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George "Jonah" Granville Short of Newburyport and Boat Builder Billy Bowen
Short Family of Newburyport by Laurie Short Jarvis and Facebook Group Short Descendants of Newbury MA Laurie Short Jarvis has been researching her ancestors and uncovered some great stories and information to help preserve the Port's history and the great families that made it so special.
George "Jonah" Granville Short, son of Samuel Short, JR and Lydia Maria Tenney Atwood on his boat The Joppiate, 23 tons, built in 1901 by Bowen Shipyard in Newburyport. He is on the Merrimack River setting his nets. He was born on New Year's Eve 1867 in the south end of Newburyport, MA known as Joppa Flats or AKA Flat Iron Point meets Plum Island Turnpike. Many from the Short family line were fishermen, clammers and shoe factory workers.
Samuel Short, JR. (1842-1929) son of Captain Samuel Short and Mary Jane Dana Harris. Photo courtesy of Priscilla Noyes Price.
Captain Samuel Short (1822-1908) born to Henry Short and Mary True Morrill, D. of Jacob Morrill and Elizabeth Stickney Hunt.
The Short Family were among the first settlers of Newbury, Massachusetts. Jonah descended from a long line of Short seamen and learned to sail at an early age. Jonah's father Captain Samuel Short Sr owned a fishing schooner named, Queen of the Bay. In John J. Currier's History of Newburyport the schooner Queen is listed as one of the first recorded fishing vessels to have run aground on the shifting sandbars in the mouth of the Merrimac River.
In 1636 the first Short to land in Newbury, Massachusetts was Henry Short from England. He was one of the seven men to be selected as a "townsmen" and held many important civil offices.
Judge Samuel Sewall was a resident of Newbury, MA. He was involved with the Salem Witch Trials. He later regretted his decisions. The Short Family is related to him via first settler Henry Short who married his daughter Ann Sewall. My great great grandfather and great great great grandfather were named Samuel Sewall Short. See More on Henry Short New England Mills
Henry Short's role in the colony: The officials 'were chosen,' according to Rev Richard Brown, as noted in his diary, "from quarter to quarter by papers to discharge the business of the town, in taking in, or refusing any to come, into town, as also to dispose of lands and lots, to make lawful orders, to impose fines on the breakers of orders, and also to levy and distrain them, and were fully empowered of themselves to do what the town had power for to do. The reason whereof was, the town judged it inconvenient and burdensome to be all called together on every occasion."
From Daughters of the Revolution Magazine snippet from Longfellow article Ann Longfellow and Henry Short marriage.
Jonah was the youngest of 10 children born to Captain Samuel Sewall Short Sr.and his wife Mary Jane Dana Harris. He was born just one week after his own nephew Charlie Short was born. Charlie was the son of his is eldest brother Sam, who was 26 years old when "Jonah" was born.
Jonah grew up next door to his Uncle Hiram Short and there were several other Short family members on Union Street as well. It is documented that the two homes shared a well. Both were built in the late 1600's. I have been told that 6 Union Street, which is still standing was built with wooden pegs as was 8 Union which was torn down in 1950 in disrepair.
'Joppy" clam shacks along Water Street, Newburyport, MA Courtesy of Newbury Museum. The Union Street Shorts were fishermen and clammers. Hiram Short and Jonah's older brother Moses Short each owned one of the now infamous clam shacks that once lined Water Street. Jonah and his nephew Charlie grew up along the water front with many of their siblings and cousins My great grandfather Charles Lewis Short and Jonah was very close. They were raised like brothers and were always about the town together. Charlie told his grandson (my father), that Jonah earned his nickname from the locals because he could swim like a fish. In the1800's several swim races and contest were hosted the Basin of the Merrimac River and "Jonah" usually won whatever race he entered.
Jonah and Charlie were known to get into a little mischief now and then along the water front too. When they were boys, the sailing ships and 3 masted schooners still came into Newburyport. They would often run down toward the Custom House to see what was going on. They spotted a beautiful big brass ball on the top of a mast one day while poking around the docks. One dared the other to try to hit it with a rock. It was pretty high up, but after a few tries, one of them hit it and dented it. The captain of the ship heard the noise and came out hollering at the boys to pay for the damage. Their school master was walking by and saw the incident unfold. He approached the angry sea captain and offered to pay for the damage if he would release the boys to his care. He let them know that they could pay him back by doing errands and chores for him until it was paid up. Their grades improved too.
Jonah and Charlie joined their father, brothers and cousins as volunteers at the Plum Island Life Saving Stations. At one time there were 2-3 locations. They often fished with their cousins and brothers Jacob Emery Short and George "Tailor" Warren Short on Jonah's steamer The Three Brothers, The Joppiate, and later The Billy Bowen well known fishing boats in Newburyport at that time. His first boat The Three Brothers was purchased from the Portsmouth Naval Yard, and was so named because it had 3 steam engines to power her.
I have found several Newburyport News newspaper articles that report George G Short as part of the Plum Island Life Saving teams that rescued people on sinking ships in the mouth of the river and just off of Plum Island.
One late afternoon June 28, 1892, while off duty and fishing with his cousin George 'Tailor' Short, the weather changed and the seas go rough. They and several other men spotted a bait boat that was navigating through the mouth of the river. It had swamped and was sinking fast. There were six men on board. There were among twelve men who attempted to save them. Two were drowned. These twelve men were later awarded Humane Society Life saving awards by the city of Newburyport and by the state of Massachusetts. The ceremony was held at the People's United Methodist Church on Purchase Street.
The Joppiate was his longest running vessel, which he took as far as Cuba to fish in the winters. He often kept it in Gloucester, and eventually sold it to a Gloucester fisherman. He then had a new boat built by his close friend William Bowen, or "Billy," a well known Newburyport ship builder.
Below is an article from the Boston Herald, May 23, 1897 "Merrimac's Sailing Season: The American Yacht at Newburyport Making Great Preparations." Bowen is building a boat for Captain James Knapp:
Jonah and Billy were immersed in an industry that was thriving and put Newburyport on the map for shipbuilding. Below is an article from August 27, 1864 published in the Cape Ann Light and Gloucester Telegraph that describes the prosperous trade.
Among the builders mentioned, Billy apprenticed with William B Coffin & Co. at the end of Jefferson Street. However, the first Coffin to tap into this booming industry was Benjamin Coffin. He bought of Moses Coffin, June 6, 1763, about eight acres of land "on ye Lane commonly called Coffins Lane," now Jefferson street, Newburyport, and built several vessels there.
The boat that Billy built for Jonah was named the Billy Bowen. The launching day of the Billy Bowen was a big day, and my father told me that one of the ladies on board that day was his grandmother Bessie Perkins Hilliard, Charles' wife.
Charles Lewis Short (1868-1954) and Bessie Perkins Hilliard (1874-1938)
Down along the seawall, and Perkins slip was an old Shoe and Supply store owned by Lorenzo Phinney and his wife Mary Jane Short, George's older sister. This was a popular gathering spot for local fisherman. There was a potbelly stove supplies could be bought and fish could be sold there. The house stands today facing the Seawall park. Most of the Short men were Mason's and went regularly to meetings. Sometimes informal meeting were held at the store. There was also another secret society that may have been meeting there for even longer than that. It is told that Jonah would often show up at the Mason's meeting wearing scaly fishing boots, right off the docks. He was not always a popular member because he refused to put change his clothes and 'put on airs.'
Jonah lived with his brother Sam Short Jr and family at 8 Union Street when he got older. Eventually, his sister Mary Jane and husband Lorenzo Phinney moved in to 8 Union and Jonah moved to 200 Water Street to live with Charlie and his wife Bessie. They often shucked clams at the shanties and in the winter months would sometimes work in the Shoe factory nearby. The Newburyport Custom House curator located a letter for me written by George "Jonah" Short to protest the regulations and fees of the fishing industry. It was an articulate and well written. Jonah became sick in 1927 and died at the age of 59 and passed away at the Water Street home where he lived with Charlie's wife and children.
George "Jonah" Granville Short is buried in the First Parish Burying Ground on High Road in Newbury, Massachusetts. Below his father Samuel S Short.
"Merrimac's Sailing Season" Sunday, May 23, 1897 Boston Herald (Boston, Massachusetts)
Maritime history of the Merrimac : shipbuilding Robert K Cheney; Roland H Woodwell Newburyport Press 1964.
A sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport, and West Newbury, from 1635 to 1845 John J Currier
Mary Adams Rolfe Papers
Diary of Samuel Sewall 1674-1729
"The Longfellow Garrison" John Longfellow Scales 1911 Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine Volumes 38-39
Annual Report of the Commissioners on Fisheries and Game Massachusetts. Commissioners on Fisheries and Game 1905
Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: Births
Ancestry.Com Short Family Tree
Some New England Mills
Custom House Maritime Museum & Newbury Museum located in Newburyport, Massachusetts
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Gang Rape Of Swedish Woman 'Live-Streamed On Facebook'
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Refinery 29 UK• January 23, 2017
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman and reportedly live-streaming the footage on Facebook.
A woman contacted police in Uppsala, Sweden on Sunday morning to say she had seen a gang rape broadcast live in a closed group on the site, the BBC reported.
The attack is thought to have taken place in an apartment in Uppsala while the victim was "close to unconscious", reported The Sun.
The online witness reported one of the men as having said "You have been raped," and then laughing at the end of the video.
Josefine Lundgren, 21, who called the police when she saw the footage, said she saw one of the men tear the woman's clothes off and lie on top of her. Speaking to Swedish tabloid Expressen, she also said one of the men had a gun.
Facebook Live showed that there were 60 other people simultaneously watching the broadcast, she said. One viewer wrote a comment beneath the video which read: "Three against one hahaha," Lundgren added.
Others who saw the footage told Swedish media that they had seen a second video in which the same woman denied being raped. However there was speculation that she may not have done so of her own accord.
The men were still filming the follow-up video when the police arrived, according to Sweden's state broadcaster SVT.
Another viewer who saw the footage told Expressen they "thought it was a poorly orchestrated joke".
Regional police confirmed that they and "many" others had seen the video. They have begun an investigation into the incident and forensic scientists are examining the apartment, The Sun reported.
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Nevertheless, we tried in various ways and within our confines and imaginary hooped skirts, whether it was through more egalitarian platforms like an email chat group; bringing up alternative points of view during bible study; or writing in to a temporary Leadership committee to raise points about partiality and throw in a few modest proposals for change.
Christ prayed for Unity: we must remain united and the only way we can do that is through Love.
Love trumps Liberty: the Bible *may* show numerous ways in which our practices can be relaxed, but in the name of Love, it is better to give up your freedoms than to seek them.
Peace is paramount, as that is needed in order to achieve Unity in the body.
So many sermons saying similar things. So many alluding how the opposite is happening now. But the two things I have not heard from our teachers regarding the present climate: the love of truth, and the love of justice.
Justice in the bible, like all other topic areas, is a fascinating romp. The biblical concept of Justice is captured in two Hebrew words — mishpat and tzadeqah. Essentially, the former has to do with what we think of in judicial systems: that acquittals and punishments are meted out according to the merits of the case regardless of social status or race. It is about fairness, paying someone what they are due whether it's wages or a sentence. It's about equity.
The latter is usually tied in with the concept of righteousness. In our modern Christianity, we often define righteousness as a personal morality: something between us and God. But tzadeqah has got to do with how we interact with humanity. Are we just with others, do we treat one another fairly, generously, and equitably. (One thinks on Peter, James, Paul and many others cautioning us against partiality.) It's about living a right relationship with God by living a right relationship with others.
Justice follows love. It cannot help but follow love, for Justice begins with loving our neighbour as ourselves. The thing about Love not being insistent on its own way? It requires a heart for others, and then hands that will move, feet that will walk the extra mile.
In other words, we don't talk like that in church because "we are not of the world". But I argue that the bible speaks frequently about God's children and their charge to uphold social justice.
Recently, a brother in Christ stood up for the women in church. He brought up a recent incident where women were prohibited from conducting an act of service when no scriptural basis for the prohibition could be found. What followed was the vast majority of Christians in a church meeting from all persuasions on the Women question voting to say that they don't believe women should be prohibited.
What followed in the weeks after was silence, a continuation of former practices, of women being left out anyway.
It broke, I think, the hearts and spirits of many. To them — to me — it was an act of pure un-love; a hard-heartedness, a perpetuated state of partiality in favour of those who hold a restrictive and narrow stance, and a continued lack of justice.
To persist in an unscriptural practice that leaves out brethren purely because they are women IS sexual discrimination. We have to stop painting lipstick on this pig, folks.
Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.
A Christian brother remains genuinely bemused that we speak of the ungodly inequality of men and women in our congregation. Among his many objections includes his belief that women in our society "have arrived". That sexism is largely myth now. Overreaction.
I could bring up stat after stat, but underneath that complaint lies another belief: that there are better causes to champion than the equality of women (which he maintains is ungodly because men and women were not created equal to begin with.) I'm not, for one moment, saying that the Women in Ministry question is the ONLY injustice to correct. The world hurts: we are surrounded by the poor and needy, the disenfranchised, the bereft and homeless. The country-less: refugees, fleeing in fear and reaching out for a halfway decent life. In contrast, our questions about women being able and allowed by God to serve across all ministries might seem paltry. Privileged, air-conditioned, First World concerns.
But justice begins at home. And if we cannot be willing to stand up and call out untruths, or pull a brother or sister up when they're unfairly disadvantaged and oppressed, what then? How can we, how dare we talk of love for the lost and hurting when we will not help our own sisters?
I've been off social media awhile Velle, but trying to climb back into the ring. This is an OUTSTANDING article. Simple brilliant. We have SO much work to do in the church and actually, a great number of churches in our fellowship are making huge strides in this area. Women making keynote addresses at Bible lectureships like Pepperdine and Rochester and other venues. Many congregations are using their women more and more. Don't allow yourself to become too discouraged. I don't think your patriarchy is truly sexist. We are all products of our milieu, growing up in our worlds being influenced and taught from an early age so many things so we come by our convictions honestly and the simple truth is it is very hard for us to change longstanding beliefs. I'm sure the men of your congregation simply believe what they've long been taught and can't conceive of how it might remotely be wrong, unjust or discriminatory. They just have a lot to learn and a lot of growing to do. You and your godly women can continue to study and lovingly and patiently continue to meet and study privately with them and be that agent of change. You may reach a point where you can do no more and want to seek out another fellowship, but your conscience can guide you in that. I wish you the very best in your endeavors and look forward to renewing our conversations. Blessings dear!


