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Aviation Terminology & Acronyms Explained
By Jess Brown • 15th August 2019
Aviation terminology can be hard and sometimes confusing to understand. We have therefore gathered some useful aviation acronyms for general guidance and use in the aviation industry and explained each individual meaning. Please note that this is not a complete list of aviation terminology and acronyms but hope that you can learn something new!
Accident: An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which, in the case of an unmanned aircraft, takes place between the time the aircraft is ready to move with the purpose of flight until such time it comes to rest at the end of the flight and the primary momentum system is shutdown in which:
a. A person is fatally or seriously injured as a result of:
Being in the aircraft
Direct contact with any part of the aircraft, including parts which have become detached from the aircraft
Direct exposure to jet blast, except when the injuries are from natural causes, self-inflicted or inflicted by other persons, or when the injuries are to stowaways hiding outside the areas normally available to the passengers and crew
b. The aircraft sustains damage or structural failure which adversely affects the structural strength, performance or flight characteristics of the aircraft, and would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component, except for engine failure or damage, when the damage is limited to a single engine (including its cowlings or accessories), to propellers, wing tips, antennas, probes, vanes, tires, brakes, small dents or puncture holes) or minor damages to main rotor blades, tail rotor blades, landing gear and those resulting from hail or bird strike (including holes in the radome)
c. The aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible
Autonomous Operation: An operation during which an unmanned aircraft is operating without pilot intervention in the management of flight.
Commercial Operation: Means any flight by a small unmanned aircraft except a flight for public transport, or any operation of any other aircraft except an operation for public transport –
Which is available to the public
Which when not made available to the public –
In the case of a flight by a small unmanned aircraft, is performed under a contract between an operator and a customer, where the latter has no control over the remote pilot
In any other case, is performed under a contract between an operator and a customer, where the latter has no control over the operator
In return for remuneration or other valuable consideration.
Command and Control Link: The data link between the remotely-piloted aircraft and the remote pilot station to manage the flight.
Competent Observer: A competent person designated by the SUA Operator or Remote Pilot who, by visual observation of the of the Remotely Piloted Aircraft, assists the Remote Pilot in the safe conduction of the flight.
Congested Area: In relation to a city, town or settlement, means any area which is substantially used for residential, industrial, commercial or recreational purposes.
Danger Area: Airspace which has been notified as such within which activities dangerous to the flight of aircraft may take place or exist at such times as may be notified.
Detect and Avoid: The capability to see, sense or detect conflicting traffic or other hazards and take the appropriate action.
Extended Visual Line-Of-Sight Operation: An operation in which the Remote Pilot and the Remotely Piloted Aircraft Observer(s), maintain a direct unaided visual contact with the Remote Pilot Aircraft sufficient to monitor the crafts flight path in relation to other aircraft, persons, vessels, vehicles and structures to avoid collisions.
Handover: The act of passing piloting control from one Remote Pilot/ Remote Pilot Station to another.
Human Machine Interface: The element(s) of the Remote Pilot Station that physically interact with the Remote Pilot to receive input data and commands and that outputs sensory data and flight telemetry for the Remote Pilot to control the Remotely Piloted Aircraft and gather the mission data.
Lost Link: The loss of command and control link contact with the remotely piloted aircraft such that the remote pilot can no longer manage the aircraft's flight.
Operator: A person, organisation or enterprise engaged in or offering to engage in an aircraft operation.
Pre-flight Inspection: The inspection carried out before the flight to ensure that the aircraft is fit for the intended flight.
Remote Pilot: In relation to a small unmanned aircraft, is an individual who –
Operates the flight controls of the small unmanned aircraft by manual use of remote controls
When the small unmanned aircraft is flying automatically, monitors its course and is able to intervene and change its course by operating its flight controls.
Serious Incident: An incident involving circumstances indicating that there was a high probability of an accident and associated with the operation of an aircraft which in the case of an unmanned aircraft, takes place between the time the aircraft is ready to move with the purpose of flight until such time it comes to rest at the end of the flight and the primary propulsion system is shut down.
Safety: The state in which risks associated with aviation activities, related to, or in direct support of the operation of aircraft, are reduced and controlled to an acceptable level.
Safety Management System: A systematic approach to managing safety, including the necessary organisational structures, accountabilities, policies and procedures.
Small Unmanned Aircraft (SUA): Any unmanned aircraft, other than a balloon or a kite, having a mass of not more than 20k without its fuel but including any articles or equipment installed in or attached to the aircraft at the commencement of its flight.
Small Unmanned Surveillance Aircraft: A small unmanned aircraft which is equipped to undertake any form of surveillance or data acquisition.
SUA Operator: In relation to a small unmanned aircraft, is the person who has management of the small unmanned aircraft.
Unmanned Aircraft (UA): An aircraft which is intended to operate with no human pilot on board, as part of an Unmanned Aircraft System. Moreover, an Unmanned Aircraft:
Is capable of a sustained flight by aerodynamic means
Is remotely piloted or capable of degrees of automated or autonomous operation
Is reusable
Is not classified as a guided weapon or similar one-shot device designed for the delivery of munitions.
Unmanned Aircraft System: Comprises individual 'System Elements' consisting of the Unmanned Aircraft and any other System Elements necessary to enable flight, such as an RPS and Launch and Recovery Element. There may be multiple UA's, RPS or Launch and Recovery Elements within a UAS.
Visual Flight Rules: Procedures to navigate and avoid collisions without navigational instruments.
For further acronyms and abbreviations, please visit the CAA website or the Drone Desk aviation abbreviations and acronyms lookup.
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Rookie of the Year is a 1993 American sports comedy film starring Thomas Ian Nicholas and Gary Busey as players for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. The cast also includes Albert Hall, Dan Hedaya, Eddie Bracken, Amy Morton, Bruce Altman, John Gegenhuber, Neil Flynn, Daniel Stern (who also directed in his feature film directorial debut), and John Candy in an uncredited role.

Plot
Henry Rowengartner, an unskilled Little Leaguer who dreams of playing in the major leagues, breaks his arm catching a fly ball. When the doctor removes the cast, he discovers Henry's tendons have healed "a little too tight", enabling Henry to throw a ball with incredible force.

At Wrigley Field during a Chicago Cubs game, Henry's friends get a home run ball hit by the visiting Montreal Expos. Observing the Wrigley Field tradition of throwing the ball back to the field following an opposing home run, Henry throws it so hard that it reaches home plate,  away, on the fly. Desperate to save the club from declining attendance, general manager Larry Fisher looks to recruit Henry. Manager Sal Martinella visits Henry at home with a radar gun, and discovers that Henry can pitch at over . For the remainder of the season, Henry juggles the culture shock of playing in the major leagues alongside one of his heroes, aging pitcher Chet (Rocket) Steadman, and socializing. Henry's mother, Mary, tries to keep him grounded while resisting attempts by her boyfriend, Jack, and Fisher to exploit him.

Henry's first game is a relief appearance against the New York Mets, where his first pitch gives up a home run to the Mets' arrogant slugger Heddo, and then hits a batter, throws a wild pitch, yet still manages to get his first save. Henry improves his control under Steadman's mentoring and records a second consecutive save against the San Francisco Giants, and his first MLB strikeout.

Continuing to impress, Henry bats for the first time in a road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He frustrates the pitcher with his small stature and tiny strike zone, to the point that he walks Henry on four straight high pitches. He further taunts the pitcher at first and second base, and the pitcher retaliates by hitting the next batter, Suarez, but Henry and Suarez manage to both score runs despite nearly passing each other on the base paths.

The Cubs are winning, and Henry is growing in pitching success and fame. His personal life becomes strained as his friends grow resentful, and Mary breaks up with Jack and throws him out of the house when he tricks her into signing a contract that will send Henry to the New York Yankees. Henry resolves the conflict with his friends, and team owner Bob Carson explains he never authorized a deal with the Yankees and wants to retain Henry. Disappointed that Henry will retire at the end of the season, Carson respects Henry's decision and demotes Fisher down to hot dog vendor after learning he tried to set up the deal.

On the last day of the season, the Cubs face the Mets again at Wrigley Field, with Steadman starting. If the Cubs triumph, they win the division and move on to the National League Championship Series. Steadman pitches his best game in years, but he injures his arm on the last pitch. The ball is hit to Steadman who cannot throw it to home plate because his arm is hurt. He runs home and dives to tag the runner out at home, keeping the Cubs in the lead. He turns the ball over to Henry, who easily strikes out the side in the seventh and eighth innings. At the top of the ninth, Henry slips on a baseball, reversing the effects of his first fall and reducing his arm strength to normal.

Henry frustrates the Cubs and their fans by intentionally walking the first batter. He explains to his teammates why he can no longer throw fastballs and sends them back to their positions with a plan. With their cooperation, Henry sneaks the ball to the first baseman Okie, who tags the runner out. Henry walks the next batter, with whom he trades insults. When the runner dares him to throw the ball high, Henry does so but stops as the runner takes off for second and is tagged out, setting up a final showdown with Heddo. Henry throws a changeup, which Heddo misses, and his next hit appears headed for the bleachers but is ruled a foul ball. Henry opens his glove to find not his father's name, but Mary's. In the stands, she signals him to throw a "floater". He does so and strikes out a shocked Heddo (who then throws a tantrum at home plate), winning the division title for the Cubs and heading to the National League Championship Series.

