRASSED opponents (minus the 1-point loss to Ole Miss which led to Tebow's famous speech). They averaged 43.6 points a game.
Now? The Gators are getting embarrassed week to week. Their offense is anemic, averaging 28.7 points a game. Now you are probably thinking , "Andrew, 28 points isn't too bad." which I would agree with, but that average is bloated by a 65-0 win over a middle of the pack MAC team in Eastern Michigan. Take that game away and they are averaging 21.4 points.
Playing in the SEC, 21 points a game isn't going to win you games. This conference is arguably the best in college football when it comes to NFL potential. Florida has to find a way to score some points. They're defense is solid enough to win SEC games, but they are getting burned out because they are constantly on the field because the offense can't put drives together long enough to score points and give the defense a rest.
I wrote the first half of this blog a couple weeks back, but decided to add to it after Florida's shocking upset of, then, #11 Georgia.
Florida may have found their identity after all, running wild on the Georgia Bulldog defense on Saturday. Kelvin Taylor and Matt Jones both had about 200 yards rushing and 2 TD's a piece, and just ran through Georgia all day.
The only thing that worries me is the Gators only threw the ball 9 times all game with true freshman QB Treon Harris. Teams are going to key off on the running game between Taylor and Jones, so can Treon step up and make the throws hes got to make to help the Gators win?
Now, don't get me wrong, I love the Gators and was unbelievably pumped to watch them beat Georgia Saturday, and it was a great step in the right direction.
BUT. This team still has a long way to go.
Will they be able to pass off the dominant running performance from this passed week?
Will Treon be able to lead the Gators to 5 straight wins to finish the season?
Will this win help the program land big recruits that can turn this sinking ship around?
Time will tell, but as of right now, I am going to sit back and watch.


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Second Place: Buckley High School Essay Contest
By: Calla Bai
The following essay was the second-place winner of the Buckley Program's spring semester high school essay contest. The topic was "What can we learn from William F. Buckley, Jr. today?".
Champion of conservatism and celebrated founder of the National Review, William F. Buckley Jr. was one of the most influential figures in American politics who is remembered today. He had studied at Yale; written over 50 books on topics more imaginative than imaginable; hosted the popular television show, "The Firing Line"; and most importantly, in the predominantly liberal landscape after the World War II, he managed to make conservatism respectable and mainstream. Even apart from politics, there is a clear lesson that can be learned from Buckley's life: to conform is to sacrifice risks, yet also greatness.
In the United States during the 1960s post-war liberalism flourished. After combatting the horrors of fascism, political ideologies were bound to lean leftwards. President Lyndon Johnson implemented ideals like "sharing the wealth" and achieving "The Great Society" through a vast number of welfare programs ranging from Medicare and Medicaid, which provided healthcare for the poor and elderly, government-funded higher education, and family allowances. This sort of attitude was similarly adopted globally as influence from both the United States and the Soviet Union was strong at the time (due to their overwhelming victory). Many countries were shifting leftwards ideologically and systematically; many transformed into parliamentary democracies, and others were ruled under socialist or communist dictatorships. In 1950, one of America's leading scholars, Lionel Trilling, wrote, "In the United States at this time liberalism is not only the dominant but even the sole intellectual tradition. For it is the plain fact that there are no conservative or reactionary ideas in general circulation."
Facing this political climate, Buckley surely must have anticipated the public to be unreceptive to his conservative ideas, yet he delivered his new ideas, and it has both saved the United States in the forthcoming years and diversified the political agenda. President George W. Bush wrote that Buckley "brought conservative thought into the political mainstream, and helped lay the intellectual foundation for America's victory in the Cold War." The indirectly fought against the suppressive Communist regimes that were spreading rampantly across Asia and Eastern Europe. Simply from expressing his own idea without fear of hurting his reputation he became one of the most influential figures in American history and a champion of democratization.
On another note, it has been noted that Buckley even risked relations with his revered alma mater. He wrote his first book in 1951, titled God and Man at Yale in which he condemned Yale's professors for moving towards secularism, collectivism, and Keynesianism, all predominantly leftist ideas. He thought, rather, they should not stray from Christianity, free market capitalism, and individualism. His choice to put his reputation at stake and deliver his message with conviction demonstrates the sort of confidence he had in his ideas and the lack of fear for society's expectations one should live with.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, the father of American Transcendentalism, wrote, "Speak your latent conviction and it shall be the universal sense." This classic ideal that embodies the greatness that can stem from individualism truly held true in the work and life of William F. Buckley, Jr. Buckley gave himself clear platforms to do such, and with conviction he was able to shape the ideals of the masses.
Calla Bai is a junior at Greenwich High School.
First Place: Buckley High School Essay Contest
Third Place: Buckley High School Essay Contest

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Police and medics were called just after 7:00 a.m. Wednesday on report of a multi-vehicle crash.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - UPDATE: The woman who was taken to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash on Stellhorn Road and Reed Road has died. She died at the hospital around 8:20 a.m.
ORIGINAL STORY: A woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition after a crash Wednesday morning on Stellhorn and Reed Road.
When they got there, they found four cars involved in the crash. The driver of one of those cars was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. She was later downgraded to critical condition.
Witnesses told investigators the woman was trying to turn left onto Reed Road when she turned into the path of a SUV.
Two more cars close to the crash were also hit.
Roads were snowy and slick Wednesday morning, and police believe that played a role.


