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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS ON UK TO PREVENT EQUIPPING OF ISRAELI ATTACK HELICOPTERS
Israeli forces have used US-supplied helicopter gunships to violate the human rights of Palestinians in punitive attacks – on civilians, including Children's rights - where there was no imminent danger to life.
The UK government issued export licences for 'components for combat helicopters' and related technology to Israel in 1999. It is unclear what these 'components' are, as the UK government's Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls does not give sufficient details. US Apache attack helicopters can also be built under licence in the UK.
Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International UK, said:
'The UK government must respond to wide public concern at the use of attack helicopters by the Israeli security forces to commit human rights violations during the present intifada.
'The only safe course for our government is to suspend immediately licences for export of any equipment from this country used to keep Israeli attack helicopters in the air.'
On 12 October 2000, Israel Air Force (IAF) helicopter gunships fired anti-tank missiles on Palestinian facilities, including a radio station, in Ramallah/al-Bireh and other towns in the West Bank and Gaza city and Beit Lahiya in the Gaza Strip. Thirty people were reportedly injured in these attacks.
Later the same day, IAF helicopter gunships attacked a Palestinian facility in Jericho in the West Bank. According to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), this came in response to an arson attack on a synagogue located on the edge of Jericho. The IDF also stated that IAF attack helicopters opened fire in the Nablus area, Salfit, Hara al-Shaykh and Abu Sneineh. There are also reports that helicopter gunships opened fire in Jenin.
According to international human rights standards, lethal force can only be used if there is imminent danger to life and if force cannot be avoided to protect life.
The IDF has made clear that the missiles fired by attack helicopters on 12 October were not used to protect lives. According to the IDF, the attacks were in response to the killing of two Israeli soldiers by Palestinians earlier on 12 October at a police station in Ramallah/al-Bireh.
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As a component of their government's initiatives around STI (science, technology, and innovation), the Nelson Mandela Institute of Science and Technology is hosting a series of workshops on leadership & innovation. My bit is about entrepreneurial management and I'm planning to focus on rendering a relevant & actionable explanation lean principals.
By way of background, Tanzania is among the world's poorest countries but ranks high on GDP growth (6%- see Wikipedia, World Bank, and World Factbook for figures). Relative to its peers, it's a pretty good place to do business and improving. Agriculture is a big part of GDP and provides something like 80% of the country's employment. In general, startups in Tanzania aren't delivering a killer new iPhone app. They're often looking at agriculture and the related topic of core infrastructure (power, roads, water, etc.). Retail and distribution are also popular. Example startup's I've read about or talked about with my sponsors at the Global Knowledge Initiative are in areas like processing seed oil, producing cut flowers (for export), and providing innovative takes on low cost infrastructure (ex: solar-powered refrigeration and lighting). This report by UNIDO describes their work with female entrepreneurs in food processing, as does this profile on Kiva. I created my own micro portfolio of Tanzanian loans on Kiva to seek out more local texture (and because I've been meaning to for years, but, I'm sorry to say, had never gotten around to it).
You're unlikely to read about any of these startup's in the WSJ or TechCrunch, but they're Tanzania's bridge to a developed economy. It seems like a million years ago, but when I was in China in the mid-90's 'town and village enterprises', small local businesses, were the country's economic dynamo. Fast forward and, well, it looks like it was a good thing. Acknowledging the gigantic differences between China and Tanzania, I think it's well accepted that these small scale local businesses are a key pivot in Tanzania's transition to economic self-sufficiency and growth.
How relevant are lean principals? For the small scale enterprise, scarcity and uncertainty are a long-standing fact of life. Will the two person enterprise processing seed oil or baking bread hear about lean principals, understand them and find them relevant? In most cases, probably not, at least not in that form. But it's the role of the folks at the Nelson Mandela AIST to help propagate this kind of innovation, with help from partners like GKI and UNESCO. For larger projects, I think the principals are readily applicable. For example, there are various NGO and state-funded research/office parks across Africa. Some are humming along, some are basically vacant. There isn't an obvious, proven recipe for development and modernization in Tanzania and a lean, iterative, adaptive approach may be just the thing. In classic lean fashion, all I can really say is 'we'll see'.
I'll also be posting a worksheet and recording of the delivered presentation.
This isn't as hard as the items that follow, but I am still learning about the audience.
This is our first real discovery item. The idea is to successfully apply the principals to sample projects in business, government, and academia. Once we've seen those through, we'll either persevere to the next step if they're successful or assess what we've learned and pivot to a new approach.
Once we have a working recipe, we'll look to scale it, finding beachheads in similar situations and industries.
If you've worked on similar projects, particularly if you've worked on applying lean principals, please post here or drop me a line at acowan@alexandercowan.com.


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David Charles Nye (born October 10, 1958) is an American lawyer and jurist who is the Chief United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. He was a state court judge for Idaho's Sixth District Court from 2007 to 2017, and before that spent twenty years in private practice in Idaho.

Early life and education

Nye was born in 1958 in Lynwood, California. He graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature. He worked for Swire's Coca-Cola bottling plant in Salt Lake City, then attended BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School, graduating in 1986 with a Juris Doctor degree.

Career

Nye began his legal career in 1986 in Idaho at Burley, as a law clerk to Judge George G. Granata of the state's Fifth District Court. The following year, he joined the law firm of Merrill & Merrill in Pocatello as an associate. He became a partner in 1989, specialized in medical malpractice and insurance law, and stayed with the firm until 2007.

In 2007, Nye became a judge in the Sixth Judicial District and presided over civil and criminal matters for ten years.

Federal judicial service

Expired nomination under Obama
On the recommendation of U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, President Barack Obama nominated Nye on April 5, 2016, to serve as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. Nye was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Edward Lodge, who assumed senior status on July 3, 2015.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on his nomination on June 21, 2016, and his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote on July 14. The nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress.

Shortly after the 2016 election, Senators Crapo and Risch indicated that if Nye was not confirmed by year's end, they would recommend him to incoming President Donald Trump for renomination in the 115th Congress.

Renomination under Trump
On Thursday, April 27, 2017, Senators Crapo and Risch indicated that President Trump had signed off on renominating Nye for the same post, and his renomination was announced on May 8. Nye was unanimously rated as "well qualified" by the American Bar Association, as he had been during his prior nomination in 2016. On June 15, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote. On July 10, 2017, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 97–0 vote. On July 12, 2017, his nomination was confirmed by a 100–0 vote. Nye was commissioned the same day. He was sworn in on August 1, 2017 in a private ceremony. He became Chief Judge on January 2, 2019, succeeding B. Lynn Winmill.

See also
 Barack Obama judicial appointment controversies

References

External links

 Biography at District of Idaho

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Aima Saint Hunon is a well received, up and coming artist with a very promising future. When Paul Cavanagh had a chance encounter with Aima at a gallery opening in 2011 in Shanghai, he discovered she had an interest in having some of her sculptures cast in bronze. While talking together, Paul Cavanagh also learned that while in China, Aima worked along side world renowned Chinese sculptor Xie Aige, whom Cavanagh also knows. That unforeseen meeting began what has been an ongoing, multifaceted relationship between Aima and our Asian affiliate Sculpture Source Asia.
In 2012, Paul Cavanagh and Aima began planning an exhibition of the pieces she wished to cast in bronze. Cavanagh is co-owner of the Philippe Staib Gallery in Shanghai and he proposed having the show there. He also began to discuss with Aima the choices she would have for having her sculptures cast. They decided on the foundry in Nanchang because Aima had heard the quality was equal to any other foundry. Aima also indicated that the economic value China offered her was an important factor in determining her decision.
The foundry in Nanchang, known for their bronze sculptures and bronze plaques, began making the molds and then the bronze castings in 2013. Aima stayed in Nanchang for two months learning the techniques of fine finishing and patina under the tutelage of Cavanagh. Aima has had formal training in sculpture and holds a professional diploma from the Olivier Serres Art School in France but she had never produced a bronze casting before. In time, Aima was able to rely on Paul Cavanagh's knowledge and abilities. Aima learned quickly and her stunning, hued patinas are a good example of her intelligence infusing with her unique, creative abilities.
Aima Saint Hunon reviews and is very pleased with the work at the Nanchang foundry for her bronze sculptures in 2014.
Aima had heard stories about the quality not being very high in China. To her delight, Aima found the quality of the casting was as good as anywhere in the world and far superior to anywhere in China. There were 28 sculptures for Aima's show, all of various dimensions. All of the pieces were completed on time and finished expertly.
Aima's exhibition "Oh! LALA" was in the Philippe Staib Gallery in Shanghai from March 15 to May 11, 2014 to great success.
Aima's passion for her work and her unique talent show great promise for her future success. Aima splits her time between her studios in Shanghai and New York. She works in the mediums of sculpture, painting, ceramics, collage, print making, video, poetry and performance art. We continue to enjoy our relationship with such an aspiring, multi-talented artist.


