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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the following full committee hearing on nominations.
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Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV
WASHINGTON, D.C.--I want to welcome and congratulate our nominees. I appreciate your commitment to public service and look forward to seeing you all confirmed shortly so you can get to work.
We will start today with Julie Brill, the President’s nominee to be a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, who has spent her career in state Attorneys General offices advocating on behalf of consumers.
My hope is that Ms. Brill will help the FTC work more closely with state Attorney General divisions to leverage and increase enforcement against those who target consumers, especially the most vulnerable. Ms. Brill’s experience fighting in the trenches will serve her well.
Also nominated to be Commissioner of the FTC is Edith Ramirez, who brings extensive experience in complex business litigation. I appreciate her critical eye for mergers and business combinations which may potentially harm consumers.
And now we turn to one of our very own: David Strickland — nominated to be the next Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Most of the members of this Committee not only know Mr. Strickland, they consider him a trusted advisor and friend.
During eight years as a senior counsel for consumer and auto safety issues, Mr. Strickland has served three chairmen, including me.
David’s booming voice and infectious laugh complement a sharp intellect, meticulous preparation, and the ability to build consensus on complex issues.
David’s expertise on automobile issues helped the Senate write the bill that raised gas mileage standards for the first time in 30 years. He helped write the landmark safety bill in 2005 requiring electronic stability control and other safety features in all cars in coming model years.
In 2004, Mothers Against Drunk Driving named Mr. Strickland its “Congressional Staffer of the Year” for his efforts to reduce drunk driving.
Now, he will take his safety expertise to a new venue, but continue his work to prevent injuries and save lives on our nation’s highways.
Mr. Strickland is the right person for this job. And, as part of the job, I think he will enjoy being interrogated at the witness table during future hearings. I know I will enjoy it.
Next, we have Nicole Lamb-Hale, who has been nominated to be the Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services at the Department of Commerce.
The current state of our economy requires our businesses to make the world their market. We look forward to Ms. Lamb-Hale stepping up to invigorate companies and help produce new American jobs.
We also welcome Michael Khouri, nominee to be Administrator of the Federal Maritime Commission, which we need to promote fair and open shipping practices in international commerce.
Thank you again to our nominees for your testimony today and your continued public service. I look forward to your speedy confirmation.###
Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding today’s hearing. We will consider a number of nominees chosen to fill a variety of important positions.
I want to join the Chairman in recognizing one of his Committee staffers, David Strickland. David has worked on highway safety and consumer affairs issues for eight years and he has made many important contributions to legislation that has passed through this Committee. His policy focus on NHTSA and automotive safety will serve him well in his new position.
I also would like to welcome the nominees for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Ms. Julie Simone Brill and Ms. Edith Ramirez. The FTC has immense jurisdiction, covering both consumer protection and antitrust issues in a broad range of industries.
We have focused a large amount of attention recently on the actions of the FTC, especially as they relate to consumer protection during the financial crisis. It is very important that we fill the Commissioner vacancies to enable the agency to do its job most effectively on behalf of the American consumers.
This committee will likely consider an FTC reauthorization bill in the months ahead. I have significant concerns regarding what is expected to be an effort to considerably expand the authority of the agency. I am very interested to hear the nominees’ views on this matter.
I also would like to welcome Ms. Nicole Lamb-Hale, who has been nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services at the Department of Commerce. This position plays an important role in ensuring that U.S. industry remains strong and globally competitive, which is crucial to our economy. I look forward to hearing her ideas for the organization.
And finally, I am happy to welcome Mr. Michael Khouri, who is the Republican nominee to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). Safe and efficient maritime commerce is vital to the U.S. economy. Port and maritime activity accounts for over 13 million jobs, generating $649 billion in personal income.
Port of Houston, in my home state of Texas, is one of the busiest ports in the world and ranks first in the United States in foreign waterborne tonnage.
The FMC has the important task of ensuring the stability and security of maritime commerce and I look forward to hearing the nominee’s priorities for the Commission.
I thank all of our nominees for their willingness to serve and look forward to hearing from them.###
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Ms. Julie Simone Brillto be a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
Ms. Edith Ramirezto be a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
Ms. Nicole Y. Lamb-Haleto be Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and ServicesU.S. Department of Commerce
Mr. Michael A. Khourito be a Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission
Mr. David L. Stricklandto be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation


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Miley Cyrus is the new kid on the block, but Oprah still holds the top spot on Forbes' Celebrity 100 power rankings.
Oprah Winfrey topped the magazine's list last year as well -- it measures wealth and fame, after all, and Oprah makes a lot of money and appears in a lot of newspaper and magazine stories.
But in a bit of a twist, Winfrey was out-earned over the last 12 months by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, forbes.com reports. Rowling raked in $300 million compared with Winfrey's $275 million.
Cyrus, whose tour, concert movie and magazine photo scandal thrust her into the news, checks in at No. 35.
The members of two celebrity power couples each cracked Forbes' top 10: Beyonce (No. 4) and Jay-Z (No. 7); and Angelina Jolie (No. 3) and Brad Pitt (No. 10).
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Christopher Lee has made his mark in horror films with the Hammer movies, sci-fi with Star Wars, and fantasy with the Lord of the Rings series. The man is currently 91 years old, and while he may not be as spry as when he played Dracula back in the late fifties, he’s still actively performing, which is truly remarkable.
Like Peter Cushing, Lee had great aspirations as an actor when he was starting out, but it was hard for him to get work because of his height (6’5). He took on playing the monster in Curse of Frankenstein because he wouldn’t be recognizable under all that make-up, but that film, and the Horror of Dracula, made him a star.
The Hammer Films were always a cut above, and while Lee has primarily been known as a horror star, we all know he’s a fine actor no matter what genre he works in. Like Boris Karloff, Lee’s been very grateful that the monsters he’s played gave him a long career, and it’s great to still have him with us after all this time.

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Heh. The recording industry has begun to astroturf to get support for Bill C-32 and the digital lock provisions.http://balancedcopyrightforcanada.ca/http://www.facebook.com/balancedcopyright
The Minister of Heritage has also called everyone against the bill "radical extremists".http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2...ter-moore.htmlhttp://video.itworldcanada.com/?bcpi...d=101481423001
The response of a Canadian author (who has released all his novels under Creative Commons: Attribution Non-Commercial) on "radical extremism" and copyright: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/23...authors-p.html
A great overview of the technology behind digital locks and the problems with digital media that need to be resolved: http://www.flora.ca/documents/digital-ownership.shtml
-----Note: The following was originally posted by me on the Balanced Copyright for Canada Facebook page.
Rights and freedoms are not radical or extremist.
Consumers have just as much of a right to freedom of use as the artists have a right to compensation.
Besides, closed digital locks do not help artists as they do not prevent piracy. In fact, they encourage it as the free "pirated" media doesn't have the limitations of the DRMed pirated media.
The closed digital locks serve only to protect the jobs of the middlemen in the media industry, as they force the artists and consumers to rely on them for media creation and distribution.
