There are many musical couples working in Portland. One favorite is Naomi Hooley and Rob Stroup. Naomi arrived from Alaska into Portland in 2010 through a series of events that are another story. The main event now is Wild Places.
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This record is not one that two poor kids scraping by on a musicians budget should have ever been able to afford.. and we could never have with our tribe, our network of fans, friends and even anonymous people that donated to making this album possible..
Produced by Pete Droge and Executively Produced by Elaine Summers, this record "has the feels" .. LOL! Pete and Elaine's records are known for soaking into your skin as soon as you put them on, and we wanted that same essence to our record as well.
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This child is "Golden". Who says , " the rivers have no gold" Moody Little Sister is the MOTHERLODE!
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Just a reminder to all riders that the first un-official race of the season will be held THIS SUNDAY at the Bermuda Motor Sports Park in Southside, St. Davids. The event will be held as a fund raiser in aid of the St. John Ambulance who volunteer to support our sport with trained medical staff.
Race Event Starts @ 12:30 p.m.
All riders and members participating on April 20th are urged to be down the track before 10:00a.m. Gates will open at 9:00 a.m. (as usual) for all riders to enter the pitt area and setup in preparation for the event.
Looking forward to an action packed pre-season race event!


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Q: keyboard doesn't display in android popup view I've got a popup layout inflator with EditText fields. It is opened inside my activity when a button is pressed. I then ask for input information through the popup window. When I press any of the EditText fields the keyboard doesn't display. Does the popup View not support interaction?
Here is my xml:
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EditText On A Popup Window
The key is to make the PopupWindow focusable.
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La circonscription de Batman est une ancienne circonscription électorale australienne située dans la banlieue de Melbourne au Victoria. Elle a été créée en 1906 (elle était auparavant appelée Melbourne Nord) et porte le nom de John Batman, un des fondateurs de la ville de Melbourne.

Quand elle a été créée, la circonscription couvrait la proche banlieue de Melbourne avec Carlton et Fitzroy, mais des changements de limites successives n'ont cessé de la faire progresser vers le nord. Aujourd'hui, elle comprend les quartiers de Northcote, Preston, Reservoir et Thornbury. C'est l'un des sièges les plus sûrs en Australie pour le Parti travailliste australien. Son membre le plus notable a été Brian Howe, qui a été vice-premier ministre dans les gouvernements de Bob Hawke et Paul Keating.

Batman a été la circonscription la plus facilement remportée à l'élection fédérale de 2007.

En 2019, elle est renommée Cooper pour les élections fédérales.

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Jaroslav Drobný (Praga, 12 de Outubro de 1921 – Londres, 13 de Setembro de 2001) foi um tenista amador e jogador de hóquei no gelo da então Checoslováquia.  Com a equipe nacional checa de hóquei no gelo conquistou a medalha de prata nos Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno de 1948. Posteriormente adotou a nacionalidade egípcia (entre 1949 e 1954). Tornou-se depois cidadão britânico em 1959, tendo residido no Reino Unido até à sua morte em 2001.

Foi bicampeão do Torneio de Roland-Garros, em 1951 e 1952, e também venceu o Torneio de Wimbledon em 1954.

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INNOVATE OR GRIND
African countries still lag in global innovation ranking, but there is good news
Domestic innovation
Kemi Lijadu
Tech hubs are popping up all over Africa and high-level academic programs to train the next generation are being launched, yet Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest average rate of innovation in the world.
With an average region-wide score of 25, only eight of the countries in the top 100 were from Sub-Saharan Africa, according to the Global Innovation Index 2018 report. The report examines the innovation performance of 126 countries with 80 indicators averaged to reflect the capacity for, and success in innovation.
Of the ten countries with the least success in innovation, eight were Sub-Saharan African countries. North America is the most innovative region with an average score of 56, Europe is not too far behind with a score of 47.
The report ranks 22 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and of them South Africa takes the lead on innovation with a GII score of 35.1 and it ranks as 58th out of 126 countries surveyed. For context, the country with the highest innovation score is Switzerland coming first with a GII of 68.4.
However, despite Africa's global standing, there continue to be improvements in innovation on the continent. The GII highlights what it terms "innovation achievers", 20 countries that outperform on innovation relative to their level of development. Of these 20 economies, six come from Sub Saharan Africa the most from any region.
And there is the wider point that innovation in Africa thrives in spite of its environment as individuals from some of the most challenging circumstances figure out ways to address their problems. For example, this year's Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation was awarded to Brian Gitta, a 24-year old Ugandan engineer for his invention of a bloodless malaria test and this month a team of five Nigerian schoolgirls picked up top prize at a Silicon Valley competition for their app which helps identify fake drugs. Quartz's annual Africa Innovators list also identifies such individuals.
There continue to be many examples of individual ingenuity and more African countries like Kenya, Rwanda, Mozambique, Malawi, and Madagascar stand out for being innovation achievers at least three times in the previous eight years as they try to improve the environment for promising innovators.
