The world economy is fragmenting. We have seen the election of a crude mercantilist president in the US, the Brexit vote in the UK, protracted pain in the euro zone and the slowdown of growth in China. The immediate challenge facing the global economy is a lack of growth; a challenge exacerbated by the absence of policy coordination.
In these interesting and difficult times, around 3,000 world leaders are meeting to address the plight of the poor and the disadvantaged by gathering in the reassuringly expensive Swiss ski-resort of Davos for the World Economic Forum.
Their task is to address four long-term challenges that face the world economy; challenges which require deep international cooperation just when the prospect seems uncomfortably out of reach.
First, the environment: the scientific consensus is that a global warming of 2°C creates a high risk of catastrophic climate change. Yet even if each country meets the plans agreed at the Paris Climate Conference in December 2015, warming is projected to reach 2.7°C by 2100. Of particular concern is access to water. Around 2.7 billion people suffer from water shortages for at least a month each year.
The portents for the environment are not good. President-elect Trump has rowed back a little on his stance that climate change might be a hoax, but has still filled his new Washington with climate change sceptics and he wants to pull the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement.
We also have to acknowledge that the world is getting older – in part, a reflection of economic growth over the past two centuries. This demographic shift creates challenges for both governments and businesses. First, it raises the "dependency ratio" – the share of the population not in the labour force relative to the share in the labour force. This puts pressure on those in work to provide for others.
Second, it increases the pressure on pensions and health care. The King's Fund estimates that healthcare will comprise about a quarter of the US economy by 2040.
Many countries are going to have to grapple with how to provide for the elderly – an especially tough challenge for those who want to reduce the role of the state. Letting people die may be the de facto solution adopted in the US if Trump repeals the Affordable Care Act.
Since the industrial revolution, new technology has generated economic growth which both destroyed and created jobs. But is this time different? Recently, the deployment of robots has accelerated rapidly, creating the potential for future productivity growth. But why employ low and semi-skilled workers if you can use a machine that will be a much cheaper alternative in the long-run?
It is estimated that 47% of the US workforce is at risk of losing their jobs because of automation. Trump, the self-annointed "greatest job producer God has ever created", will need divine intervention to bring back enough jobs from overseas to make up for the impact of technology.
The risks are even greater for the newly industrialised countries – it is estimated that 77% of the Chinese workforce and 69% of India's workforce are threatened by automation. New jobs will be created, but will they be of sufficient scale to compensate for those that are destroyed? While many workers will lose their jobs, the big winners will be those that profit from owning machines and this will further increase inequality.
It is no shock, then, that the WEF's annual global risks report identifies rising income and wealth inequalities as threats to social stability.
Global capitalism unleashed has benefited the few while the majority have been left behind. As in the past, inequality and marginalisation have led to the rise of populism with strong strands of xenophobia and racism. This is a not a new phenomenon – similar trends developed in the 1930s – with catastrophic consequences.
Global challenges need global responses, but fractures are emerging in the world economy. Major countries are lurching towards protectionism and isolationism. And we may not even have yet reached "peak populism" with the French presidential election on the horizon. Probably the best we can hope for is a one term President in the US, the rapid decline of post-truth politics and an eventual escape from the policy sewer. Only then, will there be the opportunity to forge the effective global cooperation required if we are to face the challenges which demand our attention right here and now.
This piece has been published in cooperation with the World Economic Forum to coincide with its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. You can read more here.


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Q: Trying to "Pulse" DateTime Updates in WPF App I apologize up front for the lengthy explication.
I am working on a WPF desktop app (shown below):

Basically there can be 0..n process status items in the list (the items themselves are ListBoxItems rendered using a DataTemplate). Recently, I decided I wanted to provide a "time elapsed" style presentation (n seconds/minutes/hours ago) as an alternative to an absolute DateTime format (mm/dd/yyyy at HH:mm:ss). I've accomplished this by using a MultiBinding to a TextBlock as such:
<TextBlock>
    <TextBlock.Text>
        <MultiBinding Converter = "{StaticResource timeElapsedConverter}">
            <Binding
                Path   = "StatusDateTime"
            />
            <Binding
                Source = "{StaticResource propertiesHelper}"
                Path   = "UserOptions.UseElapsedTimeStamps"
            />
        </MultiBinding>
    </TextBlock.Text>
</TextBlock>

I'll spare you the details of the IMultiValueConverter implementation. The second binding is to a helper class that gets the user's timestamp display preferences (i.e. they can still see absolute DateTime values if they want to). The "StatusDateTime" property to which this TextBlock is otherwise bound is nothing special; it's just a POCO property in a ViewModel class that fires OnPropertyChanged when set.
This view is synchronized with the system backend every (x) seconds. I'd like to "Pulse" the timestamps during synchronization so that the elapsed time measurements stay accurate but if I just set the StatusDateTime property to its existing value, nothing seems to happen (in the case of the example below, it will just say "Published 6 seconds ago..." until either the process itself is updated on the server side or until the application is loaded a second time).
I tried adding IsAsync="true" to the StatusDateTime binding as suggested in this post, but to no avail.
I also tried falling back to regular binding (non-multi) with Mode="TwoWay" explicity declared and that didn't work either.
I know I could just blow away the list and recreate during synchronization, but that just doesn't seem very elegant when I already have all the data I need loaded into the client.
Update: I tried recreating this basic setup in a Window and it seemed to work just fine. I'm now wondering if this has something to do with the target control being on a Page or part of a DataTemplate.
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!

A: The way I accomplished this in my own MVVM based app was to have a simple timer running on my ViewModel that fires OnPropertyChanged every second for the property I want to keep updated. Here's an example (in IronPython syntax):
self.displayTimer = System.Timers.Timer(1000) #fire every second
self.displayTimer.Elapsed += self.displayTimer_Tick
self.displayTimer.Start()

def displayTimer_Tick(self, sender, event):
    self.OnPropertyChanged("StatusDateTime")

This uses a System.Timers.Timer that executes its callback on a background ThreadPool thread, so it won't interfere with the Dispatcher.

A: Ok, so I believe I've figured it out. I left out a key piece of detail that more quickly would've pointed us in the right direction: My DataTemplate is backed by a CollectionViewSource. If I call the Refresh() method on the CollectionViewSource's View property, the timestamps update as expected. I always forget that changing properties of elements of an ObservableCollection doesn't necessarily cause the CollectionChanged event to fire which would thereby prompt the CollectionViewSource to refresh.
Thanks to all who replied!

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Q: SQL Server 2005 RIGHT OUTER JOIN not working I'm looking up access logs for specific courses.  I need to show all the courses even if they don't exist in the logs table.  Hence the outer join.... but after trying (presumably) all of the variations of LEFT OUTER, RIGHT OUTER, INNER and placement of the tables within the SQL code, I couldn't get my result.
Here's what I am running:
SELECT   (a.first_name+' '+a.last_name) instructor,
            c.course_id,
            COUNT(l.access_date) course_logins,
            a.logins system_logins,
            MAX(l.access_date) last_course_login,
            a.last_login last_system_login
FROM       lsn_logs l RIGHT OUTER JOIN courses c ON l.course_id = c.course_id,
            accounts a
WHERE     l.object_id = 'LOGIN'
            AND c.course_type = 'COURSE'
            AND c.course_id NOT LIKE '%TEST%'
            AND a.account_rights > 2
            AND l.user_id = a.username
            AND ((a.first_name+' '+a.last_name) = c.instructor)
GROUP BY    c.course_id,
            a.first_name,
            a.last_name,
            a.last_login,
            a.logins,
            c.instructor
ORDER BY    a.last_name,
            a.first_name,
            c.course_id,
            course_logins DESC

Is it something in the WHERE clause that's preventing me from getting course_id's that don't exist in lsn_logs?  Is it the way I'm joining the tables?
Again, in short, I want all course_id's regardless of their existence in lsn_logs.

