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The Wall tells a very simple story.
Opening with a title card that informs us that “President Bush has declared victory,” The Wall takes place in Iraq in 2007. Two soldiers — a sniper named Matthews (John Cena) and a spotter named Isaac (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) — have responded to a call for help that came from a pipeline construction site. When they arrive, they see only dead contractors. Matthews and Isaac spend a day watching the site, finally determining that it is safe to investigate.
Of course, as soon as Matthews approaches the site, shots ring out as a sniper opens fire on him. Matthews falls while Isaac finds himself trapped behind a crumbling wall, shot in the right knee and slowly bleeding out. As Isaac tends to his wound and tries to determine whether Matthews is alive or dead, his radio comes to life. The voice, on the other end, initially claims to be an American soldier but Isaac eventually figures out that the voice actually belongs to the man who just shot him. The sniper is an Iraqi who calls himself Juba. He may or may not be a legendary and feared sniper that Matthews and Isaac were discussing mere minutes before being attacked.
And that’s pretty much the entire film right there. For 81 minutes, Isaac tries not to die while Juba alternates between taunting him and demanding to know why he and the American forces have yet to leave Iraq. Isaac claims that America is rebuilding Iraq. Juba claims that the wall that Isaac is hiding behind used to be a part of a school. Isaac tells Juba to fuck off. Juba replies, “We are not so different, you and me,” revealing that, if nothing else, Al Qaeda snipers apparently appreciate a good cliché. If anything, it reminded me a bit of The Shallows, except Blake Lively was now a soldier and the shark refused to stop talking.
I have to admit that I have mixed feelings about The Wall.
On the one hand, it’s a very well-made film. Visually, the film captures the deadly heat of the desert and it makes good use of its limited setting. It’s far more watchable than any movie that exclusively takes place behind a crumbling wall has any right to be. From what I’ve read, it appears that The Wall‘s depiction of both combat and dying is fairly accurate and the film does a good job of putting you in Isaac’s boots, forcing you to try to desperately figure out where Juba could be hiding.
Also, Aaron Taylor-Johnson actually gives a good performance. Since, with a few notable exceptions, Aaron Taylor-Johnon usually bores me to tears, I was shocked to see how good of a performance he gave as the country-accented Isaac. It’s especially impressive since he’s on screen for almost the entire film. It was hard for me to believe that the same actor who was so unbearably dull in Savages was suddenly so watchable in The Wall. However, he definitely was.
And yet, The Wall is also one of the most thoroughly unpleasant films that I’ve ever sat through. Admittedly, that’s probably the way it should be. War films shouldn’t be pleasant and I don’t think anyone could ever accuse The Wall of romanticizing combat. At the same time, the film itself doesn’t seem to be quite sure what it wants to say about war. Juba and Isaac do briefly debate America’s role in the Middle East but their discussion has all the depth of a twitter fight between Bernie Sanders supporter and a Donald Trump voter. Neither Isaac nor Juba are particularly deep thinkers. They’re both fighting and potentially dying for the benefit of others. Maybe that’s the point. The problem is that the film itself doesn’t seem to be quite sure.
The Wall is one of those films where I respect the craftsmanship behind it while, at the same time, having no desire to ever sit through it again.


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Modern strategies of surgical treatment of patients with ovarian cancer combined with pelvic carcinomatosis
Summary. In the article, the own experience with the technique of intraoperative hypertermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion (HIPEC) in patients with disseminated ovarian cancer is shown. Based on analysis of 25 clinical cases, the authors note that the technique is innovative and effective. Having the many advantages of the method found no difference in the toxicity of the drugs between traditional and advanced ovarian cancer treatment method using HIPEC. The authors consider that hyperthermia is one of the possible mechanisms for overcoming resistance to platinum.
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Stockport, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/08/2016 -- According to recent research and a poll carried out by energy provider EON, temperature is the biggest factor behind tensions in the office. The research was carried out by involving office workers throughout the country who were asked a series of questions regarding the causes of argument in their workplace. A significant 7 out 10 admitted that they are regularly unhappy with their office temperature and that this is the most frequent cause of argument with other colleagues. This applies to cold weather in particular – and a quarter of people said they have closed windows to try and stay warm despite other colleagues opening them for some fresh air. This emphasizes the need for efficient workplace heating which can provide a consistent temperature staff are happy with.
As the winter months continue, it is inevitable that temperature is set to be an increasingly contentious issue. Poor heating systems lead to some colleagues who are more susceptible to the cold feeling uncomfortable; with 15% opting for thermals in order to deal with the conditions. It is thought that temperature is the cause of so many arguments as people obviously have different preferences; though moods are considerably aggravated when the heating system is poor in the first place.
What could be seen as essential an important focus going into 2016, is that businesses address temperature inconsistencies where possible in office spaces– with a good quality and reliable heating system providing a firm foundation. Keen to comment on this was Gradwood, an expert in the field:
"The recent research highlights that temperature in the workplace continues to be an aggravating issue – and this may affect productivity and even detract from employee wellbeing. It is important that businesses take action, especially in the winter months, and ensuring that an effective heating system is in place is part of this. Here at Gradwood we have a number of options available."
Gradwood is a key provider of a range of heating and ventilation options. They work with a number of industries.
For more information you can visit their website: http://www.gradwood.co.uk/heating/
Company name: Gradwood Limited
Tel: 0161 480 9629
Contact person: Tony Davies
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"October Baby," a feature film shot entirely in Alabama, has been selling briskly on DVD since it debuted last month at No. 1 on the Soundscan Christian Video Chart.
The movie, filmed mostly in Birmingham, Mobile and on Dauphin Island, was released Sept. 11 on DVD and debuted at No. 1 on the weekly Soundscan ranking Sept. 19. It was No. 1 again the following week, but dropped to No. 2 this week, said Laurie Chimento, a marketing executive at Provident Films, which handled Christian bookstore distibution.
