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World Maritime Day Parallel Event ends in South Africa
— as Jamoh pledges Nigeria's commitment to greener shipping
—Iran hosts 2023 edition of WMDPE
The World Maritime Day Parallel Event (WMDPE), which was held in Durban, South Africa from the 12th to the 14th, of October 2022, has ended.
In his opening speech at the event, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said:
"After a two-year pause in parallel events due to the pandemic, it is an enormous pleasure to be able to welcome you all here to Durban for the 2022 World Maritime Day Parallel Event.
"The Parallel Event was instituted to provide an opportunity to take the World Maritime theme "on the road" and it is undoubtedly one of the most important maritime events, worldwide."
Secretary-General Lim highlighted the need for 'innovation' and 'inclusivity' as shipping voyages to a decarbonized future, in which digitalization and automation will play a key role.
"Innovation is fundamental to the maritime industry's successful energy transition.
"It requires new technologies, renewable alternative fuels and infrastructure to support low- and zero-carbon shipping, along with new financial solutions to support all those practical aspects," he said.
"We also need innovative teams working together, created through research and development partnerships. These should involve both the public and private sectors because we need all hands on deck to ensure these initiatives succeed.
" This needs to be done in the most inclusive way possible as we address capacity-building, technology and infrastructure to bring on board developing countries, in particular, least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the energy transition.
" No one should be left behind. Digitalization and automation can be counted amongst the technologies that will help us on the voyage towards cleaner, greener and more efficient shipping but this does not mean that we ignore the human element," Mr. Lim said.
Meanwhile, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, who also graced the event, called for maritime nations to actualize the adoption of modern technology as a means of attaining cleaner and greener shipping in line with this year's World Maritime Day commemoration theme.
Dr Jamoh, who stated this while speaking on the sidelines of the World Maritime Day Parallel Event (WMDPE) also stated that Nigeria would seek to contribute to the global push towards reducing emissions from shipping activities.
According to him, "The theme of this year's event "New technologies for greener shipping" as declared by the IMO calls for the global family of nations to take action on decarbonisation of shipping and ports through the use of zero or low carbon technologies, fuels and infrastructure. The ultimate goal for Nigeria is to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions across the globe for sustainable development of our local sector".
As one of the most important maritime events on a global scale, the WMDPE is a definitive stage for the international community to make concrete contributions and progress on collaboration geared at innovative solutions to address mitigation strategies to reduce the maritime transport carbon footprint
Welcoming high-level delegates from across the globe, the Honourable Fikile Mbalula, Transport Minister, South Africa, said:
"The theme for this year's World Maritime Day Parallel Event, "New technologies for greener shipping", calls for the global family of nations to take action on decarbonisation of shipping and ports through the use of zero or low carbon technologies, fuels and infrastructure.
"The ultimate goal is to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions across the globe for sustainable development. The big question we must answer is: "How do we get to a future that is sustainable, and facilitates global seaborne trade from all corners of the globe?"
He highlighted his "appreciation and applaud stakeholders, including the oil and bunker industry, manufacturers, academia, and shipping industry in general, for all your efforts and initiatives aimed at using research and innovation for the development of greener technologies as the pathway to the decarbonisation of this important industry."
Noting the potential for countries to be part of the transition to cleaner fuels, he said, "We believe that the abundance of renewable energy potential can accelerate the development of greener technologies and alternative fuels in order to meet the demand of supplying bunker to ships at our ports."
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim is greeted by the Honourable Fikile Mbalula, Transport Minister, South Africa.
The panel session covered the World perspective on greener shipping – decarbonization; Collaboration and capacity building; Digitalisation for safer and efficient shipping; and Oceans and the blue economy.
IMO Secretary-General Lim hosted a ministerial round table on the sidelines of the event.
During the closing ceremony on Friday, 14 October, the World Maritime Day flag was handed over to the World Maritime Day Parallel Event host for 2023, the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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The Senate Finance Committee has been plugging along since the 31st Alaska State Legislature convened in mid-January. We have held several informational hearings regarding the state's fiscal standing. These meetings are very educational & instructive to members of the committee, other legislators, and to you – the folks at home.
If you are interested in watching any of these meetings, please click on a topic below:
January 16: Revenue Forecast
January 17: Oil Production Forecast & Highlights
January 23: Legislative Finance Overview w/David Teal
January 24: AK Oil & Gas Conservation Commission
January 25: AK Permanent Fund Corporation
January 30: PRS/TRS Update
January 31: AK Mental Health Trust Authority
February 1: Indirect Expenditures
February 4: State Debt Overview
February 5: Savings Accounts & Budget Reserves, then Labor Contracts
February 14: FY20 Operating Budget
February 15: FY20 Operating Budget (cont.)
February 26: FY 20 Operating Budget – David Teal Response
February 28: Investment Funds Update & Cash Flow Plan
March 6: OMB – Economic Overview of FY20 Operating Budget
March 7: ISER – Economic Overview of FY20 Operating Budget
March 18: Spring Revenue Forecast
March 22: Oil Severance Tax
March 26: K-12 Education Funding Considerations
March 27: PFD Discussion – begins at 9:58am
April 2: AK Retirement Board
April 5: Deferred Maintenance Update
April 8: Medicaid Cost Containment
April 10: Legislation: Appropriation Limit & PFD Split
April 18: Updated Labor Contracts
April 23: Legislative Finance – PFD Scenarios
April 25: Legislative Finance – PFD Scenarios cont.
Please note this is not an extensive list of Senate Finance Committee meetings. We have held other hearings on legislation, confirmation of Governor's appointees, and other topics not directly pertaining to the state's fiscal situation or the budget. A complete catalog of Senate Finance Committee Hearings can be found here.
I am very pleased to announce the Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT) has awarded a contract to build the Katlian Bay Road to K&E Alaska, Inc. The company is based in Sitka. My staff and I worked hard for many years to advance the project with DOT as a priority project that needed to keep moving forward.
I want to thank Governor Michael Dunleavy and DOT Commissioner John MacKinnon for recognizing the value of the road to the community of Sitka, Shee Atika, and Sealaska, and moving quickly to get the project awarded.
In addition to good paying construction jobs, the project provides access to Katlian Bay with opportunities for recreation, timber, subsistence, and remediation of the Katlian watershed and salmon runs. Access is provided to Shee Atika and Sealaska lands as well as state lands.
The project would build about nine miles of new single-lane, unpaved road with bridge crossings, beginning at the northern end of Halibut Point Road, extending east along the south shoreline of Katlian Bay, crossing the Katlian River, and ending four miles east of the estuary.
The road project was funded as part of a statewide bond package of transportation projects in 2012. The bond project was approved by voters statewide by a nearly 2 to 1 margin. It is great to see one of our projects in Southeast moving forward and onto construction.
Editorial reprinted with Permission From Ketchikan Daily News.
Link: https://www.ketchikandailynews.com/article/20190301/ARTICLE/190309994
To navigate safely in difficult waters requires a seasoned mariner who fully understands the situation and draws upon a wealth of experience and skill to plot the best course ahead.
