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Property rights and transportation bureaucracy
"In all countries where there is tolerable security, every man with common understanding will endeavour to employ whatever stock he can command, in procuring either present enjoyment or future profit." -- Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations (1776), Book II, Chapter 1, "Of the division of stock"
Coal use and GDP growth correlation
Among the tricks used by the anti-fossil fuel, anti-coal groups is to never recognize growth and economic modernization of countries that have relied on cheap, stable and reliable energy source. So for this paper, I scoured through actual numbers of coal consumption in million tons oil equivalent (mtoe) from 1965-2018, and GDP growth 1965-2018. Data source for the former is the BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2019, and for the later, the WB, World Development Indicators database, August 2019.
Property rights and agrarian lefts
"CARP has instead effected a massive de-formalization of agriculture! Time to allow agriculture to march out of the informal into the formal sector. It is time, in other words, to stop redistributing poverty!" -- Dr. Raul Fabella, "CARP: Time to Let Go," UPSE Discussion Paper 2014
The DoH budget and drug price control
The Philippines' public health sector is not a "deprived" sector in terms of annual budget to fulfill various agencies' functions and mandates. There are three reasons why.
CITIRA, IPR and investments
Among the contentious bills in Congress now is the proposed Corporate Income Tax and Incentives Rationalization Act (CITIRA), formerly the TRABAHO bill. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has a good proposal for this.
Energy leftism will plunge the Philippines into darkness
The continuing anti-coal paranoia of many leftist political groups and greenie environmentalists is largely based on emotion and alarmism, far away from reason and energy realism. And based on watermelon activism -- green on the outside, red on the inside.
Reform agenda for IPR in the ASEAN
Today, Sept. 24, a new report -- "The importance of IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) in progress: reform agenda for ASEAN countries" -- will be launched at Holiday Inn Makati. It will be jointly sponsored by the Geneva Network (GN, UK) and Minimal Government Thinkers (MGT). The keynote speech will be given by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, and the discussion of the report will be given by Philip Stevens, Executive Director of GN and yours truly as head of MGT.
Universal healthcare via lower medicine taxes and tariffs
Among the ironies of government health policies regardless of administration is their cry for "cheaper medicines" -- and then they impose various tariff and taxes on medicines that make these products more expensive.
Copyright and trademark in the ASEAN
"A power 'to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing, for a limited time, to authors and inventors, the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.'... The right to useful inventions seems with equal reason to belong to the inventors. The public good fully coincides in both cases with the claims of individuals." -- James Madison, The Federalist Papers, No. 43, 1788.
More politics will worsen the Philippines' power deficiency
It is pathetic that people often politicize many things, whether food or medicines or electricity. Like creating a new energy company by legislation instead of the normal ERC-SEC process, or getting the Supreme Court to stop implementation of certain provisions of the EPIRA law of 2001 (RA 9136) such as the retail competition and open access (RCOA).
'Social cost' of carbon and trash to jetfuel
Among the topics discussed during the Heartland Institute's 13th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC-13) that I attended on July 25 in Washington, DC, USA, was the social cost of carbon (SCC) vs social benefit of carbon (SBC).
FIRe, Innovation and rising income
Next week, on Sept. 9, the BusinessWorld Industry 4.0 Summit with the theme "Winning Together in the Fourth Industrial Revolution" (FIRe) will be held at the Shangri-La at The Fort, BGC, Taguig City. This big event is a partnership of BusinessWorld, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), and the Philippine Chamber of Telecommunications Operators (PCTO).
Brief analysis of Budget 2018-2022
The Duterte government's fiscal and expenditure program can be briefly summarized and characterized as one of over-spending and over-borrowings. Four proofs in three tables below will show why.
IPR protection in the ASEAN
The fastest-growing sub-sector in the Philippine economy over the past 5-1/2 years -- 2014 to the first half of 2019 -- is intellectual property products, under Capital Formation (or private investments). It was growing at 28% per year, with capital formation growing at 14% and GDP at 6.3%.
More expensive electricity via climate tax
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary" -- H. L. Mencken, December 1921
PCC, LTFRB, MMDA and transportation woes
There is more proof that Metro Manila traffic is among the worst in the world. Numbeo has quantified a "traffic index" for major cities around the world, shown in the table below. For brevity, I removed two columns -- Time expended index and CO2 emission index.
Rule of law and property rights, Hong Kong vs China
"... the rules must apply to those who lay them down and those who apply -- that is, to the government as well as the governed -- and that nobody has the power to grant exceptions." -- Friedrich Hayek, Chapter 10, The Constitution of Liberty (1960)
Why is Philippines' GDP growth decelerating?
The Philippines' GDP growth over the past 18 years has a beautiful and not-so beautiful story. Accelerating from 2001 to 2015, then decelerating lately: 6.9% in 2016, 6.7% in 2017, 6.2% in 2018, 5.6% in 2019's 1st quarter (Q1), then 5.5% in Q2.
How government restricts energy development
In the first week of August this year, I saw seven energy-related stories in BusinessWorld Economy section alone.
We need further FDI liberalization
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is important because the benefits to the destination economy are not limited to capital infusion but also technology transfer, management systems, sources of more production inputs, and extra access to foreign markets. Thus, Japanese FDIs coming to the Philippines not only bring in Japanese capital and technology, but also additional access to Japan and other export markets.
Infrastructure, mobility, and liberty
WASHINGTON, DC -- Among the notable views and experiences for people coming from less developed countries like the Philippines who go to rich countries like the USA are their long, wide, extensive, good roads. Even their rural village or barangay level roads are smooth.
No climate crisis
WASHINGTON, DC -- The various presentations at the Heartland Institute's 13th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC-13) on July 25 in this city reiterated what many scientific papers from the fields of meteorology, geology, climatology, physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, etc. have found -- there is no climate crisis or climate emergency.
Airports, trains, and buses
WASHINGTON, DC -- It's my first time to land at Washington Dulles International Airport from Manila via Seoul-Incheon airport. The two previous times (2004 and 2009) that I went to Washington DC, I landed at Ronald Reagan Washington International Airport.
SONA 2019: what was said and not said
SEOUL-INCHEON AIRPORT -- An impressive new terminal greeted me here and it will definitely make many Filipinos wish that we have a similar airport soon. This is huge, spacious, and modern, with Wi-Fi that is fast and free. I am here waiting for my connecting flight to the US.
SONA and ICCC-13
Climate change is natural, nature-made and not man-made. It is cyclical -- the warming-cooling-warming-cooling over the past 4.6 billion years of the Earth -- and there is no such thing as "unprecedented" global warming.
SONA economic numbers
SELECTED macro-economic data of the Philippines compared to our more economically-stable neighbors in the region.
Logistics, infrastructure and the consumers
Last Monday, upon the invitation of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), I attended the 2nd Logistics Services Conference and Exhibition at the Philippine International Convention Center. I was invited as media and I attended the press conference led by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez, flanked by leaders of various private industry associations and government officials from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the Export development Council the International Finance Corp. ), and the DTI.
'Solar Para sa Politika'
Among the promises of the Solar Para sa Bayan Corp. (SPBC) franchise bill now awaiting President Rodrigo Duterte's signature are 24/7 electricity in far away villages, and cheaper electricity because the sun's rays are free.
Private airports and government airport authorities
As argued in previous columns, I advocate integrated Public–Private Partnership (PPP) -- construction then Operations and Maintenance (O&M) all done and financed by one private entity -- and not hybrid PPP -- construction via foreign loan or national budget, O&M by local private entity. I like the development in some provincial airports that become bigger, more modern international airports, privately owned and managed, and helping attract more foreign tourism, investments and commerce.
Inflation and TNVS costs
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reported that the country's lowest inflation rate this year and last year, or over the span of 18 months, was 2.7% in June. This is indeed good news and can be traced to two major factors.
Solar para sa politika, Part 2
Two weeks ago, this column argued for the President's veto of HB 8179 or the Solar Para sa Bayan Corp. (SPSBC) franchise bill. I quoted the objection speech of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, Chairman of the Committee on Energy, on why the bicameral report should not have been ratified.
Inflation in transportation sector
I regularly write on the monthly inflation rates of East Asian economies, and since 2018 until May 2019, the Philippines has been the "inflation valedictorian" of the region because our inflation rate is nearly two to five times those of our neighbors.
Earthquakes and steel
There is understandable concern about the resilience of our structures, public and private, in withstanding earthquakes. But there is also alarmism being spread about the "Big One" happening soon in the Philippines.
Reason over populism in infrastructure development
Populism, or the appeal to pacify the masses and demonize the corporations and "elites," seems to be getting louder under the Duterte administration than under its predecessors. I will briefly discuss three sectors -- water supply, power development, and mining in this light.
Rising welfarism, rising taxes
Among the factors given why President Duterte's Senatorial bets won and shut out the opposition in the May 2019 Senatorial elections were: a. high popularity of the President; b. high visibility of his build-build-build programs; c. reduction in inflation in 2019; and, d. failure of the opposition to convince voters that they are the "right group to lead the charge."
MORE investment liberalization needed
Four reports in BusinessWorld last week seem to show a confusing investment environment of the Philippines:
Solar para sa politika
Among the records of the outgoing Congress is the legislation of a cronyist bill, the Solar Para sa Bayan Corp. (SPSBC) franchise. It is so unpopular that perhaps all other power developers and generation companies (gencos), both conventional and renewable energy (RE), perhaps all private distribution utilities (DUs) and electric cooperatives (ECs) in the country have opposed it.
MORE passenger safety and the LTFRB
Passengers and commuters want convenient, safe, and faster mobility to reach their destinations. There is great inconvenience for people who take multiple rides (tricycle, jeep or bus, MRT/LRT, jeep again to destination, reverse the process going back home). Taking a taxi is good but there are many complaints like choosy drivers, robbery, or sex molestation inside the cab, etc.
MORE employment and labor productivity
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released the Labor Force Survey (LFS) April 2019 last week and the result was generally good compared to April 2018: both unemployment and underemployment rates in 2019 have significantly declined, and labor force participation rate (LFPR) has increased. Thus, the labor force Q1 data seem to contradict the GDP Q1 data where growth has decelerated further.
Smart energy: Use more conventional sources
Some good news in the world energy sector here. One, world oil prices keep falling, WTI is now only $51+ per barrel vs $62 a month ago and $75 in early October 2018. Two, the US cemented its role as the world's largest oil producer, its output now 12.4 million barrels per day (mbpd) vs. 8.8 mbpd at the end of the Obama administration. Three, the oil-price decline is despite joint OPEC + Russia oil production cut to force higher prices. China is perhaps the world's biggest oil consumer but it remains a mid-tier oil producer.
Inflation target below 2% is possible
The May 2019 inflation is 3.2%, so this makes the year to date (Ytd) or January-May 2019 inflation rate 3.5% -- which all makes the Philippines the inflation valedictorian of East Asia, this year and last year.
Smart cities with little congestion and regulations
Metro Manila is composed of 17 cities and has a population of 13.1 million in 2016, the 18th largest city in the world. This 13 million would swell to around 15 million at daytime when people from neighboring provinces come to the big city to study, work, do business and so on. This is big, but not so big compared to other cities around the world like Tokyo, Delhi and Shanghai. Other Asian cities will soon have 10+ million people like Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh (see table).
US-China relations at Jeju Forum
Jeju, S. Korea -- The two largest economies in the world, the US and China, have GDP sizes in 2018 of $20.5 T and $13.4 T, respectively. Third to fifth largest are Japan with $5 T, Germany with $4 T, and UK with $2.8 T.
The Public Service Act and provincial tourism
One of the oldest laws in the Philippines yet having a huge and restrictive impact on the modern economy is Commonwealth Act 146 or the Public Service Act (PSA), which was approved on November 7, 1936, or nearly 83 years ago.
The global taxpayers conference
Many economists along with other social scientists and social philosophers, enjoy playing God, by which I mean laying out in detail their own private versions of the "good society" without being required to suggest ways and means of implementing their precepts or even defend these precepts with democratic political processes. -- James Buchanan
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#pragma once

