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It is essentially a reflective journal on memory and loss. Semi-retired art historian Max Mordern attempts to come to terms with the recent death of his wife Anna and understand the long ago disappearance of childhood friends Chloe and Myles Grace.
Choosing to stay in the coastal holiday home favoured by the Grace family (now a bed and breakfast run by Miss Vavasour) ostensibly to write and escape the immediacy of grief, Mordern instead ducks and weaves through recollections of his first childhood fantasy, his first love, his parents and the past years dealing with the slow death of Anna. Like all memories, there’s no linear recall and a reflection on a moment with his wife can seamlessly lead to a picnic with the Graces or Mordern’s mother coping with being abandoned by his father. And, like so many of Banville’s ‘heroes’, there’s always the bottle in which to find solace (in Max’s case, brandy).
There’s a whole litany of interesting characters in The Sea – Miss Vavasour and long-term resident of the B&B, the Colonel, in particular. But Mordern is not one of them. To his credit, whilst seeing himself as a victim, he at least avoids self-pity: this is not a maudlin tragedy. If anything, it is a meditation. But Banville has over-invested his middlebrow elegaic fictional prose in The Sea. It actually becomes tiresome and off-point.
Banville himself believes The Sea to be a work of art. This view was certainly shared by the judges of the 2005 Booker Prize – or at least the majority. A non-unanimous decision reliant on the chair’s casting vote presented the award to him over Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go. But to my mind this ‘piece of art’ propounds one of elitism and intellectual exclusivity. Banville is challenging – but in The Sea he seems to get carried away. There are times in the book when the clarity of purpose becomes apparent and the narrative moves forwards (or backwards) clearly. But too, too often this is for short periods only and the intellectual snobbery takes over.


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Peaceful Protests and Trader Joes
So here's kind of a cool story.
If you go here, and scroll down a bit, you'll see a story about
Trader Joe’s and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) announced today that they have signed an agreement that formalizes the ways in which Trader Joe’s will work with the CIW and Florida tomato growers to support the CIW’s Fair Food Program.
Basically, Trader Joe's is committing to be a part of the Fair Food Program, which is a
groundbreaking approach to social responsibility in the US produce industry that combines the Fair Food Code of Conduct – a set of labor standards developed in a unique collaboration among farmworkers, tomato growers, and the food industry leaders who purchase Florida tomatoes – with a small price premium to help improve harvesters’ wages.
At the end of the article, you see the CIW tell its followers that
in light of today's great news,the CIW is calling off the actions planned for the new Trader Joe's store in Naples
I love that A) the people from CIW were actively working on peaceful protests in an effort to make a difference in labor standards, AND IT WORKED!
And I love that B) Trader Joe's, a store that my wife and I LOVE, chose to jump on board with the Fair Food Program (even IF it was because of threatened protests).
It's a win-win-win-win! (CIW-Trader Joes-farmworkers-consumers, respectively)