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The broad ecological issues associated with the meat industry are, as it will be seen, largely the same as the ecological issues associated with agriculture; as Harold A. Mooney, professor of biological sciences at Stanford, summaries1,'"We are seeing tremendous environmental problems with these operations [i.e. large scale livestock operations], from land degradation and air and water pollution to loss of biodiversity" – these issues have been explored in various previous sub-sections. The fish industry has had and still has its own consequences for ecology, although the particular kinds of ecological impact are different to those of the meat industry. Both industries have been included into this one sub-category of chapter one, part two, because they are both industries with the 'purpose' of providing particular animal proteins to feed people.
When it comes to the meat industry and issues of sustainability, the main concern underlying all others is quite simply that the amount of grain needed to feed 'livestock' killed and then eaten by human beings is enormous, and enormous amounts of land are dedicated to monocrops that serve the purpose of feeding the livestock; globalissues.org2, for example, points out that "More than one third of the world's grain harvest is used to feed livestock", and according to the Food and Agriculture Association of the United States (FAO)3, "[g]razing occupies 26 percent of the Earth's terrestrial surface". A consequence of such a a large amount of crop and grazing space is deforestation – according4 "to Greenpeace, all the wild animals and trees in more than 2.9 million acres of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil were destroyed in the 2004-2005 crop season in order to grow crops that are used to feed chickens and other animals in factory farms" – and with such deforestation comes the loss of biodiversity and topsoil, and water sources accordingly become defiled, as discussed in an earlier sub-section. These kinds of issues with livestock commodification are acknowledged by dozens of sources, an example being People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) – it is pointed out at their website5 that livestock "grazing is the number one reason that plant species in the United States become threatened and go extinct, and it also leads to soil erosion and eventual desertification that renders once-fertile land barren."
The one-third of the world's grain harvest, mentioned above, used to feed slaughter-animals, consists largely of gmo-grains: gmoinside.com6 points out that 94% of soy and 88% of corn grown in the US, for example, is genetically modified, and these are dominant livestock-feed crops7:
"in the United States (the world's foremost GMO producer and consumer) and in other major GMO producing countries, an overwhelming majority of the GMO crop is not even consumed directly by humans. In the US, livestock has been fed genetically engineered crops since these crops were first introduced in 1996 and each of the top 6 GMO crops (soy, cotton, corn, canola, sugar beet, and alfalfa) are heavily utilized by the US and global animal feed market."
The implication is that the meat industry has become interlinked with bio-tech industry, and the same issues apply (see the relevant sub-section, 1.2.7), as do the ecological issues outlined in the sub-section entitled 'genetically modified organims (1.1.7). Some elaboration of facts is offered at scientificamerican.com8: "Livestock are typically fed corn, soybean meal and other grains which have to first be grown using large amounts of fertilizer, fuel, pesticides, water and land. EWG estimates that growing livestock feed in the U.S. alone requires 167 million pounds of pesticides and 17 billion pounds of nitrogen fertilizer each year across some 149 million acres of cropland." Some of the kinds of issues, explored in the relevant sub-sections, are the dangerous pesticides and fertilisers used in the GMO industry and the impact they have on the ecology of an area; the killing of non-target species of insects and bacteria (etc.) that occurs with such chemical-use; the contamination of water sources with chemicals. These kinds of issues are all associated with the petrochemical industry as well, which has been explored above in the relevant sub-section.
The meat industry, as evident in the quote from scientificamerican.com above, is also heavily reliant on fossil-fuels; this is further explained at peta.org9, where it is pointed out that it "takes more than 11 times as much fossil fuel to make one calorie from animal protein as it does to make one calorie from plant protein. Raising animals for food gobbles up precious energy." Readers are invited to "add up the energy-intensive stages of raising animals for food":
"(1) grow massive amounts of corn, grain, and soybeans (with all the required tilling, irrigation, crop-dusters, etc.); (2) transport the grain and soybeans to feed manufacturers on gas-guzzling 18-wheelers; (3) operate the feed mills (requiring massive energy expenditures); (4) transport the feed to the factory farms (again, in gas-guzzling vehicles); (5) operate the factory farms; (6) truck the animals many miles to slaughter; (7) operate the slaughterhouse; (8) transport the meat to processing plants; (9) operate the meat-processing plants; (10) transport the meat to grocery stores; (11) keep the meat refrigerated or frozen in the stores until it's sold."
Furthermore, the meat industry is responsible for the release of alarming amounts of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, thereby playing a considerable role in climate change. According to the FAO10,
"the livestock sector has assumed an often unrecognized role in global warming. Using a methodology that considered the entire commodity chain…, FAO estimated that livestock are responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, a bigger share than that of transport. It accounts for nine percent of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions, most of it due to expansion of pastures and arable land for feed crops. It generates even bigger shares of emissions of other gases with greater potential to warm the atmosphere: as much as 37 percent of anthropogenic methane, mostly from enteric fermentation by ruminants, and 65 percent of anthropogenic nitrous oxide, mostly from manure."
The scientificamerican.com source used above adds that in spraying such huge amounts of pesticides and fertilisers in the growing of feed-crops, "copious amounts of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide" are produced.
Biodiversity is greatly reduced, if not eliminated, when large-scale activity takes place for the sake of producing meat for humans to consume. The FAO makes this clear11:
"The sheer quantity of animals being raised for human consumption also poses a threat of the Earth's biodiversity. Livestock account for about 20 percent of the total terrestrial animal biomass, and the land area they now occupy was once habitat for wildlife. In 306 of the 825 terrestrial eco-regions identified by the Worldwide Fund for Nature, livestock are identified as "a current threat", while 23 of Conservation International's 35 "global hotspots for biodiversity" – characterized by serious levels of habitat loss – are affected by livestock production."
Peta.org12 has the following information to add about the large amount of water used by the meat industry in the US alone:
"Nearly half of all the water used in the United States goes to raising animals for food. In 2008, John Anthony Allan, a professor at King's College London and the winner of the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize, urged people worldwide to go vegetarian because of the tremendous waste of water involved with eating animals."
"It takes more than 2,400 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of meat, while growing 1 pound of wheat only requires 25 gallons. You save more water by not eating a pound of meat than you do by not showering for six months!"
The same source adds the following relevant information: "What do we get back from all the grain, fossil fuels, and water that go into making animal products? Tons and tons of feces. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the runoff from factory farms pollutes our waterways more than all other industrial sources combined."
Already, enough evidence about the meat industry has been offered to show it as highly problematic in the context of the ecological crisis. It is therefore unsurprising that at a 2007 symposium named, "Livestock in a Changing Landscape: Drivers, Consequences and Responses", researchers from Stanford University presented findings which were reported on as follows13: "The harmful environmental effects of livestock production are becoming increasingly serious at all levels–local, regional, national and global–and urgently need to be addressed".
The fishing industry is less obviously rampantly problematic in the context of the ecological crisis, but it does play a role in such a context that is often not realised: the fishing industry has been largely responsible for the near decimation of fish species for several decades, to the point that the entire oceanic ecosystem is threatened; this has a huge knock-on effect for the chain of life on the planet. This issue can be seen at 21stcenturychallenges.org14, where it is stated that the "United Nations estimates that 80% of world fish stocks are fully exploited or overfished and require precautionary management. The problem of commercial overfishing has become so intense that we have altered the basic food web, eliminating target species at the top of the food chain." After the animals at the top of the food web are affected, the impact gets felt at the lower end; the same source explains:
"That [i.e. the elimination of target species at the top of the food chain] is followed by fishing down the food web until the catch becomes plankton-eating fish at the base of the food web. Habitat destruction from trawling at the bottom of the oceans disturbs an area of the seabed as large as Brazil, the Congo and India combined every year. The massive bycatch – or unintentional catch of fish, birds, turtles and mammals – adds to the impact on oceans."
The WWF15 states unambiguously that "The global fishing fleet is 2-3 times larger than what the oceans can sustainably support." The same source adds the following information:
53% of the world's fisheries are fully exploited, and 32% are overexploited, depleted, or recovering from depletion;
Most of the top ten marine fisheries, accounting for about 30% of all capture fisheries production, are fully exploited or overexploited
Several important commercial fish populations have declined to the point where their survival is threatened
Unless the current situation improves, stocks of all species currently fished for food are predicted to collapse by 2048.
The global fishing industry is furthermore heavily reliant on the use of fossil fuels. Two researchers, Tyedmers and Watson, published a paper in 2005 called 'Fuelling global fishing fleets'16; albeit somewhat outdated already, the abstract to the paper holds relevance in light of the ecological issues of the fishing industry:
"we calculate that globally, fisheries burned almost 50 billion L of fuel in the process of landing just over 80 million t of marine fish and invertebrates for an average rate of 620 L t(-1). Consequently, fisheries account for about 1.2% of global oil consumption, an amount equivalent to that burned by the Netherlands, the 18th-ranked oil consuming country globally, and directly emit more than 130 million t of CO2 into the atmosphere. From an efficiency perspective, the energy content of the fuel burned by global fisheries is 12.5 times greater than the edible-protein energy content of the resulting catch."
Clear here is the energy intensity of the fishing industry; all of the ecological issues with fossil-fuel extraction and use are therefore intertwined into this industry, as has been the case with the livestock industry.
1http://news.stanford.edu/pr/2007/pr-livestockrev-021407.html accessed 19 August 2014
2http://www.globalissues.org/article/240/beef accessed 18 August 2014
3http://www.fao.org/ag/magazine/0612sp1.htm accessed 19 August 2014
4http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/meat-wastes-natural-resources/#ixzz3AjWreF6g accessed 18 August 2014
5 http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/meat-wastes-natural-resources/#ixzz3AjTijc5M accessed 18 August 2014
6http://gmoinside.org/gmos-in-animal-feed/ accessed 18 August 2014
8http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meat-and-environment/ accessed 18 August 2014
9 http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/meat-wastes-natural-resources/ accessed 18 August 2014
10http://www.fao.org/ag/magazine/0612sp1.htm accessed 18 August 2014
12http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/meat-wastes-natural-resources/ accessed 19 August 2014
13http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/02/070220145244.htm accessed 18 August 2014
14http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/focus/unsustainable-fishing/ accessed 18 August 2014
15http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/blue_planet/problems/problems_fishing/ accessed 18 August 2014
16http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16521840 accessed 18 August 2014
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No Borders No Race: Episode Ni-Hyaku-Hachi-Juu-San
After griping about Demon Slayer Season Two rehashing its successful film predecessor, King Baby Duck has some issues with the long-awaited film adaptation of DUNE. But it's all good when Dirty Pair makes its return after a very successful Kickstarter.
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MANGA REVIEW | "Skip and Loafer" - Volume One
The word "wholesome" gets thrown around a lot these days, but I can't think of a better way to describe Misaki Takamatsu's Skip and Loafer. Three years following its initial serialization in Japan, the critically acclaimed romantic comedy series has finally
Translating a Japanese manga into English doesn't come easy. Words, phrases, and even how they're presented can sometimes be difficult to convey from one language to another. Yet even with these hurdles, there's always a feeling or theme in a
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REVIEW | Heroes On the Run in Latest "My Hero Academia" Film
Poor Deku has it rough. It seems like no matter where he goes, the user of One For All appears to be a magnet for trouble. Of course, in the world of My Hero Academia, trouble is just about everywhere
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Pat Chambers has described Ross Travis as 'relentless, hardworking, and an athlete who plays with great energy'. This past weekend at the Barclays Center Classic, Travis was one of many players who contributed to Penn State's solid performance. The team's thrilling 89-82 overtime win against St. Johns and the close 79-76 loss to Ole Miss proved that Penn State basketball is headed in the right direction.
During the games in Brooklyn, Travis posted double-figures in each matchup. He recorded his second double-double of the season and the seventh of his career, with 17 points and 13 rebounds against Ole Miss.
Travis's first double-double of the season came during Penn State's matchup with Longwood. During the team's 93-67 win over the Lancers, Travis recorded 11 points and 13 rebounds and tied his career-high of four assists. Following the game, Penn State head coach Pat Chambers praised the junior forward's strong performance.
Travis is a 6-foot-6, 225 pound junior from Chaska, Minnesota, who has been making an impact in the basketball program since the first day he stepped foot in the Bryce Jordan Center. In his first season as a Nittany Lion, Travis played in all 32 games and was a starter 16 times. As a freshman, Travis earned the team's Scrappiest Player Award and led the team with 5.2 rebounds per game. He finished the final five games of the season with a 63.2 shooting percentage.
Travis's shining moment as a freshman came during the final game of the season against No. 13 Michigan. The rising star scored a career-high 15 points, recorded six rebounds, and went 5-5 on the floor.
Travis continued to improve and show off his athleticism during his sophomore season. Travis led Penn State and finished fourth in the Big Ten with 7.4 rebounds per game, giving him the best average for a Penn State player since 2007. He recorded five double-doubles and continued to thrive as the rebound king, with nine double-digit rebound totals, where seven of which were against Big Ten opponents. Travis posted eight double-figure scoring games and was fourth on the team in scoring.
Travis continued to show his dominating ability against the Michigan Wolverines. During the 2012-2013 season, Travis recoded three of his five double-doubles against the University of Michigan. Travis posted twelve points and eleven rebounds versus the No. 6 team during the Big Ten Tournament.
The best game of his career came against Michigan, last February 27. Travis tied a career-high with 15 points and recorded career-highs with four assists and four steals. He finished the game with 12 rebounds and more importantly proved the large impact he would continue to have on the university's basketball program.
While in high school, Travis was the top prospect from Minnesota in 2011. ESPN.com and Rivals.com listed Travis as a three star recruit. During his senior season, the budding star averaged twenty points, twelve rebounds and two blocks per game. As a senior, Travis was team captain and played on the Minneapolis AAU 43 Hoops team coached by NBA veteran Chris Carr. He also recorded a triple-double and led his team to the sectional finals during his junior year.
Travis's athleticism and skill is incredibly impressive due the various injuries he has faced over his career. When he was younger, Travis suffered minor blindness in his left eye after being shot with a BB gun, forcing him to miss two full season of basketball. Travis wore a brace for seven months after suffering from a back injury. Travis missed his entire sophomore season and twelve games of his junior year due to the severe injury.
Chambers has noted Travis's strong work ethic and the hard work he has put in to play at his highest level.
"He plays with great energy and effort and has worked really hard on his jump shot and handle during the off-season. He continues to get stronger in the weight room and I expect to see a tremendously improved player this season."
Travis and the Nittany Lions will host Marshall this Saturday at 4:00 p.m. on ComRadio.


