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I want to see the picture as it exists as a physical object. In the online world, every visitor is different, imitation is the highest form of flattery.
A kind of anybody-can-do-it approach showing that pictures are born free. Art suppresses critical voices by ousting those images which stand in its way
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, A sense of the improbable, the picture of what it meant to be alive.
The importance of using humor in making artworks goes far beyond looking funny. After all, if a drawing idea is that easily copied, maybe it was not such a good drawing idea. Copied chameleons illustrate that the reality does not measure up to this ideal.
I also know how many pictures have crazy struggles trying to find a viewer.
We live in a very peculiar time, in which more media circulate more information like the elephant is the only animal with four knees, to more people than ever before, and yet the phenomenon of "disconnection" has never be more dramatically evident.
W. J. T. Mitchell
The artists are scraping the bottom of the wrong barrel, looking for the wrong artwork, and as a result they find the wrong pictures that then lead them away from the main story of art history.
Stalking the most elusive easter Bunny in art world's wilds.
The whole goal of our life is finding lost worlds. All I can say is, this gets mysteriouser and mysteriouser. This is all very strange, the image was effectively erased from memory.
Good artists are famous for their ability to change their color to match their surroundings.
Chameleon also tended to be non-conformists, preferring to be expedient rather than follow the rules.
All emotions reflect the state of our thoughts in each moment.

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An exclusive look at one hundred fabulous shoes from the renowned Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
A hundred pairs of shoes, from the 16th to the 21st century, paint a vivid picture of how shoe styles have changed—sometimes radically—over the years. They also reveal how some trends have reappeared throughout the ages. For instance, platform shoes were worn by fashionable Venetian women from the 15th to the 17th century and by Manchu Chinese women in the 1800s. In the late 1930s, Salvatore Ferragamo introduced a modern version of the platform shoe, and updated versions appeared in the 1970s and 1990s.
Beautifully designed and produced, this brilliant follow-up to the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's 100 Dresses presents examples of fashionable footwear in a range of styles, from flats to stilettos and everything in between. Among them are shoes designed by Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Roger Vivier, and Vivienne Westwood. Images of the shoes are accompanied by informative text and enhanced by works of art, contemporary photos, and portraits of designers. Sure to spark the imaginations of anyone interested in fashion and design, 100 Shoes details how women have used these essential fashion accessories to elevate their style, stature, and status throughout the centuries. An introduction by fashion-forward actress Sarah Jessica Parker adds to the accessibility and appeal of this delightful volume.
Published in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Harold Koda is curator in charge at the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is known for her unique sense of fashion and her love of shoes.
"A brisk but dazzling 500-year shoe survey."—The New York Times Style Magazine
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The very idea of a luxury car used to be synonymous with a big hulking sedan or SUV that declared your net worth through its outsize footprint. But then along came the Prius, driven by the likes of Tom Hanks and Leo DiCaprio. And then there’s the fact that city dwellers, the richest consumers out there, never found big cars terribly convenient.
Cadillac has now jumped on those twin societal trends, and produced a city-car concept that’s meant to be as luxurious as it is small.
The Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept , unveiled yesterday at the L.A. Auto Show, is filled with technology meant to make a car that’s no bigger than a Smart Car feel spacious on the inside. Touchscreens replace all the interior controls, thus allowing the dashboard to be far more compact. To make it easy to enter and exit the car, both doors scissor open. And, in a clever hook for parents working on their first child, the back seats fold down to reveal a dock for the Orbit car seat.
The car would be powered by a hybrid powerplant: a turbocharged 1.0L three-cylinder engine that has brake energy regeneration similar to that in the Prius. According to Cadillac, based on their prototyping models, the car would fetch a fuel economy of 56 mpg in the city and 65 mpg on the highway. The lines, meanwhile, are definitely drawn from those you’d find on the Escalade or CTS — tough, angular, and svelte:
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We’ve joined forces with Mr Porter to bring you a carefully chosen set of products that’ll turn your style up to 11, all selected by GQ creative director Jim Moore. See the rest of our June picks here.
"Every season, without fail, we can count on Michael Bastian to offer a piece—or, more often, many pieces—of unforgettable knitwear, and this chest-stripe sweater is certainly one of them. Its slim fit and crewneck silhouette keep this sweater firmly planted in the here and now, while the stripes call to mind the colorful graphics of retro sport uniforms. Wear this with a pair of khakis or one of Bastian’s slim-fit cargo pants for a truly modern can-go-anywhere outfit."—Jim Moore, GQ creative director
Michael Bastian intarsia cashmere sweater, $945, available at Mr Porter

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Powerful backup software protects Windows,Exchange and SQL Server from disaster and keeps the business in good shape.
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Microsoft Exchange Server is often used for business-level email and communication. Ms Exchange servers should be backed up regularly to prevent the breakdown of corporate communications in the event of a server failure.
EaseUS Todo Backup Advanced Server performs these backups automatically, according to schedules that you can create and edit yourself. The software also allows you to back up other types of data at the server and user level (e.g. shared projects and databases) to restore server backups in case of an emergency or to clone server content to other servers.
This software secures your SQL/Exchange Server for you, so that your data remains intact and your business can quickly resume after an emergency.
EaseUS allows you to set up flexible backup plans. Schedule your automatic backups to be perfect for your business, either by time or event-based.
Build your own overall backup solution according to your individual requirements. Either operate everything with one technician license or purchase individual licenses for each device if this is more convenient for you.
Comprehensive protection for your servers, SQL and Exchange Server via disk image backup. The process is simple and is quickly completed.
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Set up various backup plans, which can also cross over each other. Back up partitions, hard disks, folders or various files according to various criteria that you can define yourself.
Professionals no longer perform backup tasks via the user interface, but rather time-savingly and directly via command line.
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Control and manage the backups of multiple or all of your systems conveniently and time-saving from one location – with the EaseUS Backup Center.
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Information is the assertion of a fact within a context. For instance, merely to state a number or percentage is not information- there is no context for these bits of data.
Information occurs when you relate them together- for example, The population of New York in 2000 was 8,000,000, an increase of 9% over the year before. The two pieces of data are brought in to relation to one another. That is information.
Propaganda relies on information to be effective, but propaganda will assert and highlight pieces of information out of context and exclude other information which may contradict or throw doubt on an idea. The selective inclusion of certain information will support the point of view the propaganda has been created to serve.
Propaganda is always the work of entities with bias- whether individuals or institutions. The goal of propaganda is to evoke a particular attitude in the reader. Political speeches are often a form of propaganda, since they have as their express goal influencing the thinking of voters. There is a wide array of propagandistic techniques, from outright lies to selective omission of fact.
Many Tweets can be characterized as propaganda, since they are written with the express purpose of swaying public opinion in the absence of documented facts.
Or consider the following from the Republican National Committee Press Release page:
Notice the tendentious tone, and assertion of unsupported facts. Also, overuse of quotation marks, presumably to indicate irony.
Misinformation consists of the passing on of incorrect information without any special bias- similar to misspeaking. Gossip, rumor, and some public figures offer many examples of misinformation without malicious intent.
Presumably President Bush's intent in the remark quoted above was not to reassure the American people that the government would work to increase the number of fatal shootings.
Another form of misinformation are urban legends- although they are passed along as if true, they are never associated with evidence or documentation.
The Snopes website examines and debunks urban legends.
Disinformation consists of lies. It is pernicious because there is nothing obvious about disinformation when you encounter it on the internet or in research- it appears to be like any other source. Scholars have to be vigilant about the source of articles- who is behind the journal, the website, the university? Does the individual or group have a strongly held belief system which might influence their publications? Is there an ovararching goal which all their published work supports?
Don't automatically trust what you find on the internet. If you don't know who wrote it, or can't validate the identity of the author, you have no way of knowing if their information is true.


