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Orphaned Poisoned Waters
There's a lot of water on the planet we inhabit – an estimated 326 million trillion gallons or 1,260,000,000,000,000,000,000 liters. Hard to believe are reports water is going to get much dearer in our near term future – yet Peter Voser, chief executive of the world's second-largest energy company, Royal Dutch Shell, warned us, as far back as June 2011, that global demand for fresh water may outstrip supply by as much as 40 per cent in 20 years if current fresh-water consumption trends continue. And Voser isn't the only one warning about future fresh water shortages…
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) predicts that by 2025, one-third of all humans will face severe and chronic water shortages.
"According to the United Nations, water use has grown at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century. By 2025, an estimated 1.8 billion people will live in areas plagued by water scarcity, with two-thirds of the world's population living in water-stressed regions as a result of use, growth, and climate change." National Geographic
The World Economic Forum has placed the world water crisis in the top three of global problems, alongside climate change and terrorism.
Our fresh water resource
Our planet is 70 percent covered in ocean – 98% of the world's water is in the oceans. Which makes 98% of the world's water unfit for drinking, or irrigation.
Just 2% of the world's water is fresh. The vast majority of our fresh water, 1.64%, is in its frozen state and locked up in the polar ice caps, Greenland's ice sheet and glaciers. Once it melts its contaminated by seawater, either by melting directly into the oceans or running to the world's oceans through a stream or river.
Our available freshwater, .36% of the water on the planet, is found underground in aquifers and wells, and on the surface in lakes and rivers.
"In many parts of the world, in particular in the dry, mid-latitudes, far more water is used than is available on an annual, renewable basis. Precipitation, snowmelt, and stream flow are no longer enough to supply the multiple, competing demands for society's water needs. Because the gap between supply and demand is routinely bridged with non-renewable groundwater, even more so during drought, groundwater supplies in some major aquifers will be depleted in a matter of decades. The myth of limitless water and the free-for-all mentality that has pervaded groundwater use must now come to an end. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory hydrologist James Famiglietti, Nature Climate Change
There are currently 7.4 billion of us sharing the world's fresh water resources. By 2050 the United Nations (UN) expects the world's population to reach 9.7 billion. Feeding everyone in 2050 could require 50% more water than is needed now.
One of the greatest issues facing us in the 21st century is how we will share this less than half a per cent of usable freshwater to feed our increasing population. If the predicted 40 percent shortfall occurs, and United Nations (UN) population growth estimates are correct, by 2050 we'll need to feed 2.3 billion more people using far less fresh water than we have available today.
Advances in technology, innovation, and best practices/conservation are already clashing with finite water resources, relentless population growth, changing diets, a lack of investment in water infrastructure and increased urban, agricultural and industrial water usage.
Investment in water management as a percentage of GDP has dropped by half in most countries since the late 1990s.
Water is a commodity whose scarcity will have a profound effect on the world within the next decade – the danger to us from the worsening ecological overshoot concerning the world's fresh water supply makes the reevaluation of our values mandatory. We will have to drastically change the way in which we view our freshwater as a resource.
"Current estimates indicate that we will not have enough water to feed ourselves in 25 years time." International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Director General Colin Chartres
There is widespread legacy surface and groundwater contamination continuing today that makes valuable water supplies unfit for other uses.
Abandoned and orphaned mine sites
When a mining company wants to dig up specific minerals, it has to remove rock from the earth to do so. Any rock removed that does not contain economic amounts of the wanted mineral is called waste rock. Mining companies put this waste rock in piles called "dumps."
The economic rock (ore) is then crushed and ground for processing in the mill. Many different chemicals (reagents) such as ammonia, chlorine, hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, cyanide and mercury can be used to extract the desired mineral(s) from the crushed material. The wastes from this process are called "tailings." Tailings can kept in "ponds" – large underwater containment areas or dry stacked on land. Tailings are contained underwater so no air gets at them. Both tailings and waste rock can contain sulphide minerals.
There are thousands of abandoned mines and sites around the world that display unbelievably high levels of contamination from toxins used in and extracted during the mining process. Historically conventional mineral extraction involved virtually unregulated processing of the ores. There also wasn't any regulated disposal of the unwanted rock and tailings.
Acid Rock Drainage (ARD)
Acid Rock Drainage results from the oxidation of sulfide minerals such as pyrite, marcasite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and arsenopyrite. These sulfide minerals oxidize in the presence of water and oxygen forming sulphuric acid.
This means you can have drainage from a mine site that is highly acidic and sulfate rich. This drainage dissolves and releases heavy metals (like lead, zinc, copper, arsenic, selenium, mercury, and cadmium) into aquifers and surface water – waters contaminated by ARD have low pH, low alkalinity and high concentrations of heavy metals and sulphates.
This process can and does occur naturally, but mining activities can obviously expose a significant amount of material in what is a very short amount of time. Mining ups the scale and hence the impact of the acid generation far beyond what is normally found in nature because of the sudden large-scale exposure to air and water of previously buried material containing sulphide minerals.
Dry stack tailings, and waste rock piles expose massive amounts of sulphide minerals directly to the environment. Torrential rains can cause acid to literally run out of these piles.
Acid rock drainage can affect the immediate area around the contaminated site for decades. It can travel far downstream and drain into underground aquifers impacting areas and drinking water many ten's, perhaps hundreds, of kilometers from where it originated. Water pollution from dry stack tailings piles, waste rock dumps and tailings ponds may need to be managed for decades, if not centuries, after a mine closes. In countries with long histories of mining the sheer magnitude of the problem can be considerable.
Many abandoned and orphaned (those with no traceable owner) mine sites have severe impacts on ecosystem integrity and human health. ARD is seeping out of these sites contaminating fresh water sources and surrounding lands putting local communities at risk. These communities are left to deal with the toxic legacy, or, much more frequently, because of a lack of financial where withal and political clout, to try and live with the contamination and its impacts on their and their family's health.
There are thousands of sites around the world that contain mining-related arsenic, mercury and other substances. Many of these sites are already ecological disasters and many more are contamination time bombs waiting to go off, not if – when. It's no wonder the public is increasingly demanding that their government at all levels, and the companies responsible, address the contamination.
Treatment for ARD
Toronto based BacTech Environmental Corp. (CSE: BAC, OTC: BCCEF, WKN: A1H4TY) is a pioneering, environmental technology company that has developed and commercialized a proprietary technology (registered trademark is BACOX) to remediate highly toxic tailing areas resulting from abandoned mining operations.
BACOX is a biological reactor leaching process that uses naturally occurring bacteria to safely oxidize sulphides in waste rock and tailings, thereby eliminating a major source of acid rock drainage. The bacteria used are harmless to both humans and the environment.
In the bioleaching process, toxic elements such as arsenic and mercury are stabilized. The tailings created by bioleaching are benign, and zero environmental damage occurs as a result of the process. Bioleaching treats the disease – not just the symptom.
Telamayu
Interestingly BacTech's BACOX bioleaching process not only stabilizes the contained toxic substances but captures both precious and base metals for commercial sale. With the chance of recovering commercially viable metals from the tailings, BacTech has a strong value proposition for investors.
In association with the Bolivian government mining agency, COMIBOL, the company has established a tin, silver and copper tailings project in that country called Telamayu.
On May 24, 2016, BacTech and COMIBOL signed an Association Contract for the Telamayu project. In exchange for providing the capital for the project, the construction and the operations for the plant, BacTech will receive 100% of the cash flow from the project for 18 months, or until such time as the debt against the project is retired, or whichever comes first. After completing the repayment of the debt, the project splits into a 55/45 ownership of the cash flow in COMIBOL's favor. BacTech is currently raising the monies to advance Telamayu towards production.
Telamayu is a mill site that has been processing material from local mines for 100 years. There is a power substation and an operating railroad servicing the area. In addition, the area already has a mining trained workforce.
On May 16, 2017 – BacTech announced the latest assays from their joint venture Telamayu, Bolivia tailings project showing very impressive tin, silver and copper and results:
Assays up to 2.09% tin.
Assays of up to 18 oz/t silver.
Copper assays were as high as 3.19%. The Telamayu mill was set up for tin, silver and zinc recovery, meaning the copper was passed through.
Almost 50% of the value for recovered metals is in the tin:
Tin is plus US$20,000 metric ton today
China the largest exporter of tin ~50%, Bolivia is #4
Lately, supply issues have led to shrinking warehouse inventory
Tin is being used more as a conductive in electrical applications – very large market
Tin (Sn) application in Li-ion batteries will also stimulate demand growth as this industry is actively developing
Bolivia is host to many historic tin/silver tailings
BacTech is actively looking to add to their inventory of projects
Drilling to confirm tin grade at Telamayu
Indonesian export regulations influence the global supply; potential supply shortage may appear in the coming years
Peter Kettle, chief analyst at research group ITRI Ltd. said, in late 2016, that tin prices may rise to about $30,000 a metric ton in 2018-2019. Kettle also said the market will have a deficit of 10,000 tons to 15,000 tons in 2017.
I'm not against mining. In fact, I'm very much in favor of resource extraction. Mining, fishing and logging all provide quality high paying jobs and these industries are some of only a handful that create new money, bringing prosperity and security to communities.
We inhabit this earth and call it our home. Clean water, breathable air and a land free of contamination has to be the legacy we leave our children. Miners understand this and methods have changed. What once were acceptable practices are now recognized as unacceptable.
When a metal's, indeed any commodities, supply side is constrained, in combination with strong demand, that commodity is in a situation that almost guarantees upward pressure on its price. Add in geo-political concerns about the commodities major producers and a share price rise, in this author's opinion, is already baked in.
For us, as retail investors, the trick is to find a low cost potential future producer of that commodity with those kinds of dynamics. Buying that company before it's been fully 'de-risked' means you have a chance to make very large gains for two very good reasons:
Because junior resource extraction companies have historically offered the greatest leverage to rising commodity prices
Because share prices undergo upwards revision as the company moves closer to production.
Protecting the quality of our fresh water resources is a huge challenge.
BacTech is accepting the challenge by helping to clean up dangerous legacy mining sites. And for that reason (and for potential cash flow adjusting the company's market value), CSE:BAC should be on all our combating pollution radar screens.
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Richard Mills makes no guarantee, representation or warranty and accepts no responsibility or liability as to its accuracy or completeness. Expressions of opinion are those of Richard Mills only and are subject to change without notice. Richard Mills assumes no warranty, liability or guarantee for the current relevance, correctness or completeness of any information provided within this Report and will not be held liable for the consequence of reliance upon any opinion or statement contained herein or any omission.
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BCCI President Shashank Manohar had supposedly asked Raman to put in his papers by October 31.
Though there was no official word, BCCI chief administrative officer (CAO) confirmed the resignation.
Sundar Raman entered the corporate world as a media planner. He worked as the Managing Director of MindShare India.
An avid cricket enthusiast, Raman was inducted into the IPL operations team by Lalit Modi.
He strengthened his position, gaining Srinivasan's trust and steadily became the most influential non-administrator within the BCCI.
Officially at BCCI, Sundar Raman held the position of COO of IPL.
Raman was at the helm of affairs when the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal was unearthed in 2013.
In 2014, he was probed by the Supreme Court- appointed Mudgal Committee in relation to the IPL spot-fixing case.
The Mudgal report stated that the IPL COO knew a contact of a bookie and had contacted him eight times during one IPL Season.
In Nov 2014, the previous BCCI administration after hearing Raman's explanation (in relation to his role with reference to the conclusions of the Mudgal report), decided to support him to represent himself before the Supreme Court.
While passing its order in July, the SC-appointed Lodha Commitee said that it "shall also examine the role of Mr. Sundar Raman with or without further investigation, into his activities, and if found guilty, impose a suitable punishment upon him on behalf of BCCI."
Raman, currently under investigation, is scheduled to appear before the Lodha Committee on November 15.
The change of regime at BCCI with Shashank Manohar as the BCCI president in October, meant a doubtful future at IPL for Raman. Manohar had been the one to publicly protest against Raman continuing as a BCCI employee after his name appeared in the Mudgal report.


