Philip specialises in the chemicals sector, although he has been involved in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications in a wide range of technical fields. These include pharmaceuticals, coatings, food production, mechanical devices, nanomaterials and industrial machinery.
Before joining UDL, Philip studied the mechanisms of light-induced protein degradation. His research encompassed a wide range of chemical, physical and biological knowledge, such as photochemistry, biological structures and fundamental photophysical processes. The interdisciplinary nature of Philip's research sparked a desire to broaden his knowledge into the wider chemical and engineering industries.
Philip has a particular interest in the development and application of green technologies, as well as ground-breaking analytical techniques.
Philip joined UDL in September 2018.


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Q: VC++ - application crashed I've some problem with VC++ 2010. What i do:

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*create new project (Windows Form Application)

*start debugging (F5)

*copy .exe from Debug folder

*run it in 3 computers with XP - all is ok.

Next:

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*add to to Form1.h: #include (under '#pragma once' comment) - and nothing else

*start debugging

*copy .exe from Debug folder

*run it in 3 computers with XP - it runs only on one.

Net Framework 4 is installed on every pc.
Errors when crashed:

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*ModName: kernel32.dll      ModVer: 5.1.2600.3541      ModStamp:49c4f7e4

*fDebug: 0       Offset: 00012a6b

What could be wrong?
Thanks and Regards.

A: check if VC 2010 Redistributables are installed on system on which it is crashing

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There is quite literally something for everyone at EQ.The name says it all - Sydney's Entertainment Quarter satisfies all your entertainment requirements.
Of course some people simply aren't yet sophisticated enough to appreciate casual and stylish fashion, world-class humour, fine wine, the thirst slaking beauty of a cold beer or the many culinary delights on offer at EQ. Nevertheless, children of all ages are well catered for with a children's precinct and Kidsportz Playland for the very young ones.
With a convenient location in the heart of Sydney, you can stay for an hour or stay for the entire day. Regular buses run from Circular Quay, Central, Railway Square, Bondi Junction, Newtown and Marrickville, all stopping at Moore Park. But if you want to drive there is a multi-storey car park offering free parking for the first two hours.
Either way, EQ is just a few short kilometres from the CBD which also makes a pickup or drop off at the large on-site taxi rank a very affordable option. If you haven't already enjoyed the Entertainment Quarter experience, why not give it a go next time you're having one of those days when you don't know what to do.
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Fulfilling David Ben-Gurion's early vision in the digital age.
Envisioned by David Ben-Gurion in 1950, the National Library of Israel's Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts (IMHM) collects copies of all extant Hebrew manuscripts, whether privately owned or housed in public collections, from all over the world. It provides researchers and the public with access to nearly 80,000 manuscripts, comprising some 90% of all known Hebrew manuscripts in the world. The IMHM is one of the Library's most successful endeavors and one which has completely revolutionized Jewish studies.
With rapid advances in technology that significantly expand options for preservation, presentation and access to digital content, the National Library launched Ktiv: The International Collection of Digitized Hebrew Manuscripts. This initiative, undertaken in partnership with the Friedberg Jewish Manuscript Society (FJMS), will enable global centralized digital access to the complete corpus of existing Hebrew manuscripts. The images will be preserved long-term using state-of-the-art technology, and the collection will be accessible using innovative research and discovery tools to international communities of researchers and users. Leading institutions which have already committed to partner in this initiative include the Vatican, the British Library, the National Library of Russia, the German National Library, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Palatina Library in Parma, the Jewish Theological Seminary, Bibliotheek Ets Haim in Amsterdam, the Austrian National Library and others.