By now, most Ketchikan residents know of the State of Alaska's difficult situation and its potential impact on Ketchikan. Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed a budget that, in parts, would end the Alaska Marine Highway System on Oct. 1; remove about $7 million in funding for Ketchikan schools; take raw fish tax revenue away from our municipal government, and end state assistance on paying bond debt. Worse, Dunleavy and his administration have made it abundantly clear that the impacts of these changes are not their concern — it's just a numbers game to them.
Fortunately, there is separation of powers in Alaska's government. It's the state Legislature, not the governor, that holds the actual power of appropriations. Thus, Dunleavy has submitted his proposed budget to the Legislature for consideration.
The Dunleavy budget has now landed in the Senate Finance Committee. This is where Ketchikan — and the rest of Alaska — can take heart. Why? Because at the helm of the Senate Finance Committee's consideration of the state operating budget is the one legislator who, in our opinion, is the most qualified and capable of navigating Alaska through the Dunleavy budget storm.
Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, is the right leader in the right position at the right time.
Stedman understands many things — business; government and private sector finance; the workings of state government; and the people, place, cultures and economy of Southeast Alaska.
Stedman has worked in commercial fishing, construction and as the longstanding owner of a Sitka-based investment services firm. He has served at the municipal government level with the Sitka City and Borough Assembly and the Sitka Planning Commission.
He has served as Ketchikan's state senator since 2003. He has extensive experience with the Senate Finance Committee, having previously served as its co-chairman from 2007 to 2012. He knows Dunleavy, who served in the Senate with Stedman from 2012 to 2018.
Stedman also understands the oil industry, having served on The Energy Council and the National Petroleum Council.
On resume alone, Stedman is the legislator most capable of steering the Senate Finance Committee and Legislature as a whole toward a rational budgetary solution.
Beyond resume, the handling of the early Senate Finance Committee hearings by Stedman and Co-Chair Natasha von Imhof, R-Anchorage, indicate a firm grasp of the Legislature's key role in the budget process. Stedman, in particular, has put the Dunleavy administration on notice that the Legislature will have its say.
Most important for Ketchikan, Stedman understands how Dunleavy's proposed budget would affect this community.
"The overall impact to the community of Ketchikan, I figure, with the other facets of the budget as presented, would probably eliminate about 20 percent of the economy," Stedman said in a video commentary posted Wednesday on his Senate Majority website. "The pulp mills eliminated about a third (of the local economies) when they shut down. These are staggering numbers."
Indeed they are. And it's worth repeating the rest of Stedman's comments here.
"So, clearly there's a better solution — and we're going to pursue it as vigorously as possible," he continued. "And I look forward to sitting down with Gov. Dunleavy and working through some of these issues."
Stedman said he believes that Dunleavy "has no interest in shutting down the economy of the state of Alaska.
"We have a cash flow problem. In other words, we have a deficit issue that we've got to fix over the next couple of years, and we'll work with (Dunleavy) to accomplish that goal and keep the economy going," Stedman said. "But taking out 20 percent of the economy is not the solution, and I personally believe that (the Office of Management and Budget) did not think through the proposal to its ultimate conclusion, which is the annihilation of 20 percent of one of the largest towns in Southeast."
Stedman understands the situation. Better yet, he has the experience and skill to navigate the Legislature's response in crafting a solution that won't sink the economy of Ketchikan or any other Alaska community.
Dunleavy can still play the spoiler later with line-item vetoes from the Legislature's budget. But for now, and throughout the process, Stedman is the legislator needed at the helm.
I was very pleased to hear from the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities and read in the media that work has finally begun on the First & Second Waterfall Creek bridges in Ketchikan.
Constituents in this area of Ketchikan have been concerned about the inadequacy of these bridges for a decade. My office has been monitoring this project for years and when I toured these bridges a few years ago they were in bad shape. I saw that asphalt had worn out and the wooden substructure of the bridge was exposed – in fact, you could see through the bridge to the creek underneath. It's long past time to replace these old bridges with more modern structures.
This project is good for public safety and commerce. Driving conditions will be safer and fire trucks will no longer be limited. Also, land developers and builders' dump trucks will no longer be weight restricted.
In the 31st Alaska State Legislature, it is important to work on all the issues. While certainly not drawing as much attention as the operating budget, extending the Board of Marine Pilots is important to maritime safety and commerce. It is another step in protecting our waters for future generations.
I am sponsoring a bill to extend the Board for eight years. The Board protects the safety of the public and the environment by licensing and regulating marine pilots for almost all foreign vessels and vessels over a certain size in Alaskan waters. Marine Pilots manage and supervise the navigation of cruise ships while they're in state waters. The Board's work provides a level of assurance that marine pilots are competent and able to safely pilot passenger and cargo ships throughout the waterways.
I am glad to have a small role in making sure our waters and vessels are kept safe by the Board of Marine Pilots.

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The Cynic and Senator Obama — Esquire — Charles Pierce
There is one point in the stump speech, however, that catches the cynic up short every time. It comes near to the end, when Obama talks about cynics. Obama says that cynics believe they are smarter than everyone else. The cynic thinks he's wrong. The cynic doesn't think he's wiser or more clever or more politically attuned than anyone else. It's just that he fears that, every morning, he'll discover that his country has done something to deface itself further, that something else he thought solid will tremble and quake and fall to ruin, that his fellow citizens will sell more of their birthright for some silver that they can forge into shackles. He has come to believe that the worst thing a citizen of the United States of America can believe is that his country will not do something simply because it's wrong. It would be a mistake for anyone — but especially for a presidential candidate — to believe that the cynic thinks himself wise or safe or liberated. In 2008, the cynic is more modest. He considers himself merely adequate to the times.
Just one of many wonderful passages from Charles Pierce's article in Esquire. Go, go and read the whole thing!
I'm now a member of Wired Journalists
Now if I can just get some work…
xkcd: Escalators
I know what you mean, Randall.
The Reality-Based Community: Fair is fair
Reposted in its hilarious entirity, "Fair is Fair" by Michael O'Hare at RBC:
The "worst president ever?" meme has floated from bitter-liberal whining lounges to mainstream venues and plutocrats like Donald Trump, who should know which side their bread is buttered on. This piling-on in the face of the clear facts has to stop if Democrats want to keep a shred of intellectual respectability.
History simply will not support this level of condemnation. Never mind presidents from decades back, here are five contemporary presidents who completely refute the idea that
Bush is the worst:
None of the antiwar protesters arrested in Washington Friday night were
beaten in captivity. Not a single fractured skull or broken jaw. Bush is much more protective of civil rights and free speech than Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe.
Bush has never, ever, claimed to have an herbal AIDS cure revealed by ancestors in a dream, nor touted it to replace anti-retroviral drugs. Bush is much less anti-scientific than
Yahya Jammeh, president of Gambia.
The number of US dissidents killed overseas by plutonium poisoning is zero, and the number
of US businessmen ruined and imprisoned for opposing the government is also zero. Bush is much more respectful of law and property than Vladimir Putin, president of Russia.
Bush hasn't tried to fire even one Supreme Court justice, much less a chief justice. He's much more respectful of separation of powers than Pervez Musharraf, president of Pakistan.
Bush hasn't named a single city, river, month, or day of the week after himself, and aggressive research has turned up no gold-plated colossal statues of him, not even silver-plated. Bush is much less egotistical and narcissistic than Sapurmurat Niyazov, the late president of Turkmenistan.
