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Bend before you break
2019 Spring Survival Guide - 2019 Spring Survival Guide: Business Management
Try tweaking the rules, schedule and other aspects to reduce stress and boost productivity at the greenhouse during the busiest times.
Leslie F. Halleck
Spring is just around the corner for some of you, and already kicking into gear for many others. That makes this a really good time to talk about managing your stress. It's also time to plan on how you'll manage your staff's morale. After all, if you can't manage your stress as the owner or manager, it's probable your staff's morale will suffer.
In my years working in garden centers, botanical gardens and landscaping companies, I referred to spring as "The Black Hole." In my market, I'd enter that black hole around Feb. 15 and wouldn't surface until around May 31. If you asked me about anything to do with my life during those months, I'd be hard-pressed to recall any details. Sadly, it also meant missing out on experiencing the joys of spring, as a horticulturist and home gardener. I just worked. All. The. Time.
The Black Hole of spring also usually meant a blackout on things like vacation, sick days, and weekends, for a big chunk of the year. Overtime and exhaustion are often the name of the spring game. I got sick a lot. It's what those of us in the industry have been conditioned to do for a long time. Spring is supposed to be insane, right?
Productivity propaganda
I no longer buy into that philosophy wholeheartedly. It feels more like a fear-based brainwashing tactic to get employees to overextend themselves beyond what is reasonable or necessary. I understand that for many growers, 80 percent of your annual sales might be shipping out during the brief period of spring. But I'm not sure the business justifies throwing sense and sensibility out the window when it comes to how we care for ourselves and those who work hard for us.
Does spring really need to be that insane, or is it poor planning — or rigid adhesion to outdated policies or company structure — that's creating a crisis for everyone around you? The trick becomes balancing the heavier workload that inevitably comes in spring — and the stress that comes with it — with our long-term health, happiness and positive business growth.
Wrong rules
As an entrepreneur, one of the most important things I learned about my own productivity was that all the rules I learned about how to work were wrong. Yep, wrong. Studies show that employees are often more productive when they work in a focused manner for five to six hours a day — or about 30 hours a week. Not eight straight hours a day, and certainly not 10 hours.
In the green industry, we're conditioned to work for long stretches and push those who work for us to do the same. Sure, there were some slower times in the colder months. But those times were expected to be filled up with pressures of spring planning and weekends were never work-free, no matter the season. No real flexibility or understanding from employers was offered on these accounts. That's why I started my own company. My business, my rules.
Right time, right work
Instead of working when convention dictates we work, you could choose to work when you're naturally most productive. So, what does that look like for me? My brain is firing off as soon as I wake up, which is usually around 5-5:30 a.m. I like to crack open the computer by or before 6 a.m. and start working, which I do until about 9 a.m. Then I get ready and head to my office by 10 a.m. and start working seriously again by around 10:30 a.m. I don't talk to anyone before I get to the office or pick up calls, and I avoid scheduling morning meetings like the plague. I typically work through lunchtime (entropy is my friend) till about 4 p.m. and try to do most meetings and creative work in the afternoons. Late afternoon and evenings are the best time for me to exercise — after my brain has checked out. I have an employee at the office who arrives at 8:30 a.m. and stays until 4:00 p.m., so the office is covered for most of "normal" business hours. That said, as a business owner I pretty much work seven days a week and I'm cool with that.
Where can you bend?
When you have a physical greenhouse operation and/or a brick and mortar store, you need people there for set hours. Obviously, all your employees are not going to be able to work their ideal productivity schedule based on their required job duties. Often, the point of their job is simply to be there during business hours, as a point person for customers or other employees.
As the owner, general manager or supervisor you can modify your schedule to be more productive and less stressed. When you are less stressed everyone around you is less stressed, and productivity can rise across the board. Plus, spending some time away from the office with regularity shows you trust your staff to do their jobs, even if you aren't there. Are you their babysitter, or their leader? Trust can be a big morale booster.
Relax your grip
You might not be able to modify everyone's schedule. You do probably have staff who would be happy working the same amount of time, just earlier or later. Some might take a longer day with longer breaks. If you can't get creative with your employee's schedules, you should at least consider how restricting all time off or eliminating breaks in spring can hurt your employee's morale and health, and your company's productivity. If you've found yourself discouraging staff from staying home when they are sick — or worse, threatening them if they do — then it's time for a big course correction.
When it comes to the rules of how and when you work this spring, I'm not asking you to let go of the wheel, or your goals or standards. I'm simply suggesting you relax your grip a bit and see where bending the rules can make more dollars, and sense.
Leslie (CPH) owns Halleck Horticultural, LLC, through which she provides horticultural consulting, business and marketing strategy, product development and branding, and content creation for green industry companies. lesliehalleck.com
Mammal-enabled air filtration
Departments - The Growing Edge
The insertion of rabbit DNA into pothos ivy reduces levels of carcinogenic benzene and chloroform in the air.
Patrick Williams
Researchers at the University of Washington have genetically modified a common houseplant — pothos ivy — to remove chloroform and benzene from the air around it.
Photo: Mark Stone/University of Washington
Burrowing into a new niche of phytoremediation, researchers at the University of Washington have added rabbit DNA to pothos ivy, enabling the plants to clean carcinogens from the air in homes.
Dr. Stuart E. Strand is research professor emeritus in the University of Washington's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and author of a study in Environmental Science & Technology. He says he and his colleagues modified the houseplants, in part, because no device currently in existence is able to remove volatile organic carcinogens (VOCs) such as benzene and chloroform from the air in homes.
"No high-energy or activated carbon devices can do what our plants can," he says.
Problematic pollutants
Pollutants that can cause cancer in humans and animals concentrate more in the air in houses and apartments than in schools and offices, Strand says.
"Many studies of homes and apartments [in] developed countries — modern cities — around the world have shown that benzene, formaldehyde, chloroform and a few other of these pollutants are at levels that in some houses, approach levels that would be regulated in an industrial setting," Strand says.
Several household activities account for this. For instance, municipalities treat drinking water with chlorine to remove disease-causing bacteria. This makes the water safe to drink, Strand says. But when the water heats through a hot water heater for showering or washing and hits the air, the chloroform in the water releases as a gas and becomes carcinogenic to animals. It is also a suspected human carcinogen.
Benzene, meanwhile, is a proven human carcinogen, says Strand, who wrote in the study that benzene "originates from fuel storage in attached garages, outside air, and environmental tobacco smoke."
The team behind the modified houseplants. From left to right: researchers Ryan Routsong, Long Zhang and Dr. Stuart E. Strand
Genetically modified plants are a perfect vehicle for air purification, Strand says. Much of his environmental engineering work is in phytoremediation. Plants have excess energy that allows them to acquire new genes and, subsequently, take on roles like air-pollutant removal.
Strand and his colleagues chose pothos ivy — Epipremnum aureum — for their work in part because it tolerates low light, has a large amount of foliage and grows steadily. Good for GMO biosafety, it is also gibberellin-deficient and does not flower in North America, Strand says, so in wild populations, there is no sexual transmission of genes and no pollen to spread those genes.
Before beginning their study, Strand says the researchers knew from completed work within the scientific community that pothos ivy can be transformed. So, they modified that method until they could transform the plant themselves.
Strand and his colleagues took a rabbit gene sequence that is similar to DNA found in humans and other mammals. The gene produces an enzyme that detoxifies chemicals in mammals but can create free radicals in the process, initiating cancer-causing processes. This is why the scientists placed the gene in plants.
For plants in the home to be able to effectively remove hazardous molecules from the air, they must also be placed inside an enclosure with a device that can move air past their leaves, such as a fan.
They converted the sequence to an amino acid sequence and used the appropriate codons, or "words," that allowed the plant to make protein, Strand says. "We've also put that gene under the control of synthetic promoters, which are the little pieces of DNA that sit in front of the gene, that tell the cell to transcribe that gene and make the protein from that gene," he says. "We put promoters in there from plants that are on all the time."
Later, the researchers placed the small GMO plants in vials with benzene and chloroform, Strand says. "We do our experiments in sterile conditions just with the plant in the vessel," he says. "When we do that and compare them to unmodified, what we call 'wild-type pothos ivy,' the wild-type pothos ivy barely removes any benzene — maybe 5 percent or so. The significance of that removal is borderline in terms of the statistics of the data, whereas the genetically modified plant removes all of the benzene in the vial in about seven days."
While unmodified pothos ivy removed roughly 5 percent of benzene, it didn't remove any chloroform, Strand says. But the modified plants removed all of the chloroform even faster than they removed all of the benzene.
Bringing the houseplant to the house
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) approved the genetically modified pothos ivy for sale; frost kills pathos, and all of Canada experiences frosts. The ivy is still pending approval in the United States, as it grows outside in Southern Florida, Southern California and possibly parts of South Texas. The researchers are conducting experiments to show the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) that the modified ivy is not invasive or resistant to herbicides.
For Canadian markets and, if approved, U.S. markets, Strand says he would like to sell the plants with a window-sized miniature "greenhouse" with a fan blowing across it to help the air pollutants get to the plants. The ivy should be able to remove pollutants from the air with the same efficiency as particle filters, which remove most particles that pass through them, Strand says.
The University of Washington is currently looking for Canadian partners to license its plants and miniature greenhouses to, Strand says. "We want them to propagate the plants, serve as a wholesaler and make contact with home-improvement stores and the horticulture outlets … There is quite a market here if we can find someone who is willing to step up to this GMO thing," he says.
Plant genetics
Are you prepared?
Departments - Outlook
Karen E. Varga
As I write this, we Northeast Ohioans — and many others across the country — are preparing ourselves for what could be the first big snowstorm of the season. It's received great hype on the news, and people are reacting in different ways. There are those who are running out to buy bread and milk; others who are excited that the snow is finally flying and winter sports season will be in full swing; and still others who claim that they'll be hibernating through the entire thing. But there's one thing these reactions have in common — none of them will prevent the snowstorm from arriving.
Snowstorms can be stressful, regardless of whether you're excited to finally break out the cross-country skis (me!) or would rather stay in and watch Netflix until it's over. However, like any other stressful event, being well-prepared going into it will help alleviate some of that anxiety. In anticipation of the winter weather, I got up early and took care of my errands in the most efficient manner possible so that I would be back at home base before the worst of it hit. I was more relaxed about potentially being stuck at home for a while because I knew I had everything I needed (ironically, I didn't buy bread and milk while I was out).
