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Columns Tom Baxter
For Handel, 'all hands on deck' means just that
Tom Baxter April 24, 2017 8:10 pm
Republican Karen Handel (left) walks a tightrope in accepting President Trump's support in her campaign against Democrat-rival John Ossoff in the June 20 run-off election for Georgia's 6th congressional district.
By Tom Baxter
In this business, every day's inbox is loaded with entreaties from politicians of every stripe, under subject lines designed to get contributors to reach for their checkbooks. Most of these go straight to the trash bin without a glance, but not when the politician is Karen Handel and the subject line is "Donald Trump."
Handel has expressed her gratitude for the president's support after ending up in a runoff with Democrat John Ossoff for the 6th District congressional seat formerly held by Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price. But she has walked a careful line, as a close reading of her email attests.
"I wanted to make sure you saw this tweet from Donald Trump: 'Dems failed in Kansas and are now failing in Georgia. Great job Karen Handel! It is now Hollywood vs. Georgia on June 20th.'
"I've been saying it for weeks, and now President Trump agrees: The Democrats are putting everything they have into defeating me.
"Make no mistake — this is an all-hands-on-deck situation.
"That's why I'm excited to announce that a group of generous … etc."
You can't line up more solidly with President Trump than to email his complimentary tweet. But note that in the way it's framed here, President Trump is now agreeing with something Karen Handel has been saying for weeks. It doesn't say that Karen Handel now agrees with what President Trump has been saying for weeks.
It took no great insight to predict before last week's general primary that Ossoff's prospects had been so oversold that anything short of an outright victory would be treated as a disappointment. Trump's tweet confirms that. The short-selling of Ossoff's runoff chances after last week's vote seems equally mistaken.
Karen Handel's nuanced message on social media recognizes her need to retain President Trump's supporters while reaching to voters who don't support the president's views. Credit: twitter.com, David Pendered
The conventional wisdom, which we've heard a lot of, is that in a heavily Republican district, Handel's biggest hurdle was getting into the runoff, and she'll get enough Republican votes to carry her easily over the top. That has happened before, but not always, or a Democrat wouldn't be governor of Louisiana.
Just by the numbers, Handel faces a challenge. Ossoff got 92,390 votes. If Handel got all her votes plus every vote cast for the top three Republicans behind her — Bob Gray, Dan Moody and Judson Hill — she'd have 92,590 votes.
Make no mistake — that is an all-hands-on-deck situation. The chemistry and the numbers change in a runoff, but Handel's margin for error is a lot tighter than is being generally estimated.
This race has received a lot of national attention as a straight-on referendum on Trump, and that story line will be underscored by the president's visit to Atlanta Friday to address the National Rifle Association.
But voters are a little more complicated than that. It's interesting that in Price's district, one of Ossoff's closer ads last week was about preserving the Affordable Care Act. If a Democrat can run on that issue in this district, it has legs.
The Trump effect on everything in politics has been so great that at times it's worth stepping back to consider what would have been there, with or without Trump. Suppose that in some alternate universe, Ted Cruz had been elected president and the Republicans had proved equally incapable — there's nothing too Twilight Zone about this — of repealing and replacing ObamaCare?
A lot of 6th District voters have problems with Trump that go beyond one issue or another. But it's not hard to imagine that in that parallel universe, we'd have a race much like this one. This isn't just a speculative point when it comes to the dangers ahead for Republicans in 2018. They risk as much thinking Trump is their only problem as they do thinking he's their only salvation.
The White House said Monday it may be weeks before it hammers out a reworked health care plan with Republican congressional leaders, dampening speculation the administration would try some kind of Hail Mary pass in Trump's first 100 days. That still is within the window of the 6th District runoff campaign. If this is a referendum on Trump in general, at a somewhat deeper level it may be an early referendum on health care reform, by which he and the Congressional Republicans are joined at the hip.
Tom Baxter has written about politics and the South for more than four decades. He was national editor and chief political correspondent at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and later edited The Southern Political Report, an online publication, for four years. Tom was the consultant for the 2008 election night coverage sponsored jointly by Current TV, Digg and Twitter, and a 2011 fellow at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. He has written about the impact of Georgia's and Alabama's immigration laws in reports for the Center for American Progress. Tom and his wife, Lili, have three adult children and seven grandchildren.
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Steve Hagan April 24, 2017 9:45 pm
Since I was self employed and had to pay for 100% of my Health Care Insurance I read much of Prices plan and found it was back to letting insurance companies have their way with us. I know it is not going to happen in any campaign soon, but just when will voters finally realize that working age people are really getting screwed by insurance companies For one, I want health insurance company profits and overhead out of my life like the majority of the civilized world.Report
MerryLeigh Giarra April 25, 2017 11:50 am
Great writing Tom!Report
Steve Hagan April 26, 2017 10:34 am
Oh, I have written Price, Isakson and Purdue but they take so much money from the insurance industry they can not see straight or gay. Lets face it, insurance companies and pharma really run health care. You better have insurance because they are the saviors who have negotiated the provider rates. Don't have insurance and you get stuck with rates ten times higher….They are a mafia and state legislatures jump for them.Report
Burroughston Broch April 25, 2017 9:48 pm
@ Steve Hagan. Didn't you say you are on Medicare? If so, you have your wish and yet you still complain.Report
Steve Hagan April 25, 2017 10:44 pm
Yes, I am on Medicare but I have many younger friends who pay 20% or more of their incomes to purchase health care insurance when that percentage could go down if we cut the profits of the insurance industry and overhead out of the equation. You must have been in the insurance business to be so protective of it.
PS When I was forced to shut down my import business in 2008, i went thru 50K in savings to pay my premiums until I got on Medicare. No small number….. For the 50K I got one trip to a hoispital for three stents….Hospital bill was 109K…Blue Cross Blue Steal paid 9,200…Hospital accepted 9,200 as full payment…..Not 92 thousand….$9,200!Presumably the hospital made a small profit for my visit……So why can't anyone who walks thru the door get that price? Because the insurance company is mafia extortion operation!!! Why would anyone pay 10K a year in premiums if they knew they could be in a hospital for four days with two trips to the operating room for 9,200???Report
Burroughston Broch April 26, 2017 1:17 am
@ Steven Hagan
I was never in the insurance business. When I changed jobs I considered the insurance arrangement and cost as part of the deal. I was determined to be proactive rather than a complaining victim.Report
So how were you proactive in regard to paying for health insurance? You chose an employer who paid most of the premium?Report
I considered the policy coverage and my contribution as part of the package. It's not rocket science.Report


