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February 5, 2006: Telecommunications Firms Confirm Cooperation with NSA's Warrantless Wiretapping Program
Seven telecommunications executives confirm to the press that large telecommunications companies such as AT&T, MCI, and Sprint have cooperated with the National Security Agency's domestic warrantless wiretapping program. Those firms, along with BellSouth, previously denied they had cooperated with the NSA (see October 2001). In typical domestic investigations, telecom companies require court warrants before mounting any surveillance operations, but this has not been the case with the NSA program. Apparently, the companies decided to assist the NSA in tracking international telephone and Internet communications to and from US citizens and routed through "switches" which handle millions of communications, both domestic and international, every day. The telecom firms in question have undergone several mergers and reorganizations—BellSouth, another firm accused of cooperating with the NSA, is now part of AT&T, MCI (formerly WorldCom) was recently acquired by Verizon, and Sprint has merged with Nextel. The companies comply with the NSA requests for information once the NSA determines that there is a "reasonable basis" for believing that the communications may have a connection with militant Islamic organizations such as al-Qaeda. The firms do not require court warrants, but rather implement the monitoring on nothing more than oral requests from senior NSA officials. [USA Today, 2/5/2006]
Entity Tags: National Security Agency, MCI, WorldCom, Al-Qaeda, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint/Nextel
August 5, 2007: Protect America Act Becomes Law, Gives Government Broad New Surveillance Powers
Mitch McConnell. [Source: US Senate]President Bush signs the controversial Protect America Act (PAA) into law. The bill, which drastically modifies the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978 (see 1978), was sponsored by two Senate Republicans, Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Christopher Bond (R-MO), but written by the Bush administration's intelligence advisers. [US Senate, 8/5/2007; Washington Post, 8/5/2007] It passed both houses of Congress with little debate and no hearings (see August 1-4, 2007). "This more or less legalizes the NSA [domestic surveillance] program," says Kate Martin, director of the Center for National Security Studies. [New York Times, 8/6/2007] Slate's Patrick Radden Keefe adds ominously, "The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is now dead, and it's never coming back." [Slate, 8/6/2007] The PAA expires in six months, the only real concession Congressional Democrats were able to secure. Though the Bush administration and its allies in Congress insist that the law gives the government "the essential tools it needs" to conduct necessary surveillance of foreign-based terrorists while protecting Americans' civil liberties, many Democrats and civil liberties organizations say the bill allows the government to wiretap US residents in communication with overseas parties without judiciary or Congressional oversight. Bush calls the bill "a temporary, narrowly focused statute to deal with the most immediate shortcomings in the law" that needs to be expanded and made permanent by subsequent legislation. The administration says that the lack of judiciary oversight in the new law will be adequately covered by "internal bureaucratic controls" at the National Security Agency. [Associated Press, 8/5/2007; Washington Post, 8/5/2007]
Reining in FISA - The PAA allows FISA to return "to its original focus on protecting the rights of Americans, while not acting as an obstacle to conducting foreign intelligence surveillance on foreign targets located overseas." Before the PAA, the White House says, FISA created unnecessary obstacles in allowing US intelligence to "gain real-time information about the intent of our enemies overseas," and "diverted scarce resources that would be better spent safeguarding the civil liberties of people in the United States, not foreign terrorists who wish to do us harm." The PAA no longer requires the government to obtain FISA warrants to monitor "foreign intelligence targets located in foreign countries" who are contacting, or being contacted by, US citizens inside US borders. FISA will continue to review the procedures used by US intelligence officials in monitoring US citizens and foreign contacts by having the attorney general inform the FISA Court of the procedures used by the intelligence community to determine surveillance targets are outside the United States."
Allows Third Parties to Assist in Surveillance, Grants Immunity - The PAA also allows the director of national intelligence and the attorney general to secure the cooperation of "third parties," particularly telecommunications firms and phone carriers, to "provide the information, facilities, and assistance necessary to conduct surveillance of foreign intelligence targets located overseas." It provides these firms with immunity from any civil lawsuits engendered by such cooperation.
Short Term Legislation - The White House says that Congress must pass further legislation to give telecommunications firms permanent and retroactive immunity against civil lawsuits arising from their cooperation with the government's domestic surveillance program. [White House, 8/6/2006]
Temporary Suspension of the Constitution? - Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, says: "I'm not comfortable suspending the Constitution even temporarily. The countries we detest around the world are the ones that spy on their own people. Usually they say they do it for the sake of public safety and security." [Washington Post, 8/5/2007]
Entity Tags: Christopher ("Kit") Bond, National Security Agency, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, George W. Bush, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Mitch McConnell, Al-Qaeda, Terrorist Surveillance Program, Kate Martin, Patrick Radden Keefe, Rush Holt, Protect America Act
February 15-17, 2008: National Intelligence Chief Admits Legislation Primarily Needed to Protect Telecom Firms, Not the Nation
Admiral Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, admits during a radio interview that the main issue over the renewal of the Protect America Act (PAA) (see August 5, 2007) is not the security and safety of the nation, but the need to extend liability immunity to the nation's telecommunications firms. In recent days, President Bush has said that unnamed terrorists are planning attacks on the US that will make 9/11 "pale by comparison," and the only way to stop those attacks is to renew the PAA with new provisions that will grant telecommunications firms such as BellSouth, Verizon, and AT&T retroactive immunity from prosecution. Those firms are accused of illegally aiding the government in electronically monitoring the telephone and e-mail conversations of US citizens (see February 5, 2006). The PAA expires on February 16, but the government can operate under its provisions for another year. McConnell tells a National Public Radio reporter that the biggest issue surrounding the legislation is liability protection for the telecom firms. "We can't do this mission without their help," he says. "Currently there is no retroactive liability protection for them. They're being sued for billions of dollars." They did not break the law, McConnell asserts, but the lawsuits are curtailing their willingness to cooperate with the government. "The Senate committee that passed the bill examined the activities of the telecom companies and concluded they were not violating the law," he says. By not extending retroactive immunity, McConnell says, "we'd lose the capability to protect the country." [National Public Radio, 2/15/2008] Two days later, McConnell echoes his unusually frank admission. Interviewed on Fox News, he says: "Let me make one other point just—very important. The entire issue here is liability protection for the carriers. And so the old law and extended law are an expired law if we don't have retroactive liability protection for the carriers. They are less inclined to help us, and so their support.… And therefore, we do not have the agility and the speed that we had before to be able to move and try to capture [terrorists'] communications to thwart their planning." He also implies that the argument against granting immunity—if the telecoms' actions were legal in the first place then they wouldn't need immunity—is valid. Interviewer Chris Wallace says: "Isn't the central issue here that you've lost your power to compel telecommunications companies to cooperate with you and also your ability to offer them legal immunity? Again, the Democrats would say, 'Look, if the cooperation is legal, they don't need legal immunity.'" McConnell replies: "Exactly right. The issue now is there's uncertainty because the law has expired and the law of August, the Protect America Act, allowed us to compel—compel—support from a private carrier. That's now expired.… [T]he private sector, although willingly helped us [sic] in the past, are now saying, 'You can't protect me. Why should I help you?'" Interestingly, after all of the talk of imminent terror attacks, when Wallace asks, "Do you believe al-Qaeda is more of a threat now than any time since 9/11?" McConnell says flatly: "No. Following 9/11, al-Qaeda's leadership and operatives were degraded probably two-thirds or three-quarters." House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) responds that the administration's attempt to tie the renewal of the PAA into the threat of future terrorist attacks is "wrong, divisive and nothing but fear-mongering." Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) adds that McConnell's "latest comments show yet again the shamelessness of the administration's tactics." [Fox News, 2/17/2008]
Entity Tags: Protect America Act, BellSouth, Al-Qaeda, AT&T, Chris Wallace, George W. Bush, Edward M. ("Ted") Kennedy, Verizon Communications, Steny Hoyer, Mike McConnell
February 16, 2008: Protect America Act Expires, Congress Does Not Yet Grant Immunity to Telecoms
The Protect America Act (PAA—see August 5, 2007) expires today. Congress has refused to pass a reauthorization of the legislation that contains a provision to grant retroactive immunity to US telecommunications firms to protect them from lawsuits arising from their previous cooperation with government eavesdroppers (see February 5, 2006). President Bush has warned for days that by refusing to reauthorize the bill, Congress is leaving the US "more in danger of attack." The surveillance elements of the PAA will continue in force for another year after its passage even as the PAA itself expires, so the government's capability to use electronic surveillance against suspected terrorists and citizens alike continues unabated through August 2008.
