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Tobacco taxes are also a large supply of revenue within the EU, with the sin tax bringing in around 70 billion euros in 2015. Based on this document, we estimate it's now closer to 80 billion. In contrast to the USA, tobacco tax revenues have remained relatively steady despite declining numbers of smokers. But that's because of huge tax increases instead of steady sales. In 2008 Europe brought in 101.42 Euros per 1000 cigarettes sold – by 2015 it was 152.44. (Source: World Bank.)
It's challenging to get accurate figures of the amount of E Cig Reviews for the of Europe, but Reason.com estimates that by 2016 6 million vapers had used e-cigarettes to prevent smoking, while another 9 million had used vaping to reduce back. Recently, Japan Tobacco International estimated that there were approximately 40 million vapers in the world, with all the possible ways to grow to around 110 million by 2025. With Europe having around 30% of the total, that will equate to around 12 million vapers currently.
That's still small when compared to variety of smokers in the EU. The population from the EU is around 512 million, and Europe estimates that around 26% of the population still smoke. That's a tremendous 133 million people, who on average, based on the EU, are experiencing the average lack of life of 14 years.
Considering the fact that vapers are equivalent to around 9% in the total number of smokers, we might roughly estimate the reduction in tobacco revenue to be around 7.2 billion euros, with disclaimers as before (the lack of ability to account for dual vapers, for those who have quit both smoking and vaping and the reality that there are more vapers in countries rich in taxes on cigarettes.)
A quick mention here of healthcare. Health care is commonly excellent in the EU, so of course governments to have to fork out for the price of smoking diseases. But these are generally cheaper to deal with than old age diseases (lung cancer is a much faster killer than dementia). Smoking diseases also strike many smokers around about pensionable age, saving governments many billions in pension payments.
Obviously, we can't determine these concerns influence the EU. But we are able to look at what the EU has been doing and said. For as long ago as 2013, MEPs were raising concerns about e cigarettes. Here's what one MEP asked: "The intake of traditional cigarettes offers the Member States with sizeable revenues, because of the substantial taxes to which they may be subject… can the Council state what action it promises to take to address the differences in tax revenue materialising in State coffers following the proliferation of e cigarettes, which currently seem to be free from any type of duty?"
The EU commission proceeded to try and medicalise e-cigarettes (an effective ban, as during the time there were no e cigarettes with medical authorisation). Due partly to vigorous campaigning by vapers, this lead to the messy compromise this is the Tobacco Products Directive. Vaping has become restricted, but remains legal.
The EU also has held consultations on implementing vape specific taxes. I attended one of many consultations in the uk, and the EU representative actually posited tax as a positive factor for the vaping industry – on the basis which a standard EU vape tax could be a lot a lot better than draconian taxes imposed by individual countries. Another stance is recorded in EU documents, where they appear to estimate that by harmonising duties on e-cigs, tobacco tax losses might be limited to 2.5% of total tax revenue. (Source: EU Commission Report).
Up to now these initial attempts happen to be thwarted. But that could not always become the case, and several in the business think it's only a matter of time before a vape tax is implemented. It doesn't help that inside the EU there mwrnff 24 organisations pushing for tighter vape regulations.
Wonder where their funding is coming to finance lobbying the EU? According to International Vaping, in 2016 over 500 million euros of this originated from the EU. So essentially, the EU is paying anti-vape organisations to lobby itself for tighter rules on vaping.
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// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root.

using System;

namespace Rotorz.Tile
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Bit mask that defines how tiles should be refreshed.
    /// </summary>
    [Flags]
    public enum RefreshFlags
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Does not represent any flag at all.
        /// </summary>
        None = 0x00,

        /// <summary>
        /// Tiles should each be force refreshed.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// <para>Tiles are re-painted so that changes that have been made to the
        /// associated brush are reflected. Painted flags and tile transform tweaks can
        /// usually be preserved by specifying other refresh flags.</para>
        /// </remarks>
        /// <seealso cref="RefreshFlags.PreservePaintedFlags"/>
        /// <seealso cref="RefreshFlags.PreserveTransform"/>
        Force = 0x01,

        /// <summary>
        /// Procedural tiles are to be refreshed from tile data.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// <para>Procedural meshes are updated to reflect changes that have been made to
        /// brushes.</para>
        /// </remarks>
        UpdateProcedural = 0x02,

        /// <summary>
        /// User flags of painted tiles should be preserved.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// <para>It is possible for custom editor scripts to adjust the state of custom
        /// user flags on a per tile basis for a variety of reasons. Custom tools might
        /// even utilise custom user flags. When this is true it may be beneficial to
        /// preserve the flags of painted tiles.</para>
        /// <para>Changes that are made to the initial state of custom user flags (using
        /// the brush designer) will not be reflected unless the flags of painted tiles
        /// are also refreshed.</para>
        /// </remarks>
        PreservePaintedFlags = 0x04,

        /// <summary>
        /// Manual offsets of position, rotation and scale should be preserved.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// <para>Users are able to manually tweak the position, rotation and scale of
        /// tiles that have been painted. This can usually be preserved using this flag.</para>
        /// </remarks>
        PreserveTransform = 0x08,
    }
}