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How To Use Tiki-Taka In Soccer Practice
"Tiki-Taka" is the latest phrase used to describe how the game is played by the Spanish national soccer team and FC Barcelona. "Tiki-Taka" is the Spanish term for clackers, a pair of balls on a string which swung up and down so they banded together, making click-clacking noises or, as the Spanish say, "tiki-taka." Andrés Montes, the Spanish commentator for the 2006 World Cup 2006, is attributed with having been the first to use this phrase for soccer players to describe his enthusiasm for the Spanish passing game. Tiki-taka is easy to describe: it's a fast passing game, started if at all possible upon the first contact with the ball, and then straight into the goal. The opposing team finds itself running after the ball constantly and gets worn down by the action.
Training Tiki-Taka
We know from FC Barcelona that children up the age of 12 are always playing 4-on-4. This type of game promotes short passing and automatic triangular formations. All players are constantly involved in both offense and defense. In Germany, this style of playing has also become familiar and has been promoted as the "small game." This "small game" is the cornerstone of Tiki-Taka and there have been calls to add 4-on-4 tournaments to the official game schedules. The Dutch have also placed a lot of emphasis on 4-on-4 play in their practice training since the mid-1980's. In Spain, Tiki-Taka is seen as a new game with origins in five-a-side soccer. Iniesta, Xavi, and many other players had their first official competitive experiences as children playing five-a-side. Triangular play, fast tempo, short reaction times, always being ready to be passed to–all of these have been brought to the field by five-a-side soccer. If the basic tactical formation in a team of four is 1-2-1, then that is already the diamond or rhombus shape with its standard passing positions and the ability to play the ball into the deep.
Training Exercise for Tiki-Taka
We don't want to close this article without giving you a practice formation typically used by Barcelona: It's quite easy: play 2 against 2, 3 against 3, or 4 against 4 without goals. What you'll find is that not just one game will be played, but three, four, or even more. Everybody plays in a single, limited field and it's not only the opponent but also the players in other pairings who cause interference in Tiki-Taka.
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I have a lot of personal bias about this particular topic due to my past experiences as a designer. In graphic design (or any design discipline for that matter) there is a very important question that we ask: does my design do the job that it was intended to?
The design of a band poster can look great aesthetically as a beautiful piece of art, but did it list the date and time effectively for the event? No? It's not a good design. We're artists, yes, but we have a very specific job to do and if we don't address it, we've failed. Want to make a poster that is just aesthetically pleasing without any info on it at all? That's a very different job that you've undertaken. You want a gorgeous print to sell. BOOM! You succeeded.
As far as a good iOS app goes, the functionality and UI are on equal grounds. If the app works like a dream but has a horrible interface, I won't use it. That's not 100% true, obviously, but I will seek out an alternative. I tend to use sleeker versions of the iOS standard apps whenever possible. I use Sunrise over Calendar, Waze over Apple Maps, and I am still hunting for the perfect weather app.
That's not saying these Apple apps are bad, but they're definitely a less appealing experience and caused me to wander. Am I a perfectionist who has a very specific definition of "good design"? Yes. Are my opinions the reflection of the general populous? Not remotely. Does that mean I am going to design apps that just work without being aesthetically appealing or having a innovative and successful UI? No way.
I also strongly believe that the developer and the designer should work together from the very beginning. You can see the disconnect when a designer hands off his PSDs without having consulted the development team ahead of time. The few times I've had the opportunity to work with a developer on site on a project, it has been an amazing experience. Those are the projects and apps that have a great user experience and functionality that all works together seamlessly.
Yeah, that was sort of an answer? Maybe? I'm a little upset you didn't get to see all of the hand gestures I would've made. Oh well.
I just submitted my first project to Udacity for my grade. I did not improve upon the design or the UI in any way, but I did focus all of my energy on the code itself. Does this contradict my earlier statements? Considering this is the first round of critiques on this particular app, I don't think so. Once my core functionality is sound, then I will go back and revamp the UI and generate all of my own assets. I've worked this way with developers in the past on projects.
I would make wire frames with the development team, get them approved, work on the design, hand it off, and when we go to the production of those designs, we would run into issues or limitations with the modules or CMS we were using. So we'd have to go back and adjust the designs based on user tests or client feedback. I am taking the first version of this app as the first round of designs and then I will be revamping them.


There are two types of movie photos: develops photo prints and the original transparencies or negatives. Photo prints are easier and cheaper to digitize, but the negatives give better results. If you have both, what you do is up to you.
When you get the prints, things are really easy. You can just take a photo with your phone if you want, but let's take a look at the better options.
Most modern scanners can do more than just scan photos. A good one will probably have a special photo-scan mode. You may need to do some small color adjustments or cut away an edge, but it's easy and reliable, though not necessarily a fast option.
If you're using your scanner, it's best to add all the photos to a catalog app, such as Apple Photos or Adobe Lightroom. They make sure that all files remain sorted, and you can use them to make the necessary color adjustments.
Google's Photoscan app, available for iOS and Android, is one of their lesser-known projects. The camera on your smartphone is used to scan and digitize photos by taking a series of pictures to avoid glare and then combine them. Here is a photo I scanned with it today.
Photoscan is a clever app that can eliminate glare effects well and be used very quickly. Unfortunately, I found out that my pictures – especially skin tones – were washed out a bit too much. I think it's more for older, faded images than for the brand new prints I worked with.
If you only want to scan a handful of photos to upload to social media, this is the way.
Scanning and correcting a large box of photos can be very time-consuming. If you have a lot of images to scan and want to make sure they get it right, it's best to turn to a professional service. There are numerous online offers, and prices usually range between $ 0.20 and $ 0.40 per photo. This depends on how many images are to be scanned, what quality you need and whether they should be color corrected.
However, before going online, I would recommend checking to see if your local camera shop offers photo scanners. Photography is one of the things that still makes sense to go local. The shops are staffed with experts who are almost always ready to help and give advice. You'll be able to recommend exactly what your photos need, even if it costs a little more.
With film negatives or slides, things are not as simple as easy Run them through your document scanner. The advantage is that when digitizing your images, you will most likely get better quality than scanning the original photos.
If you have many slides or negative for scanning, the most cost effective solution is buying a negative scanner. While the color may not be the best, the Jumbl 22MP film and slide scanner costs only $ 80. When it's more important to put photos online than make them look perfect, this is a great option. You could also use a high-quality document and photo scanner that can scan negatives and slides such as the Epson Perfection V600 ($ 190).
As with photo-printing, this is the best option. If you have a huge collection that you want to digitize, it's probably for professionals. Expect to pay between approximately $ 0.30 and $ 1.50 per image, depending on the format of the photos, the quality you need and how many you have. The volume discounts are not to be faulted.
As always, I would recommend that you look around your local camera shop before using an online service. The staff there can advise you on the best course of action.
Photos only worsen over time. If you have a large collection of old photos, the sooner you digitize and secure them, the sooner they will be ruined by time or abuse.


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Q: Binding variable to a textblock in Windows Phone 8 In XAML, i have a textblock
<TextBlock x:Name="block" Text="{Binding b1}"/>

and in c# i created a property
public int _b1;
public int b1
    {
        get { return _b1; }
        set
        {
            _b1 = value;
        }
    }

public MainPage()
{
    InitializeComponent();
    block.DataContext = this;
}

this worked fine, textblock show the _b1. But when i add a button to chage the _b1 variable
private void bt_click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        _b1 = 4;
    }

the textblock didn't update ?????

