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January 08, 2021 – What We've Learned Since the Sesquicentennial: In a chat recorded in December 2020, Chris Mackowski, Cecily Nelson Zander, Kevin Pawlak, and Sarah Kay Bierle discussed reflections on the last ten year in personal exploration of history and changes in the history field.(Listen FREE here!)
December 18, 2020 – Preservation at Stones River Battlefield: A major preservation acquisition at Stones River has filled in a huge chunk of the battlefield. With the anniversary of the battle coming up, Chris Mackowski talks with ECW historians Chris Kolakowski, Bert Dunkerly, and Caroline Davis about Stones River. (Listen FREE here!)
December 18, 2020 – New Preservation: Gaines's Mill and Cold Harbor:One of the most crucial pieces of unpreserved battlefield property is about to be saved. ECW's Chris Mackowski talks with Garry Adelman of the American Battlefield Trust and ECW historians Bert Dunkerly and Doug Crenshaw about the intersection of Gaines's Mill and Cold Harbor. (Listen FREE here!)
December 18, 2020 – News from Adams County Historical Society: The Adams County Historical Society in Gettysburg is preparing to build a new Exhibit, Research, and Education Center. Executive Director Andrew Dalton talks with ECW's Chris Mackowski to talk about the project. (Listen FREE here!)
December 11, 2020 – Gettysburg, Civil War Gifts, and More!: In this special edition of the Emerging Civil War podcast, we get Civil War history from the Gettysburg Campaign AND Civil War holiday gift ideas—from the Civil War & More bookshop. (Listen FREE here!)
December 01, 2020 – Impulse of Victory: Dave Powell talks about Ulysses S. Grant's "impulse of victory" at Chattanooga—Dave's newest book, now available from Southern Illinois University Press. (Listen FREE here!)
October 29, 2020 – Imagining Wild Bill: We know Wild Bill Hickok best as a figure from the Old West, but Paul Ashdown and Ed Caudill talk with Chris Mackowski about Wild Bill in the Civil War, popular media, myth, and memory, too. (Listen FREE here!)
October 15, 2020 – Union Veterans & The Post-War Shenandoah Valley: How did northern Civil War veterans impact the Shenandoah Valley AFTER the war? ECW's Chris Mackowski talks with Jonathan Noyalas, Jay Richardson, and Nikki Roland of Shenandoah University about their surprising research. (Listen FREE here!)
October 06, 2020 – "Radical Warrior": Emerging Civil War's David Dixon talks about his new Augustus Willich biography. (Listen FREE here!)
September 29, 2020 – Phill's Vacation in the Western Theater: Join Phill Greenwalt as he recounts a recent trip through the battlefields of the Western Theater. (Listen FREE here!)
September 24, 2020 – An Interview with Harold Holzer: Harold Holzer discusses his new book, "The Presidents Vs. The Press," with ECW's Chris Mackowski. (Listen FREE here!)
September 14, 2020 – Antietam: Into the Cornfield: Just in time to get ready for the battle anniversary…ECW gets into the weeds—and the cornstalks—talking about the battle of Antietam with Kevin Pawlak, Dan Vermilya, Kris White, and Chris Mackowski. (Listen FREE here!)
August 31, 2020 – An Interview with Gary Gallagher: Gary Gallagher has been one of the leading voices in the Civil war community for decades. He spends some time talking with ECW's Chris Mackowski about his work, his career, and his new book, "The Enduring Civil War." (Listen FREE here!)
August 30, 2020 – An Interview With Dave Ruth about Richmond Battlefields: ECW honored former Richmond National Battlefield Superintendent Dave Ruth with its 2020 Service in Civil war Public History Award. Chris Mackowski chats with Dave about his work building a battlefield park around the capital of the Confederacy. (Listen FREE here!)
July 07, 2020 – Civil War Magazine Publishers – Heading Back to Work!: Civil War Times and America's Civil War magazines both temporarily suspended operations at the start of the pandemic. Now they're on their way back! ECW's Chris Mackowski talks with editors Dana Shoaf and Chris Howland about their return. (Listen FREE here!)
June 24, 2020 – Elmira: Andersonville of the North: The Union prison camp in Elmira, New York, was called "the Andersonville of the North." Derek Maxfield, author of a new ECWS book on the prison, "Hellmira," talks about the camp with Chris Mackowski (Listen FREE here!)
June 10, 2020 – Curt Fields: Portraying General Grant: As a living historian Curt Fields portrays Ulysses S. Grant. Get inside Grant's mind, and learn some surprising insights. (Listen FREE here!)
June 02, 2020 – "The War Went On": For Civil War veterans, the war didn't end just because everyone went home. Chris Mackowski talk with historians Brian Matthew Jordan and Evan Rothera about their new book, The War Went On: Reconsidering the Lives of Civil War Veterans. (Listen FREE here!)
May 28, 2020 – The Army of the Potomac's Politics: A Conversation with Zachery A. Fry: Chris Mackowski chats with Zachery A. Fry about the Army of the Potomac and the political allegiances of the soldiers within its ranks. (Listen FREE here!)
May 15, 2020 – Ending the War: We're talking about where and how the Civil War ended in this FREE podcast. Be sure to check out the resources attached to the post, as they're the visuals mentioned in this recording. (Listen FREE here!)
May 08, 2020 – Jackson's Wounding: Chris Mackowski, Rob Orrison, and Kris White talk about Stonewall Jackson's accidental wounding at the hands of his own men during the battle of Chancellorsville (Listen FREE here!)
February 26, 2020 – Ulysses S. Grant: In Memoir & Memory: Chris Mackowski and Nick Sacco from Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site had an enlightening conversation about a certain Union general and how he wrote his memories and then has been remembered. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
February 13, 2020 – A Conversation About the Civil War & Pop Culture: ECW has been celebrating the Civil War in books, movies, TV shows, and songs. Join Chris Mackowski, Sarah Kay Bierle, and Terry Rensel as they extend the conversation from our newest book and our blog to our podcast. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
January 21, 2020 – Chickamauga: Confederate Leadership: Dave Powell returns to share about Confederate leadership triumph and challenges in one of the great battles in the western theater. Additional Resources. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
January 07, 2020 – Chickamauga: Federal Leadership: Dave Powell shares his insight on Federal leadership during the Battle of Chickamauga. A respected-researcher and prolific author on this battle, this episode is one you won't want to miss. Additional Resources. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
December 17, 2019 – Let's Talk History Books: Books are a huge part of the culture in the Civil War community. So let's talk books, this week, on the Emerging Civil War podcast. Ted Savas and Sarah Keeney from Savas Beatie join Chris Mackowski to discuss favorite volumes and publishing. Additional Resources. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
December 04, 2019 – Aftermath of Battle: Meg Groeling makes her debut on the Emerging Civil War podcast, starting with her research that formed the base for her first book. "After the battle, what did they do with all the bodies?"—a common question from battlefield visitors, and one Meg Groeling answers in here ECWS book The Aftermath of Battle. We'll talk to her about it this week on the Emerging Civil War podcast. Additional Resources. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
November 19, 2019 – Andrew Johnson's Impeachment: What can we learn about impeachment from President Andrew Johnson? This week on the Emerging Civil War Podcast, Chris Mackowski talks with historian Emma Murphy from the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. Additional Resources. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
November 07, 2019 – McClellan's Last Days in Command: Union General George McClellan is a controversial figure in Civil War history, and November 5 marked the anniversary of his final removal from command in 1862. He's been the source of history jokes ever since, but more recently has been getting a leadership re-evaluation. In the newest (and awaited) episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast, Kevin Pawlak and Chris Mackowski talk about McClellan's last weeks in command. They also tackle the question: Who was George McClellan's toughest enemy? Robert E. Lee? Abraham Lincoln? Himself? Additional Resources. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
October 22, 2019 – A Conversation with Charlie Knight: Dan Welch talks with Charlie Knight about New Market, Little Billy Mahone, the Crater, and more. This recording was produced live from the Douglas MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia, during the recent symposium event hosted there! Additional Resources. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
October 08, 2019 – A History Chat with Brian Steel Wills: Emerging Civil War's Dan Welch goes on location to speak with historian and author Brian Steel Wills in the newest episode of the podcast! Catch the conversation and enjoy! Additional Resources. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
September 17, 2019 – Forgotten Battles: Following up on the Sixth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, ECW's Chief Historian, Chris Kolakowski, and Editor-in-Chief, Chris Mackowski, offer their perspectives on "Forgotten Battles." Additional Resources. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
September 03, 2019 – Rock Star Egos: In April 1862, Confederate command in Tennessee consisted of a constellation of stars—and Braxton Bragg. Chris Mackowski and Chris Kolakowski discuss the rock stars and the odd man out in our newest podcast! Additional Resources. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
