I have to admit, my kids were born with tablets in their hands. I remember nostalgically wiping baby drool off the iPad as they played gleefully with the Baby Finger app. Earlier this week, I had trouble getting us out the door one morning because they were entranced by Plants vs. Zombies. As punishment, a 24 hour ban of all electronics was decreed. The rest of the week, the kids have practically been ready and waiting at the door before I was ready. That consequence is clearly powerful.
But they are getting older and more confident. As they start to read, write and become more independent using apps and the Internet (and sometimes more knowledgeable than me), I have realized it is time to start teaching them about the dangers of the online world and instilling the importance of protecting their personal information.
The heads of all federal, provincial and territorial privacy protection authorities, including our office, recently called for privacy education to become a greater priority by including it as a clear and concrete component in digital literacy curricula across the country.
As a project led by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, partnered with MediaSmarts, a series of lesson plans have been developed for the use of teachers in Canada to help youth learn about privacy. They can be found here: https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-news/news-and-announcements/2018/an_180618/.
So, if you know of any teachers preparing for a well-deserved summer holiday, maybe mention that these would make great summer reading… ok, maybe fall reading!


We are very fortunate that Sangharakshita emphasised the importance of the Imaginal Faculty in our Dharma lives. Come on this weekend where we'll explore this theme together through meditation, talks and discussion, ritual practice and connecting with nature and each other.
Adhisthana is a retreat centre in a beautiful setting, between Ledbury and the Malvern Hills. It is the resting place of Sangharakshita, our teacher and founder. Adhisthana means 'grace waves' and it is in this setting we can feel the grace waves of Sangharakshita, the Buddha and the Dharma. This will be a good way to begin 2019.
The team for this retreat is Chandramani, Sagaradana and Alokasanna, all creative individuals!
Booking is available below or via the office if necessary.


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Memorial Day Deaths Up Sharply
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Traffic deaths were up sharply this Memorial Day weekend, with nearly four dozen people killed across the state, including 11 in Los Angeles County, according to the final holiday tally released today.
The 45 deaths occurred between 6:01 p.m. Friday and 11:59 p.m. Monday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
During last year's holiday, 38 people died in traffic accidents around the state, including eight in Los Angeles County.
In Orange County, three people lost their lives over the weekend. No one died on Orange County roadways during the same period last year.
DUI arrests were up slightly in Orange County -- 58 were arrested this year, compared to 56 last year.
In Los Angeles County, 248 drivers were arrested, compared with 260 last year. Across the state, 1,465 people were arrested for drunken driving, compared with 1,450 in 2008. Those figures do not include DUI arrests made by city police departments.
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Butterfly (englisch "Schmetterling") steht für:

 Butterflymesser oder Balisong, eine Klappmesserart
 Butterfly (Finanzwesen), eine Investitionsstrategie
 Butterfly-Verschluss, ein stabiler Verschluss, besonders an Transportkisten
 Butterfly Bomb, englische Bezeichnung für eine ursprünglich deutsche Splitterbombe
 Flügelkanüle, eine Form der Kanüle zur Infusion oder Blutentnahme
 Butterfly (Manga), eine japanische Comic-Serie von Yu Aikawa
 Butterfly (Album), Studioalbum von Mariah Carey
 Butterfly (Crazy-Town-Lied), Song von Crazy Town
 Butterfly (Danyel-Gérard-Lied), Song von Danyel Gérard (1971)
 Butterfly (Smile.dk-Lied), Song von Smile.dk
 Butterfly Knoll, Nunatak in Antarktika
 Butterfly Park in Ohio
 Butterfly – Alle meine Farben, Originaltitel Butterfly, britische Miniserie (2018)
 Butterfly – Der blonde Schmetterling, US-Spielfilm von 1982
 Butterfly (Achterbahn)

Sport:
 Butterfly (auch als Schmetterling und Delfin bezeichnet), ein Schwimmstil, siehe Schmetterlingsschwimmen
 Schmetterling (Segeln), eine Segelstellung im Bootssport
 Butterfly (Marke), ein japanischer Hersteller von Tischtennis-Produkten
 ein Spielstil des Torhüters im Eishockey, siehe Eishockeytorhüter #Butterfly-Stil

Siehe auch:

 Butterfly effect
 Butterfly Lake
 Madame Butterfly

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Offering Harvard Square's first fully renovated and "FURNISHED" boutique micro living spaces, this historic landmark building has undergone extensive renovations. Each unit includes an open floor plan kitchen and living space, study area, sleeping alcove, custom tiled walk in shower, in unit washer/dryer and central air. Modern furniture solutions include a queen size bed with storage base, flat screen TV, upholstered couch and desk with office chair. Linens and Kitchenware are not included.
The information in this listing was gathered from third party resources including the seller and public records. Listing information provided courtesy of Deborah Cantrell of Compass . MLS Property Information Network, Inc. and its subscribers disclaim any and all representations or warranties as to the accuracy of this information.


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We offer various offshore relationship models for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), IT departments, Web software & web development companies to start and build an outsourcing partnership.
Our engagement models are based on your individual needs and span across project based engagements, to building your own - team of dedicated software developers, offshore Web development center or forming your own software company / subsidiary in India.


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Alfred Kraus (ur. 1922, zm. ?) – zbrodniarz nazistowski, członek załogi niemieckiego obozu koncentracyjnego Dachau i SS-Rottenführer.

Od stycznia do kwietnia 1944 pełnił służbę w obozie głównym Dachau jako kierownik komanda więźniarskiego oraz Blockführer w blokach 2 i 4. Następnie przeniesiono go do podobozu Ottobrunn, gdzie pozostał do marca 1945. Tu z kolei sprawował funkcje Blockführera i Rapportführera.

W procesie członków załogi Dachau (US vs. August Burkhardt i inni), który miał miejsce w dniach 16–17 czerwca 1947 przed amerykańskim Trybunałem Wojskowym w Dachau Kraus skazany został na 15 lat pozbawienia wolności. Podczas procesu ustalono, że oskarżony wiele razy bił więźniów (w tym kijem i batem) oraz nakazywał im wykonywać wyczerpujące ćwiczenia. Stosował również karę słupka. W kilku przypadkach ofiary Krausa, nie mogąc znieść zadawanych im tortur, uciekały na naelektryzowane obozowe druty kolczaste i doznawały poważnych oparzeń.