Copyright in its current state doesn't extend well to the Internet, as anyone has access to the means of publishing content. I agree that there is no way of preventing unauthorized publication of digital content without utilizing encryption. However, both the means of encryption and the means of access *must* be an open public good.
The current DRM systems are not designed to protect artists. They are designed to restrict use and access to our media and hardware. The media companies want to force us to buy multiple copies of their content, even though there is no technological reason to do so. So they have, in earnest, created one out of thin air. This is the reason why we can not play a video bought off of Xbox Live on our iPods.
The only successful content authentication system will be one that is universal to every device AND completely open source, utilizing open standards for the delivery, the container, and the encryption. This is because such a system is the only system the public will accept, as it will be a system under *our* control.
In the end, the people are never going to give up control of our bought and paid for media and hardware so media companies can line their coffers. And we will do everything possible to keep that control, even if that means we have to break a few locks along the way.
I think it's telling that it's web developers who are the most vocally opposed to this system.
We are the people who understand the technology behind these systems as we work with it every day. The Internet is built on open standards and specifications. We want the system currently place to be extended to support media. Closed DRM is fundamentally against the principles of universal use and access on which the Internet was created.
To the media industry:
When in Rome, it's best to do as the Romans do. Work with us and respect our principles and values and we will likely be willing to work with your industry to protect your content.
It's your call.
Technology can not fix societal problems. Piracy, as a black market, is a societal problem. You can never prevent people from pirating, as a few will ALWAYS find a way. You can only attempt to influence people to buy through efficient and productive technology.
I think it's pointless to attempt to make an uncrackable system as the reason why people crack DRM is mostly because they want to get around the restrictions present in the media. Making a system that doesn't restrict users in this way is a much more productive way to solve the problem, rather than trying to implement endless layers of DRM that will end up being hacked eventually anyways.
Mind you, there needs to be at least something in place to *deter* people from republishing the content without the author's permission. So let's just make that something using secure open parts, put in as few restrictions as possible, and call it a damn day.


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Romford Salvation Army Band preparing for fundraising show in Hornchurch
PUBLISHED: 14:10 04 September 2017
Music fans still have a chance to bag their tickets for the Romford Salvation Army’s annual charity concert later this month.
On Sunday, September 17 the Romford Salvation Army band will be performing a fundraising concert at the Queen’s Threate in Billet Lane, Hornchurch.
All money raised will go to Mencap, a charity working to support children with learning disabilities across the UK.
Tom Hoyles, of the Romford Salvation Army, told the Recorder: “It should be fun, the band are going to be playing a number of different songs from musical theatre and it’s a good chance for the young musicians from Mencap’s Music Is Magic project to get some experience so it should be a really good show.”
The showcase will be taking place at the Queen’s Theatre from 4pm-6pm.
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From Todd Spangler of Variety:
Why Teen Drama Is Leaving TV After 35 Years
In coming to Netflix’s ad-free streaming service, the show — which from the beginning has aimed to address adolescent problems in a realistic way — has more breathing room to develop storylines, said Stephen Stohn, president of DHX Media’s Epitome Pictures and executive producer of “Degrassi.”
“With ad-supported TV, ratings are at the top of the list and in some cases dictate creative decisions,” Stohn said, adding that when viewership declines there can be a tendency among network executives to shy away from controversial subject matter. “We have more creative freedom with Netflix… With Netflix we’re just encouraged to tell the stories we want to tell.” Continue reading.
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In my case, is the term 'crisis' my euphemism for the word depression or am I couching my crisis underneath the term depression?
Whichever it is, I find that I deal with both the same way so I guess it does not matter.
What To Do:
1. Keep on living. Yes, pretty self explanatory.
2. Drink lots of water.
3. Fix up. Meaning get out of my pjs. Do the three S's of grooming.
Very important: put on eye make-up.
4. Walk the dog and/or exercise.
5. Organize and/or clean at least one immediate area around me. It could be anything:
-wipe the bathroom sink.
-pick up my fallen hair in the shower.
-flush an unflushed toilet.
6. Reach out to at least one person you've put off connecting with. A text, a call, a grunt, a smile.
7. Eat something healthy. Almonds. Tomatoes. An apple. Raw vegetables. Fish.
Oddly enough, during my recent episode with the big D, I suddenly could not stand the smell of fish!
I scrubbed and deodorized my house (I had cooked salmon) and I THREW OUT my salmon leftovers immediately. I am hoping this is a temporary situation because I love fish. Well, used to anyway.
8. Immerse yourself in something. Work, a chore, a book, a hobby.
In my case, I took up a new hobby. I have been crocheting. More on this later.
9. Give yourself permission to take a break. Whether it's by declining social invitations or simply sleeping for a few days.
I used to think that sleeping was bad for depression but I am beginning to rethink that.
I think that if you regulate or plan how to use sleep to help get over some bad days, it is actually helpful. In my case, I gave myself permission to sleep while the kids were at school--just for two days. I know that I am lucky that Steve's hard work allows me to be able to do this.
10. Replace unhelpful or unproductive thoughts with a prayer or a positive thought.
It is truly mental calisthenics. Sets and Reps for the brain. If you keep purging negative thoughts and replacing them with good ones, pretty soon you create muscle memory for the brain.
And last but not the least: Smile.
Smiling helps your innards.

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California High School Softball - Cathedral Catholic can't hold off Patrick HenryApril 25, 2022: San Diego, CA 92120
The Patrick Henry Patriots softball team scored 9 runs and limited the visiting Cathedral Catholic Dons to 8 in the Patriots league triumph on Monday.
With the triumph, Patrick Henry improves its record to 7-9 on the year. The Patriots host Scripps Ranch (San Diego, CA) to clash with the Falcons in a City Western game on Wednesday, April 27. The Falcons come into the game with a record of 5-14. Scripps Ranch lost 12-9 in their recent league game against Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, CA)
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Debbie Urbanski, assistant founder, joined Boxcar Press in 2002 with the intent of creating lots of forms for people to fill out, so that the office could keep organized. She is now serving as Boxcar’s writer-in-residence, travel correspondent, and child watcher.
Jasper Kyle is the first Boxcar Baby, born November 17, 2006 after a whole lot of hard work. His favorite press is the Heidelberg SBB, his favorite ink color is Pantone Purple.
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The Bombay High Court came down heavily on the Maharashtra government for failing to provide basic facilities like hospitals and good roads at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Raigad district.
A division bench of Chief Justice N H Patil and Justice G S Kulkarni was last week hearing a public interest litigation filed by the UranSamajik Sanstha raising concerns about heavy vehicular traffic, lack of medical facilities as well as police patrolling at JNPT.
At present, according to the petition, there is only one rural hospital eight kilometres from JNPT, but it is not equipped to handle serious medical emergencies.
The JNPT had earlier informed the court that it had recently entered into an agreement with Apollo Hospital and that, within a period of nine months, a full fledged trauma centre will start in the JNPT premises.
The court then suggested that in the meantime the government could upgrade the existing rural hospital and ensure ambulance and doctors are available round the clock.