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Alex Honnold
Alexander Honnold is an American rock climber best known for free soloing major cliffs, including El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in 2017. Honnold is the first one to free solo El Capitan, and he holds the record for the fastest ascent of the Yosemite Triple Crown, an 18-hour, 50-minute ascent of Mount Watkins, The Nose, and Half Dome's Regular Northwest Face.
Honnold enjoys big, long routes and attempts to complete them easily. He co-wrote the novel Alone on the Wall (2017) with David Roberts and was the star of the 2018 biographical documentary Free Solo, which received a BAFTA and an Academy Award.
Well, how well do you know about Alex Honnold? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Alex Honnold's net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you're all set, here is what we know about Alex Honnold to date.
5 Is Alex Honnold Gay?
8 Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Alex Honnold in 2021
Honnold was born in Sacramento, California, to Dierdre Wolownick and Charles Forrest Honnold, both community college professors. His paternal ancestors came from Germany, and his maternal ancestors came from Poland. He began climbing at the age of five in a climbing gym and was climbing "multiple days a week" by the age of ten. As a teenager, he participated in several national and international youth climbing competitions.
So, how old is Alex Honnold in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Alex Honnold's age is 35 years old as of today's date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 17 August 1985. Though, he is 5′ 11″ in feet and inches and 180 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 160 lbs in Pound and 73 kg in Kilograms.
He enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, to study civil engineering after graduating from Mira Loma High School as part of the International Baccalaureate Program in 2003. During his freshman year in college, Honnold's maternal grandparents died and his parents separated, so he missed a lot of classes to go bouldering at Indian Rock by himself. He dropped out of Berkeley and spent time at home and on the road climbing across California.
Honnold spent more than a decade living in a van. He says, "I don't think 'van life' is especially appealing." "It's not that I like living in a car, but I do enjoy living in all of these locations." I enjoy being in Yosemite; I enjoy being pretty much somewhere where the weather is nice; I enjoy being able to monitor good conditions all around. And I want to feel pretty relaxed when I'm doing it. As a result, staying in a car is pretty much a must… I'd like to live in a good, cozy house if I could miraculously teleport a house from one location to another.
Honnold purchased a house in the Las Vegas area in 2017. "I didn't have any furniture at first, so I spent the first few weeks living in the van in the driveway. It was more like being at home than being in an empty house." Around the same time, he replaced his 2007 Ford Econoline truck, which had 200,000 miles on it, with a new 2016 Ram ProMaster, which he now lives in and drives in for the majority of the year.
Honnold is a vegetarian and does not consume alcohol or use illegal substances. He identifies himself as a militant, anti-religion atheist and a feminist, and he is an ardent reader with interests in classic literature, environmentalism, and economics.
Is Alex Honnold Gay?
No, he is not gay. The fact that he is married to Sanni means he only has eyes for women.
According to a 2011 Alpinist profile, "Honnold emerged completely developed from the goo in the minds of the climbing community." Nobody had learned about him in 2006. Honnold shot to fame in 2007 when he free soloed Yosemite's Astroman and the Rostrum in a single day, matching Peter Croft's iconic 1987 feat. A year back, he free soloed Zion's Moonlight Buttress's 1,200-foot 5.12d finger crack.
On April 1, the ascent was confirmed. People thought the news was a hoax for days. Five months later, Honnold made history by free soloing Half Dome's 2,000-foot Regular Northwest Face, which had been glacially bulldozed. This climb was dubbed "the most spectacular ropeless ascent ever" by Croft.
Since his solo of Half Dome's Regular Northwest Face in 2012 was included in the film Alone on the Wall and a subsequent 60 Minutes interview, he achieved media exposure. Honnold and Hans Florine missed setting the record time on Yosemite's El Capitan's Nose path by 45 seconds in November 2011.
Dean Potter & Sean Leary had set the previous record of 2:36:45 in November 2010. Honnold and Florine set a new record of 2:23:46 (or 2:23:51) on the same route on June 17, 2012. Clif Bar, along with Dean Potter, Steph Davis, Timmy O'Neill, and Cedar Wright, revealed in November 2014 that they would no longer fund Honnold.
National Geographic's "Free Solo" won an Academy Award for best documentary film for filming the story of 33-year-old Alex Honnold as he accomplished the seemingly impossible: climbing Mount Everest without oxygen. El Capitan, a 3,000-foot rock formation in Yosemite National Park, was scaled without the use of a pole.
Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Alex Honnold in 2021
Alex Honnold's career of mountain climbing has earned him an estimated net worth of $3 Million as of 2021.
Climbers like Peter Croft, John Bachar, and Tommy Caldwell, as well as majestic places like El Capitan, motivate Honnold.
Alex Honnold is a really successful man who is not afraid to push his physical limits and take great risks. He has been quite successful in rock climbing and ventures that he has taken part in. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.
Facts of Alexander Honnold
full nameAlexander Honnold
birthplaceCalifornia, USA
Lucky Stone Ruby
Lucky Color Gold
Best Match for Marriage Sagittarius, Gemini, Aries
religionAtheist
professionProfessional rock climber
high schoolMira Loma High School
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The Bluebell Railway was one of the first preserved heritage lines in the country resulting in one of the finest collections of vintage steam locomotives and carriages many of which were preserved straight out of service from British Railways.
The Bluebell Railway commenced train services in August 1960 and now runs trains on a 22 mile return trip between Sheffield Park and East Grinstead. Recreating trains from the 1880's through to the 1960's The Bluebell Railway is popular with film and television productions and our Horsted Keynes station has been seen regularly on television and in films, including Downton Abbey, Muppets Most Wanted and Churchill's Secret.
Various events operate throughout the year including visiting engines, family fun days and historically themed days. For a full list please visit our event pages.
Whilst offering scheduled steam train journeys, Bluebell Railway also offer bespoke ways to celebrate a special day or run a corporate event. Throughout the year dining trains operate on selected dates, including services for Afternoon Tea and Silver Service dining, Supper Specials and Rail Ale evenings.
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after law school, lindsey got back down to a healthier weight, but her ultimate goal had always been to regain her cheering physique, the right way this time. no eating disorders, just good ol' fashioned hard work. she tried journaling her progress in a blank notebook, but with no guidance or outline to follow, she felt daunted and lost interest.
enter fitbook. specifically designed to help guide its user through 3 months of fitness and nutrition tracking, it was just the tool she needed to help navigate her toward her goal. and its 12-week format worked perfectly in conjunction with the 90-day Oxygen Magazine challenge, a goal that she recently conquered.
"fitbook has worked for me because of its format. The week-by-week setting allows me to set short-term and long-term goals, give myself a reward, and track my progress. It takes the guesswork out of tracking both workouts and nutrition. Setting goals is scary business. I think everyone can relate to being afraid of failure. The fitbook helped alleviate that fear because it was the tool I needed to stay on track.
It is so rewarding to go back into the book at look at what weight I used last week for a lift and then beat that weight! I love telling myself that I've reached my goals at the end of each week, so I'm constantly motivated. The biggest joy for me has been seeing my love handles shrink!
I have fallen in love with the process of tracking my workouts and my meals.
now having lost more than 12 pounds and countless inches all over her body, lindsey is at a healthy weight and within the range of her cheering days, fitbooking and goal-crushing her way to the finish-line. you are the epitome of a goal-getter, lindsey, and we are so proud to be a part of your success story!
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Sylvan S. Byck (July 17, 1904 – July 8, 1982 (pronounced "bike") was an American editor and cartoonist, who was the comic strip editor for King Features Syndicate for over 30 years, in which position he evaluated "up to 2000 comics submissions a year."