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I'm working on an Android app that logins into a web application. I'm using webview to handle majority of the activities in the web applciation. I do have an override on the OnPageFinish method which goes back to my app, based on a url that the web application throws. The two instances this happens is 1.) credentials wrong, 2.) they logged out. Based on that URL match I start a new Intent within the OnPageFinish method. I also have an override on the OnPageStart to find #2 above which is working.
Issue: Because webview sees a specific url when incorrect credentials are used, the OnPageFinish method starts a new intent to go back to my login app. However I want to send up an alert for wrong credentials (#1 above) that the user acknowledges so they understand what the problem is.
When I throw the alert and the New Intent is inside the alert on the OnClick, the webview displays the web application's regular login screen behind the alert which is not visually appeasing. The alert does stay (desired behavior) until the person clicks ok on the alert. It will then go back to the app and shut down the webview. If I do the intent first outside the alert's OnCkick, then the alert, then I get the alert and it goes back to login application without the user seeing what the alert was for. It is very quick. Below is an example of what I did so far. I move the method setNewIntent to where I want it.
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LEGO built a drivable Bugatti Chiron out of a million pieces of Technic
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This is Lego's latest creation, a full-size, drivable Bugatti Chiron.
In case you doubted it, here's the Lego Chiron posing next to the real thing.
Andy Wallace is one of the funniest racing drivers you may ever meet. He's also the man who tested the McLaren F1's top speed, and more recently has been a test driver for Bugatti. They got him to drive the Lego Chiron.
Wallace tested the Lego creation at Ehra Lessien in Germany. This VW-owned test track has two enormously long straights for high-speed testing. But the Lego Chiron can only do about 12.5mph.
The wheels and tires are some of the only non-Lego components on the car. Even the brake discs and calipers are made from Lego!
The steering wheel is removable. But with Lego seats it's probably not as comfortable as the real thing.
It's a good thing the top speed of this car is only 12.5mph, since there's no windscreen and all those holes in the bodywork would surely make it breezy.
Even the rear lights and spoiler work.
Wallace testing the Lego Chiron.
If this isn't the coolest thing you've seen all day, you must lead a very interesting life.
As a gigantic LEGO nerd and a gigantic car nerd, the last few years have been pretty great. LEGO's Speed Champions range has brought us brick versions of Le Mans prototypes like the Porsche 919 Hybrid and Audi R18 e-tron quattro, and classics like the Ferrari 250GTO and Ford GT40. (In fact, all of the above might be within arm's reach on my increasingly messy desk). For those willing to spend a little more, the LEGO Technic line has bigger replicas you can build, like the yet-to-be-completed LMP2 car still in its box here in my office. (I may have a LEGO problem.) But none of them compare to LEGO's latest creation: a full-size, drivable Bugatti Chiron.
Earlier this year, LEGO Technic released a $ 349, 3,599-piece scale model of the Chiron, but this latest creation is way more impressive. Made from more than a million pieces, it's the first fully functional, self-propelled life-size LEGO Technic car ever built. In fact, LEGO says it's the first non-glued LEGO Technic model of such complexity ever made.
"This life-size model is a first of its kind in so many ways and with it, we wanted to push the boundaries of our own imagination," said Lena Dixen, senior VP of product and marketing at LEGO. "Our Technic designers and the engineers from the Kladno factory in the Czech Republic, the place which also builds the impressive models for LEGO Stores and LEGOLAND parks, have done an amazing job both at recreating the Chiron's iconic shapes and making it possible to drive this model."
The Chiron uses 339 different Technic elements, many of which are used as load-bearing components. It even has working headlights—featuring the first use of some new types of transparent Techic bricks. The car weighs 3,306lbs (1,500kg), and even the powertrain is made from Lego: 2,304 of the little electric motors to be precise.
This gives the Chiron somewhat reduced performance compared to the ones Bugatti makes in Molsheim, France. One of those has 1,500hp (1119kW) and a top speed in excess of 261mph (420km/h); the LEGO Technic Bugatti makes just 5.3hp (3.9kW) and tops out at 12.4mph (20km/h).
LEGO even got Le Mans-winning racer and latterly Bugatti test driver Andy Wallace to test the creation at the Ehra Lessien test track in Germany. "When I first saw the LEGO Chiron, I was immediately impressed by the accuracy of the model and the minute attention to detail. In fact, from about 20 metres away it's not obvious that you are looking at a LEGO car," he said. "I can only imagine how much time and effort went into making this model. Driving the LEGO Chiron was a great experience, which I thoroughly enjoyed. All those years ago I could never have imagined that one day I would actually drive a LEGO car!"
The whole thing certainly puts my idea of building a LEGO Concours d'Elegance in my office to shame.
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Tagged Bugatti, built, Chiron, drivable, Lego, million, pieces, Technic
Facebook AI Pluribus defeats top poker professionals in 6-player Texas Hold 'em
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This video shows sample hands from Pluribus' experiment against professional poker players. Cards are turned face up to make it easier to see Pluribus' strategy. Courtesy of Carnegie-Mellon University. Poker-playing AIs typically perform well against human opponents when the play is limited to just two players. Now Carnegie Mellon University and Facebook AI research scientists […]
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DOGS OF SOCIETY
Ultimate Elton John Tribute
Saturday, March 20th - 4pm & 8pm
Tribute Show
The Ultimate Elton John Rock Tribute
Dogs of Society spot-on ROCKS classic '70s ELTON JOHN in an ALL-LIVE rock concert experience.
The Rockbox Theater in Fredericksburg, Texas is proud to present Dogs of Society and their Ultimate Elton John Rock Tribute!
Let The Dogs take you on a ride through one of the most epic rock catalogs of the 1970s with Elton John's smash hits like Bennie and the Jets, Tiny Dancer and Crocodile Rock to deeper cuts like Funeral for a Friend, Madman Across the Water, All the Girls Love Alice, Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters and many, many more. No tracks. No tricks. Just a killer rock band delivering a dynamic, ALL-LIVE performance every night (with that extra sauce that comes from an authentic, live show). Just like Elton and his band.
From the first time John Gore heard Elton John's Crocodile Rock on the radio, he was hooked. As a wee lad, Elton's incredible songs and musicianship inspired John to play the piano and sing. And he has rocked the piano and mic ever since, performing in bands since he was 10 years old… original, cover, touring and now tribute. Although he's often been told he looks and sounds like '70s-era Elton John, John Gore formed Dogs of Society with the idea that Elton's songs (not costumes) should be the star of the show. Featuring an incredible lineup of accomplished musicians including John Gore (aka Elton Juan), Steve Johnston (guitar), Louis Michael (keyboard, accordion, guitar), Curt Shaw (bass guitar) and Dave Johnson (drums), Dogs of Society will blow you away with their authentic rock 'n roll tribute to the one of the most celebrated musicians in rock history.
Doors open at 7pm and cocktails will be available throughout the show. Book early as tickets will go fast.
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109 N. Llano St.
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
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Sake Reminder - SAKEDAY 2009 - "Our Signature Event"
October 1st is "Nihonshu No Hi" (pronounced "he"), the day of sake in Japan. Be a part of history when the world stops for a day and sake lives for a night!
True Sake's signature tasting event SakeDay will be - per usual - October 1st at the JCC on California Street! This is the "Smarter" Sake Tasting! We focus on fun and education - so call your people and remind them to circle Thursday October 1st on their calendars.
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Upper-class cadets to share their Normandy experience during National D-Day Memorial visit
First-year cadets listen to a guide at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia..
The bond between past and present will be a little stronger this year, as the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets' 380 first-year students make the annual trip to the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia.
A dozen upper-class cadets will join the first-year students to share their experiences from the corps' Global Scholars Program focused on the Allied invasion of Europe during World War II.
During a three-credit spring semester class, the upper-class cadets studied the many facets of the European campaign and how those lessons can be applied to current leadership and national security challenges.
In May, they traveled to Normandy, France, to visit historic sites related to the battle, including the place where 1st Lt. Jimmie W. Monteith Jr., one of Virginia Tech's seven Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, fought and died. Nineteen other alumni were killed in fighting that day.
Through alumni generosity, the corps funded transportation and lodging for the group.
"The goal was a world-class leader-development opportunity that blended classroom academics with unbeatable field experience," said Lt. Col. Don Russell, deputy commandant of cadets for VPI Citizen-Leader Track, who organized the program. "For most of the class, it was their first time abroad or first time to Europe, so they were able to immerse themselves in international culture while honoring veterans and corps alumni."
During the Sept. 5 trip to the D-Day Memorial, the upper-class cadets will recount their travels and the lessons learned along the way for the first-year students.
"My experience in France has forever changed the way I look at D-Day and World War II. If I can help share that perspective with the first-year cadets, I believe they too will have a greater appreciation for what the men on the ground, in the air, and at sea did for the world that day," said Cadet Noel Sheaffer, a senior from Spotsylvania, Virginia, studying aerospace engineering in the College of Engineering.
Cadets Noel Sheaffer, second from right, and Grace Spencer at far right, look over the beach in Normandy, France.
Sheaffer said she will take time to appreciate the D-Day Memorial in a new light.
"The part of the France trip that stood out the most to me was seeing the beaches and matching the scenery with the knowledge. It is one thing to study and hear about what went on during D-Day, but it is another to be able to visualize it while standing on the sand where the brave men stood."
This will be the 10th consecutive year that first-year cadets visit the D-Day Memorial, a reminder of the commitment they are making to the corps and as future military officers.
The corps supports the memorial through its annual donation collection, being held Sept. 17 at the corps Homecoming football game against Boston College, which is also Military Appreciation Day. Cadets will be collecting at all gates before kickoff.
Since 2001, the Corps has collected nearly $207,000 for the memorial and is the largest, non-corporate sponsor of the D-Day Memorial.
The D-Day trip would not be possible without the generosity of the late corps alumnus Raymond Reed, Class of 1957, and his wife, Peggy, who understood the importance of today's cadets learning about those who have gone before them. Peggy Reed continues to make the trip a reality by funding the transportation and meal costs, while the memorial grants the cadets free admission.
Shay Barnhart
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Corps of Cadets service project supports the memorial
The annual trip to the National D-Day Memorial allows the newest cadets to learn about the special relationship between Virginia Tech and the Bedford memorial, as well as the history and people the memorial represents.
The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets began supporting the memorial in 2001, when former cadet Anthony Madeira, who earned a degree in mechanical engineering in 2005, read that the memorial was facing bankruptcy.
Madeira started fundraising as a service project, and his corps' company raised $6,000 the first year and $10,000 the next. By Madeira's senior year, the effort was a corps-wide annual service project. It remains so today.
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Bajaj Avenger Street 160: Affordable cruiser gets a smaller engine
Bajaj introduced the Avenger 180 cruiser bike more than 10 years ago in the country, and it was the first of such a kind by an Indian manufacturer. The Kawasaki Bajaj Eliminator was there too, but it wasn't exactly affordable. Bajaj later came up with the Avenger 180 taking inspiration from the Eliminator. The 180 was later replaced by an updated 200cc version in 2007. These engines were used from the Pulsar motorcycles, but were slightly tweaked. Bajaj have now replaced the 180 by a smaller capacity 160cc version.
Packed neatly within the frame is a 160cc, single-cylinder engine that produces 14.6bhp and 13.7Nm of torque.The Bajaj Avenger Street 160 is BSVI-compliant.
The Street 160 looks exactly like the 180, but the details are still attractive, particularly with that oval-shaped headlamp with LED DRLs and a blacked-out visor above it. The saddle gets a carbon-fibre like texture and the shapely fuel tank gets a bigger Avenger insignia and the side panels sport Street 160 stickers. Chrome is absent; instead it gets blacked-out bits. It gets a capsule-shaped tail light at the rear along with clear-lens indicators. The instrument console is a large analogue pod with a digital display in it that shows the trip meter and odometer, while the analogue meter features a speedometer. The fuel gauge and tell-tale lights are positioned on the fuel tank. The Street 160 delivers similar performance to the Street 180. The engine isn't particularly refined, but there's a slight rumble that sounds nice. The bike is comfortable cruising at 80kph. If you stress the motor any further, you'll start to feel the vibrations. The bike struggles to cross 100kph. The ground clearance, on the other hand, is 169mm, while the bike has a wheelbase of 1490mm and a seat height of 737mm.
The Bajaj Avenger Street 160 has a fuel tank capacity of 13 litres.
You sit feeling very relaxed on the Street 160. Its low-slung seat is perfect for riders of all heights. The seat is well cushioned, making it comfy. You arms and limbs are stretched out and the grab-handle at the back feels good to hold. The ride quality is quite plush as it absorbs bumps very easily. The bike stays planted in a straight line and around corners too. The bike manoeuvres with confidence and is composed around corners as well. It's very easy to ride in city conditions. The brake at the rear offers good bite. At the front, the bike rides on telescopic forks, while the rear gets twin shock-absorbers. As far as the chassis is concerned, it is built around a tubular double cradle type frame. The Avenger Street 160 runs on 90/90-17 tyres at the front and 130/90-15 tyres at the rear.
The bike comes loaded with a slew of features like electric start, engine kill switch, black alloy wheels, pass light switch, visor, digital trip meter, analogue-cum-digital instrument cluster and grab-handle.
The Bajaj Avenger Street 160 is available in two shades like Black and Red..
Prices and Variants
The Bajaj Avenger Street 160 is available in one variant: Avenger Street 160 BS VI for ₹ 94,893 (ex-showroom, Delhi). In order to know more details and the on-road price listing of the bike, you can head to autox.
There is a lot more information available on the Bajaj Avenger Street 160, along with detailed reviews of the same. Also, grab the latest info on the upcoming bikes, only at autoX.
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The process of drilling can result in gas and fluid leaks and developing methods for managing them is critical. Luckily, the development of new drilling techniques has resulted in both improved waste management and reduction of potential leaks while drilling. More and more oil companies now implement closed-loop systems that allow them to stay in control of their impact on the environment. Besides this, the use of quality oilfield equipment can help both onshore and offshore operators reduce the risk of gas and fluid leaks.


