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September 27, 2021 21:37 / Leave a comment
First, we need to decide if we're actually going to do something about rising CO2 levels, increased air pollution and rising sea-levels, or whether we're on another junket to a UN Climate Change Conference.
See: UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021, October 31 through November 1, 2021.
Once we've decided that, we're in a better position to decide if this conference is the one that will save humanity (from itself) or whether we must wait for a future COP summit to make concrete progress toward clean air in cities, lower pollution levels generally, and decreased sea-level rise.
At Present, We're On Track to Lose This Fight
It's being widely reported by major media outlets that even if every government on Earth kept it's best CO2 reduction promises, we'd still be far below meeting our CO2 reduction targets… by such a large margin that instead of limiting global warming to +1.5°C compared to pre-industrial levels, we'd actually experience a global warming of +3ºC by 2050.
That is not acceptable.
Widespread crop failures due to agricultural drought (in some areas) massive flooding (in other areas) a huge uptick in wildlife die-offs, millions of square miles of low-lying land lost to the sea forever, and catastrophic consequences for human life would be the result of missing our 2015 Paris Agreement targets.
And if we end up in such a situation, we'll have no one to blame except the politicians of today… for it is their job to create legislation and regulation, have them passed into law, and see that those regulations are enforced.
It isn't the responsibility of hockey players, nor is it the responsibility of bus drivers, waitresses, fast food workers, airline pilots or English literature professors to do this — it's the responsibility of politicians to protect us from the poor policies of previous politicians.
Is Climate Change 'Too Big' a File to Leave to Politicians?
Well, don't look now, but yes, it is 'too big a problem' to leave to politicians if past experience is to guide us.
Yet, there have been signs of excellence in some jurisdictions.
California, for one, which used to have the worst air pollution in the United States along with astronomical respiratory related healthcare costs, is now among the best in the world in advanced clean air policy.
The beautiful country of Norway is another shining example that sources almost 100% of its electrical power from renewable energy and is a place where 40% of new cars sold are electric vehicles, and by 2025, petrol-engined cars won't be available for sale. Existing petrol and diesel-engined cars will still be legal to own and drive in Norway, but you won't be able to buy or import a new diesel or petrol-engined car in Norway. And the sky didn't fall, Norway's economy didn't crumble, and life continues a.
There are other stellar examples in the world of farsighted environmental policy by governments, but not enough.
But California, Norway and others have proven that it is possible to reduce vehicle emissions and switch to renewable energy at the same time — and both enjoy robust economies — so don't even try that argument.
Switching to a green economy does cost money, but saves more money than it costs over the medium and long term.
Three Concrete Ways the UK Could Take Real Action Against Climate Change:
END ALL ENERGY SUBSIDIES. People who receive subsidized energy use more energy. Obviously. Lowering energy wastage is the best way to lower consumption. Whether petrol or diesel motor fuel subsidies, utility company subsidies, or other energy subsidies — ALL SUBSIDIES = MORE ENERGY USAGE/WASTAGE/CONSUMPTION/DEMAND. Therefore, even renewable energy subsidies, yes, even renewable energy subsidies, must be discontinued in order to lessen total demand. When you lessen demand, you meet your clean air and CO2 targets.
SWITCH ALL MOTOR AND AIRCRAFT FUELS TO BIOFUEL BY 2025. Biofuel burns 80 per cent cleaner than conventional petroleum fuel in cars, light trucks and semi-trailer transport trucks. Even moreso in jet aircraft engines, as Boeing, Etihad Airlines, Virgin Air, Alaska Air and the US Navy have proven beyond any doubt. Those jets burn 94 per cent cleaner compared to conventional kerosene fuel and they have a lighter maintenance schedule because they don't produce as much soot in the combustion process. When you burn clean biofuel, you meet your clean air and CO2 targets.
LEGISLATE THAT ALL CARS, TRUCKS AND SEMI TRUCKS BE POWERED BY ELECTRICITY BY 2025, AS NORWAY HAS DONE. Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV's) are wildly popular with those who own them, they require far less maintenance, they're more reliable, they don't pollute, and batteries will become about as recyclable as petrol engines are at the moment. And you can charge BEV's at home from an ordinary wall socket. Plus, they have astounding acceleration from a standing start. And no noise. If you like peace and quiet, you'll love electric vehicles. When you drive EV's, you meet your clean air and CO2 targets.
It is important to state that by utilizing any one of those above three choices, the UK
(or any country) would meet its Paris CO2 emission reduction targets.
The Time for 'Kicking the Can Down the Road' is Long Past
Now is the time for real and concrete action designed to meet all of our clean air and CO2 targets.
There can be no excuse at this late date for inaction or tepid moves toward clean air/CO2 emission reduction, or people (voters) will become convinced that climate change/clean air targets/CO2 emission targets/sea-level prevention problems are 'too big' for mere politicians to solve, and at that point, politicians will increasingly find themselves disrespected and marginalized in every future decision-making process!
Save Our Planet or Leave!
So, by not solving the climate crisis now, today's political leaders will become even more irrelevant to their citizens than at present.
In contrast, by solving the climate crisis now when it matters, it means that policymakers will help to create a less toxic environment for people and wildlife, help to reduce the incidences of floods, droughts, pestilence, a loss of biodiversity, and will help to lower healthcare costs and taper the mind-blowing financial costs associated with countering sea-level rise… and for politicians, it means saving their profession from contempt and eventual marginalization.
Written by John Brian Shannon
The Shocking Truth: How Far We Are From Meeting Our Paris Agreement CO2 Reductions
December 16, 2020 06:37 / Leave a comment
Buckle-up everyone, because I'm about to destroy your perceptions about how far we are from meeting our Paris Agreement COP21 CO2 reduction commitments. Stand by to be amazed!
You might think that we're doing well in regards to our clean air commitments, after all, there are more electric cars (EV's) replacing internal combustion engine cars (ICE) and coal power plants in many countries are being shuttered and replaced with natural gas-fired power generation (much, much, cleaner!) and that renewable energy (RE) represents almost all of the new power plants built over the past 5-years. (True, by the way)
Not bad. But far from good, as you'll soon see.
So, let's take a look at how far we are from meeting our 2015 Paris Agreement COP21 clean air goals. Remember, I said to 'Buckle-up'!
What's it Going to Take?
The short answer, of course, is more than you've got, more than your city has got, more than your country has got, and (so far!) more than our world has got. For example…
Let's say that global aviation (all aviation, all the time — whether commercial airlines or private aircraft, helicopters, drones, etc.) represent about 2.1% of global CO2 emissions (even the airlines agree with this metric) and that starting tomorrow, all airlines and private aircraft in the world would suddenly stop flying. Forever.
Would THAT be enough for us to meet our COP 21 carbon emission standards?
No it would not.
OK, so, that wouldn't do it, so let's add all global shipping in the world (all ships at sea and on lakes that deliver cargo to various ports around the world) which combined add about 2.2% of the annual global carbon dioxide additions to our atmosphere. (Nobody disputes this number either)
Wait a minute. If we ended all annual global aviation and all annual global shipping tomorrow and forever! — doesn't that represent a total of 4.3% of all annual global CO2 emissions?
Why, yes it does.
But even that won't allow us to meet our COP21 CO2 commitments? Shouldn't that amount of CO2 reduction be enough to meet those targets?
Nope. Not even close.
No, the scale of the global warming problem is much worse than we are able to correct via a simple 4.3% reduction in the annual global CO2 output.
I Need to Get to The End of This! What's it Going to Take to Meet Our COP21 Targets?
Let's get a look at some other, larger numbers.
Global transportation (all kinds of transportation, everywhere, on land, sea, and in the air) account for 29% of all global CO2 emissions. What if we cut all of it, beginning tomorrow and forswear all kinds of motorized vehicles forever; Would that do it?
Yes, it would.
But, we'd be forced to give up all cars, trucks, trains, ships, aircraft of all kinds, and any other kind of motorized vehicle, and we'd need to shop locally and travel on foot, bicycle or horseback. Forever.
OK, we can't do that. Give me another option.
So, primary power production (creating electricity from a combination of hydroelectric dams, thermal power plants that are coal, oil, or natural gas-fired, and nuclear power plants) that is consumed by residential users account for about 30% of annual global CO2 emissions.
Ready to cut the cord and live without electricity forever?
But, just for the sake of argument; If every residential user of electricity on Earth stopped using electricity tomorrow, would we meet our COP21 clean air commitments?
Yes, we would.
Righto!
Industry (all industry, including all agriculture, everywhere on the Earth) create about 41% of annual global CO2 emissions — that's everything from building ships, cars, aircraft, military equipment, paint, oil, diesel fuel and petrol production, beauty products, furniture, carpets, clothing, tires, shopping carts, all kinds of food and drink packaging, all food production, and farmers burning their fields to clear their fields for the next years' crop.
Ready to give up on all that?
I didn't think so.
But, just for the sake of argument; If every company and farm stopped producing tomorrow, would we meet our COP21 clean air commitments?
What If We Shaved a Few Percentage Points From Each of Those CO2 Producers?
Would that work?
Maybe. But it would depend upon our level of commitment. It depends if we care about future generations of humans, of animals, and of the plant life on this planet enough to stick with it. But it wouldn't be easy. In fact, life on Earth would change dramatically, in ways we can't begin to imagine.
I can't, because there aren't any.
It looks like we're all out of options.
Throw Me A Bone, Here!
OK, there's one chance in Hell (IMHO) for us to avoid a future global rapid warming scenario where the planet's air temperature would become too hot to allow life to continue on the surface of our world.
And that is?
The BMW i3 is a smallish SUV crossover that runs on battery power — not a large battery — that has a tiny one-cylinder onboard petrol engine to charge the battery when the vehicle is underway. The BMW i3 always travels on battery power (the petrol engine isn't connected to the driveline, it exists only to keep the battery charged) and it has an onboard five-gallon petrol tank.
All of which means that the i3 takes you everywhere you want to go on battery power, and if the battery gets low, the tiny petrol engine automatically starts up to recharge the battery. You wouldn't even notice it unless I told you it was on and charging the battery pack. It can even charge the battery when you park the car while you're shopping if you choose that option setting via the onboard software.
How many cars and light trucks would need to be powered by such a system in order to meet our COP21 Paris Agreement clean air targets?
All new cars and light trucks would need to be powered by such a system for the world to meet its CO2 commitments, and we'd need to begin no later than 2022.
Could it be done?
Yes, of course.
Some larger trucks might need a tiny two-cylinder diesel engine to charge up their batteries (much larger batteries than the i3 uses) but that upgrade would prevent gazillions of gallons of diesel fuel being added to the Earth's atmosphere annually.
The essence of this approach means that for millions of drivers, they'll buy about five-gallons of petrol per month — instead of buying five-gallons of petrol per day for the average driver.
And when billions of people start using five gallons of petrol per month instead of five-gallons per day, that's when annual global CO2 emissions will fall by approximately 14% — which is enough (barely) to meet our COP21 clean air commitments.
See the scale of the problem now?
Want to See the BMW i3 — and it's Brother, the Mighty BMW i8 Supercar that Employs a Slightly Different Propulsion System?
Keep in mind, that in every way, the only difference between the BMW i3 and normal cars is the propulsion system. And similar applies to the BMW i8 supercar — although in that car, the system is geared to blazing acceleration and high speed performance.
Here are a couple of pictures of the future for you…
BMW i3 electric vehicle (EV) with one-cylinder petrol engine range extender option
BMW i8 electric vehicle (EV Hybrid) supercar
Empowering UK Cities to Meet CO2 Targets in the Post-Brexit Era
January 17, 2020 08:01 / Leave a comment
Image courtesy of the C40 Cities Initiative.
Whether you believe in global warming and sea level rise or not, most people would agree that breathing clean air is better for you than breathing toxic exhaust fumes and that drinking clean water is healthier for human beings. If you don't believe that statement, you've got bigger problems than polluted air in cities.
A British citizen emits more CO2 in two weeks than some people in Africa do in a year, research shows
"The UK ranked 36th in the world for its CO2 emissions from consumption spread across its population, totalling at 8.34 tonnes per person in 2017 – the last year when such data for the UK was available. The global average for that year was 4.7 tonnes of CO2 per person." — The Independent
As always, there's a hard way to go about accomplishing something and an easier, more efficient way of getting things done. Which brings me to the point of this particular blog post, and that is… there is no reason that UK cities need to 'go it alone' in their quest to lower CO2 emissions — rather, by aligning with the C40 Cities initiative which provides expertise and other supports to member cities, UK cities can streamline their progress and get even better results by taking the C40 cities route to clean air and water.
Cities around the world are building a brighter future
"Human civilisation is facing an environmental crisis on a global scale. The world has failed to stop carbon emissions rising in a way that is consistent with a sustainable future for humanity and now we face a climate emergency. But the world's leading cities are taking action to respond to the climate crisis and create the future we want." — C40 Cities
There is help in numbers. There is also an unparalleled degree of technical assistance offered by the C40 Cities organization, and member cities share the results of their various CO2 reduction programmes with other member cities. And, being part of a larger group dedicated to clean air and water and better health for citizens means that UK cities won't be 'going it alone'.
Europe's Biggest CO2 emitters. Image courtesy of Statista
Clean Air and Clean Water Works to Lower Healthcare Spending
Macmillan Cancer Support says that half of the UK population will develop cancer in their lifetime — which puts an unbelievable strain on the NHS, on families where half of them will face some kind of cancer in their life, and on the GDP of the United Kingdom.
Although there isn't a direct link from highly polluted city air to cancer, it is widely acknowledged that respiratory ailments of all kinds are common in cities known for poor air quality and respiratory cancers represent some percentage of those ailments.
Half of UK population 'will get cancer in lifetime'
The number of people in the UK who will get cancer during their lifetime will increase to nearly half the population by 2020, a report has forecast. Macmillan Cancer Support said the projected figure of 47%, up from the current 44%, would put huge pressure on the NHS. But the charity said that more people were surviving cancer compared to 20 years ago. — BBC
Even though cancer survival rates have improved in recent years, it becomes ever more costly as new (and astonishingly expensive!) technology comes online to improve the survivability odds of cancer. Prevention therefore, becomes more important as the incidence of various cancers increase and treatment becomes more expensive.
Cancer in the UK 2019
"In the 1970s, only 1 in 4 cancer patients would survive their disease for ten years or more. By 2010, this had risen to 2 in 4, and survival continues to improve today. This is due to groundbreaking research, innovative new treatments, and the tireless efforts of staff right across the NHS. However, there is still much to be done. This report summarises the current state of cancer in the UK, recognising where progress has been made, and highlighting the challenges that we continue to face. Cancer Research UK's ambitious vision to see 3 in 4 people with cancer survive for ten years or more by 2034 serves as a driving force […] across the UK to achieve this." — cruk.org
By working to improve air quality in UK cities, respiratory disease rates will fall — including cancers of the respiratory kind — which will help to lower NHS spending. See how it all weaves together? Investing in clean air in cities means lower healthcare spending.
And that's a point sometimes forgotten by some of the good-hearted clean air purists pushing for lower CO2 emissions. Clean air in cities will save us money! Even hard-nosed business tycoons should understand that kind of logic.
What can you do to help improve the air in UK cities and lower your chances for air pollution caused illness?
Here are five ways to become part of the solution instead of part of the problem:
Leave your car at home and use public transit to commute to any UK city.
Install a programmable thermostat in your home and set it to 'Eco Mode'.
Install double-glazed windows, insulated exterior doors and seal drafts.
Once per week, consume plant-based protein instead of meat protein.
Shop locally. Decide to buy your meat and veg from local suppliers.
By choosing to lower your CO2 footprint, you'll be working to lower the overall air pollution in the city in which you live or work, and you'll help lower your chances of contracting some kind of respiratory disease (including respiratory cancers) and you'll be setting a fine example for your family, friends and associates.
Living a healthier life, emitting less CO2, and living in cleaner cities will help to deliver the kind of transformation that Britons and UK cities need to survive and thrive in the 21st-century.
The UK Grows its Economy as it Replaces Coal with Renewables (LettertoBritain)
The U.K. Cut Emissions to the Lowest Level Since 1888. Here's How (Fortune)
How Westminster Politicians Could Help the UK Environment (LetterToBritain)
UK power cut: National Grid promises to learn lessons from blackout (BBC)
How UK Utility Companies Select Power Producers (LetterToBritain.com)
What will it take for the UK to reach net zero emissions? (The Guardian)
Want realtime energy information on the UK grid? (GridWatch.co.uk)
Floating wind farms just became a serious business (Quartz)
Building a Failsafe Energy Grid post-Brexit (LetterToBritain)
Will 2020 Be the Year that Britain Shines? (LetterToBritain)
Theresa May: Environment Speech, 2018 (LetterToBritain)


