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'Ode To Billie Joe': The Story Behind Bobbie Gentry's Perplexing Hit
By Darby Sparkman | April 12, 2021
In July of 1967, "Ode To Billie Joe" and the mystery of the Tallahatchie Bridge hit the United States after Capitol Records released a cryptic tune of a southern family discussing the death of a young boy over black-eyed peas, apple pie and biscuits.
Bobbie Gentry, born Roberta Lee Streeter, was raised by her grandparents in the backwoods of Chickasaw County, Mississippi. When Gentry was seven, her grandmother sold a milk cow to purchase a piano for her to play. This started her interest in composing and becoming a singer-songwriter.
When Gentry was 13, she moved to Palm Springs, California to live with her mother. While attending college at UCLA, Gentry supported herself by performing at local clubs. She transferred to the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and began her study of music theory and arrangement.
In early 1967, Gentry started making demos of songs that she believed she could sell to other artists to record. In July, Kelly Gordon was assigned to produce Ode To Billie Joe for the label. The track "Mississippi Delta" is the song that caught Capitol's attention, but after the first string session with Jimmie Haskell, it was decided that the song "Ode to Billie Joe" would be the A-side single released on July 10.
The Story Behind 'Ode to Billie Joe'
The southern gothic tune spent four weeks in the number one spot on Billboard and sold more than three million copies world wide. The song's success sped up the production of the album and Capitol pre-ordered an unheard of half-a-million copies to be sold. Ode to Billie Joe replaced the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club at the top of the Billboard 200. Gentry won three Grammy Awards in 1967 (Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.) She also took home the award for the Academy of Country Music's Most Promising Female Vocalist.
Nearly a decade later, Ode to Billy Joe, a film produced by Max Baer and written by Herman Raucher, hit the box office. Billie Joe McAllister (Robby Benson) and Bobbie Lee Hartley (Glynnis O'Connor) were based off of characters from the original song by Gentry. The movie follows a direct storyline, but Gentry told Baer and Raucher that she could reveal no details of what actually happened on the bridge.
What is 'Ode to Billie Joe' About?
Long after the awards have gathered dust and the record has left the charts, the mystery below the surface of the muddy water and the lure of the dinner table conversations on Choctaw Ridge lives on.
Some say what Brother Taylor saw the young girl and Billie Joe throwing into the water was an engagement ring or a baby. Some say the narrarator of Gentry's song had talked Billie Joe out of committing suicide and they had thrown the gun over the bridge together.
I guess we will never know what happened on that sleepy, dusty Delta day. The secret is kept safe in the mind of Bobbie Gentry, who canceled a show for the first time in 1983 and hasn't been around the music industry since. No matter your version of the song, I think we can all agree that her story will live as long as the Tallahatchie River runs.
'Ode to Billie Joe' Lyrics:
It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day
I was out choppin' cotton, and my brother was bailin' hay
And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat
And mama hollered out the back door, y'all, remember to wipe your feet
And then she said, I got some news this mornin' from Choctaw Ridge
Today, Billie Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge
And papa said to mama, as he passed around the blackeyed peas
Well, Billie Joe never had a lick of sense; pass the biscuits, please
There's five more acres in the lower forty I've got to plow
And mama said it was shame about Billy Joe, anyhow
Seems like nothin' ever comes to no good up on Choctaw Ridge
And now Billie Joe MacAllister's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge
And brother said he recollected when he, and Tom, and Billie Joe
Put a frog down my back at the Carroll County picture show
And wasn't I talkin' to him after church last Sunday night?
I'll have another piece-a apple pie; you know, it don't seem right
I saw him at the sawmill yesterday on Choctaw Ridge
And now ya tell me Billie Joe's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge
And mama said to me, child, what's happened to your appetite?
I've been cookin' all morning, and you haven't touched a single bite
That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today
Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday, oh, by the way
He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge
And she and Billie Joe was throwing somethin' off the Tallahatchie Bridge
A year has come and gone since we heard the news 'bout Billie Joe
And brother married Becky Thompson; they bought a store in Tupelo
There was a virus going 'round; papa caught it, and he died last spring
And now mama doesn't seem to want to do much of anything
And me, I spend a lot of time pickin' flowers up on Choctaw Ridge
And drop them into the muddy water off the Tallahatchie Bridge
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One thing we absolutely love is sitting down with someone whom we have never chatted with, as it often leads . Warren Belle was a new face to us, someone we were introduced to during TIFF when he was in town to celebrate his role in Downsizing. Funny enough, this is his first ever interview, something we are stoked to have the pleasure of doing.
Beautiful art by Skoko (Olga Skokova) – coordinated in thanks to the Beauchamp Art Gallery – provided the backdrop for this amazing first time interview.
Downsizing will have its final screening on Saturday, September 16th, 12 pm, at Roy Thompson Hall.
Born in Guyana, Warren moved to Toronto in 1988. He had an intense passion for sports, something you'll learn about in this interview. When he caught the acting bug (from the funniest of sources! – watch the interview to find out), he used his drive in sports to fuel his career in acting. Warren also modeled a number of years prior to turning to acting.
Over his career, he has had roles in a number of notable productions including Total Recall, Max Payne, Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, and Nikita, to name a few. He joins the ensemble cast of Downsizing, making its premiere at TIFF, and starring the likes of Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz and Kristen Wiig.
This was a great opportunity for us to have a conversation with an individual building his career, with notable projects already under his belt. It also gave us a chance to understand him as a person and what motivates him to continue doing what he does as part of the industry.