As we approach what most greenhouse growers consider the busiest weeks of the year, it's the ideal time to take a step back and make sure that you're also prepared for this stressful season. Are the changes you've made in recent months still serving your business well? Are your sales and accounting systems updated and working smoothly? Have you made any necessary repairs and upgrades to your greenhouse facilities? Do you still need to proactively seek out more employees to fill in gaps? Take 10 minutes now to list out any concerns or tasks to be completed, and develop a plan to address them before they become crises.
To aid you in this process, we're once again bringing you the Spring Survival Guide. It's full of tips on hiring a reliable staff; reasons why you should consider automating certain processes; advice for becoming more flexible and reducing your stress levels; and simple suggestions for setting attainable goals and charting your progress.
What have you done that has helped you maneuver through the craziness of spring? Drop me a line at kvarga@gie.net and tell me how you've found success.
Karen E. Varga, Editor
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Spring Survival Guide
Start clean, stay clean!
2019 Focus on Disease Control - 2019 Focus on Disease Control: Sanitation
Here are five steps growers can take to maintain sanitary conditions in their greenhouses.
Rosa Raudales
Fig. 1. Example of a greenhouse with high sanitation standards
Photo: Rosa Raudales
We start the season with a clean greenhouse. As the season moves forward and there is no time to spare, we lose track of sanitation. Proper sanitation can help us prevent disease, the spread of pests and safety hazards. A proactive sanitation approach is less expensive than a reactive one. A continuous sanitation program helps us create a more efficient and safer greenhouse environment (Fig. 1). Take these five steps to keep it clean, year-round.
1. Discard unhealthy plants. In a time when space is money, don't keep any plants that you will not sell. Plants that have non-treatable infectious diseases or have passed their prime have poor marketable traits (Fig. 2) and it is unlikely that customers will buy them. Therefore, remove these plants from the greenhouse. Unhealthy plants are more vulnerable to disease and attract insect pests. These plants represent more of a risk than an opportunity.
Fig. 2. Pansies past their prime on a cart that should be removed from the greenhouse.
2. Remove plant debris or organic matter from the surfaces. Organic debris, from plants or peat, can harbor plant pathogens including active and dormant spores. Researchers from Oregon State University identified that Phytophthora sp. spores can splash from the organic debris on the floor to the plants on the benches. Organic matter can also interact with chemical sanitizers (e.g. chlorine) and reduce their efficacy. The golden rule of surface sanitation is "Clean first, then sanitize." Don't forget to clean the footbaths, which harbor high levels and diversity of organisms.
3. Control weeds. Weeds can be a reservoir of insects, including aphids, whiteflies and thrips. Viruses can also infect weeds. In some cases the weeds might not show clear symptoms of disease. In other words, weeds are not just an aesthetic problem, they can be a serious source of insects and disease. For more information on weed control, go to bit.ly/2FhzbUr
Fig. 3. Algae on the wall of a greenhouse
4. Manage algae. The greenhouse is a perfect environment for algae growth (Fig. 3). We do not know exactly what the source of algae spores is; we simply assume that algae spores are omnipresent in greenhouses. Algae on walking areas can be a trip hazard for workers. Algae also accumulates on the surface of growing media. Fungus gnats (which serve as vectors of Pythium spores) feed on algae.
5. Take care of the irrigation lines. Water and irrigation systems can be a dispersal mechanism for pathogens. Use clean water to irrigate your crops. Inject a sanitizer continuously at a low rate during the growing season or flush at higher rates when the greenhouse is empty. Always hang your hose; don't let the nozzle come in contact with the floor.
Editor's note: This article originally ran as an eGro alert. The original article can be found here
Rosa is an assistant professor at the University of Connecticut) with a M.S. in Plant Pathology and a Ph.D. in Horticulture. rosa.raudales@uconn.edu
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Diseases in propagation
2019 Focus on Disease Control - 2019 Focus on Disease Control: Propagation
At the start of a new growing season, growers should take steps to prevent different diseases.
Dr. W. Garrett Owen and Dr. Mary Hausbeck
Fig. 1. Botrytis produces abundant masses of gray spores on diseased and dead plant parts, appearing as a fuzzy or powdery gray mold.
Photo: Dr. W. Garrett Owen
A new year signals the start of a new growing season. How about propagating and producing high-quality and healthy plugs (seedlings) and rooted liners (vegetative cuttings) as a New Year's resolution? If young plants are exposed to poor propagation conditions, disease is favored, causing trouble for both propagators and growers. Disease prevention and management during propagation pays dividends throughout production.
Propagation environments and cultural practices
Provide a sanitary and pest-free propagation environment and implement best management and cultural practices to ensure high-quality and healthy young bedding plant transplants (plugs and liners). Monitor and control the propagation environment. Keeping the relative humidity below 85 percent is a challenge, but an environment that is continuously saturated should be avoided. Good air circulation across the crop can keep the leaf surface dry, which discourages foliar pathogens. Daily light integral, and the air and root-zone temperatures are also important components of the propagation environment influencing rooting and quality. Make it a practice to quarantine and inspect all incoming plant material for evidence of insects and disease. Once the new plants are incorporated into the greenhouse, scout the young bedding plant transplants frequently so that problems can be addressed early when the odds of success are highest.
Pathogens that pose the greatest threat
Botrytis is a fungus that loves moisture, causing leaf spotting on foliage and stem blighting on cuttings and young plants during propagation. Two traits make Botrytis a threat. First, any plant can be a target for Botrytis. This pathogen is not picky! Second, Botrytis produces abundant masses of gray spores on diseased and dead plant parts, appearing as a fuzzy or powdery gray mold (Fig. 1). A cloud of gray spores may be seen when diseased plants are moved. These spores may be picked up and carried on air currents and transported to healthy plants, which then become infected. Spores can be produced on plant parts that have been discarded so keep the benches and floors picked up and the trash containers covered and out of the production area.
Black root rot is caused by the Thielaviopsis fungus and can be a problem on plugs and young plants (Fig. 2). This disease is a serious threat to pansies, petunias and vinca. Other crops including cyclamen, calibrachoa, poinsettia, primula, impatiens, snapdragon, verbena, phlox, begonia, and nicotiana may also become infected by the Thielaviopsis fungus. Leaves may turn yellow (chlorosis) and resemble a nutrient deficiency. Black root rot gets its name from the dark-colored spores of this fungus. These spores are long-lived, contaminating growing mats and containers and surviving to infect future susceptible crops. Thorough sanitation measures are necessary to eradicate this fungus from the greenhouse following a disease outbreak. Growing mats and containers associated with the diseased plants belong in the dumpster because standard sanitation measures will not suffice.
Fig. 2. Black root rot caused by the Thielaviopsis fungus can turn young transplant leaves yellow (chlorosis) and roots discolored or necrotic.
Reducing the amount of moisture in the production area is the best way to keep Botrytis in check. Water at a time of day when the leaves can dry rapidly, avoid oversaturating the growing media, and keep the air circulating. When these environmental control measures are not enough, fungicides can be highly effective with several products to choose from.
Preventing black root rot is best accomplished through strict sanitation throughout the production area, placing incoming plugs in quarantine for observation, scouting for early symptoms, and using a diagnostic lab for suspect samples. This disease is frequently misdiagnosed in its earliest stage when treatment with fungicides can be helpful. Once black root rot has progressed, crop quality suffers and usually cannot be restored by fungicides. In some situations, preventive fungicides are used on the most black root rot-susceptible crops to ensure plant protection.
If young plants become diseased, implement an action plan immediately. If fungicides or biologicals are used, follow the label to maximize their benefit. Using a pest and disease diagnostics lab for diagnosis and contacting your local greenhouse extension educator or university specialist can help too. Cheers to high-quality and healthy young bedding plant transplants in 2019!
Garrett (wgowen@msu.edu) is a floriculture and greenhouse outreach specialist in the Department of Horticulture at Michigan State University. Mary (hausbec1@msu.edu) is a university distinguished professor and extension specialist in the Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences Department at Michigan State University.
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Bihar: 175 Police Constables Suspended For Large-Scale Vandalism In State Capital
The Logical Indian Bihar
November 7th, 2018 / 6:06 PM
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As many as 175 police constables, which includes many women were reportedly dismissed from duty while 23 others were suspended for large-scale vandalism and protest within and outside New Police Lines premises at Lodipur in Patna last Friday. Reportedly, the newly recruited police constables went on a rampage to protest the death of a woman trainee constable.
According to The Times Of India, the protesting constables were trying to lynch DSP Mashluddin for allegedly denying leave to the sick constable who died in hospital earlier that day. Out of those who were suspended on Sunday, November 4, 167 were newly recruited whereas, 60% of them were women, said Patna zonal IG Nayyar Hasnain Khan. Besides, eight other police officers have also been suspended on charges of negligence, misconduct and delayed action. Khan is overseeing the investigations and also has been entrusted with the job of taking actions against those found guilty. This is arguably the first time that such a large-scale action has been taken against police constables.
Savita Pathak, 22, died at a private hospital on the morning of November 2, a day after she had to be taken off duty owing to her deteriorating health conditions reported Firstpost. While the police officers said that she had apparently been suffering from Dengue, the hospital later clarified that she was suffering from some form of a viral infection. The irate constables then took matters into their own hands and went on a rampage. Reportedly, it took hours for the situation to be brought under control.
While four FIRs have been filed in connection with the incident, one of them has been lodged by none other than DSP Mashluddin who was assaulted and chased to his residence by mobs. The IGP also said, "We suspect that the agitators were instigated by some disgruntled personnel, against whom the officer might have taken action in the past."
Reportedly, the women constables had been recruited as a part of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's scheme of recruiting more women in government jobs. Over 900 new recruits, 300 of whom are women are presently undergoing training in Patna and were barely trained for five or ten days, reported Hindustan Times. Meanwhile, the CM has sought a detailed report from Director General of Police (DGP) KS Dwivedi.
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In December, Pell and Saba collaborated on a nostalgic song called "Throwback" that transported us back to a time of Motorola Razr phones, Myspace, and lazy evenings driving around with nothing to do.
The song was begging for a sun-soaked Los Angeles video shot on Super 8 cameras, so four months later, the New Orleans rapper has delivered a vintage Miles and AJ-directed clip that follows a day in the life of Pell.
Shot in various locations throughout the L.A., the video features a constantly-shifting set that leads Pell around the city. "Shooting the video was dope because it was the first time I was shooting this quality of a video with bystanders walking by watching me do it," he says. "You could say it was interactive in that way that most of my music videos aren't."
As for the song itself, the girasoul EP standout pays homage to "Slow Jamz." Pell says it's "Saba as Twista and me as Kanye." You can watch the premiere of the "Throwback" video above and continue for a stream of the full EP. Also, if you haven't already, make sure to check out Saba's new album Care For Me right here.


