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Cross-border Grassroot Activism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Alexander Koensler, Senior Researcher at University of Perugia (Italy).
According to the Peace NGO Forum , over the last decade more than a hundred different Israeli and Palestinians groups and institutions have been working across the Israeli-Palestinian conflict lines. But beyond these ‘official’ cross-border solidarity exists a plethora of often overlooked and more intimate forms of solidarity between individuals, networks of friends and/or political activists. What is their role in the wider context of the conflict? What might they achieve? What are their limitations? During my long-term ethnographic fieldwork in the Israeli-Palestinian space, I have been investigating how such acts of solidarity ‘from below’ create, to varying degrees, experimental spaces of autonomy and what are their ambiguous, and sometimes counterproductive, effects.
Some acts of solidarity are particularly impressive here. For example, between 2006 and 2007 I accompanied regularly the visits of a group of three to five Israelis who visited their Palestinian friends in the unique setting of the occupied, partly destroyed urban center of Al-Khalil (or, to use its Western name, Hebron) in the oPt. The group did not belong to a political group or NGO: some met at university, others in alternative cultural circles. In interviews and informal conversations, we talked about what it means to expose themselves to what appears as ‘the other side of the story’. A sense of ethical responsibility seemed to play a part. ‘The first time I came here, I could not believe what was happening in Palestine. Now I try to come every Saturday. […] I am not coming with an organization. I come simply as a friend and we meet our friends in Hebron. That’s all’.
In these rather simple words Maya, a student of desert sciences from Be’er Sheva who grew up in a ‘mixed’ misrahim/ashkenazim family in southern Israel, explained her role in the trips . The decision to engage in these acts is here an expression of individual ethic attitudes in the first place rather than collective beliefs. However, her interest in the Westbank has been initially mediated by a political organization. Four years earlier she participated in a trip to the Westbank organized by the Israeli human rights NGO B’tselem that ‘opened her eyes’, as she puts it. Her mate and university colleague Eyal, on his part, grew up in one of the most deprived mizrahim cities in central Israel and made his way up to university thanks to several grants for ‘disadvantaged’ people. His own experiences of deprivations, he contends, made him particularly ‘sensitive’ for questions of social justice.
I participated with Eyal and Maya in what was originally supposed to be an informal, personal visit among their Palestinian ‘friends’ in the city. After a coffee, Eyal noted on social media the announced visit of Hebron of a group from Jerusalem who came with B’tselem. We decided to join the group. Not an hour later, we walked together with about twenty Israeli citizens from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem towards the historic center of the destroyed city. Some of them had been here previously in similar ‘tours’, for others it was their first time to be exposed to the ‘Palestinian side’. The streets were strewn with rolls of barbed wire and household waste. Concrete blocks had been placed by the army along the streets in order to protect soldiers and by-passers from potential gunfire. In this area, a group of extremist settlers had taken over some blocks of houses.
Acts from below and mainstream voices
At a deeper psychological level, meetings like the one mentioned above often produce profound self-changing experiences at the personal level, which in turn opens up new spaces for other forms of exchange. During our visits in Hebron, in more than one occasion also an Israeli television team joined us. In fact, the access of journalists to Westbank events is often a result of contacts to Israelis who are engaged in solidarity activism. Many international journalists are based in Jerusalem where they develop social network that reach typically into the Israeli left. Probably everyone who knows the social scene of Jerusalem’s secular nightlife is aware about the delicate intermingling’s between international peace activists, journalists and left and secular Israeli subcultures. Journalist’s accounts are based on hectic schedules and often these leave no space to engage in direct friendship within Palestinian citizens, so the ‘activist’ contacts turn out to be more efficient. Vivid accounts of divisions and collisions, including in mainstream television and accounts of advocacy organizations are an almost direct outcome of acts of solidarity. The positivist attitudes of journalism towards ‘information’ tendency excludes these vital mediation in their final representations (Hannerz 2004). Here, the representation of the conflict perpetuates a strictly dichotomous vision of Israeli-Palestinian relations, overshadowing precisely those cross-cutting relations which enabled the documentary to be realized.
This example shows how the impact of acts of solidarity on public discourses remains ambiguous: very often they enable public attention, but this attention in turn reinforces the separatist imagination or stereotypes. These spaces of acts of solidarity are lived by individual social actors with their hopes and fears, frustrations and small success stories.
This case and others highlight what is often overlooked: acts of solidarity in conflicts continuously create ties of solidarity and communality, forcing us to think beyond dichotomies of self/other, Jews/Arabs and think of, as Palestinian poet Mahmud Darwish (1996: 196, in Hochberg 2007, 128) puts it, as ‘dwelling into each other’. Both in academic and public discourses, the significance of such acts is either diminished and understated (‘insignificant vis-a-vi the power of partition’) or idealized and overstated (‘disrupting the separatist imagination’).
Experiencing a sort of inverted ‘state of exception’ (Agamben 2005), the encounters subvert partially dominant power asymmetries and the dominant ethnonational imaginary: In contrast to mainstream images, Jewish-Israeli citizens appear often frightened, timid or self-reflexive. In other words, these acts contribute to distance participates from central elements of the mainstream ethnonational imaginary. Interestingly, the public impact of these acts of solidarity produces often ambiguous effects. In many circumstances, journalists often gain access to their field only through their valuable contact to activists. The encounters chosen here are not ‘high-profile’ activities, but nonetheless they mediate broader public attention on specific issues of the conflict.
In sum, experimental forms of collaboration, friendship and solidarity have been crucial in creating widely circulating media accounts about the perpetuation of violence, including the demolition of houses in Hebron, the violence of particularly radical settlers and other aspects. One unintended consequence can be that the experimental spaces based on different forms of cooperation and solidarity produce knowledge framed in more sectarian ethnonational terms, reinforcing those divisions that they actually aim to overcome.
 This contribution is a short excerpt of a longer reflection on the often complex and ambiguous effects of acts of solidarity in Israel/Palestine: Koensler, A. (2016). “Acts of Solidarity: Crossing and Reiterating Israeli-Palestinian Frontiers”. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 40(2), 340-356.
 See ‘Peace NGO Forum’, http://mepeace.org, consulted 22 June 2015.
 Names are changed. Field notes of an informal conversation during a trip to Sede Boker, 23 April 2007.
Agamben, G. (2005). State of Exception. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Hannerz, U. (2004). Foreign news: exploring the world of foreign correspondents. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Herzfeld, M. (2015) Anthropology and the inchoate intimacies of power. American Ethnologist 42, 18-32.
Hochberg, G.Z. (2010) In Spite of Partition: Jews, Arabs, and the Limits of Separatist Imagination. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