"We're very excited" at the movie's DVD performance, she said.
Made with a production budget of about $800,000, "October Baby" grossed $5,357,328 at the box office, according to the web site www.boxofficemojo.com.
After a brief opening to 14 theaters in October 2011, the film got backing from Provident Films and Samuel Goldwyn Films for a national release in March. Playing on only 390 screens, it finished in the top 10, at No. 8, on the same weekend "The Hunger Games" opened at No. 1 playing on 4,137 screens.
"October Baby" addresses abortion, forgiveness and redemption by focusing on the personal story of a college student. A key scene was shot in St. Paul's Cathedral in Birmingham.
Jon Erwin, a producer, director and writer on the film, said the movie has been popular worldwide. "It's now all over the world," Erwin said. "It's been translated into Spanish and other languages."
The star of the movie, University of Montevallo graduate Rachel Hendrix, is in South Africa working on her second feature film, "The Perfect Wave," and heard about a premiere of "October Baby" there promoted by a radio station. She showed up and was turned away from the crowded theater, until she explained she was the actress in the lead role, Erwin said.
The "October Baby" DVD was sold with display stands at Walmarts across the country, Erwin said.
"What keeps me going is hearing from people who have watched the film," Erwin said. "The film continues to move people."
Birmingham-based producers Jon and Andy Erwin say they hope to make a movie a year, filming in Alabama.

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2 held for cheating man of Rs11 lakh
Two persons were arrested on Tuesday, for cheating a Pune businessman of Rs11 lakh. The police are on the look out for their accomplice.Updated: Jun 30, 2011 01:32 IST
Two persons were arrested on Tuesday, for cheating a Pune businessman of Rs11 lakh. The police are on the look out for their accomplice.
The accused had promised businessman, Anil Kumar Pillai, that he would arrange Rs3 crore, that he needed for a construction project in Pune. The police said Pillai who owns land in Pune, was looking for a financer to fund construction projects. He approached a friend, Rakesh Tripathi, who claimed to know people in Mumbai who would finance his projects. “Pillai, along with Tripathi, came to the city earlier this year and met one Barve, who said he could arrange Rs3 crore. He asked Pillai to arrange Rs11 lakh as processing fee,” said a police officer.
Pillai came to the city on Tuesday with Tripathi. He met Barve and another man, Amit Patil, at a hotel in Borivli. He handed over Rs11 lakh to Barve. “Barve, Patil and Tripathi asked Pillai to wait at the hotel. Patil and Tripathi returned and told Pillai that Barve had run away with the cash,” added an officer.
The police found that Patil and Tripathi were also involved in the plan to cheat Pillai.
“Patil and Tripathi have been arrested for criminal breach of trust,” said senior inspector A Kenjale.
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Ranking on the Franchise Times Top 500
It’s nice to Be Famous: in a huge win for the rising breakfast and lunch franchise, Famous Toastery officially made the list for Franchise Time’s revered Franchise 500 ranking, which features the best franchise opportunities in the industry. The Franchise Times Top 500 is the most comprehensive ranking of the 500 largest franchise systems in the U.S., backed by more than 20 years of research and remains the only objective ranking of its kind. Every year, researchers and reporters set out on a five-month process to analyze each franchise’s financials and data. As it stands, the Top 500 list is one of the most credible and easy-to-use rankings for aspiring entrepreneurs looking for the best franchises to invest in.
“Our research team uses a combination of companies’ voluntary reports and publicly available data, including the franchises’ most recent franchise disclosure documents and Securities and Exchange Commission filings,” The Franchise Times wrote. “Our research team spends months compiling information for the rankings, the five-year sales history graphs, Top 10 lists and industry subcategories, and then reconciling to ensure all published data is accurate and all estimates are based on a solid sales formula.”
Famous Toastery, a premiere breakfast and lunch franchise restaurant, was highlighted for generating more than $26.7 million in global sales in 2021. Founded in 2006, Famous Toastery began franchising in 2013. Now, Famous Toastery has blossomed, with nearly 30 locations along the East Coast, with plenty more planned in the coming year. And, Famous Toastery remains an accessible investment opportunity, with costs ranging from $575,500 to $999,500. Famous Toastery has only begun its mission to “be famous” in communities across the U.S. in a big way.
Be Famous with a Top Franchise
Famous Toastery has become the rising star in the breakfast and lunch segment, offering a best-in-class dining experience with out of this world food. Made with only the freshest ingredients, Famous Toastery has made a name for itself in the restaurant segment as a franchise to watch out for as it takes the industry by storm.
For aspiring entrepreneurs, Famous Toastery offers the incredible opportunity to “be famous” in your community. The average gross sales of a Famous Toastery location is an amazing $1,316,080, as Americans’ demand for a high-quality breakfast option continues to skyrocket. Now, more Americans than ever are eating breakfast, but gone are the days of greasy diners that you regret eating at for the rest of the day. Famous Toastery has stepped up to make breakfast delicious, fresh, and healthy. Now, Famous Toastery is on track to double its units to 50 by 2024!
“We’ve stayed true to our mission, guaranteeing that our food is fresh and made in-house every single day,” says CEO and founder Robert Maynard. “Famous Toastery doesn’t just use the word ‘fresh’ and have frozen tomato soup come in, or have nitrate-filled turkey come in. We roast our own turkey, make our own soup, our own salad dressings, and every omelet in a pan. We get top-of-the-line items and don’t cut corners on food. That’s the big differentiator between us and our competitors.”
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David Goodner has worked at the Arlington Public Library for the last twenty-one years and counting. He is the author of Ginny Goblin Is Not Allowed To Open This Box, and its follow-up, Ginny Goblin Is Not Allowed To Have A Monster For A Pet. He lives in North Texas with his wife and two uncommonly pleasant cats.
