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Proxy adviser ISS calls for Noble Group audit committee overhaul
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/13/us-noble-group-shareholders-iss-idUSKBN0N40ID20150413
Mon Apr 13, 2015 6:37am EDT
SINGAPORE | BY ANSHUMAN DAGA
(Reuters) – Influential proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has called for major changes to Singapore-listed Noble Group's audit committee, weeks after the commodity trader denied claims of improper accounting made by Iceberg Research."In light of the allegations made by Iceberg, it is imperative that the company's audit committee be comprised entirely of non-executive directors, chaired by a director who is not overcommitted so as to help restore investor confidence in the company's auditing and financial reporting practices," ISS said in a report.
The ISS report was issued this month ahead of Noble's annual shareholders' meeting due in Singapore on Friday. A copy of the report was obtained by Reuters.
While there is no current resolution to change Noble's audit committee, ISS's comments carry weight with institutional investors as it is the largest proxy adviser for such investors. Its recommendations can have a noticeable impact on how shareholders vote.
The proxy adviser said that though Noble had refuted Iceberg's claims, Noble's executive chairman and its largest shareholder, Richard Elman, is on the audit committee. It is chaired by a director who also chairs a number of audit committees and serves on seven public companies' boards, the advisory firm said.
An external spokeswoman for Noble did not offer any comment on the ISS report, but referred Reuters to Noble's annual report which said that Elman was a member of the audit committee given "his extensive knowledge of the operations and history of the group, and the benefits he is able to bring to discussions and deliberations on a wide range of topics considered by the committee".
When contacted, ISS did not offer any comment beyond the report.
Noble has rejected research outfit Iceberg's claims made in mid-February that it inflated asset values by billions of dollars through aggressive accounting. It has linked Iceberg to an employee it fired in 2013 and started legal action against him in Hong Kong.
Like last year, ISS is also recommending that shareholders vote against four resolutions, including those linked to share options and equity issuance. ISS is recommending shareholders vote in favor of adopting Noble's financial statements.
China Investment Corp, Templeton Investment, Eastspring Investments, Orbis Investment and INVESCO cumulatively own 30 percent of Noble, Thomson Reuters data, based on recent public filings, shows.
Shares in Noble, one of Asia's biggest commodities traders, have slumped as much as a third, or S$2.56 billion ($1.87 billion), since mid-February after Iceberg's claims and following weak quarterly results. U.S. investment research firm Muddy Waters unveiled a short position on Noble last week.
Investors are closely monitoring Noble's $2.25 billion debt refinancing, in which 15 banks are participating as mandated lead managers and bookrunners.
Thomson Reuters Loan Pricing Corp said the first indications of market sentiment will come as early this week when Noble holds a bank presentation in Hong Kong on Monday with two more to follow in New York and London on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively.
Prospective lenders have until May 11 before they have to revert with commitments, TRLPC said.
Noble has pledged to improve transparency about its business but noted that many of its competitors were privately held and released very little public information.
Noble's chairman should not be on key committee, says proxy firm
Neil Hume, Commodities Editor
Noble Group, the trader accused of aggressive accounting practices, should make major changes to a key board committee to restore investor confidence in its financial reporting, according to an influential shareholder advisory firm.In a report issued ahead of Noble's annual meeting on Friday, Institutional Shareholder Services called on the Hong Kong-based company to overhaul the membership of its audit committee, including by removing Richard Elman, group executive chairman and its biggest shareholder.
Shares in Noble, Asia's largest commodities trader by revenue, have dropped more than 25 per cent since the middle of February when an unknown firm called Iceberg Research published the first of three reports criticising the Singapore listed company's financial reporting.
Noble has also since been attacked by Muddy Waters, the US short seller, which has questioned the trader's financial strength and governance.
"In light of Iceberg's accusations, the company's audit committee should be comprised entirely of non-executive [directors], chaired by a director who is not overcommitted so as to help restore investor confidence in the company's auditing and financial reporting practices," ISS said.
Noble's audit committee currently comprises five members, three being independent non-executive directors, including its chairman Iain Bruce who serves on the boards of seven public companies and heads a number of audit committees.
A spokeswoman for Noble did not offer any comment on the ISS report, but pointed to the company's annual report which said Mr Elman, group chairman, was a member of the audit committee in view of his "extensive knowledge of the operations and history of the group, and the benefits he is able to bring to discussions and deliberations on a wide range of topics".
Two directors have been on the board for 19 years. The 'oldest' five directors have been on the board for an average of 15 years
– Iceberg Research
Noble's governance was criticised by Iceberg in its third and final report, which noted that the company's independent directors had been on board for an average of 10 years.
"Two directors have been on the board for 19 years. The 'oldest' five directors have been on the board for an average of 15 years," Iceberg wrote in the report. "Either their willpower is so strong that they have extremely independent minds, or they are de facto employees."
The company has rejected all the claims made by Iceberg and Muddy Waters, calling them variously "inaccurate" and "misleading". It has rejected Iceberg's allegations that it books too much of the profit from its long-term deals too quickly, and says a disgruntled ex-employee is behind Iceberg.
ISS is one the largest proxy advisers for institutional investments and its recommendations can have an impact on how shareholders vote. It said none of the allegations made by Iceberg warranted a vote against any of the 12 motions that will be put before shareholders on Friday and investors should approve the accounts and the role of Ernst & Young as auditors. However, ISS is advising investors to block four resolutions, including those linked to share options and awards.
Noble's biggest shareholders are China Investment Corp, Templeton Investments, Orbis Investment, Eastspring Investments and Invesco. They cumulatively own 30 per cent of the company. Mr Elman owns about 21 per cent.
Noble mines, ships and finances iron ore, coal and agricultural commodities including grain, sugar, palm oil and coffee.
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Furious Dem lawmaker blows up on Trump over his Iran war escalation: 'What the hell did he think was going to happen?'
On Saturday, Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), a 2020 candidate for president, told MSNBC's Alex Witt that the rapidly escalating tensions between the United States and Iran are President Donald Trump's fault — and explained how he would do things differently if he is elected.
"Before we get to the debate, I just want to ask you, if you were the president right now, how would you be addressing the situation with Iran?" asked Witt. "Do you think you would try to de-escalate the tensions and move forward in some fashion? Have you given some thought to that?"
"Of course you want to de-escalate it," said Ryan. "The war in the Middle East at this point, in addition to what's going on in Iraq and Syria and all of the other activity there, would be a disaster."
"We would not be in this position if I was president, Alex, because we had a peace deal with Iran," said Ryan. "Everybody needs to remember that this president took us out of a long, tedious negotiated peace deal with Iran to make sure that they did not have nuclear weapons. And then he recklessly got us out of it. Then he put John Bolton in a very high position, and John Bolton has been talking about regime change in Iran for a long time and the president doesn't pay too close of attention on some of these issues."
"What the hell did he think was going to happen?" said Ryan. "Here we are in the middle of escalated tensions in the Middle East. Russia is an ally with Iran. Russia's been deeply involved in our elections, trying to destroy our democracy, so, of course, they're partnering with Iran now. And I'm sure they are in some way, shape, or form behind what's going on here. Because they want to try to destroy us. And of course you've have John Bolton there. So escalating tensions, we're running trillion dollar deficits, so now get us engaged in something that will hurt the global economy, destabilize the region and further get Americans involved in something we don't necessarily want to be involved in. This is completely reckless but most importantly, it was preventable."
"Do you think you would you try to put us back in this deal?" asked Witt. "Would that be one way you would deal with it?"
"I would most certainly try to get us back into the Iranian deal … It was a good deal," said Ryan. "It was preventing Iran from having nuclear weapons. And now we're going to have a nuclear weapon race in the Middle East between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and these other countries are going to all want their own nuclear weapons to try to protect themselves. That's why they had this deal done. Even Russia was supporting it. And the president took us out of it, and now John Bolton, a regime changer for Iran, is in a top position for us. It makes no sense."
There are three reasons Trump won, and some of the leading Democrats don't seem to understand any of them
If Trump wins in 2020—and right now, he stands a good chance of doing it—you can thank Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the neoliberals in charge of the Democratic Party.
At the moment she and her allies are waging a war against progressives in order to hold onto a mythical centrist majority that doesn't exist. This threatens to repeat the mistakes of 2016, while ignoring the lessons of 2018.
Trump bellows about 'fake polls' after he falls behind Democrats in survey after survey
A new NBC poll released on Sunday is the latest to suggest danger for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, suggesting that he would trail in a hypothetical matchup with several of the top Democratic contenders, including former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
None of this sat well with the President, who, on Monday morning, accused major news outlets of conspiring to create fake "suppression polls" discouraging his supporters from turning out:
Sanders accuses Biden of parroting pharma and insurance industry script with attacks on Medicare for All
Jake Johnson, Common Dreams
"At a time when Donald Trump and the health insurance industry are lying every day about Medicare for All, I would hope that my fellow Democrats would not resort to misinformation about my legislation."
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday accused 2020 Democratic presidential rival Joe Biden of parroting insurance and pharmaceutical industry talking points after the former vice president raised alarm about the supposedly high price tag of Medicare for All and suggested the transition to a single-payer system would leave people with gaps in health coverage.

