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How Much Cleaner are EVs?
For Tuesday 12 May 2020 provided by Ecoprofit.com.au (#letsfindsolutions)
Amid a global transport industry crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, a study from European Federation for Transport and Environment has added strength to the argument that EVs emit far less CO2 than internal combustion engine vehicles do over their lifetimes.
The UK not-for-profit said in its?report?that it had taken into account all relevant factors, including the carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the production of the electricity that feeds an EV as well as the emissions that accompany the extraction of mineral resources that go into EV batteries.
The main finding of the study was that on average, electric vehicles, at least those in Europe, emitted three times less carbon dioxide than internal combustion engine cars. However, the location seems to be quite important for the overall emission level, the authors noted.
"In the worst-case scenario, an electric car with a battery produced in China and driven in Poland still emits 22% less CO2 than diesel and 28% less than petrol," the authors wrote. "And in the best-case scenario, an electric car with a battery produced in Sweden and driven in Sweden can emit 80% less CO2 than diesel and 81% less than petrol."
What about Australia?
The emissions drop between EVs and internal combustion engines would be far more than European equivalents. Over the last three years, Australian motorists have paid an extra $1 billion in fuel costs because Australia does not have fuel efficiency (CO2 emissions) standards. This is despite the fact that 80% of the light vehicle market in the world is governed by emission standards. This includes India, US, EU, China, Korea and Canada.
Emissions from vehicles represent 21% of total carbon emissions for Australia. Emissions from vehicles have risen by 30% since 2000. The current Federal government has been negligent since it took power in 2013, by first reversing the plan in place to introduce fuel emission standards starting in 2015. The most efficient vehicles in Australia are far less efficient than fuel efficient vehicles from most parts of the globe. We are now in the precarious state of being susceptible to the overseas dumping of inefficient vehicles. With an increasing population, fuel emissions from vehicles are expected to accelerate.
Under the Climate Solutions Fund, Australia?s Federal Government?s response to climate change, there is a limb devoted supposedly to developing a national electric vehicle strategy to ensure a planned and managed transition to new vehicle technology and infrastructure so all Australians can reap the benefits. There are no defined plans on the table as of today towards a national EV strategy despite the Climate Solutions Fund being nearly a year old.
Plastic news:
Whilst?the coronavirus global pandemic grips the globe, stories of how nature is healing, waters running clearer, pollution levels dropping have made headlines. But all is probably not well in the world. In a recent discovery, scientists found the highest levels of microplastics ever recorded on the seafloor.
Sediments from the bottom of the ocean floor of the Tyrrhenian Sea, part of the Mediterranean Sea near Italy, showed up to 1.9 million plastic pieces per square metre. This discovery brings light to the fact that deep-sea currents act as a medium to carry the microplastics to hotspots, very similar to "garbage patches" which are visible on the surface in parts of the Pacific.
"These currents build what are called drift deposits; think of underwater sand dunes," explained Dr Ian Kane, who fronted the international team. "They can be tens of kilometres long and hundreds of metres high. They are among the largest sediment accumulations on Earth. They're made predominantly of very fine silt, so it's intuitive to expect microplastics will be found within them.?
These hotspots also attract marine life, becoming breeding ground for them, who are also particularly prone to micro-plastic ingestion – meaning that the fish you eat from the sea could be containing the very garbage you discarded.
Professor Elda Miramontes from the University of Bremen, Germany, who is a co-author on the?Science?journal paper describing the Mediterranean discovery, told BBC that the way to fight ocean plastic pollution has to be at the same pace that we are fighting the current global pandemic.
"We're all making an effort to improve our safety – changing our work life, or even stopping work. We're doing all this so that people are not affected by this sickness. We have to think in the same way when we protect our oceans," she?said.
Stuck-at-home online series
Are you stuck at home and twiddling your thumbs waiting to be able to get back to work? If so, why not spend time learning about carbon and energy management solutions for your workplace. Carbon Training International (CTI) introduces the Stuck-at-Home e-learning series.
You can easily enrol in one of our online webinar courses which include Carbon Offsetting, Carbon Accounting, Applied Energy Efficiency, Reducing Fleet Emissions and Strategic Carbon Management (https://co2ti.com/).
Be ready to walk-the-walk on carbon and energy management subjects of interest when you finally get back to your usual workplace. Choose your preferred course and course start date at co2ti.com and advance your Learning and Development. Extra course dates can be arranged.
?Grants/Subsidies/Funding ? R&D Tax Incentive
The R&D Tax Incentive is one part of the support available in Australia?s innovation system, deliberately targeted to businesses doing eligible R&D activities that meet the legislative requirements (as set out in the?Industry Research and Development Act 1986?and the?Income Tax Assessment Act 1997), rather than innovation in general.
Go to: https://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/research-and-development-tax-incentive/help-guides-and-resources for more information.
We will include details of benefits, eligibility and examples in following issues.
Eco-tip for the day ? Summary of cooling/heating tips
Insulate your ceiling, roof, walls and floors if possible
Seal drafts
Use the timer switch and set the thermostat to a sensible temperature.
Keep the system maintained and the filters clean to improve airflow and efficiency.
Close doors to rooms that you are not using (including the laundry and bathroom).
If you have windows or vents that are permanently open, keep the doors to these rooms closed.
Open curtains during the day to let in the winter sun. Close curtains at night to stop heat escaping
Use rugs or carpets on timber or slab floors.
Consider double-glazing to insulate windows.
Cover the tops of curtains with pelmet boxes to reduce heat loss through glass windows.
Dress appropriately to stay warm.
Shade windows from the summer sun. Deciduous trees can be an attractive way to shade windows, walls and your roof.
Close curtains to keep heat out when the sun is on the windows.
Keep windows shut in the hottest parts of the day.
Open up your home to breezes when it's cool outside.
Make the most of natural airflow by opening low-positioned windows to bring the breeze in and high windows to let the hot air out.
Consider using roof ventilators, vented ridges, ventilated eaves and ventilated ceilings to allow heat to escape from your roof space.
Share watch ? Alkane Resources Ltd (ALK:ASX)
Alkane Resources Ltd is an ASX and OTCQX (US) listed gold production company with a multi-commodity mining and exploration subsidiary called Australian Strategic Materials (ASM). The most significant of ASM?s projects is the Dubbo Project set to mine rare earths including zirconium, hafnium, niobium and yttrium. Alkane states it is the most advanced project of its kind outside China.
The project is construction-ready (subject to financing?) with the mineral deposit and surrounding land acquired and all State and Federal approvals are in place.
Everlution will keep a close eye on Alkane?s assertion:
?Our mining and processing activities are carefully designed to occupy a small physical footprint, use low volumes of power, water and other consumables, and produce waste residues that are treated and stored with minimum impact to the environment.?
In the meantime, Everlution promotes enterprise that will assist the economy of regional Australia to produce materials needed for renewables systems, enhance Australia?s share of limited rare earth supplies in a global market dominated by China, whilst at the same time, limiting environmental impact on its local surrounds.
The ten-year graph reflects the gold production outcomes of Alkane (with recent results reflecting the effect of the coronavirus on gold prices). However, with the coronavirus political fallout imminent, the rare earth side of business has more potential in 2020 than it did only 5 months ago.
The VIX fear gauge down 3.87 points since Friday EST to 27.57.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has had a net rise since last Friday EST of 472.23 points or 1.99% to 24,221,99, the STOXX 600 up 9.54 points or 0.52% to 339.70 and the Shanghai Composite index up 1.76 points or 0.81% to 2,894.80.
Gold down to 1,700.30. US 10-year Treasury Bonds on 0.715 and oil up to 24.50. Cryptos dropped, with Bitcoin down 1,235.91 since Friday or 12.58% to 8,599.40.
ASX 200 up 97.00 points or 1.81% from Friday to 5,461.20. The Aussie dollar down slightly to 64.90 US cents.
