IHH Healthcare Bhd. has asked Fortis Healthcare Ltd. for three weeks to complete due diligence ahead of making a potential binding offer, people with knowledge of the matter said, as the takeover battle for India's second-largest hospital chain escalates. IHH, Asia's most valuable hospital operator, sent a letter to Fortis's board on April 16 with the due diligence request following its cash purchase proposal valuing the company at as much as $1.3 billion, the people said. The letter says IHH is seeking information related to investigations of Fortis by India's fraud watchdog and stock market regulator, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.
Suitors including Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd. are vying for Fortis after the company's founders lost control of their shareholdings due to mounting debt. India's Fortis said it couldn't engage the proposal from IHH because it had already entered into binding agreements with TPG-backed Manipal Health Enterprises Pvt., an exchange filling from the Malaysian firm shows.
IHH is also seeking updated financial results and information related to the potential impact of Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo Co.'s attempts to collect a $550 million arbitration award from Fortis's founders, said the people. A representative for IHH declined to comment beyond the company's Monday exchange filing. The board of Fortis will meet Thursday to consider all proposals, a spokesman of the company said in a text message, without specifically responding to queries about IHH's second letter.
Fosun proposed investing as much as $350 million for a stake in Fortis, according to a letter to Fortis's board. Fosun said in its non-binding proposal it would invest at a price of up to 156 rupees a share, and would restrict its holding in Fortis to below 25 percent.
Manipal Health offered to spin off Fortis's hospital operations and merge them with its own in a binding deal valuing the company at about 155 rupees per share. IHH said it's willing to pay as much as 160 rupees a share in cash, though its offer is not binding and contingent on more due diligence.
Another bid by two Indian business families proposed to jointly invest a total of $190 million through a preferential share allotment, with the first 5 billion rupees submitted as a binding bid of 156 rupees a share, and rest subject to a due diligence in three weeks.


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The volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula continues to surprise geoscientists. Elemental analyzes of the magma are now available and it has been found that it consists of olivine toluide, which is derived from the upper layers of the mantle and not from the earth's crust as is most common. This magma is therefore getting very deep without touching a magma chamber or a magma chamber. It can be said that there is an open channel all the way from the mantle to the eruption site.
In fact, it soon became apparent that the eruption was not a traditional eruption. It started very slowly but not by force as eruptions often do. It slowed down a bit the first night, but for the last three days it has continued to grow and not slow down. Volcanic eruptions usually start with great force but then slowly diminish until they burn out. This is because a specific compartment or development is being emptied. In this case, it is not, it is just a direct connection to the mantle! Very deep earthquakes indicated that magma was reaching deep. The shape of the lava is also special, very thin liquid lava.
The bloom season of the Shields volcano eruptions in Iceland was around the time when the ice age glacier began to recede, and great pressure was lifted from the land mass. This opened an easy path for the magma to the surface. At this time, i.e., 10-14,000 years ago, many geyser-sized mounts formed, e.g., Skjaldbreiður and Þráinsskjöldur. The latter shield volcano is right next to the current eruption sites. Shield volcano eruption now is therefore taken lightly unexpectedly.
More than 20 mounts are known on the Reykjanes peninsula, but none younger than about 3-4000 years. The largest known lava flows on the peninsula are all from Shield volcano eruption.
The eruption in Geldingardalur would have to continue for decades to form a large shield volcano. There is little indication that it will threaten settlements in the coming years unless the flow changes. A volcanologist says that this could be suitable for tourists if the eruption continues. The flow from the crater has remained stable, with a flow of 5 to 10 cubic meters per second since it began on Friday night. Like a basic bowl upside down
Scientists now believe it is possible that the volcano in Geldingadalur is, or will be, a Shield volcano. Shield volcano are broad, sloping, and conical volcanoes that form in a prolonged eruption on a circular eruption (Vísindavefurinn). Shield volcano resembles a bowl or shield upside down and Skjaldbreiður and Trölladyngja are probably the best known in this country.
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Schönenbuch (toponimo tedesco) è un comune svizzero di 1 391 abitanti del Canton Basilea Campagna, nel distretto di Arlesheim.

Geografia fisica

Storia
Il comune di Schönenbuch è stato istituito nel 1816 per scorporo da quello di Allschwil.

Monumenti e luoghi d'interesse

 Chiesa cattolica di San Giovanni Battista, eretta nel 1825.

Società

Evoluzione demografica
L'evoluzione demografica è riportata nella seguente tabella:

Amministrazione
Ogni famiglia originaria del luogo fa parte del cosiddetto comune patriziale e ha la responsabilità della manutenzione di ogni bene ricadente all'interno dei confini del comune.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

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Q: What does the number indicate in .pfb-files? I'm about to download the cm small caps package from CTAN. However there are quite a number of sfsc*.pfb files to choose from, where * refers to different numbers.
I wonder what these numbers mean?

A: The number indicate the font's design size.
You can rescale outlines of a font, but if you mix the same design at different sizes (say 10pt for the text, 12pt for paragraph titles and and 8pt for some lesser text) the result is usually odd looking or even illegible.
The best font sets have outlines designed separately at different sizes that can be used together without oddity.
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Q: Create Out-Of-Process COM in C#/.Net? I need to create an out-of-process COM server (.exe) in C# that will be accessed by multiple other processes on the same box. The component has to be a single process because it will cache the information it provides to its consumers in memory.
Note: the processes that will access my COM Server are mostly Matlab processes, thus the necessity for a COM interface.
I have seen threads regarding creating in-process COM components in .Net on stack overflow (Create COM ...) and on the web, but am having a hard time to find a way to create out-of-process components with .Net.
How is this achievable? Any suggested references?
Thanks.

A: IMO, one of the ways through which this can be done is to create a normal COM Dll as per the method you mentioned in the link and then after registering your COM dll, change it to a surrogate DLL. This can be done very easily through OLEView utility, although you can do it manually as well by changing registry entries as well through the method mentioned at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686606(VS.85).aspx.
By making this a surrogate DLL, it will run in it's own dllhost.exe and hence will be out-of-process.

A: ActiveX.NET, is a true Out-Of-Proc (EXE) COM Server implementation in C#.NET. This one has a cleaner implementation compared to the original CSExeCOMServer, published in Code.MSDN.
ActiveX.NET has features like it does use a .NET Message Pump (instead of native) and uses MEF Plugin model, so that the EXE Server is decoupled and can be shared among multiple COM Plugins, which can be developed independently

A: One option is serviced components - i.e. host it in COM+ as the shell exe. See also the howto here.

A: You can use RegistrationServices.RegisterTypeForComClients, which is the managed equivalent of CoRegisterClassObject - for sample code see here.

A: It could be done using umanaged ATL framework and plumbing it with the managed code
(simple by changing the result project properties to /clr).
Here are illustrative snippets:
.H-part:

\#include < vcclr.h >

\#using < MyCSharpModule.dll >

using namespace System;

class ATL_NO_VTABLE MyCSharpProxyServer :
    public CComObjectRootEx< CComMultiThreadModel >,

.....

{

      HRESULT FinalConstruct();

      STDMETHODIMP LoadMyFile(BSTR FileName);
.....
      gcroot<MyCSNamespace::MyCSharpClass^> m_CSClass;

}

.CPP-part:

using namespace System::Collections;

using namespace MyCSNamespace;

HRESULT MyCSharpProxyServer::FinalConstruct()
{

    m_CSClass = gcnew MyCSharpClass();

}

STDMETHODIMP MyCSharpProxyServer::LoadMyFile(BSTR FileName)
{

    try {
       int hr = m_CSClass->LoadFile(gcnew String( FileName));
        return hr;
    }
    catch( Exception^ e )  {
        return E_FAIL;
    }
}

The C# part (MyCSharpClass class) lives in a separate project with output type Class Library.

A: The visual studio project "CSExeCOMServer" that you can find here (All-in-One), gives a full example.

