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“Space Oddity,” the 1969 song by David Bowie preceded Apollo 11’s moon landing. In this, the first half of the twenty-first century, which numerous experienced observers perceive as the first true Space Age, this melody is still relevant for several reasons, like Elon Musk’s playful nod to it last February during the launch of his new Falcon Heavy rocket and putting into orbit of his Starman at the wheel of a Tesla roadster.
David Bowie’s song isn’t the only oddity we’re seeing in space right now – the world is in the middle of a wild space race between nations and, recently, private actors, something that is totally new.
Amid this nebula of futuristic projects (space hotels, the conquest of Mars, and the exploration of oceans in space), two major ones with philanthropic overtones are particularly attracting the attention of the media, regulatory authorities, investors, and markets.
These two competing projects, Oneweb and Starlink (working with Space X), have the common goal of putting an end to the digital divide affecting close to 4 billion individuals (53% of the global population), by guaranteeing high-speed internet access for all by 2027.
The Solution That Came from Spaaace! … or Satellite Internet
A previous project named Teledesic was created in 1994 with the goal of placing 840 satellites in low earth orbit (altitude of less than 2,000 km) in order to provide high-speed internet. Although it was led by high-profile, internationally recognized personalities, such as Bill Gates, Craig McCaw, and Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal, was a failure and was stopped in 2002, after incurring nearly $9 billion dollars in costs and only placing a single demonstration satellite.
Technological innovation, the reduction in the cost of accessing space led by groups such as Space X, and the interest generated by data has shown the possibility of a lucrative business. Thus, many diverse projects have been inaugurated, intensifying the race for internet via satellite or related technologies (solar-powered drones, helium-filled stratospheric balloons, rocket-launching airplanes), with initial launches expected for the end of the year.
Although the trademark Starlink was not introduced until August 21, 2017, this project, which would provide high-speed internet to all, had been suggested by Elon Musk in 2015.
Like its main competitor Oneweb, the idea consists of putting several small satellites (850 lbs.) into low earth orbit by launching them from Space X’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. The low altitude guarantees a fast internet connection and very low latency – 25 to 30 milliseconds – owing to the short distance the signal must travel in comparison to geostationary satellites. However, the decreased altitude limits coverage, creating the need for a greater number of satellites.
In the next five years, Space X, located in Hawthorne, California, plans to send 4,425 satellites into space to form its first constellation, which is nearly three times the number of currently active satellites! A second constellation of an additional 7,500 satellites in low earth orbit (at altitudes ranging from 335.9 km to 345.6 km) is also expected in the long term, according to information presented to the U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in May 2017.
To this end, two experimental satellites were put in orbit on February 21, 2018. Space X intends to begin the launches in 2019 with the objective of completing the first constellation in 2024 and thus offer high-speed internet on a global scale.
Space X differentiates itself from its main competitor Oneweb because of its integrated model – the company will manufacture the rockets and satellites it will launch – and because the ITU has yet to assign the company frequencies for its signal distribution.
The Oneweb Project, initiated under the name “WorldVu” in 2014, pursues the same objective of providing high-speed internet access to all at an affordable price as early as 2027. To this end, the Arlington, Virginia based company plans, according to founder and President Greg Wyler, to place three satellite constellations in low earth orbit between 2018 and 2027.
648 small satellites (275 lbs. to 330 lbs.) should be sent into space as the first constellation between 2018 and 2020. In order to achieve this, the company was structured around the key players so as to guarantee the project’s financial stability ($2.2 Billion dollars raised at the end of December 2017) and technical feasibility.
On June 15, 2015, Oneweb announced the formation of a joint venture (JV) with Airbus Defense and Space to manufacture 900 satellites dedicated to the project.
This JV will have to take into account the two major challenges – the expected satellite manufacturing cost ($500,000 dollars) and the constellation deployment timetable, which will require the production of 15 satellites per week, a true break away from the current model which could take months to build a satellite or to paraphrase the official project communication “mass production and satellites have never been used in the same sentence.”
The first ten satellites will therefore be manufactured in Toulouse. The rest of the production will take place at Exploration Park, near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
On June 25, 2015, Oneweb also signed a contract with the French company Arianespace to launch an initial subgroup of satellites into orbit on 21 Soyuz rockets (with the option of five additional Soyuz launches and three Ariane 6 launches).
The first launch is expected August 19, 2018 from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou (ten satellites should be put in orbit during this launch, then 32 to 36 satellites during each following launch).
Two other launch contracts have been signed with Virgin Group and Blue Origin LL (Jeff Bezos).
Oneweb’s internet design, development, and infrastructure manufacturing (software, physical) were entrusted to Qualcomm Group, which is one of the project’s shareholders.
Philanthropy or business?
The space race which the key players are engaged is not simply one of philanthropic activities. Underneath the marketing, the financial stakes couldn’t be higher.
The Starlink project’s launch cost is estimated to be $10 billion dollars, but the potential profits are staggering as shown by the Wall Street Journal on January 13, 2017, based on Space X’s internal documents. For Space X, this “satellite internet” activity could result in revenues of $30 billion dollars and operating income between $15 and $20 billion dollars in 2025.
Although these dizzying amounts, which the company never intended to release, and that might have too optimistic in the past, must be regarded with prudence, this activity would represent more revenue than the current core business (launches) in 2020, and nearly 86% of the company’s revenue in 2025.
Morgan Stanley predicted in October 2017 that overall industry revenues would reach $1.1 trillion dollars by 2040, with the provision of satellite internet contributing nearly $412 billion dollars. This would be nearly three times the space industry’s current revenues and satellite internet contribution will be similarly tripled.
It is not surprising that corporate groups, such as Facebook, start-ups and private equity firms have also embarked on the race to provide satellite internet. Welcome to Space Age 2.0!
 According to the latest figures from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) from June 2016. This entity is a sub-section of the United Nations, in charge of information technology and communication.
 “Whoever gets the most data wins” declared in 2017 Masayoshi Son, the President General Director of Softbank, who is one of Space X’s reference shareholders.
 Compared to 600 milliseconds to date based on existing technology (figures from Space X’s presentation on the project to the FCC)
 At an altitude of 36,000 km
 This is the same altitude as the International Space Station (350 km to 400km)
 Thus, we speak of a fleet of potentially 2,620 satellites in total
 $500 million dollars in January 2015 from, In particular, Qualcomm, Virgin Group, Coca Cola, Boeing, Airbus and nearly €1.7 million euros raised from Softbank in December 2016 and 2017
 “The web enables us all to participate. This is not just our mission, it’s everyone’s.” (Oneweb official website)
 “Exclusive peek at Space X Data shows loss in 2015, heavy expectations for Nascent Internet service” (Wall Street Journal January 13, 2017)
 Michael Sheetz “ Morgan Stanley predicts space industry will triple in size: Here’s how to invest” https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/12/morgan-stanley-how-to-invest-in-1-trillion-space-industry.html
 Michael Sheetz “ These 90 Private Companies are Reshaping the Space Industry, says Morgan Stanley”
 Andressen Horowitz invested $13.5 million dollars in the start-up Astranis in March 2018


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After (incorrectly?) reassembling my RFB carbine, it will not load live rounds, whether I pull the charging handle or press the bolt release. The charging handle will only go forward about an inch or so before stopping.


