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Viewing Picks for January 31, 2019
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Viewing PicksBy Ken Fang on 01/31/2019 01/31/2019
Long Island University-Brooklyn at Farleigh Dickinson — ESPNU, 5 p.m.
Kent State at Western Michigan — ESPN+, 6 p.m.
Drexel at William & Mary — CAA.TV, 7 p.m.
James Madison at College of Charleston — CAA.TV, 7 p.m.
Towson at North Carolina-Wilmington — CAA.TV, 7 p.m.
Temple at Houston — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech — ESPNews, 7 p.m.
Tulane at East Carolina — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
Iona at Marist — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Siena at Monmouth — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Virginia Military Institute at North Carolina-Greensboro — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Bryant at Wagner — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Furman at The Citadel — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Louiaiana-Lafayette at Appalachian State — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Louisiana-Monroe at Coastal Carolina — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
St. Peter's at Rider — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Wofford at Mercer — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Purdue at Penn State — FS1, 7 p.m.
North Texas at Old Dominion — Stadium, 7 p.m.
Texas-El Paso at Marshall — beIN Sports, 7:30 p.m.
East Tennessee State at Samford — ESPN3, 7:30 p.m.
Xavier at Georgetown — CBS Sports Network, 8 p.m.
North Dakota at Western Illinois — ESPN3, 8 p.m.
Morehead State at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville — ESPN+, 8 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Belmont — ESPN+, 8 p.m.
Texas-San Antonio at Western Kentucky — Stadium on Facebook, 8 p.m.
Murray State at Jacksonville State — ESPN+, 8:15 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois — ESPN+, 8:30 p.m.
Tennessee-Martin at Tennessee State — ESPN+, 8:30 p.m.
Arizona at Arizona State — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
UConn at Central Florida — ESPNU, 9 p.m.
Oregon at Utah — FS1, 9 p.m.
Oregon State at Colorado — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Mountain, 9 p.m.
Portland State at Weber State — Pluto TV, 9 p.m.
Sacramento State at Idaho State — Pluto TV, 9 p.m.
Cal Poly at Cal-Riverside — ESPN3, 10 p.m.
Gonzaga at BYU — ESPN2. 11 p.m.
Cal-Irvine at Cal-Santa Barbara — ESPNU, 11 p.m.
FS1 College Hoops Extra — FS1, 11 p.m.
Davidson at George Washington — ESPN+ noon
Morehead State at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville — ESPN+, noon
Murray State at Jacksonville — ESPN+, 12:30 p.m.
Western Carolina at Chattanooga — ESPN+, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa at Michigan — Big Ten Network, 6 p.m.
Mercer at Wofford — ESPN3, 6 p.m.
Southeast Missouri State at Belmont — ESPN+, 6 p.m.
South Carolina at Kentucky — SEC Network, 6:30 p.m.
Duke at Boston College — ACC Network Extra, 7 p.m.
Georgia Tech at North Carolina — ACC Network Extra, 7 p.m.
Miami (FL) at Florida State — ACC Network Extra, 7 p.m.
North Carolina State at Wake Forest — ACC Network Extra, 7 p.m.
Notre Dame at Clemson — ACC Network Extra, 7 p.m.
Virginia at Syracuse — ACC Network Extra, 7 p.m.
Virginia at Pittsburgh — ACC Regional/Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m.
UConn at Louisville — ESPN, 7 p.m.
Detoit Mercy at Cleveland State — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Fordham a La Salle — ESPN+ 7 p.m.
Iona at Canisius — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
IUPUI at Nothern Kentucky — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
North Carolina-Greensboro at East Tennessee State — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Oakland at Youngstown State — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Samford at Furman — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Florida at Tennessee — SEC Network Plus, 7 p.m.
Appalachian State at Louisiana — ESPN+, 7:30 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Louisiana-Monroe — ESPN+, 7:30 p.m.
Mississippi State at LSU — SEC Network Plus, 7:30 p.m.
Nebraska at Purtude — Big Ten Network, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at Rice — ESPN+, 8 p.m.
George Mason at Saint Louis — ESPN+, 8 p.m.
Auburn at Mississippi — SEC Network Plus, 8 p.m.
Georgia at Arkansas — SEC Network Plus, 8 p.m.
Old Dominion at North Texas — beIN Sports, 8:30 p.m. (same night coverage)
Eastern Washignton at Southern Utah — Pluto TV, 8:30 p.m.
Idaho at Northern Arizona — Pluto TV, 8:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Texas A&M — SEC Network, 8:30 p.m.
Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech — ESPN+, 9 p.m.
Cal-Santa Barbara at Cal-Irvine — ESPN3, 10 p.m.
Weber State at Portland State — Pluto TV, 10 p.m.
Idaho State at Sacramento State — Pluto TV, 10:05 p.m.
Stanford at Cal — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Bay Area, 11 p.m.
College Football Live — ESPN2, 5 p.m.
Quarterfinal: Leg 2
Girona FC vs. Real Madrid — beIN Sports, 3:25 p.m.
Curling World Cup: 3rd Leg, Jönköping Curling Club, Jönköping, Sweden
Communist China vs. United States (mixed doubles) — Olympic Channel, 10 a.m.
United States vs. Japan (women's) — Olympic Channel, 2 p.m.
Sky Sports News — NBCSN, 2 p.m.
Transfer Deadline Day Special — NBCSN, 5 p.m.
Saudi International, Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia
1st Round — Golf Channel, 6:30 a.m.
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 3 a.m. (Friday)
Phoenix Open, Stadium Course, TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ
1st Round — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.
Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 2 p.m.
CSKA Moskva vs. AK Bars Kazan — Eleven Sports, 11:30 a.m.
Hot Stove — MLB Network, 9 a.m.
MLB Now — MLB Network, 2 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 6 p.m.
NASCAR Race Hub: Best of Radioactive — FS1, 6 p.m.
Milwaukee at Toronto — TNT, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Golden State — TNT, 10:30 p.m.
The Jump — ESPN, 3 p.m.
The Starters — NBA TV, 5:30 p.m.
10 Before Tip — NBA TV, 6 p.m.
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 6:30 p.m.
NBA Tip-Off — TNT, 7 p.m.
Inside the NBA — TNT, 1 a.m. (Friday)
MSG releases bizarre statement claiming Daily News reporting on James Dolan is fueled by a "vendetta"
ACC Network announces football personnel lineup for games and studio shows, including Jon Beason, Jac Collinsworth and Eric Wood
ESPN NFL changes include Tedy Bruschi joining Sunday NFL Countdown, Louis Riddick moving to main Monday Night Countdown set
Good Morning Football — NFL Network, 7 a.m.
Super Bowl Live — NFL Network, 10 a.m.
NFL Live — ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
That Other Pregame Show — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.
NFL Players Only — NFL Network, 8 p.m.
Super Bowl Prime — NFL Network, 9 p.m.
Super Bowl Live — CBS Sports Network, 10 p.m.
Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials 2019 — NFL Network, 10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Boston — NHL Network, 7 p.m.
Hockey Central @ noon — NHL Network, noon
NHL Now — NHL Network, 4 p.m.
NHL Tonight: Pre-Game Skate — NHL Network, 6 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 10 p.m.
On the Fly — NHL Network, 10:30 p.m.
Ligue 1 Show — beIN Sports, 6 p.m.
La Liga Show — beIN Sports, 6:30 p.m.
SportsCenter:AM — ESPN, 7 a.m.
Get Up — ESPN, 8 a.m.
SportsCenter:AM — ESPN2, 8 a.m.
The Dan Patrick Show live from the Super Bowl — Audience (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV)/NBCSN, 9 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 9:30 a.m.
The Dan Le Batard Show With Stugotz — ESPNews, 10 a.m.
BTN Live — Big Ten Network, noon
The Rich Eisen Show live from the Super Bowl — Audience (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV)/AT&T SportsNet (Pittsburgh/Rocky Mountain/Southwest)/Root Sports, noon
BYU Sports Nation — BYUtv, noon
The Jim Rome Show — CBS Sports Network, noon
SportsCenter — ESPN, noon
Outside the Lines — ESPN, 1 p.m.
Jalen & Jacoby — ESPN2, 2 p.m.
Tiki & Tierney — CBS Sports Network, 3 p.m.
The Will Cain Show — ESPNews, 3 p.m.
The Paul Finebaum Show — SEC Network, 3 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 3:30 p.m.
High Noon — ESPN, 4 p.m.
SportsCenter Special — ESPN2, 4 p.m.
Highly Questionable — ESPN, 4:30 p.m.
Around the Horn — ESPN, 5 p.m.
BTN Live — Big Ten Network, 5 p.m
Pardon the Interruption — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
Fair Game With Kristine Leahy: Robert Woods & Josh Reynolds — FS1, 5:30 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 6 p.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN, 6 p.m.
Cheddar Sports — Cheddar, 9 p.m.
30 for 30: Deion's Double Play — ESPN, 9 p.m.
Passon & Perseverance: 1999 Purdue Women's Basketball — Big Ten Network, 10 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 10 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 10:30 p.m.
The B1G Show — Big Ten Network, 11 p.m.
Titulares y Más — Telemundo, 11:35 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night With Scott Van Pelt— ESPN, midnight
Contacto Deportivo — Univision/Univision Deportes, midnight
TMZ Sports — FS1, 1:30 a.m. (Friday)
Boomer & Gio — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m. (Friday)
Golic & Wingo — ESPNews/ESPN2, 6 a.m. (Friday)
Sport Today — BBC World News, 6:45 a.m. (Friday)
St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy/Thailand Open: Quarterfinals — Tennis Channel, 2 a.m. (Friday)
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He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television.
Fang celebrates the four Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.
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BTN2Go streaming is shifting to within the Fox Sports app, while the current BTN2Go app will be rebranded as BTN+
Cable-authenticated BTN streaming is shifting to the Fox Sports app, while the current BTN2Go app will rebrand to emphasize the BTN+ service (a separate over-the-top subscription service for non-televised games).


