After 4 days of serious sleep deprivation and extensive casting exercises on 3 different rivers I came to the conclusion that there is no such thing as "Winter Steelhead" in Oregon.
They just are a myth - a fictional creature like Big Foot or Sasquatch in the PNW, the Yeti in the Himalaya or the Wolpertinger in Bavaria. Actually, I came to believe that "Winter Steelhead" is just a scam - one big conspiracy by fishing guides and some fly shop owners who want to keep the myth alive in order to extend their season to the winter month. Sure, 15 minutes into our first day I saw what MIGHT have been a wild "Winter Steelhead": Joel landed a fish that actually looked like a steelhead and we even got some pictures of it, but as we are talking about conspiracy here, I now think it just was a big hatchery rainbow which the guide has brought in a live-well and stuck to Joel's hook when I was not watching - again fly shop owner and guide working together to keep the myth alive... You see - it all fits together.
Last Friday Joel and I floated the Sandy with Brian Silvey. Water was very clear with level ~10.5'. As hinted above, Joel got a nice fish of maybe 9-pound first thing in the morning - and yes, I actually did see him hook it. The weather was very nice - bright sunny and unusually warm - it felt more like May than mid-February. We didn't have any more takes all day long, but nevertheless it was a very pleasant day on a very beautiful river with a good friend and a very nice and competent guide. We also saw some bald eagles and the first butterfly of the year and finally there were Kellie's delicious cookies!
No fishing on Saturday as I joined Joel in the shop. Lots of fish talk with his customers and friends though and also a very fascinating presentation from Jay Nicholas about off-shore fly fishing in Oregon.
On Sunday we left Woodsprite Lodge at 4am to drive to Tillamook. I cannot believe how hard it was to get a coffee early in the morning it took us 4 attempts at different McDonalds to finally get me a coffee and that was not good at all (why can't Starbuck's open earlier???). We met Gil Muhleman at 6am on the Trask River. The water looked perfect, a light steelhead green, but plenty of visibility. Well, apparently many fellow fishermen also thought these were ideal conditions and despite the inhumanly early time there was quite some traffic. A lineup at the boat launch and boat after boat coming down the same drift Gil had chosen. Some of the operators also lacked basic etiquette as I literally had boats rowing over my line. We saw a few bright steelhead caught by gear fishermen, and watched a family of river otters, but found no fish interested in our flies. As the traffic got worse, Gil decided to end the drift early and do another drift higher up in the system. Here we had more room to ourselves and Gil put us on some we very fishy looking water. Joel got one very nice sea-run cutthroat and I had one good, heavy grab, but the fish would not come back on subsequent casts. The weather again was very nice and unusually warm. It also looks as if spring has already started on the coast - we saw rhododendrons and other flowers in full blossom. Again, Kellie's cookies were one of the highlights of the day.
On Tuesday we fished for half a day with Rob Crandall on the Clackamas. Rob took us to some very good looking spots with his jet boat. We fished classic steelhead runs and some little pockets and on every cast I expected us to have a grab, but the steelhead simply didn't want to cooperate. Again the weather was really warm and sunny - not really what you would expect in Oregon in February. Oh before I forget - did I mention that Kellie makes very good cookies? Rob's cinnamon rolls were delicious too!
So I fished for four days on some of the most beautiful rivers I have seen (amazing that you can find these within less than 2 hours from downtown Portland) and although I did not catch any of these mythical "Winter Steelhead", I had a wonderful time with good friends, excellent guides and nice weather (probably a bit too nice for catching steelhead)!
By the way - Happy Birthday, Joel!!!
It is not very often in our lives when we get perfect weather days in February to fish NW rivers, but it paled in comparison to the day on the Sandy with best friends and great guides. The setting for the West's premier fly shop owner's birthday trip was a cool and clear launch at Dodge Park at 6:30-ish. Marty Sheppard and Brian Silvey were the hosts for an honored world traveling German, a respected movie making former state senator, myself and the above mentioned Fly Shop Guru.
Despite losing 2 feet off the tip of my switch rod after two casts, the backup spey rod with an updated Skagit setup proved to be perfect and offered a great opportunity to learn to throw the new line. Even being a holiday the river was surprisingly absent of the endless flotillas that were expected with only two others seen all day. We were put on great water, very clear great water after days of nice weather, and felt no pressure to move rapidly to find fish. The early hours didn't produce any grabs, but the anticipation of an imminent hookup kept my interest level high. Occasional warm upstream breezes seemed as though the heat pump had been turned on and soon the outer layers were being stored.
I had not met Stefan, Joel's long time fishing buddy from Germany. Knowing him only by reputation I got the opportunity to jump in the boat after lunch with he and Marty. What a gentlemen and steelhead enthusiast! Fishing was slow, I only caught one foul hooked sucker fish all day, but the time with new and old friends, and a great stream-side lunch was worth the drive and early hour. The switch rod will be back, repaired in a few weeks. It's return will remind me of this and other Birthday trips with a best friend, and a couple of new friends. Thanks Joel, Marty and Brian!!
Mr. Atkinson was more into a freestyle report and provided this recollection of the day.
Then Joel smiles in his own picture.
The only thing that wasn't heard was because of what wasn't seen.


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FriulRobot Srl., Martignacco, Italy, has developed an easy-to-use, portable 3-D measuring arm (type: Baces3D) for different measuring purposes. The arm has five or six axes, depending on the type involved, and, thanks to precision sensors, can be used both for quality assurance and for measuring tasks, or for data acquisition, such as in reverse engineering. The measured data is sent directly to the computer via a USB connection, where it can be further processed. The measurement procedure is controlled via buttons or, as an option, via pedals. The arm is precisely counter-balanced in order to ensure effort-free operation. For weight reasons, it is made of aluminum, and the design gets by without any electric drives at all, so that the arm has to be moved manually. This made it possible to achieve a low weight of only 4kg or so. The portable unit can be equipped with different measuring facilities, such as a laser scanner or a 3-D measuring feeler, and can thus be deployed in different areas. The measuring arm is available with a range of between 2,600mm and 4,200mm, with the measuring and repeat accuracy falling as the range increases.


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EXPRESS SPORT brings you all the latest news and transfers from Chelsea.
Antonio Conte has apologised for Cesc Fabregas' red card in Chelsea's International Champions Cup victory over Liverpool..
The Spaniard was dismissed for a studs up challenge on Liverpool new boy Estonian Klavan in a feisty encounter in California in the early hours of this morning.
Blues boss Conte said: "I am sorry and the player is too.
"I am sorry for him and the Liverpool player. In this period it is easy to go too late into a tackle.
"In the Premier League, probably you could get away with it. I got there late, he got a toe to the ball and then I was anxious to win the ball. It was a hard tackle, so I accept it and move on.
"We want to win every game and everything becomes very competitive. But the ref for them and for us was giving cards all over the place.
"Sometimes when you do that as a ref you lose a little feeling of what is happening, because if you give one that is 50-50 or 40-60 then you have to give the next one. It became a bit of a farce. He didn't have the game under control."
Though pre-season results are often meaningless, that Chelsea were able to beat Liverpool suggests they are ready to move on from the difficulties of last season.
The Blues finished tenth in the Premier League last season in a turbulent campaign that begun under Jose Mourinho and finished under Guus Hiddink.
Gary Cahill scored the only goal of the game in this morning's feisty clash, giving new boss Conte a second win from three pre-season games.