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Mayor Zimmer and area mayors question relationship with Gov. Christie
Hudson County and regional mayors are questioning their relationship with Gov. Christie in light of the media feeding frenzy over the orange cone controversial lane closures in Ft. Lee at the George Washington Bridge.
The temporary closure and ensuing added traffic has become the focus of the national media who are using the controversy to define Gov. Chris Christie, an anticipated Republican candidate for President in 2016.
Gov. Christie appeared up the hill in Union City to collect this endorsement from State Senator Brian Stack.
Christie also received an endorsement from Stack's selected Assembly pick Carmelo Garcia (rear right).
The operative words here are Republican and President.
The feeding frenzy has reached the Hoboken mayor's office where unsolicited media inquiries are arriving in the hunt.
According to a NJ Public Radio story on Friday:
"Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer says she had a face to face visit with Governor Christie in the Spring, when he asked her to endorse him for re-election.
She told him she would be remaining neutral.
"He was quite disappointed, but I wouldn't say that he was angry. He was disappointed and said he would keep asking," Zimmer said. "And I said, 'We can keep the conversation going but I don't expect to be changing my position.' And I didn't."
She had applied for a Hazard Mitigation Grant to protect Hoboken from flooding. During Sandy, 80 percent of the city was under water."
Hoboken requested $100 million in aid from the State and received a relative paltry $300,000.
Some NJ Assembly officials are already talking about trying to use the controversy to launch impeachment proceedings against the Governor and one got himself on national TV over the weekend.
This places one new Assembly-elect official in an odd position. Carmelo Garcia, he of the "ethnic cleaning" lawsuit thrown out of Hudson County Superior Court was handed an assembly position on the State Senator Brian Stack ticket last year. Part of the cost for the easy "ride" against token opposition was joining Stack in endorsing Gov. Christie.
Garcia is expected to be sworn in for the two year Assembly position this week. Word is out all over New Jersey the reception for Garcia who was caught and admitted making tapes of others is icy.
No one wants to talk about a mass communication selectively made to all NJ legislative officials suggesting any conversation with Carmelo Garcia begin with a pat down.
No one wants to talk about it to MSV on the record or background but everyone is talking about it.
A MSV exclusive photo captured this moment between Gov. Christie and Mayor Zimmer outside the Elks Club on Washington Street during Hurricane Sandy. The Governor had made an impromptu visit to Hoboken after the storm.
Talking Ed Note: A New Jersey Democratic Representative, Frank Pallone is featured a CNN story discussing federal investigators looking into Sandy funds spent in NJ, questioning if some of the funds were inappropriately spent by Gov. Christie.
Posted by SmartyJones at Monday, January 13, 2014
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Five Finalists Selected for the 2021 New Year, New Roof Giveaway
Care Free Homes, Inc. via Facebook
Care Free Homes, Inc., announced the finalists of their 6th Annual New Year, New Roof Giveaway; the community will vote online now through January 15 to choose the winner of a GAF roof.
Earlier this month, communities from Cape Cod, Rhode Island, and Southeastern Massachusetts nominated deserving, in-need homeowners to be recipients of a GAF Timberline HDZ roofing system at absolutely no cost. Care Free Homes, Inc. selected five finalists who will advance to the voting stage. The five finalists include:
Lifelong community philanthropists, Jane and Michael Bailey of Newport
St. Luke's Hospital Frontline worker, Hilda Lopes of New Bedford
Framingham Firefighter, Peter Mathieu, and his wife, Pam, of Fall River
Old Rochester Regional High School Teacher, Kelly Ochoa, of Fairhaven
A hardworking, single father, Francis Tichelaar, of Taunton
"The pandemic has canceled many important life events but our 2021 New Year, New Roof Giveaway wasn't going to be one of them," said Care Free Homes Marketing Coordinator, Stephanie Pickup. "We are excited to move forward and provide much-needed positivity and encouragement to our struggling neighbors. It's wonderful to see family, friends, and communities rally around our finalists with an outpouring of love and support every year. It's truly an uplifting experience for everyone."
The community can read the stories of each finalist and cast their votes online via the Care Free Homes, Inc. website HERE. The winner will be announced with a surprise reveal on Monday, January 18.
The New Year, New Roof Giveaway is made possible thanks to a partnership between Care Free Homes, Inc. and GAF Roofing. Black Tie Cookies, United Way of Greater Fall River, and United Way of Greater New Bedford also support the program as community partners. Black Tie Cookies donates gourmet cookie bouquets to all the finalists and the winner. United Way assists with community outreach.
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July 29, 2019 Alaskan Bear Alaska cruise 2020, Cruises from Vancouver, Regent Seven Seas
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7-day one-way Alaska cruise from Vancouver to Seward (Anchorage) on board Seven Seas Mariner.
Cruising from: Vancouver, Canada;
Departure Date: July 29, 2020;
Cruise Line: Regent Seven Seas Cruises;
Cruise Ship: Seven Seas Mariner;
Ports of Call: Vancouver, Cruise Inside Passage, Ketchikan, Tracy Arm, Juneau, Skagway, Sitka, Cruising Hubbard Glacier, Seward (Anchorage) (Disembark);
Experience wildlife, wilderness, and native culture on this Alaska cruise with Regent Seven Seas Cruises.
Port of Vancouver
Vancouver Cruise Port – Gateway to Alaska. Vancouver is consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful cities in the world so it's no surprise over 800,000 cruise passengers come through the Port of Vancouver each year, extending their stays before or after their cruise[…]
Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska
The Inside Passage Cruises The Inside Passage is a coastal route for oceangoing vessels along a network of passages which weave through the islands on the Pacific coast of North America. The route extends from southeastern Alaska, in the United States, through western British Columbia,[…]
Cruises to Ketchikan. Ketchikan is known as Alaska's "first city" due to its location at the southern tip of the Inside Passage. It is the first city you reach as you cruise north, and for many visitors, their first introduction to the beauty and majesty of Alaska. You[…]
Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska
Cruising Tracy Arm. Tracy Arm is a fjord in Alaska near Juneau located about 45 miles south of Juneau and 70 miles north of Petersburg, Alaska, off of Holkham Bay and adjacent to Stephens Passage within the Tongass National Forest. Many cruises include a stop[…]
Cruises to Juneau. Juneau, often described as America's most unusual state capital, is the only center of U.S. government with no roads leading into or out of town. The city is surrounded by nature, namely towering mountains and the waters of Gastineau Channel. For most visitors,[…]
Cruising to Skagway, Alaska
Cruises to Skagway. Skagway is a place in Alaska where the past lives on, the cries of "gold in the Yukon" still echo from steep canyon walls and the sounds of barroom pianos and boomtown crowds ring out in the night. Skagway, located in the Upper Lynn Canal[…]
Cruising to Sitka, Alaska
Welcome to Sitka. Sitka is thought to be the most beautiful of southeast Alaska cities with population of about 9,000. Nestled on the west side of Baranof Island, it is flanked on the east by majestic snow-capped mountains, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Sitka is[…]
Cruise Hubbard Glacier, Alaska
Galloping glacier – Hubbard Glacier Hubbard Glacier is a mesmerizing natural wonder framed in striking glacial blue. The largest tidewater glacier in North America at a whopping 76 miles long and 1,200 miles deep, Hubbard has been nicknamed the "galloping glacier" because of how quickly[…]
Seward, Alaska
Cruises from Seward. Seward offers an unbeatable year round quality of life environment to attract residents, visitors and employees. The spectacular mountain and bay scenery, with abundant land-based and marine wildlife coupled with immediate access to pristine areas for hiking, mountain biking, mountain climbing, cross country[…]
Enjoy a seven-night one-way Alaska cruise from Vancouver to Seward (Anchorage) through the beautiful Inside Passage, exploring fjords, glacial valleys, and untouched wilderness of Alaska with Regent Seven Seas Cruises, cruise ship Seven Seas Mariner. Seven Seas Mariner leaving Vancouver for 7 nights from July 29, 2020.


Julia 1.0.1 has been released. The latest update includes bug fixes, performance improvements and documentation updates.
JuliaPro and JuliaBox are now available with Julia 1.0.1. Download JuliaPro or register and sign-in to JuliaBox today to experience the latest and greatest Julia.
JuliaTeam is an enterprise solution that works seamlessly behind your organization's firewall, resolves proxy server issues and facilitates package development, installation, management and control.
Julia is available with Tensor Processing Units (TPUs). Please contact us if you have an application or proposal using Julia with TPUs.
Julia Computing's Jane Herriman has been appointed to the Board of Directors of NumFOCUS. Jane is Julia Computing's Director of Diversity and Outreach, PhD candidate in Materials Science at Caltech and will soon rejoin Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as a Lawrence Graduate Scholar. NumFOCUS is a non-profit organization that promotes sustainable software, open code development and reproducible scientific research. NumFOCUS supports Jupyter, which was named for Julia, Python and R.
Julia Computing Chief Scientist Alan Edelman discussed the launch of Julia 1.0 on National Public Radio's Morning Edition. The segment is available here.
Julia has been awarded the Best of Open Source Software (Bossie) Award by InfoWorld.
Julia Computing's Jane Herriman will present An Introduction to Julia for Machine Learning at ODSC West in San Francisco Oct 31-Nov 3.
Advances in Engineering Software is producing a Julia special issue which is now open for submission. The submission deadline is October 15, 2018.
The Julia Proposed Release Process and Schedule from Stefan Karpinski proposes a plan for future Julia releases and updates.
TechRepublic: Why Is Programming Language Julia Growing So Fast and Where Is it Going Next?
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CRJ 107 - Essential Communications in Criminal Justice 3 cr.
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Elective - HIS or POS Elective 3 cr.
Elective - General Elective 3‐4 cr.
Elective - Science Elective 3‐4 cr.
NOTE: Students may elect to focus on forensic investigations through elective choice CRJ 245 - Forensic Photo & Videography 4 cr. , PSY 209 - Introduction to Forensic Psychology 3 cr. in conjunction with the required program course *CRJ 218 - Scientific and Legal Aspects of Investigation 3 cr. .
***Program Elective can be selected from CSC 101 , SOC 206 , SOC 203 , SOC 207 , SOC 213 , POS 201 , PSY 203 , PSY 209 and/or any CRJ, ESA, or HUS course. CRJ 122 and CRJ 265 not allowed as program electives.


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Move L.A. is a transit advocacy group that made a big push for Measure R in 2008 and has continued to push for more transit — and more transit funding — in Los Angeles County. The group's fourth annual transit discussion next Friday promises to be an interesting one with panels discussing America Fast Forward and the possibility of asking voters to extend the Measure R sales tax past its 2039 expiration. Several prominent Metro staffers will be speaking, including CEO Art Leahy. Here's the link for tickets to the event for those interested in attending.
Tagged as: America Fast Forward, Art Leahy, L.A. on the Verge, Measure R, Move L.A.


