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Event Updates: Coronavirus
July 8, 2020 by Discover Lehigh Valley
Discover Lehigh Valley is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and is staying in close contact with our partners and industry leaders including the State of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Travel Association, Destinations International, and both Lehigh and Northampton Counties.
Below, we've created a resource to house closures of attractions, cancellations of events, etc. We'll do our best to keep this list as up-to-date as possible to serve as a resource for those in the region but please note that this list may not be fully inclusive.
Our team will continue to update this page as information becomes available. If your place of business is altering operating hours or you've cancelled a major event, please feel free to contact Alicia Quinn with details.
Travel advisory: As a temporary safety measure, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) is no longer accepting cash and credit cards; All tolls will be assessed electronically via E-ZPass or the PA Turnpike TOLL BY PLATE program. Read more from the PTC.
Governor Wolf's Phased Reopening Plan for Pennsylvania
Lehigh and Northampton counties have begun easing into the green phase of Governor's Wolf's phased reopening plan for Pennsylvania.
Local Restaurants Offering Curbside / Take-Out and Delivery Options
Restaurants are continuing to offer take-out and delivery options, in addition to the outdoor dining (if applicable) and in very few cases, controlled indoor dining.
The following Visitors Centers will be closed until further notice:
SteelStacks Visitors Center in Bethlehem (SouthSide)
Historic Bethlehem Visitors Center (Main Street)
Sigal Museum in Easton
America On Wheels Museum in Allentown
Visitors Center & Museum at Martin Guitar remains closed until further notice.
Event Postponements & Cancellations
The Baum School of Art will be closed until further notice. All classes and activities are cancelled.
The 2020 Bethlehem Bach Choir Festival has been cancelled, but an online Tune-In is being broadcasted.
At the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Center, all in-person programs and services for adults are cancelled until further notice. Most supportive services and the community book group are offered in virtual formats.
The Civic Theatre of Allentown has put all performances and film showings on hold. Updated schedules will be announced.
The DCI Eastern Championship, scheduled for July 31 - August 1, 2020, has been cancelled.
The Great Allentown Fair has been cancelled for 2020.
Toby Keith and Carrie Underwood 2020 concerts have been rescheduled to 2021.
The Super Gigantic Garage Sale originally scheduled for March 14-15, 2020 at AgriPlex at the Allentown Fairgrounds has bene postponed to November 21-22, 2020.
Godfrey Daniels has postponed all events until further notice.
The Lehigh Valley Food & Wine Festival has been cancelled for 2020.
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs will have a cancelled their 2020 season.
The Moravian Historical Society has cancelled all public programs and events until further notice.
Muhlenberg College has cancelled its Summer Music Theatre program for 2020.
The 2020 Pennsylvania Youth Open Bowling Tournament has been cancelled until further notice.
The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival has cancelled its 2020 season.
The PPL Center is closed until further notice; many events are in the process of being rebooked/scheduled.
The Schnecksville Fair has been cancelled for 2020.
Spring on the SouthSide, originally scheduled for April 18, has been postponed to September 19, 2020.
At the State Theatre Center for the Arts, the following shows have been postponed or cancelled.
Red Hot Chili Pipers has been postponed to March 11, 2021.
Dancing with the Lehigh Valley Stars has been cancelled.
The Fab Faux has been postponed to Sept. 12, 2020
One Night of Queen has been postponed. New date TBD.
The Daily Show Writers Comedy Tour has been postponed. New date TBD.
The Orchestra: Former Members of ELO has been postponed. New date TBD.
Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band will be postponing their 2020 Tour to 2021. The Easton performance will move from June 6, 2020 to June 7, 2021.
The Wind Creek Bethlehem Event Center and Box Office will be closed until further notice. New dates for schedules events will be announced as they are available.
Zoellner Arts Center is cancelling Guest Artists, Music Department and Department of Theatre events until further notice.
Does Discover Lehigh Valley have a message to visitors?
Our team is working diligently to keep up-to-date on the latest news surrounding COVID-19. Visitors to Lehigh Valley — or any destination — are encouraged to always exercise healthy travel habits when traveling and to follow guidance issued by official sources of public health information. We will continue to follow guidelines from regional public health officials and elected officials, as well as with national travel associations, and will actively communicate with our community.
I have a questions about an event that isn't on this list. Who should I contact?
While we've tried to make this page as inclusive as possible, there are bound to be some things that have slipped through the cracks. If you're unsure about the status of an event or business, we always recommend giving them a call to learn the most up-to-date details. If you know of something that we're missing from our list, please do let us know.
Are there additional resources for tourism industry partners including hotels, restaurants, and attractions?
Yes. We've compiled a page that will house resources from industry leaders including Destinations International, the U.S. Travel Association, the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the National Restaurant Association, and more, along with the State of Pennsylvania, the CDC, and others. We'll continue to update this page as more information becomes available.
I have additional questions. Who can I contact?
Please feel free to contact Alicia Quinn, VP of Marketing & Strategic Alliances


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Congress demands details of secret CDC lab incidents revealed by USA TODAY
Alison Young
Congressional watchdogs are concerned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn't told them about all of the agency's laboratory accidents, and they want a full accounting in the wake of a USA TODAY report about mishaps the agency tried to keep secret.
Those incidents, detailed in heavily-redacted records recently obtained by USA TODAY, include an apparently lost box of deadly influenza specimens, potential exposures to viruses and bacteria, and a purified air hose suddenly disconnecting from a scientist's full-body spacesuit-like gear while working in a lab that handles the world's most deadly pathogens.
But after taking nearly two years to release the reports about incidents that occurred from 2013 to 2015, the CDC blacked out large swaths of information when accidents involved particularly dangerous pathogens, such as anthrax, Ebola and certain deadly strains of influenza.
In a letter sent Tuesday, leaders of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce have given the CDC until the end of the month to give them a list of all lab safety incidents at the agency since 2012. The committee also wants an unredacted version of the 503 pages of lab incident reports the CDC released to USA TODAY under the Freedom of Information Act. In many of the records , the CDC cited a 2002 bioterrorism law and removed information including the types of pathogens involved and descriptions of what happened.
"Because of the redactions, it is difficult to know whether the CDC has previously disclosed the incidents described in the USA Today article to the Committee. However the details in the article seem to indicate that most, if not all, of these incidents were not disclosed to the Committee," said the letter to CDC director Tom Frieden. It was signed by committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy, R-Pa.
The CDC said it has received the letter and "will follow up on their request for information."
If the incidents weren't previously disclosed to the committee, it would be the second time in seven months that USA TODAY's Freedom of Information Act requests have revealed that the CDC has not given members of Congress all of the information they've requested. The committee has held several hearings in recent years examining serious safety lapses at the CDC and other federal labs, as well as the adequacy of federal oversight programs.
"It is vital for the safety of CDC lab scientists and for the public that the CDC has a full picture of all incidents involving dangerous germs such as anthrax, Ebola, plague, and possibly the reconstituted flu strain that caused 50 million deaths in the 1918 pandemic," Walden and Murphy said in a statement to USA TODAY.
The CDC, which operates numerous labs spread across many buildings in multiple states, lacked a comprehensive policy for centralized reporting of lab incidents – a critical component in identifying safety trends – until July 2015, USA TODAY previously revealed. Under that new policy, incident reports are supposed to go to a newly-created CDC lab safety office at the agency's Atlanta headquarters. USA TODAY earlier this month asked the CDC to release copies of all incident reports filed with the lab safety office during 2016, but the agency often takes years to release such records under the Freedom of Information Act.