Republican Reaction - House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) warns, "This is a grave problem, and the Democrat leaders ought to be held accountable for their inaction." Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says, "The companies have been waiting for six months for retroactive liability" protection. "They are under pressure from their directors, pressure from their shareholders, and you're jeopardizing the entire existence of the company by continuing to do this."
Democratic Reaction - But House Democrats seem to be in no mood to give in to Bush's rhetoric. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) says Bush is "misrepresenting the facts on our nation's electronic-surveillance capabilities." "There is no risk the program will go dark," says Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Many Democrats accuse the administration of putting the interests of telecom firms over national security—accusations that intensify after Bush's Director of National Intelligence, Mike McConnell, admitted that the real issue behind the reauthorization is the immunity for telecoms (see February 15-17, 2008). Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) says that the entire argument is "nothing more than a scare tactic designed to avoid legal and political accountability and keep Americans in the dark about the administration's massive lawbreaking." House member Tim Walz (D-MN) says, "Coming from a military background, I sure don't downplay that there are threats out there, but the president's demagoguery on this is the equivalent of the boy crying wolf." And Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), the head of the House Democratic Caucus, says bluntly: "This is not about protecting Americans. The president just wants to protect American telephone companies."
Previous Depiction - When the law was signed into effect August 5, 2007, it was portrayed by the White House as "a temporary, narrowly focused statute to deal with the most immediate needs of the intelligence community to protect the country." Now it is being portrayed by Bush officials as the cornerstone of the nation's terrorist-surveillance program. The issue is sure to resurface when Congress returns from a week-long break in late February. [Associated Press, 2/14/2008; Washington Post, 2/16/2008]
Entity Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Mike McConnell, John Boehner, George W. Bush, Edward M. ("Ted") Kennedy, Mitch McConnell, Protect America Act, Rahm Emanuel, Silvestre Reyes, Tim Walz
February 22, 2008: McConnell, Mukasey: Law's Expiration Costing the Government Needed Terrorist Intelligence
Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell and Attorney General Michael Mukasey pen a letter to Silvestre Reyes (D-TX, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, claiming that because the Democratically led Congress has allowed the Protect America Act (PAA) to expire (see February 16, 2008), the government is losing critically needed intelligence on potential terrorist threats. McConnell and Mukasey do not include any evidence of the claim in their letter. In the six days since the PAA expired, the two write, some of the government's "partners" in intelligence operations—US telecommunications firms—have "reduced [their] cooperation" in the government's warrantless wiretapping program. The two officials do not name which firms they say have cut back on their cooperation. The telecom firms are more reluctant to continue their cooperation with the government because they do not have retroactive legal immunity from civil and criminal charges for their cooperation in the past. The Bush administration and Congressional Republicans allowed the PAA to expire rather than approve an extension of the law that did not include an immunity clause (see February 23, 2008). In their letter, McConnell and Mukasey claim that since the Protect America Act lapsed, telecom firms "have delayed or refused compliance with our requests to initiate new surveillances of terrorist and other foreign intelligence targets under existing directives issued pursuant to the Protect America Act." They add, "Although most partners intend to cooperate for the time being, they have expressed deep misgivings about doing so in light of the uncertainty and have indicated that they may well cease to cooperate if the uncertainty persists." McConnell and Mukasey write that if Congress does not extend immunity to the telecom firms, the firms will continue to be reluctant to cooperate with the surveillance program: "This uncertainty may well continue to cause us to miss information that we otherwise would be collecting." A day later, the two retract their claim (see February 23, 2008). Reyes and other Democrats have accused the administration of exaggerating the claims of threats to national security because of their refusal to grant the telecoms immunity; some have accused the administration of "fearmongering" and employing "scare tactics." [Newsweek, 2/22/2008; Newsweek, 2/22/2008; Politico, 2/22/2008]
Democrats Take 'Strong Offense' to Charges - In a joint statement, Reyes, Senator John D. Rockefeller (D-WV), and other Democrats respond to McConnell and Mukasey's letter: "Further politicizing the debate, the administration today announced that they believe there have been gaps in security since the Protect America Act expired. They cannot have it both ways; if it is true that the expiration of the PAA has caused gaps in intelligence, then it was irresponsible for the president and congressional Republicans to openly oppose an extension of the law. Accordingly, they should join Democrats in extending it until we can resolve our differences." [Newsweek, 2/22/2008] Reyes says: "President Bush has just been spoiled dealing with the Republican-controlled Congress before. I take strong offense at the president's comments that somehow we're less safe because the Protect America Act expired." [Politico, 2/22/2008]
Republicans Refuse to Discuss Legislation - Democratic staffers in the House and Senate Intelligence Committees meet today to discuss how to iron out difference between the two chambers' version of the proposed extension of the PAA; Republican aides refuse to attend. [Associated Press, 2/23/2008] Democrats also charge that, contrary to administration claims of wanting to work with Congress to pass an acceptable update to the law, the White House has refused to supply lawmakers with documents they have requested pertaining to the extension. [Politico, 2/22/2008]
Entity Tags: Mike McConnell, Protect America Act, House Intelligence Committee, Michael Mukasey, Bush administration (43), Silvestre Reyes, John D. Rockefeller
February 23, 2008: Mukasey, McConnell Admit that US Receiving Same Intelligence as before PAA Lapse
A day after the director of national intelligence and the attorney general warned that the government is losing critical intelligence on terrorist activities because Congress had not reauthorized the Protect America Act (PAA) (see August 5, 2007), the same two officials now admit that the government is receiving the same intelligence as it did before the PAA expired (see February 16, 2008 and February 22, 2008). Mike McConnell and Michael Mukasey now admit that the nation's telecommunications firms are still cooperating with the government's warrantless wiretapping program. "We learned last night after sending [the original] letter that… new surveillances under existing directives issued pursuant to the Protect America Act will resume, at least for now," Mukasey and McConnell say in a statement. "We appreciate the willingness of our private partners to cooperate despite the uncertainty." But in the same letter, McConnell and Mukasey contradict themselves, saying, "Unfortunately, the delay resulting from this discussion impaired our ability to cover foreign intelligence targets, which resulted in missed intelligence information." No one in the White House will give specifics of what intelligence data may have been missed, or how serious it may have been. A Democratic Congressional official says he is skeptical that anything was missed because the law permits continued monitoring of terrorists and their associates regardless of the PAA's expiration. "This is serious backpedaling by the DNI," the Democratic official says of McConnell. "He's been saying for the last week that the sky is falling, and the sky is not falling." The American Civil Liberties Union's Caroline Fredrickson, whose organization is suing a number of telecoms for information about the government's warrantless wiretapping program, says, "In an attempt to get sweeping powers to wiretap without warrants, Republicans are playing politics with domestic surveillance legislation." [Los Angeles Times, 2/24/2008]
