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Northern AZ Shows Slight Improvement in Drought Conditions
09 August 2018	National Weather Service, Flagstaff
Drought conditions have eased slightly in Yavapai County.
Synopsis...
One of the warmest and driest fall through spring periods on record resulted in a rapid onset of drought conditions across northern and central Arizona. Starting in early July, above normal monsoon rainfall has resulted in a slight one category improvement in drought conditions for much of Yavapai and Coconino counties as well as the Mogollon Rim and White Mountains. In the latest US Drought Monitor issued August 2, Exceptional Drought (D4) persists over the northern half of Apache and Navajo, extreme northwest Gila and extreme southeast Yavapai counties. This includes the communities of Winslow, Ganado, and Chinle. The remainder of northern Arizona is in Severe (D2) to Extreme Drought (D3). Ninety-seven percent of the state is in Severe Drought or worse, an abrupt change to the beginning of the water year (Oct. 1) when none of the state was in these drought categories.
Summary of Impacts...
Rangeland conditions have improved due to recent monsoon rainfall area wide. Water hauling for both livestock and wildlife that was necessary earlier in the spring and summer has ended in many areas.
The lack of spring snowmelt caused well below normal streamflow, limiting filling of reservoirs and recharge of aquifers. Snowpack over the higher elevations was sporadic and much less than normal. This caused limited winter recreation opportunities.
The lack of precipitation over the fall and winter combined with a warm and dry spring and early summer created elevated wildland fire danger. Dry forests and rangeland led to area National Forests putting progressively more severe fire restrictions including targeted full closures in place much earlier than normal. With the arrival of higher humidity and rainfall with the monsoon season, the fire restrictions and forest closures have been lifted.
Climate Summary...
The current water year (since Oct. 1) has been among the warmest and driest on record for many areas. Seasonal snowfall amounts were very low, less than 30 percent of normal for most areas. Water year to date precipitation rankings have improved significantly for some areas due to heavy monsoon rainfall.
Precipitation Summary for Water Year to Date (Oct 1, 2017 - August 7, 2018)
Precip | Normal | Percent | Rank of Normal Driest
Flagstaff 10.33" 17.13" 60% 13th
Winslow 2.33" 5.17" 45% 7th
Prescott 11.23" 13.60" 83% 35th
Payson 7.32" 17.00" 43% 4th
Show Low 9.03" 12.47" 72% 9th
Chinle 2.00" 7.59" 26% 1st
Page 2.83" 6.54" 43% 7th
Precipitation/Temperature Outlook...
The precipitation outlook for August through October (encompassing the end of the southwest monsoon) from the NWS Climate Prediction Center calls for a slight tilt in the odds toward above normal rainfall for all of northern Arizona. The odds of a wetter than normal season are highest over the northern third of the state. This has the potential to produce at least minor additional improvements in drought status. Looking farther out, there is also a slight tilt in the odds toward a wetter than normal November through February due to the possibility of developing El Nino.
Temperature outlooks indicate that warmer than normal conditions are favored through the fall.
Hydrologic Summary and Outlook...
A lack of mountain snowpack led to very low seasonal spring runoff. Reservoir and groundwater recharge was minimal and storage in smaller reservoirs fell through early summer. Monsoon season has the potential to at least partially fill smaller stock ponds and tanks but is not likely to affect larger reservoir levels. The exception has been in the Prescott area where very heavy rains in July filled some of the smaller reservoirs.
Next Issuance Date...
Drought Information Statements from this office are normally issued on the third Thursday of each month in which extreme or exceptional (D3-D4) drought conditions exist in any part of northern Arizona. The next statement will be issued on or around August 16, 2018.
Related Websites:
Additional information is available at the following locations:
NWS Forecast Office Flagstaff: weather.gov/Flagstaff National Integrated Drought Information System: drought.gov US Drought Monitor: droughtmonitor.unl.edu NWS Climate Prediction Center: www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov Arizona State Climate Office: azclimate.asu.edu Arizona Dept of Water Resources: new.azwater.gov/drought Western Region Climate Center: wrcc.dri.edu US Geological Survey: water.usgs.gov Acknowledgments... Information included in this statement was compiled from a multitude of federal, state, and local agencies. Questions or comments... National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ PO Box 16057 Bellemont, AZ 86015 (928) 556-9161 w-fgz.webmaster@noaa.gov
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Will Google's new app be the Uber of commuting?
Google's Google Maps has been giving people walking directions for about eight years now. It's gotten pretty good, but apps are still better. But what if those apps all had some of that All-Encompassing Mobility—that combo of walking directions, transit times, and maps that brings them all together? There are apps for that. And a new app, called MakePlan, just raised $4.6 million. It's all about your commute and bringing those things together to help you save time and money.
The app was first revealed last month to be backed by the TPG Growth growth and mid-market investment company. From that announcement, there were some questions about its sustainability and if it would be able to scale out. All of which was answered. In a patent published this week, Google's parent company Alphabet revealed it is taking significant interest in making the app a reality.
MakePlan is a collaboration between TPG Growth and Apple. And it is the company's first stab at creating an All-Encompassing Mobility app. It's free and built specifically for daily commutes, which would see users take advantage of the app to cross the bridge from the stadium parking lot to the 5. A map called Transit Location gives users their train and bus departures as well as times for how long it will take you to get from one transit stop to the next. A subway map shows the directions to your stop and the subway connection.
MakePlan's plan to provide all of this information for its users is ambitious and worthy of the company's first investment. And it's not exactly breaking the norm here in Washington, where we use Uber for our commute.
But we're entering into an era where people will be more willing to give up a private car if it saves them money. The amount of time people spend in front of a screen and an app is exploding, and automation will make driving less necessary. The line between personal transportation and professional transportation is becoming more and more blurred. And the ability to reduce that private transportation have grown in recent years.
We also have an ageing population. Maybe more mobility apps will help out with that situation, by either educating drivers about the dangers of driving at all or providing information that could help improve it. Or maybe a ride sharing app will solve everything. Or maybe Google Maps will be the main alternative app and better deliver directions. The option is very wide open.
But one thing is clear. We need more transport apps. And the TPG Growth-backed version of that app is probably only the beginning.
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UBA's $500m Eurobond oversubscribed by 240%
Niyi Jacobs
June 13, 20171.1K views0 comments
… Reflects strong global investor appetite
The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has announced that it has successfully raised $500 million though a debut Eurobond, which was 240 per cent oversubscribed.
The bank, in a statement, said the significant investor demand reflected the strong global investor appetite for UBA's credit and support for the group's pan-African financial services strategy.
The statement also noted the global offering was a five-year senior unsecured benchmark bond listed on the Irish Stock Exchange and will further support the group's strategic vision, as it continues to grow its franchise across the continent and client segments.
The strong global investor appetite for UBA's credit and support for the Group's pan-African financial services strategy has recently shown, with the successfully raised USD500 million, though a debut Eurobond, which was 240% over-subscribed.
The bond, which is rated by both Fitch (B, stable outlook) and S&P (B, stable outlook), matures in June 2022 and was issued with a coupon rate of 7.75%, priced at an effective yield of 7.875%. This pricing is seen by the global investor community as the best possible pricing for a debut issue from a financial institution of Nigerian origin in current markets. The pricing was at par to the recent bond issue by the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which issued USD1 billion in February 2017.
Investor interest was global, including the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the US.
Speaking on the offering, Kennedy Uzoka, Group Managing Director/CEO of UBA Plc, noted that "This successful dollar-denominated offering further illustrates global investor confidence in the strong fundamentals of our Group.
The USD500 million bonds will complement our stable funding base and support the growth of our balance sheet and the overall business. More importantly, this medium-term funding will further enhance our strength in financing profitable, impactful projects on the African continent."
Also commenting on the Eurobond, Ugo Nwaghodoh, Group CFO, said: "UBA's debut global offering is another milestone for us. It is timely in the Group's growth phase and aligns with our strategic plan to profitably grow the balance sheet, as we maintain our prudent risk management and benchmark asset quality ratios."
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Milk and Water Are OK for Kids — Juice and Plant-Based Drinks Aren't
Written by Bob Curley on September 22, 2019
A panel of nutrition experts says even 100 percent fruit juice should be limited for children. Getty Images
A panel of nutrition experts is telling parents that milk and water are the two best things children under 5 can drink.
They say fruit juice, sweetened drinks, and even plant-based milks aren't nutritious for young children.
The experts note that sweetened beverages can quickly add calories to a child's daily diet.
Wondering what's healthy for young children to drink?
It's simple: milk or water.
Fruit juice, sweetened beverages, and plant-based milks aren't on the list.
According to new recommendations from a coalition of medical and nutrition organizations, children 5 and under should only drink breast milk, infant formula, water, and plain cow's milk from their bottles or sippy cups.
These groups include the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentists, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Heart Association.
"Early childhood is an important time to start shaping nutrition habits and promoting healthy beverage consumption," said Megan Lott, MPH, RDN, director of Healthy Eating Research (HER), which released the results.
"By providing caregivers, healthcare and early care and education providers, policymakers, and beverage industry representatives a clear set of objective, science-based recommendations for healthy drink consumption, we can use this opportunity to work together and improve the health and well-being of infants and young children throughout the United States," Lott said.
The panel said a little 100 percent fruit juice is OK for children after their first birthday, but no more than 4 ounces daily for children ages 1 to 3 and no more than 6 ounces for those ages 4 to 5.
However, it's better to eat the whole fruit rather than juice, since it provides fiber and is more filling than juice, Dr. Kim Yu, a family physician in California, told Healthline.
Fruit juice and sweetened beverages
Children under age 1 should drink no fruit juice — a recommendation that might surprise parents who purchase fruit juices marketed for infant consumption.
"There is the perception that if something comes from fruit or is a blend that it's healthier," Yu said. "But fruit juice contains up to 120 calories per serving, and that's 10 percent of a child's whole daily recommended caloric intake."
Sugar-sweetened drinks — including chocolate milk and other flavored milks — should be avoided altogether, according to the panel.
Other 'milks' aren't a substitute
The recommendations also cast a skeptical eye on trendy drinks, such as plant-based, nondairy milks derived from almonds, rice, oats, or other grains.
These other "milks" aren't good nutritional substitutes for cow's milk in children's diets, the organizations said.
In fact, they "provide no unique nutritional value," according to a press release from HER.
"Plant-based milks are not a 1-to-1 substitute for cow milk, and most parents don't recognize that," Lott told Healthline.
Also rejected as nutritionally inferior are so-called "toddler formulas," marketed to young parents under brand names such as Enfagrow, Parent's Choice, Similac Go and Grow, and Nestle Nido.
In an ideal nutritional world, children up to age 2 would drink breast milk.
However, in the United States, parents rarely breastfeed their children beyond 6 months of age.
"For young children, especially those transitioning off of breast milk or formula, cow milk is a convenient package for these essential nutrients that's widely available and affordable," Lott said.
Children up to 24 months old should drink whole milk, she adds. Older children can switch to low-fat or skim milk.
Lott says the new beverage recommendations — which provide specific guidance for ages 0 to 6 months, 6 to 12 months, 12 to 24 months, 2 to 3 years, and 4 to 5 years — was needed to address age gaps in previous nutritional guidance. They also address a wider range of drinks.
Sweetened drinks and obesity
Yu notes that 17 percent of children in the United States have obesity, and that consumption of sweetened drinks plays a significant role in unhealthy weight gain among children.
Yu says research showing that young children who have one serving of sugary soda daily have a 55 percent higher risk for obesity than those who don't drink soda daily.
She concedes that allowing an occasional sweetened drink is fine. "But you don't want to make it a trend or a daily habit," Yu said.
"My 4-year-old is generally very happy to just drink cow's milk and water," Erika Hueneke, a mother from Orlando, Florida, told Healthline. "About once a week we'll let her have a chocolate milk, a Capri Sun, or a mini Sprite as a treat. Her day care has a policy to not serve sugary drinks."
"When we talked to parents, this seems pretty intuitive," Lott said. "But when you go into the grocery store, there are so many choices, and it's hard to tell if something is 100 percent juice or sugar sweetened."
School can also be a place of temptation for young children when juice, flavored milk, or even soda is available.
Panel members said that acclimating young children to drinking unsweetened beverages can have lasting health benefits.
"We know that children learn what flavors they prefer at a very early age — as young as 9 months — and these preferences can last through childhood and adulthood," said Dr. Natalie Muth, who represented the American Academy of Pediatrics on the panel.
"Choosing healthful beverages for children is just as important as choosing healthful foods," added Terri J. Raymond, RDN, president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association, says overconsumption of sugary drinks contributes to heart disease–related deaths of nearly 40,000 people in the United States each year.
"The seismic shift in our culture needed to change this status quo must start with our kids," she said.
HER conducted a review of scientific literature, existing guidelines from national and international bodies, and reports on early childhood beverage consumption before convening the expert panel and scientific advisory panel that issued the recommendations.
The recommendations are intended for healthy children in the United States.
They don't address medical situations in which specific nutrition guidance is needed to manage a health condition (such as lactose intolerance) or specific dietary choices, such as abstaining from animal products (for religious reasons, for example).
Children who can't drink cow's milk for health or cultural reasons would be best served by drinking soy milk. It comes closer than other nondairy milks to matching the nutritional benefits of cow's milk.
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I'm curious to know when you last visited a museum in your city. Do you even know if there is a museum in your city?
It's easy to do an activity like this when we are on a vacation and exploring a new city but what about our own backyard? Personally, going to a museum is not the first thing that I think about if I want to take some time off but it's time to expand my horizons. In downtown Sioux Falls we have the Old Courthouse Museum. I've always wanted to see what that is all about after living here for over 25 years!
During my visit imagine my delight when they had a Historic Purse-onality exhibit! I did not know that men used purses far more than women in the early years of the purse. I had a great time visiting this exhibit along with other exhibits and spending time in the past. But, when I left the museum I was happy to be living in the present!