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The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/2000/10/20/cross-country-competes-at-home/)
Cross Country Competes at Home
By ryan | October 20, 2000
After taking part, along with 56 other schools, last weekend the pre-national meet in Ames, Iowa, the Cornell men's and women's cross-country crews transition to the cozier environment of the Reif Memorial race today.
Aside from the Red, Hamilton College and Central Connecticut will also be competing at the meet.
The race serves to commemorate the death of John Reif '85, a member of the cross-country team who died while training for a triathlon in 1985.
Because the race is scheduled a week before the Heptagonal Championships, several members of both the men's and women's teams will not be competing.
"This is an off-weekend for the top runners," said women's head coach Lou Duesing, in reference to his choice to sit most of the runners expected to run at Heps.
"People are kind of glad they're not racing," he continued. "They've raced two weeks in a row [already]."
On the women's side, Melanie Vanderhoof, Jessica Hall, Larissa Bifano, Stephanie Sharp, Alison DiMartino, Theresea Bifano, and Katherine Betzowski are scheduled to compete.
Men's head coach Nathan Taylor could not be reached for comment.
In all, Duesing expects to have between eight and 10 runners entered in the race.
Although about 17 women will be traveling to Heps, one of them may be selected from today's group.
"Every year, someone who runs at [Reif] will run in Heps," Duesing said.
Nonetheless, Duesing expects those who are running today to take full advantage.
"When you have a race opportunity, you have to take the best advantage of that opportunity," he said, adding, "For virtually all of these people [running], it's their last race [of the season].
"They have to do the best they can to go out in style."
For all those not racing today, however, it's a chance to catch a breather before the postseason kicks off at Heps.
"I really like how they are [right now]," said Duesing, in reference to the Red's morale. "They're having fun. They're upbeat. They're really looking forward to Heps."
Archived article by Shiva Nagaraj
Jared Diamond Speaks About Human History
By ryan October 23, 2000
13,000 years of history were summed up in 42 minutes last night in the Alice B. Statler Auditorium. The Spencer T. & Ann W. Olin Foundation presented Prof. Jared Diamond, physiology, UCLA School of Medicine, who discussed human history from a scientific perspective. Guns, Germs and Steel, Diamond's Pulitzer Prize winning book that combines history and biology to account for numerous modern social phenomena, was the topic of last night's lecture. In trying to sum up his lecture in one sentence, Diamond said, "The difference between human societies on different continents seems to me to be attributed to environmental differences, not innate differences in the people." Diamond opened the lecture with slides of various people from around the world to illustrate human diversity. "13,000 years ago, everybody everywhere in the world was a hunter-gatherer," Diamond explained. "As a result of their nomadic lifestyles, [they] lived at relatively low population densities. The woman cannot carry two children on her back. She won't give birth to her next child until the older child can keep up with the group." Certain nomadic cultures existed in environments conducive to agriculture. These nomads were able to settle and develop farming along with edible plant and animal domestication. "There was a population explosion because they were able to settle down and live full lives," Diamond said. Diamond explained that "90 percent of the world speaks languages derived two-thousand years ago from two places: the Fertile Crescent or China, the areas that developed the first farming and hence the first expansion of farmers." He compared the agricultural societies with those that remained hunter-gatherers, pointing out that in the former there was no longer a need to space out births and that an agricultural society surrounds themselves with edible plants and animals, making survival easier. He added that the storing of food surpluses allowed certain people to be political or form armies, unlike the hunter-gatherer societies. As a result, the agricultural societies became more technologically advanced. Jennifer Fox grad, who has used Diamond's book in a course she TA's, said, "I was most pleased with his ability to utilize ideas from not only evolution and biology, but apply them to history and broad historical trends." Gavin Sacks grad, said he found it particularly interesting when Diamond drew attention to "agricultural and domestication influences on the variable rates of civilization on different continents." Many students commented favorably on Diamond's interpretation of racism. The professor explained that the usual response from an academic when asked the question, "Why did Europeans conquer aboriginals and Native Americans instead of the reverse?" was "something like, 'I know this isn't politically correct, but those aboriginals were primitive and just not as intelligent as Europeans.'" He then said that "the reason why people fall back on these racist explanations is because historians have not given an explanation. People look different on the outside, so they must be different on the inside." "I thought his arguments against racism were very appropriate and heartfelt," said Dan Grossman grad. Audience members came from outside of Cornell as well. Donna Puskar, a biology and chemistry teacher at Wellsboro Area High School in Pennsylvania, said, "I applaud his cross-curriculum approach."Archived article by Olga Byrne
Upset Saturday Leaves an Ivy Mess
Oh how the mighty have fallen. Going into this weekend, three teams — Princeton, Penn and Cornell — found themselves in the driver's seat of the Ivy League, all sporting 2-0 conference records. On Saturday, however, all three were unceremoniously knocked off their perches. First, the Quakers fell in a 27-24 squeaker to Yale. Then Tigers were manhandled at home by Harvard, 35-21. Finally, in a game that spanned nearly four hours, Cornell squandered a golden opportunity to take control of the Ivies, losing 56-40 to Brown. In a matter of hours, Saturday's Ivy slate erased the untainted records of the leading schools and left the league with a convoluted jumble at the top. Five schools — Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn and Cornell — now stand together at the head of the conference, rendering the remaining four weeks of football one hell of a dogfight. "Everything's tied," said Cornell head coach Pete Mangurian. "There are just a few more people at the party." "It's typical Ivy League," added Penn head coach Al Bagnoli. "Every team's got a realistic chance." What makes the homestretch of the conference schedule so interesting is how unpredictable the league has been in preceding weeks. Look, for example, at a string of games that have involved Brown, Princeton, Harvard, and Cornell. On September 30, the Crimson opened the Ivy season by handing the Bears a 42-37 loss. Two Saturdays later, Cornell defeated Harvard, 29-28. Then the following weekend, on October 14, Princeton laid waste to Brown, 55-28. Finally, just this past Saturday, Harvard beat Princeton while Cornell lost at Brown. Without a doubt, the conflicting league results have left both the odds-makers and coaches confounded. "Any given Saturday, there's not a lot of difference from the top of the conference mountain to the bottom," said Harvard head coach Tim Murphy. Even Columbia (1-2 Ivy), Brown (1-2) and Dartmouth (0-3) — who all look to be out of the title picture right now — can either play the roles of glorified spoilers or perhaps claw their way back to the top. "The talent in the league is very similar," explained Princeton head coach Roger Hughes, adding, "I think [Columbia and Dartmouth] are still in the hunt." Brown can't win the Ivy title because of NCAA sanctions. Though its two Ivy victories have come by way of a pair of one-point victories against Yale and Harvard, Cornell arguably has the inside track at the championship. "We play three out of out four games at home [against Princeton, Dartmouth and Penn]," Mangurian said. "And two of the ones we don't play [Harvard and Yale], play each other. " "We can still win this thing," he incredulously continued. "It's unbelievable."Archived article by Shiva Nagaraj

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Ann Romney's "you people" comments have today offered a privileged insight into the potential First Lady's thoughts about the world beyond Planet Romney. Far more importantly however, they have given the rest of us (us people?) a reminder that despite our best efforts, our true attitudes towards our audiences will always, eventually, come out!
For those of you people yet to see the headlines, Ann blew a gasket today as she defended husband Mitt's continued refusal to disclose his tax records.
The contempt implied by those two phrases "you people" and "all you need to know" made the internet light-up like the London Olympics, an event at which Mrs Romney is about to have one of her race horses competing.
Ann Romney is normally so word-perfectly on cue that it's almost scary. So what went wrong for impeccably word-perfect Ann? How did the mask manage to drop with quite such a resounding thud?
It's because even if we don't necessarily like our audiences, it is a pre-requisite that at the very least we find it in ourselves to genuinely respect them. If we can't command even this most basic level of common ground with the people we are addressing, then the truth of our contempt will always find its way out.
It might not come with the full power flourish demonstrated by Mrs Romney, but at the very least it will manifest through non-verbal behaviors and attitude, and audiences are super-sensitive to the tiniest hints of condescension, disrespect, or arrogance. High handed haughtiness is never a way to win friends and influence people.
Whenever you are speaking, or engaging in any activity that involves an audience, check-in with your own emotional state first.
What are you feeling towards the audience?
If it can't be positive, then at the very least, make it respectful.


