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Spring Football Early Best Bets for the 2023 Season
Matthew Morse
If you love spring football then 2022 must feel like a fever dream. The inaugural season of the USFL rebirth was a success in 2022 and the XFL is officially back. The XFL spent 2022 choosing cities and team names, hiring coaches, and drafting players. We now have two spring football leagues to look forward to in 2023 and both seem to be set up for success this season and for years going forward. With more football comes more gambling and if you are reading this article, you are likely interested in both. First, let's look at what both the XFL and USFL will offer during their respective 2023 seasons. More importantly. Let's look at the early best bets of spring football before the USFL and XFL kick off their 2023 seasons.
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The 2023 USFL Season
The USFL managed to produce an excellent product and an enjoyable football experience in 2022. The USFL was able to complete a full season and the Birmingham Stallions were crowned champion after beating the Philadelphia Stars on July 3rd by a score of 33 to 30. The game drew about 1.52 million television viewers and approximately 20,000 fans were in attendance in Canton, Ohio. The USFL will return in 2023 with 8 teams including the newly rebranded Memphis Showboats (goodbye Bandits we hardly knew you) and at least two hub cities including Birmingham Alabama and Memphis Tennessee. The 2023 USFL season will kick off on Sunday, April 16th.
The 2023 XFL Season
The XFL is also back under the leadership group led by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. After COVID shut the 2020 XFL rebirth short, the XFL was purchased and rebooted by the Rock's group with a goal to kick off the rebooted league in 2023. The XFL will head into 2023 with 8 teams, many of which are back from 2020. Unlike the USFL, the XFL will have a home city and stadium for each of the 8 teams. This may give the XFL a slight advantage over the USFL in the attendance department as the USFL continues to utilize the hub city format. The XFL will kick off on Saturday, February 18th.
2023 Spring Football Early Best Bets
Will the XFL complete the full 2023 season?
Yes (-900)
No (+1500)
Though it may not be the fun or most potentially lucrative answer, the smart money here is betting on the XFL to finish its 2023 season. The third iteration of the XFL is led by a strong and financially stable ownership group. This group is led by Dwayne Johnson and his ex-wife (and business partner) Danny Garcia. Funding should not be an issue for the XFL. The 2020 version of the XFL was praised as a good product and drew solid television ratings. If not for an unprecedented pandemic, the XFL likely would have completed its entire 2020 season. This bodes well for the 2023 version of the XFL, as fans of the 2020 product will likely be tuning in and attending games. The star power of Dwayne Johnson could also bring new fans to the game that may not have been interested otherwise.
Great news for #XFL fans: The unique kickoff format is back for 2023!
This was one of my favorite innovations from the XFL in 2020. Allows for plenty of returns, while reducing potential injuries. Excited to see this style on the field once again.pic.twitter.com/r0eePpJmI3
— James Larsen (@JamesLarsenMI) December 7, 2022
Which league will have the most TV viewers for their 2023 Week 1 game?
USFL Regular 2023 Season Game 1 (+155)
XFL Regular 2023 Season Game 1 (-210)
The XFL feels like a safe bet to draw more viewers in Week 1. ESPN and ABC will be broadcasting XFL games in 2023 while the USFL will be available on FOX Sports and NBC. Maybe I am overthinking it, but having games aired on ESPN (one of the largest homes of sports entertainment on the planet) feels like a huge viewership advantage for the XFL. In 2020, the XFL averaged 2.9 million viewers on ESPN and ABC during its kickoff weekend. The USFL peaked at 1.8 million viewers on FOX for the championship game in 2022 showing a strong interest by the time the season ended. The XFL will also be kicking off two full months before the USFL. With the combination of historical interest in the XFL and a renewed interest in the product thanks to Dwayne Johnson, the XFL will safely outpace the USFL in Week 1.
Why doesn't Luis Perez have a job in NFL yet? pic.twitter.com/3K5k8Urth9
— Wes (@Sleyson80) April 18, 2022
Former Coastal Carolina star RB CJ Marable punches it in for the first rushing TD in USFL history!!
The Generals and Stallions are now tied at 14
pic.twitter.com/ReANNCFHKs
— BarnBurner Sports (@BB__Sports) April 17, 2022
Which league will have the most TV viewers for their 2023 championship game?
USFL Championship (+155)
XFL Championship (-210)
I am putting my money on the USFL to have more viewers for its championship game. The USFL finished strong in 2022 when its peak viewership reached 1.8 million viewers. This is encouraging as it means the interest in the USFL did not disappear by the season's end. I also think the USFL returning for a second season and proving it can be a successful and strong product will lead to fandom expansion as the season goes on. Lastly, and this might be a reach on my part, I think the existence of the XFL will actually help the USFL. Let me explain. The 2023 XFL season will be starting and wrapping up before the 2023 USFL season. Assuming the XFL season is a success, I think spring football fans will come out in droves to watch the USFL championship to enjoy the last bit of spring football before 2024.
Scooby Wright just secured a USFL championship for the Birmingham Stallions! 😯 pic.twitter.com/aY88hHiSz4
— Justin Spears (@JustinESports) July 4, 2022
2023 XFL Championship Futures
Vegas Vipers (+450)
The Vipers are not currently favored to win the XFL championship. As a matter of fact, there are exactly in the middle of the pack with odds at +450. I really like these odds for a roster loaded with elite skill positions and former NFL talent. The Vipers are going to be led by first-time head coach Rod Woodson. Woodson had an illustrious 17-year NFL career and is a member of the Pro football hall of fame. He will be a defensive-minded head coach and will boast probably the best defensive player on an XFL roster with edge rusher Vic Beasley. Beasley is a former first-round pick and pro bowler in the NFL and he led the NFL in sacks with 15.5 in 2016.
🚨 Vic Beasley off the edge for the strip sack!!! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/RAJEoMbO8e
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 8, 2019
Do not sleep on this Viper's offense. Their offense is led by former USFL and NFL studs. Luis Perez looks to be the man under center for the Vipers. Last season, he was the leading passer of the New Jersey Generals in the USFL. He threw for 1,200 yards, 9 touchdowns, and only 1 interception. He is not very mobile but as an efficient pocket passer, the offense will keep the chains moving. Perez is going to be supported by former NFL standouts Martavis Bryant and Matt Jones. Both Bryant and Jones but looked to have bright NFL futures before injuries and legal troubles derailed both of their careers. Jones is a bruising power back capable of being the offense's every-down bell cow. Bryant is a big play threat who scored 8 touchdowns in his rookie season in the NFL alone.
Stay Focused. #SteelerNation pic.twitter.com/UdEL5Gmcl0
— Martavis Bryant (@martavis1212) January 25, 2016
St. Louis Battlehawks (+350)
If you want to go chalk, I do not blame you. The Battlehwaks are currently favored to win the championship in 2023. They are being led by former NFL tight Anthony Becht. They will also have former NFL quarterback AJ McCarron under center. Having a season former NFL QB leading your team is a huge advantage in spring football leagues. McCarron will also be throwing to the likes of receivers like Austin Proehl who has experience in the XFL and NFL. Darrius Shepherd will also be joining the receiving group having just played for the New Jersey Generals in the USFL and having spent time on several NFL rosters.
That's current @XFLBattlehawks QB1 AJ McCarron folks pic.twitter.com/TTeaNWpQF6
— Nathan Tucker (@SportWatcherPRO) December 31, 2022
Houston Roughnecks (+600)
If you are interested in betting a long shot, I do not hate the idea of throwing a little action at the Houston Roughnecks. The biggest I like the Roughnecks is they are led by an experienced head coach. Wade Phillips has been around football a long time. Wade Phillips won the super bowl as the defensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos in 2015. That team was known for having a stout defensive unit so the roughnecks will be ready to play on defense. Brandon Silvers will likely be under center for this offense. He does not have a super decorated career but was the starting quarterback for the Seattle Seadragons in 2020. Having previous XFL experience could prove to be valuable and lead to an overachieving unit in 2023.
Brandon Silvers ➡ Austin Proehl
The first TD from the new XFL 🙌 pic.twitter.com/g99Kp5Gi8b
— ESPN (@espn) February 8, 2020
2023 USFL Championship Futures
New Jersey Generals (+300)
The Generals and Stallions are both currently tied as co-favorites to win the USFL championship in 2023. The Generals fell short in the playoffs while the Stallions went on to win it all. I give the slight edge to the Generals here for a few reasons. It is incredibly hard for teams to repeat as champions in any league. In addition, the Stallions lost a lot of star power to NFL rosters with Victor Bolden, Jr. joining the Arizona Cardinals and Osirus Mitchell joining the Green Bay Packers. Bolden was the USFL championship game MVP so his presence will be sorely missed. The Generals lost Luis Perez to the XFL and Kavontae Turpin is currently the return specialist for the Dallas Cowboys. The league MVP will be hard to replace but the Generals are returning a talented roster. DeAndre Johnson proved he could lead an offense successfully on his own.
THE MVP WITH THE GO-AHEAD TOUCHDOWN ‼🏆
What a run by @KaVontaeTurpin
📺: @FOXSports pic.twitter.com/LNUy5c5iit
— New Jersey Generals (@USFLGenerals) June 25, 2022
Philadelphia Stars (+500)
The Stars were less dominant during the 2022 USFL season but finished and continued to ride a hot streak through the USFL playoffs. The Stars knocked off the red-hot Generals on their way to a championship loss to the Stallions. Even though the Stars lost Bryan Scott to injury, Case Cookus filled in admirably and almost led the Stars to an improbable championship. The future of Bryan Scott is uncertain and Case Cookus is currently on an NFL roster. The Stars added Kevin Thomson to the QB room who has CFL experience. If the Stars manage to stabilize the QB room, they will be returning a high-powered offense and a talented roster to the USFL in 2023. Keep an eye on the Stars to take the next step in 2023.
The Chef's Scramble 🍳🍳🍳@CaptainCookus10 pic.twitter.com/DlgFkOeAtb
— Philadelphia Stars (@USFLStars) July 8, 2022
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For decades, policy analysts in developed countries have been trying to determine why waistlines in their country continue to grow. In the United Kingdom, many believe that physical inactivity, not unhealthy diets, are the primary culprit. According to the Living Costs and Food Survey (LCFS), a long-running study that tracks shopping in the United Kingdom, average daily calorie purchases fell from 2,534 in 1974 to 2,192 in 2013. Another official survey based on reported food consumption found a similar pattern. These surveys led to the widely held belief that sloth, not gluttony, is the reason for obesity in the country.
A report from the Behavioural Insights Team, a research group spun out of government, rejects this idea. The researchers compared LCFS data with those from other sources: a private survey and measures of actual calorie consumption. The comparison suggests that the participants in the LCFS are dramatically under-reporting their intakes. The authors estimate that England consumes 30% to 50% more calories than declared in the LCFS. The researchers also argue that if the daily calorie purchases did actually decrease in the last 40 years, it would need to have been akin to every adult jogging for 56 minutes less per day than in the 1970s, which is unlikely.
There are two reasons why people may have underreported their calorie consumption. The first rationale is that this data is difficult to track, especially with snacking and eating out becoming more common. The second rationale is that people who say they want to lose weight are more likely to underestimate how much they eat, and since overweight people are more likely to say they want to lose weight, the rise of obesity has led to a growing tendency to underreport.
This should lead one to think about self-reported data in the context of wellness programs. Specifically, health risk assessments (HRAs) still remain popular with employer groups and health plans as a way to measure risk within a population and provide feedback to the respondent of the questionnaire. One of the many problems with HRAs is that it relies heavily on self-reported data, and since HRAs rely on this data to provide actionable intelligence, they are victims to the limitations of self-reporting. Similar to the LCFS challenges, many questions ask for information that respondents may not know because they are difficult to track. Also, respondents may have a tendency to misreport. For example, HRAs are victims of the Hawthorne effect, which is a type of reactivity in which individuals alter their behavior (most often in the direction they suspect the observers want them to) because they know they are being observed. In the case of HRAs, employees respond to questions knowing that they are being measured on their health and want to reflect a more positive health status. This also appears in HRAs where populations gradually improve their health over time (from HRA to HRA) because they are trying to show that their health is improving.
The study in the United Kingdom is not surprising but is interesting for those individuals in the wellness profession. It is a reminder of the challenges employers still live with today based on practices of the past. Employers should keep this in mind when making decisions based on results from their HRAs.