Sources:?RenewEconomy, demandmanager,? Reuters, SMH, Market Watch, greenglobaltravel
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Immigration concerns in Saipan put pressure on airlines to screen their passengers
HONG KONGJapanese citizen Midori Nishida was checking in to a flight in Hong Kong in November to visit her parents on Saipan, a U.S. island in the Pacific, when airline staff made an unusual demand. She had to take a pregnancy test if she wanted to board.Ms. Nishida, 25 years old, was escorted to a public rest room and handed a strip to urinate on.The test was part of the response of one airline, Hong Kong Express Airways, to immigration concerns in Saipan. The island has become a destination for women intending to give birth on U.S. territory, making their babies eligible for American citizenship. In 2018, more tourists than residents gave birth in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in which Saipan is the largest island.
Pregnant foreigners arent barred from entering the U.S., or from giving birth in U.S. territory. But immigration authorities can turn away visitors if they are found to be lying about their purpose of travel, or if they come to the U.S. planning to have a medical procedure, such as giving birth, but cant prove they have the funds to pay for it.
Airlines are required to take back passengers who are denied entryan incentive to ensure that those who board their flights are likely to be deemed admissible to the U.S.
At the Hong Kong airport, Ms. Nishida had indicated on a check-in questionnaire that she wasnt pregnant. That didnt satisfy airline staff, who asked her to give permission to an authorized medical provider to give her a fit-to-fly assessment, including a pregnancy test.
The permission form said it was for women who were observed to have a body size or shape resembling a pregnant woman.
It was very humiliating and frustrating, Ms. Nishida said. The test was negative and she boarded the flight, she said.
In response to concerns raised by authorities in Saipan, we took actions on flights to Saipan from February 2019 to help ensure U.S. immigration laws were not being undermined, HK Express, a budget carrier acquired in July by
Cathay Pacific,
said in late November in response to questions.
The company said that, under new management, it recognized the concerns its actions had caused. We would like to apologize unreservedly to anyone who has been affected by this, it said. We have immediately suspended the practice while we review it.
The boom in birth tourism in Saipan comes largely from China. The Northern Marianas are the only U.S. soil that Chinese can visit without first getting a visaa policy intended to boost tourism from the worlds most-populous country. Japanese citizens such as Ms. Nishida can visit the U.S., including the Northern Mariana Islands, without a visa.
In 2018, 575 Chinese tourists gave birth in the Northern Mariana Islands, up from 12 in 2009, the year the Chinese visa-waiver program was introduced.
Saipan authorities have sought to discourage the practice while keeping the visa-waiver program alive for the hundreds of thousands of Chinese travelers who are critical to the islands economy. In part because of immigration concerns, the period of visa-free stay for tourists from China was shortened last year to 14 days from 45 days.
Saipan authorities have expressed their misgivings about birth tourism to carriers flying to Saipan, said
Kevin Bautista,
the press secretary for the Saipan governors office. The practice raises health risks for mothers who arrive late in their pregnancies with no records of prenatal care, he said.
It also hurts the islands reputation as a tourist destination, he said, adding that local officials want people to visit solely for our beautiful beaches, our unique environment, and our world-renowned island hospitality.
Authorities recommended to airlines that they implement more effective screening procedures for the health and safety of pregnant womenbut didnt recommend that HK Express require pregnancy tests, Mr. Bautista said. He said the local administration hoped airlines prioritized passengers privacy.
The conversations stemmed from concerns brought up by federal and local immigration enforcement agencies, he said.
Should the U.S. eliminate the policy that grants citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil? Join the conversation below.
HK Express is one of at least six commercial airlines that fly regularly from East Asian countries to Saipan, including Beijing Capital Airlines and China Eastern Airlines. Tourists from China also arrive on charter flights.
One carrier,
of South Korea, said it advises women who are past their eighth month of pregnancy to avoid traveling to the U.S. territory because of the scrutiny they will face at immigration.
Since 2017, after Northern Mariana Islands authorities asked them to reinforce pre-screening measures, Asianas airport service agents have checked specifically for medical certificates, return tickets and other documents, Asiana said. The company said it doesnt ask passengers to take pregnancy tests.
Beijing Capital Airlines said it doesnt recommend pregnant passengers travel to Saipan without a visa, as they are likely to be turned away after landing in Saipan.
Write to Jon Emont at jonathan.emont@wsj.com
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Adore Your Walls brings an artistic eye to the Des Moines tech scene
Studies confirm that people work harder and live happier when there is art on the walls. But finding the right piece of art for an office or home isn't always as easy as it may sound. With countless websites online selling millions of pieces of art, people sometimes need help choosing the perfect piece. Liz…
Christine McGuigan | February 21, 2018 | Des Moines, Ames and Greater Iowa, Featured, Startups
Adore Your Walls CEO Liz Lidgett and Chief Operating Officer Kate Wagner
Studies confirm that people work harder and live happier when there is art on the walls. But finding the right piece of art for an office or home isn't always as easy as it may sound. With countless websites online selling millions of pieces of art, people sometimes need help choosing the perfect piece.
Liz Lidgett understands that. Five years ago, she launched an in-person Des Moines-based art advisory business called Liz Lidgett Fine Art. She had previously worked as an in-house curator for a corporation but branched out on her own when she saw the number of companies in the city that needed help with their art collection.
"In the '80s and '90s it was really a status symbol to have an in-house curator help you with your collection," said Lidgett. "Then because of the economy and people retiring, that stopped happening, and these collections would just be sitting and not be taken care of."
Pivoting to a tech-based business
Over the span of two years, the business grew so much that Lidgett decided to change the name to Adore Your Walls and offer online consulting services to the company could work on a national level.
Now the CEO of Adore Your Walls, Lidgett had transitioned from creative business owner to tech owner. She brought her sister Kate Wagner on board as Chief Operating Officer. Wagner had spent the previous six years at Dwolla and knew the world of startups.
"It was not only exciting to work with my sister, but also to kind of start from the beginning and have a lot of say in building a wonderful company," said Wagner. "Having startup experience and knowledge of running operations and logistics is something that [helps].
They may be sisters, but they say working together is a lot easier than most people think.
"Liz and I think very differently which makes us work very well together," said Wagner. "She's the creative, and I'm the one who likes to figure out how to get it done."
How Adore Your Walls works
Customers purchase art advisory packages from Adore Your Walls based on how many pieces of art they want to buy. They take a short questionnaire and upload photos and dimensions of their space. From all of the customer's input, Liz and Kate look through the catalog of artists they work with and find the perfect pieces of art for the customers.
The move to a tech-based e-commerce company was the right choice for the company, but it wasn't without its challenges.
"It opened up a whole new world of exciting things but also complications," said Lidgett. "Trying to figure out exactly what the right questions are to make sure that you're getting the perfect information––that's something we're constantly evaluating and changing as we need to."
Lidgett said that she hasn't seen too many other creative companies like hers in the tech space, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing.
"We are a creative business in the tech industry and I think that is harder for people to wrap their minds around," said Lidgett. "When I have conversations with people, they don't always understand exactly how we fit in and how they can give us advice. I think of that as an advantage."
What's next for Adore Your Walls
Adore Your Walls has also partnered with companies like Better Homes and Gardens and Meredith Corporation provides them with a national reach.
"We think more and more about the fact that we get to work with Fortune 500 companies and national brands, and we get to do it all from the comfort of Des Moines," said Lidgett. "Part of that is because we're taking advantage of the resources we have here and throughout the Midwest."
Lidgett and Wagner aren't looking for funding, but they do have growth in their sights.
"We look forward to continuing placing Adore Your Walls and the Des Moines art scene on a national level," said Lidgett. "We are working on future projects with large national brands and hope to be in the retail space soon."