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STOCKTON -- Bill Bahr had seen plenty of death. He saw it in the Pacific campaign in the Navy as World War II came to its end.
He saw it again in the blistering cold of Korea, when he was in the Army.
But nothing, the 84-year-old valley resident said, jarred his soul like the death he experienced back home in the United States in between those two wars. For 23 months beginning in October 1947, he delivered America's World War II dead back to their families as a sergeant in the Army's Military Escort Service.
In charge of the casket bearing the remains of a young man killed in battle, Bahr bore the absolute duty of making sure the soldier went home to receive his proper military burial and his "final salute."
While many people in the United States today see Memorial Day as a three-day weekend to
usher in the summer play season, Bahr experienced Memorial Day roughly 120 times over those two years. Each time, he became the face of the military to the grieving mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers. Some wanted answers he could not provide. Others took him into their homes as their own, as a temporary living stand-in for the son they'd lost.
Quite a burden, indeed -- even more so when you consider he was only 22 when he took his first soldier home.
"I was discharged from the Navy in 1946 and went back to Iowa," said Bahr, who now lives in Stockton and recently began visiting the Stanislaus Veterans
Center in Modesto for post-traumatic stress disorder counseling. "I tried to find work, but there'd been too many servicemen released and not enough jobs."
Over beers with a friend one day, the buddy said he was about to go.
"I said, 'Where are you going?' " Bahr said. "He said, 'Back to the Army.' I thought about it, and I applied in Chicago."
After a brief training, he was promoted to sergeant and assigned to Fort Sheridan, about 35 miles north of Chicago. The military used the now-defunct base as its Midwest distribution center for bodies returning from World War II.
"It was gut-wrenching," he said. "My first day, they took me to a warehouse. It was about four blocks long by two blocks wide and two stories high. Not an inch of it didn't have a casket."
Assigned one casket at a time, Bahr received any available information about the dead soldier and how and where he died. Sometimes, he knew little more than the soldier's name, family and hometown. He carried total responsibility for the casket from the moment it left the distribution center until the end of the funeral. He coordinated the services with local funeral directors, but took orders from no one. In fact, Congress bestowed so much power upon the military escorts that "the only person who could supersede me was the president of the United States," Bahr said.
Most of the trips involved night-time train travel so he would arrive at the soldier's hometown in the morning.
"You wore black arm bands and white gloves," Bahr said. "People always knew who you were. You might be there for three days."
Some of the families latched onto the escorts as surrogate sons. They'd want the casket kept at their home until the funeral, and the soldier's mother would implore Bahr, mature beyond his years despite his boyish face, to stay in her son's room.
"You'd get to dwelling on it," Bahr said. "There's his baseball glove. Everything's just like he left it. You spend three days looking at his picture. The second day, they wanted a hug to remind them of the son they'd lost."
He always gave it, even though he was uncomfortable doing so.
"His mother would tell you what he liked for dinner," Bahr said. "His father would tell you what a great football player he'd been. And I'm thinking, 'Yeah, he was a great kid. But I've got to bury him.' Each time, I had to bury a friend. I'd think about the final salute you made at the end of the service. What a relief. ... But it wasn't over. You were still there with the family."
Some of the families understood that these young military escorts hurt, too. One southern Indiana family -- a very poor one -- touched him in a way he'll never forget.
"We didn't get much money (maybe $75 a month)," Bahr said. "That family didn't have anything. But as I left, the father ran up and handed me a handkerchief filled with coins. About $6 worth. They didn't have anything, yet they took up a collection for me. It really shakes you up."
Other families, however, weren't so hospitable.
Bringing a solider home to Kentucky's hill country, Bahr once found himself arrested and placed in protective custody by the local sheriff.
"The boys in the hills are upset you're bringing bodies back," he said the sheriff told him. The local funeral director added, "You'd better stay on board (the train). Otherwise, they'll take a shot at you."
It was the only time, Bahr said, he didn't stay with the casket until burial.
Other families took their frustrations out on Bahr verbally.
"In Kansas City, the funeral director met me at the train," Bahr said. "He told me, 'These people are very bitter.' His father said, 'You S.O.B. You're the bastard who killed my son.' I said to him, 'Here's your flag.' He said, 'I don't want that goddamned flag.' "
At that point, Bahr said, he lost it.
"I said, 'You ain't getting that goddamned flag!' "
The funeral director calmed him down, but few of the families knew that Bahr, too, had been in combat. He'd seen young men die in World War II and would see more in Korea. Bringing them home for burial etched emotions deep into his soul.
"You don't really understand combat 'til you've been in combat," he said. "It was a prerequisite (for being a military escort)."
He once had to stop a grieving mother from jumping into the grave with her son after they lowered the casket. Another time, he and another escort teamed to take home twin brothers who had been killed moments apart by the same enemy soldier.
"(The service) was in a town of 1,500," Bahr said. "According to the police, there were 1,600 people at the funeral."
The Army did nothing at the time to counsel Bahr and the others on the emotional trauma they brought home with them from the war, let alone preparing them to deal with the families as military escorts.
"There were times when you'd just want to go someplace and cry," he said. "At times I thought, 'How inadequate am I to try to do this?' There was no psychologist -- nobody to give you insight. So you drank. I'm not proud of that."
Married and a father, one day at home he accompanied the family to church. He knew he had to preempt his self-destruction.
"I realized I had to stop (drinking)," Bahr said. So he did.
His military escort duty left him with mixed emotions.
"I have some wonderful memories and met some wonderful people," he said.
Conversely, when his duty ended, he was a buck sergeant with a family and needed a promotion to upgrade his pay. He could do that by signing on for a tour in Korea beginning in July 1950, as did most of the other 300 military escorts at Fort Sheridan.
Once there, though, he said he shut down emotionally. He performed his duties in reconnaissance, but got close to no one. He knew a buddy today could be in a casket tomorrow, to be taken home someday by a uniformed military escort wearing white gloves and a black arm band.
"I didn't make friends," he said. "I didn't talk to anybody. I'd go from one day to the next, and it was a good day if you made it 'til the next."
Captured by the North Koreans and Chinese, he escaped and found his way back to his unit about a month later.
While in Korea, he ran into a soldier he had known from Fort Sheridan who was among the many military escorts invited to Bahr's wedding in 1948. They were the only two escorts still alive from that day. All the others had died in Korea.
"And of the 300 men who were military escorts, maybe 50 survived the Korean War," Bahr said.
Which is why, now, Bahr won't attend Memorial Day services at the national cemetery in Santa Nella or anywhere else. He's endured too much death and brought too many young men home for their final salute. To this day, he remembers the sadness of each service as if it happened yesterday, handing yet another folded Old Glory to yet another grieving mother.
" 'This is your flag presented to you by order of the president of the United States and a grateful nation in memory of the supreme sacrifice of your son,' " he still can recite without pause.
"You took your hat off. You touched the casket. You gave the final salute. Then you backed away."
Jeff Jardine's column appears Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays in Local News. He can be reached at email@example.com or 578-2383.


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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- More and more Utah drivers are buckling up before they hit the road. That's according to a new study by the Utah Highway Safety Office.
The study shows approximately 86-point-nine percent of drivers and front-seat passengers in six Utah counties wear their seatbelts. That's a one-point-two percent increase from 2004.
Utah Highway Safety program manager Kristy Rigby says the state has seen an increase now for seven years.
In June, U-H-P officers surveyed more than 63-thousand drivers in Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Utah, Washington and Weber counties.
The survey says five out of the six counties had an increase in usage from last year. While, Salt Lake County's usage rate was down four-point-six percent. The study also found females and people traveling on highways or freeways buckle up more often.
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Today is a beautiful spring day here in Charlevoix. It's raining which is a good thing because our fire danger was high... due to winds and no rain. The temps have been in the 80s! Unbelievable if you know our area. We should still be skiing. So it's also a work day for me but it's quiet this morning so I'm shopping as I work and put stuff away. This fabric below is called Gotham and it really caught my eye. It's in the sale closet so it's 50% off a yard or more!!!! Doesn't it have an ART DECO look? I think it would make a great medallion for the center of a quilt. The second picture is the border that surrounds it, top and bottom. I think I could cut them up as blocks... maybe in the corners? I think I need a yard of it. That will get me the center and enough border to play with. There's still a couple more yards on the bolt if anyone else wants any. I'm going to give you Sue's number here at the shop so that if anyone sees something (and like me) can't live without it, you'll be able to grab a piece. H2H's number is: 231-547-2729.
And finally, another one I'm thinking of taking a piece of is this city/car/tree fabric called "Rainbow Gardens". Can you believe this is in the 50% off room. It feels wonderful! Still a couple of yards left on that also... after I take my piece.