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12 Jan: Media Advisory: Madden, Smith And Mayer To Host Lindenwold Town Meeting
LINDENWOLD- Senator Fred H. Madden and Assemblymen Robert J. Smith and David R. Mayer will host a town meeting on Tuesday, January 18 at 7:30 PM at the Lindenwold Borough Hall to announce the $6.7 million that has been appropriated from the Department of Transportation for renovations and repairs to the United States Ave. bridge.
"The United States Ave. bridge has been closed for years, and this funding will help make the necessary repairs to ease traffic in Lindenwold," said Senator Madden, D-Camden and Gloucester. "Town hall meetings like this are important because they allow us to interact with our Lindenwold constituents and get their feedback on the issues that matter to them. When we were elected as legislators, we agreed to address the needs of District 4 residents – that is our top priority."
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10 Dec: Preview – Senate Session Monday Has Security Issues
TRENTON – The Senate will convene Monday to deal with multiple issues of increasing safety for New Jersey residents in a post 9-11 world.
Democratic Senators Nicholas P. Scutari, Fred Madden, Paul Sarlo, Barbara Buono and John Girgenti all will be advancing their bills to structure the responsibilities of government agencies – at all levels – to respond effectively during possible emergencies.
07 Dec: Media Advisory – 4th District Legislators To Attend Dedication Of Highway In Memory Of Fallen Trooper
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP – Senator Fred H. Madden and Assemblyman David R. Mayer will attend a dedication ceremony this Sunday afternoon in Dennis Township for the re-naming of New Jersey Route No. 83 as "Trooper Bertram T. Zimmerman III Memorial Highway."
Trooper Zimmerman was a New Jersey State Police Officer who served in the Tactical Patrol Unit. The Gloucester Township resident was killed in a car crash on Route 83 earlier this year, while responding to the scene of an armed robbery.
02 Dec: 'Sex Crime Victim Treatment Fund' Measure Advances In Assembly Committee
TRENTON – A measure sponsored by Senators Fred H. Madden and John A. Girgenti that would create the "Sex Crime Victim Treatment Fund," to help provide counseling for victims was approved today by the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee.
"According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 300,000 forcible rapes occur every year," said Senator Madden, D-Camden and Gloucester. "There is no dollar amount that can possibly compensate victims for the trauma inflicted on them, but this Fund would allow them to receive counseling and other services to help them lead healthier and happier lives."
04 Nov: Madden, Smith, Mayer To Hold Thanksgiving Drive To Benefit Troops
TURNERSVILLE – Senator Fred H. Madden and Assemblymen David R. Mayer and Robert J. Smith in conjunction with Land Dimensions Engineering will be sponsoring a Thanksgiving drive to benefit the troops stationed in the Middle East.
"These men and women are in the Middle East, working to restore world-wide peace," said Senator Madden, D-Camden and Gloucester. " These soldiers are risking their lives to help us maintain ours in a manner to which we are accustomed, and I think that it is the least we can do to help provide them with these basic necessities.
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27 May: Senator Madden News Conference on Boat Safety
NATIONAL PARK – With the Memorial Day Weekend swiftly approaching, Senator Fred H. Madden today urged New Jersey boaters planning…