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Research has always been something Dr. Marlin Shipman enjoys, especially when the research unfolds into a murder mystery.
Shipman, who joined Arkansas State University's College of Communications faculty in 1981, began research concerning the death penalty in 1990 when Arkansas resumed executions.
After years of research, the journalism professor looks forward to having his first book published in the spring. The book, "Newspaper Coverage of Women Executed in the United States 1850-2001," appropriately concerns media coverage of female defendants who have been executed in the United States since the mid-19th century.
"I became interested, because to my knowledge there were no books about the media coverage of the death penalty," Shipman said. "As I got further into the research process and read cases with women defendants it seemed natural to move my research in that direction. The death penalty is very controversial anyway, and with women defendants, even more so. Some cases seem so much like a mystery novel. Trying to pare all the information down for a book has been difficult."
One case Shipman mentioned in particular concerned a woman who was a mass murderer in the 1930s in Ohio. Shipman said when he approached the local newspaper about researching the articles, they welcomed him to go through all the materials they had, but warned that their case file on murderess Anne Hahn was as extensive as that of O.J. Simpson's.
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Shipman, a 1997 recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Teaching and Service to Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, also stated that very little coverage existed of slave executions during the 1800s, before the abolishment of slavery. However, one case proved to be an exception.
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Shipman employed various research methods while working on his book. He cited Margarett Daniels, who works in inter-library loan in the Dean B. Ellis Library, as a significant source of assistance. He also traveled to several states for research including Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, and utilized numerous historical societies and libraries.
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Identity Blu-ray Review – A Inspired Modern Film Noir Classic?
Dr. Loomis 4th July 2019
Identity is a 2003 psychological thriller film starring a fabulous cast that includes the likes of John Cusack, Ray Liotta and Rebecca De Mornay to mention just three. The film takes place for the most part at motel during a storm. It extremely atmospheric but is it worth your time? Let's find out here's my Identity blu-ray review.
Identity (2003)
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Directed by James Mangold
UK Rating 15
Released By Sony Pictures
Blu-ray Released: 30 April 2007
Ten people find themselves stuck at motel due to a storm. With the roads flooded the only thing they can do is wait out the storm. However when the murders start everyone begins to suspect each other.
The films directed by James Mangold whilst the cinematography is handled by Phedon Papamichael Jr. The film screams film noir, it's exceptionally well shot. I mean it's incredibly atmospheric. Who doesn't love a stormy night for a film setting? It a very well made and stylish looking movie.
The music score comes from Alan Silvestri. It does an excellent job of ramping up the tension against the background of the already un-nerving thunder storm.
The acting is exceptionally good whilst the characters are all very different and interesting. For instance John Cusack plays Edward Dakota a limousine driver and former cop. Ray Liotta plays the cop arriving with a prisoner forced to seek refuge at the motel. Meanwhile Amanda Peet plays Paris Nevada, a prostitute looking to make a fresh start. Or how about John Hawkes as Larry Washington the motel owner with a secret he's keen to keep hidden.
As I say these are all extremely interesting characters in their own right. Put them all together in a motel and it really comes together perfectly.
John Cusack as Edward Dakota
Ray Liotta as Samuel Rhodes
Amanda Peet as Paris Nevada
Clea DuVall as Ginny Virginia
William Lee Scott as Lou Isiana
Rebecca De Mornay as Caroline Suzanne
John Hawkes as Larry Washington
Leila Kenzle as Alice York
John C. McGinley as George York
Bret Loehr as Timothy York
Jake Busey as Robert Maine
Pruitt Taylor Vince as Malcolm Rivers
Alfred Molina as Dr. Malick
Holmes Osborne as Judge Taylor
Conclusion: Identity (2003) Film Review
In all honesty I cannot praise this film enough. It's looks and feels film noir simply oozing style and atmosphere. The story is exceptional well constructed with plenty of red herrings and twists and turns. It's set in a remote motel and a stormy night and I love it. Oh and then there's the fantastic casting, everyone of the main characters is played to perfection. Cusack in particular is brilliant but so too are Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet and John Hawkes.
If like me this film passed you by it really is a must see movie. I consider it to be an instant classic you need to see.
If you enjoyed my The Identity blu-ray review so far you may want to check out the following films:
The Watcher (2000)
Conclusion: Identity Blu-ray Review
The film has no issues to report on the picture quality front so I'll move on to the extras. There is really only a 15 minute overview with cast and crew which doesn't really reveal anything new if you have watched the movie. Other than that there are deleted scenes and storyboards.
Audio Commentary from Director/Writers
Star On Set (15 mins)
Popcorn Cinema Rating: Identity (2003)
EXTRAS: GOOD
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Movie title: Identity (2003)
Duration: 90 mins
Director(s): James Mangold
Actor(s): John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, Alfred Molina, Rebecca De Mornay, Clea DuVall, John C. McGinley
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IARC identifies eight additional cancer sites linked to overweight and obesity [IARC]
The review of the available literature for middle-aged adults showed that there is sufficient evidence in humans that the absence of excess body fatness reduces the risk of cancers of the gastric cardia, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, ovary, and thyroid, and meningioma, and multiple myeloma.
Well: Obesity Is Linked to at Least 13 Types of Cancer [NY Times]
This new review, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, links an additional eight cancers to excess fat: gastric cardia, a cancer of the part of the stomach closest to the esophagus; liver cancer; gallbladder cancer; pancreatic cancer; thyroid cancer; ovarian cancer; meningioma, a usually benign type of brain cancer; and multiple myeloma, a blood cancer.
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Precision Test For Breast Cancer Treatment Remains Imprecise [NPR]
Is it worth all the trouble of chemotherapy for women who are found to be at low risk for recurrence in this genomic test? That's a tough call, because it requires grasping the rather abstract idea of improving survival odds by maybe just 1 percentage point.
When DNA and medical tests disagree about breast cancer risk, which to believe? [STAT]
Some oncologists not involved in the study were more cautious. "I don't think they accomplished what they meant to," said Dr. Harold Burstein, a breast cancer physician at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
The 70-Gene Signature as an Aid to Treatment Decisions in Early Breast Cancer [Now@NEJM]
In the accompanying editorial, Dr. Clifford A. Hudis and Dr. Maura Dickler consider the significance of a 1.5 percentage-point difference in distant metastasis-free 5-year survival in two women of different ages, priorities, and high clinical risk. They explain, "This difference does not precisely exclude a benefit that clinicians and patients might find meaningful."
Breast cancer patients could be spared chemotherapy with new test [The Telegraph]
Results showed that around 46 per cent of women with newly diagnosed early-stage breast cancer were classified as low risk by the test, called MammaPrint, and did not need medication.
Gene Tests Identify Breast Cancer Patients Who Can Skip Chemotherapy, Study Says [NY Times]
The new study is one of the largest and most rigorous trials of genomic testing, and offers reassurance to doctors and patients that the technology can be trusted to help identify patients who do not need chemo. But an editorial accompanying the report said the study was not the final word, and additional research now underway would provide more clarity.
Scientists discover drug combination slows lung cancer cell growth [Cancer Research UK]
The study, by scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London and The Institut Gustave Roussy in France, looked at whether blocking the functions of two proteins called MEK and m-TOR would stop or slow down the growth of non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma cells in the laboratory.
5.12 Immunothérapies
Hybrid nanovaccine tackles cancer immunotherapy challenges in mice [FierceBiotech]
This hybrid nanovaccine could potentially improve cancer immunotherapy with its enhanced inhibitory effect on tumor growth and ability to stay inside the tumor, which cuts down on side effects on other parts of the body.
5.12.2 Immunothérapies - CAR-T
Advances in Immunotherapy: Using an Antibiotic to Remote-control CAR T cells [CANCER RESEARCH Catalyst]
"When considering CAR T-cell therapy, one of the major concerns is the 'on-target, off-tumor' effects. To reduce the toxicity, it is desirable to make the T cells switchable."
5.2.2 Pharma - Fusions & Acquisitions
Drug Mergers Hurt in Every Direction (Save One) [In the Pipeline]
Inside the merged companies, there's a great deal of disruption, as many readers here can testify. But across the industry as a whole, things get less competitive the fewer players there are and the fewer the approaches being tried.
5.3 Traitements - FDA, EMA,...
Adaptive Pathways: Key Learnings and Next Steps [ESMO]
EMA publishes report on pilot project with oncology accounting for a third of the total initial submissions.
Cancer vs. Heart Disease: What's Behind the Numbers [ACS]
The American Cancer Society was among those who had estimated that cancer would overtake heart disease as the leading cause of death overall in the United States during the current decade. But, as so frequently happens, reality stepped in: the death rate from heart disease has begun to flatten, possibly due to rising rates of obesity, or perhaps because we are reaching a limit on our ability prevent deaths from heart disease.
Relative Citation Ratio (RCR) – A Leap Forward in Research Metrics [Digital Science]
Instead of solely relying on the publishing journal's subject area, the RCR takes into account all the articles that it cites – and are cited with it – and the articles that cite it.
Thirty-second Take: How to Review a Paper [The Genome's Take]
One theme that regularly struck me is how often reviews are at odds with one another, and how rarely three of them would find the same flaw.
6.9 Controverses
New leader of NIH's research watchdog faces staff revolt [Science]
The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) in Rockville, Maryland, which guards against misconduct in biomedical research, usually attracts attention with its findings, not its internal workings.