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Earl's goal was to produce cars that didn't seem like assemblies of parts but unified designs. "Earl wanted smooth, flowing lines, with exterior parts 'built in' to the design, blending with the whole," historian Peter Grist observed.
His department grew to more than 200 artists, clay modelers, and others, and inspired other auto companies to follow suit.
The slow-talking, fast-driving Earl was attuned to advanced design in every field. When it was time to design the General Motors Technical Center, he called on the modernist architect Eero Saarinen. And when Earl sat, it was in a Mies van der Rohe chair.
GM designers working on a 1956 Buick design.
Not every Earl design panned out. His 1929 'pregnant Buick,' so called, according to the 'Los Angeles Times' in 1963, because of "the most tentative suggestion of a bulge between its waistline and its running boards," proved a laughing stock.
To avoid such gaffes, Earl came up with a concept. Rather than go into production with cars that might prove too radical, why not build them first as concept cars?
One of his first, the streamlined 1938 Y-Job, had electrically powered windows and a convertible top, and was Earl's daily transportation for years. But concept cars really made their mark after the war, when Earl inaugurated the GM Motorama, an annual show held from 1949 to 1961.
Concept car sketch charged with space-age energy.
The postwar years were decisive for American cars. They started out slowly, with most mid-1940s models sticking to their 1930s roots, streamlined and bulbous. But the public was clearly primed for more exciting models, in part because so many GIs had marveled at sleek, exciting European sports cars they'd spotted overseas.
Portents of the future soon appeared. In 1946, aircraft designer William B. Stout announced his 'car of the future,' the first car made of fiberglass, that he hoped to market as 'the Scarab.'
Between 1949 and 1961, GM's annual Motorama (this shot from 1958) was a multi-media, mind-blowing blitz with music, dancing, hot girls and cars.
Raymond Loewy (1893-1986), the great product and graphic designer, working with car designer Virgil Exner, designed a 1947 Studebaker Avanti that integrated its fenders and hood for a modern all-in-one look.
For Preston Tucker's ill-fated independent firm, designer Alex Tremulis created the Tucker Talisman a year later, a two-toned design that looked like a shark in front and a bat behind. Philip S. Egan, another Tucker designer who helped originate the Talisman design, refined it over the next several years.
Clearly, as the 1940s blended into the 1950s, there was a revolution underway in auto design.
"There was a quantum leap in design starting about 1948," says Dan Dunn, director of the Blackhawk Museum, an auto museum in the East Bay community of Danville. That was the year Earl produced the first cars with tailfins, Cadillacs naturally. He was inspired by similar structures on a P-38 fighter.
Designer Virgil Exner (above), who began with GM under Harley Earl, emphasized "simple, classic surfaces with minimal ornamentation" while with Chyrsler.
California influenced Detroit car design in another significant way starting in the late 1940s—through the state's hot rod and custom car culture.
Growing tired of drab, prewar styles, young men with oxy-acetylene torches began taking their cars apart, 'chopping' them to lower the roofs, 'sectioning' them to change the cars' shape and size, and often removing chrome.
George Barris, California's 'King of the Kustomizers,' produced true beauties, including his Golden Sahara from 1954, with paired golden-bullet bumpers and side windows that flipped up to open.
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It was Cosby's third and final performance of a Canadian tour Friday night.
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The hecklers then marched out of the theater as the 77-year-old comedian asked his audience not to react. Cosby is facing growing sexual assault allegations from more than 15 women, with some claims dating back decades.He has denied the allegations through his lawyer and has never been charged. The walk-out during Friday's show came a day after a man at Cosby's performance in London, Ontario, called the comedian "a rapist." h/t foxnews
It also took place just minutes after Cosby acknowledged the controversy that has followed him throughout his three-city Canadian tour.
"Whatever happens here tonight if there's some sort of outburst, we just have to remain calm and things will be taken care of. It oughtn't last that long," he said.
"I want to thank all of you here tonight because you stayed with what you believed in."
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RADFORD — The brief drug-dealing career of a Radford University freshman brought him his own apartment with $25,000 in a safe beneath the kitchen sink and a 9mm pistol in a drawer — but it also brought threats to his family in Northern Virginia and the possibility of decades in prison for the one-time business major, attorneys and relatives said Friday.
"This isn't some sandal-wearing hippie we caught here," Radford Commonwealth's Attorney Chris Rehak said during a circuit court sentencing hearing for Gabriel Eduardo Yus-Baez, 18. "This is a major player in some kind of drug organization."
Yus-Baez pleaded guilty in November to three counts of possessing drugs with the intent to distribute them — one each for cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana — and to possessing a gun while possessing drugs.
On Friday, Judge Joey Showalter sentenced Yus-Baez to 35 years in prison, then suspended the term after Yus-Baez serves five years and five months. The judge imposed a $4,000 fine, suspended Yus-Baez's driver's license for 18 months after his release, and ordered supervision by the probation office for five years.
Before the sentence was pronounced, Yus-Baez said that he knew he had earned punishment but after a year in jail, was more than ready to turn his life around.
"I still plan — even though this is going to get in the way for a moment — to move forward and start something better … Please find it in your heart to let me go out there and make a better life for myself," Yus-Baez said.
He agreed with defense attorney Jimmy Turk of Radford that he had been "young, dumb and stupid," but was enticed by the idea of fast money and a showy lifestyle.
Wanda Baez, Yus-Baez's mother, took the witness stand to speak for the half-dozen or so relatives in the courtroom. "You have put us in the most difficult situation of our lives," she said to her son.
To Showalter, Baez said that she hoped her son could emerge from whatever punishment was imposed and realize the potential he had shown in high school.
"I hope and pray he has the opportunity to prove he can do better," she said.
Questioned by Turk, Baez said that the family has felt threatened by people apparently connected to Yus-Baez's drug cases, which include the Radford charges and another case in Northern Virginia.
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RTÉ Choice Music Prize Returns in 2021 in association with IMRO and IRMA
The RTÉ Choice Music Prize will return in 2021 and continue its principal role in championing Irish music. Key dates for 2021's event were announced today on RTÉ 2FM's Tracy Clifford Show with previous RTÉ Choice Music Prize nominee, Sorcha Richardson.
The RTÉ Choice Music Prize Event will be celebrated in an exclusive live broadcast on RTÉ 2FM on Thursday 4th March, along with a TV-special on RTÉ2. Further details will be announced once final decisions have been made.
Other RTÉ Choice Music Prize key dates include:
Irish Album of the Year 2020 Shortlist Announcement – Wednesday 6th January 2021
Irish Song of the Year 2020 Shortlist Announcement – Wednesday 27th January 2021
The Irish Album and Song of the Year 2020 will be announced on Thursday 4th March live on RTÉ 2FM.
Adrian Lynch, Director Audiences, Channels and Marketing at RTÉ, said: "Through our successful partnership with the Choice Music Prize over the past three years RTÉ has combined our television, radio and online platforms to great effect to promote nominated artists and support Irish music talent. This support is more important now than ever and in a very difficult year for Irish artists, it is essential that, through this year's RTÉ Choice Music Prize, we continue to do our part to celebrate the music and the artists who have continued to reach great heights in 2020."
