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One Earth Wisdom:
In observation of Buy Nothing Day, we share this powerful critique of predatory capitalism by Guhyapati. And as Giving Tuesday and the year-end giving season approach, we invite you to include One Earth Sangha in your practice of generosity.
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Last year saw the publication of the provocatively titled book – How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth. Its author, Hervé Kempf, Environmental Editor of France's most influential daily newspaper, Le Monde, discusses the relationship between our socio-economic system and the current ecological crisis. Kempf reminds us that it is not an undifferentiated humanity that is equally to blame for ongoing environmental destruction. Mostly it is the power of capital, following the logic of the market, which is wreaking the havoc. Economics are at the heart of it.
The economic system we live in values profit over life. It champions the irrationality of unlimited growth in consumption and production within a limited ecosystem. And at its core lies an anti-democratic drift inherent in the concentration of economic power in the hands of a few. These tendencies drive ecological destruction and social injustice.
Challenging the dominance of that system, seeing through its veneer of legitimacy, and working out how to dismantle it, is an increasing necessity if we're to avoid deepening social, ecological, and spiritual crisis. Kempf offers deceptively simple guidance. Alongside the old ecological adage "Think global, act local," Kempf would have us add: "Consume less, share more."
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At a glance this appears straight forward enough. Indeed, for Buddhist readers of this publication it seems a rather obvious statement, succinctly expressing basic Buddhist ethics – simplicity and generosity. Yet finding this statement in a book like Kempf's reminds us of the profound opposition between basic Buddhist practices and those driving our civilisation in its late capitalist phase.
Dana, the practice of giving, expresses the most elementary of Buddhist insights: namely, that we are not separate entities, but exist only as an intimate flow of relationships with others and the world.
Buddhist practice offers a fundamental challenge to core aspects of modern economics. From a Buddhist perspective a system which is concerned solely with productivity, and then only as a gross term of valueless consumption and a multiplication of wants, does terrible damage to basic human nature. And not only human nature. The abstractions of modern economics reduce all members of a living planet into mere resources – commodities to be owned, bought and sold. It reduces experiencing subjects into lifeless objects, people into labour, animals into protein conversion machines, complex ocean ecosystems into fisheries, and the planet's atmospheric regulatory systems into fossil fuel reserves. All with a price tag. In contrast a Buddhist approach places emphasis on sentience and experience, on the living quality of phenomenon, out of which arise value and meaning.
A short reflection on the second part of Kempf's maxim – "share more", and its correspondence in the Buddhist practice of dana, or generosity, reveals the radical implications which unfold from a committed application of Buddhist ethics to the economic sphere.
Dana, the practice of giving, expresses the most elementary of Buddhist insights: namely, that we are not separate entities, but exist only as an intimate flow of relationships with others and the world. The extent to which we can practice dana, the extent to which we can let go of ego-centredness and give, is equivalent to our ability to open up to reality. It's a concrete expression of self-transcendence, demanding that we radically revise our identities – both ecologically and socially.
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Buddhism's rejection of the existence of the separate self poses a clear challenge to the idea of private property.
Applied to economics, dana suggests a reorganisation of socio-economic relations markedly different from those we are accustomed to. While modern political economics are rooted in the institution of the individual and their property rights, Buddhism's rejection of the existence of the separate self poses a clear challenge to the idea of private property.
Dana leads to the ideal of common ownership, a practice which has existed within the ordained sangha since the Buddha's time. However, the traditional two-tiered system of lay practitioners and monks has created a dualistic ethic, insulating the lay economy from the more radical implications of Buddhist practice. But today, in light of current socio-economic injustice, perhaps we need to free the more demanding practice of Buddhist ethics from the ghetto of traditional monasticism, and apply them across a wider range of social relationships.
This would suggest future forms of social organisation where sharing once more takes ethical precedence over individualistic acquisition; and where the natural and sustenance economies once more predominate over the market economy.
Might dana imply a renewal of customs and values found in pre-capitalist and non-hierarchical societies, which influenced economic activity along very different lines from today? These included: the principle of the irreducible minimum – in which all members of the community are entitled to the means of life, irrespective of their productivity; the principle of usufruct – whereby the means of life that were not being used by one group could be used, as needed, by another – including land, orchards, and even tools (a practice which establishes a practical distinction between personal and private property – personal property being that which we need); and, of course, the practice of mutual aid – the sharing of things and labour, expressing a recognition of the interdependence of each and every person within the community.
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In contrast, within our present system the common wealth of the ecosystem is enclosed and gathered under private control. This centuries old process has accelerated dramatically in recent years, as the rhetoric of "ownership society" turns everything into private property.
The "ownership" of the rich depends on the "dispossession" of the poor. It robs diverse species and people of their share of ecological, economic and political space.
Viewing the planet and its life support systems as so many resources to be acquired as private property leads to exclusion and exploitation, often based on violence. The "ownership" of the rich depends on the "dispossession" of the poor. It robs diverse species and people of their share of ecological, economic and political space. Rather than earth and life based cultures of abundance and compassion, profit driven globalisation creates cultures of exclusion, dispossession, and scarcity.
It is the belief in ownership which underlies the current transfer of control of the earth's resources into the hands of transnational corporations. It gives them the means to significantly influence the lives of all of us in ways we cannot control by current democratic means. Simultaneously, in support of enclosure, power is increasingly appropriated to enormous and unaccountable institutions like the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation.
Yet, just as dana implies a profound re-vitalisation of the idea of the commons, a more just and equitable world depends upon a vast re-extension of the commonwealth. It makes no sense to speak of the commons without a shared influence over what is done with them. So, dana points to a return of natural resources, once considered a "common treasury", into truly democratic control. Dana implies the creation of a culture of Earth Democracy – in which the actual needs of people, other species, and the ecosystem have a stronger voice than capital and corporations. From the simple ethical value of giving come radical revolutionary demands.
This article was originally published by The Eco-Dharma Centre. It is reprinted here with permission.
Guhyapati is the founder of the ecodharma centre in the Catalan Pyrenees, which combines a retreat and education centre with post-capitalist community living. Thirty years of Dharma practice and social activism, together with an astute sense of group dynamics, inform his facilitation of participatory and holistic learning. He was ordained in the Triratna Buddhist Order in 1994. He has given much of his time to the development of trainings focused on engaged Buddhism and sustainable activism. He has spent the last few years translating and channelling learning from Ecodharma into a social movement capacity building programme at the Ulex Project. His love of the mountains finds expression in guiding wilderness immersion retreats and teaching radical ecology.
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Walter Benjamin's "Dream Kitsch"
Like Robert Walser, Walter Benjamin, from time to time, wrote in very small script. According to the editors of the Walter Benjamin Archive, Benjamin's "miniaturized script is reminiscent of Robert Walser's 'pencil system', which he used to help him write"(50). But unlike Walser, who "learnt to 'play and poeticize', in the small and smallest details, attempting to unlock the open space of childish light-heartedness, so as to allow script and language to flow, for Benjamin it is a matter of 'placing' the script, the composition of thoughts." For this reason, the editors argue that Benjamin wasn't looking, like Walser for a "childhood re-attained and imitated, but rather a product of adult reflection and concentration." I find this reading telling because it suggests that Benjamin had no interest in becoming childlike when he wrote. For the editors, his writing experiments were not really experiments in becoming-child so much as being-an-adult.
One interesting case of this contrast is a reflection that Benjamin entitled "Dream Kitsch: a Short Consideration of Surrealists." The editors point out that Benjamin wrote this in 1925 and had originally wanted to publish it; however, he decided against it because he thought it was "too difficult"(51). What I find so interesting about this piece of writing is the fact that Benjamin's reflection on the nature of dreams and their power leads him into a reflection on failure. This is important insofar as the schlemiel is what Heinrich Heine and Hannah Arendt call the "lord of dreams." Heine, according to Arendt, saw these dreams as a form of defense against the deluded nature of the parvenu. For her, the lord of dreams is successful in the sense that, as a pariah, he is free. But what she doesn't point out is that, in reality, he fails because he can't be in the world. To be sure, this is implied by her reading of the schlemiel in "The Jew as Pariah."
Benjamin's reading of dreams in "Dream Kitsch" incorporates the "Lord of Dreams" and the awareness that the dream decays and fails. The dream, like the schlemiel, also finds it's limit in history. After all, some dreams come true; others don't. However, as the piece goes on, the sense of failure and decay diminishes…and the fascination with the dream and its meaning takes over.
Benjamin begins with a sense of loss: "No one dreams any longer of the Blue Flower"(65). But this doesn't mean dreaming isn't or hasn't been powerful:
Dreaming has a share of history. The statistics on dreaming would stretch beyond the pleasures of the anecdotal landscape into the barrenness of the battlefield. Dreams have started wars, and wars….have determined the propriety and impropriety – indeed, the range – of dreams. (65)
After making this reflection on dreams and war, Benjamin returns to his dirge that dreams are no longer the same: "No longer does the dream reveal a blue horizon. The dream has gone gray….Dreams are now a shortcut to banality."
Benjamin surmises that technology and capitalism have altered our dreams. He notes that we see this even with children who no longer "clasp" things as "snatch" them. Now "the side which things turn toward the dream is kitsch." In other words, the dreams we have are given to us by way of the kitsch of capitalism. But Benjamin doesn't look at how it touches adults so much as how, as we see above, children.
Benjamin turns to dream kitsch and children by way of the surrealist Max Ernst. In one piece he has "drawn four small boys":
They turn their backs to the reader, to their teacher and his desk as well, and look out over the balustrade where a balloon hangs in the air. A giant pencil rests its point in the windowsill. The repetition of childhood experience gives us pause: when we were little, there was yet no agonized protest against the world of our parents. As children in the midst of that world, we showed ourselves superior. (65)
The repetition of the childhood in the dream should "give us pause" because there wasn't any protest. Something has changed that the children do not want to learn. To be sure, this suggests a turning away from tradition. The theme of rebelling children is one we also find in Benjamin's essay on Kafka. In that essay, a problem is presented: the gap between the tradition and the "messengers."
Benjamin's mediation on this gap leads him to mediate on parents and the kitsch love they gave "us."
For the sentimentality of our parents, so often distilled, is good for providing the most objective image of our feelings. The long-windedness of their speeches, bitter as gall, has the effect of reducing us to a crimpled picture puzzle…Within is heartfelt sympathy, is love, is kitsch.
In other words, within all of the kitsch is love. But this love is, as he notes, "misunderstood." To be sure, Benjamin praises misunderstanding as something than comes from the outside, from life, into our lives:
"Misunderstanding" is here another word for the rhythm with which the only true reality forces its way into conversation. The more effectively a man is able to speak, the more successfully he is misunderstood. (65)
Misunderstanding, in other words, is reality breaking in. However, the misunderstood man is a failure. Regardless, for Benjamin, this puzzle, which he is working through, is all just "dream kitsch." This kind of "dream kitsch" reminds me of what we find in David Grossman's See: Under Love. As I pointed out in a recent blog entry, the main character of Grossman's novel is a boy-schlemiel who is puzzling through his misunderstanding of the Holocaust. What happens "over there" breaks into conversation that Momik overhears. And out of what he gathers from different conversations, he creates a puzzle that he tries to solve.
To be sure, Benjamin, like Momik and David Grossman, is trying to work through all of his dream kitsch. And in the end, this work of interpretation tilts more toward hope than failure. In the end, Benjamin is more inspired than pained by "dream kitsch."
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Brough Superior (Бро Суперіор) — з 1919 року англійський виробник мотоциклів та автомобілів. Штаб-квартира розташована в місті Ноттінгем. У 1939 році компанія припинила виробництво автомобілів.