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IFS report reveals average earnings five years after graduation
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DfE report details headteachers' views of international recruits
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£10m project seeks to collect world's best teaching practices
New figures show high level of state-educated lawyers recommended to be judges
'Anonymous academic' fears universities might adopt prepackaged courses
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has published a report which shows average earnings five years after graduation, by subject. BBC News. IFS researchers Chris Belfield and Laura van der Erve have written in The Times about the report.
Mili Fretwell, a Year 11 student from West Yorkshire, questions whether too much importance is placed on GCSEs, creating a 'panic culture' among young people. Tes.
Tes analyses a new Department for Education (DfE) report entitled 'International teacher recruitment, understanding the attitudes and experiences of school leaders and teachers'. By Helen Ward.
State sector
Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), writes for Tes about the 'human cost' of government funding cuts.
Labour MP claims the launch of a pilot of the DfE's free teacher vacancy website happened too late for teachers looking for new jobs in September. By Jess Staufenberg, Schools Week.
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Schools Week reports that the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and BHP Billiton Foundation, a global development charity, are spending £9.8m on a project to record the best teaching practices from around the world. By Alix Robertson.
The judicial appointments commission (JAC) has released social mobility statistics for 2017-18, which show close to two thirds of lawyers recommended to become judges went to state schools. By Owen Bowcott, The Guardian.
The Guardian's anonymous academic reveals fears that UK universities might follow the US by teaching prepackaged courses that stifle creativity.
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Excellence in Ministry comes by appreciating historic and present milestones.
The month of February is celebrated as Founders' month throughout the connectional church of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
As the church enters the first year to a new century, we celebrate 201 years of global witness and proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We ought to take this moment to reflect on the gains made by the connectional church, in the past and in present years, to appreciate where we are as a church, and to draw strength from the legacies of those who came before us. In the same light, the very milestones should encourage us to be more daring, creative and innovative about how we do ministry in the present age that we live in, in order that we ensure that even in our generation the AME church grows strong and becomes even more effective in winning souls for Christ.
We remember the legacies of our founder and the first Bishop of our church, Richard Allen. The determination of taking the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world evidenced by Bishop Henry McNeil Turner who was at the forefront of the transplanting of the AME church on the African Continent, starting in Liberia then Southern Africa. We also ought to be thankful of Rev Mangena Mokone and Charlotte Maxeke, who were instrumental and great stewards; by making connections for Christ and keeping the gateways of faith open here in South Africa, in order for the AME Church to be established here at home.
Let us then commit ourselves, once again, to fulfilling the Great Commission as recorded in the Holy Scriptures, to carry out the mission and vision of the AME Church and to devoting time to pray for all clergy and laity in the AME Church.