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2012 Games Roundup - Nate
by Nate — Mon, 01/28/2013 - 5:00am
In 2012, I finally tried every single game in my backlog. All the dregs from Steam sales and Humble Bundles, all those free 3DS Virtual Console "ambassador" games, even all the junk in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection. Then I built my first gaming PC and bought even more. As you can imagine, I played a lot of games in 2012. Just as I did in 2011 and 2010.
Because we all love lists, here's mine: all the games I played in 2012.
Wii Truths Day 5: Game Spotlights
The Wii was a special console for me. Its lifespan coincided with a leisure sweetspot in my own life that afforded intoxicating levels of videogame opportunity. I played a lot of Wii games and tracked all the Wii developments, be they exciting or mundane, major or minor, captivating or frustrating. I found plenty of fun on my PS3, and I suffered the exclusivity of many X360 hits, but I don't regret spending the majority of my gaming prime with Nintendo's bold experiment.
Although many will say the Wii died long before 2012 (and not without merit), the system's successor is a week away from taking the baton, signaling the official end of Wii's journey. With that in mind, I thought it would be appropriate to take a week and remember just what Nintendo's "Revolution" was all about. Each day this week, we'll take a closer look at one aspect of the Wii's legacy, framed by a number of Wii Truths that have dawned on me as I look back on the generation.
Wii Truths Week ends today, with the spotlight hovering over a handful of specific games that I found notable for some reason or another. Some of the games getting the spotlight are personal favorites, but this definitely isn't a top ten list. After all, sometimes the most remarkable games are the failures that serve as cautionary examples.
And the truth is...
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Wii Truths Day 4: Digital Distribution
by Nate — Thu, 11/15/2012 - 5:00am
Day four continues our software examination, now with a focus on Nintendo's first major foray into digital distribution. Nintendo never mass-advertised Wii's online capabilities: neither the Virtual Console library of classic games nor WiiWare's original software lineup received much attention. The marketing message was motion and Mario; lots of Wii owners still have no idea that their system can pluck videogames right from the ether.
But the truth is...
Wii Truths Day 3: Software Trends
The first two days of Wii Truths Week focused on the hardware; from now on, it's all about the software. Day three begins that trend with a broad look at the Wii's library, examining how Wii's unique market position influenced the software that developers made for it. Following Wii Sports' example, a lot of developers decided that Wii was best suited for collections of short, simple experiences. The plethora of minigame compilations became the butt of jokes shared among the core gaming crowd.
Wii Truths Day 2: System Features
by Nate — Tue, 11/13/2012 - 5:00am
Yesterday we checked the facts of the little white wonder's disruptive controller; we take a look at the rest of the system's features on day two. Wii was no stranger to big ideas, despite its modest guts. And it always dared to take on new challenges, seeming to find gold mine after gold mine with Wii Sports, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Fit, and more.
Wii Truths Day 1: Motion Controls
First up, the Wii's major selling point: its motion controls. The entire Wii marketing blitz revolved around the system's intuitive, kinetic play style. Thanks to Nintendo's expanded market view, which even made Wii a hit in retirement communities, the system flew off shelves faster than it could be stocked for the first year of its life. It was all thanks to an inviting white remote that effortlessly transformed into a tennis racquet, a bowling ball, and a golf club.
When I rented the Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law video game a few years ago, I learned that some comedy has a minimum speed limit. I loved the rapid surrealist gags in the Adult Swim cartoon, but fifteen minutes was all I could take of the same humor decelerated to account for player input. What worked at twenty jokes per minute just didn't translate to a relaxed visual novel speed.
Retro City Rampage has taught me that the funny/fast correlation works both ways. What was shaping up to be a parade of lazy puns and toothless parodies is acceptable entertainment when marched at a sprinter's pace. It's all in the delivery.
And Rampage delivers '80s nostalgia in spades. From head to toe, the game is decked out in pop culture knockoffs. You'll accept missions from Principal Belding, find Game Genie codes, and change your appearance in a Michael Jackson facelift shop...with slight alterations that abide by intellectual property laws, of course.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we are experiencing a full-blown Easter Egg epidemic. In just the last month, Dishonored re-enacted a scene from PC classic Thief: The Dark Project. The newest World of Warcraft expansion contains homages to everything from Battletoads to Harvest Moon to Star Fox.
There are even veritable egg trails: Torchlight II pays homage to Borderlands 2 which references Dark Souls. If this trend continues, it won't be long until we have a Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon on our hands, counting references back to either "Cake is a lie" or "Arrow in the knee."
And Retro City Rampage isn't helping matters. Released last week on PlayStation Network and Steam (and coming soon for XBLA and WiiWare), this Grand Theft Auto "demake" touches on dozens of classic NES-era videogames, if not hundreds. The launch trailer alone portends a never-ending assault of sly winks, like a pirate blinking War and Peace in morse code.
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Rayman Jungle Run
After playing Rayman Origins earlier this year, I was eager for more Rayman run-and-jump. Not long afterwards, Rayman Legends details started leaking out at E3, and the salivating began. Unfortunately for me, Legends looks to be a Wii U exclusive, and I'll probably have to miss out on Wii U at launch.
So I'll probably have to wait a while for the next big Rayman platforming adventure. But Rayman Jungle Run on my Android phone is a decent consolation prize.
In brief, it's the aesthetics and mechanics of Rayman Origins applied to Canabalt-style auto-running. Rayman charges through gorgeous hand-drawn environments, racing towards the goal and collecting Lums in thirty second stages. Its smartphone-simple design means Jungle Run sacrifices some of the creativity, variety, and exploration of Origins, but it's got a few advantages of its own.
There's a narrow alley tucked into a corner of the industrial castle town, hidden behind the bustling Arena Square. Armorsmiths and swordcrafts crowd the path, talking shop and hawking wares to passersby in a gaunt corridor of tiny workrooms. In the alley's only empty corner, a lean brute presses an elderly shopkeep against the grimy concrete and slyly demands a cut of profit.
It's a place foul with sweat and industry. It swelters with forge and struggle. A stroll from end to end offers a glimpse of the desperation that is life for these lower class tradesman. They fight for survival, crammed into a corner of the last thriving city on the last prospering island in a rotting world.
The locals call this slum strip Artisan's Way. It has an effortless narrative density that's so refreshing to see in a JRPG. The Last Story could have been about this place. It's not. The Last Story is about a vampiric meteor that shoots giant lasers.
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From left, jazz bass legend Stanley Clarke performs with Detroit violin player Evan Garr during a preview event for the 2019 Detroit Jazz Festival April 2 at the Detroit Athletic Club. Clarke is this year's artist-in-residence for the festival, which will take place over Labor Day weekend.
Photo by K. Michelle Moran
Anniversary edition of Detroit Jazz Festival embraces past while looking to future
By: K. Michelle Moran | C&G Newspapers | Published April 17, 2019
DETROIT — His performances were canceled in 2014 and 2017 because of foul weather, but this year, Stanley Clarke seems to have come up with a way to outsmart Mother Nature: He's the artist-in-residence for the 2019 Detroit Jazz Festival.
With several different performances by Clarke slated to take place during the festival, which will run Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 at outdoor stages in downtown Detroit, the Grammy Award-winning bass pioneer should be able to entertain audiences this time around.
Clarke is one of many high-profile jazz artists scheduled to perform during the festival, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Other headliners include former Detroit Jazz Festival artists-in-residence Ron Carter, Pat Metheny, Joshua Redman, Danilo Pérez and Terence Blanchard. The lineup was announced during a festival preview event April 2 at the Detroit Athletic Club.
News anchor Huel Perkins, who emceed the preview, said the Detroit Jazz Festival attracts more than 300,000 people annually to Detroit, more that 25% of whom are from another state or country.
"That puts us on a par with the best jazz festivals all over the world," he said.
Perkins was among the many festival supporters who praised Gretchen Valade, a Grosse Pointe Farms businesswoman and philanthropist who rescued the festival from going under and established what Perkins said was a $15 million endowment to keep it going — and keep it free — for years to come.
"Were it not for the endowment she created … we would not be here today," Perkins said.
Tony Michaels, the president and CEO of The Parade Company, has been affiliated with the Detroit Jazz Festival for the last nine years; he's the festival's brand adviser.
"This is so fabulous for Detroit," Michaels said of the festival. "The commitment of Gretchen Valade and what she does, and the sponsors — it's so amazing. … It's the best (jazz festival) in the world, and it's in our backyard."
Valade founded the jazz label Mack Avenue Records in 1998, and through the label started being a festival sponsor in 2003, said Tom Robinson, who serves on the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation Board. Valade is chair of the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation Board.
Because it's the festival's 40th anniversary, Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation President and Detroit Jazz Festival Artistic Director Chris Collins said they're also hoping to "bring the family back to Detroit, kind of a reunion" by featuring a number of jazz stars who have roots in the city, including Carter, Kenny Garrett and Sheila Jordan. Collins, a musician and director of Wayne State University's jazz studies program, got his own start at the festival, having performed at the very first one — then known as the Montreux Detroit International Jazz Festival — when he was in high school.
Clarke, who was Rolling Stone's first Jazzman of the Year and has recorded more than 40 albums, said the Detroit Jazz Festival reminds him of European jazz festivals, in that it incorporates all forms of jazz, including traditional.
"There's a lot of jazz festivals now that are mainly R&B festivals … which is fine, but this jazz festival has all of the various genres and instruments, which distinguishes it from other festivals (in the United States)," Clarke said.
Being free makes the festival more accessible. In Europe, Clarke said, jazz festivals are often subsidized by the cities hosting them, in order to offer audiences a chance to experience the music at little or no cost.
"That's very important," Clarke said. "The thing that has propelled jazz music over time is not record sales or radio, but young people."
Audiences who come to see Clarke perform will be able to experience music spanning his career. He'll be accompanied by musicians he's been working with of late, including young violin virtuoso Evan Garr, of Detroit, and percussionist Salar Nader.
Collins said the festival no longer has an education stage, as it once did for student musicians. Now, school bands are featured on the same stages as their professional peers.
"It's about opening the doors to every generation and giving opportunities to those who deserve it," Collins said of the musicians selected to play. "The Detroit Jazz Festival is about excellence."
The Detroit Jazz Festival also has year-round education initiatives that bring musicians such as the artist-in-residence into local schools to work with and mentor the next generation of jazz artists.
"I think it's one of the jewels of Detroit," said Wayne State University President M. Roy Wilson. "Wayne State is very proud to be affiliated with it. For students to be able to participate and be mentored is huge."
DTE Energy is once again a Detroit Jazz Festival sponsor, and last year marked the 10th year for a green initiative for the festival, said Lynette Dowler, president of the nonprofit DTE Foundation. She said the company has focused on "making it the greenest and cleanest festival in the state," including generating zero waste on opening night.
Clarke, who's one of the artists scheduled to perform on opening night, is hoping for better weather this year.
"I can't imagine there's a rain cloud following me around," he said with a laugh.
For more information about the festival or its livestream, which includes all festival performances and exclusive content, visit www.detroitjazzfest.org.
Harper Woods ends recycling service with GFL
Harper Woods High School hosts camp to help teens grow
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Marygrove College in Detroit announces closure
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Two Months After This Aquarium Was Abandoned, Animal Activists Made A Chilling Discovery
After years of declining visitor numbers, Inubosaki Marine Park Aquarium closed its doors in January 2018. At the time, it was not known what had happened to the hundreds of animals that called the attraction home. However, two months later, activists made a disturbing discovery.
Inubosaki Marine Park Aquarium is located in Ch?shi, Japan. The coastal town lies to the northeast of the capital, Tokyo, and the aquarium was once a popular tourist attraction. The tsunami of 2011 changed all of that, though.
You see, the almighty waves that were sparked by the T?hoku earthquake severely affected the region in which Ch?shi is situated. And the consequences of the natural disaster were devastating. In fact, the damage was such that it led to a nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant complex – where a trio of reactors went into catastrophic meltdown.
The nuclear accidents would have a lasting impact on Japan's northeast, too. Understandably, the release of radioactive materials in the area made it less of an appealing holiday destination for tourists. And as a result, visitor numbers at the Inubosaki Marine Park Aquarium began to dwindle.
So, seven years after the earthquake and tsunami, the aquarium shut its doors for the final time, in January 2018. Prior to this, the facility had been home to hundreds of animals, including fish, reptiles, penguins and a dolphin called Honey.
It had been up to the marine park's owner, then, to decide the fates of all the creatures in their care. But two months after the aquarium's closure, it seemed that no effort had been made to relocate the animals at Inubosaki.
Then in March 2017 local animal activists captured footage of Honey floating in a dingy pool on the abandoned site. Later, an observer told welfare organization Dolphin Project, "For two hours, Honey floated alone in a corner of her shallow, shadeless tank."
And sadly, Honey's abandonment at the marine park was just the latest in a string of tragedies that had marred her life. You see, the dolphin had been captured from the wild in 2005 during the annual hunt that takes place in Taiji – a settlement on the west coast of Japan.
The port town was, in fact, made infamous by 2009's award-winning documentary The Cove. The film highlights the brutality of the local hunt, during which dolphins are driven into a small bay where they are more easily caught or killed.
But as awareness of the "inhumane" practices used at Taiji rose, The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums withdrew its support of the hunt. The decision came too late for many dolphins, though, including Honey, who wound up at Inubosaki.
And sadly, by August 2018 it looked like Honey had been left to die at the marine park. Although reports suggested that former aquarium employees were still feeding the animal, it was unclear from where they were sourcing the food and whether this supply would last much longer.
Then, later in August 2018, Akiko Mitsunobu from Animal Rights Center gave an update on the dolphin's plight. She told Reuters News Agency, "Honey is a symbol of both the problem of marine parks and Taiji's hunting practices. When we went to check on the facility, she was showing signs of stress, putting her head weakly in and out of the water."
To make matters worse, Honey was not alone in her fate. There were also nearly 50 penguins and countless reptiles and fish left abandoned at the marine park. And with representatives of the Inubosaki Marine Park maintaining their silence, all the animals' futures remained unclear.
What's more, with no word from aquarium officials, animal activists' concerns were heightened. Sachiko Azuma from Put an End to Animal Cruelty and Exploitation (PEACE) explained, "I get feelings of danger and doubt from the fact that they are so silent about this."
So, with that in mind, activists decided that they would take matters into their own hands. They started by capturing footage and photos of the aquarium and sharing the images far and wide. And among those to receive the shocking files were the staff at Dolphin Project.
It was actually back in 1970 that activist Ric O'Barry founded Dolphin Project. Interestingly, O'Barry started out as a dolphin trainer on the TV show Flipper. He later changed his stance, however, and became a passionate advocate against dolphin captivity.
And after reviewing the images of Honey and her fellow internees, O'Barry released a statement through Dolphin Project's website. It read, "The footage we have reviewed demonstrates the need to take action immediately in order to save dolphin Honey from a miserable death. The same is true for all of the abandoned animals at Inubosaki Marine Park Aquarium."
So, in order to help Honey, Dolphin Project began working with welfare groups in Japan. The organization also put forward a proposal to rehabilitate Honey for a potential release or a new life in a reputable sanctuary.
Now if anyone knew how to save Honey and her friends, it was the team at Dolphin Project. After all, over the years, they had rescued dolphins from similar fates across the world. And what's more, they were confident that they could do the same for Honey.
So with the eyes of animal lovers across the world on the case, there's plenty of pressure on the representatives of Inubosaki Marine Park Aquarium to finally do the right thing. And with any luck, Honey and her fellow animals will eventually get the happy endings that they deserve.


