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HomeGeneralArtist Profile : Ben Ridgway 3D Artist
Artist Profile : Ben Ridgway 3D Artist
March 26, 2015 General, Interviews, Software, Video Art
Volanti Displays Artist Profile : Ben Ridgway
Ben Ridgway recently sat down with us to discuss his work and answer a few questions about 3D art and what the inspiration was behind his various works.
Volanti Displays: What is your background in the visual art / animation world? How are you currently involved in the visual world?
Ben Ridgway: My name is Ben Ridgway and I'm an Assistant Professor in the Cinema Department at San Francisco State University. I have 15 years of professional experience as both a 3D artist in the video game industry and as a Professor. While in the games industry I helped to create games for Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft console systems. I have been making experimental animations since 1992.
My work is abstract by nature and uses non narrative film making techniques. The undercurrents of my work point to themes centered around time, cycles, the concept of infinity, and the similarities between artificial and natural systems. In a world where technology and artificial systems are becoming more prevalent my films are a reminder that they are both a product of nature. The processes I develop to create my work are equally important as the final product. I strive to find new and innovative methods for creating sophisticated animations while retaining the ability to use intuition and spontaneity throughout the creative process. My films do not contain dialogue or written language of any sort. This allows my films to be enjoyed and interpreted by anyone regardless of their native language."
Ben Ridgway : Portfolio
Volanti Displays: What software did you use to create such works as your Cosmic Flower Unfolding?
Ben Ridgway: I use a combination of ZBrush and After Effects. Here's a recap of a presentation I did at SIGGRAPH that breaks down how I made the film.
Cosmic Flower Unfolding
Inner Space Artifacts
Volanti Displays: What was the inspiration behind Inner Space Artifacts?
Ben Ridgway: Artifacts from inner space transformed into moving digital sculptures. When creating experimental animations I often use intuition and visualization techniques to come up with ideas. Often times these ideas come to me as a flash of insight. Other times I must plumb the depths of my psyche to find novel approaches to making moving images. The film "Inner Space Artifacts" was a journey of deep excavation into the world that resides behind my closed eyes. The moving objects in the animation I regard as "artifacts" that I uncovered and shaped into ephemeral moving digital sculptures.
Tribocycle
Last year Ben's film Tribocycle was featured on the Digital Dome at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Ben Ridgway: "Tribocycle" was created by using raw footage from my previous film "Triboluminescence" and is designed as a looping movie for large scale projections and installations.
Digital Dome at the Institute of American Indian Arts
The Digital Dome is a unique space to learn new applications for creative expression, scientific and technical exploration, and the merging of art and technology. It is also unique in the world as the only articulating dome which can move 90 degrees and be positioned in multiple locations for different viewing experiences.
Ben has premiered his work at numerous film festivals and has been actively showcasing his work as installations all over the world in various galleries. For a list of his films and where they've premiered click here.
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Violence and resource development – lessons from a new Manitoba cumulative impacts study
by Craig Benjamin and Jackie Hansen
A new report describes the devastating impact that decades of hydroelectric development have had for First Nations in north-eastern Manitoba, including allegations of sexual assault and other violence by workers brought into the communities to build the dams.
The publication of this report underlines just how important it is that the voices of Indigenous peoples – especially Indigenous women – are heard and listened to when decisions are made about large dams and other resource development projects.
British Columbia: Make This An Election for Human Rights
On May 9th, a provincial election will be held in British Columbia. Amnesty International is urging all candidates to make clear public commitments to closing crucial gaps in oversight, accountability, and service delivery that jeopardize the safety, health and well-being of many British Columbians and undermine human rights protection in the province.
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Indigenous women identify ways to ensure safety amidst intensive resource development
Increase local resources for health care services and safe houses, to enhance capacity to respond to sexual assaults. Label employee vehicles with numbered decals to decrease anonymity in the local community. Involve local Indigenous communities in the delivery of cultural competency training for resource sector workers.
These are just a few of the many concrete, practical measures that women from the Lake Babine and Nak'azdli Whut'en First Nations have identified to address harmful impacts experienced by Indigenous women and girls with large-scale resource development projects and associated industrial camps situated on or near their territories. The recommendations are found in an important new report, Indigenous Communities and Industrial Camps: Promoting Healthy Communities in Settings of Industrial Change.
16 things Canada can do NOW to end violence against Indigenous women and girls
By Jackie Hansen, Women's Rights Campaigner
Annually since 1991, women's rights activists from around the world have joined together to take action as part of the 16 Days of Activism to end Gender-based Violence campaign. Women and girls continue to experience violence directed at them because of their gender. Indigenous women and girls experience higher rates of violence than any other group of women and girls in Canada. The federal government has launched a National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. This is a laudable effort and one that Indigenous womens' organizations, Amnesty International and many others long called for, but action to end violence against Indigenous women and girls must not be delayed until the Inquiry finishes its work two years from now.
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BY ALEX NEVE, SECRETARY GENERAL, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CANADA
Wherever you live in this country, British Columbia's Site C dam should concern you. At a projected cost of almost $9 billion and rising, the hydro-electric project in the Peace River Valley is one of the largest resource development projects underway anywhere in Canada. But more than that, the Site C dam shines a bright light on the fundamental injustices that – despite promise of reconciliation and a new relationship - continue to characterize the treatment of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
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6 cases of UK strain of coronavirus detected in Kerala: K. K. Shailaja
Out of the 6 patients, 2 each were from Kozhikode and Alappuzha while 1 each were from Kannur and Kottayam.
K. K. Shailaja | Photo: Mathrubhumi
Thiruvananthapuram: Health Minister K. K. Shailaja said that 6 cases of the UK strain of coronavirus have been detected in Kerala.
Out of the 6 patients, 2 each were from Kozhikode and Alappuzha while 1 each were from Kannur and Kottayam. The UK strain was detected in the test of samples conducted at National Institute of Virology in Pune. The minister said while addressing the media here.
All of the patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals under the observation of the health department. The officials are also observing those who could have come into contact with the 6 people. People who came from the UK and other countries were under observation, said the Health Minister.
The new strain is known to spread inside the patient's body and to others. So, caution must be exercised. Those who came from abroad must inform the health department. The health minister said that the department has made arrangements to screen people returning to the state from abroad. She requested those who had been in contact with people who have returned from abroad to inform the health department.
Shailaja said that there was no need to panic and the virus can be cured if treated under isolation. She added that care must be given to prevent those in high risk categories, especially the elderly and those suffering from other health problems, from contracting the new strain of coronavirus.
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Millersport in Fairfield County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Deep Cut at the Licking Summit / Millersport and the Ohio-Erie Canal
By William Fischer, Jr., December 15, 2008
1. Deep Cut at the Licking Summit (Side A)
Deep Cut at the Licking Summit, also, Millersport and the Ohio-Erie Canal. . Side A: . Deep Cut at the Licking Summit . Digging of the Ohio-Erie Canal began in 1825, and the first canal boat navigated the Deep Cut at Licking Summit in 1831. The surrounding swamps were drained to create the Licking Reservoir, today known as Buckeye Lake, in order to supply adequate water for the canal going north to Coshocton and south to Circleville. After the canal route was established, the state engineers discovered that there was a ridge of hills located south of the proposed reservoir through which they would have to cut the canal. Since it was impossible to raise the level of the reservoir, the ridge had to be cut down to the level of the reservoir. This "Deep Cut" marks the deepest part of the canal at 32 feet and runs south from Millersport for nearly two miles. Unskilled laborers, primarily Irish immigrants, tirelessly dug the canal using picks, shovels, wheelbarrows, and oxen-cart. . . Side B: . Millersport and The Ohio-Erie Canal . In 1825, Mathias Miller settled in the region just north of the prosperous town of Monticello. Millersport grew from Miller's idea to build a wharf at the side of the canal to create a port for canal boats. Located in the region between Licking Reservoir and the northern entrance of the Deep Cut, Millersport flourished as canal trade increased, however, Monticello's location on high ground spelled its doom. Travelling by canal, Millersport is 191 miles from Cleveland and 117 miles from Portsmouth. During its peak years, as many as 3,000 canal boats utilized the canal. With the insurgence of the railroad system and a major flood in 1914 that damaged a portion of the waterway, the canal system was abandoned. . This historical marker was erected in 2002 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Millersport Lions Club, and The Ohio Historical Society. It is in Millersport in Fairfield County Ohio
Deep Cut at the Licking Summit
Digging of the Ohio-Erie Canal began in 1825, and the first canal boat navigated the Deep Cut at Licking Summit in 1831. The surrounding swamps were drained to create the Licking Reservoir, today known as Buckeye Lake, in order to supply adequate water for the canal going north to Coshocton and south to Circleville. After the canal route was established, the state engineers discovered that there was a ridge of hills located south of the proposed reservoir through which they would have to cut the canal. Since it was impossible to raise the level of the reservoir, the ridge had to be cut down to the level of the reservoir. This "Deep Cut" marks the deepest part of the canal at 32 feet and runs south from Millersport for nearly two miles. Unskilled laborers, primarily Irish immigrants, tirelessly dug the canal using picks, shovels, wheelbarrows, and oxen-cart.
Millersport and The Ohio-Erie Canal
In 1825, Mathias Miller settled in the region just north of the prosperous town of Monticello. Millersport grew from Miller's idea to build a wharf at the
2. Millersport and the Ohio-Erie Canal Marker
side of the canal to create a port for canal boats. Located in the region between Licking Reservoir and the northern entrance of the Deep Cut, Millersport flourished as canal trade increased, however, Monticello's location on high ground spelled its doom. Travelling by canal, Millersport is 191 miles from Cleveland and 117 miles from Portsmouth. During its peak years, as many as 3,000 canal boats utilized the canal. With the insurgence of the railroad system and a major flood in 1914 that damaged a portion of the waterway, the canal system was abandoned.
Erected 2002 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Millersport Lions Club, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 3-23.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection marker series.
Location. 39° 53.977′ N, 82° 32.096′ W. Marker is in Millersport, Ohio, in Fairfield County. Marker is at the intersection of Lancaster Street (Ohio Route 204) and Canal Drive, on the right when traveling south on Lancaster Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Millersport OH 43046, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Millersport World War II Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line);
3. Deep Cut at the Licking Summit / Millersport and the Ohio-Erie Canal Marker
The Ohio and Erie Canal is behind the marker.
Buckeye Lake (approx. 3.1 miles away); Buckeye Lake Park (approx. 3.8 miles away); Buckeye Lake Amusement Park (approx. 3.8 miles away); The History of Thurston (approx. 4.2 miles away); Hebron (approx. 4½ miles away); a different marker also named Hebron (approx. 4.9 miles away); Hebron Mill (approx. 5 miles away).
Categories. • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels •
More. Search the internet for Deep Cut at the Licking Summit / Millersport and the Ohio-Erie Canal.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on December 15, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,411 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 15, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.