In addition to operating its own scientific laboratories, an arm of the CDC also co-runs the Federal Select Agent Program that inspects and regulates about 290 government, military, university, private and commercial labs that work with potential bioterror pathogens such as those that cause anthrax, Ebola, the plague and the toxins that cause botulism and ricin poisoning. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is the CDC's partner in the regulatory program.
Critics say the ongoing revelations of lab incidents at the CDC and other facilities show the need to reassess whether the current regulatory system is working. Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle, a member of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense, said it is time for Congress to conduct a comprehensive review of the Select Agent Program. "Not just a hearing, but a major reassessment," Daschle told USA TODAY. The panel issued a report in December that flags the inaction.
The bipartisan panel, co-chaired by former Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman and former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, is sponsored by the Hudson Institute and Potomac Institute for Policy Studies.
Since 2009, the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, has repeatedly made recommendations for improving lab oversight, especially the need to establish a single federal entity to oversee high-containment laboratories that work with the most dangerous pathogens.
Daschle noted that much of the scientific work done at the labs is important to public health and national security. "So we don't want to obstruct it, but we do want it to be conducted safely, and with a level of transparency within a reasonable interpretation of legal parameters."
The USA TODAY Network's "Biolabs in Your Backyard" investigation, published since 2015, has revealed hundreds of accidents at corporate, university, government and military labs nationwide. It also has exposed a system of fragmented federal oversight and pervasive secrecy that obscures failings by facilities and regulators.
Read full coverage of USA TODAY's ongoing investigation of lab safety and security incidents: biolabs.usatoday.com. Follow investigative reporter Alison Young on Twitter: @alisonannyoung.
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Career
Brinton played for Bristol City.

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with Newport County
Football League Third Division South winner: 1938–39

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How Much Water does a bath use And The Different Water Usage Bath & Shower
Home » Guide » How Much Water does a bath use And The Different Water Usage Bath & Shower
So Does a Bath or Shower Use More Water?
How Much Water Does It Take to Fill A Bathtub?
How much water does a bath use?
Bath vs. Shower: Which Is Better for the Planet?
What Is The Average Bathtub Size And Its Capacity?
How Heavy Is A Bathtub Full Of Water?
How Many Litres Of Water Is A 10-Minute Shower?
How Much Water Can I Save By Taking A Shower vs. A Bath?
How to Measure Bath vs. Shower Water Usage
There is no definitive answer to this question as it depends on many factors, such as the size of your bathtub or shower, the water pressure, and how long you spend in the shower. However, a bath generally uses more water than a shower.
To fill a bathtub, it takes approximately 80 gallons of water. This is based on the average size of a bathtub, which is around 30 inches by 60 inches.
A bath can use up to 80 gallons of water, so showering is often considered a more efficient way to clean oneself.
There is no clear answer as to whether baths or showers are better for the planet. It depends on many factors, including how much water you use, what kind of showerhead you have, and whether you have a water-saving shower.
Showering is more efficient than bathing if you have a water-saving showerhead and take short showers. However, bathing may be more efficient if you have a standard showerhead and take long showers.
In terms of water usage, it takes about 50 gallons of water to fill a bathtub. Showers use about 2.5 gallons of water per minute. So, if you take a 10-minute shower, you will use 25 gallons of water. This means baths use more water than showers, but the difference is insignificant.
Finally, it is crucial to consider the energy required to heat the water. Baths require less power than showers because they use less hot water. Batteries require more energy because they use more hot water, which must be heated for longer.
Overall, there is no clear answer about which is better for the planet. It depends on your individual circumstances.
The average bathtub size is 60 gallons, and its capacity is typically around 30 gallons. A full tub can hold about two-thirds of the water an average person uses daily.
A bathtub full of water is very heavy. It can weigh up to hundreds of pounds. This is why it is crucial to ensure that your bathtub is properly installed and supported.
A ten-minute shower uses approximately 56 liters of water. This is based on the average flow rate of water used in a standard shower, about six liters per minute. Therefore, a ten-minute shower uses approximately sixty liters of water.
It takes about 70 gallons of water to fill a standard bathtub but only about 10-25 gallons for a shower. So, showering is the clear winner if you're trying to conserve water.
To compare the water usage of a shower and a bath:
Start by measuring the amount of water used during a typical shower.
Measure the amount of water used during a regular bath.
For accurate measurements, use a container marked in gallons or liters.
Showers typically use less water than baths. However, the difference in water usage will vary depending on the shower head and how long the shower lasts.
On average, showers use 20 to 40 gallons (75 to 150 liters) of water, while baths can use up to 70 gallons (265 liters) of water.
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This morning, I dropped off the car at Downtown Toyota and decided to walk the rest of the way to work. That was actually a good work out (by my low standards). If I walked directly from home, it would be another 15 minutes and 0.8 miles for a total of 3.5 miles and 68 minutes by Google Maps standards (it was actually pretty accurate for today's walk time).
I'm definitely feeling the pains of being overweight and old. I think I'll incorporate this walk a couple of times into my week's sparse exercise schedule. One thing I'll definitely NOT do is lug my backpack with a laptop in it. My legs and knees are fine but my shoulders are killing me.
NOTE: Before anyone gets worked up, my wife took this shot while I drove.
Our 2001 Prius hit 100,000 miles over the weekend. This car has done us well over the years. Averages about 45 MPG and never really had any major work done on it. Only downside is that we've swapped out our tires more frequently than usual (about every 20K-25K). But on the upside, thanks to regenerative coasting/braking, I've never had to change my brake pads and the treads are still at about 50%. So far no problems with the battery either even though it's supposed to be replaced after 100,000 miles. We'll see if anything changes in the next couple of years.
Could electric cars be the new SUVs? Let's hope so.
News came out last week from the Detroit Auto Show that Toyota and Ford will be looking to release pure electric vehicles (not range extending fakers like the Chevy Volt) in the near future - about 2012. It seems to be a theme at this year's show, as all other automakers were releasing some sort of hybrid version of something. The big question is whether next year's show will still have the same focus. As oil prices decline (I paid $1.89 per gallon the other day!), there will be less pressure for consumers to buy fuel efficient cars thus less incentive for automakers to develop new technologies. Do you think a company like Tesla Motors could have been built and funded in an era where gasoline costs $1.25 per gallon? Perhaps, but it wouldn't get as much attention as it does (and deservedly so, the Tesla Roadster is amazing). When you think about it rationally, there are many reasons to want to get a fuel efficient car, the least of which should be to save money. The environment and national security should be the top reasons but often times we only see what's directly affecting our wallets.
UPDATE: As a point of clarification, I don't mean to say that people shouldn't be cost conscious in these difficult times. My point is that not buying a hybrid because it may cost more initially is not a good argument. The cost of buying a hybrid versus a non-hybrid compact or mid-size car is not that great plus the savings in gas over time will minimize that gap even further. If you don't want to buy a hybrid because you need to haul kids, groceries, lumber, etc. that's fine. However, if you're waffling over whether to get a Corolla, Focus, or Jetta, buying a Prius or a Civic Hybrid isn't much of a stretch. Trust me, you'll make that money back in about 4-5 years.