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Happy New Years Eve to Everyone One
Pretty Snow
Boxing Day Surprise
Merry Christmas to everyone!
London Police move to enforce copyright crime
Merry Christmas and Yule from my home
Working on my new study
John Mellencamp speaks out against piracy
Amazon launches new 8.9 Kindle HD
Amazon owns the rights to the backlist of Dorchest...
Wishing Everyone a safe and happy New Years Eve!!
The snow is still coming down, but more of a mist now. Not likely to get more than another inch. It's quite beautiful. Too bad it didn't come Monday.
View out my front door...birds furious feeding
We got almost three inches. 20 miles north of us got nearly a foot! We stayed at 33 degrees so it was mostly rain all night. Has the temperatures dropped just a couple degrees we would have been snowed in.
The winds are hard, wind chill bitter. Maybe another inches or so.
A Boxing Day Snow!
Merry Christmas to Everyone.
I hope you found peace and fellowship on this special day.
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London Police To Set Up Special Copyright Crime Police Force
I am doing a new study, and just finished the accent wall behind the desk. Rather fitting, I think, for an author who writes Medieval romances.
I have always love Accolades by Leighton, so was very thrilled to find it in a tapestry that just the perfect size to fit the wall.
Musician and Activist
"Tell me where, under today's conditions of de facto indentured servitude, will the new artists come from? If I were a young songwriter today, I would definitely be looking for another way to earn a living. The same would go for the young screenwriter or novelist. And what about the guy who only had one or two hit records 10 or 50 years ago? What happens to this guy who depends on that income to support his family if people are stealing those songs now? Tough luck, right? This is the thread of failure in front of all artists today. Art exclusively as a hobby -- that's the "new model" it seems. And to all you bloggers who have prophesized that this new way is going to somehow provide sustainable careers? Your prophecies did not and will never come true. If there is the occasional sparkle of success, it usually turns out to be nothing more than a novelty, not a new business model. We need to restore intellectual property to its rightful owners and reconstruct the business that has lost thousands and thousands of jobs plus billions of dollars in revenue."
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Amazon owns the rights to the backlist of Dorchester Pub
Amazon Publishing Acquires Publication Contracts to Over 1000 Books from Dorchester Publishing
SEATTLE—August 30, 2012—Amazon Publishing today announced that it has acquired through an auction the publication contracts of over 1000 books from Dorchester Publishing. As part of the process, Dorchester authors were offered the opportunity to join Amazon Publishing and receive the full back royalties that Dorchester indicated were owed.
"Working with the Dorchester author community during this auction process has been a tremendous experience for all of us," said Philip Patrick, Business Development Director at Amazon Publishing. "We are happy to be able to pay their back royalties and we're thrilled to welcome them to the Amazon Publishing family."
"Amazon Publishing is breathing new life into my series, and I'm very excited to see what the future holds," said Tracy Madison, award-winning author of the Gypsy Magic series.
"I am excited beyond words about being offered this chance to join Amazon Publishing. I cannot thank them enough for stepping in and giving former Dorchester authors the chance to move ahead," said Deborah MacGillivray, author and agent of the late Dawn Thompson, author of The Ravening. "Dawn literally lived for her writing. Amazon Publishing is helping me safeguard Dawn's legacy, and to see that new readers can continue to find her books," said Dawn's sister, Diane Thompson.
"This new relationship will enable the works of countless talented fiction writers to serve their established readers and reach new ones across the globe," said Gregg Loomis, author of The Bonaparte Secret.
"The transition from Dorchester to Amazon Publishing means that our authors will now be able to reach so many more readers and markets worldwide than they ever could before. That truly is something to celebrate," said Vicky Piekarski and Jon Tuska, co-owners of Golden West Literary Agency, in a joint statement.
Going forward, the acquired Dorchester titles will be published under the appropriate Amazon Publishing imprints: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror titles to 47North; Romance titles to Montlake Romance; Mystery and Thriller titles to Thomas & Mercer; Westerns and other titles to AmazonEncore. Titles will be available both in print and as Kindle books. Under the terms of Amazon's bid, any former Dorchester Publishing authors that chose not to work with Amazon Publishing will have their rights revert back to them to pursue other publishing opportunities including self-publishing via the Kindle Direct Publishing platform.
Amazon Publishing is the publishing arm of Amazon.com. Amazon Publishing's West Coast Group includes imprints AmazonEncore, AmazonCrossing, Montlake Romance, Thomas & Mercer, and 47North. Amazon Publishing's East Coast Group publishes adult trade, children's and young adult titles. For more information about all imprints of Amazon Publishing,
visit www.amazon.com/amazonpublishing. Amazon Publishing is a brand used by Amazon Content Services, LLC.

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Oregon Heritage Commission grants awarded to museums throughout the state
Oregon Heritage Commission has awarded $78,021 in grants to 13 museums throughout the state. The grants will help fund a variety of projects including collection preservation, visitor education and heritage tourism. Award amounts ranged $1,230 - $8,148.
Funded projects:
Benton County Historical Society, in Philomath, for conservation of an 1850 child's dress and jacket.
Eugene Debbs Potts Foundation, in Merlin, for building repair.
Gilliam County Historical Society, in Condon, for interpretive panels.
Gresham Historical Society for collections storage improvements.
High Desert Museum, near Bend, to install the Natural Wanderment exhibition and offer associated programming.
Lane County Historical Society, in Eugene, for collections storage improvements.
The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, in Eugene, to digitize a portion of the Native American basket collection.
North Lincoln County Historical Society, in Lincoln City, to develop a research library.
Tillamook Forest Center, near Tillamook, for collections storage improvements.
Oregon Daughters of the American Revolution, in St Helens, for preservation of the Caples House.
Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society, in Portland, for the purchase of rare train parts.
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, in Portland, to develop the Present Future Lab.
Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health, in Salem, to organize, document and re-house the large furniture collection.
The museum grant program is offered annually by the Oregon Heritage Commission, part of the Oregon Heritage program at Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD). The grant program began in 1965 when only 24 organizations were eligible for the program.
The Oregon Heritage Commission works to secure, sustain and enhance Oregon's heritage. The Commission sponsors heritage initiatives that educate the public about the value of heritage and celebrate the state's diversity.
The Oregon Heritage Commission consists of nine members appointed by the governor and nine agency advisors. Members are chosen from state agencies and statewide organizations, and represent a diverse geographical and heritage background.
To learn more about the Oregon Museum Grant or the Oregon Heritage Commission, visit oregonheritage.org or contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.gill@oregon.gov or 503-986-0685.


