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While many of us are tucked up in bed on Thursday and Friday night, world leaders will be meeting for what could mark a major turning point in the global fight against climate change. US President Joe Biden has convened a virtual summit of 40 leaders, including Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, in an attempt to drastically accelerate collective efforts to cut carbon emissions. As Biden's chief climate negotiator John Kerry lamented earlier this week, the world is "simply not getting the job done". The consequences of continuing at the current rate of pollution, Mr Kerry warned, could be "beyond catastrophic". So what does Biden's summit mean for Australia? Could pressure from its biggest ally force Mr Morrison into adopting more ambitious climate action targets? In stark contrast to his predecessor Donald Trump, who infamously withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement, Biden has put climate action at the top of his presidential priority list. Two months after his inauguration, Biden announced plans to hold a leaders summit with the aim of "catalysing" efforts to keep within reach the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. The invitee list features some of the world's largest emitters, such as China, India and Russia, as well as smaller nations vulnerable to the worst consequences of a warming planet, such as Jamaica. Biden will use the platform to set out an "ambitious" new 2030 climate target for the US, which some commentators have predicted could be a commitment to slash emissions by 50 per cent from 2005 levels. He's encouraged other counties to come prepared with their own new targets. Canada, South Korea and Japan are among the nation's reportedly set to unveil new commitments at the two-day event, which will act as precursor to the Glasgow climate summit in November. In what's been hailed as a major breakthrough, US and China - the world's two largest carbon emitters - have also now agreed to work together to tackle climate change. As it stands, more than 100 nations have pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Australia is not one of them. While some observers had expected Mr Morrison to make a firm 2050 commitment ahead of Biden's climate summit, the Prime Minister's address to a Business Council of Australia event on Monday night signalled the government was committed to its current course. Mr Morrison restated the government's position that it wanted to reach net zero "as quickly as possible, preferably by 2050". He said he was "increasingly confident" that Australia could meet its goals, not through taxes but by harnessing the "pioneering entrepreneurialism and innovation of Australia's industrial workhorses, farmers and scientists". The government remains committed to cutting emissions by 26-28 per cent of 2005 levels by 2030, although Energy Minister Angus Taylor remains confident Australia is on track to "meet and beat" that target. Former government climate negotiator Richie Merzian said Australia's current level of ambition fell well short of what the Biden administration and other global leaders were pushing for. "It would be a failure for Australia not to commit to revisit its 2030 target [at the conference]," said Mr Merzian, now the head of the climate and energy program at progressive think tank The Australia Institute. "If there is one message that Kerry is trying to send, the UK are trying to send, is that we need more climate action now. That needs to be ambition in the form of an increased target." Mr Merzian said while the international community would have sympathy for communities which would have to deal with the transition from fossil fuels, there would be little tolerance for government inaction. "Australia's three-word slogans are met with eye rolling [internationally]," he said. "Australia has a reputation as not just a laggard on climate action but as a proponent of fossil fuels." Hervé Lemahieu, director of the power and diplomacy program at the Lowy Institute, said the reluctance to commit to strong climate action had the potential to "drive a wedge" between Australia and its allies. Mr Lemahieu said Australia could suffer direct economic consequences from inaction, including in the form of export tariffs, and rob itself of the "first-mover advantages" which come from acting quickly to transition to renewables. He said the government had a one to two-year window in which to change course, "problems start to mount". "My sense is that in order for that paradigm shift to take place in the Liberal Party, Morrison may like to wait until after the next election," he said. "[If that happens] The signal to the rest of the world is we look quite weak. And he looks beholden to domestic politics." Domestic politics are, of course, critical in understanding the federal government's position. Climate and energy policy has long been a source of deep tension and division within the Coalition party room. Suggestions of stronger action - such as setting a net zero target - are invariably met with swift and strident pushback from some quarters. Nationals backbencher and former resources minister Matt Canavan said his government shouldn't allow pressure from the Biden administration to dictate its climate action policies. READ MORE: "Our policy should be set by the votes of Australians not the wishes of overseas governments," he told The Canberra Times. "At the last election, Australians rejected more aggressive carbon emission reduction targets that were proposed by Bill Shorten and the Labor party." Senator Canavan argued Australia shouldn't commit to net zero because China couldn't be trusted to meet its commitments. Beijing has promised carbon neutrality before 2060. Labor has committed to reaching net zero by 2050, with interim targets to help guide the transition. The opposition has yet to reveal what those targets would be, although the party's climate spokesman Chris Bowen said they would be announced "well before" the next federal election. Our journalists work hard to provide local, up-to-date news to the community. This is how you can continue to access our trusted content:
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What does US president Joe Biden's climate summit mean for Australia?
US President Joe Biden will host a climate leaders summit. Picture: Getty Images
While many of us are tucked up in bed on Thursday and Friday night, world leaders will be meeting for what could mark a major turning point in the global fight against climate change.
US President Joe Biden has convened a virtual summit of 40 leaders, including Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, in an attempt to drastically accelerate collective efforts to cut carbon emissions.
As Biden's chief climate negotiator John Kerry lamented earlier this week, the world is "simply not getting the job done".
The consequences of continuing at the current rate of pollution, Mr Kerry warned, could be "beyond catastrophic".
So what does Biden's summit mean for Australia? Could pressure from its biggest ally force Mr Morrison into adopting more ambitious climate action targets?
Talk fest or turning point?
In stark contrast to his predecessor Donald Trump, who infamously withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement, Biden has put climate action at the top of his presidential priority list.
Two months after his inauguration, Biden announced plans to hold a leaders summit with the aim of "catalysing" efforts to keep within reach the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels.
The invitee list features some of the world's largest emitters, such as China, India and Russia, as well as smaller nations vulnerable to the worst consequences of a warming planet, such as Jamaica.
Biden will use the platform to set out an "ambitious" new 2030 climate target for the US, which some commentators have predicted could be a commitment to slash emissions by 50 per cent from 2005 levels.
He's encouraged other counties to come prepared with their own new targets. Canada, South Korea and Japan are among the nation's reportedly set to unveil new commitments at the two-day event, which will act as precursor to the Glasgow climate summit in November.
In what's been hailed as a major breakthrough, US and China - the world's two largest carbon emitters - have also now agreed to work together to tackle climate change.
As it stands, more than 100 nations have pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Australia is not one of them.
What does it mean for Australia?
Prime Minister Scott Morrison PIcture: Karleen Minney
While some observers had expected Mr Morrison to make a firm 2050 commitment ahead of Biden's climate summit, the Prime Minister's address to a Business Council of Australia event on Monday night signalled the government was committed to its current course. Mr Morrison restated the government's position that it wanted to reach net zero "as quickly as possible, preferably by 2050".
He said he was "increasingly confident" that Australia could meet its goals, not through taxes but by harnessing the "pioneering entrepreneurialism and innovation of Australia's industrial workhorses, farmers and scientists".
The government remains committed to cutting emissions by 26-28 per cent of 2005 levels by 2030, although Energy Minister Angus Taylor remains confident Australia is on track to "meet and beat" that target.
Former government climate negotiator Richie Merzian said Australia's current level of ambition fell well short of what the Biden administration and other global leaders were pushing for.
"It would be a failure for Australia not to commit to revisit its 2030 target [at the conference]," said Mr Merzian, now the head of the climate and energy program at progressive think tank The Australia Institute.
"If there is one message that Kerry is trying to send, the UK are trying to send, is that we need more climate action now. That needs to be ambition in the form of an increased target."
Mr Merzian said while the international community would have sympathy for communities which would have to deal with the transition from fossil fuels, there would be little tolerance for government inaction.
Experts say Australia needs to set more ambitious climate action targets - or face the consequences. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
"Australia's three-word slogans are met with eye rolling [internationally]," he said. "Australia has a reputation as not just a laggard on climate action but as a proponent of fossil fuels." Hervé Lemahieu, director of the power and diplomacy program at the Lowy Institute, said the reluctance to commit to strong climate action had the potential to "drive a wedge" between Australia and its allies.
Mr Lemahieu said Australia could suffer direct economic consequences from inaction, including in the form of export tariffs, and rob itself of the "first-mover advantages" which come from acting quickly to transition to renewables.
He said the government had a one to two-year window in which to change course, "problems start to mount". "My sense is that in order for that paradigm shift to take place in the Liberal Party, Morrison may like to wait until after the next election," he said.
"[If that happens] The signal to the rest of the world is we look quite weak. And he looks beholden to domestic politics."
'Our policies should be set by the votes of Australians'
Nationals senator Matt Canavan said his government shouldn't commit to net zero emissions. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Domestic politics are, of course, critical in understanding the federal government's position. Climate and energy policy has long been a source of deep tension and division within the Coalition party room. Suggestions of stronger action - such as setting a net zero target - are invariably met with swift and strident pushback from some quarters.
Nationals backbencher and former resources minister Matt Canavan said his government shouldn't allow pressure from the Biden administration to dictate its climate action policies.
Net zero emissions target: What does it mean and how do we get there
Net zero emissions by 2050: leadership or climate colonialism
Net zero emissions preferably by 2050: PM
"Our policy should be set by the votes of Australians not the wishes of overseas governments," he told The Canberra Times.
"At the last election, Australians rejected more aggressive carbon emission reduction targets that were proposed by Bill Shorten and the Labor party."
Senator Canavan argued Australia shouldn't commit to net zero because China couldn't be trusted to meet its commitments. Beijing has promised carbon neutrality before 2060.
Labor has committed to reaching net zero by 2050, with interim targets to help guide the transition.
The opposition has yet to reveal what those targets would be, although the party's climate spokesman Chris Bowen said they would be announced "well before" the next federal election.
This story What does Biden's climate summit mean for Australia? first appeared on The Canberra Times.
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I read this article and found it very interesting, thought it might be something for you. The article is called Qualcomm, Samsung, Verizon, AT&T showcase 5G Network at Snapdragon Summit in Hawaiiand is located athttp://innov8tiv.com/qualcomm-samsung-verizon-att-showcase-5g-network-at-snapdragon-summit-in-hawaii/.
At the recent Snapdragon Technology Summit held this week in Maui, Hawaii. Qualcomm, alongside Samsung, AT&T, and Verizon presented to the world the next stage of evolution in wireless connectivity. They showcased some impressive feat that could be accomplished by the 5G Network.
Qualcomm unveiled a prototype design smartphone with 5G connectivity. The phone is shown in the picture below.
Though by simply looking at it, this brick-looking phone, though the fastest device on the planet, does not quite pass off as one. If anything, it looks like any other generic handset. That is until you go online with it, and experience just how fast the gizmo really is.
Samsung, Verizon, and AT&T did more at the summit than just talk. The trio partnered up to set up a mini 5G network to demo the Qualcomm phone. Samsung too – as an OEM – had a prototype 5G device at hand as well to showcase to the attendees.
Though none of the attendees got to play with the device, as per the demo showed, the speeds reached were unprecedented in today's wireless connectivity.
5G is touted as the next generation of cellular technology that will significantly boost wireless network, not just in speed but also coverage. Telecommunications experts say it runs data at speeds between 10 and 100 times faster than what you can achieve with the very best of 4G Networks.
It even runs faster than what you get with physical fiber-optic cables. Users will be talking of speeds of milliseconds when they want to download and upload files.
The efficiency of the Internet of Things (IoT) and self-driving cars are hugely depended on the speed at which data is being transferred from one device to the next, or phone sensors to onboard computers.
With 5G Network, the efficiency of IoT and self-driving cars will be improved hundreds of folks as devices will be able to communicate with one another much faster. It could also make the difference between avoiding an accident through quick reactions or getting into an accident because the car simply could not react to an emergency quickly enough. 5G promises to improve all these aspects by simply enabling data relay to faster than it was previously possible.