George W. Bush, better than many presidents; let's give credit where credit is due.
WSJ vs. NYT in a subscription model deathmatch
Over at the Freakonomics blog, there was some discussion of why the Wall Street Journal has a subscription wall while almost every other newspaper in America allows free online access to its news product. Author Steven Levitt opined that someone has to be wrong: the WSJ or the rest of the newspaper industry.
I posted multiple comments, not so much because I had a lot to say, but because the comment engine on Levitt's blog (probably wisely) strips out HTML tags and properly renders multiple spaces as a single space. (No, I have no idea what the comment engine here does. I don't comment on my own blog. That'd be kinda onanistic.) But my point was that the WSJ and the New York Times have almost inverse pay/free models and good/crappy products. To wit:
News Pages
Spotty (mostly bad) but free Good but costly
Spotty (mostly good) but costly Bad but free
(One of the nice things about having your own blog is the ability to drill down to the HTML and hand code a damned table when you need to.)
What may be at work here is that the WSJ is an outlier, a special case: a truly national business paper that is unique and can charge for access to its news content because of its intrinsic value. (Well, that and the added value of being from the Wall Street Journal, whose news pages have been above reproach despite the lunacy over at Editorial, probably a far greater achievement than most people realize.)
Victory Is Not an Option – washingtonpost.com
The new National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq starkly delineates the gulf that separates President Bush's illusions from the realities of the war.
That first line of Gen. Odom's Op-Ed in the Washington Post is really all you need to read. The rest is Odom's methodical delineation of what's gone wrong and what we can do to make it right and just how we can get our collective nuts out of the roaring fire Bush and company lit in Iraq (and are trying, like demented, defrocked Boy Scouts intent on a pyromania badge, to light in Iran). That we have a president (and for real nuttiness, see Vice President Cheney on any given day; it's quite an accomplishment to make Bush look like he's in touch, but Cheney sometimes manages it) who can't see past his illusions is bad enough; that we have one whose illusions are killing and maiming American soldiers and Marines (who come back to be treated like shit at Walter Reed, apparently) by the truckload is unforgivable. I don't care that the right wing will whip up its nut cases with a cry of "It's retaliation for Clinton!", we've got to impeach Bush and Cheney before there's a mushroom cloud over Tehran. The American soul has been besmirched enough, damn it!
While this introduction lacks something for people who don't read in eyeblinks, it's still the best introduction to the concepts underlying the Web 2.0 phenomenon. From an anthropology prof at Kansas State.
The Post-Perfect Storm
Today's Washington Post may be a weather map to the perfect storm that has hit America.
Upper left: A story about how the government been robbing Peter (in this case climate research) to pay Paul (Mars, bitches!, etc.). I mean screw figuring out what's wrong with the house we live in, let's daydream about a trip to Australia by car!
Upper middle: A digital day in the life. I'm always amazed at how amazed professional, top-tier reporters can be amazed by things I've known about for months if not years. I've ceased to be amazed at their inability to make the leap necessary to take the story from the obvious (e.g., the phone company has tracked phone calls ever since it began charging money for it, i.e., forever) to deeper understanding (it's the low cost of storage, the consolidation of data, the mining of data, the "national security" backdoors that are so ineptly constructed that they leave portals into people's lives that a script kiddie could drive a black ice Hummer through that really matter, not that suddenly that we notice how much of our lives occur in public).
Upper right: Bush says after years of running the budget into the ground with a compliant, Republican-run (but I repeat myself) Congress, it's now up to the new Democratic-run (barely in one house, lest we forget) Congress to change his diaper, clean his backside, exchange any clothing soiled by his excesses, and, for good measure, prevent any further blowouts–all while letting him run amok in Iraq and at home. He needs the Hannibal Lecter handtruck treatment.
Right side, second story: It seems the Iraqi "government" still can't hold a lynching without screwing something up. Here's a first step to not embarrassing yourself while hanging people: Stop hanging people. At least bring back the hooded, muscled man with the scimitar and give the beheadings a bit more grandeur, people. Or maybe something more civilized, like not rushing headlong to kill anyone and making sure not only that you have had a fair trial, but fair punishment as well.
Right side, third story: Yes, folks, it's been five years since the first person was hauled to Gitmo from far off lands, possibly never to return, face anything resembling a fair trial, or otherwise leave the hell on earth America has built next to the Communist Paradise of the West.
And at the lower left: Ladies and gentlemen, one of the things the Post does pretty well, packing a lot of localish crap into a single story on A1. If you've driven around here and had to stop for anything other than gas, chances are you got a parking ticket. Along with specious moving violations and other draconian non-moving offenses, this has got to be one of the top revenue sources for local governments in the region.
Metro: Martin Luther King? Look in Metro. He's not A1 material anymore. Yesterday's news. Beyond that, today's Metro section is a prime example of the Post's attitudes of "eff local, we don't need no stinkin' suburbs" and "Virginia uber alles" (the second prevails if there's a conflict). Would it have killed them to put a Maryland story on A1 in the Maryland Edition instead of the Virginia parking ticket pastiche? Maybe the big school construction thing? But of course, anyone reading a newspaper is too old to have kids, or too smart to live in Maryland or D.C.
Business: Golly gee, a mirror that has a Web cam and can display IMs. Alert Steve Jobs. (See earlier snark about journalists and technology.) Why the hell, other than the huge monetary impact it has on Big Pharma, is the BioShield (government preparedness for bio-attack) story here? There isn't even a business mentioned on the section front. Look honey, a navel-gazing newspaper business story (tip to readers: stick to Editor and Publisher, they have a clue about the business without being mired in it), and something about a hotel magnate blogging. Business sections after holidays suck even worse than usual, because that's when the reporters pretend they're with the Style section and (usually–there are some fine business writers around, including some at the Post) show why they aren't.
Sports: Apparently the Sports section's recipe for survival is 1 part game recap and stats anyone with an Internet connection could have read for 8-16 hours + 2 parts columnists, half panderers and half shockers, + some graphics and agate, most of which has again been available, free, online to anyone interested enough to look for it, plus lots of TV time for Tony "I'll make you miss Dennis Miller" Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon. I sometimes think the only people who read agate are non-stats freaks following out of town teams.
Health: Decent article on warm-winter caused allergies inside aside, the rest is middling to poor.
Style: Finally, something I'm at an absolute loss for explaining: Yet again, the Style section is far more relevant and important, e.g. today's coverage of the Appeal for Redress movement, than the "news" sections of the newspaper. Hell, it even does a good job with congressional representation for D.C. But it's the Style section. The writers, while one of the finest Style section stables in the land, are constrained by the section itself: snappy, scrappy writing in the space allowed by all the Kids Post, funnies, puzzles (not that, heaven forfend, I am advocating a reduction in those three; they are probably the best parts of the paper day in and day out), celebrity trash, television, music, theater, quirky crap and all the other things that help the Style section speak to people with too much free time, free money or both (those latter could be abolished without much crying from me).
So there you have it: Passing of the buck on a monumental scale, not that the story would lead you to any such conclusion; a story far too clueless for consumption in what may be one of the best informed, technologically adept metro areas in the nation; national embarrassment; MLK relegated to Metro because that was yesterday, just like your civil rights; traffic tickets! (please ignore our paltry Metro coverage); well, we have the dysfunctional, blame-everyone-else CEO president, why not cover government in the Business pages; Marriott blogs!; sports is life, Sports section is irrelevant; Style's got at least two stories that should be on the front page of the paper, much less given the Leeza-Gibbons-in-print treatment. And it's still a top ten American newspaper, no doubt.
