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Forest Matters
Conservation, Communities, and Competing Uses. From a forestry administrator's experience in India.
03 Forestry challenges in India-II. Threats, opportunities
The challenges facing forestry in India-II. The threats and opportunities
In the previous section, some of the strengths and achievements of the forest sector were summarized. This section looks at the other side of the picture; or rather, looks at the picture from the other viewpoint, that of the social environmentalists and activists.
One of their major criticisms is that the whole forest administration set-up and governance framework is a vestige of the colonial government, and in their view this renders the work of the department devoid of merit.
They see in the forest department, its hierarchies, the forest laws, and the control they exercise, a colonial hangover that has been removed in other spheres. In the Parliament, for example, representative democracy rules. In district administration, panchayati raj has replaced the district collector. It appears to these critics that only the forest department is holding out, obstinately refusing to work with the panchayats (a charge made in the Western Ghats Ecology Experts (Gadgil Panel) report!), and following some outdated rules instituted by the colonial government principally to garner revenue.
In the social activist's view, the very act of reservation of forests was nothing but an expropriation of the rights of the people, especially the Adivasis or aboriginal tribal communities, who were actually the masters of the forest before the colonial government set up the forest department. The colonial government is accused of throwing the tribals out of their own homelands, all in order to get at the timber resources for profit. The curtailed access to the forest incited revolts among the tribals, which were part of the independence movement. According to the sociologists who have written on this issue, this confrontation has continued even after independence, and in harsher terms because of the ascendancy of so-called national interests, both of conservation and of economic development. The local communities, mainly tribals, are not being allowed to carry on their traditional mores of culture and livelihoods, based on non-timber forest products and shifting cultivation, resulting in impoverishment and starvation among them. With the acceleration of large development projects and extractive sectors like mining, there has been large scale uprooting of these already impoverished people, who have become ecological refugees and victims of development in their own land.
The criticism of the forestry itself as practiced by the department is that it has placed too much emphasis on timber, to the detriment of NTFPs, ecological values and so on. The obsession with extraction of valuable timber has led to over-exploitation of particular species and opening up of the forest through logging roads and labour camps, to the detriment of both the forests and the tribals, and replacement of mixed natural forest by monoculture, again with ill effects on ecology, hydrology, and local livelihoods and culture, not to speak of erosion of biological diversity and natural habitats.
Forest Rights
Prolonged opinion building and advocacy by social activists on the above lines finally led to the passing of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, in order to set right the "historic wrongs" done to forest-dependent and forest-dwelling communities. This Act provided a mechanism to give recognition to both individual and community rights to protect, and to use, forests, by-passing the forest departments that had been very chary of recognizing or allowing such rights in the past, by vesting the power in the village assembly or Gram Sabha to receive claim applications and decide on these rights. There was provision for appeal to the sub-divisional and district committees, however. The forest department could not therefore unilaterally refuse to accept such rights. This was obviously a huge change in the legal situation of communities vis-à-vis forest administrations, and also a significant vindication for those who saw the forest law as a vestige of colonialism and were of a mind to do away with the forest administration.
By 31 October 2010, Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) data showed that some 2.95 million individual forest rights claims had been filed (that is, for forest land under possession or cultivation), of which (as per the assessment of the Joint MoEF-MoTA committee on Forest Rights Act, which presented a report in December 2010 titled "Manthan"), at least 83% had been "disposed of", at least 35% (or around 1 million) were reported to have been approved, and titles distributed in around 97% of these cases (Manthan, para 3.2.1). The report estimates (from the states that had reported the area involved) that the average area assigned per claim was only around 0.9 hectare (belying the fear that people would try and take the maximum allowed in the Act, i.e. 4 ha per claim). The report also noted that the process did not seem to have proceeded "adequately" in some states, such as Jharkhand where only some 30,000 claims had been registered, which appeared unbelievably low with regard to the population of tribals living in and around forests. According to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) archive files available on their website (www.tribal.nic.in/Content/archive.aspx Page "Status Report of FRA Implementation Oct 2012", accessed on 7 January 2015), by 31 October 2012, the claims filed amounted to 3.24 million, claims disposed of 86.2%, and titles issued to 1.27 million, involving around 1.16 million ha land (or 0.91 ha per claim).
The latest update available on the website (www.tribal.nic.in/Content/ForestRightActOtherLinks.aspx, Page "Status Report of FRA Implementation October 2014", accessed on 7 January 2015) gives the following figures up to 31 October 2014: 3.87 million claims filed, 3.2 million claims disposed of (82.61%), 14,97,881 titles distributed (around 1.5 million), involving an area of 2.5 million hectares (this is based on reports from 14 states only, and works out to around 1.67 ha per claim). Interestingly, Chhattisgarh state reported 7.56 lakh claims received, 3.12 lakh titles issued, involving 6.02 lakh ha (average 1.93 ha per claim), which indicates how much the process has been energized in the intervening years. A small chart is given here to portray this progress.
It is not intended to undertake a full and detailed analysis of the FRA here, as aspects will be taken up in subsequent articles. What is of concern here to the forest departments is the apparent open-ended nature of the process. If this process were restricted to the historic rights that had been overlooked at the time of forming the reserves, there should not be much reduction in the actual standing forest cover, as the FRA is not supposed to distribute existing forest for fresh cultivation. Even the existing plots are required to have been under occupation on the prescribed date of record, 13 December 2005. But in practice, it would be very difficult for a village community to deny occupancy rights for persons who do not fit the conditions prescribed (three generations or 75 years continuous occupancy for non-tribals, for instance). Moreover, the lack of a closing date for receiving claims is a matter of concern, because it holds out a promise that both existing occupancies (we no longer use the word 'encroachments'!) that had not satisfied the three-generation criterion as on 13 December 2005 would also eventually come up for consideration as time passes, and even fresh occupation may be incited by such a promise. Whether or not it was part of the original package envisaged, it will become very difficult to stem the continuous whittling away of the remaining forest estate.
From a perusal of writings by social activists and environmentalists, it is apparent that what they are envisaging is a complete transfer of control to the communities, such is their disgust with the forest departments. The forest administrators, on the other hand, have been cautioning against the complete withdrawal of the 'state' from the forest areas, as these will be likely to be taken over by anti-social and anti-national elements if left unguarded. After all, the forests are the home of invaluable forest products, wildlife, precious minerals, and so on, apart from the collective goods of ecosystem services and protection of biodiversity and ecological systems. Even as valuable real estate, it would be difficult to protect the forests from the onslaught of private interests. Much as the social activists may wish it, the 'state' is not going to wither away any time soon, and by withdrawing from the forests, we may only be hastening its transfer into private hands. So this is going to be a big challenge to the forest departments in the next few years.
The challenge of conflicting laws, roles, and expectations
Because the forest administration is responsible for the thankless job of protecting the forests from both local pressures and the demands of the larger economy, it has become unpopular with all sections and the butt of attacks from the affected interest groups, who have ganged up against the forest departments and services. That it has done this fairly effectively, and combined it with many initiatives to soften the control by participatory modes, is not sufficient for the ideologues, who want nothing less than the complete withdrawal of the department. This is perhaps the only sector in which they will achieve the wonted "withering away" of the state in the Marxist millennial view. Whether the forest departments will have any role in this set up is not clear. Also unclear is the interaction of different laws like the FRA, the FCA, the Indian Forest Act, the Wildlife Protection Act, various environmental laws, and the agencies concerned with these enactments. This is going to be a big challenge to the officials on the ground, as they may come into conflict with the expanded version of the gram sabha and the panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) in general.
Opportunities and alternatives
Faced with such a situation, what are the alternatives before the forest sector? Some of my colleagues suggest that there is no need to react to the environmentalist critique (and critics), because the forest services are authorised by law to do a certain job, and as long as that is so, no one can question them. I am not so sure. The law can always be changed, and the forest service needs to engage in the debate and provide information to the discerning public about these issues.
Actually, there has been so much good, constructive work by the forest departments both with the forests and with local communities, that it will be feasible to build on it and arrive at a more harmonious solution in the people-versus-administration tussle. Even if the forest services do not wish to engage directly with the critics (and service rules expressly prohibit vindication of acts through the media), it appears that the foresters can earn the goodwill of both the communities and the political class by focusing on just a few crucial problem areas.
The first issue (and hence, opportunity) is to address the problems of tribals and other forest-dwelling and dependent communities squarely and comprehensively. Of course forest administrators may justifiably question the extent to which one department can take on the responsibility of a whole section of the population. To some extent this is reasonable, but it should not end in the forest department (FD) washing its hands off the whole matter. For better or for worse, the FD is the main government presence in these remote areas, and in a sense the forests have been placed under the custodial care of the department for the sake of the long-term interests of the forest communities. In the past, the FD used to take on the rather paternalistic role of taking care of the basic needs and livelihoods rather more cheerfully, especially as there was a lot more wage work available. With the withdrawal of the department from many spheres of activity, and the general waning of forest operations, the avenues for meaningful wage labour have no doubt come down, but there are other opportunities through NREGA and other schemes. The FD can, moreover, perform a catalyzing role through JFM and NAP, and now the Green India Mission (GIM), to bring other government agencies into the area and leverage activities for all-round development (Tamilnadu seems to have done especially well in this direction). Whether or not the department has a mandate to do this, it will be in its interests to take on the role, especially in those selected districts and taluks that have been identified as affected by left wing extremist activities or marked by grinding poverty, malnutrition, starvation, and such extreme distress.
A second area for the department to work on is the relations with 'outsiders', which includes academics and the media. The department will have to accept that students, scholars, professors, researchers, social workers, social scientists of all types, activists, protagonists, leftists, and media persons are going to be interested in forest and related matters, and will be continually making demands on the time and resources of the department, as well as investigating and reporting. Sometimes research scholars come back from the districts with unhappy stories of being made to wait for days and weeks for permissions and so on. From what I have seen, there is really not much use trying to keep them out by stalling tactics. If it has to be done, it would be as well to give the permissions with speed and grace, and provide the utmost support and help in the office and the field. Perhaps this will translate into some goodwill, which may soften adverse criticism in the final reports, and it may also help the department itself to understand better the mechanisms in the lower levels of the hierarchy and the problems and opportunities in the field.
To service all the people interested in forest matters, the department will need to organize its data better, and improve its capacity to undertake a vigorous public information strategy and programme. Professional help from outside (through outsourcing) may be better than trying to do it all in-house, but the budgets to do this will have to be found. Along with this, obviously there has to be a great improvement in working style and methods, whether of decision-taking, or planning and monitoring, or delegation of authority and powers, or information management and presentation. The department could use the opportunity presented by the changing environment to give space and role for others, nurture talents among not only the subordinate staff but also communities and interest groups, students, voluntary agencies, etc.
To undertake the required dialogue with interest groups, the department could think of setting up some sort of organized process of consultation, perhaps through inter-sectoral and multi-stakeholder working groups or study groups, undertake pilot trials, etc. In fact the GIM framework is meant to support just such a process, as it is supposed to work through a problem identification and problem solving approach with all stakeholders and a wide range of implementing agencies. Some of the deficiencies of the timber-oriented working plans could be addressed through such a process, and the concept of forest working for a narrow objective (timber, revenue etc.) could be broadened to one of natural resource management for a wider range of interests, including ecological and environmental values, support of local livelihoods and cultural well-being through support to non-timber forest products (NTFP), value addition, training and capacity building for both economic activities and for public planning and management (through decentralized governance structures, both within and beyond the PRIs), other uses like rangeland management for animal husbandry, off-farm income generating activities, and so on. Indeed many foresters have already taken the initiative to support such things, and the department should be actively documenting such examples and turning some of them into iconic experiences like the academics and NGOs have done (and making heroes of community leaders and foresters, too). This may bring the department some amount of public sympathy and recognition, that will enable it to maintain the protective legal and institutional framework in place while accommodating the 'pluralistic' impulses in response to the conflicting laws such as the FRA and the concerns for human rights and quality of life.
Posted by Dilip Kumar PJ at 4:55 AM
Labels: achievements, challenges, forest cover, FRA, JFM, livelihoods, rights, strengths, threats, tribals, VFC, weaknesses
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Eco-Friendly Blast Media Reduces Harmful Risks
When considering the health and safety of abrasive blasting operators and the environment, one aspect of abrasive media that comes to mind are the eco-friendly properties of media itself.
While a varying number of abrasives are effective and common in carrying out both industrial and commercial surface preparations in the coatings industry, some abrasives can present more health risks and unavoidable hazards to the workforce. As such, specific safety measures must be implemented to protect blast operators and others working in the vicinity of blasting.
However, even when these safety measures are carried out to their utmost standards, the potential negative effects that could be experienced by the environment become an additional concern. Although measures such as containment and waste disposal can be employed, by depleting the chemicals in an abrasive product or using an eco-friendlier option, users can reduce waste generation and disposal costs.
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Recent Beryllium Rulings
Earlier this year, in May, a settlement was reached regarding a years-long challenge between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and several companies that produce or use blasting materials containing trace amounts of beryllium.
Filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, the settlement includes an agreement from OSHA to make changes to its communications about the beryllium rules to clarify that they apply to all abrasive that may contain beryllium—not just slags—and that the surfaces themselves that are being blasted can also contain beryllium.
In the settlement, the details of the verbiage that OSHA promises to change (10 points of interest in total) are outlined in Appendix A. OSHA has to make the changes with 60 days. A few highlights include:
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Q: print certains columns by header name with spaces on it (awk,sed) I want to extract certain columns from a file based on the header name. Some of the names have spaces (the file is tab-delimited). I cannot remove or substitute the spaces since downstream applications will be affected. What I am looking for is to extract some column based on header names and output them in the order I desire
Here is an example of my file:
 Sample Note Intragenic Rate ABCDE_177447
 1032 NA 0.97867626 0.9300704670625763 0.72782564
 ABCDE_177447 NA 0.97836965 1.0 0.87218356
 ABCDE_188399 NA 0.97859967 0.905527730405171 0.81188565
 ABCDE_189595 NA 0.9787659 0.9059075892313707 0.8089241
 ABCDE_189596 NA 0.9788054 0.9065243881070291 0.8092951

