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Employers' Spokesperson's Remarks during the Opening Sitting of the 108th Session of the International Labour Conference 2019
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Excellencies, Your Excellency Ambassador Mr Jean-Jacques ELMIGER, Chair, Colleagues from the GB,Delegates, Observers, Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen:(caution to interpreters) Good Morning, Bonjour, Buenos Dias, Molweni, Sanibonani, Dumelang, Asubuhi Nzuri…It just occurred to me that there is not a single African language that is one of our languages in 100 years and we may need to look into this…Happy Birthday to all of us, may we have a festive time and get time to dance!!
Allow me to begin by congratulating the President and Vice-Presidents of the 108th Session of the International Labour Conference on your election. You are presiding over a historic session of this Conference. As you all know, I have an enormous respect for each of you, and the work we have done together over the years. Let us continue to make history during the next two weeks.
It is an exceptional honour and a pleasure to speak on behalf of the Employers' Group this morning for this truly landmark event: the opening ceremony of the 108th session of the International Labour Conference taking place in the year of the ILO Centenary Anniversary. For me as a rural South African boy, it is a dual celebration given the Mandela Centenary celebration at home that dove-tails with this one and think there is more in the Stars than meets the eye. I do not believe in coincidences, but in universal connections.
Distinguished colleagues, when we launched the Centenary celebrations at the ILO building on the 22nd of January this year, I mentioned that for 100 years we have been living a wild dream. In 1941, the US President Franklin Roosevelt described ILO tripartite governance as a wild dream. Well, this dream has quite literally transformed the lives of billions of people for the better and changed the course of history.
This wild dream has sometimes seemed out of reach, but it is always leading us to a better place.
Our wild dream began in the shadows of the First World War. Then, the Commission on International Labour Legislation of the Paris Peace Conference proposed the establishment of a "permanent organization" and series of urgent measures to improve labour conditions in the world. These provisions became the Constitution of the International Labour Organization and were adopted by the Peace Conference on 11 April 1919. In October 1919 in Washington, DC, the First Session of the International Labour Conference took place.
A few milestones along the way included a Nobel Peace Prize in 1969. At the time the Chairman of the Nobel Committee said this about the ILO: "There are few organizations that have succeeded to the extent the ILO has, in translating into action the fundamental moral idea on which it is based."
Our extraordinary capacity for dialogue has served us well as wars erupted, and as walls were (and are) erected to divide us. Our strength, my friends, is our ability to speak together, respect one another and find common ground. We should jealously protect and nurture this powerful force with all our collective strength for future generations.
We have much to be proud of as we look back on our 100-year history. We have risen to great challenges, overcome many obstacles and seized opportunities. The path has not always been clear, and conflict has, and will always, inevitably arise. But we persevere and, as M. Scott Peck wrote in The Road Less Traveled: "Once you admit that life is difficult, the fact is no longer of great consequence. Once you accept responsibility, you can make better choices."
Employers fundamentally believe in a fair playing field for the world of work. No one should be left behind, and we must go beyond rhetoric and make things happen.
And, importantly for us, labour is not a commodity; it is humanity.
We share the ILO's belief that a skilled workforce is the backbone of success, not only of business but of society as a whole. We are committed to promoting social dialogue to guarantee sustainable economic growth, concomitant stability and ensure lasting peace. We firmly hold that freedom of association is a prerequisite for social peace, for workers and employers alike.
My presence here today symbolizes the active engagement of the Employers with the ILO since its establishment in 1919. On this Centenary and on behalf of the Employers' Group and the International Organisation of Employers, now representing over 50 Million companies through our members globally, celebrating its Centenary in 2020, I unequivocally reaffirm our profound and long-standing commitment and gratitude to the ILO and to the objective to ensure social justice based on access to equal opportunities, productive employment and decent work for all.
We, the Employers, recognise the ILO's significant contribution to the continued existence of employer organisations worldwide. Without these efforts, I doubt that I, indeed most of us, would be here today.
More significantly, the ILO's work to protect employers' organisations has not only saved institutions but also lives.
We believe that balanced ILO Conventions, Recommendations, and supervisory systems matter for business. We value the ILO's policy guidance to shape national and international debates in a balanced manner that benefits both workers and employers. And we whole-heartedly want to continue to be a strong voice in those debates, bringing the voice of employers to the ILO table.
All though is not well in our tripartite house. There is an unacceptable mischievousness reference to us as being "the brakes" on ILO's work because we dare to differ and because we insist on being consulted and for urging all to ensure that the three legged pot I always use symbolically does not have unequal legs, as it shall spill the all important food in the pot. While this is meant to be a negative coonotation, we actually think it is a very positive one, where would safety be, without brakes? Brakesd are an essential element in this fast-paced world we live in.There are numerous times when our voice is not heard. There are way too many times when we have fights we should not be having, negative energy we can do without.The same applies when the Office finds consulting all three Constituents too burdensome. The sidelining of Constituents' views harms the entire organisation. They undermine the ILO's founding principles, mandate and work. They call into question the added value of the organisation. We are sabotaging social dialogue and tripartism from within and then we accuse the outside world of doing so. Decisions relating to the setting up, structuring and even inviting speakers by the office at the highest level without consulting us, is completely unacceptable, then we have to clean up chaos we had nothing to do with caused by the office?! A few days ago, a discussion had to be cancelled because a Member State was not consulted?!Matters such as the Global Deal, that has been parachuted from outside and imposed on us, then lobbying happening for the Global Deal using ILO resources is another example of what is increasingly becoming unacceptable. Some Member States and regional groups are increasingly being more equal than others, based on better resources or the ability to pay or fund programmes and then we say we shall leave no one behind, this is unhelpful. We cannot speak from both sides of the mouth. Let us have respect for social dialogue and let us mean it with consistent action. Failing this, this Centenary celebration shall be the last one the ILO shall have. As a South African who was oppressed and spent half of my life with no rights and unequal treatment in the old South Africa, I struggle with unfairness and unequal treatment. The ILO has historically had a phenomenal impact in the democratization of my country and freedom of association.
The strength of the ILO is its unique tripartite governance structure. You have other institutions that separately serve business interests while others represent workers, but nowhere else do the silos between the principal actors in the world of work break down and work together towards a better future.
Today I call on each one of us to take concrete steps to reinforce and renew our commitment to the ILO's Tripartite Governance. We need to ensure that this governance is more balanced and transparent. It means that the Office must work towards ensuring that the interests of the three Constituents are addressed and promoted on an equal footing. This is where rhetoric must meet action. This is the House of Employers and business as much as it is the House of Workers and Governments. It is our House!It also means that as we, the Constituents, celebrate our successes we also must call out failures whenever they arise. It is also not lost to us that the 3rd of July represents a critical day for us, in terms of our Staff and whatever happens, we need to appreciate and look after our staff, our people and be exemplary to the world on how people must be respected and listened as well within the organization. The Employers love what this organization represents, let us all make it keep its shine!!
The agenda of this Centenary ILC is extremely ambitious. I would like to share the Employers' views on the major topics. On the DG's report which is the Global Commission for the Future of Work report, the Employers' Group has made our position clear, what we like and what we find unacceptable. A process that is inclusive, transparent or balanced needs to accommodate and integrate a variety of recommendations that are based on different sources to ensure impact, not just talk and a show of "empty togetherness" that does not change the lives of our people.
The Committee of the Whole is responsible for drafting the Centenary outcome documents. I would like to have a very strong caution that we heed our call for the right manner in proceeding with working methods that are traditional for a discussion of this nature - trying out strange and untested working methods at our Centenary Celebration is very, very risky.Under the umbrella of social justice, the outcome document must include both a promise of decent work for all, along with a commitment to creating an environment where access to equal opportunities, full and productive employment, and economic growth is fostered. This is strategically essential for the future of the ILO. In addition, the outcome document must focus the ILO's work more on anticipating skills, effectively tackling informality and promoting productivity growth to guarantee that the Organisation is credible with effective leadership.
We unanimously believe that violence and harassment is unacceptable wherever it occurs, including in the workplace – this view was consistently conveyed by Employers during the 2018 discussion. To realistically address violence and harassment, we have expressed our firm commitment to work towards an instrument that can be widely implemented in national law and practice in as many Member States as possible. Despite this clear stance, the whole process leading up to the second discussion has not delivered a satisfactory draft text that is practicable and flexible and that would ultimately provide effective protection to all victims of workplace violence and harassment, including the Employers. This second discussion should provide a renewed opportunity to have our concerns heard and to work towards an effective instrument. The topic is right. The timing is right. The ILO needs to show the outside world that it is capable of adopting standards that are effective and pertinent. The ILO must lead change and positive impact. The ILO must demonstrate that the tripartism brand works and is the solution to our global challenges.
Let me also celebrate that after a period of difficulties, we have been successful in making the Committee on Application of Standards a body which works quite well and provides the highest tripartite guidance to implement ILO Standards. This year, apart from the traditional list of cases it will discuss a general survey on Recommendation 2020 on Social Protection Floors, a highly pertinent topic for the Future of Work. Its recommendations and conclusions carry strong weight, even if divergent sometimes from those of other bodies, like the Committee of Experts. And even if we do not always manage to get the tripartite consensus in all points. But we have learnt that agreeing to disagree is an intrinsic part of tripartism
In the words of my compatriot, one of the founders of our South African democracy and global icon, Nelson Mandela, speaking at the Conference in 2007: "We rely on the ILO to continue its struggle to make decent work [and I add: productive employment] a global reality."
We have an extraordinary opportunity now to reaffirm the values and principles of the ILO and set the institution on a just and inclusive path into the next century by having the courage to speak up and tweak some parts to make it better and more effective. One of the ambassadors whose name I shall not mention, said to me recently, "The old lady(the ILO) has gathered a lot of dust over the years and it is time to dust it off to prepare it for its next 100 years."
I look forward to our discussions over the next two weeks as it will be us, the ILO's constituents, Governments, Employers and Workers who will set the Organisation on its path for the next 100 years. As we work over the next two weeks, we will disagree and negotiate well into the night. But once we reach a common understanding and a shared goal, we will make history.
I look forward to this landmark session of the International Labour Conference.
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Hong Kong 1997 sovereignty issue : who raised it? And could the outcome have been different?
Yiu Chung WONG
Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed)
Every body believes that the date supposedly to end British colonialism in Hong Kong was 29 March 1979. It was in the meeting between Deng Xiaoping then Chin's supreme leader, and Murray MacLehose, Governor of Hong Kong, that Deng Xiaoping decided to take back Hong Kong and resume sovereignty of China. However, as tbe research reveals	this was not what happened in the meeting. The paper attempts to unveil the real substance of the meeting by using the British declassified documents and memoirs of the Chinese senior officials who were in charge of Sino-British negotiation In fact, Hong Kong's fate was determined by one particular meeting after the meeting. It is argued, nonetheless, that without the incident. the date of handover might not be in 1997 but the fate of Hong Kong's return ultimately to China was irrevocable. This paper also offers an explanation on the cultural-historical forces that shaped the attitudes of both governments in resolving the sovereignty issue.
Journal of Asian Politics and History
MacLehose
unequal treaties
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Im so excited. Just got the word im getting my new blood. Thank you John(eldiablo) it has been a wonderful experience doing buisness with you so far. Cant wait to get him. I will have to find someone to post pic's of him once he arrives. Beautiful VPI stain striped stp. Cant wait.
Hope you enjoy him Robin! Thanks for your purchase,John.