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WAR & PEACE AND THE POLICE STATE IN OUR MIDST
The War on Civil Liberties Continues
How to Spot a Terrorist: State and local law enforcement agencies have been eager to join in the terrorism investigation game with the availability of large amounts of federal money. Soon after 9/11, local officials in DeKalb County outside Atlanta, set up what they described as the nation’s first local department of Homeland Security. The county quickly obtained almost $12 million in federal grants to fight terrorism. A police intelligence unit was established……In one of the more bizarre episodes in a continuing saga of paranoia and silliness, the state of Texas issued a pamphlet alleged to help the public identify potential terrorists. Some characteristics people were advised to watch for were: the purchase of baby formula or beer, the wearing of Levi jeans, carrying identifying documents such as a driver’s license and traveling in the company of women and children. This quickly narrowed the range of terrorist suspects to about 80 percent of all men in the state.
The War on Civil Liberties Continues
イラクの状況を変えるためにー皆様へお願い: Please join the Iraq Hope Network in signing a petition calling for an immediate end to the suffering of people in Iraq that is resulting from the violent and illegal tactics presently being employed by the U.S. military. The petition will be delivered to President George W. Bush, with a copy to the U.S. Embassies in Tokyo and Baghdad.
Top Lies About Iraq from the Bush Administration
(1) Iraq was a “grave and gathering threat”
(2) Iraq had “weapons of mass destruction” programs after the early 1990sv
(3) Iraq had “ties to Al Qaeda” and 9/11
(4) Our invasion of Iraq was to support “Security Council resolutions”
(5) Our invasion of Iraq was to “promote democracy”
(6) It is better to “fight them there” than on our streets
(7) If the lies were true, then we would have been justified in invading Iraq
Legitimizing Palestinian Bantustans
How much money are we forced to pay to support the Occupation? When will people realize that Palestinians are not facing a humanitarian crisis, but a political attack on their lives? How can we continue to shun our responsibilities to uphold Palestinian rights and international law?
…The Occupation might want to “converge” or to “disengage,” but it is doing so in pursuance of racist and colonial interests to ensure all that remains for Palestinians are enclaves without sovereignty. “Disengagement” from Gaza resulted in social and economic suffocation, continuous shelling and killings of “liberated” people within their prison walls. It shows that redeployment of settlers cannot be equated with liberation and justice.
Legitimizing Palestinian Bantustans
More on Palestine Israel
As Brian Dominick,editor of THE NEW STANDARD, notes: “The quality of journalism on this story has declined rapidly, as the initial acknowledgement of asymmetry and the preponderance (near exclusivity) of civilian suffering in Lebanon has given way to the need for apparent “balance” (parity). The latest ridiculousness is dutiful identification of who supplies Hezbollah’s missiles without ever noting who supplies Israel’s missiles. I can’t really recommend any of the links I’m finding (except IPS) at this point; if you see good coverage (not commentary), please bring it to my attention. ” Meanwhile, here are a few stories:
Omiting Palestinian deaths
On June 28, CBS Evening News anchor Bob Schieffer turned to CBS reporter Bob Simon for analysis of the current Israel-Palestine crisis. What Simon offered, however, was a familiar scenario that puts the blame squarely on the Palestinian side….From the start of the Intifada in September 2000 through March 17, 2002, the three major networks’ nightly news shows used some variation of the word “retaliation” (“retaliated,” “will retaliate,” etc.) 150 times to describe attacks in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. About 79 percent of those references were to Israeli “retaliation” against Palestinians. Only 9 percent referred to Palestinian “retaliation” against Israelis.
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CBS’s Mideast ‘Cycle of Violence’-Analysis omits Palestinian deaths
From FAIR (US)
MEDIA ALERT: BLAMING THE VICTIM IN GAZA
From MEDIA LENS (UK): “In the last six months, approximately 80 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza due to Israel artillery firing… There have been exactly eight Israelis killed in the last five years from the Kassam missiles. Again, we have a huge disproportion, a huge discrepancy.” (‘AIPAC v. Norman Finkelstein: A Debate on Israel’s Assault on Gaza,’ June 29, 2006)…..The extent of media bias is exemplified by the New York Times which reported July 3: “for all the pyrotechnics, the [Israeli] operation has been relatively restrained”. (Ian Fisher and Steven Erlanger, ‘Israel steps up Gaza raids in bid to free soldier,’ New York Times, July 3, 2006). This represents the view of Western journalists numbed to the suffering the West and its allies consistently heap on impoverished Third World people. To merely inflict intense suffering on hundreds of thousands of people, rather than to kill them, is “relatively restrained” for elite media executives…On the BBC’s July 3 Newsnight programme, anchor Jeremy Paxman reported breaking news that a Palestinian had been killed and two wounded in an Israeli airstrike in Northern Gaza. Paxman then went on to interview an Israeli government spokesman, Mark Regev. Regev said: “Our preference, our chosen policy preference, is that he [Shalit] is released and this can end peacefully.” Paxman said not a word in response about the death he had just reported, about the five other deaths, or about people dying because of the attack on the power station.
The Real Aim
Uri Avnery: THE REAL aim is to change the regime in Lebanon and to install a puppet government. That was the aim of Ariel Sharon’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982. It failed. But Sharon and his pupils in the military and political leadership have never really given up on it. As in 1982, the present operation, too, was planned and is being carried out in full coordination with the US. As then, there is no doubt that it is coordinated with a part of the Lebanese elite. That’s the main thing. Everything else is noise and propaganda.
See also Uri Avnery: “Stop That Shit”
Joint Palestinian-Israeli organization
Israeli resistance organization
US Jewish Left
American and Palestinian
Jews for Justice (UK)
“The Electronic Intifada (EI) publishes news, commentary, analysis, and reference materials about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict from a Palestinian perspective. EI is the leading Palestinian portal for information about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its depiction in the media.”
What are they fighting for?
Tanya Reinhart, The Electronic Intifada, 14 July 2006
Middle East Report
The American Left and the Middle East: The Case of the Nation Magazine, II.
Perhaps you have not heard the news because the western news has not been reporting it. Perhaps you have seen the pictures because the western news is not printing the pictures (the media has access to the pictures, but is choosing not to print them)…. People have protested in Australia and in Germany. Protest in the United States, as well! Protest in solidarity with the Lebanese people — who are standing united in the face of this aggression. The division is from the politicians, but not from the people. Protest in solidarity with the Palestinian people — who have been standing strong for decades in the face of Israeli aggression. We Americans, you Americans, have a particular responsibility: these weapons that are being used to massacre and destroy are paid for by US taxpayer dollars, and supported by George Bush and an acquiscent Congress.
What Does Israel Want?
Alternative routes for the conflict are not even raised in Israel, not even by the Zionist left. No one mentions commonsensical ideas such as an exchange of prisoners or a commencement of a dialogue with the Hamas and other Palestinian groups at least over a long ceasefire to prepare the ground for more meaningful political negotiations in the future. This alternative way forward is already backed by all the Arab countries, but alas only by them. In Washington, Donald Ramsfeld may have lost some of his deputies in the Defense Department, but he is still the Secretary. For him, the total destruction of the Hamas and Hizballah – whatever the price and if it is without loss of American life – will ‘vindicate’ the raison d’être for the Third World Theory he propagated early on in 2001. The current crisis for him is a righteous battle against a small axis of evil – away from the quagmire of Iraq and a precursor for the so far unattained goals in the ‘war against terror’ – Syria and Iran. If indeed to a certain extent the Empire was serving the proxy in Iraq, the full fledged support President Bush gave to the recent Israeli aggression in Gaza and Lebanon, shows that may be pay off time has come: now the proxy should salvage the entangled Empire.
JAPAN AND ASIA
U.S. “Double-Dealing Diplomacy, North Korea and Japan/北朝鮮ミサイル危機と日本
Japan at a constitutional and political crossroads
“Since its founding in 1955, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has repeatedly called for revision of the constitution. Over the decades, attempts to carry out this policy faltered, primarily because the pacifist and democratic clauses of the constitution enjoyed broad support among the Japanese people. Unable to mobilize the two-thirds vote of both houses of the Diet required for revising the constitution, LDP efforts never went beyond the discussion stage….. In the late 1990s, the prospects for revision began to shift. The centrist Democratic Party of Japan, which is not averse to revision, replaced the strongly anti-revision Social Democratic Party as the main opposition party, while continuing tensions with North Korea began to erode public support for pacifism. Sensing that its moment had arrived, the LDP set up research commissions on the constitution in both houses of the Diet in January 2000 to begin the lengthy process of building a consensus in favor of revision.” A number of issues are tackled here in this roundtable discussion between John Junkerman, Gavan McCormack, and David McNeil. One can well ask, in light of what they write, whether the North Korean missiles aren’t being manipulated (by Japan) to revive militarism and (by the U.S.) to insure subserviance to the U.S. agenda of world domination. What will the possible revision of the peace constitution mean? Is the Emperor system being revived? Why does the media go out of its way NOT to cover the growing threat to Japanese democracy such as the increasingly repressive tactics of the Japanese police toward peace aqnd social activists.
The Politics of Constitutional Revision
SINGAPORE: Crackdown Underway on Satirical Blogging
One could be fined for breaking the laws against chewing gum, fined against littering the streets, fined for not flushing the toilet and fined for indulging in unnatural sex. What next?
Satirising government, a new offence?.
The United States and the Japanese Mengele: Payoffs and Amnesty for Unit 731 Scientists
Everyone has heard of Auschwitz, but what about Pingfan? This Japanese germ warfare headquarters and laboratory in Manchuria, northern China, did not hold as many victims, but atrocities committed there were physically worse than in the Nazi concentration camp, and lasted much longer…..
Dr. Ishii Shiro…was the chief of Japan’s well financed, scientifically coordinated and government approved biological warfare program from 1932-45….and supervised deliberate infection of thousands of captives with deadly diseases. He also conducted grotesque surgeries, but the unique medical specialty of Ishii and his surgical team were dissections, without anesthetic, on an estimated 3,000 live, conscious humans……In exchange for cooperation from the Japanese side, the horrific war crimes of Unit 731 were suppressed by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted by Reuters on April 19, 2006, as saying: “The government is not in possession of materials that tell us about the activities of this unit. If we do find some materials, we would accept it as a solemn fact of history.” The Japanese government, then, does not currently view Dr. Ishii Shiro’s atrocious programs as historical truth….Critics accuse the Chinese government of manipulating historical issues to foster nationalism and bolster the regime’s domestic legitimacy, while scoring easy points against Japan in the global arena of public opinion. But it was Japan, not China, which carried out the biological terror of Unit 731 and continues to evade accountability for it today — with more than a little help from its American ally.
Race and Gender
Hip Hop’s Betrayal of Black Women
Unlike men, women in hip-hop don’t speak in a collective voice in defense of themselves. The pressure on women to be hyper-feminine and hyper-sexual for the pleasure of men, and the constant threat of being called a bitch, a ho—or worse, a dyke—as a result of being strong, honest, and self-possessed, are real within hip-hop culture and the black community at large. Unless women agree to compromise their truth, self-respect, and unity with other women and instead play dutiful daughter to the phallus that represents hip-hop culture, they will be either targeted, slandered, or ignored altogether. As a result, female rappers are often just as male-identified, violent, materialistic, and ignorant as their male peers.
Hip Hop’s Betrayal of Black Women
The Gay Rights Movement Has Hit a Brick Wall
The gay rights movement has hit a brick wall. Yes, we have same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. Yes, the Supreme Court overturned state anti-sodomy laws. Yes, gay characters are all over mainstream TV. Still, after 35 years of slow, incremental progress, we are at a decisive crossroads. Simply put: to bring about social change—dependent on truly transforming hearts and minds—we need to reassess what kind of a movement we want it to be….While the aim of the fight for privacy was to keep the government out of people’s bedrooms (a good thing), it also perpetuated the idiotic and incorrect idea that homosexuality was a completely separate aspect of a person’s identity. The “privacy” argument was attractive to mainstream culture because it kept gay people invisible. But the downside was that it also continued the social isolation of gay people, removing them from the public sphere. A right to privacy is no help to the openly queer high- school student who is forbidden by school administrators from forming a gay-straight alliance or wearing a gay T-shirt in the hallways. The right to privacy is of no use to the gay man who is visibly living with HIV/AIDS or to the lesbian couple with kids facing discrimination in school or housing.
The Gay Rights Movement Has Hit a Brick Wall