A: We too had some issues many years ago with regasm and running the COM class as a Local EXE Server.
This is a bit of a hack and I'd welcome any suggestions to make it more elegant.  It was implemented for a project back in the .NET 1.0 days and has not been touched since then!
Basically it performs a regasm style of registration each time the application starts (it needs to be run once to make registry entries before the COM object is instantiated in the COM container application).
I've copied the following important bits from our implementation and renamed a few classes to illustrate the example.
The following method is called from the Form Loaded event to register the COM class(renamed to MyCOMClass for this example)
private void InitialiseCOM()
    {
        System.Runtime.InteropServices.RegistrationServices services = new System.Runtime.InteropServices.RegistrationServices();
        try
        {
            System.Reflection.Assembly ass = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
            services.RegisterAssembly(ass, System.Runtime.InteropServices.AssemblyRegistrationFlags.SetCodeBase);
            Type t = typeof(MyCOMClass);
            try
            {
                Registry.ClassesRoot.DeleteSubKeyTree("CLSID\\{" + t.GUID.ToString() + "}\\InprocServer32");
            }
            catch(Exception E)
            {
                Log.WriteLine(E.Message);
            }

            System.Guid GUID = t.GUID;
            services.RegisterTypeForComClients(t, ref GUID );
        }
        catch ( Exception e )
        {
            throw new Exception( "Failed to initialise COM Server", e );
        }
    }

For the type in question, MyCOMObject, will need some special attributes to be COM compatible.  One important attribute is to specify a fixed GUID otherwise each time you compile the registry will fill up with orphaned COM GUIDs.  You can use the Tools menu in VisualStudio to create you a unique GUID.
  [GuidAttribute("D26278EA-A7D0-4580-A48F-353D1E455E50"),
  ProgIdAttribute("My PROGID"),
  ComVisible(true),
  Serializable]
  public class MyCOMClass : IAlreadyRegisteredCOMInterface
  {
    public void MyMethod()
    {
    }

    [ComRegisterFunction]
    public static void RegisterFunction(Type t)
    {
      AttributeCollection attributes = TypeDescriptor.GetAttributes(t);
      ProgIdAttribute ProgIdAttr = attributes[typeof(ProgIdAttribute)] as ProgIdAttribute;

      string ProgId = ProgIdAttr != null ? ProgIdAttr.Value : t.FullName;

      GuidAttribute GUIDAttr = attributes[typeof(GuidAttribute)] as GuidAttribute;
      string GUID = "{" + GUIDAttr.Value + "}";

      RegistryKey localServer32 = Registry.ClassesRoot.CreateSubKey(String.Format("CLSID\\{0}\\LocalServer32", GUID));
      localServer32.SetValue(null, t.Module.FullyQualifiedName);

      RegistryKey CLSIDProgID = Registry.ClassesRoot.CreateSubKey(String.Format("CLSID\\{0}\\ProgId", GUID));
      CLSIDProgID.SetValue(null, ProgId);

      RegistryKey ProgIDCLSID = Registry.ClassesRoot.CreateSubKey(String.Format("CLSID\\{0}", ProgId));
      ProgIDCLSID.SetValue(null, GUID);

      //Registry.ClassesRoot.CreateSubKey(String.Format("CLSID\\{0}\\Implemented Categories\\{{63D5F432-CFE4-11D1-B2C8-0060083BA1FB}}", GUID));
      //Registry.ClassesRoot.CreateSubKey(String.Format("CLSID\\{0}\\Implemented Categories\\{{63D5F430-CFE4-11d1-B2C8-0060083BA1FB}}", GUID));
      //Registry.ClassesRoot.CreateSubKey(String.Format("CLSID\\{0}\\Implemented Categories\\{{62C8FE65-4EBB-45e7-B440-6E39B2CDBF29}}", GUID));
    }

    [ComUnregisterFunction]
    public static void UnregisterFunction(Type t)
    {
      AttributeCollection attributes = TypeDescriptor.GetAttributes(t);
      ProgIdAttribute ProgIdAttr = attributes[typeof(ProgIdAttribute)] as ProgIdAttribute;

      string ProgId = ProgIdAttr != null ? ProgIdAttr.Value : t.FullName;

      Registry.ClassesRoot.DeleteSubKeyTree("CLSID\\{" + t.GUID + "}");
      Registry.ClassesRoot.DeleteSubKeyTree("CLSID\\" + ProgId);
    }

  }

The InitialiseCOM method in the main form uses RegistrationServices to register the type.  The framework then uses reflection to find the method marked with the ComRegisterFunction attribute and calls that function with the type being registered.
The ComRegisterFunction marked method, hand creates the registry settings for a Local EXE Server COM object and this can be compared with regasm if you use REGEDIT and find the keys in question.
I've commented out the three \\Registry.ClassesRoot.CreateSubKey method calls as this was another reason we needed to register the type ourselves as this was an OPC server and third party OPC clients use these implemented categories to scan for compatible OPC servers. REGASM would not add these in for us unless we did the work ourselves.
You can easily see how this works if you put break points on the functions as it is starting.
Our implementation used an interface that was already registered with COM.  For your application you will either need to :-

*

*Extend the registration methods listed above to register the interface with COM

*Or create a separate DLL with the interface definition and then export that interface definition to a type library and register that as discussed in the StackOverflow link you added in the question.

A: The official answer is in KB article How to develop an out-of-process COM component by using Visual C++, Visual C#, or Visual Basic .NET.

A: Use the flag REGCLS_MULTIPLEUSE with CoRegisterClassObject() to make the coclass a multiuse class. Here is more info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/169321.


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Q: Copy props by value in React I am working on a reactJS application using TypeScript. I have created a class:
export class A{
  showLegend: boolean = true;
  showToolTip:boolean = true;
  showDataLabel:boolean = false;
  legendText: string = "Smith-Chart";
  showAnimation:boolean = false;
  legendPosition:string = "Bottom";
  showMarker:boolean = true;
  showMarkerLines:boolean = true;
  linesColor:string = "";
  markerColor:string = "";
  markerBorderColor:string = "";
  markerBorderWidth:number = 2;
}

My props has two objects of this class:
let localCopy : A[]
constructor(props: any){
  super(props);
  localCopy = this.props.slice;
}

This does copy the data into the localCopy array, but when i update the localCopy, the actual props are also updated.
How can i copy the props my value and not by reference ?

A: you can copy immutably in this way
localCopy = {...this.props};

equivalent in ES5 was
localCopy = Object.assign({}, this.props);


Peterskirchhof is located in Frankfurt. See Peterskirchhof and all Frankfurt has to offer by arranging your trip with our Frankfurt vacation app .
I was surprised tombstone located near Peters Basilica and ruins. What is seen in the Church, but a church (? _?) or a culture School of (? _?) did not know. It is recommended, so atmosphere around!
Because parts of the old cemetery are built on, not everything is there - but for some very spectacular funerary monuments are still present. Also a very beautiful crucifixion by Hans Backoffen. The tomb of the mother of Goethe exists - but at the bottom of the love school, to admire only from a distance. Very worth visiting.
This park is decorated with flowers and the church looks great. It's a nice place to have a rest in this big city. You should also have a look at the grave of Goethe's father at the left wall. Der Hof ist schön mit Blumen hergerichtet und Kirche sieht toll aus. Netter Ort, um im Großstadttrubel mal zu entspannen. Auch gesehen haben sollte man das Grab von Goethes Vater an der linken Mauer des Hofes.
This park is decorated with flowers and the church looks great. It's a nice place to have a rest in this big city. You should have a look at the grave of Goethe's father at the left wall. The farm is beautifully prepared with flowers and Church looks great. Nice place to relax in the big city hustle and bustle. Also have seen should be the tomb of Goethe's father on the left wall of the courtyard.