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Well, looks like some people misinterpret of what i meant by p2p. p2p is pay to play, it means people need to pay to play the game. To be frank, some of reason you guys mentioned are actually because the game is f2p. And about game engine, it's impossible for ncsoft to make their own game engine. From my experience of playing many MMOs, blade and soul is the MMO with least turn offs compared to any other MMOs. Well, i can't say what are the name of MMOs but there are some MMOs with a bit better graphic and optimization but comes with a really bad downside, which are overwhelming lags and boring combat system. Some of those MMOs server also not really far from where i play and still lags pretty hard. I know it's hard to believe but that's the fact. lags are in every MMO, have to live with it. In fact, BnS NA/EU lags less than many other MMOs, you should know that. Blade and Soul have great gameplay and decent server but comes with bad optimization. Some MMOs have great optimization but have bad gameplay and bad server. Pick your poison. Blade and Soul has the least turn offs of any other MMOs i have ever played. Hence, why it deserves recognition. It is doing good.
idk, I just want this game to get the recognition it deserves. Because for some reason this great game isn't really popular. Is it because it's f2p? why don't we try to change it to p2p and see what is going to happen? For the record, it was a p2p game in Korea and it is the most popular MMO in Korea until now. Well, I'm not Korean so I don't know what is really happening there but, p2p might be the real reason it was and until now the most popular MMO there. I know they changed it to f2p, but now with their new weapon system it's still regarded as p2p unless you want to grind those blue stones for limited amount everyday. or is it because of something else?
What does the new skill system have given and taken for your class?


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Easy filter ring dent removal TTP with photos.
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:42 pm Post subject: Easy filter ring dent removal TTP with photos.
The Fed 3 I bought recently had had a fall and there were a couple of dents in the filter ring of the lens. I decided to take photos of my own tried and tested methods to remove it.
About 10cm of 5-8mm dowel. I prefer bamboo to wood because it's harder and doesn't split or fray.
Secure the lens to a work table with a lump of the putty. I made sure mine was under the filter ring too. make sure the dent is in the lower position.
Put the dowel over the centre of the dent and tap gently with the hammer. The Blu-Tak will stop the lens moving and provide a cushion.
You will need to keep 'plumping up' the blu-tak between tapping. Do it gently, and gradually the filter ring will assume it's normal shape within a few minutes.
The previous owner had used the time honoured method of pliers on the second dent so there is a small split in the filter ring and a little paint loss. However it is straightened out now and a hood or filter will fit nicely. The dent was directly above the left f11 mark on the DOF scale.
I've been making radiused formers, I shall try blue tac in future.
finally tried this trick today with a lens I picked up for cheap at goodwill with two nasty dings (it looks like someone took pliers to it in order to fix it), and it worked! some blu tak, a hammer, a disposable chopstick (they're bamboo), and some patience, and i can now put a filter on it (not 100% smooth, but doable)!
Yaaay! TTP. Your chopstick idea was good too, I used a peg from a mug tree. I did actually try a pencil but the wood just squashed, dowel did the same. The bamboo doesn't even mark. Remarkable stuff. I have a table made from it, a pair of underpants made from it and I eat it at least twice a week (with it).
I have another lens to do. A 28-200 tested elsewhere on this forum. It is (or rather was) Olympus OM mount but I must have pressed the release catch and when I focused it just fell off the adapter. Nice big dent! I had a similar problem again recently. The release catch is forward of the body on a NEX adapter so its easy to do. But not now, I converted it to M42!!!
and you eat your underpants ?
Thanks a lot for the above tip. I'll try it on a severe dent I have on a 135mm.
Bamboo is a food, not just reserved for pandas.
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 10:35 pm Post subject: Re: Easy filter ring dent removal TTP with photos.
Nicely done! The metalworkers use this technique to shape thin sheet (but with metal tools) called repousse or chasing.
I did some of this type of work many years ago and we had a kind of soft linoleum matting which absorbed the hammer blows. I guess this was in the back of my mind when I thought of this idea.
The Blue-tak works just fine.
Sounds like it may do the job. Please let us know.
Blu-tak absorbs the impact and holds the lens in place as you do it. It has a two-fold purpose. It only costs a pound or so.
over when they renewed our overhead supply cable.
thinking it might offer better resistance to the hammering and I won't need to reshape it so often.
I'll try it later and let you know.
Please ckeck your private messages.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:18 am Post subject: Re: Easy filter ring dent removal TTP with photos.
This can be bought regardless where in the USA you live, but it is of course especially appropriate for folks living in Oregon.
I'm sure that's the same stuff.
I've seen lenses that have been 'repaired' with the pliers and other contraptions that are available, and mostly they are wrecked. I would use the method of a radiused stick and either Blu Tack or a former every time. It might seem unlikely, but there is more control over the repair operation by this method.
Lloydy,dumb question but what is a "radiused former"?
To make the former I mark around the good part of the filter ring I want to repair on to some 10mm thick plastic sheet, but wood will do the same job. Then I carefully cut the crescent out and file / sand it smooth and to shape. Then with a shaped punch I carefully tap the dent out of the ring as it lays in the former.
It's a crude drawing, but I'm sure you get the idea.
but still not right - I can only screw the engraved ring back in a few turns. Needs a bit more hammering yet.
Thanks David I thought as much but wasn't prepared to back myself.
I've used this "stick and blu-tak" method on three lenses now. The first, a Pentax-M 28mm., (bought for £1 with camera attached!), took a few taps 'till I got the feel for it, then a half-decent whack sorted it! The second, a Helios 44-2, is made of much sterner stuff. I think I've made a difference, but it's still too buckled to fit a filter and I'm worried about the aperture pre-set mechanism getting damaged in the process. This'll wait 'till I get braver (or make one of the expanding devices, or strip the lens). The third lens is my very recently acquired Lydith f/3.5 30mm. Again I was concerned about the aperture pre-set mechanism, but the front of the lens unscrewed easily, leaving just the damaged part to work on, then a few taps, now filters and lens hood fits fine.
... a Helios 44-2, is made of much sterner stuff. I think I've made a difference, but it's still too buckled to fit a filter and I'm worried about the aperture pre-set mechanism getting damaged in the process.
Further to this previous posting, careful examination of the filter thread on my Helios-44 revealed that the thread was deformed both laterally and longitudinally, so all the hammering in the world was never going to allow me to fit a filter.
However, a bit of lateral thinking (pun intended) came up with the following solution.
Most screw-in filters have both a male thread to fit into the lens and a female thread to receive further accessories, lens-hood etc.
This newly-created female thread can be used much as the original would have been, the fact that it is a millimetre or two further forward is of no consequence on any modern cropped-sensor camera and probably of little concern on film or a full-frame digital camera.