A:
Is it something in the WHERE clause that's preventing me from getting course_id's that don't exist in lsn_logs?

Yes, it is.
You use equality conditions in your WHERE clause that effectively filter out the NULL rows generated by the OUTER JOIN.
Update:
SELECT  c.instructor,
        c.course_id,
        l.course_logins,
        a.logins system_logins,
        l.last_course_login,
        a.last_login last_system_login
FROM    courses с
JOIN    accounts a
ON      a.first_name + ' ' + a.last_name = c.instructor
CROSS APPLY
        (
        SELECT  COALESCE(COUNT(access_date), 0) course_logins,
                MAX(access_date) last_course_login
        FROM    lsn_logs l
        WHERE   l.object_id = 'LOGIN'
                AND l.course_id = c.course_id
                AND l.user_id = a.username
        ) l
WHERE   c.course_type = 'COURSE'
        AND c.course_id NOT LIKE '%TEST%'
        AND a.account_rights > 2
ORDER BY
        a.last_name,
        a.first_name,
        c.course_id,
        course_logins DESC

A: To expand on Quassnoi's good answer, for the outer join to work you could change:
AND l.user_id = a.username

To:
AND (l.user_id is null OR l.user_id = a.username)

A: SELECT...
FROM courses c
     INNER JOIN accounts a
        ON (a.first_name+' '+a.last_name) = c.instructor
     LEFT OUTER JOIN lsn_logs l
        ON l.course_id = c.course_id
        AND l.user_id = a.username
        AND l.object_id = 'LOGIN'
WHERE c.course_type = 'COURSE'
    AND c.course_id NOT LIKE '%TEST%'
    AND a.account_rights > 2
    AND a.logins > 0
GROUP BY...
ORDER BY...

A: The SQL Server 2005 RIGHT OUTER JOIN certainly works! :)
What about the following (I've made some assumptions)?:
remove
AND l.user_id = a.username

and change the joins to
dbo.courses c
LEFT OUTER JOIN lsn_logs l
ON c.course_id = l.course_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN accounts a
ON l.user_id = a.username

and add some null checks for lsn_logs and accounts fields, such as:
(l.object_id IS NULL OR l.object_id = 'LOGIN')

A: This ended up working
The null checks that Joe R suggested took care of the problem that Quassnoi mentioned
SELECT   (a.first_name+' '+a.last_name) instructor,
            c.course_id,
            COUNT(l.access_date) course_logins,
            a.logins system_logins,
            MAX(l.access_date) last_course_login,
            a.last_login last_system_login
FROM       lsn_logs l RIGHT OUTER JOIN courses c ON l.course_id = c.course_id,
            accounts a
WHERE     (l.object_id IS NULL OR l.object_id = 'LOGIN')
            AND c.course_type = 'COURSE'
            AND c.course_id NOT LIKE '%TEST%'
            AND a.account_rights > 2
            AND (l.user_id = a.username OR l.user_id IS NULL)
            AND ((a.first_name+' '+a.last_name) = c.instructor)
            AND a.logins > 0
GROUP BY    c.course_id,
            a.first_name,
            a.last_name,
            a.last_login,
            a.logins,
            c.instructor
ORDER BY    a.last_name,
            a.first_name,
            c.course_id,
            course_logins DESC


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Urban Meyer on Florida's 2010 recruiting class
By Adam Silverstein
Florida Gators head coach Urban Meyer spoke with members of the media after receiving all 28 letters of intent for his team's unanimous No. 1-ranked 2010 recruiting class. The following is a transcript of the press conference, courtesy of the University of Florida's University Athletic Association.
Opening Statement: The key to recruiting is a lot like the keys to making a great sale. The first one is having a great product and we obviously have that here at the University of Florida. From our academics to the football program to the success that we've had in the last five years here – it's a product that a lot of guys would like to be a part of. But it goes much deeper than that. A big part of the product, which we make sure not to overlook, is the current players on our team. I've seen it destroy a recruiting class and I've seen it basically build a recruiting class. It's more than just great facilities, although we have that, but more importantly our current players love going to school here and they love playing football here. A lot of people ask how a top-ranked recruiting class happens, it happens because of a great coaching staff that is able to sell our product to the guys who will be soon joining us on campus."
On if he believes it's his best recruiting class: "I've gotten myself in trouble in the past by hyping up players who were not yet deserving of it. But I'm not sure I've seen a defensive front as good as this one. When you look at Ronald Powell, Sharrif Floyd, Leon Orr, Dominique Easley and Lynden Trail, those are some serious guys. I just think in certain areas, it's the best we've ever done."
On Ronald Powell: "He came to camp during the summer, to Friday Night Lights and also to some games and we actually had our hands on him and were able to work with him. He can be an All-American and be a tremendous tight end. Obviously we plan to use him mostly at defensive end, but he will catch some passes here at Florida."
On Mack Brown and the importance of securing a physical running back: "I love Mack Brown. He has a great mom and his father was kind of the family member that I got closest with. I think he might be the highest-rated back we've gotten since we've been at Florida. I watched him on tape and it reaffirms why we want him. We need to have him ready to go right now. He has the size to become a 210-pound guy."
On recruiting Shariff Floyd: "I hate to say that I have a favorite yet, but he's one of my favorites because of where he comes from. He gets on a bus for an hour and a half to go to school and he comes from a tough situation. He has a 3.0 grade point average and he takes care of himself. He comes from a great high school football program. He has a mentor, Andre, who gives him great guidance and is a good guy who is a former player. His high school coach is awesome and he and Steve Addazio had a relationship for many years. We actually went out there pre-Sugar Bowl and we were behind a certain school. I didn't think we had a chance but an hour-long meeting turned into a three-hour meeting and we felt that door start to open a little bit. He committed to us that day. You all will enjoy being around him, he's a great kid."
On recruiting Matt Elam: "I recruited his brother (Abram Elam) while I was at Notre Dame and his mother and I are very close. He comes from a terrific high school program. Matt is a young man, like a lot of these guys, who like a little bit of publicity, but he's a great kid. The best part about the whole deal is that he's on our campus right now. (Director of Strength and Conditioning) Mickey Marotti is getting some of that stuff out of him in the weight room right now. He could be a wildcat player because he's tremendous with the ball in his hands, but his future is as a safety at the University of Florida."
On the receiving unit: "We lost five juniors to the draft and obviously lost some talented players on offense and defense. I don't know if there's ever a rebuilding year, but if there was, this would be one for us. If you look at the receivers we have had here in the last few years starting with Dallas Baker, Bubba Caldwell, Chad Jackson and then you go to Louis Murphy and Percy Harvin and then this year we lost Riley Cooper, David Nelson and Brandon James. We have to start replacing them with real guys. All those players that I talked about helped us lead the SEC in offense the last few years in a row. They were a very productive group so we put an emphasis on going out there and finding some difference-makers. Quinton Dunbar, Chris Dunkley, Solomon Patton and Adrian Coxson are all options. Then we have Gerald Christian and Michael McFarland as tight ends."
On the late signees: "We were not on Michael Taylor's radar and he wasn't on ours. Westlake High School in Atlanta is one of the top high schools in America. It was our error not to be in the middle of all of that. He came down and was the Under Armour All-American MVP and even before there was transition with their staff, he made the decision he wanted to be a Gator and we are happy to have him. Darrin Kitchens' high school coach is the father of former Gator Bobby McCray. He's a close friend of mine and has been telling me about Darrin for a long time. He came up on a visit and stole our heart. He's a tremendous tight end. Lastly, we feel like Jordan Reed is going to move to tight end and with that, we wanted to look for a dual position player and found that in Tyler Murphy. You watch his highlight film and he's a freakish athlete with the ball in his hands and he can throw, so that's how it happened."
On the importance of UF's high graduation rate in recruiting: "A lot of times in recruiting you walk in and a player tells you that academics are important and you look at their transcripts and you know its not. When you walk into a home where the family is sincerely interested and you lay out the things we do, it's big. And it's just not academics. In the last few years, we have made perhaps the strongest push in our program to focus on life after academics. They see the emphasis we place on not just the four years spent at Florida, but the time after graduation. I've never seen an effort like what our staff and the Office of Student Life places on Recruiting Roundtables and job affairs. As a parent, that's appealing."
On Tyler Murphy: "We made a decision to make a run at some quarterbacks when we made the decision regarding Jordan Reed. Coach Addazio actually went to school with Tyler's father and there was a bit of a relationship there. He knew the high school coach very well, but I didn't know any of that. We were sitting around watching tapes of about 15 quarterbacks one after another and all of a sudden we got a feel for him as a player. I want to say that was two or three weeks ago."
Adrian Coxson Chris Dunkley Darrin Kitchens Dominique Easley Friday Night Lights Gerald Christian Jordan Reed Leon Orr Lynden Trail Mack Brown Matt Elam Michael McFarland Michael Taylor National Signing Day Office of Student Life Quinton Dunbar Ronald Powell Sharrif Floyd Solomon Patton Steve Addazio Tyler Murphy Urban Meyer
Gators' newest footballers pick uniform numbers
FOUR BITS: Meyer, Kiffin, Powell, basketball
Four-stars Dunkley, Easley commit to Gators
Aligator says:
so who is better here? trey burton or tyler murphy? we all know that brantley was lights out in high school and waiting his turn, which one will this be? did jordon reed move because he is not the qu of the future? will jordon play mostly TE and mop up at qb?
Adam Silverstein says:
Burton is more of a pure QB, Murphy is a dual-threat. See the next thread about Jordan Reed for my answer to those other questions.
Drew 4 Orange and Blue says:
Just some great insight on just a few of these guys….there is not just talent but character!!! The Murphy deal is just crazy but who knows he might end up a huge surprise!!
My vote is for Burton!
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import { CourseManagementStatisticsModel } from 'app/entities/quiz/course-management-statistics-model';