Adore Your Walls CEO Liz Lidgett and Chief Operating Officer Kate Wagner will be the presenters at the February Square One DSM Startup Stories event on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, 700 Locust St.
Christine McGuigan is the Managing Editor of Silicon Prairie News.
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Linkin Park - One More Light | Release Day Thread
Discussion in 'News' started by Ree, May 18, 2017.
Sasuke, May 19, 2017
I love this album, it's so good. the production is KILLER! and Chester & Mike sound great. I can't stop listening
1- Sharp Edges 10/10
2- Sorry for Now 10/10
3- One More Light 10/10 (from 8 to 10 after watching the live performance )
4- Invisible 9.5/10
5- Halfway Right 9/10
6- Nobody Can Save Me 9/10
7- Talking to Myself 8/10
8- Battle Symphony 7.5/10
9- Heavy 6/10
10- Good Goodbye 6/10
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Caique Soares Member
Caique Soares, May 19, 2017
GG is a single?
Mufasa Member
Mufasa, May 19, 2017
@Jsigcha1 I had that issue but i received an email this morning saying that I had a package for delivery for May 19th around 2:45 PM. I checked the Warner Bros. store and it said my item was still processing. Well, after like 8 hours or so, I revived an email saying my Deluxe Boxset package has been shipped and will arrive tomorrow May 19th. So i guess, just wait it out?
OP: I am still going strong, haven't heard the full album yet so im gonna wait either till my package arrives or midnight tonight on spotify. I have really high hopes for this records seeing as I loved all the official singles so far. I caved in an listened to OML and TTM on the live version and thats about it. Im really eager to hear the record.
kickgift Member
kickgift, May 19, 2017
Listened to the leak first but now on spotify in high quality
I like the album, not sure where to put it yet but I think it's better than THP
~ 1 week later
SFN 9/10 9/10
Invisible 8.5/10 9/10
TTM 8.5/10 9/10
NCSM 8/10 8.5/10
OML 8/10 8/10
HR 8/10 8.5/10
Sharp Edges 7.5/10 8.5/10
Good Goodbye 7/10 8/10
Heavy 6/10 8/10 (because of live version)
Battle Symphony 5/10 6.5/10 (live version redeems it a little bit)
Battle Symphony has not grown good on me. I find the chorus very annoying and repetitive. Heavy sounds really nice live, don't really like the studio version.
Minus, May 19, 2017
To those of you who have not listened to the album yet, I want to warn you of something:
You are not prepared for how amazing Sorry For Now is.
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Atticus Bullets lance the bravest lungs
Atticus, May 19, 2017
I'm writing a review right now which I may post in the coming days, but for now all I want to say is thank you Linkin Park. I doubt any of these songs will crack my top ten, but I feel like an absolute fool for ever doubting this record.
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Voitage, May 19, 2017
Man, I see nobody can save me is getting a lot of love but it hasn't grown in me yet. Sharp Edges is GOLD and sorry for now is an amazing pop song but I cringed a little with the effect on Chester voice but it kinda reminded me of waiting for the end where mike is reggae rapping
Non-Pattern You're about as sharp as a bowling ball
Non-Pattern, May 19, 2017
Seems like the main consensus is that SFN is the top highlight for this album! And I'm glad.
brady I am the LPA LPA Super Member
brady, May 19, 2017
Minus said: ↑
Minus you're killing me, I still got an hour and ten minutes to wait
Evan Well-Known Member
Evan, May 19, 2017
Brady said: ↑
Right here with ya man. I'm holding on until the official release, something I've never done before with an LP album.
"HOLDING OOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNN"
A repost from the leak thread but whatever, just in the spirit of sharing my thoughts again.
After some repeated listens and quiet considerations, here's my ranking and verdict on the album for me.
Song rank(best/most fav to worst/most dislike):
1. Sharp Edges(interchangeable between 1-4)
2. Sorry For Now(interchangeable between 1-4)
3. Nobody Can Save Me(interchangeable between 1-4)
4. Halfway Right(interchangeable between 1-4)
5. One More Light
6. Invisible
7. Talking to Myself
8. Battle Symphony
9. Good Goodbye
10. Heavy
Album ranking(best/most fav to worst/most dislike):
1. ATS
2. M
3. OML
4. MTM
5. THP
6. HT
7. LT
Overall, not a bad album! While there are certain nuances that wasn't to my liking and a few songs lacked a certain punch/depth, there are enough redeeming qualities from others that counter-balance those flaws. I love 1-4 equally, hence it's difficult to pin down which one I love more since I'm discovering new things after each listen in those songs. As plenty of people have pointed as well, there's a weird mix of contradictions between the music and lyrics which somehow works, making it accessible in listening to whatever mood you are in, whether positive or negative emotions.
Evan said: ↑
How much have you heard so far? I've only listened to Heavy and Battle Symphony.
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Henry, May 19, 2017
Nobody Can Save Me is strangely positive.
I've listened to Heavy, Battle Symphony, Good Goodbye, Invisible, and the live performances of Talking to Myself and One More Light. I wasn't necessarily planning on holding off on the leak the whole time, but I had been toying with the idea. But after listening to OML I really regretted not saving it (I fucking KNEW I would but I caved in) and have since made it a mission to hold off on listening to another new song until at least a full album leak. But since the album leaked just 2 days before release I told myself "You can do it" lol.
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SuperSaiyan4Kev, May 19, 2017
I'll admit....I had a chance to listen to the leak on YouTube yesterday, but now that I've got a mastered version from iTunes that just released in Tennessee (central time zone) about 15 minutes ago...the album sounds amazing. It'll take me a few listens to really give my opinion on the album, but it's definitely a different sound.
"Talking to Myself" is awesome! Kinda reminds me of hearing "Faint" for the first time when Linkin Park was live in Nottingham in 2003. The song sets itself apart from the rest of the album and I'm glad they kept it in there.
To me, though, it seems like there's hardly any guitar from Delson on the album, but hey..that's just me.
_Depression Well-Known Member
_Depression, May 19, 2017
I'm not really one for making big album reviews or opinions, but in light of all the flak @Derek has gotten for his review, and the extremely divisive nature of the album itself, I want to at least be heard.
I wasn't a huge fan of Heavy. I liked it as a song, but it just tick that "Linkin Park music" box for me, for whatever reasons. Battle Symphony, on the other hand, I enjoyed a whole lot more. Good Goodbye I actually got really excited for, because it sounded the most like the Linkin Park formula that I've gotten used to over the years. And Invisible I liked too, about as much as GG. Overall though, I was lukewarm on the album before the leak yesterday. I didn't know what to expect, or whether I'd like it. I would've been happy to hear it, think "this is nice", and then pick out a few tracks to add to various playlists.
But the album not only shattered my expectations, it actually reversed what I thought about the pre-release singles, as crazy as that may seem.
The opener, as Minus, myself and others repeated frequently last night, grows on you. The whole album does, frankly, but after Lost in the Echo and Keys to the Kingdom, I wasn't expecting the more... mellow opener. I had kind of shrugged it off on first listen, but it's one of my favorites now (granted, still early), and really sets the tone for the album as an upbeat, yet still deep, experiment into pop for Linkin Park.
Then we get to Good Goodbye, which has quickly become my least favorite track on the album. The problem is that it's both "too Linkin Park for this album", as I said in the shoutbox last night, but also the one that really misses the mark on tone for me. Chester's tone is too... serious, almost, for what is intended to be the kind of song you play when a basketball player fouls out. I just don't see it.
Talking to Myself through Heavy are all solid tracks, which I prefer more in the context of the album as a whole than as individual songs, but my takeaway by the time I get to Heavy is that I'm already surprised at the range the album has gone through, how upbeat it manages to be throughout, and how it all flows so well together without a single song transition - at least, that I've noticed.