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Better Days (2019)
Shaonian de ni (original title)
2h 18min | Drama, Romance | 27 June 2019 (USA)
2 VIDEOS | 15 IMAGES
When it is time for the Chinese gaokao, the entire country comes to a standstill. For nearly ten million high school students, this two-day national college entrance exam will determine ... See full summary »
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Three Peaks (2017)
Aaron wants to become a family with his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son, but high up in the Italian Dolomites, his attempts to win the boy's acceptance turn into a dangerous power game.
Director: Jan Zabeil
Stars: Alexander Fehling, Bérénice Bejo, Arian Montgomery
The Last Whistle (2019)
Drama | Sport
When the all-star player of the local high school football team collapses during practice, all eyes turn to the storied head coach. Instead of mollifying the situation, the coach tries to ... See full summary »
Director: Rob Smat
Stars: Brad Leland, Jim O'Heir, Deanne Lauvin
Maiden (2018)
The story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.
Director: Alex Holmes
Stars: Tracy Edwards, Jeni Mundy, Mikaela Von Koskull
The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith (2019)
Missionary John H. Groberg returns to Tonga in the 1960s with his wife and their five young daughters. When their sixth child is born with a serious illness, the Grobergs face their ... See full summary »
Director: Mitch Davis
Stars: Christopher Gorham, Natalie Medlock, Russell Dixon
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019)
An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen.
Director: Nick Broomfield
Stars: Leonard Cohen, Judy Collins, Ron Cornelius
At his best friend's New Year's Eve party, Gary desperately tries to spark the interest of Ann, his ex-girlfriend, without letting his friends embarrass him, but ends up receiving devastating news instead.
Director: Alessio Di Giambattista
Stars: Cody Brotter, Zachary Mooren, Mitch Eakins
Phil (2019)
A depressed dentist in mid life crisis tries to learn why one of his happiest patients suddenly commits suicide, and a dark comedic adventure ensues.
Director: Greg Kinnear
Stars: Greg Kinnear, Emily Mortimer, Bradley Whitford
Ophelia I (2018)
A re-imagining of Hamlet, told from Ophelia's perspective.
Director: Claire McCarthy
Stars: Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, Clive Owen
From the acclaimed filmmaker behind Mr. Six comes a riveting war epic. In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army.
Director: Hu Guan
Stars: Yi Zhang, Chen Yao, Haoming Yu
Lover's Discourse (2010)
Love Disguise consists of tiny stories based on emotions among city people. Hidden love, one-way love and abnormal love are in it.
Directors: Derek Tsang, Chi-Man Wan
Stars: Eason Chan, Kar Yan Lam, Mavis Fan
Qi Huan Zhi Lv (2019)
Director: Zhang Chong
Stars: Bingkun Cao, Shih-Chieh King, Jia Song
Hui dao guo qu yong bao ni (2019)
The story follows two childhood friends as they go back in time to try and prevent the suicide of their other best friend.
Director: Ming Hua
Stars: Yuchang Peng, Minghao Hou, Yuexi Gai
Dongyu Zhou ... Chen Nian
Jackson Yee ... Xiao Bei
Fang Yin ... Zheng Yi
Jue Huang ... Lao Yang
When it is time for the Chinese gaokao, the entire country comes to a standstill. For nearly ten million high school students, this two-day national college entrance exam will determine where and if they get to study. It is not uncommon for the fates of entire families to hinge on the results. Like so many others, Nian has been single-mindedly preparing for the exam, at the exclusion of everything else and all alone. A classmate has committed suicide and she has become the target of relentless bullying. Meanwhile, fate brings her together with small-time criminal Bei and the two of them seal a pact. Derek Kwok-cheung Tsang's intense melodramatic thriller paints a bleak picture of an oppressive society, in the guise of a gripping fairy-tale love story.
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The film was selected to have its world premiere at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, held from 7 to 17 February 2019, where it was to be played as part of the Generation 14plus program. However, it was announced shortly before the start of the festival, on 4 February 2019, that all four screenings had to be canceled. No particular reason was given, so it is possible that the full movie was not ready in time.
The cancellation allowed the festival to instead program additional screenings of "37 Seconds (2019)", "Reconstructing Utøya (2018)" and two award-winners from that year's the Generation 14plus program. See more »


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Husband tries burning his wife and stepdaughter in Nigeria
July 16, 2020 by Zeal
In Nigeria, a husband identified as Iwuchukwu Anajemba Samson had been alleged to try to burn his wife and stepdaughter for an unknown reason.
The man is reported to have attempted to kill his wife and daughters in Mbaukwu, South Awka of the Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria.
According to a Facebook user that shared the story, a man named Iwuchukwu Anajemba Samson brutally assaulted, mutilated, and attempted to kill his wife alongside his stepdaughters at Alex Anajemba Street Akabo village in Mbaukwu, Anambra State.
According to one witness, the "man was constantly beating the wife and stepchildren".
On one occasion, the man poured fuel on one of his stepdaughters and set her on fire with a matchstick.
"Series of attempts to call the man to order by his immediate family and that of his wife have proven abortive, as the hot-tempered and ever furious man is known for violence.
"While the woman and her kids have been rushed to the hospital, we call on government agencies, human right activist, and the Police to intervene on the ugly incident to avoid further incarceration by the parties involved."
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Fusing 17th century heritage with 21st century hospitality, this stylish boutique hotel is set amid the historic centre of Stamford, less than 5 minutes from the A1.
Within the historic Burghley Estate, The William Cecil boasts unique rooms with original features, complimentary organic vodkas, and Egyptian cotton sheets. Its restaurant serves fresh, seasonal food.
The Inn Place is located in the heart of the Lincolnshire seaside resort of Skegness, 500 metres from the beach. It offers cosy rooms, traditional English breakfasts and free parking.
Situated in a tranquil Lincolnshire village on the fringe of the Vale of Belvoir, Allington Manor is a restored Grade II Jacobean building. The B&B offers beautiful, spacious rooms with free Wi-Fi.
Pride of Lincoln by Good Night Inns offers everything under one roof: A striking hotel with dining, a beer garden with an outside play area for children, and parking for over 300 cars.
With lovely views towards the North Sea, Belle View provides a flat-screen TV and an en suite bathroom in its light and airy rooms.
With a traditional restaurant, health club with treatment rooms, and free parking, Olde Barn Hotel offers elegant rooms with free Wi-Fi. Situated in scenic Marston, the hotel is just a mile from the A1.