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piodech » Rock » Dire Straits - 1977-1993
Dire Straits Japan Vertigo 1993
Dire Straits - 1977-1993 Album
Darsteller: Dire Straits
Titel: 1977-1993
Etikett: Vertigo
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1 Brothers In Arms
2 Private Investigations
3 Walk Of Life
4 Twisting By The Pool
5 Money For Nothing
6 Heavy Fuel
7 The Bug
8 Sultans Of Swing
9 On Every Street
10 Millionaire Blues
11 Tunnel Of Love
12 Calling Elvis
13 Romeo And Juliet
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Dire Straits is the debut studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits released on 7 October 1978 by Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros. Records in the United States and Mercury Records in Canada. The album produced the hit single Sultans of Swing, which reached 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. The album reached 1 on album charts in Germany, Australia and France, 2 in the United States and 5 in the United Kingdom. Dire Straits was later. Dire Straits - 1977-1993 Japan 1993. To favorites 0 Download album. Listen album. Dire Straits. Group Compilation. Songs in album Dire Straits - 1977-1993 Japan 1993. Dire Straits - Calling Elvis. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing. Dire Straits - Twisting By The Pool. Dire Straits - Tunnel Of Love. Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet. Dire Straits - Walk Of Life. Dire Straits - Private Investigations. Money For Nothing Deleted. Dire Straits - Brothers In. Listen free to Dire Straits 1977-1993 Calling Elvis, Sultans of Swing and more. 13 tracks 77:45. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. In October 1977 Dire Straits recorded demo tapes of Southbound Again , In the Gallery and Six Blade Knife for BBC Radio London. Already in November, they made Setting Me Up song written by Mark Knopfler, Eastbound Train and Real Girl. The first album was named Dire Straits same as the name of the band. It was recorded at Basing Street Studios in West London in February 1978 at a cost of 12,500. Basing Street Studios today known as Sarm West Studios based in Nothing Hill, London it was a really big studio where big names from stage recorded their albums. This was a pivotal album and you had to be there at the time to really appreciate why. Profil: British rock band formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler, David Knopfler, John Illsley and Pick Withers. Vendre cette version. Dire Straits Communiqué CD, Album, RM CD, Album, RM Comp. Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Follow Artist. English rockers who created some treasured moments of 1980s rock with Mark Knopfler's tightly executed songs and distinctive finger-plucked guitar. Read Full Biography. Overview . Biography . On the Night. Warner Bros. Records in the United States. Dire Straits was later certified double-platinum in
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Dire Straits - On Every Street
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Dire Straits - Calling Elvis


Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser has returned to the Bayou state following a ten-day trip to China as part of a Louisiana tourism mission in an attempt to lure visitors from the Chinese market. The trip included a stop at the 12th annual China-US Tourism Leadership Summit. Nungesser says they took two Louisiana chefs along to showcase the food of the area.
"We were able to cook for the ambassador with a lot of press at his place, just an all-around great exposure for Louisiana," says Nungesser.
Nungesser adds he believes the "Lights Camera Louisiana" film trail, which shows where many movies and TV shows were produced around the state, will be a huge draw for Chinese tourists.
"When they watch American TV, and they travel to America, they want to go where those movies were filmed. And we sure have a lot of history here in Louisiana," says Nungesser.
Nungesser says he believes Louisiana could see its own direct flight service with the country coming in the next few years.
"I think if we start working now, with a plan of two, three, or four years, to see that direct flight, that would be a win-win for Louisiana, both for business climate, and for the traveler from China to Louisiana," says Nungesser.


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Freedom Hall Civic Center is a multi-purpose arena in Johnson City, Tennessee.

Starting in 2014, it became the basketball venue for East Tennessee State University.

History
Freedom Hall Civic Center opened in 1974 on the Liberty Bell Complex next to Science Hill High School. The arena was built by the city of Johnson City to be used as an entertainment venue and additional space for the middle and high schools located on the property. Over the years the venue has been used for sporting events, theatrical productions, concerts, ice shows, and a rodeo venue.

Former and current entertainment include concerts from Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Def Leppard, Poison (band), Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue,  KISS, Bruce Springsteen, Third Day, For King & Country, Chicago, AC/DC, Metallica, Elvis Presley, Elton John, and Aerosmith. Entertainment from professional wrestling organizations Jim Crockett Promotions, WWE, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, and from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

See also
 List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas

References

External links
Official Website

Basketball venues in Tennessee
College basketball venues in the United States
East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball
Music venues in East Tennessee
Indoor arenas in Tennessee
Johnson City, Tennessee
1974 establishments in Tennessee
Sports venues completed in 1974

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Of course you want to help your child feel better fast, but the wrong tummy treatment could set her back for days. Avoid these six mistakes.
Here's what not to do when your little one has a stomach ache (and which symptoms signal something serious enough for a doctor's visit).
I'm a mom of three, so when an awful stomach bug tore through my family, I thought I knew exactly what to do. But when my oldest son couldn't stop vomiting, I was mortified when our pediatrician asked, "You gave him how much water?" It turns out I'd made a classic error: Fearing that Jacob, 8, would get dehydrated, I'd let him gulp down a full cup each time he vomited, which caused him to get sick even more.
Such goofs are common when treating a gastrointestinal illness, which is usually caused by a virus and, less often, by a bacterial infection. "It's scary when your child is throwing up," says Tanya Remer Altmann, M.D., a pediatrician and author of Mommy Calls. "You're living this Exorcist moment, and you'll do anything to make it stop."
You do need to keep a close eye on your child because a stomach bug can be serious. The norovirus causes an estimated 18,500 children under age 5 to be hospitalized each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And despite the recent vaccine that's led to an 80 percent decline in cases of rotavirus, the GI infection still sends another 15,000 kids to the hospital. Chances are, however, your child's troubled tummy will be fine within a few days to a week. All you need to do is make him feel as comfortable as possible, let the illness run its course, and steer clear of the following flubs.
Wrong Move Immediately after your child throws up, she begs for a drink, so you let her chug a glass of water.
Better Bet Since her stomach is likely inflamed from vomiting, wait 15 to 30 minutes before giving her anything to drink. "Otherwise, it may come right back up," says Vipul Singla, M.D., a pediatrician at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, in Chicago. Start with a single teaspoon of water or an electrolyte drink (such as Pedialyte, which contains salt to help rehydrate the gut) every 15 minutes. If your child stops throwing up and holds down the liquid for an hour, you can increase the frequency to every ten minutes, and so on. After two to three hours, you can try ice pops, Jell-O, or applesauce, since the sweet taste may appeal to her. Don't assume she's on the mend just because she stops getting sick. With most stomach bugs, diarrhea can linger for up to a week, along with a low-grade fever (100?F to 101?F degrees), head-aches, chills, and body aches. Call your pediatrician if her symptoms don't start to subside within a day or two.
Wrong Move Your child keeps having diarrhea, so you give him an OTC remedy to soothe his stomach.
Better Bet Never give your child any tummy medicine unless your doctor approves it. "Sometimes parents use whatever they have in their medicine cabinet," says Jennifer Shu, M.D., a Parents advisor and the editor of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Baby & Child Health. "But these drugs can cause side effects in children and make the illness worse." In particular, antidiarrheal meds such as original Pepto-Bismol and Kaopectate contain an aspirin-like substance called salicylate that can cause Reye's syndrome, a rare but potentially fatal disease, in kids under 18. While loperamide (the main ingredient in Imodium, Kaopectate I-D, and others) is FDA-approved for kids 6 and older, Dr. Shu doesn't advise using this medicine because it slows down digestion and keeps the bug in your child's gut longer. Check with your doctor before giving him Children's Pepto Chewable Tablets, which don't contain salicylate. Often, the best strategy is simply to keep your child hydrated and wait it out.
Wrong Move Your little one has a low-grade fever, so you give her something to bring it down.
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Wrong Move Your child is back to eating, so for the next few days you follow the BRAT (bananas, rice, apple-sauce, toast) diet.
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Your child can't keep down even tiny amounts of liquid.
He has signs of dehydration. He isn't peeing or his urine is very dark; his eyes seem sunken and his face is pale; he has dry lips or mouth; and he has no tears when he cries. The soft spot on the top of a baby's head (the fontanel) may also appear sunken.
You see dark-brown particles in his vomit (which could be blood) or notice a reddish, jelly-like substance in his stool (which could be a sign of a serious intestinal blockage).
Your child has diarrhea more than once every hour.
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ir-clock
========

IR Controllable Clock Application for Raspberry Pi.