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Renovations transform an abandoned six-story warehouse into an intermodal transportation hub anticipated to spark a revitalization of Moline's downtown business district. The project maintains the historic character of the 80-year-old structure and allows for a direct passenger rail line between Moline and Chicago.
Marc Rohde, leader of Legat's Governmental practice, discusses multimodal facilities.


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Bayou Lafourche artist Otis Dobson has been selected to exhibit artwork as artist of the month for June at Downtown Art Gallery 630.
The exhibit, to feature watercolor paintings of local and regional scenery, will remain on display until June 30. Gallery hours at 630 Belanger St. in downtown Houma are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Admission is free.
Dobson said he enjoys painting a variety of historic south Louisiana homes and scenes of coastal folklore. Currently serving as second vice-president of the Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild, Dobson also holds an office in Les Artistes du Bayou Art Guild in south Lafourche. As a member of the Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild, Dobson has previously served as president, first vice-president and parliamentarian. He also has been chairman for the School Art Show and the summer-art program for children.
The summer-art programs for children sponsored by the Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild are in progress. During the summer, more than 150 children will attend five two-hour classes to receive instruction on painting in acrylics, watercolors and pastels, as well as instruction on drawing and working with clay.
This introduction to the arts provides children with a range of artist techniques and media to help develop their creativity.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council as administered by the Houma Regional Arts Council.
The latest "Members Only" competition is titled "Living Swamp."
Paintings will be on display beginning the first week of July. This show will have numerous paintings of swamps in watercolor, oils, pastels and acrylics.
The creativity of our local artists will become evident with the range of artistic expression this subject brings out.
This is one exhibit you should not miss.
Members exhibiting artwork at other locations in Houma include the following: Earl Theriot has paintings on exhibit at Caf� Milano/Aficionados and Cecile Evans is exhibiting at Griffin�s PoBoy & Grill, both in Houma. These exhibits change bi-monthly.
The regular meeting of the Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Melvin�s restaurant on Saadi Street in Houma.
Anyone wishing to become a member of the guild is welcome to join us. Lunch will follow the meeting.
The Board of Directors of the arts guild met recently to plan programs and projects for the 2007-08 club year.
After the summer programs have ended, the next big event on the schedule is Art After Dark.
This community event will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 8.
Application forms for artists wishing to exhibit work at the event will be available shortly at the gallery.
We hope to have another fantastic event. More information will be made available as plans are completed.
Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild members Ethel Pourciau and Vilma James were awarded ribbons at the Bon Terre Garden Fair held recently at Southdown Museum.
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Philly First Town Hall on Public Banking
The Philadelphia Public Bank Coalition held its first Town Hall on September 1, 2020, to explore the ways a municipally owned bank could address the critical needs of our city in these times, and to support Councilmember Derek Green's legislative initiative this Fall. The event highlighted the relationship between the private finance industry and institutional racism, lifting up a publicly owned, democratically accountable bank as a way to break the stranglehold that Wall Street banks have on struggling Black and Brown communities.
Speakers also described potential benefits of a policy-driven finance system in areas of environmental protection, public education, green job growth, and small and cooperatively owned business development. The Town Hall was co-sponsored by Philadelphia Neighborhood Networks and the Economic Dignity team of POWER Interfaith, and supported by Americans for Democratic Action, Southeast PA Chapter, Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance, RECLAIM Philadelphia, A SMART Collaboration and the Our City Our Schools Coalition.
"As we begin to reinvigorate and restart our economy in what has become our 'new normal', now is an ideal time to closely examine and consider creative, more pragmatic methods of reducing municipal debt while simultaneously reinvesting funds within our communities – particularly Black and Brown neighborhoods – who have felt the brunt of the impact of COVID-19," said City Councilmember Derek Green who introduced legislation to fund an ongoing feasibility study for a public bank in Philadelphia. "Establishing a public bank in the City of Philadelphia would foster both public and private partnerships with community banks and stakeholders in an effort to provide substantial opportunities for small businesses and entrepreneurs who have struggled for too long to obtain credit from big banks."
In addition to Councilmember Green, speakers included Walt McRee, Co-founder, Public Banking Institute; Britt Alston, Senior Research Analyst with the Action Center on Race and the Economy; Dr. Deborah Figart, author and Distinguished Professor of Economics at Stockton University; Maurice Sampson, Eastern PA Director, Clean Water Action; Pep Marie Felton, Coordinator, Our City Our Schools Coalition, and Jamila Medley, Executive Director, Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance.
Britt Alston, research analyst with Action Center on Race and the Economy delivered a presentation entitled "Simply Put – Wall Street is Racist." Explaining the need for a new model of banking, she said: "The people and communities that are portrayed as drains on our public budgets and government systems are precisely the groups targeted for wealth extraction by Wall Street and the electeds they lobby in government – low income folks and people of color."
Dr. Deb Figart, distinguished professor of Economics at Stockton University who is conducting a separate study of the feasibility of a public bank in Philadelphia, described the potential short term economic development impact. In her soon-to-be published study, she found that in the short term earnings would rise by $161 million to $482 million, roughly 3,600 to 10,800 new jobs would be created across the city, and that the Philadelphia metro area value-added or gross regional product would increase by $1 billion to $3 billion. "There are more economic benefits for the city in the long run. This is just a start." she said.
Walt McRee of the Public Banking Institute gave an overview of the growing movement in states and municipalities throughout the nation.
"Public banking has become a full-fledged national movement focused on freeing cities and states from their costly dependence on private market capital," McRee said."Local public banks can provide a dramatic new ability to expand and target investment into community needs in a way that builds economic stability and prosperity."
"In Philadelphia, the majority of people turning to the cooperative economy are folks who have been systematically marginalized and therefore do not hold the generational wealth or credit scores typical banks require," said Jamila Medley Executive Director of the Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance. "We need better, fairer, more equitable solutions to capitalizing small businesses, including cooperatives. PACA believes that a Philadelphia Public Bank can be a solution to these ongoing problems."
Philadelphia Public Banking Coalition member Peter Winslow summarized the road ahead for public banking in Philadelphia and called for activists and advocates to be prepared to swing into action this Fall.
"There's a national movement afoot." Winslow said, "and Philadelphia should lead that movement."
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by Kay Lasker Kay Lasker is a member of the Philadelphia Public Banking Coalition. This letter to the Editor appeared in the August 16, 2021 Philadelphia Inquirer It is heartbreaking to learn that the
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Kylian Mbappe insists he has no interest in succeeding Cristiano Ronaldo as the next winner of the Ballon d'Or.
The teenager produced an outstanding display as France edged a tight World Cup semi final against Belgium, reaching Sunday's showpiece against either England or Croatia thanks to Samuel Umtiti's second half header.
Paris Saint-Germain striker Mbappe has been tipped to follow in the footsteps of his idol Ronaldo, whose transfer from Real Madrid to Juventus was confirmed earlier on Tuesday as the 33-year-old ended his nine-year, trophy-laden spell in the Spanish capital.
Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or in each of the last two years but his and Lionel Messi's stranglehold on the award appears to be coming to a close, not that Mbappe has given it a second thought.
'I couldn't care less about that,' he told TF1. 'I want the World Cup. I want to sleep with it.'
'I wasn't born in 1998, so I have never seen people on the Champs-Elysees celebrating.
'I am going to give everything in this final. We will kill ourselves on the pitch to finish the job.
Arsene Wenger, meanwhile, who nearly signed Mbappe for Arsenal before his move to PSG last summer was full of praise for the teenager.
He told beIN Sports: 'He is the type of player who always makes you hopeful when he gets the ball that he's going to do something special.
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Barcelona completing £158million double transfer
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Could brain interface-controlled weapons, like systems currently under development by DARPA, provide immunity from prosecution for war crimes? A Cornell University law student has published an analysis that is worth considering.
Consider, for example, the so-called Luke's binoculars (a reference to the device used by Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars film). The idea is to use an EEG scan of the soldier's brain to help alert him to potential threats that he picks up subliminally, and to make decisions before he is consciously aware of making a choice.
Recent developments and discoveries in the disparate technology areas of flat-field, wide-angle optics, large pixel-count digital imagers, cognitive visual processing algorithms, neurally-based target detection signatures and ultra-low power analog-digital hybrid signal processing electronics have led DARPA to believe that focused technology development, system design, and system integration efforts may produce revolutionary capabilities for the warfighter.
The final objective of the DARPA CT2WS program is the development of prototype soldier-portable digital imaging threat queuing systems capable of effective detection ranges of 1-10 km against dismounts and vehicles while simultaneously surveying a 120-degree or greater field of view (FOV).
Stephen White, the Cornell law student, makes the following point in his paper.
"In cases where pilots using brain-machine interface weapons are charged with war crimes, however, the issue may prove dispositive. The pilot may have fired his weapon without having made either a conscious or voluntary act before the ensuing deaths occurred.
If neural-interfaced weapons were designed to fire at the time of recognition rather than after the disambiguation process, a process that would likely need to occur for the pilot to differentiate between combatants and protected persons, the pilot firing them presumably would lack criminal accountability for the act implicit in willful killing.
The use of machine interfaces may also lead to problematic results in the context of determining whether or not a volitional act took place."
SF fans were aware of these devices a generation ago. These interfaces were explored in the 1982 film Firefox, which featured a plane with "thought-controlled, thought-activated" weapons systems.
From The Register; thanks to Moira for the story and references.


