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Posted: 17 October 2014 at 9:34am
By Colin Clarke | 16/10/2014
The British and Irish Cup
I think a little clarity is essential in explaining the confusion caused recently by the Clubs' participation in the British and Irish Cup.
The problem appears to be that Gareth Jenkins, the Head of Development and Recruitment, had asked that all three clubs, Llanelli, Llandovery and the Carmarthen Quins before any games had been played this year, irrespective of who won the qualifier, that a combined team called the Scarlets Premiership Development would represent the region in this tournament.
Although Llandovery and Llanelli were fully aware and in agreement of this back in mid-August, it appears a complete breakdown of communication regarding this created a big issue, after the Quins won the play- offs and found they would not be representing the regions totally in its own right as thought and contrary to the beliefs of the Scarlets.
At a meeting of the Carmarthen Quins general committee on Thursday 2nd October the members decided that the "lost" request of the Scarlets would be accepted and that the club would compete, not as the Carmarthen Quins in the British and Irish Cup, but as the Scarlets Premiership Development team.
Not surprisingly, this decision was not taken lightly.
After some discussion, the majority supported the "lost" request from Gareth Jenkins, of the Scarlets.
Ironically, as a result of the delay in making this decision, the WRU were unable to change the club and the Carmarthen Quins remains as the named team in the competition and plays in its own kit with the 3 home venues shared and players from the 3 clubs making up the squad.
Ioan Cunningham and Dai Flanagan of the Scarlets with Paul Fisher of the Quins would be choosing and coaching the squad, many of which are under the control of the Scarlets Academy and Development Programme, whereby they would be able to identify these players who possibly could make regional representation in the near future.
The reasons the committee decided to support the "lost" request were as follows:
Gareth had stated that this was an opportunity of bringing the best together from the three premiership clubs in the Scarlets region to seriously compete against the likes of the Irish A's and, the RFU Greene King Championship.
It was felt by the majority of the Quins committee that any injuries could be problematic with the six extra games, three home and three away, putting huge demands on the Quins squad with 3 members already committed to the National Welsh 7's squad.
Various players are unavailable on the Friday due to work commitments. We must remember that the Irish A and RFU Greene King IPA Championship players are fully professional.
The club enjoys working with the region and fielded on one occasion last year six 18 year olds in one game and when mixed with some of our slightly more experienced and older players, felt that the whole idea of premiership underpinning the region with support working both ways was beneficial to everyone involved in Regional and Welsh rugby.
It was said how fortunate we are of the quality of the young developing players from our area that have been taken on by the Scarlets Academy and then have been placed back with us to develop further. These players have given supporters some superb rugby to watch and the recent game in the park against Llanelli was a classic encounter.
It was also mentioned that the free use at the Scarlets of a first class gym, fitness centre, indoor artificial pitch and nutritional advice facility has been invaluable to improving the general fitness, health and strength of our players.
The committee also felt that it would be in the premiership league and Welsh Cup where the Carmarthen Quins would be individually judged on performance and its standing in Welsh rugby.
We hope this explains some of the reasons the decision was made to support the Scarlets request and hope to have your continued support.


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Creating a roadmap to protect and manage vital data assets
As organizations continue to embrace the benefits of leveraging data both big and small, data governance as a strategic business program has never been more important. A solid data governance policy not only mitigates the risks associated with data mismanagement and possible security breaches but also provides the ownership, accountability, process, planning and performance management required by every organization, department and individual that handles data.
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Data governance provides a set of processes to ensure key data assets are formally managed throughout an enterprise. The most common elements include policies and procedures around data integration, data storage and retention, data issues management, data quality KPIs and third-party access. However, the specific elements of a data governance program will depend on the organization's business priorities, such as regulatory compliance, risk management and its reporting structure to address governance gaps or pain points. Once these issues have been clarified, a roadmap can be developed to guide the effective implementation and management of a governance program, which may include some or all of the elements listed in the accompanying chart.
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A Media Primer for the Solar Cycle and Space Weather
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The Solar Cycle
The solar cycle is a roughly 11-year periodic change in the Sun's sunspot activity, measured by the variation in the number of sunspots observed. Humans used telescopes to observe sunspots and solar cycles as early as the 17th Century; however, NOAA and NASA satellites are now major ways scientists use to study the Sun. The Sun just ended its 24th solar cycle in 2020 and is now entering Solar Cycle 25.
Sunspots are small areas of particularly strong magnetic forces on the Sun's surface that appear as darker spots because they are cooler. During solar maximum, there is a high number of sunspots, and during solar minimum, there is a low number. Sunspots appear in a wide variety of shapes and forms. They can also change size and shape and may last for only a few hours to days and even months. Learn more about sunspots and their connection to the solar cycle, here.