From the "Deranged Data" Files
According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, the most stolen car in the state of Kentucky is … the 1986 Olds Cutlass. An '86 Cutlass Ciera S 2 Dr Coupe with 150,000 miles, 2 barrel carb and automatic transmission in average condition would run you about $196 from a private party in Henderson, Ky. according to Edmunds. (Zip code 42420 chose at random from Kentucky zip codes. Why? Because I can.)
WTFO?
How many of these are even still running and in stealing-worthy condition?
Is there some kind of Cutlass-pimping culture that values the originality and verve of the '86 above all?
Have the Hatfields and McCoys gone from shooting each other to playing Capture the Cutlass?
Freakin' weird, it is.
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When does Auskick start?
How long does it run for?
The Balywn North – Greythorn Falcons Auskick season starts on Saturday, 27th April 2019.
The final session for the year will be on 10th August 2019.
You can simply register online through the AFL Auskick website
Just enter 'Balwyn North – Greythorn Falcons' in the search field. Make sure it is that entire title as there is another centre called Balwyn North. You will end up at the wrong place if you register with them.
You can go to our Registration Page and follow the instructions there. (This is quicker and easier).
Registrations are currently being accepted.
The total cost is $100.
Payment is made at the time of registration. With this you also get an Auskick welcome pack.
That is tremendous value when you consider the cost of many other sport programs offered each year to children.
When and where is Auskick held?
Balwyn North – Greythorn Falcons Auskick is held on Saturday mornings at Greythorn Park (Alpha Street, Balwyn North). The session starts at 9:00am and concludes at 10:30am.
Parents are encouraged to come a bit earlier to have a kick on the oval with their kids and even stay afterwards.
We also value your help so if you can come earlier to set-up, and even stay a little later to pack up, it is much appreciated. Otherwise it always falls on the shoulders of only a few.
What do my children wear – Do they need footy boots?
There is no need for families to buy footy uniforms or other clothing for Auskick. A lot of children will often wear the jumper of their favourite AFL team, whilst others will just wear a t-shirt.
We do play through winter so make sure you dress accordingly. Some children will wear something under their shorts, others just shorts. It is also recommended in the colder months a couple of extra layers on the top half that can always be shedded.
Footy boots are not required - players can just wear their sneakers. If you want to buy some footy boots then that is also an option. Footy boots do help prevent the children from slipping in the wetter months, but that is a personal choice.
If you go with second hand footy boots just remember to make sure they fit properly (hard to run and kick in boots that don't fit).
In addition, always bring a drink bottle to each session.
How old can the kids be before they do Auskick?
The AFL website states that the program is designed for 5-12 year olds (inclusive).
At Greythorn we split our groups into a Kinder / Prep age and Grade 1+. The games and exercises are modified for each group to reflect their physical development.
Given the split up of groups the program is suitable for kinder (4-year old) age children and above.
In the grade 1+ we tend to have mostly grade 1s (6-7 year olds), with a few Grade 2s or 3s who might be very new to football.
We can also add another older group if there is enough demand, but we won't know this until the registrations start coming in.
It is also quite common that most kids who do Auskick for a couple of years move through to junior football at the Falcons, which starts from U8s (children have to be 7-years by April in the year you play).
Please talk to someone at Auskick if you are unsure.
My son / daughter has never played football – does that matter?
No. We welcome the involvement of boys and girls of all abilities.
At Greythorn Falcons Auskick we focus on the children having lots of fun, while also learning important football skills at the same time.
We want all the players to love coming each week and be part of a team. In addition, we want them to develop a love of sport, and AFL in particular.
Football is notorious for its injuries. Will my children get hurt?
Whilst we can't guarantee against injuries (usually minor), Auskick is done in a very controlled environment.
There is no tackling allowed in Auskick games and any contact is generally accidental. Inevitably there might be the odd collision, but we also aim to teach kids safe ways to pick up the ball and the importance of staying on your feet.
We also have trained first-aid officers on hand, but fortunately they don't get called upon very often.
What activities do the kids do?
A typical session will include warm-up games for the kids to get themselves moving before moving into some development of basic skills (e.g. kicking, hand balling, picking up the ball, marking, running etc).
We try to structure the sessions around some key skills each week and tailor them to the level of ability within the playing group.
Coaches will then run some simple football drills that help further practice the skills learnt. We finish the session with a football game, using modified rules (no tackling, jumping on the ball etc). This is always a highlight for the kids.
At the end of each session we hand out weekly awards.
Throughout the year we also have a few special sessions or events. In the past couple of years this has included:
Combined sessions with other local Auskick centres.
Halftime game at the Box Hill Hawks (VFL) match. This is open to all ages.
One halftime game at an AFL game (this is, unfortunately, age restricted. The AFL has strict age requirements and so it is limited to the older players).
Richmond AFL player visit (sorry to the non-Tigers fans but this is the zone we live in).
Mothers' Day competition (players vs the Mums).
Fathers vs the kids in the final week.
End of season presentations.
We are also part of the Greythorn Falcons Junior Footy Club, which is a fantastic community orientated club that hold BBQs throughout the year. All Auskick families are welcome to attend these too.
Do I have to stay and watch or can I just leave the kids there?
Auskick is run by volunteer parents. The success of the program relies on parent involvement.
We are not a child minding service and so parents should stay to support the volunteer coaches and children. If you do have to leave for any reason you must identify another parent in attendance, who is not a coach, to be responsible for your child. Please let the coaches know.
Also, it is fantastic to watch your children develop and become confident in their football so please, stay and watch.
Do you run it during school holidays or on long weekends?
We stick roughly to the school terms (Terms 2 and 3) and within the AFL regular season.
There are no Auskick sessions during the July school holidays (the coaches need a break too) and we also do not run it on the June long weekend.
You will be provided with a calendar of events at the start of the program that indicates when there will be no sessions and the timing of known special events.
Isn't there an Auskick centre at Leigh Park (Bellevue Auskick)?
Up until 2016 there was a Bellevue Auskick centre run at Leigh Park every Saturday. At the end of 2016 it was decided that this centre would be closed and folded into the Balwyn North – Greythorn Falcons Auskick centre.
All families from Bellevue are welcome to come and join us at Greythorn in 2018.
Who runs the Auskick centre and who will coach?
Auskick is run by parent volunteers. It is the parent involvement that makes it a success. All our coaches are AFL accredited and have children in the program.
If you are interested in helping out, whether that be as a coordinator, first aid officer, a coach or general helper, then please contact us.
For first-aid officers and coaches we will also support your training in order to receive the necessary accreditation.
I have never played football and am not really into sport – does that matter?
This is not a problem at all.
We have many parents in the same situation and everyone is welcome.
In 2016 we ran a Level 0 coaching program early in the season for parents.
This was run by the AFL and was conducted at the same time as an Auskick session (so no separate time commitment required).
The Level 0 program runs you through typical skills learnt at Auskick to help you understand what we do and to build your confidence in having a kick with your kids in the backyard.
