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Keynote to the International Helicopter Safety Symposium banquet, Anaheim, CA
Robert L. Sumwalt
Good evening and thank you for having me. I truly appreciate the opportunity to be surrounded by those who have a passion for improving aviation safety.
Aviation safety has been something that has been of tremendous interest to me for 40 years. You see, I got into aviation by accident.
When I was 17 years old, I heard on my car radio that there had been a plane crash on approach to my hometown airport in Columbia, South Carolina. I decided to go see if I could find the crash. As I approached the crash site, I saw the coroner and decided to tuck in close to him. As he walked towards the accident site, I stayed close to him. And as the law enforcement officers raised the yellow tape for him, I slipped in with him.
And, don't ask me how this happened, but on the way home, I drove by the airport and stopped in to Miller Aviation and signed up for flying lessons.
So, yes, I sort of got into aviation by accident.
As I progressed through my pilot certificates and ratings, I continued to think of that accident. I occasionally returned to the accident site. I would try to understand what was going on in the cockpit of that aircraft as they approached Columbia Metro on a low overcast day.
And, while at the University of South Carolina, instead of studying whatever I was supposed to be studying, I would spend countless hours sitting on the floor of the Government Documents Library, reading NTSB accident reports.
So, although perhaps I got in to aviation "by accident," so to speak, I truly had a lifetime appreciation of accident investigation and a passion for working to prevent accidents.
I know many of you are excited to be here at the IHSS, so that you can learn and share the latest thoughts on helicopter safety initiatives. That said, I suspect there may be a few of you who are discouraged. Perhaps you may be discouraged that despite your passion and hard efforts, helicopter crashes are still occurring; discouraged that your goals aren't being met as quickly as you would like; discouraged, perhaps feeling your work is all for nothing.
And, why do I suspect some of you may feel a little discouraged? Because, as one safety professional to another, I know from experience that when we care about something as much as we all do, I know how we can feel after tireless efforts and crashes still occur.
You may be asking yourself: "Is it all worth it? It is really worth all of the time I have spent on these safety initiatives?"
Well, to answer that and keep it all in perspective, let me quote words that are enscribed into the grave of Oskar Schindler. If you have seen the movie "Schindler's List," you will recognize that Schindler saved thousands from death. "And whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world."
Well, just remember this: to go out and make a significant difference, you don't have to go out and save an entire world. You only need to keep one person from getting into trouble in a helicopter. If you have done that, it is as if you have saved an entire world.
Admittedly, though, the paradox is that you probably never will be able to fully appreciate just what you've done.
In many cases, you have prevented a problem from ever being introduced into the system. The person who you may have saved probably will never realize that it was a group of dedicated safety professionals who gathered in Montreal for the first time in 2005 and formed the International Helicopter Safety Team. The people whose lives you've saved have probably never even heard of the IHST's initiative to reduce the worldwide helicopter accident rate by 80% by 2016.
They will probably never realize the efforts made to:
Influence a significant change to pilot training by using simulators, like those efforts by two Terrys: Terry Eichman and Terry Palmer.
or to work passionately to promote and translate SMS for small helicopter operators, like the work of Keith Johnson.
or to push for ADS-B in the Gulf of Mexico.
or to come to the NTSB and tell the NTSB chairman and staff that in order to conduct more thorough data analyses, the Helicopter JSAT needs better helicopter accident data from NTSB, like Matt Zuccaro, Joe Syslo, and a few others did. (And, we listened by the way. We have inculcated into our investigative procedures a special helicopter data collection checklist as a result of that meeting).
Or to spend countless hours poring over data, looking for that gold nugget, as Fred Brisbois has done.
You will probably never receive the direct satisfaction of knowing that you have helped someone.
But let me assure you … the work you are doing… it does matter. It does make a difference. It is important. And yes, it does keep people from dying in helicopter crashes.
And, frankly, if you don't do it, just who in this industry will do the work that needs to be done?
As one safety professional to another, I want to thank you for your tireless efforts.
We have a plaque outside of our training center that says: "From tragedy we draw knowledge to improve the safety of us all." And, that is what we do at NTSB. We take something tragic and through our investigations, try to learn from it so it won't happen again.
Sometimes, things take longer than we would hope, but, with a lot of pushing, things eventually get implemented.
On September 10, 1999, about 1204 Alaska daylight time, a Eurocopter AS-350B-2 helicopter, N6007S, was destroyed when it crashed on the Juneau ice field near Juneau, Alaska. The helicopter crashed on a level surface while flying near cruise speed, in a level attitude. The helicopter was being operated by TEMSCO Helicopters (TEMSCO) as a VFR, on-demand sightseeing flight under 14 CFR Part 135. The certificated commercial pilot and four passengers received minor injuries. The remaining passenger received serious injuries. The pilot was not instrument rated.
The pilot said that, during a gradual descent over a large, featureless, snow-covered ice field, a localized light snow shower momentarily reduced his forward visibility. He also stated that he was "unable to discern any topographic features, only a dark shape on the horizon." He stated that immediately before impact, he believed the helicopter was 500 feet above the surface. Three pilots who were in the area at the time of the accident all stated that overcast conditions, localized snow showers, and flat light conditions hindered their ability to discern the surface of the glacier. They added that weather reports and forecasts from Juneau often did not represent the actual weather in the mountains and over the ice field.
When that helicopter didn't return as expected, TEMSCO launched another helicopter (N6052C) to search for it. The pilot said that, while searching the upper portion of the ice field, deteriorating weather conditions to the north and east required him to proceed south, down the ice field. He slowed the helicopter to 15 knots and attempted to use a mountain ridge to the right of the helicopter for visual reference. He said, "Visibility in front was enough to see all the way to the top of the Herbert (greater than 3 miles). The ceiling sloped down to the east 45º with a height at the ridge of approximately 700 feet." He said that flat light conditions made it difficult to see the ice field below but he thought his helicopter was 500 feet about the surface. It wasn't. Seconds later, his helicopter crashed into the snow covered terrain
Well, guess what? When the second helicopter also didn't return, TEMSCO sent a third helicopter (N6099Y) and crew to search for the other two. The pilot said he located the first downed helicopter about 2 miles in front of him. He said that he slowed the helicopter to about 30 knots in an attempt to gain visual reference by using a mountain range to the left of the helicopter and the debris field associated with the N6007S accident site to the front of the helicopter. He said that the ceiling at this location was at least 1,000 feet above ground level, and visibility in the direction of N6007S was more than 6 miles. He said he thought he was at least 500 feet above ground level and that flat light conditions hampered his ability to see the topographical features of the ice field below. I think you can see where this is headed.
Three crashes by the same operator within less than 5 hours, all at about the same location. Incredible! The fortunate thing is that, despite having to spend a very cold night on the glacier while waiting for rescue, there were no fatalities or severe injuries.
NTSB determined that flat light was a factor in the three crashes.
A person who I suspect most of you know, a guy named Clint Johnson, was the NTSB investigator on those three crashes. I can only imagine Clint's frustration of going out on these crashes because only three months earlier, he investigated a similar crash on the glacier that was related to flat light. Unfortunately, in that crash, there were 7 fatalities.
In response to these four crashes, largely in part to Clint's efforts, the NTSB issued a safety recommendation for "installation of radar altimeters in all helicopters conducting commercial, passenger-carrying operations in areas where flat light or whiteout conditions routinely occur" (NTSB recommendation A-02-35). That recommendations was issued in 2002, the year my daughter was in third grade.
Just last week, FAA issued the rule to require radio altimeters. My daughter is now a sophomore in college. Yes it took 11 years, and additional accidents where lack of radio altimeter was a factor have occurred – including a HEMS flight that crashed into the Potomac River outside of Washington DC in January 2005 that claimed two lives – but we finally have a requirement for radio altimeters.
Yes, things move slowly. Too slowly. Yesterday I testified to Congress on safety issues. There was a congressman who ripped into one of the DOT administrators, asking why it takes so long for regulations to be issued. It's certainly a good question.
In 2006, NTSB conducted a safety study of 55 air ambulance crashes, 41 of which involved helicopters. The NTSB issued four safety recommendations in that study, including one for installation of H-TAWS on HEMS flights, and a requirement that all HEMS legs be conducted under Part 135 regulations, even when the patient is not onboard. The FAA responded by requiring these things, but it took eight years for that regulation to be implemented.
As many of you will recognize, 2008 was the most deadly on record for U.S. HEMS operations, with 29 fatalities. That year, NTSB placed HEMS on our Most Wanted List, and in February 2009, NTSB held a 4-day hearing on HEMS. I had the privilege of chairing that hearing. Emerging from that hearing, the Board issued 21 broad-sweeping recommendations. Some appear to have been addressed through the helicopter rule announced last week, and some have not been addressed.
So, as you can see, sometimes the slowest way to get something done is to wait for the regulatory authority to make the change. Another way – one this is often faster and more efficient, is to urge voluntary compliance – and that is precisely what you are trying to do through the IHST.
My colleague, Earl Weener, tells me that the nearly 80% reduction in airline fatalities in the past decade are attributed largely to your sister organization – The Commercial Aviation Safety Team, CAST. That reduction resulted from not a single regulation. All of the safety enhancements that emerged from CAST were voluntary in nature.
I don't want you to underestimate or discount the work that you are doing. It is so important and it can be enacted so much more quickly than regulatory efforts.
I started out by applauding your efforts. And, if you get nothing more out of my comments, just remember the words carved into the tomb of Oskar Schindler: "And whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world."
I guarantee, your work is saving an entire world. Thank you and keep up the great efforts!