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "FileInfo.h"
#include "DriveItem.h"

using namespace Fusion::GoogleDrive;

#include "FusionGDShell_i.h"

#if defined(_WIN32_WCE) && !defined(_CE_DCOM) && !defined(_CE_ALLOW_SINGLE_THREADED_OBJECTS_IN_MTA)
#error "Single-threaded COM objects are not properly supported on Windows CE platform, such as the Windows Mobile platforms that do not include full DCOM support. Define _CE_ALLOW_SINGLE_THREADED_OBJECTS_IN_MTA to force ATL to support creating single-thread COM object's and allow use of it's single-threaded COM object implementations. The threading model in your rgs file was set to 'Free' as that is the only threading model supported in non DCOM Windows CE platforms."
#endif

using namespace ATL;

class ATL_NO_VTABLE CDriveItemStream :
  public CComObjectRootEx<CComSingleThreadModel>,
  public CComCoClass<CDriveItemStream, &CLSID_DriveItemStream>,
  public IStream,
  public IPersistStream,
  public IPersistStreamInit,
  public IPersistFile
{
public:
  CDriveItemStream() : _item()
  {
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    _isFileDownloaded = false;
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    COM_INTERFACE_ENTRY2(IUnknown, IStream)
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    COM_INTERFACE_ENTRY2(IPersist, IPersistStream)
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  DECLARE_PROTECT_FINAL_CONSTRUCT()

  static HRESULT CreateInstanceReturnInterfaceTo(CDriveItem& item, __in const BIND_OPTS& options, REFIID riid, __deref_out void **ppv);

  HRESULT FinalConstruct()
  {
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  IFACEMETHODIMP Clone(__out __RPC__deref_out_opt IStream **ppstm);
  IFACEMETHODIMP Commit(__in DWORD grfCommitFlags);
  IFACEMETHODIMP CopyTo(__in IStream *pstm, __in ULARGE_INTEGER cb, __out_opt  ULARGE_INTEGER *pcbRead, __out_opt  ULARGE_INTEGER *pcbWritten);
  IFACEMETHODIMP LockRegion(__in ULARGE_INTEGER libOffset, __in ULARGE_INTEGER cb, __in DWORD dwLockType);
  IFACEMETHODIMP Read(__out void *pv, __in ULONG cb, __out ULONG *pcbRead);
  IFACEMETHODIMP Revert();
  IFACEMETHODIMP Seek(__in LARGE_INTEGER dlibMove, __in DWORD dwOrigin, __out_opt  ULARGE_INTEGER *plibNewPosition);
  IFACEMETHODIMP SetSize(__in ULARGE_INTEGER libNewSize);
  IFACEMETHODIMP Stat(__out __RPC__out STATSTG *pstatstg, __in DWORD grfStatFlag);
  IFACEMETHODIMP UnlockRegion(__in ULARGE_INTEGER libOffset, __in ULARGE_INTEGER cb, __in DWORD dwLockType);
  IFACEMETHODIMP Write(__in void const *pv, __in ULONG cb, __out ULONG *pcbWritten);

  // IPersist
  IFACEMETHODIMP GetClassID(__out CLSID *pclsid);

  // IPersistStream
  IFACEMETHODIMP IsDirty();
  IFACEMETHODIMP Load(__RPC__in_opt IStream *pStm);
  IFACEMETHODIMP Save(__RPC__in_opt IStream *pStm, BOOL fClearDirty);
  IFACEMETHODIMP GetSizeMax(__RPC__out ULARGE_INTEGER *pcbSize);

  // IPersistStreamInit
  IFACEMETHODIMP InitNew();

  // IPersistFile
  IFACEMETHODIMP Load(__RPC__in LPCOLESTR pszFileName, DWORD dwMode);
  IFACEMETHODIMP Save(__RPC__in_opt LPCOLESTR pszFileName, BOOL fRemember);
  IFACEMETHODIMP SaveCompleted(__RPC__in_opt LPCOLESTR pszFileName);
  IFACEMETHODIMP GetCurFile(__RPC__deref_out_opt LPOLESTR *ppszFileName);

private:
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  HRESULT _Open();
  HRESULT _CloseWithError(HRESULT previousHR);
  HRESULT _Read(__out void *pv, __in ULONG cb, __out ULONG *pcbRead);
  HRESULT _Seek(__in LARGE_INTEGER dlibMove, __in DWORD dwOrigin, __out_opt  ULARGE_INTEGER *plibNewPosition);
  HRESULT _SetSize(__in ULARGE_INTEGER libNewSize);
  HRESULT _Write(__in void const *pv, __in ULONG cb, __out ULONG *pcbWritten);