But enough about that, can we talk about how Sorry for Now, Halfway Right, One More Light, and Sharp Edges are the best four songs on the album and an absolute monster combo to finish the album? SfN comes out of nowhere sounding like an Owl City song played on empty stage with Soulful Mike at the mic. Halfway Right has some fantastic tone shifts that really catch me every time I listen to it, and lowkey steals the album for me, with some real cutting lyrics and vocals from Chester. One More Light has grown on me a lot too, and the lyrics are incredibly powerful knowing the context of the track's inspiration. And Sharp Edges is an instant contender of "best closer on a Linkin Park album" for me, and I'm glad it was given the spot instead of OML - the listener needs to rise from that emotional nadir just a little before NCSM pops on again.
Tentatively, I'd say that this album is going to have really good staying power. I might skip through Good Goodbye on future listens, but the other 9 tracks create a fantastic album that deserves a second chance. Or a third.
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The Joesen One, May 19, 2017
Before I start this off, let me just say that I know most of my posts here have shown my support and excitement for the album, the new direction, as well as hoping that most members feel welcome despite differing opinions. A pop album is something I've always wanted from the band, and I'm glad they've done one after so many years of building up to this. What I don't usually disclose here is that I'm not keeping my standards/hopes high, and I'm simply *cautiously optimistic* about the album, especially after the LT era. I'm just saying this just in case people are surprised about my opinion on the record.
And so my final verdict after listening to the whole album is: it's an okay album. Like a solid 6-7/10.
I'm happy they're doing happy music. I love musical 180s, and this was definitely a thumbs up for me. I love how musically diverse this is, especially how they tackle different genres of pop in one record. I love that Mike and Joe are finally exploring great samples in "Battle Symphony" and "Sorry for Now". I love how the band still shines in "Nobody Can Save Me" and "Talking to Myself". I'm ecstatic that "Heavy" and "Sharp Edges" have catchy af hooks. And their lyrics are the best I've heard from them in years.
And yet, something feels a little lacking to me. I remember posting before about how frustrated I was in the band for not reaching their full potential and not making a great album per se, and that came back to haunt me here. I understand people like several admins here who felt the music here was too Top 40 instead of exploring great, crazy pop, and it kinda feels like despite all the personal elements, it seems too safe for me. I dig "Good Goodbye" but it still seems like an awkward hip hop record to me, and it's the only song I didn't really get into. That's why imo it's not a record for people who don't listen to a lot of pop (especially pop on the radio), as well as if you're not following the band constantly, which is why reviewers and critics don't fully understand the honesty in the record.
But what keeps me from disliking this album is how much fun they're having here. Sure it's Top 40 stuff, but as I've said, it feels like this is the album they've been wanting to make for years. Mike's singing is phenomenal, and all his songs are standouts - "Invisible" MUST be a single sometime in the future, and "Sorry for Now" is a great record, from the lyrics about being away from loved ones, to the breakdown that sounds a lot like the newest FOB record but with less guitars, and to the great Chester bit. "One More Light" and "Halfway Right" are such great stories from Chester. And I've come to appreciate "Heavy" a lot now. I may have my reservations, and the music isn't great, but it's hard to be disappointed if they've never sounded more optimistic, more sincere, more liberated than ever.
In terms of album rankings: ATS > HT > THP > M2M > OML > LT > Meteora
Best songs: Battle Symphony, Invisible, Sorry for Now, One More Light
PS I want LP8 to be another pop record, but a lot crazier
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This review resonates with me the most. Thank you for the write up.
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JSigcha10, May 19, 2017
Time to listen to a quality stream of the album on my headphones.
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Evan_5397, May 19, 2017
This album left me with a smile of content. I really like this album. Proud of the guys


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Let's see if I can be a little more vigilant in keeping this blog up to date, without the four times a week running and without the 4 hour long run commitments it may be a little easier but as the training for the Oxfam Trailwalker kicks in the hours may (again) be spent on my feet and not in front of the computer!!!
My post marathon physio visit consisted of a diagnosis of inflamed muscles either side of the shin (possible tendonitis he said), electrode treatment – on the leg not a la "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", although some could quite rightfully argue that this type of treatment could improve me overall – and some ultrasound with clear instructions not to run or do long walks for two weeks. Since then things have improved considerably with the anti-inflam medication being reduced to zero and the pain disappearing. Luckily I've followed his instructions, to date, as things did feel normal on Friday and I could well have gone for a quick 5km run with dire results. Instead I volunteered at the local Albert Park parkrun, where I was allotted timekeeper duties again, and as it was our National Holiday, Australia Day I dressed as the Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin and gave all 144 runners an educational speech on the dangers of crocodiles, with global warming and all you never know when they may suddenly appear in these more temperate areas.
Oxfam Trailwalker planning has commenced with a team get together and dinner (got to carb load) on Tuesday evening, where we cornered one unfortunate co-worker into volunteering for our support crew (the following day I managed to rope in another two so we are all supported and willing to hit these trails). Besides discussions about what type of gear, food, hydration etc. our meeting was very fruitful in that we came up with a team training plan for four long walks together, meaning individually we will need to fit in the other training to ensure we are all ready to walk 100kms in 81 day's time. The recommended training plan is below, a mere 864kms to get to the starting line – ouch.
Our group plans are an evening (after work) walk this coming Friday, of 10.2kms along the most challenging part of the trail (very steep and the hardest ranked part of the course), a night walk along another of the most challenging parts of the course (so we can test our abilities with head lamps, darkness and tiredness – will we be yelling at each other come 2am???) of 27.7kms three weeks later, an early start walk of 37.2kms (a fortnight later) taking in the same section we will do for walk one, and adding a further 27kms down the hills and flat, and finally (another fortnight later) a 40.5km early start walk taking in the final sections of the walk, some flat some challenging. Come the event itself we will have walked most of the trail besides the first couple of sections which are flat and we'll be all pumped up for those and will be able to complete them quite easily, safe in the knowledge of what is coming up over the hill (or mountain) quite literally.
This week the weather forecast is for rain all week, with the prediction of thunderstorms on the day of our walk. It will be a test of the team's mettle to even get to the start line on the walk, and a massive test if the trails are all muddy and slippery, however there is no way of predicting what the weather will be like during the event itself so personally I think the training should go ahead (maybe not if there are lightning strikes all around us), that way we are fully prepared if the event is a wet one. If it is a dry event we'll be even more chuffed as we know we can walk those sections under harsher conditions.
Finally onto the gear, I own the majority of the recommended gear but need a decent backpack, trail shoes and a jacket. I went trail shoe shopping yesterday and have myself a new pair of Salomon Speedcross 3's, they are so bright that if we go missing the aerial search parties should be able to spot us on the tracks. They'll be put to the test this week – can't wait.
I'll keep you up to date with the training, the fundraising, the events we will organise to assist our fundraising and more via this blog – it is subtitled "other charity driven insanities".


I was using pBuffers in OpenGL when FBOs were coming around. Moving to FBOs seemed like a huge increase in simplicity and functionality. I started using them all the time. However, I have always wanted to add a little bit of anti-aliasing, but never quite knew how.
Sometimes googling for OpenGL functions returns pages of garbage and spec files don't always provide clear examples to use. Well, I have found a web page of someone who has had the same problems and has posted his solution including the setup, blitting, etc.
Normally I wouldn't post a blog on a code snippet, but I think this deserves another link so more people will run across this little OpenGL gem.
(click here) for multisampling in an FBO.