If there is demand in 2019 we will offer this again to parents that are interested.
I really want to learn more myself and help out. Is that possible?
Absolutely. The success of the program relies on the involvement of the parent volunteers.
We are looking for a new coordinator, but anyone also interested in being a first-aid officer, a coach or general helper are also welcome.
The centre will also support the training required for both the first-aid and coaching roles.
Please send us an email if you want to help out.
My child is really into footy, when can they play competitively?
Greythorn Falcons Junior Football Club is a fantastic, community focused junior footy club. The youngest age group is Under 8s.
Anyone who is at least 7 years of age on the 30th April is welcome to become a member of our football club and play competitive footy against other clubs. More information is available here.
If your child is younger then register with the Balwyn North – Greythorn Falcons Auskick today! It is a great way for them to develop and be raring to go when it is time for Under 8s.
Do you still run Auskick if it is raining?
Footy is a winter sport so we do tend to play when conditions are wet and cold.
In saying this, we operate to encourage activity and develop skills NOT to make our kids sick and unwell. So, we do not play in constant rain.
Morning weather at the park is usually pretty consistent. It rarely rains from 9-10:30am. In fact, over the past two years we have not abandoned any sessions due to poor weather (last year there was one particularly cold morning, but while numbers were lower we played on).
Mostly the odd shower happens and the weather blows over. If anything more than a brief shower comes along we will leave the ground and use the shelter of the clubrooms.
Who can I contact to get more information before registering?
We are more than happy to talk to you about the program and answer any questions about whether your child might be ready.
While we are still finalising the coordinator in 2018, you can talk to Ben Gursansky on 0410 653 255 or by email. Ben was the coordinator and an Auskick coach in 2016 and will be coaching the Falcons Under 9s in 2018. He is also a committee member for the Falcons responsible for Auskick and junior age group development.
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RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: The Roast of Michelle Visage
By Joel Kim Booster
RuPaul Roast
Editor's Rating 3 stars ***
Photo: Logo
Hello my little babies, I'm back again. Can y'all believe this is episode eight? This time last season, we knew who the final four would be and we already watched them dance with brooms. I'll admit I was harsh on this season to start, and I'm thawing with each passing episode, but I think I'm ready with a verdict: This season is straight-up guilty of giving us too many queens to start. It's hard to believe we had to sit through Charlie Hides to get here.
This week is the annual stand-up-comedy challenge, and boy is comedy hard. Drag Race has dressed this challenge up in a couple of different ways — roasts, an awards show, and All Stars season two just had them do it in pairs — but it all comes back to the basic skill of standing behind a mic in front of an audience to deliver some pre-written jokes. It's a tough challenge for most seasoned queens, and there are no longer any self-professed "comedy queens" left in the competition at this point, so more than usual it's a big fat question mark of who will succeed and who will whiff it.
This time around, they don't really try to reinvent the challenge in any sort of annoyingly gimmicky way. Instead, they force the queens to roast Michelle Visage, which is perfect and I can't believe Drag Race hasn't done this sooner. Roasting Michelle seems like a much easier yet somehow more terrifying prospect than roasting Ru.
At the top of the episode, the girls finally get comfortable enough with each other to gloat and tease, and it's nice to see them loosen up a bit. At this point in the competition, it's helpful of them to tally up the wins of each queen, reminding us who the front-runners are while deflating anyone in the room who might be feeling the pressure — in this case, Farrah and Peppermint. Peppermint is given more time to lament her lack of success, so of course we're being set up for a Peppermint win or a Peppermint elimination. I'll admit I was not super-impressed with Peppermint at the start of the season and I did not expect her to stick around this long, let alone fall in love with her as much as I have. As it stands, Peppermint is the perfect one-woman Greek chorus and her services as the season's de facto narrator have been greatly appreciated. The bitch is funny in her confessionals, and God bless her for finally bringing that wit to the challenges.
Before we dive into the main challenge, we gotta address everyone's favorite mini-challenge: Reading Is Fundamental! The queens haven't been particularly shady this season, so some of these jabs are news to me (apparently Shea is struggling with BO?), which makes it all the more exciting to finally watch the queens see themselves reflected in that particular mirror for the first time. Some of them are great! I thought Sasha and Peppermint in particular had some funny and smart reads. Sasha's Jurassic Park read and Peppermint comparing Trinity to a wax figure were both mean but subtle, something the other queens seemed to struggle with. Call me crazy, but plainly saying that Trinity is an ugly stripper seems basic, and it's wild to me that Valentina nabbed the win for doing essentially what Farrah ends up doing in the main challenge with just an ounce more personality.
On that note, I kind of think that Farrah's Pillsbury line (while clearly hack and something she probably heard in the eighth grade) was funnier than anything Valentina said, and the poor little scamp was completely steamrolled once again by Alexis Michelle because of it. Listen, nobody likes to hear negative shit about their body, and Lord knows we all struggle, but it was deeply annoying to watch Alexis get salty with them after a reading challenge. Roxxxy Andrews went through two season's worth of "left at the bus stop" jokes and this bitch is mad because someone brought up her rolls?
As per usual, Alexis is pretty tough for me to watch throughout this entire episode. Maybe it's because she's a mirror reflecting back at me all the things I hate about myself, or maybe because she is just straight-up thin-skinned and boring, we'll never know. What I do know is, it was extremely satisfying to watch RuPaul gently admonish Alexis for her hypocrisy — and slightly less satisfying to see teacher's pet Alexis fold like a house of cards. She talks a big game about her comedic chops (she spends a lot of time "on the mic"), so of course she does terribly, something we'll unpack in a later paragraph.
Can we talk about the Russia moment? I didn't want to beat this drum too hard because I know some of you love the Very Special Moments that have been cropping up week after week at the same exact minute in the episode, but I still contend that these feel extremely overproduced in a way I haven't felt in seasons past. While I don't want to judge any of these girls' lived experiences (I thought Trinity's backstory really added a few more dimensions to a queen I already really like), I will fully judge the manufactured way they're being presented to us. This week, you could almost hear the producer yell from offscreen, "Okay, now talk about Russia!" Don't get me wrong, I think Peppermint's story is harrowing and interesting and Jesus Christ does it feel wildly relevant. (Did World of Wonder know something we didn't?) But I just wish it didn't feel quite so expected at this point.
Without a real runway this week, I thought I'd just break down each girl's performance for the hell of it.
Shea: While not exactly a comedy queen, Shea is still one of the few remaining queens who seems well-equipped from the outset to do well. It's a snappy performance with some real jokes, and she brings this energy that makes me feel like she's known everyone on the judges' panel for years.
Sasha: Sasha is one of the biggest question marks. While she did well in Snatch, the roast is a different skill set entirely, and success in one doesn't necessarily point to success in the other. But once again, Sasha defies the odds and makes the people laugh. I liked the third-wave gender-studies professor she brought to the performance, though I'm still unconvinced that Sasha's cerebral style of drag is great TV. Still, her rapid-fire Jersey jokes were fun!
Valentina: I don't know, you guys. I feel like the cracks are starting to show a little bit with Valentina. The jokes were a little bit pat, but the accents were outrageous. Was she doing a character? Who is she? Did she slip into a weird generic Asian accent at one point? This whole performance just feels a touch more panicked than we've seen her before. As much as I can't imagine a top three without Valentina, I'd be shocked if she makes it through another handful of performance challenges without ending up in the bottom.
