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Ten Questions for the Next Secretary of Transportation
The incoming Secretary of Transportation will face numerous challenges. The poor state of repair of much of America's infrastructure has been well-documented. As climate patterns shift and the impacts of extreme weather events increase, America's $4.1 trillion worth of transportation infrastructure assets will be subject to stressors that will reduce their reliability and capacity. Transportation is also the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the country, making both climate change mitigation and adaptation urgent priorities.
While the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced some of the stress on our nation's roads, it has exacerbated other transportation challenges, such as the need to provide transit for essential workers, many of whom rely on it to reach their jobs. As state and local budgets reel from the impacts of COVID-19, it will be even more important for the federal government to promote economic recovery and resilience through smart transportation investments.
The Bipartisan Policy Center has led several initiatives to develop and advocate for consensus-driven, cost-effective, and bipartisan infrastructure policies. As the Committee considers the nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation, we offer the following questions to be posed to Mayor Buttigieg:
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Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gases in the country, the vast majority of which come from personal cars and trucks. The scientific consensus is that the United States must rapidly decarbonize to avoid worse climate-related impacts than those already underway. Creative solutions have been proposed, ranging from grant programs for investments that reduce emissions to added flexibility to use federal funds for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. What do you think are the most promising strategies for emissions reduction and what role will the Department of Transportation play in implementing those strategies?
Infrastructure has a proven track record as a generator of economic growth, with every $1 in infrastructure investment adding $3 to the nation's GDP. The greatest economic benefits are derived when funding is targeted to the highest priority needs, for example, projects that will increase connectivity and reduce congestion. If there is an economic stimulus package this year, how would you prioritize transportation funding to balance the need for a rapid recovery with the benefits that would derive from more impactful projects that may take longer to deliver?
The United States faces a $2 trillion infrastructure funding gap over the next 10 years. Even more is likely needed when considering the imperative to quickly decarbonize transportation systems, reduce emissions, address climate change, and adapt our infrastructure to mitigate the unavoidable climate impacts already underway. What do you think are the three most promising ideas for transforming the way we plan, fund, and build infrastructure across the country in order to address these needs?
Public-private partnerships (P3s) can be a key tool for state and local governments to address infrastructure needs. While P3s are not the right model for every project, under the right conditions, a P3 can deliver a more cost-effective and better performing project. What steps will the Department of Transportation take to encourage state and local agencies to evaluate all options, including P3s, when determining how to deliver projects?
The previous two administrations both made changes to federal permitting and environmental reviews to improve the timeliness, predictability, and transparency of project approvals. These include the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, the online Permitting Dashboard, the assignment of certain NEPA authorities to states, and the concept of "One Federal Decision" led by the Office of Management and Budget and the Council on Environmental Quality. Do you believe these changes have improved the federal permitting process? What other changes would you consider making?
As you know, the current extension of the FAST Act will expire on September 30 of this year. Additional revenues will need to be identified even to continue current levels of spending, let alone provide for more robust investment needed to tackle long deferred maintenance. Due to the complexity of implementing an entirely new fee, such as a VMT fee, in that short timeframe, an increase in the gas tax is the most straightforward way to address the shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund. Do you support raising the gas tax to provide for increased investment in transportation in the next reauthorization bill?
A BPC effort spearheaded by former Reps. Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Joe Crowley (D-NY) noted that the federal government must do more to prepare for the transition to a user fee based on vehicle miles traveled. With rising ownership of electric and more fuel-efficient vehicles, transitioning from gas taxes to a user charge based on miles traveled will be fundamental to sustaining the user-pay, user-benefit principle embedded in current transportation funding. What steps will the Department of Transportation take under your leadership to begin the transition to a more sustainable revenue model for transportation?
In construction, forecasting both upfront and long-term costs for an infrastructure project is called "life-cycle cost analysis." While it may seem intuitively obvious that project developers would want to know how much it will cost to build and keep a project in a state of good repair, existing incentives often encourage undue focus on low-cost construction over longer-term operating costs and project durability. How can the Department of Transportation encourage its grant recipients to better incorporate long-term operating and maintenance costs into project planning, to ensure that projects built today anticipate climate-related vulnerabilities and perform well over their expected life?
In recent years, there have been several bipartisan proposals for new financing mechanisms to leverage additional private investment for infrastructure. For example, unlike traditional municipal bonds, direct payment bonds can be attractive to institutional investors who do not have federal tax liability, such as pension funds. Private activity bonds or tax credits could be expanded to provide favorable financing terms to more public-private partnerships. Do you believe that additional financing tools would be helpful in meeting the nation's transportation needs, and if so, what tools do you think are most promising?
Lack of capacity at the state and local levels is one of the primary barriers to adopting emerging best practices in developing and delivering infrastructure projects to meet future needs. The federal government has a successful history of supporting state and local agencies with technical assistance regarding individual projects or applications; however, few programs focus on building long-term capacity to improve decision-making across the board. What can the Department of Transportation do to better support state and local transportation agencies in improving their internal decision-making and project development processes to better prepare for future needs?
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MOSCOW (Bloomberg) -- Russian new-car sales plunged 29 percent last month, extending a collapse from 2015 that is forcing the government to spend billions of rubles more to support the ailing auto industry.
Sales in January dropped to 81,849, the Association of European Businesses (AEB), said in a statement on Monday.
The decrease follows a 46 percent drop in December.
Continued weakness in oil prices is adding to the plight of automakers already wrestling with low consumer demand and ruble devaluation.
With the economy of the world's biggest energy exporter on track for its second year of recession, the government is readying about 50 billion rubles ($650 million) in state support for the car industry this year on top of the 43 billion rubles it received in 2015, according to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
"The continuing price inflation fueled by a very weak currency will remain a major challenge on the long way to a market recovery," Joerg Schreiber, chairman of the AEB automobile manufacturers committee, said in the statement. "The recently announced extension of the government support to the automotive sector in the first half of 2016 is a positive step."
The government has stepped in to coax crisis-scarred Russians into buying cars, offering subsidies on auto loans and discounts for drivers willing to part with their old vehicles.
The state-support measures have slowed the decline in the car market by half, according to Industry Minister Denis Manturov.