Bibliografia
 Dokumenty z procesu US vs. August Burkhardt i inni, format PDF

Niemieccy zbrodniarze wojenni w okresie II wojny światowej
Osądzeni przez Trybunał Wojskowy w Dachau
Personel Dachau
Urodzeni w 1922
Zmarli w XX wieku
Członkowie SS


Expert power is that which "comes from having knowledge and expertise in a particular area" (Nazarko, 2004). In the history of the development of higher education, the relationship between the lecturer and the students has changed because of many different factors. Before the Internet and web revolution, the lecturer was the main source of information for his or her students. The web as a modern source of knowledge is now used universally, and this spreading trend may affect the relationship between the lecturer and his students. Understanding the impact of this change appears to be important for improving teaching techniques. Thus, many studies have focused on the effect on students and lecturers of using Internet and web applications. These studies have widely investigated this impact on students' achievements and attitude, and have also shown how the role and performance of faculty have changed.
This paper aims to investigate this issue from the students' perspective: what is the impact of using web resources as a source of knowledge on the student-lecturer relationship? How has the fact that students now gain knowledge from websites affected the relationship with the lecturer as a knowledgeable person, that is, the one with the expert power? The participants were 1661 students from 30 universities/educational institutions. The Teacher Power Use Scale (TPUS) was used to collected data along with an open-ended questionnaire. Predictive Analytics Software (PASW) was used to analyze the data, and a thematic analysis was used to analyze data from the open-ended questionnaire.
This paper was presented in a conference and selected as a best paper, then later edited and presented as a journal paper.


The objective is to demonstrate how the SDLC process can evolve with the adoption of Agile practices and align with the Agile Manifesto's core values of "Individual and interactions over processes and tools" and "Working software over comprehensive documentation".
Not all programmers are comfortable with coding alone for 10 hours a day. Matt Kleiman spent years programming inefficiently in a cubicle. His Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and other learning disabilities deterred his success on traditional development teams. Seeking out an environment that would nourish his strengths, he found Pivotal Labs. Pivotal's Extreme Programming practices empowered Matt. Attend his talk to learn how pair programming and test-driven development transforms ADD into an asset in the workplace.
To all technical members involved with building DevSecOps pipeline this talk is for you.
In today's competitive world, fixing problems in the pipeline is still a human task and how many times have we seen that when pipeline stops, notifications are sent out and then we wait........ for someone to identify, diagnose and resolve the issue. I am sure we have all been there and done that.
In my talk I will share some smart ways of infusing self healing into your existing pipeline. We all know it's good to set thresholds and quality gates in the pipeline, so you can stop the pipeline when the threshold or the gate fails and notify appropriate stakeholders. But in this approach the problem is brought to the attention of the humans to take corrective action what if this issue gets self diagnosed and self healed by the pipeline itself!
I will shows ways on how self-healing can be built into the pipeline by leveraging the data that gets generated from within the pipeline by converting it into information, and the information into knowledge, and the knowledge into insight to make intelligent data driven decisions and remediation.


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require 'nfe/entidades/entidade_nfe'

module NFe

  class Transportadora < NFe::EntidadeNFe

    # - Nome/Razão Social (obrigatorio)
    nfe_attr :razao_social

    # - Tipo de Documento (obrigatorio) - default CNPJ
    nfe_attr :tipo_documento

    # - Numero do Documento (obrigatorio)
    nfe_attr :numero_documento

    # - Inscricao Estadual
    nfe_attr :inscricao_estadual

    # Endereco
    # - Logradouro (obrigatorio)
    nfe_attr :endereco_logradouro

    # - UF (obrigatorio)
    nfe_attr :endereco_uf

    # - Municipio (obrigatorio)
    nfe_attr :endereco_municipio

    def to_s
      "#{@tipo_documento} #{@numero_documento}"
    end

  end

end

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... "is a place that happifies me with its love of American greatness. God bless pancakes." - George W. Bush
Anime Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
2017.06.09 Durga Reviews One comment
Gundam suits always look quiet awesome.
Hello again, Lusites! It is once again time for another anime review. So far, the reviews have covered a couple of staples to the genre, sports anime and swordplay anime similar to old Japanese cinema. This week, the topic will be based around another staple of anime: giant robots. There are a seemingly endless number of anime based around the concept of either giant robots or giant mechanized suits that someone can pilot, most commonly referred to as mecha. Which is better is often debated, and everyone has a preference within each genre, but there are several names that stand out among the rest as ones that people immediately think of when the name "mecha anime" or "robot anime" is mentioned. This week, the anime in question falls into the mecha category, and is a part of one of the biggest mecha series that has been running nearly as long as there has been anime. That series is Mobile Suit Gundam. It is impossible to cover a series in the Mobile Suit Gundam universe without at least touching a little bit on the history of Gundam itself, as there is much to do with timelines and continuity to discuss.
The Mobile Suit Gundam series is massive, to say the least. Debuting in 1979 with the aptly titled Mobile Suit Gundam 0079, and continuing with a new series nearly every couple years, with the most current being Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans. The universe itself is mostly connected to each other in one way or another, but there are a couple big jumps in timelines and continuity. Everything that takes places in the original universe is knowns as being "Universal Century", or UC for short as far as the timeline is concerned, and almost every series outside of the original continuing timeline has its own abbreviation. One of the key differences between UC and everything else is that UC typically has a few types of Gundams that the cast uses, and typically focuses on one or two major pilots, with the major war at the time being the main focus. Everything outside of the UC typically has a team of pilots, each with their own very specialized Gundam, and with these it becomes more clear that the series is being used to sell models. The sheer number of suits, along with the fact that the majority of the series is produced by Bandai Entertainment, makes one think that there is not much more to these series than flashy effects and cool suits to make into toys for kids. There is always a great amount of depth to the characters, and drama surrounding the war and everything on top of the cool suits and action sequences. As the series this re takes place in the Universal Century, there will be a brief description of the major points that are needed to know about the UC timeline.
Star crossed lovers from opposing factions, forced to fight.
The primary events of the Gundam series start off in the year 2124 in a fictional universe, also labeled as 0079 according to the specific calendar that the Gundam universe uses. The human race has expanded into the stars, colonizing a few planets and setting up large space colonies, essentially a giant floating cylindrical space station wrapped in solar panels with the inside designed to look like actual land. The Principality of Zeon, a group of people who live and have mostly been born in the space colonies, decide they want to be independent from Earth rule, and this eventually leads to a bunch of wars spanning over the next several years. Zeon has fought Earth to a stalemate at the beginning of the series, as their mobile suit technology is far better than any weapon that Earth has to offer. However, the series kicks off with Earth designing their own suits, the Mobile Suit Gundam. This is the major turning point in the conflict, and where the majority of UC stories at least kick off from.
Who does not love giant robots blowing each other to pieces?
08th MS is also set in the year 0079 in the jungles of Southeast Asia. The Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon are locked in a brutal close quarters conflict for control of this part of the globe, and all the resources that can be found there. Zeon's best hope for victory in the region rests with an experimental mobile armor and its pilot, Aina Sahalin. Meanwhile, the Earth Federal Army, receive reinforcements in the form of Ensign Shiro Amada, newly named commander of the 08th MS Team. Amada is far and away better than any pilot they have had thus far, and shines on the field in favor of the Earth Federation. There is, however, a small twist. In the first epsiode of the show, there is a small space battle between Zeon and Earth forces, and two pilots end up on the same ship trying to land it and survive, working together even though one of them is Zeon and the other is Earth Federation. Those pilots just happen to be our main characters, Aina and Shiro. This added layer of conflict is something that is not a majorly common theme, at least for a Gundam series. The pilots are both in trouble with their respective sides once it is found out that they know, and did not kill each other. Shiro is actually arrested for treason. The Federation offers Shiro one chance to prove his allegiance is actually with the Earth. He must take the 08th MS Team deep into Zeon held territory to find Zeon's hidden base. With the Zeon backed into a corner, and the Federation dependent on Shiro and his team for victory, the star crossed lovers must decide where their true allegiances lie: with each other, or with their respective sides.
The Earth forces all together, in a rare moment of happiness.
As a fan of the series, this author has seen several different stories in the universe of Mobile Suit Gundam. Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team is far and away one of the best things that the universe has to offer. The UC Gundam tales all follow a pretty similar story, but some of the side stories in that timeline shine compared to the main series. This is an example of that. Though one of the shortest Gundam series, considered to be an OVA series with only 12 episodes, the animation is gorgeous, the story is smart and funny, and the overall action and conflict is quite good. Each character is interesting, which in a 12 episode time span is a rare thing. For once, the bad guys and good guys are not as well defined as normal. Granted, in the original series there are many times when you are unsure the bad guys are wrong in what they want, but they almost always go about it in very wrong ways. With 08th, it is two teams that are just soldiers on the front lines, not commanders in power or massive fleets, there is a sense of personality and closeness to each side that is gained. Add to this a Romeo and Juliet style love story, and the mix of drama and action is about as perfect as can be expected from a mecha series. Romeo and Juliet plus mobile suits is a surprisingly good combination, it seems. Overall, the biggest misstep of the series is that it is too short, making some of the plot points seem rushed. Still, the story itself is contained. Sunrise, the studio that handles the animation, shines as well. The main problem with a lot of the UC series is that it is very old, so the animation is lacking, though the stories are pretty much all great. 08th has a chance to tell a UC story with modern art style, and it shines. Overall, the series is a big success among robot shows, deserving of an A grade. And with that, we have once again reached the end of our little trek! Are there any fans of giant robot shows among Lusi-readers? Any Gundam fans specifically? How are people enjoying the series reviews? Leave a comment below and let this author know thoughts and feelings on anything asked here! For now, this author has reached the end of this week's post. The Summer season of anime is fast approaching, so expect a change back to the original style soon! For now, Thanks for reading Lusitards, and keep on watching.
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Being a child in the days of Transformers re-runs and Robotech, I grew up with an affinity for giant robots of all kinds. My first import game was actually Super Robot Wars F for the Sega Saturn, which introduced me to a lot of Japanese mecha anime, Gundam chief among them (This was still before the hey-day of Gundam on Toonami and the model kits in toy stores). 08th MS Team is one of my favorite Gundam shows, being a bit grittier than most with its military themes, but still highly-stylized and very anime-esque stories and characters.