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MOTORBIKE enthusiasts worried about unsafe roads, or motorists, can take their concerns to transport bosses.
Warwickshire County Council is encouraging motorcyclists to get in touch with ideas or problems before the next meeting of the Warwickshire Powered Two-Wheeler Users' Forum on March 21.
It was set up to improve motorcycle travel, offer courses to young riders and set up secure parking to avoid theft.
Forum member Cllr Tim Naylor (Lab, Leamington Willes) said: "I hope the forum will encourage people to put forward their views on the safety and development of motorcycling in Warwickshire.
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For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.
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St. Louis has been on an astonishing run since the sudden death of former Billikens coach Rick Majerus. That’s nine wins in a row. Billikens coach Jim Crews claimed, in a recent conversation with CBS’ Matt Norlander, that they hadn’t even given it a thought.
Whether they knew it or not, the streak is over. The Temple Owls protected their nest and pulled off a 64-54 win in front of a home crowd. Khalif Wyatt exploded for 24 points on 7-11 shooting, ably backed by a 20/10 double-double from forward Anthony Lee. The Owls’ fortunes seem to hinge heavily on which Wyatt shows up on any given night. Against Kansas, the enigmatic guard scored 26, and his team nearly knocked off No. 6 in Allen Fieldhouse. Then, in the team’s A-10 opener at Xavier, Wyatt shot 2-11 and scored just six in a ten-point loss.
Inconsistency is the hobgoblin of this Temple team, which should make the rest of the season quite the roller-coaster ride for players, coaches and fans alike.
St. Louis got a big night from guard Rob Loe, who went 3-4 from deep on his way to a 17-point, 11-rebound evening. Loe’s efforts went largely unsupported, however. Guard Jordair Jett had three of the Billikens’ 13 turnovers, and the St. Louis big men simply could not penetrate the interior, where Temple’s trees combined for six blocked shots.
The A-10 season is always a raucous affair, and expansion can only make it more so. If Temple hopes to make the most of their last season in the conference (assuming nothing else expands, contracts or self-immolates in the next few months) they’ll need more nights like this one.
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Hot Chip - Southampton Guildhall 16/10/12
Openers for tonight are an amazingly suitable choice - the recently Mercury nominated Django Django. Playing through the majority of their self-titled debut album, the Northern-based band put on a fantastic performance as they always that was only blighted by persistent sound issues such as screeching mics and crackling speakers. These problems aside, they still stormed through the likes of ‘Hail Bop’, ‘Default’, and ‘Cairo’ and I have no idea how the majority of the audience were able to control themselves enough to stand so still - I thought it was an impossible feat not to dance to Django Django. Especially for ‘Waveforms’ where various band members took upon the drums to extend the ending of the song, and by the time the band finished with ‘Wor’ it was easy to dismiss Django as merely a support, more like two great gigs rolled into one - even though the crowd were about as fun as a wet fish to the face.
Fresh-faced from taking on the long summer of festival season - headlining the likes of Bestival and Camp Bestival and armed with enough strobes to turn a whole primary school epileptic, Hot Chip entered the stage to begin the show with ‘Motion Sickness’, the opener to their latest and fifth album In Our Heads. With loud shirts and enough band members dancing onstage, the party really was unfolding in front of us as the band showed why they are such a force as a live act, and really come to life more than they do on record. Even if for all their work, that party atmosphere didn’t quite infiltrate the stagnant crowd crowd..
Naturally songs from the latest record took precedence this evening, but when the singles roll out it’s hit after hit. ‘Boy From School’, ‘Over and Over’, ‘One Life Stand’, ‘Ready for the Floor’, they just keep on coming and a quick reminder of the magic formulae that Hot Chip have in creating perfect electro hits. There are some pockets of movement in the crowd, but still not enough for my liking or indeed for singer Alexis Taylor who takes a jump off the stage for a quick nosy into the crowd. A very quick nosy, perhaps he didn’t like what he saw.
A night of hip-shaking to electro music is always a great way to kick off a weekend, but here on a Tuesday night the crowd were more than a little wet, and a little difficult. However this isn’t an unusual occurrence for gigs held here in Southampton’s Guildhall, which always attracts a far more varied customer than any other venue I have ever visited. Where I have have almost died in mosh-pit watching a band somewhere else, here always receive the calmest of audiences in this carpeted hall. Some folk may prefer this, but for myself who really gets most of the enjoyment of a great crowd atmosphere, I often find gigs here a bit of a struggle when it feels like a the majority of the audience are just there to observe, not get involved.
Despite this, the crowd’s quietness is not remotely reflected onto the band, who performed for over an hour and and a half, and the dancing never stops. The audience might be all too aware this is a school night, but Hot Chip party away like it’s the final night at a festival. I hope the next time I catch the band, I’m not feeling so much like the lonely dancer..
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My girlfriend works in a clinic in Atlantic City that provides health care and social services to people with no insurance or have limited means of support. There are more places in Atlantic City that provide free health care, food, shelter, addiction and social services than anywhere within a days ride of the city. People drift down here from all over of the state, even outside of New Jersey, for a cot and a meal. After its decline in the 1950s, the city has attracted alcoholics, people with mental health issues, and those just down on their luck. Maybe it was the ocean and faded glamor of the city 's boardwalk and hotels, or the abundance of cheap housing and corner taprooms.
A Financial analysis determines how well an organization is performing financially and whether improvement is needed by reviewing the organization’s financial statements and calculating ratios.
The purpose of segmentation is to allow the marketer to be better able to reach the consumer needs and wants which increases the positive responses for the brand. Segmentation is important during the promotion process, this is where the team decided who what and where as well as, age gender and things like buying patterns. Because of this, marketing g segmentation comes before targeting. By dividing the audience, it makes it easier to target exactly who and where to send the devices or what to do with their next model.
In order to identify red flags for risk management from various financial risk ratios, models, and traditional ratios for Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, we list our calculation results below. Based on our calculation, Bear Stearns got 15 red flags, which occupied 68% of total red flags, while Lehman Brothers 12 red flags, occupying 55% of total red flags. These two numbers were high even compared with other investment banks, and companies committed fraudulent activities.
The model that we selected for our practice run and actual simulation was Low lifetime cost. We decided to implement this strategy to improve quality and customer satisfaction. Delta Signal Corporation was initially an innovative supplier that developed a wide range of products, however, these products lacked quality and customer satisfaction. Through our simulation, we hoped to combat these issues by deliberately focusing on high quality and achieving customer satisfaction while still providing low-cost products.
LVMH differentiates itself from the competitors for many a reasons. The prominent of them include leadership, well recognized brand, and a prioritizing on tradition of innovation. These are goals that have been designed by CEO and Chairman Bernard Arnault.
Then since they were going to be Disney shareholders after that they would benefit from all expected earnings as mentioned
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In 2002, PIL Group achieves US$1 Billion turnover, and it turns to double in 2005. In Year 2013 PIL achieves US$4.5 Billion turnover.