A: For UI to update automatically upon property value change, your property needs to either be a DependencyProperty or your class needs to implement INotifyPropertyChanged interface.
For creating a DependencyProperty, you could use Visual Studio's propdp snippet (type propdp inside your class and press Tab) and fill in respective values. If you want to go INotifyPropertyChanged path, you'll need to write the following code in the setter of your property (AFTER setting the value of _b1):
if(PropertyChanged != null)
    PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs("b1"));

A: To add to dotNet's answer (which is the correct answer), use a baseclass where you implement INotifyPropertyChanged if you want to avoid redundand code: (this is one example, there are other ways to implement this)
  public abstract class BindableBase : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
    public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

    protected bool SetProperty<T>(ref T storage, T value, [CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
    {
        if (Equals(storage, value)) { return false; }

        storage = value;
        OnPropertyChanged(propertyName);
        return true;
    }

    protected void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
    {
        var eventHandler = PropertyChanged;
        if (eventHandler != null)
        {
            eventHandler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
        }
    }
}

And use it like so:
class MyClass: BindableBase
{
        private int _b1;
        public int B1
        {
            get { return _b1; }
            set { SetProperty(ref _b1, value); }
        }
}

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We see all manner of video clips whereby some of our favorite gadgets are destroyed or otherwise irreparably harmed. Sometimes, there's a practical reason for the destructive behavior, such as to test the robustness of a particular product in a given situation. However, it's frequently the case that these coveted devices are trashed purely for entertainment, and the perverse pleasure of the on-looking tech world. Case in point, a new video demonstrating what happened when an iPhone 5s was run over by a train. Yes, you read that right – a train. Below, you can catch the video, and we're pretty sure that you won't want to miss this one.
Even though we've seen smartphones emerge largely unscathed after being run over by a car, a train is a completely different kettle of fish, and even though the iPhone 5s is quite tough, it's certainly not ruggedized enough to compete with the overbearing weight and force that you get with those track-tethered juggernauts.
Prior to watching the video, there was a part of me that speculated on whether an iPhone 5s could somehow overcome the sheer monstrosity of the train and emerge in some kind of working order. Such a notion almost defies logic, but given the car situation and the continued improvements being made to build quality throughout the smartphone industry, I still harbored the slightest glimmer of hope.
Unfortunately, this was one David vs. Goliath battle that the poor iPhone was never going to win, and like most objects hit by trains, the iPhone 5s was scarcely recognizable by the end, much less able to power on.
Nevertheless, this is one of those videos that simply cannot be missed through pure intrigue, and if YouTube user TechRax continues coming up with these smashing tech videos – if you'll excuse the pun – then we'll surely have an idea of how the iPhone and its peers cope with other extreme, unlikely-to-occur situations.
Anyway, you can check the entire clip below, which we've embedded for your viewing pleasure. Yes, the outcome is grimly predictable, but it's still a must-see, so give it a watch, and as ever, do leave your comments via the usual mediums.
Would you ever do this to your iPhone just for entertainment purposes?
that guy who made the video is stupid, I work very hard to buy a phone, from my sweat and blood and put it to test or for fun? thats a work for stupid and idiot, maybe hes rich its fine for him, but for people cant buy a phone wont do that.
why not put his head on the rails to test if its hard or soft bone he have?


The study of racial and ethnic descriptive representation burgeoned over the last several decades as both the extension of voting rights occurred following passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA) and with the United States' diversifying demographic context. The sequence of academic research roughly follows from the subsequent increase in black and Latino representatives in all levels of government, their incorporation into legislative bodies, and the effects on both policy and constituent behavior and attitudes. Scholarship on the effects of the VRA and the electoral contexts that increase descriptive representation was the first to emerge. Researchers continue to focus on the degree to which the VRA enhances descriptive representation, the effect of electoral institutions, such as at-large versus ward-based elections, and the degree to which racial redistricting is necessary for the election of descriptive representatives, as well as its effects on the level of substantive representation. Recently, attention has been paid to candidate emergence and attempts to understand how the necessary condition for minority office holding, minority candidates, comes about. The increase in descriptive representation allows for studies of the degree to which descriptive representatives' behavior departs from those of non-minority office holders. A bulk of this research relies on roll call voting and the conditions that affect dyadic substantive representation, such as party affiliation and the degree to which voting decisions relate to minority interests. A broader conception of substantive representation focuses on a range of legislative activities from committee work to bill sponsorship and constituent services. Topics of study expanded beyond these key formal roles as scholars evaluated a variety of less formal behaviors well documented in more general congressional scholarship. While the scholarship is more parallel than sequential, a natural extension is to ask what effect racial and ethnic diversification exerts on public policy. This literature almost exclusively examines local and state-level policies with significant effects demonstrated at both. An additional line of research encompasses descriptive representatives' impacts on constituents' behavior and attitudes, from voter mobilization to affect and trust. Thus, we may conceive of the literature as reflecting four distinct avenues of understanding: the election of descriptive representatives, the varied types of substantive representation of co-racial/ethnic group preferences, descriptive representative's impact on policy, and finally, the impact of descriptive representatives on the attitudes and behaviors of their constituents.
Significant studies of the election and impact of black and Latino descriptive representation highlight the major issues addressed throughout the literature. A necessary foundation for understanding the distinction between descriptive and substantive representation emerged early on (Pitkin 1967) with subsequent studies arguing for a more concise understanding of the conditions under which the election of racial/ethnic minority office-holders are meaningful (Mansbridge 1999) and what types of backgrounds of office holders are required to provide a unique level of minority group advocacy (Dovi 2002). The bulk of these works, however, take an empirical approach to understanding how descriptive representatives are elected and their impact on policy and substantive representation. Lublin 1997 presents the basis for understanding the perverse outcome of Republican gains after drawing majority-minority districts to ensure the election of minority members of Congress. Given the potential for worse policy outcomes, key questions regarding the way minority members behave in legislative settings emerged. Swain 1995 and Tate 2003 suggest that there are few differences in the behavior of black members of Congress, while Tate also finds that there are other effects on constituent attitudes. Canon 1999 and Whitby 1997 argue that general voting patterns lack a minority-specific component, and find that by examining minority-specific or racialized roll call votes, differences do emerge. An important advance in the tradition of roll-call analysis is the introduction of constituency-specific measures of policy preferences by Griffin and Newman 2008. While interests were assumed to be monolithic across constituencies in other studies, Griffin and Newman construct constituency-level measures of black and Latino preferences and document the unique level of substantive representation afforded by black and Latino representatives in Congress. At the local level, Browning, et al. 1984 studies local governments' focuses on the impact of descriptive representation, highlighting the need for coalition membership to affect public policy and serving as a basis for much of the proceeding literature on policy impacts at both the local and state levels.
Browning, Rufus P., Dale R. Marshall, and David H. Tabb. Protest Is Not Enough: The Struggle for Blacks and Hispanics for Equality in Urban Politics. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984.
A groundbreaking study of black and Latino political incorporation in ten major Northern California cities with substantial black and Latino populations, it demonstrated both the effect of electing minority office holders on local government policy, as well as the requirement that they work within a dominant political coalition in order to shape public policy.
Canon, David T. Race, Redistricting, and Representation. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999.
Covering a range of topics from the electoral success of black members of Congress to their voting behavior, this study demonstrates how black interests emerge from descriptive representation, and importantly, how white interests are also reflected in black MCs behavior.
Dovi, Suzanne L. "Preferable Descriptive Representatives: Will Just Any Woman, Black, or Latino Do?" American Political Science Review 96 (2002): 745–754.
Following Mansbridge, the argument is presented for the conditional benefits of descriptive representation, specifically that those theoretical benefits arise when descriptive representatives hold shared experiences. It subsequently spurred more detailed empirical analyses of the effect of descriptive representation.
Griffin, John D., and Brian P. Newman. Minority Report: Evaluating Political Equality in America. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008.
This important study advances the previous research, which assumes that black and/or Latino constituencies hold monolithic policy positions. Creating estimates for black and Latino mass opinion by state and district, the findings reveal that blacks and Latinos are generally better served by co-ethnic/racial descriptive representatives, and in particular, on policies most important to those groups.
Lublin, David I. The Paradox of Representation: Racial Gerrymandering and Minority Interests in Congress. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997.
Takes on the key question of whether the creation of majority-minority districts, and the subsequent election of minority members of Congress, leads to more substantive representation of minority interests. The findings suggest that while black and Latino legislators are more liberal than white counterparts, the creation of overwhelmingly black districts dilutes black substantive representation in Congress.
Mansbridge, Jane. "Should Blacks Represent Blacks and Women Represent Women? A Contingent 'Yes.'" Journal of Politics 61 (1999): 628–657.
Moving beyond the simple assumption that descriptive representation matters, this article presents a set of theoretical conditions, high levels of inter-group mistrust, un-crystalized interests, and historic subordination, under which descriptive representation of women and racial minorities is most relevant.
Pitkin, Hanna F. The Concept of Representation. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1967.
Pitkin, while not explicitly examining descriptive representation in the United States, provides the basic framework for delineating descriptive versus substantive and symbolic representation and lays out the philosophical bases for studies of descriptive representation.
Swain, Carol M. Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1995.
Relying primarily on qualitative interviews, Swain provides the general counter-argument to the notion that substantive policy and representational behaviors differ across types of descriptive representatives.
Tate, Katherine. "Black Opinion on the Legitimacy of Racial Redistricting and Minority-Majority Districts." American Political Science Review 97 (2003): 45–56.
Focusing on both the behavior of black members of Congress, as well as the constituencies' views of black representatives, this study provides three main findings: that while black MCs do not differ in levels of substantive representation from white counterparts (from bill sponsorship to roll-call voting), black MCs are regarded more favorably by their black constituents, and black MCs tend to be more liberal than their constituencies.
Whitby, Kenny J. The Color of Representation. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1997.
One of the first broad quantitative studies of black representation in the US Congress that demonstrates the distinct nature of the voting behavior of black representatives as well as the trade-offs involved in the process of the creation of majority-minority districts.


