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Protecting the Third Pole
This highly topical book considers the important question of how best to protect the environment of the Third Pole – the area comprising the Hindu Kush Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau – using the tool of international law. Following detailed analysis of the weaknesses in the current legal protections according to comparative legal theory, Simon Marsden recommends three potential options for implementation by policy and lawmakers. Learn More
2019 Hardback Price: $ 140.00 Web: $ 126.00
Managing Facts and Feelings in Environmental Governance
Edited by Lorenzo Squintani, Jan Darpö, Luc Lavrysen, Peter-Tobias Stoll
This timely book brings to the foreground the considerable tensions between the need to engage the public in the importance of environmental governance and the need of professional expertise to address the issues which arise. In doing so, it highlights that not only can public opinion deviate from scientific knowledge, but scientific knowledge itself can be lacunose or contradicting. Drawing together insights from some of the leading scholars, this engaging work will provide guidance to decision makers, including judges, on how to govern public participation procedures and professional expertise and the role that the precautionary principle can play in this regard. Learn More
EU Agricultural Law and Policy
Joseph A. McMahon
Following an introductory discussion of the Treaty provisions on agriculture, this illuminating work examines the four regulations that currently govern the Common Agricultural Policy in the areas of Direct Payments, Rural Development, Finance, and the Common Organisation of the markets and considers their interpretation by the European Courts. It concludes with an astute assessment of the proposals for further reform, which will give Member States greater discretion in fine-tuning the principles of the policy established at European level to the particular characteristics of their agricultural sector. Learn More
Animal Welfare and International Environmental Law
Edited by Werner Scholtz
At a time when the planet's wildlife faces countless dangers, international environmental law continues to overlook its evolving welfare interests. This thought-provoking book provides a crucial exploration of how international environmental law must adapt to take account of the growing recognition of the intrinsic value of wildlife. Learn More
Human Rights and the Environment
Edited by James R. May, Erin Daly
Much has been written, discussed, advocated and litigated about human rights and the environment over the last two decades. This comprehensive volume of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law offers fresh perspectives to the conversation by focusing on four subjects that shed new light on the subject of environmental human rights: the challenges of identifying the fundamental legal sources for the protection of human rights and the environment, the recognition of the indivisibility of human rights and environmental law, the centrality of the right to human dignity as the lodestar of human rights law, and the uniqueness of geographic particularities. Learn More
Research Handbook on Environment and Investment Law
Edited by Kate Miles
The Research Handbook on Environment and Investment Law examines one of the most dynamic areas of international law: the interaction between international investment law and environmental law and policy. The Research Handbook takes a thematic approach, analysing key issues in the environment–investment nexus, such as freshwater resources, climate, biodiversity, biotechnology and sustainable development. It also includes sections which explore regional experiences and address practice and procedure, and offers innovative approaches and critical perspectives, including the interface between foreign investment and the environment with human rights, gender, indigenous peoples, and economics. Learn More
Food Loss and Food Waste
Michael Blakeney
Global food insecurity is a growing issue. At a time when the world's population is increasing and agricultural production is challenged by climate change, it is estimated that around a third of the food produced globally is lost or wasted. This book examines the problem of food loss and waste (FLW) and the policies that could be enacted to remedy this fundamental global concern. Learn More
Climate Change and Catastrophe Management in a Changing China
Qihao He
China is the largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world and also suffers from devastating climate catastrophes. Increasingly, policymakers in China have come to realize that government alone cannot adequately prevent or defray climate-related disaster risks. This book contends that a better way to manage catastrophe risk in China is through private insurance rather than directly through the Chinese government. In addition, private insurance could function as a substitute for, or complement to, government regulation of catastrophe risks by causing policyholders to take greater precautions to reduce climate change risks. Learn More
Research Handbook on International Water Law
Edited by Stephen C. McCaffrey, Christina Leb, Riley T. Denoon
The Research Handbook on International Water Law surveys the field of the law of shared freshwater resources. In some 30 chapters, it covers subjects ranging from the general principles operative in the field and international groundwater law to the human right to water and whether international water law is prepared to cope with climate disruption. The authors are internationally recognized experts in the field, most with years of experience. Learn More
Commentary on the Energy Charter Treaty
Edited by Rafael Leal-Arcas
The Commentary on the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) provides a unique, article-by-article, textual analysis of this important international agreement. The ECT outlines a multilateral framework for cross-border cooperation in the energy sector based on the principles of open competitive markets and sustainable development. Learn More
Research Handbook on Freshwater Law and International Relations
Edited by Mara Tignino, Christian Bréthaut
Recent decades have seen pivotal changes in the management and protection of water resources, with human rights, environmental and water law each developing a strong interest in the conservation of fresh water. This surge in interest has meant that dispute settlement mechanisms, along with diplomatic tools, are becoming increasingly necessary for conflict resolution. This Handbook offers an analysis of the interaction between law and various forms of knowledge and expertise, ranging from economics to environmental and social sciences. Leading scholars examine general and specific water legal regimes and analyse the interplay between various disciplines in order to establish the extent to which law is informed by each. Learn More
Courts and the Environment
Edited by Christina Voigt, Zen Makuch
This discerning book examines the challenges, opportunities and solutions for courts adjudicating on environmental cases. It offers a critical analysis of the practice and judgments of courts from various representative and influential jurisdictions. Learn More
The Scales of Weighing Regulatory Costs
Jamison E. Colburn
This book examines the calculation and evaluation of regulatory costs by regulators in accordance with a legislative mandate. A serious limitation in that enterprise, the possibility of technological change and innovation, often compromises those efforts and has long been under-appreciated in standard 'cost-benefit analysis.' Regulators who study the inducement of innovation and the avoidance of regulatory costs by the regulated often find significant cost-saving opportunities, leading to more stringent and more effective risk governance. Ultimately, the weighing of costs in this more elaborate model is more than simple welfare maximization. It views regulatory costs as important to society for a range of reasons, some grounded in fairness and some in deliberative process values, as a society seeks to minimize all costs over time. Learn More
The Turning Point in Private Law
Ugo Mattei, Alessandra Quarta
Can private law assume an ecological meaning? Can property and contract defend nature? Is tort law an adequate tool for paying environmental damages to future generations? The Turning Point in Private Law explores potential resolutions to these questions, analyzing the evolution of legal thinking in relation to the topics of legal personality, property, contract and tort. The authors pose a suggested list of basic principles for a new, ecological legal system in which private law represents a valid ally for defending our future. Learn More
2018 Hardback Price: $ 110.00 Web: $ 99.00
2019 Paperback Price: $ 29.95 Web: $ 23.96
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Petroleum Resource Management
John A.P. Chandler
This thought-provoking book examines how countries manage their offshore petroleum resources by comparing the different approaches to licensing and regulation taken by Australia, Norway and the UK. It is based on extensive research into their policies and management practices, including interviews with government regulators and companies. These countries all face similar challenges as their offshore petroleum basins mature which means smaller discoveries, marginal production and ageing infrastructure. John Chandler analyses how their petroleum policy, systems of regulation, and regulators developed up to the present, and how they are responding to these challenges, as well as how they deal with exploration, development, infrastructure sharing and production. Learn More
International Agricultural Law and Policy
Hope Johnson
Globalised agriculture and food systems are at the crux of significant issues facing humanity from the rise in diet-related diseases to water pollution and biodiversity loss. Yet, legal scholarship on the regulation of agriculture and food is only now emerging. This timely book provides the first systematic analysis of the public international rules influencing agriculture. Each chapter considers the regulatory instruments that intersect with different components of agricultural systems from land tenure and soils through to agricultural in-puts and trade. Learn More
Innovation Addressing Climate Change Challenges
Edited by Mona Hymel, Larry Kreiser, Janet E. Milne, Hope Ashiabor
Although the world faces many environmental challenges, climate change continues to demand attention. This timely book explores ways in which market-based instruments and complementary policies can help countries meet their climate change goals. The chapters explore carbon pricing and other tax and non-tax measures, offering useful market-based perspectives that can help inform the many climate policy decisions that lie ahead. Learn More
Principles of Environmental Law
Edited by Ludwig Krämer, Emanuela Orlando
Environmental law principles, such as the polluter pays, the precautionary principle or the common but differentiated responsibilities, have had a very important function in the shaping and evolution of the young sector of environmental law which has developed over the last fifty years. Yet, their status, content, binding force and functions in law remain largely uncertain. Forming a key part of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law, this book examines the facets of environmental principles in international, national and regional law, as applied in different parts of the world and by a variety of courts. It assembles more than fifty contributions from all continents which clarify that, as the environment itself has no voice and cannot express its concerns, there is an overriding importance of scholars' active discussion of environmental principles. The book demonstrates that the necessity to preserve this planet requires a continuous, democratic discussion of values, objectives and concepts which are expressed in the numerous and continuously evolving environmental principles. Learn More
Research Handbook on Climate Disaster Law
Edited by Rosemary Lyster, Robert R.M. Verchick
Through assessing climate disaster law in relation to international, public, private and environmental law this Research Handbook considers the unique challenges, barriers and opportunities that climate disasters pose for law and policy. Scientific and empirical evidence suggests that the laws addressing natural disasters cannot be adequately applied to disasters that are caused by climate change. Featuring contributions from leading international experts, this Research Handbook will be a useful resource for those with an interest in environmental law and international policymaking. Learn More
Edited by Duncan French, Louis J. Kotzé
Building on the previously established Millennium Development Goals, which ran from 2000-2015, the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide the UN with a roadmap for development until 2030. This topical book explores the associated legal and normative implications of these SDGs, which in themselves are not legally binding. Learn More


