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From October 29 to December 10, 2016, Jack Shainman Gallery will present Carrie Mae Weems' first solo exhibition in New York City since the historic retrospective at the Guggenheim in 2014. Her influential career continues to address the rifts caused by race, class, and gender via imagery and text that is both sharply direct and beautifully poetic. This two-part exhibition highlights her recent investigations into performance, entertainment, and history.
Blue Notes (2014) and An Essay on Equivalents, See… (2011-2015) highlight figures on the periphery, bringing them front and center. The photographic series are paired with the enigmatic video installation Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me (2012), originally commissioned by the Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. The work rests on a 19th century optical trick, "Pepper's ghost," in which a strategically lit pane of glass reflects people and objects as dematerialized versions on stage. Weems employs this phantasmagoria to examine her own relationship to history and two individuals in particular: the 16th president of the United States and artist/activist Lonnie Graham, her sometime collaborator. Here history becomes theater, a succession of ghostly projections that draw us in to the strange ways in which representation seduces and manipulates, and how some are left out of history altogether, their apparitions left to haunt the expanses of Western culture.
Blue Notes (2014)
The theme of performance continues with Scenes & Take (2016). Weems dons her black-robed muse persona—recognizable from the now iconic Roaming and Museums series—to stand before empty stage sets, documenting these encounters with vivid color photographs. The contemplative pose of the artist raises issues of who gets to be shown on screen; what do the fictional characters in television, theater, cinema, and visual art say about the cultural climate in which they are created, and how do these representations shift across time?
All the Boys (2016) responds to the recent killings of young African American men and suggests a darker reality of identity construction. Portraits of black men in hooded sweatshirts are matched with text panels. The written descriptions evoke police reports, underscoring how a demographic is all-too-often targeted and presumed guilty by a system plagued with prejudice.
Taken as a whole, the exhibition demonstrates that visual representation is ultimately performance: a tightly composed, laborious narrative. It takes serious work to unravel and refocus the greater dialogue toward inclusivity and acceptance. To look closely—past the bright lights, illusions, and constructions—is the first, crucial step.
Weems has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions at major national and international museums including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Frist Center for Visual Art, Nashville; The Cleveland Museum of Art; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Prospect.3 New Orleans; The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo in Seville, Spain. A solo exhibition, Carrie Mae Weems: I once knew a girl…, is currently on view through January 7, 2017 at the Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art at Harvard University. Her work is also part of Southern Accent: Seeking the American South in Contemporary Art at Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University through January 8, 2017.
Weems has received a multitude of awards, grants, and fellowships including Anderson Ranch Arts Center's National Artist Award; The Art of Change Ford Foundation Fellowship; the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal; the MacArthur "Genius" grant; US Department of State's Medals of Arts; Anonymous Was A Woman Award; Joseph H. Hazen Rome Prize Fellowship from the American Academy in Rome; The Herb Alpert Award in the Arts; the National Endowment of the Arts; and the Louis Comfort TIfffany Award; among many others.
She is represented in public and private collections around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Tate Modern, London; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; National Gallery of Canada; and Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
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She's the 800-pound gorilla in the upstairs home furnishings room, lurking over all the industry events this winter, even though she was nowhere to be seen at most of them.
At show after market after show, you hear her name mentioned in closed-door meetings behind flimsy partition-board walls, tossed around at booths where she would never be caught on probation in and generally chatted up in virtually any conversation where the subject is brands.
On retail selling floors as spring assortments start to turn up, you may be able to detect her pending arrival in the scope and counter-merchandising patterns of those new products, as if she were a shadow hovering over retail aisles.
With all due respect, she is, of course, Martha Stewart and the wait for the debut of her private-label program at Macy's is increasingly getting people's attention as the start date of that program gets ever and ever closer. The official premiere is late summer for some classifications, notably soft home, but other categories are not far behind.
The ramifications of this rollout are enormous and are reverberating up and down the entire home furnishings food chain:
1 Macy's is counting on Martha to virtually single-handedly save its home business, which continues to struggle in a very visible and painful manner. The Feds (soon to be Macyers, perhaps?) are talking about a couple hundred million dollars worth of sales from this program.
2 Martha is counting on Macy's to be her main royalty squeeze, as well as a worm hole into the upstairs market as she leaves behind the blue lights of Kmart.
3 Kmart is counting on Martha to succeed at Macy's so it can ride her robin egg's blue coattails to get one last kick in the top and bottom lines before her contract with the Hoffman Mistakes crowd comes to an anticlimactic end.
4 J.C. Penney is counting on Macy's and Martha to be a non-event, setting the stage for its Ralph Lauren-related house brand to light up the home world in 2008.
5 Every other department store in the country--and that's a pretty short list these days in case you weren't paying attention--is waiting in anticipation to see how this whole thing plays out. If it doesn't work, they see opportunities to pick up some business at Macy's expense. If it does work, they know they will need their very own Martha.
6 Every vendor who can't get their supply foot into the front door at 11 Penn Plaza--and some who've only managed to put that foot into their mouth--is watching, too, trying to decide if this is the only way they will get to do business with Macy's.
7 All sorts of other celebrity Martha wannabes are waiting in the wings, be it for that possible upstairs gig or perhaps for her Sears Holdings real estate. Even the WaI-Mart and Target crowd is keeping their eye on how this goes down because you just never know.
8 And everyone else in home--Martha fans and foes alike--is just itching to see what happens because Martha is ... well, Martha, and people can't seem to get enough of this drama.
It's a fascinating dynamic, the likes of which we rarely see in this business. How often, after all, does one program have such a profound impact on so many others?
But then again, Martha wouldn't have it any other way.
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«Сапар» Донецьк — український футзальний клуб з міста Донецьк, заснований 2006 року. 2009 року клуб було розформовано.

Історія
Клуб був заснований 2006 року з ініціативи місцевого підприємця Миколая Помазанова. Від самого початку команду очолив Олексій Соломахін.

Команда одразу заявилася в чемпіонат Донецька з футзалу і виграла його не втративши жодного очка. У сезоні 2006/07 «Сапар» заявився у другу лігу і став срібним призером. Наступного сезону донецька команда покращала попереднє досягнення і виграла другу лігу завдяки чому підвищилася у класі.

Сезон 2008/09 став найбільш успішним в історії клубу. Команда достроково виграла свою групу у першій лізі і так само впевнено перемогла у фінальному етапі. У Кубку України «Сапар» дійшов до 1/8 фіналу, на шляху до цієї стадії вибивши вищолігові «Єнакієвець» і «Контингент», де поступився донецькому «Шахтарю». Після найбільш успішного сезону в історії «Сапар» як переможець першої ліги дав попередню згоду на підвищення у класі, але згодом через фінансові проблеми команда була розформована.

Склад команди
Склад команди перед розформуванням.

Титули і досягнення
 Перша ліга:
  Переможець: 2008-2009.

 Друга ліга:
  Переможець: 2007-2008.
  Срібний призер: 2006-2007.

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 Передматчевая программа «Сапар» Донецк - ПФК Севастополь. Чемпионат Украины по мини-футболу (1 лига) Финал. 26 апреля 2009 г.

