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'Holocaust' Huckster Brings His Travelin' Show to Kiev
There's no business like Shoah business.
Fr. Desbois and his elder brothers in the fraud with former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma at the Kiev stop of his "Holocaust by Bullets" roadshow
Dr. Robert Faurisson has recognized Fr. Patrick Desbois as the "world champion of holocaustic bluff … one hell of a trickster whose various productions dedicated to 'the Holocaust by bullets,' notably in the Ukraine, seem to have reached the very peaks of Judeo-Christian media hype."
Dr. Faurisson's explanation of Desbois' flim flam can be read HERE. I have written about the 'Holocaust' hawker, Patrick Desbois HERE and HERE. Fr. Desbois and his travelin' 'Holocaust' show has the full support of Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard (of the Eclessia Dei Commission which oversees all things related to the traditional Latin Mass and 'regularization' with the SSPX) and Pope Benedict XVI.
The people of Kiev deserve an apology for the Judeo-Bolshevik terror and genocide perpetrated upon their ancestors by the ancestors of Patrick Desbois' eternally holocausted brothers in the faith, but instead they're visited by Desbois' mobile guilt chamber. Such is the the state of Catholic evangelism in 2011. Run for your lives away from these villains.
The establishment press only runs puff pieces for Fr. Desbois. I've made the necessary corrections below:
Holocaust exhibit opens in Kiev
By MARIA DANILOVA, Associated Press – Sep 8, 2011
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — An exhibition focused on [an unsubstantiated claim of a] massacre of 1.4 million [Yiddish folk] in Soviet Ukraine opened in Kiev on Thursday, featuring a [disparate] display of [alleged] Nazi bullets, photographs of bones [alleged to be Judaic] and tearful [alleged] witness testimonies, [lots of 'witness testimonies' as we've come to expect in support of an alleged genocide of unprecedented scale for which scant material evidence exists].
The exhibit is based on the work of [a] French Catholic Priest [who has no training in forensic investigation, but does have a love for Talmud and burning zeal for Holocaustolatry] Patrick Desbois, who has been canvassing Ukrainian villages on a quest to [claim every mass grave in East Europe and many more imaginary ones as being filled with Judaic corpses] shot by Nazi soldiers and their collaborators during ['The Holocaust'. The exhibit does not mention the millions of Ukrainian people killed by Judaic Bolsheviks and later systematically starved to death. Indeed, it endeavors to count Christian Ukrainian mass graves as being filled with 'Jews.']
"Each Jewish person deserves to be buried and reintegrated into humanity," Desbois said, ["but not non-Jews and especially not Ukrainians.] We cannot live like predators next to mass graves … building modern societies on the graves of people that we assassinated, [except in Israel because The Jews aren't bound by Goy standards."]
[The Judaic establishment's court historians] say some 1.4 million of Soviet Ukraine's 2.4 million [Yiddish folk] were executed, starved to death or died of disease during World War II. [They don't say anything about the tens of millions of East European Christians who were executed, starved to death or died of disease prior to, during and after World War II because their careers would be terminated. Judaic] remains are [alleged to be] strewn around the country in common graves, many of them [memorialized by Patrick Debois and the multimillion dollar 'Holocaust' 'Museums' around the world, books films, liturgies, articles etc. ad nauseam. Christian mass graves from that time period] are largely ignored [particularly so by Patrick Desbois] and unmarked.
[According to the new-and-improved version of holy 'Holocaust' writ, an alleged] shooting slaughter of [Judaic people] in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia was the opening phase of what [is alleged to be] the Nazis' Final Solution [a concept conjured up after the war by 'Holocaust' propagandists] with its [spooky and sinister, as seen in the movies] factories of death [depicted as] operating in Auschwitz and other camps in Nazi-occupied Poland [according to 'Holocaust' books and dramatizations].
[Court historians say the] campaign began after Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941 and [holy 'Holocaust' writ proclaims the "Holocaust' of bullets"] epitomized by Babi Yar, a ravine in the capital Kiev where [Allied atrocity propaganda, and subsequently, holy 'Holocaust' books and films declare that] Nazis killed about 34,000 [Judaic people by lining them up in front of a pit that they were forced to dig themselves, shooting them and then covering the bodies up with hand shovels] during just two days in September 1941 [despite the absurdity of the claim and no physical evidence supporting it. Due to pressure from Judaic power organizations] Ukraine will mark the 70th anniversary of [this mythical Judaic calamity] later this month [because it's a fundamental element of Judaic tradition to 'remember' countless persecutions 'the Goyim' have perpetrated against them for no reason except that "they are 'Jews." Also due to pressure from Judaic power organizations, no similar memorials are held for the Ukraine's own victims of Judaic mass murderers because it's fundamental to Judaic tradition to blot out persecutions of non-Judaic people except where they're expedient to pit non-Judaic tribes against each other].
Desbois [is figurehead of] a [rabbinic] Association Yahad-in-Unum, (the Hebrew and Latin words for "together"), which was founded by [Vatican prelates and their brother rabbis] to [guilt-bash and Judaize Catholics]. He has [conjured] the [myth], "Holocaust by Bullets," and [with full support from the Vatican, brought his mobile guilt chamber to] Paris, New York and other cities.
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New Jersey is the #1 state with the most COVID-19 worker safety violations
by Stacker March 4, 2022 April 8, 2022
As the coronavirus struck, safety at the workplace urgently became more important than ever. Newspapers and televisions were filled with vivid images and stories of workers crowded into close quarters, lacking personal protective gear. More recently, workplace safety issues have extended to whether employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a requirement of their employment.
The U.S. Department of Labor's watchdog, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, conducted thousands of inspections into possible violations, resulting in fines totaling about $4 million in the first two years of the pandemic.
Uplift Legal Funding has identified the states with the most federal COVID-19-related worker safety violations, using OSHA data from July 2020, when the agency first issued COVID-19-related inspection guidance, through December 2021.
Read on to see how your state's working population has fared during the COVID-19 pandemic or see the national story here.
New Jersey by the numbers
– Total number of inspections with COVID-19-related violations: 144 (1,814 total inspections)
– Average number of standards cited per violation: 2.9
– Total amount of penalties issued: $2,333,025 ($16,202 average per establishment with violations)
In New Jersey, the nation's most densely populated state, assisted living facilities and care homes accounted for nearly all of the inspections undertaken by OSHA based on complaints of workplace violations related to COVID-19. At the same time, state authorities were busy tracking down potential trouble spots as well. In just one week after the state's Labor Department mandated workplace protections for employees, almost 380 complaints about conditions were filed using the department's online reporting site.
Nationwide, 22 states chose to run their own OSHA-approved workplace safety programs. These states set their own COVID-19 safety standards, and OSHA only holds jurisdiction over federal employees in these states. Another six states, including New York and Maine, have worker safety programs for state and local government workers, but rely on OSHA to oversee the private sector.
