Early in the evening of August 23, 2011, I went into the Senate chamber, and sat on the deep red leather seats in the advisor's box. It was a special moment, listening to Larissa Waters, my former talented student in Brisbane, give her first speech as a senator. She described herself having "determined optimism", and that certainly was the student I remembered. With a broad Australian accent, she applied herself to contributing to Australian political life.
Now, thanks to the arcane workings of section 44 of our Constitution, she is gone. Resigned because she mistakenly thought that, when your Australian parents carry you from a country at 11 months and never go back, and you are naturalised as an Australian, and have an Australian passport, and contribute for years to your country, you might just be Australian enough to hold office.
The Greens are busy promising to tighten their candidate screening processes.
But it isn't the candidate screening we need to fix. It's the Constitution.
Section 44 says a person cannot be elected to Parliament if they are "under any acknowledgement of allegiance, obedience, or adherence to a foreign power, or is a subject or a citizen or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or citizen of a foreign power". This means people with dual citizenship can't stand for federal office.
Yet citizenship is a useless test of loyalty. The fact this idea persists at all is evidence how little thought goes into the subject. Globally and throughout history, how many spies, agent provocateurs, or revolutionaries are foreign-born traitors? Hardly any. Subversion, infiltration, revolution – these are activities fostered by nationals in their own countries, not foreigners or dual nationals.
The insignificance of citizenship as an influence on loyalty is obvious from Australia's own history. Those times when foreign influence might have posed any threat to the integrity of our politics, it has been entirely home-grown. When communist influence spread through the labour movement and trade unions, it was through radical Australian nationals who would have considered themselves patriots. Australian politicians close to the Communist Party, such as Arthur Gietzelt, John Wheeldon or Tom Uren, were Australian-born or, in Gietzelt's case, born in the United States, but raised in Australia by Australian parents. Nationality was not just irrelevant – it was committed Australians who fostered linkages with the international communist movement.
In the mid-1970s, the United States took an active and hostile interest in the Whitlam government. Just how far this went is controversial, with circumstantial evidence of covert influence. However, to the extent the Americans sought to manipulate our politics, it was done through willing Australian citizens in elected or appointed office. Their "allegiance to a foreign power" was in no way related to formal connections to that country.
However, citizenship restrictions are not just irrelevant to protecting Australian politics from foreign influence. They are harmful. Citizenship requirements marginalise Australia's own people. Over a quarter of Australians were born outside this country, and that proportion has always been high. Sole citizenship is a requirement that needlessly restricts our own people from participating in public life. People who have made this country their home, often since childhood. People who have paid taxes here, voted here, and care passionately about this place.
There is a deeper question to be asked, too. Why do we think multiple loyalties are problematic? What about all the good things they bring? The motivation people feel to bring countries closer together? The greater cultural awareness and understanding that helps reduce conflict? The ability to facilitate skilled migration and integrate those migrant communities through leadership? The connections that smooth the wheels of trade, or open doors in international commerce? The genuine understanding of both sides of an international argument?
In a globalized world, we shouldn't discourage dual citizens from entering politics. We should do the opposite. These are the very people, international in outlook and circumstance, who we should encourage to hold office, and to engage with the world on our behalf. Nationalism is a sentiment that does nothing but harm, all the more so in a world of interconnection, travel, trade and security challenges. Demanding sole citizenship gives nationalism a dignity it does not deserve, and harms us all.
But don't take my word for it. Ask the Senate committee that considered the issue in 1981. Ask the Constitutional Commission that comprehensively reviewed our foundation document at the time of the Bicentennial. Ask the House of Representatives committee that reviewed the situation in 1996. Everyone who carefully considers this issue reaches the same conclusion: section 44(i) should go.
Senators Scott Ludlam and Waters are just the latest in a line of casualties, tripped up by a law that we already know should be expunged. It is a shame the two senators weren't government members. That might have sparked a move for reform. As it is, expect nothing to change.
Dr Ian Holland is director of Hamilton Stone consulting. He was lecturer in environmental policy at Griffith University 1993-1999, and a secretary to Senate committees 2005-2013.


