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Commentary: How effectively can Singapore adapt to sea level rise?
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Even as Singapore strives to adapt to rising sea levels, let's not win that battle yet end up losing the larger war against climate change, says the Singapore Management University's Winston Chow.
As a low-lying island, Singapore is especially vulnerable to the "grave threat" of rising sea levels, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has warned. (File photo: AFP/Roslan RAHMAN)
By Winston Chow
25 Aug 2019 06:30AM (Updated: 25 Aug 2019 06:54AM )
SINGAPORE: Singapore isn't alone in confronting the consequences of rising seas.
Several other coastal cities and small islands also face this hazard, and lessons can be drawn from how they plan for and adapt to it.
Recent research shows three general approaches can be considered when dealing with the threat of sea level rise. First, accommodate the threat, which includes flood-proofing existing buildings and infrastructure, or designating areas that would be allowed to flood during high tide.
Second, retreat from the threat, which includes the removal and reallocation of key infrastructure and assets to areas that the sea cannot inundate.
Third, protection from the threat, which includes planting and managing mangrove coasts, or engineered options like sea walls, land reclamation and polders described during Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally speech.
Aerial view of polder site at Pulau Tekong. (Photo: Housing & Development Board)
THE PROBLEM: WE STILL CANNOT ANSWER MANY QUESTIONS DEFINITIVELY
Our best estimates suggest we can expect sea levels rising by at least a metre in Singapore under current emission scenarios by 2100.
It is very likely this magnitude is an underestimate, as recent measurements taken at Greenland indicate melt rates of its ice sheets are significantly increasing every year.
READ: Commentary: A new hot world and the death of Iceland's 700-year-old glacier
Herein lies the challenge: A major consideration in assessing the effectiveness of the options Singapore has in dealing with rising sea levels is that we are unable to definitively answer questions of how much and how fast sea level will rise for Singapore 80 years from today despite access to the best climate models available.
The reason isn't so much the quality or accuracy of models used for gauging future sea levels in Singapore. The uncertainty arises because these levels depend on how much future global greenhouse gas emissions arise from our actions locally and globally.
The amount and rate of these emissions strongly affects how quickly large continental ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica – these large kilometres-thick ice sheets are the main sources of global sea level rise – melt and contribute water to the oceans.
Hence, the recent governmental initiative to fund S$10 million into future sea level rise research is a welcome one, especially as improved understanding of physical processes affecting sea level rise is critical for adaptation decision-making.
DECISIONS WE NEED TO TAKE IN THINKING THROUGH ADAPTATION
The physical sciences can help in lowering uncertainties of long-term model forecasts of sea levels, but assessing the total effectiveness of coastal adaptation to rising seas requires an arguably more important social scientific approach.
How effective these adaptation measures are strongly depends on the confluence of several factors. First, the role of geography, such as questions of "is there a hinterland that enables coastal retreat?" or "how does the natural or pre-urban coastline historically adapt to rising sea levels?".
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Continued growth in the world's population and global economic activity will inevitably lead to rising consumption levels and resource depletion. (File photo)
READ: Commentary: As ice caps melt, Singapore a hot spot for sea-level rise
Second, the types of coastal land use exposed, such as the proportion of commercial, residential or industrial areas subject to flooding from rising seas.
Third, the prevailing socio-economic context, with important questions such as "are there areas of commercial and cultural heritage are worth protecting more than others?", or "are there socio-political and economic resources to implement these for the long term?"
In Singapore's case, two relevant examples apply. First, identifying low lying flood-prone areas will not give a full picture of the total vulnerability to rising seas of a region.
What's needed is an assessment of the costs accrued when installing and maintaining coastal protection, and the potential loss of natural ecosystems during its construction. These costs must then be balanced against the benefits of protecting critical infrastructure and property of financial and historical value.
This evaluation requires an in-depth socio-economic assessment of current and future land use, as well as the value judgments of existing natural capital or its ecosystem services provided. The net cost-benefits are needed prior to deciding on the coastal adaptation option.
WHAT'S NEEDED TO DECIDE ON LONG-TERM PROTECTION MEASURES
Second, evaluation of the long-term resilience of each protection measure to increasing sea levels is needed.
An engineered dyke or sea wall for polders may be relatively inexpensive and quick to construct, but it serves one protective function and can be prone to catastrophic failure under severe events.
Reclamation work at Marina Bay in 1977. (Photo: Urban Redevelopment Authority)
READ: Commentary: Venice flooding is getting worse – and the city's grand plan won't save it
In contrast, a reclaimed coastline with a restored mangrove buffer – like in Chek Jawa or Sungei Buloh – may take more time to develop and requires more careful management.
However, this buffer has multiple functions; mangroves can naturally "adjust" to rising sea levels to protect inland areas while reducing coastal erosion, as well as providing both a natural habitat for wildlife, and a recreational park space for visitors.
In this case, multi-disciplinary research suggests that nature-based adaptation solutions, which often provide more than one function when protecting coasts from hazards, likely result in more resilient outcomes.
Such research, combining science with humanities and social sciences, is clearly needed before deciding on long-term protection measures to sea level rise in Singapore.
WINNING THE BATTLE BUT LOSING THE WAR
Even when all relevant research is completed, and the "best" measure selected to protect Singapore from rising seas, we must not lose sight that adaptation to climate change alone is insufficient.
Mitigation, through reductions of total carbon emissions causing climate change, must go hand-in-hand with adaptation.
READ: Commentary: Carbon emissions? Sorry but I will keep flying until someone stops me
Napping under the sun during a spell of hot weather in Singapore. (File photo: Marcus Mark Ramos)
The S$100 billion that may be spent on adaptation is likely an underestimate; especially when climate science indicates it is virtually certain sea levels will continue to rise beyond 2100, and more resources would have to be spent on maintaining coastal protection in Singapore in the 22nd century.
Further, there are other short-term climate risks that will affect Singapore before sea level rises beyond a metre.
These include direct climate impacts such as heatwaves, severe storms, droughts and floods, and their indirect effects on food, water, and disease. These cumulative impacts also require potentially costly adaptation measures.
READ: Commentary: Our world is getting hotter, faster
It would thus be sensible to place greater attention on climate change mitigation to greatly lower these risks. While the global response on mitigation is slow but steady, local action can be enhanced considerably.
In Singapore, aside from the government-led mitigation measures like the carbon tax, or individual actions involving lowering personal carbon footprints, local companies in the private sector can also act.
For instance, financial divestment from fossil-fuel industries, and R&D towards renewable energy technologies in the power generation and transport sectors can be effective in significantly reducing carbon emissions.
To extend the military analogy used by PM Lee, ensuring Singapore's survival from climate change requires fighting multiple battles simultaneously. A strategy of focussing only on the battle against sea level rise may end up being a Pyrrhic victory, especially if other fronts are neglected.
Winston Chow is an Associate Professor of Humanities at the Singapore Management University's School of Social Sciences and Office of Core Curriculum. He is a Lead Author for the chapter on Cities, Settlements and Key Infrastructure, and the Cities and Settlements by the Sea paper for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Sixth Assessment Report to be published in 2021.
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Alexei Gaskarov Denied Parole
Alexei Gaskarov on Bolotnaya Square, Moscow, May 6, 2012
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Novomoskovsk City Court in Tula Region has denied Bolotnaya Square case convict Alexei Gaskarov's request of parole, Gaskarov's wife Anna Karpova [sic] reported on Snob.ru.
"Novomoskovsk City Court Judge Irina Sapronova turned down the request. The spokesman for the penal colony also testified against the request, because Gaskarov had been reprimanded for not greeting a penal colony employee in March," wrote Karpova.
According to Karpova, the penal colony gave Gaskarov a negative character report. The report noted that the convict had been issued two disciplinary reprimands in solitary confinement and two in the colony for violating the daily routine and not greeting wardens.
And yet the report states that Gaskarov has not violated the internal code of conduct or the terms of his sentence, has been working at the colony and taking part in social activities, has qualified as an electrician, and has been studying to be a welder. Gaskarov has received two commendations for hard work and good behavior. He is polite with the wardens, neat, has a positive effect on new inmates, attends events, and has no outstanding writs of enforcement, the report states.
Gaskarov was arrested in late April 2013. On August 18, 2014, Judge Natalia Susina of the Zamoskvorechye District Court in Moscow sentenced the activist to three and a half years in a medium-security penitentiary facility under Criminal Code Articles 212 (involvement in rioting) and 318.1 (use of non-threatening violence against a state official).
Gaskarov was found guilty of tugging police officer Pavel Bulychev's arm and police officer Igor Ibatulin's leg. Gaskarov claimed he tugged Bulychev's arm to break a police chain that was causing the crowd to stampede. He attempted to pull Ibatulina away from a detainee lying on the ground.
Gaskarov himself was severely beaten at Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012, sustaining lacerations to his head. And yet the Russian Investigative Committee refused to file criminal charges in response to his complaint.
On November 27, 2014, a panel of judges at the Moscow City Court (with Tatyana Dodonova acting as reporting judge) left the antifascist's verdict unchanged.
On June 24, 2015, Novomoskovsk City Court Judge Elena Gorlatova denied Gaskarov parole, citing an outstanding reprimand he received while still in custody at Pretrial Detention Facility No. 5 in Moscow.
Alexei Gaskarov was born in 1985 in Zhukovsky, Moscow Region. A graduate of the Government Finance Academy, he worked at the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 2010, he was arrested and charged during an investigation of the campaign to defend the Khimki Forest but was acquitted the same year.
Translated by the Russian Reader. No thanks to anyone for letting one of Russia's finest young men rot in prison for the crime of acting like a decent human being in a horrible situation deliberately provoked by the police. Photo courtesy of bolotnoedelo.info. Read my previous reports on Alexei Gaskarov's case and the futile efforts to free him.
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Valery Brinikh: Report from His Extremism Trial
The extremism trial against environmentalist Valery Brinikh in session. Maykop City Court, June 17, 2016
Valery Brinikh
The latest hearing in my criminal case took place in Maykop from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 17 of this year. This time, the prosecution's last two witnesses were finally questioned, albeit by a videoconference link with the Soviet District Court in Krasnodar. Vyacheslav Potapov and Vitaly Isayenko were supposed to answer questions about the operations of the website For Krasnodar, on which the article "The Silence of the Lambs" was posted.
It seemed to me that Sergei Shvetsov, senior deputy prosecutor of the Republic of Adygea, was not prepared to examine the witnesses today and the questions he asked them sounded like childish prattle. Even the judge noted this and advised the public prosecutor to concentrate. Ultimately, however, the second public prosecutor, Inessa Orlova from the Maykop City Prosecutor's Office, took the microphone from Shvetsov and asked the witnesses specific questions.
I was personally interested in Isayenko's responses to two sets of questions, first, about the circumstances of his interrogation on December 12, 2014. On that day, after the search [at his house], he was brought from Krasnodar to Maykop and interrogated until evening. It was night when they sent him back home to Krasnodar. As Isayenko, who suffers from Type 1 Diabetes, explained, he spent almost half a day at the Republic of Adygea Investigation Department with no food and, much more dangerously, with no insulin. They gave him only water. And yet they interrogated him intensively, trying to squeeze testimony against me and Vyacheslav Potapov, editor of the website For Krasnodar, from him. I was being interrogated in the next room, and I could hear Senior Investigator Kirill Kustov screaming at him. The stress he underwent and the long period he endured without food and insulin landed Vitaly Isayenko in the hospital the day after his return from Maykop. His diabetes flared up and he suffered from other ailments.
I was also interested in Isayenko's comments, as a computer specialist, on certain statements in the inspection report on the computers seized at Isayenko's house, an inspection carried out by Senior Investigator Kustov on the night of December 12, 2014. In particular, the report states that three processors were discovered in one of the computers. Isayenko explained there had been only one processor in the computer. He did not know nothing about any other processors.
In general, the witnesses said nothing new. They only confirmed what was already contained in the minutes of their interrogations.
Valery Brinink (left) and his attorney, Andrei Sabinin. Maykop City Court, June 17, 2016
After the witnesses were examined, my attorney, Andrei Sabinin, attempted to request that Elizaveta Koltunova, a linguist from Nizhny Novgorod, be examined via videoconference, but the prosecutors objected, and Judge Vitaly Galagan did their bidding. Our request to examine the linguist by videoconferencing was rejected. According to the defense, this stance on the part of the prosecution and the court contradicts the adversarial nature of judicial proceedings and the principle of the equality of arms.
Much more unexpected and even amusing was the procedural action, which took place after lunch, of obtaining handwriting samples and a signature from prosecution witness Mugdin Mossovich Guchetl, a resident of the village of Gabukay. Everything would have been alright if the witness had simply produced his signature in silence, but instead he recalled another circumstance that I think gave the prosecutors a slight shock. Guchetl recalled that in February of last year, when Investigator A.S. Rudenko of the Investigative Department of the Republican Investigative Committee's Teuchezsky District office took Guchetl's written testimony, he asked him to sign blank sheets of paper, because, as Rudenko explained, allegedly, he would later type out Guchetl's handwritten testimony on the computer, but he needed the signatures right away so he would not have to make a return trip to Adygeisk.
The investigator thus clearly violated the procedure for processing interrogation reports, a procedure strictly regulated by criminal procedural laws. At the same time, the investigator committed forgery by inserting things Guchetl did not say into the report. Today, after reading the interrogation report, which is part of the criminal case file, Guchetl categorically stated he did not say to the investigator what was written in the penultimate paragraph of his printed testimony, which reads as follows: "I want to clarify that I strongly disagree with the contents of the article entitled 'The Silence of the Lambs,' because I think the article has defamed my honor and dignity as an Adyghe, as well as insulting all Muslims. The article compares us to pigs and cowards, and claims we have no sense of self-esteem."
Basically, it was for the sake of this passage that the investigator obtained Guchetl's testimony. In fact, the investigator could have written something even rougher on Guchetl's behalf, because he already his signatures on blank interrogation report forms.
Finally, I made a motion to rule the Teuchezhsky District Council an illegitimate injured party in my case, since it did not satisfy the grounds set out in Article 42 of the Russian Federal Criminal Procedure Code. When the prosecutors objected as usual, spouting platitudes about the proper recognition of the local authorities as an injured party, we demanded the prosecution present legal grounds for its stance. We were quite curious to find out how exactly the district council had been injured, if, as they themselves have said, the article had caused moral injury to the residents of the Teuchezhsky District.
The prosecutors drew a blank and requested a time-out until the next hearing, at which they promised to provide a written justification for their objection. That suited us just fine, as it did the judge, who postponed consideration of our motion until next time.
The next court hearing is scheduled for June 24.
Translated by the Russian Reader. Photos courtesy of Valery Brinikh. Please read my previous posts on his case.
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Or, maybe you catch your breath real quick?
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It was Socrates who was put to death, and Aristotle who fled Athens "lest they sin against philosophy twice." But your basic point is still true.
I don't think that the supernatural events in the bible are historically accurate. So, in my world-view, they were added to the historical accounts legitimize Jesus Christ. But Christian apologists often point to Jesus's willingness to die as evidence of his legitimacy as Christ. I don't think that's a good argument because many others throughout history have been willing to do the same. It is surprising to me that Christian apologists who make this argument ignore the seemingly obvious parallels in to story of Socrates' life. That was my point.
I know I just wanted to throw that in there. I am not an apologist. I just think it's a weird world we live in. I believe "the story" in the way that I have come to believe it. It's all kind of like Ground Hog Day. Down the Rabbit Hole. Quantum Physics and String Theory. Looking at it in that light, it starts to make perfect sense, to me. – I did get your point.
It reminds me of what Spinoza said about nature and the idea of God intervening to produce supernatural events.


