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Comfort To Me
Already renowned for a ball-tearing live show, The Sniffers made their international debut as one of the hottest tipped acts at The Great Escape in 2018. Soon afterwards, they signed deals with both Rough Trade Records and ATO Records, made a massively hyped appearance at SXSW, and finally released their self-titled debut album in 2019, landing them an ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) Award for Best Rock Album, capping off a wild year for the lunatic, likeable punks.
Late in 2020, Amyl and The Sniffers went into the studio with producer Dan Luscombe to record their sophomore album, Comfort To Me. Written over a long year of lockdown, the album was influenced by and expanded on a heavier pool of references - old-school rock'n'roll (AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, Motörhead and Wendy O Williams), modern hardcore (Warthog and Power Trip) and the steady homeland heroes (Coloured Balls and Cosmic Psychos).
Seventeen songs were recorded in the Comfort to Me sessions and the top 13 made the cut. They were mixed long-distance by Nick Launay (Nick Cave, IDLES, Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and mastered by Bernie Grundman (Michael Jackson, Prince, Dr Dre).
Comfort To Me demonstrates the same irrepressible smarts, integrity and fearless candour as their debut but as you'd expect of any young band five years on, their sound has evolved, in Amy's words it's 'raw self expression, defiant energy and unapologetic vulnerability.
Guided By Angels
Freaks to the Front
Don't Fence Me In
Knifey
Don't Need A Cunt (Like You To Love Me)


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Doctoral student Murphy Wonsick envisions a world where humans and robots coexist as friends. She spends her days trying to figure out how astronauts and robots can work together to complete dangerous tasks in space. In fact, she's working on one of the world's most advanced humanoid robots to exist—Northeastern's NASA robot Valkyrie—under the direction of Taskin Padir, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern.
Wonsick, PhD'20, has known since high school that she wanted to work for NASA. As a teen, she frequently stayed after school for tutoring in advanced mathematics. One afternoon, while considering what she might do with her love for mathematics, a teacher quipped that she could become a rocket scientist.
Between her sophomore and junior years of high school, Wonsick landed a summer internship at NASA where, she said, she got to "test the waters." She worked at the Kennedy Space Center, where she had the opportunity to explore the inside of a space shuttle and get an in-depth look at the inner workings of NASA.
"Once I'd done that, I knew this was where I wanted to be," Wonsick said.
Next, Wonsick attended Florida Institute of Technology to study astrophysics, with the goal of following that path to NASA. She also volunteered as a campus tour guide. Part of the tour included a stop in the school's robotics lab. "That's where I fell in love with robotics," she recalled.
So, not particularly enjoying her initial physics classes, she switched tracks to study computer science and math sciences. She secured a position in the lab and helped write code for what had been a largely mechanical robotics program. In other words, she helped animate the robots that had just been built.
After graduation, Wonsick enrolled at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where she earned a master's degree in robotics engineering—and met her mentor, Padir.
Right around the same time, NASA selected a team of Northeastern researchers led by Padir to perform advanced research and development work on Valkyrie, a 6-foot, 290-pound humanoid robot prototype. According to NASA, Valkyrie is primed to play an important role in future deep space exploration and could be sent to Mars to complete tasks before human crews arrive.
"At that point, I thought, 'Oh my gosh, this is everything I've been looking for. This is exactly what I've been wanting to do,'" Wonsick said.
Designing robots to tackle tasks that would be dangerous for humans—doing a spacewalk on the International Space Station, say, or setting up a colony on Mars—could potentially save human lives. "For a spacewalk, instead of sending two humans into this high-risk situation, why not send a human and a robot?" Wonsick said.


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If there ever was an area of dealing with computers that gave you instant heartburn, it would be this one. What to buy for your computer? There are literally hundreds (actually thousands) of different types of software that do everything including fixing the kitchen sink. It's totally mind-boggling, not to mention the fact that even if you do buy a new program, chances are it is obsolete before you even get it out of the package.
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Any type of software that helps you run your business will benefit you. Just remember you only need software to perform the functions YOU need. So ask yourself this question before you go shopping. There is no point in buying accounting software if you hire that out to an accountant. On the other hand, if you want to save money, then get the software and do it yourself.
In general, for an office here are some of the software programs you would likely need at your fingertips. You would definitely need Accounting/Financial Software to keep your own business accounts. See what is included in this package. You may have extras like tools for tax preparation, online banking, and emailing invoices. Nice bonuses!
Every small business (or larger one) can use Business Plan/business software. Its major rasion d'etre is to help create standard business plans and legal forms. Of course, you can personalize them to suit your needs.
Want to stay organized right? Then you could likely use Contact Manager/Organizers software. It does what it says it does, organizes your contacts and schedule.
If you want to have a paperless office, or at least try to have one, then consider Optical Character Recognition Applications. This means turning paper forms into electronic documents. Good management tool as well.
You will of course be doing all sorts of things in your home office – like word processing, spreadsheets and the like. You will definitely need some type of Office Suite software. It should combine word processing/spreadsheet/presentation/email programs under one umbrella package.
Do not take your computer for granted. You will need a decent Desktop Operating System. It will let your programs run and work together.
You will want to keep you finger on the pulse of your business, and that means using a Spreadsheet program. It will track monthly sales, annual budgets, or the weekly football pool. Then you can see how much you won!
You will obviously need some type of Email software. It is the best way to keep in touch with clients at any time of the day. And you might also want to check into Fax software, to send faxes from your desktop. Talk about saving time.
Also consider something called GroupWare. This means teams of people/employees at different locations can work together on the same project by sharing documents and information.
This of course is just the tip of the iceberg for software selections for your office. You can find out more by surfing on the Net and by asking questions of those in the know. Yes, it is overwhelming, but if you take the time to assess what you actually need for YOUR office, then you will come out ahead of the communications game.


2013 Deliveries – SYNERGY Machine Sales Inc.
Here are a few deliveries from early 2013!
Ray showing the size of his new VTL, Keep in mind Ray is 6'2″ tall.
The First New Hwacheon Delivered in Red Deer Alberta this week!! Congratulations Dave Jakeman and his Team this is a Large VTL with a 50″ chuck just to put it in perpective. Its no Toy!!
Here are the first machine deliveries of 2013 for Synergy a new Machining Center and Turning Center in Atlantic Canada!!
This is January 4th 2013 Santa arrived just a little late for this customer but he is very happy just the same!!


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Camden is an unincorporated community in east central Polk County, Texas, United States. It is located at the junction of Farm to Market Roads 942 and 62, eighty miles north-northwest of Beaumont. As of the year 2000, the community had approximately 1,200 residents.

The Corrigan-Camden Independent School District serves area students.

History
Camden was a company town begun by the  W. T. Carter & Brother lumber company in the early 1900s. Virtually all the housing was built by the company and was rented by the company to its employees.  After the sale of the company to Champion Paper in the late 1960s, all the public buildings and housing except those owned by Carter Heirs were sold and moved.  At the time of sale it was one of the last company towns in Texas.  The Camden School District was merged into the Corrigan School District with a new name of Corrigan-Camden School District. By the early 1970s all that was left was a post office, Champion company offices and a few vacation homes owned by Carters.