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Nature-based solutions are already in place and scaling them up is possible
Nature-based Solutions (NBS) applications [1] are many around the world. However, their cases are often isolated or pilot studies, and the concept of NBS is being shaped, acknowledged and shared only now. NBS upscaling demands for improved knowledge base, the creation of attractive business cases, cross-sectoral and multi-scalar cooperation[2].
Rethinking the way we manage and interact with the ecosystems
Overall, the need to use more sustainable solutions that also take into account the ecosystems is a consensus. But what are the barriers to reach this? Or, how can we embed NBS in local practice and scale it up?
So far, civil engineering has dominated the building sector, erecting rigid and 'inflexible' infrastructures. Future developments for new and more adaptable solutions find their way right at this moment. As Ms. Madgwick, CEO of Wetland International, stated during the BwN Conference last month[3], "the need to upscale NBS originates from grey infrastructures' side effects, their malfunctioning and environmental damages". The call for maintenance of ageing constructions creates opportunities to integrate NBS in the urban and rural landscapes. Such integration comes with added benefits, since NBS represent viable and adaptive means for a sustainable development, to face new challenges posed by demographic growth and climate change, and contribute to reach SDGs as 6.1.
After having agreed on the needs to implement NBS, the challenge is to go from pilots to projects upscaling and investments. That is: reaching the embedment of NBS into society and economy. The priority issues to make this step happen can be gathered in three main categories: technical base, finance and governance (Table 1). Improving scientific evidence lies at the heart, but new layers are to be added, starting from creating business cases for NBS and revising current governance models. Governance settings "are made up of silos, with little collaboration and few integrated solutions" says Mr Hugtenburg from ARK Natuurontwikkeling[3], "we need to see nature not as an item of men, but as underlying principle that we need to enable. And enabling requires involvement at all scales".
Table 1. Priority issues needed to scale up NBS implementation[4]
Technical upscaling
Develop targeted innovation and research programmes
Increase knowledge base to boost practitioners' interest and cooperation
Use lessons learnt; run new pilots; develop and consolidate evidence for NBS replication
Learn from civil engineering: increase technical knowledge on predictability of behaviours, lifecycle information, adaptive asset management
Financial upscaling
Develop new methodologies for costs-benefits analysis, including all services and values of NBS
Compare cost-effectiveness of NBS with grey solutions; benchmark against alternatives.
Consolidate economic calculations to develop business cases for green economy; use existing tools as the SEEA and the CICES[5]
Leverage funding for maintenance, by assessing the sustainability of NBS
Rise investments targeting communities, governments, and donors to invest on innovation
Develop and consolidate models for sustainable investments, by drawing criteria for sustainable performance (include Agenda 2020 and the SDGs as driver to set sustainable goals and targets)
Develop metrics to assess the contribution to SDGs in terms of return – not only economic
Governance: upscaling requires others
Foster cross sectoral and multi-scalar collaboration, participation and targeted educational programmes
Focus locally to co-create solutions, increase confidence in NBS among policy and decision-makers and the general public. Involve local communities to develop sense of belonging and ensure proper use and maintenance of infrastructures.
Focus internationally to exchange data and ideas and disseminate knowledge to develop a common ground for NBS upscaling. Enhance connectivity through communication platforms.
Increase lobbying pro-NBS both internally (from inside companies) and externally (business cases; other companies' interests).
IWA is pioneering the dialogue among regulators
Means for NBS enablement exist in current policies, legislations and regulatory frameworks. However, the uptake of policies and measures often faces barriers of complex interpretations [6]. In this context, regulators can help bridging the gap between policies and practice. They can set criteria, standards, targets and tools to enable NBS upscaling, by rethinking about goals and the way services are regulated. Regulators can find ways to leverage investments and provide new tariff methodologies, e.g. to include NBS related-costs into users' fees. They can act at different levels influencing projects from the early phases, and encouraging the incorporation of green and grey infrastructures, e.g. through building codes.
"Complying with standards and tender specs is an important concern for engineering and construction companies" has stated Mr Osinga from ECOncrete [3]. Standards and ECO ambitions set by regulators and tender parties will influence companies and clients' decisions, investments and execution. Doesn't this mean that regulators are key players? Indeed NBS upscaling and replicability highly depend on regulations, mitigation policies and, on the short term NBS implementation can be propelled by CSR actions. Nevertheless, there is an urgent need for regulators to identify priority issues and gaps to upscale NBS implementation for water management and resiliency in the diverse governance contexts.