Waymo autonomous car company, previously known by the name 'Google self driving car project', is all set to start the era of self driving cars. With this 'never seen before' technology, Waymo will surely lead the self driving car industry in future.
The autonomous car project started in 2009. Google wanted a car that will be safely driven without headache of traffic jams and the day to day hassles we face during commuting. The aim of the project is to utilize your quality time in doing what you love instead of wasting it on commuting.
Starting from 2009, every year Google progresses itself with new cars while shifting from open roads to busy streets in city with complex environments. Google is continuously working on to improve the technology by taking the autonomous vehicles on roads. Google also invited its employees to test the technology for daily commuting to office.
In 2015, the prototype car named 'Firefly' hit the streets and Google marked the history with world's first fully autonomous ride on public roads with a blind person traveling in the car alone. In 2016, Google formed a new company called Waymo. This company is dedicated to making the dream of autonomous cars a reality. In early 2017, Waymo introduced mass produced Chrysler hybrid minivans into its fleet.
Recently, Waymo introduced the early rider program. It invited residents in Phoenix to join a public trial of self driving vehicles. Furthermore, Waymo autonomous car company will use the feedback from the early riders to improve the technology.
The self driving cars at Waymo have various sensors and software to detect changing environments around the car. The system also detects pedestrians, road blocks, cyclists, vehicles and many other things that come on the road.
The software also predicts the movement of the objects around and takes actions accordingly. These softwares are self learning. Waymo covered almost 3 million miles with these vehicles on real roads. In the process, the software teaches itself how to thrive in complex environments. This, in turn, helps the car to navigate safely in everyday traffic. These cars are driving every day, gathering data and learning from it making the driving safer and easier.
Waymo is seriously approaching fast to almost 'no-errors' precision. The drivers who drive the test car takes control of the car in difficult situations. They call it as 'disengage'. The rate of disengagement has also fallen from 0.80 to 0.20 disengages per thousand miles. With all the steps forward, there is no doubt Waymo will be always ahead when it comes to driverless technologies.
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Conservative Party members #racist buzzfeed.com
Conservative party members are posting anti-Muslim comments on Facebook urging one another to prevent Sajid Javid from becoming prime minister, in the latest escalation of the Tory Islamophobia crisis.
On Monday, BuzzFeed News presented Conservative HQ with a list of another 20 Facebook users who claim to be Tory members and have made Islamophobic comments on the platform.
The users all publicly stated that they are current party members, and either discussed how they intend to vote in a future Tory leadership election, or are members of a closed Facebook group which only allows confirmed party members to join.
It is understood that more than 50 Tory members have now been suspended over anti-Muslim posts, though the party refuses to say which members it has suspended, or how many.
Senior Conservative politicians continue to deny the party has an Islamophobia problem. The prime minister has told Parliament: "The party chairman takes very seriously any allegations that are brought before the party and we will continue to do so", though Brandon Lewis himself said he "would dispute that that is a problem that exists".
In some of the most disturbing revelations yet, BuzzFeed News can disclose that Tory members on Facebook are telling one another to stay in the party so they can vote for a new, right-wing, pro-Brexit leader and stop Javid, who comes from a Muslim background, winning a leadership contest.
The new evidence presented to Tory HQ reveals:
One man, who is in a closed group of Conservative party members and called Muslims "muzz rats" and "sub human scum", asked: "why have we got them in our country?" He also wrote: "This lot should be rounded up and put on a boat home. They don't like our flag - but they love our welfare payments."
A man who wrote last week that he had joined the Tories to get a Brexiteer elected as prime minister said of Sajid Javid: "Britain is not ready for a Muslim PM, that would be taking the absolute piss out of the country". He also wrote of Sadiq Khan: "This man does not represent the United Kingdom, he is only the Mayor of Londonistan… Theresa May needs to get a grip of this Muslim Brotherhood stooge."
One woman who wrote two days ago that she was staying as a Tory member "so that we can elect the right leader" wrote that Javid "will protect his own. He was sworn in on the Koran".
Another woman, who said, "I'm ready to cancel my membership only holding onto it in case I could use it against them", wrote that "Britain has an Islamic problem".
One man, who wrote on Facebook last week, "I intend to stay a member because I hope to be able to influence the party and help get it to move in the right direction", accused the government and the EU of "facilitating Hijrah", which he called "Muslim conquest by emigration". He also wrote: "We have serious problems with young Muslim men. Too many of them are running wild. They think they have a direct line to Allah."
Another woman who said she was a Tory member shared a post calling Islam a "death cult" and Mohammed a "paedophile".
A man who wrote last week that he has "retained my membership so I could have my say in who will be the next PM" claimed May is "trying to give our country to the muslems [sic] next it will be sarah law [sic] and finally we all have to convert to islam time to stand up and fight like our forefathers who fought 2 wars to keep this country british".
One man who last week urged fellow members to "Stay til we choose the next leader" wrote: "Why do the press continue to defend Muslims. Muslims are doing all the bad things in the world. And they wonder why people are suspicious about them".
A woman who says she is a Tory member wrote: "When I look around London, there's no sound of the English language it's completely Asian, what have you done to make me feel like a foreigner in my own country, you have gone ahead and decided with Merkel and Junker to flood Britain with Muslims from around the world".
Another woman who is a Tory member said of Conservative peer Lord Sheikh: "I'm bloody fed up of people coming to our country like he did because Amin booted him and others out of Uganda, and then after everything we have given to them, they kick us in the backside and start telling us what we should and should not say or do".
One man who says he is a Conservative member wrote: "Muslims, it's either AK47s, power in liberal groups or politics… they are like knot-weed in your lawn."
A male Tory member shared a post claiming "Islam wants our entire culture" and said the government has to "start getting tough" on Muslims.
A woman who last week wrote that she is a Tory member called Islam a "weird cult and not a religion" and claimed that under sharia law "they can have sex with white children". She claimed "evil people are stopping white people rightly exposing that".
Several other Conservative members posted about a "Muslim invasion" and the so-called white genocide conspiracy theory
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>One man who says he is a Conservative member wrote: "Muslims, it's either AK47s, power in liberal groups or politics… they are like knot-weed in your lawn."
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External design and hardware
Firmware upgrade and plug-in management
It was just recently our laboratory hosted Dune HD TV-301W media player and at the moment at our disposal we have another device by this brand, TV-303D, that is intended to replace the one we already tested. Among the advantages of TV-303D are renewed hardware platform and support of Blue-Ray 3D. However, let's take our time and tell you about everything in parts.
The device external design bears a strong resemblance to its predecessor: the media player comes in a black case with rounded corners made of plastic and metal. Its dimensions are 169x135x38mm excluding the antenna. Power supply is carried out via an external DC power unit with detachable plugs and the following characteristics: 12V and 1.5А.
On the front panel there are a brand tag, model name, LED indicating the device status, and IR receiver.
The rear panel of the media player has the following interfaces located on it: USB 3.0 used for connection to a PC, USB 2.0 used to connect external storage, optical digital audio output, external Wi-Fi antenna, AV output (mini-jack), HDMI 1.4 port, IR extender jack, Y/Pb/Pr component video jack, Gigabit Ethernet, and external power supply unit jack with a switch.
Not all ports are located on the rear panel of TV-303D; on one of its side panels there are a USB 2.0 port and SD memory card slot.
The other side panel has a bay used to mount an internal 2.5" HDD.
On the bottom of the device there are four round rubber legs and a sticker with brief information about the device.
Now let's have a look at the insides of the media player.
Dune HD TV-303D is powered by Sigma Designs SMP8672A30-CBE3 CPU. Its flow chart is presented below.
Four Nanya NT5TU128M8GE modules with the size of 128 Mbytes each act as the device RAM, making the total RAM of the device 512 Mbytes. Samsung K9F2G08U0C with the overall memory capacity of 256 Mbytes performs functions of the flash memory. JMicron JMS551 chip functions as the SATA-USB controller. Wired network support is carried by Atheros AR8035 chip. Its flow chart is presented below.
Dune HD TV-303D is fitted with a wireless Realtek RTL8188CUS chip.
That is where we bring the review of the hardware platform of Dune HD TV-303D to a conclusion and pass on to examining capabilities of its software component.
Firmware upgrade process may be carried out both in manual and semi-automatic mode. In case of the former the user will need to download the firmware upgrade file from the vendor's web-site by him/herself, upload it to the internal HDD of the device or external USB disk, and then just launch it. In order to upgrade the firmware in the automatic mode one needs to enter Setup-Miscellaneous-Firmware Upgrade menu item. Dune HD TV-303D downloads all necessary files automatically and upgrades the firmware by itself.
We decided to review the process of installation and removal of add-ons by the example of a plug-in that allows watching TV channels from a Russian TV services provider company, Vdali TV. This plug-in as well as dozens of others are available for downloading from the hdtv.ru forum. An administrator needs to upload the plug-in to one of the sections of the internal HDD or external USB disk before installing it.
Vdali TV plug-in installation is performed using the archive file and the only thing one needs to do is to type in the applicable data to activate it.
Once the plug-in is successfully installed, to watch Vdali TV the user will need to enter the corresponding TV menu item and choose the channel that s/he wishes to watch.
To change the plug-in settings the administrator will need to enter Setup-Applications-Настройка ВДАЛИ ТВ menu item.
The plug-in removal procedure is carried out using Setup-Miscellaneous-Plugins-ВДАЛИ ТВ menu item.
Now let's pass on to reviewing the interface capabilities of the device.
The main menu of Dune HD TV-303D interface can be scrolled right and left and has five items: Sources, TV, Favorites, Applications, and Setup.
Using Sources menu item a user can choose the place to store multimedia data, firmware and plug-in files, and any other information s/he is interested in.
TV menu item allows the user to choose the preferable source of TV channels and proceed directly to watching them.
Favorites menu item contains shortcuts to the user's favourite media files located on a local data carrier or elsewhere on-line.
Applications menu item features web browser, games, weather forecast and horoscopes, as well as various mobile and social media plug-ins.
Dune HD TV-303D is a flexible and highly-customizable device in terms of settings, and it is intended to satisfy a wide array of the user's needs. The corresponding settings are located in Setup menu item. Let's have a closer look at them.
In General sub-item one can choose the interface language, manage screen saver, or reset the user settings.
Time synchronization and time zone settings are located in Date and Time sub-item.
Operation parameters of the video output are located in Video sub-item.
Audio sub-item allows managing the corresponding audio output settings.
Dune HD TV-303D can connect to the network using both wired and wireless interfaces. It's worth noticing that upon connection via wired interface the user can either choose the dynamically IP-address receipt or specify it manually. The device also supports connection via PPPoE. Upon wireless connection the media player displays the list of available SSIDs and offers the user to get connected to one of them. A capability of the device to act as an access point upon availability of a main wired connection came to be a really nice added feature. Moreover, at the same time Dune HD TV-303D can also perform functions of a router between the wired and wireless interfaces.
Certain applications can be managed in Applications sub-item.
Appearance menu sub-item is used to change the device interface design.
Parameters of video playback are located in Playback sub-item. Over here the user can choose the preferable audio track and subtitle language and set other relevant preferences.
Using Miscellaneous sub-item the user can alter parameters of playlist view, choose the preferable encoding type, upgrade the firmware, as well as manage the power, plug-in, and optical drive settings.
Information sub-item features brief information about the device.
That is where we bring review of the device interface to a conclusion and pass directly on to testing it.
The first testing procedure we usually carry out is estimating the booting time of the device, which is a time interval starting with the moment when the power is on until the first echo reply is received through ICMP protocol. Dune HD TV-303D boots in 30 seconds. It's worth noticing that the device booting may take less time when it changes from the sleep mode to active one (only relevant if the player has been turned off using the remote).
The second traditional test was a security scanning procedure, which has been carried out using Positive Technologies XSpider 7.7 (Demo build 3100) utility. On the whole, there were seven open ports discovered, and they are TCP-21 (FTP), TCP-53 (Blocked), TCP-80 (HTTP), UDP-137 (NetBIOS Name), TCP-139 (NetBIOS samba), TCP-445 (Microsoft DS), and TCP-30000 (unknown). The most interesting data are presented below.
We have also took time to test Vdali TV service, and just as when we tested it in the review of Dune HD TV-301W, it showed pretty decent results.
The next thing we did was a performance test. Using Intel NASPT 1.7.1 utility we measured the access speed to the internal HDD through Samba; OCZ Agility 3 (AGT3-25SAT3-480G) with the capacity of 480 Gbytes acted as the HDD.
We also decided to make not synthetic measurements of data transfer speeds between a test PC and TV-303D via copying large files over the network using Windows explorer.
After that we connected Dune HD TV-303D to the test PC via USB. The HDD has been formatted in NTFS. Such a fundamental difference in comparison with TV-301W model we tested previously could appear on account of the other type of HDD used in tests.
The next thing we did was to get connected to the media player via the wireless interface to test the access speeds. Dune HD TV-303D can act both as a wireless client and access point (in case the main wired connection is available).
Another feature of the device that we found interesting is its ability to perform functions of a wireless router, allowing the wireless clients access to the wired network segment resources. In the meantime, the device carries out network address translation (NAT/PAT). The wireless clients are attached the addresses from 192.168.10.0/24 subnet, which is unable to be changed in the current firmware version. We just couldn't help but review the corresponding feature and test the throughput from the wireless client to the wired one using one, five, and fifteen simultaneous TCP sessions.
That's where we draw the testing chapter to a close and move on to summing it all up.
Generally, we are very glad about the new Dune HD TV-303D media player that allows users playing multimedia files from both local and remote data carriers and disks in the user networks as well as performing functions of a digital TV add-on device for various IPTV services without being linked to a particular internet provider. In comparison with the previous model we had already reviewed TV-303D boasts support of 3D video and higher internal HDD access speeds via Samba protocol and USB interface, but the wireless access speeds leave much to be desired. It would be fair to say that the wireless access speeds we obtained are enough for proper operation of all preinstalled interactive Dune HD video services.
The strength areas of Dune HD TV-303D are presented below.
Unique functionality and support of all wide-spread formats and audio/video codecs
Ability to choose a preferable sound track and proper operation of all popular subtitle formats
High data access speeds via USB connection
Ability to act as a wireless router
Support of Blue-Ray 3D including 3D video with MVC codec
Ability to install additional plug-ins
Unfortunately, we cannot help to mention one drawback.
Comparative low wireless segment performance
As of when this article was being written, the average price for a Dune HD TV-303D in Russia was 7990 roubles without a disc.
Also, we decided to point out both advantages and drawbacks of Vdali TV service, which we installed in the device during the testing procedure. Plug-in Vdali TV service intended for use in DUNE HD media players supports channel buffering and allows playing image and sound even with the slowest internet channels; that is the reason why user may experience substantial delays while switching over the channels.
The following are its advantages.
More than 200 TV channels (including HD ones)
Not linked to a particular internet provider
Excellent image quality
And these are the drawbacks.
Long buffering even if the connection speeds are high
Comparatively high subscription price for Vdali TV channels
Dune HD TV-303D