"You (government) cannot ignore important and basic facilities like medical care...especially in such places like JNPT. The government has to pay attention to all this too. Every plot of land you (government) cannot keep giving for commercial and residential use," the court said.
The court noted that when the JNPT is a port of national and international importance, an ideal road with sufficient number of lanes to cater to the special traffic ought to have been the first priority of the central and state authorities.
"The result is insurmountable inconvenience to the public at large resulting in accidents and loss of life. It is imperative that all the roads leading to the port need to be properly planned, well maintained and all measures need to be taken to make them accident free," the court said.
"The roads should not be death traps," it said.
The bench said authorities have to fix accountability on those who are required to maintain the roads.
"The success, feasibility and ease of business depends on proper infrastructure which primarily include good roads that meet international standards," the court said.
The high court directed the Navi Mumbai police commissioner to take steps like deployment of traffic police for patrol and control of heavy vehicular and regular traffic on the roads, prevent illegal parking and so on.
It also directed the state government's Directorate of Medical Health to make available ambulances equipped with life saving facilities and station them at strategic locations.
The National Highway Authority informed the court that by March 2019, six to eight lane work of the road in question will be completed.
Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni told the court that discussions were going on in connection with upgrading the rural hospital.
The bench posted the petition for further hearing after six weeks.


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“ Brand: Asda / Type: Irish recipe sausages „
Every week in with my local Asda shop I get a packet of sausages, already pre-packed that is and I usually get whatever is on offer or the cheapest. Both me and my flatmate/bestmate like the occasional fry up or sausage and tomato sandwich and if not I make up a sausage casserole that we both love up.
These sausages costing 97p for 8 of them (or they are currently on offer at two packs for £1.50) seemed good value for me and as I am half Irish anyway I thought I should partake in them lol
The packaging of the sausages is very simple indeed. They come in a clear and green coloured plastic packet and on the front of the pack we are told that they are Asda '8' Irish Recipe Sausages and there is an at a glance nutritional chart shown and we are also told that they are free from artificial colours or flavours. On the back of the pack ingredients and allergy advice is given along with cooking instructions and a full nutritional chart and of course contact details for Asda are given along with the weight which in this case is 454g for the 8 sausages.
Well you can of course freeze these or pop them in the fridge and in appearance they are long, not too thick pale looking sausages all attached together so you need to cut off the surplus skin to handle them singly.
You can of course grill or fry these and either way they take about 12-15 minutes to cook in which time a little grease does leave them (particulary through grilling) and they do go a nice golden colour.
Taste wise they do taste of blended pork and that pork is blended with rusk, seasoning, spices such as coriander and nutmeg and then things that don't sound so nice such as pork fat, pork rind and the casing being made from beef collagen.
They are nice enough though, seasoned and with no bits of white rubbery gristle in them however they are a rather greasy sausage and usually I fry anything that I can but these really do need grillling or fat spurts in your mouth as you eat them.
Saying that though they are a tasty sausage though not very filling cos they are so thin but I like the porky flavour with a hint of the spices within them being detectable and do find them nicely seasoned and easy to cook too. Forget the things that don't sound so nice within the sausage I have listed they do taste good....particulary if you like em greasy!
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Winging liar Carlos Tevez has accused Manchester United of showing him no respect, in an interview with Loaded magazine.
The striker, who signed for big spending Manchester City in a £25.5 million deal this summer, made the claims in the September issue of the top shelf men’s magazine.
“I think I deserved more respect than what was shown,” said Tevez. “It was very strange. In the first year everything went
very well – I was part of the team and felt like I was important to the coach and the club. But in the second, there was a big change. There was no communication with the manager and I began to feel as if I was not wanted. Every footballer will say that if they do not feel wanted, then it is the beginning of the end.”
Strange then that Tevez, who earns £150,000 per week at City, said of manager Sir Alex Ferguson that he “treated me with respect from the moment I arrived,” as recently as April this year.
Sir Alex Ferguson has backed new signing Michael Owen to beat the five Premier League goals that Tevez scored last season, as well as saying that the Argentine isn’t worth the money City spent on him.


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Design Institute: ACDAS
Design Team: Wangying, Ruijing Sun, Jiezhong Yu, Dongyuan Guo
Project Location: Beijing, China
Tongzhou is the sub-center of Beijing city, located in the southeast of Beijing, on the northern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Tongzhou is the traffic hub in the east of capital with heavy warehousing. In recent years, with the implementation of Beijing's urban planning, the administrative and governmental units in the center of the city have been moved to Tongzhou one after another. The population and companies have been redistributed from the central city to the sub-center of the city.
Grand, small, towering, bleak, quiet, energetic, history, memory, glory and responsibility, as an architect, from the moment he stepped into this magnificent steel beast, he stepped into a grand updated play. The flowing lines on the tip of the pen, just like light dance steps under the spotlight, outline the clue of the narration of time and space.
The project is connected with Shijingshan and Xiuchi in the west, the Winter Olympics Square in the north, and Shougang Avenue and the corresponding No.1 and No.2 blast furnace in the east. The underwater garage covers an area of 31,380 square meters, with a total construction area of 18,425 square meters, including 6,647 square meters for the blast furnace itself and 7,739 square meters for the auxiliary building.

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Made in the late 60s early 70s designed to produce a natural reverberation impersonating the sound of some of the finest concert halls. Big, Dense and complex sound with only the slightest hint of spring-like wobble. The lack of a sonic signature of a room or hall makes it very usefull on both drums and vocals to create a unique space. The BX20 is a true classic spring reverb also used today by artists like White Stripes, Kings of Leon and Black Keys etc etc.
The first Plate reverb, a piece of history from Elektromesstechnik (EMT) 140 made in mono 1957 and in stereo 1961. EMT in its day was by far the most popular developer and manufacturer of artificial reverb solutions for the recording industry. Dense, with heavy diffusion — wonderful, warm, open, and natural. Not necessarily like a room, yet it has room-like qualities.
A swedish Plate reverberation design by Lars “Stockis” Liljeryd”, around 250 units ever made. Its an unique piece of gear with an unique sound. The stainless steel plate is only 0,3mm thick which makes it very bright and brings tons of character to a mix, we use it alot to bring a dark sounding vibe to an arrangement by rolling off its brightness.
Fairchild model 658
Made in the 1960s with three individual 662 Fairchild solid state preamps, transformer isolated input & output along with three individual spring tanks the sound gets Warm, deep, and lush. Great on vocals, guitars and almost all acoustic instruments. Ends up on most of our mixes here at Nevo Studios.
A swedish mono spring reverb made in the mid 80s from what then became the EBS bass amp company. Our impulses are made of two units to make a true stereo print. These springs are one of a kind and if you want to make sure you have a unique sonic signature you just have to try this one out.
Master Room XL-305
This spring reverb from the MicMix Audio company came out in 1979 described as the “The acoustic chamber synthesizer”. It is a dual channel unit with different decay times giving it a rich tone. Exhibits no unwanted side effects as boing, twang and flutter as many short spring unit has. It’s as natural as a chamber itself, a very smooth sounding spring reverb even for percussion and drums. If you ever record vocals with an RCA ribbon microphone for that smooth vintage sound the XL-305 adds another level of magic.
