Congressman Greg Walden addresses U.S. House on situation in Harney County, OR Oregon Rep. Greg Walden, whose congressional district includes the embattled Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, took to the U.S. House floor Tuesday afternoon to give a spirited defense of his rural constituents and a harsh critique of the federal government.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management was the target of withering criticism Tuesday by Oregon Rep. Greg Walden in a dramatic speech.
Walden, speaking from the House floor for nearly a half hour, gave voice to rural frustrations with government officials, particularly the federal land bureau that manages huge swaths of eastern Oregon.
The county where this occupation is taking place--Harney County--is over 10,000 square miles. There are 7,000 souls inhabiting it. If my math is right, that is one person for every 1.4 miles. One person for every 1.4 miles.
It is the public's land. That is true. But what people don't understand is the culture, the lifestyle, of the great American West and how much these ranchers care about the environment, about the future, about their children, about America, and how much they believe in the Constitution. Now we see the extent they will go to in order to defend what they view as their constitutional rights.
Now, I am not defending armed takeovers. I do not think that is appropriate. I think the time has come for those to consider that they have made their case in the public about what is happening in the West, and perhaps it is time for them to realize they have made their case and to go home.
But I want to talk about what happened with the Hammonds. I want to put in perspective what happens almost every year in my district. That is these enormous wildfires.
I have told you I worked with the Hammonds and many ranchers in Harney County. In the last years of the Clinton administration, despite their own agency's reviews and analysis, Bill Clinton threatened to create a giant monument on Steens Mountain.
When Secretary Babbitt, the Interior Secretary at the time, came before the House Resources Committee, of which I was a member, I said: Mr. Secretary, your own resource advisory committees in the area just reported that there was no need for additional protection on Steens Mountain, and yet, you and the President are threatening to create this national monument. Why do you waste the time of the citizens to go through a process to determine if additional protections are needed and then ignore what they came up with?
To Bruce Babbitt's credit, he agreed when I told him: I think you would be surprised about what the local ranchers and citizens of Harney County would be willing to do if you give them a chance. To his credit, he said: All right, I will give them that chance. And he did.
We went to work on legislation. It took a full year. I worked with the Hammonds. I worked with Stacy Davies, I worked with all kinds of folks, put a staffer on it full-time, multiple staffs, and we worked with the environmental community and others. And we created the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act, model legislation, never been done before, because I said: We don't have to live by past laws, we write laws.
So we wrote a new law to create a cooperative spirit of management in Harney County. The Hammonds were part of that discussion. We saved a running camp, Harlan Priority Runs. We protected inholder. We tried to do all the right things and create the kind of partnership and cooperation that the Federal Government and the citizens should have.
Fast forward on that particular law. Not long after that became law, and it was heralded as this monumental law of great significance and new era in cooperation and spirit of cooperation, some of those involved on the other side and some of the agencies decided to reinterpret it. The first thing they tried to do is shut down this kids' running camp because they said: Well, too many, maybe more than 20, run down this canyon and back up, as they had for many, many years. They wanted to shut it down. So we had to fight them back and said: No, the law says historical standards.
Then the bureaucrats, because we said: You should have your historical access to your private property, if you are up on Steens Mountain, you should maintain that access like you have always had it. Do you know what the bureaucrats said? They began to solicit from the inholders in this area: How many times did you go up there last year? You see, they wanted to put a noose around the neck of those who were inside. That was a total violation of what we intended, and we had to back them off.
See, the bureaucracy wants to interpret the laws we write in ways they want, and in this case they were wrong, not once, but twice.
Then, a couple of years ago, I learned that, despite the fact we created the first cow-free wilderness in the United States under this law, and said clearly in this law that it would be the responsibility of the government to put up fencing to keep the cows out, as part of the agreement, the Bureau of Land Management said: No, we are not going to follow that law. And they told the ranchers they had to build the fence.
I networked with my Democrat colleague from Oregon, Mr. DeFazio, who was part of writing this law. I said: Peter, you remember that, right? He said: Yeah, I didn't like it, but that was the case. BLM still wouldn't listen. So we continued to push it and they argued back.
Well, it turns out there had been a second rancher who brought this to my attention who they were telling had to do the same thing, build a fence, when the government was supposed to under the law I wrote. The arrogance of the agency was such that they said: We don't agree with you.
Now, there aren't many times, Mr. Speaker, in this job when you can say I know what the intent of the law was, but in this case I could because I wrote the law, I knew the intent.
Oh, that wasn't good enough. No, no, no. No, no, no. The arrogance of these agency people was such that we had to go to the archives and drag out the boxes from 2000, 1999-2000, when we wrote this law, from the hearings that had all the records for the hearings and the floor discussions to talk about the intent. And our retired Member, George Miller, actually we used some of his information where he said the government would provide the fencing. They were still reluctant to follow it. So I put language in the appropriations bill that restated the Federal law.
Do you understand how frustrated I am at this? Can you imagine how the people on the ground feel? Can you imagine? If you are not there, you can't. If you are not there, you can't.
You ridicule them. The Portland Oregonian is running a thing, what do you send? Meals for militia. Let's have fun with this.
This is not a laughing matter from any consequence. Nobody is going to win out of this thing.
This is a government that has gone too far for too long. Now, I am not condoning this takeover in any way. I want to make that clear. I don't think it is appropriate. There is a right to protest. I think they have gone too far. But I understand and hear their anger.
There is a company, Keen Shoes, that already has a big marketing campaign. This is about selling shoes, for God's sake.
I call on the President, if he wants to help reduce the tension that is out there, to walk away from this. And if he doesn't want to walk away and say, no, we are not going to do that, to help us bring down this level of frustration and anger, then at least be honest, or his Secretary of the Interior needs to be honest with us and tell us they are going to do it.
Either they are or they aren't. But all they are is being coy. That feeds into this. It feeds into the anger that I feel. It feeds into the anger out there.
So the President should say: I am not going to do a national monument. I am not going to add more fuel on this fire in the West.
You see, how do you have faith in a government that doesn't ever listen to you? How do you have faith in a government that, when elected Representatives write a law, those charged with the responsibility of implementing it choose to go the other direction and not do so? That is what is breaking faith between the American people and their government, and that is what has to change.
The other thing that has to change, the law under which the Hammonds were sentenced. Now, they probably did some things that weren't legal. I have given you the size of the acreages that burned naturally. I haven't gotten into the discussion about how these fires are often fought and how the Federal Government frequently will go on private land and set a fire without permission to backburn. That happens all the time.
In fact, in the Barry Point Fire down in Lake County, they set fire on private timber land as a backburn while the owners of the property were putting out spot fires down in the canyon. I drove down there afterwards. They are darn lucky to have come out alive.
There was nobody sentenced under the terrorism act there. Oh, heck no. It is the government. They weren't sentenced. Nobody was charged. Oh, it just happened.
Now, fires are tough to fight. I have great respect for firefighters. There are always two sides on how these fires get fought. But I can tell you, a few years back in Harney County, because I went and held a meeting out there right as the fire was being put out, that the fire crews came in, went on private ground, lit a backfire on private ground, behind a fence line, that then burned out the farmer's fence, the rancher's fence, and burned all the way over and down into a canyon where there was a wetland, which would have been the natural break to stop the fire from the other side. You see, they never needed to burn that land.
These things happen in the course of fighting fire. It doesn't mean they are right. But rare is it that somebody ends up 5 years in prison.
The Judge went on to say: ''And with regard to the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, this sort of conduct would not have been conduct intended under the statute.
''When you ask, you know, what if you burn sagebrush in the suburbs of Los Angeles, and there are homes up the ravines, it might apply. Out in the wilderness here, I don't think that is what the Congress intended.
So yesterday, Dwight and Steve went to prison again. Dwight will be 73 when he gets out. Steve will be about 50.
We have to listen to the people. We have to understand why events like this are taking place in our communities. They are taking place in cities. We have witnessed that, and we try and get our heads around it.
There are more people from the cities, so there are more Members from the cities. There aren't many of us that represent these vast, wide-open, incredibly beautiful, harsh districts like the one I do.
The people there love the land. It was the ranchers who came up with the concept of the cooperative management. It was the ranchers who loved Steens Mountain that know that for them to survive they have to take care of the range.
It is not like we haven't tried here, Mr. Speaker. Year after year we pass bipartisan legislation to provide more active management on our forests so we don't lose them all to fire, and we are losing them all to fire. We are losing firefighters' lives, homes, and watersheds--great resources of the West. Teddy Roosevelt would role over in his grave. He created this wildlife refuge in 1908.
There were some bad actors there in the 1980s, by the way. They were very aggressive running the refuge, basically threatening eminent domain and other things that took ranches. It was bad. That lasted for at least a decade or more. It has gotten better though. It is not perfect. There is a much better relationship, and the refuge and the ranchers work closer together. In fact, during this fire in 2012, the refuge actually opened itself up to the ranchers for hay and feed because theirs was burned out because of this big fire. So there was a better spirit there.
I hope people understand how serious this is felt and how heartfelt this is by those who pay their taxes and try and live by the law and do the right things and how oppressed they feel by the government that they elect and the government they certainly don't elect, and how much they will always defend the flag and the country, and their sons and daughters would go to war, some will not come back--and they have not from this area.
There is a better solution here. The President needs to back off on the monument. The BLM needs to make sure Susie Hammond isn't pushed into bankruptcy and has her ranch taken by the government and added to those that have been. We need to be better at hearing people from all walks of life and all regions of our country and understanding this anger that is out there and what we can do to bring about correct change and peaceful resolution.