Demand for cars will probably decline another 4.7 percent this year after a 36 percent drop in 2015, Schreiber said last month.
The ruble is down 4.5 percent against the dollar this year, the fourth-worst performer among 24 emerging-market currencies tracked by Bloomberg.
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God is an Astronaut & Errorvision "Age of the Fifth Sun"
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God Is an Astronaut is a group of Irish post-rock instrumental composed by Torsten Kinsella (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Niels Kinsella (bass, guitar) and Lloyd Hanney (drums, synthesizers).
They formed in 2002 and the same year they released their debut album "The End of the Beginning" under his own label called Revive Records Label. They have two music videos for their songs "The End of the Beginning" and "From Dust to the Beyond" that were broadcast on MTV UK and MTV Europe.
"All is Violent, All Is Bright" released in 2005, was the second release of the band. This album is structured from peaceful melodies to more intense and provides an accurate representation of their actual sound. The single "Fragile" was reprinted in European MTV channels.
The year 2006 released an EP called "A Moment of Stillness" and in April the following year released a new album called "Far From Refuge".
"Age of the Fifth Sun" as well as an EP, is her fifth studio album, released internationally in May 2010.
This audiovisual work of God Is an Astronaut and Errorvision born by an interest in translating the idea into a piece of the Mayan prophecies about the end of the world in 2012.
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Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
The Carrier Sekani Tribal Council brings together seven member nations to unify our voices and strengthen our inherent indigenous rights, title, and interests in our territories.
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For Canada and First Nations, it's time to end the experiments
SHAWN ATLEO
Published Thursday, Jul. 25 2013, 6:00 AM EDT
Last updated Thursday, Jul. 25 2013, 6:00 AM EDT
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Recent reports about the Canadian government's experiments on hungry, impoverished First Nations children in residential schools have sent a shock wave through the country.
My reaction was deeply personal. My father attended one of the schools where these experiments took place. My family and countless others were treated like lab rats, some even being deprived of necessary nutrition and health care so researchers could establish a "baseline" to measure the effects of food and diet.
First Nations, while condemning the government's callous disregard for the welfare of children, were perhaps the only ones not completely surprised. The experiments are part of a long, sad pattern of federal policy that stretches through residential schools, forced relocations and the ultimate social experiment, the Indian Act, which overnight tried to displace ways of life that had been in place for generations. All of these experiments are abject failures.
It's time to end the experiments. Canada must start working with us to honour the promises our ancestors made in treaties and other agreements, to give life to our rights as recognized by Canadian courts and relinquish the chokehold of colonial control over our communities.
As I said on the day this report came to light: Canada, this is your history. We must confront the ugly truths and move forward together. And there is a way forward that requires a dedicated commitment across three key areas: respect, fairness and reconciliation.
Respect requires that Canada work with First Nations to give life to our rights, title and treaties. This requires true partnership. The government must stop making decisions for us and start working with us. First Nations want control over the decisions that affect their lives, to shape their own policies and institutions. They are putting ideas on the table and driving solutions.
We see this clearly in the commitment and clarion call for First Nations control of First Nations education. We reject unilaterally imposed legislation. We will exercise our right to create our own systems that are sustainable, that support our children's success and value our languages and cultures. This is already happening in Nova Scotia, Alberta, B.C. and elsewhere – First Nations working together and pooling expertise to achieve graduation rates that exceed provincial norms. This is success we must support. It must be not the exception, but our collective expectation and commitment.
Fairness requires that we end the unequal funding that condemns too many of our people to a daily struggle to survive. The experiments on our children did not make us poor. Rather, the government experimented on our children because they were poor, an impoverished population suffering from malnutrition and deprivation. But like so much else, poverty was imposed on us. The research notes that government systematically cut back relief payments to First Nations throughout the Depression era. Non-indigenous Canadians received relief at a rate two and three times higher than First Nations. At the onset of the Second World War, relief was cut again and we were further deprived.
This is still happening. Funding for First Nations – for many of the same things Canadians expect, such as schools and infrastructure – has been capped at a 2-per-cent increase, per year, for 17 years, despite the fact that our population has boomed and inflation outpaces this amount. Provinces enjoy transfers closer to 6 per cent, and these are guaranteed.
Escaping the poverty trap requires fairness, an investment now so we can build stable communities today and stronger nations tomorrow. Research shows that healthy First Nations can contribute hundreds of billions to the economy, while saving more than a $100-billion in costs connected to poverty. Why would we not support this approach?
Finally, the way forward requires reconciliation. This means truth telling, and it requires deliberate and clear action. The government must come forward and disclose all documentation on residential schools to the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The government must be open and transparent in accounting for its spending on First Nations and the billion dollars that is poured into the bureaucracy each year. The government must stop stalling and release all documents related to its unequal funding of First Nations child welfare, the subject of a current complaint before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. It also means action to advance reconciliation through recognizing our inherent rights and responsibilities and clear commitment to honouring and implementing treaties and agreements forged between the Crown and First Nations.
Canadians are rightfully shocked by these revelations. It shakes the core of their belief in Canada as a fair and just nation. It's time to be honest about our history. We can't change the past but we must commit to change the present and work together to create a better, brighter and just future.
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Areva and EDF join forces for nuclear sector bids
PARIS, FRANCE - Major players in Europe's Power Industry are awaiting decisions from governments on nuclear-power policy, which will affect project investments in the industry for the next three decades.
Alliances and networks are being formed to handle the massive technological and equipment input which will be required, and French company Areva, has been busy making numerous liaisons at national and international levels.
A team made up of Areva and Electricite de France is an applicant for the operator-led Generic Design Assessment (GDA) for a United Kingdom European Pressurized Reactor (EPR). Following the completion of the design assessment, Areva will have the right to sell EPR technology to any potential UK licensee.
EDF will not be committed to using the EPR in any future nuclear power station it may build. During the GDA process Areva will manage an alliance of any potential UK EPR nuclear operator wishing to gain sufficient technical knowledge to meet the criteria of the UK regulators as an "intelligent customer" with understanding of the plant technology.
AMEC plc is providing technical support to EDF and Areva relative to the standards and rules required by the U.K. The EPR design has received letters of support for the GDA process from British Energy Group plc, Centrica, E.ON AG, RWE, Iberdrola SA, Suez SA and Vattenfall AB.