Dan Healy, Head of RTÉ 2FM, said: "Despite unprecedented challenges for the music industry, Irish artists, emerging and established, have produced some incredible, inspiring music this year. Giving airplay to this great Irish talent is at the very core of what we do at 2FM and our RTÉ Choice Music Prize All-Irish music days, which celebrate Irish music and artists, have become one of the most popular features on the station. Everyone in 2FM is looking forward to again getting right behind the RTÉ Choice Music Prize and celebrating Irish artists and their music."
RTÉ Choice Music Prize 'Conversations' will return on Thursday 4th March 2021. 'Conversations' is an international music forum designed to encourage frank exchanges amongst panellists and with the audiences to challenge and elucidate the biggest prevailing issues confronting artists and industry professionals.
RTÉ Choice Music Prize will once again celebrate the best in Irish recorded music. The Prize has become one of the music-industry highlights of the year since its inception in 2005. The Irish Album of the Year award is chosen from a shortlist of ten albums by a panel of eleven Irish music media professionals and industry experts.
The winning act will receive €10,000, a prize fund which has been provided by The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA).
"RTÉ Choice Music Prize recognises and champions some of our finest songwriters and IMRO is delighted to continue its longstanding association with this prestigious music prize. Irish music continues to push new boundaries and this Prize provides a great platform for new music to resonate so strongly with audiences in Ireland and important overseas markets" – Keith Johnson, Director of Marketing & Membership IMRO.
"IRMA is once again delighted to support the RTE Choice Music Prize, particularly in this difficult period affecting the music industry. An event such as the RTE Choice Music Prize shines a light on great new Irish music and serves as a beacon of hope for artists who have had their livelihoods seriously disrupted by the pandemic. The RTE Choice Music Prize rewards artists who have continued to create new and innovative recordings and who have found a way to rise above the difficulties which they face at this time". – Willie Kavanagh, Chairman of IRMA.
All shortlisted acts will receive a specially commissioned award.
RAAP, Culture Ireland, FMC and Minding Creative Minds are also official project partners of the RTE Choice Music Prize.
The Choice Music Prize website has published a list of Irish albums released to date in 2020. This list can be viewed at http://www.choicemusicprize.ie/2020-album-list/ and notified by email regarding any additions info@nullchoicemusicprize.com
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ОДИН ИЗ ПОДХОДОВ ОБОСНОВАНИЯ ВОСТРЕБОВАННОСТИ БАЗ ДАННЫХ НАУЧНЫХ ЖУРНАЛОВ ДЛЯ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ ПОДПИСКИ
: HOW TO CHOOSE A SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS DATABASE FOR THE NATIONAL SUBSCRIPTION: ONE OF THE APPROACHES
Darya Zvonareva, Piotr Lapo
Introduction. The article is devoted to substantiating the choice of full-text databases of scientific journals for national subscription and, accordingly, companies providing access to such databases. The necessity of automating the selection of such databases and companies is substantiated. Previous studies on this topic have not been conducted.
Materials and Methods. The article analyzes the activity of Kazakhstani scientists in three priority areas of scientific research for Kazakhstan: nanotechnology, regenerative medicine and robotics. The studies were conducted on arrays of articles and using the standard tools and functionality of Scopus and Web of Science Core Collection, the global citation indices.
Results. The authors report the data on the Kazakhstan publication activity in the three priority areas: 68 and 60 articles of Kazakhstan researchers were analyzed, respectively, in Scopus and Web of Science. Nazarbaev University leads the publication rating in three priority areas with 32 publications indexed in Scopus. The international databases recommended for the national subscription and the companies, suppliers of the databases were identified. A new approach to justifying the choice of the repertoire of scientific journal databases for a national subscription is proposed and justified.
Discussion and Conclusion. In order to provide full-fledged informational support for research and stimulate publication activity in such priority areas for Kazakhstan as nanotechnology, regenerative medicine and robotics, it is proposed to include in the national subscription the databases of scientific journals provided by IEEE, Springer and Wiley. In order to obtain search results by such criteria as publishers/aggregators, it is proposed to develop the tools for generating statistical reporting in the Web of Science and Scopus databases. It is suggested to automate the process of determining the popularity of the databases of scientific journals and their providers with the goal of national subscription to the full-text databases they supply.
HOW TO CHOOSE A SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS DATABASE FOR THE NATIONAL SUBSCRIPTION: ONE OF THE APPROACHES
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Zvonareva, D., & Lapo, P. (2019). ОДИН ИЗ ПОДХОДОВ ОБОСНОВАНИЯ ВОСТРЕБОВАННОСТИ БАЗ ДАННЫХ НАУЧНЫХ ЖУРНАЛОВ ДЛЯ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ ПОДПИСКИ. Scholarly Research and Information, 2(3), 146-156. https://doi.org/10.24108/2658-3143-2019-2-3-146-156
ОДИН ИЗ ПОДХОДОВ ОБОСНОВАНИЯ ВОСТРЕБОВАННОСТИ БАЗ ДАННЫХ НАУЧНЫХ ЖУРНАЛОВ ДЛЯ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ ПОДПИСКИ. / Zvonareva, Darya; Lapo, Piotr.
In: Scholarly Research and Information, Vol. 2, No. 3, 09.2019, p. 146-156.
Zvonareva, D & Lapo, P 2019, 'ОДИН ИЗ ПОДХОДОВ ОБОСНОВАНИЯ ВОСТРЕБОВАННОСТИ БАЗ ДАННЫХ НАУЧНЫХ ЖУРНАЛОВ ДЛЯ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ ПОДПИСКИ', Scholarly Research and Information, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 146-156. https://doi.org/10.24108/2658-3143-2019-2-3-146-156
Zvonareva D, Lapo P. ОДИН ИЗ ПОДХОДОВ ОБОСНОВАНИЯ ВОСТРЕБОВАННОСТИ БАЗ ДАННЫХ НАУЧНЫХ ЖУРНАЛОВ ДЛЯ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ ПОДПИСКИ. Scholarly Research and Information. 2019 Sep;2(3):146-156. doi: 10.24108/2658-3143-2019-2-3-146-156
Zvonareva, Darya ; Lapo, Piotr. / ОДИН ИЗ ПОДХОДОВ ОБОСНОВАНИЯ ВОСТРЕБОВАННОСТИ БАЗ ДАННЫХ НАУЧНЫХ ЖУРНАЛОВ ДЛЯ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ ПОДПИСКИ. In: Scholarly Research and Information. 2019 ; Vol. 2, No. 3. pp. 146-156.
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Oh, wait a minute, that last part, the part where my deeply concerned parents warned me about appropriate behavior around the police, THAT NEVER HAPPENEND because I was a white kid from the suburbs. As the parents of a white male growing up in the wealthy suburbs north of New York City my folks never felt compelled to teach me how to behave around the police. They assumed I would be safe, and they even evinced an antipathy towards local law enforcement that might have gotten them locked up or killed were they black and poor. I am an attorney's son, and throughout my youth, during which I behaved both responsibly and irresponsibly, I always knew that if I ever ran afoul of the law, my dad had my back. I also knew (or perhaps felt, or… subconsciously understood) that I was safe, that no one would ever see me as a threat. My lack of body building, my disinterest in black concert t-shirts and long hair (this was the late 70s and early 80s, after all), my distaste for weapons and physical violence, my non-threatening ride (a Volvo 240, which we all know to be the universal symbol of suburban whiteness), and, oh yes, the color of my skin, all projected a persona that assured any nervous officers on a traffic stop that I was harmless and simultaneously communicated to them that any effort to demean or harm me would be met by career-threatening litigation. And so I never worried about my engagement with the police….ever—a sense of safety that I am sure was noticeably absent in the psyches of Mike Brown, Trayvon Martin, and other black men (both young and old).