There is a theory that some early Carters were familiar with Camden, Maine, and that is the origin of the name of this Camden.

Transportation
The Moscow, Camden and San Augustine Railroad serves the Champion wood products plant, connecting with the Union Pacific at Moscow.  Passenger service to Moscow was discontinued in 1973.

References

Unincorporated communities in Polk County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
Company towns in Texas

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Buying wholesale cubicles to outfit a mid to large-sized office space is simplest if you specify every unit to be exactly the same. But there's a limit to how useful this approach can be. For example, sometimes having all the workstations structured alike means you can't fit as many into your available space. A careful evaluation of your office layout might reveal that some customization will allow you to create more workspaces.
For example, in one area it might make sense for two desks to be facing each other with a cubicle panel between them. In another area, having employees share a central open space with desks facing outward makes more sense. You may also be able to incorporate existing walls into your cubicle layout instead of using all free-standing panel systems (depending on how you plan to handle wiring/cabling).
So, you may want to mix and match different sizes (standard vs. manager), different panel heights, different shapes (U shaped vs. L shaped), and other basic elements within the same cubicle setup. Sometimes, it's possible to do this even with used cubicles. Additional components for the more popular brands can still be readily procured.
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Is Alexandra Accidentally or Deliberately Colluding In Ukip Sexism?
Is Alexandra Phillips Accidentally or Deliberately Colluding In Ukip Sexism, by alluding to it but failing to expose it?
One has to wonder if Alexandra Phillips is playing games with her implied information or is in fact colluding in Ukip's endemic sexism by keeping silent!
Just as Trump has blamed Hillary Clinton for having tollerated her husband's phillandering and efforts to save her marriage 20 years ago as an excuse for his serial marriages, multiple mothers to his children and vile comments about women much more recently shows his mysogeny and contempt for women very clearly.
Just as Nigel Farage has brought shame on himself and Ukip by acting as an appologist for Donald Trump, showing his own very clear contempt for women.
As a young man I have been in the British Army and in 'locker rooms' of all types and never have I heard such vile mysogenystic comments as Trump made, only 10 years ago when he was 59!
I am disgusted that Nigel Farage considers this acceptable locker room talk, but far more disgusted that he is interferring in a foreign election, when he should be representing his constituents and earning his income as an MEP in Britain and the EU.
I well remember Nigel Farage's very outspoken views regarding President Obama speaking out to support David Cameron's misguided Remain Campaign – Nigel Farage's hypocracy is merely Pot/Kettle!
Well, this could be ominous.
Alexandra Phillips, who grew up in Gloucestershire has just defected from UKIP to the Conservatives.
But in her work as communications director for the party she was present at some pretty high up meetings, and worked with people right at the top of the party.
And Ms Phillips has possibly suggested that some attitudes towards women in the party might not be as, well, evolved as they could be.
We don't know to whom Ms Phillips is referring.
But we can say that former, and current leader of the party Nigel Farage defended Donald Trump.
Some years ago, the former UKIP Godfrey Bloom faced criticism for calling women 'sluts' and saying they didn't clean behind the fridge sufficiently.
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MFCEO Cigar News: Cubariqueño Cigar Company Announces Protocol Official Misconduct
April 30, 2018--Cubariqueño Cigar Company has announced the fourth regular release cigar for Protocol, the Official Misconduct. The Official Misconduct is a 6x50 Toro which is being produced at Erik Espinosa's La Zona factory in Esteli, Nicaragua, and will be packaged in 10 count boxes.
The name continues with…
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MFCEO Cigar News: Southern Draw Cigars Announces Rose Of Sharon Perfecto as Second IGNITE Release
April 30, 2018--IGNITE project release #2 will be an exciting new size for the award winning Rose of Sharon. The medium bodied blend that was blessed as the 2017 #1 Cigar of the Year by Stogie Geeks (Joe D.) and Tuesday Night Cigar Club, #2 Cigar of the Year by Phillip Kohn a.k.a. the Katman with a perfect 100 rating, the #8 Cigar of the Year by HalfWheel – the Consensus, and 10 other Top 25 Cigars of the Year will now be offered in a special round format.
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Mod Review: AVO Improvisation 30th
Brand: AVO
Line: Improvisation 30th
Size: Double Corona (7.5 x 50)
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Marron
Binder:…
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Mod News: Man Skirt Brewing to Bottle Fully Regimental
One of the newest offerings from Man Skirt Brewing in Hackettstown, NJ is about to make its way to corked and caged bottles according to the brewery on Saturday.
On Tuesday, Joe Fisher's Man Skirt Brewing received approval from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) for a label for Fully Regimental. Fully Regimental is a baltic porter, so it is…
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MFCEO Cigar News: General Cigar Company names Chris Tarr Vice President of Marketing
April 28, 2017--Regis Broersma, president of General Cigar announced today that Chris Tarr, regional sales manager, has been named the company's vice president of marketing.
"Chris is the right person to lead the marketing organization and I am very pleased he accepted the position. He brings a strong background in on-premise marketing, having worked for seven years at Coors Brewing Company before joining General Cigar in 2008. Together with his expertise…
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Mod Review: Southern Draw Rose of Sharon (Lancero)
Size: 6.5 x 40
Vitola: Lancero
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Filler: Dominican Republic & Nicaragua…
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Mod News: Kane to Release Bourbon Barrel Aged Sunday Brunch
Kane Brewing Company in Ocean, NJ is, arguably, New Jersey's most well-known craft brewery. Today, the brewery announced that one of their most popular beers was getting the barrel-aged treatment!
In a Facebook post on Wednesday evening, the brewery announced that Bourbon Barrel Aged Sunday Brunch was being released at the brewery this weekend through…
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MFCEO Cigar News: Casa Fernandez Officially Rebrands as Aganorsa Leaf
April 24, 2018--CASA FERNANDEZ has a new name and look. The Miami based cigar company, owned and operated by Eduardo Fernandez and his son Max, serves as the distribution center for their eponymous cigar lines as well as the JFR, LUNATIC, and GUARDIAN OF THE FARM brands among others, and will now be operating under the name AGANORSA LEAF. The name change and new logo are designed to align the company with the Fernandez family's massive leaf growing operation in Nicaragua,…
