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Fuel Control
THE control of the supply of fuel was one of the war problems, and, indeed, it continued to be an after-the-war problem. There was the promise of a shortage of coal in 1916; that is, there were preliminary symptoms of what about the beginning of the New Year of 1918 became a coal crisis. It arose out of two conditions that belonged to the whole of North America, and particularly to the United States. One was the disturbance of the labour situation, caused by the growing scarcity of labour as the war advanced; the other, the disorganization of transportation systems caused by the congestion of traffic. The situation became so grave in the winter of 1917-18, that it resulted in the taking over by the United States Government of the entire railway systems of the country for the purpose of simplifying the routing of traffic and relieving terminals and increasing their facilities. The seriousness of the situation was accentuated by the severity of the weather, which of itself was sufficient to have created blockades and stoppage, or at least much delay, in the moving of coal. There was acute distress as a consequence of these conditions in many of the cities of the Eastern States. As Ontario and Quebec, and to some extent the Middle West of Canada, depended upon the United States collieries for their supply of anthracite, they suffered in some degree correspondingly. Canadian railways, however, could have handled the necessary supply, if it could have been delivered at conjunctional points by the railways of the United States.
To get the proper perspective one must look back to the winter of 1916-17, when conditions caused by the war brought home to Canadians its adverse effects on their fuel supplies. After the experience of that win-ter it was apparent that Government intervention was necessary. On the 7th of July, 1917, an official memorandum was submitted to the Committee of the Privy Council by the Minister of Trade and Commerce in which were the following observations : —
" Last winter very considerable difficulty and hardship were experienced owing to shortage of supplies and congestion of transport, resulting in increased prices to consumers, serious temporary curtailment of production in factories, and much discomfort and privation in the homes of the poorer classes in towns and cities. These causes bid fair to continue and with increasing force during the present season and are added to by the scarcity of labour and the larger demand for coal in both the United States and Canada, owing to the ever growing exigencies of the war.
" At the present moment the outlook for the coming year gives cause for grave anxiety and calls for prompt and efficient action if subsequent shortage and its consequent privations are to be avoided. The Quebec district, which formerly drew for its needs for railways and factories some 2,000,000 tons of bituminous coal from Nova Scotia mines, cannot estimate more than 200,000 tons from that source. Nearly all the prospective output of these mines will be required for local needs, bunkering purposes, and the use of the Intercolonial Railway. The only source of supply for this deficiency, as also of the needs of Middle Canada, is to be found in the mines of the United States.
" Here two difficulties are encountered : First, the high price and shortage of supply in the United States mines, caused by extraordinary demands, and reduced output owing to scarcity of labour. The entrance of the United States into the war, and the vast preparations necessary for the equipment of her sea and land forces and the growing needs of the Allies, call for vastly increased output of coal and added restriction of export for other than war purposes. In the second place, transport by land and water is daily becoming more inadequate compared to the increasing volume of freight to be moved, and the freight costs are continually increasing.
" In the Western Prairie Provinces the supply has been diminished by strikes in some of the mines, and in respect to those working the output is restricted by the tendency to neglect putting in orders during the summer season and consequent failure to haul coal to consuming centres during the slack and favourable season."
Mr. C. A. Magrath, a man of wide experience in business and national affairs, was appointed Fuel Con-troller for Canada on the 12th of July, 1917. In the Order-in-Council creating the office and making the appointment, he was authorized, among other things, to " confer with and co-ordinate the different interests with a view to insure, so far as possible, a sufficient supply of coal for Canadian requirements during the approaching autumn and winter season."
To realize the nature of the problem, let us look at the figures of coal consumption in Canada during the calendar year 1917. In that year, the tonnage of coal used was as follows : —
5,319,688 net tons of Anthracite coal. 29,497,375 net tons of Bituminous coal.
Total 34,817,063 net tons.
The anthracite coal is practically all utilized for domestic purposes. There is only one mine in Canada producing a near-anthracite coal, and the tonnage from that seldom exceeds 150,000 tons per year. It is apparent, therefore, that Canada depends upon the United States almost entirely for that class of coal.
The bituminous coal is used largely for industrial purposes. Out of the 29,497,375 tons of total consumption Nova Scotia produces 6,324,684 tons; New Bruns-wick, 188,660; Saskatchewan, 355,304 tons; Alberta, 4,723,139 tons ; and British Columbia, 2,418,920 tons ; making a total of 14,010,707 net tons, which leaves Canada indebted to the United States for the balance (after deducting 1,733,156 tons of coal exported from Canadian coal mines) of 17,219,824 tons of bituminous coal, or a total importation of 22,539,512 tons of the annual coal consumption of 34,817,063 net tons.
It will thus be seen that Canada's contribution to lier coal supply is comparatively small. Also, that the two great industrial provinces, Ontario and Quebec, depend almost entirely on the United States, not alone for their domestic coal but also for industrial coal.
It was, therefore, obvious that one of the chief functions of the Canadian Fuel Controller was to make such representations to the authorities of the United States as would ensure a sufficient supply for the portions of Canada depending upon the latter for their coal. It also involved a policy for Canada which would co-ordinate with that of the United States in respect of the distribution of fuel from whatever source it came, except, of course, where it could be shown that peculiar local conditions existed that required to be specially dealt with to avoid hardships. The restrictive measures of one country had necessarily to be adopted by the other.
About the time of Mr. Magrath's appointment, President Wilson took similar action in the United States by appointing Dr. Harry A. Garfield as Fuel Administrator. In an article by Dudley Harmon it is stated that " the war job handed Doctor Garfield was to get enough coal out of the mines to meet the needs for fuel, and put it into the hands of consumers at fair prices."
He goes on to say that " there is not and never has been a fundamental shortage of coal in the United States. The difficulty has been to get enough coal out of the ground and distribute it to the places where it was needed, fast enough to meet the demand. Our so-called shortages are really not shortages actually of coal, but shortages of production and transportation."
In respect of production, the situation with which Doctor Garfield had to grapple was decidedly abnormal. As compared with normal times, it was a case of having to meet enormously increased demands for coal at a time when the supply of labour available for such production was decreased. It is stated that the production of soft coal in the United States in the year 1917 was 554,000,000 tons, but the country demanded 600,000,-000 tons. For 1918 it was estimated that 635,000,000 tons would be needed. It is quite obvious that war cannot be waged without coal, and the more the United States got into its stride the greater became the consumption of coal. The making of munitions, the fuel-ling of transports, the maintenance of military camps — these are only some of the many operations of war which entail the use of coal in huge quantities.
In Canada, Mr. Magrath had on his hands a similar problem in relation to the production of our own mines. Mention has already been made of the tonnage of coal produced in Nova Scotia. Of that production a goodly proportion roughly, about one-fourth was brought up the St. Lawrence in the days before the war. Any-one who has spent a holiday at the summering places on the Lower St. Lawrence must have noticed in the old days the coal boats going up the river laden with the black diamonds for Montreal. But after 1914 these boats were no longer hauling coal to Montreal, primarily because there was hardly any Nova Scotia coal available for that market. Much of it had been absorbed for bunkering on transports, whilst at the same time there were increased demands locally owing to the fact that the war had caused the steel plants in that province to increase their activities.
It will be seen that the demand for coal in time of war is greater than in time of peace, but as a matter of fact all the conditions of warfare tend to a diminution of its production. In the United States, the drawing away of men by various inducements into other industrial lines and the drafting of men for fighting was the chief factor in hampering the production of coal. There have been many claims as to how the war was Won — that is, as to what was the essential factor — the Navy, aeroplanes, iron, the participation of the United States, and so on; but, undoubtedly, in a large sense, coal was a main factor in the success of the Allies. Next in importance to the mining of the coal itself, and complementary to it, was transportation. Reference has already been made to that as a prime factor in the situation which called for effective control of the fuel supply, and it is not necessary here to detail the difficulties, of which the weather was one, that were experienced by the railways in fulfilling their functions at such a critical time. The practical breakdown of transportation for a period slowed up production, be-cause there were not empty cars enough to load the coal as it was mined. Mr. Magrath pays a tribute to the Canadian railways for their work. " We must realize," he said in a statement on the subject, " that our railways, like those of the United States, are working overtime ; in fact Canadian railways are to be commended for having so successfully handled the country's transportation business with so little loss to the country's industrial plant."
A Canadian railway man has expressed the opinion that if coal were equally distributed throughout Canada, there would be no coal problem. He says: " To get coal you would, as heretofore, simply have to find a 'phone number and mail a cheque; the black diamonds might even be found in your own back yard. But Canada has coal at its ends only, and it is the middle where more people want coal. This hiatus, which contains about seventy per cent. of Canada's normal industrial-ism and practically all its war industrialism, is called by fuel experts the ' acute fuel area.' It stretches, roughly speaking, from Sherbrooke, Quebec, to Moose Jaw, Sask."
The coal year in Canada ends in April, and as the greater part of the importations are received during the season of navigation, it was clear that not much more could be done in 1917 than to study the situation statistically, so to speak, and to organize to meet the requirements of the situation for the coal year following, which, as has been seen, were strenuous. The results were crystallized into a set of comprehensive regulations dealing with all phases of the coal situation, which were approved by Order-in-Council in November, 1917, and which were very generally circulated throughout Canada. A new set of regulations was framed and issued on the first of April, 1918, and these, too, had extensive circulation. By these regulations the chain of responsibility from the Government, through the Fuel Controller, down to the municipality and the individual was established. In other words, provision was made for the appointment of fuel administration by the provinces and again by the municipalities, municipalities and provinces being responsible for the expenses of their offices. To make fuel regulation effective, the Fuel Controller had either to create a comprehensive and very expensive organization for the Dominion or to make use of existing provincial and municipal machinery. The scheme, it may be said, worked out almost as well in practice as it was designed to do in theory. It may be added that other nations as well as Canada and the United States had to organize on similar lines. As the war lengthened the' coal situation in Europe became serious and we find a corresponding plan in operation in Great Britain, France, and Italy, where fuel problems were much more acute than on this side of the seas.