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Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik will be on the red carpet for the One Direction: This Is Us premiere this afternoon and you can watch all the action here.
Hordes of fans are already gathered at London’s Leicester Square to wait for their idols who will be joined by director Morgan Spurlock.
The band said yesterday at a press conference for the 3D film that they weren’t acting in the documentary.
Zayn said: ‘It wasn’t really an acting thing. It just followed us around day to day. We didn’t think that we were acting when we were doing it. We’re not thinking about acting anytime soon!’
Bandmate Harry chipped in: ‘They were just following us, there wasn’t too much stuff that were big setups. It was just getting on with the day while having someone in your way while you’re trying to get out the door!’
This Is Us is out in cinemas on August 29.

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On October 9th, musician, singer Meshell NdegeOcello will release her
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(armenialiberty) - The new Russian owner of the ArmenTel national operator on Wednesday pledged to improve the quality of telecommunication services in Armenia but stopped short of making specific investment commitments, reports Trend.
Top executives from Vimpel-Communications (VimpelCom), a leading Russian mobile phone operator, also declined to specify mistakes which they believe were committed by Greece's OTE telecom giant during its nearly nine-year ownership.
We do not want to repeat mistakes of the previous owner, the company's deputy chairman, Vladimir Ryaboko, told a news conference in Yerevan. He refused to elaborate, saying that his company is still examining OTE's track record in Armenia.
VimpelCom won last month an international tender for OTE's 90 percent stake in the Armenian telecom monopoly in a nearly $500 million deal that was promptly approved by Armenian state regulators.
The Greek firm claims to have invested more than $200 million in Armenia's fixed-line phone network, a figure which the Armenian government has repeatedly dismissed as grossly inflated. Government officials argue that only 43 percent of phone communication in the country is now provided through digital exchanges. Under the terms of its 1998 takeover of ArmenTel, OTE was supposed to digitalize 80 percent of the Soviet-era network by now.
Ryaboko and ArmenTel's newly appointed executive director, Oleg Bliznyuk, would not say how much VimpelCom intends to invest in it in the coming years. They were also vague about fixed-line phone tariffs which ArmenTel's previous management sought to drastically raise next year. Armenia's Public Services Regulatory Commission refused to allow any price hike last month, but may again consider the issue early next year.
The tariff may go up or go down, Ryaboko said.
The VimpelCom executives also declined to comment on reports that the Armenian government has offered to sale its 10 percent share in ArmenTel in return for the Russian operator giving up ArmenTel's controversial monopoly on Armenia's Internet communication with the outside world.

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By Bob Doerschuk | Published December 2018
Ran Blake and Christine Correa have cultivated a unique musical relationship through their frequent collaborations, first by acknowledging the traditional lead/accompaniment approach and then charting a path that departs from precedent, sometimes radically.
This is clear from the opening cut of Streaming, a bracingly original exploration of Billie Holiday’s “Don’t Explain.” Playing in a very flexible rubato, they each perform freely, with Blake alluding to, rather than replicating, the structure of the tune through clusters, dissonances and an occasional consonant voicing. His “solo,” if that’s the right word, floats around the composition in a way that honors it and keeps it in a clear, if abstract, light. And Correa’s vocal, crisply articulated but bitingly emotional, defines a space that’s parallel to Blake’s; when the piano drops out for a few bars, she sails on, buoyed on a silence that nonetheless evokes the foundation Blake already had laid for her.
The unique dynamic of this first track heralds all that follows. The point is that when combining knowledge of tradition with wide-open ears and fearlessness, the road opens to exhilarating possibility.
Streaming: Don’t Explain; Out Of This World; Lonely Woman; Stratusphunk I; Bebopper; All About Ronnie; Ah, El Novio No Quere Dinero; Stratusphunk II; Love Dance; Wende; Stratusphunk III; No More. (41:37)
Personnel: Ran Blake, piano; Christine Correa, vocals.

