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Kogi Govt: Active, Indulgent and Retrograde, By Idowu Akinlotan
KOGI State under Governor Yahaya Bello is probably the most feverishly active state in Nigeria. But it is also probably the most incontestably retrograde of states, full of paradoxes, and heading fatefully in the wrong direction. There is of course the legal conundrum the state is yet to untangle, a huge moral burden occasioned by the brazen usurpation of both election victory and justice perfected by forces almost wholly outside the state. The witless Mr Bello is just a pawn in that unfortunate game. But there is an even more horrendous problem the state will battle with as long as justice eludes the state over the last governorship election won conclusively, despite the election tribunal ruling, by the duo of Abubakar Audu and James Abiodun Faleke. That horrendous problem is the open and indisputable clumsiness of the governor.
Though a famous pastor recently visited the governor and described his assumption of office as divine, perhaps in the same way the emergence of Adolf Hitler and other dictators and bloodthirsty rulers in history were divine, it is also true, if not truer, that Mr Bello assumed office emotionally unprepared and without a developmental programme of any kind. His inaugural address, as this column noted after he was sworn in, was kindergarten, and his delivery burdened by the troubled conscience of someone making away with another man's goods. He is beholden and besotted to Abuja from whence his legitimacy derives, and indifferent to his state where he imposes his practiced and consistent tomfooleries. When he took office in January, the superstitious Mr Bello swooped on the main arterial road in Lokoja, the state capital, particularly the roundabouts, and uprooted them, supposing them to be demonically possessed.
Then he took on the House of Assembly, and with the brilliant mathematical support of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the military and the police, subverted that citadel of lawmaking by emplacing five legislators over 15 of their colleagues. Mr Bello has, in short, proceeded from one fumbling policy to another, desultorily, hesitantly and braggingly. It is estimated he has collected about five allocations of about N2.5bn each from the central purse and added that to some N20bn first tranche from the bailout fund Abuja made available to mendicant states. He then added these to a fair amount of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of about N500m, and thereafter inflated himself with the illusion of wealth without responsibility, splurging on birthdays and official cars in the most spendthrift of manners. Despite these sizable sums, it was only two weeks ago or less that he reluctantly paid some of the outstanding salaries to some (not all) workers, some of whom he paid 30 percent of their salaries. Civil servants have not been paid.
Even the simple task of paying what he owed to a few has become a very complex and challenging problem to him. He wrecked the screening process through which he aimed to discover ghost workers, and has now attempted to herd primary school teachers and local government workers to open accounts with Access Bank, and civil servants to patronise Zenith Bank. A confirmed and exuberant polygamist still thirsting for more, the 41-year-old is generally despised in the state as incapable of managing the state's affairs, especially with his coterie of sybaritic fortysomethings in the cabinet.
Worse, because some of the Kogi workers were reluctant to open these new accounts, the banks themselves went ahead to perform the operations on behalf of the workers. Other banks are protesting the government's unorthodox practices, just as organised labour has also embarked on strike. The state is not only frothing with instability under Mr Bello's administrative, legislative and bureaucratic excesses, it is also enduring the governor's untrammeled penchant for travelling. Despite the state's ethnic configuration and the thin-ice politics upon which they cavort, it is doubtful whether his ethnic group would feel proud to have him as their representation in the salutary dynamics of power shift. Nor is it clear his imperious and obstinate federal supporters, some of whom could very well become his in-laws, would feel exultant to have such an undignified and vacuous politician become their pawn in the convoluted chessboard of national politics.
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Local nonprofit, others sense momentum for medicinal cannabis
To help battle pain and other problems caused by his debilitating bone disease, Irv Rosenfeld used to take multiple daily doses of at least eight prescription medications , including strong pain pills Dilaudid and Percocet.
Rosenfeld no longer takes any of those medications to curb the effects of his disease, multiple congenital cartilaginous exostoses.
Nowadays, the Florida-based stock broker, who routinely takes disabled children sailing and plays softball, relies on just one medication: Cannabis sativa, commonly known as marijuana.
"Without cannabis, most likely I would be homebound and on disability. That's if I was alive," Rosenfeld said this week in a phone interview. "It has literally made my life bearable."
Rosenfeld is one of just four participants grandfathered into the now closed federal Compassionate Investigational New Drug program.
The 56-year-old has been in the program nearly 30 years, during which time he has continued to push for cannabis to be legalized for medicinal use.
Rosenfeld is not alone, as there has been a surge in recent months by pro-medicinal cannabis activists pushing for changes in law.
One local activist group, Patients Out of Time, for years has been at the forefront of the fight to make cannabis legal medicinally.
Based in Nelson County, just across the Albemarle line, POT is run by Al Byrne and Mary Lynn Mathre, and Rosenfeld is on the group's board of directors.
They think that, with a presidential administration that appears to be open to their cause, now is the time to win the fight to make cannabis a legal medication — and they believe the change can come at the federal level. Yet there are still many activists and government agencies that condemn marijuana as a dangerous drug that should remain illegal.
When Byrne was a youngster, his father told him marijuana was evil and his son believed it.
When Byrne was 22, his father was diagnosed as having liver cancer, and eventually succumbed to the disease.
Chemotherapy treatments made his father deathly ill,
and a doctor told the younger Byrne to get his father marijuana.
After smoking marijuana, Byrne said, his father was able to eat and hold the food down.
Byrne, a Navy veteran who is now 66, has been a believer in medical marijuana ever since.
Experiences lead to activism
Mathre, who for two decades was an addiction specialist consultant with the University of Virginia Health System, had similar experiences as a Navy nurse who has seen patients treated with medicinal marijuana. She has also written articles and books on medicinal cannabis.
Both have testified in front of agencies and in court hearings in favor of medicinal cannabis.
In the 1980s and '90s, Byrne and Mathre were on the board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
In 1990, the couple helped to orchestrate a conference at which several of the federal medicinal marijuana patients spoke. It was covered live by C-SPAN.
Afterward, Byrne said, NORMAL was inundated with thousands of phone calls.
"And Mary Lynn and I realized we were onto something," he said. "Patients were the key."
So the couple informally started their own activist group, which in 1995 officially became POT.
In 2000, the couple began hosting conferences touting the legitimacy of medicinal cannabis research, something the federal government for years has said didn't exist.
They have held three conferences. The last, in 2004, was held in Charlottesville and co-sponsored by the Virginia Nurses Association, the Pain Management Center and UVa's medical, law and nursing schools.
Byrne said he has made it a point over the years to stay in the federal government's face on the issue.
He and Mathre now see real potential that the fight can be won.
Is science clear?
For more than 30 years, cannabis has remained a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it is considered to have the highest potential for abuse; there is no medically accepted use for it; and it is unsafe for use under a doctor's supervision.
Byrne considers the government's stance absurd.
"The myth out there by the government and people who believe the government is that [cannabis] hasn't been recognized as a medicine yet," he said. "There is no logical explanation for the government's approach."
He said research has proven cannabis' medicinal value, noting a study sponsored by POT in which four of the federal Compassionate Investigational New Drug program patients were thoroughly tested and the results showed that cannabis helped relieve their symptoms with minimal side effects.
There also is the Center for Medical Cannabis Research at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
Researchers there have reported positive results of smoked marijuana in HIV patients and in a study focused on alleviating nerve pain, for instance.
There is much more medicinal cannabis research being conducted worldwide.
But others are not convinced of cannabis' medicinal value or they believe science can isolate the herb's medicinal properties and thereby create a safe drug.
Steven Steiner, founder of Dads and Mad Moms Against Drug Dealers, believes legalizing cannabis is a bad idea.
"My stance on marijuana is it is not a benign drug that people equate it to be," he said. "It's a drug that intoxicates people who make bad choices."
He admits that cannabis seems to help some with their health problems, but said science can, and has in the form of Sativex, isolate marijuana's medicinal properties without the need to smoke it.
Sativex is a cannabinoid-based oral spray that was developed by United Kingdom-based GW Pharmaceuticals, and it has been approved for use by multiple sclerosis and cancer patients in Canada. It also is currently undergoing late-stage studies in the UK and in the U.S., according to GW's web site.
Steiner believes pro-medicinal cannabis advocates are afraid of Sativex, which he said could be "the nail in their coffin."
The Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Agency also are not convinced of cannabis' medicinal value.
The DEA Web site section on its stance concerning cannabis (last updated in May 2006) clearly states that the department does not believe marijuana has any medicinal value.
Indeed, the DEA describes marijuana as dangerous.
"Legalization of marijuana, no matter how it begins, will come at the expense of our children and public safety," the site says. "It will create dependency and treatment issues, and open the door to use of other drugs, impaired health, delinquent behavior, and drugged drivers."
Mathre and Byrne believe the federal government for too long has used propaganda and lies to keep cannabis illegal.
"This whole thing is ludicrous," said Mathre.
Still, Byrne believes it is only a matter of time before medicinal cannabis is legal on the federal level.
"We're about to win here in the United States," he said. "We have the science."
A long fight nearing end?
Recently, there appears to have been a shift in medical marijuana attitudes.
Legislation to make medicinal marijuana legal is pending in four states. There are 13 states that have legalized medicinal marijuana. (Virginia has a law, passed in 1979, that permits doctors and pharmacists to prescribe marijuana to cancer and glaucoma patients, but because marijuana is illegal federally, there is no legitimate way for the drug to be prescribed.)
In March, U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said the Justice Department would no longer raid marijuana dispensaries that comply with state laws, a reversal from the Bush administration.
Significant hurdles remain, however, and Jon Gettman knows this better than most.
Gettman, the leader of the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis, has filed petitions with the DEA to have cannabis rescheduled.
His original petition in 1995 was denied on a technicality. But he refiled the petition in 2002.
The newer petition has stalled for years, but he said last week that a decision could come sometime this year.
"It's alive and well," he said.
He said the petition relies on some 350 scientific research articles and clearly spells out that cannabis should not be a Schedule 1 drug.
The ultimate decision will be made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which currently is considering his petition, said Gettman, a senior fellow at the George Mason University School of Public Policy. He also teaches courses at three other universities and is a writer, researcher and policy analyst.
"We do expect some movement in the near future," he said.
Yet, he acknowledges that with the Barack Obama administration stuck in the long process of filling positions, there could be more delays in a decision.
Either way, he is more confident in his case than in the past.
"We think we have a pretty good case," he said. "I'm confident in the science and the law."
While marijuana is habit forming for some and has negative side effects for others, Gettman said it is more comparable to Schedule 3 and 4 drugs, which are legal for medicinal purposes.
Like Gettman, Byrne and Mathre, Rosenfeld believes others will eventually be allowed to do what he has been doing for nearly 30 years — legally use medicinal cannabis.
"We will persevere," he said. "We will win. It's right
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Investigate the King's murder in new rpg Zeke & Pandora: the Stolen King, now available from Google Play
On Sep 15, 2016 2:31 pm, by Ryan Ballard
Released by FroggyCat Studios, there is a new fully animated RPG that's been released on Android. Zeke & Pandora is a story that revolves around the two eponymous characters, who are citizens in a kingdom known as the Northern Lands.
PSA: Cut the Rope by Appvision is NOT the real Cut the Rope game for Android
On Dec 22, 2010 12:21 am, by droid
While we don't normally do public service announcements, in light of the recent Android Market change regarding the refunding time which is now 15 minutes, we feel it is more necessary now. There is a version of Cut The Rope, smash hit iOS physics game, on the Android market by a developer called AppVision. This is NOT the real Cut the Rope.
EA to acquire Angry Birds/Cut The Rope publisher Chillingo?
While not 100% Android related gaming news this is pretty big news either way and it will have something to do with Android in the future. Rumor has it that a few companies are interested in acquiring Chillingo who were the publishers that released Angry Birds as well as the new smash hit Cut The Rope onto the iOS platform. The main one interested? EA.
New smash hit iOS game Cut The Rope coming to Android
Big news today as another huge smash hit game is on its way to Android. We are talking about the recently released iOS game called Cut The Rope by Zeptolab. According to dutch Android site, AndroidPlanet.nl, they are committed to making an Android version available sometime in the future. The iOS version was released through Chillingo, let's hope that doesn't happen.


