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Except for sailboats, brokerage sales slump in November
Trade Only Today Editors
In recent months the U.S. brokerage market has ridden a cycle of highs and lows, sometimes at the same time. Whereas in October sales volume was at the highest level for the month since 2007, sales fell in November and were the lowest since 2008. Yet as powerboat sales cooled, the smaller segment of sailboat sales rallied.
As reported by YachtWorld member brokerages in their proprietary database, Soldboats.com, 1,670 boats were sold in November, down from 1,822 in November 2011. The number of powerboats changing hands, 1,257, was down 200 from November 2011; the number of sailboats sold rose from 365 to 413.
Generally speaking, sales were lower among smaller boats. The under-26-foot category was the hardest hit, with 401 boats sold, a decline of 87 boats from a year earlier. Very few sailboats were sold — 34 in 2011, 27 in 2012 — so nearly all of the decline was attributable to lower powerboat sales.
A different story occurred in the 26- to 35-foot category, where brokers reported 666 transactions — 468 powerboats and 198 sailboats. Those figures represented a decline of 74 powerboat transactions, offset partially by 20 additional sailboats changing hands.
Sales were up even more strongly for sailboats in the 36- to 45-foot range, with 158 closing, up from 122 the year before. Again in this category, powerboat sales fell, dropping from 310 in 2011 to 268 in 2012.
The total price paid for brokerage boats sold in November was $220 million, so even as total sales declined the total valuation increased by $9 million, or 4 percent, from the previous year. The gains were largely a result of higher prices in the sales of boats over 56 feet.
For the year through November U.S. brokerages reported 3 percent higher sales, with 27,941 boats sold. They seem likely to finish the year with a total number of transactions between 29,000 and 30,000.
The aggregate value of the boats sold declined by 7 percent, from $3.1 billion to $2.9 billion. Powerboat sales, which were higher earlier in the year, remained up 3 percent from 2011 with 22,811 boats sold.
Sailboat sales, with a small surge in the past couple of months, were up 1 percent, with 5,130 boats sold.
John Burnham is the editorial director of Dominion Marine Media.
This article originally appeared in the January 2013 issue.
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Private equity firm EagleTree Capital buys Invincible Boats
The firm that once owned MasterCraft has tapped John Dorton as CEO.
Nauti-Tech becomes exclusive Marpower dealer
Company will assist owners and builders of very large vessels to develop shore and onboard power systems.
FWC seeks anglers' help gathering red snapper data along Florida's east coast
Researchers will take samples of the fish to determine their ages.
Canada boat company goes into receivership
Waterway Houseboats owed $10 million to creditors
America's Cup Hall of Fame announces 2019 inductees
Dyer Jones, Henry Racamier and Bill Trenkle make up this year's class.
Fire destroys building at Key West Boats facility
Lightning strike reportedly started the blaze.
BRP wins Australian design award
Sea-Doo's Fish Pro upgrade package is honored.
Now Accepting Applications for All Marina Positions-Tome's Landing Marina
Vetus Maxwell expands U.S. headquarters
The larger facility incorporates a warehouse and office.


Among fraudulent schemes that are rising because of a tough economy iseal estate title fraud.
Mortgage fraud complaints by federally chartered banks in Florida rose to 7,073 in fiscal 2008 from just 3,431 in 2007.
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Michel Nykjær (født 17. september 1979) er en dansk racerkører. Nykjær har to gange vundet den Europæisk Touring Car Cup.
I 2003 fik han debut i Danish Touringcar Championship (DTC) hos SEAT Racing Team i en SEAT León. I 2007 tog Nykjær sin første sæsonsejr i DTC og igen i 2009, hvor Nykjær kørte hos Chevrolet Motorsport Danmark i en Chevrolet Lacetti.

Nykjær startede i WTCC i 2009 hos Perfection Racing på Oschersleben. Nykjær kørte kun to løb i 2009 men fik en fuld sæson i 2010 hos SUNRED Engineering. Han kørte en 11. plads og var kun en halv omgang fra at vinde sit første løb på Monza.
De gode resultat gjorde at Nykjær kunne beholde sin plads hos SUNRED Engineering i 2011 sæsonen.

I 2012 stopper Nykjær i WTCC, da han og Pole position stopper deres samarbejde. Nykjær forsætter i STCC hos Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden.

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Dean Cannon's Capitol Insight hauls in $860K in Q2 lobbying fees
Published on August 13, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Ryan Ray
Relatively new on the scene, former House Speaker Dean Cannon's lobby shop Capitol Insight is raking in the consulting fees like an old Adams Street institution. According to a compensation report the firm filed Thursday morning, the firm collected an estimated $860,000 for its consulting services between April 1 and June 30. The total includes some $430,000 in fees from 62 executive lobbying clients and $430,000 from 61 legislative clients. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co. provided the largest invoice for executive branch…
Personnel note: Richard Reeves opens RLR Consulting
Lobbyist Richard Reeves, a month after departing GrayRobinson, has set up his own shop, RLR Consulting. "I have a proven track record
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Richard Reeves, a veteran lobbyist who founded his own firm before joining another that merged with GrayRobinson last year, now is
Shawn Harrison kicks off HD 63 re-election bid at Tampa Theater June 29
Republican state Rep. Shawn Harrison is holding a campaign kickoff party later this month to launch his re-election bid in
Rick Scott's big partner for successful Economic Summit — Disney
Published on June 19, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann
In successfully hosting seven presidential candidates in Orlando earlier this month, Gov. Rick Scott had one invaluable partner — Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts. As first reported by the Tampa Bay Times, campaign finance records show that on June 2 – the day of the Economic Growth Summit – the Walt Disney Co. gave nearly a quarter million dollars to Scott's Let's Get to Work fundraising committee. The Summit, held at the Yacht & Beach Club Convention Center, drew…
In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson, along with 26 U.S.
Raises will be provided to 16 upper-level and mid-level employees of Enterprise Florida, as the state's business-recruitment agency does away
Siemens, Chromalloy joint project to bring 350 new Hillsborough jobs
Two global engineering companies, Siemens and Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation, have chosen Hillsborough County for the headquarters of a new joint

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The Water Museum in Lisbon, property of EPAL (a Portuguese water company), is a space designed by P-06 atelier that focuses mostly on the general aspects of water, with an educational and scientific approach, "while also transmitting some of the highlights of EPAL's history and legacy to society, unlike most traditional company museums that only explore the historical nature of the company itself" say the designers.
Part of a wide choice of cultural visits offered in the Languedoc Roussillon region of France, the Maritime Museum in Sète celebrates the precious and rare legacy of shipbuilder André Aversa.
With its protruding roof and imposing glass façade Bierman Henket Architects' Fries Museum in the heart of Leeuwarden's city centre has opened its doors to the public. Hubert-Jan Henket of Bierman Henket created the design in cooperation with Bonnema Architects from Hardegarijp.


Human rights, affirmed by the Holy Qur'an, are basic rights in Islam enforced and protected by law, authority, and all concerned in the Islamic community.
Islam has dignified humanity in general. Allah says: "We have conferred dignity on the children of Adam, and borne them over land and sea, and provided for them sustenance out of the good things of life, and favored them far above the rest of our creation" (17:70).
Evidence of such dignification lies in the orders of Allah for the angels to prostrate themselves in worship of Adam. What distinguishes man above all creatures is his being blessed with a mind, a tool of reasoning that enables humans to distinguish between good and evil. It is a blessing that Allah endowed humans with in order to establish justice and freedom and to pay respect to others in society.
We have to remove all obstacles that are in the way in order to lead a decent, free life. Injustice is a major obstacle hindering our implementation of what we have been ordered by Allah to do. Allah empowers those God-conscious worshipers: "As for that (happy) life, in the life to come, we grant it (only) to those who do not seek to exalt themselves on earth, nor yet to spread malevolence, for the future belongs to the God-conscious" (28:83).
Protecting human rights is a religious duty for every Muslim. Muslims believe that Allah (Praise the Lord!) created mankind in equality, with no distinction or privilege in terms of wealth, lineage, or descent: "O humanity! Be conscious of your Lord, Who has created you out of one living being, and out of him, created his mate, and out of the two, spread a multitude of men and women. And remain conscious of Allah, in Whose name you demand your rights from one another, and of these ties of kinship. Truly Allah is Ever Watchful over you" (4:1). And, "O humanity! Behold, We have created you all out of a male and a female, and have created you into nations and tribes, so that you might come to know one another. Truly the noblest of you in the sight of Allah is the one who is most deeply conscious of Allah. Behold, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware" (49:13).
In Islam, justice is not, and cannot, be only for Muslims. It includes non-Muslims as well. The Qur'an states: "Let there be no compulsion in religion. Truth stands out clear from error. Whoever rejects anything worshiped besides Allah and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold, that never breaks. And Allah hears and knows all things" (2:256).