Until spring of 2010, this old home was in shambles, 47 miles or so to the west of where it now sits on Pumpkin Hill Road southeast of Rison, Arkansas enjoying early morning sun in mid-November. The old structure is the former home of Bob Abbott's grandfather. Bob thought the old home was worth saving. So he did.
In 2010, Bob Abbott decided it was high time to move his grandfather's old dogtrot house from Smead, Arkansas to his place on Pumpkin Hill Road southeast of Rison, Arkansas. The old house had been in its original location since the late 1800s and was no longer owned by the family. It was not in good condition. In fact, Bob was told by many that the old house was well past restoration and that the move was a bad idea. Bob disagreed and finally found an individual who agreed with his disagreement. He made a deal with the current owners and the move was on.
Click on the house for more pictures and info.
After come careful jacking and loading, the old house was on a trailer and ready to roll. The trip from Smead to Pumpkin Hill Road was in the neighborhood of 47 miles, mainly over back county roads and secondary state highways. See some details of the pre-load condition of the house in our earlier story: The Old House at Smead.
Fortunately the trip was reasonably uneventful and the moving crew safely delivered the ancient cargo to the Pumpkin Hill location. Then the real fun began: Reassembling a house without all its parts. Some parts were simply beyond salvage and the builders had to substitute newer materials and make them fit.
Before we go too much further. may we suggest that you check out the start of this story on the Photo of the Week page at Corndancer dot-com. You'll see more pictures and get additional information.
You are looking down the dogtrot breezeway from the front of the house. The kitchen side is to the right. The bedroom is to the left. This is close to the original structure of the home. In later years, the homeowners closed the dogtrot at both ends and made a big central room. This was a common practice as families grew, an early no-brainer for a quick room addition.
Here's a 180, looking at the dog-trot breezeway from the back porch.
Dogtrot houses in their basic form have two rooms separated by a breezeway. One side has sleeping and "living" quarters, the other side has a kitchen and dining area. In almost all dogtrot houses, the family eventually made additions to the structure. This one is the two-room version.
This is the bedroom complete with iron bed, ladder-back chairs and a vintage Singer Sewing Machine. There are two windows, one to the photographer's back and the one you see to the left. There is also a door to the back porch. The walls, ceiling and floor are original equipment.
Looking at the bedroom from the front corner showing the entrance door from the breezeway. The wide angle lens necessary to capture this image has distorted the door to nearly twice its size.
The home entertainment corner of the bedroom consisting of a 78-rpm Victrola and a couple of chairs. The dresser has a picture and wash bowl.
The kitchen has the expected cast-iron stove, a table – and chairs for mom and dad – and benches for everyone else. For ultimate convenience of the times there's also a sink, pantry, and cupboard.
The kitchen from a slightly different angle.
Another view of the kitchen. This time with hanging aprons. Nice touch.
Here's one more look from the front in mid-afternoon sun.
We've visited Bob Abbott's place on Pumpkin Hill Road before, but for those of you who are not familiar with the place, you'll also find The Traveler, a fully restored and working (but not rolling) executive rail car from a bygone era. You can learn more on The Traveler in our original Corndancer story, Traveler's Rest and our Weekly Grist version of Traveler's Rest.
The Traveler was once the private car of the president of the former St. Louis and Southwestern Railroad, known popularly as the "Cotton Belt" line.
There's also a Chapel on the property, popular for small weddings, memorial services, and other church meetings and events.
This tree-top reflection in a lake on the Pumpkin Hill Road place looks akin to any number of French impressionist works.
And as a parting shot, there's a fine lake on the property. I saw a tree-top reflection in the water. It's the Almighty's version of French impressionists made available to me. And to you.
We have created a special gallery of 19 pictures of the place on Pumpkin Hill Road which are larger and better resolution than normal web presentation.
If you would like to see the Pumpkin Hill Corndancer and Weekly Grist pictures larger and in greater detail this gallery is for you. Click here.
I made this shot in May, 2010, so I believe we can safely assume the old house has lost it's struggle with gravity and has taken the big dive. Click on the picture for the original post.
For reasons I have yet to decipher, the original "There goes the neighborhood" post of May 2, 2010 is the second most re-visited article at Weekly Grist for the Eyes and Mind, so I'm sending you back to that post this week. The subject is a collapsing house which I'm certain has now made the final dive — along with some storm shots from a disturbance that cropped up while I was on the trip. Click here for the original post.
As I listened to storm reports on the radio, I heard the words you do not want to hear, informing me that the brunt of the action was headed in the direction of my home. A quick call home allayed my worst fears. All was fine.
See more on this story, click the tree.
The story started when I spotted a "Home-place" tree — a tree left standing when humans abandon a home and the elements later dispatch the structure. You can find that story and a couple of pictures on the Photo of the Week page at Corndancer dot-com.
There's not another like it. A '66 Mustang, restored to pristine condition, painted John Deere green, converted to a pickup, and adorned with John Deere yellow stripes and a John Deere decal. This magnificent combination of two iconic American symbols is the creation of James Matthews of Rosebud, Arkansas. He also has a few hundred other Mustangs, not in quite as good condition as this one.
The Ford Mustang was let out of the corral by Lee Iaccoca and his crew of Ford firebrands in April of 1964. Some called the new car a 64-and-half. Ford called it a '65. Ford historians tell us with some authority that the Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the 1928 Model A, introduced some 36 years earlier in October of 1927.
The Mustang gathered a near-cult following which is alive and well today. With that sort of popularity, there are opportunities for enterprises other than the manufacturer to make a good living. James Matthews of Rosebud, Arkansas is one of those individuals.
He recognized the Mustang potential in the early seventies when he started to accumulate wrecked Mustangs. Before we go much further, we recommend that you go to the Photo of the Week Page of Corndancer dot-com and get in on the beginning of this story. You'll see more pictures of the truck and a well organized collection of Mustang carcasses.
James Matthews did all of the work on the restoration except for the paint and body, and upholstery. He assures me that this engine is completely restored to original condition. It is perfectly clean with no leaks, spots, drips, or other obnoxious defects.
The engine is as it should be, a '66 Cobra. I did not get to hear it crank up, but I suspect the sound would raise the hair on the back of my neck.
Here, it was necessary for some creative "southern" engineering to make a car passenger compartment into a truck passenger compartment. It looks like what they did worked well.
The interior generally follows the John Deere mantra and looks to be imbued with proper creature comfort for a good ol' boy's derriere.
The door and dashboard are '66 all the way. Even the radio is original. Back in 66, it probably belted out "The Ballad of the Green Berets," "Winchester Cathedral," and "Cherish," the number one, two, and three songs of the year in that order.
In 1968, Ford Motor Company had their advertising staff and agency create a new campaign, "Mustang Makes it Happen." The signature piece of that promotion was a song of that title which was used as background music for radio and television commercials. The campaign and music are considered classics by most advertising people. Click below to hear it. The video runs nearly three minutes. The music has a strong five-string banjo track. It appears to target people who may want to escape a middle age crisis, a somewhat different approach from what we see today unless the ads are for fiber supplements, facelifts, or stool softeners.
Also in 1968, the movie "Bullitt" featured the late Steve McQueen in a '68 Mustang 390 Cobra versus a '68 Dodge R/T 440 full of bad guys. A lot of people, including yours truly, believe this car chase scene is the one by which others are measured. In deference to the "French Connection" car chase fans, I acknowledge that there is an argument both ways. The "Bullitt" chase sequence ran just over seven minutes. The clip below gets the meat of the coconut and only takes up a tad over three minutes of your precious time.
Somehow the terms "wrecking yard," and "junk yard" just don't seem to fit James Matthews collection of Mustang carcasses. The premises is as clean and well-tended as the White House lawn. The cars are lined up with military precision. All cars are off the ground. While the weather is not kind and ferrous oxide (that's rust y'all) is running rampant in the yard, there is still value on the ground. And lots of nostalgia. Click here to see a panoramic shot of the entire collection premises.
It is as if a drill sergeant had given the command, "Mustangs, Dress Right, Dress." For those of you not familiar with military commands, that is the command that tells the troops to line up. This is typical of the entire premises which is clean and well-ordered.
As you stroll through the collections, you can hear throaty exhaust, and peeling rubber. Unfortunately, you also think of "did they make it ?" A touch of realty tempers sweet nostalgia.
Sometimes you just open your eyes and get lucky. I know. That's what happened to me when I met James Matthews.
Maggie, the resident Border Collie at L.M. Phillips General Merchandise in Fountain Hill, Arkansas, takes a long look at the front door of the store. Is she pondering the sign or checking out an approaching human? Regardless, she is on her A-game. Click on the picture to see our original July, 2009 post.
Click on the picture for more on Margaret and Maggie.
Back in July of 2009, I discovered L.M. Phillips General Merchandise at Fountain Hill, Arkansas, one of the few real, live, general stores still alive and well. The Saturday afternoon I was there, the proprietress, Margaret Phillips was doing a brisk business. Part of her business model is Maggie, a precocious Border Collie who believes her job is to look out for Margaret's personal safety and to be an alarm system who raises the alarm when suspected interlopers show up.
We are sending you back to Fountain Hill this week for a second look at the story of Margaret and Maggie. You will also see John Cruce and his team of mules pulling a wagon, something you don't bump into every day. You will also want to see our original Corndancer dot-com Photo of the Week page with more pictures and a story.


