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Festivus Book Pimping – Griffin & Price series by James A Moore & Charles R Rutledge
It's amazing what a good (bad?) earworm can do, and so this morning's Festivus Book Pimping comes to you via 'Jolene'. Seriously, I'll be shit-singing this for days now. <shakes fist at Charles>
We're side-stepping out of fantasy for a moment and diving face-first into supernatural horror via the Griffin & Price novels masterfully penned by two of my favourite people – James A Moore and Charles R Rutledge (yes, despite the earworm).
The series consists of three books (so far): Blind Shadows, Congregations of the Dead, and A Hell Within. Each follows the trials and tribulations of Brennert County Sheriff Carl Price and his best friend, ex-mercenary turned PI, Wade Griffin. Set in the town (and surrounds) of Wellman, Georgia, a lot of super and preternatural happenings pit Griffin and Price against a host of monsters and nasties.
I love this series, and the two main characters have a rapport beset with humour and sarcasm that's right up my reading alley. The writing is slick, the monsters are quite literally killer, and the brewing tension between Sheriff Price and the otherworldly Blackbourne clan only ups the ante. The secondary characters add extra depth to the stories, and only build on what is an incredible cast (I'm looking at you, Jolene).
You should be reading this series.
Blind Shadowsblurb:
When private investigator Wade Griffin moved away from his hometown of Wellman, Georgia he didn't think he would be back. Too many memories and too many bridges burned. But when an old friend is found brutally murdered and mutilated, nothing can keep Griffin from going home. Teamed with another childhood friend, Sheriff Carl Price, Griffin begins an investigation that will lead down darker paths than he could ever have imagined.
Soon Griffin and Price find that there are secrets both dark and ancient lurking in the back woods of Crawford's Hollow. As Halloween approaches, something evil is growing near the roots of the Georgia mountains, and the keys to the mystery seem to be a woman of almost indescribable beauty and a dead man who won't stay dead.
As the body count mounts and the horrors pile up, Griffin and Price come to realize that the menace they face extends far beyond the boundaries of Wellman and that their opponents seem to hold all the cards. But the two lawmen have a few secrets of their own, and one way or another there will be hell to pay.
Blurb for Congregations of the Dead:
It's one of the hottest summers on record and a storm is brewing over the small town of Wellman, Georgia.
Still reeling from the horrific events of the previous October, all Sheriff Carl Price wants is to get back to a normal life. Unfortunately things aren't working out. He's got the Brennert County's DA breathing down his neck for answers about what happened in Crawford's Hollow. He's been served with a lawsuit by the Blackbourne family. And just after he witnesses a child abduction, the one person who always puts his life into a tailspin shows up to add to the pressure.
Meanwhile, against his better judgment, Wade Griffin agrees to look for a teenage girl who's gone missing. It's not his kind of case, but he's trying to establish his private investigations business and perhaps abandon his past as a mercenary. But Griffin's luck isn't any better than Price's and he ends up crossing paths with the man behind most of the organized crime north of Atlanta.
Both lawmen have their plates full, but then they learn that there is something abroad in the night. Not the supernatural menace they dealt with before, but something even darker. Just what is the secret of the charismatic Reverend Lazarus Cotton and what is he hiding in his small mountain church?
Once again, Griffin and Price must call upon all their deadly skills just to stay alive and even in the middle of a pitched battle against things that shouldn't exist they are reminded that sometimes the darkest evils reside within the human heart.
And the third in the series, A Hell Within:
Something dark is looming in Brennert County, Georgia. Sheriff Carl Price and ex-mercenary-turned P.I. Wade Griffin know well the other-worldly undercurrent that runs through the small town of Wellman, but with the Blackbournes trying to rebuild their strength, it seems they can breathe a little easier, Just a little. Griffin starts working a case when he stumbles across a massacre at a drug lab, and when Price is called to the scene of a brutal triple homicide, it has all the markings of Blackbourne retribution. Before the blood is dry, two more people are torn apart. As the body count rises, Griffin and Price find themselves in the middle of a turn war where bullets and black magic are the weapons off choice. Caught between the worlds of monsters and men, Griffin and Price enlist the help of associate Carter Decamp to put an end to the brewing battle. But the gates of Hell have been opened and the beasts won't be denied their chance to feast.
And as a post-Festivus bonus, there's a Griffin & Price novella to be released in the latest SNAFU: Resurrection anthology. Over 20,000 words of wicked horror in the form of Call up the Dead, due for release December 27 – pre-orders available here.
Recommended for those who love supernatural horror, horror, fantastic beasties, otherworldly monsters, crime, urban horror, and just general top-notch writing with killer characters.
Not recommended for those who have an aversion to violence, demonic shenanigans, gore.
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Print, dammit!
March 18, 2016 Amanda J Spedding	3 Comments
Any one who knows me, knows that when it comes to reading for pleasure, my preference is print books. Always print. I have overflowing bookcases (which means I don't have enough bookcases), a mountain of 'to read' books on my bedside table, stacked neatly on the floor… and anywhere else I can find room. And I tell ya, every time I see them I smile. I mean… BOOKS!
So a couple of years back when Alan Baxter put out the first of his Alex Caine trilogy, Bound, I waited until Supanova Sydney to grab myself a signed copy. The only thing better than a print book is a signed print book. It was a kick-arse story, and you can read my review of it here. Pumped as I was to read the next, I was told, rather sheepishly by Alan, that print copies for books 2 and 3 were still up in the air, but ebook was available.
I flinched. Ebook? But no! I want print! PRINT, dammit!
It's taken almost two years, but they're here! Well they will be in June. And the new covers are just brilliant – so much more evocative and in-line with the story within. Take a look.
This does, of course, bring up one problem. Well, not a problem per se, more… well… I can't have mismatched covers, okay? There. I said it. It'll drive me nuts. Niggle at me. Like an earworm… constantly whispering: not the same, not the same, not the same. So three new books it will be. All of which will be signed.
Check out the book blurb for Bound, then do yourself a favour and put these books on your wish list.
Alex Caine, a fighter by trade, is drawn into a world he never knew existed – a world he wishes he'd never found.
Alex Caine is a martial artist fighting in illegal cage matches. His powerful secret weapon is an unnatural vision that allows him to see his opponents' moves before they know their intentions themselves.
After a fight one night, an enigmatic Englishman, Patrick Welby, claims to know Alex's secret. Welby shows Alex how to unleash a breathtaking realm of magic and power, drawing him along a mind-bending trajectory beyond his control. And control is something Alex values above all else.
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It is no secret that the subject of illegal immigration has risen in both political and public awareness over the past two years. Discussions, debates, and demonstrations abound, with more than enough emotion to go around on all sides.
The problem, however, seems to be a widespread ignorance of what is a very complex subject. Typically, the more complex a subject, the more complex the solution – with the possible exception of Alexander the Great and the Gordian Knot. Our point today is to share a few facts revealed in a recent study about the rapid rise in illegal immigration. The study was published in November 2016 by the Pew Research Center, one of the most respected research institutions in the world. Each of the statistics cited were valid as of 2014. It is likely that the numbers have increased over the ensuing two years.
There were 11.1 million illegal immigrants living in the U.S. As a group, they accounted for 3.5%. The percentage may not sound like a lot, but it takes a long time to count to 11.1 million.
There were eight million illegal immigrants in the U.S. workforce.
Illegal immigrants accounted for 15% of the American construction workforce.
Illegal immigrants accounted for 26% of the American agricultural workforce.
There were 5.8 million illegal immigrants from Mexico.
There number of illegal immigrants from other countries increased by 325,000. The majority of these were from Asia, Central America, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Nearly 60% of all illegal immigrants in the U.S. lived in California, Texas, Florida (each rather obvious), New York, New Jersey, and Illinois.
The percentage of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. for 10 years or more had increased from 41% to 66%.
93% of illegal immigrants from Mexico had been living in the U.S. for more that five years.
Watch for more information in forthcoming articles.