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Футзальні клуби України
Футзальні клуби, засновані 2006
Футзальні клуби, що припинили існування
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Regulations pave way for quality medicinal cannabis
Press Release: New Zealand Government
Hon Dr David Clark
Minister of Health
18 December 2019	PĀNUI PĀPĀHO
Regulations pave way for quality medicinal cannabis manufacturing
Minister of Health Dr David Clark says new regulations will allow local cultivation and manufacture of medicinal cannabis products that will potentially help ease the pain of thousands of people.
Today's regulations, which come into effect on 1 April 2020, set out the quality and licensing requirements for manufacturing and distributing medicinal cannabis.
"Many New Zealanders will have watched a loved one struggle with chronic pain, particular near the end of their lives. Medicinal cannabis products can make a real difference to people's quality of life," Dr Clark said.
"Over time this Government's medicinal cannabis scheme will help people ease their suffering by making a wider range of quality medicinal cannabis products available.
"There is huge international interest in the potential of medicinal cannabis. These regulations mean New Zealand companies will be well placed to manufacture for both the local and international market.
"There is already considerable expertise in this area with 20 companies currently licensed to grow cannabis for research purposes and another 238 growing industrial hemp. It's expected that at least some of these companies will apply for licences for medicinal cannabis," Dr Clark said.
The first medicinal cannabis licences are expected to be issued by mid-2020.
In other countries locally grown product has taken over two years to come on the market. It's expected locally grown product could be available sooner than this in New Zealand, partly due to the research underway already in New Zealand under existing licences.
"People with prescriptions for medicinal cannabis products can currently fill prescriptions with products sourced from overseas, which are often costly," Dr Clark said.
"I'm confident increased competition from local manufacturers will drive prices down over time.
"However, sadly we know some people won't be able to wait for domestic manufacturers to begin production.
"So as a compassionate measure, people eligible to receive palliation will continue to be exempt from prosecution for illicit cannabis. That will be reviewed once the Scheme has been in operation and more quality products become available.
"These regulations put in place the infrastructure that allows us to locally grow, manufacture and provide quality medicinal cannabis products that are intended to make a real difference to people living in pain and also those nearing the end of their lives," Dr Clark said.
NOTE: The regulations are available here: health.govt.nz/MedicinalCannabisScheme
The Medicinal Cannabis Scheme will enable domestic cultivation and manufacture of medicinal cannabis. The Scheme will include a licencing regime for cultivation of cannabis for medicinal use, and the manufacture and supply of medicinal cannabis products.
A medicinal cannabis agency, within the Ministry of Health, is being established to oversee the Scheme. The Agency will provide guidance on the Scheme for health practitioners, industry, and consumers.
The Scheme includes appropriate restrictions to ensure cannabis is grown under appropriate security, and batch testing of products to limit contamination, test shelf life, and accurately identify the level of active ingredients.
As for all unapproved medicines, advertising of medicinal cannabis products isn't permitted and a cost recovery scheme will be in place to cover the costs of administering the licensing and regulatory side of the scheme.
There has been a significant level of consultation and advice sought from those already interested in the scheme and as a result there has already been a significant reduction in the licensing costs to those initially proposed by the Ministry of Health.
The medicinal cannabis products permitted under the scheme include dried products, a variety of tablets and liquids but do not allow products able to be smoked.
All medicinal cannabis products need to be prescribed by a medical practitioner and obtained directly from the medical practitioner or from a pharmacy.
The standards will apply to both imported and locally produced products and will allow people to be confident they're receiving quality products.
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De Heinkel Lerche (Nederlands: Leeuwerik) was een project voor een jachtvliegtuig dat werd ontwikkeld door de Duitse vliegtuigbouwer Heinkel.

Ontwikkeling
Het project werd opgezet voor de ontwikkeling van een VTOL jachtvliegtuig / onderscheppingsjager. Als basis werd de Heinkel Wespe gebruikt. Het project stond onder leiding van Dr-Ing Kurt Reiniger en Dr-Ing Gerhard Schulz. De eerste besprekingen werd gehouden op 25 januari 1945 in de Heinkel fabriek te Wenen. Er werd grote haast gezet achter het project en het ontwerp was reeds gereed op 8 maart 1945.

Het ontwerp van de Lerche was ongewoon. Het ontwerp was opgebouwd rond een ronde vleugel die via stijlen om de centrale romp was aangebracht. Binnen de vleugel was twee contra roterende propellers aangebracht. De propellers waren aangedreven door twee Daimler-Benz DB 605D motoren. Een motor was in het voorste en een in het achterste deel van de romp geplaatst.

Tijdens de start stond het toestel op de staartsectie. Deze was voorzien van drie richtingsroeren. Er was aan ieder roer een wiel aangebracht. Het was de bedoeling dat het toestel verticaal startte en zo snel mogelijk overging in een horizontale vlucht. De landing was echter het grootste probleem van de vlucht. Het toestel moest ook weer op de staartsectie landen. Het zou voor de piloot bijzonder moeilijk zijn om het toestel in de goede positie te krijgen en hierna verticaal weer goed aan de grond te zetten. De piloot zou de grootste moeite hebben om de afstand tot de grond goed in te schatten en op de juiste plek uit te komen. Er was verder geen mogelijkheid om het toestel op een andere manier aan de grond te krijgen zonder het te beschadigen.

De piloot lag in de cockpit die in de rompneus was aangebracht. De gehele rompneus was van glas vervaardigd. De bewapening bestond uit twee 30 mm MK108 kanonnen die naast de cockpit waren aangebracht. De lopen staken een stuk buiten de romp en waren naast de cockpit zichtbaar.

Technische specificaties
Afmetingen:
 Spanwijdte: 4 m.
 Lengte: 9,40 m.
 Vleugeloppervlak: 12 m².
Propellerdiameter: 4 m.

Gewichten:
Startgewicht: 5.600 kg.
 Brandstof: 600 kg.

Prestaties:
Maximumsnelheid: 800 km/uur.

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Michigan has four other cities (Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing and Traverse City) in the list's top 20, and about 7%, or just over 120,000, of the state's students attend one of its 276 charter schools.


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3 Kashmiris among 5 arrested in Delhi after encounter
New Delhi, Dec 7: Five people were arrested after an encounter with police in East Delhi's Shakarpur area and it is suspected that some of them might have links to militant groups, officials said on Monday.
Two of them are from Punjab and three belong to Kashmir, they said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwah said, "We have apprehended five persons after an exchange of fire. Weapons and other incriminating material have also been recovered from their possession."
Some of them are suspected to have links with militant groups but this is being verified, he said, adding that further investigation is underway. (Agencies)


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Marine Lance Cpl. Billy D. Brixey Jr.
Died January 27, 2006 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
21, of Ferriday, La.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; attached to 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Jan. 27 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds sustained Jan. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was traveling in a convoy in Afghanistan.
Hawaii-based Marine dies after Afghanistan bomb attack
HONOLULU — A 21-year-old Hawaii-based Marine died from wounds suffered when a bomb exploded near his convoy in Afghanistan less than one month after he arrived in the central Asian nation, the military said Monday.
The Pentagon said Marine Lance Cpl. Billy Brixey Jr. of Ferriday, La., died at a U.S. military hospital in Germany on Friday. The statement said he died "as a result of an improvised explosive device."
Referred to as IEDs by the military, such devices include roadside bombs or booby traps. They are the leading cause of U.S. troop deaths in Iraq.
Joe Brixey said his grandson was a passenger in the vehicle on Jan. 25 when the explosion happened. "They were on patrol in a convoy when they were hit by what they told me was a roadside bomb. It wounded him pretty bad," he said.
Brixey said his grandson had both legs amputated in Afghanistan and was traveling to the German hospital when he died from cardiac arrest.
His family learned of his death on Saturday when military personnel arrived at the home of Brixey's father, Billy D. Brixey Sr., of Vidalia, the grandfather said.
Brixey was assigned to the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Marine Regiment at Kaneohe Bay. In Afghanistan, his unit was attached to a unit based in Okinawa, Japan.
Brixey joined the Marine Corps in 2002 and moved to Hawaii one year later. He deployed to Afghanistan as a motor transport mechanic earlier this month, Marine Corps Base Hawaii said in a statement.
Several hundred Marines from Brixley's battalion left Hawaii earlier this month for a seven-month tour in Afghanistan. They relieved a fellow Hawaii-based unit, the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.
Brixley was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal.
"He was a fellow that touched a lot of lives around Ferriday," Joe Brixey said. "He was a good Christian boy. He loved the church, and he loved the Marines, and he made the sacrifice."
Brixey's body was en route to Baton Rouge and will be brought to Ferriday, family members said. Comer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which are pending.
He is also survived by a sister.