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Ram or Raavan? Southern superstar Vikram plays both
Written By Chiyaan Vikram on Monday, April 26, 2010 | 10:27 AM
Southern superstar Vikram is playing Raavan and Rama in Mani Ratnam's new film! Confused? So was the actor, who plays opposite roles in the Hindi and Tamil versions of the film "Raavan".
While in the Hindi version he plays Aishwarya Rai's cop husband Dev, in the Tamil version he plays the brutal outlaw Veera. Both the versions were shot simultaneously.
Vikram was constantly running in and out of the two completely different characters, makeup and languages, sometimes within half an hour.
Says a source, "It got really taxing for him. While Aishwarya Rai Bachchan played the same character in two languages, Vikram had to go from Raavan in Telugu to Rama in Hindi after every shot. At one point he almost lost the plot."
One day the film's dress designer Sabyasachi Chakrabarty had dropped in on location to discuss Vikram's look and clothes. Vikram was informed by Mani Ratnam's assistant that he needed to sit with Sabyasachi to discuss his look with him for the film.
When the two of them met, both began to give their viewpoints to each other about how the character played by Vikram would dress up in the film.
Says Vikram: "Within half an hour of discussing the character's look, we both realised that something was terribly wrong. I wanted my looks to be simple and minimalist so that I didn't have to change much from the way I am. I suggested to Sabyasachi to keep my skin-tone black. On the other hand, Sabyasachi was keen on a suave and clean look. And was very confused as to why I was given such a strange brief."
Sabyasachi felt Vikram's look couldn't be dark, and told Vikram that if he was so keen on a dark look then maybe he could try and do something dark but formal.
Laughs Vikram. "I suggested a dhoti. Sabyasachi got really worked up and told me it was no longer funny, and asked me if I was really sure about my character Dev dressing like a rugged rustic character. That's when both of us realised the confusion. I was talking about the looks of Veera (the outlaw character), my character in the Tamil version, and Sabyasachi was talking about Dev (the cop), the character I'm playing in the Hindi version."
Explains Vikram, "In the Hindi version it's Abhishek Bachchan who is the outlaw character. And the fact that I'm playing two opposite characters in the two versions had caused the confusion."
Though exhausted by the effort, Vikram thoroughly enjoyed the unprecedented challenge of playing two characters at the same time in two languages.
Vikram, one of the foremost Tamil actors, will dub his own lines for the Hindi version of "Raavan".
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TOBY HITCHCOOK made the spotlight as vocalist of SURVIVOR founding member JIM PETERIK´s latest venture PRIDE OF LIONS. He did it to such an extent that he was awarded the opportunity to debut as a solo artist on the same label. He has been compared to the likes of LOU GRAMM (ex. FOREIGNER) or JIMI JAMISON (ex. SURVIVOR), and a young vocalist can do far worse… While waiting for the next PRIDE OF LIONS album in 2012, we leave the stage to Toby, augmented by Swedish talent Erik Mårtensson, who handles all instruments.
This is not child´s play. From the first chord on it is evident that Toby means business, and that he has been well reinforced by the multi talents of Erik. Opener "This Is the Moment" is one of the absolute highlights of the album, right up there with "Summer Nights in Cabo", and "Tear Down the Barricades". Toby´s voice carries the melodies with confidence, and the obvious flirtations with the AOR audience must be described as successful. The album gets rockier as it progresses, with "Tear Down the Barricades" and "A Different Drum" as prime examples. But the best pick on the album has to be the outstanding "Just Say Goodbye". The feeling is so close to that of the genres outstanding tracks; "Don´t Stop Believing", "Waiting for a Girl Like You" etc. The main letdown is the pale and lethargic title track, hidden away at the bottom of the track list. It is a fact that this will be one of the top contenders for best new AOR in 2011. But it will probably not be a timeless classic. The over-use of Erik lately will shine through and though he is one of Sweden´s finest he does not recreate the magic of the genre´s glory years. Not this time around anyway… but who knows what lies ahead.