Mod News: Cape May Brewing Company Registers Labels for Anniversary Ale and Catch The Drift
Cape May Brewing Company in Cape May, New Jersey is celebrating their 7th Anniversary this summer, and we might be getting insight into their plans for this year's celebration.
On Tuesday, Cape May received approval for a label for Anniversary Ale 7.0 - the latest in their Double IPA series. Listed as a 7.7% ABV DIPA and delivered in 16oz cans, the label…
Mod News: Czig Meister Expanding The Farm Hand Nitro Series; Adding Orange Cream Ale Cans (Updated)
Last week, Czig Meister Brewing Company in Hackettstown, NJ debuted The Farm Hand series in cans with Strawberry Cream Ale on Nitro. Now, it appears that they are going to introduce Orange Cream Ale in cans as well.
The Farm Hand series includes all of Czig's Cream Ales on Nitro - each including a different fruit. Czig Meister utilizes a base cream ale across the entire series. Once the fermenting process completes, Czig Meister re-ferments the beer on the fruit, and then adds…
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MFCEO Cigar News: Joya De Nicaragua Announces TAA Exclusive Antaño Presidente
April 18, 2018--Joya de Nicaragua and Drew Estate are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of TAA, and 10 years of distribution partnership by introducing the Antaño Gran Reserva Presidente, exclusively for TAA.
Five decades ago, two great institutions in the cigar world began operations. The Tobacconist Association of America (TAA), and also, Fábrica de Tabacos Joya de Nicaragua. TAA is a group of selected tobacco retailers and specialists…
MFCEO Cigar News: Emilio Cigars Grimalkin Returns For 2018
April 18, 2018--Originally released in 2011, Grimalkin was widely acclaimed and became a breakout cigar for Emilio Cigars.
"Grimalkin was always a cigar that stood out in the Emilio portfolio. It was intriguing, so when Scott Zucca, owner of Emilio cigars, asked me to recreate a 2018 version, I was excited to do so. I like the theme and…
Mod News: Bolero Snort Registers Label for 20th & Bull
On April 15th, Bolero Snort Brewery based out of Ridgefield Park, NJ registered a label for the latest stout to be produced by the company - 20th & Bull Stout.
20th & Bull Stout is an Imperial Stout that leverages the base beer for Bergen County Bull Stout , and adds adjuncts of a 5th Avenue bar - peanut butter, milk sugar, cocoa nibs and vanilla. 20th…
MFCEO Cigar News: Ventura Cigar Company Promotes Michael Giannini to General Manager
April 17, 2018--Just months since becoming Creative Director, the Ventura Cigar Company (VCC) is pleased
to announce Michael Giannini's promotion to General Manager. A charismatic innovator, Giannini has been leading the brand vision and development for VCC and its proprietary products. He will retain his role as Creative Director, continuing to drive the direction and evolution of Ventura Cigar Company and its exemplary products.
"I am so proud and…
MFCEO Cigar News: Black Label Trading Co. Shipping Bishop's Blend 2018 This Month
April 17, 2018 — Black Label Trading Company is pleased to announce they are shipping Bishops Blend vintage 2018 to select retailers later this month. Bishops Blend is hand crafted in Esteli, Nicaragua at Fabrica Oveja Negra.
"I'm very excited about the third release of Bishops Blend. This is one of our most anticipated releases of the year and the 2018 vintage will not disappoint. The 2018 boasts big bold flavors of anise, pepper, raisins and a sweet…
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Mod News: Tuckahoe Brewing Co. to can The New Old School IPA and The Long Hug (Updated)
Last week, Tuckahoe Brewing Company in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, registered a label with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau for The New Old School India Pale Ale (IPA).
The New Old School IPA is a 6.5% ABV, 55 IBU India Pale Ale that initially debuted in late January 2018. The label indicates that it will be distributed in 12oz…
Mod News: Icarus Brewing Debuting 'Power Juicer' in Cans
On April 11, Icarus Brewing Company based in Lakewood, New Jersey received approval from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau for a can label for its next IPA, Power Juicer.
Power Juicer is a heavily wheated and oated North East Imperial India Pale Ale with Lactose copiously dry hopped with Galaxy, Columbus, and Lupulin…
Mod News: Cape May Brewing Company and DC Brau Collaborate on L'Attitude Experimental IPA
On April 11, Cape May Brewing Company based in Cape May, New Jersey received approval from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau for a can label for L'Attitude Experimental IPA, a collaboration with DC Brau Brewing Company based out of Washington, D.C.
The label art indicates that the beer, registering at 6% ABV, will be distributed by Cape May Brewing…
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MFCEO News: Southern Draw Announces First IGNITE Release, The Jacob's Ladder Lancero
April 11, 2018--After announcing their new charitable endeavor named IGNITE some good earlier this week, Southern Draw Cigars has announced that the Jacob's Ladder Lancero will be the first of 5 cigars in the series for…
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MFCEO Press Release: Southern Draw Cigars Announce New Charitable Endeavor, IGNITE Some Good
April 6, 2018--Teaming up with premium cigar retailers and sponsors to help select charities, Southern Draw Cigars is proud to announce its new charitable strategy as we endeavor to IGNITE some good.
Our Vision.
IGNITE, is a creative way for Southern Draw Cigars to dedicate NEW release cigars to provide hope, morale and charity to those in need. Southern Draw Cigars with its partners will join together by voluntarily assisting in all…
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The Indigenous Terra Madre network and Slow Food addressed international representatives at IFAD Governing Council and Indigenous Peoples Forum.
The topic of the 42nd session of IFAD's Governing Council, was rural innovation and entrepreneurship. On this, Dalí Nolasco Cruz, member of Slow Food Mexico and Advisory Board member of the Indigenous Terra Madre (ITM) network was invited to participate and she pointed out how "good, clean and fair" indigenous farmers are innovating to protect their lands and territories and to adapt to climate change: "the belief is that being a farmer is synonymous with poverty but it is not. We are now transforming that misconception because those people are playing an essential role in the future of humanity".
Indigenous leaders, such as Dalí, are able to participate at the IFAD governing Council, and address Ministries of Agriculture and the Pope, thanks to a mechanism created by IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development) in which indigenous leaders meet at the "Global Meeting of the Indigenous People's Forum", in Rome, debate and then propose global recommendations to IFAD and governments to take into account the holistic vision of Indigenous peoples.
This edition focused on the promotion of indigenous peoples' (IPs) knowledge and innovation for climate resilience and sustainable development, providing an opportunity for indigenous peoples and IFAD staff to analyze and learn from previous experiences, and further strengthen their collaboration for rural transformation.