When storms in outer space occur near Earth or in Earth's upper atmosphere, we call it space weather. Rather than the more commonly known weather within our atmosphere (rain, snow, heat, wind, etc.), space weather originates from the Sun. It comes in the form of solar storms and geomagnetic storms—which happen in the Earth's upper atmosphere—caused by disturbances on the Sun. Learn more about space weather here.
Space weather can impact:
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The solar wind is a continuous stream of particles--mainly protons and electrons in a state known as a plasma--flowing outward from the Sun. High speed solar winds bring geomagnetic storms while slow speed winds bring calm space weather. Forecasting the solar wind is critical to developing forecasts of space weather and its impacts at Earth.
The magnetic field that surrounds Earth is known as its magnetosphere. This protective envelope shields the Earth's surface from the constant solar wind hitting our planet and protects us from most space weather.
Solar Flare
Solar flares are large eruptions of electromagnetic radiation that occur near sunspots, usually at the dividing line between areas of opposite magnetic fields. These sudden outbursts of electromagnetic energy travel at the speed of light, and can last from minutes to hours.
Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) are large clouds of plasma and magnetic fields hurled into space from the Sun. The ejected material can travel a million or more miles per hour (500 km/second). Fast CMEs occur more often near the peak of the 11-year solar cycle, and can trigger major disturbances in Earth's magnetosphere. The Sun can eject matter in any direction, so only some of the CMEs will actually encounter Earth.
Note:Solar flares and CMEs are the biggest, most violent "explosions" in our solar system, releasing the power of around one billion hydrogen bombs—but they are not the same thing. A handy analogy is picturing the firing of a cannon. A solar flare is like the muzzle flash, which can be seen anywhere in the vicinity of the explosion. The CME is like the cannonball, propelled forward in a single direction and affecting a targeted area.
In 2013, a Lloyds of London study predicted that the most extreme space weather storms could affect 20 to 40 million people in the U.S. and cause up to $2.6 trillion in damages, with recovery taking up to two years.
Important Acronyms: Solar Forecasting and Solar Satellites
SWPC :NOAA's SWPC (Space Weather Prediction Center) is the official source for space weather forecasts for the United States. SWPC forecasts solar storms, much like our National Weather Service forecasts weather on Earth. SWPC forecasters use both ground-based instruments and satellites to monitor the active regions of the Sun for any changes and issue watches, warnings, and alerts for hazardous space weather events. Just like there are categories used to classify hurricanes, there are also Space Weather Scales for communicating the severity of solar storms. To predict these storms, SWPC forecasters watch the Sun for solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
DSCOVR : NOAA's DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) is a space-based observatory that maintains the nation's real-time solar wind monitoring capabilities. Launched in 2015, DSCOVR orbits about one million miles from Earth, which allows the solar wind to reach DSCOVR about an hour before hitting our atmosphere. From this position, DSCOVR will typically be able to provide anywhere from 15 to 60 minutes warning time before a CME—with the potential to disrupt major power grids, telecommunications, aviation and GPS—reaches Earth
Check out this DSCOVR Fact Sheet.
GOES-R : NOAA's advanced Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite series (GOES-16 and GOES-17) are NOAA's primary weather satellites; however, they also carry instruments that monitor the Sun and observe energetic particles and magnetic fields. Those instruments are called the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) and the Extreme Ultraviolet and X-Ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS), and they provide crucial information used in space-weather alerts and warnings.
Check out this GOES-R solar Fact Sheet.
COSMIC-2 : This partnership mission between the U.S. and Taiwan launched in 2019 and is composed of a fleet of six small satellites that monitors the Earth's atmosphere and ionosphere. The data are collected by the satellites through a process calledradio occultation. Because this process depends on measuring the changes in radio signals as they pass through the atmosphere, this allows scientists to determine temperature and moisture in the Earth's atmosphere as well as the effects of solar storms on the ionosphere.
Check out this COSMIC-2 video.
SWFO-L1 : When it launches in 2024, the Space Weather Follow-On (SWFO) L-1, will be NOAA's first satellite observatory dedicated exclusively to operational space weather. It will be equipped with instruments that sample the solar wind, provide imagery of coronal mass ejections, and monitor other extreme activity from the Sun in finer detail than before. SWFO-L1, which will orbit roughly one million miles from Earth toward the Sun, will continue and improve upon the observational monitoring service of NOAA's DSCOVR.
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Item: The former president of a peanut company has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for knowingly shipping tainted products that later killed nine people and sickened 700.
There are, it turns out, people in the corporate world who will do whatever it takes, including fraud that kills people, in order to make a buck. And we need effective regulation to police that kind of bad behavior... But we knew that, right?