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Q: Find non-duplicate rows in table I have the following table
|| some_id || value_A || value_B ||  timestamp ||
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||       3 ||    1000 ||       1 || 1362979652 ||
||       3 ||    1001 ||       2 || 1362979652 ||
||       4 ||    1002 ||       2 || 1362979652 ||
||       4 ||    1003 ||       3 || 1362979652 ||
||       4 ||    1004 ||       3 || 1362979652 ||
||       3 ||    1000 ||       1 || 1362980605 ||
||       3 ||    1001 ||       1 || 1362980605 || <-- value_b is different here
||       4 ||    1002 ||       2 || 1362980605 ||
||       4 ||    1003 ||       3 || 1362980605 ||
||       4 ||    1004 ||       2 || 1362980605 || <-- value_b is different here

The table consists of a set of data, and then a nearly identical set of data is inserted (with different timestamps). The data is not exactly the same, as the value_B is different in some rows, as you can see above.
What I need to do is delete all duplicate rows, and as well as replace the older similar rows with the new ones (the new rows have the newer timestamp).
I have experimented with several different inner join approaches, but I'm having a hard time. I think it's a two part thing. First, I need to simply get rid of the duplicates:
|| some_id || value_A || value_B ||  timestamp ||
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||       3 ||    1000 ||       1 || 1362979652 ||
||       3 ||    1001 ||       2 || 1362979652 ||
||       4 ||    1002 ||       2 || 1362979652 ||
||       4 ||    1003 ||       3 || 1362979652 ||
||       4 ||    1004 ||       3 || 1362979652 ||
||       3 ||    1000 ||       1 || 1362980605 || <-- will be deleted
||       3 ||    1001 ||       1 || 1362980605 ||
||       4 ||    1002 ||       2 || 1362980605 || <-- will be deleted
||       4 ||    1003 ||       3 || 1362980605 || <-- will be deleted
||       4 ||    1004 ||       2 || 1362980605 ||

Next, I need to delete of any of the OLDER rows if there is a new row left over with the same some_id and same value_A value.
|| some_id || value_A || value_B ||  timestamp ||
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||       3 ||    1000 ||       1 || 1362979652 ||
||       3 ||    1001 ||       2 || 1362979652 || <-- will be deleted
||       4 ||    1002 ||       2 || 1362979652 ||
||       4 ||    1003 ||       3 || 1362979652 ||
||       4 ||    1004 ||       3 || 1362979652 || <-- will be deleted
||       3 ||    1001 ||       1 || 1362980605 ||
||       4 ||    1004 ||       2 || 1362980605 ||

So after processing, the above resulting table would look like this:
|| some_id || value_A || value_B ||  timestamp ||
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||       3 ||    1000 ||       1 || 1362979652 ||
||       4 ||    1002 ||       2 || 1362979652 ||
||       4 ||    1003 ||       3 || 1362979652 ||
||       3 ||    1001 ||       1 || 1362980605 ||
||       4 ||    1004 ||       2 || 1362980605 ||

I'm looking for an efficient solution, because in reality, the table I'm working with has several thousand rows of data. So efficiency is key.

A: Your example is a bit wrong, since 1001 is a duplicate while 1002 is not but you indicate the reverse in your duplicate elimination step. This simple delete join should get you the correct result though;
DELETE a
FROM MyTable a
JOIN MyTable b
  ON a.value_A=b.value_A
 AND a.some_id = b.some_id
 AND (a.`timestamp` < b.`timestamp` AND a.value_B <> b.value_B OR
      a.`timestamp` > b.`timestamp` AND a.value_B =  b.value_B)

An SQLfiddle to test with.
Of course, never run destructive SQL from random people on the Internet without a backup.


Breeanna was really helpful and was able to offer lots of advice on the islands we were visiting. We were going through another travel agent and stumbled across Clean Cruising. We were so happy we did as everyone was super helpful and we were always kept up to date with our booking."
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Yale aims to incorporate the most efficient ergonomic value into our trucks so that operators feel immediately comfortable both driving the truck and using it within the environment of the metals industry and the industries it supplies. The truck is ready for action rather than the operator struggling with the operation of the truck. The more we can simplify the truck's operation, the better it is for the operator.
Our strong ergonomic focus across the Yale® product range is demonstrated with the Yale MP20X Ride-on Pallet Truck. It is designed to provide the most comfortable working environment for operators with a large cushioned operator platform and a non-slip surface, which allow the operator to determine the most comfortable driving position throughout the shift. The truck features an ergonomic tiller head with angled hand grips and responsive low effort 'butterfly' controls to reduce stress and fatigue on the operator's wrist, thumb and fingers. Foldable side arms provide the operator with comfort and stability when manoeuvring. In addition the operator can choose whether to operate the vehicle right or left handed.
Today's production environments are stressful and frenetic. If operators are comfortable, they are better focused and better able to navigate these challenges. Ergonomics is critically important.
This three-wheel Electric Counterbalance Truck helps operators perform at their optimum level in the most challenging environments. The truck can accommodate operators of all shapes and sizes so that drivers experience the most comfortable and ergonomic working compartment possible to reduce back strain and minimise fatigue throughout their shift. It offers effective vibration control with a fully adjustable full-suspension low vibration seat.
With comfort and wellbeing in mind, there is an adjustable mini-lever module armrest with built-in hydraulic controls, directional switch, emergency disconnect button and warning horn button. The instrument panel is positioned to the right of the operator for a clear unrestricted view of the truck's operational status and performance settings.


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Park, sewer districts formalize Fort Ward Community Hall partnership
August 1, 2016 / Moderator
The Fort Ward Community Hall project is now officially a local park plan.
The Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District and Kitsap County (Fort Ward) Sewer District No. 7 have formalized their agreement for development of a public hall in the historic bakery building at Fort Ward.
Under the agreement, the hall will be managed and programmed by the Park District under a long-term lease. The Park District will act as general contractor on the project, and contribute staff labor toward the building's renovation.
The sewer district, which purchased the building in 2007, will maintain ownership as a capital asset and hold an office in one corner of the 1,900-square-foot hall.
The park and sewer boards codified the partnership with formal action in late July after a longstanding agreement in principle.
Terry Lande, Park District executive director, hailed the agreement between the two local municipal agencies.
"Bringing an indoor park space to the south end of the island is long overdue," Lande said. "The Fort Ward Community Hall will be a great asset for a corner of the island currently underserved by such facilities. This project really advances both the Park District and the City's Comprehensive Plans for expanding park services to island residents."
Chris Dew, Fort Ward sewer district board president, said the interlocal agreement serves both districts' constituents and the island as a whole.
"The sewer district purchased the bakery building with exactly this broad public benefit in mind," Dew said. "We're very pleased to see it taking shape, and proud to partner with the Park District to see it through."
The building renovation is expected to be completed by the end of 2017, contingent on continued successful fundraising.
The Park District, project manager OTWB Inc. of Bainbridge Island, and the Friends of Fort Ward neighborhood group are now finalizing the construction schedule.
Friends of Fort Ward, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is currently soliciting tax-deductible contributions to meet a $60,000 challenge grant match offered by Bainbridge Rotary. The group hopes to have that leg of the larger fund drive completed by Labor Day, with donor outreach ongoing.
The building was originally constructed in 1910 as a bakery serving the U.S. Coast Artillery Corps garrison at Fort Ward. It was repurposed as a power station for top-secret Naval radio operations during World War II, a chapter detailed in David Kahn's authoritative work "The Codebreakers."
The restored building will offer a meeting hall and kitchen for community groups and private functions. Park programming will include classes, clubs, scout troops and other family-oriented activities typical of events at Seabold and Island Center halls and Camp Yeomalt.
The renovation is being financed by private contributions and state and local historic preservation grants.
The project has earned grants from the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, the Bainbridge Community Foundation, the Suquamish Foundation, the Bainbridge Island Parks Foundation, and donor-advised contributions from the Seattle and Kitsap Community foundations. Leading island businesses including Town & Country Markets, Inc., and Bainbridge Island ACE Hardware have also contributed.
Prospective donors can schedule a tour of the bakery building by emailing fortwardhall@gmail.com.
← Happy birthday, Fort Ward bakery! (Our little building turns 106 today.)
Community Hall ranked No. 6 among 35 heritage projects statewide, recommended for $92K funding →