Someone Asked A Really Good Question: What's Romney Going To Do For Wall Street Anyway?
Wall Streeters have been plunking down their money right and left to elect Mitt Romney. We know it's because they think another four years of Obama will hurt them.
But Fortune just asked a question that got us thinking — How will a Romney presidency alternatively help Wall Street?
On the subject of carried interest, he's said that he's in favor of reviewing the rate and possibly upping it from 15% to the normal 35%.
All he's said about Dodd-Frank is that he'd work to repeal it (which a lot of lawmakers think is unlikely) and replace it with something "more sensible." It should be noted that we don't know what that "more sensible" thing is.
So yeah, this is actually a good question.


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Home Facilities & Technologies
ASR Group is an innovative driven company, who have invested in the most recent technology to help provide the market place with the latest in cutting edge products. This has been achieved through being committed to long-term relationships and working alongside our customers.
ASR has a state of the art plant, which has the capability of producing non-standard greate quality raw material and is responsible for bringing quality Overlap to the marketplace.
In order to make up the external dependency on the supply of power the company has setup its own state of art captive power generation plant with capacity of 8MWand based on AFBC and WHRB Boilers. Wherein the company is using the heat generated from Sponge Iron manufacturing unit and also using coal as a raw material for the purpose of generation of steam.
Sponge Iron has become the preferred raw material for secondary steel production in India. With the availability of abundant raw material in India, the production of sponge is set to multiply over the years. Global market trends predict a steady upward movement. The Group has consolidated its position to meet the growing demand.
In its further step towards the use of in-house resources, the company has setup its own Sponge Iron manufacturing unit in the year 2007. Wherein the plant has been set up with the 2x100 TPD Kilns capable of manufacturing a total annual capacity of around 66000 M.T. The company is using higher grade Raw Material to produce the graded Sponge Iron.
We are a well-known sponge iron agent, presenting sponge iron. We bring steel sponge iron which is universally praised for its superior quality. Sponge iron is mainly used as a raw material for specialty steel as well as substitute for scrap.
Induction Furnace
An induction furnace uses a combination of electrical resistance and hysteresis losses to heat metal. The furnace heats the metal by exposing it to the magnetic field around a coil-carrying alternating current. These enclosed structures use induction heating sources to produce heat for industrial purposes. In order to withstand long-term use, induction furnaces are made with a variety of heat-resistant (refractory) elements to. The enclosed space within the furnace holds the material, gas, or air being heated until the desired temperature is reached.
The process for manufacturing steel may be broadly divided into the following stages:
1. Melting the charge mixed of steel & Iron scrap. 2. Ladle teeming practice for Casting (OR) 3. Direct teeming practice for Ingot Casting unloadable teeming machine.
Structure Plant
Metal industries are the indispensable part of an economy and form the solid foundation of industrial development of any economy. The mining Industry in India encompasses exploration of new minerals and mines and production of mineral resources from the various mines already in operation.
Metal mining is the process of the means to haul out metal deposits from underneath the crust of the earth, for the metals that are deposited at the top of the earths crust are very little or merely don't exist. Hauling out of the metal deposits happens with the lot of novel techniques that keeps brimming up every now and then. We will churn out the technique that are employed and even to certain extent we dig out how the metal was hauled out initially.
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Norman Love is an American pastry chef located in Fort Myers, Florida.