My desired output;
 Sample Intragenic ABCDE_177447
 1032 0.97867626 0.9300704670625763 0.72782564
 ABCDE_177447 0.97836965 0.87218356
 ABCDE_188399 0.97859967 0.81188565
 ABCDE_189595 0.9787659 0.8089241
 ABCDE_189596 0.9788054 0.8092951

I have tried this solution AWK extract columns from file based on header selected from 2nd file
but it doesn't work with spaces on names and the same for this solution Extracting columns from a file
I also have tried this
$cat cols.awk

BEGIN {
 n=split(cols,col)
 for (i=1; i<=n; i++) s[col[i]]=i
}
NR==1 {
 for (f=1; f<=NF; f++)
   if ($f in s) c[s[$f]]=f
 next
}
{ sep=""
 for (f=1; f<=n; f++) {
   printf("%c%s",sep,$c[f])
   sep=FS
 }
 print ""
}

But when I ran my script like awk -F\t -f cols.awk.sh -v cols="Note,Sample,Intragenic Rate" metrics.txt I got the following error:
awk: illegal field $(), name "1"
 input record number 2, file metrics.txt
 source line number 12

A: You can use this awk:
awk -v cols='Sample,Intragenic,ABCDE_177447' 'BEGIN{FS=OFS="\t"; nc=split(cols, a, ",")} NR==1{for (i=1; i<=NF; i++) hdr[$i]=i} {for (i=1; i<=nc; i++) if (a[i] in hdr) printf "%s%s", $hdr[a[i]], (i<nc?OFS:ORS)}' file

Sample  Intragenic  ABCDE_177447
1032    0.97867626  0.72782564
ABCDE_177447    0.97836965  0.87218356
ABCDE_188399    0.97859967  0.81188565
ABCDE_189595    0.9787659   0.8089241
ABCDE_189596    0.9788054   0.8092951