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E&M: Hi there! Thank you for speaking with E&M about your amazing project – Scatola Cultura. First of all can I ask you if you can all introduce yourselves – who's behind Scatola Cultura?
Hello everyone! Of course, here are the people who make Scatola Cultura great.
Valentina Carpanese is the president, and she graduated in Cultural Heritage with a specialization in Art History and a lover of communication on all levels.
Cinzia Rossato is the vice-president, she graduated in Planning and Management of Cultural Tourism and is passionate about the prehistoric age.
Alice Baruffato is a partner, she graduated in Medieval Archaeology and has a strong interest and flair for foreign languages.
Elisabetta Cocco is also a partner, and she graduated in Classical Archeology, cultural operator and actress.
Maurizio Bertacco is a volunteer partner and dedicates time to drawing attention and interest to local history.
Photo courtesy of Scatola Cultura | The team!
E&M: So, what is the project actually about? What kind of activities do you do?
We are a brand new cooperative, operating between the cultural and the social fields. Right now we are working particularly in the Veneto and Vicenza regions. Our activities include museum education, training in the archaeological-historical-artistic field, guided tours, managing sites of historical and artistic interest, and cultural and social events, all gathered in the project 'Inclusivity and Accessibility'. In short, we are a box…full of ideas!
E&M: What prompted you to create a project like this? How did the idea of the project and the name come about?
Veneto has a great cultural, naturalistic and historical-archaeological heritage. The desire to promote and enhance the value of this heritage led us to think up and devise new projects in order to make it accessible to everyone. Thus, in 2011, Scatola Cultura was born as a team of three professionals who together planned a tourism enhancement proposal for a Venetian villa, Villa da Porto (in Montorso Vicentino), through the creation of an accessible multi-sensory labyrinth. The project won the "Venetian Villas for Europe" award in 2012. Then in 2016 the team was enriched by the addition of more members, and from then the Scatola Cultura cooperative was born!
The name took inspiration from the idea that a box can be container of ideas, ideas that can come out of the box, and can just as easily enter the box! And the term culture indicates our preferred area of action.
Promoting the knowledge of our past and of our historical heritage allows us to be more aware and participating citizens.
E&M: What are the challenges facing Scatola Cultura in Italy today, and for similar projects across Europe?
The main difficulties are, unfortunately, dictated by a chronic lack of funds allocated for cultural projects, in particular in Italy. We mainly work with Italian public institutions, at various levels, and we note a general lack of investments in the field of cultural heritage.
E&M: Despite these challenges, yours is a very important project. In your opinion, how come other European countries should start similar projects?
Promoting the knowledge of our past and of our historical heritage allows us to be more aware and participating citizens. We are sure that, despite the difficulties of the sector, in Italy as in other European countries there are colleagues who have accepted this challenge and made this mission their own!
E&M: What events are you organising at the moment? And do you have other things you want to share with E&M reader?
At the moment we are engaged in schools with various educational activities covering a wide varieties of themes such as nature and history-archaeology. Since Scatola Cultura's foundation we have worked at the Franciscan Museum "Padre Aurelio Menin" in Chiampo (Vicenza) where we are taking care of both the collections and promotional events. Here, in particular we are taking care of the project "We open the doors to everyone. Inclusion and Accessibility" intended for the re-organisation of the Museum making it accessible to various audiences with different needs.
All you have to do is plan a vacation in our "Bella Italia" and come and visit them! Scatola Cultura is waiting for you!
Find out more about the project on its website here, and by following it on Facebook here.