For eight years, the sleepy coast of Maine has been stirred by an underwater gold rush. Many fishermen who were barely making a living have become flush with cash, but in the quest for riches, some novice divers have drowned and competing skippers have occasionally scuttled rivals' boats.
The rush, which at its peak a year ago could earn divers and boat owners thousands of dollars a day, is centered on the the bristly sea urchin, a tennis ball-size cousin of the starfish.
The demand has been fueled by the Japanese, who eat the sea urchins' minuscule golden eggs, or roe, atop rice or wrapped in seaweed. The urchins' eggs, served raw, have the texture of an omelet and a sweet, tangy flavor. The urchins themselves sell at the dock for at most $1 dollar a pound, but their yellow roe, contained in five sacs resembling tangerine slices, can fetch up to $100 a pound after it is sorted, packed in wooden boxes and shipped to Tokyo for auction.
Although lobster remains Maine's top seafood catch, the sea urchin has gone in less than a decade from being a despised scavenger of lobster bait to the state's second most valuable marine harvest, with dockside sales of $33 million in 1994.
This winter, state officials say, about 1,100 authorized divers are venturing into the near-freezing water off the Maine coast to spend several hours a day scouring kelp beds and ledges for well-fed specimens of sea urchin. At the same time, officials say, 500 boats, many of them converted from lobstering or fishing, scrape the urchins from the bottom with seines, which are weighted nets.Continue reading the main story
But already marine scientists are seeing signs that the boom is headed for a bust, not unlike the patterns in Japan and California, where sea urchins have been overfished.
Edwin Creaser, a biologist for the Maine Department of Marine Resources, said that after reaching 20,500 tons two year ago Maine's urchin haul has steadily dropped, and seine boats and divers have had to travel greater distances to find urchins with a high yield of roe.
Divers are also having to descend deeper -- as far down as 90 feet -- to find undepleted supplies, increasing the danger of their drowning or experiencing the bends, said Kerry Lyons, a member of a diving team for the Marine Resources Department. "Five or six years ago, you could dive anywhere, hit bottom and be on a bed of urchins for as far as you could see," she said. "Those days are over."
At Beal's lobster pier, a seafood dealer in Southwest Harbor, an urchin diver, Ross Anderson, echoed the scientists' assessment as he hovered nervously around a woman who was checking the quality of his catch's roe. "Three years ago, I could get 50 totes a day," said Mr. Anderson, 30, referring to the open plastic crates that each hold 80 pounds of urchins. A lobsterman by summer, Mr. Anderson has been diving for urchins for five winters. "Now we're lucky to get 10 or 15 totes a day," he said.
Mr. Anderson said it was also harder to find urchins whose roe accounted for at least 10 percent of the animal's weight, a critical index of the value of a haul. He and his partner, James White, grimaced as the woman, Patti Moore, a Beal's worker, finished weighing the roe from a sample of their catch.
Ms. Moore announced the result of her analysis as "8 percent," meaning Beal's would pay the urchin divers 60 cents a pound, instead of the 80 cents that they would have earned for a richer haul. "Last week the price was $1 a pound," Mr. Anderson said ruefully.
Even as high-quality urchins have become harder to find, the price at the dock this year has dropped because increasingly cost-conscious consumers in Japan are shunning the expensive delicacy, said James V. James, an urchin diver for seven years who is now the owner of an urchin dealership, Bottom Feeders.
Mr. James said that Maine urchiners, as the divers are called, are beginning to grasp that their prosperity is tenuous, linked to the contentment of consumers on the other side of the globe.
Those deeply involved in the industry now are leading the call for increased regulation and enforcement, said Mr. James, who heads a new divers group, the Maine Urchin Harvesters Association, and will participate in a meeting convened by state officials this week to draw up new rules.
As they sat around a wood stove at Beal's pier, several fishermen a generation older than Mr. Anderson and Mr. White discussed the fast-changing seafood market in Maine.
Michael Tate, a lobsterman for 30 years, recently bought a dragging rig to harvest urchins with his boat, the Nighthawk. "I leave the diving to the young pups," he explained. He said he first learned about the market for the spiny scavengers a decade ago, when an enterprising seafood merchant in Portland began airlifting live sea urchins directly to Tokyo. "Within a very short time," Mr. Tate said, "everyone could see the green."
The first wave of Japanese urchin buyers came to Maine in 1987, seeking new sources of urchins once catches in Japan, California and other established fisheries began to shrink. A handful of divers and adaptable Maine seafood dealers began supplying the Japanese market.
Within three years, word of high prices for urchin roe spread beyond the state. Struggling fishermen, carpenters, college students and fortune seekers from across the country bought scuba gear and headed to the coast.
"We even had calls from Alaska," Mr. Creaser said. "One guy heard the details, picked up his tanks and gear, said, 'We're on our way,' and drove all the way to Maine."
Mr. Creaser said that Maine failed to learn from the experience of states like California, where the annual urchin harvest plummeted from a peak of 30 million pounds in the 1980's to 7 million pounds before the state instituted size limits, licensing and other regulations. He said that only a few states and Canada had adopted cautious approaches to new fisheries. For example, Mr. Creaser said, Alaska will allow the commercial harvesting of a new species only after scientific studies are done.
By contrast, he said, the urchin fishery in Maine exploded with minimal preparation. "We still don't even know the really basic things," he said, "like what size do Maine urchins grow to before they become sexually mature." The result, he said, may be a ruined resource, a species whose reproduction cannot keep pace with its harvesting.
Ever in search of new profits, some Maine fishermen Mr. Creaser said, are already switching to the next hot species, glass eels or elvers, the immature form of the American eel. The four-inch-long transparent eels, which breed in the mid-Atlantic, are eagerly sought by Asian fish farmers. The eels, which are fattened in ponds, are an expensive delicacy in Asia.
Fistfights and sabotage are commonplace each spring along streams in Maine as fishermen fight over favored eel-netting spots. "We never seem to learn," Mr. Creaser said.Continue reading the main story


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Addis Ababa(ANN- The Ethiopian government has sent home three soldiers of Tigrayan ethnicity from the U.N. peacekeeping force in South Sudan, a diplomatic and security source told Reuters, weeks after conflict broke out between the federal government and northern region of Tigray.
Billene Seyoum, a spokeswoman for the prime minister’s office, said that “it would be the same situation” as Somalia, where the government disarmed between 200-300 soldiers of Tigrayan ethnicity serving in an African Union peacekeeping force and a bilateral force.
READ: Ethiopia says foes surrendering, But Tigray forces report battle win
According to Reuters, the European Union foreign policy chief said fighting between Ethiopia’s military and regional forces from the northern Tigray region is seriously destabilizing the East African region and hostilities should halt.
Reports indicate that hundreds of people have been killed since fighting began on Nov. 4, more than 41,000 refugees have fled to Sudan and there are reports of militias targeting civilians.
READ: Ethiopia’s invasion of Tigreans and Abiy’s threats against Tigrean fighters are seen as defeat
Reuters quoted Josep Borrell as saying, “I expressed my great concern regarding increasing ethnic-targeted violence, numerous casualties, and violations of human rights and international humanitarian law.”
Ethiopia has described the fighting as an internal law enforcement matter, a position Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reiterated in a statement on Wednesday.
READ: Ethiopia: Abiy’s indiscriminate bombardment of Makkale University and historical sites in Tigray region
“We reject any interference in our internal affairs,” he said.
Tigrayans forces have fired rockets at the neighboring country of Eritrea, and Ethiopian soldiers have been pulled from peacekeeping missions in Somalia and South Sudan.
READ: Sudan Will Decide the Outcome of the Ethiopian Civil War
In Somalia, Ethiopia has disarmed several hundred Tigrayans in an African Union peacekeeping force fighting al Qaeda-linked militants.
Seyoum told Reuters that the situation in South Sudan “would be the same” as in Somalia, meaning those soldiers that were sent home were under investigation for links to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), a political party spearheading the fighting.
READ: Ethiopia is a path of ethnic warfare and is on the path of the Collapsed Yugoslavia
On Tuesday, Ethiopia’s state-appointed human rights watchdog accused a Tigrayan youth group of killing about 600 civilians as federal and local forces both claimed advances in a three-week war in the country’s mountainous north.
Reuters has been unable to verify statements made by either side since phone and internet connections to Tigray are down and access to the area is strictly controlled. said Reuters report.

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced new representation and inclusion standards regarding a movie’s nominee eligibility for Best Picture at the Oscars.
On Tuesday, September 9, the new standards were released as part of the Academy Aperture 2025 initiative. In a released statement, the Academy wrote that these requirements were “designed to encourage equitable representation on and off screen in order to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going audience.”
Under these standards, the Academy established four broad representation categories: on screen; among the crew; at the studio; and in opportunities for training and advancement in other aspects of the film’s development and release. A movie must meet two of the four in order to be considered for Best Picture.
Change starts now. We've announced new representation and inclusion standards for Best Picture eligibility, beginning with the 96th #Oscars. Read more here: https://t.co/qdxtlZIVKb pic.twitter.com/hR6c2jb5LM
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) September 9, 2020
President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson said in a statement, “We believe these inclusion standards will be a catalyst for long-lasting, essential change in our industry.”
After years of criticism over a lack of diversity among the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ members as well as the Oscar nominees and winners, these changes are being brought into effect to ensure further visibility and inclusivity. Within these categories, a movie will be required to feature an actor from an underrepresented group or deal with themes reflecting on diversity.
These latest Oscar standards for Best Picture nominees are seeking to ensure representation occurs both on and off screen throughout the production process. This includes amplifying voices from POC, women, the LGBT+ community, and people with disabilities.
In the Academy statement, Rubin and Dawn further stated, “The aperture must widen to reflect our diverse global population in both the creation of motion pictures and in the audiences who connect with them.”
These changes will start with the 94th Oscars in 2022 after which a confidential Academy Inclusion Standards form must be submitted for any film to be considered for Best Picture, but they will not have to meet any specific standards those years. In 2024, movies will have to meet two out of four newly created standards to be eligible.
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We are starting a new feature at Walkable Neighborhoods – giving recognition each month to a website that encourages and promotes walkable neighborhoods, compact and sustainable development, and smart growth principles. The selection for this month was not a difficult process. CoolTown Studios is a great source for walkable-related information. Neil Takemoto, the founding director of CoolTown Studios, has years of experience in the “implementation of next-generation towns” and it is reflected in his writing on the site. In January, Neil documented many of the old and new walkable neighborhoods and transit-oriented developments in the seventeen articles he wrote about his recent trip to the San Francisco Bay Area. For this excellent series of articles and continued outstanding promotion of walkable neighborhoods concepts, CoolTown Studios is the first recipient of our Website of the Month award. Congratulations!
With the receipt of this award, CoolTown Studios will be considered for the 2006 Walkable Neighborhoods Website of the Year award along with the future recipients of the monthly awards.