The next spring, Henry plays Little League again. Mary and Steadman, now a couple, are his team's coaches. After catching a potential home run ball that ensures his team's victory, Henry raises his fist to reveal a Cubs World Series championship ring, signifying his role in the Cubs' World Series victory.

Cast
Thomas Ian Nicholas as Henry Rowengartner
Gary Busey as Chet "Rocket" Steadman
Amy Morton as Mary Rowengartner
Patrick LaBrecque as George
Robert Hy Gorman as Clark
Bruce Altman as Jack Bradfield
Dan Hedaya as Larry "Fish" Fisher
Albert Hall as Sal Martinella
Eddie Bracken as Bob Carson
Daniel Stern as Phil Brickma
Tom Milanovich as Heddo
Neil Flynn as Stan Okie
W. Earl Brown as Billy Frick
Ian Gomez as Odd Bellman
Andy Berman as Ernie
Colombe Jacobsen as Becky Fraker
John Candy as Cliff Murdoch (uncredited)
Barry Bonds as himself
Bobby Bonilla as himself
Pedro Guerrero as himself

Filming locations
Filming took place on location at, among other venues, Wrigley Field (including in between games of a doubleheader on September 19, 1992, between the Cubs and the rival St. Louis Cardinals) and O'Hare Airport. However, the road game against the Dodgers was filmed at Comiskey Park.

Reception
The film has received a 35% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 20 critics, with an average rating of 4.90/10. The consensus reads, "Rookie of the Year gets some laughs from its novel premise, but a high strikeout rate on jokes and sentimental fouls keeps this comedy firmly in the minor leagues."

Roger Ebert awarded the film three out of four stars, writing in his review:

Stephen Holden of The New York Times dismissed the film as "a lighter-than-air movie fantasy of major-league stardom" with a "paint-by-the-numbers plot", while Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times opined,

The film grossed $9.2 million on 1,460 screens on its opening weekend It dropped to seventh place the following week, and by its third weekend was in eighth place behind Poetic Justice and six other films. It grossed $53.6 million in the United States and Canada but performed poorly internationally, grossing only $2.9 million for a worldwide total of $56.5 million on a budget between $10–14 million.

Following the film's release, Nicholas threw out the first pitch at Cubs games and was invited to sing Take Me Out To The Ballgame multiple times during the customary 7th-inning stretch. During the 2015 National League Championship Series where the Cubs faced the Mets as they did in the movie, he attended Game 4 in a Rowengartner #1 jersey similar to what he wore during the film.

Following the Cubs' win over the Cleveland Indians in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series to win their first championship since 1908, Nicholas, in celebration, tweeted the final shot from the movie of Henry showing his Cubs World Series ring. Furthermore, director Daniel Stern briefly reprised his role of Brickma following the win.

References

External links

1993 films
1990s sports comedy films
American baseball films
American children's comedy films
American sports comedy films
Chicago Cubs
20th Century Fox films
Films scored by Bill Conti
Films about families
Films directed by Daniel Stern
Films set in Chicago
Sports in Chicago
1993 directorial debut films
1993 comedy films
1990s English-language films
1990s American films
Films about Major League Baseball

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Ana Popovic: Versatile Artist Making History
in Blues News, Blues Reflections, Jazz News, Jazz Reflections
Many bloggers will agree that it's difficult to keep the same concentration level on your posts in the month of December… With all the increased activity and travel plans for those of us making our way back home for the holidays, there is less time to spend on our creative avenues. Dedicated bloggers get concerned, because they don't want to disappoint their readers.
Fortunately I was reminded by a friend about Ana Popovic. She's an artist I've heard about, but only recently started paying attention to… After viewing her videos and reading some information, I discovered a burst of energy and enthusiasm. I also found some interesting similarities in how we both grew up listening and appreciating our family's musical influences. One things for sure, Popovic's story and her talent certainly made my holiday season feel that much warmer… But don't let her looks fool you, Popovic is one serious artist.
was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1976. She grew up in a loving family where music was a major fixture. Her father introduced Ana to the blues through his extensive record collection and family hosted musical gatherings in their garage. Being forbidden to touch any of her father's guitars, created more of an obsession for young Ana. When her father finally gave in, a 15 year old Popovic displayed a natural raw talent that would prove unstoppable.
"It was all we had in the house," she explains. "My dad had only American blues records. I grew up listening to Elmore James, Howlin' Wolf, Booker White and Snooky Pryor."
Popovic started her first band Hush in her early twenties. Within a year, she was playing outside of Yugoslavia and had the good fortune to open shows for blues icons like Junior Wells. Her debut CD in 1998 entitled Hometown, showed her talents as a singer and guitarist. She became a regular on Yugoslavian television and started working close to a 100 shows a year.
Popovic relocated to The Netherlands in 1999 and studied jazz guitar at Utrecht's Conservatory. She quickly become a local favorite in the Dutch blues scene. It was during her studies at the Conservatory, where Popovic discovered different musical flavors and weaved them together to create a unique taste of her own.
Over the last 10 years Popovic has released 5 albums, including her latest called Still Making History. Ana has also won numerous awards. She's also a three time nominee for "Best Singer," "Best Guitarist," and also "Best Album" at the 2002 French Blues Awards. A year later she became the first European nominated for "Best New Artist Debut" at the WC Handy Awards in Memphis, USA. Popovic rounded out 2003 with a "Best Blues Album'' at the Jammie Awards in New York City…
I play a kind of mainstream blues with a bit of everything; Electric funk and slide guitar, jazzy instrumentals and raw rock, tight blues grooves, acoustic slide and soulful guitar. My sets have something for everyone.
In 2006 Ana was invited to join the legendary 'Blues Cruise' – Becoming one of the few European artists ever called upon to play this prestigious cruise. Later that same year, after a thirteen week summer tour throughout the USA, Ana signed a record deal at Delta Groove Productions. She traveled to Los Angeles to record her first release Still Making History for the label.
On May 5, 2008 Ana gave birth to a healthy baby boy called Luuk… Popovic continues to tour and impress audiences everywhere she plays… Her live performances are noted for being absolutely engaging.
Reading about Ana and how she grew up listening to her father's record collection and observing his live blues jams, reminds me of the blues rehearsals my brother had in the basement of our home in the late sixties. Stories like the one I wrote on Little Walter and Magic Sam are well known to many of The Blues Blogger readers. They are very fond memories of my past, and I love reading about how others like Ana Popovic grew up to appreciate the music in their lives…
I hope you enjoyed my mini piece on this incredibly gifted and versatile artist. If you are interested in more information about Ana Popovic, you can go to her home page by clicking here. She is once again performing on the blues cruise in January 2009. You can go to the following link for more updated info regarding the cruise… So what are your thoughts on Popovic's extraordinary talent?
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7 Responses to "Ana Popovic: Versatile Artist Making History"
MadMadMargo December 14, 2008 at 9:32 pm #
Very impressive. Thank you for turning me on to this awesome talent. Happy Holidays!
Duane December 16, 2008 at 1:22 pm #
After many schedule conflicts to see Anna in Atlanta, GA over the last couple of years, I traveled up north to Roanoke, VA to finally catch Anna live at the Big Lick Blues Festival in September 2008. Like most festivals, her time on stage was too short. However, I did have a little chat with Anna and got her to autograph my "Still Making History" CD.
Inquiry – as strange as it may seem, I found my eyes often moving from the eye candy to watching the movements of the bass player. It was simply fascinating to watch someone move about so much to the groove of blues rhythms. So often, the touring band is different from the studio musicians and I did not catch his name – only that he was also from Amsterdam.
Can anyone identify this great basest (see the Navajo Moon YouTube video)?
John December 17, 2008 at 1:50 am #
Hi Blues Blogger,
Thanks for an interesting and informative article on Ana.
In answer to Duanes question – the bass player is Ronald Jonker and he certainly adds impact to Ana's live shows visually but also adds some awesome bass solos.
I've followed Ana on her German shows since she played on the RUF Records Blues Caravan in 2005. I knew then that she would be a special talent but was surprised how quickly she has developed – 'Still Making History' shows a level of experience and thought that I really expected maybe in five years time. I last saw her in Bonn last week and she is EVEN BETTER than when I saw her there last year.
Duane December 17, 2008 at 10:57 am #
Thanks John for Ronald's name. I have bookmarked his Web Site so I can keep track of his whereabouts. One of the things I have never fully understood about the music industry is the difference between touring bands and studio musicians (see Sidebar) – except for adding additional musicians (e.g., keyboard, organ, horns, etc.) in the recording mix.
Ronald's bio says he joined Ana's band in the summer of 2006 after the demise of the Dutch rockband Chaos. Yet, he did not play bass on 2007's "Still Making History" nor is he mentioned in the "Ana Popovic Special Thanks" liner notes. What a shame this fantastic bass player goes largely unnoticed and unrecognized. IMHO, you cannot have a great band without a great rhythm section (especially the oft-overlooked drummer).
SIDEBAR: Last New Year's Eve (going again), North Mississippi Allstars opened Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi's Soul Stew Revival show at the Fox in Atlanta. I was so impressed with guitarist Luther Dickinson that I purchased their "Hernando" CD and anticipated seeing them again. However, Luther joined the revamped Black Crowes on the "Warpaint" CD and tour. No more Allstars and brother Cody formed Hill Country Revue. However, Luther is now back and the North Mississippi Allstars are often on the same bill with opening act Hill Country Revue. So confusing.
My point – follow the musician not the band. Not all musicians obtain the status of an Eric Clapton where their various stints can readily be tracked. BTW, my favorite Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream) album is the self-titled super-group "Blind Faith" with Steve Winwood (Spencer Davis Group, Traffic), Ginger Baker (Graham Bond Organisation, Cream), and Rick Grech (Family). Blind Faith was their only album and reached Number 1 on the Billboard Pop Album charts in 1969.
Hobson December 17, 2008 at 6:18 pm #
Great artist (and great blog-just discovered it)
John December 18, 2008 at 12:49 am #
Hopefully Ronald Jonker will be in the studio for Ana's next recording. He played on Ana's recordings for the BBC Paul Jones Blues show and did a great job.
He certainly adds visual punch to her live shows so I hope Ana will have a video done of the current band as it is an excellent line-up with Ronald and Michele Papadia on Keyboards. I don't think Ana has yet really replaced Denis Palatin on drums though.
bluesemotion July 27, 2009 at 2:51 am #
Great , cool artist. Thanks The Blues Blogger for all the great informative news you send !!!