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Visit Three UNESCO-Listed Romanesque Churches on Reichenau Island in Germany
December 6, 2012 by Henk Bekker in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Insel Reichenau in Lake Constance (Bodensee) on the German-Swiss border is home to three Romanesque churches with historically important wall paintings.
Reichenau Island near Konstanz in Germany is famous for its three magnificent Romanesque churches. A millennium ago, Reichenau was at the cultural heart of Europe with Kloster Reichenau monastery an important center of learning. The three Romanesque churches in Oberzell, Mittelzell, and Niederzell survived from this period and are inscribed in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list. Well-preserved wall paintings on Reichenau are amongst the oldest in Europe north of the Alps.
Romanesque Churches on Reichenau Island in Germany
Reichenau is a small island in the Untersee part of Lake Constance (Bodensee) on the Swiss-German border. Vegetal production is the mainstay of the modern economy but during the Middle Ages, Reichenau was an important cultural center.
The first Benedictine monastery in the German-speaking world was founded in AD 724 by Karl Martell as Kloster Reichenau. During the Carolingian period, and up to the early 13th century, Reichenau was an important center of learning. The monastery's golden age was from the 9th to 11th centuries and the three Romanesque churches on the island date mostly from this period.
Romanesque Wall Paintings in St George in Oberzell, Reichenau
The triple-nave basilica of St Georg in Oberzell dates partly from the late 9th century and is considered one of the best examples of late Carolingian architecture. The Western apse and portal are from the 11th century while some of the Gothic elements are from the 15th century. The early-9th-century crypt can only be seen on guided tours.
The main reason to visit St Georg is to see the best examples of church wall paintings from this period in Europe north of the Alps. The very well preserved wall paintings that fill the entire nave date from before AD 1000. Most of these up to 2-m-high and 4-m-wide paintings illustrate miracles performed by Christ.
A small museum recently opened near the church. It is well worth visiting the museum first for an explanation of the history as well as close-up views of the reproduced paintings.
The Romanesque Minster of St Maria & St Mark in Mittelzell
Mittelzell is the largest town on Reichenau Insel and the Münster St Maria und St Markus is also the largest Romanesque church on the island. This is the original center of Reichenau monastery, which only formally disbanded in 1757.
The triple-nave basilica with double transepts dates mostly from the 11th century but the Gothic choir is from the 15th century. Some of the arches and parts of the transept are the original constructions consecrated in 816. The oak roof rafters, left exposed since 1970, are around 700 years old. They remind of an inverted ship and are typical of the period.
Several relics and reliquaries are preserved in the small treasury (Schatzkammer). The most important is the St Mark relic that came to Reichenau Island in 830.
Several further former monastery buildings and a monastery herb garden can be seen nearby. The local history museum is a few blocks away near the Reichenau tourist information office.
The Romanesque St Peter & Paul Church in Niederzell, Reichenau
The former abbey church Stiftkirche St Peter und Paul is based on foundations of a church originally consecrated in 799. The current triple-nave, twin-towered basilica dates mostly from the 11th and 12th century but its interior is mostly in the more modern Rococo style of the mid-18th century. However, the most important artwork in the church is an early 12th-century wall painting of Christ and the apostles.
A small museum next to the church explains the history of the abbey church as well as some of the architectural elements.
Visiting the Churches and Museums on Reichenau Island
The three museums on Reichenau Island are open April to October from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm (5:30 pm in July and August). From November to March, the museums are only open weekends from 2 to 5 pm.
The treasury and Gothic choir in the minster are open from April to September, Monday to Saturday from 10 am to noon and 3 to 5 pm.
Transportation to Reichenau in Lake Constance, Germany
Getting to Reichenau is very easy by car as the island is connected by road to the mainland. Reichenau is only around 10 km from Konstanz – follow the B33 towards Radolfzell and Singen. Parking (small charge) is available near all three churches (pdf map of Reichenau Island).
Public transportation is available around once per hour from Konstanz. Take the train to Reichenau (Baden) and then continue by bus to Reichenau Island. Total traveling time is around half an hour. See German Railways for online timetables and train tickets.
Reichenau, and the whole Lake Constance area, is very popular with cyclists and hikers. The island is mostly flat and ideal for leisurely cycling.
During the summer season, pleasure boat cruises arrive from Konstanz (D) and Kreuzlingen (CH) and continue down the Rhine to picturesque Stein am Rhein and Schaffhausen with easy access to Rheinfall – the largest waterfalls in Europe.
St Gallen in Switzerland has a history closely intertwined with Reichenau but is mostly famous for its glorious Baroque library, which is also a UNESCO-listed property. The Romanesque painted wooden ceiling in the St Martin's Church in Zillis near Chur is one of only three that survived in Europe and worth a detour. However, it is absolutely worth crossing the Alps to Müstair in the far southeastern corner of the Swiss canton Graubünden. The UNESCO-listed Convent of St John here has the most important cycle of Carolingian frescoes preserved in situ.
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Oblivion Status Update
Bob Teague asked me for a status update on Oblivion.
This is where we're at. We have a cut. We have a lot of visual effects. But Ian Hubert is em-bettering the effects and adding our giant robot Henry.
This actually means there's a lot of paperwork for me. I am labeling all the effects and making sure the background plates are properly labeled and rendering out files which have "context" so Ian can see what happens before and after the effect. The effects numbering is like "1401 02.100 downed drone series" and the like.
Huh. I just now realized I'd made an error in my numbering. The "1401" is correct because that's the number code of the movie. But the "02" should be for a visual effect in act 2, not act 1 as shown here. Oops. As long as no visual effect is given the same number though, that's the key.
There's going to be some ADR. The stuff outside was never properly recorded, but that was by design because the park rangers would have busted us on day 1 if we'd showed up with recording gear as well as a camera.
Now, I'm also in post on two other pictures. And I have to build sets for the reshoots on the movie which was once called Android Masquerade but is now called Carbon Copy. And then there are about a million things I have to do. I'm sure.
EDIT: my above mistake has been fixed. We're back to project number/act/shot number. Whew.
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Spain: the number of people infected with coronavirus has exceeded 500,000
Coronavirus: More than 10,000 lives lost in Spain – BBC News
At the same time, the number of deaths from COVID-19 in Spain reached 29,516
Spain became the first country in Western Europe to see the number of COVID-19 cases exceeded half a million, while the total number of cases worldwide rose to 27.3 million and the number of deaths to 893,000.
As of Tuesday, the country had 525,549 cases of infection and 29,516 deaths, according to the Spanish Ministry of Health. For comparison, according to Johns Hopkins University, there were 367,174 infections and 30,732 deaths in France, and 352,451 infections and 41,643 deaths in the UK..
In March, at the height of the pandemic, Spain introduced one of the toughest quarantine regimes in the world. Then the country's hospitals were overwhelmed with new patients with coronavirus, and the number of deaths exceeded 800 daily. The outbreak was eventually brought under control, but the number of new infections has risen steadily since restrictions were eased in July..
Some experts believe that the increase in the number of infections is due to the increased sociability of Spaniards, while others attribute the recent surge to a lack of widespread contact tracing and a premature exit from isolation mode..
In South Korea, meanwhile, thousands of trainee doctors returned to work on Tuesday after a nearly three-week strike that has complicated the country's efforts to contain the new wave of COVID-19 infections..
Trainees went on strike on August 21 to protest plans for medical reform, which would increase the number of medical students and open new public medical schools..
Hundreds of new COVID-19 cases have been reported daily in South Korea since mid-August, averaging more than 300 cases per day, but fewer than 200 cases were reported on Tuesday the sixth day..
Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping praised the country's response to the pandemic that began late last year in Wuhan..
Speaking at the People's Assembly House in Beijing on Tuesday, Xi Jinping said China was quick to take action to tackle the virus "openly, transparently and responsibly." The United States and other Western countries believe Beijing downplayed or covered up the severity of the threat until it was too late and the virus spread outside China..
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The number of early voters in the 2020 elections exceeded 60 million
Hundreds of people took part in the rally in support of Ivan Golunov
Legislators may have been infected with coronavirus due to the storming of the Capitol
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Columbine High School students Sarah Fisicaro, right, and Katie Teitsworth embrace after two teenage shooters killed 13 students before killing themselves in Littleton, Colorado.
A flag-bearer and several hundred people hold a traditional Native American prayer service in St. Paul, Minnesota, in response to the shootings at Red Lake High School after a young man killed nine people at the school, including five students, before killing himself.
Thousands of Virginia Tech students take part in a mass candlelight vigil to honor the victims of a shooting that took the lives of 32 people when a gunman opened fire on the campus.
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Brittany Carter and Jibri Johnson take part in a vigil for the mass shooting at the US Navy Yard in Washington, DC, which left 12 dead and eight injured.
Students march on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara, during a vigil held to honor the six victims of a mass killing in Isla Vista, California.
Allen Sanders and his wife, Georgette, at a memorial outside the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, to remember nine black men and women who were shot and killed by a white supremacist.
Cathy Wells at her son's vigil in Marietta, Georgia. Wells is the mother of one of the five military servicemen killed in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after a shooter opened fire at a Naval Reserve Center.
Residents of Roseburg, Oregon, at a vigil for the victims of a shooting in which 10 were killed and 20 injured when a shooter opened fire at Umpqua Community College.
Students at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs hold a vigil for university police officer Garrett Swasey, who was shot and killed along with two others at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic.
People attend a vigil at the San Manuel Stadium to remember victims of the shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, which left 14 people dead and 22 injured.
Civilians and police officers attend a vigil for five officers killed during anti-police brutality protests in Dallas, Texas.
A memorial in front of the Stonewall Inn, paying respects to the 49 people killed and 58 wounded after a shooter opened fire in a gay nightclub.
House Chaplain Patrick J. Conroy leads the Republican team in a prayer before the Congressional Baseball Game on June 15, 2017, in Washington, DC. A critic of President Trump opened fire on US lawmakers practicing for the event, seriously wounding a congressman and three others before he was killed by police.
Mourners observe a moment of silence to mark one week since the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. On Oct. 1, 2017, where a shooter killed 58 people and injured more than 450.
Visitors pay respects at a memorial to honor the 26 victims at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs in Texas after a shooter opened fire during Sunday service.
Activists and students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School attend a rally at the Florida Capitol to address gun control on Feb. 21 in Tallahassee, Florida, in the wake of last week's mass shooting that left 17 people dead.