September emails answered. Learn what to think about after your first sale to an oil and gas company, what an Iron Roughneck is, how to respond when a prospect rejects your request to have a 20 minute call, the top marketing mistake made when trying to sell into the big oil and gas companies, and why my home state of Texas is benefiting while other states are not.
Okay. I know, I know, I know. I've been hearing it for a couple of weeks now. We are very late in doing our monthly e-mail show. In fact, we're so late that we're doing the September e-mails in November. My apologies, we've just been so busy, but let's get right to it, shall we?
All right. First one. We have just sold to our first energy client and it was a very large deal for us. What shall we be thinking about as we grab more business like this?
All right. First thing is, it's not energy, it's oil and gas. Second thing, there are some things you need to be thinking about because of the size of this industry and the composition you're dealing with that you probably wouldn't have to deal with in smaller verticals with companies that aren't – don't have the scope of these guys.
So, one of the things is in future deals, should you even pursue the deal, you know, you can spend a lot of time and resources to do a deal that's lower no margin and it also could be that you're responding to request for quotes or request for proposals and you don't have any chance of getting the business, so just deciding whether you should even go after those future deals is something you need to think about.
Next thing is you need to understand where you're positioned within the organization. Most of the large oil and gas companies have multiple business units and usually you're selling to that business unit not to the company and you need to understand that. You also need to understand where you fit in politically, you know, it's – are the people you talk to the people that are decision makers or actually a budget approval authority or the influencers and what's going on in an organization. You need to know all of that before you decide that you're going to pursue these opportunities. But, if you pursue them and you're doing your homework, the rewards can be large. So good luck to you.
Number two. What is an iron roughneck?
An iron roughneck is automated piece of equipment that attaches drill stem together, basically screws them together. It used to be a very manual process, literally using chains and wrenches and years ago a lot of people got hurt. Now, it's automated, but the thing that's kind of cute about it is newbies in the oil and gas industry on a rig are still called a roughneck because of that long term association.
All right. Number three. How do I respond when a prospect rejects my request to have a 20-minute call or meeting? I just need 20 minutes to show them how I can help save them time and money.
All right. You're approaching this all wrong. If you're approaching this by saying, look, can I have 20 minutes of your time, I can save you money and time blah, blah, blah. You've already shot yourself in the foot. What you need to do is do your research and instead of your call sounding like that, what it should sound like and this is based upon your research is, hey, Mr. Client. I understand you're having a problem with say safety issues or Mr. Client I understand that you're having a problem with operational efficiency or I understand you're having a problem with your choke valves. Whatever it is, you start the conversation off with the problem they actually have and they're going to listen to you and then, the rest is up to you, but that's what you need to change in this.
Number four. What marketing mistakes do you see a lot of companies do when they're trying to sell into the big oil and gas companies?
Probably number one is they're talking to the wrong audience. This industry is so huge and there are so many different segments in it that even though you get a roomful of people that are in oil and gas, they may have nothing to do with what your product or service does. You know so that's probably the biggest marketing mistake is figuring out who the segment of your market is and making sure you're talking to the right people.
Number five. Your home state of Texas is in the news a lot about all the oil it's producing, can you explain that in layman's terms?
The easiest way to explain it is by the end of this year Texas will surpass Venezuela, Kuwait, and Iraq in oil production. Think about that. Once they, in the US has surpassed all those big oil producers in the Middle East and we've created about a million jobs from that. So, you know, I'm proud of Texas and I'm proud for what we've accomplished and the rest of the country could accomplish parts of this as well if they just get their hats on straight politically and environmentally and understand that the fracking process inherently isn't a bad thing.
We've got done it well here in Texas and we're benefitting from it, some other states have benefited from it. It would be great if the rest of the country would benefit from this. The bottom line is if your state chooses not to enjoy this boom cause by fracking, it doesn't matter because your state is going to miss out on the money.
So, I hope this helps and we will see you all next time. Thank you.


Born at Ty'nsarn, Llawr-y-glyn, Montgomeryshire, 4 September 1848, the son of Elizabeth Ashton. When he was about 9 years old he began to receive instruction from one John Jones who kept school for three months at a time in the local Wesleyan and Calvinistic Methodist chapels. At the age of 12 Ashton went to work in the lead mines of Dylife, an occupation which he soon found uncongenial. Leaving home soon afterwards he found employment for some time at Chester, where the Grosvenor Park was then being laid out. Later he became a railway porter, serving in that capacity at Crudgington, Llandderfel, and Bala. In 1869 he joined the Merioneth constabulary, being stationed at Trawsfynydd, then at Corris, at Barmouth in 1878 with the rank of sergeant, and, finally at Dinas Mawddwy, where he had to revert to the rank of constable. He retired from the police force in 1895 on pension, supplemented by grants from the Royal Bounty Fund and the Civil List. He died by his own hand at Dinas Mawddwy, 13 October 1899.
Ashton had attended evening classes at Machynlleth and passed some of the South Kensington Science and Art examinations. He was a notable example of the kind of Welshman who himself profited intellectually and at the same time benefited his countrymen, because the National Eisteddfod Association provided him with subjects and an incentive for research. His chief eisteddfodic successes were: Caernarvon (1886), an essay on 'Cyfreithiau Hywel Dda'; London (1887), an essay on the history of the Act of Union between England and Wales, 1536; Wrexham (1888), an essay on 'Gorsedd Beirdd Ynys Prydain'; Bangor (1890), an essay on 'Bywyd Gwledig yng Nghymru …'; Swansea (1891), Hanes Llenyddiaeth Gymreig o 1651 hyd 1850, this work being published by the National Eisteddfod Association in 1893; Rhyl (1892), 'Llyfryddiaeth Cymreig y Bedwaredd-Ganrif-ar-Bymtheg,' a portion of this work, covering the years 1801 to 1810, being published by the National Eisteddfod Association in 1908; Chicago (1893), an essay on 'Y Beirdd Cymreig o William Llyn hyd at Gwilym Hiraethog'; Caernarvon (1894), Gwaith Iolo Goch (published by the National Eisteddfod Association, 1896).
Ashton also published Traethawd or Ffeiriau Cymru (Llanelli, 1881), Bywyd ac Amserau'r Esgob Morgan (Treherbert, 1891), A Guide to Dinas Mawddwy (Aberystwyth, 1893), and a Welsh translation, entitled Y Ddirprwyaeth Dirol Gymreig. Crynhodeb o Dystiolaeth (Dolgellau, 1895), i.e. the evidence given by Edward Davies, Llandinam, before the Welsh Land Commission.
NLW MSS 2134, 3291, 3293, 4939, 5776, 5960, 6023, 7551, 7556, 9334-44, 14654, 14694.