US environmental chief Scott Pruitt has said that now is not the time for discussion about climate change, and a senior Tory has said it is "inhuman" to discuss climate change after a set of deadly hurricanes ripped through the Atlantic. But with an unprecedented set of hurricanes hitting the Caribbean and mainland America in the space of weeks now is precisely the time to be talking about climate change, as this could be a sign of foreboding of what is to come.
"To have any kind of focus on the cause and effect of the storm; versus helping people, or actually facing the effect of the storm, is misplaced," Mr Pruitt told CNN. Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas asked the government whether it would be working to address the danger of climate change, after it said it would send resources to help British overseas territories that have been hit by Hurricane Irma. But Foreign Office minister Alan Duncan told Ms Lucas that it was a "misjudgement" to talk about global warming after the deadly storm. Ms Lucas described Sir Alan's statement as "unreal".
Hurricane Harvey delivered such an unprecedented amount of rain that it left meteorologists without words, as it dumped an estimated 27 trillion gallons of water on Texas and Louisiana, it looks to be one of the most damaging natural disasters in U.S. history. Flooding continues to affect large areas of Houston, Beaumont and other areas of Texas. Hurricane Irma has the strongest winds of any hurricane to form in the open Atlantic, with sustained wind speeds of 295 kph and has already battered the Caribbean, with the island of Barbuda reporting that 95% of properties have been destroyed, and as it continues its course it will likely cause flooding and massive damage in low lying areas of Florida: the destruction could be extreme. Hurricane Jose is still to come, Hurricane Katia is also forming off the coast of Mexico. This is the first time that three hurricanes have the potential to make landfall at the same time.
Typhoon Hato and extreme monsoon floods also continue to batter South-East Asia, where they are less prepared to deal with such a catastrophe and the need for humanitarian aid is greater. This is a global issue, one that will be one of the huge challenges for the world as more and more people end up displaced and migrating away from territory savaged by extreme weather. If we choose to ignore it now, the problems will hit us twice as bad in the long run.
Climate experts have said that similar extreme weather events are likely in the coming years, and that governments across the world must plan for how to deal with them. We are heading quickly towards unprecedented and unequal levels of human suffering, say climate and resilience experts.
The warning signs are there, so why do so many people still deny that climate change is an issue, or even deny its existence in the first place?
Scientists always struggle to talk about particularly severe natural disasters because they are by definition rare, and the smaller the data set the more likely it is that what you think is a real signal is actually just a fluke. It is difficult to say for certain that climate change causes such hurricanes and extreme weather – but it seems certain that climate change is making hurricanes more powerful for longer periods of time.
Hurricanes need the energy from the warm, humid air above tropical oceans to keep up their strength. A hurricane begins as a tropical storm, when winds coming from different directions converge. Warm air rises around the storm's centre and cools, and the moisture condenses to form clouds and rain. Condensation releases latent heat, which powers hurricanes. If the layer of warm water isn't at least 200 feet deep, a tropical storm could die before gaining hurricane strength.
The potential for destruction is also greater because warmer temperatures mean the air can hold more moisture, so hurricanes produce more rain, causing more floods. Rising sea levels, due to the melting of the ice caps, also lead to greater and greater surges after a storm.
Even if we do not have the methods of substantiating that climate change is definitely to blame for the number and strength of hurricanes we have seen, if we delay looking towards affirmative action it could be too late. Science is progressive, but climate change denial is actually retrogressive.
Planet Earth's climate is in upheaval and we know exactly what is causing it. Global warming. 97% of climate experts agree humans are causing global warming. Denying Hurricane Harvey and Irma's climate links and refusing to face up to the dangers of climate change will only worsen future suffering.
It's not just severe weather that is the only threat of climate change. As landscapes and habitats literally shift, wildlife must quickly adjust. Experts predict that one-fourth of Earth's species will be headed for extinction by 2050 if the warming trend continues at its current rate. Rising seas threaten to inundate low-lying areas and islands, threaten dense coastal populations. Droughts and forest fires will be on the increase. Many key economic sectors – from fishing to energy to water utilities – will feel long-term impacts of climate change. Smog pollution can worsen respiratory allergies and asthma.
Extreme weather will also hit closer to home, and could kill 150,000 people each year in Europe by the end of the century, say scientists.
Mr Trump, who has begun the withdrawal process for the US to leave the Paris Agreement on climate change, signed by nearly 200 countries in an attempt to reduce carbon emissions and contain global warming, once called climate change a "hoax" perpetuated by the Chinese. "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive," Trump tweeted.
This approach is one that is shared by a number of "climate change deniers" and is deeply worrying in the face of such disasters, but hardly surprising if you a look a little further into why Trump and co might be so ready to overlook climate change as a plausible threat.
30% of global sea level rise from 1880 to 2010 can be traced to products sold by just 90 large corporations. There is a lot of money in keeping climate change legislation out of law. Alan Duncan, who criticised Caroline Lucas over her hurricane climate change comments, has links to the oil industry – surprise, surprise.
These people should be ridiculed and denied a platform on which to espouse their views of denial. Would we listen to anyone who still claims that the sun goes round the Earth, or that the Earth was created 6,000 years ago?
In a Queen's Speech dominated by Brexit the Government failed to propose any meaningful plan on tackling climate change. In their time in government, the Tories have killed off nine green policies that aimed to promote green energy and lower our carbon emissions, and their flood policy is a shambles: so as well as pressuring people like Donald trump, we must also put pressure on our own government who seem to prefer to pander to big oil companies rather than their responsibility for the health of the planet.
Politicians, on the whole, tend to focus on the immediate, rather than the long-term. But this is no excuse. The entire planet is at risk. Giving companies unlimited license to make private profits while society underwrites the risk will end badly for everyone.
Global warming moves in slow motion, what motivates humans are short-term concerns. That is why we should talk about the issue while the water is still waist-high and the storms are still ongoing. Progress has to be made, and the best time to do this is when there is an immediate emotional connection. We must put climate change on the agenda now.
It may be possible, in some senses, for some to explain Harvey and Irma away as freak accidents to suit their own narrative. Perhaps, for some, it may even be comforting, but climate change is a real threat to humanity and in the long term we will suffer – the effects will be worse than most could have ever imagined if we do not act.