The inaugural presentation of Aventura's "First Person Singular: Adventures in Solo Storytelling" Series. Four-time Grammy® Award winner David Holt has been tracking unusual mountain musicians for over three decades. Described as "a virtuoso" by the New Yorker, he is considered one of the nation's foremost folk musicians and storytellers. In this solo concert, David weaves together stories and songs from this lifelong adventure, explaining how some of the quirkiest folks he discovered were right in his own family. Similar to his mentors Doc Watson, Roy Acuff, and Chet Atkins, his blend of music and narrative prompted Vogue to proclaim Holt "the best minstrel and storyteller."


text: A completely new printing for 2001. Here's all the information you'll need to plan a rail, highway, or sea tour of Mexico's exciting northern border states. This guidebook provides you with a rare look at some of the most spectacular sunsets, exhilarating waterfalls, and picturesque canyons you'll find anywhere in the world. This extensive book is jampacked with adventure, action, stories, and facts. There are 129 pages of text with 200 color photographs, maps, illustrations, and graphs. There's more common English/Spanish word translations, weights and measure conversion guide, travel tips, hiking trail guide, and complete bibliography.Richard D. Fisher is the author of 'The National Parks of Northern Mexico : A Complete Guidebook to Mexico'sCopper Canyon, Sea of Cortez, Baja, Sierra Del Carmens, etc.', published 1994 under ISBN 9780961917050 and ISBN 0961917059.

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Medical Power of Attorney
Advance ways are here to let the other person know about your health wishes. Even the healthiest person can face a sudden incident. Now, there are ways to let the other person knows that what your health concerns are. The medical power of attorney is the method by which someone expresses wishes about their health. A medical power of attorney is a flexible way than financial power of attorney. It is not possible to predict all your health issues. You can express your wish. For example, you don't want to put yourself on a ventilator. You have this fear. So, you can tell your loved one about this. Here we are going to discuss the other advantages of the medical power of attorney. How medical power of attorney works? And much information you want to know. Let's get started.
What Is A Medical Power of Attorney?
The medical power of attorney is a legal document that authorizes a person to make decisions about your health-related issues. The medical power of attorney requires both an individual with legal authorization and written documentation. When you give your medical power of attorney to a person, they can make health decisions on your behalf. Different states have various rules about the medical power of attorney. You will have to consult an expert for advice regarding the decision.
How Does The Medical Power of Attorney Works?
When the person gives the medical power of attorney becomes ill, this authorization becomes active. The other individual who got the consent can make the decision. You can also state your wishes according to your morals, beliefs, and religion.
How to Choose a Medical Power of Attorney?
When you are choosing a person for your medical power of attorney, be sure to keep the following points in mind.
- Someone who keep the emotions aside while making a decision
- Someone who is educated enough to ask the questions from your health care professionals
- Someone who keeps wishes in mind while making a decision
What Are the Benefits of a Medical Power of Attorney?
A medical power of attorney provides you with several benefits regarding different issues.
- Make Your Life Better
Just imagine if you are a bedridden patient. You won't be able to make the decision that suits your medical condition. You might not be able to move. In such a situation, how can you make important decisions? This is where the medical power of attorney works. When you come back to life, you will thank yourself that you make this decision.
- Provides An Opportunity for A Better Decision
If you are giving your medical power of attorney to the right person, it can make your health better. Even on a deathbed, the right decision can save your life. Nominating a healthcare power to a person is an essential step towards health care. Having the proper knowledge about your wishes will make the decision easy regarding your health. You are free to choose the person for the decision of your health. If you think that you have chosen the wrong person for a life decision, you can change your documents.
The medical power of attorney is a great way to express your will about health. The fact is that you have to choose your representative wisely, the one who can choose best according to the scenario. Keep in mind the intellectual abilities of the person you are nominating. It is advisable to consult an expert according to the state rules of Kentucky. And, when it is about experts, without any doubt, DAP Estate Planning is the best place to get started from.
Do you find this article helpful in choosing your medical power of attorney? Don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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The closely watched race for Texas House District 79 is shaping up to be one of El Paso’s most expensive Democratic primaries.
Since the start of the year, incumbent state Rep. Art Fierro and challenger Claudia Ordaz Perez have brought in more than $130,000 in combined cash campaign contributions from donors. Fierro has held the East Side seat since 2019.
The candidates each issued dueling mailers ahead of Election Day Tuesday highlighting the contributions their opponent received from Republicans as they fight for a political future in a legislative delegation that lost a member.
Ordaz Perez’s current District 76 seat was drawn into Lina Ortega’s District 77 during fall’s redistricting. Rather than challenge Ortega, she moved to run against Fierro.
Because no Republican primary candidates are running for District 79, and no independent candidates have declared their intent to run, the winner of the March 1 Democratic primary will be unopposed in November’s general election.
Ordaz Perez raised $17,467 from Feb. 1-19, according to her Feb. 22 campaign finance report. She raised $42,023 for January.
Much of that support came from El Paso business leaders, some of whom donate to Republicans statewide, but Democrats at home. Her top donors include: Woody Hunt who gave $7,500; Tropicana Homes owner Bobby Bowling and Sierra Machinery CEO Maria Teran, who each gave $5,000; and concrete supplier Stanley Jobe, Southwest University President Benjamin Arriola and Guerra Investment Advisors President Ruben Guerra, who each contributed $2,500.
Dee Margo, who served as mayor for part of her time on El Paso City Council, gave $1,000. Margo is a former Republican state representative.
A mailer Fierro’s campaign sent out during the last week of early voting asks what Ordaz Perez has in common with former President Donald Trump, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. “Republican Special Interests,” the mailer answers.
Ordaz Perez said the business community’s support reflects her longstanding efforts to boost job growth and bring improved quality of life amenities to El Paso.
“Economic development was very important to me when I first started in public service on city council and it’s still very important to me today,” she said.
“People know my work ethic,” she added. “They know that I’m a hard worker when it comes to fighting for my community.”
Some of her donors this election cycle previously gave to Fierro, with Hunt donating $2,500 to him as recently as November 2020, according to previous finance reports.
Fierro questioned the sincerity of Ordaz Perez casting herself as both pro-business and progressive.
“This race turned into this half-truths race,” he said. “And what I mean by that is Claudia became a progressive, and that’s the money that she really was able to reach out and get. But then at the same time, she’s pro-business.”
Ordaz Perez garnered support from the progressive Texans for Better Democrats Coalition earlier this month. Ordaz Perez said Thursday she didn’t know how much money coalition members have spent on her campaign. Campaign finance reports for the groups weren’t available, but the Texas Working Families Party previously told the Texas Tribune the coalition anticipated spending up to $250,000 across the three primary candidates it is backing.
Ordaz Perez fired back against Fierro’s mailer with one of her own that went out Friday, highlighting the $10,000 contribution he received from former Republican House Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s Texas Leads PAC — the largest individual contribution the GOP-friendly political action committee made this election cycle.
Carriage House Partners, an Austin lobbying firm founded by Bonnen’s former chief of staff, gave an additional $10,000.
Taken together, those two contributions made up more than a quarter of the $70,652 Fierro raised from Jan. 21-Feb. 19 — much of which came from political action committees. He only reported raising $132 during the first few weeks of January.
Asked about Texas Leads’ support, Fierro stressed that he was one of three Democratic state representatives the PAC supported this cycle (all of whom face primary opposition).
“I think they chose me because they know that, first of all, we have an open door,” Fierro said. “Second of all, I listen to concerns (from) constituents, to lobbyists, to ally groups to stakeholders — and then I vote my conscience.”
But Ordaz Perez accused Bonnen, and Republicans more generally, of “trying to influence this race. They are solely attacking me in particular because of my fight for voting rights,” she said, referencing her decision to remain in Washington, D.C., longer than some House Democrats (including Fierro) during the summer’s quorum break.
Democrats left the state to prevent a GOP election bill from passing, which the governor ultimately signed into law — and which has led to higher mail-in ballot rejection rates in El Paso.
Soon after announcing her run for District 79, Ordaz Perez garnered support from House Democrats who were among the final quorum break holdouts. She pulled in two additional contributions from House colleagues in January: $250 from state Rep. Ina Minjarez, D-San Antonio, and $200 from state Rep. Carl Sherman, D-Desoto.
Fierro has received considerable financial support from state Rep. Joe Moody, the most senior member of El Paso’s legislative delegation. Moody gave $2,500 on Nov. 1, the day Ordaz-Perez announced her campaign for District 79. Moody gave an additional $4,500 in-kind donation in February, but Fierro’s report does not detail what that entailed.
As Ordaz Perez and Fierro make their final pitches to voters, they both said the influence of outside dollars into their campaigns reflects the importance of this race.
“We’re now going to only have four seats in El Paso, so it’s going to be imperative that the representatives that are going to represent us not only are going to fight for our values … but are going to be effective for us,” Ordaz Perez said.
Fierro said voters who choose him will get “somebody who’s transparent, who’s honest and who’s had an office that’s been open here (in District 79) since I was elected to my first term.”