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Q: Locate and rename duplicates There is an existing baz table:
+----+-------+
| id | label |
+----+-------+
|  1 | foo   |
+----+-------+
|  2 | foo   |
+----+-------+
|  3 | bar   |
+----+-------+

The goals are:

*

*Alter the table by adding a UNIQUE index to the label column;

*Locate and rename duplicate label fields;

NOTE: I'd like to avoid copying the table, because it may have thousands of unique fields, while just 2-3 duplicates.
NOTE2: I'd like to use id as suffix for renamed label, e.g 2nd foo becomes foo_2.

Adding an index:
ALTER TABLE baz ADD UNIQUE (label);

Now what is the best way to locate and rename the duplicates?

EDIT: I'd like to:
UPDATE (SELECT label, COUNT(*) c FROM baz GROUP BY label HAVING c > 1) t
SET t.label = (t.label + t.id);

or
UPDATE baz t1 INNER JOIN baz t2
SET t2.label = t2.label + t2.id
WHERE t1.label = t2.label;

Basically it would:

*

*Use SELECT query to get duplicates;

*Process the query and set the value of a label like label + id;

A: In MySQL you can add the suffix using variables:
set @l = '';
set @rn = 0;

update baz
    set label = concat_ws('_', label,
                          if(@l = label, @rn := @rn + 1,
                             nullif(if(@l := label, @rn := 0, @rn := 0), 0)
                            )
                         )
    order by label, id;

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For a stylish game of chance with a low casino edge and high chances of winning, baccarat is what you're looking for.
How to win baccarat? There are many basic baccarat strategy moves one can play to make the chances of winning higher. Also, there are misleading strategies best to avoid.
Among gamblers, a good baccarat strategy is usually considered a legend. The reason for this is that any strategy that promotes itself as a system is most likely full of false, deceptive, and useless information.
A major aspect of the baccarat games played at the local casino is the scorecard. It looks like everyone at the table is keeping track of the outcome on each hand, and that's exactly what they're doing. These players are trying to find patterns and then change their own betting patterns in order to take advantage of a streak. Since the casinos know it has no bearing on the outcome of the game they encourage this behavior. Chasing patterns in baccarat is as pointless as it is in roulette. Each hand is completely different from the next, and is never influenced by the preceding hands. This is a simple trap that gamblers all around the world fall into at one time or another. If you were betting on the flip of a coin, and it landed heads up 9 times in a row, part of your brain will without doubt yell out to you that it's likely that the 10th flip will land tails up. This reasoning is spurious; the chance of the coin landing tails up on the 10th flip is still exactly 50%, just as it was the first nine times. Any baccarat strategy that makes you change your bets based on previous hands is useless and should be completely ignored.
So, although you will see almost everyone around you at the baccarat table marking down numbers on casino provided cards, you should look at it only as personal entertainment. Don't be fooled into participating, its just another way for the casino to take your mind off the important parts of the game. Think about it, would Las Vegas casinos offer baccarat players a pencil and a chart if these could really help them win?
The card counting is another false alley in published baccarat strategy. Card counting is usually associated with the game of blackjack, as it can be quite an effective strategy when utilized properly in the right casino. It would also appear at first, to be an authentically good strategy in baccarat, as it works off of a similar shoe. In baccarat specifically the problems with card counting derive from some basic differences in the game. Unlike blackjack baccarat does not offer opportunities to adjust your bet in mid-hand play. Blackjack offers this ability in a number of specific situations, and so you can increase your bet if your count changes during the session. The problem is of course the issue of used cards being fed back into the shoe before very many have been removed (thus making useless any count you had made to that point). Using card counting in baccarat offers hardly any situations with an advantage against the house and so the efforts become worthless.
Baccarat can be looked upon as a coin toss played with a lot of elegance and with quite an amount of pomposity. Many people let this oversimplified impression of the game tempt them towards using a martingale-based system.
These styles of systems have you double your bet each time you lose a hand, basing its logic on the fact that sooner or later your choice will win, and if you had doubled your bet each hand that win will regain all losses from preceding hands. This system is perfect and cannot be beaten in games like baccarat or roulette. But here comes the catch. Because this is true the casinos have issued new rules, which limit how much one can bet in one hand. Table maximums and minimums as they are referred to, put a complete end to the martingale system. For instance, you bet 5 dollars on banker and lost, next bet you put 10 bucks down on banker, next bet 20, and so on, and you keep loosing, it won't be very long before you double your bet right up to or over the table maximum. In this case of course you can't bet any higher, and your system has failed. If we only accomplish one thing with this web site, we hope it is convincing everyone that martingale systems have become absolutely horrific techniques designed to prey on the natural thought patterns of the human brain.
So if streak or pattern spotting, card counting, and systems are all ineffective strategies for baccarat, what's a good one? Looking at the numbers it becomes clear that the odds are always a little better when you bet on the banker. Does this mean you should always bet on banker? In a technical sense we suppose it does, but practically it would be the most boring use of your time ever if you just sat there betting on banker all night. However, there is the advanced baccarat strategy that can bring your odds up by far and help you win baccarat games.
Baccarat is a game of pure luck. The game is played using a fixed set of rules for the player and the dealer, and these rules represent the best odds of winning for both the player and for the house. Calculations have been made that show the odds of the player winning are 44.62%, losing 45.85%, and 9.53% to tie. Therefore it would seem to be to your advantage to bet on the house winning on every hand. To even out the odds the house charges a commission (usually 5%) on winning player bets placed on the house. How should this change the way you are going to bet?
Taking the commission into consideration it turns out that you are still a little better off by betting that the house will win. This theory is true when the commission is the usual 5%, however, if the commission changes then you have to change strategy. If the commission is less than 5% then it is always to your advantage to bet with the house, while if the commission is more than 5% it pays to bet on the player winning.
Removing the tie hands in the event there is no payoff, the probability of the player winning are 49.32% and for losing 50.68%. For various commissions we can calculate the following average payoffs then, assuming 100 wagers of $1 were made.