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Was this an early morning shot, Joe? Or was it foggy all day? I can't see you getting up early and getting out! 🙂 Beautiful shot.
Yes it was early in the morning Emilio 😀 After about 8:30 am the fog burned off and the sun came out. I'm usually an early riser but that's only because Terry gets up early and I can't sleep because she brews a pot of coffee and the smell makes me hungry. Thank you very much.
Same here. Lynn's usually up before me. But since she doesn't drink, I have to make my own coffee. Can't start the day without it.
Such beautiful detail, Joe. Wonderful.
That's a stunning photo, Joe. Between the B&W composition and the reflection of the tree in the water, this is a winner!
Dreamy and beautiful! Reflections are so awesome, especially this one!
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import static org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.CapabilitiesComparator.getBestMatch;

import com.google.common.collect.Lists;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.Capabilities;
import org.openqa.selenium.Platform;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities;

import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.List;

public class CapabilitiesComparatorTest {

  private Comparator<Capabilities> comparator;

  @Test
  public void shouldMatchByBrowserName_assumingAllOtherPropertiesAreNull() {
    comparator = compareBy(capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.ANY, true));

    Capabilities c1 = capabilities("firefox", null, null, false);
    Capabilities c2 = capabilities("chrome", null, null, false);

    assertGreaterThan(c1, c2);
  }

  @Test
  public void shouldMatchByBrowserName_assumingAllOtherPropertiesAreTheSame() {
    comparator = compareBy(capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.ANY, true));