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University: University of Michigan
Dissertation Title: No Radical Hangover: Progressive Responses to Economic Crises in the Midwest, 1967-1988
My dissertation, "No Radical Hangover: Progressive Responses to Economic Crisis in the Midwest, 1967-1988," investigates the growth of the progressive movement and the reemergence of economic democracy in the Midwest during the 1970s and 1980s. The study focuses on two organizations. Alliance for a Rational Economy (DARE) and the Ohio Public Interest Campaign (OPIC). Progressives in these institutions sought to construct policies to address the impact of the globalization of production and plant closure on Midwestern cities and towns. OPIC promoted statewide anti-plant closure legislation while DARE advocated for establishing a worker-controlled industrial economy in Detroit.
"No Radical Hangover: connects progressive economic politics of the 1970s to articulations of economic democracy during the Progressive Era, the Great Depression, and during the 1960s. It also illustrates how 1970s progressive economic politics influenced national conversations around deindustrialization during the 1980s, especially during the 1988 presidential campaign and efforts to pass a federal plant closing law. The study reconsiders questions of success and failure of social movements by examining structural obstacles, progressives' own shortcomings, and their impact on U.S. political culture.


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Berlin and Vienna: Art, Architecture and Traumatic History
The last 300 years have seen a series of dramatic and often traumatic passages in the lives of Berliners and the Viennese. The course starts with an overview of the turbulent history of the two cities, setting the context for the course's main focus - the world-famous output over this period of fine art and of revolutionary architecture. Our Berlin art studies include the works of the famous Romantic artist Caspar David Friedrich and the anti-war art of Otto Dix and Ernst Kirchner. In Vienna we assess the artworks of such luminaries as Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. In German architecture, the great advances of Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus are explored, while acknowledging the earlier contribution to the Modern movement in Architecture of Vienna's Otto Wagner and the Vienna Secession. Finally, comprehensive reviews of the art and architecture of these cities' Metro stations provide a local perspective on their different histories and great cultural heritage.
To provide an insight into the art, architecture and the traumatic history of Berlin and Vienna over the last two centuries, identifying the numerous places of interest and key cultural targets for modern-day visitors to these cities.
Contrast the achievements of Otto von Bismarck and Adolf Hitler in building a greater Germany.
Describe the most famous artwork of the Romantic artist Caspar David Friedrich.
Identify two of the Berlin landmark buildings designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
Identify the two leaders of the Vienna Secession, in art and architecture respectively.
Define the years in which Vienna and then Berlin ceased to be divided into externally controlled sectors after World War II.
All materials will be provided
The following books provide an excellent level of background knowledge on Berlin and Vienna respectively: "Germania" by Simon Winder (a fun historical tome) "The World of Yesterday" by Stefan Zweig (his autobiography)
This course should provide an extensive knowledge and understanding of Berlin and Vienna. As such, it is an ideal course for those intending to visit or stay in Berlin or Vienna in the near future.
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Marlow Community Association
Liston Hall
Chapel Street
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Li, Quan, and Ming Wen. 2005. "The Immediate and Lingering Effects of Armed Conflict on Adult Mortality: A Time Series Cross Sectional Analysis." Journal of Peace Research 42 (July): 471–92.
This research investigates the effect of armed conflict on adult mortality across countries and over time. Theoretical mechanisms are specified for how military violence influences adult mortality, both immediately and over time after conflict. The effects of aggregate conflict, interstate and intrastate conflicts, and conflict severity are explored. The Heckman selection model is applied to account for the conflict-induced missing data problem. A pooled analysis across 84 countries for the period from 1961 to 1998 provides broad empirical support for the proposed theoretical expectations across both genders. This study confirms the importance of both the immediate and the lingering effect of military conflict on the mortality of the working-age population. The immediate effect of civil conflict is much stronger than that of the interstate conflict, while the reverse applies to the lingering effect. Both the immediate and the lingering effects of severe conflict are much stronger than those of minor conflict. While men tend to suffer higher mortality immediately from intrastate conflict and severe conflict, women in the long run experience as much mortality owing to the lingering effects of these conflicts. The mortality data show a strong data selection bias caused by military conflict. The research findings highlight the imperative for negotiating peace. Preventing a contest from escalating into a severe conflict can produce noticeable gains in saved human lives.


Prof Andrea Cavallaro is one of the organisers of the Video Analytics for Audience Measurement in Retail and Digital Signage (VAAM) workshop in conjunction with the 22nd International Conference on Pattern Recognition, Stockholm, Sweden, 24 August 2014.
The retail and advertisement industries are becoming more pervasive, with the need of measuring engagement of viewers/shoppers with newly launched campaigns.
Video analytics may help understanding the effectiveness of the branded message by studying and measuring public opinion and polling, geographical concentration of conversation of viewers. To this aim, computer vision and pattern recognition technologies will play an important role in audience measurement for their capability of understanding from visual cues demographics, gaze, dwell time, affect state and group proxemics, where low spatial-resolution, pose changes, occlusions, illumination changes, large variability of intra-class female age and ethnicity cohorts are critical aspects for recognition.