Джордж Бро
Вільям Едвард Бро працював механіком у фірмі Babington Colliery Company, в 1889 році він пішов з неї і відкрив свою маленьку майстерню. У 1898 році він побудував свій перший автомобіль, на який Вільям Бро встановив двигун фірми «Де Діон», потужністю 2.5 к.с., незабаром слідом за «войтюреткою» послідував трицикл. У 1902 році він побудував свій перший мотоцикл, через якийсь час він став будувати штучні дослідні зразки, на яких його сини Вільям Едвард Молодший і Джордж стали брати участь у змаганнях. У 1906 році старший брат — Вільям, якому був 21 рік, виграв золоту медаль на багатоденних перегонах, а ось молодший, якому було всього 16, прийшов до фінішу через 3 дні після останнього з тих, що фінішували.

Компанія Brough. Виробництво мотоциклів
У 1908 році Вільям Старший і Джордж вирішили заснувати фірму, щоб випускати мотоцикли серійно, до цього часу Вільям Молодший покинув сім'ю і пішов у кораблебудівний бізнес. Фірму назвали на честь свого прізвища — Brough. Перші мотоцикли були одноциліндровими, потужністю в 3.5 к.с., проте незабаром модельний ряд розбавили моделі з моторною формулою V2, потужністю в 2,5 і 5 к.с..

У 1910 році Джордж взяв участь у марафоні Лондон-Единбург (столиці Англії і Шотландії), у якому приходить до фінішу першим, на наступний рік він знову приходить першим, і нарешті в 1912 році втретє стає володарем кубка, при цьому сидячи за кермом мотоциклів своєї марки.

У тому ж році в модельний ряд додалася гоночна 6-сильна модель, одноциліндрова 3.5-сильна модель отримала 2-ступінчасту коробку передач. Також з'явився монокар з 8-сильним мотором, а на базі 3.5-сильного мотоцикла стали випускати дамський варіант.

У 1913 році Джордж знову взяв участь у змаганнях, але в вищому класі, цього разу на експериментальному мотоциклі, як мотор використовувався агрегат з рядним розташуванням 2-х циліндрів, але оскільки свій мотор ще не був завершений, то на раму встановили двигун фірми ABCC, який вийшов з ладу на самому початку перегонів, так що цього разу удача відвернулася від Джорджа Бро. Пізніше мотоцикл був завершений, він отримав рядний 2-циліндровий мотор, об'ємом 500 кубів і потужністю 3.5 к.с., клапани і розподільчий вал мали верхнє розташування. Цікаво, що привід від колінчастого валу до коробки був ланцюговим, а от вже далі передача від 2-швидкісної коробки до заднього колеса передавалася за допомогою ременя. Так на цей мотоцикл встановили вилку, що пом'якшує удари, фірми A. Drew and Co, яка називалася Druid.

У 1915 році в серії залишився тільки варіант з рядним 2-циліндровим мотором, причому, всього в 2-х варіантах: перший — серійний з 3-ступінчастою коробкою, і другий варіант — чисто для спортивних змагань. З початком війни потужності фабрики були задіяні для виготовлення запчастин до авіаційних моторів фірми Rolls-Royce і виробництва снарядів.

Але, тим не менш, в 1916 році в модельний ряд мотоциклів додали ще одну модель, також з рядним 2-циліндровим мотором, об'ємом 800 кубів і потужністю 5 к.с..