Using cols command line arguments you can pass a comma delimited list of columns to print.
Here is more readable awk:
awk -v cols='Sample,Intragenic,ABCDE_177447' 'BEGIN {
   FS=OFS="\t"
   nc=split(cols, a, ",")
}
NR==1 {
   for (i=1; i<=NF; i++)
      hdr[$i]=i
}
{
   for (i=1; i<=nc; i++)
      if (a[i] in hdr)
         printf "%s%s", $hdr[a[i]], (i<nc?OFS:ORS)
}' file

A: awk '{sub(/Note Intragenic Rate/,"Intragenic")}{sub(/NA/, "")}NR>2{sub($3, "")}1' file

Sample Intragenic ABCDE_177447
1032  0.97867626 0.9300704670625763 0.72782564
ABCDE_177447  0.97836965  0.87218356
ABCDE_188399  0.97859967  0.81188565
ABCDE_189595  0.9787659  0.8089241
ABCDE_189596  0.9788054  0.8092951

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To provide a way for students to report bullying they see or experience at school. It gives them the opportunity to report situations if Kaisa or another support staff member isn't available. Some students may also feel more comfortable reporting the situation via the Students in Action box rather than verbally reporting it. Writing it down can also help students sort out the facts of what happened.
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If the President "could have been Trayvon Martin" 35 years ago, I could have been and still could be Chris Lane. I'm not from Australia, and I don't play baseball. But I am white and I do go for runs. So do I have to worry about a bunch of thugs picking me out on a run to shoot "for fun" or for a gang initiation? Or was this racially motivated? It's good I don't live my life in fear like that. Also good to know that the alleged "Rev." Jesse Jackson "frowns upon" this type of violence though. I know I'll sleep better tonight knowing what he thinks. No word on any "Justice for Chris" rallies either of the good Reverends Sharpton or Jackson will be planning this week though.
Which leads me to these final points for this blog- If one guy killing another guy in Florida is cause to examine our national conscience, what is this? Or several of those per weekend in Chicago? Moreover why isn't the national media covering this like they did Trayvon Martin? Where's the Obama statement on this case? Why isn't Al Sharpton leading his nightly buffoonery on msnbc with this story? Why does one murder (set aside that Zimmerman was found not guilty for a moment) matter any more than the next? Why does the media latch on to Kaylee Anthony, Trayvon Martin, or any other one more so than any of the over 500 kids that have been killed in Chicago alone this year? By the way Guns are illegal there. Someone should tell the criminals that. The media in our country stinks on ice.
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You are guilty of JWW(jogging while White).


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China's home prices growth fastest in five months, raises policy challenge
Published: Jun 18 at 1:40 a.m.
Updated: Jun 18 at 2:01 a.m.
BEIJING (Reuters) - New home prices in China rose at their fastest pace in five months in May, complicating government efforts to keep frothy housing markets under control as it rolls out more stimulus for the slowing economy.
Average new home prices in China's 70 major cities rose 0.7% in May from the previous month, picking up from a 0.6% rise in April and the quickest pace since December, according to Reuters calculations based on National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data on Tuesday.
That marked the 49th straight month of price gains. Sixty-seven of the total 70 cities surveyed by the NBS reported higher prices in May, the same as April.
On an annual basis, home prices increased 10.7% in May, unchanged from April's growth rate.
Beijing has repeatedly urged local governments to keep runaway prices under control, but a recent easing in credit conditions, pent-up demand for housing, and an implicit government mandate to prevent a collapse have kept the market surprisingly resilient.
But further curbs on home buyers would risk adding to pressure on China's economy, which has seen sales slowing due to weaker domestic demand and an escalating trade war with the United States.
Data last week showed the biggest drop in property sales in nearly two years in May, and markedly slower growth in investment and new construction starts, pointing to further economic weakness ahead and more government growth boosting measures.
"If the market becomes overheated policymakers will definitely rush to regulate it," Zhang Dawei, a Beijing-based analyst of property consultancy Centaline, wrote in a note.
Top Chinese officials including Guo Shuqing, chairman of China's banking regulator, have warned in recent weeks that Beijing must remain vigilant about property bubble risks.
"History has proven that countries and regions that are overly-reliant on real estate for economic development will ultimately have to pay a heavy price," Guo told a forum in Shanghai last week.
Some developers have sought to promote sales by cutting prices, which has raised alarm. The Chinese city of Enshi tried to stabilize house prices by urging developers to halt drastic price cuts, threatening punishing measures unless such "wrong behaviors" stopped.
RISKS OF POLICY EASING
China's home price growth has slowed significantly since the second half of 2017 due to intensive local curbs on speculative investments.
But the trends have been uneven across the country, with recent signs of resurgent price pressures. Some smaller cities with rising inventories have quietly loosened restrictions on home buyers to prop up consumer confidence and demand.
Mortgage rates have also been coming down in some areas in response to regulators' calls on banks to ramp up lending to support the economy.
The average interest rate on first home loans continued to drop in May to the lowest level since 2018, according to a market report cited by state-backed Economic Information Daily.
New household loans - mainly mortgages - still remained elevated, totaling 662.5 billion yuan ($95.70 billion) in May, and accounting for 56.14% of total new loans last month.
Higher prices were mainly driven by the smaller tier-3 cities, up 0.8% on a monthly basis compared with a 0.5% gain in April, the statistics bureau said in a note accompanying the data.
Prices in China's four top-tier cities - Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen - saw slower growth in May, increasing 0.3% versus 0.6% growth in the previous month.
Tier-2 cities, which include most of larger provincial capitals, grew 0.6%, unchanged from the rate a month earlier.
Xian, the capital of Shaanxi Province in western China with a population of over 7 million, became the top market performer in May, with prices surging 2% on-month.
Centaline's Zhang estimates various Chinese government entities announced 41 tightening measures at the city level in May.
"It is still a whack-a-mole game and the intensity of policy tightening so far has not exceeded market expectations,"
"But to a certain extent, these policies will alleviate some upward pressure on the prices."
(Reporting by Yawen Chen and Ryan Woo; Additional Reporting by Min Zhang; Editing by Kim Coghill & Shri Navaratnam)
Ukraine may secure $6 billion in IMF loans in 2019-21 under new program: central bank


That was an interesting (and busy) evening. Just before our 5pm broadcast storms popped up over the southwest side of the metro area and then gradually worked their way to the southwest and into Yamhill county. A few other isolated showers developed near Aurora and in Clackamas county, but that was it. The vast majority of us didn't have rain today…too bad for my garden.
I see a MADIS station had .70″ in Sherwood, another near Yamhill had .80″ and still another near Yamhill received 1.79″! Wow, that's a huge soaker like what we saw last June in the West Slope area. About 10,000 PGE customers lost power and a couple of spots likely saw .50″ hail…near King City and east of Yamhill. That's according to radar.
The storms didn't produce much lightning until they pushed southwest and then suddenly spit out 50-80 strikes in just 1/2 hour!
It's all quiet at 11pm with just a few showers moving west across the east side of the Willamette Valley. The main action shifts east of the mountains tomorrow with the west side under a solid marine layer. The upper-level flow will still be light easterly. It IS possible to get thunderstorms over the top of the marine inversion (I've seen that happen), but not likely.
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Last evening's thunderstorms, as seen from Oregon City, looking SE.
~4 hours compressed to just over one minute.
At one point, you can perhaps see some mesocyclonic rotation beginning to develop?
First, the birth of the storms from Milwaukie.
Next, looking SW from OC.
Then, looking SE from OC.
Not a single drop in The Dome. Heard some thunder to the West around 5-ish, but it all moved (incredibly slowly) away from us. It hit all around us in virtually every direction, but nothing built up or moved in to replace it.
That little storm front I was watching yesterday got shoved due West and dissipated before reaching PDX. No surprise there.
When you say it'll happen, it doesn't happen, when you don't say nothing, it does happen.
Two years ago I had a truly epic day where thunderstorm after thunderstorm swept through. I literally lost count how many there were that day. I think it was four or five total, most likely. And they were all good-sized storms with lots of thunder and lightning, and at least two had hail.
Since then, I think I've had maybe one wimpy one-or-two-claps-then-its-done "storm". That's it.
Feast or famine. I wonder how many more years I will be paying for that one epic day.
It was September 2013. Just found my old comment. And it was four storms. Some of them were in fact small and wimpy. I'm already starting to magnify the event in my mind.
It was also a day that the marine stratus layer did not dissipate. All the storms happened with me under the marine layer. I believe that's the only time I've experienced that.
Thick clouds and drizzle here in Battle Ground.
Looks like the mtns got a good soaking.
Oh good ole Fields Oregon.
.53 inches just west of Carlton.