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Robin's Nest- A Benefit for Helpusadopt.org
Posted on Sep 22, 2016 in News and Previews
by Alix Cohen
Founded in 2007, Helpusadopt.org is the only grant program in the United States that fosters all types of families (married couples, single parents and LGBT partnerships) without discrimination as to race, religion, or sexual orientation. It helps enable all types of adoption (domestic, international, foster care) with grants up to $15,000. There is no application fee. Funds are raised through private donations and fundraising events in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. To date, the organization has awarded 179 adoption grants totaling just over $1.5 million.
This evening's entertainment begins with Robin Westle's jaunty rendition of "Over the Top"
Isiah Feil-Sharp, Eric Michael Gillett
(Don Gallagher/Mark Waldrop). She then introduces 11th grade Professional Performing Arts High School student, Isaiah Feil-Sharp, who offers an earnest "Make Them Hear You" (Lynn Ahrens/Steve Flaherty.) In conversation with the host, we learn Feil-Sharp has had a harrowing foster care history. Fortunately, this ended just two years ago, when he submitted himself to Janice Huff's Wednesday's Child, a weekly adoption feature that airs Wednesdays during News 4 New York at 5pm. His proud parents beam from their shared table. "There are so many kids that just need to know they will be loved by someone who will let them know that there is hope in their lives." (Feil-Sharp)
Arthur Ross, a young recipient of Singers Forum\AEA Vocal Scholarship, delivers a mischievously animated "Friend Like Me" (Alan Menken/Howard Ashman) as the genie from Aladdin. Ross has spirit, phrasing and moves. Fun!
Adam Halpin, Megan McGinnis
A charming version of Irving Berlin's "I Love a Piano" is performed by actress/vocalist Megan McGinnis, who most recently starred in the splendid off Broadway production Daddy Longlegs. Seemingly besotted, her voice exhibits graceful control and gamine character. Tonight's MD, Andrew David Sotomayor, plays a terrific old-timey arrangement by Tedd Firth. It seems McGinnis's mother was both adopted and open about it. In fact, when her mom went searching for her birth mother, Megan participated. "I feel the connection."
William Finn's "Anytime" is performed by actor/vocalist Adam Halpin, McGinnis's husband. Halpin is invested in the lyric. When he goes up an octave, the artist creates a little frisson.
…And I am there each morning/I am there each fall/I am present without warning/And I'm watching it all…Against his better judgment, the two played together in Daddy Longlegs its last 7 months. "I was terrified, but it was the best experience of my life."
The couple then lilt through "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen/EY Yip Harburg). As they turn towards one another, we can see Megan's pregnant belly. This is one child who will enjoy loving parents and be treated to lullabies.
"I've now been branded a senior citizen," quips this evening's Director, actor/vocalist/ teacher Eric Michael Gillett. "Why don't they just put 'coot' on my Metro Card?!" Gillett tells us he's finally playing men of a certain age, most recently one who was abusive. "In order to get through it, I found this earworm of a song by Dar Williams." "After All": It's better to have fallen in love/Than never to have fallen at all/'cause when you live in a world/Well it gets in to who you thought you'd be…arrives with deep, pulse-slowing sincerity.
KT Sullivan, Robin Westle
KT Sullivan, vocalist and The Artistic Director of The Mabel Mercer Foundation, is tonight's Special Guest. Coming from a family of 8, married to a man who has 5 children, one can safely say the lady's sense of family is highly developed. (Her step-grandchildren perceptively call her Grande Dame.) Two, wry, signature songs-Stephen Sondheim's "I Never Do Anything Twice" and Jerome Kern/Irene Franklin's "My Husband's First Wife," waft out in Sullivan's nightingale voice and comedienne persona. John Kander/Fred Ebb's "Colored Lights." her third number and my favorite, starts as a soufflé, growing dramatic with surety and style.
We close with Westle's swingy version of the appropriately titled "Robbin's Nest" (Illinois Jacquet/ Charles Thompson) Give me something gentle/ Make it sentimental /Whatever you could suggest/ I'll take robbin's nest…
Eschewing high pressured auctions and high priced tickets, the host encourages as many people as possible to join the fold, spread the word, enjoy the entertainment, and hopefully donate. Robin Westle has selflessly championed helpusadopt.org through eight benefits, each including musical entertainment and featuring people who have been affected by adoption. The impassioned fundraiser is a speech pathologist, board member of helpusadopt.org and with husband Tom, proud parent of two adopted children.
Photos: Jason Russo of HeyMrJason Photography
A Benefit for helpusadopt.org
Producer/Host-Robin Westle
Director-Eric Michael Gillett
Musical Director/Piano-Andrew David Sotomayor
Guitar- Owen Yost
MD/Piano for KT Sullivan- Jon Weber
The worthy organization: http://www.helpusadopt.org/


