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Jeremy Andrew, 16:52 Nov 19, 2007
I read this a saying if an anonymous poster wants to post a comment here or on Kiwiblog, they can
Yeah, I think it means we can post what we like, but Russell (as he presumably makes money from the blog, via ads) has to tell us his address.
Hamiltron - City of the F… • Since Nov 2006 • 900 posts Report Reply
Tim McKenzie, 16:54 Nov 19, 2007
Section 53, which is unamended has this paragraph:
Sorry, that's not what I meant to say. Section 53 was amended, but the paragraph I quoted wasn't.
I'm not sure why DPF thought anonymous comments would be caught, but Russell's own posts on Hard News might be caught, since he sells advertising. IANAL either.
Lower Hutt • Since Apr 2007 • 121 posts Report Reply
Don Christie, 16:58 Nov 19, 2007
I'm not sure why DPF thought anonymous comments would be caught,
I'm not sure either. But I am pretty sure that some less reputable opponents than David wouldn't mind a press story or two getting the wrong end of the stick.
Russell Brown, 17:00 Nov 19, 2007
But DPF is right, it didn't used to cover oral speech [p.s. DPF: the word you're looking for is "oral" - with speech/mouth, not "verbal" - with words]. It now does. It's stupid, but as he points out, the Select Committee's commentary makes clear that it now intends megaphones to be covered. It pretty much makes meet the candidate evenings completely illegal.
Fair enough. But it looks like a stupid error in trying to cover the change to align the definition of broadcasting with the one in the Broadcasting Act. (What did the previous definition say? Did it include the use of loudspeakers etc?) I presume they were looking to cover those annoying campaign vehicles with loudspeakers.
Craig Ranapia, 17:05 Nov 19, 2007
Personally, I don't see what is wrong with election year being fought between registered political parties who have candidates up for election and policies for voters to look at and mull over.
Indeed, Tom, and I'm sure Muldoon would have loved an legislative instrument to keep the anti-Tour movement firmly muzzled (or at least tied up challenging the EFB in the courts). I believe 1981 was an election year, and HART was not a registered political party fielding a full slate of candidates.
Still, Tom, thanks for unintentionally outing yourself - your real agenda is stopping forms of speech you find electorally inconvenient. Which may be many things, but it is no species of principled support.
North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report Reply
I can comment to my heart's desire, so far as I can see:
**News media**
We recommend amendments to clause 5(2)(c) and (d), and the insertion of new clause 5(2)(da), to make it clear that editorials, news and current affairs programmes, and news media publications on the Internet were exempt from the definition of election advertisement. The news media play an important role in any democracy, and we consider unnecessary restriction on news publications to be undesirable.
My right to report and comment is further emphasised elsewhere in the text. I run a news media publication on the the internet and I have a Qantas Media Award to prove it. So far as I can see, my commercial status is irrelevant.
Sue, 17:10 Nov 19, 2007
please stop being so sensible
how can people disagree with you if you use logic as your weapon of choice
Gareth Ward, 17:13 Nov 19, 2007
if the EFB had existed in 81, and HART had been specifically against National as a political party/Muldoon as a candidate they could have registered and said what they wanted (with spending limits like National would have had).
Of course, HART was more of an issues based advocacy and as such would not have been covered under this bill at all...
Craig, I do agree that election year voice being limited to registered political parties only is OTT - but if the EFB had existed in 81, and HART had been specifically against National as a political party/Muldoon as a candidate they could have registered and said what they wanted (with spending limits like National would have had).
Auckland, NZ • Since Mar 2007 • 1727 posts Report Reply
Let me repost that:
Well, Gareth, I can point you to a few people who were active in the anti-Tour movement who felt that it was part of a larger project to turf Piggy the Fascist and his Tory litter out. I'd say good luck drawing a hard and fast line there... but I guess we can just leave the courts to figure it out.
But it looks like a stupid error in trying to cover the change to align the definition of broadcasting with the one in the Broadcasting Act. (What did the previous definition say? Did it include the use of loudspeakers etc?)
The change they're referring to here is the inclusion of (i) after (h) in the definition of "publish" in section 4:
**publish** in relation to an advertisement,
means to—
(i) bring to the notice of the public in any other manner
I don't think they were being very careful when they wrote that.
I must say that Muldoon would have been one to try and hold a law like this very much on his side of things, but if a group of people were looking to turf out one party it's not beyond comprehension that it should be open/transparent and that the group should have limits similar to that of the political party they are fighting against...
Possibly off down my Devils Advocate road I must admit, but I do think this new suggested bill is vastly improved. It sticks to the idea that political parties have spending limits and therefore so should third party electoral groups to avoid a unrelated electoral battle that would avoid all those limits. It tightens itself up to try and focus on that alone and while it has some strange outcomes (DPF's megaphone comment) they seem to be simply because of an attempt for consistency (I couldn't broadcast an anti-ACT radio ad without declaration and therefore shouldn't be able to holler the same ad all over Queen St)
I run a news media publication on the the internet and I have a Qantas Media Award to prove it.
You have a good point there. However, there is no exception for less talented (or even just differently-focussed) bloggers, whose blogs contain only opinions and paid advertisements, but not news.
By the way, I think I'm starting to see where DPF might be coming from, with regard to anonymous comments on blogs. The exception someone pointed out earlier was:
(g) the publication by an individual, on a non-commercial basis, on the Internet of his or her personal political views (being the kind of publication commonly known as a blog).
Anonymous comments on blogs are the publication by an individual, on a non-commercial basis, on the Internet of his or her personal political views (being the kind of publication commonly known as a comment on a blog.
Your exception, on the other hand---
(da) any editorial material, other than advertising material, published on a news media website that is written by, or selected by or with the authority of, the editor or person responsible for the website solely for the purpose of informing, enlightening, or entertaining readers:
---doesn't cover anonymous comments, either, unless they're written or selected by you, or selected with your authority. I don't think the Public Address System, as currently set up, involves you "selecting" comments.
So, DPF might be right after all; depending on the content of our comments, we might need to give our real names and addresses, too.
And you'll need to be careful about (da), too; make sure you don't try to persuade your readers---you're only allowed to inform, enlighten, and entertain them.
(I couldn't broadcast an anti-ACT radio ad without declaration and therefore shouldn't be able to holler the same ad all over Queen St)
Taking your hypothetical a step further, Gareth, take a look atthis BSA decision.
Now, that advert may have been properly declared up the wazoo, but the real issue for me is that it was, at best, seriously misleading if not outright deceptive. I don't know, perhaps I'm a little more worried about folks just telling lies than jumping at Exclusive Brethren under the bed, and foreign bagmen in the closet.
I don't know, perhaps I'm a little more worried about folks just telling lies than jumping at Exclusive Brethren under the bed, and foreign bagmen in the closet.
Absolutely, outright lying seems to have become a more acceptable "political argument" in recent times. If we could firm up the legislation around that, I'd be much keener than relatively minor electoral finance reform
And this might not be directly pertinent to discussion of the Bill, but what about anon-i-bloggers? At least, I know David Farrar and Russell Brown; even have their home addresses and phone numbers tucked away in my address book. What about Idiot/Savant, the pseudonymous chaps at The Standard and Kiwiblogblog and their equivalents on the right?
I'd also note there's a rather disturbing trend for bloggers to become mouthpieces for various campaigns (both covertly, overtly and once they've been outed). On one level, it might take some of the toxicity out of the political blogisphere if some folks couldn't piss on others from behind a pseudonym, but I can see it all getting rather messy.
Well, Gareth, I can point you to a few people who were active in the anti-Tour movement who felt that it was part of a larger project to turf Piggy the Fascist and his Tory litter out.
If that's true, then it would have been caught under this bill:
**5 Meaning of election advertisement**
(1) In this Act, election advertisement —
(a) means any form of words or graphics, or both, that can reasonably be regarded as doing 1 or more of the following:
(ii) encouraging or persuading voters to vote, or not to vote, for a type of party or for a type of candidate that is described or indicated by reference to views, positions, or policies that are or are not held, taken, or pursued (whether or not the name of a party or the name of a candidate is stated);
Furthermore, if it seemed to encourage people to vote Labour, then they would have needed Labour's written permission:
**55 Requirements for election advertisements that promote parties or candidates**
(1) A promoter must not publish, or cause or permit to be published, an election advertisement that encourages or persuades, or appears to encourage or persuade, voters to vote for a party unless the advertisement—
(a) is authorised in writing by the financial agent of the party; and
Labour probably wouldn't give that permission, because that would invoke section 106, which ensures that:
(2) The election expense of the election advertisement forms part of the election expenses of the third party and also forms part of the election expenses of the party or, as the case requires, the candidate whose financial agent authorised the election advertisement.
(Throughout this post, all italics are mine.)
Jimmy Hayes, 17:59 Nov 19, 2007
Sorry, how exactly was it deceptive? I admit to not reading the whole decision but this part jumped out:
[17] The Authority asked the Labour Party to provide the information upon which it had based the claim that the Māori Party had voted the same way as National 227 times. The Labour Party provided a comprehensive bill-by-bill breakdown of the votes recorded by the Māori Party in Parliament. The total number of times that the Māori Party was recorded to have voted with National, excluding urgency and conscience votes, was 277.
[18] Following release of the original decision, the Labour Party explained the following:
The figures provided by the Parliamentary Library initially gave the number as 227
When the advertisement was first recorded, however, the number 277 was mistakenly used. It was this recording that was supplied to the Authority
This error was discovered by the Labour Party shortly before the advertisement aired, and the number in the advertisement was changed to 227
A subsequent manual check of the records by Labour Party staff, however, indicated that the number that should have been used was 277.
[19] A copy of the table supplied by the Labour Party, showing the result of 277, is annexed to this decision as Appendix Two.
Messy, but it does seem reasonably legit on Labour's part. And in the decision, the inaccuracy complaint is upheld because the broadcast number of times Maori Party voted with National was lower than the real number!
Since Apr 2007 • 35 posts Report Reply
Ugh, I hate having to fisk myself...
I'd also note there's a rather disturbing trend in the United States recently for bloggers to become mouthpieces for various campaigns (both covertly, overtly and once they've been outed). Both Republicans and Democrats (and various nominees for their respective Presidential nominations) appear to be quite vigourously courting -- or co-opting if you want to be less generous -- political bloggers. And the line between supportive commentary and sock puppet hackery seems rather fine.
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Here's where it's deceptive, Jimmy - both National and the Maori Party voted against the Foreshore & Seabed Bill, but for entirely different reasons. In the end, it would be every bit as deceptive as the Maori Party running an advert noting that Labour has 'voted with National' tens of thousands of times - if you count committee votes, uncontentious procedural motions and so forth. Here's Spin101 - the best lie is a pearl of deception wrapped around a grain of truth.
That's a distinction important in attributing things correctly in the blogosphere, but not one you could argue in court (such an argument wouldn't play well in a defamation case, for example). Comments are part of a blog site like letters to the editor are part of a newspaper.
OTOH, I'm looking at this as an internet-based news media publication site. I have invited comment (and earn money, not enough lately, from page impressions generated by it) as do the Herald and Stuff. Honestly, I don't think there's an issue here.
100 Word, 20:06 Nov 19, 2007
The EFB may contribute to shifting campaigning toward the blogosphere amongst other places. Restrictions on spending will probably make things like getting supporters to blog, comment on blogs, ringing talkback and the traditional shoe leather campaigning more important.
This may make the campaign even more tiresome than usual.
Since Sep 2007 • 13 posts Report Reply
Kyle Matthews, 21:31 Nov 19, 2007
As far as I can tell, the prime purpose of the bill is to make me have to consult with three lawyers before telling anyone that they should vote for XXX and not YYY.
Summary: Oh goody.
Since Nov 2006 • 6243 posts Report Reply
Shep Cheyenne, 21:55 Nov 19, 2007
If this Act gives freedom to the press can somebody please explain if it was Disinfo-Bomber on RNZ this avo?
Was it Disinfo-Bomber who marched with Garth McVicar of the Sensible Sentencing Trust?
And was it Disinfo -Bomber who made a few good points on Climate Change on RNZ?
Bomber if you side with Garth McVicar you're nolonger part of the Social Justice Movement.
Since Oct 2007 • 927 posts Report Reply
Idiot Savant, 22:33 Nov 19, 2007
Is some tough reading but...
...it's well worth it if you're intereste din our democracy. And the argument will only be improved if people are actually familiar with what they are arguing about.
(This goes for all legislation, BTW. Don't leave it to the wonks like me. It's available, it's easily accessible, so read the stuff and let the pollies know what you think of it)


