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John Egan is a freelance writer, editor and content marketing strategist in Austin, Texas. Aside from Urban Land, his work has been published by CreditCards.com, Bankrate, Credit Karma, LendingTree, PolicyGenius, HuffPost, National Real Estate Investor, and other online outlets. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Kansas and a master's degree in communications from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Published on January 14, 2020 in Market Trends
Large Projects Driving Optimism for Austin's Prospects
Published on October 14, 2019 in Development
Austin, Texas, sits at the pinnacle of the U.S. commercial real estate sector right now, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2020. But recent economic wins like the planned $1 billion campus for Apple and the new headquarters of the U.S. Army's modernization initiative should keep the city standing tall for years to come, said panelists speaking a ULI Austin event in October.
Increasing Access to Biking and Walking Trails for All in Austin, Texas
Published on September 12, 2019 in Planning & Design
A robust public/private partnership could further enable a bike trail and pedestrian boardwalk that bridges the lingering cultural divide between the east and west sides of Austin, Texas, a ULI Advisory Services panel said in August.
As Texas Grows, Large Employers Often Target Space outside CBDs
Published on May 13, 2019 in Development
As shown by high-profile developments in metro areas like Austin and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas is redefining the notion of the central business district (CBD), said the president and chief executive officer of the Texas Economic Development Corp. speaking at the ULI Texas Forum in Austin. Companies will maintain urban footprints, he said, but a number of major employers in the Austin area are expanding away from the downtown.
How Three San Antonio Companies Are Incorporating Sustainability Best Practices
Published on March 01, 2019 in Inside ULI
San Antonio's office and residential developers are backing up their commitment to sustainability with innovative projects that are saving energy, water, and money. Executives from three companies described their efforts at the ULI San Antonio Sustainability Forum in February.
Updating Floodplains to Reflect Heavier Recent Rainfall in Texas
Published on January 07, 2019 in Sustainability
A new definition of what constitutes a 100-year flood promises to alter how commercial and residential properties in Austin are built and protected, panelists said at a ULI Austin event in December. This effort arose from new data indicating that major storms in Texas dump more rain than had been previously estimated, with more than 2,000 buildings being added to the designated floodplain.
Coworking Spaces Seen as Key Tenant for Houston Office
Published on December 07, 2018 in Market Trends
Coworking reigns as a core strategy, rather than a craze, against the backdrop of commercial real estate evolving from a space-leasing business to a service-delivery business, said speakers at a ULI Houston luncheon in November.
Pearl Mixed-Use Development: A San Antonio Gem
Published on December 22, 2017 in Mixed-Use
When three national magazines—U.S. News & World Report, Food & Wine and Travel + Leisure— give you glowing reviews, you must be doing something right. Such is the case with Hotel Emma, a 146-room luxury hotel that's one of the numerous fascinating facets of San Antonio's mixed-use Pearl complex, which rose from the historic but neglected Pearl Brewery.
How Amazon's Moves Could Affect Cities Like Austin
The highly coveted second corporate headquarters of e-commerce giant Amazon.com would be a welcome addition to Austin, but the $5 billion project undoubtedly would produce more housing and transportation woes in one of the fastest-growing regions of the United States, said panelists at a ULI Austin event.
In San Antonio, Two Former Military Installations March Ahead with Redevelopment
Published on December 15, 2017 in Development
San Antonio proudly waves the banner of Military City USA. In fact, the City of San Antonio recently secured a registered trademark for the Military City USA moniker and unveiled an accompanying logo that's appropriately red, white and blue.
Tighter Labor Markets, Higher Material Costs Could Follow Hurricane Season
Published on November 13, 2017 in Development
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, development costs—not only up and down the Gulf Coast of Texas but also in areas that escaped the storm's wrath—are poised to jump as builders grapple with a tighter labor market and higher material costs, according to speakers at a ULI Austin event in October.
San Antonio Focusing on Revitalizing Downtown with Office, Residential, and Green Space
Published on August 10, 2017 in Development
Ten years ago, San Antonio's bond program dedicated a mere $10 million to downtown improvements. By 2012, that number had jumped to $90 million, and the most recent bond initiative, passed in May, earmarks $170 million for downtown projects.
How Food Fed the Vision for San Antonio's Pearl Complex
Published on July 24, 2017 in Development
Once among San Antonio's largest employers, the Pearl Brewery closed in 2001, and the surrounding area had been neglected as development focused on the suburbs. A local firm took a chance on converting the property into a mixed-use destination.
As Austin Grows, Preserving a Live (and Lively) Music Scene
Published on July 17, 2017 in Market Trends
Amid rising venue rents, housing affordability woes, and ever-present construction cranes in Austin, local music venues—and, therefore, local musicians—fear extinction.


The collapse of the Ottoman Empire is a key event in the shaping of our own times. From its ruins rose a whole map of new countries including Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the perennially troubled area of Palestine as well as the Balkan lands - states which were to remain flashpoints of international tension. This thoughtful and lucid volume considers the reasons for the end of the Ottoman Empire; explains the course of it; and examines the aftermath.
1. The Young Turk Revolution of 1908.
3. Politics, Constitution, Rebellion and War.
5. The Great Powers and the Ottoman Empire.
6. The Entry of the Ottoman Empire into the First World War. The Ottoman Empire in the First World War 1914-1918.
9. The Armistice of Mudros.
10. The End of the Ottoman Empire.
11. The Peace Settlement and the Minorities.
12. The End of the Committee of Union and Progress.


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This artifact provides a function `Variants.format[A]` that takes as parameter a root type hierarchy `A` and generates a Play `Format[A]` JSON serializer/deserializer that supports all the subtypes of `A`.

For instance, consider the following class hierarchy:

```scala
sealed trait Foo
case class Bar(x: Int) extends Foo
case class Baz(s: String) extends Foo
case class Bah(s: String) extends Foo
```

How to write a `Reads[Foo]` JSON deserializer able to build the right variant of `Foo` given a JSON value? The naive approach could be to write the following:

```scala
import play.api.libs.json._
import play.api.libs.functional.syntax._

implicit val fooReads: Reads[Foo] = (__ \ "x").read[Int].map[Foo](Bar) |
                                    (__ \ "s").read[String].map[Foo](Baz) |
                                    (__ \ "s").read[String].map[Foo](Bah)
```

However this wouldn't work because the deserializer is unable to distinguish between `Baz` and `Bah` values:

```scala
val json = Json.obj("s" -> "hello")
val foo = json.validate[Foo] // Is it a `Baz` or a `Bah`?
println(foo) // "Success(Baz(hello))"
```

Any JSON value containing a `String` field `x` is always considered to be a `Baz` value by the deserializer (though it could be a `Bah`), just because the `Baz` and `Bah` deserializers are tried in order.

In order to differentiate between all the `Foo` variants, we need to add a field in the JSON representation of `Foo` values:

```scala
val bahJson = Json.obj("s" -> "hello", "$variant" -> "Bah") // This is a `Bah`
val bazJson = Json.obj("s" -> "bye", "$variant" -> "Baz") // This is a `Baz`
val barJson = Json.obj("x" -> "42", "$variant" -> "Bar") // And this is a `Bar`
```

The deserializer can then be written as follows:

```scala
implicit val fooReads: Reads[Foo] = (__ \ "$variant").read[String].flatMap[Foo] {
  case "Bar" => (__ \ "x").read[Int].map(Bar)
  case "Baz" => (__ \ "s").read[String].map(Baz)
  case "Bah" => (__ \ "s").read[String].map(Bah)
}
```

Usage:

```scala
bahJson.validate[Foo] // Success(Bah("hello"))
bazJson.validate[Foo] // Success(Baz("bye"))
```

The above text introduced a problem and its solution, but this one is very cumbersome: you don't want to always write by hand the JSON serializer and deserializer of your data type hierarchy.

The purpose of this project is to generate these serializer and deserializer for you. Just write the following and you are done:

```scala
import julienrf.variants.Variants

implicit val format: Format[Foo] = Variants.format[Foo]
```

You can also just generate a `Reads` or a `Writes`:

```scala
import julienrf.variants.Variants

implicit val reads: Reads[Foo] = Variants.reads[Foo]
implicit val writes: Writes[Foo] = Variants.writes[Foo]
```

By default the field used to discriminate the target object's type is named `$variant` but you can define your own logic:

```scala
implicit val format: Format[Foo] = Variants.format[Foo]((__ \ "type").format[String])
implicit val reads: Reads[Foo] = Variants.reads[Foo]((__ \ "type").read[String])
implicit val writes: Writes[Foo] = Variants.writes[Foo]((__ \ "type").write[String])
```

Or, you can transform the value of the JSON field into a valid class name:

```scala
implicit val reads: Reads[Foo] = Variants.reads[Foo]((__ \ "type").read[String].map(_.capitalize))
```

# Installation

Add the following dependency to your project:

```scala
libraryDependencies += "org.julienrf" %% "play-json-variants" % "2.0"
```

The 2.0 version is compatible with Play 2.3.x and with both Scala 2.10 and 2.11.

# How Does It Work?

The `Variants.format[Foo]` is a Scala macro that takes as parameter the root type of a class hierarchy and expands to code equivalent to the hand-written version: it adds a `$variant` field to the default JSON serializer, containing the name of the variant, and uses it to deserialize values to the correct type.