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Authors: Ciaran Carson
First published in 2012 by Blackstaff Press
4c Heron Wharf
Sydenham Business Park
with the assistance of
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland
© Ciaran Carson, 2012
The acknowledgements section constitutes an extension of this copyright page.
All rights reserved
Ciaran Carson has asserted his rights under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.
Produced by Blackstaff Press
Cover design by TwoAssociates
catalogue for this book is available from the British Library
978 0 85640 102 2
978 0 85640 104 6
About Ciaran Carson
Ciaran Carson was born in Belfast in 1948. He is the author of four prose works:
Last Night’s Fun
The Star Factory
Fishing for Amber
, which was long-listed for the Booker Prize. A novel,
The Pen Friend
, was published in 2009. He is the author of ten collections of poetry, including
, which won the
/Aer Lingus Award for Irish Poetry, the Ewart-Biggs Prize, the Irish Book Award and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize;
, which won the T.S. Eliot Prize; and
, which won the Forward Poetry Prize.
was published in 2008, and a book of verse translations of Rimbaud’s prose poems,
In the Light Of
, in 2012.
, his translation of the Old Irish epic, was published in 2007. Carson lives in Belfast and is the director of the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry at Queen’s University. He is a member of Aosdána.
For Terry and Tara
It begins or began with a missing notebook, an inexpensive Muji
notebook with buff card covers and feint-ruled pages. On the inside cover is written, If found, please return to John Kilfeather, 41 Elsinore Gardens, Belfast
, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe, The World. It is one of a series of such notebooks in which I have written or scribbled over the years: notes for a book I intend to write, random observations, titles of books I have read or intend to read, quotations from books or journals I have read or skimmed, snippets of conversation overheard in bars or on buses. Lists of words. Each notebook is a record of a journey which begins without my knowing where I am going, or where I will end up. Here and there are names and addresses of people I have met on the way, sometimes in their own handwriting, sometimes in mine, which varies from near-illegible scrawl to near-calligraphic script, depending on my mood, or, to tell the truth, whatever mood-altering substance I might have taken before taking up the pen. But more of that anon.
Every so often I sift through the notebooks and carefully write up selected passages into larger,
Muji notebooks, editing as I go, trying to make sense of what has been written. I am writing these words in such a notebook. Many notebooks, whether
, remain unfilled as my train of thought takes another turn and I begin another notebook, turning over a new leaf as it were. I have just opened one at this passage, transcribed from a
Times Educational Supplement
, dated 20/12/02. ‘The library angel,’ it reads, ‘is a recognised phenomenon, but only by those who have encountered it. You enter a library, in search of information; you have no idea where to begin looking, and yet something directs you to a particular shelf, to take down a particular book, for no good reason as far as you can tell, but it turns out to be the very book you need.’ As it is, the particular
notebook I think I need is missing. I want this notebook because I think it contains a passage which I might well use as part of the larger narrative scheme I have in mind. It might even provide a key.
I look for the notebook in the drawers of the desk where I am writing this. I look through my bookshelves, for I have a habit of lodging notebooks in between books, books from which I have transcribed passages into the notebooks, or books which I think relevant to the writing in hand. I look in the filing cabinet. I go through the pockets of my many jackets, which hang in several wardrobes in several rooms of the house. For the present, the notebook remains missing. But I imagine it in my hands, leafing through it until I find the passage I am looking for, written a year or two or three ago under the awning of the Morning Star. I had arranged to meet a client in Muriel’s bar round the corner, but I like to arrive some thirty minutes early to relax by myself with a smoke and a drink, and the tiny al fresco smoking area of Muriel’s was full. Besides, the pleasant afternoon had clouded over suddenly; thunder was in the air. So I proceeded to the Morning Star for the time being. I sat at one of the trestle tables under the large striped awning. A young waiter took my order for a Pernod with ice and water, and I rolled a cigarette. As I did so I glanced at the only other customer in the area, sitting two tables away from me. He reminded me of someone. I lit the cigarette, took out my notebook, and began to write. I had written a page or two, and, pen poised, was about to write more when there was a flash of lightning followed by an almighty thunderclap and it began to pour rain, stair-rods of it drumming on the awning, and a gust of wind carried a flurry of raindrops on to the open notebook, spattering the words I had written in Waterman’s blue-black ink with a vintage Waterman’s Ideal fountain pen. I remember thinking that this was some kind of sign or other. I moved to a more sheltered spot, and scribbled down some more words. What I wrote then remains to be seen. It occurred to me to search the attic.
I’m standing there now, dismayed by the heaps of books, clothes, shoes, boots, picture frames, boxes of bric-a-brac or junk, cardboard files, boxes of cassette tapes, broken lamps, a scale model Spitfire aeroplane, a toy Luger pistol, an ancient word-processor, a Land camera, broken clocks, all covered in a layer of dust; I haven’t been up here in months. I pick up an unlabelled box-file, blow off the dust, and open it. It contains a typescript. The first page bears the title
. To say that I had forgotten entirely about it would be an exaggeration; but it had been pushed well to the back of my mind for a long time. It is a draft of a book I wrote some years ago and then abandoned. As I skim it, bits of it are familiar; others seem written by someone else. How much of ourselves we forget.
Here, for example, was a passage I recognized as having been lifted from the work of the French philosopher Henri Bergson: ‘There is no perception which is not permeated with memories. With the immediate and present data of our senses we mingle a thousand details out of our past experience. In most cases these memories supplant our actual perceptions, of which we then retain only a few hints, thus using them as signs that recall to us former images. The convenience and the rapidity of perception is bought at this price; but hence also springs every kind of illusion.’
And here, another passage obviously shadowing the writing of another author, whose name I could not remember, no doubt originally scrawled in a notebook somewhere: ‘The city is a living organism, infected by a swarm of microbe-like practices which government was supposed to administer or suppress. But, far from being regulated or eliminated by a panoptic administration, these elements have proceeded to insinuate themselves into the networks of surveillance, reaching an accommodation which is merely concealed by the frantic discourses of the observational establishment. Bugs proliferate. Drop ceiling air spaces, closets, crawl spaces, air ducts, cavity walls, all heavily infiltrated by a variety of listening devices nominally employed by one side or the other.’
I realize I might have to reread the whole book to understand this passage fully, or what I might have meant by it. But as I skim
I begin to see that some of its concerns are my concerns now: perception, memory, identity, surveillance, disappearances and appearances. And it seems I might be able to recycle some of this material – plagiarizing myself, as it were – in this other book that has been at the back of my mind for some years, as yet unwritten, for which I thought the missing notebook might provide a key. Perhaps this other book is the book I meant to write then. It concerns an erstwhile close friend, let us call him John Harland, who disappeared without trace from my life some years ago, without so much as a by-your-leave. I am still trying to figure out why.

