Three years ago I had the privilege of traveling to Israel. On a mission trip with my church, we spent nearly two weeks touring the country and participating in evangelistic efforts in places like Haifa, Tiberias, and Tel Aviv. It was an incredible experience to tell a young Israeli whose barber shop opened up to the Sea of Galilee, "On that water Jesus walked, and in this Hebrew New Testament, you can learn more about the Messiah." Needless to say, I returned to the U.S. with a host of memories and incredible images of the countryside in which our Savior was lived and died.
This weekend many of those bucolic scenes were recalled as I read O. Palmer Robertson's book Understanding the Land of the Bible: A Biblical-Theological Guide. Robertson's premise in the book is that the land of the Bible which intersects the continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe was divinely designed to proclaim gospel truth. Concluding his introduction he writes, "Let us allow this land in its uniqueness to reinforce for us today the truths that bring salvation for men" (4).
In his book, he unfolds a biblical theology of the land. In so doing, he considers the land from West to East and then from South to North and then by paying attention to many of the features of the land. Without allegorizing or spiritualizing, he shows how consideration of the land really does reveal redemptive truth. After laying out the latitudinal aspects of the region, Robertson summarizes, "Traveling across the Land of Promise from west to east can provide many insights into the purposes of God for the whole of the world. In microcosmic fashion the design of the land serves as a means of embodying the truth of God intended for all nations" (24). What is this intended truth? Figuratively, that people dwelling in desolate wilderness will move into the hospitable presence of God within the Promised Land. Clearly, this pattern of dwelling in the land plays itself out within the Bible (Abraham's call to Canaan, Joshua's entry into the land, the return from Exile, and Jesus crossing the Jordan into the land at his baptism are all physical-geographical moves that contain theological significance).
Moreover, moving from South to North recalls history and geography that carry historical and theological import. The exodus drove north out of Egypt, the divided kingdom was split according to Northern tribes of Israel and the Southern tribes of Judah and Benjamin, after Babylon repopulated Samaria, the Northern Samaritans were disdained by the more Southern Judeans, Galilee of the Gentiles on the Northern-most end of the country, was filled with foreigners during Jesus day and became a microcosm of the diverse world He can to save. In short, "The whole of the land was designed by the Lord for his good purposes as he determined them from before the foundation of the world" (37).
After considering the beautiful and rugged terrain of the Bible, Robertson surveys the cities of importance throughout the land of Canaan. He does so chronologically, considering the role of each during the Patriarchs, the Judges, the united and divided monarchies, and finally at the time of Christ. Taking a chapter on each epoch in redemptive history, he examines the Scriptures for significant references to these locales and shows how their particular placement in the land and in time shaped the biblical narrative.
Overall, Robertson's treatment, which at times seems more like a survey than a theology, does well to help the student of the Bible read the Scriptures with an awareness of God's plan within the land. He unveils the significance of geographic features and historic locations for the reader less attuned to such particulars. And he shows how all Scripture and all creation points to its Creator and Redeemer.
This land was made for Jesus Christ. All its diversity was designed to serve him. Its character as a land bridge for three continents was crafted at Creation for his strategic role in history of humanity. Even today all nations flow constantly to this place, for its is uniquely his land, the focal point of the world (109).
This point is worth considering further. For it challenges us to think about the land of the Scriptures in way that many of us are slow to do. It makes us come back to the Bible looking at it with renewed eyes. For consider, Psalm 72:8 says, "May he [the king] have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth." Yet, how can we begin to understand such a sweeping statement without a particular understanding of the seas, the River, and the ends of the earth? Indeed, we need to learn more about the land to understand this language. Certainly, the Scriptures speaks to these things, but too often I overlook them. Consequently, Robertson's book is helpful in calling my (our) attention back to reading the Bible more faithfully, and better understanding all that it is saying about Jesus Christ.
So let me commend to Understanding the Land of the Bible, as it would help you read the Bible more completely or supply biblical-theological material to your next sermon. Still, beyond reading another book, let me urge you to reflect on the significance of the land in the Scriptures. It is steeped with history and with revelation concerning the redemptive plan(s) of God. For, as Robertson reminds us, "It is Christ's land" (cf. Psalm 2)! Studying the Scriptures with a view to the land points us forward to a day when Jesus will return to have dominion over all the lands. Until that day let us become more well-versed in the land in which he inhabited, so that when he comes he might find us faithful in the land in which we now reside.


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I've always loved the voice.
The idea that we have a voice.
Think about that.
You make sound.
You can use that to sound your call.
To express your needs.
To shout when you're scared. Or distressed.
To speak your mind.
To tell your story.
To ask good questions.
To laugh out loud without apology.
To apologize with sincerity.
To declare with integrity.
To choose your words wisely, carefully, insightfully, powerfully.
Or to spew them in pain, without restraint.
To choose silence when you're in reflection.
Or mute yourself when speaking seems futile in your moments of despair.
The voice is an instrument of power.
And peace.
In history, it has reasoned with violence and won.
It has started wars, and stopped them.
It has convinced people of atrocity and massive acts of kindness and solidarity.
And the voice...when it's most connected to our hearts, it sings.
The sound we make...it threads our words with melody and changes our state.
It shifts our nervous system from overdrive and overload to activate the peace circuitry of our brains.
It heals. Through the "social engagement system" in the body, a pathway to calm and equilibrium.
You want to calm down? Sing.
You want to shift anxiety? Sing.
You want to feel happier? Sing.
You want to connect more deeply to yourself and others? Sing.
You want to know yourself better, to cultivate insight and intuition? Sing. Sing. Sing.
Even clinicians and therapists who work with patients suffering from PTSD and trauma-related symptoms are discovering the power of singing on getting the body to relax from the most primitive level in the brain where our bodies sense threat, fear and prepare for fight, flight, freeze or faint, and through singing, breathing, exhaling, shifting physiological states, tells our minds, "It's ok...you're safe."
You're safe.
That's the power of singing. Not listening to music, alone. But opening the mouth, inhaling, and making singing sounds from your center. Like Stevie Wonder put in, these are "songs in the key of life."
Naturally, as an arts education and creativity advocate and a science writer focusing on the power of mindfulness, brain science, psychology, arts and resilience, I'm excited about the science of using our voice, of singing, of breathing and their effects on our health and wellbeing.
As a longtime singer myself, I'm excited when I meet young people and teachers who are practicing these values through a dedication to music in a way that goes far deeper than course content, curriculum, standards and benchmarks.
I spoke with one of those teachers last week, Laurie Lausi, who is a choral director of several choirs at Cherry Hill East High School in Cherry Hill, NJ, including East Singers, Concert Choir, Vocal Workshop, and the Belles of East. I spoke with a couple of her students who are singing this Sunday at a special vocal arts concert at Croft Farm in Cherry Hill.
Lausi says, "In this age of technology, singing is a mode of self-expression, a way of being able to communicate. COmmunication is an art. Studying music allows students to feel."
Allow them to feel.
She sees something else, too. Because she doesn't teach one grade level, she watches students evolve through the four years of high school...and notices something emerge that she can never quantify.
Their confidence.
"One of my students who is now at University of Miami, just emailed me that he has been busy and not doing much singing," she says, "and he told me he doesn't know his identity right now."
Singing as identity. Think about it.
You don't have to be a opera major or a pop star or a singing expert to find your identity through the power of using your voice. You simply must use it. Singing is an act of courage, resilience and inspiration. And Lausi's students are a testament to that.
When the AVA contacted her about selecting two students to perform in this Sunday's concert, she knew who she would choose.
Patricia Irwin, 17. And Abigayle Stoertzer, 16. Both from Cherry Hill East High School.
Stoetzer and Irwin are excited about the concert, and honored that Lausi wanted them to be heard.
"It's so amazing," says Irwin, "I'm a more aware musician because of Mrs. Lausi." Irwin, who is applying and auditioning for college, is "definitely pursuing" music as her life's work. Her passion for singing is palpable when she speaks. You can hear that passion live this weekend when she sings "The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze" from the Mikado.
Stoetzer's selection is "Tis the Rose of Summer."
As Stoetzer says, "Music is something everyone can relate to. Music is poetry and a form of self expression. People play music for when the can't find the right words or when they want to cheer up after a hard day. Music is the friend that will always be there for you and without it, life would just be boring. Music in school provides a way for kids to express themselves, acquire better problem solving skills, and inspires children to dream."
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Patricia Irwin senior from Cherry Hill High School East recently returned from studying as one of thirty internationally at The Kennedy Center's Washington National Opera Summer Opera Institute. Patricia has been a member of The New Jersey All-State mixed choir for the past three years and is the second chair Soprano 1 for the 2014 choir. She has also been a member of The All-South Jersey Choir for the past four years and was the 2014 First Chair Soprano 1 (Section Leader). She was also selected to be a member of the 2014 ACDA All- Eastern High School honors choir. When she is not singing, Patricia performs in theatre, performance highlights include Aida (Amneris), Pippin (The Leading Player), The Mikado (Yum-Yum) and Peter Pan (Peter). Patricia studies locally with Mrs. Cindy Persichetti as well as in New York City with Dr. Peter Thoresen.
Abigayle Stoetzer is a junior at Cherry Hill High School East. She has been taking private voice lessons with Kayle Brecher at The Conservatory of music for six years. She has also been in the All State Women's choir, performed with the haddonfield plays and players and this year she will perform in the All State Mixed choir. This is her fifth year in All South Jersey Chorus.