At Hemma, we are always looking for ways we can improve our service to you. We have a short survey about our Yoga studio that we would like you to fill in. It will only take 5-10 minutes and you can be entered to win 450minutes of Yoga (approx 6 classes). You can also give your feedback anonymously. The draw will be on June 15th, so don't delay! Thank you for taking the time to offer us feedback.


This paper divides money created by banking systems into two separate components, corresponding to a classification of the services provided by banking systems. The model of division into the amounts of intermediation and pure liquidity creation has some implications that are different from those of other models of the demand for money. In particular, the paper finds no evidence of a strong or stable relationship between the demand for bank money and income, and between the demand for money and interest rates. Further, it is suggested that owned deposits arising from intermediation have greater inflationary or anti-inflationary potential than borrowed deposits arising from pure liquidity creation.


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SISU attend crucial Coventry City meeting as Ricoh Arena row rumbles on
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SISU boss attends meeting
Sisu boss Joy Seppala was among those meeting in Westminster today to discuss the future of Coventry City Football Club.
The key players in the Ricoh Arena row were called to the face-to-face meeting by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Jeremy Wright.
As well as Ms Seppala making the trip to London, she was joined by the football club's chairman Tim Fisher and chief executive Dave Boddy, Nick Eastwood from Wasps RFC and Julie Newman from Coventry City Council.
EFL bosses Shaun Harvey and John Nagle were also at today's meeting, as were local MPs, West Midlands Mayor Andy Street and Mark McCafferty of Premiership Rugby.
Coventry City has released a statement saying that while they cannot divulge the content of today's crunch meeting, the club "welcomed the opportunity for the parties involved in the current impasse to come together to discuss the future of the football club in the city".
Sisu open letter
SISU as an investment manager typically does not make press comments. We are breaking with that tradition, however, because we think it essential that we explain to the fans the status of CCFC. We have prepared the attached summary and background note that sets out how the current situation has evolved at CCFC.
SISU is committed to a successful football club: despite the many reports to the contrary, we want (and have always wanted) to provide CCFC with:
• a stadium it can call home
• access to all the revenues it can generate (like any other professional football club)
• control of the costs it incurs
• a stable base from which to challenge up the leagues.
Read it in full below:
Save Our Sky Blues: The open letter from Sisu in full
CCFC statement
The statement released this evening (March 14) reads: "Coventry City Football Club attended today's meeting in Westminster, and welcomed the opportunity for the parties involved in the current impasse to come together to discuss the future of the football club in the city.
"At the start of the meeting today, it was agreed that no party would publicly comment on what was discussed in the meeting.
"As stated previously, we maintain that face-to-face talks between key figures in all parties would be the only way to find a solution.
"We would like to thank those who took the time to attend the meeting today. We hope that an agreement can be found that will provide the best solution to all parties, that being Coventry City playing home games at the Ricoh Arena next season."
What's happening at Coventry City?
All your Coventry news
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Mark Robins hailed goalkeeper Lee Burge after his heroics on Tuesday night sealed Coventry City a much-needed three points.
Burge has come in for criticism recently and presented Burton Albion with their winner at the Ricoh Arena on Friday night.
But the 26-year-old, who is out of contract at Coventry in the summer, pulled off a series of fine saves in the 2-1 victory over Fleetwood Town.
He stood firm in the face of an aerial bombardment that included 13 corners and protected City's lead with a magnificent block at Ched Evans' feet and a flying injury-time save from Ashley Hunter.
Cod Army manager Joey Barton reserved a special mention for Burge in his post-match press conference - and Sky Blues boss Robins did the same.
"He made a great save, a really good save at the end," Robins said. "There are times when you can see that they get a little bit anxious and nervous and the technique goes a little bit because of it.
"But he's played over 150 games now and he's got a lot of experience and he needs to draw on that at times, and I think he does.
"He just needs to be settled and calm when he's distributing the ball at times but he made the brilliant save at the end which meant that we kept the three points."
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Monarch butterfly release slated Saturday in Breezy Point
Football Jul 18th 2019 - 3pm
Football: Tigers to return to varsity football action
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April snow could bring up to 6 inches
It may be too soon to say for sure--weather is always unpredictable--but it looks like Brainerd may see a good amount of snowfall later this week. "It's still a little early to predict how much snow we will get," Dean Melde, meteorologist with th...
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A strong spring storm will impact the Northland Wednesday and Thursday bringing snow. Highest snowfall amounts will be from central Minnesota to central Wisconsin, but there's a chance higher amounts may make it as far north as the Twin Ports depending on how the system evolves. Click on the image to view the entire graphic. Graphic / National Weather Service Duluth
It may be too soon to say for sure-weather is always unpredictable-but it looks like Brainerd may see a good amount of snowfall later this week.
"It's still a little early to predict how much snow we will get," Dean Melde, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Duluth, said Monday, April 8, of a winter storm system expected to land Thursday in the Brainerd area and much of central and northern Minnesota. "But as of right now, Brainerd has a potential to see 6 inches or more. South of Crow Wing County, such as St. Cloud and Little Falls, could see as much as a foot.
"If the storm system changes just a little bit it can push more of the heavier snow into Brainerd. People will have to watch the forecast throughout the week."
Before the snow comes, Brainerd is expected to get rain. The NWS reported a 20 percent chance of showers after 1 p.m. Wednesday, and another chance of rain before 8 p.m., with the rain expected to change to snow about 9 p.m. The chance of precipitation is 50 percent. The low temperature is projected to be around 27 degrees and it is expected to be blustery.
On Thursday the snow is expected to be heavy at times, with a high near 33 degrees and breezy conditions. There is a chance of snow showers before 1 a.m. Thursday and before 1 p.m. Friday.
Melde said one of the weather models for snow amounts predicted up to 8 inches of snow for Brainerd. However, this is just one of many models forecasters consider.
No matter how much snow falls it probably won't last long, as the forecast calls for a high near 44 Saturday and a high of 46 Sunday.
A heavy snowfall isn't unprecedented at this time of year. Last April, Brainerd had 6.5 inches of snow April 15-16.
The 2018-19 winter season has brought 63.5 inches of snow, compared to a normal season average of 44.7 inches of snow in Brainerd.
The average high temperature for April 8 is 51 degrees, with the record of 79 set in 1988. The average low temperature for April 8 is 28 degrees. As of 4 p.m. Monday, it was 60 degrees, with a 12 mph northeast wind in Brainerd.
Flooding update
The weather service reported minor river flooding will continue along the Mississippi River at Aitkin and Fort Ripley throughout the week. Melde said flooding at both locations is at or below the flooding forecast. Even with the snow coming, "it typically takes a few days to melt" so the weather service does not expect major impacts on the flooding stage, Melde said.
As of 10 a.m. Monday, the Mississippi River at Fort Ripley was at 9.8 feet and flood stage is 10 feet. The water could rise to 10.8 feet by early Saturday and at 11 feet, would cause minor flooding.
The Mississippi River near Aitkin was at 12.5 feet at 9:30 a.m. Monday and flood stage is 13 feet. The river is expected to rise to 14 feet in the Cedarbrook neighborhood near Eagle Road, the weather service reported. The Aitkin City Park may also flood.
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El Valle de Bao es uno de los valles intramontañosos más altos e importantes de la Cordillera Central, República Dominicana.

Formación geológica
La era formadora de esas montañas es el periodo cretáceo, el cual se inicia hace 60 millones de años,  el área estaba formada por una cadena de volcanes cuyo material originario se fundió en el interior,  dando lugar después a rocas ígneas extrusivas, por el sobrecalentamiento de la corteza terrestre. Esta zona es la más antigua de la isla, se ven diferentes épocas glaciares.

El Valle de Bao (1800 m.s.n.m) es una hoya quedando en la misma falda de la pelona, donde reposa el Pico Duarte, la mayor altura de las Antillas, con una altura promedio de 3.175  [msnm]] medida por el sueco Erick Ekman, siendo la montaña más hermosa de República Dominicana, tal como manifestaran los conservacionistas dominicanos doctores, Juan Bautista Pérez y Miguel Canela Lázaro.

Clima y vida
En este valle nace uno de los ríos más importante de este país, y que lleva el mismo nombre del valle, el río Bao. La temperatura promedio dominante es generalmente fresca, principalmente en la temporada de invierno cuando se experimentan descensos importantes en la magnitud de la misma. En los meses de diciembre y enero, la temperatura desciende por debajo de 0 °C. A la salida del sol, durante el invierno; la escarcha cubre los pajones del valle. Las lluvias oscilan entre los 1000 – 3500 mm anuales, este volumen obedece que tenga precipitaciones por encima de los 4000 mm de lluvia.

El Valle de Bao es realmente una sabana y se caracteriza por ser particularmente profundo y cerrado (hoya).

Flora y Fauna
El bosque húmedo de latifoliada llega hasta poco más de 2.000 m de altitud; por encima de este nivel como el que se encuentra el valle la única especie arbórea es el pino criollo. La única especie epifita que se encuentra aquí es el conde de pino (Dendropemon pycnophyllus), que parasita pinos.