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Flowery Branch wants out of impact fee deal with Hall
City seeks level playing field with Oakwood on development
Flowery Branch officials say they want to "even the playing field" when it comes to development impact fees.
A June 2004 agreement that has the city collecting impact fees on behalf of Hall County has come under scrutiny particularly from new Flowery Branch council members Damon Gibbs and Mary Jones.
"I just really feel like that can go away," Jones said at the council's March 17 retreat, "but I don't think we need to rattle the (county's) cage. We need to go hat in hand."
Gibbs said he is worried more about the agreement's impact on efforts to attract business than new housing, because, "from the residential standpoint, when a developer gets hit by a fee, it trickles down to the homebuyer.
"But if we're trying to attract commercial business to Flowery Branch, when (a developer) can ... go up Thurmon Tanner Parkway a mile and build cheaper than you can in the city of Flowery Branch, what incentive do you have to come to Flowery Branch?"
Thurmon Tanner runs in both Flowery Branch and Oakwood, as well as unincorporated Hall. Oakwood, just north of Flowery Branch, hasn't charged impact fees since the previous special purpose local option sales tax program expired in 2008, per an agreement with the county.
During the years it participated, Oakwood "ended up sending (the county) a lot more money than we ever got from SPLOST, with the development we had here," City Manager Stan Brown said last week.
Tom Oliver, chairman of the Hall County Board of Commissioners, said he believed the issue with Flowery Branch needs to be explored.
"It's not right to have one (city) under different guidelines than the other ones," he said. "And I think it should be the county's responsibility to first of all understand what the rules are and (secondly) establish some true direction for them."
Impact fees were all the rage among local governments during booming economic times. There were seen as a way to help pay for roads, parks, public safety and other needs affected by the growth.
But when the economy fell, they were seen as a deterrent to growth.
In the past couple of years, Oakwood and Flowery Branch officials talked about exploring impact fees in their respective cities, but the idea never gained much steam.
"We need to talk to the county commissioners and see if they're open to have a discussion about (the county fees)," said Gibbs, who began serving his first term on the council Jan. 1.
"I think, with our accessibility to (Interstate 985), we have some pluses, but when you've got two small municipalities fighting for the same industries, my goal is to get us on a little more level playing field as far as those fees go."
Hall County impact fees vary widely, depending on the type of development.
For example, a fee for a single-family home is $1,241.93. The charge is $86.36 for each 1,000 square feet for a shopping center and $65.67 for each 1,000 square feet for a grocery store.
Flowery Branch collected $1.35 million for Hall County, with the largest amount, $753,441, set aside for parks, through October 2011, according to a chart prepared by Flowery Branch Finance Director Jeremy Perry, who worked previously for Hall County.
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The Best Way to Play the Auto Industry's Chip Shortage
The global semiconductor chip shortage could hit auto parts and car manufacturers hard
February 16, 2021 By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor Feb 16, 2021, 6:15 pm EST February 16, 2021
Sales of automobiles are exploding in China a year after the pandemic forced manufacturers to temporarily shutter their plants.
In January, passenger car sales in China climbed 25.7% year-over-year to 2.16 million vehicles, making it the strongest month since September 2016, according to the China Passenger Car Association.
Nissan Motor Co. (OTCMKTS:NSANY) reported sales in China surged 23.8% in January, and Honda Motor Co. (NYSE:HMC) reported a 4.8% increase.
Electric vehicles have also been popular. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) began delivering models of its second Chinese-made vehicle, the Model Y compact crossover car, and sales skyrocketed more than three times to 158,000 year-over-year in January.
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) is delving into the Chinese market as well. Last month the company said it will build its Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle in China for the first time as it seeks more business in the country.
On Wednesday, General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) reported that it beat Wall Street's top- and bottom-line expectations for the fourth quarter. Sales of $37.5 billion beat estimates for $36.12 billion by 3.8%, while earnings of $1.93 per share topped analysts' consensus of $1.64 per share by 17.7%.
In other words, the industry has had a nice start to the year, particularly in China. However, these car makers are contending with an issue that could put a damper on those great sales figures in upcoming months.
I'm talking about the global semiconductor chip shortage that's hitting the auto parts and car manufacturers.
AlixPartners anticipates the shortage will shave $60.6 billion from the global automotive industry in 2021. IHS market expects 672,000 fewer automobiles will be built in the first quarter because of the shortage.
These semiconductor chips have become integral to powering the entertainment systems and driver-assistance functions, as well as the power brakes and steering used in modern automobiles. And automakers need more of them — up to hundreds — in each new car.
At the same time, demand for laptops and cloud computing services has soared under the pandemic lockdowns, which has further fueled the demand surge. Semiconductor manufacturers also say rising interest for the new chips that go into 5G phones has slowed their capacity.
Orders for new chips that typically get filled from eight to 10 weeks are taking as long as six months to fulfill, leaving automakers and consumer-electronics manufacturers to scramble over limited supply.
The Biden administration is jumping in to help. It said on Thursday it will issue an executive order to identify and act to relieve supply chain choke points.
General Motors has temporarily idled its car and crossover plants in Kansas, Canada, and Mexico through mid-March, and said it could lose from $1.5 billion to $2 billion this year because of the lack of chip supply. Ford said the shortage could shave off from $1.5 billion to $2 billion in earnings this year.
As you can see below, Ford and Honda are a HOLD right now in my Portfolio Grader, with a "C" and "D" Quantitative grade, respectively, that represents institutional buying pressure.
General Motors is still a "Buy," yet it and other major carmakers like Volkswagen AG (OTCMKTS:VWAGY) say they're also being forced to cut production in China, just as sales have been rising. Fitch Ratings analysts expect global brands will be more impacted by the chip shortage than Chinese companies.
Interestingly, the situation bodes well for fundamentally superior semiconductor stocks, one of the hottest new sectors right now. Especially Taiwanese semiconductor companies that create the chips that go into the LED and OLED displays in cars.
Take Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (NYSE:TSM), for example.
The world's largest contract chipmaker recently said it will ramp up its capital investments by 47% this year over last in light of the increased demand.
The stock has soared over the past year, rising nearly 134%. That's more than double the industry benchmark, the iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX), which has climbed 63% over the same timeframe.
Part of the rise is thanks in part to its strong fourth-quarter earnings report, which was released on January 14.
The company reported it achieved earnings of $0.97 per ADR and sales of $12.68 billion in the fourth quarter, or 23% annual earnings growth and 22% annual sales growth. The consensus estimate called for earnings of $0.94 per ADR on $12.91 billion in sales, so TSM posted a 3.2% earnings surprise and a slight sales miss.
TSM also noted that it experienced strong demand for its 5-nanometer technology, thanks in part to 5G smartphones and high-performance computing. The company expects this trend to continue in the first quarter of 2021, which will support higher sales of its semiconductors.
In the past 90 days, three analysts have upped their earnings estimates for the company.
So, it should come as no surprise that the stock has an "A" grade and is a Strong Buy in my Portfolio Grader. It's also hovering just above my "buy below" price on my Accelerated Profits Buy List, making it a screaming buy on dips.
TSM hit a fresh 52-week high of $137.25 on Thursday, and I'm anticipating it will maintain its upward trajectory, in part, thanks to the severe chip shortage underway.
Thanks to my Project Mastermind system, my Accelerated Profits subscribers have been able to enjoy TSM's ride higher, as it flagged this stock back in November 2019. The reality is my system finds fundamentally superior stocks that boast increasing sales and earnings growth and positive guidance, and my Accelerated Profits subscribers reap the rewards.
For example, my Project Mastermind system also spotted another Taiwanese chip leader, United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE:UMC), back in March 2020, and I promptly recommended it to my Accelerated Profits subscribers.
The company has beaten Wall Street's earnings expectations for the past three quarters in a row.
The stock trekked higher since its latest announcement on January 27, when the company reported an earnings surge of 166.7% year-over-year and a whopping 166.7% earnings surprise. Over the past six months, the stock has soared 160%, compared to the 46% gain for the iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF.
As you can see below, UMC also earns a Total Grade of "A" rating in my Portfolio Grader and remains a "Strong Buy" right now on my Accelerated Profits Buy List.
But these are far from the only fundamentally superior stocks my Project Mastermind system has found.
On Tuesday, I released a Buy Alert for two brand-new recommendations based on my Project Mastermind system's findings. Both stocks recently reported triple-digit earnings growth for the most-recent quarter and posted double-digit earnings surprises. Even better: Both companies also have triple-digit forecasted earnings growth.
These stocks have trekking nicely higher in recent weeks, but it's not too late to jump in. As with UMC, both names are still under my buy limit prices, so now is the time to join Accelerated Profits before these stocks really take off.
To learn more about my Project Mastermind system and my latest buy recommendations — I've recommended six in the past three weeks — click here now.
Note: The Editor hereby discloses that as of the date of this email, the Editor, directly or indirectly, owned the following securities that are the subject of the commentary, analysis, opinions, advice, or recommendations in, or which are otherwise mentioned in, the essay set forth below:
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Penguins at an Arctic-themed Chinese aquarium donned festive Santa Claus costumes during the holiday weekend.
HARBIN, China (KABC) -- Penguins at an Arctic-themed Chinese aquarium donned festive Santa Claus costumes during the holiday weekend.
The Christmas cuties wore red and white capes as they waddled around their enclosure at Harbin Polarland in the northeastern part of the country.
A penguin family greeted visitors at its mini snow town, a newly-built area at the location.
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É uma das maiores praias do município de Caravelas onde são realizadas as festas de final de ano; Réveillon e o CarnaBarra. É bastante frequentada e tem uma estrutura hoteleira.