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Which Itinerary Should I Choose on Hadrian's Wall Path?
We want to make this wonderful trip as accessible or challenging as we can, so that everyone can experience its joys, outstanding scenery and historical sites. We offer many different itineraries on Hadrian's Wall and we can tailor-make these to suit your needs. Some people have specific points along the walk that they would like to see in more detail, want to spend extra nights along the route or even don't have time to fit in the whole route and just want to experience the best parts.
Well, we have all that covered and you can read on and find out which Hadrian's Wall Path itinerary suits you best.
This is the standard itinerary and our most popular trip on Hadrian's Wall Path. The walking days are between 9 and 15 miles, well spaced out and easy enough for anyone that is used to long-distance back-to-back walking. From here we have several variations on this itinerary.
If you want to make the route a bit more challenging we can definitely accommodate you. We have two tougher itineraries, a 6, 5 and even a 4 day walk. The 4 day is for experts only. It is a serious trek of over 20 miles per day, which over the tough terrain of the path, is definitely recommended for experienced hikers only. Slightly easier is the 5 day, which brings the average walking day to around 16 miles, but still there are a couple of tough days in there. The 6 day is a nice challenge, good for those who want to step it up a bit from the standard itinerary, but still want time to spend at some of the historical sites.
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mysql_connect('localhost', 'x', 'x') or die($connect_error);
mysql_select_db('x');

