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Weekly data: The Ukraine war is forcing governments to rethink post-Covid austerity
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has seen increases in defence spending in much of the world, meaning austerity measures are back on the cards.
Ben van der Merwe
Joe Biden called on Congress to grant him $813bn in defence spending for the next fiscal year, as Western governments contend with austerity measures to pay for the financial burden of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Anna Voitenko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its second month, there is still no end in sight to a war that both Russian and Western intelligence agencies expected to last a matter of days. Vladimir Putin's finances aren't the only ones being stretched, however – Western governments are beginning to feel the pinch too.
In his fiscal 2023 budget, announced on Monday, US President Joe Biden called on Congress to grant him $813bn in defence spending for the next fiscal year, a 4% increase on the 2022 budget, which was announced in 2021.
Biden is not alone in seeing the need for an increased military budget. Germany has pledged to raise defence spending by 0.6% of GDP, while the EU has announced an unprecedented €500m ($552.26m) in military aid to Ukraine.
Many governments are also likely to face significant short-term cost pressures arising from the influx of Ukrainian refugees. In 2016, Germany spent €9bn on processing and caring for 750,000 refugees. More than five times that number (3.8 million) have already fled the country, according to the UN, with two million asylum seekers thought to have gone to Poland alone.
The spectre of rising energy prices
Much more significant, however, is the pressure on governments to combat soaring food and energy prices. Prior to the invasion, prices in Europe and North America had already been rising at rates not seen for decades – largely due to post-pandemic supply chain disruptions. The invasion and the Western response, in the form of severe sanctions against Russia, have only exacerbated those pressures.
Energy prices may still have a long way left to rise. Western powers are mulling the possibility of a global ban on the import of Russian oil, an action that could send oil prices skyrocketing in the absence of a compensating increase in production elsewhere – hence Washington's frantic courting of long-time foes Venezuela and Iran.
Meanwhile, European imports of Russian gas are daily undermining the effectiveness of sanctions by refilling the country's depleted foreign currency reserves. The end of German Ostpolitik has led the EU to at last take seriously the need for energy independence from Russia, but achieving this in the short term will require a shift to much more expensive liquefied natural gas as well the speedy construction of the necessary processing infrastructure. As with oil, sanctions on natural gas will only raise prices further unless someone else ramps up production.
As economist Oliver Blanchard has argued, the usual playbook of economically orthodox governments responding to commodity price shocks (namely, to stand back and watch) no longer applies. In much of the West, inflation is high enough already that further increases could cause acute pain for those on the lowest incomes, as well as potentially severe damage to economic growth. Coming right as the West faces its most significant geopolitical confrontation in living memory, those possibilities will be hard to swallow.
Governments make their moves on rising energy prices
The argument for government intervention has already won the day in much of Europe, where governments are implementing a mix of direct cash transfers, price caps, tax cuts and subsidies to help citizens cope with their rising energy bills.
The budgetary pressures have come just as many Western governments were hoping to make cutbacks on government spending, which reached record highs during the Covid-19 pandemic.
In the UK, the Conservative government has opted to stick to these plans. With inflation expected to average 8% over the 2022–23 financial year, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced in late March that benefits would rise by only 3.1% – a real-terms cut of more than 5%.
As a recent report by the OECD notes, however, the massive increase in debt during the pandemic hasn't translated into unsustainable debt burdens. Despite the rise in inflation, interest rates remain at close to record lows.
Crucially, the impact of this additional spending on inflation is likely to be limited. The OECD's analysis found that a government stimulus equivalent to 0.5% of GDP in all the bloc's members would halve the impact of the war on growth while only adding slightly to inflation.
However, a back-of-the-envelope calculation by Bruegel puts the cost for the EU at about €175bn, or 1% of GDP. Whether the Western economies can soak up that level of additional spending remains an open question.
Understand the impact of the Ukraine conflict from a cross-sector perspective with the Global Data Executive Briefing: Ukraine Conflict.
Ben van der Merwe is a data journalist at GlobalData Media, specialising in FDI. He joined from the Reach Data Unit, where he was a fellow of the Google News Initiative. His investigative journalism has previously appeared in the Observer, VICE,Private Eye and New Statesman.
Ukraine Defense Market Size and Trends, Budget Allocation, Regulations, Key Acquisitions, Competitive Landscape and Forecast, 2021-2026
Russia Defense Market Size and Trends, Budget Allocation, Regulations, Key Acquisitions, Competitive Landscape and Forecast, 2021-2026
Poland Defense Market Size and Trends, Budget Allocation, Regulations, Key Acquisitions, Competitive Landscape and Forecast, 2022-2027
Romania Defense Market Size and Trends, Budget Allocation, Regulations, Key Acquisitions, Competitive Landscape and Forecast, 2022-2027