Auto bailout DOESN'T fail... How that's still a bad thing.
I woke up this morning to the radio airing the news that the auto bailout has passed. I'm glad a lot of people won't be losing their jobs but I think we're only delaying the inevitable. The $17.4 billion bailout has provisions that require, among other things, the automakers to "prove they can restructure sufficiently" or those loans would be called back. My question is, can the automakers really turn it around? It's like a gambling addict who just needs some seed money to win back all the losses his accumulated over the years. Chances are, it's just not going to happen. And what if they don't sufficiently restructure? Would they really care if the loans are called back? They'd be in the same position they were before the bailout except now with three months of salaries paid. And actually, I don't think Congress would have the guts to actually do it. The old cry of "we can't let the US auto industry fail" will be heard again.
If the government really wanted to make a difference, they should have asked for the resignation of all top level executives from any company that asked for a loan. The way it's setup now, these automakers will come back to Congress in March and either ask for more money or time to prove they are restructuring (probably both). Why would anyone give money to a group of people who have a history of failure? This is in stark contrast to a company like Toyota who hasn't had an annual corporate loss in 71 years (they expect to end the current fiscal year with a loss). In fact their profits in 2007 alone were $14.9 billion - almost the same size as the current bailout. With a cushion like that, who needs a handout?


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At a pavement café, behind dark, ever-present Ray-Bans, Yudelman sits watching a woman walk down the sun-beaten road. With each step the city's pavements gnaw at her soles – vigorously testing the mettle of the voluptuously proportioned Winnie-the-Pooh slippers adorning her feet.
Rising mid-Americano, inwardly delighting at the colourfully shod parade heading his way, he fumbles an apology and takes off after the flamboyant pair. Nobody minds the curt exit. Waiters instinctively know he'll be back; friends accept that being in his vicinity places them on a permanent photo shoot.
Yudelman swings into his approaching-without-malice gait – best described as an unaffected stroll. A casual air is a necessary posture for a tall man about to converge on the path of a stranger.
For a while, he says nothing, keeping a safe, friendly following distance. The entire odyssey – from noticing to the point of making contact – has set off a mixture of purposeful calculation and a heady desire to enthrone the pyjama-shoes in all their chunky, why-are-you-on-this-pavement glory.
Inconsistent conditions and never-to-be repeated moments are what make this uncertain playground an infinitely compelling storybook of unfolding possibilities.
After several decades of wielding an array of film and later digital cameras, considerations such as light, background and best angles are calibrations that go on automatically in his brain.
The question of relevance hovers nearby, like a reliable but overbearing parent. Undeterred, Yudelman stays close to the fascination. Instinct tells him the bright yellow pavement specials have an interesting tale to tell.
But first, there is the matter of clearing some personal barriers: his innate shyness and a culturally ingrained precept of respecting the privacy of others. This is possibly the least comfortable moment of street photography – striking up a conversation with an unknown entity.
By now, he has shadowed the woman far enough to gauge something of her state of mind. She notices his genuine interest. Somehow they begin to talk. And there on the tarmac, in the sunshine, a story unfolds.
In the first few seconds, it's about the warm weather, an easy unifier, they both experience this day as equals: it is on this even plane that Yudelman prefers to keep this kind of interaction. Sensing her openness, he compliments the celebrity slippers and asks if he can take a picture with his phone.
Caught up in the playful web of his request, stopping for a snapshot seems reasonably normal. After taking a few pics, he shows her how they look, she's happy they only reveal the smiley bears – and not the face belonging to the scarred legs that have just left the day clinic, about to carry her to a night shelter a couple of blocks away.
Quarrying for answers in the murky regions of the blindingly familiar is what Dale Yudelman does best. In his testament of the lives of fellow South Africans, in a country deep in the throes of a pubescent democracy, people, events and even objects become part of contemplative essays interpreting how front page news permeates into the fabric of the collective experience.
Life under Democracy was inspired by the Ernest Cole exhibition at the National Gallery in Cape Town, in February 2011. Cole's images feature life under apartheid. Yudelman's series looks at life under democracy after eighteen years of liberation.
Many of the images were shot in passing and are personal daily reflections, while others involve more deliberate excursions. In Life under Democracy, Yudelman returns to the areas he photographed in the eighties, for the series Suburbs in Paradise, which cross-examines white suburbia under the influence of legislated segregation.
To gain perspective, he also visits some of the people and areas Cole photographed. A sense of how much has changed begins to develop and, in some cases, how much has stayed the same.
In a country where old anger is amplified by new barriers imposed in the course of its almost two decades of democratic rule, where infringements of power and corruption bear the same watermark as the injustices of apartheid, the question he asks is: How would Mr Cole feel about the freedom he dedicated his life to achieving?
As if in conversation, Yudelman uses his iPhone camera as a means of discourse. The senses are unified through a device historically utilised for discussion, in turn mirroring the merging of a nation whose past is omnipresent.
His images easily bear the burden of portraying issues and feelings as distinctly as if they were actual objects. Transforming the social experience into knowable, tangible material where the viewer gains access to the emotion of the moment, enables further research along tributaries feeding the cause or circumstance.
Yudelman's observations are benefited by a photographic career beginning in the late seventies, starting out as a photojournalist for The Star newspaper at the height of the political turmoil in South Africa.
For the past fifteen years his focus has been on his personal work, with exhibitions shown in galleries around the world. His artistic bent for decoding social landscapes is fully realised in the art space – producing work infused with a quirky visual vernacular.
Life under Democracy reveals a nation learning to live beyond the confines and within the liberties of two opposing systems: the first, extinct but not silenced; the second, crafted with the highest hopes of freedom in mind. The story is of our response and participation in realising the full extent of those dreams as viewed through the eyes of a well-versed protagonist.
His experiences of past and present set the co-ordinates for this self-imposed brief. Yudelman scours the foreground of the public domain, where he taps into the backstory, looking for less tangible indicators of change.
The opening image presents the first democratic ballot paper issued in 1994. Eighteen years later this early relic of freedom is considered old enough to be sold along with other memorabilia in an antique store, its price tag serving as a reminder of the time when the idea of a democratic South Africa was, for the oppressed, a prized imperative; for others, a dangerous idea: and for all, a highly charged proposition in the silhouette of a prejudiced unknown.
A sprawling cultural diversity as profound and disparate as South Africa's is no more obvious than at heritage sites. While the history is based on the same facts, the similarities begin to disappear when examining the emotional content of memories and the impact they have on the psyches of different ethnic groups.
The series gives an insight into the challenges of remembering the past and understanding the scale of what is implied in finding meaningful validation for all. Among such jagged recollections: one man's hero is another man's villain – where even God is not innocent.
At the other end of the rainbow, Yudelman highlights a child playfully hanging from the rifle of an unknown Boer soldier, a statue at the Paul Kruger Monument in Church Square, Tshwane. The child almost blends into the sculpture, becoming a living addendum to the bronzed past (p21).
Straddling the impressions of our adolescent democracy, Yudelman gives a lucid account of the socio-political topography with all its awkward insecurities, frustrations and rebelliousness. Within these reflections, we see the concerns of a fledgling nation afraid to be seen to be becoming like its betrayers; and how these replications in some instances already go beyond a prediction.