Career
Love served as corporate executive pastry chef for Ritz-Carlton from 1988 to 2001, opening hotel pastry kitchens in such locations as Boston, Dubai and Bali. Love left Ritz-Carlton after 13 years to focus on the culinary event production company, Carymax LLC, with co-founder Michael Schneider. The company's pastry competitions were a hit with viewers and became the basis for the TV series Food Network Challenge.  In 2001, Love founded Norman Love Confections (originally named Ganache Chocolates) with Sarasota-based pastry chef Judy Limekiller. The co-owners began producing unique ultra-premium chocolates for hotels, resorts, and restaurants, but quickly found success with retail customers. In February 2002, USA Today named Ganache Chocolates one of the top 10 artisan chocolate companies in the country. Schneider, who was editor-in-chief of Chocolatier magazine at the time, was a primary source for the story. With a reputation for excellence and his network of connections in the industry, it wasn't long before Love was approached by Godiva to design limited-edition flavors for their "G" line. In 2004, Love renamed the chocolate company "Norman Love Confections", and he and Limekiller parted ways. Following this transformation, Love continued to build his brand and utilized product placement at charity events to generate visibility in his community. In February 2005, Norman Love Confections was rated one of the top three chocolate companies in the country by Consumer Reports.

Love was one of only 26 selected to appear on Julia Child's show "Baking with Julia" on PBS, creating Banana Stuffed Cinnamon Sugar Beignets. In addition, Godiva Chocolatier  has Love do a limited edition line of chocolates that they label as their exclusive "G" Collection. Flavors include Lemon Drop, Tart Raspberry, Bananas Foster, Apple Pie, Tahitian Vanilla, P.B. & Jam, Salted Caramel, Caramel Macchiato. Furthermore, almost every chocolatier who makes shell-molded chocolates has at least one piece that uses one of the techniques that Love has perfected.
While there are only four storefronts (Naples, Estero, and two in Fort Myers, FL), Norman Love Confections can be found in other locations across the country.