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Obama says health care overhaul needs more work
Source: Agencies | July 22, 2009, Wednesday | Print Edition
UNITED States President Barack Obama said yesterday that the health care overhaul plan working its way through the United States Congress needs more work amid signs that his top policy initiative, already rejected by Republicans, was running into deeper trouble with his own Democrats.
Obama was to meet a group of Democratic lawmakers to discuss how to pay for the nearly US$1 trillion reforms after a key congressional panel canceled yesterday's votes on its version of the legislation while talks continued with a group of fiscally conservative Democrats.
Asked whether he would sign any of the bills now being considered in Congress, Obama told NBC's "Today" show: "Right now, they're not where they need to be."
But Obama said he was confident the final legislation would drive down spiraling health care costs over time.
While he has been pushing Congress to land plans to overhaul the US$2.5 trillion health care industry on his desk by October, recently he has been saying he wants it by the end of the year, which would still lock in changes before lawmakers focus on the 2010 mid-term elections.
The plan working its way through Congress seeks to set up a government-run health insurance program to compete with private insurers, expand coverage for the 46 million uninsured, and hold down soaring health care costs.
The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee met into the early hours on the plan, but its chairman, Henry Waxman, canceled yesterday's session to go to the White House with the panel's Democrats.
An aide to one of the fiscally conservative Democrats, known as "Blue Dogs," said the group might ask Obama to slow down the health care push. "The landscape will change after that meeting," the aide said. "Blue Dogs are very concerned about the financial implications of bill. There's not enough reform made or cost-cutting," one Blue Dog source said.
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Bill Belichick wows on runway ahead of Panthers game
Charlotte, NC - New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick wowed on a Charlotte runway ahead of the Patriots vs. Panthers game on Sunday.
According to sources, Belichick has quietly expressed interest in pursing a modeling career after he retires from the NFL. Many are speculating his strut down the catwalk is his way of testing the waters.
"If the audience's reaction is any indication, he's got a hella career ahead of him," said one fashion designer attending the show.
An NFL Fashions representative reports that sales of Patriot's sweatshirts skyrocketed 800% in the moments following Belichick's walk. Online searches for "navy blue sweatpants" are also trending.