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'The Everyday Economy' and the Next Economic Settlement
Dan Chandler
'The world suffers under a dictatorship of no alternatives. Although ideas all by themselves are powerless to overthrow this dictatorship we cannot overthrow it without ideas'
Roberto Unger (2005)
Jeremy Corbyn's election as leader of the Labour Party in 2015 shook the party out of a long intellectual slumber, opening up the possibility of genuine renewal. Corbyn's willingness to point out the moral failings of our current economic model has inspired a new generation, while his unexpected electoral success has loosened the apparent constraints of political feasibility. But Corbyn did not arrive with a well-developed alternative – indeed, the radical left has been as guilty as the centre for failing to refresh and renew its ideas. While the first eighteen months of Corbyn's leadership were dominated by in-fighting, promising currents of intellectual renewal are now visible. The energy and dynamism has, to date, mainly been on the left of the party, epitomised by Momentum's hugely successful fringe conference 'The World Transformed'.1
In a new pamphlet, 'The Everyday Economy', Rachel Reeves MP makes an important contribution to Labour's intellectual renewal from a centre-left perspective. Her efforts suggest there may be more common ground between the rival labour tribes than many think. Reeves' starting point is that 'the neoliberal settlement' which has set the terms of debate in British politics since the 1980s, on both left and right, 'is exhausted'; the Labour party has a responsibility to renew itself, and in doing so to 'begin the renewal of our country'.2 Reeves sets out a wide-ranging critique of our current economic model: she suggests the UK went too far in liberalising its economy; that privatisation has fostered 'crony capitalism'; and that markets have expanded into areas where they don't belong, including the NHS. Reeves argues that the balance of power has shifted away from working people, that globalisation and technology have hollowed out the manufacturing sector, and that our economy has grown too unequal, with winners concentrated in cities and advanced sectors, leaving behind those in towns and rural areas.
Reeves is clear that these problems have deep roots, and that addressing them requires a major project of intellectual renewal. She offers a critique of contemporary economics, arguing that economic thinking has prioritised growth and consumption over a broader conception of human flourishing (she defends Hume's 'social ethic' over the liberal market tradition associated with Adam Smith). Reeves sets out an interpretation of Labour's diverse intellectual tradition, emphasising the moral critique of capitalism associated with Dickens, Ruskin, Carlyle and (later) Tawney, as a crucial influence on the early Labour party. She also celebrates the 'conservative', reformist (as opposed to revolutionary) tradition within the Labour movement, arguing that its 'rootedness in national popular life' and its 'scepticism of grand theoretical design' have been vital to its success, and as well as highlighting 'self-reliance, self-improvement and the practice of reciprocity' as Labour's core values.
The pamphlet displays a refreshing willingness to engage with big ideas – all the more welcome given Labour's reputation for anti-intellectualism. While those on the left might foreground different aspects of Labour's diverse traditions and values – from its internationalism to its commitment to equality and justice – there is no doubt that Reeves identifies a central thread in Labour thinking. But there is a telling lack of engagement with contemporary political thinkers. This is a missed opportunity: there are rich intellectual resources which Labour can draw on, whether in the liberal egalitarian tradition of John Rawls, its more communitarian variants from thinkers like Roberto Unger and Michael Sandel, or revisionist socialists like Axel Honneth.3 Although often abstract, these theories could bring deeper coherence to the project of renewal.
What is the content of Reeves' emerging political economy? The title of the pamphlet is 'The Everyday Economy'. At one level the everyday economy refers to the 'low wage, low productivity sectors' such as 'retail, food processing, hospitality and supermarkets' which tend to be neglected in favour of high-tech, creative industries. Reeves makes a compelling case that raising productivity and wages in these sectors must be a priority for any Labour government which seeks to narrow our economic divides.
This is an important contribution. And yet, it feels more like a contribution to a debate about industrial policy than the seeds of a new political economy. But the pamphlet also hints at a broader interpretation of the everyday economy as a reorientation at the level of values and goals: away from an exclusive focus on growth and consumption, and towards a political economy built around the constituent parts of everyday existence which make life worth living: purposeful and dignified work; family and relationships; place and community. This is where the ideas set out in the pamphlet represent the most important break with recent economic orthodoxies.
Reeves also sketches out a suggestive policy platform. For the most part the proposals are directional: prioritising vocational education; stronger rights to collective bargaining; new strategies in areas spanning the quality of work, childcare, adult social care and chronic illness; radical devolution and a more federal system of government. There are also some specific policy ideas, including: putting workers on boards; abolishing private schools' charitable status; leveraging public ownership of RBS to spread capital and housing across the country; and a raft of new taxes on wealth, including a land tax, raising capital gains tax and replacing inheritance tax with a tax on lifetime gift receipts.4
How does this vision sit within wider debates within the Labour party? Reeves is typically described as a centrist, and this pamphlet suggests a willingness from the centre to engage in a serious process of renewal. Reeves' forthright critique of unbridled capitalism, and her openness to radical policy ideas, suggests there may be more common ground with the left of the party than some might think. Indeed, Reeves frames her contribution as building on the 2017 manifesto, which she welcomes as a 'first big step' which 'broke with the past and offered voters hope and optimism' (6). She also welcomes work on 'Alternative Models of Ownership', commissioned by Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, as a 'valuable initiative' towards a more democratic economy, though she laments that so little found its way into the manifesto.5
But there are also some differences. Some of these are explicit: Reeves is critical of the promise to scrap tuition fees rather than reverse cuts to in-work benefits, arguing that 'our manifesto was regressive in its redistributive policies'. She also worries that by promising to increase spending without a compelling strategy to create the wealth to pay for it, the manifesto 'dispensed with fiscal rectitude'.
In the background are deeper philosophical differences. Reeves' emphasis on the importance of good work places her within the labourist tradition, against the techno-utopian line of thought which seeks to harness technology to eliminate work.6 And her celebration of the communitarian, small-c conservative parts of Labour's tradition stands in contrast to a Corbynite vision that is more internationalist and cosmopolitan.
The Labour Party would benefit from a more open acknowledgement of these areas of agreement and disagreement. While it's striking that a more radical economic vision is emerging on both wings of the Party, it's also not much remarked-upon by either side. If the party is serious about intellectual renewal, and about developing a coherent platform that can satisfy MPs, members and voters, it needs to foster a culture of robust but respectful debate, able to face up squarely to areas of agreement and disagreement.
When the post-war social democratic consensus started to come apart in the 1970s, the neoliberal right was ready to seize their opportunity: they had used their time in the wilderness wisely, developing a coherent intellectual framework and institutional infrastructure.7 As the neoliberal consensus falters, the left starts from a much weaker position, and there is much work to be done. This pamphlet is an important contribution to this project of renewal.
Daniel Chandler is a doctoral researcher in economics at the LSE. He previously worked at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Resolution Foundation think tanks, and as a Policy Advisor in the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit.
1. See also N. Srnicek and A. Williams, Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work, Verso, 2016; P. Mason, PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future, Penguin, 2015; N. Srnicek interviewed by L. Butler, 'Technology, Capitalism and the Future of the Left', Renewal, 26, 1, 2018.
2. See R. Reeves, 'A Radical Overhaul', LabourList, 25.3.18, https://labourlist.org/2018/03/a-radical-overhaul-rachel-reeves-full-speech-launching-the-neweconomy/.
3. J. Rawls, Justice as Fairness: A Restatement, Harvard University Press, 2001; R.M. Unger, What Should the Left Propose? Verso, 2005; M.J. Sandel, Liberalism and the Limits of Justice, Cambridge University Press, 1998; A. Honneth, The Idea of Socialism: Towards a Renewal, John Wiley & Sons, 2016, reviewed by Julia Nicholls in Renewal, 25/2 (2017).
4. See C. Berry, 'Reforming the Banks: The Opportunity of Brexit', Renewal, 24, 4, 2016.
5. 'Alternative Models of Ownership', Labour Party, 2017, https://labour.org.uk/ wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Alternative-Models-of-Ownership.pdf.
6. See T. Watson, 'Improving the Quality of Work', Renewal, 26, 1, 2018.
7. For an interesting discussion see Srnicek and Williams, Inventing the Future, ch. 3 'Why Are They Winning? The Making of Neoliberal Hegemony'.
Review • Vol 26 No 2 2018
Dan Chandler is a doctoral researcher in economics at the LSE.
Everyday economy, Labour Party, Political economy
Labour's ideology: towards common ground
Ben Jackson
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Barbacco
'Nduja.
Caponata bruschetta with ricotta.
Sicilian polpette (meatballs).
Did Brian Eno open a restaurant in San Francisco? Nope, the "eno trattoria" next to the ~BARBACCO~ name (in a zippy, Vespa-esque font) on the building's exterior is short for enoteca, a term originally used to signify a local wine tasting library. But now, an enoteca is more loosely used to describe a wine shop, wine bar, or even a place to taste wine and eat. And at this new offshoot of Perbacco (they are just next door to each other), you will most certainly eat. And drink wine.
Owners Umberto Gibin and chef Staffan Terje have crafted a casual but very chic place where you can come in for a panino at lunch, a glass of wine and some bruschetta at happy hour—and once the wine keeps pouring and the bites keep coming, you can easily find yourself staying for a dinner of pasta and veal Milanese. Barbacco is busy and energetic, packed with couples, Financial District workers who walked in for a bite after punching the clock, and packs of wine-drinking women.
The long space has a slick and masculine style (from CCS Architecture) that reminds me of Milan, with a section of communal tables in the front, a winding marble counter for singles or couples who like to dine at the bar, and smaller tables for those who don't want to dine with strangers. (I just found the modern stools to be a little awkward—their height in relation to the tables along the back wall felt odd, and sitting in them too long gets uncomfortable.) And then there's the ceiling that cascades down like a wave, with a graphic tiled floor and original brick wall that add visual texture, plus hits of bright yellow and slightly blurred images (like you're driving by them) of Anita Ekberg and a Ducati on the wall on your way to the restroom.
I hope you're hungry, because the menu is positively hefty: two long columns that immediately invoke "I want"—and how pleasant, nothing is over $15. Well, unless you go for the $18 chef's selection of salumi. And the salumi you must have, whether it's my current obsession, the 'nduja, a spicy spreadable pork salame (the liver and kidneys within make it extra smooth) with origins in Calabria; try the 'nduja nera, made with blood—don't be afraid, its dusky flavor is amazing. Other faves include the finocchiona, bright with fennel; the dense duck mortadella embedded with green Castelvetrano olives; and the fatty and spicy coppa (total amore).
You can also ramp up with the salty testa arrotolata (pig's head), whose texture is an intersection between fat and gelatin—no, it's not for everyone. Served with pickled onion, it's delicious wrapped around grissini. Most salumi are around $5 or $6, and they're all made in house—and as I noted in my book, chef Staffan Terje makes my favorite salumi in the city.
The snacking continues with the irresistible ascolane ($5/$8; fried and fat Cerignola olives stuffed with pork and covered with a dusting of Parmesan), and the crowd-pleasing arancini ($3 each), risotto croquettes studded with peas, braised pork, oozy mozzarella, and sporting a satisfying breadcrumb-y exterior.
A great dish to share is the rustic pan-fried ribollita ($6), which a stranger/neighbor at the counter kindly offered me a bite of one night. (I'm glad she insisted.) What's brilliant is this classic Tuscan minestrone (day one) typically has stale bread added to it on day two, and then is transformed into a fry-up (usually on day four)—like an eggless fritatta—and sublime with a drizzle of peppery, green olive oil on top. This version comes loaded with cannellini beans, cavalo nero (kale), sofrito, and a bit of tomato and rosemary. Love at first bite.
There are about eight different bruschette to choose from ($3 each, 3 for $8)—the caponata topped with a spicy ricotta was a fave; while the truffled lardo was a touch too salty and thickly sliced for my taste, although I was told that is how it is authentically served.
While I am a huge fan of Perbacco, the Calabrese in me was fired up with the spicier dishes on Barbacco's peripatetic menu, starting with the plump "angry" mussels ($11) with 'nduja, chili, and plenty of garlic—get ready. The dish was certainly gutsy—my friend deemed these "dirty mussels" because all we wanted to do was sop up every last drop of the sauce like total hedonists (I asked for bread and was served some impeccable focaccia, but what I really wanted was a crusty Italian bread). The other feisty champ is the quick-braised local squid ($8), so tender and brilliantly executed. The fennel, chunky tomato, green olives, and topping of breadcrumbs made this dish a home run—and like most Italian men, it wasn't shy at all.
If you want some heartier dishes, look to the hefty paccheri ($10), doused with a meaty and rustic pork ragu, or the decadent rotolo ($11), a tender rolled pasta, currently following the season and filled with asparagus, ricotta, and lemon, adorned with a mint-brown butter. The braised chicken thighs ($11) with almonds, Castelvetrano olives, and escarole were homey and flavorful, but not the first thing I'd recommend. And then there are the exquisite pork meatballs ($14), served Sicilian style with raisins, pine nuts, braised chard, and a bright-red tomato sugo—their juiciness is partly due to the ricotta added to the meaty mixture. You will totally clear your plate. (I want them to serve these in a sandwich at lunch.)