  ULARGE_INTEGER _StatFileSize();
  BOOL _StatFileTimeModified(FILETIME& fi);
  BOOL _StatFileTimeCreated(FILETIME& fi);
  BOOL _StatFileTimeAccessed(FILETIME& fi);

private:
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Dr. King is teaching on the subject: Hebrew Study Old Testament.
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We had a wonderful time of fellowship at Iglesia Cristo el Redentor (Yucaipa Christ the Redeemer Church) in Yucaipa, California with Pastor Armando Olmedo and his congregation.
The Meaning of the Word "Shalom"
The Hebrew word Shalom is comprehended all around the world to mean peace. However, peace is only one minute component of the meaning of the word Shalom. In Israel, although there is little in the way of peace, the word Shalom is used on a daily basis. It is used to greet people with, as well as to bid farewell to people. Furthermore, Shalom means much more than peace, hi, or goodbye.
Strong's Concordance 7965 - Hebrew Shalom .... A word study in the New King James Version for Shalom says: Completeness, wholeness, health, peace, welfare, safety, soundness, tranquility, prosperity, perfectness, fullness, rest, harmony, the absence of agitation or discord.
Shalom is derived from the root verb Shalom meaning to be complete, perfect and full. In modern Hebrew the obviously related word Shelem means to pay for, and Shulam means to be fully paid.
When the word Shalom is spoken out, in essence, not only peace is proclaimed, but also all of the above meanings of the word are pronounced over the person you are speaking to.
We have adopted to say "Shalom" instead of the more common greetings of "Hi, Hello, or Goodbye". Based on application of the Word of Yahveh, we take it very seriously, by praying for you and greeting you with Shalom.
"Yahveh bless you and keep you; Yahveh make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; Yahveh lift up His countenance upon you, And give you [shalom]."
The Tanakh or "Old Testament" was revealed by Elohim to the prophets of ancient Israel in Hebrew. Hebrew was not just the language of the earliest Israelites but the original language of all mankind and the language used by Elohim himself doing creation.
this one shall be called woman because she was taken from man.
According to this, the Hebrew word for "woman" ishah comes from the Hebrew word for "man" ish. In this particular example the root of the word seems to also work in English. The English word for "woman" seems to originate from the English word for "man". However, there are many word and name derivations in the pre-Babel world which only work in Hebrew. For example, the first woman was called Eve, in Hebrew Chavah, because "she is the mother of everyone who lives" (Gen. 3:20). This explanation is based on the Hebrew word Chai, meaning "one who lives". Chavah (Eve) was given her name because she was the mother of every Chai (one who lives). Eve's name proves that Adam spoke Hebrew. If she had spoken English he might have called his wife, "Liya" and said "she is the mother of everyone who lives" but he called her Chavah because he spoke Hebrew.
There are several name explanations of this kind in the pre-Babel era. The name Cain was given because Eve said, "I created a man with Yehovah" (Gen. 4:1) based on the Hebrew word for "I created" (caniti). Lamech called his son Noah saying: "this one will comfort us" (Gen. 5:29) based on the Hebrew word for "comfort" (nahem). Other examples are Abel, Seth, Ham, Japheth, and several others. These names and the explanations given for them prove that Hebrew was the language before the flood.
Yehovah Himself used Hebrew when he created the world. On the first day he said in Hebrew yehi or "let there be light" ; then he called the light by that Hebrew name yom (day) and the darkness by the Hebrew name laila (night). When He created the first man out of the dust of the ground he called him Adam based on the Hebrew word for ground, adamah (Gen. 2:7). Hebrew is not only the first language of mankind, it is a divine language used to create the universe.


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This is the story of how I went from being a relatively happy kids to being depressed and angry and filled with dark thoughts. This is also the story of how I found my way to a happier life.


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Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Episode 1 - All to Play For Episode 2 - The King of Spain Episode 3 - Redemption Episode 4 - The Art of War Episode 5 - Trouble at the Top Episode 6 - All or Nothing Episode 7 - Keeping Your Head Episode 8 - The Next Generation Episode 9 - Stars and Stripes Episode 10 - Crossing the Line
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20 Actors That Crazily Turned Down Legendary Roles
by Jacob Savill
Feb 13, 2013 February 13th, 2013
George Clooney once said that he knew he'd made it as a filmstar when he started recieving movie scripts with no coffee stains on them. More than anything else this just goes to show that being first choice for a role is of great value to many actors, however as this list proves, not all actors use this privilege to good effect... There's a saying in the film world that "actors turn down more roles than they accept." Whilst this may be accurate, turning down countless roles isn't always a fruiful exercise. Some of the films that actors disregard transpire in becoming massive critical and profitable sensations. What's worse for an actor is when they instead opt to partake in a project which results in becoming a colossal critical and commercial flop. An example of such a catastrophic decision would be Will Smith's choice to turn down the legendary role of Neo in The Matrix, in favour of appearing in Wayward Western Wild Wild West. Although, undeniably, in a number of cases these refusals could be due to scheduling clashes with other productions, leaving actors with no choice in the matter. However this is not always the instance as some actors, such as the brilliant Daniel Day-Lewis, are notorious for their selectivity over which roles they do or don't accept. I confess that it is easy to sit here with the benefit of hindsight and criticize these stars for turning down amazing roles (which is partly why I've written the article), because arriving at a calculated conclusion on which project to follow on the back of one scan of the script and a quick meeting with the director, isn't always a straightforward decision to make. Sometimes they get it wrong and sometimes they get it right, and this article is a homage to those occasions when actors get it horribly wrong and end up, not only losing millions and million of dollars but they also end up living the rest of their lives in deep regret over passing up the opportunity to appear in career defining roles. So without much further ado and in no particular order, here are the 20 actors who passed on legendary roles.
Posted On: 12th Feb 2013
Jacob Savill
Massive Arsenal fan Jacob Savill, is a new-ish contributor to WhatCulture and his first few articles have proved popular amongst the sports and film pages. As an A-Level English Student and an aspiring journalist he's using WhatCulture as preparation for what he hopes to be a successful journalistic career.
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SOUTHAVEN — The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), in cooperation with local governments, will host two public meetings July 15 to discuss high-performance transit service options from DeSoto and Tunica counties to the Memphis Central Business District in the Interstate 69 corridor.
The upcoming meetings are the third and final meetings in a series of public meetings scheduled for the "I-69 Corridor Alternatives Analysis Study," an 18-month project to evaluate whether new high-performance transit service should be introduced in the region. The public meetings will specifically focus on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), a high-performance bus system designed to offer the speed and quality of rail service at a lower cost.
There are three potential routes under consideration. The first would operate on I-69/I-55 from Tunica Resorts to downtown Memphis. The second route would follow I-69/I-55 from Tunica Resorts to Church Road and then take U.S. 51 to downtown Memphis. The third option would run on I-69/I-55 from Tunica Resorts to Church Road and then take Airways Boulevard to Memphis International Airport and connect to the planned light rail service between the airport and downtown. All the alternatives would have stations at major street crossings.
The two public meetings will be held from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the following locations at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven and MATA Central Station in Memphis.
Formal presentations will begin at 5:30 p.m. Before and after the presentation, the meetings will be an open house format with the public invited to ask questions and provide comments.