export class CourseManagementStatisticsDTO {
    averageScoreOfCourse: number;
    averageScoresOfExercises: CourseManagementStatisticsModel[];

    constructor() {}
}

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Located in the Inner West of Sydney, the City of Canada Bay's Campbell Park sporting field provides the local community with professional sporting grounds and facilities.
The City of Canada Bay Council undertook the building of new facilities at Campbell Park including a storeroom, canteen kitchen and male and female amenities. As part of this project, a fit-for-purpose flooring system was required to provide a durable and safe platform for sporting ground users.
Flowcrete Australia's Flowsports SRQ Rapide system was chosen for the 250 m2 area thanks to its durability, quick-cure and decorative finish.
The durability of the Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) resin-based system meant that it could withstand the foot traffic expected within the facility, whilst added slip resistance lowered the likelihood of slips, even if mud or water was walked into the building.
With daily exposure to strong cleaning chemicals expected, the chemical resistance of the flooring system reduced the risk of floor failure.
As well as being durable, Flowsports SRQ Rapide is also extremely decorative. Made from coloured quartz aggregates encapsulated within the MMA resin, the floor's surface looks great and is very easy to clean, meaning that it will maintain it's look for an extended period of time.


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text:
title: Dudas de Grails
author: neodevelop
layout: post
date: 2013-03-14
url: /2013/03/14/dudas-de-grails/
categories:
  - Grails
  - Testing
---
Hola!

Hace poco tuve la oportunidad de impartir un curso de Grails, en donde vimos como uno de los últimos temas la integración con algunos beans de Spring que no vienen en el Application Context. Y uno de los asistentes tuvo una buena duda al respecto de integrar algunos beans adicionales, realmente la pregunta fue:

> Buen día JJ
>
> Primero que nada agradecer el obsequio del curso, el cual por cierto me pareció excelente. En segundo lugar me gustaría hacerte una consulta, en el caso de no desear utilizar Hibernate para la persistencia y en cambio utilizar JDBCTemplate de Spring me quedó claro que es posible sin ningún problema, pero en el ejemplo que nos mostraste la inyección del jdbcTemplate se realizó directo en el Controller, mi pregunta es si se puede estructurar de una manera diferente, es decir, crear un paquete diferente en el que se encuentren las clases de Acceso a Datos (DAO's) y ahi inyectar el jdbcTemplate y realizar la persistencia. Si es así en que parte de la estructura del proyecto se crearía dicho paquete, en grails-app al nivel del paquete de services??? o en la carpeta de src/groovy??? así mismo quisiera saber si la inyección de la clase DAO en el service se realiza de la misma forma que se inyecta un Servicie en el Controller???
>
> Muchas gracias por tu ayuda de antemano.
>
> Saludos
>
> OVP

Si bien, pude escribir un correo contestando exclusivamente, decidí hacerlo públic a través de un Hangout y aquí les dejo la grabación, dura alrededor de 20 minutos y puede que les sirva.

Saludos


what's that you say? you haven't been watching the awesome saturday morning sensation, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN?!?!? the way cool new series that takes everything good from the spider-man mythos and captures everything that spider-man is and should be about and wraps it up in a fantastic show that blows every other incarnation of the character out of the water?!?!?! and best yet, it's designed by our pal, SEAN "CHEEKS" GALLOWAY?!?!?! you're not watching that?!
man, i'd hate to be you.
if you haven't seen it, check it out. can't swing it this saturday? tivo it and catch it when you can. you'll be glad you did.
the writing is just plain perfect--they meld together all the wonderful high points from spidey's history--and all the best villains--and sweep you along on the suddenly wild ride that is peter parker's life! all the while, remaining true to the essence of ALL of the characters and paying a sweet homage to all the comics that have come before!
not only are cheeks' designs exactly what this show needs, they are full of the fun and the energy that the character is all about! spidey is water, he is fluid--and it looks, very easy to animate! peter's youthful, wide-eyed wonder is real and his compassion shines in his face and his body language! and the villains...the rhino is massive, doc ock is driven, electro is...electric!
if you've seen it, you know. if you haven't...don't talk to me until you do.
and the theme song is great! sharon and i sing it all around the house.
The new Spidey cartoon is great and they did a great job translating Cheeks vision to the screen.
Yeah, I started Tivo-ing that Spidey cartoon. I really enjoy it. They capture Peter and Spidey really well. And I love the animation. The fight scenes are great. I love the way he flips around. They really highlight his speed and agility.
And the character designs are right on the money. Especially the updated Peter Parker look. He's nerdy without having to wear glasses and carry a briefcase. But, he also looks kind of hip.
Also I think the most amazing thing about the echidna is that it wears yellow socks.
I love Spectacular Spider-Man. I was a little worried about the designs when I first saw them, but once I saw the pilot, they just worked. Same thing happened when the Batman: The Animated Series premiered.
The animation is great. The little touches are what get me. When's he's using his webs, there's almost always a split second of tension before the web contracts.
I guess next season is supposed involve a gang war.
yeah spidey is a good show. i've only been able to see a couple of episodes though. i keep forgetting ti's on, and i don't have tivo to remind me. i like the guy who voices electro, he does some good anime voicework. and the character designs are sweet.
that video was creepy, but cool.
and i found the socks on the echidna cute as well.
I've seen a couple episodes and have the rest recorded. And, yeah, it's pretty great. I love the designs too. This is what the Spidey comic should be.
And, hey, look! The Shocker!
I'm kind of ashamed to say that I haven't seen this series yet... But I plan to-- I've heard too many good things about it.
I watch Sean on deviantART so I'd seen his designs and loved them. Fantastic stuff!
Seen several episodes. I no longer have any cable or sat so I hope they'll release the season on DVD afterwards.
The other characters (Green Goblin, Lizard, and Blackcat) look awesome, too.
You know, solely on your say-so, I finally starting catching this show... and it's really good!
I'm shocked you're not pitching for this show, man...!
i´d wanna have an echidna.Where can i buy one or adopt one.
i wanna have an echidna a lot!
Just ran across the blog. This particular echidna was hit by a car, hence the yellow socks. I believe if memory serves that he broke his little legs. His name is Cec, and he lives in Australia or New Zealand. Thanks!


