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A Wave Making Waves & Suction Storms
(Originally posted 2/3/17 on Read With The Gringa)
An enormous gravity wave is making waves in space exploration circles. The wave of excitement began when Akatsuki, a space probe that is the handiwork of JAXA, Japan's space agency, observed a 6,000 mile long gravity wave. That's the longest gravity wave ever recorded by humans in outer space. But why is this a big deal? What does it mean? I mean, after all, gravity waves have been discovered before. Is this just a big deal because this is the largest one scientists have observed?
What a gravity wave does is affect a planet's atmosphere. It can cause weather disturbances. What kind of weather does Venus have? With an atmosphere of 96% carbon dioxide, 3% nigrogen, a tiny speck of water vapor (about .003%), and a density nearly 90 times greater than Earth's, things could be very interesting on Venus should a storm begin to brew.
Picture peeking out the window of your Venus habitat and seeing golden, yellow clouds billowing that stink of that rotten egg stench of sulfur. Imagine watching as they raced across the sky at more than 200 mph. And consider that you would have to be looking through glass several inches thick to withstand the atmospheric pressure outside. Sounds kind of cool, doesn't it! But, really, is there more to this excitement than just discovering the longest gravity wave ever?
December, 2015, JAXA's Akatsuki observed the largest gravity wave ever over one of Venus' mountain ranges. It looks like a whitish, bow shape in the image below:
When the probe made its journey once again over this region a month later, the wave wasn't there. The original thought that the wave was stationary had to be discarded. What scientists now theorize is that the gravity wave formed in Venus' lower atmosphere and was then gradually pulled into the upper atmosphere by the rapid rotation of clouds. Once it reached the upper atmosphere it dissipated. So, on Venus, a storm is really like a great big gravity vacuum rather than wind and rain like Earthlings are accustomed to. Instead of stuff falling down, stuff is sucked up.
For scientists, this gives them more clues to understand what conditions are like on the surface of the planet. Instead of a lower atmosphere that is stable, quiet and boring, scientists are more inclined to believe that life on Venus' surface could be quite thrilling and dynamic. It also means that any plans for a surface mission would require rovers that could withstand the possibility of a massive gravity suction storm. The gringa envisions the tornado scene that the "Wizard of Oz" opens with. That would be life on Venus if things weren't "nailed" down really, really well. Or, Venus colonists could all just live in bouncy castles. When a massive gravity suction storm approaches you batten down the hatches, ride out the storm and who knows where you end up! New neighbors and new landscape when it all blows over. How exciting!
Sources: JAXA
Posted on February 8, 2017 February 7, 2017 Categories Astronomy, Astrophysics, cosmology, cosmos, Education, Galaxy, Homeschool, Japan, NASA, Science, Solar System, Space, Space Exploration, technology, Uncategorized, UniverseTags akatsuki, gravity, gringa, jaxa, science, space, venusLeave a comment on A Wave Making Waves & Suction Storms
Whip It & Whip It Good
Japan has created a solution for space litterbugs: an electric whip. No, we are not going to be subjecting engineers, scientists and astronauts to high voltage public floggings. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is going to become the garbage collectors of outer space with their newly deployed trash collecting tether system. Sounds cool, huh? Yeah, the gringa thought her dear readers would get a kick out of this technology.
Guess how long this baby is? Six football fields… 600 yards and about the size of a clothesline. Incredible. But how does it work? Well, we'll find out once it gets unpacked from the goodie package onboard the Kounotori 6 spacecraft that was scheduled to deliver its payload December 14 to the International Space Station (ISS). Called EDT (for electrodynamic tether), its mission is to lasso about 20,000 pieces of space debris that are classified as hazardous on Earth-bound tracking systems.
What makes space junk dangerous? Well, in and of itself a single piece may eventually fall to Earth. Depending on its size and the materials it is made of, it could cause serious damage and possibly even fatal injuries once it impacts Earth. In addition, multiple pieces of debris could collide. That might cause space garbage to change trajectory and possibly collide with the ISS. Such an event could kill our astronaut crews. So, JAXA's space garbage collection mission is a noble cause. But why the electricity?
The electricity is not for zapping space junk into submission. It is how the tether is directed and guided. Astronauts will use the tether to guide garbage into a trajectory that will destroy it before impact by traveling through the fieriest (is that a word?) path possible.
What kind of stuff is out there that we should be worried about? Well, there is space junk the size of a school bus. Something that big could become very problematic. Coolest of all is that the whip has cameras mounted so we will eventually get to see it in action. But you can see it get launched on its way to the ISS in the video below:
The next video below was posted on JAXA's YouTube channel in anticipation of the live use of the EDT. At the time that the gringa penned this post there was no video available. However, by the time the scheduled post is on the blog, hopefully you will get to see some live feed of astronauts whipping outer space clean!
Image Credit: www.npr.org
Posted on December 19, 2016 December 10, 2016 Categories Aerospace, Astronaut, Japan, NASA, Science, Space, Space Exploration, spacecraft, technology, UncategorizedTags barrio, gringa, Japan, jaxa, space, technologyLeave a comment on Whip It & Whip It Good
The Hi's & Lo's of JAXA
Back in February space agencies around the world were cheering on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as it launched a new space observation satellite that was going to get us all some darn answers about black holes. This joint effort between JAXA and NASA caused a bit of confusion among outsiders because the satellite went by different names depending on if you were an Eastern space enthusiast (Hitomi for you) or a Western space enthusiast (ASTRO-H for you).
The gringa prefers the moniker Hitomi. This Japanese word has several meanings, all of which the gringa likes much better than the anacronym ASTRO-H. Hitomi literally means the "pupil of the eye". However, when you break the word down into its phonetical language parts "hito" and "mi" it becomes "beautiful history". As I look into the vastness of space and the stars that are kazillions of years old, the cosmos most certainly is the most beautiful history I have ever beheld.
Unfortunately, however, Hitomi's story is not so pretty. Launched back in February, space fans everywhere were so excited that soon the satellite would be orbiting about 300 miles above us and collect data on X-rays emitted by black holes as well as galaxy clusters. Scientists have been eager for any means to gather more information since the detection of gravitational waves were announced which are directly related to black holes.
After a successful launch the evening of February 16, JAXA and NASA announced that Hitomi's solar arrays were operating properly and began anticipating the arrival of data and images. Japan's sixth satellite for the research of X-ray astronomy, the science community waited with bated breath for what they were certain was going to be groundbreaking information from the latest state of the art space satellite technology.
By March 26, contact with Hitomi was lost. By April the announcement came that finally, all hope was lost as well. Bye-bye Hitomi.
Once Hitomi reached its orbit things began to go wrong. Scientists reported that communication was lost within days and that their only conclusion was that the satellite had most likely disintegrated. A quarter of a billion dollars converted to space junk in a matter of weeks. How terribly disappointing. The director general of JAXA, Saku Tsuneta, officially announced the abandonment of the project with his deepest regrets.
Researchers believe that the solar panels that control the instruments may have broken away from the satellite. This would have basically transformed the satellite into a rudderless ship adrift in space. It will be about twelve more years before anything matching Hitomi's capabilities will launch when the European Space Agency (ESA) completes a similar project.
On a side note, the gringa is surprised that conspiracy theorists haven't jumped all over this story. When communication was first lost with the satellite, hope was revived when JAXA detected three signals they believed originated from Hitomi. However, after more scrutiny, it was discovered that the signals were not from the spacecraft. Hmmm. The gringa wonders just where, or whom, those signals came from. Could it have been some very clever and covert space aliens who captured human technology? Only time will tell!
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Space For Europe IS the ESA
With ESA Astronaut Tim Peake performing a spacewalk this week on the International Space Station, the gringa thinks it's only fitting to turn the limelight toward Europe's space agency and their long history of achievement. The European Space Agency (ESA) is to Europe what NASA is to the United States, JAXA is to Japan and Rocosmos is to Russia. ESA is comprised of 22 member states who collaborate with their financial resources and intellectual talents to provide a gateway to the stars for all of Europe. Members are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Canada, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia all make their own contributions as well through contractual agreements of cooperation.
The goals of the ESA are to discover more about Earth and its surrounding Solar System, as well as the entire Universe. These goals are met while at the same time promoting development of European technologies and sharing these with the world's other space agencies.
Paris is the location of ESA headquarters. Germany is where ESA's Astronaut Centre and Space Operations Centre are located. Astronomy Centres are found in Canada and Spain with the Earth Observation centre in Italy. The UK houses the centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications and launch bases are scattered throughout Belgium, the U.S.A., Russia and French Guiana. It can be rather dizzying with all of these operational centres spread all over the world. So, to keep things simple, because the gringa likes simple, for more information about ESA, simply go to their website, www.esa.int, or drop them a line or pick up the phone:
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ESA desires to explore space for peaceful purposes. While doing this it wants Europeans to benefit economic growth from the support services required to travel to the stars. Since its conception over thirty years ago, ESA has focused on long-term goals that are adaptable to a world that changes rapidly. The gringa wishes to highlight just a smattering of successful ESA missions:
ESRO-4, 1972: The ESRO-4 (European Space Research Organisation) satellite carried five experiments concentrating on Earth's ionosphere, atmosphere, radiation belts and penetration of solar particle radiation into the magnetosphere. It was launched on 22 November 1972, on a NASA Scout rocket from the Western Test Range in California, and reentered Earth's atmosphere after a successful mission on 15 April 1974.
1977-2002 Mission Meteosat: launched multiple weather satellites
1979 Mission Ariane: first launch of commercial launcher to secure Europe's independent space access
1983 Mission Spacelab: launched laboratory module for NASA's Space Shuttle
1985 Mission Giotto: intercept of Halley's Comet and Comet Grigg-Skjellerup
1990 Mission Hubble Space Telescope: ESA contribution of solar arrays and Faint Object Camera for Hubble Space Telescope
1998 Mission ARD: launch of first European experimental re-entry vehicle
2003 Mission Mars Express: launch of Europe's first Red Planet orbiter
2005 Mission Venus Express: launch of Europe's first Venus orbiter
2008-2012 Mission ATV: launch space truck for ISS re-supply
2015 Mission Lisa Pathfinder: launch of technology to detect gravitational waves
Which brings the gringa to the current ESA Mission, "Principia". This six month mission is named after Isaac Newton's book on physics, "Naturalis Principia Mathematica". Peake's mission objectives are to maintain the weightless research laboratory, conduct over thirty scientific experiments, and perform a spacewalk with fellow crewman Astronaut Tim Kopra, working together to replace a Solar Shunt Unit.
Preparing for the spacewalk involves breathing pure oxygen for two hours (to purge nitrogen) before embarking. Once spacesuits are donned, the astronauts enter an airlock where air pressure is gradually reduced until they can safely exit the ISS.
Upon successful completion of Mission Principia, ESA will then turn its attention and efforts to the next scheduled mission, Mission Exomars. Later on this year ESA will launch a Mars orbiter, rover and surface platform to the Red Planet. The gringa is so excited! To Mars! To Mars!
Source and Photo Credit: www.esa.int
Posted on January 15, 2016 January 13, 2016 Categories Aeronautic, Aerospace, asteroid, Astronaut, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Big Bang Theory, Climate, climate change, cosmology, cosmos, Dark Matter, defense, Earth, Education, Engineering, environment, environmentalism, Exploration, future, Galaxy, global warming, Homeschool, Mars, Medicine, Meteorology, NASA, Physics, planet, robot, Robotics, rocket, satellite, Science, Solar System, Space, Space Exploration, spacecraft, technology, Uncategorized, UniverseTags ard, ariane, astronaut, Astronomy, atmosphere, austria, belgium, britain, british, bulgaria, camera, canada, comet, cyprus, czech, denmark, earth, england, esa, esro, estonia, europe, European, exomars, experiment, finland, france, Germany, giotto, gravitational, gravity, greece, grigg-skjellerup, Guiana, halley, hubble, hungary, international, ionosphere, ireland, ISS, italy, Japan, jaxa, kopra, laboratory, latvia, launch, lithuania, luxembourg, magnetosphere, malta, mars, math, mathematics, meteostat, nasa, netherlands, newton, norway, orbit, orbiter, paris, pathfinder, peake, physics, Planet, Poland, portugal, principia, radiation, rocket, rocosmos, romania, rover, Russia, satellite, science, scientific, scientist, slovakia, slovenia, solar, space, spacecraft, spacelab, spacewalk, spain, Star, sweden, switzerland, technologies, technology, telecommunication, telescope, uk, Universe, venus, weightless, world2 Comments on Space For Europe IS the ESA
Allow Me To Introduce You To JAXA
Who is JAXA? JAXA is the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and they have been very busy. In 2010 JAXA was disappointed when their orbiter "Akatsuki", which, in English, means "dawn", failed in its mission to orbit Venus. However, JAXA is not one to give up. The agency kept at it for five years and finally, in December, accomplished its mission.
Now that Akatsuki is orbiting Venus its cameras are transmitting a steady stream of images. One orbit cycle takes about thirteen and one-half Earth days. JAXA is tweaking its orbit path to eventually get its orbit cycle to nine Earth days. That will result in Akatsuki being closer to Venus which will improve the clarity of the images it sends back to JAXA.
Venus is a hot, volcanic planet that is about the same size as Earth. And, when I say hot, the gringa means hot enough to melt lead. Akatsuki will gather data on the weather and atmosphere of this steamy planet. Scientists are interested in the volcanoes.
JAXA operates all missions with the purpose to help create a safe society that can utilize space. The agency seeks to be a leader in technology and have technology used wisely for the benefit of society. The Japanese believe that as humans evolve, happiness should increase. JAXA is inspired to overcome the difficulties facing mankind. They intend to act responsibly to meet the expectations society has for the work the Agency performs. The slogan JAXA operates under is "Explore to Realize".
JAXA desires to contribute to the well being of all people on Earth through their research and development. They believe this can be achieved by improving quality of life, providing safety and security, developing sustainable methods for living, and expanding the knowledge of all peoples.
JAXA was established in October of 2003. The following Spring the agency successfully performed its first series of flight tests for their Stratosphere Stationary Platform. Since their first successful test flights, JAXA has continued to perform successfully. Just a few of their many accomplishments throughout the years:
July, 2005, the agency launched "Suzaku", an X-ray astronomy satellite.
July through August of 2005 Japanese Astronaut Souichi Noguchi joined the NASA Space Shuttle "Discovery" mission.