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The BAI, Again
Editorial MK | May 13, 2019 | Editorials | No Comments
Let us hope that the next government will unearth truths, secrets and culprits in a manner more befitting of a proper democracy
By M.K.
The BAI affair is back in the news, courtesy of Roshi Bhadain, former minister of Financial Services and Good Governance. He recently stated that the dismantling of the BAI Group was the doing of Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo, then Finance Minister in the Alliance Lepep government. (The latter has not responded to this allegation, as he should, having gone back to his meditations.) Mr Bhadain also got the daughter of Dawood Rawat, Laina Rawat on his May Day platform in what appears to have been a well-calculated move to clear himself of the accusation (and public perception) of having been the Lepep Government's principal hit man as regards the BAI's dismantling. Video recordings of Mr Bhadain's earlier press conferences at the time of the dismantling of the BAI Group — in the company of Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo, Financial Secretary Dev Manraj and other government officials – being presently circulated on social media platforms tell a different story.
At its Labour Day meeting the Labour Party has announced its intention to set up a commission of inquiry with a view to establishing the responsibility of all those who took the decision of or participated in the dismantling of the BAI Group – should it accede to power following the next general elections. There are certainly more revelations and disturbing facts to come out other than what is to be found in the nTan Report, commissioned by the Bank of Mauritius to look into the factors that led to the BAI's failure. The Singaporean forensic experts did not have the mandate to probe into any political machinations that would have led to the Group's dismantling, and one would expect that an eventual commission of inquiry will reveal such behind the scene games. Or will it?
Are we therefore in for a repeat of what started in 2015 when the Lepep Government went about to shoot down the BAI? Milan Meetarbhan, constitutional lawyer, in his interview to today's edition of this paper, says: "The truth must be established as to how and why one of the biggest conglomerates in Mauritius was dismantled within a few days and whether the proper legal procedures were followed…", adding that "We hardly know anything yet except for what some of the participants themselves have said about the most extensive act of expropriation and reversal of economic dilution in the country. Whether it was one Minister or another who triggered the whole thing is of no interest to the people. It happened under a government which is still in power and which has to take full responsibility for the dismantling with indecent haste of one of the country's largest conglomerates without due process, without any form of compensation and with thousands of people being deprived of their life savings as a result of action by the authorities."
What is known so far is that the Government's handling of the BAI affair reflects a messy management of a bad situation — an already bad situation within the BAI before it went down aggravated by rash political decisions to precipitate the downfall of the former group as a political show. Instead, it ought to have been a well-advised and coolly calculated regulatory action intended to sustain public confidence in our financial institutions. After all, according to information that was circulating when the scandal broke, the IMF had previously drawn the attention of the authorities to the precarious financial situation of the BAI.
The result of this inept, bull-in-a-China shop approach is that several billions worth of taxpayers' money have been poured in by the government to re-capitalise the ex-Bramer Bank in its new incarnation as part of the newly created MauBank and to compensate – only partly so far — BAI's policy holders and investors. It has been a big price to pay for the country, adding to an already mounting debt burden which is dangeroulsy above the normative acceptable limit of 60% of GDP.
The people's feelings about the local financial market have been seriously ruffled further by the eruption of more scandals, with several irregularities unearthed in this sector down the years. With the resurfacing of the BAI – which was almost inevitable in this highly-charged pre-electoral political atmosphere — the smell of corruption in the air has now become a literal stink, as political adversaries fight against each other about contributions received from large business conglomerates, but mostly from the BAI.
Politicians have preferred to fight among themselves than to own up about the donations that have been mentioned. However, since they have not denied either, the public will surely draw their own conclusion from that silence. The public is no fool, and has always held the view that corrupt support of political parties cutting across the board by financial and non-financial institutions of the country, has been here since long, maybe even before the Air Mauritius list of donations was revealed by the discovery of the 'caisse noire' or, as was put more cynically, the 'carnet la boutique'.
The last thing that Mauritius needs is another traumatic series of cowboy-like burstings and hauling out of presumed guilty parties once the Commission of Enquiry has identified them with profuse and prolonged coverage on MBC-TV. Over the past four years the label 'banana republic' has been used a number of times with respect to the manner of official proceeding in several issues. Let us hope that the next government will unearth truths, secrets and culprits in a manner more befitting of a proper democracy – but at the same time ensure through due legal process that all those found guilty pay the price that they deserve for having taken suffering clients and the public for a ride.
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It was more than a century ago that Lenin thundered his way into twentieth-century history. For some, his name became synonymous with the onset of Communist totalitarian terror; for others, it represented the greatest hope for liberation in human history. These days, Lenin's ideology is generally considered obsolete, but his image—replicated ad infinitum by the USSR propaganda machine and its cult of personality—continues to hold power as both a point of reference and a source of controversy, especially in Europe in the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the struggle for democracy
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Juan Araujo
In drawings, paintings, and objects, Juan Araujo combines conceptual sophistication with technical virtuosity, the former evinced in his evocation of art history (modernism in particular) and the latter apparent in the methodology of his installation, which allowed this survey exhibition to function equally as a whole or as a collection of individual components.
In the first room of the show, the display strategy for the works followed strict rules of duplication (via works that are copies of preexisting images) and reduplication (via further copies of the same images, a repetition of the
One of the works in this exhibition, Untitled (This wall has no image but it contains geography), 2011/2018, featured the Portuguese version of its subtitle, written in small letters with white pencil on a wall painted black. Geography is the theme of much of Runo Lagomarsino's work, so it's undoubtedly significant that this show was presented in a space—run by the Lisbon municipal council—located near many historical sites and monuments associated with Portugal's history of colonialism and seafaring in the fifteen and sixteenth centuries. Titled "La neblina" (The Fog), and curated by
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João Pedro Vale and Nuno Alexandre Ferreira
Due in part to being ruled by a dictatorship from 1926 to 1974, not to mention the hegemony of Catholicism, Portugal has no explicit lineage of gay art. In this show, titled "A Mão na Coisa, A Coisa na Boca, A Boca na Coisa, A Coisa na Mão" (The Hand in the Thing, the Thing in the Mouth, the Mouth in the Thing, the Thing in the Hand), the Portuguese duo Nuno Alexandre Ferreira and João Pedro Vale set about addressing this lack. The main work in the central gallery was titled Vadios (Vagrants), 2018, after the word used to describe gay men in the 1912 Portuguese law criminalizing homosexuality
Tiago Alexandre
On Balcony's facade, atop a wide glass display window, visitors saw the handwritten question WHO RUNS THE WORLD? in pink neon. On its display window, in a more discreet position, was the title of the exhibition, WORDS DON'T COME EASY. Between F. R. David's 1982 Europop hit "Words," the source of the title, and Beyoncé's power statement of 2011, is a span of some thirty years, which (perhaps not coincidentally) is about Tiago Alexandre's age today. The citations announced his exhibition's themes: What is power, and who has it? How does power manifest itself through images, words (which are not