August 20, 2019 – General Douglas MacArthur: Ties to the Civil War: General Douglas MacArthur referred to himself as the "reunification of Blue & Gray personified." This week, ECW's Polish brothers, Chris Mackowski and Chris Kolakowski, talk about MacArthur's many Civil War connections and influences. Additional Resources. (Listen FREE here!)
August 06, 2019 – "Rudely Stamp'd": It's been called "the friendship that saved the Union." And ECW's Derek Maxfield and partner Tracy Ford are exploring that relationship in a new way. Chris Mackowski and Dan Welch talk with Derek and Tracy about Grant and Sherman. Don't miss this leadership conversation and new evaluation of a often-told story from Civil War history! Additional Resources. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
July 23, 2019 – A Chat with Robert Lee Hodge: Since appearing in "Confederates in the Attic," Rob Hodge has become one of the most familiar faces in the Civil War Community. He joins Chris Mackowski for a fun and insightful chat. Additional Resources. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
July 09, 2019 – Civil War Round Table Congress: Just what is the Civil War Roundtable Congress, and how can it help Civil War groups? ECW's Chris Mackowski talks with the Congress's organizer, Mike Movius, to find out more. Additional Resources. (Listen FREE here!)
July 02, 2019 – Favorite Sites at Gettysburg: Emerging Civil War's Dan Welch is back in Gettysburg for the summer. He and podcast co-host Chris Mackowski talk about some of Dan's favorite places to visit on the battlefield. We're sure this episode will get your ready for a visit to the battlefield or bring back memories of exploration adventures. Let us know in a comment if you're in Gettysburg this week or planning a trip later in the year! Additional Resources. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
June 18, 2019 – The Atlanta Campaign: Chris Mackowski and Steve Davis–author of a number of works on the campaign–talk a bit about leadership, strategy, and some great stories from Georgia. Additional Resources. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
June 04, 2019 – Making Civil War Maps: Ever wonder how maps are researched and created for history books? Chris Mackowski and Edward Alexander discuss this topic. Additional Resources. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
May 21, 2019 – High Tide of the Confederacy, Part 2: Exactly why was it "all downhill for the Confederacy" after Chancellorsville? Chris Mackowski and Kris White continue their conversation about the high tide of the Confederacy. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
May 07, 2019 – Call out the Cadets: Chris Mackowski and Dan Welch get ready to "Call Out the Cadets" from the Virginia Military Institute with Sarah Kay Bierle. They'll discuss her new book for the Emerging Civil War Series and the history of the battle of New Market. John C. Breckinridge, Franz Sigel, the Cadets from VMI, the civilians in New Market, campaign march, and the battle in the rain feature in this episode. Sarah also shares a little about her inspiration for the new book and how she made her decision to write about New Market. Additional Resources. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
April 16, 2019 – High Tide of the Confederacy, Part 1: Chris Mackowski and Kris White start a two-part conversation about the high tide of the Confederacy on the Emerging Civil War Podcast! What made Chancellorsville such a high-point for the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederacy? What really happened in the tangled brush of the Wilderness? Additional Resources. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
April 02, 2019 – Ancestor Research: Interested in researching your Civil War ancestor? As Dan Welch explains, there are plenty of resources available to get you started. You'll find a discussion about ways to find ancestors, trace family history, and explore the surrounding history with some practical tips that you can try this week! Additional Resources. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
March 19, 2019 – The Forgotten Fall, Part 2: Kris White and Chris Mackowski pick up their conversation from last month about the fall of 1863, with a focus on Mine Run and "the Great Battle Never Fought." Additional Resources. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
March 05, 2019 – Celebrating Women's History Month: Looking for some recommended sources or wondering why we've voted these diaries among the best from the Civil War homefronts? In the new podcast, Sarah Kay Bierle joins Chris Mackowski and Dan Welch to talk about some of the best sources to learn about women's experiences in the Civil War. Additional Resources. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
February 19, 2019 – The Forgotten Fall, Part 1: This episode offers insight to the conflicts at Bristoe Station and Rappahannock Station as Chris Mackowski and Kris White begin their two part conversation about the action in the east after Gettysburg. Additional Resources. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
February 05, 2019 – Decisions at Chickamauga: Award-winning ECW Historian Dave Powell joins Chris Mackowski and Dan Welch for a conversation about Dave's most recent book, "Decisions at Chickamauga," a leadership study that's part of the "Command Decisions in America's Civil War" Series from the University of Tennessee Press. Additional Resources. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
January 22, 2019 – Talking About Primary Sources: Chris Mackowski and Kris White talk about the use of primary sources in research and writing. This is a must for anyone interested in learning more about how historians work behind the scenes. Plus, learn about some of their favorites! Additional Resources. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
January 08, 2019 – The Last Road & The New Co-Host: We're welcoming a new co-host on the podcast and talking about one of the most studied campaigns of the Civil War. Join Chris Mackowski for a conversation with ECW's Dan Welch, co-author of "The Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign" and a new co-host of the Emerging Civil War podcast. Additional Resources. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
December 18, 2018 – Forgotten? The Tullahoma Campaign: While everyone remembers Gettysburg and Vicksburg, a lot of people forget Tullahoma, which took place at the same time as the other major Union victories. ECW's two Polish Chrises–Kolakowski and Mackowski–talk about the forgotten campaign. Additional Resources. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
December 04, 2018 – Levi Bowen & The 7th Pennsylvania Reserves: The Civil War gets personal for ECW's Dan Davis in this week's podcast as he joins Chris Mackowski to talk about a family ancestor, Levi Bowen of the 7th PA Reserves. Additional Resources. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
November 20, 2018 – "Don't Give An Inch": Explore some of the most iconic landscapes of the Civil War: Little Round Top, Devil's Den, the Wheatfield, the Peach Orchard, and more. Kris White and Dan Davis join Chris Mackowski to talk about Gettysburg, July 2. Additional Resources. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
November 06, 2018 – Gettysburg Civilians: One of the things that made the battle of Gettysburg so compelling is that it not only saw an incredible clash of armies, but that an entire town was caught in between. Sarah Kay Bierle joins Chris Mackowski to talk about the civilian experience during the battle of Gettysburg. Additional Resources. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
October 16, 2018 – Civil War Publishing: Are you ready to go behind the scenes of Civil War writing and publishing? Kris White joins Chris Mackowski in a special interview with publisher Ted Savas, to talk about writing the Civil War. Additional Resources. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
October 12, 2018 – Civil War Music: In this episode, the Emerging Civil War Podcast isn't just whistling Dixie—we're looking at all sorts of Civil War music. Join Chris Mackowski, Dan Davis, and Dan Welch for a discussion about the songs that stir our Civil War souls. Additional Resources. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
September 18, 2018 – Reaping the Whirlwind at Bennett Place: It's taking a closer look at the 1865 events at Bennett Place, the site of the Confederate surrender in North Carolina in a Civil War discussion with Eric Wittenberg and Chris Mackowski. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
September 04, 2018 – Florida in the Civil War: It's all about Florida and the Civil War in a discussion with Phill Greenwalt and Chris Mackowski. Phill has been working in Florida for the past few years and he's found a lot of Civil War history in the Sunshine State. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
August 2018 – Jackson vs. Longstreet: Stonewall Jackson and James Longstreet served as the yin and yang of Robert E. Lee's way of war. Did Lee have a favorite? Join ECW's Chris Mackowski and Kris White for a discussion sure to stir strong feelings: Stonewall Jacksons vs. James Longstreet. (Available exclusively to NCO supporters)
August 2018 – George Armstrong Custer: Fewer American soldiers have become as well-known as George Armstrong Custer. But there's more to Custer than his ignoble end at the Little Big Horn. ECW's Dan Davis, who's working on an ECW book about Custer, joins Chris Mackowski to explore Custer's impressive Civil War career. (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)
August 2018 – East vs. West: Why does the Western Theater of the war get so overlooked in favor of the East? ECW's two Polish Chrises—Chris Mackowski and Chris Kolakowski—talk about East versus West. Where was the Civil War really won? (Available to Enlisted and NCO supporters)