El substrato herbáceo es dominado por el pajón (Danthonia domingensis) además  abunda la Agrostis hiemalis.

La fauna es extremadamente pobre debido a las temperaturas bajas, vientos y la pobre vegetación. Solamente algunas aves pueden observarse durante el día y el puerco cimarrón, especie introducida.

Bao


Panda is the animal most valuable in the world, and we often Panda. Panda is our first class national protected animals, because it is very rare. His hair is black and white. We often call this "China national treasure." Panda is a unique animal in China. It is a kind of bear. Panda habitat in Sichuan Province and Shanxi Province in China.
Worldwide, there are about 1,590 wild pandas. An adult panda can grow from 120 to 190 centimeters. Its weight of 85 to 125 kg. They eat to live bamboo. People like pandas because they look beautiful. When the World Wide Fund for Nature was founded, panda has been used as a trademark of this organization. He was a special mark on the protection of animals. When dealing with foreign policy, we have often seen as a symbol of friendship.
Ailuaractos lufengensis is Panda ancestors. In fact, its scientific name Parailurus. This means it is a bear, but it is similar to the cat. That is, in essence, it is a bear, but it looks like a cat. Strictly speaking, "Panda" is a bad word. It's a story about his name. Prior to 1949, appears Beibei Chongqing Museum sample Panda. On the set, there was one word "Ailuropus." But people read the headline from right to left. To read the word instead of the panda reporter Ailuropus. Therefore, this rumor has spread through the media. People were used to name a panda, and it is difficult to correct for them. So far, this name was used by the people. In fact, scientists call "Ailuropus" because his ancestors is similar to Bear. Both are carnivores.
But there are few places, the pandas can squat. People see changes in their habitats in modern times. In the last hundred years, our population has increased significantly and we occupied the country, as many habitats are gone. The valley, which has become our pandas living neighborhood. Pandas need to live bamboo. However, they need to choose the places where they can find bamboo. Now our government has a series of effective measures to protect endangered by these living fossils. Now all the people around the world care about the pandas survive or perish. From now on the protection and breeding pandas are particularly important. So we should be adapted to other habitats where to find them. We can create a good environment for the pandas.


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package net.sf.anpr.jxmenu.util.event;

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.EventListener;
import java.util.EventObject;
import java.util.List;

public class AbstractListenerList implements ListenerList {
	private List<EventListener> listeners;

	protected AbstractListenerList(List<EventListener> paramList) {
		this.listeners = paramList;
	}

	public synchronized void addListener(EventListener paramEventListener) {
		this.listeners.add(paramEventListener);
	}

	public synchronized int getListenerCount() {
		return this.listeners.size();
	}

	public synchronized EventListener getListenerAt(int paramInt) {
		return (EventListener) this.listeners.get(paramInt);
	}

	public synchronized Object[] getListenerList() {
		return this.listeners.toArray();
	}

	public synchronized Object[] getListenerList(Object[] paramArrayOfObject) {
		return this.listeners.toArray(paramArrayOfObject);
	}

	public synchronized void removeListener(EventListener paramEventListener) {
		this.listeners.remove(paramEventListener);
	}

	protected void dispatch(EventObject paramEventObject, String paramString)
			throws NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException,
			InvocationTargetException {
		synchronized (this.listeners) {
			for (int i = 0; i < this.listeners.size(); i++) {
				EventListener localEventListener = (EventListener) this.listeners
						.get(i);
				Method localMethod = localEventListener.getClass().getMethod(
						paramString, new Class[] { EventObject.class });
				localMethod.invoke(localEventListener,
						new Object[] { paramEventObject });
			}
		}
	}
}

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 * Location: C:\Users\Alex\Desktop\jxmenu-05b\dist\lib\ideaityUtil.jar Qualified
 * Name: net.ideaity.util.event.AbstractListenerList JD-Core Version: 0.6.2
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Q: J Language: Reading large 2D matrix I'm a J newbie, and am trying to import one of my large datasets for further experimentation. It is a 2D matrix of doubles, approximately 80000x50000. So far, I have found two different methods to load data into J.
The first is to convert the data into J format (replacing negatives with underscores, putting exponential notation numbers into J format, etc) and then load with (adapted from J: Handy method to enter a matrix?):
(".;._2) fread 'path/to/file'

The second method is to use tables/dsv.
I am experiencing the same problem with both methods: namely, that these methods work with small matrices, but fail at approximately 10M values. It seems the input just gets truncated to some arbitrary limit. How can I load matrices of arbitrary size? If I have to convert to some binary format, that's OK, as long as there is a description of the format somewhere.
I should add that this is a 64-bit system and build of J, and I can successfully create a matrix of random numbers of the appropriate size, so it doesn't seem to be a limitation on matrix size per se but only during I/O.
Thanks!
EDIT: I did not find what exactly was causing this, but thanks to Dane, I did find a workaround by using JMF ( 'data/jmf' package). It turns out that JMF is just straight binary data with no header and native (?) or little-endian data can be mapped directly with JFL map_jmf_ 'x';'whatever.bin'

A: You're running out of memory. A quick test to see how much space integers take up yields the following:
   7!:2 'i. 80000 5000'
8589936256

That is, an 80,000 by 5,000 matrix of integers requires 8 GB of memory. Your 80,000 by 50,000 matrix, if it were of integers, would require approximately 80 GB of memory.
Your next question should be about performing array or matrix operations on a matrix too big to load into memory.

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Q: Filter AppCmd to running sites I have a script that uses appcmd to find sites using a particular vdir and iterates through them to find which ones are currently running
appcmd.exe list vdir /physicalPath:Z:\My\Path
:: save sites to array

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*Second best would be a filter on the list site call that removes the need to hunt for "Started"

*If there is a (complete) list of appcmd parameters on MSDN, TechNet, or somewhere that proves this is not possible, that would also be helpful.


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Here's how NYC will admit students to 'gifted' programs for 2021
By Christina Veiga Feb 17, 2021, 7:59pm EST
Students vying for a gifted program won't have to take a test. Admission in the 2021-22 school year will rely on teacher referrals and a random lottery.
Kelsey Brunner/The Denver Post
New York City will not test rising kindergarteners for admission to gifted programs, the education department announced Wednesday. Instead, students will be evaluated by their pre-K teacher or sign up for an interview.
Students will then be referred for admission and enter a random lottery for one of the 2,500 seats. There are 65,000 incoming kindergarteners, and typically about 15,000 vie for spots in gifted programs.
The change is for students entering school in fall 2021 only. It comes after the education department was left scrambling to devise a new admissions system for next school year. In a surprise vote last month, a citywide panel rejected a contract that would have allowed the city to continue testing preschoolers for admission to gifted programs, amid concerns about racial disparities in enrollment and the safety of administering an in-person test in the midst of a pandemic.
The education department did not share what criteria students would be evaluated on, which could raise questions about how students with different abilities, such as those who are learning English as a new language, might be judged.
The now-canceled admissions exam has long been blamed for driving segregation, with critics charging that tests for 4-year-olds are more likely to measure a family's advantage than a student's giftedness. Black and Latino students make up almost 60% of all kindergartners citywide, but only 14% of enrollment in gifted programs. At 43%, the greatest share of students in gifted classes are Asian. White students are also overrepresented at 36% of enrollment. Just over a quarter come from low-income families, compared with almost 70% citywide.
A memo written by education department officials this summer stated that sticking with the test this year would likely widen disparities because of the health crisis, which has fallen disproportionately on communities of color. Still, Mayor Bill de Blasio planned to forge ahead with the exam for one last year, pledging to scrap it after collecting ideas for reform from parents, advocates, and educators.
But the citywide Panel for Educational Policy, whose members are mostly appointed by the mayor and are largely thought to rubber stamp his policies, threw a wrench in those plans, voting to reject a contract extension that would have allowed the city to administer the exam this spring.
"We remain committed to finding a fairer and more equitable way forward to identify and meet the needs of students who would benefit from accelerated learning and enrichment, informed by a citywide engagement plan," said education department spokesperson Katie O'Hanlon. "We believe deeply that wide scale changes are needed to address the racial disparities in who has access to [gifted and talented] programs."
This year's changes are no guarantee that admissions will be any more fair.
Parents will have to opt-in to consideration for the program, which could disadvantage families with little information or resources about how to navigate the application process.
If a student is enrolled in the city's universal pre-K program, then the pre-K teacher will complete a questionnaire to determine whether the student should be referred for gifted admission. There are wide racial disparities in which students have been attending school in person this year, with white students overrepresented. Those with more time in the classroom with teachers could be at an advantage for referrals.
Students who aren't in a pre-K program can sign up to be interviewed by staffers in the education department's division of early childhood. With pre-K enrollment down by 13% this year, that could include a significant number of students. Interviews will happen remotely, opening up challenges for families who don't have reliable access to internet or electronic devices.
M. Rene Islas, former executive director of the National Association for Gifted Children, said he was unaware of any empirical support for identifying such young students for gifted programs in a remote setting. In addition to issues with access to technology, he said that allowing evaluators to peer into the homes of young children could also introduce biases if, for example, a student is living in a crowded apartment.
"I'm really worried about that," he said. "I don't think that's going to help with equity."
Both parent nominations and teacher referrals for gifted programs have been shown to result in underrepresentation of Black, Latino, and low-income students. However, those disparities are basically erased for Black children when they have a Black teacher — and many pre-K classrooms are led by women of color.
"They're trading one inequitable screen for another," said Allison Roda, an assistant professor at Molloy College, who has studied New York City's gifted programs and has advocated for their reform.
Since gifted classrooms are already unrepresentative, another potential knock against the program becoming much more diverse this year is that children with a sibling already enrolled in a school with a gifted program will continue to receive a priority in admissions.
Even this year's lottery system could have only a limited effect, if the pool of interested families isn't diverse. In a typical year, the racial and economic breakdown of those applying for a spot in gifted do not reflect the city as a whole. There are ways to try to make lotteries result in more diversity, by giving certain students a preference in admissions, which some schools for gifted students do.
Halley Potter, a senior fellow at the think tank The Century Foundation and a proponent of reforming the city's approach to gifted education, called this year's changes only "marginally" more fair.
"At least it is no longer based on a single standardized test to be administered in-person during a pandemic. But it's ultimately tinkering around the edges of a broken system," she said.
New York City's gifted classrooms are an outlier in many respects. Few other school districts start programming as early as kindergarten, and only about 10% use a model that separates children into completely different classrooms.
Islas said ideally children would have multiple ways to be identified for admission, with multiple entry points throughout a student's time in school. Many districts start programming around second grade. He said that expanding access to gifted programs in student's home schools, with support and training for teachers to meet their individual needs, could make the system more representative.
"There should be more investment there, as opposed to creating a few, finite magnet schools where only the privileged have an opportunity to learn," he said.
O'Hanlon, the education department spokesperson, said the city looks forward "to a long-term transformation" of its gifted programs. In reality, it will likely be up to the next administration to take on that hefty task. De Blasio, who controls the education department, is in his last year as mayor. What to do about gifted programs has already become an issue among the crowded field of Democrats vying to replace him.
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Elia Kazan: Selected Letters
A cultural giant of the Twentieth Century, Elia Kazan directed productions like 'On the Waterfront' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire' for the stage and screen. He worked with writers such as John Steinbeck, Tennessee Williams, and Arthur Miller, as well as actors such as Marlon Brando, James Dean and Robert De Niro. Find out more about his life through his letters.
James Joyce Letters
A bold revolutionary in the world of fiction, James Joyce was a literary genius. He was also a traveller. The author of Ulysses went on his own unique odyssey, travelling with his family around Europe for much of his life. Discover more through his letters.
From Darwin, Charles Robert To Cresy, Edward, Jr (1860)
From Weber, Carl Maria von To Berliner Freunde (1813)
From Halvorsen, Olaf To Clemens, Samuel L. (1890)
From Ives, Charles To Ives, Mollie (1895)
From Hayward, Nancy Hawks To Hemingway, Ernest (1944)
From Belt, Thomas To Darwin, Charles Robert (1877)
From Otis, Grace Quinlan To Hemingway, Ernest (1920)
From Cremins, Francis T. To Murphy, Seán (1941)
From MacOwan, Peter To unknown correspondent (1897)