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Grandparents really do the best things. Often it's buying the loudest toy around just to torture the poor parents. Or perhaps overdosing the kids on sugar before sending them home.
Basically it's the Grandparents role to have fun.
Grandparents are honestly the best and this is quite possibly the funniest thing I've read in a long time.
I've read that If Animals Could Talk has now sold out on Amazon due to people snapping it up for a laugh.
Just goes to show the saying "don't judge a book by it's cover" is VERY true.


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Q: Podio Api filter offset doesn't seem to be working I am trying to migrate comments from some 2000 items into another app. I know the filter has a limit of 500 records. I am passing an offset like the documentation says:
https://developers.podio.com/doc/items/filter-items-4496747
Here's the code:
$collection = PodioItem::filter(config('podio.content_app_id'),[
            'limit' => 500,
            'offset' => $offset,
            'sort_by' => 'created_on',
            'sort_desc' => true
        ]);

the offset changes in a while loop and I know it is incrementing.
The app I am getting the collections from has 1200, but every request I make has 500 records and they are pretty much the same ( which is odd).
I make 5 requests with incremental offsets and I only get 504 unique item ids. Am I missing something?
Thanks,
Rico

A: This is how I'd be doing that in Ruby
options = {'limit' => 100, 'offset' => 0}
filter = {:last_edit_on => {:from => '-7d', :to => '+0d'}}      # as example, work with most recent items only
all_found_items = []
result = Podio::Item.find_by_filter_values(app_id, filter, options)
puts "Found #{result.count} items matching filter #{filter}"
all_found_items += result.all

while all_found_items.length < result.count
  options['offset'] = all_found_items.length
  result = Podio::Item.find_by_filter_values(app.app_id, filter, options)
  all_found_items += result.all
end

all_found_items.each_with_index do |item, i|
  puts "\t#{i+1}: #{item.title}"
end

And it worked great when I fetched thousands of items.

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Below is a sample hardship letter to a landlord for delinquent rent. It should be sent via certified mail with a return receipt, so the sender will know when it was received. He or she should also keep a copy of the letter.
We have been tenants of yours for quite some time. Recently, my wife Mary and I had to put a new fuel pump in our car. The fuel pump was quite expensive, over $800.
We normally would have waited to do such an expensive repair, but the van broke down on the freeway and we had no choice. We are a little short on the rent for the month of March and wanted to know if an extension was possible?
Because of our good rental history with you and that fact that we take such impeccable care of the home, we hope that you will allow this one time extension to us.
We will be able to pay by the 15th of March the full amount of $1300 plus any late fees associated with this payment not being timely. This is for the property located at 746 Baltimore Ave. Columbia, VA 34003.
We appreciate your prompt response. We can be reached at 555-222-3333.


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IN NOVEMBER Indonesia Get 44 LEOPARD 2 TANK
26.10.2013 Category: DefenseAuthor: admin
Indonesia will soon receive from Germany 44 main battle tanks Leopard 2. Purchase of military equipment held in the framework of the State sufficient forces little army of Indonesia.
«At the beginning of November to the 67th anniversary of the Indonesian armed forces, we will get 44 Leopard 2», said Wednesday at a press conference in Jakarta, dedicated to the 67th anniversary of the Indonesian armed forces Army Chief of Staff General Pramono Edhi Wibowo ( Pramono Edhie Wibowo).
In addition, the army will receive two battalions of the Brazilian-made MLRS battalion Mistral anti-aircraft missiles and two battalions of French 155-mm self-propelled guns Caesar.
For the purpose of the creation of little sufficient forces Navy plans to get three South Korean submarines, three missile boats KCR-60M and two patrol boats Kapal Tunda 2400HP.
Indonesia also plans to purchase a squadron of U.S. anti-submarine helicopters and 10 military transport aircraft C-130 Hercules from Australia.
Coupled with the Leopard 2 tanks will be received BMP Marder. Total Indonesia plans to buy 103 main battle tanks Leopard 2, 50 and 10 BMP Marder armored engineering vehicles. In November, the tanks will be shown to the public.
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The Presbyterian Ladies' College of Croydon and Pymble separates and becomes governed by its own Council. At this time, PLC Pymble had 415 pupils including 161 boarders. The Ex-Students Union for the College was also formed with the first President (known then as convenor) Mollie Vicars.
Official opening of the John Marden Memorial Gates. It was built as a fitting tribute to the founding Principal Dr John Marden who passed away on 29 October 1924. Mr J. H Beatson member of the College Council, cut the cords of red and white.
Lang House closes to boarders as numbers fall to 148 day girls and 69 boarders, owing to the Depression. Boarders were accommodated in Marden and Goodlet Houses with 10 boarders at the Principal's residence, Grey House. Lang House reopened for Boarding in 1935.
The first issue of the Pymble Ex-Students magazine is published. The magazine was published annually until November 1989 when it was considered by the committee that the members would be better informed by a smaller broadsheet, published quarterly.