Andrea Tsurumi is the author and illustrator of Accident! and Crab Cake, as well as numerous comics. She illustrated Not Your Nest by Gideon Sterer and Girls Who Code by Reshma Saujani. She was born and raised in New York, where she got an MFA from the School of Visual Arts, and she now lives in Philadelphia with her spouse and their dog. When she's not inventing croissant-based animals, she likes reading about ordinary and ridiculous history.
"Goodner and Tsurumi's latest installment offers a true visual feast, from the large brightly rendered illustrations and imaginative worldbuilding.... A consistently clever and charming series."—Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Kondo & Kezumi Visit Giant Island:
*"The personal relationships, various environments, and building projects provide multiple points of engagement to keep new readers motivated."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Recommended for readers who are transitioning to chapter books and who are fans of animated adventure television shows."
---School Library Journal
"Goodner and Tsurumi's brightly illustrated chapter book should find favor with fans of Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen's similarly designed Mercy Watson series.... A story of friendship that is both lively and lovely."
Praise for Kondo & Kezumi Reach Bell Bottom:
"Will delight and amuse kids... Those who enjoy stories about adventure, fantasy, humor, and friendship will appreciate this sequel. Recommended for early chapter book collections."
---School Library Journal, starred review

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I’ve been on the edge of my seat about this release since I first got wind of it. Now I have a copy of The Riot Squad with David Bowie Toy Soldier EP from Acid Jazz – and it’s a fascinating thing.
I think it’s even more fascinating if you have a love of Bowie and a knowledge of his career path. The material covers the brief period (just nine weeks) when Bowie was a member of The Riot Squad, but it also shows a keen interest (even obsession) with the Velvet Underground. One Velvets cover here and another track that keeps drifting in and out of a VU classic. As Bowie fans will know, he produced Lou Reed in later years, played live with Reed and often covered Velvet Underground tracks in his live set – including the I’m Waiting For The Man track on here. You suspect the fascination with the band was more Bowie at work than the rest of the group.
Anyway, the material here was never intended to be released, but thanks to the miracle of modern technology, these 1967 recordings, taken from tapes when the band rehearsed at The Swan in Tottenham with Bowie on vocals, are now available for public consumption. Yes, they are demos – and you can tell. But they sound better than I expected. Someone has really put in the hours here, considering the tracks were ‘salvaged from the faintest audio imprint of an antiquated reel to reel tape’. For that. we can all be thankful.
The EP kicks off with Tin Soldier. No, not the Small Faces one (that would be too weird), but a typical piece of ’60s-style Bowie whimsy. Except this whimsy keeps drifting into the Velvet Underground’s Venus In Furs, complete with ‘whip’ sound effects (and more). It sounds odd and it is. But something you really should hear.
Following that is a track 1960s Bowie aficionados will know well, a take on Silly Boy Blue, which actually appeared on solo debut from ’67 (which was reissued in 2010). This version is a stripped down, rather fragile version, lacking the orchestrations and pomp of the final version, but making up for it in charm.
Following on from that is the ‘proper’ VU cover, I’m Waiting For The Man, which I really like. As I mentioned, Bowie has done this in his live set over the years, so it’s obviously a personal favourite, with this version being pretty faithful to the US band’s original. A driving beat and Bowie doing his best Lou Reed impression. There’s even what sounds like a kazoo thrown in too. Its the pick of the EP.
Finally, we’re back to the land of whimsy with Silver Treetop School For Boys, a touch of Anthony Newley in the vocal of a tune that was actually covered by other acts in the ’60s (including the Beatstalkers), but never released by either the Riot Squad or Bowie. You can see why. It’s a catchy little ditty (and a short one here, perhaps because it was never quite finished), but the track never really gets above interesting in the form presented here.
Saying that, I personally love this EP, rough edges and all. But your love for it probably depends on your love for Bowie’s 1960s output (and possibly your tolerance of the Velvet Underground). If you have any interest in Bowie’s early period, I suggest you go out and get your order in for this EP now. It’s no classic, but it’s a fascinating record of a very short-lived period.
The Riot Squad with David Bowie Toy Soldier EP will be released by Acid Jazz on limited edition 7-inch single. If you want to pre-order one, you can do that here.


Throughout the last four decades,
important progress has been made in the development of the concept of
urban regeneration in Europe. An important milestone was reached with
the creation of the Toledo Declaration
in 2010. However, amidst the call for an integrated approach to address
sustainability challenges by the declaration, there is a predominant focus
on using local actions to solve local problems.
This lope-sided scope may give
rise to policies that end up shifting problems beyond the local jurisdiction.
Some of these problems can be deduced using key industrial ecology concepts,
such as material flow analysis and life cycle assessment.
Keywords: urban regeneration; sustainable development; industrial
ecology, life cycle assessment; material flow analysis
JEL classification: R38, R53, Q53.
1. Introduction - confining urban regeneration discourse to the local scale
What is urban regeneration? The way urban regeneration
is defined reflects the major contemporary concerns of the jurisdictions
involved. In the mid-20th century, North American and European cities
were concerned over the poverty alleviation; as such, the goals of regeneration
were spelt out in terms of physical redevelopment by clearing slums.
After the 1974 recession, the need for economic restructuring
was reflected in the definition of urban redevelopment as "a political
reconceptualization of the inner city as a spatial coincidence of more
fundamental social, economic and environmental problems", going beyond
the traditional approach of slum clearance (Ward, 1994).
One of the earliest policy documents to ever use the term "regeneration" was one prepared for Merseyside Country Council in 1975 (1975), in which urban regeneration was described as "proposed strategy [that concentrated on] investment and development within the urban county and particularly in those areas with the most acute problems, enhancing the environment and encouraging housing and economic expansion on derelict and disused sites. It would restrict development on the edge of the built-up area to a minimum".