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Last update January 11th, 2022 City of West Jordan Offering Curbside Christmas Tree Pick-up
Every year, the City of West Jordan offers its residents the option to pick up and dispose of their real Christmas trees. This year it is no different. Starting December 25th through January 21st, residents […]
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November 12th, 2021 Give Back – Give Blood
What are you asking Santa for this year? While some may be hoping for a new TV or game console, The American Red Cross is asking for blood donations. The City of West Jordan has […]
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October 15th, 2021 Local Artist Spotlight
The City of West Jordan and Adobe, a computer software company, have something in common – both feature art from local artist, Julie Fesko Penman. As a full-time mixed media and epoxy resin artist, Fesko […]
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Morgan Ivie said there isn't one word to explain how she felt when her name was called as the Western Stampede's new Rodeo Royalty Queen.
"I was so shocked," Ivie explained. "All the other girls did […]
Last update September 20th, 2021 West Jordan Named One of the Fastest Growing Cities in America
A new study from WalletHub has listed West Jordan as one of the fastest growing cities in America. Researchers compared 515 cities with varying population sizes.
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October 13th, 2020 Governor Gary Herbert announces change to Utah's Covid-19 guidelines
It's been seven months since Utah recorded its first COVID-19 case. Today, during a news conference, Governor Gary Herbert announced a change veering away from the state's 'colorcoded' scale, which has been used to decipher […]
October 8th, 2020 Governor Gary Herbert and Utah Infectious Disease Expert Plead for Utahns to Wear a Mask to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
"If we all do our part, we can get a lot accomplished as we try to win this war against the pandemic, "said Governor Gary Herbert during his weekly Coronavirus news conference.
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Abstract 3-Hydroxypropionate (3HP) is an attractive platform chemical, serving as a precursor to a variety of commodity chemicals like acrylate and acrylamide, as well as a monomer of a biodegradable plastic. To establish a sustainable way to produce these commercially important chemicals and materials, fermentative production of 3HP is widely investigated in recent years. It is reported that 3HP can be produced from several intermediates, such as glycerol, malonyl-CoA, and beta-alanine. Among all these biosynthetic routes, the malonyl-CoA pathway has some distinct advantages, including a broad feedstock spectrum, thermodynamic feasibility, and redox neutrality. To date, this pathway has been successfully constructed in various species including Escherichia coli, yeast and cyanobacteria, and optimized through carbon flux redirection, enzyme screening and engineering, and an increasing supply of energy and cofactors, resulting in significantly enhanced 3HP titer up to 40 g/L. These results show the feasibility of commercial manufacturing of 3HP and its derivatives in the future.
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Strength from Within: Rekindling Tribal Traditions to assist Victims/Survivors - Promoting traditional values and incorporating traditional skills in crime victim services; upholding wellness, mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally; and framing victim services around tribal traditions.
Honoring the Wisdom of the Past - Understanding historical trauma as a way to heal; enlisting tribal elders as keepers of our tribal histories; and embracing traditional teachings.
Honoring and Listening to Victim/Survivor Voices - Creating victim-centered/sensitive responses; being inclusive of victim/survivors - particularly those from un-served, underserved, and other populations - to achieve safety, justice and healing; and promoting peer to peer learning opportunities.
Promoting Safety, Justice and Healing - Justice for victims; justice for all; understanding the various jurisdictional issues particularly those in Public Law 280 states; exercising tribal sovereignty to promote safety and justice for victims; highlighting the resiliency of spirituality and healing in tribal communities; addressing child sexual abuse and education on developing sexual assault programs for victims of child sexual abuse in tribal communities; and including a special emphasis on crime victims within the juvenile justice system and strong support for keeping youth within the community.
Supporting and Educating Tribal Leaders - Educating and supporting efforts of tribal leaders to achieve accountability and responsibility to victims of crime.
Working in Harmony - Building the partnerships with federal agencies; Education on the importance of networking and working together in collaboration to strengthen services such as partnering with technology experts; and networking with Native men to address domestic violence and sexual assault.
Sustaining our Legacy - Developing skills and incorporating cultural approaches to enhance sustainability and measurability; and increasing the accuracy of victimization research.
Healing the Healers - Ensuring safety and support for service providers.


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God bless Danusha Goska! Or, more appropriately, God, thank you for Danusha Goska!
Anyone who knows anything about the horrors of the 20th century will know who Whittaker Chambers and Alexander Solzhenitsyn were to the literary world of their times. Now add Danusha Goska to the literary world of our time. If there is a more insightful and brutally honest journalist of this era, I can't think of who that may be.
In God Through Binoculars, Ms. Goska takes us through her journey from her poor upbringing in New Jersey, having been raised by first generation Polish and Slovakian parents through her academic challenges and ultimately successful achievement, culminating in a PhD and a modest teaching position at William Patterson College in New Jersey. Another example of how the truly best and brightest don't always receive their just deserts. Danusha Goska is among the finest minds we have and is objectively speaking one of the finest prose stylists we have.
In this "can't put down" read you will be amazed at the breadth and depth of Goska's knowledge and experience of both the natural and spiritual world. She argues lovingly but convincingly with the "science" community over issues of creation, Darwinism, aesthetics, truth, beauty, purpose, God, and the meaning of life. If you're going to take Goska on, you had better do your homework. Because I assure you, Danusha has done hers.
If you are ready for a work free of the canting nonsense, political correctness, simple mindedness, crass, politically charged messaging of our media world, then this is the book for you. I urge you, for your own peace of mind, to slip away to your own sabbatical and enjoy the thrilling and spiritual journey Danashu Goska will guide you through in this lovely, timeless work.


