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Israel v. Ben Uliel: A supremely tortured legal analysis
A judicial system that allows the use of coerced confessions encourages government agents to obtain such confessions-a police state.Op-ed.
Rabbi Menashe Sasson
Israel PoliceJudicial SystemAmiram Ben UlielRabbi Menashe Sasson
Amiram ben Uliel and his wifeצילום: TOMER APPELBAUM.HAARETZ.POOL
On September 1, 2022, the Israel Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Amiram Ben Uliel, who was found guilty of the 2015 arson murders of a family of three.
On appeal, Ben Uliel challenged the admissibility of his confessions, arguing that the confessions should have been excluded from evidence because they were obtained by police through the use of torture, rather than given voluntarily.
Accordingly, the only issue that was properly before the court on appeal was whether the trial court erred by admitting Ben Uliel's confessions into evidence.
In its opinion affirming Ben Uliel's convictions, the Israel Supreme Court acknowledged that Ben Uliel remained silent during the first 17 days of his in-custody interrogations and that he "confessed" only after police employed "special [interrogation] measures." Failing to address the issue of whether evidence illegally obtained by police should be admissible at trial to prove a defendant's guilt, the Israel Supreme Court wrote, "There is no doubt that it was he [Ben Uliel] who committed this terrible deed."
Based on the Court's statement, Israeli police might now reasonably conclude that confessions which are obtained through an illegal use of force are lawful, as long as the crime is sufficiently "terrible" and there is "no doubt" as to a defendant's guilt. How the police are to know, during a pre-trial investigation, that there is "no doubt" as to potential defendant's guilt is a question the Court apparently left for another day.
The concern that the Court's opinion might encourage future police misconduct was not lost on at least one member of the Court. Judge Yosef Elron wrote, "I will admit that I remain troubled to a certain extent about the future, given the message sent to the investigative bodies in view of this outcome."
The "Exclusionary Rule" is a rule of evidence which provides that illegally obtained evidence of a crime is generally inadmissible at trial to prove a defendant's guilt.
The "Exclusionary Rule" is a rule of evidence which provides that illegally obtained evidence of a crime is generally inadmissible at trial to prove a defendant's guilt. Judge Benjamin Cardozo, a respected American jurist from the early 1900s, criticized the rule, stating that application of the rule allows, "[t]he criminal . . . to go free because the constable has blundered."
Judge Cardozo, in his criticism of the rule, was exactly correct. Applying the Exclusionary Rule might sometimes – but not always – allow the guilty to go free. It should never be forgotten, however, that government, vis-à-vis the individual, is the holder of extraordinary power and that civil liberties can be protected only through a meaningful restraint on the exercise of that power.
Thus, although application of the Exclusionary Rule might, on occasion, allow the guilty to go free, the rule promotes the greater good by incentivizing government to refrain from committing the "terrible deed" of exercising its vast powers in an unlawful manner, powers which far exceed the capability of any criminal defendant to commit a "terrible deed."
The Exclusionary Rule is commonly understood to have been adopted in American jurisprudence by the 1961 U.S. Supreme Court case of Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961). However, general application of the rule in U.S. courts can be traced to at least 1886. Zoo v. United States, 116 U.S. 616 (1886) (applying the rule to the compelled production of business papers). In the context of coerced confessions, use of the rule in U.S. courts can be traced to at least 1897, Bram v. United States, 168 U.S. 532 (1897).
The history of the rule, however, goes back much further in time and place, to England, which of course is the source of America's judicial system and early precedent. Roe v. Harvey, 98 Eng. Rep. 302 (K.B. 1769).
Over the course of the centuries, the contours and breadth of the Exclusionary Rule have often been the subject of judicial dispute. Nevertheless, British and American courts have consistently held that, at a minimum, the rule should always be construed broadly enough to encompass coerced confessions.
Israel, of course, is not England, nor is it the United States. Nevertheless, Israel considers itself to be a "democracy" and, consistent with this characterization, has incorporated a large body of both British and American jurisprudence into its legal system. Indeed, Israel's parliamentary structure of government is modeled after the British "Westminster" system and the substance of many of Israel's laws and legal procedures are derived from British and American sources. Thus, it would be quite inconsistent for Israel to repudiate a legal principle which is as foundational and settled in the jurisprudence of Western democracies as is the Exclusionary Rule, especially as applied to coerced confessions.
In the opinion affirming his conviction, the Israel Supreme Court also said that Ben Uliel's "actions contradict and conflict with all moral values and Jewish culture."
If the Torah did not exist, G-d forbid, there could be no Jews and, by extension, no Jewish nation, no Jewish state, and, of course, no morals or Jewish culture. Thus, it is not possible to analyze "moral values and Jewish culture," let alone Jewish law, without reference to Torah.
Jewish law, that is, real Jewish law, as set forth in Halakha, provides that confessions are inadmissible – under all circumstances – to prove a defendant's guilt. Masekhet Sanhedrin 9b. The rule which makes confessions inadmissible was likely derived, by inference, from the fact that nowhere in Tanakh or Talmud is there any provision for the interrogation of arrestees or criminal defendants. It follows, of course, that if all confessions are inadmissible, there is little concern that government will torture defendants in an effort to obtain confessions.
The Jewish rule – the Halakha – which excludes all confessions, is consistent with other, related aspects of Jewish criminal procedure, as both the former and the latter are weighted in favor of the defendant. In other words, the effect of the Exclusionary Rule, which Judge Cardozo criticized as allowing "[t]he criminal . . . to go free because the constable has blundered," is a concept which the Torah fully supports and endorses.
The issue of whether coerced confessions should be admissible in criminal proceedings vividly illustrates the age-old dichotomy between the collective security of society and the personal liberties of individuals. Where personal liberties are weighted too heavily, unregulated societal anarchy will follow. Where the security of society is weighted too heavily, totalitarianism, a police state, will follow. As history has shown, time and again, police states are much more common than are unregulated societal anarchies.
The State of Israel is less than 100 years old. It was founded by socialists, based on socialist principles. Socialist doctrine, in turn, rejects anything and everything, including Hashem and His Torah, which occupy a position which is more authoritative than the State.
In order to acquire and maintain power, socialist regimes the world over have relied – and continue to rely – on the empty and false promise of collective security. The so-called "bargain" goes like this: "The government will provide security, if individuals will voluntarily relinquish their individual civil liberties."
A judicial system which allows the use of coerced confessions is a judicial system which not only condones the use of such confessions, but is also a system which encourages government agents to obtain such confessions in the first place. The well-earned name that history has assigned to such regimes, that is, regimes where the ends justify the means, is none other than: "Police State."
Two important steps for preventing the creation of – or dismantling – a police state are:
(1) the adoption and use of an Exclusionary Rule and
(2) the creation and implementation of a meaningful system of civil damage awards that hold both government agencies and individual government agents financially responsible for the commission of knowing and willful violations of civil rights.
Unfortunately, the 2007 assessment of Israel, made by the esteemed American jurist Richard A. Poser, is as valid today as it was then: "Israel is an immature democracy, poorly governed; its political class is mediocre and corrupt; it floats precariously in a lethally hostile Muslim sea; and it really could use a constitution." Richard A. Posner, "Enlightened Despot (reviewing Aharon Barak, The Judge in a Democracy (2006))," New Republic, April 2007, at p.53.
Menashe Sassonis a Sephardic rabbi and American attorney who resides in Jerusalem, Israel. He is the Executive Director of The Israel Foundation, a U.S.-based not-for-profit organization that provides Jews and Noahides with a Zionist perspective on Torah, Eretz Yisrael (The Land of Israel), and Halakha (Contemporary Jewish Law). Rav Sasson can be contacted via: www.TheIsraelFoundation.org.