OH MY GOD. SO ICONIC. SO BRAVE.
Nothing is sacred anymore, isn't it?
She's so special her neck comes in two colors!
I know it's about her IG but for some reason I went to her wikipedia page and there was this info and I am like... what? She had leukemia?


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Post your comments here for tonights game. My first comment is, why is this game on so late? Hopefully it's an exciting game, if not I'll be posting with you until I pass out.
To avoid spam I have the site set to approve the first post from all new posters, but once you're approved you can post as much as you want without waiting.
I too was wondering why is the game so late, but it's good for me since I live in AZ.
Could we call a do over on the start of this game?
Okay, now this game is fun. Can Landry watch game film of him being aggressive and try to do that more often.
Yes! JR shot from inside the arc! Landry looking ok, Davis is the new Bibby! Come on JJ!
Jesus they just went 17-2!
Yes JR inside the arc again!
Davis actually making us lose this game!!! Put Bibby in!
We are not that desperate to put Bibby back in.
At least Bibby does NOTHING. Davis has turned it over twice already, and shot bricks from beyond the 3 like he has a green light for everything, and worse…. he's actually hogging the ball and not dishing.
Chandler needs to start dunking some of those that he's kicking out!
As poorly as Davis has played (keep in mind he is gutting it out w/ a bad hamstring), he still looks like Chris Paul compared to Bibby and Douglas.
True. Damn, I'm not even allowed to be mad at Davis justifiably! Damn, I need someone to be mad at right now!
JR is actually doing better. What kind of sci-fi alternate universe are we in?
With the exception of JR Smith when he is hot, there isn't a single guard on the Knicks who can just knock down an open 3. Has Shumpert become the next best shooter among guards on this team? And Toney Douglas is quickly heading into Mike Bibby territory.
I love Chandler but would it kill him to develop a post game.
Why not just put Harrelson in the game without a point guard and see what happens?
We need to tell Davis to stop shooting and remind him he's allowed to pass the ball!
So far we got Melo with 14, and Landry with 7. Let's let Landry play more and give the green light to shoot. He's doing good!
Knicks need Novak to get hot in the second half.
Baron Davis made a three, now he has two more wishes.
Gotta say, I like the start to this quarter.
Yes! More chandler dunks please!
You think Woodson may have discussed being more aggressive at halftime.
Egads! We can't buy a basket!!! And Hamilton looks a cyborg!
LOL @ the announcer saying Davis was helping the knicks offensively, I think he was referring to the Bulls offense.
The Knicks are being out rebounded 38-20! Why hasn't Harrellson gotten any minutes?
I really do not understand why it would not help to have Harrelson out there.
The Knicks are getting embassed on the boards. The bench is shooting 4-17 as a whole. And all 4 shots were made by JR Smith. I can't see how it would hurt.
The Knicks look like Stonehenge on offense.
If Bill Walker is actually health why not put him out there.
I wasn't joking. Somebody stop Hamilton for goodness sakes!


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Immortal Regiment parade honours war heroes' memory
By Dana Omirgazy in Nation on 11 May 2018
ASTANA – The Immortal Regiment of Astana Peace March, the Victory Day procession commemorating the memory of Soviet soldiers, took place May 9, according to the city akimat (administration) press service.
Photo credit: sputniknews.kz
The annual event preserves the personal memories for descendants of Great Patriotic War participants, as well as promotes patriotism among the younger generation.
"More than 1,500 descendants of veterans organised the Path to Victory march for the first time in 2015 by holding portraits of their grandfathers and great-grandparents. The main objective of that project was to preserve the memory of war veterans in every family. The Immortal Regiment campaign was held for the first time in 2016. Then, the number of event participants in Astana exceeded 7,000. Last year, 20,000 people took part in the march. This year, the event gathered approximately 35,000 participants," according to the report.
Photo credit: Turar Kazangapov
The gathering began at 12:30 p.m. from Kazakh Yeli monument, with the route stretching to Otan Korgaushylar (Fatherland Defenders) monument along the Tauelsizdik Avenue.
The idea of the march originated in Tomsk in 2011. A year later, history faculty and student Aida Baimakova and former Astana and Akmola regional trade union chairperson Anna Shevchuk consulted the campaign organiser and in 2014 created the Immortal Regiment council in the capital. The procession has subsequently emerged into an international march uniting more than 80 countries.
Following the annual flower laying ceremony at Otan Korgaushylar, the celebration continued with a tent camp in Studencheskiy Park. Eleven army bivouacs were installed to treat veterans to festive dishes and famous Kazakh artists performed wartime songs in the park and city square.
At present, 2,067 Great Patriotic War veterans and participants live in Kazakhstan, according to the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population.
Approximately 1.4 million people from Kazakhstan were drafted into the Red Army to fight the Nazis in 1941-45, every fourth adult in the republic at that time. A total of 12 infantry and four cavalry divisions, four infantry brigades and about 50 stand-alone regiments were created in Kazakhstan. Approximately 600,000 soldiers from Kazakhstan died in the war.