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There is often a therapeutic benefit that frees the mind to work on the land.
So when Justin Broadwater retired from military service, he decided to start a family farm with an indoor riding area, with the Broadwater Bee Brigade, in Buffalo Mills, Bedford County.
“I wanted to do this for the mental health process,” Broadwater, a Meyersdale native, said. “Everything is a rat race in the military. You run 100 miles an hour. Then you retire and sit on your butt.
“Well, I didn’t want that. So I thought, ‘You know what? If I had my own small family farm, I could certainly take care of it. and then the bee business itself, I also got into bees for mental therapy. and it’s just a good process where I think we’re giving back to the community in a very small way.
But Broadwater isn’t just using the land for its own agrotherapy, it’s built two small accommodation units on the property and opened them up to other veterans, who can come and spend a few days in the wilderness or, if they wish, do some work too – get your hands dirty and breathe the fresh country air.
“I think that’s the future of our recovery for our veterans and a lot of these people who are going through the stresses that they’re going through,” Broadwater said.
He continued: “My little adage that I always say is, ‘You take care of the garden, the garden takes care of you. If you move — whether you’re 20, 50, or 90 — the more you move, the healthier you stay. The more you keep your mind focused on something, the healthier you are. So that’s the purpose of tiny houses. Ultimately, my business is therapy.
His “brigade” currently includes 100 bee traps.
Broadwater wants that number to grow to 1,000 over the next five years – producing bulk honey that will be used to make various products, such as food, wax, lip balm and lotions.
“If you averaged 40 pounds per hive and you have 1,000 hives, well, the math is there to figure it out, you could have 40,000 pounds of honey,” Broadwater said. “That’s kind of the point.”
“Direct to consumer”
Broadwater is part of a new generation of local farmers using the land in a variety of ways.
Of course, the “grow a crop, sell a crop” method is still prevalent and is an important factor in the regional economy.
But some landowners stray from the traditional.
Innovative Extracts, a veteran-owned business located in Portage, grows industrial hemp to produce cannabidiol, better known as CBD, which is used to make therapeutic products sold on the farm, at a downtown store of Johnstown, in about thirty stores. and online.
In comparison, just a few years ago, the farm was a cereal one.
“When we were focusing on grains, I think one of the driving factors that changed was the economies of scale that we were facing in the West,” said Andy Golden, owner of the company with his father, Vince Golden, and Matt Sinosky.
“We’re just a 150-acre farm here, and we’re trying to compete on price with someone who owns tens of thousands of acres out west. At that scale, it wasn’t as profitable as you’d expect.
“So as we started to learn more and more about direct-to-consumer selling, we started taking different products for different areas that we thought would do well and grow well in that area while still offering value to customers, too.”
The Goldens and Sinosky used to sell their hemp wholesale, but eventually set up their own extraction and post-processing lab to make value-added products.
“It was either do or die,” Golden said. “We had to launch our own retail line. To this day, I feel like the only thing we have control over is my own retail line. If I don’t, I’m at the mercy of someone else telling me how much money I can make.
U.S. Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson of R-Center County, a prominent member of the House Agriculture Committee, spoke generally about how “direct sales are great tools for our farmers” .
Thompson said: ‘I think we’re seeing more of that now because it gives farmers a bit more control over the price, what they can get in return for that commodity that they produce, but also transform. ”
“To be more profitable”
Last year, over 100,000 sunflowers were planted at Golden Farms.
People came to walk around the six acres of yellow petals and take pictures. The farm also hosted Sunflower Stroll when vendors were on site selling food and crafts.
A flower picking business is planned. and brand new is Market at Golden Farms – where shoppers can go to goldenfarmsmarket.com and order produce and harvest later this year, for weekly pickup at three locations, Golden Farms, Innovative Extracts in Johnstown and Follow Your Art in Ebensburg.
This type of diversification is becoming more common, according to Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Chairman Richard Ebert, owner of a dairy, sheep and agricultural farm in Westmoreland County.
“For a very long time, the trend was to specialize, specialize, specialize,” Ebert said. “This model worked for quite a while. But, as margins narrowed, many farmers realized they had to venture into other areas.
“Direct marketing was one of the biggest for Pennsylvania. We were so close to the people that it made sense for the farmers to look at these markets like that. With the conversation of people wanting to know where their food was produced and grown, this has only made it even more of an opportunity for farmers to do so.
Tommy Nagle, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau board director for District 12 which includes Cambria County, said landowners are “looking for those niche markets in agriculture, where if there’s a need to small scale or local scale, they try to fill that just to somehow bring in increased revenue.
Nagle said production agriculture has margins “still quite tight. Everyone is trying to find a way to do something different to fill a void and be more profitable.
“Supply line” issues
Big or small, traditional or niche – crops, livestock or dairy – almost every agricultural business is facing challenges caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“Probably one of the biggest things that concerns us going forward, due to the pandemic, is that a lot of farmers are wondering how our cost of inputs to go into the field this year is probably on average 300% on fertilizers and inputs that we have to plant a crop,” Nagle said. “It’s all pandemic related because of the shortages. Things are shut down, people can’t get supplies.
Thompson said the cost of fertilizer is “kind of a universal concern that I’ve heard about.”
Nagle explained that “the trickle down effect could have a big ramification”.
“If our costs go up 300%, it’s really going to start driving up food costs in this country because we can’t absorb all of that,” Nagle said. “We can’t really absorb anything on the margins we’re working on, so it’s going to have to be passed on. That’s probably one of the biggest things that’s really scaring agriculture at this point in the next three months. »
Ebert said the pandemic also showed “very quickly where the weak links in the supply chain were,” citing the early days when there was a shortage of milk, while at the same time producers had to throwing away milk and the constant need to find meat processors.
“They’re killing about 400,000 head (of cattle) less per week, which translates to more pounds per head,” Nagle said. “So the same amount of books are processed. It’s just fewer animals and less to process them, which kind of strengthens that supply line.
“So we keep the animals longer, we have to feed them longer. Obviously the books are still there, so that affects us on the price.
But there have also been positives, according to members of the local farming community, including consumers who have become more aware of where food comes from and the importance of the supply chain.
“People want to know where their food comes from,” Thompson said. “They want to buy local. They want to buy fresh. They want what we sometimes call “farm to fork”. It is a consumer expectation. They are looking for affordable, high quality, nutritious and safe food.
“I think farmers in Pennsylvania are in an exciting place to be able to meet that need.”
Thompson assessed the overall state of production saying, “American agriculture, especially Pennsylvania agriculture, is certainly about size, technology, and innovation. It’s been very, very exciting for this industry.
“As a benchmark, the productivity of the American farmer has increased 287% since the 1940s. As a result, we are producing more food with fewer resources. We are actually better stewards of the environment. We’re a big part of the economy, certainly in Pennsylvania.
Dave Sutor is a reporter for The Tribune-Democrat. He can be reached at 814-532-5056. Follow him on Twitter @Dave_Sutor.

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Sing Along with Johnnyswim at The Bowery Ballroom TonightDecember 17th, 2014
Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano are more than just harmonizing singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists mining blues, country, folk, pop and soul as the duo Johnnyswim. They’re also husband and wife—plus Sudano happens to be the daughter of Donna Summer and Bruce Sudano. The two met at church in Nashville and shortly afterward began writing songs together. Since then, they’ve released several EPs, gotten married and left Music City for the City of Angels. “The more songs we wrote together,
the more time we spent alone together, which is really all I was interested in. The more songs were good, the more chance of making out we had,” Ramirez told NPR. And earlier this year, Johnnyswim (above, performing “Home” on Late Show with David Letterman) put out their debut full-length, the anthemic Diamonds (stream it below). PopMatters mentioned, “catchy songs sung with deep hooks, intense emotions and passionate beating hearts,” before adding, “The words and music may be simple, but they also have an electrifying effect. This is true for all of the songs on the record. Johnnyswim kicks serious butt.” So come sing along when they play The Bowery Ballroom tonight, especially because tomorrow’s show is already sold out.