The scheme of administration, in brief, was as follows :
1. The Fuel Controller for Canada looked after negotiations for the importation of coal from the United States and for the prompt and systematic shipment thereof. He also interested himself in promoting increased production of coal in Canada in the fields within which he has jurisdiction. He obtained from Canadian mines an estimate of their production and received from the United States Fuel Administrator an allotment of coal from that country. The Fuel Con-troller then proceeded, after careful consideration, to make up his annual coal " budget " and to allot to each province in Canada its fair share of all coal available.
2. The Provincial Fuel Administrator then stepped in and ascertained the requirements of each community in his province and made his allotment within the province of whatever coal was available upon an equitable basis.
3. The Local Fuel Commissioner was thereupon informed what his allotment would be for the year and he was expected to see that the tonnage available was distributed amongst the people in his community on a fair pro rata basis. All this was done under carefully drafted regulations.
The appointment of such commissioners devolved upon the municipality and their duties and responsibilities were defined in the Fuel Controller's regulations which were passed by Order-in-Council in March, 1918.
The names of the Fuel Administrators for the Provinces were as follows: —Prince Edward Island, J. A. Macdonald, Cardigan, P. E. I.; Nova Scotia, R. H. Mackay, New Glasgow, N. S.; New Brunswick, Dr. James H. Frink, St. John, N. B.; Quebec, H. M. Marier, Montreal; Ontario, R. Home Smith, Toronto; Manitoba, J. A. MacDonald, Winnipeg; Saskatchewan, T. M. Molloy, Regina; Alberta, John T. Stirling, Edmonton; British Columbia, N. Thompson, Vancouver.
It must be clearly understood, too, that the regulations were applicable to bituminous coal, mined and sold in Canada, as well as to anthracite coal imported. Not only was the price of coal at the pit's mouth fixed, according to peculiar local circumstances, but, through the intervention of the Government, the price of labour employed in the mines was regulated. The intervention of authority went so far that the coal mines in the Maritime Provinces were turned over to the management of Mr. Magrath, who, in addition to being Fuel Controller, became super-manager and director-in-chief of coal-mining operations. This was the re-suit of labour troubles and the apparent inability of the operators and the miners to settle their differences satisfactorily. Production in a critical time of war could not be permitted to cease at any cost. Three paragraphs in a lengthy circular issued by the Deputy Fuel Controller, Mr. Charles Petersen, express in very concise terms what may be necessary to complete an account of organization and regulation.
" After careful consideration of the whole subject, Mr. Magrath decided that the only effective form of price control that could be adopted in Canada was one based on the restriction of net profits to coal dealers. The prices of coal at the mine in the United States are fixed by the Federal Fuel Administrator there. The price of coal at the pit's mouth in Canadian mines is fixed from time to time. Railway rates in both countries are also determined by the various commissions charged with this responsibility and boat rates can also be ascertained. The dealers' net profit is fixed under our regulations. This, in the retail trade, leaves only the overhead and delivery expenses as the uncertain element.
" Detailed regulations have now been passed under which coal dealers are directed as to the overhead expenses that will be considered legitimate. Salaries to principals are to be calculated on a pre-war basis with such reasonable additions as are justifiable, and minute directions are given in other respects. Coal dealers are compelled to render monthly statements of their transactions and prices at which their coal is sold, so that the Fuel Controller's organization has at all times information available with which to check up complaints lodged in regard to alleged profiteering. It is only fair to state, that the Fuel Controller has found the coal trade generally in the hands of responsible men who have been conducting business on the basis of very reasonable net profits.
" In July the Fuel Controller got authority by-Order-in-Council to put into force, wherever he thought necessary, the United States plan of gross margins, that is, to fix the amount the dealer is permitted to add to the cost of his coal, so as to deter-mine the delivered price to the consumer. Quite recently the United States Fuel Administration has gone a step further and has given authority to the State Fuel Administrators to fix prices, with the right of the dealers to appeal to the Administration at Washing-ton. However, Mr. Magrath does not contemplate taking that step in Canada at present."
There was an additional duty not defined, but implied, in the scheme — that of the individual. For in-stance, each consumer of coal was required to state his normal requirements and each dealer had to furnish records of his deliveries. No man could have more than his minimum requirements. This duty was not only moral in its obligations, but the individual could be dealt with drastically if he selfishly succeeded in securing to himself a supply of fuel greater than was fair in community rationing. It was, of course, impossible for the Fuel Controller and his staff to super-vise in detail the work from Halifax to Vancouver, and while the provincial organizations from their wider functions were able to perform them on the whole successfully and satisfactorily it was more difficult in the case of municipalities. As the Fuel Controller could exercise no dictatorial control over them, only advise, it was a matter for the people in each community to agitate and bring public opinion to bear on the municipal councils to take the simple step of naming a local fuel commissioner. In many places municipal councils have not taken the step even yet (February, 1919), and it illustrates a tendency that was very evident in fuel and food matters during the war, of criticizing severely central, or federal, administration, but evading responsibility when it became local and individual. It was, however, so far as coal is concerned, properly assumed and exercised in the majority of instances. Even a long war is too short to bring home to the local community and the fireside the duty of local and individual, as well as of national, participation in moral obligations. In this connection it has not yet been determined to what extent the machinery of Fuel Control may be necessary to be continued in the public interests. Among business men generally, the desire is to get back to pre-war conditions, free from restrictive regulations and excessive control, as soon as possible. Our business life has been evolved on a system of, so to speak, " self-determination " and personal initiative, and the very idea of working on a plan of government-made rules is irksome and depressing. In other words, it is contrary to the genius of a free Anglo-Saxon people. On the other hand, under the provisions of the War Measures Act it has been found possible to do many things in the way of regulation to meet the requirements of an exigent situation that would, otherwise, in ordinary times, have been considered impossible. Rightly or wrongly, there is now a consider-able class of the community who think that war expedients, more or less successful for contingent requirements, should be applicable in time of peace and for all time to come. At all events, for a transitionary period, fuel control, at least, will probably remain with us, for the reason that the conditions of mining and distribution of coal for the needs of both the United States and Canada have not yet reverted to normal.
In recording the work of official organizations, mention should be made of the action taken by the Government of the United States, in assuming control of the railroads, which was of assistance to the Fuel Administration in that country in dealing with the problem of coal transportation. In Canada the problem was approached from a somewhat different angle. The railroads themselves undertook the formation of the Canadian Railway War Board, on which all lines operating in the Dominion were represented, with Lord Shaughnessy as chairman. This Board, through its general secretary, Mr. W. M. Neal, has rendered the Fuel Controller valuable assistance, the importance of which may be judged from the fact that the hauling of coal for themselves and the public amounts to about one-fifth of the total freight carried by all the railways of Canada. It requires the service of approximately one thousand freight engines and 23,000 freight cars for one year to haul Canada's coal supply.
Reference has already been made to the fact that during the war period, comparatively little Sydney coal has been moved up the St. Lawrence river by water. The boats formerly in that service were gradually requisitioned by the British Admiralty, resulting in a shortage of steamers both for the trade up the St. Lawrence and for the coastal trade. It is estimated that the loss of these ships threw upon the railways the task of moving some extra fifty thousand cars.
In dealing with such questions as food and fuel control, and in the campaigns of enlistment and Victory Loans, the matter of publicity entered very largely into the efforts of those who were in charge. In respect of fuel control, appeals were made to the newspapers, to whose credit it must be said that, in a time of abnormal news pressure, they responded most liberally.
While the several campaigns were on it would not have been easy to pick up any Canadian newspaper that had not an editorial or a news article devoted to the fuel question, and while there was sometimes criticism, the articles were in the main sympathetic and cordially co-operative. Very effective posters were also sent out and displayed conspicuously throughout the country. Moving picture slides were likewise freely brought into requisition. This campaign of publicity did not relieve the situation in so far as anthracite coal was concerned, because that was beyond the control of an aroused public opinion, but it did have the effect of impressing the people with the necessity of conserving and wisely distributing the available supply of fuel.
The present situation (February, 1919) is that there is no possibility of immediately increasing the tonnage allotted to Canada, notwithstanding the cessation of hostilities. Indeed, for the moment, the prospect of a signed peace had the effect of decreasing production, inasmuch as the miners laid off to celebrate the signing of the Armistice. Production was also adversely affected by the influenza epidemic. With the possibility of a winter as mild as the last was severe, it was thought that by continuing the policy already inaugurated, even with a tonnage approximately twenty-five per cent. less than in 1917, all legitimate requirements would be met.
This war, dire, disastrous and pathetic as it was, has taught the world many lessons. One is the virtue of economy in fuel and of the conservation of the natural sources of supply — both looming large on the horizon of our economic future. Fuel has many forms — coal, wood, natural gas, water power, gasolene, alcohol, straw, and other carbonaceous products. War has vivified its importance in an unexpected way, and in a way that would not otherwise for a long time to come have been understood. It has revealed to us that in fuel resources we have a trust in keeping for posterity, the neglect of which some day may leave the world cold and in darkness. Fuel control has turned the exigencies of a world to good account by showing in a practical, though for the time being a necessitous way, how that trust, in a measure at least, may be exercised for humanity's sake.
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Q: The value of input type text I get from localStorage is not submitted I am building a react app that has a form. The app should remember the user's input and prefill them the next time they access the page, with an option to edit the values. I use local storage for this and an example of my input field is:
                        <div className="input-field mb-40">
                            <input
                            placeholder='First Name...'
                            type="text"
                            id='first_name'
                            value={ localStorage.getItem('first_name') || "" }
                            required
                            className='validate f-inpt'
                            onChange={this.handleChange}
                            />