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Fernanda Fragateiro's recent exhibition, curated by Sara Antónia Matos and titled "Dos arquivos, à matéria, à construção" (From Archives, to Matter, to Construction), was a good example of a selective anthology of works of a midcareer artist. In a fluid and clarifying manner, it juxtaposed pieces from as long ago as 2002 with more recent ones, some of them made for this exhibition. At the entrance was Demolição 2 (Demolition 2), 2017, an assemblage, in a huge panel, of masonry fragments collected from a renovation project in downtown Lisbon. The work showed how the artist conceives of her process
Lia Chaia
Although it might sound surprising to say this of an artist not yet forty years old, Lia Chaia's recent exhibition "Pulso" (Pulse) had the virtues of a retrospective. In the gallery's main space she showed several groups of recent works, themselves a clear demonstration of the breadth of her production. In one of the adjacent building's rooms, transformed into a comfortable auditorium for the occasion, she presented eighteen videos made between 2000 and 2016 (with a total running time of more than four hours). These provided the necessary background for a full understanding of the themes presented
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JORGE PINHEIRO
There is no doubt that Jorge Pinheiro occupies a singular place in the history of Portuguese art since 1950, but observers differ in their characterizations of the nature of his achievement and the greatest strengths of his work. He deploys both figuration and abstraction in his art, intermingling those two modes in complex ways to generate works that are strikingly diverse in appearance, yet united by a systematic austerity. More than eighty such paintings, drawings, and sculptures will be on view in this retrospective, which terms itself historical but also includes
Ana Vidigal
A merging of personal and cartographical histories was evident throughout Ana Vidigal's solo show, particularly in two attention-grabbing works, stationed near the gallery entrance, whose elements and titles both offered valuable clues as to the exhibition's larger concerns. The first, a mixed-media piece titled sem família (say it in modern greek) (Without Family, [Say It in Modern Greek]) (all works 2017), incorporates burlap scraps from Sharjah and a Greek-language phrase book for tourists in a framed collage resting upon twenty-four sandbags. Connecting the composition's elements are strips
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Entering the exhibition space, one saw two parallel rows of vertical sculptures, apparently abstract, in black iron. This material and color are hallmarks of the art of Rui Chafes, as is the vertical format that the artist (in texts and conversations) relates to European architecture and gothic sculpture, and places in opposition to the horizontality that he considers characteristic of modern sculpture (except for Giacometti, whose evocation here may not be by accident)—above all, the American sculpture of the second half of the twentieth century.
Given the exhibition title "Incêndio" (
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António Ole
"Luanda, Los Angeles, Lisbon," a retrospective of Angolan artist António Ole, offers a unique opportunity to delve into the story of a diverse imagination who is a source of inspiration to recent generations of Angolan artists. Viewers also get to further understand Angola, a country with a complex history that has much to say about social transformations in Africa and post–Cold War colonialism.
World of Writing, 1985—produced in Los Angeles, where Ole studied film—brings to mind comic strips and the post-Pop discourses that influenced the artist in the 1970s. Sobre o consumo da pílula (On Taking
Apichatpong Weerasethakul's survey exhibition—a noteworthy curatorial achievement by Gridthiya Gaweewong—inaugurated a new museum of contemporary art and a new cultural hub in the city where the artist now lives. The museum's facade is covered with fragments of mirrors that refract and scatter light, a design inspired by Thai "spirit houses," found in the entrances of homes and public buildings and intended to respectfully welcome previous inhabitants and their past lives. This architectural setting was a fitting prologue to one of Apichatpong's strengths: the ability to unite a
The young male body is the fundamental theme of Alair Gomes's photographic work. This emphasis is all the more striking given the repressive political and cultural context of Brazil in the 1960s and '70s. So Eder Chiodotto has rendered a great service to admirers of the photographer, who was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1921 and died there in 1992, in curating "Young Male: Photographs by Alair Gomes," the largest show of Gomes's work ever presented by a commercial gallery.
Gomes studied engineering and the physical sciences, but from an early age he developed a fixation on the theme of the male
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Regina Silveira and Leandro Erlich
When you approach this new space, it's not easy to tell that it's an art gallery, because what you first see is a house, which was designed in 1958 by Rino Levi, with landscaping by Roberto Burle Marx. It's rooted in a peculiar relationship between interior and exterior in which nature, in the form of two outdoor gardens, makes its way in through the building's glass walls. With Regina Silveira's works and Leandro Erlich's installation, this indoor-outdoor relationship is particularly gratifying. The concept has been a long-standing interest of both artists.
An exhibition of Silveira's work at
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The work was extraordinary, arresting: Most of the longest wall of the gallery was covered by a field, about eleven and a half feet high by twenty-six feet wide, of 2,500 slices of toast. Many of these were branded using a customized toaster, with a selection of images forming an irregular pattern: two portraits (face and bust) of José Eduardo dos Santos, president of Angola, and the numbers 0, 1, 7, and 8 (the most frequent), along with 5 and 6. The work's title, Pão nosso de cada Dia (Our Daily Bread), 2016, reinforces a chain of implicit associations. Few things are more universal and
Igor Jesus
When Igor Jesus conceives an exhibition, he begins with an overall approach to the space in which he will be showing, and to the process by which he must transform it in order to achieve his objectives. In the case of this show, his first at the venue, the challenge was a considerable one: Galeria Filomena Soares, boasts the largest contiguous space of any private gallery in Portugal.
At the entrance, the artist built a black box in which was projected the video that gave the exhibition its title: The Last Letter to Santa Claus (all works 2015), a loop of nearly thirty-two minutes. The visitor
Alexandre da Cunha
Walking along Rua Padre João Manuel, in São Paulo's Jardins District, one notes the solidity and order of the buildings that line the street, their almost exact symmetry and their geometric design. Recently, anyone glancing into the windows of the gallery that occupies the ground floor of number 775 might have thought the space contained an exhibition of abstract paintings, works as geometric and patterned as the surrounding buildings outside. But things are not always what they seem, even, or perhaps especially, in an exhibition titled "Real."
The exhibition was advertised by a poster with a
Upon entering the gallery's warehouse space during the opening of this exhibition, the visitor was greeted by the sound of an unusual chant and the smell of home-cooked food. The aroma was of traditional Brazilian fare offered visitors in a family-style banquet setting. The sound came from a video installation shot entirely in the dark, making it a work to hear rather than see: Aprender a rezar Guarani e Kaiowá para o mundo nao acabar (Learn to Pray Guarani and Kaiowá So the World Doesn't End), 2013. The work documents the ceremony in which the artist, a Brazilian from Minas Gerais, of mixed
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Wooden boards (similar to those used in temporary construction sites), some painted pink, were placed over the white walls of the gallery, creating a uniform base for the works included in f. marquespenteado's recent exhibition "Denominador Comum" (Common Denominator). This artist's work takes in, welcomes, and renews objects that have been abandoned or rejected (as a function of the logic of accelerated turnover of consumption) or that were bequeathed to us as legacies of experience we cannot share. He is particularly drawn to the world of textiles, to activities such as sewing, darning, weaving,
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Following an artist's career for more than twenty years, we construct a memory of him as an amalgam of images and experiences that have fascinated us and come to belong to us. I'll never forget the first works I saw by Miguel Rio Branco: photographs of boxers training, highlighting the sensuality of the athletes' very imperfections or the gleam of sweat on their skin, and the extraordinary film Nada levarei quando morrer, aqueles que mim deve cobrarei no inferno (I'll Take Nothing with Me When I Die, Those Who Owe Me I'll Collect in Hell), 1979–81, an exercise in gentle voyeurism revealing