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Project Bakeover
Tiffany Pratt's Top Tips for Giving Bakeries New Life
by Amber Dowling
We all love freshly baked goods, but who doesn't love a visual feast to accompany those mouthwatering croissants, cookies, and sky-high stacked deli sandwiches? HGTV Canada designer (and everyone's favourite Queen of Pink) Tiffany Pratt gets it, which is why she's here to help struggling bakery owners with her new series Project Bakeover. In each episode she teams with master chocolatier Steve Hodge to give new life to rundown places, tackling one bakery at a time.
Of course, resto-design is something that Pratt is passionate about, having transformed numerous GTA eateries in the past. We sat down with the designer to pick her creative brain on what it takes to give any bakery (or restaurant for that matter) a whole new visual life.
Related: Gorgeous Restaurant Designs By Tiffany Pratt
Attract Customers at the Curb
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Before a customer even walks into your establishment, it's important to set the tone and mood with plenty of curb appeal. Go for a warm and welcoming vibe that gives patrons an idea of what they can expect when they step inside. "The space being welcoming doesn't start when you walk in the door, it starts before you actually walk through the door, on the sidewalk from the street," says Tiffany. "Create impact to get people inside. How I do that is with colour and shapes and textures and prints."
Whether that's a bright façade, a watercolour fence, or graffiti on the walls remains up to you, just make sure that it stands out and that it speaks to the vibe you're going for.
Embrace What Makes Your Business Unique
Nothing gets customers more excited than knowing they have the option to try something new, even when you're talking about the comfort fare featured at most bakeries. In terms of design, Tiffany says that means looking at different shapes, colours and textures that stand out and alert people that what you have going on at your space is unique and special. Of course, adding a different type of food or a daily special doesn't hurt either. "It's really about giving people an experience," Tiffany adds.
See More: Mrs. Joy's Gets a Dramatic Makeover
Maximize the Takeout Experience
These days with takeout being more necessary than ever, it's a chance for eateries to appeal to customers on a whole new level. Because let's face it: everyone could use a little more joy in their lives, and what's more joyful than feeling like your regular old Tuesday night takeout is an entire experience?
"I've had a few people that, instead of having a door, they just did a temporary cloud window, and made it a fun little pickup window," Pratt says. "Cafes that I've designed turned their diner into one of those 1950s drive-in style places. And they actually did it so that people didn't even have to leave their cars. They brought their food outside, drive-in style. There are so many fun ways to package things."
Put Care Into Packaging
Speaking of takeout and delivery, Tiffany says it's just as important to think about how you package your food as it is to think about how you design your space. Because that takeout is travelling away from your eatery, with every potential to bring new and returning customers back. "We focus less on what the space looks like right now as how the food is packaged," she explains. "How can we take pictures of this fun takeout food? This comes into the conversation about branding and stickers and bags and logos, because if people can't go into the restaurant or the bakery, they still want an experience."
Related: Watch Full Episodes of Project Bakeover
Take Your Clientele Into Consideration
When Tiffany designed the dining room at Piano Piano, she knew that customers would be sitting down to a long and lengthy meal—as you do at nice Italian restaurants. Add in the fact that some meals would be heavy, and she wanted to ensure that people would be more than comfortable for extended periods of time. The designer says that taking the menu and clientele into consideration when designing any space is super important, and it's one of the first conversations she has.
"I'll say to myself as a designer, 'OK, well, this is the food, this is what people are expecting.' And then what can I do that is unexpected that no one has done yet that would make more people come here instead of anywhere else?" she explains.
Create An Overall Vibe
Whatever vibe you create with your eatery's exterior, be sure to continue that feeling on the inside. Tiffany says that she always brings samples back to the spot itself in order to see how natural light affects her selections, and then she creates her famous colour combos in order to evoke all those feelings.
"Combining colours for me is about how I want the person who's sitting in the space to feel," she says, pointing to her dusty pink, teal, blue and mustard yellow design at Café Cancan as an example. "I just felt like that was making a more masculine clientele feel happy by that deep teal. The orange is very playful, but the pink always no matter who you are, makes everyone feel cozy," she adds.
See More: Explore Bakeries From Project Bakeover
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Don't Forget the Instagram Crowd
These days everything is visual, and customers who are inspired to take a photo of your space to share with their social media crew creates a great opportunity for more publicity. Tiffany always ensures that she has such a space in her designs, whether that's a fun dresser by the restrooms with inexpensive props, a colourful wall, or fun accessories on the tables.
"My favourite is to have something else to take pictures of. That's what everybody—influencer or not—gets excited about," Pratt says. "This is a very visual culture that we live in. If we give people beautiful things to experience, to try, and to look at and take pictures of, that becomes a trifecta of the commercial bakery industry, in my opinion."
Last But Not Least, Don't Focus on Perfection
Looking ahead, Tiffany predicts waste-free design trends with less expensive finishes. She also thinks people will continue to be excited by colour and things that spark joy and creativity. But she also says that we're learning to be more forgiving with ourselves, and that extends to design as well.
"We have to be less attached to perfection and doing things perfectly and spending tons of money on things," she says. "Often just opening the doors and creating great food and creating a fun, inviting atmosphere is more important than anything. Don't focus on perfection, focus on fun. Focus on creating an environment that people want to be in. That's the most important thing."
Watch Project Bakeover Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Watch and stream all your favourite Food Network Canada shows through STACKTV with Amazon Prime Video Channels, or with the new Global TV app, live and on-demand when you sign-in with your cable subscription.
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Join us for the third annual epicenter for artists and leaders in diversity, Jan. 31 – Feb. 2, 2019 in Detroit, MI. The convening will celebrate and empower leadership as we welcome hundreds of musicians, industry leaders, educators, funders, diversity advocates, and administrators for this transformative experience! Register now for this event: it will feature over 30 sessions designed to inspire and ignite action, participation of more than 60 speakers, a curated showcase featuring some of the nation's top musicians, keynote addresses by luminaries and trailblazers, a special session for entrepreneurs, professional development and job placement opportunities, and much more.


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package mindomset.algorithm.chapter7;

import java.util.LinkedHashMap;

public class Algorithm35Task implements Runnable {
	private Algorithm35 alg;
	private Algorithm35State state;
	private LinkedHashMap<Integer, Algorithm35State> vertices;
	private boolean finished;

	public Algorithm35Task(Algorithm35 alg) {
		this.alg = alg;
		this.vertices = alg.getAllVertices();
		this.finished = false;
	}

	private void saveState() {
		alg.saveState(state);
		setState(null);
		return;
	}

	private void setNextState() {
		setState(alg.chooseNextVertex());
		if (state == null) {
			finished = true;
		}
		return;
	}

	private boolean hasWhiteNeighbours(Integer v) {
		boolean result;
		synchronized (state.W) {
			state.W.remove(v);
			result = !state.W.isEmpty();
			state.W.add(v);
		}
		return result;
	}

	public Integer computeSpan() {
		int w = 0;
		synchronized (state.W) {
			w = state.W.size();
		}
		Double a = Math.pow(2, Math.floor(Math.log(w) / Math.log(2)));
		int result = a.intValue();
		return result;
	}

	public boolean recievedFromAll() {
		boolean b = false;
		synchronized (state.dist2NotSorG) {
			synchronized (state.spans) {
				b = state.spans.keySet().containsAll(state.dist2NotSorG);
			}
		}
		return b;
	}

	private void joinS() {
		synchronized (alg.joinLock) {
			LinkedHashMap<Integer, Algorithm35State> states = alg.getAllVertices();
			synchronized (state.dist2NotSorG) {
				for (Integer v : state.dist2NotSorG) {
					states.get(v).takeABreakePlease();
				}
				for (Integer v : state.dist2NotSorG) {
					Algorithm35State s = states.get(v);
					s.recieveRemoveFromW(state.v);
					if (!state.v.equals(v)) {
						s.recieveRemoveFromDist2(state.v);
					}
				}
				alg.joinS(state.v);
				for (Integer v : state.dist2NotSorG) {
					states.get(v).thankYou();
				}
			}
		}
		return;
	}

	private void joinG() {
		synchronized (alg.joinLock) {
			LinkedHashMap<Integer, Algorithm35State> states = alg.getAllVertices();
			synchronized (state.dist2NotSorG) {
				for (Integer v : state.dist2NotSorG) {
					states.get(v).takeABreakePlease();
				}
				for (Integer v : state.dist2NotSorG) {
					Algorithm35State s = alg.getAllVertices().get(v);
					s.recieveRemoveFromW(state.v);
					if (!state.v.equals(v)) {
						s.recieveRemoveFromDist2(state.v);
					}
				}
				for (Integer v : state.dist2NotSorG) {
					states.get(v).thankYou();
				}
			}
		}
		return;
	}

	@Override
	public void run() {
		setNextState();
		while (!finished) {
			if (hasWhiteNeighbours(state.v)) {
				state.w = computeSpan();
				synchronized (state.dist2NotSorG) {
					for (Integer v2 : state.dist2NotSorG) {
						vertices.get(v2).recieveSpan(state.v, state.w);
					}
				}
				if (recievedFromAll()) {
					state.w = computeSpan();

					long maxOtherSpan = maxFromOthers();
					if (maxOtherSpan <= state.w) {
						synchronized (state.isCandidateLock) {
							state.isCandidate = true;
						}
					}
					state.c = computeC();
					if (joinTest()) {
						joinS();
						setNextState();
						if (finished)
							return;
					}
					state.spans.clear();
				}
				try {
					Thread.sleep(0, 10);
				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
					e.printStackTrace();
				}
			} else {
				joinG();
				// System.out.println("koniec- " + state.v);
				setNextState();
				if (finished)
					return;
			}
			saveState();
			setNextState();
			if (finished)
				return;
		}
		return;
	}

	private boolean joinTest() {
		boolean b = state.isCandidate;
		long sum = 0L;
		synchronized (state.W) {
			for (Integer v : state.W) {
				Algorithm35State s = vertices.get(v);
				synchronized (s.cLock) {
					sum = sum + s.c;
				}
			}
		}
		boolean c;
		synchronized (state.wLock) {
			c = sum <= 3 * state.w;
		}
		return b && c;
	}