Even the side dishes pack big flavor, like the fried quarters of Brussels sprouts ($4)—if you're missing the ones that used to be at SPQR, this variation comes with capers, anchovy, and a punch of shallot and red wine vinaigrette. Each bite was a balance of tangy, bitter, and sweet. Kudos to chef de cuisine Sarah Burchard, who is doing a bang-up job here.
Pastry chef Sarah Ballard's desserts are delightfully affordable, like the tangy citrus curd tart ($5), whose crust crumbled perfectly—no sawing with the edge of your fork or skidding across the plate. I always enjoy the cookies at Perbacco, and the biscotti ($.50 each) here tasted a lot like my Aunt Terry's (and she always made the best biscotti in my family). The chocolate nemesis cake ($5), however, was too sweet and thick for my taste, too much like a mousse posing as a cake—but I can see chocoholics loving it.
As you're cruising your way through the menu, wine director Mauro Cirilli's wine list of natural wines is not just Italian: you'll find wines from all over the globe. And since you can order everything from a 3 oz. taste to a bottle, you can do plenty of exploring (the staff is always ready with descriptions). Cirilli must be in heaven with all the different cases storing the wines at various temperatures—as soon as you sit at the counter, you can see how dedicated the restaurant is to wine, the walls glimmering with bottles, wine shimmering in the elegant glassware. It may just be a wine library after all…
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DPC travel outcomes report: Daniel Andrews' 2018 travel to the US
Information about costs, purpose and outcomes of the Premier's travel to the United States in February 2018.
Benefits of travel to the State of Victoria
Minister's name The Hon Daniel Andrews MP
Portfolio/s Premier of Victoria
Did the Minister's spouse accompany the Minister in an official capacity? No
Accompanying Ministerial staff Lissie Ratcliff, Chief of Staff
Cameron Harrison, Director of Policy
Georgia Brumby, Senior Media Manager
Countries visited United States of America
Date of travel 22 to 27 February 2018
Number of official travel days (include day of departure and day of return) 6
Funding source (list Department/s or Agency) Premier's Private Office and the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Air fares (including taxes and fees) $70,687.20
Accommodation (including taxes and fees) $6,082.40
Other expenses (including surface travel and travel allowances) $5,984.68
Travel cost for Minister and ministerial staff $82,754.28
Are the above costs final and complete?* No
From 22 to 27 February 2018, I travelled to the United States of America (US) to attend the National Governor's Association (NGA) Winter Session, a high-profile annual meeting of US Governors. This year Australia partnered with the NGA to host a reception to launch the Winter Session and a number of surrounding events. The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and six of Australia's first minsters were present at the NGA along with over 40 US Governors and a number of senior business leaders from the US and Australia. I attended to represent the State of Victoria.
The NGA provided a space to openly discuss a range of issues common to the US and Australia including international trade, defence and security. I met with a number of US Governors and prominent business leaders to strengthen international ties and promote Victoria's key growth sectors including defence, cyber security and health and medical research. I also had a number of engagements with US defence primes outside of the NGA program.
Following the NGA program I travelled to New York to promote Victoria as a premier cultural tourism destination to US stakeholders in the creative industries.
The US is a significant partner for Victoria, representing our second largest two-way trade relationship and largest source of foreign direct investment. The visit was valuable in strengthening our close personal connection with the US. The visit enhanced Victoria's engagement with the US through:
representing Victoria at the NGA and supporting the Australian delegation led by Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull
strengthening key relationships with US government officials to support and grow trade and investment, share knowledge and overcome joint policy challenges
promoting Victoria's expertise in defence, cyber security and medical research and technology, both to industry and government leaders
promoting Victoria's cultural and creative industries and strengthening ties to stakeholders in New York
Innovation was the theme of the NGA Winter Session which provided a platform to share Victoria's experience and approach to innovation. I was invited to speak at the International Plenary Session and have an open dialogue with US and Australian sub-national leaders. I discussed Victoria's infrastructure investment and promoted Victoria's expertise in defence, cyber security, medical research and innovation.
During the NGA program I met with a number of US Governors to strengthen our international ties. Subnational government engagement is essential to support and grow trade and investment, share knowledge, and overcome joint policy challenges. My engagement with US Governors was important for maintaining our close connection and demonstrating our continued commitment to the US.
I met with prominent business leaders to promote Victoria's key growth sectors including defence, cyber security and health and medical research. The Australian Embassy hosted a forum with Australian and US business leaders. I engaged one-on-one with a number of US CEOs to promote Victoria as an attractive investment destination and trading partner and discussed areas of mutual interest.
Outside of the NGA program I had a number of engagements with key US defence primes including Lockheed Martin and Leidos to highlight Victoria's defence sector capabilities and track record in manufacturing. These meetings provided the opportunity to promote Victoria as an ideal base and supply chain for delivering large defence projects, to bring more jobs and investment to Victoria.
In New York I met with key stakeholders in the creative industries to build Victoria's reputation as a leading city for arts and culture.
My visit advanced Victoria's connection to the US through a number of high level government and business meetings. Our network of Victorian Government Trade and Investment offices across the Americas will continue to promote Victoria, build relationships and explore opportunities for trade and investment. Victoria will shortly host a US Congressional Delegation with a focus on asset recycling. Victorian Ministers will also build on engagement with the US in their portfolio areas.
Reviewed 28 January 2019
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Healthcare Industry News: FoxHollow Technologies
Foxhollow Technologies Names Dr. John Simpson President and Chief Executive Officer
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 5 (HSMN NewsFeed) -- FoxHollow Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FOXH ), which manufactures and markets the SilverHawk(TM) Plaque Excision System, today announced that its board of directors has named Dr. John Simpson as permanent chief executive officer of the company.
Dr. Simpson, the founder of the company, has been serving as interim chief executive officer following the retirement of Robert W. Thomas in January 2006.
"After undergoing an extensive search process and interviewing a number of highly qualified candidates, we determined that John is the best person to lead FoxHollow through its next phase of growth," said Myrtle Potter, the company's lead independent director. "Under John's leadership this year, the company has continued its aggressive market building activities, accelerated its clinical and research and development initiatives and recorded record quarterly revenues. We believe that FoxHollow will benefit from his continued leadership," she added.
"I am delighted to have been chosen for this position by the board. The company has achieved important milestones in key areas of the company. We have experienced increasing adoption of the SilverHawk in the treatment of patients suffering from Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and are saving lives and improving the quality of life for these patients. In addition, we have realized great progress with our product development and clinical trial programs, and our collaboration with Merck & Co., Inc., is proceeding ahead of schedule," Dr. Simpson said.
"These successes reflect the dedication of our employees and the company's strong management team, led by Ron Steckel, our chief operating officer, Duke Rohlen, our president of strategic operations, and Matt Ferguson, our chief financial officer. I have incredible confidence in the employees at FoxHollow and I look forward to continuing the pursuit of our mission to eradicate vascular disease," he continued.
The company said that Myrtle Potter will continue as the company's lead independent director and that Dr. Simpson will also remain as a member of the board of directors.
About FoxHollow Technologies
FoxHollow Technologies, Inc., develops and markets minimally invasive plaque excision devices for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD). An estimated 12 million people in the U.S. are thought to suffer from PAD, with 2.5 million patients currently diagnosed. PAD results from plaque that accumulates in the arteries and blocks blood flow in the legs. These blockages can result in severe pain for patients and very limited physical mobility. The company's SilverHawk system is a minimally invasive method of removing the obstructive plaque and restoring blood flow to the legs and feet. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.foxhollowtech.com.
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Autos Reviews
Golf quite capable playing from rough
by Brian Harper . Nov 18 2016
Photos by Brian Harper / Postmedia Network Inc.
2017 Volkswagen Golf TSI
It's been a while since I've driven one of the milder versions of the Golf family, my experience of late with Volkswagen's ubiquitous hatchback relegated to the higher performance — and very satisfying — GTI and R models.
But the regulation TSI proves to be entertaining in its own right, which I accidentally discovered when road construction forced me to take an unfamiliar exit to get to where I was heading. Instead of a straight shot on a smooth stretch of tarmac, I found myself on a series of undulating, mostly unpaved concession roads. It turned out to be the best 20 minutes I've spent "lost" in a long time — ending when I reconnected with the original road.
During that time, the four-door hatch, though lacking the rewarding surge of power its more enhanced siblings provide, demonstrated similar handling dynamics.
There was an intimate connection with the road surface — with crisp turn-in from the electric power-assisted steering — and just a bit of understeer on looser gravel, which could be corrected by easing up on the throttle.
Later, while checking the mechanical specs for the car, I discovered that all Golfs are equipped with the XDS Cross Differential System.
According to VW, this acts somewhat like an electronic substitute for a traditional mechanical limited-slip differential, working by actively monitoring data from each wheel sensor. So, if the suspension becomes unloaded, the system automatically applies braking to the driven inside wheel as needed to help reduce understeer — ergo, greater stability, plus improved handling and cornering performance.
While not being a sport hatch per se, the TSI certainly has a sporty vibe to it, by no means compromised by the turbocharged and direct-injection 1.8-litre four-cylinder TSI (gasoline-fuelled) engine that powers it. It's a strong but growly motor — 170 horsepower at 3,500 r.p.m. and 199 pound-feet of torque starting at 1,600 r.p.m. and lasting until 4,400 r.p.m., when paired with the six-speed automatic — that has to move just 1,371 kilograms of car.
A five-speed manual transmission is standard issue for the TSI. The tester, in mid-trim Comfortline form (there's also the base Trendline and the higher-end Highline), came with the six-speed Tiptronic, a $1,400 upgrade.
If left in Drive and not slotted into Sport mode, the Tiptronic shifts early so as to maximize fuel economy. Under part throttle, this can cause the engine to lag. I found the best way to avoid this was to leave it in Sport, which delays the upshifts. (If you want to self-shift, there's only the console-mounted gear lever; steering wheel-mounted paddles are not included.)
As for fuel economy, I averaged an acceptable if undistinguished 8.6 L/100 km during my week with the Golf, spending about 60 per cent of my time on highways.
Even when not haring about on country back roads, there's a feeling of sturdiness from the seventh-generation Golf, which debuted with the 2015 model.
Built on Volkswagen's MQB modular platform, the chassis has two solid-mounted subframes. There's also a strut-type front suspension and, at the back, a multi-link arrangement with coil springs, telescopic dampers and an anti-roll bar. The ride is definitely firm, yet not bone-jarring.
Inside, the cabin is comfy and fairly well appointed for the price ($26,655 as tested). For the Golf's overall size, it's roomy, too — or can be. There's plenty of legroom and headroom up front, but if you slide those front seats all the way back on their tracks, it's definitely at the expense of the rear-seat occupants. Plus, there's 467 litres of cargo space up to the parcel shelf and 646 L to the roof.
Load space is enhanced by a trunk floor that can be moved up or down by 9.9 centimetres, while the 60/40-split backrest can be folded to give an almost flat cargo area. With the rear seats folded, the Golf has a very usable 1,492 L of cargo capacity.
The cabin environment is definitely a case of form follows function. The primary instrumentation is clear and bright, the controls are properly laid out and well-marked, and the surrounding aluminum-look plastic trim is a step up from the cheaper hard stuff that downgrades certain competitive models. The 6.5-inch touch screen is on the small side, though, and there's a limited menu of functions for it. The Comfortline trim brings with it the usual modern conveniences, including power windows with one-touch up/down, power door locks and exterior mirrors, dual-zone air conditioning, cruise control, multi-function steering wheel, partial power and heated front seats.
On the safety side, blind-spot detection with rear-traffic alert is part of a $1,310 Convenience package, which also includes a panoramic power sunroof.
Any accolades this newest Golf has earned — including 2015's Best Small Car (over $21,000) by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada — have been well-deserved. Though it's designed and priced to be daily functional transportation, it's very much a driver's car.
That said, the competition isn't slacking off. Honda is returning the hatchback to the Civic fold and Mazda has revamped its Mazda3 — another estimable sporty hatchback — for 2017. Chevrolet has added a very stylish hatchback model to its popular Cruze lineup. And those are just a few examples.
In other words, the Golf TSI is good and fun, but it's far from being the only athlete in the game.
— Postmedia Network Inc. 2016
Passport to new horizons
by Haney Louka . May 24 2019
Toyota rolls out hybrid Corolla
by Germain Goyer . May 17 2019
Kia's Soul EV arrivingin Canada as scheduled
by GUILLAUME RIVARD . May 17 2019
Honda keeps faith with hybrid Insight
by Michel Deslauriers . May 10 2019