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The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) would like to refer to the issues raised by the public on the mandatory annual inspection as a requirement for road tax renewal for all vehicles aged 15 years or above and the gradual phase-out of imported used parts and components under the National Automotive Policy (NAP) Review announced on 28 October 2009. 2. On the mandatory annual inspection, the Government, through the Ministry of Transport (MOT), will formulate a roadmap for the implementation of Vehicle End-of-Life Policy (ELV) by taking into consideration the views of all parties through consultations with consumer associations and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs). 3. MITI's Secretary General, Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Mamat reiterated that "the effective date for the implementation of the mandatory annual inspection is not on 1 January 2010 as reported in some media. The Government will announce the effective date of the mandatory annual inspection once the...
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In between the outbreak of COVID-19, the mercury levels are increasing on a higher scale. Ergo, it has been noted that the Uttrakhand forest fire has now reached its peak. The state has reported 46 wildfire incidents and around 51.34 hectares of forest cover has gutted. Moreover, the forest department has incurred a loss of around Rs 1.32 lakhs due to forest fire instance this year.
The officials are saying that this year is going to be very tough because each and every state is going through so many problems in between the COVID pandemic. Furthermore, they said that around 21 wildfires have been reported in the Kumaon region whereas the Garwal region and reserve forest areas have witnessed 16 and 9 wildfire instances respectively. The forest fire department is taking action to solve this problem but because of winds the forest fire is not coming under control. The forest department said that more and more teams will be called to extinguish out this problem.
We got saddened during the forest fire of Amazon and Australia but why not in the time when our own Uttrakhand is burning. Due to this situation more than India's half of bird species are in danger. We will have to take up a step to control this forest fire or else we can just pray to God to save people from these tough situations of 2020. 2020 is going to one of the worst years that people will remember always. Let's stand together and pray to God to save us from such situations.
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Posting can be a bit slow for me this time of year, as it's my busiest so signing off until the new year. Thanks for another great one.
Looks like it's going to be 72 degrees on Christmas day. I love LA.
These are from my favorite Facebook "like" of the year, Vintage Los Angeles.
Peter Bohler for NYT Magazine
I apologize for the NYT Mag back-to-back blast but be sure to check out Peter Bohler's series on California sand dune racing in this week's edition here.
On Photoshop
Wow, a fair bit of Photoshop went into making this image by Mark Peterson into the cover of the NYT Sunday Magazine this week. I found it interesting that they showed the original right after the click-through on the cover.
Copyright Mark Peterson/Redux
WTF Quote of the Week - White Cube
Copyright Jeff Wall
"In the ground-floor gallery, Wall will show, together for the first time, three documentary pictures of Sicilian landscapes. The composition of Hillside, Sicily (2007) imbues the picture with a powerful downward motion, emphasized by the truncation of the slope, while the scale of the picture and stippling of the flora puts the work in dialogue with Modernist abstraction."
Translation: Jeff Wall can do whatever the hell he wants, even show a bland photo of a hill, much like many that can be easily found on Flickr. He's gangster. That's why he chose a hill in Sicily.
New Feature - Historic LA
So that other new feature isn't going so well. I just haven't come across any egregious statements these past two weeks so it's probably going to be more like a monthly feature that a weekly one.
I'm going to try my best to keep up with this one, though. Introducing: Historic LA. I'm going to feature a new neighborhood each week through vintage photos found in the excellent Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection. From what I can gather, many of the photos are from unidentified photographers.
First up: My new neighborhood, Echo Park. Did you know that Ayn Rand, Steve McQueen, Woodie Guthrie, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Huston, Jackson Pollack, Elliot Smith, Tom Waits, Frank Zappa, Babe Ruth, and Richard Neutra all called Echo Park home?
Here we go. Click each one to view larger.
Turn of the century - Echo Park Lake
Fishing Rodeo held at Echo Park Lake, 1967
Learn to canoe class @ Echo Park Lake, 1965
Flag Salute, Elysian Heights School, 1964
Dance Practice at Echo Park Clubhouse, 1963
Take Cover Drill at Elysian Heights School, 1962
Anyone else remember that? Ours were for earthquakes but this is in case of a "national emergency."
Students practice "drop drill," George O'Day, 1962
You can tell by the rear-end's facing the window that this one's for an earthquake.
New moving mountain slide, 1958
Model yacht races at Echo Park, 1956
Huck Finn day at Echo Park Lake, 1954
Evidently, a lot of fishing went down.
Illegal Fishing At Echo Park Lake, 1949
There was a season for it, though, and you could get in trouble if you fished out of season. That was a motorcycle cop.
"Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Heagle, children Geraldine and Floyd Jr., camping out in Echo Park on July 24, 1946. They join Los Angeles' ever-growing legion of those evicted from their homes, 1946"
These guys occupied LA before anyone. My guess was that they lived in Chavez Ravine and were among those forced out so Dodger Stadium could be built but this was twelve years prior.
"Prayer services began in Angelus Temple's Prayer Tower soon after the news of the pastor's death was received and continued throughout the night with weeping, grief-stricken followers pleading, "Bring her back!" "May it not be true!" "Take her home." 1944 at Angelus Temple.
Even Schools were at war in 1943
You have driven up Baxter, LA's steepest street, haven't you? 1939
Remember the lotus flowers? 1932
Evidently, they're coming back once the draining project is complete.
Benjamin Lowy on the Daily Show
It's pretty cool that a photographer was the guest on The Daily Show last night. Benjamin Lowy, who lives in New York (but this is no time for discrimination, right?) was John Stewart's guest.
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Quote of the Week - Charles Saatchi
"For professional curators, selecting specific paintings for an exhibition is a daunting prospect, far too revealing a demonstration of their lack of what we in the trade call "an eye". They prefer to exhibit videos, and those incomprehensible post-conceptual installations and photo-text panels, for the approval of their equally insecure and myopic peers. This "conceptualised" work has been regurgitated remorselessly since the 1960s, over and over and over again."
- Charles Saatchi
From this.
Opening Sat. - Elger Esser at Rose Gallery
Elger Esser: Voyage en Egypte opens at Rose Gallery on Saturday with a reception from 6-8pm. I'm looking forward to this one.
Images can be seen here, which is of course a poor substitute for seeing the prints, especially his.
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Climate change, the politically correct term for "global warming," is upon us and no matter what side of the fence you sit on regarding its causes and solutions, one thing is certain – it is going to be really good for the restoration business.
Global warming creates more extreme weather (i.e., hotter hots, colder colds, wetter wets and dryer dries) which translates to more broken pipes, wild fires and floods, all of which will be very good for the businesses that repair the damages from weather events.
Buildings have been and continue to be built without enough attention to the permeability of the exterior envelops. Basically the walls do not breathe enough to prevent mold growth after extreme weather events. That fact, combined with changing weather patterns, means more buildings will need mold remediation in the future. One of the leading authorities in the building science discipline, Dr. Joe Lstiburek, predicted that mold remediators would be fully employed by failed building designs and construction defects for generations to come about 8 years ago at a restoration industry conference.
Government subsidized property insurance policies on high-risk properties guarantee a steady source of work and funding for restoration firms.
Insurance companies also have a very bright future as a result of global warming. Due to global warming, there will be an increasing demand for insurance to cover the damages arising from the extreme weather events that the phenomenon causes.
The insurance industry runs on a very simple business model: bring more premium in the front door than the claims payments going out the back door. Insurance companies make profits on the margin between insurance premiums taken in and the claims payments going out. The more things that get paid for through insurance policies, the more profit insurance companies stand to make.
To grow, insurance companies need more claims every year. Nothing could be better for property insurance companies from a business standpoint than global warming.


Day 3 at New York Comic Con 2017 featured more great cosplayers, some of the most highly anticipated panels of the convention and many opportunities to see swag, art and the actors involved with our favorite forms of entertainment. Here are some of the highlights from Saturday.
2. And really, what would NYCC be without great cosplay? Even the NYPD got in on the fun!
You can check out even more cosplay roundups at GamesRadar.
3. At the DC Spotlight on Batman panel, writers Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV discussed DC's Metal event tie-in, The Batman Who Laughs, and revealed some disturbing information about the origin of the title's alternate-reality Joker/Batman hybrid. Check out the gruesome details at io9.
5. In probably the coolest panel of the day, DC president and Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns came to discuss the upcoming mash-up of the DC Universe with the Alan Moore classic, Watchmen. Doomsday Clock, a twelve-part event comic series, will be hitting shelves this November. You can watch a video of the panel, as well as get a preview of the first six pages (and an unusual reappearance of a beloved character) over at Collider.
And as usual, check back in for more exclusive announcements, cosplay, and all the highlights of Day 4 tomorrow and dont' forget to catch up on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 4!