Welcome back to the blog! I'm writing this the day before Valentine's day. In its commerciality, I'm usually not the biggest fan of the official day of LOVE, but this year I believe we need it more than ever. A day of love, respect and compassion. With everything that's going on in the world, politically, socially and environmentally, it's ever so important to stay true to your beliefs, your inner voice, connect to that power within and to treat one another with love and respect.
This week, I was listening to the latest episode on the On Being podcast and their discussion on love, compatibility, family, society and much more. One of the key messages in this episode is that love does not arise from compatibility with others, but that compatibility with others arise from deep love (and hard work).
MS KRISTA TIPPETT [Host]: I've been having this conversation with a lot of people this year. The truth is, more than ever before perhaps, in our world, we are in relationship. We are connected to everyone else. And that's a fact. Their well being will impact our well being, is of relevance to our well being and that of our children.
MR. DE BOTTON: That's right. And families are at this kind of test bed of love because we can't entirely quit them. And this is what makes families so fascinating because you're thrown together with a group of people who you would never pick if you could simply pick on the grounds of compatibility. Compatibility is an achievement of love. It shouldn't be the precondition of love as we nowadays, in a slightly spoiled way, imagine it must be.
MS. TIPPETT: Yes. Wonderful. I think this is deeply politically relevant. ... And I think it's also such an important thing to bear in mind that the import of our conduct, moment to moment, that that is having effects that we can't see.
It really is a beautiful message and good reminder. We learn to accept and love the people that are the closest to us (such as our close family and friends) despite their flaws and imperfections, and so we're also capable of seeing good in people and strangers. The road to this is spelled LOVE.
I'm using this as my inspiration for this week's practice, on and off the mat, seeing beauty in strangers and mindfully expanding my capacity for love. And not only for my family and friends, but for society as a whole.
On another note. Are you up for the task of love-bombing someone this week? Yes? Then I recommend making this granola. Share it with a friend, your partner, family member or why not with a sweet neighbor?
I've been making this granola for years and years, adapting a recipe from my mom and Swedish chef+author Anna Bergenström.
It keeps well in an airtight container and goes perfectly with yoghurt, Scandinavian-style sour milk (filmjölk or Skyr), almond milk or as a topping on your favorite smoothie.
Preheat your oven to 200°C/400°F. Mix together oats, coconut, sesame seeds, coconut palm sugar, pumpkin seeds and cinnamon in a big bowl. In a small bowl on the side, whisk together water and vegetable oil. Pour the oil-mixture over the dry ingredients and incorporate by stirring well. Finally, add two large spoons of apple sauce and fold everything together.
Line a baking pan with baking paper and spread out the oat mixture on the pan in an even layer. Add to a heated oven and bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven, and using a wooden spoon gently turn the granola. Bake for another 5-10 minutes, checking the granola so that it doesn't burn. The granola is done when it has a golden color and an amazing fragrance is spreading in your kitchen..
Once the granola has cooled down, add chopped dried fruit or berries and transfer to an air-tight jar or container.
Let's talk açaí, shall we? It's refreshing, energizing and delicious. It just keeps increasing in popularity around the world. Açaí is also jam-packed with good nutrition such as antioxidants, fiber, heart-healthy fatty acids (Omega 3, 6 and 9) and over 10 different vitamins and minerals. It grows in the Amazon on tall slender palms that can become more than 82 ft ( 25 m) in height. And who wouldn't be seduced by its intense purple color?
I first tried açaí while on holiday in Brazil. For the first few days in Rio de Janeiro, I remember going for breakfast in the morning ordering something ordinary such as a croissant and a juice. We soon noticed that the locals ordered what looked like a thick purple smoothie, served in a bowl and topped with strawberries and granola. I knew I had to try it. Starting the day with açaí quickly became one favorite routine on our trip along the Brazilian coast. It kept us energized and nourished for the day ahead, and it was just so delicious!!
It makes me smile thinking about it, since açaí has since become so popular all over Europe and US, but back then it truly felt like a unique discovery of Brazilian culture.
Since returning from Brazil, my obsession with açaí hasn't faded and I love trying new places serving spectacular açaí bowls. What I have discovered is that not one place makes açaí like the other. Outside of Brazil, the best açaí I have tried has been here in San Francisco and in LA. Personally, I like my açaí simple. Not too many superfood add-ins, and a real pure taste of açaí.
Click to see some of my favorites açaí bowls here and here.
Now, how do you best make this insanely delicious breakfast or snack?
1. Use a good quality frozen açaí pulp (if you can't find açaí pulp where you live, use frozen blueberries and a freeze-dried açaí powder).
2. Keep it simple, use 3 or max 4 ingredients for the base and experiment with your favorite toppings.
1. Defrost your frozen açaí pulp by holding the package under room temperature tap water for up to a minute.
2. Use a scissor to carefully cut open the top of the package, and break the bar into smaller chunks as you add the pulp to a high-speed blender.
3. Add in the frozen bananas, any extra fruit/berries and apple juice.
5. Add to your bowl(s) and top with your choice of toppings, eg. homemade granola, desiccated coconut, berries, hemp seeds etc.
I love to eat açaí for breakfast or to fuel up after a good workout. Running, hiking, dancing, yoga, whatever you do - this superberry baby never goes out of fashion. Enjoy!
The joy of going to a market on a Saturday morning. Nothing can really beat it. It is just the best way to begin the weekend.
The above picture is from a market near Parc des buttes Chaumont in Paris. It is such a lovely market that even has an organic section. What is so great with buying your fruit and vegetables, cheese, bread, eggs and others products at the market is that they are often locally grown and/or produced.
Feel free to ask the people in the stand where the eggs they sell are coming from. It might be that they are from a nearby farm where the hens have access to green grass. According to this article, these eggs are just so much better for you than any organic eggs you will find in the supermarket. Not to mention their taste..
Another great thing is that you support the farmers and growers in your local area, so that they can keep doing what they are doing without, hopefully, having to compromise the quality of their food.
My favourite local markets here in Dublin are Temple Bar market, The Supernatural food market and Dublin food co-op.
They are all really great. Temple Bar market has the best local apples and last time I went to the Supernatural food market I got a pack of organic kale for only €1.25 since they were about to close for the day. The joy!
Obviously I ran home to make this salad.
Now, let me introduce you to my favourite soup of all times.
It is so creamy, satisfying, healthy and easy; it has been a lifesaver this winter.
*At least 6-8 hours before, soak the raw nuts in plenty of water.
Wash and chop the cauliflower, leeks and fennel. Peel the garlic and slice it lengthwise. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and sauté the garlic, leeks, chilli and fennel for about 3 minutes until the vegetables are soft. Add the cauliflower and broccoli and sauté for another 2 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring 6 cups of water to the boil. Then add all the water with a tablespoon of salt to the vegetables and let simmer for 30 minutes.
When the vegetables are soft, remove the saucepan from the heat and allow the soup to cool slightly. Discard the water and rinse the nuts very well. Once the soup has cooled down a little, pour half of the soup and half of the nuts into your blender and mix on high until smooth. Keep the detachable part of the lid slightly open to allow steam to come out.
Pour the soup into a large serving bowl as you mix the other half of the soup and nuts. If the soup is cold, heat it a bit more in the pan. This final step is a little bit messy, but believe me, it's worth it because by now you have the most fragrant and creamy soup ever.
To serve, pour the the soup into bowls and garnish with sumac, pumpkin seeds and drizzle with walnut oil!


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{{Ficha de película
| título original = Saint Seiya Gekijōban劇場版-聖闘士星矢
| título =  (DVD)Los Caballeros del Zodiaco: la leyenda de la manzana de oro (España)Los Caballeros del Zodiaco y la reencarnación de Ellis, diosa de la guerra (Hispanoamérica)Saint Seiya: La diosa malvada Eris (redoblaje de España)
| producción = Hiroshi Takeda
| voces = Tōru FuruyaHirotaka SuzuokiHideyuki HoriRyō HorikawaKōichi HashimotoKeiko HanToshiko Fujita
| estreno1 =  18 de julio de 1987
| criterio_sucesión = Saint Seiya
| sucedida_por = Saint Seiya: Kamigami no atsuki tatakai
}}

, retitulada  en su lanzamiento de video casero, es la primera de una serie de películas de anime producidas por Toei Animation basadas en el manga Saint Seiya de Masami Kurumada. La película se estrenó el 18 de julio de 1987 en el festival de cine Toei Manga Matsuri, donde se mostró como parte de un largometraje cuádruple junto con Dragon Ball: La Princesa Durmiente del Castillo del Mal y las versiones cinematográficas de Hikari Sentai Maskman y Chōjinki Metalder

De tipo mediometraje, la película se estrenó el 18 de julio de 1987 en el festival de cine Toei Manga Matsuri, donde fue exhibida como parte de una función cuádruple junto con Dragon Ball: Majinjō no Nemuri Hime y las versiones cinematográficas de Hikari Sentai Maskman y Chōjinki Metalder. Fue sucedida por Saint Seiya: Kamigami no atsuki tatakai.

En España fue titulada como Los Caballeros del Zodiaco: la leyenda de la manzana de oro y en Hispanoamérica como Los Caballeros del Zodiaco y la reencarnación de Ellis, diosa de la guerra, siendo editada en VHS, junto con Los Caballeros del Zodiaco contra Lucifer, como la tercera película de la franquicia.

Argumento
La película es independiente del canon y la cronología establecidos por Kurumada en su manga. En la trama de la película, Seiya ya ha despertado el Séptimo Sentido, por lo que la película puede situarse después del arco de las Doce Casas en la cronología.

Comienza con Seiya, Hyōga y Shun visitando la Academia de Niños Estrella, donde Hyoga salva a uno de los niños de ser atropellado por un automóvil.

Se revela que un nuevo personaje llamado Eri es el compañero de trabajo de Miho y un segundo cuidador en el orfanato. Ella comienza a sentir algo por Hyōga y, una noche, están sentados afuera mirando las estrellas cuando de repente ven una estrella fugaz. Cuando Eri pide un deseo, es manipulada por Eris, la diosa griega de la Discordia, quien la usa para revivir.

Las cosas empeoran cuando Eris toma posesión del cuerpo de Eri y secuestra a la diosa Atenea al propio Santuario de Eris. Eris planea hacerse con el control del mundo succionando toda la energía de Athena con la manzana dorada para apoderarse de su cuerpo, y revive a los Caballeros muertos del pasado para que luchen por ella, llamándolos Caballeros Fantasma y también los Cinco Fantasmas. Se les conoce como Jäger de Orión, Maya de Sagitta, Kristos de la Cruz del Sur, Jan de Escudo y Orfeo de la Lira.

Los protagonistas reciben la noticia del secuestro y parten hacia el santuario de Eris. Al entrar, libran varias batallas con los Caballeros Fantasma, que acaban siendo asesinados de nuevo. Seiya rápidamente derrota a Maya; Shiryu lucha y mata a Jan; Kristos es asesinado por Eris mientras intentaba acabar con Hyoga; Orfeo es derrotado por Ikki. Al final, después de una lucha con el último y más poderoso de los "Cinco Fantasmas", Jäger de Orión, Seiya es ayudado por el espíritu del difunto Aioros de Sagitario, quien envía la Armadura Dorada de Sagitario en su ayuda.

Cuando Jäger es derrotado, Eris es la única que queda entre la salvación y la destrucción de la Tierra. Seiya toma el arco de Sagitario y apunta a la manzana dorada, pero duda por temor a que la flecha golpee a Athena. La propia Athena anima a Seiya a disparar la flecha, lo que hace, para consternación de Eris, liberando a Eri del control de la diosa malvada.