Ms Barbara Woodward, Her Majesty's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China (fourth on the right), with Cardiff Met delegates.
The China roundtable event, hosted at the Cardiff School of Management.
Cardiff Metropolitan University hosted a China roundtable event, in association with South Wales Chamber and the China-Britain Business Council, on 5th February, for Her Majesty's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, Ms Barbara Janet Woodward CMG OBE.
Ms Barbara Janet Woodward CMG OBE has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China in succession to Sir Sebastian Wood KCMG. During her visit to Cardiff Met, she met with Welsh businesses and led the China roundtable event hosted at Cardiff Met University.
The roundtable consisted of businesses across Wales that have an interest in China. Businesses were contacted through the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC), and University representatives from Cardiff Met, including the Vice Chancellor, Professor Antony Chapman, and Pro Vice Chancellor (International), Professor Mohamed Loutfi were also included.
The roundtable event allowed Welsh companies to share their present engagement with China with the Ambassador. It offered an opportunity for businesses to gain more knowledge about the market and what they need to know in order to progress with their plans in China .
Elgan Morgan, International & Representation Manager at the South Wales Chamber of Commerce said: "China is an important market for Welsh businesses and the South Wales Chamber of Commerce works hard to assist companies exporting to China. We were pleased to be involved with this event to give Welsh business people the opportunity to raise issues of concern directly with the Ambassador as she takes up her new post."