December, 2005, JAXA made history with the first EVER optical inter-satellite communication between Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering (OICETS) and the Advanced Relay and Technology Mission "ARTEMIS" of the European Space Agency (ESA)
2006-2007, successfully launched eight different space vehicles
March, 2008, Astronaut Takao Doi served aboard NASA Space Shuttle "Endeavor" on mission to attach Experiment Logistics Module-Pressurized Section (ELM-PS) of JAXA's Experiment Module "Kibo" to the International Space Station (ISS)
June, 2008, Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide served aboard NASA Space Shuttle "Discovery" on mission to attach Pressurized Module (PM) and Remote Manipulator System of JAXA's Experiment Module "Kibo" to the ISS.
July, 2009, Astronaut Koichi Wakata attached Exposed Facility of JAXA's Experiment Module "Kibo" to ISS. First Japanese Astronaut to complete a long-stay mission and returned home aboard NASA Space Shuttle "Endeavour"
December, 2009, Astronaut Souichi Noguchi served aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft on mission to ISS, completed long-stay mission, returning to Earth June, 2010
June, 2011, Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa served aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft on mission to ISS and returned to Earth November, 2011
July, 2012, Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide served aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft on mission to ISS, returning to Earth November, 2012
November, 2013, Astronaut Wakata served aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft on mission to ISS. March, 2014, Astronaut Wakata became first Asian commander of ISS. Returned to Earth May, 2014
JAXA has big plans for 2016. It expects to launch the Mercury Magnetosphere Orbiter (MMO) after it successfully completes a round of tests performed by the European Space Agency (ESA). It will launch from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana.
It is also committed to being an active world partner in resolving the many issues humanity must resolve that are related to climate change. JAXA will use the ALOS-2 satellite to monitor and collect data related to deforestation. All data will be available to everyone worldwide through open access on the Internet.
JAXA aims to develop a tracking system for tropical forests. JAXA will be joined in its efforts by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and many private corporations. By constantly monitoring worldwide forest loss, the agency hopes that this initiative will lead to successful conservation solutions. A public access website should be up and running by March, 2017 and will be updated every six weeks with the latest findings.
Goals are to restrain illegal logging and conserve forests that are critical to help reduce the effects of climate change. During 2009-2012 Brazil was cooperating with monitoring efforts. Over 2,000 incidents were revealed and action was taken that helped reduce the destruction of forests by forty percent. It is clear that this effort and mission JAXA is undertaking is a significant contribution to the future security of humanity by helping to minimize the effects of climate change.
With agencies like JAXA looking out for the interests of people all over the world, the gringa is confident that this place we all call home has a future where there is great hope. The international cooperation of so many space agencies is an inspiration that we can become a global community where our differences are not obstacles, but, rather, strengths. Because the gringa thinks the world would be a very boring place if we were all alike.
Source & Photo Credit: www.global.jaxa.jp
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Davos diplomacy likely between India, Malaysia amid palm oil row
Irdai chief warns firms against unfair trade practises, predatory pricing
Budget wishlist: Exporters seek clarity on slow tax refunds, key schemes
Tax Dept raises GST revenue target to Rs 1.15 trillion for Jan-Feb
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India's Services Sector grew 10% a year in 2015-16: CII Report
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India set to sign climate change treaty on Friday
Around 150 countries are expected to sign the agreement in New York on the same day
Arup Roychoudhury | New Delhi Last Updated at April 21, 2016 01:26 IST
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A file photo of a woman cycling past a poster for the COP21 World Climate Summit, in front of Paris hall city, France
Multiple closed-door meetings make smaller nations protest
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India will sign the Paris Agreement on climate change on Friday in New York. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the matter. The agreement was adopted by around 190 countries during the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) held in the French capital in December 2015.
According to a statement released after the Cabinet meeting, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar will sign the agreement on behalf of India on Friday at a high-level signature ceremony convened by the secretary-general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon.
"India had advocated a strong and durable climate agreement based on the principles and provisions of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the agreement addresses all the important concerns and expectations of India," it said.
Around 150 countries are expected to sign the agreement in New York on the same day. This will break the previous record of 119 signatures for an opening day signing for an international agreement, set by the Law of the Sea in Montego Bay in 1994.
The signing ceremony will mark the first step towards ensuring that the Paris Agreement enters into force as early as possible.
The agreement will enter into force 30 days after at least 55 countries, accounting for 55 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, deposit their instruments of ratification or acceptance with the UN secretary-general.
"The Paris Agreement on climate change is a milestone in global climate cooperation. It is meant to enhance the implementation of UNFCCC and recognises the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities in the light of different national circumstances," the statement noted, adding that it acknowledges the development imperatives of developing countries and their right to development.
It also recognises the importance of sustainable lifestyles and sustainable patterns of consumption with developed countries taking the lead and notes the importance of "climate justice", which was raised by India, in its preamble.
Around 60 Heads of State and governments, including French President François Hollande, are expected to attend the signing ceremony in New York.
"The objective of the agreement further ensures that it is not mitigation-centric and includes other important elements such as adaptation, loss and damage, finance, technology, capacity building and transparency of action and support," the statement added.
Noting that the pre-2020 climate actions are also part of the decisions, the statement said the developed countries should boost their level of financial support with a road map to achieve the goal of jointly providing $100 billion by 2020 for mitigation and adaptation.
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Expansion of the preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Chile, a move that would help in doubling of exports to the Latin American nation
Signing of an agreement with Bhutan on technical cooperation in capacity building, benchmarking and bilateral exchange in infrastructure engineering
Transfer of 59 acres belonging to Farakka Barrage Project to the Border Security Force for setting up a battalion centre in West Bengal's Malda district
Agreement between the National Skill Development Corporation and Wadhwani Operating Foundation for co-operation in skill development and entrepreneurship
Commencement of academic session at new Indian Institute of Science Education and Research at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Transfer of 21.93 acres to the Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad, for a campus of its agriculture college at Rajahmundry
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Prairie Village parents raising concerns about prospect of changing Briarwood attendance boundaries
Jay Senter Apr 28, 2014 - Paywall
Briarwood Elementary is one of three district schools struggling with overcrowding, according to a recent demographer's report.
A group of Prairie Village residents are organizing in hopes of convincing the Shawnee Mission School Board not to alter the Briarwood Elementary school boundaries in a way that would shift Prairie Ridge residents to another school.
Briarwood parent Emily Phillips is among the parents contacting local elected officials — from school board members to city councilors to state legislators — ahead of Monday's board of education meeting, which the parents plan to attend to voice their opinions.
District officials met with school parents April 22 to discuss options for addressing overcrowding at the school, where second and third grade classrooms have as many as 27 and 28 full-time students. Additionally, English Language Learner students are in those classes part of the school day, pushing the total number of students in the classroom to above 30 at times.
Briarwood was one of three Shawnee Mission school identified as overcrowded in a recent demographer's report. But dealing with the overcrowding situation is unlikely to have a widely popular solution, as many of the area parents note that they moved to the area specifically for the school.
A note from Phillips to superintendent Jim Hinson expresses concerns that the district is considering shifting the area between 75th and 79th Streets, from Delmar to Nall Avenue from the Briarwood attendance area to the Tomahawk Elementary attendance area.
"I grew up in Prairie Village and attended Briarwood 1985-1991, Mission Valley 1991-1993, Shawnee Mission East 1993-1997," Phillips wrote. "My family moved back to this area from San Diego and Chicago and purchased our home (on the same block that my mother grew up on) for the specific reason to provide our children with an excellent education at Briarwood. My family's ties to this area and community date back to the 1950's. We know a lot of other families in our (75th-79th Street) neighborhood who contribute so much to our school. I feel strongly that there is a better option/area of folks who may not feel as uprooted as we would, if transferred to Tomahawk. Please take these thoughts into consideration prior to making your decision."
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Wheeler Sack Army Airfield, Fort Drum, NY (Fort Drum Public Affairs)
Fort Drum soldiers potentially deploying to Europe
by: Isabella Colello
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (WWTI) — Soldiers stationed at Fort Drum may be deployed to Europe in the near future, according to a press release from the Department of the Army.
Elements from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and the 10th Mountain Division Headquarters are being prepared for potential deployment, the Department said in the press release.
According to officials, these elements would backfill units currently stationed in Europe.
The Department of the Army released the following statement regarding the potential deployment:
This potential deployment would not constitute a change to current force posture levels. It would ensure the United States continues to be well positioned to provide a robust deterrent and defensive posture alongside our Allies across the European continent. The United States will continue to adjust its posture as needed in response to the dynamic security environment.
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Kevin Smith Wants Michael Keaton for a 'Batman Beyond' Movie
By Breana Ceballos Last updated Jan 19, 2019
Recently on the Fat Man on Batman podcast Marc Bernardin brought up an exciting idea for a new Batman Beyond movie. Kevin Smith was completely for it.
Batman Beyond originally premiered January 10th, 1999. That makes it 20 years old now. It's hard to believe that time has gone by so quickly. Batman Beyond was one of the best animated series for Batman besides well, Batman the Animated Series. It followed Terry McGinnis as he navigates becoming Batman after Bruce Wayne suffers a heart attack and can no longer do the dirty work on the streets. Bruce before that point was fighting in a mech suit trying to keep up with all of Gotham's atrocities.
Having watched that series from start to finish I can tell you that Terry McGinnis is one hell of a character. Bruce helps him behind the scenes and advises him on strategy, tactic, and fighting skills. The intro to that show is amazing and still stands strong today.
Can you imagine that intro in live action? You can't tell me that wouldn't be super amazing.
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Kevin Smith goes on with the idea saying that Michael Keaton should be in it. That would be epic, especially because he would fit the role of old Bruce so perfectly.
Smith was very excited for the prospect of all this happening and went on to say some very positive things about it. When talking to Bernardin about the movie he said, "What you just witnessed was my O face. That would be f-ing amazing. Could you imagine? Oh my God…that movie makes a billion, right there man. If you're like Michael Keaton's coming back, people like 'how is that possible' and you're like 'because he's Batman Beyond Bitch and people are 'oh f*ck we wanted this our whole lives!' This is f-ing good and I am down with this. When can we go?"
Whether or not we will ever get a Batman Beyond Movie is up to the Hollywood gods but if there were ever a time to do it, it's now. Especially with the 20th anniversary. Let's just hope that they make a movie first before trying to reboot the cartoon.
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Review: Illegitimus Non Carborundum
Posted on April 17, 2005 by Bilgemunky
Zakas
www.mccrecords.com
Genre: Original pirate rock and experimental.
Target Audience: Ages 15 and up
I imagine that, upon meeting an alien life form for the first time, one would at once feel awed, confused, terrified, and overwhelmed. The experience would be both beautiful and frightening, fascinating yet hopelessly beyond our comprehension. Why am I saying this? No reason. Illegitimus Non Carborundum is a fun, bizarre, perplexing, and incredibly diverse CD. To quote Will Turner form Pirates of the Caribbean, "This is either madness or genius."
So why am I reviewing this CD? It's not piratey as a whole, but a significant enough chunk of it is. Five songs in a row, to be specific. We'll start with these.
The piratey segment of this CD consists of Water Witch, Terror of the Sea, Row, Wreckage, and Washed Ashore. We start with Water Witch, an engergitic piece that's both peppy yet bizarrely creepy. Terror of the Sea, however, is a song for heroes, or at least men of action. Very manly and catchy – I really like this one, it has sort of a rock-epic feel to it. Row is a mix of a spoken-word and singing. Very very piratey, it consistes largely of a captain shouting out orders at his crew as they go into combat. This song deserves special props for ending with a parrot saying "C'mere, wench!" Wreckage is an intriguing yet brief piece that for some reason reminds me of early spoken-word goth music. Wrapping things up is Washed Ashore, which feels like a mix between the opening credits of the Angel TV series and a modern pirate hair band. All told, the pirate-side of this album is very fun and very different. Washed Ashore didn't do much for me, but the other four were all very good indeed.
As to the rest of the album – again, madness and genius. It lets you know you're in for quite a ride with its very first song Monster Surf, an instrumental piece that I can only discribe as Munsters go Bananza in Space. Later songs, like El Chupacabra and Micro Mechanisms, conjure images of a mexican police interrogation while Gwar plays in the background or a march of giant midget robots, respectively. The whole album keeps you on your toes as it traverses many styles, many genres, and many, many strange themes.
If you're looking for a CD chock full of pirate music, this isn't it. But if you're bored with your usual fare and would like to brave new waters, Zakas could certainly shake things up. The five pirate tracks provide an extra incentive, but the rest of the album is certainly an adventure in its own right.
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Martin_Canine Even though some may have silly lyrics, these songs are musically very good, which sometimes makes us listen to them outside of the series.
If it wasn't for the sound snippet from the T.V. series, this is one of the most lyrically meaningful, best sung and catchiest pop songs I have ever heard. It is about how everything changes over time and how this is a process we can not control or stop.
Whoever created the westernized version of the Pokémon soundtrack (the Japanese version uses COMPLETELY different songs) is a pop music genius and should have used each of the songs on the soundtrack for a good singer's solo album.
Some would need alternative lyrics, but some, like this one, work in their finished forms.