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Grom (, ) steht für:
 ORP Grom, mehrere polnische Schiffe
 PPZR Grom, polnische Einmann-Flugabwehr-Lenkwaffe
 2A28 Grom, russische Rohrwaffe für Schützenpanzer
 Ch-23/66 Grom, Luft-Boden-Rakete aus sowjetischer Produktion
 Alternativname des ukrainischen Raketensystems Hrim-2

Grom ist der Name folgender geographischer Objekte:
 Grom (Pasym), Dorf im Powiat Szczycieński, Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren, Polen, bis 1945: Grammen, Kreis Ortelsburg, Ostpreußen
 River Grom, rechtsseitiger Zufluss des River Medway, Kent, England

Grom ist der Familienname folgender Personen:
 Bernhard Grom (* 1936), Priester sowie Professor der Philosophie und Theologie
 Hermann Grom-Rottmayer (1877–1953), österreichischer Maler

GROM steht für:
 Einheit GROM (Grupa Reagowania Operacyjno-Manewrowego), polnische Spezialeinheit
 GROM (Computerbaustein) (Graphics Read Only Memory), ein Festwertspeicher mit sequenziellem Zugriff
 Honda GROM, ein Mini-Bike von Honda

Siehe auch:
 Gröm
 Krom

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JOSEPH (JOE) M. NEAL JR.
Educated: Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, B.A., Political Science and History; postgraduate work in law; Institute of Applied Science, Chicago, Illinois, civil identification and criminal investigation.
Children: Charisse, Tania, Withania, Dina Amelia, Joseph.
Military: United States Air Force, 1954-58.
Legislative Service: Nevada Senate, 1973-2001--three special and 15 regular sessions (longest Senate service in Nevada history); Member, Interim Finance Committee, 1985-86; Assistant Majority Floor Leader, 1985; Assistant Minority Floor Leader, 1987; Minority Floor Leader, regular session, 1989; President pro Tempore, 1991; Member, Legislative Commission, 1997-98.
Affiliations: Order of Elks Lodge No. 1508; Clark County Democratic Central Committee; Nevada State Democratic Central Committee; Phi Beta Sigma; Member and past Chairman, Clark County Economic Opportunity Board.
Personal and Professional Achievements: Outstanding Community Service, Local Branch, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1976; A.A.U.F. of the Year, 1977-78; Outstanding Civic Work, First A.M.E. Church, 1978; Nevada Legislature - In Appreciation, CCTA TIP, 1979; Friend of Education Award, NSEA, 1986; Service to Community, Forty-second Western Province Council, Las Vegas Alumni Theta Sigma Chapters, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., 1989; Honorary Member for Continuous Support and Dedication to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee, 1989; Century Club Member for Outstanding Support of Nevada State AFL-CIO C.O.P.E., 1989; Appreciation for Outstanding Services, Loyalty and Support to All Mankind, Affirmative Action Committee, Lower Colorado Region, Bureau of Reclamation, United States Department of the Interior, 1990; Guest Speaker, Lewis F. Cottnell No. 339, 1991; Reverend Jesse Louise Jackson Distinguished Political Award for Service Rendered on Behalf of All the Citizens of Nevada, NAACP, 1991; Elijah Lovejoy Award, Order of Elks Grand Lodge IBPOEW, 1992; Support and Dedication to Working Men and Women, Local Joint Board, Culinary Local No. 226 and Bartenders Local No. 165, 1992; Outstanding Support, Alpha Temple, Paran Lodge 1508, 1992; Liberty Award, National Alliance Against Race and Political Oppression, 1992; Distinguished Service to Libraries, Las Vegas Library District, 1993; Appreciation for Support, Alpha Temple No. 1180, 1994; Outstanding Achievement for the Community in Celebration of African American Month, Clark High School, 1994; Appreciation and Gratitude Award, Friends of Clark County Law Library, 1995; Lifetime Achievement Award for Public Service, Reno-Sparks Branch No. 1112, NAACP; Lifetime Commitment Award, Nevada AFL-CIO; Civil Liberty Award, American Civil Liberties Union-Nevada; past Chairman, Greater Las Vegas Plan.


