Anchor: Despite the government's efforts to tackle the country's chronically low birth rate, the number of babies born in South Korea dropped to an all-time low of just over 357-thousand last year. The country's total fertility rate also fell to its lowest and broke the one-point-one mark for the first time in 12 years.
Choi You Sun has the details.
Report: In an annual birth report released Wednesday, Statistics Korea said 357-thousand-800 babies were born in 2017, down 48-thousand-500 or eleven-point-nine percent from the previous year.
It is the first time since the statistics agency started recording the annual number of births in 1970 that the number of newborns fell below 400-thousand.
The country's total fertility rate or the number of babies a woman is projected to have during her lifetime also plunged to an all-time low of one-point-05 last year, down point-12 from 2016.
The last time the fertility rate fell below one-point-one was in 2005, when it was one-point-08.
While the crude birth rate, which refers to the number of births per one-thousand people per year, declined to an all-time low of seven last year, the drop was the most apparent among women in their early 30s.
The latest data also showed South Koreans were delaying plans to start families.
The average age of women that had given birth was 32-point-six-years-old, up point-two years, while women aged 35 or older took up 29-point-four percent of the total number of women who gave birth, up three percentage points.
Married couples having their first baby within two years of marriage was down two-point-three percentage points at 65-point-eight percent.
There is growing concern over the country's growth potential, as the birth rate continues to fall amid a rapidly aging population.
The South Korean government, which has already injected 80 trillion won into tackling the birth rate issue, will have to come up with other ways to encourage South Koreans to have more children.


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About Us | Milestone at a Glance
The Milestone Institute was founded as a national centre of advanced education with the aim of inspiring gifted students in their quest for academic excellence, their pursuit of scholarly curiosity and their passion for leadership. Located in the heart of Budapest, the Institute's principal aim is to create a community of intellectuals, scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs who are ready to act as catalysts of change along democratic and egalitarian principles.
Milestones reached
On the 8th Anniversary of its founding, the Milestone Institute has a vibrant and diverse community of 325 high-school students spread across our four-year academic programme; 568 alumni at many of the world's top 100 universities; and a teaching community of nearly 100 academics. Milestone students come from 123 different high schools and from all parts of Hungary, and some even from as far as Austria, Slovakia or Serbia. In 2016/17, 21 of the 107 Milestone students who applied to international universities received offers from Oxford and Cambridge, with 37.5% of those who applied to Oxbridge gaining a place (42% at Cambridge, 30% at Oxford).
The Milestone Institute offers now 125 academic modules ranging from classics to neuroscience, spread across an academic year with three teaching terms. Milestone students have won numerous national and international Olympiads and awards and regularly attend international conferences. In addition, the Milestone Institute hosts over a dozen student-lead societies and a number of alumni-led initiatives.
The next 5 years
The ambition of the Milestone Institute for the next 5 years is to lay the foundations for a campus that will realise the pioneering vision of a knowledge port, a space that puts theories into practice and assembles knowledge through a global network, disseminating and actively producing it via interdisciplinary initiatives in key areas of socio-political, economic, cultural, scientific and technological development.
Bajza utca 44, III. Floor
HU-1062, Budapest
Bank Account Number:
Dániel Léderer, Ádám Zeitler & György Greskovits
CEO:
Dániel Léderer
COO:
Ádám Zeitler
Head of the Academic Programme:
György Greskovits
Number of students:
Founding Students: 5
Academic Year 2010/11: 35
Academic Year 2012/13: 110

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Q: Way to initialize HttpServlet in web.xml I wrote a controller class for my webapp, which inherits from HttpServlet.
public abstract class BaseController extends HttpServlet {
protected ClientsProvider clientsProvider;

@Override
public void init() throws ServletException {
    clientsProvider = (ClientsProvider) getServletContext().getAttribute(
        "clientsProvider");
    if (clientsProvider == null) {
        clientsProvider = new ClientsProvider();
        getServletContext().setAttribute("clientsProvider", clientsProvider);
    }
    super.init();
}

CommonsProvider is another class in which I initialized all the clients I used in this project.
Now I want to use web.xml to do the init() work, instead of writing such init() code here. Like this:
<servlet>
    <servlet-name>BaseController</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>myproject.controller.BaseController</servlet-class>
    <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>

    <context-param>
        <param-name>clientsProvider</param-name>
        <param-value>clientsProvider</param-value>
    </context-param>
</servlet>

The above code does not work because the param values are not set property. What I need in the param-value is a new ClientsProvider() object. In this case, is it still possible to do the init() work in web.xml? Thanks!

A: The web.xml cannot do this, because there will be no instance of the ClientProvider at startup time. You can use a DI container like the Spring Framework to do that. If you dont want to use any framework, you could pass the full qualified class name as a String and use Class.forName(...) in your servlet.
<context-param>
    <param-name>clientsProvider</param-name>
    <param-value>your.package.ClientsProvider</param-value>
    <!--<param-value>your.package.AnotherClientsProvider</param-value>-->
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A previous render for the Sony Xperia XZ4 suggested that it might have a triple-camera setup and a flat display rather than curved as in previous generations of this phone. A new leak showing a case linked to the XZ4 appears to confirm these indications and also shows some more design tweaks for it.
The Sony Xperia XZ4 is a potential flagship probably set to be released in 2019. It already has some speculation associated with it, such as a CAD render that may have leaked its dimensions and general build. A new leak claiming to show a case for the device may offer even more details about it. The series of images, posted by Slashleaks, suggest that Sony is counting some of its more signature features back in, while subtracting others.
The case gives the impression that the screen is particularly long, which seems to corroborate other rumors that the XZ4 may have a screen with a 21:9 ratio. The CAD render also suggested that this display would be 6.5 inches in length, which could conceivably fit into the pictured case. The images also show a cut-out on the side of the device that could correspond to a power button with a built-in fingerprint scanner, a feature that had been common to many Xperia-line phones before the XZ3.
The bottom edge of this case shows three cut-outs, one of which could be for a USB type C port, and one that could be for a bottom-firing speaker. This implies that Sony is dropping its famous front-facing speakers for smartphones. In possibly better news, the third cut-out appears to match a 3.5mm jack port.


The recent literature on the duration of trade has predominantly analyzed the determinants of trade flow durations using Cox proportional hazards models. The purpose of this paper is to show why it is inappropriate to analyze the duration of trade with continuous-time models such as the Cox model, and to propose alternative discrete-time models which are more suitable for estimation. Briefly, the Cox model has three major drawbacks when applied to large trade data sets. First, it faces problems in the presence of many tied duration times, leading to biased coefficient estimates and standard errors. Second, it is difficult to properly control for unobserved heterogeneity, which can result in spurious duration dependence and parameter bias. Third, the Cox model imposes the restrictive and empirically questionable assumption of proportional hazards. By contrast, with discrete-time models there is no problem handling ties; unobserved heterogeneity can be controlled for without difficulty; and the restrictive proportional hazards assumption can easily be bypassed. By replicating an influential study by Besedeš and Prusa from 2006, but employing discrete-time models as well as the original Cox model, we find empirical support for each of these arguments against the Cox model. Moreover, when comparing estimation results obtained from a Cox model and our preferred discrete-time specification, we find significant differences in both the predicted hazard rates and the estimated effects of explanatory variables on the hazard. In other words, the choice between models affects the conclusions that can be drawn.