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11,800 personal current accounts have been opened each week so far this year in Ireland. That's acco...
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11,800 personal current accounts have been opened each week so far this year in Ireland.
That's according to the latest data from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI).
Figures show some 365,000 accounts have been opened to date in 2022.
While around 68,000 personal current accounts were opened in the four weeks to the beginning of August.
Brian Hayes is chief executive of BPFI, who said there's still a lot to do ahead of the imminent closure of Ulster Bank and KBC.
"We've a big job of work to do - we're at, not just the start of that process, but getting close to the middle of that process.
"And between now and next August, another 12 months, we've got to find a home for about 450,000 personal account customers.
"So a lot done, more to do.
"And we certainly believe that the website that we've put in place on behalf of the industry - movingaccount.ie - gives customers really good advice on a step-by-step guide basis about how they go about opening a new account, or indeed switching their account".
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Report on Anatahan (United States) — May 2006
Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, vol. 31, no. 5 (May 2006)
Managing Editor: Richard Wunderman.
Anatahan (United States) Eruptions restarted in 2005 and continued until at least June 2006
Global Volcanism Program, 2006. Report on Anatahan (United States) (Wunderman, R., ed.). Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, 31:5. Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN200605-284200.
Anatahan erupted almost continuously from 5 January 2005 until 3 September 2005 when eruptions suddenly ceased (BGVN 30:07, 30:08). Observations through 16 September indicated relative quiet. Indications from later reports (discussed below) are that this lull continued through at least mid- to late-February 2006. Eruptions resumed after that, although the observations suggest chiefly or entirely gas-rich plumes. Jenifer Piatt suggested that plumes after early September 2005 and through May 2006 rose only to low altitude, perhaps 2,500 m.
This report covers the period through early June 2006 and includes both field observations as well as several satellite-based SO2 measurements, and extensive satellite images of thin plumes assessed as vog (volcanic smog; table 5). Some of those plumes extended W to SW from Anatahan and had overall atmospheric SO2 masses on the order of up to 4 kilotons (kt).
Table 5. AURA/OMI SO2 from Anatahan plumes at stated dates in 2006 (the two indicated with asterisks ("**") shown as figures). The last column displays the plume's overall estimated SO2 mass. The second and third columns indicate, respectively, the area of the sulfurous plume, and the estimated maximum SO2 concentration (in DU) and its latitude and longitude. Courtesy of Simon Carn.
Date Time (UTC) Orbit Area of plume (km2) Highest concentration in Dobson Units (DU) Coordinates Atmospheric SO2 (kilotons)
15 Mar 2006 0400-0420** 08852 -- -- -- 1-2
12 Apr 2006 0249-0428** -- 9.1 x 104 1.9 DU 13.16°N, 137.26°E 2.2
16 Apr 2006 0401-0404 09318 9.8 x 104 6.7 DU 16.28°N, 145.39°E 3.9
23 Apr 2006 0407-0410 09420 11.0 x 104 4.6 DU 17.42°N, 143.06°E 3.5
31 May 2006 0331-0334 09979 4.8 x 104 3.0 DU 16.07°N, 145.24°E 1.4
During the week ending 19 September 2005, there were three periods of elevated tremor. On 13 September, technicians from the Emergency Management Office of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (EMO-CNMI) who were reinstalling seismic station ANA2 on Anatahan reported that the plume was gray, small, and moving to the NW. They heard no explosions and saw no craters or large ballistics in vicinity of ANA2.
CMNI-USGS reports for 3 September until at least 26 December 2005 noted an absence of erupted ash. At least as late as 27 February 2006, Anatahan lacked reported ash emissions. Also as late as the 27th, seismicity was at background levels, amounting to a few percent of the late June 2005 maximum, with occasional long-period earthquakes. On 27 February 2006, the Alert level was reduced to Normal and the Aviation Color Code to Green because of the continuing low levels of activity.
By the date of the next USGS update, on 20 March 2006, activity had increased somewhat and the Alert level was raised to Advisory and the Aviation Color Code to Yellow. A faint, thin plume of gas that was occasionally observable during January and February became continuous and slightly more dense on satellite imagery during the first three weeks of March.
Using the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA's EOS/Aura satellite, Simon Carn imaged Anatahan's plume of 15 March 2006 (figure 27). Anatahan lies at the solid triangle; the plume blew largely SW. Carn found that the atmospheric SO2 mass was 1-2 kilotons. He noted that there had been an upsurge in satellite-detected SO2 output that began in mid-February 2006. The highest concentrations of several OMI analyses (table 6 and figure 28) were measured on 16 and 23 April (3.9 and 3.5 kilotons of SO2, respectively).
Table 6. A summary of Anatahan plume data based on US AFWA satellite observations during 15 March to 31 May 2006. DMSP stands for Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. Courtesy of Charles Holliday and Jenifer E. Piatt, AFWA.
Date Time (UTC) Satellite (resolution or wavelength) Observation
15 Mar 2006 0354 Aqua Modis (500 m res.) Faint vog plume seen drifting generally SSW
16 Mar 2006 0125 Terra Modis (500 m res.) Vog seen drifting generally to the SW
17 Mar 2006 0330 Aqua Modis (1 km res.) Cloud cover obscured visibility
18 Mar 2006 0415 Aqua Modis (500 m res.) Vog plume appears longer and more dense, drifting generally SW
19 Mar 2006 0320 Aqua Modis (500 m res.) Moderately dense vog plume, extending over 370 km SW. No signature has been visible on MTSAT split window IR imagery nor NOAA channel differencing images, suggesting minimal ash content in the plume.
19 Mar 2006 1606 NOAA-18 Shortwave IR (3.55-3.93 µm) Hot spot visible at island
19 Mar 2006 2221 DMSP F-16 Visible (566 m res.) A very faint plume discernable out to 230 km SW from source
20 Mar 2006 0400 Aqua Modis (500 m res.) Vog plume drifting S and SW
20 Mar 2006 2209 DMSP F-16 Visible (556 m res.) Very light vog drifting SSW
21 Mar 2006 0305 Aqua Modis (500 m res.) Distinct vog plume drifting SSW
21 Mar 2006 1546 NOAA-18 Shortwave IR (3.55-3.93 µm) Hot spot indicated at island
24 Mar 2006 0035 Terra Modis (500 m res.) Vog plume drifting W then NW
24 Mar 2006 0804 DMSP F-13 Visible (1.11 km res.) Plume extended at least 833 km W before curling N. Using shadows, the plume is estimated at below ~1.2 km (4,000 ft).
29 Mar 2006 1604 NOAA - 18 Shortwave IR (3.55-3.93 µm) Hot spot indicated at island
29 Mar 2006 2110 DMSP F-13 Visual (1.11 km res.) Steam measures 37 km W and vog measures ~320 km SW and ~670 km NNE of the summit. Tops are estimated below ~1.5 km (5,000 ft).
29 Mar 2006 2110 DSMP F-13 Visual (556 m res.) Steam and vog visible at island; greater detail of vog trending ~320 km to SW
30 Mar 2006 0820 DMSP F-13 Visual (1.11 km res.) Steam measured 56 km NW; vog measured ~600 km SW and ~670 km NNE of the summit. Tops are estimated below ~1.5 km (5,000 ft).
30 Mar 2006 1554 NOAA 18 Shortwave IR (3.55-3.93 µm) Hot spot detected at the island
02 Apr 2006 1953 NOAA18 Shortwaave IR (3.55-3.93 µm) Hot spot detected
04 Apr 2006 0320 Aqua Modis (500 m res.) Cloud formation along the vog plume with tops estimated at below ~3 km (10,000 ft)
04 Apr 2006 0559 DMSP-F-12 Visual (556 m res.) Vog measures 210 km SSW of the summit
14 Apr 2006 0355 Aqua Modis (500 m res.) Vog drifting over ~390 km SW
14 Apr 2006 0808 DMSP F-13 Visual (556 m res.) Vog seen drifting over ~ 500 km SW, expanding extensively as it spreads
17 Apr 2006 0125 Terra Modis (500 m res.) Light vog plume blown over 400 km WSW to W
17 Apr 2006 1612 NOAA-18 Shortwave IR (3.55-3.93 µm) Hot spot visible
17 Apr 2006 2143 DMSP F-13 Visual (556 m res.) Vog measures over 490 km WSW
22 Apr 2006 2153 DMSP F-16 Visual (556 m res.) Faint vog plume trended ~40 km NW
23 Apr 2006 0045 Terra Modis (250 m res.) Possible gray steam/ash plume extending under 28 km NW and vog extending over 155 km NW
23 Apr 2006 1954 NOAA-17 Shortwave IR (3.55-3.93 µm) Hot spot detected at island
24 Apr 2006 0130 Terra Modis (500 m res.) Visible vog trended ~325 km W then curved ~130 km NE and dissipated
23 May 2006 0430 Aqua Modis (500 m res.) Vog seen drifting generally W, then curving S and SW
23 May 2006 0710 NOAA 15 Visual (1.85 km res.) Vog trending generally SW then W for ~390 km
26 May 2006 0130 Terra Modis (500 m res.) Vog trending WNW(?)
26 May 2006 0800 DMSP F-16 Visual (2.78 km res.) Vog seen drifting WSW for up to 1,250 km
26 May 2006 1234 NOAA 17 Shortwave IR (3.55-3.93 µm) Hot spot detected at the island
30 May 2006 2120 DMSP F-14 Visible (2.77 km res.) Plume extends over 1,480 km to the WSW
30 May 2006 2120 DMSP F-14 Visible (556 m res.) Plume extends over 1,480 to the WSW. NASA Aura/OMI estimated the columnar SO2 concentration associated with the plume.
31 May 2006 0315 Aqua Modis (500 m res.) Vog seen drifting generally to the SW, with great dispersion
Figure 27. AURA/OMI image of SO2 from Anatahan at 0400-0420 UTC on 15 March 2006 (orbit 08852). The overall estimated SO2 mass in the 15 March plume was 1-2 kilotons. Concentration path-lengths for the atmospheric column are scaled in Dobson Units (DU). This is an example of a comparatively short plume, with greatest SO2 concentrations nearest the source, and blown somewhat more southerly than some of the later ones. Courtesy of Simon Carn.
Figure 28. AURA/OMI image of SO2 from Anatahan at 0249-0428 UTC on 12 April 2006. The overall estimated SO2 mass in the 12 April plume was 2.2 kilotons (for other parameters and comparisons, see table 6). This is an example of a comparatively elongate plume, with highest SO2 registered in areas ~1,000 km ESE of the source. Courtesy of Simon Carn.
OMI is a Dutch-Finnish imaging spectrometer that measures ozone and other atmospheric trace gases such as SO2. OMI is a nadir-viewing imaging spectrometer that covers the ultraviolet and visible spectral range (270-500 nm). Its high spatial resolution increases the chance of observing cloud-free pixels, thereby enhancing the accuracy of the data products. OMI observes a strip of the Earth's surface about 2,600-2,800 km wide in one shot. The satellite's own movement along with Earth's rotation enables OMI to scan the entire globe. A two-dimensional CCD detector records both the complete swath and the spectrum of every ground pixel in the swath. The spatial information is imaged on one dimension of the CCD detector while the spectrum is projected along the other dimension of the CCD detector. OMI detects the total column amount of SO2 between the sensor and the Earth's surface and maps this quantity as it orbits.
On 17 March around 2200 UTC, the level of seismicity nearly doubled and continued at that level for 2 hours. On the 18th around 1400 UTC, the level of seismicity again nearly doubled and continued at that level for about 8 hours before returning to the baseline level prior to 17 March. The increased seismicity consisted of small (M 0-1) long-period earthquakes occurring approximately every minute, sometimes reaching two per minute. A total of about 600 such events were detected during 17 and 18 March. Volcanic Ash Advisories were issued by the Washington VAAC; plumes appeared to contain gas and only insignificant amounts of ash.
According to the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA), on 19 March a hot spot at Anatahan was visible on satellite imagery. Vog (volcanic smog) extended 200 km from the island (figure 29).
Figure 29. Anatahan's SW-drifting plume at 0320 UTC on 19 March as seen in a satellite image (AQUA MODIS, 500 m resolution) The US Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) analysts interpreted this plume as vog. Courtesy of AFWA and NASA.
On 24 March around 1330, seismicity at Anatahan abruptly increased to about twice the background level. The seismicity consisted of low-amplitude tremor and small, long-period earthquakes, similar to the seismicity on 17 and 18 March. On 24 March, vog from Anatahan was visible on satellite imagery extending W, then curling N. The plume was estimated to be below 1.2 km altitude, and no ash or hot spots were visible. Anatahan remained at Alert level Advisory; Aviation Color Code Yellow (Volcanic activity has increased somewhat, but remains fairly low and is being closely monitored).
From 28 March to 4 April, seismic levels fluctuated. Seismicity again jumped up to about double the background level for a few hours on 29 and 31 March and 2 April. Anatahan continued to produce a gas-and-steam plume visible in satellite imagery. On 4 April, Saipan residents reported smog and the smell of sulphur.
On 8 April a team from EMO-CNMI visited Anatahan and found steam and gas discharging from the E crater along the SW crater wall above a discolored lake. Testing confirmed the presence of SO2 and H2S in the plume. The plume rose to an altitude of less than 2 km and drifted to the NW as brownish vog. No ash fell from the plume onto the island. Based on these results and satellite surveillance, Anatahan was inferred to be emitting steam, gas, and vog.
Three long-period earthquakes occurred on 14 and 15 April. Each was preceded by several minutes of significantly reduced seismicity. AFWA reported that a hot spot was visible on NOAA shortwave IR imagery on 17 April at 1612 UTC, and vog extended over 490 km WSW in F-13 imagery on 17 April at 2143 UTC. SO2 mass values for 23 April were the second highest in this reporting interval. On 24 April 2006 AFWA reported that hot spots were occasionally visible and that vog was nearly always visible in satellite images.
Throughout May 2006, Anatahan's E crater continued to emit vog that was visible in MODIS imagery. Seismicity levels were low throughout April and May. A few to several microearthquakes occurred each day, all with magnitudes M 1 or smaller.
Ash may have erupted in late May. Although ash was indicated on radar on 27 May, and in a pilot's report for 29 May, those events took place during intervals of such low seismicity that people watching that data felt eruptions were unlikely to have occurred then.
On the other hand, based on a pilot report, the Washington VAAC declared that an ash plume from Anatahan reached an altitude of 3 km on 29 May and drifted W. Vog issuing from the E crater was visible on satellite imagery at about 1333 on 29 May 2006, and increased prior to emission of an ash plume. A report issued from the Washington VAAC on 30 May at 0535 indicated a faint, low-level gas-and-ash plume extending from the summit. At 2120 UTC on 30 May the plume extended over 1,480 km WSW.
By 19 June continued gas and steam emissions remained visible in satellite imagery. Seismicity dropped from recent levels and occasional microearthquakes were recorded locally.
Information Contacts: Juan Takai Camacho and Ramon Chong, Emergency Management Office of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (EMO-CNMI), PO Box 100007, Saipan, MP 96950, USA (URL: http://www.cnmihsem.gov.mp/); Simon Carn, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET), University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA; Charles Holliday and Jenifer E. Piatt, U.S. Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA)/XOGM, Offutt Air Force Base, NE 68113, USA.