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Q: How to get routes in the database that intersects circle? I have routes (linestrings) recorded in the database. I want to create a query which returns the routes that have some commonality with a circle whose center and radius are passed as parameter.
I tried this way:
SELECT *
FROM   routes
WHERE  ST_Touches(geom, (ST_Buffer(ST_GeomFromText('POINT(-12.988542214345332 -38.44563066959381)'), 100, 8)))

Is it correct?

A: No, probably not. I'm going to assume from the coordinates of your point that you are working in longitude/latitude coordinates, but that you want to express your distances in meters. Rather than building a real "circle", recognize that for the purpose of a true/false test you can express the query as a distance calculation.
SELECT routes.*
FROM routes
WHERE ST_DWithin(
                 routes.geom::geography,
                 'POINT(-12.988542214345332 -38.44563066959381)'::geography,
                 100
                );

Also note that if you don't think you're working well below the equator (-38.4S) you should reverse your coordinates, as the coordinate order in PostGIS is X/Y or lon/lat not Y/X.

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David Henderson (economist)
British economist
This article is about a British economist. For the American economist, see David R. Henderson.
Patrick David Henderson CMG (10 April 1927[1][2] – 30 September 2018) was a British economist. He was the chief economist at the Economics and Statistics Department at the OECD during 1984–1992.[3] Before that he worked as an academic economist in Britain, first at Oxford (Fellow of Lincoln College) and later at University College London (Professor of Economics, 1975–1983); as a British civil servant (first as an Economic Advisor in HM Treasury, and later as Chief Economist in the Ministry of Aviation); and as a staff member of the World Bank (1969–1975). In 1985 he gave the BBC Reith Lectures, which were published in the book Innocence and Design: The Influence of Economic Ideas on Policy (Blackwell, 1986).
After leaving the OECD, Henderson was an independent author and consultant, and acted as Visiting Fellow or Professor at the OECD Development Centre (Paris), the Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels), Monash University, the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, the University of Melbourne, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, the New Zealand Business Roundtable, the Melbourne Business School, and Westminster Business School. Subsequently he was a Fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs.[citation needed]
In 1992, Henderson was appointed to the Order of St Michael and St George as a Companion (CMG).
Henderson has published books that strongly criticize "corporate social responsibility" (see §Books, below).[4]
Henderson and Nigel Lawson appealed to then-Prime Minister Tony Blair to investigate the economic implications of the potential implementation of policies put forth by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) findings.
Henderson and Ian Castles, a former head of the Australian Bureau of Statistics argued that the IPCC's projections of future emissions of greenhouse gases was flawed.[3] The IPCC's forecasts of global output were based on national GDP converted to dollars using market exchange rates. Henderson and Ian Castles were critical of the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that was published in 2000.[5][6]: 159–185 [6]: 415–435 The core of their critique was the use of market exchange rates (MER) for international comparison, in lieu of the theoretically favoured PPP exchange rate which corrects for differences in purchasing power.[7] The IPCC rebutted this criticism.[8][9][10][11][12] Castles and Henderson later acknowledged that they were mistaken that future greenhouse gas emissions had been significantly overestimated.[13]
Henderson has suggested about climate change that the science is not settled, and he specifically criticized the Stern Review regarding the economics of global warming. Relatedly, in 2008, Nigel Lawson published the book An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming; the dedication for the book says "To David Henderson, who first aroused my interest in all this". (The following year, Lawson went on to found the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a climate change denialist think-tank, whose Academic Advisory Council Henderson went on to chair).[14]
He was educated at Ellesmere College, Shropshire.
He died on 30 September 2018 at the age of 91.[15]
Books (selected)[edit]
Henderson, David (2001). The Changing Fortunes of Economic Liberalism (IEA).
Henderson, David (2001). Misguided Virtue: False Notions of Corporate Social Responsibility (IEA).
Henderson, David (2001). Anti-Liberalism 2000 (IEA).
Henderson, David (2004). The Role of Business in the Modern World (IEA). [Gli Affari Sono Affari, Italian translation published in Milan: Istituto Bruno Leoni, 2009.] (Page 8 contains much of the above-quoted bibliographic information.)
^ "Patrick David Henderson", International Who's Who 1991-92.
^ "David Henderson, economist, 1927-2018", Financial Times, 8 October 2018.
^ a b "Measuring Economies: Garbage In, Garbage Out", The Economist, 27 May 2004, retrieved 1 February 2016
^ Henderson, David (13 December 2010). "Corporate irresponsibility". Financial Post.
^ Letters to the IPCC, archived from the original on 2008-07-19
^ a b Castles and Henderson (2003), Energy & Environment, 14:415–435
^ Nordhaus (2007), Energy Economics, 29:349-372
^ "Hot Potato: the IPCC had better check its calculations", The Economist, 13 February 2003, retrieved 1 February 2016
^ "Hot Potato Revisited: a lack-of-progress report on the IPCC", The Economist, 6 November 2003, retrieved 1 February 2016
^ Gruebler et al. (2004), Energy & Environment, 15:11-24
^ Holtsmark and Alfsen (2005), Climatic Change, 68:11-19
^ Manne et al. (2005), Climatic Change, 71:1-8
^ "Henderson on Castles". Bishop Hill (blog). Retrieved 29 November 2015.
^ David Henderson (21 June 2013). "The more things change..." Nuclear Engineering International. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ David Henderson 1927-2018, OECD.
"David Henderson—obituary", The Times, 5 November 2018
"David Henderson, head of economics at the OECD who criticised 'corporate responsibility' and UN climate change projections – obituary", The Daily Telegraph, 25 October 2018
Len Shackleton (3 October 2018), In memoriam: David Henderson, Institute of Economic Affairs
David Henderson (1927-2018), RIP, Competitive Enterprise Institute, 16 October 2018
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Henderson_(economist)&oldid=1084368939"
British economists
Fellows of Lincoln College, Oxford
Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
Articles with unsourced statements from January 2020

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New Age Mama: Metaphysical #Giveaway!
As summer comes to an end I wanted to extend appreciation to everyone who has been a supporter of my Etsy Shop, Readings by the Light, and to the lovely readers here at, New Age Mama. To enjoy our last few weeks of summer, I'll be giving away a metaphysical package to one lucky winner!
Prizes will include a reading of your choice from my shop, a large crystal healing package of ten intuitively selected crystals and stones, as well as a crystal necklace of your choice from my stock!
Here's an example of some crystals you might find in your healing package. The way they are selected is by asking to be guided towards the ones you currently need the most in your life. You may find some rough labradorite, polished fluorite, amethyst clusters, rose quartz, black tourmaline, and more! Each is labeled in the package so you'll know what you got! The possibilities are endless!
I cannot wait to see who the winner is! Once you are selected, I will reach out to you via email to discuss your prizes and to request an address to send your crystals. Good luck, everyone!
The chakra readings sound interesting; I've been trying to learn about chakras and wouldn't have thought to use tarot with it.
I would like an angel card reading.
An angel card reading would be wonderful.
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Le Ptilope à diadème (Ptilinopus regina) est une espèce d'oiseau de à la famille des Columbidae.

Description

C'est un pigeon de taille moyenne, mesurant jusqu'à 22cm de long, de couleur essentiellement verte avec la tête et la poitrine grise, le ventre orange, la gorge blanche, l'iris jaune-orange et le bec et les pattes vert grisâtre. Il a une couronne rose-rouge bordée de jaune. La sous-espèce indonésienne, P. r. xanthogaster a une couronne blanche et tête et la poitrine gris pâle. Les deux sexes sont semblables. Les jeunes ont une couronne et un plumage vert.

Distribution

Cet oiseau peuple les forêts denses du nord et les forêts tropicales des plaines de l'est Australie, les petites îles de la Sonde et le sud-est des Moluques.

Alimentation

Le régime alimentaire se compose principalement de fruits, de palmistes et de baies.

Reproduction

La femelle pond généralement un seul œuf blanc.

Sous espèces
D'après Alan P. Peterson, il existe 5 sous-espèces :
 Ptilinopus regina ewingii  Gould, 1842 ;
 Ptilinopus regina flavicollis  Bonaparte, 1855 ;
 Ptilinopus regina regina  Swainson, 1825 ;
 Ptilinopus regina roseipileum  Hartert, 1904 ;
 Ptilinopus regina xanthogaster  (Wagler, 1827).

Liens externes

Notes

Bibliographie
 del Hoyo J., Elliott A. & Sargatal J. (1997) Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 4, Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. BirdLife International, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, 679 p.
 Prin J. & G. (1997) Encyclopédie des Colombidés. Editions Prin, Ingré, 551 p.