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Trains from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino
San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino
Taking the train from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino in 10 minutes
Thinking about taking the train from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino? We've got you covered.
It usually takes around 1 hour 42 minutes to travel the 8 miles (13 km) from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino by train, although you can get there in as little as 10 minutes on the fastest services. You'll normally find around 7 trains per day running on this route. You won't need to worry about making any changes along the way either as direct trains are available. You can travel with Trenitalia trains during your journey, as they are the main operator of services on this route.
Train tickets from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino start from €2.20 when you book in advance, which can be cheaper than buying them on the day. Start a search in our Journey Planner to check out the latest prices.
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San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino by train
It takes an average of 1h 42m to travel from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino by train, over a distance of around 8 miles (13 km). There are normally 7 trains per day travelling from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino and tickets for this journey start from €2.20 when you book in advance.
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The price of train tickets from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino starts at €2.20 one-way for a Standard Class ticket if you book in advance. Booking on the day is usually more expensive and costs can vary depending on the time of day, route or class.
Most of the train companies across Europe release their tickets around three to six months in advance, many of which can be cheaper the earlier you book. If you know the dates you want to travel, you may be able to find some cheaper train tickets from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino by booking early.§
Want to know more about your journey from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino? We've compiled some of the most frequently asked questions by our customers to help you plan your journey.
How long does the train from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino take?
The average journey time by train between San Giovanni in Persiceto and Calderara-Bargellino is 1 hour and 42 minutes, with around 7 trains per day. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays, so use our Journey Planner on this page to search for a specific travel date.
What's the fastest journey time between San Giovanni in Persiceto and Calderara-Bargellino by train?
The fastest journey time by train from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino is 10 minutes.
How much does the train from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino cost?
Train ticket prices from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino can start from as little as €2.20 when you book in advance. The cost of tickets can vary depending on the time of day, route and class you book and are usually more expensive if you book on the day.
Is there a direct train from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino?
Yes, it is possible to travel from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino without having to change trains. There are 5 direct trains from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino each day. Though there may be fewer direct services available depending on your exact departure date.
What time does the first train from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino leave?
The first train from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino leaves at 06:29. Times and services may vary during weekends and holidays.
What time does the last train from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino leave?
The last train from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino leaves at 23:16. Trains that depart in the early morning hours or very late evening may be sleeper services, time and services may also vary during weekends and holidays.
What's the distance between San Giovanni in Persiceto and Calderara-Bargellino by train?
Trains travelling from San Giovanni in Persiceto to Calderara-Bargellino cover a distance of around 8 miles (13 km) during the journey.
If you're looking for the return train journey, check out trains from Calderara-Bargellino to San Giovanni in Persiceto.
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The following lists events that happened in 1974 in Iceland.

Incumbents
President – Kristján Eldjárn
Prime Minister – Ólafur Jóhannesson, Geir Hallgrímsson

Events
Geirfinnur case

Births

25 February – Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, actress
27 March – Kristján Helgason, snooker player
2 May – Garðar Thór Cortes, singer
6 May – Birkir Hólm Guðnason, business leader
13 June – Selma Björnsdóttir, actress and singer
11 July – Hermann Hreiðarsson, footballer
3 September – Guðmundur Benediktsson, footballer.
17 September – Helgi Sigurðsson, footballer

Full date missing
Guðmundur Þór Kárason, puppet designer and puppeteer

Deaths
4 March – Guðni Jónsson, professor of history and editor of Old Norse texts (b. 1901)
20 April – Guðmundur Guðmundsson, chess player (b. 1918)
21 September – Sigurður Nordal, scholar, writer and ambassador (b. 1876)
8 November – Sesselja Sigmundsdottir, pioneer in the fields of pedagogy and the care for the mentally disabled (b 1902)
12 November – Þórbergur Þórðarson, author and Esperantist (b. 1888 or 1889)

References

1970s in Iceland
Iceland
Iceland
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Friday: Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars, 8 p.m., Rock 'n' Bowl: Roddie Romero, Eric Adcock and company have been working for a while now on the follow-up to their excellent La Louisianne Sessions. They incorporate a broad swath of Louisiana's musical history, always performed as if they thought of it the first time.
Thursday: Jimmy Robinson and Michael Skinkus, 6 p.m., The Ogden Museum of Southern Art: Guitarist Jimmy Robinson's Guitarworks album attests to his abilities, but you appreciate them more in person and when he has a foil such as percussionist Michael Skinkus.
Want to attend The Iguanas's show at Tipitina's? My Spilt Milk and Tipitina's have two pairs of tickets to give away. To win, email the name of another band on The Iguanas' first label to alex@myspiltmilk.com. First two correct answers win.
On Sunday, photographer Zach Smith is hosting a BBQ and Print Sale. He has made a project of documenting the New Orleans music scene - not only the bands, but the fans and those behind the scenes, me included. He has set up homemade photo booths of one kind or another at Chaz Fest, Voodoo and other shows, and he's selling prints in an informal atmosphere, accompanied by food and a keg.
Siberia is trying to find ways to bring in audiences until they can get their live music paperwork straightened out, and on Sundays they're presenting cult film double features. This week, they're showing two by the great Russ Meyer, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls and Supervixens. The former is a send-up of swinging Hollywood in the late 1960, while the latter is simply out of control - both dominated by women with remarkably large breasts. First show starts at 9.
On Monday, Cafe Istanbul at the New Orleans Healing Center presents a free screening of That's the Way of the World at 7 p.m., the movie from 1975 starring Harvey Keitel and Earth, Wind & Fire. Hosted by DJ Soul Sister.


Data Killer is made (assembled) by Russian masters and has nothing general with China itself.
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Inside Data Killer has the most reliable and expensive hardware which is available for purchase. Part of it was made in China, but all devices are assembled in Russia and have not got any of one dollar sleaze, which is used in the majority of flash drives.


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Made Me Do It is an indie horror film, from director Benjamin Ironside Koppen. This title shows the birth of a serial killer, after being tortured and rejected by those around him. This title stars: Anna B. Shaffer ("Strange Angel"), Kyle Van Vonderern ("Death Lust"), Cortney Palm and Jason Gregory London. Now, distributor Indican Pictures is set to release the film in U.S. markets, on DVD and Digital platforms. This film is also debuting, in theatres, today. A look ahead at the film's launch is hosted here.
From the official synopsis, Thomas (Vonderen) has suffered a lifetime of abuse. Through murder, Thomas finds a way to relieve his suffering. But, his murderous addiction requires more and more bodies. Next, he targets Ali (Shaffer) and her brother. Thomas may have found someone strong enough to fight against him, though.
In Los Angeles, Made Me Do It will have at least seven showings. At the Arena Theatre, filmmakers will be in attendance and the theatrical debut begins today. As well, Indican will drop the film onto Digital platforms and onto DVD this April 23rd. The film's official theatrical trailer is available below, with more release details.
Cast: Anna B. Shaffer, Kyle Van Vonderen, Cortney Palm, Jason Gregory London, Liston Spence.