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Q: "use chrome headless mode" in chrome driver config in jmeter not working Hello I tried to run chrome headless browser in jmeter but its not working.
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A: I cannot reproduce your issue using the following software:

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*JMeter 5.0

*ChromeDriver 2.43.600210 (68dcf5eebde37173d4027fa8635e332711d2874a)

*WebDriver Sampler 3.0

So my expectation is that your setup is somehow corrupt, i.e. you have Selenium Java dependencies not matching the WebDriver Sampler version. Consider reinstalling clean JMeter 5.0 and get the latest WebDriver Sampler using JMeter Plugins Manager


I'm not exactly sure how I got the idea stuck in my head, but I've been wanting to make a Black Forest Cheesecake. Maybe I saw something on Pinterest…. Pinterest puts all sorts of ideas in my head.
I do most of my experimenting at Family Dinner Night. I don't mind experimenting on the family…. most weeks they get something delicious….. ever so often…. enh. They know they're guinea pigs. I wasn't entirely sure about this recipe, I was trying out a couple of new things, but all in all I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.
Bake the brownie layer longer. I didn't want to over cook it, but I should have let it go a bit longer.
Add a bit of rum to the cherries. 'Cause….. rum…. right?
Line the inside edge of a 9″ spring-form pan with parchment paper.
Prepare brownies according to package directions. Pour brownie batter into the bottom of the springform pan and bake for 35 minutes.
Finally blend in the whipping cream and vanilla, mixing well until the batter is very smooth.
Pour cheesecake batter over the brownie layer and bake in a bain marie at 300° for 60-70 minutes.
Allow the cheesecake to cool in the oven with the door open. Once cooled, refridgerate overnight.
In a small sauce pan combine cherries, rum and water. Bring to a boil.
In a glass measuring cup, combine sugar and cornstarch. Blend well.
Once the cherries come to a boil, pour the liquid into the sugar mixture and stir until completely combined. Next, pour the liquid back into the sauce pan with the cherries. Return to a boil. Stir until thickened. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Pour over cheesecake just before serving.
Bain Marie – a water bath that helps the cheesecake heat more evenly and not crack. Wrap the springform pan in several layers of aluminum foil (to keep the water from seeping in and ruining your crust). I use a 12″ cake pan to hold the water. Place the springform pan in the 12″ cake pan and put both in the oven before adding the water. Fill the pan about 1/2 way with boiling water.
Don't open the oven at all in the first hour.


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Website launched to tackle modern slavery
By Alex Alley Barnet and Watford reporter
Watford Council
There will be a new website to help tackle modern slavery in Hertfordshire.
The Hertfordshire Modern Slavery Partnership (HMSP) will launch a new website on May, 13, to help tackle modern slavery in the county.
The new site, www.stopexploitationherts.org.uk, will provide a one stop shop for information and advice for residents, businesses and professionals who may encounter those at risk of exploitation.
Mark Harvey, Operations Director for Adult Disabilities and Mental Health Services at Hertfordshire County Council and chair of the Hertfordshire Modern Slavery Partnership, said: "The new website builds on the work the partnership has been doing over the last two years in the county and will help raise awareness of human trafficking and modern slavery in the wider community."


Some years ago, I developed an interest in ô-kozuka. These are kozuka that are larger than the norm and were mounted on especially wide and long wakizashi. I have collected quite a few over the years and will be posting them to the gallery section of the website over the immediate future.
This is the largest one in my collection. it is unsigned but it is attributed by the NBTHK to the Kaga Gotô school. This is a side school of artists from the Gotô school who worked for the Maeda Daimyo in Kaga Prefecture during the Edo era. This kozuka is done in shakudo with the reverse done in gold. It depicts dragons frolicking among the waves. The image below contains a kozuka of "normal" size for a comparison. This baby is huge and beautiful. It measures 5 3/4 inches by 7/8 inches.


Now let's learn some basic English conversation. This lesson will teach you how to introduce yourself, as well as simple words and phrases like yes, no, excuse me and I don't understand. Learn these and you'll be ready to conduct short conversations in English.


Nail salons in Australia are poorly regulated and workers are being exposed to serious health risks from the toxic chemicals used on customers, say experts.
"They're calling it 'the new asbestos'," said Rosalie Osman, part-owner of the Super Rad Nail Sisters nail-art salon in Melbourne.
The fumes given off from nail polish are similar to those that car painters are exposed to, but the safety standards for each job are applied differently.
While some nail salons use polishes that avoid five harmful ingredients, many don't.
The so-called 'Toxic Trio' of formaldehyde, or its derivatives dibutyl phthalate and toluene are known to cause birth defects, cancer and respiratory problems.
Melbourne University researcher Dr Anne Steinemann, an internationally-recognised expert in pollutants, said repeated, low exposure to those chemcials "adds up".
She urges regular monitoring of the health effects on workers at businesses which use the chemicals.
Nail polish could cause widespread health problems in a mostly unregulated industry.
"What I'm really concerned about, is, yes, these are the hazards in nail salons, but I see a broader societal problem, and it's around the world," she said.
Union representation in the beauty industry is patchy. One union representative said they deal with beauty workers on a case-by-case basis because there are so few members.
State-based occupational health laws put the onus on the employer and the employee to regulate their exposures to chemicals.
Worksafe Victoria's last official document on the risk of nail polish to staff was a checklist released in 2001, the agency's website shows.
Nail technician courses are conducted by TAFE and private educators and include a 20-hour course which covers safety in the workplace.
Ms Osman's training on the dangers of the chemicals in the products her industry uses was delivered by a representative of a company that makes safety equipment for the industry, she said.
The company makes tables with extraction fans to remove about two-thirds of the fumes and almost all the dust that can cause health problems if inhaled.
"I did the research afterwards and I was like, 'Oh yeah, that's really bad. We should really take care of that'. Especially when you think about, in the future when you want to have children, a lot of that stuff can cause birth defects and organ failure," she said.
She said safety compliance varied between salons.
She said before she bought the extractor tables she was experiencing headaches, dizziness and fatigue from the fumes while working part-time on nails.
Other workers in the industry report experiencing rashes and long-term respiratory issues.


So far in my life In faith I have grown up a Christian but have more recently fully realised what that means prompting my confirmation earlier this year.
Soul Survivor has really helped me to both strengthen my faith and think over my life at the current time and moving into the future. I have been able to connect with many talks and have loved worshipping God with the great music that we've been able to worship to allowing us all to worship God, reflect what He has done in our life and listen out for what he wants us to do next.


