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A Raspberry Pi layer with WiFi and several other connection points: 4 USB ports, audio output, HDMI output, Ethernet and the usual Raspberry Pi slots for a video camera.
The robot is powered by a standard, rechargeable 5 V battery pack.
The ASIP firmware, developed by Michael Margolis and available form https://github.com/mdxmase/asip. This firmware is uploaded on the Teensy microcontroller (described below).
One of the ASIP client libraries: for Racket (http://github.com/fraimondi/racket-asip), for Java (https://github.com/fraimondi/java-asip) and for Python (https://github.com/gbarbon/python-asip). The Scratch extension is included in the Java repository.
A Raspberry Pi. We are currently using a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B (but we are investigating the use of a Raspberry Pi 3).
A Teensy 3.2 microcontroller. It has a 32 bit ARM processor, you can think of it as a small but powerful Arduino board with more input and output pins.
The wheels are two HUB-ee wheels. These wheels have built-in quadrature encoders and can be easily controlled using PWM pins.
The perspex layers are cut at Middlesex using a laser cutter. The battery pack is just a standard 9000 mAh battery pack with two USB outputs.
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new chain when changing rear sprocket?
I recently bought a 2005 600rr with a 47 tooth on the rear.
The acceleration is fun, but it seems to respond less smooth on the throttle.
Im thinking of switching it back to stock or somewhere in between.
Is there a way to calculate when and if i need to adjust my chain.
How many miles are on the old chain? If the chain is fairly worn and you install just a new sprocket the chain will wear it down somewhat faster than if you replaced both front and rear sprockets and chain.
You can find kits that have all 3 for less than buying each component individually.
The complete chain set is fairly new.
Really wanna know if I can use the same chain lenght of the 47t for a 42 tooth for example.
I guess there's some sort of formula for that right?
Last edited by bobobob; 06-06-2014 at 03:12 PM.
There might be a formula but if you're going from a 47T to a 42T you could just install everything, move the chain adjusters to their shortest positions, wrap the chain around the sprockets and see if any links need to be removed.
Do you have a chain breaker/rivet tool?
If your using the same chain then it would need a few links cut off. You might be able to by another master link, but if your replacing one sprocket why not just replace both sprockets and the chain and do it right? Its really not that expensive if you already have the tools to do it.
True, but the set is still pretty new.
Im trying not to cut the chain (at first) so i can try some different rears.
You can cut the chain by carefully grinding down the rivets from the link to be removed with an angle grinder, just go easy on it so you don`t fry the seals. But on bikes this powerful it`s heavily recommended to NOT use a clip style master link, I`ve succesfully riveted one chain with a small vice and a ball head hammer but it` s really up to you can you do it or let a shop take care of it for you and have peace with it and know it`s done right.
Here`s a few, took me a minute to google and link.
Mattson: thanks for the links!
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뉴턴의 중력에 법칙에 대한 글을 쓰고 있는 주인공.
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Q: Spring boot tests failing - Unable to read environment variables I am unable to build the spring boot application as spring boot tests are failing. I didn't include any tests. spring boot created a test class annotated with @SpringBootTest. It was working fine when I had db config in application.properties. I removed the hardcoded values and added it as environment variables in intelliJ and used place holders eg :
spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://${DB_HOST:dbhost}:${DB_PORT:5432}/${DB_NAME}

I tried using @PropertySource("classpath:application.properties") but that didn't work.
The application starts without any exceptions when started from IntelliJ. The issue is only when runnning mvn clean install the tests are failing.
Exception
Caused by: org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: The connection attempt failed.
    at org.postgresql.core.v3.ConnectionFactoryImpl.openConnectionImpl(ConnectionFactoryImpl.java:315)
    at org.postgresql.core.ConnectionFactory.openConnection(ConnectionFactory.java:51)
    at org.postgresql.jdbc.PgConnection.<init>(PgConnection.java:225)
    at org.postgresql.Driver.makeConnection(Driver.java:465)
    at org.postgresql.Driver.connect(Driver.java:264)
    at com.zaxxer.hikari.util.DriverDataSource.getConnection(DriverDataSource.java:138)
    at com.zaxxer.hikari.pool.PoolBase.newConnection(PoolBase.java:358)
    at com.zaxxer.hikari.pool.PoolBase.newPoolEntry(PoolBase.java:206)
    at com.zaxxer.hikari.pool.HikariPool.createPoolEntry(HikariPool.java:477)
    at com.zaxxer.hikari.pool.HikariPool.checkFailFast(HikariPool.java:560)
    at com.zaxxer.hikari.pool.HikariPool.<init>(HikariPool.java:115)
    at com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariDataSource.getConnection(HikariDataSource.java:112)
    at org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DataSourceUtils.fetchConnection(DataSourceUtils.java:158)
    at org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DataSourceUtils.doGetConnection(DataSourceUtils.java:116)
    at org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DataSourceUtils.getConnection(DataSourceUtils.java:79)
    ... 120 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.net.UnknownHostException: dbhost

A: The issue is fixed by running a .bat file in command prompt. The file sets the env variables. When running mvn clean install in cmd tests passed.

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Xiaomi Mi 5c release date, specifications, other details: Launch delayed
Xiaomi Mi 5c has been listed on Chinese online retailer Tmall, exposing key specifications.
By : Raymond Ronamai
Xiaomi lists new smartwatch category on its official websiteReuters
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[READ: What we know so far about Xiaomi Mi 5c]
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It is also reported that Xiaomi Mi 5c sports a 5.5-inch full HD display, runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow based MIUI 8.0 operating system, and mounts a 12MP main camera and an 8MP front-snapper.
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(Source: TheAndroidSoul)
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The  superyacht Sea & Us was launched by Amels Holland B.V. at their yard in Vlissingen. She was designed by Tim Heywood, and the interior design was created by Winch Design. She has two sister ships, the 2013 built Event and the 2015 built Madame Kate.

The yacht, owned by Marshall Islands-registered company Pasithea Shipping Ltd., has been alleged by Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny to be used by female journalist Nailya Asker-Zade, a purported mistress of influentional banker Andrey Kostin (best known as the head of state-owned VTB Bank).

Design
Her length is ,  beam is  and she has a draught of . The hull is built out of steel while the superstructure is made out of aluminium with teak laid decks. The yacht is Lloyd's registered, issued by Marshall Islands.

Some of the yacht's features include an enclosed lounge on the sun deck, a Touch & Go helicopter platform on the foredeck, and two folding balconies, as well as a large beach club. The Beach Club boasts a swim platform, retractable stairs, a Sauna, a steam shower and Gym equipment.