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We recently held our ninth Finance Forum at BDO in London, with over thirty attendees from a range of different funding providers in attendance.
The morning started with a comprehensive update on the AD market from our Chief Executive, Charlotte Morton, who highlighted the sector's impressive growth since 2010, and particularly the surge in new biomethane projects during 2014. Looking to the future, however, there is a high level of uncertainty around market projections for 2016 onwards, with a number of policy issues which need to be resolved.
Our Strategic Advisor, Chris Huhne, set the scene to discuss those issues, looking at the wider economic and political context for the incoming government. Although the economy is improving – and ministerial appointments suggest a positive attitude to renewable energy – central government spending is likely to remain severely constrained. He therefore set out the value-for-money case for AD, looking in particular at the financial benefit of dispatchability.
RO. The overall future of the RHI, and the possibility of pre-accrediting RHI tariffs, were unsurprisingly identified as key issues for the market.
With a maturing market for operational plants, the meeting discussed valuing AD assets, led by a presentation from Fisher German. A market is also developing for the sale of sites with planning permission and a grid connection – in one recent case a 2 MW site was sold for £500,000 – and renting plants. Although agricultural plants are now producing some good performance figures, operational standards were still identified as a key concern for funders, with some noting that the risk of future problems and failures exists even where a plant is running well.
The Green Investment Bank's Dominic Noel-Johnson provided an update on the GIB's involvement in the AD market. The bank has now invested in six AD projects, and produced a second report on the market in March. Despite feedstock constraints, the bank still sees the opportunity for new projects, particularly in Northern Ireland. Their minimum investment is around £1m through funds, or £10-15m directly.
In open discussion, the Finance Forum noted that banks are becoming more comfortable with AD investments, especially where these are linked to the overall viability of a farming business. The group felt that KPIs for operational projects need further development, recognising their complexity compared to other renewables.