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Extremism Assessment Series: Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Image Credit: Seed in Context blog.
Originally established in 1992 in Brighton, United Kingdom, ELF now operates in 17 countries and is thought to be a descendant of the Animal Liberation Front due to their increased cooperation.
Uses a "leaderless resistance" model to take the profit motive out of environmental destruction by causing property damage to businesses. The ELF targets companies that "exploit the Earth, its environment, and its inhabitants."
Advocates for "monkeywrenching", a euphemism for acts of sabotage and property destruction against industries and other entities perceived to be damaging to the natural environment. One of their most popular forms of attack is arson.
Summary of Extremist Narrative
The ELF is a completely decentralized group with no hierarchical structure or central leadership. The ELF mainly consists of a network of self-funded cells which carry out attacks under the ELF name. The ELF targets businesses and corporations which are thought to be harmful to the environment, such as companies working in genetic engineering, genetically modified organism (GMO) crops, deforestation, rural cluster and development, and energy production to name a few. They utilize several attack styles, with arson being the most popular form of criminal activity carried out by the group.
The ELF was originally established in 1992 in Brighton, United Kingdom before spreading to the rest of Europe. It is now operating in 17 countries and consists of an entirely decentralized structure. The ELF is known to cooperate with the Animal Liberation Front due to their similarities in radical ideology.
What sets the ELF apart from other environmental protest groups is their radical ideology and actions. The ELF follows two trains of thought, the first being "Biocentrism", which regards all organisms on earth as equal and deserving of moral rights and considerations, and identifies biodiversity and wilderness as an absolute good against which all other actions should be judged.
The second philosophical approach that the ELF follows is "Deep ecology", which calls for a general rollback of industrialization and the restoration of the ecological balance. While neither of these schools of thought are generally violent or criminal, the ELF uses these philosophies to justify their violent actions as moral. Radical environmentalist groups believe that human beings are the source of the environmental problem and advocate for the destruction of environmentally-harmful corporations and industries.
Current State of the Movement
Following 9/11, the FBI began to focus on all forms of domestic terrorism including eco-terrorism. In 2004, the ELF was ranked as the number one domestic-terror threat in the US, surpassing white supremacists and militias as the FBI's top priority. A wave of arrests known as "The Green Scare" led to a massive crack down on eco-terrorist groups. Although these eco-terrorist groups have never killed anyone, they have caused massive amounts of property damage as well as economical damage to hundreds of corporations.
According to an article titled The Earth Liberation Front and Environmental Terrorism, the ELF and the ALF are believed to be responsible for over 600 criminal acts between the years of 1996 and 2002, causing more than $43 million in damages. Another article mentioned a string of arsons, including a fire in 2003 that caused $50 million worth in damages to a five-story apartment complex. A banner that was left at the scene of the fire made it clear that it was the work of the ELF, but those who set the fire were never found.
The ELF has an active website where they claimed responsibility for arson attacks and other criminal activity across the US. They also have a training manual that calls itself an "arson guide" for ELF members. The loose structure of the ELF group makes it even more difficult to track down those responsible for their criminal acts.
In recent years, however, the number of attacks carried out by the ELF and other eco-terrorist groups has declined. According to a START article, the number of incidents in the past few years has been significantly lower than in the early 2000's. Looking at the Global Terrorism Database (GTD), the most recent ELF attack logged in the US was in 2009 in Everett, Washington, where an unknown assailant stole a track hoe and toppled two radio transmission towers. The attack caused more than $2 million dollars in damage and the ELF was prompt to claim responsibility.
The most recent attack logged in the GTD was in Athens, Greece in 2015, suggesting that the ELF's momentum has dwindled in the US. This may be in part due to law enforcement's major crackdown on eco-activists across the country. Many of these protesters have faced terrorism charges for acts such as chaining themselves to construction sites to prevent further environmental damage. The increase in eco-activist arrests is seen as a resurgence of "The Green Scare" that was seen in the early 2000's.
The Extremism Assessment Series is an initiative of Rise to Peace's Domestic Counter Terrorism Program. It seeks to provide short educational pieces highlighting groups or social movements linked to extremist ideologies and/or tactics. Check back for new additions to the series.
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Wayne Cavadi | NCAA.com | March 14, 2018
8 intriguing things to know about the DII Men's Elite Eight
2017 DII Men's Basketball: Northwest Missouri State claims first National Championship
Brace yourself. The stage is set for the grand finale of the 2018 DII men's basketball season.
Interactive bracket | Printable bracket
None of last year's Elite Eight teams return, which means there will be a new champion in 2018. In fact, not a single team in the 2018 Men's Elite Eight has ever won a championship, so history will be made. How's that for intrigue?
#D2MBB #EliteEight begins with quarterfinal action on Tuesday, March 20 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.!
Watch all four games on https://t.co/LnUHsbapeb and the NCAA Sports App. #MakeItYours pic.twitter.com/6VmE5vsTCf
— NCAA Division II (@NCAADII) March 14, 2018
1) Ferris State is having a year of historic proportions. The Bulldogs hosted their first-ever Midwest Regional and took full advantage of it. Their 80-65 win over Findlay in the regional championship gets the Bulldogs back to their first Elite Eight since 1988. Ferris State, winners of 23 in a row, is not flashy but grind out wins. Zach Hankins is one of the premier big men in DII, averaging 15 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game.
You mess with one , you get the whole pack.
Honored to be part of @ferrisathletics, the only school in the country in the #Elite8 for and mens
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— Coach Annese (@CoachAnnese) March 14, 2018
2) Queens (NC) went 31-3 this season. All three of those losses came to No. 1 Lincoln Memorial, including a 77-75 heartbreaker in the South Atlantic Conference championship. The Royals got their revenge when it mattered most, handing the No. 1 Railsplitters their second loss of the season in dominant fashion 69-57. This team is deep, with four starters that can drop double-digit points at will.
3) Talk about home court advantage. Though it is still a three-hour trek, Northern State brings its record-setting home crowd from Aberdeen, S.D. to Sioux Falls as the No. 3 seed. Wachs Arena has led both DII men's and women's basketball in attendance for nine years running, so you can be sure the Wolves faithful will pack out Sanford Pentagon as they look for a program-record 35th win.
RELATED: The best arenas in DII basketball
4) Meet David Chavlovich. West Texas A&M's senior guard has scored 2,443 career points, the most in Lone Star Conference history and in the top 30 in DII history. He dropped 28 points in the in the South Central regional championship, getting the Buffs to their first Elite Eight in 20 years.
5) There are some nice NCAA coaching bloodlines in Syracuse, N.Y. Head coach Patrick Beilein, son of Michigan's John Beilein, has the Le Moyne Dolphins in their first Elite Eight in program history. With Michigan getting ready as a three-seed for March Madness, there could be some friendly competition at the Beilein dinner table as to who can go further this postseason.
MORE: Schedules, daily updates, and analysis from the 2018 Elite Eight
6) Also making its first Elite Eight appearance is East Stroudsburg. The Warriors have won 13 in a row and have racked up 27 total wins, the second most in program history. Keep an eye on Steve Harris. The senior forward leads the team in points (481), rebounds (237), and blocks (33).
MBB: Final moments of NCAA DII Atlantic Region title. Warriors 84, Shippensburg 72. pic.twitter.com/C8FfdhJihK
— ESU Warriors (@ESUWarriors) March 14, 2018
7) It is quite the swan song for California Baptist. As the Lancers prepare for a jump to Division I, they met in a historic West Region championship. California Baptist upset No. 1-seeded Western Oregon in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. The victory was the Lancers' first West Region championship, and they are now heading to the Elite Eight for the first time. Kalidou Diouf has been a beast this season, averaging 18.1 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.
8) Barry had an up-and-down season but turned it on when it mattered most. The Buccaneers got hot in regionals, taking down the No. 2, 3 and 4 seeds en route to their second South Regional championship in the past three years. Elvar Fridriksson leads one of the more unique rosters in DII basketball, featuring eight different nationalities. Fridriksson talked to NCAA.com earlier in the season about how the cultural gumbo that is Barry basketball meshes and works.
Wayne Cavadi has covered all things Division II sports for NCAA.com since 2016. His work has appeared on Bleacher Report, MLB.com, AJC.com, SB Nation and FoxSports.com and in publications like The Advocate and Lindy's Sports.
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Good morning. I'm writing this from a different location than normal - this evening I am on a BC ferry, in transit between Vancouver and Victoria. A lovely large and roomy ship, complete with rows of excellent work carrels for compulsive computerists (such as myself!), that are complete with standard power plugs, too. My $15 ferry ride has a lot more amenities than my BA business class flight of several weeks ago, and the cafeteria food sure looks a lot more appetizing as well!
This Week's Column : This Bird Won't Fly : On Wednesday, Delta announced plans to create a new low cost subsidiary airline. This will replace its already existing low cost subsidiary, Delta Express, which apparently is not a commercial success. Is there any reason to expect that Delta's next attempt will be any better? Read my column to find out why I believe it will probably experience no better success than any of the other major airline attempts to create a lower cost secondary brand.
Maybe DL is trying to hedge its bets, because not only is it bringing out a low-cost subsidiary airline, but it (and AA) are both also experimenting with lower priced fares for business travelers. AA have been trying this in 23 domestic markets since last week, with discounts up to 70% off the earlier applicable fares. DL have been doing this for 470 different city pairs since 20 August. Now for the amazing outcome - in the first seven weeks since lowering their fares, DL have experienced a 'double digit' increase in passenger revenues, compared to the seven weeks immediately prior! Wow - you don't have to be a rocket scientist to realize that there is a very strong message being broadcast to the airlines by their passengers - 'give us sensible affordable fares, and we'll return back to the skies'!