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Director of Public Prosecutions (Pension Entitlements) Amendment Bill
Last Friday, I announced that Justice Martin Hinton, a current Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia, would be appointed to the position of Director of Public Prosecutions. Justice Hinton will resign his commission as a Justice of the Supreme Court to become the first ever former Supreme Court judge to take on this important role once this bill has passed through the parliament.
I take this opportunity to place on the parliamentary record that Justice Hinton is a highly respected member of the judiciary and has vast experience in criminal law. Prior to his appointment to the bench in 2016, he held the role of solicitor-general for nearly a decade. His proposed appointment has been universally welcomed. The government's wish to appoint Justice Martin Hinton to the role of Director of Public Prosecutions has resulted in the need to reconsider the terms and conditions under which a director can be appointment.
In order to attract high-calibre candidates such as Justice Hinton to the role both now and in the future, the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1991 must be amended so that where a person to be appointed is already entitled to a pension under the Judges' Pension Act 1971, the terms and conditions upon which the director is appointed can include the application of the Judges' Pension Act 1971 as if the director were a judge. This approach is consistent with my desire to elevate the position of Director of Public Prosecutions to a higher standing and is a similar approach to that taken in New South Wales, Victoria and the Northern Territory.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (Pension Entitlements) Amendment Bill 2019 therefore proposes to amend the Director of Public Prosecutions Act to insert new provisions allowing the instrument of appointment for the Director of Public Prosecutions to apply the Judges' Pensions Act to, or in relation to, the director as if service as the director is judicial service under that act, provided the director is or has been a judge as defined under the Judges' Pensions Act, or has held an office that is treated as if it were judicial service under the Judges' Pensions Act. In the case of the appointment of a sitting Supreme Court judge or Solicitor-General to the role of director, it is entirely appropriate to apply the Judges' Pensions Act.
For a person appointed as director who is a current Supreme Court judge, such as Justice Hinton, the bill means that the terms and conditions of his appointment remain the same and that that service as director will be treated as judicial service under the Judges' Pensions Act. Not all persons appointed as director will have the benefit of the application of the Judges' Pensions Act to them. A director who has never been a judge and never held a position that is treated as judicial service—i.e. the Solicitor-General—will not be eligible.
Therefore, only a person who has been a judge as defined by the Judges' Pensions Act or who has had a role such as Solicitor-General, where the Judges' Pensions Act is applied to their service, will be entitled to include in this instrument of appointment a clause stating that the Judges' Pensions Act applies to them. I thank the opposition spokesman, the Hon. Kyam Maher of the other place, for indicating his support and that of the opposition for this appointment after I had spoken to him last week and this week.
The position of the Director of Public Prosecutions is an important one and one that is and should be beyond party politics. By passing this bill, as we trust we can today with the indication of support from the opposition that this matter be progressed, South Australians will indeed be well served by a director of Justice Hinton's calibre and well served by others of his calibre in the future. I commend the bill to members of the house and seek leave to have the explanation of clauses inserted without my reading it.
Part 2—Amendment of Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1991
3—Insertion of section 4A
This clause inserts a new section as follows:
4A—Pension entitlements
This clause allows the Governor, in appointing a person with previous judicial service (or service that is equated with judicial service for the purposes of the Judges' Pensions Act 1971) as the Director of Public Prosecutions, to apply the Judges' Pensions Act 1971 to the appointment, so that service as the Director would be equated with a period of judicial service under that Act.


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This week saw James Blake win the Mercury Prize at the Barclaycard Mercury Awards with his album Overgrown. The award ceremony took place at the Roundhouse in north London, where the top 12 albums of the year battled it out to win the prestigious prize. Blake, who was labelled an outsider by bookies with 25/1 odds, beat the likes of David Bowie and the Arctic Monkeys to gain the award and the £20,000 prize money. At 25 this was his second nomination for the award, his first being for his self-titled album in 2011. Blake studied popular music at Goldsmiths University, being a classically trained pianist he composes electronic music for a sound that was described by the judges as "inventive, poetic and poignant."
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Messmethode
Eine Stahlkugel von 6 mm Durchmesser wird in eine Halterung eingespannt und mit der Kraft von 2 Newton auf eine Stahlplatte definierter Härte und Oberflächenrauigkeit gepresst. Die Halterung schleift die Kugel mit einer Frequenz von 50 Hz und einem horizontalen Schwingweg von 1 mm über die Platte. Die Kugel gleitet dabei in einem Flüssigkeitsbad (mit 60 °C) aus dem zu prüfenden Kraftstoff auf der Platte hin und her. Die Menge der Flüssigkeit beträgt 2 Milliliter in einem Bad mit der Oberfläche von 6 cm². Der Test dauert 75 Minuten.