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Anna Agniel
she, her, hers
Anna is a playwright, actor, and story coach. She has written full length and solo shows and now coaches other people how to tell their stories
Anna Agniel Bushlack is an actor, playwright, and story coach. She gained a BFA in Theatre Studies and playwriting from the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University. She created her solo show, Slow Children Playing, and toured it to theater festivals in Chicago, Cincinnati (Producer's Pick of the Fringe Award), New York City and Los Angeles. In 2019 she launched her own business, Storiespeak, to coach other people in telling their stories through writing, storytelling and solo performance. In 2020, Anna wrote a new full-length play, Below Time, that she workshopped with Fair Assembly theatre company in Dallas, TX. Anna lives in St. Louis with her husband and three lively, creative children who all love to tell stories.
NOW Talent Management
Below Time
by Anna Agniel
The United States' electrical grid has been attacked leaving the country without power. A young journalist in Chicago receives a transponder from her father that can ensure safe passage to a luxury condo bunker in Kansas. She must solidify her interracial romantic relationship while reckoning with her father, her past, and the societal aftermath of the blackout both on the surface and underground.
KATE DELANEY STITCH – a journalist, an only child, a skeptic, mid-late 20s, white woman FELIX FISHER – an activist, a community organizer, an optimist, mid-late 20s, black man OLIVER STITCH – a CEO, a father, a pragmatist, 50s, white man SIMONE STRANGE– an innovator, a cougar, an opportunist, 60s, any race woman CLAUDE SMITH– a retired notary, a capitalist, a delusional hermit, 70s, any race man SAGE – an horologist, a peacemaker, a visionary, 40s, black gender nonconforming person LARRY HALL – an architect, a salesman, a conspiracy theorist, 60s, white man MARILYN WILLIAMS– an executive assistant, an aunt, a loyalist, 80s, white woman
Slow Children Playing
Anna's sister, Mary Kate is developmentally delayed and had her first psychotic break at the age of 15, when Anna was 17. Agniel brings Mary Kate to life onstage via intense attention to detail—creating distinct rhythms of stilted speech, holding her head and limbs at particular angles for particular types of activities, and dozens of other nuances. By simply letting us get to know her sister intimately as a specific human being—someone who's direct; deeply feeling; perpetually frustrated with her dog; and who balances her frequent confusion with a pure joy for being alive—Agniel forces us to see past labels and love Mary Kate, too.
Anna Mary Kate
In 1968, a Vietnam soldier returns home from the war expecting to find relief and peace. Life with his family is tense, and he is plagued by anxiety, paranoia, and PTSD. His teenage son protests the war while his young daughter telekinetic.
2005 - Producer's Pick of the Fringe, Cincinnati Fringe Festival
2005 - Three and a half stars! FringeNYC Review, New York International Fringe Festival