This document sets the tone for future development and between the late 1970s and early 1990s, urban regeneration was thought of as a series of strategies specially targeted at reaping certain economic and social benefits. For example, in 1994, the British Government's priority for England was "to enhance the quality of life of local people in areas of need by reducing the gap between deprived and other areas, and between different groups" (Department of the Environment, 1994). Couch (1990) also defined urban regeneration as a process in which "the state of local community is seeking to bring back investment, employment and consumption and enhance the quality of life within an urban area".
It was not until the 2000s that policymakers and scholars began to view urban regeneration as a highly multi-disciplinary approach that calls for a well-coordinated set of thinking and actions. In fact, the adjective "integrated" started to be used in describing the targets of regeneration. For example, Jon Ladd, Chief Executive of the British Urban Regeneration Association suggested that "urban regeneration is a comprehensive and integrated vision and action which leads to the resolution of urban problems and which seeks to bring about a lasting improvement in the economic, physical, social and environmental condition of an area".
In 2007, a milestone for the European Union (EU) was reached. The Leipzig
Charter on Sustainable European Cities (EU Ministers for Development,
2007) emphasizes on the need for integrated strategies and coordinated
action in urban policies. Integrated strategies are defined as those
in which "simultaneous and fair consideration of the concerns and
interests which are relevant to urban development" are taken into
account, and that "the involvement of economic actors, stakeholders
and the general public is essential".
There are two important messages in the Leipzig Charter: firstly, integrated urban development should be applied throughout Europe and, for this to happen, the appropriate framework should be established at national and European level. Secondly, deprived urban neighbourhoods must receive political attention within the scope of an integrated urban development policy. This attention must be paid at all levels of government - local, regional, nationaland European. An underlying principle of the Leipzig Charter needs to be highlighted: that the skills required to play the role of implementing integrated policies must be developed at local level, by all the parties involved.
The essence of the Leipzig Charter set the foundation for the adoption
of the Toledo Declaration,
against a backdrop of a new overarching document describing EU objectives
in urban development - the EU 2020 - A European strategy for smart, sustainable
and inclusive growth (European Commission, 2010).
Once again, the importance of having an integrated approach was emphasized,
specifically that EU must embrace integrated urban regeneration to
exploit its full strategic potential for a smarter, more sustainable and
socially inclusive urban development in Europe. It is interesting
that the Toledo Declaration has several implications on the preferred
"geographical vision" that each EU city should embody, in order
to put into practice the ideals outlined in the Declaration. These are
implied in the following lines extracted from the Declaration itself:
In summary, the attention given to the integrated urban regeneration measures is confined largely to the local scale - usually the scale of a city or township. What is not clearly discussed, however, is how a "global and comprehensive vision of the city, conveniently framed within a territorial perspective", can directly or indirectly contribute to a series of regeneration strategies aimed primarily at local level development.
Being the most recent document on the EU's stance on urban regeneration, the Toledo Declaration can be seen as expressing the most advanced thinking that support the contemporary ethos on urban regeneration in the EU. Unless cities are isolated from one another within EU, chances are that the process of urban regeneration will involve the exchange of goods and services across national borders. Hence, it is reasonable to believe that the overall sustainability of the urban regeneration is also determined by the sustainability of any trans-national, cross-boundary activities necessary to support the regeneration process, including trade. Ignoring this will create an imbalance in the urban development vision, and this, regardless of how integrated the policies may be, will not bode well for the overall sustainability of EU.
The objective of this paper is two-fold: to highlight how focusing predominantly on improving local sustainability may have unintended consequences over the regional scale (that is, at a more global level), and to propose solutions to balance out any lope-sidedness in the scale focus in the implementation of strategies.
The research methodology is a single, longitudinal case study conducted
on a leading EU country in sustainability - Sweden. While the aim is not
to cast doubt on its past achievements in the promotion of sustainability,
the key aim of analysing Sweden is to highlight the spill over effects
that are the consequences of certain national policies implemented
to control the extraction of valuable domestic natural resources for its
construction industries. Data utilized in our analyses were extracted
from Eurostats and these were supplemented by several semi-structured
interviews conducted mainly through electronic mail correspondence over
the course of about one year.
2. The significance of a trans-national perspective in urban regeneration
Piana (2010) presented a typology of urban regeneration, according to what it may entail. Regeneration may be executed on:
Piana (2010) further opined that different combinations of regeneration may have the objective to either re-construct the whole "image" of the city or town, or result in a redistribution of roles in a network of cities. Such "redistribution of roles" may come in the form of creation of new employment opportunities and rejuvenating local tourism opportunities.
Regeneration of an area also provides an opportunity for new ideas to be implemented linking the concerned area with neighbouring areas either physically or functionally; for example, refurbishment of the main Chinatown area in Singapore enabled it to be included into the overall tourism promotion blueprint planned for an area enclosed by New Bridge Road, Cantonment Road, Shenton Way and the Singapore River. In other words, the refurbishment of Chinatown allows it to be linked into other pockets in this area to form a network of services that attract visitors.
One may infer that regeneration will very likely involve construction activities, which in turn involve the use of some amounts of new building materials. Certainly, energy and other resources (including water and fuels) will also be utilized and consumed in the process.
Matthews et al. (2000) reported the results of material flow accounting of five countries - Austria, the Netherlands, Japan, Germany and United States. Through detailed flow and stock accounting and assessments, they presented environmental information on these countries, such as tonnage of greenhouse gas emissions and electricity consumptions for these countries.