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TUCSON -- I'll likely be on the radio today with John C. Scott talking politics between 4:30-5pm Arizona time on AM 1330 in Tucson/SoAZ or via web.
The Arizona legislature will take to the floor today only to 'pledge & pray' during a slow summer special session. There's been no real progress yet on a holistic budget solution.

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) _ A Coast Guard Port Security Unit was deployed Wednesday to the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to provide security to U.S. military vessels entering or leaving the bay.
Fifty al-Qaida and Taliban prisoners are being held at the remote facility and 30 more were to arrive from Afghanistan late Wednesday.
For security reasons, the Coast Guard would not say how many members departed Wednesday, or were to be deployed Thursday. PSU Unit 305 is authorized to deploy with up to 117 people.
Most members are reservists based at the Army’s Fort Eustis. They will be on duty for an unspecified amount of time.
``I told my (8-year-old) son when he walks through his school to hold his head up high and tell ’em that his mom is off wearing the combat boots and doing what she is supposed to be doing,″ said Pam Moore, 36, a reservist boatswain’s mate from Richmond.
PSU 305 is one of six Coast Guard units trained to provide port security and harbor defense for U.S. and allied naval ships deployed overseas.
Each unit is equipped with weapons and six boats _ 25-foot Boston Whalers with twin 175-horsepower outboard engines.
Most recently, PSU 305 was deployed to New York where it patrolled the harbor after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.


A rare confluence of circumstances is required for freezing rain to develop: precipitation falling in an area where a layer of warm air is sandwiched between two layers of cold air.
The bad news: Montreal is one of the most freezing-rain prone regions in North America. The worse news: climate change may make ice storms more frequent — and more drawn out.
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That means we may yet see a replay of the extraordinary 1998 Ice Storm, which plunged half of Quebec into darkness, in some cases for weeks.
Twenty years later, is Quebec’s power supply more secure and are Quebecers better prepared for weather disasters?
A remarkable amount of freezing rain fell in southern Quebec between Jan. 5 and Jan. 10, 1998. In some places, 110 millimetres fell, double the normal annual total.
Unable to withstand the weight of the ice, Hydro-Québec structures toppled like dominoes, taking with them wires carrying electricity. The tally: 1,000 steel pylons and 24,000 wood poles damaged, and thousands of kilometres of power lines downed.
By Jan. 6, 700,000 customers were without power. And it got worse.
Four days later, 1.4 million Hydro customers were in the dark, representing 3.5 million people or half the province’s population. Businesses, bridges and highways were closed. Métro service was curtailed. Bank machines went down; stores that remained open couldn’t process credit cards. People were told to avoid blacked-out downtown Montreal. Mail delivery was suspended. There were lineups for gas.
Montrealers didn’t know it at the time but two key water-filtration plants that serve 1.5 million people lost power; they could not pump water to homes and fire hydrants. They were completely down for two hours and partially disabled for five more. Fortunately, no water contamination was reported, and no major fires called in.
With the help of the Armed Forces and crews from other jurisdictions, power was gradually restored. By Day 12, a return to normal was in sight, though 285,000 customers were still without power. In a few areas — including the hardest-hit “triangle of darkness,” around St-Jean-sur-Richelieu – some waited 33 days for power to return.
Thirty Quebecers perished during the storm and its aftermath. Among them, 10 died of burns after using various means — candles, oil lamps, fondue pots — to stay warm, with another six dying of carbon monoxide poisoning after firing up generators indoors. Four people died after falling off roofs they were clearing of ice.
The storm also ravaged parts of Ontario and the northeastern United States. It was the most expensive natural disaster in Canadian history. In Quebec alone, the damage was estimated at $3 billion.
Eyad Atallah studies extreme precipitation.
He’s expecting to be busy in the years to come because of climate change.
Freezing rain normally occurs only a handful of times per winter in Montreal and it lasts only a few hours, said Atallah, a research associate at McGill University’s Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department.
The 1998 storm was almost unprecedented because the weather mix remained stationary for several days, he noted.
Because of climate change, in the future “it’s quite probable that when we do have ice storms, the accumulations of ice will be larger,” Atallah said.
“That’s because the amount of precipitation we expect in storms in general is going to go up as the atmosphere warms up. We’re already seeing that trend; we don’t even need to go into projections.”
Experts expect more precipitation will fall in the form of freezing rain in the future, and scientists think that due to climate change, “patterns will be moving more slowly and so storms may be more persistent,” Atallah said.
But so far there’s no “statistically significant trend in the data” to predict an increase in the number of ice storms – prolonged periods of freezing rain that cause significant ice accumulation.
How should Quebec prepare?
“The only thing you can really do is work on infrastructure and on emergency-response management,” Atallah said.
At the peak of the 1998 storm, a single teetering transmission line remained to power the entire island of Montreal.
“If that line had gone down, the humanitarian disaster would have been much worse,” Atallah said. “Shelters would have been lost, hospitals would have lost power. We were really on the brink of a much bigger disaster.”
But emergency-preparedness isn’t only Hydro’s responsibility, he added.
“People died (in 1998) of carbon monoxide poisoning because they were trying to heat their homes with inappropriate means,” Atallah said. “We have to make sure people are educated about what they can and can’t do. We need shelters that are stormproof, and to make sure that people have safer alternatives for heating homes.”
Marie-Ève Grenier is working to ensure future power failures aren’t as devastating.
An engineer, she works in the Hydro-Québec division that operates and develops transmission lines.
The utility spent $2 billion in the aftermath of 1998, rebuilding its network and adding capacity, including new transmission lines serving Montreal and areas south of the city.
“We improved the configuration of the transmission system,” Grenier said.
“We built new lines so that we have ‘loops’ — if a transmission line fails, we have alternative paths for the electricity. If we have one line failure, we can count on another one.”
One of the new loops serves downtown Montreal.
In addition to the redundant power supply, Hydro upgraded the network of enormous towers that carry transmission lines and the wood poles that carry power to homes and businesses.
Every 10th transmission pylon is now a more robust “anti-cascading tower” that is heavier and stronger than other towers, Grenier said. That means fewer would fall in an ice storm, she said, noting “in 1998, 40, 50 kilometres of lines were crashing down.”
And cables attached to anti-cascading towers are fastened in such a way that if ice-laden cables plunge to the ground, they won’t bring the tower down with them, she added.
After the storm, a public inquiry headed by engineer Roger Nicolet recommended Hydro-Québec bury distribution lines, which in most parts of Quebec are overhead, held up by utility poles.
But Hydro deemed that measure infeasible because burying all of Quebec’s distribution lines would cost $80 billion, Grenier said.
“We decided to go for a compromise” by fortifying wood poles so they better withstand harsh weather, she added.
In 1998, many wood poles snapped in two or were toppled.
Newer poles are a bit thicker, and the part atop poles that holds up the wires, known as a “crossarm,” is now made of plastic instead of wood. In extreme weather, the plastic crossarms break, not the poles.
“You don’t avoid the power failure but it’s faster to restore it,” Grenier said.
Other post-1998 Hydro innovations include a de-icing gizmo that uses a revolver barrel and blank cartridges to break the ice on overhead ground wires.
Hydro also intensified vegetation control because falling branches and entire trees felled many power lines in 1998.
Grenier said Quebecers worried about a replay of 1998 can rest easy.
“We have a more robust, reliable grid,” she said. “We can’t be totally immune (to major storms) but the impact of another ice storm would be minimized and the service would be restored quickly.”
If Quebec experienced a repeat of January 1998’s weather, the power might go off, but “instead of a couple of weeks, it would be more in terms of days.”
Éric Houde is known as Monsieur Catastrophes.
He’s Quebec’s disaster point man, dealing with catastrophes such as the 2013 derailment of a train carrying crude oil that claimed 47 lives in Lac-Mégantic, and the 2014 fire that killed 32 people in a seniors’ residence in L’Isle-Verte.
The Ice Storm was a game changer for emergency preparedness in Quebec, Houde said.
“The government response is now structured, organized — it’s like an orchestra, everybody knows their roles,” every department knows its responsibilities, said Houde. His official title is director of operations for Quebec’s civil protection department, the outfit responsible for readying the province for disasters.
After 1998, Quebec reorganized and expanded its network of emergency-response offices and started working more closely with municipalities, which are responsible for managing emergencies within their jurisdictions.
“We ask the municipalities to inform people of local risks — whether that’s living near a waterway, a railway, an industrial park or some other risk — and to inform the population on the measures to take in case an event happens,” Houde said.
By law, Quebec municipalities must have an emergency plan in place, but Houde acknowledged that some are more prepared than others.
The province guides cities and towns as they analyze risks and prepare for any contingency. They should, for example, have access to a generator-equipped co-ordination centre, as well as sources of fuel for generators in a power failure and of drinking water in case the waterworks are down, Houde said.
He also has advice for the public.
“What I say to my family is, ‘(In an emergency) would you be self-sufficient for 72 hours? Would you have enough drinkable water? Would you have enough money in your pocket if the bank machines weren’t working? Is your car’s gas tank full in case there’s a fuel shortage?’”
Houde wants all Quebecers to visit his department’s website to get a list of supplies that every home should have in its three-day emergency kit.
In its 1999 report, the Nicolet Ice Storm inquiry said it should not be surprising that Quebec lacked a “culture of civil security focused on prevention and preparation” because, as a society, the province considers itself invulnerable.
Quebecers think “disturbances of the past will not be repeated. Events such as the War Measures Act of October 1970, the (Oka) crisis of 1990, the St-Basile-le-Grand PCB fire or the Saguenay floods are perceived as isolated one-off phenomena,” the report said.
But Houde said that changed after 1998.
“More and more people are conscious of the fact that you have to be prepared,” he said. “They know that preparation and prevention are key.”
Today, Quebec also knows it must learn from mistakes, Houde added, noting the province has a policy of debriefing officials after disasters.
This month, Public Security Minister Martin Coiteux hosted a meeting of provincial and municipal officials to review the response to devastating floods that inundated more than 5,000 homes in Montreal and other parts of Quebec in the spring of 2017.
The look back provided a stark reminder that emergency planning still needs work.
Coiteux’s department disclosed a government-commissioned survey that found widespread dissatisfaction among flood victims.
Six out of 10 said their municipality provided no safety tips before the floods and half said they were not satisfied with the municipal help they received during the flooding. Most also said they were dissatisfied with Quebec’s compensation program.
“It’s true that it wasn’t perfect,” Coiteux said of Quebec’s flood crisis management. “We can do better in all three phases” of a disaster — before, during and after.