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How much does an auto dialer cost?
The price of an auto dialer software begins at around $300 for a standard version that places one call at a time. Professional automate dialing versions start anywhere from $500 for a single channel and the range can go up to $40 000 for seventy-five to one hundred channels. Different auto dialer vendors offer different pricing. For instance, Voicent costs anywhere from $300 to $400 for the standard version that calls one number at a time. The professional version that allows call center agents to dial four calls at once costs from $900 to $1000, while the enterprise version with 30 channels costs $4, 2999. If you plan to buy one hundred lines, then you will spend 9,000 to 10 000. In-house auto dialer systems cost anywhere from 10, 000 and can go up to $100,000, based on the number of lines you need and the features and services you choose. Database Systems Corp estimates that automated dialers with the ability to place thousands of calls with thirty-second recorded messages in twenty-five minutes or even less can cost around $48,000.
Outbound call center software pricing: Auto dialers price reviews
Cheap auto dialer
Buying the right auto dial system based on features and pricing can be challenging. Some of the best auto dialing software that is worth the investment include: Adversus dialer, Five9 omnichannel contact center, Kookoo Cloudagent, ChaseData, and Zapier integrations.
ChaseData sales dialer price review
ChaseData is one of the best auto dialer contact center solutions. It offers auto dialing service as part of its cloud call center plan. ChaseData's small enterprise edition is priced at $89 for each user per month. The plan includes one voice channel for each sales agent. Their professional version costs $139 per user per month and has four voice channels for each call center agent.
Five9 auto dialer price review
A five9 dialer is a cloud-based software that does not require expensive equipment to use. While Five9 does not market its pricing, customers, and reports show that the Five9 plan begins at around $185 per month for each user. However, since this is only an estimate, companies should request a quote from FIve9.
Velocify Dial call center software cost
Just as Five9, Velocify Dial-IQ is only accessible by request of a quote. However, customers online report that Dial-IQ costs about $100 per user, for a month and 1.5 cents for each minute. Each phone calling minute charges are higher than Voicent's and about the same fees as CallHub. Velocify Dial is built with sales teams in mind. It comes with tailored live coaching, call transfer, call routing, call recording, and call prioritization.
Voicent auto dialer application pricing
Voicent is a full-featured auto dialer software. Voicent price varies from $29 for every agent monthly. The base plan incorporates automatic dialer systems and a sales agent dashboard. Voicent cost is initially less compared to other dialers in the i8ndustry, but it can increase faster after options like calling campaigns tools workflow automation tools are included.
Below are more features accessible for an additional cost.
Caller ids- charged $2 for every ID
Workflow automation which is charged $99 for each account
Inbound calls package with a phone number which is charged $15 for each number
Interactive phone messaging with a phone number which cost $15 for each number
Inbound call center management costing $10 for every user
After selecting a base plan and alternative features and services, then a client will choose a phone dialing plan. Voicent clients can select various options like inbound calling tools, call automatization, predictive dialing mode, and add to their primary platform and calling plan. This can save the company money, unlike tiers from Five9 and PhoneBurner that come with features like touch tones, dialer CRM integration, and lead filtering tools at a fee.
PhoneBurner price reviews
PhoneBurner auto dialer software pricing starts at $149 for each user per month. Discounts are accessible based on term length and team size. PhoneBurner features and functionalities include: Unlimited power dialing, call recordings, interactive voice response, and email tracking. PhoneBurner supports call automation; however, it does not have Velocify Dia-IQ inbound lead call routing feature. Similar to upper tiers of ChaseData, PhoneBurner also supports analytics, call monitoring, call tracking, click to call, and call recording feature. But, unlike voicent, it does not charge extra.
Callhub price review
CallHub telemarketing software is built to connect nonprofits and advocacy organizations. The pay as you go plan of this dialer is based on thirty-second billing increments. Outbound sales calls are $1.4, an inbound is $1.2. There are no subscription fees. Though its price is less than other dialers, it lacks features such as pre recorded voicemails, call transfer, call routing, and automatic call distribution software integration.
What is an auto dialer software?
Autodialer explained
An autodialer is an automatic dialer software that dials telephone numbers automatically. It utilizes an organization's computers to automate outbound calling through voice over Internet Protocol, or regular business phone systems. Autodialers can be used to conduct surveys, deliver notices, broadcast a mass message, send an emergency notification, or send marketing audio messages.
After the phone call has been answered, the auto dialer software plays a prerecorded message or connects the call to a live person. You can save time with automated and manual dialing phone banks provided by automate dialing. The price of automated dialers varies from a few hundred dollars to many thousands of dollars. Autodialers that are responsible or automatically dialing many calls at once are expensive.
How to outbound call centers buy the right auto dialer?
The term autodialer can be confusing since it is used to mean various things. The different types of auto dialing software include predictive dialers, progressive dialers, preview dialer, and power dialing. The kind of phone dialing where a prerecorded message is played when a person answers the telephone is called voice broadcast. If the call is connected to a live person, it is known as predictive dialing. A predictive dialer can detect busy signals, unanswered calls, and voicemails, thus increasing agent talk time to customers. If the caller is requested to take a survey, it is called outbound interactive voice dialers response.
Autodialers are customized to meet the needs of all companies. Automated phone calls can be placed over PSTN, internet, or phone line. Invest in the right auto dialer system based on the price and needs of your business. Some sales dialers come with answering machine detection, appointment scheduling, CRM system integrations, and appointment reminders features while others do not.
Predictive dialer for an outbound call center: Predictive dialers cost reviews
Predictive dialers price begins at $99 per month. Predictive dialers allow businesses to increase call center efficiency and make more sales at an affordable price. Most predictive dialers come with a free version or free trial- no credit card required. Often there are three different packages: small business edition, professional edition, and an enterprise edition that each blend features to accelerate your call center solutions. A predictive dialer enables the efficiency of a call center by increasing the dialing rate and talk time of agents to customers. It also eases the work of a call center manager by offering features such as live call monitoring. Predictive, progressive, and preview dialer can be purchased as part of a comprehensive call center software package. On-premise predictive, progressive dialers price begins at anywhere from $5,000 for a system that supports a few agents and runs upwards to $300 to a big call center.
What is the cost of a power dialer?
The price of a power dialer for outbound call centers varies from vendor to vendor. However, when buying an autodialer, note that the price and call quality are not linked. A power dialer accelerates the call initiation process and the number of outbound calls for outbound call centers. Often the price of a power dialer falls within $100 to $150. However, there are better phone dialers with less cost. It depends on the tier you choose and the features offered. How much-automated outbound calls talk time in a month is also a factor.
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On June 1, 1979, local TV station WTHR became an NBC affiliate. To mark the occasion Indianapolis native and Today Show cohost Jane Pauley broadcast part of the popular morning program live from The Children's Museum. Fellow NBC employee and Indianapolis native David Letterman joined her for a ride on the Carousel.