We offer Fortran compiler systems for PCs running Windows, Linux, and for Mac computers running Mac OS X.
Only Absoft(r), PGI(r), NAG and Intel(r) produce and support Fortran compilers for Linux and Mac OS X.
For Microsoft Windows(r) there is more variety. You can choose among compilers by Absoft, Intel, Lahey, PGI, NAG and Silverfrost. The latter one, i.e. Silverfrost FTN95, is the only one which also allows users to program in Fortran for .NET.
Are there pre-requisites imposed by the language means being used in legacy programs (i.e.v. Fortran "dialects")? Is compatibility, for example with IBM, Watcom, Microsoft, Digital or Compaq Visual Fortran necessary? Are runtime functions being used, which have been available only in Lahey F77L, LF32, or LF90, or Salford FTN77, or in another particular compiler? Do you want to use Fortran 2003 language means (catchword: "object oriented programming"), or even Fortran 2008?
If you feel unsafe here, please don't hesitate to ask us for advice. We know our compilers, we have worked with them.
Do you program in Fortran regularily or sporadically?
If the latter is the case, then you better take a compiler system which is easy to use. A product that you don't wonder how to use every time you start the IDE. Thus Silverfrost FTN95, or Absoft ProFortran are good examples. Otherwise, you may prefer a compiler by Intel or Lahey which both integrate in Microsoft Visual Studio - which is more complex to use than the other ones.
Do you want to program with mixed languages, for example link your Fortran routines with C++ programs?
With respect to this, Intel Fortran offers the most flexibility (you will need the full Microsoft Visual Studio for mixed langauge programming rather than the Shell which is included). However this also means it is the most complicated one to use (we offer training regarding this topic). Mixed language programming is easier when using Silverfrost FTN95 or Absoft ProFortran, in particular when it comes to creating DLLs.
Do you want to develop graphical user interfaces for Windows (GUIs), i.e. programs which interact with the user without READ(*,...)?
This is probably most easiest and quickest when using Silverfrost FTN95. FTN95 includes ClearWin+ with which, after a short time of learning (about half a day), it is possible to create GUIs in your Fortran program. In contrary to the competitors, ClearWin+ does not only allow to generate static dialogs, you can also create dynamic ones which allow for dialogs which may vary in design while your program runs.
Absoft ProFortran offers a Fortran application framework with which you can create static Windows GUIs. Absoft comes with GINO Lite which includes GINO Menu and GINO Menu Studio.
Intel's Windows Fortran compiler also contains routines for GUI programming (here, we also can offer training). However to use these, a complete Microsoft Visual Studio is required. The Visual Studio Shell which is part of Intel Fortran for Windows is not sufficient.
Lahey Fortran comes with a reduced version of Winteracter (the Winteracter Starter Kit - WiSK), which allows simple Windows GUIs to be created.
Is maximum performance for you a must? Or does a solid compiler suffice with which you obtain acceptable runtimes of your program?
The most sophisticated facilities for performance improvement is offered by Intel Fortran. However with the restriction that this high performance is achieved on specific Intel processors only, causes some programs not being able to run on so-called Intel compatible processors, for example by AMD.
Absoft ProFortran too offers facilities for parallelised programming (using OpenMP), and this compiler is thoroughly an alternative to Intel Fortran - in particular because AMD and Intel processors are likewise served.
Do you have special requirements for the debugger, which belongs to the scope of supply of most of the compiler systems we offer?
Most functionality is offered by the compilers which integrate in Visual Studio (VS), thus Intel Fortran and Lahey Fortran. Absoft ProFortran and Silverfrost FTN95 are equipped with an IDE and debugger of their own. However, FTN95 can be integrated in VS too, meaning that it can use the debugger of VS as well.
What do you expect from the Integrated Development Environment (IDE)?
On Windows Intel and Lahey come with the Microsoft Visual Studio Shell (VS), in which the compilers are integrated. VS is functionally quite extensive, but since it is not restricted to Fortran programming, this might be a problem for some Fortran programmers who feel confused and overwhelmed by all of the possibilities the IDE offers. This impedes the usage in the beginning of VS (we offer training for Fortran programming in VS). Both Absoft ProFortran and Silverfrost FTN95 are equipped with more simple, but "Fortran centered" IDEs and therefore easier to use in particular for part-time or occasional programmers.
Absoft ProFortran is the only manufacturer who offers an IDE which is identical for all of the operating systems mentioned here. Intel's compilers for Linux and OS X do not come with an IDE.
NAG offer NAG Fortran Builder - an IDE for Windows and Apple Mac.
Do you want to create Fortran programs for various operating systems and benefit from a unified IDE?
Both Absoft,PGI and Intel offer compilers for Linux, MacOSX, and Windows. However, only Absoft provides an IDE which is identical for all platforms (AbsoftTools Fortran IDE). This can make programmers life a lot easier.
Do you need or 32 or 64-bit compiler?
All vendors now supply 32/64 bit versions - with the exception of Lahey Fujitsu Fortran for Windows which is 32-bit only (Lahey GNU Fortran adds 32/64-bit). However Silvfrost FTN95 have only just released their 64-bit version (May 2016) and there are still some diagnostic features missing at the time of writing.
What about speed of compiler and linker, or compiler diagnostics (how good and helpful are error messages? what does the compiler permit? what not?)? Intel's compiler offers various options so that you can compile programs that don't conform syntactically fully correct to the Fortran standard. However, Intel Fortran is the slowest compiler with respect to compile time. And the linker (Microsoft's link) is certainly not as fast as FTN95's Slink, which also is the fastest compiler. FTN95 however is more strict with respect to error diagnostics.
The PGI compiler includes CUDA Fortran extensions targeting NVIDIA CUDA-enabled GPUs.
Absoft are the only vendors to offer mixed platform licenses (MAXFLEX).
Of course, what else comes with the compiler? Are there any add-ons or libraries, for example for numerical purposes? You will have to check our webpages or the ones of the manufacture for that. We hope they give sufficient advice. If not, please let us know.
Our recommendation: Ask us, or try the compiler system that comes next to your requirements. Almost any of our compiler manufactureres offer free evaluation copies available for a limited time.
We also recommend that you take a look at the Compiler Comparison charts produced by Polyhedron Solutions Ltd.