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SENATE PROBES NDDC'S SPENDING OF 40BIL IN 3 MONTHS
The Senate has set up a seven-member ad-hoc committee to probe the "financial recklessness" of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
The committee was specifically asked to probe the IMC for allegedly squandering N40 billion in three months and seek account for other financial transactions within this period.
The committee will be headed by Olubunmi Adetunbi (APC, Ekiti North) with Jika Haliru (APC, Bauchi Central), Tanko Almakura (APC, Nasarawa South), Abdulfatai Buhari (APC, Oyo North ), Chukwuka Utazi ( PDP, Enugu North), Ibrahim Hadeija (APC Jigawa North East ) and Degi – Eremienyo Biobarakuma (APC, Bayelsa East ) as members.
The resolution to set up the committee followed deliberation on a motion on the "Urgent need to investigate alleged financial recklessness in the NDDC" – sponsored by George Sekibo.
Leading the debate, Mr Sekibo said there were accusations of misuse of funds by the previous management of the commission which portrayed the NCDC as a financial conduit pipe, especially when the aspiration of its founding fathers have been forsaken.
"The visible recklessness may have prompted the President to set up an Interim Management Committee while ordering a forensic audit of the commission so as to reposition it for its intended mandate," he said.
"While the President's action of setting up an IMC and the forensic audit may have been conceived to forestall the financial recklessness of the commission and reposition it for fast-tracking of the development of the region, the IMC has been more bedevilled with the same financial misuse, misapplication, misappropriation or outright fraud in the management of the funds of the commission.
"The IMC has inundated itself with undue gross misconducts in fraudulent contracts award without due recourse to due process and flagrant disobedience to the provisions of the sections 19, 25, 41 and 42 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
"Within the last three months, the commission has spent over N40 billion of the commission's fund without recourse to established processes of funds disbursement which has opened up further suspicion among stakeholders of the Niger Delta Region," he said.
The lawmaker also faulted the IMC's arbitrary use of executive power in alleged wrongful sacking of management staff without recourse to established civil service rules and practice with the aim of allegedly concealing the fraudulent financial recklessness they have committed.
Initial disagreement
In Mr Sekibo's motion, he prayed that the Senate mandate its committee on Niger Delta Affairs to carry out an investigation on all issues relating to but not a limited misapplication and misappropriation of N40 billion by the commission as well as all procurement and financial transactions of the commission in this fiscal year 2020 and any other matter that is not in accordance with the provisions of the NDDC Establishment Act 2000.
But Bala Na'Allah protested and said instead of the standing committee, an ad-hoc committee, which he said will handle it better, be set up to probe the commission, a prayer which was eventually adopted by the Senate.
Peter Nwaboashi, who is the chairman of the committee, seemed displeased at Mr Na'Alla comments as he tried to counter his allegations.
"…My learned colleague in the bar, Senator Na'allah raised a point of order and in the process, he said that the committee failed to perform its duties and it is on record. When the issue was raised again, he went over to say again that Sekibo did not bring it on behalf of the committee.
"First, Senator Sekibo is a member of the committee on Niger Delta Affairs and everything he did here was in consonance and approval of the members of this committee. For him to say that the committee is not part is a misnomer. When motions are not brought in the names of a committee, it has never happened in this Senate unless a report is brought in the name of a committee.
"Secondly, he went further to say I have 'stopped', that we have relegated on our powers or our functions. That is what it means. That is not correct. The period under the investigation is three months. If you can follow the motion. Within the period of investigation, we have been, the chamber has been locked and this first time we are taking motion on the floor of this Senate.
"To say that a member of the committee brought a motion and it was debated and you say that the committee has relegated on its powers, it is an affront on the integrity and personality of some of us in the committee. He is a lawyer, I am 31 years in the bar, you cannot make such derogatory statement about me,"he protested.
On his part, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said the intention of the Senate is not to take away the responsibility of the NDDC.
"We believe that you have been doing your work. I know personally that you have been involved together as far as the NDDC is concerned. This is something that was put to vote. It is not strange to have an ad-hoc committee when we have a standing committee.
"We in this 9th Senate set up ad-hoc committees. I recall that in 2011, I headed a committee to investigate privatization. There was a committee on BPE so this is just the workings of the Senate. All that we need to do is to ensure that our committees, whether the ad-hoc or the standing or special committees, do their work. I want to assure you that nothing affects the integrity of the committee. It is just to ensure that there is sanity in the NDDC."
The ad-hoc committee was given four weeks to carry out its investigation and report by the Senate.
Tags: NDDC FRAUD, Senate
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Falca Gap Entrenchment (), znany też jako Falca Lines – przednia linia obronna piechoty entrenchment w północnej Malcie, znajdująca się na granicy pomiędzy miejscowością Mġarr i Saint Paul's Bay. Została zbudowana w XVIII wieku przez Zakon Maltański. Współcześnie znajduje się w ruinie.