And, still on the topic of the major 'high cost' airlines and their problems, here is an excellent article that starkly points out the major shifts in marketplace dynamics that are occuring.
Meanwhile, at the same time that the US airlines struggle to determine exactly how high an airfare they can charge, European discount carrier Ryanair has come up with an answer to a different 'problem' - how low can they price their airfares. Ryanair - which enjoys a profit level that the US carriers can only look at with amazement and envy - likes to have airfare sales in which it 'sells' hundreds of thousands of tickets, at no cost at all (except for government taxes and fees)! Amazing. Needless to say, the airline is growing, and, in a burst of welcome news for Boeing, is buying more Boeing planes. Here's an interesting article that says Ryanair may be Boeing's 'pot of gold'.
I like your comments about the Sonic Cruiser-- "timid evolutionary crawl" versus "rapid revolutionary progress". It seemed to be a good step towards faster travel. Now here is a question for you: as the economy improves, and plane travel increases, do you think the sonic cruiser type aircraft will be re-addressed?
In reply, I don't think that the 10-15% increase in speed the Sonic Cruise theoretically offered is very valuable. Remember that the most valid measure of journey time isn't just how long it takes from take-off to landing, but rather how long it takes from leaving one's home/office/whatever and arriving at one's final destination. Typically, for most journeys, you can double the 'in the air' time to get the total travel time.
Furthermore, the only component of the 'in the air' time that the Sonic Cruiser would be faster at is the above 10,000 ft straight and level cruising. It will be no faster taxiing on the ground, it will be no faster below 10,000 ft (a 250 mph speed limit applies), it is probably no faster at climbing, and it is subject to all the inevitable arrival delays due to air traffic control, waiting in turn to land, etc etc.
And so, even on a long international flight – say 10 hours of total flying time and 15 hours or more total travel time, the Sonic Cruiser is only going to reduce the ten hours down to nine and the 15 hours down to 13 (best case scenario). Will any traveler pay an appreciable premium to shave one or two hours off a 15-20 hour journey?
If the airlines are serious about reducing an hour or two off total travel time (and charging more for it!) the easiest way to do this is to improve the checkin time and luggage claim time. How about an optional service for an extra $100 that requires only a 30 minute checkin (rather than 2 hours) and gives guaranteed first-off baggage (this is obviously possible – haven't you noticed how the flight crew baggage always comes off some minutes before even the first of the priority bags!). This would cost an airline almost nothing to provide, compared to the huge capital cost of new Sonic Cruisers, and gives the same net time saving to its passengers.
And, what Boeing needs to concentrate on is not a successor to the 767 that flies 10%-15% faster, but a successor to the Concorde that flies two-three times faster than its 7x7 fleet. That is what would really excite airlines and passengers.
My comments about pilots last week brought about an interesting response from - surprise, surprise - a pilot! He explains that the FAA limit the number of hours that pilots are allowed to fly, to a maximum of 1000 a year. He also explains that in addition to flight hours, pilots put in time before and after each flight, so the actual 'on the job' time is much greater than their flying hours would suggest. He also says that not all pilots earn $300,000 a year.
I accept everything he says. But, I still observe that the two AA pilots on the ill-fated Airbus last November had each logged only 570 hours of flight time in the previous twelve months. And so, I repeat my earlier suggestion, but slightly modified - if AA's pilots want to help AA, why don't they fly closer to the full 1000 hours/year that they are allowed to by law? That could still be a 50% increase in productivity for AA.
This will probably be the last week that I write unkind things about our nation's pilots. Am I to become a kinder, gentler person? There is very little chance of that! But, as part of the Homeland Security Bill that was passed this week, pilots will now be authorized to carry guns. Experts estimate that as many as half of the 90,000 pilots in the country will choose to arm themselves, and I'd rather not confront an angry armed pilot!
More seriously, I welcome this further step away from the earlier mindset of 'don't resist hijackers and do everything they want' to a more active 'defend the plane, its passengers, and the buildings beneath it' policy. This is an effective and sensible security measure. But not all our security measures are either sensible or effective.
Do you remember, several months ago, how I wrote about a group of British plane spotters who were arrested in Greece and charged with espionage because they had been making notes about the planes they saw taking off from Greek airports? Although I didn't say it, my definite thought was 'this could never happen here'. But, not so fast. If there is an even less threatening group of people with an even stranger hobby than plane spotters, surely it would be train spotters - enthusiasts that like to note the numbers of locomotives that they see in their travels.
Now, read this article about how US train spotters, in the US, are getting aggressively hassled by US police who are concerned that they might be terrorists. I remember many years ago reading with astonishment how it was illegal, in the communist dictatorship of the Soviet Union, to take pictures of military installations, including train stations. Now you can safely take a photo of a train station in Russia, but here in the US - a country that prides itself on its freedoms - it is becoming dangerous just to spot trains, let alone take their pictures.
ASTA and ARTA revealed a very different approach to helping their members over the last couple of weeks. ASTA recently tried to get its members (who pay $365/year to belong to ASTA) to pay $40 for a couple of what it claimed to be helpful reports on elements on the travel industry. ARTA sent out a free email to all its members (who pay a great deal less than $365 a year to belong!) containing an excellent checklist with over 100 really good helpful suggestions for how to better sell travel. Let me ask my travel agent readers - which do they think is the more helpful organization and the better value membership? My ASTA page already contains the comments of several travel agents on this topic.
There are two fundamentally different types of travelers. Some of us can travel for two weeks on the road with only carry-on bags. And then some of us need our full luggage allowance just to go away for a weekend. If you are one of the latter types of traveler, your bags are probably not only big but also very heavy. All the airlines have generally had a bag weight limit of around 70lbs per each bag, but now Northwest have started charging a $25 penalty if your bag weighs more than 50 lbs (and a $50 fee if your bag weighs between 70-100lbs). NW say that a surge in employee lower-back injuries prompted them to impose the new fee - apparently employee reports of back injuries increased 27% in the past year.
Talking about Northwest, their new terminal at Detroit is one of the first airport locations to introduce a new security screening requirement. You can no longer pass through security with only a printout of your e-ticket. You need to have actually obtained a boarding pass in the public 'insecure' part of the terminal first. They claim that this will 'speed up the process for the traveler' - but I have no idea why this should be so!
This change in policy (which is primarily from the TSA, not from NW) is part of the TSA's plan to eliminate the 'random' at-gate screening of passengers as they are about to board the plane. Can anyone can explain to me how having a boarding pass prior to going through security means that there is no longer any need for additional random at-gate screening? But, don't get me wrong - I'm delighted to see the abolition of the indignity of the random at-gate screening, but I don't understand why getting your boarding pass before arriving at the gate means they no longer feel the need for this extra screening!
And, in case you didn't notice, the TSA successfully completed its phase-in of its own staffing of security at all 429 commercial airports earlier this week. I agree that the TSA staff are generally much more courteous than the former contract security screeners, although I worry how long this new positive attitude will last. But, although they are more friendly, it appears they aren't necessary any more effective than the people they replaced. Which brings us to this week's security horror story, which is an interesting extension of last week's security horror story.
This Week's Security Horror Story : Last week's security horror story featured the TSA security guard who fell asleep at his post in Miami's airport. While asleep, two people managed to get past him, and so five airport terminals had to be evacuated, the terminals searched, and the passengers all rescreened. Thanks to reader Tom for passing on the revised version of the truth for this story. It appears now that, although, yes, a security guard did fall asleep, the two people that passed into the secure area without screening did not walk past him, but instead walked past other security guards that were awake!
One of the fascinating things about touring around London or Paris is reading the various commemorative plaques mounted on buildings that recount about how a famous person once lived there, or how in some other way the building or area is historically significant. It now appears that not all these plaques - in Paris - can be accepted at face value. Two artists have confessed they are the authors of a rash of fake commemorative plaques spotted on Paris buildings in recent weeks, solving a mystery that had perplexed city councillors and local residents.
The artists, who declined to give their names, said they had been installing bogus plaques, made of imitation marble, as far back as July 2001. They said "Our purpose was in no way to make fun of historical facts and we did not intend to hurt or shock people, but rather to make them smile and think". Some of their plaques carried humorous messages such as, eg, "On 17 April, 1967, nothing happened here".
An occasional problem of the international traveler is the need to get a visa to visit another country. As Americans, this is usually an easy and automatic process, but people from other countries often find it very difficult to get visas. In particular, thousands of Zimbabweans are trying to flee their country, with Britain a prime destination, and with this in mind, Britain is becoming very careful at who it grants visas to. And so it is perhaps slightly less surprising to read about a Zimbabwean woman who paid a large sum to a faith healer, who conducted a ritual that he said would ensure she was granted a visa to Britain. The ritual involved her parading naked before him. The faith healer is now being tried on criminal injury charges for allegedly coercing the woman to go through a humiliating ordeal. No word about the visa.