I'm sure my readers assume that since I am a white, middle class guy, my experiences with police have been uneventful. And yet, those of you who have known me a long time know that I have been in jail…TWICE… for a grand total of some 2 ½ hours (maybe a little less, actually). To be clear, I have never been arrested, never been charged with a crime—save for driving in rural Georgia with an expired license plate—and never actually served time. Nevertheless, on two occasions police have put me in a holding cell. Down in Georgia, which was my second time in the slammer, so to speak, the whole thing was very civilized. An African-American cop stopped me for driving with expired tags. He asked to see my ID, and when he noticed that I lived in Fulton County (which apparently meant I was a flight risk), he politely asked me to follow him to the station. Once there, he asked for my belt and shoe laces, at which point I knew I was headed for a cell while I posted bond for my court appearance for the expired tag. In essence, they wanted me to pay my fine prior to any trial and before they would let me leave Fayette County. A petty and greedy move on the part of the police department? Yes, but throughout the experience the officer in question was extremely kind, respectful, and decent. Nobody hit me or searched me. Everyone referred to me as sir, and they even came into my cell and lit my cigarettes (apparently matches were not allowed—for fear of riots and escape—but cigarettes were ok….go figure!). To be sure, I was a cooperative participant. When I realized I was going into a cell I whined a little bit, but I knew I would get out quickly. As an acting intern in Atlanta, I personally had no money but I knew lots of people who did. I got out of the lockup in time for my meeting with a local author (who actually bailed me out) and was home by 8 or 9 that evening. But this was not my first time in a cell, and it was that earlier, brief detention that really illustrates just how privileged I was and continue to be.
My previous lockup was around 1985 in New York City. My parents and I were stuck in traffic at the Lincoln Tunnel on our way to Passover Dinner at my grandparents' house in New Jersey. Our car, the aforementioned Volvo 240, stalled out and we could not get it to start despite the traffic cop's continued insistence that we move. After a minute or two, the visibly ticked off police officer walked over to us and demanded that we pull over to the side of the road. Naturally, at that moment, the car started and we moved over to an area just outside the tunnel entrance. A now enraged officer demanded to see my license and registration while my father, who was equally enraged, yelled at me to not show the officer anything. He had no grounds to charge us with bupkes! The damn car wouldn't start. After about five minutes of arguing, the cop demanded I exit the car, and then, suddenly, two officers grabbed me by the arms, swept me up, opened the door to a small office and put me in a holding cell. They (the cops) were scared out of their minds. My dad (an attorney) was standing in front of the door threatening to sue them, to have their badges. My mom screamed that the cops were beating me. Hundreds of drivers entering the tunnel could see the whole thing. The police had no idea what to do. Behind closed doors they threatened to arrest me if I couldn't get my parents to calm down, and so that's just what I did. The cops opened the door to the office. I talked my parents down, pulled up my shirt to show that I hadn't been beaten, and, just like that, we were back in the car on our way to New Jersey, me yelling at my folks for getting me thrown into a cell and my dad laughing about the whole thing and telling me to "relaaaaaax" (if you knew Gary, you understand what I'm saying). Weeks later my parents met with Transit Police officials to vent their spleen and the whole affair was over.
My point in recalling these tales (which have, over the years, become funny stories about my "wild side") is not to decry my treatment by the police, which in New York City was slightly rough but pretty uneventful, really, and ultimately empty and impotent. Rather it is to make clear just how much deference rich white people receive even in the midst of a very tense situation. On two separate occasions the police have seen fit to put me in a cell, albeit briefly. Once, the officer allowed me to drive myself to the station! And in the other instance my family and I challenged the police in an angry and aggressive way, and yet we weren't beaten, or tazed, or arrested, and we certainly weren't shot! Not once did I believe that I would be thrown into a system designed to imprison me. Not once did I feel hopeless or particularly scared (well maybe a little scared, but not terribly frightened). Not once did I fear for my life. Indeed, I would argue that at some point on that bizarre day outside the Lincoln Tunnel, my family was itching for a fight. We couldn't wait to have our day in court with the Transit police. After all, with my dad's training, connections, and privilege we were sure those cops would be sorry they ever met the Greenbergs. Actually I am sure there are countless waiters, auto mechanics, and others who wish they hadn't met the Greenbergs either…but that's beside the point. The real point is that in Georgia and New York, with black cops and white cops, in the country and in the city, while cooperating and while disobeying, I was treated with respect, decency, and more than a little deference. I had white and middle class privilege to spare. I knew it. My parents knew it. You know it. Everyone knows it. Wealthy (or even not so wealthy) white people are treated differently in all kinds of circumstances. We can hail a cab without incident, ask for directions without people locking their car doors walk through a department store without being followed, and, most notably, we are allowed a much wider range of behaviors around law enforcement.
I think I would just close by noting that the kind of racism we are talking about here is not just a "police problem." I know a few police officers, and I have found them all to be thoughtful, kind, decent, and committed people. And as I noted above, even those police that I did not know personally, people I have met under less than ideal circumstances, have all been either good guys or pretty restrained…at least in the way they approached and handled me. And if they can be that deferential to me, they can certainly show greater courtesy to others regardless of their race. No, the real issue in Ferguson, and by connection the entire country, is much bigger than one policeman or police force. The horrible events of Ferguson, of the Trayvon Martin slaying, or of countless other acts of violence and death directed against people (especially men) of color in this country are driven by a belief system that establishes in no uncertain terms that I am worthy of better treatment than others who either look different from me or who have less money than I do. I suspect that that belief system is so deeply embedded in our society, that it will take many decades to alter it and the misperceptions it engenders. But we won't make any progress at all until folks like me, and, I suspect, many of my readers, thoughtfully consider their treatment in American society and own up to the advantages of whiteness and of middle class status. We don't need to surrender our privilege, which, let's face it, is pretty nice. Rather, we need to extend it to everyone. We need to demand (and perhaps of greater importance, expect) that police officers, office clerks, and the many other individuals whose jobs require them to regularly encounter the public give all people the benefit of the doubt and extend common courtesy to everyone. They should address all new acquaintances as sir and ma'am. Skin color should not determine one's ability to get a cab, increase (or decrease) their chances of being stopped by the police, or determine whether or not a store detective suspects one of shoplifting. Without those simple, universal expectations people like me will continue to live a life largely devoid of fear of arrest and/or detention, while other Americans, through no fault of their own, will constantly brace themselves for the onslaught of disrespect and mistreatment that accompanies our racial and class hierarchy.
I know what some of you are thinking. That's your answer, Erik? Extend white privilege to everyone? How the hell are we supposed to do that? I don't know. If I had good answers to life's persistent problems I would have called this blog something other than Limbo. I don't have answers, though, just beliefs. I hope that many of you believe as I do, and I pray that someone out there has answers to what seems like an intractable, and is certainly a heartbreaking problem in American society.