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Authorities in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz reported today the death of nine members of organized crime in the last 48 hours; these deaths are related to another death of a regional leader of the Zetas cartel.
Official reports confirmed that on Thursday an armed group exchanged gunfire against soldiers of the Mexican Army and Navy in the town of Cordova, which is located in the central highlands of Veracruz.
In the clash were killed five alleged drug traffickers by the Mexican military forces, including Enrique Uscanga Angel Marin, alias "The Pokemon", who was identified as the leader of Los Zetas in that region.
On Friday night, another armed group tried to recover the body of the criminal leader which was veiled in a local funeral home, but the offenders were repelled by elements of the Navy.
According to a statement from the State Attorney General, during the failed attempt to rescue the body, four gunmen were killed by the military.
Elements assigned to the federal-state program "A Safer Veracruz," secured a perimeter in the area to prevent civilians from being affected.
Ministry officials soon after arrived to attest to the facts and initiate measures of law, and seized a vehicle, weapons and a grenade.
In the past two years, the state of Veracruz has been the scene of a war between drug cartels and military forces, which not too long ago launched the special operation "A Safer Veracruz" in October 2011 in coordination with the State Government.
"Los Zetas" is a group that was formed by ex-military members of the Mexican army and was initially the armed wing of the Gulf cartel, which separated from them in 2010. Since then Los Zetas has starred in some of the bloodiest episodes of violence related to organized crime in Mexico.

