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Obama Honors High School Chemistry Teacher
C&EN, 29th April 2013
The 2013 National Teacher of the Year is Jeff Charbonneau, a high school chemistry, physics, and engineering teacher at Zillah High School, in Washington state. The award is given by the nonprofit Council of Chief State School Officers. Charbonneau—joined by…
The 2013 National Teacher of the Year is Jeff Charbonneau, a high school chemistry, physics, and engineering teacher at Zillah High School, in Washington state. The award is given by the nonprofit Council of Chief State School Officers.
Charbonneau—joined by other State Teachers of the Year, the group from which he was selected—was honored at a White House ceremony in the Rose Garden on April 23.
"I cannot think of something more important than reaching that child who maybe came in uninspired, and suddenly, you've inspired them," President Barack Obama said of teaching in his remarks at the ceremony.
Obama praised Charbonneau for dramatically improving the science curriculum at Zillah High School since becoming a teacher there 12 years ago. "Science enrollment is way up. Kids are graduating … with college-level science credits. The school expects to have to hire more teachers now to meet the demand," Obama said.
"It's a huge honor," Charbonneau tells C&EN about winning the award. "There's an awful lot of pride that goes with it, but it's more pride in the work that teachers are doing across the U.S."
Charbonneau credits his success to connecting with students on a personal level. "The most important thing in education is building positive relationships with students," he says. "When I go to school each day, I have the opportunity to be there at the moment of discovery for my students. And when you're there at that moment, boy, is it an amazing feeling."
Charbonneau earned a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's degree in education from Central Washington University.
Although he's being recognized as an outstanding educator, Charbonneau says he is not done learning. When the school year ends in June, he will begin a yearlong journey to speak at schools around the U.S. and abroad. The goal, he says, is to "learn from other teachers and other cultures and other societies what they're doing well in education and how we can bring that back to either the U.S. or maybe even to my hometown."
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Q: get input value (react-testing library) Can't seem to get the value of an input using react-testing library, but for some reason one can set a value via fireEvent. nameInput is an actual input element
test('verify name validation works', () => {
    const { getByPlaceholderText, getByTestId, debug } = render(<Home/>)

    const passForm = getByTestId('form')
    const nameInput = getByPlaceholderText('Name');

    fireEvent.change(nameInput, { target: { value: 'TestName' }});
    debug(nameInput.value) // error
})

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I have to assert as HTMLInputElement to work as ts inferring it as a generic HTMLElement
expect((nameInput as HTMLInputElement).value)

A: Instead of using type assertion, you can use generic:
const nameInput = getByPlaceholderText<HTMLInputElement>('Name');
expect(nameInput.value).toBe('Nice!')

A: I have to assert nameInput as HTMLInputElement to work as ts is inferring it as a generic HTMLElement
expect((nameInput as HTMLInputElement).value)

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Tennessee woman Laura Ann Buckingham was sentenced on Friday to 10 years of probation for ordering a failed hit on her ex-boyfriend. She attributed her behavior to post-traumatic stress disorder.
Deputies in Roane County said that she asked her new boyfriend Joseph Chamblin for help in killing her ex, Bradley Sutherland. She allegedly got fed up with the custody situation over her and the target's 3-year-old son.
The post-traumatic stress order was part of her story from pretty much the beginning of the criminal case.
Chamblin, incidentally, also served in the Marines, and was one of four servicemen seen urinating on dead Taliban fighters in an infamous 2012 video. He wanted nothing to do with Buckingham's plot, so he recorded his conversations with her, and went to authorities. An agent for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation posed as a hit-man. Buckingham paid this individual, and authorities had Sutherland fake his death.
Buckingham will dodge prison time as part of this sentence for solicitation of first-degree murder. Her legal team originally planned on putting up an entrapment defense, but the trial kept getting delayed. She pleaded guilty in December.


Oporto Golf Club was inaugerated in 1890 and is the Oldest Golf Club in Portugal. The course offers an excellent challenge and can be very changeable depending on the wind on the day you play, the prevailing wind is from the north and this makes the par 4 first hole a great test of golf.
Although holes 4 and l1 are the most difficult ones, we consider the par-4 7th and par-3 14th to be the best that can be designed in terms of golf. The 9th and 18th, normally offer good opportunities for birdies, making a pleasant finish to a competition. In a superb atmosphere, the Oporto Club offers excellent facilities in its clubhouse, with a restaurant that is a general favourite of its members for eating out.
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A top marijuana CPA says the 'bubble will burst' for weed M&A deals
Jeremy Berke
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Marijuana companies are on a deal-making binge.
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The marijuana industry might be suffering from an M&A bubble — and it's going to burst.
"I'm nervous about the valuations out there on the M&A deals," said Mitzi Hollenbeck, a partner at accounting firm Citrin Cooperman. "The numbers don't support it."
Hollenbeck leads Citrin Cooperman's cannabis advisory practice. She was speaking at the New York State Society of CPAs "Navigating the Cannabis Industry Conference" in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday.
A top marijuana industry accountant had a stark warning for the emerging industry: There's an M&A bubble.
"I'm nervous about the valuations out there on the M&A deals," said Mitzi Hollenbeck, a Boston-based partner at accounting firm Citrin Cooperman who leads its cannabis advisory practice. "The numbers don't support it."
Speaking at the New York State Society of CPAs "Navigating the Cannabis Industry Conference" in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, Hollenbeck warned that "we're going to see the bubble burst."
She added that as more state markets open — and investor excitement around the emerging industry ramps up — the bubble will be "artificially propped up" as marijuana companies spend hundreds of millions in cash and stock to build out their geographic presence and fend off competitors.
Read more: 'My lips are wet, my mouth is watering to get a piece of that': A war is brewing between US and Canadian marijuana companies to claim a $75 billion market
US marijuana companies, known in industry parlance as multi-state operators (MSOs), have gone on acquisition sprees in recent months in a race to capture a market that some Wall Street analysts say could be worth $75 billion in a decade, provided the federal government legalizes marijuana.
These companies, like Acreage Holdings, MedMen, and iAnthus, operate marijuana retailers and cultivation facilities in states where the drug is legal.
In October, the Los Angeles-based MedMen acquired the medical marijuana retailer PharmaCann in an all-stock transaction that valued the combined entity at $682 million.
On the heels of that deal, iAnthus, another multi-state operator, acquired the Toronto-based marijuana company MPX Bioceutical in a transaction valued at $640 million, among other smaller deals that pop up in press releases seemingly every day.
Read more: Marijuana companies are using a 'backdoor' strategy to tap the public markets — and it's fueling an M&A boom
These M&A deals are fed by a boom in reverse mergers, in which US marijuana companies go public on the Canadian Securities Exchange — where marijuana is federally legal — by buying shell companies that are already publicly traded.
According to data from Dealogic, the number of US companies pursuing reverse mergers in Canada has more than doubled in the past five years, to over 16 this year from just 7 in 2013, with cannabis companies leading the charge.
The US federal government classifies marijuana as an illegal, Schedule I drug, though it's legal in some form in 33 states. Major US stock exchanges won't list companies that sell or cultivate marijuana in the US.
In August, the accounting firm PwC released a report warning that marijuana industry is gripped by a "deal mania," and that the largest marijuana companies are guilty of "moving in too many directions at once."
"Investors will show little patience for companies that cannot differentiate themselves to win in a crowded market," PwC said.
Sullivan & Cromwell, an elite Wall Street law firm, is working with a Canadian pot company on a $1.8 billion M&A deal. Here's why that's 'momentous' for the marijuana industry.
An early investor in Juul is raising $75 million to make venture investments in pot companies
Big law firms are building out specialized pot practices to chase down a red-hot market for weed deals
More: Cannabis Marijuana Accounting Bubbles