Mf Legal Limited was set up on Thursday the 14th of December 2000. Their current partial address is Dublin 2, and the company status is Normal. The company's current directors have been the director of 35 other Irish companies between them; 16 of which are now closed. This Irish company shares its Eircode with at least 285 other companies.


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Facebook is adding a Quiet Mode that silences push notifications on mobile
by aatifriaz | Apr 9, 2020 | technology | 0 comments
Facebook announced an all-new "Quiet Mode" for its main mobile app on Thursday, which will pause "most" push notifications and remind you that it's turned on when you try to open the software on your phone while the mode is still active.
It's not clear exactly what notifications will be exempted from the new mode; the company says some, like privacy updates, it is legally required to send out. This new mode is also not to be confused with the existing "mute push notifications" setting that lets you stop only push notifications, but not those within the app, for a designated amount of time.
Instead, this new Quiet Mode will be found under Facebook's "Your Time on Facebook" dashboard, which it added back in November 2018, following a push for major platforms and device makers like Apple and Google to promote digital wellness apps.
It's part of a larger update to the dashboard that Facebook says will add week-over-week trends, usage tracking for daytime versus night, and a counter for total number of visits. It's rolling out now to iOS users and will arrive for Android users in May, the company says.
The new Quiet Mode will work both manually and on a set schedule if you so choose. It will pause notifications from within the app, like those obnoxious Facebook Watch badges, and on a system level, so you won't see numbered badges on iOS either.
"As we all adjust to new routines and staying home, setting boundaries for how you spend your time online can be helpful. Whether it's to help you focus on your family and friends, sleep without distraction or manage how you spend your time at home, we have tools that can help you find the right balance for how you use Facebook," reads a new update to the company's ongoing COVID-19 information blog post.
In addition to Quiet Mode, Facebook says it's also added new shortcuts to the notification settings and News Feed preferences panel, so "you can make the most of your time on Facebook by controlling the type of posts you see in your News Feed as well as the updates you receive."
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The Goin' Band from Raiderland is one of several bands that make up the program at Texas Tech.
Half a century ago 18-year-old Keith Bearden, a recent graduate of Hale Center High School, put on his uniform, picked up his trumpet and marched into the stadium for the first time as a member of the Goin' Band from Raiderland.
In 2003, after more than 20 years as director of the Texas Tech marching band, when Bearden climbed off the ladder for the last time, Hill was his drum major.
In 2015, 90 years after the first time the Goin' Band took the field, Hill is on the ladder, the sixth director of the greatest band in the land. Bearden is in the stands, watching with pride the band he directed for a quarter of its existence.
Once or twice this season he may borrow the baton from Hill, an exchange Hill is happy to make.
In 1934 D.O. "Prof" Wiley took over, establishing the service organization chapters of Kappa Kappa Psi and the founding chapter of Tau Beta Sigma. Texas Tech's Alpha Omicron chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi, a band fraternity, celebrated its 77th anniversary this year, while band sorority Tau Beta Sigma came about in the early 1940s as an increasing number of women went to college and joined the band. Several women at Texas Tech actually led the charge to get the sorority recognized as a sister organization to Kappa Kappa Psi and helped other Texas institutions open chapters.
After a 25-year run, Dean Killion replaced Wiley, known as the Father of Texas bands. Bearden, who marched under Killion, said popular marching styles changed through the decades. During Killion's directorship bands moved from the military-style marching of the 1950s to the precision drills like creating shapes in the 1960s to Drum Corps International free-form shows of the 1970s. Killion's legacy was in the precision drills, his successor said.
Bearden, director from 1981 to 2003, returns every year to direct a few practice drills and occasionally directs the big-time performances. By the time he arrived, high school bands were improving so much he could hear a noticeable difference in the quality of the music from week to week.
In 1999, under Bearden's direction, the John Philip Sousa Foundation awarded the Sudler Trophy, the highest honor for collegiate marching bands, to the Goin' Band.
He also saw lifelong friendships arise, romances blossom and future generations of Goin' Band members don the uniform. Both of his sons have gone through the band and his granddaughter, a freshman who plays the French horn, started this year.
Christopher Anderson, who is the director of fine arts at the Lubbock Independent School District, was director from 2003 to 2009, and Hill, who came back to Texas Tech for his master's degree after several years of teaching, holds the baton today. When Anderson left, Hill was given a trial period of sorts and showed himself to be a good fit for the job.
Director of bands Sarah McKoin came to Texas Tech a decade ago, and she remembered how excited everyone was for the 80th anniversary. Now that the 90th has rolled around, they wanted to have some fun. It starts with a traditions halftime show at the Texas Tech vs. TCU football game on Saturday with the band planning drills from the Killion, Bearden and Anderson eras.
Since many alumni return for football games, particularly this one, they decided to make it a weekend to celebrate band tradition. On Friday night, the wind ensemble and symphonic band will do a concert with Anderson and 2009 alumna Tamey Anglley, now a professor at Stephen F. Austin University, conducting. Guest soloist Andy Smith of the Chicago Lyric Opera, a tuba player, graduated in 2010.
"There's a lot of tradition that goes all the way back to Dean Killion," she said.
The Goin' Band memberships consists of about a quarter music majors, while the rest are music enthusiasts majoring in just about every major Texas Tech offers. The university has five concert bands, two jazz bands and a pep band in addition to the marching band; most of those students are music majors. McKoin said the program has grown significantly through the years as the Goin' Band and its directors have marched Texas Tech into the national spotlight.
It is a different experience than can be found anywhere else.
"They're good. They're really good," McKoin said. "I think they're entertaining. I went to Michigan State for my undergraduate and did my doctorate at UT, and those are great bands, too, and have great traditions, but there's just something about Lubbock – I noticed it when came and interviewed – it is a big deal. I can't put my finger on it, but the Goin' Band's impact on campus culture, on instrumental music education and performance in Texas is unparalleled.
Both McKoin and Hill, though they are enjoying the 90th anniversary, also are looking forward to the century mark in 10 years.
The Goin' Band From Raiderland is the 450-member marching band of Texas Tech University and is under the direction of Duane Hill.
The Goin' Band is part of the School of Music in the College of Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Tech University.