She is powered by twin Caterpillar 3512C engines.

See also
 List of motor yachts by length
 List of yachts built by Amels BV

References

2018 ships
Motor yachts
Ships built in Vlissingen

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Step away from the standard support role and get involved in helping to manage a team, sales launches and key activities of our Residential Project Marketing team. Due to team growth we are currently seeking a confident and proactive Executive Assistant to support the head of our NSW Project Marketing division.
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Unity has gotten a reputation that it's only for making 2D games. While Unity is in fact superb when it comes to 2D, it has some serious potential.
This is a list of notable games using a version of the Unity engine. The main article on the Unity engine gives further details on the engine itself and its versions.
Unity CEO John Riccitiello came to TechCrunch Disrupt SF to give everyone an update on the world's most popular game engine. You might.
Nevertheless, Inside is one of those few games that really left an impression on me and a game I will keep coming back to over the coming years. As a wimp already with normal horror games, this game almost gave me a heart attack. If you are expecting something like Super Mario then this is not it. The fluid animation seen in Ori is part of what makes the game such a seamless experience. Not just phone games and 2D side scrollers as some will have you believe. When you play games like Hollow Knight it becomes clear why Unity has a reputation for being best at 2D games. This video contains end game spoilers. Another VR title. If you are not a hardcore horror fan, I highly recommend playing this in multiplayer with a friend. You know Cuphead, everyone knows Cuphead! You feel so much safer having a friend in there with you and it makes the experience way better as well. The concept is similar and the art style is similar as well. You have your guard tower, you are alone, your job: Watch for forest fires. If you would like to know more about the development process of Cuphead I can recommend this 20 minute video from Gamespot:. I really love the saturated visuals as well which made this even better for me. I love challenging games, especially the ones that bring on head throbbing rage. If you understand a bit about how Unity works and have a technical interest, I cannot recommend the GDC videos enough, featuring the developers talking about how they made Inside enough. Making the Huddle Spoiler warning! Cuphead Steam page. Yet again, Unity has proven to be up to the task. James Benson gave a great talk at GDC about how they tackled animation during development and offers some great generic tips and tricks as well. You can make satellites, rovers, airplanes and whatever else you can come up with in your facility. And for some reason, I love it. We take control of Henry who has taken on a summer job out in the Wyoming wilderness. Usually in games there is always something that looks off, some stutter, jitter, jagged edges, strange lighting. Ori and the Blind Forest Steam page. The visuals are also great in this game, they went for a vintage cartoon look instead of the usual pixel art style. But the game is actually fun…. Very nice and clever! You truly feel like you are inside an old Disney cartoon! Hollow Knight is one of the best 2D games ever produced. Once you get past the questionable visuals an amazing world unfolds that you had no idea existed in this odd looking game. It felt like a corporate attempt to make some quick cash on their well established IP with the rise of mobile gaming. Once you have done a few of their super in depth tutorials about the game, you will feel like a real rocket engineer. That is a very nice compliment considering how huge Blizzard is. In the beginning you will struggle with money , but after a while, you generate more money than you can possibly spend making it a little less satisfying to build a new suburb area or a massive land mark. Crafting better vehicles will allow you to venture deeper into the ocean and explore new territory. Hearthstone game page. Bennett did an amazing job with Getting Over It. As simple as it gets, 2D, sprite animations, run through levels, this is Cuphead. The color palette and lighting look superb! But you will love it, hate it, love it, hate it. Not in Inside, it all looks… perfect. Hollow Knight Steam page. It looks perfect. You are taken on an adventure through the Arizona country side fighting through zombies trying to reach a safe haven. Making the World of Firewatch. A completely custom render pipeline was built specifically for this game which partially explains why the visuals are so amazing. While Unity is in fact superb when it comes to 2D, it has some serious potential for making stunning looking 3D games as well. Ok here is the real nugget in this list. Kerbal Space Program Steam page. You are free to explore this vast underwater world, collecting materials and blueprints allowing you to craft vehicles, weapons etc while keeping track of your oxygen levels. She is in the next guard tower faintly visible in the horizon. Most other VR titles keep the player confined in arena battles etc. Inside Steam page. Firewatch was one of the first walking simulators I played. You have to shoot, so when you are out of bullets, you are screwed if the zombies see you. Heads up though, there are no direct jump scares in this game which I really appreciated. Today we will take a look at some of my all time favorite games made with Unity and some bonus ones that I am excited to play. Cupehead is a true homage to the bit era offering a very challenging, frustrating refreshment to the genre. Your only companion is Delilah whom you communicate with through a walkie talkie. This game is hard. Cities Skylines Steam page. The good thing here is that Blizzard chose to develop this mega hit in Unity! Because it is so difficult! I like that. They are splendid! Beat Saber Steam page. Similar to Audio Shield, but you use light sabers to slash up boxes speeding towards you while dodging obstacles. A 2D platformer with amazing visuals as well. The world features our entire solar system. Blizzard reported over Million players in so, what can I say? Subnautica Steam page. Oh, and the game is frightening.. The story is abstract and hard to understand. Beat Saber is one of those titles you can pick up for 20 minutes and get a nice work out while you are at it. The biggest draw back for me was that you can not attack with melee weapons. Maybe I need to give it another spin. Firewatch Steam page. BUT, if you have any interest in space travel, engineering.. It will take you between hours to finish the first time, if you ever finish it.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} The scale of this game is insane. Inside was made in a custom version of Unity which allowed Playdead some extra freedom. If you are interested, I would highly recommend watching it. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}Countless of games have been made with Unity and some of them became instant classics. But once you make it there, oh my what a wonderful feeling it is. But, I seem to be wrong as usual. The editor is really good as well allowing you to be a bit creative with how you build, something that I always felt Sim City was lacking. While not revolutionary in gameplay nor tech, the narrative is what shines here. Arizona sunshine is the best VR experience I have had so far playing on the Vive. The Making Of Cuphead. Being deep under water listening to huge alien monsters making their way closer to you is… Stressful and horrifying. And then you realize you have to get back to earth… Yikes. Arizona Sunshine Steam page. Kerbal Space Program truly proves just how powerful Unity can be when used right. My only problem with this game is that it stops being difficult at a certain point. They also talk in depth about how they achieved the unique visuals in the game and how art director Olly Moss was involved in the process. Everything is fun in this game , building roads, planning out residential areas, water pipe systems, expanding your city. The Rendering of Inside.