Only three reactor designs (from Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Areva, GE-Hitachi or Westinghouse) will proceed to the next stage of the GDA, and a detailed assessment of these will run through 2011, with a view to the chosen designs becoming operational in the UK between 2016 and 2022.
Another token of the companies' cooperation is the award by EDF of a contract to Areva worth more than $200 million for nine replacement steam generators for all three loops of three 900-MW nuclear plants in France.
The scope of the contract covers the design, manufacturer and delivery of the nine components and all associated services. The work will be handled at Areva's Chalon/Saint Marcel plant. Manufacture will start in 2010 with the first delivery in 2012.
Further deliveries are planned for 2014 and 2015.
Areva signed a previous contract with EDF in 2006 to supply six steam generators for existing 900-MW plants. Steam generators transfer heat from the reactor coolant system to the secondary side, keeping the two in perfect isolation. Water from the secondary side is turned into steam, which then drives a turbine connected to an alternator that generates electricity. The generators are replaced to prolong the reactor's service life.
EDF is reported to be near an agreement to acquire 50% of the nuclear power business of Constellation Energy Group Incorporated with an offer of $4.5 billion, having moved past Berkshire Hathaway's MidAmerican Energy Holdings, the original bidder. With Areva already established in the U.S., EDF would no doubt see some opportunities for another team effort if the Constellation deal comes through.
EDF operates the largest fleet of nuclear plants in the world, with 58 reactors and an installed capacity of 63,100 MW. Areva has manufacturing facilities in 41 countries and sales networks in more than 100 countries.
The company has built or is currently building 100 reactors worldwide, 93 of which are currently in operation, with two scheduled to come online in the medium-term. These are the EPR reactors for the EDF power station in Flamanville, France, and Olkiluoto, Finland, which have suffered teething problems, schedule delays and budget creep.
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Today, not only computer density is swelling, but they are getting in use more hours per day than ever before; with paper losing the hold of everything. With energy cost soaring day by day, reducing power consumption is becoming more important than ever. Moreover, some of the today's most pressing green-issues are pushing businesses to hunt down ways to contain the corporate power-appetite.
Engineers all over the world are mutating IT devices, desperately trying to salvage every mill watt they can. Inevitably, the results are applausive, but it is even more interesting to know that some of the most novice-level tweaks can even cut the energy requirement by up to 25% However, the companies (mentioned in the context) designing these green-gadgets claim that their products can reduce the requirement to up to 65%.
Replacing CRT monitors with LCD has developed into somewhat of a rule to reduce the electricity bills. This point does not need any elaboration.
For those still using CRT monitors, Google claims that turning the desktop backgrounds (plus any thing that can be) to black helps reduce the power required (The phenomenon in case of LCDs is still contradictory). Yes, a single computer cannot make a significant impact, but for businesses running hundreds of them, or at least on a global level, the saving can mean something.
Till date, Google claims to have saved Approx. 1357680 watt-hours globally; all through the black interface of Google Search called 'Blackle' (www.blackle.com). Blackle was launched in January 2007.
A couple of side-applications over the internet like 'CO2 Saver' (co2saver.snap.com) are available which reduce the PC's power consumption whenever possible. These applications automatically adjust the Windows Power Settings to control the monitor, CPU and Drive powers when they are not being actively used.
Link-down mode enabled switches remove power to each port that either does not has a workstation connected or that the it is turned-off.
The 'Measure-and-minimize' technology enables the switches to adjust power according to the length of cable between the switch and the node; ultimately decreasing power consumed by the switch itself. Since shorter lengths require less power, the maximum rated power is delivered only to nodes with maximum cable length. For instance a 20m cable requires only 38% of the power required by a 100m cable. A traditional switch will uselessly deliver the maximum power regardless of the length of cable.
Conventional hard drives constantly keep spinning even when they are not under a potential use. More than a PC, this proves more energy inefficient with NAS (Network attached storage) systems. Green drive-management systems are effectively Green over two different faces. Firstly, because they power down the constant spinning whenever the drive is inactive. Secondly, powering down the device over intervals not only saves power at that instant but elongates the device's life limiting the CO2 contribution to the environment for making a new one, and dumping the old one.
As in the case of hard drive, cooling fans run in a very similar fashion; i.e. needlessly. Fans in networking equipment (specially with servers) run constantly regardless of their need. Green technology makes use of smart fans (similar to CPU Cooling Fans) which can alter their speed according to the temperature.
PoE allows power to be carried over the same cable used to carry data in an Ethernet network. First of all, this eliminates the need of a separate power cable. Second of all, the system energy efficiency is drastically improved.
The technology is ideal for powering more or less all Ethernet based devices including IP phones, remote switches, Wi-Fi hotspots, webcams and public information displays (LCD notice boards in a more general terms) to name a few.
As backed by Cisco, PoE is a very power efficient model since it kicks the 'DC Adapter' out of the grid. Research reveals that a DC Adapter consumes 30-40% of the operating power even when in standby mode (no load attached).
All the networking devices have a couple of blinking LEDs associated with their functioning. These LEDs are usually required during installation and network diagnostic. Otherwise, they aren't. But yes, they still blink.
The idea of switchable LED panel (LEDs that can be turned off when not in use) seems to be a bit absurd. The point is because they themselves are very power efficient, and switching them off will cutoff a very small portion of the very small amount of power required by most of the devices holding them. Still researchers at Allied Telesis claim that this 2% power cut of the device will benefit big networks in a long run; couple of years.


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Ducks Gameday: The NHL Is Wrong About Chris Pronger, But Just Sort Of
Chris Pronger's hiring to the Department of Player Safety is wrong, but not for the usual reasons you're hearing. Ducks @ Flyers.
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You've probably already been made aware that everyone's favorite elbow-wielding maniac Chris Pronger was hired by the NHL's Department of Player Safety as a consultant. Upon hearing this, many a commenter clucked their tongues, stroked their beards, and talked about "what's to be done with this awful decision making from the Department of Player safety?"