Transport is responsible for around a quarter of EU greenhouse gas emissions making it the second biggest greenhouse gas emitting sector after energy (see Figure 1 below). Road transport accounts for more than two-thirds of EU transport-related greenhouse gas emissions and over one-fifth of the EU's total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the main greenhouse gas. However, there are also significant emissions from the aviation and maritime sectors and these sectors are experiencing the fastest growth in emissions, meaning that policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are required for a range of transport modes .
While greenhouse gas emissions from other sectors are generally falling, decreasing 15% between 1990 and 2007, those from transport have increased by 36% in the same period. This increase has happened despite improved vehicle efficiency because the amount of personal and freight transport has increased.
The key role that transport has to play in this long-term economy-wide aspiration was underlined by European Commission President Barroso in his Political Guidelines for the next Comission where he emphasised the need to maintain the momentum towards a low carbon economy and towards decarbonising the transport sector in particular. In March 2010, the Commission, as part of its Europe 2020 strategy, that it would make proposals to decarbonise transport, and in doing so linked the need to decarbonise transport with the wider sustainable growth agenda.
These high level political statements set the framework within which the original EU Transport GHG: Routes to 2050? project was undertaken. One of the main aims of this project was to provide information and analysis to assist the Commission with its early thinking on a co-ordinated approach to reducing the GHG emissions of all modes of transport.
The increasing political importance that is being attached to decarbonising transport reflects the fact that, of all the economy's sectors, transport has proved to be one of the most problematic in terms of reducing its GHG emissions. As mentioned earlier, since 1990, GHG emissions from transport, of which 98% are carbon dioxide (CO2), had the highest increase in percentage terms of all energy related sectors. Furthermore, transport's GHG emissions are predicted to continue to increase, without additional measures, to over 2,000 MtCO2e by 2050. This increase is shown in Figure 2, with a split by mode of transport. The figure is an output from an Excel-based illustrative scenarios tool (IST) called SULTAN (SUstainabLe TrANsport), which was developed under the first project in order to identify the GHG reductions that transport could potentially deliver by 2050.
Notes: International aviation and maritime shipping include estimates for the full emissions resulting from journeys to EU countries, rather than current international reporting which only include emissions from bunker fuels supplied at a country level (which are lower).
An increase of the order projected in Figure 2 would leave transport's GHG emissions 74% higher in 2050 than they were in 1990 (when the sector's emissions were nearly 1,200 MtCO2e) and around 25% above 2010 levels. Significant emissions increases between 2010 and 2050 are projected for road freight (for which an increase of more than 45% is projected), aviation (more than 50%) and maritime (more than 65%) without additional policy instruments. Whilst GHG emissions from cars are still projected to contribute the most to the sector's GHG emissions in absolute terms in 2050, their emissions are projected to have declined slightly from 2010 levels, as anticipated improvements in the energy efficiency of vehicles negate projected increases in demand.
Figure 2 shows the baseline, as projected by SULTAN. This is consistent with the range of results from other models and tools, although many of these only project to 2030. Clearly, the predicted continued growth in the EU-27's GHG emissions from transport has the potential to prevent the EU meeting the long-term GHG emission reduction targets that the European Council supports, if no action is taken to reduce these emissions.
Figure 3 demonstrates that on current trends, transport emissions could be around 30% of economy-wide 1990 GHG emissions by 2050. Whilst simplistic, in that it assumes linear reductions, the figure demonstrates that there is clearly a need for additional policy instruments to stimulate the take up of technical and non-technical options that could potentially reduce transport's GHG emissions. The EEA believes that all available policy instruments need to be used to achieve the ambitious GHG reduction targets.
European Commission (2010) Europe 2020: A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth COM(2010)2020, Brussels 3.3.2020.
The emissions included in this figure - for both the economy-wide emissions and those of the transport sector - include emissions from international aviation and maritime transport, in addition to emissions from "domestic" EU transport.
EEA (2009) Towards a resource-efficient transport system - TERM 2009: indicators tracking transport and environment in the European Union, EEA Report No2/2010, Copenhagen.
Projections based on data from the SULTAN Illustrative Scenarios Tool (BAU-a scenario) and historic data from DG Energy (2010) EU energy and transport in figures Statistical Pocketbook 2010 Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union, 2010.