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#DestinationZero: the second round
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Save the Bees, Save the Planet
Ten Years to Save the World
The Future of Climate Change
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Bangladesh: climate adaptation and resilience
Creative Commissions: collaborative responses to the climate challenge
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Discussing youth voice, climate action and journalism with Rushati Mukherjee
Global Youth Letter: a global platform for youth voices
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The missing link – our role at COP26
Exploring climate action in the classroom
Young people and collective climate action
Conversation for Change
Creative Commissions for the climate
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The youth of Rajshahi, Bangladesh arranged an awareness programme to encourage tree plantations in their community. ©
Shahadat Islam, Active Citizens, British Council
Learn more about the key environmental challenges facing Bangladesh, and how the British Council is working with local and global partners to support the country on its journey of climate adaptation and mitigation.
Bangladesh's low elevation, high population density and exposure to extreme weather conditions, such as tropical storms, put it at high risk in terms of climate vulnerability. Indeed, the country ranks seven out of 181 countries for climate vulnerability on the Climate Risk Index, making it one of the countries most affected by extreme weather events.
Rising sea levels, flooding and the effects of salinsation on drinking water supplies and crop yields are directly impacting people's lives. According to the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), between 1,000-2,000 people move to Dhaka each day, largely due to the changing climate, with many ending up in poor living conditions. They estimate that, by 2050, one in seven people in Bangladesh will be displaced by climate change.
It's clear that climate change is having wide-reaching environmental, social and economic effects across Bangladesh, and both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and EJF agree that women and girls are most affected.
Years of exposure to the negative effects of climate change has required Bangladesh's population to be both adaptive and resilient. Climate adaptation and mitigation is a big priority for both the Government of Bangladesh and civil society, and there are many successful examples of government-driven and community-based adaptation initiatives, often supported by international partners.
'Bangladesh has a long history of preparing for, adapting to and recovering from natural disasters.' (World Wildlife Fund)
The British Council is one such organisation, working with citizens, civil society and government counterparts to help tackle the climate crisis, with a focus on fostering coalition-building, inclusivity and skills development.
Part of this work currently takes place through our global Climate Connection programme, which supports collaborative global solutions to climate change and aims to make climate action as inclusive as possible, by amplifying voices from the Global South – those who are most affected by the climate crisis.
Our recent youth perception research in Bangladesh and other countries in South Asia provides a deeper understanding of the perceptions, attitudes, challenges and readiness of people aged 18-35 in relation to climate vulnerability, and their proposed actions. It found that, even though most young people believe they require the appropriate knowledge to act as awareness agents for climate action, there is an overwhelming appetite to learn and act. The research also proposes recommendations for effective youth engagement on climate action by identifying the required skills, networks and pathways.
Supporting inclusive adaptation
A key Climate Connection project that directly supports youth-driven, community-led responses to climate change is the Challenge Fund for Young People. This initiative, in partnership with the Hunger Project, is championing young climate activists across Bangladesh to mobilise communities through climate-focused, grassroots social action projects, by providing social leadership training and financial support.
The British Council is also implementing a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office programme that directly responds to climate induced migration and climate finance transparency. Promoting Knowledge for Accountable Systems (PROKAS) brings together civil society, government, academia and the business community to find shared solutions to complex accountability problems through coalition building and collective action approaches.
Through PROKAS, partners are working to support climate induced migrants to live in dignity, by identifying alternate host cities to Dhaka and promoting green financing to provide employment for those displaced to rebuild their lives. Another key aspect of the programme is strengthening climate transparency and the right to information, as a way of increasing financing opportunities in the climate space.
Creative responses to the climate crisis
A key theme of the Climate Connection is to support creative responses to the climate crisis. One such project is Creative Commissions, which supports global collaborative projects in the creative space. Bangladesh partners are involved in several Creative Commissions projects, working with creative organisations internationally to encourage people to explore climate change from different perspectives.
Through Everything Change, Dhaka Literature Festival and Taliesin Arts Centre, in Swansea, Wales, are presenting a series of discussions and events that explore the roles creativity, adaptive thinking and storytelling can play in overcoming climate challenges. The series brings together contributors from across the arts and creative industries, as well as the sciences, law, business, public policy, activism and education sectors, in a unique forum for generating debate and new ideas. We invite you to view these recordings later this month by visiting the Everything Change website. Showcases of the project will contribute towards the October sessions of Everything Change in Swansea and Dhaka at the Literature Festival in January 2022.
Other arts-based initiatives include a collaboration between the British Council, British High Commission and Italian Embassy in Bangladesh in the run up to COP26. Together they are engaging young people aged 18-35 in a nationwide photography competition and multi-country exhibition.
Through the medium of photography, young people can better understand local biodiversity, identify local climate change problems and solutions, and have the chance to share their perspectives internationally, through platforms such as the upcoming COP26 events taking place this autumn.
Working for the future
The British Council will continue to support Bangladesh along its journey of climate adaptation and mitigation, by working across three interconnected strands of youth, policy and public engagement.
Tom Miscioscia, Director of the British Council in Bangladesh, says: 'climate change is arguably the greatest challenge of our time. At the British Council, our vision in Bangladesh is to bring all the tools at our disposal across Education, English, the Arts and Culture, to foster collaboration between the UK and Bangladesh in this critical space and help equip a younger generation with the skills and opportunities they need to lead the way in identifying solutions to climate change problems that will ultimately benefit us all.'
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Forza: Estelon's new flagship series model.
Estelon has launched the newest addition to their flagship series, a 1.7m in height, 4-way closed-boxed design, featuring a full set of Accuton drivers, loudspeaker, named Forza. The new model was already premiered in Hong Kong and it will be unveiled in Europe, during the next HighEnd Show in Munich.
"Forza is the result of my lifetime experience in designing speakers. I always aim for the perfect synergy between engineering and aesthetics to increase the amount of emotions that is possible to acquire from listening to music. I think I have achieved it with Forza," said Alfred Vassilkov, Estelon's Founder and Chief Designer.
The first pair of Forzas was recently sent to Estelon's dealer in Hong Kong, Squarewave Audio. "I am extremely happy that Forza models have started shipping and we can proudly present the speaker to the public. I hope that it will leave an unforgettable listening experience," added Vassilkov.
Standing at nearly 1,7 meters, the Estelon Forza composes of a single cabinet made from marble-based composite material, and uses Accuton's latest drivers; two custom 250mm CELL Aluminum sandwich woofers, a custom 190 mm CELL Aluminum sandwich mid/woofer, one 168mm CELL Ceramic midrange and one 25mm, CELL Diamond tweeter. According to the published data, the loudspeaker's frequency response is 25Hz-60kHz, its nominal impedance is 3 Ohm and its sensitivity is 90dB/1m/2.83V.
"The Forza is able to create immense power as well as bring out every small detail. This new model has a very lifelike and precise soundstage, which is the hallmark of Estelon. Slightly smaller than the Estelon Extreme, the Forza with its sleek design and powerful performance is truly spectacular," the company stated.
Besides the first pair in Hong Kong, the Forza will be presented at Shanghai Show in April and at Munich HighEnd Show in May 2019. MSRP in Europe will be around €110,000.


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The International Migration Outlook Report 2022
Context: Indians, who represent the second largest cohort of international students in some of the world's most developed economies, are strongly overrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects, particularly in engineering, according to The International Migration Outlook Report 2022.
Findings of the report:
The 2022 edition of International Migration Outlook analyses recent developments in migration movements and the labour market inclusion of immigrants in OECD countries. It also monitors recent policy changes in migration governance and integration in OECD countries.
During 2017/18, nearly half of the international students in the USA were studying STEM subjects, and this share was around 79 per cent for Indian students, substantially more than the Chinese (45 per cent).
Germany reported three large groups of international students primarily enrolled in engineering fields in 2021 out of which Indian students constituted a total of 66 per cent surpassing Chinese students who accounted for a total of 50 per cent.
In 2016-17, more than half of the Indian students in the Netherlands were admitted to engineering degree programs.
Factors that Indian students take into consideration before moving abroad for higher education.
lower fees and a prospective job market.
geographical proximity,
the language of instruction,
policies regarding access to the labor market even during the course of study.
Therefore, countries like Australia, Norway, Germany, and Switzerland see an influx of Indian students.
Source: Indian Express
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Friends of the podcast Karsten and Fredrik, who host the Casual Anime Podcast, invited me onto their pod to talk a look at the first half of Darling in the FranXX. I know it isn't retro anime but it certainly has a link to Neon Genesis Evangelion, which is a classic retro anime.
I had fun talking about the show as it certainly has some ups and downs and we'll pick this up again when the series has finished to review the series as a whole.
Listen to the embedded player at the top of the post or find the episode on TuneIn.