Entity Tags: Bush administration (43), American Civil Liberties Union, Mike McConnell, Protect America Act, Michael Mukasey, Caroline Fredrickson
February 25-26, 2008: Hoekstra, Republicans Claim Democrats Put Trial Lawyers, Global Warming before National Security
Representative Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) pens a blistering op-ed for the conservative National Review that accuses House Democrats of allowing the Protect America Act to expire (PAA—see February 16, 2008) and thereby endangering the country by leaving it unprotected against terrorist attacks. This is the same argument President Bush and Republicans have advanced in recent days in favor of continued warrantless wiretapping (see February 23, 2008). Hoekstra calls the Democrats' action "unprecedented irresponsibility." The "burdensome paperwork, government lawyers, and court orders" that implementing wiretaps will now engender, Hoekstra writes, "could mean the difference in stopping a terrorist plot or saving the life of an American soldier." Hoekstra quickly turns to another key agenda for reauthorizing the PAA—providing retroactive immunity from lawsuits for American telecommunications firms. He echoes the arguments of Bush and other officials such as Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell (see February 22, 2008) by writing that without such immunity, "these companies obviously will be reluctant to cooperate with the government in the future." But Hoekstra takes the argument even farther, equating the Democrats' refusal to reauthorize the PAA with their support from trial lawyers, who "have contributed more $1.5 million to Democrat coffers." He then says that US intelligence agents will suffer because, he asserts, "many of [them] have been forced to take out professional liability insurance to protect them from the actions of the Democratic Congress." Hoekstra claims that Democrats consistently favor working to investigate global warming over protecting the nation. [National Review, 2/25/2008] Hoekstra continues the attack the next day with a piece in the Wall Street Journal co-authored with his House colleague Lamar Smith (R-TX) and his Senate colleague Christopher "Kit" Bond (R-MO). The three open this column with the rhetorical question, "Are Americans as safe today as they were before Congress allowed the Protect America Act to expire on Feb. 16?" and answer it with much the same arguments that Hoekstra advanced the day before. "We are less safe today and will remain so until Congress clears up the legal uncertainty for companies that assist in collecting intelligence for the government—and until it gives explicit permission to our intelligence agencies to intercept, without a warrant, foreign communications that pass through the US," they claim. They also echo the claim asserted by McConnell and Mukasey that the nation's intelligence community has lost valuable intelligence because of the lapse in legislation—without acknowledging that McConnell and Mukasey withdrew that claim within hours (see February 23, 2008). [Wall Street Journal, 2/26/2008]
Entity Tags: Michael Mukasey, Christopher ("Kit") Bond, George W. Bush, Lamar Smith, Peter Hoekstra, Mike McConnell, Protect America Act


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Cadillac unveils Enhanced Super Cruise with on-demand lane change functionality
Nathan Petroelje
While fully-self-driving cars are not available for sale or use on public roads, there are a multitude of impressive driver-assistance systems that help ease the workload, especially when cruising on the highway. Cadillac's Super Cruise is among the best systems available today, and it's about to get even more helpful.
Beginning with the 2021 Cadillac CT4 and CT5 sedans and, afterwards, the 2021 Escalade, Cadillac will roll out Enhanced Super Cruise, a more polished version of the existing (and impressive) system. Enhanced Super Cruise will offer more of what we loved when we used it on the CT6 sedan a while back, and now, the system will safely change lanes for you, on demand.
With Enhanced Super Cruise activated, drivers will simply need to tap or fully engage the turn signal to begin the automated lane-change process. The system—a complicated web of cameras, sensors, and LiDAR map data—will then begin to hunt for an acceptable gap in traffic in the other lane, and make the merge accordingly.
According to Cadillac, some 30 percent of CT6 buyers check the Super Cruise option box. On the 200,000-or-so miles of limited-access highways on which the system is available, customers are engaging Super Cruise around half of the time.
Ironic, then, that the system which debuted in the CT6 won't spread to the rest of the family in that model's lifetime. The CT6, which chased the wrong end of the luxurious ideals spectrum, is dead as part of a company-wide restructuring that brings major changes to the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant. GM announced on Monday that the plant would transition to be exclusively devoted to assembling electric vehicles.
At the end of last year, Cadillac announced that, in roughly two years, all its models will boast real names in place of the existing alphanumeric strategy—a deadline that will coincide with the first of its all-electric vehicles hitting the streets. In the meantime, we're looking forward to seeing the all-new Escalade, which is set to break cover in a few days, with the help of famed Hollywood director Spike Lee.
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With elections looming in May and the Islamic State on the run, the Popular Mobilization Forces are eyeing politics.
This month, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced an unexpected political alliance with the leader of an Iranian-aligned militia. Hadi al-Amiri, the head of the Badr Organization, was set to join Abadi's grand coalition of political parties slated to run for election in May.
The alliance provoked a swift backlash from across Iraq's political spectrum. Long seen as a nationalist by Western governments, the prime minister was traditionally viewed as Amiri's political enemy. Just days earlier, the two were exchanging slurs and heated accusations, with Abadi singling out militias like those allied to Amiri for particularly harsh criticism.
While the proposed coalition dissolved only a day later, the move stoked concern within the U.S. and other Western governments — which have long seen factions of the so-called Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), such as Badr, as an Iranian fifth column — intent on destabilizing the central government.
As the fight against the Islamic State winds down, the issue of the PMF has only grown in prominence — pitting international fears of sectarian tension and growing Iranian influence in Iraq against powerfully entrenched political and military forces within the country.
Largely formed after 2014, the PMF themselves are a loose assortment of militias that rose up in response to the Islamic State's drive through the country. While some of the most powerful and influential groups are indeed Shiite and Iranian-backed, including Badr, many are small local units that responded to nationalist calls from powerful religious figures such as Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
And not all are linked to Tehran, according to the U.S. military.