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Here comes Ethereum 2.0's first major testnet- Kintsugi
December 21, 2021 by Lipika Deka
Ethereum 2.0 may not be fully operational as of now, however, with the launch of its first major public net Kintsugi, users can get an idea of the network's functionality. Tim Beiko, an Ethereum developer, first broke the news for the testnet release on the network's Foundation blog. The latest launch is seen as the final step towards the blockchain's transition from Proof-of-Work [POW] to Proof-of-Stake [POS] consensus algorithm that is scheduled to take place by the first half of 2022.
As for the name, Kintsugi is a Japanese art of repairing broken objects without attempting to hide the damage, on a philosophical level it emphasizes being transparent about something's history.
Over the past few months, client teams have been working tirelessly to implement a new set of merge milestones. They are now live on a new testnet: Kintsugi 🍵!
Here's how you can join the testnet and help with testing: https://t.co/ARDezguzXE 👀
Christmas came early🎄!
— Tim Beiko | timbeiko.eth 🍵 (@TimBeiko) December 20, 2021
Earlier in 2020, Phase 0 of the upgrade went live with the launch of the Beacon Chain, which would facilitate the bridge of the current network to the new one. In addition to that, billions of dollars in ETH have already been staked to the new network. To prepare for the merge, developers have created four temporary testnets designed to mimic the mainnet once it transitions to the proof of stake protocol. Further, in the blog Tim Beiko stated,
"The Kintsugi testnet provides the community an opportunity to experiment with post-merge Ethereum and begin to identify any issues. Once feedback has been incorporated into the client software and the specifications, a final series of testnets will be launched. In parallel, testing efforts will continue ramping up. After this, existing long-lived testnets will run through The Merge. Once these have upgraded and are stable, next up is Ethereum mainnet's transition to proof of stake"
Interestingly, the news of the announcement for the testnet going live appears to have been previously posted back on Thursday, Dec. 16. Nevertheless, ETH Developers have made much progress towards the highly anticipated ETH 2.0 merge.
Ethereum 2.0 Merge in First Half of 2022
As mentioned earlier, the merge is slated to commence between the first six months of 2022. Following that, Ethereum 2.0 will move toward "Phase 2." This will introduce Sharding, a scalability feature that is aimed at improving fees and transaction times and is expected to arrive in late 2022. As per a November report from ConsenSys over 8.4 million ETH has been staked on Ethereum 2.0's beacon chain.
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Mitchell Brower is the real deal. We've gotta say – it's hard to find a more stylish skier than this kid. But we aren't his only fans – Mitchell took the title of Level 1's Superunknown X1, landing him a segment in their 2015 flick "Small World"! When he is not filming segments for Level 1 Productions, you can find him slaying the Wasatch or choking on powder in Japan! His organic style, pure personality and love of skiing makes him a true gem in this industry. We caught up with this badass to find out what's next on his plate!
Q: You grew up here in Utah – what has changed the most about skiing in the Wasatch?
A: Luckily it has stayed pretty much the same, only a bit more crowded now. Also, I've noticed in the past few years that there are more young skiers up at Alta and Snowbird that are hitting jumps and doing tricks on the mountain instead of being just park rats. Its pretty cool!
Q: We gotta say we love your ski style! Who influenced you growing up?
A: I was always influenced by my older brother Kevin and the skiers in the old Atomic movie: "44 days" I loved watching people land switch in powder and do styley tricks.
Q:When was the point in your life when you realized that skiing could be your career?
A: Haven't gotten to that point yet… Haha. Despite the awesome support we get from sponosrs, most "pro" skiers like me work hard when we are not skiiing so that we can afford to ski. I'm lucky enough right now to be working in an engineering company that allows me the time to continue skiing.
Q: You had quite the year in 2015 – graduating from college, getting married, filming with Level 1, The Coterie, and The Brothers Brower – have things mellowed out for ya?
A: Haha that was a crazy year! Things have mellowed out a little, but mainly they have just shifted and I am now putting my focus on my wife Emmie, my business, and my new Film Project.
Q: What projects are you working on this season?
A: This season, I teamed up with filmer Jacob Callaghan and skiers Nicky Keefer and Jonah Williams. We are called 'Digital Style' and will be releasing 2 edits this year. It's really fun to have a low pressure setting to film skiing with friends.
Q: How was your Japanuary?
A: Japan is quite a fun place to be without even skiing. On top of that, we timed a 5 day storm perfectly and we all skied many runs in some of the deepest snow any of us had experienced. We stayed at an awesome place called 'Japow House' the first week of our trip, where we would wake up to over a foot of new snow every morning and walk to the resort and ski all day. The second week we stayed at the lavish 'Rusutsu Resort' and enjoyed deep snow, onsens, and lots of all-you-can-eat sushi.
Q: Is japow really better than Utah's champagne powder?
A: Tough to say, The powder is amazing in both places.
Q: Utah has had quite the snow season so far! Have you been out there getting after it?
A: It has been so wild how much powder we have skied this year!
Q: It's a fresh powder day in the Wasatch. Where are you skiing and who are you with?
A: Alta/Snowbird with my dad and 3 brothers, or… I know there will always be a bunch of homies up lapping Wild Cat chair, so i cruise up and ski with whoever is there!
Q: Have you ever lived in any other ski destinations? If not, where would be your next choice?
A: I have always been in Utah, but Japan or Whistler could be fun!
Q: Who are you stoked on in skiing right now?
Q: We want to know what you're listening to that makes you go so BIG! What is on your top ski playlist?
A: I never listen to music while I ski, but I love listening as i drive home from a good day of skiing!
If You Can't See It, You Can't Ski It.


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After teasing fans and social media patrons for days, Shah Rukh Khan posted a few videos on his Twitter timeline as an indication of what to expect from his upcoming film with Alia Bhatt, Gauri Shinde's Dear Zindagi.
After releasing a first look earlier on Wednesday, it was revealed that this film would not have an extended theatrical trailer, but three teasers, titled Take 1, Take 2 and Take 3.
Screen grabs from the teaser.
SRK shared Take 1, and the one-odd minute teaser reveals much about the tone of the film. Much like Shinde's last film English Vinglish, Dear Zindagi also deals with breaking free, but of a different kind. In this teaser, Alia Bhatt is seen spending time with Shah Rukh Khan, who is reported to be her therapist/life coach.
The two are in goa, when SRK tells her to play "kabbadi with the sea". This is a cue to let go and just have a good time, and she is seen struggling with it, but slowly, starts to get with the programme. They're also shown riding around Goa and generally chilling out. We're guessing the reason the teasers are called Takes is because Bhatt plays a filmmaker in Dear Zindagi.
The fact that there's a lot of brightness, vibrancy and happy, positive music in this teaser points to the fact that this is going to be an uplifting film. We wouldn't expect any different from Gauri Shinde.
Meanwhile, Pakistani actor Ali Zafar, who is said to be playing a part in Dear Zindagi is missing from this trailer. It is yet to be confirmed whether or not his role will be edited out of the film. All eyes are on the release of Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil at the moment, which stars Fawad Khan.
Dear Zindagi is slated to release on 25 November.