Trinity: Creating a character with a strong POV is a really smart move for this challenge, but Trinity didn't really get too far off the ground with this one. But I have mad respect anyone who attempts to sell "we all poop" as a joke.
Farrah: A small, almost undetectable part of my soul held out hope that Farrah might shock the world and knock this one out of the park, but … yikes bikes, kids. This was about as bad as you'd expect from what I think we can now officially say is the last bit of cannon fodder in season nine. It's clear that Farrah doesn't have a strong grasp on what comedy is, let alone a roast. It seems like she spent the majority of her time onstage just baldly insulting everyone on the judges' panel without so much as a hint of a joke. I wish some producer would've been smart enough to ask her who her comedic influences are, because I'm dying to know.
Peppermint: One might be inclined to believe that Peppermint succeeds due to lowered expectations, but after watching her bits again, I think she gave the honest to God best roast of the bunch. I'm glad for that because I'm honestly rooting for Pep at this point. Her reads are smart, funny, and hit on some less-obvious angles the other queens forgot. The Destiny's Child joke alone could have won it for her.
Nina: Another queen trying to take on a character with a POV, this didn't quite work as well as I think she hoped it would? It felt scattershot and light on actual jokes.
Alexis: Yeah, this is terrible and bad and without jokes and leaves me with so many questions. Why the green? Did she ever answer for this? Why the sudden Jersey accent? Did she think calling Fortune Feimster a bull dyke was an example of everyone "laughing together?" And that Great Gazoo drag was a legendarily bad look.
So, as was halfway telegraphed in the first three minutes of the episode, Peppermint gets her first win. And deservedly so — her look this week also happens to be one of her best yet. Just as everything seems to be coming together for Peppermint, however, it starts to fall apart for Alexis and she's sent to lip sync with Farrah to a Dolly number.
It was a slow burn, but I'm glad that Farrah went out to a song where she really seemed to have some fun. Even though there didn't seem to be a trick she could pull out that wouldn't send her packing, there were still moments throughout this lip sync where I thought she might take it. That is, of course, until Alexis did a startling run into a split that gave me phantom pains and also won her the whole dang thing. As much as I am irked by Alexis, it's clear she deserves to be here at least one more week over Farrah. It's time we say good-bye to our weepy princess.
I'm maybe one of seven Drag Race viewers who are sad to see Farrah go, but I'm elated to finally be at a stage in the competition where it truly feels like anyone's to lose. Rotating through all the possibilities in my head, I'm titillated. Give us Valentina versus Nina! Give us Shea versus Trinity! Give us quality primetime television on a Friday night!
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After a poor start to the season, The Salisbury School boys basketball team has won seven of its last eight, now focused on a conference championship.
It wasn't the start Danny Lamb envisioned when he took the head coach position for The Salisbury School's boys basketball team.
Of the first six games, the Dragons lost five, looking like a shadow of the team that came three points away from a conference championship last season.
Players missed shots, turnovers were committed and the team as a whole couldn't develop chemistry.
Following the first half of the season, an ESIAC title seemed impossible. Unfamiliar with the position, Lamb knew he needed to make some major changes if the Dragons wanted to save their season.
The changes worked, as the Salisbury School went on to win seven of its next eight games. The Dragons are currently riding a six-game win streak, averaging 48 points per game in that span.
The key to their recent success has been team camaraderie, with no one player carrying the team on his back.
One step in replacing the losses came in the addition of two big men who each stand at 6-foot-8 or higher.
Jared Vazquez and Jozsef Baraz has wreaked havoc on opposing teams, as the two simply pass the ball over everyone's heads, dump the ball off to a teammate and then watch as easy points sail through the basket.
Vazquez, who transferred to the Salisbury School after playing for Parkside High School's junior-varsity team last season, averages double-digit scoring and tallied a triple-double against Gunston.
Despite his size, the junior never felt truly appreciated at Parkside and wanted to play for a program that could utilize his talent. As one of the tallest players on the Shore, he has been a major asset for the Dragons.
Of the few returning players, sophomore Josh Lewis has burst onto the scene and been instrumental in the Dragons' recent turnaround.
Despite his youth, Lewis looks at himself as one of the team's leader, possessing the experience of playing for the Dragons last season. He's not the most vocal athlete or the tallest, but when the guard gets the ball in his hands, chances are he's putting up points.
Lewis and Vazquez have led the team in scoring most of the season, providing a one-two punch on every series.
With Vazquez's height and Lewis's shooting abilities, the Dragons control the court and can attack from the paint or beyond the arc. Baraz, who is the tallest of the Salisbury School players at 6-foot-9, also averages double-digit scoring and eight boards a game.
"Those three players have really stepped up for us and have been carrying us on this little run that we're having," Lamb said. "It was an entirely new team from the team they had last year, so these kids needed to learn how to play with each other.
But one player who has also helped build the chemistry and shown leadership skills is senior guard Ian Dingwall.
Sitting out the past two years, Dingwall returned to the court for the first time since his freshman season. Although he hasn't been a part of the program, the senior was named a captain and earned a spot in the starting lineup.
With a mix of leadership, experience and skill, the Dragons are confident they have the pieces in place to make a run at the ESIAC title.
The Salisbury School came close to claiming the top prize last season, but lost off a three-pointer to Delmarva Christian in overtime. The Dragons will face Delmarva Christian for the first time since the title game on Feb. 1 as they begin to wrap up the regular season.
Moving forward, none of the players have thought about the beginning of the season and the struggles they endured.
The Dragons also don't care about the win streak they're riding, and rather have their focus on winning the next game on the schedule and entering the playoffs playing their best basketball.
They don't expect a championship to come easy, but with everything the team has already overcome this season, the Dragons know they have the potential and talent to earn the conference's top prize.


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I never told you about Eli's birthday party, or rather, how I managed to blow up my foot at Eli's birthday party.
We had the party at Pump It Up, which is one of those giant inflatables warehouses that seemed to have sprung up every two blocks down here. We went into the first room and there were three inflatable to play on. Normally, I do more watching than playing--I save my energy for the inflatable basketball court, where I temporarily gain a 40 inch vertical leap-- but this time, I decided to play for the duration.
The biggest inflatable in the first room was a slide shaped like a giant right triangle. The hypotenuse faced us, and you climbed up the left side of the hypotenuse, then slid down on the right. There was also a thick (12") red mat covering the floor, pushed against the inflatable, which was where the kids tumbled out after sliding. This mat was also where you stepped from to start climbing.
This mat, theoretically, should be pushed up right against the inflatable so that there's no gap between the two. This time, though, the mat had slid back about 6 inches, and as I ran on the mat, my foot found the gap. The top of my foot hit a few inches below the front edge of the inflatable and kept going forward.
The shape my foot assumed was this: >.
I didn't know my foot could bend in that shape, because it wasn't my toes bending under-- it felt like it was the front half of my foot. It felt like a grenade going off, and my first thought was that it was broken. My second thought was that this was every bit as lame as Ultra- Competitive Ex-High School Athlete Who Tears His Hamstring At The Company Softball Game Guy.