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House Botha
West Coast beach house for a couple who enjoy entertaining | Stage 5 Architects
2012 residential project | Stage 5 Architects
Our clients' brief was very specific of their needs: the house was to have two separate zones, one for entertaining, and one for sleeping, and both needed to take advantage of the breath-taking views.
We were able to achieve this by stacking the functions vertically, giving easy access to the bedrooms on Ground Floor level with the living and entertainment areas taking preference on the first floor, all of which needed to be accommodated below a very strict height restriction.
Since our clients were not willing to sacrifice on floor area, and required a single level flow from the garage and entrance hall to the bedrooms, the building was substantially extended out over the site, and a semi basement level was accommodated below. The master bedroom was given prime position with panoramic views over the lagoon, and to accommodate as much frontage as possible for the two children's bedrooms, the guest bedroom was placed on the less favourable southern face.
The Botha's enjoy entertaining a lot, but find that often the husbands wives like to socialise separately, especially if there is a rugby game on. For this reason, the first storey was to include a 'braai room' lounge for the men and a formal sitting room with freestanding fireplace for the women as well as a large open plan kitchen and a cinema.
Although some major compromises had to be made with regards to the building's orientation, the Botha's main concern was for the views and so many of the important functions have been accommodated on the South side of the site. Glazing choice become a major consideration to the design, two living rooms were arranged in such a way that a large North-West facing verada could be positioned between them living out onto a long, narrow swimming pool which cantilevers over the garden and appears to flow right over into the lagoon.
Since the outdoor space and pool command the most favourable orientation, we hope that this will encourage an active, indoor-outdoor lifestyle.
Another major design challenge was the building's massing, especially on the south side where initial functional layouts proposed a large blank wall with various opening sizes. By strategically placing bathrooms and changing areas between bedrooms and other served spaces however, we were able to articulate a much softer facade, while still expressing the grand, bold character the Bothas expected.
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Johannesburg Urban Fabric
A series of maps highlighting different zoning in Gauteng which reveals bands of industrial activities (red), commercial zones (green), and open space and farming (yellow) which intersect just south of the Johannesburg CBD.
Louis Road Plaza
An urban scheme which re-imagines the urban fabric between Louis Botha Road and Grant Avenue as a sustainable public arts and urban farming network
A dynamic facade treatment which can be modified throughout the year to allow the desired thermal balance and natural light developed in Grasshopper for the Booysens Brew Works.
Randburg College
A school for children from junior primary to matric, designed to allow learners of all developments and sizes to engage at the level they feel comfortable.
54 Dr Langalibalele Dube Street
A commercial high rise building for Durban.
A Embaixada do Brasil em Moçambique
A Brazilian embassy for Mozambique, in Maputo.
Chapter Illustrations
Collaged images of natural and constructed landscapes over- and under-exposed by the ghostly figures of beer drinkers: an expression of the Genius Loci of Booysens Reserve.
UKZN Fine Arts Faculty Building
Studios, lecture facilities and study resources for the University of KwaZulu-Natal, PMB campus.
Script: Bridge
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Life Advocacy Briefing
Last Pro-Life Law? / Move On, Please! / Shepherding the Flock
Shameful Complicity / What the Candidates Said
Last Pro-Life Law?
PRES. GEORGE W. BUSH RECENTLY SIGNED the Prenatally & Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act to foster education and support for parents of children with disabilities and establish a national registry of families who willing to adopt disabled children.
The new law was co-sponsored by Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA). The House companion bill was sponsored by Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). The measure is seen as a step forward in the effort to combat the "quality of life" ethic being espoused by too many prenatal geneticists, who too often counsel abortion at the first hint of "imperfection" or "defect" in a developing child. Some 90% of Down Syndrome children are believed to be aborted in the years since prenatal diagnostic tests were developed.
"All too often the road to abortion is paved with the negative words of medical providers who sell it as the 'compassionate' choice," noted Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List pro-life group, "This law is a great victory," she said, "for parents of disabled children nationwide. … No child is a mistake. The transforming effect of children with special needs is what this culture needs more of, not less."
Move On, Please!
FOR THOSE WONDERING ABOUT THE ALLEGEDLY CATHOLIC GROUPS propounding the preposterous prevarication that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is somehow to be seen as "pro-life," the reality of these groups' political orientation has come to light.
IRS records reveal tens of thousands of dollars in contributions, according to Catholic League president William Donohue, from notorious MoveOn.org founder George Soros.
"'The reason Soros funds the Catholic Left,'" said Mr. Donohue, quoted by FRC Action president Tony Perkins in his Oct. 21 update, "'is … [because] they all service his agenda … to make support for abortion rights a respectable Catholic position.'"
Shepherding the Flock
THE AUDIENCE IN A PARISH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FORUM at a Catholic church in Pennsylvania were startled to see the bishop of their diocese appear without notice.
The forum at Scranton's St. John's Roman Catholic Church "centered mainly on abortion," reports the writer of a detailed Internet weblog report passed along to us by Colleen Parro of Republican National Coalition for Life (RNC/Life).
The audience "erupted when Diocese of Scranton Bishop Joseph F. Martino unexpectedly arrived and vehemently expressed his distaste for what was said about the church's stance on voting for pro-choice candidates and the exclusion of his anti-abortion letter at the forum, which recommends voting against pro-choice candidates for moral reasons … ."
Bishop Martino not only objected to the forum organizers' exclusion of his letter, published Sept. 30 and circulated, according to the blog writer, throughout the diocese, but also "took issue with the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) statement, which was handed out to everyone at the meeting."
In the USCCB "Faithful Citizenship" statement, approved by the full assembly of US bishops in 2007 at a meeting the Scranton bishop did not attend, the church leaders declared, quoted by the blog writer, "'A Catholic cannot vote for a candidate who takes a position in favor of an intrinsic evil, such as abortion or racism, if the voter's intent is to support that position. At the same time,'" the USCCB statement reads, "'a voter should not use a candidate's opposition to an intrinsic evil to justify indifference or inattentiveness to other important moral issues involving human life and dignity.' …
"'No USCCB document is relevant in this diocese,' said [Bishop] Martino," as reported by the blog writer. "'The USCCB doesn't speak for me. The only relevant document,'" he said, according to the blog at www.whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com, "'is my letter. There is one teacher in this diocese, and these points are not debatable.' His letter … states," writes the blogger, "that a candidate's abortion stance is a major voting issue that supersedes all other considerations due to its grave moral consequences.
"'Health care, education, economic security, immigration and taxes are very important concerns,'" wrote Bishop Martino in September, the blogger writes. "'Neglect of any one of them has dire consequences, as the recent financial crisis demonstrates,'" he wrote. "'However, the solutions to problems in these areas do not usually involve a rejection of the sanctity of human life in the way that abortion does,' the letter says," as reported by the blogger.
Bishop Martino, in his September letter, had noted the estimate by National Right to Life "'that 48.5 million abortions have been performed since 1973. One would be too many,'" Bishop Martino had written, according to the blogger. "'No war, no natural disaster, no illness or disability has claimed so great a price. … No social issue has caused the death of 50 million people,' he said, noting that he no longer supports the Democratic Party," reports the blogger. "'This is madness, people.'"
After the bishop addressed the crowd at St. John's, reports the blogger, "most of the audience stood and clapped loudly while some were angry that the bishop usurped the forum. About a quarter of the audience left after the bishop's comments," reports the blogger.
Shameful Complicity
NEW JERSEY PRO-LIFERS HAVE UNCOVERED AN ABORTION SUBSIDY by certain New Jersey hotels, giving abortuary customers a discount on overnight lodging while awaiting or recovering from abortion.
The Clarion Hotel in west central Cherry Hill (near Philadelphia), "offers a reduced rate of $59 for a room originally priced at $109," reports LifeSiteNews.com, "to those women who provide a receipt from the [nearby] abortion mill that says they have to stay overnight." And the Quality Inn in neighboring Maple Shade, reports LifeSiteNews, "offers a discounted rate of $74.95 for a room originally priced at $99.99 and a free breakfast of eggs and pancakes for women who present a stamped pamphlet from" the Cherry Hill Women's Center abortuary.
According to New Jersey Right to Life's Marie Tasy, reports LifeSiteNews, "'The Cherry Hill Women's Center has a track record of aggressive advertisement in the Pennsylvania market to intentionally lure pregnant minor girls to the New Jersey abortion clinic in order to evade Pennsylvania's parental consent laws,' said [Mrs.] Tasy, who also urged Congress to pass a pending bill prohibiting such interstate abortion schemes."