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De ENP of Empresa Nacional Portuaria is de havenautoriteit in Honduras.
De ENP werd tot stand gebracht door het congres op 14 oktober 1965 en heeft daarbij de bevoegdheid gekregen over alle havens van het land; Puerto Cortés, La Ceiba en Puerto Castilla in het noorden en San Lorenzo in het zuiden met als doel de economie verder te ontwikkelen door aangepaste diensten en installaties te voorzien in deze havens.
De voorzitter is José Rosario Bonano, minister van openbare werken en transport in Honduras.

Geschiedenis
De ENP trad voor het eerst in werking in maart 1966 met Ricardo Reyes Cerrato als hoofd.
In 1967 begon de onderhandeling met de spoorwegen (vooral gebruikt door United Fruit Company), kocht men gebouwen op en werden vele delen van de bestaande infrastructuur vernieuwd. Daarna werden meer gebouwen en kades gebouwd door een Noord-Amerikaans bedrijf. Hierdoor konden schepen met vaste en vloeibare ladingen, general cargo, rollend materieel en containers aanmeren langs kades met een totale lengte van 1157m.
Doorheen de jaren heeft de ENP zich ingezet om de havens van Honduras te vernieuwen wat tot een blijvende groei leidde. Tegenwoordig maken containers en fruit een groot deel van de import/export uit.

Missie
De ENP wil Honduras lanceren als belangrijk verkeerspunt in de koopvaardij door een voortdurende vernieuwing door te voeren in de haveninfrastructuur zonder hierbij het milieu te vergeten.
Ze wil de havens (vooral dan Puerto Cortés) profileren door hun strategische positie, competitieve tarieven, beveiliging, zorg voor het milieu en ontwikkeling.

Stijgende import en export toont aan dat men in de opzet aan het slagen is. Desondanks blijft Honduras een van de armste landen in Latijns-Amerika.

Haven
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Distance between cities › USA › Michigan › Lakeville, MI › Distance from Lakeville to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
Distance from Lakeville, MI to MSP Airport
There are 522.34 miles from Lakeville to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) in northwest direction and 622 miles (1,001.01 kilometers) by car and ferry, following the Milwaukee - Muskegon route.
Lakeville and MSP Airport are 10 hours 54 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop for 8 hours 24 mins and take a ferry for 2 hours 30 mins.
This is the fastest route from Lakeville, MI to MSP Airport. The halfway point is Pingree Grove, IL.
Please note the time difference between Lakeville, MI and MSP Airport is 1 hour. The current time in Lakeville is 6:49 am and the current time in MSP Airport is 5:49 am.
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A car with an MPG of will need 28.81 gallons of gas to cover the route between Lakeville, MI and MSP Airport.
The estimated cost of gas to go from Lakeville to MSP Airport is $74.32.
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Halfway Point Between Lakeville, MI and MSP Airport
If you want to meet halfway between Lakeville, MI and MSP Airport or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are 42.116184 and -88.443100, or 42º 6' 58.2624" N, 88º 26' 35.16" W. This location is 311.10 miles away from Lakeville, MI and MSP Airport and it would take approximately 5 hours 27 mins to reach the halfway point from both locations.
The closest town to the halfway point is Pingree Grove, IL, situated 356.44 miles from Lakeville, MI and 370.72 miles from MSP Airport. It would take 5 hours 45 mins to go from Lakeville to Pingree Grove and 5 hours 49 mins to go from MSP to Pingree Grove.
The major city closest to the halfway point between Lakeville, MI and MSP Airport is Aurora, IL, situated 346.99 miles from Lakeville, MI and 393.87 miles from MSP Airport. It would take 5 hours 36 mins to go from Lakeville to and 6 hours 21 mins to go from MSP to Aurora.
Some other major cities along the route include Chicago, IL,Elgin, IL,Madison, WI, and Saint Paul, MN.
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Light snow on Friday through Sunday.
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Having read fellow foot soldier, Lewis Connolly's recent blog about being in the Tartan Army on Twitter and re-Tweeting it to my followers, I was asked if I would share my experience on being a Scotland fan.
Born in Glasgow in the early Eighties, my family and I ventured down south, first to Kent and then to Essex, (where I remain to this day) due to my father's job relocation. Despite being surround by English folk, I've always been a Scotland fan. Irrespective of the fact I've not really lived in Scotland for any length of time, I still feel it's my home. It's been strange growing up not really 'fitting in' with the locals in a nationalistic sense, but I wouldn't change it. Even if every two years when we've failed to qualify for tournaments in the second half of my life has been particularly trying at times. This is only exacerbated when I'm then the subject of relentless ribbing from my English pals who get to support their team all the way to the Quarter Finals before turning tail and heading for home after yet another penalty shoot out failure! 😉
I went to my first game when I was eight, the World Cup Italia '90 warm up game at Hampden against Poland. I was 'treated' to a 1-1 draw which saw a spectacular own goal by Gary Gillespie even the match on a sunny May day. Those were the days, qualifying for tournaments regularly! If only I knew then what I know now!
I was introduced to a foot soldier who had started going out with a friend of mine from school and he offered me a ticket to watch World Champions Spain at Hampden in a 2012 European Championship Qualifier. True to form Scotland put up a heroic fight only to be defeated at the death – a typical Scottish failure if you like. However, that didn't put me off going again, I was hooked! The camaraderie during the day in the pubs, the rousing rendition of the national anthem pre-match, the finger nail biting atmosphere at the game – they simply all struck a chord with me. I didn't want it to end. It only took 23 years to see my first Scotland victory, a 1-0 home win against Estonia at Pittodrie in February 2013.
The stories I can tell folk back at home of the escapades the Tartan Army get up to on their travels are lengthy; some for the ears of all, others perhaps not! The pubs, bars, city squares et al in which we spend our hard earned, making new friends, singing songs, swapping shirts, embracing new cultures – that's what make Scotland away days so great!
Aside from the alcohol fueled shenanigans now deep in TA folklore, it would be remiss of me to not mention the plenty of good folk who are involved with the Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal. When I first heard what this fantastic charity stood for, I was dumbfounded. It's simply amazing to think that at more than fifty consecutive away games, a charitable donation has been made to worthwhile recipients across Europe and beyond. The hard work behind the scenes is a wonder to behold, as is the superb nature of the Scottish supporters who continue to fund this opportunity to make children's lives across the lands that little bit better.
There are countless memories etched in my mind of away days but I can honestly say the following is definitely up there as being one of the most memorable. Like Lewis said, the Tartan Army is defined by the openness, generosity and willingness to help others, and that is what the Sunshine Appeal does best.
I've only been to one donation per se so far – in Dublin last summer, prior to the 2016 European Championship Qualifier against the Republic of Ireland. I was also present in the stands in Molde, Norway when TASA's 50th donation took place on the pitch at half time during a 1-0 win.
Back to Dublin, where a donation to the 'Aoibheann's Pink Tie' charity took place. This is an organisation that helps to offer practical help to children fighting cancer, as well as the families of those said children. This experience was one I can honestly say I'll never forget.
It was pretty tough to hold back the tears that night, as the APT recipient accepted a cheque to the value of €7000. His emotional speech detailing the story of his young daughter who sadly succumbed to cancer had many a hardened TA reveler in tears. He was overjoyed and thoroughly touched beyond belief at the donation from TASA. You could have heard a pin drop when the donation was made, such was the magnitude of the occasion.
The venue was literally packed to the rafters of TA and Irish football supporters, mixing in unison, not only to enjoy the craic and occasion of the forthcoming game but more importantly, in my opinion, coming together as one to support a well deserving charity that does so much to help suffering youngsters.
I was immensely proud to be Scottish that night, knowing that my peers had united in various ways to help create this wonderful occasion. I'm sure I'm not the only one who can say they walked away from that donation feeling a little bit lucky and fortunate, but also very humble having heard the story of the APT representative. It was touching to hear the APT representative had donated some gifts to Yorkhill Children's Hospital in return too.
'Everywhere We Go', it's the generosity and compassion of the Scottish supporters that allow the Sunshine Appeal to prosper and help those in need. Long may it continue. As for the game itself, it ended in a disappointing 1-1 draw, but to be honest, and I'm sure many a Scotland fan will agree, donations like the one in Dublin will stick longer in the memory than any football match.
If you've been involved with the Sunshine Appeal in the past whether that's doing a fundraiser, attending a donation or simply buying some merchandise, we'd love to hear your story.


