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#include "android-base/macros.h"
#include "androidfw/LocaleValue.h"
#include "androidfw/Util.h"

#include <ctype.h>

#include <algorithm>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

using ::android::ResTable_config;

namespace android {

void LocaleValue::set_language(const char* language_chars) {
  size_t i = 0;
  while ((*language_chars) != '\0') {
    language[i++] = ::tolower(*language_chars);
    language_chars++;
  }
}

void LocaleValue::set_region(const char* region_chars) {
  size_t i = 0;
  while ((*region_chars) != '\0') {
    region[i++] = ::toupper(*region_chars);
    region_chars++;
  }
}

void LocaleValue::set_script(const char* script_chars) {
  size_t i = 0;
  while ((*script_chars) != '\0') {
    if (i == 0) {
      script[i++] = ::toupper(*script_chars);
    } else {
      script[i++] = ::tolower(*script_chars);
    }
    script_chars++;
  }
}

void LocaleValue::set_variant(const char* variant_chars) {
  size_t i = 0;
  while ((*variant_chars) != '\0') {
    variant[i++] = *variant_chars;
    variant_chars++;
  }
}

static inline bool is_alpha(const std::string& str) {
  return std::all_of(std::begin(str), std::end(str), ::isalpha);
}

static inline bool is_number(const std::string& str) {
  return std::all_of(std::begin(str), std::end(str), ::isdigit);
}

bool LocaleValue::InitFromFilterString(const std::string& str) {
  // A locale (as specified in the filter) is an underscore separated name such
  // as "en_US", "en_Latn_US", or "en_US_POSIX".
  std::vector<std::string> parts = util::SplitAndLowercase(str, '_');

  const int num_tags = parts.size();
  bool valid = false;
  if (num_tags >= 1) {
    const std::string& lang = parts[0];
    if (is_alpha(lang) && (lang.length() == 2 || lang.length() == 3)) {
      set_language(lang.c_str());
      valid = true;
    }
  }

  if (!valid || num_tags == 1) {
    return valid;
  }

  // At this point, valid == true && numTags > 1.
  const std::string& part2 = parts[1];
  if ((part2.length() == 2 && is_alpha(part2)) ||
      (part2.length() == 3 && is_number(part2))) {
    set_region(part2.c_str());
  } else if (part2.length() == 4 && is_alpha(part2)) {
    set_script(part2.c_str());
  } else if (part2.length() >= 4 && part2.length() <= 8) {
    set_variant(part2.c_str());
  } else {
    valid = false;
  }

  if (!valid || num_tags == 2) {
    return valid;
  }

  // At this point, valid == true && numTags > 1.
  const std::string& part3 = parts[2];
  if (((part3.length() == 2 && is_alpha(part3)) ||
       (part3.length() == 3 && is_number(part3))) &&
      script[0]) {
    set_region(part3.c_str());
  } else if (part3.length() >= 4 && part3.length() <= 8) {
    set_variant(part3.c_str());
  } else {
    valid = false;
  }

  if (!valid || num_tags == 3) {
    return valid;
  }

  const std::string& part4 = parts[3];
  if (part4.length() >= 4 && part4.length() <= 8) {
    set_variant(part4.c_str());
  } else {
    valid = false;
  }

  if (!valid || num_tags > 4) {
    return false;
  }

  return true;
}

bool LocaleValue::InitFromBcp47Tag(const std::string& bcp47tag) {
  return InitFromBcp47TagImpl(bcp47tag, '-');
}

bool LocaleValue::InitFromBcp47TagImpl(const std::string& bcp47tag, const char separator) {
  std::vector<std::string> subtags = util::SplitAndLowercase(bcp47tag, separator);
  if (subtags.size() == 1) {
    set_language(subtags[0].c_str());
  } else if (subtags.size() == 2) {
    set_language(subtags[0].c_str());

    // The second tag can either be a region, a variant or a script.
    switch (subtags[1].size()) {
      case 2:
      case 3:
        set_region(subtags[1].c_str());
        break;
      case 4:
        if ('0' <= subtags[1][0] && subtags[1][0] <= '9') {
          // This is a variant: fall through
        } else {
          set_script(subtags[1].c_str());
          break;
        }
        FALLTHROUGH_INTENDED;
      case 5:
      case 6:
      case 7:
      case 8:
        set_variant(subtags[1].c_str());
        break;
      default:
        return false;
    }
  } else if (subtags.size() == 3) {
    // The language is always the first subtag.
    set_language(subtags[0].c_str());

    // The second subtag can either be a script or a region code.
    // If its size is 4, it's a script code, else it's a region code.
    if (subtags[1].size() == 4) {
      set_script(subtags[1].c_str());
    } else if (subtags[1].size() == 2 || subtags[1].size() == 3) {
      set_region(subtags[1].c_str());
    } else {
      return false;
    }

    // The third tag can either be a region code (if the second tag was
    // a script), else a variant code.
    if (subtags[2].size() >= 4) {
      set_variant(subtags[2].c_str());
    } else {
      set_region(subtags[2].c_str());
    }
  } else if (subtags.size() == 4) {
    set_language(subtags[0].c_str());
    set_script(subtags[1].c_str());
    set_region(subtags[2].c_str());
    set_variant(subtags[3].c_str());
  } else {
    return false;
  }
  return true;
}

void LocaleValue::InitFromResTable(const ResTable_config& config) {
  config.unpackLanguage(language);
  config.unpackRegion(region);
  if (config.localeScript[0] && !config.localeScriptWasComputed) {
    memcpy(script, config.localeScript, sizeof(config.localeScript));
  }

  if (config.localeVariant[0]) {
    memcpy(variant, config.localeVariant, sizeof(config.localeVariant));
  }
}

void LocaleValue::WriteTo(ResTable_config* out) const {
  out->packLanguage(language);
  out->packRegion(region);

  if (script[0]) {
    memcpy(out->localeScript, script, sizeof(out->localeScript));
  }

  if (variant[0]) {
    memcpy(out->localeVariant, variant, sizeof(out->localeVariant));
  }
}

}  // namespace android


From Ruth to Robinson to Rockwell, 2017 was another banner year for high-end sports cards and memorabilia. While some card prices may have softened just a bit from the wild spring and summer of 2016, the market remains strong for the best of the best. Significant game-worn memorabilia and historic items also drew plenty of six and even seven-figure bids.
The Lelands "Invitational" auction produced the top two items on the list, both Ruth-related pieces. Three items sold for over $2 million in 2017.