The assertion of a new national identity, complicated by a disfiguring and dysfunctional past, is currently pock-marked by greed, corruption, high levels of unemployment and dropping standards in healthcare, education and general living.
As much as he points out and celebrates individuals within the multitudes, confident in their full and unrestrained national voice, applying for equality, in search of equilibrium and a sense of worth, so he also refers to the angst of a country – in and out of step with an evolving understanding of itself: the practice and the concept of democratic freedom.
Studying the emergent horizon, the work gives a transactional analysis of the scale of cultural exchange required, and the subcutaneous issues of racial division. It reviews the chasms created by the racial segregationist policies of the apartheid government, which led to South Africans becoming economically and culturally dualistic and disassociated.
The signs and symbols pictured in the series reference inter-cultural engagements and present responses in surprising places: a woman wearing Orlando Pirates earrings – a sport and team better known in this country for its predominantly black male supporters (p181).
Life under Democracy unravels a succession of stories within a story; a multi-layered transcription articulated with an effortless visual fluency. Yudelman is not merely quoting from reality, but, like any good storyteller, allowing his subjects to describe themselves. Revelling in the spontaneous spirit of South Africans, the work mirrors a nation full of promise and an extraordinary ability to be expansive.
In spite of the difficulties they experience, and sometimes because of the on-going challenges, their lives are a compelling demonstration of strength and unfettered resilience in the face of boundless uncertainty. Values become apparent through the portrayal of the spaces in which they work and pray, what they eat and where they shop. The essay draws attention to profound instances of devotion in caring for fellow citizens; impossible miracles requiring enormous strength of character; and a capacity for nerve-straining enterprise.
Yudelman began experimenting with the concept of using his iPhone for documentary images shortly before the inaugural Ernest Cole Award was announced. On winning the award, he made a point – as part of the Life under Democracy series – to visit Mamelodi Township where Cole grew up (p217).
During his meeting with the Kole* family members – some of whom still live in the same house – he was introduced to Moses Mogale, now a well-known jazz musician and music teacher in the community (p193).
The iPhone camera finds its destiny providentially and immutably altered in Yudelman's masterful hands. Throughout the series he utilises the square-format hipstamatic app which simulates the effects of the old-fashioned disposable film and Polaroid cameras. Designed to produce the unpredictable results of the early darkroom, it randomly saturates the image with colour, or washes it out. With a selection of built-in digitised retro lenses, films and flashes, it conjures up some of the alchemy of the once highly chemical process of developing.
The intensified field created by the formatting matches Life under Democracy investment in interpreting the fine print of daily life. Unhindered by oversized equipment, he achieves a visual rapport that is exquisite and robust all at once. His portraits are vibrant, poetic studies of the constant stream of conversation between people and their environment – intimate disclosures of the interior realm of his subjects spilling into view.
Using spatially compelling compositions, Yudelman maintains a tight grip on the material world by limiting the amount of information in the image.
Intrigued by the ironies of life he invites the viewer to share his amusement at the contradictions that surround us. 'Protests' (p28) shows the second day of heavily-supported protest action in Cape Town. Demonstrators in full cry are about to go on a blind rampage. In the scene, to the left of the crowd and from his position in the middle of the drama, he still manages to throw in a headline from the previous day, which reads, 'Municipal strike gets off to a SLOW start.' It is at these junctures that Yudelman ambushes what might have been a straight photojournalistic shot and successfully expands the image to include a mischievous comment on mass media and its defining role within reality.
Commanding subtleties form powerful optical snares in league with Yudelman's ethics of eschewing brash imagery (unless absolutely required), allowing what he chooses to leave out of the frame to speak as distinctly as what he chooses to include.
From the floor of a flea market in Cape Town, he invokes a chilling omen commenting on the fate of the rhino – a wooden statuette of the pre-historic creature with the horn missing (p74). Impossible conversations, spanning alternate dimensions, are a defining feature in this series: the viewer is easily guided to the place where what is salient is not overshadowed by sensationalism.
Photographing on the street means that a considerable amount of his time is spent sifting through the clenched reality of everydayness, always in search of yet another clarifying dimension. His images reveal the rich chronicles that flow beneath the surface of the flurried ordinary. It is within the backdrop of these surprisingly regular mirrors that we see ourselves with heightened clarity.
* Cole, born Kole, managed to have himself reclassified as 'coloured' in order to evade the Pass Laws restricting the movement of black people.


Had I been paying attention back in April, I would have definitely pre-ordered this set! The pre-order price was 60 British Pounds which comes to about $95 USD + the cost of shipping so I estimate it would have been around $130 USD. Unfortunately, I didn't know about this box set until it had already sold out (in 3 days!) and it's going on Ebay anywhere from $300 to almost $900 at auction and Buy It Now. There were only 500 copies made so it's a rarity for sure…..read the press release below to see what was inside.
plus the full and complete Saxon W:O:A performances from 2004/2007/2009 – each on a separate DVD and, a Saxon flag.
The real surprise is that 10 'Golden Tickets' are randomly included in the box sets, which will allow the 10 lucky winners to visit any Saxon concert in any city around the world (excluding festival appearances).
'Silver Tickets' giving access to special online content are for the remaining boxes so there are no losers – only winners.
I already paid $18 for the limited edition 2 CD/DVD version so I would have easily shelled out the extra $112. Full DVDs of each Wacken show and a commemorative Saxon flag are highly collectible as is the special box and the Golden and Silver tickets that allowed buyers to either see Saxon in concert ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD and/or access bonus contect online. Even with the DVDs being PAL format I would have been fine because my DVD player is region free.
Saxon is one of my all-time favorite bands, I can't believe I missed out on this. I will be watching and, if I find one at a decent price (albeit higher than the pre-order), then I will be on the hunt!


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MIAMI: Lyft Driver Pulls Out Gun, Tells Passenger He Wants to Kill All Gay People
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A Miami man says on a recent ride his Lyft driver pulled out a gun, used homophobic slurs, and said he wanted to kill all gay people before assaulting him and throwing him out of the car.
NBC Miami reports :
Andres Berreondo didn't think twice when he ordered a ride on Lyft Thursday afternoon, which is something he says he usually does.
But this time, he didn't know if he would make it out alive.
"I can tell he was with an attitude, and even from the beginning with this bad energy," he said.
Berreondo said he noticed the driver was not following the GPS maps. That's when he says the man snapped – calling him homophobic slurs.
Then he says he pulled out a gun and told Berreondo, "I want to kill everyone that is gay."
In tears and in fear for his life, Borreondo called 911.
After about 10 minutes, he says the man finally stopped the car, hitting him as he forced him out.
"I start getting scared and somehow he stops," he said. "He pulled me out like that and kicked me in the leg, I get out of the car."
Lyft released the following statement: "The safety of our community is Lyft's top priority, and the behavior described here is unacceptable. There is no place in the Lyft community for discrimination or violence of any kind. As soon as we were made aware of this incident, we permanently deactivated the driver. We have been in contact with the passenger to offer our full support, and stand ready to assist law enforcement with any investigation.
>Miami police is investigating the incident.
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Mercedes-Benz TV ads increase social engagement across broadcast and cable in January
TV advertising continues to spark consumer conversation on social media. Advertisers kicked off the new year strong with Mercedes-Benz claiming the top spot for TV social lift across broadcast and cable, and Target landing in the top three for both.