    Capabilities c1 = capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities c2 = capabilities("chrome", "", Platform.ANY, true);

    assertGreaterThan(c1, c2);
  }

  @Test
  public void shouldIgnoreVersionIfNullOnAnInput() {
    comparator = compareBy(capabilities("firefox", "6", Platform.ANY, true));

    Capabilities c1 = capabilities("firefox", null, Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities c2 = capabilities("firefox", "7", Platform.ANY, true);
    assertGreaterThan(c1, c2);

    Capabilities c3 = capabilities("firefox", "7", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities c4 = capabilities("firefox", null, Platform.ANY, true);
    assertGreaterThan(c4, c3);
  }

  @Test
  public void shouldMatchByVersion_assumingAllOtherPropertiesAreTheSame_versionSpecified() {
    comparator = compareBy(capabilities("firefox", "6", Platform.ANY, true));

    Capabilities c1 = capabilities("firefox", "6", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities c2 = capabilities("firefox", "7", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities c3 = capabilities("firefox", null, Platform.ANY, true);

    assertGreaterThan(c1, c2);
    assertGreaterThan(c1, c3);
  }

  @Test
  public void shouldMatchByVersion_assumingAllOtherPropertiesAreTheSame_emptyVersion() {
    comparator = compareBy(capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.ANY, true));

    Capabilities c1 = capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities c2 = capabilities("firefox", "6", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities c3 = capabilities("firefox", null, Platform.ANY, true);

    assertGreaterThan(c1, c2);
    assertGreaterThan(c1, c3);
  }

  @Test
  public void shouldMatchByVersion_assumingAllOtherPropertiesAreTheSame_nullVersion() {
    comparator = compareBy(capabilities("firefox", null, Platform.ANY, true));

    Capabilities c1 = capabilities("firefox", null, Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities c2 = capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities c3 = capabilities("firefox", "6", Platform.ANY, true);

    assertEquals(0, comparator.compare(c1, c2));
    assertEquals(0, comparator.compare(c2, c1));
    assertEquals(0, comparator.compare(c1, c3));
    assertEquals(0, comparator.compare(c3, c1));
  }

  @Test
  public void shouldMatchByPlatform_assumingAllOtherPropertiesAreTheSame() {
    comparator = compareBy(capabilities("firefox", "6", Platform.ANY, true));

    Capabilities c1 = capabilities("firefox", "6", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities c2 = capabilities("firefox", "6", Platform.LINUX, true);

    assertGreaterThan(c1, c2);
  }

  @Test
  public void shouldPreferCurrentPlatformOverOthers() {
    comparator = compareBy(capabilities("firefox", "6", Platform.ANY, true), Platform.LINUX);

    Capabilities c1 = capabilities("firefox", "6", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities c2 = capabilities("firefox", "6", Platform.LINUX, true);
    Capabilities c3 = capabilities("firefox", "6", Platform.WINDOWS, true);

    assertGreaterThan(c2, c1);
    assertGreaterThan(c2, c3);
  }

  @Test
  public void shouldPickCorrectBrowser() {
    Capabilities chrome = DesiredCapabilities.chrome();
    Capabilities firefox = DesiredCapabilities.firefox();
    Capabilities opera = DesiredCapabilities.opera();
    List<Capabilities> list = Lists.newArrayList(chrome, firefox, opera);

    DesiredCapabilities desired = new DesiredCapabilities();

    desired.setBrowserName("chrome");
    assertThat(getBestMatch(desired, list), equalTo(chrome));

    desired.setBrowserName("firefox");
    assertThat(getBestMatch(desired, list), equalTo(firefox));

    desired.setBrowserName("opera");
    assertThat(getBestMatch(desired, list), equalTo(opera));
  }

  @Test
  public void shouldPickAnyIfPlatformChoicesAreAnyOrWindowsAndDesireLinux() {
    Capabilities any = capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities windows = capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.WINDOWS, true);
    Capabilities linux = capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.LINUX, true);

    assertThat(getBestMatch(linux, Lists.newArrayList(any, windows)), equalTo(any));
    // Registration order should not matter.
    assertThat(getBestMatch(linux, Lists.newArrayList(windows, any)), equalTo(any));
  }

  @Test
  public void shouldPickWindowsIfPlatformChoiceIsAny() {
    Capabilities any = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities windows = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.WINDOWS, true);
    assertThat(getBestMatch(any, Lists.newArrayList(windows)), equalTo(windows));
  }

  @Test
  public void shouldPickMostSpecificOperatingSystem() {
    Capabilities any = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities windows = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.WINDOWS, true);
    Capabilities xp = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.XP, true);
    Capabilities vista = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.VISTA, true);

    List<Capabilities> list = newArrayList(any, windows, xp, vista);
    assertThat(getBestMatch(any, list), equalTo(any));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(windows, list), equalTo(windows));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(xp, list), equalTo(xp));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, list), equalTo(vista));
  }

  @Test
  public void pickingWindowsFromVariousLists() {
    Capabilities any = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities windows = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.WINDOWS, true);
    Capabilities xp = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.XP, true);
    Capabilities vista = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.VISTA, true);

    assertThat(getBestMatch(windows, newArrayList(any)), equalTo(any));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(windows, newArrayList(any, windows)), equalTo(windows));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(windows, newArrayList(windows, xp, vista)), equalTo(windows));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(windows, newArrayList(xp, vista)),
        anyOf(equalTo(xp), equalTo(vista)));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(windows, newArrayList(xp)), equalTo(xp));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(windows, newArrayList(vista)), equalTo(vista));
  }

