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The global view of walruses: status, trends and threats
Posted by WWF Arctic in General on 16 August, 2017
Tags: The Circle, walrus
This article originally appeared in issue 02.17 of The Circle. See all issues of The Circle here. For a more in-depth look at walrus conservation, download WWF's report The State of Circumpolar Walrus Populations.
The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) has a circumpolar Arctic and sub-Arctic distribution with two subspecies, the Atlantic walrus, O. r. rosmarus, and Pacific walrus, O. r. divergens. Walruses are widely distributed but occupy a narrow ecological niche. They require areas of shallow water with a productive bivalve community, the reliable presence of open water to access these feeding areas, and suitable ice or land for hauling out. Walruses often gather in large herds. They are associated with moving pack ice for most of the year but when ice is absent haul out on land at predictable locations. Walruses are sensitive to disturbance at these haulouts.
Their habitat use and behaviour make walruses relatively easy for hunters to locate, and vulnerable to environmental changes and disturbance. Hunting by humans has strongly influenced their distribution. Many populations were historically over-harvested, with varying levels of recovery. Suitable habitat has declined as human activities have expanded. Understanding of walrus population trajectories is limited by the difficulty and cost of surveying in remote areas. Survey coverage has typically been limited to a small subset of a population's distribution. Few populations have been resurveyed over time using comparable methods, and the structure of some populations is poorly understood. Information on the populations and on the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) status of each subspecies is summarized on the map. Most countries need to update the conservation status of walrus populations within their jurisdiction.
ATLANTIC WALRUSES
Atlantic walruses historically ranged from the central Canadian Arctic east to the Kara Sea, north to Franz Josef Land and south to Nova Scotia, Canada. Six extant populations are recognized based their genetic interchange and other factors such as geographical separation. Several are shared by Canada and Greenland, and Norway and Russia share the Svalbard-Franz Josef Land population. The historically abundant population in southeastern Canada was wiped out by hunting ca. 1850, and is unlikely to re-establish due to the increase in other human activities in the region.
PACIFIC WALRUSES
Two Pacific walrus populations are recognized, one in Russia's Laptev Sea and the other, shared by Russia and Alaska, in the Bering and Chukchi seas. The Laptev Sea population was once considered a separate subspecies but recent studies support its recognition as the westernmost population of Pacific walruses. These populations may have formed a continuum prior to commercial exploitation. Little information is available on the Laptev Sea population and its abundance and trends are unknown. The Bering and Chukchi Seas population occurs throughout the continental shelf waters of both seas and ranged farther south prior to excessive hunting. Population size has fluctuated markedly in response to varying levels of human exploitation.
Key threats and factors limiting walrus populations stem from subsistence hunting, industrial development and resource extraction, tourism and other disturbances, and climate change. Stressors from these threats, such as habitat disturbance and hunting mortality, can alter walrus distribution or reduce walrus abundance, with ecological impacts and socioeconomic costs. Subsistence hunting affects Atlantic walrus populations in Canada and Greenland and Pacific walrus in the Bering and Chukchi seas. Atlantic walruses in Norwegian and Russian waters are not hunted for subsistence, nor are Pacific walruses in the Laptev Sea.
Industrial development and disturbance by human activities may become increasingly important threats. Hydrocarbon exploration and development has the potential to affect Atlantic walruses east and west of Greenland and in the Barents Sea, and Pacific walruses in the Chukchi Sea. Shipping on a massive scale from iron mine development may soon disrupt Atlantic walrus habitats in Canada year-round. Loss of sea ice is helping to enable these activities and others such as ship-based tourism.
Climate change has the potential to affect all walrus populations through declines in sea ice habitat that alter their seasonal distribution, ocean acidification that causes shifts in species, and changes in human access. Pacific walruses in the Bering and Chukchi seas appear to be particularly vulnerable to ice loss, which is forcing them ashore earlier in the season in very large numbers. Greater use of coastal haulouts limits their access to offshore feeding areas, may facilitate the spread of disease, and has resulted in trampling mortalities when they are disturbed.
Research is ongoing for all populations but many information gaps and uncertainties remain related to walrus ecology and population dynamics. Some of these, such as population-specific growth rates and hunting loss rates (i.e., animals struck and lost) apply to most populations; others to a few. Two conservation and management measures are overarching: the need for international cooperation in managing shared populations, and the need for a proactive approach to the assessment of potential impacts from human activities. The importance of both measures will increase as human activities further encroach on walrus habitat in response to climate change.


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Wolfgang Sigl (* 23. Dezember 1972 in Linz) ist ein ehemaliger österreichischer Leichtgewichts-Ruderer und heutiger Rudertrainer. Zwischen 1993 und 2001 erreichte er vier Weltmeistertitel im Rudern und wurde mehrfach österreichischer Meister. Sigl ist seit 2015 Leistungssport-Verantwortlicher des Österreichischen Ruderverbandes für den Stützpunkt Wien.

Erfolge
 1993 Weltmeister im Leichtgewichts-Doppelvierer
 1994 Weltmeister im Leichtgewichts-Doppelvierer
 1995 Weltmeister im Leichtgewichts-Doppelvierer und 4. im Leichtgewichts-Doppelzweier
 1996 5. bei den Olympischen Spielen im Leichtgewichts-Doppelzweier
 2001 Weltmeister im Leichtgewichts-Vierer ohne Steuermann

Auszeichnungen (Auszug)
 2001: Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich

Doping
Wolfgang Sigl, Raphael Hartl sowie ihr Trainer Martin Kessler wurden im Februar 2014 wegen Blutdopings rückwirkend für ein, zwei bzw. vier Jahre gesperrt. Die Sportler wurden im Zuge der sogenannten "Humanplasma-Dopingaffäre" des Blutdopings verdächtigt, was Kessler auch bestätigte. Nachdem das Trio im September 2013 von der NADA-Rechtskommission noch freigesprochen wurde, widerrief die Unabhängige Schiedskommission in zweiter Instanz das Urteil. Der Beginn der Sperren wurde rückwirkend auf den 1. März 2006 terminiert, so dass zum Zeitpunkt des Urteils alle Sanktionen bereits abgelaufen waren.

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Teilnehmer der Olympischen Sommerspiele 2000
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Sommerspiele 2004
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Doping in Österreich
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Open University: Coursera Partners With 10 Major State Schools
The new partnerships will bring technology-enhanced learning to 1.25 million enrolled students–and possibly millions more worldwide.
By Anya Kamenetz 3 minute Read
In the nine months since Fast Company profiled the launch of online learning platform Coursera, MOOCs–aka massively open online courses–have taken both the mainstream media and the world of higher education by storm. MOOCs typically consist of a series of short lecture videos interspersed with comprehension questions, assignments and discussion forums–sometimes with crowdsourced assessments. Many people are debating how MOOCs will, for better or worse, vaporize the university system as we know it.
But a new Coursera announcement suggests that a lot of this conversation has been either exaggerated–or beside the point. Coursera is partnering with 10 major public flagship and state university systems, from the State University of New York to West Virginia University, that collectively enroll 1.25 million of the nation's 21 million college students. Coursera's existing university partnerships with schools like Stanford and Penn mainly involve professors creating and offering online courses to several million users on the platform. These new public partnerships, however, are aimed at using MOOCs to enhance teaching, learning, and collaboration not only for online students around the world, but also for students already physically attending classes at these universities, and high school students who hope to enroll there.
"We're looking at this from a few different angles," says Carey Hatch, the Associate Provost in charge of instructional technology at the State University of New York. "We're thinking about how can we use Coursera content and courses in our own offerings. We're also talking about the option of embedding our faculty in courses from other institutions, or giving our students the chance to engage with international students [online, through the platform]." They're also looking to expand their online enrollment from 200,000 to at least 300,000 with the use of MOOCs.
Daphne Koller, cofounder of Coursera, compares the rise of MOOCs in education to the rise of electronic health records in medicine, or distributed computation in gene sequencing and astronomy. All cases involve the power of crowdsourced data and analytics to drive innovation. When you take a course inside an online platform, unlike a face-to-face course, a computer is collecting data on how you learn. This learning data is now being studied to figure out the best ways to promote mastery in a particular subject, or what factors contribute to a student's risk of dropping out.
If MOOCs catch on, basic courses, such as Intro to Chemistry, would no longer have to be reinvented from scratch at every single one of America's 4,000-odd colleges. Instead, a handful of MOOCs designed at a few leading institutions could provide a "backbone" for offerings at public universities nationwide. And professors on different campuses in different states teaching similar material could form a "community of practice" enabling them to apply analytics to continuously improve their students' experience.
Of course, to reach this level of integration, Coursera, Udacity, and edX will have to overcome severe opposition from faculty who perceive new educational experiences to be an existential threat to higher education as they've known it. While Koller acknowledges that she sees the supremacy of the traditional, large, face-to-face lecture course fading in an age of new alternatives, she says that the death of the university has been greatly exaggerated.
"I think people are misinterpreting the goal of the MOOCs as being a substitute for a college education," she says. "That was never the intent. What we are looking to do here is help institutions that are serving the vast majority of students in this country to leverage technology, infrastructure, and content to offer the best educational experience to students in their states and everywhere."
Here's the full list of public universities partnering with Coursera:
The State University of New York (SUNY)
Tennessee Board of Regents
University of Tennessee System
University of Houston System
University System of Georgia
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Anya Kamenetz is the author of Generation Debt (Riverhead, 2006) and DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education, (Chelsea Green, 2010). Her 2011 ebook The Edupunks' Guide was funded by the Gates Foundation