The methodology that they employed - which is generally known as the material cycle method and has since been widely applied in the material flow analysis (MFA) literature - takes into account the fact that a functioning economy relies, to various degrees, trans-national flows of materials and resources. Specifically, imports and so-called foreign hidden flows (defined as the total weight of materials moved or mobilized in the exporters' environment in the course of providing commodities for economic use, which do not themselves directly enter the economy). Hidden flows occur at the harvesting or extraction stage of the material cycle. Therefore, if the total sustainability of a country is to be increased holistically, then we need to ensure that the overall sustainability of the products from exporting countries is also increased.
While MFA informs decision-makers about the types and amounts of material
and resource that flow from one point to another, crucial information
- such as the types and amounts of material and resources that go into
the production and distribution of a product - is not available. Life
cycle assessment (LCA) is a widely-used methodology to provide this
kind of information. There are two main approaches in LCA; the more common
approach is known as Attributional LCA (ALCA). ALCA describes the relevant
physical flows - inputs and outputs - in a product's life cycle and deduces
the environmental impacts arising from these flows. In general, an ALCA
begins with a scoping phase, in which the different relevant life cycle
stages of the product under study are defined (this is also known as life
cycle boundary definition). Most holistic LCAs include the material
extraction and transportation phases, among others. Hence, if a jurisdiction
obtains its required materials/resources from outside its geographical
boundaries, then the environmental impacts due to the extraction and transportation
of these materials/resources from the sourcejurisdictionmust also be accounted
In summary, the contemporary discourse at the EU level has limited urban regeneration to addressing local developmental objectives, including increasing local sustainability. We argue that closer examination on the nature of urban regeneration reveals strong international and trans-national characteristics, which should also be integrally considered in urban regeneration strategies. Henceforth, if the goal of urban regeneration is to increase sustainability of a geographical jurisdiction in question, then a similarly strong case should be made for a need to increase the sustainability of other jurisdictions who may exchange goods or services with the jurisdiction in question.
In the next section, we present a case study on the Swedish Gravel Tax
(GT), which provides evidence on how the reduction in domestic extraction
of natural gravel has directly resulted in an increase in the need
for import (from neighbouring countries
such as Denmark). The main aim of this case study is to underline the
fact that in considering the overall sustainability of local level strategies,
it is crucial to also consider how that strategy may have sustainability
impact elsewhere in the world, and therefore urban regeneration needs
to address these trans-national spill-over effects.
3. The Sweden Gravel Tax
The construction industry accounts for 11% of total European GDP; about 3.5% is attributed to construction materials and building products. It has also been estimated that construction materials and building products account for some 18-20% of EU manufacturing output (Council of European Producers of Materials for Construction, 2002). In 1998 alone, Sweden and Denmark contributed about US$6.1 billion and US$4.2 billion to building materials sale in Europe respectively. The construction trades account for approximately 26 million jobs in the European Union. Direct employment in the construction materials and building products industry was 2.5 million in 1998 (Council of European Producers of Materials for Construction, 2002).
After long, slow growth that lasted almost through the 1990s and a cyclical downturn in 2003-2004, the Swedish construction industry is in relatively good health. During the crisis of the early 1990s, industry consolidation resulted in stronger companies acquiring many smaller producers. Today, a number of large groups, a shrinking number of middle-sized market players and a diminished number of small companies dominate the market (Swedish Institute, 2001). Only about 25% of building materials are direct imports. It is also an increasing trend for Swedish companies to be jointly owned by multinational partners.
Gravel is regarded as an invaluable resource in Sweden since it is an
important material that lines the underground aquifers and thus essential
for the national drinking water supply. In fact, the Swedish Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) recognized that "there is a great shortage
of natural sand and gravel in many parts of Sweden" (Swedish EPA,
1997). These parts are mostly on the south of Sweden. The Geological Survey
of Sweden predicted in 1994 that at the then consumption rate of these
natural gravel, 80 municipalities would have exhausted their natural gravel
resource by 2024; 40 of them are on the southern part of the country (TemaNord,
In 1995, Swedish gravel extractors were given permission to extract crushed
rock and natural gravel for just 0.25 SEK per ton (US$0.035 per ton).
The charge was paid according to when the firms got the permission, the
volume for which it is allowed to extract and the maximum duration of
the allowed period of extraction. Soon, it was noticed that there were
many explorations that went on without permission, because the penalty
and costs are low compared to what one could earn from illegal quarrying
In 1996, the Swedish government introduced a Law Concerning a Tax
on National Materials (1995: 1667), which imposed a tax on the extraction
and sale of gravel. The overall purpose of the tax is to increase competitiveness
for alternative materials and consequently decrease extraction and disposal
of natural gravels (Sweden EPA, 2001). One of the main goals of the tax
is to ensure that not more than 30% of the aggregate required nationwide
comes from natural gravel, with its substitutes making up the rest of
the 70% (Sweden EPA, 2000). The consumption of natural gravel should not
be more than 12 million SEK (US$1.68 million) in the year 2010. Any company
that exploits a site that requires a permit under the Nature Conservation
Act, Water Act or Road Act must pay this tax (ECOTEC, 2001). However,
activities within gravel pits and for aftercare at the sites are exempted
from the tax. It is worth noting that the tax does not include imports;
only domestic use and exports are taxable.
In general, this tax is imposed wherever extraction
The initial rate of the tax was 5 SEK (US$0.7) per ton of natural gravel. This rate was chosen as a balance between effects from means of control and risk for early closedown of already active quarries (Sweden EPA, 2000). This rate stayed the same until in 2003; the government raised it to 10 SEK (US$1.40) per ton (Arm, 2003) in order to have higher environmental effect.
In fact, a proposal was forwarded to further increase the GT over and above this increase. The Ministry of Finance rejected this proposal, a decision well supported by the local natural gravel industry .