[![Watch Video on YouTube](http://img.youtube.com/vi/WCPHfbfwH5c/0.jpg)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCPHfbfwH5c)

## Overview

### Key Feautures

* Display date and time
* Background color animation
* Display weather forecast
* Extendable & customizable by plugins

### Available plugins

* Camera Plugin: Taking a picture and display to background
* TodoWatch Plugin: Fetch ToDos from [TodoWatch](https://github.com/akeboshi/TodoWatch) server
* Tokyu Plugin: Provides Tokyu traffic information
* Sotetsu Plugin: Provides Sotetsu traffic information

## Menu options

* Add plugin
* Remove plugin
* City select of the weather forecast

## System requirements

| Item            | Tested with                   |
|:----------------|:------------------------------|
| Raspberry Pi    | Raspberry Pi Type B           |
| Camera Module   | Raspberry Pi Camera Module    |
| HDMI Display    | GECHIC ON-LAP 1302/J          |
| Infrared Sensor | PARA Light PL-IRM2121-A538    |
| GPIO Connection | Bread board + Jumper cables   |
| IR Controller   | Apple Remote, IODATA HVT-BRC2 |

...and Internet connection (proxy supported).

You can execute on your PC, but camera featuture and IR controller feature are disabled. IR buttons are replaced with the following keys by keyboard:

| IR Button | Keyboard |
|:----------|:---------|
| MENU      | SPACE    |
| CENTER    | ENTER    |
| TOP       | ↑        |
| BOTTOM    | ↓        |
| LEFT      | ←        |
| RIGHT     | →        |

## Configurations

### LIRC configuration

#### /etc/modules

```
# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
#
# This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded
# at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored.
# Parameters can be specified after the module name.

snd-bcm2835
lirc_dev
lirc_rpi gpio_in_pin=17 gpio_out_pin=18
```

#### /etc/lirc/hardware.conf

```
# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
# Arguments which will be used when launching lircd
LIRCD_ARGS="--uinput"

#Don't start lircmd even if there seems to be a good config file
#START_LIRCMD=false

#Don't start irexec, even if a good config file seems to exist.
#START_IREXEC=false

#Try to load appropriate kernel modules
LOAD_MODULES=true

# Run "lircd --driver=help" for a list of supported drivers.
DRIVER="default"
# usually /dev/lirc0 is the correct setting for systems using udev
DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
MODULES="lirc_rpi"

# Default configuration files for your hardware if any
LIRCD_CONF=""
LIRCMD_CONF=""
```

#### /etc/lirc/lircd.conf (Sample)

```
# Recorded by mikan@GitHub

# Apple Remote 1
begin remote

  name  Apple
  bits            8
  flags SPACE_ENC|CONST_LENGTH
  eps            30
  aeps          100

  header       9096  4622
  one           527  1773
  zero          527   645
  ptrail        526
  repeat       9099  2327
  pre_data_bits   16
  pre_data       0x77E1
  post_data_bits  8
  post_data      0xD0
  gap          108873
  toggle_bit_mask 0x3000

      begin codes
          MENU                     0xC0
          CENTER                   0xA0
          TOP                      0x50
          BOTTOM                   0x30
          LEFT                     0x90
          RIGHT                    0x60
      end codes

end remote

# Apple Remote 2
begin remote

  name  Apple2
  bits            8
  flags SPACE_ENC|CONST_LENGTH
  eps            30
  aeps          100

  header       9084  4605
  one           538  1758
  zero          538   632
  ptrail        538
  repeat       9088  2314
  pre_data_bits   16
  pre_data       0x77E1
  post_data_bits  8
  post_data      0xFE
  gap          108744
  toggle_bit_mask 0xF000

      begin codes
          MENU                     0xC0
          CENTER                   0xA0
          UP                       0x50
          DOWN                     0x30
          LEFT                     0x90
          RIGHT                    0x60
      end codes

end remote

# IO-DATA HVT-BRC2
begin remote

  name  IODATA
  bits           16
  flags SPACE_ENC|CONST_LENGTH
  eps            30
  aeps          100

  header       8935  4451
  one           550  1676
  zero          550   567
  ptrail        547
  pre_data_bits   24
  pre_data       0x11748
  gap          107580
  min_repeat      1
#  suppress_repeat 1
#  uncomment to suppress unwanted repeats
  toggle_bit_mask 0x84C

      begin codes
          POWER                    0x004C
          MENU                     0x0A46
          CENTER                   0x064A
          UP                       0x0549
          DOWN                     0x0D41
          LEFT                     0x0B47
          RIGHT                    0x034F
          BACK                     0x014D
      end codes

end remote
```

#### /etc/lirc/lircrc (Sample)

```
begin
	remote = Apple
	prog = irexec
	button = MENU
	config = /opt/ircex/cmd.sh MENU
end

begin
	remote = Apple
	prog = irexec
	button = TOP
	config = /opt/ircex/cmd.sh UP
end

begin
	remote = Apple
	prog = irexec
	button = BOTTOM
	config = /opt/ircex/cmd.sh DOWN
end

begin
	remote = Apple
	prog = irexec
	button = CENTER
	config = /opt/ircex/cmd.sh ENTER
end

begin
	remote = Apple
	prog = irexec
	button = LEFT
	config = /opt/ircex/cmd.sh LEFT
end

begin
	remote = Apple
	prog = irexec
	button = RIGHT
	config = /opt/ircex/cmd.sh RIGHT
end

begin
	remote = IODATA
	prog = irexec
	button = MENU
	config = /opt/ircex/cmd.sh MENU
end

begin
	remote = IODATA
	prog = irexec
	button = CENTER
	config = /opt/ircex/cmd.sh ENTER
end

begin
	remote = IODATA
	prog = irexec
	button = UP
	config = /opt/ircex/cmd.sh UP
end

begin
	remote = IODATA
	prog = irexec
	button = DOWN
	config = /opt/ircex/cmd.sh DOWN
end

begin
	remote = IODATA
	prog = irexec
	button = LEFT
	config = /opt/ircex/cmd.sh LEFT
end

begin
	remote = IODATA
	prog = irexec
	button = RIGHT
	config = /opt/ircex/cmd.sh RIGHT
end
```