The thing is, Mr. Bush isn't wrong to suggest that there has been a move back toward more regulation under Mr. Obama, a move that will probably continue if a Democrat wins next year. After all, Hillary Clinton released a plan to limit drug prices at the same time Mr. Bush was unleashing his anti-regulation diatribe.
But the regulatory rebound is taking place for a reason. Maybe we had too much regulation in the 1970s, but we've now spent 35 years trusting business to do the right thing with minimal oversight — and it hasn't worked.
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An unrivaled entertainment mecca, this four-million-square-foot destination offers six live entertainment venues including the Microsoft Theater, giving L.A. LIVE "more music per square foot" than any other location in the world. It also hosts top annual award shows including the American Music Awards, the Emmys, and the BET Awards.
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Home to some of LA's greatest events, conventions, conferences, and trade shows, the Los Angeles Convention Center is conveniently located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, making it easily accessible by car or public transportation. As a plus, the LACC is also just a short walk away from Hotel Figueroa.
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In the epicenter of Downtown LA sits one of America's most prestigious live music and entertainment venues. The Microsoft Theatre is known to host a key number of concerts, award shows, and premier events that bring visitors from near and far. For hotels near the Microsoft Theatre, Hotel Figueroa is less than a five-minute drive and walk away.
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Out of the many things to do in LA, one of the most sought-after attractions is the Griffith Observatory. Not only can visitors see the entirety of LA's vast landscape from the top, but visitors are welcome to discover a wide range of family-friendly activities via the observatory's many exhibitions and Samuel Oschin Planetarium.
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Walt Disney Concert Hall
The Walt Disney Concert Hall is the perfect addition to any LA bucket list in the making. Designed by Frank Gehry, the renowned music hall is an ode to timeless architecture and music, making it a premier destination on the list of things to do in LA. For information on Walt Disney Concert Hall tickets, tours, and parking, visit the Los Angeles Philharmonic site.
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Grand Central Market
A DTLA landmark since 1917, this 30,000-square foot emporium is a foodie's paradise that brings together the cuisines and cultures of Los Angeles. Providing the city and countless visitors with a world-class eating experience, it showcases California's best ingredients, chefs, and entrepreneurs, plus a variety of public programming and events.
One of the country's leading contemporary art museums, The Broad is named for philanthropist Eli Broad, who financed the $140 million building on Grand Avenue in DTLA. General admission is free and includes access to the museum's vast collection of contemporary art, including the iconic, Infinity Mirror Rooms by Yayoi Kusama.
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Also known as the Little Tokyo Historic District, and the heart of the largest Japanese-American population in North America, Little Tokyo is an exciting enclave of must-see cultural destinations. This cultural hub includes the Japanese American National Museum and the Koyasan Beikoku Buddhist Temple—interwoven with some of downtown LA's tastiest dining spots, drinking establishments, and singular shops.
Treasured by locals and visitors alike, the Bradbury Building is a timeless attraction for those wanting to scope out one of LA's most photographed spots. Having opened in 1893, the Bradbury Building features a Victorian court, surrounded by sets of open-caged elevators and marble stairs for the ultimate, picturesque stop on your LA trip.
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Sorry it's late, hope you like it. Only one page for this week. I will add a further comment later linking to a blog update regarding the production schedule. Please keep reading.
Thank you Mr. Tibbittz - you just made my day with superb art and great style! Now - how did you come to be this good?
It certainly had nothing to do with enormous amounts of practice.
Missed this before. Thanks for the 5, and color will catch up at some point.
Sadly, she never does find it. Although Kathryn does, so, happy ending!
the guy in with the camera...that's me.
Heh, he wasn't even in the script. I thought of it as I drew the page. They're a family from a comic book I tried to be the artist for.
Julia's personality reminds me a bit of Delirium from the Sandman comics.
that blind woman is missing out so much!
Oh, OH I see! well I will need to pay attention to that!
There are almost no throwaway characters in this first arc. Almost every person you see (even the super-tiny ones on page 5 of issue #1!) will show up in later stories.
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Q: What happens to the iTunes Library on external disk after upgrading to macOS Catalina? I keep my iTunes library on an external hard drive as it is quite large.
I was able to select this library or my other library that is stored on my mac by holding the option key while opening iTunes. As in Catalina iTunes is split into multiple apps, I was wondering what will happen to my library. Particularly, as it is stored on a separate hard disk. Will it get automatically split into separate parts or do I have to do something manually? Am I going to be able to have the possibility of having multiple libraries and open them by doing the same trick (holding the option key) as before?

A: This is too late but it might be good to have it here as a reference in the future. The answer is yes, however, Podcasts and Books are stored locally on the system volume as suggested in a comment.