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Many computer users do not pay attention to partition file system, others have heard about file system, but they do not know the detailed information about File System, especially, FAT and NTFS, so in this article I'll explain what FAT file system and I'll talk about other file system in the future.
What is FAT File System?
File Allocation Table (FAT) is a file system that was developed for MS-DOS and is the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows ME. The FAT file system is considered relatively uncomplicated, and because of that, it is a popular format for floppy disks; moreover, it is supported by virtually all existing operating systems for personal computers, and because of that, it is often used to share data between several operating systems booting on the same computer (a multi-boot environment). It is also used on solid-state memory cards and other similar devices. It has a serious drawback in that when files are deleted and new files written to the media, the files can become scattered over the entire media making reading and writing a slow process. De-fragmentation is one solution to this, but is often a lengthy process in itself and has to be repeated regularly to keep the FAT file system clean.
FAT12 File System
FAT is also called 12-bit FAT, the file allocation table (FAT) for a floppy disk. The location of files on a floppy disk is listed in a one-column table in the FAT. Because the width of each entry in a floppy disk column is 12 bits, the FAT is called FAT12. As a file system for floppy disks, it had a number of limitations: no support for hierarchical directories, cluster addresses were "only" 12-bits long (which made the code manipulating the FAT a bit tricky) and the disk size was stored as a 16-bit count of sectors, which limited the size to 32MB.
What is FAT16?
File allocation table that uses 16 bits for addressing clusters. Commonly used with DOS and Windows 95 systems.
A 16-bit DOS and Windows file system (see FAT) that varies cluster sizes based on hard drive size. Cluster sizes range from 4K (for drives up to 127MB), to 4K (255MB drives), 8K (511MB drives), 16K (1GB drives) and 32K (for drives up to 2GB). The ultimate capacity of a FAT16 partition is 2GB.
A disk file allocation system from Microsoft that uses 32-bit values for FAT entries instead of 16-bit values used by the original FAT system, enabling partition sizes up to 2TB (terabytes). FAT32 first appeared in Windows 95B and is also found in Windows 98 and Windows NT 5.0.
In order to overcome the volume size limit of FAT16 while still allowing memory-constrained DOS real-mode code to handle the format, Microsoft decided to implement a newer generation of FAT, known as FAT32, with 32-bit cluster numbers, of which 28 bits are currently used.
In theory, this should support a total of approximately 268,435,438 (< 228) clusters, allowing for drive sizes in the range of 2 terabytes. However, due to limitations in Microsoft's scandisk utility, the FAT is not allowed to grow beyond 4,177,920 (< 224) clusters, placing the volume limit at 124.55 gigabytes, unless "scandisk" is not needed. Windows 2000 and XP placed a limit on the size of FAT32 partitions they can create at 32 GB, Microsoft says this is by design but does not explain why, and those versions of Windows are quite capable of reading and writing larger FAT32 partitions created by other means. FAT32 was introduced with Windows 95 OSR2. The many changes it incorporated made it a major improvement. However, by partition magic software, you can create 2TB FAT32 partition and overcome the 32 GB limitation in Disk Management.
The maximum possible file size for a FAT32 volume is 4 GB minus 1 byte (232-1 bytes). For most users, this has become the most nagging limit of FAT32 as of 2005, since video capture and editing applications can easily exceed this limit, as can the system swap file.
32-bit File Allocation Table File System Not the same as VFAT or FAT, which are both 16-bit file systems.
Please note that FAT12/16/32 is file system of a partition, there is another terminology named FAT, too. This is just part of FAT file system, besides FAT, there are other parts in FAT file system, which is MBR (Master Boot Record), DBR (DOS Boot Record), FDT (File Directory Table), Data zone. NTFS file system also contains MBR, DBR and Data zone. We'll discuss these terminologies in the future.
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Balthazar's Dream
Visit a peculiar dog's dream in a heroic attempt to save your owner in this pixel art puzzle platformer.
Publisher: Psilocybe Games
Developer: Psilocybe Games
Bard's Gold is a challenging platformer that lets you explore eerie worlds in a quest for a Goblin that stole your gold. Help the Bard to overcome the dungeon's many dangerous peril [...]
Publisher: Pixel Lantern
Developer: Pixel Lantern
You've just unlocked the door to BattleBlock Theater! There's no turning back once you've started on your quest to free your imprisoned friends from evil technological cats! I [...]
Publisher: The Behemoth
Developer: The Behemoth
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Bionic Commando Rearmed is an enhanced remake of the 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System version of Bionic Commando. It was developed by GRIN and published by Capcom. The remake serves as [...]
Developer: GRIN
BiT Evolution
BiT Evolution is a journey into the past that draws inspiration from titles from the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Publisher: Major Games
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Bit Trip Runner 2
Runner2 is the sequel to the IGF award winning BIT.TRIP RUNNER. In the style of the BIT.TRIP series, Runner2 is a rhythm-music platforming game. Players will run through fantastic environ [...]
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My father-in-law finally has peace around his eyes this morning. I didn't realize how much life he was carrying there until it wasn't there. The face of death can be peaceful or terrified. It depends on where you go next.
For God so loved the world that he gave his only son and with his wounds we are healed.
I wonder what the face of Christ looked like when he died on the cross. His body ripped to shreds, then ripped more as he carried a rough cut cross to the hill, then nailed to the cross; pain we can't imagine. Yet it was nothing compared to the pain He endured when he took on all the sin of the world so that we could be forgiven. I wonder if He had the look of peace when he said it's finished, knowing that He had changed things forever in our favor.
This life is full of joy and pain. The next life is either or.
I know by the peace around around Dad's eyes that he knows joy today; the pain is gone.
Something to ponder as we prioritize the choices we make during the days.
Christ is who he claims to be. That matters. He died for our transgressions, He offers us peace and joy while we're here and in the next life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.