Після війни Джордж став наполягати на тому, щоб виготовляти потужні, швидкісні мотоцикли на замовлення, оскільки, не дивлячись на те, що післявоєнні роки були важкі, все одно були забезпечені люди, які хотіли чогось ексклюзивного, проте батько був проти цієї ідеї. Тоді Джордж продає батькові свою частку бізнесу і залишає його, на виручені гроші він купує ділянку землі в Гайдон Парку, що в Ноттінгемі.

Заснування компанії Brough Superior
Поки будувалося приміщення, він почав збирати перші свої мотоцикли в сімейному будинку, вірніше, в гаражі батька, допомагав йому молодий Айк Уебб, що щойно повернувся з війни. Якось сидячи в пабі члени сім'ї та друзі обговорювали, як назвати фірму Джорджа, хтось запропонував назвати Brough Superior (Бро Чудовий), всім сподобалася ідея, крім батька, який запитав: «А моя фірма виходить Бро Поганий?».

У грудні 1920 року з'явилася перша реклама, текст якої придумав Бро. Перший мотоцикл мав з власного виробництва тільки раму, решта все було покупним: 1 л мотор з V2 був поставлений фірмою JAP (до речі, засновник фірми JAP — Джон Альфред Прествіч — стоїть біля витоків кінематографа, тому що він конструював апаратуру для запису фільмів і їх показу), триступінчаста коробка передач — від Sturmey-Archer, карбюратор — від Amac, магнето — від ML, передня посилена вилка — від Montgomery. Однак все інше було виготовлено самостійно.

Ціна мотоцикла дорівнювала 150 фунтам, що було більше річного заробітку простого робітника.

Незабаром модельний ряд розширився моделями з моторами швейцарської фірми MAG, об'ємом 733 кубика і 993 куба, також можна було замовити мотоцикл з 1 л мотором шотландської компанії Barr and Stroud, особливістю якого була безклапанна система, за подобою моторів Найта.

У 1922 році будується модель SS80 (Super Sports) з 1 л мотором фірми JAP, клапани якого були розташовані з боків, на трасі Бруклендс цей мотоцикл під керуванням Бро встановив рекорд в 161 км/год для мотоциклів з моторами, у яких бічне розташування клапанів. Машина мала хромований бак, що стало згодом візитною карткою мотоциклів цієї марки.

У 1924 році з'являється ще більш потужна 45-сильна версія — SS100. Якщо серійний SS80 розвивав 130 км/год, то SS100 — гарантовано 160 км/год. Кожен мотоцикл Джордж Бро випробовував особисто, і клієнт отримував мотоцикл на руки з гарантійним листом з підписом Бро, у якому він гарантував максимальну швидкість, зазначену в рекламі. В цей же час журналіст мотоциклетного журналу The Motor Cycle — Тіг — порівняв в своєму нарисі мотоцикли «Бро» з «Роллс Ройсом». Заповзятливий Бро відразу став використовувати це порівняння в свій рекламі, ніж спочатку викликав невдоволення компанії Rolls-Royce, однак після того, як люди з «Роллса» відвідали фабрику Бро, і побачили, що кожна деталь в ручну випробовується і проходить огляд перед тим, як бути встановленою на мотоцикл, вони офіційно дозволили таке порівняння.

До цього часу деякі мотоцикли, які робилися тільки на замовлення, коштували вже до 300 фунтів, що робило ціну рівнозначною ціні середнього будинку, власниками таких машин були не прості люди з пролетаріату. Найвірнішим шанувальником мотоциклів цієї марки був Томас Едвард Лоуренс більш відомий як Лоуренс Аравійський. Ця легендарна людина купила свій перший Brough в 1923 році, і, до речі, на момент своєї загибелі будувався його восьмий мотоцикл, а загинув він, розбившись на своєму George VII, коли намагався уникнути наїзду на дітей. Лоуренс давав усім своїм мотоциклам ім'я Джордж.

Крім відомого шпигуна мотоцикли цієї марки були і у Бернарда Шоу, який до того ж був другом Лоуренса. У 1929 році SS100 купив один із співвласників фірми SS (Swallow Sidecar Company) — Вільям Лайонс, який через 7 років створить машину, яку назве на честь цього мотоцикла — SS100 «Jaguar».

У 1928 році Джордж Бро, трохи повороживши над SS100, ставить рекорд швидкості для двоколісних мотоциклів в майже 200 км/год, поліпшити рекорд не дав розвалений поршень, проте через рік конструктор фірми JAP Ле Вак б'є рекорд Бро на цьому ж мотоциклі, розвинувши 210 км/год. Мотоцикли цієї марки беззастережно переходять в клас супербайків того часу.

У 1932 році з'являється 4-циліндрова модель Austin Four. Цей мотоцикл був оснащений 4-циліндровим мотором з автомобіля Austin Seven. Сер Герберт Остін на прохання Джорджа Бро розточив 750-кубовий мотор до 800 кубів, при цьому потужність двигуна зросла з 24 до 33 к.с.. Від «Остіна» дісталася і 3-ступінчаста коробка передач разом зі зчепленням, крім іншого мотоцикл мав і задній хід, привід до задніх коліс був карданним. У цього мотоцикла були спарені задні колеса.

Авторами передбачалося, що цей мотоцикл буде виключно в парі з коляскою, проте знаходилися відірвані голови, які ще примудрялися не тільки їздити в соло-варіанті на цьому мотоциклі, але й брати участь у змаганнях. Але взагалі за 3 роки було побудовано всього 10 таких мотоциклів, оскільки ціна була просто захмарною для 2-колісної техніки.

Не дивлячись на те, що початок 30-х був затьмарений фінансовою кризою, продукція фірми стабільно користувалася попитом, за винятком 1932 року, коли було продано всього 58 мотоциклів, роком раніше було реалізовано 117 примірників, а на наступний рік — 110 мотоциклів.

Початок виробництва автомобілів
Досягнувши вершин успіху на мотоциклетному терені, Джордж захотів зійти і на автомобільний небосхил. В останні місяці 1934 року він почав конструювати власну машину, рама була виготовлена самостійно, мотор купили у фірми Meadows, кузов сконструювала фірма Atcherley Coachbuilders з Бірмінгема. Проте собівартість шасі і покупного мотора виявилася занадто високою і ставила під сумнів доцільність проекту. У цей час цілком успішно йшов бізнес у фірми Railton з Кобхема, яка будувала свої машини на шасі Terraplane 8 (фірма Terraplane була бюджетною маркою американської фірми Hudson). А Railton з 8-циліндровим мотором був одним із найшвидших автомобілів у своєму класі, він набирав сотню за 8,8 с.

Тоді Бро зв'язується з фірмою Hudson і домовляється про постачання готових шасі (тобто з мотором, гальмами і т. д.) Terraplane Eight і його фірмі. У травні 1935 року був побудований новий автомобіль. Мотор, об'ємом 4.2 л, в Європі вважався старомодним, оскільки мав бічні клапани, в Європі фірми, що виробляли машини вищого класу, вже переходили на верхньоклапанні двигуни. Ця рядна вісімка розвивала 114 к.с. при 4000 об/хв, коробка передач була 3-ступінчастою, після невеликого доведення потужність мотора підняли до 125 сил.

Кузови «Дропхед Купе», які фірма назвала Dual Purpose, стала постачати фірма Atcherley з Бірмінгема, серед клієнтів якої був і Rolls-Royce, судячи з реклами, щоб підняти або опустити дах, потрібно було 5 секунд і всього одна людина. Незабаром в асортимент додали і седан, який за традицією називався Saloon.

Однак Бро за старою традицією провів ревізію конструкції, так він замінив електросистему на 12-вольтову, прилади встановив від британських виробників, всі вмикачі/вимикачі були виготовлені самостійно, оптика також була британської фірми , серійно машина мала два хромованих гудки і вбудовані в шасі домкрати. Як любитель хрому, він попросив компаньйонів з Бірмінгема встановити на свої машини хромовані елементи декору, які можна побачити на капоті.