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Why Are Americans So Passive?
Brazilian workers march in Rio de Janeiro, on July 11, 2013.
R.J. Eskow's oped in Alternet.org on July 12th, "Why Are Americans So Passive?," asks, "The rest of the world is rioting in the face of massive inequality and injustice. Have we absorbed the oppressor's consciousness?"
Since the judicial coup de etat by the Supreme Court Five in 2000, and many times since, we have been asking the same question: Why are Americans so docile, so sheeplike, when other countries hold their governments' feet to the fire?
"Why Are Americans So Passive?
A typical flock of American domesticated sheep.
"From the first breaths of life to the last, our lives are being stolen out from under us. From infant care and early education to Social Security and Medicare, the dominant economic ideology is demanding more lifelong sacrifices from the vulnerable to appease the gods of wealth.
"Middle-class wages are stagnant. Unemployment is stalled at record levels.College education is leading to debt servitude and job insecurity. Millions of unemployed Americans have essentially been abandoned by their government. Poverty is soaring. Bankers break the law with impunity, are bailed out, and go on breaking the law, richer than they were before.
"And yet, bizarrely, the only Americans who seem to be seething with anger are the beneficiaries of this economic injustice – the wealthiest and most privileged among us. But those who are suffering seem strangely passive.
"As long as they stay that way, there will be no movement to repair these injustices. And the more these injustices are allowed to persist, the harder it will be to end them.
"Where the hell is the outrage? And how can we start some?
"John and Paul
Probably not the real "John and Paul."
"Paul Krugman ruminated about inflation-free unemployment the other day, and he was feeling pretty grim. Krugman is frustrated that clear prescriptions for this kind of economy – prescriptions born in John Maynard Keynes' day – aren't being followed. What John proposed then, Paul's proposing now.
"But he's not optimistic. 'We can probably have high unemployment and stable prices in Europe and America for a very long time,' writes Krugman, 'and all the wise heads will insist that it's all structural, and nothing can be done until the public accepts drastic cuts in the safety net.'
"One source for Krugman's pessimism is the extensive political science research showing that 'the level of unemployment matters hardly at all for elections; all that matters is the rate of change in the months leading up to the election.'
"Krugman concludes that 'high unemployment could become accepted as the new normal,' and worries that we'll come to accept 'a more or less permanent depression' as the norm – adding that 'we could suffer endless, gratuitous suffering, yet the political and policy elite would feel no need to change its ways.'
"Quiet in the streets
An apt metaphor: Sheep graze on public land in Snake Valley, Utah
"He's right. A number of studies have linked political participation with economic conditions, typically with results like those Krugman describes. But that doesn't explain why Brazilians took to the streets in such large numbers recently.
"A majority of Brazilians believe that their economy's improving, according to a recent Pew survey. 59 percent of Brazilians rate their economy positively and 74 percent say their personal financial situation is good. By contrast, the same organization's most recent US polling showed that only 46 percent of Americans said they believe the economy's getting better, while 50 percent think it's getting worse.
"The polling says that Brazilian political unrest is driven by a divergence in goals and priorities between political leaders and the population, triggered by poor public services, bus fare increases, and the cost of hosting the World Cup.
"A similar divergence of priorities exists in this country. Washington's been focused on deficit reduction, while the public wants more job creation and economic growth. But Americans are quiescent.
"US voter turnout is extremely low when compared to other developed nations, even though we rank among the highest in terms of income inequality. And other forms of political expression are also under-used. The Occupy movement was originally very popular, for example, but most people were easily persuaded to abandon it and return to a state of quiet desperation.
"Why?
Escaped sheep being led back to pasture with the enticement of food. This method of moving sheep works best with smaller flocks, and just like the U.S., fattening them up is the mark of the shepherds' success.
"Wealth inequity and other economic injustices are the product of deliberate policy choices – in taxation, Social Security, health care, financial regulation, education, and a number of other policy areas. So why aren't Americans taking action?
"The change' theories Krugman mentioned don't tell the whole story. For one thing, it's not true that the lives of the majority are frozen in an ugly stasis. Conditions continue to become objectively worse for the great majority of Americans. But these ongoing changes – in actual wages, in employment, in social mobility and wealth equity – have received very little media attention or meaningful political debate.
"It's not that things aren't changing. It's that people don't know they're changing. And without that knowledge the public becomes a canary in a coalmine, only aware of its declining oxygen supply when it keels over and dies.
"It's an almost classic state of alienation, in which people may be acutely aware of their own increasing difficulties (although sometimes they can be numb to that as well) but experience them in a state of isolation. That turns the anger inward, leading to crippling reactions like guilt and despair. And repeated individual failures – failures made increasingly likely in a skewed system – lead to a sense of learned helplessness.
"The Radical Rich
"Interestingly, the 'change = political pressure' theory helps explain the rage of the 'radical rich' who – despite their almost unprecedented lives of wealth and privilege – are articulating an anger which seems at first to be inexplicable. But they, unlike the vast majority, are experiencing perceptible (if minor) changes.
"No current policy proposals would substantially affect their historic levels of wealth and privilege. But some Democratic policies would slightly discommode the ultra-wealthy, and conservative forces have been shrewd enough to trumpet that fact far and wide in a tone of barely suppressed hysteria.
"The wealthy have already seen a cultural change, as the Occupy movement led to previously-unheard public criticisms of their riches and political influence. That helps explain today's seemingly paradoxical political situation, in which the beleaguered majority accepts the injustices heaped upon them while coddled and ultra-wealthy Americans erupt in fury.
"The Alienators
Sending in the SWAT team to break up demonstrations.
"The media has failed to tell the story of our broken economy. The two-party system is failing, too, as corporate forces complete their corruption of the GOP and seize an ever-increasing chunk of the Democratic Party.
"That's one of the reasons why voter turnout may not be the best indicator of political awareness. Even pronounced financial hardship won't result in increased turnout or participation in electoral politics if neither party is clearly articulating the majority's needs or actively fighting for its interests.
"Many politicians and pundits have also embraced the "structural unemployment" argument which says people have the wrong skills for the economy of today and tomorrow. But they told us the same in the 1960s, the 1970s …
"In fact, they've said it for the last fifty years.
"And yet technology jobs were down in last week's jobs report. 'Structural unemployment' is another way of telling you it's your fault if you don't have a job. It's a lie.
"The Exploiters Within
"Even worse, decades of 'Pimp My Ride'/'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' acculturation have idealized the wealthy and have left the majority with a subliminal message: If you're struggling economically, it's your fault.
"The leftist Brazilian educator Paolo Freire spoke of 'internalizing the oppressor consciousness': internalizing the values of those who colonize, rule, and exploit you, accepting their distorted, Matrix-like view of the world as an objective reality.
"This can lead to agony, as well as continued exploitation. When I first began writing about illegal foreclosures in 2009 and 2010 – before bank fraud became common knowledge – I began receiving dozens of emails from bank victims saying, in essence, 'I thought it was my fault' and 'I thought I was the only one.' Some of them had contemplated suicide, which is the tragic end point of an 'oppressor consciousness' within.
"(I published some of those emails, with permission, in a piece called "Letters From Foreclosure Hell.")
"Books and films like The Pursuit of Happyness have delivered the message that anyone who's struggling economically hasn't been brave enough, bold enough, or smart enough, while movements like the Tea Party have mocked underwater homeowners and other victims of Wall Street fraud and predation.
Gathering information before butchering.
"(That movement was born in a 'spontaneous' demonstration at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange led by financial snake-oil salesman Rick Santelli, in which pampered and taxpayer-rescued traders mocked Wall Street homeowner/victims as 'Losers! Losers!')
"The last two Democratic Presidents have tried to have it both ways, exalting, deregulating, and pampering the wealthy while speaking the language of justice. That has weakened the Democratic 'brand' and undermined public confidence in government, while failing to resolve our underlying economic problems. The rhetoric of 'consensus' and 'compromise' contributed to the decades-long rise in inequality.
"As Paolo Friere said: 'Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.'
Not all of the sheep are white.
"Action Plan
"So what do we do?
"1. Expand our avenues of political expression: First, we need to remind ourselves that electoral politics is not the only productive avenue for political activism –that we need strong and independent voices and movements.
"2. Refuse to let politicians use social issues to exploit us economically: We also need to reject the exploitation and manipulation of progressive values by corporatist politicians who use social issues like gay marriage and reproductive rights exactly the way Republicans do – to manipulate their own base into ignoring their own economic interests. Politicians who don't take a stand on economic issues should be rejected, up and down the ticket.
"3. Explain what is changing – and contrast what is with what should be: We need to do a better job of explaining what's happening, so that we can make people aware of the harmful changes taking place all around them.
"And it's not just about 'change': It's also about contrast – between economic conditions as they are, and conditions as they should be and could be, if we can find the political will.
There *are* coyotes out there!
"4. Expand the vocabulary of the possible: The 'learned helplessness' outlook says 'the rich and powerful always win; we don't stand a chance.' History tells us otherwise. From the American Revolution to the breaking up of the railroads, from Teddy Roosevelt's trust-busting to FDR's New Deal, from Ike's Social Security and labor union expansion to LBJ's Great Society victories, we need to remind ourselves of what we've accomplished under similar conditions.
"5. Tell stories: And we need to tell stories – human stories. That's why Tuesday night's Bill Moyers special on PBS is so important. "Two American Families" tells the story of a white family and an African-American family in Milwaukee over two decades. Their stories bring home, in a personal way, the agony that has accompanied the destruction of middle-class jobs – a destruction that only happened because politicians made conscious policy decisions.
"To explain, to provoke, to inspire, to tell stories is to begin the process of political change. As Paolo Friere said, 'To speak a true word is to transform the world.'
"RJ Eskow is a writer, business person, and songwriter/musician. He has worked as a consultant in public policy, technology, and finance, specializing in healthcare issues."
How Conservatives like their sheep.
While an excellent explanation of why Americans are so sheeplike, and Wikipedia tells us a bit more about them in their entry on sheep, we still don't have a real plan to get the Sheep out of their comfortable pens and out into the streets: Sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name "sheep" applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries. Numbering a little over one billion, domestic sheep are also the most numerous species of sheep...Sheep are most likely descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia. One of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agriculturalpurposes, sheep are raised for fleece, meat (lamb, hogget or mutton) and milk. A sheep's wool is the most widely used animal fiber, and is usually harvested by shearing. Ovine meat is called lamb when from younger animals and mutton when from older ones...Sheep have had a strong presence in many cultures, especially in areas where they form the most common type of livestock. In the English language, to call someone a sheep or ovine may allude that they are timid and easily led, if not outright stupid.[148] In contradiction to this image, male sheep are often used as symbols of virility and power; although the logos of the St. Louis Rams and the Dodge Ram allude specifically to males of the speciesbighorn sheep, ovis canadensis. Sheep are key symbols in fables and nursery rhymes like The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, Little Bo Peep, Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, and Mary Had a Little Lamb. Novels such as George Orwell's Animal Farm, Haruki Murakami's A Wild Sheep Chase, Thomas Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd, Neil Astley's The Sheep Who Changed the World (which features a cloned sheep) and Leonie Swann's Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story utilize sheep as characters or plot devices. Poems like William Blake's "The Lamb", songs such as Pink Floyd's Sheep andBach's aria Sheep may safely graze (Schafe können sicher weiden) use sheep for metaphorical purposes. In more recent popular culture, the 2007 film Black Sheep exploits sheep for horror and comedic effect, ironically turning them into blood-thirsty killers...Counting sheep is popularly said to be an aid to sleep, and some ancient systems of counting sheep persist today. Sheep also enter in colloquial sayings and idiom frequently with such phrases as "black sheep". To call an individual a black sheep implies that they are an odd or disreputable member of a group.[149] This usage derives from the recessive trait that causes an occasional black lamb to be born into an entirely white flock. These black sheep were considered undesirable by shepherds, as black wool is not as commercially viable as white wool.[149] Citizens who accept overbearing governments have been referred to by the Portmanteau neologism of sheeple. Somewhat differently, the adjective "sheepish" is also used to describe embarrassment.[150] Followers of Christianity are collectively often referred to as a flock, with Christ as the Good Shepherd.
What separates us from those who took to the streets in the '60s and 70s? Was it only the deaths of our friends and loved ones that persuaded us that the only way to stop our government from more killings of innocents? Other countries demonstrate for other reasons, rigged elections, power of special interest groups - in the U.S., groups of people get together for football games and mob dances.
Next: More on Protests and Demonstrations.
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it's better than college. People should educate themselves - you can get a
complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book
in the library and I'd written a thousand stories."
Ray Bradbury. (1920 – 2012) one of the most celebrated 20th-century American
writers of fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery fiction, best known for his
dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and for the science fiction and horror stories
gathered together as The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951).
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Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) Shares Sold by Selway Asset Management
Posted by Grant Hamersma on Jan 25th, 2023
Selway Asset Management lessened its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM – Get Rating) by 84.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 600 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after selling 3,200 shares during the quarter. Selway Asset Management's holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $52,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in XOM. CTC Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,807,000. WMG Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. WMG Financial Advisors LLC now owns 11,899 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $1,039,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Polaris Wealth Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 3,880.2% during the 3rd quarter. Polaris Wealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 205,259 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $20,288,000 after acquiring an additional 200,102 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,803,171 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $134,296,000 after acquiring an additional 24,869 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC boosted its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC now owns 7,244 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $620,000 after acquiring an additional 566 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.49% of the company's stock.
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Insider Transactions at Exxon Mobil
In other news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total transaction of $262,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 34,272 shares in the company, valued at $3,598,560. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.04% of the company's stock.
Exxon Mobil Price Performance
XOM stock opened at $113.81 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $468.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.29, a PEG ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 1.11. Exxon Mobil Co. has a twelve month low of $71.39 and a twelve month high of $126.54. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $109.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $101.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 28th. The oil and gas company reported $4.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.88 by $0.57. The business had revenue of $112.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $102.96 billion. Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 29.52% and a net margin of 12.86%. The company's revenue was up 51.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.58 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 13.92 EPS for the current year.