Early life

Sylvan Byck was born July 17, 1904 in Otisville, New York.   After graduating from the Pratt Institute, Byck worked for various newspapers, including as an editorial cartoonist at the Brooklyn Times-Union and The Seattle Times.

Career
In 1937, Byck joined King Features Syndicate, where he edited Pictorial Review; during the Second World War, he served as "cable editor" for International News Service. In 1945, he became King's comics editor.

Among the multiple projects that he purchased were Mort Walker's Beetle Bailey (which he saved from cancellation by relaying to Walker the suggestion that the strip's college-student protagonist should join the United States Army) and Hi and Lois, for which Byck and Walker independently suggested recruiting Dik Browne as illustrator (Browne later recalled that, when first contacted by Byck, he assumed that it was Stan Drake playing a prank). As well, Byck suggested that Bob Weber produce a strip of his own; Weber subsequently created Moose Miller. Other strips in whose launching he was "instrumental" included Buz Sawyer, Redeye, Hazel, Trudy, The Lockhorns, Inside Woody Allen, and the Archie comic strip. As well, he "wrote the continuity story lines" for a variety of comic strips, including Secret Agent X-9 and Jungle Jim.

Byck was also responsible for ensuring the continuation of strips after their original creators were no longer available, including Little Iodine (where he arranged for Hy Eisman to succeed Bob Dunn — who was himself a successor to Jimmy Hatlo) and Rip Kirby (where he tried to recruit Leonard Starr to succeed Alex Raymond in the wake of Raymond's sudden death; Starr suggested that Byck instead hire John Prentice).<ref name=PrenticeReuben>NCS Spotlight On: John Prentice, at the National Cartoonists Society; published August 26, 2010; retrieved June 3, 2019</ref> However, in the case of Steve Canyon, Byck "dismissed the possibility of a successor" to the strip's creator Milt Caniff, on the grounds that Caniff "could never be imitated".

Byck was elected a vice president of King Features in 1964, and retired in 1978, succeeded by Bill Yates (who Byck had recruited in 1960 as the creator of Professor Phumble). Byck died at the age of 78 in Queens, New York, on July 8, 1982.

Praise

In 1977, Inklings Magazine (journal of the Museum of Cartoon Art) called Byck "the most influential man in newspaper comics in our generation", and in 1979, the National Cartoonists Society awarded him the Silver T-Square Award.

Mort Walker said that, of all the editors he met when he was beginning his career, Byck was "the most helpful and encouraging".

Criticism
Alex Toth stated that, when he applied to be the new illustrator for the Perry Mason comic strip, Byck told him that he would be required to imitate Alex Raymond's style rather than use his own; Toth refused, and subsequently noted that if Raymond had "witnessed the absurd lengths to which (Byck went) in imposing (Raymond's) style on other talents, he would be Byck's most vociferous detractor".

Stan Drake reported having been chastised by Byck for including too much emotional expression when drawing the faces of characters in The Heart of Juliet Jones''.

References

1904 births
1982 deaths
Pratt Institute alumni
American editors
Comic strip syndicates
American editorial cartoonists

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The third-row seats not always in use have a power fold-flat feature which is very handy when moving items.
Our favorite feature, though (and this goes for Lexus sedans) is the powerful nine-speaker sound system, which as standard equipment has plenty to offer. We could drive around for hours enjoying the concert provided by the optional Mark Levinson audio. This system provides enough power to listen at very high volume w/practically no distortion or rattling speakers. Seventeen speakers and 330 watts make up the Levinson audio, which can play DVD or CDs. One never has to leave their automobile!
For those who are into their technology, Lexus offers its Lexus Enform, standard on the GX. Enform is subscription-based, with a live assist system that provides real-time assistance without having to program the navigation. One has only to push a button for the operator to pick up and download directions for the driver. Mind-boggling.
Designed to tow up to 6500 pounds, the GX 460 has quick and precise braking (4-wheel disc). Stopping a vehicle of this weight and momentum is no small task and the GX's pedal responds well to just a light tap. Navigating corners in the GX 460 is also pleasurable. Body roll and sway is well-controlled and stability enhanced by the combination of tire/wheel.
This writer did not have the opportunity to test the 2013 GS 460 off-road, although other writers did and reported excellent control over rugged terrain. Built on the same truck-based architecture as its stablemate, the Toyota 4Runner, the GX 460 is remarkably quiet and smooth on most road surfaces. A rugged and powerful large SUV, the GX has more guts than its baby brother, the RX.
For those interested in taking their GX off-roading, you may want to brush up on Lexus' range (Lo, High) configuration. Entering neutral is required when accessing low range. The GX 460 is one of the few SUV's of its size that can navigate off-road terrain, due to the KDSS (Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System), an electronically-controlled system.
Seating seven comfortably, the GX 460 hasn't changed much from the 2012 model. As with all Lexus products, the GX interior is luxurious and equipped with only the best: heated and ventilated seats, power moonroof, programmable lighting scheme. Of course, everything is power.
Full-time four-wheel-drive is standard on the GX 460, complete with locking center differential and low-range gearing. The GX competes with the best of 'em, too, the Land Rover LR 4.
One would be hard-pressed to find fault with the GX 460. A pleasing and desirable automobile, it is no wonder Lexus remains the benchmark.
Gas tank capacity: 23 gal.
EPA fuel economy: 15/20 mpg., 17 mpg.