The real reason that we've never cloned a human, according to George Annas, a bioethicist at Boston University, is that there's no point.
In most countries there are laws or agreements against artificially creating a genetic duplicate of another person, both because of ethical concerns and technical difficulties. Cloning is still far from a perfect science, and creating an imperfect clone would likely mean making a person with potentially devastating genetic abnormalities.
"Nobody's got a perfect genome," he explains, and there's no reason to make a copy of all of someone's imperfections and disorders.
Making a genetically modified human — not a clone of an existing one — could be a different story. But the questions of how and why raise tricky ethical issues we've only begun to grapple with. It's long past time to face those questions head on — and figure out where we really stand.


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The Free Derry story
Justice Campaign
Bloody Sunday Trust
Clive Limpkin's 'Battle of Bogside' 50th Anniversary Edition
The Battle of the Bogside - 50 Years On (Events)
The Derry Model
Justice Campaign ›
Breaking through in Britain
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Bloody Sunday portraits held aloft under Derry's Walls to mark the 25th Anniversary of the killings, January 1997. (Hugh Gallagher)
The most expansive commemoration programme to date was planned for the twenty-fifth anniversary. The aim was to turn the Bloody Sunday weekend into an international event.
The campaign had broken into the mainstream British media. In January 1997, Channel Four News broadcast the first of an explosive series of reports - an interview with an anonymous paratrooper who admitted that unarmed civilians had been targeted on Bloody Sunday. The following week, on Tuesday 21 January 1997, author Don Mullan launched his groundbreaking book, 'Eyewitness Bloody Sunday' in Creggan. Almost 700 people turned up.
The same week saw more than a dozen Conservative and Labour MPs lodge early day motions at Westminster calling for a new independent, international inquiry into Bloody Sunday.
The 1997 milestone anniversary culminated in two key shared events – the launch of the newly established Bloody Sunday Trust and the publication of Professor Walsh's analysis of the new evidence unearthed by Patricia Coyle.
The Bloody Sunday Trust planned to submit Professor Walsh's 'The Bloody Sunday Tribunal of Inquiry – A Resounding Defeat for Truth, Justice and the Rule of Law' to the British and Irish governments as part of a renewed bid for a fresh inquiry.
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The Bloody Sunday Justice Campaigners pictured outside West End Park before taking their campaign to the US. (Derry Journal)
By the time the twenty-fifth anniversary arrived, public support for the campaign was at its highest point. On a crisp, cold Sunday afternoon, more than 40,000 people took to the streets and marched along the original 1972 route.
In February 1997, a delegation of relatives held talks with John Bruton in Dublin. They urged the Taoiseach to use his influence with the Clinton administration in the US to raise the issue of a new inquiry.
The impact of Don Mullan's book helped the families solidify their contacts with the Irish government. On 20 February 1997, a busload of campaigners, lawyers and family members set off for Dublin for a packed itinerary of meetings with various dignitaries, including the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, and Foreign Affairs Minister. The Irish government, swayed by the mountain of new evidence, agreed to do all it could to help and vowed to draw up a compendium of all the new evidence for submission to the British government.
A delegation of relatives and author Don Mullan prepared for a week-long lobbying trip to the US, where they took part in New York and Boston St Patrick's Day parades, attended a St Patrick's Day event in the White House and spoke to Congressional leaders at Capitol Hill. Congressional representatives vowed to write a letter in support of a new inquiry, and seventy-two Congressmen eventually signed this letter.
In March 1997, the Sunday Business Post in Dublin ran the story of a former para admitting that unarmed civilians had been deliberately killed on Bloody Sunday. Soldier 027 alleged that his company had been told by their Lieutenant the evening before Bloody Sunday to 'get some kills'. He also alleged that some of his colleagues had been in possession of their own additional ammunition, including illegal dum-dum bullets, and that many soldiers' accounts had been doctored by lawyers to tally with the version of events favoured by the army.
Two days later, Channel 4 News broadcast an interview with another anonymous paratrooper who revealed an uncannily similar account to that of Soldier 027, admitting that 'shameful and disgraceful acts' had been committed in Derry.
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Families and supporters were invited to take part in New York's 1997 St Patrick Day parade. (Museum of Free Derry)
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Over 40,000 attended the 25th Anniversary march in Derry. (Hugh Gallagher)
Decades of silence
Launch of the BSI
Establishing the Justice Campaign
Campaign gains recognition
The search for new evidence
'Widgery memo damns British'
Eyewitness Bloody Sunday
Petitioning 10 Downing Street
The second Bloody Sunday Inquiry
About the Museum of Free Derry
The Museum of Free Derry tells the story of how a largely working class community rose up against the years of oppression it had endured. The museum and archive has become an integral part of Ireland's radical and civil rights heritage.
The museum also tells the story of Bloody Sunday, the day when the British Army committed mass murder on the streets of the Bogside. It tells the story of how the people of Derry, led by the families of the victims, overcame the injustice and wrote a new chapter in the history of civil rights, which has become a source of international inspiration.
The museum is a public space where the concept of Free Derry can be explored in both historic and contemporary contexts. Free Derry is about our future together as much as it is about the past. The struggle of Free Derry is part of a wider struggle in Ireland and internationally for freedom and equality for all.
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He is a Past President of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry where he has sat on the Board of Directors for over 8 years with various roles including Chair of Regional Meetings, Chair of Trade Relations and Scientific Director prior to becoming its President in 2013/14.
He has received a number of accolades over the years, the most recent of which was at the Private Dentistry Awards in 2014 for 'Outstanding Contribution to Private Dentistry'. In 2012 he was also judged by his peers as 'UK Dentist of the Year' at the Dental Awards. After coming runner up in Private Dentistry's poll of the top 20 Elite Dentists in the UK in 2011 and 2012, it was 3rd time lucky when he topped the poll in 2013 as well as 2014. He also features regularly in Dentistry's poll of the Top 50 most influential dentists in the UK.
He is a Past President of The London Dental Fellowship and sits on the editorial board for The International Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry and was an editorial consultant for Dental Implant Summaries. Through his expertise in all aspects of tooth whitening, he has been appointed UK Dental Advisor to Philips Oral Healthcare. He has also appeared on Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies programme carrying out complex implant treatments.
Zaki is Director of K2 Dental Seminars, where he has trained hundreds of dentists, hygienists and therapists in the art and science of whitening techniques. He works at several prestigious award winning dental clinics in central London, The City, Harley Street and also runs K2 Dental, a private practice in the heart of Fulham Palace with his wife Dominique, also a dentist.