Exxon Mobil Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 15th were paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.20%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 14th. This is a boost from Exxon Mobil's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Exxon Mobil's dividend payout ratio is 29.71%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts recently issued reports on XOM shares. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Exxon Mobil from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $90.00 to $133.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $102.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 18th. Exane BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Exxon Mobil from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $115.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 1st. StockNews.com lowered shares of Exxon Mobil from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $111.00 to $114.00 in a research note on Monday, October 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $114.35.
Exxon Mobil Company Profile
Exxon Mobil Corp. engages in the exploration, development, and distribution of oil, gas, and petroleum products. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Downstream and Chemical. The Upstream segment produces crude oil and natural gas. The Downstream segment manufactures and trades petroleum products.
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10% of Singaporean households don't eat enough to stay healthy, some have just a meal daily: Study
SINGAPORE — At least once in the past year, one in 10 Singaporean households did not have or was unsure of having access to enough food that was nutritious. And at least once a month, two out of five of these households experienced this.
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Food insecurity is a "largely hidden problem" here, researchers said, and they defined it as when a household does not have, or is not confident of having, economic and physical access to food that allows them to lead a healthy lifestyle.
10 per cent of Singaporean households experienced food insecurity at least once last year
22 per cent of such households were receiving food support
There were people surveyed who ate just one meal a day
The most common reason for not having enough food was because they did not have enough money or have health issues
Researchers recommend mapping out areas where these people live to give them more support
Caught in this situation, only about two in 10 were receiving support in this area.
These were some of the findings released on Wednesday (Sept 16) from The Hunger Report 2019, a study done by a team of researchers from the Lien Centre for Social Innovation at the Singapore Management University (SMU).
It is the first in-depth, nationally representative study of food insecurity in Singapore, with a total of 1,206 households comprising both citizens and permanent residents surveyed between July and December last year, where one participant represented one household.
Food insecurity is a "largely hidden problem" here, the researchers said, and they defined it as when a household does not have, or is not confident of having, economic and physical access to food that allows them to lead a healthy lifestyle.
They also said that the findings revealed "a paradox" in society here. While the country has achieved food sufficiency and is ranked as the most food-secure nation in the world on the Global Food Security Index last year, there are people who still report severe levels of food insecurity.
Participants in the study who had food insecurity were more likely to eat one meal a day than those who were food-secure. For instance, 10 of the 13 participants who said that they ate just one meal a day were from food-insecure households.
Interviews were conducted with 20 food-insecure participants to get more insights into the problem.
The top reasons given for not having enough food were related to financial constraints, such as having to pay off mortgage and rent, job loss and health issues.
The study found that food-insecure households were more likely to reside in one- and two-room Housing and Development Board flats, and the heads of such households were less likely to have attained university-level education compared to those in food-secure households.
Food-insecure participants were also more likely to be less healthy. The study found that 37.2 per cent of the 126 moderately food-insecure participants and 32.9 per cent of the 79 severely food-insecure participants were in the high-risk overweight and underweight categories for their Body Mass Index (BMI) score, which measures body fat.
Those with BMI scores over 25 are considered to be overweight, which could lead to health issues such as stroke and high blood pressure. Those with scores under 18.5 are considered underweight, putting them at risk of nutritional deficiency diseases.
In comparison, 24.5 per cent of the 971 food-secure participants were in the high-risk category.
Participants were asked questions to determine if they were food-secure or -insecure. Households that had food insecurity issues were further categorised into moderate and severe.
A total of 1,067 households (or 89.5 per cent) were classified as food-secure, 83 (or 6.9 per cent) as moderately food-insecure and 42 (or 3.5 per cent) as severely food-insecure. These numbers were derived after unweighted samples from the initial results were weighted to represent Singapore's housing distribution last year.
SUPPORT FOR HOUSEHOLDS
When it came to food aid, 45 out of 205 food-insecure households — or 22 per cent — were receiving food support at the time of the interview.
While those who received food aid said that it had a lasting improvement on their lives, 89 per cent said that they were dissatisfied with the support they received.
The researchers said that this was likely due to the sporadic nature of food assistance and the embarrassment that households face when seeking help.
Slightly more than 60 per cent of food-insecure households did not seek help, giving reasons such as embarrassment, being unaware of food aid, and believing that others needed the help more.
Those from food-secure households were less aware than food-insecure households of the problem of food insecurity. For instance, they were less likely than their food-insecure counterparts to believe that there were families in Singapore who could not get two nutritious meals a day.
When asked if the issue of food insecurity had worsened this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the research team told TODAY that it is not conducting any studies now but is interested in exploring this issue further.
Dr Dalvin Sidhu said: "We are expecting that the prevalence of food insecurity would have been exacerbated during the Covid-19 period."
She is one of the researchers along with Ms Jinwen Chen and Dr Tania Nagpaul, who is no longer with SMU now.
To provide better support for such vulnerable households, the SMU report recommends mapping out areas to show where they live, to inform food aid organisations of where help is needed the most.
It also recommends more strategic coordination of food support at a national level, such as a collective network where various government ministries, non-profits and private sector companies may share information and pool resources to help segments in need of food.
There is certainly a need to drum up more awareness of food insecurity in Singapore to increase empathy and support for food-insecure individuals, the researchers said.
With many participants in the study indicating the cost of healthier food as a deterrent to choosing that option, the actual and perceived cost of healthy food should be addressed, they added.
This will ensure that campaigns to encourage healthy eating will make a real impact on the ground.
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Dining In | New York
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Mario Buccellati was one of the first Italian goldsmiths to establish a shop on Fifth Avenue in New York. He was often called the "Prince of Goldsmiths" for his popularity among the royalty of Europe. He was greatly influenced by the motifs of the Renaissance period, which ultimately became his trademark aesthetic. A pair of Italian silver octopus dishes by Buccellati will feature in the upcoming Dining In | New York auction, presented by Sotheby's. The 20th-century silver dishes were realistically designed to resemble an octopus.
Another item of interest is an American silver flatware service, designed by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Peretti Foundation. The Italian designer created many of Tiffany and Co.'s iconic designs that have become synonymous with minimalist style. Peretti's collaboration with Tiffany lasted over 40 years. The available piece is designed in the Padova pattern. Also available is a Victorian parcel-gilt silver dessert service from Hall & Co. The company was established in 1820 when Richard Martin and Joshua Hall formed a partnership. View any of these lots and register to bid on Sotheby's.
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Tuesday's regional sports roundup: No. 14 Buffalo deals Syracuse its second loss in a row; W&M's Bustamante again named state men's soccer Player of Year
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL:
CJ Massinburg scored 25 points, Jeremy Harris added 18, and No. 14 Buffalo rallied past Syracuse 71-59 Tuesday night at the Carrier Dome to remain unbeaten.
It was the first win over the Orange since January 1963 for Buffalo (11-0), one of only nine undefeated teams of the 353 that play in Division I.
The reigning Mid-American Conference champion Bulls, seeking a return to the NCAA tournament, entered the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time in program history in early November after an overtime victory at then-No. 13 West Virginia. It's Buffalo's best start since the 1930-31 season, when the Bulls finished 15-0.
Syracuse (7-4) suffered a crushing 68-62 home loss to Old Dominion on Saturday that knocked the Orange out of the national rankings for the second time this season. That and Syracuse's two earlier setbacks were to unranked teams. The loss to ODU also snapped a five-game winning streak and left the Orange players somewhat stunned, and they folded down the stretch against the Bulls.
Elijah Hughes had 16 points and Frank Howard scored 13 to lead Syracuse. Tyus Battle, Syracuse's top scorer for the season, finished with 11.
No. 2 Duke 101, Princeton 60: RJ Barrett continued his rookie-season scoring rush, finishing with 27 points at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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As the offense got rolling to hand Princeton its most lopsided loss in its program history, the defense finished with a bevy of steals, blocks and deflections to earn the approval of Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski.
"We kept telling them: 'Just don't be down about the offense, you're doing a good job, just keep shooting, keep doing it and don't let it affect the defense,' " Krzyzewski said.
"And they did. So that's good."
Duke opened its first game in more than a week, due to an exam break, by missing its first eight shots and falling behind 8-0. The Blue Devils didn't take their first lead until more than 14 minutes in.
The Blue Devils scored on 10 of 11 possessions to close the first half, then on four more out of the break to take a 48-28 lead. Duke shot 64 percent after halftime.
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Myles Stephens had 19 points for Princeton (5-5), which led 18-16 before Duke put together an 11-0 run.
Georgetown 83, Appalachian State 73: William and Mary transfer Greg Malinowski had 11 points, five on free throws, for the Hoyas as they won in Washington.
James Akinjo made three 3-pointers and scored 17 points, Josh LeBlanc posted a double-double, and Georgetown pulled away late.
The Hoyas (8-3) led 72-69 with 1:41 remaining before LeBlanc dunked off a pass from Akinjo, Malinowski put in two free throws and Jessie Govan finished the 7-0 run with a 3-pointer for a 10-point lead.
Mac McClung added 14 points for the Hoyas, who shot 44 percent overall but were better from outside the arc at 46 percent (11 of 24).
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Ronshad Shabazz led the Mountaineers (4-7) with 20 points, while Isaac Johnson had 17 rebounds to go with 10 points.
Alabama 84, Liberty 75: A career-high 21 points and perfect shooting from the field by Donta Hall were the difference for the Crimson Tide in the Rocket City Classic in Huntsville, Ala.
Hall, a 6-foot-9 senior, sank all six of his shots from the floor, racking up 21 points for Alabama (7-3).
"If he catches it anywhere from six feet in, just cover your head," Liberty coach Ritchie McKay said of Hall.
Kira Lewis Jr., a freshman guard making his first hometown appearance as a collegian, scored 17 points and fellow Huntsville product John Petty, a sophomore, added 16 points.
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Caleb Homesley scored a career-high 23 and Scottie James collected a season-best 20 points with 11 rebounds for Liberty (9-3).
UNC Greensboro 65, Radford 58: Isaiah Miller scored 14 points, Eric Hamilton scored all 10 of his in the second half, and UNCG earned its fourth consecutive victory.
Francis Alonso scored all 11 of his points in the first half, when UNCG (12-2) took a nine-point lead at the break after shooting 52 percent and making 6 of 12 3-point shots.
But the Spartans' 3-point shooting dropped off to 1 of 10 after intermission, and Radford went up by four points with 10 minutes remaining after Devonnte Holland scored on three straight possessions. A 9-1 run with four points from Hamilton restored a seven-point edge for UNCG with 1:15 left, and four free throws from Demetrius Troy in the final half-minute sealed the win.
UNCG has won a program-record 16 home games in a row, while the Highlanders (6-5) lost their fourth straight overall.
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Former Norcom High and Old Dominion player Travis Fields Jr. scored 13 points and Ed Polite Jr. added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Radford.
Clemson 78, Charleston Southern 51: Elijah Thomas had 25 points and 14 rebounds for the host Tigers. The 6-foot-9 senior said he's mostly over the bone bruise and sprained ankle that limited him early in the season.
The Tigers (8-3) used an 18-0 run to start the second half to improve to 19-0 all-time against the Buccaneers (4-7), who lost their fourth consecutive game.
Christian Keeling scored 25 for CSU.
Notre Dame 69, Binghamton 56: Juwan Durham's 16 points and 12 rebounds off the bench sparked the Irish to a home victory. John Mooney added 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Durham, a 6-11 transfer from Connecticut, blocked four shots in 20 minutes. The Irish (8-3) were playing their first game since losing senior tri-captain Rex Pflueger with a season-ending ACL injury in an 88-80 victory over Purdue last Saturday.
Charlotte 55, East Carolina 49: Jon Davis had 18 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the host 49ers snapped a three-game losing streak.
Malik Martin added 13 points and seven rebounds and Milos Supica had 10 points and eight boards for Charlotte (3-5).
Shawn Williams scored 16 points, Seth LeDay 14 and Jayden Gardner, the American Athletic Conference's leading scorer at 19.0 per game, finished with 11 for the Pirates (6-5), who had a two-game win streak end.
Norfolk State 71, St. Augustine's 38: Khadedra Croker of Suffolk recorded a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double, and NSU (5-6) allowed only 14 second-half points against the Division II Falcons at Echols Hall.
Johnson & Wales 55, Apprentice 50: The Builders lost in Charlotte, N.C., despite Jordan Wilson's 18 points and eight rebounds and Aquazia Jones' 12 rebounds and nine points.
Apprentice shot just 27.3 percent from the field.
Virginia Wesleyan 75, Hanover 73, OT: The Marlins (6-5) began the Puerto Rico Classic by outlasting the Panthers of Indiana in overtime in Trujillo Alto.
VWU's Jaelyn Washington hit two free throws with 12 seconds remaining in regulation, forcing an extra period.
Amanda Gerni's 3-pointer gave the Marlins the lead to stay. Jayla Harris scored 24 and Gerni had 19 points and eight rebounds for VWU.
No. 8 Stanford 95, No. 9 Tennessee 85: DiJonai Carrington scored a career-high 33 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for the Cardinal in Knoxville.
No. 7 Oregon 82, No. 4 Mississippi State 74: Sabrina Ionescu scored 29 points, 17 on free throws without a miss, as the host Ducks handed MSU its first loss this season.
The Bulldogs (10-1) had won 46 regular-season nonconference games in a row, but they couldn't catch up once the Ducks (9-1) started to pull away in the fourth quarter, boosted by their home fans. Maite Cazorla added 20 points for the Ducks.
Anriel Howard led Mississippi State with a career-high 30 points. Oregon held senior Teaira McCowan to five points, but she had 11 rebounds.
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William and Mary's Antonio Bustamante claimed back-to-back Virginia Sports Information Directors State Player of the Year honors, while Radford freshman Amadou Macky Diop was tabbed the Rookie of the Year.
After a run to the NCAA quarterfinals, James Madison's Paul Zazenski earned his first VaSID Coach of the Year honor.
W&M seniors Ryder Bell and Marcel Berry joined Bustamante on the first team and became four-time all-state selections.
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In the College Division, Christopher Newport's Tanner Dail was named the VaSID Rookie of the Year. Overall, he was a second-team pick, while CNU senior defender Bobby Seifert was a first-team pick.
Field hockey:
Old Dominion junior Rebecca Birch made the VaSID all-state first team after collecting 10 goals and three assists. Classmate Erin Huffman made the second team after compiling nine goals and four assists.
James Madison punt returner D'Angelo Amos and offensive lineman Liam Fornadel were named HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-Americans. Amos was on the first team, Fornadel the second team.
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One in 10 Canadians has kidney disease and over 30,000 are being treated for kidney failure. Dialysis treatment in a hospital costs about $83,000 per patient a year, while a transplant costs about $120,000, not counting medication and follow-up.
THEN: In the 1960s, people with kidney failure had little hope of survival. Dialysis was restricted to a very few, and transplantation was experimental.
NOW: Since its creation in 1964, the Foundation has helped millions suffering from kidney failure and related disorders, thanks to the development of dialysis treatment and anti-rejection drugs, along with referral services, educational materials, financial assistance and peer support provided by branches and chapters across the country.