Titania–ceria mixed xerogels were prepared with 10% (w/w) CeO2 and different pH values during the sol–gel process. The gels were dried in air and calcined at different temperature. Moreover, a sample without cerium, 100% (w/w) TiO2, was prepared to be kept as reference material. The prepared solids were characterized by means of XRD, SEM, DRS, FT-IR, TEM and EDX. Their textural properties were determined by adsorption–desorption isotherms of N2 at 77 K. The xerogels were tested as catalysts in the liquid phase oxidation of 2,6-dimethylphenol at 20 °C, using ethanol as solvent and aqueous hydrogen peroxide as a clean oxidizing agent. The 2,6-dimethyl-p-benzoquinone yield achieved was of 85–96% using the mixed xerogels as catalysts, and of 49% when the catalyst of titania without cerium was used. The best performance was achieved by the mixed xerogel synthesized at pH 4 and calcined at 200 °C; 100% of conversion of 2,6-dimethylphenol and 96% of yield in 2,6-dimethyl-p-benzoquinone were obtained in this case after 6 h of reaction. The reactions were again carried out with the catalyst recovered after its first use. Only a light yield decrease, lower than 2%, was observed. The use of an ethanol–water mixture as solvent (35:65% (v/v)) in the reaction was studied in order to make the reaction more environmentally friendly. Total conversion of the initial reactant, after 4 h of reaction at 20 °C, with 70% yield in 2,6-dimethyl-p-benzoquinone (2,6-DMBQ), was observed. Under these conditions a red by-product, insoluble in the reaction solution, was formed. This by-product was isolated and characterized and it was possible to identify it as 2,6-DMBQ dimmer (3,3′,5,5′-tetramethyl-4,4′-diphenoquinone). This by-product was observed in very few amounts when ethanol (96% (v/v)) was used as solvent.
Keywords: Titania/ceria; Xerogel; Oxidation; Liquid Phase; Otras Ingeniería Química; Ingeniería Química; INGENIERÍAS Y TECNOLOGÍAS.