We are currently developing a system that we would like users to be able to add devices to their account
The main table we have stores all the users info e.g. First Name, Last Name, Email, Password
To this table we are adding the following fields - Device 1, Device 2, Device 3
Along side this we would also like to have access to another database, we want to hold the device id's in the main database so we know who owns what devices.
The second database will consist of Device ID, Lat, Long, Time
We would like to be able to read out of either database, I'm not sure how we would specify the database to connect to as I've only ever dealt with the one database
I'm not sure if its doable or if i'm going about it the totally wrong way - Both databases will be on the same server and we can assign the same user to both databases if that helps
Thanks

A: Shouldn't use as mysql_* functions are deprecated:
$database_handler_1 = mysql_connect("localhost", "username", "password");
// The fourth parameter is for "new link"
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// Insert as parameter the database handler
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// And run queries with the database handler as second parameter:
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Can use instead:
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$database_handler_2 = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=database2', $user, $pass);
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$database_handler_1->query('SELECT * from BAR')

(Look @ the full PDO documentation here: http://php.net/manual/en/pdo.connections.php)

A: First of all, You should not use mysql_* functions as the are deprecated. Use MySQLi or PDO for this.
In Mysql the solution is to use the link identifier returned by mysql_connect. But if you use MySQLi or PDO you need to create those object first and use that object. OOP interface of MySQLi has NO concept of link identifier. Read this page from PHP manual that helps you to migrate. For PDO use this tutorial to learn.
For MySQLi extension, its already a object and the object contains database information.
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malted hot cocoa cookies | omfg. so good.
Mmmm, smell that? It's hot cocoa. In cookie form.
It doesn't get really cold here in Scottsdale very often. Sometimes I miss the chill of truly brisk winter air. Usually it's when I'm feeling nostalgic over something as silly as a cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows. Not the kind from an envelope… a steaming mug of scratch-made malted hot cocoa.
Sure, I can make that here. It just doesn't have the same warming effect it did as a kid in Upstate NY where the temps dipped into the teens for three solid months and my nostrils stuck together with every biting breath. I had a love-hate relationship with that cocoa. Always knowing the first steamy sip was going to scald the tip of my tongue, but I was so chilled I didn't care.
Until it actually happened. Then I cried like a baby. A cold baby with a burnt tongue.
Now that I'm a tad bit more mature, with a tad bit more restraint, I can wait for the first sip. Or in this case, the first bite.
For the cookies, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, malted milk powder and salt.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy then add the egg, milk and vanilla and mix to combine. Add the dry ingredients and mix to combine completely.
Drop in rounded heaping tablespoons on prepared sheet pant (around 2″ apart) and bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes (rotate halfway through) then remove from the oven and immediately press a half marshmallow into the center then return to the oven and bake for another 2 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the pans on a wire rack for a few minutes then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
To make the frosting, combine the powdered sugar, cocoa powder and malted milk powder in a medium mixing bowl. Whisk in the butter, milk and vanilla and continue stirring until smooth.
Once the cookies have cooled completely, frost each with enough frosting to cover the marshmallows.
These cookies seriously taste just like a mug of cocoa… with a giant gooey marshmallow stuffed inside… topped with the perfect amount of fudgy frosting.
Here's even better news… I haven't burnt my tongue eating them. Yet.
Genius idea! They look gorgeous too. Did you top them with coarse sugar?
I did sprinkle them with a bit of sparkle sugar for that 'wintery' look. They're delicious with or without though!
They look like little pieces of chocolatey nostalgic heaven!
These look really good! I'm so glad you shared!
PS – It has finally dipped into the 70s around here!
Just made these!! So delicious, but they taste nothing like hot cocoa. I'm NOT complaining though, I could eat them all day! They did remind me of Texas sheet cake a little though! Thanks for the recipe, will definitely be making them often.