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Kmart has settled a sexual assault case with a 16-year-old former part time employee who claimed her supervisor sexually assaulted her. Kmart will pay $295,000 to the unnamed victim who worked at the Norristown, Pennsylvania store. Kmart also agreed to provide training to supervisors as part of the settlement.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the suit on Sep. 22 2005 in a Philadelphia U.S. District Court, which claimed that Kmart neglected to investigate an assault on a female 16-year-old part-time employee.
The suit said this failure to take action resulted in a second assault on another teenage female employee less than two months later.
The supervisor, Alan Payne, asked the first victim to go to the stockroom with him to get candy to restock shelves on Oct. 23, 2003. The 20-year-old supervisor then sexually assaulted her against her will, the lawsuit alleges.
The girl, who was unidentified in the lawsuit, never returned to work. Her mother complained to store management, but no one investigated the matter, the lawsuit said.
Payne continued to work at the store, and the police arrested him there two weeks later.
Payne was arrested again on Nov. 26, 2003, when he allegedly sexually assaulted another teenage employee in the store.
There were no charges pressed in the second incident, but Payne pled guilty to simple assault against the first teenager on May 6, 2004. The Montgomery County District Attorney's office said he was put on supervised probation.
"Kmart had a policy," said EEOC lawyer Jacqueline McNair. "They claimed they had training. Essentially, what happened is evidence that neither worked."
McNair said teenagers were especially vulnerable to workplace sexual harassment because "teenagers are young and most teenagers have been taught that they are supposed to bow to authority. They don't have the experience to know they should walk away and report this sort of thing."
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An irresistible burlesque with an originality of style which, for all its erudition (out of The Graduate, among other things, as some critics noted), led some critics to describe it as unwonted, and one in Dallas to complain its hero proved the young ought to be under sedation.
A tenth-grader at Rushmore Academy neglects his studies for amateur theatricals and school clubs, and is in love with a first-grade teacher. A wealthy benefactor loves her too. An attempt to win her admiration sends the boy to Grover Cleveland High School, where a sign on the fence warns that students may be searched by faculty at any time, and weapons are forbidden.
The two suitors engage in a kind of war. The older man wins the girl's affections for a time, but is left despairing. Now the rivals join forces with a plan by the amateur playwright to build a "marine observatory" using the benefactor's millions, simply to have her at the groundbreaking.
She doesn't turn up, so the school play is employed to reunite teacher and benefactor in the audience with separate tickets. It's a Vietnam drama, the older man is a veteran.
It's the extravagance of these conceits as much as the deadpan and the sure style of performances such as Seymour Cassel's as the boy's father, a barber, that gives the thing stature and weight to move around in, which it often does with a handheld camera adroitly used.
The technique is akin to Capra's, a very intricate screenplay lays the construction so firmly that an unusual quiet prevails on the set. Quick takes fracture the instant as movement or gesture.
The artist is gregarious, aloof, a Serpico in academia. Fragments of vicissitude coalesce in the viewing screen of a supposititious aquarium (cf. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissiou), a disaffected cuckold at the bottom of his own swimming pool, a drowned husband.
The expulsion from Rushmore initiates the epiphany of the student dramatic production, Heaven and Hell, a harrowing tale of love and war in the jungle of theatrical equivalence.
The dedication is to Jacques-Yves Cousteau, but to my mind the real dedicatee is Arthur Hiller, who made one of the first Hollywood Pictures, Taking Care of Business.
Esteban is eaten by a jaguar shark, a deal is reached to finance the filmed expedition but the bond company insists the creature must not be harmed.
Eisner used to say that a film director was a quarter in the Coke machine that was Disney Studios under his management.
Esteban is not avenged, but Hiller is.


OCONOMOWOC (WITI) — Oconomowoc police say an eight-year-old boy drowned on Thursday, July 18th in the Oconomowoc River.
Police say the boy was a member of a larger group that was using the facilities at Riverside Park in Oconomowoc.
Chaperones noticed he was missing, and located him in the river. He was pulled from the river by one of the chaperones in the group.
The boy was taken to the hospital, but died as a result of the incident.


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Born and raised in Selma, California, she graduated from Selma High School in 2020. At Selma, she was active in the percussion front ensemble for three years and was on both the swimming and water polo team.
She had also got experience with the medical field when at Selma, as she took a course to gain her CNA (certified nurse assistant) license. At first, she thought the medical field would be the career she would go into. However, even when she got her official CNA license she decided to change her mind as she fell in love with reporting.
She was involved with her high school's newspaper, The Clarion at Selma. It was there she became a reporter and photographer during her senior year. Learning the basics of how to use a camera and how to write stories. Being a part of the Clarion made her realize that she wanted to have a career in journalism.
This will now be her second semester being a part of The Rampage. Her first semester she was a reporter and soon a trained entertainment editor for half of the semester. Now she has taken on a new challenge with being the news editor for her last semester at Fresno City College.
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What is a Hyper car?
You can drive a Porsche 911 at a showroom and call it a supercar, but driving a hypercar is on the next level. Hyper cars are high-performance supercars that are very expensive. These cars have immense power and can go over 200 miles per hour. It uses cutting-edge technology and weighs close to nothing. Steps have been taken to make sure these cars have no weight at all. In fact, hyper car barely have door handles. They are missing parts used to control a stereo or air conditioning. Companies that make race cars strip out all the unnecessary features to make it lighter. These cars are only sold to very rich people before they go on the market. People who can afford these limited edition hyper cars, spend millions of dollars in acquiring them. So, unless you are in a car show, you are not likely to see a hyper car cruising around. With the prices of hyper cars increasing into seven figures, it lures the mega-rich to be a part of this exclusivity. To develop such cars that push the envelope, established companies like Mclaren, Porsche, Aston Martin, Ferrari and Bugatti are in the business. In the recent past, smaller scale manufacturers have created hyper cars such as Koenigsegg, Pagani and Zenvo. These models use petrol power, while Rimac and Nio have used Electric energy to produce high-performance hyper cars.
Here are some of the top hyper cars being manufactured today:
1. Lamborghini Centenario
Lamborghini unveiled this car in 2016 at the Geneva motor show. They announced that it was 1.6 million pounds apiece. It has a 6.5-litre v12 engine and a naked carbon fibre bodywork that creates an aerodynamic efficiency. The Centenario is incredibly noisy, lavish and grabs a lot of attention.
2. Rimac Concept One
It is an all-electric hypercar built by Croatia's Rimac Automobil. This car also had its debut at the Geneva Motor show in 2018. It has four independent torque-vectoring electric motors at each corner, 1180lb ft of torque. It claims to have a 1,914-horsepower engine. The Concept One has a 120kWh battery that enables it to drive over 400 miles of range. It has facial recognition technology that can unlock the car and start it. It is an epic car for today's current momentum with technology and hype.
3. Ferrari LaFerrari
The hyper car is so good that they named it twice. It is one of the top three hyper cars built by Ferrari. Powered with a 789bhp 6.3-litre V12 assisted by 161 bhp of electric power channelled directly to the rear wheels. With a combined output of 950bhp, it makes a loud and thrilling sound. Ferrari charged more than 1 million pounds for each car and made 500 cars in total. LaFerrari is a monument to Ferrari and what they are capable of as well as to the hypercar that it is.
4. Aston Martin Vulcan
It has an 820bhp, track-only, carbon-tubed hyper car. It produces 118dB of exhaust noise and is extremely loud. The Vulcan is an extraordinary hyper car to drive. It is a racing car built with style and easy handling.
5. McLaren P1
The McLaren P1 has a 903bhp powertrain, two-seater interior, state-of-the-art suspension, technology and light-weight construction. It costs 866,000 Pounds. It is one of McLaren's Ultimate Series Car. The P1 is easy to drive and is one of the most dramatic and exciting performance cars.
Hyper cars cost millions and not all hyper cars can drive to their full potential because of traffic laws.It isn't a car you would use for a quick weekend getaway either, as there is no cargo space.
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            var tree = getTree(classesInAsm);