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                        <gco:CharacterString>5, rue Alphonse Weicker</gco:CharacterString>
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This resulted in a common repository of geometry of which the different datasets were derived. The different scale levels were derived of generalisations of the common repository on 100K scale. This means that within each scale level the feature classes of all these datasets: COMM_2010, NUTS_2010, CNTR_2010 and COAS_2010, are fully coherent and compliant.
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The extent of this feature class is the world.
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package example.graph.roslin;

import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.InputEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.util.BitSet;

import javax.swing.Action;
import javax.swing.Icon;
import javax.swing.KeyStroke;

import swingPlus.graph.JGraph;
import swingPlus.graph.SelectionPopupMenu;
import util.DataSpecificAction;
import util.Messages;

public class MarkerAnimalFilterAction extends DataSpecificAction {

	/**
	 *
	 */
	private static final long serialVersionUID = -1838464220778110561L;
	Class<?> klass = MarkerAnimalFilterAction.class;
	Animal currentAnimal;

	MarkerAnimalFilterAction () {
		super ();
		final Icon handleIcon = null;//IconCache.makeIcon (cl, "icon");
		putValue (Action.NAME, Messages.getString ("example.graph.roslin.roslin", klass, "name"));
		putValue (Action.MNEMONIC_KEY, Integer.valueOf (KeyEvent.VK_F) );
		putValue (Action.ACCELERATOR_KEY, KeyStroke.getKeyStroke (KeyEvent.VK_F, InputEvent.ALT_MASK) );
		putValue (Action.SMALL_ICON, handleIcon);
		final String descriptionString = Messages.getString ("example.graph.roslin.roslin", klass, "description");
		putValue (Action.SHORT_DESCRIPTION, descriptionString+this.makeAccString (this));
		putValue ("LargeIcon", handleIcon);
	}

	@Override
	public void actionPerformed (final ActionEvent aEvent) {
		if (currentAnimal != null && currentAnimal.getData() != null) {
			final BitSet errors = currentAnimal.getData().getPossErrors ();
			currentAnimal.getData().restrainMarkerMap (errors);
			final JGraph jgraph = (JGraph)SelectionPopupMenu.getInstance().getInvoker();
			jgraph.updateFilteredModel ();
			jgraph.getTopLevelAncestor().repaint ();
		}
		SelectionPopupMenu.getInstance().setVisible (false);
	}

	@Override
	public void setObject (final Object animal) {
		currentAnimal = (Animal)animal;
		setEnabled (currentAnimal != null && currentAnimal.getData() != null);
	}