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The Bundesliga club says Mueller tore a cruciate ligament in his right knee after scoring in Saturday's league-opener, a 1-0 home win over Augsburg. Mueller attempted a pirouette before falling to the ground in apparent pain.
Mueller, who was arguably Hamburg's best player last the season, was the subject of transfer speculation as he had yet to extend his contract with the club.


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Orange Espagne, S. A. U. es la filial española de la compañía multinacional francesa Orange. El operador emplea la marca comercial «Orange», mediante la cual ofrece servicios de telefonía, internet y televisión (Orange TV) en España.

Orange fue lanzada por parte de France Télécom como marca comercial en España el 3 de octubre de 2006 para unificar la marca operadora de telefonía fija e internet Wanadoo (anteriormente Uni2) y el operador móvil Amena (adquirido en 2005 al Grupo Auna). En la actualidad, es el segundo operador del país en telefonía móvil y el tercero en telefonía fija.

La compañía se encuentra en proceso de fusión con Grupo MásMóvil para formar una empresa conjunta que comenzará sus operaciones en el segundo trimestre de 2023. La compañía resultante contará con el 43.4 % de las líneas móviles y el 42.1 % de las líneas de banda ancha fija en España.

Historia

Liberalización del mercado de las telecomunicaciones
En 1993 la Comisión Europea acordó la liberalización del mercado de las telecomunicaciones en la Unión Europea para el año 1998. A tal efecto, el gobierno de España acordó liberalizar inicialmente la telefonía móvil convocando en 1994 un concurso que ganó el consorcio Airtel (actual Vodafone). Airtel empezó a operar en 1995, rompiéndose por primera vez el monopolio que ostentaba la antigua compañía estatal Telefónica. Para la liberación de la telefonía fija e Internet, el gobierno español decidió ese mismo año que privatizaría y convertiría en operador de telecomunicaciones a Retevisión, la antigua empresa pública de difusión de señales de televisión.
En 1996 France Télécom (FT) anunció su intención de entrar en el mercado español mediante la compra de Retevisión, sin embargo la empresa fue adquirida por un consorcio rival en el año siguiente. FT también se presentó infructuosamente al concurso para gestionar el operador de cable regional de Madrid.

En 1998 el gobierno de España convocó un concurso para la tercera licencia de telefonía fija al cual se presentó únicamente FT. El 1 de diciembre de ese mismo año empezó a operar France Télécom en España bajo la marca «Uni2». En marzo de 1999 FT adquirió el ISP español CTV-Jet, uno de los tres principales del país y ese mismo año empezó a ofrecer servicios de Internet. Posteriormente, FT unificaría sus productos de Internet bajo la marca «Wanadoo».

Adquisición de Amena y creación de Orange
En 1998 el gobierno español convocó un concurso para otorgar una nueva licencia de telefonía móvil. Al concurso también se presentó Fránce Télécom pero la licencia fue concedida finalmente a Retevisión. A tal efecto Retevisión creó la marca «Amena», que empezaría a funcionar en enero de 1999.

En el año 2000 se convocó un concurso para una cuarta licencia de telefonía móvil al que nuevamente se presentaría FT, liderando un consorcio denominado «Movi2». La empresa gala volvió a fracasar en su intento de acceder al mercado de la telefonía móvil puesto que el consorcio Xfera Móviles (actual Yoigo) se hizo finalmente con la licencia.

Amena incrementó lentamente su cuota de mercado hasta alcanzar el 24% en 2005, año en el cual se alcanzó un acuerdo de venta de la empresa a la francesa France Télécom. A principios del mes de agosto de 2006 se produjo el cambio de titularidad.

Comercialmente, France Télécom rechazó mantener la enseña Amena debido a que su estrategia de marca se focaliza en el uso de una misma marca a nivel global, Orange. En octubre se comunicó oficialmente la desaparición de Amena y fue sustituida por la marca Orange.

En 2007, Jean Marc Vignolles sustituyó a Belarmino García, anterior director general de Amena, como consejero delegado de la empresa. Ese mismo año, France Télécom compró al grupo alemán Deutsche Telekom su filial en España, Ya.com, que tenía 400.000 clientes, por 320 millones de euros. Ya.com funcionó como filial de bajo coste hasta su completa absorción en septiembre de 2012.

Estrategia de diferentes marcas
En 2012, Orange España decidió entrar en el mercado del bajo coste, con tarifas agresivas a cambio de la carencia de servicios de valor añadido. Para ello decidió recuperar, cinco años después, la marca "Amena" a modo de segunda marca. La compañía justificó esta decisión en que usando una marca conocida previamente, no sería necesaria una gran inversión en publicidad, lo cual la hacía la marca ideal para este operador de bajo coste. La marca renació recuperando sus rasgos más característicos como el uso del color verde. El logotipo se rediseñó con respecto al de la antigua "Amena", eliminando los rasgos del antiguo logotipo que eran reminiscencias de la anterior propietaria de la marca, Retevisión.

En diciembre del mismo año, compró al grupo neerlandés KPN su filial en España, la cual operaba bajo la marca "Simyo" por aproximadamente 30 millones de euros y pasó a gestionarla como segunda marca de bajo coste. Con este movimiento, Orange pasó a tener en su control una segunda marca de bajo coste, operando como OMV bajo la cobertura de su matriz y añadiendo 380.000 nuevos usuarios a su cartera de clientes. Simyo pasó a denominarse legalmente como Orange España Virtual, S.L.U.

En septiembre de 2014, Orange lanzó una OPA sobre la operadora española Jazztel, cuyo motivo fundamental era hacerse con la red de fibra de esta para competir en este sector, en el que se había quedado rezagada, ya que el despliegue de fibra de Orange era muy inferior al de sus competidores, mientras que Jazztel ya tenía acceso a 4 millones de unidades inmobiliarias.

En julio de 2015, la OPA resultó favorable para Orange tras largos meses de espera y numerosas condiciones desde Europa (como tener que vender la red de ADSL y Fibra sobrante de la fusión a otro operador y comprometerse a no subir precios en los próximos años). Orange designó a Jean-Marc Vignolles, Consejero Delegado de Orange, como nuevo Consejero Delegado de Jazztel.

En febrero de 2016, se produjo la fusión por absorción de Jazztel, desapareciendo legalmente pero manteniéndose como marca comercial de Orange España.

A finales de 2018, adquirió la operadora República Móvil, por la que pagó alrededor de 25 millones de euros. República Móvil pasó a ser legalmente Orange España Virtual, S.L.U., la misma denominación social que Simyo.

El 12 de junio de 2021, se materializó la integración de la marca República Móvil en Simyo anunciada por Orange en el mes de abril de ese año.

El 1 de septiembre de 2021, la marca Amena dejó de estar operativa y comenzó la migración de sus clientes a la marca Orange. De esta manera, el porfolio de marcas de Orange España quedaría conformado por las marcas "Orange", "Jazztel" y "Simyo", gama alta, media y baja, todas con productos convergentes con fibra y móvil.