3.1. Other Environmental and Material Policies in Sweden
There are many other policy components that also inflicted indirect effects on the outcome of the GT. In the past fifteen years, Sweden has taken considerable political steps to promote sustainable use of natural resources in the construction industry. One of the most important policy tools closely related to the GT is the Waste Tax.
i. Waste Tax (SFS 1999: 673)
A waste tax of 250 SEK (US$35) per ton of waste disposed in landfills was introduced in 2000. Since then, the rate has gradually been increased; in 2002, the rate was 288 SEK (US$40.32) and 2003 the rate was raised to 370 SEK (US$51.80). Waste tax is repaid for reused materials. The aim is to gradually reduce the amount of waste reaching landfills nationwide.
The Waste Tax applies differently to different waste categories and landfill types (Arm, 2003). It covers waste sent to a landfill at which more than 50 tons a year are either stored for longer than three years or finally disposed of. Waste such as mine waste, steel slag and blast furnace slag are exempted. However, incinerator ash, reclaimed asphalt, C&D wastes are affected. Scrap boulders and excavated materials are exempted if they are disposed of at a landfill site that does not receive taxable waste as well, such as C&D wastes. That said, technically, it is possible for disposers to make special arrangement to dispose of scrap boulders and excavated materials at special landfills with a limited annual collection volume.
The Waste Tax is about 40 times higher than the GT. Nonetheless, there are many other policy components in Sweden that determine the context within which these two taxes operate. Each one of them is described as follow.
ii. The Ecocycles Bill (Bill 1992/1993: 180)
The Swedish Parliament adopted this Bill in 1993. It states that 'It should be possible to use, reuse, recycle or finally take care of what is extracted from nature in a sustainable way, with less consumption of resources and without harming the natural environment'.
iii. Swedish Environmental Objectives (Bill 1997/1998: 145)
In 1999, the Swedish government adopted fifteen environmental quality objectives that described the state of the environment necessary to achieve sustainable development. The fifteenth objective, entitled 'A good built environment', states that 'Buildings and amenities must be located and designed in accordance to sound environmental principles and in such a way that they promote sustainable management of land, water and other resources.' More specifically, this objective requires natural gravel to be used for construction purposed only when there are no possible substitutes in specific applications. Moreover, waste and residue should be separated accordingly and recycled on a co-operative basis in urban and surrounding rural areas (Arm, 2003).
iv. Swedish Environmental Objectives - Interim Targets and Action Strategies (Bill 2000.2001: 130)
Approved in 2001, these were proposed to achieve the fifteen objectives adopted in 1999. Basically, interim targets were proposed for each objective, indicating the directions and time scale of the actions to be taken. One of the targets reads: 'The quantity of landfill waste, excluding mining wastes, will be reduced by at least 50% by 2005 compared with 1994, at the same time that the total quantity of waste generated does not increase'. It was also stated that by 2010, the extraction of natural gravel will not exceed 12 million tons per year and the proportion of reused materials will represent at least 15% of the total aggregate used. In fact, in 2001 alone, the corresponding figures were 23.4 million tons and 11% (Hartlen, 1996). The majority of this 11% was excavated rock and scrapped boulders.
v. Landfill Ban (SFS 2001: 512 and 2001: 1063)
To further reduce the amount of wastes diverted to landfills, the
landfill ban was introduced for landfills involving sorted combustible
waste in 2002; a ban the landfills involving organic waste was planned
to come into effect in 2005. As a result, expansion of recycling capacity,
especially waste incineration with energy recovery, is planned nationwide.
3.2 Combined effects of the GT and other related policies
The construction industry being familiar with mine waste and scrap boulders, companies in Sweden seem to respond well to the combined effects of the various environmental policies by turning away from natural gravels. In fact, about 6 months after GT was introduced, county administrative boards that process extraction permits applications noticed a notable increase in rock quarry application, which implies a shift towards crushed rock products. The annual revenue from the GT decreases steadily after a momentary increase between 1996 and 1998. A likely explanation for the increase within that period is a delay in tax payment by eligible parties. Also in 1996, 46% of the 70 million tons of various aggregates used for construction are sand and gravel; this figure decreases to 40% of 75 million tons in 1998.
However, it is worth noting that before the tax was implemented in 1996, there was already a steady decreasing trend in the extraction of natural gravels. Hence, the impact of the GT is unknown, the extraction of crushed rocks first exceeded that of natural gravel around 1997, and the sustainability impact of such a substitution should be studied in greater details.
What are the impacts of the GT on the price of natural gravel and sand? The Natural Gravel Commissionestimated that the price difference in extraction and production of natural gravel and crushed bedrocks was between 7 SEK (US$0.98) and 8 SEK (US$1.12) (ECOTEC, 2001). Depending on the quality and location of mines, consumers have to pay between 40 SEK (US$5.60) and 120 SEK (US$16.80) per ton. Transportation cost for aggregates can be rather high - the cost of transporting low quality gravel 20-30 km may equal to the cost of the gravel itself (ECOTEC, 2001); the distance between gravel pits and consumers is thus crucial in determining the gravel prices. Overall, the GT actually increases the total gravel costs by 4%-12%, provided that this increase is passed to the consumers. There were some concerns about how the GT will impact local Swedish producers (Finansdepartementet, 2003). While it may be rare to transport large quantities of aggregates over long distances due to the high costs involved, Swedish exporters may find themselves paying two taxes - the GT for their export to Sweden and possible import tax in the importing trading partner.