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When They Think of Bush, They Think Of The War
Matt Yglesias attacks "the surprisingly persistent myth that George W Bush was some kind of legislative steamroller who somehow coerced Congress into doing things it didn't want to do through magic narrative powers that Barack Obama unaccountably fails to use." He talks about Sarbanes-Oxley and McCain-Feingold and tax cuts and NCLB and Medicare Part D, and I'm pretty sure he's right about those. But his opponents will probably be willing to concede all of that. They're thinking about something else.
What they remember is the Iraq War, and about other legislation that came out of the War on Terror, the PATRIOT Act probably foremost. They're remembering how Bush managed to get most of the Democrats in a Democratic Senate to vote for the Iraq War Resolution, and got everybody except Russ Feingold to vote for the Patriot Act. They're remembering the Osama / Max Cleland ad, and how unfair the other Democrats were to Howard Dean, and how John Kerry couldn't even articulate a straightforward antiwar position in a presidential election. (For getting out of Iraq to become the mainstream Democratic position took another year and Jack Murtha.)
It's not surprising that this is the foremost thing on their minds. During the Bush years, progressive Democrats felt that most of the country saw them as unpatriotic and possibly traitorous for having well-reasoned and ultimately correct views on major foreign policy questions. People who deceived the country about WMD ruled the country and were admired, while people who figured out the truth and tried to make it clear to others were a minority taunted by everyone from Ann Coulter to Chris Matthews. You can forget Sarbanes-Oxley. This is the sort of thing that people don't forget. And it transforms the way they understand politics.
The idea is that the financial crisis could've been the Democrats' 9/11, and this time no WMD-style lies would be needed to pass legislation. The truth would be enough. Under the same sort of national climate of anger, this time one where anybody who opposed higher taxes on the rich or more bank regulation or health care reform or whatever would be hated as an elitist scumbag, Republicans would find themselves tied in the same knots that Democrats were over Iraq. Whatever it was that prevented Democrats from filibustering the Iraq War Resolution, that got them making bad arguments against Dean, that got all that ridiculous War on Terror legislation through -- that was going to happen again, just the other way around. And we would get lots of big progressive legislation passed, just like Bush got his War and Homeland Security and the Patriot Act. And since our big legislation is actually good legislation instead of being disastrous like the Iraq War, this would be a tremendous achievement for America.
Anyway, that's the idea. Maybe there's some reason it wouldn't work. But citing a bunch of domestic policy legislation where Bush had to cut deals really is irrelevant. The big question in progressive minds and hearts is: Why can't we do it the way Bush did all the War on Terror stuff?
The Navigator said...
Am I the only one who thinks of John Roberts? And Samuel Alito? Especially Alito, whose vote moved the Court substantially to the right.
janinsanfran said...
That's the best summary of what's going on here I've ever read. Works for me.
Guess we didn't understand that leading Dems, most especially the Prez, didn't really want to govern for the benefit of most people.
Davis X. Machina said...
Why can't we do it the way Bush did all the War on Terror stuff?
Because even within the Democratic party, redistributionist social provision and stricter regulation of the FIRE sector, can't command reliable majorities?
CreidS said...
As for the big question: because we aren't Republicans. They have a very different modus operandi. Loyalty was the watch-word for the Bush administration, and getting Liberals to hang together without putting their two cents in is almost impossible. We believe in personal opinions. No liberal ever said, "If it's good enough for Obama, it's good enough for me!"
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Frank Schmökel (* 19. August 1962 in Strausberg) ist ein rechtskräftig verurteilter deutscher Mörder und Vergewaltiger. Seine wiederholten Fluchten aus dem Maßregelvollzug, teils verbunden mit erneuten Straftaten, sorgten für landesweite Diskussionen und für Verschärfungen der Maßregelvollzugsbestimmungen.