After my first excursion to explore the sights of long forgotten London in the volumes of Walter Thornbury's London Old & New, I could not resist returning to this shadowy realm, conjured as if from a dream or nightmare. This was how Londoners of the late nineteenth century looked back upon the city that had gone within living memory, a London that was already vanishing into reminiscence and anecdote in their time – a lost city, only recalled today in dark and dingy engravings such as these.
I believe these engravings are more meaningful than any photograph could ever be. Very impressive!
I love received all your daily posts this was particularly moving, for some reason these drawings sent tingles up my spine. Thank you.
1: Where, actually, was "Jacob's Island?
Love these especially the Tothill Street Westminster image. Thanks for posting these.
A fabulous record from before photography. Interesting to see a shop sign in French – 'Aux mille couleurs'. It shows that fashionable London has always been cosmopolitan – so much so that my 4 x great-grandfather from Wakefield ran a hairdressing business in Piccadilly!
I wish the Whistling Oyster was still serving beer and victuals. Fings just ain't wot they used to be.
No petrol fumes, just the pleasent smell of horses.
Much as I love seeing these lost views, I'd be a bit apprehensive of going inside some of the buildings shown – particularly the one in Butcher's Row that's propped up with beams on either side!
Also, @Greg Tingey, I'd agree with the date given in the post for the Marylebone Gardens image given the frock coats, tricorns, and wig styles of the men for whom I can make out such details. The women also appear to be wearing late-18th century styles; can't quite make out if the woman in the lower left with her back to us is wearing a sack-back gown or not.