	private Integer computeC() {
		int c = 0;
		synchronized (state.N) {
			for (Integer v : state.N) {
				Algorithm35State s = vertices.get(v);
				synchronized (s.isCandidateLock) {
					if (s.isCandidate)
						c++;
				}
			}
		}
		return c;
	}

	private long maxFromOthers() {
		long max = 0L;
		synchronized (state.spans) {
			for (Integer l : state.spans.values()) {
				if (l > max) {
					max = l;
				}
			}
		}
		return max;
	}

	public Algorithm35State getState() {
		return state;
	}

	public void setState(Algorithm35State state) {
		this.state = state;
	}

}

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This page was printed on Apr 24, 2019. For the current version, visit https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/products/variants/add-variants.
You can create up to 100 variants for a product.
Each product can have up to 3 options. The options can be different from product to product. For example, one product can use size, color, and style, and another product can use weight, finish, and material.
The variant and option limits can only be increased by using a third-party app from the Shopify App Store.
If you need to sell a product that has more than 100 variants or 3 options, then you might be able to customize your theme code to extract line item properties so that you can get custom requirements from your customers.
If you're in the process of creating a product, you can add its variants at the same time.
In the Variants section of the Add product page, click Add variant.
Enter a name for the option, such as Size, in Option name. Customers will see this name.
If your variants differ in more than one way, then click Add another option. You can have up to 3 options for each product.
You can show different product images for each variant with variant images.
On the Add product screen, tap Add variants.
When you're finished adding option values, tap Save.
If you want to add another option, then tap Add option and repeat steps 3 to 6.
If you're finished adding options, then tap the product name to return to its details screen.
If you want to add your own custom option, then enter the option name, and tap the return key on your Android keyboard.
When you're finished adding option values, tap the check mark.
If you're finished adding options, then tap the check mark to save.
If you've already created a product, you can add variants to it.
Enter the variant information in the fields. If you enter a new option value in the Options section, then it will be created as an option value for that product.
To create additional variants for a product, you need to first add any new options that you need. When you do that, you'll set the first option value. After all your options are created, you can then add a variant for each combination of options.
For example, you might sell a blue T-shirt in small, medium, and large sizes. If you want to sell the T-shirt in green as well, then you need to add a Color option, and set its first value to Blue. This adds the Color option to all your existing variants, with a value of Blue. Then you add a variant in each size with a color value of Green.
From the All products screen, tap a product.
After you've chosen your option, enter the first option value in the text field, and then tap return.
On the Options screen, tap the product's name to return to its details screen.
Enter the information for the new variant.
On the product details screen, tap Save.
For example, you might sell a blue T-shirt in small, medium, and large sizes. If you want to sell the T-shirt in green as well, then you need to add a Color option, and set its first value to Blue. This will add the Color option to all your existing variants, with a value of Blue. Then you would add a variant in each size with a color value of Green.
From the Products screen, tap a product.
From the Edit options screen, tap the check mark to save your new option.
When you're finished, tap the check mark to save the new variant.
You can duplicate a variant to save time when adding similar variants, rather than entering the same details again. The duplicate variant has the same details as the original variant.
Before you can save a duplicated variant, you need to edit at least one of its option values. You can't save an exact duplicate.
Click the name of the product that requires another variant.
In the Variants section, click Edit next to a similar variant to open its details, and then click Duplicate.
Edit at least one option value to create a unique variant. You can add a new option value, or add one that is already in use for the product variants.
You might need to add several variants at once. While you can add them one at a time, using a bulk action to duplicate existing variants with the new option value is faster.
When you use a bulk action to add new variants, you are selecting multiple similar variants and duplicating their details while changing at least one option value.
Click the name of the product that needs additional variants.
To quickly select a set of variants, you can click an option value beside Select. All the variants with that option value will be checked.
The product now has new variants with the option value that you entered, and the other option values duplicated from the variants that you selected.


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Poetry Reading w/ Connecticut Poet Laureate, Margaret Gibson
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This year, Rivers Alliance, Save the Sound, The Nature Conservancy, Clean Water Action, CT River Conservancy, CT Land Conservation Council, CT League of Conservation Voters, Citizens Campaign for the Environment and other partners are coming together for an online celebration exploring "Groundwater - Making the Invisible Visible." We'll also be recognizing and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the…
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Babcock Rd, North Stonington Spring is right around the corner, and the frogs, salamanders, and aquatic invertebrates that have spent the colder season in hiding will be coming back to life in the temporary wetlands known as vernal pools. At twilight, we'll hike the trail—it's about a half-mile, somewhat hilly walk—to a group of vernals…


Nicolas Dumont beat a star-studded final table to win his first major title at the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event (PokerStars photo).
The European Poker Tour's return to Monte Carlo certainly didn't disappoint and as the Main Event final table wrapped up on Friday, there were two former GPI #1-ranked players and Hungarian Cinderella that had almost everybody cheering for him. In the end though it was France's Nicolas Dumont who outlasted them all to win his first major title, over €700,000 and a Platinum Pass worth $30,000.
Ole Schemion was once in full control of this tournament, but late Thursday things went awry for the German and he started the final table eighth in chips. He lasted exactly one hand on Friday. David Peters opened to 225,000 from UTG+2, Patrik Antonius called from the cutoff and Schemion moved all in from the button for 1,160,000. Peters folded but Antonius both called and showed while Schemion turned over . The board ran out to give Antonius to pair and eliminate Schemion in eighth place.
Just over 30 minutes later a blind-vs-blind battle. Javier Fernandez, down to just 12 big blinds, moved all in from the small blind and Tomas Jozonis defended from the big. Fernandez turned over but got bad news wehen Jozonis showed . The flop gave Fernandez some hope but neither the turn or river was any help and he was out in seventh place.
Antonius was arguably the biggest name at the final table. Having already won an EPT title once in his career, Antonius is more known for his high stakes cash game action now. Unfortunately, the Finn was unable to add another major tournament title to his resume. Antonius moved all in for 1,305,000 from the button and Dumont called from the small blind. Antonius showed and Dumont showed . The board ran out to eliminate Antonius in sixth.
While Antonius was one of the big names at the final table, he wasn't the one stealing all the headlines in the lead up to the final table. Krisztian Gyorgyi, who qualified for this event in a €5 spin-n-go, had won the hearts and minds of viewers at home with a bluff on the livestream. Unfortunately, that moment didn't lead to a better one on Friday for the Hungarian. Gyorgyi raised to 280,000 from UTG, Dumont called from middle position before Honglin Jiang moved all-in from the button. Gyorgyi used one time extension before calling all in and Dumont folded. Gyorgyi turned over and found himself racing against Jiang's . That race all but ended after the flop and then ended for good after the turn. The hit the river, making Gyorgyi's fifth place elimination official.
It took an hour for another elimination to happen. Jozonis raised to 325,000 from UTG and Peters movedall in for 2,325,000 from the button. The blinds both folded and Jozonis called and turned over . Peters grimaced after revealing . The flop kept Jozonis ahead as did the turn and river and Peters was eliminated in fourth.
Even though he picked up Peters' chip, Jozonis only stuck around another 30 minutes. Down to just 12 big blinds, the #1-ranked online poker player in Lithuania moved all in from the button and was called by Jiang in the big blind. Jozonis turned over and found himself dominated by Jiang's . The flop made things ever worse for Jozonis and he was eliminated in third after the and completed the board.
Jiang started heads up with 57.8% of the chips in play but over the next 90 minutes, all of that went away. On the final hand of the night, Dumont limped, Jiang raised to 650,000, and Dumont responded by re-raising to 2,200,000. Jiang continued the aggression, moving all in fro 10,075,000 total and Dumont called instantly. Jiang showed and Dumont happily showed [d] . There was no bad beat in the runout and Dumont eliminated Jiang to win his first major title and €712,000.