This is one of the primary efforts of the IWA Water Policy and Regulation area of work. A few months ago, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the area started a joint research "Building nature-based, resilient water systems: Catalysing the Role of Water Regulators", with the objective to support the information needed for ensuring policies and regulations that promote NBS in water management, as basis for resilient and sustainable universal access to water and sanitation for all. Through a Task Force, IWA is creating a global network to exchange experiences and lessons learnt, and to identify which environmental, economic and social regulations are coming into place that have effects on business opportunities for NBS, stakeholders participation, and for reaching the SDGs 6.1. and 6.6. The water regulator work is being complemented by research into the demand for nature based solutions by water utilities. This includes looking at what are the elements of success and how regulators working with utilities can create incentives for integration of nature into built water systems.
Find out more about this work through the following events and resources:
IWA and TNC host a sofa at the Stockholm World Water Week
Water Utilities' Leadership in nature-based solutions
Monday 27 August 14:00 – 14.30 / Corner of the exhibition area of Folkets Hus
Achieving water security is fundamental to sustainable economic and human development; and managing natural infrastructure for water security can support the delivery of many – if not all – of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Upstream watershed protection is recognized as a cost-effective and efficient approach to increasing the security and resilience of urban water supplies. But investment in natural infrastructure has yet to be widely adopted as a mainstream solution by local administrations and the utility sector, both of which have a critical role to play in the provision of secure and sustainable water to urban populations.
A recent partnership between the International Water Association (IWA) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) aims to leverage the two organisations' strengths to influence greater investments in watershed protection.
During the sofa, Helmut Kroiss, former President of the International Water Association, Andrea Erickson, Acting Global Managing Director for Water, The Nature Conservancy, and Philip Gichuki, CEO, Kiambu Water Company, will examine the relevance of nature-based solutions for water security.
More information about the event on IWA Connect and on the Stockholm World Water Week website. The sofa will be broadcasted live via www.vimeo.com/siwi and available to view afterwards.
Webinar On-Demand
Last August 9th, IWA and The Nature Conservancy organized the Webinar "Building nature-based, resilient water systems: Catalysing the role of Water Regulators". Watch the webinar recording online upon registration. Continue the discussion with the speakers on the related group on IWA Connect and get involved! Please remember you need to subscribe and be logged in to IWA Connect to view the group discussion.
IWA and TNC at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, 16-21 September 2018, Tokyo, Japan
The partnership between TNC and IWA aims at contributing new insights on how regulators can shape behaviour to favour the incorporation of NBS into water systems. If you're attending the IWA World Water Congress, come join us at the 5th International Regulators Forum.
[1] "Actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems, that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human and biodiversity benefits" (IUCN, 2016:5). These include solutions to water-related issues as: restoring and managing wetlands and rivers to reduce flood risk; developing green infrastructures in urban areas to reduce stormwater runoff; etc.
[2] Conferences and initiatives worldwide are launching a call to scale up NBS – see the UN World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP, 2018), the European Commission policy agenda on NBS (EC, 2015), the IUCN work by the Commission on Ecosystem Management (IUCN, 2016), IWA activities on NBS (IWA, 2018), or the Netherlands National Committee for NBS for water (IHP-HWRP, 2018).
[3] Quotes from speakers at the Conference Upscaling Building with Nature (BwN) organized by EcoShape, in Utrecht (NL) on June 27, 2018. BwN includes the use of Nature-based Solutions (NBS).
[4] The list has been developed readapting keynotes from the BwN Conference3 and previous desk research.
[5] System of Environmental-Economic Accounting, by the UN Statistics Division (SEEA); Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES)
[6] I wrote more about this here.
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I guess that acceleration of an existing trajectory is certainly a form of REAL CHANGE. But I don't know if that is the kind of change that the people who elected you had in mind.
Just to spell it out in idiot-proof terms: you cannot borrow your way out of a crisis of debt. Consuming more than you produce is unsustainable. Spending more than you make is unsustainable. Unsustainable means that at some point there will be a crisis / crash / default. The Piper is always paid, as they say.
You are clearly not an idiot and these simple principles must be as obvious to you as they are to me. So what do you personally gain from pursuing a course that cannot but make the inevitable crash worse and worse; that cannot but cause untold suffering for millions of Americans who are busting their butts to live a common, decent life? Real suffering for real people. Really. Who gains from your acceleration of the existing path toward economic armageddon?
I want to believe, Mr. President. I want to hope. I love your foreign policy rhetoric. I love your willingness to verbally step up to the plate and take responsibility. But there is the talk, and there is the walk. So far, the talk is A+, but the walk is a solid F.
Man up, Mr. President. You cannot solve the very real economic crisis we are facing by continuing down the same path with the same players. CLEAN HOUSE. Get rid of those guys: Summers, Geithner, Bernanke -- the whole Wall St. banking crew who took us here in the first place -- and set a new course altogether. Not an acceleration down the same course; that's the wrong form of change. Turn left, or turn right, or put on the brakes. When you are crashing, the accelerator is not your friend.


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Whilst there are a lot of great independent bike shops in the UK, the idea for Panagua Bikes came out of my frustration as a consumer with some of the patchy service I frequently received from some more traditional shops.