Zhangye National Geopark - In this video, I check out Zhangye National Geopark in China. The colours and patterns in the earth here are well worth a visit and proved to be a great area to concentrate on patterns in nature.
Huangshan CHINA - This is the first video from a recent trip to China. Photographing the landscape, Huangshan, China.
What can I say? Chinese artists have been inspired by these mountains for centuries and their art proves that this area has a special place in the hearts of the Chinese people.
As I mention in this video over and over Huangshan is a spectacular location that almost doesn't seem real.


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Daniel Weston (born 11 March 1983) is a German cricketer. Born in Perth, Western Australia, he initially played cricket for that State alongside better-known players such as Shaun Marsh.

In 2004, he founded Westware Computers Pty Ltd, which built and supplied computer hardware and services to the education and corporate sector. He sold that business at the age of 23 before moving to Europe. In 2013, he founded the Aimed Global Alpha global macro hedge fund, domiciled in Luxembourg. In 2016, he founded German Cricket TV, an online video channel for supporting and growing cricket in Germany.

He was named in Germany's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa. He played in Germany's opening fixture, against Ghana, on 3 September 2017.

In August, 2018, Weston founded the European Cricket League, as the basis for the Champions League of Cricket in Europe. In September 2018, he was the leading run-scorer for Germany in Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier tournament. He was also named the player of the series, after scoring 180 runs, including three fifties, in five matches.

In May 2019, he was named in Germany's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their three-match series against Belgium. The matches were the first T20Is to be played by the German cricket team. He made his T20I debut for Germany against Belgium on 11 May 2019. Later the same month, he was named in Germany's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey. However, during the tournament, he broke a finger and was replaced by Michael Richardson in Germany's squad.

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Cultivation operations often begin after potatoes begin to emerge. The purpose of cultivation is to maintain soil aeration, shape the beds to maximize tuber growth and reduce tuber greening, establish irrigation furrows, and control weeds. Hilling should be completed prior to the plants filling half of the row being careful to minimize foliar, stolon, and/or root damage. Hilling allows for shallow planting depth to speed emergence while providing the soil depth necessary for proper tuber development and protection from sunlight. Discs, hilling listers, and rolling cultivators are commonly used. Hills should be broad with flatter tops rather than narrow and peaked. Cultivation during hilling provides weed control and incorporates soil-applied herbicides.


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River Ave. Blues » Yanks win first in the House that Derek Built
Yanks win first in the House that Derek Built
April 17, 2009 by Benjamin Kabak 156 Comments
The clutchiness of A-Rod
Berroa pushes Scranton Yanks to 9-0
If anyone learns that his or her favorite team went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position, that person generally expects to learn that the team in question lost.
Somehow, though, improbably enough, the Yankees did just that today and emerged with a win. Powered by an unearned run and five home runs into what is quickly becoming the right field power alley, the Yankees escaped a terrible start by Joba Chamberlain to record their first win at new Yankee Stadium. The team, by the way, is now 1-for-20 with runners in scoring position over their last two games.
Of course, as the Baseball Gods would write it, Derek Jeter was the man responsible for the win. In the 8th inning, he lifted a Jensen Lewis offering into the right field seats for the Yanks' fifth home run — and sixth run — of the day. It would be just enough as the Yanks, in front of a less-than-full house, escaped a rough ninth inning by Mariano Rivera to win 6-5.
The story of the game in the early going was Joba Chamberlain. While Chamberlain five days ago was efficient with his pitches, today, he was woefully off his game. He needed 93 pitches to get 14 outs and threw 47 of them — more than half — out of the strike zone. His release point was, as this pitch f/x graph shows, widely inconsistent. (Here is Sunday's for comparison's sake.)
By the time Joe Girardi mercifully yanked Joba from the game, he was on the wrong end of a 5-3 score. He had given up six hits and five walks over 4.2 innings, and Yankee starters have now issued 10 walks in their last 10.2 innings while racking up just eight strike outs.
The bullpen though did its job this time. One day after getting shellacked in a 10-2 drubbing, the pen responded with 4.1 scoreless innings. Phil Coke, Jonathan Albaladejo, Brian Bruney and Mariano Rivera combined for three hits and five strike outs over the final frames of the game. Once again, the pen performed the better half of its Jekyll-and-Hyde act the day after a poor outing. Bruney threw BBs again, throwing eight of 11 pitches for strikes and K-ing two.
Offensively, the Yanks couldn't get much going today, and it didn't seem as though Rivera would have that chance to close it out. They left two on in the first, the bases loaded in the fifth, two on in the sixth and two on in the seventh. At no point did any member of the Yanks hit with a runner in scoring position. It was shaping up to be a futile offensive effort.
But the Bronx Bombers showed why they earned that nickname. Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira became the first duo to hit back-to-back jacks at the new park. The much-maligned Melky Cabrera hit his first home run of the season; Robbie Cano added a blast; and Derek Jeter sealed the game with a solo shot with two outs in the 8th. Chicks — and fans looking for a W — dig the long ball.
These two teams will do it again tomorrow afternoon as the winless Fausto Carmona (0-2, 9.00) takes on the winless Chien-Ming Wang (0-2, 28.93). The Yanks' sinkerball will need a very solid start to quell a skeptical fan base. Hopefully, more of that fanbase than the 45,101 who saw today's game will be there but more on that later. For now, we'll just enjoy what should be the first of many Derek Jeter-inspired victories at the new Yankee Stadium.
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In other words, if your site is well optimized, then the should contain the keywords that drive the most traffic. By using ALL keywords from in the Meta description, you can increase the likelihood that your Meta description is shown as the snippet. It is good practice to use different Meta description tag for each and every page.