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Disclaimer: As many states are still deciding on their EVV vendor model, we are closely monitoring their decisions and will attempt to keep this page as updated as possible. However, this page may or may not reflect the latest news, so please reference your state's medicaid site for official information and updates.
The Alabama Medicaid Agency has implemented a specific Electronic Visit Verification and Monitoring (EVVM) system. See their state site for more information.
Alaska plans to adopt the provider choice model, in which agencies select their EVV vendor of choice and self-fund EVV implementation. States set requirements and standards for EVV vendors, including specific data collection requirements.
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The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) has chosen Sandata Technologies, LLC as their statewide Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) vendor.
AxisCare is currently developing an integration with Sandata which is projected to be completed well before the January 2020 implementation deadline.
Arkansas has chosen to use a state-sponsored solution called Careify. However, providers may use their own solution as long as it meets the state's minimum EVV requirements.
AxisCare meets all EVV requirements stated in the CURES Act, making it an EVV and management power package for Arkansas agencies.
California has chosen to use an open model in which the state sets the standards for EVV, and providers and MCOs may either use their existing EVV system or choose one that best meets their needs.
AxisCare meets all EVV requirements stated in the CURES Act, making it an EVV and management power package for California agencies.
Colorado has chosen to implement a hybrid method in which the state selects a single vendor (in this case, Sandata Technologies) while allowing providers and MCOs to continue using their existing EVV systems as long as it meets federal EVV guidelines.
AxisCare meets federal guidelines and is currently developing an integration with Sandata which is projected to be completed well before the January 2020 implementation deadline.
Connecticut has mandated Sandata Technologies as their EVV vendor. AxisCare is currently developing an integration with Sandata which is projected to be completed well before the January 2020 implementation deadline.
Delaware is currently in the process of developing its EVV system. We are closely monitoring Delaware's decision. If you have any information regarding which vendor(s) Delaware may be leaning towards, please contact us.
Florida requires the MCOs who manage Medicaid beneficiaries to select and implement an EVV solution of their own choosing. We have included a list of Florida's major MCOs and their EVV vendors of choice (some are still in the process of choosing) below.
AxisCare currently provides a direct integration with HHAeXchange.
Georgia has chosen an open vendor EVV approach in which the state can either contract with a single EVV vendor, build their own system for providers to use, or allow the use of other EVV systems. Alternative EVV systems are allowable as long as they meet mandated system and aggregator requirements.
AxisCare meets all mandated system requirements, so providers may continue to use AxisCare as their EVV and management system.
Hawaii's Med-QUEST Division (MQD) has chosen Sandata Technologies, LLC as their statewide Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) vendor.
We are currently monitoring Idaho's decision on an EVV vendor. If you have more information regarding which EVV vendor Idaho may be leaning towards, please contact us.
Illinois has chosen the open vendor model in which the state selects a single vendor while allowing providers and MCOs to continue using their existing EVV systems. AxisCare meets state EVV requirements, so providers may continue to use AxisCare as their EVV and management solution. We are also developing an integration with Sandata (Illinois' contracted vendor) which is projected to be completed well before the January 2020 implementation deadline.
Indiana has chosen the open vendor model in which the state selects a single vendor while allowing providers and MCOs to continue using their existing EVV systems. AxisCare meets state EVV requirements, so providers may continue to use AxisCare as their EVV and management solution. We are also developing an integration with Sandata (Indiana's contracted vendor) which is projected to be completed well before the January 2020 implementation deadline.
Iowa's IME is working in collaboration with the Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to develop and implement an EVV program. We are closely monitoring Iowa's EVV decision.
Kansas has chosen to mandate a statewide external vendor for EVV. AxisCare is currently investigating an integration with the chosen vendor. More information coming soon.
Kentucky is currently in the process of choosing an EVV system. We are closely monitoring Kentucky's decision. If you have any information regarding which vendor(s) Kentucky may be leaning towards, please contact us.
Louisiana has chosen an open model in which the state sets the standards for EVV, and providers and MCOs may either use their existing EVV system or choose one that best meets their needs. The state utilizes a vendor agnostic aggregator system called Louisiana Service Reporting System (LaSRS) to take in data from all EVV systems.
Maine is developing an open EVV system which will allow home care providers to utilize their own EVV system (i.e. AxisCare) and connect with MIHMS (Maine Integrated Health Management Solutions). More information coming soon.
Maryland operates a state-mandated in-house EVV model in which the state develops, operates, and manages its own EVV system. This is the only information we have at this time. More info will be provided as updates are released.
Massachusetts currently utilizes MyTimesheets as their EVV vendor. AxisCare is monitoring Massachusetts' EVV plan and investigating an integration with MyTimesheets. More information will be released soon.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has decided to go with an open system that allows providers with an EVV system the ability to continue using their current system. Providers that currently do not have an EVV system will have the ability to use the state-developed EVV system.
AxisCare meets all state requirements for current users to use as their EVV vendor.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services has decided to go with an open system in which the state sets the standards for EVV, and providers and MCOs may either use their existing EVV system or choose one that best meets their needs.
AxisCare meets all state requirements, so users may continue to use AxisCare as their EVV solution.
Mississippi has not made a final decision regarding EVV. We are closely monitoring their decision. If you have any information regarding which vendor(s) Mississippi may be leaning towards, please contact us.
Missouri has opted to pursue an open vendor model, allowing personal care providers to select the EVV vendor which best suits their needs, or to continue to utilize their existing system. AxisCare meets all state requirements as an EVV vendor, so current users can continue using AxisCare as their EVV solution.
Montana has not made a final decision regarding EVV. We are closely monitoring their decision. If you have any information regarding which vendor(s) Montana may be leaning towards, please contact us.
Nebraska considers its approach to EVV implementation to be an open model under which the State will procure at least one contract for a vendor solution that all providers can utilize, as well as allowing providers to use their own compliant EVV systems, if they choose. A preferred vendor has not yet been chosen.
AxisCare meets all state EVV requirements, making it a management and EVV power house.
Nevada has chosen a closed model in which the state requires all providers to use a specific EVV system.
We are currently investigating an integration with the chosen vendor. More information coming soon.
New Hampshire is currently in the process of developing its EVV system. We are closely monitoring New Hampshire's system development. If you have any information regarding the new system, please contact us.
Currently, New Jersey plans to issue a RFP (request for proposal) for an aggregator EVV vendor. Providers will be able to utilize their own electronic systems to send the required data to DHS.
We are closely monitoring New Jersey's final decision and will post updated information as we receive updates.
New Mexico has selected a closed model in which the state mandates a specific EVV provider (see their state website for more information).
AxisCare is currently investigating an integration with the chosen vendor. More information coming soon.
Because EVV is already widely in use in New York for agency-based personal care, the state has opted for the provider choice model. This model allows agencies to purchase systems from vendors they select as long as it meets the requirements outlined in the 21st Century Cures Act.
AxisCare meets the requirements outlined by the act, making it a management and EVV power house.
North Carolina is seeking to utilize the Open Vendor Model concept to meet the EVV requirements of the 21st Century Cures Act. The state will maintain oversight and receive funding for implementation of one default EVV vendor while also allowing vendor choice for providers and MCOs who already have an EVV system in place.
AxisCare meets all requirements stated in the 21st Century Cures Act, making it a management and EVV power house.
North Dakota held public meetings for providers to submit input on the upcoming EVV implementation. The last meeting occurred June 5, 2018, but the state has not made any announcements since.
AxisCare provides a management and EVV power solution that meets the EVV vendor requirements stated in the 21st Century Cures Act. We are closely monitoring North Dakota's decision. If you have updated information, please contact us.
In Ohio, agencies can choose to use the Sandata system or a certified alternative EVV system (like AxisCare).
AxisCare meets all alternate vendor requirements in addition to developing an integration with Sandata, which is projected to be completed well before Phase 2 of implementation (Deadline: August 5, 2019).
Agencies may continue to use AxisCare as their scheduling, management, and EVV solution.
Oklahoma implements a closed EVV model in which the state Medicaid program contracts with a single EVV vendor, and mandates all provider agencies to use that vendor's EVV system.
The state has not yet chosen its EVV vendor, however, we are closely monitoring their decision. More information will be released soon.
Oregon currently uses eXPRS, which captures a lot of the information required by the 21st Century Cures Act. However, there are limitations to eXPRS which are not currently meeting the EVV requirements. The latest news suggests that they plan to build upon what eXPRS already has in place to meet the federal requirements.
We are monitoring Oregon's decision and will continue to update you here.
Pennsylvania's three MCOs have selected HHAeXchange as their aggregator system which receives data from all EVV systems.
AxisCare provides an integration that allows you to easily submit your claims directly to HHAeXchange. You will continue to be able to use the AxisCare Mobile App and Telephony to electronically verify your visits.
Rhode Island entered a contract with Sandata in 2016 for a statewide EVV system. Providers do not have a choice to use any other EVV system for time and billing. They may, however, use a different scheduling system if it integrates with and is approved by Sandata.
AxisCare is currently developing an integration with Sandata which is projected to be finished well before the January 2020 implementation deadline. More information will be released soon.
South Carolina has not released information regarding their decision on an EVV model, however, it appears that they are leaning towards a closed model approach (state mandates a specific EVV provider).
We are closely monitoring South Carolina's decision and will continue to post updates as they are provided. If you have more information regarding South Carolina's EVV decision, please contact us.
South Dakota has selected a closed model in which the state mandates a specific EVV provider (Therap). AxisCare is currently investigating how we can meet requirements in South Dakota. More information coming soon.
Tennessee's MCOs currently select and manage the EVV vendors. However, this will be changing in 2019. The implementation of a new LTSS EVV system has already begun, and AxisCare is currently investigating how we can meet EVV requirements in Tennessee.
Texas has chosen DataLogic Vesta as its EVV vendor. However, HHSC and TMHP are evaluating potentially increasing the EVV vendor pool to provide new and current providers a choice in selecting an EVV vendor when the additional programs are added. If new EVV vendors are selected, it is anticipated that their services will be available Fall 2019. HHSC and TMHP will provide updates as new information is available.
AxisCare is currently investigating an integration with Vesta. We will continue to post updates here.
Utah has chosen an open model in which the state sets the standards for EVV, and providers and MCOs may either use their existing EVV system or choose one that best meets their needs. The state utilizes an aggregator system to take in data from all EVV systems.
AxisCare meets all requirements listed within the CURES Act, making it an EVV and management power house for Utah Home Care Providers.
Vermont has chosen an open model in which the state sets the standards for EVV, and providers and MCOs may either use their existing EVV system or choose one that best meets their needs. The state utilizes an aggregator system to take in data from all EVV systems.
AxisCare meets all mandated system requirements, so providers in Vermont may continue to use AxisCare as their EVV and management system.
Virginia currently plans to implement a provider choice model in which the state sets the standards for EVV, and providers must choose and implement an EVV system that works for them by the deadline of January 2020.
AxisCare meets all state requirements, so providers may choose or continue to use AxisCare as their management and EVV solution in Virginia.
Washington state is working on a phased implementation and demonstration of a good faith effort to comply with the EVV requirements. Each Home Care Agency will select their EVV vendor to process the EVV and Claims data for their workers. The EVV vendor must meet requirements stated within by the CURES Act.
West Virginia plans to contract with a single EVV vendor. The model involves the State procuring, funding, selecting and implementing an EVV solution of their choice and managing the concerns and complaints from providers.
The state has not yet chosen a vendor, however, AxisCare is monitoring their decision closely. If you have any information regarding West Virginia's EVV vendor decision, please contact us.
In Wisconsin, DHS vendor Sandata will provide an EVV system to be used by impacted providers. DHS is considering the use of Sandata's aggregator technology. If used, this technology would allow providers who already have an EVV system to continue to use it if it meets EVV requirements.
AxisCare is currently developing an integration with Sandata, which is projected to be finished well before the January 2020 deadline. More information coming soon.
Wyoming is currently in the process of developing its EVV model. We are closely monitoring Wyoming's decision. If you have any information regarding which vendor(s) Wyoming may be leaning towards, please contact us.