Con la diosa de la Discordia regresada al reino de los muertos, los Caballeros escapan del santuario en ruinas y, junto con Eri y Saori liberados, caminan hacia un mundo más pacífico.

Producción
Con el éxito en Japón del manga de Saint Seiya y de su adaptación de anime, Toei Animation hizo planes para una versión cinematográfica. En su producción, participó activamente el autor de la serie, Masami Kurumada, quien, en tres meses, creó y diseñó los bocetos de cinco nuevos santos que aparecieron en la película. El nombre de la constelación del santo fantasma Jan de Escudo iba a ser originalmente Shield, pero fue cambiado a la forma japonesa de la constelación de Scutum: Tateza. En Japón, la película se llamó Saint Seiya Gekijōban, traducido literalmente al español como Santo Seiya: la película, pero en algunos países recibió el nombre de La leyenda de la manzana de oro u otro título similar.

En 2004, para el lanzamiento de la película en DVD, Masami Kurumada sugirió el nombre de Jashin Eris, esto es, Eris, diosa maligna. Además, en un folleto incluido en la edición en DVD de la película Saint Seiya Tenkai-hen ~Overture~, se sugiere que los cinco santos fantasmas solían ser santos de plata en la vida pasada, lo cual fue confirmado con un signo de interrogación.

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Personajes exclusivos de la película
 : también llamada Ellis o Elisa, es la diosa de la discordia. Fue encerrada en una manzana de oro por los dioses, pero tras volver a la Tierra en el cometa Repulse, se libera poseyendo a Erii. Captura a Atenea y absorbe su fuerza vital para volver a la vida, revivir a sus espectros y apoderarse del mundo. Abandona el cuerpo de Erii, pero Seiya la destruye a ella y a su manzana con la flecha de Sagitario. Su seiyū fue Toshiko Fujita y fue doblada por Rebeca Manríquez en México.

 : también llamada Elli o Irina, es una chica que trabaja en el orfanato con Miho. Hyōga la salva de ser atropellada por un coche, para luego pasear juntos al puerto. Allí, Erii observa una estrella fugaz que la hipnotiza, haciéndola caminar errante hasta encontrar la manzana de oro. Cuando la toca, es poseída por Eris, quien utiliza su cuerpo para capturar a Atenea. Cuando ya ha absorbido bastante energía de ella, Erii es abandonada por la maligna diosa, quedando inconsciente. Finalmente, es salvada por Hyōga tras la destrucción del templo. Su seiyū fue Mamiya Shō y fue doblada por Nuria Trifol en España y Marina Huerta en México.

 Los : son antiguos santos de Atenea que pelearon por ella y por la justicia, pero tras su muerte cayeron en el olvido, por lo que aceptan servir a Eris, quien les devuelve la vida. En algunos panfletos oficiales, se indica que son santos de plata.

 : se enfrentó a Seiya, quien lo derrotó con su Pegasus Ryūseiken, sin embargo, Maya logró herirlo con una de sus flechas envenenadas. Su nombre significa flecha malvada y su técnica es , su armadura es casi idéntica a la de Tremy de Sagita por lo que puede se considera un guerrero antepasado del caballero de plata. Su seiyū fue Michitaka Kobayashi y fue doblado por Jordin Pons en España e Ismael Castro en México.

 : se enfrentó a Shun y con su técnica estuvo a punto de derrotarlo. Sólo la oportuna intervención de Ikki, lo salvó de morir. Ikki lo atacó con su Genma Ken pero fue inútil. Finalmente Ikki lo derrotó con su ataque más poderoso. No debe ser confundido con Orfeo de Lira de la Saga de Hades aunque se le considera un antiguo poseedor de esta armadura. Su técnica es . Su seiyū fue Yūji Mitsuya y fue doblado por Pedro D'Aguillon Jr. en México.

 : se enfrentó a Hyōga, quien con su Diamond Dust, logró congelar todo su cuerpo, pero sin detener los latidos de su corazón. Fue muerto por la misma Eris, quien, al arrojar su lanza contra Hyōga, atravesó a Christ en el trayecto. En el doblaje hispanoamericano se cambió su nombre por Krakus para evitar connotaciones religiosas. Su técnica es . Su seiyū fue Ryūsei Nakao y fue doblado en México por Herman López.

 : se enfrentó a Shiryū y con su escudo pudo detener y romper el puño del Dragón. Así mismo, con su técnica especial, destruyó el escudo de dragón, pero finalmente fue derrotado por el Rozan Sho Ryū Ha. Su técnica es . Su seiyū fue Keiichi Nanba y en México fue doblado por Javier Rivero.

 : Conocido por ser uno de los más grandes guerreros del pasado, se enfrentó a Seiya y a Ikki, a quien derrotó con su técnica especial. Seiya trata de enfrentarse a él, pero no puede hacer gran cosa debido al efecto de las flechas de Maya. Finalmente es derrotado cuando Seiya viste la armadura dorada de Sagitario. Su técnica es . Su seiyū fue Yū Mizushima y fue doblado por Daniel García en España y  Sergio Gutiérrez Coto en México.

Véase también
 Saint Seiya
 Saintia Sho

Referencias

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History tells us we must always be on guard and keep the lessons of the crisis to the fore.
Macro-prudential tools, such as the mortgage measures, could have limited the scale of the downturn and reduced the high cost to citizens.
The need to mitigate the build-up of systemic risk, with both macro-prudential and micro-prudential policy tools.
The need for all sectors of the economy – banks, individuals, households, businesses and government – to build resilience.
The type and quality of regulatory capital, and not just the level, are important for banks.
Whilst some banks will inevitably fail, in order to protect taxpayers, we must actively prepare for their failure and ensure that impediments to resolvability are removed.
The crisis showed the need for cross-border authorities, but further work must be undertaken to sustain the Banking Union.
When discussing the macroprudential framework, Deputy Governor Donnery spoke about the Countercyclical Capital Buffer and the Other Systemically Important Institutions buffer. On the issue of the mortgage measures, she added: "We are very conscious that the deposit requirements are a heavy burden on many people trying to build for their future, but there is, I think, a public understanding that as hard as that is, these measures are necessary and better than the alternative." "While the use of macro-prudential tools may not have averted the crisis a decade ago, the scale of the downturn in Ireland could have been limited and the high cost to citizens reduced," she said.