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Burenda Blacks
Burenda's New Black
Updated over 6 years ago
BURENDA Angus is poised to launch a new style of progeny, geared to producers demanding higher Angus content in the lines of Brangus cattle that have been bred at the Kaimkillenbun stud for the past decade.
Three years ago, Burenda adjusted its breeding program to produce Brangus animals with up to 82pc Angus content. The Brangus breeding herd will produce up to 50-60 bulls for sale each year.
The progeny are now launched as Burenda Blacks, and the first 18 to 24 month-old bulls will be available for sale in early 2014. They will be priced from $2500 to $4000. Burenda manager Jonathan Schmidt said the graduated Angus content of the Brangus breed provided bull buyers with choices that they can tailor to suit their environmental and commercial needs.
"In the future,more young cattle will move south from the north and west. This is the reason that well-informed operators will turn to producing a product with a higher Angus content," Jonathan said. "It is an opportunity not to be missed and Burenda Blacks can play a profitable part in the industry." Jonathan said fertility was an important component in Burenda's breeding programs, and they have had excellent feedback from buyers of the bulls.
"Equally important are the growth traits and carcass quality traits, and we strongly believe these are the factors which provide our clients with the extra money when they sell their cattle. "The bulls are grown on leucaena and grass and finished on oats. Silage is fed to even out periods when the other feed is limited. We aim to grow our animals at a steady consistent rate so that at 24 months, the bulls have averaged 1.1kg per day for whole of life.
"Females must produce a calf on the ground by 25months of age – no second chances. Following this practice we now have a herd of highly fertile breeders.
"Heifers are bred to two rounds of AI. Mop-up sires are run with the females for two cycles. In today's business and commercial world, we are confronted with the term 'productivity' by politicians and the media at every turn. Our firm belief is that to beef producers this is nothing new."
Queensland Country Life 4th July 2013
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Lessons from San Diego's proposed mileage fee
Mileage-based user fees should replace gas taxes, not be added to existing fuel taxes.
Since the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission's landmark 2009 report, Paying Our Way, the widely-accepted solution for the long-term decline of fuel tax revenue is to replace the fuel tax with some kind of per-mile charge to fund the construction and maintenance of roads. With ever-increasing federal fuel efficiency requirements for new cars and trucks, plus longer-term federal government and auto company plans to phase in electric vehicles and phase out internal combustion vehicles, charging drivers per mile will be sustainable long-term no matter how many electric vehicles are on the roads.
To date, just about every pilot project to test mileage-based user fees (MBUFs)—or road user charges (RUCs) as they are often known in the west—has stressed to participants that the fee being tested was a replacement of the gas tax, not some additional charge. Many of the participants were skeptical of mileage fees prior to taking part in the pilot projects, fearing, in part, that the mileage-based user fees would be yet another tax increase on driving.
But by the conclusion of the projects, however, most participants understood the importance of replacing the fuel tax, having seen their monthly reports on what they were currently paying in state fuel taxes compared with the hypothetical mileage-based user fees. And most drivers in the pilot programs became comfortable with the technology used in the projects.
Unfortunately, a few jurisdictions are trying to implement mileage-based user fees to raise revenue to fund a variety of projects rather than replace the gas tax. One recent example has given MBUFs a black eye in the view of some. In a recent Time article, titled "This California City's Attempt to Charge People for Driving Back-Fired. Here's Why That Matters for Everyone," the magazine focused on the city of La Mesa and the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for the metro area.
The MPO's new long-range plan calls for implementing a road-user charge in 2030, to help pay for the projects in its $160 billion regional long-range transportation plan. KGTV in San Diego reports:
SANDAG's proposed 30-year, $160 billion regional transportation plan includes an initiative to eventually provide free public transit for all San Diegans, major improvements to infrastructure across the county, and a possible high-speed rail system. However, the initial proposal contained the following proposed taxes that would help fund the project:
—a per-mile road usage tax
— two half-cent regional sales taxes for 2022 and 2028
SANDAG's latest plan was to change the current gas tax that San Diego residents already pay. It would change from per gallon to per mile under the vehicle mileage tax. Under the plan, starting in 2030, it will cost 3.3 cents per mile. In addition to the regional-wide sales tax which if added together will mean four cents per mile through 2050.
But the RUC would be charged in addition to the current state and federal gas tax, not as a replacement. As a result, the program has made itself vulnerable to attacks. In this case, the charge would indeed be "yet another tax on driving," as charged by Republican activist Carl DeMaio in the Time article.
DeMaio and his allies have made opposition to the mileage tax a key point in opposing any city officials in the metro area running for re-election if their city has signed on to the SANDAG plan. Time notes:
While Lothian and others readily admit that the road-usage fee is hardly the biggest topic concerning local Republicans, they see it as a crucial wedge issue, capable of sparking outrage, wooing moderates, and ultimately gumming up the Democrats' broader agenda on climate and other issues. DeMaio, who is hosting the town hall, tells the crowd to think strategically: Republicans need to leverage anger over the road-usage fee—which he and other conservatives call a "mileage tax"—to reach voters who might not be following politics closely. "When we approach voters, we only need two or three issues," he tells the crowd. "This is going to be one of the most important issues in bringing voters over and creating a coalition that can help us change policy."
One reason the road-usage fee is so politically useful, DeMaio tells me, is because unlike a lot of climate policy, it's easy to understand: the more people drive, the more they'll pay—and no one likes to pay.
The article recounts DeMaio-led anti-mileage-tax town halls and the political pressures that have led a number of city officials to reverse their previous support for the mileage tax. Time reporter Justin Worland wrote that "SANDAG expects [the mileage tax] to raise $14 billion in revenue over two decades, which would help underwrite new trolley lines, more efficient highway lanes, and rideshare programs." In the majority of states, however, including California, gas taxes can only be spent on roadways, consistent with the users-pay/users benefit principle. Clearly, what SANDAG has proposed is not only an add-on; it is an overall transportation tax that would be paid for only by roadway users, thus violating the users-pay/users-benefit principle. Instead of having a debate about how road user charges work and provide a more sustainable option than the gas tax, SANDAG has to explain why it wants to implement new taxes.
It's not as if the SANDAG board was not told about the need for the mileage-based user fee to be a replacement rather than a supplemental revenue source. In a Zoom meeting with the SANDAG board, I personally provided several data points to ensure MBUFs were not implemented as a new, general use tax. The points I made at the time included:
Express toll lanes can control traffic congestion and can generate revenue;
All lanes of a congested Interstate can be (legally) tolled to manage congestion;
Transportation equity is very complicated; and,
We need to replace per-gallon fuel taxes with per-mile charges.
Several months later, senior SANDAG staff invited me to discuss some of the recurring political challenges that come with the implementation of mileage fees and how to best address drivers' concerns. The MPO's leaders said they were impressed with the points in my Reason paper, "A Conservative Case for Highway Tolling," which noted the wave of opposition from Republicans:
…a growing number of state DOTs, governors, and legislators are looking at tolling as a way to increase highway investment. In some states (e.g., Colorado and Virginia) tolling has had bipartisan support. But in others, recent years have seen growing opposition, especially from conservative groups and legislators. For example, in Connecticut, the General Assembly Conservative Caucus staunchly opposes legislative efforts to re-introduce tolling to that state. In Texas, despite more than $10 billion in recent toll projects that are delivering real benefits in the Austin, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and Houston metro areas, conservative legislators have imposed a moratorium on most new toll projects. And in South Florida, a grass-roots anti-tolls movement has led to legislative efforts to abolish the successful Miami-Dade Expressway Authority, which operates five heavily used toll roads in that metro area.
This policy brief reviews conservative opponents' arguments, finding some of them to be justified and others to be mistaken. It provides some historical context on American tolling and cites economist Milton Friedman's prescient assessment of the defects of the gas-tax model back in 1952. Building on those thoughts, this brief explains how tolling could be reformed consistent with basic conservative principles of limited government, decentralization, and markets.
I accepted SANDAG's invitation, but, evidently, I failed to stress strongly enough the need to ensure that a road user charge should be a replacement for the fuel tax, not an addition to it. And now SANDAG is facing a major political blowback.
Some conservative groups have regularly complained about tolling and mileage-based user fees and it is quite possible DeMaio's group would have chosen this political battle against road use charges regardless of SANDAG's approach.
But SANDAG pursued the wrong path. California is testing a mileage fee pilot program and San Diego should be looking to transition away from gas taxes. Unfortunately, SANDAG played right into the hands of opponents and skeptics who already claim MBUFs will be additional charges, not a replacement for gas taxes. MPOs like SANDAG and the rest of the transportation community need to avoid making poor policy decisions that limit support from elected officials, raise doubt and opposition from drivers and make it more difficult to build and maintain the roads and highways we need.
Mileage-based user fees represent the best option for moving away from the current gas tax, which is an increasingly ineffective way to fund roads. But mileage fees are a replacement for fuel taxes, not something to add to them.
A version of this article first appeared in Robert Poole's Surface Transportation Newsletter.
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Season 6 of American Horror Story was so anticipated that maybe we should have expected to be disappointed. They did an amazing job with the teasers and the announcement that they were going to keep the theme a secret until the premiere. The entire thing was brilliant and it certainly had me on the edge of my seat wondering what it was going to be. When you build something up like they did, it's important to deliver. Unfortunately, I just don't think they delivered.
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We still don't really know what the theme is for this season. We didn't even get an intro with the theme song. So far, what they gave us was something akin to those shows like I Survived or Celebrity Ghost Stories. The entire episode was a dramatic reenactment of something weird going down in this couple's house in Roanoke, North Carolina. Between the reenactment, there was what was supposed to be the actual couple narrating the events. It was weird and felt like a different show than what we have become used to with American Horror Story, but not in a good way. Every time the actual episode went to a commercial break, they flashed "My Roanoke Nightmare" onto the screen, but is that the theme? Is every week going to be a different story or are we stuck with this couple the whole season?
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I don't think anyone saw a mockumentary coming. It seems like people aren't exactly thrilled with the idea, either.
#AHS season 6 being a mockumentary is the biggest disappointment of 2016… #AmericanHorrorStory pic.twitter.com/CU4WtjiQ5E
— Caitlin Ruiz (@mrscaitruiz) September 15, 2016
Can they really be doing this? I just think it's a bad move. One of the best and most beloved things about American Horror Story is the "story" part. It's fun to get enveloped by characters and a plot every season. It's like it's just enough time to fall in love and to say goodbye. If we are going to have a new story every episode, then how are they going to build a story that fans care about? Even if it's the same couple, I can't understand how that will work either because right now we are seeing the fake reenactment of what they endured and only seeing them separately in interviews. Right now, I simply don't care about these people because I am watching a fake version of their supposedly true story.
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I just don't know, guys. I am hoping that things are going to get better after this opener but I am not excited for the season if it continues the way it looks like it will. Come on, Ryan Murphy! Give us the good American Horror Story that we all know and love!
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CIA var inte inblandat, Sy Bartlett
Den smala linjen mellan sken och verklighet, Haskell Wexler
Jag föddes med en platinasked i munnen, Peter Fonda
Jag tål inte folk som. luktar, Henry Fonda
Deras ögon hamnar i filmens fängelse, Jack Nicholson
År 2001 och Ursula Andress' blåmärken, Rhona Barett och Eugene Youngblood
Revolutionen kommer att tala engelska, Sam Peckinpah
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The art of telling a ghost story is a refined one, and Montague Rhodes James was a master of the genre. He draws the reader into a narrative that at first seems innocuous, but which becomes darker and darker by gentle turns until he transfixes you with his prose, creating the most unforgettable, alarming and frightening images. Complete Ghost Stories by M. R. James contains all his timeless masterpieces from the four collections of his eerie tales: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904), More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1911), A Thin Ghost and Others (1919), and A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (1925).
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A Young Frank Zappa Turns the Bicycle into a Musical Instrument on The Steve Allen Show (1963)
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Last week we gave you John Cage performing his avant-garde composition Water Walk on the CBS game show "I've Got a Secret" in 1960. Now, this week, we're following up with a nice complement — Frank Zappa bringing his own brand of offbeat music to the American airwaves in 1963. Only 22 years old and not yet famous, Zappa appeared on The Steve Allen Show and made music with some drumsticks, a bass bow, and two garden-variety bicycles — and nothing more.
The video above gives you mostly the prelude to the actual music. Then, in the first video below, Zappa gives a demo of the instruments. Next comes the Concerto for Two Bicycles, which features the show's house orchestra joining the cacophonous fun. The clips run a good 15 minutes.
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Frank Zappa was truely amazing.
joe bang says:
this just goes to show that even back in 1963, frank had found his voice, and knew just when to grab his junk and howl.
John Dinwiddie says:
This is a great discovery, and I am anxious to see the segment on John Cage's performance. Frank Zappa was always around the bend. Many of the conceptual composers of the era, all influenced by Cage, were making music with outlandish "instruments," and when I saw this, a quartet for Weber Barbeque sets by LaMonte Young came to mind. Gone are the days. But not entirely.
KevinK (@earmeat) says:
Thanks for posting. Hadn't see this in a long time. I love how Zappa (ZAW-PUH) comes off like the only adult in the room, though Steve Allen cavalierly closes the segment with a wonderful statement.
Here's a link to the "How's Your Bird?" track FZ mentions at the end: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr2vfyRMAjE
Christof Zürn says:
Great piece on Music Thinking! Thanks Frank.
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Here is contract made for the Mothers appearance on the Steve Allen Show…..http://frankzapppa.blogspot.com/2014/03/contract-for-steve-allen-show-1968.html
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Does this strike anyone else as complete BS?