Figuring out an effective formula for demobilizing or incorporating these groups back into the established Iraqi security forces, however, is now rising to the surface as a delicate issue in post-Islamic State Iraq. And U.S. policy, according to some current officials, hasn't caught up.
Without a U.S. budget for 2018, American military aid to the Iraqi Army — one of the primary avenues for the United States to exert influence in the process — is also limited. With a full appropriation, military assistance could be conditioned on the demobilization of certain groups. Barring that, the only way for the United States to exert leverage is via "conversations bilaterally through [the State Department] and the military," another congressional aide said.
Some U.S. policymakers acknowledged the role that the PMF have played over the past several years, as well as the political tightrope that the Iraqi prime minister now has to walk. Many units have been lauded across Iraqi society for the role they played in the defeat of the Islamic State. One U.S. official, who asked not to be identified in order to speak about ongoing discussions, likened it to a moderate Republican candidate balancing rhetoric from a populist Tea Party primary opponent.
"There is a political balance for Abadi between wanting to reintegrate the PMF and demobilizing them completely," the official told Foreign Policy.
Other current and former officials, however, noted that a failure to effectively integrate parts of the PMF into the formal Iraqi security forces, or disband some militias entirely, could destabilize the government and aggravate sectarian animosity throughout the country.
The May elections provide a potential entry point for some groups with political aspirations. After a call in late 2017 from Ayatollah Sistani for groups to lay down their arms, some simply split their political and military wings. Other PMF leaders, such as Amiri, are former government ministers seeking office once again.
Jiyad of Al-Bayan Center echoed this, noting that popular opinion fell decisively on the side of demobilization. "The general public doesn't want to see leaders running a party and a militia," he said.
Nevertheless, PMF leaders, especially those who made sacrifices in the fight against the Islamic State, have an undeniable political cache in post-conflict Iraq, even in some Sunni-dominated areas.


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Mad Cave Announces New Series from the Writer of Show's End and the Art Team behind Clankillers
What if four children were abducted by a UFO and implanted with stolen technology capable of destroying an ancient alien race? What if twenty years later those same aliens want what was taken from them? Find out in Mad Cave's intergalactic new series: Stargazer.
Story by Anthony Cleveland (Show's End), with art by Antonio Fuso (Wyrd) and Stefano Simeone (Clankillers). Letterer Justin Birch (RV9) rounds out the creative team.
Mad Cave's Editor-in-Chief Chris Fernandez explains:
"From the moment we started playing with the idea of Stargazer, I knew this was going to be a special book. Whether you're into coming of age stories like Stand by Me or UFO classics like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Stargazer has something for you."
Writer Anthony Cleveland adds:
"I truly enjoyed crafting the personal stakes for each character in comparison to the massive cosmic conflict going on above their heads. What comes from that is an emotional story that I can't wait to see readers respond to."
Artist Antonio Fuso said:
"Anthony Cleveland does an amazing job blending the feel of a vintage blockbuster with all of the impact of a modern-day sci-fi thriller. You'll love this book as much as I love working on it."
STARGAZER #1 will hit store shelves in May 2020.
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Cineplex Mobile App May Soon Allow Moviegoers to Pre-Order Popcorn
by Usman Qureshi – Fri, February 23, 2018
According to a report by CTV News, Cineplex iOS and Android app users in Canada may soon be able to pre-order popcorn and other snacks before heading to the theatres. "We are testing it and we are looking at it, especially in the VIP cinemas, where you can basically walk in and have everything ready to go," said president and CEO Ellis Jacob.
Mr. Jacob revealed that Cineplex is focusing on concession stand sales, restaurants and bars to continue to drive growth. He highlighted the potential of such an option after his company reported a A4 profit of $28.8 million, up from $23.3 million a year earlier, driven in large part by concession stand sales. Cineplex saw its concession revenue per patron grew 9.4% to a record $6.29 in the last quarter.
Moviegoers are opting for premium, VIP tickets that offer in-seat ordering and roomier, reclining chairs are opting to spend more, Jacob said.
Customers are also heading to the theatre early to stock up on snacks and take advantage of the company's in-seat, pre-screening game Time Play that pits moviegoers against each other in an interactive, trivia game where they can win prizes, he said.
Jacob indicated that Cineplex will keep concentrating on some of its other entertainment offerings, including the Rec Rooms, restaurants and bars outfitted with arcades and other interactive games.
Cineplex is now planning to open 10 to 15 more Rec Room locations over the next few years, with the concept popping up in London and Mississauga, Ontario in the next 12 months.
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In the What Matters To Me series, a Generation T honouree describes what they do, why they do it, and why it matters.
Arnold Chan wants to level the playing field. His non-profit Teach4HK enlists outstanding university graduates to serve in schools attended by underprivileged children by offering one-year teaching fellowships. Since its launch in 2015, the charity has trained 76 teachers and directly benefited more than 10,000 children. Here, Arnold introduces his work in his own words.
I still vividly remember a scene I saw when I was 13. I was doing volunteer research on children living in poverty and visiting subdivided flats in Sham Shui Po. Looking at those kids trapped in a tiny room, doing homework on a bed, I wondered to myself: If I were that little boy on the bed, would I have all the opportunities that I've had? It hit me that life is not fair.
Educational opportunities in Hong Kong are very unequal. A child from a well-off family is four times more likely to be accepted by a university than a student from an underprivileged background. There's also a huge "exposure gap"—being exposed to positive influences and opportunities—between schools in Hong Kong. From our impact reports, one of the biggest things we see is that interactions with the fellows improves students' motivation to learn.
Don't let anyone ever tell you entrepreneurship is fun. It's more difficult than I could have ever imagined. As a social entrepreneur, you want to change society, to shift the paradigm and make people think differently. That has never been easy. In our first year no one was willing to apply to our programme. I was handing out fliers by myself in the sweltering heat of summer, trying to recruit fellows.
Our mission is to make Teach4HK a social movement—a group of future leaders that drive systemic change in education. When we train our fellows, the first thing we tell them is, "Your service is not only a year; it's lifelong. Use this year to learn about the students and the system so you can make change in the long run." Around 60 per cent of the fellows become full-time teachers, but we're not a teacher-training institution. We want them to become leaders in all fields, giving a voice to education issues.