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School seclusion rooms, also known as 'punishment rooms', are set to be made illegal in New Zealand under new legislation.
Often a small, bare space akin to a prison cell, seclusion rooms are used when teachers have no other option in dealing with children with major behavioural issues resulting from autism.
The Government is set to release new guidelines on how to deal with challenging behaviour, but the principal of a small rural in Waikato may already have the answer.
"You've got to treat an autistic child the same as every other kid," claims Glenn MacPherson of Maihiihi School, who had great success in educating 10-year-old autistic boy Cam Uden.
"Locking away autistic kids is not the answer. You have to be aware of a child's needs while not putting other kids at risk, but you've got to be positive. Building relationships with the children and the children's families is key."
There's no seclusion room at Maihiihi School, so when Cam was having issues he was given noise-cancelling headphones to wear.
He was also given his own space within the classroom with a familiar bean bag. Cam would essentially calm himself down.
"The school allowed Cam to take himself out of the situation but stay within the environment," Cam's father Jason Uden told Newshub. "He could make himself a new comfort zone, but would still be involved and would still learn."
So is it easier to educate an autistic child at a smaller school?
"I don't think so," says Mr MacPherson.
"I've taught at decile nine and 10 schools with 500 kids, it's no different. Every school has limited money and is looking to get the best out of what they have. But every child is special and deserves the same attention."
Mr Uden is surprised seclusion rooms are still used in some New Zealand schools.
"I can't believe it still happens. Locking kids in a room, who still does that? I've seen a contrast between schools who really get it, and schools who have no idea."
Mr Uden says it's just as easy for a teacher to put methods in place for autistic children in the classroom, as it is for them to check if they're wearing sunscreen before they go outside.


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There is nothing like a book...
Two things high on my list of life's pleasures are reading books and browsing library shelves in search of new authors to discover.
Over the past year, my meanders through the stacks resulted in 60 enjoyable reads, including many by previously unpublished authors.
Today, this column is featuring four of my favorite books from 2014, three of which are debut novels. The only previously published author, Ruth Reichl, has written many books, including three best-selling memoirs, but her latest title, Delicious! is her first foray into fiction.
As a former editor of Gourmet magazine and restaurant critic for the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Reichl approaches her novel from a background well-rooted in food circles. Main character Billie Breslin explores the New York City's food scene from behind her desk at the iconic magazine Delicious!
After the magazine closes, Breslin stays on, only to discover a portal to the past hidden in letters written during World War I by 12-year-old Lulu Swan to legendary chef James Beard. As Breslin delves deeper into the world described by the young girl, her new knowledge alters the way she chooses to live her own life in the future.
Reichl's coming-of-age story has an engrossing storyline, likable characters, a touch of history, a taste of mystery and a dash of passion. The author successfully dishes up a hearty stew that includes many ingredients I savor in a story.
Another story rich in mixed flavors is A Violet Season by first-time author Kathy Leonard Czepiel, published in 2012. Although I didn't discover this book until this year, once found, I devoured it quickly.
Set in New York's Hudson Valley in the early 1900s, the story explores the booming violet industry from the perspective of two strong female characters, a mother and daughter struggling to support their family.
I'm especially fond of historical novels, particularly ones with female protagonists breaking through the restraints of unjust laws. This captivating debut novel, which was named one of the best books of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews, not only enriched my knowledge of plants, but also refreshed my awareness of difficulties encountered by women trying to survive in the pre-emancipated, heavily male-oriented world of early 20th Century America. So many of us take for granted our freedom and rights but as Czepiel's novel so deftly demonstrates, it wasn't that long ago when women were completely dependent on men.
While Czepiel's novel transported me back in time, Richard Morais's more contemporary debut novel, The Hundred-Foot Journey transports the reader across oceans, into other cultures and their kitchens.
Published in 2010, the novel, made into a movie this past summer, recounts the life of middle-aged chef Hassan Haji from his humble beginning living above his family's modest food business in Mumbai to the elegant restaurant he created in Paris where he rose to the top of French haute cuisine.
For those of us who haven't traveled much, Morais's award-winning international bestseller provides a means to not only see the distant places from the comfort of our own homes but allows us to imagine the scents, spices and food of those areas as we travel through pages of the book.
Below is the official trailer for the movie adaptation of Morais's book, The Hundred-Foot Journey,which was released this past summer:
Although there's no food focus or agricultural enterprise featured in "The Rosie Project," Australian author Graeme Simsion's first novel works its own magic by scripting a story around a universal theme — the search for love. However, Simsion's story has a twist. His main character Don Tillman is a brilliant but socially-challenged genetics professor whose decision to find a wife follows a highly eccentric path. To imagine what Don Tillman is like, merge together the character Sheldon from television's "The Big Bang Theory" with Hank, the character played by Ray Romano in "Parenthood." The result is an endearing dork who will make you laugh as often as you sigh.
I'm far from alone in enjoying the story Simsion weaves around Tillman's unconventional approach to love. "The Rosie Project" has won numerous awards, will soon be a movie and despite being aptly labeled 'chick-lit,' even appeals to men.
After hearing me chuckle my way from one chapter to the next, my husband Ralph picked up the book and took to it immediately.
Other men did the same. Bill Gates read it after he, too, heard his wife Melinda laughing her way through the pages. Gates, who calls it "A sweet, entertaining and thought-provoking book," sent "The Rosie Project" to more than 50 people. He even included its sequel, "The Rosie Effect," published in September, on his Top Five Books of 2014 list where it stands out as the only non-fiction title noted.
Below is a video of Bill and Melinda Gates meeting with author Graeme Simsion to discuss Simsion's books:
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Q: Sending messages to multiple elastic search indices We are running an ELK stack to aggregate all our logs and we have multiple systems. Currently, we have Filebeat configured to log to specific indices based on the system (SystemA, SystemB, SystemC).
I would like to, additionally, send all logs with level ERROR to another index where I would like to collect all errors across systems, but somehow I can't figure out how to get Filebeat to send one message to multiple indices
According to the documentation, the first condition that matches will define the index to be used, which sounds to me as if it's not possible to send a message that would match multiple patterns to multiple indices?
What I want to do:
output.elasticsearch:
  hosts: '${ELASTICSEARCH_HOSTS}'
  username: '${ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME}'
  password: '${ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD}'
  index: "filebeat-external-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}"
  indices:
    - index: "filebeat-error-logs-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}"
      when:
        or:
          - equals:
              level: "ERROR"
          - equals:
              level: "error"
    - index: "filebeat-service-a-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}"
      when:
        regexp:
          container.name: "^service-a-"
    - index: "filebeat-service-b-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}"
      when:
        regexp:
          container.name: "^service-b-"

