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26 July 2011 | Saumlaki, Indonesia
Michael and Jackie
Well we finally got away from Darwin. After weeks of preparation, we sailed out of Bayview Marina, through the narrow lock gates and out into Fannie Bay. We anchored there for a couple of nights to check out things and then left Oz on Sunday morning. We met some very nice people in Darwin and had some fine times but it was time to depart Australia.
We decided to leave before the rally so that we could catch the tide going through Van Diemen's Gulf and out of Cape Don reversing our journey in. It didn't quite work out as well but overall it wasn't too bad. First we didn't leave as early as we planned various teething problems eg the teeth of the sail bag which wouldn't undo. So we left about an hour and a half before the main fleet. Most of the boats were heading for Kaupang, about 80, 20 were going like us to Saumlaki. There's a choice of routes out of Saumlaki you can either go West round Melville Island or East through the gulf and then Norht to Saumlaki. We chose the latter. The tide was with us at first but soon it changed so were chugging along with the engines at around 4 knots with a light wind against us. This lasted until the evening when at last we got the tide right and Australia spat us out at about 8 knots into the open seas. From then on we had a good wind on our beam, about 20 rising to 30, although our dodgy wind meter indicated more and we shot North. Even with two reefs in we were averaging 7.5 knots, as we tried to slow down to avoid arriving in darkness. So we arrived in our first Indonesian harbour 10 am on Monday morning, Jackie's birthday. It's quite a long, wet dinghy ride from the anchorage to the town but the welcome has been great. We cleared customs, immigration, health etc etc with no problem. They were very friendly although their procedures are heavy on paper. Somehow whatever the pieces of paper you have they always ask for something else. So lots of copies of passports etc.
The town is an interesting mixture of third world type shacks and stalls with one posh hotel on the waterfront. There are some huge churches and massive modern building by the mosque. The population is roughly 50 50 Christian Islam. Proportions seem to vary depending on whom you speak. Both religions clearly feel able to spend freely at levels which would embarrass their European counterparts.
We've met lots of interesting new people on the boats here and have enjoyed our first Biltangs (Indonesian beer) in the local bars.
Having checked out it turns out we didn't really because there is a welcome ceremony tomorrow. So we may leave tomorrow or more likely the day after for Banda. This is another two day trip and is supposed to be a glorious set of islands for diving and snorkeling. More on that in future dispatches


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Kitulgala or Kalani valley Forest Reserve is in the vicinity of the film location of the classic Bridge over river Kwai. We check into to the hotel located beside the river Kalani which is fascinating. Villages use a dugout canoe with an outrigger unique to the island, for ferrying across the river.
The Kalani Valley forest reserve is low country rain forest containing a host of endemic birds and other wildlife unique to the Island. Some of the birds are found around home gardens and will be a fascinating experience. One of the more sort after endemics is the Chestnut-backed Owlet, we will head in the direction to a known stakeout and then to the Serendib Scops Owl stakeout. The latter mentioned owl created a sensation in the birding world. Other endemic birds found here is the Yellow-fronted barbet, Ceylon small Barbet, Ceylon Spurfowl, Green-billed Coucal, Layard’s Parakeet, and the Ceylon Rufous Babbler to name a few.
As for mammals encountered commonly would be the Grizzled-tailed Giant Squirrel the endemic race to the island and the Red Slender Loris also endemic to the country.

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WORKS: Pièces de clavecin en concerts No. 1; Pièces de clavecin en concerts No. 2; Pièces de clavecin en concerts No. 3; Pièces de clavecin en concerts No. 4; Pièces de clavecin en concerts No. 5
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The practice of embellishing harpsichord music by the creative addition of string instruments was widespread in 18th-century France. In the case of Rameau’s collection of 1741, the result is some of the most delightful chamber music of the French Baroque. The arrangements prompt some interesting changes in character: in most cases, the strings soften the edges of the originals, particularly at cadences. Pieces such as the rondeau ‘La Livri’, which can rattle along rather too easily on the keyboard, acquire a soulful dignity entirely appropriate to its role as a commemoration of the death of the Comte de Livri.
The players of London Baroque are more than equal to the expressive and technical challenges of this music; the poise, delicacy and sheer enjoyment they communicate is a constant delight. Their balance of refined sensibility and infectious enthusiasm is everywhere apparent, but perhaps nowhere more so than in the concluding two movements of the second Concert. They are equally at home in the more rustic numbers, such as the unashamed romp of the two tambourins in the third Concert. Surprisingly, the recording history of these works goes back to the Fifties with a still-fresh performance by Frydén, Harnoncourt and Leonhardt. More recently, the Kuijkens have provided distinguished performances on CD, but across the full gamut of these evergreen pieces, London Baroque is perhaps the most winning of available readings. Jan Smaczny


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IN HOLDING their “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear’’ on the National Mall Saturday, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are seeking to dial down the temperature on the nation’s political rhetoric.
Hopefully, the image of the Mall packed with folks advocating for sanity will send a message. But however much fun the event may be, there will be an air of futility to the proceedings.
Sure, we should be more civil. Yes, we should have more productive debates. No, it isn’t good that we seem unable to disagree politely. But the Stewart-Colbert rally isn’t going to change any of this, because we’re far past any notions of the “two Americas’’ talking past each other. We’ve entered another era, one more Orwellian and less conducive to compromise.
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The response of liberals and some conservatives has been to point out these beliefs and ridicule them for having little connection to reality. But the efforts have been completely ineffective. And now the Tea Party movement and several high-profile legislative battles have made such claims all the louder and more widely disseminated.
The sad truth, and one that will be highlighted by the rally, is that there really isn’t much anyone can do about this. We’re wired, psychologists have found, to reinforce those beliefs we already hold, and to filter out or to ignore evidence that rebuts those beliefs (and when we strongly believe something, rebuttals actually tend to bolster our belief).
And the asinine ideas in question aren’t just propagated by basement-dwelling bloggers. Members of Congress regularly spew them forth as well, as do mainstream conservative activists, respected media outlets, and countless cable-news and talk-radio pundits. All of this noise comes together to form a discourse built not on debate, but on paroxysm and outrage one-upmanship, whether the issue in question is health care reform, the stimulus bill, or student loan reform.
The impact of all of this is a devastating, malaise-inducing sense of distraction that prevents any real discussion from taking root. Maybe the health care overhaul won’t cut costs. Maybe Obama’s foreign policy will make us less safe. Maybe he’s dangerously driving up the deficit. But we’re not debating any of these issues in a substantive way.
Instead, we see the usual suspects trying to convince Americans that Obama is a radical, dangerous threat to our nation. Then, Stewart and Colbert hilariously skewer them for doing so. No minds are changed along the way, and on Saturday we’ll see the same script play out on the Washington Mall. It may be funny, but it will have little impact on a political discourse that flew off the rails years ago.

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Growing up in Edinburgh, Scotland, Jordan Harvey began working in a local recording studio at 16 years old. After moving to London and studying music at Tech Music School, Jordan headed back home to Edinburgh, where he opened for Simple Minds as a member of the OK Social Club. By 2016, he was playing his own shows as a solo act, and by 2017, he was singing on BBC One — the UK’s most-watched TV channel — as a contestant on the singing competition Let It Shine.
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im 13 years old... haha and i love to draw... duhh
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The Gambia men volleyball team on Thursday emerged as 2-0 (21-18, 21-19) winners against one of the Asian giants Japan in the FIVB World Tour under way in Iran.
Sainey Jawo and Mbye Babou Jarra recovered from their first defeat of the competition to earn a quarter final ticket where they will face one of the tournament’s top ranked teams and host, Iran. This is Gambia’s second time participating in the world tour, but first time getting to the quarters.
Update: Gambia could not go beyond the last eight (8) after they lost to host Iran in the ongoing FIVB World Tour.
Gambia racked up two wins from there three outings to make it to the knock out stages. However, the team now have Olympic second qualifiers in February.