Of course, I said nothing. I figured if it was already broken, I might as well enjoy myself, so I just kept going, even though it hurt like hell and I couldn't keep from limping.
The party was on a Saturday, so on Monday morning, I was at the doctor's office. He said he suspected that nothing was broken, because it would have been black and blue (even though I've broken a metatarsal before and there was no discoloration whatsoever). So his diagnosis was strained or torn ligaments/tendons, and he said it should get better on its own if I took it easy.
Fortunately, it's the left foot. I swim to stay fit, so no interruption there. I drive with my right foot. I play the kick pedal in Rock Band with my right foot. So if I had to wreck a foot, the left foot is the premium selection.
Today, since the foot hasn't gotten better at all (eleven days later), I went to see my physical therapist. She's the Einstein of physical therapists (seriously—she's completely brilliant), and in about fifteen minutes, she told me that I'd either broken the metatarsal under the middle toe or torn scar tissue from a surgery I'd had several years ago to remove a diseased nerve.
Man, if that was scar tissue tearing, damn! I had no idea it could hurt that much.So I'm gimping around right now, but like I said, if it had been the right foot, it would have been a disaster.
Oh, and I will not be playing softball at the company picnic—ever.


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What They Say About the USA
Has America Really Quit Supplying Arms to Kurdish Forces?
© AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda
One Giant Problem for Migrants is One Tiny Issue for Europe
Last week the US issued a remarkable comment.
Colonel Steve Warren, in charge of coordinating America's operations against ISIL, said that the United States has never, and will never supply arms to the Kurdish forces who are fighting ISIL in Syria – meaning the "People's Protection Units," (the YPG). Warren said that the weapons were intended for an Arab coalition consisting of the recently-formed "Democratic Forces Of Syria" — and that in future arms supplies will similarly go to that group. Turkey announced that it welcomes this American stance.
But as I see things, the situation is not quite the way Warren describes it.
It's abundantly clear what America seeks to achieve with this statement. At a time when US troops are using Turkey's Incirlik Air base, the USA has no intention of angering Turkey by saying "Well, we've sent arms to the YPG, and we're going to carry on doing so." But let no-one deny that the United States does all this with superb craftsmanship. While Warren confirms that "we have never, and will never supplied arms to the YPG," other American officials from the Defense Department continue to issue statements which flatly contradict his words. Not only that – their battlefield reports have parted company from Warren's too.
#Turkey welcomes US statement to not provide arms to #YPG, @cherryontop__ reports https://t.co/EMje2G3Giu pic.twitter.com/JKMGibzPBa
— Hurriyet Daily News (@HDNER) November 5, 2015
Let's put these mixed messages under the spotlight.
Warren announces that "we have never supplied arms to the YPG." Yet just a month ago the White House announced the delivery of fifty tons of weapons and ordnance "to Syrian Arabs" who are fighting ISIL. Immediately afterwards Pentagon officials, under conditions of anonymity, issued a refutation of the statement in the Washington Post, New York Times, and Bloomberg. The Pentagon officials claimed that the White House's primary aim had been to provide military assistance to the Kurds – and not the Arabs – and that this had, in fact, been carried out. A significant proportion of the weapons and ammunition delivery found its way into Kurdish hands. This was confirmed by the Democratic Union (PYD) party leader Salih Müslim, along with one of YPG's commanders, Sipan Hemo. On top of this, the region where the American arms and ammo were delivered is Kurdish-controlled. This all makes Col Warren's statement that we've "never supplied arms to the YPG" somewhat difficult to believe.
US Col Warren says #FreeSinjar Peshmerga 'accomplished all their planned objectives today. Kurds have unified front' https://t.co/fManRobYsp
— Bayan Sami Rahman (@BayanRahman) November 12, 2015
Now, let's look at how Warren continues. "We have no intention of supplying arms to the YPG in the future, and all the weapons will be going to the Arab coalition." This, too, seems clouded in doubt. More than anything, if America is sincere in its claims of wanting to take on ISIL, then it cannot afford not to collaborate with the YPG. No-one today says it's realistic to rely solely on the aid of the Arab opposition. At every turn the Pentagon and the White House comment on the exceptional effectiveness of the Kurdish forces against ISIL. Even Warren himself mentioned it in his speech, although he then said "the USA will not supply arms to the YPG." He noted that the "Democratic Forces of Syria" – who are primarily made-up of Kurds – have scored major successes in the struggle against ISIL. Yet if we take Warren at his word — and conclude that Washington has no plans for collaborating with the YPG — then a huge raft of questions arises.
Why have the US military officials told the Kurds to "create an umbrella organization, which includes the Arabs too, — to dispel the fears of international forces (by which they mean Turkey, and the Arab nations)?" According to the New York Times, once they'd heard this the Kurds went off to form the "Democratic Forces Of Syria" last month – which is primarily a Kurdish operation, but includes some Arabs, Turkmen and Christian groups.
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Obama's Late Response to Russian Operations: US Sends 50 Military Advisors to Syria
A second question is why America has sent fifty of its troops to northern Syria – and then deployed them in a region which is under Kurdish control? The White House has claimed that the job of these commandos is to train groups who are carrying out the battle with ISIL, and carry out the coordination of arms supplies. Everyone in Washington who is following the Syrian situation is in complete agreement that the fifty commandos are there to support the YPG — and coordinate the delivery of arms deliveries, so that they are supplied directly to the YPG. There's even a rogue theory that these fifty special-forces troops have been deployed to northern Syria specifically to prevent Turkey from bombing the YPG.
And the final question – if the US plans not to collaborate with the YPG, then what is behind the American policy of pressurizing the YPG to steer clear of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK)? Just last week the Head of Intelligence for Iraqi Kurdistan, Lahur Talabani, gave an address at a Washington institute – in the course of which he gave a pledge to America "that the YPG will not interfere in the PKK's war with Turkey."
This all leads to one inescapable conclusion.
The United States hasn't the slightest intention of ceasing its collaboration with the YPG. It isn't stopping its support for their forces. It's simply trying to make the support less visible, to avoid angering Ankara – and finding a compromise between the YPG and Turkey. The creation of the "Democratic Forces of Syria," which Warren referred to – and Washington's pressure on the YPG along the lines of "keep away from the PKK" — are simply products of this policy.
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Q: Finding punctuation within VBA string from the right side In VBA, how do I find the first instance of a punctuation symbol, from the right hand side? For example, from "!", I should be able to get the term "Security" two times in the following string:
INDEX(Security![a range], MATCH(J2,Security![a range],0))

Something like InStrRev would be ideal but seems like it doesnt support regex expressions. Any help is greatly appreciated!

A: It's true that InStrRev() doesn't accept RegEx patterns, but VBA does support RegEx and there would be a way of achieving what you need with it. However, just looping through each character and looking for any punctuation mark is pretty straightforward and might be a route you prefer.
Skeleton code (with only a few punctuation marks) below:
Public Sub RunMe()
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End Sub
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            End If
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Will Halifax become Canada's next great startup centre? Jesse Rodgers says it has all the right ingredients and a lot of momentum. Jesse is the CEO of Volta Labs in Halifax—"Halifax's tech superhub." Jesse was a long-time member and builder of the Waterloo startup community and the former director of the Creative Destruction Lab in Toronto and Velocity in Waterloo. He talks here about what he has seen in Halifax that makes him excited about the city's startup ecosystem and the role Volta will play.