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This was the sky tonight, from the No Frills parking lot. I know, I lead the most exciting of all lives. With the recent cooler temperatures and the light turning golden, the first hint of fall is in the air.
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Police: Brooklyn Man Punched To Death, Shirtless Suspect SoughtDimitry Goldfarb, 52, died after apparently being punched in the head and falling to the ground.
NYC Heat Wave: Extra Precautions For Kids At Sports CampOn a super hot day, extra water and supervision are in place to keep kids playing baseball hydrated and safe.
New York Weather: 7/19 Friday Afternoon ForecastMostly sunny skies today with temps in the low 90s but with all of the humidity it will feel like the mid to upper 90s. CBS2's Elise Finch reports.
Police: Homeless Man Stabbed 2 At Richfield Shopping Center
1 Victim Died, Another Reportedly Suffered 'Serious Bodily Injury' April 14, 2014 at 5:34 pm
Filed Under:Al Jones, Clifton New Jersey, Henry Werner, Richfield Shopping Center
Henry Werner (credit: Passaic County Prosecutor's Office)
CLIFTON, N.J. — A homeless man stabbed two men, killing one, at the Richfield Shopping Center in Clifton on Monday morning, authorities said.
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Get Ready For Insane Climate Ambulance Chasing Headlines: Global Warming Causing "Unprecedented Hurricane" Florence!
By P Gosselin on 8. September 2018
My daughter will be visiting Wilmington next week, and so Hurricane Florence has been very much on my mind.
Days ago, almost all weather models showed the cyclone curving out into the North Atlantic and going nowhere, but they've turned out to be wrong.
Bastardi saw it a week ago
Already a week ago veteran meteorologist Joe Bastardi got into the act, and his hunch did not quite agree with the models. On September 1st he brought up the real possibility of Florence missing the turn to the north, and instead heading out to the US east coast. What follows is the chart Joe used on his September 2 Daily Update:
On September 2nd, Joe Bastardi warned Florence could head to the US east coast. Chart: Weatherbell.
Today we already know that Joe's forecast of Gordon was accurate, and now we are seeing that his hunch of Florence missing the turn to the north was right on.
On his Daily Update of Wednesday, September 5, it was becoming clear Florence had little intention of turning northward as Joe's chart tells us:
By September 5 Joe had already sniffed out the likely general track. – more than a week before Florence is forecast to strike the east coast. Chart: Weatherbell.
A day later at his Daily Update, on Thursday (September 6), ahead of everyone else, Joe showed Florence generating into a monster Category 4 storm and on a possible path to the Carolinas:
Chart: Weatherbell
Models can't handle longer term forecasting – analogs needed
How does he do it? The veteran meteorologist not only uses models to make his forecasts, but relies heavily on analogs, i.e. similar recorded patterns having frequently occurred in the past. It's happened before, and similar events can happen again.
His method often allows him to be days ahead of the purely mathematical models used by leading weather agencies, who find themselves constantly correcting them with every run. So today we wait with suspense to see Joe's latest news on Florence's projected track.
Models not in agreement
Though the latest forecasts from the different models are just about unanimous on Florence plowing into US coast (with still a small chance of curving out northward before reaching land) they are still in disagreement where the hurricane will strike the coast.
GFS model
Dr. Ryan Maue at Twitter informs the US GFS model has Florence landfalling on the coast of NORTH CAROLINA:
No change from the GFS model for #Florence … still a major hurricane landfall somewhere in the Carolinas by Thursday next week.
Since the track is curved, a small deviation or change in forward speed could yield a different landfall point or even a miss offshore. pic.twitter.com/1ImFP9UUuW
— Ryan Maue | weathermodels.com (@RyanMaue) September 8, 2018
UKMET model
Ben Noll at Twitter reports that the latest UKMet model run shows Florence going much further south, making landfall near the Florida-Georgia border!
European model
Meanwhile this morning Swiss meteorologist Jörg Kachelmann points out that the European model has Florence aiming between the GFS and UKMet models. Again the models are purely mathematical computations and do not directly take analogues into consideration like Joe Bastardi does.
Also see Ben Noll's recent tweet here.
So follow Joe Bastardi's daily updates at Weatherbell for the latest refined projections. Joe often sides with the European model.
Keep in mind, as every meteorologist knows, weather is highly unpredictable, and so surprises can never be excluded.
Here come the climate ambulance chasers!
One thing is certain: the global warming ambulance chasers and fake CNN-type media will be making all sorts of hysterical claims once Florence hits the coast. Naturally, despite all their climate "expertise", none of these climate doomsday prophesiers ever had a clue about what track Florence would follow days ago.
Yet they'll be the first (after the fact) to claim they predicted this sort of thing all along, and blame it on manmade climate change. The reality is that hurricanes have been trending downward over the past 50 years.
Media will blare Florence's unusual track "unprecedented!"
What's interesting about Florence is its relatively high latitude start position. As Dr. Philip Klotzback mentioned at Twitter, in the past no hurricane at Florence's position ever managed to make it to the US east coast. All of them have turned away and disappeared somewhere in the Atlantic:
33 named storms (since 1851) have been within 100 miles of #Florence's current position. None of these storms made US landfall. The closest approach was #Hurricane George (1950) – the highlighted track. However, Florence does not appear to be taking a climatological track. pic.twitter.com/4x02pasgPg
— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) September 7, 2018
Get ready for insane climate headlines
But Florence has managed to find its own track to the US east coast. So expect the global warming ambulance chasing scientists to call it "UNPRECEDENTED!" and say it must be because of human emissions of CO2! The media will accept it as Gospel Truth and go crazy with hysterical headlines. The USA Today here has already begun using the "unprecedented" label.
So what would Joe Bastardi, the person who was first to forecast the event, say about it? Joe will tell you it's all natural, and not because of humans emitting some CO2 into the air.
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10 responses to "Get Ready For Insane Climate Ambulance Chasing Headlines: Global Warming Causing "Unprecedented Hurricane" Florence!"
Joe Bastardi 8. September 2018 at 2:48 PM | Permalink
That is true, but unlike Harvey where the storm got trapped due TO A STRONG COLD TROUGH DEEP INTO THE SOUTH, opposite the stronger ridge missive, this, like euro heat wave, is aided by the extreme warm water off the east coast, Pumps ridges, resists troughs, aides in heavier rains as we have seen this summer. So the question becomes do you believe in the increase of 1 molecule of co2 out of 10k over 100 years is the prime driver that have this warm patch in the atlantic? And if so, what about the cold ring that has now developed with the drop in the deep tropics? And give our PRESEASON forecast outlining where the areas for max ace relative to normal would be, how did someone not believe in co2 as the climate control knob even think of that idea? But please do not misunderstand me, I have been all over this major warm water area developing since spring and it certainly is playing a role. This storm will move slowly once inland and it wont be because a trough has caught it, but because it is caught in a monster ridge that is in part being fueled by the warm water ( it affects all around it) that warm water and the natural clash has helped with more rain than average in the east this year, will help make this a bigger wetter storm and so I posted a couple of days ago on how what is in front of us in a worst case is as bad as it gets, Remember Irene and Lee, Irene from the atlantic, THEN Lee's remnants from the gulf? Well this has the remnants of Gordon with a monster high to the north putting out 3-6 inches of rain in areas that have already had a wet summer, and then in comes Florence after the likely hit as a major… So this time, the attribution to warmer water, a big northward displaced ridge, WILL BE ACCURATE. However when we ask why, given the current cooling state of the globe off the super nino, And the cooling we see in the rest of the Atlantic basin, you cant have it both ways as far as co2 being the driver. Just so you know, well before the fact and in fact in the preseason, this worry about how warm this water was going to be was there and the implications of what would happen then follow.
Stewart Pid 8. September 2018 at 5:40 PM | Permalink
Joe earlier in the week you commented on the 1903 & 1933 hurricanes that I thought u said were similar to the path u see for Florence. If that is correct what hairs are Philip K spliting to get "unprecedented I tell u, unprecedented" for his tweet?
The alarmists never stop with their BS IMHO.
CO2isLife 8. September 2018 at 3:41 PM | Permalink
This post helps to understand why CO2 can't be the cause.
Why CO2 is Irrelevant to the Earth's Lower Atmosphere; You Can't Absorb More than 100%
https://co2islife.wordpress.com/2018/09/08/why-co2-is-irrelevant-to-the-earths-lower-atmosphere-you-cant-absorb-more-than-100/
Bill 9. September 2018 at 5:12 AM | Permalink
Yes, we know for certain that these weather events never occurred before 1492.
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RAH 10. September 2018 at 12:24 AM | Permalink
They've had so little to work with as far as majors making landfall in the lower 48 this year that I'm sure the alarmists are bursting at the seams. Suspect the same is true for the Weather Channel types. Jim Cantore is probably packing his body armor as I write this.
John F. Hultquist 11. September 2018 at 6:14 AM | Permalink
"My daughter will be visiting Wilmington next week,. . ."
Interesting about H. Florence. Air over Ohio may push south and keep the storm down over N.C., VA, and southern W.V.
Coastal and low areas south of Philly.: I would be making motel reservations in Knoxville for Wednesday evening (driving in the dark and storm is a really bad choice) and Nashville for Thursday.
100 miles south of where H. Florence passes through is likely good to stay. Anyone north of that ought to leave by Thursday daylight.
@Pierre
Just dropped by to add these links to Joe Bastardi's excellent material.
https://youtu.be/wml6hafjrUQ
https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/
I saved it from last year when I needed good info on Irma. Many thanks to whoever posted it then.
It's not an issue for me in FL, as Irma was last year, but I have relatives in NC, not far from the coast, so I am very concerned about what Florence does.
I Hope your daughter is safe.
P Gosselin 12. September 2018 at 6:50 AM | Permalink
She's leaving the area today!
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Q: How to bring up the built-in File Copy dialog? I'll be copying a large file over the network using my winforms app and I need to show some kind of progress bar.  Rather than cook up my own copy routine, I was thinking that it might be better to simply show the built-in file copy dialog.
I would also need a "Copy complete" and "Copy failed" notification.
I need this to work on Windows XP, Vista and 7.  Is there a way to call to engage this functionality from my c# code?