And these commenters have reasons to be upset, though so far I'm not seeing any of them upset for the right reasons. They're claiming that the fact that Pronger is a goon and a monster should disqualify him from making decisions about player safety and discipline. While they may be right about Pronger, the fact that Pronger knows the mindset of an offender, and also had his career cut short himself due to a severe concussion, actually provides the perfect perspective for the DoPS. Would you want a whole panel of Prongers making disciplinary decisions? Maybe not. But you want that minority voice on there, nonetheless.
The other dumb thing commenters are complaining about in regards to this situation is that Pronger is still on the Flyers' payroll as he sits out his player contract, and therefore will certainly play favorites towards the team that signs his paychecks, suspending his former team's rivals all willy-nilly and giving preferential treatment to Philadelphia players. This is stupid idiot manchild drivel, and as Greg Wyshynski explained better than I will, just simply isn't going to happen. Pronger will be paid, per contract, the same amount no matter what decisions he makes with the Department of Player Safety, and his decisions are no where near the final say within the DoPS to begin with. Pronger has no incentive to favor Philadelphia, and if he has some hidden personal bias that favors Philadelphia hiding in his head, there's a series of checks and balance now built in to the DoPS to mitigate this bogeyman bias. It's tinfoil hat idiocy to suggest otherwise.
However, the way that the NHL did in fact get it wrong here does relate to the Flyers and Pronger's paycheck. Not because he'll be loyal to them, but because the NHL hiring Pronger is a straight admission that the league knows that Pronger will never play again, and that the Flyers having him on their "Long-Term Injured Reserve" list is plain and simple salary-cap circumvention.
This is complete horseshit from the NHL.
If Pronger officially retired from the NHL, his salary would be impacting the Flyers in a big bad way, as they would be immediately hit with about $4.9 million against their team's salary cap. With Pronger on LTIR, his salary is not impacting the salary cap in a meaningful way.
But the NHL wouldn't hire a player still active in the league, because that would cause all sorts of issues (and legitimate conflicts of interest). So we can conclude (as if we didn't know that they had already realized this) that the NHL recognizes that the Flyers are circumventing the cap, and are not only allowing it to happen, but are rewarding the player involved.
It's frustrating to sit through these work stoppages so that billionaire owners can demand more money and more rules to limit the rewards to their labor, only to watch them undermine their own rules and buck the system they themselves demanded the league institute in order to save them from themselves.
I'm glad that Pronger was hired for this role. I think he is the right man and will do a great job. But I'm frustrated that the NHL isn't punishing the Flyers for their transparent violation of the labor agreement, and no one is even pretending to conceal their tactics.
So yeah, the Philadelphia Flyers are a chickenshit organization. But we already knew that much.
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Ducks @ Flyers
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2014, 4:00 PM PDT
Pronger suspends the Ducks' entire starting lineup, Anaheim falls 3-1 to the Flyers.


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England Is Mine Movie Poster
A first official poster has been unveiled for England Is Mine, the upcoming biography drama movie starring Jack Lowden, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jodie Comer, Simone Kirby, Peter MacDonald, Katherine Pearce, and Vivienne Bell:
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ENGLAND IS MINE
'A portrait of Steven Patrick Morrissey (portrayed by Jack Lowden) and his early life in 1970's Manchester before he went on to become lead singer of seminal 80's band The Smiths."
The film is directed by Mark Gill. The UK release date set to August 4, 2017.
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Well, I took the two youngest on a 5-hour car ride this weekend. I had to go to the Autism Doc for a follow-up for The Boy. I thought it would be easier for Hubby if I took the baby with me. Well, my daughter wanted to come along too. I thought I could handle it…….. Yeahhhhhh……….
A 5-hour trip home last night turned into about 7 hours. I stopped for gas JUST so I could get out of the car and away from the bickering for 5 minutes! I had Stress Away in my Orb Diffuser, Present Time on my shirt, and Peace and Calming all over the seats in the back with the kids. Dude – it was rough. Looks like Hubby was having an easier time at home with The Boy. Man – I thought I was picking the easier of the two scenarios. NOPE!
It just goes to show that parenting is rough.
Parenting a non-verbal child with ASD is tough.
Parenting a 9-year-old girl is tough.
The journey is rough on us all. Yes, Autism sets us up for challenges that we aren't prepared for. It puts us in positions that look different from a 'typical' family. There are different worries and have different effects on us. Our worries tend to never end because our child may never grow to be able to care for themselves.
My journey may be beyond challenging. My journey is going to stretch me and my family. My journey is teaching everyone in my family, extended family, friends and even acquaintances things they never dreamed of.
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Joe was fortunate to have Elizabeth, daughter of an El Nido Board Vice President, as his case manager. With Elizabeth, Joe was able to acquire perspective and a sense of self-worth; he learned how to make choices carefully instead of quickly, and to put himself in the shoes of others so he could better determine how to make intelligent, helpful compromises. The program, formally known as the Teen Parent at Work Program, enabled Joe to get his first job working for Kinko's.
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Darkness in the Heart of Town: Bruce Springsteen's Most Haunting Songs
Posted on December 27, 2018 by JoeNazare
For over four decades now, Bruce Springsteen has fronted one of the country's most rollicking rock bands. Starkly contrasting with the stadium-shaking anthems, though, are the more somber-toned and macabre-themed tunes Springsteen has penned and crooned over the course of his career. So as the year draws to a close (just like the run of Springsteen on Broadway earlier this month), here's a top-ten-style list of my favorite musician's darkest offerings…
"My Hometown": Waxing nostalgic and melancholic at once, the song hearkens back to a birthplace that has since been marred by racial strife and economic plight. But to me, it's the cyclic structure (as the speaker ends up repeating to his son the same lines his father had given him years earlier) that's so subtly unnerving, suggesting that "getting out" is now a snuffed aspiration.
"American Skin (41 Shots)": The eerie refrain is fired off nearly as many times as the eponymous barrage (Springsteen's pointed reference to the excessive force used by officers of the NYPD in gunning down an innocent Amadou Diallo). This protest song, though, transcends its racially-charged subject matter by reminding listeners that we all risk violent death as we move through our everyday lives.