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The '''Warren E. Burger Collection''' consists of the lifetime professional and personal papers and memorabilia of the late Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, as well as of related acquisitions, collected by the [[College of William and Mary]].
The Warren E. Burger papers were given to the College of William and Mary by his son, Wade A. Burger in 1996. Warren Burger served as the 20th [[chancellor]] of the College of William and Mary from 1986-1993, and the College is honored to serve as the permanent home of the papers of one of the most influential legal figures of this century, whose papers will become an immeasurable resource for future historians and legal scholars. NOTE: In accordance with the donor agreement, the Warren E. Burger Papers will be closed to researchers until 2026.
The Warren E. Burger papers were given to the College of William and Mary by his son, Wade A. Burger in 1996. Warren Burger served as the 20th [[chancellor]] of the College of William and Mary from 1986-1993, and the College is honored to serve as the permanent home of the papers of one of the most influential legal figures of this century, whose papers will become an immeasurable resource for future historians and legal scholars. NOTE: In accordance with the donor agreement, the Warren E. Burger Papers are closed to researchers until at least 2028.*
* The deed of gift specifies that the papers are to remain closed to researchers until 10 years after the last Justice who served with Warren E. Burger on the Supreme Court has passed away, or 2026, whichever comes later.
Warren E. Burger (1907-1995) grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he attended the University of Minnesota and then the St. Paul College of Law as a night student while working full time during the day. After graduating magna cum laude in 1931, he joined the firm Boyeson, Otis, Brill & Faricy St. Paul, becoming a partner in 1933. His participation in Harold Stassen's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 1952 led to his becoming Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, in the United States Department of Justice under the Eisenhower administration. He served as a judge for the Federal Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, from 1956-1969. In May 1969, President Nixon appointed him Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and his nomination was confirmed by an overwhelming margin in June. During his seventeen years as Chief Justice, he not only presided over the Court's many historic decisions but also worked tirelessly to improve the way the judiciary functions and how justice is administered throughout the nation's courts. In 1986, he resigned from the Supreme Court to devote his time and energy to serving as chairman of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution. All these facets of Warren E. Burger's career are well represented in the approximately 1,200 cubic feet of papers, 1,500 photographs and more than 300 artifacts in custody of the College of William and Mary.
The Warren E. Burger Collection consists of the lifetime professional and personal papers and memorabilia of the late Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, as well as of related acquisitions, collected by the College of William and Mary.
The Warren E. Burger papers were given to the College of William and Mary by his son, Wade A. Burger in 1996. Warren Burger served as the 20th chancellor of the College of William and Mary from 1986-1993, and the College is honored to serve as the permanent home of the papers of one of the most influential legal figures of this century, whose papers will become an immeasurable resource for future historians and legal scholars. NOTE: In accordance with the donor agreement, the Warren E. Burger Papers are closed to researchers until at least 2028.*
The deed of gift specifies that the papers are to remain closed to researchers until 10 years after the last Justice who served with Warren E. Burger on the Supreme Court has passed away, or 2026, whichever comes later.
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Well, here I am. At the end of The Hunger Games Trilogy. I'm both excited to have read it, and super sad to be finished. :) + :( = me at the moment. lol. Wow, what an unpredictable and exciting adventure.
The Capitol is so angry with Katniss that it'll do anything to hurt her. Especially President Snow, who seems to have a very personal stake in hurting those around her enough to drive her close to insanity. But after spending two (wonderful) books with her, I knew Katniss wouldn't give up without a fight. That she wouldn't give up on those around her--no matter how many had to fall in order to do it. That she would come through in the end--even if she continually breaks the rules and makes up her own. And that the rebellion would reach their target because of her. Oh, and I can't forget about Peeta. She never gives up on him. Not really. I think she gave up on herself, before him.
I'll probably say this a thousand times, but this is an amazing trilogy. This book stood on its own, as strong as the others, and with even more hardships and heartbreak... even though I didn't think things could get any worse. Well, I was wrong, because everything reaches the lowest point in this installment. But still, I enjoyed every minute of it. The ending was bittersweet, yet satisfying. Overall, outstanding.


England opener Alastair Cook brought the house down at the Oval on Monday by hitting a century in his final Test against India.
It was announced last week that Cook would retire from international duty at the conclusion of the series, prompting an outpouring of tributes and messages of support for the popular left-hander.
Cook scored an unbeaten 104 on his Test debut in India in 2006 and brought down the curtain on his extinguished career in similar fashion, reaching three figures in 210 balls in unorthodox fashion.
On 96, Cook dabbed Ravindra Jadeja for a single but was able to celebrate his landmark as Jasprit Bumrah hurled the ball to the boundary for overthrows.
The Essex batsman climbed the all-time Test runs list on his way to his 33rd century, moving into fifth beyond Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, who finished with 12,400.
A CENTURY IN HIS FINAL INNINGS!!
Cook, in his 161st appearance in the longest form, shared in an unbroken third-wicket stand of 181 with captain Joe Root (92 not out) as England batted themselves into a dominant position at lunch on day four of the fifth and final Test, the hosts reaching the interval 283 ahead on 243-2.