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As mentioned, the benefits of this product are multiple and here are a few more: not only does the product aim to increase emotional awareness and coping skills in children at a very important time in their lives, but mindfulness also has many follow-on benefits. The product aims to engage parts of the brain in children, congruent with executive functioning, top-down processing and self regulatory skills, thus providing children, at a young age, with the ability to learn how to achieve higher cognitive functioning and overall improved wellbeing in a way that will be sustainable into adult life, while also engaging children with awareness of their own feelings and mental state and giving them the tools to manage stress in the best possible way. This is possible as Mindfulness gets you to focus on the present, instead of worrying about the future things to come or the things that you have done in the past, which can often be our default.
Mindfulness also improves areas of empathy and social function. With regard to social cognition, research conducted on adults indicated that participants who actively engaged in mindfulness, after only eight weeks showed increased activation in right dorsolateral pre-frontal cortex (the part of the brain that controls executive functions such as working memory and decision making and also social cognition). Regular meditation has been shown to even stop brain cells from dying and boost a person's brain size in key regions, so research surmises that, while it will make you happier and calmer, it will also make you more intelligent.
The benefits of mindfulness in children, through age appropriate easily engaged mindfulness training activities, are shown to target both the top-down and bottom-up influences on self regulation. Training one's attention on moment to moment experiences is a top-down reflection; we will talk about this more, shortly. Also, practising non-judgement produces calmness and wellbeing, as does focusing on the present as opposed to ruminating over recollected sources of anxiety. This is because the cognitive level and emotional level of the mindfulness training, with control attention and evaluation, disrupts the automatic emotional responses, resulting in greater calmness and emotional stability, which, in turn, makes it easier to consider multiple aspects and perspectives of a given situation as well as multiple possible responses.
All of this considered means that mindfulness will improve everything from confidence to school performance. Relationships with friends become easier, as we can actually see where other people are coming from and realise that their world view differs from our own, even in the most minute details: is my red really the same as your red! (no, it is not!). When we can override the awkward niggling self doubt that so many of us have, we can then discover that anything really is possible.
Much research has been conducted on people that actively participate in self compassion. It has been shown that people that actively participate in self compassion are more likely to be happy, have greater levels of resilience, be more optimistic, less stressed and anxious and have overall better mental health.
Self compassion has been shown to take action on the part of the brain associated with care giving and oxytocin release, increasing calming and more trusting feelings.
Self criticism is linked with increased levels of cortisol which, as explained earlier, is linked to activation of our amygdala and our fight-or-flight response, as we view criticism as threatening.
Mindfulness, self compassion and a couple of the other techniques Max incorporates, encourage children to have a healthy, fluid and non-fixed idea of who they are, so that they don't form unhealthy attachments to ideas or storylines they have about themselves. As none of that is real, really. This is something that every child should get used to the idea of, as growing up and developing as an adult is an exciting, vibrant time in anyone's life and can be full of opportunity, if one allows it. The easiest way to allow it, is to give up the idea of the fixed self. This idea of identification is so true with emotion as well, as emotion is not something to be defined by, or something to hold on to tightly, too.
Another piece of wonderful information to be mindful of: by simply having the intention to be mindful has positive results. A study conducted by Yale on stress and pain responses showed positive differences immediately and marked differences after only practising half and hour of mindfulness.
Growing up we all had our favourite toy, blanket or soother of some kind. Why this is interesting is that it comes from our primary need for comfort, care and a little bit of love. Controversial Psychologist Harry Harlow was best known for his work on dependency, where he isolated infant monkeys and only gave them two options for a primary caregiver, an uncomfortable mount with a bottle for feeding, as a mother and a terrycloth "mother". While we would probably think those young apes cozied up to the mother that was giving them nutrition and food - we would be wrong. They hands down chose the comfort of the terrycloth "mother", which highlighted the innate need for comfort and connection that one can only get from something with a tactile feel.
The scientific benefits of children having teddy bears is huge and far greater than one would ever imagine from a little bear. Here are a number of reasons that will get you replacing the treasured electronic device in your child's life, with a lovely cuddly bear!Children are tactile creatures and, in younger children, teddy bears are shown to have an important relationship between the infant and the primary caregiver. During times of separation, teddy bears are shown to be an excellent transitional object, reminding the child of the love and connection they have for their parent. Studies have revealed that children value their favourite objects as much as they value their parents; most parents, I'm sure, will find this is no surprise if they have ever witnessed a tantrum following a treasured possession's loss.
Teddy bears are shown to build self confidence in children, as well as aiding social development, easing stress and working as a very good soother. Teddy bears are used in many trauma centres with victims, as they even have the same calming effect on adults. Studies have shown that holding a teddy bear reduces stress, blood pressure, improves sleep and can produce an oxytocin release, the same kind we get from human contact! In fact, bear therapy is rapidly becoming widely accepted as a powerful form of adult therapy. People like to feel comfort: that is just a fact.
Teddy bears who mimicked breathing were also introduced to premature infants, as they replicated the rhythmic stimulation that would have been otherwise provided by a mother. Not only did these act as innovative stand-in soothers, but they also provided the much-needed interaction that a mother would, improving sleep and breathing regularity.
Studies conduced on elemerty students has shown children exhibit greater prosocial behaviours, improved academic performance and better emotional regulation. decreased stress and improved attention. Studies conducted on teenagers have shown that even under times of academic stress, those who had a mindfulness practise had lower levels of depression and anxiety, then those that didn't.
Children with ADHD who practised mindfulness showed increased levels of attention and fewer negative aggressive traits.
Studies show that mindfulness is a fantastic coping skill for children dealing with bullying and helps ward off the negative symptoms that are so commonly associated with it. Mindfulness also helps children consider there perspectives of others, which in turn, helps children deal with the effects of their bullies. It also helps with those that are unfortunately, the bullies. As it is shown that bullying can happen for a number of reasons and generally speaking the bullies are dealing with things of their own and mindfulness can help.