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Experience in World War II contributed to the development of frozen foods and the frozen food industry.
Following the war, several commercial food companies had leftover manufacturing facilities, and some of these companies created new freeze-dried and canned foods for home use.
As of the s due to increased preference for fresh, " natural ", whole , and organic food and health concerns the acceptability of processed food to consumers in the United States was dropping and the reputation of major packaged food brands had been damaged.
Firms responded by offering "healthier" formulations and acquisition of brands with better reputations. Convenience foods can include products such as candy ; beverages such as soft drinks , juices and milk ; nuts , fruits and vegetables in fresh or preserved states; processed meats and cheeses ; and canned products such as soups and pasta dishes.
Additional convenience foods include frozen pizza ,  chips  such as potato chips ,  pretzels ,  and cookies.
These products are often sold in portion-controlled , single-serving packaging designed for portability. Gristmills have produced flour for baking for thousands of years.
In more recent times flour has been sold with other ingredients mixed in, as have other products ready to cook.
Packaged mixes are convenience foods  which typically require some preparation and cooking either in the oven or on the stove top. Packaged baked goods mixes typically use chemical leaveners commonly referred to as baking powder  , for a quick, reliable result, avoiding the requirement for time-consuming skilled labor and the climate control needed for traditional yeast breads.
These packaged mixes produce a type of quickbread. Examples include cake mixes ,  macaroni and cheese ,  brownie mixes,  and gravy mixes.
In the Republic of Ireland , breakfast rolls eaten by busy workers became a symbol of the Celtic Tiger economic boom. In Japan , onigiri rice balls are a popular convenience food  that dates for millennia — by the Heian period these were established enough to be mentioned in literature.
Canned tuna packed in oil is a convenience food in the Solomon Islands. In Russia , frozen pelmeni , a type of meat dumplings , adopted from the Finno-Ugric Uralian peoples such as Komi , Mansi and Udmurts ,  are known from at least the 18th century, and industrially produced and prepacked pelmeni are a staple of the supermarket freezer sections.
In Western Africa , processed cassava flour that has been grated and dried is a popular convenience food. In some instances, retail sales of convenience foods may provide higher profit margins for food retailers compared to the profits attained from sales of the individual ingredients that are present in the convenience foods.
A survey in attributed over one-third of funds spent by consumers for food in Britain to be for convenience food purchases. Several groups have cited the environmental harm of single serve packaging due to the increased usage of plastics that contributes to solid waste in landfills.
A single serving of many convenience foods contains a significant portion of the recommended daily allowance of sodium. Manufacturers are concerned that if the taste of their product is not optimized with salt, it will not sell as well as competing products.
Tests have shown that some popular packaged foods depend on significant amounts of salt for their palatability.
Take care of your body and look for a healthier future ahead. Apart from developing healthy eating habits, you should also understand that working on any type of physical activity or regular exercising will keep you fit and strong.
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At one time, they were rarely bought, but now they are regarded as convenience food. Hummus — Sabra even sells individual hummus cups if you want hummus-on-the-go.
Jarred olives — For snacking or use in recipes — or blend into a dressing or sauce for a flavorful bite. Frozen fruit — Great for smoothies, sauces, blending into plain yogurt, and baked goods.
Edamame — In the shell are great for snacking; already-shelled can be tossed into salads, pastas, or blended into dips. Below are 20 convenience foods I frequently have on-hand for use in healthy homemade meals.
As the term implies, convenience foods are designed to make having something to eat a little easier. They reduce the number of steps it takes before a person can take a bite, so a big reason for making and using them is to save time.
Some convenience foods, such as an apple or a banana, can be excellent choices to include in a well- balanced diet , because they are rich in nutrients but relatively low in calories.
Most of the prepackaged types, however, are loaded with excess amounts of sugar, salt and fat, as well as other additives. Critics of these products assert that they can result in nutritional deficiencies that can cause problems such as poor skin or fatigue.
They also link these foods to potentially deadly conditions, such as heart disease, as well as to the increasing prevalence of obesity around the world.
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It’s no secret that pets are an integral part of our lives. But let’s be honest, they’re not always easy to take care of. From potty training to shedding their fur everywhere, owning a pet can come with its fair share of challenges. When it comes to flooring options, many pet owners have wondered whether or not berber carpet is a good choice for their furry friends. Well, let me tell you, the answer is YES!
Berber carpet is a popular choice for pet owners because it is durable and easy to maintain. This type of carpet is made of tightly woven loops that make it resistant to wear and tear, which means it can stand up to the constant traffic of paws running back and forth. Plus, it’s stain-resistant, making it the perfect option for pet owners who are tired of struggling to remove pet stains and odors from their carpets.
Another reason why berber carpet is the ideal flooring option for pet owners is that it doesn’t trap pet hair as easily as other carpets. As you know, pet hair can be difficult to remove from carpets, but with berber, the fibers are tightly woven, making it more difficult for pet hair to get stuck in between them. This makes it easier for pet owners to clean and maintain their carpets, while also reducing the number of allergens in their home. So, if you’re a pet owner, don’t hesitate to choose berber carpet as your flooring option.
Characteristics of Berber Carpet
Berber carpet is a popular option among pet owners due to its durability and stain-resistant properties. It is a looped carpet style that derives its name from the Berber people of North Africa, who traditionally hand-wove textiles with a similar looped construction.
- Berber carpet is made with tightly twisted yarn, which makes it highly resistant to crushing and matting, even in high-traffic areas.
- It is perfect for homes with pets as it is resistant to stains, making it an ideal choice for pet owners that may deal with accidents or spills.
- The loops in Berber carpet create a natural cushion, making it a comfortable surface for pets to lay on and for pet owners to walk on.
Berber carpet is available in various colors, patterns, and fibers, which provides a wide range of options for pet owners to choose from. It offers a neutral, textured appearance that can complement any decor style while providing a durable and practical flooring solution for pets.
Common materials used to make Berber carpet
Berber carpet is an excellent choice for pet owners because of its durability, texture, and stain resistance. The carpet is made using various types of materials ranging from natural fibers to synthetic blends. Below are common materials that manufacturers use to make Berber carpet:
- Wool: Wool is a favorite material choice because of its softness, durability, and natural insulating features. This material is resistant to dirt and spills, making it easy to clean, and it also has a long lifespan. However, wool Berber carpet can be expensive and may require additional maintenance to maintain its texture and shape.
- Nylon: Nylon is a popular choice for Berber carpet because it’s affordable and durable. This synthetic material is easy to clean and can resist stains, fading, and mold growth. Plus, it’s available in a wide range of colors and textures to fit any interior style. Nylon Berber carpet is a great option for pet owners because it can withstand high traffic and is resistant to wear and tear caused by pet claws.
- Polyester: Polyester Berber carpet is another synthetic option that’s affordable and durable. This material is resistant to stains and fading and can withstand heavy foot traffic. However, it’s not as resilient as nylon, and pet owners may notice more wear and tear over time. Polyester Berber carpet is an excellent choice for those on a budget but may not be the best option for households with multiple pets.
Berber carpet pile heights
Berber carpet comes in various pile heights, ranging from low to high. Understanding the difference can help you choose the best carpet for your pets and lifestyle.
Low pile: Low pile Berber carpet has fibers that are tightly woven and sit close to the carpet backing. This material is great for high traffic areas and pets that shed because it’s easy to clean and doesn’t trap dirt or hair.
Middle pile: Middle pile Berber carpet has fibers that are slightly taller than low pile options. This carpet is softer and more comfortable underfoot and may be a better choice for pets that spend a lot of time lounging on the floor.
High pile: High pile Berber carpet has long fibers that are plush and cozy. This carpet is best suited for bedrooms or other low traffic areas where pets are less likely to create wear and tear. It’s important to note that high pile Berber carpet can trap dirt and pet hair, making it more challenging to clean.
Stain Resistant Features
Berber carpet comes with stain-resistant features that make it an ideal choice for households with pets. Below are some features that you may want to consider when selecting Berber carpet for your home:
|Stain Resistant Feature
|A thin layer of protective coating that’s applied to the fibers to prevent spills from settling into the carpet.
|A surface treatment that repels liquids and stains by creating a barrier on the carpet fibers.
|A synthetic material that’s resistant to water and stains and doesn’t absorb moisture, making it easier to clean.
|Naturally resistant to stains and dirt, wool fibers are easy to clean and don’t require harsh chemicals to maintain their appearance.
By considering the materials used to make Berber carpet, pile height options, and stain-resistant features, you can choose the best carpet for your pets’ needs. Whether you opt for natural fibers like wool or synthetic blends like nylon or polyester, Berber carpet is an excellent choice for any pet owner looking for a durable and stylish flooring solution.
Pros and Cons of Berber Carpet
Berber carpet is a popular choice for homeowners, thanks to its durability, stain resistance, and budget-friendliness. While it’s a great choice for many households, there are some pros and cons to consider before you make your final decision.
Pros of Berber Carpet
- Durable: The tightly woven loops of Berber carpet make it highly durable and able to withstand heavy foot traffic, making it a great choice for high-traffic areas such as hallways, stairs, and living rooms.
- Stain-resistant: Berber carpet is resistant to stains thanks to its tight weave. Spills bead up on the surface, providing you with time to clean up before it soaks in and causes a stain.
- Budget-friendly: Berber carpet is an affordable option compared to other types of carpeting, making it an excellent choice for those on a budget.
Cons of Berber Carpet
While Berber carpet has many advantages, there are some cons to consider:
- Not very soft: The tight weave of Berber carpet makes it less plush and comfortable to walk on than other types of carpet. This can be a disadvantage if you’re looking for a soft, cozy feel underfoot.
- Difficult to clean: The tight weave of Berber carpet can make it difficult to clean if spills are not dealt with promptly. The loops can trap dirt and debris, making it challenging to get it all out.
- Different types: Berber carpet comes in different types, and some are better suited for pets than others. For instance, wool Berber carpet can be prone to shedding, making it a nightmare for pet owners.
Berber carpet can be a great option for pet owners, provided you choose the right type and are prepared for its pros and cons. Overall, it’s a reliable, cost-effective choice that can last for many years if maintained properly.
|Not very soft
|Difficult to clean
No matter what type of carpet you choose, regular vacuuming, prompt cleaning of spills, and professional cleaning every 12-18 months can keep your carpet looking great and extend its lifespan.
Benefits of choosing Berber carpet for pet owners
As a pet owner, choosing a carpet that can withstand the wear and tear of your furry friend is important. Berber carpet offers many benefits for pet owners, from its durability and stain resistance to its attractive and comfortable design. Here are some of the top benefits of choosing Berber carpet for pet owners:
- Durable: Berber carpet is known for its durability, making it a great choice for pet owners who want a carpet that can handle the scratches, spills, and stains that come with pets. The tight, looped construction of Berber carpet makes it resistant to wear and tear, so it can stand up to even the most active pets.
- Stain resistance: Berber carpet is also resistant to stains, as it is typically made from synthetic materials that repel spills and stains. This means that if your pet has an accident, you can clean it up quickly and easily without worrying about permanent damage to your carpet.
- Attractive design: Berber carpet comes in a variety of designs and colors, so it can complement any room in your home. Plus, its loop construction gives it a unique look and texture that can add warmth and character to any space.
But the benefits of Berber carpet for pet owners don’t stop there. Here are a few more reasons why Berber carpet is a great choice for pet owners:
- Comfortable: Berber carpet is known for its soft and comfortable feel underfoot, which makes it a great choice for pets who love to lay on the floor. Plus, its loop construction can help insulate your home, keeping it warm and cozy during the colder months.
- Eco-friendly: Many Berber carpets are made from recycled materials, making them an eco-friendly choice for pet owners who want to reduce their carbon footprint. Plus, Berber carpet is typically long-lasting, which means you won’t have to replace it as often, further reducing your environmental impact.