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Donegal footballer Michael Murphy and Limerick hurler Declan Hannon attended the launch of the Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camps.
Having generated such momentum during 2018 Limerick captain Declan Hannon acknowledges that the Allianz League was highly important for John Kiely's outfit.
So impressive when claiming the Liam MacCarthy Cup last August, Limerick added the League crown at Croke Park when defeating Waterford.
Ensuring Limerick were ready, willing, and able to perform early in the year was critical according to Hannon. "I suppose we continued our form from 2018 onto 2019," Hannon says. "We put a big focus on the League and didn't want to just come into the League to win an old game here and there and lose the rest.
"We didn't want that to happen because momentum is a massive thing in the GAA and hurling in particular. We wanted to be going into the Championship with as many competitive games as possible and we got that over the League."
Valuable lessons were learned so Hannon is encouraged by how the current campaign continues to unfold."We got as much as we possibly could out of the League which was fantastic," Hannon states.
"To collect silverware at the end of it was an added bonus. It was a solid League and it's continued from 2018. But the League is the League and the Championship with be a different kettle of fish."
Hannon accepts that Limerick will enter the summer with a target on their back as the in form team to beat. "I suppose we do, but I know we focus primarily on ourselves and getting ourselves ready for the games and into the best shape that we can be going into the Championship and we'll continue to do that over the next three, four, five weeks in preparation for the Cork game," Hannon remarks about Limerick's first Munster tussle against Cork.
"If we've a target on our back, we've a target on our back, but we'll be focusing on our own performances and see where it takes us."
Kiely' panel is nicely stocked with accomplished performers so there is no shortage of options in Limerick. "There's massive competition for places all over the field," Hannon admits.
Declan Hannon captained Limerick to Allianz Hurling League glory last month.
"Anyone who is sitting on the sideline looking in is thinking 'how am I gonna get my position back in this team, and that goes for everybody, it doesn't matter how long you've been there or how many games you've played.
"And that's the way you want it. The likes of Shane [Dowling] and Seamus Flanagan coming on the last day as well. It's the impact they have when they come onto the field, it gives everyone a big boost and it was great to see Mike Casey get back onto the pitch the last day."
Former Galway hurler Tony Og Regan has recently replaced Caroline Currid as Limerick's performance coach. "Yeah, everybody has met Tony on a one-to-one basis and as a group setting," Hannon says.
"He's been very very good, a seamless transition from Caroline Currid last year to Tony this year. Lads have bought into and they're very happy with Tony."
It is an area of preparation in which Hannon has become more interested in. "I suppose I wasn't really before, maybe a bit more now," Hannon responds. "Different things in preparation, everything like that, there's massive benefits to having a sport performance coach. They're excellent at what they do, and it's the small things, they pick up on everything.
"Previously I might have said 'ah I'll be grand', but you mightn't always be grand. Caroline converted us, yeah, she was fantastic. Tony has just carried on where Caroline left off last year so look, it's very very good."
When asked about the specific areas in which sports psychology benefits players Hannon talks about remaining focused. "In the preparation I suppose, and how you block out any outside influences, it's probably one of the main ones to be honest," Hannon comments.
"Maybe in years gone by Limerick got carried away with what people said in the media or what fans were saying, it's kind of irrelevant at the end of the day. We have to go onto the pitch and do what we have to do. People could tell you go left and you'd go right or whatever, we kind of just focus more on ourselves."
That approach has helped earn Limerick success and silverware.