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his is Craig Oldham's labour of love. Curated and designed by the designer himself, In Loving Memory Of Work marks the 30th anniversary of the miners' return to work and is a vital re-appraisal of the collective aesthetic of one of most important social and political events in recent history. Bringing together myriad political graphics and cultural ephemera alongside first-hand testimonies, In Loving Memory of Work celebrates the creativity of the working class and is one amazing thorough visual record of Britain's longest ever industrial dispute: the 1984-85 UK miners' strike. Printed in the UK and published by Oldham's own imprint (Unified Theory of Everything), the book's high-production values are evident throughout.
Oldham also collaborated with designer Aaron Skipper, to create a pair of unique, commemorative fonts for a publication that has a social cause (proceeds from the book will go towards the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign). "Born in the mining town of Barnsley, just weeks after the formal end of the miners' strike, it's hard for me not to have been influenced by those events. After all, three generations of my family had worked in Barnsley pits. As I grew up, and as my parents and their community adjusted to the closures, it was impossible to avoid a certain amount of cultural fallout. Everyone, it seemed, had a story to tell. Funny, tragic, or just plain interesting, these stories (recounted by relatives, neighbours or friends) described the broader narrative of the miners' strike—a narrative that, over time, created a curious backstory to my own life" explains Oldham in the book. We asked him more on this labour of love of his, on "this story that he is enormously proud to tell". A story that needs to be told.
The book was started in late 2013 through a discussion with a friend of mine about the (then) upcoming 30th anniversary of the UK miners' strike. As the project developed, I wanted to incorporate an honest and rooted design element in the fabric of the book rather than just showcasing the material. I'd come across the Liaison placards during my research and been struck with their distinct design and visual cut-through, and decided to use that as inspiration and create a font for use in the book.
How involved were you in the process?
In making the font, apart from starting the process, I art directed and drew the initial raw materials to act as a base for the full design. Then working with designer Aaron Skipper, we collaborated using Aaron's experience in font creation to get the design to the final stage. There were some tricky decisions to make as obviously we didn't have the full character and glyph set at our disposal to digitise so we had to employ a bit of creative license in essentially creating from scratch the numerals, glyphs, and certain characters. We also decided that hairline glyphs (which I'd used in a previous project, The Democratic Lecture, with the typeface Jean-Luc by Atelier Carvalho Bernau) would give the font a more contemporary edge and they also added to the unique personality of the font too. We named the font Liaison after the organisation who created the placards and it will be available soon.
What was the most challenging and difficult part in bringing the In Loving Memory of Work to life?
Creating the coal dust jacket for the book was extremely challenging. Asking a printed to feed a combustable material through a hot machine was met with scepticism and trepidation—and of course that's right to do so. But once we'd found the right people who would give it a go, it was simply a case of refining on press… which sounds a lot easier than it actually was.
Do you believe graphic designers and typographers alike must be political in their vision?
I don't think that it's necessary for designers to create or do political work, but I think everyone should have a political viewpoint personally. And if that manifests itself through work, then that's the choice and prerogative of the individual. But design will never change politics, the politics will be the leading factor first and foremost, design can only help communicate the politics really. This area of design—call it graphic political dissent, for argument's sake—creates some of the most intelligent, witty, creative and powerful work through the widest variety of means much more than commercial or cultural work.
How important is typography in getting the message through?
It's rooted in the subject matter. It comes from the time and the place and is a visual testament to a part of the struggle it was born in. The other typefaces used throughout the book were both employed during the time (AGBuch was used in NCB material and the typewriter font was used by those who didn't have much more than that to create their pamphlets and productions). So the typography is part of the story telling, it's part of the being. I'm not saying that all typography is arbitrary—of course there are major and definitive decisions made concerning the type in a design—but in the case of In Loving Memory of Work, I really wanted every aspect to have a reason for being, one that was another layer to the content and subject matter, and not simply there to dress up the information.
When did you first acknowledged the power of political graphics?
I was exposed to the power of political graphics during my education. I always remember the political work of Milton Glaser, David Gentleman, Ken Garland, Emory Douglas and many more. Artists too like Jenny Holzer, Keith Harring etc. As aforementioned, I loved their power, their clarity, and of course they have an opinion.
Which is the single most powerful protest poster you ever encountered?
That's a pretty complicated question with no real answer, as each of the causes is relative and so cannot be judged beside one another really. I think the single most powerful body of work, is maybe that of Emory Douglas for the Black Panther Party and other causes. His distinct artistic style and use of imagery and illustration ties the most complicated and simple messages over a great period of time and over numerous causes to create a distinct and unified body of dissent. He was also on the ground and active in his views and politics, and not simply an artist sharing the belief and cause, but actively pursuing it through other means alongside his communications. So that's a difficult question, but there's a bit of an answer.
The poster is clearly just one of the many creative tools to shape public opinion and exert pressure on policy-makers. Do you believe that in an age of social media, posters have become redundant?
No. Not one bit. The poster is immediate and has been with us for centuries. It will always serve a communicative purpose. Social media just gives it further influence, as usually, it's a picture of a poster that's shared.
Which is the necessary role of the graphic design? To attract attention or to inform?
I wouldn't say attract attention, but I would say engage. And it's role is both.
You come from a mining family yourself. How personal is this project?
Obviously as a result of my personal connection it's very personal. The strike affected my family every-day, and has continued to ever since. I was a strike baby and this is my way of continuing that discussion and doing my bit to bring it towards the forefront again.
What would you like to achieve through this publication?
A re-appraisal and long-time-coming acknowledgement of the creativity of the untrained designer and the working class. And an underlying message that creativity comes from having something to say and saying it in a relative means and content. In the miners' strike, creativity was a means not an end, and that is something I think today we can learn from.
You are an advocate of political rights. Please tell us more about the organizations you support.
I have political beliefs and opinions, but compared to many political people out there I would be wary of referring to myself as a true advocate. I have been on demonstrations and such, but I know of many, many people who do more than I. I support the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign through the book, and I also support other causes and organisations also. But as I say there are people who are more worthy of the title of advocate for political rights than I.


The Cottages at Mile Branch are an expansion of the existing Groves community, consisting of twenty-five new singe family houses. The style of these new two, three and four bedroom homes is in keeping with the existing neighborhood. The homes are built to Enterprise Green Community standards that include energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and water conservation. Residents have access to the Groves' playgrounds, garden, community center and other amenities.


Thanks to DataBox, it is easy to keep an eye on your medical data. Losing or forgetting data now belongs to the past. Your data is electronically stored at one place and can easily be accessed. If requested, all documents including laboratory results, medical reports and radiographs can directly be uploaded onto the platform. This leads to the prevention of duplicate examinations, an earlier detection of risks of drug interactions as well as a quicker implementation of individual therapy recommendations. Being a well-informed patient brings you on a par with the treating physicians.
Your medical documents contain extremely sensitive and personal data. That is why DataBox wants you to hold all rights to this information. It is your decision alone what shall happen with your data and who you want to share it with. You can use this option according to your individual wishes and needs. If you are interested in participating in research projects or studies, you will be informed on suitable options. If you agree to data sharing, physicians can use the structured information of your data to draw conclusions about treatment options more quickly. As a consequence, the clinical courses of disease – either of individual patients or of patient groups – can significantly be improved. That way, each patient can contribute to the general welfare, but also benefit from the research findings based on the cohort's data.
DataBox can be used free of charge. Your participation in the project is voluntary and uncoerced. You can opt out at any time and without giving any reason. Withdrawing your consent does not imply any consequences, e. g. for your future treatment. The platform is certified according to German and European security standards. It is available as browser-based app. Thanks to DataBox, your data does not get lost anymore if you switch between inpatient and outpatient care, obtain a second opinion, or need to see another physician for reasons of relocation. DataBox helps in strengthening your patient autonomy for sure.