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In Donald Trump's go-back-to-where-you-didn't-come-from America, where the worry of immigrants (as well as their grotesque mistreatment) still seems on the rise, simply wait. There's a lot more to return. Local weather change has barely begun to hit this planet massive time and but, while there's much writing concerning the grim circumstances (including gangs, medicine, and violence) that continue to send desperate Central People north to the U.S. border, international warming can also be a growing factor within the equation. If the climate destroys the potential for growing your meals, you've obtained to do one thing else or go some other place. Within the coming many years, rely on one thing: because of the best way we're altering our very planet, ever more individuals are going to be uprooted from their houses and despatched wandering in desperation across this globe of ours. And if you consider it, since Donald Trump is so desperately intent on aiding and abetting the intensification of worldwide warming by way of fossil-fueled tasks of every type, he ought to actually be thought-about the last word "invader" of this country. Given what we know concerning the reactions of these not pressured to flee to those who are — to, in reality, a planet already full of the displaced and refugees escaping violence on a scale not seen because the end of World War II — anticipate things to grow worse. More heat, more upheaval, more wars, and whatever seems to comply with the "populist right" on an more and more unnerved planet, along with probably 250 million or extra displaced individuals by maybe mid-century. Given the backstory to date, it's not more likely to be fairly.
This is, in many ways, the state of affairs TomDispatch common Andrew Bacevich faces in as we speak's publish. He's now helping to arrange the Quincy Institute, a brand new assume tank in Washington devoted to ending America's "forever wars" on a planet already on the brink. Lately, he additionally stumbled across (perhaps I ought to put that phrase in quotes) a partial manuscript written by an unknown writer that, from a future vantage level, gives us a take a look at the fulcrum-like nature of the current second on a planet referred to as Earth in a country proud as soon as upon a time to be regarded as "united." Tom
The Nice Reckoning
A Look Again from Mid-Century
By Andrew J. Bacevich
[Editorial note: This remnant of a manuscript, discovered in a vault near the coastal town of Walpole, Massachusetts, appears to have been part of a larger project, probably envisioned as an interpretive history of the United States since the year 2000. Only a single chapter, probably written near the midpoint of the twenty-first century, has survived. Whether the remainder of the manuscript has been lost or the author abandoned it before its completion is unknown.]
From our present vantage point, it appears clear that, by 2019, the USA had handed some extent of no return. On reflection, this was the moment when indications of things gone basically awry ought to have grow to be unmistakable. Although on the time much remained hidden in shadows, the historic pivot now commonly referred to as the Nice Reckoning had commenced.
Even at this time, it remains difficult to understand why, given mounting evidence of a grave disaster, passivity continued for therefore long across most sectors of society. An epidemic of anomie affected a big swath of the inhabitants. Confronted with a blizzard of troubling developments, giant and small, People found it troublesome to place things into something approximating helpful perspective. Few even bothered to attempt. Fewer succeeded. As with predictions of cataclysmic earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, a not-in-my-lifetime mood usually prevailed.
During what was then misleadingly often known as the Age of Trump, the political courses dithered. Whereas the antics of President Donald Trump provoked intense curiosity — the word "intense" hardly covers the attention paid to him — additionally they offered a convenient excuse for letting partisan bickering take priority over precise governance or drawback solving of any type. Meanwhile, "thought leaders" (a term then generally used to explain pontificating windbags) indulged themselves with numerous pet tasks.
Within the midst of what commentators have been happy to name the Info Age, most atypical People confirmed a pronounced affinity for trivia over matters of substance. A staggering variety of citizens willingly traded freedom and privacy for comfort, bowing to the dictates of an ever-expanding array of personalised gadgetry. What was then referred to as a "smartphone" functioned as a talisman of types, the digital equivalent of a rosary or prayer beads. Especially among the younger, separation from one's "phone" for various minutes might trigger acute nervousness and distress. The novelty of "social media" had not but worn off, with its most insidious implications simply being discovered.
Divided, distracted, and desperately making an attempt to maintain up: these emerged then because the abiding traits of life in modern America. Craft beer, small-batch bourbon, and dining on the newest farm-to-table restaurant typically appeared to matter greater than the fate of the nation or, for that matter, the planet as an entire. But all that was about to vary.
Students will undoubtedly locate the origins of the Nice Reckoning nicely before 2019. Perhaps they'll trace its supply to the aftermath of the Cold War when American elites succumbed to a exceptional bout of imperial hubris, whereas ignoring (thanks partially to the efforts of Huge Power corporations) the already growing physique of data on the human-induced alteration of the planet, which came to be referred to as "climate change" or "global warming." While, usually talking, the collective story of humankind unfolds along a continuum, by 2019 circumstances conducive to disruptive change have been forming. History was about to zig sharply off its anticipated course.
This disruption occurred, in fact, inside a selected context. In the course of the first 20 years of the twenty-first century, American society absorbed a collection of punishing blows. First got here the contested election of 2000, the president of america put in in office by a 5-4 vote of a politicized Supreme Courtroom, which thereby successfully usurped the position of the citizens. And that was just for starters. Following briefly order came the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which the world's (self-proclaimed) premier intelligence providers did not anticipate and the world's preeminent army establishment did not avert.
Lower than two years later, the administration of George W. Bush, working underneath the delusion that the continued conflict in Afghanistan was primarily gained, ordered U.S. forces to invade Iraq, a nation that had played no half in the occasions of 9/11. The result of this patently illegal conflict of aggression would not be victory, regardless of the president's virtually on the spot "mission accomplished" declaration, however a painful replay of the quagmire that U.S. troops had skilled many years earlier than in Vietnam. Expectations of Iraq's "liberation" paving the best way for a broader Freedom Agenda that may democratize the Islamic world got here to naught. The Iraq War and different armed interventions initiated through the first 20 years of the century ended up costing trillions of taxpayer dollars, while sowing the seeds of instability throughout much of the Larger Center East and later Africa.
Then, in August 2005, Hurricane Katrina smashed into the Gulf Coast, killing almost 2,000 People. U.S. authorities businesses responded with breathtaking ineptitude, a sign of issues to return, as nature itself was turning more and more unruly. Other natural disasters of unnatural magnitude adopted. In 2007, to quote but one instance, greater than 9,000 wildfires in California swept by means of greater than one million acres. Like swarms of locusts, fires now turned an annual (and worsening) plague ravaging the Golden State and the rest of the West Coast. If this weren't enough of a harbinger of approaching environmental catastrophe, the populations of honeybees, very important to American agriculture, started to collapse in these exact same years.
People have been, as it turned out, largely indifferent to the fate of honeybees. They paid far higher attention to the financial system, nevertheless, which skilled its personal type of collapse in 2008. The following Nice Recession noticed hundreds of thousands thrown out of labor and tens of millions extra lose their houses because of fraudulent mortgage practices. None of the perpetrators have been punished. The administration of President Barack Obama chose as an alternative to bail out offending banks and enormous firms. Report federal deficits resulted, as the federal government deserted once and for all even the pretense of making an attempt to stability the price range. And, in fact, the nation's a number of wars dragged on and on and on.
By way of all these trials, the American individuals kind of persevered. If not altogether stoic, they remained largely compliant. In consequence, few members of the nation's political, financial, mental, or cultural elites confirmed any consciousness that one thing elementary is perhaps amiss. The 2 established events retained their monopoly on national politics. As late as 2016, the established order appeared firmly intact. Solely with that yr's presidential election did giant numbers of citizens sign that that they had had sufficient: sporting purple MAGA caps relatively than wielding pitchforks, they joined Donald Trump's assault on that elite and, thumbing their noses at Washington, installed a reality TV star in the White Home.
To the legions who had found the previous established order agreeable, Trump's ascent to the apex of American politics amounted to an unbearable affront. They could tolerate purposeless, infinite wars, increase kind of any set of funds for the army that was so unsuccessfully preventing them, and turn a blind eye to financial preparations that fostered inequality on a staggering scale. They could respond to the accelerating menace posed by local weather change with lip service and, at greatest, quarter-measures. But Donald Trump within the Oval Office? That they might not abide.
In consequence, from the moment of his election, Trump dominated the American scene. Yet the outrage that he provoked, day in and day trip, had this unfortunate aspect effect: it obscured developments that may in time show to be of much more significance than the 45th American president himself. Like the "noise" masking alerts that, if detected and appropriately interpreted, may need averted Pearl Harbor in December 1941 or, for that matter, 9/11, obsessing about Trump prompted observers to recurrently overlook or low cost issues far transcending in significance the day by day ration of presidential shenanigans.
Right here, then, is a very partial listing of a few of the most necessary of these alerts then available to anyone bothering to concentrate. On the eve of the Great Reckoning, nevertheless, they have been usually handled as mere curiosities or matters of restricted urgency — issues to be deferred to a later, more congenial moment.
Merchandise: The truth of climate change was now indisputable. All that remained in query was how quickly it will happen and the extent (and once more rapidity) of the devastation that it might finally inflict.
Item: Regardless of every little thing that was then recognized concerning the dangers of additional carbon emissions, the key atmospheric contributor to international warming, they solely continued to increase, despite the myriad conferences and agreements meant to curb them. (U.S. carbon emissions, particularly, have been nonetheless rising then, and international emissions have been expected to rise by report or near-record amounts as 2019 started.)
Merchandise: The polar icecap was disappearing, with scientists reporting that it had melted extra in simply 20 years than in the previous 10,000. This, in flip, meant that sea ranges would continue to rise at report rates, posing an growing menace to coastal cities.
Merchandise: Deforestation and desertification have been occurring at an alarming price.
Merchandise: Roughly eight million metric tons of plastic have been seeping into the world's oceans annually, from the ingestion of which vast numbers of seabirds, fish, and marine mammals have been dying yearly. Payback would come within the form of microplastics contained in seafood consumed by humans.
Merchandise: With China and other Asian nations increasingly refusing to simply accept American recyclables, municipalities in the USA found themselves overwhelmed by accumulations of discarded glass, plastic, metallic, cardboard, and paper. That yr, the entire breakdown of the worldwide recycling system already loomed as a risk.
Merchandise: Worldwide chook and insect populations have been plummeting. In different words, the Sixth Mass Extinction had begun.
All of those fall into the category of what we recognize in the present day as planetary issues of existential significance. But even in 2019 there were other matters of lower than planetary significance that should have functioned as a wake-up name. Among them have been:
Merchandise: With the federal authorities demonstrably unable to secure U.S. borders, immigration authorities have been seizing lots of of hundreds of migrants annually. By 2019, the Trump administration was confining vital numbers of these migrants, together with young children, in what have been, in impact, concentration camps.
Item: Cybercrime had develop into a serious progress business, on monitor to rake in $6 trillion annually by 2021. Hackers have been already demonstrating the power to carry giant American cities hostage and the authorities proved incapable of catching up.
Merchandise: With the three richest People — Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet — controlling extra wealth than the bottom 50% of your complete population, the USA had grow to be a full-fledged oligarchy. Whereas politicians sometimes expressed their dismay about this actuality, previous to 2019 it was extensively tolerated.
Merchandise: As measured by roads, bridges, dams, or public transportation methods, the nation's infrastructure was strikingly inferior to what it had been a half-century earlier. (By 2019, China, for example, had built more than 19,000 miles of high-speed rail; the U.S., not one.) Agreement that this was an issue that wanted fixing was common; corrective motion (and authorities financing), nevertheless, was not forthcoming.
Merchandise: Army spending in constant dollars exceeded what it had been at the peak of the Chilly War when the nation's major adversary, the Soviet Union, had a big army with up-to-date gear and an arsenal of nuclear weapons. In 2019, Iran, the country's almost definitely adversary, had a modest military and no nuclear weapons.
Merchandise: Incivility, rudeness, bullying, and common nastiness had grow to be rampant, whereas the White Home, once the location of solemn ceremony, deliberation, and choice, played host to politically divisive shouting matches and verbal brawls.
To say that People have been oblivious to such issues can be inaccurate. Some have been, for example, considering a ban on plastic straws. But taken as an entire, the various indications of systemic and even planetary dysfunction acquired infinitely less in style consideration than the pregnancies of British royals, the antics of the justifiably forgotten Kardashian clan, or fantasy football, a briefly fashionable early twenty-first century fad.
In fact, many years later, seen with the good thing about hindsight, the implications of these numerous tendencies and knowledge points appear painfully clear: the dominant ideological abstraction of late postmodernity — liberal democratic capitalism — was quickly failing or had simply turn out to be irrelevant to the challenges dealing with america and the human species as an entire. To employ one other then-popular phrase, liberal democratic capitalism had develop into an expression of "fake news," a rip-off bought to the various for the good thing about the privileged few.
"Toward the end of an age," historian John Lukacs (1924-2019) as soon as observed, "more and more people lose faith in their institutions and finally they abandon their belief that these institutions might still be reformed from within." Lukacs wrote these phrases in 1970, but they aptly described the state of affairs that had come to exist in that turning-point yr of 2019. Primary American establishments — the overworked U.S. army being a singular exception — not commanded common respect.
In essence, the postmodern age was ending, though few appeared to comprehend it — with elites, particularly, largely oblivious to what was occurring. What would exchange postmodernity in a planet heading for damage remained to be seen.
Solely when…
[Editor's note: Here the account breaks off.]
Andrew Bacevich, a TomDispatch common and the writer most lately of The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Chilly War Victory, is a co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a Washington, D.C. assume tank in formation.
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Copyright 2019 Andrew Bacevich