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Nathan Bracken
Full Name: Nathan Wade Bracken
Born: 12 September 1977 in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Bowling: Left-arm fast-medium
Test Debut: Australia v India at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane - 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 December 2003 (five-day match)
Last Test: Australia v South Africa at W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth - 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 December 2005 (five-day match)
ODI Debut: Australia v West Indies at Melbourne Cricket Ground - 11 January 2001
Last ODI: England v Australia at Trent Bridge, Nottingham - 17 September 2009
Twenty20 Debut: Australia v South Africa at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane - 9th January 2006
Last Twenty20: Australia v Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge, Nottingham - 8 June 2009
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1110 505 12 4/48 42.08 2.72 92.50 1 0 0
Recent scores: 14*, 10, 37, 2, 1, 6*
Modes of dismissal: caught & bowled (1), caught behind (1), caught (2)
Dismissed most by: Anil Kumble 1, Andre Nel 1, Fidel Edwards 1, Sachin Tendulkar 1,
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5759 4240 174 5/47 24.36 4.41 33.09 5 2
Recent scores: 2*, 1, 0*, 5, 3*, 0, 4, 6*, 0*, 12*
Modes of dismissal: bowled (6), lbw (1), run out (1), caught behind (2), caught (7)
Dismissed most by: Shane Bond 2, Irfan Pathan 2, Andrew Hall 1, Jerome Taylor 1, Monty Panesar 1, Shahid Afridi 1, Makhaya Ntini 1, Malinga Bandara 1, Craig McMillan 1, Rudra Singh 1
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Twenty20 Bowling
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Twenty20 Other Analysis
Recent scores: 4*, 3*, 0, 1, 4, 3*
Modes of dismissal: bowled (1), caught behind (1), caught (1)
Dismissed most by: Dale Steyn 1, Elton Chigumbura 1, Johann Louw 1,
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James Gunn Says Yondu Will Not Be Resurrected In 'Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 3'
Posted January 2nd, 2020 by Jax Motes
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Yondu will remain dead in the Marvel movies, at least if director James Gunn has his way. The blue-skinned space pirate, played by Michael Rooker, died in a poignant scene at the end of 'Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2', and it looks as though he's staying that way.
During an Instagram Q&A, Gunn responded to a question about Yondu's return, saying:
"Not to life no. If a character dies in my films they will likely stay dead. I think stakes are important."
James Gunn Instagram via ComicBook.com
Back in 2017, Gunn expressed his love for working with Rooker stating:
"Michael Rooker, for all the crap I give him, is one of my closest friends in the world and the last thing I wanted to do was to make a movie without Michael Rooker in the future. I almost didn't do Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 because there was no Michael Rooker in it and I couldn't see making the movie without him. He means that much to me and I love him that much."
Ironically, the option was taken out of his hands after Disney fired him when offensive old tweets surfaced, which the studio didn't find to be in keeping with its family-friendly image. However, after a failed hunt for a replacement, Disney reinstated Gunn for the third picture.
RELATED: Karen Gillan Weighs In On James Gunn's 'Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol. 3' Script
In the meantime, Gunn is filming 'The Suicide Squad' for Warner Brothers, and that picture does include Rooker, who portrays the assassin Savant. 'The Suicide Squad' also stars Steve Agee as King Shark, Flula Borg as Javelin, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, David Dastmalchian as Polka Dot Man, Pete Davidson as Blackguard, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Nathan Fillion as Arm-Fall-Off Boy, Sean Gunn as The Weasel, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher, Mayling Ng as Mongal, and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn.
As for 'Guardians Vol. 3', Gunn recently stated that:
"I won't start filming for a year or so."
When that time arrives, presumably the cast will consist of Dave Bautista as Drax, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Chris Pratt as Star-Lord/Peter Quill, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, and the voices of Bradley Cooper as Rocket, and Vin Diesel as Groot. It's possible that Chris Hemsworth's Thor will also appear, and likely that Sean Gunn will be back as Kraglin. It's also possible that Elizabeth Debicki will return as Ayesha, along with Sylvester Stallone as Stakar Ogord (Starhawk), with his team of Michael Rosenbaum as Martinex, Ving Rhames as Charlie-27, and Michelle Yeoh as Aleta Ogord, plus the CGI creations Krugarr and Mainframe, the latter of which was voiced by Miley Cyrus.
'The Suicide Squad' will be released in theaters on August 6, 2021, while Disney has yet to announce a release date for 'Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3'.
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All AGM agenda items proposed by the Board of Directors passed
Castle Alternative Invest AG announces that the ordinary general meeting today approved all agenda items proposed by the board of directors.
The approval of the 2017 annual report, the company and consolidated accounts occurred with 100 per cent of votes;
Appropriation of the balance sheet surplus was approved with 100 per cent of votes;
The discharge of the board of directors and the general manager was approved with 94 per cent of votes;
A capital reduction through cancellation of shares was approved with 100 per cent of votes;
The company was authorised, with 100 per cent of votes, to launch a new share buyback programme;
Agenda item request by BKS Global PCC Limited – Limitation of number of board of directors/Total cost of board of directors was declined with 93 per cent of votes;
Agenda item request by BKS Global PCC Limited – Amendment of articles of association/Maximum compensation of each member of the board of directors was declined with 93 per cent of votes;
Tim Steel was re-elected as chairman of the board of directors with 94 per cent of votes;
Tim Steel, Dr. Konrad Bächinger,
Reto Koller, Dr. André Lagger and Kevin Mathews were re-elected as members of the board of directors with 94 per cent on of votes on average;
Dr André Lagger and Dr Konrad Bächinger were elected as members of the compensation committee with 94 per cent of votes;
The compensation of the board of directors was approved with 94 per cent of votes;
The compensation of the executive management was approved with
94 per cent of votes;
Mr Peter Marty, Biberzeltenstrasse 21, 8853 Lachen, Schweiz has been appointed as an independent proxy for the company for the period from the AGM until the end of the next annual general meeting with 100 per cent of votes;
The election of PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd. as auditors for a further term of one year was approved with 100 per cent of votes;
Agenda item request by BKS Global PCC Limited – Actions to reduce the discount of the share price to the net asset value of the Company's shares was declined with 93 per cent of votes;
Agenda item request by BKS Global PCC Limited – Actions to reduce costs was declined with 93 per cent of votes
62.8 per cent of shares issued were represented at the meeting.
Benedikt Meyer, general manager,
telephone +41 55 415 9710 or
e-mail benedikt.meyer@lgt.com
Update on dissolution and liquidation process of the company
2017 annual report available
Invitation to the ordinary general meeting on 12 May 2021
Semi-annual report 2021
Invitation AGM 2021
Castle Alternative Invest AG
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Before the airplane takes off, passengers are instructed on what to do if the plane is in trouble. An oxygen mask will drop in front of each, and they are instructed to put it on, then help anyone who might be unable to help themselves. The theory being that unless some are stable, they cannot help anyone else.
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Q: Form input in a directive with isolated scope: How to set ngModel to the correct scope? I try to display a list of different questions. Each question has its own form inputs. So I wrote a directive that sets up these form inputs. But setting ngModel in the input tags won't update the isolated scope.
What I currently have tried:

And the JS:
angular.module('stepModule', [])
.directive('question', function() {
  return {
    restrict: 'A',
    replace: true,
    scope: {
      step: '='
    },
    template: "<form ng-submit=\"submit()\">\n
               Step = {{step}}\n
               Question\n
               <input ngModel=\"step.question\" ng-required=\"true\" name=\"question\" />\n
               Answer\n
               <input ngModel=\"step.answer\" ng-required=\"true\" name=\"answer\" />\n
               <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Save (extract out, should save automatically)\" />\n
               </form>",
    controller: [
      "$scope", "$element", "$attrs", function($scope, $element, $attrs) {
        $scope.submit = function() {
          console.log($scope.step.question);
          console.log($scope.step.answer);
        };
      }
    ]
  };
});

Here console.log will output the original contents of the $scope.step instead of the new values. Here a Plunker showing that behavior.
Is there a way to get ngModel to use the directives scope? Or am I just just missing something / abusing AngularJS (which wouldn't surprise me the least...)

A: The attribute syntax for ngModel is ng-model, ie ng-model=\"step.answer\"


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This phase is the basis for a well-planned test, in its simplest form this will consider the scenarios you want to have in your test which may be like: 'create account', 'search products', 'buy product' and so on.
Furthermore there will be a weight applied to each of these scenarios (usually a percentage) relating to how many users should be executing each scenario in the test.
Finally you should establish the projected transaction rate that you expect from each scenario, e.g. how many products will the site sell in an hour, or how many searches will the site process per hour - transactions per hour rates for each type of scenario.
The control of the transaction rate is done by controlling the speed of the script which can be done by altering the user 'SLEEP' time weither in the script or in AgileLoad Test Center. Other considerations could include the data that may be needed for the test (email addresses, unique records etc.) and any scripts that you may need to create to automatically generate data.
Capture is covered in detail here and in more detail in the advanced sections.
Script Editing can be done using script editor. Script editing is covered in the advanced sections.
The replay and compare phase is vital to ensure that you have a working script that reflects a scenario correctly, for example if the scenario is to create an account on a web site then the script should successfully create an account on that web site when it is replayed. By comparing the output of a script replay between that and the original output of the browser will quickly identify any important differences that would need to be addressed weither by recapture or by editing the script.


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Pregnant women in Albuquerque, New Mexico are being tortured and mutilated in secluded areas of the city. Cut out of their mother's bellies, the babies that once squirmed happily inside them are nowhere to be found. Albuquerque Homicide Detective Peter Kostas has been chasing the monster responsible for these heinous crimes for almost a year now. But the latest victim is alive at the University Hospital. The only clue she has to offer Peter is a unknown medical device that protrudes from her once pregnant abdomen.


We all face obstacles when trying to follow Jesus in our everyday lives. For three men, it cost them everything. Jesus is calling all of us to live by His guidelines, and often times these guidelines don't align with the rest of the world. How does your faith shape your character when no one is looking and when everyone is looking? Can you dare to be different?


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Gursimran Khamba will be in Jaipur for his new comedy show- Lemons and Peaches!
Gursimran Khamba is making his way to the Pink City.
Lemons and peaches? Doesn't sound like a really good combination, does it? Well, that's more or less the universal outlook towards these two condiments. But Gursimran Khamba is going to be in Jaipur to prove you wrong with his take on marriage.
What's buzzing?
One of our favourite comedians, Gursimran Khamba is making his way to the Pink City. He's coming to town to let us in on a slew of new and exciting jokes, mostly revolving around relationships.
The singles reading this shouldn't be dissuaded, because he talks about every relation under the sun, not just those between lovers. That's where he gets the name of his show from- Lemons and Peaches. Putting a funny spin on all of it, he makes sure to keep it all relatable, while making you guys laugh.
Just hearing his perspective about all sorts of relationships that we have in our lives is like music to our ears. He makes us wonder why we take things too seriously and allows us to have a break. At his show, you just may come out as a happier, person. His goal is to make you take yourself lightly, and he sure does achieve that.
About Gursimran Khamba
For those of you who don't know about this man, he's a comedic genius, to put it simply. His sets have some of the most diverse jokes that you can think of. He's got an enigma of his own and his presence on the stage is charming as well.
If you want to see what his comedy is all about, check out his YouTube channel, where he's got a huge fan base.
We all love to unwind after a long work week. This time, you can do exactly that, and lose yourself in the laughter as you let go of your responsibilities at this amazing comedy show.
When: 13th December, 2019
Where: Levels Club


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Here is an easy recipe for pot brownies.
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If you're new to baking with herbs, start off baking with a small amount of herb. And only eat small pieces until you learn what measurement of herb is best for your body.
This video is merely suggestions. How much you use is up to you.
other YouTube videos suggest first simmering the herb in the oil. Your approach suggests finely grated herbs go directly in the brownie mix…hmmmm…..I'm confused as to which approach is better. Don"t you taste the dry herb if not already simmered in oil?
Mort Esan try it both ways. Fat is the "activation " for the thc, and oil is in the brownies… sooooo….
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The stars already have two children each.
Gwyneth Paltrow has had a whirlwind year. Back in January, she confirmed her engagement to television writer, director, and producer Brad Falchuk. In April, she celebrated her bachelorette party in Mexico with a few famous friends, including Cameron Diaz, Stella McCartney, and Reese Witherspoon.
Then later that month, Paltrow and Falchuk were rumored to have tied the knot in a secret wedding, and the event was attended by celebrities like Kate Hudson and Jennifer Aniston. While the couple hasn't confirmed whether or not they are indeed married, Paltrow was spotted at the pre-Broadway opening of Head Over Heels, The Go-Go's musical which she is producing, wearing a wedding band featuring Falchuk's initials.
In the midst all of these events, real or just rumored, there's one event that Paltrow says won't be happening any time soon, or ever: having more children. The actress shut down the possibility of expanding her family with Falcuck during her appearance on Howard Stern's SiriusXM radio show on Wednesday, People reports.
"This is his second marriage … Neither of us wants more kids," Paltrow said. But she and Falchuk had no disagreements on the decision. "We're on the same team," she added.
Paltrow has two kids with ex-husband Chris Martin, daughter Apple, 14, and son Moses, 12. Meanwhile, Falchuk shares son Brody and daughter Isabella with ex-wife Suzanne Bukinik, whom he separated from in 2013.
Paltrow further explained that the two are happy with the blended family that they have now. "[Brad is] fantastic," the actress told Stern. "It's always tricky with kids and trying to gently blend families. It's hard."
Paltrow and Falchuk first met in 2010 when she made a guest appearance on Glee, a show Falchuk co-created. They started dating in 2014 and got engaged in late 2017.