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BELLEVILLE, ON (September 19, 2018) – The Belleville Senators (@BellevilleSens) announced today that the team has finalized a naming rights partnership with CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO). The agreement will see the team's current home at the Yardmen Arena be renamed to CAA Arena in advance of the 2018-19 American Hockey League season. The relationship will extend for a minimum of seven years.
The Belleville Senators, primary developmental affiliates of the Ottawa Senators, relocated to the Bay of Quinte region in early 2017. As the primary tenant of the facility, the team operated both hockey games and a number of special events during their inaugural season. The team obtained the ability to pursue a naming rights agreement for the venue as part of their original lease agreement with the City of Belleville.
CAA SCO maintains a longstanding presence throughout the Bay of Quinte region. This partnership investment is part of a larger strategy to further support and connect with our communities and to provide additional value to CAA's strong membership base in the area. It will also further engage and delight CAA members beyond their traditional expectation of trusted roadside assistance. As part of the partnership, CAA SCO will offer a number of new benefits to their members, including exclusive access to the team and experiences within the Arena.
Opened in 1978, the Arena has long established itself as a recreation hub for residents throughout the Bay of Quinte region. For more than 40 years, the building stood as the Yardmen Arena. The Belleville Senators and CAA are dedicated to honouring this legacy and ensuring it lives on within the community for many more years to come.
An official celebration and sign lighting is planned at a later date.
Located within the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre, CAA Arena will operate as part of the premier recreational facility in the region. The newly renovated 4,400 seat building is home to the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League, as well as a number of regional minor hockey teams and tournaments, alternative sporting competitions, trade shows, concerts and special events.
The Belleville Senators are the American Hockey League affiliate of the Ottawa Senators. Located in the Bay of Quinte region, the team provides a leading developmental platform for prospective National Hockey League players and a premier entertainment experience for fans and members of the community.
For over a hundred years, CAA has been helping Canadians stay mobile, safe and protected. CAA South Central Ontario is one of eight auto clubs across Canada providing roadside assistance, travel, insurance services and savings for over two million members.


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First of all, you need to buy a wifi key Netgear WNA1100 to allow Jetstorm work with the Lego Mindstorms. This wifi key is the sole key supported for now by the Mindstorms.
On Phratch, you can see a menu "AddOns". There is a project named "JetStorm for Phratch". It install all the necessary to connect the robots Lego Mindstorms to Phratch.


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Water Taxis: A Relaxing Alternative
A $2 fare will take you on a scenic tour of the Chicago River in under 12 minutes!
By Emily Hudson
First introduced to Chicago in 1962, water taxis are very small passenger-only ferries (about 50 feet long or less). Chicago 's water taxis are available on a fixed route, due to high demand, but on-demand service is offered in other locations. Traveling at an average speed of 8.4 mph, water taxis can load and unload very quickly and run frequently, making them ideal for commuters. They are often more reliable than surface transit options such as buses or taxis because they operate on water, where there is considerably less traffic. Water taxis alleviate traffic congestion by moving people from land to water, and can help reduce a region's carbon footprint by eliminating idling surface transport.
Chicago Water Taxi entrance, Photo: Richie Diesterheft
At Chicago's Madison Avenue Bridge dock, close to both Union Station and the Ogilvie Transportation Center (major transit centers for Metra and Amtrak), water taxis offer relief to commuters who would otherwise have to make the 1.5-mile hike to the North Loop. Unlike traditional cabs, local water taxis charge a flat rate as low as $2, regardless of how far you travel. In addition to low fares, passengers also can enjoy a peaceful, scenic tour of Chicago's world renowned architecture.
The water taxis' simplicity adds to its lure. Chicago tourists, both foreign and domestic, will find the service easy to navigate because it does not stray from the water. Visitors can hop from the Sears Tower to the Shedd Aquarium to Chinatown with an all-day water taxi pass, all the while enjoying the relaxing atmosphere of the river, away from the hustle and bustle of the streets above. Passengers can enjoy climate-controlled temperatures inside the enclosed cabin (water taxis are equipped to run even during unfavorable weather conditions) or feel the wind on their faces on deck.
Mayor Richard M. Daley's newly appointed Riverwalk Development Committee works with members of the public and private sectors to utilize the waterfront better, and transform it into an inviting place that attracts shops, restaurants, and other development opportunities. Accessibility via water taxis help invigorate the Riverwalk by attracting both residents and tourists to the area. The Fox River in St. Charles or the DuPage River in Naperville both could benefit from a water taxi service. Whether exploring the city or making a daily commute, water taxis offer an eco-friendly, efficient and memorable transit experience.
This article was featured in Talking Transit, MPC's bi-weekly e-newsletter. To receive the newsletter, email talkingtransit@metroplanning.org with 'Subscribe' in the subject line.
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Russia-Ukraine crisis: India's tea exports likely to be hit
Tea planters and exporters are "extremely worried" over the possible impact on their shipments to Russia, India's second largest buyer of tea, in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Western sanctions and disruption of payments in dollars as well as transhipments to Russia are expected as a fall-out of Russia launching an attack on Ukraine on Thursday.
"The Russian market for Indian tea is extremely important as there are payment issues for shipments to Iran, another vital tea export destination. Around 18 per cent of India's tea shipments go to Russia," India Tea Association chairperson Nayantara Palchoudhuri told PTI.
In the event of the conflict and possible imposition of sanctions by the US, exports to Russia would be "impacted adversely in the upcoming season", she said.
Palchoudhuri, however, said that any significant shock to the tea industry due to the crisis may not be witnessed immediately as the season is about to begin and the bulk of shipments takes place between May and October.
Indian Tea Exporters' Association Chairman Anshuman Kanoria also said the industry stakeholders are "extremely worried" about the crisis.
"There will surely be economic consequences for tea exports in the near term. The impact we have seen straight away is the fall in the value of the Russian Ruble by almost 15 per cent vis-a-vis the US dollar. When the Ruble becomes weak, the capacity of importers to pay also declines," he told PTI. The Ruble which was 70.43 to the dollar on October 24, last year, was worth 89.74 to the dollar on February 24, 2022.
Kanoria also said exporters are keeping a watch on how the war situation shapes up and the economic fall out of the crisis. Exporters also fear that payments which are usually in dollars may be affected if the US tightens financial sanctions.
Palchoudhuri pointed out that if shipments to Russia get impacted, an oversupply situation may arise in the domestic market, resulting in a price fall.
"Russia and Kazakhstan are the main markets in the overall exports to CIS countries.
Indian tea exporters while hoping that peace will speedily return are concerned about the impact on our tea exports of any possible economic retaliation by the West," Kanoria said. Exports to Ukraine are not significant with just 3-3.6 million kg being shipped out annually.
European Union and the US have already promised unprecedented sanctions to punish Kremlin.
Kanoria also mentioned that the cost of operation for planters and exporters is set to go up with increasing oil prices in the international markets.