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Habitat Requirements
Protection/Ownership
The Chimney Swift spends most of the day foraging for insects on the wing. As a result, it is difficult to associate the species with a single type of habitat; its presence in a particular area largely depends on the availability of suitable nesting sites (DeGraaf and Rappole 1995) and the abundance of insects (Kaufman 1996). Before the arrival of European settlers, the Chimney Swift was associated with old growth forests where their main source of nesting and roosting sites--large hollow trees--were much more common than they are today. Today, the Chimney Swift is found over a large variety of habitats such as cities and towns, villages and rural or wooded areas, but it is most often associated with urban and suburban zones (Chantler 1999; Cink and Collins 2002).
The Chimney Swift is often seen near bodies of water because of the abundance of insects, its main food (Sibley 1988, Sibley and Monroe 1990; Chantler 1999; Cink and Collins 2002). Two studies revealed that three of the five main insect orders consumed were associated with wetlands (Fisher 1958; Fudge 1998). The proximity of nesting and roosting sites inventoried during the Quebec Chimney Swift survey (1998-2002) revealed that 95% of them (140/147) were located less than 1 km from a body of water present on 1:50 000 topographical maps (CWS-QC unpublished data). Among those 140 sites, 90% (127/140) and 54% (76/140) were less than 600 and 300 m from a water source respectively.
Wintering Habitat
The Chimney Swift's wintering habitat in South America consists of river-edge forest, edge of tropical lowland evergreen forest and second-growth scrub (Rappole et al. 1983; Stotz et al. 1996). It also frequents irrigated farmland and suburban and city centre zones (Hughes 1988). On the Peruvian coast, it regularly occurs to 2500 m and sometimes to 3000 m (Hughes 1988). It roosts in chimneys, crevices, caves (Fjeldså and Krabbe 1990) and hollow trees that are plentiful in the Amazon forest (Whittemore 1981). However, the Chimney Swift's winter habitat preferences are still not very well known (Stotz et al. 1996; Cink and Collins 2002).
Nesting and Roosting Habitat
For nesting and roosting, the Chimney Swift looks for a dark, sheltered spot with vertical surfaces that it can grip onto and attach its nest (Fischer 1958). Prior to European settlement, it nested and roosted mainly inside hollow trees (living or dead) and occasionally on cave walls and in rocky crevices (Chamberlain 1891; Bent 1940; Tyler 1940; Coffey 1944; Lack 1956; Fisher 1958; Tufts 1986; Godfrey 1986; Erskine 1992). There is a lot of evidence that Chimney Swifts require large diameter trees (> 50 cm diameter at breast height or DBH). In 1985, a balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) used by Chimney Swifts in the Rimouski area had a DBH of 60 cm (Bélanger 1985) and in 2001, another tree of the same size was also used by swifts in St-Pamphile (CWS-QC Unpublished data). The Vaux's Swift, a closely related species, also requires large hollow trees for nesting and roosting. Twenty-one trees containing Vaux's Swift nests in Oregon had a mean DBH of 67.5 cm (Bull and Collins 1993). The birds normally enter the tree through an opening in the top.
The Chimney Swift can also nest in cavities excavated by the Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), although this is rare (Cameron 1949; Hofslund 1958; Cotrille 1956 in Dexter 1991). Flocks of Chimney Swifts have also been observed roosting on tree trunks. It is possible that birds choose this when there are no other appropriate sites available (Spendelow 1985) or when their usual sites suddenly become unavailable--e.g., when a fire is lit in a chimney (Campbell and Campbell 1944), or because of sudden poor weather conditions that force them to seek shelter (Arvin 1982).
With the arrival of Europeans in North America, forest clearing began and large trees became increasingly scarce (Leverett 1996; Drushka 2000). At the same time, artificial structures (chimneys, barns, wells) were being built, and Chimney Swifts rapidly adopted suitable ones for nesting and roosting (MacNamara 1918; Coffey 1936; Lack 1956; Fisher 1958; Johnsgard 1979; Bull 1985; Norse and Kibbe 1985; Sibley 1990; Peterjohn and Rice 1991; Sutcliffe 1994; Fleckenstein 1996; Snow and Perrins 1998; Cink and Collins 2002). Among these structures, chimneys are the most abundant and by far the most frequently used. Chimney Swifts appear to have adopted chimneys quite early on since they were first spotted in such structures in Maine in 1672 (Palmer 1949). Coffey (1944) mentioned that swifts began using chimneys in 1808. At the beginning of the 19th century, Audubon (1840) had already observed the widespread use of chimneys for nesting. He even commented that the species once nested in trees in western Kentucky, implying that the use of natural sites was already a phenomenon of the past by that time. In the same period, Wilson (1812) observed that nesting was already limited solely to chimneys in western Pennsylvania.
Chimney Swifts choose unused chimneys to roost or build their nests, but a moderate amount of heat does not appear to harm them in large chimneys (J. Gauthier, pers. obs.). Little is known about the factors that contribute to the swifts' decision to choose one chimney over another but temperature seems to play a role. During the Quebec Chimney Swift Survey, the temperature inside a few chimneys occupied by swifts was measured. The data show that the inside temperature fluctuated very little in relation to the outdoor temperature (CWS-QC, unpublished data). Tyler (1940) reported that the chimneys most frequently occupied were unused, connected to the basements of their buildings and provided a flow of warm air. Bowman (1952) gives an example of such a chimney in Kingston, Ontario, adding that the flow of warm air made the chimney particularly attractive to swifts, particularly on cool April and May nights. In Lévis, QC, in spring 1998, during a cold day, swifts attracted by recorded bird calls did choose a chimney connected to a house over the artificial chimney made out of wood, which did not retain heat (Garneau and Gauthier, CWS-QC Unpublished data). This experiment was repeated many times with similar results. In Quebec, swifts look for sites where the ambient temperature will remain relatively constant and where some heat is present. Garneau and Gauthier (CWS-QC Unpublished data) were able to determine that the threshold temperature at which swifts abandon a chimney is 13 °C. It is likely that large hollow trees also offer this minimal temperature.
In addition to chimneys, Chimney Swifts can nest and roost in air shafts, silos, wells, inside barns, tobacco curing sheds, abandoned buildings and large concrete sewer pipes (Fischer 1958; Bull 1985; Dexter 1991, M. Robert, pers. comm.). Inside buildings, the birds generally build their nests above the floor in the darkest corners (Fischer 1958) where heat tends to accumulate.
Today, most authors suggest that Chimney Swifts nest in chimneys and similar structures, and are less frequently observed using very scarce natural sites (MacNamara 1918; Coffey 1936; Lack 1956; Fisher 1958; Johnsgard 1979; Bull 1985; Norse and Kibbe 1985; Sibley 1990; Peterjohn and Rice 1991; Sutcliffe 1994; Fleckenstein 1996; Snow and Perrins 1998; Cink and Collins 2002). In Quebec, the Chimney Swift roosting and nesting inventory (1998-2004) revealed that only 4 out of the 222 sites were not chimneys, although this ratio may be biased by searches directed towards chimneys and the difficulty in locating natural sites.
As a result, the Chimney Swift is now highly dependent upon humans for nesting sites. In New York State, Sibley (1990) notes that almost all of the swift records during work on the Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State were in cities or towns. In Ohio, Beissinger and Osborne (1982) observe that the Chimney Swift population density is five times higher in cities and towns than in forested areas. In Rhode Island and Tennessee, the highest densities of swifts are found in urban areas (Enser 1992; Nicholson 1997). However, some swifts probably continue to nest in hollow trees in isolated wooded areas (Fischer 1958; Helleiner 1987; Sutcliffe 1994), but reports of such behaviour are now rare (Norse and Kibbe 1985; Chantler 1999) and the number of Chimney Swifts breeding in forested areas probably represents a very small fraction of the population. Data from the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas point counts (see Figure 2) show small populations of Chimney Swifts associated with areas of older forest (A. Dextrase, pers. comm.) and Erskine (1992) shows a distribution across New Brunswick, including areas some distance from urbanized centres. Erskine (1992) also states that, in the Maritime Provinces, "…most swifts originally nested, and still nest, in hollow trees."
It is important to note that nesting sites are difficult to locate because of the very secretive behaviour of the swifts as they approach the nest. Roosts are easier to identify because of the larger number of birds involved, but no roosts in hollow trees have been reported to us, probably because of the scarcity of large-diameter trees. The few birds seen in Saskatchewan have been in remote areas and are probably using hollow trees for nesting and roosting (A.R. Smith, unpub. data). In 1958, Fischer said that the number of reports of Chimney Swifts nesting in hollow trees had fallen considerably since the 1920s. Blodgett and Zammuto (1979) noted that barely 10 nests in hollow trees had been reported in the previous hundred years. Our literature review found only 22 reports of hollow tree nests in the United States between 1840 and 1991 (Audubon 1840; Ridgeway 1874; Daniel 1902; Stewart 1975; Blodgett and Zammuto 1979; Hall 1983; Bull 1985; Robbins 1991; Ferguson and Ferguson 1991; Nicholson 1997). In Canada, Peck and James (1983) report only one such nest in Ontario. In the Maritimes, there are no records of nesting in a hollow tree for New Brunswick, but there are 10 for Nova Scotia (A.J. Erskine, pers. comm.). However, most of these sightings are from one nest, observed during several consecutive years. In Quebec there are six hollow tree nesting cases known (Quebec Nest Record Card Program, Desgranges 1964, Bélanger 1985, Quebec Chimney Swift Survey). Swifts were also observed flying over old forest habitats in Quebec in 2000 (F. Morneau, pers. comm.), 2002 and in 2004 (CWS-QC Unpublished data). The observations made in 2002 and 2004 were part of old growth Chimney Swift survey, where six forests were visited.
Like the Chimney Swift, the closely related Vaux's Swift also nests and roosts in chimneys. However, this species is still found more frequently using large hollow trees (Bull and Collins 1993). A positive association was found between the Vaux's Swift and old growth forests (Manuwal and Huff 1987). Pough (1957) stated that the Vaux's Swift had just started to make the transition from hollow tree nesting to chimney nesting that the Chimney Swift made many years ago.
Many authors have suggested that Chimney Swift populations may have increased with the arrival of European settlers and the multitude of nesting cavities provided by chimneys (Tyler 1940; Norse and Kibbe 1985; Dexter 1991; Kaufman 1996; Zucker 1996; Chantler and Driessens 2000; Cink and Collins 2002). Chimneys and other manmade structures were supposedly more abundant and available than hollow trees present before settlement, thus increasing the number of nesting and roosting sites. These new nesting sites were rapidly adopted by Chimney Swifts.
Graber and Graber (1963) are often cited to support the hypothesis that Chimney Swifts benefited from colonization. They noted an increase in Chimney Swift density for Illinois between 1906-09 and 1956-59 and attributed these results to an increasing human population and development. However, these results do not reflect the situation before and during colonization, but instead represent an urbanization process--10 of the 14 million acres of Illinois' forest had been cut during the 19th century and by 1900, 33 of Illinois' 36 million acres had already been modified (Graber and Graber 1963).
It is perhaps just as plausible to suggest that European colonization reduced the Chimney Swift population in North America, since surveys of remnant old growth forests suggest that the number of hollow trees removed was almost surely greater than the number of chimneys built after this event. McGee et al. (1999) found an average of 18 snags (at least 50 cm DBH) per hectare in old growth deciduous forest of New York state. Similarly, Goodburn and Lorimer (1998) found similar results for deciduous old growth forests in Wisconsin and Michigan State (20 snags/ha with a least 45 cm DBH). A rough estimate of 0.152 chimneys/ha in the eastern United States in 1900 can be calculated using United States Census Bureau (2004) data and assuming one house per four persons and two chimneys per house. This figure, though rough, is two orders of magnitude less than similar estimates of snag density before colonization.