The abortuary being abetted by these two hotels, reports LifeSiteNews, uses "many methods of abortion which result in the violent killing of innocent unborn babies. One of the methods, used at 20 or more weeks," notes LifeSiteNews, "is injection of the dangerous drug digoxin directly into the baby's heart to kill the baby. If digoxin is accidentally injected into the bloodstream of a woman or young girl," reports LifeSiteNews, "it can cause infection and death.
"Local pro-lifers who have spoken to women exiting the clinic," writes the LifeSiteNews reporter, "report that many women and minor girls are alone, crying and in extreme pain but are nonetheless discharged from the clinic after the digoxin injection. They are instructed to return the next day so the abortionist can deliver the dead baby." It is these customers who are referred by the abortuary to the cooperating hotels.
Family Research Council's Tony Perkins, writing in his Oct. 22 FRC Washington Update, warns, "a discount like this only makes it more affordable for young girls to cross state lines for an abortion." Mr. Perkins asks, "Do these area inns really want to facilitate the killing process? And from a legal standpoint, are they prepared to incur the liability if any medical complications arise?
"Unfortunately, the reason these women need a place to stay," notes Mr. Perkins, "is because the clinics don't care enough about their health to monitor them overnight despite the medical risks. That should be a clear signal to these hotels," Mr. Perkins writes, "that local abortionists are harming women."
Mr. Perkins notes further that both the Clarion Hotel and the Quality Inn are part of a hotel chain called "Choice Hotels International" and urges readers to "join [FRC] in urging the Choice chain to choose life. Call the company toll-free at 1-800/300-8800," he urges, "or log onto www.choicehotels.com," where in the upper right corner, website visitors can click through the "customer support" tab to find an invitation to send the company an e-mail. The Family Research Council president suggests "encourag[ing] this company to start stocking pamphlets from nearby pregnancy resource centers." That, it seems to us, is the least the "Choice" outfit can do.
What the Candidates Said
Transcript of Oct. 15, 2008, abortion debate segment between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain, reprinted from LifeSiteNews.com
Mr. McCAIN: Let me talk to you about an important aspect of this issue. We have to change the culture of America. Those of us who are proudly pro-life understand that. And it's got to be courage and compassion that we show to a young woman who's facing this terribly difficult decision. Senator Obama, as a member of the Illinois State Senate, voted in the Judiciary Committee against a law that would provide immediate medical attention to a child born of a failed abortion. He voted against that. And then, on the floor of the State Senate, as he did 130 times as a state senator, he voted "present."
Then there was another bill before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the State of Illinois not that long ago, where he voted against a ban on partial-birth abortion, one of the late-term abortion – a really – one of the bad procedures, a terrible – . And then, on the floor of the Illinois State Senate, he voted "present."
I don't know how you vote "present" on some of that. I don't know how you align yourself with the extreme aspect of the pro-abortion movement in America. And that's his record, and that's a matter of his record. And he'll say it has something to do with Roe v. Wade, about the Illinois State Senate. It was clear-cut votes that Senator Obama voted, I think, in direct contradiction to the feelings and views of mainstream America.
MODERATOR: Response?
Mr. OBAMA: Yes, let me respond to this. If it sounds incredible that I would vote to withhold lifesaving treatment from an infant, that's because it's not true*. The – here are the facts.
There was a bill that was put forward before the Illinois Senate that said you have to provide lifesaving treatment, and that would have helped to undermine Roe v. Wade. The fact is that there was already a law** on the books in Illinois that required providing lifesaving treatment, which is why not only myself but pro-choice Republicans and Democrats voted against it. And the Illinois Medical Society, the organization of doctors in Illinois, voted [sic] against it. Their Hippocratic Oath*** would have required them to provide care, and there was already a law on the books.
With respect to partial-birth abortion, I am completely supportive of a ban on late-term abortions, partial-birth or otherwise, as long as there's an exception for the mother's health**** and life, and this did not contain that exception. And I attempted, as many have in the past, of including that so that it is constitutional*****. And that was rejected, and that's why I voted "present," because I'm willing to support a ban on late-term abortions as long as we have that exception.
The last point I want to make on the issue of abortion. This is an issue that – look, it divides us. And in some ways, it may be difficult to – to reconcile the two views. But there surely is some common ground when both those who believe in choice [sic] and those who are opposed to abortion can come together and say, "We should try to prevent unintended pregnancies by providing appropriate education to our youth, communicating that sexuality is sacred and that they should not be engaged in cavalier activity, and providing options for adoption and helping single mothers if they want to choose to keep the baby." Those are all things that we put in the Democratic platform for the first time this year, and I think that's where we can find some common ground, because nobody's pro-abortion. I think it's always a tragic situation. We should try to reduce these circumstances.
MODERATOR: Let's give Senator McCain a short response. …
Mr. McCAIN: Just again, the example of the eloquence of Senator Obama. He's "health for the mother." You know, that's been stretched by the pro-abortion movement in America to mean almost anything. That's the extreme pro-abortion position, quote "health." But look, Cindy and I are adoptive parents. We know what a treasure and joy it is to have an adopted child in our lives. We'll do everything we can to improve adoption in this country.
But that does not mean that we will cease to protect the rights of the unborn. Of course we have to come together. Of course we have to work together, and of course it's vital that we do so and help these young women who are facing such a difficult decision, with a compassion that we'll help them with the adoptive services, with the courage to bring that child into this world, and we'll help take care of it.
Life Advocacy Briefing editor's notes:
*Yes, it is true. See the facts and eyewitness accounts at www.BornAliveTruth.org.
**As a former Illinois State Representative, the editor of Life Advocacy Briefing sponsored that "existing Illinois law" and strenuously disagrees with the excuse offered by Sen. Obama. The law to which he refers was not adequate to protect the survivors of induced labor second- and late-term abortions, which was the specific aim of the Born Alive Infants Protection Act (BAIPA). Since this medical practice of infanticide was first brought to light in Illinois – and willing prosecutors ascertained they could not act under existing law and requested the passage of Born Alive – the Illinois legislature's pioneering consideration of BAIPA was especially vital, and Sen. Obama's overt interventions to block the legislation were particularly egregious.
***The Hippocratic Oath does proscribe abortion and adjures subscribers to "do no harm," but as Sen. Obama surely knows, many medical schools no longer require their graduates to subscribe to the millennia-old Oath and many others offer an Oath which has been adulterated to leave out such inconvenient standards as references to abortion. How odd – yea, disingenuous – that a backer of "abortion rights" would cite as a defense the Hippocratic Oath, under which abortion itself is declared out of ethical bounds.
****Exceptions for the mother's "health" are a typical escape hatch for abortion-backing politicians, rendered meaningless under the Jan. 22, 1973, Doe v. Bolton edict of the Supreme Court, companion to Roe v. Wade, in which "medical factors" an abortionist could use to justify his actions are enumerated including such non-health factors as "the woman's age," as well as the catch-all categories of "emotional" and "psychological" factors. It is a sham and was exposed as such during exhaustive debate on the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act during the Clinton Regime.
*****The Supreme Court, in its Gonzalez v. Carhart ruling, rejected the argument that a "health" loophole would be required to render the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban constitutional. The supposedly erudite Sen. Obama appears to be, uh, uninformed.
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Richard Britten, East Midlands Branch Director, finished a gruelling Triathalon to raise money for children's charity Action Medical Research, dedicated to improving the health of babies and children.
The eleventh year of this exciting triathlon-style adventure challenge saw Richard and his two team mates successfully complete all three events in 10 hours 47mins. To "race the sun", teams start at sunrise and hopefully finish before sunset. Ninety teams entered in total and all members had to complete each part of the course, which consisted of: cycling for approximately 25 miles (40km) from Penrith to Thirlmere, hiking to the summit of England's second highest mountain, Helvellyn at 3,116ft (950m), canoeing a 3km course on Lake Thirlmere and then cycling a further 25 miles (40km) back up to Penrith via Keswick. The Donny Boys achieved a commendable 38th place out of 90 on their first attempt, with 15 teams unable to complete the event.
Many of Richard's colleagues, as well as Bagnalls as part of our Community Paintbrush scheme, kindly sponsored Richard's praiseworthy efforts. The team raised over £2500 and have already talked about repeating the event next year!!