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"We appreciate the working relationship that our team has with both Secretary Vilsack and Under Secretary Bonnie. NCBA continues to build relationships with leaders at USDA to ensure that the U.S cattle industry is top of mind in policy decisions made in D.C., and the industry's contributions to the administration's conservation priorities are recognized," said NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane.
Secretary Vilsack committed to addressing challenges that producers are facing regarding the supply chain, processing capacity and drought. He recognized the need for increased processing capacity and announced continued assistance for producers who have suffered loss from catastrophic disasters. Under Secretary Robert Bonnie noted the industry's role in conservation efforts and that cattle producers play a critical role in environmental stewardship goals.
Dame Karen Pierce shared her optimism in strengthening the relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States through continuing negotiations to reach a free trade agreement. As the U.K. places the upmost importance on sustainable beef production, Pierce shared her confidence in the sustainability goals set by NCBA last year.
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Buck Rogers Returns: New TV Show In Development from Brian K. Vaughn
Word broke a couple months ago that a new Buck Rogers movie was in the early stages of development and would hit cinemas some time in the next few years. Now it's been announced that the character is also being reintroduced to audiences in a new television show that will be written by Y: The Last Man writer Brian K. Vaughn. These new iterations of the character will be the first live action version since the 1979 series, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century that starred Gil Gerard in the title role. While there have been rumblings over the past couple decades, nothing ever came to fruition. Frank Miller and Paul W.S. Anderson have both been attached but nothing ever came of their involvement. Legendary Pictures has now taken over the franchise and will be working on a film and television series.
Buck Rogers tells the tale of a man that is trapped in a coal mine and is stuck in suspended animation for 500 years. When he wakes up, he has adventures in an unfamiliar, futuristic world. He's been the center of comics, books, film and most notably the original television show.
When they announced the film back in the fall, they said there would be other projects that would transcend multiple forms of media. This is apparently what they had planned. Vaughn is currently penning the series for Legendary. They've also revealed that they plan an animated series as well.
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Q: smartctl offline test interrupts immediately When I start offline test like this:
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo smartctl -t offline /dev/sda
smartctl 7.2 2020-12-30 r5155 [aarch64-linux-5.15.32-v8+] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-20, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION ===
Sending command: "Execute SMART off-line routine immediately in off-line mode".
Drive command "Execute SMART off-line routine immediately in off-line mode" successful.
Testing has begun.
Please wait 39900 seconds for test to complete.
Test will complete after Thu May 12 01:20:35 2022 MSK
Use smartctl -X to abort test.

It's immediately gets interrupted by host:
Offline data collection status:  (0x04) Offline data collection activity was suspended by an interrupting command from host. Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled.
Self-test execution status:      (  41) The self-test routine was interrupted by the host with a hard or soft reset.

What am I doing wrong?


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Instable and dangerous occurrences affecting specific communities or whole societies can be devastating to systems of goverance and state function. Crises are 'emergencey events' deemed to be negative changes in security, economic, political, societal or environmental affairs, especially when they occur abruptly. A deeper understanding of the path to resolving these 'emergency events' or 'crises', are central to CIC's efforts to help actors effectively navigate new risks and find opportunities for effective cooperation.
Region/Country: Middle East, Libya, Syria
Who are the Killers of Beni?
Since October 2014, the region around the town of Beni in north eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has been the site of some of the worst massacres in the country's recent history. Over five hundred people have been killed and tens of thousands have fled their homes. The UN mission and the Congolese government have publicly stated that the massacres are the work of Ugandan rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
Author(s) / Contributor(s): Jason Stearns
Region/Country: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic(s): Crises, Humanitarian Crises
Program(s): Congo Research Group
GPOR Annual Compilation 2015
For almost a decade, the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations (ARGPO) was the flagship publication of the Center on International Cooperation (CIC). During that time, CIC also released three editions of the Review of Political Missions.
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Region/Country: China, Europe, Middle East, Libya, Syria, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic(s): Afghanistan, Crises, Fragile States, Global Governance, United Nations
The Landscape of Armed Groups in Eastern Congo
Nineteen years after the beginning of the Congo wars, armed conflict still affects millions in the east of the country. This essay by CRG director Jason Stearns and our senior fellow Christoph Vogel accompanies a map of armed groups, compiled by researchers across North and South Kivu, in which we catalogue over seventy groups. This is far from a static picture, and we highlight key shifts that have emerged over the past two years: a decline of regional involvement, a fragmentation of armed groups, and a modest drop in the political manipulation of armed groups.
Publication Date: Nov 25, 2015
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The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated that ensuring the right to health of all citizens in all countries is a matter of utmost urgency, and that no one will be safe until everyone is safe. The high-level event, co-hosted by the President of Costa Rica, will explore ways to enhance international cooperation through initiatives like C-TAP (the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool) and ensure universal access to health technologies, including a vaccine.