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First we meet you at the pit garage. Next you'll have the chance to get to know the circuit with a preliminary lap* (as passenger) in a Hummer H2 driven by one of our professional drivers. Next it's time to step into the Aston Martin Vantage and take the wheel yourself! After a quick in-car briefing with your instructor, you'll be given the go ahead to put your foot down and DRIVE. One of your guests will enjoy a passenger lap* in a Hummer H2, and you can share your impressions with your guests over a drink in the refreshment area. Finally, having enjoyed your session on the driving simulator*, don't forget to pick up your diploma on your way home.


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Druga godba is a world music festival organized yearly in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Druga godba () is one of the most important music festivals in Central Europe. Its concept, variety of new approaches and enthusiasm for less well-known music from across the globe is unique to this part of the world.

History
Druga godba Festival was established in 1984 in Ljubljana. Its programme was primarily concerned with different kinds of varieties in music: alternative rock, rock in opposition, adventurous new jazz, improvised music and experimental music, as well as rediscovered Slovenian folk music. Druga godba was the first festival in the former Yugoslavia to introduce popular musics and styles from the Third World, including reggae and various styles of African music. In 1990 the Druga Godba organisation became a member of the European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals (EFWMF). This is a network of 43 festivals and 13 associate council members from 20 European countries, and incorporates a wide range of European world music festivals of the very highest quality. Druga godba won a Župančič Award in 2006 for an original festival concept. In May 2008 Druga godba worked with the Slovenian Tourist Board on a campaign to promote Slovenia in the United States. Two special musical events were organised in New York City in collaboration with National Geographic Traveler – the first in Joe's Pub, the legendary jazz venue, which played host to the group Godalika and guests, as well as Fake Orchestra, and the second at the Town Hall, with a concert which featured Laibach, Bratko Bibič and Guy Klucevsek, Vasko Atanasovski, Marc Ribot and Greg Cohen, Brina, Zlatko Kaučič, Silence and Katalena. Every year since 2011, Druga godba has been selected as one of the 25 best international festivals in the world by the British world music magazine Songlines. In 2015 Druga godba Festival will be organized from 28–30 May on various locations in Ljubljana -- Cankar Hall, Kino Šiška, Metelkova and Stara Mestna Elektrarna.

Performances
Musicians which performed on Druga godba :

 Afro-Cuban All Stars
 Akua Naru
 Andy Palacio
 Aziza Brahim
 Batida
 Blitz the Ambassador
 Bombino
 Bossa de Novo
 Božo Vrećo
 Bratko Bibič
 Brina
 Buckwheat Zydeco
 Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino
 Cesaria Evora
 Catch-Pop String-Strong
 Cheb Mami
 Chicago Underground Duo
 Damir Imamović
 Dennis Bovell
 D'Gary
 Djivan Gasparyan
 Elliott Sharp
 Ensemble Al-Kindi
 Fake Orchestra
 Foltin
 Fundamental
 Garmarna
 Getatchew Mekurya
 Godalika
 Gotan Project
 Greg Cohen
 Guy Klucevsek
 Hamza Shakur
 Hasna El Becharia
 Hayvanlar Alemi
 Hindi Zahra
 Huun-Huur-Tu
 Juana Molina
 Kaja Draksler
 Katalena
 Khaled
 Kimmo Pohjonen
 Krar Collective
 Laibach
 Las Migas
 Les Négresses Vertes

 Los de Abajo
 Madame Baheux
 Magnifico
 Marc Ribot
 Mariza
 Melt Yourself Down
 Mulatu Astatke
 Natacha Atlas
 Ned Rothenberg
 Noura Mint Seymali
 Nuru Kane
 Orchestra Baobab
 Orkestar Fejata Sejdića
 Oumou Sangare
 Peter Kowald
 Pixies
 Pixvae
 Rachid Taha
 Remmy Ongala
 Rubato
 Salif Keita
 Sam Mangwana
 Serbian Army Orchestra
 Sevdah Takht
 Shutka Roma Rap
 Silence
 Silvia Perez Cruz
 Sons of Kemet
 Spaceways Inc
 Terrafolk
 The Comet Is Coming
 The Ex
 The Gun Club
 The Lounge Lizards
 The Roots
 Tinariwen
 Toti Soler
 Trevor Watts Moire Music
 Tune-Yards
 Vasko Atanasovski
 Vinko Globokar
 Wang Li
 Yasmine Hamdan
 Youssou N'Dour
 Zlatko Kaučič

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Cultural events in Ljubljana
Recurring events established in 1984
Music festivals in Slovenia
World music festivals
1984 establishments in Yugoslavia
Music festivals established in 1984
Spring (season) events in Slovenia


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The Fiat Fullback is a strong and very capable pickup. It is based on the Mitsubishi L200, and so towbars are available for both models.
Like the Mitsubishi, the Fiat has impressive off-road credentials, with four-wheel drive, rugged styling and lots of ground clearance.
The Fullback is powered by the same 2.4-litre diesel engine, with two power options: 150PS or 180PS. There's a six-speed manual or an optional five-speed automatic gearbox. Like the L200, the Fullback is at its best with the 180PS engine, which provides lots of low-gear grunt, with 430Nm of torque and a 3.1-tonne towing capability.
The 150PS unit, in comparison, feels a bit more lethargic and will only pull 2.7 tonnes.
Both models can carry a nose load on the towbar of up to 125kg.
The towbar for this vehicle is only available in a fixed flangeball option which has two height settings on the face plate.
The Fiat Fullback pickup has Trailer Stability Control built in as standard. We always install the towbar on these vehicles with Vehicle Specific Wiring as standard to activate these built in safety features.
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The claimed economy is good for both versions of the 2.4-litre diesel. The 150PS unit will return an official 40.9mpg, while the more accomplished 180PS unit will provide the same, or 37.7mpg when linked to a five-speed automatic gearbox. CO2 emissions range from 180 - 196g/km depending on which output and gearbox you choose.
Like the Mitsubishi L200, the Fullback is an impressive off-roader, and all versions are capable of ploughing through mud, snow, sand or anything else that stands in its way. Things aren't quite so impressive on the road, with the Fullback's ladder chassis frame and leaf springs producing a bumpy ride. Things improve when driving with a full load, but the Fullback doesn't match the refinement and comfort found in the Volkswagen Amarok and Nissan Navara.
That said, the Fullback is backed by Fiat's extensive professional dealer network and is ideal for any builder, forestry worker or engineer who wants a go anywhere works vehicle. However, given the fact it is virtually identical - and built in the same factory - as the Mitsubishi L200, the choice between the two will boil down to whichever you can get the best deal on.