Кузов машини вийшов трохи важчим Railton, але міцнішим, по динаміці машина злегка поступалася конкурентам, набираючи швидкість до ста за 10 секунд, однак і цей результат багатьом тільки снився. Швидкість же під час тестів змогли розвинути в 152 км/год, хоча в каталогах значилося 145 км/год, що знову-таки ставило машину на один щабель з такими виробниками, як Alvis, Bentley або Lagonda.

Однак за 1935 рік фірма зуміла продати 25 автомобілів, прийшло нерадісна звістка з-за океану, справа в тому, що конкурент Бро — Ноель Маклін, господар фірми Railton, домігся ексклюзивної поставки 8-циліндрових моторів і шасі для своєї фірми. Бро не залишилося нічого іншого, як задовольнятися 6-циліндровими моторами і шасі більш молодшої моделі Terraplane.

3.5 л мотор цієї машини був всього не набагато слабшим 4.2 л версії, і розвивав 107 сил. Шасі було на 10 см коротшим, відповідно і легшим.

Щоб скласти конкуренцію фірмі Railton, яка випустила свою надшвидку Light Sports, Бро готує полегшену спортивну версію 3.5 Litre Alpine Grand Sport, машина практично не мала обробки салону, а під капотом був той же 3.5 л мотор, але який оснастили компресором, за допомогою якого розвивалося 140 сил.

Незабаром такий же мотор стали пропонувати і зі звичайними кузовами Дропхед і Салун.

У 1937 році мотоцикли фірми ставлять рекорд світу: 273 км/год в одиночному варіанті і 220 км/год з коляскою.

У 1938 році Бро будує свої топові творіння. Мотоцикл з 4-ма циліндрами, об'ємом 1 л і 4-ступінчастою коробкою передач, яку за кресленнями виготовляла фірма David Brown Ltd (той самий Девід Браун, який прибере до своїх рук Aston Martin). Мотоцикл забарвлювався в золотистий колір, по ньому і дали назву Golden Dream, всього за 2 роки було побудовано 5 таких мотоциклів.

Другим творінням Бро хотів утерти ніс своєму конкуренту Макліну. На шасі власної конструкції, яке оснащувалося мостами від Ford, був встановлений 12-циліндровий мотор від Lincoln Zephyr, об'ємом 4.4 л і потужністю 112 к.с., машина також отримала гідравлічні гальма «Гірлінг», кузов цього разу надала фірма Charlesworth Bodies з Ковентрі. Це був здоровенний седан, довжиною в 5.5 м, проте далі побудови одного зразка справа не пішла.

У 1939 році випустили останню легкову машину, мотоцикли протрималися у виробництві до 1940 року. У 1940 році підприємство Бро, як і багато інших, перейшло на випуск військової продукції, зокрема Brough виготовляв колінчаті вали для авіаційних моторів Rolls-Royce, які йшли на літаки Merlin. Після війни Джордж вирішив не відновлювати свій бізнес, за 21 рік своєї діяльності фірма зробила трохи більше 3000 мотоциклів і всього 86 автомобілів (25 — 4 Litre, 60 — 3,5 Litre і один — XII), сьогодні ціни на мотоцикли цієї марки доходять до півмільйона доларів США, а на більш рідкісні, типу Golden Dream, — ще більше.

Список автомобілів Brough Superior
 1935 — Brough Superior 4 Litre
 1936 — Brough Superior 3.5 Litre
 1938 — Brough Superior XII

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some speed. Last year about 85% of the time we were the fastest car in practice, but something went wrong or we just didn't have the car at the end. I don't mind being king of the mountain by any means."
If he is the "king of the mountain," his crown was tarnished a bit after post-race tech. The engine in Clark's number-8 machine did not meet the compression regulations of the Pro All Stars Series North competition. His engine was at 12.7 compression and rules call for an engine not to be more than 11.1 compression, with no exceptions, if it is competing with a dry sump like Clark's had.
Clark and car owner Ed Chapman have been fined all winnings and 120-points for the rules violation. Clark and the team are now on probation and any other infractions this year will result in disqualification.
"The number-8 car blew a motor at the Oxford event and they used another motor for Thompson," explained Tom Mayberry, owner of the Pro All Stars Series. "In the view of the number-8, they thought they could run that rules package, but according to our rules, it is not allowed. They will be running the same motor at White Mountain (Saturday), with an additional 100-pounds and 56% left-side weight. They have assured us at Bangor (next event, this Saturday); the car will be 11.1 compression."
In the Nextel Fan Appreciation Night event, Clark took the lead from Ben Rowe on lap 54 and checked out from the field. His route to victory was clear once Rowe blew a tire and was sent into the wall, but the path to the lead wasn't quite as pretty. Clark was involved in an incident with Travis Benjamin in the first heat race of the afternoon. The two touched while racing for the heat race lead and Benjamin was sent into the wall. Clark was black flagged and at that juncture of the heat race he was sent to the rear. He was not able to climb back through the field and in turn started 19th in the 75-lap main event.
"The thing has been hooked up here and we were just going for the lead. They have a thing now where they give five points for winning the heat race and I wanted those points. It wouldn't have mattered if I won the heat because we would've started 11th anyways (PASS North rules state that previous feature event winners can start the race no better than 11th). You can gain a lot of points in heat races, so we were just going maximum points and evidently his spotter didn't tell him I was under him. He went around and I had to go to the back."
While Cassius Clark had to come from the rear, 2004 PASS North champion Johnny Clark found himself in the right spot from
CASSIUS CLARK TAKES THOMPSON PASS NORTH WIN by Matt Kentfield
Youngster Beats NASCAR Stars Spencer and Wallace, But Receives Penalty after Tech
Jimmy Spencer knows his way around Thompson International Speedway (CT). The Thompson record books will prove it. Before he became the NASCAR "big league" winner and television personality that he is today, Spencer won Modified races at the historic 5/8-mile facility and that earned the nickname "Mr. Excitement." In his first-ever Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North event at Thompson on Thursday night, Spencer did everything he could to add another tally to his win total at Thompson, but he was no match for the youngster who has been dominating PASS North so far this season.
"That opened up the outside lane. I needed the lane that Jimmy was running, but if I ran where he was running then the guys behind me would've ran inside of me.
"I had a lot of fun out there. These are the exact same cars that I grew up in. I ran ASA in 1986 and these are the exact cars except these guys have some different motor rules. I couldn't see over the hood very well and that bothered me a little bit but I soldiered on."
Johnny Clark hung around the top five for most of Thursday night's race and took the checkered flag in fourth. Travis Benjamin rebounded from some slight damage suffered in the heat race incident to finish fifth. PASS North point leader Scott Chubbuck finished seventh to maintain his championship lead.
Next up for the stars of PASS North is a 150-lap tilt at the 1/3-mile Speedway 95 in Hermon, ME on July 22nd. Cassius Clark scored the win in the first PASS North race of '06 at Speedway 95 on May 7th.
For more information on the PASS North Series, contact Mike Twist at DSG by calling (207) 590-1786 and be sure to visit the official website of PASS, www.proallstarsseries.com.
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1. (19) Cassius Clark, Farmington, ME, 75
2. (5) Jimmy Spencer, Cornelius, NC, 75
3. (3) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, MO, 75
4. (1) Johnny Clark, Hallowell, ME, 75
5. (20) Travis Benjamin, Morrill, ME, 75
6. (11) Mike Rowe, Turner, ME, 75
7. (22) Scott Chubbuck, Wiscasset, ME, 75
8. (47) Corey Williams, Boothbay, ME, 75
9. (2) Fred Astle, Northbridge, MA, 75
10. (11) Norm Wren, Nashua, NH, 75
11. (12) Dennis Maxfield, Fitchburg, MA, 75
12. (18) Dave Macomber, Manorville, NY, 63
13. (14) Rich Martin, Taunton, MA, 59
14. (13) Ben Rowe, Turner, ME, 54
15. (21) Walter Sutcliffe, East Hartford, CT, 53
16. (10) Andy Johnson, Rehoboth, MA, 42
17. (16) Bill Duggan, Belmont, NH, 31
18. (14) Steve Desmaris, Westpoert, MA, 31
19. (8) Richie Dearborn, Hollis, ME, 31
20. (23) Joe LeMay, Millville, MA, 31
21. (9) Alan Tardiff, Lyman, ME, 16
22. (15) Garry Johnson, Hollis, ME, 13
23. (6) Scott Mulkern, Falmouth, ME, 10
24. (DNS) Travis Khiel, Denmark, ME
25. (DNS) Louis Mechalides, Tyngsboro, MA
NASCAR veteran Jimmy Spencer finished second in his return to Thompson.
the drop of the green flag. Clark started from the pole position in Thursday's 75-lap feature with Thompson Pro Stock division regular Fred Astle on his outside as a result of their heat race wins. Clark was in the catbird's seat in the early laps, but NASCAR Busch Series driver and SPEED television personality Kenny Wallace quickly worked his way into the lead to the delight of the packed crowd. Ben Rowe reclaimed the lead for the PASS regulars by overtaking Wallace for the top spot on lap 26.
While the leaders were clicking the laps away, Cassius Clark was quickly joining the fray. Clark made his way up to second and found himself in a torrid battle with Rowe for the race lead. Rowe's chances for his first PASS North win of the season were dashed when a flat tire sent him into the outside wall.
"I think the lap before I ran over something when I went high around a lapped car," explained Rowe. "It started bottoming out two laps before that. We can't help it, we blew a right front. I heard it blow and locked the brakes up to save knocking the nose off it, but we had to back it in."
Rowe's bad luck was exactly what Clark needed to get to the lead. Clark checked out from the field, while Wallace and Spencer were running neck-and-neck as they chased down the leader. Eventually Spencer showed that he would have the most for Clark. The 24-year-old Clark knew that the experience level behind him was going to be tough to beat, especially on the final restart of the night with just nine laps remaining.
"I made my way though with Spencer and he's pretty tough," said Clark. "He was using some guys up pretty good and he was pretty hard to pass, so I was a little worried about him on the restart. We dragged down into one and I kinda pulled out coming off two. It was good from there on out."
Clark cruised on to the victory, besting Spencer and Wallace, who had a classic battle of their own behind the leader.
"I knew Jimmy had a real good car at the end of the race, but all I could do was get up to his door," said Wallace.
Cassius Clark put in a classic performance over the final stage of the 75-lap PASS North event in a "Mr. Excitement"-esque fashion. Clark was black flagged in his heat race for rough driving and had to start at the rear of the field. Undaunted, he worked his way through the pack that included Spencer and current NASCAR Busch and Cup standout Kenny Wallace as well as the rest of the PASS stars to capture his fourth victory of the 2006 season in five races.
"We kind of have them caught with their tails between their legs right now," said Clark. "We've always shown
Cassius Clark (#8) races with Ben Rowe (#4) at Thompson on Thursday. (Norm Marx Photos)
Rowe's night ended early.