'I can't buy this product', price is one of the preliminary things user concerns the most. No marketer wants customers think of their ecommerce product as 'cheap' or expensive'.
If a product is not doing well on an ecommerce website, one of the first things we think of is the price. But interestingly this is not the real reason why your products don't sell.
User interface, projection of products, navigation and tons of other factors play their part in consumers' purchase journey. Hire ecommerce experts for design and development.
However, there are some smart ways of selling expensive ecommerce products online.
You can't avoid the fact that low price competitor is always there in the market. Discounts and sales are a great way of attracting customers. Your prospect may ask for a discount because of the competitor's cut off in price but resist the temptation of price reduction. Value your products as they are of high quality and the price must justify.
Customer signing up for a service or long-term contract deserves some sort of discount. There must be a 'reason' why you offer discount. Asking prospects for earning a discount makes your product more valuable.
Product comparisons are something of trustworthy for buyers. Being a smart marketer, build comparisons around value and not price.
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Western Resources Corp. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Western Potash Corp., and the City of Regina have agreed to the revised key commercial terms for the supply of treated wastewater from the city to the company's proposed Milestone Potash Project.
The project is located 35 km southeast of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Regina's city council voted in favour of the agreement at its meeting on 31 October 2017. Both parties are now currently finalising the agreement.
In November 2012, the city and Western Potash Corp. entered into an agreement enabling the city to provide the company with access to recycled wastewater for a 2.8 million tpy conventional potash solution mine. In response to the potash market, the company adjusted the development plan and rescoped the project to utilise the innovative 'horizontal drilling + selective solution mining' techniques that will provide a significantly reduced UNIT CAPEX and competitive OPEX. In order to secure the most favourable data, Western will use this technology to develop a Phase 1 project with a capacity of 146 000 tpy. Once the technique has been tested, Western Potash Corp. will develop the previous 2.8 million capacity project in two phases, each at a 1.4 million tpy potash production. The Phase 1 project will utilise groundwater from the mine site, whilst Phase 2 and 3 projects will utilise treated water from the city. The selective solution mining technology uses significantly less water compared to conventional solution mining techniques, and the renegotiated agreement therefore decreases the volume of water correspondingly.
Over the space of six months, negotiating teams have developed a mutually beneficial agreement that extends the rights to access 25 000 m3/d of treated wastewater until 2025, as well as an additional 40 years access once the wastewater is drawn.
Under the terms of the new agreement, Western has agreed to pay a commitment fee of $200 000 when the final agreement is signed, and an annual standby fee of $100 000 for each year that water is not drawn. Once the company starts to draw water, 50% of the standby and commitment fees paid to the city will be refunded in the form of a credit against water usage charges.
This agreement presents the City with an economic opportunity for revenue during the 40-year life of the agreement and standby fees if the project does not proceed by 2025. In addition to this, the re-use of wastewater is beneficial in both the reduction of fresh water, and in the elimination of wastewater from local rivers and creeks. It will also mean that the Milestone Potash Mine will essentially not use any fresh water (with the exception of minor potable and process requirements). It is worth mentioning that this new technology – in addition to the reduction of water consumption – is also environmentally friendly, with no more salt tailings above ground, energy usage significantly reduced and minor subsidence.