Say-on-pay analysis by certain proxy advisors seems to reach the wrong conclusion on vote recommendation because it fails to take into account performance criteria that are specific to our industry, our organization structure, and our business strategy in particular.
Say-on-pay analysis by certain proxy advisors [Anyone who is reading a supplemental proxy filing has already read the proxy adviser's report, or will want to. You might as well identify them.] seems to reach the wrong conclusion [This is polite and diplomatic; don't you want forceful and convincing?] on vote recommendation [I copied this exactly, including the proofing lapse, which doesn't make a great impression.] because it fails to take into account performance criteria that are specific to our industry, our organization structure, and our business strategy in particular.
We disagree with Institutional Shareholder Services' say-on-pay analysis and voting recommendation. As we explain below, ISS failed to consider performance criteria that are specific to our industry, our organization structure, and our business strategy.


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Typically, we begin the AA&U process through exploratory, qualitative research in order to understand perceptions & consumer vocabulary within the category. This is followed by a large quantitative study, providing statistically reliable data, which we use to illustrate the position of each brand in the minds of category consumers.
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Guangzhou has officially adopted a three-year action plan as the blueprint for its ongoing contribution to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Formulated by the Guangzhou Municipal Government, the proposed strategy – outlined in the recently-published Three-year Action Plan for Advancing the Belt and Road Initiative (2018-2020) – details five key objectives, all of which are seen as vital if the province is to properly fulfil its role as one of the BRI's key hubs.
In line with this, greater efforts are to be made to promote innovation across all the province's institutions and trading mechanisms, with greater cooperation with Hong Kong and Macau also to be factored in. Additionally, the facilities and opportunities offered by the Nansha New Area and the Nansha Pilot Free Trade Zone are to be fully-utilised.
In order to deliver on this particular objective, the relevant municipal government bodies will actively seek to secure investment in certain designated sectors, while also looking to enhance production capacity cooperation at an international level and taking every opportunity to develop the trade in services among the BRI-connected nations.
In order to play a leading role within the BRI's agreed six economic corridors, six routes and multiple countries and ports framework, every effort will be made to optimise the development of the province's seaports, airports and innovation centres, while accelerating the construction work on its maritime hub infrastructure will also be prioritised.
Particular emphasis will be placed on aligning the provision of BRI-related financial services with the existing BRI Technological Innovation Action Plan, with the adoption of advanced provincewide financial services systems and the launch of a national innovation centre seen as having a major contribution to make here. Additionally, increased efforts will be made to spur the development of the province's financial institutions and its technological innovation platforms.
In order to build closer ties and boost mutual understanding, greater cooperation with key individuals in BRI nations will be fostered, while a comprehensive personnel exchange programme will also be initiated. In a complementary move, every effort will be made to raise the profile of Guangzhou on an international basis as a means of boosting its reputation and expanding its sphere of influence.
The action plan was formally adopted at an executive meeting of the Guangzhou Municipal Government on 22 May this year.
Click here for further details (in Chinese).


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Using the Bible as our authority and Jesus as our example, we will encourage all children to become servant-hearted disciples in God's kingdom.
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Our church family offers these other options to our worship service, which allows parents to enjoy worship without interruption. However, children are welcome to remain with their parents for a family worship experience as well.
Throughout the year, our volunteers & Youth/Worship Minister lead youth events such as trips to Kings Island Spirit Song, teen conventions, canoe trips, and camp outs, Ark Park & Creation Museum trips, In addition our church covers 75% of the cost of attending Rainbow Christian Service Camp for all of our youth. Please check out their web site at www.rainbowcamp.org.