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By Holly Ellyatt, CNBC • Published November 16, 2021 • Updated on November 16, 2021 at 4:37 am
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The CEOs of some of the world's leading energy companies have defended their position in the energy mix after the COP26 climate summit focused attention on the future of the industry.
Speaking on a panel at the ADIPEC energy forum, the CEOs of BP, Lukoil, Occidental and Eni insisted they were diversifying their energy offering and reducing carbon emissions.
"It's called an energy transition for a reason. There is no light switch. It doesn't happen overnight," BP's Bernard Looney said.
Energy industry leaders and insiders were plentiful at COP26 in Glasgow as government officials, corporates and activists clashed over emission-reduction targets, pledges and deals to keep global temperature rises to a minimum at the COP26 climate summit.
Speaking on a panel at the ADIPEC energy forum in Abu Dhabi hosted by CNBC's Hadley Gamble, the CEOs of BP, Lukoil, Occidental and Eni insisted they were diversifying their energy offering and reducing carbon emissions while also maintaining supplies of hydrocarbons that are still heavily relied upon.
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"We just have to get the opportunity to explain what we're doing and to make the case that it's not about fossil fuels. It's about the emissions," Vicki Hollub, president and chief executive of U.S. energy company Occidental, said on Monday.
"And as long as we can to deal with the emissions and help others that use the products deal with the emissions too, then we have the right to be here. We have the right to provide the quality of life that oil and gas has provided ... for the current rich countries, and we need to allow the developing countries the same right to become wealthier through the development of their natural resources," she added.
Hollub added that Occidental was "committed to do the right thing," and that "to be an energy or oil and gas company that survives into the future" the company had a social responsibility to reduce and negate its emissions, as well as to help customers do so as well.
After the COP26 summit concluded at the weekend, almost 200 countries signed up to pledges (with various timeframes) to cut methane emissions, end deforestation, curb the use of fossil fuels and their subsidies, offer more financial to poorer countries and "phase down" the use of coal.
The summit was seen as humanity's last and best chance to keep the goal alive of limiting global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels; many say the summit failed to achieve that.
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Big Oil companies have long been in the firing line from climate activists so for CEOs like BP's Bernard Looney, promoting the company's role in the industry's transition to greener energy has become a prominent part of his job.
There are questions about this green transition, however, as the world's dependency on fossil fuels is likely to get even worse in the coming decades. The U.S. Energy Information Administration has said it expects global carbon dioxide emissions from energy-related sources to continue to grow in the coming decades.
Like other industry leaders, Looney has admitted that oil and gas will have a role in the energy mix for years to come. Speaking to CNBC's Hadley Gamble on the ADIPEC panel on Monday, Looney said that energy transition takes time.
"We have to be very, very clear on what our objective is when we begin any dialogue in this space. And our objective is in this conversation about driving emissions down ... Now that for some people is unacceptable because that means that hydrocarbons are part of the mix. This is simply a system that has been in place for decades and decades and decades. It's called an energy transition for a reason. There is no light switch. It doesn't happen overnight," he said.
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Looney said that BP was playing its role in the energy transition because, firstly, it believed it was "the right thing for society and the right thing for the world" and because "there is an enormous value opportunity for our company, trillions of dollars are going to get spent rewiring and re-plumbing the Earth's energy system."
"It's going to be natural gas, it's going to be solar, it's going to be wind, it's going to be hydrogen, it's going to be nuclear ... What a company like ours, not just ours, but a company like ours can do, it can knit together two different forms of energy to give customers what they want," he added.
COP26 took place following a period of soaring energy prices amid heightened demand and a failure of supply to keep up.
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International Energy Forum Secretary General Joseph McMonigle told CNBC on Tuesday that customers were facing a dilemma of having to rely on energy sources like oil and gas while trying to reduce their usage.
"What was interesting about this recent COP meeting was that it was against the backdrop of an energy crisis that we've talked about since early summer and I think that injected a lot of reality on both sides of this — the oil and gas, energy sector and those that are solely focused on the climate issue — and I think what we've come to realize is that we have to walk and chew the carbon at the same time," he told CNBC's Capital Connection in Abu Dhabi.
"We have to address the energy transition and climate issues and at the same time we need more investment in oil and gas to power the world economy."
The world's largest energy companies are keen to maintain their market positions amid the transition to greener energy. Lukoil President and CEO Vagit Alekperov, also speaking on the panel, noted that "currently, energy companies are leaders in the energy transition."
"They're the ones who implemented capital intensive, energy intensive, low profit projects associated with alternative energy, among other things. So we hope that this leadership of the energy companies will not only be maintained, but it it will be strengthened in the short term and the midterm," he said. Alekperov added that energy companies fully understand that they have to develop alternative sources of energy.
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"Our mission today is to make sure that the market gets the full volume of energy. What types of energy and fuels is a different question, but we should not allow energy poverty to happen," he said.
Alekperov said he believed that Russian President Vladimir Putin, who did not attend COP26 to the consternation of other world leaders like U.S. President Joe Biden, would attend the next summit in Egypt in 2022.
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Simply fill with your chosen liquid and pump the ergonomically designed D-handle to increase the air pressure in the sprayer before use. The specially designed lance features a full adjustable nozzle and is operated by a trigger with a locking position for continuous spray. There is also a safety valve that releases pressure from the container when it's too high, and a useful level indicator to show how much liquid remains in the tank without needing to open the sprayer.
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If you're a trigger happy photographer that likes to keep his finger on the shutter at all times, Peak Design's new Clutch wrist strap may just be your new best friend.
Aiming to build the ultimate wrist strap, the Clutch was designed from the ground up to be incredibly versatile and easy to use. Compared to rival products, the strap fixes a number of issues including adjustability that lets you easily loosen the strap to access camera controls and quickly tighten to secure the camera to your hand. It also is compatible with their Anchor Link connectors that allow you to remove the strap when you're not using it and even swap in their new and compatible camera strap. The Clutch is available for funding on Kickstarter and has already largely exceeded its goal.