# Known Limitations

* For now the macro expects its type parameter to be the root **sealed trait** of a class hierarchy made of **case classes** or **case objects** ;
* Recursive types are not supported ;
* Polymorphic types are not supported ;
* Due to initialization order, your class hierarchy **must** be fully defined **before** `Variants.format` is used.

# Changelog

- 2.0: Generalize `transform` and `discriminator` parameters
- 1.1.0: Add support for an optional `transform` parameter (thanks to Nikita Melkozerov)
- 1.0.1: Remove unnecessary macro paradise dependency when Scala 2.11 (thanks to Kenji Yoshida)
- 1.0.0: Support for `Reads`, `Writes` and `Format`

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Maritime Sector Developments in ASEAN, by H.R. Vitasa and Nararya Soeprapto
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ASEAN member countries widely recognize that transport is among the key catalysts for socio-economic development and international competitiveness, in view of its role as a critical logistics and services support sector. Transport is an important pillar for ASEAN's economic integration, especially in linking ASEAN closely together and in binding the ASEAN community that is vital for the future.
Infrastructure facilities, principally in transport, communications and energy, are the lifeblood and nervous system of an integrated regional economy. They make trade in goods and services and capital flows possible and easier. Their availability and efficiency are a major factor in investment decisions. They themselves are the subjects and objects of trade and investment. Their construction and operation stimulate economic activity.
Shipping has long been the major form of transport as well as an essential communication link connecting Southeast Asia and the rest of the world. It has also been the main cargo trade artery between the various countries of the region, and in some, to domestic commerce as well. Most ASEAN countries are maritime economies, looking out on the regional seas and beyond to the sea lanes of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. ASEAN roads, railways and inland waterways systems are port-oriented, having been traditionally laid out to carry the natural resources to the sea and then to the industrial world for processing. The land and ocean transport systems that bind the ASEAN countries to the global markets for their principal exports and vital imports pass principally to and from the hinterlands, the seaports and across the seas.
ASEAN TRADE PROFILE
The ASEAN countries are strategically situated in a trading area which accounts for 17% of the global liner market. In 1970, ASEAN's exports were estimated at 89 million M.T. and imports of about 53 million M.T. Internal trade was 17.7% (15.9 million M.T.) with a value of US$ 935 million. Intra-ASEAN exports were valued at US$ 73.4 billion in 1998, or 78 times the 1970 level.
The fallout from the financial and economic crisis was evident from the contraction in intra-regional trade. Using trade values from seven ASEAN countries (excluding Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar), intra-ASEAN exports declined sharply by 13.8% from US$ 87.2 billion in 1997 to US$ 73.4 billion in 1998.
Table 1 – Intra-ASEAN Exports,1997-98 (US$ million)
(in value term)
-13,819.8
Source: ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN exports to dialogue partners declined by 5.5%, while imports fell by 27.03%. Exports to Asia fell by large quantities (16.4% with Japan, 25.5% with Korea). Exports to the USA also fell by 6%. A small increase was recorded with EU (2.2%), with China (2.84%), but large gains were made with Canada (24.1%), Australia (14.4%) and India (19.85%). Imports declined across the board from all ASEAN's Dialogue Partners. Major decline occurred in imports from the EU (US$ 16.5 billion) and Japan (US$23 billion).
Table 2 – ASEAN Trade, 1997 – 98 (US$ million)
DIALOGUE PARTNERS
N.B. Excludes Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Overall, the rate of growth of total ASEAN exports in 1998 decreased by 5.8 % (a reduction of US$ 19.9 billion), while ASEAN imports fell by 24.5% from US$ 356 billion in 1997 to US$ 268.8 billion in 1998.
The volume of international freight traffic has a strong relationship with international trade. Assuming that ASEAN economic integration proceeds smoothly, with a progressive reduction in tariff barriers, improvement in transport corridors and effective rules and regulations governing transit transport and international trade in place, the overall regional trade scenario will be as shown in Table 3.
Table 3 – International Trade Forecast (US$ Million)
Intra-ASEAN
ASEAN Exports
Imports to ASEAN
1,063,186 (35.5%)
Source: ASEAN Transport Cooperation Framework Plan, July 1999.
PRESENT STATE OF ASEAN PORTS AND SHIPPING
Five ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand) are among the 35 most important maritime nations. In 1997, these five countries had a total of 2,143 vessels (of 1,000 GRT and above) with a combined tonnage of 32.7 million DWT, or about 7.7% and 4.6 % of the worldwide fleet, respectively. In terms of container port, these five countries handled about 21.53 million TEUs, or about 14.6 % of world container traffic in 1996. The major ASEAN ports of Singapore, Bangkok, Manila, Tanjung Priok and Port Klang also handled a total of 19.9 million TEUs and 22 million TEUs in 1996 and 1997, respectively.
There is a large number of seaports in the ASEAN region serving various international and domestic transport requirements. Two archipelagic countries, Indonesia and the Philippines, have developed hierarchical national seaports network system. The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) manages 19 base ports and 89 national ports. The network is further supplemented by several hundreds of municipal and private ports supporting local economic activities. In Indonesia, there are five major ports; Belawan, Tanjung Priok (Jakarta), Tanjung Emas (Semarang), Tanjung Perak (Surabaya) and Makassar (Ujung Pandang). There are also 107 primary ports, 544 government ports, and 1,233 private ports, serving remote and underdeveloped areas. The existing regional maritime transport system is shown in Figure 1. The ASEAN ports and shipping profiles are presented in Tables 4 and 5.
Figure 1 – Regional Maritime Transport System
The present state of ASEAN shipping vary due to geographical conditions and other factors, as follows:
Malaysia has well-developed coastal shipping for domestic services and reported to be currently facing over-capacity;
Indonesia and the Philippines have large domestic fleet, but with small or limited international fleet. Five categories of shipping services are available in Indonesia; namely: international, traditional, ocean-going, pioneer and special services.
Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, having long coastal lines, do not have well-developed coastal shipping, but are very keen on having their national fleet in international shipping operation;
Singapore holding the seventh-largest merchant fleet in the world has been very active in international shipping; and
Laos has two ocean-going vessels under the Vietnamese flag despite being a landlocked country.
At the regional level, Singapore serves as a regional hub. In 1998, Singapore recorded 15.14 million TEUs, the biggest port handling volume in the world. The transhipment rate was estimated at 80% in 1997. The relative strength of Singapore port is attributed to modern infrastructure and facilities with sufficient capacity, expeditious clearance systems, EDI-based port-documentation procedures, efficient and convenient port services and availability of 400 shipping lines with direct links to more than 700 ports worldwide. Neighboring countries rely heavily on Singapore as a transhipment port not only for inter-regional services, but also for intra-ASEAN goods transport.
To attract direct container cargo services, Malaysia and Thailand have started to expand direct links with the ports outside the region through Port Klang and Laem Chabang, respectively. For instance, Port Klang has developed 15-meter deep container berth to accommodate Post Panamax-type vessels of 80,000 to 100,000 DWT with a capacity of more than 6,000 TEUs. Port Klang has now 67 direct line services and 38 feeder services to/from 300 ports worldwide. Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and the Philippines have also similar plans for deep seaport development and containerization. Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam, who do not have deep seaports and modern container berths, have ongoing studies for port improvement and upgrading.
Table 4 – Primary Ports of ASEAN Countries
No. of Berths
Port Depth
Port Traffic 1997
Port/Country
(including oil, bulk, multifunctional berths
(Including exclusive berths for container handling)
of Berths (m)
(000 tons)
Container (000 TEUs)
Muara/Brunei
Darusalam
Sihanoukville/
Tanjung Priok/
Port Klang/
Yangon/
Manila/
Singapore/
Laem Chabang/
Saigon/Vietnam
Table – 5 Shipping Fleet Profile, 1997
(Inclusive of coastal and inter-island shipping except river transport)
National Shipping Lines
(In some countries, national shipping lines are state- enterprises.)
Total Tonnage
(000 GRT)
P.T. Djakarta Lloyd
MISC, etc.
Myanmar Five
Neptune etc
14 (nrt)
Thai Maritime
VOSCO etc
A recently completed ASEAN transport study concluded that container growth in ASEAN is to slow down by 4-7% between 1997 and 2004 due to the impact of the economic crisis. After 2004, container traffic growth is expected to increase to about 9% a year matching the previous 1985 – 1995 growth levels. At the same time, direct shipping movement within the region will increase as more routes become economically viable. This will reduce the growth in transhipment cargo at Singapore port. By 2020, total container growth throughout is expected to be 2.4 – 4.9 times higher than in its 1997 level, with the largest increases in Myanmar, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The overall container traffic forecast, by country, is shown in Table 6.
Table 6 – Container Traffic Forecast, by Country
Container Traffic
(000 TEUs)
To meet future containerization opportunities, member countries plan to implement container port development activities as shown in Table 7.
Table 7 – Port Capacity Requirements
Muara
Needs additional berths; deepen channel to 13 m
2 berths (240 m in width, 8.5 m in draft, Year 2005)
Tanjung Priok