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County faces protests of Hwy. 101 rezoning plans
Supervisors to consider zoning changes
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OVERPASS PROTESTS Protests like this on bridges over U.S. 101 led to petitions, then a March 2020 referendum on commercial development at four interchanges. File photo
[Updated 8pm July 19.]
Faced with a need to increase San Benito County coffers, officials are considering the creation of commercial zones at four intersections along Highway 101.
The County Board of Supervisors is expected to consider zoning changes along the state highway between Aromas and San Juan Bautista in August, following a Planning Commission recommendation in May.
The four commercial "nodes," as they are called, are located along the highway at Betabel Road and Highway 129/Searle Road in San Juan Bautista, and Rocks Ranch and 101 Livestock Market in Aromas.
The properties, totaling about 326 acres, would be converted from agricultural to regional commercial zoning, which according to the 2035 General Plan approved in 2015, provides "areas that function as destinations for commercial activity serving the regional population." Developments such as shopping centers, automobile stations and hotels could be built on the properties.
Under regional commercial zoning, retail space is limited to 85,000 square feet per node, and no more than 125 hotel rooms can be built within each area.
Each node could have its own theme. For instance, one theme discussed for the Betabel Road exit is that of a mid-century roadside, while the Highway 129 node was suggested by planners a possible early farmstead theme.
County Planner Darryl Boyd stressed that the zoning changes would not immediately result in any development.
"There's no physical development that's actually being proposed as part of this project," he told the planning commission in May. "This project is continuing the implementation of the 2035 General Plan."
Should the zoning changes pass muster with the supervisors, development likely would not be happening anytime soon. Each node would then need approval of a master development plan, which outlines a property's site plan and landscaping, among many other things.
Once approved, major developments that are consistent with the master plan would then have to go through another round of county approvals.
The zoning proposal comes a month after the supervisors approved the county's 2019-2020 budget, which stated a need to pursue economic development activities to bring revenues closer to expenditures.
According to the budget approved by the supervisors on June 25, the county's expenditures are expected to outpace revenues by $16 million. In an earlier interview, Deputy County Administrative Officer Edgar Nolasco said reserves carried over from the previous year will make up the difference, and property tax revenues are expected to increase by $700,000 due to new construction in the county.
The proposal for creating new commercial development opportunities along Highway 101 has spurred some vigorous opposition from nearby residents , who spoke out against it at the planning commission meeting.
About 120 members and supporters of a new group, Preserve Our Rural Communities, spread out across the San Juan Road overpass during Friday evening rush hour July 19, waving signs to passing motorists, protesting any new commercial development in the area.
In addition, the San Juan Bautista City Council on June 18 voted to send a letter to supervisors opposing the project. San Juan Bautista is located about two miles south of the interchange.
At the meeting, San Juan Bautista resident Cara Vonk urged county officials to reject the proposal, saying such a development would destroy the rural beauty of San Benito County.
"We don't need urban homogenization and fake Disneyland themes," she said.
Gina Paolini, a member of the citizens group Preserve Our Rural Communities, said the group is circulating a petition opposing the node projects.
"The county does not have a tourism base to support the hotels," she said. "This project is not going to save the county that's already in fiscal crisis, yet it will have long-standing impacts on the surrounding community."
Ben Bingaman, whose family owns nearby Rocks Ranch, said only 2 percent of the land would be touched by development, with the rest remaining open space.
"For 75 years, we have fought furiously for our ranch," he said. "But at the same time, the county needs jobs. The county needs revenue. We can do a lot of things to mitigate and preserve our neighborhoods."
Scott Fuller of the San Benito County Business Council said commercial development at the Highway 101 interchanges follows the already approved county General Plan.
"It will bring in additional revenue," he said. "These are not destinations that are adding traffic. This is to attract traffic that is already there."
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Dear Friends, Our Region combining Salinas and Silicon Valleys remains the largest urban area on the North American Continent without intermodal facilities. Before SPRR merged with UPRR, before the politicians a/k/a "directors" took over at the bankrupt-from-conception transit agencies, we had an intermodal facility in San Jose, and another one in Salinas. So, if local shippers & receivers want their tons to move COFC/TOFC intermodal service, then those tons must be drayed over the road to UPRR;s ramp in Lathrop, or BNSF's ramp in Stockton. Foreign origin and destination tons are drayed to the ports—over the road. Axle weight is the single largest factor in road surface and bridge support deterioration. Fuel savings with COFC/TOFC, compared with rubber tires dragged over concrete or asphalt, is 75% per ton-mile. Freight rates average 40% lower than team drivers long haul trans-Mississippi River tonnage. Our leaders know their transit, but they don't know transportation, and give me that Deer-in-the-Headlights when I'm pleading with them from their podium. Caveat viator. Joseph P. Thompson, Esq., Past-President, Gilroy-Morgan Hill Bar Assn., Member, Transportation Lawyers Assn; Charter Member, SBCCOG Citizens Rail Advisory Committee; Charter Member, SBCCOG Citizens Transit Task Force; (408) 848-5506; E-Mail: [email protected]
PS, For background, refer to my public comments delivered to local leaders for the past 25 years on bad transport policy then cram down our throats. jpt
Scratcher July 20, 2019 at 3:06 pm
Why isn't anyone talking about the fact that the county wants to spend the money to build a new jail to lease to Hollister. Seems to me they could forego this type of investment and expenditure.


Regional leaders representing both the United States and Mexico will gather in Imperial Beach, California Friday for a rare discussion between the two countries about a flow of sewage crossing the border in the South Bay region of San Diego.
Elected leaders and non-government representatives from both countries hope the meeting at the Dempsey Holder Safety Center Friday afternoon will begin a dialogue as to how to solve the sewage seepage.
San Diego-area residents have complained for years that their health and wellbeing is being affected by pollution to the Tijuana River Estuary. Polluted runoff likely comes from a Tijuana sewage treatment plant in need of upgrades that would likely cost upwards of $370 million, a study by Mexican officials found.
The Tijuana River Estuary and shorelines from Imperial Beach to Coronado are often closed to the public after spills on the Mexican side of the border cross into the United States via the Tijuana River, especially following heavy rainfall.
The meeting aims to go over what work has been done so far to address the problem and provide an overview of current plans, as well as addressing what hurdles remain.
The long-standing problem has become a source of contention between leaders on both sides of the border as to who is responsible for a solution. The issue reached the courts last year when Attorney General Xavier Becerra sued the International Boundary Water Commission.
The suit alleges millions of gallons of waste, including untreated sewage, trash, pesticides and heavy metals have been discharged from the IBWC's treatment facilities in violation of the Clean Water Act. The San Diego Regional Water Quality Board and the city of San Diego have also joined the suit.
It asks the court to force the IBWC to comply with the Clean Water Act and the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. But the IBWC argued in a motion to dismiss the lawsuit that the agency is not responsible for the millions of gallons of raw and partially treated sewage that flow into the Pacific Ocean from the Tijuana area.
The last time a sewage spill caused long-lasting beach closures in San Diego County was in December 2018. That's when officials with Mexico's IBWC told the U.S. that an estimated 6 to 7 gallons of sewage per day was flowing into the Tijuana River Valley due to a failure at their plant.
The Tijuana River crosses the U.S.-Mexico border just west of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry and travels northwest, through the Tijuana River Estuary and into the Pacific Ocean south of Imperial Beach.


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Home / Lead News / Former Egyptian President Morsy sentenced to 20 years
Former Egyptian President Morsy sentenced to 20 years
Egypts first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, sentenced to 20 year in jail
Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday on charges of inciting violence and facilitating the killing and torturing of protesters in 2012.
The case is subject to appeal.
Morsy stood trial with 14 co-defendants, including some of his presidential staff.
Morsy, who became Egypt's first democratically elected president in June 2012, was deposed by a military coup in July 2013.
This is the first trial Morsy was referred to after his removal. He is also standing trial in three other cases.
In May, a fifth trial is slated to start on charges of insulting the judiciary.
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You're from the generation that never depends on others. You're looking for financial independence and you have an idea for the perfect business. When it is time to decide what type of company is best for you, however, you need a little guidance.
To make life easier, lawyer Jorge A. Rivera Febres, Executive Vice President and Director of the Legal Division of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, explained the three ways you can operate your business.
Under a DBA, an individual operates a business using a commercial name. This can be his or her real name (such as Juan del Pueblo), a variation of that (Juan del Pueblo Productions) or any other business name.
Using a DBA, all the income flows to the owner. For that reason, when it is time to pay taxes, you should do so as an individual, not as a company. This model may be best for small businesses that are beginning operations.
It's not that easy, however. Among the disadvantages of a DBA is the personal responsibility you can incur for business activities. Any lawsuit, claim or obligation incurred by the business will be aimed at you personally and your assets.
An LLC is a legal entity whose purpose is to protect its members from responsibilities that can be incurred as a result of the business' activities. In other words, if there is a lawsuit or a claim, it is aimed at the LLC and not you personally, thus protecting your assets.
The LLC is flexible in its daily operations. The regulations and the documentation required to form and operate it are considered minimal in comparison to a corporation. In this type of business, you generally pay taxes as an individual, not a company.
A corporation is also a legal entity, but it is more rigid in terms of its operation. This means that, for example, you will have to establish a board of directors and hold periodic meetings with the board and shareholders. The corporation also requires more extensive documentation on the operations of the business. These are characteristics of a business of a larger scale and are necessary to attract capital and investors.
At tax time, the business will pay taxes on the income it generates, and you pay for the distributions you receive and the salary provided, if any.
The process of establishing your business is relatively simple. It can be done at the State Department at a cost that is minimal compared to the benefits received. You can also obtain information through the State Department web site, free of charge.
Contact your lawyer or financial adviser to advise you about the best way to establish your business.


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La temporada 2004-05 del Torneo Nacional de Ascenso fue la decimotercera edición del torneo de segundo nivel para equipos de baloncesto. El torneo contó con dieciséis equipos.

El campeón fue Alianza La Unión de Formosa, que derrotó en la final por el campeonato a Ciclista Juninense. Ambos equipos estaban ascendidos a la hora de disputar la serie.