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using PokerTracker.DAL.DAO;
using PokerTracker.DAL.Databases;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Linq;

namespace PokerTracker.DAL.Repositories
{
    public interface IStatisticsRepository : IReadOnlyRepository<StatisticsDao>
    {
        Task<SwingDao> GetBiggestDownswingAsync();
        Task<SwingDao> GetBiggestUpswingAsync();
    }

    public class StatisticsRepository : ReadOnlyRepository<StatisticsDao>, IStatisticsRepository
    {
        public StatisticsRepository(IDatabase database)
            : base(database)
        { }

        private async Task<SwingDao> GetBiggestSwingAsync(string storedProc)
        {
            var result = (await Database.RunAsync<SwingDao>(storedProc)).FirstOrDefault();

            return result != null && result.BiggestSwing > 0
                ? result
                : null;
        }

        public async Task<SwingDao> GetBiggestDownswingAsync()
        {
            return await GetBiggestSwingAsync("usp_BiggestDownswing");
        }

        public async Task<SwingDao> GetBiggestUpswingAsync()
        {
            return await GetBiggestSwingAsync("usp_BiggestUpswing");
        }
    }
}

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About The LoERH
The League of Extraordinary Red Heads formed innocuously in January 2013* as a social get-together for those with reddish hair sprouting from their scalps and chins. From the moment of its inception, however, conspiracists around the globe have posited that the League is, in reality, "a drinking club with vague plans for world domination." Only those in the upper echelon of this clandestine fellowship know for sure its purpose.
Headquartered in Troy, New York (a.k.a. "Ginger City, USA"), The League assembles twice a year under the guise of conviviality.
Carrot tops, Cheez Doodle orangies, strawberry blondes, auburn-types, distinguished white heads … all gingers are welcome to attend meetings of the League of Extraordinary Red Heads — and that includes transgingers, redbeards, friends & family of the fiery follicled, and fans too! But only those who demonstrate true extraordinaryness shall receive the highly coveted "Member" card. Our ranks include award-winning authors and journalists, college presidents, politicians, mirth-makers, lawyers, biker dudes, farmers, activists, inactivists, actors, barflies, giants, wee people and folks from all walks of life.
Events have attracted more than 200 members and have included Happy Hour socials, a Pumpkin Ale "Toast of the Gingers," a "Night of the Walking Red" and a documentary screening of "Being Ginger" with Scotland-based filmmaker Scott P. Harris. The highly secretive League of Extraordinary Red Heads has been featured in many news articles, including a recent profile in The New Yorker and was authoritatively declared the No. 7 Best Red Head Gathering of 2013 by BuzzFeed.
If you are interested in forming a chapter of The League of Extraordinary Red Heads, visit our Chapter Affiliation Page.
The Founder, The High Ginger, The Hon. Anasha.
The founder of The League of Extraordinary Red Heads is Duncan Crary. For more information about our enigmatic leader, read his cryptic bio.
The High Ginger of The League of Extraordinary Red Heads is Margaret Young. What little is known of this mysterious top ranking ginger is reported here.
The Hon. Anasha Cummings an elected official in Troy, N.Y. a.k.a. "Ginger City, U.S.A." Not much is known of Cummings' role in The LoERH. Some facts that have leaked to the public are here.
NIGHT OF THE WALKING RED
The League of Extraordinary Red Heads holds its annual meeting and Pumpkin Ale in October in Troy, N.Y. during "Night of the Walking Red."
The League of Extraordinary Red Heads gathers for its first annual, Oct. 1 Pumpkin Ale Toast at Brown's Brewing Co. Troy, New York, 2013. Photo by Tonya Scanlon Massey, 2013.
The League of Extraordinary Red Heads gathers for its fifth annual, October "Night of the Walking Red" Pumpkin Ale Toast at Ryan's Wake Public House. Troy, New York. 2017. Photo by Neil Grabowsky
Night of the Walking Red VII at Ryan's Wake Public House, Troy, New York 2019. Photo by Neil Grabowsky.
Tom displays The Banner of The League of Extraordinary Red Heads presented in stained glass. Tom is a Distinguished White Head.
The banner under which The League of Extraordinary Red Heads rallies consists of four squares (or rectangles) of red, orange, strawberry-ginger and white (in honor of our distinguished members whose fire burned twice as bright for half as long).
The Banner appears on official LoERH "Member" cards; it may be draped over one's shoulders as a cape, wrapped around one's waist as a kilt, or displayed on articles of clothing; The Banner may appear in other forms, including flags, stained glass, patches, badges and stickers; it may be eaten in the form of a cake, lollipop, cookie or other confection. It may be tattooed on one's skin.
The mark of The League of Extraordinary Red Heads consists of its banner and the words "THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY RED HEADS" in a stylized font and is registered with the United States Patent And Trademark Office.
"Winter is here. May Your Holidays be Kissed by Fire." A holiday parody tribute to "A Game of Thrones" by The League of Extraordinary Red Heads. From left to right, back row: Anthony Gagliardi, Noelle Reign, Margaret Young "The High Ginger," Laura McCaffrey, The Hon. Anasha Cummings; front row: Duncan Crary, LoERH Founder, Mary Darcy, Colin Butler, George R.R. Martin, author of A Game of Thrones. Photo by Neil Grabowsky. Watch the movie.
[*The LoERH & its banner were fully conceived on a bar stool in Troy, N.Y. a.k.a. "Ginger City U.S.A". on March 7, 2012. On the following day, the famous mark and banner of the LoERH were forged in brightly colored pixels. ]