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	///     <see cref="!:http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4034">RFC 4034</see>
	///     and
	///     <see cref="!:http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3755">RFC 3755</see>
	///   </para>
	/// </summary>
	public class RrSigRecord : DnsRecordBase
	{
		/// <summary>
		///   <see cref="RecordType">Record type</see> that is covered by this record
		/// </summary>
		public RecordType TypeCovered { get; private set; }

		/// <summary>
		///   <see cref="DnsSecAlgorithm">Algorithm</see> that is used for signature
		/// </summary>
		public DnsSecAlgorithm Algorithm { get; private set; }

		/// <summary>
		///   Label count of original record that is covered by this record
		/// </summary>
		public byte Labels { get; private set; }

		/// <summary>
		///   Original time to live value of original record that is covered by this record
		/// </summary>
		public int OriginalTimeToLive { get; private set; }

		/// <summary>
		///   Signature is valid until this date
		/// </summary>
		public DateTime SignatureExpiration { get; private set; }

		/// <summary>
		///   Signature is valid from this date
		/// </summary>
		public DateTime SignatureInception { get; private set; }

		/// <summary>
		///   Key tag
		/// </summary>
		public ushort KeyTag { get; private set; }

		/// <summary>
		///   Domain name of generator of the signature
		/// </summary>
		public DomainName SignersName { get; private set; }

		/// <summary>
		///   Binary data of the signature
		/// </summary>
		public byte[] Signature { get; internal set; }

		internal RrSigRecord() {}

		/// <summary>
		///   Creates a new instance of the RrSigRecord class
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name"> Name of the record </param>
		/// <param name="recordClass"> Class of the record </param>
		/// <param name="timeToLive"> Seconds the record should be cached at most </param>
		/// <param name="typeCovered">
		///   <see cref="RecordType">Record type</see> that is covered by this record
		/// </param>
		/// <param name="algorithm">
		///   <see cref="DnsSecAlgorithm">Algorithm</see> that is used for signature
		/// </param>
		/// <param name="labels"> Label count of original record that is covered by this record </param>
		/// <param name="originalTimeToLive"> Original time to live value of original record that is covered by this record </param>
		/// <param name="signatureExpiration"> Signature is valid until this date </param>
		/// <param name="signatureInception"> Signature is valid from this date </param>
		/// <param name="keyTag"> Key tag </param>
		/// <param name="signersName"> Domain name of generator of the signature </param>
		/// <param name="signature"> Binary data of the signature </param>
		public RrSigRecord(DomainName name, RecordClass recordClass, int timeToLive, RecordType typeCovered, DnsSecAlgorithm algorithm, byte labels, int originalTimeToLive, DateTime signatureExpiration, DateTime signatureInception, ushort keyTag, DomainName signersName, byte[] signature)
			: base(name, RecordType.RrSig, recordClass, timeToLive)
		{
			TypeCovered = typeCovered;
			Algorithm = algorithm;
			Labels = labels;
			OriginalTimeToLive = originalTimeToLive;
			SignatureExpiration = signatureExpiration;
			SignatureInception = signatureInception;
			KeyTag = keyTag;
			SignersName = signersName ?? DomainName.Root;
			Signature = signature ?? new byte[] { };
		}

		internal RrSigRecord(List<DnsRecordBase> records, DnsKeyRecord key, DateTime inception, DateTime expiration)
			: base(records[0].Name, RecordType.RrSig, records[0].RecordClass, records[0].TimeToLive)
		{
			TypeCovered = records[0].RecordType;
			Algorithm = key.Algorithm;
			Labels = (byte) (records[0].Name.Labels[0] == DomainName.Asterisk.Labels[0] ? records[0].Name.LabelCount - 1 : records[0].Name.LabelCount);
			OriginalTimeToLive = records[0].TimeToLive;
			SignatureExpiration = expiration;
			SignatureInception = inception;
			KeyTag = key.CalculateKeyTag();
			SignersName = key.Name;
			Signature = new byte[] { };

			byte[] signBuffer;
			int signBufferLength;
			EncodeSigningBuffer(records, out signBuffer, out signBufferLength);

			Signature = key.Sign(signBuffer, signBufferLength);
		}

		internal override void ParseRecordData(byte[] resultData, int startPosition, int length)
		{
			int currentPosition = startPosition;

			TypeCovered = (RecordType) DnsMessageBase.ParseUShort(resultData, ref currentPosition);
			Algorithm = (DnsSecAlgorithm) resultData[currentPosition++];
			Labels = resultData[currentPosition++];
			OriginalTimeToLive = DnsMessageBase.ParseInt(resultData, ref currentPosition);
			SignatureExpiration = ParseDateTime(resultData, ref currentPosition);
			SignatureInception = ParseDateTime(resultData, ref currentPosition);
			KeyTag = DnsMessageBase.ParseUShort(resultData, ref currentPosition);
			SignersName = DnsMessageBase.ParseDomainName(resultData, ref currentPosition);
			Signature = DnsMessageBase.ParseByteData(resultData, ref currentPosition, length + startPosition - currentPosition);
		}

		internal override void ParseRecordData(DomainName origin, string[] stringRepresentation)
		{
			if (stringRepresentation.Length < 9)
				throw new FormatException();

			TypeCovered = RecordTypeHelper.ParseShortString(stringRepresentation[0]);
			Algorithm = (DnsSecAlgorithm) Byte.Parse(stringRepresentation[1]);
			Labels = Byte.Parse(stringRepresentation[2]);
			OriginalTimeToLive = Int32.Parse(stringRepresentation[3]);
			SignatureExpiration = DateTime.ParseExact(stringRepresentation[4], "yyyyMMddHHmmss", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal);
			SignatureInception = DateTime.ParseExact(stringRepresentation[5], "yyyyMMddHHmmss", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal);
			KeyTag = UInt16.Parse(stringRepresentation[6]);
			SignersName = ParseDomainName(origin, stringRepresentation[7]);
			Signature = String.Join(String.Empty, stringRepresentation.Skip(8)).FromBase64String();
		}

		internal override string RecordDataToString()
		{
			return TypeCovered.ToShortString()
			       + " " + (byte) Algorithm
			       + " " + Labels
			       + " " + OriginalTimeToLive
			       + " " + SignatureExpiration.ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyyMMddHHmmss")
			       + " " + SignatureInception.ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyyMMddHHmmss")
			       + " " + KeyTag
			       + " " + SignersName
			       + " " + Signature.ToBase64String();
		}

		protected internal override int MaximumRecordDataLength => 20 + SignersName.MaximumRecordDataLength + Signature.Length;

		protected internal override void EncodeRecordData(byte[] messageData, int offset, ref int currentPosition, Dictionary<DomainName, ushort> domainNames, bool useCanonical)
		{
			EncodeRecordData(messageData, offset, ref currentPosition, domainNames, useCanonical, true);
		}

		internal void EncodeRecordData(byte[] messageData, int offset, ref int currentPosition, Dictionary<DomainName, ushort> domainNames, bool useCanonical, bool encodeSignature)
		{
			DnsMessageBase.EncodeUShort(messageData, ref currentPosition, (ushort) TypeCovered);
			messageData[currentPosition++] = (byte) Algorithm;
			messageData[currentPosition++] = Labels;
			DnsMessageBase.EncodeInt(messageData, ref currentPosition, OriginalTimeToLive);
			EncodeDateTime(messageData, ref currentPosition, SignatureExpiration);
			EncodeDateTime(messageData, ref currentPosition, SignatureInception);
			DnsMessageBase.EncodeUShort(messageData, ref currentPosition, KeyTag);
			DnsMessageBase.EncodeDomainName(messageData, offset, ref currentPosition, SignersName, null, useCanonical);

			if (encodeSignature)
				DnsMessageBase.EncodeByteArray(messageData, ref currentPosition, Signature);
		}

		internal static void EncodeDateTime(byte[] buffer, ref int currentPosition, DateTime value)
		{
			int timeStamp = (int) (value.ToUniversalTime() - new DateTime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc)).TotalSeconds;
			DnsMessageBase.EncodeInt(buffer, ref currentPosition, timeStamp);
		}

		private static DateTime ParseDateTime(byte[] buffer, ref int currentPosition)
		{
			int timeStamp = DnsMessageBase.ParseInt(buffer, ref currentPosition);
			return new DateTime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc).AddSeconds(timeStamp).ToLocalTime();
		}

		internal bool Verify<T>(List<T> coveredRecords, IEnumerable<DnsKeyRecord> dnsKeys)
			where T : DnsRecordBase
		{
			byte[] messageData;
			int length;