A praia também sedia muitos eventos esportivos, como torneios regionais de vôlei de praia, futebol de areia, entre outros campeonatos.

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Investors faced a litany of doubts this year. Raging dysfunction in DC, a string of natural disasters, and even threat of nuclear war. But investors aren't shaken. Year to date the S&P 500 is up 16%+, the EAFE 22%, and EM 32% (represented below by returns for SPY, EFA, and EEM respectively).
The truth is the proverbial wall of worry never goes away. Headline risks, whether social or economic, don't disappear but just reinvent themselves with different monikers. That's not to say the markets won't turn — because they will, but probably not for the reasons we see on the front page.
Meanwhile, we're on it and we can either freeze in fear or keep climbing. Whatever you do, just don't look down.
This blog is for informational purposes only. Nothing on this blog represents advice of any kind. Investing is inherently risky and involves the risk of potential loss.


Salmon are indigenous to both the east and west coasts of North America. There are several species that inhabit western waters, with chinook salmon being the most abundant. In rivers of the east, the Atlantic salmon is predominant.
Salmon are anadromous, meaning that they swim up rivers from the sea at certain seasons for breeding. When it is time to spawn, salmon return to the stream of their birth, also known as the natal stream. The adult salmon die shortly after spawning, with the decomposing carcasses of the adults providing essential food and nutrients for numerous stream creatures, including young salmon.
Thousands of years ago, Native Americans along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America were building societies that revolved around the salmon. The salmon became their means for survival, commerce, and an important part of their religion.
Because the salmon migrated on a cyclic basis, so too did the Native peoples whose lives revolved around the fish. Some permanent villages were established on or near waterways, or at sites of waterfalls or rapids, where the fish could be easily speared or dip-netted. * Other villages would travel from far inland to their traditional fishing grounds along the rivers. The rights to these fishing grounds were passed down from generation to generation. Their journey had to coincide with the arrival of the salmon, and their fishing success depended on the size of the salmon run. The total human population that relied on the salmon supply of the lower Columbia River is believed to have been approximately 100,000 people.
Fish ladders are one method of helping migrating fish ascend rivers blocked by dams. Ladders often are designed and manufactured for specific types of fish, and with regard to the geotechnical and hydraulic conditions of the site.
With the advance of civilization across North America and settlement of the fertile river valleys, the fate of the historic salmon runs was sealed. Salmon harvesting became big business, as salmon was less expensive than other meats. Arrays of techniques were designed to capture large quantities of salmon for processing and canning. Commercial fishermen used long nets to seine the rivers and estuaries . Horses were often used to haul the salmonladen nets onto the riverbanks. Another unique invention was the fish wheel, which was a river-powered water wheel with baskets that would scoop the migrating salmon out of the water and deposit them in a waiting boat. Some wheels were mounted on the backs of boats, making them mobile fish scoopers. The fish wheels could operate day and night with minimal maintenance.
By the time the dam-building of the mid-1900s began, salmon populations already were in decline. The dams, however, put an end to the gigantic salmon runs.
In the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, the salmon dilemma has become increasingly complex and controversial. On the east coast, for example, the situation is critical. In 1990, New Brunswick's 108 salmon rivers supported healthy native Atlantic salmon runs. Ten years later, all are in decline and fewer than half have wild salmon populations at or above levels required to ensure survival. The Miramichi River was the world's largest and most productive Atlantic salmon river; yet now, less than 1 percent of the salmon return to the river to spawn.
The Atlantic salmon situation in the United States is also severe. Once, most rivers north of Connecticut were teaming with salmon. Today, it is estimated that only 50 to 100 native Atlantic salmon will return to a half dozen rivers in eastern Maine.
A combination of factors contribute to the continuing decline of salmon. On the west coast, it is widely accepted that the most important factors that affect salmon are the "four Hs"—hydropower, habitat, harvest, and hatcheries. With the presence of dams, salmon are unable to ascend to the spawning grounds of their natal streams, and juveniles are hindered from migrating downstream. Redfish Lake in Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains historically would receive hundreds of thousands of bright red adult Sockeye salmon returning to spawn via the Columbia River system. Now only one or two fish may be observed reaching their annual destination.
Habitat loss to urban growth and degraded watersheds from generations of farming and logging has left spawning grounds choked with pollutants and silt. Fishing activities (harvest) are putting further strains on salmon stocks. Hatchery fish sometimes are interbreeding with native species, modifying the population's genetic characteristics.
To help reduce mortality of juvenile salmon as they enounter dams and hydroelectric turbines on their downstream migration, fisheries managers and biologists transport critical populations in barges and trucks. Juvenile fish transportation programs represent only a small component of the larger strategy to assist the recovery of salmon populations.
easily, allowing these chemicals to build up in downstream waters. Heavy, late-spring spraying of forests with a pesticide laced with nonylphenol during the 1970s and 1980s prompted biologists to investigate its role in salmon decline.
On a global scale, the effect of changing ocean temperatures is speculated to have a connection to the number of salmon returning to spawn. Scientists believe the continued decline in native Atlantic salmon numbers appears to be caused by increased mortality in the ocean. Possible explanations are the depletion of the salmon's normal food source by commercial fisheries.
While debate continues over causes of salmon decline, efforts are being taken to assist in recovery. The spraying of pesticides containing nonylphenols has been stopped on eastern forests and habitat restoration programs have begun. While pollution, dams, and runoff from farms and logged forests have ruined many spawning rivers, scientists believe there is still enough freshwater habitat that can be nurtured and improved to produce reasonable numbers of fish.
In the Pacific Northwest, making changes that affect any of the four Hs is challenging because each has a powerful constituency that tries to protect its own interest. Accordingly, much of the debate in salmon recovery reflects power struggles and politics rather than biological considerations. The greatest benefit to salmon would be the removal of dams, which block salmon migrations. Though some small dams are being removed, any proposal for the removal of the large hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River system will be hotly contested for years into the future.
Numerous federal, state, and local government agencies are working with private landowners and citizens to initiate watershed enhancement projects aimed at improving spawning habitat. Moreover, agencies are now looking closely at the role hatchery fish should play in maintaining harvestable and sustainable populations of salmon and what priority should be assigned to each river's unique native salmon population. Since spawning salmon return only to the rivers of their birth, it is difficult to introduce salmon from one river into another. Once a river's native population is gone, it is gone permanently.
SEE ALSO Chemicals From Agriculture ; Dams ; Ecology, Fresh-Water ; Ecology, Marine ; Endangered Species Act ; Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. ; Fisheries, Fresh-Water ; Fisheries, Marine ; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ; Nutrients in Lakes and Streams ; Pollution Sources: Point and Nonpoint ; River Basin Planning ; Runoff, Factors Affecting ; Stream Ecology, Temperature Impacts on ; Stream Health, Assessing ; Watershed, Restoration of a.
Cone, Joseph. A Common Fate: Endangered Salmon and the People of the Pacific Northwest. Eugene: University of Oregon Press, 1996.
Mills, Derek. Ecology and Management of Atlantic Salmon. London, U.K. and NewYork: Chapman and Hall, 1989.
Shearer, W. M. The Atlantic Salmon: Natural History, Exploitation and Future Management. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1992.
Atlantic Salmon Federation. <http://www.asf.ca/> .
The Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. <http://www.oregon-plan.org/> .
The Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds is one of many efforts to save salmon populations. The Oregon Plan's goal is to restore the health of Oregon's natural aquatic systems. It brings together government, interest groups, and private citizens from all sectors of the state. Participants are working to address problems threatening salmon species on a statewide basis. Watershed councils have been created to bring local knowledge into the solutions. Many government agencies administer programs that improve fish habitat.
Under this plan, agencies whose activities affect aquatic systems coordinate programs consistent with conservation and restoration efforts. A monitoring program will annually assess progress and roadblocks.
* See "Columbia River Basin" for a photograph of a Native American man gaffing a salmon.