Isaiah Thomas last week called Helen Gym to concede the fifth and final nomination in the Democratic primary for City Council at-large.
Joe Sestak, a former congressman who is seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, is calling for more investment in infrastructure.
Last week, I officially launched my campaign for the United States Senate, driven by the strong conviction that, when we work together, we can help restore the American Dream for all.
Rhawnhurst’s Lisa Deeley is seeking a nomination for city elections commissioner. She hopes to earn the endorsement of the Democratic City Committee.
Allyson Schwartz’s era in political office is now over, but the ex-congresswoman plans to stay active in public policy.
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives within the last week have approved a bill that would rename the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, at 3900 Woodland Ave. in West Philadelphia, in memory of Army Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz, a Cardinal Dougherty High School graduate who earned the Medal of Honor for bravery in the Vietnam War.
The saga of the former Northeast Community Center took another twist recently when a for sale sign appeared in front of the 3/4-acre property at 2840 Holme Ave.
State Sen. Mike Stack discusses his plans as lieutenant governor.
The Northeast Philadelphia Hall of Fame on Sunday afternoon inducted five individuals and one nonprofit agency during a ceremony at Holy Family University.


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Another day, another tangible impact of the government shutdown on the American people.
On Friday morning, the FAA began delaying flights into major East Coast airports — LaGuardia, Newark, Reagan (D.C.), and Philadelphia — due to air traffic control staff shortages in centers in Washington and Florida.
The disruptions come a day after several airline executives expressed concern about the shutdown's impact on their industry and as the public is starting to blame Trump more and more for the shutdown.
Of the all the Friday delays, the biggest reaction was around LaGuardia, mostly because of its reputation and location in New York City. However, JFK, Newark, and Philadelphia are all ranked as busier airports than LaGuardia.
That didn't stop travelers from going into meltdown mode on Twitter, though, cracking jokes and lamenting in general.
If things are bad now, though, just wait. The chain-reaction of just these delays is sure to cause a horrendous mess heading into the weekend. Additionally, Atlanta's airport is consistently ranked as the busiest in the world, and it's expecting an influx of travelers for next week's Super Bowl. Things may get whole lot messier.


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Permits issued for construction of single-family homes climbed to 107 during 2011, up 16.3 percent from 2010.
That was more home construction activity than in Macomb or St. Clair Counties, but the number trailed Oakland, Wayne, Livingston and Washtenaw Counties in Southeast Michigan.
Bedford Township led in permits issued, with 42. Frenchtown Township followed with 16 and Raisinville Township was third with 12.
However, 10 of 24 communities in the county issued no home construction permits during the year.
Meanwhile, the number of existing homes on the market totaled 563, down 6 percent from the same time a year ago. Foreclosure sales still were a factor in transactions, representing 53 percent of all sales in February in the county. A year ago, 56 percent of sales were foreclosures.
The average sales price of homes in Monroe County, based on a six-month rolling average ending in February was $111,298, down from six-month rolling average of $113,241 in January, according to an American Real Estate Appraisal report prepared for Monroe Bank & Trust. But the February average price was $111,759, up about 20 percent from the same month in 2011.
CoreLogic, a national compiler of housing statistics, reported that prices nationally continued to fall across the U.S. in January. But it said Monroe area home prices, including distressed sales, rose by 7.6 percent during the month compared to a year ago. When distressed properties were removed from the mix, the price was 2.7 percent higher than in January, 2011.
It said Michigan was in the top five states for home price appreciation during the month, with prices up an average of 3 percents statewide.
Foreclosure rates in Monroe dropped in the month of December, 2011 over the same month in 2010, according to newly released data from CoreLogic.
The firm also said that the rate of Monroe area foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans was 1.87 percent for the month of December, down from 2.5 percent in December, 2010.
Foreclosure activity in Monroe was lower than the national foreclosure rate which was 3.37 percent for December, 2011.
Also in Monroe, the mortgage delinquency rate fell. According to CoreLogic data for December 2011, 5.24 percent of mortgage loans were 90 days or more delinquent compared to 6.11 percent for the same period in 2010.

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Central Catholic forced 32 turnovers and had 49 rebounds as the Irish coasted to a 77-29 girls basketball win over Clay in their season opener.
Central had 16 offensive boards and Jessica Minnfield scored a game-high 21 points. Mallory Strall added 13 points and Lisa Scott had 10.
Kristen Krempa paced the Eagles with nine points. Clay shot 46 percent from the field.
WAITE 50, WHITMER 42
Waite started off hot and the Panthers cold, and Whitmer never caught up in the City League game.
Tatyna McNeal (11 points), Anedria Allen (10) and Shonika Knowles (10) paced the Indians' balanced offense, while Anita Randolph was high for Whitmer (0-2, 0-1) with 10 points.
Knowles and Jessica Rocker had 10 rebounds each for Waite (1-0, 1-0).
Stephany Johnson scored 27 points to lead host Bowsher in its opener.
Erin Cassidy added 13.
Regina Nicholson paced Woodward (0-2, 0-1 CL) with 16 points.
ST. URSULA 53,
NOTRE DAME 50
Emily and Ali Florian combined for 27 points as the Arrows took the win on the road.
Ali Florian scored a game-high 15 points, while Emily Florian finished with 12. Jena Blosser added 13 for St. Ursula.
Heather Wiczynski led the Eagles with 10 points.
Notre Dame trailed by two at the half and three after three quarters, but could never catch the Arrows.
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To identify key issues for staff and areas for improvement which should be prioritised.
Provide training for staff with responsibilities for mental health and wellbeing
Training in mental health skills and approaches can be of huge value to school staff.
Promote staff mental health and wellbeing
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Legislature approves mandatory financial literacy classes in honor of late senator
May 2, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CNS) -- Legislation to require financial literacy be taught in all high schools is on its way to Governor Ron DeSantis.
It ends a six-year struggle for a a state senator who didn’t live to see the bill's passage. The fight to require financial literacy education in Florida schools was championed by Senator Dorothy Hukill.
“They're going to be faced with these issues immediately,” said Hukill in 2014. "You know, how do I sign a lease? What does it mean?”
Senator Hukill passed away in 2018. She never got to see her legislation, which would have would mandated the courses be taught in high schools, become a reality.
But her colleague, Senator Travis Hutson, didn’t give up.
“We have one angel looking over us, who would like us to vote for this bill. So, let's do it for Dorothy,” said Hutson addressing the Senate Chamber Thursday.
The bill carrying the language Hukill pushed for years passed in a 40-0 vote.
“Senator Hukill is looking down smiling, and she loves that 40-0,” said Senate President Bill Galvano.
Only a few hours later, the Florida House voted unanimously to approve the bill.
The legislation will require every high school offer a half credit financial literacy course starting in the 2019 school year.
“People are getting some serious life lessons as they take on debt,” said Hutson. "This is going to put that in their hands at an early age and hopefully they'll make some better long term decisions.”
The bill goes beyond financial literacy. It also sets a goal for the state to get 60 percent of working age adults educated beyond a high school level by 2030. Part of that initiative creates an alternative 18 credit hour pathway to high school graduation, focusing on vocational and technical training.
Hutson says it’s a win-win.
“There's a lot of things in there that's just a big win for the curriculum,” said Hutson. "She was a dear friend and I'm happy to get it done for her in her honor.”
The legislation now heads to the governor to sign the bill into law.
The Florida Commissioner of Education and Florida Chief Financial Officer will work hand in hand to develop the curriculum for the financial literacy course.