I awoke to a dark, almost foggy morning. I immediately felt cozy, and given permission for a quiet, introspective morning. Always my favorite, because that means writing and a naturally deep meditation.
This morning, I am especially introspective after the past few weeks. In my new direction as an End of Life Consultant, I have branched out beyond my usual comfort zone. I have enjoyed this and feel blessed beyond measure. But also, in need of alone, quiet time of renewal and creativity. I embraced today's weather with an open heart, and have already spent my waking hours in deep reflection and meditative journaling. Namaste.
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CANCELLED: Annual Rock Bash Power 104's POWERBALL Returns ft. Breaking Benjamin & Asking Alexandria with Guests
CANCELLED:
POWER 104'S POWERBALL FEATURING
& ASKING ALEXANDRIA
WITH GUESTS THE WILD! AND DIAMANTE
PRESS RELEASE (15/03/2019): Due to unforeseen production issues, the Western Canadian shows for Breaking Benjamin from April 12 – 20, 2019 have been cancelled.
The dates that have been cancelled are:
4/12/19 – Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre
4/13/19 – Penticton, BC – South Okanagan Events Centre
4/15/19 – Lethbridge, AB – Enmax Centre
4/17/19 – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle Event Centre
4/18/19 – Edmonton, AB – Shaw Conference Centre
4/20/19 – Dawson Creek, BC – Encana Events Centre
REFUNDS –
Credit Card purchases:
Customers who purchased their tickets with a credit card will have the ticket price and the per-ticket fee automatically reversed beginning Tuesday, March 19. Please be advised credit card refunds can take between 5-10 days to post. Please contact the Valley First Box Office (at the SOEC) at SOEC-BoxOffice@penticton.ca if a credit card refund has not occurred by Tuesday, April 2.
Cash or Debit purchases:
Customers who purchased tickets using cash or a debit card at the Valley First Box Office (at the SOEC) can return to the Valley First Box Office (at the SOEC) ONLY for a refund no sooner than Tuesday, March 19 at 10:00 a.m. Only the purchaser of the tickets, with valid photo ID, may receive the refund in the form of the original payment method. The Valley First Box Office (at the SOEC) is open Monday to Friday from 10: 00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Please note: Refunds must be completed by Tuesday, April 30, 2019, end of business day.
ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE: The legendary annual rock bash Power 104's POWERBALL returns this April to the South Okanagan Events Centre, featuring one of its heaviest lineups in history. Multi-platinum headliners Breaking Benjamin and Asking Alexandria will be joined by The Wild! and Diamante at this year's event, happening Saturday, April 13, 2019.
VIP Presale will begin on January 14th at 9AM PST. Artist Presale begins January 15th at 7AM PST and all local presales will begin on January 17th at 10 AM local time. Public on-sale will begin on January 18th at 10 AM local time for most dates. For more information, visit www.breakingbenjamin.com/tour.
About Breaking Benjamin:
Breaking Benjamin's self-produced sixth studio album, EMBER debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 in late April, selling over 241,000 albums to date. EMBER is the multiplatinum band's fourth Top 5 debut on the Billboard Top 200, following 2015's #1 debut for Dark Before Dawn (Gold), 2009's Dear Agony (Platinum) which debuted #4 and 2006's Phobia (Platinum) which debuted #2. EMBER has already spun off two #1 hits at Active Rock Radio with the band's recent single, "Torn In Two" granting the band their 9th #1 song. EMBER adds to a healthy 7MM+ album units sold for Breaking Benjamin and charted in the Top 10 across numerous countries Worldwide, as well as broke records by topping #1 charts across various genres, such as: Top Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums, Top Hard Rock Albums and Top Digital Albums. Breaking Benjamin boasts an impressive 4.5+ Billion streams worldwide, a testament to the band's global influence and loyal fan base. Purchase Ember or stream the new album here. For more information: https://breakingbenjamin.com, https://www.facebook.com/BreakingBenjamin and https://twitter.com/breakingbenj.
About Asking Alexandria:
Asking Alexandria have earned a place among the most streamed, downloaded, watched, and altogether listened to bands in a generation, combining the innovation of modern active rock with the traditional attitude of the culture's trailblazers. Asking Anthems "The Final Episode" and "Not the American Average" were both certified gold by the RIAA for single sales in excess of 500,000 each. The music videos for those two singles alone amassed over 100 million views on YouTube. "The Death of Me," "Moving On," and "A Prophecy" together account for over 100 million more. The videos from The Black were viewed 70 million times. Made with producer Matt Good, Asking Alexandria's self-titled fifth album is an unbridled celebration of acceptance, of the strength of diversity and the freedom of "leaning into the crazy" (as Worsnop puts it), instead of struggling for conformity.
About The Wild!:
Shooting guns, setting fires and shaking shacks with half-stacks make for the type of nights that separate the men from the boys and THE WILD! from the other 99% of what some people are calling rock'n'roll these days. Anybody who's ever been told to turn it down, clean it up or to go home lives inside of what the God Damn Wild Boys are all about. Driven by long, hard nights, the love of playing music, rural roots, and a no-bullsh-t mentality, THE WILD! play the soundtrack for freedom seeking renegades & real deal rock'n'rollers alike.
About Diamante:
The turquoise-trussed singer had a breakout year with her debut album, Coming In Hot, featuring her latest single "Haunted", which has surpassed 2 million views on YouTube and is climbing the Active Rock charts. She was also featured on Bad Wolves' latest single "Hear Me Now", which was included in Billboard's 2018 Year-End Hot Rock Songs Chart.


Noise is a serious hazard in many workplaces and can have a permanent effect on workers exposed to it.
Permanent damage: Many workers are exposed to noise levels well above the exposure standard. This can apply to workers in manufacturing, transport and in the hospitality industry, particularly those working in areas where there is live entertainment, or in a "disco" or club environment.
If workers have to raise their voice to make themselves heard to someone who is one metre or less away, then the noise level is probably above the legal limit. This is about the level of heavy traffic. This level of noise can cause tinnitus (a ringing, buzzing or roaring sound in the ears which can be very disturbing and can interfere with sleep - more information on tinnitus, from the UK) and permanent hearing loss/damage.
Acoustic Shock: an issue particularly with workers using headsets - this is where the wearer is exposed to short but very loud bursts of noise which can temporarily or permanently damage the wearer's hearing. It is also reported as being very painful to receive. There have been a number of compensation cases both in Victoria and around the world. In the UK, British Telecom paid out £93,000 to one worker. (More information on acoustic shock).
Recently there has been research published finding links between between occupational exposure to loud noise and coronary heart disease (See SafetyNet 343) and also between exposure to noise and obesity.


