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RES creates local apprenticeship opportunity with Sutherland contractor
An agreement has been signed by renewable energy company RES to support a four-year engineering apprenticeship with Brora-based Edward Mackay Contractor.
The apprenticeship will provide a young person residing in the Brora, Golspie or Helmsdale area with the opportunity to build valuable knowledge and skills on the job with Edward Mackay, whilst also working towards an HNC qualification in civil engineering.
Gavin Shirley, development project manager at RES, said: "From public consultation on our Kintradwell Wind Farm proposal, one of the key priorities for the community was establishing real local jobs. In response to this we partnered with Edward Mackay - who employ around 100 people in the local area - and signed an agreement giving them right of first offer on the civil construction work, should the project receive consent.
"Furthermore, we also wanted to demonstrate our commitment to Edward Mackay and the wider community in the short term by supporting a local apprenticeship. We believe that this apprenticeship will give a young member of the community a fantastic career opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience with a local business."
Liam Mackay, director at Edward Mackay, added: "We're really delighted to be able to offer this apprenticeship in partnership with RES as it's a great opportunity to support and upskill a young person in our local community. We have been engaging with Golspie High School and already received interest from pupils, so we plan to start the apprenticeship towards the end of the summer.
"It's great that RES has stepped up and shown such a willingness to work with local businesses and our young people around their proposed Kintradwell Wind Farm. If we're going to successfully transition to renewables we need local communities and businesses to benefit and that's exactly the approach RES is taking here."
A Section 36 application for the 15-turbine Kintradwell Wind Farm proposal, which lies approximately 8km north of Brora, was submitted into planning in February and if consented the project would be capable of generating enough clean, low-cost electricity for approximately 70,000 homes – helping to make an important contribution towards net-zero carbon targets and tackling climate change.
In addition, Kintradwell is predicted to deliver approximately £4 million of economic benefit to the local area in the form of jobs, and use of local services as well as at least £18.5m in business rates to The Highland Council during its operation.
Highlands City Region Deal to fund new homes for mid-market let
Highlands and Islands Enterprise names Dr Stuart Black as next chief executive
Highlands and Islands Enterprise makes contribution £4m Lochaber mountain resort project
Highlands and Islands to receive £1.47m of net-zero transition funding


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Plus Size Model Marquita Pring On The Growing Trend Of Body Diversity
It's a term that is a huge battleground in the fashion industry right now: Plus Size. It has been the topic of many conversations in the media focused on women and fashion because let's fact it, we all have a problem with it. Having a "special" or niche category seems to indicate that it is a smaller market than a regular model. The thing is, there are more industry-defined "plus size" women (i.e, anything from a size 12 US upwards) in the real world than there are "high fashion model" size (0 and 00 essentially).
One of the so called plus size models, who has been making a steady and successful living of modeling clothes for that category, is Marquita Pring. In an interview with Cosmo Live she talks about the perception of plus size women vs. straight size and how ridiculous it is that these segregated ideas have been formed and created unhealthy trends amongst women, rather than celebrating body diversity.
Also, she hates the term plus size. "I prefer 'curvy' honestly," she says. "Plus-size feels outdated and no one thinks of it in a positive way. It's always got this sort of stigma attached to it. I'd like to do away with that."
She goes on to talk about how she is now represented by IMG models, the largest model agency in the world who just announced they are no longer categorizing any of their models into divisions, instead, both curvy, skinny and straight-size models will all be promoted alongside each other on the books.
Marquita was previously with Ford Models, who ended up closing their plus size division after they got a new owner, Russian Billionare Vladamir Potanin in 2010. The kicker is that Ford's Plus Size division was the biggest money earner for them, which goes to show that decisions like this which are still being made by idiot men who don't give two hoots about better female representation.
His loss, as that meant Ford also had to let go of popular plus size names such as Crystal Renn and Carmen Dell'Orefice.
Despite this display of sheer stupidity which unfortunately is not an isolated incident, there are changes being made, and the fashion industry is slowly re-shaping its values all the way from the top. The beauty and fashion industries should be dictated by what the consumer wants, not by what a industry "expert" says we need. For too long a time it has been operating in the wrong way and things need to get flipped back to where we the average citizen have our voices heard and our needs met.
Thank goodness for platforms where we are able to raise our voices and stand for something. Social media, blogging and creating a community of like-minded people is a great way to influence an industry's choice of what they choose to push. Just look at what happened with Abercrombie and Fitch when CEO Mike Jefferies' comments about the company not wanting to sell any larger sizes went viral in 2013 and people boycotting the store altogether. The label had to tuck its tail firmly between its legs, take stock of its seven consecutive quarters of falling sales and announce they would start selling larger clothes to appeal to a wider range of customers. Power of the people in its most brilliant form we think!
We hope this trend continues to grow and becomes the very life blood of a thriving industry (the global clothing and textiles industry now generates upward of 2.5 trillion dollars a year!) rather than just a seasonal thing.
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You don't need a crystal ball to see that private school vouchers appear to be barreling toward passage during the third week of the Iowa legislature's 2023 session. These vouchers, or education savings accounts, or whatever you want to call them, would give parents $7,600 per year for each of their kids to attend a private K-12 school.
Although the outcome has been easy to foresee, it has not been easy to get answers to the many questions being asked across the state as Iowa lawmakers move toward this landmark change in education.
When "reasonable" becomes unreasonable
The legislature wrote Iowa's public records law 55 years ago, and one of the statute's tenets was the belief people deserve to know how state and local governments spend their tax money.
Another important concept in the law is that fees for copies of government records must be reasonable and cannot exceed the actual cost of providing the documents.
That brings us today to Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, where administrators appear not to grasp what "reasonable" means.
Iowa GOP trifecta dropped the ball with vets
Tuesday, Jan 3 2023
In politics, having a "trifecta" in government is a good thing for a political party—until the trifecta's inaction on some popular issue starts to haunt those in power.
Iowa Republicans served up an example of the consequences of such inaction in the days leading up to Christmas. This story involves military veterans, a highly sought-after constituency that is part of any solid political movement.
Supreme Court case could become slippery slope
Monday, Dec 12 2022
Few people like being told what they must do. Lorie Smith is one of them.
The suburban Denver, Colorado business owner, a devout Christian, builds websites for customers. She wants to expand her business and begin building websites for couples who are planning weddings.
But she is adamant that she does not want to be forced to build websites for same-sex couples. Doing so, she says, would violate her faith, which does not allow her to celebrate same-sex marriages.
Don't lose sight of what's important, Iowa Democrats
Tuesday, Dec 6 2022
Judging from the furrowed brows and dire predictions in Iowa, you might have thought a national Democratic Party committee had voted to eliminate motherhood and apple pie last week.
Actually, what the committee eliminated was Iowa's first-in-the-nation spot for the Democratic precinct caucuses, a coveted kick-off role for Iowans in the party's presidential nomination process every four years since 1972.
Ferentz fields questions, but governor rarely does
It is safe to assume Kirk Ferentz has not enjoyed the glorious autumn in Iowa the way he would prefer.
He has feverishly worked his Bubble Yum during the Hawkeyes' games this season. He has been worked over during his post-game press conferences and again at his weekly meetings with the media on Tuesdays.
Being a college football coach is never a picnic. But this year, life for the longest-tenured football coach in big-time college athletics has been more stressful than most years.
We saw that last week when the normally measured coach referred to the media session with journalists following the Hawkeyes' 54-10 loss to Ohio State University as an "interrogation."
But I come today to sing Kirk Ferentz's praises, not to dog-pile on him.