Master Room Super C
Another excellent, long spring reverb made in Dallas USA in the early 60s. Inputs and outputs are transformer balanced and it is a very rare unit. The springs measure 100cm and 78cm, some people say it sounds better than the AKG BX20 some say not. Its a different thing, still a beast in our opinion, works on everything.
Another classic reverb from Elektromesstechnik (EMT) that needs no introduction. It uses an electroplated foil of pure 24 carat gold measuring 27×29 cm and is super thin. A rather small unit being a plate reverb but the sound is rich and luxurious, simply amazing. It is always connected to our console here at Nevo Studios.


Topsail Island, NC – Enjoy a delightful morning and Breakfast with Santa at Surf City Community Center hosted by Surf City’s Parks and Recreation Department. A delicious breakfast of pancakes, sausage and milk, juice or coffee will be served on Saturday, December 15 from 8:00am – 10:00am. Children will be able to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus and all children can participate in free take-home crafts.
Jason Lingle, owner of Lingle Digital, will be providing one free “Photo with Santa” per family printed onsite. Other photos and keepsakes will be available for purchase at www.lingledigital.com
Tickets are on sale now at Surf City Community Center for $5 per person. They may also be purchased at the door the morning of the breakfast for $6 per person. Cash or checks will be accepted.
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A religious beliefs is a system of ideas held by a group of individuals. These ideas are a representation of their worldview as well as what they anticipate from their actions. Every religious beliefs is one-of-a-kind, and the set of beliefs and actions varies substantially. Some religious systems link their belief in a superordinary being to a path of spirituality, while others concentrate largely on earthly issues. Whatever the faith, the study of religion is a vital and important aspect of human culture. click here now
The term “religious beliefs” is a wide, detailed term. While the concept of faith is extensively recognized to include the technique of a collection of values or methods, a more certain summary may a lot more quickly recognize a religion as a group or advancement. In 1871, Edward Burnett Tylor specified religious beliefs as the belief in spiritual beings, no matter area. Although Tylor’s definition is extremely broad, it recognizes the presence of such beliefs in all cultures.
A typical interpretation of faith includes different techniques. Rituals, lectures, and the veneration of deities are all part of a faith. Other methods might include celebrations, initiations, funerary solutions, and also marital routines. Various other tasks connected with faith might consist of meditation, art, as well as civil service. Men are more probable to be spiritual than ladies. Moreover, individuals may be spiritual in greater than one method. There are many different kinds of faith as well as different societies, and it is often confusing to try to specify what a faith in fact is.
Faith is a complex sensation. The numerous kinds and varieties of it vary greatly. There are several ways that religious beliefs are revealed. Some are based on the belief in a solitary god. Those that rely on monotheism believe that there is only one God. Various other kinds of faiths utilize a number of gods or goddesses. In both situations, there is an intermediary in between the gods as well as the people participants. A medicine man can carry out rites as well as routines to aid the unwell or heal their discomfort.
A lot of religions share the same fundamental features. They all share an usual idea of salvation, a priesthood, spiritual things, and also a code of moral habits. While a number of them are different, they all share some common attributes. For instance, they all have a defining misconception and also have sacred places. The most essential point to remember is that these religious beliefs are not monolithic. While they may have resemblances, they do not have the same core belief or beliefs.
While there are lots of forms of religious beliefs, the best-known is the Catholic Church. In a Christian church, the clergyman is a figure of prayer. In a Catholic parish, the priest is a commissioned participant of the clergy. A shaman is an individual who relies on a religious divine being. In a non-Christian context, the priest is a number that believes in a divine being. In a secular culture, there are numerous kinds of faiths.
In the last century, the study of religious beliefs has been greatly concentrated on the partnership in between people as well as the sacred and also divine points they admire. The 5 largest spiritual groups represent about 5.8 billion individuals and also their fans. Each of them has its own ideas and also practices. A few of these ideas are much more rational than others, while others are a lot more rooted in practice. The research study of religious beliefs is an intricate process, yet it can be analyzed by any individual.
One of the most integral part of a faith is its idea in a god. Among the numerous kinds of religions, Christianity is the most typical. It is thought that God can aid us in our lives. It can make us delighted or sad. As an example, a male can help a woman with her child with her magic. The function of a shaman in a religious culture is essential to the well-being of the tribe.
There are many type of faiths. Nevertheless, there are numerous common traits among all of them. For instance, faiths all share a common idea of salvation. Additionally, they usually involve sacred places and items, rituals, and also codes of moral actions. They also include a priesthood to lead their followers. Historically, some faiths have been led by a divine being, while others have numerous gods. As a result, their confidence is an idea in a divine being.

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It’s a nice little jackpot for American public finances. Since 2014, sales of recreational cannabis have brought in $ 10.4 billion in taxes, for the coffers of the 18 states that have legalized. It is the result of a calculation of Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). This pro-legalization lobby has added up all the tax data for each state, supporting sources so that everyone can verify.
MPP calculations only include recreational cannabis, not medical therefore. And they start in 2014, since it was on that date that Colorado became the first US state to legalize cannabis for adults. However, it is not this state that has won the most taxes; this is California.
The State of Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego have collected $ 3.1 billion in taxes… in just 4 years! Alongside him, Washington State (not to be confused with the capital, Washington DC) and Colorado complete the podium. The first brought 3 billion into its coffers in eight years of legalization. The second, 1.7 billion.
Between 9 and 37% tax depending on the state
Calculations of Marijuana Policy Project also show the large difference in taxation depending on the state. In France, we have the same tax everywhere, the VAT. In the United States, as it is a federal model, the states decide. Some tax cannabis little, especially to compete on the black market. Others prefer to tap more heavily, especially to redistribute to schools or social justice programs.
The champion is surely Washington State. Located in the far northwest of the country, theEvergreen State recovers 37% of cannabis sales to fuel its budget. There, cannabis already brings in more to the state than alcohol. And this made it possible to unlock $ 600 million, in particular to help low-income families who cannot afford a mutual insurance fund.
Another champion: California. For an ounce (28 grams) of cannabis, the state levies $ 9.25 in taxes. To this is added 15% excise, a special tax, and 7.25% VAT.
New York, too, is rubbing its hands. Although sales have not yet started, MPs and Senators have agreed to a tax backed by the THC level of the products. This could therefore vary between 12 and 35%. To this will be added a VAT of 13%.
Conversely, others have chosen a more liberal model. Alaska, for example, charges $ 50 in taxes for an ounce, which typically sells for around $ 300. Michigan takes around 16% in taxes. The same goes for Oregon, with 17%.

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The second phase of the Frishman Hollow affordable housing project will began grading work in early summer to make way for the four building, 68-unit development.