Historia
Falca Gap Entrenchment jest częścią serii fortyfikacji zbudowanych we wczesnych latach XVIII wieku przez Zakon św. Jana. Program budowlany rozpoczęto w latach 1714–1716 budową baterii nadbrzeżnych, redut oraz nadbrzeżnych entrenchments. Około 1722 uświadomiono sobie, że nie ma wystarczającej ilości żołnierzy do obsadzenia tych wszystkich fortyfikacji, więc Zakon zdecydował, że w wypadku inwazji mogą oni wycofać się do Great Fault, dużego uskoku przecinającego w poprzek północną Maltę.

Aby było to możliwe, zaczęto budować w pobliżu uskoku serię linii obronnych. Były one podobne do zbudowanych wzdłuż linii brzegowej, z tą główną różnicą, że powstawały w głębi lądu. Falca Gap Entrenchment został zbudowany, aby osłaniać z boku Falca Gap, gdy inne fortyfikacje tego typu powstały w Naxxar, San Pawl tat-Tarġa i innych strategicznych miejscach.

Falca Lines budowano w latach ok. 1723–1732. Składała się ona z bastionu w centrum, z murem kurtynowym po każdej stronie. Mury te posiadały kilka redanów.

Falca Gap Entrenchment był w użyciu jedynie podczas francuskiej inwazji na Maltę w 1798, kiedy był obsadzony przez członków militii z Naxxar. Siły francuskie z łatwością poradziły sobie z obrońcami, ponieważ wylądowały już poza linią obrony.

W latach 80. XIX wieku Brytyjczycy zaczęli fortyfikować ten teren raz jeszcze, budując Victoria Lines (znane wtedy jako North West Front). Rozważano włączenie Falca Gap Entrenchment do nowych fortyfikacji, jednak ostatecznie zaniechano tego z powodu niekorzystnego położenia. Zamiast tego Brytyjczycy zbudowali Dwejra Lines, bardziej na południe od Falca Lines.

Stan współczesny
Współcześnie entrenchment jest w ruinie. Tylko jeden półbastion wciąż istnieje z ogólnym kształtem wciąż czytelnym. Część linii fortyfikacji przecięta jest przez Triq Sir Temi Zammit, drogę wiodącą do Mġarr.

Naxxar Entrenchment znajduje się na liście National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands pod nr 01425.

Przypisy

Fortyfikacje Zakonu Maltańskiego
Mġarr
Saint Paul's Bay

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Q: BottomAppBar throws IllegalArgumentException I'm using the latest Material Design library for android and following the this documentation to create BottomAppBar.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".fragments.ARFragment">

    <com.google.android.material.bottomappbar.BottomAppBar
        android:id="@+id/bar"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/blue"/>

</androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>

Here's the exception. Full log is here.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid Region.Op - only INTERSECT and DIFFERENCE are allowed
    at android.graphics.Canvas.checkValidClipOp(Canvas.java:779)
    at android.graphics.Canvas.clipRect(Canvas.java:826)
    at com.google.android.material.shape.MaterialShapeDrawable.prepareCanvasForShadow(MaterialShapeDrawable.java:850)
    at com.google.android.material.shape.MaterialShapeDrawable.draw(MaterialShapeDrawable.java:746)
    at android.view.View.getDrawableRenderNode(View.java:20463)
    at android.view.View.drawBackground(View.java:20399)

I saw the other StackOverFlow threads similar to this exception but there was no answer for me because the exception is in the library.
I'm testing on Android P.