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22nd Annual Agriculture & Food Fair is This Weekend
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Nov. 16, 2004 – Rain won't stop the Carnival, and this year, recent showers won't lead to the cancellation of the 22nd annual St. Thomas-St. John Agriculture & Food Fair, set for this weekend.
"We met Monday morning and decided to make a few changes in the logistics at the fairgrounds. Basically, the fair will still be on the grounds of the Reichhold Center, but we've shifted around where certain booths will be to avoid wet areas and puddles," explained Carlos Robles, fair president and specialist with the Cooperative Extension Service at the University of the Virgin Islands.
This year's theme is, "Agriculture Galore for 2004."
"It's a vision of agriculture now and for the future. We think agriculture here in the Virgin Islands at some point will be bigger than it is now. Even now, most farmers who carry their products out [to the fair] don't have anything that comes back. There is demand for freshly grown local foods," Robles said.
This year, fair-goers can expect to find fresh eggs; chickens; local honey; vegetables like eggplant, peppers and collard greens; and bush teas. Also, "there will be plenty of plants of all descriptions, sizes and types, from fruit trees to ornamentals," Robles said.
The farm animal display of goats, cows and pigs, and petting zoo full of baby animals is always a big hit. "We may even have some ducks," Robles said.
Over two dozen food booths are sure to serve up something for every appetite. "There will be everything from traditional fish and fungi to vegetarian foods. In fact this year, we have six booths that will offer strictly vegetarian dishes. This is up from two to three booths of this kind in past years. We'll also have a couple of booths that will have nothing but locally made drinks. These will include selections like a banana soy drink, mango juice and coconut water."
Those who think they make the best sweetbread or maubi can enter this annual competition. "Both are taste tests and judged by a panel of three to five judges. Taste counts a lot, but presentation does too," Robles said.
The sweetbread and maubi competition takes place on Sunday starting at 3 pm. Sweetbread contestants are encouraged to pre-register by calling Faye James at the Department of Agriculture, 774-5182.
Holiday shoppers will find an array of enticing crafts. "We really put an emphasis on locally made arts and crafts. There will be woodcraft, handmade clothing, paintings, jewelry, clay pots, candles and soaps, to name a few," Robles said
The East End Family Health Center will be providing screenings for blood pressure, blood cholesterol, blood sugar and other tests throughout the weekend.
Also, there will be ongoing live entertainment. In addition to a DJ from Web Productions, the Lockhart Elementary School Quadrille Dancers will perform on Saturday at 1:30 p.m., followed by the Headline Band from 3 to 5 p.m. On Sunday, the Rising Stars Steel Orchestra will take to the stage from 3 to 5 p.m.
"The Fair is a great time to stock up for the holidays, be it produce or crafts," Robles said. "We invite everyone to come out."
The Fair is open from 10 am until 5 pm. Admission is $2 for those 12 and older and $1 for those 11 years of age and younger.
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It's the time of year we're thankful for our AC. There's nothing much better than walking into a nice, cool house after being out in the summer heat. If you find that your system is not getting your home cool enough, there could be various reasons. It could be oddly hot outside, or may be blocked filters or dirty coils, or even your thermostat. But, it might be that the system is low on refrigerant. There are some clues you can look out for to let you know that your refrigerant is running low and that it's necessary to call in a professional for air conditioner service.
An air conditioner that is missing refrigerant will have to be on longer in effort to cool the temperature. This results in higher utility bills. If you've observed abnormally high bills it could be time to call someone in to check out your air conditioner.
If you observe any ice on your outside AC unit, there's a possibility that there's trouble. When you're low on refrigerant, your system's evaporator coil will probably get too cold and the moisture surrounding your refrigerant line will freeze. This could lead to compressor damage. If your compressor becomes damaged, and it's not under warranty, it's could be more cost effective to restore the complete outside unit.
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Conviction of Defendant Who Refused to Leave Lockup Upheld
By KENNETH OFGANG, Staff Writer/Appellate Courts
A Los Angeles Superior Court did not err in proceeding without a defendant who refused to leave the court lockup to attend his trial after the first day, the California Supreme Court ruled yesterday.
The unanimous court said a defendant who refuses to come out of a holding cell for the beginning of a court session is "voluntarily absent," so the trial may proceed and no express waiver of the right to attend is required.
The justices reinstated Raul Gomez Gutierrez's conviction for an April 2000 robbery outside a South Gate nightclub. The conviction had been overturned by a divided panel in Div. Seven of this district's Court of Appeal, with Justice Earl Johnson Jr. and the late Presiding Justice Mildred Lillie in the majority and Justice Fred Woods dissenting.
Div. Seven held that Penal Code Sec. 1043(b)(2), which allows the court to proceed without a defendant who is present at the beginning of the trial but is later "voluntarily absent," does not apply to a defendant who is in custody but won't enter the courtroom.
Gutierrez's trial began in August 2000, with Gutierrez present and represented by appointed counsel whom he had unsuccessfully attempted to replace via a Marsden motion. Gutierrez complained that his lawyer couldn't effectively defend him because he did not think he could win.
On the second day, however, Gutierrez would not leave the Norwalk courthouse lockup, claiming his family had hired a new lawyer for him.
No 'Fun and Games'
Judge C. Robert Simpson Jr. informed counsel that he would proceed without Gutierrez present. The defense attorney then spoke to Gutierrez in lockup, with the bailiff and court reporter present, and told him there was no other lawyer, that no family members were in the courtroom, and that that the judge had "no time for fun and games" and was prepared to try the case without Gutierrez in the courtroom.
Simpson went ahead with the trial, over defense counsel's objection, instructing the jury not to consider or speculate about the defendant's absence. At the start of the afternoon session, the bailiff spoke to Gutierrez, then reported he was still unwilling to come to court.
The prosecution presented evidence that Gutierrez and his co-defendant, who pled guilty, had robbed the two victims at gunpoint, then driven away. They were stopped in a vehicle matching the description and partial license plate number given by the victims, and two bills of the same denominations as those taken from the victims were found on Gutierrez's person.
Gutierrez returned to court on the third and final day of trial for closing arguments. He was convicted of two counts of second-degree robbery and sentenced to six years in prison.
Justice Ming Chin, writing for the high court, distinguished several federal cases holding that defendants who were in custody but would not come to the courtroom were not voluntarily absent.
Cases Distinguished
In one of those cases, Chin noted, the judge had proceeded solely on the basis of defense counsel's representation that the defendant would remain in the adjacent room where he was being held by the marshal rather than come to court. The other cases, Chin explained, are inapposite because they involved a defendant whose waiver of the right to be present was found to be invalid and another who was actually not in custody.
"Moreover, the underlying premise, that a custodial defendant cannot be absent voluntarily because 'presence or absence is not within his own control'—is an unrealistic view of a defendant's volition and resolve to remain absent from court proceedings," the justice wrote. "A person in custody, as any person, can voluntarily choose to be absent."
If this were not the case, the justice reasoned, an uncooperative defendant who was unwilling to give an express waiver would have to be dragged into the courtroom, exposing the defendant, the bailiff, and others to injury. The defendant would also be encouraged to disrupt the court proceedings so that he could be taken back out, Chin commented.
The case was argued by La Crescenta sole practitioner Tracy J. Dressner, appointed by the court, for the defendant and Deputy Attorney General David C. Cook for the state.
The case is People v. Gutierrez, 03 S.O.S. 1194.