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Durable Functions itself are a big topic and I'll come back to the them soon. In the previous post I created a simple Function App, which inserts a row into Table Storage. All activities were orchestrated and it was really easy to schedule more work. Today I want to present you how easy you can transform such active architecture into a passive one using Event Grid. This will be a fairly easy episode so let's start!
There's no need to change anything in the Function App since for now we'll use a HttpTrigger. Unfortunately we cannot host it locally(because of Event Grid) so there's a need to publish it to the cloud.
You can easily deploy Event Grid from the marketplace. For now there's nothing special regarding its installation, so I won't go into details.
Once we have components deployed we can configure Event Grid so it'll pass events to the chosen endpoint. In our case it'll be our Galaxy_Create_Start function(which we used to start orchestration). We'll need one thing - our function URL. To get it go to the Function App you deployed, find a function and click on Get Function URL.
Once you have it, we can go to Event Grid and create a new subscriber.
What we need now is a new subscription. This feature allow you to orchestrate events flow, so each subscriber can be subscribed to a particular event type. With this configured we can centralize the way, how e.g. multiple services built with Azure Functions integrate with event producers.
When you configure a new subscriber it will be added to the list of all supported subscribers. We've done all what we needed to integrate Event Grid with Azure Functions, let's test it now.
There're two important things what we need to test our solution - Event Grid endpoint and access key. The former ss available on the main screen - please copy it so you'll know where to post your messages. Access keys can be found under Settings section in Event Grid main menu.
// Function input comes from the request content.
2017-11-08T12:36:55.144 Started orchestration with ID = 'f7d2ad0001204ff0a381d61b448ef8b7'.
Of course you can easily deserialize it and incorporate into your flow.
As you can see implementing Event Grid as a gateway to the underlying architecture is a piece of cake. In fact we didn't need any change in our code - the whole integration perfomed seamlessly. In the next episode I'll try to present you how to integrate a producer(Event Hub), so we don't have to post messages directly to our Event Grid.
What's all about Azure Event Grid?
Azure Event Grid is one of the newest products available in Azure cloud stack. Since it's still in preview, we are not offered full functionality(so e.g. only two regions can be selected, not all event publishers have been added). However with all the goodnes provided by this component, we can start thinking about "reactive programming in the cloud" - at least this is what documentation tells us. Let's dive deeper into Event Grid and find why it's so special.
Event Grid is all about events. You may ask how it is different comparing similar products like Event Hub or Service Bus. If you take a look at the basic architecture, you'll find very similar concept like topics or subscribers (well at least for Service Bus). So why do I need Event Grid(which will complicate my architecture even more) when I can easily connect e.g. my Azure Functions to a topic and achieve the same functionality with ease? Well, this is only partially true.
The downside of other solutions is the need of pooling - details doesn't matter now, you have to implement some way of communication between your app and an event publisher. It can be long-pooling, event sourcing, WebSockets - whatever works can be used. So even if you establish a persistent connection, you have to talk to the other side and await messages. You're not passive in this model - that's why you cannot "react" on events passed to you. You only parse them and pass further.
Event Grid allows you to make your components "passive" - they are somewhere in the cloud and are only interested in the data you send to them. They don't have to persist any connections - it's up to Event Grid to distribute messages and deliver to the configured subscribers. Microsoft states, that this approach is suited for serverless scenario and I can agree with them - you can make underlying infrastructure even more abstract and control the flow of event from the single point. For me the possibility to configure connection between Event Hub and several Azure Functions using Azure Portal(so I don't have to pass a connection string of EH to each individual component) is definitely a big YES to Event Grid.
I still think, that though Event Grid simplifies and improves working with serverless architecture(what am I saying - it actually enables you to start thinking about serverless at all...), you cannot just take it, write a couple of Functions and say "this is how we're making applications today in our company". It still requires proper planning, it's still not valid for each and every application(with Event Hub, Event Grid and Azure Functions, you may assume, that an event will reach its destination... at some point in time) and forces you to change your mindset into being "reactive"(and this is sometimes a challenge itself).
On the other hand I like how it smoothly integrates with the cloud - for now only a few publishers are available, but we're given a promise, that this will change soon. I treat it as a serverless orchestrator - it's the centre of my architecture, where I can separate concerns seamlessly. Combine it with negligible cost($0.60 per million operations, first 100k is free) and easy learning curve and ask yourself why haven't you tested it yet?


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Q: Broker architectural pattern in plain english Could someone explain the Broker pattern to me in plain english? Possibly in terms of Java or a real life analogy.

A: Try to imagine that 10 people have messages they need to deliver. Another 10 people are expecting messages from the previous group. In an open environment, each person in the first group would have to deliver their message to the recipient manually, so each person has to visit at least one member of the second group. This is inefficient and chaotic.
In broker, there is a control class (in this case the postman) who receives all the messages from group one. The broker then organizes the messages based off destination and does any operations needed, before visiting each recipient once to deliver all messages for them.  This is far more efficient.
In software design, this lets remote and heterogeneous classes communicate with each other easily. The control class has an interface which all incoming messages can interact with so a sorts of messages can be sent and interpreted correctly. Keep in mind this is not very scalable, so it loses effectiveness for larger systems.
Hope this helped!

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This authentic Louis Vuitton Eva Monogram Brown is an easy elegant bag ideal for holding your cosmetics and girly essentials and is available to buy or sell online at Stockx. Crafted from the brand's classic brown monogram canvas, this bag features natural vachetta leather trims, an adjustable leather strap and gold-toned hardware accents. Its top zipper closure opens to a brown fabric-lined interior perfect for storing bare essentials and large enough to hold a coin purse. The bag's detachable strap allows it to be worn longer on the body for added versatility. The short golden color shoulder chain of the Eva is perfect for evening use, while the wrist carry is another stylish option. The cross shoulder strap offers a more casual look. This LV Eva monogram has a metal plate engraved with the handwritten Louis Vuitton signature. The perfect clutch for night or day.Since it was first designed, the Monogram canvas has been associated with natural, vegetable-tanned vachetta cowhide leather. Its smooth, natural grain brings out the harmony of the carefully selected hide. The transparency reveals the natural markings, such as veins and wrinkles, proving it has not been treated. This delicate, easily scratched leather is a testament to the bag's history and develops a unique amber patina, unique to each bag and greater suppleness with time. The leather starts out with a white tone and gradually darkens over time, leaving a rich caramel or amber color.


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Ontario universities commend federal government for record research investment
Council of Ontario Universities
TORONTO, April 21, 2015 /CNW/ - Ontario's universities are delighted that Finance Minister Joe Oliver and the federal government are recognizing that world-class research is vital to the health, prosperity and quality of life of all Canadians, through a substantial $1.5-billion investment in research announced in the 2015 federal budget.
"University research is the engine for the bold ideas and innovation that gives Canada a competitive edge globally," says Max Blouw, Chair of the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) and President of Wilfrid Laurier University.
"The federal government's $1.33-billion investment to the Canada Foundation for Innovation – the largest single investment ever made in research infrastructure support – will allow universities to attract the very best talent and conduct the kind of ground-breaking research that transforms lives and meets Canada's strategic goals for success."
Ontario universities are well-positioned to deliver on the opportunity this investment affords. According to Research Infosource Inc., seven Ontario universities are already among the Top-15 research institutions in Canada, and 18 are placed in the Top-50.
"Ontario has been the birthplace of so many remarkable game-changing discoveries, and this kind of investment by our federal government will lay the groundwork for research now that will benefit future generations of Canadians," says Bonnie M. Patterson, COU's President and CEO.
"It also will ensure that many more talented students will develop the skills right here in world-class research facilities needed to become the researchers and entrepreneurs our future depends on."
Ontario universities also commend the federal government for its additional $46-million support for the Tri-Councils – the three federal research granting agencies: the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), which support outstanding research and advanced training at universities.
Ontario universities would like to recognize the federal government for its leadership in digital research infrastructure through its support for CANARIE and new targeted investment dollars through CFI. Big data and our ability to create, use, and manage it are the currency of the future and absolutely critical to our continued global research competitiveness.
Universities also welcome federal support for big science through investments in TRIUMF, Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics, as well as the Thirty Metre Telescope, both of which ensure that Canadians will continue to benefit from tomorrow's game-changing research.
They thank Industry Minister James Moore for his unwavering recognition that universities are the foundation of Canada's economic development.
Ontario universities also applaud the federal government for measures in this budget to increase access to students through changes in the Canada Student Loans Program. Many more thousands of students will be eligible for loans as the government reduces the expectation of parental contributions when it calculates eligibility, and by removing the penalty faced by students who apply for loans and also work while studying.
First Nations and Inuit students will also benefit from a commitment to provide additional post-secondary scholarships and bursaries.
The Council of Ontario Universities is the voice of Ontario's universities, promoting the value of education, research and innovation that leads to social, cultural and economic success.
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What are the performance characteristics of precision castings - Fenghua Xinke Precision Casting Co., Ltd.
1. The maximum limit length of precision castings is 700mm, the length of easy to make is less than 200mm, the maximum weight is about 100kg, usually 10kg or less.
2. Precision casting dimensional tolerances are 20mm±0.13mm, 100mm±0.30mm, 200mm±0.43mm, and the dimensional accuracy of small parts is not easy to reach within ±0.10mm. The angular tolerance is ±0.5~±2.0 degrees, and the minimum thickness of precision castings is 0.5~1.5mm. The surface roughness of precision castings is about Rmax 4S~12S.
3. There are almost no restrictions on the quality of precision castings, such as aluminum alloy, magnesium alloy, titanium alloy, copper alloy, various steel materials, cobalt-based and nickel-based heat-resistant alloys, and hard materials.
4. Precision castings produce workpieces with complex shapes, good dimensional accuracy, and machining.
5. Precision castings save material waste and can be mass produced.