                            <label htmlFor="first_name" className="active fnt-16">
                                First Name
                            </label>
                        </div>

My onChange method is:
    handleChange = (e) => {
    localStorage.setItem([e.target.id], e.target.value)
    this.setState({
        [e.target.id]: e.target.value
    })
}

On Chrome and Edge, it works well but on Safari, the values show on the form but are not submitted when the form is submitted. When I update the state with the form and log to console, I get an Object that contains an Array. The array contains these values.
Is there anything that I am doing wrong? Please Help!
Thanks.

A: If your using Class-based components you can use componentDidMount() to check if the key from localStorage are existing. If you're using react Hooks then you can use useEffect() and apply same logic when checking the values.
But, seeing from your code, I assume you are using class-based component. Hence, componentDidMount() can be the solution.
Inside the componentDidMount(), you can assign the values to your state and call them in your form.
Read the docs here https://reactjs.org/docs/react-component.html#componentdidmount

A: At the beginning, your localStorage has information, but your state is empty.
Try this:
componentDidMount() {
   const item = localStorage.getItem("first_name");
    if (item) {
      this.setState({first_name: item})
    }
}

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Clean Boating - How Are We Doing?
America's first serious legislative attempt to clean up our act on the nation's ponds, lakes, and waterways was enacted into law in 1972. The goal of the Clean Water Act and subsequent legislation has been to protect our drinking water, wildlife, and recreational resources, and to make these waters fishable and swimable by the turn of the century.
Back in 1972, many lakes and rivers were so badly polluted by uncontrolled sewage discharge and septic run-off that fecal bacteria were counted in the millions per gallon. Many New England rivers were the color of whatever dye was being used in the local textile mills that day. In
Cleveland, Ohio, the Cuyahoga River had actually caught fire from the ignition of industrial discharges floating on the surface.
So, how are we doing? Well, we have been very successful in reducing or eliminating point source discharges from sewage plants, industrial sites, and other institutional sources of pollution. We can now boat, fish and swim in many of those waters without fear of poison or disease. Even the once infamous harbor area where the Cuyahoga River meets Lake Erie is now bustling with pleasure boaters and tourists. As the song goes, we really have changed the world - or at least part of it.
But nonpoint sources of pollution - including agricultural runoff, tainted stormwater, near-shore septic tanks, and mobile sources such as boats - are another matter. Even seemingly small sources of pollution can have a big impact on water quality. For example, bacteria in shellfish beds in Buttermilk Bay near Cape Cod were traced to dog feces washed there from surrounding yards by rainstorms. Pollution from boats and marinas includes litter, fish waste, sewage, fuels and lubricants, contaminated bilge water, boat-maintenance products, and storm water runoff.
Each boat and marina may represent only a tiny fraction of the total, but 94 million of us boat and/or fish each year, and there are more than 10,000 U.S. marinas and millions of boats.
Pollution can affect boaters by contact, ingestion, and by biological accumulation in the fish that we catch and eat. About one-half of fecal mass is potentially virulent bacteria. In addition, scientists have measured detectable quantities of caffeine and pharmaceuticals in the Nation's waters.
Our future success or failure in reducing nonpoint pollution is up to you. It will be controlled only when individuals change old habits and make the extra effort to properly dispose of waste. Boaters in particular, as primary beneficiaries of clean waters, are morally and legally responsible for their actions on the water, at the dock, in the marina, and at home. In addition to educating themselves in clean boating and improving their own practices, they should share information with others, including legislators. They can improve water quality by factoring it into such decisions as selecting a marina, performing boat maintenance, and buying equipment and supplies.
Free information on boating and the environment is available from the Coast Guard, the EPA, NOAA, state and local governments, as well as many private companies and organizations, including the ABA. For information about how to access these free resources, check out the ABA web page on clean boating at www.americanboating.org, and share this information with your boating friends.

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Both forms will leave a single word in the given string. However, the C compiler treats them in a very different manner, which can trip up the unaware.
Did you try the sample code in tip #10 that showed what strings are embedded into the program binary? In the example here, Thread would be such an embedded string, and s1 could thus point to a location in the executable program itself. How efficient--you don't need to spend run time having the system count characters or waste memory repeating information already in the binary. I suppose in the 1970s this mattered.
s2='f'; //Switch Floss to lowercase.
If you think of a bare string declared like "Floss" as pointing to a location in the program itself, then it makes sense that s1's contents will be absolutely read-only.
I honestly don't know how your compiler really handles a constant string, but it is a fine mental model to presume it is pointing to a point in the program, so writing upon is strictly forbidden.
Did you think this would be a series about why C is better than every other language in every way? If so, sorry to disappoint you. The difference between constant and variable strings is subtle and error-prone, and makes hard-coded strings useful only in limited contexts. I can't think of a scripting language where you would need to care about this distinction.
The string Thread is still hard-coded into the program, but s3 is a copy of that constant blob, and so can be freely modified as you wish.


Hopefully all of you are aware that this weekend's ride at Lewana was cancelled due to lack of numbers as a result of many trekkers just having come home from Tangadee and others just having other commitments. Hopefully we will be back on track for this usually popular ride next year.
Our next ride is scheduled for the 17th – 19th July in Westdale. Notes will be out within the next month. Book it in your diaries now.
Here are the trek notes for our next ride to be held on the Long Weekend 30-31 May & 1 June. Please read them carefully and if you want to come along fill out the relevant paperwork at "Forms" above and send as instructed in the Trek notes, thank you!


There is a good range of statistical and economic data available on Bathurst. Should you require something you cannot find in the following resources please contact Council's Manager Economic Development on 02 6333 6211 to discuss your needs.
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Bathurst Regional Council has implemented a Retail & Bulky Goods Development Strategy to guide and support the development and sustainability of the City's retail sector.
The aim of the Strategy is to examine the existing retail and bulky goods hierarchy in Bathurst (including business location and activity) and make recommendations as to the most appropriate hierarchy for the City for the next two decades. A further aim is to provide specific guidance on the timing and location of the next major retail development in the CBD. This new study is not considered a stand alone purely retail strategy, as it will be closely linked with the development of Council's Economic Development Strategy. The Strategy is being undertaken with assistance from NSW Trade & Investment.
A blueprint for the future direction of the Bathurst Region is now in place after Councillors voted unanimously to adopt the Bathurst 2036 Community Strategic Plan. The Plan has been developed over a twelve month period in partnership with the Bathurst community, and draws on the knowledge gained from years of planning and public consultation carried out by Council. The draft Community Strategic Plan spent 28 days on public exhibition and all submissions received during that time were considered in the final document. The finished Community Strategic Plan identifies a vision and discusses strategies for managing, and supporting the growth of the Bathurst Region over the next 25 years. An important part of the consultation process for the plan was the 2011 Bathurst Community Survey, which was carried out by consultants on Council's behalf. The top five priorities identified in the survey were roads and infrastructure; health and aged care services; the environment; youth services and facilities; and community services and facilities.