Columbidae
Oiseau des petites îles de la Sonde

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// The MIT License (MIT)
//
// Copyright (c) 2018 Firebase
//
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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// SOFTWARE.

import 'mocha';
import { expect } from 'chai';

describe('index', () => {
  /* tslint:disable-next-line:no-var-requires */
  const indexExport = require('../src')(
    { projectId: 'fakeProject' },
    'fakeServiceAccount'
  );
  after(() => {
    // Call cleanup (handles case of cleanup function not existing)
    indexExport.cleanup && indexExport.cleanup();
  });

  it('should export the expected functions and namespaces', () => {
    expect(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(indexExport).sort()).to.deep.equal([
      'analytics',
      'auth',
      'cleanup',
      'database',
      'firestore',
      'makeChange',
      'mockConfig',
      'pubsub',
      'storage',
      'wrap',
    ]);
  });

  it('should set env variables based parameters SDK was initialized with', () => {
    expect(process.env.FIREBASE_CONFIG).to.equal(
      JSON.stringify({ projectId: 'fakeProject' })
    );
    expect(process.env.GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS).to.equal(
      'fakeServiceAccount'
    );
  });

  it('should clean up env variables once cleanup is called', () => {
    indexExport.cleanup();
    expect(process.env.FIREBASE_CONFIG).to.equal(undefined);
    expect(process.env.GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS).to.equal(undefined);
  });
});

import './lifecycle.spec';
import './main.spec';
import './v2.spec';
import './cloudevent/generate';
import './app.spec';
import './providers/https.spec';
import './providers/firestore.spec';
import './providers/database.spec';
import './providers/scheduled.spec';
// import './providers/analytics.spec';
// import './providers/auth.spec';
// import './providers/https.spec';
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Home / Motorsport / Kiwi Marcus Armstrong now one step closer to Formula 1
Kiwi Marcus Armstrong now one step closer to Formula 1
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We waited over three decades for Brendon Hartley to break the drought for Kiwis competing at the top level of international motorsport — Formula 1. And, fingers crossed, the news unveiled overnight is indicative of the next wait being significantly shorter.
Christchurch's Marcus Amstrong has confirmed that he will be shifting from FIA Formula 3 to FIA Formula 2 for 2020, after a trying but ultimately successful debut season in the series. He will join ART Grand Prix for next season, alongside a yet-to-be-announced teammate.
"It's an honour to join ART Grand Prix for many reasons. Mainly because of the team's huge history; it's been a driving force in GP2 and F2 over the last fifteen years and a lot of F1 drivers have come from the ranks of ART Grand Prix," said Armstrong.
"Secondly, I came to in Paris to meet everybody and my first impression is that everybody is really professional, they try to find small advantages everywhere — and there is a little pressure to be honest!
"I'm confident we can be successful together because the team wants to teach me all the right things and one of my strengths has always been to adapt to new situations. I will have to learn pit stops and race strategy, but I'm determined to do a good job straight away."
Armstrong's career thus far has him squarely on the trajectory to make it into Formula 1. Although outright titles are sparse sans an Italian F4 Championship win in 2017, the 19-year-old has been there or thereabouts across a multitude of open-wheel series. Second in the 2017 ADAC Formula 4 Championship, an unlucky third and second in the local Castrol Toyota Racing Series, and second in last year's FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Joining the F2 (formerly GP2) ranks puts Armstrong in potential esteemed company. Current Formula 1 drivers Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), Romain Grosjean (HAAS), Pierre Gasley (Toro Rosso), Lando Norris (McLaren), Alex Alob (Red Bull), and George Russell (Williams) all graduated from F2/GP2.
In the case of Hamilton, Grosjean, Albon, and Russell, they competed in the series with Armstrong's new team ART Grand Prix — a fact that underlines not only the potential for Armstrong if he performs well, but also the huge pressure there will be to perform.
The 12-round 2020 Formula 2 calendar kicks off in Bahrain on March 21.
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Multiple Arrests Have Been Made For The Killing Of Takeoff
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One month after the killing of Migos rapper Takeoff, the public has learned that an arrest has been made. According to the Houston Police Department, 33-year-old Patrick Xavier Clark, 33 arrested on a murder charge on the city's east side of Houston, Texas, Thursday evening (December 1). The New York Times reported the news. Another man, 22-year-old Cameron Joshua, 22 has also been charged with the unlawful carrying of a weapon. He was apprehended on November 22.
The HPB chief Troy Finner held a news conference today (December 2). "We lost a good man," the official said of the 28-year-old born Kirshnik Khari Ball. Takeoff was a Grammy-nominated, chart-topping artist at the time he was fatally shot at 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston. "We were able to deduce that Patrick Clark is the lethal shooter in the case, and that's why he's being charged with murder," Houston Police Department Sergeant Michael Burrow said according to an NBC News report. The mayor was also present, expressing sadness surrounding the loss of the man and artist.
"I can tell you that Takeoff was not involved in playing in the dice game, he was not involved in the argument that happened outside," Burrow said, confirming reports that an adjacent argument took place beside the gambling. "He was not armed, he was an innocent bystander." The police chief Finner dismissed any fault of the part of Takeoff. wrong place at the wrong time, no evidence whatsoever to say anything different." The Times reports at least 30 people were at the scene, which involved at least two weapons.
Takeoff was reportedly in Houston to celebrate the birthday of son to Rap-A-Lot Records J. Prince. Of those present when the fatal shooting occurred, no one remained at scene to give a statement to police, according to Sergeant Burrow. He encouraged those with information to come forward. Investigators reportedly determined through video surveillance, cellphone footage, and other physical evidence that Clark fired the fatal shot.
In October, Takeoff and band-mate Quavo partnered for the Raekwon-inspired Only Built For Infinity Linx album. The Quality Control LP features Gunna, Gucci Mane, Birdman, DJ Mustard, and Young Thug. The single "Hotel Lobby" has already been certified gold by the RIAA.
#BonusBeat: Last month, Ambrosia For Heads attended Nas and Hit-Boy's King's Disease III album release party, and filmed Nas paying respect to Takeoff:
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Bancor Raised $153 Million and Found Actual Users. Why Did Its Price Tank?
Jul 25, 2019 at 20:30 UTC Updated Nov 15, 2019 at 23:10 UTC
Leigh Cuen
The cryptocurrency industry is still grappling with the legal implications of the initial coin offering (ICO) trend of 2017.
Two years after the token boom, the value of Bancor's BNT token is in the dumps – sinking from $4.49 in July 2017 to an all-time low last week of $0.44, according to CoinMarketCap.
Yet, the project's main investors are still holding.
For example, Yoni Assia, CEO of the crypto exchange eToro, described the $153 million Bancor ICO as a "pivotal" moment for the industry and told CoinDesk he is holding BNT because he believes in the team.
The Bancor platform, which provides quick liquidity for niche ERC-20 tokens by using BNT as a market-making reserve currency for all assets on the network, has routinely attracted 100-250 traders a week, according to Etherscan's tally of BNT token transactions.
The trouble is, there are still legal questions surrounding many of the assets traded on the Bancor platform. This may be part of the reason the startup issued a new policy as of July 8, barring Americans from the platform due to "increased regulatory uncertainty." (Bancor declined to offer comment for this article.)
One anonymous American Bancor user told CoinDesk he was "very disappointed" he can no longer use his BNT because the platform is now restricted in the U.S.
Traders have used the platform primarily to find arbitrage opportunities for assets like ether and EOS, several traders told CoinDesk, in addition to more niche offerings. For example, Michael Safai of the San Francisco-based fund Dexterity Capital, told CoinDesk his firm used Bancor for arbitrage strategies last year.
Safai said "a lot of people" were placing simultaneous orders on Bancor and EtherDelta – an exchange charged in 2018 with unregistered securities trading – pulling out of whichever order proved less profitable. Although he doesn't work with such exchanges any more, Safai said such trades could range from $10,000-$100,000.
"It's kind of like putting your hand, hand over hand, on a baseball bat to see who goes first," Safai said, explaining how institutional investors used Bancor to dominate the market for specific ERC-20 tokens. "We saw people take losses, actually pay more in gas [transaction fees] just to fight people. … It was like a winner takes all game."
Safai added this type of activity declined in 2018, when regulatory action put a "chilling effect" on niche token trades among professional traders.
Since then, most Bancor activity derives from non-U.S. jurisdictions. Turkish trader Furkan Ahmet Sunman told CoinDesk he still trades up to $10,000 worth of crypto on the platform every month.
"It is an easy way to convert tokens and it protects my identity," he said. "Generally, I use Bancor for trading. … Bancor offers the use of my wallet or tokens without limitations."
One Bancor advisor who spoke on the condition of anonymity told CoinDesk that although Bancor completed "almost everything they talked about" during the token sale, the team is currently "doing all sorts of other stuff with those [token sale] funds." He added:
"Is [Bancor] worth the huge amount that they've raised? Probably not."
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It's hard to say what other "stuff" the team is doing with its ICO funds given the lack of public documentation.
According to paperwork filed with the Israeli Corporations Authority, Bancor co-founders Galia and Guy Benartzi now own shares in several startups including BlockchainIL, LiquidEOS and LiquidApps, which is currently operating another token sale.
Both Benartzi siblings are listed as LiquidApps co-founders in the white paper, along with fellow Bancor co-founder Eyal Hertzog. Out of eight LiquidApps co-founders, only two are not already Bancor team members.
As for LocalCoin Ltd, the for-profit Israeli entity contracted by the non-profit Bancor Foundation to work on the platform, BNT holder Tim Draper is listed alongside Bancor's founding team as one of the startup's shareholders.
"I think [the Bancor founding team] have been hard at work to build a new economic system," Draper told CoinDesk. "I hope to see Bancor tokens being used as everything from simple marketplace tokens, to individual tokens where each worker will have a token and employers will have to buy [BNT] to get [employees] to work for them."
All the Benartzi siblings' crypto ventures in Israel since the ICO, from LiquidEOS to BlockchainIL, have overlapping shareholders, with some including their relatives. In this sense, Bancor has become the epicenter of a token ecosystem that reaches beyond the platform itself.
According to Bancor's blog, the platform has facilitated the creation of 148 tokens so far. People like engineer Michael Fletcher at the UK-based leasing startup Chintai use Bancor's platform for its intended purpose: providing liquidity to niche projects.
"If you pay with our token, CHEX, we automatically convert it to EOS to pay the fee," Fletcher told CoinDesk about how CHEX users pay for the startup's leasing services, adding:
"The main benefits of Bancor and BNT is you have access to a huge surge of liquidity, soon as the price spikes, arbitrators are incentivised to autonomously deposit into the scales to balance them back out."
Bancor has proven to be a useful tool for crypto fans worldwide. Yet it's unclear which liabilities, if any, Bancor has in relation to such traders.
Bancor is still known for easy liquidity these days, traders say, but not security. Hackers stole $13.5 million worth of tokens from Bancor's platform in 2018. Bancor has a built-in backdoor to help protect such users in case of emergency, although some experts believe that could complicate the team's legal responsibilities.
According to Anderson Kill attorney Stephen Palley, an exchange or token issuer that doesn't disclose at the time of sale that an asset could be destroyed or moved at-will might run afoul of consumer protection laws on both the state and federal levels for "unfair and deceptive trade practices." (Even if American traders can no longer use the Bancor, several American traders told CoinDesk they bought BNT tokens during the 2017 ICO.)
The word "disclosure" only appears once in the Bancor white paper, referencing how earnings from the sale will be distributed. However, the company's website does say in all caps that Bancor has the right to "discontinue" any "content" on its platform without warning. This may refer to Bancor's ability to delete, create or move tokens on-chain. The team doesn't hide this architecture choice.
According to a joint statement by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released this month, an entity that is "involved in effecting transactions in digital asset securities … is subject to the federal securities laws." Meanwhile, it's unclear whether any of the assets on Bancor will be classified as securities.
The SEC pursued enforcement action against the comparable exchange platform EtherDelta in 2018. Two anonymous Israeli sources told CoinDesk the Bancor team has allegedly been contacted by the SEC.
As global regulators continue to clarify which digital assets are deemed securities, Bancor continues to regularly serve hundreds of traders. Among companies funded by token sales to retail investors, that usage alone makes Bancor an anomaly.
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Outstanding universal value / comparative analysis: The highest railway in the world is the much more recent Chinese Tibet Railway. These 2 Andean railways are an immense triumph of engineering, certainly considering their age. They were instrumental in the mining industry and the opening up of far-flung regions / borders.