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How We Know the Universe Is Expanding, and Accelerating
Not only is the universe expanding, that expansion is accelerating. How is that possible?
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NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton, B.F. Williams, and L.C. Johnson (University of Washington), the PHAT team, and R. Gendler)
The universe is expanding. Everything in the universe is slowly moving farther away from everything else. Even the molecules in your body are drifting away from one another, although too slowly to measure.
This expansion of the universe was first discovered by Edwin Hubble in 1931. Hubble was studying distant galaxies when he made a startling discovery: Every galaxy he looked at seemed to be moving away from our own. With only a few exceptions, like nearby Andromeda, every other spot in the universe was drifting away.
Hubble made this observation by studying the Doppler effect. You may be familiar with the Doppler effect as a phenomenon that affects sound waves (when a loud vehicle passes by you, the pitch suddenly drops). The same thing happens with light waves. When a galaxy is moving away, the color of the light shifts toward the red end of the spectrum.
Hubble observed this redshifting in every galaxy he looked at, but even more surprisingly he noticed the redshifting was more severe the further away the galaxy was. This meant that galaxies farther away were drifting apart faster than the close galaxies. The only possible conclusion he could draw was that the entire universe was expanding.
Hubble believed that the expansion of the universe was constant, meaning galaxies twice as far away should be moving about twice as fast. But in 1998, another Hubble—the Hubble Space Telescope—made another startling discovery about the universe's expansion. Using the telescope to peer at some of the furthest galaxies in the universe, astronomers discovered that not only is the universe expanding, it's accelerating.
We still don't know why or how the universe is accelerating, but the leading theory is that there's some kind of energy—scientists call it 'dark energy'—pushing everything apart. Perhaps some future Hubble will finally figure out what it is.
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Consulate History in Nagasaki
The American Consulate was located in Higashi-yamate during the years 1860-1865 and 1902-1912. (Photo courtesy of the Nagasaki Foreign Settlement Research Group)
By treaty, the United States was authorized to establish a consulate in Nagasaki by the time of the opening of the foreign settlement in July 1859. When U.S. Consul-General Townshend Harris arrived in Nagasaki in late April 1859, a few American merchants had already established themselves in town. At the beginning of May, Harris designated one of these merchants, a New York businessman named John G. Walsh, as U.S. Consul to Nagasaki. Walsh was chosen by Harris out of necessity, since Congress had not yet provided for the appointment of anyone to the post. Walsh established the first U.S. consulate in the Japanese section of the city at Hirobaba. After the building burned down in December 1859, Walsh used his private residence at Higashi-yamate No. 12 as the consulate. Walsh was, for all practical purposes, little more than an acting merchant-consul who was permitted to conduct his own private business while serving as consul without pay. His main duties were to serve as the consular magistrate and to maintain various official records for the U.S. government.
Walsh was replaced as consul in October 1865 by Willie P. Mangum. Three weeks after arriving in Nagasaki, he had a new U.S. consulate built on Minami-yamate. Mangum was replaced as U.S. Consul to Nagasaki by General Alexander C. Jones who took charge of the consulate on July 1, 1881. In 1885 Jones was forced to find another site for the American consulate when the owner sold the Higashi-yamate lot. He eventually rented a lot across town again at No. 14 Minami-yamate, the old Alt house. He served as Consul until October of 1885.
Jones' successor was John Birch. When Birch arrived in Nagasaki, the old consulate building was being taken over by the British government, so he rented land nearby and built a new American consulate there. William H. Abercrombie arrived in Nagasaki in August 1890 to take over for Birch.
In January 1898, Abercrombie was replaced by Charles B. Harris. In May 1899, all U.S. consular courts in Japan were told to dispose of their cases prior to July 17 when they would lose their jurisdiction in accordance with the U.S.-Japan treaty of November 1894. From January 1899 to December 1901 the American consulate was located on the Oura bund. In January 1902, however, it was moved once again to No.12 Higashi-yamate, where it remained until May 1921.
Staff of the American Consulate in Nagasaki (precise date unknown)
Harris' departure from Nagasaki marked the end of a forty-two year period in which American consuls were chosen primarily because of their political connections. With the reorganization of the U.S. consular system in 1906, the method for selecting consuls was drastically altered. Consuls were chosen from a pool of foreign service officials who had already established themselves through prior diplomatic service – more often than not in Japan.
The first person to be assigned to Nagasaki after the 1906 reforms was George H. Scidmore, a long-time official at the U.S. Consulate at Yokohama. Replacing Scidmore in Nagasaki was Carl F. Deichman, who arrived in Nagasaki in mid-August 1909. E. Carlton Baker followed Deichman as U.S. Consul, arriving in Nagasaki in May 1915 for 18 months.
The next three U.S. Consuls to Nagasaki further reflected the changes in the foreign service that occurred in 1906. All three initially came to Japan as student interpreters between 1907 and 1912 and worked their way up the diplomatic ladder. Thus the consuls that served in Nagasaki after 1916 not only had prior diplomatic service, but some of this service occurred in Japan and they were skilled in the Japanese language.
The first of these was Edwin L. Neville. He was named Consul to Nagasaki in November 1916. Replacing Neville was Raymond S. Curtice, who arrived at the port in March 1920. At the beginning of November 1922, Henry Hitchcock took charge as U.S. Consul in Nagasaki until dying suddenly from a heart attack. Glen Bruner, a local Methodist missionary, was serving as Vice-Consul in Nagasaki at the time of Hitchcock's death. He operated the consulate there until October 1933, when Carl O. Spamer of Maryland came to assume the office of Consul. Spamer was followed by Edward S. Maney who arrived in February 1937. Maney was replaced by Arthur F. Tower of New York in October after Maney was promoted and assigned to London. Tower remained in Nagasaki until relations between Japan and the United States continued to worsen and Tower was ordered to close the consulate in Nagasaki. Tower left Nagasaki on August 4, 1941and on August 11, assumed charge of the Kobe Consulate. He was still in charge when Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 8 and remained in Japan until the middle of 1942 when he was repatriated back to the United States.
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The ninth-seeded Columbus Blue Jackets look to slow down the high-octane Maple Leafs on Sunday in the opener of a best-of-five Eastern Conference qualifying series in Toronto. A return to health given the 4 1/2-month absence will go a long way in that regard, as All-Star defenseman Seth Jones and forward Oliver Bjorkstrand (team-leading 21 goals) are back after sustaining broken ankles.
Pierre-Luc Dubois had a club-best 31 assists and 49 points for Columbus, which tied for an NHL fourth-worst 2.53 goals per game. The Blue Jackets' bread and butter rests at the other end of the ice, with goaltenders Joonas Korpisalo and Elvis Merzlikins each stepping up after the team parted ways with two-time Vezina Trophy recipient Sergei Bobrovsky in the offseason.
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The eighth-seeded Toronto Maple Leafs hope to enjoy some semblance of home-ice advantage on Sunday when they open their best-of-five Eastern Conference qualifying series against the ninth-seeded Columbus Blue Jackets.
Sure, fans will not be allowed in Scotiabank Arena, but the Maple Leafs are capable of keeping the scoreboard operator busy with their NHL third-best offense (3.39 goals per game) and sixth-ranked power play (23.1 percent).
Auston Matthews, who set career highs in goals (47) and points (80), had two and three, respectively, as Toronto posted a 1-0-1 mark versus Columbus this season. Mitch Marner, who had a club-best 51 assists, scored two goals and set up two others in the season series.