In brief, chimneys were not constructed at the same rate as large hollow trees were felled. In Canada (Maritimes, Ontario and Quebec), it appears that the situation was quite similar. The number of households, and therefore chimneys, was less than in the United States, but logging activities and land clearing were of the same order (Historical Atlas of Canada 1990). In the Maritimes, few forests escaped the human influence after the arrival of the Europeans (Loo and Ives 2003). In southern Ontario, almost all old growth was eliminated for agriculture and logging purposes (Suffling et al. 2003). The situation was much the same in Quebec where logging activities went well beyond the inhabited areas of the St. Lawrence River (Dupont 1995).
The number and suitability of remaining chimneys continues to decline. The growing use of electric heating starting in the 1950s was the beginning of the end of this artificial habitat, a process continuing with conversion to heating by natural gas. Today, new buildings have either no chimneys or have metal flues unsuitable for Chimney Swifts. These flues are also often quite narrow (< 30 cm), which can turn them into fatal traps for birds that venture inside because they are unable to get out again. Insurance companies also encourage owners to have metal liners installed in their brick or stone chimneys during renovations as a fire prevention measure. In addition, if a chimney is no longer used to heat a building, the top is frequently capped or the chimney is demolished. In a number of municipalities, fire prevention bylaws oblige residents to install spark arresters in their chimneys. This widespread practice effectively blocks birds and other animals from using chimneys.
Apart from the efforts made in Quebec, there are no quantitative data on the proportion of capped chimneys. However, it is sufficient to observe building roofs in the province to realize that a very large proportion of chimneys are metal or contain spark arresters. Savard (2000) mentions that, in some neighbourhoods in Chicoutimi where the Chimney Swift was recorded in the past, chimneys have been systematically capped or converted and the species seems to have deserted the city.
Suitable chimneys have a large enough diameter (> 28.5 cm), a rough inner surface (e.g., brick, cement, tile) and must offer protection against low temperatures. Chimneys that meet these criteria were generally built before 1960. After 1960, electricity became the prime energy source. Later, during the 1980s came the high performance combustion stoves. These stoves increased the amount of creosote accumulation, which when in contact with water, creates powerful acids, which in turn cause the chimney to crumble. To solve this problem, metal chimneys and metal lining inside traditional chimneys were installed. Terra Cota, the most important clay lining company in eastern North America, shut down in 2001 after more than 100 years in business. The company president and engineer, M. Gaillardetz said that this was a direct result of the change in technology. New technologies also brought smaller chimneys, unsuitable for swifts. Based on sales records of the Terra Cota Company during the 1990s, the small clay tiles used for the smaller chimneys, increased from 20% to 80%. At this rate, it is easy to conceive that most chimneys will no longer be suitable for swifts in 10 years at most, except for the few strong and more resistant chimneys on churches and religious buildings.
Abandoned chimneys often do not offer the appropriate protection for swifts against weather. Once a chimney reaches a certain point in deterioration, it no longer protects against the wind, thus lowering the internal temperature and causing the birds to leave the site if it falls beyond a certain point. Such chimneys also represent a safety hazard and are usually quickly destroyed, especially in the case of industrial, commercial, and government buildings.
Chimneys from residential buildings are for the most part already unsuitable for swifts. About 75% of residential chimneys either possess a metal tube inside or some sort for a cap at the top (fence, spark-arrester or hat) (personal communications from P. Allard of the Giroux-Maçonenx brique et pavé Company, M. Gaillardetz of the Terra Cota Company, Fire Department of Montreal and the Professional Wood Heating Association). This high percentage of unavailable chimneys is easily confirmed by simple observations in cities and rural areas; of the 25% left, almost 60% have a diameter of 28.5 cm or less (M. Labrecque chimney sweeper and builder, pers. comm.), making them less preferred by swifts, which have a mean wingspan of 30 cm. In such cases, swifts need to crawl out of the chimney.
Last but most important are chimneys from churches, rectories and neighbouring schools built before 1960. Most are impressive structures made out of either bricks or stones, and are more resistant than residential chimneys. According to Dr. R. Pleau of the Architecture Department at Laval University, such chimneys with the newer cement have an average lifespan of 60 years. Although many are not used by the Chimney Swifts, they seem to be the most preferred sites. This may simply reflect the reality that these chimneys have not yet been rebuilt; the high cost of such renovation, the high number of buildings and the decreasing popularity of religion make these chimneys a low priority for building owners. Religious-building chimneys represent 57% of all known sites (nests and roosts) and 79% of all known roosts in Quebec (Gauthier et al. in press).
Since 1998, the Quebec Chimney Swift Survey has found swifts inside 40% of church or rectory chimneys (Gauthier et al. CWS-QC, unpublished data). In light of this, we conducted a study to estimate the proportion of church and rectory chimneys that are still available in Quebec parishes, looking at parishes founded prior to 1960. The results of this study appear in Table 1. Approximately 35.4% of chimneys (131/370) in the parishes selected are no longer available for swifts. The diocese with the highest rate of closure is Montréal, where 54% of church and rectory chimneys have been closed. The most common reason for the chimneys' unavailability was the installation of a spark arrester, a hat or protective fencing (Table 2). There is every reason to believe that the situation is similar in the rest of Canada and in the United States, although the rate of closure and conversion is probably different due to different weather conditions.
Table 1: Proportion of Church and Presbytery Chimneys Unavailable for the Chimney Swift in Quebec Dioceses
Number of Parishes Selected
Number of Chimneys Sampled
Number of Chimneys Unavailable
Montréal 36 50 27 54%
St Jerome, Joliette 20 32 17 53.1%
Quebec City 33 43 22 51.1%
Chicoutimi, Baie Comeau 22 40 15 37.5%
Nicolet, Trois Rivières 24 39 14 35.9%
Sherbrooke 13 20 7 35%
Valleyfield, St-Jean Longueuil, St-Hyacinthe 37 53 14 26.4%
Amos, Rouyn-Noranda 13 18 4 22.2%
Gaspé, Rimouski and Ste Anne de la Pocatière 36 54 8 14.8%
Mont Laurier, Gatineau–Hull 15 21 3 14.3%
Total 249 370 131 35.4%
Table 2: Changes to Church and Presbytery Chimneys in Quebec that have Rendered them Unusable by Chimney Swifts
Number of Chimneys
Presence of a spark arrester, hat or protective fencing 66 50.4%
Metallic flue inside the chimney 23 17.5%
Prefabricated chimney 17 13%
Chimney capped 16 12.2%
Chimney demolished 9 6.9%
In Quebec, there are 1605 parishes that were founded prior to 1960 (Anonymous 2000). If we estimate that there are three chimneys per parish, one for the rectory, one for the church and one for the elementary school, which is very often located next to the church in old parishes, we obtain a total of 4815 potential chimneys for the Chimney Swift. However, this number is probably lower because some churches do not have a chimney or the rectory is in the same building as the church. Some parish churches have more than two chimneys, but if the percentage of closure obtained with our sample (35.4%) is applied to all of the chimneys, we arrive at a total of 1704 closed chimneys. This would leave 3111 church and rectory chimneys potentially available in Quebec parishes, from which many may not be suitable or even available to swifts. If the last chimneys were constructed in 1960 and the maximum lifespan of these chimneys made out of bricks and cement is 60 years, then by 2030 very few traditional chimneys will be left, and many of them will disappear in the next 5 to 10 years. At that point, the Chimney Swift will face a severe shortage of nesting and roosting sites. Although chimneys on religious buildings are not the only breeding sites available for this bird, they probably represent the majority.
According to Simard (1998), Quebec's religious heritage (architecture, landscape, furnishings and archives) is threatened and has become increasingly impoverished and degraded over the past few years. Accordingly, the Quebec government has invested $101.5 million since 1995 for the restoration of this heritage, particularly church renovations (Government of Quebec 2000). Under the program, 18 churches will undergo major restoration work in 2000 (Government of Quebec 2000). In half of these cases, the roofs will be repaired and it is highly probable that the chimneys will be renovated at the same time. These renovations are not likely to benefit the Chimney Swift. As a result, the rate of closure of church and rectory chimneys could be quicker than expected.
The situation is thought to be similar in the rest of Canada and in the United States. The rate of chimney conversion, destruction and closure is probably faster in the more northern latitudes because of climate, which could explain why Chimney Swifts are decreasing faster in Canada than in United States.
To conclude, using data from Statistics Canada (Building and Labour census 1951), it is possible to estimate how many potentially suitable chimneys are left. Most of the suitable chimneys left are on churches and religious buildings and residential homes. Since the majority of chimneys in the 1950s were not suitable for swifts, as a result of being used by cooking stoves, we must refer to more affluent households which had two chimneys. To this total we must also add households that converted to electricity with their chimney remaining potentially available for a certain period of time. Today, about 75% of these chimneys are not available to swifts. With a detailed analysis of Statistics Canada's figures, it would be possible to determine the potential of available chimneys for swifts today. Based on our first estimates, this potential is low.
The environment in which the Chimney Swift lives makes it difficult to link it with the concept of habitat protection as usually defined. A large proportion of nesting sites used by Chimney Swift are not protected, because they are chimneys on private buildings. There are less than 10 known roosting sites in the Maritimes and two of these--one in Fredericton, NB and another in Wolfville, NS are well known and are under the protective care of local volunteers. In Ontario, there are no specific arrangements in place for the actual conservation of chimney roost sites, but some of the building owners are at least aware of the roost on their property. In Quebec only nine urban sites are protected in some way and could be eligible for Environment Canada's stewardship program. They are six roosts located in Chantler, La Pocatière, Mont-Laurier, St-Raymond de Portneuf, St-Georges de Beauce and Joliette, as well as three nesting sites in Joliette, Lévis and Mont Mégantic. The owners of these nine sites are aware of the birds' presence and efforts are made to maintain the chimneys' availability.
There are probably few nesting sites in forests, since snags, hollow and sick trees are usually eliminated during harvest. In the Maritimes, only 1 to 5% of the forest cover is presently old growth (Mosseler et al. 2003). However, Nova Scotia aims at conserving 8% of its Crown forest land toward achieving and maintaining old growth conditions (Nova Scotia Dept. of Natural Resources 2004). For New Brunswick, this figure reaches 19% of crown land (D. Beaudette, NB Dept. of Natural Resources, pers. comm.).
In southern Ontario, as of 1986, only 0.07% of the land south and east of the Canadian Shield was classified as greater than 120 years old (Larson et al. 1999). In central and northern Ontario, the percentage of the forest in old growth condition is considerably higher, averaging 23% in Crown forests, and 28% in parks and protected areas (OMNR, 2002). As in Quebec, hollow, dead or dying trees are often removed during logging for safety reasons. However, current silvicultural guidelines within the range of the Chimney Swift in Ontario (Naylor et al. 1996, OMNR 2000, 2001) include the maintenance of (usually 6) large, live cavity trees or potential cavity trees in every hectare of managed forest. However, cavity trees are defined as having a healthy crown (OMNR 2000) and may not be suitable for Chimney Swift. Large, dead trees used by roosting Pileated Woodpeckers, though rare, are to be retained in managed forest on Crown land (Naylor 1996).
In Quebec, seven of the 49 identified old growth forests are classified ecological reserves and are thus protected: the Rivière du Moulin, Tantaré, Lake Malakisis, Tapani, Rolland Germain, Grands Ormes and Boisé des Muir ecological reserves. The old growth forests in these reserves represent 1395 ha or 20.9% of the total area of the old growth forests identified (Government of Quebec 1996).