}


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Home Latest News Opel Ireland Teams Up With Energia
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Opel Ireland has announced a collaboration with Energia, Ireland's leading independent energy provider, in a bid to simplify the transition to electric vehicles for Irish consumers. The partnership offers all eligible Opel customers a comprehensive Energia bundle when they purchase an electrified Opel vehicle including free installation of a smart domestic charger. Significantly, customers will also benefit from a 20% discount off Energia's 100% renewable energy supply, equating to up to 11,000 kilometres worth of free driving and fulfilling a truly sustainable, end-to-end eco-friendly mobility solution. The partnership has been announced as the first deliveries of the all-new fully electric Corsa-e and the new Grandland X plug-in hybrids make their way to Opel Dealer showrooms this June.
The promotion is open to friends and family and sees the offer of a €750 Opel eco-booster towards the purchase of the all new Corsa-e or Grandland X PHEV models, for all existing Energia customers. From vehicle range, to accessing charging points and availing of government grants, new adopters of electric vehicles face many questions and unknowns. The Opel Ireland and Energia joint promotion brings to customers a one stop shop solution to e-mobility, with experts to hand to explain away any uncertainties.
James Brooks, Managing Director at Opel Ireland, said: "The coming years are hugely important for Opel as we move to offer an electrified version of our entire range of passenger cars and light commercial models by 2024. We are very excited to partner with Energia, enabling our customers to experience all the benefits of owning an electric vehicle, in a seamless and most importantly, in a sustainable fashion. Customers simply visit their local Opel dealer, select their new electric or hybrid vehicle, check their SEAI grant eligibility and Energia will take care of the rest."
Gary Ryan, Managing Director at Energia Group Customer Solutions said: "Energia supplies around 25% of the island of Ireland's total electricity requirements and 21% of total wind power, meeting the energy needs of over 250,000 homes and businesses."
He continued: "We are proud to be a key enabler in the decarbonisation of transport on the island of Ireland and we are delighted to partner with Opel Ireland to offer motorists the ultimate, streamlined EV experience. For many, the opportunity to have a smart charging point installed in their home, that is powered from 100% renewable energy, will make this transition even more attractive. It will give consumers a clear choice about the energy they are using to power their electric cars and allow them to truly reduce their carbon footprint. This collaboration is an exciting one for consumers and we look forward to responding to increasing demand for EV vehicles in the coming years."
The partnership between Energia and Opel Ireland marks another important step forward for both companies, as they both play their part in combating climate change and contribute towards Ireland's Climate Action Plan, through the provision of green energy solutions and zero-emissions driving.
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Part coastal, part riverine town, Bintulu is sandwiched between Sibu and Miri (both roughly 200 kilometres away from Bintulu), making it a favourite stopover location for overland travelers. The Bintulu Airport (IATA: BTU, ICAO: WBGB), located southwest of the city, is just a mere 5 km away from town. Although the airport is small in size, it is perfectly capable of serving the influx of travelers starting to make their way to the small town. Plenty of people who are traveling in Borneo opt to fly in, hop into a car rental in Bintulu and drive onwards to their destination. The most notable destination is Similajau National Park, which is just 30km away. The park is home to a golden (literally!) beach that will take your breath away.
The Golden Beach in Similajau National Park. Credit: Vezio Paoletti. www.photo.net
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View of ARTBO, Bogotá, 2015. Image courtesy of Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá. Photo by 48 por Segundo.
While ruminating on the most curious aspect of ARTBO—namely that it is a public-private partnership run by the city's Chamber of Commerce with "allies" such as Uber—I considered the reasons why the organizers of my trip were taking an international band of curators, collectors, and critics not only to visit the fair, but also on a bus tour to appraise two other public-private cultural "success stories"—a new museum building and a series of urban renewal projects, both in Medellín. As such, this very model—the pooling together of public and private monies as a strategy to advance art and culture in Colombia as a marketable resource—could be the subject of this review. We might, moreover, consider how these instruments are being marketed to counter the country's stigmatization as a narco-capital.
Now in its 11th year, ARTBO offers more of what you might expect: a main section offering the obligatory blend of local and international galleries, a few bijoux curated and themed sections, a talks program, and all the other trimmings of a well-heeled yet staid affair. To its credit though, the fair also presents ARTECÁMARA, a section dedicated to local artists without commercial representation, selected through an open call process. Given that business councils exist to promote local enterprise, this initiative hardly seems out of place within the art fair's commercial model. That said, if ARTECÁMARA is to be viewed as an artistic bellwether in its own right, then the country's drawing and landscape traditions—ensconced since at least the time of the Escuela de La Sabana in the late nineteenth century—is still strong, as demonstrated in works by Rafael Andrés Díaz Vargas, Juan Cortés, Laura Ceballos, and others, while the post-internet wave is starting to crash and be surfed by artists such as Geraldiny Guerrero Muñoz, Sofía Reyes & José Aramburo, and Francisco Alejandro Cifuentes.
With imports in mind, though, the balance between national and multinational commerce is far more skewed in the main section of the fair: of 68 galleries, 53 are based abroad. Outside of casual networking, just how this foreign-friendly setup benefits anyone beyond local collectors linked to extra-national dealers is hard to parse. ARTECÁMARA artists may get a deal, a dealer, or some other form of baptism into the market—but whether resources could be better spent by supporting museums, such as the underfunded MAMBO (Bogotá's Museum of Modern Art), is another question altogether. When queried on how the chamber measures—and justifies—the use of public money for this, fair director María Paz Gaviria Múñoz brushed off a fellow journalist by saying that they "don't look at numbers" and would not qualify the expenditure. Instead Gaviria—who comes from a powerful political family—repeated platitudes about the positioning of the fair and its growth (explicated through the given metric of gallery and visitor counts) like a mantra. Jostling through the fair's other materials, which also include an online commercial "teaser," it would seem that the end game here is to establish Colombia as a node on the multinational art circuit. The message that this is Latin America's "primer" fair was pushed over and over—Miami Basel beware! Context is everything though, and it should be noted that Colombia's history as a war-torn and crime-ridden country over the last several decades has not only scared away tourists and their dollars, but most foreign investment as well.
Mike Hall, "Despite Labor Action Plan, Colombian Unionists Still Targeted for Death," AFL-CIO (July 4, 2015), http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Global-Action/Despite-Labor-Action-Plan-Colombian-Unionists-Still-Targeted-for-Death.
Letty Reimerink, "Medellín made urban escalators famous, but have they had any impact?," Citiscope (July 24, 2014), http://citiscope.org/story/2014/medellin-made-urban-escalators-famous-have-they-had-any-impact#sthash.pVWvCXCY.dpuf". The question remains of just how art, design, and the culture industry—and flash urban renewal projects—translate into sustainable gains for all.