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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn
Born 1606, Died 1669.One of the great Dutch painters and printmakers of the 17th century, Rembrandt van Rijn is best known for his expressive use of light and shadow (also called chiaroscuro) in his many portraits. Raised in Leiden, he studied with Pieter Lastman (1583-1633) in Amsterdam, then returned to Leiden around 1625 and set up shop as a teacher and portrait artist. Sometime between 1630 and 1632 Rembrandt relocated to Amsterdam, where he spent the rest of his career. Though he had his detractors (some of whom considered him coarse and "low born"), Rembrandt was successful and famous during his lifetime, though he fell on financial hard times in his later years. He was a master printer and produced hundreds of group portraits and historical paintings, including The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp (1632), The Military Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (1642) and Aristotle with a Bust of Homer (1653). His portraits -- including a lifelong trail of intriguing and rather frank self-portraits -- reveal his interest in psychological study and continue to be admired as landmarks in Western art. The Military Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq is also known as "The Night Watch" because it was thought the painting depicted a nighttime scene. When the painting was cleaned in the 1940s it became obvious that it depicted a daytime scene... He married Saskia van Ulenburgh (also Uylenburgh) in 1634. Related Paintings of REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn :. | Self-Portrait at the Age of 63,1669 | Portrait of Floris soop as a Standard-Bearer (mk33) | Landscape with a Stone Bridge | Portrait of an Old Woman | The Stoning of saint Stephen |
Related Artists:Willem Bastiaan Tholen
was a Dutch painter, draftsman and printmaker, born in Amsterdam, 13 Feb 1860, died in The Hague, 5 Dec 1931. He came from an artistic family, who lived in Kampen from 1864. There he developed at an early age a lasting love of the Zuiderzee. In Kampen he became friendly with the young Jan Voerman; they entered the Amsterdam academy together in 1876, where Tholen studied under August Allebe. Subsequently he learned technical drawing at the Polytechnische School in Delft until 1878. Thereafter he spent three months in the studio of Paul Gabriël in Brussels, from whom he received his first real instruction in painting. In the following years Gabriël's advice was of particular importance for Tholen, as they worked together en plein air for many summers near Kampen and Giethoorn, among other places. In Gouda (1878-9) and Kampen (1880-85) he taught draftsmanship in order to support himself but after 1885 concentrated entirely on his own work. From 1887 he lived in The Hague, where he became friendly with the painters of The Hague school. He took an active part in the artistic life of The Hague and was a member of the Pulchri Studio.
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Date of birth: June 8, 1810 at Zwickau, Germany
Died: Jul 29, 1856 in Endenich, Germany Death: July 29, 1856 at Endenich, Germany

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Visiting the Humber Bridge, near Hull, England: formerly record-breaking, 2,220-metre single span suspension bridge
A long way to go and a long time coming
When opened in 1981, this was the world's longest single span suspension bridge. Extending to 2220 metres, the Humber Bridge bears testimony to the sheer width which the natural fluvial barrier evidences (1) at its crossing near Hull, Yokshire. The Humber River is one of England's great rivers, yet in some ways remains curiously little known; this is probably because where the river is at its widest, the local population remains relatively sparse, compared with the built up areas such as those that around the Thames, Mersey and Severn Rivers.
Fascinatingly, the Bridge's two 155.5-metre concrete towers are slightly further away from each other at the top than they are at their base, even though the towers are exactly vertical; this is because of the curvature of the earth: such is the width of the Humber which this 2220 metre Bridge crosses.
The opening the Humber Bridge by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II in 1981 drastically reduced an 80 kilometre détour by road, between its banks. Consulting engineers for the Bridge's construction were Freeman Fox and Partners.
Interestingly, a Bridge over the Humber was designed in the 1930s, although World War Two brought about other, pressing expenditure priorities. In the 1950s, the issue of building a bridge over the Humber was revisited, and in 1959 the Humber Bridge Act was passed in Parliament. Still the actual building of the Bridge was delayed for over two decades further. This means that engineers who, for the sake of argument, were already familiar with basic plans for the Bridge on the outbreak of World War Two, would have been aged over 90 by the time the Humber Bridge was opened in 1981.
The minister responsible for moving forward the long awaited plans for the Humber Bridge was Barbara Castle (1910-2002), who served as Minister of Transport 1965-1968 (2).
Then came the Government of Mr. Heath (1970-1974), which created a new county called Humberside, named for the Humber River. This involved detaching part of Yorkshire and part of Lincolnshire and joining them in a new entity thus named. However, this local identity did not sit well with local people, whose desire for a bridge over the Humber greatly outweighed the desire to live in a local jurisdiction called Humberside! Eventually local wishes prevailed; the Humber had formerly provided the natural boundary between Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and the former state of affairs was eventually reestablished!
And local people also have their Bridge over the Humber!
March 24, 2015
(1) Canadians will recall the identically named Humber River on the outskirts of Toronto, Ontario. The original English settlers of the former Upper Canada took with them memories of other place-names also in the north of England, such as York and Scarborough.
(2) Barbara Castle served as Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1945-1979 and as Member of the European Parliament 1979-1989. Mrs. Castle also served variously in different Governments as Minister for Overseas Development, Secretary of State for Employment, and for Social Services. Barbara Castle came from a distinguished political family; her mother, Annie Betts, served as a Councillor in Bradford and her husband was Edward Castle (Lord Castle of Islington in Greater London), journalist, Greater London Councillor and Member of the European Parliament. I myself remember hearing Barbara Castle lecture at Reading University a number of decades ago; as I recall, her inimitable delivery and thought-provoking content was deemed at the time to be rather controversial; but what remain in my mind most of all are recollections of her determination and energy: qualities which Mrs Castle surely also employed during her efforts to move forward the Humber Bridge project.
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Also worth seeing
In Hull itself, there are various museums in the High Street's Museum Quarter, including Wilberforce House, the Hull and East Riding Museum and the Streetlife Transport museum; the City has a noted statue of King William III; the University of Hull's administration is based in the Neo-Georgian Venn Building.
Beverley (distance: approx. 15 kilometres) has a fine Minster church in Perpendicular Gothic style, dating from 13th to 14th centuries.
How to get there: United Airlines flies from New York Newark to Manchester Airport (England), where car hire is available; there is rail access from Manchester Airport to Hull (distance: 177 kilometres) via Manchester Piccadilly railroad station. Please note that some facilities may be withdrawn without notice. It is advisable to check with the airline or your travel agent for up to date information.
MJFenn is an independent travel writer based in Ontario, Canada.
Other of my hubs may also be of interest
- Visiting the Venn Building at the University of Hull: Neo-Georgian elegance at a sedate, academic hu
Named for John Venn, inventor of the Venn diagram, this building dates from 1928. when it was opened by HRH the Duke of York and has served both University College, Hull and the University of Hull
- Visiting Doncaster Minster, Doncaster, England: Perpendicular architecture by Sir George Gilbert Sco
One of a distinguished architect's great creations, with a 51.5-metre tower that has dominated the Doncaster skyline since the 19th century
- Visiting Huddersfield, England: with its grand railroad station portico and statue of Prime Minister
Huddersfield, in Yorkshire, England, must have one of the grandest railroad stations that I have seen. The residence of a colonial proconsul, or a US state capitol, comes to mind. Indeed, it has been known as a stately home for trains; the Poet...
- Visiting Newcastle, England and the Tyne Bridge: by the builders of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydne
Flag of England FlagPictures,org The Tyne Bridge in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, viewed from the Newcastle side 'Thunderchild7', 'flickr', 'Tyne Bridge', 'User: ultra7', Creative Commons A-SA 2.0, wikimedia.org The Tyne Bridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne..
- Visiting Manchester Town Hall, Manchester, England: Gothic Revival splendour by Alfred Waterhouse, d
Flag of England FlagPictures.org Manchester Town Hall 'Richard Hopkins', 'User:Stevo1000', Creative Commons A-SA 2.0, wikimedia.org This imposing building was built between 1868 and 1877. By convention, it is known as Manchester Town Hall, although..