"The Wrestler": A grappler's account of his sacrifice to the bloody spectacle of professional wrestling–the physical and spiritual toll the sport has taken on him. The images employed ("one-legged dog," "one-armed man," "a scarecrow filled with nothing but dust and wheat") reflect not only the speaker's sense of having been broken down and hollowed out, but also a terrible self-awareness of his carnival-freakish status. Springsteen has laid elegiac tracks to other hit movies (Philadelphia, Dead Man Walking), but none match the tenor of their cinematic counterpart as pitch-perfectly as this Grammy nominee.
"Factory": Springsteen adopts a Gothic idiom ("mansions of fear," "mansions of pain") in this dirge about being turned into the walking dead by "the working life." No less disconcerting than such reduction to soulless automatons, though, is the fact that these men have grown dangerously embittered by their blue-collar employment (and no doubt "somebody's gonna get hurt tonight").
"Atlantic City": A song that highlights the darkness–the corruption and desperation–lying behind boardwalk glitz. "Everything dies, baby that's a fact / But maybe everything that dies someday comes back," the down-and-out speaker speculates on the return of luck; nevertheless, a hellish existence appears in store once he starts getting involved with the local underworld.
"We Are Alive": Springsteen channels Edgar Lee Masters's Spoon River Anthology as he presents a chorus of voices from beyond the grave. Ultimately uplifting in both its beat and theme (the undying spirit of those who fight for social and economic justice), the song features some truly horrific imagery along the way–especially when the speaker awakens within the cold blackness of a worm-filled grave.
"Devils and Dust": In this bleak Springsteen masterpiece, a soldier in a desert country (a landscape just as evocative of the American West) is gripped by fear and shaken by a crisis of faith. The alliterative title pairing signals a damning spiritual desiccation–an inner wasteland to match the battlefield without.
"Nebraska": This unemotional, remorseless chronicle (based on the real-life crimes of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate) of a couple's interstate thrill-killing spree proves just as harrowing for the now-incarcerated speaker's description of execution via electrocution. With his conclusion that "there's just a meanness in this world," the killer echoes the grimly philosophizing Misfit in Flannery O'Connor's Southern Gothic classic, "A Good Man is Hard to Find."
"My Father's House": A dream of return to the childhood sanctuary of family connection takes a nightmarish turn, as the speaker makes a frightful flight through a dark forest with ghosts not-far afield and the devil right on his heels. Matters grow even more haunting when he awakens and embarks on a trip back home, only to discover that he is too late (his father is gone, and the family domicile is now occupied by strangers). The slow, muted music here is well-suited to the song's story of quiet tragedy.
"The River": This bittersweet ballad (inspired by the marriage of Springsteen's sister Ginny and brother-in-law Mickey) expertly evokes the loss of youthful innocence–the crushing of hopes by the harsh realities of life. The lines "Now these memories come back to haunt me / They haunt me like a curse / Is a dream a lie if it don't come true / Or is it something worse?" rank among the most poignant ever sung by Springsteen. Undeniably powerful, "The River" floods the listener with mournful emotion.
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Rush to Judgment
Posted on March 6, 2018 by JoeNazare
Rush's "Witch Hunt" (from the group's 1981 album Moving Pictures) arguably forms the greatest torch-and-pitchfork song in music history. The haunting aural experience begins with an ominous instrumental, complete with a chanting rabble in the background. Sizzling guitar licks then give way to Geddy Lee crooning Neal Peart's lyrics, which blaze a condemnation of mob mentality–misguided self-righteousness, proscription of thought, intolerance of otherness, hasty vigilante justice. Described as moving "like demons possessed," this irreligious hillttop mob might have emigrated straight from George Lippard's The Quaker City (see yesterday's post). Bewitchingly critical, Rush's denunciation of presumptuous persecutors leaves quite a mark on the listener's conscience.
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Pop Gothic: Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do"
Posted on September 18, 2017 by JoeNazare
Maybe I got mine, but you'll all get yours.
Apparently even Taylor Swift is at home in the Macabre Republic. Never has threatened vengeance sounded so catchy as in her latest single, "Look What You Made Me Do."
Singing about rising from the dead, Swift invokes the horrific from the opening verses. The accompanying music video makes the imagery that much more graphic, depicting a raven-infested cemetery and Swift (or, technically, her personified Reputation) breaking ground as a moldering, reanimate corpse. More than a nod to Michael Jackson's "Thriller," the Halloween-worthy scene signals that Swift is hardly looking to bury the hatchet as she comes back from the grave. In the figure of a zombie–a bogey known for its relentless aggression, Swift puts her enemies on grim notice.
The video subsequently fashions Swift as a Gothic monarch, vampirically-taloned, ensconced on a snake-swarmed throne. Dressed in uncheery cherry, she forebodes bloody comeuppance: "I've got a list of names and yours is in red, underlined." After sounding a thoroughly antisocial note ("I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me"), Swift insists on haunting nocturnal visitation: "I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams."
In past performances, Swift has shown that she isn't averse to publicly airing grievances via allusive lyrics. Here, though, the rhetoric is stronger, the stance decidedly darker. Swift plays the deadly female, furious over her own scorning and hellbent on redressing perceived wrongs. With her coolly-delivered refrain, Swift channels the victim-blaming, violence-justifying demeanor and dubious composure of a classic Poe narrator. And while the media inevitably gets swept up in decoding Swift's lines and the video's symbolism, it's less the "you" (whichever former lover or rival musician being referenced) than the disturbingly vague "what" of the song title that proves so arresting: what exactly has this questionably-driven speaker done?
At the very least, she has compelled me to write this post. Because all of the forced comedy of the video's conclusion–in which Swift pokes fun at her previous images/personae–does nothing to diminish the sinister overtones of this surprisingly prickly piece of pop music.


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Halle Berry left 'speechless' after nearly $20M offer from Netflix
Halle Berry is gearing up to release her new film, "Bruised," receiving a massive offer from streaming giant Netflix that left the actress and newbie director "speechless."
Variety reports the streaming service is prepared to spend close to $20 million for the worldwide distribution rights to Berry's directorial debut, currently screening as a work-in-progress at the Toronto Film Festival.
In response to the reported offer, Berry, 54, took to Twitter to share her astonishment over the generous figure.