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Prepare for energy shortages, cost hikes and rationing
By Larry Bell
Fully expect your future carbon footprints to be traced to a crime scene subject to "climate and energy justice" violations in the high tribunal of sustainability.
The prospective charges?
Such sins will include ownership and operation of an internal combustion vehicle, tampering with regulated upper or lower thermostat setting limits, and/or excessive electricity consumption based upon your maximum household square foot per occupancy allowances.
Why believe me?
Quite simply, because America's recently controlling political party has already initiated a fast-track train wreck agenda to shut down and replace 80% of abundant and reliable hydrocarbon energy by growing the 5% currently provided by anemic, intermittent wind and solar electricity.
On top of this, the plan will vastly increase electricity demand and costs by phasing out most petroleum-fueled vehicles in favor of heavily taxpayer- and consumer-subsidized plug-in models.
When inevitable power shortages occur, rationing is most certain to follow.
And you can bet your last incandescent lightbulb that they're very serious.
On his first day in the Oval Office, President Biden capped off the Keystone XL pipeline at the Canadian border along with about 11,000 jobs and 830,000 barrels of oil per day it would have delivered, which must now be transported by more expensive rail and trucks.
As part of his $2 trillion "Equitable Clean Energy Future" agenda, President Biden has pledged to recommit America to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement: eliminating carbon emissions from electricity by 2035, and shifting from oil, natural gas and coal to achieve "net-zero carbon" emissions by 2050.
In short, the Biden agenda will terminate an energy resource that has stimulated over $200 billion of investment in new factories, generated millions of jobs, produced vital federal and state revenues, reduced the trade deficit by several hundred billion dollars, and expanded America's policy flexibility and influence regarding foreign adversaries and allies alike.
This will occur as China and India, which have represented 80% of the emission increases and are not bound to the pact, are dramatically ramping up coal and oil development.
Meanwhile, other executive actions will cut back U.S. oil and gas production which have recently made our country energy independent by cancelling new oil and gas leases on public lands and waters.
Joe Biden will front-load his Cabinet appointments with radical climate activists empowered to wield vast regulatory influence over every major sector of American economic and social life.
Former Secretary of State John Kerry, who co-chaired the Biden-[Bernie]Sanders "Unity Task Force on Combatting the Climate Crisis and Pursuing Environmental Justice," will be appointed to a newly created Cabinet position as international diplomacy "climate envoy."
Former South Bend, Indiana mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has been nominated to be Biden's transportation secretary. Buttigieg's primary campaign site said by 2035 he would "require zero emissions for all new vehicles."
Not explained is how to recharge all those added plug-ins at night when the sun is hidden, and the wind isn't blowing.
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Joe Biden's selection for Energy secretary, will be charged with responsibility to make good on his election promise to help build 550,000 electric vehicle charging stations as part of his plan to "fight climate change" which has been occurring since the time our planet first had an atmosphere.
A January 27 executive order officially creates a White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy to be headed by "climate czar" Gina McCarthy who formerly led the Obama-Biden administration's EPA. The order also creates a White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council and a White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
So, what exactly, comprises "environmental justice?"
One sweeping presidential directive calls for stronger action to protect public health and the environment and hold polluters accountable, including those who "disproportionately harm communities of color and low-income communities."
And who can really argue with that? No one wants air, land or water "pollution," which actually has nothing to do with responsible clean use of hydrocarbon fuels or production of atmospheric CO2 (natural plant food).
Less than 24 hours after his inauguration, Biden also welcomed Northeastern law and racial justice professor Shalanda Baker into his administration as deputy director for "energy justice" within the Department of Energy.
According to the nonprofit Initiative for Energy Justice, energy justice, much like environmental justice, refers to "the goal of achieving equity in both the social and economic participation in the energy system, while also remediating social, economic, and health burdens on those disproportionately harmed by the energy system."
Again, who would possibly wish to deny energy justice to anyone, most particularly for disproportionately disadvantaged low-income populations of all races? Seems to me that the greatest justice will be served by lowering energy costs and raising abundance for everyone … the direct opposite of what the Biden agenda portends.
A harbinger of coming events occurred when power blackouts rolled across California cities and towns during a 2020 heat wave due to removal of nuclear and fossil fueled plants from the grid.
California already leads the nation with the least reliable power system and greatest number of annual outages … 4,297 were recorded between 2008 and 2017. And conditions will only become far worse as the state now requires that all new homes be nearly entirely electric. More than 30 cities, including San Francisco, have already enacted bans on new gas appliance hookups. California plans to eventually outlaw gasoline and diesel cars.
There is no reason for anyone in energy-rich America to be deprived of affordable energy in order to "save the planet" from a an imperceptible 0.06o Celsius increase in warming based upon U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) hypothetical computer models that are directly observed to run two to three times too hot.
Nor are either solar or wind power environmentally "cleaner" than hydrocarbons when the mining and toxic rare earth materials that go into making them are accounted for.
Artificial energy shortages premised upon environmental and energy justice will lead only to justifications for rationing to redistribute energy poverty more equitably.
Author –Larry Bell
CFACT Advisor Larry Bell heads the graduate program in space architecture at the University of Houston. He founded and directs the Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture. He is also the author of "Climate of Corruption: Politics and Power Behind the Global Warming Hoax."
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Has this ever happened before at a Division III game?
Mary Hardin-Baylor opened brand new Cru Stadium in big-time fashion on Saturday.
Let's start with what matters most - the game. The fourth-ranked Cru blasted No. 5 Wesley College, 35-7, by jumping out to a five-touchdown lead through three quarters and owning a 461-105 yardage advantage.
As impressive as Mary Hardin-Baylor was on the field, it was the surrounding atmosphere that really knocked our socks off.
Every on of the 9,384 seats was filled with a person screaming his or her vocal chords raw. There was a ribbon cutting ceremony, a flyover and a post-game fireworks show. Wait, what? A flyover and a fireworks show at a Division III game? Does anyone ever recall that happening before?
All in all, it was a banner night for the second-best college football program in the state of Texas (check today's list of the top ten programs in Ohio). This video is basically a three-minute postcard for how football is done right at the small college level.
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