Due to OSHA's limited capacity to complete inspections and its limited scope across certain states, a state's ranking doesn't necessarily reflect that its establishments were more prone to flouting COVID-19 restrictions—only that enforcement mechanisms caught more of the violations.
Take a look at the top five states with the most COVID-19 worker safety violations, and stay safe.
States with the most federal COVID-19 worker safety violations
#1. New Jersey: 144 inspections with COVID-19-related violations (1,814 total inspections)
#2. New York: 97 inspections with COVID-19-related violations (2,177 total inspections)
#3. Ohio: 60 inspections with COVID-19-related violations (2,718 total inspections)
– Total amount of penalties issued: $781,540 ($13,026 average per establishment with violations)
#4. Illinois: 49 inspections with COVID-19-related violations (2,578 total inspections)
#5. Pennsylvania: 45 inspections with COVID-19-related violations (2,425 total inspections)
This story originally appeared on Uplift Legal Funding and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio.
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World Black boxes from crashed Boeing 737 Max 8 arrive in Paris after Ethiopia refuses to send them to the U.S.
Black boxes from crashed Boeing 737 Max 8 arrive in Paris after Ethiopia refuses to send them to the U.S.
A power shovel digs at the site of a crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane, near Bishoftu, Ethiopia, on March 11, 2019.
Two black boxes from the crashed Boeing 737 Max aircraft have arrived in Paris for expert analysis after Ethiopian Airlines decided to send them to Europe, rather than to the United States, where the Boeing 737 Max 8 was manufactured.
The decision is in defiance of U.S. requests in the wake of an Ethiopian Airlines Max 8 crash on Sunday near Addis Ababa that occurred just six minutes after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board, including 18 Canadians.
The United States and Canada moved to ground the Max 8 on Wednesday, at least a day after many countries – including China, Australia, Germany, France and Britain – had already taken that step. Before the U.S. and Canadian actions, the two countries were largely isolated in allowing the Max 8s to continue flying.
Ethiopian Airlines officials told reporters Wednesday that they had decided to send the voice and data recorders to European safety experts. Later in the day, they said the devices would be sent to German aviation authorities, but the German authorities soon responded that they could not analyze the black box because it was a new aircraft with new software. By Wednesday evening, it was unclear where the black box would be sent for analysis.
In recent days, U.S. officials had been quietly pushing for the black box to be sent to the United States for analysis, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The decision by the airline to reject the U.S. requests is unusual because the black box is not normally sent to a country that was not involved in a crash.
Also on Wednesday, Ethiopian Airlines said that moments before the crash, the pilot reported a flight-control problem, and that there was no indication of any external cause for the issue.
Several pilots in the United States, China, Indonesia and elsewhere have complained of difficulties in controlling the airplane, according to a growing number of media reports from around the world this week.
The Ethiopian Airlines crash was the second involving a Max 8 within minutes of takeoff over the past five months. In the previous incident, a Lion Air Max 8 in Indonesia crashed after just 13 minutes in the air, killing all 189 people on board. Both were newly delivered planes.
At a news conference in Ottawa Wednesday, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said he made the decision to ground the planes after obtaining new data from aviation experts who found similarities in the satellite-tracked flight paths of the two Max 8s that crashed.
Until Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration had insisted that there was no reason for grounding the Max 8 aircraft. It said a review had found "no systemic performance issues." But most other regulators and airlines worldwide took a much different position.
The chief executive officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde Gebremariam, told reporters that all Max 8 aircraft globally should be grounded until their safety has been established. He noted the similarities between the Ethiopian and Lion Air crashes. In an interview with the BBC, he said the airlines that grounded the airplane "have very good justification" for their decision.
Ethiopian Airlines also said it is reconsidering whether to proceed with an existing order to purchase more Max 8 aircraft, adding that it will decide after an investigation.
Kenya Airways, one of the biggest airlines in Africa, said this week it may reconsider its earlier tentative plans to buy as many as 10 Max 8s for its fleet.
The Ethiopian Airlines flight on Sunday was headed from Addis Ababa to Nairobi when it crashed. The disaster killed 32 Kenyans – the largest number of victims from any single country.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta by telephone Tuesday to give his condolences for the Kenyan victims and to offer Canadian assistance in the investigation of the crash.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Mr. Trudeau telephoned him on Wednesday to give his condolences over the Ethiopian victims and to express support to the Ethiopian people and government.
Mr. Trudeau "shared his faith in the national carrier" and pledged that Canadian officials will continue to fly on Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Abiy said.


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Exploration of the newly emerging field of After-Death Communications with Bill Guggenheim, a pioneer in the young ADC genre.
The second installment of our lengthy conversation with Bill Birnes of UFO Hunters, UFO Magazine, and The Day After Roswell.
The first half of a marathon conversation with Bill Birnes of UFO Hunters, UFO Magazine, and The Day After Roswell.
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The second installment of our conversation with Australian Ufologist Bill Chalker.
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One of the big players in today's paranormal scene, the prolific SMiles Lewis joins BoA:Audio for a two hour jam session on all things esoteric.
A thorough look at the water - UFO connection with Ufologist Carl Feindt.
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BoA:Audio explores ghost hunting with guest Larry Flaxman, founder of the Arkansas Paranormal and Anomalous Studies Team (ARPAST).
Longtime BoA:Audio friend Greg Bishop returns to the program to discuss and dissect the previous year in the world of Ufology.
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Ufological legend Stanton Friedman returns to the program for our third annual BoA : Audio Holiday Special.
Former head of the UK MOD UFO Project, Nick Pope, comes to BoA : Audio.
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Communications director for the Oak Island Tourism Society, Danny Hennigar, takes us through the Oak Island Money Pit mystery from top to bottom.
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21 Water levels about 2 feet higher than Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Floyd in 1999. May flood U.S. 501 Bypass in Conway.
19 Flooding similar to Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Floyd in 1999.
15 Residential flooding will continue to worsen. The Conway Marina will be flooded. Railroad trestles in downtown Conway will flood at 15.9 feet.
14 Flood waters will worsen and affect several residential properties and roads at Riverfront South, Lees Landing, Savannah Bluff, Pitch Landing, Jackson Bluff and Bucksville.
13 Flooding will occur in residential areas off Business 501, Highway 905 and Highway 90. Water levels one foot deep will surround approximately 20 homes in the Savannah Bluff area. Flood waters will also surround homes in the Lees Landing, Pitch Landing and Riverfront South communities. Flooding will occur near a few homes on Oak Street as well as at Punch Bowl and Pitch Landing.
12 Flooding will worsen in the Lees Landing, Riverfront South, Pitch Landing and Savannah Bluff communities. Flood waters will begin to affect homes north of Conway on Riverside Drive. Swamps will be heavily flooded.
11 Water will begin to cause minor flooding of yards and a few roads in the Lees Landing, Pitch Landing, Savannah Bluff, and Riverfront South communities. Overflow of vast uninhabited swamp and natural boat landings will occur.