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import { Signal, SignalOptions } from "./Signal";
import { NormalRange, Seconds, Time, TransportTime, UnitMap, UnitName } from "../core/type/Units";
import { optionsFromArguments } from "../core/util/Defaults";
import { TransportTimeClass } from "../core/type/TransportTime";
import { ToneConstantSource } from "./ToneConstantSource";
import { OutputNode } from "../core/context/ToneAudioNode";

/**
 * Adds the ability to synchronize the signal to the [[Transport]]
 */
export class SyncedSignal<TypeName extends UnitName = "number"> extends Signal<TypeName> {

	readonly name: string = "SyncedSignal";

	/**
	 * Don't override when something is connected to the input
	 */
	readonly override = false;

	readonly output: OutputNode;

	/**
	 * Keep track of the last value as an optimization.
	 */
	private _lastVal: UnitMap[TypeName];

	/**
	 * The ID returned from scheduleRepeat
	 */
	private _synced: number;

	/**
	 * Remember the callback value
	 */
	private _syncedCallback: () => void;

	/**
	 * @param value Initial value of the signal
	 * @param units The unit name, e.g. "frequency"
	 */
	constructor(value?: UnitMap[TypeName], units?: TypeName);
	constructor(options?: Partial<SignalOptions<TypeName>>);
	constructor() {

		super(optionsFromArguments(Signal.getDefaults(), arguments, ["value", "units"]));
		const options = optionsFromArguments(Signal.getDefaults(), arguments, ["value", "units"]) as SignalOptions<TypeName>;

		this._lastVal = options.value;
		this._synced = this.context.transport.scheduleRepeat(this._onTick.bind(this), "1i");

		this._syncedCallback = this._anchorValue.bind(this);
		this.context.transport.on("start", this._syncedCallback);
		this.context.transport.on("pause", this._syncedCallback);
		this.context.transport.on("stop", this._syncedCallback);

		// disconnect the constant source from the output and replace it with another one
		this._constantSource.disconnect();
		this._constantSource.stop(0);

		// create a new one
		this._constantSource = this.output = new ToneConstantSource<TypeName>({
			context: this.context,
			offset: options.value,
			units: options.units,
		}).start(0);
		this.setValueAtTime(options.value, 0);
	}