A: Check this Include Google Maven repository in build.gradle.
allprojects {
repositories {
  jcenter()
  maven {
    url "https://maven.google.com"
  }
}
}

Place material components dependency in your build.gradle. Keep in mind that material version is regularly updating.
implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.0.0-alpha1'

Set compileSdkVersion, and targetSdkVersion to the latest API version targetting Android P which is 28.
android {
compileSdkVersion 28
defaultConfig {
    applicationId "com.xxx"
    minSdkVersion 19
    targetSdkVersion 28
    versionCode 0
    versionName "1"

}

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Barely one week after Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) joint venture shut the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP), one of the two major pipelines in the Eastern Niger Delta, following an explosion, the company Tuesday said it recorded eight crude oil theft and sabotage related spill incidents at the Adibawa field also in Eastern Niger Delta between January and June this year.
The Adibawa oilfield straddles Biseni, Edagberi and Ikarama communities in Rivers State.
Confirming these incidents, Shell's Corporate Media Relations Manager, Mr. Tony Okonedo, said in a statement Tuesday that majority of the spills were caused when unknown persons inflicted extensive hacksaw cuts on pipelines.
Okonedo said a joint team comprising regulators, government ministries, SPDC and communities investigated each of the spills and confirmed their findings in signed-off reports.
According to him, the latest spills occurred on the Adibawa-Okordia pipeline at Ikarama on May 24 and June 4 respectively, adding that the largest individual spilled volume of 447 barrels came from the June incident.
"Investigation is continuing into another spill which occurred on the Adibawa North East flowline at Biseni on May 22. In line with its spill response strategy and at the earliest opportunity, SPDC shut down the pipelines, mobilised teams to the site of the incidents for containment and recovery of spilled oil. Cleanup of impacted areas is planned for later in the year," he said.
SPDC's Managing Director and Country Chairman of Shell Companies in Nigeria, Mr. Mutiu Sunmonu, said the company was concerned over the rising trend of spills in Adibawa field.
"Just between April 9 and 26, we recorded four sabotage spills in the same area, polluting rivers and blighting swathes of land. All stakeholders must work together to try to stop this crime against Nigeria," Sunmonu said.
Sunmonu also stated that his company would continue to bring new level of transparency in spills reporting.
Recently, the company shut the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP), deferring production of 150,000 barrels of crude oil per day, due to an explosion and fire at a crude theft point on the 28-inch section of the facility at Bodo West in Ogoni land of Rivers State.


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Q: SilverLight Webaii Test Automation - Enter User credentials into IE Dialogue box I am trying to test a SilverLight web application using the Telerik Webaii test automation suite. When my code opens the browsers and tries to direct to the applications http address a login credentials dialogue popup appears. The dialogue box is part IE i.e. it is not a javascript generated popup. I was wondering how I can use Webaii to shift focus to the login credentials dialogue popup and enter a user name and password, then press ENTER. Here is my code so far (p0 = web address, p1 = username, p2 = password, p3 = seconds):-
using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading;
using ArtOfTest.WebAii.Core;
using ArtOfTest.WebAii.Win32.Dialogs;
using ArtOfTest.WebAii.Silverlight;
using ArtOfTest.WebAii.Silverlight.UI;
using NUnit.Framework;
using TechTalk.SpecFlow;
using Telerik.WebAii.Controls.Xaml;
using TimeSpan = System.TimeSpan;
using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Security.Principal;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using System.ComponentModel;

namespace PortalTestSuite.Tests.Definitions
{
    [Binding]
    public class SmokeTestsSteps
    {

        private SilverlightApp _silverlightApp;
        public Manager _browserManager;

        [BeforeScenario()]
        public void BeforeScenario()
        {

        }

        [AfterScenario()]
        public void AfterScenario()
        {
            var buttons = _silverlightApp.Find.AllByType<Button>();
            _browserManager.ActiveBrowser.Close();
            _browserManager.Desktop.KeyBoard.KeyPress(System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Enter);
        }

            [Given(@"I can navigate to ""(.*)"" using IE with username ""(.*)"" and password ""(.*)"" page load tolerance of (.*) seconds")]
            public void GivenICanNavigateToUsingIEWithUsernameAndPasswordPageLoadToleranceOfSeconds(string p0, string p1, string p2, int p3)
            {
                var mySettings = new Settings
                {
                    Web = { DefaultBrowser = BrowserType.InternetExplorer },
                    ClientReadyTimeout = 60000
                };
                _browserManager = new Manager(mySettings);
                _browserManager.Start();

                Settings.Current.Web.EnableSilverlight = true;
                _browserManager.LaunchNewBrowser();
                _browserManager.ActiveBrowser.Window.Maximize();
                _browserManager.SetNewBrowserTracking(true);

                _browserManager.ActiveBrowser.NavigateTo(p0);

                //When login credentials popup appears enter user credentials here

A: I work for Telerik and will try to help you with this. The Telerik Testing Framework (formerly called WebAii) has a Logon dialog handler that will handle the IE logon dialog for you. Our documentation on how to do this can be found here:
http://docs.telerik.com/teststudio/testing-framework/write-tests-in-code/advanced-topics-wtc/html-popups-and-dialogs-wtc/win32-dialogs


Katalon Selenium script format issues?
I upgraded to the newest Firefox so I can;t use Selenium IDE. I opted to use Katalon Recorder IDE which seems to work; however, any scripts I export form the recorder was considered invalid by Qualys WAS. I edit the web app and when I upload the file, it says the script is invalid or formatted incorrectly. I don;t see anywhere online that shows the proper format for a Selenium script acceptable by Qualys, not even a language format. I can export to C#, Java, Ruby, Python, etc but Qualys wouldn't accept any of them.
Has anyone had any luck with Katalon or know anything in the exported scripts that need to be fixed for Qualys?
That's a possible short term solution. Not every company uses the ESR version, and in approx March 2018 (which isn't that far away) this won't be an option. Does Qualys have a long term solution in the works for scripting with Qualys WAS?
Hi Larry - yes, Qualys will be announcing a replacement for Selenium IDE in March 2018. It will allow for recording new auth scripts and crawl scripts, and should also be compatible with existing scripts recorded from Selenium IDE.
UPDATE: Firefox ESR will continue on the FF 52 codebase until May 2018 (see https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/organizations/ ). Selenium IDE extension will continue to work with Firefox ESR until then.
According to your post from Dec. 22, 2017 "Qualys will be announcing a replacement for Selenium IDE prior to March 2018". Well, just six days left until March 2018. When can we expect the announcement?
Beta testing is currently underway. If you would like to participate in the beta test, please let me know.
I would love to beta test too. We are forced to use a corporate version (not ESR) of FF so lost Selenium IDE capability a while back. Looking forward to being able to run authenticated scans when Qualys WAS itself can't seem to authenticate.
Sure Larry. Please send me your contact info via direct message on here.
Qualys Browser Recorder - a Chrome extension - is now available from the Chrome Web Store. Qualys Browser Recorder (QBR) takes the place of Selenium IDE for Qualys WAS customers. Just like Selenium IDE previously, QBR allows you to record authentication and other workflows within your web application and save the script for uploading into WAS. It uses the same file format, so existing Selenium scripts should load and play in QBR. Please do not use Selenium IDE version 3 or greater, because it uses a different file format that is incompatible with WAS. QBR is not available for Firefox at this time.