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Located in the lovely area of Sounkyo, Sounkaku Grand Hotel enjoys a commanding position in the sightseeing hub of Asahikawa. From here, guests can enjoy easy access to all that the lively city has to offer. With its convenient location, the hotel offers easy access to the city's must-see destinations.
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Last week, Ultra Music Festival announced that when it brings the rave back to Miami's Bayfront Park this March, it will also debut a new addition: a stage entirely devoted to "underground" dance music. This oasis of record store clerk-approved DJs will be called the Resistance stage, presumably in reference to Detroit's politically-charged techno collective Underground Resistance. The debut lineup will feature mostly European and tech-house-leaning mainstays like Maceo Plex, Dixon, tINI, and Umek. In a statement, the festival explained the Resistance stage's formation like this:
"It's the urge to go against the grain, to step out of the box, to move away from the norm and challenge yourself to experience something new-to break down boundaries and barriers and abandon your comfort zone-to be able to open your eyes and ears to an undiscovered realm of electronic music."
"Undiscovered" might be a relative term. More than half of the artists on Resistance have already played at the festival before. Out of the 25 DJs who will grace the Resistance stage this year, 15 of them are Ultra veterans-including Maceo Plex, Sasha, Tale of Us, tINI, Joris Voorn, Jamie Jones, The Martinez Brothers, and Art Department. Sasha even headlined Ultra's second stage with Digweed in 2001. From Chus & Ceballos and Pete Tong to Martin Buttrich and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, this stage is stacked more with the familiar than the new. If the Resistance stage was a Christmas present, this lineup would be a bit of a re-gift.Still, for those who only come to Ultra for the Tiësto and Guetta types, the sounds of these techno stalwarts is something to be discovered. Even though Ultra has hosted the Carl Cox & Friends stage for years as an alternative to the mainstage sounds across the festival grounds, so-called underground stages are popping up at almost every big, commercial dance festival across the country. Since its inception, Electric Zoo in New York City has had a Sunday School tent, named for the now-legendary Sunday School for Degenerates parties Made Event threw in mid-00s Miami in late March. Last year, they added a vinyl-only stage after premiering the concept at Mysteryland's New York debut. Both events took the vinyl concept literally, with a stage decorated with hundreds of records. Just last week, SFX sister festival Tomorrowland announced that the celebrated German DJ Sven Väth will curate an all-vinyl stage for its flagship event in Belgium this summer.
The rise of these alternative stages demonstrate how "underground" and "vinyl" have become the latest buzzwords in the commercial dance music world. Spurred by a growing backlash against generic EDM, ranks of DJs and dance music fans have grown tired of generic build-ups, drops, overwrought toplines, and heart-hands-in-the-air moments and now want something different. The formula of the EDM sound has long-since reached parodic levels, with Saturday Night Live spoofing Avicii with its "When Will The Bass Drop?" sketch, and MAKJ literally taking the piss with a banger by sampling his own toilet sounds. Even mainstage mainstays like Tiësto and Martin Solveig have backed off from the concept of EDM.In some ways, the popularity of underground stages at dance festivals is an acknowledgement that the big sounds that brought dance music to American radio and EDM to marketing gurus the world over is no longer fashionable. These stages also solve the problem of how less mainstream but still immensely credible artists like Dixon and Tale of Us are able to fit into festivals with Hardwell and Steve Aoki on the mainstagewhile appeasing the growing group of dance music fans who have a yen for fresher sounds. Behind the scenes, agents have resisted having their "cooler" acts sharing the bill with commercial EDM DJs. Now, they'll be in a special section instead. Even as Ultra announced that it will be 18-and-over for the first time this year, its audience still skews young. The Resistance stage will expose these younger ravers to artists they're not yet old enough to see in a club setting. While Resistance and the like may be mere marketing ploys, the benefits of this new addition to festival culture lie in the future audience of techno.In truth, this trend is part of an age-old cycle wherein counter cultures are embraced as an alternative to mainstream options and then buoyed into greater popularity. Hip-hop, alternative rock, new wave, punk, disco and even EDM itself were all once part of an underground of their own, far from radio, Billboard charts and Grammy categories. Embraced for being different from the dominant sounds of a time, they eventually became the dominant sounds of their time. There's nothing inherently wrong with this progression; protesting it usually makes you sound like a grouchy old snob. It's important that fans know the difference between something that is truly underground and something that is just marketed to look like it is.As Ultra is still a super commercial festival with a ticket price that would prevent many people from attending, (three day passes are $450 now, as $300 and $380 passes have sold out), one could argue that the underground dance scene is one that operates outside of this kind of economy. No matter how many credible, underground artists Ultra, Electric Zoo, Tomorrowland, or others book, as long as these festivals charge stratospheric ticket prices, they can never really replicate the underground experience fans and artists seek as an alternative to mainstream festival culture. After all, the objective of these events (and their publicly-traded owners) is to make money.It is perhaps the underground's indifference to profit-based motives that is its best protection against dilution by popularity. That might be the greatest resistance of all.Michelle Lhooq is THUMP's Features Editor.


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And why do you think it's a P2W game? You can buy every single gold item for in-game currency credits and\or platinum. Yeah, you need to sweat a bit to get cash\platinum, but no one said it will be easy, and why would it be? Otherwise every player would have any possible item he wants with ease.
There are a few ways of making easy & free money, farming NPC's (some of them could drop some rare active items that can be sold to other players for profit), trading different kinds of items, which were bought at low price\received as a drop, to be sold at a high price. These are the main ways of making some cash, and you could just combine quests with farming and trading meanwhile..
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Whenever I try to open a chest, it says that my inventory is full, but its not... even if there are more than 4 slots free, why?
It's not about slots, it's about numer (i.e. 22/75) on the top of the "Inventory" screen. The numer before "/" should be lesser then the number after "/" (i.e. 22/75). Otherwise (i.e. 77/75), your inventory is full.
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AS the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to drum up support for his Brexit deal this week, organisations in Spain have prepared a number of events for British expats.
The UK and Gibraltar are still set to leave the EU on October 31, despite a withdrawal agreement still not formalised with just 16 days to go until B-day.
For Brits living in Spain, many crucial issues like pensions and how to prepare for Brexit still remain hanging in the balance.
But help is here in the form of numerous dedicated expat groups, as well as events organised by the British Embassy and the UK Government.
Here is a list of the crucial local and national Brexit dates for your diary:
British Embassy Facebook Live Q&A – 16 October, 17:00pm
The Embassy holds its fourth Facebook Live Q&A with new ambassador Hugh Elliott and Lorna Geddie, Regional Consular Policy Adviser.
They will be online tomorrow to answer your questions in real time, along with Sarah Owen from the Embassy’s healthcare team.
You can send your questions to the Embassy ahead of the event HERE.
Costa Discussion Group meeting, Fuengirola – October 18, 18:30pm to 20:00pm
This event, titled ‘Brexit & expats in Spain’, covers pensions, freedom of movement, finance and other crucial issues for Brits in Spain after Brexit.
At least 20 people are expected to attend the group’s first autumn meeting, with expats from across Europe having attended in the past.
Cafeteria Manila, Paseo Maritimo rey de España, 77, Los Boliches
La Linea Brexit protest – October 19, 12:30pm
Organised by the Socio-Cultural Association of Spanish Workers in Gibraltar (Ascteg), this protest calls on workers to down tools and join in and make their feelings known.
A march will begin in Plaza de la Iglesia and travel to the Plaza de la Constitucion, without getting too close to the border so it doesn’t cause congestion.
Brexit Emergency meeting, Almuñecar – October 21, 17:30pm
This meet-up will be attended by the vice consul in Malaga and is a chance for expats to express any worries and concerns they may have over Brexit.
The event will be conducted in English and Spanish and will be attended by representatives of a number of local political parties.
It is organised by Bremain in Spain and Almuñecar Town Hall.
Those wishing to attend should email firstname.lastname@example.org
Calle Puerta de Granada, 5, 18690 Almuñecar, Granada
UK nationals working in Education, Madrid – October 21, 18:30pm
This free event organised by the British Embassy is aimed at Brits working in education in Spain.
It features a panel discussion, followed by a Q&A with the audience.
Those appearing include Tim Hemmings, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy; Lorna Geddie, Regional Consular Policy Advisor, British Embassy; Adrian Massam, President, National Association of British Schools in Spain (NABSS); Aidan O’Toole, President, Federacion Española de Centros de Enseñanza de Idiomas (FECEI) and Mark Howard, Director, British Council.
CaixaForum, Paseo del Prado, 36, 28014 Madrid
British Consulate pop-up Q&A events – various dates
Coffee Break for Ladies Inland, Restaurante – October 18, 11am to 1pm, Restaurante La Parrilla de Pepe, Coin
Camping Villamar Benidorm, Ctra. Albir, km. 0,300, 03503 Benidorm – October 22, 9:30am to 12:30pm
Saydo Market, Mollina, Malaga – October 23, 9am to 12pm
Caravaning Club La Manga, Salida 11 Carretera La Manga, 30385 La Manga del Mar Menor – October 23, 9:30am to 2:30pm
The Blue Bakery, Velez-Malaga – October 24, 9:30am to 12:30pm
La Casa de las Tejerinas, Plaza de las Flores, Estepona – October 29, 10:30am to 13:30pm
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Intrigued by all we had read about Monkton Wyld Court we made a tiny detour on our holiday to Lyme Regis to stay for a night in this Gothic mansion. What a privilege it felt to spend time in this simply furnished building with its ornate ecclesiastical architecture.
Intrigued by all we had read about MONKTON WYLD COURT we made a tiny detour on our holiday exploring the hostels around Dorset to stay for a night in this Gothic mansion. What a privilege it felt to spend time in this simply furnished building with its ornate ecclesiastical architecture.
A peaceful atmosphere slides sideways into the building from the community’s separate more sustainable accommodation. Here a group of 12 people live sustainable lives working the land, using compost loos and minimal fossil fuels. Caring for Monkton Wyld Court is a role handed down to the community from their shared history. Monkton Wyld Court was one of the first alternative schools promoting living closely with the land and shared decision making. Caring for us and other hostel and B&B guests provides the income the community needs to sustain the building. Again I felt privileged, this time to have the use of flushing loos and electricity!
We chose to stay in the mixed dorm and added an evening meal as I had heard great things about the food. When we arrived a family activity day was taking place in the gardens and local children were creating, baking and playing amongst the trees. At 5pm the children went home and the evening residents came out to chat. There was a writer in residence and a couple of walkers exploring the local countryside. A family of three generations had come to Monkton Wyld for a reunion to remember the times they had holidayed there when the second generation were as young as the third generation is now. I asked questions and found out that the community at Monkton Wyld has been offering accommodation and sustainable education for over 50 years.
The log burner was alight in the gorgeous old dinning room and we were served: chick pea stew with coriander, local green salad, jacket potatoes, couscous with coconut and vegan chocolate cake with cream from the community’s Jersey Cow. It was delicious, just as I had been told. I was pleased to see my teenage kids, who are not used to veggie food, tucking in.
We retired to the music room, to play board games after a few tunes on the piano and make use of the WiFi. On the landing outside the room was a trunk full of hot water bottles and quilts. Later we made our selection from the trunk and went up to bed with our bundles to the luxury of warm beds in a fresh room.
In the morning we made our own breakfast in the hostellers’ kitchen, a well equipped facility complete with a table tennis table ! No meat is allowed in the kitchen, however if you are unsure of your ability to cook satisfying veggie food I would recommend splashing out on the evening meals provided (costing £10 per person, £5 for under 12’s and free for under 4’s)


MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon issued an apology on Twitter addressed primarily to his young fans as he returned from an 80-game suspension for a positive drug test.
“I know I let you down, and I’m sorry,” Gordon said in a video. “Complacency led me to this, and I’m hurt. I urge you guys to be more responsible than I am about what goes into your body. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone.”
Gordon, who won the NL batting and stolen base titles last year, was reinstated before Thursday’s game against St. Louis.
Gordon tested positive for two performance-enhancing substances and was suspended in late April. Gordon acknowledged in April that he unknowingly took the banned substances.
Marlins president David Samson said then that the second baseman had betrayed the team and its fans. On Wednesday, Samson said the Marlins are glad to have Gordon back.
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Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone admits rising British star Lewis Hamilton may not have a home Grand Prix soon.
Ahead of the Brazilian finale last weekend, Ecclestone told the British Racing Drivers' Club he is not happy with the state
of the facilities and may not renew their contract when it expires in two years.
"I think we've got a contract up to 2009," he told BBC Radio Five Live's Sportsweek. "After that, I've no idea."
"They know what they've got to do if they want to retain it. But maybe they don't want to."
Ecclestone has no qualms about axing Silverstone.
Asked if it was a real possibility that Britain wouldn't have a race, he said: "Yes, quite easily after 2009."
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LITITZ, Pa. & PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TAIT (formerly known as TAIT Towers), the market leader in designing, developing, and operating live event solutions for the entertainment industry, announced today an investment from funds advised by Providence Equity Partners (“Providence”), a premier private equity firm that specializes in the media, communications, education and information industries. TAIT CEO & President James “Winky” Fairorth and Chief Creative Officer Adam Davis will remain significant shareholders alongside Providence. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Since 1978, TAIT has been a leading provider of advanced creative and engineering solutions to the live entertainment industry. TAIT is one of the only companies of scale that provides an end-to-end solution to design, construct, manufacture and operate custom-built concert touring and permanent installation experiences. TAIT has worked on 17 of the top 20 highest grossing concert tours of all time and has a diverse and iconic client base including The Rolling Stones, U2, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Disney, Universal, Cirque du Soleil and Nike.
TAIT also has a robust IP portfolio with more than 80 patents in technology and design. The company utilizes TAIT Navigator, a proprietary automation and show control platform that provides critical functionality to live productions and powers the majority of the company’s projects. The platform’s hardware and software products control machinery, lighting, audio, pyro, fountains and other special effects.
James “Winky” Fairorth, President & CEO of TAIT, said: “We are thrilled to partner with Providence to help take us through our next phase of growth. The firm has an impressive track record of investing in businesses that deliver world-class events and experiences. This growth equity investment is a testament to the breadth and depth of TAIT’s talented team and unique culture of excellence, which have advanced industry standards and exceeded client expectations for over 40 years.”
Adam Davis, Chief Creative Officer at TAIT, said: “Providence is the ideal partner to help us accelerate our growth initiatives and strengthen our market position. We are proud to be a part of the Providence family and look forward to working with them to expand our offering for artists, entertainment companies and corporate brands that consistently turn to TAIT for spectacular live experiences.”
Scott Marimow, Managing Director at Providence, said: “TAIT is regarded as the gold standard in the industry for its differentiated capabilities, global presence, client relationships and track record of delivering the finest live event solutions in the world. The company is also well positioned for sustainable growth from strong, secular trends, as artists, entertainment concepts and brands are spending more on live events and production quality to create memorable experiences that drive heightened consumer engagement and sharing across social media. We are excited to partner with such a passionate management team and look forward to working together.”
Providence has over two decades of experience investing in and creating lasting value at a wide range of live event-based companies. Current and previous investments consist of Ambassador Theatre Group, Learfield, Major League Soccer, Superstruct, Topgolf, Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network, European Media Partnership and World Triathlon Corporation (Ironman).
Michael Dominguez, Managing Director at Providence, said: “Over the past four decades, TAIT has grown to become an industry leader. We feel fortunate to have the opportunity to partner with an outstanding team in order to accelerate the company’s growth and further invest in its vast IP portfolio and technological capabilities, which are applicable across multiple client types and end markets. Our investment in TAIT is a great fit with Providence’s growing portfolio of category-leading businesses focused on live, out-of-home events and experiences that are highly valued in an increasingly digital world, and that continue to benefit from attractive underlying consumer trends.”
Evercore served as TAIT’s financial advisor and Pepper Hamilton LLP served as legal advisor to TAIT. Lazard served as Providence’s financial advisor and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP served as legal advisor to Providence.
TAIT is the World Market Leader in designing, constructing and delivering the finest live event solutions in the world. Whether it’s creating awe-inspiring spectaculars, complex touring stages, theatre engineering solutions, brand activations or cruise ship installations, TAIT delivers world-class solutions for live experiences. With its proprietary entertainment automation platform, custom-made products, and creative engineering, TAIT’s cutting-edge offerings continue to advance industry standards and exceed client expectations. As a global network of over 600 employees in 12 office locations, TAIT has worked on projects in over 30 countries, all 7 continents and even outer space. TAIT’s diverse group of clients include Taylor Swift, Cirque Du Soleil, The Metropolitan Opera House, NASA, National Geographic, Beyoncé and The Olympics.
About Providence Equity Partners
Providence is a premier global asset management firm with approximately $40 billion in aggregate capital commitments. Providence pioneered a sector-focused approach to private equity investing with the vision that a dedicated team of industry experts could build exceptional companies of enduring value. Since the firm's inception in 1989, Providence has invested in more than 180 companies and has become a leading equity investment firm focused on the media, communications, education and information industries. Providence is headquartered in Providence, RI, and also has offices in New York and London. For more information, please visit www.provequity.com.