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Micro-Epsilon offers a worldwide unique range of high-precision displacement sensors, 2D/3D sensor systems, IR temperature sensors, colour sensors and inspection systems.
Modern industrial processes place high demands on optical measurement technologies. As well as increasing production speeds and a need for ease of integration with these processes, harsh operating conditions pose additional challenges. Sensor specialist Micro-Epsilon outlines the latest technical developments for a variety of industry sectors.
A rolling mill processes steel profiles in a reversing operation: the workpiece is passed through the universal rolls in both directions. The raw material blocks first need to be heated to a rolling temperature of approx. 1200°C. Three sets of rolls are involved in the rolling process, namely a preliminary stand with a cropping saw, a tandem intermediate mill and a finishing mill. After the still hot rods leave the last station - the finishing stand - a profile measurement unit checks their dimensions. The rod centre is measured at a material speed of up to 10 m/s. Here, standard laser triangulation sensors are typically used. The sensors perform non-contact, wear-free measurements independently of the target surface and have a small measuring spot size for the smallest of parts, providing precise measurements even for high speed production processes. However, the hot rods have a temperature of more than 1000°C. The intrinsic radiation of the incandescent objects could alter the measurement results significantly. New blue laser technology offers a solution. The optoNCDT1700-750BL triangulation sensor with a blue laser diode provides extremely reliable measurements on incandescent (red hot glowing) objects. To minimise measurement errors, the sensor's optical filters are matched to the ultraviolet colour spectrum in order to block the intrinsic radiation from incandescent steel. The high resolution ensures continuous proof of defect-free surfaces. The wide measuring range means that no elaborate sensor adjustments for new rolled products are required - one sensor works for all profile depths. The optoNCDT1700-750BL has an integrated controller. Blue laser sensors in the optoNCDT 1700BL series are designed for high speed displacement, distance and position measurements. The blue laser helps to achieve high precision for measurements on organic materials, such as veneers, wood or skin. The short wavelength blue-violet laser prevents light from penetrating the measurement object, and the light is much more stable.
Measuring fluid levels in potentially explosive atmospheres
In capacitor production, blanks are dipped into a solvent bath. In order to ensure constant quality levels, the blanks must be immersed precisely in accordance with the specification, which requires that the liquid level remains at a defined height. For this task, conventional laser triangulation sensors rely on a complex system structure that requires complex adjustments. Any wave motions would disrupt the measurement signal and make it unusable for further evaluations. A confocalDT confocal-chromatic displacement sensor is used to compensate for these variations. The sensor is ideal due to its extremely high precision - at a measuring range of 24mm, the accuracy is 10µm. The system performs measurements directly on the reflecting surface of the solvent. A conduit with a sealing ring around the sensor and an O-ring at the lenses are used to prevent the ingress of explosive vapours. In addition, the conduit is continuously heated externally to prevent condensation on the lenses. In combination with an accurately defined immersion depth, this ensures that the individual components comply with defined quality criteria, such as durability or short-circuit safety.
Photovoltaic thermography from the air
Defective solar cells can destroy an entire module. Thermography is an ideal method of preventative maintenance of photovoltaic/solar panel installations: noticeable differences in temperature are used to reliably detect electrical and mechanical faults, as well as installation and processing-related defects, including short circuits, inactive cells, moisture or poorly soldered joints. As part of regular maintenance operations, thermography can provide valuable information for resolving warranty claims. Inspections using infrared cameras are carried out in a non-contact, non-destructive manner from a safe distance. However, there are a number of prerequisites for using an IR camera as part of aerial operations, including low weight, autonomous control, and sufficient camera resolution to ensure high-quality IR images. The thermoIMAGER TIM LightWeight ultra-light infrared camera is designed specifically for use with multicopters. The system includes a 350g lightweight thermal imaging camera and an industrial mini PC. Video recording can be started directly via a button on the camera housing. The recording is saved to a microSD storage card in the mini PC. The high-resolution infrared camera offers an optical resolution of 382x288 pixels, with a thermal resolution of up to 40mK.
Quality control in railway sleeper production
The production of pre-stressed concrete involves aggressive dust and extreme temperature fluctuations. Any measurement system operating in this kind of environment must therefore be robust and provide high measurement precision, as well as extremely high measurement speeds. This is why several 3D measurement systems with optical sensors are used to check the quality of sleepers in production. The systems include a portal that is fitted to a forming station above the conveyor. Two scanCONTROL LLT2800-100 laser profile sensors travel along the portal axes and scan the sleepers from above. Special purpose software is used to transform data into 3D images in real-time and for calculating the specified measurement values. The measurement data for the sleepers is linked to the relevant metal mould and stored in a database, together with sleeper type, mould number and date. To protect the laser profile sensors from the harsh production environment, the sensors are enclosed in a shatterproof housing. In addition, thermoMETER CSmicro non-contact temperature sensors monitor the sleepers' surface temperature during production. The measuring system achieves 100% quality control in production, reduces production losses and can provide continuous documentation of measured values.