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Q: npm install gives same node-gyp problem on Mac and Ubuntu I am trying to npm install this repo: https://github.com/Berry-Pool/nami-wallet
I tried on two different machines but the result is the same.
I tried many different solution found for similar problems one of which to nvm use a different node version, but the problem persists.
Can anyone address me to where to look or ask help to find a solution as I am out of ammunition on how to find one.
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12021 verbose stack Error: command failed
12021 verbose stack     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/home/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v16.13.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/run-script/node_modules/@npmcli/promise-spawn/index.js:64:27)
12021 verbose stack     at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:390:28)
12021 verbose stack     at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1064:16)
12021 verbose stack     at Socket.<anonymous> (node:internal/child_process:450:11)
12021 verbose stack     at Socket.emit (node:events:390:28)
12021 verbose stack     at Pipe.<anonymous> (node:net:687:12)
12022 verbose pkgid node-sass@4.14.1
12023 verbose cwd /home/userx/git/nami-wallet
12024 verbose Linux 5.13.0-27-generic
12025 verbose argv "/home/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v16.13.2/bin/node" "/home/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v16.13.2/bin/npm" "install" "--force"
12026 verbose node v16.13.2
12027 verbose npm  v8.3.2
12028 error code 1
12029 error path /home/userx/git/nami-wallet/node_modules/node-sass
12030 error command failed
12031 error command sh -c node scripts/build.js
12032 error Building: /home/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v16.13.2/bin/node /home/userx/git/nami-wallet/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js rebuild --verbose --libsass_ext= --libsass_cflags= --libsass_ldflags= --libsass_library=
12032 error make: Entering directory '/home/userx/git/nami-wallet/node_modules/node-sass/build'
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g++ '-DNODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME=libsass' '-DUSING_UV_SHARED=1' '-DUSING_V8_SHARED=1' '-DV8_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS=1' '-DV8_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS' '-DV8_IMMINENT_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS' '-D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=1' '-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE' '-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64' '-D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS' '-DOPENSSL_NO_PINSHARED' '-DOPENSSL_THREADS' '-DLIBSASS_VERSION="3.5.5"' -I/home/userx/.node-gyp/16.13.2/include/node -I/home/userx/.node-gyp/16.13.2/src -I/home/userx/.node-gyp/16.13.2/deps/openssl/config -I/home/userx/.node-gyp/16.13.2/deps/openssl/openssl/include -I/home/userx/.node-gyp/16.13.2/deps/uv/include -I/home/userx/.node-gyp/16.13.2/deps/zlib -I/home/userx/.node-gyp/16.13.2/deps/v8/include -I../src/libsass/include  -fPIC -pthread -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -m64 -O3 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -std=gnu++14 -std=c++0x -fexceptions -frtti -MMD -MF ./Release/.deps/Release/obj.target/libsass/src/libsass/src/subset_map.o.d.raw   -c -o Release/obj.target/libsass/src/libsass/src/subset_map.o ../src/libsass/src/subset_map.cpp
12032 error   g++ '-DNODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME=libsass' '-DUSING_UV_SHARED=1' '-DUSING_V8_SHARED=1' '-DV8_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS=1' '-DV8_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS' '-DV8_IMMINENT_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS' '-D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=1' '-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE' '-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64' '-D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS' '-DOPENSSL_NO_PINSHARED' '-DOPENSSL_THREADS' '-DLIBSASS_VERSION="3.5.5"' -I/home/userx/.node-gyp/16.13.2/include/node -I/home/userx/.node-gyp/16.13.2/src -I/home/userx/.node-gyp/16.13.2/deps/openssl/config -I/home/userx/.node-gyp/16.13.2/deps/openssl/openssl/include -I/home/userx/.node-gyp/16.13.2/deps/uv/include -I/home/userx/.node-gyp/16.13.2/deps/zlib -I/home/userx/.node-gyp/16.13.2/deps/v8/include -I../src/libsass/include  -fPIC -pthread -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -m64 -O3 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -std=gnu++14 -std=c++0x -fexceptions -frtti -MMD -MF ./Release/.deps/Release/obj.target/libsass/src/libsass/src/to_c.o.d.raw   -c -o Release/obj.target/libsass/src/libsass/src/to_c.o ../src/libsass/src/to_c.cpp
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12033 error gyp verb build dir attempting to create "build" dir: /home/userx/git/nami-wallet/node_modules/node-sass/build
12033 error gyp verb build dir "build" dir needed to be created? /home/userx/git/nami-wallet/node_modules/node-sass/build
12033 error gyp verb build/config.gypi creating config file
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12033 error gyp verb config.gypi checking for gypi file: /home/userx/git/nami-wallet/node_modules/node-sass/config.gypi
12033 error gyp verb common.gypi checking for gypi file: /home/userx/git/nami-wallet/node_modules/node-sass/common.gypi
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text:
Music therapy may improve schizophrenia symptoms
Music therapy for psychiatric in-patients with schizophrenia can improve some of the symptoms of the disorder, according to a new study by researchers at Imperial College London and therapists at the Central and North West London Mental Health Trust.
The preliminary research, published today in the British Journal of Psychiatry, is the first time music therapy for people with acute schizophrenia has been evaluated.
For this small study, 81 in-patients at four hospitals in central and inner London were randomised to receive music therapy or standard care alone. Those people receiving music therapy had between 8 and 12 sessions, once a week, for up to 45 minutes.
During the sessions patients were given access to a range of musical instruments and encouraged to use them to express themselves. Initially the therapist listened carefully to the patient's music and accompanied them closely, seeking to follow their emotional state in musical terms. The therapist then offered opportunities to extend or vary the nature of the musical interaction.
The researchers measured symptoms of schizophrenia and found that improvements were greater among those people receiving music therapy than among those receiving standard care alone. Referral for music therapy was associated with reductions in general symptoms, such as depression and anxiety, and the negative symptoms of schizophrenia, such as emotional withdrawal. However, the authors caution that because this was a small study, it is possible that other factors, such as severity of illness, may have influenced the study's findings.
Dr Mike Crawford, from the Department of Psychological Medicine at Imperial College London and lead author of the study, said: "We have known for some time that psychological treatments can help people with schizophrenia, but these have only been used when people are fairly stable. This study shows that music therapy provides a way of working with people when they are acutely unwell.
"At such times patients may find it difficult to express themselves using words, but through the skill of the therapist it may be possible to help people interact through music in a way that is constructive, creative and enjoyable," he added.
The researchers believe that the study provides sufficient evidence to justify a larger explanatory randomised trial of music therapy for people with schizophrenia, designed to explore the effects and cost-effectiveness of this kind of therapy.
Dr Crawford explained: "In-patient treatment is the form of care that people with schizophrenia are least satisfied with. Music therapy may provide a means of enhancing the effectiveness of in-patient treatment by reducing some of the symptoms of schizophrenia that respond least well to drug treatment."
Citation: "An exploratory randomised controlled trial of music therapy for inpatients with schizophrenia" British Journal of Psychiatry, 1 November 2006
Source: Imperial College London
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Ella Fitzgerald	Buy This Song
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Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella", was an American jazz and song vocalist. With a vocal range spanning three octaves (D♭3 to D♭6), she was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. more »
Birds do it, bees do it
Even educated fleas do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
In Spain, the best upper sets do it
Lithuanians and Letts do it
The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it
Not to mention the Finns
Folks in Siam do it, think of Siamese twins
Some Argentines without means do it
People say in Boston even beans do it
Romantic sponges, they say, do it
Oysters down in oyster bay do it
Cold cape cod clams 'gainst their wish do it
Even lazy jellyfish do it
Electric eels, I might add, do it
Though it shocks 'em I know
Why ask if shad do it?
Waiter, bring me shad roe
In shallow shoals English soles do it
Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it
Written by: COLE PORTER
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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That Old Black Magic
New York's My Home
Music, Music, Music
Love Walked In
Early in the Mornin'
My One and Only
A Foggy Day
I Wonder Who
Tell Me You'll Wait for Me
You Won't Let Me Go
I've Got the World on a String
I Get a Kick out of You
I've Got You Under My Skin
I'm Beginning to See the Light
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FSC (Полное название: Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych, «Фабрика грузовых автомобилей») — польский производитель легкового и коммерческого автотранспорта, существовавший с 1950 по 2007 годы.