            xmlElement.Add(tree);
            xmlElement.Save("XMLmscorlib.xml");

            Console.WriteLine(tree.stringOfTypesWithoutProperties());
            Console.WriteLine(tree.numberOfFunctionsNotInhereated());
            Console.WriteLine(tree.numberOfProperties());
            Console.WriteLine(tree.mostCommonType());
            var Xelement = tree.SortTypesByMethods();
            new XElement("TypesSortedByMethodsXml", Xelement).Save("TypesSortedXml.xml");
            Console.WriteLine(tree.GroupByMethods());
            Console.ReadLine();
        }

        private static IEnumerable<XElement> getTree(IEnumerable<Type> classes)
        {

            foreach (var _class in classes)
            {
                yield return new XElement("Type", new XAttribute("FullName", _class.FullName),
                    getProperties(_class),
                    getMethods(_class));
            }
        }
        private static XElement getMethods(Type _class)
        {
            return new XElement("Methods", from methodInClass in _class.GetMethods()
                                           where methodInClass.IsPublic && methodInClass.DeclaringType == _class
                                           select new XElement("Method",new XAttribute("Name" , methodInClass.Name),
                   new XAttribute("Type", methodInClass.ReturnType),
                   getParameters(methodInClass)));
        }

        private static XElement getParameters(MethodInfo method)
        {
            return new XElement("Parameters", from Parameter in method.GetParameters()
                   select new XElement("Parameter", new XAttribute("Name", Parameter.Name),
                          new XAttribute("Type", Parameter.ParameterType)));
        }

        private static XElement getProperties(Type _class)
        {
            return new XElement("Properties",
                from propertyOfclass in _class.GetProperties()
                where propertyOfclass.CanRead
                select new XElement("Property",
                new XAttribute("Name",propertyOfclass.Name) ,
                new XAttribute("Type",propertyOfclass.PropertyType)));
        }

        private static IEnumerable<Type> getAllTheClasses(string asmName)
        {
            var asm = Assembly.Load(asmName);
            return     from objectInMetadata in asm.GetExportedTypes()
                       where objectInMetadata.IsClass && objectInMetadata.IsPublic
                       select objectInMetadata;

        }
    }
    static class Extentions
    {
        public static int numberOfProperties(this IEnumerable<XElement> elements)
        {
            return (elements.Select(x => x.Element("Properties").Elements().Count()).Sum());
        }
        public static string mostCommonType(this IEnumerable<XElement> elements)
        {
            return (elements.Descendants("Parameter")
                               .GroupBy(x => x.Attribute("Type"))
                               .Select(x => new { type = x.Key, cnt = x.Count() })
                               .OrderBy(x => x.cnt)
                               .Last()).type.Value;

        }
        public static int numberOfFunctionsNotInhereated(this IEnumerable<XElement> elements)
        {
            return (elements.Select(x => x.Element("Methods").Elements().Count()).Sum());
        }

        public static string stringOfTypesWithoutProperties(this IEnumerable<XElement> elements)
        {
            var strings = (from element in elements
            where element.Element("Properties").Elements().Count() == 0
            orderby element.Attribute("FullName").ToString()
            select element.Attribute("FullName").ToString());
            var str = "";
            foreach (var _string in  strings)
            {
                str += _string + ",";
            }
            str += strings.Count();
            return str;
        }
        public static IEnumerable<XElement> SortTypesByMethods(this IEnumerable<XElement> elements)
        {
            var numberOfMethodsInOrder = from e in elements
                                           orderby e.Elements("Method").Count() descending
                                           select e;

            var Xelement = from element in numberOfMethodsInOrder
                     select new XElement("Type", new XAttribute("FullName", element.FirstAttribute.Value),
                                       new XAttribute("NumberOfProperties", element.Descendants("Property").Count()),
                                       new XAttribute("NumberOfMethods", element.Descendants("Method").Count()));

            return Xelement;
        }

        public static string GroupByMethods(this IEnumerable<XElement> elements)
        {
            var groupedByMethods = elements
                .OrderBy(x => x.Attribute("FullName").ToString())
                .GroupBy(x => x.Descendants("Method").Count())
                .OrderByDescending(x => x.Descendants("Method").Count());
            string result ="";
            foreach (var group in groupedByMethods)
            {
                foreach (var element in group)
                {
                    result += "Type of the group:" + element.Attribute("FullName") + ", number of methods in the group:" + element.Descendants("Method").Count();

                }

            }
            return result;
        }
    }
}

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Halo UK: The Smoker's Angel is an e-liquid brand from the UK. Halo UK e-liquids do not contain any coloring and are made with 99.99% pure nicotine. Non-nicotine e-juices are also available; all liquids from this brand has a PG/VG ratio of 60%/40%. They come in childproof plastic bottles in volume of 10 ml or 30 ml.
After first opening the Passion Fruit e-liquid bottle, we immediately noticed a quite unusual smell. Not to say it was bad or pungent, but it sure seemed a bit wrong. After the first vape, though, things radically changed – this immediately became our favorite juice from Halo UK.
This flavor encompasses a nice combination of sweet and sour. It, of course, is more on the sweet side, but I see no reason for it not to become your daily vaper. The taste – not the smell – really resembles fresh passion fruit, and we'd like to say it's 'mouth-wateringly exotic' – it's exceptionally juicy, fruity and makes you want more.
We also noticed that this particular e-liquid produces more vapor than the other flavors from Halo UK we tasted. Heck, there were some serious clouds even when we poured it in an old iClear i16.
The only thing that we didn't quite like about this e-juice was the first impression – the smell coming out of the bottle. When vaped, however, the smell nicely blends with the taste and becomes a part of the outstanding flavor.
There's a thing about citrus fruit e-liquids – people usually either love them or can't stand them. I belong to the first ones, and, although I'm a real fan of orange flavors, lemon e-liquids usually are just too sour for my preference. However, this one was different – it is clear that mixologists at Halo UK have put some work into eliminating the sourness, but leaving a pleasant taste of lemon.
English tea with lemon – in fact, that was the first thing that came in my mind after opening this bottle, as well as after the first vape of this e-juice. After some more hits, more flavor of the lemon itself and a tiny bit of sourness became present. Although it never got too sour, there was an interesting aftertaste – it felt like I'd just eaten a slice of a fresh, unpeeled lemon.
This e-juice, in my opinion, can easily become a daily vaper for those who love citrus flavors. The lemon flavor is certainly there, but it's not too strong, harsh, sour or sweet – it's just like a nice cup of a very thin black tea with some slices of lemon in it. Oh, and it produces a lot of vapor!
One more thing: we tried this in the Pyrex tank of an Aspire Atlantis, as well as in an Innokin iClear 30s. Although some citrus flavors are known to crack plastic tanks, the iClear didn't suffer any damage – even after five days with this particular lemon e-liquid in it.
The Halo UK Blackjack is a medium-sweet e-liquid with a pronounced flavor of anise. It resembles the taste of anise sweets, "Blackjack" brand in particular. I have never been much of a fan of anything anise related – sweets, soft drinks or liquor. But, let me tell you – when vaped, it tasted much better than I anticipated.
Despite the presence of anise, which might be a dealbreaker for some, The Blackjack provides a very smooth, silky taste and vapor. The anise aftertaste is there, and the smell of the liquid can also be described as 'pure anise', but it's never too strong or irritating. It was, however, a bit refreshing, and, although to a much lesser extent, left the same feeling in your mouth and throat as after vaping some mint or menthol juices. All in all, it is definitely a nice vape for both hot summer nights, and cold winter evenings.
Thanks to the relatively high VG content, the vapor production is great. The Blackjack, as well as other Halo UK e-liquids, is not too sugary, therefore it's a great choice for atomizer life.