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Background to ICU
Intensive care revision for medical students finals, PLAB exams and MRCP PACES
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- Help familiarise the reader with what care intensivists can offer
- Help familiarise the reader with what care intensivists cannot offer
- Help the reader recognise those patients that require intensive care input and recognise those where it may be inappropriate
- Help the reader to understand the medical jargon associated with intensive care
- Help the reader improve their understanding of ICU so the referral process is much smoother
Modern ICUs originated in the 1950s in the midst of the polio epidemic. At this time young patients with polio who had tracheal intubation and positive pressure ventilation had an improved survival outcome. From this point ICU evolved as a separate and specialist area of the hospital.
The Intensive Care Society defines Intensive Care Units (ICUs) as: “Areas of the hospital that look after patients whose conditions are life threatening and need constant, close monitoring and support from equipment and medication to keep normal body functions going”.
ICUs have specialist equipment to assist with organ support and higher staffing levels to care for patients. These staff also have specialist training.
Patients will be admitted to ICU from all over the hospital: from the emergency department, direct from theatre, medical wards and obstetrics. Admissions may be planned i.e. after surgery, or emergency i.e. a critically unwell medical patient not responding to therapy. Unlike in the 1950s, when patients in ICUs were young and previously fit, patients now tend to be older and suffer multiple comorbidities.
Intensivists aim to identify the pathophysiological changes critical illness causes and the effect these have on the body’s organ systems. By recognising and treating these patterns the aim is to improve the outcome for critically ill patients.
ICUs manage a variety of problems. Common conditions requiring ICU care are:
- Critical illness causing failure of one or more body systems
- Sepsis of any source: Uncontrolled infection causing organ dysfunction is the commonest cause of admission to ICU.
- Post-operative or surgical complications
- Diabetic ketoacidosis and HHS
The role of ICU in these conditions falls into five main areas:
- Resuscitation and stabilisation
- Physiological optimisation of patients to prevent organ failure
- Facilitation of complex surgery
- Support of failing organ systems
- Recognition of futility
It is important as a doctor that you recognise critically unwell patients and the level of care that they require. You can then have a coherent conversation about this with your senior colleagues or ICU colleagues. Levels of care are 0,1,2,&3. The following definitions will assist you in classifying care needs. By using these definitions you can also ensure that nursing staff and bed managers are aware of the care that is needed and this will ensure inappropriate transfers do not occur.
Level 0: patients whose needs can be met on a normal ward
Level 1: patients at risk of their condition deteriorating, where higher care is needed but can usually be met in a monitored area of a normal ward. Critical care input may be needed e.g. with ITU outreach support
Level 2: Patients requiring a more detailed level of care, they may have single organ dysfunction, require post-operative care or require intense levels of nursing care. Level 2 care normally refers to high dependency units
Level 3: Patients requiring advanced respiratory support alone or basic respiratory support with more than one organ failing. The care needs of these patients are usually complex. Level 3 care refers to intensive care units.
Whilst ICUs can offer organ support and treatment for reversible illnesses and they can allow support whilst a diagnosis is sought and then treated, they cannot treat irreversible conditions. Even with reversible illnesses the outcome may still not be favourable. A stay in intensive care not only puts physiological stress on the body but also psychological stress. There are also risks of further complications whilst a patient is in ICU such as ventilator acquired pneumonias, line infections and sepsis from multi-resistant organisms. It is therefore imperative that as a referring doctor you assess whether your patient is appropriate for level 2 or 3 care before making a referral. Doing this will also aid your referral as it will be one of the first things an intensivists will ask.
Deciding whether a patient is appropriate for ICU care is a complex decision and should be made with the support of senior colleagues, nursing staff, the patients family and the patient themselves. If there is doubt about a patient’s suitability for admission to ICU, seeking advice from an intensivist is also appropriate. Some patients may have clear wishes and advanced directives. These should always be respected. If no clear decisions have been made previously and the patient is able to discuss their care this should be your first port of call to clarify their wishes. If the patient is not competent to have this discussion then the next of kin should be spoken to. However, ultimately the decision for resuscitation and ICU admission is the decision of the consultant caring for the patient. In addition, just because a patient has a DNAR does not mean they are inappropriate for level 2 care. Patients may not be appropriate for ICU care if:
- They have clear wishes to receive ward based care only
- They have no clear reversible cause for their illness
- They have multiple co-morbidities, frailty or advanced age that combined make it unlikely that they will survive an ICU stay (age alone should not be a discriminating factor)
- The medical team feel that the physiological and psychological stress of ICU is unlikely to be in the patient’s best interest
Setting ceilings of care can be complex and an ethical minefield, it is important that the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and next of kin are kept updated and all decisions are thoroughly discussed.
There are scoring systems available to try and predict the outcome of an ICU stay which can be implemented when making a decision as to whether a patient is suitable for higher level care. However there are flaws in these systems. Though they are based on large data sets and may accurately predict population outcomes, they are unreliable in predicting outcomes on an individual basis. In addition, the scoring systems do not necessarily encompass the outcome after ICU discharge; even if a patient is discharged to a ward there is still significant mortality risk.
One of the commonest scoring tools used is the APACHE II score (acute physiological and chronic health evaluation). The score is based on the worst physiological derangement in the first 24 hours (A), age (B) and chronic health. A score of greater than 35 indicates that the patient is unlikely to survive. There are some caveats to this e.g. a patient with severe DKA may score very highly but with appropriate therapy they do tend to reverse very quickly. This score is also based on population data and may not be accurate on an individual basis.
- The APACHE II comprises:
- Chronic organ failure or immunocompromise
- Acute renal failure
- Mean arterial pressure (MAP)
- Heart rate
- Resp rate
- Lab data
- A-a gradient (if FiO2>0.5) or PaO2 (if FiO2<0.5)
The following link will take you to the apache score: www.mdcalc.com/apache-ii-score-for-icu-mortality/
There are other scoring systems available, these are APACHE 3 score, SAPS (Simplified Acute Physiology Score), TISS (Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System) and SOFA score (The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score).
It is important that patients who are clinically deteriorating are identified, so that interventions can be put in place to avoid unnecessary escalation of care, peri-arrest or arrest situations.
In 2012 the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) worked in conjunction with the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) and now advocates that the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) is used across the NHS. This scoring system is based on six physiological parameters: respiratory rate, oxygen saturations, temperature, systolic blood pressure, pulse rate and level of consciousness. The patient is scored depending on their parameters and this can trigger a low, medium or high response. The RCP advocates that NEWS is used in all acute care areas to assess and monitor patients but it should not replace clinical judgement. Doctors are expected to respond in a timely way and conduct an appropriate assessment if they are called to a patient with a high NEWS score. This assessment should follow a structured ABCDE approach as advised by the Resuscitation Council in ALS guidelines. The Resuscitation Council have identified that many hospital peri-arrests or arrests may be preventable if the deterioration is detected.
In addition to the NEWS triggering nursing staff to call a doctor for assistance, in many trusts a high NEWS score will also prompt the intensive care outreach team to be called. The ICU outreach team are usually senior ICU nursing staff or physiotherapists who provide several invaluable roles. They can provide a liaison with ICU, they can help support the care of patients requiring level 1 care on the wards, they can assess and instigate interventions of at risk patients with high NEWS and they can promote education on the wards. As a junior doctor, working with the outreach team is incredibly valuable as not only can they offer their expertise but they can also help facilitate and expedite ICU admission if necessary. The outreach team will also support the intensivists if they need to commence level 2 or 3 care on the ward, in order to stabilise a patient prior to transfer to ICU. In addition with outreach assistance and intervention you may also be able to prevent some ICU admissions.
An important key point to remember is that if you are caring for a deteriorating patient, do not leave calling ICU until the last minute. If they are called early they may be able to offer some help and advice which may delay or prevent ICU admission. The outreach team will also be able to assist with this. As a junior doctor if you are struggling with a critically unwell patient you should always seek help early from the medical SpR, the ICU SpR and outreach.
Another key point is to have a baseline knowledge of what ICU can offer in terms of care, this will mean that when you call for help you will know what you are asking for. The following sections should aid you with this point.