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Q: Scroll automatic javascript I have this code:
function scroll() {

  shouldScroll = chat.clientHeight === chat.scrollHeight;
  if (!shouldScroll) {
    scrollToBottom();
  }
}
function scrollToBottom() {
  chat.scrollTop = chat.scrollHeight;
}
scrollToBottom();
setInterval(scroll, 100);

In this code I have an automatically scroll but, When I want to see the whole conversation, he does not let me go up so I can read the conversations. It just keeps me down.
How can i fix this?
Thanks

A: Check if user has scrolled to another position using scrollTop or is near to the bottom by comparing to an offset:
var offset = 50; // if user is 50px far from bottom
var shouldScroll = false;
if (chat.scrollHeight - chat.scrollTop) < offset){
     shouldScroll = true;
}


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Newb in the Sewers, by Deadsky
Deadsky
Post subject: Newb in the Sewers, by Deadsky
Minor King
Location: CaNadA or somewhere Like it
Newb in the Sewers
by Deadsky (2004)
Now my story begins as most stories do. They begin with a young Hero in the making.
He was a young warrior new to RuneScape in search or adventure and riches; a person in search of strength and knowledge; A boy wanting to become a man!
Many stories and tales he had heard and many places and monsters he wanted to find. But as everyone in RuneScape knows.... To be wise you must explore and learn to be strong you must train and learn he ways of combat.
So train is what he did, he trained minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day non-stop in a dream to be a strong and a formidable Warrior in RuneScape. And here is where our story begins..............
He started his training in the beautiful but goblin infested forests of Lumbridge. He quickly learned the ways of the sword and how to combine the quickness and strength of his blade as he went from goblin to goblin besmearing his blade in their blood. Finally after hard, long and exhausting day training in the forests he decided the goblins were getting a bit to easy to slay and figured he could not raise his skills as fast as he would like to on the small ugly beasts. He sat down on a tree stump staring at the large pile of slain goblins and proceeded to wipe the blood from his sword and began sharpening it with a stone. As the sun began to fall he decided it best to take a rest and wait until sunrise to further his journey.
He awoke to the sweet sounds of the forest, the birds sang sweetly in the tree's, water from a river could be heard in the distance and a warm blanket of sun filled the forest. After he had a bit to eat he left the forest and stepped onto the old beaten down path that he arrived in on the previous day with a pocket full of money considerably larger than before, the goblins bodies had been somewhat kind to provide the extra loot.
He took the path north and passed many crop filled farms on the way waving to the friendly farmers. He came to a fork in the road and read the signpost "to Varrock". Varrock a name he had heard of before. He pace increased now as he wanted to get to this place called Varrock! As he came over the small horizon a magnificent great city came into view! The scene took his breath away! It was beautiful and as he came to the foot of the great city the buildings surrounded him and people rushed by going in every direction. He could see a market place filled with all kinds of people from archers to mages to great blue armored warriors he could not believe his eyes! The market place not to mention the whole city was amazing! The buildings were tall the spirits were high and the sun shone hotly but beautifully in the sky. "Selling black amour!" "Selling ruby amulets, 5000gp each" "selling cooked food 4444 to buy" were some of the many screams and yells of people trying to sell their products. One of these comments caught his attention "selling Mithril 2h 4k!!!" HE looked down at his bronze colored weapon and armor and wondered if he had enough coins in his pouch. He ran up the smither who was selling them and asked if he could buy one. The smither replied that 2k was not enough... Our warrior frowned and was very disappointed.... but seeing this, the smither let out a sigh and told him he could have it for 2k and he even through in a set of armor called steel! Excited was not the word, our warrior was so happy that he was now holding an amazing Dark bluish sword in his hands and wearing much lighter and stronger armor he was speechless! Now more excited than ever he wanted to train, train, and train!
He searched the city for a suitable spot to train and as he came upon a small manhole he wondered what was down it. He almost would have passed the dirty, disgusting dark little whole if it had not been for the torn and tattered warrior that had emerged from it as he passed by. The warrior (weaker than him) had a slight look of fear and disbelief on his face as he scurried to the bank.
This spiked our young Hero's interest and without hesitation he began his decent down the grimy ladder. As his feet touched the ground on the soft brown soil he was disgusted by the smell of it. The Horrible smell filled his nose with such a horrible smell our warrior almost threw up! He stood there looking at the disgusting small stream that ran beside him as small rats ran around his feet. He debated with himself whether to go back up or not and he had pretty much made up his mind that to go back up was better than staying in this dark gloomy smelly place but ! Our curious Warrior heard a sound! A low pitched moaning sound, which again, like many other things peaked his interest!
So another decision had been made a decision that would soon change his RuneScape life forever.
His tattered body hit the ground. He sat up staring at a familiar sight it was the mighty Lumbridge castle shining in the mornings sun......he looked down to evaluate his condition. His helmet was gone, along with all his food and money but thankfully he still had his trusty sword along with his steel chest and steel legs. His head was heavy and his body exhausted and he began to remember what had just happened.
It started with a decision to find out what a moaning sound was.... He remembered walking in a dark gloomy place to find a blue vicious looking monster, something of which he had never seen before it was almost zombie like. He had made quick work out of the wretched being and proceeded to slay a couple shiny yellow scorpions. Intrigued by these new challenges our warrior proceeded onward. He came across some rats and slain them for their meat which he added to his backpack. He then began declining down a small slope and a few white boned skeletons came into few. With adrenalin pumping through his veins he charged them and swiftly sliced his sword through them and returned the aggressive monsters back to piles of bones on the ground.
As began onward in the dark wet sewer he had seen a great cliff to his left with many scorpions starring at him from atop the great cliff. He advanced toward a gate and peered inside. A small number of blue/green fearsome creatures were floating around the room. HE presumed that they were ghosts and he did not know of what kind these ghosts were and if they could be defeated by a sword, so quickly and quietly he opened the gate and proceeded to slip by them. He had his back against the wall of the sewer and the green slime that covered the walls prevented his armor from scraping and creating a sound and he silently slipped past the ghosts. As he rounded the small corner from where the ghosts were he ran right into a pack of Zombies! The same type he had fought earlier. He tried to make quick work of them and he somewhat succeeded despite a few small gashes from the claws of the ugly creatures.
He came upon another gate only to find a pair of tall strong skeletons each equipped with a sword and shield. He took a quick glance back at more zombies which were in pursuit of him and made yet another decision. Go back now and train on the creatures such as zombies and skeletons or... Feed his hunger for adventure and test his skills against the new foe that appeared before him. Well. by now you probably already know our young hero's decision.. He decided to go for it! He opened the gate and charged the somewhat startled skeletons. They put up quite a good fight but still were no match for a youthful hero. With good in his heart and adventure on his mind he felt unstoppable!
He quickly gathered the loot from the remains of the skeletons and proceeded to give a few good old swings of the sword to destroy a web that was in his way. As he whipped the web from his sword he laughed as he seen a group of small brown spiders and a bigger one in front of him. The bigger spider attacked him instantly in an attempt to defend what seemed like its offspring. Our pure hearted warrior knew that he must seem like a threat so he fought only in defensive position and quickly ran and shut a gate so as not to harm or bother the family.
He walked down a small dark hallway and came into a huge enclosure and what hit him next was unexpected and took him totally off guard! It seemed he had walked into an underground nesting ground of Strong Deadly red spiders! Taken off guard he began to get hurt as the things surrounded him. He swung his sword and tried to dodge the viscous attacks of the small but formidable opponents. He was standing his ground but was slowly losing. HE was forced to run farther in to the cavern and was running out of food fast. He was really getting low on health and took a large sprint into the back corner of the underground nesting place only to find a Beast, taller, and stronger than any other he had ever seen! He stood there for a moment in awe looking at what he had just gotten himself into and his sword hung loosely by his side. The creature looked down at our young hero his wise and noble eyes were bold and his huge beard hung down to his chest. As the giant 2 maybe 3 times the size of our hero began to raise his great staff our warrior could not move, his legs were stiff, his mind and body frozen in fear! And with one great swing of the mighty staff out hero's adventure was done.
As he stood up the giants image still burning is his mind, he thought to himself of how stupid he was to have wondered too far into the sewer. Not only had he let his curiosity get the best of him also he was too confident. But no, our hero was strong and would not let this defeat ruin his image of being a great hero of RuneScape!! He was more determined than ever and he quickly returned to his training...
Now in present day he is an old and noble person. He has excelled in smithing and crafting, his combat skills have greatly increased and his knowledge is unmatched in RuneScape! Nowadays he sits in his house his blue armor shines in the sun his weapons by his side and he tells young children and warriors of his great adventures. But one of his favorites will always be.. The story of the Varrock sewer... and as he always finishes....
I returned one day to the sewers, as a mighty warrior. I had the mighty rune two-hander by my side and a set of dark green armor. The only thing that was on my mind as I re-entered the sewer... REVENGE! I cunningly made my way back to the deadly spider cavern and easily sliced my way through the spiders. I walked up to the giant and stood there looking at him with no fear in my eyes this time! I charged him and yelled as I drove my Sword deep into his belly! As his great staff hit the ground and he dropped to his knees, I stared him in the eyes, I slowly withdrew my sword from him and with a look of anger and a feeling of revenge coming over my body I sliced off his head.
And so this is how our story ends, the story of a noob, a death, revenge, and a lesson that is now well known in RuneScape. What goes around comes back around stronger and cuts your head off.
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Poestenkill- Edward J. Hoffman, 89, of Snake Hill Road died on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at the Eddy Heritage House in Troy after a long illness. Born and raised in Chappaqua, NY, Ed was the only child of Edward J. and Katherine Mullaney Hoffman Sr. and he was the husband of Janet Hoffay Hoffman. Ed served in the Army Air Force from 1943- 1948. Ed was a co pilot on B 17's and A25's and flew 41 missions during the European Theatre. After being discharged from the service Ed attended college at Springfield College where he received a Bachelors in Science Degree in 1953. Ed moved to Troy where he coached for RPI. He was a wrestling coach, assistant Lacrosse coach, working under Ned Harkness from 1957-58 and was head football coach from 1958-1962. While working in Troy Ed and Janet met and where married. They moved to Yorktowne Heights NY and Ed was the Athletic Director/ Coach/ Phys Ed Teacher at the Briarcliif Manor High School until 1988 when he retired. In 1989 Ed and Janet built their house on Snake Hill Road and moved back to the area. During his summer vacations Ed would work with his late brother in law in the masonry business. Ed enjoyed his retirement Golfing and fishing. He was a member of the Sullivan Jones VFW Post in Poestenkill and was an "honorary member" of Bill Brods. Ed was the brother in law of the late Gene Hoffay and Evelyn H. Kenney.
Survivors in addition to his wife include his son Michael S. (Laura) Hoffman of Troy, his sister in law Doris Hoffay of Poestenkill, his nieces and nephews Robert (Louise) Barbour, Timothy (Paula) Hoffay, Jay (MaryAnn) Hoffay, Mark (Linda) Gunther and Suzanne (Bill) Baker along with several grand and great grand nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to Ed's funeral on Monday 10 a.m. at the Perry-Komdat Funeral Chapel 2691 NY 43 at Glass Lake Averill Park. There will be no public calling hours. Interment Brookside Cemetery, Barbersville.
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In 2013, Mr. Williams told David Letterman that he had actually been on the helicopter that got shot down, adding that a crew member had been injured and received a medal. "We figured out how to land safely," he said, "we landed very quickly and hard. We were stuck, four birds in the desert and we were north out ahead of the other Americans." And on the "Nightly News" last week, he described "a terrible moment a dozen years back during the invasion of Iraq when the helicopter we were traveling in was forced down after being hit by an R.P.G.," a reference to a rocket-propelled grenade.
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On Thursday, yet another pilot, Rich Krell, gave a different account, telling CNN that he had in fact flown Mr. Williams, and their helicopter had come under attack. Mr. Simeone and Mr. Kelly strongly disputed Mr. Krell's account.
NBC has not commented on the controversy, either to support Mr. Williams or to clarify the details of the episode, nor did it make him available for comment. It's also not clear if other people at NBC were aware that Mr. Williams's version of the events was inaccurate.
It's not unprecedented for a public figure to exaggerate his or her experiences, especially when it comes to military conflict. In 2008, then presidential candidate Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton acknowledged that she had misspoken when she described having to run across a tarmac to avoid sniper fire after landing in Bosnia as first lady in 1996. While running for Senate in 2010, Connecticut's attorney general, Richard Blumenthal, falsely claimed to have served in Vietnam.
But for a journalist — and in particular, an anchor — to do so has struck many people in the news industry as a very different sort of offense. While most were unwilling to publicly criticize a colleague, few were persuaded by Mr. Williams's explanation.
In 2013, Brian Williams sat down with The Times's Bill Carter to discuss the ever-changing news industry.
The anchor and managing editor of "NBC Nightly News" since 2004, Mr. Williams succeeded his mentor, Tom Brokaw. His broadcast has long been considered a block of stability for the network. On Tuesday, "NBC Nightly News" issued a news release announcing that it was the top evening newscast in total viewers for January for the second month in a row.
Mr. Williams is a familiar presence outside the anchor chair, too. He has hosted "Saturday Night Live," and appeared frequently on late-night TV shows like "The Daily Show" and "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," assuming a kind of comedic persona that stands in sharp contrast to his identity as a newsman.
Ever since the days of Walter Cronkite and Vietnam, network anchors have traveled frequently to war zones to get closer to the action and enhance their credibility as reporters. NBC's ties to the military are especially strong, in part because of Mr. Brokaw, who wrote "The Greatest Generation," a best-selling book describing the Americans who fought in World War II. Mr. Brokaw reported frequently on soldiers and veterans, and Mr. Williams kept up the tradition when he took over.
While the audience for the nightly news broadcasts has been in decline for years, it's still significant. Season to date, NBC has averaged 8.95 million total viewers for its evening news broadcast, compared to 8.11 million for ABC and 6.88 million for CBS.
For Ms. Turness, who joined NBC in 2013, the controversy represents yet another unwelcome challenge. She was already facing the unenviable task of keeping the nightly news broadcast relevant in the era of smartphones, as well as turmoil at the "Today" morning show.
Now she is dealing with a scandal involving one of her biggest stars, whose attempt to quell a budding fiasco has only worsened it, spawning — among other things — jokes that Mr. Williams might otherwise have appreciated.