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Life of Reilly: Which team reigns supreme in your city?
If your town could save one sports team—college or pro—and the others had to relocate to Vladivostok, Russia, which one would stay?
In Denver, for instance, the fans would keep the Broncos and happily drive all other teams to the airport. Proof: If you added your name to the season-ticket waiting list now, it'd be nearly 190 years before you got a call.
ATLANTA Georgia football. Every SEC grad gets a job in Atlanta. The Braves can't even sell out playoff games. Everybody thinks the Hawks moved to Calgary years ago.
BALTIMORE Ravens, in a squeaker over Michael Phelps.
BOSTON Red Sox. Once, Boston was a hockey town, and Orr's Bruins ruled. It's never been a Celtics town—despite Russell and Bird—partly because of the finally fading racism. Patriots? Pssshhht. They're not even in Boston. The Red Sox, though, sell out a cramped, rusted ballpark as though there were Hope Diamonds under every seat. Says longtime Boston sports yakker Eddie Andelman: "Who can have a decent conversation about anything else?"
CHARLOTTE NASCAR. Bobcats players could give fans halftime mani-pedis and still not draw.
CHICAGO Bears. The Cubbies are the Windy City's cute Labradoodle pets, but the Bears are in the blood. "Everybody in Chicago loves the Bears," admits Cubs shortstop Ryan Theriot. Pro football is to Chicago what airplanes are to Dayton. In third, the Bulls. Fourth, Notre Dame football.
CLEVELAND Browns. Name one other city that lost a team and had the league give it back! Name, uniforms, everything! If the Cavaliers left, two janitors might look up.
DETROIT Red Wings. It's called Hockeytown, not Basketballtown.
HOUSTON Yesterday. Everything in Houston was better in the old days—Luv Ya Blue, Hakeem the Dream, the Ryan Express. Now everything is an Applebee's opening.
INDIANAPOLIS Colts, which is funny. Four years ago, they couldn't even sell out the RCA Dome, smallest venue in the league. Now they've got brand-new digs.
LOS ANGELES Lakers. The real folks in town—bus drivers, gardeners, school-teachers—own Lakers jerseys. Dodgertown was in Florida. "There's a radio guy here with 'I Slept with Shaq' tattooed on his forehead," marvels Laker Derek Fisher. Think anyone's got "I Slept with Chris Kaman" tattooed on his forehead?
MIAMI Dolphins. Second: U. of Miami football. Third: Miami spring football. Last: Marlins, once again the C-SPAN of MLB attendance.
MINNEAPOLIS Vikings. The Twins get no love. Once, they were playing a Saturday afternoon game in the HumpDome, and it went extra innings. The game was stopped so the stadium crew could get the field ready for a football game that night. Ouch.
NEW YORK You see more Yankees hats in NYC than all other teams combined. Win 26 titles, that happens. Then there's this: MoviesUnlimited.com lists 21 flicks about the Yanks, four on the Giants and Mets each, two on the Knicks and one on the Rangers.
PHILADELPHIA Used to be Eagles, now it's Phillies. This is partly because of the Phils' young stars and partly because the Iggles owner has handed it to them. Jeffrey Lurie is a Boston guy who's made $800 million so far on his Eagles purchase but not many friends. You always get the feeling that his jet bound for his beloved Beantown is double-parked.
PHOENIX The Suns are hanging on, with Arizona State closing fast. Suns owner Robert "Foam Finger" Sarver has turned off so many fans while the ASU AD, Lisa Love, has turned so many on. Cardinals? Worst ownership in the history of owning things.
SAN FRANCISCO Says San Francisco Chronicle columnist Scott Ostler: "A second-string 49er having his chakras aligned is bigger news than any other team's top player winning the MVP, a Nobel Prize and dying, all on the same day."
SEATTLE Seahawks, but that's new. "When I first got here," says Matt Hasselbeck, "we'd play at Husky Stadium. They'd get 72,000 on Saturdays. We'd get 25,000 the next day, and 10,000 would be there for the Raiders."
TAMPA Bucs. "How can the Rays be ahead of two of the top franchises in baseball history and still get only 14,000 some nights?" asks Bucs corner Ronde Barber.
So there you have it. Meanwhile, I'm getting a time-share in Vladivostok. It's going to have some sick teams.