I wanted to create a store with a modern retail space as well as a workshop that is properly equipped to deal with any bike from a chopper to a high end road bike. More importantly, I wanted to put together a team that shared my passion and who are totally focused on providing the best possible customer service – regardless of whether you're a mum looking for a bike for your child or an experienced athlete with a detailed knowledge of your needs.
I'm also really passionate about supporting grass roots cycling and introducing as many people as possible to our amazing sport. As we grow, we want to support as many cycling related community projects as possible so if you've got any ideas please get in touch!
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I previously spent 30 years working in Tech Sales.
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Before I knew it, my partner Sue and myself were part owners along with Rob.
Ive always ridden bikes but my real passion started about 15 years ago in an effort to loose weight and get fit.
Nothing pleases me more than when a new customer walks through the door who has been referred to us by a satisfied customer or friend, this has happened more and more as our reputation for great service and quality product grows.
My focus is on growing our regular customer base through incentives, ideas, but above all reputation, and I'm pleased to say, that with the help of a great team, its working.
I began riding at Herne Hill velodrome and have loved it since, I know regularly race around the area. After a few years of serious training and racing I thought that joining the Panagua Team would be a great step forward for me, as I've learn't alot about the maintenance of bikes as well as the cycling industry! Aside from this I play rugby too.
I have always had a passion for cycling. I would always go round the local trails with my dad at the weekend. I had always wanted to learn how to tinker with my bike and fix the odd problem. After joining the Panagua team, I have learnt lots of skills which help me while at work and out of work. Aside from cycling, you can probably find flying my drone or playing around with the sound at school events.


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Explore each tab in three steps: watch the video, read the recommended readings, then complete the assignment. Additional assignments are offered to strengthen your understanding of information literacy concepts.
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Intellectual humility: The importance of knowing you might be wrong: Why it's so hard to see our own ignorance, and what to do about it.
"The Framework is not designed to be implemented in a single information literacy session in a student's academic career; it is intended to be developmentally and systematically integrated into the student's academic program at a variety of levels."
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CONNECTICUT SUN: Tina Charles named Eastern Conference Player of the Week
Jim Fuller, Register Staff
Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles was named the WNBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the fourth time this season after leading all Eastern Conference players by averaging 12.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game.
Charles also ranked in the top five among conference players in scoring and assists during last week's games. Charles, the all-time leading rebounder in UConn women's basketball history and reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year, became just the fifth WNBA player to record a triple-double with 10 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists in a win over Indiana.


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Two men charged in brutal Beacon Hill attack
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Two Seattle men have been charged with assault and attempted robbery in connection with a June 18 attack that left a man with severe brain injuries.
Kenneth Fisher, 19, and Justin Phillips, 20, were among a group of five men who attacked the 25-year-old victim in the 1900 block of 13th Avenue South around 6:40 p.m., according to court charging papers. Dawit Alemu was walking past the Beacon Hill Playfield when he was jumped by a group of men, who witnesses say had been drinking.
After knocking Alemu to the ground, Fisher and Phillips went through his pockets, court papers said. Police found Phillips hiding behind a nearby building. Witnesses to the attack identified him as having kicked and punched Alemu. A witness then saw Fisher and pointed him out to police, charging papers said.
Phillips first told investigators that the victim had started the fight by hitting him in the face, charging papers said. But Phillips stopped talking to police when he was told there were witnesses and that one witness had taken photos of the attack, court papers said. Fisher refused to talk to officers.
Nobody else has been charged in connection with the attack.
Police found a Breitling watch in a bag that Fisher had with him. A video of the attack showed the man taking something "small and circular, similar to a watch" from Alemu, according to charging documents. Investigators said there were red and brown stains, appearing to be blood, on the suspects' clothing.
On Friday, Alemu remained on a ventilator and nurse compared his brain injuries to "shaken baby syndrome," charging papers said. According to KING-TV, Alemu is an immigrant from Sudan who was about to graduate from Seattle Central Community College when he was attacked.
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October Revolution of 1917
October Revolution of 1917 (Zhovtneva revoliutsiia). The Bolshevik coup staged on 25 October (7 November NS) 1917 in Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) precipitated a full-scale revolution in Russia and the outlying territories that had formerly constituted parts of its empire. After the fall of the tsarist regime following the February Revolution of 1917 the Provisional Government assumed power. It was unable, however, to control the volatile social and political conditions in the former empire. As their immediate goal the majority of the population wanted Russia to pull out of the First World War. As a broader goal they demanded wide-ranging social reforms and the redistribution of land. The non-Russian peoples of the empire wanted national autonomy and equality. Meanwhile the Bolsheviks and other left-wing groups, whose power base consisted of workers' and soldiers' councils (see Soviet), pressed for a continuation of the revolution. The ineffectiveness and growing unpopularity of the Provisional Government made it feasible for them to consider continuing it through force of arms.