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Hello, you open up the call filter? Try to close it. In addition dw contacts will not hang up the phone. Or you open the contacts sent to voice mail options. This will cause the system to automatically hang up incoming calls.
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2016 Distinguished Alumnus: Ryan Soose
Shaler Area is proud to announce Dr. Ryan Soose, Class of 1994, as the 2016 Distinguished Alumnus.
Dr. Soose was recognized during the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony in November for his accomplishments following high school graduation and his contributions to the medical field.
"It's a tremendous honor to even be considered for this award with so many talented and successful people to come out of Shaler Area over the years," said Dr. Soose.
Dr. Soose is a respected otolaryngologist, and the Director of the UPMC Division of Sleep Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology. As the region's only otolaryngologist who is both fellowship-trained and board-certified in sleep medicine, Dr. Soose has established one of the nation's premier comprehensive sleep medicine and sleep surgery clinical practices.
Dr. Soose graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in pre-professional studies. He was accepted early admission to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine where he graduated in 2002. While at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Soose was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society and was also awarded the Kenneth Hinderer Award for the most outstanding student in Otolaryngology in 2001-2002. He completed his medical and surgical training at UPMC with an internship in the General Surgery, a residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, and fellowship training in Sleep Medicine. He currently practices at UPMC Mercy and trains residents, medical students, and international visiting scholars as a faculty member of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Dr. Soose's research interests center on the development of novel therapeutic approaches for obstructive sleep apnea. He is an active investigator on multiple clinical trials including the leading site in the multicenter Stimulation Therapy for Apnea Reduction (STAR) trial – an FDA-approved phase III trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of an implantable neurostimulation device for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. He has published original research and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in major medical journals. His primary publication from the STAR trial earned the Clinical Research Forum Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award in the U.S. in 2014. He is an appointed member of the national Sleep Disorders Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology as well as an active member of the International Surgical Sleep Society and American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Dr. Soose presents regularly to medical, surgical, and dental professionals on local, regional, national, and international levels.
Shaler Area alum recognized for medical contributions
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Douglas Mitchell (1939–2022) was a Canadian Football League player, executive, and commissioner.

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pyoko (29 dias atrás) #54974636I think they came out nicely for that small size.
You wrote "Vallejo paints are either hit or miss though. Some paints peel off way too easily." so I wonder, did you use primer before painting? Without primer most color will peel of easily.
For the hands; it may help to rub of the dark paint with alcohol on a cotton swab and use a soft sandpaper for leftovers. Just be careful not to remove the primer too.
If the figure were a whole piece before painting, I may have primed. None of tanks I've painted was primed and they are fine. But then the tanks have mostly flat surface and isn't handled much.
I did consider priming but it was adding another layer to already complex workload, so I skipped it.
When not primed, Tamiya paints performed a lot better than Vallejo.
I think they came out nicely for that small size.


"Wealth Inequality in America" draws a striking picture, but is that the whole story?
Wealth inequality may be real, but is it unfair? And what does it mean for a society to be unfair?
"Wealth Inequality in America" misses a central point: do the poor in our society regularly lift themselves out of poverty? "How easy is it, or how difficult is it, for folks who start off poor, to no longer be poor?"
People often say that "the rich are getting richer while the poor are getting poorer." This characterization is largely a myth.
• Cox. W. Michael and Richard Alm. Myths of Rich and Poor: Why We're Better Off Than We Think, New York: Basic Books, 1999.


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Immigration and its Discontents: European Elections and Future Policy
A Game of Chess, Not Tennis: Unraveling the Rights and Status of "Brexpats"
By Elizabeth Collett and Meghan Benton
The Long Road Ahead: Status Report on the Implementation of the ASEAN MRAs on Professional Services
By Dovelyn Rannveig Mendoza and Guntur Sugiyarto
The Migration Crisis Is Over: Long Live the Migration Crisis
Rebuilding after Crisis: Embedding Refugee Integration in Migration Management Systems (Council Statement)
By Demetrios G. Papademetriou, Meghan Benton and Natalia Banulescu-Bogdan
The Evolving and Diversifying Nature of Migration to the U.S.-Mexico Border
By Jessica Bolter
Reinventing Mutual Recognition Arrangements: Lessons from International Experiences and Insights for the ASEAN Region
By Dovelyn Rannveig Mendoza, Demetrios G. Papademetriou, Maria Vincenza Desiderio, Brian Salant, Kate Hooper and Taylor Elwood
With Millions Displaced by Climate Change or Extreme Weather, Is There a Role for Labor Migration Pathways?
By Michelle Leighton and Meredith Byrne
Public anxiety about immigration and the fast pace of social change has reached a boiling point in many parts of Europe, contributing (in part) to the ascent of populist far-right parties. This discussion focuses on how the French election is unfolding, what we can learn from Brexit and the Dutch elections, and what these results portend (if anything) for the next round of political contests in Europe. Experts consider how governments can manage broader public concerns about rapid social change, economic opportunity, and security in ways that can reduce public anxiety over immigration and restore the public's trust.
As the process of removing the United Kingdom from the European Union gets underway, the rights of the 1.2 million UK citizens or "Brexpats" who have chosen to live in one of the 27 other EU countries have been largely overshadowed. This MPI Europe commentary explores some of the many complexities ahead in negotiating rights for these individuals in a post-Brexit world.
While it has been years since the Association of Southeast Asian Nations signed accords to facilitate the movement of professionals in seven occupations, implementation of these Mutual Recognition Arrangements remains "painfully slow and uneven across countries." This final report in an MPI-Asian Development Bank series explores MRA implementation by sector, and offers recommendations to help achieve the goal of greater skill mobility in Southeast Asia.
While the chaos of 2015 has abated, the conditions that fuelled huge spontaneous flows of asylum seekers and migrants to Europe have not changed. Europe faces a fundamental governance test that is undermining the legitimacy of both national and European institutions and, more directly, the integrity of management structures of Member States most affected by spontaneous migration. This commentary by Demetrios Papademetriou explores the challenges and way forward.
This Transatlantic Council Statement explores the integration questions that the recent refugee and migration crisis in Europe has brought to the fore and their effect on broader governance structures for managing migration. As the immediate pressures have abated, policymakers have refocused their energies on preventing the next crisis and ensuring that newcomers—and the communities in which they settle—have the tools to thrive.
Two significant migration shifts at the U.S.-Mexico border have been obscured by talk of walls and further border security: Mexicans no longer represent the top unauthorized crossers, replaced by Central Americans seeking protection, and flows are diversifying with increased arrivals of Cubans, Haitians, Asians, and Africans. This article sketches the evolving trends, which have key implications for U.S. and regional migration policy.
As Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States work to facilitate the movement of professionals, the experiences of other countries hold promise for policymakers and licensing bodies in Southeast Asia as they deepen implementation of mutual recognition arrangements (MRAs) that seek to establish a uniform and transparent way of recognizing the qualifications of foreign workers. This report offers key lessons.
Climate-related displacement is not hypothetical: An average of 21.5 million people per year have been displaced since 2008 by natural disasters, and thousands more have fled slow-onset environmental hazards. While migration can serve as a safety valve to adapt to changing conditions, few orderly, legal channels exist for climate migrants (also known as environmental migrants), as this article explores.