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Pavlodar, city, northeastern Kazakhstan. It is a port on the Irtysh (Ertis) River. The community was founded in 1720 as Koryakovsky outpost on the Russian Irtysh fortified line, near salt lakes. It became the town of Pavlodar in 1861, but, although it did a substantial trade in salt and agricultural produce, its population was only about 8,000 in 1897. Since then and particularly since the mid-1960s, it has grown considerably to become a major industrial centre, with tractor, aluminum, and chemical plants. An oil refinery was completed in 1978. The city has industrial and teacher-training institutes. Pop. (2006 est.) 304,809.
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Execs at Global Industrial Space REIT Acknowledge Playing Defense in Some Markets Even as 27% U.S. Rent Growth Suggest Industrial Real Estate's Market Run is Far from Over
Prologis (NYSE: PLD), the largest global industrial property REIT, reported record rent gains and leasing activity across its portfolio in the first quarter as a deceleration of the company's development activities helped drive demand for its big-box warehouse and distribution buildings in the tightening U.S. industrial market.
Prologis reported rent gains for lease renewals of a stronger-than-expected average of 20%, and an even stronger 27% in the U.S. The occupancy rate in Prologis's portfolio exceeded 96% on record-strong first-quarter global leasing of 46 million square feet.
"At this point in the cycle, we're pushing rent growth over occupancy," said Prologis Chairman and CEO Hamid Moghadam. "The key drivers of our business, consumption and e-commerce, continue to grow faster than the underlying economy. We have every reason to expect these trends to continue into the future."
Global demand for warehouse property has remained solid and construction of new supply very disciplined for several years, particularly in the U.S., where quality bulk industrial space is increasingly scarce, although a large amount of new space is under construction.
"While we anticipate supply/demand reaching equilibrium this year, we see few obstacles on the road ahead that could disrupt that balance," Moghadam added.
Preliminary data for the quarter from CoStar Portfolio Strategy back up Moghadam's bullish view of the U.S. industrial property market. Industrial space absorption totaled 43.4 million square feet in the first quarter, in line with the 42.6 million square feet absorbed during the same quarter last year, according to CoStar Senior Real Estate Economist Shaw Lupton.
Lupton noted that construction of new logistics buildings matched absorption nearly one for one, keeping vacancy flat. Many major markets, however, are beginning to see construction outpace absorption, particularly in Houston, Atlanta and Los Angeles.
"With vacancies lower than their lowest point in the last cycle, industrial rents continue to soar, besting apartment, office, and retail with year-over-year gains of 6.1% and 6.5% for logistics and light industrial, respectively," Lupton said. "From a fundamentals standpoint, the climate remains as good as it gets for industrial owners, while tempered by the rising threat of competitive supply."
PLD posted a large revenue gain during the quarter although total net income dropped from a year earlier. Prologis said it plans to boost property sales to capitalize on the strong investment sales market.
Prologis continues to self-fund its development and other operations and has assimilated its $5.9 billion acquisition of KTR Capital Partners, announced a year ago this week. Chief Financial Officer Tom Olinger said the $400 million term loan for the acquisition was paid in full and ahead of schedule.
The prospect of rising vacancy from warehouse construction has worried some analysts, and Prologis expects new development starts to be "the same or a little bit more" than last year, while downplaying concerns about overbuilding. The REIT plans to reduce the value of its land holdings to below $1 billion, Moghadam said, noting that while values of good developable land have gone up along with rents as a general trend, prices have moderated from a year or two ago.
"It's very hard to find good land in the right markets, entitlement costs are going up, infrastructure costs are going up and communities are getting tougher on land," he said.
Prologis executives called out Houston and Pennsylvania as two markets they're concerned about due to high construction and declining occupancies, due to Houston's well-publicized energy-related slow down, and a tailing off of demand in Pennsylvania's construction booming industrial markets.
PLD, formed through a 2011 merger between Prologis and AMB Property Corp., the two largest publicly traded industrial property owners and developers, remains in a defense stance in Houston, where 8 million square feet is under construction — though executives noted relatively solid fundamentals and a strong 96% occupancy rate with a 50% preleasing within the company's development pipeline.
"Houston isn't creating a lot of jobs but it's net positive, not negative at this point in time. Probably, we're a little more cautious in terms of Pennsylvania at this point in time," Moghadam said.
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There were some very fine people at that Nazi rally ... The cognitive dissonance is rough, huh, NJ? I guess denial is the best way to deal with it. Good luck!
And before the "oh, he wasn't talking about them" ... if you were a "very fine person", and you turned up at a rally and were like "OMG, this is a Nazi rally, I did not know!" would you stick around, or leave?
Of course you leave. No one is defending White nationals, Neo-Nazi's or Nazi's. But you keep painting the entire conservative side that way. Anyone who is against leftist policies suddenly is racist and a Nazi.
Were there people that think removing a statue is wrong? Yes. Were there people there that saw what was happening and left? Yes. You have to remember that the Alt-right started innocently enough and was hijacked by the racist elements. The Rally wasn't about those people and yet they showed up in force and made it about them. You can paint with a broad brush if you like, but it's not winning anyone over. The more the left calls everyone racist, the more people are moving away.
The reason him calling out Antifa was important is because for 18 months both establishments and the media has ignored the violence the left has been doing. Calling that out doesn't erase the condemning of Nazi's. It's simply saying neither should be acceptable. You don't think it's wrong that the day after Charlottesville happened, CNN did a puff piece on Antifa?
Saying that violence on both sides isn't denial. But call me what you wish.
I think every confederate statue on public land should be taken down. People can purchase them and put them on their own private property, or stick them in a museum if they wish. Also, all the White Nationalists and anti-immigrant types can go **** themselves.
But there is a serious problem brewing on the left, too. Non-liberal leftists that are hostile to free speech, and think the best way to counter neo-nazis is to attack them. These people are just as dangerous, and I'm glad Trump called them out.
Yeah, removing the statues isn't a problem to me. Move them into museums, but you don't need statues to remember history. I do think it's funny how the left targets them, even CNN listed every one of the 1500 in the south as a target, and every single one of them is in memoriam of Democrats. This is all their legacy. Even the Nazi policies they want are liberal, big-government policies. They're just hiding behind Trump because the left can use them to label him. They don't align with anything conservative.
I find it ironic that "Anti-fa" consider themselves anti-facists, yet try to silence opposition through facist tactics. They are what they say they stand against, and use "oh, do you support racism?" as a way of making people get out of the way.
The problem today is that the sheep in American society listen to the Mainstream Media and take their word for fact when it is anything but. According to the Federal Election Commission, 94% of members of the media who contributed $250 or more (their requirement for reporting) donated to Hillary Clinton. If that isn't an institutionalized bias, I don't know what is. Keep that in mind when considering whether they are objective and truthful.
As for Charlotteville, the media got it wrong again and Trump got it right. If Antifa never showed up, there never would have been any violence. The previous night, people marched with torches supporting the statues with no problem. The violence didn't start until the far left showed up the next day. Of course, the KKK and the white supremacists should be condemned, but so too should Antifa and far left groups like them. It's a shame that the far left media refuses to inform the public about their violence, which leaves the public ignorant of the actual facts. It's a shame.
As for the statues, where does it end? Confederate icons are deserving of honor as a part of history, but I can see how others would disagree. Our founding fathers (especially Washington and Jefferson) are next on their hit lists because they owned slaves. They also want to ban Christopher Columbus because he led to the new world where native americans were vanquished. Next will probably be anyone who is white just because. Too predictable. Pure racism.
Since people are suddenly so appalled by slavery that ended 150 years ago in this country before they were even born, I wonder why they aren't even the least bit concerned about slavery going on today in North Africa and the Middle East. They can't do anything about the past, but have an opportunity to impact the present and the future. If they truly cared about ending slavery instead of social justice issues, they would focus on that and take action. Sadly, they have not. Therefore, slavery isn't the issue at all with them. They have much more sinister aims.
Wow, one of the recent sly posts I can actually agree with.
I think all statues of human beings on public lands should be taken down. Donate them to museums or auction them off to private collectors and put it towards our national debt.
This is a country founded on ideas. Not people. The very rejection of titles, and aristocracy and everything that goes along with that is a core part of this country's ideology. No one should be venerated or honored like some ancient king.
Oh, and Columbus had nothing to do with the United States. The whole Columbus Day movement was a marketing ploy designed to help immigrating Italians assimilate. But people ignorant of history think he landed on Plymouth Rock or something.
This country was founded on the genocide of native people and the theft of native property for over 450 years. But nobody gives a damn about a voiceless population.
If certain groups are offended by a statue, I agree with blue skies, take them all down. We honor presidents who were slave owners, who stole land, approved the mass murder of people because of who they were and an overall greed to steal what was not theirs, etc. but where do you draw the line? Remove monuments? Mount Rushmore (another scared place on native land that was stolen)?
Don't think it makes sense to destroy Mt Rushmore, but the entire thing is weird. I found a lot more beauty in Yellowstone enjoying the nature than what amounts to really intricate graffiti.