El 8 de marzo de 2022, Orange España y el Grupo MásMóvil anunciaron que habían comenzado un periodo de negociaciones para la creación de una empresa conjunta al 50:50 con una valoración de 19.600 millones de euros y que la convertiría en el operador de telecomunicaciones con más clientes en España y el segundo en facturación por detrás de Telefónica. Está previsto que la fusión concluya en el segundo trimestre de 2023 y tendrá que contar con el visto bueno de los reguladores españoles y europeos.

El 13 de septiembre de 2022, Orange España anuncia que, en su espacio del metaverso, hará una tienda virtual en la que se podrán adquirir productos de marcas como Oppo, Honor, Huawei, Samsung y Xiaomi. entre otras. Anunciaron que en su espacio podremos ver comerciales de Orange que podrán atender a sus clientes a través de su avatar.

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Productos

Telefonía móvil
Orange emplea la tecnologías GSM 900 MHz (EGSM) y 1800 MHz (DCS), así como UMTS (3G) de la antigua Amena. Pertenece a la alianza FreeMove. En abril de 2015 el Gobierno de España abre la veda para la utilización de la banda 800, necesaria para la nueva generación de redes 4G. Desde julio del mismo año, tanto Orange como sus principales rivales, Movistar y Vodafone, están habilitando estas frecuencias al permitir, entre otras ventajas, mejor penetración en interiores.

A febrero de 2016, Orange es la segunda compañía de telefonía móvil en España por número de abonados, con 13,9 millones de suscripciones móviles activas.

Como evolución a lo anterior, en diciembre de 2021 Orange España y Onda Cero realizaron la primera emisión de un programa de radio en directo usando la red 5G NSA (Non Stand Alone) en la frecuencia de 3.5 GHz y un ancho de banda de 60 MHz.

Internet de banda ancha fija
Orange ofrece conexión a internet de banda ancha fija a través de las tecnologías ADSL y fibra óptica. A septiembre de 2017, la empresa tiene 4,2 millones de clientes de banda ancha fija, incluyendo 2,08 millones de clientes de fibra óptica.

Convergencia de tecnologías (telefonía, internet y televisión)
Orange comercializa el teléfono Unik, que permite realizar llamadas tanto usando la red móvil como la cobertura WiFi, si se tiene contratada la oferta LiveBox. Utiliza tecnología UMA. Los terminales usados, de momento, son de la marca Nokia, Samsung y Motorola.

Por otro lado, Orange ofrece diferentes combinaciones de mantenimiento de línea, ADSL con router wifi, TV a través de su servicio Orange TV, llamadas (de fijo a fijo y de fijo a móvil) y módem USB o tarjeta PCMCIA.

En la televisión de pago:
 Movistar+ (Movistar España)
 Vodafone TV (Vodafone España)

Marcas y filiales
La marca Orange es usada en la gran mayoría de países donde opera el grupo Orange, utilizando el mismo logotipo y la misma imagen corporativa. El logotipo se trata de un cuadrado de color naranja sobre el cual descansa en su parte inferior la palabra "orange" usando la tipografía Helvética ligeramente retocada. Orange también utiliza la Helvetica Neue para su publicidad y comunicación externa. Se destaca cromáticamente por su uso intensivo del color naranja, normalmente resaltado sobre fondos negros.

En septiembre de 2021, Orange España cuenta con las siguientes marcas y filiales:

 Orange: Marca que ofrece telefonía fija, telefonía móvil, internet (ADSL, fibra y 5G) y televisión.
 Jazztel: Marca que ofrece telefonía fija, telefonía móvil e internet (ADSL, fibra y 4G y 5G).
 Simyo: Filial que ofrece telefonía móvil e internet (fibra y 4G).

Operadores móviles virtuales
En 2021, además de los OMV propiedad de Orange España (Jazztel y Simyo), existen varios OMV que cuentan con acuerdos con Orange España para utilizar su cobertura de red.

 Adamo
 Ahí+
 Alai Secure
 Alów
 Atlántica
 Aupanet
 Bestmóvil
 Bluephone
 Cable Móvil
 Cablex
 Dígame

 Embou
 Eticom
 Euskaltel (junto con la de MásMóvil)
 Fibracat
 Jetnet
 Knet Móvil
 LCR Telecom
 MásMóvil (junto con la de MásMóvil)
 mobilR
 MovilDIA
 Movizelia
 Ocean's

 Onlymóvil
 Parlem
 Pepephone (junto con la de MásMóvil)
 PTV Telecom
 RACCtel+ (junto con la de MásMóvil)
 R (junto con la de MásMóvil)
 Suop Mobile
 The Telecom Boutique
 Truphone
 Upptalk
 Yoigo (junto con la de MásMóvil)
 You Mobile

Críticas y sanciones
Orange España ha recibido críticas por parte de asociaciones de consumidores como OCU y FACUA por publicidad engañosa, cobros improcedentes e incumplimientos de promociones.

El 1 de junio de 2015 el Tribunal Supremo confirmó la multa de 29,95 millones que la Comisión Nacional de la Competencia impuso a Orange en 2012 por abuso de posición de dominio al aplicar precios excesivos en el servicio mayorista que prestan a los operadores móviles virtuales (los que no disponen de red propia) por el envío y recepción de mensajes de texto (SMS) y mensajes multimedia (MMS) en el ámbito nacional.

El 28 de febrero de 2018 el Juzgado n.º 2 de La Coruña condenó a Orange por realizar la práctica abusiva de emitir facturas por periodos de facturación completos en vez de su fracción cuando se produce la baja antes de la finalización de dicho periodo. Para ello debe abstenerse de emitir facturas por periodos completos en dichos casos y deje de realizar dicha práctica en el futuro.

Véase también
 Grupo Orange

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Orange España
Operadores de telefonía fija en España
Operadores de telefonía móvil en España
Proveedores de servicios de Internet de España


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Women's Aid launches new live chat service for survivors of domestic abuse
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Susie Marwood, 30th October 2019 31st October 2019 , Press releases, Domestic abuse, Specialist services
Today, Women's Aid have launched a new live chat service to support female survivors of domestic abuse.
The new service lets women chat directly with a Women's Aid support worker, giving them the space to explore their situation with a trained professional. The service provides women experiencing abuse with the information they need to help them make safe decisions in the small windows of opportunity that they have to contact services or take action.
Research by Women's Aid found that, on average, women stay in abusive relationships for more than 6 years before reaching out for support. It can be incredibly difficult to ask for help and women often try to deal with abusive behaviour on their own because they are concerned that their experiences aren't valid enough.
With one in four girls likely to experience domestic abuse by an intimate partner at some point during their lifetime, making it simple and easy to access support is an essential part in helping to end domestic abuse. As more people go online looking for information, Women's Aid's live chat service lets women who feel safer typing rather than talking, get the safe and confidential support they need to escape abuse.
The new service will initially be open between 10 am and 12pm, Monday to Friday at https://chat.womensaid.org.uk/
Nicki Norman, Acting Co-Chief Executive at Women's Aid, said:
"Women's Aid information services provide essential support to survivors of domestic abuse and our new live chat service will allow us to reach more women affected by domestic abuse.
At Women's Aid we've seen a huge rise in the number of women turning to us for support online. We know that reaching out for help can be incredibly difficult and that often women don't feel ready or able to make a call. That's why we've spent the last year developing an online chat service. Our trained, expert support staff are a vital life-line for survivors and now they're just a click away. We want women to trust their instincts and reach out as soon as they can. If something doesn't feel right in your relationship, we will always listen without judgement."
For more information or to arrange interviews with Women's Aid spokeswomen or survivors, please contact the Women's Aid press office: 020 7566 2511 / [email protected]
Women's Aid welcomes political party commitments to domestic violence
Susie Marwood, 10th April 2015 19th December 2019 , Press releases, Domestic violence, General Election 2015, Labour party
Women's Aid welcomes political party commitments to domestic violence Friday 10th April 2015 Chief Executive of Women's Aid Polly...
Women's Aid welcomes Labour Party manifesto commitments
Susie Marwood, 13th April 2015 19th December 2019 , Press releases, General Election 2015, Labour party
Women's Aid welcomes Labour Party manifesto commitments to survivors of domestic violence Monday 13th April 2015 Women's Aid welcomes...
Women's Aid welcomes the Green and Conservative Party's manifesto commitments
Susie Marwood, 14th April 2015 19th December 2019 , Press releases, Conservative Party, Domestic violence, General Election 2015, Green Party
Women's Aid welcomes the Green and Conservative Party's manifesto commitments to survivors of domestic violence Tuesday 14th Apr 2015...
Women's Aid welcomes the Liberal Democrat's manifesto commitments
Susie Marwood, 15th April 2015 19th December 2019 , Press releases, Domestic violence, General Election 2015, Liberal Democrats
Women's Aid welcomes the Liberal Democrat's manifesto commitments to survivors of domestic violence Wednesday 15th April 2015 Women's Aid...
Women's Aid applauds work of IKWRO
Susie Marwood, 1st May 2015 19th December 2019 , Press releases, Black and Minority Ethnic Women, Refuge, SOS campaign, Specialist service
Women's Aid applauds work of IKWRO as first specialist women's refuge Middle Eastern and North African women opens today...
Women's Aid welcomes Labour Party pre-election spending commitment
Susie Marwood, 4th May 2015 19th December 2019 , Press releases, General Election 2015, Labour party, Legal Aid
Women's Aid welcomes Labour Party pre-election spending commitment to increase access to legal aid Monday 4th May 2015 Women's...
Women's Aid responds to UN report
Susie Marwood, 14th June 2015 19th December 2019 , Press releases, Refuges, Report, SOS campaign, UN, Violence Against Women and Girls
Women's Aid responds to UN report on Violence Against Women and Girls Sunday 14th June 2015 Polly Neate, Chief...
Women's Aid welcomes new fund for refuges
Susie Marwood, 7th July 2015 19th December 2019 , Press releases, Domestic violence, Funding, Give Me Shelter campaign, Refuges, The Sun
Women's Aid welcomes new fund for refuges in response to Give Me Shelter campaign but calls for commitment to...
Survivors brief government on action needed in the Domestic Abuse BillWomen's Aid responds to news that domestic abuse is the biggest child protection threat