The only way I currently see is to have multiple indices per system and aggregate them in Kibana:
output.elasticsearch:
  hosts: '${ELASTICSEARCH_HOSTS}'
  username: '${ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME}'
  password: '${ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD}'
  index: "filebeat-external-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}"
  indices:
    - index: "error-log-service-a-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}"
      when:
        and:
          - equals:
              level: "ERROR"
          - regexp:
              container.name: "^service-a-"
    - index: "service-log-service-a-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}"
      when:
        and:
          - not:
             - equals:
                level: "ERROR"
          - regexp:
              container.name: "^service-a-"

But this would double our number of indices and is code duplication. Am I missing something here, is there an easier way to have a general error-index but still have errors go to the service-specific indices as well?


General sales and delivery terms at Helmholt Elektronik A/S. VAT-no. DK20204192. Farvervej 2-4, 7600 Struer.
We offer several payment options. Online payment by credit card, bank transfer, or pre-approved credit (only business). All of our payment methods are completely free of charge.
Card payment. When paying by credit card, the invoice amount will be deducted from your bankaccount when the goods are shipped. In case of split delivery (2 shipments), payment for the part-invoiced items will also be deducted on each of the two shipment days. Our card payment is linked directly to the NETS online payment platform. An encrypted connection ensures maximum security. You can freely choose Dankort, Visa / Dankort, VisaElektron, MasterCard and JCB.
Bank transfer. Bank transfer may take up to two banking days before we receive the payment. We will ship when the payment is received. Therefore, this payment method generally results in longer delivery time.
Danish payments goes to our bank account in Sparekassen Vendsyssel: 9070 5150200875.
Foreign payments must be paid to IBAN: DK16 9116 5150200875. SWIFT: VRAADK21.
Credit terms. Businesses may request a credit agreement. However, first order is usually cash. Upon approval of credit, we provide credit and maximum credit. It is then the buyer's obligation to comply with the credit agreement on timely payment of due invoice amounts. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure that we are informed of changed billing conditions (such as changed invoice email addresses) being disclosed so that billing and sending of invoices are not prevented. Enterprises with credit agreements can choose electronic EAN invoicing.
Delayed payment. If the buyer fails to pay timely for goods or services, for reasons beyond our responsibility, then a reminder will be sent with a reimbursement fee, cf. the Danish interest law $9b. The credit agreement will at the same time be suspended until full payment for the due invoice has been received. In the case of delayed payment of larger invoice amounts (over DKK 5000, - excluding VAT), additional interest will be charged on the amounts due, cf. the Danish interst law $5. If necessary, recovery of amounts due due to legal collection, expenses are incurred in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Code of Judicial Procedure.
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Do you want us to make immediate delivery of stocked goods, then enter the following order remark: "Split delivery wanted".
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Delayed delivery. Buyer is entitled to cancel a purchase if there is a material delivery delay which the buyer is not responsible for. However, the order must be canceled before it has been shipped and billed. If the buyer cancel the purchase due to delay after the shipment has taken place, it is the responsibility of the buyer to return the item(s) to be credited.
On online purchases, it is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure that the provided delivery address is correct and that, if necessary, a recipient is present at the time of delivery, who can acknowledge receipt. Delivery delays caused by the buyer are solely the responsibility of the buyer and can not give rise to the cancellation of the purchase.
Buyer must be aware that GLS charges a redirect fee of DKK 62,50 incl. VAT in the event of a delivery address failure (for example, the road name is not in the specified city). We reserve the right to re-invoice the buyer for this fee if it is the buyer that has caused the addressing error. Therefore, always check that the delivery address is entered correctly before approving your online purchase.
All claims/warranty products must be returned to: Helmholt Elektronik A/S, Farvervej 2-4, DK-7600 Struer att: Service, Please always enclose a copy of the purchase invoice/receipt.
Damaged goods/wrong deliveries. If you receive a damaged product, or a wrong delivery, then you must contact us immedeately and at latest the first workday after receival. Helm,holt Elektronik A/S covers the return shipment from all Danish addresses by sending a postage pre-paid GLS returnlabel. From addresses outside of Denmark, customers will have to cover the costs for returning the goods.
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We offer repair work on all Velleman Kits at fixed prices. These are DKK 100,- excl. VAT plus 25% of the kits retail price excl. VAT.
General reservations. Helmholt Elektronik A/S is not obliged to cover any expenses related to the dismantling and reassembling of defect products. Likewise we can not be held accountable for manufacturing errors on products. Goods returned to us UFRANCO or COD will not be accepted. Pls. always remember to keep your postal receipt as a proof that you have sent the the product. Also be aware that we can not always see whether a returned product is damaged durring the return transport or before the transport. Therefore make sure to to package the product in a most protective way before sending it.
We fully respect all the privacy requests that are issued in connection with the creation of an account and purchase in our online store. We are aware of the need to protect and properly process any personal information we receive. We therefore only store data on trade that we are obliged to manage our guarantee commitments and comply with Danish Accounting Act. This means that order and payment information is kept for 5 years. The advantage for you, that you can log in and see your order history at any time is that you always have easy access to it. required warranty information regarding previously purchased products. You do not need to save the submitted invoices from us - We will save them for you.
If you wish, you can always ask us to close your account and delete your personal contact information (name, address, email and phone number) in our customer database.
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When you shop at HELMHOLT.dk, the legally responsible company is Helmholt Elektronik A/S (VAT number: DK20204192) in Struer, Denmark. Trade is in all respects subject to Danish law. Any dispute that may arise in connection with trade is settled by a Danish court.
Last updated on April 5, 2018.


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ARLA > NEWS > MARCH 2020 > COVID-19: SCOTTISH ENERGY EFFICIENCY PRS REGULATIONS POSTPONED
Change smoke and carbon rules for earlier checks
Propertymark has responded to the UK Government's consultation on extending the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Regulations in England, arguing that the rules should be amended so that landlords and agents must make sure the alarms are tested prior to the start of the tenancy and not on the first day of each new tenancy. Read More...
Licensing schemes are irresponsible in the current climate
Propertymark has responded to a number of licensing scheme proposals from local authorities across England in recent months arguing that Councils who are pursuing the implementation of licensing schemes are being socially irresponsible. This is because in these unprecedented times landlords and agents are not able to comply with the requirements and Council resources are unlikely to be able to effectively enforce them. Read More...
The Letting Partnership commend agents on the crucial service they provide
Propertymark Industry Supplier, The Letting Partnership, a specialist provider of client accounting and Client Money Protection services, outlines why letting agents should stand proud as we begin 2021and take stock of the vital role they perform during the challenges presented by the pandemic. Read More...
First ever Wrongful Termination Order granted
A landlord has been penalised for evicting a tenant on wrongful grounds by the Housing & Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (FTS) by awarding its first Wrongful Termination Order. Read More...
COVID-19: Scottish Energy Efficiency PRS Regulations postponed
The Energy Efficiency (Domestic Private Rented Property) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 that were due to come into force on 1 April 2020, which required all properties in Scotland's private rented sector to have a minimum EPC rating of E at a start of tenancy from 1 October 2020 have now been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 crisis.
The regulations were aimed at improving the energy efficiency of private rented housing and prohibit the letting of properties that fell below the minimum energy efficiency standards.
In a letter to the convenor of the Scottish Parliament's local government and communities committee, Kevin Stewart MSP, Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning announced the delay stating that "given the current COVID-19 crisis, a decision has been made not to make the regulations." He went on to say: "I am aware this is an unusual step, but these are very unusual and fast-moving times."
The issues foreseen in the regulations were set out by Mr Stewart which included:
The regulations place new duties and responsibilities on local authorities. Between 1 April and 1 October 2020, local authorities would be required to develop a system for registering exemptions and to be ready to support landlords and enforce compliance. If introduced at this time, these duties would place a burden on them which would be detrimental to their necessary focus on frontline emergency responses to the COVID-19 crisis, and their delivery of vital services and support to vulnerable people.
The regulations may require many private housing landlords to undertake energy efficiency works to their properties over the coming months, in anticipation of tenancy changes from 1 October 2020. This risks encouraging landlords to try and get work done in tenants' homes when medical and government advice continues to mandate.
Stewart ended his letter by saying: "For these reasons, I firmly believe it would be unwise to bring the regulations into force from 1 April as planned. I can assure you that I will push forward with the vital work of improving energy efficiency in private rented housing as soon as the current COVID-19 situation comes to an end."
Daryl McIntosh
Propertymark's Strategic Development Manager for Scotland
We appreciate this would have been a difficult decision for the Government to make however it is the right decision considering current circumstances.
With medical advice advising people to stay indoors the introduction of this legislation could have put an unnecessary burden on landlords or agents to comply with their legal obligations.
Propertymark webinar
Daryl McIntosh, Propertymark Strategic Development Manager will host a webinar on 8 April to discuss the latest guidance and provide further other updates.
Propertymark is engaging with Governments and politicians at all levels as part of our #KeepTheRentFlowing campaign and is providing guidance to agents on their legal obligations in light of COVID-19.