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The Big 4 'Bring the Noise' in the Bronx
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It was the East Coast's turn to witness the thrash-metal legends playing the Big 4 show, as Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica took the stage at Yankees Stadium in the Bronx for an astounding seven hour show.
As an army of speakers towered over fans at first base, third base and home plate, the massive stage took over most of the outfield as New Yorkers Anthrax had a warm welcome from fans. The band earlier had an honorable welcome as Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. dubbed Sept. 14 as 'Anthrax Day.'
The band members all donned Anthrax baseball jerseys with Yankees pinstripes to represent their home team. They repeatedly asked fans "Are we ready for a war dance?" and they definitely got what they asked for. It was difficult to decipher where the first mosh pit began and where the other one ended, at one point there were four mosh pits only about five feet away from each other.
Anthrax opened up with 'Fight 'Em Till You Can't' from their new album 'Worship Music.' (Check out Loudwire's review of the album here.) The band also performed classics such as 'Metal Thrashing Mad' and 'Indians,' during which frontman Joey Belladonna traded in the NYPD hat he was wearing for a Native American head piece.
Guitarist Scott Ian teased fans that there was a possibility for the Big 4 concert to take place at Citi Field, home of the Mets, and then humorously stated, "You can't put the Big 4 where a losing team plays." Anthrax ended their set with 'I Am the Law' and gracefully walked off stage to 'New York, New York' sung by Frank Sinatra.
As a side note, former Yankees pitcher Randy Johnson was on the field for a very different reason. The renowned pitcher turned photographer was in the photo pit shooting all of the bands.
Next up were the West Coasters of Megadeth, who opened up with 'Trust.' The band also played classics like 'Hangar 18,' 'Head Crusher' and fans were getting their French on as they sang 'A tout Le Monde.' They also performed 'Public Enemy No. 1,' the first single from their upcoming album 'TH1RT3EN,' which is due out in November.
Their performance as a whole was somewhat mellow as frontman Dave Mustaine told fans, "I shouldn't be playing right now, but I'm doing this for you.' There was brief buzz days before the show that the Big 4 might turn into the Big 3, since there was some uncertainty if Megadeth could play the massive show for fans because of a neck injury Mustaine suffered.
Mustaine is due in the hospital for neck surgery, but luckily Megadeth were able to be a part of the experience. One of the highlights of the set was one loyal fan in a wheelchair was being hoisted up by fellow Megadeth fans in an attempt to crowed surf.
At this point in the show, there were at least five separate mosh pits going. Megadeth closed the set with their 1990 classic 'Holy Wars…The Punishmen Due' and humbly thanked fans.
More moshers then invaded the general admission area as they knew Slayer were set to play. When the band did hit the stage, they hit it loud as they opened up with 2001's 'Disciple.'
Fans who had seats did not utilize them, and as mosh pits grew in size, frontman Tom Araya told fans, "I feel the love." Slayer performed a wide array of tracks such as 'Raining Blood,' 'Hate Worldwide' and 'South of Heaven,' among others.
The band played with much force, it seemed as if Slayer's set could be heard through all five boroughs. Stickman Dave Lombardo was a sight to see as he performed with so much intensity to the point of exhaustion.
The last song of their set was the classic 'Angel of Death.' As Slayer left their fans with bleeding ears, sweaty foreheads and (possibly) broken bones, they rocked the stadium as the loudest band of the night so far.
Finally, the moment many fans had been waiting for arrived, as Metallica took the stage by opening with 'Creeping Death' followed by an explosive version (literally) of 'Fuel' which included some serious pyro.
Drummer Lars Ulrich was animated and amusing to watch as always; guitarist Kirk Hammett used and abused his wah wah pedal (in a good way); and bassist Robert Trujillo tied with Tom Arraya for loudest bass playing of the night. Frontman James Hetfield told fans that Metallica have been "alive and well for 30 years" and that this was just "the first 30."
In the crowd of over 40,000 people, everyone was on their feet, head banging with fists in the air from the front row of general admission to the last row in the top mezzanine. Metallica dedicated "Sad But True" to all of the bands who rocked the stage that night and there was a heartwarming tribute to their late bassist Cliff Burton. There was also an abundance of fireworks that introduced 'One' and if that wasn't enough there was a full on laser light while they performed 'Blackened.'
At this point in the night there was no way to keep track of mosh pits. Metallica's set was almost complete with echoing performances of 'Master of Puppets' and 'Enter Sandman' and tens of thousands of voices serving as back up vocals. Hetfield was right when he told the crowd "There's a lot of metal fans here tonight, it's good to be with family."
Metallica's encore included Motorhead's 'Overkill' which produced a metal frenzy onstage as members of Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth joined 'Tallica to rock out to the influential tune. 'Battery' was also part of the encore but it was their 1983 epic tune 'Seek and Destroy' that was the final song of the night. Metallica turned on the house lights and paid homage to the fans on what was a night metal heads will never forget.
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Lucky for Erg's (and Ergs!) fans, he is back in the music-making business, touring through town in support of Tentative Decisions.
For eight years Mikey Erg played drums and wrote a bunch of songs for the Ergs!, a hyperactive punk band born and bred in New Jersey. Since their breakup in 2008, he has spent most of his time touring with other groups as a hired gun. It was a major switch for a musician so accustomed to generating his own material.
"I just needed a break. I wanted to turn the creative part of the brain off for a while in terms of being a songwriter. I guess the term is I got burnt out on it," Erg explained.
Lucky for Erg's (and Ergs!) fans, the magic moment struck last year, and the fruits of his creative rebirth can be found on his solo debut, Tentative Decisions. The album is a rollicking ride of energetic pop — some may even refer to it as pop-punk. According to Erg, that assessment depends on how you define pop-punk these days.
"If you refer to it as a pop-punk record and mean Green Day, Mr. T Experience, the Teen Idols, then, yes, it's totally a pop-punk record. I'm afraid that people would hear it be described as a pop-punk record and would say, 'Oh, I don't like that type of music,' if they're thinking of newer school pop-punk. Even the pop-punk I just mentioned is old-school pop-punk at this point," Erg said.
Besides his work as a hired gun, Erg has also enjoyed an interesting Max Weinberg–esque twist to the second act of his musical career. Flip on your TV to Fusion and you might spot him playing drums for the house band on The Chris Gethard Show. The low-budget call-in variety show has a cult appeal and has attracted guests from Sean Combs to '80s professional wrestler Tito Santana.
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Erg recalls that the Ergs! couldn't deal with L.A. during their run, which worked in San Diego's favor.
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Woolworths pilots South Africa's first recycling vending machine
By Thabo Mphahlele on	 August 10, 2018 Entrepreneurship
We are used to getting something out of a vending machine, but what about the chance to make a difference by depositing something we don't want into one?
In line with its recent announcement to achieve ZERO packaging waste to landfill by 2022, Woolworths has launched the customer trial of an integrated reverse vending machine in its flagship green store, Woolworths Palmyra in Claremont. This is good news for the many South African consumers who have called on retailers and manufacturers to reduce packaging waste.