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|Publication date||Sep 29, 1931|
|Filing date||Oct 1, 1929|
|Priority date||Oct 1, 1929|
|Publication number||US 1825077 A, US 1825077A, US-A-1825077, US1825077 A, US1825077A|
|Inventors||Edward B T Lawrence|
|Original Assignee||Edward B T Lawrence|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
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|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
p 1931 E. B. T. LAWRENCE 1,825,077
BURNI'NTOOL Filed 001:. l, 1929 INVENTOR ggzlzwr7ra9 J TORNEY Patented Sept. 29, 1931 PATENT OFFICE EDWARD B. T. LAWRENCE, F BURBANK, CALIFORNIA BURN IN TOOL Application filed October 1, 1929. Serial No. 396,528.
This invention relates to furniture linishers tools and more especially to a burnintool.
It is an object of the invention to provide a simple, practicable instrument which is eliminate the risk of fire by electrically heated in a short space of time to the desired degree of temperature for the melting and application of a furniture wax.
It is a general object of the invention to avoiding the use of open or naked flame apparatus of any kind, to save time and labor and to provide an instrument incorporating a control switch whereby the energizing current may be 1 turned on and oil at will for the economical useof the instrument.
A further object is to provide a burnintool of low cost and of substantial construction and eflicient operation and ready application.
Other objects, advantages and details of construction, combination and mode of operation will be made manifest in the ensuing description of the herewith illustrative embodiment; it being understood that modifications, variations and adaptations may be resorted to within the spirit, scope and principle of the invention as it is more directly claimed hereinafter, and consisting of the disclosure and its substantial e uivalent.
Figure 1 is a side elevation o the tool.
Figure 2 is an axial section of the tool.
Figure 3 is an end view of the handle end of the tool.
Figure 4 is a cross-section through the tool shank.
The instrument includes a tubular handle 2 preferably of wood or other non-electric and heated resistive material and for the purposeof reventing the tool rolling is of a non-circu shown as octagona. The handle has a re duced inner end 3 surrounded by a ferrule 4 on its hub portion whereby to form reinforcement for the secure holding of the inserted end of a tubular shank 5, which is preferably of copper and whose outer end is flattened 6 here shown as of triangular form and in clined obliquely across the axis of the tool.
shown, by application of the ar exterior form; being here' to form a single ply tip or blade 7 Within the tubular shank is an insulated heating unit 7, of fine resistance wire in the form of a loop one end of which is electrically connected to a terminal plug 8 whose body is jammed in the handle 2 b a set screw 9 run in between the bore of t e handle and the surface of the plug 6.
A conductor 10 leads from the terminal plug 8 to a suitable switch 11 with an operating button 12 arranged exterior to the handle. From the switch extends a relative connection 13 to the resistance unit 7.
When the tool is to be used it is attached to a suitable electric extension cord, not cord connector to the poles of the fixed plug 8 in the handle 2. The switch button 12 being thrown to a closing position causes the heated unit 7 to be energized with the result that the tubular shank 5 is brought to the required temperature in about one minute and is effective to melt or soften the furniture wax to which molding or effective ti 6 is ap lied in a manner well known to urniture finishers.
The design and construction and arrangement of the several parts of the tool are such that even though the operator fails to break the electric circuit whether at the switch 11 or at the connected plug 8 there is little or no danger of fire risk because the heating element and the heated tool tip do not become red hot.
What is claimed is:
In a device of the class described, the combination with a handle member and a tubular shank, on the distal end of which is a protected heating coil; of a burnin which consists of a single-layer, flexible blade forming an integral part of said tube and in the form of a right triangle having its longer side parallel to the axis of the tool and in a line beyond the side of the tool; the plane of the blade being oblique to and across the axis of the tool shank.
EDWARD B. T. LAWRENCE.
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|US7676982 *||Mar 19, 2008||Mar 16, 2010||San Fu Lee||Method and apparatus for venting fish|
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A Hydroelectric Generator in Your Arteries Can Power a Pacemaker, University of Bern and Collaborator Reveal
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Coaches admire athletes for showing a lot of heart, and poets praise the organ’s passions, but engineers see the human cardiovascular system otherwise. The heart is a pump in a prime location, brimming with energy for the taking, says mechanical engineer Alois Pfenniger. So together with colleagues at the University of Bern and the Bern University of Applied Sciences, in Switzerland, Pfenniger has tested small turbines designed to fit inside a human artery, like an implantable hydroelectric generator.
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Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is staying put. The free agent wide receiver has reached an agreement on a one-year deal to stay with the Pittsburgh Steelers after testing the free agency waters.
The NFL Network’s Taylor Bisciotti was among those breaking the news on social media. According to reports, the receiver is taking a “substantial” pay cut to stay with the Steelers as the organization works through a tricky cap situation. The news of the deal broke around the same time that it was reported that the Steelers had granted cornerback Steven Nelson permission to seek a trade.
Something that might endear Smith-Schuster to Pittsburgh fans even more? The receiver rebuffed a hard push from the rival Baltimore Ravens:
Here’s the interesting part on Steelers’ WR JuJu Smith-Schuster’s one-year deal with Pittsburgh: the Ravens made a hard push to sign him and he wound up taking significantly less money to go back to the Steelers, per sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 19, 2021
He is only a few seasons removed from a 2018 campaign that saw him catch 111 passes for 1,426 yards and seven touchdowns, although he topped that touchdown mark with nine scores this past season. In 2020 he displayed the ability to serve as more of a vertical threat in the passing game, but his best work remains near the line of scrimmages on slants, quick-hitting designs, and concepts more rooted in the West Coast school of thought.
For those reasons, Smith-Schuster might be an ideal fit for a few different teams, such as San Francisco, Las Vegas or Chicago, if the Bears are forced to watch Allen Robinson leave in free agency. This play against the Dallas Cowboys is a prime example of what he offers:
He beats press coverage, extends the separation after the break on his slant route, and picks up yardage after the catch.
This is a very solid move for the Steelers, who retain one of their offensive weapons as they navigate a tricky off-season financially. For Smith-Schuster, the reality of this spring is that the wide receiver class has not been as friendly for the players as it is the teams, perhaps due to the incoming class of rookies. He’ll have another season in Pittsburgh to produce and hope that the next off-season provides a stronger market for players at the position. It also gives quarterback Ben Roethisberger a familiar face as the Steelers try and gear up for perhaps the veteran QB’s final ride.


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Colonial and postcolonial literature : migrant metaphors /
Praised as an indispensable, uniquely inclusive study of the field, Colonial and Postcolonial Literature is the definitive, founding introduction to the exciting growth area of colonial and postcolonial writing in English. It combines a broad-ranging, contextualising narrative situating key developm...
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Defendants in a mass tort involving some 702 women claiming harm from transvaginal mesh medical devices were denied a request to have the case moved back to federal court, where they perceive an advantage.
In theory, Boston transvaginal mesh lawyers know that both sides should be able to receive a fair trial regardless of the court in which the case is heard. However, some federal courts have accepted defenses and rulings that are somewhat more favorable to corporate interests. This is why defendants aggressively pursue the option whenever possible.
Here, in Teague, et al v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., they were unsuccessful, at least as far as 650 plaintiff cases were concerned.