Terminal III: 4 berths (900 m in length, Year 1998)
Port Kelang
10 berths (250 m in length X 15 m I n depth, Year 2000 – 2006
3 Berths (Year 2005)
4 Berths (200), 5 Berths (2005)
Thilawa
5 Berths (1,000 m, under construction since 1995 September, 25 years BOT Project)
1 Berth (1,000 m in l length X 33 m in width X 10 m in draft, 25 years BOT)
MICT: 1 Berth (300 m in length, 1998)
Pasir Panjang: 6 Berth (draft 15 m, Year 1999)
Phase 2: 5 Berths (500 – 700 m in length X 16 m in depth/berth, from Year 2000 to 2005)
Ho Chi Minh (Saigon)
VICT: 3 Berths (55 m in length X 10 m in depth, Year 1998
Source: ESCAP Inter-regional Container Shipping Study, 1997.
ASEAN COOPERATION IN THE MARITIME TRANSPORT SECTOR
PAST COOPERATION PROGRAMS
ASEAN has long history of cooperation in the maritime transport sector. For instance, an ASEAN Resolution on Shipping and Trade was adopted by the 10th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (AEM) held in Bangkok in October 1980 and reaffirmed at the 11th AEM held in Jakarta in May 1981. This resolution, among others, recognized the importance of shipping and ports to the development and expansion of ASEAN trade and economy through collective measures to promote and strengthen ASEAN self-reliance and cooperation in shipping and accelerate the improvement and development of ASEAN ports. The economic ministers also mooted the setting-up of an ASEAN Lines Service in 1981. At the Third ASEAN Summit in 1987, the ASEAN leaders agreed to pursue new initiatives such as the introduction of Brokers Telegraph System, Inter-ASEAN Bulk Pool System, Point-to-Point Shipping Services, and the establishment of Freight Booking and Cargo Consolidation Centres. There were numerous training programs for the ASEAN port sector, under the aegis of the ASEAN Ports Authorities (APA), funded mainly by the European Union.
In line with the Fifth ASEAN Summit of 1995, and in pursuit of the implementation of the ASEAN Plan of Action in Transport 1996 -–1998, ASEAN cooperation was focused on Safety of Maritime Transport and Prevention of Pollution from Ships as a theme issue. In particular, ASEAN cooperation was geared towards ensuring that ASEAN ships shall be of good quality, well-maintained and manned by competent seafarers along international standards, and in the collective implementation of regional harmonized standards for safe operation of ships and the prevention of marine pollution. Member countries were urged to provide measures for the eventual ratification and/or implementation of the conventions, protocols and agreements adopted by the International Maritime Organizations (IMO). Member countries also engaged in improving shipping services in the ASEAN sub-regional groups of BIMP-EAGA, IMS-GT and IMT-GT.
Under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS), the past years saw the conclusion of the first round of negotiations as mandated by the Fifth ASEAN Summit, whereby maritime transport was among the seven priority services sectors. The negotiations on the maritime transport sector involved national commitments in international freight and passenger transport, freight forwarding services, maritime auxiliary services and maritime cargo handling services, among others. Two packages of these GATS-plus commitments were completed. Member countries have agreed to progressively liberalize trade in services by initiating a new round of negotiations covering all services sectors and modes of supply beginning in 1999 and ending in 2001.
CURRENT COOPERATION THRUSTS/ACTIVITIES
ASEAN VISION 2020/HANOI PLAN OF ACTION: TRANSPORT
Under the ASEAN Vision 2020 adopted in the Second Informal ASEAN Summit held in Kuala Lumpur in December 1997, the ASEAN leaders envisioned the following goal for the transport sector:
"meet the ever increasing demand for improved infrastructure and communications by developing an integrated and harmonised trans-ASEAN transportation network and harnessing technology advances in telecommunications and information technology, especially in linking the planned information highways/multimedia corridors in ASEAN, promoting open sky policy, developing multi-modal transport, facilitating goods in transit and integrating telecommunications networks through greater interconnectivity, coordination of frequencies and mutual recognition of equipment – type approval procedures."
Subsequently, the Transport Action Agenda under the Hanoi Plan of Action adopted at the Sixth ASEAN Summit held in December 1998 provided the following cooperation thrust in the ASEAN maritime transport sector:
"Develop a Maritime/Shipping Policy for ASEAN to cover, among others, transhipment, enhancing the competitiveness of ASEAN ports, further liberalization of maritime transport services, and integration of maritime transport in the intermodal and logistics chain."
SUCCESSOR PLAN OF ACTION IN TRANSPORT 1999 – 2004
For the implementation of the Transport Action Agenda under the Hanoi Plan of Action, the Fifth ASEAN Transport Ministers (ATM) Meeting held on 15 – 16 September 1999 in Ha Noi adopted the Successor Plan of Action in Transport 1999-2004 to achieve, among others, a harmonized, coordinated and integrated transportation system in the ASEAN region, through the following broad-based strategies:
Development of Infrastructure
Promotion of Competitive Transport Services
Capacity Building Initiatives (Institutional and Human Resources Development)
Improving Transport Safety and Environment
Greater Private Sector Participation / Involvement
More specifically, the strategic thrust for the ASEAN maritime sector for the period 1999-2004 is to create a competitive policy environment for the ASEAN maritime transport sector, in which the private sector is encouraged to invest in infrastructure and in operating transport services, where ports have improved capacity, efficiency and productivity and shipping has a liberalized regime; and with due recognition to maritime safety and the environment.
Thus, ASEAN is embarking on the following 15 cooperative programs and activities through the STOM Working Group on Maritime Transport, with Indonesia and Singapore, as chairman and vice-chairman, respectively.
Development of a Hierarchical and Functional ASEAN–wide Ports System for Coordinated Infrastructure Development and Operation al Improvement Programs
Development of the Priority ASEAN-wide Ports System
Development of an ASEAN Maritime Transport Policy and Development Framework
Engaging Effective Cooperation, Dialogue and Partnership between and amongst the ASEAN Ports Authorities, Shipowners, Freight Forwarders and Shippers' Councils
Development of a Port EDI Network
Simplification and Harmonization of Port Documentation and Procedures
Promotion of Regional Cruise Tourism.
Strengthening Institutional Capacity for Competitive Maritime Transport and Safer Shipping
Progressive Implementation and/or Adoption of IMO Conventions
Common ASEAN Near Coastal Voyages.
Intensifying Regional Cooperation for Safer and Environmentally Sustainable Shipping
Intensified Cooperation on Port State Control (PSC) Activities
Cooperation in Transboundary Oil Spill Prevention and Preparedness
EDP-based Information System for Dangerous Goods
Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) Cooperation.
Strengthening Human Resources Capacity
Networking of Maritime Training Centres/Educational Institutions
Training of Trainors for ASEAN Seafarers' Academies
Reciprocal Recognition of Seafarers' Licenses and Certificates.
Other major ASEAN transport cooperation programs under the Hanoi Plan of Action which have direct impact and relevance to the ASEAN maritime transport sector are the following:
The development of the trans-ASEAN transportation network as the trunkline or main corridor for the movement of goods and people in ASEAN, consisting of major road (interstate highway) and railway networks, principal ports and sea lanes for maritime traffic, inland waterway transport and major civil aviation links. The priority road network system has already been agreed and endorsed through a Ministerial Understanding on the Development of the ASEAN Highway Network Project signed by the ASEAN Transport Ministers in the Fifth ATM in Ha Noi in September 1999. The preliminary regional seaport system consisting of 33 ports is shown in Figure 2;
Figure 2 – Preliminary Regional Seaport System
The implementation of the ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit which was signed during the Sixth ASEAN Summit. This agreement is designed to facilitate goods in transit, through the simplification and harmonization of transport, trade and customs regulations and requirements covering road and railways transport. A separate and complementary agreement on the Facilitation of Inter-State Transport will also be concluded for future implementation;
The implementation of the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Multimodal Transport which will make possible the door-to-door shipment of goods within the ASEAN region. Both framework agreements on Inter-State Transport and Multimodal Transport will be finalized in time for the Sixth ATM in Brunei Darussalam next year;
Further expansion and liberalization in the ASEAN maritime transport services sector in line with the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services; and
The advanced implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), particularly for the six original signatories, by one year from 2003 to 2002. This means that by the beginning of 2002, their products under the AFTA coverage will be subject to tariffs of only 0-5 per cent and that the member country individually would commit to achieve a minimum of 85% of the AFTA-related products with tariffs of 0-5 per cent by the year 2000; to a minimum of 90% by the year 2001; and by 2002, for all products, with flexibility.
The ASEAN maritime transport sector undoubtedly is expected to play a major role in ASEAN's economic integration, brought about by the growing interdependence of ASEAN with the global markets and in line with the accelerated implementation of AFTA. Its contribution will increase, as the essential function of trade is inseparable from the movement of goods. Thus, concerted and collective action is necessary for all the ASEAN member countries to have a well-developed transport infrastructure, to include a well-established and functioning ports and shipping network, as an integral part of an efficient trading system in an integrated regional economy.
October 17th, 1999|Statement & Communiques|