In response to Mark Levinson Audio Systems' 40th Anniversary, the company has announced a new line of products for the two-channel audiophile, the 40th Anniversary Collection at CES 2012, which includes the $25,000 No.52 Reference dual-mono preamplifier, the $10,000 No.585 integrated amplifier, the $6000 No.519 SACD player and the $6000 No.560 digital processor. I was most intrigued by the $10,000 No.585 integrated amplifier shown in the photo, which is rated at 225Wpc into 8 ohms, and provides a dedicated subwoofer output.
Soulution Audio's Cyrill Hammer was on hand to discuss the company's "small" Soulution 501 mono Amplifier ($55,000/pair). Similar in design to the Soulution 710 stereo amplifier that had so impressed Michael Fremer in the August 2012 issue of Stereophile, the more diminutive 501 monoblock amplifier is rated at 125W into 8 ohms, utilizes six switching-mode power supplies, and features a high-bandwidth, zero-feedback voltage-amplification input stage. Unlike the 176 lb Soulution 710 stereo amplifier that required three good men to move into Mikey's listening room, the 501 weighs in at a "mere" 80 lbs per chassis.
Harman Specialty Audio introduced the new Revel Performa 3 series of loudspeakers at the 2012 CES. Kevin Voecks, lead audio engineer in the design, was delighted at the increased performance of Performa 3 series, including the $4500/pair, three-way, F208 full-range floorstander and the $1750/pair M106 two-way bookshelf. The F208 replaces the more expensive, $7500 F32 Performa in the previous series.
Kevin Voecks Rocks the Room Acoustics with Studio 6's iPad App.
Harman Specialty Audio's Kevin Voecks demonstrated his latest portable room-response testing system, an iPad 2 running Studio Six Digital's "Audio Tools" iTunes app. (A favorite of JA's.) The iPad 2 plus a $50 external mike and an accessory box from Studio Six becomes a portable audio test system with up to 1/48-octave resolution. Kevin used this tool to set up Revel's new M106 and F208 loudspeakers on the 35th Floor of the Venetian Hotel. He demonstrated frequency response graphs and a virtual SPL meter—seen in detail as a graphic representation of a huge analog SPL meter on the iPad screen.
Luke Manley and Bea Lam of VTL were on hand as host and hostess at the VTL exhibit suite at the Venetian Hotel to present their two new stereo tube amplifiers, the $33,500, 400Wpc S400 Series II amplifier, and the $10,000, 200Wpc S200 Stereo Signature amplifier shown in the photo. Although the S400 was configured into a floorstanding tower and the S200 in the rack-mounted chassis used for their MB-450 monoblock amplifier, both new products feature VTL's latest tube technology, including fully balanced, differential input stage, VTL's SmartTube technology with automatic bias and screen supply adjustments and fault sensing, and a new user-adjustable damping factor feedback control. The feedback loop amount can be precisely set to suite the listener's taste via three-position switches located between the input tubes on the top of the chassis.
Joseph Audio's Jeff Joseph is always a smiling, positive presence at CES and other shows, and always seems to have something new in his speaker line, even if "new" is defined as "finally in production." This describes the Perspective ($11,800/pair), making good sounds with relatively affordable Bel Canto equipment ($2995 digital receiver and CD3 transport). The tie Jeff is wearing has cartoon figures designed by Joshua Joseph, Jeff's 11-year-old son.
A close-up of the Joshua Joseph-designed tie. A 2012 CES highlight!
I know of speakers where, depending on the crossover, the same 5" or 6" driver is used as midrange or as woofer, but I've never encountered a speaker where a driver normally designated as a tweeter also functions as a midrange. This is the unusual design approach taken by McIntosh in some new speaker models, including the $10,000/pair XR100, and, judging by the sound, it certainly works for them. The driver is a 2" metal dome: eight of these are combined to serve as midrange, with two more as the tweeter flanking a supertweeter.
Atlantic Technology's AT-1, which uses their patented H-PAS venting technology, was one of the hits of last year's CES, and the positive impression was confirmed in Erick Lichte's review (September 2011). The H-PAS approach has now been applied to the new AT-2 ($1800/pair). The –3dB point is specified as 41Hz, which I'm told is an anechoic figure. This normally translates to in-room response to the low 30s, and the sound of the AT-2 in the Venetian's less-than-ideal space seemed to confirm this.
The business card of Eventus Audio's designer, Domenico Fiorentino, says "Fine Italian Products." But even if it didn't say that, even a casual look at the curved lines and impeccable finish of the Eventus speakers will immediately make you think that the speakers must be made in Italy. Their latest iO line is designed to bring the quality of their cost-no-object offerings to a more affordable level. North American prices are yet to be determined, but the stand-mounted two-way iO is 2500Euros/pair and the iO.f three-way floorstander is 5500Euros/pair. Fiorentino is pictured here with Angie Lisi of Audio Pathways, the North American distributor of Eventus.
Brent Hefley, Marketing Manager of Ayre, walked me through the circuit layout of Ayre's newest amplifier, the $14,950, dual-mono, 200Wpc (8 ohms) VX-R. Based on the well-regarded and long-established MX-R monoblock and introduced at the 2011 CES, the VX-R uses Ayre's ultra-fast printed circuit board materials. Ayre is expecting great things, Brent told JA, from its recent hiring of ex-Classé and Linn engineer Alan Clark, who joins Charlie Hansen and Ariel Brown as the Colorado company's creative engine.
It was good to visit McIntosh Laboratory's 35th floor suite at the Venetian Hotel and spend a few minutes with Ron Cornelius, the product manager, discussing our shared experiences with the legendary McIntosh MR-78 FM tuner. Ron showed me the latest iteration of the company's MC-275 tube amplifier. Now released as version 6, 50th-Anniversary 275, priced at $6500, it reminded me that the amplifier was first shipped in 1961.
I visited Burmester's President, Dieter Burmester, in the German company's Venetian Hotel Suite. As well as high-end audio products Burmester also manufactures high-perfomance music systems for the Bugatti Veyron and Porsche sports cars. I mentioned that I saw Dieter's likeness in a sketch for an interview with him and Richard Chailly that appears in the latest Christophorus, the Porsche's owner's magazine. That led to chat about our favorite automobiles, and from there to high-end audio. Dieter hopes putting high-end audio in the Porsche Panamera and 911 automobiles will introduce high-end audio to a younger but affluent generation now focused on limited-fidelity MP3 on their iPods.
I heard very detailed and rich sound in the exhibit run by Lamm Industries and by Verity Audio. The system setup included $95,995 Verity Audio Lohengrin II speakers, $37,190/pair Lamm ML2.2 single-ended, dual-chassis 18W amplifiers, a $28,000 Kronos turnable with a $5,200 Phantom II XL12 tonearm, $5500 Dynavector X1Vs cartridge, and $97,000 worth of Kubala-Sosna interconnects, speaker cables and power cords. Julien Pelchat, the Vice-President of Verity Audio, walked me through the design of the Lohengrin II speakers.
Sumiko teamed up a pair of Sonus Faber Amati Futura floorstanding speakers — watch for JA's review in the March 2012 issue—with the $4500 REL Gibraltar G1 subwoofer to produce explosive, massive, but tightly controlled bass while playing the "Chinese Drum Poem" selection from disc 3 of the Burmester Demonstration Disc series. The REL G1 is a 108 lb, closed-box, front-firing 12" driver driven by a 600W, high-current amplifier. Sumiko's John Hunter set the gain of the G1 using a small remote. The G1 subwoofer fell totally silent when the music was free of deep bass content, as it should.