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Mark Twain famously said, "Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whisky… is barely enough". The latter part of the besuited humorist's words may well kindle alcoholism, but there is some truth to it nonetheless.
Whisky is one of the world's oldest alcohol distillations, with evidence of its production dating back to the 15th century in Scotland and Ireland. To date, multitudes across the world count themselves ardent fans of the amber liquid. You can find good whiskies in every price category, from the affordable ones stocked in supermarkets to the special vintages privately enjoyed with close friends and loved ones during special occasions.
Where Does It Start?
It begins with barley. This starchy cereal grain undergoes a germination process called "malting". After soaking for two to three days, the barley is spread on the floor of a malting house. It is turned regularly (either by hand or via large rotating drums) so as to allow it to maintain a consistent temperature during the malting process. Once the barley begins to shoot, it goes into a kiln for drying. When this is done the barley becomes malt, and gets ground down in a mill.
What follow is the addition of warm water to the ground-down malt. This helps with the extraction of soluble sugars. The type of water used can influence the final taste, which is why most distilleries often set up shop next to a natural body of fresh water. The liquid mixture then goes into a large vessel called the "mash tun", where stirring takes place for several hours. During this time, the sugars in the malt dissolve and dissipate. The process repeats up to three times, with progressively higher water temperatures to maximise the amount of sugar extracted. The resultant liquid is called "wort".
Fermentation can now begin. The wort is cooled, then passed into large tanks with a batch of yeast. During fermentation, the yeast converts the sugar molecules into alcohol. Like water, yeast can also have a pronounced effect on the taste of the whisky. Fermentation typically takes around two days to complete, but some distilleries intentionally extend the process to confer specific characteristics to their whiskies.
In the distillery, copper-piped stills remove the sulphur-based compounds from the alcohol that would otherwise render it unsuitable for consumption. The spirit then goes into wooden casks for maturation – typically for years at a time. This is when the spirit combines with the cask wood's natural compounds to develop its characteristic flavour profile. As wood is porous, the spirit will "breathe in" the air from the surrounding environment, so the storage conditions of the casks can impact the end product as well.
Having A Taste
Unlike beer, whisky isn't something one simply chugs without thought. Enjoying this spirit is all about spending time to unravel its subtleties, and there are frameworks to do so. Connoisseurs rely on sight, smell and taste when whisky tasting. While the ritual may seem a tad hoity-toity at first, it's instrumental in helping you to identify and appreciate the distinctive aspects of the drink.
First, observe the colour. Whiskies come in various hues, ranging from pale straw to a deep, nut brown. Typically, a darker shade implies a more concentrated flavour. Sniffing (or "nosing") the glass can also give you a better idea of the whisky's profile – just don't bury your nose in the glass. Some favour the "dip-in, dip-out" method, but you can also hover above the opening of the glass and gradually move in. Give a few gentle sniffs and see what aromas you can pick up. Do you discern a caramel smokiness, lighter hints of fruit, or something else entirely?
When it's time to drink, avoid knocking it back like a regular at a dive bar. Remember: the goal is to evaluate and enjoy the whisky. Try approaching the experience exactly opposite to how you'd drink beer. Take a small sip – just enough for flavours to come through. Give your palate time to adjust to the alcohol before following up with another sip. After swallowing, the flavour should linger, evolve then fade away.
This aftertaste describes the "finish" of the whisky. Some connoisseurs have developed special techniques to maximise the intensity or lengthen the duration of the finish. "The Kentucky Chew", made famous by Jim Beam Master Distiller Fred Noe, involves rolling the whisky around the mouth in a chewing motion. According to Noe, this allows the liquid to reach all the surfaces of the tongue, which pick up different flavours.
Taste is subjective, especially when it concerns whisky. You may have heard that the only way to drink whisky is to have it neat (i.e. without ice or mixers). That's an oversimplification perpetuated by the mass media and film stars eager to distil (pun intended) whisky appreciation into a few lines of dialogue. In reality, adding a few drops of water can unlock a whisky's flavours by reducing its "alcohol bloom" – the perceived "burn" from the alcohol content – which affects the drinker's sense of taste. Since varying the amount of water added yields different effects, it's worth experimenting here. Ice, on the other hand, dilutes the spirit while chilling it, so the flavours perceived are altered too. Some whiskies are traditionally enjoyed neat. But nothing is set in stone as far as personal preferences are concerned.
Having a whisky bar at home is surprisingly simple. Unlike wine, you don't need specialised storage solutions. You may however like to purchase some nice glasses from the likes of Glencairn, a whisky water dropper or even whisky stones to enhance the experience. You can also consider silicone moulds, which make ice balls that melt more slowly in the glass. Then again, all you really need is a bottle of your preferred whisky in one hand and a sturdy glass in the other.
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It's that time of year again, Musikfest. It's the week where the streets of Bethlehem are filled with thousands and thousands of people. Some are there to enjoy food, some want to enjoy beer, and others want to have one last hurrah until school starts. Many just want to enjoy the free music throughout the town though. I am there for the music. Growing up I always made it a point to see the local ska band Royal Noise Brigade. Now defunct, the lead singer took his talents to a new band out of New York called Fright Barker & Sons.
It seems as if my past is haunting me because I saw Fright Barker & Sons last year and again this year. Just like Royal Noise Brigade, I am making it a point to see this band each year. However, Fright Barker & Sons doesn't sound like Royal Noise Brigade, but doesn't stray too far from the sound. They aren't a ska band, but a gritty jump or Dixie punk band. That's what their website said, either way, it is music you want to get up and dance to.
Playing for a solid hour, Fright Barker & Sons ran through a set featuring original tunes and also plenty of covers. Giving their own sound to the covers, the crowd could still enjoy these revamped songs. However, it wasn't until the end of their set that the crowd started loosening up and joining in the songs. Being the first band on this stage and being the opening night of Musikfest, the crowd was still waking from their yearlong Musikfest slumber.
In between songs, Ugly and Charles exchanged jokes as usual. Some were about random occurrences while others were about the next song. The crowd seemed to pick up on the jokes and laugh along. Adding to the stage performance, Ugly, who already has a great stage performance, jumped off stage and started putting all his might into the song. Pounding at the ground, ripping out the grass, Ugly wanted the performance to make an impression on the crowd. Which I think it did.
My only complaint with Fright Barker & Sons is that they don't have music available to buy, yet. Hoping to see some music available soon, I can see Fright Barker & Sons opening for some national acts throughout the tri-state area. Hopefully it will happen, and hopefully I won't have to wait till the next Musikfest to get my fix.


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Making Our Own Destiny: Single Women, Opportunity, and Family in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Tokyo
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In East Asia's largest cities, hundreds of thousands of women remain single into middle age and beyond, giving rise to a demographic transformation with profound implications for their societies. Labeled in the media as "loser dogs" and "parasites" in Japan and "leftover women" in mainland China and Hong Kong, single women in East Asia are criticized for being choosy, selfish, and overly independent. Based on ethnographic research and interviews with more than a hundred single women in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, Making Our Own Destiny is the first study to comprehensively compare the views and experiences of single women living in these three great cities—cities that stand at the forefront of the region's movement toward later marriage and rising singlehood.
This well-researched book explores how single women attempt to take advantage of unprecedented opportunities for success in education and work while navigating marriage and family expectations. Unlike their counterparts in Europe and North America, many do not have romantic partners and most do not have children. What do these women want? How do they see themselves and their place in society? What are their values, goals, and dreams? As they work to balance opportunities with expectations, single women in urban East Asia find themselves deeply embedded in the caregiving systems of their societies. In Shanghai, author Lynne Nakano finds single women rushing to marry to enter intergenerational relationships of care. In Hong Kong, they consider the risks of marriage as they tend to the needs of natal and extended families. In Tokyo, many single women hope to marry to have children while others find a place for themselves in their families as elder caregivers.
Nakano's intimate portrayals not only expose meticulously planned family strategies gone awry, engagements broken, and careers abandoned, but also highlight the experiences of women embracing the joys of remaining single. Hers is a fascinating study of modern women finding meaning in their lives while offering an insightful glimpse into the future of urban families in an age of low fertility and long transitions into adulthood.
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Lynne Y. Nakano is professor of Japanese studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Making Our Own Destiny draws on extensive interview and participant-observation data to explore what it means to be a never-married single woman in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. How these cities are converging or diverging in relation to marriage postponement and single womanhood is an intriguing and timely topic to explore. The book makes a significant contribution to the anthropological literatures on gender, marriage, and family, and interjects an East Asian perspective to narratives about sociocultural transformations in the global context of neoliberal capitalism and modernity.
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This is a fascinating anthropological study. Lynne Nakano provides nuanced accounts of single women in three East Asian cities and skillfully reveals how their caregiving roles define their moral status in significant ways. Rather than representing the women as powerless victims or autonomous agents, Nakano takes a balanced approach and uncovers the meaningfulness of their actions and choices embedded in local and broader structures. In doing so, she refutes the stereotypical view of singlehood as a form of resistance to marriage in the three cities.
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Gylippidae es una familia de arácnidos que pertenece al orden Solifugae.

El nombre científico del grupo fue propuesto por primera vez por Carl Friedrich Roewer en 1933. La familia se divide en 28 especies y cinco géneros. A continuación se muestra una lista de los géneros según Solifuges of the World.

 Género Gylippus
 Género Lipophaga
 Género Trichotoma
 Género Acanthogylippus
 Género Bdellophaga

Distribución
Los miembros de la familia Gylippidae habitan en partes de Asia central y Oriente Medio.