### ir-clock configuration

#### /opt/ircex/cmd.sh

```sh
#!/bin/sh

if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 <command>"
    exit 1
fi

#HOST="192.168.1.11"
HOST="localhost"
DIR="/opt/ircex/"
LOG="cmd.log"
EXE="python cmd.py"
#EXE="java -jar cmd.jar"

cd $DIR
echo "----------" >> $LOG
date >> $LOG
$EXE $1 $HOST >> $LOG
```

#### /opt/ircex/cmd.{jar, py}

Choise commander implementation and modify cmd.sh.

cmd.py is located here:
https://github.com/mikan/ir-clock/blob/master/cmd/src/main/python/cmd.py

#### {"user.home"}/proxy.properties

If you run on your company's network, place configuration file to you home directory. The name is "proxy.properties".

```ini
net.proxy.host=<HOST>
net.proxy.port=<PORT>
net.proxy.userid=<USER>
net.proxy.userpassword=<PASSWORD>
```

#### Launch files

1. Get newest version of `IRClockExtremeUI-1.0.jar` from [Releases page](https://github.com/mikan/ir-clock/releases).

2. Get icon file from [here](https://github.com/mikan/ir-clock/blob/master/ui/src/main/resources/img/icon.png) and place to `/home/pi/icon.png`.

3. Create `IRClockEx.desktop` file to `/home/pi/Desktop/`.

```
[Desktop Entry]
Name=IRClockEx
Name[en_GB]=IRClockEx
GenericName=IRClockExtreme
GenericName[en_GB]=IRClockExtreme
X-GNOME-FullName=IRClockExtreme
X-GNOME-FullName[en_GB]=IRClockExtreme
Exec=java -jar /home/pi/IRClockExtremeUI-1.0.jar
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/home/pi/icon.png
X-GNOME-UsesNotifications=true
Path=/home/pi
```

Have fun!

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Wahama wallops Lancers, 18-0
STEWART, Ohio — An opening statement.
Junior Philip Hoffman tossed a no-hitter and Wahama batted around in three of its five innings at the plate Saturday en route to an 18-0 victory over host Federal Hocking in the Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division baseball opener for both programs in Athens County.
The White Falcons (1-1, 1-0 TVC Hocking) — the reigning co-champions along with Trimble — wasted little time in going about defending their league title as the guests sent 10 batters to the plate in the top of the first, resulting in an early 5-0 advantage.
WHS tacked on three more runs in the second, then sent 10 more batters to the plate in the top of the third to increase their lead out to 14-0. The Red and White again sent 10 batters to the plate in the fourth, which resulted in four more scores and an 18-0 edge.
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Patrick Martinez (NYAC) has been a man in limbo.
Martinez burst onto the national Greco scene just a few short years ago and quickly made his mark at 80 kilograms — one of the two "non-Olympic" weight classes that came along with the slew of changes the global governing body enacted following the International Olympic Committee putting a proverbial gun to the sport's head in 2013. The then-24-year-old Martinez slid right into 80 kilos beautifully. A top-eight finish at the 2014 US Open proved he sported some solid potential. With full-time Greco-Roman training under his belt a year later, he had scored himself a few nice wins and his first US National title. Seemingly a minute later, Martinez nailed down his first World Team appearance. He'd go 1-2 at those 2015 Worlds in Las Vegas, more than a representative effort for a relative neophyte.
The Olympic Year then began in earnest and with it a need for some test runs. Martinez's 80 kilos had to take a backseat if he was to accurately gauge the increased size and strength of the opposition at the higher weight class. Martinez finished eighth at the Vantaa Cup in Finland, but would go on to earn a bronze in Croatia. Another bronze, this time at the Pan Am Championships, provided the evidence he was looking for at 85 leading up to the Olympic Trials, to be held a month later in Iowa City. He was finding his footing, though a quarterfinal loss to eventual champ and now-two-time Olympian Ben Provisor (NYAC) ended his journey to Rio. A subsequent defeat at the hands of Hayden Zillmer (Minnesota Storm) in the consolation final put him in fourth place, right on the outside looking in at a spot on the National Team. Martinez went 85 kilograms one more time in 2016, a tournament victory at the University Nationals in June. A return to 80 kilos came next.
As the summer of 2016 heated up, so did Martinez. Back-to-back bronze medals at the Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup in Poland and the Grand Prix of Spain, two of the more challenging events available in Europe that time of year, announced his presence as a threat internationally and a ranking in the top 20 by UWW soon followed. By November, Martinez was still clicking on all cylinders as he secured his second straight trip to the World Championships after an exciting three-round series with Jon Anderson (Army/WCAP) in New York. A loss to Ashkat Dilmukhamedov (KAZ), who had bested Martinez the year prior, as well, cut short his quest for a World medal. But he wasn't quite done with 80 just yet.
A promising start at Denmark's Thor Masters Invitational was derailed when during his second bout of the morning, Martinez suffered a concussion along with a deep gash on his chin that required stitches. He still skipped briskly to the finish line– Martinez won that bout versus William Svalestad (NOR) via tech, sitting at 2-0 with two dominating victories, working with the kind of steam that tends to result in a medal-winning performance. Only, he was done. Not just for the day, but for the rest of the European tour. What had begun as a chance to enjoy a month's worth of overseas training and three highly-competitive tournaments now meant he had to wait, heal, and pick up the pieces before the World Team Trials six weeks later. Thor Masters would also be the last time Martinez competed at 80 kilograms, the weight he had called home for the overwhelming majority of his young career.
85 kilograms at the 2017 US World Team Trials in Las Vegas was anything but a "safe space." There was Provisor, the punishing Olympian still searching for his first ever trip to a Senior World Championships; Anderson, the tireless worker who never stops coming forward; 2014 World Team member and 2016 Olympic Trials champ Joe Rau (Minnesota Storm), widely recognized as perhaps the fiercest competitor in the country and a surprise entrant considering his success at the next weight up; reigning National Champion Kevin Radford (Sunkist), the greenest of the bunch but a capable scorer who can turn it on in a hurry. Other top contenders like Lucas Sheridan (Army/WCAP) and Khymba Johnson (NYAC) rounded out the beastly lineup. This wasn't simply a tough bracket, it might have been the most stacked Trials weight class in over a decade.
Martinez took a 3-0 decision over Johnson into the semifinals where another showdown with Provisor awaited. Predictably, the action was tight, tense, and unforgiving, but a 2-1 win for Provisor nonetheless. A crushing defeat for the native Californian it was, and as soon as he had a clearing, Martinez made a beeline out of the arena with thoughts of dropping out of the event altogether echoing through his brain.
In his next bout, the consolation semifinals, Martinez was turned back by Anderson in another testy affair that delivered more scoring than their three bouts the preceding November offered combined. Martinez owned a 3-1 lead in the second period before Anderson scored two on a takedown and another four on a pair of gutwrenches. A late takedown by Martinez with under :10 remaining left him with not enough time to capitalize further. He concluded his 2017 Trials experience with a 7-5 win over Radford for fifth place. Looking back on it now, Martinez doesn't seem to believe the jump back up in weight was the determining factor in his performance, but he does concede he may have lacked some of the extra pop required for the heavier opponents.
With the World Team Trials now a memory along with the hopes of making a third consecutive World Team, Martinez is left with little choice but to focus on the future. He has also been rescued from the mental gymnastics juggling weight classes offers. Martinez always knew he was destined for 85 kilograms; the problem lied in the fact he was cut out all-too-well for 80 and finding success there on top of it all. A return to 80 kilos has been taken off the table and with the burden of being a "tweener" a thing of the past, Martinez can hone in on what matters most in his career — a shot at Olympic glory.
Currently, Martinez is hard at work preparing his body for its permanent competitive residency, so much so that he will be taking the summer off from traveling over to Europe in effort to concentrate fully on the task at hand. Originally, the plan was different. Just like last year, Martinez had his sights on going overseas to hop in a tournament or two with a training camp mixed in. After all, those ventures to the other side of the Atlantic in 2016 went a long way towards helping him get noticed outside of the US. But this time around he will be staying put, primarily because National Team assistant coach Mohamed Abdelfatah insisted Martinez's time would be better spent going back to the basics, in a technical sense. All it took was one conversation and the NYAC wrestler instantly saw the value in what his coach was saying.
No, the World Team Trials did not go the way Martinez envisioned and the day as a whole could best be summed up as a bitter ending to what had been a fantastic year up that point. It was a tough pill for him to swallow, undoubtedly. A notoriously hard-marker, the 27-year-old has improved at not dwelling on a defeat, realizing those heaping doses of self-imposed punishment can morph into a cycle of unproductivity, something he wants to avoid at all costs. The solution? Revalue. Understand what happened, accept the circumstances, and then let that be the fuel to carry him further into his career. Martinez walked out of the arena after his loss to Provisor. The most important part of the story is that he walked back in. The lesson isn't about what took place that day. It is about what takes place tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that.