"I am speechless. Thank you @netflix for believing in my vision, cannot wait for y'all to finally see #BruisedTheMovie."
"Bruised" finds Berry both behind and in front of the camera, as the director also stars in the drama about a washed-up MMA fighter struggling for redemption as both an athlete and a mother. The Oscar-winner previously spoke to Variety about the challenges she faced in producing the film, including breaking two ribs during filming.
"I didn't want to stop because I had prepared for so long," Berry said. "We had rehearsed; we were ready. So my mind, my director's mind, was just — keep going. And I compartmentalized that, and I just kept going: 'I'm not going to stop. I've come too far. I'm going to act as if this isn't hurting. I'm going to will myself through it.' And so we did."
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Wrap your head around this
February 13, 2009, 6:04 PM | Ryan Lambert
You mean Kipper bailed his team out of a listless road game? AGAIN!? Well I never.
What you, o reader of little faith, failed to consider in assessing the Flames' chances against the Los Angeles Kings is that a very nice Finnish gentleman named Miikka Kiprusoff still plays for this team. And it's now February.
So basically this is the time of year when Kipper goes into full "I got it, guys" mode and everyone else on the team sits on their asses and skates aimlessly around the perimeter. I'm fine with it, if only because that's better than everyone including Kipper putting in little to no effort on a nightly basis.
Last night, he was spectacular in earning a 36-save shutout. The rest of the team… ehhhhhhh not so much.
Kipper, obviously. If he keeps this up we can at least feel good knowing that, if the Flames lose, it won't be because of shoddy goaltending.
The third-period 5-on-3 penalty kill was what made me actually believe that Calgary would hold onto the shutout. I mean, the Kings were bombing the puck for 1:53 straight, basically. Textbook penalty killing. Here, in fact, is the exact play by play of that impressive PK: Bourque wins d-zone faceoff, hit by Phaneuf on Brown, Sarich blocked shot, Sarich blocked shot, O'Sullivan giveaway, Pardy blocked shot, O'Sullivan shot wide, Kiprusoff save, Langkow loses d-zone faceoff, Kiprusoff save.
The Bertuzzi feed for Cammalleri's equally nice goal. It was sick.
Phaneuf is starting to hit people again. In fact, he had a pretty good night, all things considered. It seems like he has to hit to be mentally involved in a game, so hopefully last night was a sign of things to come.
Cory Sarich was a monster in pretty much every situation. More play like that from him would be an absolute delight, yessir.
A road win is always welcome, no matter how ugly.
Pretty much everything else that wasn't listed above. And I know it was a 2-0 win, but that game was still very bad. And that's bad meaning "bad," not bad meaning "good."
Todd Bertuzzi's play has been just atrocious despite his little run of points in six of his last nine games here. Commenter "ngthagg" put it best in the comments last night: he's playing for highlights, which I guess you should expect a little bit out of a guy playing for his last good-sized contract, but it's been detrimental to the team for the most part. A nice goal every once in a while is certainly welcome, but he doesn't seem to care enough about doing anything besides making SportsCentre.
*This spot reserved for every one of Jarome Iginla's last six games*
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I find this comment from Keenan hard to believe:
"We have to win some hockey games on the road because our schedule favors road games from here on in, but if we get efforts like we did tonight, we'll find a way to win on the road," Calgary coach Mike Keenan said on Thursday.
I really hope he's talking about Kipper there.
He has to be joking or using some sort of motivational ploy.
By Ryan Lambert


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The respected British military historian H. P. Willmott presents the first of a three-volume appraisal of the strategic policies of the countries involved in the Pacific War. Remarkable in its scope and depth of research, his thoughtful analysis covers the whole range of political, economic, military, and naval activity in the Pacific. This first volume comprehensively covers events between December 1941 and April 1942, concluding with the Doolittle Raid on April 18. When published in hardcover in 1982, the book was hailed as an eloquent portrayal of great empires on trial that no one should miss. Willmott's stimulating and original approach to the subject remains unmatched even today.
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The Balance Of Empires
Author : John W. Walko
Genre : Humor
On March 10, 1952, almost a decade before the Berlin Wall existed, the U.S.S.R. controversially proposed the creation of a reunified, rearmed and neutral Germany. A year before Stalin's death, this was the last overture he tendered on "the German Question." However, the bid failed and Germany remained divided for another 38 years. Why? One can understand neither the Cold War nor the eventual reunification of Germany in 1990 without understanding this 1952 incident. The world in which we live now was created in no small part by the backroom decisions during a few months of 1952. This book on the March Note should appeal to both the armchair historian and the social scientist. Besides being a fascinating tale of diplomatic intrigue, it provides a valuable case study for International Relations scholars. Scholarly arguments of Realism vs. Idealism, levels of analysis, open vs. closed door diplomacy, the selection of which tier of authority to address an issue (from chief of state to low functionary), institutionalism and path-dependence, and the ever-present issue of spin control are all in evidence here. As such, this book could make a useful classroom assignment in International Relations, Diplomatic History, American or European Studies, Journalism or Media Studies. Yet, the theoretically-disinclined can also leave these arguments in the background and simply enjoy this little-known tale of empires which still shapes our lives today.
Author : T. V. Paul
Genre : Political Science
Since the sudden disappearance of the Soviet Union, many scholars have argued that the balance of power theory is losing its relevance. This text examines this viewpoint, as well as looking at systematic factors that may hinder or favour the return of balance of power politics.
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Author : Glenn Hubbard
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In this groundbreaking book, two economists explain why economic imbalances cause civil collapse—and why America could be next. From the Ming Dynasty to Ottoman Turkey to Imperial Spain, the Great Powers of the world emerged as the greatest economic, political, and military forces of their time—only to collapse into rubble and memory. What is at the root of their demise—and how can America stop this pattern from happening again? A quarter century after Paul Kennedy's Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Glenn Hubbard and Tim Kane present a bold, sweeping account of why powerful nations and civilizations break down under the heavy burden of economic imbalance. Introducing a profound new measure of economic power, Balance traces the triumphs and mistakes of imperial Britain, the paradox of superstate California, the long collapse of Rome, and the limits of the Japanese model of growth. Most importantly, Hubbard and Kane compare the twenty-first century United States to the empires of old and challenge Americans to address the real problems of our country's dysfunctional fiscal imbalance. Without a new economics and politics of balance, they show the inevitable demise ahead.