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Christmas on television has become more than a modern tradition — for some the season isn't the same without it.
Pentatonix Lands NBC Christmas Special
Jeff Westover Christmas News, Christmas Television November 2, 2016 Christmas television special, Pentatonix 0 Comment
The news was just announced that ultra-hot vocal group Pentatonix will now be featured on an upcoming NBC Christmas television special. The a cappella group, which rose to fame on NBC's The Sing-Off, will return to the network on Dec. 14 for A Pentatonix Christmas Special, an hour-long holiday special featuring performances by Kelly Clarkson and Reba McEntire. The television special is just the latest huge news for a group that has done nothing but achieve over the past four years. The group just released it's third Christmas album and it has hit #3 on the Top 200 chart andRead more
A Marshmallow Christmas with Dino and Frank
Jeff Westover Christmas Television August 31, 2016 Christmas television, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra 1 Comment
It is hard to believe the clip below is about 50 years old. It shows a moment of Christmas on television like they never show any more. The annual Christmas variety show was a staple for nearly 30 years and all the big stars of music had such shows — Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Perry Como. Andy Williams was called Mr. Christmas because of his many Christmas albums and his annual show. Dean Martin, of course, had a regular show in the late 50s and early 60s and then did an annual Christmas show for years. He was, of course,Read more
If You Suck at Throwing Christmas Parties This is for You
Jeff Westover Christmas News, Christmas Television August 24, 2016 August 24, 2016 Christmas reality television 0 Comment
Are your Christmas parties lame? Or do you throw what YOU think are great Christmas parties but everyone else thinks are lame? Are you stressed out about Christmas already? The CW Network wants to talk to you. The network has just posted a casting call for a new reality television series they want to start filming next month about Christmas freaks who do not really know how to throw Christmas parties. They only want to embarrass you on national television, no biggie. Filming will take a week and the shoot will happen sometime between the end of September and theRead more
NFL Invades Christmas Eve
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What happens when Christmas falls on a weekend? For the NFL that means football and Christmas go together — and Santa will just have to use his DVR. Christmas Eve is on a Saturday this year and the NFL wants folks to tune in to 12 different games that day — including a prime time game between the Bengals and the Texans. Christmas Day isn't spared either. There are two games slated that day, the Steelers play the Ravens and the Broncos take on the Chiefs in Christmas Day contests. Some wonder how these games on television will fare. NoRead more
Why The Homecoming is One of the Most Important Christmas Movies Ever
Jeff Westover Christmas Features, Christmas Movies, Christmas Television March 26, 2016 March 26, 2016 Christmas movie, Earl Hamner Jr., The Homecoming, The Waltons 1 Comment
Earl Hamner Jr. passed away this week at the age of 92 and the world hardly noticed. Hamner was a prolific writer whose contributions were more noted on television than anywhere else. While he is no Dickens his Christmas story titled The Homecoming was more than just a TV movie that launched a successful, long-running television series known as The Waltons. The Homecoming should be considered one of the most important Christmas movies ever made. The movie is based on Hamner's true story of Christmas 1933. He was just ten years old when this event took place. The story tellsRead more
David Bowie Day
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Today is David Bowie Day in our Countdown to Christmas, there are just 349 days remaining. Bowie passed away today at the age of 69. It is hard not to compare David Bowie to his Christmas duet partner, Bing Crosby today, odd as that is to say. They had nothing and everything in common all at the same time. But today is not unlike the day that Bing died: everyone is talking about him, many quite shocked at his loss, and almost all speaking in admiration for many years of musical contribution and his prodigious talent. It would be hardRead more
DVD Review: Handel's Messiah
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There is perhaps no other music associated with Christmas that people know but know so little about than Handel's Messiah. In a documentary shown widely on PBS this holiday season BYU Television travels the world to showcase the everlasting popularity of the work and to explore the story of it's creation. And what a story it is. George Frederich Handel's prolific talents were known long before he wrote Messiah but he has endured for three centuries because of this signature work. His story is interwoven with two others who helped to bring Messiah to the forefront of holiday celebration andRead more
Poehler and Fey to Host SNL Christmas Show
Jeff Westover Christmas Features, Christmas Television November 18, 2015 Saturday Night LIve 1 Comment
Saturday Night Live is giving ardent fans a Christmas present this year: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey will host the annual Christmas episode on December 19th. To top it off Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will join in the festivities. Fey has returned to "SNL" to host solo three times since departing in 2006 and Poehler, who left in 2008, hosted for the first and only time in 2010. Fey and Poehler hosted their third and final Golden Globes Awards earlier this year. Their new film, "Sisters" opens the weekend of their hosting gig and against the muchRead more
Stars Align for National Tree Lighting
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The National Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place on December 3rd and entertainment for the festive traditional event has been announced as Fall Out Boy, Andra Day, Tori Kelly, Trombone Shorty, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Aloe Blacc, Kelsea Ballerini, and the Joyous String Quartet will all perform at the 2015 National Christmas Tree Lighting, presented by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks. This year's kick-off to the holiday season in the nation's capital marks the 93rd annual National Christmas Tree Lighting and will be held Thursday, Dec. 3, on theRead more
The John Lewis Ad is Out and It Does Not Disappoint
Jeff Westover Christmas Features, Christmas News, Christmas Television November 6, 2015 Christmas commercials, John Lewis 0 Comment
The Christmas season in the UK gets off with a bang each year as lights are festively lit in a very public way and the Christmas shopping public rushes to their televisions to watch the best of this year's Christmas commercials. Americans can scratch their head at this all they want. This is the UK tradition and it's a good one. While Americans wax nostalgic for Christmas commercials of their youth tied to the same animated TV specials playing since the 1960s Brits are enjoying brilliant and all-new ads each year that are like mini-movies — they tell a story,Read more