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USVI Gov. Bryan Introduces Reworked Adult-Use Cannabis Bill
On May 20, 2020, US Virgin Island's Governor Albert Bryan Jr. unveiled the new "reworked" adult-use cannabis bill. After weeks of calling on the legislature to pass the bill, he has finally provided the document.
Governor Bryan introduced the first adult-use cannabis bill back on Dec. 3, 2019. Seen by many senators as rushed, with no input from the legislative body or members of the public, it failed.
Medical marijuana has been legal in the US Virgin Islands since January 2019. Delays have impacted the implementation of medical marijuana in the territory. Failure, and lack of, VI Cannabis Advisory Board (VICAB) nominations being the major contributor. Feb. 27, 2020 was VICAB's first official meeting. All five board members attended, with the remaining four members still not nominated.
The governor is betting that taxes on adult-use marijuana will be a life line for the failing Government Employees Retirements System (GERS).
What's in the New Adult-Use Cannabis Bill?
The new act is called The Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act.
Permit is required for all cannabis use, adult-use permit will cost $25.
Adult-use Permit holders will not be able to cultivate cannabis.
Medical Cannabis users will be able to cultivate plants. Number of plants not specified.
Anyone over the age of 21 may purchase cannabis as a "Non-Certified purchaser"
The VI Cannabis Advisory Board will be changed to the Virgin Islands Cannabis Licensing Board. From 9 members to 11.
Cannabis Limits
On a daily basis a Medical Cannabis Dispensary may not sell more than:
Seven (7) Grams of Medical Cannabis, three (3) Grams of Medical Cannabis Concentrate, and five hundred (500) milligrams of Medical Cannabis Products
One (1) ounce of Medical Cannabis, ten (10) Grams of Medical Cannabis Concentrate., and two thousand (2,000) milligrams of Medical Cannabis Products
Cannabis edibles will be capped at 100mg dosage. No other potency limits are in the bill.
Tax on cannabis will be no less than 7.5% for residents, 25% for non-residents, and 0% for medical card holders.
Cannabis Cultivation Licensee will pay $0.50 per gram sold to manufacturers and dispensaries.
Residency requirement to own a cannabis business is 10 years. Micro-cultivation licenses 5 years.
In St. Thomas & St. Croix, max 15 cannabis cultivation licenses & 7 cannabis dispensaries.
In St. John, 5 cannabis cultivation licenses, 3 cannabis dispensaries.
No limits on manufacturing licenses.
Cannabis dispensaries must acquire 10% to 50% of its cannabis from micro-cultivators. Final number to be set by OCR.
All cannabis licenses will be on a merit-based system.
Permit & Business Licensing Fees
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for a Micro-Cultivation Permit
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for a Non-Certified Use Permit
Twenty-thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) for a Cannabis Cultivation License
Fifty-thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for a Cannabis Dispensary License
Ten-thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for a Cannabis Manufacturing License
Fifty Dollars ($50) for a Medical Patient Registry Card
Twenty-five Dollars ($25) for an Adult Use Permit
Special "Cannabis Fund"
Will receive 20% of all tax revenue generated
Funds the Office of Cannabis Regulations
Fund the formation of joint-run hemp & cannabis testing lab between University of Virgin Islands & Dept. of Agriculture
Grant program to provide business incubation and micro lending
Provide job training program for VI residents looking for a career in cannabis
Full updates on the bill to come. Link to the full bill can be found here.
Gov's Calls to Pass Adult-Use Bill
Since the failure of the adult-use legislation to pass in Dec. 2019, calls to pass the legislation has only increased. Staring with Governor Albert Bryan Jr.'s State of the Territory address in January.
Announced during a town hall meeting in January, the bill was being rewritten. The changes would include issues brought up by senators, and members of the community.
During a COVID-19 briefing on April 27th, USVI Gov. Bryan again called for the legal marijuana bill to be passed.
"We have taken the time to gather further public input as well as address the concerns of the individual legislators," the governor said during a COVID-19 update. "As the economic disaster, the last few weeks has created has affected the GERS greatly it is our hope that we can have a greater sense of exigency in implementing all the things that can help us regain solvency."
Bryan also said during the address that the new revised adult-use cannabis bill would be sent to lawmakers the next day.
VIBE HIGH reached out to six government officials and senators on April 28th. Senator Janelle Sarauw responded to our inquiry, "Nothing has not come down yet." she said. No one else responded, including government house spokesperson Richard Motta Jr.
In the governor's latest COVID-19 address on May 18th, he said:
"We have listened to the concerns of the public and our senators have included them in the new draft of the bill," Governor Bryan said about the amended Cannabis Act before the 33rd Legislature. "I am urging the Legislature to act swiftly and pass this revenue measure as soon as possible."
On May 20th, 2020 the VI Cannabis Use Act was released. You may find a copy below.
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Sean McGuire is a cannabis advocate, web designer, and fire performer. Resident of St. Croix, VI since 2011, originally hailing from New Jersey. Sean contributes articles to VIBE HIGH and CannaCarib
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The Feminist Revolution
The Struggle for Women's Liberation
Morris, Bonnie J.
"Explores the global history and contributions of the feminist revolution. The Feminist Revolution offers an overview of women's struggle for equal rights in the late twentieth century. Beginning with the auspicious founding of the National Organization for Women in 1966, at a time when women across the world were mobilizing individually and collectively in the fight to assert their independence and establish their rights in society, the book traces a path through political campaigns, protests, the formation of women's publishing houses and groundbreaking magazines, and other events that shaped women's history. It examines women's determination to free themselves from definition by male culture, wanting not only to "take back the night" but also to reclaim their bodies, their minds, and their cultural identity. It demonstrates as well that the feminist revolution was enacted by women from all backgrounds, of every color, and of all ages and that it took place in the home, in workplaces, and on the streets of every major town and city. This sweeping overview of the key decades in the feminist revolution also brings together for the first time many of these women's own unpublished stories, which together offer tribute to the daring, humor, and creative spirit of its participants." -- Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2018]
Branch Call Number: 305.4209 Mo
Characteristics: 224 pages : illustrations, facsimiles (some color) ; 29 cm
Additional Contributors: Withers, D-M - Author
Gay, Roxane
Alternative Title: Feminist revolution : struggle for women's liberation
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I've been getting my incenses and stuff from Japan directly for quite a while, and KohGen's one of my most favourite online shops. They have a very large product range, a reasonably easy to use checkout page, and very fast processing of your orders. I had also arranged for gifts to be sent to friends, and the shipping from Japan to USA is fantastically fast, with arrival within 2 days of shipping usually.
If you are residing in a country where there isn't much of any Japanese incense available, you will find this tutorial useful.
KohGen is a physical business based in Nagoya, Japan, the owner of Kohgen also owns at least two other physical businesses, a lovely bead/tasbih/bracelet shop at www.ojuzu.com and a ceramic studio at www.kutaniyaki.jp. If you wish to buy from ojuzu or kutaniyaki, this tutorial should work too as they seem to be using the same shopping cart/checkout software templates.
Before shopping, do check that your country is covered by EMS shipping at http://www.ems.post/operators as Kohgen only ships out via EMS.
Go to www.kohgen.com and start browsing for products of your interest!
Once you click the checkout button, you will be taken to the checkout page on a secure server.
Fill in the Various boxes like I had done here with your First name, Last Name.
If you do not have a japanese number, leave the number as 00 0000 0000. leaving it blank will give an error.
Fill in your email address twice, this is important as your order confirmation and shipping notification will be sent to this.
For postal code, type in 000 0000 as shown in the picture for overseas order.
Below the postal code is a drop down box. Click it and scroll all the way down to the last entry 海外 and select it.
海外 translates literally as overseas.
The final box, you have to type in your billing address in full, and in the address, include your Postal Code and Country.
Also, remember to click the 2nd option (as shown in the bottom of the image), it is about member registration and if you skip it you will not need to bear with more japanese instructions that may confuse you.
Scroll down further on the checkout page and you will come to this. You specify where you want your purchase sent to.
The first option goes to your billing address, the third option goes to a friend's address if you are sending gifts.
Select correspondingly, and fill the forms as shown.
Scrolling down even further, you will see a lot of options that you can select, its just about gift wrapping etc.
You can usually ignore it.
The last box at the bottom, just above the button to advance to payment, you can type in all sorts of instructions.
Or perhaps you can tell them that kyarazen.com recommended you or taught you how to purchase.
I do not receive a single cent of commission from them as we're not associated in anyway, I'm a consumer just like you.
Once you have confirmed you had filled everything carefully, click the magic button and you will advance to the payment page.
At the payment page, credit card is the best way to order from overseas. Click the options as shown by the arrows. You may need to select a different card from Visa if your credit card is from Master or another company.
Fill in the details, number, name, expiry date.
Scroll down, check that the only shipping option is selected, and click the button shown below to go to the final page where you can check all details of your purchase (your order is not placed yet when you click this button).
On the Final Page, you will see the items you ordered, followed by your details. Check that you have entered them carefully. Once you find that everything is fine, you can click the left button ONCE to place your order. Do not click more than once as they will receive two copies of the same order. If you spot a mistake, no worries, click the right button and go back to edit your details.
Once done, just wait for the order confirmation and shipping notification to be sent to you via email. Your credit card will only be charged once it ships. They did not include the shipping cost here but you will be notified by email of the cost. The estimated shipping costs are shown below.
No worries if you made a mistake etc, you can always reply to Kohgen via their confirmation email sent to you, and their webmaster will act upon it promptly.


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Jan Podola (20. ledna 1917 – ???) byl český a československý politik Československé strany socialistické a poúnorový poslanec Národního shromáždění ČSR.

Biografie
Ve volbách roku 1954 byl zvolen za ČSS poslancem ve volebním obvodu Holešov. V parlamentu setrval do konce volebního období, tedy do voleb v roce 1960. K roku 1954 se profesně uvádí jako energetik národního podniku Sfinx Všetuly.

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  Jan Podola v parlamentu

Narození v roce 1917
Osoby s nejistým datem úmrtí
Českoslovenští politici české národnosti
Poslanci československého Národního shromáždění
Členové České strany národně sociální
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Domenico Gizzi (Arpino, 1680 – Naples, 1745) was an Italian composer and singing teacher. Also known as "Egizio" or "Egiziello", he founded a famous singing school in 1720 and among his pupils counted Francesco Feo and Gioacchino Conti, who was named "Gizziello" in his teacher's honour.

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1745 deaths


RU Kids Club teaches children the same lessons that adult students are learning at a level that they can understand. This program is for children ages 4-12.
Kids Club is a program filled with exciting activities, challenges, competition, and fun! Kids Club is designed to be a safe environment for the children of students attending the Friday night class. While the parents are attending their Friday night meeting, the children meet together under the guidance of highly-trained adults to interact and work the "Kids" version of the RU curriculum.
Like the adult classes, which is structured around "talk, talk, talk" program format, the children participate in three segments, "listen, listen, listen". These segments run in length anywhere from 20 to 45 minutes.
God Listens to our prayer and testimonies.
We Listen to each other during challenge time.
We Listen to God during the teaching message.
Children also participate in games, exercise, singing, and a rewards segment where they are awarded prizes for good behavior, participation, and completing their curriculum.
RU Full Throttle is a biblically-based weekly program for teenagers. At Full Throttle, every message is designed to impact teenagers by offering real-life solutions to the problems and struggles that they face on a daily basis.