On Wednesday, Morning Joe mocked the motley crew of lawyers President Trump has chosen to help him deal with special counsel Robert Mueller and his ongoing investigations into Russia.
After a review of Michael Cohen's legal troubles, Mike Barnicle suggested that Trump is at a disadvantage since Rudy Giuliani, Ty Cobb, and ex-White House lawyer John Dowd don't know what Mueller has on Trump, and the president won't be honest with them. As he talked with Joe Scarborough about how that could be devastating for Trump's legal defense, Mika Brzezinski also brought up recent indications that Trump's lawyers don't even have the security clearance necessary to deal the issues at hand.
That caused Scarborough break out laughing and make a reference to the The Three Stooges.
After he stopped chuckling, Scarborough got serious and said that Trump apparently cannot assemble a serious defense team despite the fact that Mueller's investigation could threaten the presidency.
"Bob Mueller, I have a friend who says 'he's a cyborg. He keeps coming at you,'" Scarborough said, "and he literally has this motley crew thats never played in this arena before.


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Love: I see passion, leadership
After confirming his 12 players and five vice-captains for the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine, USA skipper Davis Love III is reportedly extremely happy with the group he has assembled, claiming he sees an abundance of passion and leadership amongst them.
Love confirmed Ryan Moore as his fourth and final Captain's Pick and then named Bubba Watson as his fifth vice-captain.
Speaking ahead of the start of play on Friday, Love explained that he was delighted with his Ryder Cup "family" and seemed confident that the combination of passion and leadership that he wanted within his team would get them back the Cup for the first time since 2008.
"Everybody has been really, really focused on it, and I think now that we have 12 plus Bubba, we've got the perfect team and we're just thrilled with the way the whole thing shook out, even though it was hard on the captain!" Love smiled.
"We have a lot of really long drivers and we can't tell who is the longest, and we have a lot of great leaders and we can't tell who is really going to step up. But what I've seen is the assistant captains over the last two or three months have all kind of helped me in different ways, and they will continue to do that.
"But we have leaders that have already stepped up in past years, like Phil Mickelson and Zach Johnson, and Jordan Spieth has stepped up to be a great player but also a leader in the locker room. We are heavy on leadership and heavy on passion.
"We've just got to get out and play our game, I think is the only thing we have to do. But we're excited about the 12 players, the six captains, the support team we have, and I don't think we've ever been as pumped up and as organised and as together as a family as this group."