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Today Hanson announced the full schedule of US shows for their Symphonic Tour, String Theory.
Along with the dates, they shared, via their newsletter, some insights into the structure of the story telling that is String Theory.
"HANSON's most ambitious musical project to date features songs spanning the band's career, including some of their best known material ("MmmBop", "Where's The Love", "This Time Around" and more) alongside brand new or never-released-to-the-public songs ("Reaching For The Sky", "Battle Cry", "Breaktown", "No Rest For The Weary" and more) which tell a story of aspiration, despair, fortitude and ultimately a return to optimism".
This story is not unfamiliar to many Hanson fans who have been part of the "active global fan base" maintained "over 25 years after their founding". Many fans have followed Hanson through the ups and downs of their 26 year career and never faltered in their respect and commitment to them. For them, hearing music that is well-known in a different context and underlining the journey as Hanson wish to recount it, will be a personal experience as well as a celebration of the band's achievement.
Hanson shows are usually high energy, powerful, fast paced and exhausting with the band fully engaging the audience in an emotional and physical work out. With String Theory the experience is more reflective, with opportunities to make conceptual connections and walk the road with Hanson all over again. The colours painted by a full orchestra will create a more spacious picture and no doubt many listeners will find themselves lost in that music, pondering, remembering, wondering and framing moments.
"String Theory is the next frontier for HANSON, telling a story of aspiration and fortitude against the odds. The music resonates with authenticity, coming from a group whose signature is never to chase trends, but instead to stay focused on their melodic craftsmanship, establishing themselves as one of the few artists of their generation able to continually reinvent and reimagine their music". Hanson Newsletter
This resonance was certainly in the air for those who went to String Theory in Columbus Ohio. Thank you to Symone, Kaitlin, Brittany and Danielle for sharing their experiences with us.
Reflections From Ohio
"The chance to sit out in the lawn in downtown Columbus to hear the first notes of this historical programme was truly mind-blowing. MMMBop was slowed down to a tempo that really drove the lyrics home, and new songs like Battle Cry all had such blissful harmonies.The strings gave YCSU a surprising and entirely fresh sound. The crowd was very mixed and unsure of itself, but the professionalism onstage was visible to the point of the guys actually looking nervous! Hanson's vocals were a bit off at times, but overall I'm so proud of this challenging undertaking, the collaboration really has something for everyone.
I would say that recently, I've been in need of spiritual healing and this show was the unexpected but obvious cure for my ennui. The story of String Theory felt like a sermon written just for me, and I'm so grateful that they always go above and beyond to make every moment special". Symone
"The experience of String Theory is everything it needs to be and more than I ever dreamed it would be all at once. From the opening chords of "Reaching For The Sky" to the new beginning hoped for in "Tonight," the show brings fans closer to understanding the true story of the band in ways we never have before.
The show is just that: the story of a band dreaming, struggling, and finally finding their place in the craziness of the music industry. The struggle of the Underneath era is deeply present in the middle of the show, with the tension coming to a head in the dark lyrics of "Siren Call" and the loneliness of "Me, Myself, and I." The audience is left with a feeling of unease, finally feeling how the band must have felt. It is raw, but it is real.
In watching this show, I felt closer to the band than I have ever felt. The emotions involved in String Theory are not to be taken lightly. This is not the typical Hanson party that I am used to, but I am so happy to know this side of my favorite band. I am honored they decided to share it with me. And above all, I cannot wait to experience it again'. Kaitlin
"I have butterflies with excitement as I see Isaac, Taylor, and Zac's silhouettes through the fence as they did their pre performance huddle and then walked on stage. I take a sip of my MMMHops and the musical masterpiece begins. I had goose bumps throughout the show because: of the amazing orchestral arrangements, the guys all playing each instrument, hearing album, EP, and new songs, and enduring the musical ride of the story the guys created through the set list. It was a different atmosphere than a normal Hanson concert due to sitting at tables but that didn't stop some of us from standing and dancing during the show. Taylor even encouraged it! The guys have followed their dreams by doing this tour, which made it for a very inspiring and powerful show. I am so blessed to be a part of the first String Theory Show ever". Brittany
"I attended Hanson's opening show for their String Theory tour in Columbus, OH. I really didn't know what to expect from this experience since I've never seen a symphony orchestra live. I had some idea based off of what I've seen Aerosmith do in the past, but didn't want to expect anything in particular.
My friends and I arrived in Columbus a little early so we wanted to go to the Columbus Commons to see where the show would be for that night. In my opinion, it was the perfect place to have an opening show. It was a beautiful park in a very central zone in the city. People were coming and going like any other park you would see in Boston or Chicago, but a more relaxed setting to it. It was definitely a great place for non Hanson fans to pass by and get the chance to hear some incredible music. Sound check had already started we got to listen to a preview of that night's show. I guess all I cam say about that was it already had me jamming out like it was the actual show! I decided to leave so I could get ready for the night and to not spoil what I would hear later.
When my friends and I arrived, we all had this feeling excitement. Everybody seemed to be in great moods. We all mingled around the park and talked with friends until the show started. We all realized many people there were not Hanson fans, but a lot of corporate people who were invited to the show by the companies they worked for. We all though for sure "Pssh…they won't stay for Hanson. They'll end up leaving". To our surprise, Hanson took stage and gave a nice little opening speech on how and why they decided to do a show like String Theory, and the non Hanson fans were still there! It made me happy to see that even non fans were curious enough to see what Hanson was all about.
The show started with "Joyful Noise" and I was already in my zone; ready to sing and dance. However, due to people talking about symphony etiquette, I think many people weren't really sure how to "act" at this particular Hanson show. For me, I found it very difficult and awkward to sit in my seat the entire time. Hanson music cuts right through me, fills my heart and soul, and make me feel alive. I wanted to enjoy the show my way and quickly decided to stand up and give the energy that the band's music was giving me. I sang, danced, and clapped through the entire show and I'm not sorry for it one bit. Not only for the fact I refuse to look like statues to a band with an orchestra as backup, but also because my friends had asked Taylor after the show in Ottawa if we had to sit the entire time and Taylor said "No" and explained why. Since I didn't want to feel lifeless during the show and because Mr Jordan Taylor Hanson himself said we didn't have to, I felt it was more than appropriate to jam out during the show! Even during "I Was Born", Taylor finally told the audience to stand up and clap. At that moment, it finally felt like a Hanson show!
The entire show was more than a dream. It felt dramatic with the orchestra added to the Hanson music, but still made you feel at home with the songs you've all sang together many times before. However, the energy was very different. I understand why though. Like I said before, the crowd were full of Hanson fans and non fans, and many people didn't know how to "behave" during the show. I had a blast either way, looking forward to the album of String Theory, and cannot wait to attend more shows! Danielle
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This Time Around changed my life. 16 years later I find myself writing about the band that wrote that music and made me feel more alive. I live in the UK, come from London, fit into the older fan category and celebrate my love of Hanson-music on a daily basis. Tonight I am making a joyful noise and feeling alive.
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Tom Canning (* 24. Januar 1948 in Rochester (New York)) ist ein amerikanischer Fusionmusiker (Keyboard, Orgel, Komposition).