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In partnership with the Singapore Art Book Fair (SGABF) 2019, this edition of THEBOOKSHOW Open Call Showcase presents a selection of self-published photobooks produced by international artists and photographers from 10 different countries.
THEBOOKSHOW Open Call serves to provide opportunities for showcasing photo books by emerging artists and to encourage art book appreciation. This year, THEBOOKSHOW has teamed up with the SGABF to host the open call exhibition that will be held during the fair at the NTU Centre for Contemporary Arts. These selected books will also travel to other international events that THEBOOKSHOW will be featured in.
The selected works in this Open Call showcase were selected by Renée Ting, Director of Singapore Art Book Fair (SGABF); Yanda, Founder of DoNotDesign; Gwen Lee, Director of Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF) and Leanna Teoh, co-founder of THEBOOKSHOW.
Open Call Exhibition
Singapore Art Book Fair 2019
NTU CCA,
43 Malan Road
28—30 June 2019
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Catch the showcase of selected books at SGABF 2019!
Renée Ting is the festival director of the Singapore Art Book Fair, an annual multi-day festival specialising in contemporary art books & zines. She is also the former manager and creative director of BooksActually, where she helmed some of their major projects including the Book Vending Machine, and the 24-Hour Bookstore Event.
Yanda is an artist at heart, he ironically designs, dabbles into publishing, edits journals for The Design Society, design writes sometimes and even codes. He runs DEAR, a media agency and DO NOT DESIGN —a strategic branding and design consultancy to create compelling ideas for brands, organisations and causes.
Gwen Lee is the co-founder and director of Singapore International Photography Festival and DECK gallery—an independent art space that supports Southeast Asian contemporary photography. In 2010, she was nominated and awarded with the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Culture award for her contribution to the art scene in Singapore.
Leanna Teoh is the co-founder of THEBOOKSHOW and a curator. She has curated New Margins and First Draft, exhibitions centring the photobook medium. Recently, she was selected as a New Curator with European based platform, Parallel and curated a magazine exhibition for YET magazine that is set to launch in Jul 2019. Her passion for the book medium is derived from the believe that it can bring about a change and build the love for art.
This programme is organised by THEBOOKSHOW in collaboration with Singapore Art Book Fair.
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Last Update May 28, 2015
Flooding kills at least 15, displaces thousands in southern, central China, more rain expected
BEIJING – At least 15 people have been killed and thousands more forced from their homes by flooding in southern and central China, with more rain forecast in coming days.
Local authorities said Thursday that Jiangxi province has been hardest hit, with eight people killed and 65,000 displaced. Just to the south, the Guangxi region suffered five deaths with six other people listed as missing.
Two other deaths were recorded in Hunan province, one of China's main rice producers, where 2,000 other people were moved to shelters. Fujian evacuated 17,000 people from danger areas, but no one was reported dead or missing in the coastal province.
Heavy rain forced the delay or cancellation of hundreds of passenger flights as flood waters in some areas rose to more than 2 meters (6 feet).