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Bernie Sanders defends American imperialism at town hall on Iran
By Tom Hall, 22 May 2018
Sanders, along with his guests, presented a thoroughly conventional, pro-imperialist critique of the Trump administration's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear accord.
Sanders town hall in DC promotes illusions in the Democrats and trade unions
By Tom Hall, 21 March 2018
The purpose of the event, which was livestreamed on Facebook, was to offer pretended sympathy for the poor and to promote the Democrats in the 2018 elections.
Bernie Sanders seeks to derail growing working class opposition to capitalism
By Patrick Martin, 17 January 2018
The Vermont senator issued an appeal to oppose mounting global inequality that makes no mention of capitalism, socialism, war or the class struggle.
Former Democratic chairman reveals Clinton rigging of 2016 nomination campaign
By Patrick Martin, 4 November 2017
A new book by Donna Brazile confirms charges by supporters of Bernie Sanders that the Democratic National Committee took sides against him in the primaries.
One week in the media's McCarthyite witch-hunt against Russia
By Andre Damon, 27 September 2017
Since Facebook announced it would collaborate in investigating Russian "meddling," the New York Times and Washington Post have whipped themselves into a McCarthyite frenzy.
At site of Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech
Sanders declares his allegiance to US imperialism
By Tom Hall, 26 September 2017
Sanders' speech, which denounced Russia and promoted the war in Syria, was an affirmation of support for the imperialist and militarist foreign policy of the American ruling class.
"Committee to Investigate Russia:" Rob Reiner and Morgan Freeman's warmongering video
By David Walsh, 23 September 2017
Actor-director Rob Reiner and actor Morgan Freeman have teamed up with a group of extreme right-wingers to push the McCarthyite anti-Russia campaign.
Hillary Clinton's What Happened: A conspiracy theory of the 2016 election
Hillary Clinton's memoir, released September 13, represents the Democratic Party's semi-official narrative of its electoral defeat in 2016.
Sanders health care bill: A cover for Democratic Party deals with Trump
By Patrick Martin, 14 September 2017
The legislation offers a single-payer health care system that most Democratic senators and all Republicans oppose.
Putin interview shows bogus character of the US media's anti-Russia campaign
By Isaac Finn, 6 June 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed to the lack of evidence of Russian hacking in the 2016 election, and to the hypocrisy of US complaints about the manipulation of elections.
Study shows massive growth of political abstention in 2016 US election
By Eric London, 3 June 2017
The percentage of registered voters who said they abstained because they disliked "candidates or campaign issues" doubled from 2012.
Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes's Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign
The Democratic Convention, anti-Russian hysteria, and Clinton's concession
By Eric London, 27 May 2017
A new book provides insight into how the Democratic Party attempted to manipulate popular opposition to war and inequality to advance the interests of the American financial aristocracy.
An inside look at Bernie Sanders's role in the Democratic Party primaries
The Nation blames white workers for Trump's election
Once again on race and the 2016 elections
The Nation magazine claims to have definitively proven that Trump is president because white workers are racist.
Why did Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party lose the 2016 election?
By Eric London, 3 May 2017
Speaking in New York City on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton blamed misogynistic voters and Russian interference for her defeat in November, but recent poll data shows otherwise.
Democratic National Committee convenes to pick a new leader
By Niles Niemuth, 24 February 2017
Minnesota Representative Keith Ellison and Tom Perez, Labor Secretary in the Obama administration, lead a field of five candidates.
SEP/IYSSE public meetings
Mobilize the working class to defend immigrant rights!
At these meetings, representatives of the SEP and IYSSE will speak on the significance of Trump's election and the political perspective that must guide opposition to war, inequality and dictatorship.
The Trump-Bannon government: Rule by decree
The Trump administration's order against immigrants makes clear that the new government intends to utilize its control over the state to the maximum to enforce the interests of the financial oligarchy.
The SEP and IYSSE begin nationwide meetings on the significance and implications of the Trump election
By a WSWS reporting team, 27 January 2017
The Socialist Equality Party has held the first of an ongoing series of meetings across the United States in San Diego and Detroit.
Trump's pro-corporate rampage of reaction
Executive orders approve Dakota, Keystone pipelines
The White House ordered the expediting of corporate projects and froze all antipollution regulations by the EPA.
Trump nominee defends administration's assault on health care
By Kate Randall, 25 January 2017
Price arrogantly dismissed questioning about the new administration's planned assault on Medicare, Medicaid and health care in general.
Senate moves toward confirmation of billionaire opponent of public schools
By Isabelle Belanger, 25 January 2017
The Senate will vote January 31 on the confirmation of Betsy DeVos, the billionaire proponent of school privatization.
The Election of Donald Trump: The Insurrection of the Oligarchy
New pamphlet from Mehring Books
The demonstrations against Trump foreshadow the eruption of class struggle in the US on a massive scale.
The way forward in the fight against Trump
The Socialist Equality Party, 23 January 2017
The only social force that can settle accounts with the capitalist oligarchy is a politically conscious working class, armed with a socialist and internationalist program.
Trump delivers diatribe against press at CIA headquarters
By Barry Grey, 23 January 2017
Trump's attack on the corporate-controlled press underscores the degree of tension and conflict within the state as the new administration takes office.
Millions across the US protest Trump
WSWS continuing coverage
The WSWS continues its coverage of Saturday's anti-Trump protests, in which millions of people participated in over 600 demonstrations around the world.
Appearance of military officers during Trump's inaugural address still unexplained
By Jerry White, 23 January 2017
There has been no explanation as to why, in an unprecedented fashion, ten military officers stood prominently behind Trump during his inaugural address before promptly dispersing.
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren support General "Mad Dog" Mattis as head of Pentagon
By Niles Niemuth, 23 January 2017
The former Democratic presidential candidate Sanders also voted to confirm General John Kelly as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
Divisions in UK ruling elite widen over post-Brexit orientation to Trump
By Chris Marsden, 23 January 2017
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has made Trump's election the cornerstone of her post-Brexit strategy, adapting to a yet-more open embrace of Trump by the anti-EU right-wing of her party.
Trump scraps TPP and outlines trade war agenda
By Mike Head, 23 January 2017
Ending the Trans-Pacific Partnership is not a retreat into US isolationism but a ramping up of the offensive, commenced under Obama, to reassert American hegemony in Asia.
Anti-Trump demonstrations across Australia
By our reporters, 23 January 2017
While the organisers promoted Hillary Clinton and gender politics, many of the attendees voiced concerns about the rise of militarism, the erosion of democratic rights and the growth of the far-right.
Thousands protest Trump in New Zealand
Workers and young people attending the rallies were concerned about the danger of war, the rise of nationalism and bigotry, and social inequality in the US.
Massive worldwide protests against Trump presidency
Millions of people participated in over 600 demonstrations around the world, spanning every continent, in the largest global protests since the run-up to the Iraq war.
Democrats overwhelmingly back nominees
Senate confirms Trump generals to head Pentagon, Homeland Security
The lopsided support of the Democrats for Trump's military nominees highlights the basic agreement of both big business parties on a policy of expanded militarism and war abroad and increased repression at home.
Trump's fascistic diatribe: On the road to World War III
Trump's inaugural address combined nationalistic chest-thumping against foreign countries with bullying demands for patriotism and conformity at home.
More than 200 arrested in Washington DC
Dozens of protests against Trump's inauguration across the US
Police arrested 217 protestors at anti-Trump demonstrations in Washington, D.C. on Friday, as thousands rallied across the country against Trump's inauguration.
Trump nominee reaffirms support for assault on Medicare and Medicaid
By Zaida Green, 19 January 2017
Representative Tom Price, named to head the Department of Health and Human Services, testified before a Senate committee.
Immigrant rights protests held across the United States
By Clodomiro Puentes, 19 January 2017
Amidst a broader wave of anti-Trump protests leading up to the inauguration on Friday, demonstrations targeting the incoming administration's immigration policies were held last weekend.
Wealth distribution in the United States and the politics of the pseudo-left
By Eric London, 18 January 2017
An analysis of statistics on economic stratification in the United States reveals the material basis of identity politics.
Thousands attend Democratic Party health care rally in Warren, Michigan
By Shannon Jones, 16 January 2017
The rally, addressed by former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, was part of a series throughout the country, with Democrats posturing as opponents of Republican plans to attack health care.
Washington invokes the language of war against Russia
By Joseph Kishore, 14 January 2017
Over the past several weeks, top Democratic and Republican officials have denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "war criminal," following a script used before every previous act of military aggression.
With bipartisan support, Trump defense nominee outlines plans for global war
By Tom Eley, 13 January 2017
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 24-3 to waive the legal restriction preventing the approval of a secretary of defense who has not been out of the military for at least seven years.
Trump taps anti-vaccine activist to chair vaccine safety panel
By Brad Dixon, 13 January 2017
Robert F. Kennedy has for the past decade promoted the debunked claim that vaccinations are linked to autism, which was also supported by Trump during his campaign.
Growing nervousness in Europe over Trump
By Peter Schwarz, 13 January 2017
Initial hopes that Trump would moderate himself after the election campaign and pursue a course compatible with traditional Republican politics have not been realised.
Trump's China policy threatens nuclear war
By James Cogan, 13 January 2017
President-elect Donald Trump and the cabal of billionaires and ex-generals who will comprise his cabinet have signaled they will substantially intensify the United States' conflict with China.
Anti-Russian war-mongering dominates Senate hearing on Trump nominee for secretary of state
By Andre Damon, 12 January 2017
Senators from both parties took turns denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal, autocrat and murderer.
Trump press conference: The oligarchy rules
Trump's press conference Wednesday morning was an hour-long demonstration of oligarchic arrogance and contempt for democratic principles that has no parallel in modern American history.
Trump nominee for attorney general defends right-wing, anti-democratic agenda
The confirmation hearing for Senator Jeff Sessions made clear that the Trump administration will be the most right-wing in American history, and Democrats will do nothing to oppose it.
Documents alleging Trump-Moscow ties leaked to media, intensifying conflict in US state
The release of the documents appears to be a last-ditch effort by sections of the intelligence apparatus to prevent the inauguration of Trump, which is only 10 days away.