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On Saturday I featured examples of altering a series of images originally captured using Hipstamatic's Sergio lens from the Monti HipstaPak I felt the overpowering drab yellow tint had limited uses as is, but when paired with a proper film, Sergio would redeem itself.
The previous post showed when the original image captured using Sergio with Sussex film was introduced to Oggl. As an alternative lens/film applied as a second layer with in Oggl, the photograph takes on a historical charm, the very intent by the photographers pre-visualisation prior to taking the image.
Not limiting myself to just this small selection of options, I'm also considering the US 1776 film as a second layer because of the graininess, no border and for the films complimentary appearance to the mid 19th century. The lenses considered with this film are Americana, Helga Viking, Jimmy, and John S.
As you can see by the first three examples with the US 1776 film, the degree of tonal values shift from slightly underexposed Americana lens to Helga Viking's proper exposure. In order to achieve an over-exposed look, a few lenses served the purpose well, however I decided to use the lens Jimmy, due to it's' rendition of the over all scene; finally, John S lens because vignetting and a sense of underexposure.
Finally, I am considering retaining all color values but also making sure that keeping faith with the early days of photography, by using Blanko BL4 film. For my second layer of effect by selecting the Ray Mark II lens for that cool down of the warm color shift, Tinto's 1884 over all antique effect and limited focus area. The John S lens for the various color shifts it produce, along with the feeling that the image is underexposed.
Also considered is the Mabel lens, as it renders the photograph not only as a chrome image but also gives the gold a vibrancy and hinting of the highlights being blown out and lacking any details. During the review process, I also elected to include the rendition of the Americana lens with Blanko BL4 film for its color shifts but in a cooler spectrum.
Regardless of the second layer of combination that is applied, one needs to remember the original layer beneath, all of which goes back to pre-visualising ones final results before beginning to shot and for the need to have a good understanding of Hipstamatic's collection of film and lenses.
It is also very essential that when one wishes to emulate a certain look, a certain final appearance in a photograph, one must have at least an understanding as to photographies past. This means being familiar with the various alternative developing processes, but also the various commercially available films that were marketed throughout the last century. Let us also not forget the instrument itself, the different types of cameras and the lens.
The original images from this photo shoot have had any post work applied to it, so that they remain truthful to what result Hipstamatic produces. All images featuring examples of lens and film combinations, were screen captures using an iPad with Retina display.


Here are the CSBC Bihar Police Result 2019 updates that most searched right now. Dear applicants, have attended the exams for Bihar Constable posts? It is time you knew about your Bihar Police Constable Result. The organization Central Selection Board of Constable has finally conducted the written and physical tests at a larger scale this year. Now the Recruitment Board is going to issue Bihar Police Constable Cut off in the coming days.
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The State Police Recruitment Board has finally reached the stage where the evaluation has been going on for the examinees. The results of the conducted written exam and Physical Standard Test will be available all together on the internet portal in 2019. Thus, those appearing for these 9900 vacancies and had performed well must check their status on a regular basis. All the essential updates regarding CSBC Bihar Police Constable Result will be uploaded on the official web portal along with the merit and cut off marks.
All the aspirants are required to score minimum 30 % marks as in order to qualify the written test. However, the marks obtained by the contestant in the written test will not be considered while the department preparing the final merit list pdf.
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Mirada Medical develops innovative medical imaging software that oncologists and radiologists across the world use to improve their diagnosis and treatment outcomes. By combining information from PET, CT, MR, SPECT and planar NM in any combination, Mirada's software enables doctors to see precisely where tumours are located and monitor their change or spread over the course of treatment. "It can dramatically improve the patient's treatment management and reduce follow-up procedures," says Hugh.
Mirada grew out of Professor Sir Mike Brady's Medical Vision Laboratory at the University of Oxford in the late 1990s. He developed OXCIVA, a breast imaging company and OMIA, an image registration company, that merged to form Mirada in 2001. The company was so successful that it was snapped up by US scanner manufacturer CTI in 2003, who in turn were acquired by Siemens Healthcare in 2005. Hugh then led a management buy-out of the company in 2008, acquiring Mirada technologies and their customer base. Despite its convoluted start, the company survived and started to prosper.
Cancer is a global healthcare problem and extended life expectancy are only adding to its relative importance. This means Mirada products are now increasingly needed and used around the world with the majority of their revenue generated from overseas markets, with the US commanding the lion's share of purchases. Mirada's success in gaining market share has partly been driven by partnering with healthcare giants, such as Canon (previously Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation) and Varian Medical, to develop and sell the software components of their key products. About fifteen per cent of Mirada's sales are direct – into some of the world's most prestigious hospitals, including New York University Hospital, the MD Anderson Cancer Centre in Houston, and the Oxford Cancer Centre at the Churchill, right on our doorstep. Two thousand hospitals across the globe now use Mirada products and millions of cancer patients a year are now monitored using their equipment.
The firm has fifty staff worldwide with thirty-four based at OCFI. Mainly computer vision scientists and software engineers focused on product development, they are all experts in their field and recruited from all over the world. Ever-expanding, Mirada is currently looking for six new staff for their Oxford arm.
The company likes to stay ahead of the game. Mirada has a long-track record in using state-of-the-art scientific advances to develop clinically useful products for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Recently they announced the development of an industry first: commercially available AI software, DLCExpert [TM], for "autocontouring" the patient by means of CT scans for radiation oncology. Hugh says "AI will have a transformational effect on healthcare. We've taken advantage of this cutting-edge technology to address an everyday clinical need in radiation oncology." The new software automates the time-consuming clinical task of contouring for treatment planning and brings previously unseen levels of quality and consistency to the process, helping doctors direct the treatment as appropriately and accurately as possible. Clinicians that have used DLCExpert found it hard to distinguish between their own contours and those that were automatically generated.
Hugh has ambitious growth plans for Mirada. Their biggest challenge for 2018 is to raise the finance to develop DLCExpert, and commercially release it on the market place. We are pleased to know that world-class healthcare technologies are being developed under our roof at OCFI.