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A 28-year-old man suspected of kidnapping has escaped police cells in the Western Region capital, Takoradi, triggering a manhunt.
Samuel Udoterg Willison who has a Nigerian accent bolted from the Takoradi Central Police cell last Sunday, December 30, 2019, at about 4:30 pm.
"He used an implement to cut the iron rod for the ventilation in the cell and escaped" the Police's Western Regional Public Relation Officer, DSP Olivia Ewurabena Adiku, said.
The fugitive is the suspected leader behind three kidnap cases reported in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis from October to December 2018.
The Police have begun investigations into circumstances surrounding the break-out.
DSP Olivia Ewurabena Adiku explained, it has increased vigilance and is also calling on the public to assist in re-arresting the suspect.
Meanwhile, the seven police officers who were on duty during the escape have been given ten days to bring back the suspect or face the law.


In recent years, Subjective Well-Being (SWB) of employees has turned out to be a major concern for majority of organizations. Similarly, the concern for follower-centric leadership has also been emerged. Servant leadership is a new concept that has gained increased attention of the scholars. As, the concept of servant leadership is based on promoting the employees wellbeing and in provision of services to employees, thus, it is expected that certain characteristics of servant leadership might impact SWB constructively. The objective of this study is to develop a conceptual link between servant leadership and employee subjective well-being. The literature review from past 1969-2014 has been done and conceptual framework has been presented. Furthermore, some propositions have also been postulated. The study indicate that empirical researches can be conducted further in future to validate these propositions.


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I hope you both feel soon and the fur babies continue to feel better too. Day by day, getting back to feeling good is a process. Take care and be well.
So sorry to hear you guys aren't feeling well.
Hope you both get to feeling better soon.
Hopefully it will be a nice spring...y'all get better soon.
Sorry to read all of this. Hope you are all better really soon. I'll be keeping you all in my thoughts.
We are hopeful you guys get your health issues resolved real soon. It would be great to see you two before we head back East in May. Get better quickly.
Doesn't sound like you've been having much fun lately! So sorry to hear about Jim and YOU! Take care of yourselves and get to feeling better soon!
I'm sure the pacemaker will help Jim. I thought he looked good when we saw him.
WOW--sure hope you all start to feel better soon and that the pacemaker does the trick! Thank you so much that in the midst of all that stress, you still took the time to send me photos of dog food!!
At least you have some answers and can resolve some of those health issues, good luck.
Hoping things improve for all of you soon. Not fun when you are feeling out of sorts.
Sorry to here of Jim's issues but always good when they can be fixed. This getting old is the pits.
Hi, I popped over to see what was new. Sorry to hear about Jim's condition. I hope the pacemaker works well for him and he gets relief. Good to hear your test went fairly well. Hope the doggies are feeling better too. Take care. I bet the flowers will be spectacular in Apache Junction in a couple of weeks!
Good luck with everything . Hope all the new equipment works out ok. Glad the dogs are also doing better. All the doctors seen to have a new cure all called"exercise".
Glad January is in your rear window. Praying for a good electrician in February.
My dad was exactly the way you describe Jim. Of course he is older than Jim, but at the age of 89 they put a pacemaker in him. It made a world of difference. He is no longer out of breath. He has a much more energy also.
We are so glad you got good news. Nothing more nerve-racking than waiting for results from the test. Especially heart test.
Poor kids. We hope they are feeling much better.
Sending prayers your way. Hope you both get feeling better.
Hoping February is a lot easier on you all. I'll be praying for you and Jim.
I sure hope you both feel better soon! Hang in there, we will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
Oh my gosh. So much awful news. I got negative news from the endocrinologist yesterday so I know how it feels to be told things are not good even when there are a few things we can do to make it better. I'm glad to hear your news can be improved on and hope Jim gets a new lease on life with his electrician. I didn't realize it could come on so fast. Guess that's something else I need to be watching.