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First Fully Regulated Blockchain Account
People who have wanted to trade standard, so-called fiat currencies for cryptocurrencies – or vice versa – have often faced a number of expensive and cumbersome hurdles. For example, trading euros for bitcoin has often required one to transfer euros to a special stock exchange account, which then handles the trade before transferring the bitcoins to a separate account.
To make this process cheaper, safer and easier, the Berlin-based blockchain banking service Bitwala – in partnership with the German bank solarisBank – recently launched the first fully regulated blockchain bank account which allows users to have a single account for both normal banking transactions as well as sending, receiving, storing and trading bitcoin.
While holding the euro account, using its debit card, and making ATM withdrawals or SEPA transfers are all free, the company charges a 1% commission fee for buying or selling bitcoins – which is much lower than the fee typically charged by stock exchanges.
While depositors' bitcoin "wallets" linked to the account are not protected, up to EUR 100,000 of their savings in euros are protected under the German deposit protection scheme. "It is the first time ever that users can manage both bitcoin and euro deposits in one place with the safety and convenience of a German bank account," said the company, which has received EUR 4 million in funding from venture capital investors Earlybird and coparion.
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Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, and management services, announced today that the Company has been awarded a single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to continue to provide installation support for Close-In Weapons Systems (CIWS) on U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and U.S. Coast Guard vessels. This contract has a one-year base period plus four one-year option periods, with a ceiling value of $51 million, if all option years are exercised.
Under the contract, Serco will be awarded task orders to perform installations, upgrades and modifications to the CIWS, a point-defense weapon for detecting and destroying low- and high-flying, high-speed maneuvering anti-ship missile threats that have penetrated outer defenses. These systems are typically mounted shipboard in a naval capacity. Work on the contract is expected to be performed at varying locations and facilities including training sites, private and public shipyards, pier side, in dry dock, Continental United States (CONUS), internationally, and at Serco's facility.
"Serco has been delivering ship modernization services under this program for the past eight years and we pride ourselves on bringing a rich history of experience in supporting the U.S. Navy with C5ISR solutions," said Dave Dacquino, Serco Inc.'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We recognize the importance of supporting our joint warfighters under this program, and we are extremely pleased to continue advancing the United States military's shipboard defense systems."