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Chinese Military Exercises Threaten to Invade Taiwan
by Lawrence A. Franklin
Desmond Berg
Posted on July 31, 2020, 1:45 pm
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is currently staging a military exercise across from the Taiwan Strait that looks as if it plans to culminate in an amphibious assault on an island in the South China Sea. Taiwan's military — evidently fearing, with good reason, that the exercise may be a cover for an actual Chinese plan to seize another island in the region, Pratas (Dongsha), claimed by both the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan — has declared a state of emergency. The PLA exercise also looks as if it is preparing China's air, naval and marine assets required for an invasion of Taiwan.
In 1996, China initiated a similar crisis in the Taiwan Strait by staging an amphibious assault military exercise. After President Bill Clinton deployed two powerful US aircraft carrier-led battle groups, China discontinued its aggressive posture toward Taiwan. Strategic analysts judged that the Chinese decision was the fruit of a realistic assessment that it could not overcome the US ability to defend Taiwan.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), under current Chairman Xi Jinping, appears to be threatening war in a renewed effort to bring Taiwan under Communist Chinese control. The CCP considers Taiwan to be a Chinese province, an integral part of the mainland that ultimately must rejoin it, and the only remaining part of China yet to be returned after the Communists defeated the Nationalists in 1949. For China, it is unfinished business from 70 years ago. China has isolated Taiwan by requiring that all countries who want to have normal diplomatic ties with China must have no state-to-state links with Taiwan. Although the US consents to this diplomatic requirement, it also continues to provide Taiwan with weapon systems, enabling the island to defend itself against any Chinese invasion. US President Donald J. Trump recently authorized the latest sale of US weapons — including advanced heavy torpedoes — to Taiwan. Trump, earlier in his tenure, also approved the sale of anti-aircraft Stinger missiles, Abrams tanks, and F-16 fighter jets.
Many foreign specialists on China seem to discount the possibility that the Chinese are willing to risk war with the West to subdue Taiwan. Serious consideration should nevertheless be given to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) determination to incorporate the "secessionist" province despite the danger of a conflict, especially if China considers the US distracted by the fallout of the Wuhan coronavirus that China unleashed on the world, and American voter squeamishness before a presidential election in four months.
The CCP views Taiwan as an existential threat to continued Communist rule in China. Taiwan's vibrant democracy is the alternate model to the CCP's totalitarian rule. Despite China's efforts to cut Taiwan off from the world, the country remains an economically successful and politically free society, less than 90 miles from the Chinese coast.
Millions of mainland Chinese have visited Taiwan, a practice which could stimulate pressure by Chinese citizens on the Communist regime for liberalizing political reforms. If China assesses that its growing military power could quickly reduce Taiwan's ability to defend itself or that the West has lost the will to defend the island, CCP Chairman Xi might direct the PLA to launch an invasion.
China also doubtless took stock of the free world's obliging passivity the past few weeks as Beijing seized Hong Kong. Not one country lifted a finger to stop them. The move was in explicit violation of China's 1997 Joint Declaration with the United Kingdom to maintain "one country, two systems" until 2047.
Presently, China seems to be assessing the West's resolve to defend Taiwan, while simultaneously attempting to instill fear in the administration of Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen. China initiated this latest aggressive posture toward Taiwan shortly after President Tsai's May 2016 election, possibly anticipating that Taiwan could declare formal independence from China. In recent months, the PLA's deployment of air and naval assets near Taiwan have been violating the island's airspace and territorial waters. China's aggressive moves have included its deployment of Air Force H-6 bombers and SU-30 and J-11 fighter jets. China's ongoing 79-day military exercise (May 14 – July 31) opposite Taiwan is being orchestrated by the PLA's Southern Theater of Command, headquartered in Nanning, the capital city of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the south. The exercise features the dual deployment of the Chinese Navy's two aircraft carriers, the Shandong and the Liaoning, just across the narrow Taiwan Strait in China's Bohai Sea. The exercise is utilizing air-cushioned boats, amphibious assault vehicles, landing barges, and ground attack helicopters. Reportedly, the ongoing PLA military exercise will conclude with an amphibious assault by Chinese Marines upon Woody Island (Yongxing) in the Philippine Sea, south of Taiwan. Woody Island is occupied by Chinese troops is also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam (which calls the island Phu Lam).
In response to China's threatening exercise, Major General Lin Wen-Huang, Chief of Taiwan's Joint Operations, asserted that Taiwan's military had plans and preparations in place. General Lin, perhaps fearing that the actual target of the PLA amphibious assault is the Taiwan-occupied island of Pratas (Dongsha), 548 kilometers southwest of Taiwan, reinforced the island's small Coast Guard contingent with hundreds of Taiwanese Marines from the 99th Brigade.
Taiwan's armed forces maintain close communication with the US military. In a "cross-strait" confrontation between Taiwan and China, American air and naval assets would be granted complete access to Taiwanese airfields and ports. The Trump Administration, signaling China not to assume dominance in the South and East China Seas, has conducted seven such "Freedom of Navigation" missions through the Taiwan Strait in 2020, and the US Navy has already deployed three aircraft carrier battle groups in the South China Sea.
China's Communist leaders should not miscalculate that the US is too immersed in domestic distractions to defend Taiwan militarily against any possible plans to threaten the island's sovereignty.
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One Comment	to: Chinese Military Exercises Threaten to Invade Taiwan
Hatman1793
The Chicoms are not our friends. The Brits look weak & pathetic for allowing HK to fall to the Chicom totalitarians. HK is now lost. Is Taiwan next? Yes.
Are the Chicoms bluffing or strutting? Practicing? It appears that Taiwan could easily become overwhelmed by Chicom military forces. Before sufficient help arrives, the Chicoms declare Taiwan their property & proclaim their right to defend it. This would not end well.
Whose acting like an imperial power bent on conquest now? Time for Japan, Taiwan, & Australia to nuke up.
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"Welcome, World."
That is the message on the website of Richmond 2015 as it counts down the days, hours and seconds to Sept. 19.
That is the day the Road World Cycling Championships begin in the capital city. Preparation for the nine-day event (Sept. 19-27) has prompted activities ranging from widespread street repaving to the training of a small army of volunteers to guide visitors around Richmond.
The "Worlds," as the championships are called, represent a pinnacle event for cycling. Richmond aggressively sought the races — it will be the first U.S. host of the event since 1986. The competition is supervised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world governing body for cycling.
Nearly half a million spectators are expected to watch the event in person, along with a worldwide TV audience estimated to number in the hundreds of millions.
Their eyes will be trained on 1,000 superbly chiseled athletes with lightning in their legs as they zip along city streets and other roads throughout the region in a series of 12 races.
Predicted impact
Richmond 2015, the umbrella organization pulling together the various pieces of the race event, has projected a rosy economic impact: $129 million in visitor spending in the region, along with $3.8 million in local tax revenue.
The rush is on to tie the bow on race-related projects before the crowds start arriving. A safe ride for the contestants is critical. City paving projects were expected to be completed by mid-August.
Once the races are complete, local residents will have not only better streets but legacy reminders, such as the restoration of cobblestone streets in various parts of the city, says Allen Rothert, Richmond's special events coordinator.
"They are artists," Rothert said of the workers who have preserved the old skills of laying cobblestones. He adds that Richmond has been collecting cobblestones over decades of street work and putting them aside in a warehouse for times when they are needed for restoration projects.