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Frank Ocean Named to the "TIME 100" But Did He Really "Come Out"?
TIME has unveiled the Time 100, its list of the 100 "most influential" people in the world. The list is especially notable because it includes some major names writing the blurb that accompanies each of its honorees, notes EBONY.
Ten African-Americans make this year's list, including Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Michelle and Barack Obama, Frank Ocean, Valerie Jarrett, LeBron James, Shonda Rhimes, Miguel and California attorney general Kamala Harris. ... The TIME 100 features often-surprising pairings of the influentials and the guest contributors Time selects to write about them. The 10th-annual list includes Oprah Winfrey on Shonda Rhimes, Derek Jeter on LeBron James, John Legend on Frank Ocean, Maya Angelou on Michelle Obama and more.
John Legend writes the TIME article. Legend celebrates Frank Ocean's artistic vision and applauds him because "he wasn't supposed to come out." Ocean revealed in July 2012 that many of the songs on his upcoming channel ORANGE were inspired by his first love—another young man.
Frank broke a lot of rules with his album Channel Orange. He wasn't focused on "What's gonna be my single?" And obviously, one of the cardinal rules was that he wasn't supposed to come out. But he did, and he did it in a way that speaks to what kind of artist he is, in a beautifully written letter to his fans. The day the letter was published, he came over to my house for a July 4 barbecue, where he was among friends who supported him and showed him love.
How fitting that he released his "declaration" on Independence Day. I think Frank's career will be defined by his fearlessness and his artistic freedom.
John Legend is reportedly developing an HBO project caled "Down Lo" which will include the character of "a gay rapper living on the down low." The L.A. Complex much?
Frank Ocean's major-label debut channel ORANGE debuted July 10 on digital and made No. 1 on iTunes in 10 countries. The album has attracted critical reviews, international attention and much support after Ocean revealed that the songs were inspired by his first love and same sex attraction to another man. After being at the center of a media firestorm for weeks, Ocean told The Guardian that he decided to open up about his sexuality for his "own sanity."
Is Frank Ocean gay? Bisexual? There were rumors last fall and winter that Frank Ocean was dating a male model. Ocean has steadfastly refused to claim any sexual orientation or identity. Many fans and critics have called out Ocean for avoiding the question, such as Da-Doo Dirty Show's DJ Baker and Discreet City's Nicholas Delmacy.
Is he following ANY openly gay person at all? He was nominated for a GLAAD Award, guess who didn't show up to the event? Countless websites have put him on prestigious annual Gay lists [but] he has yet to even say "thank you" to any of them. From Out.com's Gay Power List to G-List Society's 50 Most Impressionable Gays to Discreet City's Best of 2012 Awards, Frank Ocean made all of these gay lists without even embracing the gay community, let alone saying that he is even gay at all. ...
The Gay community loves to find slim, fragile threads to indicate a man's gay/bi sexuality just so they can lump them into their own, "see we're everywhere, here's our new mascot" agenda. I'm not saying we shouldn't support Frank Ocean. Let's just be clear why we're supporting him, because it ain't because he's gay. When specifically asked by GQ Magazine if he was at least Bisexual, Frank Ocean [refused] to answer.
The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Miguel is also named to the TIME 100. Miguel covers the May 2013 VIBE and says that Frank Ocean's game-changing revelation last summer about his sexuality has "overshadowed" his music.
The TIME 100 are profiled in the April 29 2013 issue which went on sale last Friday. Look at all seven covers HERE.
"Frank Ocean's Sexuality Overshadowed His Music"
Frank Ocean Debuts at Number 1
Frank Ocean Expected to Debut #2
Frank Ocean Performs "Bad Religion" on "Jimmy Fallon"
Game Changer: Frank Ocean's Coming Out [EBONY]
R&B Singer Frank Ocean Comes Out
Posted by Rod at 10:35 in #GayYouth, Entertainment, Fashion, Frank Ocean, Gay, Gay Youth, John Legend, MIchael Kors, Miguel, News, TIME | Permalink | Comments (7)
REPORT: HBO and John Legend to Develop "Down Low" Rapper Drama
Yaasss. Now that The L.A. Complex has gone into the digital sunset ...
HBO, R20 fave and singer-songwriter deluxe John Legend and producer-director Tony Krantz are developing a new project featuring a "down low" gay rapper, reports Deadline.
Down Lo [is] set in Miami's South Beach. [T]he edgy ensemble drama explores the intersection of three worlds — the party town's popular music scene, sports and fashion circles. It deals with fame and secrets, with the stories told from multiple points of view. One of them will be that of a gay rapper living on the down low as homosexuality is still not readily accepted in the hip-hop community.
This could be a winner. The nine-times Grammy Award-winning Legend is ridiculously talented, super stylish and also a fierce progressive and vocal LGBT ally. Krantz was the executive producer of 24 during its height in the early 2000s. Most people would go the cheap and messy route—but I don't see it happening with this team.
Hopefully the producers will cast a working "actor" in the "down low" role as opposed to a rap star. The hyper-masculine and often homophobic code of hip-hop and rap apparently excludes "playing" gay or "down low" rappers on television.
Thanks RYAN CANTY!
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Andra Fuller Discusses "The L.A. Complex"
Sexy "Down Low" Hip-Hop Storyline on Canadian TV
A$AP Rocky: People Call Me Gay, I Don't Care
Miguel": "Ocean's Sexuality Overshadowed Music"
Daddy Yankee Denies Gay Rumors
Lil B Releases HIV Awareness Song "I Got AIDS"
Kanye West Angry at Gay Rumors
Kanye: "I'm Secure in My Manhood"
Kanye on Gay Bashing
Kanye: "My Own Homophobia"
"The Advocate" Names Common "Coolest Straight People"
Hip Hop Teen Idol Lil Romeo:"Gay is Okay"
Busta: Gays Better Not "Touch It"
Ja Rule: MTV "Promoting Homosexuality"
Busta's Homophobic VIBE
Posted by Rod at 20:05 in Entertainment, Gay, John Legend, Miami, Music | Permalink | Comments (12)
LISTEN: Estelle's "Fall in Love"
Last month when we interviewed Estelle, she mentioned that the next single from her upcoming album All of Me would be "Fall In Love." The mid-tempo track just debuted and the hook channels "American Boy".
in other Estelle news: This week the singer has been tweeting from Russia, where she performed. Listen to the new track, as well as versions featuring John Legend and Nas, AFTER THE JUMP ...
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Posted by Rod at 13:00 in Entertainment, Estelle, John Legend, London, Music, Nas, New York, Rod 2.0, Russia, Twitter | Permalink | Comments (1)
Estelle: The Rod 2.0 Interview
Estelle has become the template for transatlantic music success. In 2004, the West London-born singer-songwriter burst onto the British R&B scene with "1980" and "Free" from her debut album The 18th Day. After winning the MOBO for "Best Newcomer" and a number of other awards, Estelle gradually managed to slightly repackage her distinctive sound for American audiences. Signed to John Legend's HomeSchool, produced by Will.i.am and featuring a guest vocal by Kanye West, Estelle's 2008 US breakthrough hit "American Boy" earned her a Grammy Award. Quite impressive.
Now based in America, Estelle is getting her freak on with the David Guetta-produced "Freak"—the video is fierce and Estelle gives a special shout-out to Rod 2.0—the first single from her forthcoming album All of Me. "We're looking at a late August or early September release," Estelle tells Rod 2.0. "And another single or two as well."
So the same wholesome London girl who sweetly sung about American boys is now singing ... "Kiss him, slap him, pull his hair"? We discussed this, as well as Estelle's new video, ballroom voguing and "the kids" over an extended phone call last Friday. At times it was a little difficult to follow because of her accent—which is very lovely—but she was a doll.
ROD 2.0: Love, love, love "Freak. " But why do you want to slap the man? Was this Tiger Woods you were singing about?
ESTELLE: No, no. (LAUGHS) This was just a different part of me. I want to do an album that is a little schizophrenic ... sweet, sad, upbeat, freaky. All the different parts of me. I wanted to do an album with my different personalities, all 20 of them. I think everybody has it in them or at least the potential. People are either surprised by it, they love it or they don't get it.
R20: The video is high concept—the space suit, voguing and runway. How many wardrobe changes did you have?
ESTELLE: Wow .. at least four or five. My back was in pain from all the outfits and the bubble suit ... it was sooo heavy. And the director had me leaning against that guy for so long. I was standing there so long, I was about to freak him. (LAUGHS)
R20: You should have, he was hot. (LAUGHS) That necklace you were wearing is hot. Is it Paloma Picaso?
ESTELLE: You noticed? Wow, thanks. The necklace is actually a collaboration of mine with designer Rachel Roy, we have a new jewelry line.
R20: Good luck with that. The jewelry, outfits and Naomi Campbell walk was fierce. You were giving us the Latex Ball in New York Part 2.
ESTELLE: Ohmygod, I never had so much fun. I've been here for three years and always wanted to attend the balls. So many of my friends are gay and hang at the balls and I finally went. So much fun. Those kids are so talented and creative—they taught me to walk. Absolutely! I never had so much fun. Some of those kids were dipping and dropping so hard, pure fun. I love the balls.
Estelle talks her new CD, gay audiences stateside vs London plus watch the new "Freak" video AFTER THE JUMP ....
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Posted by Rod at 13:45 in Ballroom, David Guetta, Entertainment, Estelle, Gay, Gay Youth, Great Britain, Interviews, John Legend, Kanye West, Kardinall Offishall, London, Music, Rod 2.0, Television, Toronto | Permalink | Comments (12)
WATCH: R&B Sensation Estelle Shouts Out Rod 2.0 in "Freak"
Fab British R&b sensation Estelle gives a shout-out to Rod 2.0 at the top of her new video for "Freak." The video for the house inspired, David Guetta-produced track is all kinds of hawt: Spaced out voguers channel Malcolm McLaren's "Deep in Vogue". A sample from Soul II Soul's "Back to Life". Canadian rapper Kardinall Offishall. And a fierce Naomi Campbell walk that the her fans in the ballroom would live for.
In related news: The Independent reports the Grammy Awards-winning Estelle has become one of the coveted few British RnB artists to gain that most "coveted" prize: Success in the States. "Without turning into a wholly US-sounding diva, she has managed to repackage her sound for a transatlantic audience, with help from soul star John Legend."
Watch it WHEN YOU JUMP ....
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John Legend Shirtless on South Beach, Debuts New Summer Body
Rod 2.0 fave John Legend channels Mario Lopez and Ezra Masters to debut his new summer body. John was captured by the paparazzi while walking his adorable bulldog in Miami Beach near the South Beach Gallery. The uber-stylish singer is usually seen in Tom Ford and Gucci suits and jackets, so, it's a very nice surprise. All that time "in the gym" is paying off.
AFTER THE JUMP, more shirtless John Legend.
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Lloyd Boston Talks to Rod 2.0 About His New Show "Closet Cases"
Stylist extraordinaire Lloyd Boston has offered fashion advice for the past decade to millions through his books such as Men of Color and Before You Put That On, as well as numerous television appearances on shows such as Oprah, Today and The View. Boston finally lands his own television style show Closet Cases which premieres tonight 10/9c on Fine Living Network. Lloyd Boston took a few minutes to speak with Rod 2.0 about his brand new series, which he describes as "a refreshing oasis on style television."
What's taken so long? I'm surprised you didn't have your own show years ago.
Good question. I've had a slower rise for getting my own show than other stylists because my philosophy is different. I'm showing women and men what they are doing right and showing them where they can improve. So many of the other style guys have gotten there faster by pointing out the negative. I want people to feel good about themselves. Not like they are being judged.
Let's talk about the title "Closet Cases" ...
At first I was like, "Yikes!" This would be the show to come my way! But I have always been very clear and direct about who I am, personally, and my life. So I thought it would be great to have some fun with the double entendre since it's a double makeover show. I get an opportunity to give a person a great look and also to make some changes with their living space.
Describe the show. What will we experience tonight?
Closet Cases is easy-going. It's for women and men who love fashion and style television but do not want to feel like they are being beat up. I'm not going to stand over your closet and ridicule. The show will be a refreshing oasis on style television. My goal is to be your new BFF: Best Friend in Fashion. I'm taking you to Fashion Week with me, we're going shopping, editing your own closets ... without making you feel bad.
Black gay men and fashion. Discuss.
I love the fact that black gay style has not been homogenized. There is still inventiveness. If you look closely you can see where feminine meets the masculine in details. It would be easy for many black gay men to "hide" under baggy hip hop clothes but many do it with a little feminine twist. Rod, and this is something you have talked about on your blog—Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, John Legend, all of these huge names are clearly influenced by the black gay community in terms of style and aesthetic. Black gay men should be applauded for their contributions. It's not easy to wear that badge in a community that may be hostile.
Closet Cases premieres tonight 10/9c on FLN.
Posted by Rod at 18:45 in "Today" Show, Entertainment, Fashion, Interviews, John Legend, Kanye West, Lloyd Boston, News, Oprah, Pharrell Williams, Television | Permalink | Comments (8)
Openly Gay Bishop to Deliver Inaugural Concert Invocation
Very promising news. The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, the openly gay bishop of the Episcopal Church in New Hampshire whose elevation created a schism in the Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion, will deliver the invocation at the inauguration concert for President-elect Barack Obama this Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial. The concert will be the first event attended by Obama that weekend.
Bishop Robinson was an early supporter of the president-elect, and, like many progressives, expressed his disappointment at Obama's choice of Rev. Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at the inauguration. Robinson said the right-wing anti-gay, anti-choice and anti-science televangelist deserved "to be at the table" but not in such a prominent capacity.
Politico's Mike Allen quotes an "Obama source" who says "Robinson was in the plans before the complaints about Rick Warren. Many skeptics will read this as a direct reaction to the Warren criticism – but it's just not so."
Sure. That's why they were willing to give their name and stand by that remark.
The concert is certainly not as grand nor important as the inauguration, but, it is the official kick-off of the festivities. More importantly the location is rich is symbolism. Robinson will deliver his invocation at the same location where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the historic "I Have a Dream."
UPDATE: The concert talent has been announced and will include Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Heather Headley, John Legend, Usher Raymond ... and Queen Latifah. Possibly there are questions Usher and Latifah may have for the openly gay bishop.
Gay Bishop to Open Inaugural Weekend [Politico]
Posted by Rod at 13:10 in Anglican Church, Barack Obama, Beyonce, Current Affairs, Episcopal Church, Gay, John Legend, Mary J Blige, Music, New Hampshire, Politics, Queen Latifah, Religion, Rick Warren, Usher, White House | Permalink | Comments (10)
John Legend in "L'Uomo Vogue"
Über-stylish Rod 2.0 fave John Legend takes a break from snapping pictures with blatino gay porn stars to pose for this four-page editorial in the special Africa issue of L'Uomo Vogue. The singer-songwriter is looking tres fabulous in the editorial lensed by fashion and music photographer Nabil. The photographer also shot editorials in the same issue of Quincy Jones, Wyclef Jean, Placido Domingo and others. Here are a few scans.
The leather jacket below is just sick. It's Gucci. The suit is Tom Ford.
In October 2006 the singer was featured in an editorial in GQ. John Legend was also seen more recently striking a pose with one of the "top" attractions in blatino gay porn.
Oh and while we're talking sexy men and fashion, something much more affordable than Gucci ...
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Posted by Rod at 15:50 in Entertainment, Fashion, Gucci, John Legend, Magazines, Men, Music, Photography, Tom Ford, Travel | Permalink | Comments (15)
John Legend Poses with "Top" Gay Porn Star Breion Diamond
This is one way to squash those pesky rumors.
First it was Omarion and XXX star Brian Pumper. Now, John Legend strikes a pose with lean n' sexy Breion Diamond, the reigning "top" attraction in thug porn (nsfw). It's a good thing the very stylish and very open-minded singer is "adamant that he is not angry about the speculation over his sexuality."
Give me the green light ... we can go all night.
Posted by Rod at 20:30 in Breion Diamond, Entertainment, Flavamen, Gay, John Legend, Men, Music, Porn | Permalink | Comments (46)