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24-7 program reduces heart disease deaths
A heart care program, dubbed 24-7, which is being conducted within the framework of a national document to curb non-communicable diseases in Iran has reduced deaths caused by heart attacks, deputy...
A letter to the UN SR on the right to health amidst the Corona Virus pandemic
Since the sanctions prevent international financial transactions and shipping, any trade, including that of medicines and medical equipment, is almost impossible.
Early cancer diagnosis, better trained medics can save lives and money – UN
Early cancer diagnosis saves lives and cuts treatment costs, the United Nations health agency said, particularly in developing countries where the majority of cancer cases are diagnosed too late.
Gaza's cancer patients: 'We are dying slowly'
The Gaza Strip does not have adequate resources for medical treatment, but Israel prevents patients from leaving.
Inequalities between rich and poor temper broad success of immunization – UNICEF
Even though billions of doses of vaccines for children across 100 countries around the world were supplied in 2016, millions of children – especially those in conflict zones – still miss out on...
Iran introduces achievements in health sector to 70th World Health Assembly
Iran has introduced its latest and inventive achievements in the health sector to the seventieth World Health Assembly 2017, which is being held in Geneva on May 22-31.
Mobile dental clinics to offer free services in deprived areas
In a ceremony held on Monday, eighty mobile dental clinics started to be dispatched to underprivileged areas across the country with the goal of providing people with free-of-charge services.
More than 350,000 children vaccinated against polio in hard to reach areas of Syria – UN
A United Nations polio vaccination campaign in Syria has provided protection to more than 355,000 children under age five in two governorates, where violence has made access especially difficult.
New online portal helps World Health Organization track global access to universal health coverage
Marking Universal Health Coverage Day, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new data portal to track global access to universal health coverage, including information...
ODVV's Correspondence with UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health
Right to health is one of the most important examples of human rights. Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for...
The ODVV's letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Following a statement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the cooperation of all countries in the fight against the Corona virus, the Organization for Defending Victims of...
UN delivers live-saving medicines and medical supplies inside Mosul
United Nations health agencies have delivered critical medicines and medical supplies to treat almost 13,000 people in the Iraqi city of Mosul, where the Government forces have been staging a...
Yemen's health system another victim of the conflict – UN health agency
Acute shortage of critical medicines, limited fuel for electricity and specialized medical staff such as intensive care doctors and nurses having left Yemen have put innocent lives in danger, the...
Yemen: UNICEF vaccination campaign reaches five million children
Amid escalating violence, the United Nations humanitarian agency for children and its partners have completed the first round of a nationwide door-to-door vaccination campaign reaching five million...