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715 bedrock mortars and countless housepits spread over a half mile.
This village, located in the highlands of the Black Hills, must have been one of the largest settlements in the prehistoric Bay Area, yet it was, apparently, unknown to early archaeologists and historians. It does not appear on Sherburne Cook's map of East Bay Indian villages, and early chroniclers of Contra Costa County history seem ignorant of its existence.
People have been living in and around the Black Hills and Mt. Diablo for at least 10,000 years. Excavations prior to the construction of Los Vaqueros dam (just 3 1/2 miles away) unearthed an 7,400 year old skeleton as well as a 9,900 year old mass of charcoal lying directly beneath an inverted millingstone. Think the people who buried their dead and cooked their food so long ago never got around to exploring the nearby hills?
For an in depth analysis of the above-mentioned site (CA-CCO-696) see Archaeological and Geoarchaeological Investigations at Eight Prehistoric Sites in the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Area, Contra Costa County, California. This link takes you to the Internet Archive. Choose your download/viewing option from the "Download Options" box.
We can't say for sure how long people have lived in this village (that's a job for professional archaeologists), but we think it was for a long time. The village straddles the divide between the Marsh and Mallory Creek drainages. The headwaters of these creeks rise nearby and ensure a steady water supply even in the driest season. The surrounding hills were once (and to a degree still are) full of food resources. Hundreds of generations of Volvons may have lived here. Imagine your own family with a similar relation to a place in California.
We would like to see the Volvon Village restored to something like its former glory. We would like see all the artifacts of modern civilization removed from the site, starting with the fences. We want cattle and sheep kept out. We would like to see revegetation of the site with appropriate native plants. We would like to see this site and the whole Volvon homeland preserved and protected. Let the whole territory be administerd as a giant outdoor museum. We're not naive about the task ahead–that's why we think of it as a 100 Year Plan.
As most modern cities are agglomerations of neighborhoods, so too is the Volvon Village. There are about 50 bedrock mortars in this neighborhood that lies just off the Volvon Trail in Morgan Territory Regional Park.
A new footpath on top of an ancient trail. In the distance lies another one of the Volvon Village's neighborhoods.
Looking down on the heart of the Village, which sits above Mallory Creek. There are at least 450 bedrock mortars scattered between the small knoll on the right and the shelf on the left.
This cupule rock (with bedrock mortars too) sits in the heart of the Village. We figure that means something.
Most of the grinding rocks here adjoin housepits.
Mortars in basins are common in the Volvon Village.
We call this area the Citadel. A rock ring encloses a number of housepits, and there are bedrock mortars everywhere.
Some of the basins in Volvon Village are fairly shallow, like the example shown above. Others, like this one, are deeper. Just what was processed here?
Volvon Village is a wonderful place for a picnic.
This photo was taken at the southeast end of the Village from a small knoll we call the Watchtower. That's Brushy Peak and the Diablo Range in the distance.
Joel's pestle on a beautiful two-mortar rock. Great find Joel! The mortar right next to the pestle has no bottom.
Please do not remove this pestle. Leave it here for others to enjoy.
When we visited Volvon Village in late August 2013 we discovered, to our delight, that the old, disued barbed-wire fence that once cut across the heart of the site had been removed. Three cheers!


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HomeEditorialContenders emerge in race for top attorney
Contenders emerge in race for top attorney
July 24, 2013 Special to the Herald-Guide Editorial, Government
LA Politics notebook by Jeremy Alford and John Maginnis
Potential challengers already have Attorney General Buddy Caldwell looking over his shoulder. But with more than $406,000 in the bank, the Democrat-turned-Republican can look toward his 2015 re-election bid with some confidence as well.
The latest contender is former Acadiana Congressman Jeff Landry of New Iberia. A favorite of the regional tea party movement, Landry said he likes the idea of being attorney general since the gig's state responsibilities intersect with federal issues.
"Attorneys general across the country are making a big impact on pushing back against the overreach of the federal government," he said. "That has really caught my attention."
A former candidate for the Louisiana Senate, Landry, a Republican, has a state campaign finance account he zeroed out last year with a round of payments for consulting and campaign service fees.
Earlier this year, he established a new SuperPAC, Restore Our Republic, to back conservative congressional candidates in 2014. His said he plans to be especially involved in shaping the open-seat 6th Congressional District race in Louisiana—maybe even as a candidate.
Actively raising money for the attorney general race right now is 18th Judicial District assistant attorney Martin Maley, who recently switched to Republican. His private law firm, Maley, Comeaux and Falterman, has offices in Baton Rouge, Napoleonville, and Port Allen. Maley has made courthouse friends by organizing fundraisers for candidates for judicial offices, regardless of party or philosophy.
"I know how to raise a dollar," he said. "The question is can I do it for myself."
He said he has set up 13 fundraisers for the rest of the year, starting in his home town of Natchitoches.
Also said to be looking at the race is former assistant attorney general Burton Guidry and House Speaker Pro Tem Walt Leger, D-New Orleans. Leger currently has more than $54,000 in his campaign kitty, but has likewise expressed interesting in running for speaker if re-elected.
In a somewhat related twist, Assistant Attorney General David Caldwell, 39, the head of the public corruption unit and the attorney general's son, said he plans on offering his own name for the post of U.S. attorney for the Middle District, which was left vacant by the resignation last month of Don Cazayoux.
Sen. Mary Landrieu is taking names until Aug. 20 from those interested in the post, and will then interview prospects before making her recommendation to the president around Labor Day.
More Democratic defections expected
State Sen. Rick Ward of Maringouin is the latest Democratic state official to join the Louisiana Republican Party. He made the leap last week, on the heels of House Appropriations Chairman Jim Fannin of Jonesboro, who announced his switch just after Independence Day. Making headlines earlier this summer were African-American defectors Sen. Elbert Guillory of Opelousas and Central City Councilman Ralph Washington.
Ward, though, may not be the end of the line. Ross White, political director for the state GOP, said more will soon follow.
"We are in discussions with several conservative Democrats," he said. "We're confident that they will be switching, but we don't know when that will be yet."
Press reports mentioned that term-limited Fannin could be interested in running in 2015 for the state Senate seat to be vacated by the term-limited Sen. Bob Kostelka, R-Monroe. If so, he might need to change his address as well.
Jackson Parish, where Fannin lives, makes up only 10 percent of Senate District 35. With Ouachita Parish making up 50 percent, local observers consider Rep. Jay Morris, R-Monroe, a strong Senate prospect.
Blowback over assessments continue
The state's largest business lobby is raising more red flags over a scathing report issued recently by the Legislative Auditor's Office.
The audit, which targeted the state Tax Commission, found the five-member board that was appointed by Gov. Bobby Jindal approved more $118 million in assessment decreases and $10 million in increases submitted by parish tax assessors for business and residential properties for 2010 through 2012 without determining the accuracy of the new assessments.
There were numerous other findings as well, which the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry believes is evidence that the current administration has abandoned the reforms initiated under former Gov. Kathleen Blanco. LABI President Dan Juneau said the previous commission did audits of assessments around the state and sent assessment rolls back to local assessors when they were not doing their jobs properly.
"Some parishes have a reputation for fair and accurate assessments. Some do not. Why is it that in the parishes that are more lax in accurate assessment practices, the local governments that are dependent on property tax revenues don't raise a ruckus about the situation?" Juneau asked. "All politics are local I guess."
Quotes from the quorum
"It's very complex."
—Former Gov. Buddy Roemer to the New York Times, on how he came in third place in 1991 behind former Gov. Edwin Edwards, the subsequent victor, and David Duke, a pair the newspaper described as a "crook" and a "Klansman," respectively
"The lengths state government will go to keep things secret is appalling."
—Carl Redman, chairman of the Louisiana Press Association's Freedom of Information Committee, to the Acadiana Press Club
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Heat get their own D-League team
By Dan FeldmanJun 10, 2013, 3:00 PM EDT
The Miami Heat surely have designs of contending for championships for the next several years, even though LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh can each become free agents in any of the next three offseasons after this one. Of course, the Heat plan to keep all three, and at this point, losing them would be so devastating, Miami should plan as if all three will stick around.
But the Heat will face more challenges.
One, they're old. Ray Allen (37), Shane Battier (34), Chris Andersen (34), Mike Miller (33) and Udonis Haslem (33) have reached the age where their usefulness could end at any moment. Even Wade (31) has looked past his prime lately.
They also won't have much cap flexibility as long as the Big Three remain together. With significant financial commitments in future seasons, the Heat can't pay free agents top dollar. Though Miami can probably find veterans willing to take cheap deals in exchange for a chance at a ring, the Heat probably don't want a team completely lacking youth and the energy and athleticism that come with young players.
That proves problematic considering the Heat owe the Cavaliers their first-round pick this year and in 2015. Though Miami gets a future pick from the 76ers, that's lottery protected, so it might not get sent for a while.
So, where does an old team without cap room and limited draft picks find young players? The D-League, and that's why the Heat are investing in the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
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The Miami Heat, the Sioux Falls Skyforce and the NBA Development League today announced that the Heat and the Skyforce have entered into a single affiliation partnership beginning with the 2013-14 NBA D-League season. Miami becomes the record 13th NBA team to have a one-to-one affiliation with an NBA D-League team.
The Heat, which joins the Philadelphia 76ers as the second NBA team to become singly affiliated with an NBA D-League team this offseason, will be Sioux Falls' sole NBA affiliate and will have full control over the team's basketball operations. To further solidify the relationship, the Skyforce has adopted Miami's red, yellow and black color scheme and signature font beginning with next season.
This partnership, also referred to as a "hybrid affiliation," is the sixth of its kind in the NBA D-League and allows an NBA team to pay for and control the NBA D-League team's basketball operations, while existing local ownership maintains primary responsibility for the team's off-the-court business operations and community initiatives.
"This partnership between the Heat and Skyforce further demonstrates the growing importance of an exclusive NBA D-League affiliate for NBA team player, coach, and staff development," said Dan Reed, NBA D-League President. "We're excited about the positive impact this record 13th 'one-to-one' affiliation will have for both teams and the league as a whole."
The Nets, Celtics, Rockets, Knicks, Trail Blazers, Cavaliers, Warriors, Lakers, Thunder, 76ers, Spurs and Mavericks also have their own D-League affiliates.
That leaves four D-League teams for the NBA's other 17 teams to share.
Having its own D-League affiliate can be costly for an NBA team, but we're clearly headed toward a 30-team D-League with every NBA team having its own affiliate. With strategically placed affiliations (not exactly Miami and Sioux Falls), NBA teams could reach fans in the periphery of their regions by offering a cheaper alternative to NBA games. Eventually, we might even see the draft expand by a few rounds so NBA teams can stock their D-League affiliates.