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Group of Calgary businessmen ask council to pause Green Line project
Meghan Potkins, Calgary HeraldMore from Meghan Potkins, Calgary Herald
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A CTrain heads towards downtown Calgary on the Blue Line in this file photo.Gavin Young / Postmedia Network
A group of well-known Calgary businessmen launched a full-throated attack on the Green Line LRT project at city hall Wednesday, questioning the city's cost projections and due diligence.
The group, helmed by veteran oilman Jim Gray, made an informal presentation to council's transportation committee Wednesday, urging a halt to spending and a "one-year pause" to carry out an "in-depth" review of the $4.65-billion project.
"This is the biggest thing we've ever done," Gray said in chambers Wednesday. "If we stumble on this, it'll take this city down — not just fiscally, but our reputation will be lost and we can't afford that. This is a city that needs all hands on deck."
Here is the group gathered to advocate for stopping the Green Line: Jim Gray, Brian Felesky, Steve Allan and Barry Lester. #yyccc pic.twitter.com/LdYE1IoF1H
— Meghan Potkins (@mpotkins) June 26, 2019
Gray said the group had examined applicable studies and advice from experts and concluded the project carried an "unacceptably high risk" of becoming an "economic catastrophe" for the city.
According to a letter co-signed by Brian Felesky, Steve Allan and Barry Lester, external and internal risk estimates provided to the city caution that the project could go over budget by as much as $2 billion.
Transportation chair Shane Keating said the $2-billion figure cited by the group may have been based on interpretations of early cost estimates that have since been further refined.
"Stopping the Green Line, or pausing the Green Line, is absolutely the wrong direction to go," Keating said.
"But taking sections of the Green Line that give us difficulty and saying, 'what can we do differently?' is absolutely the right way to go."
Committee members voted Wednesday to have administration respond with a letter to the concerns raised by the businessmen. City staff said they have been in discussion with the group since last February.
Do you think the city should go ahead with plans to build the green line LRT?
Wednesday's meeting also revealed a number of major updates to the Green Line project.
The project team acknowledged they have arrived at a "key pivot point" and that they are no longer interested in a "really deep" four-kilometre tunnel traversing the downtown.
In a news release following the meeting Wednesday, the city said they are investigating "ways to shorten the tunnel and bring as much to surface as possible."
"The technical risks that we're identifying are of significance," said deputy project director Fabiola MacIntyre. "We have encountered a number of challenges. The centre city is very complex — but it's (also) four kilometres of 20. We've got 16 (kilometres) ready to go, but the four kilometres are very challenging."
Project staff say they plan to split Stage 1 into two contracts. Construction firms will be able to bid separately on the first 16-kilometre stretch from 4th Street S.E. to 126th Avenue S.E. in Shepard, and the more technically challenging four-kilometre centre city area from 16th Avenue N. to 4th Street S.E.
Stage 1 construction had previously been scheduled to begin in 2020. Now, the city says construction won't begin until 2021 on the southern leg of the route, and work on the core might not begin until 2022.
Here is is the construction project schedule. It revelas the city is proposing to break up Green Line stage 1 into two contracts. #yyccc #yyc pic.twitter.com/nkSiAfoJiY
Procurement work for the downtown portion of the project has also been delayed until further engagement with downtown businesses and the public can be completed.
Coun. Evan Woolley said he disagrees with the strategy to delay work on the downtown, arguing he worries the city will be left with a train from "Ramsay to a maintenance facility."
"My support for this project has always been based on it working for the downtown of this city," Woolley said. "Putting a shovel in the ground before we have great certainty around what this project is going to look like is very challenging for me."
The city also announced the name of the Green Line's new project manager Wednesday. Allan Neill, an engineer and veteran project manager, took over the post June 3. Previously, city transportation boss Michael Thompson was overseeing the project following the departure of Paul Giannelia.
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La Fira de Circ al Carrer de La Bisbal d'Empordà és un Festival de Circ i teatre de Carrer que omple d'espectadors els carrers de La Bisbal d'Empordà durant el tercer cap de setmana de juliol. La voluntat d'aquest festival és oferir en un cap de setmana una programació diversa i engrescadora que sigui atractiva a tots els públics i edats.

La Fira de Circ és una activitat coorganitzada per l'entitat Fira de Circ i l'ajuntament de La Bisbal d'Empordà i que enguany ja arriba a la vintena edició, motiu de celebració per part de l'organització.

Aquestes més de vint edicions que arranquen el 1996 de la mà de l'entitat juvenil Nuik's, i formen part d'una segona etapa, ja que la Fira de Circ vigent va recollir el testimoni de l'entitat bisbalenca Paufila, que a principis dels anys vuitanta va organitzar les dues primeres edicions de la Fira de Circ. L'entitat Nuik's va reprendre el projecte amb el compromís de dotar-lo d'una identitat pròpia i de nodrir-se de l'energia necessària perquè la Fira tingués assegurat el seu futur. Aquesta entitat es va anar transformant alhora que desapareixia donant lloc a l'actual entitat organitzadora Fira de Circ al Carrer de La Bisbal d'Empordà.

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Q: Asymptotic Expansion of an Oscillating Integral Let $g(x):\mathbb{R}_{\geq0}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ be real analytic s.t. $g(0)\neq 0$ and $g(x)=O(x^{-2})$ as $x\rightarrow\infty$.
What is the leading order in $\lambda$ as $\lambda\rightarrow 0$ of the following integral?
$$
I(\lambda) = \int_0^{\infty}dx \cos\left(\frac{x}{\lambda}\right)x\log(x)g(x)
$$
I think it should be $I(\lambda)\sim -\lambda^2(\log\lambda) g(0)$ based on integration by parts, but I haven't got a complete argument.
Edit: Integrating by parts and throwing away subleading terms easily shows that it suffices to prove that
$$
J(\lambda) = \int_0^{\infty}dy \sin\left(y\right)\log(y)g(\lambda y)
$$
is bounded as $\lambda\rightarrow 0$ under the above conditions on $g$. Numerical experiments suggest this to be the case. Can somebody prove it, please?

A: This answer is a work in progress:
Following Asymptotic Expansions of Integrals by Bleistein and Handelsman, section 6.3, we can use the method of Mellin transforms.
Notice that $$I(\epsilon)=\int_0^\infty g(x) \ x \log({x}) \cos{\big(\epsilon x\big)} \ dx = Re\bigg[ \int_0^\infty g(x) \ x \log({x}) e^{i \epsilon x} \ dx \bigg]$$ with $\epsilon = \frac{1}{\lambda}$ and we will evaluate as $\epsilon \to \infty$.
As $\epsilon$ becomes large, the oscillations of the integrand become more and more rapid. These rapid oscillations tend to induce cancellation of the integral in a neighborhood of every point, except those where the argument of the exponential goes to zero, or the derivative of the argument goes to zero. Since $x$ is monotonically increasing on $(0,\infty]$, the only such point is $x=0$. Thus, the primary contribution to the integral will come from a small region near the origin.
For now, I will simply say that we can write this integral as an inverse Mellin Transform:
$$I(\epsilon) = Re \bigg[ \frac{1}{2 \pi i} \int_{c-i\infty}^{c+i\infty} \epsilon^{-z} M[e^{i\epsilon x};z] M[F_a;1-z] dz \bigg] $$ where $M[...]$ denotes the Mellin Transform of the expression and $$F_a(x) = \left\{ \begin{array}{lr}
f_a & 0 \le x \le \gamma \\
0 &  x > \gamma \\
\end{array} \right.$$ with $f_a \equiv g(x) \ x \log({x})$ in a positive half-neighborhood of $0$ and goes to $0$ smoothly as $ t \to \gamma$ such that $f_a \in C^\infty(0,\infty)$
We can then close the contour for this expression of $I(\epsilon)$ in the right half-plane and by considering the residues find an asymptotic expansion. I will quote the result with explanation to follow at a later time that since $$e^{i \epsilon x} \sim 1, \ x \to 0$$ and $$g(x) \ x \log({x}) \sim g(0) \ x \log({x}), \ x \to 0$$ we have $$I(\lambda) \sim \lambda^2 g(0) \big( \gamma_c - 1 - \log{\lambda}\big)  $$ where $\gamma_c$ is the Euler-Mascheroni constant. I have verified this approximation by comparing to some numerical results for simple $g(x)$ generated by Mathematica. For using the integration by parts technique, I am used to the restriction that the functions must be infinitely differentiable over the closed interval of integration. I think it is interesting that this method produces the correct leading term despite the problem at the origin.