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Barbra Lica is a fast-rising Canadian jazz vocalist and songwriter, and has been receiving accolades for her unique vocal ability that stresses subtlety and grace. Based in Toronto, Barbra's live shows have captivated audiences all over North America with her genuine warmth and confident stage presence.
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Welsh National Opera – Don Pasquale at Oxford Playhouse
Following on from the success of Elena Langer's Rhondda Rips It Up! in 2018, Welsh National Opera serves up a tasty new production of Don Pasquale at Oxford Playhouse on Tuesday 18 June.
The exploits of a contemporary Don Pasquale take to the road in this riotous new staging of the classic comic opera. Set in and around Pasquale's doner kebab van, it's the story of an old bachelor's romantic delusions and the young lovers who outwit him. This contemporary production tells the story of a self-important man and the young sweethearts who outsmart him in this version for 2019.
Don Pasquale is the larger-than-life self-made patriarch who came to Cardiff in the 1970s to seek his fortune. He buys a kebab van and tenaciously builds his empire up; it now does a roaring trade on a Friday night. His nephew Ernesto, a wannabe singer/songwriter, has come to stay with him. But Don Pasquale doesn't think much of this poetry-writing millennial who doesn't pull his weight. Pasquale doesn't want to hand his kebab van over to his nephew when he dies, and decides to get married and produce heirs in order to cut his nephew out completely.
Pasquale's quest to find a wife shocks Ernesto into action, and he and his vegan girlfriend Norina and local geezer Malatesta conspire to trick the older man, to secure their future and drag him into the 21st Century. This is Don Pasquale like you've never seen or heard before.
Award-winning director Daisy Evans, musical director Stephen Higgins and designer Loren Elstein have ripped up the rule book and changed the design, narrative and libretto to bring Donizetti's opera bang up to date for a completely new audience as well as those who may already know and love the work. Elstein has created a witty set which transports you to downtown Cardiff and positions the piece very firmly in the present day.
Director and librettist Daisy Evans says
"This Don Pasquale is fresh, contemporary and unique. It has been reimagined for a modern audience, and sees current issues driving this classic comedy. Pasquale is proud of his kebab van and the years of service he has provided to late night revellers in Cardiff, but he's grown mean-minded and scared of modernisation. His nephew Ernesto and his girlfriend Norina stand for the future – calling for less plastic use, eco-conscious dining and stripped back design. The two sides are pitted against each other in a comedy that is bound to have you laughing as well as thinking."
Tickets for Don Pasquale at Oxford Playhouse start at £10 and are available from the Ticket Office on 01865 305305 or book online at www.oxfordplayhouse.com .


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4 Companies Using IBM Watson to Advance Artificial Intelligence Technology
Jyoti Agrawal May 1st 2017 4:30 pm
Thinking computers no longer belong in fiction. For the past few years, people have witnessed the AI revolution unfold – from virtual assistants that can sing you 'happy birthday' to AI-infused fitness coaches that provide you with real-time encouragement. With industry leaders like Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook and IBM leading the charge, consumers and businesses alike expect the revolution to pick up the pace.
Today, one of the most promising AI solutions available in the market would be IBM Watson. Named after IBM's first CEO, Watson is a question answering system that incorporates natural language processing, knowledge representation, automated reasoning, and machine learning.
What's really impressive about Watson is that it allows developers to build a working chatbot within a few minutes. Other than text input, the platform also supports a handful of APIs for the utilization of data such as the user's tone of voice, visual cues, and more.
Here are some of the notable tech startups that use Watson to deliver AI-powered experiences to users:
Tripbru
It makes sense for companies to apply Watson for augmenting customer service, but the platform is much more flexible than that. Tripbru is a smart tourism platform that leverages Watson's capabilities to enhance the experience of visitors in hotels, museums, resorts, and other attractions. It works through a mobile app, which offers interactive and entertaining content with gamification elements.
For example, users can earn points by taking selfies in certain locations, which they can use later to redeem exclusive gifts. Tripbru also supports eCommerce functions such as souvenir purchases, ticket preorders, and Q&A support.
Local Motors – Olli
Local Motors – the company responsible for the world's first fully functional 3D-printed car – took a step further by integrating Watson into their line of self-driving buses nicknamed 'Olli'. With Watson's language and speech recognition abilities, passengers only need to say their desired destination as if they're talking to a human cab driver. Olli will then take them to the location with the help of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), radar technology, and cameras at a safe speed of 12 miles per hour.
Of course, the safety of Olli's riders is still the top priority of Local Motors. This is why the buses are constantly monitored by humans, even though Watson is proven to react faster and have better judgment than any living person.
MusicGeek
MusicGeek takes digital music recommendations to a whole new level with the help of Watson. Apart from obtaining insights from select music blogs and biographies, the platform also leverages a goldmine of data that interconnects artists, genres, venues, and performances to turn Watson into the ultimate music recommendation platform.
MusicGeek is developed and currently offered by the company Quantone, which covers a library of over 15 million tracks and counting. When added to the recommendations, tracks are accompanied by comprehensive details such as the recording location, release data, beats per minute and genre.
Refine.Ai
Small businesses and startups can now bring Watson aboard their customer service and sales through platforms like Refine.Ai. By integrating a chatbot software into your business website, you can save a lot of time and money on customer service as well as eliminate the costs of human error. It will also enable you to build a more approachable brand that does not depend on the availability of support agents to help customers in need.
Refine.Ai works by developing a custom chatbot solution that's specifically tailored to the needs of any company. And to make sure the chatbots work as intended, the platform also aggregates data for future optimizations as well as enable human intervention at any point of conversations.
Read more about artificial intelligence at Tech.Co
Jyoti Agrawal
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Jyoti is a tech writer who loves to write about anything that is related to technology, She also has interest in entrepreneurship & Digital marketing world including social media & advertising.


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The initial implementation with basic entities worked fine but as soon as we tried anything more complicated such as referencing entity interfaces instead of concrete classes we were back to our old friend "Association references unmapped class", and if we were having trouble doing this what else was going to be a problem. We were at the point of going back to using the ClassMap when I decided to do a bit more digging and realised how much I misunderstood AutoMapper, it isn't about mapping entities straight to their related tables but about mapping entities to their related tables via a series of conventions. The reason this was lost on me was because AutoMapper is already wired up with some basic conventions so it works out of the box and with very little documentation or examples it wasn't easy to see how to do something I had previously done another way.
These classes use the IReferenceConvention interface and if you navigate the FluentNHibernate.Conventions namespace you will see that there are a plethora of conventions. You also have the choice of using your own implementation or a convention builder, the builder is quite nice but if you want reuse then I would opt for a custom implementation.
Everything worked fine until we had an entity that referenced a collection and then we were back to the "Association references unmapped class" exception again. I was in a bit of a rush and couldn't get the IReferenceConvention to work nor the IHasManyConvention that I had just found. I was about to give up when I came across the IAutoMappingOverride<TEntity> interface.