As most of the WhatsApp users know, it's a paid app after you use it for one year and they charge 99 cents/year though you can get the service to your phone number at a reduced rate if you subscribe for 3 years/5 years and many people I've seen who even buy a new SIM card and use it for that purpose as they cost very less and they get also new offers with a new connection. Sometimes I feel quite irritating when someone changes his number and doesn't inform me and neither deletes his/her old account and I keep on messaging to that number. So' here's something that WhatsApp is now offering for people who wanna gift their friend something. Now you can pay fot your friend's WhatsApp just like taking him/her for a coffee and that's quite a nice one for students like me, as I won't now pay for my WhatsApp. I'm just gonna ask Dad to buy me one as he is a regular WhatsApp user and we communicate a lot with that. And the you can buy the service for your friend for 1 year, 3 years or even upto 5 years just like you get the chance to get some discount on your own account. It's just a good idea to promote their service also. There might be someone whose account has expired and din't pay after that for extension and you want to stay connected with him, just buy him a subscription. That's a good idea and this might be quite helpful for people who this kind of situations.


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Home Hamptons Life One Thousand Local Students Encounter The Ladd Experience At Parrish Art Museum
Hamptons Life
One Thousand Local Students Encounter The Ladd Experience At Parrish Art Museum
Michelle Trauring
Brothers William and Steven Ladd lowered their voices inside one of the Parrish Art Museum galleries, focusing the attention of a dozen high school students gathered around them. They crowded in even closer, their attention piqued."Today, we're all going to make a work of art," Steven nearly whispered, brimming with enthusiasm. "We're all going to make what we call a scroll."
He threw open his arms to the tightly wound, secured pieces of fabric pinned and beaded into landscapes hanging around the gallery's perimeter, as his captive audience of two Life Skills classes from Southampton High School let out a simultaneously surprised breath.
"It's probably going to be some of the favorite scrolls I've ever seen made, just watching you guys scroll," he said, William nodding.
Trevor Dillon shot up his hand and, without waiting to be called on, announced matter-of-factly, "But teenagers and high school people don't make those anymore. Art."
The brothers' faces fell.
"What?!" Steven exclaimed, while William shook his cheeks like a cartoon character and rubbed his eyes. "Well, that's the problem with today's art education system, darlin'."
While the cheeky observation flew over the heads of the special needs students, their teachers smiled half-heartedly. Without missing a beat, 15-year-old George Delgado asked, "Do you guys sell these pieces?"
"Yes, we do," William said, straight-faced, as his brother burst into laugher and added, "That is how we eat."
Last week, the Ladd brothers' voyage from their homes in Brooklyn to the East End wasn't geared toward their collectors and buyers. They were there to work with their first batch of local students—by winter's end, more than 1,000 will participate in their unique social project called a "Scrollathon," where communities of all ages and social backgrounds create original works of art while absorbing the Ladds' major themes of collaboration and sustainability.
The scrolls themselves are made from found materials—a fraction of the 200,000 tons of textile waste discarded by New Yorkers annually—and, once rolled by the students, will create the brothers' largest scroll landscape to date, instead of ending up in a once-destined dump.
"It must have been 10 years ago. We had the materials and we were trying to figure out something to do with them," Steve said of the leftover trimmings from their earlier work in fashion and design, melded with fine art and craft. "We knew we didn't want to throw them away. I just rolled this scroll in the back seat of a car on our way to the Catskills for a camping trip, and I was, like, 'Ooh, that's pretty. I like that.' And then we started singing, 'Scrolling, scrolling!' That was it."
"And we're still singing," William said.
The brothers are often mistaken for twins—though 36-year-old Steven Ladd is clean-cut and clean-shaven, living in Brooklyn with his boyfriend, while his 37-year-old brother, who is married with a 5-year-old son just three doors down, wears a scruffy beard and ties his shoulder-length hair into a ponytail. They grew up in a very close family and were constantly together, making up games and singing songs.
"I'm not sure we were artistic, really—were we, Billy?" Steven said. "I would say we were theatrical."
"Steve's a little theatrical," William smirked.
Countless childhood memories inspired their most recent exhibition, "Mary Queen of the Universe"—named after their Catholic elementary school in St. Louis, Illinois—that features a collection of crafted sculpture, drawings and prints by the fraternal team, brimming with tales begging to be told.
"When we were little," William said to the students, "we pulled out a Lego box from underneath our beds and opened it up, and thousands and thousands and thousands of black ants poured out of our box."
"Millions of black carpenter ants," Steven chimed in.
"So in here, we decided to infest this whole other gallery with printed ants," William said, looking up at the walls covered in more than 150,000 ant stickers.
A voice piped up from the floor of seated students, interrupting their story. "Where are the antennas?" 16-year-old Justin Brown asked, unconvinced. "They look like horses shrunk down to the size of fleas."
"That's actually a very good observation," William said. "When Steve and I get together to make art, for us, it's just our imagination. It's not an exact replica of what an ant is to us."
"Ah, ah," Justin said. "So you're imagining what an ant might look like, even though you can't quite see its antennas."
"You're hired," Steven said. "You can start doing these tours. I'm just going to sit down."
"Me?" the boy asked. "No, no. I'm just a consultant."
"Fair enough," William nodded, before buckling into giggles with his brother.
The brothers ushered the students into the next gallery, where the scroll landscapes hang, and their humble, raw beginnings—different colored trimmings—were piled on the floor. In a single-file line, the children selected two hues and sat down in three rows.
They were ready to scroll.
"We are going to take the end, bending it over, and slowly roll," William instructed.
"We're scrolling," Steven said.
"We're scrolling," William added, with a different emphasis, launching them into their upbeat, repetitive "scrolling" song.
"What are we doing?" Steven paused.
"We're scrolling!" the students responded.
They repeated the process with the second trimming, and the artists circulated among the students, pinning their scrolls while asking for a title. They ranged from "The Hulk," "Swirl" and "Butterfly" to "The Funky Wave," "Kermit the Frog" and "1960s TV Dinner"—by smart aleck Justin, not surprisingly.
"1960s TV Dinner," he said in a voice fit for an infomercial, before rattling off, "Freshly cooked seasoned turkey, hot buttery mashed po'taters, stuffing and freshly steamed carrots, all yours for $4.95, plus $3.99 shipping and handling."
The Ladd brothers threw their hands over their heads and cheered. "Hoo-ya!" Steve said.
"I love my job," William shook his head. "Hot diggity dog! That's the best title I've ever heard."
Now that the students' practice scrolls were completed, they each rolled a purple scroll, contributing to what will be a 61-inch-by-42-inch landscape by the end of the Scrollathon. It is the first of its kind in this program, the brothers explained, to be supplemented by a documentary and a mural of the children's portraits, which the Ladds shot down the hall, as well as a short clip of each student with his or her scroll.
The majority of the children lit up in front of the camera without much encouragement. But when it was Mary Romono's turn, the 19-year-old girl, who has Down syndrome, was reluctant to leave her seat.
"Uh oh," William said. "Are you the troublemaker of the group? Troublemaker …"
"Troublemaker!" Steve said, egging on his brother. "Uh oh!"
Mary blushed, shuffling her way toward the artists. "Oh, don't be shy," William cooed. "Let me tell you about this. This is a totally safe environment. There is no reason for you to be nervous. Steven's sitting right there on that stool, with his arms open, ready to give you one of the biggest hugs you've ever been given in your whole entire life."
She slipped into Steven's arms, and he embraced her for a few seconds before trading spots, bathing her in the spotlights.
"Good hug, wasn't it?" William asked.
"Mmhm," she smiled.
"And you look absolutely stunning," he continued flirtatiously. "So I've probably seen you on 'America's Next Top Model.' I'm pretty sure."
"So was that you? Were you on that show? Because I'm pretty sure you look like you were on that show," Steven said.
Mary smiled, despite her nerves, as William snapped a few frames. "You nailed it," he said. "You're already halfway done. How awesome is that? Now, you're going to hold up your scroll and say, 'The name of my scroll is …'"
She concentrated, slurring her first two words before exclaiming, "Hot dog!"
"What kind of hot dog?" Steve wondered.
"Cotton candy," she annunciated.