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12-year Veteran NBA Player Jason Collins Comes Out as Gay in Sports Illustrated Article
Today was a watershed moment in American sports history, because today was the day that Jason Collins, a 12-year veteran center in the National Basketball Association, came out as gay. Collins is the first-ever professional athlete in any of the four major professional sports — hockey, baseball, basketball, or football — to come out while he's still playing.
My first reaction: Hallelujah!
Then I read Jason Collins' three-page, first-person story in Sports Illustrated (written with Franz Lidz). There are many relevant things here, including why Collins felt the need to come out, what his background is (he's Christian and believes in Jesus, who promoted tolerance and mutual understanding), and why being gay is not a choice.
Instead, it's just who Collins is, right along with his basketball ability, his love for history and the civil rights struggle, and many other admirable qualities.
Here's a relevant quote from the third page of the SI story:
Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it's a good place to start. It all comes down to education. I'll sit down with any player who's uneasy about my coming out. Being gay is not a choice. This is the tough road and at times the lonely road. Former players like Tim Hardaway, who said "I hate gay people" (and then became a supporter of gay rights), fuel homophobia. Tim is an adult. He's entitled to his opinion. God bless America. Still, if I'm up against an intolerant player, I'll set a pretty hard pick on him. And then move on.
Speaking of Tim Hardaway, as Collins said, Hardaway has completely changed his opinion. Michael Rosenberg wrote at Sports Illustrated about how others have reacted to Jason Collins' groundbreaking announcement — remember, Collins is the first-ever pro athlete to come out as gay in a major male American professional sport while he's still an active player — and he included a quote from Hardaway:
Several years ago, (Tim) Hardaway made some harsh anti-gay comments, and the backlash was severe enough that Hardaway decided to educate himself about homosexuality. His views have changed radically. He told me he was wrong several years ago, and that gay people deserve the same rights that heterosexuals have.
Hardaway, who now works for the Miami Heat, also said this:
"If people on teams were to come out, people would get over it and accept it and move forward. I really do think that. Any sport. If one person or two people, whoever, comes out in any sport, that sport will accept it and go from there."
My second reaction: Amen!
Then I read this story by openly lesbian professional tennis player Martina Navratilova, also at SI. Navratilova knows a great deal about professional pressure to remain closeted, as she was the first major pro sports player in any league to come out as lesbian back in 1981.
Navratilova praises Collins, which makes sense, and then gives a brief history of how difficult it's been up until the past few years to get support in any professional sports league for gay rights, including the ability to be open about your sexuality rather than closeted. But she stumbles a bit, in my opinion at least, when she references the late, great Reggie White.
White, as any Packers fan knows, was one of the greatest defensive ends in the National Football League (see this link from Packers.com that summarizes White's career nicely), and was enshrined in the NFL's Hall of Fame in 2006. He was also a Christian minister, and had been raised with fundamentalist Southern Christian values. Because of this, while White loved everyone, he was not particularly tolerant of gays and lesbians and actually took part in a well-advertised TV campaign to try and get GLBT people to "cease" their homosexuality.
This was offensive, and both the NFL and the Green Bay Packers objected — but for the wrong reason as they were more upset that Reggie actually wore his football jersey in the ads than anything else.
White also could be verbally awkward, as when he went to address the Wisconsin Legislature in March of 1998. White said something about how Asians are endlessly inventive that sounded awful, like a racial stereotype, rather than the compliment he had intended. And his comments about other races, including African-Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans were no better.
All of these things caused White to lose out on a professional announcing gig after he finished playing football. So White did suffer censure.
White died in 2004. And at the time, he was attempting to educate himself in ancient Aramaic, as he believed that certain scriptures of the Bible may have suffered by translation — which means that he had apparently had a consciousness raising of sorts. But he didn't get the time he needed to learn more, as he died of sleep apnea. (Here's a link to the Reggie White Sleep Disorders Foundation, which is located in West Allis, Wisconsin.)
Now, whether this means White would've evolved on this issue is unknown. But I do know that in 2004, President Obama was against gay marriage. Hillary R. Clinton, while adamantly for gay rights in most senses, was also against gay marriage, as was her husband the former President. Tim Hardaway was still against gay rights (which, to be fair, Obama and the two Clintons were for), and hadn't yet educated himself on this issue. And there were many, many people in all walks of life who said ignorant and bigoted things about GLBT Americans — so Reggie White was not alone.
Look. I met Reggie White in the summer of 1996. He was promoting one of his books, which was a Christian missive about how you need to make the most of every day you're on this Earth and treat people with kindness and respect. I got to talk with him for fifteen or twenty minutes, without handlers of any sort, as I apparently impressed him because I didn't ask for an autograph and just talked with him as a real, live human being. (Thank God/dess for book tours, eh?)
I related to White as a minister, and didn't see him solely as a great football player. And White was a compassionate, caring man — he wanted to know what was going on in my life, and he gave me some advice that's stuck with me to this day.
I truly believe that had White lived to see 2013, between his studies of Aramaic (he even was studying the Torah itself) and his knowledge of people and his love for everyone, he most likely would've changed his opinion. He may have even worked with Athlete Ally, which is a group of straight athletes supporting gay athletes — something that didn't exist in 2004.
We all have to remember that when White died, he was only 43. He lived a good life. He loved God (who he couldn't help but see as male, but also saw as all-inclusive — I know this from talking with him). He cared about everyone, and he loved everyone.
But he didn't get to live another nine years. And in those nine years, anything could've happened.
That's why I wish Navratilova had picked a still-living athlete with a homophobic stance. Because there are still quite a number of those, and with one of those she could've had a good, spirited and honest debate as to why whomever she'd picked is still so closed-minded in this day and age.
But as she didn't — and as I'm a Packers fan who once got to speak with Reggie White at great length — I felt I should respond. Because it's only right . . . White was a great man in many respects, but yes, he was flawed on this issue.
Still. He was a great man, and he is now deceased. It is time to let the dead rest, while we continue to support progress in all aspects of American life.
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Haplocherema es un género de plantas con flores perteneciente a la familia Zingiberaceae. Comprende diez especies.

Especies seleccionadas
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Q: Controling cmd.exe from Winforms to run program using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Ivi.Visa.Interop;

namespace secureDataToolGUI
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        String model;
        String serial;
        Process p;
        StreamWriter input;

        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            p = new Process();
            p.StartInfo.FileName = "cmd.exe";
            p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
            p.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
            p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;
            p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;

            p.OutputDataReceived += new DataReceivedEventHandler(p_OutputDataReceived);

            p.Start();
            input = p.StandardInput;
            p.BeginOutputReadLine();
            input.WriteLine("viFind32");
        }

        void p_OutputDataReceived(object sender, DataReceivedEventArgs e)
        {
            update(e.Data + Environment.NewLine);
        }

        private void go_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            String outPut = cmdTextBox.Text;
            //int location = outPut.IndexOf("PXI0");
            //String usbAddress = outPut.Substring(location, 4);
            int location = outPut.IndexOf("USB");
            String usbAddress = outPut.Substring(location, 33);
            input.WriteLine(content.Text);
            if (content.Text.Contains("\\"))
            {
                content.Text = "secureDataTool.exe " + usbAddress + " service snumber " + serial + " mnumber " + model;
                go.Text = "RUN";
            }
            else
            {
                content.Text = "";
                if (go.Text == "RUN")
                {
                    go.Text = "Confirm";
                }
                else { go.Text = "Load Program";
                RunCommand(usbAddress, ":SYST:PROD:SEAL");
                }
            }
        }

        //申明delegate更新数据
        delegate void updateDelegate(string msg);
        void update(string msg)
        {
            if (this.InvokeRequired)
                Invoke(new updateDelegate(update), new object[] { msg });
            else
            {
                cmdTextBox.Text += msg;
                cmdTextBox.SelectionStart = cmdTextBox.Text.Length - 1;
                cmdTextBox.ScrollToCaret();
            }
            if (cmdTextBox.Text.EndsWith("continue> "))
            {
                //MessageBox.Show("Enter the serial number again in the Textbox and click Corfirm !");
                //input.WriteLine(serial);
                input.WriteLine(serial);
            }
        }
        //关闭GUI窗口
        private void Form1_FormClosed(object sender, FormClosedEventArgs e)
        {
            p.Close();
        }
        //打开文件浏览对话框
        private void locateFile_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.openFileDialog1.ShowDialog();
        }
        //获取文件路径,将路径定位到文件所在位置
        private void openFileDialog1_FileOk(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
        {
            string filepath = openFileDialog1.FileName;
            int fileposition = filepath.LastIndexOf("\\");
            content.Text = "cd " + filepath.Substring(0, fileposition);
        }

        private void modelSerial_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            String modelSerial = this.modelSerial.Text.Trim();
            modelSerial = modelSerial.Replace(" ", String.Empty);
            if (modelSerial.Length >= 19) {
                int modelLocation = 0;
                modelLocation = modelSerial.IndexOf("MY") != -1 ? modelSerial.IndexOf("MY") : modelSerial.IndexOf("US");
                serial = modelSerial.Substring(modelLocation);
                model = modelSerial.Substring(0, modelLocation);
            }
        }

        public String RunCommand(String address, string command)
        {
            String result = null;
            ResourceManager rm = new ResourceManager();
            var session = rm.Open(address);
            var msg = session as IMessage;
            if (msg != null)
            {
                try
                {
                    msg.WriteString(command);
                    result = msg.ReadString(2000);
                }
                catch (Exception)
                {

                }
            }
            session.Close();
            return result;
        }
    }
}

This is my code to control cmd.exe , and now what I want to do is while detecting output "Enter the serial number again to continue> " , the program can automatically input serial such as "MY33150879" to process the program , how can I do , I have write
if (cmdTextBox.Text.EndsWith("continue> "))
        {
            //MessageBox.Show("Enter the serial number again in the Textbox and click Corfirm !");
            //input.WriteLine(serial);
            input.WriteLine(serial);
        }

But this does not work ?