As you will see there are many conventions that can be applied which makes AutoMapper very flexible and a better alternative to using the ClassMap base class.
Following your approach I have implemented alse the HasManyToMany convention, (I'm not sure if it is really necessary however).
Maybe you can help me understand something. Your arbodagem worked for me!
Why yours approach works and mine does not?
Hi Riderman, I am using an IHasManyConvention where as your implementation uses an IUserTypeConvention. I don't know if you can achieve the same thing using the User Type Convention. Maybe you can but I have not tried it.


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Mastering the Art of Virtual Selling w/ Darrell Amy
This last year brought a lot of changes that range the gambit from internal organizational improvements to reimagining and shifting outbound marketing.
This evolution has fostered a new constant awareness of who we're selling to and where they spend their time.
It's crucial that we take what we've learned this past year about virtual selling and continue to develop those skills as we step into the post-COVID "new normal."
On this episode of B2B Revenue Executive Experience, I talk with Darrell Amy, author of the best-selling book, Revenue Growth Engine: How to Align Sales and Marketing to Accelerate Growth, host of the Revenue Growth Podcast, and co-host of the Selling From the Heart Podcast.
What we talked about:
How companies should be adjusting their marketing and sales strategies in the post-COVID economy
How to combat "pivot fatigue" and get better at virtual selling.
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What goals should be top of mind for companies in a post-COVID era.
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Crafting an Outstanding Experience for Global Brands w/ Kyle Duford
You have your ideal customer persona nailed down. You know the problems they have and why they should choose your company over your competitors to solve them. You've spent a great deal of time learning what they think about your product.
How much time have you spent learning how they feel?
My latest guest, Kyle Duford, as Executive Creative Director of The Brand Leader, has spent his career learning about it. He joins the show to simplify the intangibles of brand into something you can master, too.
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How to Establish a Repeatable Sales Process w/ Dan Morris
Your new startup has got a killer product, which deserves a best-in-class sales process, so you hire someone with a track record of success at your favorite company — the one you most want to emulate. You're as confident as they are when they join the team. Then it all goes wrong. Why is it so hard to build a repeatable sales process?
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My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, on her maiden speech, but it falls particularly to me to give a welcome to my noble friend Lord Jackson of Peterborough on making his first speech in the House—and what a very good speech it was, indeed. My noble friend became a London borough councillor on the same day that I did, back in 1990, but he was...
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My Lords, I was worried that my noble friend Lord Carrington of Fulham would take away the very last thing I might have said that has not already been said, but happily he has left a little scope for my contribution to the debate. I will start by saying something which has been widely said, by offering congratulations to all my noble friends who made their maiden speeches today and saying how...
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AT&T reaches the 2 million IPTV subscriber mark
Two million IPTV customers can't be wrong for going with AT&T. AT&T revealed today during the UBS 37th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference that two million customers subscribe to its U-Verse IPTV service.
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Fellow RBOC Verizon, while not delivering IPTV but rather a hybrid IP/RF video product, said yesterday that it's on track to reach its one million subscriber addition goal for 2009 for FiOS TV, meaning it would add 200,000 subscribers for Q4 09.
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From the Huron Daily Tribute: Resolution: Board backs Caro Center efforts
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BAD AXE — Huron County commissioners passed a resolution this week urging the governor to continue construction of a new state psychiatric hospital in the Thumb area.
However, commissioners elsewhere are hoping the state selects their county for the facility instead.
During this week's Huron County Board of Commissioners meeting, commissioners unanimously approved a resolution asking Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to carry on with the construction of a new 200-bed facility on the grounds of the Caro Center.
"Relocation of the facility would have dramatic, devastating negative repercussion to businesses, schools, and families living in the communities throughout this region of the state," the resolution states. "The area's economy is already struggling from the previous closure of state prisons."
More than $3 million has been spent on the facility before Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon halted the project in March to reassess the viability of building in Tuscola County.
"I don't think they're (state officials) looking at it correctly because it's a population that requires special services and special needs," Commissioner Steve Vaughan told the Tribune. "They've been able to provide that very well for over 100 years in the Tuscola facility."
Genesee County commissioners passed a resolution this week to work with its delegation to the Michigan Legislature to advocate for the hospital, the Associated Press reported.
Genesee Health Systems — the county's public mental health provider — stated its county has "three in-patient psychiatric hospitals that are able to attract the staff needed to make a state hospital run."
"Their public works division can't even provide good water to the citizens of their own county," Vaughan said. "Now, they want to add to the system that they can't even fulfill the needs of the citizens that they already have."
Vaughan said having the psychiatric hospital built elsewhere is a disadvantage to the people in Caro and Tuscola County that live and support the current facility.
"The people could drive from Tuscola County to Genesee or Saginaw, but why relocate something in an area where it's not feasible?" he said.
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With the help of student data, WKU researchers aim to improve learning
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The average person spends as much as 12 hours per day consuming media, both traditional and online. That time spent in front of screens can introduce our brains to more than 30 gigabytes of information each day. Think of it this way: one gigabyte is the storage equivalent of 200 photos!
It's an interesting paradox: although many of us are confronted daily by more information than ever before, we may or may not be effectively absorbing (and using) that information. Helping Western Kentucky University not only improve their information literacy, but also their civic literacy, is the focus of research that's underway by Molly Beth Kerby, Ph.D., associate professor, Sociology & Criminology, and Gayle Mallinger, Ph.D., associate professor, Social Work.
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Information literacy involves locating information, evaluating its veracity, utilizing evidence, and clearly arguing reasoned conclusions, according to the Association of College and Research Libraries. Civic literacy is defined as critically and objectively thinking about the country's fundamental premises and practices, including its basic function, structure, and political processes, according to civic literacy scholar John Marciano.
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Kerby and Mallinger's research began nearly three years ago as many studies do — with a conversation.
"We bounced ideas off of one another," Mallinger says. "[Kerby] teaches classes that are very specific to helping students with information literacy, such as a fake news class or a public problem-solving class where the focus is being able to ascertain what's factual, what's assumption and how to go to primary sources to get information."
Mallinger was in the midst of teaching another course, this one on diversity and social welfare. She wanted to help students compare and contrast how we in the U.S. look at different social welfare issues — poverty, child welfare and immigration, for example — and how they're viewed and remedied in other countries.
"I also teach about information literacy, so I wondered if Molly's classes would increase information literacy, if my classes increase civic literacy and if there's a connection between those two types of literacies," Mallinger says.
Data collection began two and a half years ago, including pre- and post-class testing and the creation of control groups that didn't receive any intentional treatments. So much of the research at WKU is facilitated and analyzed with the help of students. In this case, WKU students are the ones providing the data, giving them the added perspective of actually participating in a research study.
Kerby and Mallinger hope to discover not only if the classes themselves help increase civic and information literacy among the students, but what particular format works best.
"My fake news class was 100% focused on information literacy, but in another class, I invited an expert to come in and we spent a week on the topic," Kerby says. "I'm curious to see if just a little bit helps in a more modular approach or if you need an entire class."