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OHL News – Radio Edition for Nov 10/17
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OHL News – Radio Edition with host Terry Doyle and presented by Bauer continues for the 2017-18 regular season bringing fans insight from feature guests as well as news and notes from around the league each and every week over the airwaves.
This week's segment features Mississauga Steelheads Owen Tippett and Nicolas Hague who were also chosen to represent Team OHL at the 2017 CIBC Canada Russia Series.
Tippett, an 18-year-old from Peterborough, Ont., returned to the OHL this week after beginning the season in the NHL with the Florida Panthers where he played seven games. The 10th overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft scored 44 goals and 31 assists for 75 points in 60 games last season. Hague, an 18-year-old from Kitchener, Ont., was chosen in the second round by the Vegas Golden Knights and enters the weekend with 16 points through 17 games for the surging Steelheads who have collected 11 of a possible 12 points over the last two weeks.
Tippett chats with Doyle about his experiences in Florida, his return to the OHL, and his goal of representing Canada at the World Junior Championship. Hague also talks about the Canada Russia competition and the Steelheads outlook as of late since rebounding from a slow start to the 2017-18 campaign.
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Ilirske province (francosko Provinces illyriennes) je Napoleon ustanovil 14. oktobra 1809, ko je bila Avstrija po porazu v bitki pri Wagramu s schönbrunnskim mirom prisiljena prepustiti Franciji:

 zahodni del Koroške,
 Kranjsko,
 Hrvaško in Vojno krajino jugozahodno od Save,
 Goriško,
 Trst,
 Istro.

Zgodovina
Francozi so že od leta 1805 (bratislavski mir) v svojih rokah imeli beneško Istro in Dalmacijo z Boko Kotorsko (formalno pridobljena že 1805, zasedena pa po odhodu Rusov leta 1807) ter ozemlje nekdanje Dubrovniške republike, ki ga je Francija zasedla že leta 1806, Dalmaciji pa priključila po ukinitvi Republike leta 1808. Obe sta bili del Italijanskega kraljestva, ob ustanovitvi Ilirskih provinc pa sta jim bili priključeni. Leta 1810 je bila Provincam priključena tudi vzhodna Tirolska (z mestom Lienzom).

Napoleon je Province ustanovil iz strateških in gospodarskih razlogov. Avstrijo so odrezale od morja in vzpostavile kopensko povezavo z Osmanskim cesarstvom. Francija bi s tem vojaško in gospodarsko nadzirala obe obali Jadranskega morja. Poleg tega so Ilirske province delovale kot obramba Italije, ki je imela velik strateški pomen, saj je ščitila francosko jugovzhodno mejo in hkrati zagotavljala obvladovanje alpskih prelazov v Nemčijo.

Ob francoskem prodoru na Kranjsko leta 1809 Avstrija ni nudila močnega odpora. Na obrambni liniji pri Razdrtem je bilo zajetih 1600 vojakov avstrijske vojske.

Province formalno niso bile del Francoskega cesarstva, vendar so mu bile povsem podrejene. Glavno mesto je bila Ljubljana. Prvi je bil na mesto generalnega guvernerja 8. oktobra 1809 imenovan maršal Marmont, ki jih je vodil do januarja 1811, 9. aprila istega leta ga je nasledil Henri-Gratien Bertrand, ki je to funkcijo opravljal do februarja 1812, ko je bil 21. februarja imenovan Jean-Andoche Junot. Zadnji guverner je bil Joseph Fouché, imenovan julija 1813, ki je svojo funkcijo opravljal le en mesec.

Ilirske province je sprva sestavljalo deset intendanc, od reforme leta 1811 pa sedem provinc, podobnih francoskim departmajem: Koroška (s sedežem v Lienzu), Istra (Trst), Kranjska, civilna Hrvaška (Karlovec), vojna Hrvaška (Senj), Dalmacija (Zadar) in dubrovniško-kotorska provinca (Dubrovnik).

Tudi cerkvena teritorialna razdelitev je bila preurejena v skladu z novimi političnimi mejami. Dve nadškofiji sta bili ustanovljeni v Ljubljani in Zadru, pomožne škofije pa v Gorici, Kopru, Šibeniku, Splitu in Dubrovniku. Štetje prebivalstva v letu 1811 je izkazalo 460.116 prebivalcev za ljubljansko intendantstvo, 381.000 za karlovško, 357.857 za tržaško, 305.285 za zadarsko, oziroma 1.504.258 za celotne Ilirske province.

V Karlovcu, kjer je bil sedež poveljstva vojske za Hrvaško, je bila leta 1811 ustanovljena posebna častniška šola v francoskem jeziku. Skupno je v Ilirskih provincah delovalo 25 gimnazij. Uradne razglase so objavili v uradnem glasilu Ilirskih provinc Le Télégraphe officiel v francoščini, nemščini, načrtovali pa so tudi izdajo v  »slovanščini«. Med letoma 1811 in 1813 je kot urednik tega časnika v Ljubljani deloval francoski književnik Charles Nodier.

Britanska mornarica je od tilsitskega miru v juliju 1807 izvajala pomorsko zaporo Jadranskega morja in s tem ustavila trgovski ladijski promet, kar je še posebej prizadelo trgovino dalmatinskih pristanišč. Poskus združenih francoskih in italijanskih sil, da bi zasedle otok Vis, ki so ga zasedali Britanci, se je izjalovil v pomorski bitki pri Visu 13. marca 1811.

Avgusta 1813 je Avstrija napovedala vojno Franciji, avstrijske sile pod vodstvom generala Franza Tomassicha pa so vkorakale v Ilirske province. Pri tem so jim bili v pomoč domačini v francoskih vrstah, ki so ob napadu prestopili na avstrijsko stran. Zadar je padel 6. decembra 1813 po 34-dnevnem obleganju. V Dubrovniku so vstajniki izgnali Francoze in v upanju na obnovo republike vzpostavili začasno dubrovniško upravo. 20. septembra 1813 so ga zasedli Avstrijci. Boko Kotorsko z okolico so leta 1813 zasedle črnogorske sile, ki so jo držale do leta 1814, ko jo je črnogorski vojvoda pod pritiskom avstrijskih sil 11. junija moral prepustiti Avstriji. Britanske sile so se z zasedenih dalmatinskih otokov umaknile julija 1815 po porazu francoskih sil v bitki pri Waterlooju.