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Antwerp Travel | A Complete Guide
Antwerp: ( Antwerpen) is a major destination in Belgium in the region of Flanders. It is renowned for being the "world's leading diamond city" and more than 70% of all diamonds are traded there. The Diamond Market is the hub of the economic section in Belgium. More than 85% of the world's rough diamonds, 50% of cut diamonds, and 40% of industrial diamonds are traded in the city.
Antwerp (Antwerpen/Anvers in Dutch/French) is Belgium's second city, biggest port, and capital of cool. It has long been a powerful magnet for everyone from fashion moguls and club queens to art lovers and diamond dealers. In the mid-16th century, it was one of Europe's most important cities and home to baroque superstar painter Pieter Paul Rubens – as many a museum will regularly remind you. Despite many historical travails thereafter, and severe WWII bombing, Antwerp retains an intriguing medieval heart with plenty of café-filled cobbled lanes, a riverside fortress, and a truly impressive cathedral. Today, however, Antwerp's top drawcards are its vibrant fashion and entertainment scene, along with its startling architectural and cultural contrasts.
Antwerp Travel
Antwerp is the second-largest city in Belgium. It has a beautiful historic city center and is world-renowned for its fashion industry. The port of Antwerp is the second largest in Europe, and a major economic player in Belgium.
Antwerp Belgium
The name "Antwerp" is most likely derived from "aan de werpe", which is Dutch for "at the throw", referring to a place where the bending river throws its sand. Locals might tell you of an ancient urban legend, saying it comes from "Hand werpen", which translated is "throwing (a) hand(s)". In the official flag, the castle "het Steen" and the hand of Antwerp are shown.
In the 16th century, Antwerp was one of the most important financial centers of the world, where traders from all over Europe and Asia sold and bought their goods. After the siege of Antwerp in 1585 by the Spanish, this role as a financial center was taken over by Amsterdam. Nevertheless, since the 19th century and especially the 20th century, Antwerp has made a serious economic comeback. At a population of 506,225 (2012), it is the second-largest city in Belgium, after Brussels, and it has a major European port.
Due to its long and culturally rich history, the city of Antwerp houses many interesting historical buildings from different historical periods, as well as a lot of interesting museums. Recently it has become a trendy city, attracting a lot of Flemish and foreign artists, writers, intellectuals, and actors. This is reflected in the city's many trendy bars and shops. Antwerp is a city with many faces. While it may not be as historically preserved as other Flemish medieval cities, like Bruges or Ghent, it is a very dynamic city, offering a perfect mix of history and present-day modern life.
Antwerp Ohio
Antwerp is a favorite destination for luxury travelers who know Europe well. It is a tolerant and progressive city and one where English is widely spoken. Antwerp was one of Europe's richest and most inventive cities in the 1600s and 1700s, the Golden Age of the Low Countries (Holland and Belgium).
Antwerp is in its second Golden Age. It absolutely sparkles, and not just because it's the world's biggest diamond hub. This slideshow will give you 16 reasons (and photos) that show you why Antwerp in Belgium is an incredible place to visit.
Antwerp, in Belgium, is less than a one-hour ride by car or train from the capital, Brussels, the seat of the European Union. Antwerp feels very international, which is no surprise: it has been ruled by monarchs from the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy.
Antwerp has a unique personality: artistic and progressive yet heritage-proud and dignified. Its population is diverse. You will see Orthodox Jewish residents who work in Antwerp's tremendous diamond trade. And you will see locals whose forebears came from the Belgian Congo (today's Democratic Republic of the Congo). The official language is Flemish, a variation of the Dutch language. Most Antwerpers also speak French and English.
Antwerp grew by leaps and bounds in the Middle Ages partly due to its location on the Scheldt River a few hours south of the English Channel. Rivers were the superhighways of the time, carrying people, goods, and ideas from place to place. Nowadays you can take a leisurely river cruise that features Antwerp as a port.
Where Is Antwerp
Antwerp is situated on the Schelde (Scheldt) River, about 55 miles (88 km) from the North Sea. The Schelde, together with the Meuse and the Rhine, forms the biggest estuary in western Europe, and Antwerp is an essential part of an enormous harbor complex, one of the greatest in the world. The harbor installations of Antwerp grew, especially after World War II. For many years this expansion took place on the right bank of the Schelde only, but beginning in the 1970s there was much development on the left bank as well.
Because Antwerp lies in the Dutch- (Flemish-) speaking part of Belgium, the city plays the role of the unofficial capital of Flanders. Antwerpians generally take this role very seriously, conscious as they are of the great importance of their city in the past and present. The pride and competitive attitude thus exhibited by the residents have led to their being designated by the nickname Sinjoren (from the Spanish señores). Pop. (2010 est.) mun., 483,505.
Numerous airlines fly nonstop from U.S. gateways to Brussels, Belgium's capital, a one-hour ride from Antwerp. But if you're the kind of traveler who likes to get into the spirit of the destination by flying on its national airline — on a comfy and well-priced flight to boot — your choice is Brussels Airlines, a member of the Star Alliance mileage group.
Brussels Airlines flies nonstop between New York, Washington D.C., and Toronto. Elsewhere Americans can connect to a Brussels-bound flight through Brussels Airlines' partner, United,
Coach seating on Brussels Airlines is relatively quite comfortable. And the business class is a lovely experience. Your pod-style seat feels like a cozy cocoon. And personal attention never ends. You're welcomed with a glass of Champagne and royally fed and pampered for the rest of your flight. Think Belgian chocolates and Belgian beer. This is a flight you won't want to sleep through.
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Antwerp's site on the right bank of the generally south–north-flowing Schelde is a vast flat alluvial plain. Since 1923, however, the city's territory also has included an area on the left bank of the river. The annexation of villages on the right bank north of Antwerp in 1929 and 1958 extended the city's territory to the Dutch frontier, and further annexation in 1983 of municipalities surrounding the original city added considerably to Antwerp's area and population. The total area of contemporary Antwerp measures 79 square miles (204.5 square km), compared with 7 square miles (18 square km) before the beginning of the annexations. Only a part of this territory is completely built up. The extension of the agglomeration is continuing; many outlying villages have already lost their agricultural character and have grown in population as a result of emigration from the city.
Until 1859 Antwerp lay surrounded by its 16th-century fortified walls, which were transformed in the latter half of the 19th century into broad avenues as a larger half-circle of fortifications was built. This later encircling belt was replaced after World War II by another system of ring roads, which connect with a network of national and international highways. Several tunnels connect the right bank of the city with the left bank, where considerable residential and industrial development has taken place since World War II. The city center, however, remains on the right bank; it stretches westward from the Central (Railway) Station along the lively artery constituted by the Keyserlei and the Meir into the old city and thence to the terraced right bank of the Schelde. The old city, within the arc once formed by the 16th-century fortifications, has many narrow, winding streets and old buildings. This area contains the Cathedral of Our Lady, begun in the 14th century and restored in the 19th and 20th centuries; it is one of the nation's finest Gothic buildings. The 19th-century city, with broader and substantially right-angled streets, stretches beyond the old city and merges with some of the suburban extensions annexed in 1983. A third right-bank area spreads beyond the 19th-century fortifications and is characterized by numerous modern buildings.
What is Antwerp famous for?
The city is also known for its diamond industry and trade. Both economically and culturally, Antwerp is and has long been an important city in the Low Countries, especially before and during the Spanish Fury (1576) and throughout and after the subsequent Dutch Revolt.
Is Antwerp safe?
Safety. Antwerp is a reasonably safe city, but the area around some neighborhoods like De Coninckplein, Borgerhout, Seefhoek, and the Schipperskwartier are considered unsafe and best avoided at night. Yet, they can be visited during the day to enjoy the lively environment.
Is Antwerp worth visiting?
In my opinion, Antwerp is worth at least a quick visit if you're in the area. It doesn't boast many knock-out sites of interest to tourists, but Antwerp is a vibrant, slightly gritty modern city. I imagine if Bruges had not gone into hibernation, it would today probably look and feel much like Antwerp.
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40 Years Ago: XTC Make 'White Music' on Their Debut
Bryan Wawzenek
XTC wanted to name their debut LP Black Music. The punk-adjacent band from Swindon, England weren't thinking in terms of skin color, they just thought the description was appropriate for their sound.
"Black humor is humor that's funny, but it shouldn't be funny," singer-guitarist Andy Partridge told Contrast in 1990. "So we want music that's going to be musical but it shouldn't be musical. It's sort of like anti-music, anti-pop music."
When XTC's manager and label objected to the title, explaining that the English record-buying public might expect a soul-influenced album, the quartet agreed to White Music. After all, a bunch of white guys had made it and the album had its share of white noise – including Barry Andrews' squalls of dissonant organ on a cover of "All Along the Watchtower."