История

Предприятие основано в ПНР в 1951 году. Компания начала выпуск лёгкого грузовика Люблин 51, аналогичного советскому ГАЗ-51. Продажи автомобиля были невысоки, вследствие чего в 1956 году был выпущен автомобиль Zuk собственной конструкции. Он стал пользоваться спросом в Польше и других странах соцлагеря.

В 1958 году выпущен компактный пикап FSC Zuk, который стал поставляться в Германию и Венгрию. Модель была оснащена двухлитровым двигателем мощностью 50 л. с. и трёхступенчатой коробкой передач, ранее использовавшейся в «Победе». Через год на базе пикапа были выпущены фургоны А05 и А06, затем компания выпустила автобус среднего размера, после чего — второе поколение пикапа, получившее название А13.

1960 годом датирован выпуск полноразмерного грузового автомобиля, завоевавшего популярность среди военных в Восточной Европе, что сделало FSC лидером рынка по поставкам автотехники для нужд польской и венгерской армии. Модели отличались надёжность и невысокой ценой, и просуществовали в неизменном виде до 1973 года. После этого был произведён рестайлинг моделей, а в 1975 начался выпуск автомобилей с новым силовым агрегатом мощностью 70 л. с. В 1981 году был представлен самостоятельно созданный дизельный мотор, что привело к росту продаж автомобилей до 31 тыс. экз. в год.

В 1993 году было принято решение о выпуске КАМАЗов, но далее огромных инвестиций дело не пошло. Завод был заброшен вплоть до 1999 года, пока его производственные мощности не стали использоваться для сборки автомобилей «Рено». К тому времени собственные автомобили FSC перестали выпускаться. В 2005 году был разорван контракт с Renault, а в 2007 году компания FSC закрылась.