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Insect Adventure, Part One
YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DNphZnLmUDM
Previous: Zebra Bits
Next: Insect Adventure, Part Two
Nothing says collection expedition like rotten chicken liver!
Help the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation restore more native prairies in Illinois:
http://www.jdcf.org/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoop
The Brain Scoop is written and hosted by:
Emily Graslie
Special Guests and huge thanks to:
Jim Louderman and Rebekah Shuman Baquiran, Assistant Collections Managers of Insects
Directed, Edited, Animated, and Scored by:
Michael Aranda .
Filmed on Location in Hanover, IL
The Field Museum in Chicago, IL
(http://www.fieldmuseum.org)
THANK YOU to Derek Hennen (http://normalbiology.blogspot.com/) for supplying many of the images of millipedes in this video.
Mark Wetmore (Necrophorus marginatus)
(http://bugguide.net/node/view/272621)
Michael K. Oliver, Ph.D. : (Necrophila americana)
(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANecrophila_americana_(Linnaeus)_female.jpg)
Spirostreptid photo from (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cylinroiulus_caeruleocinctus_2.jpg)
Marshal Hedin (Platydesmida)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brachycybe_lecontii_(Platydesmida)_millipede_(3680001399).jpg)
Joseph Berger (Polyxenida: Polyxenus lagurus)
(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:5387667-PPT.jpg)
(Polyzoniida: Octoglena bivirgata) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Octoglena_bivirgata_Santa_Cruz_county.jpg)
Thanks to Rosa McGuire, Katerina Idrik, Tony Chu, Seth Bergenholtz, Anne-Sophie Caron, and Kelleen Browning for translating captions!
[Intro music]
Jim: Okay we're here today because the town of Hanover and Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation have acquired this old soy bean field, and they're restoring it as a prairie, and they've been working here for about six years, and we're surveying the insect population. Okay, so this is a carrion trap.
Emily: Eww.
Woman: Ooh lots of good stuff.
Emily: Wow
Jim: So, we here's lots of stuff in here.
Emily: So how long was this in the ground for?
Jim: Four and a half weeks
Emily: Really
Jim: About a month.
Emily: And that's a tea strainer, that you're going to strain though.
Jim: That's a tea strainer
Emily: That's very sophisticated
Jim: Yeah, we are.
Emily: (laughter) So it's a carrion trap, so what does that mean?
Jim: Okay, so this, had four ounces of chicken liver in it.
Emily: Sounds appetizing.
Jim: Hung over the bucket. And the carrion trap they're compelled by the rotting meat smell and fall in, and there's
Emily: What is it, those look like a lot of millipedes
Jim: Those are millipedes, yeah
Emily: Tonnes of millipedes
Jim: A bunch of millipedes in here, bunch of grasshoppers
Emily: Those are some huge grasshoppers.
Jim: Yeah, this is one of the carrion beetles, Necrophilia Americana
Emily: It's kinda cool looking
Jim: So that's, it's one of the carrion beetles that we find here, it's really hard to tell what you've got until you get back to the museum and put it under the scope.
Emily: Yeah, and identify a lot of the smaller ones.
Jim: Yeah and then you identify a lot of the smaller stuff, lots of isopods, rolly polies.
Emily: Yeah, lots of different kinds of millipedes. How many different species of millipedes do you think are out here?
Jim: Out here in this prairie? Between fifteen and twenty.
Emily: Really, I didn't know there were that many.
Jim: There are at least six different orders of millipedes out here, Polydesmids, Spirobolids, Spirostreptids, Julids, Platydesmids, Polyxenidas and possibly Polyzonidas.
Emily: So what does that mean? They have like different numbers of legs or different numbers of body segments or?
Jim: They have different numbers of legs, different numbers of body segments, uh, the reproductive organs are in different places on the body.
Emily: Oh they're not just at like where you would assume, like, the genitals to be.
Jim: No, some of them the male genitals are on the second segment, some of them are on the seventh, some of them are on the eighth.
Emily: So the second segment like on the neck
Jim: Just right behind the neck
Emily: So you have gonads like on your head
Jim: Yeah, they call them gonopods in millipedes. So they are right behind, and they are on the underside, on the belly, right behind the head or a few segments further down or a few segments further down.
Emily: Okay.
Jim: And the females all have different types of ahh, genitalia as well.
Emily: Well you got to correspond to having gonads on your neck
Jim: Yeah. (laughter) Then you just put the bucket back in the ground, and this is just propylene glycol.
Emily: So you don't want to use alcohol out here because it will evaporate.
Jim: It will evaporate away. So you
Emily: And so you use that.
Jim: use propylene glycol which is not toxic to mammals, so if a raccoon gets in and drinks the fluid it won't hurt them. This is fifty percent propylene glycol, fifty percent water and a couple of ounces of liquid dish soap, and the dish soap breaks the surface tension.
Emily: Okay
Jim: So when the insects fall in they sink
Emily: Yeah instead of
Jim: They don't just float, because if they floated in a couple of hours the surface would be covered with insects, other ones would land and just fly away.
Emily: Ooh, I see.
Jim: So they fall in, they sink and they just keep falling in and sinking. Now here is the part that's so much fun for you. This is chicken liver, wrapped in gauze, tied up.
Emily: How long has this chicken liver been sitting out?
Jim: About two and a half days at room temperature, so it's starting to smell pretty good.
Emily: Oh, hmm.
Jim: Isn't the appetizing?
Emily: It's nice and fragrant, yeah.
Jim: So then you just hang that over the bucket and the smell of the rotting chicken liver attracts all those carrion eating beetles, they fall in the bucket and sink down to the bottom.
Emily: So why are you specifically trying to get carrion beetles?
Jim: A lot of other things will fall in as well, some of the beetles that are attracted to carrion are considered habitat indicators, one of the carrion beetles called Nicrophorus marginatus, that's only found in fairly high quality prairies, the last set of traps that we set had Nicrophorus marginatus in it, they also had a scarab called Phanaeus vindex which is a dung roller that is also only found in high quality prairies.
Emily: So six years ago there where soy beans here and now you've got a nice healthy prairie.
Jim: Yeah
Emily: So when you get a healthy prairie and you have all these good bugs as good indicators of how healthy the prairie is, that's going to obviously attract birds and mammals and all kind of things to come back to this area that maybe hadn't been here for years.
Jim: If you've got good insect, you get more reptiles and amphibians, you get more birds, you get more birds more reptiles, amphibians, you get more mammals and the populations and the community just keeps building and building over the years.
Emily: This is exciting.
Jim: So now we've got three or four pit fall traps
Jim: Which are the same thing but without the bait. Occasionally a mouse or something will fall in and it can't get out, but then we take it to the mammal division at the museum
Emily: Oh yeah.
Jim: And it goes into their collections, and then they have records of them being here
Emily: Yeah
Jim: So nothing ever goes to waste. And there's some beetles too,
Emily: Wow, some grasshoppers.
Jim: Carabid beetles, that's a ground beetle a Carabid beetle
Emily: Some spiders in there
Jim: Yeah, there's spiders and you don't usually find very many spiders in carrion traps because most spiders are actually repulsed by the smell of carrion.
Emily: Really?
Jim: So spiders walk up close to a carrion trap and then veer away
Emily: Oh that's interesting, I would have thought that everything would just, you know, swarm to the stink smell.
Jim: There are a lot of beetles that are repulsed by the smell of carrion also, so they fall into these kind of traps
Emily: So you've got to make sure you have diverse, different ways of collecting everything.
Jim: The more ways you have of collecting, the more different types of insects you're going to find. So far we've collected eight hundred spiders and insects at this point.
Emily: Wow.
Jim: Just over the same period of four weeks.
Emily: Eight hundred different species in four weeks.
Jim: In four weeks, yes. We could easily find twelve to fifteen hundred over a full summer. So we should get a whole lot more than what we have so far.
Emily: That's exciting, I can see why you'd really get into this. This seems relatively low technology.
Jim: It is really very low cost, low technology and basically anybody can do it, you can go to the, uh, car parts store and get a little bit of propylene glycol, put the holes in the ground.
Emily: You just need some dish soap
Jim: Some dish soap and water
Emily: Some old railroad spikes
Jim: and to do the carrion trap, a little bit of chicken liver. You can set a full set of traps for fifteen bucks, and then some alcohol, some rubbing alcohol to put them in.
Come on, start. We're going to go back right in there between those trees, and string the line.
Emily: It's beautiful back here
Jim: It is a cool place
Emily: Yeah, just gorgeous. Have you set up a sheet back here before?
Jim: Yeah, I have and if the weather is good it does pretty well. If the weather is too cold, it doesn't do anything. Okay, bring it back around again, you have to have one to hang the sheet from and one to hang the light from.
Emily: Oh that makes sense. How long have you been doing this? Like how long have you been going out into the field collecting bugs?
Jim: Seventeen, eighteen years now. I collect live things and bring them home and watch them, I watch caterpillars eat and grow, and spin their cocoons, wait for them to emerge and whenever they came out. You know there's an old saying "If you love what you do, you'll never work another day in your life". I get a paycheck every other week but I haven't worked in eighteen years, for me it's great fun and I get paid for it, I get paid for my hobby what could be better. This will hold it down and keep the sheet from blowing
Emily: Oh there is a spider.
Jim: This is a mercury halide light, 250 watt bulb and that gets hung up here.
[Music plays]
[Outro music]
Emily: It still has brains on it.
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Motorpsycho live in Haugesund April 4 2014 Photo Special
Last night was maybe the best Motorpsycho concerts I have ever seen, but come to think of it, I always say that after a Motorpsycho gig. What a band, always interesting, always different and superb all the time!
This is not a review as such, other than to tell you it was incredibly good! We just wanted to share some photos with you guys.
And seriously, you have to see them if you can. They are spaced out and groovy one minute, drowning us in "guitar walls" the next before they venture into intricate jazzy improvisations. Every concert is a magical trip, it sounds like a cliché but when describing Motorpsycho it is about the only thing close to a fitting explanation.
I loved the acoustic set! Hell, I loved the entire show!
Enjoy the pictures, if you use them please include a link to Johannasvisions.
All pictures taken with a Nikon Coolpix A compact, I'm not too worried about the technical aspects of photography. I want to catch a mood. So put on their last album, look at the photos and sink into the wonderful world of Motorpsycho.
– Hallgeir
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Sideway Spiral 1
Waiting For The One
No Evil
Hey, Jane
On A Plate
Starmelt / Lovelight
The Magic And The Wonder (A Love Theme)
Hell pt. 1-7
Upstairs and Downstairs
Cornucopia (…Or Satan, Uh… Something)
All Is Loneliness
Plan #1
Kvæstor
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Stephen Simmons live in Haugesund 20 Nov 2013
November 21, 2013 Hallgeir
"This album really started with me and my friends getting together late at night, trying to recreate that '70s country feel of a classic Don Williams album," he says. "I'd bring a bottle of Irish Whiskey, we'd listen to some records, then I'd pull out a song I'd written that fit that era. We'd all play it live, two or three times, and that was it. It really started out just for fun."
– Stephen Simmons on his latest release, Hearsay
Last night I went to Haugesund to catch a concert with the singer/songwriter Stephen Simmons. He didn't disappoint, it was a very nice evening out. We were too few, but we were very happy with the show.
I got to have a little chat with him, what a nice guy. I taped three of the songs on my camera and Stephen Simmons said I could post them here, but first a short bio from his website (in between some pictures from the concert):
Growing up in a small town in central Tennessee, Stephen Simmons kept his radio tuned to the country station, where the sounds of Don Williams and Waylon Jennings were never more than a few tunes away. Simmons treated those songwriters like school teachers, showing Simmons how to deliver a story, turn a phrase and pack a punch. By the time he released his debut album in 2004, though, Simmons had also learned how to rock.
Years later, Simmons has a few more roots-rock albums under his belt… as well as a new one, Hearsay, that doesn't fall into the same category. Full of old-school twang and classic storytelling, it's the sound of an artist getting back to his roots.
I prefer his country/folk tinged stuff to his more heartland rock. Here is a first taste, the wonderful I ain't lonely (I'm just lonesome) from the new album Hearsay:
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Photo Special: The Low Frequency in Stereo live in Haugesund 2013
October 6, 2013 Hallgeir	2 Comments
I attended a very good concert last night!
The Low Frequency in Stereo played through their latest album, Pop Obskura. I don't have the set-list, but most of the album was played. It is, kind of, a new direction for LFiS and it suits the band, more vocals and very dreamy pop (with som noisy elements of course) After that they did a sweet set of encores, old favorites in a very droning way and at the same time it was, dare I say it, funky! It was a great concert!
The new songs add a dimension to the band, and the contrast to the old stuff is very effective, love the funky bass lines on some of the new songs. When I say funky, I don't mean in a black-funk sort of style, but more a Talking Heads, B52's or Television "funk".
Secondhand Nation:
My comparisons are not precise, The Low Frequency in Stereo is a unique band, a band on the verge of something big (if the world is remotely just…). Even if I can hear elements from the past in their music, they sound fresh and very modern. It is what the title on their new album says, obscure pop. Good pop.
It was a dark stage and the shots are what they are, but look at my "artistic expressions" and not the technical stuff.
Put on the album (it is now on Spotify), look at the pictures and relive the concert (or go buy a ticket to their next show if you haven't seen them, they're worth every penny).
Supporting LFiS was Palmface, I have written a bit about them earlier (they played support for I Was a King) and they keep improving. A very promising young indie-pop outfit, looking forward to follow them in the future. They did a good job, and I took a few pictures of them. Check at the end of this post.
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Monster Magnet live in Haugesund, Norway 2012
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'It's A Satanic Drug Thing – You Wouldn't Understand' – warning on the album, Spine of God
Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (guitar) and Tim Cronin (vocals and drums). The band first went by the names "Dog of Mystery", "Airport 75", "Triple Bad Acid" and "King Fuzz" before finally settling on "Monster Magnet", taken from the name of a 1960s toy made by Wham-O, which Wyndorf liked when he was a child. (Wikipedia)
Monster Magnet had managed to become one of the most successful and influential bands associated with the so-called underground "stoner rock" scene. And yet, their influences span much further than that scene's foundations in '70s hard rock and metal, delving into space rock, psychedelia, and beyond. (Allmusic.com (by Eduardo Rivadavia))
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Jace Everett live in Haugesund 2012
November 1, 2012 Hallgeir	3 Comments
Jace Everett and his excellent band gave us a sweet but short concert in Haugesund last night, maybe it was because they had caught "The Svalbard Flu" that it was over so fast or maybe that's the way they do it. I prefer longer shows, but I know a lot of people who prefer them short and sweet.
Mr. Everett clearly struggled with sickness but he gave his best, and we got some great tunes, old and new.
The following song was described as "A blues in E for those of you who keep track of those things" I cannot recognise the song. It might be from his new album, which he described as an album of religious songs, " it should fit right in here in Norway".
Edit: Thanks to Lisafemmeacadienne (check the comments) who told me the song was One of them from the 2010 album Red Revelations. How did I miss that! I think I should also say that the comment about the song and Norway was delivered in a very "tongue in cheeck" manner.
The song has some strong religious images, and it kinda reminds me of a song Tom Waits/Nick Cave could do. Good song.
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module Troo
  module Presenters
    class Card
      include DecoratorHelpers