Berber carpet vs other types of carpet
Berber carpet is not the only type of carpet available for pet owners. Here is a comparison between Berber carpet and other types of carpet:
When compared to plush and frieze carpet, Berber carpet is the more durable and stain-resistant option. However, plush and frieze carpet offer a softer and more comfortable feel underfoot. Ultimately, the choice between these types of carpet will come down to personal preference.
How Berber carpet holds up against pet stains and odors
Berber carpet is a popular choice among pet owners due to its ability to withstand stains and odors. Here’s why:
- Tight loop construction: Berber carpets have a tight loop construction that prevents spills and liquids from seeping down into the fibers. This means that pet stains are less likely to leave a permanent mark on the carpet.
- Nylon fibers: Many Berber carpets are made from nylon fibers which are naturally stain-resistant and easy to clean. Nylon is also durable, which means that it holds up well against pet claws and paws.
- Easier to clean: Berber carpets are easy to clean with regular vacuuming and occasional spot cleaning. This can help to eliminate pet odors, which can be a problem with other types of carpeting.
In addition to the above, there are a few things that pet owners can do to ensure that their Berber carpets stay clean and free of pet stains and odors. These include:
- Wiping up spills and accidents as soon as they happen to prevent them from setting in.
- Using pet-friendly cleaning products that won’t damage the carpet fibers or leave behind harmful chemicals.
- Regularly grooming and cleaning pets to minimize shedding and dander. This can help to reduce the amount of pet hair and allergens that end up in the carpet fibers.
If you are considering Berber carpet for your home, it’s important to talk to your carpet installer about the specific needs of your pets. They can help you choose a carpet that is both durable and resistant to pet stains and odors.
|– May snag easily
|– Easy to clean
|– Not as soft as other carpets
|– May show footprints and vacuum marks
Overall, Berber carpet can be a great option for pet owners who are looking for a carpet that is both practical and stylish. By choosing the right type of Berber carpet and taking the time to care for it properly, you can enjoy a beautiful, comfortable home that is also pet-friendly.
Tips for cleaning and maintaining Berber carpet with pets
Berber carpet is a popular choice for pet owners due to its durability and ease of cleaning. However, it requires proper maintenance to ensure it stays in good condition. Here are some tips for cleaning and maintaining Berber carpet with pets:
Clean up pet accidents immediately
- Blot up as much of the moisture as possible with a clean cloth or paper towel
- Apply a pet stain remover solution to the affected area
- Blot the area until it is dry and repeat if necessary
Regular vacuuming is essential to prevent pet hair and dander from accumulating on the carpet. Use a vacuum with a brush roll and good suction power to remove dirt and debris effectively. Be sure to empty the vacuum bag or canister frequently to prevent clogs that can reduce suction and damage the motor.
Avoid using harsh chemicals
Berber carpet is sensitive to harsh chemicals, such as bleach and ammonia, which can damage its fibers. If you need to use any cleaning products, make sure they are safe for Berber carpets before applying them. It’s advisable to test any new cleaning products in small, inconspicuous areas of the carpet before using them on the entire carpet.
Professional cleaning can help extend the life of your Berber carpet. Professional cleaning services have the equipment and expertise to remove dirt, stains, and odors from your carpet effectively. It’s advisable to have your carpet professionally cleaned at least once a year, or more frequent if you have multiple pets or particularly heavy traffic areas.
|Pros of professional cleaning
|Cons of professional cleaning
|Professionals have access to specialized equipment and cleaning agents that can remove deep stains.
|Professional cleaning can be expensive.
|Professional cleaning can help remove embedded pet hair and dander from the carpet.
|Professional cleaning may not be environmentally friendly.
|Professional cleaning can help improve the air quality in your home by removing pet odors.
|Professional cleaning may cause damage to the carpet if not done properly.
By following these simple tips, you can keep your Berber carpet looking clean and well-maintained, even with pets in the home.
Alternatives to Berber carpet for pet owners
While berber carpet is a durable and resistant option for pet owners, it may not be the best fit for everyone. Here are some alternatives to berber carpet that may be better suited for your pet-friendly home:
- Looped Carpet: Similar to berber carpet, looped carpet has a tight weave that resists pet stains and damage. However, it is less prone to snagging and may be a better option for homes with cats or dogs that like to scratch at carpets.
- Nylon Carpet: Nylon is a popular carpet material that is resistant to stains and damage from pets. It is also soft and comfortable underfoot, making it a great option for high-traffic areas in your home.
- Pet-Friendly Hard Flooring: If you want to avoid carpet altogether, consider installing pet-friendly hard flooring options such as hardwood, vinyl, or tile. These materials are easy to clean and maintain, and are less likely to trap allergens and pet hair.
Choosing the Right Flooring for Your Pet-Friendly Home
It’s important to consider your lifestyle and your pet’s habits when choosing flooring materials for your home. Some pets may be more prone to accidents or scratches, while others may shed heavily or have allergies. By selecting the right flooring option for your needs, you can create a comfortable and safe living space for both you and your pets.
Pros and Cons of Pet-Friendly Flooring Options
Here are some pros and cons of the most popular pet-friendly flooring options:
|Easy to clean, durable, long-lasting
|Expensive, may scratch easily, can be slippery
|Durable, scratch-resistant, stain-resistant
|Cold and hard underfoot, grout can be difficult to clean
|Stain-resistant, low-maintenance, affordable
|May dent or scratch easily, may emit VOCs (volatile organic compounds)
|Durable, stain-resistant, comfortable underfoot
|Can snag easily, may trap allergens and pet hair
|Stain-resistant, durable, soft underfoot
|May flatten or wear down over time, may trap allergens and pet hair
Ultimately, the best flooring option for your home will depend on your family’s needs and preferences. By considering the pros and cons of different materials, you can make an informed decision that will enhance the beauty and comfort of your home while keeping your pets happy and healthy.
Common Misconceptions about Berber Carpet and Pets
As an expert in the carpet industry, I have come across many misconceptions about Berber carpet and its compatibility with pets. In this article, we will debunk some of the most common myths about Berber carpet and pets.
- Myth 1: Berber carpet is not pet-friendly.
- Myth 2: Berber carpet is difficult to clean with pets.
- Myth 3: Berber carpet is too rough for pets to walk on.
Many people assume that Berber carpet is not suitable for pets since it has looped fibers that can snag and unravel. However, this is not entirely true. The key to finding a pet-friendly Berber carpet is to choose a tight, low-pile option that is made of durable materials like nylon or wool.
While it is true that pet accidents and spills can be tough to clean on any type of carpet, Berber carpet’s tight weave and low pile make it easier to remove pet hair and dander. A high-quality vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter can help in removing pet hair and keeping the carpet clean. Additionally, regular cleaning and stain-resistant treatments can help prevent any permanent damage from pet accidents.
Some people worry that Berber carpet’s looped fibers will be too rough on their pet’s paws. However, this is not the case. A well-made Berber carpet has a dense, low-profile pile that is comfortable for pets to walk on. Moreover, Berber carpet offers superior traction, making it easier for pets to move around without slipping or sliding.
In addition to these misconceptions, it is important to note that some materials used in Berber carpet production can be harmful to pets if ingested. For example, some Berber carpets use olefin fibers that are non-toxic but can cause digestive problems if ingested. It is recommended always to research the materials used in your carpet before making a purchase.
Berber Carpet and Pets: Final Thoughts
While it is true that Berber carpet can be a great option for pet owners, it is essential to choose the right type of Berber carpet, keep up with proper cleaning, and research the materials used to make the carpet carefully. By doing so, you can enjoy a beautiful and comfortable carpet that will stand up against wear and tear caused by your furry friends.
|Durable and long-lasting
|Some Berber carpets have loops that can snag or unravel
|Easy to clean and remove pet hair
|Some Berber carpets can be rough on pet paws
|Superior traction, making it easier for pets to move around
|Some Berber carpet materials can be harmful to pets if ingested
In conclusion, Berber carpet can be a great choice for pet owners, but it is essential to do your research and choose the right type of carpet that is durable, easy to clean, and safe for your furry friends.
Reviews of Berber carpet from pet owners
Berber carpet is a popular choice among pet owners due to its durability and ability to resist stains and odors. However, it is important to hear from other pet owners who have installed Berber carpet in their homes to get a better understanding of its practicality in a household with pets.
- One pet owner who installed Berber carpet in their home noted that it was a smart choice for their family with two dogs and two cats. They explained that the carpet is easy to clean and durable enough to withstand pet activity and claws.
- Another pet owner shared that they were hesitant to install Berber carpet because they had heard it could be difficult to clean. However, after doing research and talking to other pet owners, they decided to go for it and have been extremely happy with their decision. They noted that the carpet has held up well against their two energetic dogs and has been easy to clean and maintain.
- A third pet owner shared that they initially installed Berber carpet in their home without pets, but later adopted a dog. They were worried about the dog causing damage to the carpet, but after a few years with their furry friend, they have had no issues with the durability of the carpet. They also noted that the carpet has a natural resistance to odors, which has been a lifesaver with a pet in the house.
It is important to note that every pet and household is different, and while Berber carpet may work well for some, it may not be the best fit for others. As with any carpet, it is important to properly maintain and clean it to ensure its longevity and practicality in a household with pets.
Here is a table summarizing the pros and cons of Berber carpet for pet owners:
|Difficult to spot clean
|Can snag and unravel
|Can show footprints and vacuum marks
|Easy to maintain
|Not suitable for some pets with sharp claws
Overall, it seems that the majority of pet owners who have installed Berber carpet have been happy with its durability and practicality in a household with pets. However, it is important to do your own research and consider your specific pet and household needs before making a decision on any type of carpet.
Cost comparison of Berber carpet and other pet-friendly flooring options
When it comes to choosing a pet-friendly flooring option, cost is often a major factor to consider. While Berber carpet is a popular choice for its durability and stain resistance, it may not be the most cost-effective option on the market. Here is a breakdown of the cost comparison between Berber carpet and other pet-friendly flooring options:
- Vinyl flooring: Vinyl flooring is one of the least expensive pet-friendly flooring options, with prices ranging from $0.50 to $5 per square foot. It is waterproof, easy to clean, and highly durable, making it an ideal choice for pet owners.
- Laminate flooring: Laminate flooring is another affordable pet-friendly option, with prices ranging from $0.50 to $8 per square foot. It is scratch-resistant, easy to clean, and can mimic the appearance of hardwood flooring.
- Bamboo flooring: While slightly more expensive than vinyl and laminate flooring, bamboo is still a cost-effective pet-friendly option, with prices ranging from $2 to $8 per square foot. It is highly durable, eco-friendly, and naturally resistant to staining and scratching.
- Hardwood flooring: Hardwood flooring is a classic, elegant option for pet owners, but it comes at a higher cost than other flooring options. Prices typically range from $8 to $15 per square foot, with some exotic hardwoods costing even more. Hardwood is not recommended for pets who are prone to scratching or accidents, but it can be a viable option for well-trained, non-destructive pets.
When it comes to Berber carpet, prices can vary significantly depending on the quality of the material and the installation costs. On average, Berber carpet ranges from $3 to $5 per square foot, with installation costs ranging from $1.50 to $6 per square foot. While Berber is highly durable and stain-resistant, it can also be more prone to fraying and snagging, which can increase the cost of maintenance over time.
Ultimately, the choice of flooring will depend on a variety of factors beyond cost, including the size and breed of the pet, the frequency of foot traffic, and personal style preferences. By weighing the cost comparison of Berber carpet and other pet-friendly flooring options and assessing your specific needs, you can make an informed decision that will provide your pets with a safe and comfortable living environment for years to come.
Wrap it up!
In conclusion, berber carpet is a solid option for pet owners, offering durability, stain resistance, and easy maintenance. Plus, it looks and feels great underfoot! Keep in mind that regular vacuuming and spot-cleaning are important for keeping your carpet in prime condition. Thanks for taking the time to read this article, and we hope to see you again soon for more helpful tips and insights on home design and decor. Woof woof, meow meow!