"Doggy! I love sugar and hot dogs, that's for sure," William said with a Southern twang while he did a country jig.
"Woo, woo!" his brother yelled.
"Okay, two more times," William said. On the final take, Mary announced the title and spontaneously burst into song—taking the brothers physically aback. When she finished, they burst into laughter and applause.
"'I'm nervous, I'm nervous, I'm shyyyyy,'" William sing-songed, teasing Mary as he pulled her into a one-armed embrace. "Nice try. Maybe you just wanted a hug from Steve."
She returned to her seat, her classmates rubbing her shoulders as she grinned.
And in that moment, it was hard to tell who look more pleased—Mary, or the Ladd brothers.
For more information about the exhibition "Mary Queen of the Universe," currently on view through January 19 at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, and the Ladd brothers, call (631) 283-2118, or visit stevenandwilliam.com.
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The French marques lost ground to imports and Citroën were the weakest performer. Hyundai and Nissan picked up market share on sales well up on last year. The scaling down of the scrapping bounty has led to big manufacturers' discounts to fight off the cheaper imported small cars.


So as most of you know by now, I'm 100% addicted to piercings. My piercer, Amanda from Classy Tattoo Co, is a bad influence on me too! She had brought up she was interested in trying a different type of dermal anchors that are listed as skin divers, but they have a round disc bottom. She had showed them to me, and I finally decided that I wanted to get this done.It was highly debated as some of my friends are totally against them because of either having a bad experience or knowing someone who has had a bad experience. I trust Amanda, and I knew she wouldn't get me into something that wouldn't go over well for me – so I decided I'd go for it and I'd get two amethyst purple ones near my left eye.
I haven't been nervous about getting a piercing since my nose and lip piercings. So it was crazy to go through all of the "I don't know what to expect" and "what will this be like" anxieties again. All for nothing, let me tell you! Amanda is fantastic and she uses a needle instead of a biopsy punch. I had asked her for her reason as so many piercers use the biopsy punch, and it was just as simple as she didn't like the biopsy punch experience and didn't want to use them unless she had to. I'm thankful for this, because biopsy punches scare me and look really intense!
In any case, they were done so quickly I couldn't believe it. Pinch of the skin, needle in and out, then jewellery popped in. They felt fantastic from the time I've had them done. I've had little to no issues with them since getting them done. They were done on 01/04/2014 so they're still fairly new, but also doing fantastic!
The only issue I had was I ended up catching one of them (slight tug) and it caused it to be red and leaky. Hot compress and spraying helped it, and it's back to being normal now.
If you are thinking about getting them, just make sure you talk to your piercer to make sure they're right for you and that the area you want to get them in is a good place with low rejection rates.
And here they are on my face! They're 16g posts, but the base is approximately 10g (which is the needle size used for the piercing).


Jin Yu is seven now, and lately she's been telling me she wants to go and visit her nannies, the women who cared for her at the orphanage in China. Not so much for herself, she says, but for them. Because she is sure they must miss her and wonder how she's doing. I promise we will try to go. "They are going to be so surprised!" she tells me.
I hope so. But the turnover in Chinese orphanages can be steep. Low pay and 24-hour shifts are not strong inducements for tenure. A friend recently sent photos from the orphanage in Xiangtan, where my daughter spent her first two years, and I didn't see one nanny I recognized. There's every chance that by the time Jin Yu returns, everyone who might remember her will be gone….
You raise some legitimate concerns. I read an article recently by an adoptee from China who confirmed what you said. She said that well-meaning parents try to forge a connection with "China" but don't do enough to prepare their daughters for living as women of color in America. They talk about being "Chinese" but do not address the issue of race adequately. Unfortunately, as White people, we simply don't understand what it means to be a person of color and there is only so much we can do to prepare them. One way she suggested combating this is making sure to have other Chinese-Americans, people who are ethnically Chinese but were born and raised in America, in your kids' lives, not just Chinese immigrants in Chinatown.


Here in southwest Michigan, many folks are very partial to locally grown blueberries. This high quality fruit works beautifully in this delicious no-bake blueberry pie. It's a pie that even most novice pie baker can easily prepare.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together sugar, cornstarch and remaining 1/3 cup water; add to simmering fruit mixture.
3. Bring to a boil and boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
4. Add lemon juice, Cool fruit filling in pan.
5. In medium chilled bowl with electric mixer, whip dry pudding mix with whipping cream, milk and vanilla, until blended and thick, about 30 seconds.
6. Spread custard evenly over cooled pie crust in pie pan.
7. Place remaining 3 cups uncooked blueberries on top of custard.
8. Pour cooled fruit filling over fresh berries.
9. Refrigerate, covered loosely with plastic warp until firm. Serve cold.
Microwave: In step 1, combine 1 cup blueberries and 2/3 cup water in 2-quart microwave-safe measurer. Microwave mixture on Full Power 2-3 minutes, stirring once.
In step 2, whisk together sugar, cornstarch and remaining 1/3 cup water in a small bowl.
In step 3, microwave on Full Power until thickened 3-4 minutes, stirring every minute.


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Yaphank
Yaphank distance to Brooklyn
How far is Yaphank from Brooklyn?
Shortest distance between Yaphank and Brooklyn is 55.57 miles (89.43 km).
Flight distance from Yaphank, NY to Brooklyn, NY is 55.57 miles. Estimated flight time is 00 hours 07 minutes.
The driving distance from Yaphank, New York to Brooklyn, New York is: 61.82 miles (99.49 km) by car.
Driving from Yaphank to Brooklyn will take approximately 01 hours 34 minutes.
#1 Yaphank
Census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York
40°50'12"N 72°55'1"W
#2 Brooklyn
County in California, United States
40°39'0"N 73°56'58"W
Starting point in Yaphank: Main Street (-72.917038,40.836697)
Ending point in Brooklyn: Nostrand Avenue (-73.949499,40.650105)
Estimated Travel Time Between Yaphank and Brooklyn
The distance between Yaphank and Brooklyn is 99 km if you choose to drive by road. You can go 01 hours 06 minutes if you drive your car at an average speed of 90 kilometers / hour. For different choices, please review the avg. speed travel time table on the below.
There is no time difference between Yaphank and Brooklyn. The current time is 10:39:11.
A car with a fuel efficiency of 8.3 l/100 km will need 8.26 liters (2.18 gallon) of gas to cover the route between Yaphank and Brooklyn.
The estimated cost of gas to go from Yaphank to Brooklyn is $7.21 (diesel $8.13).
The place names are translated into coordinates to approximate the distance between Yaphank and Brooklyn (latitude and longitude). Cities, states, and countries each have their own regional center. The Haversine formula is used to measure the radius.
Driving distance from Babylon, NY to Yaphank 26.86 miles (43 km)
The Bronx, NY
Driving distance from The Bronx, NY to Yaphank 56.67 miles (91 km)
Driving distance from Buffalo, NY to Yaphank 442.81 miles (713 km)
East Flatbush, NY
Driving distance from East Flatbush, NY to Yaphank 60.62 miles (98 km)
Jamaica, NY
Driving distance from Jamaica, NY to Yaphank 54.4 miles (88 km)
Driving distance from Manhattan, NY to Yaphank 63.86 miles (103 km)
Driving distance from New York City, NY to Yaphank 65.32 miles (105 km)
Driving distance from Queens, NY to Yaphank 55.8 miles (90 km)
Driving distance from Staten Island, NY to Yaphank 82.01 miles (132 km)
Driving distance from Syracuse, NY to Yaphank 309.01 miles (497 km)
Driving distance from Yonkers, NY to Yaphank 66.73 miles (107 km)


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UNESCO issues dire projections for 2030 education targets
Social/Inclusive Development
A young boy writes in his exercise book during class at a school in Somalia. Photo by: Tobin Jones / AU UN IST
LONDON — There will be almost no progress on the number of children out of school by 2030 and learning rates will drop in some countries if current trends continue, according to new data from the United Nations education agency.