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Steph at Bella's Bookshelves recently published a lovely post about "37 books that I've known and loved enough to feel a sense of familiarity and affection when I see them on my shelves." It got me to thinking about my own personal reading attachments, especially in light of the fact that for the last few weeks all I've been able to bring myself to read is Frank Herbert's Dune chronicles, for probably the 10th time. A devoted reader is lucky when on that rare occasion a book grips her enough to really get lost in it, forming an attachment for life that's hard to describe in terms of any other media, except perhaps film.
In my own experience, I have only really fallen in love with one or two books every couple of years. Even that, though, amounts to quite a number of books – so I thought I'd offer an even more specific list. I was thinking about what books formed me. Not "which books were my favorites" or "which books are the best", but which books really and completely seized me and changed the way I thought, or changed the direction of my life. I look at them, and have to wonder: those people who don't read – and there are a lot of them – what forms them? Because god knows who I would be without books. Nothing like me. And god knows who I would be without these specific works.
What about you? What are the books that built you?
My mother read this book to me for the first time when I was six, and it terrified me. I don't remember being terrified – I remember being a little bit alarmed by Fenris Ulf – but apparently I was alarmed enough that my mum stopped reading at this point and didn't come back to it for the rest of the year.
But she did eventually read them all to me, and then I read them again myself, and again, and again, and again. I was so convinced that Narnia was a real place and that with enough determination I could get there that I absolutely obsessed night and day over it. I read the books in painstaking detail looking for clues about how to get there, or evidence that The Last Battle was in fact a forged work by the White Witch designed to fool us into thinking Narnia wasn't there anymore so that we (read: clever and adventurous children like myself) would stop showing up. I had every bit of Narnia paraphernalia you could name, lions were my favorite animal, and I even tried to read Lewis's sci-fi in the hopes that they contained more clues to the true fate and location of Narnia. They, for the record, did not.
I don't remember giving up on Narnia until I was into grade six – and even then it was only because I moved to Calgary and my co-Narniite (Livia, my then-best friend) moved to London. I would have been 10 by then – so Narnia seized me for about four solid years.
I also fell in love with Duncan Idaho and another boy on my soccer team whose name was (coincidence? I don't think so.) also Duncan.
Mostly, I read anything which I could pretend had "value" (i.e. no more pulp!) and thought about it until my head hurt.
It was Kurt Vonnegut that made me want to become a writer. Not that I had any intention of writing what he did – although I kept a journal trying to record amusing, cynical and anecdotal observations about the real world – but he gave me a different idea of what writing could be. It wasn't just disembodied narrative, a story told by anyone to anyone. You could be a character, the teller, and pour yourself into the reader with great effect. He also taught me irony, deadpan and sarcasm – oh how I absorbed them. Thank god by the time I read Vonnegut I was beyond obsessing over the contents of a book – although I did recognize myself as a Bokononist for some time. He was the first I read where it was the form of the book, the writing – not the story – that impressed me.
This is one of Charles de Lint's many books – and for whatever reason, the one that stabbed me in the heart. This book precipitated me leaving home. The year before I went through a very short Once and Future King phase – a book which I debated adding to this list but left off because I can't quantify what it meant to me as well – in which I was going to be a filmmaker and my magnum opus was going to be a three-part O&F film. I still have a script I did up of the first half of The Sword and the Stone. For whatever reason I had become disillusioned with my film-making skills and was desperate for something more to my talents. In Dreams Underfoot I thought I found it.
I was going to be a gypsy, a transient, a busker and an artist as well as a part-time waitress. I couldn't pick a favorite character in Newford (Jilly) so I wanted to be all of them. I really just suddenly identified very strongly with a lifestyle, a subculture, a people. I picked up violin again and taught myself to fiddle and worked out a comprehensive plan for hitting the road in a permanent sense. It changed my fashion sense, my outlook and my expectations. Finding these people made my heart soar. The only real letdown was when I finally got to Toronto and didn't find a single like mind.
This was a David Suzuki book I bought on a whim because I was newly into "collecting" books and, at Nicholas Basbane's suggestion, felt my "collection" needed a theme. I was watching a lot of The Nature of Things at the time and for whatever reason decided I wanted a science/nature/environment themed collection. This was in hardcover, and the last copy available at Book City, so I bought it.
At the time I had re-enrolled at the University of Toronto (after a previous stint studying Celtic Studies under the aforementioned influence of DeLint) and was planning on doing a degree in French Literature to pursue my love of Dumas (you'll notice his works are not on this list – I thought about adding them, but while I adore them, they haven't influenced me much. They are simply the most indulgent works of literature to my tastes.) I planned to pursue a career in translation.
This book changed everything. I had always been politically-minded and prone to "debate". My mother had been leaning on me to become a politician or a lawyer since I was ten. It had simply never occurred to me to take her seriously because I saw myself as an "artist" or at least "artistic" and felt I belonged more in the humanities. Literature, film, music. That kind of thing. But Good News framed everything for me in a whole new context: there was a battle going on out there to save every aspect of culture, science, environment and society and there were good people who just needed more bodies. There were very practical and reasonable things that needed doing and nobody seemed willing to step up and do them.
More than that, I had that epiphany. I was not particularly artistic. I have a talent for music, but this is really more to do with math and pattern recognition. It has more to do with logic than art. Every degree or project I had taken up designed to refine my life as an artist had flopped miserably. But what I was really good at was arguing. Fighting for things. Seizing the moral high ground and strong-arming the world so that it went my way. Well as it happens, these are very useful skills for activists. Why my career in the Environmental Sciences never went far is another story, but Good News catapulted me into four long years of an Environment & Geography degree.
Paul Hawken and the Lovinses – this belong with Good News but they're different entities. If Good News woke me up, this one gave me a specific direction. Unlike most activists, I am not a bleeding-heart lefty. I definitely believe in socialism, but for economic reasons. I am an environmentalist, but because I have a bee in my bonnet about efficiency, not because I think trees have rights. This is what kept me away from politics or activism for so long – I hated the way these issues had been marginalized, supported by the "fringe" and made irrelevant to people actually just trying to live their lives. Natural Capitalism became the book I most loaned to other people, and formed by philosophy of economics, environment and living for quite some time.
Having spent much of my twenties in the thrall of the politics of the environment, you might wonder how I got here today, a staunch and committed bookseller, collector, and blogger. Thank Basbanes. He was responsible for turning me onto my environmental degree as well, but once I'd come out the other side of that degree I found myself still more committed to my books than to some causes. I'd always read books and always collected books, but it wasn't until the reading and collecting reached a certain critical mass that I realized I was never getting out of it, and I wouldn't be happy if I ever did.
Later books of his like Every Book Its Reader and A Splendor of Letters kept nudging me more and more into the book hole. I became as interested in the reader as in the book. I became interested in collectors, collections, publication histories and bibliographies. I realized this was a whole life, not a hobby, and, once again, returned to school to study Book History. Unlike the frustration and disillusionment I'd encountered during my environment degree, I found myself encouraged and rewarded continually in Book History. And, after all, wasn't this what I'd really loved all along – books? Many books caught my attention and enthralled me during my life, but Basbanes has the honour of being the writer that made me think about the meta-book, the world of being bookish. And the longer I live here, the more it is my home.
Canada Reads Day 3: A Little Enthusiasm? Anyone?
What Canada Reads is, in reality, is a national book club. The people who participate are already readers and CBC listeners. It generates a book chosen, once per year, through a little round of fun and discussion by a panel of informed readers. The books up for grabs are already favourites of the panelists, books which have won a place in their hearts for simple, appealing reasons. Canada Reads winners in the past have been a little quirkier, a little lighter, and a little more interesting than your standard award fare. They are recommended because they are loved, not because they are good for you.
Today's Canada Reads debates – Day 3 of only 3 days – certainly progressed from the self-promoting nonsense and backstabbing strategies of the previous two days, but it progressed to a subdued, embarrassed, funeral-like atmosphere. Once Unless had been voted off, it was as if all enthusiasm for any of the books suddenly evaporated. Even Ali Velshi and Debbie Travis, the two television personalities whose books remained in contention, didn't seem very excited for their chosen picks. Their defenses had, from the get-go, felt false and theatrical. And now, left standing, they seemed almost embarrased to have made it that far. The other three panelists made some kind of a go at making the remaining two books sound appealing (Sara Quin's "..and I don't get to pick Essex County or Unless?" plea sounded almost too serious), but everything felt forced.
In the end, they resorted to apologetic arguments about how good the books will be for us. Sure, they might not be great, but it will help democracy. Maybe they're not that appealing, but it might serve the cause of women. How this miracle would be achieved is a bit of a mystery. Readers aren't sheep and booksellers aren't fools. If the book isn't good, if it can't be recommended and hand-sold to a reader sparkling with optimism and leisure time, they won't read it. Why would a non-reader pick up Best Laid Plans? Because they want to become more politically engaged? Why would a reader uninterested in politics pick it up? It doesn't offer beautiful prose or deeper insight to compensate for the politics. How does being "good for us" encourage anyone to read a thing?
The Canada Reads myth treats Canada Reads followers like employees rather than participants. In a year where the Canada Reads process was more participatory than ever before, this is particularly wrong-headed. The people who are following the debates are the bloggers, publishers, librarians and booksellers. Now they are going to go home and interface with a public who won't have heard the arguments, but who will want to know who won. We didn't follow the debates so that we could learn the curriculum to take home to our classes; we wanted to take part in a process designed to generate a book we could love and recommend.
I know for my part, as a blogger and a bookseller, I could not recommend either Best Laid Plans or The Birth House to most of my customers or readers. Even if I hadn't read them, why would I recommend something to my savvy, intelligent customers because Ali Velshi says it will make them better citizens?
Anyway, maybe I'm being a tad too bleak here. Some people apparently did read and enjoy The Best Laid Plans. But as to whether it will appeal to the bulk of the potential customers who are, again, intelligent, frequent readers, I have my doubts. They want a good, well-written, satisfying read. They aren't going to buy it just because of the Canada Reads sticker, and I am not going to recommend it. That's what matters, not the "accessibility" or how much better it will make us as citizens.
I also think the CBC needs to reconsider how the program is appealing to the online communities these days, because I fear they're alienating their biggest advocates: the blogs. Online discussion this year was scarce and generally disappointed in tone. If we, the vanguard, can't get excited about the competition or its yields, will readers?
– No more polls to determine who gets to be on the show. This turned a contest between beloved books into a contest between promoted books, and that's bad.
– Keep two or more pseudo-intellectuals on your celebrity panel. Writers, critics, academics, etc.
– Vet the celebrity panel choices to include a good mix of old and new, unknown and popular books.
– Aside from the (excessive) "pitches" given at the beginning of each show, don't let the panelists talk about their own books, except in rebuttle. We know they want to promote their own book. But the most honest discussion comes from discussing the merits of the other books.
– Cut the book promotion down by a half and replace it with… more discussion!
– Bring back the community round-ups! The online community this year felt separated and un-engaged. Twitter is not a community medium, it's a one-way cork board.
I look forward to reading the rest of your responses! I feel a bit glum about the whole thing, so maybe someone else's peppy take on the contest can cheer me up some. I'd love to become a cheerleader once more!
Day 2 commentary was a little scarcer to find than day 1 – but what can be found is excellent and well worth checking out!
The Keepin' It Real Book Club continues with the insider view.
John Mutford at the Book Mine Set tries to keep a positive face on!
Ruth Seeley continues her very thorough recounting of the day's festivities.
Buried in Print discusses the middle.
As yesterday, do let me know if you have thoughts to contribute! Our (civilian) debate is much more satisfying than the official thing. 😉 Upward and onward – the finale airs in 45 minutes!