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A “derelict city” of sailboats along the Oak Bay border of Cadboro Bay beach have become more than an eyesore.
Over recent years the District of Saanich has removed washed-up, abandoned and derelict boats from its portion of Cadboro Bay as rapidly as the federal and provincial system will let them.
That included another $6,000 bill (shared with the province) for a boat pulled off by crane on Nov. 29 that was leftover from last year’s spike in abandoned boats, which had already cost Saanich taxpayers $50,000.
In 2014, Oak Bay joined forces with Transport Canada, the RCMP Marine Section and Oak Bay Police to remove four non-compliant moorage buoys and two derelict boats from Oak Bay waters. But anyone who looks to the Oak Bay end of Caddy Bay beach can see three boats washed ashore, plus a sunken wash-up closer to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club.
“It’s a derelict city between Saanich and the yacht club,” said Eric Dahli, president of the Cadboro Bay Residents Association. “RVYC cleaned up their act, Saanich cleaned up their act, and sitting in the middle is the Oak Bay derelict boat yard.”
Within 10 metres of the Oak Bay side of the Hibbens Close border with Saanich are the three washed-up fibreglass sailboats, which Dahli contends would likely not be there if they were on the Saanich side. Between them, the fibreglass bow of a fourth boat pokes from the sand, said to be completely buried. A little farther down the beach and into Uplands territory is the metal hull of an abandoned houseboat that went up in flames in 2013.
Because the brown and rusty houseboat hull blends into the landscape and the sailboats are tangled amongst the shoreline branches of large trees, Dahli wonders if it’s a question of out of sight, out of mind.
“Who knows what is seeping out of those wrecks? Out of sight or not, the same damage is done to the environment.”
The CBRA is in discussion with the Oak Bay Residents Association to see if the two can get Oak Bay on a plan to do the same thing as Saanich, and clean up that strip of Cadboro Bay beach.
“It’s not up to RVYC to remove abandoned wash-ups, which has been forthcoming and was praised for its environmental efforts by the Georgia Straight Alliance in August,” Dahil said, while praising RVYC’s $50,000 contained area to clean the hulls of boats.
“It used to be you blasted the old paint off with a power wash and it would wash out at high tide,” Dahli said.
In Oak Bay, the new Oak Bay Maritime Community Association said it also plans to promote a better response in dealing with derelict boats. The group includes about 40 area residents, mostly boat owners, working for maritime preservation.
However, the immediate focus is not Cadboro Bay, though the long-term plan does include it, said spokesperson Robert Hall.
“I’ve talked to a couple of people from the yacht club, they’re concerned with the same thing,” Hall said. “We’re focused on Oak Bay [and] Oak Bay Marina. There’s about 30-odd boats that are moored there and two of them are unattended and look to be abandoned.”
Looking forward, all eyes are on a movement to make it easier to deal with derelicts. Much of that hinges on Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Sheila Malcolmson’s private member’s bill to designate the Coast Guard as the Receiver of Wrecks for the purposes of the Canada Shipping Act, allowing them to take action without being directed to by a ministry. For now, neither municipalities nor Transport Canada have the authority to remove a boat. A removal can be expedited if it poses a potential or immediate hazard to navigation.
Under the Canada Shipping Act, when someone finds and takes possession of a wreck, the Receiver of Wrecks will try to locate the owner. The Receiver of Wrecks can authorize its disposal or destruction by a salvager when the owner is unknown 90 days after a wreck has been reported.
- This story was updated to remove an incorrect reference to Oak Bay Marina from the original version.


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Study Finds Texas Women Are Not Receiving the Highly Effective Contraception They Desire
Posted: July 25, 2014
A new TxPEP paper shows that cuts to the state family planning budget by the 2011 Texas State Legislature have left many Texas women without the highly effective birth control they desire after giving birth. Research has shown that after giving birth, nearly 75 percent of women reported that their ideal form of birth control would be a highly effective method, but six months after birth, only 27 percent of women were using those methods.
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Here are the important themes I took away from calendar Q1 earnings reports across publicly traded CRO and eClinical companies:
Book to bills and revenue growth are rapidly diverging, suggesting significant shifts in market share towards IQVIA and Medpace at the expense of Syneos and, based on their commentary and my own exposure to the industry, midsize CROs.
For most of 2020-2022, larger CROs were posting book to bills mostly within a 0.05 range of each other, while you are now seeing IQVIA and Medpace consistently post 1.25 – 1.30 and higher while ICON and LabCorp are slipping towards 1.20 and lower, and Syneos is continuously well below 1.0.
The lower performing CROs explain their declining performance to "macroeconomic headwinds", "funding challenges for our customers", the "non human primate issue", and- the most bizarre comes from LabCorp and was repeated multiple times- "customers are waiting until after the (spinoff) transaction is complete to award new business".
The higher performing CROs, by contrast, might mention some funding difficulty among parts of the customer base, but insist they’re not seeing it impact RFP and award flows, and most importantly they’ve been emphasizing that for multiple quarters now. IQVIA’s CEO flat out says “we are not seeing any funding issues" and "we’re not seeing any sort of slowdown in terms of clients not wanting to start trials".
Cancellation rates are tough to tease out, but across most CROs, eClinical companies, and non-publicly traded parts of the industry I work with, they are increasing from 2020-2022 levels to pre-COVID norms of 15%-20%.
The pricing environment is far more competitive and difficult than in recent years. A few quarters ago the commentary was price increases being a non-issue, and that’s no longer the case.
I was asked why Syneos was acquired for “such a low premium”. You have to look at their abysmal quarterly results that were reported a few minutes after their go-private transaction was announced. I can’t prove it, but I’m fairly certain their share price was going to implode following those results. On that basis, the premium was not so low.
Labor attrition is rapidly declining, back towards and in some cases low than pre-COVID norms. It was mentioned, however, that clinical sites continue to see elevated labor attrition which is affecting study performance.
Backlog conversion continues to lag out as vaccine backlog is replaced with oncology and other longer-duration therapeutic work. This dynamic explains why a 1.20 book to bill doesn't get you the same revenue growth as it did the past few years.
Bad debt reserves are increasing in response to bankruptcies and payment delays.
AI/ML was mentioned far more frequently than decentralized trials, the latter hardly an afterthought.
Thermo Fisher needs to get more specific on PPD’s performance- if anything for the sake of its share price, since PPD seems to be outperforming the rest of its business and likely gaining market share (revenue growth “mid-teens”, book to bill undisclosed).
I’ll say it again- we need more publicly traded standalone CROs, site networks, patient recruitment, and eClinical companies! We’ll lose one when Syneos goes private, and gain one when Fortrea is spun out from LabCorp.


Chelsea star John Obi Mikel,28, has been appointed as the new captain of the Super Eagles with immediate effect.
The former skipper, CSKA Moscow frontman Ahmed Musa, made the announcement at a press briefing on Thursday afternoon- today.
Musa was appointed captain of the Nigeria squad by ex-coach Sunday Oliseh in October 2015 after the former Juventus midfielder fell out will Lille netminder Vincent Enyeama.
In his first words after the announcement, Mikel said : “Thanks to Musa and the team. It will be a new Super Eagles with a new approach.”
Obi Mikel is the most senior player in the current Super Eagles squad, having made his debut 11 years ago when he was introduced in the second half of the friendly against Libya.