      def initialize(card, options = {})
        @card, @options = card, options
      end

      def show
        output.build(Template.parse(card, '/../views/card.erb'))
        output.render
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One Love armband in Qatar and resolution against Iran: How Germany is gambling away any energy security
November 28, 2022 by Oops Top Team
As far as the concern of the federal government is concerned, it has long been about gestures and no longer about performance. The sabotage of Nord Stream was a hostile act that directly targeted German interests. But who in the political class is willing to leave their comfort zone and deal with the recent attacks on German infrastructure?
By Seyed Alireza Mousavi
With the Ukraine war, the US leadership has already managed to ruin any prospect of possible rapprochement between Germany and Russia in the near and distant future and to tie Berlin even more closely to the US side. For this reason, a frantic search for alternative sources of supply has recently erupted in Germany to replace Russian gas and save the country from a dramatic energy crisis. However, Berlin has recently maneuvered itself into complete isolation due to its high "morality" on a global scale. As far as the concerns of the federal government are concerned, in Berlin it has long been about gestures and no longer about performance – namely about the implementation of German interests in the current geopolitical situation.
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Germany recently requested a special session on the human rights situation in Iran, "especially with regard to women and girls". Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock traveled to Geneva herself to plead for the resolution against Iran.
The West has been waging an unprecedented media campaign against Iran since mid-September on the pretext that a 22-year-old Iranian woman allegedly died in police custody in Iran. Under the concept of feminist foreign policy, Germany has taken a leading role in supporting the recent unrest in Iran. At the same time, it should be noted that Germany recently held secret talks with the government in Tehran to acquire Iranian oil and thereby become independent from Russian oil.
With the latest resolution, however, the tone between Berlin and Tehran has sharpened drastically. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian criticized Germany and for the first time described the federal government as "the regime in Berlin". He also accused Germany of supplying Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein with chemical weapons that were used against the Iranian population in the Iran-Iraq war. Tehran accuses Berlin of wanting to start a civil war in Iran. Against the background of the recent tensions, a possible oil deal between Germany and Iran has become a distant prospect.
At the same time, the Gulf state of Qatar, as the host of the soccer World Cup, has become the target of media attacks by the German government over the past few days for alleged "human rights violations". Qatar has been accused of not giving the West a stage at the World Cup to promote its core values.
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DFB captain Manuel Neuer wanted to wear the One Love armband as a "sign of diversity and tolerance" in the game against Japan at the World Cup. However, he refrained from doing so after the world football association FIFA threatened penalties for the players. In protest, the German internationals covered their mouths during the team photo before the game against Japan. After the armband "surrender", German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser tried to salvage Germany's renewed reputation as a "moral superpower" by wearing the armband at the stadium alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
Economics Minister Robert Habeck said last week that the idea of a football World Cup in Qatar was "stupid". Qatari Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi then said he was shocked by Habeck's comments about the tournament. Coinciding with the "One Love" debate, Qatar and China signed a major long-term LNG deal last week. Germany got nothing because the federal government did not want to get involved in such long maturities. The Qatar-China treaty was a slap in the face for Habeck and the federal government.
For Foreign Minister Baerbock, it's basically about taking a stand as a woman against the alleged discrimination against women in Iran and thus not alienating her Greens voters. This is also the case with Interior Minister Faeser, who wanted to send a signal against LGBTQ+ opponents in the Gulf region by wearing the One Love bandage. However, these are only symbolic gestures. The German professional politicians are not ready to leave their comfort zone and deal with Germany's energy security in the future. The sabotage of Germany's Nord Stream 1 and 2 energy arteries was a hostile act that directly targeted German interests. But who in the political class in Berlin is willing to take the risk and launch a thorough investigation into the attacks on German infrastructure?
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Richard Smith McVay
Richard Smith McVay, born in Kansas City, Missouri on July 30, 1952 died unexpectedly on January 11, 2011. He was living in Laguna Niguel, California where he had resided for 33 years. A graduate of Arizona State University with a degree in Business, he had worked for Pioneer, Maxell and most recently Sony from 1999 to 2009.
Richard loved sports as a teenager. He loved swimming and played both football and baseball. He spent many hours with his brother playing burnout. Richard also was an incredible mechanic in his younger years. He built many muscle cars with his brother Tom. Richard loved music. He loved many different genres and spent many hours listening, mixing and recording music. His favorite bands were the Allman Brothers and Led Zepplin.
Richard was a devoted son to his mother, a wonderful brother, a devoted friend, and a fun loving uncle. He loved spending time with his mother more than anyone. He recently moved his mother from Kansas City to Aliso Viejo so he could make sure she was taken care of. He was loved by all who knew him.
A memorial service will be held for Richard at Laguna Hills Chapel on Thursday, January 20, at 1:00pm. Richard is survived by his mother, Harriette Smith McVay of Aliso Viejo, his brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Tina McVay, one nephew, Matt Marks, four nieces, Taylor Bell, Katherine McVay, Michelle McVay and Nicole McVay, all of Asheville, North Carolina, an uncle, Elmo Burkhardt of Quincy, Illinois, an aunt, Lou McVay of Loveland, Colorado and a cousin, Jeff McVay of Greeley, Colorado.
Richard is preceded in death by his father, Thomas Emil McVay, uncle, Bill McVay, an aunt, Alice Burkhardt, and cousin, Barbara Burkhardt.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Richard's name to a charity of your choice.
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Jeff McVay says:
Richard was a cousin, my best friend and the brother I never had….
"Memories are bright stars in the dark night of sorrow…"
Jeff McVay
Debra Baker says:
Caring thoughts are with your entire family.
Jerry Mandelstam says:
I knew Richard for 35 years. We worked in the same industry and even with the same employer twice. We traveled, vacationed and partied together. We strategized together. We shared the same passion for good music. Richard was truly like the brother I never had. I will miss him dearly.
Doug Stoklosa says:
Richard was a mentor, friend, co-worker and a top notch individual to me. Working together at Sony, we shared many great memories including attending an Eagles concert, many nights of conversation while he sipped on his drink of choice "crown and a bucket". He stood for integrity, utmost professionalism and accountability. We'll all miss you buddy and even though you are gone, you'll never be forgotten! Love ya bro! Dougie Fresh
Polly Mandelstam says:
Richard was my husband's dearest friend. We loved having Richard come to visit and stay with us. It was always exciting news to hear, "Richard is coming to town". Our son adored him and always looked forward to seeing him. When Richard came to stay, it always meant at least two visits to Babe's Fried chicken….and it was always full of laughter! We love you and will miss you Richard!