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Ron Benza, Founder
Ron likes to say he's in his 6th career with Benza Vineyards. Twenty-two years in advertising on two continents and 5 cities, culminating in running McCann Erickson SF for most of the 90's. Then several years in Silicon Valley as a CMO of a software firm. Another 15 years followed in his own high-volume print production business with Netflix as his biggest client. At that time, circa 2004, he started looking for vineyard property in Sonoma to fulfill a dream he had since working in France. Ironically, one of Ron's predecessors at McCann Erickson—Fred McCrea–had done the same thing in 1947 buying a 130 acre goat farm in St Helena, Napa and starting Stony Hill. A true inspiration for Ron.
Career #4 had Ron going to UC Berkeley's Executive Coaching Institute where he became a certified executive coach. That's where in 2012, he met Trish while she was there courtesy of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The two married in 2015 and Ron thought "Wait, maybe I could fulfill this vineyard dream in little Livermore, CA", home to 62 wineries. Coaching turned into conducting workshops at both Berkeley and Cal State East Bay. In another strange twist, that led to becoming an adjunct professor at Cal State in Marketing & Entrepreneurship. Ron's creation of a Design Thinking program for the MBA program was a first for Cal State East Bay.
Just when the wine dream seemed to be slipping away, fate intervened again. Trish was made an offer by Intel to run high performance computing (HPC) in Hillsboro, OR. The two looked at each other and said, "the Willamette Valley…Pinot Noir…we're doing this."
At the very end of 2016, they made the drive up from Livermore with the Three Tuxedos cats in the car. Life has been a bit of a rollercoaster with the creation and nurturing of the business, building-out of the winery and the repurposing of a new spot on their 26 acre property to be the future tasting room and B&B sometime in 2023.
As folk like to ask Ron…"Is this your retirement job?" He chuckles and says "ha…some retirement…I've never worked so hard in my life". But he wouldn't have it any other way.
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Trish Damkroger, Founder
We could go on and on with Trish's storied career. But that's the stuff of LinkedIn. Trish's background is in technology and she is Sr. Vice President of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and Chief Product Officer of High Performance Computing and AI. Let's just say she has her hands full with her job. That said, she loves the wine business and played an integral role in shaping Benza Vineyards with visionary ideas for where the business will go. Trish's early days at Intel made her doubly appreciate coming home down the 1/4 mile drive of Pinot Place into "Wine Country". She would often say "I can feel my blood pressure lowering just seeing the place…what if we extended that feeling to all our guests, even if they're here for a brief time?". Call it relaxation, tranquility or peace, it has become a hallmark of what Benza bestows to its guests. Of course, the chickens help give that feel too 🙂
Paden West, Winemaker
Paden's coming to Benza is a natural fit. He will be taking over a successful wine program from Andrew Kirkland who will be next door at Ruby for collaboration. He will be working with Benza's own planted acreage but also will be consecrating a brand new winery from the ground up. He couldn't have come to Benza at a better time.
Paden West fell in love with music at an early age and began studying, composing, and performing it. Growing up in Oregon's Willamette Valley gave Paden the opportunity to perform in various venues including wineries, so he learned about wine and its lifestyle firsthand. Performing in tasting rooms led to serving, which led to cellar work and harvest. Between songwriting, music lessons, and terms at schools such as the Berklee College of Music, Paden relaxed by interning at local wineries, working harvest, and in the cellar with some of the best winemakers in the area including Stoller and Penner-Ash. At 17, after releasing an album and being admitted to Berklee, Paden faced a choice: music or winemaking. He chose winemaking.
Fully focused on winemaking, Paden worked part-time in cellars, vineyards, and tasting rooms while pursuing an associate degree in winemaking and viticulture. After degree completion, he was hired by Roth Winery in Sonoma, giving him the opportunity to work with different varietals and winemaking techniques. But Willamette Valley called him back home. Paden joined De Ponte Winery, honing his winemaking skills and palate under the tutelage of talented Burgundy winemaker Isabelle Dutartre. In 2016, Paden accepted an assistant winemaker position working for highly acclaimed winemaker Isabelle Meunier of Lavinea Wines at the Carlton Winemakers' Studio managed by Anthony King – now both mentors. After 6 years with Isabelle at the Studio, Paden Left to go be the winemaker for California famed business man/winemaker Ehren Jordan at Failla Oregon.
Working with fruit from some of the finest vineyards in the Valley and cutting his teeth under some of Oregons's finest winemakers, Paden is instrumental in crafting some of the Willamette Valley's most coveted and awarded Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays.
He may (or may not) talk shop at home as his wife, Jessica West, is the associate winemaker at Harper Voit and winemaker for Approachment wines in Willamette Valley, Oregon.
Andrew Kirkland, Consulting Winemaker
Andrew's contribution to Benza Vineyards cannot be overstated. As next door Ruby Vineyard's wine maker, he has made every Benza wine from the first Pinot in 2016 through the 2021 vintage. He pioneered Benza's entry into traditional method sparkling brut even when he had little to no experience back in 2017 with making base wine and disgorging. His tireless efforts have allowed the Benza wines to mid-90's scores with James Suckling and double golds from the Oregon Wines Awards. When he's not the winery, he's in the vineyard at both Ruby and Benza eyeing conditions and keeping a close eye on things. He knows the idioscyncracies of some of our blocks and is working with Paden (a good friend) to insure that knowledge is passed over.
Andrew has been far more than a winemaker to Ron over the years. He has been a trusted consultant on all matters big & small related to the industry. Ranging from disease pressure and pruning techniques to matters of wine compliance.
Andrew had also been instrumental in the build-out of the Benza winery building working with architects, civil engineers and suppliers to help get the Benza Winery through it's inaugural vintage in 2022.
It's difficult to put into words Andrew's contributions. Benza Vineyards would not be where it is without his efforts.
Andrew grew up in Seattle Washington and is a 5th generation north Westerner. He's cooked in both Seattle and New York where he picked up an exposure to fine foods and wine. He's worked harvests in France, Australia and New Zealand before coming to Oregon where Like Paden, he worked with Eric Hamacher and Anthony King at the Carlton Winemaker's Studio. A stint at Brittan Vineyards led to his hiring by Ruby Vineyard in 2016.
Alicia Kuehn, Operations Manager
Alicia is a local to say the least. She was born and raised in Oregon and grew up literally on the other side of the fence. From babysitting children across the street (once upon a time) to taking care of neighbors' horses in able to ride them, she's been a member of Laurel for a very long time. Thus allowing her to amass a wealth of knowledge on the area. Spending years in customer service, from golf courses to restaurants, she has honed her people and managerial skills. She really seems to have dealt with it all. With all this experience, she still truly cares about the people in front of her and wants them to feel special. Her attention to detail is shown throughout what she does. She is very passionate and excited about her new career in the wine industry, having been around it her entire life; and it will be exciting to see how she and Paden grow Benza to be the bespoke vineyard they both know it to be. Beware if you start talking about dogs though, she loves them to pieces and will probably not stop going on about her two Newfoundlands.
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MEET MERLYN
Merlyn is a dedicated Choose To Care volunteer who continues to give her support year after year.
We are forever grateful!
Q. Tell a little about yourself and what you do for a living?
A. My name is Merlyn. I am a Nutritionist at Ridgewood WIC Center. I like to help others and provide them with services and support that they need in order to make healthier changes, one step at a time. My greatest reward is when they return and tell me about the changes they have made. I know that I have made a difference for many people.
Q. How long have you been involved and how did you become introduced to CHOOSE TO CARE?
A. Over the past three years, I have been involved with Choose To Care. I was introduced to Choose To Care by Mrs. Paulette Sinclair-Weir.
Q. What made you get on board?
A. I decided to join Choose To Care because it is a way of giving back and making a difference in some one's life. I hope it will help them to see that others care about them and their needs. With my efforts, I hope that this will let them know that when life is rough, sometimes it can get better with support and comfort. I come from a family that enjoys giving back to others. My mother used to give her food away and she was satisfied that she prevented someone from going hungry. I feel that other people should come on board and help a great cause.
After the disastrous fishing boat accident the idyllic Farmland was left idle for months. The proprietor, Ms. Josephine, decided that the sadness had lingered long enough and she began to take the helm to bring back this farm to its productive state. The Reverend McMillan had recruited the men who used to stand idle at the corner. He knew it would take a lot to show them the ropes and build their confidence but this was going to be a big part of his ministry in Ridge Hill, he could not afford to have them slip back to their old pattern of holding up the corner in the square.
"Leila, Leila" Grannie Madelyn's shrieking voice could be heard throughout the valley. Although she did not work outside the home, she said it was important for her grandchild to learn to cook; so two times per week , Leila started her lessons under her grannie's watchful eyes. She made sure she used the right pinch of seasonings, sliced the potato the right way and used the correct measure of oil, because greasy food was not tolerated in Ms. Madelyn's kitchen. Leila was caught by surprise, her grannie must have returned home early because she had told her she was going to visit a few of her friends and Leila had watched her wrapped her coconut tart and pound cake, tying the goods in two bags as she said, this would guarantee freshness. Ms. Madelyn had crowned herself the baker of the village and no one would be able to wrangle that from her. It did not matter that there were women who knew their way around the kitchen far better than her, no one was brave enough to break this news to her.
Leila was still wearing her school uniform and she had not started her homework as yet. She had decided to while the time away with her best friend Ramila, the granddaughter of Ms. Josephine and the late Mr. Bancroft James, who with the the other men, died in that awful and mysterious fishing trip accident. Leila shouted back " I am coming grannie" as she quickly said goodbye to her friend. They had gone down by the river which runs in the back of Farmland. Leila knows that her grandmother did not want her to fall in the same trap as her mother Darlene who had her at a young age. Grannie had began watching her like a hawk because she thought Leila was blossoming too fast and should not be playing too much with Ms. Nita's good for nothing boys.
Leila and Ramila were inseparable and when they were not in school they would go by the riverside. Legend has it that someone from the village had been carried away by the swift current, way up the river. The people of Ridge Hill have sworn that they hear his cries for help ever so often. Most of the villagers stay away out of fear and so this became a private getaway for the best friends. They usually choose the shallow area and sit on the big stones that jutted out of the river. One of their favorite pastime was to throw pebbles that made circles in the water. Two innocent schoolgirls who talked and talked forever and when they were tired of running their mouths, they would pick the plums from the trees around the riverbanks, that were laden with the sweetest plums this side of the valley. They would eat a bellyful and then drink from the refreshing water that sprung from between the rocks. Today these two adventurous young girls ventured too far up the river, the mangrove trees and shrub grew so thick, that it would cast a dark shadow that send a shiver, raising bumps on their arms.
They turned back to their favorite stone, where the sunshine shone so brilliantly, through the tall and slender bamboo trees. They had fun looking at their reflections in the river. Nature had built this little hideout to perfection. They jumped from stone to stone on the step-like formation in the shallow part of the river. Leila noticed that Ramila was a bit somber and badgered her friend until she told her what was making her so gloomy. Apparently, Linette the school yard bully had pulled Ramila's hair and blurted out"I know why that fishing boat accident happen, there is a curse in your family and other things will happen, you watch and see." They both cried in remembrance of the men and they cried because what if mean-spirited Linette was telling the truth? They lost track of time and that is when Leila heard Grannie Madelyn's call, the voice that told her she would not escape her wrath. She should have been home starting supper.
The neighbors could hear Ms. Madelyn's bellowing voice. They would be peeping over fences, through the zinc hole and makeshift bamboo walls that separated some of the houses. It was as if it was a call for theater time. As Leila ran down the hill, she saw her grannie, hands akimbo waiting for her in the middle of the yard. Leila blurted out loudly, "what is the curse?" "Where did you hear that from?" as she shoved her inside out of the ears of all the busybodies. Her plan had worked, for whatever Ms. Madelyn had in store for her, it would be done in privacy. Ms. Madelyn did not answer Leila's question instead she wanted to set her plans in motion, baking up a storm for the upcoming revival. She had nominated herself the head cook and planner for this upcoming well needed week long thanksgiving to awaken the good spirits in Ridge Hill. Leila will have to wait for the answer to her burning question. After all this is Ridge Hill, the village of beauty and secrets galore. A revival will do the village good.
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The residents had not witnessed such bustling in this sleepy village. Every now and then a funeral procession passed through the dirt road to the cemetery where the very old inhabitants were called to their saviour. This population lived a long healthy life, they ate right and walked for miles to their destinations. This they thought was the key to their longevity. The burying of so many of their young dwellers caused lots of wailing and wringing of hands. The young and old, women and men,the feeble all gathered at Morgan Valley Farm, day in, day out to talk about this fishing boat accident that took them by surprise leaving the town void of so many hard working men. They were trying to make sense of this disaster that had befell them.
The Reverend McMillan delivered his sermon with fiery zeal. The church was bursting at the seams; everyone made it up the hill, some hobbled but they got there, they were determine not miss this gathering, even the men from the corner square were present. The Reverend wiped away his sweat and blinked his eyes,yes it was the men whom he had tried to bring into the congregation. This was his chance to minister to them from his pulpit. He began "Church, you know the doors are open to everyone?" in that talking and tune added voice. The parishioners replied with an "Amen" The three dozen men shuffled in their seats, they could feel lots of eyes on them. The gut-wrenching squeals of the master's name penetrated their souls. Although the community had scorned them for their worldly ways, they had feelings too, they came to mourn their family members and to show respect to a village in mourning. Everything happens for a reason and the Reverend knew this was the beginning of a ministry for which he needed all the vigor, strength and will power that he could muster up. He looked at the faces in the jam-packed church all stricken with pain. He was ready to do some healing. "We are one" he shouted in his loud bellowing voice. "You gotta believe, we are one" in that sing-talk tone.
The mourning had gone on for quite some time. It was months before the usual pleasantries were heard in and around Ridge Hill. Josephine Carter James needed workers for Morgan Valley Farm and the men at the corner square were her prime choices. The Reverend McMillan found another opportunity to convince these men to start a new life, to become productive citizens, to help rebuild the Ridge Hill Community. But remember, this was an extraordinary place and the gossip wheels began turning again. Many of the villagers thought this was the work of an evil woman who had long passed but every now and then they claimed, she would wake up the town with one of her 'pranks' that would have tongues wagging about her toxic spirit. She had an old grudge that she vowed to settle, she promised on her dying bed. This is the story as the elders remembered. This was the way things were in Ridge Hill, a place full of secrets, that will eventually be released and put citizens against citizens. The Reverend's plate was full and flowing over but he did not buckle under these pressurized situations, this he knew was a powerful beginning and all eyes were on him. Let's see what you can do or will you run like the others, their stare seemed to say.
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