This is an excerpt of a speech Flavio Volpe, president, APMA gave to a lunch audience of Japanese and Canadian executives at the Japan Society in the offices of McMillan LLP last month in Toronto.
Much has been made of the flawed automotive terms of the TPP, and both the former and current Canadian governments have committed to addressing the results with Domestic Policy and Strategy. In spite of APMA's strong, public stance during negotiations on automotive-specific terms, we have always held that Canada must be in the TPP if it is to go ahead – we cannot afford to be outside the tent. We influenced the final automotive terms through negotiations, and now we look ahead.
After speaking specifically about the automotive sector in his speech, he turned to global geopolitics, Japan-Canada relations and the opportunities provided by closer links to our new partner.
"I am an advocate for the automotive industry in Canada, but I am invested citizen of this country and an internationalist at heart. The TPP is much bigger than automotive supply terms, risks and opportunities. This agreement is about 21st-century American geopolitics, the rise of China – based on resource extraction and manufacturing – and the effects of unprecedented demographic shifts in the land of the Rising Sun. With the possible exception of Germany and the outside prospect of India reconstituting itself administratively, China, the United States and Japan will shape the 21st-century through trade in a way that the UK, Germany, Japan and the United States shaped the 20th Century through conflict.
The rise of China has its core has been about the extraction and management of resources – both natural and human – and focusing them on creating economies of scale that have bent every 20th Century model and confounded many 21st-Century economists. China's great economic growth has been the result of massive mobilizations of manufacturing capital and state-sponsored revolutions in resource extraction. It has channeled successes in these endeavors to finance and grow substantive knowledge-based competencies and capacity. China is threatening in a very real sense to eclipse Japan's Sun and to establish an economic hegemony in the Pacific Rim that will invariably force great flux in America's global sphere of influence.
This 21th Century that will be polarized between the two global economic power houses has in my mind only two wildcards of influence: Japan in the primary position because of its influence in the Pacific and Germany because of its increasingly dominant stewardship of Europe. With apologies to the Brits who may continue to play a significant role as a financial clearinghouse, the rest of the global powers will be spectators in this main theater.
The TPP is, in my opinion, Japan's greatest opportunity to influence the course of the 21st-century and play Kingmaker to the partner of its choosing. Many observers have indicated that they believe Japan was the biggest beneficiary in the negotiations that took place over the last seven years. I believe from a commercial standpoint perhaps they have. But only because they decided that a Japan – USA partnership would be the dominant influence of the global economy. If Japan had turned instead towards China, leaving aside all the head-nodding assumptions we are all contemplating, I believe Japan would have also been declared the winner of a China-Japan centric multi-national agreement. The American political objective was to outmaneuver China by partnering with Japan and its commercial objective was to bolster its stranglehold on international intellectual property protection. It succeeded in both.
Japan is the prize coveted by both spheres of influence as the King-making partner that Germany and the UK play in the diminishing Atlantic sphere. Given our proximity to the US and our deep industrial integration with them, Canada had little choice but to follow the Americans into a large expansive negotiation with the Japanese. History will judge the decision to do so favorably. Not because Canadian consumers will get access to cheaper coveted foreign goods but because a vote for TPP with Japan and the United States is a vote for shared values in intellectual property, and for the continuation of common capitalist consumerism which helps to finance the social structures we hold so dearly.
Japan and Canada share many attributes that make this parallel voyage an important one to do together. Much has been made of the long-term stagflation of the Japanese economy. This is in very large part attributable to negative demographic trends and usually ignores the continued Japanese global leadership in the knowledge, innovation and imagination. Canada's most lucrative traditional industries like Automotive and Aerospace suffer from similar challenges in demographics. We boast some of the world's best manufacturers and innovators but our workforce is aging and succession planning is failing. The acute advantages that we enjoy over the rising developed nations will be overrun by our inability to recruit the next generation of Canadians into those high-paying and capital-intensive industries that built the 20th century.
Canada has been searching for a new partner to diversify its dependence on its American sister since our founding fathers created the four-province Dominion of Canada almost 150 years ago. The TPP has potentially provided us this new lineage if we are committed to developing deep and meaningful co-investment and cooperation with Japan. The rise of the new China – the 250+ million people in that country who are becoming accustomed to international trade and western consumer standards – is certainly going to provide an interesting problem for their leadership. A group of people who have grown up in the modern era will continuously demand more freedom to practice the way of life that has characterized Japan and Canada since the end of the Second World War. China will have to contend with the consequences of its own success when it meets with the inevitable declining growth numbers and upside-down demographics of its long-term one-child policy when it transitions to its post-industrialization.
That eventuality will arrive in the coming decades. Until then, post-modern economies like Japan and Canada whose over-65 cohort of citizens already outnumber their under-15 cohort will do well to work together to institutionalize a cultural commitment to continuous improvement, shared success, social and health programming and international stewardship of all things that finance wealth creation. In the 1980's, Japan represented a model of industrial excellence that shocked and changed the American ethos forever. When that American pendulum finally stopped swinging 20 years later, that slow down turned into the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression. At the depth of that crisis, it was Canada that represented a model of financial stewardship that signaled the path to stability for that great superpower to our south.
We have accomplished a lot – together and in parallel efforts – without any formal agreement or framework for cooperation. Canada's automotive sector needs smart domestic policy to smooth out the edges of the TPP that need transitional attention and we will be turning to Ottawa in that regard. Putting that aside, Canadian foreign policy must now turn in an unprecedented proportion to the development of a real partnership with Japan, its industries and most importantly its people as we map out our common future as key partners in the most influential international bloc of the 21st Century.