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Ship of the Month No. 24
Maplehurst
CORRECTION: It has been brought to our attention that the report in this column in the Summer issue to the effect that Inland Steel had ordered two 1000-foot vessels from Bay Shipbuilding Inc. was in error. No such contract has been signed and we thank the two members who were able to obtain definite confirmation for us. We regret any difficulties our earlier report may have caused.
The Metropolitan Toronto Parks Committee voted on September 7th to allot the sum of $250,000 for the repowering of the Island ferry SAM McBRIDE over the coming winter months. The 1000-passenger double-ender has been the backbone of the ferry fleet since her construction in 1939 but in recent years her aging Fairbanks diesels have been causing considerable difficulties. It has not yet been announced where the work will be done but it would seem probable that Erieau might be the location since that was the site of the repowering job done on the older (1935) WILLIAM INGLIS several years ago. We understand that the Parks Committee is also considering doing the same work on the third of the big ferries, THOMAS RENNIE (1951) during the winter of 1973-74.
The veteran whaleback tanker METEOR arrived in tow at Superior, Wisconsin on September 11th, having been towed from her lay-up berth at Manitowoc. The 1896-built tanker will be refurbished as a marine museum at the American Lakehead.
The Roen Steamship Company has sold its cranebarge LILLIAN to Bay Shipbuilding Inc., for use as a floating crane to assist in the repairing of ships in drydock at Sturgeon Bay. The LILLIAN's last assignment under Roen ownership was in connection with the construction of the Detroit water intake in Lake Huron north of Sarnia, although for many years she was used in the pulpwood trade. LILLIAN was built in 1910 at Cleveland as the railway carferry MARQUETTE & BESSEMER 2 (II).
We have learned that the canal tanker GOLDEN SABLE, (a) ACADIALITE, (b) IMPERIAL CORNWALL has been sold once again, this time to the mayor of Louiseville, Quebec. She was towed from Montreal on August 12 by the tug R. F. GRANT, but we have yet to learn what her new owner plans to do with her.
The Hall Corporation of Canada has made another purchase, this vessel being the 550-foot salt water bulk carrier FREJA, formerly owned by the Dover Navigation Company Ltd. and registered at Monrovia. FREJA was built in 1958 by Canadian Vickers Ltd. at Montreal and traded into the lakes under the name (a) AVERY C. ADAMS under the colours of the Wilson Marine Transit Company. She was subsequently sold and has since operated on salt water (and occasionally into the lakes) as (b) CYPRESS and (c) UNION. At the time of writing, the vessel was bound into the lakes on her first trip for Halco, having been renamed (e) SCOTIACLIFFE HALL. She will be operating mainly on fresh water in the future.
The steam tug SIR HUGH ALLAN, retired from National Harbours Board duty in Montreal several years ago, apparently sank at her berth at Sorel, Quebec, during the spring months and has not been raised. Her future does not look promising.
We have been given to understand that there is a very strong possibility that the Algoma Central Railway may soon be renaming its motorship A. S. GLOSSBRENNER, purchased last year from the Labrador Steamship Company Ltd.
The 1914 built steel steam tug TWIN PORT which has been lying at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, for over a year, and which has been purchased by Alexander B. McLean (of A. B. McLean & Sons Ltd.), has been stripped of her cabins and machinery. These items were removed intact and have been placed in the new historical site located opposite the head of Little Rapids Cut, in Belleview Park.
The canal tanker TRANSBAY is inbound at Toronto's Eastern Gap in this Sept. 8, 1957 photo by J. H. Bascom.
The small canal tanker TRANSBAY of Transit Tankers & Terminals Ltd., Montreal, used latterly as a bunkering vessel after her days as a regular lake tanker were ended, loaded liquified asphalt at Montreal in early August this year for delivery at Havre St. Pierre. She departed in tow of the J. P. Porter Construction Company tug JAMES WHALEN. On August 7th, while in the vicinity of Sept Iles, the cable parted and, for some unexplained reason, the TRANSBAY capsized and sank. The 196.8-foot steamer was built in 1912 at Manitowoc and had served as (a) E. GUNNELL, (b) PETER KOENIG and (c) AMHERST prior to taking on her last name when she was converted to a tanker in 1943 at Port Dalhousie. In prior years, she had served as a sandsucker.
It has been announced that Imperial Oil Limited signed a contract on June 15, 1972, with Port Weller Dry Docks Ltd. for the building of a tanker which is designed to be a replacement for the aging IMPERIAL SARNIA. The vessel will be generally similar in appearance to IMPERIAL BEDFORD but will have several improvements in her design, including the installation of small revolving rubber wheels on her sides instead of the traditional wooden fender strakes. The new ship will be scheduled for delivery on November 30, 1973, and her owners hope to operate her through the St. Mary's River and canal as late as they can during the 1973-74 winter season.
We hear that a small bunkering tanker named GRINDSTONE ISLAND is now working for the Consortium Ile d'Orleans on the North Traverse dredging project. The vessel is a barge and we wonder whether this can possibly be the rather elderly I.O.L. BARGE 6, formerly the Imperial Oil bunkering vessel at Halifax. The BARGE 6 was retired several years ago when the new IMPERIAL DARTMOUTH was commissioned. BARGE 6 had seen many years of service on the lakes under her original name, SO. Co. No. 41.
The diminutive tanker HUSKY 120 has been a feature of the Soo, Ontario, harbour for a number of years now as she has lain below the locks deteriorating as the years passed. During the late 50's and early 60's, HUSKY 120 was used as a bunkering vessel in the harbours at Port William and Port Arthur, but had since been idle. She has now been bought by Harry G. Gamble of Port Dover, Ontario, who intends to use her for cleaning up oil spills and other such duties. HUSKY 120 (she will not be renamed) cleared the Soo under her own power on August 20th.
Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne, has sold two of its old hulls for operation in the Mediterranean, apparently under Turkish ownership. ONTADOC, which had lain at Sorel since her retirement in 1970, and G. G. POST, most recently one of the inmates at Ramey's Bend on the Welland Canal, cleared Sorel, Quebec, under tow on September 19th bound for a Turkish port. Bearing in mind the condition of POST, one wonders whether she will ever see the sunny Mediterranean.
It appears that the tug and barge combination currently building at Erie Marine Inc. will not be ready for delivery until at least July 1973, much to the pleasure, no doubt, of the many ship fans who are somewhat less than anxious to see the commissioning of the 1000-foot barge.
The lightship HURON, formerly stationed in lower Lake Huron about ten miles from the mouth of the St. Clair River, and retired from active service in 1970, has made her last trip to a permanent berth at Port Huron's Pine Grove Park. Following her retirement, HURON had been moved by the United States Coast Guard to a lay-up berth at Detroit. She was returned to a berth beside the Michigan National Bank Building in the Black River at Port Huron in 1971 when the city finally gained ownership of the ship after much hard work by a citizens' committee which wrested her from the grip of the city of Grand Haven, Michigan, which had received a prior promise of the vessel. On August 29th, 1972, the tugs TIPPERARY and TABOGA took HURON in tow and moved her to a secluded spot behind the new seawall off Pine Grove Park, just below the Blue Water Bridge. The land will be extended out to the new breakwater and eventually the lightship will be berthed in dry land, to serve as a reminder of the years when lightships were common features of lake navigation.
We understand that the final decision in the battle by American Shipbuilding to purchase the Wilson Marine Transit Company is now awaited from Washington. Some observers feel that it will only be a matter of time until AmShip gets control not only of the three vessels whose sale was approved (THOMAS WILSON, A.T. LAWSON and BEN MOREELL) but also of the remaining idle Wilson steamers. Presumably in the hopes that something may soon develop concerning the vessels, EDWARD S. KENDRICK and B.F.JONES were towed from Buffalo to Toledo on August 28 and August 31 respectively by LAURENCE C. TURNER for drydocking and inspection. Both were idle in 1972 and the KENDRICK did not operate in 1971 either. Presumably, if the deal does go through to completion, there will be much casting out of older vessels from the present Kinsman fleet, and this may even occur with the addition of the three vessels already purchased. Our guess would be that ships such as JOE S. MORROW will not last long. (We hope that JAMES E. FERRIS does not fall under the axe!)
We have more detail on the movement of the old wrecking tug FAVORITE to the Michigan Sault where she will become a museum ship for Le Sault de Sainte Marie Historical Sites Inc. She cleared Cleveland early in the morning of August 19th and arrived at the Sault behind LAURENCE C. TURNER on August 21st.
Fans of the sidewheel passenger ferry TRILLIUM, long a familiar sight on Toronto Bay, will no doubt be saddened to hear that the ferry is presently reposing on the bottom of Lighthouse Pond at Gibraltar Point. She apparently settled to the bottom earlier in the summer or late in spring and efforts are presently being made to refloat her. TRILLIUM was retired in 1956 and lay at the ferry docks until 1958 when she was moved to a berth near the Gibraltar Point lighthouse, destined to be cut down to a barge as was her near-sister BLUEBELL. The work was never done, however, and in the intervening years, the elements have taken their toll as her cabins and decks rotted away. The remains are not a pretty sight, and it might be hoped that municipal officials will put the old girl out of her misery.
The McAllister (formerly Sin-Mac) steam tug YVON DUPRE JR. was towed to her final resting place in the Marine Salvage yard at Humberstone by the tugs DANIEL McALLISTER and HELEN McALLISTER on September 8th, the same day that the pair of tugs arrived with the freighters ALPENA and HENRY G. DALTON. We presume that the DUPRE will soon be broken up. To the best of our knowledge, she was the last steam tug remaining in the McAllister lake fleet.