Mike C. from the Jolly Roger Co. is an expert when it comes to crafting custom aircraft models. He recently transformed a Hogan-Limox A320neo 1/200 scale model decorated in Airbus House Colors, to easyJet's 250th A320 livery. Mike began the project by scraping off the existing livery with a sharp blade and cleaning the model with soap and water. During the final step the aircraft was repainted in orange, easyJet decals were applied and Humbrol Gloss Cote was used to seal the decals. The gloss cote also gives to Checkout the before and after photos of this project!
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A320neo model in Airbus House Colors before its livery transformation.
A320neo in easyJet livery after its transformation.
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The cost of car insurance is only one aspect of many that you need to consider. Know about what limitations you may face; what are the deductibles, what's the level of coverage and what kind of limitations you'll face, are a few good questions to ask.
TIP! After market additions may be fun and something great to have on your vehicle, but they are also expensive and sometimes really not essential, so always make a wise decision on whether or not you wish to purchase these types of things. Luxury items are great to have, but they are things you can live without.
TIP! Pay your car insurance all at once or quarterly. You could be paying significantly more if you choose to pay for your insurance monthly.
It is important to obtain an insurance policy that protects you against uninsured drivers. You will want to consider this option if your budget allows for including this type of coverage. You protect yourself from facing the horrible situation of being hit by an uninsured driver.
If you've received a ticket, you know what that does to your car insurance rates. However, your rates will decrease once these negative items fall off your driving record. Once tickets and points are eradicated from your driving record, you should obtain new car insurance quotes.
You want to do as much research as possible to find a company that will suit your needs long term, and also provide you with excellent customer service. The department of insurance will have a list of the companies, and any complaints lodged against them. This number represents the percentage of claims that show which given providers have complaints.
TIP! If your family includes teenage drivers, don't buy them their own cars. A better alternative is to have them drive one of your existing vehicles.
If issues with your driving record are raising your insurance premiums, then you may be able to take action to reduce your rate. Some insurance companies allow you to reduce your rate after completing a course that addresses tickets or accidents. Some companies, such as Progressive, will install a chip in customer's cars that will monitor their driving each day. If the chip reports that you've been driving responsibly, you'll soon be paying lower rates.
If this article has made the labyrinth of car insurance a little easier to navigate confidently and successfully, it has fulfilled its purpose. A well-informed customer will make the best choice in auto insurance.