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CannTrust Establishes U.S. Operations
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VAUGHAN, ON, June 19, 2019 – Today, CannTrust Holdings Inc. ("CannTrust" or the "Company", TSX: TRST, NYSE: CTST), a federally regulated licensed producer of medical and recreational cannabis with more than 72,000 patients in Canada, announced that it is establishing operations in the United States ("U.S."), starting in the State of California. CannTrust has signed a non-binding letter of intent ("LOI") that will provide access to over 3,000 acres of farmland for hemp production with Elk Grove Farming Company, LLC ("Elk Grove"), a diversified farming company with operations in the State of California, to secure low-cost hemp with high cannabidiol ("CBD") content. CannTrust and Elk Grove will each have 50% ownership of a new entity (the "Joint Venture").
The opportunity in the U.S. for CannTrust is to become a trusted supplier of consistent, standardized and high-quality hemp-derived CBD formulations at scale. The Company believes there will be increasing demand for hemp-derived CBD formulations from international retailers and product manufacturers, and those organizations require expertise in genetics and value-add processing to ensure products are desirable and meet the highest safety standards.
CannTrust will guarantee the off-take of biomass produced by the Joint Venture, and will use its expertise to process, formulate and sell hemp-derived CBD products in U.S. markets where such sales are lawful. As an experienced operator meeting rigorous regulatory standards, CannTrust is well positioned to execute on this cultivation, processing and formulation strategy with the goal of becoming a leading supplier of hemp-derived CBD products in the U.S.
"This agreement represents another bold move for CannTrust. Our U.S. operation is expected to deliver a significant increase in low-cost production capacity, which will leverage our expertise in standardized CBD-based product formulation, and will give the Company a foothold in the largest international CBD market in the world with an experienced and knowledgeable partner," said Peter Aceto, Chief Executive Officer. "Following our successful equity offering, we have the liquidity we need to fund our ambitious growth plans including our greenhouse expansion in Niagara, our outdoor cultivation operation in British Columbia, our global footprint expansion and now our U.S. operation. We continue to focus on delivering on our vision of becoming a global provider of innovative cannabis-based and hemp-derived products."
Elk Grove has multi-generational experience in farming across a wide variety of commodities and value-added expertise in leading crop protection products, application and input supply with operations throughout the State of California. The team at Elk Grove specializes in consulting on agricultural development and has unique knowledge of farming in California, one of the most prolific agricultural regions in the world.
"We are thrilled to be partnering with CannTrust. Our knowledge of farming operations in California coupled with CannTrust's expertise in developing award-winning formulations is the perfect match to become a trusted supplier of CBD products in the U.S," said Morgan Houchin of Elk Grove Farming Company, LLC.
CannTrust U.S. Operations
This initiative is the first step in CannTrust's development of full-scale U.S. operations. Upon establishment of the Joint Venture in California, CannTrust will have secured a long-term source of significant supply of low-cost industrial hemp from a trusted and proven partner. Prior to commercial scale cultivation from the Joint Venture in 2020, the Company plans to execute on (1) its processing strategy from the biomass produced from the Joint Venture, and (2) its product development strategy.
CannTrust is well positioned to use extracted product from its U.S. operations in proprietary products that have already been developed and that are ready for commercial production (e.g., CannTrust's patented single-serve beverage pods), products currently under development with existing partners, and in formulations required by future partners.
Investment in the U.S. operation is expected to be up to $20 million through to the end of 2020. This capital investment includes the Company's share of cultivation, harvest and post-harvest processing for the Joint Venture, as well as extraction and processing investments that will be funded by CannTrust. This level of capital investment assumes starting with up to 300 acres for cultivation in 2020.
Details of the LOI
The Joint Venture will secure a long-term lease for over 3,000 acres of farmland designated for hemp production in Southern California, which is currently wholly-owned by the Houchin family or through partnership investment. CannTrust will provide its expertise in grow methodology, drying techniques, and experience in extraction, as well as provide genetics that are legal under state and federal law. Elk Grove will lead operations, farm management services, packaging and transportation, and provide suitable land area and warehouse space for drying and value-added handling of the hemp biomass produced.
Both parties will provide equal contribution of capital to finance operations of the Joint Venture, including capital investments, operating expenditures and working capital. All profits will be distributed based on ownership percentage of the Joint Venture.
Upon execution of a binding agreement, commercial operation of the Joint Venture is targeted to begin in 2020, subject to local regulatory approval.
The California Industrial Hemp Farming Act became effective in January 2017. The federal Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 became effective January 2019, removing hemp from Schedule I of the Federal Controlled Substances Act, thereby removing industrial hemp, which is defined as having less than 0.3% THC content, as a federally regulated controlled substance.
In the State of California, growers of industrial hemp for commercial purposes must register with the county agricultural commissioner prior to cultivation; there is currently no state registration required to grow industrial hemp.
CannTrust, Elk Grove and the Joint Venture intend to develop its cultivation and processing operations according to both federal and state laws.
About CannTrust
CannTrust is a federally regulated licensed producer of medical and recreational cannabis in Canada. Founded by pharmacists, CannTrust brings more than 40 years of pharmaceutical and healthcare experience to the medical cannabis industry and serves more than 72,000 medical patients with its dried, extract and capsule products. The Company operates its Niagara Perpetual Harvest Facility in Pelham, Ontario, and prepares and packages its product portfolio at its manufacturing centre of excellence in Vaughan, Ontario. The Company has also purchased 81 acres of land in British Columbia and expects to secure over 200 acres of land in total for low-cost outdoor cultivation which it will use primarily for its extraction-based products.
Elk Grove Farming Company, LLC is a diversified farming and farm management company with headquarters in Bakersfield, California. Elk Grove is a company owned by Tech Agricultural Corporation and the Houchin family. Tech Agricultural Corporation also offers industry leading crop protection products and application, adaptable financing for crop production and input supply, agricultural real estate brokerage and investment services, custom farm management, corn and alfalfa seed distribution and dairy mineral supplements.
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian Securities laws and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable United States safe harbor laws, and such statements are based upon CannTrust's current internal expectations, estimates, projections, assumptions and beliefs and views of future events. Forward-looking information and forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes", "expect", "likely", "may", "will", "should", "intend", "anticipate", "potential", "proposed", "estimate" and other similar words, including negative and grammatical variations thereof, or statements that certain events or conditions "may", "would" or "will" happen, or by discussions of strategy.
The forward-looking information and statements in this news release include statements relating to the Company's plans to reach a definitive agreement with Elk Grove as it relates to the Joint Venture, the timing of commercial production of the Joint Venture and the anticipated demand for hemp-based CBD formulations. Forward-looking information and statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks, including, without limitation: finalizing the Joint Venture; risks associated with general economic conditions; adverse industry events; loss of markets; future legislative and regulatory developments in Canada, the United States and elsewhere; the cannabis industry in Canada generally; and, the ability of CannTrust to implement its business strategies.
Any forward-looking information and statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and, except as required by law, CannTrust does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information or statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for CannTrust to predict all such factors. When considering these forward-looking information and statements, readers should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in CannTrust's Annual Information Form dated March 28, 2019 (the "AIF") and filed with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and filed as an exhibit CannTrust's Form 40-F annual report under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. The risk factors and other factors noted in the AIF could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those described in any forward-looking information or statements.
The TSX and NYSE do not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
For further information: or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Media Relations: Riya Dhaliwal, Tel: 1-888-677-1477, media@canntrust.ca;
Investor Relations: Marc Charbin, 416-467-5229, investor@canntrust.ca