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A general practitioner who was secretly recorded offering to help arrange female genital mutilation (FGM) for two young girls has been struck off the UK medical register. Ali Mao-Aweys, who was born and raised in Somalia, was caught giving advice to a newspaper reporter who had posed as an aunt who wanted to arrange the procedure for her nieces, aged 10 and 13.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in Manchester found that he had offered to assist in arranging an operation in the United Kingdom, knowing that it was illegal, and that he had provided the telephone number …
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Five Terror Suspects Arrested In Sopore Area Of J-K's Baramulla
Meanwhile, DGP Dilbag Singh said that few terrorists, including a self-styled Lashkar-e-Taiba commander, are active in north Kashmir's Sopore town and threatening people, including shopkeepers and fruit traders.
New Delhi, News Nation Bureau | Updated : 16 November 2019, 05:41 PM
Terror suspects were arrested by a joint team of police and security forces. (Photo Credit : PTI )
Five terror suspects have been arrested by a joint team of police and security forces in Spore area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier in October, two suspected overground workers of terrorists in the district were arrested by security forces. The suspects were arrested during a search of vehicles by Army and CRPF personnel at a checkpoint in Sopore town, the officials said, adding, two hand-grenades were seized from them.
The suspects were handed over to police for questioning and further legal action.
The law and order situation has improved in Sopore and elsewhere in the Valley, he had said.
The town has been mostly cleared of terrorists and efforts are on to make it terrorism free, the director general of police (DGP) said after inspecting a police station building in Sopore where 20 people were injured in a grenade attack on October 28.
"Sopore became notorious for a large presence of terrorists over the years and was witnessing frequent law and order problems. However, the situation has changed due to alertness of police, army and CAPF and cooperation of the people... the area has almost been cleared of terrorists," Singh told reporters.
There are still "some elements, including a local self-styled commander of the Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) Sajad Ahmad Mir alias Hyder,active and threatening people including shopkeepers and fruit traders", the DGP said.
Police and other forces are working to neutralise them," he said expressing satisfaction over the improvement in the overall law and order situation in the apple-rich town.
With PTI Inputs
First Published: Saturday, November 16, 2019 04:41 PM
Terror Suspects Arrested
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We've heard these words so many times:
The idea of happiness plays a central role in our personal and public lives. But what does it mean? And what does it mean to have a right to it? And should we have such a right?
Questions like these are what you get when EconTalk host Russ Roberts welcomes philosopher Daniel Haybron to the show to talk about his new book, Happiness: A Very Short Introduction.
In this episode, Roberts and Haybron attempt to unpack this "suitcase word."
We hope you'll spend some more time thinking about this conversation with us. Use the prompts below to spark new thoughts, or better yet- a new conversation. As always, we love to hear from you.
1- Consider Haybron's views on happiness survey research. To what extent it is possible to measure happiness? In doing so, should we focus on the (lack of) negatives or on the presence of positives?
2- How should research on happiness be used in the policy world? What does Haybron mean when he says, "The important thing for policy that science can do is just–really, for the public mind and for the culture–is help us change the lens through which we think about how our society is doing and where we want to go?"
3- What's the difference between being a "consumer" and being an appreciator? Which one are you most often? How can you make a culture "healthier," allowing people to focus less on the material? (And again, should we?)
4- What does Haybron mean when he says, "What makes living with each other bearable, and civilization possible, is the willingness of all parties to limit the exercise of their rights." What's the appropriate relatonship between legality, morality, and happiness?
5- Roberts shares what he would tell his younger self today. What would you advise YOUR 21 year-old self with regard to the pursuit of happiness?
What kind of person do you aspire to be? How do you know how to become that person? This is the realm of aspiration, as philosopher Agnes Callard describes it. In this episode, EconTalk host Russ Roberts welcomes Callard to discuss her book, Aspiration: The Agency of Becoming. Callard defines aspiration as the rational process of value acquisition. Not the same as having a goal, aspiration is not the satisfaction of a value or desire you already have. Rather, Callard says aspir...


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More than 200 nonprofit representatives came to last week's North Carolina Network of Grantmakers' Foundation Fair in Wilmington eager to find out if the needs of their organization fit the missions of the thirteen exhibitors.
The fair provided an opportunity for nonprofits from across the state to have direct and immediate access to foundations based in North Carolina such as the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation, The Cannon Foundation and Cape Fear Memorial Foundation. Events like the fair help nonprofits consider possible funding options.
"Most of the nonprofit representatives I spoke with indicated that fundraising from individual donors, businesses and foundations was still a challenge, even though the needs keep increasing", noted Patricia Pleasants Lawler, southeast regional associate for the North Carolina Community Foundation which had an exhibit at the fair. "One executive director said his board was determined to establish an operating endowment to help the organization better sustain itself during tough economic times," Lawler added.
Organizations like the North Carolina Network of Grantmakers provide a critical service by providing opportunities to openly exchange ideas and information and raise awareness about the breadth and scope our state's philanthropic and nonprofit sector. At this and other events they host, grantmakers can provide clear, concise, and accessible information to nonprofits about their guidelines and interests.