Dunajski kongres je priznal avstrijsko zasedbo nekdanjih Ilirskih provinc. Leta 1816 so bile brez ozemlja Dalmacije ponovno vzpostavljene kot Ilirsko kraljestvo, ki je bilo uradno ukinjeno šele leta 1849, čeprav je bila že leta 1822 uprava hrvaških ozemelj podrejena Ogrski.

Reformni ukrepi Francozov:
na čelu generalni guverner (Francoz)
upravno-teritorialne enote so bile pokrajine (province)
ustanovljeni okraji (distrikti) in občine (komune) na čelu katerih so bili župani
enakost pred zakonom in davčna enakost
odpravljeni privilegiji in funkcije plemstva v upravi in sodstvu
odpravljeni cehi - uvedba gospodarske svobode
odpravljeni stara avstrijska uprava in deželni stanovi
višjo upravo so prevzeli od države imenovani in plačani uradniki
ustanavljali štirirazredne osnovne šole in gimnazije
za kratek čas ustanovljena univerza (s petimi fakultetami - filozofsko, medicinsko, pravno, tehniško in teološko)
reforma sodstva - posebno sodišče v vsaki provinci (tribuna) za vse kazenske in civilne zadeve
odprava cerkvenih bratovščin, prepovedali procesije
uvedba revolucionarnega koledarja
 uvedba francoskega civilopravnega zakonika Code civil oziroma Code Napoleon
uvedba civilne poroke

Vojaške enote
V Ilirskih provincah so Francozi ustanovili naslednje enote: 1., 2., 3., 4., 5. in 6. ilirski strelski polk, Hrvaški huzarski polk, Kraljevo dalmatinsko legijo in Kraljevi dalmatinski polk.

Viri
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 Melitta Pivec Stele, La vie économique des Provinces illyriennes(1809-1813): suivi d'une bibliographie critique. Paris, 1930.
 George J. Prpić, »French Rule in Croatia: 1806-1813«. Balkan Studies 5 (1964). S. 221-276.
 Reinhard A. Stauber, "The Illyrian Provinces," v Michael Broers, Peter Hicks in Agustin Guimera, ur., The Napoleonic Empire and the New European Political Culture (War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850). Houndmills, 2012. S. 241–253.
 Rok Stergar, "Nationswerdungsprozesse und neue Grenzen: Der Zusammenbruch der französischen Herrschaft in den Illyrischen Provinzen und ihre (Re-)Integration in das Kaisertum Österreich," v Brigitte Mazohl, Karin Schneider in Eva Maria Werner, ur. Am Rande der großen Politik: Italien und der Alpenraum beim Wiener Kongress. Innsbruck, 2017. S. 97-122.
 Janez Šumrada, »Državnopravni status Ilirskih provinc s kratkim pregledom upravne ureditve«, v Vilfanov zbornik : pravo, zgodovina, narod : Recht, Geschichte, Nation, ur. Vincenc Rajšp in Ernst Bruckmüller. Ljubljana, 1999.
 -, »Poglavitne poteze napoleonske politike v Ilirskih provincah«, Zgodovinski časopis 61 (2007). S. 75-84.
 Bogumil Vošnjak, Ustava in uprava Ilirskih dežel : (1809-1813) : prispevki k nauku o recepciji javnega prava prvega francoskega cesarstva. Ljubljana, 1910.
 Fran Zwitter, »Postanek političnega ilirizma in ustanovitev Ilirskih provinc«, v O slovenskem narodnem vprašanju, ur. Vasilij Melik. Ljubljana, 1990. S. 119-182.
 -, »Socialni in gospodarski problemi Ilirskih provinc«, prav tam. S. 183-204.