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Midpalmar accurate incision for carpal tunnel release
Wen Ching Tzaan, Tai Ngar Lui, Shih Tseng Lee
Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common entrapment neuropathy in humans today. For patients in whom conservative treatment fails, surgical decompression is indicated. Among the various surgical techniques currently in use, endoscopic techniques are becoming increasingly popular. Due to the rapid postoperative recovery shown after endoscopic operations, midpalmar accurate incision for carpal tunnel release is a comparative alternative. Methods: From February 1998 through January 2003, 84 patients had undergone 96 midpalmar carpal tunnel releases with accurate skin incisions under regional block or general mask anesthesia. The postoperative evaluations were performed via subjective assessment with a standardized telephone interview over an average follow-up period of 22.4 months. Results: The average operation time was 16 minutes (range, 5 to 40 minutes). A total of 87 hands (91%) had excellent or good recovery in terms of symptom relief (improvement of 70% or greater). The incidence of postoperative sensory morbidity, i.e., pillar pain or scar tenderness, was 7% (7 hands). The motor functional morbidity of a persistent subjective decrease in grip strength was noted in 8% (8 hands), and the mean period for returning to work was 4.5 weeks. In addition, no operation-induced neurovascular or tendinous injury occurred in any patient. Conclusions: The outcomes were similar to those of endoscopic carpal tunnel release. Based on these results, midpalmar carpal tunnel release with accurate location of skin incision is as effective as any other surgical procedures for carpal tunnel release. Furthermore, it is also a safe and simple procedure.
Chang Gung Medical Journal
Surgical Decompression
Hand Strength
Cicatrix
Accurate midpalmar skin incision
Tzaan, W. C., Lui, T. N., & Lee, S. T. (2005). Midpalmar accurate incision for carpal tunnel release. Chang Gung Medical Journal, 28(2), 97-103.
Midpalmar accurate incision for carpal tunnel release. / Tzaan, Wen Ching; Lui, Tai Ngar; Lee, Shih Tseng.
In: Chang Gung Medical Journal, Vol. 28, No. 2, 02.2005, p. 97-103.
Tzaan, WC, Lui, TN & Lee, ST 2005, 'Midpalmar accurate incision for carpal tunnel release', Chang Gung Medical Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 97-103.
Tzaan WC, Lui TN, Lee ST. Midpalmar accurate incision for carpal tunnel release. Chang Gung Medical Journal. 2005 Feb;28(2):97-103.
Tzaan, Wen Ching ; Lui, Tai Ngar ; Lee, Shih Tseng. / Midpalmar accurate incision for carpal tunnel release. In: Chang Gung Medical Journal. 2005 ; Vol. 28, No. 2. pp. 97-103.
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Italy and Switzerland have signed an "historic agreement" to fight tax evasion, giving Italians until September to disclose funds hidden across the border in Swiss bank accounts.
Italy's finance minister, Pier Carlo Padoan, signed the deal with Swiss counterpart Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf in Milan on Monday.
Under the agreement Italian authorities will be able to request more financial information from Bern to catch tax evaders.
As part of the agreement, Switzerland will now be taken off Italy's "black list" of tax havens.


Suzhou Chapel is a building with many merits designed by the well-known studio Neri & Hu of Shanghai. Located in a dense residential neighbourhood in the city of Suzhou, the chapel is designed to be a place for worshipping and meeting.
The successful Shanghai studio of Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu designed Suzhou Chapel for the community of Suzhou, a city in China's Jiangsu Province. Its religious and civic vocation offered Neri & Hu their inspiration for their aesthetic and compositional choices.
Suzhou Chapel is set up like a council chamber, a single architectural centre reached by a well-defined outdoor pathway. The architects make very few concessions to luxury or decoration, because their dominant style is asceticism, perfectly illustrated in Pedro Pegenaute's photographs.
The key to interpretation of the project is continual revelation through the discovery of space. From a distance, the metal cube containing the chapel clearly stands out from a series of walls at different levels separating it from the square in front of it. As we approach it, the walls become a solid backdrop, appropriately positioned to draw paths. Thus we approach the "temple" peripatetically, via walkways on different levels surrounded by walls. These particularly carefully designed walls are made up of little grey bricks laid alternately on edge and on end, revealing a relief pattern on the surface with a wealth of subtle material qualities. The route for accessing the chapel becomes an adventure in the perception of details, preparatory to striving for concentration.
The space where religious ceremonies and community meetings are held is a concrete volume with a double skin, in which the outer skin is a bent, perforated white metal surface, while the inner skin is a wooden box dotted with windows of different sizes. The windows appear to be randomly positioned when seen from the outside, but are actually designed to reflect the layout inside. There are also numerous openings on the roof and in the upper part of the building to bring stronger light into its centre and towards the ceiling, with softer light where the seats are, where the walls are covered with grey bricks. This traditional solution has been adopted by numerous architects designing places of worship, even in recent years, conceiving of the chapel as a brightly lit place which however has no windows in its lower part, so that worshippers cannot see outside. Inside it is an empty space 12 metres high on three levels, enclosed in a wooden skin which breaks up into strips at the level of the loft, forming a sort of cage to multiply light. Round bronze lamps drop down from above, recreating am image of the firmament.
The polished concrete of the stairwell, the bleached oak interiors and the grey brick walls create an austere atmosphere, forming a plain building without any opulent trim in order to promote concentration.
At night the temple's metallic outer cladding covers reveals it as a box with windows in it, creating an extraordinary transparent effect.


WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to place new sanctions on Iran and Russia, setting up a possible confrontation with the Trump administration as it attempts to improve relations with Moscow.
Republican and Democratic senators said the sanctions, approved by a vote of 98-2, are needed to punish Iran for its recent flurry of ballistic missile tests and human rights abuses and to show Russia that its interference in last year's presidential election and its aggression in Syria will not be tolerated. Voting no were Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
"It truly is astounding what Iran continues to do around the world," said Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "For a people that are capable of so much, their foreign policy is shockingly counter to their own interest.
"We see destabilizing act after destabilizing act — from missile launches, to arms transfers, to terrorist training, to illicit financial activities, to targeting Navy ships and detaining American citizens — the list goes on and on.
Regarding Russia, Corker said the sanctions send a strong message to Russian President Vladimir Putin while ensuring the Trump administration has the flexibility it needs for its ongoing talks with the Kremlin.
The White House has not said whether President Trump would veto the legislation but has sent signals that it opposes the bill — partly because the measure prohibits Trump from unilaterally suspending or terminating the sanctions. Under the legislation, Congress would have the authority to review and potentially disapprove any attempt by Trump to lift the sanctions.
After Thursday's vote, the White House said it is still reviewing the new Russian sanctions legislation.
The new Iran sanctions also have raised concerns among top officials who served in former president Barack Obama's administration. They fear the sanctions could jeopardize the landmark nuclear deal struck with Tehran in 2015.
Corker, however, said Iran's rogue behavior has escalated since the agreement was implemented and that the sanctions would give the Trump administration tools for holding Tehran accountable.
The bill, which awaits an uncertain future in the House, imposes mandatory sanctions on people involved with Iran's ballistic missile program and those who do business with them. It also applies terrorism sanctions to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and enforces an arms embargo.
The Russian provisions, which resulted from bipartisan talks involving several committees, strengthen existing sanctions against key sectors of Russia's economy and impose new sanctions on those engaged in cyber activity on behalf of the Russian government.
The legislation also puts in place new sanctions against Russia over human rights abuses and against those who supplied weapons to the regime of Syrian president Bashar Hafez al-Assad.
U.S. intelligence officials have warned that Putin and his accomplices will continue to meddle in future elections in the United States and Europe, Nelson said.