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Civil Liberties Roundup
by Lee — Wednesday, 4/29/15 , 9:47 pm
Last Thursday, the Obama Administration came forward with the news that a drone strike back in January killed an American and an Italian, along with the four militants who were holding them hostage. The American, Warren Weinstein, is the 8th American killed by the Obama Adminstration's drone program. Of those eight, only 6 were even suspected of being part of a terrorist network.
As numerous reporters have noted, there's hardly any transparency when it comes to how the CIA is carrying out these attacks. It would be one thing if the secrecy of these attacks served some practical purpose, but that doesn't appear to be the case anywhere.
In Somalia and Yemen, our drone strikes have only compounded the instability. And in Pakistan, where the Obama Administration has given the CIA even greater leeway – and where Weinstein and Italian hostage Giovanni Lo Porto were killed – not even the most strident domestic opponents of the Islamic radicals think it's working. Writing recently in the Globe and Mail, former Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani writes about the Obama Administration's misguided belief that they can win the war on terror by dropping bombs from flying robots:
The fascination with drones reflects the desire of leaders to be able to fight wars without risking casualties to their own side. The Obama administration has preferred using unmanned aircraft, armed with cameras and missiles, in locating and eliminating terrorists over committing troops or even intelligence officers in the field. The death of hostages, coupled with the fact that terrorists continue to recruit and multiply despite drone strikes, points to the folly of that approach.
His piece gets at the heart of why drone warfare fails and why there's so much official secrecy around it. Drones didn't become a popular method of battling radical groups because of their effectiveness in war. They became the primary means of battling radical groups because of their effectiveness in selling us on war. The lack of transparency – and of dead Americans – keeps this disconnect alive and keeps public support for drone strikes at a much higher level. If Americans fully understood how this method of dealing with groups like Al Qaeda isn't just a failure, but actually counterproductive, there might start to be some momentum to wind it down. But for now, there's still a widespread belief that this method of waging the war or terror actually works. If you're a drone manufacturer or a politician afraid to challenge the CIA, the less said about these failures the better.
More news items from the last two weeks…
Anybody Who Denies the Existence of Class in America Doesn't Understand America
by Goldy — Wednesday, 4/29/15 , 11:29 am
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw just doesn't get it:
Bagshaw said: "More than frustrated, I am sad about how Sawant is acting. I perceive her as intentionally creating class differences for her own gain, whereas we could be shaking everyone's hands and working together to solve this problem… "
Sigh. So, the thing is, to accuse Kshama Sawant of "creating class differences" is to fail to acknowledge that class differences already exist. And I think that helps explain Bagshaw's failure to connect with working-class voters.
Also, while Sawant is certainly attempting to create class consciousness (and she may even be attempting to exploit it), none of this is for Sawant's personal gain. She's a true believer in the midst of a class struggle. Simple as that. Read your Marx and you'll gain a lot of insight into what motivates Sawant.
But to attribute it to ego or self-interest is to misread Sawant entirely.
As for Bagshaw, I don't question her intentions. Every conversation we've had has been pleasant and polite. I think we mostly get each other. But then, that is because Bagshaw and I largely hail from the same class. The overflow crowd at the affordable housing forum last week, not so much.
Personally, I struggle to overcome my own class prejudices and preconceptions, not always successfully. Empathy can be a poor substitute for experience. But one thing I know for sure is that these class differences—and the anger and frustration they are generating—are very, very real.
Open Thread 4-29
– It is traumatic as F*&K to be a Black person who has awareness of what's going on constantly foisted on them.
– Nonviolence as Compliance
– Inslee's office really should have done better on the arctic oil drilling fleet.
– Looks like Dow's State of the County speech was pretty good.
– So Sally Bagshaw both "felt jilted for not being able to join Licata and Sawant on stage at last week's rent control forum" and thought the forum was an ethics violation?
– Paid parental leave for King County employees
– Droney weighs in
Affordable Housing Town Hall Was About Policy, Not Politics
by Goldy — Tuesday, 4/28/15 , 11:17 am
Hey look over there!
Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw says a town-hall meeting hosted by Councilmember Kshama Sawant at City Hall last week was really a "political rally designed to inflame emotions and get one council member re-elected."
Um, with all due respect, Sally, that is total bullshit. And it is also a truly unfortunate and unnecessary distraction from the growing crisis over Seattle's lack of affordable housing.
To be clear, I was at that town-hall meeting. I was the second public speaker on the agenda. And I spoke totally about policy. Not politics, policy. There wasn't anything political in anything I said. Pure policy wonkery. Period.
Councilmember Sawant had invited me to speak so that I could present my proposal to tap into city and county bonding capacity to build affordable housing. In fact, she did more than just invite me. She and her staff twisted my arm to take an hour out from a really crushing schedule last week—to speak about policy! And a policy that has nothing directly to do with Sawant's pet project of pushing for some sort of legal rent control.
It was, by the way, the exact same policy pitch that I personally made to Bagshaw just two days earlier at the 43rd LD Democrats' straw poll. Was our one-on-one conversation a "political rally" too, Sally?
Sawant's council colleagues would do better for themselves and their city by directly addressing housing affordability rather than attempting to distract from the issue by launching bullshit ethics complaints.
Drinking Liberally — Seattle
by Darryl — Tuesday, 4/28/15 , 6:23 am
Today is Election Day in King county. So get that ballot filled out and in the mail, and then join us for an election day debriefing and a pint at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally.
We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Our starting time is 8:00 pm, but some folks stop by earlier for dinner.
Can't make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings this week. Tonight the Tri-Cities chapter also meets. And next Monday, the Yakima and South Bellevue chapters meet.
There are 190 chapters of Living Liberally, including eighteen in Washington state, four in Oregon and two in Idaho. Chances are excellent there's a chapter meeting somewhere near you.
Open Thread 4-27!
– The oil train bill did pass after all.
– I've always thought rightwing media caterwauling about the liberal media is more about working the refs than covering for their own failures. But I guess both are true.
– People driving through the bridge supports to go down a bumpy alleyway is a whole new way to get hurt while biking on the Missing Link and yet another hazard to look out for. Perhaps this happens now because the street is one-way for people driving. I don't see any reason why the city can't make some design changes to prevent this from happening again.
– William Wingate Sues Officer Cynthia Whitlatch and the Seattle Police Department Alleging Racial Discrimination
– The backlash is here, and it has lawyers, and things are going to get real ugly.
HA Bible Study: Job 3:2
Job 3:2
by Darryl — Saturday, 4/25/15 , 12:55 am
Maddow: Mainstream Media sucks up anti-Clinton book by right wing author liar.
Tim Simons prepares for the White House correspondences' dinner.
Why frats aren't that bad:
MinutePhysics: How big is the sun?
Dickipedia: Mitch McConnell is a dick.
President Obama and Bill Nye talk Earth Day in the Everglades.
Thom: The Good, The Bad, and the Very Very Matroclinously Ugly.
The 2016 Clown Procession:
Sam Seder: Marco Rubio's unique homophobia
Young Turks: Ted Cruz attacks John McCain, then apologizes.
David Pakman: Uh-oh…Jeb Bush funneled $2 billion to George W. Bush's big donors