"It might seem like a fun innovation because it's so smart, but this is actually an important trial," says Feroz Koor, the Woolworths Holdings Group Head of Sustainability. "Packaging plays a vital role in protecting products. The effort to reduce pollution is not just about finding the ways to minimise packaging in a responsible way; it is also about supporting consumers' in their efforts to recycle, which in turn, boosts the country's recycling industry. We are very proud to introduce our first in-store recycling vending machine. We know from customer surveys and social media conversations that there many customers concerned about reducing waste and we hope they will be keen to put the recycling vending machine through its paces so that it can be perfected and rolled out to more stores."
The vending machine, which identifies recyclability by scanning product bar codes, was tested out first over a six-month period at Woolworths' Head Office in Cape Town. Employees' recycling efforts helped refine and expand the database and the user experience of the smart machine to amass a database of recyclable packaging barcodes that includes both Woolies products and other popular brands sold elsewhere. Takeaway paper coffee cups with bar codes, glass and tin containers, plastic bottles and containers up to the 2.25 litre size and Tetrapak are all accepted by the vending machine.
"Our Palmyra store is where we have trialled the majority of our green initiatives so we are looking forward to enthusiastic customer engagement. It is also the only retail store in South Africa to receive a 5 star rating certified by the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA)* so it made sense to trial South Africa's first in-store integrated reverse vending machine there, " added Koor.
Recycling vending machines are increasingly common internationally where consumers participate actively in daily environmentally-friendly practices. To participate in the waste reduction process, consumers log in as a user of the recycling vending machine via their mobile phones and deposit their clean, barcoded recyclable items. As part of the scanning and sorting of recyclable items, the user immediately receives a SMS confirmation of their deposit and an encouraging congratulations on being an eco-warrior. A local recycler is alerted when the machine is reaching its capacity to collect the materials, and is an integral part of the process that ensures that recyclable packaging does not needlessly end up in landfills.
"Our ZERO waste to landfill journey is supported by many Woolies customers," said Koor.
"We know that they will appreciate this innovation, and that they recognise that we can't walk this path alone. From producers to the household, and then beyond to include the South African recycling industry, we need to go forward towards ZERO waste to landfill, hand in hand."
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BioWare Officially Shuts Down Content Support for Mass Effect: Andromeda
It is now apparent that earlier rumors were indeed legitimate. BioWare has officially announced that it is washing its hands off Mass Effect: Andromeda by shutting down any content support for the troubled installment.
Posting on the official blog, the developer stated that Patch 1.10 was the final update for the game. There will be no future patches for the single-player or any kind of in-game story content.
"The game was designed to further expand on the Pathfinder's journey through this new galaxy with story-based APEX multiplayer missions and we will continue to tell stories in the Andromeda Galaxy through our upcoming comics and novels, including the fate of the quarian ark," stated the developer.
BioWare is expected to give details in the coming weeks regarding the multiplayer component of Mass Effect: Andromeda. A small team is still working on the online module and will "provide details of ongoing support and upcoming content." This includes new multiplayer missions, character kids, and more.
Mass Effect: Andromeda was released in March and was met with lukewarm reviews. The game faced severe criticism for its wonky animations even before it had hit the market. To make matters worse, there was no redemption to be found in either the single-player campaign nor narrative.
Mass Effect: Andromeda was supposed to receive a paid expansion pack post-release. However, the negative reviews surfaced a rumor that Electronic Arts has canned future content support for the game. Five months down the line, those rumors have proven to be true.
So what does this hold for the franchise? BioWare was initially planning to release another trilogy. According to more rumors, the any further installments have been put on hold. This does not mean that it marks the end for the science-fiction franchise. It will return with time, once we have all forgotten about Mass Effect: Andromeda.
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Home » Events » DCR presents 'Automatic Scrap Yard' at the International Automobile Recycling Congress (IARC) in Vienna.
DCR presents 'Automatic Scrap Yard' at the International Automobile Recycling Congress (IARC) in Vienna.
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Note to future Jasmin – don't buy train wifi 'cause it doesn't work and it will be £5 worth of annoyance. If you can't guess, I'm currently on the train winging my way up to Manchester. I usually spend my train time staring out the window and listening to podcasts but as I'm off on hols (yesssss) and want to be properly up to date before I go, I'm using my train staring time to get my blog on. Anyway, enough about trains and more about happy happy things.
1 I went to Croatia with Erica! For once my Insta feed is the stuff of proper dreams, cause we went to Croatia! You'll remember my trip last year where I fell in love with Croatia and it was sooo nice to go back. We enjoyed some sunshine, survived a giant rainstorm, basically only ate seafood pasta, drank too much wine and just had a fab time. There will be a full post on it soon!
2 The lounge. Let me tell you, it's been a long time since I've been in an airport lounge. We popped into the No1 lounge on our way to Croatia and it was so good. I ate cheese, I drank wine and well, WE ALMOST MISSED THE PLANE. I'm not even joking. Anyone who really knows me knows how crazy this is, 97% of the time I'm the one on the plane first after those damn speedy boarders. But no, the gate was literally closed as we ran prosecco filled to beg to get on. Luckily as you see by point 1, we were allowed on the plane.
3 You can now bake a cake in a box. You see, for some unknown reason, we don't have a microwave. It's REALLY annoying but I equally can't be bothered to buy one or spend money on a microwave. Anyway, this means that the joy that is mug cakes DOES NOT EXIST for me. But Dr Oetker kiiiindly sent me some of their new cake in a box. You literally open the box, add some milk, stir it, shove it in the oven aaaaaand then delicious cake! It's been fabulous and I've probs eaten too much cake over the past few couple weeks.
4 Mussels. I've had a new found love affair for mussels. I used to hate mussels. Now I will eat them ALL the time. I met up with Leanne and we went to Belgo where I ate about 3 kgs of delicious mussels and I am basically counting down until I can go back and eat them all again.
5 Bake Off. I am obsessed. It's not the same as BBC but it makes my week so much cosier and now I have cake from a box it makes my bake off experience even more exciting. I've been loving Amandas bake off bake along too – people are so skilled, baking just isn't my skill.
6 Booking stuff. I've been booking some good stuff lately, I'm off on a all day skirt making course, in the attempt to make myself more handy in case of the zombie apocolypse. We are also going to The Ginger Line soon aaaand we've booked some delish dinners to tick of some London restaurants I've been wanting to go to for ages.
7 Manchester time. I always enjoy time up in Manchester and as my sister has left the UK now, I've been trying to go up more to hang with the grandparents. My trips are always super chilled, lots of time spent relaxing and eating all of the food.
8 The blog. I've reeeeeally been enjoying blogging lately! Although I'm not as on top of my schedule as I'd like, I've still stuck to my twice a week plan for a little while now. It's nice to have a purpose and direction with it again. Plus I've been handwriting some posts on my lunch break which has been nice too, as I find it helps me get my thoughts out in a more organised manner for once!
9 Blog comments. Alongside enjoying writing the blog, I've been really enjoying reading a whole heap of blogs lately! I've been leaving a lot more comments and discovering a load more blogs to add to my reading list. Definitely helps with the blogging inspiration!