This Diwali, there is a lot to look forward to!
Wishing you and your family a very happy and prosperous Diwali! As they say let there be light, always!
For us at E-Cube Energy there is a lot to look forward to post Diwali. As we take up new initiatives, release new products and announce new partnerships our resolve to strengthen energy efficiency/productivity markets only gets stronger!
Looking forward to continuous engagement in times to come.


The Republic of South Africa has a diverse and complex pharmaceutical market. A look into the healthcare structure unveils the fact that healthcare has been limited or practically non-existent during the apartheid regime in South Africa. The majority of the people had no access to healthcare until the 1990's. The South African healthcare system is still in its nascent stage of development and has huge scope for improvement. In the past, modernised healthcare facilities were reserved for the white population, whereas today the black and rural communities are slowly helping the development of the healthcare infrastructure. However, the healthcare structure in South Africa is faced by formidable challenges.
It is quite alarming to note that almost 50 percent of the population in South Africa does have access to the most basic drugs. The most challenging situation exists in this geographical area where HIV/AIDS is an epidemic and the antiretroviral therapy (ART) is not accessible due to high pricing. It has been estimated that 5.5 million people were affected with AIDS by the end of 2005 and the prevalence rate was estimated at 18.8% compared to the global prevalence rate of 1.0%. Almost 1 million HIV patients are in need of ART and this poses the greatest unmet need prevailing in South Africa. HIV/AIDS is likely to have a profound impact on South African education, health and economic development. This challenge seeks immediate attention and is gaining political and economic importance on a global scale.