Depending on what the data reveal, that information could be used to help WKU faculty refine their approach to their curriculum — perhaps by adding a specific unit focused on information and civic literacy
"In one class, I discuss library literacy and show people how to find a helpful article at the library," Kerby says. "In another class, I ask a librarian to come and speak about the same topic. All of that data is tagged — did the librarian explain it better than me? Even though you know how to do something, can you teach someone else how to do it?"
The findings could also have benefits outside the WKU campus, even as far as nationwide.
"How can we design workshops, professional learning communities, classes and events so that we can help students become more critical thinkers?" Kerby says. "I'm hoping we could put a monograph or a map together to help universities assess not just their classes, but also their civic programs and events."
Many schools and universities (including WKU) are participants in the American Democracy Project, an initiative spearheaded by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
The goal of the project, according to AASCU, is "to produce college and university graduates who are equipped with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and experiences they need to be informed, engaged members of their communities."
Kerby is a Civic Fellow for the American Democracy Project and says the group has focused on a variety of issues, including land use, how we talk about politics, voting education and global citizenship. Depending on conclusions reached from the analysis of the research data, Kerby could also use those findings to help groups like the American Democracy Project adjust their programming to make their outreach efforts even more effective.
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"For voter education, we've held Rock the Vote events on a variety of campuses," Kerby says. "How do you assess the impact of those events?"
Kerby and Mallinger are preparing for the next phase of the study: data input and analysis. WKU graduate student, Jackie Travis, will be working with them to assist with what Kerby says is "a ton of data. We were sampling classes every semester for two and a half years." In fact, Mallinger will be on sabbatical next semester so that she can "really immerse" herself in the data, she says. "We're excited to see if our labor bore fruit."
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MALIBU, Calif. – The family of a California high school student has failed to see the funny side of a teacher imitating a scene from the hit comedy "Bridesmaids" and allegedly trying to slap some sense into the girl.
Dionne Evans, a ninth grade student at Malibu High School, alleges that when she forgot to bring her homework to class on May 22 she was called to the front of the room and the unnamed teacher asked, "Did you see 'Bridesmaids'?"
The teacher then allegedly slapped the girl's face up to six times, TMZ.com reported.
It is believed the teacher was referring to a scene in the 2011 movie where one woman literally tries to slap some sense into another.
Evans' family have filed a complaint with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. A spokesperson for the sheriff's Special Victims Unit confirmed to the Santa Monica Daily Press that they are investigating the incident.
The teacher has since written an apology to Evans but her family have hired an attorney and are reportedly considering a civil lawsuit against the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.
"My client has not been back to the class, she's been doing her school work in the library," attorney Donald Karpel told the Daily Press.
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"Bridesmaids," starring Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, centered on a series of misfortunes suffered by Wiig's character after she is asked to serve as maid of honor for her best friend.


We knew our wedding would be rather unique and non-traditional. Most of the creative elements of the day evolved over time, but we knew one of the 'main themes' would be our shared love of fashion. Much of what we curated was originally imagined with 'runway show' in mind. We asked our guests to dress in their finest FROW attire. We even set our ceremony up as though the guests were seated for a runway show and our bridesmaids and groomsmen walked down the aisle one by one, so they each had their moment in the spotlight.
Of course, as I already design bridal gowns for my brand Daughters of Simone, I was always going to make my own. I'm a sucker for vintage silk pieces, so I decided early on that that would be the fabric of choice. My mother wore an off-the-shoulder dress on her wedding day and I envisioned doing the same, but mine would have long, billowing sleeves and floral embroidery. I scoured lots of fabric markets and eventually found a vintage embroidered trim which I then customised. You can spot delicate hints of it all over the dress and along its train. My sister made a beautifully simple, very long veil to go with it. I wanted to feel like I was floating even while stood still, and what I wore achieved exactly that.
I had a fantasy that my bridesmaids would don silky slips, gold crowns and pearled capes with flowing trains. I don't know if this came from obsessing over too many Elie Saab catwalks or binging on Game of Thrones, but this was the look I pulled together for them. I was fortunate enough to collaborate with New Zealand designers Greer and Chelsea, of Leave Her Wilder, to create each of my bridesmaids' outfits. My favourite aspect of each look was the long robe. After many revisions, I settled on sheer, pearl-embroidered and long-trained capes – connecting at the front with tasseled strings. After all, there's only so many opportunities any of us'll get to wear a train.
For the finishing touch, the entire bridal party needed to be adorned with bold jewellery and crowns. I reached out to A. B. Ellie designer Ashley, who was keen to collaborate and design a collection of headpieces, necklaces and earrings for us. Ashley and I created a golden gem-encrusted headpiece for me to wear. It looked like vines and wildflowers were entwined through my hair and looked perfect with my veil. I laid out the other pieces we'd made for my maids and invited them to deck themselves out with whatever they liked. I hoped this would feel like a princess moment for them. It was a way of thanking them for everything they'd done for me.
Terrence embraced the fashion-forward theme just as much. He chose burgundy tuxedos for himself and his groomsmen, which were covered in bespoke embroidery by El Patcha Embroidery. He wanted to emulate a Valentino collection he'd admired a few years back and chose to incorporate intricate details and southwestern symbols into each man's suit. Terrence has a distinct fashion sense and these custom-made tuxes complemented his style (and his crew) brilliantly.
The sheer-net robes Ashley's maids wore were another of the bride's own inventions – inspired by her joint passion for Elie Saab and Game of Thrones!


Denzel Washington may be a long way from Edward Woodward, but the just-released trailer for the upcoming film version of that 1980s series, showcases Washington's usual chillier-than-the-Antarctic cool as he comes out of retirement as a black ops commando to rescue a young woman (Chloe Grace Moretz) and deal with Russian mobsters. Antoine Fuqua directs Washington (again), from a screenplay written by Richard Wenk, based on the television series created by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim. The film is produced by Washington along with Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Alex Siskin, Steve Tisch, Mace Neufeld, Tony Eldridge and Michael Sloan.


Edward Bates has supplied stylish hats and caps to discerning gentlemen from their original Jermyn Street shop since 1898. Today it is still a family business offering a personal service to customers from around the world. Bates' larger retail space is in Hilditch & Key on Jermyn Street, fitted out with brass-handled mahogany deep drawers and shelving, the shop is denoted by the original top hat swing sign mounted over the window. The broad range of styles and shades range from trilbies and fedoras, toppers and bowlers to tweed hats and caps and summer hats such as the famous panama.


Published: Jan. 12, 2013 at 06:07 p.m.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2013 at 12:02 p.m.
The Philadelphia Eagles have been spurned by a high-profile college coach once again.
Notre Dame announced Saturday via Twitter that Brian Kelly will be staying at the school. CBSSports.com's Bruce Feldman reported shortly before the announcement that Kelly would not be going anywhere.