A Bob Dylan cover (even a deconstructed one) might have seemed odd coming from a nervy new band appearing on the heels of the British punk boom, but XTC were only too glad to separate themselves from the likes of the Damned and the Sex Pistols. Although they were just putting out their first LP, the group had been in the works for a lot longer, having formed in 1972 as Star Park – with Partridge, bassist-singer Colin Moulding and drummer Terry Chambers. They later became known as the Helium Kidz, carrying glam, proto-punk and progressive rock influences.
The glam-inspired Helium Kidz "lasted in name up until '75 when we had a reshuffling of ideology and designed ourselves to what we really wanted to play, which was three-minute pop songs that were fast and inventive," Partridge recalled. "We needed a fast, inventive name so we changed it to XTC."
As punk was exploding in 1976-77 in London, labels were thirsty for any act that might be the next big punk group. After XTC were invited by John Peel to do a session with the legendary DJ in 1977, they signed with Virgin Records and promptly arrived at Abbey Road Studios to make an EP (the 3D EP, released in the fall of '77), followed almost immediately by a week of sessions to record the first XTC album.
Aside from the Dylan cover, all the songs were written by Moulding and Partridge, who had a lion's share of credits and a razor sharp perspective on the musical trends of the era. Some of this was displayed in one of the LP's singles, "This Is Pop," in which Partridge resisted the notion of placing the punk moniker on a sound that was, essentially, just another form of pop music. He later recalled being underwhelmed when he first heard the Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the U.K."
"It just sounds like a slower version of the Ramones, or the Monkees with a bit more fuzz," he remembered thinking. "That sort of spurred me on – watching this stuff that I thought was rather average."
Although XTC shared some DNA with the punks – brisk tempos, spare instrumentation and attitude to spare – the band felt that they drew from a wider swath of influences. Sure, they liked Alice Cooper and the New York Dolls, but that was only one facet of the group.
Partridge described XTC's debut to Mojo as "Captain Beefheart meets the Archies. … It's just everything we'd ever listened to: The Beatles, Sun Ra, Atomic Rooster – anybody who'd done anything we liked."
Unfortunately for XTC, drawing from a range of musicians didn't initially inspire much popularity. After White Music was released in England on Jan. 20, 1978, its first run only sold about 30,000 copies – hardly enough to convince Virgin to put it out in North America. The band's debut album wasn't helped by the fact that the BBC banned the LP's lead single, "Statue of Liberty" from the airwaves. The powers-at-be didn't object to the sounds of chirping organ and chugging guitar, but rather the lyric, "In my fantasy, I sail beneath your skirt."
Decades later, the line seems quaint, and also perfectly at home in XTC's quirky body of work. Although fans soon embraced the band's debut (which was eventually re-released worldwide), it took longer for Partridge to reckon with the earliest recorded version of XTC.
"I'm really embarrassed by that early material. It's like naked baby photos. They weren't songs, they were just slabs of energy with words that made good energy pictures in your head," he told Details in 1992. But by the late '90s, Partridge had changed his mind: "We just thought it was dead original. I couldn't listen to it for years, but I'm nearly through the embarrassment. It's not crap."
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is always hung by the Indians under the eaves at the right side of a house.
Although occasionally redecorated, it is never washed.
EFFECTS of drinking ayahuasca range from a pleasant intoxication with no hangover to violent reactions with sickening after - effects. Usually there are visual hallucinations in color. In excessive doses, the drug brings on nightmarish visions and a feeling of reckless abandon. Consciousness is usually not lost, nor is there impairment of the use of the limbs. In fact, dancing is a major part of the ayahuasca ceremony in some tribes. The intoxication ends with a deep sleep and dreams.
An ayahuasca intoxication is difficult to describe. The effect of the active principles varies from person to person. In addition, preparation of the drink varies from one region to another, and various plant additives may also alter the effects.
The Yuru, orb ceremony in the Colombian Amazon involves ritual ayahuasca intoxication. The Indians are blowing sacred bark flutes.
CEREMONIAL USES of ayahuasca are of major importance in the lives of South American Indians. In eastern Peru, medicine men take the drug to diagnose and treat diseases. In Colombia and Brazil, the drug is employed in deeply religious ceremonies that are rooted in tribal mythology. In the famous Yurupari ceremony of the Tukanoan Indians of Amazonian Colombia - a ceremony that initiates adolescent boys into manhood - the drug is given to fortify those who must undergo the severely painful ordeal that forms a part of the rite.
The intoxication of ayahuasca or caapi among these Indians is thought to represent a return to the origin of all things: the user "sees" tribal gods and the creation of the universe and of man and the animals. This experience convinces the Indians of the reality of their religious beliefs, because they have "seen" everything that underlies them. To them, everyday life is unreal, and what caapi brings them is the true reality.
CHEMICAL STUDIES of the two ayahuasca vines have suffered from the botanical confusion surrounding them. However, it appears that both species owe their hallucinogenic activity primarily to harmine, the major ,B-carboline alkaloid in the plants. Harmaline and tetrohydroharmine, alkaloids present in minor amounts, may also contribute to the intoxication. Early chemical studies isolated these several alkaloids but did not recognize their identity. They were given names as "new" alkaloids. One of these names--telepathine--is an indication of the widespread belief that the drink prepared from these vines gave the Indian medicine men telepathic powers.
Chemical formulas of Banisteriopis caapi and B.inebrians alkaloids.
Indole nucleus is shown in red.
PLANTS ADDED TO AYAHUASCA by some Indians in the preparation of the hallucinogenic drink are amazingly diverse and include even ferns. Several are now known to be active themselves and to alter effectively the properties of the basic drink. Among these are Datura suaveolens (p. 145) and a species of Brunfelsia (p. 140)--both members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae, and both containing active principles.
Two additives, employed over a wide area by many tribes, are especially significant. The leaves (but not the bark) of a third species of Banisteriopsis - B. rusbyana - are often added to the preparation "to lengthen and brighten the visions." Called oco-yajé in the westernmost Amazon region of Colombia and Ecuador, the liana is cultivated for this purpose, along with B. caapi and B. inebrians.
Over a much wider area, including Amazonian Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, the leaves of several species of Psychotria - especially P. viridis - are added. This 20-foot forest treelet belongs to the coffee family, Rubioceae. Like B. rusbyana, it has been found recently to contain the strongly hallucinogenic N. N-dimethyltryptamine.
ANOTHER KIND OF CAAPI is prepared from Tetrapteris methistica, a forest vine also belonging to the family Malpighioceae. One group of Maku Indians of the northwesternmost part of the Brazilian Amazon prepares a cold-water drink from the bark. There is no other plant ingredient. The drink is very bitter and has an unusual yellow hue. This may be the " second kind" of caapi mentioned by several explorers as caapi-pinima, meaning "painted caapi."
Although T. methystica produces effects identical with those of Banisteriopsis caapi, we still know nothing of its chemistry. However, it is closely related to Banisteriopsis and there is every probability that similar or identical alkaloids are present.
There are 90 species of Tetrapteris - vines and small trees found throughout the humid American tropics.
SHANSHI (Coriaria thymifolia) is a widespread Andean shrub long recognized as very poisonous to cattle. It has recently been reported as one of the plants used as an hallucinogen by peasants in Ecuador. Shanshi is their name for the plant. The fruits are eaten for their intoxicating effects, which include the sensation of flight. The weird effects are due possibly to an unidentified glycoside, but the chemistry of this species is still poorly understood. Shanshi is one of 15 species of Coriaria, most of which are shrubs. They are found in the mountains from Mexico to Chile, from the Mediterranean area eastward to Japan, and also in New Zealand. Corioria is the only known genus in the family, Corioriaceae.
SINICUICHI (Heimia salicifolia) is a poorly understood but fascinating auditory hallucincogen of central Mexico. Its leaves, slightly wilted, are crushed and soaked in water. The resulting juice is put in the sun to ferment into a slightly intoxicating drink that causes giddiness, darkening of the surroundings, shrinkage of the world, and drowsiness or euphoria. Either deafness or auditory hallucinations may result, with voices or sounds distorted and seeming to come from a distance. Partakers claim that unpleasant after- effects are rare, but excessive drinking of the intoxicant can be quite harmful.
Sinicuichi is a name given also to other plants that are important both medically and as intoxicants in various parts of Mexico. Other intoxicating sinicuichis are Erythrina, Rhynchosia, and Piscidia, but Heimia salicifolia commands the greatest respect. With the closely related H. myrtifolia, it has interesting uses in folk medicine. Only in Mexico, however, is the hallucinogenic use important.
SAN PEDRO (Trichocerous pachanoi) is a large columnar cactus widely cultivated as a hallucinogen in the Andes of Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. The natives, who also call it aguacolla, or giganton, recognize several "kinds," which differ mainly in the number of ribs, the most common type having seven. This cactus is sometimes planted along fields as a fence row to keep sheep and cattle from grazing.
An intoxicating drink called cimora is made from the San pedro cactus. Short lengths of the stem, often sold in native markets, are sliced like loaves of bread and then boiled in water for several hours, sometimes with superstitious objects such as cemetary dust and powdered bones.