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Michigan Democratic Party, Rick Snyder	— September 17, 2013 at 12:33 pm
Snyder scores coveted Birther endorsement, top aide accused of illegal lobbying
You're on a roll, Governor Snyder
[Caricature by DonkeyHotey from photos by Anne C. Savage for Eclectablog]
Governor Snyder has scored the coveted Birther endorsement with this tweet last night from Donald Trump:
Michigan has made great progress under Snyder-Calley. @MIGOP is out early energizing the grassroots. Keep it up! #JoinMITeam
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 16, 2013
Every since The Donald entered the Birther arena, he assumed the crown of the King of Birthers from the batcrap crazy Orly Taitz. His endorsement of corporatist Rick Snyder is no surprise, of course. What's hilarious (above and beyond Trump's baseline hilarity) is the use of the phrase "great progress". Schools going bankrupt around the state. Cities going bankrupt right and left. Education slashed and taxes raised on over half of Michigan's residents. Unemployment up for two consecutive months and higher than the national average. With this laundry list, it's tough for most Michiganders to see the "great progress" that Trump refers to. By any definition that's neither progress or success.
Trump's tweet has elicited a number of responses on Twitter, starting with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer:
From @realdonaldtrump – who brought us news about @barackobama's fake birth certificate – comes a defense of Rick Snyder's economic record.
— Mark Schauer (@MarkSchauer) September 17, 2013
@realdonaldtrump check the facts on Snyder's economic record: http://t.co/shllNbF0z2
Here are some others:
Last night @realDonaldTrump praised Governor Snyder. Trump's never seen a bankruptcy he didn't like.
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) September 17, 2013
.@realDonaldTrump @MIGOP Michigan's unemployment has gone up 2 months in a row and is higher than the natl avg and you call that success???
— Chris Savage (@Eclectablog) September 17, 2013
.@realDonaldTrump @MIGOP Schools & cities going bankrupt across Mich under the watch of @onetoughnerd and you call that success? #nerdfail
@Eclectablog @realDonaldTrump @MIGOP Claiming Right To Work was about economics/jobs then admitting it was political. Success??? #nerdfail
— Forsetti X (@ForsettisCreed) September 17, 2013
While all of this was going on, Lon Johnson, chair of the Michigan Democratic Party filed a FOIA request in an effort to learn more about what he is claiming is illegal lobbying activity by Rick Snyder's right hand man and shadow government official Richard Baird.
The MDP put out the following statement:
The Michigan Democratic Party today announced the filing of Freedom of Information Act requests with state and federal agencies, to disclose any improper lobbying by Snyder aide Richard L. Baird. Reporting on Baird's influence in education policy, transportation policy, privatization efforts and the hiring of the politically-appointed Detroit Emergency Manager appears to indicate that he and the Snyder Administration are openly flouting government sunshine laws.
"It's clear that Rich Baird isn't interested in meeting even the minimum requirement of transparency by filing as a lobbyist and disclosing his activities and expenses," said Lon Johnson, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party. "For two years, Baird has lobbied government officials while being paid by a private corporation to do so. It's time for Baird to play by the same rules as Michigan's middle-class families, or be held accountable for his refusal to do so."
MI Partners LLC, a company Baird formed around the same time he was appointed Transformation Manager by Gov. Snyder, uses money from Snyder's NERD Fund to pay a reported $100,000 in salary to Baird. Moreover, Baird is under a subpoena in the Detroit bankruptcy case in connection with his role in hiring Kevyn Orr, Detroit's politically-appointed Emergency Manager. Baird testified in a May 24 deposition that his communications included making recommendations on the hiring of Orr.
The Michigan Lobby Registration Act requires corporations and their agents who engage in any communications with state officials in an attempt to influence state policy to register with and report to the state. Under this act, Baird and MI Partners LLC should have registered as lobbyists and reported Baird's compensation and other expenses as early as 2011.
In an effort to shed more light on Baird's apparent improper lobbying activities, Johnson has filed Freedom of Information Act requests with the Executive Office of the Governor, where Baird is housed, and with three federal agencies seeking detailed information on Baird's activities.
Here's what I wrote about Baird last spring:
Immediately after he was elected in 2010, Michigan governor Rick Snyder brought Richard Baird on board to be his "Transformation Manager". It's a new title and position for the state of Michigan and is paid for from the governor's secret-donor slush fund called the New Energy to Reinvent and Diversify Fund (NERD). Baird, who had recently retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers, set up a consulting firm called MI Partners and took on one client: Governor Rick Snyder. He makes $100,000 year, paid for by unknown donors to the NERD fund, and sits at the right hand of the governor. His office is literally in the governor's executive office suite. If you look at the Executive Office directory (pdf), there is Richard Baird's name, listed along with the normal staffers paid like most other government officials with taxpayer money:
Until recently, you probably never heard of Richard Baird. He prefers to operate behind the scenes, pulling strings, "connecting dots" as he describes it, but never being part of the story. However, since his involvement in the secretive Skunks Works group that attempted to create a backdoor voucher program for schools run on the cheap by for-profit entities, Baird has come out from the shadows that he is much more comfortable living in.
I'm thrilled to see the MDP dig into the role this shadowy figure has played. It seems clear there is more than meets the eye and I eagerly await the results of their FOIA request.
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Johnson and Sunak U-turn to try to save their skins & 70-year Jubilee, nothing to celebrate: high time for the monarchy to go!
Johnson and Sunak U-turn to try to save their skins; we need to fight to save ours!
70-year Jubilee, nothing to celebrate: high time for the monarchy to go!
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This weekend the British people are meant to celebrate the 70 years-too-many reign of "their" monarch: the Platinum Jubilee of 96-year old Queen Elizabeth, who has been head of state longer than any other.
She is not just a figurehead. Even if, for over 300 years no British monarch actually used his or her powers (for example, to declare war, refuse a law, or dismiss parliament), the queen still holds such "rights".
But the main function of this gold-encrusted monarchy is as a lavish distraction from the brutal class system which it shields - and which in case of an emergency (like a general uprising of the working class!) it can defend by usurping power...
Of course the class rule which the queen presides over, is today not immediately under threat - and more's the pity. But at least Liverpool football fans have the guts to remind everybody of the true nature of this system when they boo the national anthem - as they did again at the FA cup final at Wembley, unafraid to be labelled "unpatriotic"!
They are booing, not just because of their memories of Hillsborough in 1989, when 97 fans were crushed to death and no policeman nor FA boss was held responsible. And yes, it was a travesty, brought back vividly this weekend when police in France laid into fans (mums and kids included), with tear gas and pepper spray, ahead of the Champions League final - showing that a cop is a cop, wherever you might be.
No, Liverpool fans refuse to idolise the Queen because they retain a consciousness which the working class in Liverpool built up through the very toughest times. It was no surprise when Liverpool players openly supported the 1984-5 miners' strike. And it is outside Goodison Park and Anfield that "The Fans Supporting Foodbanks" initiative was founded in 2015 - and for good reason. They know all about poverty and its causes.
Today the gap between rich and poor is wider than ever. Never mind the pandemic: the richest 250 saw their combined filthy lucre rise to £711 billion in 12 months! And while the Queen isn't one of the 177 billionaires in the Sunday Times Rich List, (her personal fortune is £370m), the monarchy as a whole has a total net worth of £72.5 bn!
So it would be just as well if this archaic institution, which hides the ruthless exploitation and deep poverty in this country, dies with this Queen. But the final toppling of the rotten system she presides over will require a strong collective push by the working class: and the sooner the better.