Durch die Bewegung entsteht an der Kugel eine sogenannte Verschleißkalotte, eine ungefähr kreisrunde Abflachung, manchmal wird auch der kleinste und größte Durchmesser angegeben. Der Durchmesser dieser Verschleißkalotte in µm ist der HFRR-Wert. Ein kleinerer Wert steht für eine besserer Schmierfähigkeit. Durch die Kugelform des Prüfkörpers ist der Verschleiß nicht linear. Bei schlechter Schmierung entsteht eine größere Verschleißkalotte, was zu einer geringeren Flächenpressung zwischen Stahlkugel und Stahlplatte führt. Somit wird der Wert für schlecht schmierende Flüssigkeiten unter gleichen Bedingungen nicht in dem Maße größer als die Schmierfähigkeit wirklich abgenommen hat.

Beispiele der Schmierfähigkeit gängiger Kraftstoffe
 Biodieselkraftstoff (Europa, nach Norm EN 14214): ca. 320 µm
 Dieselkraftstoff (Europa, nach Norm DIN EN 590): < 460 µm
 Heizöl EL schwefelarm (Deutschland, nach Norm DIN 51603-1): < 460 µm
 Dieselkraftstoff (USA, nach Norm ASTM-D975): 550 – 600 µm

Literatur
 Karl-Heinz Dietsche, Thomas Jäger; Robert Bosch GmbH: Kraftfahrtechnisches Taschenbuch. 25. Auflage. Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn Verlag, Wiesbaden 2003, ISBN 3-528-23876-3.
 ISO 12156-1:2018 Diesel fuel - Assessment of lubricity using the high-frequency reciprocating rig (HFRR) - Part 1: Test method

Links
 Testapparatur (beispielhaft) auf: www.creapetrochem.com.au

Kraftstofftechnik
Schmierung
Abkürzung

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Adam Gazalley: Professor of neurology, physiology and psychiatry at University of California- San Francisco. Founding director, UCSF Neuroscience Imaging Center.
Matt Richtel: New York Times technology reporter. Won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for "Driven to Distraction." Author of series, "Your Brain on Computers."
Neurologist Adam Gazzaley and New York Times technology reporter Matt Richtel discuss the impact of digital devices on the brain. Do they affect our memory, perception and attention span? Are distractions and interruptions good or bad for your brain and for your survival in the modern world?
Matt Richtel's New York Times series "Your Brain on Computers."


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the Hubble Telescope Launch (1990)
Distant Galaxy
Hubble Image
Gum 29, RCW 49, Westerlund 2, WR 20a
"The near side of a galaxy is tens of thousands of light-years closer to us than the far side; thus we see the front as it was tens of thousands of years before the back. But typical events in galactic dynamics occupy tens of millions of years, so the error in thinking of an image of a galaxy as frozen in one moment of time is small." ~ Carl Sagan, Cosmos
The Hubble telescope, responsible for some of our most dazzling pictures of the universe yet available to our generation and for refinement of our understanding of the universe, was launched aboard the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990, and was deployed into Earth's orbit a day later. The shapes of galaxies are influenced by their neighbors, and, often, in their collisions. The Milky Way is itself on a collision course with our nearest neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy. Even though it is the same age as the Milky Way, Hubble observations reveal that the stars in Andromeda's halo are much younger than those in the Milky Way. From this and other evidence, astronomers infer that Andromeda has already smashed into at least one and maybe several other galaxies! 🔭
The Hubble Space telescope (HST), responsible for some of our most dazzling pictures of the universe yet available to our generation, was launched aboard the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990, and was deployed into Earth's orbit a day later.
Named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble, it is one of NASA's Great Observatories, along with the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope. Hubble is the only telescope designed to be serviced in space by astronauts for maintenance and equipment upgrades.
Galaxies range in size from dwarfs with just a few hundred million stars to giants with one hundred trillion stars, each orbiting its galaxy's center of mass. Galaxies are categorized according to their visual visual morphology as elliptical spiral, or irregular. Many galaxies are thought to have supermassive black holes at their centers. The Milky Way's central black hole, known as Sagittarius A*, has a mass four million times greater than the Sun!
Hubble has helped resolve some long-standing problems in astronomy, while also raising new questions.
Better measurements of distance to the Cepheid variable stars allowed refinement of the Hubble constant, the measure of the rate at which the universe is expanding, which is also related to its age. The estimated age of the universe is now about 13.7 billion years (prior to the Hubble Telescope, scientists predicted an age ranging from 10 to 20 billion years).
Astronomers from the High-z Supernova Search Team and the Supernova Cosmology Project used ground-based telescopes and HST to observe distant supernovae and uncovered evidence that, far from decelerating under the influence of gravity, the expansion of the universe may in fact be accelerating! The cause of this acceleration remains poorly understood; the most common cause attributed is dark energy.
The high-resolution spectra and images provided by the HST have been especially well-suited to establishing the prevalence of black holes in the nuclei of nearby galaxies. While it had been hypothesized in the early 1960s that black holes would be found at the centers of some galaxies, and astronomers in the 1980s identified a number of good black hole candidates, and work conducted with Hubble shows that black holes are probably common to the centers of all galaxies.
This tartan, designed by Carol A.L. Martin, was inspired by the galactic images seen through the Hubble telescope and its followers.
To learn more about the Hubble Telescope, click the galaxy!


In my travels I found this today for $50. I am new to Russian items, so thanks to Dave and Desert Faux for posting the SVT 40 bayonet on the forum otherwise I would have not known what it was either---nor did the seller. Occasionally you find a bargain, doesnt happen to me very often.
incredible deal. the least i've seen one go for is $130.
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Thanks everyone, Found this at an antique shop in Ranger, Texas--just off I-20---basically a "ghost town" used to be a thriving community when oil was found there in the early 20's.
beautiful piece...must of came in before the imports to have sold so cheaply.