I was recently enjoying a long weekend in Lausanne and staying at the lovely Hotel Regina, which, despite the price, is apparently considered a "Swiss Budget Hotel."
In Switzerland, CHF 188 ($174) a night for a hotel is "budget."
As most Americans who have visited or attempted to live in Switzerland know, the Swiss have a very different definition of the word "budget." The Swiss Budget Hotel guide is a great example of this. Here, the hotels listed include places that cost CHF 250 ($230) a night. And I don't know about you, but I find that far from the "budget" I used to know.
Another crazy thing about Switzerland is what people consider a sale. Getting excited about a 50% discount is one thing. But in Switzerland, people get excited about 10% off.
For example, RailAway often has some deals on trips and places within Switzerland, but these involve buying the tickets at the departure station from the counter, which, more often than not, is filled with lines of confused people and usually not worth the 2 CHF I might save on the entrance to the Ballenberg Museum, for example. If I'm going to wait in a line the length of a Swiss bus, then I want to save more than 2 CHF.
When friends and family visit with their American perceptions of "budget", I always find myself apologizing for the high prices. I mean, you can't eat dinner for less than about CHF 50 for two people. But, nevertheless, if I pay CHF 50 for a meal for two now, I remark, "what a great deal." I guess I'm becoming slightly less price sensitive in my old expat status.
The only thing that's good about the prices here is that everywhere else you go looks cheap! Well, that and the fact that quality is usually higher here too, so you do get what you pay for in the end.
I hope to give this advice a try here in Rapperswil at the Miligros(Sp). Thank you for the suggestion.
No problem. Hope it works out.
I agree with the hotels and the weird notion of budget, I agree about the perception of bargains in general, but I'm not that convinced about eating out.
It may be because I travelled in expensive places in the US - but you also living in the extended Zurich area, which is also as expensive as it gets in Switzerland - but I don't think that food is that cheap in the US - I don't consider junk food, 1$ burgers, and anything that makes you nauseous and gives you pimples as food.
An entree is, let's say, 10 bucks. You add the taxes and a cheap tip, it's 12.50 bucks, converted into swiss francs, it's about 15 CHF - and it's only because the dollar dropped in the last few years. A Tagesteller is a couple of francs more than that.
Drink are somewhat cheaper and you get refills, but a simple beer, or wine? I've rarely seen a glass under 10$ - or that's the wine you don't wanna drink. And it includes places in the SF bay area, NYC, Dallas, Portland, Seattle, and Albuquerque. Where I went for work, eaten out all the time, and where I've stayed long enough to actually get to try many places. Here a glass is about half that, you get decent stuff for a few francs a glass.
Ok, sushis. Sushis are actually much much cheaper and often better. Sushis with free tea, as cheap as it gets. And asian food in general. Good, tasty, cheaper.
But again, add tax, tip, currency... I don't think it's that such a big difference if you count everything.
I have to disagree about that because in general, you can find much better deals on eating out in the US. I am still shocked over the prices of food here (and in all of Switzerland). All of my American visitors are too. You can definitely eat cheaper in the US despite tax/tip, not to mention free water saves $5 right there. I've had some pretty bad meals in Switzerland that cost over $20. In fact, I can't seem to go out for less than that--even for lunch whereas in the US you can still get lunch for less than $10. Prices in CH are pretty much double for everything of similar quality. It may be because buying in bulk is not a concept in Switzerland.
There may be better deals in the US or you can actually get a meal under 10$, but everytime I actually convert into CHF with tax and tip and realize that it's not as cheap as it looked "naked" in the menu... I've rarely eaten for under 20CHF in the US. That's my experience.
Plus I do take into account drinks and a glass of wine costs more than an entree... Having the option of not ordering any drinks does lower the price significantly.
On a side note: you may not get tap water if you don't order any other drink, but if you order a drink, restaurant cannot refuse you tap water. There was this big discussion about some places who would charge 2.- for tap water, but it's illegal. I do agree that it's absurd to have to pay more for mineral water (like 5.-) that for a beer (generally under 4.-) though. All restaurants must offer 3 drinks cheaper than the cheapest alcoholic drinks and post them in the restaurant. And generally it says : milk, apple juice, sirup. How appealing to youth.
And I was not saying that you eat well everywhere in switzerland, there are bad places everywhere.
We're planning to rent a house and move into Switzerland next year and I'm afraid it can be postponed because of the cost of living in there. Reading your post makes me think twice if we're gonna manage living in there.
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Over the past year we've read and reported, edited and produced, hundreds of stories. Here are six that stayed with us.
Archives are adapting to an era of digitization and decolonization
The idea for this story came out of a brainstorming session for content to include in our 60th anniversary issue. Anniversaries naturally call us to reflect on the past, but they also inspire us to think about the future. It occurred to me that this is the context in which memory institutions – archives, libraries, museums and galleries – always operate: they preserve the past for the needs of communities and researchers right now, while also anticipating what will be needed and wanted in the future. How much more complicated does this work of preservation and prediction become in light of rapidly developing digital technologies and evolving social movements?
I reached out to freelance writer Erika Thorkelson with these rather vague questions and to her credit, she produced this thoughtful, well-researched feature. The decolonization efforts of librarians and archivists at Algoma University's Arthur A. Wishart Library and Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, the UBC-based Indigitization project, and the University of Northern British Columbia are remarkable. And they make clear that the most effective Indigenization efforts are community-led, forward-looking, and prioritize the enrichment of Indigenous communities over academic or government preferences.
— Natalie Samson, Deputy Editor
Kill the Canadian Common CV, researchers urge the tri-council
Who has not had the ill fortune of having to fill out online forms that are buggy, confusing and liable to crash at any moment? That, apparently, is the common experience of faculty who have to fill out the Canadian Common CV, or CCV for short, when applying for research funding. The complaints on social media are legion and often amusing – one professor tweeted simply: "I'm starting my Canadian Common CV. If I'm not heard from again, avenge my death." So, when I heard that Université Laval professor Holly Witteman and colleagues were spearheading a campaign this past fall to do away with the CCV once and for all and replace it with a simpler option, I knew that was something we needed to look into. Writer Wendy Glauser did a great job explaining what's at stake and found few willing to defend the current system. Will the campaign ultimately succeed? Stay tuned!
— Léo Charbonneau, Editor
The secret job interview: three times when you might not even know it is happening
When I first approached Liz Koblyk to write for our Careers Café column in 2010, she was a career advisor at the University of Waterloo. Since then, she has moved up the ranks – she is currently associate director of the Wilson Leadership Scholar Award at McMaster University – and has dispensed so much valuable advice along the way. In those years she explored everything from finding your passion to dealing with imposter syndrome. This past year (which turned out to be her last as one of our columnists) she had some great columns, but the one that resonated with me the most was her piece on the secret job interview – this is the interview that could be happening to you without you even realizing it. Her advice to candidates was spot on: be polite, be honest, and present your best self at all times, even when you think you are just having a casual conversation with someone at a conference. This is may seem obvious to some, but for those just entering the job market, it is essential advice.
— Tara Siebarth, Web Editor
The growing problem of online harassment in academe
Every time I read something about online harassment, I find it very shocking and disturbing. Recently, it was female MPs and MLAs who publicly reported the bullying, violence and sometimes threats they were experiencing online. When I learned this type of harassment was happening to academics too, I wondered if – or perhaps when – this behaviour will become a normalized thing that happens to anyone with some sort of online presence (basically everyone). Like Christina Frangou describes it, many choose to minimize their online presence as a response to harassment, to make it stop and to avoid the long list of mental and physical consequences of cyber-harassment. Even if we hear about it more and more, I never get used to it. And I hope I never do, because that would mean I will have become desensitized to a big problem and have started to accept it. My hope for the next year is that nobody gets used to this kind of violence and everybody keeps denouncing it.
— Andréanne Apablaza, French Writer-Reviser
We're way past the point of preventing climate change, it's time to adapt
When I read this story for the first time, I was shocked to learn that PEI has seen about a foot of its coast erode every year for the past several decades. It felt very relevant to me here in the Ottawa region, where we've been affected by record levels of flooding for many years. That's why when art director Claire Dawson suggested we use photos from Gideon Mendel's Drowning World project, I was instantly hooked. For that project, Mendel travelled around the world shooting unsettling portraits of flood victims surrounded by water. The result is a collection that shows the diversity of people impacted by the climate crisis. To create a feeling of urgency, we grouped several of Mendel's photos with subjects looking straight into the camera and at the viewer against a headline that is really more like a challenge to the reader – it's time to adapt.