The principal organizer of the October Revolution was the Russian Social Democratic Workers' party (Bolshevik), whose chief ideologue was Vladimir Lenin. On the eve of the revolution Leon Trotsky, the head of the Military Revolutionary Committee of Petrograd, had almost all of the locally stationed troops and a large part of the workers under his control. On the night of 7 November he mounted an armed insurrection and arrested the members of the Provisional Government. The Second All-Russian Congress of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies, in which the Bolsheviks had a majority, then announced that the soviets had taken power. They formed the first Soviet government, the Council of People's Commissars (Sovnarkom). It was headed by Lenin, and included Trotsky, Anatolii Lunacharsky, A. Rykov, and Joseph Stalin. The Sovnarkom issued a series of decrees concerning peace, land, the establishment of workers' control, and the nationalization of all heavy industry. It also issued the Declaration on the Rights of the Peoples of Russia on 15 November 1917, in which the equality of all peoples was proclaimed, and in which the 'right of self-determination, even unto separation' was formally recognized.
By early 1918 the Bolsheviks had managed to seize power fairly easily in most cities and gubernias of Russia. They attempted to stage a similar coup in Ukraine but found considerably stronger opposition. The support for the Bolsheviks was much weaker there, where there were only 5,000 members of Bolshevik organizations (almost exclusively located in the cities). They consisted primarily of Russian or Russified working-class elements in the Donbas region, Katerynoslav, and Kharkiv. Moreover the Central Rada managed to consolidate its hold on power and on support among the Ukrainian masses through its national and socialist policies.
In the early stages of the October Revolution there was also a third force in Ukraine, the Russian administration of the Provisional Government and the Army Staff of the Kyiv Military District, which supported the Russian administration. Under threat of Russian right-wing elements in Kyiv, the Central Rada, together with socialist groups of national minorities, established the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution, in which the Bolsheviks initially also participated. The Bolsheviks left to form their own revolutionary committee after the Central Rada refused to recognize the Soviet government in Petrograd. The initial round of fighting between the three forces resulted in a victory for the Central Rada and the proclamation of the Ukrainian National Republic on 20 November 1917.
Although the Bolsheviks' attempts to seize power in Ukraine as a whole failed at first, they managed to gain control of Kharkiv and some Russified cities in the Donbas region through their workers' and soldiers' soviets. They hoped to achieve a formal proclamation of soviet power at an All-Ukrainian Congress of Workers', Soldiers', and Peasants' Deputies, which they convened on 17–19 December in Kyiv. The peasant-dominated congress failed to support the Bolsheviks (fewer than 100 of the more than 2,000 delegates were Bolshevik supporters), however, and even gave the Central Rada a vote of confidence. The pro-Bolshevik delegates reconvened a week later in Kharkiv at an All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets that included a greater number of deputies from the Donbas and Kryvyi Rih regions. On 25 December 1917 that congress proclaimed Soviet rule in Ukraine and elected a central executive committee of Ukraine and a government body, the People's Secretariat. That body contended for legitimacy with the Central Rada and the General Secretariat of the Central Rada.
The creation of a rival Soviet government in Ukraine made it possible for the subsequent armed intervention by Bolshevik troops from Russia during the Ukrainian-Soviet War, 1917–21 to be presented as a class rather than a national struggle. It also marked an important turning point in Ukraine's struggle for independence (1917–20), as the Bolsheviks demonstrated their willingness to force their state structure onto Ukraine in spite of the almost total absence of popular support.
Vynnychenko, V. Vidrodzhennia natsiï, 3 vols (Vienna 1920)
Khrystiuk, P. Zamitky i materiialy do istoriï ukraïns'koï revoliutsiï 1917–1920 rr., 4 vols (Vienna 1921–2; New York 1969)
Antonov-Ovseenko, V. Zapiski o grazhdanskoi voine, 4 vols (Moscow 1924–33)
Velikaia Oktiabr'skaia Sotsialisticheskaia revoliutsiia na Ukraine, 3 vols (Kyiv 1957)
Mazlakh, S.; Shakhrai, V. On the Current Situation in the Ukraine, ed P.J. Potichnyj (Ann Arbor 1970)
Musiienko, V. Bil'shovyky Ukraïny v Zhovtnevii revoliutsiï (Kyiv 1976)
Borys, J. The Sovietization of Ukraine, 1917–1923: The Communist Doctrine and Practice of National Self-Determination, rev edn (Edmonton 1980)
V. Holubnychy
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20 years in a Queensland prison for mining managers
Mining Editor
Proposed new mining industrial manslaughter legislation in Queensland has recommended up to 20 years in prison for mining managers and supervisors found guilty of negligent conduct involving the death of an employee. Mining companies would receive maximum fines of up to $13.34 million.
But many across the mining and resources industry are questioning the motives of the Queensland Government which is seen to be looking for a silver bullet to appease public anger over the recent spate of fatalities across the industry, including the recent death of mineworker Brad Duxbury on Monday night.