The following post is an update from Mike Morgan. Since he has now has paid clients, updates from Mike will be somewhat more sporadic. I am not able not post everything he sends me. There are also a few details from our conversation today that I can not release. But here goes with his latest weekly update that he calls No Spillover - No Contagion - Not.
Quote of the Week – "The Homebuilders are Toxic – Boo Yaa" – Jim Cramer - I wonder if he hurt his back on this flip-flop. Maybe he sprained his jaw. This is the only scary news on housing for the shorts. When the mouth goes south, the stocks might just go the other way. This is the same guy that not only told me I was NUTS, but then went on his show and read parts of one of my emails to him, and ridiculed my comments. Needless to say he's on my email block list now.
Back-Up Quote of the Week from Someone That Matters – "This is just horrific." Ian Shepherdson, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics in response to the numbers this week.
Beazer – The law firm that filed this lawsuit was one of the four firms on my original legal team representing me against Lennar. The Jackson Law Group also has a 6000 home class action moving forward against Ryland. Very sharp guy, and he spent the last few days in Nevada speaking with attorneys to form a national coalition of attorneys to address construction defects and predatory lending practices.
I have been in touch with several of these firms, and I am now gathering information for mortgage problems regarding Lennar's UAMC mortgage division. We have Sponsored Links up on Google. You can see them by doing a Google search for UAMC or any combination of UAMC, Lennar etc.
I spoke with a law firm on Friday that has been investigating Lennar for RESPA violations. I will be meeting with them this coming week. The most interesting response we have received to date, is from a former UAMC employee that basically spelled out exactly what the problems are. Consider Beazer built about 18,000 homes at its peak, and Lennar built 49,000. It's easy to see which direction the sharks will be swimming. And Beazer did not own a mortgage division like Lennar's UAMC. Stay tuned.
WCI – Still the most frequently asked question I receive. NO, there is no hidden value. YES, there are problems with the closings of Singer Island and Lesina. Not as much at Singer Island, because buyers think Startwood's Luxury Collection hotel is going to make them as wealthy as Barry Sternlicht. I worked for Starwood. I can tell you, you don't get rich owning condo/hotels or vacation ownership interests. After the fees and the fees and the fees, and the short season at Singer Island, the owners will be scrambling for the door in a year. But WCI should have a decent closing rate there. The only question will be the flippers that bought other units in Mosaic, etc. and they are still stuck. So they will not be able to close at Singer Island. Moreover, mortgage requirements are getting tougher, so some of those buyers will not be able to close.
Still no word on hard numbers at Singer Island or Lesina. Not sure why anyone would close at Lesina, when you can buy a comparable unit for significantly less on the resale market. But there is a sucker born every minute, and some people have no idea what they have bought. They are relying on brokers trying to protect their commission when it comes to closing advice. As for Icahn, all I have heard are rumors that he is looking for the back door. In full disclosure, I own some short term puts on WCI.
TOA – Rumors again, but the word is they cannot continue as a going concern and they are going to sell what's left. Unfortunately, I don't think all of the damage control has been made public. We visited one local Engle office and it was closed. Another Engle office is struggling to control cans by selling the cans. Not working very well, and they are not making any new sales.
California – The poster child here is BHS. 65% entrenched in California. My advice to them is sell it all and put it on red. Much better odds. But the wild card is whether Ian's brother bails him out. Ian's brother is Brookfield Asset Management.
I've seen some of the high priced research reports from the guys that claim to have hundreds of people driving around counting lock boxes, for sale signs and watching traffic in and out of offices. These same guys rely on a lot of data direct from the builders. Well, NAR had David Liar (Lereah) and the mortgage industry has LIAR loans (no docs) and if you think we can trust the builders to tell us what is really going on, you need to move your business to Kim and Oppenheim, then drink some of Bob's Kool-Aid.
With that said, here are some numbers. Inland Empire sales down 50%+ with a 15%+ increase in the number of projects. San Diego sales down almost 40% with a staggering 45% increase in the number of projects. These are horrible numbers, but ground zero reports are much worse.
On the ground, from speaking with real estate agents and brokers, I am hearing a different story than the bedtime stories Kim is reading.
1 – Too much inventory.
2 – Not enough buyers.
3 – Buyers that can't qualify.
4 – Desperate sellers dropping prices.
6 – Sellers that can't sell existing homes.
8 – Did I already say, too much inventory.
9 – Buyers waiting for the bottom.
10 – Rising foreclosures hitting the market.
12 – Flipper inventory coming on the market.
That's the Baker's Dozen, although some of the expensive research reports I have seen paint a rosy picture. Since that data comes from builders and is purchased by builders, I'm not sure it is the kind of color you want.
Mortgage Financing – One word – Ugly.
I hope you all know how ugly the residential end is, and how ugly it is going to get. But maybe a few of you have not seen this FDCI graphic for construction and development loans.
Well, maybe one more comment. The FDIC does not break out residential and commercial. So the numbers you are looking at are much worse for the residential guys, because the commercial guys are not in trouble yet.
I love graphics. Maybe someone made a mistake with the tail on this one. NOT. It's from the Fed and as you can see, even when all of us at ground zero knew we were in trouble, the Fed loosened lending standards in late 05. It was not until these issues hit the media, that the Fed decided to do something. Better late than never? In this case . . . way too late.
So now we are overdoing it and people that should qualify, can no longer qualify. The FED is not done. Last week we had a residential client that qualified. This week they don't.
Liar Loans – These are no doc loans with stated income. That means you can tell them anything you want. Case on point from The Economist: "In 2006 the 24 year old web designer from Sacremento bought seven (not a misprint – 7) houses in five months. He lied about his income on "no document" loans and was not asked for anything so old fashioned as a deposit. Today Mr. Serin has debts of $2.2M (that's million). Three of his houses have been repossessed; others could (read – will) share the same fate." Parenthetical (pathetic) commentary added.
If you think this is isolated, call me. I'll put you in touch with as many people you want to talk to that are in the same boat. Not Ara Hovnanian's boat with a slow rising keel, but one of those boats you see fishing for crab in the Bering Sea being crushed by ice as it sinks and all hands die.
ARMS Resetting – 60% of all adjustable rate loans made since 2004 will reset this year with payments 25% higher. So the guy paying $1,800 a month for his mortgage will now be paying $2,250+. And 20% of these loans will reset at payments 50% higher - $1,800 becomes $2,700+. I'm not an economist, but that tells me a lot of money is going to be sucked out of the general economy. The sucking sound from Mexico will sound like a whisper a year from now.
Inventory and Sales – Inventory UP – Sales DOWN – I'm trying to keep this report tuned into simple colors – Black and White. I know you all want lots of color, but trust me, you don't need it.
This NEW home inventory that was simply moved from the builders book to the flippers. Future Color – Add to these numbers the huge inventory of spec homes the builders are NOT building.
Backlogs (Supply Side) are up almost 50% from a year ago to more than 180,000 homes, while sales (Demand Side) were just revised down to an 848,000 annual rate. Moreover, January and February were "revised" downward. Liar Loans, David Liar and Liar Liar – Alan Greenspan, who cut down the cherry tree and didn't tell Ben.
Foreclosures – Forget about the "S" word. The "F" word will be far worse. I've heard all the same numbers you have, like 2.2M homes facing foreclosure, and the Princess of Housing forecasting a 20% increase in the inventory numbers NAR reports attributable to foreclosures. Personally, from what I am seeing and hearing at ground zero, 20% will be a soft number. I think it will be North of 30% . . . as the housing industry slows and the job loss contagion reaches epidemic proportions. Don't think this is just limited to the guys that build the houses. It hits the guys that work in the kitchens of restaurants. Clarence Otis, the CEO of Darden Restaurants said he already sees a slow down in traffic that he attributes to housing issues from loss of jobs to empty ATMs. How about the guys selling jet skis and other toys to the knuckleheads that used their homes as ATMS.
By the way, the top 5 states for foreclosures have a few surprises. California and Florida are no surprise, but how about Ohio, Michigan and Texas. But wait, I know you need more color. Here are the states with 20%+ changes YOY in foreclosures: Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, Missouri, Tennessee, Idaho, North Carolina, Oregon and New Mexico. Idaho? Oregon? New Mexico? = Spillover, Contagion or whatever you want to call it . . . but it is bad.
• The Colorado Foreclosure Prevention Hotline is 877-601-HOPE (4673).
• The homeownership preservation foundation has a national homeownership hotline at 1-888-995-HOPE (4673).
• The Florida Foreclosure Prevention Hotline is 1-877-532-HELP (4357).
• The New York City Foreclosure Prevention Hotline is 718-246-3279.
• The Boston Foreclosure Prevention Initiative phone number is 617-635-HOME (4663).
Inventory II – More on inventory. After reviewing a number of reports dating back to the October issue of Barrons, as well as analyst projections and liar numbers from the builders, here are a few interesting notes. The average inventory if 5+ years with an average of 40% optioned. At the top of the pile, is Toll Brother with 8 years. What makes matter worse, is that many of these projects have been started . . . roads are in, utilities are in and some spec homes have been built. Oops, strike that. They don't build spec homes.
Lawsuits – More and more and more. The sharks smell the blood. We are seeing more lawsuits against builders for failure to meet construction deadlines, failure to deliver what was promised in brochures and sales material, and a host of other menu items, only lawyers can dream up.
Bonus Quote – "This forecast is subject to a number of risks. To the downside, the correction in the housing market could turn out to be more severe than we currently expect, perhaps exacerbated by problems in the subprime sector. Moreover, we could yet see greater spillover from the weakness in housing to employment and consumer spending than has occurred thus far. "– Big Ben Bernanke speaking to Congress this week.
Noticeably Absent: I did not comment on the Lennar conference call because, as most of you know, I am in the middle of a lawsuit with them. I can tell you, Stuart and Bruce provided a lot of information. Read between the lines. Listen to what they said about what they were doing and what they will be doing. Think about Even-Flow and Everything Included. If you would like to discuss the call, feel free to call me.
Disclosure: I own puts on WCI, KBH, SSD, CORS and one share of LEN.
Note: I am moving over to a new machine with Vista. Here is a word of warning. Do not even begin to think about running early versions of Outlook on Vista. Anything other than Outlook 2007 is likely to be nothing but grief. I have some real horror stories over the last 4-5 days and that has cut down a bit on my blogging and posting in various places. I hope to be back up an stable on a new Vista box by Tuesday.