			EncodeSigningBuffer(coveredRecords, out messageData, out length);

			return dnsKeys
				.Where(x => x.IsZoneKey && (x.Protocol == 3) && x.Algorithm.IsSupported() && (KeyTag == x.CalculateKeyTag()))
				.Any(x => x.Verify(messageData, length, Signature));
		}

		private void EncodeSigningBuffer<T>(List<T> records, out byte[] messageData, out int length)
			where T : DnsRecordBase
		{
			messageData = new byte[2 + MaximumRecordDataLength - Signature.Length + records.Sum(x => x.MaximumLength)];
			length = 0;
			EncodeRecordData(messageData, 0, ref length, null, true, false);
			foreach (var record in records.OrderBy(x => x))
			{
				if (record.Name.LabelCount == Labels)
				{
					DnsMessageBase.EncodeDomainName(messageData, 0, ref length, record.Name, null, true);
				}
				else if (record.Name.LabelCount > Labels)
				{
					DnsMessageBase.EncodeDomainName(messageData, 0, ref length, DomainName.Asterisk + record.Name.GetParentName(record.Name.LabelCount - Labels), null, true);
				}
				else
				{
					throw new Exception("Encoding of records with less labels than RrSigRecord is not allowed");
				}
				DnsMessageBase.EncodeUShort(messageData, ref length, (ushort) record.RecordType);
				DnsMessageBase.EncodeUShort(messageData, ref length, (ushort) record.RecordClass);
				DnsMessageBase.EncodeInt(messageData, ref length, OriginalTimeToLive);

				record.EncodeRecordBody(messageData, 0, ref length, null, true);
			}
		}
	}
}


When thinking about things that negatively affect the environment – such as greenhouse gases – it's easy to just focus on the obvious culprits like cars. And while gas-powered vehicles do account for a large percentage of pollution, there's something else that's a worse offender: buildings. Currently, buildings create about 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. One reason for this has to do with inefficient HVAC systems. Fortunately, lately, there's been a bigger focus on creating more sustainable buildings, with emphasis on two areas in particular: Passive House design and LEED certification.
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Buildings designed with Passive House standards have an airtight construction. This is combined with super insulation, high-performance windows and doors, and a special ventilation system, which allows occupants to enjoy a comfortable indoor temperature that requires very little energy consumption. In fact, most Passive House buildings only use about 10 percent of the amount of energy of buildings that don't have these standards.
LEED stands for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design. Created by the U.S. Green Building Council in 1998, LEED acts as a tool to help professionals design and build green homes and commercial structures. In order to achieve LEED certification, a project has to earn a certain number of credits based on a rating system that focuses on eight categories. Depending on how many credits a building earns, it can get one of four designations, with LEED Platinum at the top.
In order to be called sustainable or green, a building has to contain an efficient system for heating and cooling. Typical HVAC systems can't make this claim. Whenever a central air system is turned on, for example, it affects the entire building. Warm or cool air gets sent to every room, regardless if there's someone in there or not. Perhaps the bigger issue has to do with the makeup of the system, and specifically the fact that it requires ducts to operate. Almost one-third of the energy produced with central air can be wasted through ductwork.
HVAC systems play a very big role in LEED certification. In fact, in the rating system mentioned earlier, the Energy and Atmosphere category can be worth up to 38 points, which accounts for about 28 percent of the total number of points a building can obtain. And this is why non-traditional heating and cooling systems – like ductless mini splits – are becoming popular with residential and commercial property owners.
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Neil Young Won't Tour Behind Crazy Horse Reunion Album
Dave Lifton Published: August 1, 2019
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Neil Young is prepping a new studio project with Crazy Horse but he won't tour with them this year, as originally planned. Instead, he'll spend the remainder of 2019 working on films to be released via the Neil Young Archives site.
"NYA will be devoting the rest of this year to Shakey Pictures projects that deserve our focused attention to complete and deliver at their highest level," Young writes. "We will be in the editing suites for the duration of 2019, putting some parts of this together for you. Thanks for coming to our shows! We plan to be back in 2020!"
These 15 movies span nearly a half century of shows, and also include footage from recording sessions and an animated film by Micah Nelson set to the music of Trans. The earliest performance is a January 1971 solo date at Connecticut's Stratford Shakespearean Theater, and the most recent is a compilation from 2012-14 concerts with Crazy Horse.
Young also shot the sessions for the upcoming Colorado, his first studio effort with Crazy Horse since 2012's Psychedelic Pill. Young broke the news back in April, saying that they were about to record 11 new songs. "The band is excited to make this new album and continue our story," Young said. "We sincerely hope [fans] enjoy our new music when it is released this year, because we know we will enjoy making it."
Colorado will also be the first Crazy Horse album since the retirement of Frank "Poncho" Sampedro. His role has been filled by Young's longtime associate and E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren, who also took part in Crazy Horse's 2018 shows.
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St. John's Episcopal Church in south St. Cloud filed a complaint against the city federal court on Thursday, according to Robert Feigh, attorney at Gray Plant Mooty.
The 132-square-foot house was built by Central Minnesota Jobs & Training Services and donated to the St. Cloud Coalition For Homeless Men, which sold the structure to the church.
But those plans changed when the city's zoning board denied a request to amend the church's conditional use permit to allow the house to be used as a residential structure there. The request was denied because the tiny house closely resembled a recreational vehicle, which are not permitted for use as full-time residences under existing city zoning laws.
"It can be lawfully stored on the property, but it cannot be permanently inhabited," said Matt Staehling, city administrator.
Despite the zoning decision, a homeless man moved into the house a few months ago, according to Feigh. The city then sent a notice of violation to the church.
St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis emphasized Saturday the lawsuit isn't really a discussion about the validity of tiny houses, rather it is about enforcing the city's zoning codes and state building codes.
Kleis said a tiny house as a temporary structure violates city zoning codes, and if a tiny house was affixed as a permanent structure, it wouldn't meet state building codes.
"It's not an issue of the philosophical aspect," Kleis said. "It's strictly a zoning code that all properties are treated equal on."
But Feigh sees the city's refusal to let the church house someone in the structure as a conflict with the U.S. and state constitutions, which identify separation between church and state.
"The city has very little to say about how people exercise their religion, and the courts have held that churches providing shelter for homeless individuals is an exercise of religion," Feigh said.
He also cited federal legislation known as the Religious Land Use Act.
"What the Congress said was, 'Look, the government should not be in the business of interfering with religious activity on church property.' And for them to do so is a violation of that legislation, except in very limited circumstances," he said.
Feigh said the church filed the lawsuit Thursday because it was the deadline given by the city for the church to cooperate with the city's notice of violation.
"The bottom line is all we want the city to do is leave us alone. We're not trying to cause trouble. We're not trying to be civilly disobedient,"Feigh said. "The point we're tying to make is that the church is a Christian community, which is more than just prayer and faith. It is also action, and that's part of who they are."
Feigh, whose wife is a member of the church, is representing the church pro bono.
The tiny house sits on wheels, with electricity provided by plugging into an exterior outlet. A continuous water supply can be maintained by attaching a hose, but the house also holds a 32-gallon freshwater tank. The original toilet was a marine model, operating similarly to a diaper pail, in which the waste can eventually be disposed of in the trash.
Staehling said the city became aware of the lawsuit on Friday morning, and expects to know more about the case in the coming week. The League of Minnesota Cities is acting as the city's legal counsel.