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VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/Kollektiv Fischka/Kramar
SPECULATIVE ACTIVISM: DESIGN RETHINKS OUR SOCIETY
26.9.2020, 7pm
This talk on SPECULATIVE ACTIVISM was an opportunity to hear two of the designers who were participating in VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2020, together with a professor of design from the University of Applied Arts Vienna, as they discussed the subject of current, socially-relevant design for everyday life. The professor, Anab Jain, who joined the talk live from London, raised questions about critical thinking in connection with creation and consumption in the future. How, for example, can design indulge in activism and function as a critic of the system? One potential answer to this question is the work of Helga Schmid. For years, her artistic and research activities have addressed the notion of time, which – in her opinion – is our most precious asset. Schmid spoke of restructuring time – something that the pandemic, in certain ways, has already forced us to do. Our design templates could be animals, cats for example, whose approach to time (15 hours sleeping, 30 seconds eating) could inspire us as we reshape our own relationship with time. Once we have unlearned the apparently "normal" approach to time we can appreciate, perceive, and employ it in a completely new way. Helga Schmid was represented in the Festival Headquarters of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK by the installation TAKE YOUR TIME. The next room contained the work POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE by Felix Lenz. In the talk, he spoke of the non-linear connections between the factors air traffic, climate change, and war. In a comprehensive research project he has shed light on these interdependencies, which, although invisible at first glance, have huge repercussions. The installation in the Festival Headquarters, which consisted of an antenna that measured the air traffic over Vienna and triggered a siren when a certain density of aircraft had been reached, depicted these complex relationships in a direct and palpable way. A common feature of these two projects about speculative activism was their success in using good design to represent complex socio-political interdependencies and to make these tangible and directly comprehensible to the festival visitors.
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Authorities have launched a difficult search for up to 12 survivors Friday in high surf in the Pacific Ocean after two Marine helicopters collided late Thursday off of Hawaii.
Two Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters that carried six people each collided just before midnight Thursday off of Oahu's North Shore about two miles north of Haleiwa Beach, Coast guard officials said.
The helicopters were part of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing from Hawaii's Marine Corps Base.
Witnesses saw a fireball caused by the collision and responders later found a fire and debris field and an empty life raft in the water below where it occurred, according to U.S. Coast Guard officials.
The initial debris field was a couple of miles offshore but has since moved about eight miles off shore, officials said.
The current search area is about 20 miles and responders are battling unusually high surf with waves reaching 35 to 45 feet.
"That will certainly make our search efforts a little more daunting at this time," Coast Guard Lt. Scott Carr told Hawaii News Now.
None of the passengers had been identified on Friday afternoon.