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Beyond 'dangerous' climate change: emission scenarios for a new world
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 369. N° 1934. Anderson Kevin; Bows Alice - The Royal Society, 2011
The Copenhagen Accord reiterates the international community's commitment to 'hold the increase in global temperature below 2 degrees Celsius'. Yet its preferred focus on global emission peak dates and longer-term reduction targets, without recourse to cumulative emission budgets, belies seriously the scale and scope of mitigation necessary to meet such a commitment. Moreover, the pivotal importance of emissions from non-Annex 1 nations in shaping available space for Annex 1 emission pathways received, and continues to receive, little attention. Building on previous studies, this paper uses a ...
Kevin Anderson ; Alice Bows
in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences > Vol. 369. N° 1934 (2011) . - p. 20-44
The Copenhagen Accord reiterates the international community's commitment to 'hold the increase in global temperature below 2 degrees Celsius'. Yet its preferred focus on global emission peak dates and longer-term reduction targets, without recourse to cumulative emission budgets, belies seriously the scale and scope of mitigation necessary to meet such a commitment. Moreover, the pivotal importance of emissions from non-Annex 1 nations in shaping available space for Annex 1 emission pathways received, and continues to receive, little attention. Building on previous studies, this paper uses a cumulative emissions framing, broken down to Annex 1 and non-Annex 1 nations, to understand the implications of rapid emission growth in nations such as China and India, for mitigation rates elsewhere. The analysis suggests that despite high-level statements to the contrary, there is now little to no chance of maintaining the global mean surface temperature at or below 2°C. Moreover, the impacts associated with 2°C have been revised upwards, sufficiently so that 2°C now more appropriately represents the threshold between 'dangerous' and 'extremely dangerous' climate change. Ultimately, the science of climate change allied with the emission scenarios for Annex 1 and non-Annex 1 nations suggests a radically different framing of the mitigation and adaptation challenge from that accompanying many other analyses, particularly those directly informing policy.
Tags: Climate change ; Climate ; Greenhouse gas (GHG) ; Global warming ; Scenario Add tag
Changes in the potential distribution of humid tropical forests on a warmer planet
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 369. N° 1934. Zelazowski Przemyslaw; Malhi Yadvinder; Huntingford Chris; et al. - The Royal Society, 2011
The future of tropical forests has become one of the iconic issues in climate-change science. A number of studies that have explored this subject have tended to focus on the output from one or a few climate models, which work at low spatial resolution, whereas society and conservation-relevant assessment of potential impacts requires a finer scale. This study focuses on the role of climate on the current and future distribution of humid tropical forests (HTFs). We first characterize their contemporary climatological niche using annual rainfall and maximum climatological water stress, which als ...
Przemyslaw Zelazowski ; Yadvinder Malhi ; Chris Huntingford ; Stephen Sitch ; Joshua B. Fisher
in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences > Vol. 369. N° 1934 (2011) . - p. 137-160
The future of tropical forests has become one of the iconic issues in climate-change science. A number of studies that have explored this subject have tended to focus on the output from one or a few climate models, which work at low spatial resolution, whereas society and conservation-relevant assessment of potential impacts requires a finer scale. This study focuses on the role of climate on the current and future distribution of humid tropical forests (HTFs). We first characterize their contemporary climatological niche using annual rainfall and maximum climatological water stress, which also adequately describe the current distribution of other biomes within the tropics. As a first-order approximation of the potential extent of HTFs in future climate regimes defined by global warming of 2°C and 4°C, we investigate changes in the niche through a combination of climate-change anomaly patterns and higher resolution (5 km) maps of current climatology. The climate anomalies are derived using data from 17 coupled Atmosphere–Ocean General Circulation Models (AOGCMs) used in the Fourth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change. Our results confirm some risk of forest retreat, especially in eastern Amazonia, Central America and parts of Africa, but also indicate a potential for expansion in other regions, for example around the Congo Basin. The finer spatial scale enabled the depiction of potential resilient and vulnerable zones with practically useful detail. We further refine these estimates by considering the impact of new environmental regimes on plant water demand using the UK Met Office land-surface scheme (of the HadCM3 AOGCM). The CO2-related reduction in plant water demand lowers the risk of die-back and can lead to possible niche expansion in many regions. The analysis presented here focuses primarily on hydrological determinants of HTF extent. We conclude by discussing the role of other factors, notably the physiological effects of higher temperature.
Tags: Climate change ; Climate ; Rainforest ; Global warming ; Scenario ; Tropics Add tag
Climate-induced population displacements in a 4°C+ world
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 369. N° 1934. Gemenne François - The Royal Society, 2011
Massive population displacements are now regularly presented as one of the most dramatic possible consequences of climate change. Current forecasts and projections show that regions that would be affected by such population movements are low-lying islands, coastal and deltaic regions, as well as sub-Saharan Africa. Such estimates, however, are usually based on a 2°C temperature rise. In the event of a 4°C+ warming, not only is it likely that climate-induced population movements will be more considerable, but also their patterns could be significantly different, as people might react differentl ...
François Gemenne
Massive population displacements are now regularly presented as one of the most dramatic possible consequences of climate change. Current forecasts and projections show that regions that would be affected by such population movements are low-lying islands, coastal and deltaic regions, as well as sub-Saharan Africa. Such estimates, however, are usually based on a 2°C temperature rise. In the event of a 4°C+ warming, not only is it likely that climate-induced population movements will be more considerable, but also their patterns could be significantly different, as people might react differently to temperature changes that would represent a threat to their very survival. This paper puts forward the hypothesis that a greater temperature change would affect not only the magnitude of the associated population movements, but also—and above all—the characteristics of these movements, and therefore the policy responses that can address them. The paper outlines the policy evolutions that climate-induced displacements in a 4°C+ world would require.
Tags: Adaptation ; Climate change ; Climate ; Global warming ; Scenario Add tag
Cumulative carbon emissions, emissions floors and short-term rates of warming: implications for policy
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 369. N° 1934. Bowerman Niel H.A.; Frame David J.; Huntingford Chris; et al. - The Royal Society, 2011
A number of recent studies have found a strong link between peak human-induced global warming and cumulative carbon emissions from the start of the industrial revolution, while the link to emissions over shorter periods or in the years 2020 or 2050 is generally weaker. However, cumulative targets appear to conflict with the concept of a 'floor' in emissions caused by sectors such as food production. Here, we show that the introduction of emissions floors does not reduce the importance of cumulative emissions, but may make some warming targets unachievable. For pathways that give a most likely ...
Niel H.A. Bowerman ; David J. Frame ; Chris Huntingford ; Jason A. Lowe ; Myles R. Allen
A number of recent studies have found a strong link between peak human-induced global warming and cumulative carbon emissions from the start of the industrial revolution, while the link to emissions over shorter periods or in the years 2020 or 2050 is generally weaker. However, cumulative targets appear to conflict with the concept of a 'floor' in emissions caused by sectors such as food production. Here, we show that the introduction of emissions floors does not reduce the importance of cumulative emissions, but may make some warming targets unachievable. For pathways that give a most likely warming up to about 4°C, cumulative emissions from pre-industrial times to year 2200 correlate strongly with most likely resultant peak warming regardless of the shape of emissions floors used, providing a more natural long-term policy horizon than 2050 or 2100. The maximum rate of CO2-induced warming, which will affect the feasibility and cost of adapting to climate change, is not determined by cumulative emissions but is tightly aligned with peak rates of emissions. Hence, cumulative carbon emissions to 2200 and peak emission rates could provide a clear and simple framework for CO2 mitigation policy.
Tags: Climate change ; Climate ; Greenhouse gas (GHG) ; Politics ; Greenhouse gas reducing ; Scenario Add tag
Four degrees and beyond: the potential for a global temperature increase of four degrees and its implications
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 369. N° 1934. New Mark; Liverman Diana; Schroder Heike; et al. - The Royal Society, 2011
The 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change commits signatories to preventing 'dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system', leaving unspecified the level of global warming that is dangerous. In the late 1990s, a limit of 2°C global warming above preindustrial temperature was proposed as a 'guard rail' below which most of the dangerous climate impacts could be avoided. The 2009 Copenhagen Accord recognized the scientific view 'that the increase in global temperature should be below 2 degrees Celsius' despite growing views that this might be too high. At the same time, t ...
Mark New ; Diana Liverman ; Heike Schroder ; Kevin Anderson
in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences > Vol. 369. N° 1934 (2011) . - p.6 -19
The 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change commits signatories to preventing 'dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system', leaving unspecified the level of global warming that is dangerous. In the late 1990s, a limit of 2°C global warming above preindustrial temperature was proposed as a 'guard rail' below which most of the dangerous climate impacts could be avoided. The 2009 Copenhagen Accord recognized the scientific view 'that the increase in global temperature should be below 2 degrees Celsius' despite growing views that this might be too high. At the same time, the continued rise in greenhouse gas emissions in the past decade and the delays in a comprehensive global emissions reduction agreement have made achieving this target extremely difficult, arguably impossible, raising the likelihood of global temperature rises of 3°C or 4°C within this century. Yet, there are few studies that assess the potential impacts and consequences of a warming of 4°C or greater in a systematic manner. Papers in this themed issue provide an initial picture of the challenges facing a world that warms by 4°C or more, and the difficulties ahead if warming is to be limited to 2°C with any reasonable certainty. Across many sectors—coastal cities, agriculture, water stress, ecosystems, migration—the impacts and adaptation challenges at 4°C will be larger than at 2°C. In some cases, such as farming in sub-Saharan Africa, a +4°C warming could result in the collapse of systems or require transformational adaptation out of systems, as we understand them today. The potential severity of impacts and the behavioural, institutional, societal and economic challenges involved in coping with these impacts argue for renewed efforts to reduce emissions, using all available mechanisms, to minimize the chances of high-end climate change. Yet at the same time, there is a need for accelerated and focused research that improves understanding of how the climate system might behave under a +4°C warming, what the impacts of such changes might be and how best to adapt to what would be unprecedented changes in the world we live in.
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Regional temperature and precipitation changes under high-end (≥4°C) global warming
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 369. N° 1934. Sanderson M.G.; Hemming D.L.; Betts R.A. - The Royal Society, 2011
Climate models vary widely in their projections of both global mean temperature rise and regional climate changes, but are there any systematic differences in regional changes associated with different levels of global climate sensitivity? This paper examines model projections of climate change over the twenty-first century from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report which used the A2 scenario from the IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, assessing whether different regional responses can be seen in models categorized as 'high-end' (those projecting 4°C o ...
Rethinking adaptation for a 4°C world
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 369. N° 1934. Smith Mark Stafford; Horrocks Lisa; Harvey Alex; et al. - The Royal Society, 2011
With weakening prospects of prompt mitigation, it is increasingly likely that the world will experience 4°C and more of global warming. In such a world, adaptation decisions that have long lead times or that have implications playing out over many decades become more uncertain and complex. Adapting to global warming of 4°C cannot be seen as a mere extrapolation of adaptation to 2°C; it will be a more substantial, continuous and transformative process. However, a variety of psychological, social and institutional barriers to adaptation are exacerbated by uncertainty and long timeframes, with th ...
Sea-level rise and its possible impacts given a 'beyond 4°C world' in the twenty-first century
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 369. N° 1934. Nicholls Robert J.; Marinova Natasha; Lowe Jason A.; et al. - The Royal Society, 2011