19. stoletje v Italiji
19. stoletje na Hrvaškem
19. stoletje v Črni gori

19. stoletje v Sloveniji

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Wind Warning to World Health Organization-Europe (turbine health effects in the crosshairs)
By Sherri Lange -- July 19, 2016
"We are hopeful that your deliberations will result in tough new European guidelines which in turn will prompt a serious worldwide examination of all aspects of this problem, including the widely-reported effects on animals."
– Dr. Mauri Johansson, Dr. Sarah Laurie, et al. (below)
The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently modernizing its noise guidelines for industrial wind turbines, last revised in 1999. And new evidence is accumulating that the huge wind turbines, tasked with turning dilute energy into usable electricity, cause a variety of ills.
Mrs. Christine Metcalfe, UK spokesperson, and chief author of the communication/media release (below) to Marie-Eve Héroux of WHO, brings attention to the following negative health effects of industrial wind turbines: sleep disturbance, cognitive impairment, mental health and wellbeing, as well as cardiovascular disease, hearing impairment, tinnitus, and adverse birth outcomes.
Since 2012, it has become increasingly clear that worldwide complaints are universal in nature, and accruing to the status of a pandemic. Mrs. Metcalfe indicates that "Complaints of severe sleep deprivation, severe chronic stress, and disabling vestibular dysfunction symptoms (dizziness, vertigo etc.,) abound, with problems varying from site to site depending upon local topography, height and number of turbines, inter-turbine distances, and the distance between turbines and homes.
The common thread to the reported symptoms (known as "noise annoyance") is the activation of the startle reflex, which can be triggered by acoustic, vestibular, and tactile stimuli – which if activated together can have a synergistic effect, and that ….To argue that the sleep disturbance, physiological stress and vestibular dysfunction symptoms and their serious long term adverse health consequences don't exist or are caused by scaremongering is neither scientifically correct, nor morally or ethically defensible."
Members having contributed to the letter and Open Letter, soon to be published, additionally express the need to include rising accounts of adverse health impacts to wildlife and domestic animals, as well as pets. (This has ironically in the past not been the inclusive nature of discussion of noise impacts by WHO, despite well-known historic and ongoing ignoble attempts to prove human impacts based on animal testing.)
The circulation of this media release worldwide will, at a minimum, put pressure on WHO to incorporate now aggregate and quite unquestionable impacts to health of all living things. It is hoped that the Panel charged with the assimilation of recent world data, science, and impact statements, will respond appropriately.
Please read the entire media release here.
The European office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is in the process of developing Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region as a regional update to the WHO Community Noise Guidelines.
The new Guidelines will be based upon a review of evidence of the health effects of environmental noise in the light of significant research carried out in the last few years.
For the first time the panel is investigating adverse health issues in local residents following the construction of wind turbines, the health benefits of noise mitigation and possible government intervention to decrease noise levels.
It will look at adverse affects such as: sleep disturbance, annoyance, cognitive impairment, mental health and wellbeing, cardiovascular diseases, hearing impairment and tinnitus and adverse birth outcomes.
A number of experts, and concerned individuals who have gained some expertise in this field have sent an Open Letter to members of the panel welcoming the investigation. (1)
Christine Metcalfe, U.K. spokesperson for the group, said today:
'Complaints of adverse health impacts from those forced to live close to wind turbines continue to rise. These involve both audible noise including low frequency noise, and inaudible noise below 20 Hz, known as infrasound. Both audible and inaudible lower frequency noise can cause unpleasant sensations including pressure and vibration, at sound levels which may not be audible.
Complaints of severe sleep deprivation, severe chronic stress, and disabling vestibular dysfunction symptoms (dizziness, vertigo etc.,) abound, with problems varying from site to site depending upon local topography, height and number of turbines, inter-turbine distances, and the distance between turbines and homes. The common thread to the reported symptoms (known as "noise annoyance") is the activation of the startle reflex, which can be triggered by acoustic, vestibular, and tactile stimuli – which if activated together can have a synergistic effect (2).
To argue that the sleep disturbance, physiological stress and vestibular dysfunction symptoms and their serious long term adverse health consequences don't exist or are caused by scaremonger nor morally or ethically defensible. This is particularly the case on the part of medical or acoustical professionals, in view of both their training, and their respective professional obligations to protect the health and safety of the public.
Despite mounting anecdotal and academic evidence, no health monitoring is underway nor mitigation against adverse health effects following the construction of wind turbines which remains shockingly absent from planning guidelines in many European countries. It is imperative that new guidelines encourage governments better to safeguard the health of their citizens.
We remain hopeful that the panel's deliberations will result in tough new European guidelines which in turn will prompt a serious worldwide examination of all aspects of this problem, including the widely-reported effects on animals. Although not part of the current WHO remit, there is an urgent need for governments not to abrogate responsibility for examining rising numbers of reported effects on wildlife and domestic animals.
We also trust and hope that the panel will issue stringent guidelines to European governments to ensure that those whose health is currently badly affected can look forward to some workable mitigation or removal of implicated turbines. Only then can future populations be protected from suffering the hell that has been inflicted upon some wind farm neighbors.
Overview of some of the academic reports on human health:
A former Consultant in Sleep Disorders Medicine highlighted in his article in the 2014 issue of the British Medical Journal, amongst other warnings, the particular sleep deprivation dangers to children (3):
'Sleep disturbance may be a particular problem in children, and it may have important implications for public health. When seeking to generate renewable energy through wind, governments must ensure that the public will not suffer harm from additional ambient noise.' His co-author wrote in Principia Scientific International in 2014 (4):
'The current guideline on -Rseparation-97andismanifestlyout ofdistance date. It is only relevant to the small turbine turbines means that the current recommendation on turbine separation is grossly inad
Salt and Lichtenhan of the Washington School of Medicine published an article in the British periodical Acoustics Today in 2014 which concluded:
'Given the present evidence, itmbleseemsthat risky at infrasound stimulation of the ear stays confined to the ear and has no other effects on the body. For this to be true, all the mechanisms we have outlined (low-frequency-induced amplitude modulation, low frequency sound-induced endolymph volume changes, infrasound stimulation of type II afferent nerves, infrasound exacerbation of noise-induced damage and direct infrasound stimulation of vestibular organs) would have to be insignificant. We know this is highly unlikely and we anticipate novel findings in the coming years that will influence the debate. (5)
In Australia in 2013 the Waubra Foundation issued what it described as an explicit warning notice to Planning Authorities, Departments of Health, Environmental Protection Agencies, Federal, State and Local Governments, Wind Industry Developers and Acoustic Consultants. These included references to the 1985 and 1987 Kelly evidence on wind turbine noise and infrasound, the need for regularly updating latest evidence on dose exposure, plus multidisciplinary acoustic & physiological research needs. (6)
At an International Congress on Sound and Vibration in Florence, Italy in 2015, a paper presented by Dr. Christian Koch demonstrated findings on investigations of perception at infrasound frequencies via the use of FMRI and MEG methods. (7)
The German Medical Assembly meeting in Frankfurt last year called on the German government to conduct urgent scientific research into reported noise issues.
It is crucial to stress the wind turbine's specific noise character. It is already known that the so-called 'annoyance' level at 40 dBA from wind f noise, and this has recently been attributed in part to amplitude modulation by experienced acousticians such as Dr Geoff Leventhall (UK), (8) Dr Paul Schomer (USA, former Director of Acoustic Standards) and Steven Cooper (Australia).
Wind turbine noise emissions comprise a number of features including a complex and vibrant sound mix, cylindrical sound propagation and refraction from the high levels, distinct peaks at the blade pass frequency, high proportion of infrasound and low frequency noise, and the sharp noise level in quiet areas especially during nights and cold seasons. It highlights strongly that wind power sound has a very characteristic sound profile, and that this must be specifically considered in the new regulations.'
And on animals:
A study of badgers notes the paucity of data existing with which to assess the effects of wind turbines noise on terrestrial wildlife, despite growing concern about the impact of infrasound from wind farms on human health and well-being. It features the stress hormone cortisol levels of badgers living in close proximity to wind turbines:
'We suggest that the higher cortisol levels in affected badgers is caused by the turbines' sound and that these high levels may affect badgers' immune systems, which could result in increased risk of infection and disease in the badger population. (9)
Another study on effects on pig-rearing in Poland was conducted to assess the effect of rearing pigs at three different distances from a wind turbine (50, 500 and 1000 m) on the physicochemical properties and fatty acid composition of loin and neck muscles. Avoiding noise-induced stress is important not only for maintaining meat quality but also for improving animal welfare. (10)
Dr Mariana Alves-Pereira of the Lusofona University in Portugal has been researching vibroacoustic disease since 1980 initially focussed on the low frequency noise (LFN) that impacted aeronautical technicians. Late in 2013, she presented a case study from Portugal where a family had been exposed for seven years to LFN caused by the operation of nearby wind turbines. Testing showed the increase in LFN inside the home was associated with turbine operation. Medical tests showed the people who were living inside the home had impaired brain function in relation to responding to stimuli as well as their control of breathing. The syndrome is known as Vibro-Acoustic Disorder. (11)
For more information contact Christine Metcalfe email luanam@btinternet.com and phone 01866 844220
Open Letter to the members of the panel developing the WHO Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region.
Marie-Eve Héroux Marco Paviotti. Wolfgang Babisch. Göran Pershagen Goran Belojevic. Kerstin Persson Waye. Mark Brink. Anna Preis. Sabine Janssen. Stephen Stansfield. Peter Lercher. Martin van den Berg. Jos Verbeek.
We understand that you are currently in the process of developing the WHO Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region as a regional update to the WHO Community Noise Guidelines. We also understand that:
The new Guidelines will be based upon a review of evidence on the health effects of environmental noise in the light of significant research carried out in the last few years.