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Why Working Part-Time Isn't The Best Answer For Parents
Cutting back work hours is a natural response to a suddenly hectic home, but it's not always the wisest move.
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By Laura Vanderkam 3 minute Read
Lots of parents would like to work part-time. Indeed, "meaningful part-time work is the holy grail" of work/life balance for many women, says Jennifer Owens, editorial director of Working Mother magazine. In 2012, the Pew Research Center found that 47% of moms thought part-time work would be ideal, vs. 32% who preferred full-time work.
But it turns out it's not just women who express this preference. A new Working Mother Research Institute survey, sponsored by Ernst & Young, found that 59% of working fathers say they'd be interested in part-time work too. Yet very few men work part-time. Why? Some 36% of surveyed men said part-timers were looked down upon at their organizations.
Part-time work often is stigmatized, and not just for men. Moms may look past the stigma, or feel like they have no choice, but there might be something to learn from men's reluctance to choose this option for achieving work/life balance. Part-time work can be great, but it's not always the best solution for building a full life, especially if you want to keep your career moving forward.
What Is Really "Part-Time?"
Here's the first problem: the word part-time itself "brings up a whole lot of biases in people's heads," says Maryella Gockel, a flexibility strategy leader at Ernst & Young.
"Part" and "full" time start to mean other things, like whether you are fully, or only partly committed to your career.
No one works all 168 hours in a week. You have to sleep at some point, so technically, everyone works part-time in the sense of working only part of their time. Since the words "part" and "full" time don't actually refer to objective proportions of someone's time, they start to mean other things, like whether you are fully, or only partly committed to your career.
That need not be inevitable. Gockel notes that her company recently elected a handful of partners and other senior leaders who had been working reduced schedules. But in many organizations, the stigma is there.
Viewed As Less Committed But Working Just As Much
Going part-time makes you seem less committed. Then, to add to the problem, you don't always wind up working fewer hours. You might, if you have to bill time (as in law, or accounting) or if you get paid by the hour. But in many industries, there's no accountability for time. I've studied hundreds of time logs over the years, often in batches from particular employers when I do corporate workshops. In some cases, I've seen people on official part-time schedules working as many hours as colleagues on full-time schedules.
Working fewer hours requires setting strict boundaries with colleagues, and that's tough to do when you're happy to have the arrangement. As Jennifer Owens notes, "you're so grateful that this is happening that you're bending over backward, giving and giving and not being compensated for it."
That brings us to the third point. Going part-time almost always involves a pay cut. So the question is whether it's worth it, or whether there might be other ways to achieve the same goals without undermining your career or earning potential.
Often, there are. These days, model work/life initiatives tend to talk about flexibility rather than hours. "We say flexibility is not about working fewer hours. It's about working differently," says Gockel. If you can make up hours at night after the kids go to bed, then you don't need to choose a part-time schedule to pick them up at school. If you can work from home when you need to, then you can keep an eye on an aging parent while still being able to contribute.
Flexibility is not about working fewer hours. It's about working differently.
Moving work around on dimensions of time and place doesn't require a pay cut in the way that officially reducing your hours does. It just requires having a manager who's more focused on results than seeing bodies in chairs.
"If there is flexibility to get what you need done, and if you could stay full-time, do it," says Owens. While it's heartening to see that fathers are as interested as mothers in having a life outside work, going part-time isn't the only way, or even the best way, to achieve that.
Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books, including I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time (Portfolio, June 9, 2015), What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast (Portfolio, 2013), and 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think (Portfolio, 2010). She blogs at www.lauravanderkam.com.