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Sir William Hamo Thornycroft British, 1850-1925
Open Championship Horticultural Prize of 1921, Circa 1921
Bronze relief with a polished surface
11 1/4 H x 6 3/4 W inches
Framed: 25 3/4 H x 20 1/2 W inches
Signed: Hamo Thornycroft 1921; inscribed: Presented by TOOGOOD and Sons LTD, South Hampton Seedsmen to H.M. THE KING
Thornycroft, a member of the Royal Academy, sculpted some of London's best-known statues. He was one of the Academy's youngest members, and the leading figure of the New Sculpture movement, which provided a transition between 19th-century Neoclassicism and its later fin-de-siècle and modernist departures.
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The Billionaire Wins the Game (Billionaire Bachelors: Book 1) by Melody Anne
On 2014-11-02 2022-11-07 By JolieIn book review, Fallen Star Publications, Non ARC
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Publisher: Falling Star Publications
Series: Billionaire Bachelors
The Billionaire Wins the Game—Book 1
The Billionaire's Dance—Book 2
The Billionaire Falls—Book 3
The Billionaire's Marriage Proposal—Book 4
Blackmailing the Billionaire—Book 5
Runaway Heiress—Book 6
The Billionaire's Final Stand—Book 7
Unexpected Treasure—Book 8
Hidden Treasure—Book 9
Holiday Treasure—Book 10
Priceless Treasure—Book 11
Ultimate Treasure—Book 12
Purchase Link: Amazon
Joseph Anderson has decided it's time for his three successful sons to find brides. Joseph wants grandchildren to fill his mansion, and he wants them immediately. His eldest son, Lucas, is successful in all areas of his life, except love, and Joseph begins matchmaking. He finds Amy Harper and deems her the perfect daughter-in-law. He just needs to get her and Lucas to both realize they're made for each other.
Lucas Anderson is wealthy, sexy, and stubborn. He has no desire to have any woman enter his life, causing chaos, or using his family's name. Many women have tried, and he's been successful in finding out who they are beneath their false smiles.
Amy Harper was raised in tragic circumstances and doesn't like pampered, rich men who have been handed everything with a silver spoon. She spent years finishing her education and then received a job with the Anderson Corporation. She instantly doesn't like her incredibly sexy boss, who is arrogant and thinks every woman should fall at his feet.
When Amy becomes pregnant after one reckless night of passion, she's scared he'll take the baby and run. Lucas is demanding and used to getting his way, but Amy has just the right amount of spark to ignite his fuse and challenges him each step of the way.
Lucas's father, Joseph, and his brothers Alex and Mark offer laughter, love, and support. With the love of Lucas's family, who aren't only rich and successful, but also kind and giving, Amy starts to realize that being wealthy doesn't make or break a man, and starts to picture the happily ever after she never believed in for herself.
What I liked about The Billionaire Wins the Game:
Amy's character. She came from horrible circumstances and rose above them. She had an inner strength that I don't see in 90% of people in real life. And that's sad when I compare a fictional character to real life, and real life is lacking.
Lucas's character: Again, another strong character, and man, he fought falling in love. I loved reading the scenes with Amy and Lucas together because the sparks came right off the page. The sexual tension (and when they had sex) was great!!! A must-have in a romance novel.
The backstories. They were introduced so that you couldn't help but like them and want to know more about them.
What I didn't like about The Billionaire Wins the Game:
As much as I loved Amy's character, her extreme stubbornness got to me. At some point in the book, I wanted to reach through and slap her. Example: When Lucas forced Amy into his car to give her a ride home, she gave him the wrong address. Which wouldn't have been bad, but she lived in the ghetto in the middle of the night.
"I got you pregnant, so I have to marry you because I don't want the child born out of wedlock and be a bastard." It's not Victorian England; not being married and having kids are the norm. A forced wedding (and when I mean forced, Lucas implied that he would take the baby from Amy) is not cool.
If you enjoyed The Billionaire Wins the Game, you will enjoy these books.
Billionaire Bachelorsbook 1Melody AnneromanceThe Billionaire Wins the Game
Stewards of the Flame (The Hidden Flame: Book 1) by Sylvia Engdahl
City of Rogues: Book 1 of the Kobalos Trilogy (The Koblas Trilogy: Book 1) by Ty Johnston


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Individual files uploaded to OSF Storage must be 5GB or less. Larger files can be stored in an add-on.
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Sergej Schmolik (* 12. Januar 1965) ist ein ehemaliger belarussischer Fußballschiedsrichter. Seit 1993 war er FIFA-Schiedsrichter. Er leitete Spiele in der Wyschejschaja Liha und wurde auch in internationalen Spielen eingesetzt. 2007 wurde er zum besten Schiedsrichter von Belarus gewählt.

Im Juli 2008 wurde er suspendiert, nachdem er ein Spiel zwischen Naftan Nawapolazk und dem FK Wizebsk in stark alkoholisiertem Zustand gepfiffen hatte.

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To counter the myth that Garden cities are limited to greenfield sites do we need to expand their name somehow to recognise how their distinctive invisible architecture improves the common good?
Yes, sure. One of the main points we have to communicate.
That is a good question to consider.
Was it agreed that the principles of the Garden City can be applied in the remediation and amelioration of existing cities equally as well as to new-builds? And, is this to be adopted as a directive for communities and Councils should they choose?
Many neighborhoods can be elevated by employing, or re-engaging with Garden City principles – for instance, something as simple as the planting and growing of wild flowers and blossoming fruiting trees (or any trees) – completely transform a place – brings people together in creative activity and this also raises land and property value.
Fruit trees are good in public spaces, they have an invisible message – of being a common good and giving freely. Blossoming, providing, generative, fruitful – all good character traits !
This, perhaps sounds communistic, socialistic, but taken from a biologist, we can agree that the cells in our body work harmoniously, and coherently, without supervision. Perhaps rather, for a common spirit. 1 Cor 12:12-24 for this. I'm not a bible expert, but stumbled across this. The same principle is reiterated by scholars such as St Thomas Aquinas, Marcus Aurelius, Santideva, Alexander Pope and perhaps more. We can see there are people akin with this understanding http://on.fb.me/1F63qpM.
Personally I've a lot of work to do – toward community, however not alone. I feel we are amidst an egregore that is urging us to reconnect with the natural systems of the Earth and with each other. There is a genuine need and genuine hope among people for positive change for both communities and the environment.
The realisation of Garden City principles, using a permaculture design approach for instance, employed by architects, engineers, planners, builders, gardeners, diy-ers, farmers, teachers and so on, can rejuvenate economies, environments and communities. We are blessed with incredible digital resources at our fingertips for learning and communication. Once we've defined a plan that's agreeable at all levels, its very possible to communicate how a transition can take place, and how to do it, even with daily internet classes in anything from gardening and building techniques (or tasks), to meditation techniques – who knows!? It has to be about people and the earth if we are to rekindle prosperity, for the soil is becoming exhausted from all this mowing and fertilizing and mowing of nothing more than grass which is then discarded. We can harvest way more from the earth and it doesn't need to be at a loss to anyone.
Garden City is a great term – it unites the current poles of Rural-Urban, Nature-Human, Ecological-Technological, Undeveloped-Developed and so on. Also everyone understands the term – we all, are familiar with both notions. If we were to use for instance a term like "urban re-vegetalisation," it's a bit dry, but "Garden City" engages the imagination.
E.g. Teacher: "right kids, your next challenge is to all draw a garden city!" But if the teacher said to "draw the ecological transition of urban environments," there might be a few blank faces!
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Toronto is one of the most livable cities in the world. But over the last 30 years, the gap in incomes has grown and the middle-class neighbourhoods that once defined the city are vanishing. Please join us in a joint exhibition to explore ideas that can help us overcome this trend.
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use SysBuilder::CfgManagement;

my $cfg = YAML::LoadFile('/sysbuilder/etc/config.yaml');

# run with chroot => 0 since chrooting into the ntfs partition is a bad idea
my $cm = SysBuilder::CfgManagement->new($cfg, chroot => 0);
$cm->fetch;
$cm->activate;

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Cranking 'Front-end Editing' Up a Notch! 'Lucky Lemon' serves as a Sweet Refreshment!
Even though the next incremental version of Exponent (v2.1.1) hasn't hit the streets, we're pleased to announce plans for a major update! Exponent v2.2 will leave the fetters of the old school (0.9x) behind and take a bold move forward. While we've already upgraded from most of the old school code, we still have a major hurdle to cross and need to leave ancient stuff in the past. Additionally, we'll sport an updated look by moving to Twitter-Bootstrap and jQuery as our primary libraries (though you can rest assured we'll still support YUI2/YUI3). To help prepare the way, we'll release both a stable (v2.0/2.1) and unstable (v2.2) packages. The v2.2 stuff will go through the same routine as was done leading up to the release of v2.0.0 stable (though in a much shorter time span). In the meantime, v2.1.1 when released, will continue to be supported as THE stable release with updates and bug fixes as needed. Details about the update and release strategy can be found in this blog post.