Dibromo-chloro-propane (DBCP), a persistent liphophilic brominated organochlorine, has been produced for agricultural purposes as a nematocide since the 1950s. Widespread use due to its effectiveness as a pesticide continued until the late 1970s when early reports of its toxicity emerged from the laboratories, particularly its impact on spermatogenesis and other adverse reproductive health effects. Since then innumerable cases and studies have surfaced with clear impact after exposure to DBCP, however, the sustained effect of this exposure has yet to be completely understood. As a result of these studies, environmental agencies banned almost all agricultural uses of DBCP in the United States in the late 1970s. This review will try to balance the known toxicity of DBCP with a scientific assessment of published data and a summary of the legal issues that have resulted.
Keywords : Gonadotoxic, DBCP, sperm, legal.


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Phipps Debuts Sustainable SEED Classroom as Model of Innovation for Pittsburgh Region
Pittsburgh, Pa. — Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is unveiling one of the nation's first sustainable, modular classrooms. Developed by the SEED (Sustainable Education Every Day) Collaborative, the SEED Classroom, built to Living Building Challenge™ standards, will feature non-toxic materials, generate its own energy, and recycle water on site. Fabricated locally by EcoCraft Homes, it is one of only two of its kind in the U.S. and will model how classrooms of the future can be built to maximize student wellness and potential. The building shows what healthy spaces look like for kids and will call attention to the importance of providing healthy learning environments for children.
Approximately 260,000 modular classrooms are in use across the country. Providing schools with a quick solution for expansion, they are commonly cited for the potential health risks they pose due to:
· Inadequate ventilation
· High levels of toxins, such as formaldehyde, flame retardants, phthalates and volatile organic compounds
· Mold, excess moisture and musty odors
· Inadequate lighting
Research suggests a correlation between access to nature and human health. Phipps aims to bring nature indoors and foster a new generation of environmental stewards. Other facility features include:
· Use of non-toxic building materials
· A green wall fed to treat greywater
· Abundant natural daylight
· Solar panels to produce 100% of energy needs
· Sanitary water treated with constructed wetlands
· Rainwater collected and filtered for building use or infiltration
· Exposed mechanical systems that encourage student engagement and inquiry
Expected to impact thousands of children each year as the new home of Phipps' science education programs — along with internship classes for underserved students, field trips, citizen science initiatives, and professional development opportunities for teachers — the SEED Classroom will spark scientific engagement.
"Quite often children are placed in some of the worst building environments.The SEED Classroom is a powerful model for demonstrating the importance of providing healthy places for children to learn," says Phipps Executive Director Richard V. Piacentini.
"Phipps has demonstrated leadership by being the first on the East Coast to embrace a SEED Classroom," says SEED Collaborative Executive Director Stacy Smedley. "We are excited to be a part of Phipps' continued commitment to educating children and adults on the important role that the built environment should play in restoring planetary and human health. This space will be a hands-on learning laboratory, informing how we think about a Living Building designed classroom as a tool for education and engagement."
About Phipps: Founded in 1893, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, Pa. is a green leader among public gardens with a mission to inspire and educate all with the beauty and importance of plants; to advance sustainability and promote human and environmental well-being through action and research; and to celebrate its historic glasshouse. Learn more: phipps.conservatory.org.