THE first of a series of weekend closures on the M48 Severn Bridge has begun for work to combat corrosion in suspension cables.
The Highways Agency is planning to install a dehumidification system as part of repairs costing around £20m.
The westbound carriageway is set to be closed on weekends up to July 1, then the eastbound carriageway will shut on weekends up to July 22.
Drivers will be diverted to the M4 Second Severn Crossing. Cyclists and pedestrians will not be affected.


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In the wake of the brutal attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel, it became imperative for Israel to employ its air forces to strike at defenses and capabilities in Gaza, setting the stage for a crucial ground operation aimed at dismantling Hamas. However, as the air campaign has stretched beyond three weeks, there is growing concern globally over its lack of precision and strategy, raising questions about its effectiveness and humanitarian implications.
It is imperative to underline that for air power to be effective, there must be a direct and well-articulated connection between aerial military operations and defined political objectives. Absence of such linkage drastically compromises the utility of air power, regardless of its capabilities. With the emergence of the airplane, there has been a debate in military circles on whether air power can secure victory independently or if it should be employed alongside land and, depending on the situation, naval forces.
Thomas C. Schelling defined coercion as using force to compel an adversary to yield, even when they have the means to resist. It is a subtle form of violence used in negotiations, operating under the principle that less force can be more effective. In contrast, brute force seeks complete domination and, in extreme cases, can result in the total annihilation of the adversary. When it comes to achieving air coercion, opinions have varied, particularly in terms of target selection. This ranges from direct attacks on civilian populations to more strategic approaches focused on infrastructure.
After World War I, air power theorists passionately believed that this emerging form of military capability was a game-changer, capable of preventing the stalemates and massive loss of life witnessed during the war. They saw air power as providing a more direct approach to conflict, circumventing the brutal trench warfare that characterized the war. Hugh Trenchard, Marshall of the Royal Air Force, was a strong advocate of this perspective, suggesting that air forces would be able to subdue an enemy nation without first having to defeat their armed forces.
In his writings, H.G. Wells popularized air power as capable of single-handedly winning wars by depicting its ability to deliver devastating blows and break the enemy’s morale. This imagery emerged with the abrupt end to the British sense of invulnerability, previously rooted in the natural defense offered by the sea. The German aerial bombing of Britain from 1914 to 1918 had led to the view of the airplane as supremely powerful —a notion that later came to be associated with nuclear weapons. This in turn led to the psychological impact of bombing, seen as capable of securing victory, and persisted into the late 20th century, emphasizing the strategic importance of air power.
The emerging potential of air power led to its institutional separation from other military branches, evident in the formation of the Royal Air Force and later the United States Air Force. These new military branches came to champion the idea of strategic bombing and offensive roles over support roles for ground or naval forces, which were seen as secondary or even obsolete. They saw air power as providing a more efficient and cost-effective means of national defense compared to traditional ground forces.
During World War I, many had felt that in ground combat, the defensive side usually held the upper hand due to the cost of offensive operations. However, this perspective was somewhat simplified, because innovations in tactics and technology, including the emergence of aviation, and the experience of the Ludendorff and Hundred Days Offensives, had begun to tip the balance in favor of offensive strategies by the end of the war.
In fact, before 1939, the offensive side in aerial combat had a significant advantage, given the lack of operational radar technology, which made intercepting an attack almost impossible. Bombers, in this context, were a significant threat, comparable to the fears that would later emerge around intercontinental ballistic missiles and their ability to deliver strikes directly to the political and societal heart of a nation.
Following this line of thought, the advantage in aerial combat was seen to lie with a first strike. Italian General Giulio Douhet was a key proponent of this principle, emphasizing the need for rapid and decisive action to establish air control, primarily through targeted attacks on enemy air bases—a strategy that would find application in later conflicts such as World War II and the Six-Day War.
Giulio Douhet was a notable advocate for targeting civilian populations, even supporting the use of chemical weapons to induce surrender through terror. Basil Liddell Hart and John C. Fuller also leaned towards this approach but aimed to minimize its destructiveness. Hart, for example, proposed using non-lethal gases to subdue cities without causing mass casualties or property damage. These diverse perspectives and discussions highlight the range of views held by early air power theorists on the capabilities and potential of air warfare, setting the stage for the development and application of air power strategies in the decades that followed.
But Douhet, in particular, developed the idea that urban centers should be primary targets, though not the sole focus of an air campaign. First, air supremacy needed to be established with a balanced force of bombers and fighters, targeting the enemy’s airstrips and aviation factories. In these initial stages, air interdiction attacks should also disrupt the enemy’s military mobilization. However, the key element in Douhet’s strategy was the bombing of major urban areas to undermine the enemy’s physical and moral strength.
Douhet was establishing what was to be a philosophical guiding principle in undermining the importance of supporting ground forces with air power, deeming it an inefficient use of resources. Similarly, William Mitchell, profoundly influenced by the experience of trench warfare during WWI, also relegated ground forces to a secondary role, placing even less emphasis on naval power. Both American and British strategic approaches during this time predominantly valued strategic bombing as an autonomous means of exerting pressure on the enemy.
Contrastingly, John Slessor, who would become the Chief of the Air Staff of the RAF after WWII, was among the few British voices advocating for the integration of air power with ground forces. Yet, as even he cautioned in his book "Air Power and Armies", about the excessive reliance on close air support, noting its reactive nature and the intricate coordination it required with ground units. Slessor did not view air power as being subservient to ground forces; instead, he emphasized the need for ground operation plans to seamlessly integrate air power as a crucial component.
Despite Slessor's unconventional stance, it is crucial to acknowledge that, in practical terms, both the RAF and the USAAF eventually offered support to ground forces during the North African and European campaigns of World War II. This collaboration came about despite initial challenges in integrating combined arms tactics, which were partly due to the financial strains the Great Depression placed on the U.S. military and a lack of doctrinal support.
Operation Cobra started with a potent aerial assault, strategically targeting German defenses and communication routes to facilitate the advance of armored divisions and infantry. Fighter-bombers, in coordination with ground observers, efficiently delayed German reinforcements, maintaining the Allies' tactical advantage. Following the aerial strikes, armored forces, notably the M4 Sherman tanks, exploited the weakened German defenses, navigating Normandy’s challenging bocage terrain with ease. Reconnaissance planes provided real-time updates, guiding tanks to avoid strongholds and target the German rear.
Supporting the armored push, infantry secured areas and maintained communication between the armored units and aerial forces. A key innovation was the inclusion of Forward Air Controllers within infantry ranks, enabling precise air strikes and timely aerial support. This integrated approach proved effective on July 27, when reconnaissance identified a major German armor assembly preparing for a counterattack. Information was swiftly relayed, leading to a coordinated air and ground assault that decimated the German forces.
Operation Cobra exemplifies the effective integration of air power, armored strength, and infantry capabilities, crucial in accelerating the liberation of France. But the Germans had preceded this approach in military thinking, as General von Seeckt, who had led the army between 1920 and 1926, viewed air power as a supplementary tool for future ground operations.
von Seekt envisioned a strategy where achieving air supremacy at the outset of conflict was crucial, followed by targeting the enemy’s mobilization and transportation systems. Concurrently, ground forces were expected to break through and encircle the adversary, now crippled by aerial assaults. This integrated approach to combat, emphasizing combined arms, had deep roots in German military doctrine, dating back to the strategies of Helmuth von Moltke the Elder.
However, the German stance on air power was speculative to an extent, given that the Treaty of Versailles prohibited Germany from having an air force. Under von Seeckt’s leadership, Germany began collaborating with the USSR to circumvent these restrictions. Once the Luftwaffe was reestablished under Nazi rule, there were considerations for strategic bombing of cities. Nonetheless, this strategy did not gain much traction, with the belief that it could potentially fortify, rather than weaken, the enemy’s resolve.