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The top four brand new tracks from the week of January 16-22.
Salt of the Earth – Good Tiger
Good Tiger releases their fourth single from their upcoming album, We Will All Be Gone, due out February 9th. Boasting a line-up many consider a supergroup, featuring ex-members of The Faceless, The Safety Fire and Tesseract, and the music they create is as technical as one would expect with all of those talented musicians in one room. "Salt of the Earth" sees vocalist Elliot Coleman embrace his inner Anthony Green, producing soaring vocal lines and falsetto harmonies. Instrumentally, this track showcases the bands ability to be technical yet accessible. If this single is a sign of what's to come on their next album, the sophomore slump will not be a concern for them.
Genre: Progressive Post-Hardcore
RIYL: Saosin, Circa Survive, Dance Gavin Dance
It's Too Much – Moose Blood
This single marks the first listeners have heard Moose Blood return to their roots. This song would feel right at home on their debut album I'll Keep You in Mind, From Time to Time compared to their brighter approach to songwriting on Blush. "It's Too Much" is quite comparable to a modern reworking of Brand New's "Jesus Christ," with a similar chord progression and melancholy feel. Though structurally and musically straight forward, the gloomy atmosphere created around the song makes it a much more enjoyable song to listen to compared to their previous single for this album "Talk In Your Sleep." There's emotion in this song, and that's what emo music is really defined by. Not by the looks, the screams, or anything else. Just the emotion in the music.
Genre: Emo Pop-Punk
RIYL: Brand New, Balance & Composure, Boston Manor
Hard to Love – Light Up The Sky
Light Up The Sky have really stepped into their own with this single, finding a sound that is truly theirs. Leaving their electronic/post-hardcore tendencies in the past in favour of a more direct and straight-up approach to rock has done wonders for their originality. This move works incredibly well for them, and showcases their songwriting abilities. Full of some great riffs and incredible vocal work, this song feels equal parts Too Close To Touch and Lower Than Atlantis, and yet doesn't feel derivative of either of them, wholly their own approach to a well-known genre. Expectations are high for this album, and while this is a great song, the hope of some different genre-incorporation will keep it from sounding monotonous. That being said, Light Up The Sky have done the right thing, embracing their own sound, and for that they deserve recognition.
RIYL: Too Close To Touch, I The Mighty, Lower Than Atlantis
Red – Savage Hands
From the ashes of one band rises another, and Savage Hands was born. For a debut single, this song is incredibly catchy, featuring vocal lines that refuse to leave the listener's head. With this single, Savage Hands is injecting life into a genre many thought died 5 years ago, as all of the "Recommended If You Like" bands are either on hiatus or defunct. They do this with such ease and confidence, easily matching the most catchiest moments of Life On Repeat's last album Struggle + Sleep. Accompanied by backing from the biggest up-and-coming label in the scene SharpTone Records, this single "Red" points towards good things in the future for Savage Hands. With an original sound in the current music scene and clearly a gift for writing catchy music, Savage Hands are poised for a big year in 2018.
Genre: Post-Hardcore
RIYL: Life On Repeat, Conditions, The Seeking
As always, you can listen to all of the TetraT songs at this playlist here:
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As Portage Park Turkish Goods Store Struggles To Stay Afloat, Owners Hope For Holiday Season Boost
Home Line Decoration, also called Al-Bazzar at 4358 N. Cicero Ave., is having a close-out sale to empty its inventory before considering next steps for the business.
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Home Line Decoration, 4358 N. Cicero Ave. sells hundreds of handcrafted Turkish lamps in all different sizes, styles and colors, like these moon lamps.
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PORTAGE PARK — The husband-and-wife duo behind a colorful Far Northwest Side shop are hoping community support will help them stay in business after a tough year.
Home Line Decoration, also called Al-Bazzar, at 4358 N. Cicero Ave. sells handmade lamps, tapestries, rugs, dishware and home goods imported from Turkey. But it could close for good by the end of the year if sales don't pick up, owner Yousef Barakat said.
The owners are having a close-out sale to empty its inventory before ordering new merchandise — a test to see if the store can survive, Barakat said.
"From here to December, I want to see how is the business and how are sales going to be," Barakat said. "If I get good sales, maybe I will keep it open."
Barakat said the most recent shipment of goods cost him $12,000, with such shipments inflating because of the pandemic. He needs to make that money up in revenue for the business to survive. If not, he will consider closing, though it's not what he wants to do.
"It's a beautiful store … but it would be nicer if I could sell the merchandise," he said. "I need to support the family and [want] to keep the business."
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Home Line Decoration, 4358 N. Cicero Ave. sells hundreds of handcrafted Turkish lamps in all different sizes, styles and colors.
Barakat and his wife, Kholoud Ghaith, opened the shop in 2018. It's become known for its colorful lights.
Barakat moved to the United States from Turkey in the 90s and settled in Chicago before he and his wife, Kholoud Ghaith, went to Puerto Rico to open their own store.
But Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017, and the family lost their home and their store. They packed up what was left and returned to Chicago, where they opened Home Line Decoration.
The shop sits at the corner of Montrose and Cicero. Each of its hundreds of lamps has a unique glass mosaic design, and are all handmade in Turkey, the owner said.
"Over the decades, and during wars, this has been a tradition in Turkey," Barakat previously told Block Club. "A long time ago, they used to make these mosaic lamps during the Ottoman Empire, long before electricity, and lit them with candles."
Home Line Decoration, 4358 N. Cicero Ave. sells handmade vases imported from Turkey that range from $8-$30, depending on size.
When Home Line Decoration opened, business was good, Barakat said. They tried to sell items online but saw more in-person sales, so they stopped offering online sales, he said.
But foot traffic and sales have fallen during the pandemic, Barakat said.
Barakat hopes neighbors will shop at his store, especially for the holidays. He said his lamps are great gifts. The store also sells small stools in colorful patterns.
"These are good for the bedroom … you can sit and talk, and they're nice," he said.
Home Line Decoration, 4358 N. Cicero Ave. sells newly imported stools from Turkey that come in various designs and colors.
During the close-out sale, small lamps start at $35 and go up to $55 depending on the size, while larger lamps with multiple bulbs start at $115, down from $150.
Porcelain home goods like vases, plates and bowls start at $10 and go up to $30 depending on the size and artwork.
Barakat is grateful for finding a new home on the Northwest Side but hopes to see more people come help "keep us standing on our feet."
Home Line Decoration is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. People can call the shop at 312-539-5633 to place a lamp on hold if they see any they like from the window.


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The Caltrain Modernization Program will transform the current diesel system to an electric system. It will improve reliability, frequency and safety and increase service to more stations along the corridor. Electrification will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90%. For more information about how Caltrain is upgrading its system, visit the CalMod webpage.


Compiling this newsletter, I feel stronger than ever about the mission you all support - promoting a broad understanding of plant and animal phenology and its relationship with environmental change. Phenology affects nearly all aspects of the environment, including the abundance, distribution, and diversity of organisms, ecosystem services, food webs, and global cycles of water and carbon. The data that you collect help scientists, resource managers and the public to better understand and protect these aspects of the environment.
Just in the last two months, an article was published showing that spring is advancing in our beloved National Parks, and another article affirmed the great contributions of citizen scientists to biodiversity monitoring across the globe. Plus, we surpassed our lofty goal of 2 million records submitted to Nature's Notebook this year, meaning more science questions will be answered, more management decisions will be informed, and more people will learn about the importance of phenology.
Here at USA-NPN, we want to express our continuing commitment to the work that you all support, and our sincere appreciation to all of you dedicated Nature's Notebook observers. Each observation you make is important. Thank you for being a part of our team.
climate-related events, such as flower festivals and fall leaf-viewing.
Shady Invaders is a project created with researchers at Penn State University to explore the timing of leafing on invasive and native shrubs. Invasive shrubs are becoming increasingly common in eastern forests, and some have been found to break bud earlier and maintain leaves later than native shrubs. This can have benefits to the invasive shrubs (e.g. longer period of photosynthesis) and impacts to native flora and fauna (e.g. novel shading and competition early and late in the growing season).
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Wow! We are so impressed by all of you dedicated Nature's Notebook observers - you have already submitted over 2 million observation records this year! That means that you helped us reach our goal with nearly 2 months remaining in 2016.
Let's see how far past 2 million we can get this year. Keep those observations coming!
It's here! The first section of the Phenophase Primer is now available for download. This beautifully illustrated guide provides detailed information on how to identify each of the phenophases we ask you to observe on the Nature's Notebook datasheets.
like we do for the popular Botany Primer.
species in the face of future climate change and land development.
population structure and dispersal of young animals.
Nature's Notebook includes conifer species of three types: those having deciduous needles, those with fascicled needles (the pines), and evergreen conifers having single or clustered needles that are not like a pine's needles and are not deciduous. We take a quick look at the phenophases that Nature's Notebook observes within their annual cycle: the seasonal progression of new needles, male pollen cones, and female seed cones.
We covered a lot of topics this year in our Nature's Notebook Nuggets series, including tips for recording initial growth, how to know when a phenophase begins and ends, and the reason you might want to observe more than one individual of each species. You can find all these Nuggets and more on our website and brush up on your Nature's Notebook knowledge.
Our Education Coordinator, LoriAnne Barnett, recently teamed up with Park Ranger colleagues from the Army Corps of Engineers at the 2016 National Association for Interpretation Conference for a presentation on the importance of citizen science in gathering critical data for research and management.
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Are there particular areas in Nature's Notebook where you feel you need further instruction? Let us know! Give us your ideas for future instructional videos, text guides, or webinars that would help you to become a better Nature's Notebook observer. You can help guide the resources we develop next year.


The story concerns the fortunes of the Keller and Deever families. During the war, Joe Keller and Steve Deever ran a machine shop which made aeroplane parts. Deever was sent to prison because the firm turned out defective parts, causing the deaths of many men. Keller, however, went free and made a lot of money. The twin shadows of this catastrophe and the fact that the young Keller son was reported missing during the war dominate the action.


The 35th International Geological Congress (IGC) took place 27 Aug – 4 Sep 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa. Abstracts of the scientific program are available online on the American Geological Institute (AGI) website. Other information about the IGC, including field trip descriptions and reports is available on the main conference website.
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Justia Patents Emmanuel Hubert Demont Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications
Patents by Inventor Emmanuel Hubert Demont
Emmanuel Hubert Demont has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Pyrazole Derivatives as P2X7 Modulators
Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: The pyrazole derivatives of formula (I) or salts thereof modulate P2X7 receptor function and are capable of antagonizing the effects of ATP at the P2X7 receptor (P2X7 receptor antagonists). The invention also relates to the use of such compounds or salts, or pharmaceutical compositions thereof, in the treatment or prevention of disorders/diseases mediated by the P2X7 receptor, for example pain, inflammation or a neurodegenerative disease.
Inventors: Paul John Beswick, Laura Jane Chambers, Iain Patrick Chessell, David John Davies, Emmanuel Hubert Demont, Robert James Gleave, David George Hubert Livermore, Pamela Joan Theobald, Mythily Vimal, Daryl Simon Walter
OXADIAZOLE DERIVATIVES ACTIVE ON SPHINGOSINE-1-PHOSPHATE (SIP)
Abstract: The present invention relates to novel oxadiazole derivatives having pharmacological activity, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of various disorders.
Inventors: Emmanuel Hubert Demont, Jag Paul Heer, John Skidmore, Ian David Wall, Jason Witherington, Thomas Daniel Heightman, David Nigel Hurst, Christopher Norbert Johnson
N-(Phenylmethyl)-2-(1H-Pyrazol-4-yl) Acetamide Derivatives as P2X7 Antagonists for the Treatment of Pain, Inflammation and Neurodegeneration
Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pyrazole derivatives of formula (I) which bind to the P2X7 receptor and are capable of interfering with the effects of ATP at the P2X7 receptor: and the use of such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions thereof in the treatment of disorders mediated by the P2X7 receptor, for example pain, inflammation and neurodegeneration.
Inventors: Paul John Beswick, Laura J. Chambers, David John Davies, David Kenneth Dean, Emmanuel Hubert Demont, Susan Roomans, Daryl Simon Walter
Derivatives of Imidazo [1,2-A] Pyridine Useful as Medicaments For Treating Gastrointestinal Diseases
Abstract: Disclosed are imidazopyridine compounds having the formula:
Inventors: Mark James Bamford, Emmanuel Hubert Demont, Richard Leonard Elliott, Gerard Martin Paul Giblin, Antoinette Naylor, Terence Aaron Panchal, Jason Witherington