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Denver's CannaSearch job fair seeks to link companies, employees
By Kate Gibbons | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: March 12, 2014 at 12:06 p.m. | UPDATED: October 2, 2016 at 3:56 p.m.
Job seekers are expected to turn out in droves for the CannaSearch cannabis-related job fair Thursday. Résumés — not reefer — will be welcome.
More than a dozen Colorado marijuana-related companies are joining forces to recruit hundreds of people 21 and older for positions in accounting, IT, trimming, growing, customer service and sales.
The event expects to draw close to 700 job seekers. But fair warning: Use of marijuana is prohibited in line or at the fair.
"Inside the cannabis industry, we are focused on professional, qualified people — just like any other industry," O.penVape chief revenue officer Todd Mitchem said. "We won't be impressed if someone says, 'I've been smoking all morning, and I can still talk.' "
Denver-based O.penVape, which makes cannabis vaporizers, is hosting the fair that has drawn RSVPs from job seekers as far away as Alabama and California.
"It has been pretty surprising, the level of attention and interest we've received," Mitchem said.
O.penVape expects to double its workforce, adding an estimated 120 jobs, by the end of the year and is in need of an auditor, IT expert and customer-service representatives.
The Hemp Connoisseur magazine, which will be recruiting at the fair, is looking to expand its advertising sales force to three people from one this year as it increases circulation in Colorado and expands to Washington state and Oregon, David Maddalena said.
Maddalena said he chose to recruit at the fair, hoping to improve the candidate pool for his jobs. In the past, his job posts have lured people excited to be in the cannabis industry but who don't realize the work that goes in to advertising and sales.
"We are looking for people who are go-getters and understand sales," Maddalena said.
Other companies that will be recruiting at the fair include Walking Raven retail marijuana center, CannaClassifieds.com, Colorado Green Tours and Dixie Elixirs.
Positions where the employee will be in direct contact with cannabis will require a marijuana occupational license, often referred to as a "badge." A badge requires a criminal background check and confirmation of Colorado residency. It is obtained through the state Marijuana Enforcement Division and, depending on the job, costs $75 or $250 — cash or check only.
According to Mitchem, there is a misconception that cannabis jobs pay "three times as much" but stresses that wages are competitive.
"We a trending a little higher than other industries, but we pay an accountant similarly," Mitchem said.
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The fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at O.penVape headquarters at 1058 Delaware St. All job seekers must be at least 21.
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In the first six months, premium income from the property insurance business rose 16.9% from a year earlier to 235.96 billion yuan, while life insurance premium income rose to 569.7 billion yuan.
Chinese insurers earned 103.11 billion yuan from their investments in the first half, an average return on investment of 2.1%, according to the CIRC.
CIRC chairman Wu Dingfu warned of "great challenges" to the insurance market amid rising inflation pressure and higher interest rates.
China's insurance market began again in 1979 when the People's Insurance Company of China resumed its operations. It was the only insurance company in China then.
By the end of 2009, there were a total of 121 insurance companies in China, including eight group companies and 10 asset management companies. Of these 121 insurers, 69 are Chinese and 52 foreign-invested. Among the Chinese companies 34 are property insurers, 32 life insurers and three reinsurance companies. For the foreign companies, there are 18 property insurers, 28 life insurers and six reinsurance companies.
This year it was announced that China's economy overtook Japan in 2010, making China the world's second largest economy after the United States.
China's insurance penetration (as a percentage of GDP) at the end of 2008 was only 1.04%, but it is expected to increase by 18% by the end of 2014.
The property insurance market is dominated by the "Big Three" players - PICC, Ping An and China Pacific - with a combined market share of 64.22%. The remaining 31 Chinese property insurance companies account for 34.74% and all 18 foreign property insurers make up only 1.04%.