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France: François Hollande, a king in danger
Photomontage of French President François Hollande and a portrait of Louis XVI by Antoine-François Callet (1786)
PE Sanchez
10 April 2013 – Financial Times (London)
French leader may come to be seen as the victim of a revolt against modern elites, says Dominique Moïsi.
François Hollande may have had François Mitterrand as his role model – a Machiavellian operator. One might have wished he would be a French Gerhard Schröder – a tough reformer. But, in the wake of the Cahuzac scandal, France's president looks ever more like a modern Louis XVI – the king guillotined by revolutionaries.
After five years of economic and social crisis, and with no light at the end of the tunnel, the French are losing patience not only with their politicians but with all of their elites. Mr Hollande, like Louis, might prove to be an unexceptional man in exceptional times.
Ancien regime France fell, taking Louis with it, when the privileges of the aristocracy were no longer perceived as the counterpart to services rendered to society. Mr Hollande may be seen in the future as the victim of a revolt against France's modern elites.
He sits at the head of the political aristocracy, which spans both the left and the right, and which has lost contact with the rest of the country. Their "small deals between friends" were accepted because their contribution was seen as positive. But in France today, as throughout Europe, the privileges of the elites are perceived as unfair.
It is one of the keys if not the major explanation for the rise of a populism that has the unsavoury perfume of the 1930s. Unlike then, there are no external powers encouraging the hard left or hard right. But a weak economy and scandals are fuelling extremism.
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Innovation and disruption are now commonplace in strategy discussions between the board and C-suite. Even innovations outside of a company's own mission are changing everything from customer expectations to business operations. While the board's agenda has evolved to include discussion of issues such as emerging technologies and workforce disruption, corporate directors must still contend with evergreen oversight tasks. Directors are feeling stretched, and reasonably so.
Review the outlook on the economy. The U.S. is on track to have its second-longest economic recovery, and it may even become the longest on record, according to Constance Hunter, chief economist at KPMG LLP. Unemployment is at an all-time low, and wages are slowly beginning to rise. Barring any global economic shocks, this could signal that the American economy is likely nearing peak growth. Hunter also reminded directors that though all signs point to stable economic growth this year, an economic downturn in the coming years is still possible.
Pay attention to increased complexity. From social and demographic changes to technological disruption, companies are facing increasingly complex challenges. Addressing these issues will require the board to keep up with today's dynamic business environment. Being on a board is no longer simply about compliance or risk oversight. Fundamental conversations about company strategy and business models need to become regular topics of discussion. The board needs to ask hard questions of its executive team around the company's data strategy, whether this team has the requisite set of skills to execute on strategy broadly, and how well the management team understands the competitive landscape and challenges specific to their industry.
Approach technology as an enabler of strategy. Board discussions about technology should focus on the current—or potential—application for the company. Directors should, therefore, approach such dialogues within the context of company strategy. The board should ensure that management understands and meaningfully engages with the company's technology systems and the staff who use those systems, and assesses how the company invests in technology as an enabler of the broader strategy.
Wake up to disruption. Large companies are beginning to wake up to the disruptive players in their industries. Many so-called startup "unicorns" are now backed by corporate venture capital arms, enabling established, large-scale companies to gain a competitive edge with smaller companies leading transformative ventures and creating disruptive technologies. There are more avenues than ever before for businesses of all sizes to engage with emerging technologies, from pilgrimages to Silicon Valley, or attendance at events such as the annual NACD Consumer Electronics Show Experience, to setting up corporate venture arms.
Think outside—or about—the box. The concept of Innovation dos not have to be limited to a firm's research and development department. A company can innovate in every facet of its business, from financing to product packaging. One director attending Master Class shared how one of her companies modified its package design for products that customers opened to peer inside. By redesigning the packaging to include transparent plastic, customers were able to see these products through the packaging and, thereby, didn't feel compelled to open it. This helped the company dramatically reduce the number of products that were spoiled from being opened.
Demand better risk reports. Directors need to push management to enhance the effectiveness of risk reports provided to the board. If risk reports received from management look like audit reports, the board may not be receiving the information it needs to effectively oversee risk. Management teams often present so much information that directors may find it difficult to discern which risks demand the most urgent attention. In fact, the 2017─2018 NACD Public Company Governance Survey reports that in the past 12 months, 79 percent of respondents say they communicated with management about the types of risk information that the board requires.
Communicate what investors want to know. Institutional investors want to know whether the board is capable of being not only the board of today, but that of tomorrow. In this regard, the proxy statement is often underutilized as a way of communicating the board's strengths and skills that will help strengthen their oversight of the company in the years to come. If effectively used, this document can enrich board-shareholder dialogue. More information is available in the publication Investor Perspectives: Critical Issues for Board Focus in 2018.
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