Recently, I had the pleasure of attending the Kettering Foundation's Deliberative Democracy Exchange and participated in the work session College Presidents and the Civic Purposes of Higher Education. What a great group of personable, thoughtful, engaging presidents, whose campuses reflected the diversity of American higher education. The two-day session challenged the presidents to reflect on revitalizing democratic narrative, expanding public understandings of democracy beyond elections, politicians, and formal government, and becoming deeply woven into the life of their communities and regions. More so, KF challenged us to restore the role of the president to one of public philosopher – such a vital role, missing from our national dialogue. Where are the college president pundits?
I understand why KF continues to bring the civic purpose of higher education topic to the forefront. I, too, think it is imperative that college and university presidents ensure their campus ecosystem challenges students to develop a deep sense of civic purpose. There's no better place than on a college campus to instill in student development and learning the acquired knowledge and skills to be effective citizens and, ultimately, the protectors and leaders of democracy. More so, as anchor institutions in communities, higher education is perfectly positioned to build educational, economic, and civic partnerships. Imagine the positive influence on humanity if 21st century college students graduated with a heightened commitment to local, national, and global social justice.
While the presidents in the KF work session wished to restore civic purpose to their pulpit or the president to the civic pulpit, a reality emerged that speaking out on civic issues can be detrimental for some presidents, especially those at public institutions in conservative states. When did improving health and human welfare, ensuring community prosperity, and educating citizens on the value of deliberative democracy become partisan?
Nonetheless, it is unfortunate to think that a president's job security might be threatened if he or she increased speaking publicly on civic issues. I'm hopeful a situation as such is an anomaly instead of a common fear of presidents. And I am driven by wishful thinking that we will see an uptick in presidents who are inspired by the KF challenge and, therefore, speak often on the civic purpose of higher education – like Rassoul Dastmozd, President of Saint Paul College, did recently in the Huffington Post, Civic Engagement and Our Responsibility in Higher Education – a public philosopher is born!