ShortScale :: View topic - Anyone tried these Kala U-Basses as a bass replacement?
Anyone tried these Kala U-Basses as a bass replacement?
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 12:38 pm Post subject: Anyone tried these Kala U-Basses as a bass replacement?
I've wanted one of these for a while. I particularly like the look of the fretless which has convincing upright bass tones at a fraction of the price and size.
These have always interested me, my local shop carries them and they're always fun to play on and sound wayyyy bigger than they are. Have not used one in a band setting but I imagine they'd be a fun recording tool.
The rubber strings feel easy on the fingers at first, but the texture and thickness means they are quite strenuous to play long term. 5 minutes is probably the difference between comfortable and uncomfortable in the store, and this was when I used to play a full scale bass in a band regularly. Then again, it might just be a matter of getting used to and building finger strength/callouses.
The other potential issue is how the ultra short scale means pitch and tuning has that much less room for error, especially on a fretless. Even though they sound great, it's pretty easy to sound like a less-skilled player. For reference I am quite used to playing a fretless jazz bass, which may as well be fretted compared to the Kala. Again probably just something that takes practice to get used to, obviously the dudes in the videos you linked have it figured out.
I've played a coworker's at a couple work parties, and played around with them in shops... they're surprisingly decent little instruments. I've also been to a couple shows where one was used as the only bass. They work fine, but, like Nick said, the big rubbery strings take some getting used to — and, they, along with the scale length, make certain techniques somewhat difficult; bends, slides, slap/pop, and the like. I imagine playing a fretless one of these would take a LOT of practice to do well.
Had a Harley Benton one was nice, strings take some getting used to and you sometimes need a bit of talc on fresh strings as they can be a bit sticky on the fingers. Sold it when my bass playing gig with my brother in-law came to an end.
half of my band has these. I believe we ended up keeping some u-bass on our latest record, but I'm not sure. I wouldn't want to use one all the time, as there are things about the P-bass and the Ulrtra VI I've grown to love, but they do sound very cool as their own thing.
Bending is pretty much out of the question, as the strings stick to the frets and or your fingers. Tough for me to get used to, since I tend to play with a lotta vibrato.
We keep looking at these and I think I am going to have to go for it. We do alot of 3 piece acoustic shows. Currently we do 3 guitars and 3 mics (singers) but have considered having our bass player play on e of these along with some uke here and there instead of guitar. Love the idea of it.
I looked at a bunch during NAMM. If anyone sees a great deal on one let me know.


Morals are for man, not for the brute; they are concerned with his thoughts, desires, words and deeds; they suppose a moral agent.
A moral agent is one who, in the conduct of his life, is capable of good and evil, and who, in consequence of this faculty of choosing between right and wrong is responsible to God for the good and evil he does. Is it enough, in order to qualify as a moral and responsible agent, to be in a position to respect or to violate the Law? It is not enough; but it is necessary that the agent know what he is doing; know that it is right or wrong; that he will to do it, as such; and that he be free to do it, or not to do it. Whenever any one of these three elements, knowledge, consent and liberty is wanting in the commission or omission of any act, the deed is not a moral deed; and the agent, under the circumstances, is not a moral agent.
When God created man, He did not make him simply a being that walks and talks, sleeps and eats, laughs and cries; He endowed him with the faculties of intelligence and free will. More than this. He intended that these faculties should be exercised in all the details of life; that the intelligence should direct, and the free will approve, every step taken, every act performed, every deed left undone. Human energy being thus controlled, all that man does is said to be voluntary and bears the peculiar stamp of morality, the quality of being good or evil in the sight of God and worthy of His praise or blame, according as it squares or not with the Rule of Morality laid down by Him for the shaping of human life. Of all else He takes no cognizance, since all else refers to Him not indifferently from the rest of animal creation, and offers no higher homage than that of instinct and necessity.
When a man in his waking hours does something in which his intelligence has no share, does it without being aware of what he is doing, he is said to be in a state of mental aberration, which is only another name for insanity or folly, whether it be momentary or permanent of its nature. A human being, in such a condition, stands on the same plane with the animal, with this difference, that the one is a freak and the other is not. Morals, good or bad, have no meaning for either. If the will or consent has no part in what is done, we do nothing, another acts through us; 'tis not ours, but the deed of another. An instrument or tool used in the accomplishment of a purpose possesses the same negative merit or demerit, whether it be a thing without a will or an unwilling human being. If we are not free, have no choice in the matter, must consent, we differ in nothing from all brutish and inanimate nature that follows necessarily, fatally, the bent of its instinctive inclinations and obeys the laws of its being. Under these conditions, there can be no morality or responsibility before God; our deeds are alike blameless and valueless in His sight. Thus, the simple transgression of the Law does not constitute us in guilt; we must transgress deliberately, willfully. Full inadvertence, perfect forgetfulness, total blindness is called invincible ignorance; this destroys utterly the moral act and makes us involuntary agents. When knowledge is incomplete the act is less voluntary; except it be the case of ignorance brought on purposely, a wilful blinding of oneself, in the vain hope of escaping the consequences of one's acts. This betrays a stronger willingness to act, a more deliberately set will.
wrong, and under the stress of this deception, wring a reluctant yielding of the will, a consent only half willingly given. Because there is consent, there is guilt but the guilt is measured by the degree of premeditation.
God looks upon things solely in their relation to Him. An abomination before men may be something very different in His sight who searches the heart and reins of man and measures evil by the malice of the evil-doer. The only good or evil He sees in our deeds is the good or evil we ourselves see in them before or while we act. Violence and fear may oppress the will, and thereby prove destructive to the morality of an act and the responsibility of the agent. Certain it is, that we can be forced to act against our will, to perform that which we abhor, and do not consent to do. Such force may be brought to bear upon us as we cannot withstand. Fear may influence us in a like manner. It may paralyze our faculties and rob us of our senses. Evidently, under these conditions, no voluntary act is possible, since the will does not concur and no consent is given. The subject becomes a mere tool in the hands of another.
Can violence and fear do more than this? Can it not only rob us of the power to will, not only force us to act without consent, but also force the will, force us to consent? Never; and the simple reason is that we cannot do two contradictory things at the same time—consent and not consent, for that is what it means to be forced to consent. Violence and fear may weaken the will so that it finally yield. The fault, if fault there be, may be less inexcusable by reason of the pressure under which it labored. But once we have willed, we have willed, and essentially there is nothing unwilling about what is willingly done.
The will is an inviolable shrine. Men may circumvent, attack, seduce and weaken it. But it cannot be forced. The power of man and devil cannot go so far. Even God respects it to that point. In all cases of pressure being brought to bear upon the moral agent for an evil purpose, when resistance is possible, resistance alone can save him from the consequences. He must resist to his utmost, to the end, never yield, if he would not incur the responsibility of a free agent. Non-resistance betokens perfect willingness to act. The greater the resistance, the less voluntary the act in the event of consent being finally given; for resistance implies reluctance, and reluctance is the opposition of a will that battles against an oppressing influence. In moral matters, defeat can never be condoned, no matter how great the struggle, if there is a final yielding of the will; but the circumstance of energetic defense stands to a man's credit and will protect him from much of the blame and disgrace due to defeat. Thus we see that the first quality of the acts of a moral agent is that he think, desire, say and do with knowledge and free consent. Such acts, and only such, can be called good or bad. What makes them good and bad, is another question.