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This summer, in the aftermath of a heavy storm, Duluth, Minn., residents were mostly concerned about when their electricity would be restored. They were unlikely to be thinking about how the city would dispose of all of the toppled trees. Nor were they likely wondering if the two had anything to do with each other. READ MORE
Renewable energy is about more than just tapping the power of the wind and the sun. Other, less obvious forms of technology hold great potential for clean and sustainable electricity generation. READ MORE
Storage technology has emerged as the next stage in the evolution of renewable energy as a viable form of power on a grid scale. Governments, utilities and residential customers are embracing a wide range of storage technology to counter the variability of wind and solar generation. READ MORE
Severing the cord to fossil fuels is one of the primary objectives of the renewable-energy movement, and utilities have tremendous influence. Texas has been a leader among states in tapping into its renewable resources. Recently, one of the state’s utilities achieved the ultimate goal of becoming completely free of coal as a power source. READ MORE
As local government and business owners look for ways to improve efficiency and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, outdoor lighting has become one of the most practical ways for them to reach their goals. READ MORE
As storage technology plays a widening role in an energy culture that has become increasingly reliant on renewables and efficiency, the market for the technology has grown in equal measure.
According to a recent study, the U.S. energy storage market has enjoyed a robust quarter and is on track for more record-breaking growth. READ MORE
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has christened the fourth Tuesday of every October as national Energy Star Day. This year, the agency marked the holiday by issuing a call-to-action to change out inefficient light bulbs with Energy Star certified bulbs.
Energy Star is an EPA certification given to products, buildings and homes that achieve higher standards of efficiency. READ MORE
As technology continues to play an expanding role in society, few realms are left untouched. Mobility is one of the many facets of our daily lives that is undergoing a dramatic transformation.
According to the market research firm Navigant, consumers and cities are combining to accelerate growth in new electric mobility devices. READ MORE
As renewable power increases its market share, energy storage assumes a larger role. Recognizing the importance of government benchmarks, California lawmakers have taken steps to raise the state’s energy-storage standard.
In early September, state legislators passed four bills intended to increase the amount of storage used in California. READ MORE


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Hereâ€™s a list of this weeks U.S. game releases. The most popular games are World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King on PC, Call of Duty: World at War on multiple platforms, Mirror â€™s Edge on PS3 & Xbox 360, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts on Xbox 360, the Star Wars The Clone Wars games on Wii & DS, and Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia on DS.
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday replaced his foreign minister but maintained other key figures in their posts, in a reshuffle that tilted his cabinet to the right and leaves all the top ministries in the hands of men.
The reshuffle followed the appointment this week of 34-year-old Gabriel Attal as prime minister, a move which Macron hopes will give his presidency new momentum.
The secretary general of Macron’s Renaissance party Stephane Sejourne, 38, was named foreign minister in place of Catherine Colonna, although other key ministers including Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire kept their posts.
With Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu also staying, this leaves all the top ministries in the hands of men, following the departure earlier this week of Elisabeth Borne as prime minister.
Sejourne was in a civil partnership with Attal, France’s first openly gay prime minister, but their relationship is now believed to be over.
Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera, 45, a former French tennis champion who already faces an immense task overseeing the Olympic Games this summer in Paris, will now head a new super ministry combining sports and education, Attal’s former department.
“What I want is action, action, action” and “results, results, results,” Attal told TF1 television, praising the “energy” of his ministers who he said were “committed 200 percent to meet the expectations of the French”.
Attal said he’ll fulfil Macron’s promise to cut taxes for the middle class, though he wouldn’t be tied into a timetable.
The appointments appeared to mark a new shift to the right for Macron’s centrist government.
Eric Ciotti, leader of the Republicans party, announced that Dati would be excluded from the party following her appointment, accusing her of “placing herself outside our political family”.
Mayor of the Paris seventh district since 2008, Dati was in 2021 charged with corruption over consulting services to a subsidiary of Renault-Nissan, charges she has denied.
Attal insisted this posed no problem, pointing to the “presumption of innocence” and praised Dati as a “woman of commitment” who “all her life fought to obtain what she wanted”.
Socialist leader Olivier Faure said on X that rather than promised regeneration the government was marked by “Sarkozy dinosaurs”.
The leader of hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) MPs in parliament, Matilde Panot, said the reshuffle was marked by the “relegation of women”.
Colonna’s departure had been widely expected, with the former ambassador to the UK seen by critics as not being a loud enough voice for French foreign policy at a time of multiple global challenges.
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When Macron came to power in 2017, his government mixed figures from the right and the left but the new cabinet is prominently sprinkled with right-wing names.
According to French news channel BFM TV, out of the 14 ministers named, 8 were from the right.
Out of 11 ministries in what is a slimmed down cabinet, there are seven male ministers and four female ministers, excluding Attal himself, as well as three junior ministers who are all women.
The appointment of Attal and the reshuffle are seen as crucial for Macron to relaunch his government with an eye to June 2024 European elections where the far right under Marine Le Pen’s protege Jordan Bardella, 28, are leading in the polls.
Cabinet ministers are also keenly aware that Macron cannot stand again in 2027 presidential elections which will represent Le Pen’s best-ever chance to take the Elysee.
Asked about his own presidential ambitions, Attal said “2027 is not the subject, what interests me is 2024.”
French media have said that Attal’s age and relative inexperience means he has to navigate tricky political waters populated by “crocodiles” less than delighted by his appointment.
Le Maire and Darmanin had reportedly objected to Attal’s appointment as France’s youngest prime minister, even though both vigorously denied this.
High-ranking civil servant and former treasury director Emmanuel Moulin, 55, has been named Attal’s chief of staff but the premier is also bringing with him from the education ministry four young special advisors of his generation dubbed “the power rangers” in French media.
In addition, Macron’s party failed to win a majority in parliament after his 2022 re-election, meaning that Attal – like Elisabeth Borne whom he replaces – will have to seek opposition support to pass important pieces of legislation.
“We’ll have to try to work with them,” he told TF1, referring to the opposition.


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On Saturday, stop by the Brooklyn Flea in Fort Greene to pick out that perfect gift for mom. With Vendors featuring antiques, clothes, paper goods and art work, you’re sure to find just the thing to make her feel loved. Enjoy a specialty snack at the food vendors and then take a quick trip up Lafayette to The Shelton, open house from 3-5, to take a peek at this gorgeous Penthouse unit with private cabana and spectacular views of Brooklyn and Manhattan. Or visit Dean St Lofts rentals at 818 Dean Street in Prospect Heights. Open House Hours will be 1-3pm.
On Sunday, bring mom to the Brooklyn Museum for brunch and a guided tour. Pick a tour from the list including, “The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago,” “Mummy Dearest: Mummies and More from Ancient Egypt,” “Extraordinary Women: Celebrating Mothers and Motherhood in Art through the Ages,” and more. Tickets and more info here. Or enjoy a walk through Prospect Park and head to Park Union to see the final unit on the market of this impeccably crafted property. On Sunday the Open House will be from 12-4.
If you and Mom are uptown, pick up some of Yo-Burger’s delicious burgers, fries and fro-yo and take a picnic lunch to nearby Van Cortlandt Park. After a scenic stroll through the The John Kieran Nature Trail, hop out to our Fieldston Lofts Condo’s between 12-2 for an open house featuring units with private outdoor space and floor to ceiling windows.
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The New York Times tracks Brooklyn’s influence in Paris—in food trucks. Since the rise of food trucks here in NYC, an American has taken the fad to France. After many hurdles of finally getting open, her burger truck has been a wild success; and her cuisine is “très Brooklyn,” a compliment chock-full of street cred.
“Among young Parisians, there is currently no greater praise for cuisine than ‘très Brooklyn,’ a term that signifies a particularly cool combination of informality, creativity and quality.”
For young Parisians, organic meat and high-grade ingredients in street food are still very uncommon. They see New York and California-inspired cuisine as chic and relevant, and are embracing it so much that the Parisian trucks are known to sell-out on a daily basis.
Read the full article at The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/world/europe/food-trucks-add-american-flavor-to-paris.html
While many of you have probably already indulged in California’s amazing import, Blue Bottle Coffee, what you may not be aware of is the special feature of their Chelsea outpost.
On the second floor is a 6-stool coffee bar that looks more like a science lab called Siphon + Toast Bar that allows you a front row view into a technique that was once only found in quaint little Tokyo coffee bars.
We were blown away watching our barista at work yesterday – measuring everything on a scale and heating the water on a halogen burner. Not a spec of sugar or a drop of milk and it was truly perfect!