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Birth of Brigadier General Thomas Alfred Smyth
Thomas Alfred Smyth, brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, is born in Ballyhooly, County Cork on December 25, 1832. He is the last Union general killed in the war. In March 1867, he is nominated and confirmed a brevet major general of volunteers posthumously to rank from April 7, 1865.
Smyth works on his father's farm in Ireland as a youth. He emigrates to the United States in 1854, settling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He participates in William Walker's expedition to Nicaragua. He is employed as a wood carver and coach and carriage maker. In 1858, he moves to Wilmington, Delaware.
In 1861 Smyth enlists in the Union army in an Irish American three-months regiment, the 24th Pennsylvania, and is quickly made a captain. He is later commissioned as a major of the 1st Delaware Infantry, a three-years regiment. He serves at the battles of Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg, following which he is promoted to lieutenant colonel and then to colonel. During the Gettysburg campaign, he commands the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division of the II Corps. During the Battle of Gettysburg, his men help defend Cemetery Ridge and advance to the area of the Bliss farm to oust enemy sharpshooters. He is wounded on the third day of the battle and relinquishes command briefly.
Smyth retains brigade command during the reorganization of II Corps before Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign. He leads the second brigade of the first division from March 25 to May 17, 1864. When Colonel Samuel S. Carroll is wounded, Smyth is transferred to his command, the third brigade of second division, the Gibraltar Brigade. In October 1864, he is promoted to brigadier general during the Siege of Petersburg. He retains command of his brigade throughout the siege.
Between July 31, 1864 and August 22, 1864 and between December 23, 1864 and February 25, 1865, Smyth commands the 2nd division of the corps. In April 1865 near Farmville, Virginia, he is shot through the mouth by a sniper, with the bullet shattering his cervical vertebra and paralyzing him. He dies two days later at Burke's Tavern, concurrent with the surrender of Robert E. Lee and his Confederate States Army at Appomattox Court House.
On March 18, 1867, President Andrew Johnson nominates Smyth for posthumous appointment to the grade of brevet major general of volunteers to rank from April 7, 1865, the date he was mortally wounded, and the United States Senate confirms the appointment on March 26, 1867. He is the last Union general killed or mortally wounded during the war, and is buried in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Death of Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress
Charles Thomson, Irish-born Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress (1774–1789) throughout its existence, dies in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, on August 16, 1824.
Thomson is born in Gorteade townland, Maghera parish, County Londonderry, to Scots-Irish parents. After the death of his mother in 1739, his father emigrates to the British colonies in America with Charles and his brothers. His father dies at sea and the penniless boys are separated in America. Charles is cared for by a blacksmith in New Castle, Delaware, and is educated in New London Township, Pennsylvania. In 1750 he becomes a tutor in Latin at the Philadelphia Academy.
During the French and Indian War, Thomson is an opponent of the Pennsylvania proprietors' American Indian policies. He serves as secretary at the Treaty of Easton (1758), and writes An Enquiry into the Causes of the Alienation of the Delaware and Shawanese Indians from the British Interest (1759), which blames the war on the proprietors. He is allied with Benjamin Franklin, the leader of the anti-proprietary party, but the two men part politically during the Stamp Act crisis in 1765. Thomson becomes a leader of Philadelphia's Sons of Liberty. He is married to the sister of Benjamin Harrison V, another signer, as delegate, of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomson is a leader in the revolutionary crisis of the early 1770s. John Adams calls him the "Samuel Adams of Philadelphia." Thomson serves as the secretary of the Continental Congress through its entirety. Through those 15 years, the Congress sees many delegates come and go, but Thomson's dedication to recording the debates and decisions provides continuity. Along with John Hancock, president of the Congress, Thomson's name (as secretary) appears on the first published version of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776.
Thomson's role as secretary to Congress is not limited to clerical duties. Thomson is also noted for designing, with William Barton, the Great Seal of the United States. The Great Seal plays a prominent role in the January 14, 1784 ratification of the Treaty of Paris. Britain's representatives in Paris initially dispute the placement of the Great Seal and Congressional President Thomas Mifflin's signature, until mollified by Benjamin Franklin.
But Thomson's service is not without its critics. James Searle, a close friend of John Adams, and a delegate, begins a cane fight on the floor of Congress against Thomson over a claim that he is misquoted in the "Minutes" that results in both men being slashed in the face. Such brawls on the floor are not uncommon, and many of them are promoted by argument over Thomson's recordings. Political disagreements prevent Thomson from getting a position in the new government created by the United States Constitution. Thomson resigns as secretary of Congress in July 1789 and hands over the Great Seal, bringing an end to the Continental Congress.
Thomson spends his final years at Harriton House in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania working on a translation of the Bible. He also publishes a synopsis of the four evangelists in 1815. In retirement, Thomson also pursues his interests in agricultural science and beekeeping. According to Thomas Jefferson, writing to John Adams, Thomson becomes senile in his old age, unable to recognize members of his own household.
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Birth of Commodore Thomas Macdonough
Commodore Thomas Macdonough, American naval officer noted for his roles in the first Barbary War and the War of 1812, whose family is from Dublin, is born on December 31, 1783, in the New Castle County, Delaware town then known as "The Trap," but now renamed McDonough in his honor.
Before joining the U.S. Navy, Macdonough, for unknown reasons, changes the spelling of his last name from "McDonough" to "Macdonough." He joins the Navy in 1800 as a midshipman and spends the first years of his naval career fighting pirates, including the famous Barbary pirates operating out of Tripoli. When the War of 1812 breaks out, Macdonough, then a lieutenant, is made the commander of all the Navy's forces on Lake Champlain, an extremely important post due to the threat of British invasion from Canada. The opposing sides build their fleets on the Lake through most of 1813.
In August of that year, British General Sir George Prévost begins his invasion from Canada. Moving along the western edge of Lake Champlain, he hopes to use the guns of his fleet to help cover his advance. The British army outnumbers the Americans better than two to one, but Prévost needs to use the Lake to supply his army, thus the fleet of Thomas Macdonough becomes a prime target of the British fleet on Lake Champlain.
The two fleets are fairly evenly matched, but the guns of the British ships have an advantage in range. Macdonough comes up with a brilliant plan to negate this advantage. He anchors inside Plattsburgh Bay in such a manner that the British can not fire at them from long range and have to come around Cumberland Head and approach them head on, presenting their bows to the American guns. From there it becomes a close-range slugging match, more to the liking of the Americans.
On board his flagship, the USS Saratoga, Macdonough fires the first shot, hitting the HMS Confiance, the flagship of Captain George Downie, commander of the British fleet. Macdonough continues to work the gun through the fierce 2 ½-hour battle. Twice his men are sure he has been killed as he is knocked out and lay on the deck. But twice he rises and returns to action. Finally, with Captain Downie dead, and their ships devastated, the largest ships of the British fleet strike their colors, and their gunboats run for home.
On land, General Prévost has engaged the American land forces as the British fleet attacks. When it becomes apparent the American fleet is victorious, Prévost knows that further movement south is futile. He breaks off the attack and retreats toward Canada. Thomas Macdonough's fleet has ended the British invasion. It is one of the greatest victories in the history of the U.S. Navy.
For his enormous contribution to the momentous victory, the United States Congress has a medal struck in Macdonough's honor, and New York and Vermont present him with huge tracks of land. He continues his Navy career after the war.
On November 10, 1825, Macdonough dies of consumption aboard ship while commanding the USS Constitution as it is passing Gibraltar. His body is returned to the United States and is buried in Middletown, Connecticut. He is laid to rest alongside his wife Ann Shaler, a lady of a prominent family in Middletown, she having died just a few months earlier.
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Birth of Charles Thomson, American Revolution Patriot
Charles Thomson, Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress (1774–1789) throughout its existence, is born in Gorteade townland, Maghera parish, County Derry, on November 29, 1729.
After the death of his mother in 1739, Thomson's father emigrates to the British colonies in America with Charles and two or three brothers. The father dies at sea, and the penniless boys are separated in America. Charles is cared for by a blacksmith in New Castle, Delaware, and is educated in New London, Pennsylvania. In 1750 he becomes a tutor in Latin at the Philadelphia Academy.