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Articles 12 and 13 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child emphasize that the child has the right to be assured to form its own positions and opinions, to be free to express them and to make them valuable in the decision making process.
We at the National Network for Children see this as a critical process in children development as complete persons who are capable to defend their positions. The necessity to confirm these rights goes far beyond. It is an instrument for child protection. A child who has not been educated to share its thoughts and opinions could not for example share that he has been a harassment victim. In such a case the responsible adults could not react.
The child participation guarantees children rights and suppose that children not only share their opinions freely, but also they are active participants in community and social processes, related to child-adult bonding, to acquire communication competence and to empower children.
In this context, we at the National Network for Children also see children participation as a factor to develop their communities – in the neighborhood, at school or in the organization which they frequent.
To defend children rights on behalf of the children, the National Network for Children created "Megaphone" – an environment to build a community of children and youths, clients or volunteers of its member-organizations. With the support of this constantly functioning and open community of children, we are looking for the most suitable ways to co-work two-way with them. Children consult and participate in our Network activities and the NNC support their ideas and work.
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Opening Doors for Europe's Children
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Child Rights Hubs for Children in Conflict and Contact with the Law
The main objective of the project, funded by the Velux Foundation, is to establish four Centers for children's rights and piloting services aimed at children in conflict and in contact with the law.
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Following the best practices in Iceland, the project aims to pilot comprehensive program of care in 3 countries – Bulgaria, Portugal, Cyprus in direction of recognition and empowerment of children and their parents and authorities leaving out the position of inert following the pattern of violence and initiate a process of self-awareness of personal own value of the youngest members of our society.
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Record U.S. FY 2022 Agricultural Exports to China
January 6, 2023 | International Agricultural Trade Report
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U.S. agricultural exports to China in fiscal year (FY) 2022 were $36.4 billion and surpassed the previous year's record with China as the largest export market for the second consecutive year. Significantly higher agricultural prices and resilient demand helped drive exports above the previous year's record despite lower volumes for most products.
Robust shipments follow a precipitous drop in U.S. exports to China and the conclusion of the Phase One Agreement. U.S. exports have returned to trend growth experienced since the People's Republic of China's (PRC) accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and in the last 2 years the United States has witnessed record export values to China for soybeans, corn, beef, chicken meat, tree nuts, and sorghum. Cotton exports to China have also rebounded, propelled by strong demand. All these products are major contributors to the U.S. farm economy.
The following report highlights key agricultural products that drove record FY 2022 exports to China.
FY 2022 Commodity Exports to China
Soybeans accounted for nearly one-half of U.S. agricultural exports to China at a record $16.4 billion, surpassing the previous year's record by more than $2.2 billion. China is the world's largest soybean importer, accounting for nearly 60 percent of global trade and half of U.S. soybean export value.
Greater export value is attributable to higher prices. Average unit values climbed 24 percent this year to $622/ton, driven by a severe drought in South America, war in Ukraine, and a palm oil export ban in Indonesia. China is the largest processor of soybeans to feed its domestic livestock industries. The country's livestock industries are supported by the world's largest population, second-largest economy, and a rising middle class, all driving greater demand for meat.
Corn, Sorghum, and Alfalfa Hay
China is the world's largest consumer of feed grains and supports this robust level through both domestic and imported supplies. China has boosted its corn supplies with imports mostly from the United States. China is also a major buyer of other U.S. feedstuffs including sorghum and alfalfa hay. Like demand for soybeans, robust demand from pork and poultry sectors propelled higher volumes of feed grain imports. Higher commodity prices have also contributed to growth in U.S. export values.
U.S. corn exports to China exceeded $4.8 billion in FY 2022, down from a record in FY 2021, but still the second-highest level on record. Despite volumes falling more than 25 percent, total value fell just 9 percent due to higher prices and China's need for competitively priced U.S. corn.
U.S. sorghum exports to China were a record $2.2 billion, nearly tripling from 2 years ago. China accounted for nearly 90 percent of total U.S. sorghum export volume. Like corn, prices drove value above the previous year (more than $400 million) with volume only slightly higher. As global and Chinese domestic corn prices hit record highs, sorghum was attractive to Chinese feed producers as a competitively priced alternative.
Alfalfa hay also hit a record at $660 million, 28 percent higher compared with the previous year while volumes were 14 percent higher. China accounted for more than half of U.S. alfalfa hay exports. Hay exports are driven by China's dairy industry, which has expanded with larger and more modern dairy farms seeking imported feed supplies.
Cotton export value reached its second-highest level at $2.7 billion, more than $1.1 billion above the previous year. U.S. market share climbed to its highest level in more than 20 years at nearly 60 percent. The highest cotton prices in more than a decade also supported this strong export performance.
China's strong demand for U.S. cotton is attributed to the PRC's efforts to replenish state reserves with imported cotton. Brazil and Australia are the two other origins usually preferred by state-trading enterprises to supplement reserves; however, significantly lower exportable supplies in both countries boosted demand for U.S. supplies.
Livestock and Poultry Products
Beef and beef product export value was a record $2.1 billion, $800 million higher year-on-year. Beef consumption and import demand has exploded in China in the past decade, as total imports have grown from $155 million in FY 2012 to $17 billion in FY 2022. The implementation of the Phase One Agreement greatly expanded U.S. beef access in China, leading to explosive growth in shipments during the past 2 years. During FY 2022, beef volumes surged by 60 percent. E-commerce platforms have experienced resilient upper-middle-class demand for high-quality U.S. beef despite a series of COVID-related lockdowns. In addition, October's Golden Week holidays supported higher demand for U.S. beef shipments to China throughout the preceding summer months. Australia, the United States' main competitor for high-quality grain-fed beef, began to lose market share in China due to drought-reduced production and diplomatic tensions.
U.S. pork and pork product exports to China reached $1.1 billion in FY 2022, down from the previous year but significantly above levels witnessed for the past decade. Export volumes fell in FY 2022 as China's pork imports plunged due to recovery in domestic production from African swine fever. Other top exporters including the European Union and Canada witnessed sharper declines and allowed U.S. market share to rise. Exports of pork variety meats continued to grow, with the composition of U.S. pork and product shipments shifting from more than 60 percent frozen pork cuts to nearly 60 percent edible offal in FY 2022.
Poultry meat and products (excluding eggs) reached $1.1 billion, up $250 million compared with the previous year, and are attributed to strong shipments of chicken paws, which accounted for 84 percent of trade ($947 million). China had been a fast-growing market for U.S. poultry until 2014, when unjustified anti-dumping and counter-veiling duties along with highly pathogenic avian influenza restrictions impaired access. The market was re-opened in 2020 on the margins of the Phase One Agreement. The United States provides roughly half of China's chicken paws imports, which are preferred by Chinese consumers instead of competing foreign suppliers due to their "jumbo" size. In FY 2022, both the volumes and prices of chicken paws rose strongly. Of note, there is no other significant overseas market for U.S. chicken paws and China market access provides a profitable channel versus U.S. domestic rendering.
U.S. dairy product exports to China were the second highest on record at nearly $750 million, up from the previous year and approaching the record set in 2014. Dairy export value was driven by significantly higher unit values for non-fat dry milk (NDM) and whey, offsetting declines in volumes for many products. U.S. market share for whey has seen stronger growth since being exempted from retaliatory tariffs as part of the U.S.-PRC trade dispute. China is also an important market for U.S. NDM and lactose.
Tree Nuts and Horticultural Products
U.S. tree nut exports to China surpassed the previous year's record to $875 million while volumes were unchanged at 160,000 tons. Growing pistachio export volumes were due in large part to top competitor Iran's smaller crop. Pistachios and almonds accounted for nearly 90 percent of U.S. tree nut exports to the country. Horticultural product export value was $460 million, up $70 million from the previous year. The rise was due mostly to growth in certain prepared and preserved products.
Higher global commodity prices and China's robust demand for U.S. products drove record U.S. export value to China in FY 2022. In addition, the Phase One Agreement reduced or removed technical and non-technical barriers for several products, including poultry and beef. The resulting boost in demand for U.S. agricultural products has in turn supported U.S. prices and incomes of U.S. farmers, ranchers, and processors.
In FY 2019, the PRC's retaliatory tariffs drove imports of U.S. agricultural products to the lowest level in more than a decade. Just 3 years later, U.S. exports have more than tripled and China has emerged again as the top buyer of U.S. agriculture. Shipments in FY 2022 exceed the trend growth deduced from the period since the PRC's accession to the WTO.
China's importance to U.S. farms and their profitability cannot be ignored. Despite major challenges including the COVID-19 pandemic and logistical disruptions to U.S. agricultural supply chains, the United States witnessed its second-consecutive record exports to China in FY 2022. China is forecast as the largest U.S. export market in FY 2023 for the third consecutive year at $34.0 billion (see more info here in the November 2022 USDA Quarterly Agricultural Export Forecast).
China, East Asia and the Pacific
Cotton and Hemp, Cotton, Dairy, Livestock and Poultry, Beef & Beef Products, Dairy Products, Pork & Pork Products, Poultry Meat & Prods. (ex. Eggs), Grains, Feeds and Fodders, Coarse Grains (ex. corn), Corn, Oilseeds, Soybeans, Processed Food Products, Dairy Products, Tree Nuts
Opportunities for U.S. Consumer-Oriented Products in Peru
Peru is the third-largest South American market for U.S. consumer-oriented agricultural products. Increasing wealth and lower barriers to entry were facilitated by the implementation of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA), resulting in a 423-percent increase in consumer-oriented exports from $65 million in 2009 to $340 million in 2021.
Spotlight: Top U.S. Fruit Export Markets
The volume of U.S. fresh, dried, and processed fruit exports between 2012/13 and 2021/22 dropped 29 percent to 2.9 million metric tons[1]. However, a 25-percent gain in unit value during this period softened the decrease in value to just 11 percent lower as trade dropped $700 million to $6.0 billion.
U.S. Beef Exports to East Asia on Record Pace
U.S. beef exports to East Asia in 2022 are again on record pace after a record year in 2021. Despite economic uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, continued global supply chain challenges, and a competitive global beef market, U.S. beef exports to East Asia, both in value and volume, were outstanding in the first half of 2022.