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This level of image quality is purely motivational. Call us on 0330 818 0756 (Mon - fri 9am - 5:30PM). The Fujifilm GFX 50S is a unique medium format mirrorless camera that is highly versatile and distinctly portable. To put it plainly, the Fujifilm GFX 50R is a slimmed down Fujifilm GFX 50S; offering most all of the features of its older sibling while trimming down 5.1 ounces and 25mm in the waistline. They include the GF 63mm f/2.8 R WR for $1500, the GF 120mm f/4 Macro R LM OIS WR for $2700, and the GF 32-64mm f/4 R LM WR Lens for $2300. At the heart of the GFX camera system is the 43.8 x 32.9mm 51.4MP CMOS sensor, which pairs with the X-Processor Pro image processor to produce files with extremely wide dynamic range and high resolution, as well as an extended sensitivity range of ISO 50-102400 for working in difficult lighting … And for a market which prides itself on the big blocky cameras … The Fujifilm GFX 50S has a magnesium alloy body, weighing around 920 grams and measures 147.5mm (W) x 94.2mm (H) x 91.4mm (D). Introduction. As mentioned before, the "R" in GFX 50R stand for "rangefinder" and this camera is a so-called rangefinder style camera (a rangefinder is a special focusing mechanism to measure distance and typically the viewfinder of such cameras was/is located at the top left) with the viewfinder being located at the top left of the camera. Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. When it comes to autofocus performance, the Fuji GFX 50R is basically identical to the GFX 50S. Two Leica R-mount 180s on Fujifilm GFX 50S. The Fujifilm GFX 50S is a unique medium format mirrorless camera that is highly versatile and distinctly portable. The FUJIFILM GFX 50S delivers the world's best image quality. Fujifilm's decision to get into the digital medium format camera market with the GFX 50S makes a lot of sense. One of the best 35mm chips ever made powers the A7r III but the company, being the largest image sensor manufacturer in the world, also produces sensors for other brands, including Fujifilm. One of the biggest differences between the two cameras is the viewfinder. The series starts here. Fujifilm X-T3 Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only) - Black. I use my Fuji GFX 50S as I did with my old Deardorff but rather than spending weeks each winter processing film and scanning the best of that year's work to prepare the next exhibition, I use those weeks to create new work. The FUJIFILM GFX 50S uses the G Mount, which has a mount diameter of 65mm, flange back distance of 26.7mm and minimum back focus distance of 16.7mm. In some ways it's a logical extension to the success it has enjoyed with its premium build X-series mirrorless cameras, although it has a history with medium format stretching back to 1978. 1 product rating - fujifilm gfx 50s. It uses as many as 12 electronic contact points for sending and receiving data, plus it supports the use of a wide variety of lenses and accessories. We recommend using Google Chrome or Firefox instead or upgrading to Internet Explorer 11 or newer. The 50s sensor is also used by Hasselblad, PhaseOne and Pentax, although Fuji claims that the one inside the GFX comes with some tweaks. 2.00) *2 Functions that can be controlled vary from gimbal to gimbal. Watch; fujifilm gfx 50s. At the heart of the GFX camera system is the 43.8 x 32.9mm 51.4MP CMOS sensor, which pairs with the X-Processor Pro image processor to produce files with extremely wide dynamic range and high resolution, as well as an extended sensitivity range of ISO 50-102400 for working in difficult lighting conditions. $6,499.00. May 13, 2017 By JimK 7 Comments. {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}, Very fine condition, shutter count 27279, free shipping, FujiFilm GFX50S Body, 32-64 Lens, Grip and Batteries, AUTHORIZED FUJIFILM DEALER - FULL USA WARRANTY, 15% off with code PRESENTS15. It uses as many as 12 electronic contact points for sending and receiving data, plus it supports the use of a wide variety of lenses and accessories. While Fuji is known to make stylish retro-style cameras, I cannot describe the GFX 50S as one. It uses the same rechargeable cell as the GFX 50S and 50R, and is able to run off a single battery if needed. This is the 57th in a series of posts on the Fujifilm GFX-50S. I'd get my GFX 100 at Adorama, at Amazon or at B&H.. Like. Medium Format. mpb.com does not support this version of Internet Explorer. 4.00) Firmware version: FUJIFILM GFX 50R (Ver. It combines outstanding resolution of 51.4 megapixels with exceptional tones, advanced color reproduction and high-performance lenses. Get it as soon as Wed, Nov 18. Fujifilm GFX 50S 51.4 MP Mirrorless Medium Format Digital SLR Camera, - Fuji GFX 50s Battery Grip+ External Power Adapter+ Battery, Great price compared to similar brand new items, - Fuji GFX 50s Body Only Medium Format Digital *NEW* *IN STOCK*, - Fujifilm GFX 50R 51.4MP Digital Camera - MINT+++. 00. As forward-thinking as the GFX 50S is, its use of film-camera inspired design imbues it with intuitive operation and the ability to apply the camera system to myriad styles and methods of image-making. GFX 50S + GF120mmF4 R LM OIS WR Macro @ 120mm, ISO 100, 1/8, f/8.0. Delivering the ultimate in image quality thanks to the 51.4 megapixel CMOS sensor that was designed by Fuji, the 50S is the most advanced digital camera in their X Series. / Two Leica R-mount 180s on Fujifilm GFX 50S. Fujifilm GFX 100 Medium Format Camera Body Key Features: Perfectly suited to being used in a studio and outdoors in harsher environments ; 102-megapixel back-side illuminated large format sensor (43.8mm x 32.9mm) In-body 5-axis image stabilisation (IBIS) reduces shake by up to 5.5 stops Nov 19, 2020 at 09:50 PM : Search in Used Dept. Currently, three lenses are available for the system (though availability seems to vary by region). As I have mentioned, the button layout is not quite as ergonomic as the 50S. Fujifilm says to expect about 800 shots on a fully charged set. The GFX 50R continues the compact, lightweight and superior image quality characteristics of Fujifilm's GFX medium format mirrorless digital camera system, while weighing approx. The GFX 50R is Fujifilm's medium format camera that essentially brings medium format to the masses…well, to more of the general photography consumer base. FujiFilm GFX50S Body, 32-64 Lens, Grip and Batteries. Sample Images Intro Specifications Accessories Performance Compared User's Guide Recommendations More Fujifilm GFX 50R (27.2 oz./772g with battery and one SD card, has two SD slots, $3,999 new or about $3,700 used if you know How to Win at eBay) and Fujifilm GF 32-64mm f/4. OPEN YOUR EYES. The Leica R-mount lenses seem to belong on the GFX… GFX 50S Fujifilm Fujinon GF23mm F4 R LM WR lens 23mm f/22.0 10s 100 ISO 0.0 EV . A detailed list of camera specifications is available at Fujifim.com. View cart for details. Free shipping. 145g less and 25mm thinner than the FUJIFILM GFX 50S (GFX 50S). $3,350.00. The innovative GFX system uses a FUJIFILM exclusive 43.8 x 32.9mm, 51.4MP CMOS sensor with approximately 1.7x the area of a 35mm sensor. The GFX 50S has attracted high praise from professional photographers since its launch in January 2017. With the 50S, I felt comfortable carrying it around in my right hand as I always had a solid grip on the camera. Watch; Fujifilm Fuji GFX 50S 51MP Medium Format Mirrorless Digital Camera #95. The FUJIFILM GFX 50S medium format mirrorless digital camera combines an extraordinary sensor, processor and design with FUJINON lenses to give you the ultimate photography experience. Building on the success of their revolutionary X-Series of cameras, Fujifilm introduced the GFX range, headlined by the GFX 50S and complimented by a series of G-Mount lenses. Lightly used (babied), Leave feedback about your eBay search experience - opens in new window or tab. If you are used to the snappy autofocus system of X-series cameras with hybrid AF, you will surely be disappointed. GFX has a sensor that is approximately 1.7 times the size of a 35mm full frame. 