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Founded by millionaire John Day and co-founder Jim Mutrie who was an amateur baseball player, they were then known as the Gothams, but that name was changed to their present name just three years later. The team floundered for several years until John McGraw was signed as player and manager in 1902. He kept the position of manager till 1932, giving the team long and successful three decades and the first World Series in 1905. At present, the team is owned by San Francisco Baseball Associates with Bruce Bochy as manager.
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Disney to expand Fantasyland at Walt Disney World
ANAHEIM, California (Reuters) – Mickey Mouse's house and his Toon Town world will make way next year for a vastly larger Fantasyland, in the biggest-ever expansion of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida, Walt Disney Co said on Saturday.
The Fantasyland expansion, whose price tag was not disclosed, will open in two stages in 2012 and 2013 and builds on the popularity of the Disney Princess and Fairies franchises, which have topped $4 billion in global retail sales.
Disney theme parks Chairman Jay Rasulo said the Fantasyland project, which breaks ground next year, will be paid for from funds designated for the theme park division's annual capital expenditures.
Plans call for four Disney Princess characters — Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Belle from "Beauty and the Beast" and Ariel from "The Little Mermaid" — to be featured in "fantasy lands" where park visitors engage in dancing, storytelling or a birthday party with costumed characters from the films.
The expansion includes two new dining spots — Gascon's Tavern and the 552-seat Beast's Castle. A new underwater ride based on "The Little Mermaid, will be built both in the Florida Fantasyland and at the ongoing expansion of California Adventure in Disneyland.
The second phase of the Fantasyland expansion will be an oversized world based on the fairy world of Pixie Hollow from "Peter Pan," but no other details were available because the attraction was still in early development stages, Rasulo said.
As part of the Fantasyland expansion, Disney plans to double the size of the popular Dumbo ride to add a covered "three-ring circus" waiting area with interactive games and a play area.
Disney Imagineers, who design rides and attractions, said the Toon Town attraction would be dismantled and its popular Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse houses relocated to another section of Walt Disney World.
Rasulo also announced an upgrade to the Star Tours rides at Disneyland in Anaheim and Disney's Hollywood Studio in Florida to open in 2011.
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The updated version features new digital 3D effects and projectors that let ride operators vary "destinations," as well as upgrades to the Star Speeder cabins, Rasulo said.
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Crescent City Councilors Appoint A Familiar Face To Fill Vacancy
Kelly Schellong
Kelly Schellong will return to the Crescent City Council, filling the vacant seat Beau Smith left behind in November.
Schellong, Bicoastal Media's sales manager, will be sworn in Jan. 17 and will serve through the November 2024 general election. Though they ultimately favored Schellong's experience, Councilors applauded all three candidates' willingness to put themselves forward and urged applicants Steve Shamblin and Raymond Walp to stay involved.
"We have needs," Mayor Pro Tem Blake Inscore said. "We have needs with our Measure S committee and we don't have enough applicants for the positions. Clearly this is a very important place that evaluates and holds us all accountable for all of that public funding, so there's opportunities for the two that aren't selected."
During an interview Tuesday, Schellong used her previous City Council experience and her most recent stint as chair of the Measure S Oversight Committee to convince her would-be colleagues that she was the best candidate.
As an elected official from 2006 to 2014, Schellong said she was part of the Council that oversaw the building of a new wastewater treatment plant — a contentious, but much-needed project, she said. She said she also has experience with contentious colleagues, but it's important to listen to residents, ask good questions and do your homework.
"I"d like to be a team member, work with city staff and the City Council on making the best decisions and prioritizing the goals and strategies that need to be accomplished for the city," Schellong said. "I've always felt like it's an honor to sit at the dais and that you do as much homework as you can and take other people's ideas and opinions into consideration, but always speak from your heart and vote the way you feel best represents the city as a whole."
All three candidates stated Crescent City's greatest strengths are its beauty, the people who live there and the employees.
Crescent City's pool and parks are also a major asset, Schellong said, as is the 1 percent sales tax city voters approved in 2020.
"Back in years past, you really had to work hard to prioritize the budget that you had and now the Council has the ability to have a little bit of that pressure taken off so you can fund the parks and the pool and other things the city needs to do outside of what Measure S is allocated to," Schellong said.
Crescent City Mayor Isaiah Wright also asked about each candidate's vision for economic development, what challenges the city faces as well as where they think it'll be in 20 years.
Schellong said Crescent City's economic development opportunities lie mostly with tourism. However, many residents, especially those who are working lower income jobs, are struggling with increased costs.
"Our resident's health is part of economic development," she said. "You need to have a healthy community. For businesses, it's meeting all those demands and the increased cost of goods and services and transportation to our community and being able to just sometimes keep the doors open, especially during the COVID crisis we just went through."
Smith resigned from the Crescent City Council on Nov. 17. The Council chose to appoint a replacement rather than go to a special election due to the roughly $40,000 cost to the city.
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