So you've just unpacked your Italia Artisan Pizza Oven or Outdoor Oven Accessory, and you're ready to get cooking. First of all, congratulations on your new purchase. You're in for plenty of goodies like backyard pizzas (here's a dough recipe), skillet brownies (we've made those too), plank salmon (yummmm), and more. But before you fire up the oven and toss some food onto the stone, we wanted to share a few pro tips with you. These will help you get the most out of your new outdoor oven, no matter what meal you're cooking. Ready? Here we go.
Your stove's Low and Medium settings will give you all the heat you need for your Outdoor Oven Accessory.
Just like a true brick oven or your home oven, preheating your outdoor oven is essential. Always allow 10 minutes or more for your oven to get to the right temperature.
Temperatures and cooking times will vary depending on outside temperatures, weather conditions, and what type of food you're cooking. For example, frozen pizza will cook differently than a pizza made from scratch or store-bought dough.
Keep an eye on the internal air temperature by looking at the built-in temperature gauge on the top of the pizza oven. Internal air heat will help melt cheese, soften toppings, and bake the top of your pizza crust. This temperature will react quickly when you change your heat setting or remove the metal oven cover.
The pizza stone temperature will rise more slowly than the internal air temperature, but it will eventually become the hottest part of the oven. This is where most of the cooking happens (and how you get a crispy pizza crust).
Use an infrared or cooking surface thermometer to monitor your pizza stone's temperature.
The ideal baking temperature for artisan pizza is 500° F to 550° F. Other kinds of pizza are best at 400° F.
To melt cheese or other toppings as you remove your pizza, lift toward the top of the oven and hold for a few seconds before taking it out.
Cast iron is perfect for baking breads or desserts in an outdoor oven.
We have a few accessories just for cooking pizza in your new outdoor oven. Check out our pizza peel, pizza spatula, and rocking cutter to complete your pizza chef collection.


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Q: Mock all methods except one in JUnit test with Mockk llibrary How to mock or spy some methods but use real logic of another method in the same class using Mockk library?
Here is a simplified logic of parent-child classes that I have:
open class Parent() {
    var condition = true
    fun method1() {
        if (condition) {
            method2("bum")
        } else {
            method3(41)
        }
    }

    fun method2(someStr: String): String {
        //some complicated logic
        return "some result"
    }

    fun method3(someInt: Int): Int {
        //some complicated logic
        return 42
    }
}

class Child: Parent() { }

And a test that I want to have:
 @Test
 fun `when condition is true, it should call method2`() {
    clearAllMocks()

    val child: Child = mockk()
    child.condition = true
    every { child.method2(any()) } returns "something"
    every { child.method3(any()) } returns 11

    child.method1()

    verify(exactly = 1) { child.method2(any()) }
}

Of course this logic for testing doesn't work. But how I can call real method1 but mock method2 and method3?

A: The way to mock some methods with Mockk except one:
    @Test
    fun `when condition is true, it should call method2`() {
        clearAllMocks()

        val child: Child = spyk()
        every { child.condition } returns true
        every { child.method2(any()) } returns "something"
        every { child.method3(any()) } returns 11
        //every { child.method1() } answers { callOriginal() } - this works with and without this line

        child.method1()

        verify(exactly = 1) { child.method2(any()) }
    }

It's possible to do with spyk and it's obligatory to mock a behavior of methods that need to be mocked with every.
For non-mocked method add nothing or to be sure that its behavior is unambiguous - you can add callOriginal


Google has released a chrome extension for Orkut. The extension allows you to search for friends, directly jump to their profile page, check scrap count etc.
Orkut is losing its command as the Social network of choice in India. Lately, there have been a lot of arguments on why Orkut is sliding (read: Orkut vs. Facebook in India) and what it should do to come back again.
1. Do not allow changing names: Names are a permanent field for everyone. You allow to change names and people will put their status message there to gain attention. Also there are some desperate attention seekers who use silly special characters in the name and hence destroy the experience for everyone else following them.
2. Release the User Profiles in Google Search: If you currently search for any name on Google there is sure chance that either Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter profile will come on top. If this happens to a non-Facebook user very often, he would feel "left out" and start using Facebook to "catch up". Same for Linkedin and Twitter. Orkut does not throw up on top and hence "it is not the place to be". There are a lot of late adapters who have started using ( or atleast signed up) Facebook and Linkedin for the same reason.
There should not be any privacy issue with that as already other networks are doing so.
Not that these 2 tips can do wonders to save Orkut but definitely would make a difference.
If you got any tips to save the former Youth Icon, do share it here. Possibly the Orkut team is reading this.
Recommended Read: Facebook's success with default options.