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John Estrada returns to ABS-CBN, joins "FPJ's Ang Probinsyano"
Julia will also be playing Mara, Cardo's "last love," while Jane De Leon's departure from the series set a new all-time high online viewing record on Kapamilya Online Live
Veteran actor John Estrada is back with ABS-CBN as he joins the cast of "FPJ's Ang Probinsyano," which begins a new chapter tonight (August 23) in time for its sixth anniversary and after the big revelation in last Friday's episode that smashed its previous all-time high online viewing records.
John is currently taping scenes for the series with Coco Martin, as seen in the photos published on Monday (August 23) by Dreamscape Entertainment on social media.
"I'm so happy. I started in ABS-CBN. I'm happy to be back. It's a blessing to be back with ABS-CBN and to join 'FPJ's Ang Probinsyano,'" said John.
John's addition to the cast is part of the star-studded celebration of the show's historic sixth year, which is set to introduce new characters and a more exciting story according to Coco.
Viewers are already looking forward to Julia Montes' character, Mara, a feisty woman who is bound to cross paths with Cardo while he struggles to find a new hiding place with Task Force Agila from the authorities.
Netizens, meanwhile, continue to watch the action-packed scenes in "FPJ's Ang Probinsyano" as its August 20 episode achieved another all-time high record of 162,831 live concurrent viewers on Kapamilya Online Live on ABS-CBN Entertainment's YouTube channel as they tuned in to the departure of Jane De Leon's character, Lia Mante.
Before parting ways, Lia confessed to Cardo that it was Albert (Geoff Eigenmann) and not her who shot and killed Alyanna, Cardo's wife. She also revealed that Albert is still very much alive. The big revelation shocked Cardo and his allies, who, like Lia's family, had to leave and hide before their enemies can catch up with them.
In their escape, Cardo is bound to meet Mara. Will Mara be a friend or a foe?
Don't miss the new chapter of "FPJ's Ang Probinsyano," weeknights on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, TV5, CineMo, Kapamilya Online Live on ABS-CBN Entertainment's YouTube channel and Facebook page, iWantTFC, WeTV, and iflix. Viewers who use any digital TV box at home such as the TVplus box only need to rescan their device to be able to watch "FPJ's Ang Probinsyano" on TV5 and A2Z. For viewers outside of the Philippines, catch it on The Filipino Channel on cable and IPTV.
For updates, follow @abscbnpr on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok or visit www.abs-cbn.com/newsroom.
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Birmingham designates Uptown as open container area
Patrons can carry alcoholic drinks outside of restaurants, bars within designated area
Fred Davenport
The Uptown entertainment district will be the first area in Birmingham where patrons can carry alcoholic drinks outside of restaurants and bars, and even walk through the area with their drinks.The Birmingham City Council approved an amendment to the intoxicating liquors ordinance Tuesday, after a public hearing in which no one spoke for or against the item.There will be designated areas for open containers of alcohol, including Uptown, the Westin Hotel, Sheraton Hotel and the BJCC. Signs will be posted throughout the area that will mark the areas.Police will patrol the entire Uptown district to make sure people comply with the rules.Alabama's 13 talked to the manager of Southern Kitchen off-camera Tuesday, who was excited about the change. The ordinance update could drive more foot traffic and money to the Uptown area, we're told.City Councilor Valerie Abbot wants uptown to be the pilot area before other similar areas are approved."I don't know if anyone has suggested any more, but I would like to see us cool it for a while until we see how this all works out. So that's when we do a second and a third and a fourth or how many we're going to do -- that we found all the places it doesn't work and needs to be fine-tuned instead of having to reinvent the wheel all over town to fix our problems," she said.Alabama state lawmakers passed a law in 2012 that allowed cities to have open container areas with participating businesses. The measure said patrons would have to stay in designated areas.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
The Uptown entertainment district will be the first area in Birmingham where patrons can carry alcoholic drinks outside of restaurants and bars, and even walk through the area with their drinks.
The Birmingham City Council approved an amendment to the intoxicating liquors ordinance Tuesday, after a public hearing in which no one spoke for or against the item.
There will be designated areas for open containers of alcohol, including Uptown, the Westin Hotel, Sheraton Hotel and the BJCC. Signs will be posted throughout the area that will mark the areas.
Police will patrol the entire Uptown district to make sure people comply with the rules.
Alabama's 13 talked to the manager of Southern Kitchen off-camera Tuesday, who was excited about the change. The ordinance update could drive more foot traffic and money to the Uptown area, we're told.
City Councilor Valerie Abbot wants uptown to be the pilot area before other similar areas are approved.
"I don't know if anyone has suggested any more, but I would like to see us cool it for a while until we see how this all works out. So that's when we do a second and a third and a fourth or how many we're going to do -- that we found all the places it doesn't work and needs to be fine-tuned instead of having to reinvent the wheel all over town to fix our problems," she said.
Alabama state lawmakers passed a law in 2012 that allowed cities to have open container areas with participating businesses. The measure said patrons would have to stay in designated areas.


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Conference Venues South Africa brings you information on Kimberley situated in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa including information on Facilities and Recreation, Climate, Founding, History Suburbs, Town Planning and Geography.
Kimberley is a town with 17,354 inhabitants in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, located on the main road from Cape Town to Johannesburg. In a sheep-farming area spread over half-a-million hectares, greater Kimberley breeds many of the country's top merinos. It is also renowned for producing high-quality racehorses and many stud farms, including one owned by legendary golfer, Gary Player, are nearby.
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Kimberley and the surrounding areas boast a wide selection of tourist attractions, not least of which is its world famous "Big Hole". Amongst the others are a number of museums and an art gallery - all of which rate amongst the best that South Africa has to offer.
Kimberley haves an average of 9.4 hours of sunshine per day throughout the year and receive an annual rainfall of about 450 mm. Kimberley is situated almost in the centre of South Africa between Cape Town and Johannesburg. Surrounding Kimberley are many memorials and sites of some important battles of the Anglo-Boer war, most notably the Siege of Kimberley in 1899 with the famous "Long Cecil" on display, and the battlefield site of Magersfontein where Boer General used trench warfare for the first time.
Kimberley History
In 1866, Erasmus Jacobs found a small white pebble on the banks of the Orange River, on the farm De Kalk leased from local Griquas, near Hopetown. The pebble turned out to be a 21.25 carat (4.25 g) diamond. In 1871, an even larger 83.50 carat (16.7 g) diamond was found on the slopes of Colesberg Kopje, and led to the first diamond rush into the area. As miners arrived in their thousands, the hill disappeared, and became known as the Big Hole. A town, New Rush, was formed in the area, and was renamed to Kimberley on 5 June 1873, after the British Secretary of State for the Colonies at the time, John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley. The British, who had control of much of South Africa, were prompt to annex the area of the diamond mine, which became the British colony of Griqualand West. The Boers were upset by this, because they wanted it to be a part of the Orange Free State as it lay between Orange and Vaal rivers.
The largest company to operate a diamond mine in South Africa was the De Beers Company, owned by Cecil Rhodes. Very quickly, Kimberley became the largest city in the area, mostly due to a massive African migration to the area from all over the continent. The immigrants were accepted with open arms, because the De Beers company was in search of cheap labour to run the mines with.
Five big holes were dug into the earth, which followed the kimberlite pipes. The largest, The Kimberley mine or "Big Hole" covering 170 000 m², reached a depth of 240 m and yielded 3 tons of diamonds. The mine was closed in 1914, while three of the holes – Du Toitspan, Wesselton and Bultfontein – closed down in 2005.
On 2 September 1882, Kimberley became the first town in the southern hemisphere to install electric street lighting.
The rising importance of Kimberley led to one of the earliest South African and International Exhibitions to be staged in Kimberley in 1892. It was opened by Sir Henry Loch, the then Governor of the Cape of Good Hope on the 8th of September. It presented exhibits of art, an exhibition of paintings from the royal collection of Queen Victoria and mining machinery and implements amongst other items. The exhibition aroused considerable interest at international level, which resulted in a competition for display space
South Africa's first school of mines was opened here in 1896 and later relocated to Johannesburg, becoming the core of the University of the Witwatersrand. In fact the first two years were attended at colleges elsewhere in Capetown, Grahamstown or Stellenbosch, the third year in Kimberley and the fourth year in Johannesburg. Buildings were constructed against a total cost of 9000 pounds with De Beers contributing on a pound for pound basis.
On 14 October 1899, Kimberley was besieged at the beginning of the Second Boer War. The British forces trying to relieve the siege suffered heavy losses. The siege was only lifted on 15 February 1900, but the war continued until May 1902. By that time, the British had built a concentration camp at Kimberley to house Boer women and children.
In 1913, South Africa's first flying school opened there and started training the pilots of the South African Aviation Corps, later the South African Air Force. It also housed South Africa's first stock exchange.
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To start, it can be helpful to understand financial planning as it relates to systems in the body.
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Q: Rogue Broadcast intents being sent I have implemented receiving broadcast intents in my published app, actually sending them will be done in the near future. However, intents are already received and it crashes expectedly because mandatory Bundle extras are missing. After seeing this crash I wanted to use LocalBroadcastManager, but now the question is if this is good practice.
The BroadcastReceiver is not registered in the Manifest, but it is in the Application class:
class App : Application() {

    override fun onCreate() {
        super.onCreate()
        registerReceiver(NotificationBroadcastReceiver(), IntentFilter("com.me.my_app.REUPLOAD_REQUESTED.open_notification"))
    }
}