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Clayton Jennings Ends "Restoration" Process, Says Mentor Tony Nolan
December 14, 2016 News Division
In a tweet sent out on December 12, Tony Nolan notified the public that his disgraced mentee, Clayton Jennings, had abandoned the process of 'restoration' and repentance that they advertised together in a mutual video put out several weeks ago and posted to their social media accounts.
Jennings is a popular youth-oriented evangelist who used social media as a springboard for his rise on the evangelical lecture circuit. Jennings, who fancies himself a "poet" in the genre of "spoken word" was first written about by Pulpit & Pen in September of 2015 in a post that highlighted his very apparent charming of the fairer sex and borderline lasciviousness that weaved its way through his gimmicky appeal. While the post did not accuse Jennings of impropriety, it did raise a very explicit red flag that this man – given everything that could be seen publicly – was possibly leading women to his charms more so than to Christ.
Sadly, that concern was realized when this website was contacted by the first of his victims (first in order of them coming forward) who was led to drunkenness, fornication and eventually the "Morning After" pill. We then released that woman's testimony, complete with the evidence of digital communications and an audio of Jennings, his pastor/father (who has been aware of at least some of Jennings' sins and who kept it quiet) and the victim discussing the 'affair' afterward. Since the first victim came forward, Polemics Report has been in contact with more victims than a single hand has fingers. We have released the details of only two of those victims, keeping "our powder dry," so to speak. Should Jennings seek a return to the stage, we will reevaluate the situation and make a determination if we should release more victim testimonies and evidence.
Polemics Report has been in regular contact with Tony Nolan, who reached out to us to review the evidence regarding Jennings, and by agreement the content of those communications will remain private. Needless to say, however, Nolan did due diligence to determine the sum difference between what Jennings had told him and what was the actual truth. Jennings has since rejected the path for 'restoration' that Nolan laid out for him. Similarly, it has been reported that Jennings has also rebuffed the admonishment and leading of the elders in his home church.
Reportedly, the chief issue of disagreement between Jennings' and his spiritual authority was over the nature of his future 'restoration.' While the people surrounding Jennings like his elders and mentor have encouraged him to remove his website, videos and social media presence and focus on his personal repentance and marriage, Jennings has insisted on focusing on his career comeback and contradictory to his leaders/mentors, does not believe that his longstanding pattern of fornication and tacit spiritual abuse disqualify him from future public ministry.
Polemics Report would like to commend Tony Nolan for publicly stating the outcome of their 'restoration' process, given that it was publicly announced. We also would covet your prayers for Jennings, that he might find saving faith that leads to repentance.
*We persist in using the term victims to refer to the young women even though all of them have admitted openly the sinfulness of their own actions, because using one's spiritual authority to entrap women in lust and then convince them that their actions are acceptable is not a harmless affair, but is abuse. Likewise, some of the women were first tempted to drunkenness that lowered their inhibitions, and all were the victims of lies and deceit in the "wooing" process.
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Stephanie Bairstow (born 10 October 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player.