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Dating Expert Courteney Kay Reveals New Matchmaking Site Single Angelenos Need to Use – and Why Companies Like Grouper Fail to Succeed
Another day, another development to help us poor, single Angelenos find true love. But while the likes of Tinder and Hinge are much more casual, Dating Ring, a New York and San Francisco-based site that just became available in Los Angeles and Boston, provides in-depth curated matches for its customers by actual certified matchmakers.
I recently chatted with courting expert (and Dating Ring CA Regional Coordinator and Executive Matchmaker) Courteney Kay, a USC grad-turned-SF-resident who has been working in the dating field for as long as she can remember. Courteney, who was inspired after meeting her fiance years ago on Match.com, tells skyelyfe she's "always been a human connector type who would throw parties and introduce people."
Getting her start producing dating events in Orange County, Courteney eventually moved up north, where she began working at Grouper (more on that below).
The lucky-in-love lady shares her excitement about Dating Ring's L.A. launch and notes that a big selling point right now is the one month free that new users get.
Read on for more about this exciting new tool, Courteney's fascinating career journey to where she is now and what her thoughts are on other online dating sites and apps:
SL: So, how exactly does the matching work on Dating Ring?
CK: Users get matches sent to them either once a month or four times a month depending on which subscription plan they sign up for. Paid users take priority in matching, but there is also a free option which sends out some matches, but is not as consistent or guaranteed. Every user has a matchmaker who actually reviews all of the matches and will say yes or no to send them out and basically give a little note out about why they're sending them as a match. The notes will say something like, "Hey, I just want to let you know that I wanted to match you up with Joe because you guys both have a love of organic food and yoga and both love to read and attend personal development conferences." You'll be able to see the others user's photos and basic demographic information such as height and age. With each match, it'll give the user the opportunity to send the matchmaker feedback. It's kind of like the anti-Tinder in the sense that there's a lot more behind-the-scenes going on with the actual matching and compatibility.
SL: Once a first-time user's free month is up, what's next?
CK: You get one match per week on a paid subscription and the pricing varies depending on if you go month-to-month or sign up for a longer 3-month or 6-month package. It's similar to how other online dating sites do it.
It's $60/month for one matchmaker-curated match per week if you're month-to-month, $40/month if you're on a three-month package or $30/month if you're on a six-month package.
It's a similar price point to an actual online dating site, but in this case, the matchmakers are able to curate the experience and it's a lot less of that whole cat and mouse game and browsing through profiles. It's more about quality over quantity and simplifying your life!
SL: What was your experience like working at Grouper? I went on a few of those dates with friends and we ended up with the most bizarre matches!
CK: Grouper had a lot of issues. Either they're totally done or they've very much declined. The way they did matching wasn't super [effective]. I don't think they focused a lot on the actual matching. People wanted to try it out, but once you have those first one or two drink dates that don't provide much value for you, people are pretty over it. When I was working there, it was pretty obvious that something needed to be done about the matching to improve things. There were plans to do so, but it took a lot longer to get going than I expected.
It was really heavy on the marketing. When people would sign up for a certain night on Grouper under the guise of a great match, it would be like everyone who signed up for that night would get funneled into one night and then the best possible match would be picked from there. The filtering or curating of the matches didn't start as early as it should have been. Also, it was very hard for us to know what the wing-women or men were going to be like and who was actually going to show up, since this information was often not completed by the user or changed around last minute. So, sometimes you'd have like a 35-year-old with a 25-year-old. You can see how it could get all sorts of crazy and that made it difficult to keep everyone happy.
SL: What are your thoughts on some of the other blind dating avenues?
CK: I think OKCupid has done one of the best jobs as far as algorithm and really getting to know its users and stuff like that, but the problem is there is no real barrier to entry. There's just everything. It isn't super curated, so it can get a little bit spammy as a girl. You get so many messages from so many people and a lot of them you're just like, "No way!" The nice thing about paid sites is it kind of ups the quality bar. Tinder is obviously huge, but it doesn't really give you any insight to someone. We just feel like you need to have a little bit more to go off of before you go on a date with someone.
SL: What happens when you have a client with really high standards or someone who really can't seem to match up with anyone?
CK: A lot of the work is not just the matchmaking. There's a lot of coaching involved. A huge part is telling someone what their expectations should be like, and basically being able to relay how realistic those are. When people want a more tailored and customized coaching and matchmaking experience, that is when we have them try out our premium matchmaking service only available in New York and San Francisco at this time.
SL: The matchmaking field sounds so fun and interesting. How does a person land such a career?
CK: The best way to start working in the dating space is to demonstrate you have a passion for it because the hours can be long and it's definitely a certain skill you have to have. For me, it kind of started with doing online dating management and helping with peoples' photos and that kind of stuff. And then it kind of carried over into running a community and hosting speed dating events for a year. Then I started my own singles events in Orange County. And then I started working with Grouper and then Dating Ring. I also wrote dating advice for a website called Made Woman magazine, so I kind of think all of those experiences led people to be like, "Okay, this girl really wants to work in this space." There's no school for it.
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Jerri Allyn, Mariel Carranza, Simone Gad, Candice Lin, Carol McDowell, Nancy Popp, Christine Suarez, Paige Tighe
We invite you to join us at Pieter, a new performance dance space in Lincoln Heights, on the evening of May 27th to witness an evening of live art meditations. NOR OR brings together eight women artists, Jerri Allyn, Mariel Carranza, Simone Gad, Candice Lin, Carol McDowell, Nancy Popp, Christine Suarez, and Paige Tighe to re-search and re-imagine movement, meditation, art, and ritual within the contexts of their own established personal practices. Like Linda Montano before us, we have been inspired to focus this evening's work on the transformative energies and poetic metaphors of the charkas. Balancing on the borders of art and spirit, we will perform these individual actions collectively in one room by candlelight on the night of the full moon.
Biographies:
JERRI ALLYN is a practicing Quaker who attends meditation services that seek the light within all. She has also explored chakras and yoga for several years. Inspired by Carol McDowell, she is looking forward to investigating these energy centers with others on this full moon. MA, Art and Community, Goddard College, VT, USA. Artist. Educator. Scholar. Founding member of The Waitresses and Sisters of Survival, collaborative performance art groups. Internationally exhibited. Rockefeller Foundation Residency, Italy; International Lila Wallace Readers Digest Fellowship, Mexico; National Endowment for the Arts; among others.
MARIEL CARRANZA treats her body as material to detach from its physical limitations. Her concerns with the transformation of living matter has led her to labor continuously on a number of art works as if tending to a living being. Surrendering to the course the materials take when left unfixed, her sculptural works challenge the notion of time limitations. Carranza received her MFA from UCLA and has exhibited at LACE, Sea and Space, Mexico City, Highways, Track 16, Glasgow, Scotland and more.
SIMONE GAD, born in Brussels, Belgium to holocaust survivor parents from Poland, has been showing in museums and galleries for 40 years. She is also a performance artist and union actor with co-starring and lead roles in film, television, commercials and theatre. Ms. Gad is represented by L2kontemporary in Chinatown Los Angeles, where an upcoming solo show of her work will be presented June 26 – July 24. She is a member of Gawdafful Theater, directed by Asher Hartman, performing for the DreamIn at the Hammer Museum, The Bad Thing at Sea and Space Gallery, and the lead role in Hartman's performance art film Cougars, which is playing at Migrating Forums in NYC on May 22nd. Simone is also a 6 times grants recipient and is a listed artist with the following: Grants: Gottlieb Foundation-NYC 2002, Change Inc-Robert Rauschenberg Foundations-Captiva, FL, Artists Fellowship Inc-NYC 2007, CRA-Banners-Los Angeles 1986, Women's Building honorarium-Los Angeles 1986, and New Orleans Museum of Contemporary Art-LA 1984; and Publications: Lyn Kienholz L.A. Artists Encyclopedia circa 1944/1979, Davenport Encyclopedia 2009/2010, National Portrait Gallery-Smithsonian Museum of Art-Washington, DC, and Molly Barnes Collects, Molly Barnes-How To Get Hung.
CANDICE LIN received her MFA in New Genres at the San Francisco Art Institute in 2004 and her double BA in Visual Arts and Art Semiotics at Brown University in 2001. Lin's work has been exhibited widely in Los Angeles, including Chung King Project, Luckman Gallery at California State University Los Angeles, the Torrance Art Museum, Guggenheim Gallery at Chapman College, China Art Objects, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Happy Lion, Armory Center for the Arts, Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery, Betalevel, and the Los Angeles Tom Bradley Airport. She has also exhibited at the New York Underground Film Festival, Lisa Dent Gallery (SF), Milliken Gallery (Stockholm), Valenzuela Y Klenner Arte Contemporaneo (Bogota), and at Kino Lab at the Ujazdowski Castle (Warsaw). She is a cofounder and director of the artist space, Monte Vista in East Los Angeles and has taught drawing and printmaking at the San Francisco Art Institute, Self-Help Graphics, Marlborough School, and Chaffey College. Lin was awarded a 2010 Banff Artist Residency (Canada), a 2009 Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, and a CESTA Artist Residency in 2004 (Czech Republic).
CAROL McDOWELL is an interdisciplinary movement artist and scholar. Her work has been presented most recently at Anatomy Riot, Diavolo, Highways, High Energy Constructs, the Skirball Cultural Center, and Wedge at the old Women's Building. Commissions and grants include the National Dance/Media Fellowship, Asia Pacific Performance Exchange, Makasar Arts Forum, Indonesian Dance Festival, Djerassi Foundation, Colorado Council of the Arts, Island Dance Festival, Working in the Kitchen, DIA Art Foundation, Dance Theater Workshop, Jerome Foundation, and Performance Space 122. She received her BA/Dance from Bennington College, and MFA/Dance, PhD (abd)/Culture and Performance from UCLA. Continuing the series of chakra dances she began in Flora Weigman's Pleiades Project, she will perform small gestures and songs for the ether: deer dies for sound. Carol is honored to have this brilliant collective join her for this experimental evening.
NANCY POPP works with performance, video and photography. Her projects investigate the body as subject and sculptural object and the risk and vulnerability of serious play. She has shown with the Art Institute of Chicago, the Armory Center for the Arts, the University of Redlands, the Getty Center and in a variety public sites throughout the United States. She has also performed with Corpus Delecti's Butoh Performance Lab and the LA Art Girls. A native of Los Angeles, she received her BFA at Art Center College of Design and her MFA at the San Francisco Art Institute. She lives and works in Los Angeles.
CHRISTINE SUAREZ is a choreographer, performer and educator. She is thrilled to sharing space with these women tonight. She holds an MFA from UCLA's Department of World Arts and Cultures. Her work has been seen in Los Angeles at REDCAT, Highways Performance Space, and Anatomy Riot; in NYC at PS 122, Danspace Project, HERE and Joyce SoHo. Her latest work Wet Spots was a site-specific work at the Venice Beach Eco Cottages that explored the subject of female orgasm.
PAIGE TIGHE is an artist working in video, performance, and any media that feels appropriate to speak about consciousness specifically through her female body. She has an MFA from Otis College of Art and Design in Public Practice and has worked as production manager for the past nine months in Laton, CA on a community revitalization project with Suzanne Lacy. She dances on buses to break up social codes of economy. Paige hopes to continue to make art that speaks to ideas of community and to the spiritual realm of public space. She will be cleansing her chakras in hopes of starting a new chapter of her life with a relaxed disposition.
For the month of January, all month long, when you register for class through our website we welcome you to share your confirmation email with a friend. Spread the word, share in movement. Start the year off by giving the gift of Pieter to someone who doesn't know us yet! For the month of January, all month long, when you register for class through our website we welcome you to share your confirmation email with a friend. Spread the word, share in movement. Start the year off by giving the gift of Pieter to someone who doesn't know us yet!