Now, I received this crash in Crashlytics for a single user, 25 times in an hour:
Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException
Error receiving broadcast Intent { act=com.me.my_app.REUPLOAD_REQUESTED.open_notification flg=0x10 pkg=com.me.my_app (has extras) } in d.a.a.a.v.b.a@41e45b2

What or who is sending these intents then? Could it be done by the user itself?
Use LocalBroadcastManager or not
My app has 4 modules: one that contains Application and some Dagger modules, and a separate module for the data/domain/presentation layer. The reason to use broadcasts, is because there are 2 loosely coupled components:
In the data layer FirebaseMessagingService receives a FCM message which in response sends an Intent to NotificationBroadcastReceiver, which is responsible for showing a notification and handle interaction with that notification.
Should LocalBroadcastManager be used? This is not actual IPC, it's just a singleton holding a list of BroadcastReceivers. It's packaged within androidx and at the moment not labeled as deprecated.
If not, what should be used?

A:
After seeing this crash I'll use LocalBroadcastManager

LocalBroadcastManager has been deprecated. This sort of "event bus" pattern for internal communications within a process is considered by some to be a poor programming practice.

What or who is sending these intents then? Could it be done by the user itself?

Sure. Attackers gonna attack. It could be via adb shell, or via some custom app the attacker wrote, or perhaps via some automated security scanning app.
Do not use IPC (registerReceiver() on Context) for communications within an app's process.

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CCC served as the lead construction management consultant for this 10,000 sf. Endoscopy and MRI suite renovation project by providing program design, program management and construction administration services. The overall strategic plan was to transform the hospital into an Ambulatory Center for Radiology, Laboratory, Endoscopy and a One-Day Surgery medical center.
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Los Angeles, the La-la Land…the House of Hollywood…where stars are made and dreams are transformed into glittering celebrities. My journey started from Las Vegas one early morning.
A little over 5-hour drive from Vegas, the Sin City in the district of Nevada is the city of Los Angeles, the cultural and entertainment capital of California. On your way, you pass through multi-lane highways, non-descript deserts and unassuming mountain ranges.
The moment you enter the contours of this fabled City, the traffic snarls get thicker and more frequent. Your safety is nevertheless secured as long as your companion, i.e. your GPS remains your friend & guide.
Pro Tip: If you lose your way or take wrong exits, you may have real trouble getting back to your planned route due to heavy traffic. So always add some buffer time to your travel plan.
Los Angeles is a city of diverse cultures, and many of them are showcased in and around the city's Downtown. It is a quintessential commercial metropolis with modern infrastructures, tall buildings, broad roads, traffic jams, and all the other good & vices that are generally associated with any large bustling city.
I spent the rest of the day exploring the downtown area, trying some Mexican food, looking at tall buildings, China Town, and Little Tokyo.
But it is not the downtown alone for which Los Angeles is famous for.
Los Angeles's fame augments from being home of Hollywood, the famous Universal Studios, the Disney Land, Beverly Hills, and its other beautiful neighboring cities like Santa Monica and Venice Beach.
After night's rest, next morning the concierge at hotel Hilton pulls out a map from under his desk and suggests places that I need to visit. First on the list was the Camarillo shopping Mall situated at an hour drive from my Hotel.
Camarillo Premium Mall is a factory outlet where you can get nearly all of the world's famous brands at heavily discounted prices. This is a place no tourist should miss (well, if you want to shop, of course).
'No Problem' I thought to myself. I have a car. I pressed the ignition & obediently followed the GPS's advice to reach this sprawling Mall spread over large area divided primarily into three blocks. The shopping list was long but not beyond my Credit Card limit, luckily. Shopping spree thus ensued.
After over three captivating hours, it was time now to leave towards the fascinating Santa Monica Beach.
Santa Monica is a coastal town and famous for its beautiful beach. By the time I touched its periphery, the Sun had set and the lights had begun to glow. The entire place looked extremely enchanting.
Well-lit malls, shops, restaurants, lined up as I drove admiringly towards the beach. I parked my car and moved towards the far end restaurant built right into the sea. I seated myself at a vantage point from where the glitter & glamour of the place could be conveniently enjoyed.
A few drinks and some good seafood was all that was needed to refuel my hungry-belly. Satiated, both visually and gastronomically, I paid the parking charge and drove back to the hotel.
Next Morning, was the time to visit the very famous, "Universal Studios". The heart and soul of the park is still the 2 Studio Tour, a tram tour of the backlot that lasts 45 min to an hour and winds through many famous movie sets and past working sound stages.
After parking my car, I headed towards the iconic Universal Studio Globe, and then towards the entry ticket window.
Paid $180 USD for an Express Pass (I was short on time) and walked inside the huge gateway into the sprawling studio premises. Once inside, Studio Tour in Tram is the first thing one should go for.
This multi-compartment Tram ride, that is enthralling as well as educating, takes you around the entire studio with a high quality pre-recorded audio-video system installed in each compartment. This facilitates the passengers to have a clearer and better perspective of each site and every situation.
You first pass through various enclosed sets and then through open streets that resemble those in London, Paris, and other iconic cities. Your tram then takes you from near an artificial lagoon in which animatronics of intimidating Sharks can be seen swimming.
Further, as it passes through within one of the studios, it halts unannounced, and suddenly the whole compartment starts shaking vigorously, making you feel as if you are in the midst of a terrible earthquake. You are really shaken.
Before you recover, the tram moves ahead to another place where you see a small stream of water suddenly swelling and turning into a flash flood. The approaching slab of water scares the hell out of you. The smart tram driver moves out just in time to escape this fury.
If this was not enough, you witness person carrying a corpse of a woman, trying to hide her body in his car dicky. As he notices you watching him, he angrily rushes towards you with his knife. The driver once again drives ahead and you are seemingly saved from his wrath.
Then the tram moves to the Sound Stage. Here you are directed to put on your pre-provided 3D Glasses. There comes alive the riveting 360 degrees 3D drama. You see dangerous looking illusionary creatures running menacingly behind and along your tram.
As they come scarily close, King Kong intervenes and fights them all to save us from being harmed. Awe-inspiring sounds effects of air and water simultaneously played; enhance the dramatic effect of the entire play exponentially. Indeed a memorable experience.
Next, the tram drives into a garage where "Fast & Furious" is played. Once again you wear your 3D glasses and watch an incredibly amazing chase where the protagonist chases down the antagonists as screeching cars move out on the freeway, banging, breaking, and crashing all the way.
The synchronization of Sound & Visuals makes you feel you are an intrinsic part of this daredevil action. Stunned, the tram moves out to take you back to the starting point.
Almost dazed, you return your 3D glasses and make out alive and alright. Outside, the awed experience of this unique place continues. Lined up are auditoriums that present enthralling shows that includes "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey".
In this 10 minutes trip, you walk through familiar classrooms of Hogwarts and enjoy the thrilling and entrancing adventure of Harry Potter and his friends in a short movie in between.
Water World is next. Here you come across some exceptionally daring live stunts enacted on 'Water and in Air'. The intrepid actors, both male and female keep the audiences on their feet, totally engaged and thoroughly entertained. (Play duration 20 minutes).
Flight of the Hippogriff is a 5 min family-friendly coaster ride where even a wary person like me enjoyed the ride going up and down. It's fun.
The Special Effects show is awe-inspiring and educative 25 minutes show where you uncover the hidden secrets of Hollywood moviemaking. You see real Hollywood stunts, special effects, and cutting-edge technologies come to life, right in front of your eyes.
Yes, the scary "Walking Dead". As the name suggests (or if you have seen the TV shows), you quite literally pass from near the dead who can surprisingly walk. A 5 minutes' walk along the chambers lined up with apparently hungry dead people.
Imagine if one of them suddenly tries to jump over you as you walk close to their chamber. You hear screams all around. A quintessential horrifying experience but it makes you laugh at yourself as you leave this amazing place.
Revenge of the Mummy is a 20 minutes terrifying thrill ride full of ghastly creatures that use linear induction motors technology to catapult riders deep into the heart of the film.
In the Despicable Me ride, you join Gru, his daughters, and the mischievous minions on a heartwarming and hilarious 3D ride for another 20 min.
In "Transformers the Ride", you are transported into 3D Next Generation immersive Theme Park that displays astounding cutting-edge physical and special effect technology.
After these 4-5 hours memorable adventure at the Universal, the next place I wanted to visit was the Hollywood Street and the Beverly Hills (house of the rich & the famous).
Upon reaching Hollywood Street, I realized that going to Beverly Hills would mean risking my flight to Tahiti that evening. I had an 11 day Cruise planned to various Islands in French Polynesia including Bora-Bora, something that I wouldn't even dream to miss.
So after a quick visit to a few malls, I purchased some souvenirs, walked around the street, clicked pictures with actors dressed as Spiderman, Superman, Batman, peeped into restaurants, saw people queued up at various theaters ostensibly to watch their favorite movie.
So I walked back to my car to cruise towards L.A. Airport. Just in time to return my rental car & board my long flight to Tahiti.
Before bidding sayonara, let me add, don't miss going to Disneyland Park if you have children accompanying you. Pay US$20 and take a shuttle from LAX Airport that will take approximately 45 minutes to reach Disney Land. Your children will surely love you for it.