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Celebrating 90 Years of Growth and Innovation
Behind every fact and notable achievement at the Port of Oakland are the all-important human stories. Consider the jobs and careers it has forged, the families it has sustained, the businesses it has fostered and the community programs it has championed. The breadth of the Port's mandate enables us to play a central role in the region's economic vitality. Our work promotes business activities that deliver jobs and community benefits. We operate Oakland International Airport, manage the Oakland Seaport, serve as stewards of the waterfront and partner with our communities, all in support of our diverse constituents.
The Port of Oakland was established in 1927 on the East shore of San Francisco Bay. As a world-class international cargo and transportation hub, we have pioneered shipping innovations to expedite the movement of goods worldwide. Whether adopting specialized intermodal containers, dredging our channels to accommodate ever-larger vessels or improving adjacent railroad facilities for greater efficiencies, we continue to be a leader in the Port industry.(Link to quick facts.)
1927 also marked the opening of the Oakland Municipal Airport. Aviation superstars Amelia Earhart, Bessie Coleman and Charles Lindbergh, graced our runways more than once. During World War II, the airport served as a major staging area for U.S. military forces in the Pacific. When the airport expanded in 1962 and jetliners began service, our commercial passenger activity literally took off. Fifty-four years later, Oakland International Airport continues to dramatically expand passenger and cargo services with new carriers and flight destinations worldwide. (Link to quick facts.)
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Myths about the Irish and alcohol are infuriating
The hoary old topic of how much the Irish are slaves to the alcohol was back in the headlines.
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Binge drinking among the Irish is vastly overrated, John Spain says. Getty Images/iStockphoto
The hoary old topic of how much the Irish are slaves to the alcohol was back in the headlines here in the past few weeks. This was because of proposed new legislation from the government to outlaw the sale of cheap booze in Ireland.
What is being proposed is that there will be minimum drink pricing here to stop the sale of very cheap booze -- much of it imported from Eastern Europe and elsewhere -- mainly by supermarkets and other off license outlets.
Typically this comes in the form of trays of canned beer (slabs, they are called here), boxes of bottled beer, cheap wine and very cheap cider. The problem also includes cut price imported spirits in large size bottles.
We don't have a problem with cheap booze sold in pubs, where drinks are still relatively expensive. In fact it is the relatively high cost of alcohol in pubs in comparison with off license outlets that is part of the problem, driving drinkers with limited cash to drink at home rather than in their local bar.
And of course the smoking ban and the very low drink drive alcohol limit have added to the home drinking trend.
What this has meant in recent years is the closure of many pubs all over Ireland and a huge increase in the number of people who drink at home on a regular basis. Wine sales have soared. People of all ages and classes are part of the trend, but there is a particular problem with younger drinkers.
Typically, younger drinkers in poorer areas get a few "slabs" and congregate in waste ground areas to drink in the open. Better off kids heading out for the night to a club will have "pre-drinks" in someone's house where they will all get loaded on cheap vodka before leaving.
When eventually they get to the pub or club they will have just a few drinks, because it is so expensive. But that's enough to put them over the top.
As anyone who has been out on a weekend night in Ireland in our towns and cities will know only too well, this kind of drinking causes mayhem on the streets, with so many young people literally out of their heads.
But it's not just a problem with young drinkers. The easy availability of cheap store-bought booze (it's now in all corner convenience shops and garages as well as supermarkets) has had an effect across all age groups, particularly in poorer areas where money is tight.
To tackle the problem the Department of Health commissioned a report from a group of experts on minimum drinks pricing, and that has formed the basis of the proposed new legislation. The Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has now published the outline of the proposed Public Health (Alcohol) Bill which will introduce minimum alcohol pricing here. He hopes the full legislation will be ready by the summer and that it will be passed into law by the end of the year.
One of the problems in dealing with the issue is that some of the cheap bottles and cans now available are relatively high strength. It's the amount of alcohol in the bottle or can that is the important thing and for that reason the minimum pricing will be based on the quantity of pure alcohol it contains.
A minimum price of 70c per unit of alcohol (eight grams) has been proposed. It has also been suggested that it should be set slightly higher at 11c per alcohol gram.
This would see a bottle of wine being sold at a minimum of around €9 and a standard can of beer at over €2.20. There is research from other countries and from the World Health Organization which shows that setting a minimum price like this is effective in reducing the overall consumption of alcohol.
That would be good, of course, but there are various reasons that a lot of people here are not happy about the proposal.
The first problem is that all drinkers here, including moderate social drinkers, will be affected. It's not just the minority of excessive drinkers that will be hit. It's everyone, and that does not seem fair.
Responsible drinkers will have to pay more for the alcohol they buy in supermarkets, not just the excessive drinkers who create chaos on the streets and in Casualty departments.
We already know from data compiled on drinking habits across Irish society that the number of drinkers who are consuming alcohol at problem levels is around 20 percent of the total number of drinkers. That means that 80 percent of drinkers here do not fall into the problem category.
Another problem with the proposal is that pushing supermarket minimum prices up will allow pubs, clubs, restaurants and hotels to keep on charging high prices. It's not surprising that the organization of pub owners here has already come out in favor of the proposal. And of course it suits the government because higher pricing brings in more tax revenue.
It also means that supermarkets will be likely to put up all alcohol prices to maintain the differential between the cheap stuff and the good stuff. So it will mean, for example, that wine now priced at €10 or €12 -- the most popular price level -- will become slightly more expensive.
The biggest problem with the proposal, however, is that it misses the central point of what we should really be trying to achieve, which is to reduce binge drinking, the kind of drinking that involves getting as drunk as possible as quickly as possible.
The aftermath of this is visible on our streets around the country every weekend night and it's not a pretty sight. The violence, urinating in public, criminal damage, the atmosphere of threat, it's a cocktail that turns parts of our towns and cities into areas where ordinary people fear to go.
The real question is why a minority of Irish people, particularly young people, behave in this way, why they cannot enjoy themselves on a night out without getting out of their heads.
Where does the compulsion to drink to excess come from? There are various theories about this, ranging from the legacy of our sad history to a lack of imagination and creativity, and a failure by our education system to inculcate values and a sense of self worth in youngsters.
This lack is sometimes described as an internal vacuum in some Irish people which they fill with booze. And the compulsion to do so is unlikely to be reversed by minimum pricing. People who are determined to drink to excess will find a way to get the cash and others (including their children) may suffer as a result.
The truth is that a lot of the excess drinking we see here is down to this lack of imagination, an inability to feel enjoyment or satisfaction without drinking in a destructive way.
It's debatable whether simply setting minimum prices for cheap booze will do much about this fundamental problem. What it will do, however, is penalize all those responsible drinkers who like a glass of wine or a bottle of beer at home in the evening as they relax after a day's work.
Penalizing everyone through minimum pricing tars everyone with the same brush. It reinforces the myth that all Irish people have a problem with alcohol, related to our fondness for a "session" and the "craic."
This national stereotype would lead you to believe that we must be the biggest drinkers in Europe, if not the world. But it's simply not true.
We're roughly in the middle of the alcohol league in Europe. WHO figures for last year show that on average everyone here over the age of 15 drinks 11.9 liters of pure alcohol a year, slightly above the European average of 10.9 liters. The highest are the Lithuanians who drink 15.4 liters a year.
The top five heavy-drinking nations in Europe are Lithuania, Romania, Czech Republic, Portugal and Poland. These countries all have alcohol prices that are lower than the EU average, which would seem to back up the government's case for minimum pricing here.
But that does not really stack up because there is so much tax on booze here already that Ireland has the third most expensive alcohol price in the EU, over 60 percent more than the average price in Europe.
Wine is an example of this. The Irish independent recently pointed out that if you buy an €8 bottle of wine in Ireland at present, only 11 cents of that is the cost of the liquid itself -- the taxman gets €4.69 and the retailer, distributor and others along the chain share out the other €3.20.
The real proof that the problem among some people in Ireland is cultural rather than one of cheap booze can be seen by comparing us to other countries in Europe. In Germany, where beer is half the price it is here, they drink less alcohol a year than us. And in Italy, where drinkable wine in rural areas is less than €1 a bottle, they drink less than anyone else in Europe.
Our problem is binge drinking among a small section (20 percent) of the drinking population. It's not going to be fixed by minimum pricing. It's more fundamental than that.
And when confronted with the stereotype of the drunken Irish we should remember that 80 percent of people here who drink do so in a civilized manner. And 20 percent of the population do not drink at all.
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Temperature dependence of… - Göteborgs universitet
Temperature dependence of…
Temperature dependence of protein-water interactions in a gated yeast aquaporin
C. Aponte-Santamaria
Gerhard Fischer
Petra Båth
Richard Neutze
B. L. de Groot
dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04180...
PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION-CENTER, SERIAL FEMTOSECOND CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS, PARTICLE MESH EWALD, FORCE-FIELD, MEMBRANE-PROTEIN, STRUCTURAL INSIGHTS, CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE, FREEZE, TOLERANCE, LIPID-BILAYER
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Regulation of aquaporins is a key process of living organisms to counteract sudden osmotic changes. Aqy1, which is a water transporting aquaporin of the yeast Pichia pastoris, is suggested to be gated by chemo-mechanical stimuli as a protective regulatory-response against rapid freezing. Here, we tested the influence of temperature by determining the X-ray structure of Aqy1 at room temperature (RT) at 1.3 angstrom resolution, and by exploring the structural dynamics of Aqy1 during freezing through molecular dynamics simulations. At ambient temperature and in a lipid bilayer, Aqy1 adopts a closed conformation that is globally better described by the RT than by the low-temperature (LT) crystal structure. Locally, for the blocking-residue Tyr31 and the water molecules inside the pore, both LT and RT data sets are consistent with the positions observed in the simulations at room-temperature. Moreover, as the temperature was lowered, Tyr31 adopted a conformation that more effectively blocked the channel, and its motion was accompanied by a temperature-driven rearrangement of the water molecules inside the channel. We therefore speculate that temperature drives Aqy1 from a loosely-to a tightly-blocked state. This analysis provides high-resolution structural evidence of the influence of temperature on membrane-transport channels.