Professional career

WNBL
Bairstow made her professional debut with the Australian Institute of Sport during the 2011–12 season.  After her college career, Bairstow returned to the league with the new side in her home state, the South East Queensland Stars. Bairstow was signed by the Canberra Capitals for the 2016–17 season.

She has had Off season Stints With the Brisbane Spartans in the 2016 SEABL season and with the South West Metro Pirates in the 2017 & 2018 QBL season.

College
From 2012 to 2014, Bairstow played college basketball for the Utah State Aggies located in Logan, Utah. Bairstow left the team after seven games in her junior season.

Utah State statistics

Source

Personal life
Bairstow has two brothers who also play professional basketball: former NBA player Cameron Bairstow and current NBL player Jarred Bairstow.

References

External links
 Stephanie Bairstow: WNBL
 Utah State Aggies bio

1994 births
Living people
Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Australian Institute of Sport basketball (WNBL) players
Australian women's basketball players
Sportswomen from Queensland
Basketball players from Brisbane
South East Queensland Stars players
Utah State Aggies women's basketball players
Forwards (basketball)
Guards (basketball)

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Legal Challenges – INVOKE DEMOCRACY NOW!
INVOKE DEMOCRACY NOW!
On the 23rd June 2016, the British people voted to leave the European Union. They voted for real democratic change. Whether you voted to leave or remain, the future of our democracy is now in your hands.
SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN
CHALLENGES TO UPHOLDING THE VOTE
Category: Legal Challenges
Several active cases have aimed to undermining the significance of Britain's democratic decision.
LEGAL CHALLENGES TO THE VOTE
The People v the High Court
December 16 December 18
Why, if you think of yourself as a believer in freedom and democracy, should you defend the result of the June 23 referendum, not High Court judges? Because if the courts are now to instruct MPs regarding the way in which they must conduct their business, it drives a new kind of wedge between you and your MP – you can elect your representative, you can tell them how you would like to vote on issues that affect you, but if any Tom, Dick or Harry with deep enough pockets thinks differently, they can buy the legal power to frustrate your wishes in the highest courts in the UK, and make it stick.
If the Supreme Court, following its hearing of the Government's December 5 appeal, decides on January 16 to back the High Court's November 2016 decision, it puts the UK in exactly this anti-democratic position.
Parliament is the servant of the people: we instruct our political representatives. Parliament can only be sovereign if it delivers the will of the British people. This principle has been blurred by November 3's High Court challenge to the UK's exit from the European Union. The litigants, Gina Miller et al, want the Government's pre-existing "royal" prerogative to invoke Article 50 without parliamentary debate to be vitiated and replaced by an Act of Parliament.
Although the royal prerogative is usually used to avoid democratic controls, in this instance, the Government was planning to use it to invoke Article 50 under direct instruction by the electorate. This action is in line with the Act of Parliament (the 2015 Referendum Act) which set in motion the referendum process.
Why are the litigants and judges being anti-democratic?
Gina Miller, after the High Court verdict on November 3, claimed that "We were dealing with the sovereignty of parliament….. It was about what was right. Now we can move forward with legal certainty."
Former Attorney-General Dominic Grieve is also a fan of the legal process interfering with the political. In a BBC interview on December 8, he maintained that parliament has a duty to manage a Leave process "… that might do appalling damage to the economic life of the citizens of the UK … In the UK, in order to change law, you need to pass a new law."
Other Remain-voting Tories, Labour MPs and Liberal Democrats are, with varying degrees of deceit or openness, attempting to deny the UK's democratically expressed will.
The legal challenge is a sham, full of phoney protestations that the law of the land is being corrupted. It is an attempt to hold up a process that is very straightforward: triggering Article 50 gives Parliament two years to make the necessary arrangements for a complete separation from the EU.
What really keeps Gina and chums awake in the wee small hours is not any threat to democracy, but its use by ordinary people. Why do they think that the wishes of the UK voters should be disregarded? That the considerations of judges, investment managers, civil servants and opposition and government politicians should be marshalled to outweigh than those of the millions who want to see Britain out of the EU?
The deep-pocketed litigants who have called on UK's highest courts to rule on the Brexit process maintain they have no problem with the referendum decision. But their rush to the courts suggests that they hold the voters in fear and contempt, and these efforts to block and frustrate the people's will are an expression of it. They think the voters didn't understand what they were voting for, despite the strident and dire warnings of the Leave campaign in the lead up to the referendum. They are furious that the voters didn't trust them and refused to believe them.
We should be in no doubt that if the Supreme Court rules in January, following the December 6 hearing, that parliament must vote on the Brexit process, the Prime Minister's promise to begin negotiations to trigger Article 50 by the end of March will be under serious threat. And along with it, the democratic mandate of the British public.
Stalling the democratic mandate
Calling in the judges was only the first stalling action instigated by some Remainers. Many MPs have demanded that the government should lay out its plans for negotiating Brexit before implementing Article 50. Ardent Tory Remainer Anna Soubry said during a BBC Radio 4 interview on Monday December 5, Brexit "….will happen, pursuant to the will of the people … We are going to respect the outcome of the referendum." But, she continued, the issue of Remain or Leave "… is just a simple question – there were many more complex questions that were not put to the voters at the time of the referendum…"
This insistence on the inability of the "simple" voter to understand the complexities of Brexit was borne out in the Parliamentary vote on December 7, in which MPs backed a Labour motion, by 448 votes to 75, a margin of 373, which said the government should publish its plan for Brexit, and that it was "Parliament's responsibility to properly scrutinize the government" while it worked on this.
In response, the government conceded that it would publish its plans, but added an amendment requesting parliament to respect the wishes of the UK as expressed in the referendum on June 23rd, and to endorse the government's wish to invoke Article 50 by March 31st 2017. This was passed by 461 votes to 89, a majority of 372.
While the Government seems determined to respect the electorate and plough on with Brexit, Remainers seem equally determined to throw up objections. Labour's Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer, for example, has equated an untrammelled passage through parliament for the government's plans to "a vote in a vacuum." If the Supreme Court decides on January 16 that Parliament must vote on the details of Brexit, many Remainers will continue to do what they can to obstruct the process of leaving the EU.
The anti-democratic sentiments of these Remainers are revealed by the assertion that the referendum was only "advisory". In direct contradiction of Parliament's promise to act on the result of the Referendum Dominic Grieve, "We do not rule, in the UK, by referendum." When asked if, in that case, the referendum had just been a very grand way of obtaining the public opinion of the country, he replied, "That's a very good way of putting it."
We will be keeping a close watch on developments over the next few months!
Is the court case brought by Gina Miller anti-democratic?
November 21 November 21
Gina Miller and most others who brought the case against the government's use of the Royal Prerogative in the Royal Courts of Justice voted Remain. As a result some people have concluded that this is an attempt to overturn the democratic vote through legal measures. They argue that the referendum result gave the government an instruction, by popular vote, to withdraw the UK from the EU By invoking the Royal Prerogative to trigger Article 50, the Government was respecting the wishes of the electorate. In contrast, the court case and Judges' ruling set out to subvert and obstruct this process.