However, there was a dramatic increase in the import of key raw materials,
including natural gravel, for 4 years beginning from 1998. There was also
a momentary increase (albeit a very drastic one) in import of crushed
stone. These trends correspond to the increase in domestic apparent
consumption between 1997 and 1999, and between 2000 and 2001. If the
avoidance of extraction of natural materials is associated to preserving
the natural environment, and that the objective of the GT is to achieve
this goal, then the increasing domestic demand might have shifted the
associated environmental impact of gravel extraction abroad (to the importing
country). To this end, the GT cannot be viewed as successfully promoting
sustainable development, even though export
of these materials dramatically decreased from 1996 onwards. Although
there was momentary decrease in domestic apparent demand (defined as import
plus domestic extraction minus export) between 1999 and 2000, and again
between 2001 and 2002, there has been an increase beyond 2002. Even though
the current data shows that the increase in import may be periodic instead
of being steady and long term, from the policymaking perspective, it is
important to understand the forces behind such short term 'problem-shifting'
and prevent it from becoming a long term and periodic trend.
3.3 Integrated policy solutions
The trends of increasing
imports in Sweden imply that emphases to reduce domestic extractions of
raw materials resulted in certain degrees of 'problem-shifting'. Full
sustainability impact assessments should be conducted even for alternate
material (i.e. utilizing crushed stones instead of extracting natural
gravel). From the perspective of MFA, if foreign hidden flows associated
with importing gravel are to be accounted for, the overall environmental
impact due to GT may not necessarily be lower than when GT was not implemented.
Similarly, in LCA, one would account for the resources consumed in, and
emissions from, the various life cycle stages of natural gravels, including
trans-national transportation between exporting and importing countries.
If the resources consumed and wastes produced duringthe transportation
stage are to be calculated for the consequences of the GT, the overall
life cycle impact of the GT may be higher than when it was not implemented.
also be exercised for a reliance on crushed bedrock as a substitute, especially
if it increases the dependence on uneconomical long distance transportation
and fuel. It is advisable for Sweden to expand its list of possible substitutes
so that it also includes sources that are produced or recycled from local
sources. An example is processed construction and demolition wastes.
In fact, herein lies an irony: the Toledo Declaration emphasizes on the need to be "integrated" in urban regeneration, so that multi-dimensional sustainability problems can be effectively addressed. However, an over-emphasis by the Toledo Declaration on local actions that meet only local sustainability targets will shift problems beyond the local jurisdiction and thus create more dimensions to existing problems. Effective integrated solutions should henceforth include strategies addressing such trans-national problem-shifting.
It was observed
that the Toledo Declaration places a disproportionately heavy emphasis
on the need to use integrated strategies to address local sustainability
goals through the practice of urban regeneration and development. By using
data on the GT of Sweden, this work shows how an over-emphasis on local
level sustainability may give rise to trans-national problem-shifting.
In the case of GT, this problem-shifting takes the form of how reduction
in domestic gravel extraction has resulted in periods of increased import
of gravel from neighbouring countries.
The concept of industrial ecology was proposed as a lens used to understand the trans-national nature of the problem. Industrial ecology was then used to outline several integrated strategies to address trans-national problems, as well as accelerating the switch of the industry away from natural gravel - either domestically extracted or imported.
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Arm M. (2003) Mechanical Properties of Residues as Unbound Road Materials - Experimental Tests on MSWI Bottom Ash, Crushed Concrete and Blast Furnace Slag, KTH Land and Water Resources Engineering, Stockholm.
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Hartlén J. (1996). Waste management in Sweden, Waste Management, Volume 16, Issues 5-6, 385-388
Matthews E. et al. (2000). Weight of nations - material outflows from industrial economies, World Resources Institute, Washington DC, USA
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Ward, S. (1994). Planning and urban change. London: Chapman.
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Last week I wrote about the SolarWinds Orion breach and how Armis can identify anomalous traffic indicative of the presence of the SUNBURST malicious code that was inserted into affected Orion builds. And as more information comes to light about this breach, I wanted to share how Armis is able to provide complete visibility to compromised and potentially compromised systems, the activity history of those systems, and the attacks themselves.
To recap, identifying the presence of the malicious SUNBURST code requires that you can identify the vulnerable version of SolarWinds in your environment. Additionally, to see if the exploit is active, you want the ability to look for anomalous behavior such as traffic going to known command and control (C2) servers. Armis can alert you when it sees traffic going to the already identified domains and IP addresses associated with the malware.
Armis identifies vulnerable systems down to the precise version of Orion software running on the device and assigns a Risk Factor to aid in prioritization of remediation efforts. We provide 3 specific descriptions and severities:
Risk Scores Assigned to Vulnerable Devices
Using Armis Standard Query (ASQ), Armis has the ability to query for and identify vulnerable and potentially vulnerable devices, providing risk scores, and the ability to drill into each device.
Example of Armis ASQ Query to find SUNBURST
Results of an ASQ Query to find SUNBURST
As I mentioned last week, for the latest updates on IOCs regarding the SUNBURST malware, please refer to the CISA advisory. Also note that SolarWinds has provided a security advisory and hot fixes, and is asking customers with any affected versions of the Orion platform to upgrade as soon as possible to ensure the security of their environment.
We are learning more about this breach every day and Armis will continue to provide you with updates on how to leverage Armis to find and remediate vulnerable devices. Armis has 100% visibility to everything here – the compromised product, the activity history of the compromised product, and the attacks themselves.
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Armis threat research teams are constantly tracking emerging attacks, and are specifically focused on monitoring threats to network infrastructure, telecommunication systems, and any other benign-looking, unmanaged device, that might be targeted by SUNBURST, or any future malware.
Armis offers a risk assessment to aid in the identification of devices vulnerable to the SolarWinds/SUNBURST malicious code. This risk assessment provides access to Armis platform features including device inventory, classification, and device risk assessment as well as a report on the number of vulnerable devices and their overall risk.
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Since 1965, the Association of University Presses has held the Book, Jacket, and Journal Show each year to highlight achievements in design and production in university presses. The winning books and journals for 2018, selected by jurors in New York City, will be displayed in the annual catalog and the traveling show, which premiers in San Francisco on June 17, and continues throughout North America until May 2019.