Last month was a success. I have a good feeling that this month will be even better. Come out and see all the artists at art walk. And don't forget to look at all the great art in the local shops and restaurants.


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Air Resources Board plots new zero-emission vehicle plan
James Poulos November 2, 2016
California's environmental regulators have revisited their credit program for zero emissions vehicles, which hasn't done enough to position the state for the kind of carbon savings needed to meet future targets. The zero-emissions subsidy hasn't suffered from a lack of
CA regulators demand VW recall
James Poulos December 3, 2015
California's powerful environmental regulator has ordered the recall of all Volkswagens, Audis and Porsches equipped with software secretly installed to defeat emissions tests. "On November 25, the California Air Resources Board sent an In Use Compliance letter notifying Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche to
CA regulators crack down on fuel carbon
James Poulos October 1, 2015
In the wake of a big legislative setback, Gov. Jerry Brown's wish to use regulations to cut fuel emissions is swiftly coming true. This month, Democratic lawmakers couldn't muster enough votes to slash gasoline use by half within 15 years. Now, the state Air
Critics say CARB botching key part of cap-and-trade program
Wayne Lusvardi December 1, 2013
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (Bloomberg NEF) has accused the California Air Resources Board of a serious problem: double-counting industrial pollution emissions under its cap-and-trade program. Bloomberg NEF, a media enterprise focusing on the energy sector, isn't the only credible entity
Govt. global warming hoax 'hilarious incoherence'
Katy Grimes September 30, 2013
"Global warming deniers," we skeptics have been called. Much of our climate change skepticism stems from the government's involvement and manipulation of the scientific data, and the subsequent creation of a cap and trade system, designed to punish and tax
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CalWatchdog Staff March 20, 2013
March 20, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — While the California Air Resources Board continues to forge ahead like a blind bull in a china shop with its far-reaching climate change plan, the extent of the destruction that could result
Employers and taxpayers ask Gov. Brown to halt cap and trade 8
March 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes A group of employers and taxpayers have sent a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown asking that he halt cap and trade "and policies to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions." Cap and trade is the
Cap-and-trade could benefit new overseers 21
CalWatchdog Staff December 21, 2012
Dec. 21, 2012 By Katy Grimes The California Air Resources Board just named the American Carbon Registry and the Climate Action Reserve as California's two new "carbon overseers" for the state's cap-and-trade program. The "carbon overseers" phrase commonly is used for them at CARB
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Katy Grimes December 11, 2012
Dec. 11, 2012 By Katy Grimes The California Air Resources Board's first cap and trade auction in November is yet more proof that CARB is responsible for making people cough, snort and wheeze in California. While trying to convince everyone
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CalWatchdog Staff October 19, 2012
Oct. 19, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — The monthly meeting of the California Air Resources Board on Thursday was nothing more than a mutual admiration society and big tax-and-spend club. After board members shared esteem for one another and


If you saw the video of the woman in Philadelphia being abducted, I am sure that we are all glad that she was rescued alive and apparently not seriously injured. She is lucky because she beat the odds. Most of these incidents end up with the abductee dead. Police credit her fighting spirit with helping her survive.
CNN commented that the video will send chills up the spine of every woman who sees it. More important would be if it started everyone thinking, "what would I do if I suddenly found myself the target of such an attack or a witness to such an attack?" Police advice about surviving a violent criminal attack emphasizes that prior rehearsal is a very important tactic for survival.
We don't know yet what if anything the assailant in Philadelphia said when he confronted the woman. He may have said something like, "Just do what I say, and you won't get hurt." If so, the woman did the right thing by not buying such a lie and by fighting back from the start. Police advice is, whatever it takes do not let the assailant take you under his control and take you to "crime scene #2." Crime scene #2 is where they find the victim's dead body.
The woman did not succeed in preventing the assailant from gaining control over her although she struggled hard to avoid it. Fortunately her crime scene #2 was where she was rescued and the the assailant was arrested. Watching the video, we ask ourselves, what could she have done to increase the likelihood of escaping? At the initial confrontation, could she have out run the assailant and reached a safe place? When he was wrestling her to his car, should she have changed her strategy from trying to escape to striking to disable her assailant?
How can a weaker person disable an assailant who has his arms around her? One way is by attacking his vulnerable spots. Kicking the groin is the classic way to attack a vulnerable spot, but once the attacker has his arms around you, kicking becomes difficult, though kneeing may still be possible. Other ways to disable an attacker are by poking him in the eyes and or throat (below the adam's apple) with your fingers. If you can get one hand free from his grab, attack these spots because it doesn't take much force to have an disabling effect.
When I mention attacking the eyes when I do self-defense workshops, I often get an "eww" (that's yucky) reaction from the attendees. This is where prior rehearsal is important because it helps you realize that you will be fighting for your life if you are the target of an abduction attempt and that striking the eyes is entirely justified and necessary.
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My Favorite Coming Of Age Books
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Eyre opens with Jane, an orphaned, isolated ten-year-old, living with a family that dislikes her. She grows in strength, excels at school, becomes a governess, and falls in love with Edward Rochester. After being deceived by him, Jane goes to Marsh End, where she regains her spirituality and discovers her own strength. By novel's end, Jane is a strong, independent woman. Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre still raises relevant questions to readers today."
One of the most loved books of all time, with an introduction by Anne Mazer In one of the most beloved classics of all time, Anne brings mischief, adventure, and love to the countryside of Green Gables.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER • One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University "Extraordinary . . . an act of courage and self-invention."—The New York Times NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • BILL GATES'S HOLIDAY READING LIST • FINALIST: National Book Critics Circle's Award In Autobiography and John Leonard Prize For Best First Book • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara's older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home. "Beautiful and propulsive . . . Despite the singularity of [Westover's] childhood, the questions her book poses are universal: How much of ourselves should we give to those we love? And how much must we betray them to grow up?"—VogueNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • O: The Oprah Magazine • Time • NPR • Good Morning America • San Francisco Chronicle • The Guardian • The Economist • Financial Times • Newsday • New York Post • theSkimm • Refinery29 • Bloomberg • Self • Real Simple • Town & Country • Bustle • Paste • Publishers Weekly • Library Journal • LibraryReads • Book Riot • Pamela Paul, KQED • New York Public Library
One of the best loved books of all time. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American ReadLovely Meg, talented Jo, frail Beth, spoiled Amy: these are hard lessons of poverty and of growing up in New England during the Civil War. Through their dreams, plays, pranks, letters, illnesses, and courtships, women of all ages have become a part of this remarkable family and have felt the deep sadness when Meg leaves the circle of sisters to be married at the end of Part I. Part II, chronicles Meg's joys and mishaps as a young wife and mother, Jo's struggle to become a writer, Beth's tragedy, and Amy's artistic pursuits and unexpected romance. Based on Louisa May Alcott's childhood, this lively portrait of nineteenth- century family life possesses a lasting vitality that has endeared it to generations of readers.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The Secret Life of Bees
The multi-million bestselling novel about a young girl's journey towards healing and the transforming power of love, from the award-winning author of The Invention of Wings and The Book of Longings Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted black "stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sister, Lily is introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey, and the Black Madonna. This is a remarkable novel about divine female power, a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.