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An overview of 2018
Cornerstones of a strong community
Managing Bodies
Funktions and responsiblities within the company
Locations in Germany and the Netherlands
Guardrail for working together fairly
Initiator for future viability
Committed to tradition – looking towards the future
Contact information and answers to frequently asked questions
Our Mission Statement for 2030
We want to be the first choice. Forever.
One of our DMK core competencies
Fresh dairy products
Our diverse range of high-quality products
Our contribution for a wide range of food products
Baby food / Diet food
Innovative food, from babies to infants
Ideas for new and classic ice cream creations
Reliable partner for successful products
Health and indulgence in sync
Special animal feeds
NORMI Naturally safe feeding
Sustainability as a joint task
Our standard for responsible milk production
Exchange with various stakeholders
Success with the contribution of many
The basis for our work with milk as a raw material
Milchwelt
Company & Cooperative
Sustainability & Responsability
DMK top employer
Working together – developing together
DMK Group job database
Online form for your application
Internship & Dissertation project
Insight into diverse occupations
Starting a career at the DMK Group
Our 18-month programme after graduation
Developing young talents
Applicants' portal
Your login details if you have applied before
Milk Processing
From the factories
Combined Annual Report and Sustainability Report 2018
<Back to overview
An interview with Ingo Müller
Foreword by the cooperative's elected officers
DMK 2020 sustainability strategy
Transparency in the supply chain
Environmental protection at the production sites
Reporting Information
GRI-Index
At DMK, as a cooperative-based dairy company, the community of dairy farmers and the shared responsibility for the entire value chain "from grass to glass" are both firmly anchored in the structure. And the people in administration and production know and understand the challenges that farmers face. In the new corporate culture, the central focus for every employee is his or her personal contribution to the company's success and therefore to the amount paid out to the dairy farms by way of the milk price. In 2018 the amount paid to the farms was around 1.835 billion euros (DMK eG), including DOC Kaas B.A. Around 2,114 billion euros.
Falling number of dairy farmers
The 5.3 billion kilos of raw milk delivered to DMK in the year under review correspond to an average milk volume per dairy farmer of 845,000 kilos, taking significant regional differences into account. This made up a considerable proportion of the total of 8.0 billion kilos of raw milk processed, which also includes purchases of raw milk and milk swaps. The number of dairy farmer fell once more at DMK in the year under review because of resignations and farms which discontinued their milk production. The wave of resignations, entailing the loss of 755 million kilos of milk (DOC Kaas B.A.: 169 million kilos of milk), finished at the end of 2018 and dairy farmers' interest in joining Deutsches Milchkontor eG is once more on the increase. Nevertheless, DMK is assuming in its business plans, particularly in the light of the structural change, that the number of dairy farmers will continue to fall.
Number of dairy farmers 2018
New weighting of fat and protein
Fat/ protein content 2018
Ø Fat content (%)
Ø Protein content (%)
Deutsches Milchkontor eG 4,07 3,42
Vertragslieferanten DMK GmbH 3,48 3,39
Raw milk quality of Deutsches Milchkontor eG diary farmers and DMK GmbH contract suppliers; excluding raw milk quality of member diaries, subsidiaries, milk swaps and purchases of raw milk. Fat and protein are the constituetens of cows's milk that particularly determine the value, the fat content and protein content are of economic importance as well as being an important indicator of animal health and feeding that favours rumination.
As of 1 July 2018, Deutsches Milchkontor eG changed the valuation of fat and protein in its milk prices. After many years in which fat and protein were paid for in a ratio of 1: 2, DMK adjusted the ratio because of the new
processing situation in the market and the steady rise in milk fat prices over the past years to 1: 1.5 as of 1 July 2018. The company introduced a weighting of 1: 1 on 1 January 2019.
Amendments to Milk Delivery Regulations
DMK also made changes to the Milk Delivery Regulations in the year under review. These amendments came into force on 1 January 2019. Essentially, the changes in the area of milk collection relate to conditions set with respect to architecture and hygiene in and in front of the milk room and, for the consequences of infringements, to an extended definition of suspicion of risk and architectural measures when automatic milking systems (AMS) are used. Furthermore, the amendments established participation in milk volume planning as a condition for bonus payments from the Milkmaster Programme and a new cost contribution for increased expenditure associated with milk collection.
Hedging volatile milk prices
DMK sees it as a core mission to provide practical support for the concerns of members of the cooperative. For them, the rising volatility of milk and processing prices can lead to liquidity problems that threaten their survival. Because dairy farmers also have to prepare for unpredictable market fluctuations in the future, there in an increasing need for risk management tools for the raw milk. Against this background, DMK is giving deep consideration to new price hedging models to improve financial and planning certainty for the dairy farmers and for the company itself.
These models are based on hedging the milk price on the commodity futures exchange, which can help to reduce the risk of price fluctuations and the associated liquidity risks for dairy farmers. DMK first offered the dairy farmers seminars on the subject of milk price hedging back in 2016 and has been hedging individual transactions on the commodity futures exchange since July 2016.
Since more differentiated forms of pricing increase individual and entrepreneurial freedom, DMK is working on an exchange-based fixed price model for partial volumes, in which the dairy farmers are offered a fixed price for the coming months on a voluntary basis. The aim is to offer all dairy farmers the price hedging model before the end of the current fiscal year.
Climate protection on the farms
The topic of climate protection in agriculture has been gaining relevance for years – not least because stakeholders are displaying a steadily growing interest in the subject, since agriculture accounts for a high share of emissions. The fact that many dairy farmers have been in active in this field for years makes it easier for DMK to react appropriately to the changing demands. DMK will pursue the public interest here and champion climate protection on the farms in an even more energetic and targeted manner in the future. One measure that the company has taken for this purpose is to support the dairy farmers in a conversation about successful opportunities to boost climate protection on the farms.
The growing importance on a number of levels of sustainability issues on dairy farms was also evident in the period under review. Practical environmental protection is already firmly established on many farms. For example, in 2018 every second farm was already generating its own renewable energy. The majority of dairy farmers have installed photovoltaic plants, while biogas systems account for the largest share of energy generation. The use of energy-saving measures in milking and the cooling of the raw milk with plate coolers and pipe coolers or heat recovery equipment, for example, already comes as second nature to many dairy farmers.
The goals set in the context of the DMK 2020 strategy also include five concrete projects to drive forward climate protection on the farms. In this context, DMK successfully set up a differentiated raw milk flow with an industry customer which is a leader in sustainability. In cooperation with selected dairy farmers, this flow ensures that milk is collected in compliance with particularly strict sustainability criteria. The criteria include pasture grazing, animal welfare monitoring, self-generated energy and the implementation of business improvement plans. In the context of this project, DMK is conducting a pilot project on climate protection on the participating farms together with the customer.
Own estimate based on self-assessment 2018 and an additional survey regarding tie-stall housing in summer 2018. Farms, which did not participate on the self assessment, had been interviewed directly on this subject. 2018 figures are therefore not fully comparable with the previous year's. Depending on regional conditions and the size of the farm, pasture grazing can be offered.
More sustainable feed
Fedstuffs used 2018
Share %
Farms with only regionally produced feed components (100%)* in the total diet 14,4
farms with mainly regionally produced feed components (>50%)* in the total diet 82,2
Farms with less than half regionally produced feed components (<50%)* in the total diet 3,4
*regional erzeugten Futterkomponenten in der Gesamtration
Around half of the dairy farmers were using soya feeds which were certified as sustainable in the reporting period. Almost 20 percent of the farmers use no soya at all. The use of sustainable feedstuffs in DMK milk production has therefore risen further in past years. More than 85 percent off all dairy farmers grow more than half of their feed components themselves or procure them from their own region. Over 14 percent actually used only home-grown or regionally procured feed.
In the Milkmaster Programme, participating dairy farmers submit a self-assessment every year in which they also state what feeds they use. In past years, the analysis revealed an increased share of GMO-free feedstuffs because farmers had switched to the VLOG standard (VLOG is the association for non-genetically modified food). For the remaining feed components which are not home-grown or procured in the home region, DMK obtained SFAP (Sustainable Farming Assurance Programme) certificates in the year under review. These correspond to the guidelines set by FEFAC, a recognised standard in the market for sustainable feed.
Eco-balances for agricultural production
DMK has completed several eco-balances, or life cycle analyses, for agricultural production in the past years. This means that robust data are available for the key correlations and impacts from which DMK can work out its own opportunities to influence its ecological footprint. DMK does not perform regular surveys for all dairy farmers. The effort would exceed the boundaries of the farmers' resources and be of relatively small value, since the structural change in the sector allows for only limited comparability of such data. Previous data surveys by DMK show that clusters with comparable eco-balance typologies can be identified and that more eco-balances would not deliver any deeper insights.
Essentially, DMK focuses in this area on dairy farming, since it determines around 70 percent of the ecological footprint of dairy products. Important influencing factors include the type of feedstuffs used, the application of fertilisers and the milk yield. The positive ecological effects of pasture grazing, on the other hand, cannot be confirmed consistently. This is because such grazing is beneficial in certain regions, but tends to have a negative impact in others.
Dairy farmers opt for transparency
Not least due to consumers' heightened need for transparency, active public relations work has now become part of everyday life for many farmers. DMK dairy farmers also open their farm gates and give consumers and stakeholders insights into their work through a variety of channels, particularly social media. This way, farmers make a valuable contribution to giving the public a positive impression of the sector as a whole. DMK supported the dairy farmers in such measures in 2018 and integrated their activities into the social media presence of its own brands.
Players with whom DMK works to improve the public image of the dairy industry include the regional dairy industry associations, which are co-financed by the dairy farmers. With the "My KuhTube" project, they provide consumers and other interested parties with transparent insights into everyday life on dairy farms. Several DMK dairy farmers are also involved in this project. The videos can be downloaded from YouTube, Facebook and at "My KuhTube".
Average, estimated on the basis of the milk volume in the self-assessment
Strong roots in the regions
Regional roots play an important role for DMK as an important player, both at the 20-plus production sites across the country and in its eight large, most rural dairy farming regions. Dairy farmers form a central element of rural communities and help to shape them actively. The farmers are engaged in a variety of ways beyond their day-to-day business and thereby strengthen agriculture in the regions.
The Milkmaster Programme's self-assessment included an extra section with questions about public relations on the farms again in 2018. Since a good 5,349 dairy farms took part in the self-assessment, the data provide an interesting panorama of their activities in the regions: almost 30 percent of farms supervise apprentices or agricultural students. Around 40 percent of them received groups of visitors in the year under review. The "Open Farm Days" organised by the Federal regions' farmers' associations play a particular role here. Around 240,000 consumers and interested professionals were able to obtain a picture of modern agriculture and the dairy farmers' valuable work through these events in 2018.
In addition, a good 200 DMK farms offer the public holiday options in various forms. According to the self-assessment, around 40 percent of the dairy farmers also engage in voluntary work for the industry in professional associations or other organisations, and invest a considerable amount of time in these activities.
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Home News Tata Motors Extends Its Emergency Service Support For The Cyclone-Hit Areas Of Odisha
Tata Motors Extends Its Emergency Service Support For The Cyclone-Hit Areas Of Odisha
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Recently, the Cyclone Fani had created a lot of havoc, in the otherwise peaceful state of Odisha. These affected areas are in a state of panic and all the vehicles have been heavily damaged. But, Tata's Passenger Vehicle Business Unit (PVBU) have now announced that they will provide full-service support to all the Tata Motors' vehicles that might have been damaged as a result of this unexpected natural calamity in the state. Customers from these affected areas can contact Tata Motors' Roadside Assistance for emergency support on 1800 209 7979 to get their vehicle towed and serviced at the nearest Tata Motors Authorized Service Centre.
All of Tata Motors' channel partners are currently on high alert would be available to assist all the affected customers in the state of Odisha. To show their support towards the state of Odisha, Tata Motors is offering various services and discounts to its customers affected by the Cyclone. Some of these offers include a 50% discount on spare parts and labour, a 50% discount on customer liability and free towing service. This initiative by Tata is not only a sweet gesture but also a genuine one.
All these affected vehicles will be towed to the nearest Tata Motors Authorized Service Centre or Workshop. A bunch of exclusive towing trucks will be provided until the situation improves. The towing services will be carried out with the help of Tata's associate, TVS Auto-Assist. Additionally, Tata has also made sure the availability of special call centre executives who are fluent in the regional language to be available at all times for seamless and uninterrupted communication.
Also Read: Cyclone Fani Affected Hyundai Cars To Receive Support From Hyundai
Speaking on this initiative, Mr Subhajit Roy – Senior General Manager & Head Customer Care (Domestic and International Business), PVBU, Tata Motors, said, "We are deeply saddened by the devastating effects of Cyclone Fani that has struck Odisha and its neighbouring states. We at Tata Motors are extending prompt services across Odisha to give our customers the much-needed respite. We are currently offering free as well as discounts on services on Tata Cars across the state's cyclone-hit areas to provide our customers utmost care."