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Q: TFS undoing Promote Candidate Changes I am using VS2015 and TFS.
By mistake I have clicked on Promote Candidate Changes for all the excluded files... (.xml,.nupkg, ecc...)
Now, every time I reopen the Solution and go to TFS "pending changes" all these files are listed in the Included Changes.
I can click individually on the folders and choose "Exclude" but that works only for this time... When I close/reopen VS (or the solution) all the files are back on the Included Changes...
How can I restore/undo the Promote Candidate Changes?

A: You could undo the promoting of files, just click "Undo..." in context menu. It will add you files to "Detected adds" list again.

A: You have added these files to source control.  Unfortunately TFS doesn't make removing them from source control as easy.  Here are the steps:
1 - Copy all the files you want to keep to a temporary directory
2 - Open the Source Control Explorer window to the files you want to remove from SC

3 - Get latest on the files
4 - Delete the file(s) from the Explorer window

5 - Checkin your changes
6 - Copy the files from your temporary location back to the source folder

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Two Prominent Black Voices Offer a Very Different Perspective on Sterling Controversy: 'Mob Rule Is Dangerous'
GyG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Flurry of Thoughts
Apr. 30, 2014 10:30am Dave Urbanski
In the midst of the lifetime suspension of L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling by the NBA — as well as the intent to force him to sell his franchise — a pair of voices among the flurry of reactions are zigging when most others are zagging.
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling (Image source: AP/Danny Moloshok, File)
They would be former NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who spent much of his career on the hardwood for crosstown rival the L.A. Lakers, and longtime sports columnist Jason Whitlock.
The fact that both men are black — and have pointed out problems with the way the Sterling controversy was handled — make their viewpoints particularly interesting.
Whitlock, penning a commentary for ESPN, hit hard from the very first…
Austin Petersen & The Libertarian Republic
#Sharia Advisors – Barack Obama's Muslim Appointees in High Security Positions


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У математици, мјерљиви простор или Борелов простор  је основни објект у теорији мјера. Састоји се од скупа и -{σ}--алгебре на овом скупу и даје информације о скуповима који ће се мјерити.

Дефиниција
Размотримо неиспразни скуп -{}- и -{σ}--алгебру -{}- на -{}-. Тада се торка -{}- назива мјерљивим простором.

Имајте на уму да за разлику од простора за мјерење, није потребна никаква мјера за мјерљиви простор.

Примјер
Погледајте скуп

Једна могућа σ-алгебра би била

Тада је -{}- мјерљиви простор. Друга могућа -{σ}--алгебра била био партитивни скуп на -{:}-

Са овим, други мјерљиви простор на скупу -{}- је дат са -{}-.

Обични мјерљиви простори
Ако је -{}- коначан или пребројив бесконачан, -{σ}--алгебра је већину времена партитивни скуп на -{}-, тако да је -{}-. То доводи до мјерног простора -{}-.

Ако је -{}- тополошки простор, -{σ}--алгебра је најчешће Борелова -{σ}--алгебра -{}-, тако да је -{}-. То доводи до мјерљивог простора -{}- који је заједнички за све тополошке просторе као што су реални бројеви -{}-.

Двосмисленост са Бореловим просторима
Термин Борелов простор се користи за различите типове мјерљивих простора. Може се односити на
 било који мјерљиви простор, тако да је синоним за мјерљиви простор као што је горе дефинисано
 мјерљиви простор који је Борел изоморфан мјерљивом подскупу реалних бројева (из Борелове -{σ}--алгебре)

Референце

Теорија мере


This is an interesting thought. My Adele was invited to one of her (disabled) classmate's birthday party a few months ago. We were so excited because it was her very first invitation, ever. They very clearly specified, however, "no gifts, please". The boy is six, has severe autism, and is significantly disabled (one has to be to be in Adele's class at the special needs school). I was surprised, and I'm still not sure as to what the motivations behind that request were. It's possible that it was to spare people the angst that you describe above. It's also possible that his interests are so narrow or he must have toys he cannot swallow pieces of. At any rate, it seems like the best solution to both situations would be to have a conversation about the interests of the child. We compromised and bought a super fancy action-swingy card that went along with the theme of the party. I'm also a big fan of the power of the gift receipt.
Words spoken from love! We learn things as we grow and sometimes we have to experience the "Before" before we can fully appreciate and understand the "Now".
As to the invitation received that stated "no gifts, please", in my opinion, "the motivations behind that request" are most likely the parents way of saying, please come and celebrate our child's special day. They ask for no gifts because the best gift of all is to give their son the gift of time spent with friends. They don't want people to feel obligated to purchase something in order to come to the party, but rather know that they are welcome with no strings attached. Just time, just laughter, just friendship… which is priceless. Gifts are always nice, but sometimes the most important gift that can be given is "time". If a wrapped gift or gift card is also given, I would think that it would be welcomed and appreciated, just not expected.
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My cravings for cool salads continue as the temperatures hold steady at "decidedly hot." This chicken salad is a favorite of mine that I've been making since I was in college. I got the idea from the lunch place I used to frequent during my first internship. A tart and creamy salad with sliced nuts, dried fruit, and fresh diced apples, it was delicious on the buttery croissants they used to serve it on.
As much as I love croissants, I've since replaced them with a slightly heartier cranberry walnut bread, which stands up better to the creamy salad and makes it perfect for a bagged lunch or picnic. The combination of sweet and tart is what makes this one work, so don't shy away from the addition of apples and lemon; I promise it works! The Greek yogurt in the dressing also lightens it up a bit, but if you prefer, you can use sour cream or a bit of buttermilk instead.
I love this with a generous handful of watercress tucked in (or my favorite Upland Cress!), but of course it's optional. If you prefer, you can also eat this as an entree over a bed of greens (I served it this way at one of my recent brunch parties and it was a hit).
1. Season the chicken breasts on both sides with ground black pepper and sea salt. Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken breasts and sear on both sides (2 minutes each). Pour in the chicken broth and garlic cloves, and bring to a simmer. Let the chicken simmer until it is cooked through (about 10 minutes). Remove the chicken from the heat and let cool on a plate.
2. In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice, lemon zest, oregano, plus a 1/2 teaspoon each of sea salt and black pepper. Whisk well and fold in the diced apples, minced shallots, sliced almonds, and cranberries (if using).
3. Cut the cooled chicken into cubes (or use a fork to shred, if you prefer), and add to the dressing. Toss well and taste for seasoning. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour (up to 24).
4. To serve, make sandwiches using sliced cranberry walnut (or other desired) bread. Top each with a small handful of watercress. Serve immediately or wrap in parchment paper and serve for lunch.