"It beggars belief that we have a goal but no agreed path to achieving it."
— Joseph Nhan-O'Reilly, head of education policy and advocacy, Save the Children
Released Tuesday ahead of high-level discussions in New York, UNESCO's first projections on the issue reveal that progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 4 — which calls for all children to complete free, quality primary and secondary education by 2030 — is far off track.
The number of young people not in school is expected to fall only slightly from 265 million to 225 million over the next decade. It is predicted that learning rates will stagnate in middle-income countries and drop by almost a third in Francophone African countries meaning that, globally, 20% of young people aged 14-24 and 30% of adults will be unable to read by 2030.
Another report released by UNESCO last week also showed that, despite progress in closing the gender gap in education in recent years, a third of countries still do not have gender parity in primary school and half do not have equality in secondary education.
More on education:
► Opinion: Education sector must align, accelerate, and account for efforts toward SDG 4
► Global data dashboard aims to tackle education crisis
► New principles on the right to public education released
The report reiterates calls for a "global action plan" for education — similar to what was launched for the global health sector last year — and says that international aid for education will need to increase six-fold if there is to be any hope of meeting the SDG targets. Aid for education has remained stagnant, at around $13 billion a year since 2010.
However, UNESCO bosses also pointed to a lack of data to track progress.
"Currently less than half of countries are providing the data we need to monitor progress towards the global education goal … Better finance and coordination are needed to fix this data gap before we get any closer to the deadline," Silvia Montoya, director at the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, said in a press release.
Last week, the U.N. agency announced a new partnership with the World Bank to help countries assess and track learning in order to help policymakers make better informed reforms.
Education advocates said they were disappointed but not surprised by UNESCO's projections.
Joseph Nhan-O'Reilly, head of education policy and advocacy at Save the Children, said he was "astounded" that the lack of progress on global education had not triggered greater alarm among countries and donors, calling it a "serious failure of collective action."
"It beggars belief that we have a goal but no agreed path to achieving it. We're not even collecting the data to track the indicators. It appears that we're resigned to failure," he said, also backing the call for a global action plan.
David Archer, head of education at ActionAid, said he was disappointed not to see greater emphasis on increasing domestic financing for education by expanding the tax base, stopping illicit financial flows, and tackling debt burdens.
"There is no surprise that we are so far off track if we are not naming and dealing with the reality of chronic underfunding of public education systems," he told Devex.
However, UNESCO's former assistant director-general Nick Burnett argued in a recent essay that the SDG targets are part of the problem, being "vague and irrelevant" to many countries and setting unrealistic targets.
Programme Specialist, Results and Learning
Senior Education and International Development Specialist
National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
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Opinion: World leaders can and must do more for girls' education in emergencies


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The Interstate 90 (I-90) is the longest interstate highway in the United States, crossing from East-to-West from Boston, Massachusetts to Seattle, Washington. It connects the two largest cities in the state, Spokane and Seattle.
I-90 is almost 3,100 miles long. In Seattle, the highway ends next to Safeco Field and Qwest field, the two major sports stadiums in the city hosting the Seattle Mariners baseball and the Seattle Seahawks football. It is the only major interstate connecting eastern and western Washington although there are two state routes that do so.
The average annual daily traffic on the I-90 in the Seattle area is over 160,000 vehicles per day.
In Seattle, the I-90 crosses Lake Washington incorporating two of the longest floating bridges in the world from Seattle to Mercer Island.
Approximately 40 miles east of Bellevue, the I-90 crosses the Cascade Mountains at Snoqualmie Pass at an elevation of over 3,022 feet. Approximately 10 million travelers cross Snoqualmie Pass each year. The Snoqualmie Pass can be treacherous during the winter time as an average snowfall of 33 feet of snow falls on the highway. Maintenance crews work 24 hours a day, seven days a week to treat the roadway . At times, however, the roadway has to be closed for avalanche control work . The highway can also be closed due to serious car accidents. In 2007, the I-90 was closed for nearly 200 hours due to avalanche and collisions.
137 miles east of Seattle, I-90 crosses the Columbia River at Vantage and enters Spokane at mile post 279.
The I-90 provides exits to the following cities: Bellevue, Cle Elum, Ellensburg, Issaquah, Liberty Lake, Mercer Island, Moses Lake, North Bend, Seattle, Spokane, Spokane Valley, Sprague and crosses six counties: Adams, Grant, King, Kittitas, Lincoln, and Spokane.
We advise checking the Washington State Department of Transportation webcams before crossing the Snoqualmie Pass in the winter. Click here to access all of the webcams on the I-90.
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The Summer School is held at the Clairefontaine Centre d'Accueil on the Luxembourg/Belgian border, some 6 km from Arlon in Belgium and 20 km from Luxembourg City. It lies at the end of a secluded valley surrounded by forests and fields, within hailing distance of Luxembourg and just a little way downstream from the historic hamlet of Clairefontaine, site of the 12th century ruins of St Bernard's Abbey and the Chapel of Countess Ermesinde, one of the great figures of medieval Luxembourg.
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ROD BLACK RELEASES NEW SINGLE Enjoy the Journey with "Miles to Go"
Nashville, TN (August 12, 2016) - Country Rock singer/songwriter and Canadian Billboards charter Rod Black recently released his new single, "Miles to Go" to iTunes (download HERE), Spotify and Apple Music.
The gritty and heartfelt single not only showcases Black's raw "country with a kick" vocals, but also his natural talent to connect with his audience. With lyrics like "This life was made for learnin' and I still got miles to go," listeners are bound to relate to the song.
Rod Black teamed up with a powerhouse lineup, including Rich Redmond (Jason Aldean), on "Miles to Go," along with Jeff Johnson (George Canyon, Wes Mack, Small Town Pistols) and Jim Cooley (Parmalee) on his upcoming new country rock anthem, "Rock This Country," also hitting iTunes soon.
Former Island/DefJam recording artist Rod Black grew up on the classics - from Southern Rock Pioneers Lynyrd Skynyrd, to the original outlaws: Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Mr. Johnny Cash.
Last year found him hot off the rise of his Top 20 debut hit, "Keeping' On" (Canada country billboards) and left him with a notch in his belt for his performance at Merritt's Rockin' River Fest, joining a legendary lineup of national acts, including Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Chris Young, Big & Rich and Dallas Smith, to name a few.
2016 has seen that momentum channeled into the studio - writing and recording songs for the upcoming EP. Rod's just released TWO new music videos, "Miles to Go" (Here) & "Go Big or Go Home," (Here) - and with each receiving over 100K listens in the first week, we know one thing for sure: Rod Black is on the rise!
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Serena Williams Is Selling Her $12 Million Mansion That Surprisingly Has No Tennis Court
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For $12 million, you can live like one of the world's best tennis players.
Serena Williams just listed her longtime home in Bel Air, Calif., for $12 million — double the $6.612 million she paid for it back when she bought it in 2006, according to Trulia.
The 6,101-square-foot mansion has six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and sits on 2.7 acres in the rolling hills just north of Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles. Built in 1935, the home has an updated interior with stone floors, an elevator and a stunning master bathroom, among other features. Like many homes owned by celebrities in Los Angeles, this one is also in a gated community with high security.
One of the largest properties in the area, the backyard includes a pool, gardens and private hiking trails. While there is no tennis court on the athlete's property, photos of the home's interior show a room filled with workout equipment.
The legendary athlete gave birth to her first daughter in early September and is engaged to the child's father, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. The two plan to get married sometime this fall.
And this Bel Air home isn't Williams's only property. The tennis star has a home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and another in Jupiter, Fla. She also once owned a condo in Los Angeles on Wilshire Blvd., which she sold for $1.85 million in 2013, according to Trulia.