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3GB RAM, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
Oppo A30 price in Pakistan is Rs. 0 as of 16th July 2019. Retail price of Oppo mobile products in official warranty is regulated by Official dealers and warranty providers in Pakistan. Retail Oppo A30 price in USD is $0.00
Android 5.1 - Lollipop
Dual-SIM, Dual Standby, Micro/Nano-SIM
140 x 69 x 6.9 mm
2.3 GHz Quad-core
f/2.2, phase detection, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama, video
Yes + A-GPS support
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
SIM1: GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM2: GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3.5mm Audio Jack, MP4/H.264/FLAC player, MP3/eAAC+/WAV player, Speaker Phone
Document viewer, Photo/video editor, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Youtube, Calendar, Google Talk
Oppo just a few days ago started the production & selling of A30 in the world and A30 is the newest addition of mobile phone to this family. Oppo A30 is another excellent, classy gem with respect to specifications and make. There is not an extreme difference between the now released Oppo A30 and the other devices of the same series. But, in this phone you'll tweak with the amazing 16GB of internal data storage instead of 16 GB while quantity of RAM is also enlarged up to 3GB.
Extension of such Accessable memory modification in Oppo A30 has up-hailed the standard of the root variant and now you'll experience the outstanding phone where you will be able to keep more data & you can run Oppo A30 more comfortably because of its improved RAM. Dimensions of the device are 140 x 69 x 6.9 mm which makes the design look more elegant while the weight of the device is 138.0 grams which is quite light.
Oppo A30 blueprints are outstanding & this time the Tech giant brought the way better specs with respect to its market competitors. Hierarchy of the latest A30 by Oppo is also improved & now antenna footprints are placed on inside instead of top and right while the speaker phone is also moved towards the right side. Back cover of Oppo A30 is removeable that's why both SIM slots and dedicated micro SD card slot is planted on the side just below the volume buttons. Oppo A30 is running on the latest OS version which is Android 5.1 Lollipop while on top of company's own user interface is embedded which includes many useful features. Oppo A30 has 5.0 inches super AMOLED capacitive display and the resolution of the device is 1080 x 192. Oppo A30 LCD is covered by Corning Gorilla Glass.


One of my favorite wine events of the year is coming up; Auction of Washington Wines Picnic. There is plenty of wine and food and winemkers for the Picnic. The money raised at the Picnic and the other Auction of Washington Wines events go towards uncompensated care at Seattle Children's Hospital and Viticulture and Enology Research at Washington State University.
Picnic & Barrel Auction – Thursday, August 14, 2014 At the beautiful Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, Wash., the Picnic & Barrel Auction will feature myriad activities for all to enjoy. Participants will meet and greet Washington winemakers as they mingle among the crowd to pour tastings of their newest and oldest releases. Guests will enjoy bidding on some of Washington's most coveted limited-release wines during the exciting Barrel Auction while indulging in gourmet picnic fare presented by the talented team of chefs from Tulalip Resort Casino. Annual highlights of these food offerings include a tent devoted to cheese and a themed dessert station. Tickets are $125 per person; $150 for early access to the Barrel Auction. Picnic blankets are $1,250 and include eight tickets with a reserved table and seating area in a prime location.


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Q: How do you get client-side script to execute on an ASP.NET postback? (from an UpdatePanel) Basically I want to get some javascript to be sent back to the client and executed from a postback inside an UpdatePanel.  Furthermore this is inside of a reusable WebControl.
I've tried this.Page.ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript and this.Page.ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptBlock but Firebug shows that those scripts aren't sent back in the postback's response.
I also tried straight up writing a <script> tag inside the control's main div in the Render
 method, which does get sent back but isn't executed.
I got a hacky solution working, but ideally looking for a cleaner solution.  The hack is to add a 1x1 pixel img with width/height set to 0 and use that for an onload event to execute the script and that works, but it seems like there has to be a cleaner way to do this.

A: If I understand correct you look for the endRequest event - to avoid the onload of your image. With this code you get the event of your panel update on javascript side.
var prm = Sys.WebForms.PageRequestManager.getInstance();
prm.add_initializeRequest(InitializeRequest);
prm.add_endRequest(EndRequest);

function InitializeRequest(sender, args) {
}

function EndRequest(sender, args) {
}


The Eminence assortment of horns has been engineered to provide the perfect compliment to Eminence HF drivers. Each horn is manufactured from the highest quality materials to obtain a balance of strength, durability, and weight savings. New for 2015 is a rugged, cast aluminum 1.4" throat horn. The H14EA incorporates an exponential flare for optimized acoustic loading and energy transfer, resulting in a smooth and natural frequency response. Its compact size makes it ideal for sound reproduction in virtually any venue.
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- Work on other leadership related projects throughout the summer.
Office of Student Life - Residence Life is looking for an exceptional student leader to serve as the Chair for the 2019 R-LEAD Program. This position offer numerous opportunities to demonstrate and further develop outstanding leadership skills.
- Maintain a 2.0 per semester and cumulative GPA during the selection process and while employed. All grades are based on the University's most recent record.


You can get transcripts of your court hearings by making a request to the court reporter who was present at your hearing. You can get that information by contacting the Family Law clerk's office. There will be a fee for the transcript; please ask the court reporter at the time you make your request. Please note that it can take several weeks to receive your transcript.
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Only on King Island could a golf hole be built on the edge of the Southern Ocean.
This is a "Redan" hole with a green that slopes from the front right to the back left. If the ground is firm it is best to use the slope – aim right & land short. Although it is best to come in from the right be wary of the bunkers over there.


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CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS is a conceptual and actual journey of thirty birds in search of the mythological Phoenix, the enlightened human being. Inspired by the medieval Sufi allegory Manṭiq-uṭ-Ṭayr (نطق الطیر), and the methods, practices, and ambitions of Islamic mysticism and American experimental art movements, this project foregrounds work that is both individually created and collaboratively tethered to other projects involved in a novel ecosystem of creative practice. Conference of the Birds reinvents the multi-layered medieval Sufi poetics of the original by creating a living, breathing version with similarly complex allegories and interconnections between projects and performers. Across poetry, film, music, visual art, installation, socially engaged practice, and new genres, this body of work was created online by the international experimental art and research collective Vision Lab over the course of this past year to address global pandemic, racial injustice, ecological crisis, and political malfeasance. Conference of the Birds engages a variety of techniques to enact human transformation and to invent new human futures and methods of regenerative possibility. Comprised of a core group of artists, poets, spiritual teachers, musicians, carpenters, filmmakers, scholars, activists, tech creatives, healers, yogis, futurists, entrepreneurs, scientists, and students, we range in age from nineteen to eighty, with members in diverse genres of creation, geographical location, ethnicity, gender, ability, and socio-economic situation. Our "identity" is continuous transformation.
The original medieval text, entitled منطق الطیر, Manṭiq-uṭ-Ṭayr, is a mystical poem by Sufi poet Farid ud-Din Attar, commonly known as Attar of Nishapur. The title is taken directly from the Qur'an, 27:16, where Sulayman (Solomon) and Dāwūd (David) are said to have been taught the language, or speech, of the birds (manṭiq al-ṭayr). The story: As their forest is destroyed by fire, all the birds of the world gather in a clearing to decide what to do. The Hoopoe, a bird mentioned in the Qur'an as King Solomon's wise Messenger, suggests they journey to find the enlightened Simurgh, a mysterious bird who dwells on Mount Qaf, a mythical mountain that wraps around the world. At the start, each bird presents an elaborate excuse for avoiding the journey, but the Hoopoe addresses each of their many hesitations, complaints, fears, vanities, and questions. She then outlines the perils of the journey, describing the seven Valleys they must cross in order to reach the abode of the Simurgh.
When the birds hear the description of these Valleys, they bow their heads in distress; some even die of fright right then and there. But despite their trepidations, they begin the great journey. On the way, many perish of thirst, heat, or illness, while others fall prey to wild beasts, panic, and violence. Finally, only thirty birds make it to the abode of the Simurgh. In the end, the birds learn that they themselves are the mysterious Simurgh, who offers its own shadow to manifest their lives with its every breath. The name "Simurgh," in Persian, also means thirty [si] birds [morgh], which is not so much the name of the Phoenix-like divinity, but the reflection of whoever comes before it. The birds eventually come to understand that the Phoenix is like the sun that can be seen reflected in a mirror, beyond anything that can be seen directly. Yet, whoever looks into that mirror will behold who they truly are.
[adapted from the beautiful translation of the Persian by Sholeh Wolpé]
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In late February, a team from GLTAAC visited the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership (the Partnership) LEDO Council and presented information regarding local import exposure and resources for manufacturers who are struggling to compete with imports. GLTAAC manages the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF) program for companies located in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. We track high import exposure industries in our region to help identify companies who can benefit from the TAAF program.
The 11-county LEDO Council is comprised of economic development organization representatives in the Northeast Indiana region. They focus on addressing business retention and the needs of companies looking to expand or relocate to Northeast Indiana and the surrounding area. Regional economic development organizations, like Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership, are key referral partners to GLTAAC.
Like many regional economic development organizations in the Great Lakes region, the manufacturing industry base in the Partnership region has been heavily impacted by foreign competitors. At GLTAAC, we track and analyze US imports and their potential impact on manufacturers in our region. With this data, we prepare Import Exposure Profiles down to the regional and county levels to provide our partners with specific information in their area. These reports have proven to be a useful tool to help REDOs and LEDOs understand exposure in their area and identify manufacturing clients who can benefit from TAAF.
96% from a total of 1,439 manufacturing establishments within the Northeast Indiana region (County Business Patterns, 2016) are in industries that faced rising imports over the past year.
Manufacturers in the Northeast Indiana region have experienced an average in import increases of about 10%, on average, over the past year.
48% of the 1,439 manufacturing establishments belong to industries which have faced an increase in imports from 5 to 10% over the last year. This figure is slightly upward from the State's number, which is around 46%. 45% of the 1,439 manufacturing establishments in this Region belong to industries which have faced an increase in imports above 10% over the last year. This number is a few points below the 48% State figure.
Prior to the February LEDO Council meeting, Scott Phillips, GLTAAC Senior Project Manager, met with John Sampson, CEO of the Partnership to share the import exposure statistics for the northeast Indiana region and discuss ways GLTAAC can engage with the LEDO Council. Regional and local economic development organizations find the TAAF to be another "arrow in their quiver", as they look for ways to add value to their clients and stakeholders. As follow up, Phillips completed an outreach meeting with Isaac Lee, Director of the Steuben County EDC which resulted in a manufacturing firm referral in Steuben County. GLTAAC staff conducted post-meeting outreach to each LEDO director, leading to a conversation with Bruce Stach, Business Consultant Whitley County EDC, who will be seeking qualified prospects for the TAAF program.
Click here to see the full report for the Northeast Indiana Region.
To understand more about import exposure data, click here for an article explaining the data analysis process.
Our goal is to identify TAAF prospects in each county in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Let us know if you would like an import exposure profile for your region or county, we would be happy to produce a customized report for you.