— Judith Lacerte, Graphic Designer
Cities are becoming a living lab for species evolution
Urban development has forced animals to not just adapt, but genetically evolve, right before our eyes. And even though these changes are happening in front of us, I doubt it's something many of us have thought about – I certainly didn't until I read Kerry Banks' article. It's fascinating to learn how raccoons, crows, mosquitoes and other creatures have changed in cities, but it's also worrisome. There's an inevitable dark side to the human impact on urban-dwelling animals. And no, I'm not talking about a future that resembles Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. Our actions are changing animals and pushing their evolution beyond natural progression and could threaten their very survival. As Sarah Otto, a theoretical biologist at the University of British Columbia, said in the piece: "We need to ensure that the changes we are making don't eliminate the creatures that we love and which are beneficial to us. If we let these changes happen will-nilly, we could end up facing some ugly surprises in the future." The loss of one species could fundamentally change an ecosystem, even if that ecosystem is a concrete jungle.
— Laura Beaulne-Stuebing, Digital Journalist
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You are here: Home / Food Sustainability / Chia vs Flax vs Hemp – Which One Is Healthier & More Sustainable?
Hemp hearts are derived from industrial hemp which is a strain of the cannabis plant. Don't get too excited, they have been bred to contain low levels (0.3%) of THC which is the prohibited and active component of marijuana. The coming and goings (and then comings) of hemp has an interesting story in Canadian history. See here for more details on hemps journey to our supermarket shelves.
Hemp hearts are a great source of high-quality protein providing ~ 7 grams of protein per 2 tablespoons. Hemp also contains all essential amino acids making it one of the few plant-based complete proteins.
Hemp hearts also provide a balance of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids at a ratio of 1:3 which if you remember from my post How To Get Your Omega-3s For The Vegetarians it is important to ensure a good balance of these two for maximum utilization of omega-3s. One tablespoon of hemp hearts contains 0.2 grams of omega-3 fatty acid.
The omega-6 is Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA) which may have a role in managing inflammatory conditions. GLA is found in a limited variety of foods including evening primrose seed oil, black currant seed oil, borage seed oil and of course hemp. Hemp's fatty acid profile contains ~2-5% of this helpful fatty acid (1).
Hemp hearts also provide an impressive array of phytochemicals and important minerals including magnesium and zinc. Hemp hearts lack any clinical research into their numerous health claims, but as they have a similar nutritional composition to other nuts and seeds we can assume they provide similar health benefits.
Hemp can be grown in a variety of climates and soil types and we are lucky to have it grown right here in Canada. As it grows quickly and like a "weed", this decreases the need for most pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides and also means hemp requires less water compared to most other crops.
Hemp can also replace cotton in clothing, trees for paper making and can be used as a biofuel. More and more products are being made from hemp including carpet, cosmetics, diapers, nets, and shoes. What might be most exciting is that hemp may one day be replacing plastic. For more information on the sustainability of hemp hearts see Huffington Post: Why Hemp, The Sustainable Wonder Crop, Is Sweeping The Nation or my post on Hemp Milk Recipe.
If you are looking for a good source of protein to add to your morning smoothies, then hemp hearts are for you. Try adding 3 tablespoons of hemp hearts which can provide almost as much protein as two eggs. You may also want to support this super "green" crop from an environmental perspective. Hemp is also great for its versatility – try adding it to yogurt, oatmeal, sandwiches, salads, lasagna, stir-fries, baked goods, ice cream, and cereals.
Chia has a long history of human consumption, originally used by natives of Mexico and Guatemala. It is thought that medicinal use may have been one of chia's primary roles. For food, in pre-Columbian Mexico, chia seeds were ground into flour and used to make tortillas, tamales and a variety of different Aztec beverages. The beverages were called chianatoles – chia drinks are still consumed today and can be referred to as chia fresco or agua de chia (chia mixed with lemon, sugar or fruit juice).
They are also great used as a base for a breakfast pudding as in this Simple Breakfast Chia Seed Pudding Recipe with Wild Rice, Maple Syrup and Almonds Recipe, added to smoothies, energy balls or these Gluten-Free Seed Crackers.
Chia seeds are second only to flaxseeds in omega-3 content. Chia seeds contain 1.9 grams per 1 tablespoon of chia, compared to 2.4 grams of omega-3 in 1 tablespoon of whole flaxseed.
A 2 tablespoon serving of chia seeds also offers 3.3 milligrams of iron and 142 milligrams of calcium. Like all seeds, they are a good source of vitamins, trace minerals, essential fatty acids, plant protein and phytochemicals.
Chia seeds are also an excellent source of fibre comprised of about 8 grams per 2 tablespoons of chia. Recent research has suggested that chia seeds are beneficial in lowering systolic blood pressure and markers of platelet aggregation. They have also been shown to improve glycemic control and reduce cardiovascular risks factors in humans, likely related to their high fibre content.
Chia seeds are grown in Australia, Mexico and several countries of Central and South America. Some companies that grow chia in its native habitat claim that their chia is grown traditionally and sustainably without the use of pesticides. Food miles can be considered when comparing this non-native seed to more local options.
Most people would benefit from the addition of chia seeds to their diet. With their high vitamin and mineral content and numerous health claims backed up by clinical research, it would be difficult to think of a reason to not be eating chia. Chia can be essential on a dairy-free diet with its high concentration of calcium. The main downside to chia is the price; if budget is a factor you could probably be finding similar health benefits from an alternative seed. If you live in Canada, you might want to consider food miles as chia seeds are not grown locally.
Make a chia seed pudding to get your chia seed intake up.
Flax was traditionally used as an ingredient in paints, fiber and cattle feed. The earliest evidence of human use was in the Republic of Georgia where it was used in textiles dated back 30.000 years ago. One of its earliest evidence of culinary use was in ancient Greece where it was highly prized for its health benefits. Flaxseeds can be eaten whole or ground up. They make a great addition to smoothies and sweets. I like mine in Healthy Toasted Muesli with Nuts, Dates and Seeds or these Gluten-Free Seed Crackers.
Of all the seeds, flaxseeds appear to offer the most potential for human health. They have the best omega 3 to omega-6 ratio of about 4:1 of all the seeds, which goes a long way towards helping correct an imbalance of essential fatty acids. One tablespoon of ground flax contains 2.4 grams of omega-3 fatty acid.
The high amount of omega-3 has also been shown to reduce triglyceride levels, blood pressure and the tendency to form blood clots. See How To Get Your Omega-3s For The Vegetarians for more information on the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids.
Research also suggests that flaxseeds are also the richest known source of the potent anticarcinogen lignans, with around 75-800 times the levels of most other plant foods. Lignans have an antiestrogenic effect, possibly reducing the risk of hormone-related cancers.
Flaxseeds also appear to improve glycemic control in people with diabetes. This is likely due to the high fibre content, much of which is soluble fibre. They are also rich in phytonutrients and are one of the richest sources of boron. Grounding your flaxseeds ensures increases the absorption of nutrients.
Flaxseeds can be grown locally; most Canadian flaxseeds being grown in the prairies, and organic varieties in the Okanagan Valley of B.C. Be careful of a genetically modified flax now being marketed as "a new and improved version of flaxseed oil" under the trade name "Linola oil." In fact, the only improvement is in the length of time the oil will last on the store shelf. It has also been shown to have an increase to about 70% omega-6 fatty acids and a lesser amount of omega-3 fatty acids (down to 2% from 57%) for a ratio of 35:1 – what's the point?
Flaxseeds are the most cost-effective of these 3 seeds and can be a quick and easy addition to morning smoothies or meal time salads. Flaxseeds are best for those that can eat them regularly as they are prone to going rancid quite quickly. Store yours in the fridge and ensure you are buying from a reputable source to ensure you are not eating rancid flax! I suggest purchasing whole flaxseeds and grinding them yourself to ensure the nutrients are intact. Grinding also increased the availability of the nutrients in the seed.
All seeds offer similar and their own unique health benefits. Including a wide variety of different seeds to our your diet ensures access to all the essential fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals.
Vogl CR, Molleken H, Lissek-Wolf G, Surbock A, Kobert J. Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) as a resource for green cosmetics: yield of seed and fatty acid compositions of 20 varieties under the growing conditions of organic farming in Austria. J Industrial Hemp. 2004;9:51-68.
This is good stuff! I love chia seeds and use flax seeds occasionally. I'm not well-versed on hemp seeds though, so the "in a nut shell" section is very useful!
this is so helpful- thank you! I just bought Chia Seeds today but didn't know the benefits . . .
Hey Melissa! Chia seeds really are a 'superfood'. Especially for us women who need the calcium boost!
Oh YUM!!! I've never thought to add chia to a savoury dish. I usually reserve it for overnight oats or chia pudding. I will need to try it with mushrooms (also one of my favs!).


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