During the French and Indian War, Thomson is an opponent of the Pennsylvania proprietors' American Indian policies. He serves as secretary at the Treaty of Easton (1758), and writes An Enquiry into the Causes of the Alienation of the Delaware and Shawanese Indians from the British Interest (1759), which blames the war on the proprietors. He is allied with Benjamin Franklin, the leader of the anti-proprietary party, but the two men part politically during the Stamp Act crisis in 1765. Thomson becomes a leader of Philadelphia's Sons of Liberty. He is married to the sister of Benjamin Harrison V, another signer, as delegate, of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomson is a leader in the revolutionary crisis of the early 1770s. John Adams calls him the "Samuel Adams of Philadelphia." Thomson serves as the secretary of the Continental Congress through its entirety. Through those 15 years, the Congress sees many delegates come and go, but Thomson's dedication to recording the debates and decisions provides continuity. Along with John Hancock, president of the Congress, Thomson's name appears on the first published version of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776.
Thomson's role as secretary to Congress is not limited to clerical duties. According to biographer Boyd Schlenther, Thomson "took a direct role in the conduct of foreign affairs." Fred S. Rolater has suggested that Charles Thomson was essentially the "Prime Minister of the United States." Thomson is also noted for designing, with William Barton, the Great Seal of the United States. The Great Seal plays a prominent role in the January 14, 1784 ratification of the Treaty of Paris. Britain's representatives in Paris initially dispute the placement of the Great Seal and Congressional President Thomas Mifflin's signature, until mollified by Benjamin Franklin.
But Thomson's service is not without its critics. James Searle, a close friend of John Adams, and a delegate, begins a cane fight on the floor of Congress against Thomson over a claim that he was misquoted in the "Minutes" that results in both men being slashed in the face. Such brawls on the floor are not uncommon, and many of them are promoted by argument over Thomson's recordings. Political disagreements prevent Thomson from getting a position in the new government created by the United States Constitution. Thomson resigns as secretary of Congress in July 1789 and hands over the Great Seal, bringing an end to the Continental Congress.
Thomson spends his final years at Harriton House in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, working on a translation of the Bible. He also publishes a synopsis of the four evangelists in 1815. In retirement, Thomson also pursues his interests in agricultural science and beekeeping. Charles Thomson dies on August 16, 1824, in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. He is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.
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Jolly Roger patrons face drug charges - by Barbados Today March 29, 2017
Three people who went to a Jolly Roger cruise on Sunday appeared in a Bridgetown court Monday and pleaded guilty to separate cannabis charges.
When Rashida Akilah Gilkes of 1st Avenue, #8 South Lowlands Drive, Friendship Terrace, St Michael went before the No. 2 District 'A' Magistrates' Court, she admitted to having the illegal drug in the country's territorial waters.
Gilkes, who was onboard a sunrise cruise, was seen smoking what appeared to be a cigarette on the upper deck of the vessel. She was approached by security who informed her that smoking was prohibited and asked whether she had any other substance in her possession. The 24-year-old handed over a plastic bag containing four Ziploc bags with 10 greaseproof wrappings. The quantity of vegetable matter weighed four grammes and had an estimated street value of $50.
Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant ordered that Gilkes pay the court $1,500 in costs which she must pay in one month time or face an alternative of three months in prison.
If Gilkes settles the total amount by May 2, her criminal record will be kept clean, as she was not previously known to the law courts.
Sheldon Adolphus Howell, 39, a resident of Venture #3, St John who is known to the court, was fined $1,500 for having cannabis in his possession.
He was about to embark the vessel to attend a 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. cruise when he was caught with the drugs.
While performing a routine check of the patron, security felt a bulge in his groin area. He was asked what it was and admitted that it was cannabis, and removed a clear plastic containing a loose quantity of vegetable matter suspected to be cannabis and four cigarettes, weighing four grammes.
The magistrate gave Howell six weeks to pay the fine, with an alternative of six months in jail. He returns to court on May 8 to show proof of payment.
Kamal Kimami Nurse, 31, also of Venture #3, St John, has six weeks to pay his $1,000 fine for possession of cannabis.
If he fails to pay the amount by May 8, he will spend three months in jail.
Nurse was also caught during routine searches carried out by Jolly Roger security personnel. He had a transparent plastic bag in his groin area containing four cigarettes. The drugs weighed two grammes.
30 Replies to "Jolly Roger patrons face drug charges"
Anne Ince says:
jrsmith says:
Whats is wrong with our people are we that lost ,that you cannot sustain yourselves without trying to get high on drugs , this is where we are at , so sad…………………………………………
The Negrocrat says:
So wunna feeling people groins now.
While I don't condone breaking the law, I see a court case coming from this groin searching.
The Elephant says:
When will these young black people learn that some if not all Blanco businesses hate their patronage but money makes the world go around and from the looks of it three of them could have hosted their own cruises with the amount they now have to pay the courts. Go back to dry land and let them suck sea salt.
Barbados is corruption on a platter, a rock full of sanctimonious trolls, so sad…
@The elephant – well said, but the ingrance is high for any change. They want to give all their money to them too. Nothing but separation among this once great nation, and not much can see it. This people is willing to give their heart and sole and money just to want to belong. Well I can tell you I am a different breed. And you can start with a top down approach to the nonsense among this people.
Carlile Norville says:
when ya black, & in got much money, & ya in know na body in High places , ya own people gan lock ya up bagan white boys, & girls does smoke pot, weed & use All kind of drugs .I never see one of them in Court, pun de t.v. or nothing like that, but de poor blacks always getting Lock up & fined ( White People Slave Masters Rule this Land of Barbados.
@Charlie N – You have nailed it to the proverbial cross. BUT YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A PEOPLE ROBBED AND SPOILT. They have been robbed of IDENTITY, NAME, NATIONALITY, CULTURE AND LASTLY THEIR GOD. Yes their god!!!!!!!! We are the only race of people who worships a god that looks like our oppressor. Look at chinese, hindu, muslim, etc to see what I mean. NO NATION OF PEOPLE CAN THRIVE and become great AMONG THEIR OPPRE$$OR.
weed(Mary Jane) when use in small portions, can be enjoyable e.g. after inhaling for about 9 sec ,and releasing doing this twice your
hearing ability & taste, becomes very enhanced, if studying your focus becomes intensified, you are more relax but very alert( when you smoke to much to long, in the long run you will end up as i have seen, in a the a mental Hospital, so there are benefites &
consequences ,the choice it left up to the individual
Greg Albert says:
So why the jamaican men who recently got charged and had their stomachs flushed who had a greater amount were fined such a small amount for the quantities they had which excided what our own had look like they stood a better chance at having imported
@, Carlile ,N, hail ,hail, your (8.10 ) , right on the button, couldn't have said it better , this is where we are at with the 1% who control and rule our country, assisted by our politicians………
On your (8.29) the last 3 lines thats the killer…………
jrsmith – well said, you will need a FULL SEPARATION to get anywhere, believe it or not. And I know this is not for you but I will still say it. This is why GOD gave each race their own lands, and before you say AFRICA, 1. that place is not our home land and number 2. THEM controlling in Africa too.
jrmith – this is why our people will keep jumping like flees from BBBBBBB to DDDDDDD and still no REAL STEPS taken. Just waiting for THEIR businesses and hotels to open to get a job making beds etc. And being contented.
The problem with the "poor black boy or girl", as they are call, is that they are poor, black and stupid. You see, they always want to get attention and be notice, and they feel the only way to a chief such is to be ignorant. You would never see a white boy or girl or even an upper class black boy or girl display that sort of ignorance in public.
This comment was uncalled for. I am what you would call a ' poor black child', and I for sure do not think the only way to be a 'cheif', as you called it, is to be ignorant. Stop the generalization please.
sadinusa says:
so should i rethink my visit to Barbados? i am a working class white woman from the US who enjoys warm weather and beautiful beaches. But if the people of your country feel this way about white people i think i should choose someplace where i am welcome. I loved Barbados so much that i was planning my fifth visit in 15 months. I am very sad to learn how racist her people are. So many of the articles i have read in this online paper are followed up by comments that refer to skin color and nationality. But yet i read of guns and violence committed by your people against your people. Yet somehow you blame white people for everything. And you're supposed to be a country made up of mostly Christians? your trash talk doesnt sound very Christian like to me. Maybe your troubles are of your own making. Take a look at yourselves. stop playing the race card and the blame game.
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FM2000 (lang: FM kaksituhatta) ist eine finnische Metal- und Punk-Band aus Pieksämäki, die 1999 gegründet wurde.