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GRANT, STEPHEN 38 LONG COLT- WEBLEY 1902 FALLING BLOCK- BORE & CHAMBER as NEW- ONLY 6 Lbs. 8 Oz.
Seller's Inventory #: y967
Category - Stephen Grant Rifles - Single Shot Rifles - English
Stephen Grant Rifles
Single Shot Rifles - English
Champlin Firearms Inc.
Caswell
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Stephen Grant & Sons, 67A St. James's Street, London: A Very Nice Grant Falling Block Single Shot in 360 No. 5 Rook (A 38 Long Colt) with a bore & chamber as new, It was made in 1913 (Quite Sure) on a Webley Patent Under-Lever Vertical Falling Block 1902 Action with their round breechblock and flat breech face. Rigby used the Webley 1902 action for their single shot rifles, as did H&H, Greener, Evans, Lancaster, Ingram, Army & Navy and of course Stephen Grant. This Webley action is #11226 and was patented March 15, 1902 as Patent #6365, It has a 27" barrel, Marked "360 No 5 or 380" on the barrel at the breech, 1 standing & 2 folding, Matted flat from the breech to the standing sight & matted 5" in front of the rear sight, A top tang safety with safe in Gold, 14 1/8" LOP over a checkered steel buttplate, Only 6 Lbs. 8 Oz., Original wood with nice fiddleback that has been refinished but very professionally done, Horn forend tip, 45% coverage of very fine period scroll engraving, The barrel & receiver has been professionally reblacked without any of the engraving or markings buffed, The bore and chamber look like they did 100 years ago when it walked out of 67 St. James's door. I am quite sure about the 1913 date as it is penciled inside the forend "W/S 7941" and that is an absolute Grant serial number area. We can load all the ammo you would want for the rest of your shooting life. //////////////////////// Here is the ideal deck/porch gun to harass your neighbor's overweight Maine Coon breed of cat that is still shitting all over your lawn. Plus it will piss the neighbor off as you haven't liked him since he moved in the neighborhood. //////////////////////// Stephen Grant's sons Stephen & Herbert joined the business in 1889 and it became Stephen Grant & Sons. Mr. Grant started in the trade on his own in 1867 and died January 21, 1898. In 1925 Stephen Grant joined with Joseph Lang. In the 1930's Grant & Lang joined with Atkin, Beesley, Hellis, Hussey, Watson Bros. and Lancaster. In 1960 the firm was operating as Atkin, Grant & Lang and by 1971 it was Churchill, Atkin, Grant & Lang.
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'No Man's Sky' Creator Sean Murray Finally Speaks Up, Says Game Has No Superformula Of Sorts
One of the controversies that stormed "No Man's Sky" lately is the so-called Superformula. Hello Games used it to generate the game's entire geology, leading to the creation of quintillion planets. Unfortunately, the formula was patented by a Dutch scientist named Johan Gielis, the founder of research company Genicap. In hopes to clear things up, the upcoming title's creator Sean Murray finally addressed the issue.
According to PlayStationLifeStyle, Murray iterated the fact that "No Man's Sky" does not utilize such formula. Let alone "infringe a patent." He even went to say that such issue is a non-story, so "everybody chill."
Nonetheless, the "No Man's Sky" creator wished Gielis, the author of Superformula, all the success in the future. And that, in one way or another, they are going to see each other and exchange "maths" as soon as the game is out.
The Superformula controversy pertaining to "No Man's Sky" came last week. A Dutch newspaper reportedly broke the news, citing Genicap as the owner of the formula. The publication also stated how the upcoming game was able to procedurally generate its world thanks to the patented Superformula owned by the said Dutch scientist.
PC Invasion, on the other hand, cites that there was every possibility "No Man's Sky" could have used it. And, as a matter of fact, Murray himself determined the aforementioned formula as something that is reliable. The only catch, however, is it was patented; hence, for the studio, using it would mean headaches.
Genicap already stated via a press release that it is not their intention to delay the release of "No Man's Sky" game. Nevertheless, they asked Hello Games to have a sit down and talk whatever there is to talk.
"No Man's Sky" is scheduled for an August 9 release. It will arrive to PlayStation 4 and Windows, with Xbox One still a mystery.
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Seminar On Gender And Literacy In Sabah: Eliminating The Gaps
admin2019-10-16T02:57:51+08:00May 8th, 2019|Executive Summary|
This seminar is strategically organised in line with 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda) adopted by Malaysia and the rest of the United Nations Members at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 25 September 2015. This 2030 Agenda is a global commitment to achieve 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In particular, this seminar aims to tackle SDG 4 which seeks to provide quality education, SDG 5 that promotes gender equality, and SDG 10 which purports to reduce inequalities. It is a widely known fact that disparity in gender is largely due to lack of access to education which ultimately affects level of literacy. Even though in Malaysia, youth literacy, as well as adult literacy, has significantly improved over the years, there are still concerns on literacy in legal, social and cultural issues.
In general, literacy refers to reading, writing, counting and critical thinking skills. However, one should also include awareness of rights in literacy. Not being able to read and comprehend also means that one may not have the necessary knowledge of their rights be it in legal, social and/or cultural issues. Lack of knowledge or literacy in these issues would ultimately lead to disparity in achievement between genders. Efforts have to be taken in eliminating if not, reducing these inequalities as this is crucial for Malaysia to achieve the status of a developed nation.
In addition to literacy in legal, social and/or cultural issues, there is also a need to empower women in entrepreneurship and developmental issues as part of the nation's preparation to embrace Industrial Revolution 4.0. This matter should not be taken lightly as the impacts of the Industrial Revolution are unavoidable and far-reaching. Thus, in ensuring that no one is left behind, measures should be undertaken to ensure gender parity is attained in all fields. This seminar discusses these pertinent issues as well as highlighting appropriate solutions.
The seminar aimed to provide platform for effective discussion/collaboration in the effort to find solutions to these issues, to highlight the importance of achieving gender literacy and ensuring inclusiveness of all sections of the community in the efforts to achieve the SDGs and to procure avenue for establishing networking among various related parties.
The seminar on Gender and Literacy in Sabah: Eliminating the Gaps was held on the 21 February 2019 at Pacific Sutera Hotel, Kota Kinabalu. The one-day seminar was organised by the Institute for Development Studies (Sabah), in partnership with Konrad-Adenaeur-Stiftung (KAS) and in collaboration with Universiti Malaysia Sabah. The seminar was attended by 180 participants comprising of academician, educationist, officials from related government departments and agencies, interested NGOs and individuals, representatives from private sectors/corporations and representatives from the media.
The objectives of the seminar are:
i. To provide platform for effective discussion/collaboration in the effort to find solution to these issues;
ii. To highlight the importance of achieving gender literacy and ensuring inclusiveness of all sections in the community in the efforts to achieve the SDGs; and
iii. To procure avenue for establishing network among various related parties.
Key Panellists Forum
The seminar started with a key panellist forum with a theme of Gender Mainstreaming. The key panellists were the guest of honour Y.B. Madam Jannie Lasimbang, YBhg. Tan Sri Simon Sipaun, Chairman of Institute for Development Studies (Sabah), Mr. Wolfgang Hruschka, Representative of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Office Malaysia and Dr. Dayang Suria Hj. Mulia, Senior Lecturer of Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage UMS. IDS CEO, Datuk Dr. Johan Arriffin Abd. Samad was the moderator for the session.
Summary from Key Panellist Forum:
• Gender mainstreaming is the public policy concept of assessing the different implications for people of different genders, of any kind policy actions including legislation and programmes;
• Literacy is ability to read and write text. In a broader meaning, of being knowledgeable and capable in particular field. Literacy also includes proper set of skills, literacy as applied practice to strengthen the different cultures and literacy as a learning process;
• 30% target yet to be achieved by women in decision making level;
• Human right is not about a man or a woman, but rather on qualities of a man and woman. In occupation, merit should be given to those qualifies and shows achievement' and
• Technology (e.g. computer literacy) is an enabling tool which can help women to do their job at flexible hours, at home and do not have to be physically in the office.
Prof. Dr. Noraida Endut, Director of Centre for Research on Women and Gender (KANITA), Universiti Sains Malaysia delivered the seminar's keynote paper entitled 'Gender and Literacy in Malaysia (With Implication on Sabah: Legal, Socio-cultural & Political Issues)'. Literacy means not just in its' natural context, but beyond its' standard definition in relation to gender equality. Although women out-power men in terms of education and health, they are still far behind from being literate in political, social and economic empowerment matters. Thus it is important to further discuss on how the lack of literacy is affecting the women in ways that are often overlooked.
There were seven papers presented by speakers from universities, government department and NGOs. The seminar was divided into two sessions with question and answer at the end of each session.
The first session was moderated by Prof. Dr. Hajah Arsiah Haji Bahron, Dean of Centre for Postgraduate Studies UMS. The presenters are:-
i. Madam Marja Azlima Omar, Senior Lecturer of Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage, UMS on Legal Literacy and Gender Inequalities: Tilting the Balance;