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F-TYPE Project 7 – the most powerful and fastest production Jaguar to date – made its dynamic debut in front of packed crowds during the Le Mans Classic race meeting over the weekend of 4-6 July.
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- Net Worth$1 million
- BirthplaceUnited States
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Nathan loved to paint during his early life and his aptitude for painting got him accepted to Cawthra Park Secondary School but after realizing his passion for the theater he transferred to the acting program. Hence, he received his Post-Secondary degree from Ryerson University’s Radio and Television program in 2012.
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An actor like him earns about $45 per hour and annually his salary is about $50,000 to $60,000. Further, the actor has been kind enough to disclose anything about his properties and assets.

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Here's what I did:
- Unearthed my sewing machine table from under a pile of papers that had ended up on top of it.
- Gathered all of the corset making supplies lying here and there and put them back in the corset-making box (more on my decision to not make my own corset in an upcoming post).
- Gathered all patterns lying about (some are new e-Bay finds), determined how many new file folders I would need to get them properly put away, realized I was all out of folders, later went to Office Depot for a new box.
- Put all spools of thread away. Then, in a completely disturbing fashion, proceeded to sort the thread into color families AND to put them in order of Roy G. Biv (spectrum of colors: reds, oranges, yellows, greens, blues, indigos, violets), plus my row of pinks, grays, browns, blacks, and whites.
- Put away the notions. While I did this I got out the notions I would actually need for starting my project (tracing wheels and paper, scissors, tape measure, embroidery supplies).
- Mopped the area around my sewing machine.
- Mended Kristin's pants, a kitchen towel, and then turned two pair of Tyler's school pants (that were hopelessly torn at the knees) into school shorts, just in time for warm weather!
Of course, after all of this there was no time left to actually sew, but I am pleased that all is tidy now. It seems to clear my head. While at Office Depot, I also realized that if I bought a bigger box, I could put all of my machine embroidery supplies, including the embroidery arm, in one easy place. I will need to lay all out to get a good measurement for the perfect sized box.
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Conspiracy Generator is a program designed to introduce, adapt, and expand games. It introduces “storytelling-based” tabletop games in terms of fundamental concepts, developing methods, and adaption attempts.More
With a microphone in front of my mouth, I can say whatever I want to say.
Muttering secrets under my breath, it is hard to say anyway.
This lecture series draws its inspiration from one of Hegel’s crucial ideas—transcending the status quo by abandoning it.More
“Masters are hidden among plain folks,” as the saying goes. Many legendary art performances in the world have been ignored by the groves of academe and rarely known to anyone.More
“Audio source separation” is reminiscent of the “multitrack recording” that has profoundly shaped the modern music industry.More
Based on the sound archives collected by Family of the Puppeteer, a program of the Talking Drums Radio, this program explores how broadcasting system is related to human body and our way of thinking, and thereby produces a “user’s manual.”More
Featuring ethnic ballads passed down from generation to generation, this program blends them into a medley so that the ballads from different places sound as if they were formed naturally in the same settlement.More

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It's a Photo Booth Thing
So I promised to tell you more about the photo booth I made for my p-party.
I had seen photo's of such things in the blogosphere and liked them, but had never hosted a party before that would have enough guests that might use it to make it worth while. A few weeks before the party, I decided I wanted to have a photo booth, and started to think about how I could make it work with minimal cost and effort. I googled and collected inspiration on Pinterest and went from there.
We own a two-bedroom apartment. The smaller of the two bedrooms serves as a guest room and as my scrapbook room. I realised this would be the best place for my photo booth: it's out of the way, and it would be relatively easy to cover the shelving and book cases with white sheets. I also hung sheets in front of the single guest bed that stands in front of the window. Now I had a white lined cubicle that would fit several people at once. I placed a bar stool in the spot meant for posing.
I thought about having a more interesting background, but simply lacked the time to make one. and white goes with almost everything, so I didn't have to worry about decoration clashing with my guests' clothing.
Above the spot where people would pose was a lamp hanging from the ceiling. I also placed two spotlights, one hanging next to the tripod that held my SLR camera, and one on the floor shining upwards. I didn't have fancy flash lights and reflector sheets, and this way people would be well lit. During the day, there would be daylight coming from behind the posers.
Since I didn't have a remote for my camera, people needed someone to operate the camera. I didn't find any surprises on my camera, so everybody left that up to me. When I was in the shot myself, I set the self timer.
I had some usable stuff laying around (a witches nose, a pigs nose, flower garlands, summer hat) and I asked Wilma to bring some stuff from her closet filled with fantasy clothes and accessories (a witches hat, the cow mask, the boa...). I bought the huge glasses at Wibra and the Al Capone hat and huge bow tie at Flying Tiger.
The day before the party I set to work with a set of wooden sticks Wilma had bought at the garden center, a pencil, a pair of sciccors, a black pen, a large sheet of black cardstock and smaller purple and yellow bits. Drawing inspiration from some of the examples I had pinned, I drew hats, glasses, moustaches and such, cut them out and stuck them on the sticks with double sided tape. Cheap, easy and fun!
I placed all my props in a corner of the photo booth and made a sign that I placed above it. My photo booth was ready to go!
Not all my guests felt like using the photo booth. I didn't drag them in there. But I did make people aware of its existence, and was surprised at some of the people that did want to pose :-) I had a blast, reading out the memory card the day after the party, and sent out thank you notes afterwards holding a silly photo of me and a photo of themselves if they had made use of the photo booth.
I don't think my guests would like me for spreading their silly portraits on the web, so I'll only make a fool out of myself. And out of Frank, who I'm pretty sure won't mind ;-)
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