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Q: Disable entries in system.log I have Magento 2.2.x and system.log grows each minute, because of entries like:
[2018-09-30 17:53:15] main.INFO: Add of item with id Magento_Customer::customer_manage was processed [] []
[2018-09-30 17:53:15] main.INFO: Add of item with id Magento_Customer::customer_online was processed [] []
[2018-09-30 17:53:15] main.INFO: Add of item with id Magento_Customer::customer_group was processed [] []
[2018-09-30 17:53:15] main.INFO: Add of item with id Magento_AdminNotification::system_adminnotification was processed [] []
[2018-09-30 17:53:15] main.INFO: Add of item with id Magento_Config::system_config was processed [] []
[2018-09-30 17:53:15] main.INFO: Add of item with id Magento_Indexer::system_index was processed [] []
[2018-09-30 17:53:15] main.INFO: Add of item with id Magento_Cms::cms_page was processed [] []
[2018-09-30 17:53:15] main.INFO: Add of item with id Magento_Cms::cms_block was processed [] []
[2018-09-30 17:53:15] main.INFO: Add of item with id Magento_Catalog::catalog was processed [] []
[2018-09-30 17:53:15] main.INFO: Add of item with id Magento_Catalog::catalog_products was processed [] []
[2018-09-30 17:53:15] main.INFO: Add of item with id Magento_Catalog::catalog_categories was processed [] []
[2018-09-30 17:53:15] main.INFO: Add of item with id Magento_Catalog::catalog_attributes_attributes was processed [] []
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How can I stop Magento logging such info?

A: unfortunately this direct settings are not avaliable in magento2 to disable syetem log, please check this file and comment code, it may help you
vender\Magento\Framework\Logger\Handler\System.php when you use the system level, logs will got to /var/log/system.log
Thanks, Hope it may help you.

A: Magento mode:
see this file vendor/magento/module-backend/Model/Menu.php

*

*create a new module

*create a system.xml file with a configuration system.log enable/disable crop useless logs

*create a model/config.php file with the method that get the value from system.xml

*create a plugin around for this function vendor/magento/module-backend/Model/Menu.php::add

*inject config.php file custom and create an if that based on value print the log

*easy

Brutality

*

*cron that every minute remove the file with absolute path:

* * * * *  find  /magento/path/var/log/system.log -mtime +7 -exec rm -f {} \;

*

*or maybe a cron that every minute set file as empty, or something like this:

* * * * *  find  /magento/path/var/log/system.log -mtime +7 -exec {} > true \;
Cheers

A: In magento2 this option is not exist,the setting has been removed from admin area.
if you don't want system.log then run below command
rm -rf var/log/system.log

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The roundtable meeting "Energy crisis management: decision-makers and civil society" was held on May 24, 2018 in the office of International Visegrad Fund. It was the second workshop in the project "Energy security and effective strategic communication the civil and governmental actors: V4+Ukraine" sponsored by International Visegrad Fund.
During the event experts from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Poland presented the cross-country evaluation of the results deep interviews they have conducted with decision-makers and stakeholders in their states. Also, participants of the project from Slovakia and Poland introduced the structure of energy crisis communication in their countries, as well as the platform of energy crisis communication between experts and issues of information policy, were discussed on the meeting.
Dr. Natalia Slobodian, the research leader of the project team, introduced the Polish view on the results of a deep interview with Ukrainian respondents. She emphasized, that there is a huge interest in Ukraine to develop national and regional communication in the energy security sphere. Actually, Ukraine needs in the platform for internal energy communication in the triangle Government-Business-Civil Society and the experience of Visegrad countries will be useful. Moreover, creation such platform on the level V4+Ukraune it allows prevent crisis situation and promote a quick response in a case of their occurrence. But it seems that there is an alarming trend, so the governmental bodies of Ukraine have not a possibility to pay for energy expertise. In the wake, using not first-hand information and sometimes fake research can influence the decision-making process in Ukraine.
The results of the interview with Slovak experts were evaluated through Ukrainian partners. In the conclusion, Vitalii Martyniuk, expert from Center for Global Studies Strategy XXI, stated: "There is very good internal communication in the energy sphere of the Slovak Republic but to reach effective strategic communication on the international level is hard because everyone competes for market… Regional communication is also good due to V4 and the EU formats".
Mr Lubomir Chachany from Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic and Lukasz Boguszewski from Casimir Pulaski Foundation introduced the energy crisis management communication in Slovakia and Poland accordingly. Experts have indicated the need to establish standards for the strategic communication that will be verified via drills and crisis situations' simulations. During the roundtable, a need for a regional reporting on energy situation was raised – the cooperation on this issue between the governments would improve cooperation and overall energy security in the region. The meeting was the second event of the project that will allow organizing comprehensive simulation of the energy crisis during that will take place during Warsaw Security Forum 2018 conference in October 2018.


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Q: 'Invalid type comparison' in the code I have a pandas dataframe which has many columns. These columns may have 3 values - True, False and NaN. I'm replcaing the NaN with the string missing. The sample values for one of my columns is as follows:
ConceptTemp.ix[:,1].values

resulting in:
array([ True, False, False, False,  True,  True,  True,  True, False,  True], dtype=bool)

Note that this particular column had no NaN, and therefore no missing string.
Now I execute the following code:
ConceptTemp.ix[:,1][ConceptTemp.ix[:,1] != 'missing'].values

To get the following exception:
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TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-47-0a0b76cf3ab5> in <module>()
----> 1 ConceptTemp.ix[:,1][ConceptTemp.ix[:,1] != 'missing'].values

E:\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\ops.pyc in wrapper(self, other, axis)
    724                 other = np.asarray(other)
    725
--> 726             res = na_op(values, other)
    727             if isscalar(res):
    728                 raise TypeError('Could not compare %s type with Series'

E:\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\ops.pyc in na_op(x, y)
    680                 result = getattr(x, name)(y)
    681                 if result is NotImplemented:
--> 682                     raise TypeError("invalid type comparison")
    683             except AttributeError:
    684                 result = op(x, y)

TypeError: invalid type comparison

Would someone know how to fix it?
Any pointers would be highly appreciated.