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In Katowice, a guy stole a tram and drove along the route
The incident took place on Friday evening in Katowice. The tram set off along the route between Katowice and Chorzów, picking up waiting passengers along the way. Another driver noticed an unscheduled tram and informed the dispatcher. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to Raport Kolejowy.
The dispatcher’s attempt to contact the driver of the stolen tram was unsuccessful. It was decided to remotely cut off the power supply of the tram line in the center of Chorzów. Only this stopped the tram. A police patrol was called to the scene and detained the 25-year-old driver. Fortunately, the hijacker did not damage the tram or cause any other damage related to the operation of the tram.
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According to a representative of Tramwaje Śląskie SA, the hijacker probably took advantage of the situation when an employee of a third-party company who carried out tram maintenance left one vehicle connected and went to another depot area. The guy just got on the tram and left.
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The need for on-demand intelligence and communications in remote geographical locations is increasing requirements for rapidly deployable and tailorable space assets.
Data indicates a booming market for satellites weighing less than 50kg — projected to grow to over 500 annually in the next 4 years.
Dynetics has enjoyed a 41-year history of success in flight system hardware development. We have the capability to rapidly develop affordable and operationally responsive systems to deliver payloads for suborbital and low Earth orbit (LEO) missions.
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- Ultra low-cost tank design
- Integrated thrust vector control system
- Integrated tank and engine booster design
- Integrated propellant valve
- Rapid propellant conditioning and fill system
...Validated through subscale hot-fire engine testing and full-scale hot-fire booster stage testing
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- Rapid response
- Compatible with multiple ranges
- Provides delivery to LEO and a range of orbital capabilities
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- Missile defense target vehicle
- Sounding rocket for experiments
The Need for Small Launch Vehicle Technology Development and Demonstration
While market projections are promising, an integrated orbital flight technology demonstration is needed for affordable, reliable and rapid small launch.
- Utilize the NASA STMD Game Changing Technologies Program annual BAA with an amendment for a two-year SLV development and demonstration flight
Phase I ( 1st year ) - Complete the design and critical testing for a SLV:
- Phase I (1st year) — Complete the design and critical testing for an SLV:
- Flight dynamics and wind tunnel testing
- Avionics qualification
- Complete long-lead procurements
- Booster and engine hot fire
- Environmental testing
- Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
- Booster buildup
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- Complete ground testing
- Complete GSE development/manufacture
- Complete launch vehicle/stage manufacture and assembly
- Obtain range safety/operations approval
- Complete integration, test, and operations
- Complete orbital flight demonstration
Given the dynamic nature of this market and the need for U.S. government investment in the technology area:
- SLV technology demonstrations should be designed, manufactured, and tested in the U.S.
- The government should own the intellectual property and make it available to U.S. companies to leverage for later commercial launch services
- Will drive to the lowest commercial operations cost
- Firms should be required to submit:
- Viable commercialization plans showing a path to a $5M or less per launch
- Credible plans for FAA license approval and range operations
- Ground-launched concepts since DARPA is already developing air-launched technology
- Infrastructure-independent designs– requiring the vehicle to bring its own launch and propellant assets
Dynetics creates innovative, reliable propulsion systems based on customers’ schedule and cost requirements. We provide comprehensive and rapid design, development, and fabrication, from initial prototyping through low-volume production. We also provide the agility to adapt to changing customer requirements throughout the lifecycle.
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You have different choices for searching legally protected heritage from mainland Portugal, either through "Pesquisa Geral" (general search form) or "Pesquisa Georreferenciada" (atlas based georeferenced search), as a result of implementation of the project "Inventorying and digitizing the Historical and Cultural Heritage".
In "Pesquisa Geral" ( General search form) two groups of information are available "Património Imóvel" (legally protected assets) and "Património Arqueológico" (archaeological heritage). The latter is based on the Endovélico Archaeological Information and Management System.
You may also access "Pesquisa Temática" (Theme Search) in order to find information about "Património Mundial" (World Heritage) and "Itinerários e Inventários Temáticos" (Thematic Routes and Inventories), as in the case of Cistercian Routes, , Alentejo Historic Bridges, Modern Movement and others.
Registering legally protected assets is a nation-wide pioneer experience, as it includes the boundaries of the asset and those of its protection zones, a description of both, as well as georeferenced data, all of which are available on the Internet, through the ATLAS of Municipalities or Historic Centres.


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1948 Leaf Gum Card Collection (78)
Starting Bid - $1,000.00 , Sold For - $3,818.75
1948 Leaf Gum collection of 78 assorted cards (29 different of the 49 cards comprising the standard 1948 Leaf set) highlighted by nine Hall of Famers including Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial's rookie card, Ted Williams, and three Honus Wagners. Condition ranges from Vg to Vg-Ex overall, with a few cards Ex or better (#1 Joe DiMaggio is Ex-Mt), and two cards in slightly lesser grades. This lot is part of an original-owner collection that has not seen the light of day in over fifty years. We have selected five cards to be graded and encapsulated by PSA. Keys: #1 DiMaggio (PSA EX-MT 6), 4 Musial RC (PSA EX 5), two 32 Spahn RC (both Vg-Ex), three 46 Mize (two Ex and one Vg), three 70 Wagner (two PSA VG-EX 4 and one GOOD 2), 76 Williams (Gd-Vg), three 83 Doerr (two Vg-Ex and one Vg), two 91 Kiner RC (Ex and Vg-Ex), and 106 Boudreau (Vg-Ex). Common cards (quantities in parenthesis): #14 (2), 22 (5), 27 (3), 28 (3), 31 (3), 42 (5), 47 (4), 53 (3), 57 (3), 73 (3), 77 (2), 82 (4), 84 (3), 86 (2), 95 (3), 97 (3), 102 (4), 111, 139 (3), and 159 (2). This is an impressive-looking medium-grade partial set with several significant highlights including particularly attractive examples of key cards Joe DiMaggio and Stan Musial. The Honus Wagner card in the 1948 Leaf set (of which there are three examples in this lot) has always been a favorite with collectors as he is pictured with chewing tobacco. The SMR value for just the DiMaggio and Musial graded cards (not including the 76 other cards in the collection) is $2,100. Total 78 cards. Reserve $1,000. Estimate $2,000/$3,000+. SOLD FOR $3,818.75
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The Greek Myths, Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold; Robin Waterfield
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The Greek Myths contains some of the most thrilling, romantic and unforgettable stories in all human history. From Achilles rampant on the fields of Troy, to the gods at sport on Mount Olympus, from Icarus flying too close to the sun, to the superhuman feats of Heracles, Theseus and the wily Odysseus, these timeless tales exert a fascination and inspiration that have endured for millennia.
There are few people as steeped in the Ancient World as Robin and Kathryn Waterfield, and in their hands the heroism, humour, mystery, sensuality and brutality of the Greek Myths are brought brilliantly to life.
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