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Boomtown in ruins: Ordos and ruination
Max Woodworth
In the 2000s, China's economy grew at an average annual rate of nearly 7 percent.[i] Recent talk of a 'new normal' foresees slightly slower growth rates closer to 6 percent extending into the medium-term future – a rapid pace when compared with other large industrial economies historically. Within this broad growth picture, cities and their metropolitan regions have grown even faster, acting as the engines of the national economy. Central to all this metropolitan growth was a frenzy of urban construction of all types: private housing, office spaces, retail centers, roads, subways, parks, and so on. As any casual observer of Chinese cities can readily note, urban construction has been the order of the day for quite some time, and it drives local economies.
[i] For official statistics on economic growth, see the National Bureau of Statistics of China public database; https://tinyurl.com/npChinaAnnualData
This is also borne out by the numbers: between 2003 and 2014, over 300 million square meters of housing was added across China.[1] In most municipalities, property development and construction has accounted for nearly 40 percent of local GDP and fixed-asset investment during this period. Correspondingly, home prices have surged astronomically. The average per-square meter cost for private housing in Beijing, for example, is now US$6,000, roughly half of the average household annual income.[2] Given the rise in property prices, the sector has become a vibrant arena of speculation for the wealthy and fortunate, with property ownership now effectively separating the haves from the have-nots in urban China.
Energy boomtowns
While the growth of mega-cities on the eastern seaboard garners the most attention, a number of less-known cities of the central and western regions grew even faster than their eastern peers. Foremost among this subset of cities are energy resource boomtowns that have thrived off intensified resource exploitation. Ordos in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region exemplifies western China's energy boomtowns. Economic expansion in the city surged on the basis of rising energy demand and national energy policy favoring expanded production in a small number of locales concentrated in Western China. The urban component of boomtown growth was driven by forces familiar across all of China's cities, specifically, local leaders' encouragement of land and property development as a way to provide a source of extra-budgetary, and therefore wholly locally retained, municipal revenue and the use of urban growth projects of all sorts to spur economic growth. Private demand for properties also played a key role in driving growth. What distinguished Ordos in the 2000s has been the volatile combination of a burgeoning resource sector and surging urban development.[3] Investors from near and far sensed opportunities in the context of a resource boom and poured massive investments into real estate, triggering a frenzy of construction and igniting a speculative growth process as buyers and sellers led an upward spiral of prices that decoupled supply and demand from any reasonable assessment of the use value of properties. Prices rose steadily from the early 2000s until finally coming to a halt around 2011. The causes of the sudden end to rising prices are disputed and hard to trace with certainty. However, contributing to the demise of Ordos' housing sector was a confluence of the following factors around 2011: declines in coal prices at the time, rising concerns that Beijing would soon move to aggressively attempt to reduce the growth rate in the use of fossil fuels, excess capacity in the coal sector, a roll-back of post-2008 stimulus programs, enforcement of stricter limits on property purchases, the simultaneous collapse of multiple Ponzi-type schemes funding much of the urban construction and home purchases. Whatever the causal forces of the crash, by mid-2011 Ordos' urbanized areas were dotted with empty and abandoned projects as financing and buyers and sellers disappeared from the market. In plain terms, Ordos was convulsed by enormous speculative property bubbles and suffered a severe, but localized, economic crash.
Modern ruins
The uninhabited luxury villa compounds and vacated construction sites that still litter the landscapes of Ordos nearly ten years later reverberate recent debates about modern ruins and ruination.[4] The 'modern ruins' of capitalist development arise, Edensor notes, as waves of investment wash over places and then recede, leaving behind the detritus of industrial progress.[5] Thus, the creative destruction of capitalism produces ruins in formerly buzzing sites like Detroit or Manchester or Fordlandia, and does so on a continual basis in new places. As such, various types of 'new ruins' provide material reminders of the perpetual reproduction of destruction that is at the center of capital accumulation. Yet unlike erstwhile thriving spaces that have fallen to ruin, the ruinous landscapes of Ordos were never fully populated; a great number of newly built homes, storefronts, and offices were never used. Yet nearly all units in completed projects had, in fact, been purchased on a speculative basis. The ruins of urban projects in Ordos thus speak less to industrial capitalism and its precarious territorialization than to essential problems of time and value in the production of built environments through financial speculation. The city's ruins might be regarded as referents of what Stoler refers to as the temporal and material process of 'ruination'.[6]
In a variety of settings, the central role of finance has been noted in driving the speculative property bubbles of the twenty-first century. Ordos was no exception. However, the particular modes of finance that arose in the city were crucial to the specificity of its urban growth patterns – and to an understanding of how urban growth followed a decidedly ruinous course. Of special importance here were the tangled networks of informal finance that fed off rising incomes in the city and promised to mobilize savings toward high-profit sectors. As elsewhere in China, the property sector in Ordos offered abundant opportunities to see rapid returns. Moreover, with the resource sector effectively closed to all but the largest institutional investors given the scale of necessary investments and with local industry and commerce constrained by small population and geographical isolation, local residents sought outlets for savings other than bank accounts where officially set interest rates were lower than local inflation. Numerous forms of non-bank lending evolved in response, including micro-lending operations, pawn shops, underground banks, rotating savings and credit associations, and outright pyramid schemes. While each such mode of financing offered different terms, all featured high interest rates and short repayment schedules. It thus followed, that with such schemes mediating private savings toward land and property development, the pace of growth in Ordos' property sector was fueled by the supply of high-interest fast financial capital and not by demand for the ever-growing stock of new properties. It was also clear that collusion and incompetence were salient elements of the bubble, as local officials joined the fray, leaning on loan officers in formal banks to extend credit to property developments, approving project after project, and engaging in risky borrowing and lending. By the time the bubble had burst in 2011, Ordos' built-up urban area had ballooned more than tenfold from roughly 25 square kilometers to 270 square kilometers. Among the registered urban population, surveys found the average household held ten properties.
The municipal government responded to the twin crises in the local property market and informal finance in three main ways. First, it established an ad hoc office in 2012 to sort through claims by bilked lenders in informal lending networks. This entailed identifying borrowers and seizing their assets to compensate claimants. Second, municipal leaders applied pressure to local branches of state-run and commercial banks to extend loans to developers to keep the property market afloat. Neither approach restored Ordos' economic growth, which had been inflated by the property bubble. Between 2012 and 2017, Ordos was the slowest-growing municipality in Inner Mongolia. Third, municipal authorities opted to wait out the downturn. As one local official explained in an interview in 2014, "there is nothing to do with all of these houses but wait until more people arrive, or see if another bubble will come". This sentiment was widely shared in the city, as owners of multiple homes reasoned that future children and migrants would eventually fill the thousands of unused properties. "Everyone jokes about Ordos being a 'ghost city'. But it's only just recently built. It's natural that it takes time for the people to arrive".
Imagined futures
Such articulations of defiant optimism collected during fieldwork in the post-bubble years in Ordos contained a palpable resistance to the 'ghost city' narratives that the media used to characterize the city's development. That narrative has hinged on diagnosing Ordos' urban projects as useless excess now reduced to ruins. Fault for Ordos' 'failures', according to much reporting on 'ghost cities', is laid at the feet of greedy, naïve investors and venal provincial officials who unwisely allowed supply and demand to become decoupled. Yet, as local residents' rejection of such judgments suggests, the ruins that persist in the post-bubble moment index a more complicated set of realities. Indeed, a fixation on the absence of evident use values in the uninhabited built environments underpins the commonplace negative assessments of 'ghost cities'. Moreover, it ignores how the financialization of the urbanization process brings forward in time the accumulation of surplus and is sustained by admixtures of hope and delusion, the essential and time-honored lubricants of capitalism. One need look no further than Wall Street to find a contemporary example in the so-called 'advanced industrialized countries'.
Viewed outside the frame of failure that shadows the ghost city trope, Ordos' abandoned and uninhabited cityscapes thus present object lessons in ruination qua accumulation. The ruins of Ordos' property development projects don't so much narrate a linear history of ascendance and decline as posit a reordering of time enabled by capitalist growth such that, as Smithson remarked, present forms "rise into ruin".[7] For a time, fortunes were made in the creation of so much rubble. Now, in the face of crisis, people are advised to wait for the next round. In the meantime, the ruins of development sites linger as reminders, for some, of riches gained almost overnight through speculation and, for more than a few, of imagined futures that disintegrated just as suddenly.
Max Woodworth, Assistant Professor, Ohio State University
[1] See National Bureau of Statistics of China, China Statistical Yearbook; https://tinyurl.com/chinayearbook2014
[2] See 'China's Housing Market is Cooling', Global Property Guide, 4 April 2018; https://tinyurl.com/gpgchina
[3] See Woodworth, M.D. 2015. 'Ordos: A market-era resource boomtown', Cities 43:115-132.
[4] See DeSilvey, C. & Edensor, T. 2013. 'Reckoning with Ruins', Progress in Human Geography 37(4):465-485.
[5] Edensor, T. 2005. 'The ghosts of industrial ruins: ordering and disordering memory in excessive space', Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 23(6):829-849.
[6] See Stoler, A.L. 2008. 'Imperial debris: reflections on ruins and ruination', Cultural Anthropology 23(2):191-219.
[7] See 'The monuments of Passaic, New Jersey', in Flam, J. (ed.) 1996. Robert Smithson: The Collected Writings. Berkeley: University of California Press.
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In June, cold winter temperatures set in after a long summer spell with rain during May. The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources announced that it will receive applications for fishing licences. Only fully Namibian-owned companies may apply. The Police confiscated over 400 kilogrammes of cocaine with a worth of N$200 million (about 13.3 million Euros) from a container, which arrived from Brazil via South Africa. It is the biggest drug bust in Namibia's history. Two universities will start specialised faculties, including marine engineering and a faculty of mining and metallurgy. Inflation for May 2018 was 3.6 percent, 0.2 percent higher than in April. According to the Namibia Statistics Agency, the economy showed 0.1 percent negative growth during the first quarter this year.
A Turkish business delegation spent three days in Namibia to explore investment opportunities in June. They also attended the first joint business council meeting in Windhoek. The delegation seeks investment in tourism, energy, mining, construction and housing. In 2016, Namibia and Turkey had signed an agreement to foster trade and economic relations. In 2017, trade volumes between Turkey and Namibia reached around N$750 million (about 50 million Euros). The Turkish ambassador in Namibia, Berin Tulun said the aim was to increase commercial relations and investments in Namibia and Africa "as well as increase the share of Turkish companies in the African geography".
Several business people from Bremen in Germany held talks with members for the Namibia Chamber of Commerce & Industry (NCCI). The group from Bremen is interested in investing in the logistics sector and in renewable energies. Bremen and Windhoek have signed a twining agreement 18 years ago. The mayor of Bremen Carsten Sieling said both cities will investigate cooperation with regards to transport and waste management among others.
The University of Namibia (UNAM) will introduce maritime engineering studies in 2019. The new School of Marine Engineering and Maritime Studies will be situated at the harbour town of Walvis Bay. These study courses will reside under UNAM's existing Faculty of Engineering.
In addition UNAM will establish a Centre for Mining & Metallurgical Research and Training next year. The centre will be housed at Arandis in the Erongo Region. According to UNAM, the two new institutions will close the skills gap in these fields.
In the meantime the long dormant lead mine close to the Rössing Mountain in the Erongo Region has been revived. Some N$260 million (about 18 million Euros) was invested. Production will start in 2019 for 13,500 tonnes zinc and 4,000 tonnes lead per annum. The company Namib Lead & Zinc Mining is majority-owned by North River Resources (NRR), which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. NNR owns 90 percent while ten percent belongs to two Namibian social foundations.
The British company Weatherly International, suspended the trading of its shares on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in early June. This came as a result of significant groundwater inflow into Weatherly's Tschudi copper mine near Tsumeb, the month before. The water inflow has hindered production. As a result, the company Orion Mine Finance has notified Weatherly could not rely on Orion supporting the copper mining company further.
The local company Otavi Rebar Manufacturing (ORM) is a significant step closer to establishing a factory to produce reinforcing bars (Rebar) from steel. The investment will come to some N$3.3 billion (about 220 million Euros), says Trade & Industry Minister Lucia Ipumbu. About 148,000 tonnes of rebar steel are to be produced, mainly for the construction industry.
The government has terminated the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the initial foreign investor, MK International from South Korea and recently entered another MoU with the Swiss company Noric Steel. "The Swiss company will hold 51 percent of shares and Otavi Rebar manufacturing will have 49 percent. Construction will start later this year.
Fisheries Minister Bernhard Esau, in early June announced that his Ministry is ready to receive applications for 96 fishing licences, which are due for renewal. Among them are several licences for 15 and 20 years that are also expiring. Applications must be submitted by 31 July. Companies who held fishing rights before may also apply. However, only Namibian companies may apply and they must be registered as Propriety Limited (Pty Ltd). "Individual natural persons, closed corporations, trusts and societies not for gain may apply for fishing rights as shareholders in a (Pty) Ltd," the Minister said. Officials of the Ministry held information seminars in all 14 regions this month to provide details with regard to the application procedure. These seminars drew huge interest.
The national airline Air Namibia started its flights to Lagos in Nigeria and Accra in Ghana on 29 June. Air Namibia hopes to lure more passengers on these routes.
The Kalahari Anib Lodge of the local tourism company Gondwana Collection entered into TripAdvisor's Hall of Fame in June. It also received the prestigious 2018 top quality seal of Eco Awards Namibia at the gala evening of the Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN). Similarly, Gondwana's Damara Mopane Lodge also received the top Eco Award called 'Five Flowers'. The 'HAN personality of the year' award went to Albie van Biljon (sen.) from Alte Brücke Resort in Swakopmund. Karl-Heinz and Christelle du Toit-Oostehuizen of Taleni Tourism Holdings were crowned as HAN-Hotelier 2018. The 'HAN tourism personality of the year award jointly went to Rudie and Marlice van Vuuren of the Na'ankuse Foundation.
The Minister of Environment and Tourism said it would cost N$491 million (about 33 million Euros) to build an 800km electric fence around the Etosha National Park. Only about 12 km could be completed due to budgetary constraints, the MET noted in a press release.
The MET further announced that it will soon ban non-recyclable plastic bags in Namibia's national parks. The date will be shared with the public in due course.
MET Minister Pohamba Shifeta has for a second time withdrawn the environmental clearance certificate of the Ministry's Environmental Commissioner for offshore phosphate mining. He did so the first time in November 2016, calling for more consultations. The aggrieved company, Namibia Marine Phosphate (NMP) went to court, claiming it did not have a chance to state its views. Last month (May 2018), the Windhoek High Court revoked the Minister's decision and ordered a new hearing. This took place on 18 June attended by the public where the lawyers of NMP presented their case. Michael Gaweseb of the Namibia Consumer Trust who in 2016 opposed the environmental clearance certificate was represented by his lawyer. On 21 June Minister Shifeta again revoked the certificate and ordered broader consultations on the matter for the next six months. By 21 December 2018, he expects a report from the Environmental Commissioner.
The traffic police have started testing twelve yellow high-tech speed cameras on Namibia's B1 and B2 roads. They have been erected a while ago, but had to be approved by the Namibia Standards Institute (NSI) first. Approval has now been granted and the test phase has started, the traffic police noted. Anyone seeing the tall twin poles painted in bright yellow along the main trunk roads is advised to stick to the speed limit of 120 km per hour or face a fine.