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9-та шахова олімпіада відбулася в місті Дубровнику з 20 серпня по 11 вересня 1950 року за участю 16 країн. На олімпіаді було зіграно 480 партій.

Історія
Після закінчення війни ФІДЕ відновила свою діяльність. Був обраний новий президент - Ф. Рогард, питання про відродження Олімпіад, було піднято в 1948 році на XIX конгресі ФІДЕ в Сальтшобадені. Пропозиція надійшла від югославського делегата, який заявив, що Шахова федерація Югославії згодна організувати перший післявоєнний «Турнір націй». Це було досить несподівано, так як Югославія під час війни зазнала великих матеріальних втрат і в цей час тільки робила перші кроки по відновленню зруйнованої інфраструктури. Після жвавої дискусії було прийнято рішення, що ФІДЕ має вивчити пропозицію югославської сторони і до наступного конгресу підготує відповідні рекомендації.

На наступному конгресі ФІДЕ в Парижі в 1949 році знову обговорювалася пропозиція про відновлення проведення Олімпіад. Особливих дискусій цього разу не було і було прийнято рішення, що 9-я олімпіада відбудеться в Югославії в 1950-му році.

Шахова федерація Югославії отримала велику підтримку від держави, яка взяла на себе витрати з підготовки і проведення змагань. У самій країні багато міст висловили бажання провести в себе змагання, але вибір впав на Дубровник - курорт на Адріатичному морі. Через велику кількість пам'яток в старовинному місті, Олімпіада мала стати доброю рекламою для туристів. Для проведення турніру були виділені три зали в музеї «Галерея мистецтв».
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Помітно покращився регламент: один тур на день, на кожний третій день догравали відкладені партії. Вперше дозволялося мати двох, а не одного, запасних, але цим правом скористалися далеко не всі. Деякі команди приїхали взагалі неповними складами (Чилі і Перу). У порівнянні з минулими Олімпіадами у складах команд відбулися помітні зміни. М. Найдорф який виступав до війни за команду Польщі цього разу очолював збірну Аргентини. 63-річний С. Тартаковера, найстаріший учасник Олімпіади, який також до війни грав за збірну Польщі, представляв на цьому змаганні Францію (під час війни він брав участь у французькому русі Опору); починаючи з 1930 року він не пропустив жодної Олімпіади. Єдина жінка на турнірі - Ш. Шоде де Сілан виступала за Францію (відомо, що в 13-му турі вона виграла у сильного голландського майстра Крамера). Склад збірної Швеції майже повністю змінився. Г. Штальберг ще не повернувся з Аргентини і в змаганні участі не брав.

Вже з перших турів було помітно, що команди не мають у своєму складі зіркових імен, але цей недолік був компенсований командною грою. Починаючи з п'ятого туру господарі змагання пішли у відрив. У трьох матчах (5-7 тури) вони віддали лише пів-очка і після сьомого туру очолювали таблицю з 23 ½ балами, другі були аргентинці - 20 очок. Ця Олімпіада визначила нову розстановку сил у шаховому світі. Після цієї Олімпіади (до 1974 року включно) збірна Югославії тільки один раз не потрапляла до числа призерів, а збірна Аргентини за цей же час тричі була другою і двічі третьою.

Результати
 Очки — сума набраних очок усіма шахістами (1 за перемогу шахіста, ½ за нічию, 0 — за поразку);
 КО — неофіційні командні очки (КПер — перемога команди, КНіч — нічия, КПор —поразка), набрані всією командою (2 за перемогу команди, 1 — нічия, 0 — поразка).

Турнірна таблиця

{| class="standart" style="text-align:center" style="background:#fbf8a6"
!style="background:#bfc9fc"| №
!style="background:#bfc9fc"| Країна
!style="background:#bfc9fc"| Склад команди (виділено гравця з найкращим результатом)
!style="background:#bfc9fc"| Очки
|-
| bgcolor="gold"|1 ||  || Светозар Глігорич, Вася Пірц, Петар Трифунович, Браслав Рабар, Мілан Відмар мол., Стоян Пуч || 45½
|-
| bgcolor="silver"|2 ||  || Міґель Найдорф, Хуліо Болбочан, Карлос Ґімард, Гектор Россетто, Герман Пілнік || 43½
|-
| bgcolor="cc9966"|3 ||  || Вольфґанґ Унцікер, Лотар Шмід, Ґерхард Пфейффер, Людвіґ Релстаб, Ганс-Гілмар Стаудте || 40½
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| 4 ||  || Самуель Решевський, Герман Стайнер, Ізрейєл Алберт Горовіц, Джордж Шеінсвіт, Джордж Креймер, Ларрі Еванс || 40
|-
| 5 ||  || Макс Ейве, Теодор ван Схелтінґа, Лодевейк Прінс, Ніколаас Кортлевер, Хайє Крамер, Ян Доннер|| 37
|-
| 6 ||  || Альберік О'Келлі де Галвей, Артур Дункельблюм, Поль Дево, Жорж Тібо Вібот, Карл ван Схоор || 32
|-
| 7 ||  || Альфред Бені, Ганс Бусек, Ганс Мюллер, Карл Палда, Ганс Ламберт || 31½
|-
| 8 ||  || Маріано Кастілло, Родріго Флорес, Рене Летельє, Алехандро Маччіоні || 30½
|-
| 9 ||  || Ксав'є Тартаковер, Ніколас Россолімо, Клод Уґо, Стефан Кестен, Шанталь Шоде де Сілан, Робер Крепо || 28½
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| 10 ||  || Ееро Боок, Каарле Оянен, Реіно Ніємі, Ілмарі Ніємела, Сойні Хелле, Харрас Хейкінхеймо || 28
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| 11 ||  || Крістіан Скьолд, Інґе Йохансон, Аллан Бергквіст, Нільс Берґквіст, Стуре Ліндквіст, Ааке Стенборг || 27½
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| 12 ||  || Вінченцо Кастальді, Вінченцо Нестлер, Джорджіо Поррека, Альберто Джустолізі, Джузеппе Прімавера || 25
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| 13 ||  || Крістіан Поульсен, Харальд Еневольдсен, Ейґіл Педерсен, Мойзес Купферстіч, Гартвіґ Нілсен || 22
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| 14 ||  || Естебан Канал, Хуліо Сумар, Маріо Запата, Феліпе Пінзон Соліс || 21½
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| 15 ||  || Ерлінґ Мюре, Оґе Вестол, Отто Моркен, Гаррі Конгсхавн, Гаакон Опсал || 15
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| 16 ||  || Фотіс Мастіхіадіс, Панайотіс Панагопулос, Арістідес Зографакіс, Іоанніс Булаханіс, Арістоґейтон Отонеос || 12
|}

Нагороди за найкращі результати на 1-6 шахівницях відповідно отримали: Міґель Найдорф (), Вольфганг Унцікер (), Хуліо Болбочан (), Петар Трифунович (), Браслав Рабар (), Герман Пілнік (), Ларрі Еванс ().

Джерела
 Федерація Шахів України
 Olympiad open division detailed results
 Olympiad women's division detailed results

Шахові олімпіади
1950 у шахах
Дубровник
Серпень 1950
Вересень 1950


The anime song idol unit i☆Ris announced on Monday that it will release its 11th single on February 27. The single's product page lists the as-yet-untitled song as the opening song for the Pripara anime series' second season's fourth cour. The group already performed all previous opening theme songs for the PriPara anime.
The six i☆Ris members also voice-act in the anime, led by Himika Akaneya as the heroine Lala. They previously contributed the ending theme song "§ Rainbow" for the earlier television anime Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live.
The music and entertainment company Avex and the agency 81 Produce assembled i☆Ris from the contestants of their Anison Vocal Audition competition. Their songs have appeared in Battle Spirits Saikyō Ginga Ultimate Zero, Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes, and Mushibugyō.
Update: The new song is the fourth cour opening for the second PriPara anime series. Thanks, jymmy.