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DARK SIDE OF THE RING: BENOIT -- A Tragic True-Crime Tale
Review by Dan Skip Allen
The world of wrestling has its highs and lows. The toll that being the best in the ring and an entertainer out of the ring year after year can be a detriment. Trying to compensate for the pain and suffering can be hard. Drugs, painkillers, and steroids are quite often the solution until they become the cause of the problems. Chris Benoit was dealing with a lot of pain after the death of his long time friend from both in the ring and out of the ring, Eddie Guerrero. All of this caused him to do the unthinkable, kill his wife and young son in their home in Atlanta, Georgia.
Chris Benoit was a big fan of wrestling ever since he was a little kid. He idolized Thomas Billington, who would later become The Dynamite Kid. This would get him to become a wrestler. He would wrestle in various wrestling organizations including New Japan Wrestling. He was considered one of the hardest working wrestlers in the business and became known for using one of the most realistic styles. This led him to rivalries and later friendships with Eddie Guererro, Dean Malenko, and Chris Jericho.
After being pushed out of the spotlight because of their size, Chris, Dean, Eddie, and Chris all left WCW and joined WWF (World Wrestling Federation) now WWE. They all would reach the heights of their careers. Everything seemed great for these guys until Eddie started on a downward spiral from painkillers which would lead to his death. The death of Eddie was the final straw that sent Chris over the edge. In 2007, Chris Beniot would deliberately murder his wife Nancy and their son in their Fayetteville, Georgia home. He then hung himself from his weights, committing suicide. Was this roid rage or was this tragic event premeditated? That is the biggest question.
Talking heads, including David Benoit (Chris's son), Chris Jericho, Jim Ross, Vicky Guerrero (Eddie's Wife), Dean Malenko, Chavo Guerrero (Eddie's Brother), and Sandra Toffoloni (Nancy Benoit's sister) lend their opinions to the two-part documentary. Usually, too many talking heads can be a detriment to a good documentary. This one had a lot of archival footage from back in the early days of Benoit's career through WCW and WWF. This footage, combined with the talking heads painted a very vivid portrait of this story. This is one of the best documentaries of its kind. Vice went the extra length to get the most incisive and informative information available about this man and the world he inhabited.
As a wrestling fan from way back in the 1980s, I can say this story was as tragic for me as it was for the world. I was not surprised to see this happen though because the wrestling world has had many tragic deaths throughout its existence. From suicides to drug overdoses to death by enlarged heart, death has been a regular occurrence in this world. Benoit was one of my favorite wrestlers until that tragic weekend in Atlanta. Benoit, Guerrero and Jericho and the like will always be the best the business had to offer. This business will never see guys like this ever again. It's not the most popular opinion because he murdered his wife and son, but I will always love Benoit as a wrestler and entertainer.
Dark Side of the Ring airs on Viceland on Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT.
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When I was pregnant with my son a few years ago, I really wanted to capture my bump on a weekly basis so that I could watch it grow and grow. On a weekly basis, I would grab my DSLR and tripod, hang my faux brick backdrop, set the self timer, and do a few poses in front of the back drop. Looking back at the bump photos, it's so fun to see how much my baby bump grew and grew during the 41 weeks that I was pregnant.
When I found out I was pregnant for the second time, we were living in a new house with a porch that I absolutely loved (and still love so much). I thought it would be fun to have my weekly baby bump photos taken on the porch.
I took a bar stool from our kitchen and placed it on the porch. I then took a lantern from our porch's table and placed it on top of the stool. Next, I took a book from my son's playroom and put it on top of the lantern. I propped my phone against a candle that was placed on top of my son's book. Why the stool, lantern, and book? I needed height. Why not just ask my husband to take the photos instead of setting up the stool/lantern/book tower? Because I didn't want to be an inconvenience. I wanted to take these photos on my time and not be rushed.
Almost every week, I would arrange my tower, set the self timer (it helped to have my phone's volume turned up so that I could hear the countdown and know when my phone was getting close to snapping the photo), and do a few poses.
What were the common themes when it came to taking my pregnancy bump photos?
Pick a theme and stick with it. For my first born, it was the brick wall background. For my second born, it was the porch.
Use height. You don't want photos taken from the low looking up because those photos aren't flattering. Whether you use a tripod or another apparatus to get height, you'll want to make sure your photos are straight on in order to get an accurate view of the bump.
Figure out a stance. For me, my stance was to look down and hold my bump.
Here are the pregnancy bump photos that I took when I was pregnant with my second baby.
What are some of your favorite pregnancy bump photos?