Everyone desires to embrace the good and fly from what is evil. When we experience an evil, we become sad and desire to free ourselves of this sadness. We are right to seek a means to get rid of this sadness. Fear and anxiety can come from an inordinate desire to be freed from a present difficulty or to realize a hoped for goal.
Whenever you urgently hope to realize a certain good or to escape from a certain uneasiness, you must be especially careful to put your mind at rest and be at peace. When you see that you are becoming anxious, place yourself in God's presence. Resolve to do nothing that your desire insists on until your mind has regained peace. Be careful to make calm judgments based on the authentic values found in Jesus' teachings. Then try, without hurry, trouble, or anxiety, to accomplish your desire. Perform the action, not according to your desire, but reason.
When we seek to escape from our troubles, we must do so patiently, gently, and calmly. We must look to God for help rather than our own efforts. If we look to ourselves only, we will wear ourselves out. Walk simply in the way our Lord shows you and don't worry. Sing songs of praise and thanksgiving. Involve yourself in a variety of healthful activities. Also, revealing the cause of your anxiety to your confessor or a reliable person empowers you to find relief. If we always tend toward God's love, neither tribulation nor fear of future troubles will separate us from this love. Our love is founded on Jesus Christ, who cares for us and never betrays us. Great indeed is the confidence our Savior wants us to have in His care. All who trust in this confidence reap great fruit.


Was sure nice to see this in person!
A powerful and moving message.
What a blessing this message from God's holy word has been to me. You are the only preacher that I have ever heard preach on this subject. I thank God Almighty for Him leading me to your web site on SermonAudio. I will be preaching in Louisiana about a hundred miles south of you in Oakdale in a couple of weeks. Wish I had time to stop by and visit with you. God bless.
I'm sure this sermon has caused "no small stir" in the world of religion.:) Thank you. To God be the glory.
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Which will it be after hearing this message? While this entire sermon is exceptional, the definition of true repentance was particularly helpful to me.
Are you a blessed peacemaker? Listen to this and discover the truth.
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Please spend time in this message. There are so many deep truths here that it requires listening to more than once.
I have known men in business that have a talent to completely convey an idea in a minimal amount of words. But this brother has a God given ability to express so much truth in so few words that I am amazed. Too much here to just listen one time.
Truth is truth even if it makes you a little uncomfortable. But on the other hand, truth is sweet to the ear to God's children.
There are only two results from listening to this sermon. You will either rejoice or get angry. Which will it be for you?
This pastor drew me in by preaching about his revelation that he had been pursuing works righteousness, but Christ used this sermon to show me that it's not I who should feel blessed for being like the good person talked about in Psalms, I should rejoice in the fact that Christ is that good person the Psalms is talking about. Only Christ could fit the righteousness that the type of person the Psalms says is blessed and favored of God. I no longer read it as a checklist or way of gauging my standing before God. My standing is and always will be (without Christ), "Filthy rags".
Stripping away man's false righteouness, Christ finds us in our hopelessness and helplessness. A must hear sermon!
This is a favorite parable of mine and I have heard many sermons about it. You showed me new things and I thank you for that. Bless you!


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Q: Measure of convex hull Let $ a_0,...,a_n\in \mathbb{R}^n $ and define the convex hull with $$ S_A:=\text{conv}(\{a_0,...,a_n\})=\left \{\lambda_0\cdot a_0+...+\lambda_n\cdot a_n\Big|\ \  \lambda_0,...,\lambda_n\geq 0, \sum_{k=1}^n \lambda_k=1 \right \}. $$
If the vectors $ a_0,...,a_n $ are linearly independent I could show the identity $$ \lambda^n(S_A)=\frac{1}{n!}\cdot |\det((a_1-a_0,...,a_n-a_0))| $$
I used a linear isomorphism.
But how do I show $ \lambda^n(S_A)=0 $ if some of the vectors $ a_0,...,a_n $ are linear dependent?