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Hiking duo honored as parade grand marshals
Bill Myers (left) and Dave Chalk hiking in Trione-Annadel State Park in 2017. Photo by Maurice Fliess
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Kenwood, nestled between two state parks along Highway 12, is a jewel because of its verdant vineyards, delicious restaurants and friendly community. Both Bill Myers and Dave Chalk were drawn to the area decades ago, from Ohio and Michigan respectively, and have loved the hills of Sonoma Valley ever since. For their unwavering efforts supporting the local environment and bringing together community, Myers and Chalk are being celebrated as the grand marshals of Kenwood's 2019 4th of July parade.
The pair has been dedicated to their joint project, Bill & Dave Hikes, for almost 20 years. The project began as a way for both of them to contribute volunteer time to the parks after completing docent training in 1999. Over the years, their monthly excursions have become a way for people in the local community to not only experience the outdoors, but also to cultivate and preserve friendships.
One of the most memorable relationships for Myers is that of his friends Mike and Susette. Myers was even asked to stand up by the priest at their wedding, and proceeded to make sure that everyone in the audience knew that the couple met on a Bill & Dave hike. Above all, though, Myers said that the "most significant" relationship that he has formed through hiking is his friendship with Chalk.
"Dave and I are very different people," Myers said. While Chalk always enjoyed the outdoors and was an Eagle Scout, Myers spent most of his time as a businessman and mainly ignored his health. It was not until a heart issue in his 40s that he realized the importance of taking care of himself and began hiking. Both Chalk and Myers think that hiking is one of the best ways to stay healthy.
"One does not need to hike far or high up necessarily, but just to hike regularly," Chalk said. He also recommended the hiking for fitness classes provided by Sugarloaf Ridge State Park and Jack London State Historic Park. Myers agreed, and pointed out the benefits hiking has for balance and joint health. "You can use exercise machines, you can play racquetball, volleyball, tennis… but as we age, what everyone is worried about when you get up to my age is falling and breaking your hip, and never being able to get out of the nursing home again. If you hike regularly, your balance is exquisite."
Both Chalk and Myers find hiking to be not only an ideal form of exercise, but a meaningful and sincere experience. For Chalk, hiking is "good for the soul as well as the body." Myers said, "It was originally simply done for my health," but said that he has developed an appreciation for "that mystical quality about the beauty of nature."
Bill & Dave Hikes has been a two-decade long project that both are determined to keep going after they plan to retire in 2020. "We are going into our twentieth year," Myers said. "We're looking for two people to ideally take over for us. We don't mind what they change the name to… what we care about is that this service to the community continues." He stated that they were open to a group of people taking turns leading hikes, as well, to continue the tradition. Myer's and Chalk's dedication and determination to provide for the local community and support the parks is worth not only being celebrated, but preserved.
Myer's contributions to the parks led him to start another project, Funky Fridays, along with his partner Linda Pavlak. During the summer, concerts are held every week to raise money for the Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation. Myers was adamant about how important the help of others is in fundraising and volunteering. "I'm not a serial do-gooder by myself; it takes a community."
Being recognized as co-marshals of 2019's 4th of July parade is an honor to Chalk and Myers. "We're all family hoping to instill happiness in our valley," Chalk said.
Myers said that he has "never missed it… I go to the parade in the morning and then I lead the 4th of July fireworks hike in the evening." Chalk will be in Michigan with his son's family, but Myers will lead the 4th of July parade. Then, as he always does, he will lead locals to Bald Mountain to watch the fireworks surrounding the gem that is Kenwood.
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Twitter sales plunge and major advertisers pull back
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In a nutshell, since Musk took over twitter, its sales have plunged while the followings of TikTok and Pinterest grew. To get specific, Musk's takeover has led to a 46% year-over-year decrease in ad sales, and the precipitous drop was an anomaly compared to the rest of the social media ad market, according to Standard Media Index, the advertising analytics firm.
Standard Media Index tracks monthly invoices of the major media holding companies and a basket of top independent ad agencies. Considering this, let's deep this following statistic…
"November is typically a top-three month in terms of ad spend for Twitter," according to Nicole McCurnin, director of advertising insights at Standard Media Index. "So, the fact it was down nearly 50% is significant obviously." Damn.
The statistic shines even brighter (and with an unflattering light) when you consider that according to the same research, ad spending on social media in general, including on Meta, TikTok, Snap and Pinterest, was down 2% year over year. They also saw particular growth in November when Twitter just…didn't.
For context, U.S. ad revenue for TikTok soared 72% in November versus a year earlier. Pinterest's November U.S. ad revenue rose 13%.
Furthermore, Twitter generated $1.57 billion in ad sales in the fourth quarter of 2021, including November, according to its public filings. Now that Musk took it private, Twitter no longer has to publicly report its results.
Most concerning is that many major advertisers, including Mondelēz, Macy's and General Mills, were among the brands that hit pause on Twitter in November. Brands were wary about how Musk would moderate Twitter, and whether the company would continue to work closely with stakeholders to ensure that brand safety standards were met.
Twitter has maintained relationships with some close advertisers, however, including Apple, which continued to advertise after a brief miscommunication with Musk. In late November, Musk publicly called out Apple, claiming the iPhone maker threatened to drop Twitter from the App Store. Musk also said Apple had stopped advertising. Within days, Musk announced that Apple and Twitter had reached an accord. "Thanks, Apple for fully resuming advertising," Musk said in a public audio session on Twitter Spaces. "We are starting to see a lot of other advertisers also resume their spending."
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Beta stage: building and testing the service
Digital and ICT investments
ICT procurement
Digital service standard
Getting started with the service design and delivery process
Own the whole user experience
Discovery stage: exploring the problem
Alpha stage: testing hypotheses
Live stage: improving the service
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In Beta stage, the team builds an end-to-end service based on what they have learned in Alpha stage. They keep iterating until it is ready to test in a private Beta release and then a public Beta release.
In Beta stage you focus on building the minimum viable product that you defined at the end of Alpha stage. This is the simplest thing you can build that meets the user need.
You will keep testing the service with users first in a private Beta and then a public Beta.
Meeting the Digital Service Standard
You must follow the service design and delivery process to meet Criteria 3: Agile and user-centred process of the Digital Service Standard.
The Digital Service Standard guides teams to build services that are simpler, clearer and faster.
The team you need in Beta stage
The multidisciplinary team established in Alpha should stay on in the Beta stage to keep the existing empathy, context, and momentum.
You might need to bring in different roles and capability during Beta, including (but not limited to):
web operations expert
data analyst.
What to do in Beta stage
At the start of Beta stage, you take the prototype you agreed on at the end of Alpha stage and build a minimum viable product. You will release this service as a private Beta.
The team will keep iterating the private Beta as they test it in short rounds of user research. These rounds of feedback become shorter as the team refines the product.
You keep running the private Beta service until you have a functioning, end-to-end service. You then open it up as a public Beta service that people can use alongside the existing service. As real users trial the new service you will keep testing it to find out how to improve it.
Once the public Beta service has proven to be a better solution, you can move on to the Live stage where the public Beta service will replace the existing live service.
The main activities in Beta are:
usability research
metrics monitoring.
These activities help you to:
build your service and plan for its launch
solve any remaining technical or process-related challenges
improve your service by testing it with users and releasing updates.
The team will keep updating the artefacts developed in the previous stages. This includes:
user story map
decision register
prototype.
How to work in Beta stage
In Beta stage the team should build the real thing with the minimum features that support the end-to-end user journey. Make it accessible and secure. Avoid the temptation to build a polished version of your Alpha prototype.
During Beta stage:
make sure the team's focus switches from experimentation to prioritising the minimum viable product
work as a team on actual user stories — make sure you focus on needs, not wants
define and iterate a workflow, including definition of done (DoD) and other details that help the continuous flow of backlog items.
Your team should use agile delivery practices, including:
continuous integration and delivery
test-driven development (TDD)
incremental design
pair programming.
Releasing the private Beta and public Beta
Once you have built the minimum viable product you will release it to test with real users, first as a private Beta and then a public Beta, alongside the current service.
Your research should help you find the best way to host the new public Beta service. This might be a new subdomain, sub-directory, or a domain name.
Apply for a new domain name through the gov.au Domain Administration System.
Private Beta
A private Beta is a Beta that isn't open to everyone. Don't launch your service publicly in private Beta — make it invite-only.
A private Beta allows you to:
have more control over the type of user that gets to use the Beta service
restrict the volume of transactions that go through the Beta service
start small and get quick feedback before releasing the service out to a wider audience.
A public Beta is a version of your service that's available for any member of the public to use. It will exist at the same time as the current available service.
This version of the prototype is available to all users, who can choose to use it if they are willing to try something new.
You need to measure and report on the performance of your service. You will have started preparing for this in the Discovery and Alpha stages.
Performance metrics are sources of information that can help you find out whether your service is meeting user needs. They make sure that the decisions you make to improve your service are based on evidence.
You will need to:
put the measurement plan you developed in Alpha stage into action — this means integrating your APIs, setting up your analytics and so on
test the plan's outcomes with stakeholders
iterate and improve the plan – consider sustainability over time and only collecting the information you need.
During Beta, you will need to:
capture real performance data for your service
iterate and improve your service through your findings
improve data capture methods if needed
plan how you will maintain your data capture methods and keep data records tidy.
How long the Beta stage takes
The length of time Beta stage takes depends on the scope of your product. If you have the right team in place, it should take a few months.
How you know Beta stage is finished
At the end of the Beta stage, you will have:
launched a private Beta service followed by a public end-to-end service
built a working system that can be used in full by users
made a prioritised list of work to be done (your backlog)
made a plan for ongoing user research to compliment quantitative data.
Make sure you plan how you will meet the resourcing needs when the service scales up.
After the service goes live, the multidisciplinary team should stay in place to keep momentum and make sure the service continues to be iterated and improved.
When you're ready to move on to Live stage
Your service is ready to move on to the Live stage when you are sure:
it meets user needs and delivers the full end-to-end user journey
you can support it and you will be able to keep iterating and improving it until it's retired.
Discovery is about understanding the needs of your users.
Alpha stage is about using prototypes to work out the right thing to build.
How to release and keep improving the service.