0 bids. The difference in the grip also makes this a very different camera to use. It combines outstanding resolution of 51.4 megapixels with exceptional tones, advanced colour reproduction and high-performance lenses. Something went wrong. Fujifilm GFX 100 (49.5 oz./1,402g with two batteries and one SD card, has two battery slots and two SD slots, $9,999) and GF 50mm f/3.5 R WR LM (40mm equivalent). 2.00) Firmware version: FUJIFILM GFX 100 (Ver. The sensor's large form factor also achieves a unique three-dimensional look with especially smooth tonal and color transitions. Fuji GFX 50S Review: Ergonomics and Build Quality. The Fujifilm GFX 50R is a very exciting camera for a number of reasons. the Airwaves Ducati make it to the finish line. The new GFX System firmware is compatible with the below camera models via the below links: Firmware version: FUJIFILM GFX 50S (Ver. First we have … The combination of the FUJINON GF lenses with Fujifilm's outstanding imaging technology, the GFX can achieve extremely high resolution and rich tonality which professional photographers expect. At the heart of the GFX camera system is the 43.8 x 32.9mm 51.4MP CMOS sensor, which pairs with the X-Processor Pro image processor to produce files with extremely wide dynamic range and high … I'd get my GFX-50R body at Adorama, at Amazon, or at B&H (or used at eBay) or get it as part of a kit or with a lens at Adorama, at Amazon or a… bigger. or Best Offer +$49.00 shipping. It is less than 100 grams heavier and a couple of centimeters deeper than the Hasselblad X1D-50c camera, which uses the same sensor. Min spend £15 Max £60 off, Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than U.S. dollars and are approximate conversions to U.S. dollars based upon Bloomberg's conversion rates. The user can utilise the integrated focus lever to switch between focal points/areas as well as switch between face and eye detection autofocus options. Buy FUJIFILM GFX 50R Medium Format Mirrorless Camera (Body Only) featuring Rangefinder-Inspired Body Design, 51.4MP 43.8 x 32.9mm CMOS Sensor, X-Processor Pro Image Processor, Built-In 3.69m-Dot 0.77x OLED EVF, 3.2" 2.36m-Dot Tilting Touchscreen LCD, 117-Point Contrast-Detection AF System, Extended ISO 50-102400, 3 fps Shooting, Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 30 fps, Bluetooth Low … Yet when the landscape to be photographed/videoed involves an erupting volcano, my personal choice would be Micro Four Thirds system with a long-focus lens. Only 5 left in stock - order soon. Viewfinder. This level of image quality is purely motivational. Autofocus speed is quite slow due to the contrast-detect only autofocus system. Beyond this, the sensor and processor combination also avails the ability to work in a variety of aspect ratios common to traditional large and medium format film cameras, as well as the ability to shoot at up to 3 fps or record Full HD 1080p/30 video. OPEN YOUR EYES. For more recent exchange rates, please use the. The Fujifilm GFX 50S is available now for a body-only price of $6500. The FUJIFILM GFX 50S delivers the world's best image quality. Ho… It is weather-sealed and dust resistant and it can cope with temperatures up to -10°C. Other options New and used from $4,799.99. See each listing for international shipping options and costs. Whereas the Fujifilm GFX 50S was designed to by a workhorse, the GFX 50R is designed for a more casual photographer. $5,499.00 $ 5,499. This page was last updated: 02-Dec 04:41. A little more effort is required to change any settings you might want to change on the fly, but that is easy enough to get used to. With a price point of $4-5K, it's not meant for everyone, but it definitely has a place in this market … For sure the Fujifilm GFX 50R can be considered 'great' for certain forms of landscape photography. Additionally, focus peaking and frame magnification is available in the Fujifilm GFX 50s manual focus mode allowing you to be very critical in your focusing. bigger.. Since it is not a true rangefinder focusing mechanism (with split screen and two overlaying images), but an e… Characterized by its large sensor, advanced imaging capabilities, and modular design, the GFX 50S from FUJIFILM is a unique medium format mirrorless camera that is highly versatile and distinctly portable. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. Pre … Fujifilm GFX 50S 51.4MP Mirrorless Medium Format Camera (Body Only) 4.7 out of 5 stars 16. 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Scottish forecaster for the BBC's morning program Breakfast. Carol Kirkwood salary: Carol appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2015. Carol Kirkwood salary: Carol has previously opened up on her love for presenting the weather. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and its unforeseen scheduling halts and production issues, many TV shows have been […], The internet-famous 'Amazon Coat' is 20% off during Black Friday — there's a coupon you can clip to drop the price, 'RHOBH' halts production over COVID-19 concerns, 12 Black-Owned Businesses to Shop on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Every Day, Victoria's Secret Model Rachel Hilbert Hits the Beach in a Bikini in Mexico, Miley Cyrus' 'WTF Do I Know' Is About 'Being Less Mainstream': 'I'm Gonna Stand Out No Matter What'. Kirkwood's family name at the time was MacKellaig. Carol Kirkwood is a Scottish TV Show Host from Morar, Invernessshire, Scotland, UK. The talented journalist is one of the richest journalists in the BBC Media. 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)

// Domain holds hsts information about a domain
type Domain struct {
	Host       string
	Subdomains bool
	Permanent  bool
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	MaxAge     int64
}

// Check returns whether the given host should use TLS based on the Domain rule
func (d *Domain) Check(h string) bool {
	hostMatch := strings.HasSuffix(h, d.Host)
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Q: Is $\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}\frac{x}{\pi(x)}-\ln(x) =-1$? $\pi(x)$ is the number of primes not exceeding $x$. The prime number theorem states that $\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{\pi(x)}{x/\ln(x)} = 1.$ So I, naïvely, inferred that $\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}\frac{x}{\pi(x)}-\ln(x) =0.$ But I did some tests and it would very much seem that the true value of the limit is minus one.
But just because $\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{\pi(x)}{x/\ln(x)} = 1,$ this doesn't tell anything about the absolute error....
So I ask if $\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}\frac{x}{\pi(x)}-\ln(x) =-1$?

A: EEDDIITT: it turned out the OP wanted something else. That's life.
.......................... The  Logarithmic Integral function is a better estimate for $\pi(x)$ than any rational function of $x, \log x,$ and the error is still known to be unbounded (absolute).
A good early result is Theorem 35 in The Distribution of Prime Numbers by A. E.Ingham, $$ \pi(x) - \operatorname{li}x = \Omega_{\pm} \left( \frac{\sqrt x}{\log x} \; \log \log \log x \right) $$
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime-counting_function
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithmic_integral
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skewes%27_number
and so on.