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Carta - The Sand Collector's Dream
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Saint Marie Records is honored to release the fourth album from SF Bay Area collective Carta. The evocative titled The Sand Collector's Dream is everything music should be in 2017—completely original and soaked in a despair that is both absolute and yet somehow uplifting. The Sand Collector's Dream is the medicine you didn't even know you needed. If only there were a way it could cure the sickness of this society and the demons that threaten to subsume us.
The Sand Collector's Dream defies genre; it can only be talked about in terms of emotion. An album of vast stylistic breadth, the band's description of their sound as 'paranoid inner-vacuum micro-dub and ruminative post-space hypno-drone' still doesn't convey it.
Just say it's the missing link between Another Green World and Young Marble Giants. Songs of water & ghosts, what the band so eloquently refers to as 'the eternal internal struggle,.' they trace a journey from entanglement to solitude, from optimism to defeat. It's that feeling when your mind is clear but everything around you is fog.
Carta functions as a collective, trading off instruments, and even trading off vocals. Bassist Sacha Galvagna does most of the heavy lifting, but Kyle Monday and Jon DeRosa take lead on a couple of songs. Yet it's the vocals of Odessa Chen, blending with the men in a series of duets, that steals the show. Their voices blend together like a Lee Hazlewood with more 'haze' and a Nancy Sinatra with more sin.
The first 15 seconds of album-opener 'Arthur and Linda' sounds like a killer stalking his prey, but when the song kicks in, we get love instead of murder, an erotic waltz of slow-motion tumbling lust.
'The Last King of Rome' is the pop song our (brief, all too mortal) century deserves. That King in the title could be Trump, it could have been Clinton, it could be the singer, it could be you—all of us tiny emperors in love with our false sense of power. Carta's whole career has led to this moment. Like Electrelane, they began as an instrumental band, wrongly lumped in with post-rock, that evolved into something human and political and gloriously alive.
On Side Two, the woman disappears and the men are left to sing on their own, his partner gone. 'Reasons To Be Fearful' has a drum sound best described as terrifying. Each snare is a compressed hammer striking a skull inside a closet; the kick drum is a mugging that takes place in the stars. 'Burn me when I'm dead,' says the singer, 'don't leave my body to medical science,' and the tone in Galvagna's voice suggests he'll haunt you for the rest of your days if you go against his wishes.
And then the girl reappears at the end, this time sounding like a ghost, far away & drenched in reverb, while Galvagna repeats the phrase 'I'm never gonna fall in love again,' a desolate Bacharach, and then it's over. The Sand Collector's Dream ends with the sound of a door being slammed repeatedly shut—the walls going up, goodbye to love, goodbye to the self, goodbye to mankind. Goodbye to all that, forever and ever. And good riddance.
You can imagine Carta perched on a hill watching the Bay Area—all its bridges & ephemeral wealth—-collapsing before them. They don't panic. They aren't in a rush. They've been expecting this. As Carta sing in their slow-burning stunner 'Madeira,' time is all they've got. Go make another pot of coffee. Call a few friends. This is the way the world ends—not with a bang, and not with a whimper, just beauty & regret.
PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS ALBUMS:
All Music Guide: Like many fine bands before it -- Joy Division, Low, Mogwai among others -- Carta seeks to use rock band instrumentation to emphasize reflective mood rather than simply traditional
The Big Takeover: Through death, divorce, and illness, they've managed to pull off something that is beautiful yet challenging. It unveils itself over time and reveals many-hued layers of complexity, yet it can also be boiled down to simple melodies."
Noman Records: The more I listen to the album the more I think this band have something about them. It's done with style and panache.
Babysue: wonderfully inventive
It's Psychedelic Baby: Sadness has rarely been captured so elegantly.
01. Arthur and Linda
02. Madeira
03. It's Always As it Always Is
04. The Last King Of Rome
05. Ettore and Adele
06. Reasons To Be Fearful
07. Tarentella
08. The Manuscript
09. The Sand Collector's Dream
10. The Contract
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Have you Been Charged with Using a Laser Against an Aircraft in Georgia?
While laser pointers are cool and enjoyable for people of all ages, they can also be dangerous in certain situations. Georgia deems it a crime to aim a laser pointer at an airplane or anywhere on the flight path. The purpose is to prevent airplanes from being hindered in their flights to ensure the safety of the passengers. However, we at the Office of Lawson and Berry understand accidents happen and people may not be aware of this statute. So if you or a loved one have been charged under with aiming a laser pointer at an airplane in Georgia, call us now.
O.C.G.A. §16-11-45
First, a laser pointer is defined as any device designed or used to amplify electromagnetic radiation by stimulated emission that emits a beam designed to be used by the operator as a pointer or highlighter to indicate, mark, or identify a specific position, place, item, or object. (a)(2)
A person will be guilty of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft when they knowingly and intentionally aim the beam of a laser pointer or project a laser at an aircraft or at the flight craft of an aircraft. (b)
Penalty for Aiming a Laser Pointer at an Aircraft in Georgia
A person convicted of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft will be guilty of a misdemeanor. The consequences will be a fine up to $1,000, a prison term up to one year, or both. Additionally, a person convicted under this statute will have to be fingerprinted.
Use of Laser Against Aircraft Defenses
It was unintentional: Georgia law requires that the laser pointer is aimed knowingly and intentionally. If you accidentally shined it at an airplane or the aircraft path, then a Georgia Aiming a Laser Pointer Lawyer can use this to obtain an acquittal in your case.
It wasn't a laser pointer: If the mechanism used to shine was not a laser pointer and not one regulated under a statute, then you cannot be charged with violating the statute.
What are not Defenses
I did not directly point the laser: Under O.C.G.A. §16-11-45, a person could still violate the statute by projecting a laser into the sky at an airplane or the flight path of an airplane.
Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft is a dangerous crime because it affects the safety of pilots trying to safely guide an airplane. However, there are situations where it was done unintentionally and a crime had not occurred. Call the using a laser point lawyers in Georgia now to talk about your case. Don't wait because every second counts. Our lawyers are here 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to answer questions about your case. Call now for a free case evaluation.