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The highly-anticipated release of MAME 0.245 has finally arrived! As I'm sure many of you are already aware, we've added support for two elusive arcade games that didn't see widespread release: Megumi Rescue and Marble Madness II, and the Konami Polygonet system has finally come to life. But before we get to that, there are some changes to MAME's user interface that you should be aware of. Input options have been moved off the main menu to a submenu of their own. Depending on the system, there can be quite a few of them, and they weren't all grouped. There's also a new option to see the input devices recognised by MAME, which should help with diagnosing issues.
Megumi Rescue was exhibited at a trade show, but apparently never sold as an arcade game. A home system port was released, but only in Japan. The original arcade game uses a vertically-oriented monitor, and lacks the life bar system and vertical scrolling found in the home version. Despite the arcade version remaining unreleased, and the home version never being widespread, the game was widely copied for TV game systems. It's nice to see the original preserved all these years later.
Marble Madness II was considered a failure on location test. It demonstrates Atari's complete failure to understand what Mark Cerny got right when he made the mid '80s classic. A few examples survived in the hands of collectors, but the game was never seen widely.
The Polygonet system was Konami's first foray into 3D arcade games. It was quite apparent that their in-house system wasn't able to compete toe-to-toe with offerings from Sega and Namco. Polygonet Commanders was added to MAME almost twenty years ago, and saw sporadic progress for a few years after that. Regular contributor Ryan Holtz has written an engaging blog post about his adventures bringing it up to a playable state this month. The two games haven't been promoted to working yet as they haven't been extensively tested, but we'd love it if you try them out and post your experiences, good or bad.
We've got more complete emulation for three Mac NuBus video cards this month: the Apple Macintosh Display Card, the SuperMac Spectrum/8 Series III, and the SuperMac Spectrum PDQ. The Macintosh Display card, which MAME uses by default for the Mac II, now supports configuring the amount of video RAM installed, as well as a selection of monitors with correct resolutions, refresh rates and colour profiles. The SuperMac Spectrum/8 Series III supports on-screen resolutions up to 1024×768, and virtual desktop resolutions up to a massive 4096×1536 in Black & White mode. Virtual desktop panning and desktop zoom are hardware-accelerated. The Spectrum PDQ supports resolutions up to 1152×870, with hardware acceleration for things like moving windows in 256-colour modes. Please be aware that MAME currently has trouble with some combinations of Mac video cards – if you want to use multiple monitors on your emulated Mac, it's best to stick with the Macintosh Display Card or Radius ColorBoard. If you're you're just looking to jump into Mac emulation, there's some helpful information to get you started on our wiki.
Thanks in large part to the efforts of Ignacio Prini and Manuel Gomez Amate, the ZX Spectrum cassette software list now includes the Spanish MicroHobby magazine cover tape and type-in program collection. A number of prototypes cartridges have been added for the Game Boy, Super NES and other consoles. Commodore 64 tapes, Apple II floppies, and game music rips in VGM format have each seen a batch of additions.
Other highlights include:
Support for Space Duel's cocktail mode from Ian Eure.
Proper inputs for Sidam's Space Invaders hack Invasion from Janniz.
Playable Classic Adders & Ladders gamblers from David "Haze" Haywood.
A team effort to fix some performance bottlenecks, particularly affecting the IGS PolyGame Master.
SD Card reader support for Acorn computers from Ramtop and our very own Nigel Barnes.
Working light gun inputs for Rapid Fire (not that anyone wants to play it).
Fixes for more glitches in the ZX Spectrum family from holub.
Major improvements to several IGS games from Luca Elia.
Hitting GitHub pull request number #10000 – congratulations, holub.
As always, there's far more in this release than we can fit on the front page, so go and read about it in the whatsnew.txt file, or grab a source or 64-bit Windows binary package from the download page.
Given how many exciting updates have gone into MAME 0.244, it's hard to believe it's only been a month since the last release! Only one disk has been added to the Apple II software lists, but it comes with a very engaging story involving physically damaged media and manual data repairs. The Zilog Z80 CPU has had a bit of an overhaul this month, allowing more accurate memory access timings for the ZX Spectrum family. This fixes a lot of broken visual effects and other glitches. The HP 9000/300 series computers have had the necessary floppy disk image formats hooked up, allowing them to mount floppy disks from their software list.
MAME's driver for JPM's first CPU-based fruit machine platform, dating all the way back to the late 1970s, has been almost completely rewritten this month. Four games are now playable, albeit with minimal internal artwork. Colour video output has been implemented for Zilec's Vortex. Don't get too excited, though – while the approach they used to produce colourful graphics without adding any video memory is technically interesting, the results are very ugly and don't make a bad game any better.
Other improvements in arcade emulation include:
Score display and diorama control outputs have been hooked up for Bubble Trouble (this means you'll need updated artwork for Golly! Ghost! as well).
Layer offsets in Slap Fight and Alcon should be fixed, and cocktail mode now works for the original sets.
The communication board for Super Street Fighter II: The Tournament Battle is now supported, allowing it to actually run in eight-player tournament mode.
SDL builds (the default for Linux and macOS) now detect game controller reconnection. Note that due to limitations of SDL itself, MAME may confuse similar controllers, potentially causing issues if multiple controllers are disconnected at the same time. Issues using MIDI input or output with 64-bit Windows builds should be fixed.
You can read about everything else that's happened in the whatsnew.txt file. As always, the source and 64-bit Windows binary packages are available from the download page.
Another month has passed, and it's time for another MAME release! MAME 0.243 has a few fairly big internal changes, and while we're working towards making MAME more future-proof, there will likely be some regressions in the short term. The most noticeable regression that we're aware of is that rhythm games using DVD media on Konami's Firebeat platform are now very unhappy with our lack of proper DVD drive emulation. If you find any other regressions, please report them – it's a lot easier to fix things when we know they're broken.
Remember the unreleased arcade version of Rise of the Robots, running on the RasterSpeed platform? This month sees support added for another game on the same hardware: Football Crazy. In a clear demonstration of the benefits of MAME's modular architecture, this provides test cases yielding fixes for the CPU, serial controller and SCSI controller used in the system. Numerous games and computer systems using the same devices stand to benefit.
MAME's floppy drive emulation system has had an overhaul this month. We think we've finally nailed down and fixed the issues that were causing bad data to be written by the Apple IIgs. Of course, it's still a good idea to back up your precious disk images. There are lots of nice fixes for NES/Famicom cartridge support, making a whole lot of Chinese-language games playable. The driver for the NEC PC-8801 family has had an overhaul this month, giving more expansion options and better software compatibility. Also, several more early Rockwell electronic calculators are now emulated.
As always, there were plenty of bugs squashed this month, including Midway Seattle and Vegas stability issues, graphical glitches in The Karate Tournament, erratic joystick movement on the Apple IIgs, missing sounds in Looping, and quite a few incorrectly labelled DIP switches.
You can read about all the exciting development activity in the whatsnew.txt file, or get the source and 64-bit Windows binary packages from the download page.
Today is a bittersweet day. After a quarter of a century, we've decided that it's no longer in our best interests to distribute MAME as Open Source/Free Software. Wait, that's not the right announcement… After many fruitful years, we've come to realise MAME has achieved everything it can. The project is now in maintenance mode, and there will be no new functionality or regular releases. Hang on, that can't be right, either! Happy April Fools' day!
We have an interesting release today in several ways. Yes, the rumours are true, after many years, we've added support for another LaserDisc-based arcade system. It's a system that only ran a single game: Time Traveler, created by Rick Dyer at Virtual Image Productions, starring Stephen Wilber, and published by Sega. This full-motion video game consists of a near-constant stream of quick time events, utilising a mixture of live action video and computer-generated imagery. Although re-living the early '90s corniness is pretty awesome, this is a milestone because it's the first LaserDisc arcade game preserved using the Domesday86 Project toolchain. In short, this involves the use of custom hardware to record the raw radio frequency signal from a LaserDisc player's laser pickup, and then decoding it in software. This frees you from the limitations of LaserDisc player demodulators and video capture devices. As well as better, more consistent video quality, this opens up possibilities like combining multiple captures to overcome disc degradation and laser pickup dropout.
In another first for emulation, MAME 0.242 adds support for systems based on Rockwell B5000 family microcontrollers. This includes several electronic toys from Mattel, and calculators from Rockwell themselves. You'll also find the first working game based on a Sharp SM530 microcontroller: the Star Fox game watch from Nelsonic.
There are plenty of software list updates this month, including recently-released prototype dumps for Mega Drive, NES and Super NES, all the latest Apple II dumps, and some more of the steady stream of Commodore 64 cassettes. You'll also see that a big batch of Amiga software has been promoted to working – that's because the Amiga family has had an overhaul this month, and it's paid off with substantial improvements in compatibility.
There's lots more going on, in fact this was a record month for pull requests, with over a hundred and thirty merged, including quite a few from first-time contributors, as well as some regulars. It's great to have you all with us! There are dozens of reported bugs fixed, too, with a particular emphasis on fixing up DIP switch labelling.
As always, you can read about all the bug fixes, newly supported systems and software, and other development in the whatsnew.txt file, or get the source and 64-bit Windows binary packages from the download page.
Is it already the last Wednesday of the month again? That felt quick! Of course, that means it must be MAME 0.241 release day. This month you'll get to play The Tower, a rather poor quality imitation of Crazy Climber running on the DECO Cassette system. There's a brand new software list for the Tandy/Memorex VIS multimedia player. Keep in mind that this was effectively a '286-based Windows PC with no disk cache running software from a CD-ROM drive. It shouldn't come as a surprise that it wasn't popular, earning the backronym "Virtually Impossible to Sell". A three-player version of Wally wo Sagase! (based on the popular Where's Wally? books) has also been found, dumped and emulated.
As well as an assortment of newly supported NES/Famicom cartridges, you'll have a better experience with the Zapper lightgun, improved PPU (graphics) and APU (sound) emulation, and several fixes for the related coin-operated VS. System and PlayChoice-10 systems. Newly supported systems include some electronic toys from Entex and Mattel, and a couple more Fidelity chess computers. If you're interested in scripting MAME, the Lua interface now exposes address space taps for intercepting emulated memory accesses, as well as debugger expressions, and a simpler way to discover general input types.
Of course, there's lots more to explore. You can read all about newly dumped arcade bootlegs, prototype console games, bug fixes, and everything else in the whatsnew.txt file, or get the source and 64-bit Windows binary packages from the download page.
As lunar new year draws near and we approach a quarter of a century since Nicola Salmoria released MAME to the public, it's time for MAME 0.240 – the first release of the 2022 calendar year. Wait, what was that? A quarter of a century? Yes, on 5 February, it will be twenty-five years since MAME 0.1 was released, supporting just five Z80-based games. MAME is coming up to its silver jubilee! And what a long way we've come…
This month, we've added support for dozens more versions of the Igrosoft five-reel slot machines. But buried in there are the remaining versions of Nintendo Game & Watch series games (rare versions of Helmet, Judge and Mario's Cement Factory), two more Elektronika games based on Nintendo programs, a German version of Exidy's Mouse Trap, and the incredibly rare Mahjong Block Jongbou 2 from SNK.
In the software lists, there are a whole pile of recently dumped prototypes of console games, and some homebrew titles for the Bandai RX-78. That's on top of the steady stream of Apple II floppies, Commodore 64 cassettes, FM Towns CDs, and newly supported NES and Famicom cartridges. Building on the work last month, the CD-i has received a few more fixes that improve performance and add support for more discs.
You can read about everything we've been busy with all month in the whatsnew.txt file, or get the source and 64-bit Windows binary packages from the download page.
Did you think we'd let 2021 finish without a parting MAME release? MAME 0.239 is here, just in time for the new year. This release includes a fix for many subtle and not-so-subtle sound and music timing issues in games using Yamaha FM synthesis chips. The frame rate for Gaelco games has been adjusted to satisfy some wily protection checks, fixing crashes when continuing in Thunder Hoop and graphical issues in Squash. A big update for Philips CD-i emulation just made it in for this release, greatly improving the experience in a lot of games. Nintendo Famicom Disk System emulation has also seen some improvements this month.
This release is packed with even more Soviet re-skins of the Game & Watch Egg program, the latest Apple II dumps and cracks, another batch of Commodore 64 cassettes, and more exotic NES and Famicom cartridges. Milan Galcik, who's been busy with the Elektronika hand-held games, has also completed a Slovak UI translation and updated the neglected Czech translation. Both genuine and cloned Apple II systems have had emulation updates this month, with a number of unique VTech Laser and Franklin ACE features now supported, and performance improvements for the Apple IIgs.
Of course, there's lots more than we have time to talk about here, and you can read all about it in the whatsnew.txt file, or get the source and 64-bit Windows binary packages from the download page.