More than 700 women from more than two dozen states plus Puerto Rico filed 12 almost-identical product liability claims against the defendant manufacturers, including Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon Inc. Each plaintiff had in some way been harmed by having transvaginal mesh devices surgically implanted to correct conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse. The implantation of these devices resulted or contributed to serious complications, such as erosion and organ perforation.
Each of the 12 claims contained no more than 100 plaintiffs, and each had at least one plaintiff residing in New Jersey, where the defendant manufacturers are based.
Initially, the defendants moved the case from state to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 – specifically, 28 U.S.C. 1332(d). This measure allows class actions and mass tort actions to be removed to federal court when there are more than 100 plaintiffs and there is a proposal that the cases be tried jointly.
Defendants removed the actions to a U.S. District Court in Oklahoma, citing the act as basis for the removal. Defendants also asserted that plaintiff attorneys each fraudulently joined at least one claimant from New Jersey for the sole purpose of keeping the claims in state court.
The defendants also argued that by filing all litigation in the same court, before the same judge, plaintiffs had effectively proposed a joint trial of claims, which would collectively mean there were more than 100 plaintiffs.
Plaintiffs responded by a request to remand 11 of those actions back to state court. The district court granted the plaintiff motion, and the federal appellate court affirmed.
Usually, an order remanding a case to state court isn’t appealable. However, there is a special provision in the 2005 act that allows for appeal in cases of mass torts, so long as the appeal is filed within 10 days.
The appellate court noted numerous prior rulings of sister circuit courts, which have approved efforts by mass tort plaintiffs to avoid federal jurisdiction by bringing separate cases with fewer than 100 plaintiffs each. The one exception is if there is a proposal that all of those claims should be tried jointly.
There are benefits to trying claims jointly, but that’s not what the plaintiffs were after in this case. Plaintiffs conceded that their claims involved many common questions of law and fact, but it was argued that the act’s definition of “mass action” is narrow, and statutes pertaining to removal of actions to federal court should be strictly construed.
The appellate court agreed, meaning that the actions will continue to proceed in state court. As of today, some 40,000 claims against transvaginal mesh manufacturers are pending.
If you are the victim of a defective medical product, call Jeffrey Glassman Injury Lawyers for a free and confidential appointment — (617) 777-7777.”
Teague, et al v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., April 11, 2014, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
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Part I: The Early Years
This article is Part I of the three part series on Pakistani AA Artillery. The other parts are:
Part II – Pakistani AA Artillery in 1965 war.
Part III – Pakistani AA Artillery in 1971 war.
During World War II, Indian Artillery reached its peak strength of sixty one regiments by 1944 and had more AA regiments than field regiments for a brief period till the waning Japanese air threat resulted in demobilisation of a number of AA Regiments. The cut-backs continued in the later stages of the war and by the end of 1946, Indian Anti-Aircraft Indian Artillery had shrunk to only four Anti-Aircraft Regiments of which one was a Heavy AA while the remaining three were LAA Regiments. There were no self-propelled regiments on the order of battle though truck mounted L/60 AA guns were aplenty piled up in ordnance depots. The proposed LAA Regiment for the Airborne formation had also not fructified as no suitable LAA gun could be identified even as a LAA Regiment had undergone conversion training for its new role.
The partition of India and Pakistan in August 1947 meant that the Artillery was also to be divided between the two countries as with all other elements. The distribution proposed between the two countries was of 18 ½ Regiments for India and 8 ½ Regiments for Pakistan. The latter was to get two Heavy and Light AA Regiments each but with the condition that it would convert one Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment to a Field Regiment, and one Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment to an Anti-Tank Regiment, thus limiting its AA Regiments to two. In the end, however, two Anti-Aircraft Regiments viz 18th (earlier designated as 2nd ) Heavy AA Regiment and 25th ( earlier designated as 1st ) Light AA Regiment were transferred to Pakistan. They were the oldest surviving AA Regiments of Indian AA Artillery but owing to their class composition had been selected for transfer to Pakistan. India, as its share, retained 26 and 27 LAA Regiments.
Soon after partition, Pakistan Artillery, shedding its link to the Indian Artillery, re-designated its regiments and formation headquarters and with this 18th HAA Regiment now became the 5th HAA Regiment and 25th LAA Regiment became the 6th LAA Regiment. Even the batteries were numbered afresh as follows:
Indian Designation Pakistani Designation
5 HAA Regiment
1 HAA Battery 12 HAA Battery
7 HAA Battery 18 HAA Battery
8 HAA Battery 24 HAA Battery
6 LAA Regiment
3 LAA Battery 14 LAA Battery
6 LAA Battery 20 LAA Battery
7 LAA Battery 21 LAA Battery
The two artillery formation headquarters were also designated afresh:
HQ Artillery, 7 Infantry Division HQ 1 AGRPA
HQ 2 Army Group, Royal Indian Artillery HQ 2 AGRPA
Of the two formation headquarters, 2 AGRPA had been raised as HQ 59 Army Group, Royal Indian Artillery at Secunderabad. Shortly before Independence, it was designated as 2 AGRIA and moved to Peshawar. It underwent another change in November 1947 when it shifted to Karachi as HQ RPA, Sind Area before moving to Multan as 2 AGRPA. Both AA Regiments, located at Malir Cantt, were grouped under 2 AGRPA.
The official history of Pakistan Artillery records that M.A. Jinnah visited 5 Heavy AA Regiment on 27 February 1948 making it the first army unit to be visited by Jinnah. The day is commemorated by the regiment as the ‘Day of Honour’ and it calls itself as the ‘Fakhr-e-Quaid’.
During the first India-Pakistan War of 1948, both the AA Regiments fielded detachments albeit in ground role. Four Anti -Aircraft guns were deployed besides Medium and field artillery in Pandu and Chota Kazi Nag Sector while 2 x Heavy AA guns and 4 x Light AA guns were deployed in the Uri and Akhnur Sectors. 3.7-inch Heavy AA guns ex 5 Heavy AA Regiment and 40 mm AA guns of 6 Light AA Regiment were also employed in ground role in the Jhelum valley.
It was after the first Kashmir war that Pakistani AA Artillery saw its first expansion when 3 AGRPA was raised in March 1950. Shortly afterwards, 13 LAA Regiment was raised in April 1950- the first AA unit to be raised in independent Pakistan, followed by 45 Independent LAA Battery. With the raising of an Anti-Aircraft Artillery Operations Room (AAOR) on 27 July 1951, Pakistani AAA was getting its AA organisation in place.
All the AA units and the AAOR were placed under 3 AGRPA with Lt Col Calver, commanding officer of 6 LAA Regiment, appointed as its first commander. He was succeeded by Brigadier Pinchard in October 1950. While Major Shirazi, a ‘fresh off Staff College’ officer was appointed as the DAA&QMG, he was soon enough shifted as the Brigade Major with an infantry officer posted in as the DAA & QMG. One plausible reason of doing so was that there was an acute shortage of qualified artillery officers and the priority was to post them to the field units rather than to headquarters.