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The board of Swedish mining equipment maker Epiroc said on Tuesday it appointed Helena Hedblom as the next CEO of the company, taking over from Per Lindberg in March next year.
Sweden's Epiroc <EPIRa.ST> reported a smaller-than-expected third-quarter operating profit rise and a fall in organic order intake, sending shares in the mining equipment maker down 9% early on Friday.
Swedish mining equipment maker Epiroc <EPIRa.ST> reported quarterly operating earnings above market expectations on Thursday, helped by earlier cost-cutting, and said it expected demand in the near term would remain at current strong levels.
* Mining equipment orders 5 pct below forecast, service in line
Swedish engineering group Sandvik reported a better than forecast quarterly order intake on Thursday and said demand remained strong across all its business areas, sending an upbeat signal for the Nordic industrial sector.
Swedish mining equipment maker Epiroc reported quarterly order intake and underlying profitability slightly below analyst forecasts on Tuesday and said it expected near-term demand to remain at the current level.
Swedish metal-cutting tools and mining gear maker Sandvik <SAND.ST> reported resilient fourth-quarter earnings on Monday as strong demand in North America outweighed a softening in Asia on the back of a weaker auto sector.
Swedish metal-cutting tools and mining gear maker Sandvik on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings and order intake just above analyst forecasts and said underlying customer activity had been stable in all customer segments except for a drop in automotive.
Euro zone shares ended a choppy session well in positive territory on Thursday as positive corporate results in France and a late boost from a weakening euro - a boon for exporters - lifted the market.
European shares sank on Thursday as a heavy selloff in U.S. and Asian markets spread to the region and weak results from AB InBev and WPP among others underlined investors' anxieties about slowing earnings growth in an uncertain political landscape.
Sweden's Sandvik said on Tuesday order intake had improved significantly and broadly with stable activity also seen in an automotive industry hit by recent wobbles as it posted quarterly core earnings just ahead of forecast.
Swedish engineering firm Sandvik reported quarterly core earnings marginally ahead of market expectations on Tuesday and said order intake had improved significantly across all business areas.
European shares surfed a worldwide rise in stock markets on Thursday as fading concerns about the trade war between the United States and China lifted investors into a risk taking mood.
Swedish mining equipment maker Epiroc <EPIRa.ST> reported a larger than expected rise in second-quarter earnings and order intake on Thursday and said it was seeing particularly strong demand growth in South America, Africa and the Middle East.
Swedish Sandvik <SAND.ST>, which makes metal-cutting tools and mining gear, reported record-high quarterly earnings and orders on Tuesday on the back of a broad rise in demand, with its mining unit a particular stand-out.
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A new bill which introduces regulations for e-hailing services, Uber and Bolt, is expected to help prevent violence between metered taxis and others in the public transport sector, according to the department of Transport.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on Tuesday briefed media on the National Land Transport Amendment Bill, which he will introduce before the national assembly this afternoon.
"One of the most important aspects of the bill is the regulation of e-hailing services. It creates a new category for operating licences and imposes certain obligations on technology providers not to allow illegal operators on their technology platforms," Mbalula said.
If platforms like Uber and Bolt host partners which do not have operating licences, they could be penalised with a fine as much as R100 000, Mbalula said.
According to a recent Competition Commission report, between 35% and 55% of Uber drivers are operating without a valid licence.
The bill also empowers provincial regulatory entities to withdraw or suspend an operating licence from an operator which has contravened the National Land Transport Act or the Roads Traffic Act, he added.
The minister is optimistic that the bill will also be able to address the conflict between metered taxi drivers and e-hailing service providers. The "impasse" between metered taxis and e-hailing services was mainly due to the lack of regulation for e-hailing services, Mbalula said.
Metered taxis had limited zones in which they had to operate, whereas upon the arrival of the "disruptive app" Uber, e-hailing service providers were not limited by zones and they could even deliver food through Uber Eats, the minister explained.
Mbalula added that e-hailing providers had welcomed the regulations and made submissions while the bill was prepared. He had met with the metered taxi industry and e-hailing service providers, who have been "part and parcel of the process" and are "on board" with it, he said.
Commenting on the bill, Transport Director-General Alec Moemi said that while the department looked at international examples, the violent conflicts between metered taxi drivers and e-hailing service providers meant a "homegrown" solution had to be developed.
Conflict of interest
Mbalula said the bill also deals with the conflict interest of law enforcement officers such a members of the SA Police Service having business interests in the public transport space. "You can't be a taxi operator by day and a traffic law enforcer by night," Mbalula quipped. The bill ensures that this conflict of interest with those who are supposed to enforce the law does not exist, he explained.


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Contractor umbrella companies ask Sunak to see ‘blind spots’ of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
A government update on umbrella company contractors’ eligibility for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme falls short of giving as many as five industry bodies the clarity that they want.
On Friday, HM Revenue & Customs added a section into its online guidance around the CJRS, entitled ‘Past Overtime, Fees, Commissions, Bonuses and Non-Cash Payments.’
The five bodies had hoped the update would ease fears that CJRS can only reimburse furloughed umbrella workers with 80% of the NMW, instead of 80% of average earnings.
But despite a second addition to the HMRC guidance, which says PAYE contractors can be furloughed to “receive [CJRS] support”, neither of the updates say what the pay should comprise.
A day before the updates, the five bodies wrote to the chancellor appealing for clarity on the pay component, as some umbrella companies have already started paying out to their furloughed staff.
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“The difficulty is that the government's guidance issued to date is open to interpretation and there are differing legal opinions on the detail,” says FCSA’s chief executive Julia Kermode
She also told ContractorUK: “As it currently stands, we are facing the possibility of businesses making decisions without all of the necessary information.
“This could have extremely significant financial consequences for both the business concerned and ultimately the workers engaged by that business.”
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Contracting compliance outfit Professional Passport also signed the letter to Mr Sunak, alongside the staffing and recruitment bodies APSCo, TEAM and the REC.
“The question still remains as to what pay can be included,” said Professional Passport’s boss Crawford Temple, reflecting after the updates to CJRS, which opens online on April 20th.
Confirming the pay issue as ‘unresolved’, he added on LinkedIn: “The fact that discretionary bonus is specifically excluded suggests that umbrellas can still only pay on NMW.”
At the Independent Health Professionals Association, legal head Stephen Mhirbidi says he hopes -- and expects, the issue to be “sorted soon”.
Partly though, only thanks to Mr Sunak being written to directly by the five.
“My concerns… [will be eased once] we start to see the big accredited umbrellas starting to furlough and pay their employees; their contractors,” Mr Mhirbidi says.
“[For now, we ought to] thank those umbrellas that have already taken the decision to furlough and pay despite the financial risks they face. They say they took advice and that their main concern was for the welfare of their employees.Contractors are grateful for this.”
'Doing everything in our power'
In their letter to the chancellor, the five bodies ask for certainty on another issue – whether umbrella (and agency PAYE) contractors stop accruing holiday allowance while on furlough due to coronavirus.
“Accruing holiday will significantly reduce the ability of agencies and umbrella companies to protect temps at this time,” the FCSA says.
“We want to avoid this…which is why we’re doing everything in our power [such as working with the four other bodies], to get the answers and the certainty that we all need.”
But there’s even more issues for Mr Sunak to clarify if umbrella companies and umbrella contractors are going to grasp the CJRS fully, and compliantly, indicates Liberty Bishop.
“Whether or not a furlough [scheduled to run for the full three weeks] for any given worker can be switched on and off again depending on the availability of assignments,” exampled the umbrella company’s manager Stuart Marquis.
He added: “The government has had to put this scheme together very, very quickly. So there are always going to be a few blind spots and areas that will need clarification. [But] we do desperately need government to give us clarity”.
Asked for some practical advice for umbrella company contractors who want to receive the government’s 80% salary grant, a spokesman for HMRC said: “The CJRS is for anyone operating a PAYE scheme so people in umbrella schemes, getting paid through PAYE, can be furloughed.”