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Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP updates
Remedies in public procurement claims: when can a declaration of ineffectiveness be granted?
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
Projects & Procurement
A recent public procurement case brings into focus the circumstances in which a declaration of ineffectiveness (DoI) remedy may be available under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The decision affirms the principles set out in Alstom and provides more certainty for contracting authorities and successful bidders as to the likelihood of a DoI being an available remedy should they face a procurement challenge after a contract has been entered into.
On the right track: developments in light rail
Given the growing popularity of light rail systems across the globe, operators, passenger transport executives, local authorities and commentators alike are calling for further investment in order to better harness the great opportunities for building on this growth. Developments in this sector have the potential to provide welcome improvements to public transport in the United Kingdom, ease the pressure on congested roads and improve access for many communities.
A pound in time saves nine: payment and social value
The Cabinet Office recently published a procurement policy note on taking account of a supplier's approach to payment in the procurement of major contracts. The note sets out questions for public purchasers to incorporate into their selection questionnaires and focuses on whether contractors have paid subcontractors within 60 days of receiving an invoice. It also reflects a wider trend in the government's use of procurement as a means of addressing wider societal issues.
PFI contracts: gone but not forgotten?
According to a recent budget speech, the government has abolished the private finance initiative (PFI) for future projects. Given its complexity, political sensitivity and knife-edge financial arrangements, it is hardly surprising that the PFI has proved to be so problematic and it is highly unlikely that anyone will be sorry to see it go. However, the question remains as to what will replace it.
Cat among the pigeons: new approach for procurement of development agreements?
The Court of Appeal recently handed down its long-awaited judgment in Faraday Development Ltd v West Berkshire District Council. Overturning a fully reasoned first-instance judgment, the court deemed a development agreement containing contingent obligations on the developer to carry out development to be a 'public works contract' as defined in the public procurement rules. The decision has important potential ramifications for public and private development projects.
Bridging the funding gap: cost-saving strategies for local authorities
The economic difficulties faced by local government have never been far from the headlines in recent months. Central government is encouraging the public sector to look at potential savings in operational long-term contracts. Potential areas for savings include, among other things, removing or rescoping soft services. In some cases, it may represent better value for money to remove such services from a contract. These services could be delivered by the local authority or be subject to a separate procurement exercise.
Public procurement challenges: costs awarded against winning tenderer that objected to amending confidentiality ring
The courts have ruled that a successful tenderer which raises unreasonable objections to an application to vary a confidentiality ring in a public procurement dispute may be liable for the claimant's costs of the application, even though it's not a party to that dispute. The decision means that successful tenderers wanting to object to the use and adaptation of confidentiality rings in procurement challenges should consider carefully the extent to which they should raise objections.
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Ladies and Gents
I write to advise with more than a heavy heart that after seven years at Bishops Waltham I have now left the Winchester Greater neighbourhood police team.
moved to Bishops Waltham in February 2013 and at that time I could not have imagined that I would be remaining there as long as I have.
has been a poorly kept secret in some quarters, but if you are not already aware I will be retiring from Hampshire Constabulary at the end of November. Although I still have a few weeks before I leave completely, I will be working from Mottisfont Court in Winchester for my last couple of weeks clearing my outstanding workload and also enabling my successor to have the space and freedom to mould the team that I leave behind in to his own style and methods of working.
Winchester District are lucky to have Sergeant Richard Holland (richard.holland@hampshire.pnn.police.uk) returning as my successor. Richard worked with me at Bishops Waltham for a few months in 2014/15. As a district we were told that we were losing two sergeant positions in April 2015 and whilst I was lucky to remain in post, Richard was one who was moved to a different role at that time. Consequently I know Richard is really pleased to be back at Bishops Waltham and we are fortunate for continuity that Richard already knows many of our key partners.
elected members, parish councils and neighbourhood watch co-ordinators I just wanted to thank you all for the contribution that you have provided in supporting me and my team over the last seven years.
southern parishes of Winchester City are a really special place and as a Winchester boy born and bred I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to serve these parishes to the best of my ability for so long.
council clerks, I would be really grateful if you would share this message with your parish councils. Neighbourhood watch co-ordinators likewise with your scheme members.
wish you all the very best for the future and have absolutely no doubt that my path will cross with many of you again at some stage in the months ahead. In the meantime however I have no doubt that you will continue to offer Richard and the team the support that you have given me over the past seven years.
Stuart Gilmour
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Motorbikes on A32 – George Hollingbury
Motor Bikes Public Meeting 18 November 2017[2902]
Pact Meeting – 19 October 2017
Mnutes of meeting with Michael Lane Hampshire Police & Crime Commissioner
A32 Multi Agency Meeting –
A32 Update on motorbikes
As some residents of West Meon and Warnford may know, there was a meeting with Michael Lane, the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), on Friday last week. This meeting was called by parish counciilors from the Meon Valley to pressure the PCC into taking action now on the average speed cameras. These had been agreed by the previous PCC in April. At the meeting, the PCC would not approve the cameras, which is very disappointing.
Despite strong support from our MP George Holingberry, our local Police officers and Paul Fullick from Loomies, the PCC only agreed to look into this again and meet in 8 weeks time. The parish chairman of West Meon and Warnford would welcome contact with local news media to raise this issue more widely. The parish councils of the Meon Valley and A32 corridor will also meet to consider future actions and draw on the continued support of our MP to being political pressure to bear on the PCC.
I am sorry that the news is not more positive, but we continue to strive to try and improve the situation for spring and summer 2017.
WORKING TO TACKLE RURAL CRIME
The Meon Valley is a largely rural area which means it is vulnerable to rural crime
George Holingbury is working hard with local residents and the police to cut illegal activity in the countryside. He regularly meets with the Chief Constable, Police and Crime Commissioner as well as the local Inspectors in his patch with rural crime always near the top of the agenda.
George says: "As I represent a largely rural constituency, I'm very much aware of the devastating impact rural crime has on communities.
If high levels of crime took place in an urban area there would be uproar, so it is right that the rural community makes sure the problem is in the limelight."
In October, George also met with the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Hampshire County Council Chief Executive, Chief Inspector Hampshire Constabulary of Road Policing and Corhampton and Meonstoke Parish Council to discuss the complaints from residents and local councils regarding loud motorcycle exhaust emissions in and around the A272 and the A32.
It was confirmed that the possibility of installing average speed cameras will be investigated at hot spots along the "riders' route."
George has since met with representatives from both the British Motorcycling Federation and the Motorcycle Industry Association. They have offered their support in reducing the illegal noise levels produced by a minority of riders that adversely affect so many people living along the routes.
The matter will be raised at the All Party Parliamentary Motorcycle Group later this year in an attempt to create momentum within the industry and amongst user groups.
MOTORCYCLE USE OF THE A32 & A272 – POLICE RESPONSE TO ANTI-SOCIAL RIDING
Following a meeting of affected parishes with the Police Commissioner and senior police the following actions are reported below. The accountable officer for our area is PS Stuart Gilmour, based at Bishops Waltham
Summer 2014 saw an unprecedented level of reporting to police about the inconsiderate and anti-social use of motorcycles by some riders using the A32, A272 and connecting routes. The issue is not a new one with motorcyclists having been attracted to these roads for many years, however, the increasing scale of the problem resulted in parish councils requesting a meeting with the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Mr Simon Hayes in spring 2014. In addition this was the overriding topic of conversation at the newly formed Police and Communities Together (PACT) group meetings during 2014 incorporating the villages from West Meon along the A32 to Corhampton and Meonstoke.
At the October PACT meeting held in Warnford a section of the community meeting were critical about the lack of police response to this issue during 2014. This had (partly) prompted a request for a follow up meeting with the PCC which was duly held at West Meon in November 2014.
This summary has been prepared to inform the communities about police (and partners) actions since the meeting with the PCC in November 2014 and to present plans to tackle the issue as we approach the season of warmer weather which potentially intensifies the level of motorcycle intrusion in 2015.
Since November 2014 and in preparation for spring and summer 2015 different strands of the police organisation involving Roads Policing Unit (RPU) including Bikesafe, Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPT) in Winchester and Alton, the Safer Roads Unit incorporating the Safety Camera Partnership (speed enforcement vans) and the Corporate Communications Team have all been talking and meeting regularly to develop a strategy to deter anti-social riding. Other partners involved in discussion have included Hampshire County Council (Highways) and the South Downs National Park (SDNP).
It is important to distinguish between different roles in challenging this issue. The core police response is evidently enforcement, identifying and dealing with traffic and potentially criminal offences; however education is also a key element aimed at casualty reduction.
Responsibility for the road infrastructure, road surfaces, roadside furniture, signage and speed limits is the responsibility of Hampshire County Council.
The South Downs National Park as a relatively young authority does not have any authority or control over highways. Their core influence is around planning issues with no responsibility or influence over use of the road network running through the National Park.
Public perception, certainly amongst local residents affected by this issue has historically been that the authorities are pro-bike, not willing or able to deal with motorcyclists riding dangerously, at excess speed or inconsiderately, whilst encouraging residents and other road users to "Think Bike". A strong public opinion at the October PACT meting was that the emphasis needed to shift to make "Bikers Think" about how their behaviour has a detrimental affect on residents.
An enquiry with Hampshire County Council following the October PACT meeting revealed that HCC already have a supply of roadside signs that read "Bikers Think". A review of the A32 and A272 during autumn 2014 revealed however that no "Bikers Think" signs had been placed in 2014, however, "Think Bike" signs were still in place on the A32, A272 and several B roads. HCC when replacing roadside posters in the next couple of weeks will mix posters containing the two messages with an emphasis on "Bikers Think" posters at village entrances and in areas of residential dwellings.
RPU have maintained an operation year on year to engage with bikers, to promote Bikesafe and to reduce casualties. This will continue during 2015 but will be supported by increased construction and use operations to identify motorcycles that are being ridden illegally or with illegal parts. The safer roads unit and safety camera partnership have been identifying additional sites (outside of village centres) on the road network to conduct speed enforcement. NPT officers following community criticism in Winchester and East Hants will be pro-active in conducting their own operations to identify construction and use offences as well as speeding. These operations will focus on a "ring of steel" on the four routes away from West Meon (A32 North and South and A272 East and West). Critical to all of this having a positive influence on the problem is each police function knowing what the others are doing and working in co-operation.
The neighbourhood team in conjunction with corporate communications and roads policing teams have constructed a leaflet to hand out to all bikers stopped, to make them think about the impact they are having on residents living along these routes. These will also be placed in businesses along the routes frequented by motorcyclists. The road policing unit lead is conducting a press release on the weekend of 29th and 30th March which will include a strong message about anti-social motorcycle use and the impact on residents.
All of the police functions involved in operations during 2015 will feed in to a spreadsheet enabling the neighbourhood policing team to inform communities about police activity and prosecutions. Keeping the community informed about what the police are doing is critical in regaining public confidence about the police response to this issue. Communication will be sent on a monthly basis to parish council clerks but can be viewed publicly by signing up to follow PCSO Sarah McCulloch on Twitter, or by signing up to Hampshire Alerts or by visiting the Hampshire Constabulary website and visiting my neighbourhood "Upper Meon Valley".
So what can you, the community do? As stated earlier, the police function is primarily about enforcement and education. The A32 and A272 are unlikely to have their A road status changed. Physical changes to the road, pinch points or rumble strips on the approach to villages and consistent (50mph) speed limits outside of the villages have both been discussed at PACT previously. The implementation of any change is decided on and implemented by Hampshire County Council (Highways). As parish councils and individuals you have elected councillors on Winchester City Council and of more relevance in this scenario on Hampshire County Council. Lobby your elected representatives for permanent changes to these roads because without physical changes the roads will remain a playground for some motorbike riders.
Latest figures for motorcycle operations year to date as follows:
Totals Speed 37 Careless 1 Dangerous 0 Con & Use 18 Exhaust 2 Other Offences 20 PG9 (seizure – not roadworthy) 1 165 (no insurance) 0
Within these figures there are a variety of disposals, fixed penalty notice, traffic offence report which may be summons to court or an out of court disposal such as attending a driver awareness course. Roads policing unit start another separate operation next week specifically based around construction and use offences so we are really applying some pressure and committing resources to this.
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In coal town Dipka, mining pollution takes a heavy toll on nature as well as public health
Hindustan Times, Chhattisgarh | Ritesh Mishra | Oct 09, 2019
According to surveys by UBS, approximately 5,000 trucks ferry out coal from the Dipka mine – adding toxic fumes and kicking up more dust from the broken roads.
Coal dust is everywhere in Dipka – it turns the air hazy, the river water black and settles in a film on an any surface left exposed for a couple of hours. "You can see the water in the river. Sometimes it turns black. Even cattle avoid entering in Lilagar," says 21-year-old Rohit Kashyap, who lives in one of four resettlement colonies that were made to accommodate those displaced by the coal mine.
People living around the Dipka mine – the site is in the spotlight since it was flooded on September 29 after the Lilagar river flowing nearby changed its course – are exposed to critical levels of air and water pollution, according to residents and experts.
"Even in the day, you can hardly see beyond 20 meters because of coal dust. People here are living in extremely unhealthy conditions. Sometimes, it is difficult to breathe," said Surendra Rathore, president of Urjadhani Bhusthapit Samiti (UBS), a collective representing people who were displaced due to the mining projects.
Experts agreed on the risks to public health.
"Any river flowing through or near a mining waste dump is likely to carry a lot of pollution. Indian coal is high in sulphur. Fly ash contains a number of heavy metals. Animals or humans who are using the river water for drinking or bathing will have health impacts," said Shashank Shekhar, assistant professor, department of geology, Delhi University.
5,000 TRUCKS A DAY
Korba, the main town in the region, was identified in a Greenpeace report published in August as among the biggest hot spots for sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions in the world. The report was based on analysis of data from satellites deployed by United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa).
Coal dust and SO2 particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and lead to conditions such as asthma.
"We know that here is pollution high and we are deeply concerned about it. We regularly issue directions to authorities to improve air and water quality," said Dipka block medical officer Radrapal Kanwar.
Residents say they have raised concerns with higher authorities. "Some people protested and have also lodged complaints with Chhattisgarh pollution control board but nothing has changed here," said Prakash Koram, who submitted two complaints to the pollution board — the latest on March 29.
CHANGING TOPOGRAPHY
Activists say the water pollution is now leading to significant changes in the land.
Encroachment of the river basin, sludge dumping and waste discharge from nearby industries have virtually changed the topography, according to Dr Sirish Singh, senior environment scientist working with the Chhattisgarh government.
The statement backs claims made by environmental activists. "There are two coal washeries and a power plant that discharge waste into the river. There is hardly any river bed. It's covered in coal. Such heavy pollution from mines in rivers is common here," said Bipasha Paul of Raipur-based Jan Abhivyakti, which monitors pollution levels in Lilagar river.
Around 80 villages around Dipka are affected because of problems stemming from pollution. "I would leave I can find a job elsewhere," said Rakesh Jagat, another resident of Sirki village. Jagat said.
Manjit Yadav, vice-president of Urjadhani Bhusthapit Samiti, said the SECL has not provided medical facility or education. "Our kids cannot study in the schools developed by the company and we cannot go to their health centres," said Yadav.
Representatives of SECL denied any violation of legal obligations. "SECL projects in Korba is running with valid environment clearances and consent from the state pollution control board," said chief manager (public relations), P Narendra Kumar.
Paul said the environment impact assessment (EIA) of the Dipka coal project – which is run by Coal India subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) – note that Lilagar flows at the south western boundary of the block and is hardly a kilometre away. "Pollution has caused excessive siltation due to leaching and discharge from coal washeries (based nearby) as well as continued expansion of mine boundaries near the river," she said.