If you want to live in a green home, the efficiency of your heat and air conditioning system is the most important factor. That's because heat and air conditioning accounts for nearly half of the energy consumption of the average American home. Read on to learn how to get the most out of your HVAC system so you cut back on both your fossil fuel consumption and your utility bills.
The Most Efficient Heat and Air Conditioning System
A recent article on the Mother Nature Networkexplored the different options for home heating and debated which is the greenest. Every type of heat delivery system has its pros and cons:
- Pros: The system responds quickly to thermostats, it works to distribute both heat and air conditioning and integrates easily with smart thermostat controls.
- Cons: Long duct systems can be inefficient and prone to leaks. They also help distribute dust and allergens throughout your rooms.
Boilers and Radiators:
- Pros: Radiator pipes are easier to install and make less noise than forced-air duct systems. They don't distribute dust and are effective at heating rooms evenly and efficiently.
- Cons: The radiators can get hot, creating a burn hazard for children. They also take up space in a room and can clash with your home decor.
Radiant Floor Heat:
- Pros: Many people enjoy the feeling of warm floors and heat emanating from the ground up.
- Cons: The cost savings don't always live up to claims. Heat elements are expensive to install and can take a long time to warm up a room. They are also prone to overheating homes due to the lag time.
Notice that most of the pros and cons are more about the utility of the systems rather than their efficiency. That's because the efficiency of all three heating systems ultimately depends more on how you use them than the nature of the system itself. The biggest factor when it comes to energy savings, regardless of how you heat your home, is the temperature to which you set the thermostat.
The Real Key to Efficient Heat and Air Conditioning
In the end, debating the greenest way to deliver heat through your home is, in effect, a trick question. That's because the most efficient way to stay warm in your home is to avoid having to heat it in the first place. That means beefing up your insulation, tracking down leaks in your home envelope and taking advantage of the heat of the sun to passively warm your rooms. The better your home is at collecting and retaining heat, the lower you can set the thermostat and the more you save.
If you need help identifying ways to cut down on the energy consumption of your heat and air conditioning system, get in touch with a qualified HVAC technician right away.


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What to see in Vigo in one day: discover the Olivic City
There is a lot to see in Vigo in one day. The city of Vigo and the places to visit near it offer us an infinity of tourist attractions to admire and enjoy. Vigo is an ideal place from which to plan excursions to the Rías Baixas and its best beaches. Also as a starting point to visit the Cíes Islands or Ons Island.
If you only have one day in the city, here are our recommendations on the best plans for Vigo and its estuary, as well as some of its legends and anecdotes. Will you join us?
Free excursions to see Vigo in one day
A good starting point to visit Vigo in one day is to take one of the free tours around the city. Free of charge, they are usually walking routes of no more than two hours in which we can discover the various corners, houses and neighborhoods of Vigo.
Day or night, these tours and excursions are guided by multilingual guides who lead us through all the sights, history, architecture and art of Vigo. It is, without a doubt, a great way to see the must-see sights of Vigo and get to know better all that the so-called ‘Olive City’ has to offer.
The siren, emblem of Vigo
The meeting point where the free tours start is usually in the center, at Porta do Sol, in front of the famous statue of El Sireno.
Reservations can be made in advance through the Internet and the opening hours are usually in the morning. However, it is worth mentioning the thematic night tour on mysteries and legends of Vigo and Galicia linked to its Celtic past .
On this tour we will walk under the moonlight through the narrow streets of the old town and get to know in depth the most amazing stories and myths that float over the city, the Ría and its islands (such as the intriguing San Simón Island). A very different experience from visiting the old town of Vigo during the day in broad daylight.
What to see in Vigo in a day through its history
There is something you should know if this is your first time in Vigo: to visit Vigo in one day is to visit more than three thousand years of history in just twenty-four hours. Here you can find the footprint of the human being at every step we take. From the Iron Age to our times, countless cultures and civilizations have passed through Vigo, being perhaps the most important gateway city to the northwest of the peninsula.
Military remains, the most valuable vestiges of the ancient Roman Empire in Pontevedra, fortresses, castles and churches. There are a number of monuments to see in Vigo in one day.
Three of them have been erected, the most durable of which is the Gothic style completed in the 14th century. It suffered from looting by Francis Drake ‘s pirates to the explosion of a nearby powder magazine in 1809, causing great damage that condemned it to its final destruction.
A visit to the Co-cathedral of Santa María de Vigo is a must. Vigo shares cathedral seat with the Cathedral of Tuy, hence the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria is called “co-cathedral”. The temple itself is a mute witness to the passage of history, since Since the 12th century, several places of worship to Santa Maria have been planned.
The Co-cathedral as we see it today
The Co-cathedral of Vigo today is the one built in the early nineteenth century, in neoclassical style but with baroque towers and a considerable robustness in its structure, perhaps taking into account past accidents. As a curiosity, it is said that the centennial olive tree that presides over Alfonso XII Street grew from a cutting of another specimen that was in the atrium of the old church, perhaps having been there since the construction of the first temple.
Always besieged throughout history, during the Middle Ages and the Modern Age, fortresses and walls were built in the region to protect the population. Some of these buildings are still preserved in very good condition and their privileged location makes them, without a doubt, places worth seeing in Vigo.
The Castillo de San Sebastián, or Fortaleza de San Sebastián, is perhaps the most famous of this ancient strategic defense network. Its 17th century walls were built during the reign of Philip IV to protect the city of Vigo. Its views of the estuary allowed its inhabitants to anticipate any attack from the sea.
You can also visit the Castro Fortress, on top of Monte O Castro. It dates back to the Middle Ages and today is integrated in one of the most famous parks of the municipality, along with the Alameda Park or Castrelos Park. Although it can be a somewhat demanding walk, going up to the highest point we will find what is considered the most spectacular viewpoint in the whole area.
The Cíes Islands and their coasts were also a regular refuge for pirates and corsairs, making naval battles almost continuous over the centuries.
The most remembered of these battles is the Battle of Rande, which took place in 1702. Precisely in the park of Monte O Castro we find the imposing Monument to the Galleons of Rande. It is a sculptural ensemble consisting of three large anchors and five cannons belonging to the ships that sank during the war.
Jules Verne in Vigo
For many years it has been said that a great underwater treasure still exists, legends echoed by Jules Verne himself in his Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
The visionary French writer visited the town on two occasions, being captivated by the charms of Vigo.
The importance of Jules Verne for Vigo is recognized with two sculptures. The statue of Jules Verne in the gardens of Montero Rios, where we can see the writer sitting on giant tentacles. The second is the monument to Jules Verne and his Captain Nemo, located between San Simón Island and Cesantes beach, which recreates in bronze the search for the treasures of Rande.
The figure of the legendary sailor and some divers are only visible at low tide.
The avant-garde of our times is also represented in the Museum of Contemporary Art of Vigo (MARCO). Inaugurated in 2002 in the former Palace of Justice, this museum hosts all kinds of activities, exhibitions, events on contemporary culture and art.
What to see in Vigo in one day if you love the sea and beach
If you love the smell of the sea, the sound of the waves and feel the touch of fine sand on your feet, Vigo has some of the best beaches in the Rias Baixas and Spain as a whole.
Samil Beach in Vigo, in the parish of Navia, is the paradigm of the urban beaches of the town. Recognized with the blue flag, it is a sandy area of more than one kilometer long and is provided with all the services for the bather.
Thanks to its easy access, Samil Beach is the most popular and crowded beach in the city. The most seafaring beach of Vigo, meanwhile, is Bouzas. Visiting Bouzas and the neighborhood of the same name is one of the best destinations to see in Vigo in one day.
The islands belonging to the municipality are home to a good number of paradisiacal beaches. Rodas Beach, in the Cíes Islands, has been awarded as the “best beach in the world” by different publications such as The Guardian.
They are part of a natural park and, therefore, a permit to visit the islands is required to travel to the Cíes. They can only be accessed by private boat or through Piratas de Ons.
Contemporary architecture and a beautiful lighthouse
In a town with a tradition so closely linked to the ocean, it is impossible to conceive of Vigo without its Museum of the Sea. A day in Vigo would not be complete without seeing first-hand this ambitious and modern project that is open all year round.
It has a permanent exhibition, whose common thread is fishing and the development of the fishing industry. It also includes an aquarium and a small archaeological site. We owe much to the estuary and the Galician Museum of the Sea is a recognition of its vital importance in the habitat of the city of Vigo.
Where to eat and tapas in Vigo
A day in Vigo to get to know the city and all that it offers requires us to make the most of the time if we do not want to miss anything. However, it’s always a good time to recharge your batteries. A recommendation that never fails: NaBeira Restaurant, next to the Maritime Station of Vigo. Updated traditional cuisine and economical menu without sacrificing the best quality in the Port of Vigo.
Also, in the historic center, at any time of the day, between houses and businesses we will find all kinds of places where you can enjoy cuisine for all tastes.
In the emblematic Plaza de la Constitución you can have a wine or an aperitif. Also the Plaza de Compostela and Plaza de la Princesa are one of the most frequented areas of Vigo to have a drink.
Here you will find the most avant-garde proposals, contributing to a great extent to the fact that this is the Galician city with the greatest culinary projection. Even if you are only going to be in Vigo for one day, a visit to one of its restaurants is a must. Start with NaBeira!
Vigo, a lot to see in one day
Vigo in one day may seem too little time for everything the city has to offer. However, if we plan the day carefully and have a clear idea of what to see, it will be an unforgettable visit. A whole experience in which tradition and modernity combine perfectly in a place with a great maritime culture.