The range of future climate-induced sea-level rise remains highly uncertain with continued concern that large increases in the twenty-first century cannot be ruled out. The biggest source of uncertainty is the response of the large ice sheets of Greenland and west Antarctica. Based on our analysis, a pragmatic estimate of sea-level rise by 2100, for a temperature rise of 4°C or more over the same time frame, is between 0.5 m and 2 m—the probability of rises at the high end is judged to be very low, but of unquantifiable probability. However, if realized, an indicative analysis shows that the i ...
The role of interactions in a world implementing adaptation and mitigation solutions to climate change
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 369. N° 1934. Warren Rachel - The Royal Society, 2011
The papers in this volume discuss projections of climate change impacts upon humans and ecosystems under a global mean temperature rise of 4°C above preindustrial levels. Like most studies, they are mainly single-sector or single-region-based assessments. Even the multi-sector or multi-region approaches generally consider impacts in sectors and regions independently, ignoring interactions. Extreme weather and adaptation processes are often poorly represented and losses of ecosystem services induced by climate change or human adaptation are generally omitted. This paper addresses this gap by re ...
Water availability in +2°C and +4°C worlds
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 369. N° 1934. Fung Fai; Lopez Ana; New Mark - The Royal Society, 2011
While the parties to the UNFCCC agreed in the December 2009 Copenhagen Accord that a 2°C global warming over pre-industrial levels should be avoided, current commitments on greenhouse gas emissions reductions from these same parties will lead to a 50 : 50 chance of warming greater than 3.5°C. Here, we evaluate the differences in impacts and adaptation issues for water resources in worlds corresponding to the policy objective (+2°C) and possible reality (+4°C). We simulate the differences in impacts on surface run-off and water resource availability using a global hydrological model driven by e ...
When could global warming reach 4°C?
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 369. N° 1934. Betts Richard A.; Collins Matthew; Hemming Deborah L.; et al. - The Royal Society, 2011
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) assessed a range of scenarios of future greenhouse-gas emissions without policies to specifically reduce emissions, and concluded that these would lead to an increase in global mean temperatures of between 1.6°C and 6.9°C by the end of the twenty-first century, relative to pre-industrial. While much political attention is focused on the potential for global warming of 2°C relative to pre-industrial, the AR4 projections clearly suggest that much greater levels of warming are possible by the end of the twenty-fir ...
Displacement due to natural hazard-induced disasters : Global estimates for 2009 and 2010
Yonetani M.; Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) - Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2011
Forced displacement due to natural hazard-induced disasters is a large-scale, global phenomenon. This study focuses on quantifying peak levels of displacement, including those due to preventative actions taken before and after the onset of a disaster, as people are forced to flee their homes and lands.
WCDMP, 78. Seventh Seminar for Homogenization and Quality Control in Climatological Databases jointly organized with the Meeting of COST ES0601 (HOME) Action MC Meeting
CAWCR technical report, 42. Global climate goals for temperature, concentrations, emissions and cumulative emissions
Raupach Mickael R.; Harman Ian N.; Canadell Josep G. - Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, 2011
There are many different ways of quantifying the broad goal of "avoidance of dangerous human interference with the climate system", including targets for global temperature rise, radiative forcing, greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations, GHG emissions in particular years, and cumulative GHG emissions ("carbon budgets"). The purpose of this report is to provide relationships between these different statements of a climate goal. Broadly, the approach is to start from target for global temperature increase above preindustrial temperatures (such as two degrees Celsius or any other target, to be met w ...
Optimizing the Use of Model Data Products
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, 2011
Each model forecast tells a story about the weather events to unfold. As a forecaster, you employ diagnostics to understand and interpret that story, in order to modify it, blend it with other stories, and generate your own forecast. This lesson will help you sift through the abundance of model data so you can understand and interpret the model's story. Other lessons cover evaluating the model's story against observations and against your conceptual models of the evolving situation, blending the stories, and adjusting the forecast to add value over an objective forecast. The diagnostic approac ...
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The Sandhills Woman's Exchange was started in 1922. The cabin we proudly occupy was built in 1810 and was located at Ray's Grist Mill about 2 miles from its current location. Shortly after the Civil War, it was bought from the Ray family by Archibald McKenzie and for years was used by his family as a kitchen. In 1895, when James W. Tufts started Pinehurst, he was quite charmed by the cabin that he offered and built a new kitchen for the McKenzie family. They then had the old cabin moved, log by log, to its current location. The cabin was initially a museum, then the home of "Uncle" Jerry Mitchell, and its final residential owners; Tom Cotton and his brother, both free slaves, until Tom Cotton died in 1923. This wonderful old cabin has been the proud home of the Sandhills Woman's Exchange since 1923. We are a member of the Federation of Woman's Exchanges, the longest running women's volunteer organization in the country.
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Pinehurst, North Carolina 28370
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The 8mm Collection Coalfields Steam No 6
A kaleidoscope journey of the South Maitland Railways and J & A Brown network at Hexham filmed in the c70's & 80's with scenes of the varied work by the locomotives and crew at all hours in all weather. this is the last operational steam operations in NSW at the time. ..
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Just Australian Buses 7
Just Australian Buses 7 by Greg Travers comprises two discs. The first is a guide to the Sydney Bus Museum at Leichhardt (sydneybusmuseum.info). The collection is one of the largest in Australia, spanning the era from 1924 to the early 1990s. This "working" museum includes both former government and privately operated buses, including marques such as Ruggles, White, AEC, Leyland, Albion, Daimler, Dennis, Bedford, Atkinson, Ford, Reo, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, MAN and Hino. While the collection is focused on NSW vehicles, included are exhibits from Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Hong Kong and London. There is rare footage of exhibits, not often seen on the road, also includes a history of Sydney Transport Through the Decades. Disc Two comprises two themes. Firstly, coaches in the snow and secondly, coaches and buses in Queensland. Famous names such as Ansett-Pioneer, Greyhound, McCafferty's, Deluxe, Coachtrans and Murrays are included. Before the Ski-Tube ra..
Just Australian Buses 6 by Greg Travers, begins with a look at Sydney's evening peak during the VIVID light show; Sydney private bus operators from 1988 to the early 1990s; then mostly NSW north coast double deckers on Disc One. Disc Two begins with State Transit Sydney's trial 14.5 metre buses, including filming from the air courtesy of our guest, the State Transit Authority of NSW Video Unit; we visit Darwin in 1988 and 2001; quickly look at horse buses and finally Hunter Valley and Newcastle Area Private Operators mainly in the mid-1970s. To expand, we visit Circular Quay in 2015, then Wynyard and Town Hall, with VIVID as a backdrop, all filmed at night. We next see a variety of vehicles from Sydney private operators, dating back to the 1960s, including rides in Bedfords. Former British Leyland Atlanteans were prominent along the NSW north coast during 1970s and 1980s. We see them operating alongside local vehicles. Rare footage of the State Transit 14.5 metre long bu..
Just Australian Buses 5 by Greg Travers, marks the closure of most of Sydney's main thoroughfare, George Street; looks at some Sydney private operators during 1970-1976; Tasmanian snapshots from 1971-2000; mostly postwar Albion double deckers and some early bus views 1911-1935. We take a walk along George Street, filming and stopping along the way, for "then and now" still photos, over a 100-year period. The Sydney Bus Museum operated a vintage bus service on the last day, alongside normal State Transit of NSW, Hillsbus, Big Bus and other operators' services. We also see George Street from some different vantage points. In preparation for construction of the new light rail system, Australia's busiest bus street, ceased to be, after Saturday 3 October 2015. Sydney private bus operators are visited during the 1970-1976 period, focusing on the vehicles operated, during the transition to second hand vehicles on heavy chassis. Guest videographer, Peter Va..
Just Australian Buses 4 by Greg Travers, celebrates the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games bus transport and marks the operation of NSW Government buses in Newcastle (1935-2017). Cine film, analogue video footage and some still photography are used. A guest videographer is John Beckhaus supported by still photos, from John Ward in a short chapter on Brisbane's trolleybuses. To support the Olympic Games, buses came to Sydney from statewide locations, the Australian Capital Territory, across all of Victoria, with vehicles from south-east Queensland and South Australia. In an era of standardization, never again will there be such a mixture of vehicle types and colour schemes all operating together. This is rare footage supported with detailed maps and documents to explain how it all worked. From 1 July 2017, a private operator took over the day-to-day operation of the NSW Newcastle government buses. The buses themselves and depots remain in government ownership. We take ..
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An Affair with CONNIE
This award winning documentary follows the four year restoration of Super Constellation VH-EAG from the time it was rescued from an Arizona aircraft graveyard to the time it arrived in Australia after an epic 12,000 kilometre delivery flight across the Pacific. It pays tribute to the small band of dedicated Australian men and women who, as members of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society, overcame mountains of logistical and physical hurdles to fulfil their dream to return a Super Constellation to Australian skies for the first time in 30 years. Produced, Written & Narrated by Bob de la Lande Director of Photography David Harman. ..
Just Australian Buses 3 covers the various Mercedes-Benz buses operated in Sydney and Newcastle, since 1977 to date (2017), by the New South Wales Government. The program focuses on those constructed on 0305 and 0405 chassis and also the Pressed Metal Corporation Mark I-VI bodies built for State Transit and its antecedents. We also look at the later Mercedes-Benz 0405N, 0405NH, 814, OC500LE and O500LE and the operating environment, including contemporary vehicles. There are nine chapters containing digitised cine film dubbed with sound and combined with later analogue video, Hi-8, digital video footage, some compressed from HDV. Subtitles are included to tell the story. There is no narration. We hope that you enjoy Just Australian Buses 3 by Greg Travers, which is the 17th in the "Just .." transport series, which includes rail and tram titles. Look out for Just Australian Buses parts ONE and TWO. ..
Just Australian Buses 2 looks at major Australian capital cities from the 1970s to the 1990s using still photography, cine film and analogue video footage. The seven chapters begin with movie filmed, by the late Peter Vasey featuring Sydney Daimlers, Albions, Leyland OPD1 and other government buses. Footage of Greg Travers follows on with a video tour through Sydney's Chullora Bus Workshops and Sydney's eastern suburbs. We journey to Melbourne and see government and private buses in various suburban locations. Canberra follows with a review of the bus shortage period of the 1970s. We see Brisbane in 1973, then the monorail and buses at EXPO'88. Adelaide is visited in 1972 with later visits to 1992. Finally we visit Perth in 1974, 1975 and 1976. Digitised cine film has been partly dubbed with sound and combined with later analogue video and Hi-8 video footage. Where natural sound was not available music has been added. Narration and..
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Classic Technology - Futuristic Aircraft by Design
SUKHOI Jet Aircraft Sukhoi Company is a major Russian aircraft manufacturer, headquartered in Begovoy District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, and designs both civilian and military aircraft. It was founded by Pavel Sukhoi in 1939 as the Sukhoi Design Bureau. This is the story of their Jet Aircraft up to and including 2014 design ideas. FUTURE Super Jets For around three decades the supersonic roar of Concorde filled our skies. Thanks to its four giant engines and a top speed of Mach 2, New York was only three and-a-half hours away from London. As materials and computer simulations become more advanced, aerospace researchers are hoping they can overcome some of the issues that Concorde faced and produce the next generation of supersonic aircraft. ..
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Classic Technology - Futuristic Aircraft from the Past
Three classic films on one DVD The British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 was a cancelled Cold War strike and reconnaissance aircraft developed by the British Aircraft Corporation for the Royal Air Force in the late 1950s and early 1960s... It was killed off by the F-111. The Boeing 2707 was the first American supersonic transport project. After winning a competition for a government-funded contract to build an American SST, Boeing began development at its facilities in Seattle, Washington... It was never produced. The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engine long-range narrow-body jet airliner built from 1958 to 1972 by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Launched after the competing Boeing 707... This one made it! ..
Just Australian Buses