In 1994/5 Anton and I were working in Rwanda as UN Civilian Police Officer and UN Human Rights Officer. We arrived some months after the Genocide during which up to one million Tutsi were murdered. Our task was to contribute to the improvement of the human rights situation and to assist the newly established police force in Gisenyi / North-West Rwanda.
Rwanda's capital Kigali since 1995 has experienced a remarkable development.
Travel by road from Kigali to Gisenyi. Bicycles are still a major tool to transport local products.
The Hotel Meridian in Gisenyi - severely ransacked and looted in 1994/5 - served as office building for several UN organizations including the one I was working for. It has now been converted into a fancy Serena Hotel which is used for wedding ceremonies.
Day one: Giseniy to Kinunu; 40 km, close to seven hours; many ascents; the most tiring section of the whole trip.
Day two: Kinunu to Bumba; 40 km, close to seven hours with some technically demanding sections.
Day three: Bumba to Kismayo; 30 km, three to four hours.
At the end of the day there was always a hard choice to make: Mützig or Primus?
6. Visit at the famous mountain gorrillas near Ruhangeri visited in June 1995.


What shapes our ever changing perception of the world? How is our sense of identity created and how does it develop? What drives us to communicate in the way that we do?
Join us to explore the relationship between memory, perception, language and emotion with a panel of experts working in the wide ranging fields of psychology, linguistics, computer science and music.
This event is taking place at the Cripps Court, Cambridge on the 10th of February at 11am to 3pm.
Free to attend. Lunch and Refreshments Provided.
Memories are made for the future: Explore memory, perception and human experience through a magical mixture of science, literature and the performing arts with Nicky Clayton, Professor of Psychology at Cambridge University and Artist in Residence Clive Wilkins.
How to speak like an alien: The way we communicate our highly individual perception of the world helps to form our identity. Language is our major communication tool, but how is it constructed? Bettina Beinhoff, Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge explores these questions through the unlikely approach of studying how 'alien' language is constructed for films and literature.
Reading your emotions: Perhaps a complex emotional repertoire is what helps to make humans so unique? Or could the nuances of human feeling simply be reduced to code? Marwa Mahmoud, Research Associate at the Computer Laboratory, Cambridge University has developed automating machine understanding to interpret complex emotions and discusses some of the medical and ethical implications of its use. Your opportunity to discover whether a robot could read emotions better than you?


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OUR WORK IN ETHIOPIA
Trachoma is a debilitating eye disease that can slowly and painfully lead to blindness and Ethiopia has the highest incidence of blinding trachoma in the world. More than 74 million people live in trachoma endemic areas and 1.6 million people are blind. The disease contributes to poverty and poor living conditions lead to disease and further disadvantage.
The Fred Hollows Foundation is part of a global effort to eliminate trachoma. In 2019, with the support of the public, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Wellcome Trust and the UK Department for International Development (DFID), END Fund and Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and partial support from the Australian Government through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP), we are implementing a US$6.5million program to eliminate avoidable blindness in Ethiopia.
Oromia is the largest region in Ethiopia by area and population. Across the region, 27 million people are at risk of contracting trachoma. In 225 of Oromia's 265 rural districts, the disease is endemic. In more than 40% of districts trachoma is hyperendemic and will require a minimum of five years of intervention to eliminate.
Such a high burden of trachoma severely impacts the quality of life of people and communities. People who suffer eye damage and blindness as a result of continued infection are often unable to work and are reliant on the care of family members, reinforcing a cycle of poverty.
The disease disproportionately affects vulnerable groups such as women and children. Women are twice as likely as men to develop trachoma. If another family member is infected or has become blind, women and girls are expected to take on the care-giving role.
This means girls often miss out on school and women are less able to earn an income.
As part of our global efforts to eliminate this disease, The Foundation is tackling trachoma in Oromia. Elimination in Oromia will have a significant impact on global prevalence. Working under the lead of the Oromia Regional Health Bureau, we are targeting the elimination of trachoma.
Although progress has been made in the elimination of trachoma, there is still a great need for comprehensive eye care services to improve cataract surgical services and address uncorrected refractive errors - the leading causes of blindness and visual impairment in Ethiopia.
From 2019, The Fred Hollows Foundation began implementing a Comprehensive Eye Health project to strengthen the capacity of Oromia Regional Health Bureau to effectively coordinate, manage and resource comprehensive eye health services, and to increase access to quality and comprehensive eye care services for rural communities in the region.
Treating people with trachoma is relatively inexpensive and simple. However, eliminating blinding trachoma requires behaviour change in sanitation and hygiene.
To achieve this, The Foundation, together with the Oromia Regional Health Bureau and other partners, is coordinating the roll out of the World Health Organization endorsed SAFE Strategy (Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial cleanliness, Environmental improvement), which is designed to treat the disease, stem its spread and prevent it from recurring.
Successful implementation of this strategy requires the expertise, commitment and resources of a range of stakeholders, including development organisations from the water, sanitation and hygiene sector, as well as regional and local governments. An action plan is in place to guide and coordinate these organisations. Our contribution includes increasing the distribution of antibiotics in endemic districts and stepping up the number of surgeries carried out on people with advanced scarring of the eyelid. We also promote face washing and help improve access to safe water and latrines.
Some of our key implementing partners in this program include the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), the Oromia Regional Health Bureau, the Oromia Regional Education Bureau, the International Trachoma Initiative, Orbis International, Sight Savers International and RTI International.
By the end of 2018, The Foundation secured support to scale up SAFE interventions across all 20 trachoma endemic zones in Oromia Region.
The new Comprehensive Eye Health project will work to build a strong foundation for comprehensive eye care programming in the Oromia region by building on the lessons learned, and partnerships developed (with the FMOH, the Oromia Health Bureau and other eye health partners).
674 cataract operations
19,588 surgeries to treat trachoma
19,291,714 people treated with antibiotics for trachoma
120 pairs of glasses distributed
18,371 people trained including:
18 surgeons
18,061 community health workers
255 medical facilities equipped
61 water points/storage built or repaired
Joel Edgerton joins the fight against trachoma in Ethiopia
Trachoma is the world's leading infectious cause of blindness and Ethiopia is at the epicentre of this painful blinding disease. Our Global Ambassador, Joel Edgerton, travelled to see The Foundation's work first hand.
Office Address: 22 Mazoria Haile G/Selassie Avenue, Rebecca Building 4th Floor, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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I watched it at 180,000 won, but the price went up.
The price difference is too big to think that it is due to exchange rate fluctuation.
The current time sale price is 190,500 yen will be confirmed.
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:lol: Its funny, keep on going. I can't wait to see everbody face the newbies. And i hope to see some weird things come out of your mind.
Thanks guys, it's far from over though, this is just all that I have written right now.
Ok so who said this wasn't award worthy? What do you think needs to be changed?
And there's the twist.... Excellent.
It's not done yet but that was one of the main parts of the story? How did you guys all like that little twist?
OMG! That's twice I've been killed in one weekend!
I liked that twist. Nad i died honorfully in a battle for my emporor, thats kind of cool.!
Pod here. I fixed it.
This is like a Inter-Galactic Version of Jerry Springer.
What's so funny sith boy?
whoa now that was unexpected!!
Indeed it was. I had a feeling that Link would be the killer though...don't ask me why!
*evil grin* so Link's your wife????