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Your gallbladder helps your body digest vitamins and fats by releasing a greenish fluid known as bile. When something’s off within the organ, leading it to function poorly, you’re likely to experience gallbladder pain.
Such pain can be debilitating, especially over time. Thankfully, it’s usually quite treatable.
Dr. Sreelatha Reddy and our team at Houston Gastrointestinal & Liver Clinic, P.A. in Sugar Land, Texas, diagnose and treat gallbladder issues to reduce your pain and improve your quality of life. Take a moment to learn more about gallbladder pain, including what to do once it strikes.
The most common cause of gallbladder pain is gallstones, and gallstones are the primary symptoms of gallbladder disease. Gallstones form when bile clumps together in masses as small as a speck or as large as a golf ball.
As they grow, larger gallstones can keep bile from flowing normally. This can result in a gallbladder attack, which causes sudden pain in your upper right abdomen.
Other potential causes of gallbladder pain include:
Gallbladder cancer, when cancerous cells form in your gallbladder, can also result in pain.
If you’re experiencing gallbladder pain, whether it’s relatively mild or severe, Dr. Reddy and our team can help. It’s especially important to seek medical care if you notice:
All of these symptoms may indicate a problem in your bile ducts, such as gallbladder disease.
Your treatment for gallbladder pain depends on the underlying cause. For an obstructed bile duct, we may recommend an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
During this procedure, your provider inserts a thin tube and small instruments through the mouth to remove the problematic stone. Other treatments may include medications that slowly dissolve gallstones and lifestyle changes.
If you’re prone to gallbladder pain or wish to prevent it in the first place, shifting your lifestyle can go a long way. Helpful dietary steps include:
Exercising regularly, such as 30 minutes of brisk walking most days, and maintaining a healthy body weight may also help.
To learn more about gallbladder pain or to get the care you need, call Houston Gastrointestinal & Liver Clinic, P.A. today or request your appointment online.

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In computational complexity theory, the complexity class FP is the set of function problems which can be solved by a deterministic Turing machine in polynomial time. In many senses, this may be the same as set of problems which are efficiently computable on classical computers .
Loosely speaking, a function problem takes a complicated input and produces a (perhaps equally) complicated output. Function problems are distinguished from decision problems, which produce only Yes or No answers. The corresponding set of decision problems is P.
Many important open problems in complexity theory relate to the relationships between different resources, such as time and space. We know that a polynomial amount of time is at least the equivalent of a logarithmic amount of memory space . Thus, FP is at least as large as FL, the set of function problems which can be calculated in logspace. However, it is not known whether the two are equal or different. This corresponds to the problem of whether the decision classes P (complexity) and L (complexity) are equal.
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Big, bold and very red – Robert Winston’s introduction to the body takes a look under the skin at all the remarkable things that happen out of sight. Blood, bones, skin, hair, lungs and the digestive system are just some of the parts of the body exposed in glorious detail. It certainly shows how awesomely complex the human body is. The CD included features interactive animations making it all remarkably real. Useful for any budding doctors….


Investigators traced the source to an electrical problem in the attic of a home at 37th and Redick.
During the night, the smell of smoke became stronger. A woman and three children escaped around 4:30 a.m. The home did not have any smoke detectors.
The Red Cross was called in to assist the family.