Geschichte
FM2000 wurde 1999 von Sebü, Rota und Kosmo gegründet. Die ersten zehn Jahre ihres Bestehens brachten sie zahlreiche selbstfinanzierte Alben und Demos heraus. Dann erhielten sie im Februar 2009 bei der Helsinki Metal Expo den Finnish Metal Award in der Kategorie "Beste Demoband", was ihnen umgehend einen Plattenvertrag bei Sakara Records, dem Label von Mokoma, einbrachte. Am 4. März 2009 veröffentlichten sie dort ihr Debütalbum Meibi bus home?, das auf Platz 28 der finnischen Albencharts einstieg. Es erhielt durchwegs gute Kritiken in den finnischen Medien, wo der Band eine "Verwandtschaft im Geiste" mit System of a Down zugeschrieben wurde. Im Oktober 2009 erschien die EP Yes, Sir!, die Platz 9 in den Charts erreichte.

Im Februar 2010 erhielten sie erneut einen Finnisch Metal Award, dieses Mal in der Kategorie "Beste Newcomer".

Diskografie

Demos und Promos
 2000: Fm2000
 2000: Round Cube
 2000: Joseph's Seven Faces
 2001: Multaa

Alben
 2003: Routanyrkki
 2004: Volovo
 2006: Go Russia (Kompilation)
 2006: Moskovan pasuunat
 2009: Meibi bus home?
 2010: Opium grilli
 2014: Carina II

EPs
 2002: Ruumisvasara
 2005: 76100 Pieksämäki
 2009: Yes, Sir! (Sakara Records)

Weblinks

 Offizielle Website (finnisch)
 Bericht im Savon Sanomat (finnisch)

Einzelnachweise

Metal-Band
Punkband
Finnische Band

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In the first decades of the twenty-first century, C. Wright Mills has re-emerged as an inspiring figure for new generations of sociologists (see for instance, Gane 2011; Back and Gane 2012; Kerr 2008). In this chapter I argue that as a critical commentator on the rise of new forms of bureaucratized social science at its inception, he presented a set of critical resources which offer renewed appeal and insight at the moment that the nature of social science is once again being rethought in the context of digitalization and the proliferation of social data. I argue that Mills's fundamental concerns to relate history to sociology, to link the individual and social change, although laudable general aims which are widely shared by theorists of different hues, proved difficult to redeem in practice at the time he was writing because the methodological developments of the time were pushing firmly to separate out these different dimensions. His own defence of the intellectual craft of sociology might also seem to fly in the face of modern, scientific developments which attracted many sociologists of the 1950s and 1960s. However, I provocatively argue that Mills's moment may be re-emerging. New developments in research methods, and new types of 'mixed methods,' offer the potential for finding more practical ways of linking the individual and society. I also explore how these methods themselves draw on intellectual resources close to Mills's heart, notably concerns with pragmatism, and cross-fertilize with new currents of research in social stratification.


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«Эвита» () — американский музыкально-драматический фильм 1996 года, сюжет которого основан на одноимённом мюзикле Тима Райса и Эндрю Ллойда Уэббера, рассказывающем биографию , Эве Перон. Режиссёром картины выступил Алан Паркер; сценарий был написан Паркером в сотрудничестве с Оливером Стоуном. Главные роли исполнили Мадонна, Антонио Бандерас и Джонатан Прайс. Райс и Уэббер написали музыку к фильму, а Дариус Хонджи отвечал за операторскую работу.  выступил в качестве хореографа картины, а  занимался монтажом.  создала костюмы для «Эвиты» и  был художником-декоратором.

Фильм вышел в широкий прокат 25 декабря 1996 года. Мировые кассовые сборы составили 141 миллион долларов (что эквивалентно 220 миллионам долларов в 2017 году) при бюджете в 56 миллионов долларов (что эквивалентно равно 87 миллионам долларов в 2017 году). На сайте Rotten Tomatoes'' картина имеет рейтинг одобрения критиков 62%, основанный на 37 полученных рецензиях. Фильм «Эвита» завоевал несколько наград и номинаций на различных кинопремиях; особое признание получили Мадонна, Паркер, Райс, Уэббер и композиция из картины, «You Must Love Me».

На 69-й церемонии вручения «Оскар» фильм «Эвита» был представлен в пяти категориях, из которых одержал победу только в одной — «Лучшая песня к фильму» за композицию «You Must Love Me» (авторы музыки и слов: Райс и Уэббер). Трек также победил в номинации «Лучшая песня» на 54-й церемонии вручения «Золотого глобуса», а сама картина была представлена в четырёх категориях, из которых одержала победу в «Лучший фильм — комедия или мюзикл» (Паркер и ) и «Лучшая женская роль — комедия или мюзикл» (Мадонна). Мадонна также установила мировой рекорд Гиннесса в категории «Наибольшее количество смен костюмов». За весь фильм актриса сменила 85 костюмов, включая 39 шляп, 45 пар обуви, 56 пар серёг и 42 стиля причёсок. На 50-й церемонии вручения BAFTA «Эвита» получила восемь номинаций, но не выиграла ни в одной из них. За режиссуру картины Паркер был награждён Серебряной европейской лентой, вручаемой на ежегодной премии «Серебряная лента». В 1996 году Национальный совет кинокритиков США поместил «Эвиту» на четвёртую позицию в списке «Десять лучших фильмов года». Лента также получила награду «Лучший фильм» на 1-й церемонии вручения премии «Спутник».

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Motorcyclist killed in Corning, State Police investigating
by: George Stockburger
New York State Police in Painted Post are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash on I-86 in Corning.
The accident occurred Sunday night around 8:00 p.m. between Exits 45 and 46 on the westbound side.
State Police would not confirm the identity of the victim.
Sunday night's crash comes days after seven people were killed in New Hampshire during a motorcycle ride.
Jeremy Taylor, a correctional officer in Elmira and a former member of the Elmira Heights Fire Department, was killed in June while riding a motorcycle in Tioga County, New York.
Nearly 5,200 motorcyclists were killed while riding in 2017, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Board.
18 News will have more on this developing story as information becomes available.


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Technological Mediation, typically revolves around new inventions, products or services. New or updated technological products and services, are constantly being released. Be it the latest iPhone, car or vacuum cleaner.
As credit and disposable incomes are readily available more than ever before, consumers are buying more and more. Therefore, every sector ranging from cosmetics to automobiles are competing in the global race to bring new products, the latest – to market. With advertising budgets increasing, social media tracking our every buying move. Individuals are wanting their new goodies first, regardless of whether they need them.
With global giants, partnering with businesses across the world to bring this technology to our hands constantly, disputes are inevitable.
Generally, the disputes under technological mediation concern;
Contracts, breach of contract, defective goods, late or none delivery of goods, raw materials, labour, specific performance, economic loss
Franchise agreements, company, director, shareholder, partnership & joint venture disputes
Intellectual property disputes, to include stolen ideas
Our mediators can assist and help organisations and individuals resolve their technological disputes immediately. Saving thousands in years of litigation and legal fees. Avoiding jurisdictional barriers, wasted time and energy, which can be used to expand existing products and or develop further products.
Examples of recently mediated cases which have settled include;
A global household name, designed and marketed a washing machine which saved the consumer 4.5% electricity. Saved 6% water and washed clothes 5% more effectively than the leading market equivalent.
Although the cost of the new machine was slightly more than previous models. As well as the competition's latest model, its efficiency savings, would be massive and quick return on investment. After all it was the technology that the consumer was purchasing.
Low and behold, their claims were completely true. Sales went through the roof; the company was struggling to keep up with demand. Backorder's piled up. They could not manufacture them fast enough.
A competitor claimed that the technology used to create this new fantastic machine was in fact their idea. They were able to evidence this also. It was alleged that although the tech used was slightly different, it was based on their years of research, and product development, which they were just finalising.
In essence their claim was they owned the intellectual property for the technology, and a claim was brought for just over £59 million. Based on the sales of the product globally, as well as economic loss and damage to reputation.
The matter was listed in the High Court, with legal fees mounting, the parties entered into mediation. After a 3-day mediation, several private and joint meetings, listening to the leading engineering experts for both companies.
It was clear that although the design was very similar, it had actually been developed by a third-party consultancy firm. It was then sold, to both of these competitors at different times, but each version had been slightly altered. Therefore, the years of research, product development was not exactly correct as had been claimed.
The consultancy firm contested the foul play, stating what they had sold was two different pieces of technology, and they were in fact unique. They also relied on the terms of sale, the contract, and particular clauses which were slightly onerous, but if upheld by a court, would clear them of any wrong doing.
As both of the organisations had QC's as counsel, the consultancy a leading barrister, who also was a Judge from their country, it was quite clear that the law could easily be interpreted in several ways. The litigation risk, legal fees the loosing party would have to pay was beyond scary.
A confidential agreement was drawn up between the three, simply because it made more sense to cut a commercial deal, which was in all their interests then take the gamble in the High Court!
Although both organisations were global giants. Having to pay a costs order in the millions, would not bankrupt either of them. But it would severely impact them, putting thousands of jobs at risk. Not to mention damage to reputation and future sales.
Technological mediation settles
It was finally and reluctantly intimated / agreed that the £59 million claim was ambitious and over inflated. Realistically it was not more than £40 million. The consultancy firm reimbursed each company 35% each, for the cost of the technology that they sold to each. The company paid £10 million to the competitor. They also agreed on a lucrative deal, going forward – a partnership in manufacturing the back orders, a deal which was in the millions. The competitor also agreed not to develop their version of the machine any further.


Following on from the success of our first Startup Job Fair in December 2014, Garage Society and WHUB are excited to announce the second HK Startup Job Fair, taking place at Garage Society, 299 Queens Road Central.
A great opportunity to meet with international tech companies as well as up and coming startups in Hong Kong! Come talk to companies about hiring and find out more about what it takes to work in the startup world.