Most states are gaining residents, but a few have lost population in recent years. None are seeing major losses, but it looks as if some states' populations will continue to stagnate or slowly decline in the years to come.
The latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates indicate that the nation's overall population grew by about 2.5 million over the 12-month period ending last July.
The reason some states are experiencing population loss vary. Some have weak economies and are losing workers who seek opportunities elsewhere. In others, growth is held back by an aging population.
A growing number of people are choosing to leave the Land of Lincoln. Illinois lost an estimated 22,194 residents in 2015, by far the largest decline of any state.
The losses, which accelerated from 2014, are partly driven by the state's economy and a labor market that's weaker than most other states. Fred Giertz, a University of Illinois economist, said he suspects some job seekers are opting to retire early and move to warmer climates. Much of the state's economy, outside of the Chicago metro area, is tied to either manufacturing or agriculture -- two sectors that aren't generating many jobs.
Illinois' net migration rate (-5.2 per 1,000 population) was lower than all other states, with the exception of Alaska.
One might be tempted to link the population losses to the state's fiscal woes. Giertz, however, said he doesn't think that it's leading residents to move out -- at least not yet.
West Virginia's population has remained relatively flat for decades, and that isn't likely to change anytime soon.
The state fared better economically than most of the country during the Great Recession, enjoying small population gains as a result. More recently, though, the state has recorded slight declines in each of the past three years. Last year, West Virginia suffered the largest year-over-year percentage loss (-0.25 percent) of any state.
One major driver of that decline has been the state's hard-hit coal mining industry. An expanding natural gas sector has helped, but job creation hasn't met expectations or offset coal mining losses, said Christiadi, a West Virginia University demographer and economist who goes by one name.
Economic opportunities and wages are frequently more attractive elsewhere, prompting workers to leave, said Christiadi. A net total of more than 27,000 people (up from 17,000 in 2013) migrated out-of-state each of the past two years.
Compounding matters is the fact that the state's population is one of the nation's oldest. West Virginia and Maine were the only two states where deaths exceeded births last year, according to Census estimates.
A sluggish economy has played a large role in holding back Connecticut, which experienced slight population losses each of the past two years.
Domestic migration losses have accelerated, with the state losing a net total of about 27,000 residents each of the past two years -- up from 17,000 in 2013 and 19,000 in 2012.
Fred Carstensen, an economics and finance professor at the University of Connecticut, attributed the uptick to a lag effect from mostly long-term unemployed workers choosing to leave the state for job opportunities. "It took people a while to get their arms around the reality that things were not going back for them," he said.
Many relocated workers are likely young professionals who either can't land their first jobs in Connecticut or leave the state for promotions.
Downsizing in the pharmaceutical industry, along with casinos facing more out-of-state competition, have hammered parts of the state. The southwestern region has generally fared better, but General Electric announced last week that it plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from Fairfield County to Boston.
Mississippi's population totals also appear to be trending in the wrong direction. The size of the state's gains had been shrinking each of the past few years, before registering a slight drop in 2015.
The primary cause of the state's stagnant population is the growing number of residents who are moving elsewhere. Mississippi suffered the fourth steepest loss in terms of total net migration (-3.2 persons per 1,000 residents) of any state between 2014 and 2015. Natural change from childbirths offset most of the losses.
By comparison, neighboring Alabama (+12,568), Arkansas (+11,369) and Louisiana (+21,734) registered annual population increases more in line with the rest of the country.
Maine and Vermont face similar demographic challenges. The two northeastern states have the nation's two oldest populations in terms of median age, so they're not seeing many births. At the same time, their residents are moving to other states as well.
Vermont recorded a year-over-year net loss of 2,223; Maine lost an estimated 1,718 residents to other states. And while other states offset domestic population losses with increases in international migration, Maine and Vermont haven't seen the same influx of the foreign born.
After growing over several decades, both states are now experiencing only slight fluctuations, with population changes of generally fewer than 1,000 residents each year. In the coming years, their population growth will likely remain stagnant.
New Mexico also lost population -- an estimated 458 residents -- essentially unchanged from 2014.