Brisbane's Courier-Mail revealed that a draft bill proposing industrial manslaughter provisions included in the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act and the Petroleum and Gas Act has been circulated around stakeholders in the mining and resources sector for consultation over the past month. Comments on the bill closed Monday this week.
While Industrial manslaughter isn't new to Queensland, having been passed into legislation for general industry in October 2017, there are many critics of industrial manslaughter legislation and its potentially damaging effects on disclosure by workers across the industry.
David Cliff, Professor of Risk and Knowledge Transfer at the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre spoke recently on the aspects of industrial manslaughter. "Industrial manslaughter is a complex question. If you bring in a big stick to frighten people into vigilance, the negative perception of that stick will have a detrimental impact on health and safety because people become unwilling to share what happened."
"From a commercial point of view," he added, "when people are afraid of prosecution it will become increasingly hard to recruit and re-train employees because they will perceive the role as holding risk to them."
Cliff urged caution because information sharing could simply dry up. "There is a culture of openness which sees information about fatalities being shared so we can learn from our mistakes. The new industrial manslaughter law risks that not being as open as it has been in the past."
"People like simple solutions, they like silver bullets," he adds. "But we are now in a safety culture maturity phase where we have all the easy wins, and we need to take a deeper look at the fundamental causes."
Industrial manslaughter may be seen as a panacea for mine deaths
Hard evidence on the success of industrial manslaughter legislation to deter reckless conduct is simply not available, at least in Australia.
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) introduced industrial manslaughter legislation in 2004 under the Crimes (Industrial Manslaughter) Amendment Act 2003. The ACT law seeks to prove that a corporate culture existed within an organisation that directed, encouraged, tolerated or led to noncompliance with the law, whereupon the fatal event occurred.
After 14 years in operation, there have been no successful prosecutions in the ACT. In fact, not one case has proceeded thus far.
Queensland has also previously launched prosecutions under Industrial Manslaughter, but to date, a conviction has not been achieved.
Reckless conduct must be proven
Under Industrial Manslaughter legislation across Australia, the concept of 'reckless conduct' and negligence generally must be proven in court for the industrial manslaughter case to be successful.
Proof associated with reckless conduct tends to be somewhat challenging for prosectors. They need to prove to the Court that the accused:
engaged in reckless conduct;
that their conduct was voluntary;
that it endangered the life of another person;
acted recklessly; and
acted without lawful authority and excuse.
Of course, the wash-up of the extension of Industrial Manslaughter in the sector may see variations to the above, but in essence, Industrial manslaughter legislation has largely been a toothless tiger.
Government grasping for solutions
The Queensland Government's leak to media regarding the implementation of industrial manslaughter in mining has been timely in light of the death on Monday night and questions raised in Parliament by MP Jason Costigan yesterday.
The Queensland Opposition's Dale Last said this week that "We need to get to the bottom of what went wrong in this incident and in the other incidents so that we can address the issues and make our mines safer."
"In August I moved a motion to establish a Parliamentary Mine Safety Inquiry and I stand by that call. Surely, the current government must put aside politics and get to the bottom of these incidents once and for all."
"The Mine Safety Resets were one way to address safety but, when people's lives are at stake, we shouldn't limit the investigation and, as a parliament, you would like to see cooperation."
"We need the input of workers and people with experience in mines and quarries, not bureaucrats from Brisbane."
So many unanswered questions in mine safety
The Queensland Government's response to the spate of accidents, including safety resets, the establishment of a mine safety body and now industrial manslaughter legislation may have some effect on mining safety in the state.
But with 11500 high potential accidents occurring across the state since 2013/2014 and around 1900 last year, on the basis of probability, there will be another disaster looming very soon.
Introduction of industrial manslaughter legislation in Queensland may appease the general population, but it will do little for those who have recently buried their loved ones as a result of a mining accident.
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Yeti Touch is the easiest natural way to defrost your frozen food. In the Yeti Touch review below, you will learn why you shouldn't waste money on this and also the reason of why it got suspended by Kickstarter & Indiegogo.
Straight out of the fridge, your frozen food can't be cooked without thawing.
And, nobody wants to sit there idle to wait for more than 1 hours just for thawing the icy fish. In fact, that shouldn't be done as it would promote bacteria growing on your food.
Practically, most of us would defrost frozen food in the water or use the microwave. However, as we know that, thawing food in the water will also wash away some nutrients and flavors. While using microwave may not completely defrosting the steak, or even worse, it partially cooks the meat while inner remains unthawed. Due to the presence of various kind of microorganisms, eating an uncooked meat can give you bacteria infection and parasite infection. In severe cases, it can lead to death.
Overview — So, how exactly does Yeti Touch work?
The secret lies behind the Yeti Touch is its material used.
Yeti Touch is a kitchen tray that made of aerospace aluminum with enamel coating, that's it. Put it in the scientific term, the aerospace aluminum alloy has an excellent performance in water repelling properties, or superhydrophobic. In other words, it did not heat up your food but only allowing water molecules to leave the aluminum alloy faster. You can read more from this paper.