Scott Weiland was a huge musical influence on me. He had a great sense of melody, weaving vocals into musical arrangements in a beautiful, sometimes unexpected way.
I was privileged to film this interview at his recording studio. His stage presence was larger than life, but on this day he struck me as friendly but a little shy. He was happy to be spending time with his kids and taking a break from touring.
I was still editing when I heard of his passing, and it shocked me. I mourn for his family and am grateful that his wife gave us her blessing to post the interviews. I watched other interviews with Scott to prepare for this one, and it’s rare to hear him talk so frankly about the early days and his thoughts about music. His former bandmates summed it up best when they posted this version of “Atlanta”.
Special thanks to Evan MacKenzie for interviewing Scott and to JP Robelot for recording sound.


The CAMERA WORK Virtual Gallery presents the opening exhibition of the new exhibition cycle “Around the World”. The first part of the series is dedicated to the city of Los Angeles. The exhibition is accessible worldwide 24 hours a day in the virtual exhibition rooms.
The virtual exhibition "Around the World" in the gallery CAMERA WORK spaces presents more than 30 works of art dedicated to the city of Los Angeles. Some well-known artists such as Ellen von Unwerth, Elliott Erwitt, David LaChapelle, Herb Ritts and Terry O’Neill illuminate the famous metropolis from different perspectives. Architectural photography, celebrity portraits, conceptual photography and socially critical photography create a multifaceted image of this legendary Californian city.


Manufactured circa 1934, according to the Winchester Arms Collector's Association. With dovetailed beaded blade front and elevation adjustable notch rear sight, standard round barrel markings, Winchester "WP" proofs on the barrel and receiver at the breech, matching serial numbers on the receiver and lower tang, non-factory applied "WINCHESTER/TRADE MARK" roll marking visible on left side of receiver, third Model receiver with exposed locking lugs, three-line trademark marking on upper tang, and checkered hammer. Short 12 groove slide handle and plain straight grip stock with blue steel crescent buttplate.
Very fine as upgraded to correct configuration. Retaining 99% bright refinished blue with crisp markings and proofs, and some light handling and cycling marks. The wood is also very fine with a few small dings. Mechanically excellent.
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Strike action by medical imaging technologists has not prevented southern region patients in life-threatening situations from accessing X-rays or scans if they needed them, the Southern District Health Board says.
Technologists were due to return to work at 7am today after a 24-hour stopwork.
Two similar strikes were held a fortnight ago, and another day-long strike is scheduled to start at 7am tomorrow.
Services at Dunedin, Lakes and Southland hospitals have been affected by the strike action by members of the Apex health professionals union.
Technologists are in dispute with DHBs over safe staffing levels, professional development and recognition of responsibility.
SDHB surgical services and radiology general manager Janine Cochrane said plans for yesterday's strike worked well, and life-preserving services had been maintained.
"Other patients coming to emergency departments who do not have a life-threatening situation have been assessed and treated by medical staff,'' Ms Cochrane said.
"We have asked some patients to come back for an X-ray or scan, and some have been sent to private radiology for these.''
Patients caught up in tomorrow's strike would be contacted directly by the SDHB, Ms Cochrane said.


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My Oregon Garden’s Quilt Show Challenge Quilt is on its way to the show. My quilt measures 23″ x 21″. I used a bottle of Elmer’s Glue and broke seven needles quilting it.
Three of us from our Westside Quilter’s Guild have submissions. The 6th Annual Stitches in Bloom Quilt Show runs Jan 25-26 from 10-4 near Salem, OR.
This Christmas quilt was finished just before Christmas. I used fabric I had here and some that I purchased from the estate sale back in March. It measures about 60″ square.

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›Science and Challenges of Lunar Sample Return Workshop
The Moon is an important exploration destination for ESA and is considered to be the next destination for humans beyond Low Earth Orbit. European access to the lunar surface is most likely to be made through cooperation with international partners and opportunities for international cooperation in the broad area of lunar exploration are being investigated .
Sample return missions are an important element in the future cooperative exploration scenarios under discussion, as a next step after surface missions. They are a means of building international partnerships, developing and demonstrating technologies and capabilities, and performing detailed analyses to answer fundamental scientific questions and address exploration enabling knowledge gaps through analyses which cannot be performed in situ. Such missions may be required to access extreme environments, perform complex surface operations, and handle uniquely demanding sample requirements. Such activities can result in major advances in planetary sciences, astrobiology and the future of exploration.
A Lunar Polar Sample Return mission, envisaged in the early 2020s by Roscosmos, has been identified by ESA as an important cooperative mission opportunity, and as a logical follow-on from a possible European participation to the Luna-Resurs Lander mission planned by Roscosmos before the end of this decade. In addition a human tended deep space capability, as initiated with the Orion vehicle currently developed by NASA in cooperation with ESA, can be of benefit to a sample return mission and may lead to a future integration of robotic and human exploration.
In preparation for these missions it is important to review our current knowledge and understanding of the Moon, establish the scientific and technical goals that should be targeted and the associated challenges that lie ahead. This workshop will explore the possible benefits and scientific return from Lunar Sample Return missions and investigate the implications for future mission systems.