Mr Fairfax, 39, said in a statement to USA media: "I deny this latest unsubstantiated allegation".
"It is clear to me that he can no longer effectively serve the people of Virginia as Lieutenant Governor".
The delegation - consisting of the state's two U.S. senators, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, and seven USA representatives - repeated its call for Northam to resign, and said the allegations against Fairfax "need to be taken very seriously", though it stopped short of demanding a formal investigation. A woman says Fairfax's possible promotion compelled her to publicly accuse him of sexually assaulting her 15 years ago in an encounter Fairfax says was consensual.
The three men, all Democrats who ran on the same ticket during Virginia's last election in 2017, continued to largely avoid the public and news media on Thursday. "I call for his immediate resignation", McAuliffe wrote on Twitter.
The tumult began last Friday afternoon, when Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook page surfaced with a picture of one person in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan hood and robe.
Numerous state's Democrats have called on Northam to step down over the yearbook photo, which shows one person in blackface and another in Ku Klux Klan attire. Northam at first admitted he was in the picture, then denied it a day later, but acknowledged he once put shoe polish on his face to look like Michael Jackson for a dance contest in 1984. Upon the photos recently being uncovered on the internet, Virginia's Attorney General, Mark Herring, responded to say that he dressed up as Kurtis Blow at a college party in 1980, thus giving his explanation as to why he was wearing the controversial makeup in the photo. Republican state Senate Majority Leader Tommy Norment was the managing editor of the Virginia Military Institute's (VMI) yearbook in 1968, which featured a variety of racist images and slurs.
Through her attorney, Meredith Watson said she shared her account of sexual assault immediately after it happened with several classmates, who have provided statements.
"Senator Norment has emphatically condemned the racist and abhorrent photos in the yearbook, as do I", said Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox.
Indeed, at this point, perhaps we need to ask which Virginia politicians haven't been involved in blackface scandal in the past. Fairfax called that allegation a political smear.


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St. Louis, MO – The doctors say soaring medical malpractice insurance premiums are driving many of them out of state and even out of business.
Many physicians have seen their rates double or even triple in recent years.
"Seventy percent of all medical malpractice suits are dropped," Druck said. "But every time that suit is brought, it's a terrible imposition on the physician financially, not to mention the psychological damage it does."
Druck says physicians want to see tort reform that would require a witness in a case of medical liability to document a doctor's qualifications.


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The WD-40/SEMA Cares Foose Challenger raised $115,000 for charity at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction January 20.
The WD-40/SEMA Cares Foose Challenger is used to raising eyebrows, but by the time it rolled off the auction block at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction January 20, in Scottsdale, Arizona, it also raised big money for charity to the tune of $115,000.
This is the third consecutive year WD-40 Co. has partnered with SEMA Cares to build a custom vehicle for a good cause. The WD-40/SEMA Cares Camaro and WD-40/SEMA Cares Mustang also raised money for the same two SEMA Cares charities—Childhelp and Victory Junction Camp—and the three vehicles have raised a combined total of more than $400,000 for those charities.
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Black defeats Red at Huskie Wrestle-Offs
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The Northern Illinois wrestling team closed out its preseason Friday night with the annual Wrestle-Offs, where the Black squad easily defeated Red, 21-9.
Despite the 12-point margin, all 10 matches came down to a minor decision, including five matches that were decided by three points or less and two that went to overtime.
"We really wrestled with a lot of fire tonight," said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. "There were a lot of competitive matches, just like I thought there was going to be. Our young guys are bringing heat and pushing for spots in the lineup. That is always good to see."
"Up and down the lineup, they're doing things well. We have some standard things (that) we need to work on, as far as popping off bottom, working on our breakdowns, finishing single legs and our guys experienced a little bit of the new stalling rules that came into play this year."
One of the biggest highlights of the night was the fact that NIU's true freshmen went 5-0 in their matches on the night, with Braun Marquez, Andrew Morse, Trace Engelkes, Bryan Loughlin and Shawn Scott all tallying wins. In total, the quintet combined to outscore their opponents, 34-18.
"That's extremely impressive," Ludwig said. "These are guys that are making a very quick transistion. Obviously, we're not there yet, but the competitiveness that these guys are bringing and the willingness to compete is impressive."
The 125 pound match between Marquez and Nick Harrison quickly became a war of attrition, as both sides spent the first half of the match scoreless. However, Marquez soon scored an escape to break the deadlock after two periods. Harrison returned the favor with an escape of his own in the third period, but a late stalling call ultimately doomed him and gave the true freshman from Amarillo, Texas, a 2-1 victory and Black an early 3-0 lead.
A second hard-fought match ensued at 133 pounds between Thorian Twyner and Derek Elmore. However, Twyner, a redshirt freshman from Orion, Ill., would emerge with a 4-0 win following a takedown in both the second and third periods.
Jared Torrence
The scoring bumped up a notch in the 141 match between Tyler Argue and Ethan Davis.
With Davis leading 4-2 and less than 10 seconds remaining, Argue got a takedown to make it 4-4 and force overtime. In the extra session, the sophomore would use the momentum to his advantage, racking up four points on a takedown and nearfall for an 8-4 win and a 9-0 Black advantage.
Rob Jillard and Shawn Fayette – two starters from a season ago – faced off at 149 pounds. Jillard, though, got off to a quick start and led 9-1 entering the final frame. From there, the two exchanged points at a frenetic pace before Jillard earned a 13-6 victory and gave the Red team their first points of the meet.
Yet, a pair of true freshmen put the momentum back in Black's favor. Morse handled Josh Smith at 157 pounds to post a 7-0 win. Meanwhile, Engelkes and Sam Bennett battled back and forth in the tightly-contested 165 pound match that was not decided until the final buzzer.
With the score tied at 5-5, Engelkes kept Bennett from getting an escape for the entire third period, while also swinging the riding time in his favor for the one-point bonus.
At 174 pounds, longtime Huskies Caleb Busson and Matt Mougin battled it out in a low-scoring affair. With Busson leading 1-0 after two periods, Mougin got an escape to tie the match, then notched a takedown for the winning points in a 3-2 decision.
Loughlin defeated Shane Rosenberry at 184 pounds in the highest-scoring match of the night, 14-9. Meanwhile, fellow Red teammate Scott came from behind to force overtime against Arber Bebo at 197 before taking a 5-3 win.
Jared Torrence closed out the night with a tough 5-2 win over Arthur Bunce in the heavyweight bout.
The Huskies will open their regular season Saturday, Nov. 3, with the EMU Open in Ypsilanti, Mich. The tournament starts at 9 a.m. ET and features some of the Midwest's best competition.
For more information on NIU wrestling and Huskie athletics, visit www.niuhuskies.com.
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The journey gives you chance to visit the famous sites in North Vietnam from capital city of Hanoi to UNESCO World Natural Heritage - Ha Long Bay then Sapa Town. Glimpse the beauties of Vietnam from delta to mountains and sea, experience Vietnam special vehicles of cruise, train or cyclo, taste the varieties of specialty cuisine and deep inside the unique culture of many ethnic groups customer as well as their life style.
Finish our day we continue to Hanoi's picturesque West Lake area and the sixth century Tran Quoc Buddhist Pagoda. From here transfer (or stroll along the lakeside) 700 meters to the nearby Taoist temple of Quan Thanh dedicated to Tran Vu, one of the principal deities in Taoism. Return our hotel then free at leisure.
7.30-08.10 Depart from Hanoi to Ha Long bay by private car. There are a lot of photo opportunity on our way to Ha Long as we drive through the rural area, street markets, paddy fields, vegetable farms, poultry farms and lotus farms. We take a rest stop after 2 hour drive for a coffee break then continue to Ha Long Bay.
12.15-12.30 Embark on the junk. Enjoy welcome drink as cruise manager gives you a brief overview of the itinerary and important safety guideline. Check in your cabin.
15.45 Return to the junk. Treasure the wonderful beauty of Bai Tu Long Bay at sunset, admire the striking islands and islets, savor the fresh and peaceful atmosphere which could hardly be found in land while cruising to Cong Do sleeping area.
21.00 Evening activities: relax at leisure; enjoy our Movie Night, Board Games or our Massage & Spa services (massage and spa fee is not included in the price), squid fishing.
7.30 Visit Vung Vieng Fishing Village.
8.30 Return to to the junk.
11.00 Disembark from Ha Long Bay cruise.
12.00 Enjoy a pleasant cruise back to the pier for disembarkation then drive to back to Hanoi.
20.00 Get on the train at Hanoi Railway Station to Lao Cai for Sapa next morning.
Enjoy breakfast at hotel where we can leave our luggage and refresh before discover the roof of Indochina - Fansipan.
At 9:00 AM, you will commence from hotel for a short transfer to nearby Fansipan Cable Car Station at Muong Hoa Valley (away from Sapa town about 8km). The Fansipan cable car holds the Guinness World Record as the world's longest.
It normally takes people one or two days to reach the peak of Fansipan mountain on foot. The three-rope cable car system will carry passengers from the base of the 3,143-metre Fansipan mountain to its highest point within 15 to 20 minutes. The world's longest three-rope cable car system, extending from the northern Lao Cai Province's Sapa Town to Fansipan peak.
From the cable car, visitors can admire views of Muong Hoa valley and Hoang Lien National Forest from above. Thereafter take about 600 steps to get to the summit. From the top you can hopefully enjoy the marvelous view of whole Sapa valley and the bordering mountain areas on the sunny day.
Back to Sapa town, visit the old Catholic Church, the local market and learn more about the history of the town by visiting Sapa Museum. It is now time to explore the town on your own and enjoy lunch in one of many restaurants on your own budget.
Breakfast at hotel then check out before starting the tour to tribe hills for the last journey in Sapa. We will walk from Sapa market down the valley toward Cat Cat village for about 4 km. While walking you will see an old French hydro-electric power station which was built in the early 20th century.
On the way to Cat Cat village of Black hmong people, you have the opportunity to see the villagers working on the paddy fields, their children playing around and the animal, such as water-buffaloes, pot-bellied pigs and chickens after crossing a vilage. We will arive to a beautiful waterfall wich is a good place for resting & taking pictures.
Later we will hike to Sin Chai Village that situated on the bottom of phanxipang mountain. A picnic lunch is servered in Sin Chai, enjoy peaceful scenery and transfer ahead to Lao Cai Station to get in night train back to Hanoi.