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Letiště Jen-tchaj Pcheng-laj nahradilo ve funkci hlavního jentchajského civilního letiště starší letiště Jen-tchaj Laj-šan, kterému zůstala funkce letecké základny. Původně se mělo nazývat mezinárodní letiště Jen-tchaj Čchao-šuej.

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Irish Rallying World Rally Championship
Demanding WRC debut for Irish co-driver Fulton
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Cavan co-driver, James Fulton, made his World Rally Championship debut alongside Barry McKenna on last weekend's Rally Mexico. The Irish pairing battled through several punctures and fuel pump failure on the rally's first full day. A second-fastest time in WRC 3 on Saturday's opening stage highlighted their potential pace only for their rally to come to an early end a few stages later.
"It was a challenge as expected," said Fulton. "From my European Rally Championship events, I knew what to expect.
"We had a tight schedule for the recce having to write notes for all the stages as it was new to us. But it was a really good experience.
"Road sections into the street stages were very busy but I was warned about that so thankfully it all went smoothly."
Fulton's experience in Mexico represents another step in his co-driving career. Fulton has been a regular on Irish rallies since 2012, most recently navigating for Sam and Josh Moffett.
"When I was young my Dad took me to all the local rallies like Cavan and Monaghan Stages. Living out in the country I always had an interest in anything that moved and had an engine. Then growing up with Paddy and Gary Kiernan I got into rallying with them.
"My first rally was with Gary in 2012. It was small budget rallying back then as we were in college and had to juggle it with the nights out!
"It just went from there. You soon get addicted to it and I have been quite lucky in that the drivers I sat with have all been very quick."
Rally Mexico was Fulton's third round alongside McKenna as they tackle this year's ARA National Rally Championship in America. The pair won the season-opening Sno*Drift Rally in January before Fulton travelled back home to partner Sam Moffett to a runner-up finish on the Irish Tarmac Championship's first round, the Galway Rally.
"The American rounds are great, a totally different experience than rallying here at home. The stages are really good, probably better than Ireland to be honest which is saying something.
"Because America is so big and the events are spread all over it, each rally has a different characteristic. The organisation is quite different and takes a bit of getting used to but it's really enjoyable.
"The Sno*Drift was unique because we weren't allowed studded tyres even though it was on snow.
"The fans out there love it which means the atmosphere is really good."
The remainder of Fulton's season has been hit by the global coronavirus outbreak. The second round of the ARA Championship, 100 Acre Wood, which was due to take place this weekend has been cancelled while Fulton's next ITRC round, the Circuit of Ireland Rally has been postponed.
Despite all the uncertainty, Fulton remains focused on developing as a co-driver by welcoming every challenge that comes his way.
"Rallying for me is like anything you are interested in – I want to do well in it. I learn something new from every rally I do, they all present different and new scenarios.
"I always have goals and aims but at the end of the day as long as I am enjoying it, I will keep trying to progress."
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The GD 600 is a cabinet dedicated to the drying of large quantity of glassware and plastic or metal items normally used in scientific and research laboratories.
the height of the loaded items.
The electronic programmable microprocessor allows the use of 2 adjustable drying programs set as standard with a duration time of 20 and 30 minutes. An additional program is dedicated to maintain temperature.
provides the same throughput of glassware as 3 or 4 individual LAB 600 / LAB 610 glassware washers.
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• The filtration system composed by F5 (EN 779) class pre-filter.
• Easy filters maintenance with access from the frontal superior lifting panel equipped with gas pistons.
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• An additional program is dedicated to maintain temperature.
• Heating elements overheating safety thermostats.
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/**
 * Bean Validation TCK
 *
 * License: Apache License, Version 2.0
 * See the license.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>.
 */
package org.hibernate.beanvalidation.tck.tests.valueextraction.declaration;

import static org.hibernate.beanvalidation.tck.util.ConstraintViolationAssert.assertThat;
import static org.hibernate.beanvalidation.tck.util.ConstraintViolationAssert.pathWith;

import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.Set;

import javax.validation.ConstraintViolation;
import javax.validation.Validation;
import javax.validation.Validator;
import javax.validation.ValidatorFactory;

import org.hibernate.beanvalidation.tck.beanvalidation.Sections;
import org.hibernate.beanvalidation.tck.tests.AbstractTCKTest;
import org.hibernate.beanvalidation.tck.tests.valueextraction.declaration.model.Cinema;
import org.hibernate.beanvalidation.tck.tests.valueextraction.declaration.model.Reference;
import org.hibernate.beanvalidation.tck.tests.valueextraction.declaration.model.ReferenceValueExtractor2;
import org.hibernate.beanvalidation.tck.tests.valueextraction.declaration.model.ReferenceValueExtractor3;
import org.hibernate.beanvalidation.tck.util.IntegrationTest;
import org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.api.Deployment;
import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.spec.WebArchive;
import org.jboss.test.audit.annotations.SpecAssertion;
import org.jboss.test.audit.annotations.SpecVersion;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

/**
 * @author Guillaume Smet
 */
@SpecVersion(spec = "beanvalidation", version = "2.0.0")
@IntegrationTest
public class ValueExtractorsPrecedenceTest extends AbstractTCKTest {