Leben und Wirken
Canning wuchs in einer Musikerfamilie auf: Sein Vater Thomas Canning war damals Professor für Musiktheorie und Komposition an der Eastman School of Music; seine Mutter war als kirchliche Vokalsolistin professionell tätig. Tom Canning erhielt zehn Jahre lang klassischen Klavierunterricht bei Eastman und entwickelte ein breites musikalisches Interesse. Er studierte als Musikinterpret an der Berklee School of Music in Boston und der North Texas State University.

Anschließend ließ sich Canning in Los Angeles nieder, wo er zunächst mit John Klemmer, Delbert McClinton, Freddie King und T Bone Burnett arbeitete. 1974 wurde er Mitglied der Band von Al Jarreau, wo er mehrere Jahre auch als musikalischer Leiter und Co-Produzent tätig war. Er tourte weltweit mit Jarreau und war an sieben Alben beteiligt (Grammy-Auszeichnungen). Er war der Co-Autor von Songs wie "Breakin' Away", "Never Givin' Up" und "Roof Garden". Ab 1984 produzierte er mit Ray Lynch, ging mit Wayne Shorter international auf Tournee, um dann mit Elvis Costello, Jim Carroll, Glenn Frey und Joe Walsh, Bonnie Raitt und Stephen Bruton zu arbeiten. Ab 1998 gehörte er fünf Jahre lang zur Band von Johnny Hallyday, um zugleich Mitglied der Bluesbreakers von John Mayall zu werden, mit denen er zehn Alben einspielte. Weiterhin war er für Eddy Mitchell, Atushi, Betty Buckley und T Bone Burnett tätig und ging mit Rickie Lee Jones und Playing for Change auf Tournee. Weiterhin komponierte er für Film und Fernsehen.

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Q: Checking file status and deleting it (Linux drive mapped in Windows) I have written a small application to archive historical data from a set of weather station. My program does the following:

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*Delete the input file (will be created again next time there is new data from the weather stations).

The Java program is running on a Windows machine, and if accessing a local file everything runs smoothly (I can check whether the file exists and whether it is in use). But when we started using a Linux drive mapped onto the Windows machine, I started getting false negatives on the exists-check and false-positives on the in-use-check.
Any ideas on what I can do to make it work?
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A: For the record, the solution was using the JCIFS library: https://jcifs.samba.org/

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The GOP Congress Is Rushing Wildly Ahead With A Huge Health Care Bill. Again.
For what feels just like the 1,000th time this 12 months, the Republican Senate is having a look to ram thru a vastly consequential well being care invoice to repeal the Affordable Care Act and "replace" it with … so much much less.
The GOP Congress most effective has till Sept. 30 to advance well being care regulation with a naked majority within the Senate, as a result of this is when the particular procedural laws enabling them to steer clear of a Democratic filibuster expire. That cut-off date appears to be motivating Republicans to line up in the back of a invoice subsidized by means of Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy (La.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.). This may imply a vote subsequent week.
That's even supposing this regulation hasn't ever been the topic of a public debate or the traditional congressional committee procedure. The Congressional Budget Office additionally received't have time to investigate what number of people would have medical health insurance because of the invoice, or how a lot the premiums would price.
In different phrases, Congress can be passing a invoice with main ramifications for lots of thousands and thousands of folks with out first learning precisely what it does.
And since the Senate has bizarre laws, the Cassidy-Graham regulation may move immediately to a vote after simply two mins of dialogue or much less. Yes, two mins ― that's now not a typo.
If the stakes weren't so top and the weren't politics so cynical, it could be a laugh to look at Senate Republicans act out the previous announcing that the definition of madness is doing the similar factor time and again and anticipating other effects.
Cassidy and Graham had been buttonholing their colleagues for months and feature exuded such self assurance in public that they've, on the very least, satisfied the Washington press corps that the repeal could be very, very shut. They've additionally controlled to influence Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and President Donald Trump to have the same opinion after a length wherein McConnell particularly didn't need to be anyplace close to the well being care factor. At a minimal, Cassidy and Graham have created the belief that they've momentum.
All of this has were given Republicans lovely excited and has spurred Senate Democrats and liberal activists to reactivate their opposition marketing campaign. That's all completely logical, and if Democrats aren't going to combat to keep the protection internet, what are they going to combat for?
The Cassidy-Graham invoice would slash federal spending on well being care techniques over the approaching decade, which is able to imply thousands and thousands fewer folks with well being protection. It would additionally intestine the Affordable Care Act's client protections ― together with its ensure of protection for folks with pre-existing stipulations ― by means of permitting states to set them apart.
The measure necessarily takes the pots of cash these days financing Medicaid and subsidies for personal medical health insurance, shrinks them and distributes what's left to the states within the type of block grants. Every state would then necessarily need to get a hold of its personal new well being care machine.
Trump and the GOP have promised to repeal Obamacare such a lot of occasions, they truly need to say they delivered. But in addition they don't truly need someone to note them stripping thousands and thousands of low- and middle-income households in their medical health insurance.
Cassidy-Graham hasn't resolved any of the substantive or procedural objections that led that trio of Republican senators to oppose the final well being care invoice.
Like now, Senate Republicans sought after to transport all of a sudden and with little debate on regulation that might impact thousands and thousands of lives for years yet to come. Trump and the GOP have promised to repeal Obamacare such a lot of occasions, they truly need to say they delivered. But in addition they don't truly need someone to note them stripping thousands and thousands of low- and middle-income households in their medical health insurance or getting rid of well-liked insurance policies just like the promise of protection to folks irrespective of their well being standing or clinical histories.
McCain has been coy about the place he stands at the Cassidy-Graham invoice.
He's stated he helps the concept that in the back of it however needs to look the Senate transfer well being care throughout the common committee and flooring channels and to believe amendments to the regulation from Republicans and Democrats. The moved quickly and secretive procedure used to deliver well being care measures to the Senate flooring this summer season, McCain stated on the time, was once the primary explanation why he stunned his birthday party and hostile the general invoice. If McCain turns round and votes for Cassidy-Graham with out the ones issues ― particularly and not using a CBO ranking ― it will obliterate that earlier strive at statesmanship.
McCain's additionally stated the perspectives of Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) are key to him, and Ducey has recommended the invoice. Of direction, Ducey recommended the final Senate GOP well being care invoice, too, and McCain voted in opposition to it.
Collins and Murkowski haven't stated how they'd vote, both. Both senators objected to the former expenses' steep cuts to Medicaid, amongst different issues, and Cassidy-Graham additionally slashes the funds for that program. Arguably extra considerably, Collins and Murkowski oppose getting rid of federal investment for Planned Parenthood, which this invoice would do.
And then there's Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who by no means likes it when someone is status to his proper. He has lately been 100 % crystal-clear that he received't vote for Cassidy-Graham, which he dubbed "Obamacare Lite." Maybe he'll turn; Paul hates Obamacare so much, and may now not need to be the vote that kills repeal. But that might be relatively a shift.
And then there's the House. It's now not loopy to consider legislative frame that threw a birthday party at the White House garden after passing a invoice to shrink the collection of Americans with medical health insurance by means of 23 million wouldn't let a rushed procedure get in the best way of doing it once more. And if Cassidy-Graham truly is the final shot at dismantling the Affordable Care Act, all of the extra explanation why for House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to move together with it.
At the similar time, the House slightly handed its model of Obamacare repeal after months in infighting between other wings of the birthday party, and the lawmakers who make up the House Republican Conference haven't abruptly stopped disagreeing with every different since May.
Put all of that in combination and it quantities to a perfect collection of questions on Cassidy-Graham's possibilities, and simply 12 days to reply to them.
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The data used to make critical health care decisions comes from the point of care — when a patient is at the doctor's office or in the hospital. While this data is valuable, it paints an incomplete picture, since the data about where patients live, eat, work, and spend their free time provides far more insight into their current health status, as well as what conditions or diseases they are likely to develop years down the road.
"How do we get a complete picture of social, behavior, and ecological data in patients' day-to-day lives — all the stuff that we are essentially blind to?" A.G. Breitenstein, chief product officer at Optum Analytics, said in an interview at the Feb. 24 Sloan Healthcare and Bioinnovations Conference.
Harnessing this data will transform health care, allowing medical professionals to focus on the highest-impact procedures while letting machines perform the bulk of medicine's if-then diagnoses and treatments.
Clinical staff could use the help. Health care in the United States is fraught with inefficiencies that lead to duplicative services, poor care quality, higher costs, and fraud, not to mention what has been described as an "epidemic" of physician burnout. It's estimated that more than one-third of the nation's $3.2 trillion in health care spending is wasteful.
Thousands of companies aim to address these issues through the use of digital health tools. These companies range from Optum, the parent company of Optum Analytics and a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, an insurer that covers 70 million Americans, to Rendever Health, the MIT-based startup using virtual reality to improve life for seniors in assisted living facilities that won the conference's $25,000 Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize.
If Optum were its own company, it would rank No. 31 on the Fortune 500 list, just ahead of IBM, Optum CEO Larry Renfro said in the event's closing keynote. Despite its size, Renfro said, Optum needs partners to address health care's various challenges.
Optum Analytics CEO Michael Weintraub and Optum CEO Larry Renfro at the Feb. 24 Sloan Healthcare and Bioinnovations Conference.
Beyond addressing waste and inefficiency, a data-driven system will provide patients and medical professionals the same customer experience they have come to expect from the airline, banking, and e-commerce industries.