Mercedes-Benz's ads for the 2018 S-Class resonated with viewers and helped land the brand the top spot for both broadcast and cable in January.
Holiday-themed ads featuring Google Home and characters from Frozen and the LEGO franchise created the most buzz for Target.
Trailers for Disney's Coco continued to spark conversation, earning the number two spot for cable advertisers.
Methodology from 4C:
To assess the TV ads generating the greatest consumer response on social media, 4C fuses data from Teletrax, its global TV monitoring network covering more than 1,300 U.S. Channels in all 210 DMAs, and its proprietary social affinity database with engagements from 2+ billion social media users across Facebook and Twitter.
By comparing each brand's social media engagements in the two-minute period after the start of a TV ad to the brand's average social media engagement rate, 4C calculates the TV Social Lift Impact. Ultimately this is a measure of how much more likely a consumer is to engage with with the brand on social media after seeing its TV ad.
For example, Verizon's 99.4% TV Social Lift Impact means Verizon's broadcast TV ads increased Verizon social engagements by 99.4% in the two minutes following the start of an ad.
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PJAK: The Iranian regime is in its worst condition – the Islamic republic is forced to retreat
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Assembly of Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) announced in a written statement its solidarity with the nationwide strikes and emphasized the need for the regime to retreat to prevent a bloody uprising.
PJAK's statement:
"Forty years of military rule in Iran.
As of October 2018, the conditions in Iran differs many aspects from previous years. After forty years of the Islamic Republic ruling, this government is suffering from the worst situation both internally and externally. Simultaneously, the social awareness and the demands of people have reached a high maturity level. This phenomenon was also observed in the latest nationwide strikes.
Over the past four decades, the peoples of Iran have been deprived of any rights to protest or express a demand that is unpleasant to the regime. People's slightest outrage towards the forced law has been responded with the greatest punishment by the government. Thus after all these years, the inefficient and corrupt nature and the true face of government is revealed. The denial of peoples right through legal channels and the arrival of fundamentalist-reformist government streams has reached a deadlock. The people are running out of patience as this was seen in January of 2018 with a series of nationwide protests.
Surely, such massive popular protests should be considered a turning point in contemporary Iranian history which had an irreversible consequence for society and the government. The protests were the most widespread and radical uprisings since the beginning of current regime's ruling. The protests are the result of increasing denial of people's right for living freely and the concentration of wealth and power among chosen few. The popular and legitimate protest was held with the sporadic participating of people but it was spread throughout the nations of Iran in a short time and the voice of freedom-seeking people caught the worlds attention. However, the power and wealth seeking tyrant regime suppressed the protest in the most severe and inhuman ways; at the expense of tens of lives and torturing thousands of citizens. Still many of the freedom-seeking men and women are detained in the hands of the oppressive regime, leaving thousands of Iranian families grieving.
Despite its shortcomings and problems, even the constitution of Iran recognizes the right of peaceful protest for Iranian citizens. Yet throughout the Islamic Republic's history, the regime has denied the right to self-express and protest from the Iranian people and deliberately prevented the implementation of constitutional clauses. The ruling government is aware of their lack of legitimacy in society and among people of Iran. Therefore, it attempted to resolve the legitimacy crisis by holding demonstrative and fraudulent elections or by creating crisis outside its borders. In this approach, the regime pretends to take a hostile attitude towards the United States and Israel via the policy of "Anti-world" in order to frighten people and create unity under the pretext of an external enemy threat. Whereas in practice, Iran has not taken any measures in fighting against Israel or the United States. This policy is known as the politics of enemy-making, an imitation of Hitler, to unify the people to consolidate the society. It prepares the people for obedience towards the government and allows the brutal suppression of popular opposition with the stigma of being affiliated with "foreign enemies".
The people of Iran, despite all the government pressure and with all the dangers of seeking liberation, had a series of nationwide protests. As result, they have revealed the regimes true face and the government's internal weaknesses to the world. In addition, the international powers such as USA and Russia tried to get more concessions from the Iranian government in different ways. At the same time, with increasing pressure from the people and foreign powers, the internal crisis, inefficiency, and internal corruption of the system have become more obvious. The economic crisis has also reached its peak, which the people of Iran and marginalized groups of society were its main victims.
Under maximum pressure from the government on society and the heavily guarded atmosphere, one can label the situation as"forty years of military rule in Iran". The people have not surrendered to the regime and have not abandoned their demands. The latest manifestation of the people's legitimate demands and the increasing awareness of the peoples of Iran can be seen in the nationwide strikes. The best examples of recent strikes were the multi-staged general strike launched by truck drivers and the general strike across Kurdistan in protestation against the execution of Kurdish youths, or the recent teacher's strikes. These protests defeated all repressive policies of the regime and under current circumstances, protests have become the most efficient means for the society against the regime.
Taking the current situation, the government's direction for the last forty years and the people's struggle into consideration one can conclude that the Islamic Republic of Iran lacks serious intentions to reform or change the situation, however, the people are on a completely different path and even have demands that do not fit within the current constitutional framework. Therefore, the government has no other choice other than retreating from the past policy of threat and repression but to accept the demands of the people, improve relations with the world, and recognize the right to protest for the peoples and minority groups of the society in Iran. Moreover, any insistence on previous wrong policies and ignoring the society can lead to the same fate of dictators of the Arab world. One that can bring a tremendous and irreparable cost to Iran's future."
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When the garden city of Garden City Hospital in Garden City, Illinois, was built in the 1940s, its residents had no idea what a graveyard would look like.
The building had no cemetery, just a small cemetery, a concrete tomb, and a single grave, according to a 2007 report in the Journal of American History.
But for residents who lived in the area, that cemetery would become a source of comfort and a place of worship for a group of devout Catholics.
As the cemetery became known, the church began to expand its reach in Garden Cities, with the addition of a cemetery for women, children, and the elderly, according a 2009 report in The Journal of Contemporary History.
Garden City's residents eventually grew to more than 2,500.
Some of the parishioners who were baptized at the cemetery had served in the U.S. Army and served in World War II, according the report.
Some, like Mary Ann, still live in the cemetery and continue to serve as the cemetery's custodian.
But other residents have been drawn to the cemetery.
Mary Ann says she and her husband are not affiliated with any church, but have often attended services at the graveyard.
"It has always been there for us," she said.
"We are the ones who have always been here, and we will always be here."
The cemetery is surrounded by the Garden City School of Nursing, where Mary Ann said she taught nursing and medical care.
But Mary Ann and her spouse are now members of the Garden Cities Catholic Diocese.
"I am not the one who does this," she told ABC News.
"This is for my children, for my grandchildren, and for our great-grandchildren."
The Catholic Dioceses of Garden Cities is the largest Catholic congregation in Garden County, according.
Its parishioner numbers are about 2,000.
As a result, the diocese has been able to reach out to residents of the city and surrounding communities in order to keep their connections to the church.
Mary Anne and her children are in charge of the cemetery as well as the church's other cemetery, but she said that they do not have a role in the funeral services for those who die there.
They say they pray daily that their community will remain united.
"That is what we try to do, to be a community that is unified, and to have a prayer vigil," she explained.
"And that's what we will do every single day."
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Q: Separate Case Statement Results by a Comma We are using a sets of Case/When statements to reference as one table field. When we reference that one field in our report we would like the returned values to be comma separated. Now we could just hardcode the comma in but then if there is only one result or no remaining results we would have an extra comma which would look odd.