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Persia is a beautiful Abyssinian kitten who was rescued from death row. She is gentle and affectionate and looking for a forever home. Persia can be seen at Petco 5961 Warner Ave at Springdale in Huntington Beach. Adopting kitties in pairs is recommended by vets. To encourage this we offer a discount on our adoption fee when adopting two or more cats or kittens at the same time. Please fill out an adoption application if you are interested in ...
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Existing tax law, which is a violation of the founding principles of this country. We are taxed unequally. That is in direct contradiction to "all men are created equal," and also a constitutional violation of equal protection under the law. Today, the main source of that violation is known as the income tax. There is NO reason to tax someone who makes $60,000 at a higher rate than someone who makes $20,000. None. It's discriminatory, and we should not tolerate it. The Founders didn't tolerate such a thing. Until the introduction of the permanent income tax in 1913 (with the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution), all taxes were required by the Constitution to be apportioned among the states (applied equally). That's how it should be, but with the establishment of the income tax, politicians were able to begin the dishonest political games they play today, where they pit one group of citizens against another, and where they discriminate against one person for the benefit of another. It's no surprise that our country became divided following such bigoted political maneuvers. It was at that point we started to reject 'all men are created equal' in favor of 'I'll vote for whomever gives me the most money.' The income tax was a prescription for the division of our country, class hatred, and greed. It has given rise to such illogical pronunciations as the left-wingers saying the wealthy 'don't pay their fair share' in income taxes, when in reality the wealthy are taxed at 35%, the highest bracket, and pay the lion's share of the taxes in this country. Meantime, the poorer citizens are taxed at less than zero of their incomes, receiving income credits from the government when they don't make enough money. Every working American citizen should pay an equal percentage share toward funding the government of this country. Ideally, it should be a low percentage, say 10%. That would be enough to fund the federal government's proper role, even though not a single Democrat will probably believe me.
The income tax has given rise to full out class warfare. Right now, liberals reading this are formulating their 'why does King advocate for the rich ?' arguments, even though that is not at all what I am doing. I want to take away all the subsidies and welfare for the rich too. I'm only advocating for EQUALITY, which is the very basis of a free and just country. You can't take half of Citizen A's money and hand it over to Citizen B for no reason other than Citizen B has less. That is unjust in the extreme, but many of our politicians today run their campaigns by pimping that injustice. They actually encourage the unjust to get out and vote for them. That's what President Obama's redistribution of wealth message was all about. People thought they were going to get something for nothing. It's not about justice, it's about something Obama and company refer to as 'social justice,' which is another way of saying 'injustice,' 'theft,' or "preference.' There's no such thing as social justice. That isn't a concept of liberty and equality. It's a concept of handouts. The only legitimate uses of government are to promote liberty, security, oversight, and equality (of opportunity) under the law. All else is a perversion. The government isn't there to give you money you didn't earn. What kind of twisted nonsense is that ? Imagine your neighbor earning twice what you earn, and you thinking you are entitled to half his money based on the sole reason that he makes more. Then imagine taking that money from him by force (robbery). That would be a crime, a felony. It's ridiculous, yet that's what our government has instituted on a massive scale to justify it's wildly out-of-control spending habits, which have resulted in us being fiscally unsustainable and divided as a nation. We are literally going bankrupt because of it.
My only caveat would be that we should provide help for the physically and mentally disabled, and others unable to care for themselves. I also agree we should provide temporary help to those who meet with misfortune. That's what a compassionate society does, but creating a massive and permanent welfare state with everyone dependent on Uncle Sam will only lead to our destruction. It's destroying Europe, and we're next. We use the tax code to subsidize everything under the sun these days, even corporations as wealthy as the big oil companies. It's unbelievable and disgraceful. We are fostering a belief that the people can't get along without the government intervening in their lives every step of the way. That was never true, and it never will be true. That kind of thinking only leads to irresponsible and reckless behavior, with the people thinking the government will bail them out (and boy, has the government ever proven them right. The government is bailing out everthing). Many people have even come to believe that the government OWES them, which is just another way of saying another taxpayer owes them, because all government funds come from the taxpayers. It's a crock. The socialist idea of 'from each according to his ability, to each according to his need' is nothing but a moral relativistic justification for thievery. It's no different than breaking into someone's house and stealing his money. It's criminal behavior. You aren't entitled to the fruits of another man's labor. I can't go to Lebron James' house and force him to give me half his cash because he makes more than I do (and not only because I'm sure he could whup my butt). Nobody would ever tolerate such behavior, but somehow we do tolerate it when the government acts as the middleman. We let the government do our stealing for us, and then pretend we're innocent as we receive the stolen property. We aren't innocent. We're complicit.
The ends do NOT justify the means. I may want my wealthy neighbor's shiny new Harley, but that doesn't mean I have the right to take it, or that I should get the government to take it for me. If I want a shiny new Harley like my neighbor's, that just means I should figure out a way to work toward getting it, or live without it. The end.
Oh, how liberals are going to hate this post. Bring it on, you bunch of thieves.
P.S. - I do realize this idea of equal taxation and limited government would pretty much kill the marxist/socialist/communist aspirations to power in this country. Hmmm. What a shame. I guess I'll just have to live with that.
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Using an index to describe and compare frailty between older sexual and gender minority (OSGM) adults and non-OSGM participants, researchers showed that OSGM had higher rates of frailty, starting at younger ages and continuing into older age, compared to non-OSGM.
Eating plant-based foods that contain dietary compounds called flavonols can lower your chances of developing frailty.
Cancer and its treatment can accelerate the rate of aging because they both destabilize and damage biological systems in the body.
Discrimination experienced by Black people can affect their health and increase their frailty, which can be particularly impactful for cancer survivors, according to a new study by researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit. The researchers assessed frailty by a number of factors, including whether a participant had several chronic diseases, poor muscle strength and difficulty performing activities of daily living.
A systematic review of 33 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) found that yoga improved gait speed and lower extremity strength in inactive older people. However, yoga did not seem to offer a benefit for frailty markers over activities like exercise or tai chi. The review is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Article title: Multisystem physiological perspective of human frailty and its modulation by physical activity Authors: Joseph A. Taylor, Paul L. Greenhaff, David B. Bartlett, Thomas A. Jackson, Niharika A. Duggal, Janet M. Lord From the authors: “In summary, frailty is a…
A study is the first to use a large range of instruments/ tools and include older adults from many ethnic groups to determine factors affecting their physical activity. Results showed that age, education, social network, pain and depression accounted for a statistically significant proportion of unique variance in physical activity in this diverse older population living independently. Those who reported lower physical activity tended to be older, have less years of education and reported lower social engagement, networking, resilience, mental health, self-health rating, and higher levels of depression, anxiety, pain, and body mass index compared to the moderate to high physical activity groups.
HIV has an “early and substantial” impact on aging in infected people, accelerating biological changes in the body associated with normal aging within just two to three years of infection.
A commonly used blood pressure medication may help improve measures of frailty in prefrail older adults, according to a new study by researchers with UTHealth Houston.
The study was published in The Journals of Gerontology.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have shown that frailty contributes to neurocognitive decline in young adult survivors of childhood cancer.
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Minimally invasive surgical techniques are routinely promoted as alternatives to open surgery because of improved outcomes. However, the impact of robotic surgery on certain subsets of the population, such as frail patients, is poorly understood. Although minimally invasive surgical approaches have…
Frailty measurements have become increasingly important in assessing surgical risk in patients with mitral valve disease, and research published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery shows that frailty plays a significant role in outcomes following mitral valve procedures.

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