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Cardinals' defense wilts in 38-20 loss to Panthers
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray lies on the field after being sacked by Carolina Panthers linebacker Christian Miller (50) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) more >
By JOHN MARSHALL - Associated Press - Sunday, September 22, 2019
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Kyler Murray seeemed to take another step in his progression as a pro in the first half against Carolina, fitting passes in tight windows and showing off his speed on designed runs.
Once the second half rolled around, Arizona's quarterback looked shaky against the Panthers' pressure, throwing two interceptions and numerous other off-target passes.
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Their defense was dismal in the desert.
Taking a step back from their first two games under coach Kill Kingsbury, the Cardinals allowed backup Kyle Allen to throw for four touchdowns and Christian McCaffrey to run for 153 yards in a 38-20 loss to the Panthers on Sunday.
"The physicality, some of that was just embarrassing," Cardinals nose tackle Corey Peters said. "They ran the ball, they passed the ball, so completely unacceptable."
Arizona's defense struggled early with Allen's pinpoint passing.
Pressed into starting with Cam Newtown (foot) injured, Murray's former Texas A&M; teammate picked apart his current team, hitting 19 of 26 passes for 261 yards.
Arizona's secondary, missing Patrick Peterson (suspension) and Robert Alford (injured), repeatedly left Carolina's receivers open, including DJ Moore on a 52-yard touchdown just before halftime. The Cardinals' defensive front, after getting some early pressure on Allen, didn't help the secondary by giving him plenty of time to throw.
"We take a lot of pride in getting after quarterbacks and getting after it," Cardinals linebacker Jordan Hicks said. "We just go to do a better job."
The Cardinals' big problem, as it has all year, was stopping the tight end.
Greg Olsen continually found gaps in Arizona's coverage, catching seven passes for 75 yards and a pair of touchdowns. This after Detroit's T.J. Hockenson had six catches for 131 yards and a TD, and Baltimore's Mark Andrews caught eight passes for 112 yards and a score.
"We have to get that cleaned up," Kingsbury said. "That's three weeks in a row that we weren't able to slow down the tight ends. They're premier players, but still we've got to do a better job with that."
The run defense wasn't much better.
The Cardinals (0-2-1) kept McCaffrey mostly in check in the first half, but when they focused on stopping the passing game, the former Stanford running back took advantage with some big runs. His 76-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter put Carolina (1-2) up 28-20.
"You don't want to have that happen, clearly, but there was plenty of game left and the way this team has responded the past couple weeks, I felt like we would respond again," Kingsbury said. "Unfortunately, we didn't."
Once Allen hit Olsen on a 3-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter, Arizona had to change its offensive game plan.
The Cardinals had some early success on the ground, particularly Murray on designed runs and scrambles. That opened up the short-passing game for Murray, who hit 18 of 22 passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns in the first half. He also ran six times for 32 yards.
Falling behind by two touchdowns forced Arizona to become one dimensional. Forced to pass for any chance at a comeback, the Cardinals played right into the hands of the Panthers, who ramped up their pass rush and sat back in a zone to prevent big plays.
Carolina sacked Murray eight times for 46 yards in losses and had him throwing on the run most of the second half.
"I think we can move the ball regardless, it just got predictable at the end," said Murray, who finished with 173 yards and two touchdowns, going 30 of 43. "They were pinning their ears back and got to me a couple of times."
The Cardinals had no answer and now head into next week's game against Seattle still searching for their first win.
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Shí-èr-lǜ (, , 12 pitches) (twelve-pitch scale) was a standardized gamut of twelve notes. Also known, rather misleadingly, as the Chinese chromatic scale, it was one kind of chromatic scale used in ancient Chinese music. The Chinese scale uses the same intervals as the Pythagorean scale, based on 3:2 ratios (8:9, 16:27, 64:81, etc.). The gamut or its subsets were used for tuning and are preserved in bells and pipes.

Unlike the Western chromatic scale, the shí-èr-lǜ was not used as a scale in its own right; it is rather a set of fundamental notes on which other scales were constructed.

The first reference to "standardization of bells and pitch" dates back to around 600 BCE, while the first description of the generation of pitches dates back to around 240 CE.

Note names
 黃鐘 (黄钟) - Huáng Zhōng - tonic/unison - 1 : 1 -
 大呂 (大吕) - Dà Lǚ - semitone - 37 : 211 -
 太簇 - Tài Cù - major second - 32 : 23 -
 夾鐘 (夹钟) - Jiá Zhōng - minor third - 39 : 214 -
 姑洗 - Gū Xiǎn - major third - 34 : 26 -
 仲呂 (中吕) - Zhòng Lǚ - perfect fourth - 311 : 217 -
 蕤賓 (蕤宾) - Ruí Bīn - tritone - 36 : 29 -
 林鐘 (林钟) - Lín Zhōng - perfect fifth - 3 : 2 -
 夷則 (夷则) - Yí Zé - minor sixth - 38 : 212 -
 南呂 (南吕) - Nán Lǚ - major sixth - 33 : 24 -
 無射 (无射) - Wú Yì - minor seventh - 310 : 215 -
 應鐘 (应钟) - Yìng Zhōng - major seventh - 35 : 27 -
There were 12 notes in total, which fall within the scope of one octave. Note that the mathematical method used by the ancient Chinese could never produce a true octave, as the next higher frequency in the series of frequencies produced by the Chinese system would be higher than 880 hertz.

See the article by Chen Ying-shi.

See also
Chinese musicology

Further reading
Reinisch, Richard (?). Chinesische Klassische Musik, p. 30. Books On Demand. .

Sources

External links
Graham Pont. "Philosophy and Science of Music in Ancient Greece: The Predecessors of Pythagoras and their Contribution", Nexus Network Journal.