Underneath the tray, there is a plastic tray to capture the overrun water so that to prevent annoying water puddles building up. Yeti Touch doubles as a cutting board, all you need to do is to leave your frozen food on it for a while before cutting.
Okay, so what about the other similar defrosting trays?
Review and Discussion on Yeti Touch Tray – Why is this product overrated?
You might be the first time to know about this, but Yeti Touch is not a new technology neither is this a revolutionary product. If it is, it should be patented by Yeti Touch and selling at a much higher price. In fact, this technology has been used many years by others and there are quite a number of sellers selling the similar tray on the market. For example on Amazon, this one similar defrosts tray by Nuovoware has been marked as Amazon's Choice with an average of 4.4 out of 5 stars.
Despite being advertised as no electricity and battery needed, another concern you should be taking note is that the thawing rate is greatly affected by the room temperature. The principle is as simple as — the ice melt by itself and aluminum repels away the water, and therefore to thaw faster. So, if your room temperature is lower and the ice doesn't melt as fast, it will take much longer time to thaw.
However, Yeti Touch doesn't steal away all the credits. Yeti Touch, apart from its competitors, has included a tray underneath and a special hole for water to flow through. On the other hand, the aluminum tray is certified and is generally thicker than those in the market. And lastly, it doesn't sell expensive. Yeti Touch is funding on Kickstarter starts at a price of only $29, and it falls within the price range of other similar plates which generally range from $10 to $40.
Why is Yeti Touch get suspended on Kickstarter and Indiegogo?
As for now, the team is said to work on the issue and trying to restore the campaign. From my past experience, the chances for a successful appeal is very low as the crowdfunding giants Kickstarter & Indiegogo don't usually suspend a project. But when they do, they will have a solid and undeniable reason.
Hi there, Thanks for your kind words. Simply put, there are unavoidably too many marketing jargons that sometimes confuses the buyers, so we provide a clean platform to point out the truly good, bad and potential problem for buyers to make a purchase decision. So, if they have something in mind, they will discuss down below the comments section so that everyone doesn't fall into a scam project.
Unfortunately, there are many sites out there simply want to sell the product and earn the commission. They seldom say the truth. Hope this clarifies!


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[TRANS] 140102 Kim Jaejoong, The Only Solo Artiste Chosen To Be In The Top 5 Ranks Of The 'Hanteo Singer Awards'
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Kim Jaejoong became the only solo artiste to earn a spot in the top 5 ranks of the Hanteo Singer Awards.
C-JeS Entertainment revealed, "Kim Jaejoong came in at fourth place in Hanteo Charts' '2013 Singer Awards'. The Hanteo Charts released the results after tabulating all sales counts for the year, and Kim Jaejoong proved his power in the industry by being the only solo artiste to rank in the top 5 rankings."
They continued to state, "The first round of ticket reservations for the '2014 Kim Jaejoong 1st album Asia Tour Concert & J Party' concert, the Seoul leg of Kim Jaejoong's nationwide tour that is scheduled on Kim Jaejoong's birthday, will be held at 8pm on the 2nd. It will be a meaningful time for fans to enjoy music from Kim Jaejoong's first full-length album and celebrate his birthday."
Kim Jaejoong released his first mini-album 'I' in January of 2013, and his first full-length album 'WWW: Who, When, Why' in October.
The singer's full-length album topped the iTunes charts in 12 countries, including Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. It also came in at first place on Tower Records daily charts, 4th place on Oricon's weekly charts, and was chosen as the best K-pop song on CCTV for three consecutive weeks. In Korea, Kim Jaejoong topped the real-time, daily and weekly charts simultaneously, and won Synnara Records' poll to estimate the winners of the 2013 K-pop Awards.
Meanwhile, Kim Jaejoong will be holding the first leg of his nationwide tour on the 4th at the Busan BEXCO.
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Super summer reads
Our books for this edition were chosen with the summer holidays in mind – whether you are staying at home or travelling to another part of the country. Is coffee your favourite beverage? There is a book about some great local coffee houses. Do you prefer your brew to be of a different kind? Have a look at the guide to local breweries.
If you are planning to spend time in the field, a book on snakes and snakebites could come in handy. For those who enjoy spending time under the stars at night and seeing 'shooting stars', there is a new book about meteorites. We also feature some holiday reading for the youngsters.
Coffee Culture – The South African coffee-lover's Bible
Coffee lovers delight in discovering great places to enjoy a cup or mug of coffee. Whether you are a coffee snob insisting on a specific blend, are an aspiring home barista, or simply want to go where the taste is as good as the aroma, this is a good book as gift for a friend – or yourself.
Although it does not pretend to be comprehensive directory of every good coffee shop in the country, the guide covers establishments in all nine provinces. Described for each featured coffee shop is its vibe, types of coffee business hours, kinds of meals offered and whether they have a loyalty programme.