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BAKER, ELBERT H.
BAKER, ELBERT H. (25 July 1854-27 Sept. 1933), was the "fourth founder" of the PLAIN DEALER. Born in Norwalk, Ohio to Henry and Clara Maria (Hall) Baker, his family came to Cleveland in 1865, moving to Kansas City in 1870.
BAKER, HENRY M.
BAKER, HENRY M. (2 Jan. 1856-12 Aug. 1929), active in Jewish benevolent associations, was born in Erie, Pa., the son of Kennard and Barbara Beitman Baker. He came to Cleveland in 1886, and after the turn of the century, became involved in real estate.
BAKER, NEWTON DIEHL (3 Dec. 1871-25 Dec. 1937), was mayor of Cleveland (1912-16) and Secretary of War under Pres. Woodrow Wilson. Born in Martinsburg, W. Va., to Newton Diehl and Mary Ann Dukehart Baker, he graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1892, and received his law degree from Washington & Lee University in 1894.
BAKER, WALTER C.
BAKER, WALTER C. (27 June 1868-26 Apr. 1955), an engineer, helped found the American Ball Bearing Co. and developed automobile parts. Born in Hinsdale, N.H., to George W. and Jeanette Rowene (Hall) Baker, the family came to Cleveland in 1871. Baker's father, an inventor, helped organize the White Sewing Machine Co. and the Cleveland Machine Screw Co.
BALDWIN BIRD RESEARCH LABORATORY
The BALDWIN BIRD RESEARCH LABORATORY, a pioneering ornithological research facility, was established in 1914 by SAMUEL PRENTISS BALDWIN at his estate in GATES MILLS.
BALDWIN RESERVOIR
BALDWIN RESERVOIR of the Baldwin Filtration Plant and Fairmount Pumping Station is believed to be one of the largest covered reservoirs in the world. Completed in 1925 to store the treated water from the filtration plant before distribution to the service area, the underground clearwater reservoir is an engineering marvel. It is 500' wide, 1,000' long, and 35' deep and has a capacity of 135 million gallons.
BALDWIN, CHARLES CANDEE
BALDWIN, CHARLES CANDEE (2 Dec. 1834-2 Feb. 1895), was a corporate lawyer, circuit judge, and founder of the WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Born in Middletown, Conn., to Seymour Wesley and Mary (Candee) Baldwin, he and his family moved to Elyria, but returned to Connecticut in 1847.
BALDWIN, LILLIAN LUVERNE
BALDWIN, LILLIAN LUVERNE (1888-September 11, 1960) served the CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS for a quarter-century as supervisor of music appreciation. She was born in Marion, Indiana, and received her undergraduate education at Glendale College.
BALDWIN, NORMAN C.
BALDWIN, NORMAN C. (29 July 1802-12 June 1887), a prominent businessman and politician in Cleveland and OHIO CITY during the mid-1800s, was born in Goshen, Conn., to Stephen and Susannah (Adams) Baldwin. He came to Hudson at 15 and opened a general store there. His experience as a merchant led him, in 1829, to form a partnership with Noble H.
BALDWIN, SAMUEL PRENTISS
BALDWIN, SAMUEL PRENTISS (26 Oct. 1868-31 Dec. 1938) was a noted ornithologist, naturalist and lawyer. He established the BALDWIN BIRD RESEARCH LABORATORY and helped organize THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.
BALDWIN, SAMUEL S.
BALDWIN, SAMUEL S. (ca. 1776-12 July 1822), was an early Cleveland and Cuyahoga County public official. Born in Ridgefield, Conn., to Samuel and Hannah (Northrup) Baldwin, he moved to a farm in NEWBURGH in 1808 and dabbled in real estate with LEONARD CASE. Baldwin's short public career revolved around politics.
BALDWIN-WALLACE UNIVERSITY
BALDWIN-WALLACE UNIVERSITY (formerly Baldwin-Wallace College) is a liberal-arts university related to the United Methodist church. Located in BEREA, the college's campus extends from Eastland Rd. to Front St., and from E. 5th Ave. to Center St. In 1995 the total plant consisted of 54 buildings on 56 acres. The roots of the college date back to Mar.
BALDWlN, JOHN
BALDWlN, JOHN (ca. 13 Oct. 1799-ca 28 Dec. 1884) was a successful businessman and educator who used his wealth to promote righteous and intellectual living. Baldwin was born in North Branford, Connecticut, the son of Joseph and Rosanna (Meloy) Baldwin. Although largely self-taught, he acquired enough academic training to hold several teaching positions.
BALKAN IMMIGRANTS
BALKAN IMMIGRANTS. Bulgarians, Albanians, and Montenegrins constitute the principal Balkan groups in Cleveland. The major period of Balkan immigration to the U.S. occurred from 1880-1924, prompted by economic stress and political changes in the Balkan countries.
BALL PARK MUSTARD
BALL PARK MUSTARD. See JOSEPH BERTMAN INC.
BALL, ERNEST R.
BALL, ERNEST R. (22 July 1878-3 May 1927), composed many popular songs from 1904-27. Born in Cleveland to Anna (Kocker) and Ernest Adelbert Ball, he studied at the Cleveland Conservatory before moving to New York where he became a vaudeville pianist and traveled throughout the U.S. Later, Litmark Music Publishing House hired him as a demonstrator and staff composer.
BALL, WEBB C.
BALL, WEBB C. (6 Oct. 1846-6 March 1922) regulated the watches of most of the nation's railroads as a sideline of his Cleveland jewelry business. Born on a farm in Knox County, O., he was the son of Aaron and Sidney Ann Clay Ball. He began his jewelry apprenticeship in 1869 in Fredericktown, O., and joined the Deuber Watch Case Co. of Cincinnati in 1874.
BALL, WEBB C. CO.
BALL, WEBB C. CO. See WEBB C. BALL CO.
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD
The BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD, which owned several railroads serving the Cleveland area, was acquired by the CHESAPEAKE & OHIO in 1962, and the merged railroad, renamed the Chessie System, became part of the CSX CORP. in 1980. The Baltimore & Ohio was chartered in Maryland on 28 Feb.
BALTO was the sled dog who became a national hero, symbolizing rescue efforts to get supplies of diphtheria antitoxin serum to Nome, Alaska. When diphtheria threatened Nome in Jan. 1925, the city found itself without a supply of antitoxin and, almost completely isolated by the arctic winter, the only means of travel being by dog-sled over the frozen tundra.
BANCOHIO NATIONAL BANK
BANCOHIO NATIONAL BANK was a major banking presence in the Cleveland area for more than a decade after its acquisition of Capital Natl. Bank. Capital Natl. was incorporated by Alex and Paul Wintner in 1929 as a state bank with $125,000 capital. Located at 1011 Huron Rd., Capital pioneered in mortgage loans guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) under the New Deal. By 1946 control of Capital Natl.
BANDLOW, ROBERT
BANDLOW, ROBERT (4 June 1852-29 Jan. 1911) was an organizer for the Central Labor Union, predecessor to the CLEVELAND FED. OF LABOR, and for many years the business editor of the CLEVELAND CITIZEN. Born in Germany to Henry and Caroline Bandlow, the family immigrated to Cleveland in 1854.
BANDS. Paid professional instrumental groups of any size, but restricted to woodwinds, brasses, and percussion, bands primarily played outdoor concerts and provided march music for parades. Until ca. 1840, Cleveland had virtually no organized bands that could qualify as professional.
BANG, EDWARD F.
BANG, EDWARD F. "ED" (28 Apr. 1880-27 Apr. 1968) was sports editor of the CLEVELAND NEWS for 53 years. Born in Sandusky, Ohio, to Charles and Rose Bang, he worked at the Sandusky Register and then in Youngstown before he was hired by the News. He succeeded Grantland Rice as sports editor in 1907.
BANK ONE CLEVELAND NA
BANK ONE CLEVELAND NA was created when the Columbus-based Banc One Corp. took over the former Euclid Natl. Bank (ENB). Euclid Natl. began in 1953 as the Euclid Savings Assn. with $45 million in assets and was converted to a national bank in 1966, changing its name to Euclid Natl. Bank. In 1975 ENB became a subsidiary of the Winters Natl.
BANKING. The history of banking in Cleveland is closely linked to the city's economic growth and to national economic history.
BANKS AND SAVINGS & LOANS
BANKS AND SAVINGS & LOANS. During the canal era Cleveland was an intermediary center of trade and commerce, and as the network of railroads displaced canals as a more reliable form of transport, the city became an industrial center.
BANKS, SAVINGS & LOANS, AND TRUST COMPANIES
Number of Banks
Savings & loans,
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BANKS-BALDWIN LAW PUBLISHING CO.
The BANKS-BALDWIN LAW PUBLISHING CO., located in Cleveland since 1932, is the oldest law publishing house in the U.S. David Banks established the firm of Gould & Banks in New York in 1804 in order to publish law books that would be less expensive than those imported from England. After Banks's death in 1871, his sons continued the business as Banks & Bros., but in 1880 two sons divided the company. David Banks, Jr.
BAPTIST BROTHERHOOD
The BAPTIST BROTHERHOOD was active in Progressive Era moral reform efforts, with its most substantial work directed toward stopping Sunday liquor sales. In 1911 a mass meeting of Baptists at the Euclid Ave. Baptist Church decided to wage an all-out war against drinking and vice. During that year over 200 Brothers visited 1630 of the 1950 saloons in Cleveland and found 1534 of them open on Sunday Sabbath.
BAPTIST HOME OF OHIO
BAPTIST HOME OF OHIO. See OLD AGE/NURSING HOMES.
BAPTISTS. The Baptists of Cleveland come from 2 distinct historical traditions, both ultimately derived from English Baptists and, before them, from the Anabaptist groups of the Continent. Cleveland's white Baptists developed fairly directly from the English tradition, as believers brought the religion from England to New England, and then to western settlements such as Cleveland.
BARBER, GERSHOM M.
BARBER, GERSHOM M. (2 Oct. 1823-20 July 1903), was an educator, lawyer, and judge who also served in the CIVIL WAR. Born in Groton, N.Y., to Phineas and Orpha Barber, he came to Berlin Twp., Ohio with his family at age 7.
BARBER, JOSIAH
BARBER, JOSIAH (1771-10 Dec. 1842), the first mayor of OHIO CITY and son of Capt. Stephen and Alice (Cass) Barber, was a prime mover in west side residential, commercial, and industrial development.
BARDONS & OLIVER, INC.
BARDONS & OLIVER, INC., is one of the chief machine-tool firms in Cleveland. Two former Warner & Swasey officials, Geo. Bardons and John Oliver, founded the firm in 1891 at 3 Water (W. 9th) St. Originally it manufactured bicycle hubs and the machines to make them; eventually it became a major manufacturer of turret lathes and parts, special machinery, and pipe and tube mill equipment.
BARDOUN, FRANK J.
BARDOUN, FRANK J. (3 Oct. 1905-3 Dec. 1988) was prominently involved in the affairs of Cleveland's CZECHS for more than half a century. A native Clevelander, the son of Louis and Mary Plantner Bardoun, he was a graduate of EAST TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL.
BARKER OFFICE SUPPLY CO.
BARKER OFFICE SUPPLY CO., for many years known as S. Barker & Sons Co., is the oldest office-supply house in Cleveland. On 7 June 1871, Samuel Barker opened a small printing business in a room on Union Ln., with 2 small presses, a small steam engine, a hand cutter, and stationery stock. Within a few years it moved into the Atwater Bldg. on the Old Viaduct.
BARNARD, MAXWELL (MAX) VOSPER
BARNARD, MAXWELL ("MAX") VOSPER (6 April 1884-3 Feb. 1978) became known through his primitive artwork as the "Grandpa Moses" of CHAGRIN FALLS. Born in Auburn Twp., Geauga County, he was the son of Jay and Lena Barnard and grandson of one of the early settlers of Chagrin Falls.
BARNETT, JAMES
BARNETT, JAMES (21 June 1821-13 Jan. 1911), a businessman, politician, soldier, and philanthropist, organized many charities. Born in Cherry Valley, N.Y., to Melancthon and Mary (Clark), the family moved to Cleveland in 1825.
BARNUM, FRANK SEYMOUR
BARNUM, FRANK SEYMOUR (25 Nov. 1850-17 Dec. 1927) was an architect who designed and supervised the construction of over 75 Cleveland public school buildings, and was among the first architects to utilize modern building techniques in his designs.
BARR, JOHN
BARR, JOHN (26 Jan. 1804-24 Jan. 1875) Cleveland's first magistrate and local historian, was born in Hartford, Trumbull County, the son of Thomas and Suzanna Barr. The Barr family came to Euclid Township in 1810 when Thomas Barr was appointed the first pastor of the FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF EAST CLEVELAND.
BARRICELLI, GIOVANNI ALFONSO
BARRICELLI, GIOVANNI ALFONSO (22 Feb. 1873-16 Apr. 1934) was a cardiopulmonary specialist but is best known as one of the early leaders of the Italian community in Cleveland. Born in Benevento, Italy, to Pietro and Lucia (Cangelicri) Barricelli, he attended the University of Naples, completing courses in physics and chemistry.
BARRY, FRANK T.
BARRY, FRANK T. (9 Feb. 1881-31 Jan. 1956), a minister and social worker, founded and directed Woodland Ctr. Neighborhood House for over 30 years. Born in Lincoln, Nebr., and growing up in Topeka, Kans., he graduated from Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Ill. (1905); from McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, (1908); and from Northwestern University (1912).
BARTON, THOMAS C.
BARTON, THOMAS C. (b. 1831- ), a U.S. Navy seaman who received the Congressional Medal of Honor during the CIVIL WAR, was born in Cleveland. Barton was on board the USS Hunchback when it attempted to rescue an army detachment surrounded by Confederate troops near Franklin, Virginia. During a ship-to-shore bombardment 3 Oct.
BASEBALL. Professional baseball in Cleveland emerged in the late 1860s from the area's informal amateur baseball circuit. Initially, the line between amateur and professional play was tenuous.
BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAMES
The BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAMES were held at in Cleveland 5 times
BASEBALL WORLD SERIES
The BASEBALL WORLD SERIES has been played in Cleveland 6 times, when the CLEVELAND INDIANS won the American League championship in 1920, 1948, 1954, 1995, 1997, and 2016. They went on to win the series in 1920 and 1948. Cleveland played the Brooklyn Dodgers in a best-of-9 series in 1920.
BASKETBALL. Unlike other team games that evolved over a long period, basketball was invented to provide an easy-to-learn, exciting, inexpensive team sport that could be played in a gym during the winter months. Created in 1891 by James Naismith, physical-education instructor at the Intl. YMCA Training School in Springfield, MA, the game gained immediate popularity, spreading through Y's all over the country.
BATES, KENNETH F.
BATES, KENNETH F. (24 May 1904-24 May 1994), a long-time member of the faculty of the CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART, specialized in enamel work and was nationally recognized for his achievements in the field.
BATH HOUSES
BATH HOUSES were operated by the City of Cleveland from 1904-54, opening at a time when population density exceeded available bathing facilities. Humanitarians promoting cleanliness and Americanism first made public showers available to patrons of the settlement HIRAM HOUSE.