A: Indeed we have the limit
$$\lim_{x\to\infty} \frac{x}{\pi(x)} - \log x = -1.$$
We have the estimate
$$\pi(x) = \operatorname{li}(x) + O(xe^{-\sqrt{\log x}/15})$$
cited in wikipedia. Now, for the logarithmic integral, we have
$$\operatorname{li}(x) = \frac{x}{\log x} + \frac{x}{\log^2 x} + o\left(\frac{x}{\log^2 x}\right),$$
and $e^{-c\sqrt{\log x}}$ is $o\left(\frac{1}{\log^k x}\right)$ for all $k > 0$. So
$$\pi(x) = \frac{x}{\log x} + \frac{x}{\log^2 x} + r(x)$$
where $\frac{r(x)\log^2 x}{x} \to 0$. Thus
$$\begin{gather}\frac{\pi(x)}{x} = \frac{1}{\log x}\left(1 + \frac{1}{\log x} + o\left(\frac{1}{\log x}\right)\right)\\
\frac{x}{\pi(x)} = \log x\left(1 - \frac{1}{\log x} + o\left(\frac{1}{\log x}\right)\right) = \log x - 1 + o(1).
\end{gather}$$
As I just discovered by following a link from an unrelated question,
$$\lim_{n\to\infty} \left(\log n - \frac{n}{\pi(n)}\right) = B$$
is known as Legendre's constant (Legendre conjectured its existence, but of course could not prove it), which was proved to be $1$ by de la Vallée-Poussin (of Prime Number Theorem fame).

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Who says that brotherly love doesn't cover the bird world as well?
Who says that brotherly love doesn't cover the bird world as well? RumbleViral's adorable video of Indian Ringneck parakeets Fabio and Gabriel's bond surely warms any parent's (or parakeet parent's) heart. However, little brother Gabriel may not only be delivering sweet smacks, but also kissing up to his brother and roommate.
"You share the toys, Gabriel," his owner is heard commenting after the blue parakeet delivers numerous kisses to his brother's head and beak. Gabriel accompanies each kiss with a bit of a dramatic, "mwah" noise upon delivery. Fabio responds by thanking his brother or simply saying his name, although he seems to grow a wary of the constant attention at points.
According to the Indian Ringneck website, these exotic birds typically charm humans with their amazing clarity of speech and quick learning. Although native to Asia and Africa, colonies of Indian Ringnecks now appear in unusual places, dining at bird feeders and parks in California, Florida and the U.K.
Be like Gabriel and spread a little sweetness today. Share this great "aww moment" video with someone you love.


The wave of postmodernism that swept the Australian art world in the early 1980s created a movement of Super 8 filmmakers called "Metaphysical TV". Their work was based on appropriation: collaging, re-editing, treating and restaging fragments from pop culture, mass media and film history. Its attitude was ironic, anti-serious, politically disengaged.
Jackie Farkas' short The Illustrated Auschwitz, coming almost a decade after this wave, seems at first like its recapitulation. On the soundtrack we hear the account of a Jewish woman's experience of the Nazi Holocaust. Seemingly disconnected images flash up, some recycled from the classic The Wizard of Oz (1939). Is this a clever deconstruction of conventional television documentary form and image-sound "illustration"?
As we reach its shattering conclusion, we realise that, for once, the postmodern game has become poetic and profound. It is one of the great films, which gives life to that academic abstraction known as "representations of the Holocaust".
This daring masterpiece is one of only two films directed by cinematographer Farkas, who trained at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.


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This Wednesday marked the 41st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which protected a women's decision to have an abortion was marked by thousands of anti-abortion activists taking part in a march for life in Washington, D.C. Carrying signs saying "I AM the pro-life generation", and "conceived from rape, I love my life" marches converged on the National Mall Wednesday and marched to the Supreme Court.
While public opinion on abortion has not shifted much since the 1970s, the war on female reproductive rights, which was raging at a fever pitch in 2013, continues to escalate.
A 2013 Gallup poll showed that "52 percent of Americans support access to legal abortions under certain circumstances, with 26 percent holding it should always be legal and 20 percent in favor of an outright ban." Those numbers have shifted little in a generation.
However, as Sunsara Taylor of Stop Patriarchy, points out Reproductive rights are in a state of emergency.
"2013 was another record year of assault on abortion and birth control:
In 2013 alone, 22 states passed 70 new restrictions including late abortion bans which defy Supreme Court precedent, unwarranted doctor and clinic regulations, limits on medication abortion and bans on insurance coverage.
FIVE states have only ONE abortion clinic and in 2013 more clinics were forced to shutdown abortion services including almost one-third of clinics in Texas alone. 97% of rural counties have no abortion provider.
A homegrown American Christian-fascist movement of anti-abortion fanatics continues to threaten and harass doctors and patients outside clinics across the country."
Sunsara Taylor is the interview guest on this edition of The Resistance Report.
Sunsara writes for Revolution Newspaper and is an initiator of the movement to End Pornography and Patriarchy: The Enslavement and Degradation of Women at StopPatriarchy.org
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Nothing like a cosmic camping event!
One of my fondest memories of camping in the Adirondacks was a night spent in the middle of Moss Lake in Eagle Bay. Andy, my springer, and I had set up our tent then paddled out to just under the osprey nest parked in a tree in the center of the lake. It was August. The Perseid meteor showers... amazing.
2018 Meteor Showers
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Moss Lake is a beauty... no sites for vintage campers, sadly, but it does boast 9 primitive sites for tents. Get there early Friday morning if you hope to secure one for the weekend. Moss Lake was the home to a Girls camp from 1923-1972 — a historical marker tells the story. ) It includes an easy 2.5 mile loop around the lake. Saw my first wild MINK when hiking there recently. From the intersection of Route 28 and Big Moose Road in Eagle Bay, 1 mile south of downtown Inlet, follow Big Moose Road for just over 2.25 miles to the Moss Lake trailhead and parking area on the left. The Adirondack Mountain Club offers further information (CLICK HERE).
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For details on the upcoming 2018 Cosmic Calendar events, to add to your personal Camping Calendar for this season CLICK HERE
To rent our Beam Me Up, Scotty mid-century vintage camper CLICK HERE
Have an astronomical camping season -
in the Adirondacks!
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Your Cosmic Calendar for 2018
February: Black Moon
February 2018 will have no Full Moon, making it a month with a Black Moon.
Feb 15: Partial Solar Eclipse
A partial solar eclipse can be seen in southern South America, the Pacific,
the Atlantic, and Antarctica.
See an animation of the eclipse and follow its path
March 20: March Equinox
The March equinox is the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the start of fall in the Southern Hemisphere by astronomical definitions.
Solstice & equinox times worldwide
March 31: Blue Moon
2018 will see a rare event—two Blue Moons in a single year. The second Full Moon in the month of March will be the second Blue Moon of 2018.
What makes a Full Moon a Blue Moon?
April 22/23: Lyrid Meteor Shower
The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak between April 22 and 23. A First Quarter Moon may make viewing conditions difficult.
What is a meteor shower?
May 6: Eta Aquarid Meteors
The best time to see shooting stars from the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is in the early morning, just before dawn, on May 6.
June 21: June Solstice
This solstice is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the longest day of the year.
In the Southern Hemisphere, it's the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year.