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Section 375: Marzi Ya Zabardasti
Its difficult to review this film without playing a devils advocate as the film intention will divide the audience and invoke a different emotions. It all depends up on the way you look at this film as Law and Justice has always been and will remain as a debatable subject. The film begins with a renowned lawyer giving a speech to law students with a remark 'Law is a fact, justice is abstract' and backing that up with the Nirbhaya Rape case verdict to prove his point. How many will vote and agree with that statement. There are two school of thoughts about this statement whether justice is part of law or is simply a moral judgment about law. So the question is, should judges decide cases according to justice and or according to law? In the end, this film take a specific stand on that statement which many may disagree. This films also question the fundamentals of democracy that it's better to let a guilty man go free than to convict an innocent man. Will justice always play in favor of democracy? How many times we have seen and hear victims , law enforcers argue that justice fails them. The simple fact is that every solution involves sacrifices for some and in this case either Law or Justice needs a sacrifice.
Now coming to the film synopsis itself, most of the people will be familiar with what Section 375 is all by now. This film focuses on the courtroom drama and some external factors influencing the final decision making process. In the process, it also highlights loop holes in the system and how people can use/misuse those to get a desired outcome. A film whose action takes almost completely in the deliberation room may sound as if it's going to be boring, but on the contrary this one really provided the tension through a reasonable well researched script backed by some great performance. While Khanna was damn good, i felt Chadha unimpressive and to my surprise the judges were much better than her in delivering the casual humor subtly.
Coming to the devils advocacy, in this modern age where Me Too movement taking a strong leap forward and as the country is witnessing a change in moral concepts, this film may be seen as step down factor on the voice and courage. Personally i feel the goal should always be Justice and Law should be an enabler to reach that goal. Can a just order exist or can one be devised? But sadly enough, I see no clear, unambiguous, moral answer. I dont think, Justice can be devised in this cruel world as long as people are morally sinful and selfish. So there will always be situations in which one man's justice is another man's outrage.
Verdict - 3.5/5(In the Quest For Justice)
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The thing is do you go for a no-name all season tyre that might be crap in all weathers or a known branded tyre thats good in some but crap in others??
Or a good name with good all round all weather grip.
I have a similar issue. I was hoping to get those Michelin cross climates as my next tyres but they don't seem to do them in my tyre size. Perhaps the ultra low profile tyres aren't suitable for all season tyres for some reason?
I don't think they're "no-names"
There's this company, but its a delivered tyre, not fitted. This tyre is a good price, but how noisy it will be is anyone's guess. The company is on our system and we bought some tyres from them last year. I'm sure they are still on the van.
They're both 225, not 255.
So my options at the moment seem to be a winter tyre on the rear, or a regular tyre.
The fronts (different size) I could fit an all season tyre to, but they don't actually need changing at the moment.
Would a different profile fit?
Tried them, they don't have any.
Profile yes, width I doubt.
I know it'll change the speedo accuracy..depends what you think is more important I suppose.. do you have a sat nav that shows your speed?
Google suggests that they don't come in the required size.
Yeah, that's why I'm struggling.
I found 255/40, but only in 20"... I can find 255 R18, but not in the correct profile.
I buy all my tyres from Ears Motorsport in Macclesfield. If the tyres exist they will have them. I find it worth the trip over to get tyres fitted as it still works out far cheaper than buying locally.
There are all weather tyres but I wouldn't fit them. No rubber will work in all temperatures. All weathers neither work well in summer or winter. If you need 255/40s I assume you have a car to drive and not a taxi. Why make it so it handles and produces tyre noise like a Transit Van?
No "All Season" listed. Summer or Winter only.
So I'd like some tyres that won't kill me in the winter, but will still be effective in the summer. And I don't really want to store 4 extra tyres in my cellar, although I suppose I could (but I don't intend to keep this car for more than another 6 months tops!).
Perhaps that answers it, just get winter tyres and let whoever buys it next worry about the summer.