Arsenal favourites to land excellent attacker ahead of Barcelona | The Transfer Tavern | Where football transfer rumours fly or die!
Arsenal fans are in an optimistic mood this evening after hearing some positive news regarding their January transfer plans, as it's suggested the lead the chase for a highly-rated forward.
TalkSport, via AS, report that Arsenal are favourites to secure the services of Celta Vigo forward Nolito in January, beating Barcelona to the signature of the Spanish international.
The in-form 29-year-old is tipped to move away from his current club in January after impressing numerous potential suitors and Arsene Wenger is prepared to match the player's £13m release clause.
Arsenal are looking for the final pieces to complete their squad as they look to emerge successful in their push for a Premier League title and a natural right-winger is top of their agenda.
Nolito fits the bill in this area, whilst he's also capable of playing in a central-striker role; which would increase Arsenal's strength in depth, as Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott are currently Arsenal's only options in this area whilst Danny Welbeck remains sidelined.
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Jacqueline Laura Hoffman (born November 29, 1960) is an American actress, singer, and stand-up comedian known for her one-woman shows of Jewish-themed original songs and monologues. She is a veteran of Chicago's famed The Second City comedy improv group.
For her performance in the FX anthology television series Feud (2017), she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award.
Hoffman won the Joseph Jefferson Award, Chicago's venerable theatre award, during her eight-year tenure with the Second City troupe. She starred in the following solo comedy performances: "If You Call This Living," "The Kvetching Continues," "Jackie Hoffman's Hanukkah", "A Chanukah Charol", "Jackie's Kosher Khristmas", and "Jackie's Valentine's Day Massacre", among others. Hoffman also joined the three-woman comic team behind "The J.A.P. Show, Jewish American Princesses of Comedy," at the Actors' Temple in April 2007.
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In 2002, Hoffman was cast in the musical Hairspray on Broadway, playing the roles of Prudy Pingleton, Gym Teacher, Matron and Denizen of Baltimore. She won the 2003 Theatre World Award for her performance. She co-starred as Calliope, muse of epic poetry, in the rock musical Xanadu on Broadway, from July 2007 to September 2008. Hoffman starred as Grandmama in the Broadway musical The Addams Family, which opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 8, 2010 and closed on December 31, 2011. In 2010, she also parodied Lady Gaga's hit-single, Alejandro. She played Madame Dilly and other roles in the 2014 Broadway revival of On the Town until the show closed in September 2015. She played Mrs. Teavee in the Broadway production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which opened on April 23, 2017 and closed January 14, 2018.
She has acted in the movies, Kissing Jessica Stein, Mo' Money, Garden State, Down, Queer Duck: The Movie, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde, and A Dirty Shame and was the voice of the Water Cooler in Robots.
In addition to cameoing on the television show Curb Your Enthusiasm, she has appeared in many series, including Difficult People, Strangers with Candy, Hope and Faith, Ed, Starved, Cosby, 30 Rock, One Life to Live and was the voice of Dilmom on Dilbert.
Hoffman provided the voice of "Mary Phillips, the Talk Radio host", in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Despite her frequent stage banter on her dislike of children, Hoffman did a surprising turn as the voices of the Gate to Fairy-tale Land and the Witch's Magic Wand in the Dora the Explorer movie, Dora's Fairytale Adventure. She has also been a frequent guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
In 2007 she was featured in the film Making Trouble, a tribute to female Jewish comedians, produced by the Jewish Women's Archive. In 2011, Hoffman appeared as a cameo in The Sitter as Mrs. Sapperstein. In 2012, she has had a recurring role in The New Normal. She appeared in a cameo role in the Oscar-winning movie Birdman in 2014.
In 2017, she starred in the first season of the FX series entitled Feud: Bette and Joan in the role of Joan Crawford's housekeeper, Mamacita, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
Jackie Hoffman can be heard on the original Broadway cast recordings of Hairspray, Xanadu, The Addams Family, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the revival Broadway cast recording of On the Town, and the PS Classics' recording of Jackie Hoffman: Live at Joe's Pub released Fall 2008. She also appears on Scott Alan's CD, Dreaming Wide Awake, in a duet with Carly Jibson.
Hoffman was born in Queens, New York. At age 46, during the run of her show Regrets Only, she was hospitalized for a hysterectomy to remove a benign tumor. She was back in three weeks, with a cot backstage for whenever she was not singing or talking.