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Author : H. P. Willmott
From May 1942 to October 1943, Japan and the US engaged in clashes in the Southwest Pacific. Forces on both sides were evenly matched, and the troops fought one another to exhaustion. This book looks at the war with Japan, focusing on this period of balance between US and Japanese forces.
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A great deal of the world's history is the history of empires. Indeed it could be said that all history is colonial history, if one takes a broad enough definition and goes far enough back. And although the great historic imperial systems, the land-based Russian one as well as the seaborne empires of western European powers, have collapsed during the past half century, their legacies shape almost every aspect of life on a global scale. Meanwhile there is fierce argument, and much speculation, about what has replaced the old territorial empires in world politics. Do the United States and its allies, transnational companies, financial and media institutions, or more broadly the forces of 'globalization', constitute a new imperial system? Stephen Howe interprets the meaning of the idea of 'empire' through the ages, disentangling the multiple uses and abuses of the labels 'empire', 'colonialism', etc., and examines the aftermath of imperialism on the contemporary world. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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Restraining Great Powers
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At the end of the Cold War, the United States emerged as the world's most powerful state, and then used that power to initiate wars against smaller countries in the Middle East and South Asia. According to balance-of-power theory--the bedrock of realism in international relations--other states should have joined together militarily to counterbalance the United States' rising power. Yet they did not. Nor have they united to oppose Chinese aggression in the South China Sea or Russian offensives along its western border. This does not mean balance-of-power politics is dead, argues renowned international relations scholar T. V. Paul; instead it has taken a different form. Rather than employ familiar strategies such as active military alliances and arms buildups, leading powers have engaged in "soft balancing," which seeks to restrain threatening powers through the use of international institutions, informal alignments, and economic sanctions. Paul places the evolution of balancing behavior in historical perspective, from the post-Napoleonic era to today's globalized world. This book offers an illuminating examination of how subtler forms of balance-of-power politics can help states achieve their goals against aggressive powers without wars or arms races.
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Making a patient NPO before an elective procedure is becoming increasingly called into question. However, Reynolds, an older hospitalist in his twentieth year of practice, considers himself an old guard clinician, and still believes in the merits of it. Which is why he wanted to push the envelope in a different direction.
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Solid Rock Decreases damage taken from super-effective moves by 1/4.
1 Withdraw -- 40 -- Raises the user's Defense by one stage.
1 Bide 1 10 -- User waits for 2-3 turns, then hits back for twice the damage it took.
5 Rollout 30 20 90% Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns.
8 Bite 60 25 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
11 Protect -- 10 -- Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
15 Aqua Jet 40 20 100% Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
18 Ancientpower 60 5 100% Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats by one stage.
21 Crunch 80 15 100% Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
25 Wide Guard -- 10 -- Prevents any multi-target moves from hitting friendly Pokemon this turn.
28 Brine 65 10 100% Has double power against Pokemon that have less than half their max HP remaining.
31 Smack Down 50 15 100% Removes any immunity to Ground damage.
35 Curse -- 10 -- Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
38 Shell Smash -- 15 -- Raises user's Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by two stages. Lower user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.
41 Aqua Tail 90 10 90% Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
45 Rock Slide 75 10 90% Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
48 Rain Dance -- 5 -- Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
51 Hydro Pump 120 5 80% Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Rock Throw 50 15 90% Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Black 2 This Pokemon was restored from a fossil. It swam skillfully and dove to depths beyond half a mile.
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The XBOX ONE division at Microsoft along with Forza Motorsport is teaming up with Triple Eight Race and is set to join the Australian V8 Supercar Racing Series. The team will be racing a Holden V8 Commodore the 640-horsepower, 5.0-liter V8 saden (or saloon; as the Australian's like to call it) can travel up to 185MPH and do 0-60 in about 3.3 seconds; will be wearing the tradition Xbox lime green livery and will be driven by highly professional racing team of Andy Priaulx who is usually racing his BMW and has race at Bathurst 3(three) times before; Racing with him one the Xbox One team will be Mattias Ekström who is used to driving an Audi around the track. They will be giving up their normal race car and will be racing the Holden Commodore Supercar V8 at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios, who is responsible for creating the Amazing Racing Game that is Forza Motorsport, will have the the Bathurst racing track in the game as well as the Holden V8 Commodore. The Bathurst Race runs on the Mount Panorama Circuit covering 620 miles; So not only will these drivers be able to practice on the real track they can also practice on the Xbox One as well, Which is looking to gain more fan on its up coming Xbox One and Forza new racing game which is all set to be release around this year Holiday Shopping Season.
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One of my most favorite daytrips from Oxford is to visit the Waddesdon Manor, which is accessible by bus. Not only is the Neo-Renaissance architecture of the building impressive, but the art collection housed in the manor is also worth admiring. Plus, the Waddesdon Manor is great for escaping the crowds, as it is located in the off-the-beaten-path village of Waddesdon in Buckinghamshire, UK.
Built between 1874 and 1889, the Waddesdon Manor was originally the country house of Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898). As requested by the baron, the sophisticated architecture style of the building was supposed to be inspired by the great Châteaux of the Loire Valley. In addition to some chateau-like structures, the architect Gabriel-Hippolyte Destailleur added his own touch to create an ornate, one-of-a-kind, and quite a British mansion. Thus, visitors would feel like they are visiting France and Britain at the same time.
As you visit the interior of the manor, you will come across many interesting objects, from historical paintings to antique clocks. The highlights of the manor are organized into different categories such as 18th-century French furniture, hidden treasures, modern and contemporary pieces. Some of my favorites are the marvelous mechanical elephant, the musical clocks, and the elegant writing table made for Marie-Antoinette by J-H Riesener (c. 1782). The manor's art collection itself is quite impressive, with masterpieces by Gainsborough, Reynolds, Boucher, Chardin, de Hooch, and Cuyp. A special room is dedicated to a set of large paintings, telling the story of "Sleeping Beauty".