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Support for young people aged 11 to 25 across South Tyneside
The LGBT+ South Tyneside Support Service provides support to young people aged 11 to 25 through a range of projects across South Tyneside.
LGBT+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or other related identities) specialist support includes one to one support, interventions, workshops, peer support and family work.
It is also a delivery partner for the Rainbow Flag Award; a quality assured framework for schools to ensure that they are providing inclusive and positive environments for LGBT Students and their staff.
They also deliver training to professionals working in the fields of health and social care; as well as mental health and wellbeing services.
LGBT+ South Tyneside Service The Clervaux Exchange Clervaux Terrace Jarrow South Tyneside NE32 5UP

domain: sociology


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Data indicate that OUD-treating medications are both cost effective and cost beneficial
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has published new guidance to help health care professionals better understand medications that can be used to treat Americans with opioid use disorder (OUD). Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 63, “Medications for Opioid Use Disorder,” reviews the use of methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine, the three FDA-approved medications to treat opioid use disorders. TIP 63 provides guidance for health care professionals and addiction treatment providers on how to appropriately prescribe these medications and effectively support patients using these medications for OUD treatment. “We know that people can and do recover from opioid use disorders when they receive appropriate treatment, and medication-assisted treatment’s success in treating opioid use disorders is well documented,” said Dr. Elinore F. McCance-Katz, assistant secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use. “TIP 63 emphasizes that increasing access to medications to treat opioid use disorder will help more people recover, enabling them to improve their health, living full and productive lives.” TIP 63 is part of SAMHSA’s larger response to the opioid crisis. More access to treatment with OUD medications is critical to closing the gap between treatment need and treatment availability and an important public health strategy. Data indicate that OUD-treating medications are both cost effective and cost beneficial.
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(Continued from Page 3)
The Crisis of the Arab world
reaches a climax
- The tension between the Arab world and the modern world has reached a climax
- The Arab world's home-made problems overwhelm its ability to cope
- The crisis is consequently being exported to the rest of the world
How does change occur in the
- There is no agora, no public space for debating ideas, interests, policies
- The tribal group in power blocks all avenues of change, represses all advocates of change
- Plot, riot, murder, coup are the only available means to bring about political change
The continuation of politics by other
- In the Arab world, violence is not a continuation of politics by other means -- violence ispolitics, politics isviolence
- This culture of violence is the prime enabler of terrorism
- Terror as an accepted, legitimate means of carrying out politics, has been incubated for 30 years ...
The crisis cannot be contained to the
Arab world alone
The Slatest Week in Pictures A pilgrimage in Nepal, elections in Athens, war in Syria, fashion in Paris, and trash heaps in China.
What Happened at Slate This Week? Social media guru Lindsey Underwood highlights the most popular stories of the week, from the Patriots to Tom Petty.
Katy Perry Is the Singing, Dancing "Cool Girl," and She's a Perfect Fit for the Super Bowl Halftime Show
He Never Touches the Balls Tom Brady may be the handsome face of the Pats, but the team’s heart and soul belong to defensive tackle Vince Wilfork.


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I tried this scene once but couldn't think of dialogue funny enough. You nailed it as usual.
Thanks. It took a lot of rewrites. They just talk so bloody fast.
Watching scenes like this as a kid trained me to follow Gilmore Girls dialogue.
This gif. I like it.
Got requests for extra jiggle.
I've known you for ten seconds, and you're already more accommodating than my girlfriend. :/
D...Does she not add more jiggle?
I approve of this link name.
I loved that "mother of God"
Great gif dude
Blink twice if you need help
"stroking the meta"
"shitposting and, ..... shitposting and..."
This is beautiful OP.
Just check out submission criteria and the rules.
Your post probably won't get as much attention, but all HQG are welcome.
Thanks - that's all there is to it? I checked there but thought I was missing something. Not expecting much attention really, but good to know I don't 'have' to have meta hidden in there, for the future ones I make
These are definitely allowed and encouraged. Variety only makes the sub better. Awesome post.
It really is as simple as the sidebar says. The beauty in that freedom of expression is that you can make whatever you like - prepare for people to love it and for people to hate it, just make whatever you enjoy.
Nice gif by the way.
Edit : Hooray!
That font made it a bit rough to read. Especially with it bouncing around and shifting so quickly. However that could be because I’m trying to view it on my cell phone.
Forgive me. For some reason, I chose this font, so this gif would be a little bit stylish
that long of a gif on your first go, you got some gumption.
i like to say gumption. gumption, gumption, gumption.
script game: solid.
Title game: does what it says on the tin
i liked the font and the text tracking seemed on point.
gg. keep giffing gifs giffer.
hey op, you spelled op wrong.
hey that guy's hands look really big and manly. I wonder what he does to keep them so rugged.
This is the greatest episode of any show ever