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Разбо́йничий рома́н — романный жанр, получивший наибольшее распространение в немецкой, английской, французской литературе XVIII—XIX вв. (Шпис, Вульпиус, Крамер, Чокке, Арним, Гауф, Эйнсворт, Вальтер Скотт, Эжен Сю, Дюма, Пушкин ). В центре повествования находится своего рода Робин Гуд — благородный разбойник, поставивший себя вне закона, совершающий преступления для защиты бедных и бесправных и противостоящий беззаконию власть имущих. Аналогичные мотивы развивались в драме (Шиллер, «Разбойники», 1780 — это произведение положило начало развитию жанра разбойничьего романа) и новелле (Клейст, Нодье), своеобразным ответвлением жанра можно считать пиратский роман (Дефо, Эжен Сю, Фенимор Купер). Разбойничьи романы появлялись в основном в переходные политические периоды и проецировали борьбу старых и новых господствующих структур. В русской литературе примером разбойничьего романа является «Дубровский» А. С. Пушкина.

Примеры
 «Абелино, великий разбойник» (, 1793) — роман Генриха Чокке, ставший исторически первым примером разбойничьего романа в Германии.
  () — роман К. Вульпиуса. Первая книга вышла в 1798, успех у публики позволил автору написать несколько продолжений. В XX веке роман был дважды экранизирован.
 «Роб Рой» (, 1817) — исторический роман Вальтера Скотта, наиболее известный разбойничий роман в английской литературе. К описываемому жанру можно отнести также эпизоды с Робином Гудом в «Айвенго» (1819).
  (, 1827) — к жанру разбойничьего романа относится обрамляющая новелла этого цикла сказок В. Гауфа.
 «Дубровский» (1833, первая публикация в 1841) — неоконченный роман А. С. Пушкина.