The Victorian garden of the Waddesdon Manor is no less fascinating. Not only are there colorful blooms, but there is also a teal and white aviary where you can watch rare birds. You can even explore the garden in an artsy way by following the sculpture walking trail. Art is everywhere at the site. My friend and I really enjoyed our day out at the Waddesdon Manor.
Don't forget to explore the famous wine cellar of the mansion. On sunny days, you can bring lunch with you to have a picnic in the garden. The Waddesdon Manor is an ideal destination for families with children. Special events, such as the Christmas Carnival, are organized quite frequently. Check out their website before visiting for more information: https://waddesdon.org.uk.
If you are a fan of heritage sites, such as the Waddesdon Manor, you might also like the Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, known as the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. The Blenheim Palace is an easy daytrip from Oxford.


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Altran acquires North American software engineering firm Lohika
17 August 2016 Consultancy.uk
Altran has acquired software engineering company Lohika, headquartered in Silicon Valley. The deal sees Altran's North American revenues boosted by 40%, as well as providing it with a strong muscle of strategically located capabilities in software related R&D. The addition also includes delivery teams, three in Ukraine and one in Romania, to Altran's Global Delivery Centres.
Lohika is a Silicon Valley headquartered software engineering company. The company was founded in 2001 and has, on the back of venture capital investment from Altos Ventures and Draper Richards among others, grown to a team of more than 700 engineers. The company is most active within the North American market, with engineering delivery teams in three locations in the Ukraine and one in Romania. The firm's clients for its SaaS and related products include startups within Silicon Valley, such as AudienceScience, BuzzFeed, Twilio and Okta.
The addition of Lohika to Altran's North American business is set to boost its 2016 revenues by 40%, according to the firm, making it the Group's largest area by revenue. Its North American operation was earlier this year already boosted through the addition of Synapse, which was integrated into its independent subsidiary Cambridge Consultants.
Through the addition the firm adds three new capacities. Lohika will improve its value proposition to customers in the software development domain – in one of the world's most critical R&D markets, Silicon Valley – as well as boost its relationship with local, fast scaling, startups. The firm also adds, through the acquisition, additional skillsets to its portfolio, including expertise and client engagements in mobile, enterprise systems, big data solutions and cloud computing. Finally, the bolt-on of teams in Ukraine and Romania bolster the capacity of the Altran's Global Delivery Centres whose combined headcount has now broken through the barrier of 4,000.
The deal is expected to be closed later this year, and is subject to customary closing conditions. Altran was advised by EY in terms of Financial, Tax and Legal Due Diligence and received legal support from Latham & Watkins.
Commenting on the purchase, Dominique Cerutti, Chairman and CEO of the Altran Group, says that he is "thrilled" with this acquisition, which he says is fully aligned with the firm's 'Altran 2020. Ignition' strategic plan. He adds, "After the acquisition of Tessella, which has operations in the USA, and of Synapse a few weeks ago, we take a new step with the integration of Lohika towards positioning Altran as a leader in software engineering and R&D in North America, a priority market for us. In addition, the acquisition of Lohika will enable us to expand and diversify our Industrialised GlobalShore delivery capabilities. These capabilities will be leveraged across all sectors and geographies and will enhance our value proposition in software engineering, which is becoming prevalent in the R&D space."
Daniel Dargham, President and CEO of Lohika, adds, "In our connected world, software has evolved from disrupting traditional businesses to interconnecting all industries. Altran's global leadership in innovative engineering, multi-industry knowledge and advanced software capabilities, coupled with Lohika's diverse software engineering expertise, will place us at the forefront of the digital transformation of the enterprise. We will be able to extend our services beyond our current client base in Silicon Valley, to the entire Altran portfolio."
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Major parties talk tough as speaker seeks to end protest standoff
Taipei, March 21 (CNA) Both the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) and the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) offered few signs of compromise Friday as Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng said he would seek opinions from all parties on how to resolve the dispute over a service trade pact with China.
Ker Chien-ming, chief whip of the DPP legislative caucus, said that unless President Ma Ying-jeou apologizes and the trade-in-services agreement with China -- which the opposition believes will be damaging for Taiwan's economy -- is sent back for an item-by-item review, there is no point in discussions.
Lin Hung-chih, chief whip of the KMT caucus, went to Wang's residence for talks that afternoon, although he said earlier that the ruling party's position remains that the pact is now past the committe review stage and that a legislative floor vote should be scheduled for its ultimate passage.
After his meeting with Wang, Lin said that his caucus is "open" to the possibility of having the trade pact undergo an item-by-item review in floor sessions.
The parties reiterated their respective positions following a top-level meeting called to seek an executive-legislative solution to the standoff in the legislature, which now includes a student-led protest that has shut down the legislative body.
The meeting was postponed, however, as Wang served notice that he would not attend. Calls from the president failed to change Wang's mind, according to the speaker's own account.
The president's use of Article 44 of the Constitution to call the meeting was not valid, as the article in question governs "disputes between two or more branches" of the five-branch government, Wang explained in a written statement.
As the speaker of the Legislature, Wang said, he will continue to use every possible avenue of communication and mediation while taking stock of the view of all involved parties. He said he will call for early consultations among the different legislative caucuses "when necessary."
As Ma also serves as chairman of the KMT, Wang said it is incumbent on him to promote dialogue between the ruling and opposition parties to seek an early resolution of the impasse and restore order to the Legislative Yuan.
Wang and Ma are widely believed to be on tense terms since the KMT tried to strip the legislative speaker of his party membership over allegations of influence peddling in September. A court ruled Wednesday that the move was invalid, allowing Wang to stay in the party.
Hundreds of protesters, mostly students, have occupied the Legislature's main chamber since late Tuesday in opposition to the way lawmakers from the ruling party have forced it through the lawmaking body.
The DPP has thrown its full support behind the demonstrators, with party Chairman Su Tseng-chang applauding them for their "very good and very correct" behavior.
(By Tseng Ying-yu, Cheng Wei-ting, Wen Kuei-hsiang and John Scot Feng)
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●March 21: DPP mobilizes to support student protesters at Legislature
●March 21: Speaker skips out on meeting, pressures president for action
●March 21: Legislative session may be extended to July due to protest
(For the latest on the Legislature occupation, click here.)