Sam Seder: Scott Walker is now bashing all immigrants
Seth Meyers on candidate's attempts at relatability
David Pakman: Scott Walker attended a gay wedding reception, but won't go to a gay wedding
Sam Seder: Mike Huckabee's ammosexual fantasies.
David Pakman: Craziest GOP lineup ever as Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina Launch Presidential campaigns
Chris Hayes and Dan Savage: Anti-gay GOPers and weddings.
Jon: GOP anti-gay bigots and gay weddings
David Pakman: Who will be the first Republican to drop out of the campaign
Maddow: Campaign cash becomes early differentiator between parties for 2016
Young Turks: Bobby Jindal refuses to give in to "gay marriage bullies"
Sam Seder: Rand Paul isn't sexist! We're the "real sexists"!
David Pakman: Corruption alert…Chris Christie privatizes water
Joe Biden and Blondie sing about naked men.
Thom: The Good, The Bad, and the Very Very Tropophilously Ugly.
WaPo: No…same sex marriage will not cause 900,000 abortions.
Glacier National Park's glaciers are disappearing:
Mental Floss: Misconceptions about Caffeine.
Mark Fiore: Death & Destruction, Inc..
Michael Brooks: Bill-O-the-Clown's War on White Men™.
The week in Congressional Hits and Misses.
SlateTV: A mystery on Ceres.
On Drugs:
Sam Seder: FAUX News celebrates 4/20 by scaring viewers about "more dangerous" types of pot
Thom: Why 4/20 is celebrated
Jon: 420 and Chris Christie.
Thom: The "War on Drugs" is a war on America
Young Turks: Comcast–Time Warner deal is over.
Sam Seder: You'll never believe who is now in on the climate change conspiracy.
Jon asks Neil deGrasse Tyson an important question.
Thom: Corporations to America, "We own you".
Mental Floss: 101 amazing facts.
SlateTV: Leaked 2016 campaign ad.
John Oliver: Patents:
Eighty-year-old Seattle man returns to Boston to run the marathon.
Thom: The Good, The Bad, the Bad and the Very Very Matelassely Ugly.
Jon announces his last episode hosting The Daily Show.
Will It Help?
Oh hey, another round of arrests for drugs and other minor violations downtown. I'm sure unlike a few years ago, this time, this time, this time, we've solved it.
And to be clear, that part of Pike-Pine can be really sketchy, and of course they are going to arrest people in that area for selling crack, meth, and other drugs. I'm not sure what the solution is here, but it can't just be lock them up and throw away the key. I praised the police for the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program a few weeks ago. If the people they arrested here can get some help of that kind, it might be a net positive for them. That's a big if, and one I'm not at all confident about given the coverage I've seen so far.
Still, even then, I'm not sure how it solves the underlying problem for the neighborhood. A war-on-drugs, lock-'em-up approach isn't going to get addicts and small time street dealers the help they need. And in the long term, it'll either go back to the way it was or move the dealing to somewhere else.
Oden's Pet Thread
– Even the tiniest little bit of disclosure is too much for the Senate Republicans
– Abstinence only education is such a problem.
– Wow, congrats to Tom Tomorrow
– Southern Baptists did not get slavery wrong because they believed in "biblical inerrancy." Their doctrine of biblical inerrancy was created to defend and sustain being wrong about slavery.
– The Great Meritocracy Race
Sawant Wins (43rd LD Straw Poll)!
by Goldy — Wednesday, 4/22/15 , 4:44 pm
Okay, so it's not exactly statistically meaningful or predictive, but socialist city council member Kshama Sawant kicked ass last night at the 43rd Legislative District Democrats' annual straw poll, winning 145 votes, more than twice the 70 votes of second-place finisher, Urban League president Pamela Banks. Former Equal Rights Washington director Rod Hearne came in third with 59 votes, followed by Morgan Beach with 52.
There's been more than a little wishful thinking on the part of some establishment Dems that Sawant is on shaky ground with rank and file Democratic voters, but you wouldn't know it from her reception last night. Sawant was surrounded by well-wishers all night long, while her challengers had to put a little effort into their mingling. If their bylaws didn't prevent the 43rd Dems from endorsing a non-Democrat, I'm pretty sure she'd easily win the LD's endorsement.
The fact is that few Democratic politicians speak to the values of the party's progressive base as directly as Sawant does. So it shouldn't really be a surprise that so many Dems are willing to overlook her socialist label.
Oh Pen The Red 4/22
– Happy Earth Day. Did you get your Earth a present? I got mine a small moon. Earth said it was nice, but I think that Earth was hoping for another comet.
– OK *now* I'm going to run some red lights on my bike.
– Most of these people would be an improvement over Clark.
– Rand Paul has a Rand Paul problem.
– I hope they're not texting! may be the funniest thing I've ever read.
Still Not Adding Money
by Carl Ballard — Tuesday, 4/21/15 , 6:10 pm
A levy swap isn't on its own a horrible thing. Poor districts should still be able to educate their children. But in the absence of new money, it's just taking money from districts that have been doing a better job educating children, if because they can afford it or if they're more willing to pay. Goldy explained this ad nauseum when Rob McKenna was running and losing on levy swaps.
I'm happy to pay for education in the whole state. Let's fund significantly more education at the state level. I'm all for it! Ideally with an income tax, but absent that, the most progressive tax we can get through the legislature.
But what we shouldn't do is take money away from some districts or force the Puget Sound to pay for it while the rest of the state doesn't. And that's what a levy swap will do. As long as that's the GOP position, it's never going to fly.
"This would be the biggest property tax increase in state history," said Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, adding that the latest estimates show residents facing the biggest jump in their property taxes would be in the Puget Sound region, while some getting the biggest break would be in Eastern Washington and other rural parts of the state.
Most property owners in Spokane-area school districts would see a drop in their local property taxes over the four years needed to phase in the changes, although the amounts vary because of significant differences in current school district levies and the complicated laws that govern them.
Property taxes in Spokane School District, for example, would go down most years between 2018 and 2021 – as much as $1.80 per $1,000 of assessed value in 2021 – but up by .01 per $1,000 in 2019.
Ranker and other Senate Democrats have a competing plan designed to address the same problem of a system the state Supreme Court says is unconstitutional: using local tax money to pay for a basic part of public education, the salary of classroom teachers. Their solution is a tax increase, plain and simple: a capital gains tax on any resident who collects more than $250,000 a year on investment earnings. Money raised by that tax would be used to replace the money local districts now contribute to teacher salaries. That amount varies from district to district, but the amount a district receives from the state's capital gains tax they would lower the amount they could collect from local taxpayers, so everyone would get a property tax reduction and only about 7,500 residents would pay the capital gains tax.
Neither one has everything I would want, but at least one actually has new money for education. If the problem is that there isn't enough money for education, that seems like the thing at the outset you should deal with. I don't understand how you can try to take education dollars from Seattle and Bellevue and say you're supporting education statewide.
Please join us for an "Earth Day Eve" edition of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally.
Can't make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings happening this week. Tonight the Tri-Cities, Vancouver, WA, and Shelton chapters also meet. On Wednesday, the Bellingham, Burien, and Spokane chapters meet. And the Woodinville and Kent chapters meet on Thursday.
Opent Thread 4/20
– A geyser of money worthy of Old Faithful
– No, William Shatner, you may not have our water. (h/t)
– Kirkland is an interesting, if dispiriting, case study in trying to get residential parking requirements right.
– I liked learning a bit about some of the long-shot candidates to fill in Clark's seat.
– I would go to the museum of nice players.