Current sample results: "Camera Not WorkingCamera Needs RefocusingCamera Dirty/Needs CleaningReposition Camera"
Desired results: "Camera Not Working, Camera Needs Refocusing, Camera Dirty/Needs Cleaning, Reposition Camera"
(CASE WHEN pgs.[Camera Not Working] = 'True' THEN 'Camera Not Working' ELSE '' END +
CASE WHEN pgs.[Camera Needs Refocusing] = 'True' THEN 'Camera Needs Refocusing' ELSE '' END  +
CASE WHEN pgs.[Camera Dirty/Needs Cleaning] = 'True' THEN 'Camera Dirty/Needs Cleaning' ELSE '' END  +
CASE WHEN pgs.[Reposition Camera] = 'True' THEN 'Reposition Camera' ELSE '' END) as cameraissues,
(CASE WHEN pgs.[Network Down] = 'True' THEN 'Network Down' ELSE '' END +
CASE WHEN pgs.[Issue with Security Alarm Panel] = 'True' THEN 'Issue with Security Alarm Panel' ELSE '' END  +
CASE WHEN pgs.[System will not open on computer] = 'True' THEN 'System will not open on computer' ELSE '' END  +
CASE WHEN pgs.[Cameras not showing on TVs] = 'True' THEN 'Cameras not showing on TVs' ELSE '' END) as securityissues'

A: not beautiful , but you can always add , at the beginning , so you always have one extra comma at the beginning and you remove it after you prepared your string :
STUFF((
    CASE WHEN pgs.[Camera Not Working] = 'True' THEN ',Camera Not Working' ELSE '' END + CASE WHEN pgs.[Camera Needs Refocusing] = 'True' THEN ',Camera Needs Refocusing' ELSE '' END + CASE WHEN pgs.[Camera Dirty/Needs Cleaning] = 'True' THEN ',Camera Dirty/Needs Cleaning' ELSE '' END + CASE WHEN pgs.[Reposition Camera] = 'True' THEN ',Reposition Camera' ELSE '' END
), 1,1,'') as cameraissues,
STUFF((
    CASE WHEN pgs.[Network Down] = 'True' THEN ',Network Down' ELSE '' END + CASE WHEN pgs.[Issue with Security Alarm Panel] = 'True' THEN ',Issue with Security Alarm Panel' ELSE '' END + CASE WHEN pgs.[System will not open on computer] = 'True' THEN ',System will not open on computer' ELSE '' END + CASE WHEN pgs.[Cameras not showing on TVs] = 'True' THEN ',Cameras not showing on TVs' ELSE '' END
), 1,1,'')  as securityissues

so I added a comma for each case statement and then by using stuff function I replace first character in the string which will be a comma ,  with an empty character

A: You could add an additional final character and then do a single replace on it. After you have built your string using your case expression which results on a trailing comma, just add an additional character eg another comma so the string now has ',,' at the end.
With that in place you can wrap the entire block with a replace((entire case epxression block + ','),',,','')

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Orbital ATK's AARGM Block 1 Software Upgrade Missile Scores Direct Hit in U.S. Navy Test
Posted On Monday, 30 November 2015 19:14
Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, and the U.S. Navy successfully launched and scored a direct hit against an advanced enemy air defense radar system during a live fire test of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Block 1 Software Upgrade at China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center on Sept. 22, 2015.
Russia to use Mistral LHD construction experience to develop new amphibious assault ships
QinetiQ Awarded Dstl Contract for C2 system Able to Control Multiple Unmanned Platforms
French Navy Rafale M Fighter Aircraft Conducted Their First Strikes in Iraq and Syria
U.S. Navy Commissioned the Fifth Littoral Combat Ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5)
U.S. Navy Issues Remaining Funding for future Littoral Combat Ship USS Cooperstown (LCS 23)
The U.S. Navy has issued a Lockheed Martin led industry team the balance of funding of $279 million for the construction of the future USS Cooperstown (LCS 23). The funding approved by Congress provides the financing required to maintain the cost and schedule of this critical national asset. Congress provided $79 million in advanced procurement funding for LCS 23 in March 2015.
Sevmash to lay down eighth Project 955 SSBN, fifth Project 885M attack submarine in 2016
Russia's Sevmash Shipyard is to lay down the eighth Project 955 Borei (NATO reporting name: Dolgorukiy) nuclear ballistic missile submarine and fifth Project 885M Yasen-M (Severodvinsk) nuclear attack submarine in 2016, Sevmash Director General Mikhail Budnichenko told TASS on Monday.
French Navy Lafayette Class Frigate Surcouf in MM40 Block II Exocet Anti-Ship Missile Exercise
The French Navy announced its Lafayette class Frigate Surcouf (second ship of the class) launched an MBDA-made MM40 Block II Exocet anti-ship missile during a live fire test which took place on November 25 2015. The missile hit its target with high accuracy, showing the expertise of the French Navy to implement and maintain a complex weapons system for high-intensity conflict.
Russian Navy Project 971 M Akula-III SSN Submarine Gepard Back in Northern Fleet After Refit
The Russian Navy Northern Fleet's Project 971 M (NATO reporting name: Akula III) K-335 Gepard nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) returned to the operating forces following its repair by the Nerpa Shipyard, the fleet's spokesman, Capt. 1st Rank Vadim Serga, told TASS on Monday.
China Launched its 8th Type 052D Destroyer while the 4th Started Sea Trials with PLAN
Based on several pictures that have been released by Chinese spotters, it appears that the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) fourth Type 052D (NATO reporting name Luyang III class) destroyer started sea trials. In the meantime, another Type 052D was launched on November 28th. It is the 8th vessel in the class and the first one launched at the Dalian naval shipyard (Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company member of CSIC - China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation).
Chinese Army PLA Commissioned a Logistics Support Ship for South China Sea Islands Support
Posted On Saturday, 28 November 2015 10:26
The Chinese Ministry of Nationa Defense announced that a new logistics support ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) began its service in Sansha City, south China's Hainan Province, on the morning of November 23, 2015. The supply ship (hull number GY820) is the largest of its kind in the PLA Army with a maximum displacement of 2,700 tons. The 90 meters long and 14.6 meters wide vessel will be based in the South China Sea region to support replenishment operations.
Russia to Upgrade its Bulava R-30 SLBM Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
Posted On Friday, 27 November 2015 16:14
The Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology is modernizing the Bulava R-30 submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile, Institute General Designer Yuri Solomonov said on Friday.
Second Kamorta Class Stealth ASW Corvette 'INS Kadmatt' Handed Over to Indian Navy
The second indigenously built stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvette 'INS Kadmatt' built by M/s Garden Reach Shipyard (GRSE), Kolkata was formally handed over to the Indian Navy on November 26. The new vessel was delivered by Rear Admiral (Retd) AK Verma, VSM, chairman and managing director of GRSE.
French Navy's RIFAN Step 2 IP Broadband Networking Capability Qualified by DGA
The French defense procurement agency (DGA) qualified on November 12 2015 the RIFAN (Réseau IP de la Force AeroNavale or naval aviation's IP netorwk) in its "step 2". RIFAN Step 2 system's function is to secure the services of voice and data information exchange among naval aviation forces guaranteeing the security level and quality of service required by users.