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This was a good day to come to the library and figure out the internets again. There seems to be a lot going on back home in Toronto. People lighting cars on fire, and breaking windows, and doing all that jazz. Apparently people are riled up about it (claiming that all violent protest is wrong, and bad, and terrible) and here, half a world away, all I can think, is how disappointed I am that we've all become so bloody soft.
First off, Toronto is protesting about the G20 summit – kind of. It seems like they're more or less just angry thugs wanting to break things, like drunk college kids on a crazy bender in Europe. I do not support this protest, I don't even know it is a protest, as much as just senseless violence, without direction. But what I also don't support is all the people on facebook writing things about how terrible it is to destroy things, and how, "violent protest is just so stupid."
Really people? Really – that's the stance we're going to take? Now – I am not for hurting people, or damaging personal property, but from what I've read – that's not what's happening here either. It's striking out against corporations, and governments. I am for the blockade running of the Gaza strip – which wasn't actually intended to be a violent protest, but at some point, when being friendly doesn't work things unfortunately change... You may have also read that I called for protest against the pay toilets when I first heard about them. (this may not have been a serious call, but the sentiment was there.) My only hope? They were destroyed in this rampage. At least then something good would have come from it.
Again, I want to stress, that I do not agree with what is happening in Toronto right now.
But – look at what has happened. Now, it's true, I'm not in Toronto, and all I have to go by is the Live Blogging of the Toronto star. (http://thestar.blogs.com/g20/) but here's the thing. This violent protest? It's pretty tame. In all seriousness, more damage is done after a football game in more parts of the world. More damage was done during the Queen's homecoming when I was getting my Bachelor of Education in Kingston.
It's time to look at the facts – was anyone hurt? No. Were any private homes destroyed? No. What was smashed? A police car. Fine, very well. A police car set on fire. This is bad, but it's just a car. It's a thing. And I've seen cars on fire before (Queens University home coming.) Mind you, four is a lot. Although the question should be asked how the police have let four of their cruisers get destroyed – but never mind that. From what I've read – which I hope is accurate, as it was live blogged on the scene by one of the city's biggest papers – Starbucks, Swiss Chalet (a chicken restaurant), Tim Hortons, and Zanzibar (our local strip club featured in the latest Hulk movie) were damaged. No private individual's property. As far as riots go, this has been a little tame.
Just thinking back to Italy (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/6956518/Police-quell-immigrant-riots-in-Italy.html), in January, will point out how a riot could be much much worse.
Now, again, I am completely against what is happening in Toronto right now (I feel the need to stress this point, in case it gets lost, as is so often the case when people have a strong emotional attachment to an issue). And I think we are, perhaps, better than this (though, clearly not) but what is happening – a violent protest – is not always a bag thing.
It's just not. Protests where private property and goods are destroyed are important for our world. And I think it's just so hard to keep that in mind when things are happening on our doorstep.
Rodney King. That name should mean something to people born during, or before, the early eighties. And for many born after, thanks to the music of Sublime, history classes, and the overall importance of it. The Rodney King Riot was a devastating week long riot that led to the deaths of dozens of people. But why did it happen? Because people were tired of the police treating black citizens as if they were lesser creatures – thinking they could do whatever they wanted. Now, obviously, there was more to it than this. And we need to ask ourselves, was the beating of Rodney King fully unjustified? (to the extent it went on, I'd say yes. But remember, he was claimed to be under drugs, and led police on a high speed car chase, and fought them when he was being apprehended. Still - the long tazing, and baton beating went far beyond acceptable use of force.) Was the attack of the white trucker, which was the first highly publicized incident in the riots, any less brutal? Obviously not. But it did turn the worlds eye, and made them think about the other issues which led to this - unemployment, the ghettoization of American cities, and - of course - racial issue? Yes. This was only in 1992.
People took to the streets in protest, and despite the damage and the terrible things that happened, the world took notice, and the government was forced to make a stand. The way police acted, and how they were dealt with changed. And while not everything is perfect now, steps towards a better future were undertaken during these riots. And yes, they were violent, and destructive, but they were important. Could these changes have occurred without violence? I'd like to think - yes, but if that were true, would this proverbial powder keg have exploded?
Violent protest is what led to America being America, rather that just another colony.
Even the Boston Tea Party was a protest where goods were stolen/destroyed – a violent protest, but it led to a tax reform that would change the lives of many for the better. When something is going on that you can't agree with, there are times when taking arms, and protesting as you can, is the way to make change.
The French resistance during World War II, they were terrorists violently protesting against their government (the Nazis) but I think we all value their efforts, and would not have wanted them to stop because they were hurting people or damaging property.
There is also the darker side of violent protests which Kristallnacht is a terrible terrible example of. This was November 10th, 1938. A night when Germans took to the street, killing, rounding up for camps, and destroying the property of many many Jewish citizens. The Night of Broken Glass is what it translates as. It was a terrible and dark time, protesting the assassination of a German diplomat.
Now it is this thug-like behaviour that seems to be taking over the streets of Toronto, though in a much more restrained way that is not leaving anyone hurt, or injured. Thankfully. But, can one really say that all protesting is wrong, and bad, because of some examples?
I don't think so. I think it's important we keep in mind all the historical cases where things would have worked out against our favour if protests did not occur. It's easy to cite Gandhi as proof that peaceful protest is possible, but even groups like Greenpeace strike out (who I would imagine far too many people who think violence is wrong, support.) They monkey wrench (destroy equipment), and they spike trees (basically put a metal spike into a tree, so when a logger tries to cut it down the chainsaw hits it, bounces back, and potentially kills the operator.) That's just a few of their tactics. These are tactics I disagree with, but as I see many people donating to them on the streets of Sydney, clearly some people agree.
If hungry strikes made a difference, if natives blocking roads could result in them getting their land back, that would be fantastic. It's just so easy to turn a blind eye to those cries. And nothing ever happens. Headlines change the world these days. While these are headlines I am not happy with seeing in our papers, today, I do not want to see a world where people are scared to strike out against a corrupt government, or too scared to fight back against oppression, racism, and injustice.
When people simply follow along, without standing up for themselves, and their beliefs, a better life is not often created. Unfortunately, negative things occur when thugs take to the street to create violence without thought of consequence as well.
So what's the answer? I, like many people, do not have one. However, I am willing to take a stand saying that all violent protest should not be painted with the same brush. I do not think we can say none of it should ever happen, period.
But these are big thoughts, that require far more consideration, and time to contemplate. As for right now:
I'm just glad no one has been hurt. And I hope it stays that way.
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At 3:15 a.m. Thusday, 30th August, this morning while Jeff was asleep in his tent and I was in my swag alongside the front wheel of the retrace vehicle, someone took the keys from my shorts from under my pillow. The car was pushed backwards and started at the second try and took off fast. (from 2 persons adjacant to us, who commented that "we" were noisey leaving ). I later thanked this couple for a loan of a pair of trousers!
Later Jeff woke me and aked "Where is the car?" I thought he was joking and asked "Where did you put it?". So called 000 and reported to police who though off duty arrived in less than ten minutes. After the usual descriptions of car etc, the police turned round to search the streets etc. Just round the corner the siren started and the chase was on. The police stopped chasing as it was too dangerous but kept following the tail lights. The offenders jumped out of the car while moving and took off. The car went through a barbed wire fence and came to a halt. The speed warning alarm was set at 180 Km! Police drove our vehicle back to Normanton.
Some things were thrown out of the windows earlier and later collected by police. Most things seem intact including our amateur radios. An amount of cash was taken with some cash spilt loose in the back seat. Wallet later found under clothes etc on the front seat. Camera too, with some video footage taken by or new "friends". Police here in Normanton have downloaded the video for examanation. The police were very fast to respond, very kind and efficient. Some damage to the car, dents, damaged bumper bar, paint scratches and windscreen rubber cut by the barbed wire. All this without number plates as the car was half way through Queensland registration.