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Khloe Kardashian Shows Off Stunning Curves In A Swimsuit As She Soaks Up The Sun With Baby True
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Khloe Kardashian is sharing more photos from her beach getaway during the Kardashian/Jenner family's girls' trip getaway.
The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star has been posting photos on her Instagram page from her trip to the Turks and Caicos Islands. According to E! News, Khloe is spending time with her sisters Kourtney and Kylie Jenner, According to her snapshots, Khloe's best friends Malika and Khadijah Haqq also joined the vacation. In her latest post, Khloe is posted with her daughter True Thompson as the Haqq twins sandwich her. Khloe is showing off her toned body in a white and gold swimsuit and new braids as her and True smile at each other. In her caption, Khloe said she wants to continue the "bomb" memories with BFFs and baby girl. The photo was shared with the Good American CEO's 93.5 million followers and received more than 300,000 likes. The photo also received more than 1,000 comments.
"I love this photo especially the look between Khloe and True," one follower said.
"Love this. True is going to have so many good memories with many smiles," another follower chimed.
We have created some bomb ass memories together. Keep em coming ✨
A post shared by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on May 18, 2019 at 4:12pm PDT
The Revenge Body host also shared a photo of her, True, and Malika playing in the sand on Saturday. On Friday, May 17, Khloe opted to give True her own post, referring to her as her "water baby." In another photo, Khloe is soaking up the sun alone, as she poses in the blue ocean with sunglasses and showing off her figure. E! reports that Kourtney also posted a photo of her and Khloe on her Instagram page. In the photo, the two sisters are recreating a promotional image from their popular spinoff, Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami, where they are both posing on a yacht.
"They're Sisters Not Saints," Kourtney captioned, mimicking the show's tagline.
A post shared by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on May 18, 2019 at 8:58am PDT
The Kocktails With Khloe alum warned her fans in advance that they can expect plenty of vacation photos from the girls' trip. Khloe's getaway comes days after the pieces of her interview on podcast Divorce Sucks With Laura Wasser began to surface. Us Weekly reports that during the interview, Khloe discusses her split from her baby daddy Tristan Thompson, which occurred following his cheating scandal with Jordyn Woods.
"[Our split] does f–king suck. It does," she admitted. "Tristan and I broke up not too long ago, so it's really raw. And so those emotions could be heightened at times, but I do everything in my power."
She also said that while True isn't aware of what's happening between her parents, but "feels energy," which is why the entrepreneur is reportedly keeping things cordial with her NBA player ex.


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The good, the bad and the ugly. Bees undone by Leeds, Leicester City scoop more awards whilst this is one scary Santa. A week in football.
Brentford were hit by the ultimate sucker punch at Leeds United – an 89th minute goal from a short corner as the Elland Road outfit ran out 1-0 winners. At the tops its 'as you were'. Dwight Gayle doing what he does for Newcastle United to move further ahead of Scott Hogan in the Championship scorer charts whilst Brighton kept pace with a 2-1 win at Birmingham City. At the bottom, Cardiff traded places with Blackburn Rovers who once again take up their place in the relegation spots alongside Wigan Athletic and Rotherham. Indeed, only the ongoing ineptitude of those teams stopping QPR from joining them although that gap now down to a mere three points….
That's the latest Championship action in a nutshell. Yet there has been so much more going on in the division and beyond. In the latest edition of our regular, weekly feature we look back at those things you might have missed from the world of social media.
Actually, there hasn't been that much this week. That, or the Christmas party season has meant social media usage is a lot less than usual. But we'll root through the detritus to start with Brentford and the last knockings from the game at Leeds United.
Despite the incredible £37/£42 ticket prices, supporters were in good voice.
Scott hogan's goal WAS onside.
Leeds supporters show just what the win means.
Tom Field underlined his importance to this team.
Off the field, there was exciting news on the injury front.
Whilst, as you could almost have predicted, Martin Allen has done what he does best and now set up an FA Cup third round tie at Griffin Park.
And one we missed last week but worth a look – just for a surreal headline / teaser line image c/o Beeschat. One can only imagine what takes place over there toast at Dean Smith's domestic tactical workshop.
Elsewhere, pickings were slim. Just what is going on at Birmingham City?
What is going on at Leicester City?
What is going on at Manchester City?
Is Mike Phelan channelling his inner Fred Dibnah? Just a flat cap short of the full look…
Up in Scotland, Santa has taken a very scary turn for the worst.
Perhaps he's been listening to the advertisers.
In more advertising news , Nike have displayed incredible precognitive powers.
Whilst on the BBC, Sunday night's Sports Personality of the year saw Leicester City triumph (twice) and Andy Murray receiving his overall winner's award via a video link up from a friend.
But, as ever, we close with Ian Moose and his birthday friend of the week. Which of his good friends from the world of football did the Talksport DJ wish happy birthday to, via the medium of a Twitter post and picture of them together?
This week: Preston manager Simon Grayson.
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U.S. goods trade deficit in August hits record high
The report showed that U.S. exports to China continue to lag behind the pace needed to meet Trump's goal under his "phase one" trade deal.
The Department of Commerce report showed that U.S. exports to China continue to lag. | John Shinkle/POLITICO
By DOUG PALMER
The monthly U.S. trade deficit in goods hit a record high in August, despite President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign promises to reduce it dramatically by negotiating new trade deals and getting tough on unfair foreign trade practices, a Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.
The overall trade deficit was $67.1 billion, reflecting a surplus in services trade with the rest of world — the highest since 2006. The deficit for U.S. goods trade by itself was $83.9 billion, the highest ever recorded.
The report also showed that U.S. exports to China continue to lag behind the pace needed to meet Trump's goal under a "phase one" trade deal signed in January.
Significance: Trump, who is running for reelection in part on his ability as a deal-maker, has claimed to have achieved more in the "phase one" deal with China than any previous administration.
Trump also has made reducing the trade deficit a defining feature of his trade policy. The monthly trade reports are an important benchmark for measuring the president's success.
Coronavirus impact: The coronavirus pandemic has caused trade to plummet around the world. Still, the sharp increase in imports showed the U.S. economy is closer to returning to year-ago levels.
U.S. imports from all countries totaled $239.0 billion in August, compared to $231.7 billion in July. Exports also increased to $171.9 billion, from $168.3 billion. But the bigger rise in imports pushed the monthly U.S. trade deficit to a 14-year high.
The yearly trade gap has also remained high, despite Trump's trade war with China and a spat of trade deals. The year-to-date trade deficit totaled $421.8 billion, down slightly from the same period in 2019. But the trade gap is on pace to be higher in 2020 than in 2016, the year before Trump took office.
China figures: Under the "phase one" deal signed in January, China is supposed to increase purchases of U.S. goods and services by $200 billion above 2017 levels over two years. That includes $76.7 billion in increased purchases in 2020 and $123.3 billion in 2021.
U.S. goods exports to China in January through August were $69.5 billion, significantly below the $80.2 billion figure for the first eight months of 2017. Exports in August alone to China, though, totaled $11 billion, the highest since March 2018.
For Trump to meet his target, China must dramatically increase purchases in the remainder of the year.
What's next: Commerce will release trade figures for January through September on Nov. 4, the day after the presidential election.
Commerce Department,
Donald Trump 2020,