Records of Parish Council and Community Councils, Pembrokeshire, 1867-2001: records of Newport Parish Council, 1894-1963, Johnston Parish Council, 1929-1962, Lampeter Velfrey Parish Council, 1895-1955, Ambleston Parish Council, 1894-1974, Llanfyrnach Parish Council, 1906-1980, Llanfihangel Penbedw Parish Council, 1894-1944, Carew Parish Council, 1894-1957, Carew Community Council, 1958-1995, Manor Deifi Parish Council, 1903-1921, Llangwm Parish Council, 1899-1981, Llangwm Community Council, 1981-1997, Hayscastle, St Lawrence and St Edrins Joint Parish Council, 1894-1974, Rudbaxton Parish Council, 1894-1955, St Dogwells Parish Council, 1894-1966, Llanfairnantgwyn Parish Council, 1931-1962, Angle Parish Council, 1894-1955, Llanwnda Parish Council, 1899-1987, Llanrhian Parish Council, 1894-1971, St Isselles Parish Council, 1857-1961, St Issells Community Council, 1910-1974, Mathry Parish Council, 1894-1948, Freystrop, Hundleton Parish Council, 1894-1974, Eglwyswen Parish Council, 1894-1987, St Dogmaels Parish Council, 1874-1973, Manorbier Parish Council, 1894-1990, St Florence Community Council, 1894-2003, Steynton Parish Council, 1894-1974, St Nicholas and Granston Parish Council, 1894-1974, Brawdy Parish Council, 1845-1974, Penally Parish Council and Penally Community Council, 1894-1985, Cosheston Parish Council and Cosheston Community Council, 1893-1975, Roch Parish Council, and papers of W. J. Owen of Summerhill, 1867-1924, Burton Parish Council, 1896-1989, Amroth Parish Council and Amroth Community Council, 1844-1992, Whitchurch (Solva) Parish Council and Community Council, 1883-1992, Llantood Parish Council, 1934-1937, Marloes Parish Council, 1894-1973, Spittal Parish Council, 1894-1975, East Williamston Parish Council, 1842-1956, Castlemartin and Warren Parish Council and Castlemartin and Warren Community Council, 1894-1976, North Prendergast Parish Meeting and North Prendergast Community Council, 1974-1989, Walwyns Castle Parish Council and Walwyns Castle Community Council, 1938-1980, Talbenny, Walton West and Haroldston West Parish Council and Community Council, 1894-1984, Havens Community Council, 1894-1989, Fishguard South Parish Council and Fishguard South Community Council, 1907-1982, Haroldston St Issells and St Thomas Parish Council and Community Council, 1951-1974, Moylegrove Parish Council and Community Council, 1894-1987, Dinas Parish Council, 1895-1964, Stackpole Elidor and St Petrox Parish Council and Community Council, 1945-1990, Rhoscrowther and Pwlcrochan Parish Council and Community Council, 1884-1974, Slebech Parish Council, 1894-1974, Martletwy Parish Council and Community Council, 1894-1993, Begelly Parish Council and Begelly Community Council, 1894-1980, Llawhaden Parish Council and Llawhaden Community Council, 1894-1990, St Mary Out Liberty Parish Council and Community Council, 1961-1990, Rosemarket Parish Council and Rosemarket Community Council, 1895-1990, Jeffreyston Parish Council and Jeffreyston Community Council, 1894-1979, Llanddewi Velfrey, Uzmaston and Boulston Community Council, 1894-1998, Narberth North Parish Council, 1900-1954, Redberth, Crunwear Parish Council, 1935-1986, Ludchurch Parish Council and Ludchurch Community Council, 1940-1986, New Moat Parish Council, 1894-1987, Llysyfran Parish Council, 1968-1986, Tiers Cross Community Council, 1974-1995, Bletherston Parish Council, 1894-1963, Templeton Community Council, 1862-1986, Crymych Community Council, 1987-1990, Wiston Community Council, 1894-2001, Letterston Community Council, 1919-2000, Nevern Parish Council, 1894-1964, and Llanstadwell Parish Council, 1894-1974.
Community Councils Records
- This material is held at
- ReferenceGB 213 HSPC
- Dates of Creation1867-2001
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish Welsh
- Physical DescriptionInformation to be supplied The first minute book of St Edrins is reported in HSPC/10/1 as missing.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Civil Parish Councils were established by the Local Government Act 1894, taking over administrative functions from parish council vestry meetings, with powers over rating, public spaces and amenities, cemeteries. Their records contain minute books, financial statements, correspondence, copies of planning applications, and rate lists. Community councils replaced parish councils under local government reorganization in 1974. Hayscastle, St Lawrence and St Edrins became a joint parish council in 1947. W. J. Owen of Summerhill, Roch, was Clerk of the Peace as well as a member of Roch parish council: he also acted as agent for the Liberal Party. Castlemartin Parish Council was re-constituted in 1954, and was enlarged to include Warren in 1971. Haroldston St Issels Parish Council was established in 1950; the hamlet of St Thomas was added in 1964. St Mary Out Liberty Parish Council was formed in 1962. Bletherston Parish Council was grouped with that for Clarbeston in 1963, and in 1987 was incorporated in New Moat Community Council. Eglwyswen continued to hold a parish meeting from 1894 to 1929, when it became a Parish Council.
Arranged alphabetically by parish/community.
Deposited by the Clerk, Alun Davies, Newport, between 1968 and March 2004.
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Pembrokeshire Record Office, Parish/Community Councils, catalogue.
Other Finding Aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at Pembrokeshire Record Office.
Conditions Governing Use
Usual copyright regulations apply
All records have been retained. The deposited material included large numbers of circulars, reports, consultative papers and similar documents issued to all Councils by County Councils, District Councils, Associations of Local Councils, Health Authorities and similar bodies. To avoid unnecessary duplication, such papers have been removed from the Parish/Community Council records, and complete sets of all of them have been established under the reference of the originating authority.
Accruals are not expected


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Herbal Tea – What Women Want
Women have always been the nurturer of good health and wellness in the family household–so it’s only fitting that she herself exudes exactly that. The modern day woman is mom–and sometimes dad,–your sister and best friend. On top of all that, she has a career. A woman plays different roles at home and wherever she goes. The constant hype and pull from here to there has left her too busy to have time to tend to her needs, let alone her health.
In the middle of all the action, as a woman, you are possibly too busy to run to the nearest pharmacy to buy aspirin for your headache and sores. So a good herbal remedy is a lifesaver in many ways.
A recommended herbal remedy that women can cling to, and have been for generations past, is the herbal tea. A healthy and nutritious concoction of rich herbs, the herbal tea had been tested and tried far longer than the medications available from pharmaceutical companies. What’s more? It’s natural and safe. That said, it could only mean that you are treating your condition in the most natural and harmless way that rules out the risk of side effects that many medicinal drugs are notorious for.
When you prepare your own classic cup of fresh herbal tea, you are assured that what you are ingesting your body is pure therapeutic herbs loaded with nutritional elements and antioxidants.
Women from all generations, races and cultural backgrounds can come together to enjoy a cup of herbal tea because its ability to heal and rejuvenate holds no boundaries. For pregnant women, the herbal tea that is safe for drinking is the red raspberry leaf. It decreases the length of labor and prevents early delivery and pregnancy complications. But, as safe as it is, better talk with your doctor for regular consumption.
For women who are at the brink or having their menopause, often undergo a rough time period and need the support of family members. The herb rooibos is best, our caffeine-free blend also includes soothing chaste berry and black cohosh, which encourages hormonal harmony and can assist in reducing premenstrual and menopausal annoyances. That and a warm cup of herbal tea to deal with issues such as night sweats, hot flashes and mood swings are all it take to nourish the body and ease menopausal symptoms.
Herbal tea can give the same soothing effect for women experiencing the all-too-familiar premenstrual syndrome (PMS). We all had our fair share of PMS at some point in our lives and it’s not always easy to deal with. With the constant urge to pick a fight with anybody who gets in your way, nothing can break you free from your uncontrollable angry thoughts and emotions brought about by raging hormones than a steaming cup of freshly-brewed herbal tea like herb rooibox. It helps eliminate or lessen the symptoms and reduce severity of PMS. It also reduces bloating, cramps and painful sensations by contraction of muscles.
To juggle everything in your daily life, be physically, emotionally and mentally fit. Do a little tea drinking to be fully nourished. And it must not just be any tea. It must be herbal tea.

domain: medical


11-03-2018 12:48 PM
I already contacted the manufacturer, but I wonder if anyone had to deal with this device before (or other similar Leybold pressure sensor)?
I have found several Leybold controllers which come with RS232 LV driver, but I am not sure whether the protocol syntax should be similar when we deal with a direct PC<->sensor config, and not with a PC<->controller<->sensor one...?
I attach the device pdf sheet, and the detailed manual for a Leybold controller, "Graphix 1-2-3". The controller has detailed RS232 protocol description, but I find zero RS232 documentation for the sensor itself, for standalone usage.
My ex-colleagues asked me to help, so that is why I seek this info. I will have the chance to visit them soon, and then I can test some serial comm with the cabled pressure sensor at their site.
Thanks for any advice/hints! 🙂
Solved! Go to Solution.
11-05-2018 06:21 AM
I put here the RS232 doc for the CTR100N and 101N models, as I promised, just got it now from Leybold.


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A West Haven woman was arrested after an incident on the Boston Post Road in Milford.
Cassie Mansilla, age 23 of West Haven, and her spouse were discussing some personal matters while driving together.
Mansilla allegedly became upset during the conversation and pulled the steering wheel causing the vehicle to swerve suddenly, according to Milford Police.
According to the spouse who was operating the vehicle and a witness, the vehicle nearly struck a utility pole as a result of Mansilla's actions.
Mansilla was charged with first degree reckless endangerment.
She was released on a promise to appear in court on January 9th.