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Linux 4.15 Kernel Includes Fixes for Meltdown, Spectre Vulnerabilities
By: eWEEK Staff | January 31, 2018
Today's topics include Linus Torvalds releasing Linux 4.15; an IBM study finding users favor security over convenience; Microsoft updating Intel's buggy Spectre patch; and Innovid releasing a new video platform for reaching millennials.
Linus Torvalds released the first new Linux kernel of 2018 on Jan. 28, which ended up being the longest development cycle since Linux 3.1 was released in 2011. The new Linux 4.15 kernel features fixes for the core reason for the kernel's delay, namely the Meltdown and Spectre CPU flaws.
The Spectre issue is being mitigated in Linux 4.15 with the retpoline code that was originally developed by Google. Reptoline helps to avoid kernel-to-user data leaks, by restricting speculative indirect branches in CPU processes.
According to Torvalds, other new features in Linux 4.15 include support for expanded security capabilities in Intel and AMD CPUs. On AMD chips, Linux now supports the AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization capability. On Intel CPUs, Linux now supports User Mode Instruction Prevention, which limits the risk of privilege escalation.
Linux 4.15 Updates Kernel Security Features
How Millennials View Digital Identity
Microsoft Patch Nixes Intel's Buggy Spectre Fix
How to Engage 'Unreachable' Consumers
A global study about authentication usage and attitudes by IBM Security has found that 70 percent of respondents rank security over convenience when it comes to financial applications.
The study, released Jan. 29, surveyed 4,000 adults in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.
The study also found that 44 percent of respondents identified fingerprint biometrics as the most secure method of authentication. In contrast, only 27 percent rated passwords as being the most secure form of authentication.
Nearly half of people under 34 use fingerprints to unlock their personal smartphones, compared to only 22 percent of those over the age of 55. Finally, 11 percent of those under the age of 34 are using facial recognition to unlock their phone, compared to only 2 percent of those 55 and up.
While millennials are big adopters of biometrics, they tend to fall short when it comes to the use of complex passwords, and also tend to reuse passwords, the study found.
Microsoft has released a new emergency update for Windows that disables an earlier patch of the Meltdown and Spectre processor vulnerabilities issued by Intel, which could cause "higher than expected reboots and other unpredictable system behavior" on systems with Intel's Broadwell and Haswell processors.
Although Intel claims it is making good progress toward developing an effective solution, the company recommends that users, OEMs, software vendors and cloud providers cease applying the problematic patch or "microcode" that alters a processor's firmware.
Microsoft issued its own patch that disables Intel's fix, and for those already affected by Intel's buggy patch, Microsoft published two support documents for advanced users and IT professionals who are comfortable working with the Windows registry.
Innovid, a new-gen video marketing platform provider, on Jan. 29 introduced a new solution along with partnerships to help brands reach, measure and engage the elusive "mobile first" millennial audiences, who are now the largest segment in the U.S. at an estimated 80 million.
Innovid, along with leading SDK providers Fyber, InMobi, and MoPub, is offering increased transparency and performance across Video Ad Serving Template, or VAST, inventory for in-app mobile, enabling marketers to measure and engage in-app audiences on a much larger scale than previously possible.
Innovid is now launching VAST tags that are compatible with the leading viewability providers in the market, as well as with the Open SDK initiative, expected to be released in this year.
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Architecture of Redemption?
1 April 2020 Browse All Work by Date, Prison, Writing
Contradictions of Solitary Confinement
at Eastern State Penitentiary
Master's thesis at the University of Cambridge: Department of Art History & Architecture
Developed with Max Sternberg, historian at Cambridge
View of cellblocks and guard tower
Eastern State Penitentiary guard tower
The perfect disciplinary apparatus would make it possible for a single gaze to see everything constantly. A central point would be both the source of light illuminating everything, and a locus of convergence for everything that must be known: a perfect eye that nothing would escape and a centre towards which all gazes would be turned.
– Michel Foucault
Prison floor plan in 1836
In the contemporary imagination of prison, solitary confinement evokes images of neglect, torture, and loneliness, likely to culminate in insanity. However, the practice originated in the late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century as an enlightened approach and architectural mechanism for extracting feelings of redemption from convicts.
This research examines the design of Eastern State Penitentiary, built by English-born architect John Haviland from 1821 to 1829 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This case study explores the builders' challenge of finding an architectural form suitable to the operations and moral ambitions of solitary confinement. Inspired by Jeremy Bentham's panopticon, Haviland's design inspired the design of over 300 prisons worldwide. With reference to primary sources and to philosophers Jeremy Bentham and Michel Foucault, this research interrogates the problematic assumptions about architecture and human nature encoded in the form of solitary confinement practiced at Eastern State Penitentiary, which has wider implications for the study of surveillance architecture.
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I am indebted to Max Sternberg for his attentive guidance throughout this research, and his support of my experience in providing undergraduate supervisions at Cambridge. I am grateful to Nick Simcik Arese for encouraging me to examine architecture as the product of labor relations and relationships between form and function. I am inspired by Alan Short's lectures on architecture that criticize the beliefs in health and miasma theory. My research also benefits from co-course director Ronita Bardhan. Finally, this research is only possible through the superb digitized sources created by the staff of Philadelphia's various archives and libraries.
I am particularly indebted to the guidance and friendship of Andrew E. Clark throughout my life.
The COVID-19 pandemic put me in a "solitary confinement state-of-mind," allowing me to research prison architecture from a comfortable confinement of my own.
Digital Reconstruction
of Eastern State: 1836-1877
of Jeremy Bentham's Panopticon
Exhibit on Prison Design
Research begun before MPhil
Tagged architecture of fear, essay, history of technology, panopticon, planning, prison history.
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The drummer's passing was confirmed on both his personal and PANTERA's Facebook pages, where an identical announcement appeared Friday night.
Since his brother's murder, Vinnie Paul released several Dimebag-related items through his Big Vin Records label, including DVDs and the paperback book "He Came to Rock". Vinnielater said that the Dimebag-related releases weren't an attempt to cash in on his brother's tragic end but rather a way to keep Dimebag's legacy alive and well.
Vinnie and Anselmo's relationship got more acrimonious when Vinnie indirectly blamed Philipfor Dimebag's death, suggesting that some remarks the vocalist had made about Dimebag in print just weeks earlier might have incited Dimebag's killer.
For the past decade, Vinnie has been touring and recording with HELLYEAH, whose fifth album, "Unden!able", came out in 2016.
Shortly before his death, Vinnie laid down the drum tracks for HELLYEAH's sixth album at The Hideout recording studio in Las Vegas.