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Authors Abroad's joyful rebrand takes a leaf out of kid's books
Authors Abroad is all about storytelling. The organisation works with schools around the UK and beyond, helping them to book author, poet and illustrator visits that keep kids inspired.
Influenced by the wondrous world of children's books, Authors Abroad now has new, vibrant branding that celebrates the possibilities of language. The project was handled by Smiths Workshop, a design studio based in the north of England, and is designed to help the brand "tell its own story", namely through clever use of typography.
"The world of children's literature is fun, exciting and inspiring so we were after a font for the brand that had plenty of playful personality to it without getting too jokey," the studio's Founder Jimmy Smith tells us. "A lot of fonts we looked at were either too straight or a bit over the top. The idea of creating a custom font that answered the brief and was unique to Authors Abroad went down really well with their team."
"We played around with creating letters inspired by the weird and wonderful characters you find within any great kid's book. Sharper edges for baddies contrast nicely with over rounded descenders for goodies," he explains. Literature went on to play a significant role in shaping the most eye-catching element of the new font. "Good stories or poems have a fun, playful twist – something we interpreted quite literally within the letters. This gave the letters a handwritten feel too, which picked up nicely on illustrators being part of the Authors Abroad offering."
Smith explains that the custom font creates a connection between the different parts of the Authors Abroad business, namely its Able Days event series and the publishing arm of the brand, Caboodle Books. "It was a lot of fun coming up with different shapes for the characters, but it did become a balancing act between something that gave us plenty of personality and something that was easy enough to read both in print and onscreen," Smith adds.
Building on the pink found in the previous Authors Abroad identity, Smiths Workshop developed a broad, punchy colour scheme that enhances the fun nature of the new typeface, Bonkers. "The custom font brought a lot of personality to the brand, and we wanted the colour palette to complement it, not fight with it," Smith says.
At the heart of the new identity is language, so much so that the quirky characters are actually formed out of letters. "We liked the idea that a whole brand world could evolve from the custom font," explains Smith. "The individual symbols can be used to create fun graphic patterns. Letters and symbols can be turned into faces. Eyes and mouths (taken from the font's punctuation marks) can be added to the letters to create characters – giving them a whole new personality of their own."
"Originally the characters were going to take more of a back seat, but the team at Authors Abroad were keen for these to serve, quite literally, as the face of the new brand," he adds. "And of course, the characters needed somewhere to live. We gave them a series of bright and beautiful scenes as playful and adventurous as the books they were inspired by."
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Marshmallow, or small-flowered mallow, has become a more prevalent weed in cropping districts over the years. It has always been a difficult weed to control, with an extensive taproot that persists despite hard grazing and cultivation. So ensuring a full kill is essential for a long-term result. Dow AgroSciences has been a leader in marshmallow control for many years with Starane™ Advanced herbicide. Now Pixxaro™ herbicide with Arylex™ active has been registered. With a better spectrum to Starane Advanced, Arylex active gives Pixxaro extra power on key weeds such as marshmallow, volunteer legumes, thistles and deadnettle without the re-cropping issues to many crops.
A trial at Breeza, NSW, last year compared efficacy of various fallow treatments across a range of weeds, including caltrop, Boggabri weed, deadnettle, milk thistle and liverseed grass. The trial (below) clearly shows the superiority of Pixxaro over Starane Advanced as a fallow herbicide. Control of both treatments are improved with the addition of glyphosate (450 g IPA) at 1.6 L/ha.
A similar trial was conducted early 2017 by the Landmark Esperance agronomy team who tested a range of new herbicides on marshmallow. The marshmallow was consistent across the paddock and had survived a summer knock of 1.2 L glyphosate 450 + 350 mL Ester 680, so the weeds were large (5-20 cm) with a well-developed tap root; this situation would normally require more than a one pass strategy to gain acceptable control.
All treatments were compared as a single application, at 7, 21 and 42 days after application. The Group G contact herbicide Sharpen® gave the best results at 7 days as expected, but required the higher 34 g rate to achieve 100% control. The Pixxaro treatments were the only other treatments to achieve 100% control; being a Group I, translocated chemistry, complete death was not observed until the 42 day rating.
As with most herbicides, best results are achieved with Pixxaro when weeds are small and actively growing, not subject to stress (water, heat, herbicide or insect damage). In fallow, Pixxaro should always be applied with a minimum of 1.4 L glyphosate (450 g/L IPA); refer to the glyphosate label for the correct rate for the situation, the recommended rate of ammonium sulphate and surfactant.
Pixxaro has short plantback periods to both summer and winter cereals as well as canola and is rainfast in 1 hour. It has a premier proprietary solvent package; it does not contain any petroleum distillates, which results in a non-volatile formulation with low odour and an exceptional toxicological package. As an emulsifiable concentrate (EC) is it easy to pour, measure, mix and dilute. The 20 L pack will treat 33-100 ha, depending on the rate used.
"Pixxaro has a great fit, particularly in cropping areas with hard-to-kill weeds, such as marshmallow. Its ability to also be used in fallow this summer and again over winter adds flexibility of use often not available to growers in this segment" summarised Mr Dan Dixon, Cereals Portfolio Manager for Dow AgroSciences.


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Aggression and Depression Assessed Through Art: Using Draw-A-Story to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk
Rawley Silver
Reference - 204 Pages - 97 B/W Illustrations
ISBN 9780203997918 - CAT# RUE913X
July 5, 2005 by Routledge
A study of more than two hundred children using Rawley Silver's draw a story test showed a strong correlation between aggression or depression and certain types of artistic narratives; meanwhile, unbeknownst to Silver, a pair of Russian therapists were using Silver's assessment tests in a similar fashion with Russian children and achieving similar results.
Aggression and Depression Assessed Through Art: Using Draw-A-Story to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk came about as a result of these studies, but the book's scope goes beyond the numbers to investigate the connections between a child's expression through drawing and his violent behavior. The text, written mostly by Silver but with chapters contributed by therapists from both the United States and Russia, compares drawings by children who have already exhibited violent behavior with those who have not, thus exploring the potential of the test for use as an early identifier of children and adolescents at risk for depression or inappropriate aggression. Other chapters examine the changes in emotional state revealed by a child's responses to standard art assessment tests, as well as the cross-cultural applications of Silver's tests. Silver is recognized as one of the earliest developers of art therapy in the United States, and by providing mental health professionals with a tool to help identify and treat disturbed children this book represents yet another of her major contributions to the field.
Pfeiffer, Foreword. List of Figures. List of Tables. Part I: Previous Studies. Silver, Introduction. Problems of Aggression. Problems of Depression. Objectives and Procedures. Studies of Aggression, Depression, and the Role of Art. Aggression. Depression. The Role of Art. Observations by Neuroscientists. Art Therapy. Observations by Art Therapists. Art Therapists Who Used the DAS Assessment. Draw A Story, Screening for Depression. The Instrument. Why DAS was Developed and How it Evolved. Overview of DAS Studies. Reliability. Validity. Clinical Depression. Age and Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward Self and Others. Comparing Adolescents With and Without Emotional Disturbances. Observations and Questions. The Pilot Study. Procedures. Results. Observations. Questions Raised by the Findings. Part II: The Current Studies. Rating Scales Used in the Current Studies. Emotional Content. Self-image. The Use of Humor. Earwood, Fedorko, Montanari, Holzman, Response Drawings and Histories of Aggressive Students. Strongly Negative Emotional Content. Strongly Negative Self-images. Moderately Negative Self-images. Ambiguous or Ambivalent Self-images. Powerful and Assaultive Self-images. Moderately Negative to Moderately Positive Emotional Content. Summary. Silver, Comparing Aggressive and Control Groups, Subgroups, and Individuals. Differences in Emotional Content and Self-image. Depression. Reactive Aggression. Predatory Aggression. The Use of Humor. Male Responses. Female Responses. Observations. Fedorko, Montanari, Changes and Consistencies in the Emotional States of Aggressive and/or Depressed Students. Larry. Lanette. Victoria. Greg. Leroy. George. Joseph. Summary and Implications. Kopytin, Svistovskaya, Sventsitskaya, Fantasizing about Violence in Responses to the Draw a Story Task by Russian Children, Adolescents, and Adults. Children and Adolescents in Delinquent and Control Groups. Adult Psychiatric Patients in Delinquent and Control Groups. Silver, Part III: Summary and Implications. Summary and Implications. Children and Adolescents at Risk for Harming Others. Predatory Aggression. The Use of Humor. Reactive Aggression. Identifying Those at Risk. Children and Adolescents at Risk for Harming Themselves. Consistencies and Changes in Emotional States. Gender Differences and Similarities. Cultural Differences and Similarities. Differences Between Clinical and Control Group. Similarities Between Clinical and Control Groups. Research and Practice. Procedures for Identifying Students at Risk. Suggestions for Further Study. References. Index.


This guide answers questions ranging from "What is OpenACH?" to "How do I use it?" and "Where do I start?" It even covers some of the most basic concepts of ACH, the terminology, and how to become an ACH originator with your local bank.
This guide covers topics such as basic structure of the application, how the code is organized, how to extend the system, and how to integrate other websites/webapps with OpenACH to use it as a payment gateway and/or allow your customers to see their payment schedules. This guide assumes you have a basic understanding of what OpenACH is and how it is used to process payments. If you are at all unclear on these basics, first refer to the OpenACH User Guide.