"Like every kid who has ever put on a pair of football cleats, I have had thoughts about being a part of the NFL," Kelly said via the Chicago Sun-Times. "This decision was motivated purely by my love for Notre Dame and the entire Fighting Irish community, the young men I have the great fortune to coach, and my desire to continue to build the best football program in the country."
Reports in Philadelphia suggested Saturday that Kelly and Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley were the two leading candidates for the Eagles job. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk reported that Kelly was Philadelphia's top choice.
Of course, Chip Kelly was Philadelphia's first choice. This has not been an encouraging start to the post-Andy Reid era for the Eagles.
UPDATE: The Eagles soon released an update on their search for a head coach.
"There is no question we spent a considerable amount of time and effort looking at who we thought were the best collegiate candidates for our head coaching job. We did so knowing that there was a remote chance that these coaches would leave their current posts," the Eagles said in a statement.
"We understood that going into the process, but we wanted to leave no stone unturned while trying to find the best head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. We have no regrets about the effort we made in that direction and we will continue to proceed as planned in our search."


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The Suzuki SX4 S-Cross is designed to take on competitors in the medium-sized crossover market. Think upon it as a slightly more compact alternative to the likes of the Nissan Qashqai, Mazda CX-5, Skoda Yeti and Kia Sportage and you're about there.
When it was launched in 2013 its looks were an acquired taste, the nose design in particularly looking droopy as though it had melted. Suzuki sought to rectify this from autumn 2016 when it facelifted the car, with an all-new bonnet, front bumper, bold grille and new lamps front and rear. It certainly remains a distinctive choice in the class.
While its looks are a little questionable, its underpinnings are based on the excellent Suzuki Swift's, which means it drives and rides well. The interior, while a little dated, seems hard-wearing and there's a feeling of honesty about the car. Some of the cabin's plastics feel cheaper than its rivals but then it is significantly less expensive to buy so you can forgive that.
The SX4 can be ordered with an AllGrip all-wheel drive system which has four selectable driving modes promising better performance and safety when conditions take a turn for the worse. While the ride height was raised by 15mm to 180mm as part of the 2016 facelift, don't think of the S-Cross as a tough-as-old-boots off-roader. Two-wheel drive is also available for those looking for lower running costs.
When launched in 2013 the SX4 S-Cross came with a choice of 1.6-litre engines in both petrol and DDiS diesel configurations, the former coming with a six-speed manual or CVT automatic.
Only the diesel survived the 2016 revisions, the petrol's place being usurped by two downsized Boosterjet turbo units.
Shared with the Suzuki Baleno is the 1.0-litre Boosterjet, while the 1.4-litre version's powerplant is also found in the sportier Vitara S. The smaller motor's mated to a five-speed manual transmission, the larger with a six-speeder, while both are optionally available with a six-speed automatic, offering much greater control and less engine noise than the previous CVT.
According to Suzuki, the new SX4 is a class-leader in interior and luggage space. The boot has 430 litres of capacity, which means it trumps the likes of hatchbacks S-Cross buyers are deserting such as the Vauxhall Astra and the Ford Focus. From the 2016 overhaul this could be increased to 440 litres by positioning the rear seat backrest in a slightly more upright position.
On higher-spec cars you'll also be able to make use of a double-sliding glass panoramic roof, with both front and rear portions that can be opened. Despite Suzuki's claims to be first to market with this, BMW offered a similar feature on its 1992 5 Series Touring, albeit with steel rather than glazed panels.
The previous-generation SX4 was popular for its compact dimensions and high levels of equipment. It was comfortable on the move and handled well too. Of primary concern for this larger second generation version is that this market segment is highly competitive, evidenced by S-Cross sales being lower than expected over its first three years. Suzuki's management believes the more visually interesting 2016 version will revitalise sales.
October 2013 – Launched as a larger replacement for the SX4 – which initially it sold alongside – the SX4 S-Cross is a five-seater SUV packed with equipment in a value-for-money offer. From launch SZ3, SZ4, the fleet-focused SZ-T and the range-topping SZ5 trim structure was offered, with a choice of a 1.6-litre petrol engine alongside the 1.6-litre DDiS diesel. AllGrip four-wheel drive is also available on selected models.
October 2014 – Aimed squarely at fleet buyers, the SZ-T trim is a direct replacement for the previous SZ4 petrol models. Available in 1.6-litre CVT automatic and 1.6-litre AllGrip manual forms, the SZ-T package includes sat-nav, DAB radio, polished 17-inch alloy wheels and dual-zone climate control.
October 2016 – Major facelift for the range includes a new bonnet, bold chrome-look grille, reprofiled bumpers and new lights front and rear. While the 1.6-litre DDiS diesel is carried over, the petrol engines are replaced by 1.0- and 1.4-litre Boosterjet turbos. Trim levels are realigned to SZ4, SZ-T and SZ5, with AllGrip four-wheel drive available across the range.
To find out everything you need to know and a little bit more besides, read on for Parkers' full Suzuki SX4 S-Cross review.
Suzuki S-Cross: Is AllGrip worth it?


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DOCUMENTS: How CCT ordered Onnoghen's suspension
On Friday, President Muhammadu Buharisuspended Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), citing a ruling of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
The ruling was unknown to the public. But documents seen by TheCable showed that the CCT issued it on Thursday while acting on a motion ex parte application filed by the federal government.
The application dated January 9 was filed by one James Akpala, an investigator at the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).
Before it was filed, the CCT had adjourned till Monday, January 28, after ruling that it would proceed with Onnoghen's trial.
The federal government is prosecuting the CJN for alleged false assets declaration.
The documents obtained by TheCable showed that in the ruling given on Thursday, a two-man panel of the tribunal – including Danladi Umar, the chairman, and Julie Anabor – asked the president to swear in Onnoghen's second-in-command as his replacement.
The order was given a day before the court of appeal in Abuja ordered the CCT to suspend the CJN's trial.
The CCT ruling read: "Upon a careful consideration of the Motion Exparte dated 9th January 2019 with Affidavit of Urgency and Affidavit in Support of the Motion deposed to by one James Akpala, an Investigator with the Code of Conduct Bureau for the Complainant/Applicant praying for the following orders:
"i. AN INTERIM ORDER of the Honourable Tribunal directing the Defendant/Respondent to step aside as the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Chairman of the National Judicial Council 0ver allegations ofcontravening the provisions of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act Cap C l15 Laws of the Federation 2004 pending the determination of the Motion on Notice dated I0th day of January 2019.
"ii. AN INTERIM ORDER of the Honourable Tnbunal directing the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to take all necessary measures to swear-in the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman, National Judicial Council in order to prevent a vacuum in the Judicial Arm of Government pending the determination of the Motion on Notice.
The tribunal also adjourned the matter till Monday "for hearing".
Onnoghen has since been replaced by Tanko Muhammad from Bauchi state.