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Airports & Aerodromes
Airport System Development
Development Programme: Sangster International Airport
Passenger Declaration Form
» Location » Norman Manley International Airport
International Airport | Kingston, 2 NM from City Centre
Owned & Operated by:
Norman Manley Intl Airport
Location Contact #:
(876) 924-8452 (24H)
Location Email:
nmia@aaj.com.jm
The Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) is located on a picturesque peninsula twenty minutes from Kingston's business center. It is bordered by the seventh largest natural harbour of the world and is one of Jamaica's global gateways. The Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) is the primary airport for business travel to and from Jamaica and for the movement of air cargo.
NMIA AIRPORTS LIMITED is the operator of the Norman Manley International Airport and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) which was incorporated in 2003. The Airport is operated under a 30-year Concession Agreement with AAJ, and is held to specific performance targets.
The Norman Manley International Airport plays a critical role in the economic development of Jamaica, and is the premier gateway to the nation's capital, Kingston. The airport caters to over 1.7 million passengers, with an approximate 4% average growth rate and handles over 70 percent (17 million kgs) of the Island's airfreight. The airport business network is comprised of over 70 companies and government agencies, with over 3,500 persons directly employed at the Airport.
Arriving aircraft with ground handling agents shall obtain their assigned parking gate from agent/company on agent/ company radio frequency and inform Aerodrome Control of the assigned gate as soon as possible after landing. Departing IFR flights
shall contact the TWR to obtain ATC clearance before commencing taxiing. Request for engine start clearance shall be made at least 5 minutes prior to engine start time. Parking of light aircraft on gates 11, 12 and 14 is limited to one hour only. Pilots of
aircraft intending to stop over for more than one hour shall coordinate this with the aerodrome operator and obtain instructions as to the specific parking area(s). Permission to taxi from the main apron to such parking area(s) shall be obtained from Aerodrone Control. Hazards created by unauthorised flights: Due to the suspected operations of unauthorised and uncontrolled flights over Jamaica and the possibility that such flights may create a dangerous hazard to normal air traffic, pilots-in-command are
hereby advised to exercise extreme caution while operating over Jamaica and within twelve (12) NM of its coastline. Air Traffic Control Service will continue to be provided to all
known flights as applicable. Bird concentrations sometimes occur in vicinity of aerodrome as well as on the grass verges of RWY. Occasional intrusion by dogs on movement area.
Runway:
12/30, 8,910' x 151, asphalt, cement, good cond
70 West (2015)
HIRL, THR LGT, PAPI, ROIL, ALS, BCN
100LL, Jet A
FBO:
Airways International -119.0 (876) 924-8190 (24H), (876) 924-8191, (876) 924-8392(Fax)
Obstructions:
Road, RWY 30
Landing, Parking/Tie-Down, Handling, Ramp
Customs/Immigration:
Customs service between 2100 and 1300 UTC will be subject to overtime charges
Restaurant, cafeteria, fast food and snack facilities
Bus, taxi, and car rentals
The Airports Authority of Jamaica
Established in 1974 under the "Airports Authority Act" as an independent statutory body, with initial responsibility (ownership and management) for the nation's two international airports; namely Norman Manley International Airport and Sangster International Airport.
Sangsters international Airport
Ian Fleming International Airport
Ministry of Transport and Mining
AAJ Locations
© 2020	Airports Authority of Jamaica.	| All Rights Reserved
Designed By: Jamaica Information Service (JIS).
Click to Access Online Passenger Declaration Form (C5 Form)


I guess we now know the culprit behind this Winter's snow fall. Murph Watkins is one of those artist that drop note worthy and fun lyrics with great production choices. And as we wait for his upcoming project "YUN", he delivers a new release to fit the season, cold. Though its a short release, he has us wanting more in this video for "18° Below Freestyle" with a great flow delivery. Watch below and drop a comment.