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Chad Kelly celebrates being last during Mr….
Chad Kelly celebrates being last during Mr. Irrelevant week
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Quarterback Chad Kelly (No. 6) of the Denver Broncos watching warmups on the first week of OTAs at the UCHealth Training Center.
By Denver Post |
Chad Kelly received a hero's welcome, stood alongside John Wayne (sort of), toured ESPN's California studios, was interviewed on NFL Network's "Total Access" and then was wined and dined as the guest of honor at the Lowsman Banquet.
And to think he's yet to fully practice as a Bronco, let alone step foot in an NFL game.
Kelly, the 2017 NFL draft's "Mr. Irrelevant" as the No. 253 pick, spent the past week in Orange County, with his younger brother Casey in tow, to celebrate being the underdog.
"I really didn't think being drafted last would be something like this," he told the crowd at the Balboa Bay Club, drawing a chorus of laughs.
Around this time a year ago, the former Ole Miss quarterback and nephew of former Bills great Jim Kelly, was coming off a record season that included Sugar Bowl MVP honors. Being last wasn't a consideration. But a torn ACL in November, an injured wrist before the draft in April and a number of off-field incidents in his past caused his stock to tumble.
And the Broncos were thrilled.
"He was my favorite quarterback in the draft," head coach Vance Joseph said after the draft. "… He's a tough guy. He's smart. He's made some childish mistakes in the past, but he's learned from those things, so I'm comfortable with him."
Since arriving in Colorado in May, Kelly has spent his days rehabbing his surgically repaired knee and wrist, observing practices and learning the new playbook designed by offensive coordinator Mike McCoy.
But the wait is over. Kelly has shed the cast on his arm and is expected to be throwing when the Broncos take the field for the start of training camp July 27.
Although Kelly's first year may be more of a season to watch and learn behind Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch, his potential to force another quarterback competition in 2018 was part of his appeal.
"You definitely are behind the curve not going through OTAs and minicamp, but if my name is called, I have to be prepared," Kelly told NFL Network. "You have to go out there and perform, and those guys right next to you — the wideouts, the defense — they're looking at you to step up and make a play. So I have to be ready and make sure I know my job."


Head lice infestations are a fact of life with 6 to 12 million cases a year reported in the U.S. alone according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). If you're a parent, you should know that the vast majority of these cases are children aged 3 to 11.
They are parasitic insects about the size of a sesame seed that feed on blood under your scalp. They exist in three growth stages with the first, of course, being an egg. Lice eggs are known as nits, and they are securely attached to the base of hair strands close to the warm scalp where the heat incubates them and provides a convenient food source after they hatch. Upon hatching, they're called nymphs, and after about 9 to 12 days, they are considered adult lice.
Lice are primarily spread through direct physical contact. This will typically require head-to-head contact or at least the hair of an infested person touching the hair of another. Lice can't fly or jump, but they have 6 legs that are specially made for grabbing on to and moving along human hair.
It's also possible for lice to spread by someone wearing the hats or scarves of an infested person or by using their comb, hairbrush or headphones. For this reason, it becomes important to know how long lice can live when they're not on a person's scalp.
How Long Can Lice Live Without Food?
Lice are very vulnerable if they've fallen off their particular human host. They need to be near the rich food source of the human scalp where they regularly feed off the blood underneath. Nits that become detached from their hair strand typically die without ever hatching since they need the heat and moisture in the environment near the scalp to incubate.
Adult lice can't survive for more than about 24 hours on a nonhuman surface such as clothing, helmets, hats, carpets, furniture or hair accessories. While 24 hours is not long, it's possible that lice can be picked up by someone who comes into contact with the contaminated surface during this time. If you've detected head lice on one or more of your children, beyond seeking head lice treatment for them, you should wash any of their clothing, pillowcases, hair accessories or any other items used or worn on or near the head. Isolate, by putting in a plastic bag, any items that can't be laundered. They should be kept in the bag for more than 24 hours just to be sure.
Taking the steps to kill any lice that may be lingering around the house will be for naught if you don't also handle the lice on your infested loved one. Lice have grown resilient over the years to the toxins used in so many over-the-counter lice shampoos, so these are not very effective anymore. You need to be sure that any head lice removal process you try is guaranteed to eliminate all the lice and their nits. A couple missed nits or female lice and the whole problem will start right back up again.
Fortunately, if you live in the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania area, we have a perfect solution to the problem of head lice. Simply bring any family members you feel may have lice to Lice Lifters of Lafayette Hill. Our certified lice technicians will begin with a lice head check to make sure that they do have lice. If it's confirmed, then we start with a thorough comb-out utilizing a special lice comb and follow this up with the application of a 100 percent safe and all-natural killing solution that's effective against the lice and their nits.
We provide a kid-friendly environment and can treat all of your infested family members at the same time so you're in and out quickly. Best of all, our head lice treatment is completed in a single visit, and it's guaranteed to be effective. Please contact us today, so we can schedule your lice head check at your earliest convenience!


I recently had the experience to be on a jury. I've been called before and never been selected. I will admit that prior to this, I didn't want to be bothered, I was hoping that I'd be sent home just like the other times I've been called. Of course, this time, I got selected.
So I told myself, keep an open mind, let's see how this experience plays out.
I got called on a very interesting case that involved a sexual assault.
It turned out to be quite an eye opening experience.
The system works - nobody in the system tells you as a juror what to do. You are given instructions but your conscience is truly your guide.
People rise to the occasion. The video they played for us said just that. It is true.
It reaffirmed my faith in democracy. I'm as skeptical a person you will ever meet, this made me proud to see first hand that America is truly a free country.
There are, unfortunately, alternate jurors. Ours was a six person panel. There were eight of us on the jury. Guess who was one of the alternates?
Even if you do not believe someones testimony, the case must be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. This is the essence of democracy.
Even though I had to sit in another room with another alternate juror and NOT discuss the case, it was a great experience. We could not take part in the deliberations, but we did have a chance to sit with the rest of the jurors after the trial and discuss how they came to a verdict.
People do rise to the occasion, I do remember feeling a real sense of responsibility when I was selected. The rest of the people on the jury were very conscientious and they did a great job on the case.
You do take it serious and if you have any sense of civic pride and duty you will be pleasantly surprised how rewarding an experience this can be.