As 2018 comes to a close, we normally find ourselves in a bit of a lull as our clients start shuttering projects for the holiday season … that behavior isn't too crazy as there are parties and trips to take and between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve, and everyone seems to have a lot going on. This is fairly normal for a residential architecture firm, except this year we are busier this November and December then we have ever been and as a result, I have been digging deeper and deeper into my studio playlist to keep myself energized as I put in some longer than normal hours.
One thing that brings me great happiness is when I play something that few people have ever heard of before … and they like it. With the current mix of people in my office, playing something that nobody has heard before is depressingly easy (they irreverently claim "youth" as the main reason they have never heard of the music I play for them) but I still think finding something that they like is a worthy goal.
So combine longer hours at the office with my goal of finding and playing music that exposes my office to something they enjoy and you get my current playlist …which I'd guess achieved a ±90% "I've never heard this before" rating.
Maybe you'll fare better and have heard some of these songs before… or not. Okay, let's get to it.
While they are musically categorized as a "Metal" band, don't let that fool you or put you off. Sure, they play loud at times but I have never wanted to whip my hair around or hold a lighter up during one of their songs. My typical response is that I do whatever it is I'm doing a little bit faster than I was previously.
I have two things about this video that might provide additional entertainment value to the song … First: Watch the right leg of the drummer, it'll help show you how the bass drum is driving the beat. If you were me, you will also get a kick at the pattern of the hi-hat. Second: Stick around to the 2:30-minute mark and you'll see what a rock-n-roll band looks like.
I don't know many metal bands that play with a Rhodes keyboard, this seems more like stoner rock to me. Either way, if this song is playing while you're working out, go ahead and slide an extra 40lbs onto the bench press, you'll be able to lift it.
Matt received his college degree in Jazz Saxophone Performance and you can definitely hear the jazz influence in his music. While this is probably not his most popular song, I like the keyboard … a trend I noticed that makes an appearance on a few of the songs on today's list.
Hailing from my backyard in Fort Worth, Texas, Leon Bridges has a great throwback sound and a wonderfully smooth voice that is reminiscent of 1950's crooners Otis Redding and Sam Cooke.
I only recently discovered Passafire and for the last several months, they've figured heavily into my playlist rotation. Formed in 2003, they are a reggae band made up from students that were attending the Savanah College of Art and Design … that's right, it's a reggae band from Georgia … that makes total sense.
If you want to get your groove on, this is a good group to put on your radar.
Another new artist for me – I originally discovered her from tracking down the music from a "Peloton" fitness ad (which was September Song if you are interested, as you should be).
Pay attention at the 1:35-minute mark. That is still Agnes singing, it just has this interesting male timbre to it that made me go searching to discover who had contributed additional vocals to the track. I learned that Agnes sang that portion herself and had it slowed down to give it the sound that it has. Pretty cool I think.
This is definitely a throwback song for me – but you know how I like a solid bass line. A psychedelic soul song that was originally written for the Motown group The Undisputed Truth. It was re-written as a 12-minute song for the Temptations that went on to hit #1 on the Billboard chart and take home 3 Grammy's … Most of the time all I can think about is how pissed I'd be if I was in The Undisputed Truth and didn't get the new version.
But the Temptations are amazing AND this video has them singing the song on Soul Train. If you are like the people in my office and don't know what Soul Train is, you need to go here … you can thank me later.
Probably my most favorite Marvin Gaye song – which is saying something because all of Marvin Gaye's songs are amazing … and it also has one of the best bass line hooks ever. This is one of those songs that I think everyone will know until I ask the folks in my office and learn that nobody has ever heard this song before.
This is one of my favorite bands from my college days. Affectionately referred to as "The Bosstones" they are a hybrid ska-rock band and have been around since the early '80s. They have never experienced huge commercial success but their fans are fairly passionate about the group. My favorite album from them was the 1993 studio album "Don't Know How to Party" but I couldn't find any videos from that album so I went with the Rascal King.
I haven't met anyone in my life who has heard of The Green – which probably wouldn't be the case if I lived in Hawaii. The song I have included here is off their debut album, which was named iTunes Best Reggae Album of 2010. I first heard them in an ice cream parlor when my wife and I first brought my daughter there on vacation back in 2011 and I've been a fan ever since.
I wasn't going to include this song in today's post but it fell into the "Everybody needs to know this song" category. In fact, I'm not sure that we can be friends if you choose to dislike this song. Another great bass line, the genius of David Byrne both musically and from a performance standpoint, what's not to like? I typically try to avoid providing commentary on the video because they are only here as a medium to allow people to hear the song I am talking about, however, I specifically chose this version BECAUSE of this video.


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Right now, Canada is one win, one draw at the Algarve Cup because, really, their goal hasn't been threatened. That's not going to happen at the World Cup. At some point, the opposition will score. At some point, Canada might need to score two to win, or to find the net on that one great chance that comes to them in order to turn a 0-o draw into a 1-0 triumph.
in : Europe, More Women's Soccer, Women's National Team
Let's face it, you would stay off the message boards and Reddit and the soccer blogs if you wanted sober, measured analysis. What you want is reactionary, knee-jerk, panicked commentary.
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When Canadian soccer fans ask "where will Jordyn Huitema sign?" it won't be about a letter of commitment to an NCAA powerhouse.
in : CONCACAF, Women's World Cup, Youth National Teams
Canada had attempts at goal, but none on goal in a 1-0 loss to Mexico. The Mexicans will face Spain in the final.
in : Europe, Women's World Cup, Youth National Teams
But, maybe most impressive is the number of shots on target that Canada allowed in the match. Through 90 minutes plus injury time, the Germans managed just one shot on target.
in : Asia, Women's World Cup, Youth National Teams
Off a corner, Kang came out to punch, but she only managed to push the ball towards Huitema, whose volley attempt soared high in the air, but dropped neatly over the goal line. With the keeper still trying to scramble back towards the line, the goal felt like it was happening in slow motion.
in : South America, Women's World Cup, Youth National Teams
By the 60-minute mark, the score still at 0-0: "Really, Canada won this game 3-0?"
Canada scores a dozen against Cuba
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With the game already in hand, Sinclair was introduced at the start of the second half, clearly an effort to get her closer to all-time women's international goal scoring leader Abby Wambach's total of 184. On a two-player break, SInclair opted to pass to Huitema for a tap-in rather than take it herself. And when Sinclair got no. 174, she did not scream or raise her arms in triumph. She led her teammates quietly back to half.
Late winner from Williams gets Canada to U-17 Women's World Cup
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Andersen Williams's 88th-minute header bounded right through a pack of Haitian defenders before it crossed the line — giving Canada a 2-1 win and a berth in the U-17 Women's World Cup.
Stop the cheerleading: The cracks in the Canadian women's program are there for everyone to see
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Sunday wasn't what we'd call a banner day for the Canadian women's program.


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Passé à la Guadeloupe le , pour y remplir une place de commandant d'armes, il rentre en France le , pour raison de santé. Il est mis en congé de réforme le , et il est admis à la retraite le .

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Décès en octobre 1819
Décès à Saint-Pierre (Martinique)
Décès à 69 ans


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Home / Education, Travel / This is all about 'Getting your license in eight months' game in the end.
American School of Aviation Scam is becoming some sort of wargame between current students who are stranded in US and those who already completed their 'remarkable pilot training' in record time.
One of the ex-student pleaded other passed-out students of ASA to demonstrate their collective strength on one of the Orkut communities and comments from ex-students are now pouring-in with all the praises about their instructors and quality of training in ASA. Their frustration is quite visible from their writings, the abusive language used in their comments is one of the biggest proofs of their frustration. Some of them are briefing about the technical aspect of 'training time' and 'over logging'. Some of them cannot hide their fear of being tagged as 'pilot from that scammed college'. It is very unfortunate that most of the ex-students of ASA are using the word 'losers' for the students which are stranded here in US. Just because the school was not closed down during their term doesn't make them winners at all. This blog is trying to give a useful platform to more than 100 Indian and foreign students who were cheated, used and thrown on the streets by the management and owners of this school. We are not interested in starting a forum or so to discuss the training time or over logging kind of technical issues here. I don't care and I don't want to know how to get your commercial pilot license in eight months. I'm just concerned about the well-being of the students who are suffering.
It is for the world to decide that what kind of training you people may have got from such school which is being run by the crooks.
PS: If you can offer some help to the suffering students than come forward or please stay away, we don't need to know about your flying capabilities. May god save everyone from such 'pilots'.
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