Jakarta (BuyLinkShop, quoting the Reuters) - customers who borrow funds through indonesia's illegal financial technology lenders do not need to reward their loans, vicegerent communications wait samuel pengerapan said on tuesday. indonesia is battling a wave of unlicensed "fintech" lenders who shun registering with authorities and frequently reapply aggressive score store practices. "the borrower can borrow as plenteous as they similar owing the lender is not functional. it's unyielding to upset it," pengerapan told reporters. "if the companies test to localize their debt, tidings them, authorities succeed stop them owing they are not licensed." pengerapan encouraged consumers to pristine stop whether the union they were traffic with was betwixt the 73 fintech companies licensed by authorities. regulators possess banned more than 400 fintech lenders for operating without a license, with the communications council then blocking their websites in indonesia. an study by reuters in september set that numerous of indonesia's banned lenders had come from china succeeding a crackdown on the loosely regulated micro-credit sector there. four customers who failed to reward loans on term told reuters that chinese fintech lenders took restrain of their phone contacts – sufferance is granted when the app is installed - and harassed colleagues and friends for repayment.


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Home Arts Dictionaries thesauruses pictures and press releases Siboni, Giuseppe (Vincenzo Antonio)
Siboni, Giuseppe (Vincenzo Antonio)
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
Siboni, Giuseppe (Vincenzo Antonio) , Italian tenor and singing teacher, father of Erik (Anthon Valdemar) Siboni; b. Forlì, Jan. 27, 1780; d. Copenhagen, March 28, 1839. He made his operatic debut in Rimini when he was only 17. Following appearances in Florence (1797), Bologna (1798), Genoa (1800), and at Milan's La Scala (1805), he became a principal singer at the King's Theatre in London in 1806, where he was chosen to create roles in several operas by Paër. He continued to sing in Italy, and also fulfilled engagements in Paris, Vienna, Prague, and St. Petersburg. In 1819 he settled in Copenhagen, where he was made director of singing at the Royal Theater and founded the Royal Cons. in 1821.
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire
"Siboni, Giuseppe (Vincenzo Antonio)." Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. . Encyclopedia.com. 17 Jul. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.
"Siboni, Giuseppe (Vincenzo Antonio)." Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. . Encyclopedia.com. (July 17, 2019). https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/siboni-giuseppe-vincenzo-antonio
"Siboni, Giuseppe (Vincenzo Antonio)." Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. . Retrieved July 17, 2019 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/siboni-giuseppe-vincenzo-antonio


"Catch" evolved from being two abstract forms that were similar in form, but opposite to each other. After carving and mounting them on the red granite base, Michael Binkley was inspired to connect the two forms visually by carving a small sphere and securing it to one form. It appears as if one form is telling the other to catch the ball.
The forms are carved from statuario marble quarried in the mountains above the famous town of Cararra, Italy. Statuario is Italian for statuary and is acknowledged as being one of the finest stones in the world to carve. It is almost pure white in colour (aside from a tiny grey striation at the top of the larger form) and Binkley left a silky smooth matte finish on the forms that is wonderful to the touch and gives the marble the ability to successfully hold shadow. The sphere is carved from jupiter marble from the state of Alaska, USA and has a high gloss polish. It is permanently secured to the larger form with a hidden metal pin and the forms are secured to the granite base by hidden metal pins.


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CBD revitalisation plans
Commissioners for the City of Perth will implement a series of plans in an effort to support and revitalise the Central Business District's core retail precinct.
At this evening's Council meeting, Commissioner Andrew Hammond put forward a Notice of Motion outlining a number of strategies to address homelessness, parking and retail challenges in the City.
Chair Commissioner Eric Lumsden said the Notice of Motion was unanimously supported.
"The City will now look to implement a 12-month trial of up to three-hour free parking on weekends and public holidays in strategically located areas, to encourage people into the CBD and provide an economic injection into local businesses," Chair Commissioner Lumsden said.
"Additionally, the City will consider appropriate locations for the establishment of a safe night space and support services hub to assist rough sleepers and people in need.
"It's envisaged that by providing people with a safe space with the coordination of services, rough sleepers won't need to seek shelter in doorways or shopfronts."
Furthermore the City will facilitate a forum with key property and retail representatives to discuss challenges facing the CBD precinct, such as anti-social behaviour, economic factors, on-going parking initiatives and competition from major suburban shopping centres.
"A solution to homelessness and issues facing the retail and business sectors is not an overnight fix, but this is a start," Chair Commissioner Lumsden said.
"The City will continue to maintain an open dialogue with the State Government while it develops its homeless strategy, as it will take a united front from all levels of government to find long-term solutions to tackling homelessness."
Complementary to Commissioner Hammond's motion, the City of Perth has also been working on an Interim Homelessness Plan, focusing on City-led coordination of outreach homeless services.
An immediate plan to help people experiencing homelessness in the city, the Interim Homelessness Plan aligns with the strategic direction of the broader Perth homelessness sector.
Issued by: Michael Holland, Senior Media Advisor, 9461 3425, michael.holland@cityofperth.wa.gov.au