The Regions of Gastronomy celebrated their 10th partner meeting on Rhodes island in the South Aegean region of Greece on 26 and 27 January 2017. The meeting gathered representatives of ten European regions that have committed to the principles of working in a Platform, organised by IGCAT to support sustainable development. The meeting took place following Aarhus-Central Denmark Region, Riga-Gauja region and East Lombardy launching their programmes as 2017 European Regions of Gastronomy and the South Aegean and Sibiu being awarded the title for 2019 in Athens.
New official guidelines for applying for the European Region of Gastronomy Award were agreed at the meeting having been revised in light of lessons learned during 2016, when Catalonia and Minho experimented with the title. The guidelines make it an obligation for regions to build a regional stakeholder group across sectors and to employ full time coordinators to manage stakeholder meetings as well as guide the candidature. They also include more specific communication and marketing tools that are aimed at improving credibility and visibility to the projects.
Members were nominated to take part in evaluation visits to Catalonia and Minho, 2016 European Regions of Gastronomy, and partner regions were asked to agree on the jury composition for visits to 2020 bidding regions.
Reports from Platform members on monitoring and current situation highlighted major strengths and challenges faced by regions, with a special focus on opportunities for other regions to learn from their experience. The intention to work in the framework of 2017 International Year of Sustainable Tourism and further joint promotional strategies was also agreed. For example, a joint tourism promotion with the European Commission and the European Travel Commission was proposed, especially focused on the Europe-China year. Members of the Platform were invited to put forward a proposal for collaboration to give wider visibility to the Regions of Gastronomy project. Further collaboration with the European Travel Commission was envisaged to give Regions of Gastronomy visibility on the Tasting Europe portal.
Thanking regions for their commitment to the successful 2016 edition of the European Young Chef Award held on 14 November in Sant Pol de Mar (Catalonia), IGCAT's President, Dr. Diane Dodd highlighted the importance of collaboration projects among Platform partners. Opportunities for cross-collaboration among hospitality schools were stressed when referring to 2017 edition of the Award.
A pilot Innovative Souvenir Award project was also presented and discussed as a model to be used by regions to promote innovation in food products, packaging, and kitchenware at a regional level. Opportunities for a cross-border Regions of Gastronomy merchandise related to innovative souvenirs were explored as well.


Leave it to Bushnell to create feature-filled binoculars for the lowest prices possible. The Legend E, L, and M series are all fantastic binoculars with way more perks than what the prices suggest.
First off, you're dealing with a lightweight, magnesium chassis with smooth contact grips in either the black or Realtree Xtra finishes. The entire Legend Series features Bushnell's patented RainGuard HD coatings for permanent protection in any type of weather that can render your binos useless.
However, the Legend L series binoculars take things a step further with its ED and lead-free glass, ultra wide band coatings, and wider field of view. With long eye relief, improved eyecup resistance, and a locking diopter, you'll be ready to jump into the hunt rain or shine.
The majority of buyers love the Legend L binoculars. When it comes to optical quality, it's all there and there's no complaint. However, it seems the objective lens caps come loose easily and can get lost, but this issue isn't specific to Bushnell. Many cheap lens caps have this problem.
A more legitimate complaint are the eyecups coming off the metal housing. With this, many buyers have DIY-ed their eyecups in place with glue, but it seems to be a reoccurring problem. But, in the end, the majority of buyers have the majority rule, and they say the Legend binoculars have champion glass quality that's definitely worth the low price!
What are Ultra Wide Band Coatings?
An ultra wide band coating is different to fully multi-coated coatings. While they're both essentially applied to the lenses for anti-reflective qualities, the ultra wide band coatings are more detailed. Each lens in the prism assembly is custom coated with this anti-reflective formula to ensure that each lens can efficiently transmit maximum light back to the eyepiece. The result is optimum brightness and true color fidelity without eye strain.
Do the Legend L Binoculars have Dielectric Coatings?
No. This prism-specific coating is a feature that's reserved for the Legend M Series, the premium line for the entire Legend Series.
This feature starts with the Legend L Series, and it's a premium feature that you typically never see on a binocular in this price range.
The prism glass is made with extra-low dispersion elements that include fluorite crystals to reduce chromatic aberration. Light dispersion across the focal length of the optic is kept to a minimum to keep lightwaves in phase.
This results in pristine, color-true, and sharp images from close up glassing to far away.
What is Bushnell's RainGuard HD?
RainGuard HD is an external lens coating that protects image quality by repelling snow, rain, condensation, and sleet. Lenses without this sort of coating will obstruct your lenses causing poor glassing. It can also cause your optic to "fog" up. The RainGuard HD coatings cause the debris to bead up to prevent scattering light within the optic plane. It's a patented and permanent coating that protects your lenses and your glassing experience.
What are the Differences Between the Legend Binoculars in the Series?
The Legend Series consists of three lines: E, L, and M. The E is the entry-level line that features RainGuard HD and a magnesium chassis. As the series moves it, it retains all the features that the lower lines sport. The L also includes ED glass and a locking diopter. The M also includes an open bridge design and dielectric coatings.
What Gas is used to Weatherproof the Legend Binocular?
This binocular uses argon gas to fully waterproof and fogproof the optic. Argon gas is a step above traditional nitrogen purging for weatherproof integrity.
Where are the Bushnell Binoculars Made?
The Legend L Series are made in China according to strict manufacturing regulations mandated by the United States and Bushnell.
What Accessories come with the Bushnell Binocular Purchase?
You can expect the Legend binoculars, carry case, neck strap, objective lens covers, and a lens cloth.
To glass it up, the Bushnell Legend L-Series 10×42 binoculars are definitely worth the buy. They're so cheap for the amount of features they sport, and you won't be disappointed. You might have to rig a few things to keep your binocular intact for the long run, but with what you end up paying, you're still getting a ton of value from the feature-packed optic.
However, if you want even more features within a reasonable price range that you can afford, you should glass by the Bushnell Fusion 1-Mile ARC binos. They're a steal compared to the extravagant prices that their equal counterparts are going for in the market. You won't be left wanting if you want it all!
If you want to range past your options that are comparable to the Legend, then you might want to put your sights on the Redfield Rebel 10X42 binos. It might not be as feature-jammed as the Legend, but optically, it's almost identical in its techs and specs, and you'll save a few bucks too.
The Legend L binoculars are too good to pass up if you want everything while spending the least amount of money as possible. Bushnell is good at providing that. After all, it's their expertise.


As we enter 'recovery month' there's no better time to reinforce harm reduction – the route to recovery, and the reason it's sustainable. What works for one person won't work for another and we need to open every door to better health.
At a recent parliamentary group participants voiced their anxiety about the way drug treatment is being compromised by lack of funding and prioritisation (page 10). There were calls for a new approach, condemnation of punitive measures, and yet more warnings about a looming public health crisis. All were concerned about taking the strain off the NHS by tackling chronic health conditions that could be treated at a much earlier stage by enhancing drug and alcohol treatment.
So as we celebrate recovery, let's use this vibrant demonstration of success to credit the role of harm reduction. How many people who celebrate their number of years 'clean' nearly lost their life to an overdose? How many owe their life to a drug or alcohol worker, mentor or friend in the right place at the right time, who knew essential harm reduction or had a naloxone kit?
As always we try to bring you the information you need, and this issue's cover story focuses on the much misunderstood drug ketamine (page 6). The Findings team offer a fascinating insight into a hyped-up crack epidemic (page 12), while Addaction and Blenheim share their work supporting young people (pages 8 and 16).
And we're excited to announce a new feature – the iCAAD knowledge hub. This innovative team are supporting a regular column in DDN to showcase inspiring ideas, so please get in touch!
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Welcome to our range of First Aid and Treatment Guidance Posters.
A series of educational posters for the modern workplace environment. Helps to raise safety awareness throughout your organisation.
We offer the approved version of the Health & Safety Law Poster, that is required by law, as well as a wide variety of different Health & Safety Posters for the workplace.