	@Deployment
	public static WebArchive createTestArchive() {
		return webArchiveBuilder()
				.withTestClass( ValueExtractorsPrecedenceTest.class )
				.withPackage( Cinema.class.getPackage() )
				.withValidationXml( "value-extractors-precedence-validation.xml" )
				.withResource(
						"javax.validation.valueextraction.ValueExtractor",
						"META-INF/services/javax.validation.valueextraction.ValueExtractor",
						true
				)
				.build();
	}

	@Test
	@SpecAssertion(section = Sections.CONSTRAINTDECLARATIONVALIDATIONPROCESS_VALIDATIONROUTINE_VALUEEXTRACTORRESOLUTION_REGISTERING, id = "e")
	@SpecAssertion(section = Sections.VALIDATIONAPI_BOOTSTRAPPING_XMLCONFIGURATION, id = "n")
	public void valueExtractorPrecedenceIsAppliedCorrectly() {
		Cinema cinema = Cinema.invalidReference();

		Validator validator = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory()
				.getValidator();

		Set<ConstraintViolation<Cinema>> violations = validator.validate( cinema );

		// validation.xml overrides service loader
		assertThat( violations ).containsOnlyPaths(
				pathWith()
						.property( "visitor" )
						.containerElement( "1", false, null, null, Reference.class, 0 )
		);

		ValidatorFactory validatorFactory = Validation.byDefaultProvider()
				.configure()
				.addValueExtractor( new ReferenceValueExtractor2() )
				.buildValidatorFactory();

		validator = validatorFactory.getValidator();

		violations = validator.validate( cinema );

		// ValidatorFactory overrides validation.xml
		assertThat( violations ).containsOnlyPaths(
				pathWith()
						.property( "visitor" )
						.containerElement( "2", false, null, null, Reference.class, 0 )
		);

		validator = validatorFactory.usingContext()
				.addValueExtractor( new ReferenceValueExtractor3() )
				.getValidator();

		violations = validator.validate( cinema );

		// ValidatorContext overrides ValidatorFactory
		assertThat( violations ).containsOnlyPaths(
				pathWith()
						.property( "visitor" )
						.containerElement( "3", false, null, null, Reference.class, 0 )
		);
	}

	@Test
	@SpecAssertion(section = Sections.CONSTRAINTDECLARATIONVALIDATIONPROCESS_VALIDATIONROUTINE_VALUEEXTRACTORRESOLUTION_REGISTERING, id = "e")
	@SpecAssertion(section = Sections.VALIDATIONAPI_BOOTSTRAPPING_XMLCONFIGURATION, id = "n")
	public void valueExtractorDefinedInXmlHasPrecedenceOverBuiltInValueExtractors() {
		Validator validator = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory()
				.getValidator();

		Set<ConstraintViolation<Cinema>> violations = validator.validate( Cinema.invalidName() );

		assertThat( violations ).containsOnlyPaths(
				pathWith()
						.property( "name" )
						.containerElement( "<optional>", false, null, null, Optional.class, 0 )
		);
	}
}

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Inner-City Leftie Curls Up In Front Of ABC To Finally Find Out What This Whole Ice Thing Is
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Inner-city leftie, Francis Grace (51) has topped up his glass of Penfolds Barossa Shiraz and curled up on the couch just in time for his beloved ABC Monday night line-up. 4Corners, Q&A and Lateline.
"I used to watch Australian Story religiously as well, but I just can't bare the amount of mouth-breathing sportsmen they feel the need to give oxygen to" he says.
"But tonight, I feel like I should tune in. Apparently its about this Ice thing I keep hearing about"
After a twenty-year career as a landscape architecture draftsman specialising in beachfront parklands, Francis says he has a keen interest in both local, federal and international politics.
He says it's good for all self-identifying progressives to keep a close eye on the issues that affect both sides of politics – however, he admits he hasn't been paying attention recently.
"I've just been so caught up in this whole post-Trump world, I feel as though I feel I haven't been looking at my own backyard…"
While claiming that he is 'quite well read' on the complexities of this current Syrian Civil War, Standing Rock Pipeline fiasco, and Australian housing crisis… Francis admits that he has little to no understanding of the crystal meth plague currently taking over Australian regional areas.
After watching tonight's Breaking Good episode on Australian Story, Francis says he can't believe how badly the spread of this drug has been managed in 'these flyover towns'.
"I thought Ice was initially one of those things that people in the bush wanted to complain about just to create a fuss. Like drought and farming tariffs. But apparently ice is quite popular"
"I wouldn't say it's as much of a 'plague' as cocaine was when I first moved to Paddington in the 80's [laughter]"
"But yeah, apparently it's really bad… It makes you wonder…"
"…I guess the National Party aren't the great white hope for those rednecks after all. If they can't even keep Ice out of a couple two horse brothel towns, what can they do?"
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Cascade Clarinet Consort & Siskiyou Saxophone Orchestra to Perform at SOU
November 7, 2013 Deanna MaranoAshland, Campus, Community, Entertainment, Events, Music, News
The Siskiyou Saxophone Orchestra
photo via Rhett Bender
The Cascade Clarinet Consort & Siskiyou Saxophone Orchestra will be holding a concert at the Music Recital Hall on campus on November 11, 2013 at 7:30 pm.
The concert called "Arundo Donax" will feature the songs William Tell Overture and Barnum and Bailey's Favorite, among others, and will appeal to any music lovers. The Siskiyou Saxophone Orchestra is under the direction of Rhett Bender, Professor of Music at SOU, and is composed of students, faculty, and staff of the university who arrange, compose, and commission music of all styles and musical periods. The SSO have performed at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Britt Festival, Oregon Music Educators' Conference and the KTVL-Medford Channel 10 Morning News. As with the SSO, the Cascade Clarinet Consort is composed of students, faculty, and staff of SOU and has performed in various cities in Oregon.
Tickets for this concert are $10 for regular admission, $5 for seniors and free for full-time students. The Performing Arts Box Office is located in the Theatre Arts Building lobby. Box office hours are noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and two hours prior to each performance. Tickets can be purchased with a credit card over the phone by calling 541-552-6348 or online at sou.edu/performingarts.
Contact the box office for discounts offered to SOU alumni, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute participants and SNAP/Oregon Trail cardholders. For more information, please contact Christi Courian at 541-552-6347 and courianc@sou.edu or Jim Beaver at 541-552-6093 and beaverj@sou.edu.
Arundo Donax, Cascade Clarinet Consort, Rhett Bender, Siskiyou Saxophone Orchestra
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What's in a name? It's more than a brand. It's a statement about how free men and women choose to live. It's an opportunity to rise up from your bootstraps and settle in at that place where you know you ought to be. Your constitution speaks volumes.


This week last year a blanket of snow descended on Teesside.
Sub-zero temperatures followed the Beast From The East to put the match against Leeds United in jeopardy.
Sky Sports were due to broadcast the Championship fixture live from the Riverside but with the stadium surroundings covered with heavy snow and more forecast in the days before the game, it seemed the weather win and the fixture would have to be rearranged.
But thanks to the tireless efforts of the club's ground staff and other employees, plus a small army of fan volunteers, the snow was cleared and suddenly it looked like the game would go ahead.
Game day, Friday, March 2, was slightly milder than those preceding it and the club were adamant that the game would go ahead as planned.
The temperatures plunged as dark descended before kick-off and the match was played in freezing conditions.
But, thanks to undersoil heating, the pitch was playable and Boro took full advantage to run out deserved 3-0 winners against Leeds with Patrick Bamford scoring a hat-trick.
Afterwards, Pulis was full of praise for the people that worked their socks off to make sure the match went ahead.
"This win is about the whole club," he told the media. "People from the community and our staff turned up for two days to get the pitch and terraces cleared and get the game on.
Twelve months on and Teesside is enjoying unseasonably warm spring weather and the only challenge facing the ground staff this week is keeping the grass cut on the training ground!