A: I know it's a old thread but I faced to similar requirement and finally this is the code I used,
maybe it helps someone else.
the credit belongs to here
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Text;

namespace Pietschsoft
{
    public class NativeProgressDialog
    {
        private IntPtr parentHandle;

        private Win32IProgressDialog pd = null;

        private string title = string.Empty;
        private string cancelMessage = string.Empty;
        private string line1 = string.Empty;
        private string line2 = string.Empty;
        private string line3 = string.Empty;
        private uint value = 0;
        private uint maximum = 100;

        public string Title
        {
            get
            {
                return this.title;
            }
            set
            {
                this.title = value;
                if (pd != null)
                {
                    pd.SetTitle(this.title);
                }
            }
        }

        public string CancelMessage
        {
            get
            {
                return this.cancelMessage;
            }
            set
            {
                this.cancelMessage = value;
                if (pd != null)
                {
                    pd.SetCancelMsg(this.cancelMessage, null);
                }
            }
        }

        public string Line1
        {
            get
            {
                return this.line1;
            }
            set
            {
                this.line1 = value;
                if (pd != null)
                {
                    pd.SetLine(1, this.line1, false, IntPtr.Zero);
                }
            }
        }

        public string Line2
        {
            get
            {
                return this.line2;
            }
            set
            {
                this.line2 = value;
                if (pd != null)
                {
                    pd.SetLine(2, this.line2, false, IntPtr.Zero);
                }
            }
        }

        public string Line3
        {
            get
            {
                return this.line3;
            }
            set
            {
                this.line3 = value;
                if (pd != null)
                {
                    pd.SetLine(3, this.line3, false, IntPtr.Zero);
                }
            }
        }

        public uint Value
        {
            get
            {
                return this.value;
            }
            set
            {
                this.value = value;
                if (pd != null)
                {
                    pd.SetProgress(this.value, this.maximum);
                }
            }
        }

        public uint Maximum
        {
            get
            {
                return this.maximum;
            }
            set
            {
                this.maximum = value;
                if (pd != null)
                {
                    pd.SetProgress(this.value, this.maximum);
                }
            }
        }
        public bool HasUserCancelled
        {
            get
            {
                if (pd != null)
                {
                    return pd.HasUserCancelled();
                }
                else
                    return false;
            }
        }

        public NativeProgressDialog(IntPtr parentHandle)
        {
            this.parentHandle = parentHandle;
        }

        public void ShowDialog(params PROGDLG[] flags)
        {
            if (pd == null)
            {
                pd = (Win32IProgressDialog)new Win32ProgressDialog();

                pd.SetTitle(this.title);
                pd.SetCancelMsg(this.cancelMessage, null);
                pd.SetLine(1, this.line1, false, IntPtr.Zero);
                pd.SetLine(2, this.line2, false, IntPtr.Zero);
                pd.SetLine(3, this.line3, false, IntPtr.Zero);

                PROGDLG dialogFlags = PROGDLG.Normal;
                if (flags.Length != 0)
                {
                    dialogFlags = flags[0];
                    for (var i = 1; i < flags.Length; i++)
                    {
                        dialogFlags = dialogFlags | flags[i];
                    }
                }

                pd.StartProgressDialog(this.parentHandle, null, dialogFlags, IntPtr.Zero);
            }
        }

        public void CloseDialog()
        {
            if (pd != null)
            {
                pd.StopProgressDialog();
                //Marshal.ReleaseComObject(pd);
                pd = null;
            }
        }

        #region "Win32 Stuff"
        // The below was copied from: http://pinvoke.net/default.aspx/Interfaces/IProgressDialog.html

        public static class shlwapi
        {
            [DllImport("shlwapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
            static extern bool PathCompactPath(IntPtr hDC, [In, Out] StringBuilder pszPath, int dx);
        }

        [ComImport]
        [Guid("EBBC7C04-315E-11d2-B62F-006097DF5BD4")]
        [InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
        public interface Win32IProgressDialog
        {
            ///
            /// Starts the progress dialog box.
            ///
            /// <param name="hwndParent">A handle to the dialog box's parent window.</param>
            /// <param name="punkEnableModless">Reserved. Set to null.</param>
            /// <param name="dwFlags">Flags that control the operation of the progress dialog box. </param>
            /// <param name="pvResevered">Reserved. Set to IntPtr.Zero</param>
            void StartProgressDialog(
                IntPtr hwndParent, //HWND
                [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.IUnknown)]    object punkEnableModless, //IUnknown
                PROGDLG dwFlags,  //DWORD
                IntPtr pvResevered //LPCVOID
                );

            ///
            /// Stops the progress dialog box and removes it from the screen.
            ///
            void StopProgressDialog();

            ///
            /// Sets the title of the progress dialog box.
            ///
            /// <param name="pwzTitle">A pointer to a null-terminated Unicode string that contains the dialog box title.</param>
            void SetTitle(
                [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pwzTitle //LPCWSTR
                );

            ///
            /// Specifies an Audio-Video Interleaved (AVI) clip that runs in the dialog box. Note: Note  This method is not supported in Windows Vista or later versions.
            ///
            /// <param name="hInstAnimation">An instance handle to the module from which the AVI resource should be loaded.</param>
            /// <param name="idAnimation">An AVI resource identifier. To create this value, use the MAKEINTRESOURCE macro. The control loads the AVI resource from the module specified by hInstAnimation.</param>
            void SetAnimation(
                IntPtr hInstAnimation, //HINSTANCE
                ushort idAnimation //UINT
                );

            ///
            /// Checks whether the user has canceled the operation.
            ///
            /// <returns>TRUE if the user has cancelled the operation; otherwise, FALSE.</returns>
            /// <remarks>
            /// The system does not send a message to the application when the user clicks the Cancel button.
            /// You must periodically use this function to poll the progress dialog box object to determine
            /// whether the operation has been canceled.
            /// </remarks>
            [PreserveSig]
            [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
            bool HasUserCancelled();

            ///
            /// Updates the progress dialog box with the current state of the operation.
            ///
            /// <param name="dwCompleted">An application-defined value that indicates what proportion of the operation has been completed at the time the method was called.</param>
            /// <param name="dwTotal">An application-defined value that specifies what value dwCompleted will have when the operation is complete.</param>
            void SetProgress(
                uint dwCompleted, //DWORD
                uint dwTotal //DWORD
                );

            ///
            /// Updates the progress dialog box with the current state of the operation.
            ///
            /// <param name="ullCompleted">An application-defined value that indicates what proportion of the operation has been completed at the time the method was called.</param>
            /// <param name="ullTotal">An application-defined value that specifies what value ullCompleted will have when the operation is complete.</param>
            void SetProgress64(
                ulong ullCompleted, //ULONGLONG
                ulong ullTotal //ULONGLONG
                );

            ///
            /// Displays a message in the progress dialog.
            ///
            /// <param name="dwLineNum">The line number on which the text is to be displayed. Currently there are three lines—1, 2, and 3. If the PROGDLG_AUTOTIME flag was included in the dwFlags parameter when IProgressDialog::StartProgressDialog was called, only lines 1 and 2 can be used. The estimated time will be displayed on line 3.</param>
            /// <param name="pwzString">A null-terminated Unicode string that contains the text.</param>
            /// <param name="fCompactPath">TRUE to have path strings compacted if they are too large to fit on a line. The paths are compacted with PathCompactPath.</param>
            /// <param name="pvResevered"> Reserved. Set to IntPtr.Zero.</param>
            /// <remarks>This function is typically used to display a message such as "Item XXX is now being processed." typically, messages are displayed on lines 1 and 2, with line 3 reserved for the estimated time.</remarks>
            void SetLine(
                uint dwLineNum, //DWORD
                [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pwzString, //LPCWSTR
                [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.VariantBool)] bool fCompactPath, //BOOL
                IntPtr pvResevered //LPCVOID
                );