If your circumstances limit your contacts, books can serve as temporary mentors, as The Improvement of the Mind did for Faraday. In such a case you will want to convert such books and writers into living mentors as much as possible. You personalize their voice, interact with the material, taking notes or writing in the margins. You analyze what they write and try to make it come alive—the spirit and not just the letter of their work.
In a looser sense, a figure from the past or present can serve as an ideal, someone to model yourself after. Through much research and some imagination on your part, you turn them into a living presence. You ask yourself—what would they do in this situation or that? Countless generals have used Napoleon Bonaparte for just such a purpose.
In Spanish they say al maestro cuchillada—to the Master goes the knife. It is a fencing expression, referring to the moment when the young and agile pupil becomes skillful enough to cut his Master. But this also refers to the fate of most mentors who inevitably experience the rebellion of their protégés, like the cut from a sword.
Hopefully you cited Robert Green for this since it is word for word his work.


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Afghan Government in Secret Talks With Taliban
18th October, 2016 · admin
Ayaz Gul
ISLAMABAD — Senior Afghan government and Taliban representatives reportedly have held at least two secret meetings in recent days in a bid to resume a long-awaited peace dialogue to end the war in Afghanistan.
A source within the National Unity Government (NUG) in Kabul has confirmed to VOA the interactions took place in Doha, capital of the Gulf state of Qatar, where Taliban political negotiators are based. But he declined to discuss further details.
The Guardian newspaper disclosed the ground-breaking meetings in an exclusive article published Tuesday, saying they were held in September and October, in which Afghan intelligence chief Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai sat face-to-face with Mullah Abdull Manan Akhund, brother of the deceased Taliban founder and long-time leader, Mullah Omar.
The British paper quoted an unnamed Taliban official as claiming a senior American diplomat was present in the Qatar meetings, though the U.S. government has not commented on the reported claim.
The main spokesman for the Islamist insurgency, Zabihullah Mujahid, when contacted by VOA for his reaction to the reported meetings, said he was busy with war-related activities but had seen the newspaper report.
"I have sought information from our political officials and will share it with you as soon as I get it. Until then, I cannot offer any comments," Mujahid said when asked about the reported meetings.
A preliminary round of peace talks between the warring sides took place in Pakistan, July of 2015. U.S., Chinese and Pakistani officials were also present, but that process broke down after it was revealed that Taliban chief Mullah Omar had been dead for over two years.
The killing of Omar's successor, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, in a U.S. drone strike this past May in the Pakistani province of Baluchistan, diminished any remaining hopes for resuming the Afghan peace process.
The Taliban, under its new chief, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, has since intensified insurgent activities across Afghanistan, inflicting heavy casualties on Afghan security forces and making significant territorial gains.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has recently concluded a peace deal with the Hizb-e-Islami insurgent faction led by controversial warlord, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Under the agreement, the second largest rebel group has agreed to quit violence in return for allowing its fugitive leaders, including Hekmatyar to return to Afghanistan and take part in the national political process.
Ghani was able to secure financial pledges of around 15 billion dollars at this month's donors' conference in Brussels to sustain the Afghan reconstruction process for the next four years. But partner nations at the meeting underscored the need for a peaceful settlement to the conflict to ensure permanent stability in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile in the battlefield
70 Taliban Fighters Killed In Farah Airstrikes
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Explosion in Taimani area of Kabul city
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Island Nights' Entertainments
Now Keawe no sooner beheld her than he drew rein.
"I thought I knew everyone in this country," said he. "How comes it that I do not know you?"
"I am Kokua, daughter of Kiano," said the girl, "and I have just returned from Oahu. Who are you?"
"I will tell you who I am in a little," said Keawe, dismounting from his horse, "but not now. For I have a thought in my mind, and if you knew who I was, you might have heard of me, and would not give me a true answer. But tell me, first of all, one thing: Are you married?"
At this Kokua laughed out aloud. "It is you who ask questions," she said. "Are you married yourself?"
"Indeed, Kokua, I am not," replied Keawe, "and never thought to be until this hour. But here is the plain truth. I have met you here at the roadside, and I saw your eyes, which are like the stars, and my heart went to you as swift as a bird. And so now, if you want none of me, say so, and I will go on to my own place; but if you think me no worse than any other young man, say so, too, and I will turn aside to your father's for the night, and to-morrow I will talk with the good man."
Kokua said never a word, but she looked at the sea and laughed.
"Kokua," said Keawe, "if you say nothing, I will take that for the good answer; so let us be stepping to your father's door."
She went on ahead of him, still without speech; only sometimes she glanced back and glanced away again, and she kept the strings of her hat in her mouth.
Now, when they had come to the door, Kiano came out on his verandah, and cried out and welcomed Keawe by name. At that the girl looked over, for the fame of the great house had come to her ears; and, to be sure, it was a great temptation. All that evening they were very merry together; and the girl was as bold as brass under the eyes of her parents, and made a mock of Keawe, for she had a quick wit. The next day he had a word with Kiano, and found the girl alone.
"Kokua," said he, "you made a mock of me all the evening; and it is still time to bid me go. I would not tell you who I was, because I have so fine a house, and I feared you would think too much of that house and too little of the man that loves you. Now you know all, and if you wish to have seen the last of me, say so at once."
"No," said Kokua; but this time she did not laugh, nor did Keawe ask for more.
This was the wooing of Keawe; things had gone quickly; but so an arrow goes, and the ball of a rifle swifter still, and yet both may strike the target. Things had gone fast, but they had gone far also, and the thought of Keawe rang in the maiden's head; she heard his voice in the breach of the surf upon the lava, and for this young man that she had seen but twice she would have left father and mother and her native islands. As for Keawe himself, his horse flew up the path of the mountain under the cliff of tombs, and the sound of the hoofs, and the sound of Keawe singing to himself for pleasure, echoed in the caverns of the dead. He came to the Bright House, and still he was singing. He sat and ate in the broad balcony, and the Chinaman wondered at his master, to hear how he sang between the mouthfuls. The sun went down into the sea, and the night came; and Keawe walked the balconies by lamplight, high on the mountains, and the voice of his singing startled men on ships.
"Here am I now upon my high place," he said to himself. "Life may be no better; this is the mountain top; and all shelves about me toward the worse. For the first time I will light up the chambers, and bathe in my fine bath with the hot water and the cold, and sleep alone in the bed of my bridal chamber."
So the Chinaman had word, and he must rise from sleep and light the furnaces; and as he wrought below, beside the boilers, he heard his master singing and rejoicing above him in the lighted chambers. When the water began to be hot the Chinaman cried to his master; and Keawe went into the bathroom; and the Chinaman heard him sing as he filled the marble basin; and heard him sing, and the singing broken, as he undressed; until of a sudden, the song ceased.
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Starting off at a new company can be exciting, intimidating, and just plain fun all at the same time. Starting at your very first design company can be all those things times 10. Here's a look into my journey working at myheartcreative.
At the beginning of my search, I was frustrated. After getting a degree in Journalism, I wanted to change gears and pursue the world of Graphic Design and Illustration. I didn't know how I was going to do it, though. I had some experience in Graphic Design here and there, but no formal training besides my Photoshop and Indesign classes while I was working on my degree. After advice from a few close people, I decided I would look for either an internship or a mentor. I immediately thought of Amy. I admired the fact that her & Sam started myheartcreative from scratch and how successfully it was going for them. I reached out to her thinking she may know someone who was looking for an intern, but secretly hoping she was looking for an intern herself. And guess what?! She was! After a few emails, back and forth, I was on my way to an interview with her and Sam. A few emails after that, I was officially an intern at myheartcreative.
One of my favorite things about working with myheartcreative is that I've been treated like so much more than an intern. I mean, sure, I work on some "intern" type things, like moving content or preparing blogs to post, but I have been given TONS of creative freedom during my time here at myheartcreative. When I was given my first project, I couldn't believe it. On my first day, I was asked to sketch out some designs for toy plushes. Being an avid plush collector, I was ecstatic to be working on this project. And although Amy and Sam did give me direction, I was given the freedom to truly design from my imagination. Talk about a dream first project. Speaking of creative freedom, I've been very lucky to have found a studio that takes your ideas and runs with them. I never thought I would be able to incorporate my love for styling outfits at a graphic design internship. But sure enough, I showed Amy & Sam my personal Polyvore outfits, and together, we found a way to let me channel that part of my creative expertise.
Another incredible thing about working with the myheartcreative team is the confidence the team has put into my illustrations. I've only been seriously drawing and illustrating for about a year and a half, all of which has been completely self-taught. Even though I have much to improve on in this area, Amy & Sam have been very encouraging. They have also been challenging. Challenging in the best way, of course. I've been ultimately happy with finished projects that were initially intimidating. You may not think that illustrating your own version of Oklahoma State University's Pistol Pete would be hard, but believe me, it is.
When it all comes down to it, my favorite thing about being a part of myheartcreative is really just the heart of the studio. myheartcreative is made up of great people with huge talent and even bigger dreams. Working with a company that works like the sky's the limit is really what I was searching for all along.