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On the attack with multiple selections DUTCH COURAGE!
Betting requires a degree of courage, no matter how small a punter you may be in terms of cash risked. The fewer selections you make in a race determines the level of courage required.
You bet one horse in a race to win and you are testing your judgement against the entire field. This approach is at the high end of the 'risk' element in racing. There is no room for having made an error of judgement. If your horse is beaten a centimetre, your bet, and your money, is lost.
Betting more than one horse a race cuts down the size of your potential return, but it requires less courage because the 'risk' factor is minimised. The more horses you can bet in the one race, the more the risk vanishes, along with the value.
What the punter has to do is find a 'middle ground' where he or she can link two or more horses in a race, thus providing a comfort zone in the area of risk and courage, This is where sensible 'Dutch Courage' comes into play! Dutching is a way of backing several horses in a race (sometimes more, depending on price) to provide equalised returns no matter which one wins.
Many professional punters use Dutching on a full-time basis. They rarely lose. They pick their playable races carefully, and then hit hard with their Dutch book of several prospects in a race. All bet according to the right prices.
The term Dutching comes from America. The Americans used to use it a great deal in the days when bookmakers were legal. Now, though, the all-tote method of betting has meant that only a few hardy souls stick to the Dutch method (the constant swing in prices on the tote makes it difficult to frame your bet properly).
But tote and bookie bettors in Australia can operate the method. Our sophisticated TAB system allows off-course punters right up to the last few seconds to lay their bets, so a punter can virtually get on at the right price even if he's in a TAB agency just watching the monitors.
Ideally, the Dutch book should be played on a racetrack, where a punter has access to bookmakers' prices, as well as the tote.
Firstly, let me say that this is NOT a betting method for those among you who are chain bettors. That is, the 'have a bet every race' types. Dutching should be restricted to those races on a card where you feel your selections will be at good odds, often in races where you feel the favourite can be beaten.
Let's say you have three horses chosen which are at 3/1, 4/1 and 9/1. You simply add one to each of these prices, making them 4, 5 and 10. Multiply these figures 4 x 5 x 10 and you get the total of 200. To give you the required staking for each horse, divide the 200 by 4, 5 and 10. This means a bet of 50 units on the 3/1 chance, 40 units on the 4/1 chance and 20 units on the 9/1 chance, a total outlay of 110 units. You can halve this bet if you like, making the outlays 25, 20 and 10, a total of 55 units.
Okay, you say, that's great, but I can't bet in those amounts, I'm a small punter! No worries on that score - all you have to do is scale your bets down. To determine your bets according to the size of your bank, you simply do a quick calculation or two.
With a total stake in your hand of $20, you have to split it three ways. You use that percentage figure of 53 as the key factor. For Horse A, the percentage is 25. You DIVIDE this by 53 and it gives you the answer of 0.4716. This is the proportion of your $20 to be placed on Horse A.
The actual bet is calculated like this: HORSE A = 20 x 0.4716 equals 9.432, which, rounded off, means a bet of $9.50 on Horse A. Now to Horse B, whose percentage is 18. This is divided by 53 which gives you 0.3396, and you then multiply this figure by 20 for the outcome of 6.79, which rounded off means a bet of $7 on Horse B.
There is no need to work out Horse C's bet because it will take up the remainder of your $20 after allowing for the $9.50 bet on Horse A and the $7 bet on Horse B. This means a bet of $3.50 on Horse C.
Horse A: $9.50 (say $10) at 3/1 equals $30 plus your own $10, a total of $40.
Horse B: $7 at 9/2 equals $31.50 plus your own $7, a total of $38.50.
Horse C: $3.50 (say $4) at 9/1 equals $36 plus your own $4, a total of $40.
For your $20 outlay, then, you have three horses racing for you, and if any one of them wins the race you make a profit. Horse A returns you a $20 (100 per cent) profit, Horse B returns you $18.50 profit (92.5 per cent) while Horse C provides you with a $20 (100 per cent) profit.
If, of course, you can afford only $10 or thereabouts a race, you can still work out your individual bets. In the above case, the bets would have been $5 on Horse A, $3.50 (say $4) on Horse B and, say, $2 on Horse C, a total of $11 outlaid. Your returns would be: Horse A ($20), Horse B ($22) and Horse C ($20).
What must be remembered with Dutch book betting is that you cannot achieve good profitability if prices are too short. Putting in horses at short prices (evens, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4 etc.) means that your total percentages, with the addition of the second and third selections, will erode your percentage profitability on a race.
If you chose a horse at 6/4, another at 2/1 and a third at 4/1, your total percentages would be 93 per cent, leaving you only a 7 per cent leverage.
So be very careful in that area. Look for value. Resist the temptation to try out your 'Dutch Courage' on every race!
So, what are your long-term chances of making a nice profit with this approach? Well, assuming your selections are accurate ones, you can expect to collect up to 60 per cent of the time, with three selections per race.
10 races at $20 per race - total outlay $200.
5 winning races returning $40 per race - total return $200.
Here, then, is a break-even point. You know that if you can lift your returns to 6 or 7 per every 10 bets, then you can get right into profit, especially if you can increase your race-by-race profit level. To do this, you need to aim at your three selections having percentages which total around the 40 per cent mark not any more.
Three horses at 4/1, 6/1 and 14/1 would total around 41 per cent. This gives you some idea of the prices you should be aiming at. Of course, a further way to tackle Dutch book betting is to use your own 'true' prices to frame the bets, and then obtain overlays on course.
If we use the example I have given earlier, let's suppose you had priced these horses yourself at 3/1, 9/2 and 9/1, but were able to obtain better odds on-course - such as 4/1 for the 3/1 chance, 6/1 for the 9/2 chance and 15/1 for the 9/1 chance.
Horse A: Bet $10 at 4/1 equals total return of $50.
Horse B: Bet $7 at 6/1 equals total return of $49.
Horse C-. Bet $4 at 15/1 equals total return of $64.
See how your profits have shot up? You now have won $30 on a Horse A win, $29 on a Horse B win, and $44 on a Horse C win. This has been achieved by gaining 'overs' on your estimated prices.