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Simultaneous monitoring of drug and solvent diffusion across a model membrane using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy
McAuley, William J.
Mader, Kerstin T.
Tetteh, John
Lane, Majella E.
Hadgraft, Jonathan
Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy has been used to simultaneously follow the diffusion of model drugs and solvent across polydimethylsiloxane (silicone) membrane. Three model drugs, cyanophenol (CNP), methyl nicotinate (MN) and butyl paraben (BP) were selected to cover a range of lipophilicities. Isostearyl isostearate (ISIS) was chosen as the solvent because its large molecular weight should facilitate observation of whether the drug molecules are able to diffuse through the membrane independently of the solvent. The diffusion of the three drugs and the solvent was successfully described by a Fickian model. The effects of parameters such as the absorption wavelength used to follow diffusion on the calculated diffusion coefficient were investigated. Absorption wavelength which affects the depth of penetration of the infrared radiation into the membrane did not significantly affect the calculated diffusion coefficient over the wavelength range tested. Each of the model drugs was observed to diffuse independently of the solvent across the membrane. The diffusion of a CNP-ISIS hydrogen bonded complex across the membrane was also monitored. The relative diffusion rates of the solute and solvent across the membrane can largely be accounted for by the molecular size of the permeant. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2009.09.002
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Archival Collections Portal > Rare Book & Manuscript Library > Marc Raeff papers, 1941-2008
Marc Raeff papers, 1941-2008
Series I: Correspondence, 1941-2008
Subseries I.1: Correspondence with individuals, 1941-2008
Subseries I.2: Correspondence with organizations, 1948-2007
Subseries I.3: Subject correspondence files, 1949-2007
Subseries I.4: Family Correspondence files, 1941-2002
Series II: Professional and research activities, 1943-2008
Subseries II.1: Talks and lectures, 1988, undated
Subseries II.2: Term papers, college essays, dissertations, 1943-1950, undated
Subseries II.3: Writings, 1957-1989, undated
Subseries II.4: Academic and teaching activities, 1948-2008
Subseries II.5: Research materials, 1948-1997, undated
Series III: Personal documents and biographical materials, 1940-2008
Subseries III.1. Personal and reading journals, 1940-1947, undated
Subseries III.2: College notes, 1940-1948, undated
Subseries III.3: Harvard Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP program), 1943-1944
Subseries III.4. Service at Prisoner of War and Displaced Persons camps, 1944-1946
Subseries III.5: Various family documents, 1992-1997, undated
Correspondence, research materials, and personal papers of Marc Isaakovich Raeff (1926-2008), a Russian history scholar and Bakhmeteff Professor of Russian Studies at Columbia University.
Raeff, Marc
38.2 linear feet (91 boxes)
English , Italian , Polish , German , French , Russian .
Some folders of family materials are restricted for 75 years from their dates of creation.
This collection is arranged in 3 series.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Marc Raeff papers; Box and Folder (if known); Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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Professor Marc Raeff (1923-2008) was a prominent historian, writer, and educator. His academic and teaching career spanned nearly four decades, which he divided between Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and Columbia University in New York City.
Marc Raeff was born in Moscow on July 28, 1923. His parents were Isaac Raeff, a railroad engineer and an active Menshevik, and Victoria Raeff, biochemist. Marc Raeff's earliest years were spent in Czechoslovakia where Isaac Raeff worked on behalf of the Soviet government. About 1927 or 1928, Isaac Raeff was recalled to return to the Soviet Union, but he decided to move his family to Berlin instead. Marc Raeff received his early education in Berlin. In 1933, the family made another move, this time to Paris. The family lived there until 1941, when they managed to escape to the United States via Portugal.
Marc Raeff studied briefly at the City College of New York before he was drafted into the U.S. Army. Raeff, who spoke fluent Russian, German, French and English, served as an interpreter in camps for prisoners of war and displaced persons. After the end of World War II, he attended Harvard University, where he studied history with Michael Karpovich. In 1950, Raeff received his Ph.D. in Russian history and began his own teaching career at Clark University (1949-1960). While at Clark University, Raeff met Lillian Gottesman, whom he married in 1951. The Raeffs had two daughters, Anne and Catherine.
Marc Raeff joined the faculty of Columbia University in 1961 and became Bakhmeteff Professor of Russian Studies in 1973. As Bakhmeteff Professor, Marc Raeff trained several generations of historians. The range of his knowledge was legendary and can readily be seen in the titles of his nine books, not to mention the numerous articles, essays and reviews that he wrote in English, French, German and Russian. (He also read Italian and some Polish.)
Books by Raeff included Origins of the Russian Intelligentsia (Harvest Books, 1966), which argued that the pursuits of the Russian intellectual class had their roots in the thinking of 18th-century Russian nobility; Understanding Imperial Russia (Columbia University Press, 1985), a history that traces the strains of Russian thought from the 16th century to the 20th; and Russia Abroad: A Cultural History of the Russian Emigration, 1919-1939 (Oxford University Press, 1990), reflecting the history of people like himself who left during the early Soviet era.
"He was very much interested in the Western aspect of Russian culture," said Richard Pipes, a professor emeritus at Harvard and the author of A Concise History of the Russian Revolution. "He was a pillar of Russian historical studies in this country." Raeff died on September 20, 2008, in Teaneck, New Jersey.


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You are here: Platypus /SAIC Platypus Primary Reading Group: What is the Left? -- What is Marxism?
SAIC Platypus Primary Reading Group: What is the Left? -- What is Marxism?
112 s Michigan Room 501
Summer and Fall/Autumn 2018 – Winter 2019
I. What is the Left? – What is Marxism?
• required / + recommended reading
Marx and Engels readings pp. from Robert C. Tucker, ed., Marx-Engels Reader (Norton 2nd ed., 1978)
Week 3. What is Marxism? I. Socialism | Oct. 31, 2018
• Marx, selections from Economic and philosophic manuscripts (1844), pp. 70–101
+ Commodity form chart of terms
+ Being and becoming (freedom in transformation) / immanent dialectical critique chart of terms
• Marx and Friedrich Engels, selections from the Manifesto of the Communist Party (1848), pp. 469-500
• Marx, Address to the Central Committee of the Communist League (1850), pp. 501–511
Week 4. What is Marxism? II. Revolution in 1848 | Nov. 7, 2018
• Marx, The coming upheaval (from The Poverty of Philosophy, 1847) and Class struggle and mode of production (letter to Weydemeyer, 1852), pp. 218-220
• Engels, The tactics of social democracy (Engels's 1895 introduction to Marx, The Class Struggles in France), pp. 556–573
• Marx, selections from The Class Struggles in France 1848–50 (1850), pp. 586–593
• Marx, selections from The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte (1852), pp. 594–617
Week 5. What is Marxism? III. Bonapartism | Nov. 14, 2018
+ Karl Korsch, "The Marxism of the First International" (1924)
• Marx, Inaugural address to the First International (1864), pp. 512–519
• Marx, selections from The Civil War in France (1871, including Engels's 1891 Introduction), pp. 618–652
+ Korsch, Introduction to Marx, Critique of the Gotha Programme (1922)
• Marx, Critique of the Gotha Programme, pp. 525–541
• Marx, Programme of the Parti Ouvrier (1880)
Week 6. What is Marxism? IV. Critique of political economy | Nov. 21, 2018
• Marx, selections from the Grundrisse (1857–61), pp. 222–226, 236–244, 247–250, 276–293 ME Reader pp. 276-281
• Marx, Capital Vol. I, Ch. 1 Sec. 4 "The fetishism of commodities" (1867), pp. 319–329
Week 7. Nov. 28, 2018 U.S. Thanksgiving break
Winter break readings
+ Richard Appignanesi and Oscar Zarate / A&Z, Introducing Lenin and the Russian Revolution / Lenin for Beginners (1977)
+ Sebastian Haffner, Failure of a Revolution: Germany 1918–19 (1968)
+ Edmund Wilson, To the Finland Station: A Study in the Writing and Acting of History (1940), Part II. Ch. (1–4,) 5–10, 12–16; Part III. Ch. 1–6
+ Tariq Ali and Phil Evans, Introducing Trotsky and Marxism / Trotsky for Beginners (1980)
+ James Joll, The Second International 1889–1914 (1966)
Week 8. What is Marxism? V. Reification | Dec. 5, 2018
• Georg Lukács, "The phenomenon of reification" (Part I of "Reification and the consciousness of the proletariat," History and Class Consciousness, 1923)
Week 9. What is Marxism? VI. Class consciousness | Dec. 12, 2018
• Lukács, Original Preface (1922), "What is Orthodox Marxism?" (1919), "Class Consciousness" (1920), History and Class Consciousness (1923)
+ Marx, Preface to the First German Edition and Afterword to the Second German Edition (1873) of Capital (1867), pp. 294–298, 299–302
Week 10. What is Marxism? VII. Ends of philosophy | Dec. 19, 2018
• Korsch, "Marxism and philosophy" (1923)
+ Marx, To make the world philosophical (from Marx's dissertation, 1839–41), pp. 9–11
+ Marx, For the ruthless criticism of everything existing (letter to Arnold Ruge, September 1843), pp. 12–15
+ Marx, "Theses on Feuerbach" (1845), pp. 143–145
Winter–Spring 2019
II. Introduction to revolutionary Marxism
Klassenbewusstsein (aus einer marxistischen Perspektive) heute
Ep. 13: On The Young Karl Marx, & the meaning of socialism
Was war die deutsche Revolution von 1918? (Frankfurt)
Teach-in: What is Trotskyism? (London)
Theater Review: Nicholas Hytner, Young Marx. London: Bridge Theatre, 2017.
Intergalactic mutant music: The music of Christian Wolff and the politics of '68: An interview with Christian Wolff
Film Review: Pierre Schoeller, Un peuple et son roi. Paris: Archipel 35, 2018.
To topple the Stalinist bureaucracy: Reconsidering Leon Trotsky's The Revolution Betrayed


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White House confirms Larry Wilmore's Correspondents' Dinner speech was funny
How to Watch the SpaceX's Falcon9 Blow Up Over the Atlantic Ocean Live Sunday
Sam Barsanti
As is often the case when someone tries to make jokes in front of an audience that takes itself too seriously to understand jokes, host Larry Wilmore's speech at the White House Correspondents' Dinner this weekend has earned its fair share of detractors—all of which can be found simply by searching for "Larry Wilmore" on the internet or by switching on Fox News. According to Deadline, though, one of Wilmore's lines in particular is generating way more hot takes than his jokes about Donald Trump's baby hands or Ted Cruz being the Zodiac Killer. Near the end of his speech, Wilmore acknowledged the historical impact that Obama's presidency will have, saying:
When I was a kid, I lived in a country where people couldn't accept a black quarterback. Now think about that: A black man was thought by his mere color not good enough to lead a football team, and now, to live in your time, Mr. President, when a black man can lead the entire free world, words alone can do me no justice. So, Mr. President, if I'm going to keep it 100: Yo, Barry, you did it, my n*gga. You did it.
The reaction to that last line is about what you'd expect (again, Google it or turn on Fox News), but White House press secretary Josh Earnest has gotten ahead of the controversy and declared at a briefing today that President Obama "appreciated the spirit of Mr. Wilmore's expressions" and that "any reading of [Wilmore's] comments makes clear he was not using the president as the butt of a joke." Deadline says this prompted a reporter to ask if this has "opened the floodgate for Obama's critics to use similar language" (a.k.a. the "if he can say it, why can't I?" argument), to which Earnest responded, "I have no idea what impact Larry Wilmore's speech is gonna have on the president's critics, and I don't think I'm gonna spend much time worrying about it." If only we could all be so lucky.