The other AA Regiments raised during the period were
13 LAA Regiment April1 950
19 LAA Regiment August 1951
20 HAA Regiment May 1951 (Converted to LAA regiment 1 March 1960)
The first HQ Corps Artillery came up in 1951 with Brig J.H. Frowen D.S.O. appointed as its first commander with 13 LAA Regiment and 82 LAA Battery forming part of it besides the four 40mm LAA and two 3.7-inch HAA guns pooled in ex Artillery Centre. This HQ was designated as HQ 1 Corps Artillery in 1957 ( and later as HQ 4 Corps Artillery after the 1965 war- swapping the designation with HQ 4 Corps Artillery that became HQ 1 Corps Artillery).
1954 was a major milestone for Pakistan Army as the U.S. Military Aid Programme (MAP) was initiated this year. Keeping in mind the manpower ceiling of 40,000 as laid down as a condition for implementation of MAP, Pakistan Army went about laying down the details of units to be raised. As regards AA Artillery, the MAP resulted in a marginal increase of two LAA Regiments and one LAA Battery, as given below:
Units before MAP (Nov 1954) Units after MAP (Dec 1959)
LAA Regiments – 3 LAA Regiments. – 5
HAA Regiments – 2 HAA Regiments – 2
LAA Batteries. – 2 LAA Batteries – 3
With time, the HAA Regiments were converted to LA Regiments as the 3.7-inch HAA guns were phased out. Pakistan also received the M24 Twin 40mm AA Gun ‘Duster’ from U.S.A. 19 LAA Regiments (SP) was the regiment to be equipped with this mobile gun system. The other change was the induction of 20mm Quad AA guns.
It was with this order of battle and inventory that Pakistan AA Artillery went to war in 1965.


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During the summer months in New York City, you often hear people talking about plans to escape the city’s heat with trips to the beach or mountains. This is because NYC, like most large cities, is an urban heat island. With miles of paved surfaces that absorb heat, it is generally warmer than surrounding rural areas.
Within city limits, the temperature difference between an asphalt covered street and a nearby park lawn can demonstrate this phenomenon on a smaller scale. Below are some photos of measurements we made around midtown Manhattan at 2:30 PM this afternoon when the air temperature was 95°F.
On the street, the temperature was 122°F in the sun and 101°F in the shade. On the park lawn, only a few feet away, the temperature in the sun was 99°F and a relatively cool 85°F in the shade. Hands down, the best place to beat the heat – even in the city – is on a grassy surface in the shade. Stay cool!
Comparing temperatures of surfaces in the sun and the shade around midtown Manhattan on July 29th when the air temperature was 95°F . Credit: The Weather Gamut.
Summer is wildfire season in the American West, and it is off to a raging start.
So far this year, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, wildfires have burned 5.5 million acres across the US. That is an area roughly the size of the state of New Jersey. It is also the second highest total (as of this date) in the last 25 years.
As of Monday, 22 large wildfires – defined as greater than 100 acres – are burning in 5 states. In California’s Napa Valley region, the Wragg Fire has scorched 7,000 acres and forced many residents to evacuate. In Montana, a massive blaze has burned approximately 5 square miles of Glacier National Park since it began last week. The majority of the acres burned, however, have been in Alaska. They have seen nearly 4.7 million acres charred, which is about 85% of the national total to date.
High temperatures and prolonged drought in the West have turned forests and brush areas into tinderboxes that are susceptible to any type of spark. While summer is usually hot and dry in California, the state is enduring its fourth year of drought. Alaska has also been unusually warm and dry. In fact, according to NOAA, they are in the middle of their second warmest year on record, year to date. These warm temperatures helped produce a dearth of winter snowfall, which has lead to drier than normal conditions across a large area of the state.
Overall, wildfires in the US seem to be getting worse. In Alaska, 3 of the worst wildfires have occurred in the last 12 years. In California, 12 of their 20 largest fires have taken place since 2000. In both states, wildfire records date back to the 1930s.
Nationally, summer 2015 is on track to be one of the worst wildfires seasons on record.
Wildfire rages in Glacier National Park, Montana. Image Credit: CBS
This summer has been marked by heavy rain and even flooding in many parts of the United States. Drought, however, continues to plague large sections of the country.
According to the latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor, 36% of the nation is in some form of drought. While this number represents improvement for some areas, such as Texas and the southern plains, the western states remain very dry. Conditions of moderate drought or worse cover 61% of that region.
In California, despite some unseasonably heavy rain recently, the long-term drought – now in its fourth year – continues. 97% of the state is experiencing conditions of moderate drought or worse and 46% is in extreme drought, the worst possible category.
On the other side of the country, drought is also impacting parts of Florida. This is fairly unusual as summer is considered the rainy season there. Currently, 45% of the Sunshine state – mostly along the east coast – is experiencing some form of drought. That is up from 15% from just three months ago. Portions of the highly populated areas of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, on the southeastern tip of the peninsula, are dealing with extreme drought.
The Drought Monitor is a weekly publication produced by a partnership of government agencies, including the National Drought Mitigation Center, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Our global temperature continued its upward trend last month with June 2015 marking the warmest June ever recorded for the entire planet.
According to a report by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Earth’s combined average temperature for the month – over both land and sea surfaces – was 61.48°F, which is 1.58°F above the 20th century average. It surpassed the previous record set last year by 0.22°F and marked the fourth highest monthly departure from average for any month on record.
June was also the third month this year to break its monthly temperature record, joining March and May. The other months of 2015 each posted readings that ranked in their top five warmest.
For the oceans, the globally averaged sea surface temperature for the month was 1.33°F above the 20th century average of 61.5°F. That is the warmest reading on record for any June, eclipsing the previous record set just last year. It also tied with September 2014 as the highest monthly departure from average for any month.
While moderate El Niño conditions – a natural climate pattern that boosts oceanic and atmospheric temperatures – played a role in June’s record heat, it does not tell the whole story. The long-term trend of human-caused climate change was also a key factor. NOAA reports that fourteen of the fifteen warmest years on record have occurred since 2000 and they were not all El Niño years.
Year to date, the first six months of 2015 were the warmest of any year on record. Global temperature records date back to 1880.
Climate change is a complex scientific subject and there are a plethora of data-rich reports that detail its diverse impacts. Not everyone, however, responds to facts and figures or charts and graphs. That is why art can help broaden the public conversation and help create new pathways to understanding this critical issue.
Today, I will be giving a presentation on the “Art and Science of Climate Change” for a Human Impacts Institute event at the Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn, NY. My talk will cover both the basic science of climate change and explore how artists from around the globe have been responding to its various impacts and possible solutions.
Earth’s climate is a complex system with many interacting parts, including the atmosphere, oceans, land surfaces, ice, and the sun. To better understand how it works and to make projections for its future behavior, scientists use computer-based simulations known as climate models.
These models, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), incorporate the physics and chemistry of the climate system’s various components. Using mathematical representations, they aim to answer questions such as when the next El Niño or La Niña event might develop and how the climate will respond to increasing amounts of greenhouse gas concentrations.