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The great Games disgrace
By David Miller
Tuesday September 27 1988, 1.00am, The Times
The revelation that Ben Johnson of Canada, winner of one of the most symbolic events in sport, is a cheat will have profound significance for the Olympic Games.
While it immeasurably degrades Johnson and the Games, it is valuable for the future that medical surveillance has at last nailed scientific criminality in such a celebrated, historic race.
The 100 metres, alongside the 1,500m, is the showpiece of the Games. The names of famous champions down the years are part of sporting legend: Abrahams, Owens, Dillard, Hary, Hayes, Borzov...Yet there has been suspicion for some years that many great athletes were guilty of using medical stimulants.
Now there is the stark reality of proof, and the fall from grace within 72 hours of a victor hailed


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Deputy U.S. Marshal Maston Reynolds "Boss" Greene
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government
End of Watch Saturday, May 12, 1877
Maston Reynolds "Boss" Greene
Deputy Marshal Boss Greene was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two counterfeiters near Comanche, Texas.
Two brothers had passed seventy-five cents in counterfeit coins for a night's lodging. They went into Comanche and passed more counterfeit coins for clothing and rode out of town. The victim who had received the coins for the lodging went to town and contacted Deputy Marshal Greene, of the Western District of Texas.
Deputy Marshal Greene and the victim caught the men 10 miles outside town and arrested them. The lawman took a pistol from one of the men and handed it to the victim for safekeeping. He failed to take the other man's Winchester rifle. As the men were riding back to town, one of the prisoners dismounted his horse. The horse was difficult to manage and flared up. The other brother used the distraction to pull his Winchester from its scabbard and ordered Deputy Marshal Greene to hand over the money he had confiscated.
Deputy Marshal Greene complied and dropped the money to the ground. When the man bent over to pick it up Deputy Marshal Greene drew his revolver and fired at him, grazing the man in the head. The other brother returned fire, striking Deputy Marshal Greene in the face, knocking him from his horse. He then shot him in the foot.
Deputy Marshal Greene was taken to a local residence where he died at 7:30 p.m. The two brothers fled on horseback. They remained at large for several years until being captured in Bell County in 1883. They were returned to Comanche County to face trial but were lynched by a mob on September 19th, 1883, before the trial took place.
Deputy Marshal Greene had served with the United States Marshals Service for three years. He was the city marshal of Comanche prior to his federal appointment. He was buried in the Oak Wood Cemetery in Comanche.
Tour 3 years
Badge Not available
Cause Gunfire
Location Texas
Weapon Rifle; Winchester
Offender Lynched
counterfeiters, prisoner custody
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Time may have passed but you are not forgotten. I believe as long as someone remembers you or speaks your name, you are still with us.
Thank you for your heroism.
Detention Officer A.Zambito