Ages ago I dabbled in making music. How long ago was it? Well, I was making tunes for the Doom 2 mods I was building. So, sometime around the mid-90’s. While writing this post I searched around and found that my mods are still out there in the wild, still being played. Here is someone playing through one of my levels with the music cranked.
That is a pretty good demonstration of my musical approach at the time: Find a few notes that sound barely tolerable together, then loop that arrangement to the limits of human endurance. Seems ghastly now, but I remember thinking it was awesome.
I never really understood music or music theory. My music-making was purely brute force. The software I was using at the time (Cakewalk) let you build MIDI music a note at a time. This is ideal if you can’t play an instrument and don’t know what you’re doing. Just shove the little notes up or down until you find something that doesn’t sound dissonant. Didn’t understand chords. Had no idea how different keys worked. I had no idea what the sharps and flats were for. (They always sounded dissonant, so I stuck to the “white keys”. I suppose this means all my stuff was technically in C major?)
Recently I got the urge to try my hand at making music again. I have no idea why. I have important projects that need doing. But in a mad impulse I bought myself MAGIX Music Maker 2014 Premium on Steam. It wasn’t even on sale.
I’ve hammered out a couple of tunes. Here is probably the most complete effort:
On Soundcloud I said this was my “first effort”. Technically it’s my first full-length piece of music in 20 years. (I made a shorter tune on Saturday.) But you get the idea.
If you’ve never used a program like this, here is how it works:
You make a sequenceThe nomenclature is all over the place here. You can call them “sequences” or “arrangements”. Music Maker calls them “objects”. Whatever. Boxes with notes in them. of notes by drawing on this grid. You adjust the pitch and length of notes by moving the little rectangles around and re-sizing them. Above are the chords that repeat throughout the song I linked. If you actually know what you’re doing, you can just play the notes you want on your MIDI instrument of choice. And if you’re completely clueless, you can skip arranging notes and just use the hundreds of pre-fab sequences that come with the software. You really can make a half-decent song by just throwing crap togetherAll you need to do is make sure your sequences are all in the same key, which the program helpfully lists for you.. And if you’re both clueless and lazy, you can use the automated song maker tool, which will let you specify a genre and it will gather a bunch of samples and combine them for you. (I tried it a couple of times. It’s not as good as something made by a real musician, but it’s surprisingly serviceable and roughly equivalent to what I can accomplish. Which, now that I think about it, is kind of embarassing.)
You could put an entire song into a single sequence, but that’s like working in photoshop and putting everything in the same layer. Your goal is to make these little groups of notes that can be dragged around, copy and pasted, looped, etc. You can then take an arrangement and put it on one of your tracks. Maybe one track is a saxophone, and another is a keyboard, and another is a guitar. Drag-and-drop your box of notes from the guitar track to the sax track, and it will play those same notes but with a different instrument.
See? Easy peasy.
In case you’re curious: I made all the sequences myself, but I used a couple of pre-fab drum loops and some vocal samples. (I find mapping out drums to be kind of tedious.) The green, orange, and purple boxes are pre-fab, and the rest is stuff I mapped out by hand.
It’s a fun activity, and it’s amazing how far you can go with just rudimentary knowledge. It’s a shame the software itself is kind of annoying in a lot of trivial ways.
It crashes every couple of hours. Sometimes the play button just stops responding to the mouse, but the hotkey (spacebar) still works. Sometimes it won’t play at all until you hit play half a dozen times, rewind to the start of the song, and chant an incantation. Once you get even a modest-sized project like mine, the whole thing becomes very sluggish, even when doing simple stuff like opening a single sequence. There are a bunch of annoying bugs with scaling the track list, and sometimes you can re-size things and sometimes you can’t. The vocal tune tool is horrendously sluggish and hard to use. (And I’m not even sure it does anything.) It doesn’t let you set your MP3 or OGG tags when you export. When you’re mapping out notes, the time markers are displayed in a completely unreadable white-on-yellow. It locks up instead of closing and has to be killed with task manager. It pops up two gibberish error notifications in a row when you reverse an audio sample, even though the process worked just fine.
Also, the company has a completely nonsensical approach to adding content. Half the fun in using the program is in arranging all the cool little samples and instruments. The base product has a bit of everything: Pop, electronic, rock, metal, techno, reggae etc. After a while, you might wish you had a bit more. In a sane world, if you were working in heavy metal then you could go download the “heavy metal pack” and get a ton of samples that are useful to your project. But instead they’re sold in these grab-bag mixes that cost $40 each. You don’t know how many samples it has, or what portion of them are in your genre, or what key they’re in. (It generally offers samples in several different keys so you have a little flexibility, but sometimes the sample you want isn’t available in the key you’re using.)
|On the left is the sound pool you start with. It has a little of everything. Except country. And classical. And folk. And reggae. And new wave. And do-wop. And bluegrass. And classic rock. And industrial. But if you buy enough booster packs maybe you’ll find what you need!|
I would love to spend a little money and get more samples to work with, but I’m not dropping $40 on a sound collection when I can’t tell what I’m getting or if it would be useful to me. This “booster pack” approach to content is ludicrous. It guarantees that the majority of the content you get will be useless to you and just clog up your samples list.
Also: The program is available through Steam, but the sound packs aren’t. So if you get it through Steam you’ll have the worst of both worlds: Your software will be tied to Steam but you’ll have to manage all the add-ons manually. Oh, and they only sell physical copies. You have to buy PHYSICAL media for your DIGITAL software. So you have to pay for shipping and wait X business days to get your content. What century is this?
Basically, this program is a magical toolbox that can make you feel talented and clever, but the software is harmed by a glaringly bone-headed decisions that can suck the joy out of the experience.
 The nomenclature is all over the place here. You can call them “sequences” or “arrangements”. Music Maker calls them “objects”. Whatever. Boxes with notes in them.
 All you need to do is make sure your sequences are all in the same key, which the program helpfully lists for you.
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There is one indomitable fact that we must convey to you - a fact that far exceeds the importance of any other piece of information we have in our possession about this particular title. And though it may not seem to be exceedingly relevant, in the grand scheme of things, we can assure you that the urgency in reporting this to you is paramount: Geese Howard is a complete bastard. With that said, we can breathe a sigh of relief and get back to our review. But for those of you who don't know Geese Howard, fear not, you will by the time you finish this article.
While Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Volume 1 may be a somewhat convoluted title, it is, essentially, a compilation game. Throw the disc into your PS2 and you have the ability to play direct ports of four classic arcade fighting games: Fatal Fury, Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury Special, and Fatal Fury 3. And while four games on one disc may sound like a pretty nice deal, you should keep in mind that Fatal Fury 2 and Fatal Fury Special are just about the same, only the "Special" edition has more playable characters available and a few extra features here and there. So standing back, you're looking at a suggested retail price of $14.99 for three/four old fighting games. Cool, right?
Almost. Putting the value of the package aside, let's look at its contents. Battle Archives is put together pretty well, barring some issues with keeping the game in 16:9. With the set we were using (a Samsung LN-52352W), the screen would go black once you selected a game to play, if the display was left in 16:9 mode. Although we tried it out on multiple televisions of the same model, the same problem kept popping up. Although this may just be an issue with one particular television type, keep in mind that you may need to change the screen size if you're having problems getting started.
Besides that, the actual organization of the compilation is smooth. The main menu is stylish and clearly lays out all your options for you, with the four different Fatal Fury titles prominently displayed on top, and all the technical stuff on the bottom. There's even a character editor for manually changing the colors of the character sprites in any of the four games. This was a cool feature, and although it's purely aesthetic in nature, it was still fun to play around with. But the games are what matters here, and we can tell you this with confidence: old Fatal Fury games don't exactly serve as the pinnacle of the fighting genre.
The basic formula is typical: with each game, you select a difficult level, a character from a roster (that drastically varies in size), and then play through a series of fights with virtually no story to guide them, save a few dialogue quips with little relevance. A second player can join in at any time, either for some cooperative play (in the first Fatal Fury) or for some standard matches. However, when it comes to the individual games, know this: the original Fatal Fury has not aged very well. Poor graphics and audio are completely forgivable, given its age, but poor controls are an entirely different matter. The game mechanics are loose and somewhat unresponsive. And while normal combat is generally not a problem, executing special moves is incredibly challenging and painfully inconsistent. We're intimately familiar with 2D fighting games, and yet we had a great deal of difficulty getting the hang of pulling off special moves. Even now, I personally have a successful attempt only three out of four times. For veterans of SNK games, this may not concern you, but newcomers will find move execution to be quite frustrating.