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Covid jab very likely to protect against new variant
The company behind the Covid-19 vaccine being given to people in the UK says it is "highly likely" the vaccine will protect people against the new variant of the virus.
But if necessary, the vaccine could be re-engineered in a matter of weeks, BioNTech's boss said.
UK scientists discovered the variant after analysing a sharp rise in cases in the south-east of England.
They say it could spread up to 70% more quickly than other forms of the virus.
The new variant is thought to be present in many parts of the UK but is particularly concentrated in Kent, Essex and London.
BioNTech, in partnership with drug firm Pfizer, developed the first vaccine against Covid-19 to be approved by an internationally recognised regulatory body – the UK's, in early December.
More than 500,000 people in the UK have now been given their first dose of the vaccine.
The vaccine has also been approved by the US regulator, the FDA, and the European Medicines Agency for use in the EU.
At a news conference in Germany, Ugur Sahin, chief executive of BioNTech, said "scientifically, it is highly likely that [the] immune response by this vaccine also can deal with the new virus variant".
And he added that the company had the technology to refine its vaccine very quickly if it needed to.
"The beauty of the Messenger RNA technology is that we can directly start to engineer a vaccine which completely mimics this new mutation – we could be able to provide a new vaccine technically within six weeks, so that means a vaccine which contains this information," Mr Sahin said.
He confirmed that he didn't know "at the moment" if their vaccine was able to provide protection against this new variant.
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JPMorgan Chase Takes Over WaMu
Federal regulators struck a deal with JPMorgan that will see the company buy all the deposits, assets and certain liabilities of Washington Mutual's banking operations.
Chris Nichols
Updated Sep 26, 2008 3:21 PM EDT
Original: Sep 25, 2008
Updated from 8:23 a.m. EDT
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JPMorgan Chase ( JPM - Get Report) struck a deal Thursday night to buy all the deposits, assets and certain liabilities of Washington Mutual's ( WM - Get Report) banking operations after the Seattle-based company was seized by regulators.
The takeover, arranged by the Office of Thrift Supervision and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, excludes the senior unsecured debt, subordinated debt and preferred stock of Washington Mutual's banks. JPMorgan Chase won't acquire any assets or liabilities of the banks' parent holding company or the holding company's nonbank subsidiaries.
As part of the transaction, JPMorgan Chase will pay the FDIC about $1.9 billion. Washington Mutual was once the largest U.S. thrift, and its failure is the biggest ever for a domestic bank.
This is the second time this year JPMorgan has come to the rescue of an ailing financial giant. In March, it bought Bear Stearns after the investment bank nearly collapsed.
The acquisition of Washington Mutual's banking operations should add to earnings immediately and boost profits by more than 50 cents a share in 2009. JPMorgan Chase expects to incur pretax merger costs of about $1.5 billion while achieving annual pretax cost savings of roughly $1.5 billion by 2010.
Before being salvaged, Washington Mutual had been teetering for months, and its downfall makes it the latest financial institution to be undone by the housing slump and credit crisis.
Since the beginning of September alone, the government has rescued Fannie Mae ( FNM), Freddie Mac ( FRE) and AIG ( AIG - Get Report), Lehman Brothers has filed for bankruptcy, Merrill Lynch ( MER) was purchased by Bank of America ( BAC), and Goldman Sachs ( GS - Get Report) and Morgan Stanley ( MS) decided to become bank holding companies.
Alongside those developments, 12 U.S. banks failed this year before the government intervened at Washington Mutual. Because of the turmoil, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and others proposed a $700 bailout of the financial sector, on which Congress was expected to vote this weekend, but now its approval appears to be in doubt.
In conjunction with the Washington Mutual acquisition, JPMorgan Chase will be marking down the acquired loan portfolio by about $31 billion, which primarily represents the company's estimate of remaining credit losses related to impaired loans.
"This deal makes excellent strategic sense for our company and our shareholders. Our people have worked hard to build a strong franchise and balance sheet -- making this compelling transaction possible," said Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO, in a press release Thursday night. "As we have said in the past, increasing our regional banking presence not only strengthens our retail business but also benefits other business lines across our firm, including our commercial banking, business banking, credit card and asset management groups."
JPMorgan Chase expects to convert Washington Mutual's consumer banking, home lending and credit card businesses to the Chase brand and technology platforms over the next two years.
The acquisition expands Chase's consumer branch network into California, Florida and Washington state and creates the nation's second-largest branch network. The acquisition also extends Chase's retail branch network to additional states, including Georgia, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon.
At the same time, JPMorgan Chase said it priced a $10 billion offering of nearly 247 million common shares at $40.50 each. On Thursday night, the company said it would seek to raise $8 billion, meaning the sale brought in $2 billion more than planned.
Shares of Washington Mutual were giving up nearly all of their remaining value, plunging 90% to 16 cents. JPMorgan Chase was up 6.7% to $46.38.
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Previous Aritcle Trinidad and Tobago U-15 Boys open against Panama, U-16 girls get two games versus Curaçao
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National Under 15 boys head coach Stuart Charles Fevrier believes the upcoming TTFA U-15 Boys Invitational 4-nation tournament in July will prove to be a much anticipated and worthy exercise for the team ahead of the 2019 CONCACAF Boys U-15 championship.
Fevrier has been overseeing the team for just over three years and currently away with the senior men's team at the Concacaf Gold Cup, his backroom staff has been continuing the preparations of the team at the TTFA Home of Football in Couva.
"It is a tournament I really welcome. These boys have been working for some time and I believe now they need more exposure playing more Central american and North American teams because we've only played against Caribbean teams in the last competition in Curacao," Fevrier told TTFA Media.
CONCACAF giants Mexico and Panama along with Venezuela of the CONMEBOL, have all agreed to participate in the round-robin tournament which the TTFA will host. And the FA is in discussion with two Caribbean countries to add another dimension to the celebration by hosting the Under 17 Girls in the tournament, in keeping with the commitment to develop the Women's game.
The tournament is scheduled to run from July 17- 21 with three (3) match-days, to be played on July 17 at the Ato Boldon Stadium, July 19 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium and July 21 back at the Ato Boldon Stadium.
"I am very happy for the opportunity they will be getting to play against Mexico which is a top footballing nation, Panama and also Venezuela which has improved tremendously in world football," he continued.
"We are still at a developmental phase. The Concacaf championship in August is a developmental one and I understand that one of the rules says that every player must play at least 60 minutes. Our programme has always been twofold – one to win football games and secondly to develop the players for the future of Trinidad and Tobago football.
"I'm always excited whenever the boys play whether at home or abroad. This will be the first time they will be playing at home where the public will get the chance to have a look at them and I know the players will be looking forward to it as well," Fevrier added.
T&T have been grouped with Panama, Mexico and Curacao for the group stage of the Concacaf championship at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida from August 4-12.
"Panama and Mexico are in our group and playing them in the competition at home will give all the teams a good opportunity to have a look at each other. By the time the Concacaf championship comes around we would have played against four very good opponents in the preparations," Fevrier said.
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HYDROLOGY - Loss of Hydrologic Storage
How much available water storage has been lost in the watershed since European settlement (1890-1900)?
Why is this important for hydrology?
Natural hydrologic storage consists of lakes and streams, wetlands, ponds, and other depressions that hold water for some period. Hydrologic storage has been altered by many human activities such as wetland removal, ditch construction, stream rechanneling and tile drainage.
These activities affect the way that the landscape stores and releases water (Detenbeck et al., 1993; Hey and Phillipi, 1997; Staton et al., 2003; Kroger et al., 2008). These human activities to alter landscapes for other uses have come at the costs of increased peak flows, lower base flows, and increased nutrient and sediment concentrations in streams, rivers, and lakes (Mitch and Gosselink, 2007). Water quality usually is degraded when storage is removed, and improved when storage is added (Zedler, 2003; Kovacic et al., 2006; Mitsch and Day, 2006).
Hydrologic Storage Health Scores
Creating the Index
Calculating the index
This index combines two underlying metrics that represent two different ways in which hydrologic storage has changed. The first metric compares the current extent of wetlands to the historic extent. The second metric compares the length of altered or straightened streams to the total length of stream.
Metric 1: Wetland Loss
This metric calculates the ratio of current water storage capacity to pre-settlement water storage capacity. Only the surface area of features is considered.
Wetland Loss Score = (1 - (Pre-settlement Water Storage Area - Current Water Storage Area)/Watershed Area) * 100
The scores range from 0 (entire catchment converted out of water storage) to 100 (entire catchment preserved as a water storage area)
Pre-settlement Water Storage
The surface area extent of pre-settlement water storage was approximated using the 'hydric' soil attribute; a soil series is classified as hydric if it is saturated at the soil surface for a long enough time period during the growing season to create anaerobic conditions. When available, the SSURGO (county soil survey) was used for soil hydric class presence. STATSGO (state soil survey) is a coarser soil survey and was used to supplement the SSURGO data where full coverage did not exist. The DNR Hydrography data set was used to modify the SSURGO/STATSGO hydric soils layer. Surface area represented as open water in the DNR Hydrography layer are assumed to have been open water or wetland at pre-settlement times.
Current Water Storage
The surface area extent of current water storage was approximated using the National Wetland Inventory (NWI) 1980 - 1986 and the updated NWI (2009-2014) when available. These layers were combined so that the best available coverage was used for current wetlands and water bodies.
Metric 2: Altered Watercourses
The altered watercourse score measures the proportion of streams and rivers that have been altered within each catchment watershed. This score is the ratio of the length of altered watercourses in the catchment to the total length of watercourses present.
Altered Watercourse Score = altered watercourse length/(altered + natural watercourse length) * 100
This ratio is multiplied by 100 to calculate an index score that ranges from 0 to 100. A score of 0 represents the worst condition (all streams are altered), a score of 100 represent the best condition (all streams are natural).
Altered Watercourse Data
The data used to calculate this metric was created by the Altered Watercourse Project, completed 2012. State-wide photointerpretation was used to classify all streams in the state into four major classes: Natural, Altered, Impounded or No Definable Channel.
Combined Index:
The two metrics were averaged to create a combined index score for hydrologic storage at the catchment scale. The scores range from 0 (all historic storage converted and/or all streams altered) to 100 (all historic storage present and/or all streams are natural).
Index Results
The combined Hydrologic Storage index scores represent the range of remaining water storage features across Minnesota. Low (red) scores represent the greatest loss of storage from an estimate of the unaltered landscape condition. The combined score averages the two metrics; loss of wetlands and altered streams.
Loss of Wetland Metric
The loss of wetland storage shows low scores (greatest loss) in the south-central and northwestern portions of Minnesota. This likely reflects wetland drainage and ditching associated with agricultural activity concentrated in these areas. A score of '0' only occurs if a catchment was formerly all wetland and now has no wetlands. A score of '100' only occurs if a catchment was formerly all wetland and continues to be all wetland.
The highest scores (least wetland loss) are found the north central peatlands, the northeastern Arrowhead region and the southeast. In many cases, the northern systems have been ditched but still have water holding capacity and continue to score well. The high scores in the southeast may partially reflect a different historic landscape that held fewer wetlands.
Altered Watercourse Metric
The altered watercourse metric shows low scores (greatest alteration) in a similar pattern with some exceptions. Ditching activity lows the scores in the north central region. Low scores in areas of urban development and expanding transportation networks show areas being impacted beyond the predominately agricultural areas.
High score are again prevalent in the north central and north east, reflective of the generally less developed nature of the area. In the southeast, the bluffland watersheds show less watercourse alteration, reflecting the steep topography that makes stream channels less accessible for other land uses.
Relationship to other health components
Land cover conversion to row-crop agriculture and urban development is correlated with decreased storage and more runoff through storm sewers, ditch drainage, and tiling. This reduced storage and increased runoff is associated with the delivery of sediment to streams and increased concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus, endocrine disruptors and chemical contaminants from agricultural and urban systems.
The connectivity of land and water systems is affected by the loss of wetlands, riparian buffers and perennial cover. The pathways that moved energy, matter and organisms between these landscape features are disconnected, disrupted or shortened by constructed drainage features. This alteration can also increase storage in dams and reservoirs and create water flow between basins not historically connected.
Storage reduction and geomorphology may be related through changes in flow regimes. Decreased storage may lead to flashier streams, with higher peak flows that have higher erosivity and greater sediment transport capacity. Watercourses may become more incised with increased erosion driven by increased stream power.
Decreases in storage are directly related to losses in wetlands and obligate wetland species. This directly affects diversity, reproductive success, and population levels of fish, bird, and other taxa. Altering watercourses removes the meanders that create the riffle, pool habitat configuration essential for healthy aquatic communities.
Supporting Science
Scientific literature support
Scientific support for the components of the index is strong, with a number of studies showing increasing degradation to water quality and adverse change in stream hydrographs as storage is reduced in watersheds of the region.
A number of studies have identified the decrease in water quality and adverse changes in peak water flows with the loss of storage and the increase in ditching and tiling. Verry (1986) showed that runoff from tiled farmland in northern Minnesota may produce 100 times more sediment than from untilled, vegetated lands, while Detenbeck et al. (2000 and 2005) showed that drainage increased both peak flows and stream flashiness, with higher storm maximum flows and lower dry-period flows. Subsurface drainage, largely through tiling and ditching, affects the redistribution of water (Herzon and Helenius 2008), so that field sediment and soil-bound nutrient levels decrease, but water soluble nitrogen levels increase. Tiling may cause changes in geomorphology that affect downstream sediment loads. For example, Knox (1977) found a decrease in channel width caused by water table reductions following wetland drainage and channelization. Higher peak flows and increase channelization tends to increase stream bank erosion.
These changes may be somewhat mitigated by vegetation and farm management, but it appears to have a limited extent. Schilling et al. (2008) found that drainage affects flow even under re-established perennial vegetation, and produces higher water yields and peak flows relative to similar unchanneled or untilled areas. Alternative farming practices such as diverse crops, a larger proportion of perennial vegetation, and organic farming practices had some impact, but the tested alternative cropping practices with drainage still exhibited high peak flows in response to rainfall.
Research has also shown that adding storage, via wetlands and impoundments, and removing tiles, improves water quality. For example, many studies have documented a decrease in nitrogen and phosphorus exports after adding wetlands (Chescheir et al., 1991, Woltemade 2000, Novak et al., 2004).
Confidence in index
The confidence in the results is high. The basic relationship behind this index, between flashier streams and higher peak flows and increased reduction in storage, is well supported by a large number of scientific studies globally, nationally, in the Midwest, and in Minnesota. The evidence linking these two is incontrovertible, with theoretical and observational studies showing increase nutrient and sediment concentrations with reduced storage, and increases in flooding frequency and intensity. Studies by Detenbeck et al. (2005), show increased two-year peak flow and increasing flashiness with decreasing storage. Oquist et al. (2007), showed longer recession times of water levels for farming practices with increased storage, and Schilling et al. (2008), showed an increase in stream flow regardless of vegetation with an increase in tile drainage. A decrease in storage increases channel depth and decreases channel width (Knox, 1977), and increases susceptibility to erosion (Birr and Mulla, 2001). Verry (1986), showed that surface runoff from tiled land may produce 100 times more sediment than from vegetation-covered land, and Herzon and Helenius (2008) noted that reduced storage and increased drainage through tiling and ditches leads to the loss of filtration through the soil, with increases in soluble nitrogen, phosphorus, and herbicides in surface waters.
Index scoring is on a linear scale. Work is sufficient to establish an increase in peak flows as remaining storage declines from 100% of historic condition to 0% remaining storage. However, few studies have focused on response curve shape or thresholds, so there is little evidence to identify that these might exist.
Data used in this index are of adequate quality. National wetlands inventory data are available statewide, compiled on a high-resolution base. These data could be improved as there are frequent errors of omission, particularly for smaller wetlands, resulting in a tendency for underestimates for our calculated ratios. Stream data are well developed for Minnesota, and the altered watercourse dataset (published 2013) used rigorous protocols and quality control to identified altered stream reaches.
The largest uncertainties are the estimated values for pre-settlement wetlands. Estimates based on hydric soils and historic water bodies is a reasonable approach given lack of accurately mapped historic wetland extent.
Future enhancements
Relationships between storage loss and subsequent impacts could be better quantified to identify when specific impairments are likely to be exceeded, and whether thresholds can be identified. Quantification of these relationships will likely be best approached for a small subset of important stream attributes, e.g., flow peak, nitrate or phosphorus concentrations, or some other widely measured and important characteristic.
Using LiDAR and other tools to calculate storage volume (rather than surface area) for calculating water storage features would provide a more accurate representation of change in the landscape's water holding capacity.
The National Wetland Inventory and the SSURGO soils databases are both being complete statewide. When available, these data products will be used to re-calculate the Loss of Wetland metric.
The index would benefit from inclusion of storage loss via drainage tile systems, and the inclusion of water stored in soils, vegetation and stream channels.
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Q: Output FLANN results in python I am currently implementing LSH using FLANN.
matches = flann.knnMatch(des1,k=2)