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Sixteen Candles (1984) – John Hughes
There are lots of things that still work with John Hughes teen comedy, Sixteen Candles, but there are so many problematic things that have really begun to overshadow the story's heart. There's some racism, there's some things that walk the line up to and over harassment and assault, and that really takes the shine off…
Dick Tracy (1990) – Warren Beatty
It's been a long time since I sat down to watch this film, it may be since it first came out, or at least when it first hit video. I remember wanting to really get into this one when it first came out, I wanted it to be the next big summer blockbuster. So did…
Moonlighting (1985) – The Murder's in the Mail, and Brother, Can You Spare a Blonde?
The short first season of the classic 80s show, Moonlighting, comes to an end this week with this episode, The Murder's in the Mail. Written by Mary Ann Kasica and Micheal Scheff, the story debuted on 2 April, 1985. David Addison (Bruce Willis) secures a job for the Blue Moon Detective Agency, debt collection. He…
Carry on Screaming (1966) – Gerald Thomas
The mad scientist chapter of DK Canada's highly enjoyable Monsters in the Movies book continues as we skip across the pong to Jolly Ole England and join the Carry On gang (a successful series of British films that poke fun, while remaining very British) as they take on the horror genre with nods to all…
The Lair of the White Worm (1987) – Ken Russell
Ken Russell's cheeky Brit horror The Lair of the White Worm is the next title to bite into as I continue my time with the vampire section of DK Canada's Monsters in the Movies book by director John Landis. Based loosely on the story by Bram Stoker, the film features Hugh Grant, Amanda Donohoe, Peter…
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) – Mel Brooks
It was going to happen sooner or later. I was going to come across the first of the parody/comedy films that sprang up around vampires as I continue to work my way through the highly enjoyable Monsters in the Movies written by John Landis, and released through DK Canada. So it's time to let Mel…
Pillow Talk (1959) – Michael Gordon
Pillow Talk, the flirty, fun comedy starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson is the next recommendation from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book following my screening of Breakfast at Tiffany's. The key element to the film is something a lot of people won't understand these days, the shared party line. Long before…
Trouble In Paradise (1932) – Ernst Lubitsch
As I turn to the next title in DK Canada's brilliant, The Movie Book, I realised it was a film I had already seen, To Be or Not To Be, so it was off to the What Else to Watch list, and here were a number of films I had never taken in. The first…
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) – Roger Spottiswoode
Pierce Brosnan's second outing as Ian Fleming's James Bond, 007, is the final recommendation from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book following a screening of Goldfinger, and I quite happily make the argument that this may be Brosnan's best outing in his four Bond films. From the opening White Knight sequence, to…
It Runs In the Family, presented by Drayton Entertainment
If you missed its run at the Drayton Festival Theatre, the British farce, It Runs In the Family runs deliciously amuck on the King's Wharf Theatre stagein Penetanguishene starting today, and running to the 27th. Written by Ray Cooney, and directed by Alex Mustakas, the farce is at its best when it reaches Howard…


Massimo Cellino's arguments with the Football League must make him feel like his punishments will never end. Punishments that are all for something he says he didn't do.
Even if he doesn't feel like an unhappy schoolboy being dragged over to Preston to appeal in front of the headmaster, his protestations of innocence still make him sound like one.
Massimo's own defence is even simpler: as if. "Do you believe that I bought in Italy an American boat to save $180,000 of VAT?" he told his pet journalist Simon Austin this week. "My money situation is not that bad." That's a relief. "For sure it is not that." Alright Massimo, we believe you.
Massimo insists that he can't be guilty because such petty fraud is beneath a man of his means, and perhaps he is right. Certainly his previous convictions, including for defrauding the European Union of £7.5million (later annulled) and for false accounting in player transfers in the early nineties, have been on a grander scale than the case of a yacht named Nelie; proper crime, you know, not this kid's stuff.
It's one of the bizarre aspects of the Owners' and Directors' Test, though, that lesser convictions can outweigh the greater with the Football League, simply because they happened more recently and a conviction is 'unspent'. When you separate cases by time rather than severity, it's hard to understand just what the Football League hope to achieve with a test that disqualifies for one but not the other.
Back when it was called the Fit and Proper Persons' Test, its aims were more easily read in its name. The test relies on a person's history as a means of telling their future; it is, basically, the plot of Scrooge. Absent from the test, though, are the guiding ghosts; Shaun Harvey might send a shiver down Leeds fans' spines, but I don't think he spent Christmas night at the end of Massimo Cellino's bed, pleading with him to see the error of his ways. The ghosts of A Christmas Carol taught Scrooge that, no matter his past, good behaviour in the present would have its reward in the future; Harvey and the O&D Test, however, seem determined to ignore the present and instead condemn for the past.
The recent past, anyway. Harvey himself had a lucky scrape with the Fit and Proper test; his first administration at Bradford happened before the test's cut-off date, otherwise 2007 and admin with Leeds would have been the end of him. That he took a football club into administration twice during the period the test tested was presumably seen as evidence that he'd mended his ways, and to be fair he hasn't taken a club into administration since, so the trend turned out true.
Although they're used to judge the fitness and character of potential club owners, the League's tests so far have relied heavily on outside forces. I hope for his sake that Cellino has more to his appeal that protestations that he didn't do it; whether he can convince anybody in England that he didn't do it is beside the point. Massimo needs to convince the League that the Italian courts are convinced he didn't do it; the same courts that seemed pretty convinced so far that he did.
For as long as it relies on the Owners' and Directors' Test, the Football League can't catch 'em until they've been caught; they need an Italian court to convict, or the HMRC to call in a debt, before they have something to think about. If you're good at not being caught, then you won't have any trouble from the Football League; but those are exactly the people the League needs to defend its clubs from.
When you talk about defending clubs from a certain sort of people, though, that takes us into the realms of morals and subjectivity; of League officials rifling through school reports, of Shaun Harvey scrutinising a candidate owner and making a note on his A4 pad: 'Eyes too close together.' To many fans, though, that would feel like a more useful test than the one we have, because a club owner's fitness or otherwise can seem, to our weary eyes, obvious, and the League's inability to share that view frustrating. The football authorities' various rules and regulations were no use to Hereford United, even as their fans begged for action to be taken against the people who ultimately oversaw the ruin and closure of their football club.
If the Owners' and Directors' Test can't protect Hereford, then it's either testing the wrong things, or testing them the wrong way, or both, because situations like Hereford's are exactly what the Test is supposed to protect football from; situations that keep recurring at all levels of the game. For all we know, Leeds United could be heading into a similar situation with Massimo Cellino, and a ban from owning our club could be the one thing that saves us; if it is, though, a ban imposed under the current test and for the current reasons will have saved us more by luck than by judgement.
Of course the League should take past convictions and, to an extent, character into account when assessig whether someone is fit to run one of its member clubs. I'm not personally convinced that Nelie alone should be enough to exclude Massimo Cellino from our game, but when taken together with Lucky 23, his Range Rover, his multi-million Euro fraud, and what an arrest warrant called his "marked criminal tendencies", there's enough there to worry me.
But what really needs testing is competence and intent. GFH, whose Salem Patel needed the Elite Player Performance Plan explaining to him by fans, would have struggled with the first. Within a few months it would have been noticeable that there were serious questions to be asked about the latter. Cellino, with his experience at Cagliari, ought to sail through the competence part; with guarantees from Cellino of his intentions, the League wouldn't have to fumble around with recent convictions to judge whether he's a reforming character, it could test him against his own claims on an ongoing basis.
But even Massimo would agree that, what are you going to do with Leeds United? and how equipped are you to do it? would be very fair questions for the Football League to ask any prospective owner; and that it would then be fair for them to hold owners to account based on their answers.
Which isn't actually a new idea. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport produced a report in 2011 that recommended pretty much this: a licensing model for football club owners. It makes perfect sense. Football club owners are the only people in football who don't actually have to prove themselves in any meaningful way. Players have to come through youth teams before they get the chance to become professional. Coaches and managers must study for qualifications and licences before they take to the training pitch. To buy an entire god damned football club, though, you only need the cash and a couple of years' worth of a clean criminal record.
If Massimo Cellino is unhappy about being treated like a schoolboy now, I don't imagine he'd relish being given coursebooks to cram ('Leeds United Chairmanship The Leslie Silver Way'), or being made to sit at a desk to take an exam to prove his competence to own an English Football League club, or being summoned to Preston to explain himself whenever the club's path appears to deviate from his stated intentions.
But I hear enough about how Massimo Cellino feels. "I feel like I am forcing England to accept me," he cried into Phil Hay's shoulder this week. If he's that good of a boy, let's make him prove it in a meaningful way, to a body that has meaningful powers to take action if he lets us down.