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                return true;
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            hash += t;
        }
    }

    public void remove(K k) {
        int hash = k.hashCode(), t = 0;
        for (;;) {
            hash &= entries.length - 1;
            if (entries[hash] == null)
                return; // not found, return
            else if (!entries[hash].isRemoved() && entries[hash].k.equals(k)) {
                entries[hash].remove(); // flag as removed
                size--;
                break;
            }
            t++;
            hash += t;
        }
        // do we need to shrink?
        if (entries.length > MIN_SIZE && size * 10 < 2 * entries.length)
            resize(entries.length / 2);
    }

    /**
     * Resize internal storage to the specified capacity. The capacity must be a
     * power of two.
     *
     * @param capacity new capacity for the internal array
     */
    private void resize(int capacity) {
        assert (capacity & (capacity - 1)) == 0;
        assert capacity >= MIN_SIZE;
        Entry<K, V>[] newentries = alloc(capacity);
        for (Entry<K, V> e : entries) {
            if (e == null || e.isRemoved())
                continue;
            int hash = e.k.hashCode(), t = 0;
            for (;;) {
                hash &= newentries.length - 1;
                if (newentries[hash] == null)
                    break;
                assert !newentries[hash].k.equals(e.k);
                t++;
                hash += t;
            }
            newentries[hash] = new Entry<K, V>(e.k, e.v);
        }
        // copy new entries over old ones
        entries = newentries;
    }

    /**
     * Wrap the entry array allocation because it requires silencing some
     * generics warnings.
     *
     * @param size number of elements to allocate
     * @return
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    private Entry<K, V>[] alloc(int size) {
        return new Entry[size];
    }

    private class EntryIterator implements Iterator<Entry<K, V>> {
        private int index;

        private EntryIterator() {
            index = 0;
            if (!readable())
                inc();
        }

        private boolean readable() {
            return !(entries[index] == null || entries[index].isRemoved());
        }

        private void inc() {
            do {
                index++;
            } while (hasNext() && !readable());
        }

        public boolean hasNext() {
            return index < entries.length;
        }

        public Entry<K, V> next() {
            try {
                return entries[index];
            } finally {
                inc();
            }
        }

        public void remove() {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
        }
    }

    public Iterator<Entry<K, V>> iterator() {
        return new EntryIterator();
    }
}

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The Black & Decker HC306 allows the user to quickly chop onions and garlic without shedding a tear. It also cuts vegetables and cheese and makes mayonnaise. The longer the button is held down, the smaller the pieces.


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American History >
Political Figures and Parties >
Don Edwards
The Assassination of JFK >
Don Edwards was born in San Jose, California, on 6th January, 1915. After being educated at Stanford University Edwards was admitted to the bar in 1940. He worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a year before becoming a lawyer.
Edwards joined the United States Navy as a gunnery officer in 1942. He also worked in naval intelligence during the Second World War.
In 1951 Edwards became president of the Valley Title Company. A member of the Democratic Party, Edwards was elected to the 88th Congress in November, 1962. Edwards was one of those politicians who questioned the conclusions of the Warren Commission Report.
As chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights he interviewed key figures in the FBI involved in the investigation of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He discovered that Gordon Shanklin had ordered FBI agent, James Hosty, to destroy the letter written by Lee Harvey Oswald. He also found out that the FBI had been in contact with Jack Ruby at least seven times between a visit to Cuba in 1959 and the events in Dallas in 1963.
In 1975 Richard Case Nagell contacted Don Edwards to tell him about "a registered letter that I dispatched to FBI director J. Edgar Hoover in September 1963, informing him of a conspiracy involving Oswald and two Cuban refugees to assassinate President Kennedy".
Edwards told a group of Congressmen in 1976 that: "There's not much question that both the FBI and CIA are somewhere behind this cover-up. I hate to think what it is they are covering-up - or who they are covering for."
Don Edwards retired from Congress in 1995.
Brothers: The Hidden History
Someone Would Have Talked


After finishing The Upper Hand series with a bang, DJ Stikmand doesn't leave you hanging and brings you a new series, aptly titled "The Hip Hop Journal". Same choice selection, but a new name!
Diggin In The Crates (remix) – D.I.T.C.


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Q: How to find this angle in a circle segment? I'm stuck trying to get $\nu$. I need it for knowing another angle but I can't see the relation in there. I've tried using the height of the chord, the angle between the point P and and the center of the circungerence..., but nothing works.
In black the data I have to get $\nu$: {$R, \alpha, d$}

A: The value $\alpha$ is not needed. To find $\nu$, you could draw some additional lines to create a right-angled triangle with $R$ as its diagonal and $d$ as one of the other sides.

As you can see in the diagram, we have $\nu = \arcsin(d/R)$.