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Local artist Joe Pagac travels the nation and paints murals
Published Mar 27, 2017 6:00am
By Victoria Hudson
Wet paint brushes lie on the floor next to sketches that inspired the canvas above them. Local artist Joe Pagac stands focused as he adds to his nearly blank canvas of a sugar skull he is recreating for a client. With each stroke of his brush, the painting comes alive and the bright colors beam off the portrait.
"I really like doing figurative paintings and people dressed up in weird, surreal costumes," Pagac said. "But the nature of being an artist has forced me to paint what other people want a lot of the time, but I really use that as a chance to learn about different styles and expand my own skill sets."
Pagac has always been an artist, but his drive to pursue art as a profession took place in a UA Drawing 101 class. His art teacher was so impressed with his work that she told him he should strive for a career as an artist. He then switched his major and his journey into the art scene began.
Pagac's art career has given him a number of opportunities to travel the world. He has traveled to places like Europe and Asia to paint and get inspired artistically.
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In the last couple of years, he has painted artwork for the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, MGM Grand and Buffalo Exchange in Las Vegas, and Los Angeles International Airport.
Based in Tucson, Pagac has murals distributed all around the Downtown area. He is most known for his mural on the side of the Rialto Theatre. He has smaller pieces inside of Maynards Market and Kitchen, Hotel Congress and other murals around the city.
"I like to paint big because it's active," Pagac said. "I'm a very social person so it's nice to be out, moving around, and when I'm doing murals I'm in a different place every week and meeting new people."
Pagac also specializes in canvas work. Most of his canvas work consists of people dressed up in costume or recreations of photos he has taken from traveling.
He recently painted a series of canvas work from a 40-day bike trip he took with his fiancé in the fall. He traveled to Southeast Asia for a year and did a series of portraits in gold metallic paint of the native people.
House paint is Pagac's preferred type of paint. He swears it works the exact same as other high-end paint but is a fraction of the cost.
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He started this money-saving technique years ago and will continue to use it as his career goes on.
He recently participated in a live painting event at the Rialto Theatre where he painted canvases by mixing silicon and glitter. Each piece got auctioned off for charity and helped the cause.
Examples of his work, including murals, canvas work and fabrication work, can be found on Pagac's website at www.joepagac.net.
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'A fundamental assault on women's rights': Maine politicians react to US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade
Gov. Mills vows to protect abortion rights, while U.S. Sen. Susan Collins predicts the ruling will further divide the country.
by Rose Lundy | June 24, 2022
Protestors gathered May 3 in Portland to show their opposition to the leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. Photo by Rose Lundy.
Gov. Janet Mills Friday pledged to use her power to protect the right to safe and legal abortion in Maine in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
"In Maine, I will defend the right to reproductive health care with everything I have, and I pledge to the people of Maine that, so long as I am Governor, my veto pen will stand in the way of any effort to undermine, rollback, or outright eliminate the right to safe and legal abortion in Maine," Mills, a Democrat, said in a statement after the ruling Friday.
"Today has been hard … but right here, right now is just the beginning. Not the end," @GovJanetMills told the crowd. She urged them to vote for pro-abortion candidates in the fall. pic.twitter.com/CtF4ePuB8g
— Rose Lundy (@RoseLundyyy) June 24, 2022
Mills' Republican opponent in the November election, former Gov. Paul LePage, issued a statement when a draft of the abortion decision leaked several weeks ago. In it, he said he has a "proven history of supporting Life" but did not take a specific position on overturning Roe.
The U.S. Supreme Court Friday morning voted to overturn a nearly 50-year-old ruling that established the right to an abortion. The decision will allow many conservative states to sharply restrict abortion, but leave others, including Maine, to permit the procedure.
"Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have enflamed debate and deepened division," Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote, according to The Washington Post. "It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people's elected representatives."
All three of former President Donald Trump's nominees to the court voted in the majority.
Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, voted for justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, both of whom were in the majority. Collins' vote for Kavanaugh was especially crucial. He was confirmed 50-48.
In a statement Friday afternoon, Collins said the ruling "is a sudden and radical jolt to the country that will lead to political chaos, anger, and a further loss of confidence in our government."
She added that "This decision is inconsistent with what Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh said in their testimony and their meetings with me, where they both were insistent on the importance of supporting long-standing precedents that the country has relied upon."
A lengthy June 2 article in the Washington Post opinion section noted that Collins made a "spectacular bet" when she said she believed Kavanaugh's reported assurance that the Roe v. Wade decision was settled law. The Post pointed out Collins supported Gorsuch, who said judicial precedent as "the anchor of the law.''
After the decision leaked, Collins drew intense scrutiny. She suggested Gorsuch and Kavanaugh indicated during the confirmation process that they would not overturn the historic abortion decision.
"If this leaked draft opinion is the final decision and this reporting is accurate, it would be completely inconsistent with what Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh said in their hearings and in our meetings in my office,'' she said in a statement when the draft decision leaked.
Sen. Angus King, an Independent, said Friday that the court's decision laid "terrifying groundwork" to undo other civil rights.
"Today's decision to overturn nearly half a century of precedent upon precedent is a dangerous, blatantly political ruling that will rob millions of women the fundamental right to make decisions about their own health, safety, and lives," King said in a statement.
Members of the Maine state government and the state's Congressional Delegation have been reacting to the decision.
Governor Janet Mills
"This decision is a fundamental assault on women's rights and on reproductive freedom that will do nothing to stop abortion. In fact, it will only make abortion less safe and jeopardize the lives of women across the nation. In Maine, I will defend the right to reproductive health care with everything I have, and I pledge to the people of Maine that, so long as I am Governor, my veto pen will stand in the way of any effort to undermine, rollback, or outright eliminate the right to safe and legal abortion in Maine."
Former Gov. Paul LePage (earlier statement)
"Maine state law already prohibits abortion after viability and our laws should keep pace with modern, medical technology. Late term abortions are extremely disturbing to most Maine people. The case before the U.S. Supreme Court is on state prohibitions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
"Governors receive Legislation on their desk from locally elected State Representatives and State Senators. In Maine, our local officials listen to the people. As Governor I have a proven history of supporting Life, including helping our most vulnerable women and children facing domestic abuse to our vulnerable senior citizens."
U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree in a social media video address:
"Women and families and people around this country are terrified. We have seen some of the most extreme language in legislation being passed in states around the country. Things that go far beyond anything that the American public would ever accept.
"We are a country that believes in a woman's right to choose. I'm really proud I come from a state where I was part of the state legislature back in 1993 when we codified Roe v. Wade and put that into our law and we have a very strong governor and a legislature right now that's going to protect that.
"But we need federal law. We need federal passage of legislation that will protect everyone. And frankly, we need a Supreme Court that will protect our rights. I was really proud to stand up for the Women's Protection Act. Every Republican voted against it. But those are the kinds of laws that we need to make sure that whatever state you live in, your rights will be protected."
U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree written statement:
"Today's catastrophic ruling is the culmination of a decades-long effort by Republican extremists to install anti-choice justices on a High Court that routinely overrules Congress and the public's will with impunity. Enabled by Senate Republicans, this shamefully partisan Supreme Court has decided against the more than 70% of Americans who want Roe v. Wade upheld.
"Government control of reproduction is downright totalitarian. It is never in the best interest of society for politicians to decide when a person must give birth. Today's ruling is rooted in ideological zealotry, not the common good. As a direct result of this decision, women will now be jailed for seeking abortion care while others will die because of pregnancy complications and unsafe self-abortion treatments.
"Adding insult to injury, Justice Alito and his colleagues in the majority have demonstrated a crushing ignorance about the historical rights of women under our Constitution – women were unenfranchised and regarded as property when our nation was founded. We should not strive to return to that dark era. Six radical justices, appointed by Presidents who lost the popular vote, have destroyed nearly 50 years of established legal precedent upon which tens of millions of people in this country have relied. In Roe's place, the justices' personal beliefs will impose unimaginable suffering for women and families across the country and worsen America's already abysmal generational poverty crisis."
U.S. Senator Angus King:
"Today's decision to overturn nearly half a century of precedent upon precedent is a dangerous, blatantly political ruling that will rob millions of women the fundamental right to make decisions about their own health, safety, and lives. The right to a safe, legal abortion has been reaffirmed by the Court time and time again – but this new majority has decided to overwrite longstanding precedent to impose their own personal and religious views on women across the country. This ruling goes against the wishes of the majority of Americans, and lays a terrifying groundwork for this Court to unravel many other hard-earned civil rights in the years ahead.
"This decision is deeply infuriating, but it is unfortunately not a surprise. Beyond being telegraphed in the leaked decision earlier this year, this decision firmly aligns with the clear, decades-long conservative campaign to fill our nation's court system with ideologically-driven judges who would vote to end abortion access. This goal was made explicit by former President Donald Trump, who promised to only appoint judges who would overturn Roe. This promise, along with each nominee's clear hostility towards a woman's right to choose, were among the main reasons that I voted against Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. For all the fear-mongering about so-called 'judicial activism' by some conservative lawmakers, their chosen judges clearly do not hesitate to overturn precedent, override popular sentiment, and overreach beyond the Court's historic incremental approach.
"The impacts of this ruling will reverberate in communities throughout America – but fortunately, Maine women will not be denied this basic right thanks to protections in our state constitution and the leadership of Governor Mills. However, this does not change the fact that far too many across the country will not be so lucky, and will be penalized for the crime of living in the wrong state. This decision will make healthcare services more difficult to access for millions, and the lives of low-income Americans who cannot afford to travel to a state where abortion is legal will be unnecessarily put at risk. Let me be clear, this decision will not lead to the banning of abortion, no matter how earnestly its opponents and the majority of this court may desire it. What it will do is facilitate the banning of safe abortions, to the detriment of women in all corners of our country.
"While there is no clear or easy path to reverse this decision, I will continue doing everything in my power to protect this fundamental right. I will pursue any possible compromise and will not rest until women across the nation can once again make this personal decision with the input of loved ones and medical professionals – not the government."
U.S. Senator Susan Collins:
"The threshold question of whether abortion is legal needs to be consistent at a national level. States can account for regional differences with regulations like parental notification requirements, but the basic right needs to be the same for all American women.
"The Supreme Court has abandoned a fifty-year precedent at a time that the country is desperate for stability. This ill-considered action will further divide the country at a moment when, more than ever in modern times, we need the Court to show both consistency and restraint. Throwing out a precedent overnight that the country has relied upon for half a century is not conservative. It is a sudden and radical jolt to the country that will lead to political chaos, anger, and a further loss of confidence in our government.
"This decision is inconsistent with what Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh said in their testimony and their meetings with me, where they both were insistent on the importance of supporting long-standing precedents that the country has relied upon.
"Earlier this year, Senator Murkowski and I introduced the Reproductive Choice Act to codify the abortion rights established by Roe v. Wade and affirmed by Planned Parenthood v. Casey. I am also working with Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) on a bipartisan bill that would codify Roe, Casey, Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt, and Griswold v. Connecticut. Our legislation would enshrine important abortion protections into law without undercutting statutes that have been in place for decades and without eliminating basic conscience protections that are relied upon by health care providers who have religious objections to performing abortions.
"Our goal with this legislation is to do what the Court should have done — provide the consistency in our abortion laws that Americans have relied upon for 50 years."
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey
"Even with the knowledge that the Supreme Court was poised to overturn the longstanding precedent in Roe v. Wade, I still find myself gutted by this reality. Today's decision, coupled with the Court's decision in Carson v. Makin, is the culmination of years of work by the religious right to use personally held beliefs to control public life, and now, literally what control women have over their bodies.
"It also signals the extremity of the values represented in the majority of the Supreme Court and its casual willingness to undermine any respect for precedent in achieving its desired ends. That said, I want to be clear: despite this decision, abortion remains legal in Maine. But now we have been reminded that this right is vulnerable and requires vigorous protection. Maine policymakers are now the last line of defense of this right. I promise that as Attorney General, I will continue to do everything in my power to ensure unfettered access to abortion services."
State Senate President Troy Jackson (D-Allagash)
"Unfortunately, today's devastating decision made by a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court to restrict the right to an abortion and erode almost 50 years of precedent does not come as a shock. However, that doesn't make this reality any easier to swallow nor does it do much to alleviate the fear that millions of Mainers and Americans are experiencing.
"The right to decide if and when to start a family is fundamental to who we are as Americans and our freedom. It's a deeply personal decision that should not be made by politicians or justices. In the wake of this decision, please know that Maine Senate Democrats will fight back against efforts to undermine abortion rights and stand united for reproductive freedom."
Senate Majority Leader Eloise Vitelli (D-Arrowsic)
"There are those of us who remember a time before Roe v. Wade — when people were forced to go underground and put their lives on the line to access an abortion. Far too many of us know far too well that banning abortion doesn't stop people from getting abortions, it just stops people from getting safe abortions.
"This ruling from the Supreme Court is unconscionable. Rather than protecting the sanctity of life, it will only endanger the lives of everyday people. I vowed in my youth to fight for the right to access abortion care, and it's clear this fight is far from over. I join with countless people across our state when I say, despite this decision handed down to us from Washington, Maine will not go back."
Assistant Senate Majority Leader Mattie Daughtry (D-Brunswick)
"Abortion is health care, and health care is a human right. No health care decision is made easier or better by having a politician or judge get in the way. What the Supreme Court has done today will hurt people across our country, but especially those who are already marginalized — people of color, people from low-income households, and people trying to survive domestic abuse.
"I'm proud that our Legislature has done so much in the past few years to ensure Mainers have access to quality reproductive health care, regardless of how much money they make or where they live. Maine lawmakers will continue to do all we can to protect this right, even as those who sit on the highest court of the land fail us."
George Harvey and David Dahl contributed to this reporting. This story will be updated as additional prominent Maine politicians release statements. To stay updated on the latest, continue to check back and signup to receive our free newsletters.
Rose Lundy
Rose Lundy is the public health reporter for The Maine Monitor, and is a 2020 Report for America corps member. Rose previously covered politics and local government for three years at The Daily News in southwest Washington. She grew up in Minnesota and graduated from the University of Wisconsin.