3-limit tuning and intervals
Chinese music
Chromaticism
Musical scales


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Home Music Local Music Milwaukee Embraces The Delphines
Milwaukee Embraces The Delphines
by Thomas Michalski
Getting some momentum going behind a band is usually a challenging ordeal, involving lots of tedious hard work and perseverance without any guarantee of success. In certain rare cases though, things seem to move almost with a mind of their own. You can call it serendipity or even dumb luck, but more often than not, the bands that hit the ground running do so because they happen to hit on a particular sound that clicks perfectly with their particular time and place. Take The Delphines, who, as of this writing, have only been together for a bit more than six months, but already have several EPs and singles under their belt as well as a substantial following, both locally and beyond, and are looking forward to high-profile gigs supporting the likes of Peach Kelli Pop and Deerhoof. You can't call it unearned—the tunes are there to back it all up—but you've got to wonder what their secret is. To hear them tell it though, it's less about anything they're doing and more about what Milwaukee is doing.
"There is a sense of it being a constant whirlwind of unexpected, great things happening for us," says drummer Jeremy Ault. "But a lot of that has been support based; the support of the Milwaukee community has been fantastic for us in every way, shape and form." The band wasn't exactly well connected in the local live music scene to begin with, formed as it was by four grad students, Ault, bassist Lucas Riddle, guitarist Harrison Colby and singer Jami Eaton (Riddle, hailing from Stoughton, being the local boy by comparison), all of whom are recent transplants to the area with busy lives outside of performing. An academic connection turned into a social one, and then a musical one over a series of parties and open mic nights at Linneman's in Riverwest, where the quartet found shared interests and a release from the pressures of higher education, or as Eaton puts it, "a break from things like comp exams."
When they were ready to perform live, they did so every chance they got. "We just got really excited about playing and wanted to play out as much as we possibly could," explains Riddle. "Then we basically didn't stop playing and people started showing up." Why people started showing up isn't hard to discern; there are a lot of back-to-basics rock acts out there, but The Delphines bring it down to an almost elemental level. Riddle and Colby don't use any guitar pedals, no distortion or feedback, and Ault only plays two drums, lending a bright sort of clarity to every catchy guitar line and a spaciousness to every song, even as it rushes by you in two or three minutes. "It's a basic, simple sound, but you can get a lot out of it," says Ault. "There's a lot of things you can do creatively within that simplicity." This efficient minimalism extends to their recordings, which are done on a laptop without even the benefit of an external microphone, but mysteriously turn that digital tininess into an asset.
Even a great sound and superb song-craft only explain part of The Delphines' expedited transition from scene newcomers to leading lights, and the group is quick to credit the rest to its adopted home. To be honest, the way they gush about how great the city's musical landscape is feels a little foreign, and extremely refreshing, to one accustomed to the usual discontented grumblings. It's hard not to hear Eaton describe "an attitude here that you don't necessarily see in a lot of places, where it's not that people aren't competitive, but they don't try to pull each other down" and not feel good about the city's musical future, which makes you want to root for the band—who, by the way, have a string of dates and a 7-inch on Thread Pull Records coming up—even more. Milwaukee seems to be simply reciprocating the enthusiasm put out by the band, and if they can keep that up, The Delphines' future should be very bright indeed.
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House panel junks Peco's bid to renew 25-year franchise
By: Nestor P. Burgos Jr. - @inquirerdotnet
Inquirer Visayas / 06:43 PM September 11, 2019
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ILOILO CITY — Hopes of the Panay Electric Company (Peco) to renew its franchise under the new Congress was shut down on Wednesday at the House of Representatives.
Upon the motion of Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, the House committee on legislative franchise voted to deny the application of Peco for a new 25-year franchise.
The committee decision came even before Peco presented supporting documents and data to back up its franchise renewal bid.
Pimentel cited Peco's alleged "bad record" in providing electricity to Iloilo City residents.
He also cited the granting of a franchise to More Electric and Power Corp. (More Power) to distribute electricity in the city.
"If we grant another franchise to operate in Iloilo, that is not a solution but it will create more problems," Pimentel said before he made the motion, which was seconded with no objection.
Among the committee members was Iloilo City Rep. Julienne Baronda, who also opposed Peco's franchise renewal bid.
Baronda said both the House and Senate "have already spoken" in the 17th Congress when it passed Republic Act (RA) No. 11212 which granted More Power the distribution franchise.
She said More Power should be given "a chance to comply with its commitments made before this committee last year when it then approved MORE's franchise."
The committee is chaired by Palawan Rep. Franz Alvarez, who also headed the committee during the 17th Congress that did not act on a similar bill renewing Peco's franchise.
Baronda and Alvarez are members of the National Unity Party, which is linked to billionaire Enrique Razon Jr., who owns More Power.
Peco said it will pursue cases pending before courts questioning the legality of RA 11212's provisions.
"We will wait for the decision of the Supreme Court and act accordingly. If the decision is favorable to us, then we will pursue the renewal of our franchise," Marcelo Cacho, Peco administrative officer told the INQUIRER.
Abang Lingkod Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano on August 22 filed House Bill No. 4101, which had sought to grant a 25-year franchise to Peco.
In his explanatory note, Paduano cited Peco's history of providing electric distribution service to Ilonggos.
He said issuing a franchise to Peco is "apt" considering that the electric distribution company has "appropriately used its previous franchise, complied with its provisions and has "invested significantly in its distribution facilities and equipment."
Peco's franchise expired on January 18, but the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has granted a provisional Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Peco to continue distributing power in Iloilo City to prevent any disruption of power supply to consumers amid the continuing legal dispute between the rival firms.
RA 11212, which was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on February 14, provides that More Power put up or acquire its distribution assets within two years after the franchise was issued.
Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 209 has ruled that Section 10 (right of eminent domain) and Section 17 (transition of operations) of RA 11212 as void and unconstitutional for infringing on Peco's rights to due process and equal protection of the law."
But the Iloilo RTC has granted More Power's application for the issuance of a writ of possession to expropriate distribution assets of Peco.
More Power had applied for the writ covering Peco's distribution assets valued at least P481,842,450.
Peco has appealed the issuance of the writ citing the ruling of the Mandaluyong RTC.
"It must be emphasized that indeed, with Sections to and 17 having been struck down as unconstitutional, any attempt to proceed with the expropriation, including the issuance of the writ of possession will be completely baseless and illegal," according to Peco's appeal.
In a three-page order dated September 5, Judge Daniel Antonio Gerardo Amular of the Iloilo City RTC Branch 35 said the court will still determine what assets of Peco will be covered by the expropriation proceedings.
Amular said he has asked the assistance of ERC's technical experts in the hearing set on September 25.
"Definitely, this Court is not equipped with the technical expertise in determining which properties of the defendant would constitute the distribution of assets in the context of…(Electric Power Industry ReformcAct)," Amular said. /kga
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The Member States of the European Union have to get the refugee resettlement system working as soon as possible, and agree upon the list of safe countries of origin, Chairman of the European Union Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Kalle Palling said.
It is predicted that this year 160,000 refugees will arrive in Sweden. So far, Estonia has agreed to receiving 573 refugees in the course of two years.
"The list of safe countries of origin is necessary so that the people coming from these countries could be efficiently sent back to their homelands from the border of the European Union. It would enable to help the refugees who are in the greatest need of protection and assistance more quickly," Palling noted.
The list of safe countries of origin would include the countries where there is no war or persecution, thus the people coming from these countries are not in need of international protection. Establishing of the list would make sending the people who have come to the European Union for economic reasons, as job seekers, back to their home countries more operative.
This year, around 770,000 refugees have entered the European Union; more than 200,000 refugees arrived in October.
Today, Minister of the Interior Hanno Pevkur gave the European Union Affairs Committee an overview of Estonia's positions at the extraordinary meeting of the ministers of justice and home affairs on 9 November, where the migration crisis will be discussed. Pevkur assured that it was not planned to make any new agreements on migration issues at the meeting, and mainly an exchange of information on receiving the refugees would take place.


Corn- A Gift from the Ancient People of the Americas. Today there are many kinds of foods and grains to eat. But long, long ago, before there were cities and farms, people stayed alive by following and hunting animals.
Today there are many kinds of foods and grains to eat.
But long, long ago, before there were cities and farms, people stayed alive by following and hunting animals.
Then some people found a plant called teosite. They planted it to eat and became farmers. They called it the "grain of the gods". Over 1000's of years it changed. It is now corn.
A teosinte ear was only 2 to 3 inches long with five to 12 kernels. Each kernel had a very hard covering.
Teosinte and early corn called maize.
Corn was so important that the Aztecs believed there was a god of corn.
The Aztec had great cities and a great culture.
planted corn. They called it maize.
Maize was the staple crop of the Aztecs. Aztec women ground the dried maize into flour on a stone slab with a stone roller.
It was then made into flour and patted into a kind of pancake called a tortilla. Tortillas are still made this way today.
Aztec women cooked on a clay disc called a comal, which stood on stones above a fire. People still cook this way today.
Today, tortillas can be made by hand or by machine.
Maize was made into a kind of porridge called atole. People still make it today.
The Aztecs ate 'envelopes' of steamed maize called tamales. Corn husks were stuffed with vegetables, meat or eggs. They are still eaten today.
There are so many ways to eat corn. It is a gift that feeds us to this day.
Many kinds of corn are grown and eaten all over the world.
Ancient Egypt -. unit 3 – ancient egypt 6 th grade social studies. ancient egypt. egypt. egypt's 1 st civilization was established in 3150 b.c. under egypt's first pharaoh king menes (mee-nes). king menes united upper and lower egypt .