Those who brought the case argue that requiring parliament to vote is protecting the democratic process. They recognize the referendum vote but argue that it should be carried out properly by the government. Gina Miller says the case is about "process not politics", to clarify whether the government's use of the Royal Prerogative to leave the EU is constitutional or not. As a former law student and daughter of an Attorney General in Guyana, she argues that any democratic process or mandate must protect parliamentary sovereignty and the judiciary exists to rule on whether government actions are legal.
Not all the claimants of the court case voted Remain. One of the claimants is a Brexit voter who agrees with the argument against executive power being used to trigger powers which unmake a treaty. Although, it is normal for executive power to be used to do this, the claimants argue that this is a unique case: unmaking the treaty with the EU involves taking away rights expressed in law and only Parliament can change laws involving citizens' rights.
Nevertheless, those who brought the case, and the judges who decided in its favour, ignore the fact that, in the referendum, the people gave Parliament and Government a mandate to leave the EU. In agreeing the Act of Parliament MPs accepted that the Referendum would decide the future of Britain's membership of the EU and an official Government leaflet explicitly promised: 'This is your decision, The Government will implement what you decide.'
If the Judges' decision that Parliament is entitled to veto the leave process, should the majority of MPs believe that it is not being carried out properly, is upheld in January, Parliament can effectively overturn the vote by 17.4 million people, 52% of the voters. This is the anti-democratic implication of the court case and the Judges' decision on it.
Of course we should be able to trust our MPs to respect the mandate they were given by the voters, but the fact that the majority of MPs are themselves opposed to Brexit is a source of concern. The Government is planning to initiate a process in January that will allow Article 50 to be triggered by the end of March. If MPs – or the House of Lords – obstruct this process we must hold them to account for ignoring the democratic will. MPs should at the very least respect the wishes of their constituencies and vote in favour of triggering Article 50 immediately.
Still think Parliament hasn't been involved in Brexit?
In the wake of the High Court ruling (BBC, 3rd November) that the government does not have the power to trigger Article 50 – to start formal exit negotiations with the EU – without the approval of Parliament, here are the ways Parliament has already been involved in the processes of a Brexit fitting the wishes of the people.
Here is some political context for the legal challenge:
Parliament gave their sovereign mandate on whether to leave the EU to the people by approving the 2015 Referendum Act – in effect judges are ignoring the democratic will of millions of people who voted because MPs gave them the final say on whether we leave the EU.
When judges focused on the 1972 law (that binds us to the EU), their conclusions imply it trumps the 2015 parliamentary act where MPs gave the people the deciding voice, regardless of legal issues binding us to the EU.
Theresa May is not restricting peoples rights by using the Royal Prerogative (as implied by our High Court Judges focused on the 13th century agreement where merchants demanded the monarch did not restrict their rights using the Royal Prerogative). She is simply using this executive power to honour the people's vote – a rare use indeed of the RP, but nevertheless that's what she's doing: The People's Prerogative!
For all her faults, it is also unfair to say that Theresa May has ignored Parliament since coming to office because:
It is widely acknowledged that MPs are to be given a vote to undo the 1972 Act that binds us to the EU.
There have already been debates in parliament over what kinds of negotiations/policies the government should be pushing for with the EU
She could do better of course in raising debates (her team keep saying they're not going to give a "running commentary" on negotiations) but that's all part of politics and how it works in parliament – contestation over policies, leadership, debates, laws, motions, votes etc….
[Overturning] The People's Challenge
In August, it was reported that Theresa May's timetable for negotiating Britain's withdrawal from the European Union could be derailed by a High Court challenge represented by law firm, Bindmans. The so-called, "People's Challenge" claim that the rights they enjoy as British citizens inside the EU cannot be taken away unless the Acts of Parliament giving effect to EU law are repealed by Parliament. They include Grahame and Rob Pigney, who live in France; Christopher Formaggia, who lives in Wales, Paul Cartwright, who is from Gibraltar; Tahmid Chowdhury, who lives in London and Fergal McFerran from Belfast. [Source: Independent]
We must not waste this rare and valuable opportunity to breathe new life into politics. This is a critical time to come together and discuss the future we want for ourselves, our country and our relationship with the wider world.
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ATTENBOROUGH NATURE RESERVE, MIKE SPENCER. Friday 11 November 2016
Posted on April 4, 2017 by Beeston Civic Society
Friday 11 November 2016, Pearson Centre, Beeston
Twenty-two people attended an engaging impromptu talk about Attenborough Nature Reserve by Mike Spencer, Trustee of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, on the evening of Friday 11 November.
Dating from 1966, the Reserve is one of the most important sites for nature conservation in the East Midlands. Centered on Attenborough, it extends over 360 acres from near Beeston lock in the east to the Derbyshire county boundary in the west, and all within a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Prior to gravel extraction the land was rough grazing and willow.
Sand and gravel have been quarried for nearly 90 years, starting at the Beeston end, leaving ponds and islands that are home now to many species of wildlife. Cemex, the present owners, are in the process of winding up their operation and transferring ownership to the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust who manage and operate the site. Gravel was last extracted in the late summer this year.
Already the familiar barges have slipped quietly away and the bridges connecting the manmade ponds will follow soon. As extraction moved west, bridges allowed barges to access the Attenborough screening plant directly from the new ponds without going down the Trent, but in doing so pollutants from the Erewash were able to spread the length of the Reserve. Over the next two years, as part of the transfer of ownership, bridges will be replaced by solid paths to create contaminant free lagoons. The screening plant is being dismantled now, reducing road traffic.
Active management is at the heart of protecting wildlife. The first hide was set up in the mid 1960s. A Tern platform followed in 1977, encouraging Common Tern to nest in profusion. From the outset there has been steady progress in attracting different wildlife species, predominantly birds; some from great distances. Otters have been present since 1999. More domesticated animals, including a rescue pony and sheep, are grazed as part of the management strategy to protect flora reverting to willow scrub. Access is restricted to parts of the Reserve to protect both flora and fauna.
Attenborough Nature Centre on Barton Lane provides education and visitor facilities. This eco-friendly building was opened in 2005 by David Attenborough. Awarded the Gold Award for sustainable tourism in 2007, it is listed in the top ten eco destinations in the world by BBC Wildlife Magazine. Other structures followed. In 2009 the tower hide was built, supplemented in 2012 by a 'bat-box' hide, and most recently by a Sand Martin hide. Much work is carried out by volunteers.
New species of every kind continue to be attracted, such as Mediterranean black-headed gulls, spotted in 2016. At a recent count there are 470 species of flower; 350 of fungi; 25 of butterfly; 500 of moths; 150 of bugs; 10 of bats; 250 of birds and 90 species of spider. There are even 120 species of weevil. Wildlife sightings are well documented both on site and on the Attenborough Nature Reserve webpage. There have been 2.5m visitors over the past ten years, with 30k children visiting annually and a 10m social media following, making the Attenborough Reserve one of the most popular visitor destinations in the East Midlands.
This was a most entertaining and informative evening raising many questions. We can look forward to Mike returning soon to talk specifically about the archaeology of the site. Hurry back!
Peter Robinson 30 November 2016
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