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Zanu PF, MDC-A to share $25 million
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance President Nelson Mnangagwa
Zanu-PF and MDC-Alliance will share $25 million allocated to political parties by Treasury under the Political Parties Finance Act.
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube set aside the $25 million in the 2020 National Budget he presented in Parliament last month.
The figure is higher than last year's allocation of $12 million.
Zanu-PF will get the lion's share of the money after it secured more than two-thirds of parliamentary seats as it trounced MDC-Alliance in the July 30 2018 watershed elections, which were widely given a clean bill of health by local, regional and international observers.
A rough calculation shows that the revolutionary party is set to pocket almost $17,5 million with MDC- Alliance taking home about $7,5 million, given its paltry seats in the National Assembly.
Zanu-PF won 145 of the 210 seats in the National Assembly against MDC-Alliance's 63.
The remaining two seats were won by the National Patriotic Front's Masango "Blackman" Matambanadzo (Kwekwe Central) and independent candidate Mr Temba Mliswa (Norton).
The Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Mrs Virginia Mabhiza confirmed the allocation yesterday.
"Yes, political parties were allocated about $25 million in the Blue Book. We have not yet made calculations to establish how the money would be distributed once it has been disbursed," said Mrs Mabhiza.
Under the Political Parties Finance Act, only a political party that secures 5 percent of the total votes cast can benefit from the fiscus.
Political parties have, however, expressed concern at the piecemeal disbursement of the funds as Government grapples with limited fiscal space.
Small political parties have in the past asked Government to extend financing to them but their pleas hit a brick wall when the Constitutional Court dismissed their application.
The Zimbabwe Development Party, led by the late Mr Kisinoti Mukwazhi, approached the Constitutional Court in January 2013 seeking an order to compel Treasury to release funding to all political parties participating in national elections but the application was dismissed for lack of merit.
In its ruling, the Constitutional Court said it would be "irresponsible and dangerous for Government if all political parties were to be funded" from the fiscus as that would mean even fly-by-night parties would be funded.
Government enacted the Political Parties Finance Act in 2002 after it emerged that some political parties were getting funding from hostile foreign governments and non-governmental organisations.
Some parties have tried to circumvent the law by using NGOs based in Zimbabwe as conduits for getting funds from foreign entities.
Many countries, for example the United States, do not allow political parties to receive foreign funding.
Political parties therefore should get their funding from the Government, donations, selling membership party cards and fundraising activities. – Herald


Did Redhotstyle just tease a range of mini-soft vinyl figures? They bloody well did! Three of their existing characters get a slight makeover or you could say super deformed versions. Blobfish, Canadian Hairlessand, Kilin all get shrunken down. The questions will be WHEN and HOW to BUY!
We do wonder which other characters from Redhotstyle will get shrunken down. Stay tuned and HOT for further details.


What is no wax flooring?
This is a general class of flooring material that has a clear organic wear layer, usually urethane over a vinyl backing. It is usually textured and designed for minimum maintenance.


The somewhat boggy tract of land on Montana Avenue was once the site of Chinese vegetable gardens. Several wings have been added to the original structure. Visit the Helena High School website.
In the summer of 2008, the HHS gym received a $500,000 makeover, which included a new floor, bleachers and other upgrades. Read all about it in the Independent Record.


I talked a few months ago about moving from the oral form of Methotrexate (MTX) to a higher dose of the injectable form. As I reported before, I have a significant needle phobia which was making the situation both physically and emotionally difficult for me.
I was not able to do my first two shots. I was home for Thanksgiving, so my mom did them for me, after about two hours of trying to get the nerve to do it myself and not following through. For my first shot back in my apartment, I had a nurse from my volunteering post at the hospital on standby.
Ultimately, I didn't need anyone to help me because I found a gadget that takes my fear and anxiety away. I realized that what was really getting to me about injecting myself was seeing the needle. I wasn't worried about it hurting - when my mom gave me the first two shots, I barely felt them. But even the thought of the needle going in made me nauseous.
I scoured the Internet, first to see if you can buy an injection pen that you can fill yourself (since MTX comes in a vial that has a four month supply and not just a single dose). That does not exist. But I did find the Needle Aid (http://www.needleaid.com/).
Needle Aid is a product out of Canada. It is made for people who are needle-phobic, but need to self-inject. It's this little plastic contraption that basically hides the needle away, so you don't have to watch it go into you. You push down on part of the device and the needle goes in - but you don't see this happening. Then you push down the syringe all the way, and then you are done. The NeedleAid is spring-loaded so that once you're done, you let go, and the needle is safely back up and out. Basically, this device tries to mirror the actions of an injection pen.
So I have a routine Saturday morning, shot day routine. I put on Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful", I prep my syringe and all of my other paraphernalia, load it into the NeedleAid, and that's that. The thing that's great about the NeedleAid is that once you push down and the needle is in, you just plunge the syringe and it's all done.
When I tried to do it myself the first few times, I would literally be probably 1/16th from my skin, but I couldn't stick the needle in. So once you get far enough using the NeedleAid, it's too late to chicken out.
I think another part of my reticence towards self-injection is that given that I had an experience where a medical professional administered a vaccine incorrectly and it almost killed me, I wasn't able to trust myself in being able to do this to myself, given my limited knowledge on the subject (and the seriously poor education about self-injection provided to me at my rheumatologists office).
My injection time has decreased from nearly two-hours of hemming and hawing to 30 minutes, now down to 15 minutes from beginning to end. For me, this is a huge accomplishment. And the fact that I am able to do the shot on my own is a huge bonus.
My mom was right about one thing. I am at the point now where I just want to get my shot over with. I don't want to sit around wasting a ton of time on something that in reality takes only a few minutes.
The other lesson I've learned, which has been a bit more difficult to swallow, is to see that this is a health-inducing activity rather than some form of violence against my own body. That might sound very melodramatic, but I think that was something that was holding me back, too. I had this thought cycle running through my head: "Normal" people don't have to give themselves shots. Most people my age don't have to do this.
And I guess there may have been a little bit of "why me" in there, too. Because from the very beginning, I have been very clear with my rheum that I did not want to give myself shots. But ultimately, I will concede that the side effects are significantly less than they were with the oral form. And I do think that this change in treatment was the right choice. There, I said it.
Leslie wrote for HealthCentral as a patient expert for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).