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Fill in your travel dates and book your parking at Bristol Airport
Bristol Airport Parking
Bristol Airport first opened in 1930 and was one of only 3 civil airports in the UK. In 1955 the airport moved to Lulsgate Bottom Airfield, where it is still located and serves over 8 million passengers a year. A quarter of these passengers come from Bristol with the rest travelling to the airport from Somerset, Devon and Wales. The airport is a base Ryanair, Wizzair and easyJet, making it a popular choice for European trips.
Despite its popularity, Bristol Airport can be difficult to access via public transport. The best way to reach the airport is therefore by car. It is easy to find with clear signposting on the A4 and gives you flexibility in when you arrive. There are plenty of Bristol Airport parking options to choose from and Parkhero is here to ensure you find the best deal. Since 2013 we have been helping travellers make the best airport parking choices and have helped them save money on their holidays. You can book with Parkhero in just 2 minutes, as there is no need to make an account and you don't even need to pay a booking fee! Use Parkhero to compare parking Bristol Airport and begin your holiday the right way.
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There are three main types of airport parking Bristol available – Park and Ride, Meet and Greet and Park and Walk. Each of these is either an official car park operated by the airport or an off-site car park provided by an external company. When choosing your parking, it is good to keep in mind that official parking is often more expensive, as it is closer to the terminal and offers you the extra security of being on the airport site.
Park and Ride Services
Park and Ride BRS Airport parking is a great value option, when compared to other types of parking. It is almost always the cheapest option at Bristol Airport and is the recommended option for long stays! Depending on the car park you either park your car yourself and keep the keys or you leave your car at a drop-off point and hand over your keys. Once you have parked, hop on a shuttle bus to the airport, which at Bristol take a maximum of 15 minutes to reach the terminal.
Off-site Park and Ride Options
WC Park & Fly is the cheapest parking option we have for Bristol Airport and runs an on-demand shuttle bus that takes 15 minutes to reach the terminal
Official Park and Ride Options
Long Stay parking is more expensive but is located just to the south of the terminal building with shuttles taking around 5 minutes to reach the terminal or you can also walk
For more information about Park and Ride services at Bristol Airport, click here.
Meet and Greet Services
If you are looking for parking near Bristol Airport, Meet and Greet parking is a good choice. You can drop your car off with a valet directly outside the terminal or nearby and it will be returned to the same spot when you return. It is the easiest Bristol Airport car parking service to use, but is also the most expensive. If you want convenience and a stress-free beginning to your holiday, it is the ideal parking choice!
Off-site Meet and Greet Options
VIP Parking Bristol can be found in the Express Drop-off car park and will provide you with a high-quality customer service ensuring your holiday begins in the right way
B4 Meet & Greet offers a friendly greeting at the Express Drop-off car park and will ensure that your car is kept secure with 24 hour security at their off-site car park
Official Meet and Greet Options
Meet & Greet allows you to drop your car off outside the terminal making it the most convenient but also most expensive Bristol parking service
Park and Walk Services
Park and Walk services are some of the most convenient parking at Bristol Airport options. This service operated by the airport itself and means that you can have peace of mind that your car will enjoy extra security. There are frequent airport security patrols which will also ensure your car is safe. This is a great option for short term parking.
Multi-Storey will ensure your car is kept out of the weather with a short 2 to 3 minute walk to the terminal just opposite the car park
For a list of the Top 3 cheapest parking options at Bristol Airport click here.
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Relax on your cabin's deck and in the evening enjoy warmth by the fire pit outside your cabin or have a picnic outside at the table. Below you can learn all that our rustic cabins have to offer.
Cabin 7 has one bedroom with a full size bed, a full kitchen, bathroom with shower, and heated in the cooler months. Relax and enjoy the view of the lake from your window or wrap around deck. This is a favorite among couples.
These cabins have two private bedrooms with a full size bed in each room. Cabins have full kitchens, a bathroom with showers, and are heated in the cooler months.
Cabin 10 has one small bedroom with a full size bed, small kitchen, and bathroom with a shower. It is heated in the cooler months. Perfect for that cozy little get away. This is considered our "tiny cabin".
Cabin 11 has two bedrooms with a queen bed in each bedroom, a full kitchen, a living room, bathroom with bathtub/shower, and vaulted ceilings. This cabin has a view of the lake.


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import os
import unittest

from telemetry import page as page_module
from telemetry.page import page_set
from telemetry.value import list_of_scalar_values
from telemetry.value import merge_values
from telemetry.value import scalar

class TestBase(unittest.TestCase):
  def setUp(self):
    ps = page_set.PageSet(file_path=os.path.dirname(__file__))
    ps.AddUserStory(page_module.Page('http://www.bar.com/', ps, ps.base_dir))
    ps.AddUserStory(page_module.Page('http://www.baz.com/', ps, ps.base_dir))
    ps.AddUserStory(page_module.Page('http://www.foo.com/', ps, ps.base_dir))
    self.page_set = ps

  @property
  def pages(self):
    return self.page_set.pages

class MergeValueTest(TestBase):
  def testSamePageMergeBasic(self):
    page0 = self.pages[0]
    page1 = self.pages[1]

    all_values = [scalar.ScalarValue(page0, 'x', 'units', 1),
                  scalar.ScalarValue(page1, 'x', 'units', 4),
                  scalar.ScalarValue(page0, 'x', 'units', 2),
                  scalar.ScalarValue(page1, 'x', 'units', 5)]

    merged_values = merge_values.MergeLikeValuesFromSamePage(all_values)
    # Sort the results so that their order is predictable for the subsequent
    # assertions.
    merged_values.sort(key=lambda x: x.page.url)

    self.assertEquals(2, len(merged_values))

    self.assertEquals((page0, 'x'),
                      (merged_values[0].page, merged_values[0].name))
    self.assertEquals([1, 2], merged_values[0].values)

    self.assertEquals((page1, 'x'),
                      (merged_values[1].page, merged_values[1].name))
    self.assertEquals([4, 5], merged_values[1].values)

  def testSamePageMergeOneValue(self):
    page0 = self.pages[0]

    all_values = [scalar.ScalarValue(page0, 'x', 'units', 1)]

    # Sort the results so that their order is predictable for the subsequent
    # assertions.
    merged_values = merge_values.MergeLikeValuesFromSamePage(all_values)
    self.assertEquals(1, len(merged_values))
    self.assertEquals(all_values[0].name, merged_values[0].name)
    self.assertEquals(all_values[0].units, merged_values[0].units)

  def testSamePageMergeWithInteractionRecord(self):
    page0 = self.pages[0]

    all_values = [scalar.ScalarValue(page0, 'foo-x', 'units', 1,
                                     tir_label='foo'),
                  scalar.ScalarValue(page0, 'foo-x', 'units', 4,
                                     tir_label='foo')]

    merged_values = merge_values.MergeLikeValuesFromSamePage(all_values)
    self.assertEquals(1, len(merged_values))
    self.assertEquals('foo', merged_values[0].tir_label)

  def testDifferentPageMergeBasic(self):
    page0 = self.pages[0]
    page1 = self.pages[1]

    all_values = [scalar.ScalarValue(page0, 'x', 'units', 1),
                  scalar.ScalarValue(page1, 'x', 'units', 2),
                  scalar.ScalarValue(page0, 'y', 'units', 10),
                  scalar.ScalarValue(page1, 'y', 'units', 20)]

    # Sort the results so that their order is predictable for the subsequent
    # assertions.
    merged_values = merge_values.MergeLikeValuesFromDifferentPages(all_values)
    merged_values.sort(key=lambda x: x.name)
    self.assertEquals(2, len(merged_values))

    self.assertEquals((None, 'x'),
                      (merged_values[0].page, merged_values[0].name))
    self.assertEquals([1, 2], merged_values[0].values)

    self.assertEquals((None, 'y'),
                      (merged_values[1].page, merged_values[1].name))
    self.assertEquals([10, 20], merged_values[1].values)

  def testDifferentPageMergeSingleValueStillMerges(self):
    page0 = self.pages[0]

    all_values = [scalar.ScalarValue(page0, 'x', 'units', 1)]

    # Sort the results so that their order is predictable for the subsequent
    # assertions.
    merged_values = merge_values.MergeLikeValuesFromDifferentPages(all_values)
    self.assertEquals(1, len(merged_values))

    self.assertEquals((None, 'x'),
                      (merged_values[0].page, merged_values[0].name))
    self.assertTrue(
        isinstance(merged_values[0], list_of_scalar_values.ListOfScalarValues))
    self.assertEquals([1], merged_values[0].values)

  def testDifferentPageMergeBasicIgnoreTraceName(self):
    page0 = self.pages[0]
    page1 = self.pages[1]

    all_values = [scalar.ScalarValue(page0, 'x.score', 'units', 1),
                  scalar.ScalarValue(page1, 'y.score', 'units', 2)]
    # Sort the results so that their order is predictable for the subsequent
    # assertions.
    merged_values = merge_values.MergeLikeValuesFromDifferentPages(
        all_values,
        group_by_name_suffix=True)
    self.assertEquals(1, len(merged_values))

    self.assertEquals((None, 'score'),
                      (merged_values[0].page, merged_values[0].name))
    self.assertEquals([1, 2], merged_values[0].values)

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Passo Fundo è una microregione del Rio Grande do Sul in Brasile, appartenente alla mesoregione di Noroeste Rio-Grandense.
È una suddivisione creata puramente per fini statistici, pertanto non è un'entità politica o amministrativa.