Three Canadian cities – two from B.C. – finished high in Conde Nast's 2013 Reader Choice Awards, for best travel locales.
I'm an absolute sucker for 'World's Best City' lists. They're like gangster films and chocolate cereal – all the same, with minor differences only put in there just so the maker can justify making them, and you read each to further the ideas you already have, not to learn anything new or lower your cholesterol (in reference to the chocolate cereal thing).
But, I will say, I was pleasantly surprised to see Conde Nast use only one statistic in its 2013 Reader Choice Awards: opinion.
Yes, I know opinion is too easy to find and too cheap in Twenty-Thirteen. I know the Internet is drowning in it. But I'm also tired of having to read The Economist's indexes and pretend there's something truly valid about them, or at least something that makes those "Top" 10s more valid than yours or mine. When it comes to travel and enjoying your surroundings, blogs and Tumblr feeds are as important as anything the most mainstream of lame-stream can think of.
If you're traveling, the opinion of others is all you need. When you're telling someone else where you've been, your opinion is all you need. And, every once in a while, it's important to look into somewhere you haven't Googled before.
We travel for food, sunshine (or snow), and photos. I trust Conde Nast with all of them. I also trust their 80,000 voters, whose tallies provided some sort of consensus.
It's also nice to see us British Columbians humbled a little bit, although Vancouver and Victoria were hardly slighted. Vancouver Island's biggest city came in at a tie for No. 17 with Santa Fe and Sydney. B.C.'s only metropolis finished 13th, just ahead of Kyoto and behind Bruges and Belgium.
The top Canadian town was Quebec City, for its "old-world charm", "awesome historic assets", and "great shopping".
How about Charleston, South Carolina, which finished in a tie for fifth with another surprise, San Sebastian (Spain).
"A small town in the heart of Mexico", San Miguel de Allende (Mexico) finished first.
Two 21st century European heavyweights, Budapest and Florence, tied for second.


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Q: Will a 32 bit intel app run on Mountain Lion? I have Lion, running on a 64 bit kernel
$ uname -a
Darwin dyn1158-144.insecure.ic.ac.uk 11.4.0 Darwin Kernel Version 11.4.0: Mon Apr  9 19:32:15 PDT 2012; root:xnu-1699.26.8~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

but I have a number of 32 bit apps (among which, to my surprise, Google Chrome) that run perfectly fine.
I am not overly concerned about Chrome, but there are a few things I'd loathe to lose, either because they cost me money (Photoshop CS3, which should actually work), or because I like then (Luna menu, RapidoSerial, which are not on RoaringApps).
Is there a final yes/no answer to the question, will a generic 32 bit intel app run on ML?

A: For a generic 32bit Application the answer is yes, confirmed yourself with Google Chrome. it should run just fine.
Now for Utility programs, and programs that interact directly with OS X specific features, the answer will likely be no, those programs will need updates to run at their best.
Applications interacting with hardware, will also likely need updates or tweeks to their drivers in order to work.
Other than that you should not have to worry about running 32bit programs on Mountain Lion. I would try checking the developer's websites for Mountain lion compatibility to be sure on your expensive mission critical apps before upgrading full time to Mountain Lion.

A: Yes, they do run. I have a number of Apps which come in 32 bit only (they do not have the "run in 32 bit mode" switch when you display the information panel) and they run fine.


I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant.
probably go and read something happy and cheerful.
This is a sad sad book.The Baudelaire children have been through extremely unpleasant events. I would recommend this book for 9 and up because Count Olf is mean, so so mean. I would recommend this book if you like bad unpleasant books this is the book for you and if you don't still read it. This is a sad and cool book .But their great uncle twice removed is the worst person in the world.
That's a clever way to grab a reader's interest Jasmine. Tell them how sad, horrible and unpleasant the book is and then they want to read it to find out why!


New York Times Bestseller "I want to rip out every page of this glorious book and hang them on my wall so that I can be surrounded by these incredible women all day long." —Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of The Vacationers and Modern Lovers Over 100 exceptional and influential women describe how they embraced their creative spirit, overcame adversity, and sparked a global movement of entrepreneurship. Media titans and ceramicists, hoteliers and tattoo artists, comedians and architects—taken together, these profiles paint a beautiful picture of what happens when we pursue our passions and dreams.
Grace Bonney is a writer and founder of Design*Sponge, which launched in 2004 and attracts over 1 million readers per day. Previously, Grace was a contributing editor at Domino and House & Garden and freelanced with top publications like New York Home, Food & Wine, In Style, New York Magazine, and more.


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The dawn of a new era of tennis
Funny story written by Court Jester
A representation of dawn
The world of tennis has seen a breakthrough on the scale of NASA's landing on the moon and as noteworthy as the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA. Mats Wilander, most recently seen working for Eurosport at the French Open, announced the startling discovery during an on air stint of commentary.
The former Swedish grand slam winner revealed: "In tennis it's a good shot if it goes over the net and in."
Shortly after Tim Henman was seen throwing himself off a bridge into the river Seine.
Reports later surfaced that an academy set up by the one-time British tennis sensation had overlooked the concept of stroke making that resulted in the ball going over the net and in. The academy in question, Henman Downhill, is likely to be sold to a Baltic state in order for the state of the art equipment to finally be utilised appropriately. In the five years since opening Henman Downhill attendees have been focusing on developing their tying their laces technique.
Mats Wilander's agent has been inundated with offers for his client to write a coaching manual that has the potential to be used worldwide. As investors and entrepreneurs flocked to the Eurosport studio at Roland Garros, Wilander himself provided an interview to unravel the inner thinking of his revelation.
"I have always been allowed to speak my mind and my life has worked out very well. I once told Adrian Chiles he is a fucking idiot. I believe since then the majority of the UK has come around to this way of thinking." Wilander then took a break to eat a cheese sandwich before storming out of the studio as pictures of Henman's bloated figure being rushed to hospital began circulating on the television screens dotted around the walls.
We managed to catch up with Wilander one last time on the balcony overlooking the compound where he three times won the men's singles title. We asked if he could explain how far his new idea could take the professional game, he replied: "at least as far as Greenwich."
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Inflyte Radar: Ammo Avenue
Posted on 3rd February 2022
Ammo Avenue is not just one of the most exciting names to emerge from the Peruvian club scene in recent years, but South America as a whole. His music has previously seen him appear on some of house musics best underground labels, such as Superfett Records, Rawthentic, Lapsus Music, and Roush Label.
The latest sound to come from his Peru-based studio finds him collaborate with Italian producer Fabio Neural, as the pair team up for their brand new 2-track Mariposa EP, which recently landed on South Of Saturn.
We invite Ammo Avenue to our Inflyte Radar series, where we highlight club music's next generation of top artistic talents. We got to talk about his project with Fabio, his thoughts on collaboration, what he has coming in the near future, and more.
You recently teamed up with Fabio Neural to release your new Mariposa EP on South Of Saturn, tell us about the two tracks on this one?
Yup yup! Really excited for this EP to see the light. We really fell in love with the tunes right after making them and I think they are quite unique. I believe they are a nice contrast of light & dark grooves.
And how did you connect with Fabio?
We started talking through social media and linked pretty well. We have a lot of stuff in common so I think the idea to make music together was pretty natural after some time.
How does your approach to a collaborative project differ to a solo one?
I'm always open to new ideas because I love getting to know other styles and production processes. That said, when it comes to studio sessions, I'd rather work alone.
Previously you've released music on Rawthentic, Deeperfect Records, and Roush Label, what do you typically look for in a label when considering releasing music with them?
I've got love the sound and the concept behind the label. It has to be a well run label across all areas.
And which other imprints might we see you on in the near future?
2022 is looking nice! I'm making my debut on all time favourites such as Circus Recordings and Repopulate Mars.
2021 was a hard year for the music industry, though 2022 seems slightly more hopeful, what's something you're positive about for the coming year?
We've all had it tough but I want to believe we can't be like this much longer. It seems like we're finally back on track and I'm positive about having a full traveling schedule this year and showcasing my stuff in many diifferent places.
What goals have you set yourself for 2022?
A couple of dream labels and new territories! I want to keep touring in South America and hopefully make my European debut this year. Also right after being scheduled for The BPM Festival, I'm looking forward to being included in more major festivals. I'm sure I'll see you around!
Ammo Avenue & Fabio Neural – Mariposa EP is out now on South Of Saturn.
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Insel ist ein Lied der deutschen Band Juli aus dem Jahr 2014. Es wurde im September 2014 als Download veröffentlicht und diente als Vorabsingle zum gleichnamigen Album Insel.