Below are the documents:
TheCable
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This is probably the craziest interview with Polish experimental post rockers Tides From Nebula, you ever heard. Possibly, even one of the craziest interviews rock'n'roll interviews ever. Our discussion at Czech festival Colours Of Ostrava 2017 started with their latest album, post rock discussions and touring, but turned into wild girly talk about pop, boys bands and music idols.
I'm into pop and it's production. It's f*cking amazing.
I'm really pissed Moderat play at the same time as us.
I love The Black Queen too! I have seen them live. Where? Warsaw! I went to Berlin. There was about fifty of us. How many were in Warsaw? Seventy five!
Do you guys know, who is Harry Styles?
Who is that guy? Dancing so well and singing: "Cry Me a River". Justin!!


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Corn production forecast is 6 MMT in marketing year (MY) 2015. The Turkish Grain Board (TMO) was a very active player in the market in MY 2015. TMO procured nearly 4 MMT grain after a record production for wheat, barley and corn. TMO opened its stock for export certificate holders who are flour, pasta, biscuits, feed and poultry exporters under the Inward Processing Regime (IPR) in mid-September. The price of milling wheat was 161-178 USD/MT, which is competitive with the world price. The paddy rice harvest is almost finished; Posts forecasts 500,000 MT production.
All of Turkey's wheat harvest has been completed and Post estımates MY2015 production at 19.5 MT. Despite record yields, the overall quality of the crop was low. The quality was better in the GAP region and in the lower part of Central Anatolia.
Wheat planting will start in the first week of November in the Cukurova region. Farmers in the Cukurova region are uncertain whether to plant wheat or oilseed crops. Also nut prices are very attractive for farmers in irrigated areas.
Wheat yield in the Anatolian region was very high when compared to last year's low yield due to drought and also to the long term average yield. The MY 2015 harvest is characterized by low quality in terms of protein, but also in high yields. In the Polatli region, the dry land yield was 400 kg/da; for irrigated land it was 600 kg/da. In the Konya region the dry land yield was 350 kg/da and the irrigated land yield was 650 kg/da. Overall, the Anatolia region yield was around 450-500g kg/da.
The first crop of corn is almost completed and the second crop corn harvest has begun in some regions. Posts forecasts 6 MMT production. Yield increased in central Anatolia and GAP region despite lower than expected yields in Cukurova region. The first crop corn harvest started in the middle of August in the Cukurova region and in some parts of the region yields are less than expected. The average yield in the Ceyhan region was 1.3-1.4 MT/ha, despite being 1.5 in previous years, and for other areas was 1.2 MT/ha. Planting area increased in central Anatolia, especially new irrigated area in Konya where farmers enjoyed high yields.
The first crop of the corn harvest is almost completed (95%), but continues in Konya and high altitude regions. Despite a good start due to rainy spring, lack of rains and extreme heat in the summer months adversely affected yields. The second crop of the corn harvest has started in Cukurova and in the South East Anatolian region. The second crop corn yield is at 0.8 MT/ha in Cukurova and 0.95 MT in the south east of Turkey, which is the same as last year.
Rice planting finished by the end of May despite heavy rainfall. The MY 2015 planted area increased due to sufficient water levels in several dams compared to last year. Additionally rice prices were attractive to farmers during planting period. The paddy rice harvest is almost finished. Post forecasts rice production at 500,000 MT.
Edirne, Gonen, Manyas and Kizilirmak Delta are the main regions in term of rice production.
Edirne region produces more than 50 percent of country's paddy rice production. Harvest started in the second week of September. But rainy weather conditions caused interruption in harvest in early October. Paddy rice area increased by 20 percent due to last year's high price and increased water levels in dams which feed rice fields in Kesan and Hayrabolu regions. The yields in Ipsala reached 700 kg for Osmancik variety, which are similar level in comparison with last year. But some farmers trying other varieties in that region saw higher yields, at around 850 kg/da. In general, overall milling rates are 60 percent, which are similar to the long term average.
Paddy rice area increased 25 percent due to increased water level in dam in Manyas region. In gonen region and Manyas region, yield is similar to last year. 6500 Ha area will be harvested in Manyas region, where there is some concern regarding quality of Baldo varieties because of the Pyricularia oryzae C,is a common fungus preventing plant development. Harvest started in the second week of September in Kizilirmak Delta. Corum and Cankiri Regions produce more than 20 percent of country's paddy rice production. Although harvested area increased compared to last year, yields are lower than expected, at around 550 kg, which is under the long term average of 600 to 700 kg/da. Heavy rain in spring coupled with drought in summer negatively affected the yields especially in Boyabat where 2,500 Ha area harvested and milling rates are 40 percent. Yield is lower than expected at around 600 kg due to temperature differences in Cankiri. Osmancik 97 is the major variety in the Corum region, which produces about 5 percent of country's paddy rice production. Yield is lower than expected there, at around 600 kg, which were at 700 to 800 Kg/Da last year, due to adverse weather conditions. Deficiency in modern storage and drying units at the farm level are still structural problems in those regions.
Turkish Grain Board (TMO) was a very active player at the market in MY 2015. TMO had purchased more than 4 MMT of grain at the start of the MY 2015 harvest in June which has been the highest procurement since 2009. Due to high yields in wheat, barley, and corn, market prices were low, which led farmers to sell their product to TMO. Compared to last year, there was more low quality wheat produced, which usually leads TMO to support purchase of large quantities. TMO announced a wheat price (862 TL/MT for milling wheat and 976 TL/MT for durum wheat) and barley price 645 TL/Ton on July 16, 2015 and corn price (725 TL/MT) on September 3, 2015. These prices were just over the market prices. As of October, TMO had purchased 565,000 MT of Durum Wheat, 2.7 MMT of Milling Wheat, 470,000 MT of Barley and 300,000 MT of Corn. 1.3 MMT of the total wheat purchased was low quality and will be used for feed sector (as of October 15, 2015, US$ 1=TL 2.92).
Wheat import to Turkey is only feasible under the Turkish Government's inward process regime (IPR). Outside of this regime, traders must pay a 130% customs tax on wheat imports. The IPR helps flour millers be competitive in the wheat flour export market. Under the regime, exporters of wheat products, such as wheat flour and pasta, are eligible to receive special import licenses when they export wheat products. The license currently can be traded for 100 USD/MT in the market. The price of Russian 12.5% protein wheat C&F is 200 USD/MT as of October 15, 2015.
TMO announced they will sell milling wheat and durum wheat in stocks for Export Certificate holders who are flour, pasta, biscuits, feed and poultry exporters under IPR in the second part of September. The price of milling wheat was 161-178 USD/MT, which was a very competitive price compared to the world price. According to market sources, TMO sold more than 500,000 MT wheat to exporters between September 15 and October 20, 2015. Traders hesitated to import wheat after TMO's announcement of such a low selling price of domestic Turkish wheat and waited for TMO to sell out of its stocks.