	/**
	 * Callback which is invoked every tick.
	 */
	private _onTick(time: Seconds): void {
		const val = super.getValueAtTime(this.context.transport.seconds);
		// approximate ramp curves with linear ramps
		if (this._lastVal !== val) {
			this._lastVal = val;
			this._constantSource.offset.setValueAtTime(val, time);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Anchor the value at the start and stop of the Transport
	 */
	private _anchorValue(time: Seconds): void {
		const val = super.getValueAtTime(this.context.transport.seconds);
		this._lastVal = val;
		this._constantSource.offset.cancelAndHoldAtTime(time);
		this._constantSource.offset.setValueAtTime(val, time);
	}

	getValueAtTime(time: TransportTime): UnitMap[TypeName] {
		const computedTime = new TransportTimeClass(this.context, time).toSeconds();
		return super.getValueAtTime(computedTime);
	}

	setValueAtTime(value: UnitMap[TypeName], time: TransportTime) {
		const computedTime = new TransportTimeClass(this.context, time).toSeconds();
		super.setValueAtTime(value, computedTime);
		return this;
	}

	linearRampToValueAtTime(value: UnitMap[TypeName], time: TransportTime) {
		const computedTime = new TransportTimeClass(this.context, time).toSeconds();
		super.linearRampToValueAtTime(value, computedTime);
		return this;
	}

	exponentialRampToValueAtTime(value: UnitMap[TypeName], time: TransportTime) {
		const computedTime = new TransportTimeClass(this.context, time).toSeconds();
		super.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(value, computedTime);
		return this;
	}

	setTargetAtTime(value, startTime: TransportTime, timeConstant: number): this {
		const computedTime = new TransportTimeClass(this.context, startTime).toSeconds();
		super.setTargetAtTime(value, computedTime, timeConstant);
		return this;
	}

	cancelScheduledValues(startTime: TransportTime): this {
		const computedTime = new TransportTimeClass(this.context, startTime).toSeconds();
		super.cancelScheduledValues(computedTime);
		return this;
	}

	setValueCurveAtTime(values: UnitMap[TypeName][], startTime: TransportTime, duration: Time, scaling: NormalRange): this {
		const computedTime = new TransportTimeClass(this.context, startTime).toSeconds();
		duration = this.toSeconds(duration);
		super.setValueCurveAtTime(values, computedTime, duration, scaling);
		return this;
	}

	cancelAndHoldAtTime(time: TransportTime): this {
		const computedTime = new TransportTimeClass(this.context, time).toSeconds();
		super.cancelAndHoldAtTime(computedTime);
		return this;
	}

	setRampPoint(time: TransportTime): this {
		const computedTime = new TransportTimeClass(this.context, time).toSeconds();
		super.setRampPoint(computedTime);
		return this;
	}

	exponentialRampTo(value: UnitMap[TypeName], rampTime: Time, startTime?: TransportTime): this {
		const computedTime = new TransportTimeClass(this.context, startTime).toSeconds();
		super.exponentialRampTo(value, rampTime, computedTime);
		return this;
	}

	linearRampTo(value: UnitMap[TypeName], rampTime: Time, startTime?: TransportTime): this {
		const computedTime = new TransportTimeClass(this.context, startTime).toSeconds();
		super.linearRampTo(value, rampTime, computedTime);
		return this;
	}

	targetRampTo(value: UnitMap[TypeName], rampTime: Time, startTime?: TransportTime): this {
		const computedTime = new TransportTimeClass(this.context, startTime).toSeconds();
		super.targetRampTo(value, rampTime, computedTime);
		return this;
	}

	dispose(): this {
		super.dispose();
		this.context.transport.clear(this._synced);
		this.context.transport.off("start", this._syncedCallback);
		this.context.transport.off("pause", this._syncedCallback);
		this.context.transport.off("stop", this._syncedCallback);
		this._constantSource.dispose();
		return this;
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I is the second studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1987. It marks the first appearance of vocalist Michael Kiske, and is considered the album that created the genre of European-style power metal. Kai Hansen stepped away from doing vocal duties as he had difficulties singing and playing the guitar at the same time during the previous tour. It was an album dominated by Hansen, due to an injury to co-guitarist Michael Weikath which prevented him from performing on much of the album. "Future World" was released as a single and a music video was made for "Halloween" but with 8 minutes omitted from the song. The band originally planned to release Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I and Part II as a double album, but their record label refused, insisting that the albums be released separately. In 1993, both albums were released as a double CD set with bonus tracks.
All songs written by Kai Hansen, except where noted.
Tracks 10 and 11 also appear on the "Future World" single.
Track 12 also appears on the "Pumpkin Box" single.
The Russian band, Arktida, covered the song "I'm Alive" in a single they titled, "Я живой", Romanized as "Ya zhivoy".
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^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
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Here's your chance to see Mark Lucas as you've never seen him before. Packed with a heavy dose of comedy, this show is used as a vehicle to let audiences see "the other side" of Mark. Most people don't realize Mark has a musical degree in Classical Guitar. This show has nothing to do with that. It is wild and crazy and also includes material that Mark has composed thoughout his musical career. Mark and the Wild Bunch get to show off both vocally and instrumentally in this fun filled musical roller coaster ride. This show will become one of your "must sees" every season.


Last week the CHI St. Luke's Surgical ICU team stopped by Nora's Home to present us with $600.00 in Sam's Club and Walmart gift cards, which they had collected in a September fundraiser.
After providing us with this generous donation, they stuck around for a craft night of gingerbread house and cookie decorating with the guests. Thanks to Kerri, Anna & Audrey along with their generous team members in Surgical ICU at CHI St. Luke's!


Ester Pujol and Daniel Vila, two designers who have achieved making their vocation their way of life.
Our showroom already illuminates Manhattan!
The inauguration of the new exposition of Estiluz has filled the New York spring with light. During the reception a relaxed atmosphere was created among the guests, where we had the opportunity of making the new collection public and recalling our classics. The gathering of numerous design protagonists in this new space reveals that we have broadened the scope of our brand and crystallized our role as trendsetters in one of the creative meccas of the world.
Following the steps of its predecessor, the Revolta lamp has been selected and will be competing for the Delta 2018 ADI - FAD Awards, which will be performed on June 14.
Revolta by Nathrang has won the prestigious NYCxDESIGN award for Thin Pendant or Chandelier. The rewards are given by a panel of 30 design luminaries during the ICFF. Both ICFF and Interior Design magazine present the awards.
All great projects are born of ideas arising out of necessity. Estiluz is a true believer in paying tribute to the pioneers of modern design and as an appreciation, we're organizing a series of sight visits of buildings and homes of great architects and designers from our past and present where designers, architects and interior designers are the protagonists. Welcome to EXPLORATION by Estiluz.
To reduce the environmental impact throughout the life cycle of products, Estiluz introduces two products that comply with the rules present in the 10 points forming the eco-design.
VOLTA by Nahtrang has been awarded in the new edition of MIAW (Muuuz International Awards) awards formed by a jury of professionals in the architect sector. The winners will be awarded today, June 2 with a ceremony at the Grand Hotel Intercontinental Paris Opera. A unique event where VOLTA will shine for itself.
From the 14th to the 17th of May, all designers and architecture professionals have a date in the 28th annual ICFF.
More than 750 exhibitors from all points of the globe will display contemporary furniture, seating, carpet and flooring, lighting, outdoor furniture, materials, wall coverings, accessories, textiles, and kitchen and bath for residential and commercial interiors.
Button. Road to global recognition.
Our proposal of dynamic and futurist lighting designed by Francesc Rifé Button won the Reddot Award 2016 in Lighting design category.