Having a hard time finding and choosing WordPress plugins?
Once you have some results, you can start evaluating them based on the following criteria.
If the plugin is free, it will be on WordPress.org. Don't download free plugins from any other site except WordPress.org. If you do, you might be downloading an old version, one that isn't maintained any longer, or is malware.
Compatible up to: The plugin should ideally be listed as compatible up to the current version of WordPress.
Last Updated: The plugin should have been updated within the last two to three months. Some simpler plugins may need fewer updates, but typically, you want a plugin that is regularly updated or shows sign of some ongoing concern for its functionality, which is most obviously evidenced by recent updates.
Downloads: When choosing between two plugins, it's almost always best to go with the one with the greater download numbers. Download numbers might be skewed if a plugin is old, so look also at Stats tab to see the recent history. Typically, I don't use a plugin that has few downloads as I'll question whether or not it will be maintained over time due to the lack of interest in the plugin. I'll start to wonder why I need this plugin no one else seems to need — perhaps it's because there is a better one, and I need to do a better job in my search.
Ratings: Star ratings may not mean much if there are too few ratings or too many, but it's good to see if there are a lot more 5s than 1s.
Authors: Check out the other plugins the authors have developed. Are they engaged with the community and therefore have a reputation to maintain? That's important to be user your plugin is going to get future attention.
Support: View the support forums. Are questions being answered regularly?
Changelog: Click the Changelog tab and view the updates. Is the plugin author actively involved in solving problems and releasing updates?
Instructions and documentation: Is the plugin well documented?
All premium plugin sites are a bit different, but there should be a support forum that you can view or product reviews on other blogs you can read to give you a sense of whether or not the plugin will meet your needs. Code Canyon is a popular premium plugin site and has stats, change log, and support questions you can review to make sure the plugin is regularly updated, has a good following in the community, and an actively engaged developer.
Take advantage of the plugin developer for pre-purchase questions. This will be a good test of how responsive they are and help you make a good decision. Ask about refund policies as well.
To avoid security and compatibility issues, always always always keep your plugins up to date. Not doing so can create errors on your site and security loopholes. Hacks often occur from outdated themes or plugins. It's the number one way hackers have of attacking your site. So, update update update. Replace no-longer supported plugins with ones that are current with the latest technology.
5 – Don't over do it!
Use plugins with caution. There is no magic number of how many plugins you can use, but beware of compatibility issues with your theme or other plugins and any errors in your error log on the FTP server. Not all plugins are created equal and some don't play well with others.
Be sure to see my list of Top WordPress Plugins to get you started on your search.
Why is it that plugins cannot always run together and why does running a well-established plugin cause problems in a well-established theme?
Could the WordPress core get some kind of upgrade that would make incompatibility problems impossible?
Hi Dan, I worked for a company in the 90s called Quark, makers of QuarkXPress. The owner, Tim Gill, took out a patent on all processes that caused another application to freeze. Basically, if your software caused other software not to work, he owns the patent for that so you have violated his patent. It was all good tongue-in-cheek humor. Back in the day, troubleshooting was all about conflicts. Conflicts with fonts, printer drivers, other software, etc.
1 – Conflicts between scripts and styles. These are very common and are taken care of if the developers "enqueue" their scripts — basically following WP best practices to make sure their scripts and styles don't clobber the scripts and styles loaded by other plugins. The issue here is that many less experienced or apathetic developers don't enqueue their scripts, therefore being like a bully at school.
2 – Other conflicts might result from the plugin developer using generic variable or function names in their code, so two plugins call for the same function or variable. This is not best practice, so the more experienced and well-developed plugins will be much more precise in their naming conventions.
3 – Since I don't know what specifically you are referring to when talking about "well-established" theme and plugin, I can guess the problem might be more style related. For example, The Events Calendar plugin formats a class called entry-content to be 98%. However, many themes use this same class in other areas of the site, causing some conflicting CSS styling. This is very common and easy to remedy in the theme styles.
4 – WordPress 4.5 upgrade did update jQuery which could cause issues with themes and plugins that haven't updated their jQuery or are not enqueuing their jQuery properly. If you see any issues, visit the theme or plugin support forums to see if the developers are aware of the WordPress 4.5 issue and have an update to the theme or plugin.
Let me know what you find! I'm so curious which theme and plugin you are writing about.
Thanks! I'll add a link to all the Automattic plugins. This post is a re-write of that previous post. Next, I'm going to rework my WordPress resources list.
Great article Angela! Good breakdown of the selection criteria. Under 'Authors' I'd add that the WordPress development team and Automattic are unimpeachable sources for plugins. Like JetPack. It adds a host of useful features and works reliably. Same for Akismet.
Great post, as always. I'll have to share this with the WordPress for Website Owners (non-coders) workshop. I already send them over to your top plugins post, so will just add this link to the slides, as well!


So sorry I haven't been around much!
I either haven't been able to get around your blogs or I've been too frustrated trying!
Anyhoo, enough moaning for one day! Lol!
Today sees the start of a new week & the new challenge over at Eureka Stamps!
I decided to let the elements speak for themselves.
I coloured the image with ym promarkers then cut out with a spellbinders die.
I added a bit of distress inks to the image & the sentiment.
The paper was from Lidl, I love those papers.
The button is from my stash & the hessian/burlap is from the £1 shop.
I added a little raffia bow behind the button.
The sentiment panels were popped up on a little foam tape.
I added a little bit of decoration to the inside of the card too!
& ghost from another paper. The Boo is cut from the paper too!
Another quick look at my card from the side.
Halloween challenge over at Eureka Stamps this week!
great card Dawn - really like the hessian layering - lovely, "extra" tactile touch!
Hi Dawn, hope you are feeling better now. Fabulous card, I just love the autumn colours. Your colouring is beautiful and I still can't believe how great you Lidl papers are!
Awesome card, feel better, the mesh behind your image looks really cool, great card.
I hope you are on the mend now Dawn. Loving the witch and papers a fabulous Halloween card.
A super Halloween card Dawn. Love the image and design.
Fun design, love your green faced witch and the added texture, it's so sweet!
A great Halloween card Dawn, such a fun image.
Love this fun Halloween card, great background paper. Must check out the pound shop for the Hessian.
There is just nothing better than a smile from a happy witch! Love you fun card and also the way you finished the inside is perfect!
WOW super fun card inside and out!!!
October LINKY challenge. Have a blessed day, DIANA L.
Your card just doesn't seem scary at all. It is rather cute and the witch looks Happy to be on her broom. I like how you finished the inside as well. Feel better soon and congrats on your win. Don't forget to claim your prize.
Such a fun Halloween card. Great job!
Thanks for joining us at Creative Corner Challenges this week!
Sweet card love the witch. Thanks for joining the DRS designs challenge.
Simple fabuuulous. Thanks for joining in on the fun over at Aud Sentiment Challenge. We look forward to seeing you again.
Fab card. love the image and the papers. Hessian square looks great behind the witch. Hugs Mrs A.
Fabulous card Dawn, inside and out!!
I am back again - I didn't realize you entered this in the DRS Designs Challenge so I am back to thank you for joining us and sharing your super fun Halloween card! Many hugz to you my friend!
Love the witch, Dawn, love the sentiment, love, love, LOVE the burlap! Great Halloween card design. :-D Hope you're feeling better now.
Thanks for playing in our "FALL OR HALLOWEEN IMAGE - YOUR CHOICE" Challenge #115!