The Sirui tripod folds up to a very compact size.
Recently while preparing for a trip to the Grand Canyon, I decided to re-evaluate the tripod I had been using for travel - a small Velbon DF Mini tripod. It was very compact and pretty light but it's maximum height is about 3 feet. When traveling, I generally leave my HDV camera at home - any video I shoot is shot with my Apple iPhone.
As mentioned in the blog about Steadicam for the iPhone, my iPhone video camera support is accomplished with the Steadicam Smoothee for iPhone 4. The tripod I was looking for was to support my digital SLR camera - the camera I use to shoot panoramic photos.
I made a trip to my local camera equipment store - Hunt Photo in Melrose, and thought that a monopod may be the better solution for me. After discussing my needs with the technician, it was decided that a compact tripod was the best solution for shooting panoramas. I ended up getting a Sirui T-005 5-Section Aluminum Tripod. At 11.8 inches folded and 2.2 pounds, it's more compact and lighter than my Velbon tripod. Better yet, it unfolds to be 54.4 inches tall, that means minimal leaning over when looking through the camera. It comes with a ballhead that can accept the quick release plates from most other brands. There's a retractable hook at the bottom of the center column to hang a weight (or your camera bag) for additional stability. The tripod comes with a soft bag that can be carried over your shoulder.
The Sirui tripod quick release.
I was able to give the tripod a full run-through while hiking in the Grand Canyon. It was the perfect size to slip into my pack. Setting the tripod up was easy, but it did require patience from my hiking companion as I set up the tripod, mounted the camera and took the series of shots I would later use to create the panorama. I was able to get the shots I needed for a series of panoramic pictures and was very happy I had it. An added bonus is that since the tripod can take up to 8 pounds, it can easily handle my HDV camera, a Sony HDR-FX7 HDV Camcorder.