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Schweppes is the oldest beverage in the world and the most popular mixer in Finland. The traditional and global brand was in need of social media presence and active fan community to support their other marketing in Finland. Before this, Schweppes has been investing a lot in traditional media and promotion in Finland, but they considered it essential to also include social media in their media pallette.
Beginning of the year 2013 Dingle and Schweppes examined together how to approach the matter: which social media outlet would be relevant to this popular consumer product and who would be the suitable target groups precisely in social media. After the background work, Dingle planned and conceptualized a Facebook strategy that was compatible with the brand's objectives and values. The Facebook page was launched in April 2013. Together with quality content production, Facebook advertising also boosts visibility.
In just three months, size of the community has grown from zero to over 4300 fans, and Schweppes's content reaches over 960 00 Facebook users at its best. Especially well the page has reached the desired target groups, and they now comprise 54,8% of all the fans. The community continues to grow steadily and with this rate, goals will be reached at the end of the year. In future social media and Facebook will be a crucial part of Schweppes's marketing strategy in Finland.


FOMC live in trading room – 450 Pips in one day – Have to see it!!
FOMC live in trading room – 450 Pips in one day – Have to see it!!
Have To See It - 450 Pips in one day!
Have To See It – 450 Pips in one day!


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You are here: Home / Featured / Wintertime blues: Morning File, Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Wintertime blues: Morning File, Wednesday, December 30, 2015
December 30, 2015 By Natalie Chavarie 22 Comments
Editor's note: Today's Morning File is written by Natalie Chavarie.
Noticed
1. Not exactly the Panopticon of Harper's dreams…
The National Post looks at delays in the opening of the new federal jail — the economic driver of Cumberland County. The former town of Springhill may not see the government jobs it was promised by the Harper government because there simply aren't enough prisoners:
"There's not as many inmates I think as projected," said Scott Lockhart, chairman of a citizens advisory committee that deals with prison issues. "Maybe this tough on crime thing three years ago … they thought it would generate more offenders than it did."
Oh! and the locks don't work! No matter how many prisoners, faulty locks will keep them out of this prison for now.
2. #NSWild
The government of Nova Scotia announced yesterday that it is creating three new provincial parks and met its 12% goal of protected areas. Follow #NSWild on twitter for scenic nature photos. CPAWS Nova Scotia provides cool details on specific sites:
Shelburne River Wilderness Area – Nova Scotia Environment
Tracadie River Wilderness Area
2,526 hectares
• Old-growth hardwood forest
Rogues Roost Wilderness Area
• 18km of rugged, granite-dominated coastline
• overwintering habitat for the endangered Harlequin duck
• Tremendous hiking and sea kayaking opportunities
• Natural landmark (Rogues Roost)
Liscomb River Wilderness Area
• 35km of river frontage
• One of the few rivers in NS that can be protected from ocean to headwater.
Dunraven Bog Nature Reserve
• Large, ecologically significant wetland complex
• Supports several rare plants, including nationally threatened "golden crest" and national special concern "Long's bulrush"
Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area
• 20km of rugged coastline
• Includes diverse coastal ecosystems, including entire beaches, headlands, and estuaries.
• Important backbarrier tidal salt marsh ecosystem
• Known habitat for rare plant species, including New Jersey Rush
Kluscap Wilderness Area
• Natural landmark (Kellys Mountain)
• Coastal features
• Old forest in ravines
Medway Lakes Wilderness Area
19,655 hectares
• Large system of interconnected lakes, rivers, and forests
• Pockets of old-growth Acadian forests
• Tremendous recreational potential
The Chronicle Herald writes about how ya can't predict the weather and it's winter.
Parker Donham writes a piece about the seasonality of car crashes and unconvincingly states that "December, January, February, and March are four of the five safest months to drive in Nova Scotia"
1. Just one more beer, beye!
I was looking for today's cranky letter of the day, when I found this letter to the editor in the Cape Breton Post stating the obvious "Too many people are drinking too much on a regular basis."
The people of Cape Breton are known good cheer, aka getting drunk and playing music.
Earlier this week, CBC wrote a personal piece on musician J.P. Cormier and the connection between music and mental health.
Music and mental health came together for me in April, I had made a decision to be alcohol-free for 3-months and went to my first all-ages metal show at a venue in the North End called SadRad. The wall of amplified sound, the smell of sweat, the all-ages venue, my dark throne t-shirt trying to fit in. It brought me back to growing up in Moncton with straight edge punks who believed that being sober was the ultimate assault to capitalism. It wasn't that political or deep for me, to put it simply – I was burnt out from the winter, and needed a break to reflect on my relationship with alcohol and hell… save some cash to get out of dodge next winter. Armed with hellosundaymorning as a resource and cheered on by pop culture blogs written by artist friends exploring life alcohol-free, I got cozy with ordering soda & lime.
It's been nine months, and I'm moving to Taiwan for three months with all the cash I saved, so there's that.
Since it's the time of year where folks are reflecting on their 'dirty little secrets' and plotting resolutions for the new year, allow me to share my unsolicited advice on living alcohol-free.
Always have an AF drink on hand – soda & lime will be your lifesaver when you get hit by a pang of awkwardness
Read up on life alcohol-free, or moderation
Use websites like hellosundaymorning to talk about things you may not wanna share with your friends & family about your relationship with alcohol.
Do new things (tip: after-hours skating at the Oval, metal shows, bikerides, tofu making, anything!)
Practice mindful meditation
Take a challenge with a friend!
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At the height of our first seasonal snow storm, I hurried down Spring Garden in hopes to catch a bus on storm routes that may eventually lead me home. The unsteady feeling underfoot and the blustering snow reminded me all too much of last February when Halifax examiner first featured our local "asshole with a shovel", Paul Vienneau.
For the upteenth time this year, Vienneau took to the streets with two shovels and a mission to clear out our main drag's most critical passage points.
We inspected the crosswalk across from the Credit Union Atlantic, were both surprised by the snow clearance at this intersection. Compared to last year, it was impeccable — cleared of snow/ice and covered in anti-slip agent. So what happened? Has the city changed its approach to snow clearance? Is the new acting superintendent of winter works really doubling down?
A Spring Garden Road crosswalk last year. Photo: Paul Vienneau
Perhaps the city's winter operations plan took a page from Vienneau's idea of a "little red book" — a guide book for taking an accessibility-centered approach to snow clearance. One that primarily values the elderly and disabled and as such makes it better for everyone. In short, doing a good job because know that it will make a positive difference for someone and we'll be a better city, one that values all citizens.
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dwallbridge says
Tim, the wilderness protection goal was updated in 2013 to 13% of the province and a plan was released on how this was to be accomplished. The Province reaching the 12% target is a positive step but not what was planned. CPAWS noted this in their comments but unfortunately EAC missed it. Most of the media completely missed this point as well.
John Wesley Chisholm says
Regarding subscription renewals; one of the great thrills of the subscription revenue model in the digital age is that it's perfectly ligit and accepted to set up automatic renewals until people opt out.
Business advice – if the subscription price is reasonable people rarely opt out even if they don't read. They're buying the option to read. And many folks would rather that small responsibility in their court rather than endless requests for money, donations, renewals or the worst… advertisements.
Come on with the come on!
Thanks for the notes on alcohol. It's probably the one thing I pretty much keep my mouth shut about. But since I rarely think anything I don't say …
I was lucky, in a funny way to find my bottom really early in life. Then a series of what most people would consider disastrous events led me in a new direction. When I came home and then in to Halifax for the first time I was blessed to meet a couple of those straight edge people you talk about. What a gift.
Today I'm 35 years alcohol and drug free but I would suggest I've lived as wild and partied as hard as anyone could. All the notes and links you made make total sense to me. Any success, fun, wealth, adventure and extraordinary experience I've had I credit to the effort afforded me by not being concerned drugs or alcohol. I'm an example of an astonishingly average person in every regard, with no special connections, talents or gifts except the time and capacity for effort that not drinking at all gives a person.
Here's the sum total of what I've learned in 35 years of partying without partying:
– You got to know when to leave.
– Logically it's not you that you want to drink, it's the others, that's when you can relax.
– Not drinking does change the number and depth of opportunities for bonding with people and you have to work hard to make up that difference. Not every is up for it and you will end up with different kinds of friendships than those you drink – sometimes for the better, but there's something lost too.
– In terms of art and creativity I… well, I don't know the word… but I'm grateful that some of the most amazing people in the world have explored the deepest parts of the mind with drugs and alcohol and brought back the most amazing insights about live, love and the world we live in then shared it through song, art, writing, fashion and ideas. The world would be so much less without their sacrifice. Side note: These people are the rarest of the rare.
Though drugs seem to disappear and be happily hidden from my view, even now I still get asked why I'm not drinking. It's kind of a running joke to say "because I think it's wrong to drink". But I'm not actually kidding, I just think I might as well lay it out there right out of the gate. The cost is worth it. And it is kind of funny to openly believe in an important truth that very few people agree with you on and still be able to operate in social settings.
Parker Donham says
I think the word you're searching for is, "incontrovertibly."
Perhaps the reason snow clearing was better during the recent storm is that it did not follow the 1-in-50-year sequence we experienced last winter:
Two storms in rapid succession: many inches of heavy snow, followed by a soaking rain, followed by a hard freeze, followed 2-3 days later by many more inches of heavy snow, then soaking rain, then a hard freeze. This left HRM's 1,000 km (!) of sidewalks coated with several inches of hard, hard ice, well adhered to the pavement, and impossible to remove by any mechanical or human contrivance without effort and cost beyond any reasonable municipal budget and staff.
Was it inconvenient? Absolutely. Was it hard to get around? Terribly. Was it especially hard on wheelchair users and others with mobility problems? Indeed it was.
But it was not evidence of incompetence, or lack of caring, or systemic problems. In 100 years, scholars looking to understand why we accuse millennials of a disproportional sense of entitlement will find no better illustration than the incessant, self-righteous, indignant bleating that fouled the Halifax Examiner's Morning File for months afterwards. Can we please, please give this false and unbecoming trope a rest?
We experienced a horrible set of weather events that rendered our sidewalks unpleasant to use for several weeks. Once in a while, it happens. It's not anyone's fault.
c says
Good points. So what about that thing where Dalhousie University's sidewalks were bare after all that 1-in-50-years weather? Is it because the university was uniquely applying human and financial resources that were impossible anywhere else in the city?
Well, you constantly hear that Dal did a perfect job. Is this even true? Or is it a myth based on a single photograph of a single patch of sidewalk? I honestly don't know. I do know Dalhousie doesn't have 1,000 kilometres of sidewalk. HRM does.
One thousand kilometres: That's a path, four feet wide, from Halifax to Quebec City, via Edmunston, covered in 4 to six inches of solid ice.
Did Dal happen to have a substantial crew that worked through both storms to clear the snow before the hard freeze occurred? I don't know. I do know what happened in the rest of the city, and I find repellant the sanctimonious abuse heaped on those responsible for dealing with a situation that was much more difficult than the Halifax Examiner crowd has ever acknowledged.
Tim Bousquet says
It was the entire university, every sidewalk on both Halifax campuses. Here's not a single photo, but seven:
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/city-hall/sidewalks-around-dalhousie-university-are-completely-free-of-ice/
And sure, it's expecting too much that every inch of every city sidewalk could be cleared. But they couldn't even clear the sidewalk outside City Hall.
Krista Mallory says
Not a myth- Dal's sidewalks were clean as a whistle last year. And we don't expect every mile of sidewalk to be miraculously cleared. What we DO expect is that the sidewalks in the downtown cores (Halifax and Dartmouth) are reasonably walkable, which they absolutely were not for three months. Even if you managed to find a block that was cleared by sympathetic businesses, the curbs (and bus stops) were piled high by plows and you never knew if the footing would be solid (forcing you to climb an icy hill), or soft (meaning you'd end up in two to three feet of snow with a wonderful layer of slush underneath). Try doing that AND getting across the crosswalk in the stupidly small time window available. Yes, I just converged two major beefs in one.
I, for once, will state that they have done their job well so far this winter, and that I hope it will continue.
John Wimberly says
Another reason for a clearer sidewalk: people have given up on the city's clearing. In my neighbourhood, we've all been out shovelling. The few people who aren't clearing their sidewalks themselves are finding that their neighbours have done it for them. The city clearing has been terrible for the last two years, and we've given up on it. So, here's a question: since taxes were raised to pay for this service, can we have that money back? Seriously. Or should we send the city a bill for our shovelling? That's some outsourcing I can get behind.
Barry Boyce says
Who wrote the material on being alcohol-free? The way the type was laid out, I thought it was in your voice, but you did not grow up in Moncton. Please clarify.
Thanks and Happy New Year.
Today's Morning File is written by Natalie Chavarie.
I never grew up, in Moncton or anywhere else 🙂
I was so confused about you moving to Taiwan.
IT SAYS "NATALIE CHAVARIE" RIGHT AT THE TOP. Twice!
And I'm sure it says Tim Bousquet on all the other days but I don't read that either! Because there's a great big photo of you! haha
Yea, I'm trying to do something about that photo. But writing today….
Should have known when I saw a big word like "panopticon" that's out of your price range.
Damn right. I even looked it up and still don't know what it means.
Margo Grant says
All that new protected wilderness area is great. But we still do not know who cut down all the trees at Long Lake.
Ken Donnelly says
Damn millenials. Everything is their fault. Get off of my lawn.
amott4354 says
darned kids get off my cleared sidewalk!