Entstehung
Die Band benötigte bei diesem Lied besonders lange, bis eine endgültige Version feststand. Nach Aussage von Bassist Andreas "Dedi" Herde sei der Titel "das erste Lied des Albums – und das letzte" gewesen.

Veröffentlichung
Das Album Insel erschien am 3. Oktober 2014. Zuvor wurde das gleichnamige Titellied am 12. September 2014 als erste Downloadsingle veröffentlicht. Die Band trat mit dem Lied unter anderem in der Krömer – Late Night Show vom 9. Oktober 2014 auf.

Südbalkon Remix
Am 3. Juni 2016 veröffentlichte Universal Music das Album Südbalkon mit zwölf Titeln als Remixe im Deep-House-Stil; neben Stücken unter anderem von Luxuslärm oder Adel Tawil ist auch Insel als Südbalkon Remix enthalten.

Mitwirkende

Musikvideos
Während der Arbeit am Album unternahmen die Bandmitglieder im Sommer 2013 eine gemeinsame Hausbootfahrt auf der Mecklenburgischen Seenplatte. Neben gemeinsamer Musik entstanden auf dieser Reise auch die Artworkfotos des Albums sowie der größte Teil der Aufnahmen zum offiziellen Insel-Musikvideo. Weitere Aufnahmen zeigen Sängerin Eva Briegel in der Stadt und an einem Flughafen.

Auf YouTube wurde auch ein offizielles Akustikvideo zu Insel veröffentlicht. Es zeigt Eva Briegel (an der Ukulele), Simon Triebel (an der Gitarre) und Jonas Pfetzing (am Omnichord) beim Musizieren auf dem Hausboot.

2016 erschien auch zum Südbalkon Remix ein Musikvideo. Es besteht hauptsächlich aus Nahaufnahmen einer jungen Frau auf einem Balkon, die unter anderem das sich durch einen Kristall brechende Sonnenlicht betrachtet.

Charts und Chartplatzierungen
In den deutschen Singlecharts stieg der Titel zunächst am 26. September 2014 auf Platz 74 ein, was zugleich seine höchste Chartplatzierung darstellte. In der folgenden Woche fiel er aus den Charts, konnte sich aber in den Charts vom 17. Oktober (Platz 77) und vom 24. Oktober (Platz 92) noch einmal platzieren. In Österreich und in der Schweiz erreichte das Lied keine Chartsnotierung.

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The Federal Government of Nigeria is to begin the remediation phase of oil impacted sites in Ogoniland in August 2018, Dr Marvin Dekil, the Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project (HYPREP), has said.
Dekil made the disclosure on the sidelines of a medical outreach organised by HYPREP in Nonwa-Tai, Rivers State, on Friday, April 20.
He said that government had begun placing advertisement in national and international newspapers inviting contractors to apply for remediation of 26 hydrocarbon impacted sites in Ogoniland.
According to him, the invitation is open to both local and foreign companies with requisite expertise and experience in the business.
"The delay in the take-off of the clean-up was as a result of contracting process as enshrined in the Procurement Act that is procedural.
"The exercise will involve all the processes that we have put in place right from inception of the project coordination office in March 2017.
"Already, invitation for pre-qualification of contractors has been sent to local and foreign concerns. The remediation will be done only by experienced and best hands, both locally and internationally.
"We believe that engaging the best hands will enable us achieve the desired result of restoring the environment back to an acceptable standard," he said.
Dekil added that advertisement had also been made for the reconstruction of existing water facilities and construction of gas facilities in the affected communities.
He said HYPREP had earlier invited companies to the impacted sites to demonstrate their expertise, technology and suitability for the clean-up.
The HYPREP boss pointed out that the demonstration exercise by the local and foreign companies was at no cost to government.
"We did not pay the companies or offer advantage to any of them that participated in the exercise. The demonstration exercise is for them to show their capacity.
"We are now in the contracting process where companies would be selected from those that participated in the demonstration exercise and those that did not.
"At the end, we will choose the best companies for the remediation," he said.
Dekil added that HYPREP was targeting to treat about 20,000 indigent Ogonis of different ailment in the second phase of its medical outreach in four local government areas.
He also said that 100 surgeries would be performed on victims of hydrocarbon pollution in Ogoniland in line with the recommendations of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Report.
The Ogoniland is made up of four local government areas consisting of Eleme, Gokana, Khana and Tai.