Despite all the current logistical problems in Turkey, especially in Iraq and Syria border areas, the Turkish flour sector achieved to maintain the previous year's performance. Exporters lost market share in Indonesia and Philippines but compensated for it in Sudan, Angola and Yemen. Pasta exporters have tried to gain new markets in Africa with the help of new amendment to the Inward Processing Regime. This amendment allows them to import milling wheat (up to 30% of the product) to blend with durum wheat for a lower-quality and price competitive pasta which can only be sold for export to countries in Africa. Exporters are hopeful for stronger exports in MY 2015 because of the record harvest in wheat. It is expected that Turkey will import 3.8 MMT of high quality wheat, which corresponds with a similar increase in export of wheat products.
Corn imports were about 2.2 MMT in MY 2014, higher than the previous year due to strong demand from the feed sector and drought damage to the local alternatives like barley and wheat. But in MY2015 some demand for corn will be shifted to local abundant alternatives like low quality local wheat and barley.
Overall production of livestock and poultry meat went up during MY 2014, while egg production fluctuated due to avian influenza epidemic. An Iraqi import ban on Turkish poultry meat, poultry meat products, and eggs was lifted in August. Exports are continuing despite the difficulties in logistics due to political problems and instability in the border areas of Syria and Iraq.
According to market rumors, current political uncertainties, ongoing biotech problems that limit market access and sales, along with rising country risk, are discouraging private investors. As a result, one of the biggest foreign players in Turkey decided to shut down its commodity trading section in October. It is unclear how this will impact the market, but it is the latest sign of the difficulty and unpredictability of doing business in Turkey with the current regulatory environment.
Paddy rice price had been 1,700-2,100 TL/Ton last year which was very attractive for rice farmers during the planting period. But farmers were not happy at the beginning of harvest when the price dropped to 1650 TL/Ton for Osmancik varieties, which have 60 percent milling rate. Macroeconomic concerns and the upcoming general election have caused hesitation and traders have not appeared to be willing to purchase new harvest domestic rice. Total imports of paddy rice in MY2014 are 250,945 MT. Main paddy rice suppliers are Russia (106,000), United States (100,000), Portugal (13,000). Compared to last year, Russian rice is playing a stronger role in the market with the help of price, logistical, and customs inspection advantage.
Total imports of milled rice in MY2014 are 138,941 MT. India, Italy and Greece are the main milled rice suppliers with 61,000MT, 34,000 MT, 7,000 MT respectively. Despite quality debates, India is still considered the best supplier by Turkish importers.
Although some farmers wish for government intervention on rice price, it is highly unlikely that TMO will announce a procurement price for paddy rice. TMO has 26,000 MT paddy rice and 7,000 MT rice in its stock. TMO sells Osmancik and Calrose varieties at 2.90 TL/Kg and Baldo varietiy at 4 TL/Kg at its retail sale points.


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On February 2, it was reported that Korea expert Victor Cha had been removed from consideration for American ambassador to Seoul. The New York Times said that Cha believes he was dropped because he opposes a US attack on North Korea.
The US has had no South Korean ambassador since Donald Trump became president. Cha, a distinguished expert on Korea who is well-known and liked in South Korea, had already been approved by Seoul. Cha possesses two traits not normally found in Trump appointees: intelligence and competence. The 56-year old Cha was Director of Asian Affairs in President George W. Bush's National Security Council. Currently, Cha is a professor at Georgetown University and the author of several well-regarded books on Asia.
Cha is a Republican and a hardline hawk. The Times does not say that it was President Donald Trump who ordered Cha dropped. However, Trump wants to attack North Korea and Cha doesn't. That would make Cha insufficiently hawkish in the president's eyes.
Cha gave his reasons against a US attack in an op-ed in the January 30 Washington Post. The news of Cha's dismissal broke a few days later. We can assume that Cha had already been removed from consideration and that the administration decision was not a response to Cha's op-ed.
Even a small scale US attack, Cha writes, would likely be catastrophic. Cha is referring to the so-called "bloody nose" option now circulating in Washington. Giving Kim a "bloody nose" with a small scale attack, so the thinking goes, would avoid the risk of retaliation and escalation. It would not eliminate Kim's nukes, but it would send a strong message, one that would send Kim scampering to the bargaining table.
The news that Cha was out of the running came at the same time as news that the Pentagon has been dragging its feet over presenting President Trump with an attack plan for North Korea. Even the Pentagon is afraid that Trump will do something rash.
The New York Times said that "For now the frustration at the White House appears to be limited to senior officials rather than Mr. Trump himself." The Times does say who those "senior officials" are. However, the Times observes that according to unnamed "officials": "The national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, believes that for Mr. Trump's warnings to North Korea to be credible, the United States must have well-developed military plans…." General McMaster is known to look more favorably on US military action against North Korea than do two other high-ranking members of the administration, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who urge diplomacy. President Trump has publicly belittled Tillerson's attempts at diplomacy with North Korea.
Seemed to be building a case for war on emotional grounds, invoking the case of Otto Warmbier, a University of Virginia student who died last year after being detained by North Korea. "Tonight we pledge to honor Otto's memory with total American resolve," [Trump] said. The Warmbier family was among the president's guests in the gallery.
What makes Mr. Trump's latest comments most alarming was the context. They were delivered as South Korean efforts to dial down the tension with the North, through dialogue and joint participation in the Winter Olympics, appeared to be bearing fruit.
Like Victor Cha, Luttwak acknowledges the likelihood of a devastating North Korean artillery barrage on Seoul in the event of an American attack. Cha, however, does not berate the South Koreans for not moving their capital farther from the front lines. Luttwak does. Luttwak writes that the South Koreans had decades to relocate Seoul, build bomb shelters, and install missile defense systems. They didn't. If South Koreans do not care about their own survival, then neither should the US.
Cha's op-ed does not discuss China. Luttwak does. You will be glad to know that China will not intervene when the US attacks. Why, China will positively welcome the destruction of the DPRK. North Korea has gotten too "independe[nt] from Chinese influence," Luttwak writes. Once Kim's regime is a heap of glowing cinders, North Korea would "becom[e] a Chinese ward." Luttwak predicts that South Korea would (voluntarily) become a Chinese, rather than a US, satellite. US strength in the Pacific would wane along with Japanese power. Then shouldn't Luttwak be opposed to an American attack? Luttwak seems not to realize that he has undercut his own argument by showing that a US attack on North Korea would weaken, not strengthen, the US.
The ambassadorship to South Korea is one of just thousands of posts which remain unfilled twelve months after Donald Trump took office. In the State Department alone "seven of the top nine jobs" are empty, according to Bloomberg. This reflects a trend which antedates Trump's presidency: the sidelining of diplomats in favor of the military. And it reflects Trump's arrogance. When it comes to setting foreign policy, Trump says: "I'm the only one that matters." And Trump doesn't just think that about foreign policy.
In truth, the American Empire really doesn't need a State Department. All the US needs is the Pentagon, CIA, and the National Security Advisor. That's all the US needs to dominate the world—and to destroy it.


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