Chronologie der Gewalttaten und Fluchten
Frank Schmökel, Sohn eines Polizisten, war bereits in seiner Jugend durch Zoophilie auffällig geworden. 1988 wurde er dann erstmals wegen einer Gewalttat, der versuchten Vergewaltigung einer 13-Jährigen, zu eineinhalb Jahren Freiheitsstrafe verurteilt. Nachdem er kurze Zeit geflohen war, kamen weitere zehn Monate Freiheitsstrafe dazu. 1989 kam er im Rahmen einer Teilamnestie frei.

Nach seiner Entlassung beging Schmökel weitere Straftaten, darunter die Vergewaltigung einer Achtjährigen. Dafür verurteilte ihn das Landgericht Frankfurt (Oder) wegen sexuellen Missbrauchs in vier Fällen zu fünfeinhalb Jahren Freiheitsstrafe und Unterbringung im Maßregelvollzug der brandenburgischen Landesklinik.

1994 gelang Schmökel während eines Freigangs von dort abermals die Flucht; danach vergewaltigte er in Quitzerow eine Elfjährige und versuchte, sie umzubringen. Wegen sexuellen Missbrauchs und versuchten Mordes wurde er daraufhin zu 14 Jahren Freiheitsstrafe, wiederum im Maßregelvollzug, verurteilt.

1995 konnte Schmökel zum dritten Mal entkommen, diesmal blieb er aber nur einen Tag in Freiheit. 1996 floh er erneut während eines Freigangs und wurde drei Tage später wieder verhaftet. Im Frühjahr 1997 entkam er ein weiteres Mal, stellte sich aber nach einer Woche der Polizei und kam daraufhin in die Landesklinik Neuruppin. Dort brach er nach einem halben Jahr nochmals aus der Haft aus, konnte am nächsten Tag jedoch verhaftet werden.

Im April 2000 erhielt Schmökel im Rahmen seiner Therapie wieder die Möglichkeit, sich in Begleitung von Pflegern frei außerhalb der Haftanstalt zu bewegen. Am 25. Oktober 2000 erlaubte man ihm einen Besuch bei seiner Mutter in Strausberg, den er zur Flucht nutzte, wobei er die Mutter und den begleitenden Pfleger mit Messerstichen schwer verletzte. Am 2. November 2000 erschlug er in einer Strausberger Laubenkolonie, in der er sich verborgen hielt, einen 60-jährigen Rentner und flüchtete mit dessen Auto.

Eine Suchaktion mit mehreren Hundertschaften, die bis nach Tschechien und Polen ausgedehnt worden war, endete erfolgreich, als die Polizei aufgrund eines Passantenhinweises das Fluchtfahrzeug und Schmökels Versteck in einem Wald bei Bautzen ausfindig machen konnte. Am 7. November 2000 wurde Schmökel in Saritsch nahe Bautzen gestellt und dabei durch einen Bauchschuss verletzt.

Endgültige Verurteilung
Am 11. Dezember 2002 verurteilte das Landgericht Frankfurt (Oder) Frank Schmökel wegen der bei seiner Flucht begangenen Verbrechen zu lebenslanger Freiheitsstrafe und Sicherungsverwahrung. Mit Beschluss des Bundesgerichtshofs vom 12. November 2003, der eine Revision Schmökels abwies, wurde dieses Urteil rechtskräftig.

2004 ermittelte die Polizei gegen Schmökel wegen des Verdachts auf Tötung seines Halbbruders im Jahre 1982, nachdem er diese Tat angeblich gegenüber dem Herausgeber seiner Autobiographie zugegeben hatte. Das Buch erschien im selben Jahr.

2006 produzierte der MDR für die ARD-Dokumentarserie Die großen Kriminalfälle einen Film von Christian Frey, in dem neben Wegbegleitern, Ermittlern und Psychologen unter anderem auch Schmökel selbst zu Wort kommt.

Schmökel war Insasse im Maßregelvollzug Brandenburg/Havel. Ende März 2017 wurde er in die Justizvollzugsanstalt Luckau-Duben verlegt. Das Oberlandesgericht Brandenburg hatte am 5. Dezember 2016 letztinstanzlich die Verlegung verfügt, da Gutachter Schmökel bescheinigten, nicht therapierbar zu sein. Dort trat er seine lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe an.

Folgen des Falles Schmökel
Vor allem die erneute Flucht Schmökels im Herbst 2000 und der anschließende Mord brachten die Praxis des Maßregelvollzugs im Allgemeinen, und im Bundesland Brandenburg im Besonderen, landesweit in die Kritik. Der zuständige brandenburgische Staatssekretär Herwig Schirmer trat Anfang November 2000 zurück. In der Folge wurden die Sicherheitsvorkehrungen im Maßregelvollzug erhöht und die Möglichkeiten des Freiganges verringert.

Literatur
 Tomas A. Hartmann (Hrsg.): Wenn Hexen Monster gebären. Die wahre Geschichte eines Scheusals: Frank Schmökel. Hartmann, Halle 2004, ISBN 3-00-013948-6.

Weblinks
 Die Verbrechen des Frank Schmökel RP online, 11. Dezember 2002.
 Schmökel – der Mörder am Gartenzaun. Film von Christian Frey (MDR 2006).
 Borwin Bandelow hat Schmökel im Maßregelvollzug Brandenburg/Havel besucht (2015)

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Verurteilte Person (Sexueller Missbrauch)
Person (Strausberg)
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