July 9, 1933: "Erection of three new fire lookout houses in the upper McKenzie river country is included in the construction program outlined for the Civilian Conservation Corps, it was announced Saturday by C.C. Olson, construction superintendent of the Willamette national forest. One of these will be located on Harvey mountain.


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Watermelon Slim Thursday, December 6th 5:30 and 10 PM
Watermelon Slim Plays The Green Parrot: "a one-of-a-kind pickin' and singin' Okie Dynamo" with an ever-
expanding career of ramshackle grandeur.
While preparing the Press for this weeks music I started to get an idea for just how much of a treat we are in for this Thursday when Watermelon Slim hits the boards.
With a bio few can match and awards piled up like cordwood Slim appears to be the real deal. He'll be appearing on Thursday, December 6th with shows at both 5:30 and 10PM
The critically-acclaimed, award-winning blues artist Bill "Watermelon Slim" Homans brings his hard-driving, road-tested blend of slide guitar, harmonica, and gravel-and-chains vocals to the Green Parrot on Thursday, December 6th with shows at 5:30 and 10 P.M.Bill "Watermelon Slim" Homans has built a remarkable reputation with his raw, impassioned intensity. HARP Magazine wrote "From sizzling slide guitar…to nitty-gritty harp blowing…to a gruff, resonating Okie twang, Slim delivers acutely personal workingman blues with both hands on the wheel of life, a bottle of hooch in his pocket, and the Bible on the passenger seat." Paste Magazine writes "He's one hell of a bottleneck guitarist, and he's got that cry in his voice that only the greatest singers in the genre have had before him."
The industry agrees on all fronts. Watermelon Slim has garnered 17 Blues Music Award nominations in four years including a record-tying six in both 2007 & 2008. Only the likes of B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray have landed six in a year and Slim is the only blues artist in history with twelve in two consecutive years. In Spring 2009 he was the cover story of Blues Revue magazine. Now, Watermelon Slim is making more waves with Escape From the Chicken Coop, his first-person account of the days he spent driving a truck. It is just one of many instances of a life spent changing gears.
One of Slim's most impressive industry accolades may be the liner notes of The Wheel Man eagerly written by the late legendary Jerry Wexler who called him a "one-of-a-kind pickin' n singing Okie dynamo." Slim has been embraced for his music, performances, backstory and persona. He has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered, The BBC's World Service and has been featured in publications like Harp, Relix, Paste, MOJO, Oklahoma Magazine and Truckers News.
The Memphis Flyer led its terrific CD review with the question "Does anyone in modern pop music have a more intriguing biography than Bill "Watermelon Slim" Homans?"
Slim was born in Boston, his father was a progressive attorney and freedom rider and his brother is a classical musician. He was raised in North Carolina listening to the housekeeper sing John Lee Hooker songs. Slim attended Middlebury on a fencing scholarship but left early to enlist for Vietnam. While laid up in a Vietnam hospital bed he taught himself upside-down left-handed slide guitar on a $5 balsawood model using a triangle pick cut from a rusty coffee can top and his Army issued Zippo lighter as the slide.
Don't miss this
opportunity to catch one of the most exciting and authentic blues performer of his generation, in the intimate setting of
The Green Parrot Bar, your Southernmost Center for Culture of All Kinds, located at
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South Street Seaport Museum Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music Live Sing-Along
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South Street Seaport Museum's monthly sea-music event Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music – the original NYC chantey sing, now made popular on TikTok – continues virtually on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at 2pm ET. From our living rooms and kitchens, join a round-robin of shared songs featuring members of The New York Packet and friends. Listen in, lead a song, and belt out the choruses for your neighbors to hear on the first Sunday of every month. The event is FREE. Sign up here to receive the Zoom link 24 hours prior: seaportmuseum.org/chanteysing.
"Shows the power of TikTok – and now New Yorkers can get in on it! The Museum is really open about this idea that some beloved sea chanteys are racist or sexist. I love that they call it out! There's also a chat where you can talk about this and talk about the context as the song is happening." – Jennifer Vanasco, WNYC Radio
After years of meeting in person on the historic tall ship Wavertree, the event moved online in April 2020. Now in its second year of virtual incarnation, South Street Seaport Museum's Virtual Chantey Sing has evolved into the preeminent virtual chantey sing in the world, featuring professionals and amateurs, old salts and new initiates, from across the street, across the country, and across the pond. South Street Seaport Museum actively recruits and supports new and diverse singers for each sing.
"A fine mix of familiar songs and some new ones that should be better known. The fact that performers came from all over, from the Netherlands, the UK, Canada, and across the US, gave a wonderful feeling of this special musical community we all share," wrote one participant.
"This venue draws some excellent, knowledgeable singers and I always learn. Today I came away with four songs I wanted to learn," wrote another participant. "Joy!"
Old-time sailors on long voyages spent months living together in close quarters with no outside entertainment, no new people to interact with, a monotonous diet, and each day pretty much just like the day before. How did they keep their spirits up? Singing together! Work songs and fun songs, story songs and nonsense songs, songs of nostalgia and songs of up-to-the-moment news — all were part of the repertoire onboard. At South Street Seaport Museum, the Chantey tradition lives on. The January event will be hosted by Deirdre Murtha with The New York Packet, a collection of traditional chantey singers in the New York area.
"Sea chanteys fit in beautifully with the New York tradition," said Laura Norwitz, SSSM's Senior Director of Program and Education. "Sailing ships were a melting pot of languages and cultures, and chanteys and forecastle songs, along with hard work and shared challenges, helped sailors merge into one community. When we sing these songs today — some old, and some updated with up-to-the-moment lyrics — we celebrate our connection with our maritime heritage and also with the community we create enjoying home-made music together."
Each online singalong includes a virtual look at some objects from the Museum collection related to the songs being sung. Many singalongs also include a virtual visit to one of the Museum's ships and a chat with a member of the crew.
The New York Packet was established over 30 years ago as the official maritime singing group of South Street Seaport Museum. First singing on the iconic vessel Peking, they have endeavored ever since to keep chantey singing alive in lower Manhattan. Even when the Seaport encountered "heavy weather" during and after hurricane Sandy, the Packet found places to fill with sound while awaiting a return to their beloved ships at the Seaport. In May of 2019, the moment came when the Packet could return and sing aboard Wavertree. It was a magical and welcome moment.
About the South Street Seaport Museum
The South Street Seaport Museum, located in the heart of the historic seaport district in New York City, preserves and interprets the history of New York as a great port city. Founded in 1967, the Museum houses an extensive collection of works of art and artifacts, a maritime reference library, exhibition galleries and education spaces, working nineteenth century print shops, and an active fleet of historic vessels that all work to tell the story of "Where New York Begins." www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org
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Mathew has experience of a wide range of regulatory issues as they affect life and general insurers, brokers, banks, wealth managers and other financial institutions. His areas of expertise include prudential and conduct of business regulation, market abuse and insider dealing issues, the Bribery Act, money laundering, financial promotions, consumer credit, TCF, unfair terms in consumer contracts and MiFID.
He regularly advises on transactions in the regulated sector, including Part VII transfers, and on change of control issues. He also advises on new authorisations and perimeter issues over whether authorisation is required.
Also, Mathew advises regulated firms on corporate matters, such as outsourcing arrangements, joint ventures, and shareholders or LLP agreements, and on corporate governance and the application of the UK's Senior Managers' Regime to banks and insurers.
In 2014, he also acted on the first successful judicial review of the Financial Ombudsman Scheme in over ten years.
Mathew regularly writes articles and gives talks on regulatory issues, and has appeared on radio and television discussing regulatory developments.