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Hi – this is Humphrey squeaking and just this once, I'm taking over Betty G. Birney's blog because her paw is all worn out from signing lots and lots of books! She's been spinning like crazy, all over the U.S. (and even across the border) since mid-April to talk about my books. She says an airplane would be a very dangerous place for a small hamster like me but I'm pretty brave for a small creature and I'd like to try it sometime.
She started out in Vancouver, Canada, where she spoke at several schools and public events, sponsored by Kidsbooks. She LOVED-LOVED-LOVED Vancouver and showed me this photo she took when her plane home took off from Salt Lake City.
Betty came home to re-pack and then – whoosh – off to Houston to visit Kolter Elementary School – which had won her visit in a contest sponsored by Mackin, an educational resources company. Too bad they don't let hamsters on airplanes, because I think I'd be quite a prize to win! Kolter is an outstanding school … and they even have a buffalo. I'm not sure it's real, but Betty says they have a prairie and a garden which among other things, yielded 200 pounds of sweet potatoes last year!
From Houston, she went – whoosh- directly to the IRA (International Reading Association) Conference in San Antonio. I do love it when Mrs. Brisbane reads to us! It was fiesta time in San Antonio (sort of like Mardi Gras), but it's always a fiesta when Betty get to hang out with the people from her publisher, Penguin … especially her editor, Susan Kochan! She spoke at the One School One Book symposium, put together by Read to Them, a terrific non-profit which is growing the One School One Book program and expanding my unsqueakably wonderful audience!
Whoosh – Betty left the hotel in San Antonio at 5:00 am to head to Rochester Hills, MI for Authors in April. I know she'd been looking forward to it for a long time because she was there with some really great people. Author, illustrator and Caldecott Honor Medal winner John Rocco spoke to the kindergarteners and first graders and Betty says he can draw a great hamster and other equally cool things. He has a very talented paw! Sarah Weeks spoke to the third and fourth graders about her hamster-rific books, including one about Oggie Cooder – I wonder if he's related to Og the frog? And Jordan Sonnenblick spoke to the big kids and taught them a lot about writing. I'll bet he keeps his ideas in a notebook, just like I do.
They were so busy, they hardly had time to eat … but when they had the chance, they chowed down on food that looks even tastier than my Nutri-Nibbles.
Betty spoke to the second and third graders at fifteen schools, attended a fancy banquet, did a library event and signed more books than she's ever signed in one place before. She says the kids in Rochester and Rochester Hills are BIG-BIG-BIG Humphrey fans – so I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE them!
Betty returned to Los Angeles, packed her bags again and – whoosh – she headed up to Bakersfield, CA. This time she went in a car and I know for a fact that they allow hamsters in cars. But she said it was 100 degrees in Bakersfield when she arrived and I must say, we hamsters don't like weather that's too hot or too cold.
Betty's home again and she says she's never traveling again … but I happen to know that she's going to the Edinburgh BookFest at the end of August and squeaking about me! Then off to London. Oh, how I'd love to shake paws with the Queen!
But I have to scurry off now, because now MY paw is tired.
When you write a series, you end up answering the same questions over and over, which is understandable. Who wouldn't wonder if I have a hamster or what was the inspiration for the book? Deborah Kalb recently interviewed me for her (adult) book blog and dug a little more deeply. I always like questions that make me think. Here's the interview: http://bit.ly/T6l9Hw.
I recently was at a school where I did two sessions (third and fourth grade) and we had a lot of time, so it was more relaxed than usual. The students asked all the usual, obvious and again, perfectly understandable questions. But then a miracle happened: they started to ask questions about writing. Really good questions about writing. I wish that happened more often at school visits. Yes, the author is there to inspire the students, which is what I try to do. And entertain as well, so they don't fall asleep. But often, people miss the opportunity to have a writer all to themselves and ask for answers they'd never get off my website, for instance, or in the bio on the back of a book. Once the kids loosened up that day, they dug more deeply and I hope they enjoyed it as much as I did. I love it when a child asks a question that really makes me think!
I guess at a perfect school visit, the teachers would have had time beforehand to explore the possibilities of asking a real writer questions about how they really write. But I know how limited their time is.
It would be really lovely if the teachers listened and didn't do their paperwork while I spoke. When they do that, I realize that there's no hope that they'll take what I said and reinforce it back in the classroom. Most of the time, teachers do go back and talk to their students about what I said and give them a project that builds on that. But not the ones who don't listen.
In the end, this is what school visits are like and 99% of the time, the students and teachers are enthusiastic, interested and lots of fun.
Life isn't perfect anyway, after all. But please – don't hold back from asking those burning questions.
See Humphrey Hop … and Get Ready for a Surprise!
1– SIGNING – For those of you who live in or around Los Angeles, I'll be signing at the fabulous Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Saturday, April 21 at 1 PM at Mrs. Nelson's Toy and Bookstore Booth, #538. For complete info, go to http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/general-information/. Hope to see you there!
2 – READ TO THEM – Humphrey's fan base is growing fast, thanks in part to the One School, One Book phenomenon. An organization called Read To Them is promoting these events at http://readtothem.org/ and The World According to Humphrey is on their recommended list. This spring, I know of 50 schools across the U.S. using it for their events. They've sent accounts of fabulous, creative ways to involve students, teachers, parents and staff in reading and celebrating the same book. I've been lending support when asked and loving the enthusiasm from new Humphrey readers. There are some GREAT-GREAT-GREAT schools out there, giving their all to get families reading together, and there has been media coverage in many cities.
4 -SKYPE WITH ME – I've been Skyping with schools for Humphrey and The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs and it's been so much fun! I do have to charge something for my time, but it's a lot cheaper and easier than flying me to your city and putting me up somewhere. Besides, I do very little travel these days as I'm trying to complete some other projects. I like doing a Q & A session and being able to converse with students from my own little office.
I hope you're reading LOTS of good books this year!


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ALTON — Mayor Brant Walker will hold a town hall meeting on Wednesday, March 19, to meet with residents and answer their questions.
The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at St. Paul's Church, 801 Gold St., Alton.
From 6 to 7:15 p.m., Walker will be joined by various Alton department directors and take questions from the public. From 7:15 to 8 p.m., members of the public will have an opportunity to meet the mayor and other city staff in a casual, meet and greet setting.
When the Walker ran for office, he said he would build a stronger bridge between city government and the citizens of Alton, according to Dan Herkert, chief of staff in the mayor's office and city council liaison. As part of that commitment, Walker plans to hold town hall meetings similar to the one on March 19 on a semi-annual basis.
The meetings will be held at different locations throughout the city to allow citizens to ask questions about their government and issues facing Alton, Herkert said.