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Pre-Match Interview with Albion Til We Die
In what is fast becoming a pre-Midland's derby ritual, MOMS chats with Mark Thomas of West Brom website Albion Til We Die about the forthcoming match. Since the 2-2 game at the Hawthorns, Albion got rid of both their manager Steve Clarke and also Shane Long, who scored both the Baggies goals in the first game. The mid-week clash is a big game for both clubs, as both will be trying to put some daylight between themselves and the relegation pack below them.
MOMS: Straight after the 2-2 game at the Hawthorns, both teams went on a four-game losing streak in December. Lambert is still here, but Steve Clarke isn't. From the outside, it looked like a ridiculous decision, although you did tell me your chairman had a touch of Deadly Doug about him. How did you view it?
ATWD: I was slightly surprised he wasn't given a few games longer to try and turn things around but it wasn't a major shock. Most neutrals did seem surprised by the decision but performances and results had been poor for 12 months so something had to give sooner or later. Clarke didn't help himself either by criticising the club's transfer dealings during the summer so I'm sure Jeremy Peace was waiting for the first opportunity.
What was the reaction to Pepe Mel's appointment? It's very early days yet, but have their been any promising signs?
I think the manager search had dragged on so long fans were just glad to have a new man installed. A few were disappointed with Mel's appointment, his track record isn't great and of course he is a virtual unknown outside Spain. To be fair to the club's board though, there wasn't a great deal of choice out there, especially in the market we would have been looking at, ie out of work and cheap.
Mel himself has come across as a decent enough guy and very passionate. He also talks a good game and if he can put into practice what he preaches it could be an exciting time to be an Albion fan. Time will tell.
What's the current mood like amongst West Brom fans considering the manager incident, league position and also losing Shane Long?
It's fairly downbeat at the moment although the performance against Everton in the last game has raised hopes that brighter things are around the corner.
After the last game, we're quite happy not to see Shane Long again (although we'll have a better defence this time). Is he a loss for the Baggies? Especially when you consider he went to a newly promoted team.
I think the majority of Albion fans would agree it was the correct decision to sell Long. His good games have been few and far between over the last couple of years, something that can be traced back to the Alan Hutton 'incident' at Villa Park. Whether the injury he suffered took away a little bit of pace, or the edge off his game I don't know but he's currently a shadow of the player he was. Considering his form, goalscoring record and the fact he's out of contract in 18 months there was no way we could turn down £7million.
Can you see anything happening transfer-wise for West Brom before the deadline?
I'm expecting a couple of loans to come in, probably a striker and a defender and both probably players we've never heard of. There's been talk of bids for Jordan Rhodes and Danny Ings but I can't see that in a million years. Our chairman is probably still recovering from spending (wasting) £12million in the summer.
The league table is certainly shaping up to be a league of top halves, with all the teams from Villa in 10th, downwards, separated by just six points. Are you confident West Brom can survive a relegation battle royale?
I'm not entirely confident to be honest. At the moment we just can't seem to find any form or produce the right results, teams around us are though. The squad we've got are certainly better than our league position suggests but it counts for nothing if we can't pick up enough points. A lot will depend on how quick Mel can get his ideas over to the players and of course it also depends on how good those ideas actually are.
In November, you had Albion to finish above Villa by four or so places. Still confident of that happening?
Hmmm… ask me after Wednesday's game!
Highlight of the season?
No question about it, the 2-1 win at Old Trafford back in September although the result doesn't look quite so good now with how United are struggling for results.
Lowlight of the season?
I think the one that stands out is the penalty award in the last seconds away at Chelsea. Blatant cheating by Ramires and total incompetence by Andre Mariner robbed us of what would have been an even bigger result than the United one.
Player of the season so far?
No one has been fantastic, in fact it's fair to say the majority of players have failed to produce what they are capable of this season but the two players that have been most consistent are the defensive duo of Billy Jones and Gareth McAuley. Both rarely have bad games but if I had to stick my neck out and pick one it would be Jones, he's often been our best attacking outlet in games despite being our right-back!
Any player been particularly disappointing?
I think the most obvious one is Nicolas Anelka for a number of reasons. Whilst I don't think anyone was expecting him to bang in 20 goals a season we did expect more from him. He did actually have probably his best game for the club last time out against Everton but of course that's all been overshadowed by his goal 'celebration' against West Ham last month.
Premier League Champions?
I think I've said Manchester City all along so I'll stick with them.
Relegated?
Fulham and Sunderland can't seem to get going and Cardiff seem to be going backwards, I'll go for those three.
Considering Villa's woeful home form, do you think Albion will fancy their chances or are you going to predict a draw again?!
I really hope I'm wrong but I can see a Villa victory. I've got a feeling the way Mel wants us to play might just suit Villa and the pace of your strikers. If you score first it might well be game over.
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Coca-Cola paid sponsorship of Miami Beach may be bottled up
Written by Rebecca San Juan on July 16, 2019
City of Miami Beach corporate sponsor Coca-Cola may face consequences for its plastics use. Commissioner Ricky Arriola plans to rally commissioners this week to terminate the city's contract with Coca-Cola, all for the sake of reducing plastic waste.
Coca-Cola serves as the City of Miami Beach corporate sponsor. The company pays $325,000 per year for sponsorship rights. Coca-Cola has exclusive jurisdiction over soda vending machines on city-owned property and is the exclusive sponsor for city property for events. Those rights include organizations planning special events within the city – picture the Food and Wine Festival – requesting approval from Coca-Cola before moving forward.
Commissioner Arriola calls the $325,000 deal a bad economic contract. For one thing, the city annually purchases 22,500 cases of plastic bottles filled with beverages from Coca-Cola at an average price around $15 – about $350,000 worth of Coke products.
But he says the most important reason to terminate the contract as soon as possible – ahead of its Dec. 31, 2021, expiration date – is to improve the environment.
"The number-one beneficiary of this is the environment," Mr. Arriola said. "If you look at just the city contract we have to buy 22,500 cases of Coke product. If that's 24 bottles per case, that's hundreds of thousands of bottles that ostensibly will not end up in our storm drains, in our bays and landfills."
The attempt to terminate the contract with Coca-Cola comes on the heels of a series of steps the city is taking to prioritize the environment.
"The city for the better part of a year or so has really been stepping up its efforts with respect to leadership in environmental causes and awareness," Mr. Arriola said. "One of the things that we've been branding ourselves as is being plastic free. One of our official hashtags is #plasticfreeMB. Not too long ago we passed legislation on plastic straws in city-owned properties and city events."
Corporate America, by way of Coca-Cola, seems like the logical next step, says Mr. Arriola. The company is one of the largest environmental polluters, producing about 200,000 plastic bottles per minute, he said.
Coca-Cola and the City of Miami Beach may find a way to meet in the middle. Mr. Arriola is open to standing by the contract should Coca-Cola offer a more environmentally-friendly packaging for its products. He is happy to consider fountain drinks, glass bottles, paper products or another biodegradable package.
Mr. Arriola said he hopes his initiative will inspire other cities to follow suit.
"I am well aware that this is a small step in the scheme of things, but you've got to start somewhere, and if enough consumers and enough municipalities take similar steps corporate America will wake up and start figuring out different ways of packaging their product that are more environmentally friendly," Mr. Arriola said. "Miami Beach, while it is a small city, it is a city that has worldwide spotlight. People will take notice through our actions."
The discussion this week is a first reading but will not return for a second reading since it is a decision and not an ordinance.
The decision to terminate the contract will need to be on the basis of a cause or buyout.
"There is no provision for termination of convenience," Mr. Arriola said. "If we were to terminate the contract it would either have to be for cause or some kind of buyout. In the event that we terminate for convenience, we would have to figure out what the buyout is and, looking at the economics, I think it's going to be a wash because, while they wouldn't have to pay us the annual sponsorship, we wouldn't have to buy these cases from them every year."
The discussion will also focus on the immediate next steps forward should the City of Miami Beach decide to cancel its deal. Commissioners would have to decide on the timeframe by which to terminate the contract and notify Coca-Cola. The notification would force commissioners to formulate a reason.
"If we are saying it's for cause we would have to identify what cause," Mr. Arriola said. "If we are saying not for cause, then we would have to negotiate what the remedies would be and that would be subject to negotiation."
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The MT VOID is one of the longest running fanzines with one of the longest runs. It was founded as a newsletter for the science fiction club at Bell Laboratories, known as the MT HOLZ Science Fiction Society, founded in late 1978 by Mark and Evelyn Leeper. That society's first members were largely from three Bell facilities in New Jersey, Middletown (mail designation MT), Holmdel (HO), and Lincroft (LZ). The club notice was named MT VOID (pronounced "empty void.") The MT VOID notice in months went weekly. In spite of no longer being affiliated with any parent organization, the VOID remains a weekly fanzine. In 2012 it published its 1700th issue. The fanzine features a weekly editorial by Mark Leeper, a reading column by Evelyn, film and book reviews, comments, and general discussion on a wide range of subjects. Evelyn's writing has been nominated for fan writing Hugo awards twelve times.