In this paper, I will discuss Peter Singer's answer to "Why be Moral?". There have been many debates regarding the "Why be Moral?" problem. It is, however, still unclear whether at least one answer is correct. I take up and examine Singer's argument. Firstly, I will provide a brief overview of the literature on the Why be Moral? problem, and place Singer's contribution within the literature. Secondly, I claim that Singer's argument from a meaning of life does not intend to provide everyone with the reasons for acting morally, as opposed to the standard interpretation. His 1973 article supports my claim. However, in fact, Singer requires us to be moral, which is an apparent contradiction to my interpretation. Lastly, I explain why it is not a contradiction.
5 0 0 0 IR 学校の勉強なんかしない : 男の特権?
Moral theories generally tell us the right course of action. They deliver practical advices (or a series of commands) about how we should act, so it seems natural for those who sincerely accept a given moral theory to try to figure out, in each case where some practical decision is needed, what the theory recommends, and act accordingly. However, this is not what a moral theory always tells us to do. Certain moral theories in fact tell their followers not to consult them in daily decision-making. The reason for this is simply that if we consciously intend to act as the theories recommend, it would become difficult or even impossible for us to act in that manner. In recent literature, moral theories that satisfy this condition are called selfeffacing, and have attracted some attention. Although quite a few authors seem to endorse the view that this character of self-effacement makes a moral theory highly problematic (or even unacceptable), in this paper I shall argue that this view is ungrounded. To do this, I will critically examine various objections to self-effacing moral theories found in the literature that concern the following points, respectively: lack of action-guidingness; threat of undermining psychological harmony and the desirable form of moral deliberation; an absurd requirement to have mutually contradicting beliefs; and an invitation to a kind of self-deception. It will be argued that none of these objections constitutes a serious threat to self-effacing moral theories as such.
2 0 0 0 OA 反政府テロとしての暗殺は道徳的に許容されるのか?
The purpose of this article is to examine the following two questions: one is, why, at what point terrorism cannot morally be justified; the other is, all kinds of acts of terrorism are morally impermissible under any circumstances. This paper is divided into three sections. In the first section, I examine the definition of terrorism and discuss the first question. In the second section, I examine (im)morality of assassination as a means of anti-government terrorism. In the third section, I explore the moral (im)permissibility of assassination by reference to the framework of just war theory in order to consider the second question. I conclude by arguing that there is no such morally justifiable assassination in reality although we can construct an ideal type of just assassination and argue moral permissibility of assassination at a theoretical level.


Your feisty new hamster George already loves his spacious apartment. With expert advice from your veterinarian from Sugar Land, you've created a spacious multilevel enclosure that gives George plenty of room. George can live large, enjoying separate areas for eating, playing, and sleeping. George even has a spot for his toilet activities. While a gerbil or pet rat would also appreciate this high-rise apartment, a guinea pig wouldn't care, since these larger rodents live exclusively on the ground floor. Learn more about well-equipped pocket pet habitats.
While George's expansive glass aquarium provides a great habitat, a sturdy plastic enclosure would also work. A rectangular cage will be easier to clean than a specially designed habitat with hard-to-reach nooks and crannies.
Give George some extra ventilation, and reduce urine-related ammonia fumes, by firmly fastening a mesh screen to one side of the cage. Forget about lightly attaching the screen to the enclosure, as George will regard that as a personal invitation to escape and take an extended vacation throughout your house.
Since George instinctively gravitates to small spaces, he'll love the small tubes and tunnels you place around his cage. George also needs a small hide box where he can get away from his adoring public. While you can find these cage furnishings at local pet stores and online retailers, George will appreciate cheap wrapping paper and paper towel rolls (but don't allow George to chew them). Make a suitable hide box using your basic woodworking skills; or ask a skilled friend or family member to create one.
George definitely needs a hamster-sized exercise wheel. If the wheel is too large, George can trap and injure his little feet. If the wheel is too small, George will receive limited benefit from using it.
Since George is an active little hamster who stays busy all day, he just wants a pleasant, peaceful place to relax. Give George everything he needs to make a nice little nest. Provide your little rodent with plenty of paper-based bedding; although oak or aspen shavings can also work. Avoid cedar shavings, as they can cause respiratory problems for George. Prevent ammonia fumes buildup and mold growth by changing George's bedding often. Store your spare bedding in heavy-duty containers in your house, as wild rodents would probably burrow into bedding stored in your shed or garage.
Now that George has a nicely outfitted pocket pet apartment, take him to your Sugar Land vet for an essential new patient exam. After all, you want George to stay healthy so he can get maximum enjoyment from his new pocket pet habitat.


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Davidson Printing Machinery was formed in Dublin, Southern Ireland in 1980 by Sean Behan who also traded from a company known as European Cartons and Paper Printers ECCP, a company specializing in cartons and paper printing which included magazine and newspaper publications, with a separate division for security printing that had been trading since the early 1970s.
Sean came from a family of lithographic printers going back to his great Grandfather in 1904. Sean's father was also a printer so it was no surprise when Sean took up the trade. Sean says that he acknowledges his thanks to Dr. Michael Smurfit and his company for their support throughout the years. Dr. Michael Smurfit first employed him on his return from the United States.
He learned a great deal from being part of the Smurfit team. Grateful to Mr. Billy Magowan for the support he gave when he was a student at Bolton Street College of Technology being an indentured Lithographic printer for 6 years, he served under his father Michael Behan. The photo of Sean's father is shown above when he was printing the Irish sweep tickets on a Man Fast 5 in 1955.
Following the success of www.Davidson.Company Sean opened in 1984 offices in Asia to become the first joint venture partner in the printing industry to develop business with China Machinery Import & Export Corporation (CMEC) thereby becoming the Hong Kong partner for CMEC Shenzhen Shanghai and Beijing. Considered the Marco Polo of his day in pioneering many sales of Chinese-made printing machinery to the United States and Europe, He negotiated and promoted the sale of many technologies.
Davidson works faster and smarter now utilizing today's new age technologies, emphasizing the importance of the valuable virtues and ethical standards in dealing with people.
Davidson ICT Solutions. In 1995 Davidson ICT, (Information Communications & Technology) was developed offering a business-ready Internet hosting Service and Web Design combined with computer services, which include server units together with specialized software applications. 1996 Davidson introduced the first World Wide Web Internet Course Ware Training books for beginners and advance users consisting of 6 Books, 2 Video Tapes, 2 Audio Tape and 2 disk, all indorsed by IBM.
2001 Davidson added V.O.I.P. (Voice Over Internet) and Security Surveillance Systems with full integration using IP and MAC protocols operating internationally by way of wired and wireless connectivity throughour the internet and satellite. Davidson propriety secured software was transmitsed using encrypted software over networks that are monitored day and night at Davidson's command centers covering around the world, recording non-stop 24/7.
Davidson Printers Engineers 2008 US-UK. Davidson is on target with its expansion and now offers full engineering service on all continents. It now offers, full engineering service to all dealers and printers alike worldwide. In past operations, Davidson had confined its activity to in-house orders between Europe and the United States with cleaning and refurbishing, but now these services are available to all customers.
The company also offers a service for delivery/installation and demonstration for all types of printing equipment. Behan says that with new technologies, machines no longer need to be completely rebuilt, so we have developed skills to be able to offer a cleaning and check-over service, which is all most modern machines require. However if a full rebuild is needed we can supply this skill. Our engineering expansion is in line with our continued development, as this works hand in hand with our mechanical spare parts plant. In addition we continue to offer repairs to electronic circuit boards for presses.
Sean Behan finishes off in saying: We continue to welcome new partners and associates from around the world as it is important that we all work together continuing our goal, satisfying our valued customers, with special thanks to our friends in the printing industry, as the support we have received over the years in our diverse development has been invaluable. The printer is KING and we are the TIGERS supporting them. The reason our business exists is because of the printer, so let us give extra thanks to our ongoing customers locally and internationally for their support now and in the future.


The euro has continued to extend weekly losses against the U.S dollar overnight, with the pair now trading around the 1.1760 level. A clear break below the 1.1780 level intensified technical selling in the EURUSD in Asia, as the U.S dollar index moves towards the 94.00 mark. The move lower in the pair appears to be a U.S dollar driven more, as investors shift into greenbacks, ahead of the Federal Reserve interest rate decision next week. Traders now await the release of the U.S Non-farm payrolls job report later today, with the market expecting a solid 200,000 jobs figure and strong U.S wage growth during November.
The EURUSD pair is strongly bearish below the 1.1780 level, further downside selling towards the 1.1750 and 1.1713 technical levels now seems likely.
If the EURUSD pair moves back above the 1.1780 technical level, further upside towards the 1.1815 technical level appears possible. Extended intraday resistance is found at the 1.1845 level.