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SceKernelModulemgr is in charge of loading both user modules and kernel modules. SceSblAuthMgr facilitates the SELF decryption process and this library loads the ELF programs into memory along with linking with NIDs and relocation of ELF in position independent executables.
This module exists only in non-secure world. The SELF can be found in os0:kd/modulemgr.skprx.
This module exports kernel and user libraries.
self_data_buffer* self_header; // aligned buffer - based on (buffer_unaligned).
Offsets are for FW 3.60.
When loading a module the sequence creates a SceModule structure to represent it.
The following code can decrypt a SELF located at path. Set user to 1 if decrypting a user module else 0 for kernel. Set pathid to 0 if you're decrypting the SELF at the right location (for example decrypting sysmem.skprx located in os0:). If you have copied the SELF elsewhere, you need to set the pathid to the right value for where the real path was. usecdram is for modules that are too large and won't fit in contiguous regular memory.
See also SELF_Loading to see how these SceSblAuthMgr function are used to decrypt SELFs.
The code below will patch signature checks and bypass module decryption and allow homebrew to run. The idea is to hook SceSblAuthMgr* calls that are imported to SceKernelModulemgr. The offsets are from 1.60, you will probably need to modify functions defines (set to addresses of functions) and INSTALL_HOOK second arguments (set to addresses of imports in SceKernelModulemgr). For old FWs like 1.60, as there is no kASLR, you can set hardcoded addresses, else take HENkaku code. As a bonus there's also patch_npdrm functions that patches SceNpDrm to bypass some DRM checks and allow unsigned packages to be installed, which you also need to modify addresses. See SceNpDrm#Package_integrity_checks.
This is an easy way of decrypting SELFs but you are limited to the kinds of SELFs you can load in the current context (for example, you can't load user libraries from kernel context). It is also susceptible to limitations of where the SELF can be loaded from. For example, you are not allowed to load SELFs found in os0 from ux0. This is because it checks the PathId.
* @brief Get the main module for a given process.
* @param pid The process to query.
* @return the UID of the module else < 0 for an error.
This loads the default shared modules for a process (only the ones that are actually imported). This includes, for example, SceLibKernel. Modules are loaded with flags 0x10000000 meaning that text pages can be shared. If dipsw 210 is set, then flag 0x1000 is set, meaning that if the existing page is found, do not share it but instead make a copy.
Returns int modid (to use with sceKernelStartModuleForDriver).
Added somewhere between 3.30 an 3.60 to prevent loading Sysmodules from webbrowser (see Vitasploit 2.00-3.36 and h-encore 3.65-3.68 writeup).
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Here's a short NYT slideshow about the development of new signage typography for American roadways. Reminds me of a lecture that I attended concerning Jock Kinneir's Transport typeface and some of the testing that went into its development. Personally, I prefer Transport to Clearview, but any improvement in legibility for drivers is a good thing.


Optimal Health & Wellness Center would like to take a timeout to talk about proper lifting technique. It's that time of year when some of us may be springing for some sizeable gifts that, when lifting, might put undue stress on the back. Please read on to learn the proper ways to lift so you don't end up becoming a real Scrooge this holiday season.
You always want to keep a wide support base. Feet should always be no less than shoulder-width apart. You can leave one foot slightly ahead of the other (think MMA stance).
Don't make the mistake of bending down and lifting with your back. Instead, squat down and let your legs do most of the work. Make sure to bend at your hips and knees -- not at your back.
Maintaining good posture is crucial when displaying proper lifting technique. Make sure that you're looking ahead and that your back is straight. Push your chest out and push your shoulders back. Make sure that you maintain a slight arch in your lower back.
When you get the lift done, make sure that you hold whatever you're lifting as close to your body as humanly possible. Hold it at belly button level. Make sure that you take small steps when transporting whatever you're lifting.
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Virginie Defrang-Firket (Luik, 7 mei 1971) is een Belgisch politica van de MR en voormalig Waals Parlementslid.

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Defrang-Firket is licentiate in de politieke en administratieve wetenschappen. Van 1995 tot 2014 was zij parlementaire attaché van de MR-fractie in de Belgische Senaat en vanaf 2010 was zij politiek secretaris van deze fractie.

Sinds 2006 is Defrang-Firket gemeenteraadslid van Neupré. In juni 2017 werd ze burgemeester van de gemeente nadat de plaatselijke MR een bestuursakkoord met de PS sloot.

Bij de Waalse verkiezingen van 2014 werd zij voor het arrondissement Luik verkozen als lid van het Waals Parlement en van het Parlement van de Franse Gemeenschap. Ze bleef dit tot in juni 2017 en nam toen ontslag om voor het burgemeesterschap van Neupré te kiezen. Als parlementslid werd ze opgevolgd door Fabian Culot. Defrang-Firket werd vervolgens in opvolging van Culot provincieraadslid van Luik.

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MR-politicus
Waals Parlementslid
Volksvertegenwoordiger van de Franse Gemeenschap
burgemeester van Neupré
Luiks provincieraadslid


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WhatsApp's Jan Koum drops $87 million on the house next door in Malibu
The three-acre spread above Paradise Cove includes a main house, a guesthouse, a guardhouse and a funicular that descends to 256 feet of beach frontage.
(Mike Helfrich)
By Jack FlemmingStaff Writer
Feb. 22, 2021 12:12 PM PT
WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum just grabbed another slice of Malibu shoreline, paying $87 million for an oceanfront home right next to his other one, The Times has confirmed.
The billionaire has been on a Southern California spending spree for the last three years. In 2019, he paid $100 million for the Malibu home of longtime NBCUniversal executive Ron Meyer. A year later he ventured inland, shelling out $125 million for the Beverly Hills mansion of Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg.
The $87-million sale, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, is by far the priciest home sale in L.A. County so far this year. The property originally was put on the market last summer for $125 million, The Times previously reported.
Diana Jenkins, ex-wife of British banker Roger Jenkins, was the seller. Before her, the coastal retreat was owned by media mogul Barry Diller and country music star Kenny Rogers.
The view. (Mike Helfrich)
The living room. (Mike Helfrich)
The living room under whitewashed beams. (Mike Helfrich)
The dining room. (Mike Helfrich)
The kitchen. (Mike Helfrich)
The bathroom. (Mike Helfrich)
The mirrored walls. (Mike Helfrich)
The backyard. (Mike Helfrich)
The patio. (Mike Helfrich)
The lounge. (Mike Helfrich)
The pool. (Mike Helfrich)
The dining patio. (Mike Helfrich)
The funicular. (Mike Helfrich)
The cabana. (Mike Helfrich)
The fire pit. (Mike Helfrich)
The gardens. (Mike Helfrich)
The coastal home. (Mike Helfrich)
Aerial view of the estate. (Mike Helfrich)
Between the two neighboring estates overlooking Malibu's Paradise Cove, Koum now has six acres of land. His new place accounts for three of those acres and features a single-story main house, a three-story guesthouse and a guardhouse.
Whitewashed beams hang over herringbone floors in the sunny common spaces. Almost every single room takes in views of the ocean, including the indoor-outdoor living room, dining area and sky-lit bathroom. There's also a recording studio, a wine cellar, an office and a patio with an aquarium wall off the guesthouse.
Lawns and patios surround a swimming pool and basketball court outside, where a funicular descends to 256 feet of beach frontage. On the sand, a wood cabana adds a huge deck and bar for entertaining.
Koum founded the mobile messaging system WhatsApp in 2009 and sold the company to Facebook Inc. five years later for $19.3 billion. Forbes puts his net worth at $10 billion.
Chris Cortazzo of Compass held the listing. Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency represented Koum.
Jack Flemming
Jack Flemming covers luxury real estate for the Los Angeles Times. A Midwestern boy at heart, he was raised in St. Louis and studied journalism at the University of Missouri. Before joining The Times as an intern in 2017, he wrote for the Columbia Missourian and Politico Europe.
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