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Regional: The US Department of Education recognizes 6 distinct higher educational regions, each of which is overseen by a different accrediting body. This is the type of accreditation most commonly referred to and is for a university or college as a whole, not for individual programs. Accreditation by these regional agencies isn't automatic: this is voluntary accreditation, and some of the six regions have separate accrediting bodies specifically for career colleges.
State: Most states require career colleges and technical schools to be licensed or certified. If a school has a license or certificate to operate, it means it has gone through a process to make sure it meets certain standards. Some states do not require certain schools to be licensed or certified to operate legally in the state, so it's important to contact the state licensing agency where the school is located to find out if it's operating legally in the state.
As well, some state agencies have been recognized by the US Secretary of Education as authorities on the quality of vocational education in their respective states. For example: the New York State Board of Regents, State Education Department, Office of the Professions; Oklahoma Board of Career and Technology Education; and Pennsylvania State Board of Vocational Education, Bureau of Career and Technical Education.
Institutional: Depending on the kind of university or college it is (e.g., private, technical, etc.) it may also be accredited by institute-type specific agencies. Career colleges can be quite different in character, size, location and in the programs they offer. Therefore there are several organizations which represent and accredit career colleges in the US.
Specialized: Specialized accreditation is a type of accreditation that focuses on specific areas of study and individual programs. This is sometimes called professional accreditation, because it means specific programs meet the national standards for that field of study. Career colleges cover a fairly wide range of programs, so check the accreditation not only of the institution but of the specific career-program you intend to pursue.
When assessing quality, you can also look at whether a school or program has any memberships in, or endorsements by, professional associations (such as the Association for Career and Technical Education, or ACTE) which reflect certain standards of quality, but this is not the same as official accreditation.
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Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
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Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT)
Location: Arlington, Virginia
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Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
Web: www.accet.org
Scope: Accreditation of US institutions of higher education offering vocational and continuing education leading to certificates or occupational associate's degrees.
Council on Occupational Education
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Scope: Accreditation and pre-accreditation ("Candidacy Status") of occupational education postsecondary institutions offering non-degree and applied associate's degree programs in specific career and technical fields.
Some Regional Career College Accrediting Agencies
Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools: Accredits institutions with postsecondary, non-degree granting career and technology programs in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Technical and Career Institutions: Provides accreditation and pre-accreditation ("Candidate status") of postsecondary institutions offering primarily vocational/technical education at the certificate, associate, and baccalaureate degree levels in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges: Provides accreditation and pre-accreditation ("Candidate for Accreditation") of two-year, associate's degree-granting institutions in California, Hawaii, and the United States territories of Guam and others.
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The goal of accreditation is to ensure that education provided by institutions of higher education meets acceptable levels of quality. Accrediting agencies have no legal control over institutions or programs; they promote certain standards and approve or renew membership of institutions that apply and meet the accreditation standards or criteria. Certain licensing programs may require that you've been through a course of study with specialized accreditation, because it ensures that you have been taught by faculty qualified to teach in that field. The US Secretary of Education and CHEA each maintain and publish a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies, and most institutions attain eligibility for Federal funds by holding accredited or pre-accredited status with one of the recognized accrediting agencies.
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Where does this decision leave a taxpayer that acquires inventory in a bargain purchase?
Buying your car late in its model year will nearly always net you a bargain," notes Pond.
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In light of Kohler, the Court of Federal Claims issued a second opinion acquiescing to the IRS's argument that the inventory purchased at a bargain should be treated as a separate item.
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I guess I have to give thanks to the hoards of paparazzi that were hovering outside Gracias Madre or else I may have driven right by the simple white building with modest signage. Of course, I had to drive around the block a few times as parking is a major challenge on Robertson Blvd.
Once I got a parking space and walked past the paparazzi, I entered Gracias Madre…..a spacious, inviting space with high ceilings, great natural light and a large outdoor patio. It actually felt like dining at someone's home; there was a casualness and comfort to the modern Mexican design.
Everything on the menu was tempting but as there were only two of us, we narrowed it down to House Made Chips from the Bocados Pequenos section, Ensalada de Frutas from the Antijitos, Tamal and Enchiladas con Mole from the Principales and Guacamole from the Acompanantes. Hitting something from each section on the menu, we were ready to eat.
House Made Chips ($4) – Organic heirloom milled in house, these are some of the best chips I have had – full of flavor and perfectly crispy.
House-made salsas – the red salsa was smoky and the green salsa was tangy – and both were fresh and bright.
Guacamole ($6) – Mashed avocado with cilantro, onion, chile and lime, the guacamole was chunky and fresh – who doesn't love made-to-order guacamole?!?!
Ensalada De Frutas ($11) – Farm lettuce tossed in chipotle vinaigrette with local guava and mandarins, topped with almonds and served with grilled crostini and cashew queso blanco. I loved the balance between the citrus and hint of spice.
Tamal ($13) – Stoneground heirloom masa steamed in the husk filled with sauteed butternut sqaush, poblano peppers and onions, served with beans and escabeche, the tamal was tender and moist and not dried out like many tamales can be.
Enchiladas Con Mole ($16) – Spice mole enchiladas topped with mushrooms and cashew cheese, served with sauteed greens and beans, the home-made tortillas stood up to the hearty dish flavorful mole.
The one downside to the experience was the service. Our server delivered all of the dishes at once and we could barely fit them on the table. He didn't seem too concerned about this or the fact that the hot dishes were served and sitting on the table untouched and getting cold while we ate the guacamole and salad. When we asked him if they were trying to rush us out, his response was that there were two tickets/kitchens and they both finished at the same time. In fairness, the restaurant had only been open just over a month when we went. Hopefully he will learn how to place orders in the kitchen so that this doesn't happen to others and will next time be more proactive so that if he sees this happen to a table, he will react to it before overwhelming the guests' experience. Of course, once we got all the food, we never really saw our server again, which also didn't impress us. But, despite the service, the food and ambiance were very good!
Yes, Gracias Madre is a vegan restaurant. And, no, I am not a vegan and have no intention to become one. However, with places like Gracias Madrea and Crossroads offering flavorful, creative dishes, eating vegan every so often is very appealing.
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Films You've Seen Recently and Don't Know WTF to think
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Max Perlich's a weird guy.
he's in drugstore cowboy as well. he looks like he could be weird. not sure i wanna know. i bet he's into conspiracy theories.
I've heard he had drug problems irl and whenever I've seen him in a film he's always played some sort of oddball.
Twin Peaks too, which also includes Michael Bisping.
That's as much shit trivia as I can unload on any given day.
I wouldn't say I don't know WTF to think but I can't say I'd unreservedly recommend Charlie Kauffman's Netflix produced "I'm Thinking of Ending Things", because I think many people would find it boring, pretentious, miserable, incomprehensible, all of the above.
But personally I found it quite fascinating, especially when I began to realise what might be going on (much later than might have been intended, as my attention wasn't fully on it until about 20 minutes in). I've watched videos on YouTube today that have explained things further.
I'd happened to have been reading a Beckett novel the night before so I was in an unusually tolerant mood for absurdity and apparent senselessness.
Rehearses many of the same themes he explored in Synecdoche New York (and Being John Malkovich etc.). But you can't really criticise an artist for exploring their obsessions repeatedly, that's kind of the point isn't it..
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spoiler: i found the characters so annoying that i kept hoping it would turn into a horror movie and they would all be eaten alive in the basement or something like that.
I'd happened to have been reading a Beckett novel the night before...
IdleRich
Interesting, I think that film has appeared in the good, bad and confusing films threads now.
yyaldrin said:
yeah the couple are sort of obnoxiously literate/pessimistic, like a cardboard cut out conception of artists and I was tempted to peace out but I suppose the intrigue kept me going and I thought ultimately there were mitigating factors:
1. It's established that none of the characters as we see them reall exists except within the mind of the suicidally depressed, artist manque janitor figure 2. There's a running theme of how people don't think original thoughts, their thoughts are plagiarised from movies and books etc. The scene where the girlfriend spouts Pauline Karl's words verbatim 3. There's quite a lot of self-deprectory/deflationary humour going on. 4. Ultimately it's a film about depression, and speaking as someone who's had depression I was given to clichéd pessimistic thoughts, I was difficult to he around etc.
Like I said I'm sure a lot of ppl would hate this film and consider it navel gazing rubbish but it stuck with me after and hit sine emotional nerves along the way.
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The Untouchables. It's decent, but it's so cheesy and Costner's awful. He's like Nic Cage minus the eccentricity. The film also feels much older than it is. I'm not talking about the setting, I'm talking the musical choices, the tone of the thing. It feels like something from the 60s, not '87. The weird, sweet music that plays whenever Ness is with his wife, who seems to just drift around the house, smiling at all times and telling him how wonderful he is. The bizarre, swashbuckling raid in Canada with them all on horseback. That cheesy final line. The "Odessa Steps" nod with the pram bouncing down the stairs in slow motion's ridiculous too. So over the top.
ended up watching this over christmas too, yeah the scenes with his wife were very weird she was like some robot perfect-wife. The setpiece in Canada was just stupid but I did find myself gripped by the bit with the pram.
Sean Connery's death scene was insane too, why didn't he just shoot the guy.
Have you seen De Palma's early films version? (Dressed to Kill, BodyDouble). I'd actually be intrigued to see what The Untouchables is like, to see if De Palma retained his eccentricities at the mainstream level. Presumably The Untouchables isn't like Hitchcock meets hardcore porn.
No, I've only seen Scarface, Mission: Impossible, Carlito's Way and The Untouchables.
Body Double's Bateman's favourite film in American Psycho. He keeps renting it over and over.
Ah... I think I have seen Body Double actually? Remind what happens? If it's what I'm thinking it's one of those enjoyably over the top things. Is the actress called a weird name like Romula or something?. I actually think that I enjoy De Palma more as I get older - like when I was younger I thought his films were sort of stupid and over the top and other directors were doing more grown-up versions of the same ideas... but now I think my taste has swung back the other way somewhat?
Edit: actually I was thinking of Femme Fatale apparently so maybe I haven't seen it after all.
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Today the film that I saw on telly was a really stupid one called Mean Machine - it's most of the cast of Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels but they are in prison playing football. It's basically like a remake of Escape to Victory but whereas that had Pele this has Vinnie Jones, he plays the former England captain who was disgraced in a match-fixing scandal and then arrested drunk driving and - with a few shenanigans along the way - he ends up captaining a prisoners v screws team. It's got Danny Dyer and the Stathe plays an insane Scottish hardman known as The Monk who apparently is really good in goal, although he actually looks really cack-handed, he's probably really shit at football in real life the twat.
@Corpsey have you seen The Phantom of the Paradise? Early Da Palma cult film which is based on the same novel as Andre Lloyd-Webber's Phantom of the Opera - really stupid and over the top of course and also fun.
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It's a re-make of a great Burt Reynolds movie - I'd recommend trying to get hold of it.
Got to say... not a fan of the sports movie as a rule, there must be a few out there but I'm struggling to name any straight off...
I enjoyed Goon, Moneyball, Remember the Titans and Slapshot. The Natural's supposed to be good.


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North Carolina is one of only six states that allows a jilted spouse to sue for "alienation of affection."
King claimed his marriage to his wife Danielle, 33, was in great shape until his her boyfriend came along and ruined everything.
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Huizar says he plans to appeal.


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