Photo taken an early morning in October 2008.
Nikon D80 using Nikon's Nikkor 18-200mm VR 3.5-5.6 on a Manfrotto monopod 679B.
Nikon D80 using Nikon's Nikkor 18-200mm VR 3.5-5.6, hand-held camera.
12/24 – Celebrating 2 million clicks on my photoblog, – one photo every hour!
Nikon D80 using Nikon's AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/4G on a tripod.
8/24 – Still celebrating! A koala with her child. Photo taken 2008, Australia.


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Obsessive-compulsive disorder and the family emotional environment
C. Bressi, G. Guggeri
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda- Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
A number of studies carried out to assess the influence of family atmosphere and conditions on the course of the obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are reviewed. The effect of parental expressed emotion on the activity of the autonomic nervous system in the case of children with OCD has been assessed by measuring the spontaneous fluctuations in skin conductance. It has been observed that, in comparison with controls, subjects with OCD show more markedly the effects of parental high expressed emotion, in particular that of the father. It has moreover been found, from other studies, that families which adapt to the patient by participating in the ritualized behaviours typical of the disorder present higher levels of stress and unfavourable family functioning. Yet other studies have shown that a negative attitude of the family has an adverse effect on the patient's symptoms.
New Trends in Experimental and Clinical Psychiatry
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Bressi, C., & Guggeri, G. (1996). Obsessive-compulsive disorder and the family emotional environment. New Trends in Experimental and Clinical Psychiatry, 12(4), 265-269.
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Bressi, C & Guggeri, G 1996, 'Obsessive-compulsive disorder and the family emotional environment', New Trends in Experimental and Clinical Psychiatry, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 265-269.
Bressi C, Guggeri G. Obsessive-compulsive disorder and the family emotional environment. New Trends in Experimental and Clinical Psychiatry. 1996;12(4):265-269.
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El sapo de Woodhouse (Anaxyrus woodhousii) es una especie de anfibio anuro de la familia de sapos Bufonidae. Anteriormente incluida en el género Bufo. Es nativa de los Estados Unidos y México. Los adultos tiene un tamaño de 10 cm, puede hibridarse con Bufo americanus.

Subespecies
 Bufo woodhousii australis (Shannon & Lowe, 1955)
 Bufo woodhousii woodhousii (Girard, 1854)

Publicación original
 Girard, 1854 : Descriptions of new genera and species of North American Frogs. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 7, p. 86–88 (texto íntegro).

Referencias

  (2004) The history of a Nearctic colonization: Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of the Nearctic toads (Bufo). Evolution 58: 2517–2535.
  Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern
USGS: Woodhouse's Toad

Enlaces externos

Western Soundscape Archive - Western Woodhouse's Toad recording
 Anaxyrus woodhousii Amphibian especies of the world 5.5

 Tree of Life Project:Bufo woodhousii
 Bufo woodhousii Amphibian web.
Bufo woodhousei Animal Diversity Web.

Toad, Woodhouse
woodhousi
Taxones descritos por Charles Frédéric Girard
Animales descritos en 1854

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


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British chess champ at nine
By Caron Kemp
Ravi Haria with his awards
An Elstree schoolboy has beaten off the competition to be crowned the Under Nine British Chess Champion 2008.
Ravi Haria, 9, of Deacons Hill Road, started playing chess at the age of six.
As his interest grew the Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School pupil joined Barnet Knights Chess Club and in May 2005 he entered his first competition.
Several tournaments later, both for his chess club and his school, Ravi was awarded the bronze medal in January after competing as part of the England squad sent by the English Chess Federation (ECF) in the Commonwealth Chess Championship in New Delhi, India.
Then last month Ravi spent two weeks in Liverpool competing in the annual British Chess Championships organised by the ECF where he secured top spot in the under nines category. He also came second in the under ten group and missed out on joint first place in the under 11s section by half a point.
He said afterwards: "It was quite nice to be leading everyone and I felt proud of myself. I'm not sure how I control my nerves but it feels really good to win."
And now Ravi has been selected to represent England at the world youth chess championship in Vietnam this October where he will play against the best junior chess players from each country.
Sonal Haria, Ravi's mother, said: "It's a bit overwhelming but we just support him. It means you have to give up a lot of time for him but it's really nice to see that he's getting somewhere.
"Seeing him win the trophy last month was brilliant."


PA is the new website run by Digital Photo and Practical Photography if you didn't know.
They seem pretty impressed with it. The main feature of the vid (apart from it serving as an apparent vehicle for their tech ed's ultimately doomed attempt to break into stand up) is that they are happy with its strength and weather sealing, saying its a good camera for extreme conditions.


Clay Aiken – What Beautiful Pictures!
I am lost in the wonderful pictures and videos from last night's Joyful Noise Concert. Clay Aiken certainly takes some beautiful pictures. Many thanks to Irishbookgal and Floridaiken for sharing the wonderful pictures with the ClayNation.
Below is a picture from GayMarie! Love it!
Please remember that you can click on the pictures and they expand to their original size.
Please check in again. I will be starting the Clearwater thread soon and will add more to the Sarasota section.
Sigh…..what a gorgeous man! :). Hope the tour keeps going great.
Thanks for posting the handsome pictures of Clay. I am so glad we have so many Clay fans that are great photographers. I love them!
Really loving the photos – Irishbookgal – has some brilliant shots! Thanks to all of the others, too!
They are all gorgeous – but with Clay the subject – – they pretty much have to be, right?
What gorgeous pics, he is so handsome and smart looking, thanks so much to all you fans who took these photos, you're great! and thanks Musicfan for your post, this is all so enjoyable xox.
Thank you so much for all of these beautiful pictures, Clay is looking so handsome as always.
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