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Follies in Fragile StatesIan Quick2020-11-06T15:10:05+00:00
Follies in Fragile States:
How international stabilisation failed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
What has been going wrong in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Why has the most expensive UN peacekeeping mission in history been unable to end violence after fifteen years of continuous deployment? Why does the country reappear every year, without fail, among the world's largest appeals for emergency aid?
Follies in Fragile States explores how we got to this point. It is the first inside account of the 'stabilisation' effort in eastern Congo from 2007 onwards, cutting through the spin and academic mystification to identify the key decision points and where things went wrong.
The picture that emerges is a studied and often painful reflection on personal and institutional failure. It echoes the best muckraking work on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars—authors like Tom Ricks, Graeme Smith and Rajiv Chandrasekaran—but for a conflict that is infinitely less well-understood.
Free preview chapter
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Meet Adam Castillejo, Better Known as the "London Patient," the Venezuelan Who Was Cured of HIV
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Until a few months ago, the little we knew about the two patients who had been cured of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection was the name "Timothy Ray Brown" and the so-called "London Patient," who were the focus of worldwide attention for being the symbol of hope for those suffering from the stigma of a historic epidemic.
After receiving a bone marrow transplant, both patients showed symptoms of what researchers cautiously called "long-term remission," a supposed cure that occurs when the patient manages to incorporate the CCR5 protein — a mutation that prevents the virus from attaching to certain immune cells — into his or her blood.
The transplant in both cases allowed virus-resistant immune cells to spread and eventually replace the patients' entire immune load, but the treatment appeared to be directly linked to the simultaneous treatment of the blood cancer present in both.
Although Brown spoke openly of his case 12 years ago, Adam Castillejo chose the option of remaining under a pseudonym — until now.
In a conversation with the New York Times, and after considering the pros and cons of going public, the former "London Patient" decided to become "an ambassador of hope" and tell his story.
At first, dealing with public speculation about his case was a delicate matter. His doctors wanted to be really sure that the "remission" could now be called a "cure." So he decided to put together a digital personality under his pseudonym, which would eventually lead to a statement to BBC Radio 4.
"I don't want people to think, 'Oh, you've been chosen,'" he said. "No, it just happened. I was in the right place, probably at the right time, when it happened."
Born in Caracas to a father of Spanish and Dutch descent, Castillejo was raised mainly by his mother, who now lives in London with him. After living a few years first in Copenhagen and then in London, he received his diagnosis in 2003.
"I do recall when the person told me and the panic set in," he said. At the time, an HIV diagnosis was often seen as a death sentence, and Mr. Castillejo was only 23.
Despite having adopted a healthy life and a passion for cooking that gave him professional stability, in 2011 he was diagnosed with a stage 4 lymphoma, which Castillejo remembers as "another death sentence."
That's when both treatments started to become almost antagonistic.
"Each time his oncologists adjusted his cancer treatment, the infectious-disease doctors had to recalibrate his H.I.V. medications, said Dr. Simon Edwards, who acted as a liaison between the two teams," the Times recalls.
Between 2014 and 2015, and after a personal crisis over not finding a way out, Castillejo and his close friends got in touch with Dr. Ian Gabriel in London, a specialist in bone-marrow transplants, who warned that his Latin background "might complicate the search for a donor."
It was thanks to the European ancestry inherited from his father that the young Venezuelan got several donors who matched his genetic profile, "including a German one who carried a crucial mutation called delta 32 that hinders H.I.V. infection."
With a team of virologists monitoring his viral load and his response to antiretroviral treatment to prepare him for the operation, and despite some setbacks, Castillejo finally received the transplant on May 13, 2016.
The recovery, on the other hand, was a complex matter: The young man had to spend months in the hospital, presenting multiple infections and having to be operated on several more times. Once out of the hospital, the only physical activity he could do was walk, which he did for hours every day.
A year later, the strength and change was evident. His last dose of antiretrovirals was in October 2017, and in March 2019 his doctors announced the news of his cure.
While Castillejo's story is worthy of celebration, it also tells of the acute risk that patients of Latino descent face in accessing new alternatives. Not only are Latinos a community with more obstacles in accessing treatment and sex education, but in Castillejo's experience, their genetic profile could hinder access to these novel solutions.
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In the first episode of Crossing Lines, Lanhee explains how he came up the with the name of his podcast and shares a little bit of his own background and journey. He interviews House Speaker Paul Ryan about the upcoming midterm elections, accomplishments of the Republican-led House, and the future of the conservative movement. He ends the podcast with some observations about Ryan and where things stand in key U.S. Senate campaigns with just a few weeks left before Election Day.
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Foundation for horticulture
In the early 1980s, the government built what is now known as the Kerikeri Irrigation Scheme to support the Northland town's growing horticulture industry. The 340-Member co-operative offers both commercial and non-commercial water supply sourced from the Manuwai and Waingaro reservoirs.
Horticulture has been a feature of Kerikeri's economy and environment since the 1920s when the first citrus orchards were established, explains Manager Tony Corcoran.
"The moisture-holding capacity of the volcanic soils in the district is low and the summer droughts can be long so that even with an annual rainfall 1,800mm, supplementary irrigation is necessary for the consistently high quality fruits," he said.
The infrastructure was built by the Ministry of Works and started delivering water in the early 1980s.
"In 1990, local horticulturists and farmers formed our co-operative, Kerikeri Irrigation Co Ltd, and acquired the assets from the government.
"Today, we have 340 shareholders, plus nearly 1100 non-commercial connections, who are supplied with water from two storage reservoirs."
The scheme supports:
Horticultural land (2,300 hectares)
Agricultural land (350 hectares)
Lifestyle blocks
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Irrigation is now the foundation of the horticultural sector, the town and the region.
Tony Corcoran points to the 2016 KICL Economic, Social and Environmental Impact Report shows KICL contributes more than $100 million per annum to the region's GDP and employs more than 1,300 FTEs.
"The report also looked at KICL's environmental impact and found that the scheme had improved total flows and drought flows in a majority of the catchment's streams and rivers.
"Irrigation isn't a contentious issue here because its value is recognized and understood. Communities need diversity and KICL has delivered it. The whole value of the community has been lifted on the back of horticulture and irrigation."
The irrigation scheme is large. The combined scheme storage is 12 million m³, compared to Whangarei City's Whau Valley dam, which stores 1.9 million m³. Kerikeri, the largest urban centre in the Far North District (FNDC) is a customer of the scheme.
Environmentally sound
Tony says the main reservoirs are sited high in the catchments to minimise diversion and spillway costs, to enable a largely gravity-fed irrigation supply and to lessen the impact on the local environment.
"One of the scheme's major advantages is the way it harvests the water in the high rainfall times and stores this in its reservoirs for distribution during drier periods. This has reduced the pressure on the local rivers and streams for the taking of water for irrigation purposes and helping to protect their natural flows."
Future proofing
Tonkin & Taylor, the scheme's original engineers from the 1970s, were engaged to review the Kerikeri irrigation scheme assets and provide feedback.
"Their report contained suggestions for developing an asset management plan to future proof the scheme's infrastructure for the next 35 years," said Tony.
"There is no doubt that the Kerikeri Irrigation scheme remains a significant regional asset with a long history of very efficient and frugal operation. The scheme faces a range of risks that will increase with time but these can be reduced by improving existing asset management practices.
"The report identified a prioritised list of action items that are required to manage, maintain and enhance the scheme well into the future."