Bodie has been written about for decades. From children's books, to art books, to history books.
This is an ever-growing list of Bodie books and publications that cover all of the topics above, and more.
Marilyn Newton's images of solitary graves standing watch over desert valleys swept by clouds evoke the simple drama of life and death in early Nevada. Her work reminds us that Nevada is not a roped-off museum exhibit. Even in its historic past, Nevada is alive.
Revised November 30, 2011, Edition. Looking out over the deserted landscape today it is hard to imagine that 150 years ago this remote corner of western Nevada was home to over five thousand people living in a thousand buildings, many of which were made of brick. This book provides a snapshot in time of what it was like to live in a promising young city at the peak of prosperity on the Western frontier during the Civil War and includes 37 photographs and illustrations, 9 maps, numerous historic newspaper advertisements, and detailed descriptions of Aurora's buildings, businesses, churches, social organizations, schools, government, mines, roads, and newspapers. The book also includes a list of Aurora's residents from 1861 to 1864, an annotated list of historic California newspaper articles written about Aurora during 1860 to 1864, and an account the largest public celebration in Aurora's sixty year history-the "Grand Celebration" of July 4, 1864.
Arizona's natural beauty and outdoor possibilities are known worldwide. Benchmark's Arizona Road and Recreation Atlas makes it easy to discover the best the state offers. Detailed maps have thousands of miles of backcountry roads and include trailheads, campgrounds, and hundreds of points of interest. Public Lands maps show hunting units and the Recreation Guide has the latest information on campgrounds, RV parks, golf, and boating.
Revised edition. This new reference-oriented publication includes hundreds of edited and annotated newspaper clippings and other firsthand accounts about Aurora's buildings, businesses, major mines, social life, Paiute citizens, ghost town days, and final destruction over the entire length of its century-long history. It also includes directories for the boom years 1864, 1880, and 1915, as well as 6 maps and over 150 photographs, many of which are "then and now" comparisons of the same view.
Discovery of gold at Aurora opened the way to settlement of Nevada Territory. It proved there were precious minerals in locales beyond the rich Comstock Lode. Aurora was full of life during the Civil War years. Its streets teemed with hardy miners, millhands, merchants and barkeepers, stock hustlers and gunmen. Women coped with hardship and loneliness in this isolated location.
Welcome to Bodie. It's a rowdy town deep in the Sierra Nevadas, overrun with gold miners, gamblers, and general riffraff, with a dead body every day before breakfast. Into the town rides the Badman, with no name, no memory, no past. Just a draw that makes lightning look slow. As the Badman finds himself taking down villains of all types, he discovers a purpose. But it's when he visits the angry Paiute tribe, victims of the greedy miners, he learns a terrible curse has been put on Bodie. The way to peace is drenched in blood. And even a bad man has a code of honor. More than a century later the town of Bodie is abandoned. Some say it's haunted by the ghosts of the town's inhabitants. But the hills are rich with gold and uranium... will you dare the curse of the Badman from Bodie?
History of the gold rush in the High Sierra town of Bodie. Gold was discovered in 1852. It was big in the late 1870s and early 1880s, but by 1882, only two mines remained. Few people stayed until the 1930s when it became a park. During its heyday, Bodie was a notorious as a very rough town.
Though bodie was discovered in 1859, no significant mining started until rich strikes in 1877 brought about a furious mining rush two years later. Photos show mines and miners, street scenes, buildings, the mill, and the crowds which made up Bodie.
Nestled amongst the sage-covered, windswept hills of California's Eastern Sierra is the site of one of the most notorious mining towns of the Old West. In 1859, gold was discovered in the treeless hills northeast of Mono Lake. By 1879, Bodie was a metropolis of nearly 10,000 souls and was briefly the third-largest city in California. Excitement was short-lived, however, and word soon spread that the mines had reached peak production. An exodus began, but contrary to popular belief, Bodie was never totally abandoned. People continued living in this curious and beautiful place throughout the 1950s, and in 1962, the California State Parks system purchased the town site. Now stabilized against the elements, Bodie is today known as the largest unrestored ghost town in the West.
Based on three decades of research, this book tells the story of mining in the former boomtown of Bodie, CA. Woven throughout are accounts of gambled fortunes, engineering marvels, and vigilante uprisings. Tracing Bodie's history from the discovery of gold in 1877 to the departure of its last residents in the 1940s, the book includes scores of never-before-published photos.
The Bodie Mining District was established in 1860 after the discovery of gold deposits in the area. Bodie's largest boom ended just over twenty years later, but the town survived into the twentieth century supported by a few small but steady mines. Mining ended with World War II. What remained of the town became a state park in 1964.
In Bodie's Gold, author Marguerite Sprague uncovers the original sources of information whenever possible, from the first mining claims to interviews with former Bodieites. Enhanced with numerous historic photographs and extracts from newspapers of that period, as well as by the reminiscences of former residents, the book offers a fascinating account of life in a Gold Rush boomtown. The book is now available in a new, easier-to-handle paperback edition that will make it more convenient for readers who want to carry if with them in a car or backpack.
In the fall of 2002 the California legislature proclaimed Bodie as California's official gold rush ghost town. Bodie offers about 150 surviving structures, and as many mine dumps as buildings in the town. It is widely regarded as one of the best ghost town experiences in the West. Go back in history and learn of Bodie in its glory days. 175 pages.
In June of 1893, an arrogant and demanding, and wealthy old man named Williams hires Clay Jameson, former Pinkerton detective, to find his daughter and bring her home. His daughter has either been kidnapped by or has eloped with a man who Williams dislikes and wants eliminated from the picture. Jameson accepts the job, but promised only to find the girl and help her on her terms, and he declines the offer to kill her young husband. Consequently, Williams sends two of his ranch hands to follow Jameson and to eliminate the husband and return his daughter. The search takes them all from Martinez to Bodie, California, a lawless mining town on the decline from its once prosperous years, whose population includes miners, saloon owners, gunmen, and a prostitutes, all seeking to squeeze the last drop of blood from a dying town. Killings are a daily occurrence. Jameson must face enemies from within and without of the town to rescue the girl from forces within the town, and from her father as well.
Relive the history, high drama, heartbreak, and quick fortune world of the California ghost towns. This best-selling guide provides detailed maps, interesting facts, and historical data for 139 of the best-known sites throughout the state, by region, with illustrations and photos.
California deserves an atlas that matches its varied culture and scenery and Benchmark s California Road & Recreation Atlas is it. Nearly 225,000 copies have been sold since its introduction in 1998...an impressive acceptance that has made this atlas one of the most successful California map products of the last decade. Now, the new 8th edition has improvements and refinements that will insure its continued success. Benchmark s Landscape MapsTM now show ground-cover detail at a very high-resolution. It s easy to see, at-a-glance, whether an area is forested, cultivated, marshland, desert, or scrubland. This feature is ideal for the person who wants to know the most about an area being visited beforehand. Along with the all-new Landscape Maps, Benchmark has extensively revised the 14-page Metro Map section. Of course, the atlas still has features people love; a complete Recreation Guide, page-to-page overlap and legendary accuracy, features that assure this atlas will continue winning accolades for many years to come.
California's Eastern Sierra region, encompassing Inyo and Mono Counties, is a paradise of striking contrasts and beauty. Early settlers came to this area―now known chiefly for recreational activities such as fishing, hiking, and skiing―for its mining and agricultural prospects. Towns like Bodie, Lundy, and Keeler rose with the promise of quick riches but failed when the promise dimmed. Throughout this unique landscape are sprinkled the poignant resting places of early pioneers. Reflecting the diversity of the natural setting, the area's cemeteries range from the Mono County Cemetery overlooking Mono Lake to the overgrown cemetery at the Civil War–era Fort Independence to the garden cemeteries of Bishop. The monuments in these cemeteries, along with the beautiful country that surrounds them, honor the men and women who once carved lives out of this rugged wilderness.
Free-wheeling ladies on high-stepping horses, daring cowgirls, Wells Fargo women and adventurous schoolmarms brighten these pages.
An attractive, over sized guide to the ghost towns of Death Valley. Many photos and detailed history of the old mining camps as they once existed. Illustrated. Paher. 49 pages.
32 pp., 9 x 12, Old-time photographs, Mining camps of Death Valley - Skidoo, Panamint City, and Old Stovepipe Wells- are joined by those immediately to the west, including Cerro Gordo, Darwin and Cartago. There are essays on the prospector, the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad and desert driving hints. Color cover.
The first time I photographed the abandoned mining camp of Bodie was in 1968. A photographer friend knew I enjoyed photographing abandoned homes and dilapidated barns. He suggested that the ghost town of Bodie would be interesting to photograph. He was right! I generally photographed Bodie several times a year. I would schedule a day trip when visiting relatives in Carson City. For many years I photographed Bodie without thought to the people who lived there. I made it a point not to read books about Bodie, or learn about the mining operations, buildings, make of cars - anything. It was just a place to wander about and photograph. I always thought my best photographs were created when I didn't consciously think about what I was doing. I still do. I believe the unconscious mind can process the sense of the surrounding environment and react to it artistically much better than if one tried to stage a particular outcome. As time went on, curiosity got the best of me. I wondered why I was attracted to the place, and what the photographs meant. People would ask me questions about the Bodie, thinking I must be an expert because I spent a considerable amount of time there. I could not answer - I had no idea! Bodie was a puzzle. I started wondering what was real, and what was staged. Who were these people? From where did they come from and where did they go?
On February 9, 1864, exactly 150 years before the release of this publication, John Daly, William Buckley, James "Massey" Masterson, and John "Three-fingered Jack" McDowell were hanged at Aurora, Nevada, by a large and well organized group of vigilantes known as the Citizens' Safety Committee. Their crime was the murder of William Johnson, a "peaceable, quiet, and respectable citizen," on one of Aurora's main streets just before the break of dawn. Newspapers from across the West to New York City carried the story, which has become part of our Western lore. This new book is a guide to when and where the major events surrounding the last days of the infamous Daly gang occurred at Aurora. The book is organized by date and includes a list of the more important locations relevant to the Daly gang and the vigilantes keyed to a map and photographs. Although all of Aurora's once magnificent brick and wood buildings are gone, if you know where to look you can still see some of the streets and building ruins relevant to this story. In addition, the book includes for the first time a complete transcription of the riveting first-hand testimony given at the coroner's inquest, which will give readers new insights into what it was like to live in a real-life Wild West Nevada mining town during the Civil War.


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