Obama's farewell address: One last round of clichés and lies
In a speech as banal as dishonest, Obama boasted of the supposed progress achieved during his eight years as president while warning that the social inequality he has helped foster poses a threat to democracy.
Meryl Streep, Donald Trump and the Golden Globes
By David Walsh, 11 January 2017
The actress's remarks at the Golden Globes, an annual event organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, were quite mild and limited.
As Senate confirmation hearings begin
Trump names son-in-law to White House post
Jared Kushner will be the seventh billionaire to take a top position in the Trump administration.
Obama's legacy of war, repression and inequality
For Obama and the privileged social layers that surround the Democratic Party, a legacy can be crafted with honeyed phrases and clever marketing. Millions of people, however, will judge the administration by its actions.
Intelligence report offers no evidence of Russian hacking of US election
By Patrick Martin, 7 January 2017
The declassified version of the report that was delivered to President Obama and President-elect Donald Trump consists of unsupported assertions by the CIA, FBI and NSA.
Trump's coming confrontation with China
By Peter Symonds, 7 January 2017
No longer having the economic muscle to lay down the international trade rules, the US has begun a dramatic military build-up in Asia to assert its dominance, even if that leads to war with China.
Split widens between Trump, CIA over Russian hacking allegations
By Andre Damon, 5 January 2017
President-elect Trump and factions of the political establishment aligned with the CIA hurled accusations at each other Wednesday over allegations that the Russian government sought to influence the 2016 US election.
Notes on the Trump transition
Wall Street lawyer to head Securities and Exchange Commission
By Tom Hall, 5 January 2017
Trump's appointment of Jay Clayton to head the SEC is another sign that his administration intends to remove all restrictions on the financial industry.
As new Congress is sworn in: Democrats signal readiness to work with Trump
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi adopted a conciliatory stance toward the billionaire president-elect and his ultra-right cabinet.
Right-wing campaign on hacking allegations continues
Democrats, Republicans call for new sanctions against Russia
The demands are part of the ongoing campaign for an intensification of Washington's economic and military confrontation with Moscow.
The lying campaign on Russian hacking
By Andre Damon, 31 December 2016
The US media, led by the New York Times, has embraced Obama's retaliatory measures against alleged Russian hacking despite the fact that the White House has put forward no evidence to substantiate its claims.
Trumka on Trump: AFL-CIO chief urges president-elect to work with unions to save capitalism
By Jerry White, 30 December 2016
AFL-CIO head Trumka wrote an op-ed piece in the New York Times offering the services of the unions to suppress working-class opposition to the incoming administration.
Trump's new White House office for trade war
By Peter Symonds, 24 December 2016
Trump's decision to pull out of the TPP is not a retreat from Obama's confrontational policy toward China but a marked intensification on all fronts.
Trump names billionaire corporate raider Icahn to slash regulations on business
By Patrick Martin, 23 December 2016
Carl Icahn, long notorious for asset stripping and destroying jobs, is the seventh billionaire to be assigned a major role in the Trump administration.
Trump's tweet and the danger of nuclear war
By James Cogan, 23 December 2016
Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested the use of nuclear weapons to achieve American imperialist ends and impose Washington's dictates.
Trump's election fuels foreign policy debate in Australia
The disputes centre on the basic dilemma facing the ruling class: how to balance between China, Australia's largest export market, and the US, its longstanding strategic partner.
Obama threatened war over alleged Russian election hacking
The "red phone" between the White House and Kremlin, a relic of the nuclear confrontations of the Cold War, was pressed into service.
As Electoral College rubber-stamps election
Trump adds another billionaire to his administration
Vincent Viola, a commodities speculator and owner of the Florida Panthers hockey team, is the sixth billionaire in the Trump administration.
Ahead of Electoral College vote: Democrats intensify McCarthyite campaign against Russia
The campaign by the Democrats against Trump is not over the far-right character of his cabinet, but his insufficiently aggressive attitude toward Russia.
Trump names hard-line "deficit hawk" to head budget office
By our reporter, 19 December 2016
Representative Mick Mulvaney, a South Carolina Republican, has backed a federal debt default and a government shutdown as methods of forcing cuts in social spending.
China accuses US of using undersea drone to spy
The incident intensifies the US-China tensions produced by the Obama administration's "pivot to Asia" that has transformed the South China Sea into a dangerous flashpoint.
David North speaks in London on Donald Trump's election
By our correspondents, 19 December 2016
Approximately 100 workers, students and youth attended a lecture in London on Saturday delivered by North, the chairman of the International Editorial Board of the WSWS and national chairman of the Socialist Equality Party of the US.
Trump taps right-wing supporter of settlers as ambassador to Israel
By Bill Van Auken, 17 December 2016
David Friedman, an attorney who helped Trump reap millions from the bankruptcies of his Atlantic City casinos, is considered to the right of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
European powers criticize Trump's threats against China
By Alex Lantier, 17 December 2016
A month before Donald Trump's inauguration as US president, tensions are already emerging with the European powers over his "America first" program.
Obama, Clinton stoke anti-Russia campaign
In his final press conference, Obama reiterated claims of Russian government hacking against the US election while refusing to provide any evidence.
Trump meets with tech industry leaders
By Kevin Reed, 16 December 2016
President-elect Donald Trump met with 13 prominent US technology company executives on Wednesday in an event at Trump Tower in New York City.
Trump nominates opponent of environmental regulation for secretary of the interior
By Nick Barrickman, 15 December 2016
Montana representative Ryan Zinke has built a congressional career out of supporting anti-environment legislation, austerity and war.
Trump, Republicans spout nationalism and reaction at Wisconsin rally
By Christopher Davion and Catherine Long, 15 December 2016
During his speech, Trump hailed the right-wing figures in the state who have overseen brutal attacks on workers' living standards and democratic rights.
After election debacle, Democrats debate identity politics
By Niles Niemuth, 15 December 2016
The publication of an op-ed by Columbia University professor Mark Lilla questioning the efficacy of identity politics continues to draw a heated response from figures in and around the Democratic Party.
David North speaks in Berlin on Donald Trump's election
More than 250 students and workers crowded into a lecture hall at Humboldt University to hear North's lecture on the causes and consequences of the outcome of the US presidential election.
Trump picks oil mogul as secretary of state
The nomination of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson puts the finishing touches on Trump's government of billionaires.
Former Texas governor who called for abolition of Energy Department to be Trump's energy secretary
As an unsuccessful presidential candidate, Rick Perry called for the abolition of the Department of Energy.
Green Party ends bid for presidential election recount in Michigan and Pennsylvania
The Greens' only successful recount effort, in Wisconsin, reaffirmed Donald Trump's electoral victory over Hillary Clinton.
The United Steelworkers, Wilbur Ross and economic nationalism
By Evan Winters, 14 December 2016
The USW has a long history of collaborating with billionaire asset stripper Wilbur Ross, Trump's pick for commerce secretary.
Betsy DeVos: Religion and profit in the war on public education—Part 2
By Nancy Hanover, 14 December 2016
Under the banner of "free enterprise," Trump's pick for education secretary has combined religious obscurantism with American hucksterism and the promotion of militarism.
Security theater at Trump Tower in New York City
By Mark Witkowski and Philip Guelpa, 14 December 2016
Extreme security measures, representing a further "normalization" of a pervasive militarized police presence, have been established at Trump Tower.
White House, Clinton campaign intervene in conflict over Russian hacking charges
The White House and the Clinton campaign intervened Monday in the escalating conflict between the intelligence agencies and among different factions within the state over US policy toward Russia.
China reproaches Trump over Taiwan stance
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman warned that US-China cooperation was "out of the question" if Trump interfered with the One China policy.
Trump endorses Duterte's murderous drug war in the Philippines
By Joseph Santolan, 13 December 2016
Trump's call to Duterte was not just to shore up damaged relations with an ally against China, it expressed Trump's enthusiasm for police state measures within the US.
Under the banner of "free enterprise," the DeVos family has combined religious obscurantism and bigotry with American hucksterism, exploitation, tax dodging and the promotion of militarism.
Australia: Intense discussions about Trump victory at SEP meetings
By our reporters, 13 December 2016
The strong response to the SEP meetings demonstrates a significant politicisation among new layers of workers and youth.
Behind hacking allegations: Explosive conflict over US policy toward Russia
Behind the claims of Russian hacking in the 2016 elections is a raging dispute within the US ruling elite and its military-intelligence apparatus over what policy to adopt towards Moscow.
Trump threatens to overturn One China policy
By placing a question mark over US-China relations, Trump is recklessly compounding rising uncertainty in Asia and around the world, as well as the threat of war.
Markets pushed to record highs on Trump surge
By Nick Beams, 12 December 2016
The chief component in the rise in the Dow over the past month has been a 33 percent surge in shares of Goldman Sachs, accounting for 29 percent of the stock index's ascent.
Oil industry stooge tapped to destroy the Environmental Protection Agency
By Daniel de Vries, 12 December 2016
Trump's nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt signals an attempt to gut environmental protections.
The New York Times' hypocritical rant against social media
While the Times editorial is framed as a critique of Trump, its real target is public access to information that is not censored and massaged by the US intelligence apparatus.
Obama's parting shot at Russia
While Obama and the Democrats bow to Trump as he assembles the most right-wing administration in US history, they remain concerned that he is insufficiently bellicose toward Moscow.
Courts halt presidential election recount in Michigan
By Patrick Martin, 9 December 2016
A federal judge announced Wednesday he would defer to a decision by the Michigan Court of Appeals that Green Party candidate Jill Stein did not have standing to seek a recount.
Trump chooses millionaire fast food executive as secretary of labor
By Shelley Connor, 9 December 2016
Andrew Puzder, CEO of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, is a long-time opponent of minimum wage increases and mandatory overtime for salaried employees.
A Trump junta?
By Bill Van Auken, 9 December 2016
The growing number of recently retired generals joining the Trump cabinet is an expression of the ever-growing power of the military over political life.
A cabinet of generals: Trump appoints John Kelly to lead Department of Homeland Security
By Eric London, 8 December 2016
The unprecedented prominence of the military in the incoming cabinet is a dangerous sign that the American ruling class is preparing for war abroad and repression at home.