Lockheed Martin Opens Submarine Combat System Lab to Support Australia's Submarine Force
Lockheed Martin today opened a new high-tech laboratory to support the design, delivery and sustainment of Australia's future Submarine Force, bringing world-class defence innovation to South Australia.
Austal launched U.S. Navy's Twelfth Littoral Combat Ship the Future USS Omaha LCS 12
Austal has launched the twelfth Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS Omaha (LCS 12), at its state-of-the-art ship manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama, on Friday 20th November 2015. This marks the third ship Austal USA has launched this year.
Successful Interception Test for IAI's Barak-8 Missile System from Israeli Navy Sa'ar 5 Class Corvette
A successful interception test of the Barak-8 system was conducted from an Israel Navy Sa'ar 5 class corvette, in continuation of the test held in late 2014, when the operational capabilities of the Barak-8 were successfully proven.
DCNS Delivers its Final Proposal for Australia' SEA1000 Future Submarine Program
DCNS today lodged its final deliverables to the Australian Government's Competitive Evaluation Process to select an International Program partner for the SEA1000 Future Submarine Program.
Russian Navy's Tula SSBN (Projet 667BDRM Delfin – Delta-IV) Docked at Shipyard for Refit
Posted On Thursday, 26 November 2015 17:55
The Project 667BDRM (NATO reporting name: Delta IV) K-114 Tula nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) was put into the wet dock of the Zvyozdochka Shipyard in Severodvinsk for routine maintenance, Zvyozdochka's press officer, Nadezhda Scherbinina, told TASS on Monday.
Russian Navy Frigate Admiral Gorshkov Project 22350 Tested its Cruise Missiles in White Sea
The latest Russian Navy frigate, the Admiral Gorshkov (lead ship of Project 22350), has practiced launching cruise missiles against coastal and sea targets as part of its trials, Northern Fleet spokesman Captain 1st Rank Vadim Serga said on Thursday.
UK MoD awarded contract for the fifth Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a contract for the delivery of the fifth Astute-class submarine. With the construction having started in 2010, this contract covers the design and remaining build, test and commissioning activities of the HMS Anson. The submarine construction is on schedule for sea trials in 2020.
Raytheon Anschütz Reports Successful SYNTACS SAT Aboard CMN's Ocean Eagle 43 and HSI 32
Raytheon Anschütz, a leading integrator of naval integrated bridge systems, has successfully completed the Sea Acceptance Test (SAT) for the Synapsis Tactical Command System (SYNTACS) 32 built at CMN's Cherbourg shipyard in France.
ECA Group and French DGA Working on Tethered UAV Project Similar to DARPA's TALONS
Posted On Wednesday, 25 November 2015 18:30
ECA Group and French DGA Working on a Tethered UAV Project Similar to DARPA's TALONS
While attending Milipol 2015, the Worldwide Exhibition of Internal State Security, Navy Recognition learned that ECA Group and the French procurement agency (DGA) are working on a tethered UAV project named "virtual mast" (mature virtuelle in French). Based on the IT180-999 prototype, an electric and captive variant of the existing IT180 UAV, the project shares many similarities with TALONS. TALONS is a joint research program between DARPA and the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research.
General Dynamics Awarded U.S. Navy Contract for Virginia-class Submarine Design Improvement
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $102.8 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to provide research and development and lead-yard services for Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics.
Iran's IRCG Navy Mi-171 Helicopter Now Fitted with C802/Noor Anti-Ship Missile
Pictures have emerged on Iranian website Military.ir showing an Mi-171 helicopter belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC N) fitted with two Noor anti-ship missiles. The Noor is a locally produced missile based on the Chinese C-802 anti-ship missile.
HD Pictures of the First Indian Navy Scorpene class SSK Submarine "Kalvari"
DCNS released high definition pictures of Kalvari, the Scorpene class diesel-electric submarine (SSK) for the Indian Navy. Built by Indian shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, was launched in the water on 28th October 2015 in Mumbai.
U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton UAS Put Through Operational Assessment & Prepared for Production
The MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system began one of the events that will be used to support the program's Milestone C review and entry into low-rate initial production Nov. 17 at NAS Patuxent River.
Thales Subcontracted for NATO's Ballistic Missile Defense Test and Integration
Thales was awarded a subcontract in support of NATO's Ballistic Missile Defence programme. Under the agreement, Thales will have to provide verification of the whole architecture on the Integrated Test Ben in The Hague.
Italian Navy Fired MBDA Aster 30 SAM From Orrizonte class Frigate in Missile Defence Exercise
Italian Navy Fired MBDA Aster 30 SAM From Orizzonte class Frigate in Missile Defence Exercise
The Italian Navy vessel, ITS Andrea Doria, fired an MBDA Aster 30 missile during a test at the Scottish Hebrides Firing Range. As part of the "At Sea Demonstration 2015" (ASD15) exercise, the Orrizonte-class frigate fired the missile while protecting a US vessel that was providing area air defence to the naval force.
Ukroboronpron Fitted its "Gurza-M" Artillery Boat With Modern European Protection
Posted On Tuesday, 24 November 2015 10:25
UKROBORONPROM State Enterprise "SpetsTehnoEksport" provides a supply of European production protective systems for small armored artillery boat "Gurza-M", ordered by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, is produced by the plant "Leninska kuznya". This kitting provides efficient reflection of the enemy attacks and will protect the vessel. In future, exporters are planning to supply these systems for the construction of series of small armored artillery boats.


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Human insights that support change (Part II)
To continue the questions from Part I – can effective change happen without taking onboard the behavioural science knowledge of who we are as humans and what our nature is about? Is there any hope that most change agents will go beyond the formulated, project management, task-based focus change approach?
It is true that up to this point, organisations still continue to stick to managing change by focusing on only those three key elements (formulae led, project management and task based), but what is the measure of how long this type of change will last, especially in this progressively more complex and chaotic world when no one can solve problems and issues within any system by their sheer intelligence?
What also does not help is that the definition of what is successful change is so split that very little agreement has been reached by either researchers or practitioners. Some of the measures that have been used are:
whether corresponding behavioural shifts have come with the change;
whether the change delivers the much desired value e.g. efficiency saving, growth revenue;
whether there is a genuine shift of customer loyalty;
how long it takes for a merger case to start paying off the investment;
how long before the ultimately desired, longer-term ROI will/can become reality;
during the process, whether people have shifted something fundamental that will stand them in good stead to keep continuously shifting.
Worst of all, if the change has not been done well, how long will the negative impact on people's psychological contracting with the organisation last? The fact is that, at this time, nobody knows for sure – except there is sufficient research to give us some indications that the news is not great, as those of us who are working closely with complex change can also testify through years of experience.
The key message is not that the task-focused, project management approach is wrong, but it must not take dominance. Instead, its role is to stay in the back room – forming the infrastructure and becoming the backbone of the change programme, while the front room will need to continue to focus on using methodologies that will honour the nature of being human.
In Part I, we raised three key areas in change, especially by working with some key aspects of human nature: -
What motivates the leaders will not be the same thing that motivates other staff and managers. Everyone holds a different reality in their heads and there is a genuine need to make meaning of what the change is about from their personal perspective before they will work with it.
People support what they help to create. If people are given a chance to co-construct the future that they have to live in, they will be more willing or even happier to commit to the change.