des1 is a binary descriptor of my query image & flann is the flanbasedmatcher (using the FLANN LSH algo) variable which has all the binary descriptor of an image database.
How do I output the result of the knnMatch?

A: You might want to take a look to this link
It's an opencv sample showing how to use a FlannBasedMatcher.
There is a lot of topics talking about this, you should search better before asking.
Edit
I assume you have a FLANN Index to match with des1, so there is a function that returns if there is a match or not.
MIN_MATCH_COUNT = 10
def flann_match(des1):
    matches = flann.knnMatch(des1, k=2)
    # Check the distance to keep only the good matches.
    matches = [m[0] for m in matches if len(m) == 2 and m[0].distance < m[1].distance * 0.75]
    if len(matches < MIN_MATCH_COUNT)
        return False
    return True

This implementation is quite simple, you'll need to use cv2.findHomography() (documentation) to get better and more accurate results, depends of what is your goal here.
Hope it helps.

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Journey's Route
Journey-wide Media Advisories
Dispatches from the Journey
Our shared responsibility
the land, the waters, the peoples
2016 Sandpoint, ID Blessing Stop
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28TH – TOTEM POLE JOURNEY BLESSING
Sandpoint, Idaho is a city built on railroads. While trains historically transported lumber from Sandpoint to Eastern markets, Sandpoint now serves as a point of convergence for trains carrying coal from the Powder River Basin and oil from the Bakken Oil Fields as they travel to terminals and refineries on the West Coast. Recent proposals by coal and oil companies threaten to double the number of coal and oil trains passing through Northern Idaho every day. The proposed Millennium Bulk Terminal in Longview, WA, for example, would export 44 million tons of coal per year, increasing rail traffic in Sandpoint by 18 trains per day. As trains make their way through the Idaho Panhandle, they make a one-mile crossing over Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho's largest lake. Crossing over this trestle endangers the safety of Sandpoint's water supply, in addition to the wildlife that rely on this resource. The consequences of increased fossil fuel transports through Sandpoint include the accumulation of pollutants and toxins in the air and water, decreased diversity of local fish populations, increased traffic delays for residents, and a continued economic reliance on fossil fuel production. (Resource: WIRT Newsletter: Recent Idaho & Montana Oil & Coal Train Issues)
~Naomi Price-Lazarus, Stand.earth
Location: Sandpoint City Beach (turn right off of 1st Avenue in Sandpoint and head to the end of Bridge Street. The Blessing Ceremony will take place on the paved area behind the concession stand, left or east side of the beach).
Guest Presenters:
Gary Payton, Idaho Conservation League and Presbyterian for Earth Care
Shannon Williamson, Sandpoint City Council member
Jewell Praying Wolf James introduces the totem at Sandpoint (Parts I and II)
By Fred Lane, Journey Videographer
Master Carver Jewell Praying Wolf James speaks to a crowd of 120 people along the shores of Lake Pend Orielle during the Sandpoint blessing ceremony of the 2016 Totem Pole Journey.
The Cathedral of the Blue Dome
Totem Pole Journey Day Six
Sandpoint, Idaho (City Beach)
Dr. Kurt Russo
"We must have a pure, honest and warm-hearted motivation, and on top of that, determination, optimism, hope and the ability not to be discouraged.
The whole of humanity depends on this motivation."
~The Dalai Lama,
quoted by Shannon Williamson,
President, Sandpoint City Council)
In every event there are moments of being when you are gifted a silent world inside the spoken word. That was certainly the case at the Sandpoint, Idaho event. It is hard to imagine a more beautiful setting. A sparkling blue lake. A clear, warm morning and a gathering of people who came to share a breath of time under what local environmental advocate Gary Payton described as the "cathedral of the blue dome."
Over and again, the speakers talked about the power of community to defeat this outrageous and utterly immoral plan to run up to 48 coal and oil trains through Sandpoint every single day.
Shannon Williamson: "As a mother of two children I am standing up to say these trains are unacceptable. And now, many others are stepping up, standing up, demanding to be heard. And thank you, Lummi Nation, for giving us hope, motivation, and optimism."
Gary Payton: "Though the Lummi Indians are hundreds of miles away, we are brothers and sisters, all part of the Thin Green Line. We understand that climate change is the great moral and spiritual challenge of our time."
Rueben George: "They came to one small First Nation Band in British Columbia, the pipeline company. The oil companies offered this impoverished community $1.6 billion if they would sign a pipeline agreement. That is $1.6 million for every man, woman and child. And this poverty-stricken community of 1000 tribal members voted unanimously NO because of their spiritual connection to the ancestral lands that fills and renews their spirit."
I wonder if the ostensible 'grandfatherly figure' Warren Buffett, who is a major investor in Burlington Northern Railroad, would have the courage of his convictions to sit with the Salish Kootenai elder and descendant of Chief Joseph who told the crowd:
I had a dream a week ago about a totem pole. And I wondered why I was dreaming about a totem pole. Then my daughter told me the Lummi were coming here with this totem pole to help us fight these coal and oil trains that threaten our land and water and children and so I am here this morning to say that…It is good you are all here this morning and that this…is amazing . We must all awaken but it is our dreams that bring us together.
"I met Mr. Kinder of Kinder-Morgan the company who wants these pipelines. I met him," Rueben George said," and I talked with him. I can tell you, they don't care. They really don't. We must stand together and refuse their irreverence and indifference. They are irrelevant to our future."
The crowd included many people from the faith-based community, several of whom spoke at the event. One of the presenters pointed out that the faith community is morally aligned with the spirit and purpose of the journey. The United Church of Christ, the Sisters of Providence, the United Methodists, the Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia (Washington), the Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches, the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, have stated that, "We stand in solidarity with our Native neighbors to safeguard the traditional lands, waters, and sacred sites…from destruction."
By Matt Fuller, Journey Social Media Specialist
Sandpoint City Council President Shannon Williamson, who also is the Executive Director of Lake Pend Orielle Waterkeeper, shares some reflections at the Lummi Totem Pole Journey blessing ceremony in Sandpoint on August 28th, 2016.
Lynne Buchanan
Photographer Lynne Buchanan, who has roots in Florida and has focused on water issues with her work, shares some reflections at the Lummi Totem Pole Journey blessing ceremony in Sandpoint on August 28th, 2016.
Herb Goodwin
Bellingham resident and community organizer Herb Goodwin shares some thoughts along the shores of Lake Pend Orielle during the Sandpoint blessing ceremony of the 2016 Totem Pole Journey. Herb was in town for two events, the other being a kayaktivist protest of the fossil fuel rail shipments coming through Sandpoint.
A Rail Hub in Idaho – the Alberta Tar Sands, the Bakken Oil Fields, and Powder River Basin Coal Collide in Sandpoint
By Richard Jehn, Journey Chronicler
I am compelled to speak a humble prayer that the collision never occurs, as it would likely cause as much devastation to the beautiful little town of Sandpoint, Idaho (pop. about 7,500) as did the explosion of an oil train in Lac Mégantic, Quebec.
Sandpoint is located in northern Idaho, north of Coeur d'Alene, on Lake Pend Oreille, and only about 75 miles from the Canadian border. Beautiful hills and mountainous terrain surround the townsite, which is located on the west shore of the lake. Pend Oreille is the largest lake in Idaho, 40 miles in length, north to south, and 4 miles wide. It covers 125 square miles, is 1,150 feet deep, and is noted for its Kamloops rainbow trout. The name of the lake is derived from the French name (Pend d'Oreille) for the Kalispel Indians, who wore shell ear pendants.
Strong feelings revealed in Sandpoint, ID
Two railroad companies, Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific, own track in Sandpoint and operate trains through the town. Up to 45 trains per day travel through the community, carrying bitumen from the Alberta tar sands, crude oil from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota, and coal from the Powder River Basin coal fields in southeastern Montana. Empty cars also travel back through Sandpoint to be refilled in those locations. Since 2012, the amount of rail traffic has increased significantly with the more prevalent transport of crude and bitumen by rail, much of which is destined for immediate export.
When we first arrived at the Sandpoint Beach Park, Gary Payton, representing Presbyterians for Earth Care, introduced himself and we spoke for a few minutes. He identified Susan Drumheller and Nancy Dooley of the Idaho Conservation League and primary organizers of the event. He added that Shannon Williamson, President of the Sandpoint City Council and Executive Director of Pend Oreille Waterkeepers, would be speaking.
Nancy Dooley at the Sandpoint Blessing while an empty coal train passes behind her.
As Nancy introduced the event, a northbound empty coal train passed behind her, providing the pointed exclamation mark to our gathering. This was later amplified by Shannon Williamson's words as her two young children played in a tree nearby, reminding us that this is why we do this: to ensure our children and all future generations have a planet on which they can live, love, and experience creation.
I spoke to Selma Bair, an audience member and concerned citizen who has lived in Sandpoint her entire life and who has perspective on the changes in rail traffic and in the climate in her lifetime, asking her first if she had hope for our future. Her tears flowed as she told me, "We have to have hope." She also spoke of her long-time neighbor, who was disinterested in coming to the event. When I asked her why she thought that might be, she said, "Because she just can't be bothered." How many of your family, friends, neighbors, and work colleagues just "can't be bothered" to direct their attention to something that actually matters: ensuring climate change does not reach a level that cannot be reversed?
After spirited presentations by Jewell James and Rueben George, we wound up the event with our eyes toward Missoula, Montana for an event this same afternoon. Noteworthy is that Reuben revealed his work with many other people up and down the west coast of North America, from Alaska to California, to form the Salish Sea Alliance, an organization intended to protect coastal waters.
I had a remarkable conversation with John Anderson who has lived just outside of Sandpoint for 30 years at the northeast corner of Lake Pend Oreille. Railroad tracks run within ¼ mile of his home. In 1989, he initiated the Kalispel history project and followed that with a 10-year effort to bring recognition to the Kalispel people, who were moved out of their homelands into Montana and Usk, Washington. John was also one of the founders of the Panhandle Environmental League in 1982, an organization that disbanded within 4 years after losing every single vote they attempted at the local and state levels. We promised each other to keep in touch to continue our fruitful dialogue.
Photos by Paul Anderson, Journey Photographer
The Shift . . .
Totem Pole Journey
Photo "Ranchers, farmers, and Native Americans discussing impacts to their lands of the proposed Tongue River Railroad" by Beth Raboin