It briefly reviews some of their coffees, and notes special features such as whether the shop is dog friendly, has WI–FI (important for those who use their favourite coffee shop as a part-time office!), sells books (after all, what is better than reading a good book while enjoying a well-brewed cup of coffee?) or has outdoor seating available.
Maps pinpointing all the featured shops, detailed contact information and GPS coordinates will help you find your way easily. Also included by coffee-loving author Peter Primich, are details about local green bean and equipment importers, and background information about how coffee is made and enjoyed all over the world.
ISBN 978-1-77026-625-4 Map Studio
Craft Beer – a guide to South African Craft Breweries and Brewers
South Africans know how to enjoy a cool beer on a summer's evening. But many of us know little about the background to the local beer industry – and especially about the smaller, boutique brands.
The history of beer brewing in South Africa dates back to Francis Velazquez (a woman disguised as a man!) and Goa O'Drosty, a beer brewer who was part of the crew on Bartholomeu Dias' ship in 1488. The pair were abandoned at Hout Bay and set down roots at what became Constantia. Jump ahead a few centuries, and today South Africa's big beer brands are consumed internationally.
In addition, there is also a multitude of craft breweries making different types of beer. This guide by Jacques van Zyl details some of the history and methods of beer-brewing internationally, but mainly it concentrates on the multitude of small, local brewers.
Information about how they started their businesses, the types of beer they brew, and whether they also have tasting, accommodation and restaurant facilities, is supplemented by maps, and detailed contact information, including GPS coordinates. This book is a treasure for those who want to try out some of the ales, lagers and other types of beer produced at the interesting array of craft breweries throughout the country.
The Chelyabinsk meteor that exploded in 2013 in the atmosphere over a remote part of Siberia, made headline news internationally when its shock wave caused much damage to buildings, and injuries to more than 1500 due to flying glass and other debris from the affected buildings. Very little of the original object has been found and large intact meteorites are relatively rare.
Te largest known meteorite on Earth, the Hoba meteorite, has an estimated mass of more than 60 tons – and can be found here in Southern Africa. It lies near Grootfontein in Namibia, and has been declared a national monument to protect it against vandalism. Yet, it is dwarfed by much larger meteorites that have struck Earth in the past. One that may have been about 10 km across, created the largest known meteor impact site in the world more than two billion years ago. We know it as the Vredefort Dome – one of our World Heritage sites.
But what are meteorites? In short, they are meteors that were large enough to survive an impact with Earth's atmosphere. Meteors are 'debris from space', and contain a wealth of information about the kind of the formation of the Solar System. They can be as small as a speck of dust, and most of them burn up in the atmosphere to be seen as 'shooting stars' at night. But depending on the conditions – their composition, size and angle at which they enter the atmosphere and the speed at which they travel – some larger ones end up as rocks on Earth. Read more in this user-friendly book by Ronnie McKenzie. It is intended to give the non-specialist an idea of why these objects are so interesting and where to see some of them.
ISBN 978-1-77584-098-5, Struik Nature
Snakes and Snakebite in Southern Africa
you or not, information about them could come in handy for those who like the outdoors. The maps, illustrations and clear descriptions will assist with the identification of common dangerous as well as harmless snakes in southern Africa. Particularly useful are the drawings that show the average and maximum length of the different snakes compared to the height of an average adult human male, as well as icons that show when (day or night) and in what kind of environment (in trees, in shrubs or on the ground) the species is likely to be encountered.
This guide clearly states how venomous and dangerous each snake is, and in addition to general first aid advice relating to snakes, it also provides information about the correct measures to be taken in the case of snakebite for each species described. Its author is Johan Marais, who is a naturalist and photographer, and who has contributed significantly to reptile conservation in the country. He also runs the African Snakebite institute.
ISBN 978-1-775843-023-7 Struik Nature
How Crab lost his Head
A hairy hippo? A lion that could fly? A crocodile prince? They all feature in this book of animal takes from Africa. Although aimed mainly at children between the ages of seven and twelve, this would also be a good read-aloud book for the family.
Nick Greaves, a geologist who has a fascination with wildlife and animals, recounts some of the myths and legends of Southern Africa in a way that is easily accessible and fun. In addition to the stories, the author also included some facts about the creatures that feature in the stories, to answer some of the questions that young readers may have about the real animals on which the fictional ones were based. The book is strikingly illustrated by David du Plessis, a graphic artist and illustrator with a BSc degree and a particular interest in natural history.
Hagedash the Hadeda
Hadedas are a common sight in South Africa: we know them from our gardens and their characteristic call. Here is the story of Hagedash, the singing hadeda, who meets Hagar and start a family. Their tale is told in verse by Charles de Villiers and in beautiful, large colour pictures by Claire Norden. Intended for young readers, and also available in Afrikaans, this happy South African tale is a good one to take along on holiday or pop into a Christmas stocking.
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