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FALZ CLINCHES NEWER SOUNDS IN 'B A H D'
Post author By Melony Akpoghene
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Nigeria's favourite Bop Daddy and resident Bahd Guy, Falz, released his fifth solo album titled BAHD on June 9th, 2022. Since Moral Instruction which was released in 2019, fans had been fiending for another masterpiece and Falz, as usual, delivered with B A H D. The project features a whole caboodle of top-notch artists such as Tiwa Savage, Chike, The Cavemen, Timaya, Boy Spyce, L.A.X, and BNXN fka Buju. The 12-track album is an assemblage of Afropop, Highlife, and a bit of Afro-rap produced by talented acts including Le Mav, Blaisebeatz, Sess, Loudaaa, Chilz, Yung Willis, Duktor Sett, and Clemzy. The album cover portrays two images of Falz. However, the more apparent image is the one which reflects, to us, a bare-chested Falz flaunting his washboard abs, platinum-blond tinted hair and an array of neckchains against a more conservative, fully-suited appearance. It already agrees with its title, screaming, "Proper BAHD guy!" and hinting at the laid back approach that the album takes. We're definitely here for it.
It is impossible to discuss rap in Nigeria without giving Falz his dues. Mashing up his tunes with brittle themes sponsoring social activism, his music is one which has carried the tinge of didacticism and socio-political consciousness for so long that it is near impossible to divorce the fundamental perception of his artistry from civil advocacy. His satirical style is entrenched in an Afro hip-hop locution, supported with his comical, heavily accented idiolect to form a new brand of Afrobeats which the artist calls "Wazup Music".
However, in B A H D, the limpid gleam of burlesque that is usually woven in the undertones of Falz's music is relegated to the far back as he tampers with completely different styles. The first song in the album, "Another Me", can be rendered as a foreshadowing element symbolizing the trajectory of the project because we really do witness another Falz in the album. Prior to the release of B A H D, Falz informed us that this new album would be different from his previous projects. True to his claim, after a thorough delve into this tour de force, it is clearly observed.
In B A H D, we experience different versions of Falz. We see Falz, the gentle lover boy, serenading his love interest with romantic lines like: "My beautiful sunflower, every hour, think of you every night…" in rich, mellow tones; Falz, the sexpert, who is fully deft at "giving plantain"; Falz, the Casanova; and Falz, the turn-up king and Lagos sweet boy. But what we do not really see until the few last songs in the album (for example, "Knee Down" ft Chike and "Ice Cream" ft BNXN) is the actual "Falz, the Bahd Guy" — the persona that we are mostly familiar with. One would wonder, for a while, if our resident bahd guy still resides with us as the 'singer' opts instead to belt his melodies in the soft progression of afropop and jam to the groovy percussion of afrobeats. For the larger part of the album, the lover-boy vibe is the overwhelming mood and the witty, humourous satirist is tucked briefly away, never spilling into the roles of these new versions. This comes at a time when a lot of mainstream rap artists are benching their vicious rap games for the more tuneful sounds of afrobeats.
Nevertheless, B A H D is an apt representation of Falz's versatility as an artist. He has proven that he is not a monolith with strict ideals conforming to a particular type of sound or style to appeal to a certain breed of audience. Thus, B A H D is an experimental addition to the artist's discography, one that testifies to his evolution. Falz has promised to feed us with more music this year so we expect lots of brilliant hits from him.
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Fairer path to a balanced budget
July 27, 2014 — 11.01pm
Joe Hockey and Tony Abbott are perfectly right in saying we need to get the budget back into surplus, we need to make a start now and that this will inevitably involve unpopular measures.
But this makes it all the more puzzling that, lacking a majority in the Senate and being unable to claim a "mandate" for breaking many election promises, they should adopt such a highly ideological and unfair collection of budget measures.
Illustration: michaelmucci.com
In a three-part essay on John Menadue's blog last week, Dr Michael Keating, former senior econocrat, argues that as a nation we're "unlikely to succeed in charting a viable way forward to fiscal sustainability until governments are prepared to subject their views to a proper conversation based on a clear appreciation of the pros and cons of the different alternatives.
"Only in that way can the public support be built that is required to achieve future fiscal sustainability. In present circumstances it is hardly surprising that this necessary support is not forthcoming, when less than 12 months ago the government promised in the election to both spend more and tax less and now seeks to impose a most unfair budget on the community with no prior warning nor any such mandate."
If we are to chart a way forward and establish the necessary public understanding and consensus, he says, we particularly need to drop the ideology surrounding the merits of taxation versus expenditure and consider the claims of each tax and expenditure proposal on its merits.
Just so. There are many ways to skin the budget cat – some fairer or more sensible than others – and it's absurd for the government and its barrackers to pretend, Maggie Thatcher-like, that the measures proposed in the budget are the only alternative to irresponsible populism.
Anyone who knows anything about successful "fiscal consolidation" knows it invariably involves a combination of spending cuts and tax increases (including reductions in tax concessions – "tax expenditures").
And anyone who knows much about economics knows there's little empirical evidence to support the ideology that economies with high levels of government spending and taxation don't perform as well as those with low levels.
Yet Hockey and Abbott thought it sensible to propose a 10-year budget plan that relied almost exclusively on cuts in government spending – apart from the temporary deficit levy and much-unacknowledged bracket creep.
Keating points out that, combining all levels of government as a percentage of gross domestic product, Australia already has the lowest budget deficit and public debt compared with Canada, Japan, Britain, the US and the OECD average.
At 26.5 per cent, our level of total taxation seems higher than the Americans' 24 per cent, until you remember their budget deficit is 5 percentage points higher than ours. So the claim that we have a bloated, "unsustainable" level of government spending is itself unsustainable.
To restore some balance to proposed budget savings, to share the burden of budget repair more fairly and in answer to the challenge, well, what would you do? Keating suggests savings on the revenue side that would raise about $42 billion a year in 2017-18, the year most of Hockey's savings would cut in.
One objectionable feature of the budget was the way it laid into spending on the age pension while not merely ignoring the equally expensive superannuation tax concessions but actually reversing some of Labor's timid attempt to make aged-income support fairer. Keating estimates a more balanced approach to tax concessions could save $15.5 billion a year.
To extend the "end of entitlement" beyond welfare recipients to business welfare, he suggests ending the fuel excise rebate for miners and farmers, saving $7.5 billion a year. There's no economic justification for subsidising just one input among many of just two industries among many.
Abolishing the subsidy for private health insurance would save more than $7 billion a year. Many evaluations have shown this money would treat a greater number of patients if spent in public hospitals. Removing the 50 per cent discount on capital gains tax would save $5 billion a year, as well as making the taxation of various sources of income a lot fairer.
About $5.5 billion a year could be saved by restoring the carbon price mechanism and the minerals resource rent tax. That leaves $1.5 billion to be saved by restoring anti-avoidance measures implemented by Labor, Keating says.
We could get the budget back in the black without any loss of economic efficiency and do it in a way much fairer to ordinary voters – remember them? – and less partial to the Coalition's big business backers.
Twitter: @1RossGittins
Ross Gittins
Ross Gittins is the Economics Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald.