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Q 1. Are there aspects of surface temperature measurement procedures that potentially impair data quality or introduce bias and need to be critically re-examined?
Q 2. How widespread is the practice of adjusting original temperature records? What fraction of modern temperature data, as presented by HadCRUT/GISS/NOAA/BEST, are actual original measurements, and what fraction are subject to adjustments?
A 2. Or as Nick Stokes put it "How widespread is the practice of doing arithmetic?"
Original records may be adjusted to account for the above. More normally, though, AFAIK it is not the original records that are changed when the teams are analysing global surface temperature trends (as opposed to, say, national trends by individual agencies). Changes are made while anomalies are being calculated, not to the original records but to the record of temperature anomalies, during the process of homogenisation. (Victor Venema might have something to add about this.) How this is done varies.
For gridded data used by GISS, the process is explained by Drs Hansen, Ruedy, Sato, and Lo in a 2010 paper.
For HadCRUT, answers to many of the panel's questions can be found here. The process is described in Jones et al (2012) and, for sea surface temperature in Kennedy et al (2011) - part 1 and part 2.
Other groups such as NASA, NOAA, and the Hadley Center either work with data that has been homogenized or they make homogenizing adjustments to the data series. In the Berkeley method station records are not adjusted up or down. Rather, stations that display unreliable data characteristics are down weighted in the construction of spatial temperature fields. Stations that show evidence of undocumented moves or instrument change (e.g. evidenced by extremely abrupt changes, either up or down) are split at the change point and treated as two separate records.
As a caveat to the above, individual holders of records, like the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, do adjust temperature records when necessary. This is described here on the BoM website.
Q 3. Are warming and cooling adjustments equally prevalent?
A 3. No, not in all cases. The adjustments to the anomalies depends on the situation.
USA: TOBS adjustments in the USA tend to make the more recent anomalies warmer on balance, as described by Victor Venema here.
Elsewhere: In places where time of observation is standard, it's expected there are roughly the same number of ups and downs. Rapidly growing areas might have more downs, because of UHI adjustments. Areas where the population has stabilised might have an equal number.
Land surface temperatures: Overall, the earlier land surface temperature anomalies have been adjusted upwards.
Sea surface temperatures: Adjustments to the records for sea surface temperature when the method of collecting data changed, make the earlier records warmer on balance, as described here.
The chart below is a comparison of raw data with adjusted data, prepared by Zeke Hausfather as reported by Victor Venema. Land surface earlier records have been adjusted down overall. Sea surface earlier records have been adjusted up overall. The net effect is that the slope of global land and sea surface temperatures is steeper in the raw data than in the adjusted data.
Q 4. Are there any regions of the world where modifications appear to account for most or all of the apparent warming of recent decades?
A 4 a) See Answer to 3 above.
A 4 b) The Terms of Reference left out the other part of this question. See above where most or all of the apparent warming of earlier decades for the global temperature are a result of adjusting the earlier sea surface temperature records upwards.
Q 5. Are the adjustment procedures clearly documented, objective, reproducible and scientifically defensible? How much statistical uncertainty is introduced with each step in homogeneity adjustments and smoothing?
A 5. That's two questions.
A 5 b) They all include statistical uncertainty.
Q 1 From me : Why are you leaving out the satellite data?
A to Q 1 From me : That is an area that is prone to errors and significant difficulties of interpretation. I refer the panel to the following.
Q 2. From me: How much difference is there between the different records of surface temperature?
A: The panel may be interested in the following chart, which has two surface temperature records aligned to the 1981-2010 mean, and includes the lower troposphere satellite data. They line up very well.
Q 3 From me: What other evidence is there that the world is warming and the climate is changing?
Provide guidance to Members on methodologies, standards and software required for quality control of climate time-series, with a special focus on temperature and precipitation variables at the daily scale, but also explore existing quality controls for other variables and time-scales.
Anthony Watts copied and pasted the GWPF announcement (archived here) without any comment from him. There were lots of "thoughts", many cynical.
Brandon Gates puts up the charts prepared by Zeke Hausfather, showing that the raw data shows more warming than the adjusted data does.
Stephen Richards made up stuff - driving data up by 3°C? WTF! It's gone up by 0.9°C since the beginning of last century, not 3C.
They don't need to concern themselves with land in or out just with the justification for driving the 20th century data up by 3°C.
So, which would you rather have, the "raw" data or adjusted?
The notion that SST can be accurately reconstructed via 100 year old thermometer measurements taken by throwing a bucket overboard and pulling some water up to stick the thermometer in, by sailors who kinda sorta know exaclty where they were, strikes me as unreliable to begin with. No amount of adjustment can compensate for the data being at best spotty in the first place.
This investigation will be useless. No matter the outcome the truth is that we have only 30 years of truly reliable temperature records. Get back to me in 100 years. FWIW, I am not only skeptical, I do not see any evidence for warming, man-made or otherwise. In fact, call me a Denier. I have no problem with that adjective.
"I have no problem with that adjective." Yes, you do – it's a noun, not an adjective.
Stevek blames NOAA and NASA and Michael Mann and Phil Jones for the rise in the cost of his electricity. That's probably all the names he can think of in relation to climate.
Is it possible to sue noaa or nasa because our utility bills have gone up due to a policy that was based on fraudulent data ? Class action lawsuit naming jones,Mann,nasa,noaa etc ?
Nothing but another layer of varnish to desperately try and lend some credibility to the claims.
The most strange and unexpected thing to come from reanalysis of 20th century climate would be to find that climate had been static. It is a dissipative chaotic and under a multitude of periodic forcings. It oscillates fractall on all times and on all scales. Always has and always will. Why should the 20th century have been any different?
Jimmy Finley is hopeful that the data reported is correct. He doesn't want the world to cool.
This is a timely study. Given Anthony et al. work on US stations, the good ones are flat or cooling. The compromised ones (airports, parking lots, etc.) are warming and they – here and elsewhere – get spread all over the globe to give us great globs of red on maps. If these compromised stations altogether are giving us no warming over the last nearly two decades, what is the real story? Are we seeing actually declining temperatures? Would we even know if we were starting the nosedive into the next glaciation? Let's get a rigorous look at it; no more BS. Warming we can stand, and perhaps benefit significantly from it. Cooling is death.
Even if all this data was all accurate to 0.02 C it would not make any difference. The major problem, historically, is there is not enough data, particularly ocean data. The key advantage of satellite data is the global coverage.
Does B not know that the earth is warming?
Good luck with that inquiry.
ATTP asks - how many times must we do this?
And there are more references up above.
The scientists chosen by the GWPF are well qualified to review the data sets but they will have to explain themselves at all stages if they want to poke holes. If Roger Sr et al want to undermine the math they'll need spectacular reasons.
Roger Jr has realised that tenure is not automatic at very good joints like Boulder and Im sure Roger Snr has taken that on board too. Standards matter.
Victor's review is coincidental but the fucknukles at the GWPF will probably view it as a conspiracy.
PG - I'd agree that the scientists on the review panel have the skills and quals required to do such a review but I doubt they have what it takes. They have a huge handicap. Their history suggests they aren't as well qualified as would be expected for an independent review. They'd have to take off their ideological blinkers first.
The chair is said to be a fake sceptic and is on the GWPF academic advisory council; and listed on the Cato website.
Roger Pielke Sr has a track record in regard to spreading nonsense about climate.
Petr Chylek is a denier who rejects the greenhouse effect, going by this.
Richard McNider is cut from the same cloth as John Christy and Roy Spencer. He works with them, too. And he pushes their same nonsense.
Roman Mureika is a denier who hangs out with Steve McIntyre. He's been known to be wrong, such as when he sided with Nic Lewis in his wrong criticism of Marotzke & Forster (2015, Nature) - but probably not inclined to admit it.
William van Wijngaarden - I don't know about him. Maybe he's still on training wheels in regard to ideological climate reviews.
Oh great another rogues gallery.
Then the WMO is pretty omniscient. That this task team was build was decided over a year ago. International organizations are not known for their speed, which is probably a good thing because getting visa is not easy for everyone.
Victor, call me an old conspiratorialist but is it possible that one of those surface temp reviews is being being mounted to preempt the other?
PG, I do not think so. We will just produce a boring report with lots of details and references. Useful for weather services, but not relevant for the climate "debate". I do not think that the Policy Foundation or any other think tank feared our report.
It is not like the Pope telling the Christians at WUWT that they do not understand the gospel and that almost all Christians outside of the USA disapprove of how they treat the creation that God gave them.
The distorted version of your report we will read about courtesy of WUWT will be far from boring: I look forward to the "Scientists Admit Fiddling Temperatures" headline.
Agreed Sou but not all of them are likely to do a Jennifer Morrissey all over the data and escape with their reputations intact . Remember Dr Curry still had considerable standing before she pulled the cloak of scientific invisibility over her bonce at Berkeley in 2011 and now she's reduced to citing herself on Breitbart, the WSJ, National Review, The Australian, The Daily Caller and The Daily Mail.
Pielke Sr knows that every syllable he utters from here on in will be ruthlessly examined. I'm surprised he accepted the invitation, it can only end badly for him.
Dr Jennifer Marohasy? Oh man, I saw the video of her on the ABC Q&A that time, Tim Flannery was looking at her sideways.
Can I be cynical and say a retainer may be involved? Or at least they have taken up a career as a part-time pundit.
I hope you can fill us in on who the "climate scientists" are who the Heartland is sending to Rome and what they have to say. I always have a good laugh whenever they publicize their claims of scientific credibility.
Denis it's being led by that career liar Marc Morano. He has no scientific qualifications whatsoever.
Once one acknowledges the fact that Barbra Streisand has perpetrated the greatest hoax in the history of history, this all makes perfect sense.
Actually Morono specialized in BS of political science.
You'll have to go to the live page to see the evolution of the fracas up to the point that I got sent to the corner.
I don't think Anthony liked you bringing up your generous offer regarding Steve/Tony's FOIA request.
I thought that might be it, but he left other references to it in ... at least last I checked. I also made it clear that the offer is still open. I should have archived page as soon as I noticed his moderation note.
The other thing I hope he's needled about is that I have at least twice mentioned that his initial promise to accept BEST's findings as valid no matter what ... which obviously did not happen.
Some classic comments there Brandon. You walked the line of sticking to the facts without throwing direct insults. That should work on any comment board, but I'm surprised Anthony let it go on that long, lol.
Thank you Joe. That kind of feedback keeps me going for whatever it's worth other than my own personal satisfaction, which does at time wane. Speaking of, I'm back in and right back at it.
I must say, it would appear as though the Heartland delegation failed in their mission. Perhaps they couldn't see the Vatican from their room?
I have this vision where the Heartland delegates manage to get an audience with the Pope, and in front of live TV cameras he says "gentlemen, you are sinning against humanity and God's Creation. You will all spend eternity in Hell. Be gone".
One (or at least I) wonders what effect such a pronouncement would have on the Venial Viscount, who professes to be a Catholic. Would it bother him? Of course the Pope, being truly pastoral and RC, would provide the opportunity of repentance and penance, which might be very interesting.
Bernard (1:29) … But it would make a fantastic cartoon.
Come to think. of a cartoon of a dialogue between the pope and Lord V. Viscount could make for a few good belly laughs too.
The Viscount is such a polymath the deniers should enthrone him as antipope. I'd suggest the papal name 'Charles David Rex' and a new papal palace to be erected in Houston Texas - Avignon is too touristy these days.
Todays Scientific American article, on the Pope's climate change conference, included a quote from Steve Moore, economist at the Heritage Foundation, wherein he claimed that the Pope was aligning himself with the "far left".
I left a few comments about the conservative think tank denier PR machine. Don't they get tired of reality having a liberal bias?
...aligning himself with the far left, like those famous Communists, Benedict XVI and John Paul II.
DeSmog UK has the photos of The Heritage Foundation's triumph at the Vatican (well maybe not the vatican but it's only 5 metro stops away from it).
Professor van Wijngaarden is a physicist who works at the University of York in Ontario, Canada. As well as researching quantum information and laser spectroscopy, he has published a substantial body of work in climatology, focusing particularly on inhomogeneities in the data records.
Where is that "substantial body of work in climatology"? Show me the data.
And unlike climate risk denier who will then wait for someone to bring them the data, I found it myself on Van Wijngaarden's website.
Looking at his latest paper, I wondered why he would let himself be used as a GWPF banker lackey, but the conclusion is full of the usual climate risk denier memes, albeit weasely worded.
If I've counted correctly, Van Wijngaarden (co-)wrote 9 papers, all of them dealing with humidity and SAT changes over Canada (5 papers), N-America (2 papers), the US (1 paper), the Arctic (1 paper). There's not much variation in the subject.
It seems that he went overboard since 2014, based on my reading of the conclusions of his 3 papers since then. The introductions are pretty basic, but all the FUD action is in the conclusions. How this can slip past the reviewers and editors of Theoretical & Applied Climatology so easily is anyone's guess.
Rumour has it that the editor of Theoretical & Applied Climatology said himself that you also need journals in which one can publish the work of a master theses. If you go even lower, you get to the predatory journals.
Nick Stokes has made a submission to the GWPF inquiry into commie thermometers.
Well, I've posted a draft - comments invited.
Richard S. Courtney on WUWT comments tells me he is putting in a submission as well. I did follow his link, but all I found was his 2010 submission to the UK Parliament (it includes dead links).
things to do than write submissions to the GWPF.
PG: Human to human I have some sympathies for his ill health. His soul sickness, absolutely none. Quite the opposite.
Harry Twinotter: can I just say it has been a pleasure watching you work that thread?
BTW Brandon what's happened to Jimbo?
Huh. Good question. He's been active within at least a month, maybe two, but you're right, he's gone totally dark. I've no idea why.
I didn't previously because I considered WUWT a freak show. But some of the articles were getting so outrageous I thought I would have a try at talking sense into someone. I am only really interested in responding to the author of the article.
Richard S Courtney I did not go after specifically - he kept commenting on my comments.
A freak show, yes, but a highly-trafficked one. I try to keep in mind that to the extent what I do is more than just for my own indulgences, that the goal is -- as Victor Venema oft reminds us -- to steer the lurkers toward reality. It takes its toll on me, especially when Anthony's main enforcers, Stealey and Courtney step in when the head post has been trashed and the lesser minions are on the ropes. It was nice for me having a friendly around on that one.
Michael E. Mann shared a group.
Thanks, John. I've now added your facebook page to the sidebar.
we will be dependant on people of power and persuasion to mitigate GHGs.
Francis is on-board. The next person of influence is Rupert Murdoch or more likely his son Lachlan. Only 6 years ago News Corp achieved carbon neutrality and for all I know it has maintained it. If the WSJ, FNC, Sky, The Sun, The Times and The Australian stop being willfully destructive and Hansen is wrong about 1C then we may be OK.
I must point out that in no way am I equating Pope Francis to Rupert Murdoch. There are huge differences. The greatest being that I am not at all looking forward to Fancis' death.
PG I am an atheist thanks to a pathetic attempt at indoctrination by Catholic Nuns and Christian Brothers. At the ripe old age of nine I worked out they were all insane.
The only really sane brother I ever met was my science /music teacher in grade four. He gave me singing lessons at lunch time along with a lady pianist. I once arrived early for my lesson and caught them in flagrant delicto. I said nothing as I thought this is what adults did when us kids were not looking. My only data set at this time was my parents behaviour. This brother later went on to leave his vocation and marry this fine pianist. Her name was Miss Darling and this brother would take great satisfaction to call her darling in public. Much to the consternation of his fellow brothers who most probably had more nefarious habits.
I have the dubious pleasure of singing solo in the Melbourne Town Hall with Miss Darling as my pianist at an eisteddfod in the late fifties. It was in the days before decent microphones and we filled the hall acoustically. Before we started I commented how adorable she looked in her new evening gown. She blushed a bit. It was years before I knew what was really going on.