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Lekhnath Paudyal (; 1885–1966) is regarded as the founding father of modern Nepali poetry literature (Kabi Shiromani) in the twentieth-century. His most important contribution is believed to be to the enrichment and refinement of the language rather than to its philosophical breadth. The best of Lekhnath's poems adhered to the old-fashioned conventions of Sanskrit poetics (kavya).

Poudyal, the first modern Nepali poet, wrote in the classical style of Nepali poetry. His poems possessed a formal dignity that had been lacking in most earlier works in Nepali; many of them confirmed in their outlook with the philosophy of orthodox Vedanta, although others were essentially original in their tone and inspiration. His poems are very much popular, and often mentioned contemporary social and political issues. It is believed there were the first glimmerings of the poetic spirit that was to come after him.

Personal life and childhood
Lekhnath was born in Arghaun-Archale which lies at present Ward No 26, Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan City in Gandaki Province of Nepal in 1885. From an early age, he composed pedantic "riddle-solving" (samasya-purti) verses, a popular genre adapted from an earlier Sanskrit tradition, and his first published poems appeared in 1904. Two poems were published in an Indian Nepali journal, Sundari. Literally, his name means (lekh: to write, Nath: god) the god of writing.

Education
He received his first lessons from his father. Around the turn of the century, he was sent to Kathmandu to attend a Sanskrit school and thence to the holy city of Banaras, as was customary, to continue his higher education to learn the classics of Sanskrit literature, from which he drew great inspiration.

Titles and honours
In 1951, Lekhnath was invested by King Tribhuvan with the title of kabi siromani, which literally means "crest-jewel poet" but is generally translated as "poet laureate". Since his death in 1966, no other poet has been similarly honoured, so the title would seem to be his in perpetuity. Lekhnath was honoured by the Nepali literary world on his seventieth birthday in 1955 when he became the focal point of a procession around the streets of Kathmandu. The procession was probably modelled on the old-age initiation ceremony practised by the Newars of Kathmandu Valley. The old poet was seated in a ceremonial carriage and paraded through the city, pulled by most of the better-known poets of the time and even by the then prime minister. In 1957, he was awarded membership in the newly founded Royal Nepal Academy, and in 1969 he was honoured posthumously with the prestigious Tribhuvan Puraskar prize. These honours are a mark of the peculiar reverence felt by members of the cultural establishment of Nepal for the man whose poems represent the "classical" aspect of their modern literature. He can no longer escape the scorn of the young, however, and he is rarely imitated by aspiring poets. In an essay published in 1945, Devkota defended the "laureate" from his critics.

Struggle
Initially, during his stay in India, his young wife died and he had been penniless. Penniless, he embarked on a search for his father's old estate in the Nepalese lowlands, which was ultimately fruitless, and he, therefore, spent the next few years of his life seeking work in India. During that time, he achieved little academic success. In 1909 he returned to Kathmandu, where he entered the employ of Bhim Shamsher, an important member of the ruling Rana family, as priest and tutor. He retained this post for twenty-five years. During his stay in Kathmandu, he used to teach the children of the scholarly Ram Mani Dixit's family. Because of similar literature interest and scholarly works he became a good friend of Sardar Ram Mani Dixit (a renowned scholar and important advisor of then Rana regime), Dixit supported Paudyal in his hard times.

One of Lekhnath's most popular poems, "A Parrot in a Cage" (Pinjadako Suga) is usually interpreted as an allegory with a dual meaning: on one level of interpretation, it describes the condition of the soul trapped in the body, a common theme in Hindu devotional verse, but it also bewails the poet's lot as an employee of Bhim Shamsher. Here the parrot, which has to make profound utterances according to its master's whim, is actually the poet himself. This particular poem is extremely famous in Nepal because it is one of the earliest examples of a writer criticizing the Rana families who ruled the country at the time. During that time, It was the topic of bravery to write against cruel Ranas. Although he was initially hesitant to publish the poem, he was enlivened by Sardar Ram Mani Dixit, who promised to bring out his works and bring him literary success if he continued writing. He laments derogatory remarks from then Rana ruler and in other hand encouragement from Ram Mani in one of stanza from Pinjada Ko Suga "A Parrot in a Cage" in following way:

एउटा भन्छ यो हो पाजी।"One says (Rana ruler), "It is a stupid ass!"अर्को भन्दछ यो छ बिराजी।Another says, "See, it just sits idol!"भन्दछ तेस्रो आत्माराम पढो पढोजी राखो नाम।A third AatmaRam (Rammani) says "Read and Speak it will keep your name".