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Each article has been chosen by the B-Smile Records members. Sometime because the association participated to its production, sometimes because one of the members worked on the product in a way or another, and sometimes, because one of the members liked the article so much that he wanted to share it with you. This shop is yours !
* HOW MY MONEY WILL BE USED ?
All of the founds which are earned are used to produce some new artistic projects, like records or, books edition.
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* HOW MUCH TIME IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE I GET MY ORDER ?
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As of today, the new weekly rest rules will be enforced nationwide by the DVSA as they crackdown on weekly rest taken outside of formal rest areas.
The new rules specifically concern drivers who take their full weekly rest periods in their cab in public lay-bys, on or close to public roads, on motorway slip roads or simply anywhere other than a service station or a truck stop.
where a driver chooses to do this, daily rest periods and reduced weekly rest periods away from base may be taken in a vehicle if it has suitable sleeping facilities for each driver and the vehicle is stationary.
In February 2017, however, European Court of Justice (ECJ) advocate general Evgeni Tanchev provided the opinion that drivers were in breach of the weekly rest rules if they take their weekly rest period in a vehicle's cab.
Some countries, such as France, are enforcing this interpretation of the rule strongly and fines of up to €30,000 (£26,000) can be imposed if a driver is found sleeping in his cab at the side of the road.
The UK is enforcing the rule that a driver's full weekly rest period is not taken in the cab of a vehicle through DVSA sanctions.
The reporting of operators to their licensing authorities, such as the Traffic Commissioners, including similar authorities in other EU states.
It is important to note that a daily rest and reduced weekly rest period can still be taken in the cab.
It is without doubt that the current infrastructure for drivers who wish to access suitable facilities of consistent standard is poor. Under EU Law, rest facilities should be located every 100km across the European road network by 2030, but what about now?
RHA chief executive, Richard Burnett, said: "Rest facilities for HGV drivers are scarce and in order to comply with their working hours they need somewhere safe and secure to rest. The authorities are duty bound to tackle this urgent problem".
It is arguable that in some cases, the standard of a driver's cab may be better than that of a cheap motel or B&B and so it is inevitable that some drivers and operators may ignore the provisions and risk the fine. Further, when considering profit margins in the industry are notoriously small, an operator who has spent money ensuring his drivers have the best specification of cab for taking their full weekly rest periods may be unwilling to then spend money ensuring their drivers' accommodation is that of a high standard.
If you are issued with a prohibition notice/fixed penalty notice or wish for advice surrounding the weekly rest rules, contact Joanne Witheford or Vikki Woodfine.
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Q: How can I see all ignored tests in Sonar? I have several ignored tests in tested code and I would like to investigate all of them. Is Sonar able to show such report?

A: Yes. You can import your unit test execution report. See http://docs.codehaus.org/display/SONAR/Code+Coverage+by+Unit+Tests+for+Java+Project#CodeCoveragebyUnitTestsforJavaProject-ReusingExistingReports for Java for example.


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game.PlayerBaseEntity = me.Entity.extend({
	init : function(x, y, settings){
		this._super(me.Entity, 'init', [x, y, {
			image: "tower",
			width: 100,
			height: 100,
			spritewidth: "100",
			spriteheight: "100",
			getShape: function(){
				return (new me.Rect(0, 0, 100, 70)).toPolygon();
			}

		}]);

		this.broken = false;
		this.health = game.data.playerBaseHealth;
		this.alwaysUpdate = true;
		this.body.onCollision = this.onCollision.bind(this);
		this.type = "PlayerBase";

		this.renderable.addAnimation("idle", [0]);
		this.renderable.addAnimation("broken", [1]);
		this.renderable.setCurrentAnimation("idle");
		//adds the animation of the player base to the game screen
	},

	update:function(delta){
		if(this.health<=0){
			this.broken = true;
			game.data.win = false;
			this.renderable.setCurrentAnimation("broken");
		}
		//kills the game if the health reaches or goes below zero
		this.body.update(delta);

		this._super(me.Entity, "update", [delta]);
		return true;
	},

	loseHealth: function(damage){
		this.health = this.health - damage;
	},

	onCollision: function(){

	}
});