Rothert says the World Championships will be the biggest event the city has ever staged.
If plans unfold in the way they're supposed to, Richmond will be one of the few cities in the country to have successfully hosted an international competition of this scale. "For me, it's all about reputation," says Rothert, who has been employed by the city for 45 years. "This will be our crowning achievement."
Businesses along the path of the various races have mixed emotions about what to expect, according to Greg Johnson, owner of Citizen Restaurant in downtown Richmond and a spokesman for the group. "Some are looking forward to it," he says. "Some are closing for the week."
The ones who are temporarily closing, he says, are those who either think their products don't lend themselves to an international sports crowd or they are concerned that their employees might not be able to get to work because of the crowds and street closures.
Johnson, on the other hand, believes that restaurant owners like him stand to benefit. "I hope we'll be so incredibly busy, we'll be able to take the next week off," he says.
Johnson says some downtown businesses have expressed doubt whether adequate transportation plans would be in place, not only to deliver employees to the workplace but also to provide needed services.
But Johnson credits officials at Richmond 2015 with trying to work with downtown merchants to explain the full scope of the races and what to expect as events began. "They told us what 450,000 people really means," he says, and it means crowds.
Ed Jones, owner of Cycles Ed in Ashland, says many small bike shop owners like him will not benefit from the races, as they initially hoped they would. "Most of the local shops will not be involved. The teams will be bringing their own mechanics and their own equipment," Jones says.
But he believes that the attention brought to cycling by the World Championships will add momentum to a cycling resurgence that is already underway. "We'll be affected residually," Jones says.
Officials organizing the races say that at every turn, they're trying to involve local businesses and merchants as partners, and they have tried to be sure that small, women-owned and minority businesses have an opportunity to participate.
Army of volunteers
Katherine O'Donnell, vice president of community relations for Richmond Region Tourism, says the organization has revved up its "I Am Tourism Ambassador Training" program.
"We are overseeing the Ambassador volunteers that are a part of the 3,000-plus volunteer shifts being organized by Richmond 2015," O'Donnell says. "These will be volunteers stationed at visitor info desks as well as roamers in high-traffic areas such as the FanFest in the Greater Richmond Convention Center."
FanFest, only a few steps from the start and finish lines for races at Fifth and East Broad streets, will be the hub for fans to gather autographs and photos of their favorite riders.
More than vendors and exhibitors also will be there. Richmond-based CarMax, the largest used-car retailer in the country, is sponsoring a "Kid Zone" for young cycling fans.
Richmond also has a who's who of corporate and regional partners to help shoulder some of the fundraising responsibilities. Among the corporate sponsors are Genworth, WestRock (formerly MeadWestvaco), Altria Group, Hunton & Williams and Dominion Resources.
Richmond 2015 officials set a goal of raising $21 million to put on the races. "We're very much on track," says Lee Kallman, vice president of marketing and business development.
In addition, Virginia Tourism Corp. (VTC) is planning to air at least 500 commercials across the country during the championships.
The 30-second commercials will be aired on Universal Sports, NBC Sports Network, CNBC, and NBC. The spots will feature Virginia travel experiences, such as outdoor recreation, beaches, mountains and culinary scenes before a large audience tuning in to see the bike race.
The commercials are part of a $2 million partnership between the VTC and Richmond 2015.
Fees from television broadcasts of the races, royalties from the official travel program, as well as concession and merchandise sales also will help bolster the bottom line.
Kallman says that in Europe the World Championships are regarded almost strictly as a big race. "For us it's more of an international festival, an international party," he says. "It provides a stage to showcase the region to the world."
International interest
The Richmond area is getting that international exposure at a time when an increasing number of foreign companies are showing an interest in the region.
"About 74 percent of the projects we're working on are international," says Barry Matherly, the CEO of the Greater Richmond Partnership, a regional economic development marketing group. "Over the past three years, it's been climbing steadily."
Last year, for example, Tranlin Inc., a subsidiary of a Chinese pulp and paper company, announced it would spend $2 billion during the next five years to build its first advanced manufacturing facility in the U.S., which will be located on an 850-acre site in Chesterfield County.
Perhaps one of the reasons for increased international attention in the region was a change in the partnership's strategy two years ago.
Matherly says the organization closed its international offices and focused on a rapid-response effort to send representatives to emerging markets or to any country where prospect activity was hot. "It made us much more flexible," Matherly says. "We ramped up internationally."
Downtown population rising
The cycling event will spotlight Richmond at a pivotal time in its history. Downtown apartment development in the city continues at a blistering pace, as millennials, empty nesters and others flow into the city.
The advocacy group Venture Richmond reports that about 20,000 people now live in downtown Richmond, nearly double the 10,244 residents counted in 2010. That means that the number of downtown residents is nearly equivalent to the population of Waynesboro.
Integra Realty Resources, Richmond, a real estate consulting and valuation firm in Henrico County, says that 2,250 apartments were completed in downtown Richmond from the second half of 2012 through the second half of 2014, and an additional 2,400 units were in the pipeline.
Developers have been adapting old office buildings and former corporate headquarters buildings as multifamily dwellings.
Among recent examples of the trend have been conversions of the 23-story former Central Fidelity Bank headquarters on East Broad Street (an ongoing project) and the 14-story (with a seven-story annex) former Virginia Power headquarters at Seventh and East Franklin streets.
Scott's Addition blossoms
The newest hotspot in Richmond's housing scene is Scott's Addition, a former gritty industrial area that has been the focus of intense development activity during the past few years.
The Scott's Addition Boulevard Association has reported that 1,200 apartments either have opened in the past year or are expected to open this year.
The neighborhood is bounded on the south by Broad Street, on the east by The Boulevard, on the north by the railroad tracks and on the west by Interstate 195.
It was declared a historic district in 2005, making it eligible for historic tax credits and real estate abatements from the city.
Louis Salomonsky, a 76-year-old developer who has been building housing in Richmond for half a century, says Scott's Addition is on fire. "We built 134 apartments, and they rented overnight," says Salomonsky, a principal in Historic Housing.
He added that the median income of those who are renting from his company has gone up significantly during the past few years.
"There is increasing affluence," Salomonsky says, but he adds that increased development in the area has gone hand-in-hand with increased gentrification, as households with lower incomes have moved out.
'Reversal of fortune'
Gentrification in Richmond's historic areas and other forces, such as increased immigration from Mexico and Central America, has produced what urban planner John Moeser calls "a reversal of fortunes" in the Richmond region.
Pockets of poverty have shifted from the city into suburban counties, as low-income residents seek less expensive housing.
Moeser, who taught urban planning at Virginia Commonwealth University, now is a senior fellow at Bonner Center for Community Engagement at the University of Richmond. He says that for the first time in American history the majority of poor now live in the suburbs, and the Richmond region is no exception.
In a recent report, Moeser notes that, from 2000 to 2012, the number of people living below the poverty line rose 70 percent in Henrico County and increased 41 percent in Chesterfield County, Richmond's two biggest suburban neighbors. By contrast, Richmond's increase was 25 percent.
"The reversal of fortune between the city and county is becoming the new normal," Moeser recently wrote.
In an interview, he observes that gentrification in various sections of Richmond undergoing rapid development will continue.
"I don't see that stopping anytime soon," he says. "My prediction is that the counties are going to have a much more serious time with poverty as time goes on, concentrated, high density poverty."