Relation with Ram Mani Dixit

Ram Mani Acharya Dixit, the editor of the journal Madhavi, did much to help Lekhnath to establish his reputation as a poet. In 1909, when Lekhnath returned to Kathmandu, he entered the employ of Bhim Shamsher, an important member of the ruling Rana family, as priest and tutor. He retained this post for twenty-five years. Because of similar literature interests and scholarly works they became good friends of Sardar Ram Mani Dixit, who was a renowned scholar and important advisor of then Rana regime. During his stay in Kathmandu, he taught Ram Mani Dixit's children, and Dixit supported Paudyal in his hard times. As a result of this fruitful relation, his first major composition, Varsha Vichara (Reflections on the Rains), was first published in Madhavi in 1909.

Chariot procession
On 4 January 1955, the Nepalese poetic society presented their compliments to the poet by placing him on a ratha (chariot). The poet had just turned seventy years few days ago. The chariot was pulled from Thamel to an ancient round tree in Tundikhel by thousands of admirers of the poet. King Tribhuvan also presented his compliments. The then prime minister Matrika Prasad Koirala, Mahakabi Laxmi Prasad Devkota, playwright Balkrishna Sama, poet Siddhicharan Shrestha, the them home minister Tanka Prasad Acharya, American priest Fr. Moran were some of the intellectuals who pulled the chariot. The wheels of the chariot was engraved with Satyam Shivam Sundaram. A team of four different Scouts unit, eight women cavalry, and a military musical troupe accompanied the procession. Yugkabi Siddicharan Shrestha was the organizer of the event. Playwright Balakrishna Sama, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Rudra Raj Pandey, Dr. Yadav Prasad Pant, Chittadhar Hridaya and others writers praised Paudyal during the event. On behalf of His Majesty's Government, a bag of Rs. 5,000 was presented to the poet who immediately donated it to Nepal Shikshya Parisadh. This chariot procession is considered as a unique and unprecedented event in the history of Nepali literature.

Contributions
Most of Lekhnath Paudyal's short poems are collected in Lalitya (Delicacy), published in two volumes in 1967 and 1968. In all of his creations, his primary concern was to create "sweetness" in the language of his poems, and many were rewritten several times before the poet was content with them.
The primary inspiration for this work was probably The Chain of the Seasons (Ritu-Samhara) by the great fifth-century Sanskrit poet Kalidasa.

His devotional poems are more formal and are admired for their beauty and for the sincerity of the emotions they express. "Remembering Saraswati" (Saraswati-Smriti) is the prime illustration of this feature of Lekhnath's poetry. His first composition after 1950 was a long poem entitled "Remembering the Truth of Undying Light" (Amar Jyotiko Satya-Smriti), which expressed grief over the death of Mahatma Gandhi. Lekhnath did not develop the great promise of these early episodic poems further until much later in his life, but a large number of his shorter poems continued to appear in a variety of literary journals in both India and Nepal. Many poems were probably never published and may now be lost. A two-volume collection, Delicacy (Lalitya) was published in 1967–1968 and contained one hundred poems. Lekhnath's shorter works covered a wide variety of topics and conveyed all of the nine rasa . Although many are plainly moralistic, some have a whimsical charm and are often couched in uncharacteristically simple language. One such is "The Chirruping of a Swallow" (Gaunthaliko Chiribiri), first published in 1935, in which a swallow explains the transient nature of existence to the poet:
You say this house is yours,
I say that it is mine,
To whom in fact does it belong?
Turn your mind to that!

His longer works – khanda-kavya and Mahakavya – are (with dates of first publication):

See also
 Bhanubhakta Acharya
 Motiram Bhatta

References

1885 births
1966 deaths
Nepali-language poets
Nepalese male poets
People from Kaski District
20th-century poets
Bahun
Nepalese Hindus


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By profession he has been a Tax man for about two and half decades working for the Government of India, but at heart he has always been a photographer and clicking pictures for about three decades. He learnt & started Photography on his father's Kodak Brownie Box Camera way back in the seventies. He has been using the film cameras & DSLRs up to 2005. In 2005, he ventured into digital arena.
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Who are the least trusted people in society? Journalists? Car-sellers? Bankers?
Nope. Politicians are top of the list. And you only have to look at the headlines to see why: Partygate here, Donald Trump's false election fraud claims in the US, the claims of WMD before the Iraq war in 2003, and of course the original "gate" – Watergate. But surely politicians have ALWAYS lied? Isn't it just what happens when you have to persuade people to vote for you? Or have Trump and Johnson taken us into a new era of almost instinctive dishonesty? Is there grave danger in assuming our leaders are lying to us? Does it undermine democracy? Phil and Roger hear from barrister Julian Burnside how a big lie about migrants won an Australian election in 2002, from former US Congressman John Leboutillier on how dishonesty has poisoned political discourse in America, and from Professor Alan Renwick of UCL's Constitution Unit on the risks to the UK's democracy from the death of trust
Alan Renwick
Alan is a researcher at UCL's Constitution Unit. They reckon he is "an expert in the mechanisms through which citizens can participate in formal politics: particularly in electoral systems, referendums, and deliberative processes such as citizens' assemblies". He has provided evidence to governments and parliamentary select committees on a range of topics, including the conduct of referendums, electoral reform, reform of the House of Lords, and citizens' assemblies.
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John is a former U.S. Republican Congressman (in the eighties) and author of Harvard Hates America. He went to Harvard by the way. And now he hates the Republicans! He now writes and provides political commentary, not least, to The Why? Curve!
Julian Burnside
Julian is an Australian barrister, focusing on human rights. During the Tampa incident, when Australia refused a Norwegian ship from docking because it had picked up asylum seekers. From that point Julian became an advocate for refugees. He is vehemently opposed to the mandatory detention of asylum seekers. IN 2009 he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2009, "for service as a human rights advocate, particularly for refugees and asylum seekers, to the arts as a patron and fundraiser, and to the law."
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The modern supply chain is a cornerstone of enterprise e-business. Manufacturers have spent countless millions on technology to support inventory practices that are unqualified successes -- until the attacks on Sept. 11.
In addition to the terrible loss of life and property destruction, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks wreaked havoc with the nation's supply chains. Authorities responded to the emergency by implementing a broad array of security measures that grounded air cargo planes, prevented ships from docking at seaports, and stalled trucks at border crossings. Retailers couldn't get needed merchandise, and manufacturers suffered parts shortages. No one has measured the attacks' cumulative financial impact on supply chains, but the cost will certainly be measured in the millions.
The modern supply chain is a cornerstone of enterprise e-business. Manufacturers have spent countless millions on information technology that supports just-in-time (JIT) inventory practices to improve efficiency and reduce costs. JIT is credited with the consistent improvement in the U.S. Census Bureau's inventory-to-sales ratio--a key metric for measuring manufacturing efficiency--over the last 11 years. JIT is an unqualified success, helping manufacturers become more competitive and reducing volatility in the economy.
Companies shouldn't walk away from JIT inventory management, but they should make adjustments. "People still want their inventories as low as possible," says O'Marah. "But the word 'possible' has a different meaning now." Ford is not abandoning its JIT system, on which it has spent millions of dollars, but will begin stockpiling engines and other key parts at some U.S. plant locations to prepare for future transportation disruptions.
Companies typically maintain a certain amount of extra inventory called "safety stock" to compensate for unforeseen shortages. However, most companies allocate only enough safety stock to handle relatively small problems such as a truck blowing out a tire or a defective parts lot. It's very difficult to set limits on safety stocks for a random event like the Sept. 11 attacks. Bruce Tempkin of Forrester Research describes the problem: "The dilemma with increasing safety stocks is that any increase will lead to too much cost all of the time but the increased stock is still unlikely to be enough to cover you in a real emergency."
Companies need to adopt a more thoughtful approach to inventory increases rather than a knee-jerk reaction that blindly increases safety stocks. Dwight Klappich of Meta Group says that "going back to warehouses full of inventory is not the right answer. Companies currently set safety stocks like a shot in the dark. They need to think a lot more about how they approach it."
To accomplish this, IT managers should consider specialized inventory-optimization software from vendors such as Baxter Planning Systems, Gain Systems, Optiant, Oracle, Rapt, and SmartOps. These vendors help with massive inventory-planning problems and can perform the necessary mathematics to evaluate and react to event probabilities such as changes in weather and other unforeseen circumstances.
Companies can also prepare for unanticipated supply-chain disruptions by using e-sourcing programs to identify alternative suppliers. You may not be able to get a widget from Mexico but you can still get one from a supplier in Indiana. Companies should use logistics software or suppliers that let them identify alternate delivery routes. This might let you reroute materials or merchandise to an alternative plant or distribution center rather than sending it off to an idle location.
One thing is clear: Sept. 11 is a big wake-up call for supply-chain managers and e-business champions to re-examine their IT systems for weaknesses and do a better job of preparing for future disasters.


Wednesday March 20th was not only the beginning of Spring, it was also International Happiness Day.
Hootie & the Blowfish are getting back on the road after an announcement on 'TODAY Show' that they are going out on the road in 2019 along with a new album coming out.
Hugh Jackman is bringing his talents to Minnesota during his World Tour that will feature a live orchestra.
A man who was on supervised release from the St. Cloud, MN prison is now considered a wanted fugitive.
While in a U.S. District court this month, a Milaca, Minnesota couple admitted to possessing for distribution a large amount of marijuana.
It was announced that Schwan's Company is selling a majority stake in their company to CJ CheilJedang for over a billion dollars.
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