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Fan Retrospectives: Batman: 'Dark Victory': Chapter 11: Passion
"Passion"
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Artist: Tim Sale
Color Artist: Gregory Wright
Letterer: Richard Starkings
Dark Victory: Passion ups the stakes for Batman and the cast, and answers many questions that readers have been wondering about for a long while.
'I believe in Harvey Dent'
Passion opens with DA Janice Porter telling an imprisoned Two-Face to prepare for his trial. Porter asks him to reconsider representing himself, but Two-Face just tells her to bring all the evidence against him. Interestingly, when Two-Face baits Porter for being afraid of going against him in court, she responds, "I believe in Harvey Dent."
Porter still believes in Harvey Dent.
The line is a clear callback to The Long Halloween, however, in TLH it was used as a statement of hope. Here, the meaning is more complicated and could have multiple interpretations. Given that Porter is secretly in cahoots with Two-Face, it could simply mean that she probably believes that he can exonerate himself.
A more complex interpretation could be that she believes that this prosecution can reform him, making him revert back to Harvey Dent. Future chapters will reveal that Porter is having an affair with Two-Face, because she had been initially infatuated with Harvey Dent in the past. The truth is that she's attracted to Dent, not Two-Face. Porter wants to believe that Dent is still in there somewhere. "I believe in Harvey Dent" is still a statement of hope, but twisted. Once again, Two-Face and Dent's duality personifies complication.
While Batman interrogates the Maroni brothers, Dick Grayson muses about being Batman's partner. Alfred is quick to remind the boy that the Dark Knight is helping him train to avenge his parents' murders, but nothing more. Despite their age difference, Batman understands Dick needs closure for the Graysons' deaths, which is something he never got when his parents were killed.
Alfred throws cold water on Dick's plans to be Batman's partner.
Dick receives closure in more ways than one. Batman tracks down Anthony Zucco, who flees the scene, but Dick comes to confront Zucco, who then collapses due to a heart attack. With his dying breath, Zucco confesses a secret to Batman: the Maroni brothers are actually twins. The implication is that the Maronis are working with Two-Face and not the Falcones.
Zucco reveals that the Maroni twins are working for Two-Face.
This twist is brilliant and completely in-character for them. Why should they help the Falcones, since Alberto murdered their father?
Physically witnessing Zucco's death frees Dick from his demons. Unlike Batman, the boy can now move past his parents' deaths and build a new life for himself. In that way, Dick Grayson is the brightest beacon of hope.
Witnessing Zucco's death allows Dick to have the closure Bruce never had.
"Veni, Vidi, Vici"
Meanwhile, the Falcones are more fractured than ever. At the behest to his dead father's "ghost", Alberto dons his trademark fedora and trench coat and arms himself with his .22 pistol. The following sequence, where he spies on his sister Sofia, is an obvious callback to TLH with the 6-panel grid, followed by a splash page all in black and white.
Alberto Falcone returns as Holiday.
On the other side of town, Mario Falcone meets with his mysterious informant: DA Porter. She promises him protection if he dismantles the criminal elements of the Falcone empire.
Back in issue one, Sofia promised that the Falcone empire was more united than ever. Ironically, they are now all warring against one another in an effort to survive.
Two-Face's Plan
During Two-Face's trial, Porter grills him on the stand, while Batman watches from a distance. Amusingly, the Dark Knight is just hanging out in on a window ledge in broad daylight, in the middle of a courtroom, yet somehow is still covered in the shadows.
However, before they get too far into the hearings, the rogues gallery bursts from the floor. Batman swiftly handles the villains, but gets overwhelmed by their coordinated attack. Still, he was fast enough to save Porter from being dragged down into the sewers.
The rogues gallery break into the courthouse.
Apparently, Two-Face allowed himself to be caught, just to be close enough to steal the evidence from Porter. A well-executed plot.
The plan goes so well that Poison Ivy tries to make a move on Two-Face. He rejects her while a picture of his wife Gilda hangs behind him. It appears there are signs of Dent's good side still showing up, despite what Two-Face believes.
Despite his insistence that Harvey Dent is gone, Two-Face still keeps a picture of his wife Gilda next to him.
Across town, the Hangman claims another victim: Detective Laureen Wilcox. Wilcox is yet another member of Commissioner Gordon's taskforce to be killed.
Wilcox falls victim to the Hangman.
Passion is the tipping point for Dark Victory where all the plot lines start to coalesce. The reveals are logical and satisfying. The Maroni twins twist was particularly well-done and re-contextualizes the whole comic. Jeph Loeb's writing is superb in Passion and sets up the climax wonderfully. Tim Sale's art always speaks for itself.