The guidelines will review evidence on the health benefits of noise mitigation and interventions to decrease noise levels.
The evidence will be systematically reviewed to assess likely effects such as: sleep disturbance, annoyance, cognitive impairment, mental health and wellbeing, cardiovascular diseases, hearing impairment and tinnitus and adverse birth outcomes.
One of the sources of noise you are investigating is that from wind turbines which was not addressed in previous guidelines.
We welcome your review because, despite mounting anecdotal and academic evidence, for too long mitigation against adverse health effects following the construction of wind turbines has been absent from planning guidelines and noise pollution regulations in many European countries, especially with respect to sound below 200 Hz.
There is a pressing need for new guidelines to encourage governments better to safeguard the health of their citizens.
You will be aware that these problems are not confined to Europe. Neither are they confined to human beings.
The undersigned:
N.B. 118 and rising, full copy available. Signatories to the letter to the World Health Organisation Expert Panel revising the Environmental Noise guidelines include the following health professionals and scientists: Medical Practitioners: Dr Mauri Johansson & Per Fisker (Denmark), Dr. Sarah Laurie (Australia) Dr. Hakan Enbom (Sweden), Professor Alun Evans (Ireland), Dr Angela Armstrong and Dr Rachel Conner (Scotland), Professor Dr Zuhal Okuyan and Professor Dr Ali Osman Karababa (Turkey), Dr Robert McMurtry (Canada), and Dr David Lawrence (USA), Osteopath Dr Johannes Meyer (Germany and USA), Psychologist Professor Arline Bronzaft, (USA) Nursing Practitioner Norma Schmidt (Canada), Physiotherapist Virpi Polkolainen (Finland), Audiologist Professor Jerry Punch, (USA), Medical Physicist Dr Mireille Oud (The Netherlands), Professor of Otolaryngology and Neurophysiologist Alec Salt (USA), Physicist Dr John Harrison (Canada) and Scientist Dr Bruce Rapley, (New Zealand).
Engineers who signed the Open Letter include Biomedical Engineer Dr Mariana Alves Pereira (Portugal), Acoustical Engineers Sven Johannsen and Erik Brunner (Germany), Steven Cooper (Australia), Emeritus Professor Colin Hansen(Australia) Rick James, Rob Rand, Steven Ambrose and Bill Acker (USA) Nicholas Kouwen, PhD., P.Eng., FASCE. Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Adjunct Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. University of Waterloo. (Canada) and other engineers including Ove Bjorklund (Sweden) and Peter Mitchell (Australia). 4
See above.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2002 Jan;26(1):1-11. Tactile, acoustic and vestibular systems sum to elicit the startle reflex. Yeomans JS1, Li L, Scott BW, Frankland PW. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11835980
Wind Turbine Noise, British Medical Journal, 3 Oct 12 Authors: Christopher D Hanning, honorary consultant in sleep medicine, Sleep Disorders Service, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK and Alun Evans, professor emeritus, Centre Belfast, Institute of Clinical Science B, Belfast, UK http://nieuwerustnoisewatch.org/wp-content/documents/peer-reviewed-articles/15-B-M%20J– Noise.pdf
Wind Farms and Health, Principia Scientific International, 3 April 14 Author: Alun Evans Professor Emeritus Belfast University http://docs.wind-watch.org/Evans-wind-farms-health.pdf
How Does Wind Turbine Noise Affect People?, Acoustics Today, winter 2014 Authors: Alec N. Salt and Jeffery T. Lichtenhan, Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110 http://www.windturbinesyndrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Salt-et-al.-on-Wind– Turbine-Syndrome.pdf
Explicit warning notice, Waubra Foundation, 22 November 13 http://waubrafoundation.org.au/wp– content/uploads/2013/11/Explicit_Warning_Notice_Final_22_November_2013.pdf
http://en.friends-against-wind.org/doc/Full_paper_Koch_V2.pdf
http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/committees/commsen/076b72db-0da0-4ca6– bffe– b0a0cea05550/toc_pdf/Senate%20Select%20Committee%20on%20Wind%20Turbines_2015 _06_23_3580_Official.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf#search=%22committees/commsen/0 76b72db-0da0-4ca6-bffe-b0a0cea05550/0000%22
Wind turbines cause chromic stress in badgers (Meles Meles) Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 52(3), 2016, pp. 000–000 _ Wildlife Disease Association. June 2016 Roseanna C. N. Agnew,1,2,4 Valerie J. Smith,3 and Robert C. Fowkes1 www.jwildlifedis.org/doi/abs/10.7589/2015-09-231
The effect of varying distances from the wind turbine on meat quality of growing-finishing pigs. Ann. Anim. Sci., Vol. 15, No. 4 (2015) 1043–1054 DOI: 10.1515/aoas-2015-0051. Małgorzata Karwowska, Jan Mikołajczak, Zbignie, Department of Meat Technology and Food Quality, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Skromna 8, 20-704 Lublin, Poland www.wind-watch.org/documents/page/
Vibroacoustic disease: Biological effects of infrasound and low-frequency noise explained by mechanotransduction cellular signalling. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Volume 93, Issues 1–3, January–April 2007, Pages 256-279 Mariana Alves-Pereira, Nuno A.A. Castelo Branco www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079610706000927
Robert Pollock • July 19, 2016 at 6:11 am
Do you have a link to the WHO press release? I can't find it.
Sherri Lange • July 19, 2016 at 7:50 am
Thanks, and apologies if it was hard to discern, but the media release is above, embedded. The letter and Open letter(s) will be released shortly. Hopefully on MR. Thanks, Robert. Please circulate. The WHO needs to be pressured to act responsibly with its new guidelines in light of current and overwhelming evidence of harm to health.
Sherri Lange • July 19, 2016 at 7:51 pm
Just in from the Multi Municipal Wind Turbine Working Group: Ontario, Canada. From the minutes of the meeting:
"DELEGATIONS 4.1
At the May Committee Meeting the Vice-Chair allotted 30 minutes for the three delegates to speak to the Committee. Carol Lawrence introduced three citizens of West Grey, namely Marian Ratcliffe, Martina Hayward and Maria De Melo, who presented their depositions at the Nextera Community Liaison Committee and to read their depositions to this Committee.
Marian Ratcliff addressed the Committee and read her deposition which consisted of noise and health issues and lack of sleep that she and her family has experienced since the East Durham Wind Turbine Project was erected and commenced generation. Marian's complete deposition is attached to these Minutes.
Martina Hayward addressed the Committee and read the deposition she presented at the Community ERT. Martina's deposition is regarding her family's lack of sleep since the East Durham Wind Turbine Project started. Martina's complete deposition is attached to these Minutes. Martina explained to the Committee that she is a farmer and she stated that wind developers and the government do not know what farmers have to deal with. Martina stated that she has experienced an increase in loss of baby goats, with still births, premature births, and miscarriages. Farming goats is her livelihood and these losses devastate her financial ability as well as her spirit. Martina stated that the government has placed these turbines in farming communities and the government doesn't care how it affects farmers or the rural people.
Page 3 of 9 Multi-Municipal Wind Turbines Working Group Meeting Minutes June 9, 2016 Maria De Melo addressed the Committee and read her deposition which consisted of how she is suffering with noise and health issues including a lack of sleep and a high pitched buzzing sound in her home. Maria's complete deposition is attached to these Minutes. Maria advised the Committee that she does not live within sight of any IWTs and she cannot hear them but the landscape in her area is rolling land and the effect of the IWTs reverberate in the landscape. Stewart Halliday thanked the three delegates for reading their depositions.
The Chair asked that copies of these submissions be attached to these Minutes. There was a suggestions to the delegates to do a submission to the MOECC (Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change) and a copy to the Environmental Commissioner and state the way Nextera and the MOECC investigates noise complaints. Another suggestion was to keep a written diary of all sound changes and record the weather including barometric pressure and wind direction every day and also email your complaints which will result in a paper trail of action."
The list of complainants increases every day, everywhere. A minimum setback of 10 miles is often now suggested, unfortunately, not by governments with power to provide permits.
It Is Enough To Make You Sick | lsarc • July 19, 2016 at 9:21 pm
[…] The World Health Organization (WHO) is in the process of updating regulatory guidelines to deal with the problem of noise pollution from industrial wind turbines (IWT) which has become more and more toxic with the proliferation industrial wind developments in quiet bucolic communities. Shockingly they are found even in remote wilderness areas where people generally have an even higher expectation of restorative tranquility. Citizens groups urge protective precaution. […]
Noted elsewhere is that wind turbines only make sounds like crickets, or Rice Krispies with milk. Incredible. Yes to new testing regs. But yes, also, to ending the madness entirely. The darn things don't produce much, if anything. Net Zero.
"The commercial wind turbine companies would have you believe millions of people world wide all got together as Hollywood actors and came up with the same story." YES.
Frank Haggerty • July 20, 2016 at 8:54 am
Who Are Wind-Turbine Manufacturers Do They Care About You
Falmouth ground zero for poorly placed wind turbines in USA . The turbines siting can only be explained as assault and battery on the pubic.
Falmouth Massachusetts USA July 20, 2016
Even today the director of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has ensured that the very sound frequencies in the infra sound and low frequency noise ranges, established by Kelley and his co researchers to be directly causing the "annoyance" symptoms, are not being measured.
The MassDEP continues to follow the script of the commercial wind turbine companies to argue that the sleep disturbance, physiological stress and vestibular dysfunction symptoms and their serious long term adverse health consequences don't exist or are caused by scaremongers.
This is neither scientifically correct, nor morally or ethically defensible. The public has the facts.
The commercial wind turbine companies would have you believe millions of people world wide all got together as Hollywood actors and came up with the same story.
The story is the victims describe the noise as a type of torture from lack of sleep
http://patch.com/massachusetts/falmouth/who-are-wind-turbine-manufacturers-do-they-care-you
Wind Warning to World Health Organization-Europe (turbine health effects in the crosshairs) | UPPER SONACHAN WIND FARM • July 21, 2016 at 6:29 am
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Energy & Environmental Newsletter: September 12, 2016 - Master Resource • September 12, 2016 at 1:01 am
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Recent Energy And Environmental News – September 12th 2016 | PA Pundits - International • September 12, 2016 at 11:01 pm
"Do Wind Turbines Make People Sick?" Is Now a Rhetorical Question (Part I) - Master Resource • March 8, 2017 at 1:30 am
[…] we, are calling it a pandemic, and many have referred complaints and a call to action to the World Health Organization. Again, the insinuation that victims have "low-coping capacity and that this can be […]
Mark Twichell • May 19, 2018 at 8:12 pm
WHO, This issue differs from the usual "too big to fail" scenario where those responsible suffer minor rebuke before their bail out. The wind industry can not be held to a higher standard than that of tobacco, pharmaceuticals, asbestos, automobiles, etc. No, it is the scientific and regulatory communities which are being irreparably damaged by their status as political hostages. And the longer it continues the harder will be their reconciliation with truth. Please, please use the information you already possess. Announce your findings and recommendations now.


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