In a time when high school kids protest against a yoga pants ban because they love how comfortable their stretchy pants are and women practically LIVE in their yoga pants, jeans are pretty much the dang denim under dog. Or should we say under downdog?
This is Levi's latest lady jeans campaign and if we didn't know any better we'd think they were trying to hint at how stretchy and comfortable their pants are…why SO stretchy and comfy you could even do yoga in them (probably)!
The pants are advertised as being able to "shape, lift and define." Yep, those sound like fighting words to us!
But, hey, we've all seen the mystic (evil? magical?) power of jeggings, so maybe there really is a market for this type of pant. Or maybe we just like finding an excuse to use the word "pant" in its singular form. Either way, yoga is hip and at the end of the day, jeans are still popular, though this whole office-to-street-to-yoga-class-to-street-to-dinner-to-cocktails-to-bed-to-brunch-to-grocery-shopping/erranding market is putting a real damper on that denim.
We appreciate the curve-loving, Levi's, but we're not converted. We'll still be doing our inversions jeans-free, thanks.
Well, mayyybe I would do yoga in those jeans, if the impulse came upon me and I had no change of clothes. But in those shoes? Never!
If Levi wants to give my wife and I a free pair, I'll do Yoga in them, write up a review, and post pictures!
Still I wouldn't mind a little more love for dudes, coming from the big manufacturers wanting in, in this yoga boom.
Speaking of which, I wonder if they research these posts, if they do I'd like to say those Gangnam style korean knickers… not for me… please think harder… Yoga jeans for guys? Sure! 28X34 please!
I recently hunted these shorts down they're rather flawless for yoga. I have yet to find good tights/pants yet though.
those do look rather nice.
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Savoring the Solo Album: Those Pesky Little Job Titles
by Alec Fisher on November 19, 2014
So far in this series exploring solo albums, I've looked almost entirely at how the composers and lyricists who write the songs included in solo albums enrich the word of contemporary musical theatre. The albums' performers, as magnificent as they are, have been secondary. However, another wonderful aspect of solo albums is that they allow performers to do more than just… well, perform. They can also actively create.
The traditional roles in the solo album-making process are self evident, but at the risk of stating the obvious, let's go over them. An actor or actress—the star—decides to make a solo album. A composer/lyricist (or composer/lyricist team) gives the actor permission to record one of their pre-existing songs or writes a new song specifically for the solo album. The actor records said songs and releases the solo album. Fans everywhere buy the album and rejoice. World peace ensues.
But the process is not always this clearly delineated. Quite often, the metaphorical lines are blurred. Composers frequently produce or music direct the solo album on which their songs are featured. Some even duet with the performer or add backup vocals. And in a few cases, the performer gets to reach beyond their role and help write the very song they end up singing on their solo album. When it comes to the performer blurring the lines between writer and singer, no person exemplifies this quite as vividly as Jessica Molaskey.
Jessica Molaskey's third solo album, Make Believe.
Jessica Molaskey is a Broadway veteran who has appeared in everything from Chess to Oklahoma! to Songs for a New World. She has also been active on the cabaret circuit for several years. But what makes Molaskey unique as an actress is that, in addition to performing, she has written the lyrics to many songs featured on albums over the years, including "Greed," co-written with her husband John Pizzarelli and performed by Audra McDonald for her Seven Deadly Sins song cycle.
On Molaskey's third solo album, Make Believe, we get another taste of her abilities as a lyricist. Make Believe is very much a jazz album, with syncopated, big-band renditions of standards like "I Can't Say No," "Guys and Dolls," and "All That Jazz" populating most of the album. Don't get me wrong; these jazzed-up standards are such fun listening. Molaskey is able to take a song you have probably heard a million times like Rogers and Hammerstein's "Stepsisters' Lament" and make it new in a way you didn't know possible. (Seriously, listen to it! You won't believe it's the same song.) But one song breaks from this mold, both in terms of sound and style: "Cradle and All."
Co-written with Ricky Ian Gordon, "Cradle and All" diverts from the album's throwback jazz sound to deliver an aching, melancholic song that seems tailor-made to pull at all of our heartstrings. It's a lullaby from a daughter to her parents late in life – parents, we learn, that were cold and absent through much of her childhood years. It's poignant and emotionally complex, with the daughter soothing her sick or dying parents (the exact ailment is unclear) with a lullaby that they never sang for her, all while churning up the pain that their emotional distance caused. "Oh hush, oh hush, don't you fret," she sings. "Your melody isn't over yet. And I will forgive you as you will forget." Molaskey mines this fraught relationship in such a way that it lingers with you long after listening.
Were this merely another song on Molaskey's solo album, it would still be an incredible achievement: a shining example of how performers can actively write songs that enhance the broader musical theatre community. But "Cradle and All" is not merely another song. In the ten years since it was released, it's become a very popular song for singers in recitals, concerts, and cabarets. Audra McDonald even sang the song on one of her solo albums, Build a Bridge. "Cradle and All" is slowly becoming a classic musical theatre song, one you're bound to hear sung for many years to come. Because of Jessica Molaskey: the performer, the writer, the artist, the woman who defies job titles. Thanks, Jessica!
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