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Morgan: 58-42
The past fortnight's face-to-face Morgan polling has Labor's two-party lead down from 60.5-39.5 to 58-42. Labor is down three points on the primary vote to 47.5 per cent, the Coalition is up 0.5 per cent to 34.5 per cent and the Greens are up one to 9.5 per cent. Apart from that:
• Phillip Coorey of the Sydney Morning Herald reports on the state of play after the redistribution proposal abolishing Laurie Ferguson's Sydney seat of Reid:
There was a rumour he was eyeing Parramatta under a plan which would see the incumbent in that seat, Julie Owens, move to Greenway, a Liberal seat which is assuredly Labor thanks to the redistribution. For various reasons, that scenario is not going to fly. More solid is a plan, backed by Ferguson and his support group in the Left, for him to move to the western suburbs seat of Fowler. It is held by Julia Irwin but it is anticipated she will retire at the election. Irwin belongs to the Right but the Left controls the branches in Fowler and wants the seat back. Ferguson, however, faces resistance to getting any seat at all, and that includes from elements of his own faction. "How do you think we would look in terms of renewal?" said one powerbroker. Left kingmakers are leaning towards the Liverpool Mayor, Wendy Waller, for Fowler. The Right is pushing Ed Husic, who ran for Greenway in 2004 but was the victim of a race-hate letterbox campaign … Ultimately Rudd has the final say, a power the Opposition Leader, Malcolm Turnbull, could only dream of given the looming preselection fights among NSW Liberals. But it is a power that needs to be used wisely, sparingly and sensitively. "Kevin should not be unfavourable to Laurie," warned a Ferguson friend, claiming Ferguson had helped Rudd win the leadership.
• Very soon after the previous report appeared, it emerged the NSW Liberal Party was changing its rules to allow, as Imre Salusinszky of The Australian describes it, a three-quarter majority of the state executive to "rapidly endorse a candidate on the recommendation of the state director and with the go-ahead of the state president and the party's state and federal parliamentary leaders". The rules are ostensibly designed for by-elections or snap double dissolutions, but can essentially be used at the leaders' pleasure. This places the party on a similar footing to Labor, whose national executive granted sweeping federal preselection powers to Kevin Rudd and five party powerbrokers earlier this year. The most obvious interpretation of the Liberal move is that it's an attempt to stymie the influence of the hard right in party branches, and Salusinszky indeed reports the reform is expected to be opposed by "a large part of the Right faction". However, the Labor parallel demonstrates it can equally be seen as part of a broader trend to centralisation necessitated by the ongoing decline in membership and resulting opportunities for branch-stacking.
• From the previously cited Phillip Coorey article, Nathan Rees's chief-of-staff Graeme Wedderburn is said to be assured of a winnable position on the Senate ticket at the next election: second if Steve Hutchins retires, third at the expense of incumbent Michael Forshaw if he doesn't. "Unless, of course, he can be persuaded to enter state politics, which is another option being floated."
• Phillip Coorey of the Sydney Morning Herald (again) notes that South Australian Senator Cory Bernardi is causing angst by agreeing to appear at a hard-right fundraiser in Cook, where federal member Scott Morrison continues to battle the forces that initially delivered preselection to factional operative Michael Towke before the 2007 election.
• The ABC reports that Tony Crook, Goldfields pastoralist and candidate for Kalgoorlie at the 2008 state election, has been "recruited" to stand as Nationals candidate against Wilson Tuckey in O'Connor. In response to a reader's email, I recently had occasion to transpose the state election booth results on the new federal boundaries. In O'Connor, the Nationals would have polled 38.0 per cent to the Liberals' 25.3 per cent and Labor's 20.7 per cent. In Durack (successor to Barry Haase's seat of Kalgoorlie), it was Labor 29.2 per cent, Liberal 29.7 per cent and Nationals 28.5 per cent. It should be noted that these numbers are heavily distorted by the presence of sitting Nationals members at state level, as well as the impact of state issues like Royalties for Regions and one-vote, one-value. The Nationals' federal campaign in Western Australia will be bankrolled by litigious Queensland mining billionaire Clive Palmer, with the stated objective of gaining a Senate seat.
• There is increasing talk that former NSW Opposition Leader Peter Debnam will vacate his seat of Vaucluse at the next election. He faces multiple preselection challenges in any case, the apparent front-runner being University of NSW deputy chancellor Gabrielle Upton. Local paper the Wentworth Courier has taken aim at Debnam with an article and accompanying vox pop on his parliamentary inactivity during the current term.
• Sonia Byrnes of the Cooma-Monaro Express reports that Queanbeyan councillor John Barilaro will nominate for Nationals preselection in the state seat of Monaro, which the party has won the right to contest without challenge from the Liberals. Labor's Steve Whan holds the seat by 6.3 per cent.
• Commenter Hamish Coffee relates that a local newspaper has Clover Moore dismissing rumours she won't seek another term as state member for Sydney.
• Ben Raue at The Tally Room reports that the South Australian Greens are conducting their preselection for the Legislative Council ticket at next year's state election. The candidates are Carol Vincent, who as SA Farmers Federation chief executive offers an unusual pedigree for a Greens candidate; Tammy Jennings, one-time Democrat and current convenor of the state party; former convenor and unsuccessful 1997 lead candidate Paul Petit; and the apparently little-known Mark Andrew. At stake is a very likely seat for the first candidate, and an outside chance for the second.
• The Sydney Morning Herald has carried a piece from NSW Liberal leader Barry O'Farrell outlining the party's position on campaign finance reform: caps on spending extending to third parties, caps on donations and bans on donations from other than individual citizens, tighter regulation of lobbyists and extension of Independent Commission Against Corruption powers to cover the nexus between donations and government decisions.
• Mumble man Peter Brent gives the once-over to the recent Essential Research survey on which leader is best equipped to handle "issues of national importance", noting how much these questions are influenced by incumbency.
Courtesy of the latest Democratic Audit of Australia update:
• Last month's Audit seminar on campaign finance, Dollars and Democracy: How Best to Regulate Money in Australian Politics, will be the subject of tonight's episode of The National Interest on Radio National from 6pm. A fortnight ago, Electoral Commissioner Ed Killesteyn appeared on the program discussing enrolment procedures and electoral boundaries.
• The Audit's submission to the Victorian Electoral Matters Committee inquiry into the Kororoit by-election gets it right on proposals to tighten laws on misleading campaign advertising, namely that the cure would be worse than the disease.
• Brian Costar discusses campaign finance reform on Meet the Press.
• The Queensland Government has published its green paper on "a range of topics including political donations and fundraising, lobbying, whistleblowing and pecuniary interest registers".
• Norm Kelly argues the merits of a ban on overseas donations in Australian Policy Online.
Author William BowePosted on Friday, August 21, 2009 Saturday, November 20, 2010 Categories Electoral reform, Federal Politics, NSW Politics, South Australian Politics
1,259 comments on "Morgan: 58-42"
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Friday, August 21, 2009 at 3:22 pm
The narrowing!
Astrobleme says:
Well, looks like the Greens too quite a hit because of their stand. 🙂
Seriously though… This is getting boring, it's ruined the mystery of who will win the next election.
Took, not too
blackburnpseph says:
I note that Objections to the draft Queensland Redistribution close at 6pm tonight. I assume they will be posted some time Monday.
scorpio says:
Malcolm Turnbull will sleep soundly tonight knowing that the Coalition are on the way back.
David Walsh says:
[There was a rumour he was eyeing Parramatta under a plan which would see the incumbent in that seat, Julie Owens, move to Greenway, a Liberal seat which is assuredly Labor thanks to the redistribution. For various reasons, that scenario is not going to fly.]
I'd love to know what those "various reasons" are.
[From the previously cited Phillip Coorey article, Nathan Rees's chief-of-staff Graeme Wedderburn is said to be assured of a winnable position on the Senate ticket at the next election: second if Steve Hutchins retires, third at the expense of incumbent Michael Forshaw if he doesn't.]
So Faulkner gets top spot this time.
ShowsOn says:
[and to save you the necessary effort]
Well that article says there are only 500 – 1000 Indigenous Muslims. Isn't that lower than the stats Bill Bowe quoted?
[Of an estimated 500-1000 Indigenous Muslims in Australia (this figure includes those with Muslim descendents but who do not characterise themselves as practicing Muslims)]
Page 3.
bob1234 says:
It seems the honeymoon is over criers (Frank and GG) were wrong for the 2532535423th time. The Greens are still polling well above the 2007 result and pre-2007 election polls.
Kersebleptes says:
So O'Farrell says there will be:
…caps on donations and bans on donations from other than individual citizens…
So no caps on the number of capped donations from each individual citizen?
Fancy that.
Don't know if this was mentioned but on Skynews interactive last night where you can read the top news stories, they said that the Nat(aloon)s were not present when the RET vote in the senate took place.
Dunno if'n the were in the dunny though 😀
Keeping themselves pure. In the dunny.
I suppose they were worried they'd all get solar panels or wind turbines forcibly installed on their heads if they stayed…
Is this the stupidest attack on Rudd ever?
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25961177-29277,00.html
It makes no sense…
[they said that the Nat(aloon)s were not present when the RET vote in the senate took place.]
It was a very strange vote. The Greens ended the debate by saying how bad it is, but then didn't vote against it.
If it is true that no Nats were in the chamber, then it seems Turnbull's big victory was convincing them not to vote against it, rather than getting them to vote for it.
[Is this the stupidest attack on Rudd ever?]
Nah, that one from week or so ago quoting Michael Kroger having a go at Rudd was lamer.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25892010-601,00.html
Turnbull's was to a Liberal party function, you expect him to say stupid things in front of the faithful.
Sky Poll
Do you think the Liberals and Nationals should 'divorce'?
This was the Sky report on the senate vote on the RET I mentioned
[The vote was taken on voices alone, with most senators not required to attend. No Nationals senators were present for the vote.]
http://skynews.com.au/eco/article.aspx?id=364484
Astrobleme & ShowsOn @ 12 & 14,
The basis of the French Army's military philosophy used to be that war was basically just a matter of "cran", or guts.
All you had to do was find the enemy and then charge uphill into the machine-gun fire until victory came to you. Thought and planning were not strictly necessary…
And we thought Keating was keen on the French! The Coalition now think just like them.
For those who think that Labor is not doing anything to reduce greenhouse gases, this makes somewhat of a lie to that. And it doesn't mention the two or three gas fired stations planned for Queensland and elsewhere.
[Queensland to clean up coal-fired power]
[QUEENSLAND will ban new coal-fired power stations except for those that can be fitted with clean coal technology.
The move institutionalises the technology in the nation's major coal-producing state.
There are four new coal-fired power stations planned for the eastern seaboard — one each in Queensland and Victoria, and two in NSW — and all have provision for clean coal technology.
The Queensland ban is the centrepiece of the state government's updated climate change strategy, announced yesterday, which allocates $87 million to new initiatives.
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said she anticipated clean coal technology could be ready for widespread commercial use within five to 10 years, but acknowledged there was some way to go.
The one new coal-fired power station being planned for Queensland is at Wandoan on the Darling Downs, and it is already part of a carbon capture and storage scheme.
Ms Bligh said the private sector had acknowledged that a carbon trading scheme would mean the end of traditional coal-fired power stations, and the new rules would make Queensland's position "absolutely clear". ]
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25959207-5013404,00.html
Generic Person says:
I must agree with Peter Costello that splitting the Coalition would be disastrous. The Joh for Canberra idiocy of the late 80s should have tought everyone a lesson by now.
Tom the first and best says:
The mess caused by Joh for Canberra was partly because it involved Joh and the majority urban capital other mainland states.
Ah, The Australian comes out with an excellent article, which says it how it is, not how the Age wants it to be:
Tasmanian Liberals publish Exclusive Brethren apology:
[Brethren members Roger Unwin and Graham Lewis have apologised for the ads that said Greens policies in relation to transgender and inter-sex people would "ruin our families and society".
The apology was made to settle an anti-discrimination case brought by a transgender woman.
But it has been revealed that the apology, published yesterday in three Tasmanian daily newspapers, was paid for by an advertising agency on behalf of the Liberals.]
[I must agree with Peter Costello that splitting the Coalition would be disastrous. ]
So should the Nationals be allowed to vote against policies that the coalition party room supports?
[Ah, The Australian comes out with an excellent article, which says it how it is, not how the Age wants it to be:]
And yet your hero Tony Abbott wants to remove means testing of government hand outs so that the taxes of low and middle income earners subsidise the family payments and semi-private health insurance premiums of high income earners.
You may have seen it (and it doesn't say that much in any case), but here's a link to a small Xstrata puff-piece .PDF on the Wandoan project…
http://www.wandoancoalproject.com.au/userfiles/file/Wandoan_Coal_EIS_Factsheet_01.pdf
The article shows that its subtitle is not backed up by the evidence being reported in the first sentence. It claims that the number reliant on welfare payments has gone down then says that the evidence shows that welfare as the primary income source is down. There would be plenty of people who are on welfare to top up insufficient wages. The article also does not mention middle class welfare.
Thanks for that, Kersebleptes. Typical of News Ltd though, there was one glaring error in that report. They said that all coal fired power stations are Government owned.
That is quite wrong, Gladstone and Collinsville power stations have been privately owned for a number of years now.
zoomster says:
Bob et al
look, guys, play fair.
When the Greens vote falls by a per cent or two, we ALPers are told we can't make anything of it, as it's within the margin of error. I have therefore, in the name of fairness, bitten back a couple of comments I felt like making.
But now Astrobleme points to a 1% rise in the Green vote as a sign that things are hunky dory in Greenland and bob points out it's above the results recorded at the 2007 election.
Both these statements are OK in themselves but not in the context where we've been told to disregard Green polls which are within the margin of error, as is the case with both those statements.
I don't know why News Ltd bothers to connect to the intertubes. Their journalists are too lazy to even make a cursory check on the information they are about to publish. How hard can it be. It took me about one minute or less.
[The biggest loser in Queensland from an emissions trading scheme may be the state government, as it owns every coal-fired power station in the state.]
[Collinsville Power Station operates as an intermediate plant, and is fuelled by locally mined coal and it has a total output of 180 MW. It has four 30 MW and one 60 MW generator units, which were completely refurbished in 1998 through a joint venture with Transfield Collinsville Pty Limited and NRGenerating Holdings.]
http://www.tsinfrastructurefund.com/page/Infrastructure_Assets/Collinsville_Power_Station
[The Gladstone Power Station is Queensland's largest power station, with six coal powered steam turbines generating a maximum of 1,680 MW of electricity.[1] Power from the station was first generated in 1976.
The plant was privatised in 1994. It is currently owned by a group, including Rio Tinto Aluminium, NRG Energy and other Japanese partners.]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladstone_Power_Station,_Queensland
They must have been working off a 1976 press release!
Zoomster
Play fair? NO WAY!
But seriously I hoped my smiley face indicated that it was tongue in cheek…
We all freely acknowledge the margin of error etc.
However, because the Greens vote has stayed around the same value (using the MOE) we can say that the Greens haven't lost support. Which is what a lot of people here were predicting.
[The article shows that its subtitle is not backed up by the evidence being reported in the first sentence. ]
I agree. If you look at the PDF, between 2002/3 and 2007/8, the number of households who receive more than 50% of their income from government payments declined from 26.5% to 22.7%, which is mainly attributed to a rise in income, with the biggest rise to high income earners.
However, the number who receive government payments than comprise less than 50%, but above 1% of their income increased from 26.2% to 31.4%. Which is indicative of the way the Howard government increased access to un-meanstested welfare.
The PDF is here:
http://abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/log?openagent&65230_2007-08.pdf&6523.0&Publication&32F9145C3C78ABD3CA257617001939E1&&2007-08&20.08.2009&Latest
I don't think Peter Garrett will have to put much effort onto the approval for the Gorgon Gas Plant on Barrow Island. It is quite large, 220 sq klms and has had extensive industrial facilities there for some time.
[Oil was discovered on the island in commercial quantities in 1964 by West Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd (WAPET), and the first oil field was established shortly after.[4] In 1995, there were 430 wells producing oil and natural gas across most of the southern half of the island.[5] The site has been Australia's leading producer of oil.
Oil tankers are filled by a submarine pipeline that extends 10 km offshore. WAPET established a 200-room apartment complex for workers on the island[6]. A private airport facility known as Barrow Island Airport (IATA: BWB, ICAO: YBWX) was also established to transport workers and equipment from Karratha and Perth.]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrow_Island_%28Western_Australia%29
Those dratted minor parties! Dodging behind the margin of error whenever one of the majors starts swinging, then popping back out again smirking…
We really need a Nats poster on this site. Their analysis of polling shifts would make for some great lols.
I agree that Garrett will approve it, but Chevron should be held to maintain the no-foreign species status of the Island. It is rare to have communities in Australia that haven't been affected by invading species.
Kersebleptes
As a Greens supporter it's hard to take any polls seriously. They'd need to take a much bigger sample to get clear results… Or we just work off the longer term 'trend'. In this case it seems to be holding slightly higher than the last election. Who knows if it'll stay that high?
Rewi Lyall says:
Oh dear, it would appear that Julia Gillard's acquiescence to the tactic of comparing Turnbull to Latham rather than defending the latter from the slanderous suggestion has raised his ire.
Is the first time he's had a crack at her? I'd be surprised if it was.
http://www.watoday.com.au/national/latham-lashes-out-at-hypocrite-gillard-20090821-esfc.html
confessions says:
The ABC reports that Tony Crook, Goldfields pastoralist and candidate for Kalgoorlie at the 2008 state election, has been "recruited" to stand as Nationals candidate against Wilson Tuckey in O'Connor.
I know nothing about Crook, but surely he can't be worse than Tuckey?!
Astrobleme,
Yeah, fair enough, too. Both Greens & Labor will be sweating on them next year, though. Even if they have swornto themselves not to…
Agree with you on Barrow Island, as well. Wallaby Jack put in some good work there, though he got excoriated for it…
Astrobleme @35, conditions to that effect have already been stipulated by the WA EPA:
http://portal.environment.wa.gov.au/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/DOE_ADMIN/ENVIRONMENT_CONDITIONS_REPOSITORY/00800_2_.PDF
[We really need a Nats poster on this site. Their analysis of polling shifts would make for some great lols.]
Zoomster, Paul Nash drops by here occasionally and drops a couple of hand-grenades and generally departs promptly before other posters can nail him. That's a pity though because I for one, would like him to try and justify his posts!
Rewi
It is a done deal, there's no way the Govt would block something this big. And I support them in supporting it.
Let's hope Chevron get it right!
I am pretty confident that Peter Garrett will ensure that every precaution is taken to keep non native species out.
I was impressed to see that none have been allowed on there since development started in 1964.
Apparently they wouldn't even allow workers there to bring in foreign plants for a flower garden.
confessions,
It'll be Crook verses Crock!! What fun!
polyquats says:
[A spokeswmoman said Ms Gillard was "well known for her … humour.']
but Latham has apparently lost his.
Why oh why do blondes seem to often reinforce a common perception held about them. Caroline Overington is a repeat offender as her response to a commenter shows once again!
[I often wonder why people are so bitter on these blogs, indeed, why they even bother to read them if they dislike it so much. Oh well, must have a lot of time on their hands. Nonetheless, an interesting article on the vagaries of those we pay to look after our country for us. I wonder how many of them have even been to Barrow Island. I have and it is a dust bowl in the dry and a hot humid hole in the wet. Also, it is not far from the Monte Bello Islands to the North, which must glow in the dark after what the Brits did to them in the 50s.
Back to Barrow Is, whilst there is sparse vegetation on the island, you are flat out finding a tree to fell, so a Beaver would not survive there long. ]
[Caroline Overington
Fri 21 Aug 09 (03:17pm)
That is hilarious. ]
http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/coverington/index.php/theaustralian/comments/a_lot_of_hot_air_about_gas_drives_senators_animal_crackers/
The Heysen Molotov says:
Get-Up isn't linked with any political party, they just don't like the conservatives or the ETS.
Of course the Greens try to win seats, get over it. Being against the ALP does not mean you support the conservatives, I would have thought that would be pretty obvious. Bob Brown said as far back as his and Singer's 1996 manifesto, and possibly even further back, that the Greens are aiming for government one day.
NSW ALP is rather awful, I suspect I'd preference them if the election looked close and my electorate looked close, otherwise I would probably just vote Greens 1 and no further preferences.
William, Tony Crook was also the Nationals number one candidate for the Senate in 2007. If they're really hopeful of gaining a seat there, it's interesting that he hasn't been given the opportunity to try again. Perhaps he/they rate his chances of winning in O'Connor as higher than the party winning in the Senate.
It's Time says:
[Back to Barrow Is, whilst there is sparse vegetation on the island, you are flat out finding a tree to fell, so a Beaver would not survive there long.]
Caroline and Erica seem to have a thing about beaver.
Centre says:
"the Greens are aiming for government one day"
They wouldn't make a Mission Impossible movie over it. Not even with Tom Cruise. It would be too far fetched. 😈
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Major tobacco bill set for vote
WASHINGTON - Sweeping changes in how the government controls tobacco content and marketing are likely to be approved by the Senate this week, despite a strong last-ditch effort by tobacco interests.
The bill, passed overwhelmingly by the House in April and due for a vote as early as tomorrow in the Senate, where it has strong support among the majority Democrats, would give the Food and Drug Administration broad new authority over tobacco.
"It's a massive move in public policy," said Andrew Taylor, a political science professor at North Carolina State University.
The bill would permit the FDA to limit the amount of nicotine in a product, bar advertising and marketing aimed at children, and prevent companies from making unsubstantiated claims about "reduced risk" items.
- McClatchy Tribune
Ore. woman faces murder charge
HILLSBORO, Ore. - Authorities in Oregon said they had arrested a woman after a newborn she claimed was hers died and the body of a woman who had been pregnant was found at her home.
Washington County officials said Korena Elaine Roberts, 27, was being held without bail yesterday on a murder charge.
The county sheriff's office said police went to a home in Hillsboro on Friday after a report that a newborn was not breathing. Officials said Roberts told them she had recently delivered the baby boy.
Roberts and the child were taken to a hospital, where doctors were unable to revive the boy and determined that Roberts had not given birth. Officers searched her home and found the body of 21-year-old Heather Megan Snively in a crawl space. - AP
From jail, suspect issues a warning
WICHITA, Kan. - The man charged with murdering high-profile abortion doctor George Tiller said from his jail cell yesterday that similar violence was planned around the nation for as long as the procedure remained legal.
A Justice Department spokesman said the threat was being taken seriously. A leader of the antiabortion movement derided the accused shooter as "a fruit and a lunatic."
Scott Roeder called the Associated Press from Sedgwick County jail. "I know there are many other similar events planned around the country as long as abortion remains legal," he said. He refused to elaborate. - AP
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The Boston Globe's largest employees union, the Newspaper Guild, under pressure from the paper's parent company, the New York Times Co., is to vote today on whether to accept an 8.3 percent wage cut, five-day unpaid furloughs, and cuts in benefits including health care, 401(k) contributions, and pensions.