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The meatpacking industry is an incubator for AI, automation, and COVID-19
This article is part of a VB special issue. Read the full series: Automation and jobs in the new normal.
In early spring 2020, Smithfield, Tyson, and other industrial food suppliers warned that upwards of millions of pounds of meat could disappear from the U.S. supply chain as a result of the coronavirus. Although it now appears these fears were overblown or possibly a ploy to bolster exports (excepting pork products like pepperoni), tens of thousands of slaughterhouse workers around the world have tested positive for COVID-19, and more than 90 of them have died from the virus.
As the health crisis stretches on, the threat to meatpacking, meat processing, and distribution center employees has researchers hunting for a new production model. Even with physical distancing protocols and personal protective equipment like face shields and masks, plant closures are looming — and the idea of automation is rapidly gaining ground.
The U.S. meatpacking industry employed nearly 600,000 workers — a large portion of whom are immigrants — at wages averaging $15.92 an hour in 2019. The field has high turnover, and a January 2005 report released by the Government Accountability Office showed that some worksites experience over 100% annual churn. In April 2017, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid exposed slaughterhouses that had knowingly hired — and in some cases trafficked — undocumented employees with the promise of steady income.
Meat processing is dangerous work. The rate of cumulative trauma injuries — serious physical injuries from repeated or prolonged activities — is the highest of any U.S. industry, at about 33 times the national average. According to federal statistics, nearly one out of 10 meatpacking workers suffers a cumulative trauma injury every year, up from one in four workers just over 20 years ago.
The unrelenting pursuit of speed and profit is likely to blame. The more animals are slaughtered per hour, the less it costs to process each one. In 1976, the typical line speed in a U.S. slaughterhouse was roughly 175 cattle per hour. By 2001, that had climbed to around 400. (One Tyson-owned plant in Holcomb, Kansas reportedly slaughters up to 6,000 head of cattle per day.) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (DOA) imposes line speed restrictions on a per-industry basis, but — citing an internal rule change in 2018 — it granted a record number of waivers to poultry and swine processors earlier this year. Plants owned by Tyson and Wayne Farms, among others, were allowed to operate lines at 175 birds per minute instead of 140. In response, activist groups filed a lawsuit against the DOA, arguing the waivers made conditions more dangerous for workers.
On the line, hundreds of people stand in close proximity, wielding sharp materials as carcasses hung on hooks from overhead chains move toward them. Boston Consulting Group estimates meat processors employ 3.2 workers per 1,000 square feet of manufacturing space, or 3 times the national average for manufacturers.
Lacerations are common — workers stab themselves or someone nearby — as are accidents involving power tools, conveyor belts, falling carcasses, and slippery floors. Repetitive motion injuries can lead to lifelong impairments as workers repeat motions throughout their shift, making the same knife cut 10,000 times a day or lifting the same weight every few seconds. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 2014 data showed that repetitive motion injuries among beef and pork processing workers were 7 times that in other industries.
Robots to the rescue?
There's a limit to what humans — even pushed to the limit — can physically do. This is certainly true in the meatpacking industry, which began to introduce automated machinery and robots as early as the 1960s.
While robots can't address every task on the meat processing line, they're increasingly able to perform the bulk of them — from packaging and sealing to cutting thoraxes and extracting viscera. Machines can scan, weigh, and measure carcasses to eviscerate them "intelligently," with the more sophisticated models planning blade trajectories for cutting, separating meat from carcasses and boning them out.
Dunedin, New Zealand-based Scott Automation is one of the largest meat processing robot providers in the world, with operations across five continents and customers in over 80 countries. In collaboration with partners like Meat & Livestock Australia, it develops and supplies machines like the Primal System for lamb, which uses computer vision to create a 3D map of bones within lamb forequarters, middles, and hindquarters for precision cutting that factors in height and angle measurements.
For customers operating at scale, there's Scott Automation's automated boning system, which comprises six machines that transfer meat from one to the next in sequence. It separates up to 12 carcasses a minute into three sections using the Primal System for guidance, processing the forequarter, middle, and hindquarter before removing the knuckle tip from the hind leg. A reconfigurable middle system locates the spinal cord holes at either end of the saddle section, using a combination of vacuum and compressed air to remove spinal materials while a chine station bones the rack saddle, adding up to five grams to the yield per carcass.
Scott Automation sales director Chris Hopkins told VentureBeat via email that while some of the company's machines reduce the need for manual labor, none fully replaces human workers. He pointed out that available space in already tight facilities is often a challenge and that the systems' primary value derives from the accuracy of their cuts, which increases carcass profits.
"We … work closely with the processor companies to help equip their staff with the skills required to support and maintain the technology. We do not believe you would ever (or want to) fully replace all workers," Hopkins said. "There is some thinking that automation and robotics can reduce the reliance on or the total number of people required to operate a processing facility, but any solution that does that … is still some years away."
Tokyo-based Mayekawa agrees with that assessment of meat-processing robots' capabilities. The meatpacking automation company, which has sold thousands of chicken and turkey leg deboners, neck slitters, neck skin removers, and gizzard openers to companies in over 26 countries, says its products are designed to work alongside workers, rather than stand in for them. Customers who replace manual pork and ham deboning work with its machines realize a 50- 60% workforce reduction in deboning-related tasks, Mayekawa claims.
"We think that automation is vital to maintaining the food supply chain," Mayekawa engineering manager Shinji Shimamura told VentureBeat. "The pandemic has brought to light the need to further automate wherever possible."
Mayekawa's marquee product — Legdas — separates chicken bone and leg meat at a rate of up to 3,000 legs per hour with results "as good as when done by hand." The company also offers a poultry cutting machine that segments cuts with a touch pen, eliminating the need for workers to carry carcasses to a workbench or use a knife, and a feather bone extractor that automatically measures carcasses and peels bone from meat. (Together, they process 150 to 200 head per hour.) And Mayekawa recently developed Hamdas, a swine deboning machine that uses X-ray technology and AI to identify left and right legs, pick out femur bones and shank bones, and make slittings in up to 500 carcasses per hour with blade-equipped arms.
In some cases, automation in the meatpacking industry has the potential to shift rather than reduce the demand for labor. A crab-processing robot developed by the Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation (CCFI) that cuts crabs in half and removes their legs is designed as part of a robotic system to extract meat from the crabs' shells. It's a process that's typically done overseas, but the designers assert it can solve some of the workforce problems in rural Newfoundland fish plants that are attributed to changing demographics.
"Younger people are not being attracted to the industry … If you talk to operators of fish plants today, everybody needs more people," Bob Verge, managing director of the CCFI, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. "A large part of the labor force in our processing sector now comes from the baby boomer generation. We can't replace those baby boomers with an equal number of younger people."
The coronavirus problem
At the urging of regulators, a number of processing plants have implemented infection prevention measures, including surgical masks, fever screening, and barriers encouraging six feet of distance between workers. However, companies complain these measures might slow down production. Indeed, U.S. pork processing dipped 6% year-over-year for the week ending May 30.
Both Scott Automation and Mayekawa claim that some of their machines reduce workers' risk of coming into contact with the coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest report notes that workers who are struggling to keep up breathe harder and might have difficulty keeping masks properly positioned on their faces. Other experts theorize the cold temperatures — and aggressive ventilation systems — required to prevent spoilage could be allowing the coronavirus to stay viable for longer.
Scott Automation says most of its robotic systems operate in "exclusion zones" to keep people away from the equipment and maintain safety. There might be as many as two operators, but they're physically distanced, and machines can be installed with "clean-in-place" technology that automates sterilization. Mayekawa says its Hamdas system optionally sterilizes blades as it processes carcasses. However, the company concedes most of its products require daily maintenance and upkeep, putting the onus on workers to maintain a proper distance and scrub down surfaces.
There's evidence — albeit anecdotal — that automation technologies have prevented (or at least forestalled) some COVID-19 infections among factory workers. Costco's high-tech chicken processing plant in Nebraska, which employs two shifts of roughly 400 employees, reported only a single COVID-19 case in mid-April. In Denmark, across all 18 of the Danish Crown's almost entirely automated meatpacking facilities, fewer than 10 workers have tested positive out of 8,000. And in Michigan, Clemens Food Group's robotic pork-cutting packaging plant stayed open through May, slowing production only to install new protective equipment.
By comparison, a Smithfield-owned facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota disclosed hundreds of cases in early April, culminating in the facility's closing. Tyson was also forced to shutter its Columbus Junction plant after dozens of workers contracted the virus, as were meatpacking operators in Canada, Spain, Ireland, Brazil, and Australia.
Meat processors are likely to further embrace automation for all the reasons mentioned — safety, yield, and reduced labor. Last August, Tyson, which has invested more than $215 million in robotics over the past six years, opened a facility near its headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas to develop automation solutions for its production plants. (In July, the Wall Street Journal reported that Tyson engineers and scientists are developing an automated deboning system to help butcher the nearly 40 million chickens processed each week.) In fall 2015, Brazil-based JBS — the world's largest meatpacker — acquired a controlling share in Scott Automation. And Pilgrim's Pride invested over $30 million in automation last year, targeting projects it says are helping its plants run efficiently in the midst of the pandemic.
"We believe in automation, we believe in robotics, and we're going to continue to move down that path," Pilgrim's Pride CEO Jayson Penn told analysts during an April earnings call. "This is something that [even] pre-COVID we've been addressing and doing with our facilities, using more automation and more robotics."
But change is unlikely to occur overnight. Tyson, JBS, Cargill, and other meat giants say robots can't yet match humans' ability to disassemble animal carcasses that subtly differ in size and shape. Finer cutting such as trimming fat largely remains in the hands of human workers. A skilled loin boner can efficiently carve a cut of meat like filet mignon without leaving too many scraps that get turned into lower-value products, such as the finely textured beef used in hamburger meat.
And automating even a portion of the line is expensive. While Scott Automation offers sub-$200,000 solutions, it says its customers generally spend in the millions of dollars and don't anticipate a return on investment for at least a year. "[The pandemic] will raise interest in automation, but I'm unsure if it will accelerate adoption," Hopkins said. "That will come down to how much the meat processors — our customers — want the equipment and are prepared to invest their resources to achieve a faster adoption."
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Keiser University starting football program on West Palm Beach campus
Adam Lichtenstein
Oct 11, 2016 at 12:01 AM Oct 11, 2016 at 9:23 PM
The idea for South Florida's newest college football team started on a golf course about eight years ago.
Keiser University CEO Arthur Keiser was playing golf with Keiser's Board of Trustees Chairman Gregg Wallick, a former University of Miami football player, when Wallick suggested starting a football program at their school.
"We sat down and started saying, 'Wouldn't it be great to have a football team?'" Keiser said.
That idea became a reality Tuesday when Keiser University announced it would launch a football program in 2018, with a planned stadium on the school's flagship campus in West Palm Beach.
"Our hope … is that we become the football team of West Palm Beach," Keiser said.
The Seahawks will be a member of The Sun Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Keiser's other sports programs are also members of that conference.
The Sun Conference has 11 members, including eight located in Florida: Keiser, Ave Maria, Florida Memorial (Miami), Johnson & Wales (North Miami), St. Thomas (Miami Gardens), Southeastern (Lakeland) Warner (Lake Wales) and Webber International (Babson Park).