Alright, so Chris is the second dude I've photographed with a beard and a chihuahua these last two weeks. Does that make it a trend? Nik does some modeling work. Check out some of his photos on his Tumblr here.


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Spate of personal injury incidents near schools worry parents
On behalf of Butler Viadro, LLP | Nov 21, 2019 | Personal Injury |
There has been a growing number of accidents involving children outside their schools and parents are justifiably concerned about it. Prevention is vital, but it is similarly important to understand what steps to take after a child has suffered personal injury. That often includes considering a legal filing.
Since August, five children who were either walking or on a bicycle outside their schools were hit by a car. These accidents have injured elementary school students, middle school students and high school students. Attempts are being made to determine what factors played a role in the accidents including whether there were visibility issues, if weather was a concern or driver behavior was the cause. Parents have been advocating for improved safety near schools and staged a rally to call on legislators to do something to make the school grounds safer for children.
Recommended steps include lowering the speed limit to 15 mph when vehicles are within 500 feet of a school. Currently, vehicles are required to maximize their speed at 25 mph throughout the city. Certain intersections near schools are known to pose greater risk. Other ideas include the use of speed bumps, flashing lights and signs. An idea that is gaining traction is Vision Zero – a program that has been implemented across the nation and brings safety to the forefront with road design and maintenance.
In Alameda from 2011 to 2018, there were 16 fatalities and 82 instances of serious personal injury – an average of two fatalities and 10 serious injuries each year. Half the people who died were pedestrians. In that time-frame, there were at least 1,750 injuries due to traffic accidents. This does not account for close calls or accidents where there was no report filed.
Increased attention and demands that the city act to reduce the number of accidents involving children near schools is a positive. However, that does not mean these incidents will be eliminated completely even if the recommendations are implemented. People who are hurt or lose a loved one in an accident should be cognizant of the medical expenses, lost income and other problems that can come about. A law firm experienced in personal injury cases can help with investigating the case from the victim's perspective and with pursuing compensation in a lawsuit.
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The population of Encino, NM in 2019 counting up to 77 people. More than 15% of employed adults in New Mexico apply at least onse a year for a Payday Loans from $100 to $1,000. And as the time shows, more than 6 people, even with bad FICO credit score get approved for small-dollar loan.
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Rock and metal road warrior Blaze Bayley is the last of a dying breed. After first cutting his teeth with that rabid band of hellions Wolfsbane, he went on to stride across the stadiums and festival stages of the world as frontman for the little known (!) group known as Iron Maiden.
Solo since '99, the former "Tamworth Terror" has been a man on a mission recently and that mission is decapitation by guitar and gargantuan melodies. Inspired by his hero Ronnie James Dio, Bayley's aim is to mirror his mentor's career by releasing records and touring the world until he too breathes his last breath. Unconcerned if the crowd is made up of 50 or 500 people, he's been relentlessly on the road ever since the release of his creative comeback record Infinite Entanglement and tonight he makes his way to a sleepy village in County Down to give them a rude awakening.
But before we get to the self-described "Man Who Would Not Die," we've got the explosive rock powder-keg that is Screaming Eagles to enjoy first. Hailing from nearby Banbridge, the hometown heroes are of course no strangers to the road themselves and they deliver an electric sermon steeped in the gospel of Bon Scott. The likes of 'Ready For The Fall' is a robust rocker and in singer Chris Fry they have a frontman with both bags of charisma and an impressive set of pipes.
Another man with a serious set of pipes is our headline act and he cuts an intense figure as his band begin to play an extended opening intro. Keen to kick-start this (relatively) fledgling festival off with a bang, Blaze Bayley wastes little time delivering the one-two punch of 'Endure And Survive' and 'Escape Velocity' (the latter is an absolute knock-out thanks to a monster, NWOBHM-infused chorus).
Performing material mostly culled from his recent records Infinite Entanglement and eighth solo LP Endure And Survive it's a brave move ignoring songs from the critically acclaimed The Man Who Would Not Die and Promise And Terror, but Bayley's always been blessed with plenty of courage. His faith in his current albums is also justified, as, while his War Of The Worlds-esque space opera is admittedly a bit bonkers (at least at first), it's also often quite brilliant and deliciously cheesy too. 'Calling You Home' is a beast of a track and has a booming chorus which Blaze belts out into the night with his famous baritone, while 'Dark Energy 256' draws from his punk roots and has plenty of bite.
There's also a smattering of songs from his tenure in Maiden tonight and 'Futureal,' 'The Clansman' and the critics-bashing 'Virus' in particular are a treat for this faithful follower of Steve Harris' mob. Bayley also drops an old Wolfsbane classic ('Manhunt') into the set, much to the delight of the die-hards around me and then proceeds to indulge in a fun piece of pantomime where his backing band do their best to take the spotlight as their frontman feigns annoyance. It should also be added that guitarist Chris Appleton does a great job performing that fret bothering riff too.
"Fun" is an important word tonight, as despite the darkness in some of Bayley's lyrics that's what a Blaze show is all about. His eternally beaming smile onstage is infectious, his indefatigable antics to include his audience, which this evening ranges from six to 60, is hard to ignore and his set-list is an impressive salvo of melodic metal, delivered with passion and precision.
With the third instalment of Blaze's trilogy of concept albums centred around the saga of cyborg/AI war machine William Black due next year, consider Hot Press more than a little bit excited to see where the journeyman of rock turns up next. Once thing's for sure, we'll be front and centre in the pit wherever it is.


Catherine Wilson is a leading figure in the field of the history and philosophy of science. Along with her contemporaries, Desmond Clarke, Francois Duchesneau, Daniel Garber, and Stephen Gaukroger, with whom she has often worked in close collaboration, she has played an influential role in the movement to reinterpret the central figures of early modern philosophy in terms of their contributions to and influence by the physical and life sciences of the 17th and 18th centuries. Her best-known books include Leibniz's Metaphysics: A Historical and Comparative Study (1989), The Invisible World (1995), and Epicureanism at the Origins of Modernity (2008).
Wilson received her B.Phil. from Oxford and her Ph.D. from Princeton, where she was supervised by George Pitcher. She has retained a deep interest in visuality and the imagination and has engaged with current approaches in the neurophilosophy, writing on the aesthetic appreciation of nature and on the psychological and perceptual mechanisms underlying aesthetic responsiveness to literary fictions as well as to the visual arts. As part of her commitment to naturalistic approaches to philosophical problems, she has also researched and taught courses on the theme of evolution and ethics and suggested new ways of understanding moral progress without commitment to moral realism, on analogy with pragmatist and empiricist accounts of scientific progress.
Wilson has been the recipient of grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung Foundation, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, among others. In addition to academic posts in the United States, Canada, and England, including the University of York where she holds a part-year professorial appointment, she served as Regius Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen from 2009 to 2012. She was also a Visiting Fellow at Trinity College Cambridge and in 2017 will take up a post as Visiting Fellow of All Souls College Oxford.


system; for body maintenance, food digestion and general metabolism.
example smoking, alcohol, il ness and stress deplete the body's levels.
factor we produce declines with age, and hence our ability to absorb B12 is reduced.
 You have pernicious anaemia – where the stomach does produce any intrinsic factor due to autoimmune damage of the cells lining the stomach.  You have had a partial or total removal of your stomach or other gut surgery.  You have a digestive problem like coeliac disease or Crohn's disease, bacterial over growth in the small intestine or a parasitic infestation.  You take medication such as metformin (used to treat diabetes), neomycin (an antibiotic), cimetidine, ranitidine and omeprazole (used to treat heart burn and stomach ulcers).
older adults who don't eat a variety of foods, and people with chronic alcoholism.
B12 deficiency. The dose is quite high – 1000mcg is injected every 2 – 3 months.
oral or sublingual administration of cobalamin or a vitamin B complex.
blood stream where it can be distributed throughout the body.
meat, fish, eggs and cheese will get enough vitamin B12 to meet their needs.
People following a vegan diet need to ensure they include fortified foods in their diet.
the gut that limits absorption.
Are you a vegan or strict vegetarian?
Do you have coeliac or Crohn's disease?
Have you had extensive gut surgery?