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Sewer Socialism Down the Drain?
Activists in Milwaukee fight to keep their city's water system in public hands.
Roger Bybee July 10, 2009
On June 15th, more than 200 people demonstrated at a Milwaukee City Hall rally to protest the city's proposed plan to privatize its water system. (Photo courtesy Institute for Wisconsin's Future.)
Public water, one of the most important legacies of Milwaukee's Socialist Party, which led the city almost continuously from 1910 to 1960, is now under attack from those who see a chance to convert this fundamental resource into a profit stream via privatization.
Those fighting privatization of water hold no illusions about winning a permanent victory.
In the name of coping with rising deficits, privatization advocates led by City Comptroller Wally Morics have proposed leasing the water system to private operators for 75 to 99 years.
Once the city moved to hire consultants on the water privatization proposal, it tapped into a broad current of citizen outrage in favor of preserving a vital part of "the commons," as public water advocates put it. The grassroots opposition to privatization came to a head at a June 12 rally of some 300 pumped-up citizens outside Milwaukee's City Hall. Environmentalists, health advocates, unionists, senior citizens and youth activists were present.
"Public water is a trust that belongs to all of us," declared Cheryl Nenn, the interim executive director of the Milwaukee Riverkeepers. "Where there has been privatization, jobs have been lost and benefits cut for workers, while monitoring of water quality has been cut or eliminated, and prices have risen."
"We must stand for public ownership of public water," thundered Jim Godsil, long-time activist and editor of the web-zine Milwaukee Renaissance.
Public water plays an unusually central role in Milwaukee's history. The advent of a public system in the late 1800s meant a major drop in water-borne diseases like cholera and typhus in Milwaukee. However, the system favored the lucrative provision of water to wealthy suburbs over poorer city districts incapable of paying high rates. Only the election of Socialists in 1910 extended the public system to the entire city, including the heavily working-class and Polish South Side.
Milwaukee has already experienced the privatization of the other element of its water infrastructure, the sewage system, enacted under former Mayor John Norquist, a "New Democrat" darling of the Wall Street Journal editorial page.
Norquist and the city brought in United Water, a subsidiary of French-owned multinational Suez Environnement, promising cost savings and major benefits. Unfortunately, United Water cut staff by one-third, cut back on quality control and unleashed numerous discharges of millions of gallons of untreated sewage into Lake Michigan.
The city terminated its contract with United Water but kept the system in private hands and recently turned the sewage system over to another French firm, Veolia.
Numerous U.S. cities that have privatized their water supply – Atlanta, Ga., Indianapolis and Gary, Ind., Stockton, Calif., and Hoboken, N.J., among others – have experienced a variety of severe problems including sharp price increases, infrastructure failures and plummeting water quality.
At a public hearing on June 15 jammed with privatization foes, a gun-shy City Council committee decided to shelve the water privatization idea. However, key city officials insist that the idea of privatization remains on the table.
Those fighting privatization hold no illusions about winning a permanent victory. "They temporarily shelved it because of the public outcry, and they're temporarily back-pedaling," says the Riverkeepers' Nenn.
"So we'll keep educating people about why privatizing is harmful and build a broader base of support for our coalition," she adds firmly. "Whether it's South Africa or Bolivia or the inner city of Milwaukee, poor people can't afford to pay what the privatizers want to charge."
Sins of Omission
As the FAA seeks to expand air travel, is it giving concerns about aviation's effects on climate change the attention they deserve?
Megan Tady
The End of the School of the Americas?
Robin Lloyd
Iran Exports Anti-Gay Pogrom to Iraq
Doug Ireland


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2. Bring rice to a boil on high heat. Once boiling, lower heat and cook, 11-12 minutes, until water evaporates.
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Q: Erro 04018 ao tentar fazer o build de um projeto de banco de dados SQL Criei o meu projeto de banco de dados no Visual Studio 2013 apontando para uma base existente, coloco um novo build para execução no TFS e acontece o seguinte erro:
Error 04018: The "SqlBuildTask" task failed unexpectedly

Não fiz nenhuma alteração no build template, mas testei com outro projeto de base de dados e o erro não aconteceu.

A: É um bug do produto! Para resolvê-lo é só fazer a atualização, se estiver com a atualização re-instale.

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*O download está nessa página(Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools).

*Se a sua build machine não tem acesso a internet, utilize o comando:
SSDTUpdate.exe /layout SSDTUpdate

Ele fará o download para a pasta SSDTUpdate dos arquivos necessários para uma instalação desconectada.


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