SANTEE, Calif. — The identities of an Arizona father, mother and their daughter, who died in a Santee plane crash, were released Sunday afternoon.
William A. Stern Jr., 65, his 53-year-old wife Jennifer J. Stern and 19-year-old daughter Katelyn Jane were killed as the home-made plane hit a hillside Saturday in the Sycamore Canyon Open Space Preserve, north of Santee, San Diego Medical Examiner's Office said Sunday.
Family and friends of the Sterns were seen gathering at their Phoenix home Sunday, according to media.
William Stern was piloting the plane he owned from Montgomery Field to Phoenix Deer Valley Airport.
Ian Gregor, public affairs manager for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the single-engine Lancair IV-P crashed under unknown circumstances around 10:15 a.m. about 3 miles north of Santee.
A hiker in the area witnessed the small plane going down, and said it looked like the plane may have been doing stunts.
"I watched as this plane flew over my house yesterday. He wasn't doing stunts. He was in trouble and couldn't recover," Sam Dennis said in a Facebook post Sunday.
A sheriff's helicopter found the crash site in remote Sycamore Canyon, west of Route 67 and east of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
The incident was being investigated by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.
Gregor said the NTSB investigator usually posts a basic preliminary report on the agency's website within a week or two of an accident, though it typically takes months to come up with a probable cause for accidents.
I watched the plane as it flew over me. He wasn't doing stunts. He was in trouble and couldn't recover. Bless their souls.
Yes – this is very sad – prayers to their family – to loose that many at one time would be devastating…..
So sorry, Billy, My heart goes out to you. If I could help in anyway let me know. Love to you and Woobie, Auntie B.
So sad….God Bless their family….


Mos Mosh presents the Naomi slim leg jeans in a stunning blue denim with a hit of glam with their sequin embellished front and zip back pockets.
They feature a zip and button fastening, have belt loops, stylish ribbing detail and stitching detail on the knees.
They are complete with a Mos Mosh tag on the rear waist and will look super stylish with wedges and tops.


Juliusz Słowacki (; 4 September 1809 – 3 April 1849); French: Jules Slowacki was a Polish Romantic poet. He is considered one of the "Three Bards" of Polish literature — a major figure in the Polish Romantic period, and the father of modern Polish drama. His works often feature elements of Slavic pagan traditions, Polish history, mysticism and orientalism. His style includes the employment of neologisms and irony. His primary genre was the drama, but he also wrote lyric poetry. His most popular works include the dramas ''Kordian'' and ''Balladyna'' and the poems ''Beniowski'' and ''Testament mój''.


Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says he fears the death penalty if he is sent to face charges in the United States. Mr Assange was in a London court overnight fighting against extradition to Sweden.
The Swedish parliament's passage of a resolution recognizing the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide is drawing strong condemnation from Ankara. The vote comes after the U.S. Congress's Foreign Affairs Committee passed a similar motion earlier this month.


Bits and pieces of the Galaxy Victory surfaced earlier this month but, now, Sprint and Samsung have officially announced the brand new Android smartphone. It will launch on Sept. 16 for $99.99 with a new two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate. The Galaxy Victory is a mid-range Android device and comes loaded with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a 4-inch display, a 5- megapixel camera, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera with video chat and support for Sprint's 4G LTE network.
Hey, it may not offer the muscle of the iPhone 5, which will also be offered by Sprint, but it's $100 cheaper and offers a solid option for Android fans out there.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Sept. 13, 2012 – Sprint (NYSE:S), the only national carrier with Truly Unlimited℠ 4G LTE data, text and calling to any mobile, will offer the feature-packed Samsung Galaxy Victory™ 4G LTE at a price that makes it an easy choice for customers who are ready to step up to their first Android™-powered smartphone. At less than $100, Galaxy Victory gives Sprint customers the benefit of Sprint 4G LTE at a very accessible price.
Galaxy Victory will be available beginning on Sunday, Sept. 16, for just $99.99 with a new line or eligible upgrade and two-year service agreement, after a $50 mail-in rebate via reward card1 (excludes taxes and surcharges), at Sprint Stores, Sprint Business Sales, Telesales (1-800-SPRINT1) and Web Sales (www.sprint.com).
Manufactured by Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the U.S. and the No. 1 smartphone provider worldwide2, Galaxy Victory is powered by Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 4-inch touchscreen display and access to the Sprint 4G LTE network. This allows the smartphone to effortlessly switch between applications and enables a rich web browsing experience with true multitasking.
Galaxy Victory customers enjoy a Truly Unlimited experience with Sprint Everything Data plans. Sprint's Everything Data plan with Any Mobile, AnytimeSM includes unlimited web, texting and calling to and from any mobile in America while on the Sprint Network, starting at just $79.99 per month for smartphones – a savings of $20 per month versus Verizon's comparable plan with unlimited talk, text and 2GB web (excludes taxes and surcharges). Customers value Truly Unlimited data, because it's simple and straightforward – no metering, no throttling and no overages, all while on the Sprint network.
As a Sprint ID smartphone, Galaxy Victory provides the ability to cut through the clutter of the more than 600,000 additional apps in Google Play™. Sprint ID offers an innovative way to personalize Android smartphones with apps, widgets, wallpapers, ringtones and more and ID packs deliver a complete mobile experience – based on consumers', students' or businesses' interests or favorite brands. Customers can download and switch among five self-selected ID packs tailored to an individual's lifestyle and interests with a few simple clicks.
S Beam expands on Android Beam™ to enhance device-to-device sharing through NFC technology by adding the ability to share photos, videos, documents and other DRM-free content to Android Beam. This allows a 1GB file to be shared within minutes and a 10MB file within seconds by simply touching another S Beam enabled phone.
AllShare® Play allows users to wirelessly connect Galaxy Victory to their PC, tablet or television to immediately share files, stream music, user-generated videos, photos and other DRM-free content to AllShare-enabled devices using Wi-Fi®. It also allows the user to remotely access files on up to six Samsung devices.
Continuing its aggressive momentum in delivering an all new 3G and 4G LTE network experience for customers, Sprint announced on Monday that 4G LTE construction has begun in more than 100 more cities within its existing nationwide 3G footprint. Major metropolitan areas in which Sprint 4G LTE is expected to be available in the coming months include Boston; Charlotte, N.C.; Chicago; Indianapolis; Los Angeles; Memphis, Tenn.; Miami; Nashville, Tenn.; New Orleans; New York; Philadelphia; and Washington, D.C.
During the pre-launch phase, customers with 4G LTE devices may begin to see 4G LTE coverage in these areas and are welcome to use the network even before it officially launches. Sprint plans to announce commercial availability of 4G LTE in these cities in the coming months, at which point we expect coverage, performance and reliability to get even better. The markets will fill in until coverage largely matches the existing nationwide 3G footprint.
Sprint 4G LTE is now available in 19 cities, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City and San Antonio. Sprint's Network Vision project also includes significant improvement in customers' 3G network experience, including expanded coverage, improved network reliability, better voice quality, and faster 3G data speeds. For the most up-to-date details on Sprint's 4G LTE rollout, visit www.sprint.com/4GLTE.
Sprint will host the 12th annual Open Solutions Conference on Oct. 24-25 at the San Jose, Calif., Convention Center offering developers, ecosystem partners and executive attendees an up-close view into the latest app developing tools and capabilities, keynote presentations from Sprint CEO Dan Hesse and other industry leaders, breakout sessions, coding sessions, event sponsor exhibits, and business-critical networking opportunities. Registration is open at http://developer.sprint.com/OSC2012.


Don's a good guy, pleasant to work with, will share his knowledge with you, doesn't mind you helping out while he's there. Kinda jack of all trades. Most likely works only on our side of the Bay, and local. Has a ponytail like Greg Sherwood used to have!
Peter is an absolute professional. He was the director of Svendsen's boat yard in Alameda for many years. He surveyed two C34s for me, the one we chose NOT to purchase (thanks to Peter's survey), and Aquavite. Peter is familiar with C34s and has copies of much of the earlier (1998) on-line website material, which he asked me to copy for him to further his knowledge of our specific models. Highly recommended. His written surveys are very thorough, and include his recommendations for work that needs to be accomplished. He doesn't do engine surveys, so that is something, as always, you need to consider separately. I know of no one else in the Bay area who will provide the information needed in a REAL survey (as opposed to only an inventory survey) in such a concise and useful manner.
BAD News: Peter passed away in 2011.
The store is Foam Creations, located at 1120 Solano Ave. in Albany. 510-526-7186. I don't believe they have a website, but in googling them I noticed they had some good reviews on Yelp and Yahoo.
They seemed knowledgeable, and have done a lot of boat cushions. They were able to walk me through the different foam options. The work was done quickly and competently. Unfortunately, my zippers were shot, and they could not do the replacement. I had a canvas shop in Sausalito replace the zippers once the foam was installed.
You may want to contact Bill Ingle he operates out of Grand Marina and his number is 510/708-9391.
Tell him Steve (Dion) from Hidden Harbor told you to call. He may have a rebuilt one available for you too.
For those in the SF Bay Area: Carl Stirtz (Oakland,CA) was a wonderful wealth of knowledge about my engine (and many other topics), and I highly recommend him for any machine shop work (not just diesels) including rebuilding water pumps. His fees are more than reasonable.