ii. Madam Noor Azah Abd Rahman, President of Sabah Muslim Women Lawyers Association (SALWA) on Women Rights under Syariah Law: Towards Achieving Gender Parity;
iii. Dr. Haryati Abd Karim, Senior Lecturer of Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage, UMS on Literacy in Health: The Need to Empower Rural Women in Sabah for Better Healthcare;
iv. Prof. Dr. Mohd Anis Md. Nor, Adjunct Professor of Faculty of Music and Performing Arts, Sultan Idris Education University, on Gender Gaps in Cultural Studies: Tilting the Balance.
The second session was moderated by Prof. Dr. Hashim Awang, Fellow of Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage, UMS. The presenters are:-
i. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sivapalan Selvadurai, Senior Lecturer of School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, The National University of Malaysia, UKM on Entrepreneurial Literacy in Empowering Women in Rural Areas: Drawing on Experience of Local Champion.
ii. Prof. Dr. Junaenah Sulehan, Director of Institute of Borneo Studies, University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF) on Literacy in Inclusions of Ethnic Minority in Sabah
iii. Madam Morian Paidal from Enforcement Unit, Department of Labour Sabah on Legal Literacy and the Labour Rights of Women Workers in Sabah.
• It is important to look into wider scope of literacy to empower women such as literacy in health, parenting skill, human rights, law, politics, entrepreneurial skill and etc.
• There is a serious need to revisit and strengthen our policies and programmes to support women empowerment.
• Men should attend and invited to seminar on gender, as it is important to get their views as well as to educate them on gender issues.
• Government investment in quality, affordable and safe child care centres has to be a priority as to encourage and enable more women to join work force and to earn a living for their families as well as to help cultivate a future workforce, secure long-term economic competitiveness and develop nation's future leaders.
• It is important to have Gender Equality Act in Malaysia to tilt the balance as well as to empower women and to implement Malaysia's obligation under CEDAW.
Syariah Law Literacy
• Awareness among Muslim women on their rights in Syariah Law is still low. Prolonged courts cases are also due to the women do not adhere to the procedure of the court. Therefore an effective awareness program is needed to disseminate the information to Muslim communities.
• Education, knowledge and access to health information are crucial. Therefore, regular health talk is a must to ensure adequate dissemination of health information.
• Reactivate KOSPEN Programme (Komuniti Sihat Pembina Negara) with improved programme.
• Dissemination of information by improving health reporting in media especially in television and local radio station.
Culture and Gender
• Cultural studies on gender specific groups could be conducted on the other linguistic groupings, for example weavers, material arts and culture (gong makers, musical instruments) and rituals' interlocutors amongst the Dusunic, Murutic, Paitanic and Brunei Malays.
• To observe the outcome of cultural studies on gender roles and gender types on Sabah's cultural practices through the sociological perspectives on gender interrogation using structural function theory, symbolic interactive theory and /or social conflict theory.
Entrepreneurial Literacy
• Entrepreneurial literacy amongst rural women is a necessity to ensure women can capitalize the range of opportunities available in the rural landscape. The Entrepreneurial literacy includes financial, technical, innovative development, business operation and experience, network know-how, company knowledge, market and environment needs, institutional literacy, pricing strategy and certification awareness.<?p>
• Harnessing the local's knowledge and skill in term of their local produce and local cultural artefacts can be a viable rural enterprise.
Literacy and Ethnic Minority
• To conduct studies to identify the relationship between literacy and ethnic minorities in Sabah by taking into account the varying variables that influenced and determine their social presence and status in this progressive society.
• To categorised and identify minority groups officially.
Legal Literacy and Labour Rights
• Women confronted with sexual harassment should lodge a report to Sabah Labour Department Employer should investigate thoroughly without any prejudice.
• To provide an awareness programme on the rights of workers especially women conducted by Labour Department.
The seminar highlighted the importance of literacy which aims to improve the well-being of the society especially the women in line with human rights, inclusiveness and gender equality which is mentioned in Sustainable Development Goal.
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With my infatuation with the weather, and from the name of the Cloudburst list, clouds have to be a subject matter of my poems.
So much the more when joined to a spiritual subject such as the ascension and return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Add to that the floods in Arkansas and the rains in Sao Paulo, and you have the perfect mix and right moment for this poem.
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Yes, the combination of clouds, the storm, the return of Jesus is an exciting foundation for verse. I think the 4 horses / colors / drama of Revelation 6 might be mixed with your picture here to even another level.
Excellent poem brother Matheny! This one is my favorite, so far.
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Outcast - Second Contact: available in November
By:Merima Dzakic - Convolaria
Published: 17:13, 26 October 2017
Outcast – Second
Bigben and the studio Appeal will release Outcast - Second Contact on 14 November for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The game is a remake of the cult classic - Outcast. Outcast - Second Contact will be available for PC via Steam.
Bigben and the studio Appeal will release the remake of the cult classic Outcast on 14 November for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Outcast - Second Contact drops you onto an "unknown planet, without equipment, with no trace of his companions and without even the slightest idea on how to complete your mission" says the press release.
The usual applies, you're alone and your resources are scarce to say the least. Not unlike college: "that's the complicated situation Cutter Slade finds himself in when he awakens on Adelpha, an alien world as beautiful as it is dangerous" explains the mentioned press release.
Bigben Outcast – Second
In the undying words of Cutter Slade: "This mission will be a snap, commander! It's just a simple repair operation! What could go wrong? Well, let's count. I lost my crew, can't find the probe, my equipment is being used by the natives as rosary beads and I have one backpack with my HK-P12 and 30 rounds of ammo. I believe that places this mission somewhere just south of FUBAR."
But the one the extra-terrestrials call "Ulukai" is not without resources - quite the opposite. He is an American Navy SEAL, and as such, highly trained. Slade also has a pronounced love of adventure. Now, his strong character and unconventional methods created serious problems for him back on Earth, so the Second Contact mission is his chance to redeem himself.
He'll have to fully immerse himself into an alien civilisation and culture, as well as negotiate with affluent merchants, rally rebel forces, fight the army of the tyrant Fae Rhan and survive in hostile territory.
Outcast - Second Contact will be available in the UK on 14 November 14th for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
State of Destiny to happen during Destiny 2's Season 13
Bungie are just weeks away from launching the next season of Destiny 2 and it looks like we are getting another glimpse into the further future of the game through a dev event.
Respawn Entertainment are working on a new game that will allow players to "adventure forever"
According to a now-deleted job listing on Respawn's website, the studio are currently hiring for a brand new game, which will let players keep "adventuring forever."
Dark Knight and Inception director is interested in adapting his films into video games
The director of Hollywood blockbusters like Inception, Interstellar, Tenet and The Dark Knight trilogy, Christopher Nolan would love to work on adapting his films into video games but there's a catch.
Cyberpunk 2077 will corrupt save data if you craft or pick up to many items
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla screen tearing all but fixed, but PS5 performance takes a dive
Title Update 1.0.4 for Assassin's Creed Valhalla fixed a lot of screen tearing on Xbox Series X but the issue still persists in some cases. Additionally, PS5 players report worse performance than before the patch.
Hitman 3's official launch trailer teases gorgeous new locations
Agent 47's big return for the third instalment of the Hitman trilogy is almost here and to celebrate the official release, IO Interactive have released a launch trailer, showcasing new locations and much more.
Tim Sweeney responds to Hitman 3 importing on EGS
Hitman fans found themselves in a pickle since they can't import things from the currently released into Hitman 3 and Epic Games boss chimed in on the situation where it looks like the ball is completely in IO's ballpark.
Hitman 3 EGS exclusivity causes PC players to pay for levels they already bought
IO Interactive promised that locations from previous Hitman games would be allowed for import to Hitman 3 but the timed exclusivity with Epic Games Store may spell out a different story.
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Q: Reading USB camera button press event This is simple USB camera with a snapshot button.
When the device is plugged into a USB port, I get this information from "cat /proc/bus/input/devices" on the host running Armbian Ubuntu 16.04.3:
I: Bus=0003 Vendor=eb1a Product=2580 Version=0415
N: Name="UVC Camera (eb1a:2580)"
P: Phys=usb-sunxi-ehci-1/button
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/sunxi-ehci.2/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/input/input2
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event2
B: PROP=0
B: EV=3
B: KEY=100000 0 0 0 0 0 0