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Government seeks input on possible new methods of protecting currency
Credit: PA/Mike Egerton
The government is seeking “innovative ideas” for new technologies and methods that could help make banknotes more secure.
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), which is part of the Ministry of Defence, has issued a challenge seeking researchers or companies that can submit an “innovation outline” for new ways to protect paper currency.
“Banknotes employ a range of overt features – such as holographic foils or optically variable coloured inks – to aid public or retailer authentication,” DASA said. “The Bank of England is now looking ahead and inviting ideas to develop novel, security features and print technologies for consideration for potential use in future generations of banknotes.”
- Government to consult on Bitcoin risks
- Belfast council launches its own digital currency
- Treasury Committee to examine digital-currency regulation
The challenge is seeking technologies that are simple for industry and citizens to use and can communicate easily with other systems, as well as being hard-wearing and “difficult to counterfeit or simulate”. Ideas put forward must also be “compatible with high-volume printing techniques… [and] suitable for integration into a banknote design”.
The government is looking for existing products or ideas “at any level of maturity”. It is not interested in planned research, or any development related to technology already in use such as “holographic foils, lenticular lens features, or optically variable inks”.
“Public confidence in currency is directly related to the ability of the user to accurately and quickly authenticate a banknote,” DASA said.
Submissions are open until 31 March 2020.

domain: economics


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LOVE this idea! use clean rubber stamps to imprint cookies! The cookies plus the stamps wrapped up pretty would make a lovely gift!
Amigurumi sheep - pattern available to buy.
free diy sewing tutorial: how to sew a little plush toy monster
Géométrie > Les solides > DIY hanging diamond decor from contributor kathleen
citra solv alternative: transfer images with lavender oil. (laser prints only)
Lazy Sunday super easy DIY project >> Paint some branches gold! Steps: Find some branches. Buy some gold spray paint. Spray paint the branches gold.
DIY Gold Dipped Feathers Christmas ornaments, to hang on tree!

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I raise my arm and touch the leaves
on trees that are,
yet which wither and grey
in that way that is
an impossibility transpiring
in the way that is
my phantom limb feeling
the dead of leaves
these, yet wilting
lol You know what I realized?
Everyone is the same. Or at least similar.
In the sense that everyone messes up, everyone feels insecure at some point in their lives, everyone dislikes or has disliked something about themselves or their story, everyone has indulged in some kind of addictive behavior.
So, don’t separate yourself so much from your fellow human beings. Don’t put others on a pedestal, and don’t think so lowly of others that it affects your opinion or treatment of them. Strive for equality.
Okay, sure. Not everyone is perfect, not everyone is quite the same, but it isn’t like people are other worldly from one another. The human condition is inherent to every human being. Perhaps in some, it is simply represented in varied and less apparent ways.


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Get an overview of this hotel3.5-star apartments with free breakfast and restaurant
Situated near the beach, this apartment building is 4.3 mi (6.9 km) from Possidi Cape and within 12 mi (20 km) of Siviri Beach and Kalithea Beach. Temple of Ammon Zeus and Varkes Beach are also within 12 mi (20 km).
This smoke-free apartment building features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a coffee shop/café. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a snack bar/deli, coffee/tea in a common area, and a garden are onsite.
Each apartment features a washing machine and a kitchen with a refrigerator, an oven, and a stovetop. Added amenities include free WiFi, a flat-screen TV, and a coffee/tea maker. Limited housekeeping is available.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Villa Ellada Pride
Dining options at the apartment include a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This Kassandra apartment also offers a terrace, barbecue grills, and a garden. Guests can use the outdoor pool at a partner property. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Villa Ellada Pride is a smoke-free property.
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Picnic area
- Free long-term parking
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Snack bar/deli
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Free breakfast
- Total number of rooms - 13
- Coffee shop or café
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Snack bar/deli
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free long-term parking, Free self parking
- Towels provided
- Linens provided
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Housekeeping - weekdays only
- Limited housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Electric kettle
- Washing machine
- Number of bathrooms -
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Blackout drapes/curtains
Where to Eat
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 9 AM.
Villa Ellada Pride has a restaurant on site.
Start your day with a free buffet breakfast, available daily from 7 AM to 9 AM.
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-in time ends at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets stay free
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
Property Registry Number - 1050722
Pets allowed (no fees)
- Tourism fee: EUR 0.50 per accommodation, per night
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 80 per room (one-way)
- Villa Ellada Pride Apartment Kassandra
- Villa Ellada Pride Apartment
- Villa Ellada Pride Kassandra
- Villa Ellada Pride
We should mention
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.

domain: travel


ThinkPad R51, P M 715, 256MB RAM, 30GB 4200rpm HDD, 15 XGA(1024x768) TFT LCD, Intel Extreme, 8x-3.3x DVD, Wireless upgradeable(MPCI), Modem(CDC), 10/100 Ethernet(LOM), UltraNav, Secure Chip, 6 cell Li-Ion battery, WinXP Pro
The ThinkPad R Series notebooks offer the best blend of essential features for frequently mobile users who want easy, ready-to-run computing. Whether it's processor power, display size, or connectivity, you can choose the right balance of portability, strength and affordability for all your mobile computing needs.
Lenovo ThinkPad ThinkPad R51, 1.5 GHz, 15", 1024 x 768 pixels, 0.25 GB, 30 GB, Windows XP Professional
Lenovo ThinkPad ThinkPad R51. Processor frequency: 1.5 GHz. Display diagonal: 15", Display resolution: 1024 x 768 pixels. Internal memory: 0.25 GB, Internal memory type: DDR-SDRAM. Total storage capacity: 30 GB. Optical drive type: DVD-ROM. Operating system installed: Windows XP Professional. Weight: 6.17 lbs (2.8 kg)


Land loss in the Mississippi River delta caused by subsidence and erosion has resulted in habitat loss and increased exposure of settled areas to storm surge risks. There is debate over the most cost-efficient and geomorphologically feasible projects to build land by river diversions, namely, whether a larger number of small, or a lesser number of large, engineered diversions provide the most efficient outcomes. This study uses an optimization framework to identify portfolios of diversions that are efficient for three general restoration objectives: maximize land built, minimize cost, and minimize water diverted. The framework links the following models: (1) a hydraulic water and sediment diversion model that, for a given structural design for a diversion, estimates the volume of water and sediment diverted; (2) a geomorphological land-building model that estimates the amount of land built over a time period, given the volume of water and sediment; and (3) a statistical model of investment cost as a function of diversion depth and width. An efficient portfolio is found by optimizing one objective subject to constraints on achievement of the other two; then by permuting those constraints, we find distinct portfolios that represent trade-offs among the objectives. Although the analysis explores generic relationships among size, cost, and land building (and thus does not consider specific project proposals or locations), the results demonstrate that large-scale land building (>200 km2) programs that operate over a time span of 50 years require deep diversions because of the enhanced efficiency of sand extraction per unit water. This conclusion applies whether or not there are significant scale economies or diseconomies associated with wider and deeper diversions.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Water Science and Technology


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Tonkon Torp Sponsors YRJ CLE
June 24, 2014
Tonkon Torp was lead sponsor at the "Kids for Cash" ethics CLE put on by Youth, Rights & Justice (YRJ) on June 23. The sponsorship was organized by Gwen Griffith
, YRJ Board President. YRJ's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable children and families through legal representation and advocacy in the courts, legislature, schools, and community. The firm works closely with YRJ on CLiF Project cases.