Maruti Suzuki has entered the list of top 10 automakers across the globe, in terms of market capital. The automaker's double digit growth recorded last month has helped its market capital to be valued at Rs. 2 lakh crore, which equates to around US$31.55 billion, making it the 10th largest carmaker in the world, by market capitalization. This is the first time that an Indian auto company has been a part of the said list.
Others on the list include Volkswagen, with a market capital of US$80.5 billion, followed by Daimler, BMW, Tesla, Honda, General Motors, SAIC, Ford and Nissan. Maruti has thus surpassed global carmakers like Audi, Hyundai, Subaru and Renault to be on the said list. Additionally, Maruti Suzuki is the second most valued stock in terms of market capital to sales ratio, rated only behind Tesla.
Maruti is also expecting an earning growth of 14.5% in 2017 and 2018. This comes at a time when many other global automakers are expecting a single-digit growth.
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Night Vision, tr. Robert Bly, Seventies Press, 1972
Windows and Stones, tr. May Swenson, University of Pittsburgh, 1972
Friends, You Drank Some Darkness:
Three Swedish Poets: Harry Martinson, Gunnar Ekelof, and Tomas Transtromer,
tr. Robert Bly, Beacon Press, 1975
Baltics, tr. Samuel Charters, Oyez Pub, 1975
Truth Barriers, tr. Robert Bly, Sierra Books,1980
Selected Poems, ed. Robin Fulton, Ardis Publishers, 1981
The Blue House, tr. Göran Malmqvist, Thunder City Press, 1987
Collected Poems, tr. Robin Fulton, Bloodaxe Books, 1987 (U.K.)
Tomas Tranströmer: Selected Poems, 1954–1986,
edited by Robert Hass, Publisher Ecco Press, 1987
For the Living and the Dead, Ecco, 1995
The Sorrow Gondola, tr. Robin Fulton, Durfour Editions, 1997 (Ireland)
New Collected Poems, tr. Robin Fulton, Bloodaxe Books, 1997 (U.K.)
Selected Poems of Transtromer, tr. May Swenson and Eric Sellin,
For the Living & the Dead, tr. John F. Deane, Learning Links, 2000 (U.K.)
The Half-Finished Heaven, tr. Robert Bly, Graywolf Press, 2001
The Deleted World, Versions by Robin Robertson, Enitharmon Press, 2006 (U.K.)
New Collected Poems, tr. Robin Fulton, New Directions, 2006
The Great Enigma: Collected Poems, tr. Robin Fulton, New Directions, 2006
The Sorrow Gondola, Michael McGriff and Mikaela Grassl,
Green Integer, 2010
Inspired Notes: Poems, tr. John F. Deane, Dedalus Press, 2011
For the Living and the Dead: Poems and a Memoir, ed. By Robert Hass,
Tomas Transtromer's First poems,
with a Commentary by Jonas Ellerstrom,
Tavern Books, 2011
Windows and Stones, tr. May Swenson,
University of Pittsburgh, 1972; 2011 (second edition)
Memories Look at Me: A Memoir, tr. Robin Fulton, New Directions, 2011
The Deleted World: Poems, Versions by Robin Robertson, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011
Baltics, translated by Samuel Charters, Tavern Books, 2012
Airmail: The Letters of Robert Bly and Tomas Transtromer,
Greywolf Press, 2013
Bright Scythe: Selected Poems by Tomas Tranströmer,
tr. Patty Crane, Sarabande Books, 2015
Prison: Nine Haiku fromHällby Youth Prison (1959)
Translated from the Swedish by Malena Mörling; Postscript by Jonas Ellerström, 2016


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Undercover activist exposes pork producer's practices
Much of what the activist captured is standard in all large pig farms, but even those people who speak for the industry admit some of the treatment caught on camera amounts to abuse. (CAUTION: Video related to this story is extremely graphic.)
The activist got a job at Iowa Select Farms in Kamrar, Iowa for the past two months.
"I used my real name, my real contact information and I was hired just like any other employee and I did exactly what was asked of me," the activist said.
But, she carried a hidden camera with her and saw what are called "gestation crates." Sows spend most of their lives in seven by two foot cages -- they cannot turn around or easily lie on their side.
"They naturally develop sores on their bodies from the crates and from the flooring, which we know to be extremely painful for them," the activist said.
A ban on gestation crates takes effect in California in four years, but nothing in the law will prevent stores here from buying pork produced this way in other states.
"Unfortunately, there are no federal laws to protect animals during their miserable lives on factory farms, so this type of abuse does run rampant within the pork industry," Mercy for Animals Campaign Coordinator Eddie Garza said.
The activist says she saw other standard industry practices at the farm -- workers clipping piglets' tails and performing castrations with no pain killer. But, the video showed several botched castrations, where the piglets' intestines fall out of their bodies -- some, she says, were left to slowly die.
"Any time an animal is in distress we want to take care of it and make sure it's taken care of medically to cure it or to dispatch it if we have to and that's the last thing we want to do," California pig farmer Steve Weaver said.
Weaver watched the video and questions why workers would handle days-old piglets so roughly.
On the undercover video, an employee explains that it is the farm's practice to send piglets for tail docking or castration by tossing them.
Activist: "We were afraid that if we, like, were throwing them it would, like, mess them up."
Employee: "Oh no, they're fine. Pigs are, piglets are very bouncy I guess you could say."
The employee can also be heard on the video saying, "It's like a roller coaster ride for piglets."
"The things that kind of bothered me was throwing pigs around, it's like throwing anything around that's live, you don't do that," Weaver said.
The employee also instructs workers to kill the sickest piglets by grabbing them by the back legs and smacking them against the concrete floor -- a process called "thumping."
"And you're just going to, the ideal place to hit is right here, to just smash the skull," the employee said.
The activist says she documented piglets slowly dying from injuries and infection and sows who had been bred so many times that their insides are falling out.
The video is quickly making the rounds, including to two companies in the Bay Area who sell pork from Iowa Select Farms -- Safeway and Costco.
"I think the animal handling practices that we saw, they need to be addressed very quickly because they're terrible," Costco Quality Assurance Vice President Craig Wilson said.
Wilson told the I-Team from company headquarters in Seattle Tuesday that Costco auditors will be inspecting Iowa Select Farms' operations in light of the video and will continue pushing for all its suppliers to stop using gestation crates.
"We want great pork, we want safe pork and we want the animals treated well, it's pretty simple in my mind," Wilson said.
Officials at Safeway's Pleasanton headquarters refused to be interviewed on camera, but sent an email saying they have "Halted purchases ... while a thorough investigation is conducted" into Iowa Select Farms and that "Safeway does not tolerate animal abuse" and will continue to increase the amount of pork they buy from suppliers that are phasing out gestation crates.
"Any time that animals are in distress is obviously very concerning for the industry and for fellow producers to see," California Pork Producers Association spokesperson Lesa Carlton said.
The head of the California Pork Producers Association forwarded the I-Team a statement from Iowa Select Farms, that they "take any claims of animal neglect or abuse very seriously" and "Those portions of the video that show violations will be dealt with quickly and appropriately."
"They are going to investigate the situation, they have a zero tolerance policy or any type of mistreatment of animals on their farm," Carlton said.
But, the statement from Iowa Select Farms does not address the issue of gestation crates.
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Interpretive programs and activities at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park are held from mid-June through early October and from the end of December through February. For a detailed schedule or to get directions to program locations, stop by the Wilderness Visitor Center, park headquarters or either of the park campground offices.
Meet at the Wilderness Visitor Center for this evening program about the Big Three of Michigan's northern forests -- the black bear, moose and gray wolf. 1 hour.
Join us on this hike to the long-abandoned Nonesuch town site for a glimpse into the everyday life in an 1880's wilderness copper mining community. Meet at Nonesuch corner on South Boundary Road. Allow 1.5 hours for this hike of moderate difficulty.
What better way to end your day than a sunset hike to the top of Summit Peak. Bring your camera as we will be going to one of the premier locations in the Porkies to view the setting sun. Meet at the Summit Peak parking area and bring a flashlight. Allow 1.5 hours for this medium to moderately difficult hike.
Bring your water shoes for this wet hike. We will explore the underwater world in the Union River, collect live insects using nets and identify what we caught before releasing the specimens back to the river. Nets will be provided. Meet at Union River interpretive trail for this 1-hour program.
Have you ever stuck your head in a bear den? Here is your chance. Join us as we explore the life of Michigan's black bear and end up at an actual bear den site. Get directions on where to meet at the Wilderness Visitor Center. 1 hour.
Are there wolves in the park? Where would they be and how did they get here? Learn all this and more as we discuss the natural history and current status of one of Michigan's most controversial animals. Meet at Government Peak parking area for this 1-hour hike.
Join us at the Lake of the Clouds observation area for a chance to look through our telescope at distant planets or galaxies. Learn some of the more notable summer constellations and also how to use a "star chart." If we're lucky, we may see some meteors or even the Northern Lights. Clear skies are required for this program which lasts 1-1.5 hours.
Do you geocache? Are you curious about this popular activity? Learn basic GPS use then go out and discover some hidden "caches." We can provide GPS's or bring your own for this 1-hour program.