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'The Intouchables' is filmmaking at its finest
March 11, 2021 May 27, 2012 by Brian Milinsky
Omar Sy and Francois Cluzet in 'The Intouchables'
"Based on a true story."
Whenever a film starts with this as part of the opening credits, they might as well say "we've changed at least one major element of the true story our movie is based on."
Fortunately, this time that change doesn't alter how wonderful and inspiring The Intouchables is.
Best described as a feel-good dramatic comedy, The Intouchables is the story of Philippe (Cluzet) who is a wealthy man, but is a quadraplegic (tetraplegic if you prefer) who lives in a lovely mansion with his teen daughter, several servants, but being his physical caretaker is a position no one has lasted at for very long.
It is also the story of Driss (Sy), who just spent six months in prison, and has no interest in actually getting the job as caretaker. He is only there because he needs three signatures on his form saying he's applied for and turned down positions in order to get his welfare benefit. Tired of waiting, when someone else's turn comes, he storms to the front of the line and enters the room where Philippe and his assistant Magalie (Fleurot) are conducting the interviews. Philippe refuses to sign the paper, telling Driss to leave it and to return the following morning at 9 a.m., to get it. Although he's already late in turning in the paper, Driss has no choice and leaves. When he returns home, for the first time in six months, he manages to get in a bath before being given the boot by his aunt.
Omar Sy (l.) and Francois Cluzet co-star in 'The Intouchables'
He returns to the mansion of Philippe the following morning and to his surprise, Philippe's other assistant, Yvonee (Ny) starts showing him around and explaining his duties. He only wants the signature at first, but when he sees the size of the room and private bath that come with the job, he decides he can take it. At least for a little while.
Driss is not trained to be a caretaker, but he is strong and a fast learner. Of things he wants to learn. He grudgingly agrees to dress Philippe, even in garments he feels are inappropriate for a male, but when it comes to helping Philippe deal with a particular bodily function, he refuses. "I'm not emptying the ass of a guy I don't know. Or even a guy I do know. I don't empty anyone's ass on principle."
Clearly he's not the ideal employee in most people's minds. He flirts shamelessly and relentlessly with Magalie. He pours very hot water on Philippe's legs in an experiment to see if he really is without feeling below the waist. He goes out of his way to piss off Philippe's daughter, who isn't happy with much of anything anyway. But when he sees the neighbor blocking the driveway as he is about to take Philippe out in Philippe's sports car, his solution for convincing that neighbor to never again block this space convinces Philippe that he's made the right hire.
This film took only 9 weeks to become the most successful French film ever, without the benefit of U.S. box office, amassing over $300 million in receipts before opening here. Better still, thanks to the involvement of the real Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, 5% of the film's profits are going to a French charity that helps invalids.
Okay, so what was that one big change from the "true story" to the film version. In the real story, it was a North African, an Arab, and not a Senaglese, not a Black that the real Philippe hired. But that change doesn't impact the way the film managed to capture how the men truly bonded. I won't tell you more about that, other than to say that they remain close, to this very day. Oh, and the film doesn't explain how Philippe was injured. But if you saw the trailer, you saw he and Driss doing the very thing that put Philippe into that wheelchair.
But don't let charitable reasons or success be why you choose to go see The Intouchables. It's one of the best films out thus far this year and worthy of the investment of time and money.
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Germany and Netherlands sign joint declaration of intent on energy transition
By Florence Schulz | EURACTIV.de | translated by Daniel Eck
With regard to Germany's climate package, Rutte said he understood the approach chosen, highlighting the aim of preserving the people's way of life while reducing CO2 emissions. "But we don't want people to have to cancel their holidays either," the Dutch PM added. [Hayoung Jeon/ epa]
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Following the Dutch government's Berlin visit on Wednesday (2 October), Germany and the Netherlands signed a joint declaration of intent laying out a common energy transition plan, as well as closer cooperation in the areas of defence and asylum policy. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed her Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte for a set of bilateral talks in Berlin on Wednesday.
At a press conference, Merkel announced she was pleased to have "a whole series of things in common". Previously, eleven parliamentarians from each state had held a joint plenary session and discussed current political issues.
Environmental protection issues were at the forefront, as was the case during the last government meeting in August. In the morning, Federal Economics Minister Peter Altmaier and his Dutch counterpart Eric Wiebes signed a joint declaration of intent on the energy transition.
Both countries have promised to cooperate more closely in the area of offshore wind farms and to work together with France and Belgium to develop a common gas market. By 2030, the Netherlands will cease natural gas production in the Gröningen region, from which Germany has so far purchased gas.
In the future, hydrogen could play an essential role, according to the joint declaration.
"They intend to jointly perform a feasibility study on the viability of future hydrogen applications, hydrogen production, particularly production based on renewable energy, large scale storage and transport infrastructure," the declaration states.
Concerning Germany's climate package, Rutte said he understood the approach chosen, highlighting the aim of preserving the people's way of life while reducing CO2 emissions. "But we don't want people to have to cancel their holidays either," the Dutch PM added.
As in previous consultations, Merkel reiterated her support for raising the EU target for reducing greenhouse gases from 40% to 55% by 2030. In August, Merkel announced in The Hague that she could "well support" such an initiative by Rutte.
Merkel speaks in favour of increasing EU's 2030 climate target to 55%
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte have announced they would collaborate to strengthen climate protection at EU level, following a meeting in the Hague on Thursday (22 July). Could this be Merkel's comeback as the 'climate Chancellor'? EURACTIV's partner Der Tagesspiegel reports.
Besides, the representatives of both governments discussed the further development of the European asylum system, which "is not as advanced as we would like it to be", Merkel said.
Last week, Germany, France, Italy and Malta agreed on an interim solution for the distribution of migrants rescued at sea. Together with the Netherlands, they want to ensure the number of returnees is increased and military cooperation intensified.
"It is good fortune that after Germany had caused so much pain to the Netherlands 75 years ago, we are now working together in such a spirit of partnership," Merkel said.
Dutch offshore wind farms first in world to go subsidy-free
The Dutch government has begun to follow through on its renewable energy pledges by awarding Swedish firm Vattenfall two contracts for what will be the world's first wind farms to be built entirely without public money.
The topic of digitisation was also on the meeting's agenda. Both governments want to work together to establish a European digital internal market and an EU-wide area for health data.
The aim would be for such data to be freely exchanged between European member states, in compliance with data protection regulations. To this end, an eHealth pilot project is to be launched in the German-Dutch border region.
Given the ongoing budget negotiations in Brussels, Rutte said he hoped "they could be concluded under the Finnish Presidency" [until the end of the year]. Together with Austria, Sweden and Denmark, both countries are committed to maintaining the multiannual financial framework (MFF) at around 1% of the European GDP.
The European Commission had proposed a 1.1% increase because of Brexit, while the Parliament even called for a 1.3% increase.
[Edited by Zoran Radosavljevic]
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2 responses to "Germany and Netherlands sign joint declaration of intent on energy transition"
musicmaster says:
Sure, they can nicely cooperate. Germany wants it citizens to use natural gas for cooking and heating. And the Dutch government want its citizens to give up natural gas in favor of solar cells and heat pumps.
What a waste!
Johan Stavers says:
Peculiar that Merkel finds it necessary to bring up WW2 during a statement about this energy transition.