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Q: Change speed during animation I'm about to create a side, where it will scroll very smooth and slowly down, so that you have enough time to read whats on the page. However, I'm looking for a way to change the speed during the animation with jQuery.
What I would like, is 2 buttons, one where you speed up the animation scroll, and another where you slow down. Does any of you have a method to do this?
This is my code:
$(document).ready(function() {

    $('a[href^="#"]').click(function(event) {

        var id = $(this).attr("href");

        var offset = 60;

        var target = $(id).offset().top - offset;

        $('html, body').animate({scrollTop:target}, 10000, 0, function(){
            //$('footer, header').unbind('click');
            //$('html, body').stop();
        });

        event.preventDefault();
    });
    $('#pause').click(function(e){
                $('html, body').stop();
                console.log("test");
        });

});

A: This should be quite easy. When the button is clicked, just stop() the existing animation and restart it using different speed parameters by making a new call to the animate() method.
For example, you could have button listeners like this (pseudocode):
$('speedUp').click(function(e){
    $('animatedElement').stop(); //don't clear or remove, just leave it where it stopped
    $('animatedElement').animate(properties [, duration] [, easing] [, complete] ); //faster settings
}
$('slowDown').click(function(e){
    $('animatedElement').stop(); //don't clear or remove, just leave it where it stopped
    $('animatedElement').animate(properties [, duration] [, easing] [, complete] ); //slower settings
}

Hopefully the transition would not be choppy, but even if you have a blip of no movement during the transition, it shouldn't startle the user since they know they just changed the speed. If it was visually annoying, you could even divert attention from the transition by momentarily highlighting the button and quickly fading out the highlight.

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