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China makes 'cute use' of panda loans
An Oxford University study argues that the Chinese government is currently in a phase of giving pandas built on 'guanxi'.
Guanxi is a Chinese concept denoting deep trade relationships characterised by trust, loyalty and longevity.
The paper, published in the journal Environmental Practice, suggests that the beneficiary countries need to be aware that such panda deals could herald environmental implications over the long term.
One deal cited in the study is that involving Edinburgh Zoo, which was overseen by China's deputy premier while negotiating contracts valued at £2.6 billion for the supply of petro-chemical and renewable energy technology, salmon meat, and Land Rovers. Scotland received its first pair of pandas in December 2011.
The study also points out that Canada, France and Australia, a country with the world's largest uranium reserves, have had panda loans that all coincided with uranium deals and contracts with China. It notes that China needs uranium to fulfil its plans for a five- or six-fold increase in nuclear capacity by 2050.
The impetus for sending pandas all over the world came in 2008 following the devastation to China's main panda conservation centre in Sichuan Province. The study says that all of the 60 pandas living at the Wolong Nature Reserve and Breeding Centre needed to be rehoused. It proposes that expanding panda loans represented 'both a lucrative source of funds to assist the rebuilding and development of the centre and a partial solution to the housing problem'. The study adds that as well as extending existing loans, China began to offer panda gift loans to a new group of countries with whom it was negotiating important trade agreements.
The study highlights that recent panda transactions have involved close Asian neighbours (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Macao) that have signed free-trade agreements with China, or with nations supplying China with natural resources and advanced technologies (Japan, Canada and France and Singapore).
Such panda loans not only represent a 'seal of approval' for important trade deals, but also send a signal of disapproval if pandas are repatriated, suggests the study. It cites the case of two US-born panda cubs, which were contractually due to return to China in 2010, but were on a plane bound for China just two days after the US President Barack Obama was warned against meeting the Dalai Lama. The timing is described as 'significant', not least because these are the only pandas to have been recalled since the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Zoos in New Zealand have not yet received pandas, and the study asks whether this is because of public pronouncements by New Zealand politicians about not being prepared to sacrifice politics for pandas.
The study examines the huge expense entailed in looking after such gift loans, and suggests giant pandas are modern-day 'white elephants'. A pair of pandas is usually leased to zoos at a cost of US$1m each year with the money being paid to Chinese authorities. Once the cost of flying in fresh bamboo, which can stretch to tens of thousands of pounds a year, is also factored in the gift loan can incur 'large and sometimes ruinous cost', says the study.
Lead author Dr Kathleen Buckingham, from Oxford University's School of Geography and the Environment, noted: 'From a Chinese perspective, sharing the care of such a precious animal strengthens the bonds that China has with its "inner circle" of countries. Panda loans are not simply part of a larger deal; rather they represent a 'seal' of approval and intent for a long and prosperous working relationship. Countries that can successfully breed pandas will demonstrate their technological strength.
'Why has Edinburgh Zoo got pandas when London Zoo hasn't? Probably because Scotland has natural resources that China wants a stake in. Recipient countries need to assess the broader environmental consequences of "sealing the deal" with China before accepting panda loans, as these usually signal that China expects a long-term commitment to deliver the goods – whether they be uranium, salmon or other natural resources.'
Dr Paul Jepson, leader of the research team, commented: 'The panda has long symbolised western efforts to conserve wildlife internationally. However this latest phase of panda diplomacy suggests that China is reclaiming the soft power embodied in the panda as both emblem and living animal. As a result the political, trade, economic and cultural imperatives of China may come to more explicitly shape strategies to protect and restore wild panda populations.'
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Dermot Michael (Pat) ONeill
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Dermot O'Neill was born in 1905 in County Cork, Ireland. As a teenager he traveled to China, and settled in Shanghai. In 1925, at the age of twenty he joined the Shanghai Municipal Police. This police force comprising of 9000 active and reserve officers was task with bringing law and order to the International Settlement.
While in Shanghai, O'Neill immersed himself in the study of Asian martial-arts. He was a devoted practitioner of Japanese judo, as well as several forms of "Chinese Boxing", these included Tai Chi Chuan, Hsing Yi, and Pa Kua.
O'Neill rose through the ranks of the SMP and was promoted to Detective Sergeant and served as a member and instructor of the famed "Shock and Riot Police" task force of the SMP. He was also considered by many to be the prot�g� of William Ewart Fairbairn.
In 1938, O'Neill left Shanghai, and traveled to Tokyo, Japan as head of security for the British Embassy Legation there. During this period O'Neill was awarded the Godan, fifth degree black belt by the Kodokan, as well as increasing his martial-arts skills by practicing Japanese style "Kempo". He left Japan shortly before the bombing of Pearl Harbor and made his way to Australia.
O'Neill came to the United States at the behest and recommendation of WE Fairbairn who was at this time involved with the OSS. O'Neill was slated to work for the OSS, but was sent instead to serve as an instructor with the First Special Service Force, a joint Canadian-US commando unit known as the "Devil's Brigade." When the 1st SSF was sent into action, O'Neill refused to stay behind and declared that since he trained these boys he would damn well fight beside them. He held the rank of Captain and one of his duties included the assignment of being the bodyguard to General Fredericks. After he was in Europe was over, O'Neill was tasked with the position of Provost Marshal over Monte Carlo.
As the war with Japan ended O'Neill was sent to Okinawa as a liaison officer. After the war O'Neill served as a consultant on police and security for various Federal agencies, including the State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency. In the mid-1960s O'Neill located in the Washington, DC area and began work with the International Police Academy there. This organization was funded by the Agency for International Development and was a cover for para-military operations and training run by the CIA. The Church Committee Hearings on Intelligence Activities brought the close of this academy in the early 1970s.
O'Neill was considered a very tough man in his day and had a reputation for not backing down from anyone. His skill in judo was highly praised even at the Kodokan. O'Neill had studied under Uchijima, renowned old time Kodokan judo instructor. O'Neill was especially known for his grappling skill. The methods of hand-to-hand combat he devised and taught were greatly effective and such was proven in actual battle numerous times. O'Neill greatly influenced military close-combat for both the US Army and Marine Corps.
Dermot O'Neill had been married briefly and had a daughter. He died on August 11, 1985
Origins of the O'Neill Method
The "O'Neill" method is a consistent source of debate and speculation.
Owing to the fact that most people have only been exposed to limited information concerning this method many "false" opinions have been expressed concerning it's value and/or effectiveness.
The Army 21-150 manuals offer little in the way of a "complete" method and the USMC "proposed" manual adds some info but certainly not anywhere near the whole "picture".
Aside from non-fictional works on the First Special Service Force that add bits and pieces to the puzzle, there exist other "technical" sources.
Besides the fairly well-documented Judo background of D.M. O'Neill and his service with the SMP and as a "protege" of WEF, little else is really known about the elements that comprise his method.
Quotes like this: ".........the Office of Strategic Services(OSS) improved version of kick and poke judo. This hand to hand unarmed combat method was developed and taught by a former Shanghai police inspector, British embassy security expert, and OSS contract employee named Dermot Michael "Pat" O'Neill." Offer some more insights into the man and the method.
The system that O'Neill "developed" was born during his time in Shanghai. Charlie Nelson relates that his introduction to O'Neill's method was through a Sgt. Kelly who learned this method from O'Neill during Kelly's tour of duty in China. Since we know that O'Neill left for Japan in 1938, the "training" between Kelly and O'Neill must have occurred prior to that. So we can presume that the O'Neill method came into it's own sometime during the mid 1930's.
Many reference sources containing information on O'Neills method as recalled by Forcemen of the 1st SSF refer to similar phrases as the one quoted above. Terms like "jab and kick", "gouge and kick", "poke and kick" are constantly used when describing this method. Now we KNOW what the elements of the "Fairbairn" system are(though even here there is much misconception as well) and when would be hard pressed to describe WEF's approach as "kick and poke".
Though the O'Neill method may have included elements of Fairbairn's system(though there is documentation to the contrary), it is clear that the O'Neill method is materially different. The difference in "needs" as it relates to close combat between front line rapid assault "shock" troops like the "Devil's Brigade" and the nature of clandestine special operations as waged by the OSS and SOE explains to great degree the dis-similarity in choice of method.
Chinese foot-fighting or Chinese Boxing is mentioned in various manuals attributed to O'Neill. CHI-CHI SHU another reference to Chinese combatives is also mentioned in the AID/IPA manual. Material extant from the WWII era mentions this specifically. Charlie Nelson always said that this method was based on Chinese Guerilla warfare.
So where does the O'Neill method originate from? What may be the original source of this system?
To fully understand the possible connections to Chinese Boxing, we must FULLY understand the complete original syllabus of this method.
We will begin to discuss that aspect in Part II. Hopefully, we will also dispel "mis-informed" opinions concerning the combat validity and effectiveness of the O'Neill "method".
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Carl Cestari began his study of the martial arts with judo at the age of 7 under the direction of Yoshisada Yonezuka. During the past forty plus years Carl has dedicated his life to studying the martial arts, hand to hand combat systems, history and religion. What makes Carl unique is his combination of martial arts, law enforcement and military and real world experience. Carl has been exposed to a multitude of people with a wide variety experience. The following is a list of some of Carl's ranks and honors.
Shinan (Founder) Tekkenryu jujutsu
Ryokudan (6th degree) Koshinkai Karate under John Burrelle
Godan (5th degree) Jujutsu under Clarke of the World Jujutsu Fedaration (now defunct)
Sandan (3rd degree) Nippon Kempo under Narabu Sada
Nidan (2nd degree) Judo under Masafumi Suzuki
Shodan (1st degree) Judo under Yoshisada Yonezuka
Shodan (1st degree) Shukokai Karate under Kimura, Kadachi and Yonezuka
Shodan (1st degree) Daitoryu Aikijujutsu
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