The listing agent for the Bel Air property did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
See inside Williams' former home in the photos below:
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell became the highest-profile Republican yet to suggest that Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore should drop out of the race after the Washington Post reported allegations that Moore was sexually involved with teenage girls when he was in his 30s.
McConnell said that Moore should "step aside," and that he believed the women who have alleged sexual misconduct. He also said Republicans were considering a write-in option to replace Moore on the ballot.
Reporter: Are you calling for Roy Moore to step down from the Senate race?
Moore responded with the oldest comeback in the book, arguing that McConnell is the one who should call it quits.
Several GOP senators have rescinded their endorsements of Moore in recent days — Maine's Susan Collins and Utah's Orrin Hatch became the latest on Monday afternoon — but McConnell and others had initially reacted to the Post report by attaching the caveat "if true" to their condemnations of the candidate. This rhetorical device was echoed by White House advisers over the weekend.
McConnell is extremely unpopular among the anti-Establishment Republican crowd that makes up Moore's base. Nevertheless, the Senate Majority Leader's newly unambiguous stance adds to the candidate's mounting woes.
Attorney Gloria Allred also announced that another woman would be coming forward with allegations against Moore on Monday afternoon.


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This morning I sat down to design my business cards. I'm not a graphic designer by any means, only a novice – but I'm also an artist and a visionary and I have a very specific idea of how I want my branding to look.
The original design was sleek and bold, and conceptually it was about the rectangular nature of the ubiquitous photograph. One good look at it this morning and I knew it wasn't what I wanted to really put out there – printed on a business card. There is something magical about anything digital or conceptual becoming physical, which means there should be some level of perfection to it. (Yes, I'll admit to being a perfectionist – and sometimes my perfectionism is the cause of my procrastination).
I managed to keep the basic simplicity of the original design, which is what I most loved about it, but I gave it some new energy and motion. The stacked frames are reminiscent of the bellows of a camera. The zigzag edges give this monochromatic graphic some interest and depth. I'm quite happy with the change. It's giving me some energy to blaze this trail once and for all!


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Night #3: Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
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Directed By: James Wan
"In my line of work things tend to happen when it gets dark."
Another day, another film by James Wan. This kid could go far.
After seeing the first film yesterday it seemed apt to catch the sequel while it was still showing. But first of all a brief digression: I was in the cinema alone and had the brief thought of how high would I jump if I suddenly heard someone whisper in my ear. The other thing was after about five minutes another man came into the showing and proceeding to answer any questions the characters were asking. For example:
Person on Screen: "What's wrong? Are you alright?"
Man in Front: "No"
But enough about that. Impressively this marks Wan's second film of the year and in such a short space of time (It wasn't that long ago that The Conjuring was released). I'm not sure how he can keep churning these things out but I'm not going to complain (He has also confirmed he's done with horror now, having landed the gig on directing the next Fast and Furious film).
Aside from an introduction that takes us back to the 80's, this film picks up right where what I guess we'd call Chapter 1 left off as the characters deal with the fallout from the events of the original film. It's been three years since that one came out, so there's a brief recap covered through some expositional dialogue but that's it. I can't imagine watching this without having seen the original, particularly once we get to the last act, but Wan at least meets you halfway with the quick "Here's what you need to know" scene.
All the characters from the first film return. Yes, all of them. And while Rose Byrne is essentially stranded in her role (And is briefly terrorised by a baby's mobile – Man in Front advised that she should take the batteries out of it), Americas favourite emasculated male – Patrick Wilson – gets to dial it up to eleven, and then a little past that. He's the primary focus this time, while in another plot thread his Mother (Played by The Entity's Barbara Hershey) gets involved, not in that way, with two of the returning investigators from the original to find out who is haunting her family. I like the idea of these two occasionally bumbling investigators getting in a peripheral manner, like the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of the Insidious saga and I hope they continue for the inevitable Chapter 3.
What's so joyful about this film is that Wan and returning writer Leigh Whannell are going for broke. I mean this in the nicest way, but I thought of Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 a few times. Not that the two films have anything to do with each other, but you could never call them lazy sequels. This isn't a case of taking the first film and just copying it. Wan and Whannell just like to throw in idea after idea and just see what works. Not all of it is entirely successful. But for every dud there's an extended homage to The Shining and, in a sequence that had me grinning, Back To The Future 2. For people who weren't fans of the last act of the first film, I imagine this will largely fall flat, but if you liked the amped up craziness of it like I did then you're guaranteed to have a good time with this one. If you wanted the slower, more methodical, chills then seek out The Conjuring. If you're just looking for a huge slice of insanity with the occasional jump then you can't go wrong with this entry.
I think the Man in Front liked it too.
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Cold War Kids at Metro
Saturday, April 6, 2013 Peter Kelly Cory Dewald Chicago
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Sometimes I forget how stupid crowded the Metro can be for a sold-out show. It can get bananas. The super-wide floor was at a sardine-level critical mass Saturday night. It's enough to make a guy wonder just how these kids keep their spirits up when they're shoulder-to-shoulder with the sweaty youth of America.
Oh, right. With spirits.
The lights dropped on a crowd ready to go bonkers for Cold War Kids and the vibe was instantly defibrillated. This was a testament to these fans' resolve. On stage before CWK was a small group from LA called Houses, who were absolutely fantastic and absolutely somber. My writing compatriot was wise to note that, while Houses put on an excellent set, they seemed out of place given the CWK tone of southern jubilance and no-mess rock.
The point was made moot, anyway. CWK hit the stage with a slow and steady bassline from Matt Maust. As a bassist, I come down hard on my fellow lowtone citizens who lack imagination, and I was I nearly guilty of committing the same crime against Mr. Maust. It would have been wholly unfair, however. This guy came out all style and short on substance, but as I came to appreciate the CWK live performance more, I totally reconsidered my position.
These guys are the embodiment of the well-made machine. Having just released their fourth studio album (Dear Miss Lonelyhearts) in seven years, you can see what I mean. But they extend the metaphor into the structure of their music.
Cold War Kids plays pop-rock. It would be easy (but foolish) to stop the analysis right there. But in between the lines is a band dedicated to musical nuance. I guess I had always known this – their first album, Robbers & Cowards, was on repeat in my iPod for a good many months – yet I still lost track of these guys over the years. Other people (many of them present at this show) weren't so careless.
All of that consideration was on display. So powerful was their ability to balance deliberate and precise rock riffs, woven together like a patchwork quilt, that even in their shittiest tunes, most trite songs, they still dig into something interesting, rad, or just plain fun.
We also can't avoid the tenor of Nathan Willett's voice, which is nearly indescribable. Guys who reach his register usually have to get there with some trickery. They wind up sounding nasally or rely too heavily on a falsetto. Not this guy. He glides through the upper register with a commanding timbre with a strange but satisfying stage presence to match. At one point, he danced by shaking his hands in circles like a velociraptor (probably cross-marketing for Jurassic Park 3D). For whatever reason, it worked and the crowd loved it.
The other pieces of the puzzle are equally effective. Jonnie Russell and Matt Aveiro were practically journeymen on stage, sliding between instruments to really round out the sound. At the end of the day, you could close your eyes and mistake the band for a seven- or eight-piece operation. Impressive.
CWK's newer material didn't play as well to the crowd (conversely, you couldn't stop the Metro from screaming the words to "Hang Me Up to Dry") and I couldn't help wondering why that was (other than the fact that I just don't think it's as strong). What do you do, as a pop band, when your moment in the sun has passed? You can't not play the old stuff, but Conan O'Brien isn't calling to get you on the air tomorrow. If CWK is a band past its cultural prime, I left this show feeling like that's an awful shame – they seem to be in the middle of reimagining what they're trying to do at the smallest level and it's paying dividends in the form of compulsive pop music.
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