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China's HNA Group makes shipowning return with double cape swoop
12:4510 December 2020
HNA Technology has entered into an agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary Ingram Micro with the US-based investment firm Platinum Equity as the company is eagerly looking to address its heavy debt problems.
In 2016, HNA Technology, formerly Tianhai Investment, and formerly known as Tianjin Marine, bought Ingram Micro for $6 billion. The deal increased the Shanghai Stock Exchange's concerns as Tianhai Investment's total assets stood at about $1.94 billion at the time.
Eventually the company funded the acquisition with a significant number of loans.
Tianhai Investment disposed of its entire shipping business later in the year and turned its attention to technology for the supply chain.
HNA Technology reported in early December that the company had defaulted on a total of $1.35 billion of loans borrowed for the acquisition of Ingram Micro and the company had been negotiating with a number of financial institutions to delay payments.
HNA Technology said Ingram Micro's sale would ease the financial burden of the company and the company is preparing a market change to increase its profitability.
HNA Technology is looking to re-enter the shipowning sector following the disposal of its IT solution firm.
HNA Technology announced the purchase of two 2012-built 176,000 dwt capesize Bulk Harvest and Bulk Joyance bulkers from Puhang Leasing for RMB145.5m ($22.2m) each, far higher than the estimate of about $17m on the vessels by VesselsValue.
Meanwhile the company has added a range of maritime companies, including international liner shipping, to its business reach.
With total liabilities of RMB700bn ($107bn), the HNA Group is dealing with a massive debt crisis. The defunct subsidiary Grand China Logistics, one of the highest profile boom and bust shipping cases in China, led HNA's previous shipping foray.
Etiketler : HNA Group, China
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