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Evance gets a new home at evanceit.co.uk
Evance's journey has not been an easy one. Sure there's been moments of euphoria, but there's been times of down right frustration. Till recently you would often hear the screams bellowing from various offices at Azexis day and night since 2010. But as we look back over the last 3 years we realise just how much we've achieved logistically and technologically.
We took a tired old ecommerce system, where CMS was an after thought, and brought it kicking and screaming into the 21st century with a true WYSIWYG editor. Ok, there's still a lot to do, but then there was always going to be and that's why we decided to launch Evance subscriptions in 2012 so that customers could receive updates (we're continually making that process easier).
Excitement from Azexis
With Evance moving into its own domain ( www.evanceit.co.uk ) there's a sense of satisfaction at Azexis. A sense of achievement. A feeling of almost parental pride, vigour and excitement. We're finally seeing the fruits of our labour published to a wider market.
Reassurance for customers
For the few customers who previewed the new website, there's a sense of progression. A sense of safety - knowing that Evance isn't just an idea between friends jotted down on a serviette in Pizza Hut (actually, that is how it all started). The new website represents so much more to customers. It means Evance is a serious entity in its own right and, though still fledgling, can stand apart from its parent company (I promised myself I wouldn't cry).
I was recently asked what the future holds for Evance and what our plans are for Azexis now that the two are diverging? It's an important question and something I was sure to be asked again. So I thought I'd address it here. The answer is more of the same and lot of "different".
More of the same
There's still going to be a huge drive for innovation and development both in Evance and Azexis. In fact Evance's new architecture itself is making it easier for us to innovate within the software, whilst the new Azexis Cloud infrastructure provides us with greater flexibility.
A lot of "different"
Anything that's worth doing is never easy. I don't remember who told me that, but they weren't wrong. Historically Azexis is a bespoke web developer so entering into an off-the-shelf market is kind of alien to us. There's still a journey ahead as we embark on establishing the Evance brand through increasing our pace on marketing and advertising.
Increasing subscriptions
We're already pleased with the adoption rate of subscriptions for Evance and expect them to more than double over the next year. Growth of the Evance community offers stability and security to Azexis and to our customers where Evance is now the lifeblood for both parties.
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