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CRU partners with RMI to support the steel industry's transition to net-zero
David Trafford
Chief Executive Officer, CRU Group View profile
Lavan Mahadeva
Research Director View profile
Chris Asgill
Head of Steel View profile
Jessica Callaghan
Director Financial Markets View profile
23rd September 2022: Today, CRU, the global mining, metals, and fertilizer business intelligence company, announces that it has been selected as the recommended third party for steel industry emissions data by the Sustainable STEEL Principles (SSP) to its signatory banks. The SSP is the first Climate-Aligned Finance (CAF) agreement for lenders to the steel industry.
The SSP is made up of six top lenders to the global steel sector - Citi, Credit Agricole, ING, Société Générale, Standard Chartered, and UniCredit. Its aim is to significantly reduce carbon emissions from steel production, which is currently the largest source of industrial carbon emissions globally.
The SSP provides a methodology for banks to measure and report the emissions associated with their loan portfolios compared to net-zero emissions pathways. In doing so, the framework informs banks of how emissions-intensive their steel loans are relative to the net-zero pathway needed to stay within our planet's remaining carbon budget — a metric known as climate alignment.
CRU worked with the RMI and the five Working Group banks–ING, Société Generale, Citi, UniCredit and Standard Chartered – plus industry review panels over 12 months. We supported the development of this important framework which enables a thorough reporting process to be completed, which the industry needs moving forward. CRU's approach and data methodologies have been discussed with key industry players to ensure all parties involved can trust the data and in turn, maintain credibility with their reporting.
As a result, when working with this framework and applying CRU's robust methodologies, lenders can rely on market-leading and industry-accepted data for their reporting.
CRU is delighted to be the third-party provider of the steel industry's emissions data for the Sustainable STEEL Principles Association. It is a natural role for us as this is how we see that CRU's standardised, transparent, and broad-reaching data can add tremendous value to sustainability strategies and decision-making for participating banks.
David Trafford Chief Executive Officer at CRU Group
This ground-breaking standard was carefully designed by leading lenders to the steel industry and has been thoroughly vetted by finance, industry and civil society. By signing onto this agreement, lenders can accurately measure their steel-related emissions and have the transition-relevant data needed to engage their clients. In doing so together, banks can signal their expectations, and demonstrate collective impact.
Lucy Kessler Steel Lead, Center for Climate-Aligned Finance at RMI
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Do you know, this is the first Summer in more years than I can remember that I have not spent time at an OU Residential School? It seems a strange decision, to remove one of the few remaining aspects of OU life that distinguishes us from other distance learning institutions. I'll have more to say about strange decision making a little later. Two of the many things I liked about Summer School were the chance to meet lots of you, and also the opportunity to gather volunteers to be participants in any research that I was doing.
It feels as if the World is a completely different place from the one in which I was last writing; there have been so many changes. We have home-grown political upheavals, a Turkish coup, Russians banned from the Olympics, horrendous Jihadi-inspired violence, a will-they-won't-they nuclear power station . . . the list of bombshells just goes on, and it's hard to know where to begin. I ended my last Column by commenting on the In-Out Referendum, so I'd better continue where I left off.
It appears that the Brexit vote was yet another bombshell for the pundits; certainly it was for David Cameron and his cronies. That, of course, is just one more piece of evidence that our leaders are out of touch with what Jo and Joe Public actually think. I'm pretty sure the Europeans weren't expecting this either, or they would have tried to give Cameron something of substance when he made his wasted pre-vote tour of the other states. Foreign governments can be excused for not knowing too well how our people will vote, but one wonders what has happened to the diplomats and analysts. Time was when a significant role of an ambassador and his staff was to analyse the local political climate and feed back thoughts and predictions to the home country. I have commented before on how grossly inaccurate the expectations of Russian behaviour have been; Putin seems to have outwitted the West at every move, yet as far as I could see his actions appeared to be reasonably predictable. Our leaders seem to operate from within some kind of self-generated fog, clouding both vision and judgment.
If Baroness Warsi gives us a representative insight into politicians' capacity for rational decision making, then I suppose the shortcomings I have just mentioned are to be expected. I have commented upon this woman's flaky reasoning before, but her switch from Leave to Remain in the referendum was without precedent on the bizarreness scale! There is nothing wrong, of course, with a person changing her mind; it is the reason given that has to be judged. One would have liked to think that a responsible woman, presenting herself as one of the leaders in a campaign of enormous, enduring consequence, would have weighed the pros, the cons and the relevant information with utmost care, before finally reaching a well-judged conclusion. To have changed that conclusion mid-stream must surely have been prompted by the arrival of some major new piece of information relevant to our relationship with Europe? Not so; she changed, she told us, because some of her fellow Brexiteers were displaying too much hate and xenophobia! What on earth had that got to do with anything? Dissociate herself from them of course, but did she think that remaining in Europe would miraculously convert xenophobes into xenophiles?
Decision making is a major research topic within Cognitive Psychology, so in principle it could have something to say about all this. You will probably not be too surprised to learn that humans are not especially good at reasoning and decision making. To research these abilities in the laboratory it has often been the case that rather artificial scenarios have been devised, simply because they can be set up to have right and wrong answers; so many of life's real issues do not have simple rights and wrongs, making it impossible for a researcher to judge whether a participant has performed well. To some extent it is doubtless the artificiality of the experimental scenarios that leads people to perform rather poorly; after all, we have evolved very successfully, so we must have been getting it right quite a lot of the time. Nevertheless, we are not very effective at being coolly logical, in fact we hear people saying things like, "It feels good to me," or alternatively, "I'm not happy about this one." Those are more than just turns of phrase, because it turns out that people become especially bad at reaching decisions if they suffer damage to a region of the brain called the insula. What does the insula do? Well, it's a key part of the emotion processing system; in theory that would seem irrelevant to weighing up the factual pros and cons of a decision, but clearly the balance is often judged more by feeling than pure logic. So, we may surmise that Sayeeda Warsi changed her decision, not because any relevant facts had changed, but because her feelings about the issue had changed. Very human no doubt, but not the modus operandi one would have hoped for in a woman trained as a lawyer.
An interesting confirmation of the above, plus a little twist, concerns the impact of irrelevant facts. Research has investigated binary decisions of the sort, "Should I choose A or B?" and established which way people tend to go. A third option C is then introduced. C is given characteristics that mean it can have no logical impact on the preference between A and B, but nevertheless its presence as an alternative can switch people's A-B selection. However, it has been shown recently that people on the autistic spectrum are not influenced by the irrelevant information.
A major problem for the general public during the referendum campaigning was lack of believable information. That, perhaps more than anything else that has gone before, damns the politicians. Expenses scandals, cash for questions, all the things we have come to expect of our venal so-called representatives, while entirely execrable are at least fairly localised in their impact. In contrast, the In-Out vote was likely to affect our whole population significantly and for many years to come. So what did we get to help us in our deliberations? The choice between being overrun by terrible Turks, or sliding inexorably into a third world war!
When we try to be rational our brains operate in serial mode, that is, they tend to process one piece of information at a time. This is fine when there is a limited number of clear cut details, but in a complex situation there are too many variables for us to build into the picture we attempt to develop. What is really needed in that sort of situation is parallel processing, where lots of material can be handled simultaneously. As it happens, much of our brain does operate as a set of parallel processes; it is only the final tip of the iceberg leading to consciousness that has to be serial. This distinction between serial conscious and parallel unconscious processing gives rise to some intriguing results. Researchers have given participants complex situations to consider, with large amounts of difficult-to-juggle information. Half the participants are then left for a few minutes to ponder their response, while the others are prevented from conscious thought about the problem, by giving them lots of anagrams to solve. When the time is up, both groups make their responses. It turns out that the 'thinkers' are at chance level with their responses: they might as well have stuck in a pin. In contrast, those who worked on anagrams and then had to respond, not by reasoning but by snap decision, performed significantly better! I will leave you to decide whether the referendum outcome was indicative of an attempt at reasoning or a gut response.
Recently I was at a joint meeting between the Experimental Psychology Society and its Spanish equivalent, SEPEX (Sociedad Española de Psicología Experimental). I met a PhD student who is researching time perception, something in which I have had an interest over the years. We were discussing the notion of time slowing when we are frightened. For example, during the unfolding of a car accident the on-coming car may seem to be moving in slow motion. One explanation for this is to assume that we have a ticking 'clock' that not only gives us the ability to judge time intervals, but also determines the rate at which we grab samples of information about our environment. With heightened arousal the clock would speed up, causing us to capture samples at a greater rate. As a consequence, the change in position of an advancing car, between one sample and the next, would be smaller than we are accustomed to, so we would interpret the approach as being slower than usual. As far as the student and I were both aware, there has never been an attempt to test this notion, so I have suggested to her that she might try some time perception tests on people riding a theme-park roller-coaster. I hope her supervisor lets her; if he does she has promised to tell me the results. Of course I'll pass them on!
Well, it's back to decision making again: do I draw this to a close and go in for a drink, or do I ramble on for a few more paragraphs? ("God," I hear you say, "I hope he goes with plan A!") I'm sitting in the garden to type, but after a lovely day the evening is growing cool. My honey bees have ceased to fly and only a few bumble bees are still about; their larger bodies let them operate in lower temperatures. Yes, I'm sure it's time to pour something nice! I saw one of those jokey birthday cards recently; it carried a warning. "Remember, too much alcohol is bad for the memory." Unfortunately that's true and, as if to confirm it, further down the card was written, "And another thing, too much alcohol is bad for the memory!"
So there we are. If I can remember I will write again in the Autumn. In the mean time, have a lovely Summer and the very best of luck with any studies you have on-going.