Jun 28: Full Strawberry Moon
At 4:53 UTC, the Moon will turn into a Full Moon. It is called a Strawberry Moon because it coincides with the strawberry picking season in North America.
Traditional Full Moon names
July 6: Earth at Aphelion
At 16:46 UTC on July 6, 2018, Earth will be at aphelion: the furthest point from the Sun in its yearly orbit.
The opposite happens in January when Earth reaches perihelion.
Jul 13: Partial Solar Eclipse
The first solar eclipse in this eclipse season is another partial solar eclipse. It can be seen in southern Australia including Tasmania, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean. See an animation of the eclipse and follow its path across the globe in the link.
What will it look like?
Jul 27/28: Total Lunar Eclipse
The second lunar eclipse of 2018 will also be total, a Blood Moon. This one will be visible in much of Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean, and Antarctica.
Aug 11: Partial Solar Eclipse
The third solar eclipse in 2018, and the second of the season, is another partial solar eclipse. See it in north-eastern Europe, north-western Asia, northern parts of Canada, Greenland, the Atlantic, and the Arctic, or see our animation of the eclipse in the link.
Aug 12/13: Perseid Meteors
The shooting stars of the Perseid meteor shower, are known as the most active and brightest meteor showers of the year.
Sep 23: September Equinox
Also known as the autumnal (fall) equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, the September Equinox is considered by many as the first day of fall.
September equinox celebrations around the world
Sep 24/25: Harvest Moon
The Full Moon closest to the September Equinox is called the Harvest Moon. In the Northern Hemisphere, the time between successive moonrises will be shorter around this period.
What is a Full Moon?
Oct 8: Draconid Meteor Shower
The best time to see the shooting stars of the peaking Draconids is just before nightfall on October 8, 2018.
Oct 21/22: Orionid Meteor Shower
Orionids are the second meteor shower in October. The best time to see these shooting stars is just after midnight and before the Sun rises.
Check sunrise times
Nov 17/18: Leonid Meteor Shower
The Leonids' shooting stars will peak on the night of November 17 and early morning of November 18 in 2018.
Dec 13/14: Geminid Meteors
One of the best meteor showers of the year, the Geminids will peak on the night of December 13 and early morning hours of December 14, 2018, but will be visible from December 4-16.
Dec 21: December Solstice
The December solstice will take place at 22:22 UTC. Also known as the winter solstice, it is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is the longest day of the year and is called the summer solstice.
What causes seasons?
Dec 22/23: Ursid Meteors
Catch the shooting stars of the last major meteor shower of the year, the Ursids, when it peaks between the night of December 22 and 23, 2018.
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Our recruitment process ensures we communicate with you throughout, so that you're informed about the progress of your application.
Our preference is for applications to be emailed to hr@newater.com.au.
All applications received will be notified by email within ten working days of the applications closing date.
If you meet our key selection criteria, we will contact you to schedule an interview either face-to-face or over the phone. This is our opportunity to get to know you and give you a deeper understanding of the position you have applied for.
Some positions may require further testing, for example background checks, medicals or personality questionnaires.
In your application, you must provide details for at least two professional referees, including one from your current/previous employer.
If successful you will be verbally offered the position. If you accept the offer we will send you a formal letter of offer.


Time gets away from all of us, March is almost over and we haven't updated you on our activities!
On 3/1, we sent one feral male to ADOPT for s/n.
3/2, we used the spay/neuter clinic at CatNap From The Heart for the first time. They have one vet, one tech who has other duties and can handle 10 or so cats a day. They were able to take our one female feral on short notice who had been trapped on Thursday.
On 3/8, we sent 4 friendlies, 8 ferals, of which 8 were males and 4 were females to ADOPT.
3/9 - again, surprise cats were trapped on Thursday and CatNap came thru for us for 2 feral males.
On 3/15 we sent 10 cats, 5 feral, 5 friendly of which 7 were female and 3 were male to PAWS. Among them was Sweetie - a kitten we received a call about from someone riding their bike in a park. They had no way to transport the cat, who, while extremely friendly, was definitely not up for a bike ride being held in someone's arms - thank you Cheri for zipping over to the park to get her!
11 ferals went to PAWS on 3/22, 8 females and 3 males. Among them was Fulton who hid the fact that he had a broken bone protruding from his rear leg. Ferals require much lengthier care for a leg amputation, they don't do well with a cone, medicating & care of the wound is extremely difficult and the infection was extensive so we opted for euthanasia. He came from a wooded area, other cats have had bird of prey injuries.
Last week on 3/23, Brady went to Glen Ellyn to have his femoral head removed - called an FHO. Thru accident, the head of his femur was severely damaged and popped from its hip socket. The procedure removes the head and the ligaments and muscles take up the support that the joint usually does. Brady had been living with this for some time, the supportive tissue was already doing a great job and he was so relieved to be out of pain post surgery!!! The xrays are before and day of surgery. He is already at ADOPT Pet Shelter to be fostered and put up for adoption when he is fully recovered. While ADOPT has their own vet on staff, they did not have all the equipment necessary for such a procedure. Brady was also neutered when he had the surgery. We are so glad to have Glen Ellyn Animal Hospital as a resource. One of our volunteers, Julie, is doing a facebook fundraiser for her birthday and is asking for donations to help cover his surgery along with our daily costs.
Many thanks to Debbie, Charli, Dedra,, Laura, Linda & Mark for all of the transporting they have done for us to get these cats neutered!
For March, so far we have neutered 37 cats, 67 for the year and 10,384 since our beginning in 2007!
Right now we have 6 volunteers signed up for the Human Race on April 28th - you can run, you can walk, you can donate! You can go straight to the donation page for Feral Fixers - https://runsignup.com/Race/27820/Charity/5419 and help motivate our participants or become one yourself!
Don't forget to pre-register for our Kitten Shower on April 22nd!


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, född 24 september 1995 i Hiroshima prefektur, är en japansk fotbollsspelare.

Otani började sin karriär 2014 i Sanfrecce Hiroshima. 2015 blev han utlånad till Roasso Kumamoto. Han gick tillbaka till Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2016. 2016 flyttade han till FC Machida Zelvia.

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Japanska fotbollsspelare
Spelare i Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Spelare i Roasso Kumamoto
Spelare i FC Machida Zelvia
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Our 46 beneficiaries at Sunbeam Place were in for a treat from the pilots and volunteers of the Air Line Pilots Association – Singapore (ALPA-S) on 11 February.
Its members showed up in full force for the Chinese New Year lunch and carnival, which the Association hosts annually, and made sure the children were all smiles.
The carnival featured game booths for target shooting, basketball and Wii games, as well as a Lion Dance performance, an appearance by the 'God of Fortune', and a magic show. The young ones then tucked in to a sumptuous lunch prepared by the Executive Chefs of SATS Ltd, with mini burgers and lollipop cakes a big hit with the crowd.
It clearly had the approval of 11-year-old Weixuan who said, "I enjoyed and spent hours at the game booths. The buffet lunch was also delicious!"
A big thank you to ALPA-S. We are counting down the days to the next big bash!