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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
America: Vols. XXV–XXIX. 1876–79.
A Sunset at LongmontBy Horatio Nelson Powers (18261890)
Broad-based, majestic in a grand repose,
Some three leagues westward. Longmont welcomes us;
And while we rest this balmy summer eve
At hospitable thresholds, all the sky,
As if to consecrate our holiday,
And make our precious memories more dear,
Puts on unwonted glory; and our eyes,
Like those of Moses in the mount, are smit
With sudden splendor. For the sinking sun,
Hidden, is not repressed, but pours its light
Upward and far aslant on flocks of cloud.
Along the clear horizon’s narrow rim,
Down the great gulfs of everlasting rock,
O’er shining peaks, the distant Snowy Range,
And Long’s high crown, while all the nearer hills
In tender shadow watch the miracle.
Spread to the right, and gleaming fold on fold,
Vermilion, saffron, pink, and pearly white,
The gorgeous banners of the clouds are flung,
Waving and tossing in resplendent surge,
Above yon belt of deep, delicious sky,
Whose liquid opal perfect, passionless,
Runs to a field of luminous emerald,
Broidered with marvellous fringe of crimson fire.
More southward, fleecy draperies touched with rose
Float on the air, and here and there droop low
Upon the shoulders of the purple peaks.
O’erhead the arrows of the hidden sun
Flash, now and then, on cliffs of ragged cloud;
And plumes of radiance, like strange tropic birds,
Flit through the open spaces of the blue.
High up amid the awful gaps of rock,
Between the ranges, a soft sea of bloom,—
The lustrous pollen of this sunset-flower,—
Throbs wave on wave against the granite shore.
Wondrous the billows of this golden mist,
Sweet, tender, lucent, as if purest dews
Of Paradise had washed the starry sheen
From heaven’s choicest blossoms, and poured all
Into the porphyry basin of the mount,
A perfect incense to the unseen God.
Unasked we join the worship of the hour,
Breathless with indescribable applause.
The sacred spell of Beauty on us lies,
And power that dwells in Light’s essential throne,
And Love in which all that is good is born.
The curtains of the glowing deep are drawn,
And through the vista, garlanded with gold,
O’er amethystine herbage, lawns of rose,
Pure streams where lilies of the angels blow,
Far toward the sightless glory of the Lord,
Our hearts are borne in measureless content,
Renewed and resting on the Infinite!


Loading and Unloading Petroleum products often requires control of liquid flow when
being handled, stored or distributed. Fuel skids are relative small units introduced
into the process to control liquid flow. We can design metering units which for
many tasks including custody control metering to blending multiple streams to create
final products for distribution, or for simple storage management. Automation can
include management from a control room creating a Terminal Automation System.
Strict Quality Assurance standards can be met especially when implemented with our
OSHA Fall Protection loading racks,
loading arms, and pipe racks. With critical
process functions it is important that these systems be fabricated with precision
using only the most reliable components. With fabrication and assembly of parts
in a controlled environment, we can assure connections and assembly in the field
will be smooth, thereby saving you time and money.


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An original 19th-century oil painting, Figure, Horse & Wagon near the Lake.
A bucolic oil painting of a horse and wagon resting near a cottage situated on a serene lake. On textured paper mounted on card.
Minor foxing and overall age toning as shown. Three small areas of paint loss along the upper edge, possibly from being historically laid down with another image while wet and then separated when dry.
18cm x 25.4cm.
Text copyright © 2017 Somerset & Wood Fine Art Ltd. All rights reserved.
Product code: JG-487