mobility scooters, are not just a fast way to get from one place to an other for people who can no longer walk long distances. these vehicles are life savers, literally purchasing a power scooter, can give them back freedom and independence again.
if you or someone you know, is having trouble getting to the grocery store. no longer plans vacations, because of the amount of walking involved or just have trouble getting around the house. you should consider trying a mobility scooter.
through this article I will try my best, to help you find the one that fits you best from this Top seven best lightweight travel mobility scooters. regardless of whether you're looking for the budget option, or just looking for the best one out there.
I've did my research on my own. for each product, and company and I've gathered this list using the experience i have on, and getting in touch with people that have really tested these items, to make this review unbiased, and helpful for everyone. so if you're interested to know what mobility scooter, will work best for you. keep reading!
this lightweight travel mobility scooters form drive mechanical, is ideal for you if you want good comfort. but also the ability to take the scooter apart and with you in your car. this model allows you to use it around the house, non-marking tires, outdoors or pack it up in the car, and head out on a road trip it can be disassembled into four pieces without much effort.
when taking into pieces, the heaviest part the front part of the scooter it weighs only 46 pounds. the hand controls on this scooter, make a great option for people with limited hand strength, ride in comfort instead of struggling to steer your chair. if you use your chair around the house a lot, and you don't want it to be marking up the floors, the tires on this model are easy on your floors, and also offer anti tip protection.
many travel scooters have a low weight capacity, to make them more portable. drive medical keeps the scooter portable while still making it accessible to people weighing up to 350 pounds. as for range you could take the Phoenix fore heavy duty on a cruise, for up to 15 miles on a single charge.
maybe the downside of this model, is the fact that it does not come with a headrest. so if you have neck problems, keep that in mind. if you're looking for maximum comfort, then I have some other suggestions here on the list.
to summarize if you're looking, for a solid all-around scooters that's good for both indoors and outdoors, as well as traveling, and taking with you in your car. then drive mechanical Phoenix fore HD heavy duty is your best choice.
lightweight which make it suitable for cruises, moving away.
can be disassembled into pieces easily.
powerful battery life up to 15 miles, depending on the some effective factors, like weight on it, and the road.
does not come with a headrest so if you have neck.
not for driving on gravel roads, I mean you can do it, but you should it carefully.
this is an other lightweight travel mobility scooters, that offers a great comfort. for the price this scooter comes completely assembled. so all you have to do, is plug it in, and charge the battery and then you're ready to go. the seat design, allows for easy on/off access. the controls are very intuitive, and its chair offers a smooth ride, even on a rough terrain.
this model really does offer it all, and is a great mobility scooter for you, if you're looking for maximum comfort, you can choose between the three, or four wheel design. if you need maneuverability, and tight spaces, you can go with the three wheel model. the four wheel model gives more stability.
this model comes standard, with a headlight for nighttime safety. since scooters are low to the ground, you want to make sure cars and bicycles can see you easily. this scooter seat is super comfortable, and offers a headrest for long trips, when you're ready to start it, easily folds down which can make a big difference. the controls are easy to see, and allow you to adjust the speed with a twist of the dial. and it has also a convenient battery indicator near the speed control.
it offers a maximum comfort.
comes with headlight for nighttime safety.
and has a battery indicator near the speed control.
High capacity of 300 lb. weight.
the battery bars aen't always accurate, ( Note, it's not about the battery life") but you just need understand basic of the issue, it might be the indicator of the battery.
quick summarize for you, shop riders Sun Runner isn't for you if you're looking for maximum portability. on the other hand, if you're looking for an all-around good quality power scooter with excellent comfort and easy of use, this is the model for you.
it's great outdoors, and can be one of best lightweight travel mobility scooters as well. with solid wheels, and an 8 inch turning radius. runs well over grass, and dirt. probably a bit bulky for indoor use, you might want to look at other three wheel models for indoor use. this scooter comes with an 18 inch seat, and 325 pounds weight capacity. making it not the most heavy-duty machine out there, but nevertheless.
it's a good choice for someone six foot tall, and more.. a new frame design easily disassembles into five lightweight pieces, for convenient transport and storage. with the charge of Portland tiller, convenient off-board dual voltage charger. and charge battery pack on board, or off board. and standard front LED lighting. includes two sets of easily changeable colored panels in red, and blue.
dual voltage charger can charge battery pack on-board or off-board Charger.
Good battery Speed 4 mph. 18 Ah.
and also they ship to 15 countries including Europe, Canada and South America.
to make a quick summarize for you: this is not the most heavy-duty, or fastest for miles per hour, nor is it the most lightweight and portable. but the S74 is praised for its great quality, and durability. good battery life and comfort.


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EDITORIAL: The Slave Syndrome
by Jason McQuinn • May 25, 2015
In the 1979 robbery of Kreditbanken at Norrmalmstorg – a square in Stockholm, Sweden – several bank employees were held hostage in the bank vault for most of a week during which time they began to increasingly identify with their captors. While their captors were under seige by police, the hostages went on to reject assistance from government agents. And after the captors were themselves captured by police the former hostages defended them. This example of abused victims becoming emotionally attached to their captors has since become widely known as the Stockholm Syndrome. It has been widely reported, studied and theorized to the point where it has nearly become a sociological cliché.
Identification with powerful figures has been a commonplace of life thoughout recorded history. Despite all delusions of modern social progress it is as fundamental to institutional functioning as it has ever been since the dawn of civilization. What is particularly unusual in the situation that unfolded in Stockholm was the rather quick switch from fearful hostages involuntarily cooperating with their captors under duress to fearful hostages voluntarily cooperating with their captors under duress. In a matter of days, a number of hostages went through huge changes – with some of these changes persisting well past the physical crisis of capture and confinement. (Including a later marriage between hostage and captor.) It was the quickness and unity of this conversion of identification that led to the naming of this type of situation. And its occasional, if rare, repetition around the world has kept awareness of the Stockholm Syndrome current.
More interesting – and far more revealing of the nature of modern civilization – than the rare episodic instances of Stockholm Syndrome-style dramas is the near-complete lack of attention paid to the huge importance of identification with powerful figures in the everyday functions of modern institutions, especially all of the institutions of moden enslavement. There may be little overt drama as the vast majority of people in contemporary societies grow in age, but fail to ever mature to the point where they can stand on their own two feet and make their own decisions about their world without feeling obsessively compelled to attach their identities to those of rich and powerful bullies. However, anyone perceptive enough to be concerned has to wonder how this situation can remain, not only unreported, unstudied and untheorized, but even unnamed in the current sensationally media-crazed culture.
[pullquote]In any society in which slavery was a rare or nonexistent institution it would be quite obvious that the Stockhom Syndrome is itself just a more rare and special case of a far more common, though equally perplexing, Slave Syndrome.[/pullquote] In any society in which slavery was a rare or nonexistent institution it would be quite obvious that the Stockhom Syndrome is itself just a more rare and special case of a far more common, though equally perplexing, Slave Syndrome. But in our society of modern slavery – in which this slavery cannot be officially acknowledged or named, recognizing the existence of the Slave Syndrome is also tabu. What is worse, even among those most libertarian of social critics, the anarchists, it can barely be named.
The Stockholm Syndrome is rare (and scandalous) because the situations in which it can occur (tiny prolonged hostage dramas) are also so rare. On the contrary, the Slave Syndrome is everywhere (and entirely unremarkable to its observers and victims) precisely because the situations in which it occurs (prolonged institutional hostage dramas) are ubiquitous and in a society of modern slavery, even those few slaves aware of their condition are not often eager to announce the fact of their enslavement.
What makes the Slave Syndrome even more invisible is the fact that it is far more the institutions of modern slavery than the particular persons who run them, that are now the powerful figures with which people most identify. The nearly unanimous belief in the substantial reality of imaginary, reified entities (like gods, Santa Claus, science, society, the state and laws) means that rather than identifications with actual living persons – although such identifications still remain common – most people now identify more closely with reified abstractions, and the institutions able to operate under the cover provided by mass-belief in these abstractions. Of course, these institutions in reality only consist in the sum of actions pursued by the people participating in the constitution and maintenance of their symbolic "existence." But this fact is lost on people who have learned to prefer the modern enslavement to abstractions to traditional forms of enslavement to persons.Thus the whole set of modern institutions of enslavement (hiding behind these abstractions) have become the primary contemporary incarnation of traditionally rich and powerful bullies. This is the central fact of modern civilization, the paradigm upon which the entire social world rests: a system of enslaving institutions, in which people have been trained from birth to participate and identify, while also being trained to call the various forms of this slavery "freedom."
Especially amongst the most depraved slaves to modern bullies – those who sing their praises the most strongly, continuously and publicly, the people who make up the modern mass media, one cannot possibly count the times that identifications with these bullies are repeated over and over and over. For those who haven't already gotten the message through exposure to parental submission and humiliation, or private and public schooling, the mass media (including social media) insist on telling us ad nauseam that we are beholden to "our government," "our military," "our businesses," "our police," "our laws" and on and on….
In a world of modern slavery in which slavery is invisible because liberty has been largely reduced to following laws and orders issued, not (for the most part at least) by particular persons, but ever increasingly by abstractions (incarnated by institutions), is modern slavery still slavery when there are fewer and fewer people left able and willing to point it out? That remains to be decided. Where do you stand?
We can each refuse idenfication with our enslavement by rebelling against it here and now at every opportunity. By refusing to let ourselves be encompassed in the silent consent implied whenever "we" or "our" includes the abstractions or institutions of modern slavery. It's "their" system, not "ours" or "mine." It's the system of those who continue to believe in it, not of those who genuinely fight it. If you identify with it, you're a part of it. The more you refuse identification with it the more its power is reduced by each and every one of us whenever we act on this refusal.
-Jason McQuinn


Google Chrome is a popular web browser. Not just web browsing, there are so many other things you can do with this. There are hundreds of extensions that you can use to make it more than just a browser. In this post, I am adding few remote desktop extensions. These extensions make it possible for you to connect other systems remotely and control it from your Chrome browser.
Remote Desktop Extensions are useful for people who are into technical support. You can also use it to help you friends and fix their computer problems remotely.
These are three best remote desktop extensions for Google Chrome you can try.
Chrome Remote Desktop is the easiest Chrome extension by Google. It makes it easy to connect to remote computers easily. It supports all major operating system including macOS and Linux.
After installing this Chrome extension, you can easily share your own computer with others or access their computer directly from your computer over the internet. This extension is provided by Google, so you can expect best experience and compatibility with this.
Teamviewer is the key player of remote desktop software. It is the most popular remote desktop software available for most of the platforms. It also launched its Google Chrome extension to make it easier to access a remote computer or give access of your computer to any other person.
Just download this extension in your browser and it will give you the ability of remote desktop.
Zoho Assist is another nice free Google Chrome extension that provides you the ability of remote desktop in your browser. Zoho is the popular business software development company.
This software adds a Chrome bar that requires your email. From this bar, you can get a link to share a session or join a session. It also guides you through all the steps. You can connect to remote desktop, view the remote screen, access and take control of remote keyboard and mouse.
Remote desktop is a good thing for most of the people to have. It is because we all have a good friend who can technically help us and we all face technical problems with computers almost every week. With Remote desktop extensions, you can quickly help or take help to resolve system issues. Try these 3 best remote desktop extensions and let us know what is best for you.