One of its core aims is to support researchers, through a range of activities, including through its members providing advice and support for each other, such as by suggesting useful source materials, reading draft questionnaires, piloting them and looking over interview schedules.
More formally, LERN runs Workshops on a range of topics from 'hands-on' exploration of various research methods, developing research agendas, showcasing recently completed projects and generally debating research issues in legal education. We are also developing the website so as it is a useful resource for researchers. For example we will have data sources for information on both education generally and legal education in particular and we are increasingly publishing research reports and information about projects on different topics and using different methodologies. We are also developing the website so as it is a useful resource for researchers. For example we will have data sources for information on both education generally and legal education in particular and we are increasingly publishing research reports and information about projects on different topics and using different methodologies.
LERN's active members are drawn from a variety of education institutions and they have a wide range of research interests from pre-university legal education, professional legal training and skills development, to researching student experiences, law teachers, teaching methods and looking at the context of legal education and education policy-making. A feature of the membership is its varied academic backgrounds, with some members having a strong education background. Members have a particular concern to explore current and sometimes controversial aspects of legal education and often invite 'non-lawyers' to contribute to our Workshops to provide a broader or comparative context.
LERN is essentially a community of scholars concerned to promote, support and inform all aspects of legal education research.
Team LERN, launched officially at the LERN Symposium 2015, is a mentoring and collaborative initiative whereby members of LERN would help one another with helpful feedback and support so as to produce higher quality research outputting.
LERN is mainly supported by the Association of Law Teachers (ALT) and the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS), especially in terms of their financial support for the Small Grants. It also receives support from the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), the Law Publishers Association and the Oxford University Press.
The Legal Education Research Network (LERN) holds a number of workshops and events each year.
You can read our latest LERN updates in the News section. We also regularly post news on other relevant events and opportunities of potential interest.
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Isha Yoga | Me Documented!
But a series of events and I happened to join the Isha Yoga course of Inner Engineering. My close friend and business partner Sailesh who happens to run away from anything spiritual suddenly felt that his life has become too stressful and needed to deal with his ever increasing stress Well, he single handedly was dealing with all day to day office headaches right from employee interaction to software to bpo services to client billing, so his stress was inevitable. So he happened to call up Swapnil and asked him about stress relief programmes. The next day, Swapnil landed up in office and told me that sailesh was going to join the Isha Yoga course. There was an introductory talk that day for which swapnil convinced me to come. I was pretty excited that Sailesh was actually going to join the course and after the talk was encouraging him to join it. In just a few minutes, the whole discussion led to me joining the course too. Since sailesh was there for company, I thought I would give it a try and the very next day found myself attending the course.
Inner Engineering ia a 7 day course. 3 hours a day for 5 days, 5 hours and 12 hours the remaining two days. The course teaches Shambhavi Mahamudra kriya. From what I can understand Isha Yoga seems to follow the path of Kriya Yoga which means it deals with the energies in the body. I will not go into the details of the course but it was quite an experience. During the initiation, I was shivering and shaking all over. Probably, it must have been due to the energies of so many people around. But, after the initiation to this day whenever I practice the Shambhavi Mahamudra I am shivering all over though not with the same intensity as on the day of initiation. Dunno whats it all about.
Isha experience was wonderful. Especially the diksha. I could see a new energy flowing inside my body. I was completely refreshed after that.
Now a days due to regular practice of shambhavi i sleep minimum hours but feel energetic for the entire day even after long hours of work.
I got rid of back pains and stomach ulcer which was disturbing me for past 3 years. My point is if everyone does YOGA, doctors job will be reduced. Gelusil, antacids, pain relievers sales will fall down drastically.
My sincere bows to Sadhguru Jagi vasudev who is on his way to bring back the glory of ancient Yogic India. I am happy that i have also joined him.


In addition to creating good hockey players, PAL Hockey strives to help our players become good citizens. Toward that end our organization has all of our teams select a community service project for all their players to participate in. Through doing for others, our players learn valuable life lessons that will serve them well in their years to come. See below for a description of each team's project for the 2016-2017 season as well as links to pictures.
PEEWEE AAA MINOR ATLANTIC - The team collected new, unwrapped toys from November 25th to December 12th at The Rinx to assist the US Marines in their annual Toys for Tots campaign. The objectives of Toys for Tots are to help less fortunate children experience the joy of Christmas; to play an active role in the development of one of our nation's most valuable resources – our children; to unite all members of local communities in a common cause each year during the annual toy collection and distribution campaign; and to contribute to better communities in the future.


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There's a long history of flags with snakes pictured on them, particularly in the United States, where snakes on flags were a very common sight during the era of the American Revolution. Those designs remain popular iconic flags today, due to their striking imagery and symbolism.
Several flags with snakes emerged in the colonies between 1754 and 1777, each inspiring in turn the designs that followed them. Although in more modern times the bald eagle became the symbol of the U.S., in the early days of our nation the snake was clearly the dominant flag species.
The symbolism of snakes on flags, at least in America, came to represent the mounting colonial resistance to British rule, primarily featuring rattlesnakes (specifically Timber Rattlers) native to North America.
The first of the American flags with snakes was not a flag at all! The famous wood carving "Join, or Die" was designed in 1754 by founding father Benjamin Franklin and published in his Pennsylvania Gazette, as a political cartoon commenting on the 1754 Albany Congress and emphasizing the importance of unity among the colonies. It was later used as a rallying message during the American Revolution, when various colonies debated which side of the conflict to take. Franklin's initial design inspired all of the snake flags that succeeded it, with the rattlesnake becoming a symbol of the American Revolution. The snake's rattle has 13 segments, signifying the original 13 colonies, and the snake characterized the political climate of the colonies, which would not strike until provoked, hence the phrase, "Don't tread on me." Marines mustering in Philadelphia in 1775 began displaying drums painted with the rattlesnake design, prompting an anonymous "American Guesser," (believed to have been Franklin) to write the Pennsylvania Journal regarding the power of the symbol.
Right around this time in 1775 another popular example of snakes on flags emerged: The Gadsden Flag (a.k.a the Hopkins Flag), featuring the classic image of a coiled rattlesnake on a yellow background and the words "Don't Tread On Me." The flag is named for Christopher Gadsden, a South Carolina patriot who led his state's chapter of the Sons of Liberty and later became a brigadier general in the Continental Army. Gadsden, who also served with the Continental Congress and was on its Marine Committee, presented the first officially known incarnation of the flag as a gift to Commodore Esek Hopkins, newly appointed commander in chief of the Continental Navy, as personal standard for Hopkins' flagship, the Alfred. Gadsden also presented a copy of the flag to the South Carolina state legislature in Charleston, while Hopkins flew the flag on the mainmast of the Alfred during the fledgling Navy's first missions.
A similar concept of flags with snakes on them was seen around the same time on the Culpeper Flag, also circa 1775, which was designed and used as a standard by the minutemen of Culpeper County, Virginia. Similar in appearance to the Gadsden Flag, this version also featured a coiled snake on a white background and the slogan, "Don't Tread On Me," but also included the phrase "Liberty or Death," echoing the words of Patrick Henry, who organized the Virginia militia.
And one of the earliest U.S. Navy flags—the First Navy Jack, circa 1777—was still another example of flags with snakes. The Gadsden Flag had inspired its design, however, in this incarnation, the rattlesnake in the flag isn't coiled. It also bears 13 stripes, representing the 13 original colonies. Flown actively as a naval standard, the First Navy Jack remains the current U.S. jack authorized by the Navy and is flown from the jackstaff of commissioned U.S. Navy vessels while moored pier-side or at anchor.
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Angola. Sweltering heat. Parched acacia trees. A group of mine sweepers is working in a sealed-off area to clean the region from anti-personnel mines. Nina Schneider and her partner Fabian are part of the group. While Fabian has gone off to fetch a prodder, Nina relaxes for a minute to take a breather and steps on a mine – which will detonate as soon as she steps off and most likely will kill her. Her colleagues try to get closer to her moving carefully across the mined ground while Mason her hated training supervisor who is risking his own life to defuse the mine. While she anxiously awaits her fate she reflects upon her life. A life that could be over with one false move.
Christine Neubauer, Hannes Jaenicke, Jevgenij Sitochin, Heikko Deutschmann u.a.