Every February in Seattle, thousands of acoustic musicians and fans gather for the three-day Wintergrass Music Festival, happening this year on February 21 – 24. Peghead Nation will be on hand at the Hyatt Regency to take in the music-packed weekend of old-time, bluegrass, and roots performances, instructional workshops and intensives, and nonstop jamming.
Among the amazing lineup of official Wintergrass performers are two Peghead Nation teachers. Our Old-Time Fiddle and Wade Ward-Style Banjo instructor, Bruce Molsky, will be playing with his trio Molsky's Mountain Drifters, which includes Allison de Groot on banjo and Stash Wyslouch on guitar.
And our Ukulele instructor Marcy Marxer will also perform with Cathy Fink on Saturday.
Other acts performing throughout the weekend include Peter Rowan, Billy Strings, Della Mae, Steep Canyon Rangers, Po' Ramblin' Boys, Sons of the Pioneers, the Hillbenders, Steep Canyon Rangers, and many others.
In addition to the concerts and the opportunities for informal jamming, Wintergrass also features over 80 instrument workshops as well as Wintergrass Intensives, which allow intermediate-to-advanced students to study with some of today's most sought-after instructors and performers.
Marcy Marxer will be teaching a Wintergrass Intensive in ukulele, and other instructors include songwriter Tim Stafford, Della Mae fiddler Kimber Ludiker, guitarist Avril Smith, and others. Watch the Wintergrass website for updates to the lineup.
Peghead Nation is a proud Wintergrass sponsor and we look forward to meeting many of you in Seattle. Make plans to attend Wintergrass!
Learn Old-Time Fiddle or Wade Ward-Style Clawhammer Banjo with Bruce Molsky on Peghead Nation. To learn ukulele with Marcy Marxer, check out her Ukulele course on Peghead Nation.


Mousehole is preparing to protrude fish heads once more as the village stages Tom Bawcock's Eve on December 23.
The annual festival celebrates the herculean efforts of Tom Bawcock, the legendary Mousehole villager who is said to have lifted serious famine from Mousehole by going out in a severe storm to fish.
Perhaps many of you will be know the event from the below picture of the Stargazy pie, which is eaten on the day of the event.
If you haven't heard of it, it's made up of mixed fish, egg and potato and has protruding fish heads coming out of the pie itself. Meanwhile a lantern procession often takes place through the village too.
Bawcock appears to have been a local fisherman in the sixteenth century. The tale goes that the village was suffering after a stormy winter meant none of the fishing boats had been able to head through the gaps.
It states that the villagers were facing starvation as Christmas approached, relying heavily on fish as their main source of sustenance.
Folk legend goes that Bawcock decided to get into his fishing boat, brave the storms and eventually catch enough fish to feed the whole of Mousehole.
It's then believed that the whole catch was baked into a pie which contained as many as seven different types of fish. The heads were poked through the pastry to prove and celebrate that there was actually fish inside.
Tom Bawcock's Eve has been held in the village every year on December 23 since the 1950s, with no record of its existence before. Since then it has been Mousehole's early (ish) Christmas celebration and The Ship Inn transforms into a festive grotto to make sure everyone gets a taste of Stargazy sustenance.
woz Mowsel pon Tom Bawcock's Eve.
Amazingly there is also a folk music tradition linked to the Eve, with the words written by Robert Morton Nance in 1927 to a traditional local tune called the 'Wedding March'.
Tom Bawcock's Eve also inspired Antonia Barber's children's book; The Mousehole Cat, which has also seen many local and even some national productions.
Another added bonus for the village is that since 1963 the festival has been lit up by the Mousehole Harbour Lights – one set of the illuminations even represents the pie itself.
Apparently there was an older feast, also held by the fishermen at the end of December which entailed a pie cooked with different fish. This apparently symbolised the diversity of catches they hoped to pull in during the next year.
Where did the name come from though? Well some believe that the surname Bawcock was actually an old-fashioned nickname or someone that was commendable.
The line "Why, how now, my bawcock" even features in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
Because of this some infer that because of the name Tom, which (it breaks my heart to type it) is often used as a generic description for a man, the name 'Tom Bawcock' could represent anyone that risks their lives to put food on the table.
One thing we do know for sure though - if you miss Tom Bawcock's Eve in 2017 you'll be missing out.


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Autumn shock – leaves eat rocks!
Posted on October 16, 2017 by jimjeffreysnhgovuk
Clive Mitchell, SNH (Strategy Development), takes a look at the role of the humble leaf and its role in climate change.
Kicking piles of leaves. ©beckyduncanphotographyltd/SNH
As you kick your way through the leaves this autumn, spare a thought for the way that they have totally transformed the Earth. It is only when leaves evolved a little under 400 million years ago that we got soils. And with soils we get a modern water cycle, a modern carbon cycle and a modern climate system.
The modern carbon cycle transfers carbon from the atmosphere and vegetation, through rivers, into the sea. Carbon is churned around in the sea, and some forms shells which eventually form rocks. Rocks, especially limestones and coal, oil and gas make up the third part of the carbon cycle.
The amount of carbon stored in rocks is vastly more than in the oceans and vegetation, soils and the atmosphere. Normally the carbon in rocks is returned to these other reservoirs very slowly, over tens or hundreds of millions of years. Burning coal, oil and gas returns this carbon to the atmosphere as quickly as we can burn those fuels – very rapidly over the last 150 years. This short-circuiting of the carbon cycle is the main driver of climate change and acidification of the oceans.
The Earth's climate has always changed, but never before at the rate it has over the last 150 years. For climate change what matters is the size of the slug of carbon entering the atmosphere, and the rate at which that occurs.
But we also know from the rock record that the Earth's temperature goes up and down – so something must remove carbon from the atmosphere.
Tree growing out of rock in Coire Earb. © Greg Morss Creative Commons
Leaves. Because leaves make soils, and soils eat rocks. When rainwater mixes with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere it forms a weak acid, which is strong enough to dissolve rock dust. The carbon in these dissolved rocks is then transported by rivers to the sea. There, some of the carbon is used to grow shells (from plankton to clams) and some of these eventually form sediments and rocks. This weathering of silicate rocks involves a net removal of carbon from the atmosphere into rocks. And this is the mechanism by which the Earth has adjusted to releases of carbon into the atmosphere, and why the Earth's temperature doesn't keep rising and rising.
This process happens most efficiently in soils in warm humid conditions. But it takes a long time – typically several hundreds of thousands of years.
As a result of the failure by the global community to act on climate change, there is increasing interest in enhancing the rate of rock weathering to remove carbon from the atmosphere. But these geo-engineering solutions don't come without their problems. The problem of climate change results from short-circuiting one part of the carbon cycle by burning fossil fuels. The best thing to do is to stop burning fossil fuels, rather than trying to speed up another part of the carbon cycle. Especially when we don't know what the side effects of that might be. And there are some ethical questions, about using large amounts of land in tropical areas to mop up the emissions that we produce mainly in developed countries. And, for all geo-engineering solutions, who has their hand on the global temperature tiller – who would you trust to control the immense power that resides in global temperature?
Such big issues from such a small thing as a leaf.
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