"Just Australian Buses 1" is a production featuring generous scenes of buses operating mainly on Sydney Government bus routes. As we travel back in time we also witness the change of shift at the former BHP Steelworks in Newcastle. There is a tour of Wollongong private operators included with a sojourn to Casino and Surfers Paradise. Filmed in 1974 and 1975, then in 1983, this was the era of the Leyland Atlantean double decker. Using digitally re-mastered cine film, Greg Travers presents a variety of buses all shot using Bolex Standard 8 and Canon Super 8 cameras. The informative narration tells a historical story which lasts for almost the entire film. Subtitles are also included to brief the viewer. We are sure that you will enjoy "Just Australian Buses" by Greg Travers. ..
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Vintage Vehicles - Volume 1
If its old machinery you love then this production is for you. On this volume of Vintage Vehicles we visit South Coast Restoration Society Inc. in Queensland on one of their Annual Open Days. We take a guided tour of the many exhibits on show and learn about the history and technical innovations of some of these fantastic machines. Some items on show include: Linn Half Track, Tractors, Buses, Military Jeeps, Trucks, Miniature Steam Trucks & Trains and much more. Bonus footage on stationery engines and a Line Shaft Driven Saw Mill is also included. ..
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Vintage Buses Sydney
A top look at the various buses that ran, and still run on Sydney streets. Relive the days of single and double deckers, with the driver seemingly outside the body in his "half cab". View with nostalgia the early red and cream, green and cream and the blue and white colour schemes. Hear the distinctive sounds of the Albion, AEC, Gardner, Leyland and Mercedes, from the roadside and on board. Observe pre-run engine checks in the depot, see how route numbers and destination signs were changed. A remarkable range of buses from Sydney's Bus and Truck Museum and from the Tram Museum, bring all these experiences and more to you as they travel old haunts, in the Streets of Sydney, Darling Harbour, Bondi Beach and The Rocks. In a bus display on Pyrmont Bridge, see the bridge as it opens, ride the opening span, enjoy "driving" the bridge from the interior of the lovely olde worlde control cabin with its polished brass controllers and old electric meters. Th..
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Trolley Bus Archive
Programme one includes footage from the Southern Counties Touring Society filmed between 1948 and 1967. There are highlights from the film "Heart of the Trolleybus" which captures the workings of the Metrovick factory in Sheffield and excerpts from a very early promotional film made for Richard Garrett & Sons Ltd detailing their 'latest developments' in Trolleybus technology out on the near-empty roads of England. Systems visited include: Ipswich, Southend, Maidstone, Hastings, Brighton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, London, Reading, Birmingham, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Notts & Derby, Mexborough & Swinton, Grimsby, Doncaster and Bradford. Trolleybus Archive Take Two is 100% in colour. Peter Goddard's evocative archive features trolleybuses touring towns and cities in which they would never normally have worked such as Bournemouth, Cardiff, Teesside and Reading. We also visit Walsall,Wolverhampton, Derby, Huddersfield and Bradford. Finally th..
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The Great 400 Working - Volume 2
The Great 400 Working Volume 2 is the culmination of everything you saw in volume 1. The moment where months of hard work finally bore fruit, when hundreds of South Africans - and enthusiasts from even further afield - converged on the Eastern Free State to plough their way back into history. When - on the 20th April 2002 - some 700 vintage tractors brought the World Record back to South Africa. The excitement, the passion, the sound and the fury. The magnificent machines and the people who love them. All this awaits you in this unique video. If you were there, you'll want to live it all again. If you weren't, you can live through it now - with the Great 400 Working Volume 2. ..
We invite you to witness the build-up to a very special event - an event where South Africa earned their rightful place in history. The Great 400 Working was South Africa's answer to Australia and was no less than the reclamation of our World Record. In this curtain raiser to the big event, you'll meet some of the wonderful machines that took part, and watch them being prepared for the challenge to come. When the big day arrived, over 700 tractors would plough in one field to bring the world record back to South Africa. the Great 400 Working, Volume 1 explores how it all began. ..
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The Great 100 Working
In April 1999, South Africa played host to The Great 100 Working. This was a three-day celebration of our heritage, which culminated The Great One Hundred Working World Record Attempt. South Africa's vintage tractors made history as one hundred and six of them all ploughed in one field at the same time, qualifying for entry into the Guinness Book of Records. This documentary gives you a close-up view of the event, and of the machines that made history. If you weren't there when the first world record was set, then this video is the next best thing! Also available... The Great 400 Working Volume 1 and Volume 2 ..
Omnibus Archive
Omnibus London Archive takes a nostalgic trip back to the streets of London with professional 16mm film productions and 35mm movie film shot for the cinema From London's first horse buses of the early 1900s we follow the development of the bus through the B, K and NS types to the STs and LTs of the 1930s. Then we see the RTs, RTLs and RTWs of the 40s and 50s, ending with some magnificent colour film from the 1960s introducing the famous routemaster as we shall always remember them. Omnibus UK Archive takes us on a journey around the United Kingdom from the South Coast of England to the Highlands of Scotland, looking at many different bus operators from 1949 to 1971 but also includes many re-war vehicles filmed at the same time. This fabulous collection includes film from the Southern Counties Touring Society, Geoffrey Ashwell's film collection and the magnificent British Transport Films Unit. Features buses from Maidstone, Brighton, Eastbourne, Provincial, Midland Red, N..
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Look at Life in the 60s - Military Aviation
Here we present six of those films, showing various aspects of Military Aviation as it was in the 1960s. GOLDEN WINGS (1962), BLACK ARROWS (1959), FLIGHT DECK (1960), TEST PILOT (1961), TURNING BLADES (1962), JUMPING JETS (1965). Presented by Rob Curling from the Brooklands Museum, Weybridge. ..
Look at Life in the 60s - Civil Aviation
The Rank Organization produced a weekly series of short films for showing in Odeon cinemas up and down the country in the 1960s. Undiscovered until now we have chosen six showing the aircraft industry as it was in the 1960s. AIR HOSTESS (Heathrow 1960), CONTROLLED LANDING (Heathrow 1961), CITY OF THE AIR (Heathrow, Gatwick & Stansted 1963), FLYING TO WORK (Various 1964), THE SPIRIT OF BROOKLANDS (Weybridge 1965), THE BIG TAKE OFF (Farnborough, Filton, Bristol & Derby 1967) Presented by Rob Curling from the Brooklands Museum, Weybridge. ..
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How to score the best deals during 2019's online sale events
The online sale season is just around the corner — and just in time for Christmas shopping. Here's your guide to the best deals.
James Hall@James_P_Hall
news.com.auAugust 24, 20194:37pm
News Explainer: The decline of Aussie retail
The Australian retail industry is in crisis with a number of major Aussie brands closing so far in 2019.
The silly shopping season is fast approaching.Source:istock
The days are getting longer and the nights warmer, which means summer is just around the corner.
But for shopping addicts, it also means the 2019 online sales season is fast approaching.
WHEN IS BLACK FRIDAY
Black Friday falls on the Friday after the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, which means this year the sales start on November 29.
Cyber Monday is the Monday after Black Friday, which means this year it will be December 2.
DO AUSTRALIANS SPEND BIG?
Despite a host of bargains on homewares and tech products, only one in five Australians (21 per cent) took part in Black Friday last year, according to a survey conducted by comparison site Finder.
The research shows four million Australians were planning to shop that day (21 per cent), far less than the 174 million Americans (70 per cent) who were expected to take part.
And, remarkably, only 25 per cent of us even know what Black Friday is.
"These days you should never be paying full price for anything," Finder money expert Bessie Hassan said.
"The best way to save money is to shop strategically. Make a list of the things you need and hold off purchasing until a sale — there are so many these days you won't have to wait long.
Only 21 per cent of Aussies were expected to take part in last year's shopping event. Picture: iStock.Source:istock
"When it comes to Black Friday it pays to do your research. Different stores will offer different discounts. You might find a pair of shoes you like with 20 per cent off, but they might be discounted more heavily at another store."
"Finder always has a roundup of some of the best deals in the country so check out the line-up before you start spending."
Continue the conversation on Twitter @James_P_Hall or james.hall1@news.com.au
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Welcome, friends, and welcome, Christmas!
Every year since 2009 I've shared a tour of our home at Christmastime. This year I won't do much talking, but I will share lots of photos of our house all dressed for Christmas.
Fair warning: you won't find anything trendy in my home tour. But if you like traditional Christmas decor, you've come to the right place.
Let's pretend that you've just driven up to our house in Durham, North Carolina. Here's what you'll see as you approach the front door. The large JOY sign was a simple DIY project a couple of years ago; click here for instructions. My prayer is that joy is always the theme of Christmas at our house.
Oops! I see a couple of ornaments have escaped from the outdoor lanterns.
The furniture in our "outdoor living room" got an update this spring. Now that the furniture cushions are neutral, I can use any color I like for accessories. At Christmas, I like lots of red! The plaid pillows on the sofa I made from placemats. Easiest pillows ever; instructions can be found here.
See the ornaments hanging in the windows? Our dining room is right inside there.
A closer look at the French door will reveal the loudest part of your welcoming committee: Snickers the beagle and Cocoa the pound puppy. Can you see them?
Sometimes our December weather is warm enough to relax out here. It's 31 degrees outside today, though, so come on in!
You'll see that most of decorations this year are very simple, like this little vignette in the foyer.
I made a fruit centerpiece for the table. In the windows I hung ornaments suspended from ribbons (click here for complete details).
Also adjacent to the foyer is the living room, which is the hub of our Christmas activities.
All five stockings will be full on Christmas morning. I'm so grateful that my oldest son, who is a U.S.Navy officer, will be home for Christmas!
Plaid is a favorite of mine for Christmas decorations, so I made new throw pillows from a blanket scarf. The scarf produced plenty of fabric to make four identical pillows.
The tree stands tall in the corner, just waiting for my sons to hang the ornaments. I'm hoping they'll be glad to do that part of the decorating when they see that I've been busy wrapping presents! Our Nativity scene is on the chest beside the tree; this is its 23rd Christmas in our house.
Now on into the kitchen. I'm still loving my green island, which is just perfect for Christmastime.
I made a little country store vignette for the top of the island and hung a live garland and my DIY NOEL sign in the window.
Our huge eating table is dressed with a blanket and a very simple centerpiece that can be whisked away for eating, crafting, LEGO building. . . you name it! My antique dough cabinet holds the Dept. 56 village I set up every year.
Here's a look back at most of the kitchen/breakfast area. The stairs to the right lead to the terrace level. We have a home theatre down there, which is a favorite spot for watching Christmas movies. The wall of the stairwell holds a DIY family portrait wall clock that I made years ago.
The porch eating table is dressed with the world's easiest centerpiece: three lengths of ribbon stapled to the table, a couple of candles in hurricane globes, and some fresh greenery.
Our porch is not big enough for a large seating area, but we do have a cozy spot for relaxing.
That's enough pictures for one post, I think! Thank you so much for stopping by. A very merry Christmas to you and yours!
And once again, I enjoyed touring your home, and as always, it's lovely!! Enjoy this holiday season with your family!
Have ALWAYS enjoyed "touring" your home! It looks so warm and ready for the holidays! Love the traditional look and that looks never gets old in my books!! Have a warm wonderful Christmas with your family!
This is the first time I have left a comment on your lovely blog but I just wanted to say I love your blog and your beautiful home! Your home is always full of heart and happy and that is timeless. I pray you and your family have a wonderful Christmas!
Beautiful Richella! I'm with you, I don't do trendy either and I can't imagine Christmas without red and green! I know that you are looking forward to having all of your sons home. Merry Christmas!
I love the wreath over the kitchen sink. If you're interested in some DIY christmas decorating ideas, Crowley Furniture Stores has a blog post ( http://www.crowleyfurniture.com/blog/christmas-decorating-ideas/ ) that gives some tips on how to decorate for Christmas on a budget!
Everything looks lovely! Merry Christmas!
Richella, you have a beautiful home! Everything looks perfect adorned for Christmas. Thanks so much for the tour! I hope that you and your family have a very Merry Christmas!!!
Your home is breath taking and you have decorated it so elegantly!! Simply stunning!!
Your home is gorgeous!!! I LOVED how you decorated for Christmas!
Thank you for inviting us into your home. I crawled right into every picture!
Oh, your home is SO beautiful Richella! It looks just like the pages of a magazine...everything is so perfect, and you do such a great job with your DIY projects. I can just imagine how welcome you make everyone feel in your home. Thank you ever so much for sharing with us here! Merry Christmas!!
I never get tired of seeing your house all decked out for the holidays! Glad to hear all your sons will be home for Christmas! Have a wonderful time.
I am reading this post a little late, but I just wanted to comment on the small "NOEL" angels on the dresser in the foyer. My mother passed away in September and I now have the same set of hers which originally belonged to her grandmother.I have never seen another set until now on your blog!