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'''

Test load balance with different instance port and lb listener port

Test step:
    1. Create 2 VM with load balance l3 network service.
    2. Create a LB with 2 VMs' nic set lbl port as 2222, instance port as 22
    3. Check the LB
    4. Destroy VMs

@author: Youyk
'''
import os

import zstackwoodpecker.test_util as test_util
import zstackwoodpecker.test_lib as test_lib
import zstackwoodpecker.test_state as test_state
import zstackwoodpecker.zstack_test.zstack_test_load_balancer \
        as zstack_lb_header

test_stub = test_lib.lib_get_test_stub()
test_obj_dict = test_state.TestStateDict()

def test():
    test_util.test_dsc('Create test vm with lb for LB different ports testing.')
    vm1 = test_stub.create_lb_vm()
    test_obj_dict.add_vm(vm1)
    vm2 = test_stub.create_lb_vm()
    test_obj_dict.add_vm(vm2)

    #l3_name = os.environ.get('l3VlanNetworkName1')
    #vr1 = test_stub.get_vr_by_private_l3_name(l3_name)

    #l3_name = os.environ.get('l3NoVlanNetworkName1')
    #vr2 = test_stub.get_vr_by_private_l3_name(l3_name)

    vm_nic1 = vm1.get_vm().vmNics[0]
    vm_nic1_uuid = vm_nic1.uuid
    vm_nic2 = vm2.get_vm().vmNics[0]
    vm_nic2_uuid = vm_nic2.uuid
    pri_l3_uuid = vm_nic1.l3NetworkUuid

    vr = test_lib.lib_find_vr_by_l3_uuid(pri_l3_uuid)[0]
    vr_pub_nic = test_lib.lib_find_vr_pub_nic(vr)
    l3_uuid = vr_pub_nic.l3NetworkUuid

    vip = test_stub.create_vip('vip_for_lb_test', l3_uuid)
    test_obj_dict.add_vip(vip)

    lb = zstack_lb_header.ZstackTestLoadBalancer()
    lb.create('create lb test', vip.get_vip().uuid)
    test_obj_dict.add_load_balancer(lb)

    lb_creation_option = test_lib.lib_create_lb_listener_option(\
            lbl_port = 2222, lbi_port = 22)

    lbl = lb.create_listener(lb_creation_option)

    lbl.add_nics([vm_nic1_uuid, vm_nic2_uuid])

    vm1.check()
    vm2.check()

    lb.check()
    lb.delete()
    test_obj_dict.rm_load_balancer(lb)
    lb.check()
    test_lib.lib_robot_cleanup(test_obj_dict)
    test_util.test_pass('Create Load Balancer with Different Ports Test Success')

#Will be called only if exception happens in test().
def error_cleanup():
    test_lib.lib_error_cleanup(test_obj_dict)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


The Board of Public Works voted 3-0 against an easement for TransCanada's pipeline. It would run under the Potomac River near Hancock, Maryland, and extend about 3 miles from Columbia Gas' network in Pennsylvania to Mountaineer Gas' distribution system in West Virginia.
Comptroller Peter Franchot, a Democrat, cited testimony that the pipeline could bring Maryland environmental problems without economic benefits. The board also includes Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, and Treasurer Nancy Kopp, a Democrat.
Environmentalists and residents have been vocal in opposing the pipeline.
"Marylanders and many of their leaders have consistently opposed the threats fracked gas pipelines pose to our health, water, climate, and communities," said Josh Tulkin, Sierra Club Maryland chapter director.
Scott Castleman, a spokesman for TransCanada, said the company will consider its options over the coming days to keep the project on track.
The board's vote came after more than 60 lawmakers sent a letter urging board members to reject the proposal. The lawmakers noted that Maryland approved a law, which Hogan signed in 2017, to ban the hydraulic fracturing drilling process known as fracking in Maryland. The process is used to extract natural gas. Maryland was the first state where a legislature voted to bar the practice that actually has natural gas reserves.
The letter, which was sent this week, also noted that the pipeline would affect at least 10 wetlands and 19 streams, in addition to the Potomac River.
While the board delayed a vote on the easement at its last meeting, Hogan said the unanimous vote would have happened without the letter from lawmakers.
"It had nothing to do with any letter from the legislature," Hogan said at Wednesday's board meeting.
Anne Havemann, an attorney for Chesapeake Climate Action Network, said she hopes the board's vote marks an end to the proposal.
"We'll see if (the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) gets involved or the courts get involved, but for now it's a welcome delay and we hope a permanent end to this pipeline," Havemann said shortly after the vote.
This story has been corrected to say the pipeline would be near Hancock, Maryland, instead of Hanover.


At the end of March the monks discontinued the use of a catering service that brought and set out two meals a day, seven days a week, for the monks and guests. Dish washing and kitchen clean up after meals were also part of the catering service.
Beginning the first of April Fr. Philip Simo began preparing our meals for five days a week, with a hired cook filling in the other days. The monks join in for the dish washing and cleaning of tables after the meals. The community is grateful to Fr. Philip for generously providing this service, which will result in a significant reduction in the costs of food service for the Abbey.
In connection with this change some friends of the Abbey and some monks have begun trying to raise vegetables in a fenced-in garden near the kitchen. The garden was originally built and cultivated by a member of our school staff, Bill Lippe, with his wife, Valerie, and their friends, who have turned it over to the Abbey for its use at this time. The monks are grateful to them for their generosity and for the honey they share from their beehives kept at the Abbey.


Howard Kennedy was awarded the prestigious Best Bridging Partner Award 2018 at Bridging & Commercial's 10th awards ceremony, fending off competition from chartered surveyors, recruiters, compliance, technology providers and other leading law firms.
It is an honour to be recognised by both lenders and brokers as an indispensable professional business partner to the industry. Working closely with both parties, we advise across all forms of commercial funding of property investment and this award cements our role as the go-to legal adviser for these specialist markets, a role we aim to expand in the remainder of 2018.
The annual awards hosted by Bridging & Commercial, the online title covering short-term and specialist finance, focuses on honouring the best and brightest in the bridging, commercial, development and specialist finance sectors – as well as fundamentally celebrating the wider achievements of the industry.
This year saw 20 winners revealed following the meeting of the two judging panels last month, as companies from a variety of sectors within the industry came together to celebrate their growth and success over the last year.


This sled has positions for 2 drivers. The front toboggan is for gear or a tired dog.
As with the Double Driver, the main driver is in the middle section with brake and dragmat and the second driver is in the rear with another standard bar brake.
Perfect for teaching, training big teams with another driver, or camping.
Re-designed to be extremely flexible and manueverable.


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Acquisition of cement units of jaiprakash associates limited
1st January, 2015
Mumbai, 23rd December,2014
UltraTech Cement Limited – acquisition of Cement Units of Jaiprakash Associates Limited
The Board of Directors of UltraTech Cement Limited, an Aditya Birla Group company at its meeting held today has approved of acquiring the following cement business of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) in Madhya Pradesh (MP):
Integrated cement plant with clinker capacity of 2.1 mtpa and cement grinding capacity of 2.6 mtpa at Bela, Madhya Pradesh (MP);
Integrated cement plant with clinker capacity of 3.1 MTPA and cement grinding capacity of 2.3 MTPA at Sidhi, MP;
180 MW TPP of which 25 MW is situated at Bela and 155 MW at Sidhi
This acquisition will create significant synergies and the surplus clinker will enable UltraTech to augment its cement capacity by a further 1.8 - 2.5 MTPA in addition to the 4.9 MTPA mentioned above. This acquisition will enable the Company to increase its presence in Satna cluster of MP.
The Board has approved the Memorandum of Understanding setting out the broad terms and conditions of the proposed acquisition. The Enterprise Value of this acquisition has been agreed at Rs.5,400 crores.
The transaction is subject to customary due diligence, definitive agreements, and regulatory approvals as may be required. With this acquisition, the Company's cement capacity in India will increase from ~60 mtpa to ~65 mtpa and with projects underway, the capacity will stand raised to ~71mtpa by 2016.


Since a very young age, art has captivated me. The act and curiosity of drawing plunged me into an exciting "frontier". This drawn line continued as I became serious about my studies as a teenager growing up in Willoughby, OH, to attending Ohio Wesleyan University earning my Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. My undergraduate studies also gave me an eye opening internship opportunity at Nickelodeon Magazine in NYC. Returning home I remained active in the art community while pursuing art education at Cleveland State University to earn my teaching license. The line I draw now has become ever more seasoned since landing a position at Chardon High School where I can inspire others.
My artistic inspiration draws from experiences in the world around me through backpacking the states, horseback riding, and fossil hunting.
Hope you all can get to know Erik. He is a great addition to the art department and the greater school community.


A bill to require the prompt reporting for national instant criminal background check system purposes of members of the Armed Forces convicted of domestic violence offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and for other purposes.
S. 2094 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
Domestic Violence Loophole Closure Act, S. 2094, 115th Cong. (2017).


Blogger Mehman Huseynov, who is serving his sentence in prison, has addressed an appeal to the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.
"I, Mehman Huseynov, has been serving my sentence for around two years. During this time, there have been no unpleasant experience between me and the prison staff. I have always tried to observe the rules. However, an incident occurred on December 26 last year for which I was blamed. I do not want to take your time by writing about the incident. I just want to say that I have no fault. I have never hit a prison officer.
"My term of punishment ends on March 2. I have been waiting for this moment for a long time. I don't want to get a new term. As I said before, I'm not responsible for anybody's actions. But I do not want anyone to take advantage of my situation. I'm just interested in one thing. Going free. If I get a new term, it will be a big blow to my 70-year-old father. It's hard for him to see me in this situation and pay frequent visits to me.
"I ask you to order the correct investigation of my case. I am confident that the decision on my case will be fair with your interference."


text:
import isElementInViewport from './isElementInViewport';

const element = {
  getBoundingClientRect: () => ({
    top: 100,
    bottom: 10,
    left: 10,
    right: 10,
  }),
} as HTMLElement;

test('should return "true" for element in viewport', () => {
  global.innerHeight = 1024;
  const test = isElementInViewport(element);
  expect(test).toBeTruthy();
});

test('should return "false" for element outside viewport', () => {
  global.innerHeight = 50;
  const test = isElementInViewport(element);
  expect(test).toBeFalsy();
});