(HealthDay News) -- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are nightmares for athletes. Depending on the severity of the tear, patients can expect surgery followed by more than a year of physical therapy.
Most commonly, ACL tears are the result of sudden twisting motions, MedlinePlus says.
Land on the back of their feet.
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Zimbabwe's tech scene is still very much in its infancy, partly inhibited by lack of support for entrepreneurs and most citizens needing to prioritise more immediate income generation. However, there is huge potential in this space with a highly educated population and some extremely enthusiastic individuals who are driving things forward.
The Indigo Trust has recently made its first grant in Zimbabwe. We funded Veritas to work in partnership with Pledge 51 to develop a mobile application of the new draft Zimbabwe Constitution. Our former grantee Pledge 51 has developed mobile applications for the Nigerian Constitution and the App has been downloaded more than 530, 000 times!
Veritas are a parliamentary monitoring organisation which track all new legislation in development, summarise and analyse the data. They publish some parliamentary proceedings, notices of parliamentary committees and key statutory information. They also summarise budget estimates and plan to publish all MP and Ministerial data on their websites. They also sometimes stimulate moderated discussions around issues including peace and democracy. Their bulletins go out to their 4000 direct subscribers and are posted on Zimbabwe Situation – which has reached over a million readers.
We're also extremely interested in contributing towards the establishment of a tech innovation hub in Harare. I was able to meet with some fantastic techies whilst I was out there who may be involved in the process. These include the founder of I Paid a Bribe Zimbabwe, Nigel Mugamu who uses Twitter (#263Chat) to encourage Zimbabweans to think differently around solving social challenges and Sam Dzino, who is Zimbabwe's Mxit partner and who is working closely with Marlon Parker to replicate some of his RLab's approaches to stimulating tech innovation.
I was also able to meet with Limbikani Makani who has established one of Zimbabwe's leading tech blogs Tech Zim. He's organised successful Bar Camps and has established JumpStart, a not-for-profit which supports entrepreneurs through events, mentorship and training. They focus on commercial businesses which are financially viable.
The Indigo Trust is currently in discussions with The British Council, Alpha Media Holdings, The US Embassy in Zimbabwe and Google to explore how best to approach establishing a tech hub in Harare. We're actively seeking out techies with business skills and the ability to mobilise the tech community to get involved so please do get in touch if this includes you.


Overview The Wine Trialstends to give the Aussies a hard time, and often for good reason—too frequently, the overripeness and cheap oak flavors of many inexpensive Australian wines ruins their potential. Still, there's a reason they were once the darlings of the wine world: they have some incredible terroir and old vines. So when we taste a delicious wine like this, made from the famously difficult Pinot Noir grape and from one of the country's larger producers, we're excited. Keep 'em coming, guys.
Nose No one will ever mistake this for a Burgundy (the classic French expression of this grape): it's super fruity, with lots of red berries. It's not overwhelming, though.
Mouth More berries here; it's big for a Pinot, but not unpleasantly so.


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Angela Cudger, The Queen of Wellness, on the Link Between a Healthy Body and a Healthy Business
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Clayton Valley Charter High School
"Seek the truth, use it well"
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Jason Shin
Students in Opposition: Diversifying Clayton Valley
"Oh sorry, I didn't know displaying the flag of a region home to ⅓ of the US was a federal crime"
"But classifying the flag of Dixie (Confederate Flag) as a symbol of oppression and racism is sad because it shows that history is written by the victors"
"The pride flag should offend Christians, Jews, or Muslims"
All of these statements made were by an anonymous Instagram account who commented on Clayton Valley's newest organization: DiversifyOurNarrativeCVCHS. More information on Diversify Our Narrative can be found here. To summarize, DiversifyOurNarrative is an organization that supports a more diverse curriculum taught to students in elementary, middle, and high school. They want to emphasize perspectives and events of minorities that are vastly overlooked in history.
While some may agree with these statements, students from Clayton Valley certainly did not. Many students fought the anonymous account, and received support from several Clayton Valley students who believe in similar ideas.
"I'm not affiliated with this page, nor do I go to this school, but don't interrupt their freedom to spread their political/human beliefs---as per the student journalists' freedom of expression...I'm going to assume you're all trolls and anti- everything this page supports. Most of the content on all your pages either says the N word in a negative connotation or the confederate flag in variants of uncanny context…" Replied Joshua Heidrich, graduate of Clayton Valley Charter High School.
Anonymous accounts such as this one are not uncommon: students attack students all the time without repercussions. Take this conversation with a Clayton Valley student, Nia Williams, and the type of harassment she had to deal with regarding her Instagram account, lets.talk.cv. Nia is a senior at Clayton Valley who made her account with an anonymous partner to spread awareness and educate others on various topics including "Defunding the police, BLM, Cultural Appropriation, etc."
Due to the nature of the conversation and the vulgar language communicated, the full conversation will not be shown to light, but here is a sample: "You know what, f*** black lives...I hope I see you on zoom this year you f******…"
This conversation is alarming, not only because of the harmful statements, but also because Nia only wants to try to help the school and community. It is scary that students who want to share what they believe have to be wary of the opposition and harassment they may receive.
Unfortunately, the person targeting Nia Williams deleted their account, so a statement from them is unavailable. However, the anonymous account that targeted Diversify Our Narrative was inclined to give a statement regarding their viewpoints.
"After realizing they did not want to remove any curriculum, only add more and new perspectives to be more inclusive, I no longer have much of an issue with it and have made a sharp turn to supporting their right to believe in what they believe in," stated the anonymous person, "I had a deep conversation with my friends as well as many people with different perspectives on Instagram and I truly think I have become more left leaning through my experiences...I am totally fine with change that people of color think needs to happen taking place."
The current movement, BLM, has inspired many students to make their voices heard. Students who previously held opposing views have changed their beliefs as seen with the anonymous account. It only takes one post, one person to change someone for the better.
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1953 Buick Series 70 Roadmaster chassis information.
The 1953 Buick skylark fuses styling quest from two sources, the XP300 LeSabre show car and stylist Ned Nickle's customized 1951 Buick convertible. It is mounted on a Roadmaster chassis, uses redesigned doors, quarter panels and a 1954 interior. The intent was to compete with European sports cars. The Skylark hardtop mated convertible styling and flash with the practicality of an all metal roof.
The result yielded the first real luxury coupe of the post-war period. Although its high production cost was prohibitive, which limited construction, the project was considered an overall success. The car toured America's Buick dealers and was spared the fate of motor show cars, which were systematically destroyed. Eventually, it landed in the garage of the wife of Ivan Wiles, Buick's General Manager. Not incidentally, the Robin's Egg Blue exterior was her favorite color.
After many years and 60,000 miles of use, this one-off car was returned to the factory. Hal Rancroft restored the vehicle to its original glory. It remains a wonderful example of Harley Earl era styling as well as a unique piece of American automotive history.
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