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Citizen committee now under Multnomah County's sway
Members of a once-ornery engagement committee will be kept in line by new rules that allow the volunteers to be booted off by vote or administrative order, Multnomah County officials say.
It's a flipped script for the Community Involvement Committee, which voters empowered to hire and fire its own staff when it was inked into the county charter in 1984. Now that power is gone, as is the private office space that hosted the committee until 2003.
Under the ordinance approved by a 4-1 vote, Thursday, Dec. 13 the volunteer committee will become a "resource" to the Office of Community Involvement, whose executive director can remove committee members following a review by the chief diversity & equity officer.
"Make no mistake, this whole thing is about a power grab," testified Greg Anderson, a former committee member. "(This) is probably the worst thing I've ever seen a local government do."
Elected leaders swept the deck of the CIC on June 28, rescinding the appointment of all 15 committee members and canceling the group's monthly meetings, which haven't resumed so far. The changes provoked an ongoing lawsuit from some irate former members, who have also filed ethics complaints with the state and the county auditor.
But commissioners say they were forced to act after receiving allegations of interpersonal problems between volunteers that disabled the CIC and left it unable to meet quorum. A spokeswoman for the county said the specifics of the misbehavior cannot be revealed until an investigation ends.
"We have a duty to protect people who feel they are being bullied or humiliated on both sides," said Commissioner Lori Stegmann, who represents Gresham and East Multnomah County.
Commissioner Sharon Meieran said former members who weren't comfortable speaking publicly told her they were "traumatized" by their experiences with the committee.
The taming of the CIC was ultimately supported by everyone at the dais — except Commissioner Loretta Smith — who argued variously that the county hadn't received enough feedback yet, that committee members will be cowed into silence under the new rules and that changes to the charter should await the Charter Review Committee that meets every six years.
"This was designed to go after two people," she said, "to get people out of the way when we don't want to hear what they're saying."
"It wasn't about excluding specific individuals," countered Dani Bernstein, who was hired by the county to oversee the committee in 2017. "There has been a lot of confusion over the role and scope of this committee over the years."
Indeed, while advocates for the disbanded CIC have described it functioning as an independent "watchdog" or oversight committee, county officials have noted that none of those words were used in the relevant sections of the Multnomah County Code or charter.
News articles about the CIC written in 1984 focus on citizens' anger and surprise over several county decisions, including a never-adopted plan to site a new dump in Wildwood near Sauvie Island and the rapid annexation of East County land into Portland.
After commissioners settled on an initial budget of $54,000 for the committee, then-Troutdale Councilor Paul Thalhofer lead a discussion questioning "how the salary of the committee coordinator could be funded to ensure independence from the county executive and commissioners."
"No one was able to suggest a method," the Feb. 10, 1984 report concludes.
The re-established and re-named CIC (it was once known as the Citizen Involvement Committee) will no longer be required to submit written reports to the board every six months, will have more at-large members and members will not need to be nominated by a community organization to join. CIC meetings will remain public, but members will no longer be subject to strict record-keeping laws that prevent multiple members from attending the same public events.
"When something's not working well, we can't be afraid to lean in and try to fix it," said Anna Marie Allen, a community engagement advisor for County Chair Deborah Kafoury. "That includes looking inward and making some shifts when things are broken, and quite frankly the CIC was broken."
All told, about six people testified against the changes during multiple board meetings, while other sat in the audience holding signs.
Bernardino De La Torre-Guerrero, who introduced himself as the first Latino chair of the Community Involvement Committee, said he suffered "sleepless nights" after being accused of bullying by county staff.
"It is never our intent or our desire to cause pain and suffering," Kafoury responded. "I want to apologize for that."
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100% refund if canceled at least 60 days before arrival date. 50% refund if canceled at least 30 days before arrival date.
Damage and incidentals
You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.
Pets allowed - sous conditionssous conditions
No parties/events - Pas de bruit après 22hPas de bruit après 22h
Max guests: 6
Excellent apartment in convenient location
The property was easy to find with the sat nav and the lady who welcomed us was delightful, M. Conseigny was unable to greet us, even taking us on a short trip in the car to show us where the supermarket and boulangerie were located. The property was very clean and very well equipped. We were 6 in number and so 2 people slept on the sofa bed in the living room. My son in law said it was the most comfortable sofa bed he had slept in ! The walk to the lake every day took around 25 minutes but there is an infrequent bus service, 5 times a day, I think, from just outside the apartment. The local area is very quiet and we had no noise either during the day or at night. The apartment is on the 2nd floor but there is a lift to each floor. The kitchen is very well equipped with crockery and cutlery etc., it also has a washing machine, dish washer, full oven and micro wave. We catered for our evening meal on all but 2 occasions and there was no problem in cooking for 6.
The terrace was a bonus and allowed us access to outside during the lovely weather we experienced whilst we were there. We also ate on the terrace as there was adequate space. There is only one bathroom, which for 6 was a little restrictive especially as the bath was not fitted with a fixed shower, it was only a hair washing spray. We all managed to use it adequately, but it was this fact that reduced the star rating to 4. The toilet is separate though.
We would recommend staying in this apartment for a holiday in Annecy. Dealing with M. Conseigny was very easy as he wrote in perfect English when answering my e mails and although not there to receive us he did visit on his return to Annecy ,to make sure all was well, and came at the end when we departed.
Annecy is a lovely place to visit with so many things on offer and the old town is beautiful.
Séjour trés agréable
Très bon accueil de la propriétaire qui a pris du temps pour nous conseiller (commerces de proximité, restaurants, parking gratuit, jours de marché...) afin de faciliter notre séjour. L'appartement situé dans une belle copropriété est conforme au descriptif toutefois il mériterait d'être plus épuré en mobilier et aurait besoin d'être rafraichi (salle de bains).
Très bon séjour dans un appartement agréable et bien situé
Nous étions 4 adultes et 2 enfants. Nous avons passé un très agréable séjour dans cet appartement spacieux, calme, bien situé (20mn à pied du lac) et très bien équipé. Nous avons particulièrement apprécié la terrasse ensoleillée. Nous avons été très bien accueillis.
Petits bémols : quelques tapisseries à rafraîchir et appartement poussiéreux à notre arrivée
Vacances parfaitement réussies
Appartement calme en parfait état, bien équipé, très propre dans une résidence très calme. Supermarché, boulangerie, boucherie traiteur à proximité. Propriétaire très correct. Lac et vieille ville d'Annnecy à moins de 30 minutes à pied. Nous reviendrons à coup sûr un jour, pour les JO 2018 au plus tard.

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Title: Senior Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst
Organization: California Public Utilities Commission
Location: San Francisco, CA
Kate currently works on emergency response policy at California Public Utilities Commission’s Public Advocates Office, an independent department within the Commission that advocates for the needs of the public in developing energy, water, transportation and telecommunications policy and regulation. In this role, Kate leads efforts to adopt telecommunications and broadband regulations that aim to protect the health and safety of Californians during emergencies, including wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic. Kate’s work focuses on advocating for policies that support all of California, with a specific focus on low-income, black and brown, tribal, and rural communities.
Previously, Kate worked for the University of California, Berkeley’s Safe Transportation Research and Education Center where she led the development of the Street Story program, a state-funded tool and training program that helps communities collect public feedback on transportation safety. In this position, she also worked on pedestrian and bicycle safety, and road safety on tribal lands.
Kate has also worked in transportation and health advocacy and community engagement. She has a Masters in City Planning and a Masters in Public Health.


Newzoo’s 2022 Global Games Market Report
- Games Market’s overall growth toward 2025: Nearly 3.2 billion people will play games in 2022, spending a combined total of $196.8 billion. And our forecasts show that the market will continue to grow in the following years.
- A breakdown of 2022 global game revenues per segment: the primary driver of the global market growth is mobile, which will generate revenues of $103.5 billion this year.
- The games market per region: regions like Latin America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa—all filled with many exciting growth markets—will drive much of this player growth in 2022 and the years beyond.
- Gaming Ecosystem: For the very first time, the report features not only the market and player numbers, trends, analysis, and insights we’re known for, but also market sizing data per ecosystem for the first time, including PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, Epic Games Store, Apple App Store, and Android App Stores.
- Special deep dives on games viewership, cloud gaming, the metaverse, Web3, and NFTs.
YouGov Global Gaming Consumer
According to the latest data from YouGov Global Profiles, one in four global consumers (25%) is playing at least seven hours of video games on their mobile or handheld device each week. While most people play less – a third say they play fewer than seven hours – a sizeable proportion (and more in some markets) are dedicating the equivalent of a working day to mobile gaming every week.
Data reveals that consumers in Asian markets are likely to spend more time playing every week. Consumers in Taiwan (6%), Hong Kong (4%), and the Philippines (4%) are the most likely of all to say they spend more than 35 hours a week playing video games.
The public in Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Spain are likelier to spend 7-14 hours a week gaming on their handheld devices but it’s in China where people are most likely to be found crouched over a game. Nearly one in five Chinese play 7-14 hours (18%), with a further ten percent playing 14-21 hours each week. Overall, nearly four in ten Chinese consumers (39%) are playing in excess of seven hours each week. A 2019 law limits the number of times children can play video games but, as the data shows, no such limits apply to adults.
Most of the markets polled register at least one in ten consumers who spend 30 minutes up to 1 hour every week on video games. South Africa registers 17% of consumers who say they spend 30 minutes to one hour in an average week, the highest in all markets. On the other hand, Germany and Great Britain poll only around one in 20 consumers (7% and 6% respectively), the least in all markets. In both countries, mobile and handheld gaming is currently taking up relatively less time for consumers compared to the other markets in our poll.
Around one in 20 Brits say they play for seven to 14 hours every week (5%), while 13% say they play for one to seven hours, the least of all markets in both sections. Like Brits, survey data indicates that consumers in Germany are also less likely to spend more than 30 minutes every week playing video games. The country registers 14% of consumers who spend one to seven hours every week playing video games.
Consumers in Canada and US have a similar affinity toward mobile/handheld video games. Fewer than one in ten consumers in both countries spend 30 minutes to one hour (9% each) and seven to 14 hours (8% Canada and 9% US) every week.
Source: Newzoo’s 2022 Global Games