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(*The writer is a corporate advisor and Distinguished Professor of IIT Kharagpur. His new book titled "CRASH: lessons from the rise and exit of CEOs", has just been published by Penguin Random House.
Reportage and commentaries on startups attract huge interest, creating as unreal an image about startups as Bollywood and Cricket. In a Martian's reading of our newspapers, startup founders need not bother about a path to profits, they should chase something called GMV and losses over long periods of time are alright. Startup founders are considered as innovative, youthful and energetic, untrammeled by the bureaucracy of 'grownup' companies and PSUs. Within five years, they magically create companies with a value that it took the grownups fifty years to achieve. However, these test-tube-cultured adults also cry like infants, loud and shrill, for example, for protection from foreign capital or intrusive tax regimes and regulations. Amidst such cacophony, the Martian would read a recent article by a young founder, who eulogized an old truth– continuing losses don't constitute a sustainable business model. "Aha, the rules of entrepreneurship have not fundamentally changed", the Martian would think.
Startups are not confined to yuppies, bursting with irrepressible technology ideas. Godmen too have been entrepreneurs, leveraging their considerable public influence. Think of Osho Acharya Rajneesh, Bala Yogeshwar, and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi; they ran a business-like institution, often accumulating huge sums of wealth.
In the relatively staid Indian FMCG market, one 'upstart', Patanjali, made huge impact through a superb timing of entry and scaling up. After incredible bluster and posturing, Patanjali's leadership has settled down to reality now. I reflect on what such a FMCG entrant must be watchful of to convert such a big-bang beginning into a sustainable, long-term business.
First is excessive brand extension and distraction. So long as the product range is squarely in the wellness space, it will pass muster with the consumer. Patanjali has a choice to make: create scale by being a minor player is a huge number of categories or be a significant player in chosen categories.
Second is the ability to deliver a consistent quality, day after day, year after year. FMCG companies have built systems of quality assurance, safety, food standards and general excellence over decades. These are not rocket science, but delivering results reliably requires a strong systems-orientation. Because consumers are hassled with lifestyle pressures, they long for the natural, grandmother, and ayurveda remedies, which stand pre-sold in the consumers' minds. They trust blindly, and that trust must never be broken in terms of ingredients, quality, and freshness. That is a tall order to deliver. Some of the quality complaints displayed about Patanjali in the social media are horrendous.
Third is to remain focused on the consumer rather than on the competitor–who is portrayed as the national enemy. The fact is that long-lasting, value-creating consumer companies are rarely controversial entities, they are almost self-effacing because they are always trying to strengthen consumer trust! Advertising or product claims that get struck down by legal courts or by Standards Councils do not augur well for Patanjali. Suggesting that other edible oils in the country carry carcinogens or claiming that the product is 'chemicals-free' after adding sodium benzoate as a preservative are avoidable! How can a detergent be chemicals-free? The consumer does not really care whether Patanjali deals a death blow to MNCs or other Indian manufacturers.
Fourth is to work on product distribution. 'Hero-related' brands like VLCC and Body Shop rely on exclusive stores rather than general trade. Patanjali offers tight retailer margins but reaches well under ten percent of the retail universe. It may succeed in expanding distribution, but there is a long, long way to go.
Fifth is to dilute the political connections of the business. Consumer research data shows clearly the disapproval of consumers when business folks make political statements. Changes of government regimes can change fortunes, for example, the availability of bank loans, favorable tax breaks, easing up of investigations into pending quality/tax cases, access of the business to powerful people and so on.
Sixth is the Icarus syndrome. If an entire business is constructed on the platform of one brand ambassador, there is inherent risk for life-after. With growing success, differences of opinion and compatibility among the stakeholders could crack open.
History shows that it is only when commercial god men die that the putrid remnants of their ashram or empire became visible to the public.


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Venezuela is inching closer to collapse
Venezuela has more oil than any other nation in the world, but it keeps pumping less and less.Oil production f...
Venezuela has more oil than any other nation in the world, but it keeps pumping less and less.
Oil production fell in December to one of its lowest points in three decades, further depriving the cash-strapped country of its only major source of revenue and adding to the suffering of its people.
Venezuela produced 1.7 million barrels of oil a day, according to S&P Global Platts, which polled industry officials, traders and analysts and reviewed proprietary shipping data.
That's the lowest since 2002, when a failed coup temporarily took hold of the government-run oil company, PDVSA.
Other than that, oil production is the lowest in 28 years. It's down 27% just since 2014, when the country's economic crisis took hold, according to OPEC and S&P figures.
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The decline in oil production is prolonging the misery for 30 million Venezuelans.
People there are losing weight because of food shortages, and children are dying in hospitals because basic medicine and equipment aren't available.
Malaria, infant deaths and maternal deaths have all increased significantly, official figures show. The government uses money from oil exports to buy what little food and medicine actually make it in.
It's also a sign of mismanagement by the government of President Nicolas Maduro, who succeeded the late Hugo Chavez in 2013. And it couldn't come at a worse time: Venezuela has defaulted on some of its debt and owes a lot more.
In total, Venezuela has defaulted on $1.2 billion, according to Caracas Capital, a firm in Miami that tracks the country's debt. That's a relatively small sum in the world of bonds. The trouble is that it's a sign of what's to come, experts say.
Venezuela and PDVSA owe bondholders more than $60 billion. So far, Wall Street is waiting to get paid instead of fighting a long legal battle with Maduro's administration.
Experts say a default on all Venezuela's debt would spell immediate trouble for Maduro's regime. If enough investors of the defaulted debt trigger an "acceleration" clause, meaning they want immediate repayment, investors holding all other Venezuelan bonds can make the same claim.
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Investors are used to late payments from Venezuela, which is notoriously behind schedule. They wait because Venezuelan bonds pay hefty returns, with rates as high as 12.75%. By comparison, a typical 10-year U.S. bond pays 2.5% interest.
But Wall Street is starting to sour on Venezuela's lucrative bonds. PDVSA's bond maturing in 2022 is trading at 25 cents on the dollar, down from 48 cents in early November, according to MarketAxess BondTicker.
If investors give up and trigger the acceleration clause, they have the right to seize Venezuelan oil that's in the United States or on tankers in the ocean as collateral.
That would cut off the government's ability to bring in what little revenue it has. And that would cause more suffering for ordinary Venezuelans struggling to live through severe shortages of food and medicine.
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