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An electrical current that repeatedly changes or reverses its direction opposite to that of Direct Current (DC) which always flows in a single direction.
An alternator is also known as a gen end or generator end. It is the component that converts mechanical energy into electrical power using electromagnetic induction. It can be a stand-alone unit, or it can be part of a genset.
Measurement of the strength or intensity of an electric current in ampere.
A backup generator (genset) is a standby source of electricity. They are used in times of emergency when there is an extreme shortage or a sudden loss of power. They can start automatically and restore power quickly.
The flow of particles charged by electricity.
A decrease in the available capacity of an electric generating unit.
A diesel genset generates electrical power using a diesel engine and an alternator. Used most often as single day-rent solutions or as emergency backup.
Direct current is an electric current that flows only in one direction and is the product of a chemical action or electromagnetic induction.
A dual fuel system is sometimes referred to as a bi-fuel, meaning an engine that can simultaneously operate on two types of fuel such as diesel and natural gas.
The housing of a genset. An assembly used to protect the genset from damage caused by weather, animals, and other harmful elements.
Frequency is the number of electrical waves that pass by per second. Frequency is measured in cycles per second known as Hertz (Hz). The US standard is 60 Hz.
A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy used to power other machines.
A generator end is also referred to as an alternator or gen end. It is the component in a generator that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
A generator’s revolutions per minute (RPM) is the number of turns in one minute needed to reach the required frequency of 60 Hz. Most generator engines must operate at 1800 or 3600 RPM to produce 60 Hz. Generally speaking, 1800 RPM sets are common for prime generators while 3600 RPM sets are for stationary units.
Genset is a more accurate term often used interchangeably with the term generator and is short for generator set. A genset is an apparatus consisting of four main parts: (1) an engine, (2) alternator or generator end, (3) a control panel, and (4) a skid. It is used to convert mechanical energy to electric power.
An electrical grid is an interconnected network for electricity delivery from producers to consumers. Electrical grids vary in size and can cover whole countries or continents. It consists of power stations, electrical substations to step voltage up or down, electric power transmission to carry power long distances, electric power distribution to individual customers, where voltage is stepped down again to the required service voltage(s).
Unit of frequency that is equal to one cycle per second.
An ignition coil (also called a spark coil) is an induction coil in an engine’s ignition system that transforms the battery’s voltage to the thousands of volts needed to create an electric spark in the spark plugs to ignite the fuel.
The energy dissipated as heat when an electric current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second.
A measure of 1,000 watts of electrical power.
A measure of electrical energy equivalent to a power consumption of 1,000 watts for 1 hour.
kVA is kilovolt-ampere and is the unit of apparent power, which tells you the total amount of power in use in a 100% efficient electrical system. However electrical systems are never 100% efficient and therefore kVA is not an accurate measure of useful work output. kW is the amount of power that is converted into a useful output. kW is therefore known as actual power or working power. A good rule of thumb for gensets is to multiply kVA by a power factor of .8 to derive kW, the working output.
A kW rating is determined by multiplying the horsepower of an engine by .746. The kW rating may also be derated (lowered) in the instance of the fuel source quality becomes a limiting factor.
Load is the amount of electric power used by equipment drawing electricity from a generating system.
A load bank is a machine that mimics the real load of a generator to test, support, and determine the generator’s capability to handle its electrical load.
Portable generators that can be moved from one location to another with relative ease and are not meant for permanent use.
A natural gas generator is a genset that converts natural gas into electrical power. These gensets are used both in mobile and stationary applications.
Peak is a measurement that defines the maximum load that can be consumed within a specified time period.
Phase measures the uniform periodic change in amplitude or magnitude of an alternating current.
Rectifier is used for converting alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC).
A relay is an electrically operated switch normally used in control circuits that is activated by a current in a circuit with the purpose of opening or closing another circuit.
The rotor is the moving or rotating part of the generator.
A skid is a base used to mount the components of a genset.
A backup source of electrical energy that remains dormant and starts functioning as soon as a control device instructs it to.
Stationary generators typically operate as standby or backup generators. They are usually permanently located to address business or industrial emergency needs. Stationary generators are usually connected to the main distribution panel and have the option of either being manually or automatically started when needed.
The stator is the stationary part of a generator.
A transfer switch is a switch that either manually or automatically changes an electrical load from its regular and preferred source to an alternative and usually stationary or portable source. A transfer switch is most often used in emergency times when there has been a power outage. Transfer switches can also incorporate controls to do things like setting timers or activating/deactivating the backup generator.
Also known as a battery backup, a UPS provides power during a power outage or reduction in voltage instantly and automatically. It is used together with a standby generator to ensure that there are no power disruptions. UPSs are often used by data centers, medical facilities, laboratories, process centers, and other professional establishments that would be negatively impacted by any lapse in electrical output.
The volt is the International System of Units(SI) measure of electric potential or electromotive force. A potential of one volt appears across a resistance of one ohm when a current of one ampere flows through that resistance.
The measure of the electric energy per electron that electrons can acquire and/or give up as they move between the two conductors and is expressed in volts.
A system designed to automatically maintain a constant voltage.
Measurement of electrical power. One watt is equal to 1 joule of energy per second.
Windings are the coils of a generator. In other words, it is wire that has been turned one or more times to form a continuous coil to allow an electric current to pass through it. There are two main windings: stator and rotor.
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This healthy version of Korean Bibimbap makes a delicious lunch or dinner! My colourful bibimbap comes with Spicy Sesame Chicken, Korean Fried Spinach, Bean Sprouts and a fried egg on top!
Start by rinsing the rice several times until the water remains clear. Let the rice soak in cold water for 30 minutes. Drain the rice and put in in a small pot. Add water, until the water stands a cm above the rice, put the lid on and bring everything to a boil. Let boil for 30 seconds, then turn the heat to low and let the rice simmer for about 10 minutes. Take rice off the stove without lifting the lid and let the pot stand covered until you are ready to serve.
Put the shiitake mushrooms in a bowl and cover with a cup of hot water. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes.
Rinse the bean sprouts. Bring about 1 l of water to a simmer and add the beans sprouts. Turn the heat off, stir once and let the sprouts cook for about 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon and quench the sprouts with cold water. Dab dry with a paper towel and put the sprouts in a little bowl. Add a pinch of salt and white pepper as well as 1 tbsp of sesame seeds and 1 tbsp of sesame oil. Reheat the water and repeat the same cooking and rinsing process with the spinach.
Heat 1 tbsp of sesame oil in a pan and add the garlic. Fry until just golden and add the spinach, 1 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tsp of rice vinegar. Stir and let everything cook for about a minute. Set spinach aside in a bowl and wipe out the pan.
Heat 1 tbsp of oil in the pan on medium heat and add the julienned carrots. Fry them for about 3 minutes, add a pinch of salt and 0,5 tbsp of honey, stir to combine and set aside. Wipe out the pan.
Squeeze out the mushrooms (keep the liquid in the bowl), remove the stems and cut the caps into slices. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan on medium heat and add the sliced mushrooms. Fry them for about 2 minutes, then add 1 tbsp of soy sauce and fry for another minute. Set the mushrooms aside. Wipe out the pan.
Heat the pan on high heat with 1 tbsp of oil. Add the sliced chicken and fry for 1 minute. Add 1 tbsp of the gochujang sauce and stir well to cover the chicken with the sauce. Check meat for doneness and set aside. Wipe out the pan and reheat with 1 tbsp oil on medium heat. Fry the eggs, one after another and set aside.
Fluff up the rice with a fork and serve in bibimbap bowl with the toppings arranged on top. Drizzle sauce on top. Mix everything before eating.


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A tasty and unexpected way to use apples in a sweet dessert.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45-55 minutes
- Difficulty Rating: Intermediate
- Nutrition Highlights: Apples contain cholesterol-lowering soluble fiber and are rich in quercetin.
- Recipe From: Illinois Partners
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 3 apples, peeled and diced
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 cup honey
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon candied ginger, diced
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup pecans, ground and toasted
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine sugar and water in a large sauté pan and cook over high heat until sugar turns golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Do not stir until sugar starts to brown. Add apples and cook until they are tender and the caramel is soft, about 4 minutes.
- Combine butter, brown sugar and honey, mixing well on high speed. Add eggs one at a time, fully incorporating each one before adding the next. Add cooked apples and mix well. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, candied ginger and baking soda. Add half of flour mixture to egg mixture. Add sour cream and mix well. Add remaining flour mixture and pecans.
- Mix well and pour into a buttered 9x13-inch baking pan. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a pick inserted in the center comes out clean.


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“What an amazing night all dedicated to K-9’s with a special rememberance to Yarmouth Police Dept. Sgt. Sean Gannon the day before the 5 year anniversary of his passing.
Explorers got a special presentation from Denise and Patrick Gannon, parents of Sgt. Gannon, along with State Representative Steve Xiarhos who was the Deputy Police Chief for Yarmouth at the time of the incident.
Massachusetts State Police Troopers Colella and Reen along with K-9 Fulton spoke about arson investigation and even did a demonstration for everyone.
Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Desroches with K-9 Starr spoke about the law enforcement side of working dogs and the specialty of K-9 Starr being a comfort dog.
New Bedford Fire Department Firefighter and Hazardous Materials Coordinator Travis Rebello with K-9 Kona spoke about her specialty of tracking materials used in weapons of mass destruction and even conducted a demonstration.
Not only were our explorers here, but we also had the Westport Fire Explorers-Post 774 in attendance for this terrific evening. It was amazing to have so many people and organizations come out to spend time with us!”-Mattapoisett Fire Rescue.
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