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EG è una rivista che pubblica studi di scacchi e articoli teorici sui finali, edita nei Paesi Bassi in lingua inglese.

Molte riviste di scacchi comprendono una rubrica dedicata agli studi e ai problemi, ma EG è l'unica a occuparsi esclusivamente degli studi.

Fu fondata nel 1965 dallo studista John Roycroft, che ne fu editore e redattore fino al 1991. In quell'anno la società olandese ARVES (Alexander Rueb Vereniging voor Schaakeindspelstudie) ne rilevò la proprietà, ma confermò Roycroft per alcuni anni come redattore capo.

Attualmente la rivista è diretta da Harold van der Heijden.

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December 8, 2015 Published by: pj
Keep your enemies close.
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
Director Scott Cooper
Release Date 4 September 2015
Movie Rating Good
Starring: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Peter Sarsgaard, Juno Temple, Adam Scott, Julianne Nicholson, Rory Cochrane, W. Earl Brown, Jamie Donnelly, David Harbour, James Russo, Jeremy Strong, Erica McDermott, Brad Carter, Bill Camp, Danae Nason, Bretton Manley, Scott G. Anderson, Owen Burke, Berglind Jonsdottir, Mark Mahoney, Lonnie Farmer, Mary Klug, Luke Ryan, Lewis D Wheeler, Robert Walsh, Billy Meleady, David De Beck
digital by PJ
Jonny Depp does good psychopath. A scary movie particularly as it's based on a true story. 'Whitey' Bulger was a notorious crime boss back in the 70s in Boston, USA and this film pulled no punches in portraying the violence and gore that ensued. Depp was deeply disturbing as the dead-eyed Bulger, unmoved by the fear and death he left in his wake and carrying with him an almost palpable aura of menace. Benedict Cumberbatch played Bulger's brother, the upstanding senator and although I'm no expert on a south Boston accent Cumberbatch's version of it did seem to wander around somewhat and has divided opinion on Twitter. The few women that were in the movie were Bulger's victims in one way or another, the mother of his child, the threatened and intimidated wife of the FBI agent and the teenage girl he had murdered. The only non-victim woman's role was his mother. Is the 'hard man being especially close to his mother' stereotype actually true or just a cinematic device to show us that even the the most evil psychopaths have some humanity somewhere? Good movie. Enjoyed is not the right word, but I left feeling chilled by Depp's portrayal.
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