That lead me to try the input device /dev/input/event2 -- but all my effort using python-usb and python-evdev (with sample code found here on StackOverflow) have so far failed to receive any input event when the button is pressed.
Your insights are very much appreciated!

A: try to follow any step on http://python-evdev.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial.html

Listing accessible event devices

   import evdev

   devices = [evdev.InputDevice(fn) for fn in evdev.list_devices()]
   for device in devices:
   print(device.fn, device.name, device.phys)

Listing device capabilities

import evdev

device = evdev.InputDevice('/dev/input/event0')
print(device)

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to have all information like paths, which button is associated with which event ... from python

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Tue, Jul 05, 2011 - Page 2 News List
Jiji line to reopen on Saturday, says railway operator
By Shelley Shan / Staff Reporter
A train emerges from a tunnel during a test run on the Jiji Line between Changhua and Nantou counties yesterday.
Photo: Tseng Hung-ju, Taipei Times
The Jiji Line (集集線), one of the nation's historical railway routes, is scheduled to reopen on Saturday after the service was suspended more than a year ago, the Taiwan Railway Administration said yesterday.
The railway operator also said it would allow free trips on the line for nine days. Those interested in taking rides on the Jiji line must first obtain free one-way trip passes, which are available at the Taichung, Changhua, Yuanlin (員林), Tianjhung (田中) and Ershuei (二水) train stations.
Return tickets are only available at the Jiji and Checheng (車埕) train stations.
Built during the Japanese colonial era, the 29.7km line was used to transport construction materials needed to build the power plant at Sun Moon Lake. The line runs from Ershuei Station in Changhua County to Checheng Station in Nantou County.
Among the seven tunnels along the route, six have existed for about 80 years. A relatively new tunnel on the line has also been around for 50 years.
The 921 Earthquake in 1999 caused severe damage to the tunnels. The railway operator decided to suspend operations between Longquan (龍泉) and Checheng in March to reinforce them and expand the width of the railway line. During renovation, trains could only operate between Ershuei and Longquan stations.
Taiwan Railway Administration Director-General Frank Fan (范植谷) said that only diesel rail cars could operate on the line in the past. Other types of cars can run on the line now that the reinforcement project is complete.
The railway operator estimates that the project will help raise the capacity of the Jiji Line from 300,000 to 500,000 passengers per year, adding that the nine days of free rides could attract 90,000 passengers.
The railway operator said it had planned to arrange a total of 26 trips per day between Ershuei and Checheng.
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Greek students to carry out experiment at CERN
by CretePost.gr Newsroom · Published July 23, 2014 · Updated July 22, 2014
Odysseus' Comrades, a team of students from Varvakios Pilot School in Athens, have been invited to travel to CERN in Switzerland to carry out their own experiments after winning first place in the Swiss-based research organization's "beam line for schools competition," together with a rival team from Dominicus College in the Dutch city of Nijmegen.
"We weren't stressed because we didn't think we stood a chance of beating students from countries with a strong tradition in the field, such as the United States, China or Germany," 17-year-old Nikolas Plaskovitis told Kathimerini in reference to the competition organized on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of CERN, as the European Organization for Nuclear Research is commonly known.
As many as 292 proposals were submitted, of which 10 came from Greek schools, thus placing Greece among the top 10 contenders among countries with far bigger populations, such as Germany and India.
"Greek schools are particularly keen. There is a record number of online connections between [Greek] schools and CERN scientists, [Greek] student visits rose by 60 percent between 2012 and 2014, while some 100 Greek teachers take part in training seminars every year," said Dr Angelos Alexopoulos, a member of the center's Education and Public Outreach Group.
Students Christos Koutsoulas, Christos Liapis, Giorgos Bandis, Constantinos Xypolia, Constantinos Papathanassiou, Nikolas Plaskovitis, Artemi Potamianou, Athanassia Syrrakou, Savina Tsichli, Antonia Sotiropoulou and Elli Chroni, together with their physics teacher, Dr Andreas Valadakis, are getting ready for the big moment when the team will have the opportunity to run their experiment at the CERN facilities between September 10 and 17. The proposal of Odysseus' Comrades is to look at the decay of charged pions (particles containing a quark and an antiquark) to investigate the weak force, one of the four fundamental forces of nature.
"It was a huge challenge because we were looking for an original experiment with some chance of success that could be carried out by senior high school students," said Dr Konstantinos Theofilatos, postdoctoral research associate in CMS, ETH Zurich, who helped the Greek students along the way.
Success for the Greek team did not come by chance. It took a lot of hard work and close collaboration. In the summer of 2012, Dr Valadakis visited CERN to take part in a training seminar. "The following year, I began a physics group at Varvakios," he said. To his surprise, the project not only attracted excellent students; "the members of the group are kids with an innate sense of curiosity who were attracted to physics-related subjects, but not necessarily stuff included in the curriculum."
The team met twice a week. "Students tend to get excited about the interpretation of everyday phenomena such as thunderbolts and other cosmological issues which answer man's age-old questions like the creation of the cosmos."
It appears the teenage students, who took part in the project last year, will never forget their first visit to CERN. "The moment we entered the accelerator complex was like being in a movie," Papathanassiou said. Along with Plaskovitis, Papathanassiou attended the physics group sessions for a second year despite their growing workload ahead of the national university entrance examination, after which both hope to be admitted to the National Technical University of Athens.
The victory of the Athens-based team conveys a message of hope. "The students learned first-hand that there is no such thing as maximum effort," said Dr Theofilatos, adding that Greek students can do just as well as their foreign counterparts.
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Eric Lees Faulkner  (27 December 1919 – 30 May 1997) was a New Zealand local-body politician. He served as mayor of Tauranga from 1977 to 1980.

Early life and family
Born in Tauranga on 27 December 1919, Faulkner was the son of Arthur Lees Faulkner and Gladys Ursula Faulkner (née Hammond), and the great-grandson of settler John Lees Faulkner. Eric Faulkner was educated at Tauranga District High School, and served as a warrant officer class 1 for three years during World War II with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6th Reserve Military Transport Company in North Africa and Italy.

In 1947, Faulkner married Constance Winifred Crawford, and the couple went on to have four children.

Local-body politics
Faulkner served as a member of the Tauranga City Council and deputy mayor from 1962 to 1977, and mayor from 1977 to 1980.

Other activities
Faulkner was grocery and supermarket operator, until his retirement in 1976. He was also active in St John New Zealand, chairing the Tauranga branch for 40 years. He was appointed a Serving Brother of the Order of St John in 1968, promoted to Officer of the Order of St john in 1976, and further promoted to Commander of the Order of St John in 1983. Faulkner was also a justice of the peace.

Death
Faulkner died on 30 May 1997, and he was buried at Pyes Pa Cemetery. His wife died in 2016.

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