A: As people have commented, it is a bit weird to combine types in your arrays (i.e. strings with booleans). You're going to get results where the boolean array may not be what you think it is. But if you absolutely have to, there are a couple of ways you could go about doing this. The first is with isin:
In [40]: ConceptTemp.ix[:,0][~ConceptTemp.ix[:,0].isin(['missing'])].values
Out[40]:
         array([ True, False, False, False,  True,  True,  True,  True, False,  True], dtype=bool)

The second is with apply and lambda
In [41]: ConceptTemp.ix[:,0][ConceptTemp.ix[:,0].apply(lambda x: x != 'missing')].values
Out[41]:
         array([ True, False, False, False,  True,  True,  True,  True, False,  True], dtype=bool)


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			Since I actually plan on using this site in the future, here are a few ways of getting in contact with me.

			Now, I hope that I don't get any spam because my email is out there, but in case I do,
			Gmail's spam filter is rather robust,
			so I'm not too worried about it.

			The thing I AM worried about, is that some people might decided to create... distasteful... guestbook entries.

			I will implement a captcha and ban system if I have to (holy cookies and blacklists batman!),
			but	I'd like to think that people are mature enough most of the time for me to not have to do that.

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			Or you can always just click the 'show guestbook' button to see what other people
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Some of the most obvious choices for taking a campervan holiday are countries within Europe. This is because by and large they are easy to access. However, just because you already own a campervan doesn't mean you can't travel a little further abroad and rent one. America is a great place for a campervan holiday as there is a huge amount to see and has some stunning scenery.
If however you don't already own a motorhome and are planning on buying one, renting one first is a good idea, just to check you are going to enjoy it as much as you think you are. These holidays aren't meant for everyone. The vehicles are very confined and bring able to do lots of things in one go because everything is close is handy. However spending the length of your holiday in a confined space with you family does mean arguments are inevitable. Bikes are a great addition to the campervan especially if you are going on holiday with children. This gives everyone a little more space and will hopefully defuse any arguments.
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In Cory Booker media feud, Conan O'Brien gets support from Elizabeth mayor
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The Tonight ShowIn "The Tonight Show," Conan O'Brien continues his media feud with Newark Mayor Cory Booker by reading a letter from Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage and vowing to create alliances with Newark's neighboring towns.
NEWARK -- In an ongoing media feud with Newark, late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien responded by reading a welcoming letter from a neighboring city and vowing to create other alliances with Newark's surrounding towns.
Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage in a letter to O'Brien said he is welcome "with open arms" in the city.
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The convenience and immediacy of the gammaCore are huge selling points for people on the go. As portable as an iPhone, it slips easily into a purse or computer bag to be used anytime, anywhere, at the first sign of a migraine.
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"Traci has draining migraines, and gammaCore allows her to work through her day with less pain," adds Dr. Ford. "But each person needs to have an individual discussion with their physician to see if it's right for them. We are committed to creating individualized treatment plans for every migraine patient we see."
Though it is FDA-approved, gammaCore is a relatively new migraine treatment and few providers have begun using the device. The University of Kansas Health System is among early providers of this innovative option for migraine patients. The gammaCore device is FDA-approved for adults 18 years and older and requires a prescription. It cannot be used for patients who have a pacemaker, hearing aid implant or any other implanted electronic or medical device. Those who are pregnant or have significantly high or low blood pressure or heart rate cannot use the gammaCore. And you don't want to use the device with your cell phone on your person or in your pocket.
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Lenders are attaching kill switches and GPS locators to cars so they can shut the vehicles off and repossess them if their owners miss loan payments.
The increasingly popular tactic used by banks and car dealerships is raising concerns among consumer advocates, who say the technology violates the privacy of debtors. It also echoes the aggressive tactics associated with toxic mortgages, which inflated a housing bubble that burst in 2008 and wrecked the global economy.
"It's almost entirely being used on subprime people with low incomes or blemished credit," Chris Kukla, senior vice president at the Center for Responsible Lending, told VICE News.
For those unfortunate enough to have little choice but to accept the technology on their car in exchange for an auto loan, the devices are Orwellian.
Police in Washington, DC are using the secretive 'Stingray' cell phone tracking tool. Read more here.
The New York Times recently published a story about a bank turning off a mother's 2005 Chrysler van with a so-called "starter interrupter" as she was preparing to take her sick 10-year-old daughter to a hospital emergency room. The Times interviewed a loan collector who shut off cars using his smartphone while shopping at Walmart. He claimed to call debtors first before disabling their cars. The Times said around a quarter of new subprime auto loans require debtors to install the devices on their vehicles.
Another Times piece noted that interest on subprime auto loans can reach 23 percent, while another reported that car repossessions have increased by 143 percent this year compared to 2014.
The Times stories say Wall Street traders are promoting the trend by securitizing auto loans — or packaging and selling them as financial instruments to investors who receive a share of the loan payments. It's the same shell game that created billions, if not trillions, of dollars of toxic assets that caused the 2008 crisis when waves of borrowers went into default.
Worse, the GPS and kill switch devices are fueling the process because they are making it easier for bank and car dealerships to lend to people who probably won't be able to pay back the loans — the very same conditions that gave rise to the 2008 collapse.
New documents reveal the UK's policies on spying on attorney-client communications. Read more here.
"It's not like it's driving down the cost of the credit," said Kukla. "This allows lenders to make even riskier loans. They push the envelope further because they know they can track down the car in an instant."
At the same time, the devices raise questions about whether it's fair or ethical for a bank to have information on their debtors' whereabouts. "Certainly there are privacy concerns," Kukla said. "A GPS locater can track where you've been and where you are going."
The United States government was asleep at the wheel as the housing bubble was expanding. Today, officials say they are aware.
Last month, speaking at a conference in Las Vegas — ground zero for the housing bust — US Treasury official Darrin Benhart said he was keeping an eye on the $262 billion auto loan market.
He said banks and dealerships have given out 13 percent more loans in 2013 compared to the year before, and 8 percent more loans this year compared to 2013. At the same time, debtors who defaulted on loans in the fourth quarter of 2013 owed around $7,600 to their creditors, a 12 percent increase from the year before.
Benhart didn't comment on the GPS or starter interrupters. He also didn't say whether or not an auto loan bubble was forming.
Kukla said an auto loan bubble wouldn't necessarily cause widespread economic collapse — but it would cost many jobs.
"For most people to get to work, they have to have a car," he said.
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Hockey time takes about three times as long as regular time...
First off... CONGRATS to the Pittsburgh PENGUINS.
(image courtesy the Pittsburgh Penguins)
As of Wednesday night, they made it to the Eastern Conference Final-- There's a Western Conference Final too, and the winners of each play each other for penultimate hockey award: the Stanley Cup.
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So this last series the Pens played against the Washington Capitals was a tough one and it took all seven games to result in a winner. (All playoff rounds are best of seven.)
During the regular season, I watched only Stars games. They didn't do so great and every game was a nail biter, hoping one of two things would occur: they could hold onto the lead they had or they could rally enough in the time left in the game and win it.
Since the Stars didn't make it to the playoffs and my second and third favorite teams did, I've continued to watch hockey. In the first round, said second and third favorite teams played one another, so it didn't matter much who won. I did have a preference, but it wasn't that big of a deal. Watching the games wasn't stressful. It was just fun to watch.
Once the Pens won that series and took on the Washington Capitals...well...it was a whole new ball game and every minute of play seemed to take three times as long. The last half of every third period felt like half an hour instead of ten minutes. This time for similar reasons to Stars games.
These two teams are long-time rivals. Last year, the Pens beat the Caps in the second round in six games. This year, the Capitals wanted redemption, the Penguins want a repeat.
I know that one minute takes sixty seconds, one hour takes sixty minutes and so one, no matter what's going on in life or on TV. It's just interesting how it seems to bend depending on what's going on...
Time expands when (maybe) you're watching an important game of some random sport. Alternately, time contacts when you're spending time with a cherished guest or family member. Like when Sonshine comes home on leave. His ten days go by in a flash.
Is there a point to this post? Maybe to cherish every moment, because you can't get back time.
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I use PM as the front and back end to my workflow (news/stock) for sdelection, metadata and uploading. It is wrapped round C1Pro as my raw converter/ editor and sort of my catalog; it would be good if PM and C1Pro integrated more closely but hey, I can live with it. However I would prefer to use proper catalog software to manage my archive. Unfortunately none of them (except the combined raw converter/catalog tools) use the post-production version of an image for the thumbnails or even the large preview. It would be good if Catalog could, it would be major benefit for us LR or C1 users.