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HAVE YOUR SAY – Federation Square recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register
Published on October 17, 2018.
Following the National Trust's nomination of Federation Square to the Victorian Heritage Register, Heritage Victoria has made a recommendation to the Heritage Council of Victoria that it be permanently added to the Register.
This recommendation will now be advertised for 60 days before the Heritage Council makes its final decision. Within that 60-day period, anyone can make a submission to the Heritage Council about the recommendation.
We need your help to show the Heritage Council how much Federation Square means to Victorians.
Please make a submission on this recommendation by Sunday 16 December 2018. Your submission will strengthen our case that Federation Square is a place that should be protected for all Victorians.
CLICK HERE to read Heritage Victoria's recommendation and find out more about the registration process.
To make your submission, simply fill out the form LINKED HERE and email it to heritage.council@delwp.vic.gov.au. Your submission must be made in the Heritage Council's prescribed form, however you can attach additional material to support your argument.
Please make a submission to the Heritage Council by Sunday 16 December 2018 to heritage.council@delwp.vic.gov.au. If you make a submission within the deadline, you will be notified if a registration hearing is held. You will also have the right to present a detailed submission in person at the hearing.
Any questions about the process? Get in touch on (03) 9656 9837 or conservation@nattrust.com.au .
Paula Herlihy	 on October 18, 2018 at 4:56 am
Took my grandchildren to 'Wonderland' last school holidays. Watched John Butler perform there on You Tube videos. Saw the children's remake of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' and the premiere of 'The Sticks', a movie shot in around my local Lilydale/Mt Evelyn/Croydon. Heard Douglas Adams speak there; Shane Maloney at the launch of the Murray Whelan dvds. The range on offer and the high quality of what's on offer is impressive. Add to that the design/architecture, and I am influenced by Fed Square even though I live in the foothills o the Dandenong Ranges. I completely support this nomination.
Frank W Schooneveldt	 on October 18, 2018 at 5:17 am
Federation Square belongs to all Victorians and therefore needs to be protected at all costs. It needs to be put onto the Victorian Heritage Register.
Federation Square is not a State Government play thing nor is it an Apple Store play thing.
Apple, Google ,Facebook and Amazon are totally out of control. They are tax avoiders and think they a beyond the law and Government regulations. There are now only five nations in the world that have a GDP greater than the combined GDP of these four companies. They have to be brought under control and regulated like all other large corporations and pay their fair share of tax because if they don't we all have to pay more.
It is outrageous that Apple should be allowed to build a new store in Federation Square which is totally unacceptable. We all need to ensure that Federation Square is protected.
Creina Porter	 on October 18, 2018 at 7:27 am
Bravo Frank Schooneveldt. It is a disgrace to think that the Victorian Government has even considered an Apple store in Federation Square. It is an iconic square and should be protected as it is.
Malcolm Dow	 on October 18, 2018 at 8:08 am
Totally agree with the above. Has the state government learnt nothing from the OPera House/Everest debacle. People do not wanrt their precious icons commercialised. Keep the Apple Store out of Fed Square.
Deb Stewart	 on October 23, 2018 at 5:19 am
Agree with above comments. I'm not opposed to a mix of businesses like restaurants and cafes that can be used as part of the enjoyment of the space but the Apple store is not that. It is niche target shopping usually only found within shopping complexes.
I find the lack of public consultation appalling not to mention the proposed demolishing of an existing building, the long lease offered with prized water frontage and the lack of taxes Apple pay into this country.
Judith Mordech	 on November 14, 2018 at 11:45 pm
This is a place for all Melburnians to enjoy as a living and breathing space of relaxation and contemplation and the concept of a huge commercial "Apple" was never intended for this Garden of Eden!
Preserve our reputation as a garden State in the way dit was originally created – there are many other commercial spaces left for the other Apple!
Y. Dudinski	 on June 13, 2019 at 4:52 pm
Come to your senses, stop being mesmerised and dumb-suckered by pseudo-intellectual architect-babble and LOOK at what you're looking at: an overpriced, overhyped, third-rate junk-architecture monument to the inflated egos of third-rate-junk architects, their grovelling political lickspittles and their incestuous architectural-profession mutual-admiration clubs. Anyone remember the story of "The Emperor's New Clothes"?
Meanwhile, PRICELESS, publicly-owned (i.e., owned by the taxpayers, the people of Victoria), HISTORIC RAIL-HERITAGE ASSETS, MANY NEAR OR OVER 100 YEARS OLD, WORTH OVER $1B, ROT, because the National Trust and Heritage Victoria (a government agency that issues demolition permits for historic buildings) lack the interest and the competence to lean on useless politicians to issue a blanket preservation order on ALL RAIL-HERITAGE ASSETS and provide funding to securely and PERMANENTLY PRESERVE them at the 1880s WORLD-HERITAGE-SIGNIFICANT NEWPORT RAILWAY WORKSHOPS and establish a WORLD-BEST INTEGRATED HERITAGE-RAIL TOURISM INDUSTRY FOR VICTORIA that would earn Victoria MILLIONS. (Shipwrecks are automatically protected, but silly old steam chwains are only private playthings for childish people.)
Demolish the whole eyesore, including the deck and piers (I would gladly pay tuppence for the privilege of pressing the button), to allow the construction of proper access tracks and the missing ramps and connections to the City Loop, restore Batman Ave. and its tram line, restore the façade of the Swanston St. bridge and raise the bridge ~3ft to accommodate bilevel suburban trains (if local firms can't do the job for an honest cost, hire the Japanese – they will do it over a weekend without disruption to rail or road traffic).
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Title: The habitats and feeding stations of birds in Tsavo National Park, Kenya
Author: Lack, Peter C.
Awarding Body: University of Oxford
Current Institution: University of Oxford
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The land-bird community of Tsavo East National Park was studied for two years. There are two wet seasons each year: November-December and April- May, but the latter were very poor in both study years. Six habitat types were designated on the basis of canopy cover of woody vegetation. Riverine vegetation was also studied. Most ofthe open habitats extant are derived from woodland by destruction of trees, a process largely caused by elephants. Food supplies are seasonally variable. Insects and grass seeds are most abundant in December and January. In the open habitats the few fruits also peak then, but Commiphora spp., which is only in woodland and is the most abundant fruit in Tsavo, peaks July to September. The ecology of each species of land-bird is described and most are found to be ecologically separate from each other. The annual cycle of numbers of birds in each habitat is closely correlated with the food supplies. In the open habitats birds are almost all insectivorous, granivorous or both, and peak numbers (about five times the dry season density) occur in December and January. In woodland, numbers remain fairly constant through the year and frugivores are more prominent, especially around August. The wet season peaks in all habitats are caused by immigrations of different species, both from elsewhere in Africa most of which come in to breed, and species which breed in the Palaearctic. The August peak in Woodland consists mainly of species which have resident populations. The results are particularly related to the recent habitat changes in the Park. They are compared with other bird studies in African savannas and other components of the Tsavo ecosystem. Finally, the means by which birds are able to survive in the harsh and unpredictable conditions of Tsavo are discussed.
Supervisor: Coe, Malcolm James Sponsor: Not available
Keywords: Birds ; Kenya ; Tsavo National Park


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