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Sustainable Fabric Design
Sustainability at LDI
How does LDI address Sustainable Technology?
Reduced Sample & Inventory Waste
Eco-friendly Polymer & Textile Chemistry
No Toxic Additives
Low-energy and Low Waste Manufacturing Process
Better Indoor Air Quality & Low VOC Emissions
Reduced Environmental Impact at End of Life Disposal
By specifying EnviroLeather™ you can not only feel good that you are doing something to help minimize people's exposure to harmful toxins. You can also feel confident that EnviroLeather™ is a sustainable fabric that will hold up to heavy-duty commercial use and remain beautiful long after installation.
The amount of wasted sampling and unsold inventory of obsolete or outdated colors and designs that get put into the waste stream in the commercial upholstery industry is massive. It is the industry's "dirty little secret" with respect to sustainability.
The traditional Upholstery Distribution model is to forecast upcoming trends in color and pattern design then create tens of thousands of samples to distribute to design libraries around the world.
Initial production of each color in each pattern design typically results in 300-500 yards of stock being put into a warehouse in hopes that future orders will come.
Most business people are familiar with the 80/20 rule. 80% of your business comes from 20% of your product. The same rule applies to this stock, which means that in theory 80% of the production required to launch a new product is at risk of obsolescence and disposal to the waste stream.
EnviroLeather™ by LDI has moved to a print-on-demand model. Produced within a two-week lead-time under a 5-yard minimum, the fabric for each project is made to order. The results:
Sampling is reduced to a fraction of the usual "industry-wide standard"
There's no guessing at what will be used – rather, we print to-order – eliminating waste and inventory obsolescence
When selecting sustainable upholstery fabric you should ensure the material passes IAQ testing. Two commonly used and accepted tests are CAL 01350 and Greenguard™. EnviroLeather™ is tested to and passes CAL 01350 as a low VOC emitting product.
It has now been over 50 years since, in "The Graduate", Mr. McGuire and Benjamin had the following exchange:
Mr. McGuire: I just want to say one word to you. Just one word.
Benjamin: Yes, sir.
Mr. McGuire: Are you listening?
Benjamin: Yes, I am.
Mr. McGuire: Plastics.
Benjamin: Exactly how do you mean?
Mr. McGuire: There's a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it?
Fast forward to 2018 and it would be hard to argue with the validity of Mr. McGuire's prediction. If only someone in the 1960's could have known, then, what we know today. The various plastic polymers we have surrounded ourselves with have made life easier and in many ways better. However, each polymer can come with varying degrees of impact on the environment and human health.
For instance, studies have shown PVC (vinyl) can have toxic effects throughout its lifecycle. PVC is listed on the EPA's warning list of materials that contribute toward health safety concerns. During manufacture, or disposal, hydrochloric acid and other toxic emissions can be created. Incineration of PVC can lead to the formation of dioxin which is a known carcinogen and hormone disruptor.
LDI has extensive experience in the research and study of polymer and textile chemistry. From that, we have developed the "LDI Coated Fabrics Polymer Preference Hierarchy"
EnviroLeather™ by LDI uses proprietary TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) chemistry. We designed it to be PVC-Free and avoid the performance and health safety issues associated with traditional TPU (polyurethane) upholstery.
The textile substrates behind the TPE face of EnviroLeather™ use pre and post-consumer recycled content and renewable, natural content.
If you would like to learn more about Polymer Coated Fabrics & Textile Chemistry used in upholstery in a forum that offers CEU credit, please click here for more information.
Our sustainable low-VOC faux leather products use safer materials that meet indoor air quality testing and don't contain plasticizers, halogenated flame retardants, or heavy metals.
When looking at upholstery, there is more to consider than just the polymer & textile chemistry used, such as the additives necessary to meet performance criteria. For instance, PVC (vinyl) and TPU (polyurethane) often contain flame retardants, plasticizers, heavy metals, or toxic antimicrobial biocides.
Special care is taken at LDI to use additives that minimize the impact on the environment and our health. We use no flame retardants, plasticizers, heavy metals, formaldehyde or antimicrobial biocides.
If you would like to learn more about additives used in upholstery in a forum that offers CEU credit, please click here for more information.
Learn more about the harmful effects of plasticizers.
Antimicrobials in hospital furnishings.
Low-Energy & Low Waste Manufacturing Process
Traditional print production processes involve large production runs with high energy consumption and the use of toxic solvents. Mills ship to jobbers and jobbers ship to furniture manufacturers. Natural resources are wasted, and pollution is created throughout the process.
EnviroLeather™ by LDI utilizes an industry first digital print process that allows for 5-yard runs printed on demand with much lower energy consumption and waste. The process uses more eco-friendly materials by incorporating water-based systems to replace toxic solvents.
We manufacture our print patterns at our own facility in New England and ship them directly to furniture manufacturers. As a mill selling directly to the trade, LDI minimizes transportation of rolled goods. With fewer people in the distribution chain, time, money and natural resources are saved.
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) inside hospitals, schools, hotels, restaurants and other workplaces is important not only for workers' and visitors' comfort but also for their health. According to OSHA, poor indoor air quality has been tied to headaches, fatigue, trouble concentrating, and irritation of the eyes, nose, throat and lungs. Asthma, cancer and other diseases may have links to exposure to air contaminants.
Many factors affect IAQ. These factors include poor ventilation (lack of fresh air), problems controlling temperature, high or low humidity and the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). VOCs are emitted as gases from certain materials and they include a variety of chemicals, some of which may have short- and long-term adverse health effects. According to the EPA, concentrations of many VOCs are consistently higher indoors (up to ten times higher) than outdoors and they are emitted by a wide array of products including building materials such as upholstery.
When selecting sustainable upholstery fabric, you should ensure the material passes IAQ testing.
EnviroLeather™ has been tested to two different versions of Cal 01350 test by an independent lab (Berkley Analytical). These stringent tests are designed to measure the concentration and type of volatile organic compounds that are emitted from materials into a controlled air space in a room.
VOC Emissions from School Classroom Furniture Products
The Pass/Fail results are based on the estimated indoor air concentrations of individual VOCs in classroom air for 27 furniture units relative to the maximum allowed concentrations. The results of this test show the predicted contribution of upholstery fabric to the VOC emissions of classroom pupil chair. EnviroLeather™ passed this test.
VOC Emissions in Health Care Patient and Waiting Rooms
The Pass/Fail results are based on the estimated indoor air concentrations of individual VOCs in a room using relative furniture unit and building parameters supplied by Kaiser Permanente. The results of this test show the predicted contribution of upholstery fabric to the VOC emissions of healthcare patient and waiting room furniture. EnviroLeather™ passed this test.
EnviroLeather™ by LDI's low-VOC faux leather upholstery products can significantly reduce one common cause of potentially harmful indoor air quality.
Is EnviroLeather™ recyclable? Yes! Will it ever get recycled? No!
Since the infrastructure is not in place to sustainably recycle upholstery materials we focus our efforts on longevity and the polymer chemistry and additives discussed above.
If the material is holding up to commercial abuse, then it is not being replaced with new material and being put into a landfill.
However, everything wears out! One of the problems associated with PVC and some TPU is that toxic additives can leach into ground water and enter the food chain. Also, landfill fires are common and burning PVC can create and release toxic chemicals, such as dioxin, a known carcinogen and hormone disruptor, into the atmosphere.
EnviroLeather™ by LDI's emphasis on safer polymer chemistry and additives ensures we are not putting flame retardants, plasticizers, PVC, heavy metals or antimicrobial biocides into landfills when the product eventually wears out..