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In all of his years working at the Bureau, Dominic had never seen anything like it. Less than 24 hours after the United States Congress narrowly passed the American Health Care Act, all 217 Republican legislators in favor of the bill were found dead. After the initial chaos had subsided, doctors on the scene determined the cause of death to be a heart attack...for every last one of them. It might not have been a huge surprise for some of the older members given the stress involved before the vote, but there were plenty of younger men (and a smattering of women) who were in otherwise perfect health and seemingly in no danger of cardiac arrest. It defied explanation but there was more to come.
A few hours after the news broke out, one of his fellow agents had reminded everyone of a letter forwarded to them by The New York Times. It had been sent via the postal service a few days earlier by someone who had declared his(or her) intention to kill anyone who voted for the AHCA. Nobody thought much of it at first - these sort of rants were common, especially in these acrimonious times, and this one seemed too outlandish to be a credible threat. The Times had printed it two days after the mass heart attacks and started another round of hysteria. It was now clear to the public that this was done on purpose, somehow. The mainstream news outlets condemned the act and were at a complete loss to explain how it happened. Internet commentators were less careful and openly rejoiced at the death of over 200 politicians who had just voted to strip thousands, if not millions of people of their health coverage. Impromptu block parties had broken out all over the country to celebrate, a strange moment in the history of representative democracy. Each state had its own procedures for replacing a Congressperson who died in office and a flurry of special elections and appointments were causing their own sort of chaos.
Congress would eventually be full again, but the FBI was no closer to figuring out just what the hell had happened in the first place. Agents had combed the Capitol building from top to bottom and come back with nothing. A few reports of suspicious characters, but they turned out to be just eccentric protesters who were as bewildered as everyone else. What had they expected to find in the first place? How could anyone trigger 217 spontaneous heart attacks? Most agents he spoke to suspected poison, but nothing yet corroborated that theory. At the moment, Dominic was on his way to a briefing room to hear from John Quail, one of the Bureau's best criminal profilers. If anyone could figure out a method to this madness, it was him. He and Quail had attended training programs together and Dominic recalled glancing over several times to see him doodling wacky symbols and stick figures in his notepad. He was one of those people who had just been born brilliant while guys like Dominic worked their asses off to get ahead. Quail didn't have a shred of arrogance, however, and the two of them always got along well. He had been absent from the office for months following the birth of his first child. A daughter, Dominic remembered. This was quite a case to come across his desk just as he was getting back into the swing of things.
Everyone found their seats while Quail got his laptop computer set up for a power point presentation. As he checked the connections, the chatter in the room subsided.
"Thanks for coming, everyone."
"Tell us you've got something, Quail," a voice said from the back. "We look like a bunch of Dipsy Doodles right now."
Quail smiled awkwardly. "Well, I might. I've been going over this letter non-stop and I do have a theory that would explain a lot. Still, you're going to have a hard time believing it. Let's start by reading over what was sent to the Times."
I will get right to the point. If the American Health Care Act passes Congress, I will kill everyone who votes for it.
I understand you may want to report this threat to the authorities. Do whatever you feel is ethical. It won't help.
I can kill anyone without leaving my home. I've known of this ability for some time now. I've never really wanted to use it, but the continuing violence enacted by this government against its own people has gone too far. I hope the deaths of these representatives will be enough to get them to change course. If not, more will die. As many as necessary until our leaders stop behaving like sociopaths.
After the moment comes, you may get many letters claiming responsibility. None of them will be from me. I will not use email or social media. You will know a letter is from me when it has this insignia drawn at the bottom. I hope the bill is defeated and you are able to discard this letter. But I fear the worst. Perhaps I will contact you again.
The newspaper had obviously declined to show the actual insignia, since its entire purpose was to separate the true killer from imitators. This was Dominic's first time seeing it. There was something familiar about it. He almost raised his hand, but couldn't piece together where he might have seen that shape before. Quail noticed him briefly and continued on.
"I believe that this 'Reaper' has the Death Note."
He was ready for this and advanced the slide show. What looked like a DVD cover was now on the screen.
"Death Note is a popular Japanese cartoon about an enchanted notebook that will kill anyone whose name is written inside it. There's actually an American movie coming out later this year based on it."
Several people in the room burst out laughing.
"Listen to more about how it works before you laugh," Quail continued. "The writer can specify the cause of death but if they do not, the default cause is a heart attack. Just like the letter says, all someone has to do is enter a full name in the book while imagining the person they intend to kill. It can be done from their home and is untraceable."
That got everyone quiet.
"The show is not especially political. The main character, a guy named Light Yagami, mostly targets petty criminals. There are lots of twists and turns and eventually, Light's hubris gets the better of him and he goes down. But this guy, this Reaper, is different. Light wanted people to worship him as some kind of god and dared anyone to try and unmask him. The Reaper is cautious and has a distinct political agenda. You could almost say he's learning from Light's mistakes."
"What is this, Quail?" an older agent asked. "You're trying to tell us that this cartoon is nonfiction? What's next? Is the Reaper going to turn out to be Mickey Mouse?"
"I'm far from the first to speculate about this," he continued. "Not long after the public learned of the deaths, even before the Reaper's letter became public, there were already dozens of memes going around about Light Yagami and the Death Note. I contacted someone at Netflix who told me there had been massive recent interest in the show...as well as a 1970s grindhouse movie called I Spit On Your Grave, but that's neither here nor there."
"That's certainly an...interesting theory," someone else said. "But we need suspects. Do we have any suspects?"
Quail sighed. "That's where it gets really hard. If I'm right, whoever did this doesn't have to be anywhere near Washington, DC. This bill pissed off a lot of people, particularly the threat to people with pre-existing medical conditions. At this point, it may be easier to round up people who don't have a motive."
The moon and stars were on full display by the time Dominic finally got to his car that night. Everyone at the Bureau had been extremely busy since this whole thing started, but today was even harder. He had a terrible time focusing on his work after the briefing. All he could think about was that drawing on the New York Times letter. He started the car but hesitated to put it in drive. Instead, he grabbed his notebook and furiously drew the symbol with a black pen sitting in the cup holder. In this rushed form, it looked even more familiar. Suddenly, everything fit together. He started the car and headed for the Potomac.
He would have to drive across the river to find what he was looking for, a condo complex in Arlington that he had only been to once before for an engagement party. Despite the late hour, the demonstrators were still in full swing, with most appearing to be in favor of the mass deaths in Congress. There were a few signs reflecting the other point of view, including one blaming the billionaire George Soros for the whole incident, but most of them had slogans like "Thank God for the Reaper" and "Karma's A Bitch."
As the crow flies, it wasn't a particularly long trip to the condos, but the traffic made for almost a half-hour drive. Finally, Dominic reached the address he had searched for within his archived emails, the invitation to that party that he had received years ago. Hopefully the couple still lived here. As he approached Unit 45, he questioned what exactly he was looking for. It wasn't the time to report any of his suspicions, there wasn't any way to substantiate this hunch. Looking through a window, Dominic saw that all the lights were off except for one lamp. Hopefully the baby was asleep.
"Come on in, Dom. I've been expecting you."
Dominic considered running away, but if everything he had heard today was true, that wouldn't do him a bit of good. He tentatively pushed the door open. John Quail was sitting at a desk in front of a laptop with his back to the door. Upon hearing the door open, he swiveled his chair around to face his guest. A small bassinet was situated next to the desk.
"It was the insignia, wasn't it?" Quail asked. "I hadn't even considered that someone might remember seeing it in my notebook all those years ago...until I saw your face during the briefing. Why didn't you ever tell me you had such a good memory, Dom?"
"So you have this...notebook of death or whatever it is?"
"Death Note," he corrected with a smile. "Would you like to see it?"
As Quail's hand reached for a drawer, Dominic swiftly pulled his gun from his holster and trained it on his colleague. "You keep your hands right where they are! I'll check it out myself later."
"Whatever you say," Quail said with a shrug. "Just try to keep it down, okay? I sent Jennifer to bed cause she was just so tired and I finally got Daisy to go to sleep. I suspect that you have questions."
He hesitated, but curiosity quickly got the better of him. "Where did that thing come from?"
"I just found it in the parking lot one day," Quail answered. "This was the end of April in 2011. I had already seen the show, so I figured it was just some merchandise. You know, like something you might get at Hot Topic. But I took it inside and decided to write down the name of Jen's boss just for fun. He was one of those old bastards who misses the days when you could hit on your employees and nobody would complain. She went to human resources but they didn't do shit. Finally, we put a stop to it when I told him where I worked and threatened to sic the Bureau on him. But the point is I thought I was just messing around. Imagine my shock when she called to tell me the guy had just dropped dead of a heart attack."
"That's six years ago," Dominic said. "What have you been doing with it all this time?"
"Well, being the patriotic civil servant that I am, I decided to use it on Public Enemy Number One."
He was almost speechless. "Osama Bin Laden?"
"Yep," Quail continued, with a slight chuckle. "What I didn't know was that the Navy Seals were just about to raid his compound. They must have stormed in there the next day and been pretty surprised to find him already dead. So of course the story we got was something a little more dramatic. I must have been the only one laughing in the theater during Zero Dark Thirty, looking like a goddamn lunatic."
The baby started to whine softly. "Can I pick her up?" he asked.
Dominic nodded and Quail gently picked up the infant. He rocked her gently back and forth and kept talking. "After that, I decided to rewatch Death Note. It freaked me out to see how corrupted Light Yagami became by the end of the series. I started to think it wasn't right to have this kind of power, so I put it away and didn't touch it for five years, although I came real close to using it on George Zimmerman."
"And then what?" Dominic asked. "The health care thing happened and you couldn't hold back anymore?"
"Almost," Quail said. "Actually, I used it once last year. When I found out Jen was pregnant, a bunch of my friends took me out for drinks. I didn't pay for a single drink that night and I lost count of how many I threw back. We got into talking politics and how the Supreme Court had been screwing us over. I made a joke that someone should take one of the conservative ones out while Obama was still President and then I realized I actually could do it. So I went home, still piss drunk, and wrote Scalia's name in the book cause he seemed like the biggest asshole of the bunch. Holy shit, did that backfire. I didn't think the friggin' Republicans would just leave the seat empty for a whole year."
Dominic felt exasperated. "This is ridiculous. You're like a...murdering Forrest Gump, just accidentally changing the course of history? I suppose you took out Fred Phelps, too?"
He shook his head. "No, after Scalia I took another break. I realized I only had so much control over the consequences of this. I agonized over whether or not to take out Trump, but I kept getting worried that it would throw the election to the Republicans. I never thought that idiot would actually win. I mean for God's sake, he's out there talking about molesting women. That would have destroyed anyone else. The thing is, I still want to believe in America. I keep hoping that our society is strong enough to deal with times like the ones we're living in. But now I realize that even if that's true, it may not be worth the lives that my inaction could cost."
Quail laid the baby back down into the bassinet. "Daisy's nice and healthy, but she might not always be that way. If she ever gets sick, our insurance will probably cover it. But if it's a pre-existing condition and that law passes, who knows? I get paid pretty well at the Bureau and I'm still not sure we'd have enough money if something come up and she wasn't covered. You see where I'm going with this? It's not just the health care either, it's all the guns out there, it's the climate change stuff, it's people getting paid almost nothing, it's drinking water getting poisoned, it's all the police violence. All these problems the government just keeps making worse regardless of who dies. They keep throwing people out to dry like this and pretty soon nobody will need the Death Note to cause death and destruction. In the long run, it's better to try and change things now."
Dominic was done. "Thanks for the story, but now you're coming with me. Get up and head towards the car." Once Quail was inside, he would handcuff him to the steering wheel and go back for the Death Note. He couldn't imagine what the others at the Bureau would think of all this. How would they test the notebook's authenticity without using it?
He meant to keep the gun pointed at Quail, but something was off. His hands fell to his sides although he maintained his hold on the pistol. He couldn't move them again. He opened his mouth to speak to no avail.
"Ah, it must be working," Quail said. "You see, what I didn't mention in the briefing is that you can specify not just the cause of death, but also the time. I wrote your name down as soon as your car pulled in but I wanted to give us some time to talk."
Dominic felt his body turning around and slowly heading towards the door. He strained as hard as he could to fight the impulses, but all it did was slow his movements down.
"You're suddenly having an uncontrollable urge to drive to a secluded area and put a bullet in your mouth. It's supposedly an immediate death with no pain. I'm sorry about this, Dom. You're a good guy and a good agent. But I can't afford to be exposed now. It's a critical time."
Despite using all of his willpower, Dominic was now back outside and still marching stiffly towards the car. Quail followed him.
"You know, any other animal on Earth would kill to protect its young. We may have an advanced society, but we're still animals. I'm no different."
The following morning, police investigating a suspicious vehicle found the corpse of an FBI agent inside. The cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. On the passenger seat rested a notebook with a scribbled symbol. Maybe one of his colleagues at the FBI would know what it was.