Keiser expects to have its stadium built by the spring of 2018. Athletics director Kris Swogger said the exact location is not set.
"The goal is to build something that (can be) a multipurpose facility," said Swogger, saying he would also like to host high school title games.
"I think it would be something that we'd start small, but have the opportunity to continue to build over the years. … From a seating capacity standpoint, we'd need to be 1,500 to 2,000, minimum."
Swogger said the school would be putting together a search committee to find the program's first head coach. He did not rule out bringing in a local high school
"Obviously, they're going to need football knowledge," Swogger said. But it could be high school, it could be college."
The school already has one big-name coach in men's basketball coach Rollie Massimino, who led Villanova to the NCAA championship in 1985 and has built Keiser's program into an NAIA contender. Massimino, who has led Keiser to eight consecutive NAIA national tournaments, is excited for the start of Keiser's football program and the potential for similar success on the gridiron.
"This place is ready to explode," he said.
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NEW NOISE: YOUNG OLD MAN
We catch-up with Young Old Man to discuss serious girl power and being busy with business school
Young Old Man is a 3-piece band comprising singer Runson Willis, guitarist Neema Sadeghi and drummer Kiran Gandhi, who also provides the distinctive rhythmic backbone to rapper MIA's live shows.
Hailing from the US, the trio blend a mix of tribal, rock, psychedelic and indie influences, which interplay with a bluesy beat and stirring melodic vocals, resulting in a unique soundscape. Their translation of personal narratives into music is heavily influenced by their Iranian, West African and Indian roots, powering their vibes into the listener's consciousness with reverberations that communicate soul and emotion.
We caught up with Kiran to talk about magical times in the desert, studying at Harvard and how she sees drumming as a tool for empowering women.
How would you define Young Old Man's sound?
Tribal Blues.
How different is it performing in the band to performing as MIA's drummer?
Young Old Man is emotional, raw and messy. MIA is precise, specific and wild. In Young Old Man, I play reactively – my music deeply incorporates how my bandmates and I feel that day, how they interact with me on the stage and how the audience is experiencing our music. When I play with MIA, I am focused on her needs, my volume and how I lock in with the track. I play a supportive role and therefore accuracy is key.
How did the collaboration with MIA come about?
I was working at Interscope Records (MIA's record label), and she was looking for a drummer and I was recommended for the job!
You played at the 3rd annual Desert Daze festival in California this year, what was that experience like for you?
Desert Daze is always a magical time for me. Our band wrote a lot of the music we currently perform when we were in the desert. When you live in a place like LA, you are constantly being inspired and influenced by those around you, which inevitably appears in your music. But when you go to a barren place like the desert, where you are in solitude, the music you write comes only from within and from your bandmates. That is so beautiful and rare.
You're studying for an MBA at Harvard Business School – how do you balance that with the music?
When you love something you just make it work. Last semester when I was playing with MIA, I had one week where there was a class in the morning and then I would fly to NYC in the evening. We had a rehearsal, two shows and the record release party in NYC, and I had a class on every one of those days, so I flew back and forth 5 times!
It was crazy and difficult but I had a mantra: school and drums, school and drums. I kept focused on my priorities and made it work. The same is true for Young Old Man. I am blessed to play with two really talented and supportive musicians who want to see me succeed in school and in our band. This summer, for example, they're coming to live with me in Boston so that we can write and perform together more frequently.
What are your plans after graduating – is your vision to combine your business and music skills?
I want to continue working in the music industry and I fundamentally believe that being the best drummer I can be will make me the best contributor to the music industry I can be. I hope to finish my MBA and either join a company which is meeting unmet needs in the industry, or start a company on my own. I also hope to continue touring with my band and using music as a medium through which to abolish gender inequality.
You're very keen on expressing your voice about female empowerment – so how do you plan to change things?
I see music as a medium through which we can portray diverse female personalities so as to change current stereotypical understandings of what it means to be female. I think women need to be responsible for that instead of men. I want to support initiatives, both educational and political, and support getting women into positions of decision-making power in the arts and entertainment industries. It's the very reason I am pursuing my MBA at Harvard at the moment! I want to be one of those women.
And drumming is traditionally a more male-dominated profession, so has it been easy as a woman to break into that clique and alter perceptions?
I really admire what Tom Tom Magazine is doing. It's a magazine about female drummers that showcases the most talented women drummers from around the world. What it taught me was that women bring something different to the skill of drumming – something more emotional, artful, caring, collaborative. Since it has always been a male-dominated field, the standards for success often tend to be that men are biologically better at it – speed and strength, for example – but I believe that women must carve out their own drumming world and define their own measures of success, instead of comparing themselves to the brothers before them.
So basically you want to take on the world – girl power all over again right?
My current goal is to put together a crew of creative, intellectual, bad bitches who want to make music with me!
And what's next for Young Old Man?
We've just released the track "Do You Love" and we're also playing various dates throughout August and September in the US, including San Francisco, Boston and New York .
For more information on the band, head to www.youngoldmanmusic.com and you can also find out more about Kiran via her official website www.kirangandhi.com
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KARMA: Looks Like Jussie's Hoax May Become His FINAL PERFORMANCE!
by Doyle Alexander February 19, 2019, 7:48 pm
Actor Jussie Smollett's scenes in the Fox show "Empire" have reportedly gotten cut back amid the controversy surrounding his claims of being a victim of a hate crime.
Smollett originally alleged that two white men physically attacked him, making racial and homophobic slurs in the upscale Streeterville neighborhood on Chicago's north side.
The 36-year-old actor, who has been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, claimed one of the attackers yelled, "This is MAGA country."
Smollett further alleged his assailants "poured an unknown chemical substance" on him and put a noose around his neck, according to CNN.
CBS affiliate WBBM-TV reported that sources informed the news outlet that Chicago police are seeking to interview the actor again after receiving information the attack was staged. Smollett is believed to have paid two men $3,500 to carry out the fake assault.
The Nigerian men — brothers Olabinjo Osundairo and Abimbola Osundairo — left for Nigeria the day after the attack and have since returned to the U.S. CNN reported they are now fully cooperating with police.
According to TMZ, in light of these revelations, production sources for the Fox show "Empire" have cut back the nine scenes Smollett was supposed to appear in to only four.
He was slated to appear in a "big musical number" in the second to the last episode, which has been nixed.
"As for the remaining 4 scenes … we're told he's no longer the focus. The scene features an ensemble, meaning he's flanked by a number of cast members," TMZ reported.
As "Empire" writers scramble to rewrite the season's closing scripts, Smollett faces the prospect of being charged with filing a false police report.
The Wrap reported that Smollett so far has not agreed to a second interview by police.
Trump's oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., tweeted in response, "No problem, its not like he faked a vicious hate crime and rehearsed it thoroughly to try to create a national narrative of hate against Trump supporters… Or that he went on TV to bolster his whole hoax to create attention for himself as a victim or anything like that… Right?"
No problem, its not like he faked a vicious hate crime and rehearsed it thoroughly to try to create a national narrative of hate against Trump supporters… Or that he went on TV to bolster his whole hoax to create attention for himself as a victim or anything like that… Right? https://t.co/CPDpp0LjGD
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 19, 2019
Nikki Haley — who was South Carolina's governor when her state experienced a true hate crime with the 2015 Charleston church shooting — said Smollett must be held accountable for his actions.
"Thoughts on Jussie Smollett case: He must be held accountable in the strictest way," she tweeted. "He must repay resources used to investigate and serve time for the division he caused. The media should be the most outraged. He played all of them for fools. He knew they would cover it."
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Uh Oh: Khloé, Kourtney, and Kim Kardashian Are Allegedly Being Sued Over Their Makeup Line
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By Samantha Leal
Bad news for the Kardashian family lawyers—the Trifekta (AKA Kim, Khloé, and Kourtney) are allegedly being sued over their makeup line "Kardashian Beauty." Hillair Capital Management, who invested in the line, is suing to the tune of around $180 million. (Hmmm...)
According to Gossip Cop, the sisters teamed up with Boldface in 2012 to launch a makeup collection under the name "Kardashian Khroma." They later had to change the name to "Kardashian Beauty" after a trademark dispute over the word "Khroma." But when Boldface encountered financial problems in 2014, Hillair bought the company and put $10 million into the venture with the Kardashians as a joint owner.
Now, the company is reportedly stating that the ladies stopped promoting the brand and have even sabotaged it. The $180 million is the investment *and* loss of profits.
We're no legal experts, but we have a feeling this will be cleared up soon—no one puts a Kardashian in a corner.
Samantha Leal Senior Web Editor I'm Sam, the senior editor at MarieClaire.com.
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This week I was lucky enough to hear Janine Booth talk about Autism and employment. Janine found out she had autism when she was in her 40s. She describes the experience as being like someone who, having spent a life time in a darkened room, is entering into bright light. She's a political activist and has been working for many years to improve working lives for people who are on the autistic spectrum.
The National Autistic Society estimates that only 15% of adults with autism are currently in work. This needs to change!
As a parent of a teenager with autism I want to be confident that his autism won't hold him back once he starts looking for work in a few years time.
Janine described some of the problems encountered by autistic adults looking for work and also suggested ways employers could make reasonable adjustments to work schedules and environments to accommodate autistic workers.
If you are an employer do you advertise jobs asking for people who are excellent communicators and good team players? If these skills are not essential requirements for the particular position, did you realise that you may be discriminating against some perfectly capable autistic people?
In interviews are you looking for people who communicate well or people who have the right skills for the job? These two things may be mutually exclusive for some job roles. An autistic person may not use eye contact and body language in the same way you do. They may take language more literally and fail to pick up if you are hinting rather than asking them a direct question. Interviews may not go as you expect but this does not necessarily mean that you have a poor candidate before you.
So if you ask; "Can you tell me how you found your previous job?" and the answer you receive is, "I saw the ad on the website." The person before you may not be trying to crack a poor joke, they may be autistic and answering your question very literally having taken the meaning at face value. You need to be sure that you are asking the right questions if the answers you receive seem odd.
If you are an employer have you thought about how autism friendly your workplace is? Could someone with autism thrive and get on under your management? Would they struggle with sensory issues around noise, lighting and temperature? Are expectations for normalistic communication so entrenched that they would struggle to become a valued member of your team of employees?
Many autistic individuals have incredible strengths that many employers would do well to tap into.
According to this BBC article some technology companies, including Microsoft, Vodafone, SAP and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, are active in reaching out and hiring people with autism. It would be great if more companies followed their lead.
Janine is also a poet and she finished her presentation with her poem, Manifesto behind the Mask, which she has kindly allowed me to publish.
Slow down and answer the question.
It is so important to raise awareness about this topic. So many are more aware of autism in general, but cannot transfer it to other situations, like considering someone for employment. Thanks so much for linking with #SpectrumSunday. We hope you join us again tomorrow.