People are made up of different components – and energy is just as important as logic (cognitive reasoning) when it comes to change – if we can tap into the different sources of energy people have while helping them to make personal sense of which aspects of the change appeal to them, then we are heading for a winning formula. In this context, a strength-based approach (not as an exclusive perspective) will also help to get better results from people.
Following the theme, the next insight about working with human nature in change that was stimulated by the McKinsey article is: -
4. Leadership and role modelling should be of a "distributed nature" – most of us want to be of significance and want to be a "hero" to influence others.
In the article, Aiken and Keller mention the importance of having clear role models in change, as they will accelerate the change processes. Having said that, the authors also acknowledge the limitations of a Grand Leader theory, as such things seldom work.
Having your CEO openly demonstrate the required cultural change behaviour is very powerful to attract the staff's attention but, day-by-day, the more we move away from grooming a few selected leaders to serve as icons for the system, and move towards encouraging every individual – leader or not – to live out their value, and their yearning to live a "larger than who they are" life, and encourage group members to role model behaviour that will inspire each other to act – we will have a greater chance to influence more people to move voluntarily along the continuum of greater and greater self-activated energy.
There still exists a great tendency among us to worship leaders as heroes but, as Bion points out, heroes often disappoint us, as so much of that worship is a matter of our own projection and transference – the fight and flight tendency. In change, what we each need is to help create conditions that will encourage ourselves and others to stretch to discover that a mini hero resides inside us. When we do that, especially within a cohesive group context, our identity will be strengthened by the group's affirmation, and our ability to contribute in a stretching way will be amazing to watch.
At the beginning of the current conflict in Afghanistan, one of the technical personnel from the BBC was driving the equipment up to one of the highest summits to establish a satellite station so that the world could receive news of what would be happening in the country and region. But when he and his team reached the road they planned to drive up to the summit, they found that it had been blown apart. He walked into the nearest village and gave them most of their US dollars to buy whatever number of donkeys were available and to hire locals to help him and his team mount all the technical equipment and hike up to the summit. The trekking was very difficult but they did eventually get to the top and set up the satellite. They recorded the journey and beamed that back to the BBC, where the home crew were overwhelmed by their colleagues' bravery, determination, their willingness to risk themselves and undertake such an unbelievable task. That film clip was used during the big change in the BBC to role model what the BBC transformation was about. Every time the film clip was shown, there was never a dry pair of eyes.
5. Psychological safety is important to release people from anxiety and move them on with greater confidence to experiment.
Most people would not like to admit that they do not know how to change their own behaviour in a personal manner. As the McKinsey article so eloquently states, most people have a self-serving bias (defined as human beings consistently think they are better than they are – a common psychological phenomenon). Hence it is hard to admit that I am wrong, or I do not know what you mean, or how do I do that, or I have no clue how to be inspirational. In change, instead of frightening people even more, we want to create conditions where people will develop greater confidence to experiment, admit what they know or do not know, allow them to show confusion for not being sure how they are supposed to step into the future. If we are to do that, we must find a face-saving, psychologically safer way to actively reduce anxiety, and introduce safety inducing methods to help people to learn how to practice new behaviour rather than digging in their heels and not moving within an acceptable contained area.
So many of our past tactics in change include publicly shaming people out of their reluctance to move, showing up their resistance in groups, assigning negative labels to those who would not come with us, etc. These tactics will not be acceptable to those who start off with a self preserving need to look good, nor for those who want to try but are too anxious about being exposed in a negative light. This is particularly the case in those organisations which still believe that wisdom resides at the top, and appearing to be competent all the time is the game. In those situations, the change will get lip service support, a "yes—but" type of response. Ultimately, self-energised commitment to sustain the change journey will be hollow.
6. All humans have a set of needs that can be respectfully used as levers in change.
Most people, believe it or not, are human. I am not being cynical here, just referring to the fact that most change strategies portray organisations as full of robots and not as a living system. By that, I mean the people who work for the organisation are not perceived as thinking, feeling, intuitive beings, who can admire artistry as well as logic; who like intimacy and have a high sense of affiliation. Most of us understand the value of community, even if we tend to stride alone. Yet the predominant change approaches portray us as passive, steerable mindless robots.
Some of the commonalities of the human race are our need to be loved, cherished, recognised, approved, to be able to express our views, accorded a sense of significance, express what matters to us, act to make a difference, live in a holistic and integrated life if the context allows. The term Gestalt, wholeness, the need to own and work with the shadow side of us, the need to seek the greater good of the community, the importance to be congruent, etc, or Marshak's idea about the need for balance and harmony in the Asian cyclical mode are all part of the need of humans to maintain balance and harmony. Often the work of culturalists depicts the differences in culture to an extent that we talk as if people from different cultures have different human needs. For example, the poker face of the Chinese, the non-disclosure side of the Japanese – "only dead fish open their mouths", etc can be misinterpreted as that Asians have fewer emotional needs and expressions of them are not part of our cultural practices. In fact, as Marshak himself pointed out, the traditional Chinese concept is that mental activities are located in the heart. The Chinese word hsin means the "heart-mind", i.e. thoughts and feelings are inseparable. The balance that all people (not just Asians) seek – consciously or unconsciously – is the key lever to pull to get the people dimension right in any change approach. Most of the fundamental OD change principles are paying attention to this set of human levers.
Summing up:
I am grateful for the McKinsey article, which shares psychological insight into how change agents need to use irrational human behaviour to help us to do change better. I can only assume that by using the term "irrational behaviour" they are influenced by most classical economists' view of people – in which human beings' behaviour is often designed to maximise their own interest, and that self-serving behaviour is defined as rational.
But history and research on altruistic behaviour has also shown that not all individuals (or, for that matter, institutions) are like that. In fact, individuals can see beyond what they can personally gain into greater collective gain. So the usage of the word "irrational" is really referring to actions that we take that are not necessarily to maximise our own interest. Is this possible? Yes – motivation of change is in fact one of those areas – even though in times like this many people do care about whether they have a job or not. But people are able to act collectively. For example, one of the organisations I worked for showed the top managers a whole package of financial information from the past and financial projections for the future – and gave them three options: a) immediately work together to make 28% of staff redundant; b) immediately work together to significantly cut spending by temporarily stopping the service and an efficiency drive on all expenditure; c) institute an aggressive revenue generation strategy. At the end of a large group intervention, the top 200 leaders voted for all of them take a 15% cut in monthly salary for nine months in order to avoid the deep 28% redundancy while working hard for (b) and (c). The management was stunned and touched. They agreed that if the organisation turned the corner, the nine month 15% cut would be paid back in two years.
Are these behaviours irrational? Yes – according to the classical economists, but our irrationality during change also helps to show up the magic of humanity. When given clear information, when leaders do not play games with people and treat them all as business partners, they vote to act in the most "irrational" way. By voting for this option, they all rolled up their sleeves and worked together very hard as they not only wanted their organisation to turn around, but they also wanted the organisation healthy enough to enable them to get their sacrifice repaid.
If we take ourselves (our own humanity) seriously, if we pay attention to how human nature manifests (as in our spouse, children, friends, and colleagues etc), if we look into our own moral character, we will know how to honour the human side of change in the front room, and while making sure the back room work on task, measurement, and project management are going well in support, then doing change well is easy.
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