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The 2008 Adelaide Sevens, promoted as the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2008, was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the IRB Sevens World Series in the 2007–08 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held on the weekend of 5 and 6 April at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia.

South Africa halted New Zealand's winning streak, defeating them 15–7 in the Cup final. The Cook Islands provided the biggest upset of the competition by finishing 2nd in their group, thus qualifying to the Cup competition; they would parachute into the Plate competition after a 48–0 drubbing by Samoa in the Cup quarterfinals. Ultimately, Tonga won the Plate, defeating Kenya 14–12. Argentina won the Bowl and Wales won the Shield.

Format
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went on to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

Teams
The participating teams were:

Pool stage

Play on the first day of the tournament consisted of matches between teams in the same pool on a round robin basis. The following is a list of the recorded results.

Pool A
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Knockout

Play on the second day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Shield, Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.

Shield

Bowl

Plate

Cup

Reference list

External links
 Adelaide Sevens on irb.com
 IRB Sevens World Series

Adelaide
Australian Sevens
2008 in Australian rugby union


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2019 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl Postgame Notes
Bahamas Bowl Communications | December 20, 2019
• Buffalo running back Jaret Patterson set a Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl record with 32 rushing attempts.
• Patterson became the fourth player in Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl history to rush for more than 100 yards, running for 173 yards and two touchdowns. His 173 yards is the second-most in the history of the bowl, trailing only Jamauri Bogan of Western Michigan, who ran for 215 yards in 2015.
• Buffalo's defense set a Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl record with 5 sacks.
• Buffalo defensive end Malcolm Koonce tied the bowl game record with 2 sacks. WKU's Derik Overstreet had 2 sacks in the 2014 game.
• Charlotte's Markees Watts set a Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl record with 9 assisted tackles. His 11 total tackles is the second-most in Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl history.
• Buffalo had the two longest scoring drives in Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl history at 9:07 and 8:26.
• The Bulls marched 75 yards in a record-tying 16 plays, and scored on a 10-yard rush by Patterson with 1:43 left to make it 31-9. Patterson carried the ball 13 times for 81 yards on the drive, which actually covered 90 yards as a 15-yard penalty was assessed on Buffalo during the drive. Old Dominion had a 16-play drive that took 7:17 off the clock in 2016 that resulted in a 34-yard field goal.
• Buffalo also drove 74 yards drive in 15 plays and took 8:26 off the clock in the second quarter, which is the second longest touchdown drive in the 6-year history of the bowl.
• Nafees Lyon of Charlotte finished with 33 punt return yards, one shy of the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl record of 34 set in 2017 by Kylan Nelson of Ohio.
• Buffalo became the eighth team out of the 12 teams that have played in the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl to have scored on its opening drive of the game. After a 3-and-out by Charlotte, Buffalo marched 61 yards in 7 plays and scored on a 15-yard pass from Kyle Vantrease to Antonio Nunn with 9:12 left in the first quarter.
• The 22-yard punt return by Charlotte's Nafees Lyon was the third-longest in Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl history.
• Teams that hold an advantage in rushing yardage are 6-0 in Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl history. This year, Buffalo out-gained Charlotte 205-80 on the ground.
• Despite the strongest winds in Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl history at 20 mph sustained and gusts of more than 30 mph, the teams going with the wind and those heading into the wind each scored 20 points in the game.
• Jaret Patterson of Buffalo was named the Offensive MVP of the game, joining previous winners Christian Alexander (FIU — '18), Dorian Brown (Ohio – '17), Ray Lawry (Old Dominion – '16), Jamauri Bogan (Western Michigan – '15) and Brandon Doughty (WKU – '14).
• Patterson finished with a Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl record 32 rushing attempts for 173 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Malcolm Koonce of Buffalo was named the Defensive MVP of the game, joining previous winners Edwin Freeman (FIU — '18), Javon Hagan (Ohio – '17), T.J. Ricks (Old Dominion – '16), Grant DePalma (Western Michigan – '15) and Derik Overstreet (Western Kentucky – '14).
• Koonce finished with 5 tackles, a bowl record-tying 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble.
• Lance Leipold (Buffalo) was the winning head coach, joining Butch Davis (FIU — '18), Frank Solich (Ohio – '17), Bobby Wilder (Old Dominion – '16), P.J. Fleck (Western Michigan – '15) and Jeff Brohm (WKU – '14).
• Today's weather at kickoff was 73 degrees with a ESE wind at 20 mph with gusts of more than 30 mph.
• The 73 degree temperature is the lowest in Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl history, breaking the previous low mark of 79 degrees in 2014.
• The 20 mph sustained winds were the highest in Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl history, breaking the mark of 17 mph in 2018.
• Buffalo's victory evens the series between the MAC and C-USA at 3-3, with victories alternating between conferences.
• Today's attendance was 13,547.
• Buffalo won the coin toss and elected to defer. Charlotte received and defended the South goal.