Liechtenstein border control from CH.
Saturday night we drove into neighbouring Liechtenstein for dinner and were surprised to meet a temporary border control. They checked our passports and had a good look in the car, including the dog crate (our Rottweiler made them jump!). It's the first time this has happened to us so we mentioned it to our hosts who told us over the last few weeks there have been hundreds (I haven't seen any news reports about this, this was their figure so it could be exaggerated) of people seeking asylum in Vaduz and as Liechtenstein is not yet a part of Schengen the authorities could not send them back into Switzerland and so would have to accommodate them themselves.
Seeing as the population of FL is only about 32,000 it could soon turn into a major problem for them. I'm not posting this to start a debate about whether it's right or not for FL to not want to care for asylum seekers, just wanted to warn you to carry your passports if you're heading into the principality.
Re: Liechtenstein border control from CH.
I work in FL and go in and out a few times a day, and they have been there every day at each border for about 2 weeks now, the main thing they are stopping are the buses, it appears form the news I heard, there were a significant number or people form somalia and eritrea that arrived and asked for asylum and it was known that others were "enroute"
Is there a tunnel between FL and Africa (or through Italy) bypassing Schengen?!
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Is there a tunnel between FL and Africa (or through) Italy bypassing Schengen?!
who knows macchiato, sure has been a lot of road works around the last few years !
as to the country to which their application for asylum must be made.
This is a real pain in the arse at times as on occasions they have managed to build up rather large queues on times because of the incompetant way they organise these checks.
Apparently there's checks only on 3 of the bridges (Buchs and 2 others) which just leaves 2 more road bridges, several foot bridges, an unguarded land border and a river that one could wade through if one is careful. High security indeed!
I heard this on the news today. They were talking about lots of people coming into Vaduz, I think flying into Italy and then via Switzerland. and the need to step up border control at the CH-FL border. My German is a little marginal, but that's as much as I caught.
It has been in both the Tages Anzeiger and the NZZ at length. As Liechtenstein is not yet Schengen (just a few months behind Switzerland in reality), the EU forced Switzerland to establish a "Schengen outer border".
Kein Schengenstaat. Das Abkommen wurde zwar ratifiziert, wurde aber noch nicht in Kraft gesetzt. Entgegen der ursprünglichen Planung kein Beitritt zusammen mit der Schweiz. Die Grenzen zur Schweiz werden durch Streifen und mit Kameras überwacht (nur Personen-, keine Zollkontrollen, da Zollunion mit der Schweiz). Grenzkontrolle nach Österreich durch die Schweizer Grenzwacht (Personen- und Zollkontrollen). Kein Flughafen und somit keine Einreisemöglichkeit durch die Luft.
But in spite of Schengen, FL still is in full customs and monetary and postal union with Switzerland, so that the Rules do not change that much. These refugees may be back in Switzerland more swiftly than they might dream about it.
The main reason why foreigners are controlled on the border is rather that customs authorities fear anonymous random controls by EU experts. This means that "Whites" are controlled possibly even more than "Africans" as some EU inspectors might be among them.
"unguarded land border" ? Many kilometers of the borderline north of Schaffhausen already were "unguarded" in the 1950ies/60ies, and this even included countless gravel-roads. The same applies to many parts of the borderlines in Ticino and Valais/Wallis and even some outer-suburbs in Geneva. The checks you mention are adhoc things and not "organized".
CH + FL alike opposed that thing but the EU insisted.
Such "news" are a bit exaggerated. Flying into Italy means landing at an Italian airport (Schengen-borders) and Italian customs officials are not exactly forthcoming. I suppose, the problem rather is, and this is why Mr Schäuble in 2007 was opposed to Schengen-FL, that the FL police force is not really up to the job they face now.
Another aspect is the size of Vaduz, the size of the FL. Ever been there ? Where would you stay if arriving illegally from a non-Schengen country ? It may not be very easy to hide in the Vaduzan metropolis after all ! Asking for asylum ? They will be turned over to Swiss customs officials for the normal procedure, as FL is inside Swiss customs borders. As the Swiss saying goes "diä wärded no uf d'Welt choo" !
Yeah, I realised immediately why the FL authorities would be unhappy to see any number of asylum seekers. It is not a large area. It would be very messy.
Thanks for the info on Swiss customs. I had no idea. Very interesting.
Just for info for any one going to FL, there are also random checks all over, and as I said before public transport is a big target, so not a good idea to forget any documents. this morning, for the 3rd time, I saw a CH bus stopped and boarded as it was about to leave the bus stop in Schaan, the other day, they stopped the bus on the roundabout at triesen to do a check. anyway, no big hassle is caused really, but just incase anyone is heading that way, make sure you have your id.
perhaps the fl could assist england .
I've seen a few people pulled off busses by these controls...not many were white.
They confused me today by stopping a bus leaving FL and pulling a couple of african-looking men off it. Illegal emigrants?
this is common in uk ; we have more illegals in prison for leaving uk border , than those entering.
Is this the Schengen (sp) violation issue?
I mean why would they try so hard to get in illegally and then get caught on the way out?
suspect illegal immigrants, I suppose. Those who are ok have no problems really, the others however most likely will be handed over to the police.


This is the message to students from a faculty/staff/student group called the American Democracy Project at Sam Houston State University.
And by the time the presidential election smoke clears, the group's energetic efforts may "mess with" campus apathy in regions far beyond where the armadillo roams.
Coming soon from the SHSU ADP will be a banner with that slogan, to be displayed prior to the election in the mall near the Lowman Student Center, and stickers with the same message that will be distributed throughout the campus.
Voter registration will be under way on the SHSU campus Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week and next week as well, to give SHSU students a chance to beat the Oct. 2 deadline for participation in the November elections.
Appointed just last year by SHSU vice president and provost David Payne to forward the concept of "service learning," the SHSU group has initiated a number of activities to promote that concept. This fall it is concentrating on encouraging students to participate in the democratic process by voting.
Joyce McCauley, associate professor in the College of Education, who chairs the group, said that the voting campaign slogan is an attempt to get the attention of students.
"Mess with Texas--Vote," is a takeoff on the highly visible "Don't Mess With Texas" anti-litter campaign of the past few years.
"We're encouraging that they 'mess with Texas' in the best way," McCauley said, "by getting involved, by being proactive, by understanding that they play a very active role in determining the future of our community, our state, and our country. The vitality of our democracy depends on our willingness to seek answers, to listen, to evaluate, to serve others. We hope that by 'messing with Texas' they do just that--and then vote to make a difference."
Other than the "in your face" fall voting drive, one of the SHSU ADP's most successful proposals to date has been the creation by the SHSU Dean of Students' office of a co-curricular transcript. In that process students can create a list of their leadership and service activities, verified by that office, and useful in job seeking.
John Yarabeck, associate dean of students, said that students should begin their co-curricular transcript as freshmen, but that more advanced students can catch up by providing verifiable activities in which they have participated.
To get started, go to the co-curricular transcript Web page.
McCauley said that George Mehaffy, vice president, Academic Leadership and Change, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), has taken note of the SHSU ADP activities.
"He thought it (the Mess with Texas--Vote campaign) was an excellent idea," McCauley said, "and wants to send it to all ADP campuses."
Frank Fair, professor and coordinator of philosophy, and one of the committee members, said that the U. S. Education Code mandates that universities engage in good faith efforts to encourage students to register to vote, and that student loan funds could be withheld if such activities are not conducted.