"When I came into the garage after the first outing I got a bit of an eye-opener. There were about ten HRC guys waiting for me"
You missed the final two races of 2016 through injury. Physically, how do you feel at the moment?
Physically I've come on leaps and bounds. I was really well looked after by all the medical staff over in Australia. With the punctured lung I was stuck there for six weeks. But it's not a bad place to recover! I enjoyed some sunshine after getting out of the hospital. Then I got back home in mid-December. I didn't really have so much time to be honest. A few weeks and before you know it, it was the start of a new year. I was under strict instructions not to train again until after the 20th of January. I was so tempted just to carry on and get on with it. But we don't really have much time throughout the year to properly recover so I thought I'd take the time off, do it wisely, and do as they asked of me. So come the 20th of January I started training again. I'm feeling good. My fitness is coming back up to scratch. I'm feeling quite strong on the bike so all is quite promising.
You moved out to Spain in January. Has that been good for training?
Yeah, I'm staying out there with a couple of other guys, other racers. It's been brilliant. We actually did it last year. It's through Chaz Davies. He gets a house and then takes a couple of us on. We're all good mates and all train together and push each other on. It's good because we're all working with the same ethic and have the same focus. It's a perfect set up.
Like I said, Chaz is there. Michael Laverty too. These are guys that I've looked up to for years. So now we've been training and riding with them every day on different bikes, motocross and supermoto. It's really good for me and it gives me a good feel for what I should be doing. Even going out there last year for the first time was a bit of an eye-opener, just to see how often they're riding some kind of bike. It's a perfect opportunity.
At the back end of last year, I still didn't fully know what was going on. I knew there were talks and things going on behind the scenes. When you're a rider, you always get to that time of year, just after the summer break, when everyone's talking about deals for next year. People are getting signed up and there are less seats available. I was a little bit nervous not knowing quite what was going on. Then after the crash in Australia, when things still weren't fully confirmed, I was thinking, 'Now we might struggle a little bit.' So I've been given a great opportunity and it's an honour to be in this position.
You've ridden a Honda in Moto3 in the past. Are there any similarities with those bikes to the latest '17 model?
Not really. In '15 unfortunately the team was slightly underfunded and we ran the '14 bike. So there's now been three years of development. Going from a '14 Honda to a '17 [spec bike] you can't really compare. It feels almost like a different bike. Going from the Mahindra to the Honda, they're both highly competitive machines, but they're both totally different to ride. I have to change my riding style and the way I approach corners. It's a lot to take on. I feel like I've clicked really well with it. It kind of suits my style. Both wheels like to be in line. You have to be smooth with it and carry lots of corner speed. That's what I've been working on when I've been training over the winter, so it's been a really promising first couple of tests. We can look forward toward some good races.
What are the main differences between the Peugeot/Mahindra you were riding in 2016 and and Honda's latest NSF250R?
The Peugeot was really, really strong when diving in late on the brakes. If you were close enough to any riders on a Honda or a KTM you could dive up the inside of two or three of them. The trouble then was it didn't quite have the torque on the exit of the corner. Nine times out of ten they could come back past you again. You'd find yourself stuck in a rut where you couldn't really do anything with it, or you couldn't jump forward. We saw plenty of times last year that if you got away at the front of a group and you were in the front pack, you could sit there quite easily on the Peugeot. It had the potential in the corners and on the straights you could stay in the slipstream. But the Honda seems a lot easier to do the lap time alone. I've been focussing mainly on that in preseason testing: doing lots of laps alone. It's one of them that doesn't shine in any particular area. It's just strong all round. You've got good braking stability. You can roll into the corners with lots of speed, or you can park it if you have to. Then it's got the grunt to get out of the corners. It's just an all-round well built package.
And you're receiving full factory support from HRC?
Yes. When I came into the garage after the first outing I got a bit of an eye-opener. I think there were about ten HRC guys all stood around me, waiting for me to come in. I was still struggling to get my gloves off and they were asking me questions. It's nice and it's good to have that support.
Who do think will be the main players in Moto3 this year?
It's difficult to say at this early stage. Both the Sky boys were looking strong. [Andrea] Migno and [Nicol?] Bulega were looking really strong at the start of testing. Obviously you've got [Enea] Bastianini there and [Aron] Canet, his team-mate. They both look strong. But you can never really tell. Going from what I had last year results-wise I can't imagine anyone will be looking at me, thinking that I'll be that strong. But I know inside we're going to make a big step forward this year. You never really know what guys have and what they're going to bring to the table. So we'll wait and see. I think it will be interesting.
Does that suit you in a sense, to go into the season slightly 'under the radar'?
I don't know. After the first official tests we'll see where everyone is at. Until the Qatar race, no one will know who's got the race pace and who can keep that pace for the full distance. I don't mind. I know I can be strong and I'm confident and looking forward to showing people.
The British Talent Team rider coach Jeremy McWilliams said top ten or top eight finishes are the aim for the first few races. Is that fair?
It's nice that their expectation isn't overly high. I think that's 100 percent achievable. Where we are at the minute, I think we're in a strong position. We should wait and see. A rider's expectation is always to win races and that's what mine is. I know realistically it's a long season. There are 18 races across the year. The main focus is to be in that front group and always scoring points.
Have you had a rider coach to assist with your riding and training before?
Through the Racing Steps Foundation they try and introduce that kind of thing. What they've done for me in the past has also been really good for me, in terms of training. But to have someone like Jeremy - someone I've got loads of respect for -, and Alberto there, they've both been there and done it. I think that's almost like another level again. They know exactly what you should and shouldn't be doing; what worked for them and what didn't work. So I've got two really good guys there to bounce ideas off and to ask what I should and shouldn't be doing. Already I've got experience. I know myself the dos and don'ts. To get these small details, if we're ever stuck, I know I've got both of them to work with. I think that will help massively throughout the year.
That makes a massive difference. You don't fully realise until you've got all the boxes ticked. We really do have everything ticked off this year. Everything seems to be running really smooth. The team's working almost like a family and we've got the funding, we've got the support. It makes a massive difference, not only to the rider, but to everyone in that group. I think at this precise moment things are looking really promising. For me it's just such a relief. Like I've said, it's an honour to have this opportunity.


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Jessie J joins Towie star James 'Arg' Argent at his Marbella gig
Jessie J made a surprise appearance at The Only Way Is Essex star James "Arg" Argent's gig in Spain, introducing him to the crowd.
The singer showed her support for the reality TV star at former Towie regular Elliott Wright's beachfront restaurant in Marbella, Olivia's La Cala.
In clips shared on the bar's Instagram page, Jessie told the crowd: "I feel like someone's getting married and I don't know who they are, but thanks for having me at the wedding.
So This Happened In Olivia's Tonight… Thank You For Welcoming @real_arg To The Stage In True @jessiej Style… #whatavoice #jessiej #welovethisgirl #famousthursdays #seeyounexttime @olivias_la_cala
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"I'm from Essex, this is so fun. I have a show here tomorrow and I've brought out all my crew and my band, but I want to introduce someone right now that is the sweetest guy.
"I've just met him, come on, do a slow motion walk!"
She added: "It's the most exciting and the scariest thing to do, so I want you guys to show your appreciation for the hard work, the dedication and the passion that this man has, to sing in front of you guys. Ladies and gentlemen, I introduce to you, Arg."
She hugged Argent as he approached the stage, and he said: "Thank you so much, what an honour!"
James 'Arg' Argent and Jessie J (James Argent/Instagram)
Another video posted on the bar's Instagram story saw Jessie, along with Wright and the rest of the large party, waving napkins around as Argent crooned Dean Martin's That's Amore.
Jessie, the Do It Like A Dude hit-maker, who is dating Hollywood star Channing Tatum, was also seen joining a conga line, dancing through the raucous party.
Argent appeared to be thrilled by the star support and posted a picture of himself with Jessie on his Instagram page.
She will perform at the Starlite Festival in Marbella on Friday.