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Background of Unit 731
Unit 731 of the Japanese Army conducted some of the most heinous experiments in the human history on POWs during the World War II. Unit 731 had eight divisions: Division 1- Bacteriological research; Division 2- Warfare Research and field experiments; Division 3- Water Filter Production; Division 4- Bacteria Mass production and Storage; Division 5- Educational Division; Division 6- Supplies Division; Division 7- General Affairs; Division 8- Clinical Diagnosis.
The leader of this unit was a 6-feet tall man known as Shiro Ishii. Born in Japan, Shiro was a bright young man who studied at the Kyoto Imperial University. There, he got to study preventive medicine, pathology, serology and bacteriology. In 1922 after completion of his studies at Kyoto Imperial University, he was sent to Kyushu where they were battling a contagious disease which was aggressive and causing deaths of many people including soldiers.
Shiro studied how he could effectively filter the contaminated water. He was able to successfully do it, much to the acclaim of his colleagues. To prove his filters worked to the Emperor of Japan, he demonstrated how his device worked by filtering his own urine and drinking it. In 1928, Shiro Ishii traveled extensively in various countries learning from their clinics and laboratories. After two years of travel, he returned to Japan. Due to his close association with influential and prominent officials, he was able to secure funding for his projects which he believed would propel Japan to the world leadership.
Shiro Ishii proposed a research unit to study biological and chemical weapons. He argued that the Western powers were carrying out similar programs. He got support from Colonel Chikahiko Koizumi who was the army's Surgeon General (later become Japanese Health Minister) and had secretly joined a poison gas research committee during World War I.
Shiro Ishii was given the command of Unit 731 in 1932.
The project Unit 731 aka Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Unit of the Kwantung Army, was initially established in Harbin. This was later to be blown up by prisoners and they had to look for a new location. Due to the kind of experiments being conducted, secrecy was a priority. Manchuria was a perfect hideout place. Manchuria was forcefully taken from the Chinese through Japanese invasion. It was about 200,000 square kilometers. In Manchuria, the research facility was set up in Pingfan and occupied three square kilometers. The buildings were strategically built to hide any suspicion and were further shielded by high walls and high voltage wires.
Later on from 1937 after Japanese expansion to China, other such facilities were set up in various Chinese cities such as Hsinking, Guangzhou, Beijing, and Nanjing.
The Personnels
The opportunity to work at the Unit 731 facilities was highly appealing to doctors and scientists as they the chance to experiment on human subjects and had financial aid from the army. To work here required high-level secrecy and members of the unit had to be transported in covered cargo trucks whose registration numbers were often changed to conceal identity. Some staff knew what was going on while others did not know of the "death blocks" where prisoners would pass through never to return. By 1939, Ishii's network comprised of over 10,000 personnels conducting research at Unit 731.


Below is the text of the written answers relating to Prime Minister's Question Time from 17th October 1995.
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Prime Minister what are his priorities for the remaining period of his premiership.
The Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the speech that I made on 13 October, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House.
Mr. McNamara: To ask the Prime Minister how many outsourcing contracts were granted by his Department or agencies in each year since 1990, indicating the nature and value of each contract; and if any additional work was added and of what value to (a) Hoskyns/Cap Gemini Segeti, (b) AT and T Istel, (c) EDS, (d) Sema Group, (e) Datasolve, (f) ITN Net, (g) Andersen Consulting, (h) Centre File, (i) BIS, (j) Telecom Capita, (k) ICL, (l) Digital Equipment, (m) CFM, (n) Siemens, (o) Nixdorf, (p) CMG and (q) Logica.
The Prime Minister [holding answer 16 October 1995]: For this purpose my office is part of the Cabinet Office. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service on 16 October 1995.


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Review: Death by Design
Sophomore Lauren Fischer sat in on a dress rehearsal of the BVNW production of "Death by Design" and gives her review.
Lauren Fischer, Staff Writer
A weekend in the English country, a radical socialist and a murder mystery? These things can all seem pretty unrelated, but they come together in BVNW's fall play "Death by Design" by Rob Urbinati.
The play is set in an English country manor in 1932, where Soral Bennett (Alea Beaman) and Edward Bennett (Griffin Leander) plan to spend the weekend away from the bustling city of London. However, their weekend is interrupted by a number of strange guests who keep popping in. There's Walter Pearce (Alec Feather), the stiff, conservative politician Mrs. Bennett is fond of. Next, a young man named Eric (Spencer Halverson) shows up at the manor, proclaiming his radical opinions to anyone who will listen. Perhaps the strangest visitor is Victoria Van Roth (Tasia Jewel), who has a passion for modern dance and anything artistic. The Bennetts also have a quick-to-accuse maid named Bridgit (Lauryn Nelson), who is intent on solving the murder mystery, and a charming chauffeur named Jack (Jackson Muccino). When a seemingly-confused woman named Alice (Annie Arnett) comes to the manor and supposedly murders Mr. Pearce, Bridgit takes the initiative to investigate the murder; saying, "No one leaves this room until I discover who murdered Walter Pearce!"
I really enjoyed watching all of these quirky characters try to solve a murder mystery and seeing how they all related to one another on stage. The cast did a splendid job of taking these very different characters and making them all work in a way that was very pleasing to watch.
Much of the humor in the play comes from watching the various characters try to work together to solve a mystery, despite their different quirks. The actors did a nice job of getting into their characters. I quickly noticed how the cast members were always in character; even if they were not speaking. This made the overall play much more enjoyable to watch and helped further engage the audience in the plot.
One character's performance I was especially enjoyed was Tasia Jewel's character, Victoria Van Roth. She brought a great amount of comedy into the play, and how she related to the other characters was very amusing. Van Roth's attitude about Walter Pearce's murder is incredibly entertaining, as her love for her own artwork often outweighs her liking of Mr. Pearce.
The end of the play can be a bit confusing due to the many twists and turns that occur. The audience does not truly know who the murderer is, or if there even was a murderer until the very last scene. You have to listen to the characters very carefully to follow what did and did not happen. However, all of the twists and turns make the show very compelling until the last line.
"Death by Design" definitely lives up to being a "comedy with murder." I found all the characters' personalities to be highly entertaining, and any fan of murder mysteries or comedy would enjoy this play. Between the quirky characters and the constantly evolving plot, "Death by Design" captured me as an audience member and did not let me go until the cast finished their bows.
The final showing of "Death by Design" will take place 7 p.m. Friday.
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