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Photography is becoming bigger business in downtown Bremerton.
Hudson Photographic Artistry has long been a venerable part of downtown; more recently came the RockIt Roost's Hanah Reed, who brought her Kustom Kulture style here.
They were joined recently by Elaine Turso, who moved into a space above the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce on Fourth Street. Her spacious new studio has five rooms and allows her to do a little bit of everything, including boudoir and glamor photography, her specialty. A great success story for the scrapbooker turned professional photographer.
Turso isn't exactly new to the neighborhood. She recently moved her studio from nearby Ish Vintage Clothing & Costume just up the street, where she says she outgrew the space. You may also recall Turso's Empowerment Calendar, which is looking increasingly likely as becoming a yearly product.
She believes the photography scene downtown is growing and that's a good thing. Rather than take business from each other, she says they support one another.
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Q: Jersey: REST API and two different XML inputs I am facing the following problem, I have a implemented the following resource in my REST API using Jersey:
@POST
@Path("post")
@Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_XML)
@Produces(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN)
public String postMethod(final Point point) {
    // do something
}

Point corresponds to a XML whose root node is called "point". Now I would like to have a different input, using an XML which a different root node called "encodedPoint". I.e., I would like to discriminate according to posted XML root node.
Is it possible to map the two different XML inputs to only one class? I.e., in the handler for this call, it would be checked that either encodedPoint or point data member is null. Also using two different classes could be OK, but I am not sure if this is compatible with Jersey.
Of course the obvious solution would be to wrap the two elements with a common root node, but I cannot do this due to compatibility reasons with current customers. Obviously what I exposed here is a simplification of the real problem.

A: No there's no way to have two end points with the same signature (what I call signature here is the combination: (url, method, content-type) )
solution 1: 2 end points using the Path
solution 2: get an entity composed of 2 potionnal attributes Point and encodedPoint and detect which one is present in the XML.

A: OK, I think I found a solution. As easy as replacing the definition of the resource with this:
@POST
@Path("post")
@Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_XML)
@Produces(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN)
public String postMethod(final JAXBElement<Point> point) {
    // do something
}

In this case the two different XMLs (i.e., with different root nodes) will be unmarshaled to a JAXBElement).


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Throwback Thursday: International Polar Year
Five years have passed since the International Polar Year. Brush up on Canada's science projects and reflect on where the science stands now!
Nostalgia often lends itself to times long since past. But focusing only on these halcyon days of yore can do a discredit to recent history. For example, the International Polar Year ran from 2007 to 2008. Even though less than a decade has passed since the results of many of these studies were presented, it's still interesting to look back at Canadian Geographic's interactive map of the various projects and reflect on what has changed in the time since.
After all, polar countries around the world agreed to make a concerted effort towards advancing scientific understanding of the Arctic and Antarctic. For Canada's part, this manifested itself in research related to: atmosphere and weather, land and freshwater ecosystems, oceans and sea-ice, people and communities, and wildlife.
Learn where trace gases have been detected through Nunavut's thinning polar sea ice cover, or where the Inuit health survey was conducted. Take advantage of our additional resources and helpful research descriptions. Or just enjoy clicking around and seeing where Canada's northern research hubs are located.
Explore Canadian Geographic's interactive map of the International Polar Year's science projects in Canada here.


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Q Prime Goes to Reddit to Answer Questions about Led Zeppelin, Metallica, More
By Glenn Peoples, Nashville | April 19, 2013 2:49 PM EDT
Q Prime co-founder Peter Mensch behind the wheel during a Q&A on Reddit. A photo with a sign that says "Reddit" is one way AMA participants provide proof of identity required by Reddit for an "Ask Me Anything" Q&A.
Reddit users found out Thursday that Led Zeppelin is unlikely to reunite and tour, Jimmy Page is selecting never-before-heard material for the upcoming Led Zeppelin box set and Led Zeppelin's music "is up for discussion" to be added to on-demand streaming services. These insights were shared in a Q&A on tech-heavy social news website Reddit while Q Prime co-founder Peter Mensch drove a small Q Prime contingent to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to see the Q Prime-managed rock band Dawes.
Q Prime alerted Reddit Thursday afternoon that it was accepting questions on an AMA, or "Ask Me Anything." A variety of people -- most unknown, some well known -- answer questions at Reddit's AMA. Earlier this week former professional baseball player Jose Canseco and NASA deputy administrator Lori Garvor fielded questions. "We are a music management company that represents such acts as Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Josh Groban, Dawes and others," the headline reads. "Ask us anything." Reddit users obliged Q Prime's request to "Ask us anything" by enquiring about everything from Metallica, another Q Prime-managed band, to add hypothetical scenarios ("Would you rather fight 1 horse sized duck or 100 duck sized horses?").
Among the revelations in the AMA:
-- A Led Zeppelin reunion is unlikely. " Does your gut tell you if Zeppelin will ever reunite and tour or play another show ever again?" one person asked. "Honestly, my gut tells me they won't," Q Prime replied.
-- Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page is busy finding never-before-heard recordings for an upcoming Led Zeppelin box sets and has made "no progress" on his forthcoming solo album. Each album's cover art will be the original cover art. Artist Shepard Fairy, who created the artwork for Led Zeppelin's recent Celebration Day release, "is not involved." Some of the box sets "will come out later this year" but "time is a fungible thing" with Led Zeppelin.
-- The addition of Led Zeppelin's catalog to on-demand subscription services is "up for discussion." Earlier this year Q Prime was said to have been shopping exclusive rights to Led Zeppelin's catalog to various on-demand services. Sources told Billboard they expect the band's music to available for streaming early this year but apparently no deal has been reached months later.
-- Radio still matters. " In the age of radio becoming less relevant, what is the best approach as an artist to garner more fans in place of radio?" one person asked. Q Prime's brief answer: "Radio"
-- The "dumbest request" ever received from an artist came from AC/DC. "I was in London. They were in Paris. (Drummer) Phil Rudd wanted hot water because his kettle was broken. He called at midnight to ask me to bring over hot water... Wish I had told him I would charter a flight to bring him a kettle and billed it back. Needless to say, I didn't go."
-- Q Prime named Arcade Fire as the one band it wishes was on its roster that it doesn't currently manage.
-- Q: "Would you rather fight 1 horse sized duck or 100 duck sized horses?" A: "The tally is in -- 5 votes for 100 duck sized horses."
Jimmy Page,
Josh Groban,
Peter Mensch
Q Prime South Scores Eric Church and the Black Keys
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Paul Singer: "Donald Trump Will Cause A Widespread Global Depression"
In addition to the recently quite vocal George Soros and Stanley Druckenmiller, one republican hedge fund billionaire who has been warning for years about not only the looming trouble for the market but also a calamitous collapse of the establishment, is Elliott's Paul Singer, who has been advocating gold as insurance against just this inevitable systemic collapse. Singer has also been an outspoken opponent of Trump, having supported Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in what was once a 17-person race for the GOP nomination. Singer most recently gave $1 million in April to the Our Principles PAC, which was part of the campaign to stop Trump.
However it was not unti today, one day after Trump revealed the full extent of his trade program, that Singer lashed out and revealed the full extent of his loathing for Trump.
During a discussion at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado, Singer told CNBC that "the most impactful of the economic policies that I recall him coming out for are these anti-trade policies," Singer said "And I think if he actually stuck to those policies and gets elected president, it's close to a guarantee of a global depression, widespread global depression."
Does that make him a Hillary supporter? No. When asked who he would pick between Hillary and Donald, Paul's response: "none of the above."
Stepping away from politics, Singer also shared his view on Brexit, which differed from most of his peers, and said the UK's decision was good for Britain because the "EU is a failed experiment."
Singer: long term, "Brexit" good for Britain, EU is a failed experiment.
Perhaps the question these days, with both neo-Keynesian economics and monetarism failing abjectly, is what isn't?