Cellectis plant sciences and the Two Blades Foundations (2Blades), two organizations with a common mission of developing techniques to improve the quality of crops, have announced a cross-license agreement of their TAL nuclease technologies. TALEN Technology™ (Cellectis plant sciences) and TAL code technology (2Blades) allow for precise genome editing in plants by utilizing nucleases. Nucleases are like DNA scissors that are designed to cut a DNA strand at a specific location.
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"Too is an obvious answer," clarifies Prime. "We would never go outside. Instead of you, though, I have no idea."
Aya shifts position slightly and doesn't say anything.
"... Sorry, I realize now that that was an unhelpful set of sentences."
Aya makes a little noise that neither agrees nor disagrees, and squirms again, and puts her face on his shoulder and sighs.
"Sorry. I am genuinely trying very hard not to torment you."


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A long trade war could threaten Communist Party legitimacy: Don Pittis
China has short-term advantages as Trump faces re-election, but a long decline in the Chinese economy could shatter the party's social contract with its people that keeps the Communist Party in power.
Looming U.S. election offers China short-term clout but it faces long-term dangers
Don Pittis · CBC News · Posted: May 27, 2019 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 27, 2019
Young people dress up to to celebrate the spirit of the Long March in the mountains of China's Jiangxi province. Chinese President Xi Jinping invoked the 1934 event as an analogy for winning its trade war with the U.S. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)
If Canada did not have so much at stake in the U.S.-China trade battle, it might be fun just to rubberneck from the sidelines.
But as stock markets and oil prices teetered last week and financial commentators worry about China destabilizing the global economy by selling off its trillion dollar stake in U.S. Treasury bills, it's hard to be complacent.
Canadian relief that we are no longer the butt of Trump's trade taunts is tempered by the knowledge that the newly promised $21-billion ($16-billion US) subsidy for U.S. farmers is bound to distort Canadian agriculture exports in unpredictable ways.
And China's trade attacks on Washington seem to have offered little comfort to Canadians suffering from retaliation for the house arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in a U.S. extradition manoeuvre.
Sometimes it seems there is little good to choose between the cesspool of current U.S. politics and Beijing's authoritarian posturing, but with Canada caught in the middle, it is essential for Canadians to try to see through the combative statements of each side to the realities beneath.
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China's Xi Jinping tells his country to get ready for hard times in trade war
In the case of China, President Xi Jinping has invoked that touchstone of Chinese Communist Party history, the Long March, when starving Mao Zedong loyalists retreated to the mountains to escape Chinese government forces, famously accompanied by Canadian doctor Norman Bethune.
"Today, on the new Long March, we must overcome various major risks and challenges from home and abroad and win new victories for socialism with Chinese characteristics," Chinese official media quoted Xi as saying.
The message to Chinese people, repeated by many lesser officials: Prepare yourselves for a long trade battle that may involve pain on the way to triumph.
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump promised billions to U.S. farmers to help them cope with the trade war, but he may be forced into trade concessions to help him win the 2020 election. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
U.S. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, has warned of the dangers of Chinese tech giant Huawei as just one example of the Communist Party's risks to Western security.
Despite the evident damage to the economies of Canada and other allies, the U.S. administration has insisted that Huawei and its ilk are a security risk, demanding that we end commercial relations with the company, while using existing legal agreements to compel Canada to arrest the Huawei executive.
Huawei just a bargaining chip?
But just as Canadians lined up to either support our long-time ally or scoff that Huawei isn't any worse at prying than any other tech giant, Trump has revealed that it is all just a bargaining chip.
"It's possible that Huawei even would be included in some kind of trade deal," said the U.S. president at the end of last week. "If we made a deal, I can imagine Huawei being included in some form or, some part, of a trade deal."
The Trump statement seems to confirm something long-time China-watcher Steve Tsang told me on the phone from his office at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies.
Tsang's contention was that Xi's Long March comments seem to imply that China can wait it out while the U.S. needs to settle quickly due to the demands of the election cycle. The idea that the U.S. would toss its long-term opposition to Huawei onto the bargaining table to seal a speedy deal may be evidence that is true.
But Tsang's analysis turns that seemingly self-evident notion on its head.
"Somebody really needs to give President Xi a bit of a history lesson," said Tsang. "Using the Long March is a very unfortunate way to inspire the country. The Long March was full of enormous mistakes that nearly killed the Communist Party off."
A carving of Chinese Communist leaders Mao Zedong and Zhu De at a historic site of the Long March, but the celebrated retreat nearly led to the collapse of the Communist Party. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)
Besides the unhelpful analogy, Tsang believes the concept that China can wait out a long trade war because China is not a democracy, and that its people are willing to endure, or "eat bitterness" as the Chinese expression goes, is simply false.
While this U.S. administration may be in a rush to get a deal to help Trump win an election in 2020 that has essentially already begun, the U.S. economy and its political system is well placed to sustain a long trade fight, whether Trump wins or loses.
"The advantage that Xi Jinping has — that he doesn't have to deal with the electoral cycle — becomes pretty much irrelevant because the party has to continue to deliver the goods to the people in China and the companies in China," said Tsang.
He said there is no question that over time, the growing sophistication of the Chinese economy will allow it to create the essential goods, such as sophisticated microchips, that it now must import. But Tsang said such an import substitution process will take more time than the Communist Party has.
Trump's Huawei threat a risk to Canadian and global tech in 2019
U.S.-China trade talks are about much more than trade
Essentially, the reason Chinese people continue to support the autocratic government, setting aside demands for more democratic reforms, is that people have exchanged those demands for a steadily increasing standard of living.
While Chinese people remain loyal to the country, Tsang said Xi is overestimating their willingness to suffer for the sake of Communist Party policy.
Once a lengthy trade battle begins to bite into economic growth, leading to a Chinese recession, all bets will be off and the party's legitimacy as the sole voice of correct thought will be jeopardized.
"If the trade war gets entrenched, the party will not be able to deliver their side of the bargain in the social contract put in place since the end of the Tiananmen massacre," said Tsang, referring to the 1989 democracy protests that were brutally crushed.
"And that is a potentially existential threat to the Communist Party."
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Brexit: Article 50 Petition Calling for Brexit to Be Cancelled Reaches 6 Million Signatures Ahead of Parliament Debate
by Jack Wilkinson 4 months ago in politics
A petition calling on Parliament and the UK government to revoke Article 50 (Brexit) has hit six million signatures.
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As the UK Government and Parliament try to figure out how to continue the Brexit process (the process of the UK leaving the European Union), the public has come out in waves to call on the UK Government to cancel Brexit.
Through a petition on the official UK Government and Parliament Petitions website, the public have been voicing their opinion on their wish to cancel Brexit. After Prime Minister Theresa May's deal has been defeated three times in Parliament, it is unclear how the UK will proceed, but Parliament is less than 24 hours away from debating the petition to call for a cancellation of Brexit.
In the last few hours, the petition has reached over six million signatures, making it the most popular UK petition to date. A petition calling for a second EU referendum comes in at second, and a petition calling for Donald Trump to be banned from the UK coming in at third.
With there being no clear plan in place, Parliament will debate the petition on 1st April at 4:30 PM. But the UK Government has already made its intentions clear in a response to the petition, saying:
"This Government will not revoke Article 50. We will honour the result of the 2016 referendum and work with Parliament to deliver a deal that ensures we leave the European Union."
Even with Parliament debating the petition, it is unlikely that any outcome will come of it. With the government against the idea of revoking Article 50 and MPs in Parliament being unable to come up with a consensus on any of the possible options given to them during indicative votes this week, it does not look likely that neither government nor Parliament would be able to commit to any action as a result of this petition. Nonetheless, it will give Parliament yet another chance to air their views, and this time more specifically on revoking Article 50. It could provide a more rounded indication of where MPs stand and how many are interested in the possibility of revocation of Article 50.
Next week, Parliament will also debate 8 other potential avenues of Brexit, including a second referendum, revoking Article 50, a different deal, the currently agreed deal, and more. This week's indicative votes didn't bring any consensus among MPs, but with at least one more, if not tow more, indicative votes planned, MPs may finally come together and show a consenus against one particular option. One option that has been named as being most favourable is the option of remaining in the customs union, allowing the restriction-free flow of goods through the EU, which is a mandate that the opposition, labour, supports.
As Brexit seems to not be getting any closer to a conclusion, the timeline for next weeks political events are as follows:
Monday, 1 April: Indicative votes will be held on other potential Brexit options
Wednesday, 3 April: If necessary, another round of indicative votes could be held
Wednesday, 10 April: Deadline for the UK to request a further Article 50 extension, in which case an emergency summit of EU leaders takes place
Friday, 12 April: Brexit day! If the UK does not request an extension, or the EU refuses to grant an extension, the UK leaves the EU without a deal
23-26 May: Elections are held for the European Parliament
There is also the possiblity of the opposition, Labour, calling a no-confidence vote. If that takes place and the vote passes, it could trigger a general election, throwing everything into further confusion. It's not yet clear if Labour will proceed with this, but the possibility has been heightened by the 3rd vote on Theresa May's deal falling flat.
Whether the UK comes to an arrangement or not, it is currently on a path to leave the EU on 12th April, with or without a deal, unless a further extension is agreed on 10th April with the European Commission.
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If downloading music, buying concert tickets, and following your favorite artists on Twitter isn't enough to satisfy your country craving, you can get your fix with YouTube videos. Many artists have launched webisode series on YouTube to show their fans the ins and outs of touring, open up their homes and personal lives to fans, and unveil what it takes to record a #1 country radio hit.
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Luke Bryan – LBTV Thursdays
Luke Bryan's YouTube series, coined "LBTV", comes out on Thursdays and follows the megastar from the red carpet, to the stage, and even to his home state of Georgia. While Luke is known for shaking it under the bright stage lights, the series gives an all access pass to Luke's down-to-Earth and humorous side.
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Hunter Hayes claims to be a shy guy, but he's opened up his life to fans in over 115 episodes (and counting!) of #FTLOM. Hunter religiously releases the videos every Monday of him recording new music, designing sets for his shows, hanging out with fans, learning to fly a plane, making music videos, geeking out over a new watch, playing golf, or just relaxing at his apartment in Nashville. And if you've ever wanted to see Hunter drink coffee while balancing on an exercise ball, there's a video for that, too (seriously, what can't this guy do?!):
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If the mere 13 tracks on Brett Eldredge's debut album just aren't enough for you, have no fear: Brett has 19 "Couch Session" episodes. He uploads videos of himself on a couch – as implied by the title – and performs never-before-heard songs and acoustic covers of his hits.
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Rising stars Dan + Shay launched a YouTube series called "Road to Radio" when their first single was just taking flight. The duo documents promoting their debut single, "19 You + Me," at country radio stations across the nation – all while having some laughs along the way.
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