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2016: The Year in Movie Moments
By H. Perry Horton · Published on December 15th, 2016
A new video presents a different kind of Best-Of list.
This time of year there's no shortage of Best-Of lists; we've already brought you at least two this month. But if there's a problem with Best-Of lists, it's that inevitably they all end up kinda the same. Sure, everyone throws in a dark horse, a foreign film, or an indie darling to make themselves seem more broadminded or cultured than the next guy, but top three across the board are typically the same, at least in mainstream culture. Take this year: Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea, La La Land; have you seen a mainstream Best-Of list that doesn't feature some order of these titles in the top spots? And are they really the year's best? Like Samuel L. Jackson recently said, certain movies are Oscar bait, they're made to fit the criteria of what we think makes a Best Picture. Typically you can identify them by the time of year they come out, the dramatic chords they strike, and the plethora of A-list white people in their casts. There are of course exceptions – this year Moonlight most notably – but I think if we're all honest there have been plenty of quality films made in the past just as good as Moonlight that have received little to zero mainstream recognition because of their perspective, their message, or the color of their cast and crew. Would Moonlight be getting all this mainstream recognition if the culture and the Academy hadn't been lambasted last year for being so white? I really like to think so – Moonlight is incredible, go see Moonlight, tell everyone you know to go see Moonlight— but I also can't help thinking the mainstream might be compensating a little for its past ignorance. After all, when you call someone racist or homophobic, the first thing they tend to do is point out they have minority and gay friends. We'll find out if I'm paranoid if Moonlight wins the top Oscar, which it should, or if something…lighter walks away with gold.
All this is to say, Best-Of lists can get monotonous at best, predictable at worst, and they're never wholly representative of the filmgoing year, which isn't made up of specific films as much as it is filmic moments, and those come from all corners of cinema, they are scenes and performances from movies that we in lofty critical towers might not deem the "best," but that have still contributed to defining the cinematic experience of a certain timeframe.
In that spirit, the Best-Of list we're bringing you this week isn't counting down the year's best movies, it's cataloging the year's best movie moments, it's a piecemeal composite of scenes from here and there that when viewed both separate from their original context and included in a medley of similar accomplishments reveals that the year in film is not a masterpiece painted in just a few strokes, but a mixed-media mosaic with as many authors as audience members. It comes from editor Janz Anton-Iago, a.k.a. The Moviejerk, and it is a true celebration of all film, from the sure-things to the long-shots, the coulda-beens, the never-weres, and every flick in between.
https://medium.com/media/730420f3961ffee76955e1cdc7ecc6c7/href
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3D-Printing Being Used in Stop-Motion Film by LAIKA
by Fareeha Jamal · Published July 3, 2016 · Updated June 20, 2018
Using 3D printing technology, the intensive and incredible form of cinema the stop-motion film has found the way to bring their animated ideas to life. We have witnessed one of the honoured directors Charlie Kaufmann, in the previous year, fashioning the faces of his characters in the film 'Anomalisa' via 3D printing, and before that, featuring the voice of the actor Christopher Lloyd, 3D-printed goblins honoured the screen in the stop-motion series 'House of Monsters'.
We can see that 3D printing technology is progressing in Hollywood and recently, 3D printing is the core of the latest stop-motion film produced by the American cinema studio 'LAIKA'. In order to create a puppet for their most recent animation, 'Kubo and The Two Strings', LAIKA has relied on the widespread 3D printing knowledge of 'Stratasys' for assistance. LAIKA is famous because of their animated films like 'Coraline' and 'ParaNorman'. Moonbeast, one of the feature characters of the film, will be a complete 3D-printed character made up of 850 individual exterior pieces besides an internal framework of 250 parts. Voiced by the actor Ralph Fiennes, this flying character called Moonbeast will be the first ever complete 3D-printed character of the studio.
Apart from this fully 3D-printed puppet character, LAIKA also put their faith in rapid-prototype face replacement printing, which made them win an 'Academy Sci-Tech award'. Exceeding their former capabilities of 1.5 million, Kubo's characters will be able to feature over 22 million distinct facial expressions due to their 'RP' printing. LAIKA consulted Stratasys and their R&D facility in Israel for bringing the several facial expressions to completion and hence being able to use 3D printing technology to its full potential. Aside from using 3D printing, the studio also made use of other special technologies in order to manufacture their puppet characters like origami and feathers.
The director of RP printing, Brian McLean made a statement:
"We found a new way to print with plastic [for the non-human characters]. We reached out to Stratasys and collaborated with their R&D in Israel. With access to new software and hardware, we reached a [greater] level of color and sophistication in a plastic-printed 3D part."
Featuring voice acting from Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey, Rooney Mara, and others, the film is planned to be released in theatres on August 19, 2016. Kubo and The Two Strings will mark the directorial debut for LAIKA's CEO and lead artist Travis Knight. As Knight told, this film is about a sensitive story of a boy called Kubo and all of the crazy creatures and friends that as you might expect turn out to be his surrogate family.
This stop-motion film is basically adjoining Eastern and Western themes into a gratifying and vibrant animated journey and is set in a mythical version of Japan. Eventually, Kubo and The Two Strings also mends together the traditional form of stop-motion film and new advanced techniques that have been enabled in part thanks to 3D printing technology. Have a look at the trailer of LAIKA's newest film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4-6qJzeb3A&feature=youtu.be
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Industrial Disasters
Report on the accident at M/s Sainor Life Sciences, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 26/10/2020

Report of the Joint Committee in the matter of Original Application No. 106/2020 submitted to the National Green Tribunal in compliance to the NGT order of July 6, 2020. The matter related to the accident
Vishakhapatnam (D)
Report on Neyveli boiler blast, 23/10/2020

The independent report on Tamil Nadu Neyveli boiler blast in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order (in the matter of Original Application No. 108/2020).
<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Neyveli-Lignite-boiler-blast-report-NGT.pdf"
Report by Shakti Bioscience on fire at its factory in Valsad, Gujarat, 28/08/2020

Reply filed by M/s Shakti Bioscience Ltd. on the massive fire at its chemical factory in Gujarat's Valsad. The factory in its report said that the company had all the permissions and certificates
Valsad (D)
Report filed on the incident of fire at the factory of Shakti Bio Science, Valsad, Gujarat, 26/08/2020

Report filed by the Director, Industrial Safety & Health, Ahmedabad in Original Application No. 168 of 2020 on the massive fire at chemical factory in Valsad, Gujarat.

The incidence of fire
Report on collapse of fly ash pond constructed by Reliance M/s Sasan Ultra Thermal Power Plant in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, 28/07/2020

Action taken report of the Committee submitted in reference to National Green Tribunal (NGT) order of June 29, 2020.

The matter related to the collapse of fly ash pond constructed by Reliance
Singrauli (D)
Preliminary report on oil well blowout and explosion at an OIL well in Baghjan, Tinsukia, Assam, 24/07/2020

Preliminary report of the Committee of Experts constituted by the National Green Tribunal headed by Justice Brojendra Prasad Katakey, former judge Guwahati High Court submitted on July 24, 2020.

Oil Pollution
Tinsukia (D)
Coal Ash in India- A compendium of Disasters, Environmental and Health Risks

Between 2020 and June 2020, several ash pond accidents have been reported across India. These accidents have caused deaths, extensive pollution of the water, air, soil and loss of property. Unfortunately,
Healthy Energy Initiative India
Jharsuguda (D)
Sambalpur (D)
Angul (D)
Talcher STPS
Report on fire accident at M/s Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL), Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, 06/07/2020

Report by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on fire accident at M/s Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL), Thermal Power Station-II, Ammeri Village, Virudhachalam Taluk, Neyveli, Cuddalore
Report on gas leakage at Sainor Life Sciences, JN Pharma City, Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 05/07/2020

Status report by the District Collector Vishakapatnam district on leakage of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) vapors at M/s. Sainor Life Sciences Private Limited, JN Pharma City, Thanam village, Parawada mandal
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding welfare of the victims of LG Polymers gas leak, R R Venkatapuram village Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 01/06/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: Gas Leak at LG Polymers Chemical Plant in R R Venkatapuram village Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh dated 01/06/2020.

This application
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Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)
Gas Leakages
Bhopal Gas Disaster
Sri Ram Gas Leak
Methyl Isocyanate (MIC)
Poisonous Gases