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A Toronto-based environmental group is challenging the aggressive messaging from the federal government and industry on the economic benefits of the oil sands with the release of a poll that suggests Canadians are ill-informed about the impact of the sector.
In a survey released Friday, Environmental Defence said 57 per cent of respondents overestimated the contribution of the oil sands to the national economy. According to Statistics Canada, oil sands production accounts for 2 per cent of the country's gross domestic product, but more than 40 per cent of respondents pegged the figure at 12 per cent of GDP or higher.
The environmental group focused on the value of production from existing oil sands projects, but it did not account for current growth and new jobs that result from the construction of new projects or the pipelines and other infrastructure needed to get higher volumes of crude to market.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his ministers have routinely characterized the oil sands specifically – the the resource sector generally – as the engine of economic growth for Canada, and warn against any action that would slow down development.
"We are routinely told our economy will sputter, governments won't be able to balance budgets and social services will have to be sacrificed if we don't triple the size of the tar sands as fast as possible," said Tim Gray, executive director of Environmental Defence.
Mr. Gray said the Harper government and the oil industry have persuaded Canadians into believing that the oil sands represents the economic engine of the country in order to justify new pipeline construction across British Columbia and to Eastern Canada, and new extraction projects in Alberta. And they have painted opponents of those projects as radicals who are determined to undermine the Canadian economy.
Some 75 per cent of respondents to the survey – an online poll of 1,011 adults conducted by Environics – agreed with the statement that, given concerns about climate change, Canada should shift its energy strategy away from reliance on fossil fuels and toward cleaner fuel.
"Governments and industry have succeeded in articulating an importance for the tar sands that greatly exceeds its place in the economy. But despite that, the public still would like to see a transition away from dependence on fossil fuels," Mr. Gray said.
Officials at the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers were not available for comment, as the office was closed for the opening of the Calgary Stampede.
University of Alberta economist Andrew Leach said he also has found that Canadians tend to overestimate the relative size of the oil sands as a percentage of the economy – especially staunch proponents and opponents of the industry. But he added that the impact of production on GDP is only one gauge of the sector's relative importance. The construction side of the industry is large and important.
"The big issue for Canada now is that a lot of what we classify as oil sands activity is actually construction of oil sands facilities – that's where a lot of the employment growth is, and a lot of the investment is going," he said. It is that new activity that is more vulnerable to a slump in prices or high-cost environmental regulations.
Royal Bank of Canada economist Paul Ferley said that, even at 2 per cent of the economy, oil sands extraction is twice as large as the auto sector, and that it is growing quickly. He noted that figure does not include indirect impacts, such as spending by workers or capital investment.


Using statewide public school enrollment data from 1989 to 2010, a new report examines changes in school enrollment and segregation at the state-level as well across Pennsylvania's two largest metropolitan areas –Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
LOS ANGELES—For the first time in its ten recent studies of public school segregation in East Coast states, the Civil Rights Project today releases a new report documenting significant progress toward integrated education. In the state of Connecticut there has been clear progress, according to the new study's findings.
Findings include: U.S. kids are losing almost 18 million days of instruction; Florida leads all states with highest suspension rate; many districts have improved, but overall U.S. rate has changed little.


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New director named at First Witness
First Witness Child Abuse Resource Center in Duluth has named a new executive director. Beth Olson, who has long worked with victims of sexual assault and domestic violence, was hired to replace Susan Mack. Olson, 40, has spent 17 years working i...
By Jana Hollingsworth
First Witness Child Abuse Resource Center in Duluth has named a new
executive director.
Beth Olson, who has long worked with victims of sexual assault and domestic violence, was hired to replace Susan Mack.
Olson, 40, has spent 17 years working in human services, most recently as team leader for the Duluth Family Visitation Center, a program of the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project.
Olson was chosen for her experience with helping victims of abuse and her work in the nonprofit field, said Joe Roby, chairman of the First Witness board of directors. She also is familiar with the organization because of her work interviewing its victims.
"On a broader scale, she will improve our visibility in the community and improve relationships with other nonprofits in the same field," Roby said.
Olson worked for the Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault in Duluth for nine years and is a national trainer on issues of post-separation violence for women and children leaving domestic abuse. She also is an adjunct instructor at the College of St. Scholastica and has organized many campaigns and events to bring awareness to issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, reproductive rights and GLBT equality. She earned a master's degree in social work from the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Olson said Monday she was thrilled with her new position and hopes to reach as many families as possible who can use First Witness.
"Right now we're at an exciting point of being able to do more than First Witness has done in the past," she said. "That's going to benefit families at crisis times in their lives."
First Witness provides videotaped interviews of children who may be victims of sexual or physical abuse or severe neglect, which are used as evidence for prosecution. It also offers counseling and support to victims and their families. It was formed in 1993 by law enforcement, legal and social service professionals.