Stagecoach have improved their discounts for University of Kent staff and students by discounting their Canterbury Megarider tickets on production of your KentOne card or Kent Union staff ID card on each journey.
From 20 September you will no longer be able to purchase a uniday or uniweek ticket, it is recommended you purchase the Canterbury Megarider discounted tickets which give you unlimited travel not just to and from Canterbury but within the Canterbury megarider zone. Alternatively, don't forget staff can purchase 13, 36 and 52 week tickets and students can purchase academic year and termly tickets at greatly reduced prices.
UNI2 – new route replaces the 26 bus service. Operates from Hales Place, to all stops at the Campus, Canterbury West station, Sainsbury's, the bus station. From the bus station it uses the same route as the Unibus service.
Triangle Service – change to timetable. Not all Triangle Services will operate into Keynes bus stop – please check the timetable. The Triangle service can be identified by the red triangle.
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Ben Alves
BlueWater Day Spa
Lymphatic Massage
BlueWater Day Spa Gives a Peek into the "Slashie" Life
I dont know about you, guys, but I believe that NO MATTER how busy life gets and the many different responsibilities that we all have to juggle, one must never forget to take care of his/her body and wellbeing.
And that is why I'm planning to have a relaxing massage ala Kim Chiu at BlueWater Day Spa this weekend. While we all strive to be the best at work or be generous of our time and be of service to others, we must never neglect our own bodies and being kind to ourselves, making time to relax, take a breather, and recharge our batteries.
Always espousing on the benefits of rest and relaxation for good health and wellbeing, BlueWater Day Spa (BWDS) has put together a special group of ambassadors who embodies this growing group of professionals.
Last October 10, BlueWater Day Spa held a grand launch at the posh Novotel Hotel for its lineup of ambassadors to promote its current lineup of massages services and wellness treatments.
Offering a wide variety of wellness and beauty services, BWDS has always been at the forefront of being able to provide the extra care that busy individuals need to keep their minds and bodies in top form.
Hence, the event also offered the chance for the guests to get first-hand tips on how to manage the "slashie" life by being able to mingle and interact with the BWDS ambassadors such as actor, model, athlete Ervic Vijandre whose active lifestyle makes him a good fit for giving tips on sports, career woman and mother Blanca Mercado on how she maintains her youthful glow in spite of her busy schedule, and young actor and model David Licaoco on self improvement and style to help people build their self confidence.
Event host Fabio Ide then talks about the life of the "slashie" and how we could all relate to it before a special appearance of actress Kim Chiu. He also proceeds to introduce each BWDS ambassador while mentioning the specific massage/treatment that they are promoting.
Celebrity endorser and actress Kim Chiu for the Lymphatic Massage, Manila Times COO Blanca Mercado for the Anti-Aging Facial, actor Ben Alves, actor and model Ervic Vijandre for the Athlete's Massage, actor and model David Licaoco for the Combo Herbal Massage, Man of the World 2017 Mustafa Galal Elezali for the Revitashape, and for the very popular Baby Massage, promoting it are BWDS' youngest brand ambassadors Yasmine Chloe Simisim, Kurt Wyatt T. Yap, and Jaden Emmanuel Trinidad.
Events such as this enables BWDS to stay true to its brand promise of offering its clients only the best wellness and beauty treatments.
It continues to advocate the benefits of self love by making the time and effort to take one's self, regardless of how busy he/she may be.
With October being BWDS' anniversary month, the country's popular chain of spas is happy to offer a special 40 percent discount on wellness and beauty services 'till the end of the month. This gives guests more reasons to enjoy its lineup of services and give their bodies its much needed boost to fight off life's daily stress.
For more information on BlueWater Day Spa and its services and other promos, you may "like" their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/bwdspa/
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I hear a lot of people ask "Where do I start?" or "How can I save?" or "How do I manage money, set up a budget, plan for the future?" and also "How do I get out of debt?"
The first thing you need to know about money is that YOU control your money. Do not let your money control you! Learn how to make the money you have WORK for you. By this I mean you need to sit down and face your all of your money issues head on. This is the hardest part because for most of us it means seeing the faults in yourself. Lets face it, most Americans are in some kind of debt. It's hard to admit that you've messed up here and there and it's even harder to actually face the reality. What is the reality? That if your in debt or if you do not know where your money is going each month, then you have to CHANGE what you are doing! Change is hard! It really is, but change can be good! Don't blame yourself, kick yourself, or get down on yourself once you face the cold hard facts. These things happen. Instead, make a plan for yourself and your family. Make a plan to CHANGE your finances and CHANGE your life. If you keep doing the same things over and over..... you keep getting the same results over and over. So change is critical!
If you don't save a little here and there, then you won't have a savings. If you keep borrowing money, you will keep owing money!
SO, where to start? I suggest anyone who is in any kind of debt to read Dave Ramsey's The Total Money Makeover ASAP! This book is also great for anyone who is wanting to save money for their future or save for their child's education. This is an amazing book that will spell it all out to you in a very simple easy to follow format. It's a great book that will give you power over your money instead of the other way around! It's a small investment that can change your life. He offers the same advice here on Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University DVD .
After you grasp the basic principles of money mangement, you need to make your budget and stick to it! One of the largest expenses I have heard people complain about is their grocery bills. As some of you may know, I use to run a coupon blog for years. Does couponing really work? YES! I would still be blogging deals all day, but my 2 year old requires more attention now than before. Less naps, less blogging time for mommy! So yes, even though I don't run that blog any longer I stand firm in my beliefs in using coupons! I know it works because I live it! I have even written an E-Book on the subject and made it free for anyone who is interested. Head on over here to check it out now! I have made it in a blog format so that you can easily navigate from one point to the next. I tell you exactly how to use coupons and get the best deals and also when you should stock up!
These ladies (and gentleman) are on top of their game and keep their blogs up to date on a daily basis. I have also found these blogs to be the most accurate in their prices. For large chain grocery stores such as Krogers, Brookshire, Albertsons, etc. I suggest to look up your local ads online. I have found to many huge price differences from region to region. It's safer to look these deals up yourself than plan a trip that doesn't work out.
Learn about "Once a month shopping" and how it can slash your grocery bill in half!


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Q: Partial derivative of an inner product with a $C^1$ function Let $h \in C^1(\mathbb{R}^m,\mathbb{R})$ be a function depending on $u \in U \subset \mathbb{R}^m$, U convex, and $w \in \mathbb{R}^m$.
I found the following expression:
$$\frac{\partial}{\partial w}\frac{\nabla h(u)}{\|\nabla h(u)\|}\langle \frac{\nabla h(u)}{\|\nabla h(u)\|},w\rangle = \frac{\nabla h(u)}{\|\nabla h(u)\|}\langle \frac{\nabla h(u)}{\|\nabla h(u)\|},\cdot\rangle=\frac{\nabla h(u)}{\|\nabla h(u)\|}\bigg (\frac{\nabla h(u)}{\|\nabla h(u)\|}\bigg )^*\in \mathbb{R}^{m\times m} .$$
where the $\cdot$ indicates the presence of $dw$, $\langle,\rangle$ the inner product on $\mathbb{R}^m$ and $\bigg (\frac{\nabla h(u)}{\|\nabla h(u)\|}\bigg )^*=adj\bigg (\frac{\nabla h(u)}{\|\nabla h(u)\|}\bigg )$.
I don't really understand the meaning of this, should we treat the expression ''$\frac{\partial}{\partial w}\frac{\nabla h(u)}{\|\nabla h(u)\|}\langle \frac{\nabla h(u)}{\|\nabla h(u)\|},w\rangle$'' as a sort of $\lambda w$ with $\lambda \in \mathbb{R}$?

A: $\newcommand{\R}{\mathbb{R}}\newcommand{\transpose}{^{\top}}\newcommand{\myd}{\mathrm{d}}$Since you are working in $\R^m$, you can just say $x^{\ast} = x\transpose$ for every $x\in \R^m$.
First of all the equality that confuses you has nothing to do with the function $h$. You can just replace $\frac{\nabla h(u)}{\|h(u)\|}$ by any $x\in \R^m$. The function you want to derive is
$$
f:\left\{
\begin{array}{rcl}
\R^m &\to& \R^m,\\
w&\mapsto& \langle x, w \rangle x,
\end{array}\right.
$$
where $x$ is any fixed element in $\R^m$.
Note that you can write
$$
f(w) = \begin{pmatrix}\sum_{i=1}^m x_i w_i x_1 \\ \sum_{i=1}^m x_i w_i x_2 \\ \vdots \\ \sum_{i=1}^m x_i w_i x_m \end{pmatrix}
$$
Therefore
$$
\frac{\partial}{\partial w_j}f(w) =
\begin{pmatrix} x_j x_1 \\ x_j x_2 \\ \vdots \\ x_j x_m \end{pmatrix}
\quad \text{and}\quad
\myd f(w) =
\begin{pmatrix}
x_1 x_1 & x_2 x_1 & \dots & x_m x_1 \\
x_1 x_2 & x_2 x_2 & \dots & x_m x_2 \\
\vdots &  &\ddots & \vdots\\
x_1 x_m & \dots & & x_m x_m
\end{pmatrix}
= x\cdot x\transpose
.
$$
Now replace $x$ by $\frac{\nabla h(u)}{\|h(u)\|}$ and you have your result.


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