Developed from weather forecasting models, climate models look further out in time and involve an extremely large number of calculations. To run, they require very powerful computers. In fact, the WMO says it can take several months to complete a 50-year projection.
Dividing the planet into a three-dimensional grid, a climate model simulates the movement of air, water, and heat energy within each of its grid cells and evaluates interactions between them. All of these processes are based on the laws of physics. When all the processes from all the grids are linked together over time and space, the model simulates Earth’s climate.
As with weather, there are a number of different climate models in use around the globe. Some, according to the IPCC, perform better than others for particular aspects of the climate system. The variations in predictions that they produce are generally the result of differences in initial conditions, different parameters for interactions between parts of the system, and different estimates of future greenhouse gas emissions. That said, all the climate models included in the IPCC report agree that Earth’s average temperature is rising and expect it to continue to rise in the future.
To see if a climate model will perform well, it is tested against the past. This is a process called Hindcasting. If a model accurately predicts climate trends that have already taken place, it is expected to predict what might happen in the future with a reasonable amount of certainty. Models can also be refined as new sources of data become available.
Below is a short video by The National Academy of Sciences on the basics of climate modeling. Credit: NAS and YouTube.
The Earth will reach its Aphelion today at 19:41 UTC, which is 3:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time. This is the point in the planet’s orbit where it is farthest from the Sun.
This annual event is a result of the elliptical shape of the Earth’s orbit and the off-centered position of the Sun inside that path. The exact date of the Aphelion differs from year to year, but it’s usually in early July – summer in the northern hemisphere.
While the planet’s distance from the Sun is not responsible for the seasons, it does influence their length. As a function of gravity, the closer the planet is to the Sun, the faster it moves. Today, Earth is about 152 million kilometers (94 million miles) away from the Sun. That is approximately 5 million kilometers (3 million miles) further than during the perihelion in early January. That means the planet will move more slowly along its orbital path than at any other time of the year. As a result, summer is elongated by a few days in the northern hemisphere.
June 2015 felt a bit like a weather rollercoaster in New York City. We had highs that ranged from an unseasonably cool 55°F to our first 90-degree day of the year. In the end, however, the cold and warmth averaged each other out. The city’s mean temperature for the month was 71.2°F, which is only 0.2°F below normal.
On the precipitation side of things, the city had 14 days with measurable rainfall. In all, we received 4.79 inches of rain, which is 0.38 inches above normal. Of this total, 1.41 inches fell in a heavy rain event during the last weekend of the month. June marked the first time since March that the city had above average monthly rainfall.

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During his White House meeting with US President Joe Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett quoted the words of the prophet Isaiah.
"You’re a man of faith, as am I," Bennett said, addressing Biden. "In the synagogues across the world, we read a biblical portion, beyond the Parsha (weekly Torah portion -ed.); it’s called the Haftarah (weekly portion from the Prophets -ed)."
"And tomorrow, we’re going to be reading words of the prophet Isaiah — Yeshaʿyahu," Bennett said, quoting Isaiah 60:40, which reads, "Lift up your eyes and look about you: All assemble and come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters are carried on the hip."
He continued: "What this means — I can saying anything now. Right? What this means is: The sons and daughters of the Jewish people are going to come back to our land, are going to nurse our ancient land and rebuild it."
"And this ancient Jewish prophecy is today’s Israel reality. And it’s a miracle that you’ve been so central and so part of it for so many years."
Praising Biden, Bennett continued: "Today, you and I — and you’ve been so generous with your time in these difficult days — you and I are going to write yet another chapter in the beautiful story of the friendship between our two nations: The United States of America and the Jewish and democratic State of Israel — both of us who seek to do good and need to be strong, both of us who are a lighthouse in a very, very stormy world."
"Thank you," he concluded. "I look forward to working with you now and for many years forward. Thank you."


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BETHESDA, MD. — Government Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ: GOV) has agreed to purchase all of the outstanding shares of First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE: FPO) in a deal that is valued at $1.4 billion. The all-cash transaction, which includes the assumption of debt, is expected to close before the end of 2017.
First Potomac shareholders will receive $11.15 in cash per share, or about $683 million in aggregate, at the close of the transaction. This represents a premium of about 9.3 percent to First Potomac’s 30-trading day volume weighted average price, based on a period ending April 24, 2017.
The remaining transaction value includes the expected repayment of about $418 million of FPO debt and an assumption of about $232 million of FPO mortgage debt, as well as the payment of transaction fees and expenses. FPO has agreed it will not pay any distributions to its shareholders before the transaction closes. GOV’s distributions to its shareholders will not be impacted by the transaction.
First Potomac maintains an office and industrial portfolio of properties that are located primarily in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. FPO’s portfolio includes 39 properties (74 buildings) with about 6.5 million square feet that was 92.2 percent leased as of March 31, 2017. Government and other investment-grade-rated tenants represented about 43.9 percent of FPO’s total annualized rental income as of March 31, 2017. FPO had been publicly seeking a sale for several months.
“The acquisition of FPO enables GOV to expand its business strategy to include the acquisition, ownership and operation of office properties leased to both government and private-sector tenants in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. market area,” says David Blackman, president and CEO of GOV. “The metropolitan Washington, D.C. market area is one of the largest office markets in the U.S. and the nation’s largest beneficiary of spending by the U.S. government. Outside of the metropolitan Washington, D.C. market area, GOV will continue to focus on acquiring, owning and operating office properties that are majority leased to government tenants.”
GOV expects to realize about $11 million of annual general and administrative expense savings by combining the companies. GOV had $4.1 billion in consolidated gross assets as of March 31, 2017. This included 113 properties (170 buildings) totaling about 18 million square feet. Its portfolio is 94.1 percent leased.
The transaction is subject to the approval by FPO shareholders and other customary conditions. GOV expects to finance this transaction on a long-term basis with the sale of common shares; additional debt, including senior unsecured notes, mortgage financing and/or bank debt; and with proceeds from the sale of properties. Pending the completion of GOV’s long-term financing plan, the company may use borrowings under its existing revolving credit facility and a new 364-day, fully committed bridge loan facility for up to $750 million.
Wells Fargo Securities / Eastdil Secured is acting as exclusive financial advisor to FPO, while Hogan Lovells US LLP is acting as legal advisor. Citigroup is acting as financial advisor to GOV, while Sullivan & Worcester LLP is serving as legal counsel. Joint lead arrangers for the bridge loan facility are Citigroup, Bank of America NA, Morgan Stanley and UBS Investment Bank.
GOV is a REIT that primarily owns U.S. properties that are leased to the U.S. government and other government tenants. GOV’s stock price closed at $21.89 per share on Tuesday, June 27, up from $19.65 per share on Dec. 12, 2016, the REIT’s first day on the market.
FPO is a REIT that focuses on owning, operating, developing and redeveloping office and business park properties in the greater Washington, D.C., region. FPO’s stock price closed at $11.12 per share on Tuesday, June 27, up from $9.06 one year ago.
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