Продукция
 «Люблин-51» (Lublin-51) — лицензионная копия грузовика ГАЗ-51 (1951—1959)
 «Жук» — многоцелевые микроавтобусы и фургоны (1959—1998)
 «Люблин» — многоцелевые микроавтобусы и фургоны (1993—2007)
 «Ныса» — многоцелевые микроавтобусы и фургоны (1958—1994)
 «Хонкер» — внедорожник (1997—2007, 2009-наст.время)
 Honker Cargo — многоцелевые микроавтобусы и фургоны
 Daewoo Nexia (1995—1998)

Руководители Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych
 1950—1954 — K. Gielewski
 1954—1956 — H. Sztraj
 1956—1957 — B. Brajte
 1957—1958 — Z. Nawrocki
 1958—1959 — A. Brykalski
 1960—1962 — W. Kwiatkowski
 1962—1974 — G. Krupa
 1974—1982 — H. Pawłowski
 1982—1985 — H. Jasiński
 1985—1987 — A. Malinowski
 1988—1995 — Z. Prus
 1996—1997 — W. Włoch

Число сотрудников
 1966 — 8 тыс.
 1969 — 10 тыс.
 1973 — 13 тыс. (1300 инженеров и техников)
 1974 — 11 тыс.
 1980 — 12 тыс.
 1984 — 10 тыс.
 2001—1725 чел.

Литература
 A. Kierk, red. Dzieje Lubelszczyzny. Tom II, Warszawa 1979.
 Stanisław Szelichowski, Sto lat polskiej motoryzacji, Wyd. Krakowska Oficyna SAB, Kraków 2003. ISBN 83-918699-0-3
 Czesław Matuszek, «Historia fabryki samochodów», Wyd. POLIHYMNIA Sp. z.o.o, Lublin, 2008,

Ссылки
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Auto sector has been one of my favorite sectors to invest ever since I started building my portfolio in 2014. One continues to come across more and more exciting investment prospects in this sector . Growing domestic demand and rising exports in this sector has created great shareholder wealth in the past and I believe the trend should be no different in coming years.
I have been extremely bullish on auto sector and with our big bets being Eicher, Bharat Forge, Ashok Leyland, Motherson Sumi, SML Isuzu. This sector forms approximately 20% of our total stock portfolio.
Even the demonetization crisis was just a small speed-breaker in the long term growth story of this sector. Most of our domestic focused auto holdings have managed to wither this storm exceptionally well and have continued to post stable sales in last 3 months. Globalized businesses like Bharat Forge and Motherson Sumi have been doing fairly well with pickup in sales across Europe and the US.I consider the recent acquisitions by these two companies to be the icing on the cake & remain extremely bullish.
I continue remain invested with the belief that this sector has many years of healthy growth ahead. If our GDP grows even at 7- 8% avg for the next decade, we can continue to see double digit volume growth. Add to it price hikes similar to inflation rate and we can easily see revenue & profit growth rates in mid to high teens, which is really good for largecap stocks.
Now coming to the most important question- Do these stocks merit investment at these prices, after the recent run-up and are valuations favorable for investing?
The best time to buy was in November-December when Nifty was near 7900, when these stocks were a lot lower because of fear-mongering by the fake-news cabal. We used this opportunity to add to our favorite stocks and the bet has paid off very well.
Ashok leyland, SML & Escorts too have withered the demonetization storm quiet well.No big shock in November sales data.
Increased holding in SML isuzu by 25%.I believe stock has fallen more than what is justified.
Motherson Sumi was trading at 50 P/E last yr before the crash. Fell to sub-25x last month. Even if goes to 40x again, it will be at 500.
Similar case can be made for other stocks auto majors too that have seen volume growth & profit growth but not enough price appreciation in last two years.
So even if valuations may not be very cheap, I believe there is a strong case for investing as we will be needing ever increasing amount of trucks, buses,cars tractors etc as we march towards being developed economy over next decades. After all, stocks like Eicher and Maruti were not exactly cheap even two years ago. Still they managed to deliver stunning growth and have approximately are up 48% and 74% respectively in last two yrs compared to Nifty which is up 0.3% in the same period. This shows how growth and quality combined together can lead to decent stock returns even in adverse market conditions.
I believe auto stocks will remain market beaters & even the largecap names will outperform Nifty returns, which itself i believe should hit all time highs soon and eventually head towards 11000 by end of this year or early 2018.
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Syrian state media reported the crash without giving a death toll.
The Observatory said the plane was carrying troops as well as military equipment and ammunition.
It said regime forces were involved in heavy clashes with Al-Nusra fighters in a bid to reach and recover the bodies of those killed in the crash.
On one of its Twitter accounts, Al-Nusra claimed it had shot down the plane and posted photos it said showed some of those killed in the crash, as well as the remains of the aircraft.
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Cisneros, who worked closely with ACORN on housing issues during his stint as HUD secretary, said ACORN representatives approached him "about six weeks ago" to help the organization deal with the voter-registration crisis. He added that his advisory role simply took on greater urgency this week with the emergence of the video....
Cisneros said the advisory council consists of "five or six people" and is attempting to recruit a prominent individual who can conduct a thorough review of ACORN.
"We're advising that they find someone who is regarded by the country as beyond reproach, a very high-level person, like a Sen. (George) Mitchell, who did this with baseball, or Warren Christopher, who weighed in after the riots in Los Angeles. Someone whose recommendations would be accepted."
I know of a very high-level person who has worked closely with ACORN over the last 17 years: Barack Obama. He'd be perfect!
Cisneros, of course, is a poster child for how much destruction the corporate - community organizing - political connection can do. As Bill Clinton's HUD secretary, he signed the 1994 deal with Angelo Mozilo of Countrywide that Countrywide would behave like it was covered by the Community Reinvestment Act, then later joined Countrywide's board. As perhaps the best known Mexican-American politician, Cisneros provided Countrywide with "regulatory air cover" as it ran amok with ridiculous loans, all in the name of closing the minority homeownership gap.
From Mozilo's January 2005 press release:
"The $1 trillion We House America Challenge, expanded from $600 billion announced in 2003, embodies Countrywide's long-standing commitment to lead the mortgage industry in closing the homeownership gap for minority and lower-income families and communities," said Countrywide Financial Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Angelo Mozilo. ...
"We have also called upon one of our esteemed directors, the Honorable Henry Cisneros, former secretary of Housing and Urban Development and a former mayor of San Antonio. Henry will put to use his long and respected experience as an advocate for affordable housing who understands the benefits to communities of homeownership."
That sure worked out well for all concerned.


League: National League 1879-1884; American Association 1887-1888; American League 1900; American League 1901.
The first Cleveland Blues team played in the National League from 1879 to 1884. That team is also known as the Cleveland Forest Citys.
The second Cleveland Blues team played in the American Association in 1887 and 1888. That team is also sometimes called the Cleveland Spiders.
Following the 1899 season, Ban Johnson moved the Grand Rapids Furniture Makers to Cleveland to fill the spot left by the Cleveland Spiders when the National League contracted four teams after the 1899 season. Initially the team was called the Bluebirds, the name was soon shortened to the Blues on account of their all-blue uniforms. The Blues played in the 1900 American League before it became a major league. They finished sixth but had some fine performers. OF Ollie Pickering (.324/~.350/.386) led the AL in runs (117) and hits (194, 23 ahead of the runner-up), was second in steals (49) and was third in average. 1B Candy LaChance hit .302/~.341/.400 and swiped 39 bases. Bill Hart (18-15, 2.60) and Bill Hoffer (16-12, 2.93) led the rotation. The following season, the team was unofficially known as the Bronchos.