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 Röhrmoos (Kirchanschöring), Ortsteil der Gemeinde Kirchanschöring, Landkreis Traunstein, Bayern
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Building on a strong tradition, AutoGlym Rally organised by PR-Racing from Tampere is taking its place as a permanent fixture in the Finnish rally calendar. The rally takes place in July, now for the third time, only two weeks before the main event of the season, Neste Rally Finland.
With its date and itinerary AutoGlym Rally is the perfect opportunity for both Finnish and foreign competitors as a last minute test to fine-tune their speed and skills for the super-fast Finnish gravel roads. Especially for competitors from Central and Southern Europe, the first touch to our rollercoasters on gravel may come as a bit of a shock, so it may be worth your while to get things right with your pacenotes and car set-up here, before arriving to the hustle and bustle of the WRC event in Jyväskylä.
The special stages in AutoGlym Rally are very close in character to the ones used in Neste Rally Finland. They always include the odd "1000 Lakes legend", attracting huge crowds to the roadside, so the rally is also a very good chance to meet the Finnish rally fans, too – and if you have a bad moment, you may meet the local "professional spectators" as well.
On behalf of myself and Neste Rally Finland I wish all competitors and spectators most welcome to enjoy the Finnish summer and AutoGlym Rally!


Mario Bursztein – Reveries in Form | Jill Thayer, Ph.D.
November 23, 2015 · by Jill Thayer, Ph.D.
By Jill Thayer, Ph.D., Contributing Art Historian/Scholar; book essay for Argentine artist Mario Bursztein.
"Danza humilde," 2008 Digital print and mixed media. @ Mario Bursztein.
Mario Bursztein creates a visual language exploring the formal constructs of art and the structural relationships of architecture. This confluence of traditional genres and a shift to digital media brings his aesthetic mastery and perspective renderings to a new level. The articulate fluidity of his process allows him to create digital compositions in Photoshop and Illustrator then manipulate the print using applications of oil, watercolor, and other media. As a result, the embellished piece is dynamic, exquisite, and unique. The artist's investigative approach and technical expertise is revealed in a seamless transition from computer to canvas in media and methodology.
"Galaxia," 2003 Oil on canvas. @ Mario Bursztein.
Bursztein deconstructs line and form into "organic geometry," as he expounds upon the traditional practices honed throughout his career. His compositions of geometric abstraction engage a common narrative with references to Latin American Modernism and nuances of Surrealism, Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, Neo-figurative art, Op art, Kinetic art, and Abstract Expressionism. Vibrant incarnations with titles such as: "Birth," "Genesis," "Manifestándose," "Multitud," "Emblemas," "Fantasia," "Interpretación del enigma," "Habitat utópico," "Futurismo," "Galaxia," "Políticos amorfos," and "Thinking" ponder complexities of culture, politics, colonialism, idealism, life, and the universe beyond in a visceral observation that questions a broader discourse.
The works are ethereal and enigmatic as color harmonies form a constellation of wonder. Compositions range from amorphous shapes devoid of form to graphic geometries that appear intentional and calculated. Spatial relationships and interaction of elements invite semiotic interpretation, as constructs of design bring allegory and analogy to a postmodern symbolism.
"Multitude," 2000 Digital print and mixed media. @ Mario Bursztein.
Bursztein's influences are diverse including artists: Da Vinci, Delacroix, Géricault, Monet, Caravaggio, Manet, Cézanne, Bretón, Juan Gris, Braque, and Léger to name a few. Their tenets of distinction infuse insight and acuity in practicum and passion. His radiant symmetries are reminiscent of the works by Abstract Classicist Karl Benjamin, whose poetic motifs and arrangement of form were lyrical, structured, and intuitive.
Kandinsky comes to mind for his purity of abstraction and non-objective resonance. The Russian theorist considered the meditative qualities of art on the soul citing theories of aesthetic and the psychology of color in "Concerning the Spiritual in Art." He stated, "Of all the arts, abstract painting is the most difficult. It demands that you know how to draw well, that you have a heightened sensitivity for composition and for colors, and that you be a true poet. This last is essential." Bursztein channels this philosophy in a focused acumen of artistic reverence. His approach, as Kandinsky, offers a spiritual renewal though abstract form and color that defy cultural and physical boundaries. The intricacies in his paintings become touchstones of existence––sublime windows to the unknown. The hope of enlightenment, the power to change, and the promise of future are reveries set in motion.
"Interpretación del enigma," 2014 Digital print and mixed media. @ Mario Bursztein.
Mario Bursztein's imagination draws upon the theories of Ilya Prigogine, A Nobel Prize recipient in Chemistry (1977) who was honored "for his contributions to non-equilibrium thermodynamics, particularly the theory of dissipative structures." The Nobel Laureate's theoretical framework on the big bang imparts a shift in consciousness that brings structural beliefs into question.
"Politicos amorfos," 2015 Digital print and mixed media. @ Mario Bursztein.
Analysis and contemplation in the deep recesses of space are evident in many of Bersztein's works: detailed patterns and gradations on signature shapes resemble a planetary nebula in a universe of creation; astro blues, viridian greens, soft pinks, and warm hues produce a rich saturation of cool and incandescent tones in a spectrum of color; luminous planes and topographical illusions suggest where civilizations may have formed and disappeared over time… What is seen and unseen are allusions in the subtext. A never-ending beauty in the continuum of life enraptures Bursztein in a quest to unravel the mysteries of the world. This visualization inspires his path in a thought-provoking journey of enlightenment.
Mario Bursztein in studio. © Mario Bursztein.
Jill Thayer, Ph.D. is an artist, educator, art historian, and curatorial archivist. As an oral historian, she explores the narratives and socio-political contexts of people and their contributions to the cultural discourse. She received her doctorate in Cultural Studies/Museum Studies with emphases in contemporary art history, exhibition theory, design theory, and visual culture from Claremont Graduate University (2011) with transdisciplinary study in global strategy and trade at St. Peter's College, University of Oxford, UK. Dr. Thayer is Professor of Art History for Santa Monica College in Art Appreciation: Global Visual Culture; and South University, Savannah, Georgia; Associate Professor of Art History for Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria; and Associate Faculty for the MBA program at Post University Malcolm Baldrige School of Business, Waterbury, Connecticut. Her postdoctoral oral history series, "In Their Own Words: Oral Histories of CGU Art" (2012) features CGU professors emeritus and is included in Archives of American Art at The Smithsonian Institution.
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"I even thought of Ivanka for the World Bank… She would've been great at that because she's very good with numbers," Trump said.
Trump instead nominated undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs David Malpass for the position of president of the World Bank, who was confirmed last month.
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Q: How do I install/import module to python on mac I haven't used python since my undergrad days so I'm incredibly rusty. I'm trying to install CERN's ROOT module. It's already installed on the mac terminal but I wish to access it in python too. I have it saved in site-packages which I have checked is the correct directory where all of my other accessible modules: numpy, scipy, matplotlib etc are housed.
Folder is called rootpy and includes the __init__.py file along with the ROOT.py and ROOT.pyc files, and other files, but when I try to import it under name rootpy or ROOT I receive the error:

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