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Why You Should Watch Glass
If you've watched Unbreakable back in 2000 and Split in 2016, then you should be bothered if you haven't seen Glass. It is, after all, the third and last installment of the Unbreakable trilogy by the one and only M. Night Shyamalan.
READ: M. Night Shyamalan's Split (2016) Recap
The three are written, produced, and directed by Shyamalan himself, along with Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock, and Ashwin Rajan as co-producers. Both Unbreakable and Split has acclaimed positive reviews and has set Shyamalan high up, with a lot of critics saying that this could be his glorious return as glorified writer and filmmaker. Glass will tackle the remaining mysteries that cloud the previous two movies.
A full closure is what's in store for all the major characters introduced in the three films. These include Bruce Willis' David Dunn and James McAvoy's Kevin Crumb. Old cast from both movies, Anya Taylor Joy as Casey Cooke (Split, 2016), Spencer Treat Clark (Unbreakable, 2000), and Charlayne Woodard as Mrs. Price (Unbreakable, 2000), joins them as well. Newcomer Sarah Paulson plays Dr. Ellie Staple, a mysterious psychiatrist who "treats" patients who believe they have superhuman powers and intelligence. She is then joined by Adam David Thompson as Daryl (psych ward employee) and Luke Kirby as Pierce (Mr. Glass' caretaker at the facility).
The film basically starts three weeks after Kevin Crumb's rampage and ongoing carnage as The Beast. If you remember, Kevin Crumb is the Split antagonist, a man with 24 personalities, one of which includes a murdering machine they call The Beast. Unfortunately, Kevin doesn't have much say on the matter. After all, his more nasty personas – those he developed when his mom started torturing him as a kid – always overrides his original personality. He is referred to as 'The Horde' with his many personalities depicting different people.
READ: The First of a Trilogy – Unbreakable (2000) Recap
With Kevin's rampage ongoing, David Dunn sets out to help those who need him and to end The Beast's streak. When Crumb's Dennis persona kidnaps four cheerleaders after using his ability called extrasensory perception, he finds himself rescuing them. He stumbles upon Kevin in the process, this time, as Hedwig, the 9-year-old who is also part of Kevin's many personas. After releasing the captives, The Beast attacks Dunn and a fight ensues. The Philadelphia Police Department then sets off a machine of hypnotic lights, disarming both of them that led to their arrest.
The two find themselves in a psychiatric ward, this time joined by the one and only, Elijah Price a.k.a. Mr. Glass. At this point, Glass seems to show a lot of interest in Kevin especially with his more dangerous persona, The Beast. Dr. Ellie Staple, who specializes in treating patients who think they have superhuman abilities, then joins them. Later on, with Glass' intelligence and perseverance, the three managed to escape, setting Dr. Staple on a hunt.
Later on, Dunn and The Beast face each other again. Neither wants to lose but circumstances arise and all three characters, including Glass, face death. The most important reveal isn't just their true characteristics, but something much deeper and more gruesome.
As event after event sets in the film – discovering weaknesses and solving mysteries – viewers will remain more and more curious. Who is the real villain and who is the real hero?
'Glass' captures a film essence that rises beyond special effects and amazing action sequences. It leaves the audience asking questions but not ultimately confused. It's as if the answer is there but it really isn't. The film had the closure we all needed but also sparks more interest. 'Glass' is something you should never miss!
READ: December Issue – Glass
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Indian Navy Discovers 5 Cannons, Likely From World War I, Near Kolkata River
HomeIndia NewsIndian Navy Discovers 5 Cannons, Likely From World War I, Near Kolkata River
"The cannons are probably of World War I vintage and meant for being mounted on ships," he told PTI.
India NewsPress Trust of IndiaUpdated: December 04, 2022 2:25 pm IST
Plans are on to refurbish and mount the other cannons at the Navy's other establishments.
Kolkata:
It was not a treasure hunt but Indian Navy personnel did hit upon a jackpot of a different kind while clearing a piece of land on the banks of the Hooghly river.
Five cannons, probably of World War I vintage, were discovered by the Navy from the river bank in Kolkata, a senior official at its Bengal area headquarters said.
Two of these British-era cannons were refurbished and painted in black, white and red motifs, and mounted at the INS Netaji Subhas, the Indian Navy's Bengal area base headquarters here.
Captain Joydeep Chakraborty said that they came across the cannons while clearing a piece of land on the left bank of the Hooghly.
Four of the five canons, discovered in mid-2021, were retrieved this year from the land, which earlier was part of the river bed.
The last one is in the process of being lifted from the ground where it is embedded, he said.
Captain Chakraborty said that the land at Daighat near Kidderpore docks earlier belonged to the Kolkata Port, and was taken from them by the Navy for the construction of a facility there.
While clearing the land of weed and rubbish, the workers came across a British-era cannon when the spade of one of them made a metallic sound on hitting the ground.
"Upon clearing the place, a cannon was discovered and further search led to the discovery of four more," he said.
Four of the cannons were excavated and brought to the Navy House, with two of these having been mounted there, Commander Sudipto Moitra, the chief spokesperson of the Bengal area, said.
These did not bear any manufacturing marks, making it difficult to trace their origin.
These may have been manufactured here for British warships, Captain Chakraborty said.
Plans are on to refurbish and mount the other cannons at the Navy's other establishments here, Commander Moitra said.
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The Broken Heart of America
by Walter Johnson (Author) and Jamie Renell (Narrator)
A searing portrait of the racial dynamics that lie inescapably at the heart of our nation, told through the turbulent history of the city of St. Louis.
From Lewis and Clark's 1804 expedition to the 2014 uprising in Ferguson, American history has been made in St. Louis. And as Walter Johnson shows in this searing book, the city exemplifies how imperialism, racism, and capitalism have persistently entwined to corrupt the nation's past.
St. Louis was a staging post for… (more)
St. Louis was a staging post for Indian removal and imperial expansion, and its wealth grew on the backs of its poor black residents, from slavery through redlining and urban renewal. But it was once also America's most radical city, home to anti-capitalist immigrants, the Civil War's first general emancipation, and the nation's first general strike -- a legacy of resistance that endures.
A blistering history of a city's rise and decline, The Broken Heart of America will forever change how we think about the United States.
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It's hard to imagine a more high-achieving sporting family than the Kordas, a fact that is even more true when a member of the five-strong clan is competing in Australia. Father and tennis star Petr famously won the men's singles at the 1998 Australian Open. Elder daughter Jessica lifted the title at the 2012 Australian Women's Open at Royal Melbourne. And son Sebastian, emulating his father, winning the Boys' singles championship at the 2018 Australian Open.
Which leaves Mum, Regina - good enough on the tennis court to represent her native Czech Republic in singles at the 1988 Olympics - and, more immediately, younger daughter Nelly, one of the favorites to win the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open here at The Grange this week. The 20-year old, a winner on the LPGA Tour as recently as last October at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship, is one of the most exciting and talented young players in the ladies' game.
Which only underlines how the baby of the Korda family still has much to learn about life on tour. Speaking to the assembled press just before getting her first look at the front-nine on the West course where Jin Young Ko claimed first-place last year, Nelly was quick to identify "greater consistency" as her primary goal over the weeks and months to come.
"I've always had trouble doing that in the middle part of the year when the tournaments are coming thick and fast," she says." It's easy to get a bit fatigued. So my Dad and I have been looking at my scheduling for the coming months. I'm not going to play any more than four in-a-row this year. That's my maximum. Asia is especially tough for me. I find it tough to stay strong mentally after three weeks of that sort of schedule. It's tough to feel 100 percent when you are tired and that can lead to more injuries. I can tell when I'm tired though. My shots tend to start going all over.
Still, that inexperience hasn't been affecting Korda too badly or too often over the past 12 months. Last year the world number-16 missed only four cuts in 22 starts, picked up over $1m in prize-money, achieved that maiden victory and established herself as a strong contender for the U.S. Solheim Cup side that will defend the trophy against the Europeans at Gleneagles in Scotland this September. Making the team would, however, make Nelly only the second Korda to appear in the biennial contest. Sister Jessica was part of the first American side to lose on home soil in 2013 and qualified again in 2017, before injury forced her to withdraw.
"It would be really cool to represent my country," says Nelly.
Like we said, quite the family.


Reblogged from Elliptical Answers to Why Winter Mornings Are So Long – NYTimes.com by John O'Neil.
As the parent of teenage boys who have to be dragged out of bed on school days, I had been looking forward to earlier sunrises once the winter solstice was past. But early January mornings seemed darker than ever while at the same time, the sky was clearly lighter around 5 p.m.
FIGURE 8 An analemma shows the Sun's varying positions over a year.
It turned out that what I suspected was actually true — by Jan. 2, there were 12 more minutes of sunlight in the afternoons, but 3 fewer minutes in the morning. It also turned out that the reasons for it were complicated, as I discovered in a series of phone and e-mail conversations with Jay M. Pasachoff, a professor of astronomy at Williams College, and a former student of his, Joseph Gangestad, who received his Ph.D. in orbital mechanics from Purdue.
They pointed me to the Equation of Time, a grandly named formula relating to the fact that not all days are 24 hours, if you track noon by the position of the Sun instead of on a clock.
We've all seen a readout of the Equation of Time, Dr. Pasachoff said. It's that uneven figure 8 that can be found on globes in a deserted part of the Pacific, a shape known as an analemma.
If Earth's axis were perpendicular to its orbit instead of tilted, and if its orbit were a circle instead of an ellipse, the Sun would appear in the same spot in the sky each day and clocks and sundials would always match. Instead, they can be as much as 16 minutes apart, and that's where things get complicated.
As Earth moves toward winter solstice, you have "different things going on at the same time," Dr. Pasachoff said.
Earth's tilt means that every day during the fall, the angle at which we view the Sun changes. It appears farther south and travels a shorter arc across the sky, affecting sunrise and sunset equally, and making the day shorter.
The changes in the solar time follow a different cycle. In the early 1600s, Kepler discovered that planets move faster at the part of their orbit that is closest to the sun, the perihelion. For Earth, perihelion comes a little after the winter solstice, so from November on, Earth is accelerating.
That increased speed means we reach the Sun's maximum a little earlier each day, which pushes solar noon backward against clock time. That shift is amplified because the Sun is traveling a little south each day, while clocks only count its east to west traverse.
Add it all together and you get sunrise and sunset times that are not symmetrical. In the weeks before the winter solstice, sunrise is being pushed later by both the changing angle of the Sun and the slowing of solar time. But sunset is being pushed in both directions — earlier by the Sun's angle and later by the change in solar time.
The result is more darkness in the morning and less in the afternoon. That's why the earliest sunset of 2012, at 4:29 p.m., in New York fell as soon as Nov. 30, according to theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's solar calculator, while mornings continued to stay dark later. After the solstice, Earth continued its acceleration until reaching perihelion on Jan. 2. So the sunrise continued to slide, reaching its latest point, 7:20 a.m., on Dec. 28. There it stood until Jan. 11, when we finally got another minute of morning light. By Feb. 7, sunrise will be all the way back to 7 a.m.
"It's hard to wrap the mind around this problem, which is really a figment of our timekeeping system," Dr. Gangestad said. That is, we would never notice it if we all just used sundials.