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La lámpara de deuterio (o lámpara de descarga de deuterio) es una fuente de luz compuesta por una cápsula de cristal ultravioleta, o de cuarzo, que contiene deuterio a baja presión en su interior. Suelen emplearse en espectrometría como espectro continuo de referencia de la región ultravioleta, así como para generar la señal de análisis en cromatógrafos.

Principio de funcionamiento
Una lámpara de deuterio (D2) emplea un filamento de wolframio y un ánodo situados en los extremos opuestos de una estructura de níquel diseñada para producir el mejor espectro de salida posible. A diferencia de las lámparas incandescentes, el filamento de wolframio no es la fuente de emisión propiamente dicha, sino que forma junto con el ánodo el sistema de generación del arco eléctrico. Como el filamento debe estar a una temperatura muy alta para que la lámpara funcione con normalidad, se debe calentar alrededor de veinte segundos antes de su uso. Una vez iniciado el proceso de descarga, éste será el encargado de mantener la temperatura del sistema, por lo que el calefactor es apagado. El voltaje de disparo inicial oscila entre los 300 y los 500 voltios de corriente continua, pero una vez generado el arco voltaico, la tensión cae entre 100 y 200 voltios.

El arco voltaico generado excita las moléculas de deuterio que conforman el gas contenido en la cápsula de la lámpara a un nivel de energía superior. Cuando retornan al estado inicial, el deuterio emite luz ultravioleta durante dicha transición. Este proceso se repite continuamente mientras la lámpara esté en funcionamiento, por lo que emite una radiación ultravioleta continua. En este proceso no se produce una emisión atómica propiamente dicha, sino un proceso de emisión molecular, donde la radiación se debe a la relajación energética debida a una transición de estados excitados y no de transición entre niveles de energía.

Dependiendo de la función que se le vaya a dar a la lámpara de deuterio, se emplea cristal de cuarzo, cristal ultravioleta o fluorato magnésico para la construcción de la cápsula debido a que trabaja a temperaturas lo suficientemente altas como para deteriorar el cristal empleado en la mayoría de las bombillas comunes.
La vida útil típica de una lámpara de deuterio es de aproximadamente 2.000 horas.

Espectro de emisión

La radiación luminosa de la lámpara de deuterio se extiende desde los 112 nm hasta los 900 nm, sin embargo, el espectro continuo se reduce a la región comprendida entre los 180 nm y los 370 nm. En la gráfica mostrada, la caída producida en la zona de 250nm a 300nm se debe mayormente a la eficiencia del fotodetector empleado para medir la intensidad relativa, y no a la caída típica del espectro de deuterio en sí. La región más interesante del espectro de la lámpara de deuterio es precisamente la del espectro continuo (180 nm - 370 nm), que es empleada en radiometría ultravioleta, cromatografía generación de señales en dispositivos fotométricos, etc.

Seguridad
Debido a la alta intensidad de la radiación ultravioleta emitida por la lámpara, es recomendable el uso de gafas de protección durante el empleo de la misma. También se debe evitar el contacto directo con la lámpara, tanto para prevenir quemaduras debido a la alta temperatura de funcionamiento (normalmente superior a los 200 °C), como para evitar la contaminación externa de la cápsula que se traduciría en una merma de la intensidad luminosa que reduciría su tiempo de vida útil.

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Utah Attorney Greg Bishop Discusses How Older Adults Can Get by with a Little Help from Their (E-Bike) Friends
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its Physical Activities Guidelines for Americans in 2008.
In updating the Guidelines ten years later, HHS reconfirmed (among other things) its original recommendation that adults should engage in at least 2.5 hours of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise each week (preferably spread throughout the week). Unfortunately, the Guidelines reported that as of 2016, only 26% of men and 19% of women (ages 18 to 64) met the recommendations for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise. The proportion of older adults (65 and older) who met the Guidelines was also very low (about 27% based on 2011-2012 data).
E-Bikes to the Rescue
When older adults are asked why they do not engage in aerobic exercise, many respond that they are not sufficiently fit to start an exercise program. Electric bikes – also known as e-bikes – may be a healthy and fun solution. E-bikes are equipped with a small electric motor and a battery to assist a rider. As the name implies, pedal-assist e-bikes provide additional power when the rider is pedaling. In contrast, throttle-assist e-bikes provide power even when the rider is not pedaling (throttle-assist e-bikes are thus more like a moped than a bicycle).
For many years, e-bikes were primarily considered to be a novelty product. Although the first patent for an electrically assisted bike was filed in 1895, e-bikes generally were not commercially available until the early 1990s. Since then, technical innovations in lithium-ion batteries, lower retail prices, and more powerful motors have combined to create significant growth in the e-bike market. Deloitte predicts that more than 130 million e-bikes will be sold between 2020 and 2023, with worldwide sales of over 40 million e-bikes in 2023 alone (representing approximately $20 billion in revenue). While e-bikes represented less than 1% of all bike sales in 2012, e-mountain bikes (e-MTB) are expected to account for over 30% of all mountain bikes sales in 2020.
The Health Benefits of E-Bikes
Utah attorney Greg Bishop recommends that older adults who are looking to increase their cardiovascular fitness and improve their overall health should consider joining the e-bike craze. He notes that not only are e-bikes fun to ride, but those who use them regularly will increase their fitness and improve their overall health. Bishop explains:
A small 2016 Colorado study found that commuting on an e-bike for a month increased new riders' fitness and improved their blood sugar levels. Interestingly, the participants enjoyed using the e-bikes so much that most of them spent considerably more time riding them than they had committed to do as part of the study
A 2017 Norwegian study determined that despite the electronic assist, e-bike riders are physically active for 95% of their riding time. Indeed, e-bike riders are 8.5 times more active when riding than when they are static, compared to full-pedal cyclists who are 10.9 time more active than when static
A 2018 Swiss study concluded that e-bike riding had comparable health benefits to regular cycling. Specifically, after a four-week program involving overweight volunteers, the improvements to the e-bike riders' cardiorespiratory fitness were nearly identical to those in the control group (who rode conventional bicycles)
A 2019 Utah study compared the physical exertion expended by volunteers who rode the same course using both e-MTBs and traditional mountain bikes. Remarkably, the average heart rate of test subjects riding an e-bike was 94% of those riding conventional mountain bikes. More importantly, both rides were sufficient to trigger vigorous-intensity in terms of aerobic conditioning, despite the riders' perceptions that riding the e-bikes was much easier. Researchers concluded that riding an electric bike is an "excellent form of aerobic or cardiovascular exercise, even for experienced mountain bikers who regularly engage in this fitness activity."
In short, Greg Bishop suggests that e-bikes can help get older adults involved in doing things that they may have thought were too intimidating or difficult for them to do. Therefore, the bikes can be an essential catalyst in improving their cardiovascular fitness and overall health.
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Mazda debuts all-new CX-9 at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show
Autodeal on Nov 23, 2015
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This year's Los Angeles Auto Show saw Mazda placing the spotlight over the all-new 2017 CX-9. Besides being a 3-row crossover, here's what else that's changed in its 2nd generation model.
The most noticeable transformation is its exterior styling. It showcases the latest rendition of the brand's signature KODO - Soul of Motion body design language that's marked by a more prominent wing grille and sharp headlights. The hood also was stretched to give it that bigger appearance up front. In addition, the windshield was swept further back for a sporty, aerodynamic look.
On the side, its wheelbase was stretched by 55mm. This gives its 7 occupants additional legroom and a better entry and exit experience. The back departs not too far from the outgoing model, except for the tail lights which were reshaped to tie in with the rest of the vehicle's sleeker look.
The interior features rosewood trims on the center console. This is accented with Auburn Nappa leather trims on the seats and dash. But the biggest addition here is Mazda's MZD Connect infotainment system. This streamlines the use of the entertainment system along with hands-free mobile phone operation via Bluetooth and USB, and other internet-based features through a 7-inch or 8-inch touch screen LCD.
The latest Mazda CX-9 showcases a new power plant in the form of a SKYACTIV-G 2.5L turbocharged inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine with variable exhaust port technology. This generates 250 hp and 420 Nm of torque to all 4 wheels via 6-speed SKYACTIV-DRIVE automatic transmission. The 4WD system also features Mazda's i-ACTIV AWD system which has 22 sensors that measure road conditions and other information. These are then sent to the rear wheels to adjust traction accordingly.
Finally, the latest Mazda CX-9 also carries the brand's i-ACTIVSENSE safety system which has advanced safety features like blind-spot monitoring, Mazda Radar Cruise Control (MRCC), Lane-Keep Assist System (LAS), High-Beam Control (HBC), Smart City Brake Support (SCBS), Distance Recognition Support System (DRSS), and Smart Brake Support (SBS).
According to Mazda, the all-new CX-9 will go on sale in the US by the 2nd quarter of 2016. The real question here though is, when will it reach Philippine shores and for how much? While we wait on hints from Mazda, now is still a good time to get the current CX-9.
For more information about the current Mazda CX-9, visit the AutoDeal Car Guide.
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