            ///
            /// Sets a message to be displayed if the user cancels the operation.
            ///
            /// <param name="pwzCancelMsg">A pointer to a null-terminated Unicode string that contains the message to be displayed.</param>
            /// <param name="pvResevered">Reserved. Set to NULL.</param>
            /// <remarks>Even though the user clicks Cancel, the application cannot immediately call
            /// IProgressDialog::StopProgressDialog to close the dialog box. The application must wait until the
            /// next time it calls IProgressDialog::HasUserCancelled to discover that the user has canceled the
            /// operation. Since this delay might be significant, the progress dialog box provides the user with
            /// immediate feedback by clearing text lines 1 and 2 and displaying the cancel message on line 3.
            /// The message is intended to let the user know that the delay is normal and that the progress dialog
            /// box will be closed shortly.
            /// It is typically is set to something like "Please wait while ...". </remarks>
            void SetCancelMsg(
                [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pwzCancelMsg, //LPCWSTR
                object pvResevered //LPCVOID
                );

            ///
            /// Resets the progress dialog box timer to zero.
            ///
            /// <param name="dwTimerAction">Flags that indicate the action to be taken by the timer.</param>
            /// <param name="pvResevered">Reserved. Set to NULL.</param>
            /// <remarks>
            /// The timer is used to estimate the remaining time. It is started when your application
            /// calls IProgressDialog::StartProgressDialog. Unless your application will start immediately,
            /// it should call Timer just before starting the operation.
            /// This practice ensures that the time estimates will be as accurate as possible. This method
            /// should not be called after the first call to IProgressDialog::SetProgress.</remarks>
            void Timer(
                PDTIMER dwTimerAction, //DWORD
                object pvResevered //LPCVOID
                );

        }

        [ComImport]
        [Guid("F8383852-FCD3-11d1-A6B9-006097DF5BD4")]
        public class Win32ProgressDialog
        {
        }

        ///
        /// Flags that indicate the action to be taken by the ProgressDialog.SetTime() method.
        ///
        public enum PDTIMER : uint //DWORD
        {
            /// Resets the timer to zero. Progress will be calculated from the time this method is called.
            Reset = (0x01),
            /// Progress has been suspended.
            Pause = (0x02),
            /// Progress has been resumed.
            Resume = (0x03)
        }

        [Flags]
        public enum PROGDLG : uint //DWORD
        {
            /// Normal progress dialog box behavior.
            Normal = 0x00000000,
            /// The progress dialog box will be modal to the window specified by hwndParent. By default, a progress dialog box is modeless.
            Modal = 0x00000001,
            /// Automatically estimate the remaining time and display the estimate on line 3.
            /// <remarks>If this flag is set, IProgressDialog::SetLine can be used only to display text on lines 1 and 2.</remarks>
            AutoTime = 0x00000002,
            /// Do not show the "time remaining" text.
            NoTime = 0x00000004,
            /// Do not display a minimize button on the dialog box's caption bar.
            NoMinimize = 0x00000008,
            /// Do not display a progress bar.
            /// <remarks>Typically, an application can quantitatively determine how much of the operation remains and periodically pass that value to IProgressDialog::SetProgress. The progress dialog box uses this information to update its progress bar. This flag is typically set when the calling application must wait for an operation to finish, but does not have any quantitative information it can use to update the dialog box.</remarks>
            NoProgressBar = 0x00000010
        }
        #endregion
    }
}

How you can use it:
private Pietschsoft.NativeProgressDialog pd;
private uint progressPercent;

Timer timer1 = new Timer();
private void button1_Click_1(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    timer1.Interval = 300;
    timer1.Tick += (s,ev)=>
    {
        progressPercent++;

        if (pd.HasUserCancelled)
        {
            timer1.Stop();
            pd.CloseDialog();
        }
        else
        {
            // Update the progress value
            pd.Value = progressPercent;

            pd.Line2 = "Percent " + progressPercent.ToString() + "%";

            if (progressPercent >= 100)
            {
                timer1.Stop();
                pd.CloseDialog();
            }
        }
    };

    pd = new Pietschsoft.NativeProgressDialog(this.Handle);
    pd.Title = "Performing Operation";
    pd.CancelMessage = "Please wait while the operation is cancelled";
    pd.Maximum = 100;
    pd.Value = 0;
    pd.Line1 = "Line One";
    pd.Line3 = "Calculating Time Remaining...";

    //pd.ShowDialog(); // Defaults to PROGDLG.Normal
    pd.ShowDialog(Pietschsoft.NativeProgressDialog.PROGDLG.Modal, Pietschsoft.NativeProgressDialog.PROGDLG.AutoTime, Pietschsoft.NativeProgressDialog.PROGDLG.NoMinimize);

    progressPercent = 0;
    timer1.Start();
}

A: Answer taken from: here

Windows Vista does indeed include a new copy engine that supports exactly what you're looking to do. However, it's possible that previously existing functionality may meet your needs. For example, if you want to copy, move, rename, or delete an individual file or directory, you can take advantage of SHFileOperation (exposed from shell32.dll), which is already wrapped by the Visual Basic® runtime. If you're using Visual Basic 2005, you can simply use functionality from the My namespace, for example:
 My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyDirectory(
   sourcePath, destinationPath, UIOption.AllDialogs)

Accomplishing the same thing in C# involves only a little more work, adding a reference to Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll (from the Microsoft® .NET Framework installation directory) and using code such as the following:
using Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO;
...
FileSystem.CopyDirectory(
    sourcePath, destinationPath, UIOption.AllDialogs);

When run, this will result in the same progress UI you'd see if you were doing the same file operations from Windows Explorer. In fact, when running on Windows Vista, you automatically get the new Window Vista progress UI, as shown in Figure 1.

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package com.intel.analytics.bigdl.nn

import com.intel.analytics.bigdl.tensor.TensorNumericMath.TensorNumeric
import com.intel.analytics.bigdl.utils.Table

import scala.reflect.ClassTag

/**
 * It is a container module that applies the i-th member module to the i-th
 * input, and outputs an output in the form of Table
 */

@SerialVersionUID(- 1197848941394786045L)
class ParallelTable[T: ClassTag]
  (implicit ev: TensorNumeric[T]) extends Container[Table, Table, T] {

  override def updateOutput(input: Table): Table = {
    var i = 0
    while (i < input.length()) {
      output.update(i + 1, modules(i).updateOutput(input(i + 1)))
      i += 1
    }
    output
  }

  override def updateGradInput(input: Table, gradOutput: Table): Table = {
    var i = 0
    while (i < input.length()) {
      gradInput.update(i + 1, modules(i).updateGradInput(input(i + 1), gradOutput(i + 1)))
      i += 1
    }
    gradInput
  }

  override def accGradParameters(input: Table, gradOutput: Table,
    scale: Double = 1.0): Unit = {
    var i = 0
    while (i < input.length()) {
      modules(i).accGradParameters(input(i + 1), gradOutput(i + 1), scale)
      i += 1
    }
  }

  override def toString: String = {
    val tab = "\t"
    val line = "\n"
    val next = "  |`-> "
    val lastNext = "   `-> "
    val ext = "  |    "
    val extlast = "       "
    val last = "   ... -> "
    var str = "nn.ParallelTable"
    str = str + " {" + line + tab + "input"
    var i = 1
    while (i <= modules.length) {
      if (i == modules.length) {
        str = str + line + tab + lastNext + "(" + i + "): " +
          modules(i-1).toString.replace(line, line + tab + extlast)
      } else {
        str = str + line + tab + next + "(" + i + "): " +
          modules(i-1).toString.replace(line, line + tab + ext)
      }
      i += 1
    }
    str = str + line + tab + last + "output"
    str = str + line + "}"
    str
  }
}

object ParallelTable {
  def apply[@specialized(Float, Double) T: ClassTag]()
      (implicit ev: TensorNumeric[T]) : ParallelTable[T] = {
    new ParallelTable[T]()
  }
}

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