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In my thirty-five years of mothering five amazing children, I have changed no less than 5,000 messy diapers, lactated for 63 months, kissed and bandaged dozens of skinned knees, winced at hundreds of flat notes, and spent many a sleepless night listening for the sound of a car in the driveway returning a child safely home.
I have had my heart ripped out by a single glance at a teary little face behind a window pane; and while gently coaxing hesitant little birdies from my nest to catch the updraft of independence. Mistakes notwithstanding; experience, determination and repetition bore their promised fruit as I slowly grew into a seasoned and confident mother.
Yet, resolved as I was in theory, nothing had really prepared me for this stage of mothering.
As a family, with the Lord's guidance, we embraced a courtship vision as the godly pathway through which our children would find love and enter into marriage. We read books, heard testimonials from other Christian families and most importantly, discovered in God's own word that His plan looks nothing like the the worldly pattern of dating that is prevalent even within the church.
With confidence, we committed to trusting Him with all aspects of our children's futures —including love and marriage.
However, nothing could really prepare me for the realities of what it would mean to walk alongside my daughters on this journey toward true love.
Today, on my middle daughters 25th Valentine's Day with still no sweetheart in sight, my heart resonates with sorrow and question. Lord, how do I do this? How do I gracefully execute the role of helpless observer, while watching my beautiful daughter wait as love seems to pass her by?
This is the daughter who got on a plane at 18 years of age to obey the call to medical missions. Her faithfulness landed her on foreign soil delivering babies among the 'least of these'; unreached women in poverty, on the fringes of the developed world. Her walk has taken her far from loved ones, from all the conveniences of the culture she grew up in, away from all that is familiar. She has endured illness, hardship and intense loneliness in an often very harsh world —all for the sake of the gospel.
She has prepared. She has prayed. She has preserved her purity in both heart and body. While her peers rush out and seize love through their own devices, she waits in faith to receive it from the Lord's hand. She has chosen to trust Him in defiance of a culture that tells her she must actively pursue love. She proclaims Him to be the God of Isaac and Rebekah; the God with the perfect plan for her life.
And so she waits. She waits and my heart breaks with each passing day as another portion of her youth evaporates into that vapor that slowly dissipates our lives away. She waits with strength that I often lack. She continues walking in obedience, serving with all of her heart, and trusting the Lord to bring her the Isaac of her dreams in due time.
Post Script: Three years have passed since the writing of this post. The waiting continues, but He is faithful. This mother's heart is continually strengthened on the journey by His word and by His grace. I trust that the perseverance produced through the testing of our faith will someday bloom into the godly maturity that is beautiful and pleasing to our Father.