  @Test
  public void pickingXpFromVariousLists() {
    Capabilities any = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities windows = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.WINDOWS, true);
    Capabilities xp = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.XP, true);
    Capabilities vista = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.VISTA, true);

    assertThat(getBestMatch(xp, newArrayList(any)), equalTo(any));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(xp, newArrayList(any, windows)), equalTo(windows));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(xp, newArrayList(windows, xp, vista)), equalTo(xp));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(xp, newArrayList(windows, xp)), equalTo(xp));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(xp, newArrayList(xp, vista)), equalTo(xp));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(xp, newArrayList(xp)), equalTo(xp));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(xp, newArrayList(vista)), equalTo(vista));
  }

  @Test
  public void pickingVistaFromVariousLists() {
    Capabilities any = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities windows = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.WINDOWS, true);
    Capabilities xp = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.XP, true);
    Capabilities vista = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.VISTA, true);

    Platform current = Platform.WINDOWS;
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(any), current), equalTo(any));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(any, windows), current), equalTo(windows));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(windows, xp, vista), current), equalTo(vista));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(windows, xp), current), equalTo(windows));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(xp, vista), current), equalTo(vista));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(xp), current), equalTo(xp));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(vista), current), equalTo(vista));

    current = Platform.VISTA;
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(any), current), equalTo(any));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(any, windows), current), equalTo(windows));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(any, vista), current), equalTo(vista));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(windows, xp, vista), current), equalTo(vista));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(windows, xp), current), equalTo(windows));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(xp, vista), current), equalTo(vista));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(xp), current), equalTo(xp));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(vista), current), equalTo(vista));

    current = Platform.XP;
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(any), current), equalTo(any));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(any, windows), current), equalTo(windows));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(any, vista), current), equalTo(vista));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(windows, xp, vista), current), equalTo(vista));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(windows, xp), current), equalTo(windows));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(xp, vista), current), equalTo(vista));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(xp), current), equalTo(xp));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(vista, newArrayList(vista), current), equalTo(vista));
  }

  @Test
  public void pickingUnixFromVariousLists() {
    Capabilities any = capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities mac = capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.MAC, true);
    Capabilities unix = capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.UNIX, true);
    Capabilities linux = capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.LINUX, true);

    assertThat(getBestMatch(unix, newArrayList(any)), equalTo(any));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(unix, newArrayList(any, mac)), equalTo(any));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(unix, newArrayList(any, unix)), equalTo(unix));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(unix, newArrayList(any, unix, linux)), equalTo(unix));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(unix, newArrayList(unix, linux)), equalTo(unix));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(unix, newArrayList(linux)), equalTo(linux));
  }

  @Test
  public void pickingLinuxFromVariousLists() {
    Capabilities any = capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.ANY, true);
    Capabilities mac = capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.MAC, true);
    Capabilities unix = capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.UNIX, true);
    Capabilities linux = capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.LINUX, true);

    assertThat(getBestMatch(linux, newArrayList(any)), equalTo(any));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(linux, newArrayList(any, mac)), equalTo(any));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(linux, newArrayList(any, unix)), equalTo(unix));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(linux, newArrayList(any, unix, linux)), equalTo(linux));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(linux, newArrayList(unix, linux)), equalTo(linux));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(linux, newArrayList(linux)), equalTo(linux));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(linux, newArrayList(unix)), equalTo(unix));
  }

  @Test
  public void matchesByCapabilitiesProvided() {
    DesiredCapabilities sparse = new DesiredCapabilities();
    sparse.setBrowserName("firefox");

    Capabilities windows = capabilities("internet explorer", "", Platform.WINDOWS, true);
    Capabilities firefox = capabilities("firefox", "", Platform.WINDOWS, true);

    assertThat(getBestMatch(sparse, Lists.newArrayList(windows, firefox)),
        equalTo(firefox));

    sparse.setBrowserName("internet explorer");
    assertThat(getBestMatch(sparse, Lists.newArrayList(windows, firefox)),
        equalTo(windows));
  }

  @Test
  public void matchesWithPreferenceToCurrentPlatform() {
    Capabilities chromeUnix = capabilities("chrome", "", Platform.UNIX, true);
    Capabilities chromeVista = capabilities("chrome", "", Platform.VISTA, true);
    Capabilities anyChrome = DesiredCapabilities.chrome();

    List<Capabilities> allCaps = newArrayList(anyChrome, chromeVista, chromeUnix,
        // This last option should never match.
        DesiredCapabilities.firefox());

    // Should match to corresponding platform.
    assertThat(getBestMatch(anyChrome, allCaps, Platform.UNIX), equalTo(chromeUnix));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(chromeUnix, allCaps, Platform.UNIX), equalTo(chromeUnix));

    assertThat(getBestMatch(anyChrome, allCaps, Platform.LINUX), equalTo(chromeUnix));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(chromeUnix, allCaps, Platform.LINUX), equalTo(chromeUnix));

    assertThat(getBestMatch(anyChrome, allCaps, Platform.VISTA), equalTo(chromeVista));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(chromeVista, allCaps, Platform.VISTA), equalTo(chromeVista));

    assertThat(getBestMatch(anyChrome, allCaps, Platform.WINDOWS), equalTo(chromeVista));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(chromeVista, allCaps, Platform.WINDOWS), equalTo(chromeVista));

    // No configs registered to current platform, should fallback to normal matching rules.
    assertThat(getBestMatch(anyChrome, allCaps, Platform.MAC), equalTo(anyChrome));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(anyChrome, allCaps, Platform.XP), equalTo(anyChrome));
  }

  @Test
  public void currentPlatformCheckDoesNotTrumpExactPlatformMatch() {
    Capabilities chromeUnix = capabilities("chrome", "", Platform.UNIX, true);
    Capabilities chromeVista = capabilities("chrome", "", Platform.VISTA, true);
    Capabilities anyChrome = DesiredCapabilities.chrome();