Comuni
È suddivisa in 26 comuni:

 Água Santa
 Camargo
 Casca
 Caseiros
 Charrua
 Ciríaco
 Coxilha
 David Canabarro
 Ernestina
 Gentil
 Ibiraiaras
 Marau
 Mato Castelhano
 Muliterno
 Nicolau Vergueiro
 Passo Fundo
 Pontão
 Ronda Alta
 Santa Cecília do Sul
 Santo Antônio do Palma
 São Domingos do Sul
 Sertão
 Tapejara
 Vanini
 Vila Lângaro
 Vila Maria

Passo Fundo


Wow. Meanwhile we can't even get a look at Donald Trump's tax returns.
Emory University has just made public nine very personal letters written by Barack Obama to his girlfriend Alexandra McNear from 1982 to 1984.
The couple met when they were both students at Occidental College and attempted to keep their relationship going long-distance when Barack transferred across the country to Columbia University.
Related: Barack Dated Another Woman At The Same Time As Michelle — And Asked Her To Marry Him First!
While the letters serve as a fascinating chronicle for historians of Obama's time as a college student and recent graduate just getting started at Business International, they're also insanely personal, revealing details of a romance long before Michelle Obama!
The sentiments, written during a period when Barack and Alexandra are growing apart, are more sad and confused than the public servant we've known the last decade.
Tons of fascinating insights into the POTUS we miss the mostus.
The letters are now officially public record at Emory's Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library. You can learn more HERE.
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CultureVisual Arts
Have an Edmonton Film Festival, at Home
Here are eight flicks you can rent or stream — with strong YEG connections
By Edify Staff | December 14, 2022
PHOTO: UNIVERSAL
"So, you're originally from Edmonton, McFly? Funny. Before I became a mad inventor, I worked at the Telus World of Science!"
Michael J. Fox didn't spend a lot of his life in Edmonton, but he was born here. That's gotta be worth something. Back to the Future was a massive smash in 1985 and continues on as a sci-fi/comedy hybrid classic. I mean, the premise is simple — a tricked-out Delorean goes back in time, you see your mom as a teenager, she develops a crush on you. All-time classic themes, right there.
See it on Netflix
It feels like pretty well every person in Edmonton is just one handshake away from Nathan Fillion. You loved him in Castle, Firefly and The Rookie. But he's at his dorky best in Waitress, directed by the late Adrienne Shelly. Fillion plays a philandering doctor, and he and Keri Russell develop a quirky chemistry in front of the lens.
See it on Disney+
This 2021 film stars Sandra Bullock, but also features Edmonton child actor Neli Kastrinos. This film made a big splash on Netflix when it was first released, and is based on a British miniseries. How many American shows began as British shows? We've lost count.
Comedian Tommy Chong was born in Edmonton back in 1938. And, he made himself famous as part of Cheech and Chong, the comedy duo that made dope smoking mainstream on the big screen throughout the 1970s. If you hear the term "Dave's not here," and it brings a smile to your face, then you know Tommy Chong. Up in Smoke, made in 1978, is a funny movie about… weed. (Sometimes, the title of the movie says it all.) It's legal nowadays, so, if you're of age, load up on the salty snacks and giggle all the way through this exceptionally silly romp of a film.
Rent it on YouTube, Apple
Come True
Shot entirely in Edmonton, Anthony Scott Burns's film transforms the city into a cold, stark, hellish place. He transforms the brutalist building at the University of Alberta into cold chambers where science fiction and horror meet. This isn't a jump-scare film, but the kind of movie that has you feeling unsettled while you watch, and after it ends.
Rent it on Apple
Look, we know that the DC Universe hasn't been nearly as good as the Marvel Universe when it comes to putting the comic-book heroes on the silver screen. But maybe the best movie in the DC lot was Wonder Woman, which featured Eugene Brave Rock as "Chief," part of a First World War group of soldier who aid the Greek goddess in her quest for justice. We profiled Brave Rock back in 2017.
Local filmmaker Chris Bolan's documentary is a labour of love, telling the story of his great aunt, Terry Donahue, and her partner, Pat Henschel. It's the story of how a same-sex couple endured through a time of great prejudice. And, Donahue played in the All-American Girls Baseball League that was immortalized in the Tom Hanks/Madonna film, A League of Their Own.
Copshop
Edmonton screenwriter Kurt McLeod hit the Hollywood heights with his screenplay. This action-packed romp stars Gerard Butler. We profiled McLeod back in 2021.
See it on Amazon Prime Video
Culture The Magnitude of NorthwestFest Grab some popcorn and take in over 80 films during NorthwestFest. Read More
Culture Making Connections University of Alberta book blends neuroscience and art to share the brain's wonders with the masses Read More
Culture Print Party SNAP Printshop hosts its annual gala and sale Read More
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Watch episode two of ABCD with Bridgette Coble
Catch up with Roadways' Administrators Bantering in Carts Drinking Dazbog.
By Lindsey Coulter
It's a new year, a new semester and a perfect time for Roadways to debut a new season of ABCD. Hosted by Brogan, Roadways outreach coordinator, the funny and often-irreverent series is a great way to get to know your Metropolitan State University of Denver administrators. The idea is borrowed from Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" but with a very Rowdy spin.
This week's episode features Bridgette Coble, director of the Office of Career Services, chatting about her own higher-education journey.
Check out the first episode of 2019, which aired last week, and stay tuned for weekly installments throughout the spring semester. Be sure to share your feedback below!


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The new BBC Three logo actually says BBC Two
By Hugh Langley
Do you want to tell them or should we?
BBC Three is soon to be online-only, and it's got a new logo to mark the bold transition. One problem: it doesn't look quite right.
While it's meant to show the number three in Roman numerals, the logo seems to say "BBC II" followed by an exclamation mark.
Or is it, in fact, a pause symbol? BBC Pause! No, that can't be right.
The new logo is based around the BBC's three principles, says Head of Marketing Nikki Carr: "The first is 'make me think' - hard hitting documentaries like Suicide and Me and thought provoking drama like Murdered By My Boyfriend. The second is 'Make me laugh'- distinctive comedy like People Just Do Nothing or new entertainment shows like Murder In Successville. The third, the exclamation mark, is 'Give me a voice', which is what we will do for young people."
That may be the case, but many online commenters haven't quite seen it the same way, with some pointing out that the logo was predicted by mockumentary W1A. In fact, the BBC has made fun of this itself.
BBC Three will move to being solely online by the end of February this year.
Hugh Langley
Hugh Langley is the ex-News Editor of TechRadar. He had written for many magazines and websites including Business Insider, The Telegraph, IGN, Gizmodo, Entrepreneur Magazine, WIRED (UK), TrustedReviews, Business Insider Australia, Business Insider India, Business Insider Singapore, Wareable, The Ambient and more.
Hugh is now a correspondent at Business Insider covering Google and Alphabet, and has the unfortunate distinction of accidentally linking the TechRadar homepage to a rival publication.
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EU and MAURITIUS - The European Union and Mauritius have agreed a new Fishery Partnership Agreement (FPA) and Protocol.
Maria Damanaki, Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, said: "It is a very positive development that we initialled today a new FPA and a protocol with Mauritius. After a five-year gap in our bilateral relationship in the fisheries domain, we now have a solid legal framework ensuring sustainability and a science-based approach".
The new FPA repeals the previous 1989 Fishery Agreement, and focuses in particular on partnership and sustainability. The FPA establishes the principles and rules governing the economic, financial and scientific cooperation between the EU and the Republic of Mauritius in the fisheries sector. Its aim is to guarantee the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources and develop Mauritius's fisheries sector.