    List<Capabilities> allCaps = newArrayList(anyChrome, chromeVista, chromeUnix);

    assertThat(getBestMatch(chromeVista, allCaps, Platform.UNIX), equalTo(chromeVista));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(chromeVista, allCaps, Platform.LINUX), equalTo(chromeVista));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(chromeVista, allCaps, Platform.MAC), equalTo(chromeVista));

    assertThat(getBestMatch(chromeUnix, allCaps, Platform.MAC), equalTo(chromeUnix));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(chromeUnix, allCaps, Platform.VISTA), equalTo(chromeUnix));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(chromeUnix, allCaps, Platform.WINDOWS), equalTo(chromeUnix));
  }

  @Test
  public void currentPlatformCheckDoesNotTrumpExactVersionMatch() {
    Capabilities chromeUnix = capabilities("chrome", "", Platform.UNIX, true);
    Capabilities chromeBetaUnix = capabilities("chrome", "beta", Platform.UNIX, true);
    Capabilities chromeVista = capabilities("chrome", "", Platform.VISTA, true);
    Capabilities anyChrome = DesiredCapabilities.chrome();

    List<Capabilities> allCaps = newArrayList(anyChrome, chromeVista, chromeUnix, chromeBetaUnix);

    assertThat(getBestMatch(chromeUnix, allCaps, Platform.UNIX), equalTo(chromeUnix));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(chromeBetaUnix, allCaps, Platform.UNIX), equalTo(chromeBetaUnix));
  }

  @Test
  public void absentExactMatchPrefersItemsInInputOrder() {
    Capabilities chromeWindows = capabilities("chrome", "", Platform.WINDOWS, true);
    Capabilities chromeVista = capabilities("chrome", "", Platform.VISTA, true);
    Capabilities anyChrome = DesiredCapabilities.chrome();

    List<Capabilities> allCaps = newArrayList(chromeWindows, chromeVista);
    List<Capabilities> reversedCaps = Lists.reverse(allCaps);

    assertThat(getBestMatch(anyChrome, allCaps, Platform.UNIX), equalTo(chromeWindows));
    assertThat(getBestMatch(anyChrome, reversedCaps, Platform.UNIX), equalTo(chromeVista));
  }

  private void assertGreaterThan(Capabilities a, Capabilities b) {
    assertThat(comparator.compare(a, b), greaterThan(0));
    assertThat(comparator.compare(b, a), lessThan(0));
  }

  private static Comparator<Capabilities> compareBy(Capabilities capabilities) {
    return compareBy(capabilities, Platform.ANY);
  }

  private static Comparator<Capabilities> compareBy(Capabilities capabilities,
      Platform currentPlatform) {
    return new CapabilitiesComparator(capabilities, currentPlatform);
  }

  private static Capabilities capabilities(String browserName, String version,
      Platform platform, boolean isJavaScriptEnabled) {
    DesiredCapabilities dc = new DesiredCapabilities(browserName, version, platform);
    dc.setJavascriptEnabled(isJavaScriptEnabled);
    return dc;
  }

}


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Caterpillar Ships First MaK DF Engine for AIDA Cruise Liner
July 1, 2013 | Germany, Rostock
AIDA Cruises, based in Rostock Germany and part of the Carnival Group, has celebrated the keel laying of the first cruise ship of the new generation on June 30, 2013. The AIDA ships are being built at the shipyard belonging to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) in Nagasaki (Japan). The ships will be fitted with Caterpillar dual-fuel engines, meaning that they can run on liquefied natural gas (LNG), depending on its availability in port.
"With these ships AIDA will set new industry standards for the future both with regard to their new and innovative product features as well as in terms of protecting the environment," Michael Ungerer, President of AIDA Cruises, commented. The use of eco-friendly LNG substantially reduces CO2 and particle emissions.
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Q: What is the meaning of a Fermi blocking effect? Given the Boltzmann equation:
$$\frac{\partial}{\partial t} f_s (p,t) -H p \frac{\partial}{\partial p} f_s (p,t) \\
   = \sum_i \int \Gamma_i (p'_\alpha ,p)  f_\alpha (p'_\alpha , t) [ 1-f_s (p,t)]d^3 p'_\alpha -
   \int \Gamma_i (p'_\alpha ,p)  f_s (p , t) [ 1-f_\alpha (p'_\alpha,t)]d^3 p'_\alpha$$
Where I am told that $f(p,t)$ is the phase-space density distribution function.
I am told that the Fermi blocking effects are taken to be negligible, but I don't know what this means.
I have been told that it stands for $f\ll 1$ but I don't seem to find a credible source that states this. Is this true?
What are the Fermi blocking effects? What does it mean when they are negligible?


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From Now On is een nummer van Supertramp. Het is afkomstig van hun album Even in the Quietest Moments.... Alhoewel toegeschreven aan het schrijverstandem Rick Davies en Roger Hodgson is duidelijk te horen, dat Davies het merendeel zo niet het gehele nummer heeft geschreven. Hodgson was meestal wat lichter qua stemming en licht is dit nummer niet. Het gaat over de sleur (Monday has come around again) van alledag en de enige manier om daar aan te ontsnappen: heel veel geld (diamonds are what I really need) of dagdromen (Guess I always have to be, living in a fantasy). Dat "living" wordt op zeurderige wijze gezongen.

Uit de geschiedenis is gebleken dat zo'n fantasie/streven geheel uit de hand kan lopen, zie het volgend nummer op het album: Fool's Overture.

From Now On diende meerdere malen als B-kant van singles van Supertramp/kant, maar meestal op de niet echt succesvolle, zoals Babaji en de live-uitvoering van Dreamer.

Nummer van Supertramp

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