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Konnan had an intense rivalry with Jake "The Snake" Roberts. (PHOTO: Lucha Libre AAA)
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Video
Match of the Day: Konnan & Blue Panther Vs. Love Machine & Jake "The Snake" Roberts (1993)
On November 29, 1993, Lucha Libre AAA held a Live Show in Leon, Guanajuato, in whose Main Event, Legends of Lucha Libre's Konnan & Blue Panther faced Love Machine & Jake "The Snake" Roberts in a Tag Team Match.
Contenders: Konnan & Blue Panther vs. Love Machine & Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Tag Team Match)
Date: November 29, 1993 (taped) / December 19, 1993 (Aired)
Place: Leon, Guanajuato
© 1993 Lucha Libre AAA / Televisa
RELATED NOTE: Match of the Day: Mistico, Volador Jr. & Brazo de Plata Vs. Los Guerreros de la Atlantida (2009)
Match of the Day: Mistico, Volador Jr. & Brazo de Plata Vs. Los Guerreros de la Atlantida (2009)

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November 24, 2016 November 23, 2016 by Vinay Leo R.
Written as part of NaBloPoMo Day 23.
More often than not, when a friend is upset or feeling hopeless, I recommend writing it out as a solution. I find writing to be cathartic. But music is just as cathartic too. And so is friendship. Not everything can be talked out perhaps, but being there for a friend makes all the difference at times. I remember being the one feeling hopeless, and some friends just being around me so when I wanted to, I could express it, or just to let me know I'm not alone. I found this song, Crash and Burn by Savage Garden, when I was searching for songs on friendship. It has been a friend to me after.
This is one song I love for its lyrics. It has some lovely wordings that express friendship and it's one that I feel can cheer anyone up. It's one that I have recommended to friends when they've felt upset. It also has this peppy beat that helps the lyrics shine further.
To feel that there's no one you can trust, to be alone and let every wrong, hopeless thought bite into you, and feel withdrawn from the world, that's something very depressing. And I can relate to that. There were friends thankfully who did care, who told me that if I wanted to vent out, that I should and that they're not going anywhere no matter how badly I vented out. Sometimes, it's that escape from the sad thoughts that's needed to realize and embrace the happy ones. And I try my best to be there for those friends who need me as well.
You do know how much I love this song. 😀 And yes true friendship always comes from the fact that you can be true to your self no matter what that may be.
Great lyrics. Its difficult to imagine a situation where we dont have a friend to lean on in our difficult times.
Yes. It is difficult to imagine that situation, I agree. 🙂 Glad you liked the lyrics and the post, Ramya.
It's a beautiful song, and am glad you haven't deleted it from your phone too, Ishi.


Like clockwork this time of year, baseball's Hot Stove season, baseball's great debate over the fairness of player compensation slides back into the consciousness of media, agents, players, and fans. This year specifically, with numerous Free Agents seemingly held hostage on the open market while everybody waits for Bryce Harper and Manny Machado to sign, the argument rages because there isn't a whole lot else to talk about in the baseball world.
But what is the argument, exactly? It's hard to say, sometimes. Some appear to be hinting at owner collusion to depress player salaries. Some seem to have general outrage over MLB's record profits that they perceive are not trickling down into the pockets of the guys on the field. Some seem to be making statements that sound terrible, but actually are just statements that can't plausibly be connected with anything sinister.
And then there's every traditionalist's favorite whipping boy. Analytics.
What are analytics, exactly, other than something that Charles Barkley is sure that the rest of the world disdains, and are only used by virgin nerds who can't bench forty pounds? Merriam-Webster defines analytics as, "the method of logical analysis".
So doesn't that make…you know…using batting average and ERA to determine if a player should get more or less money…analytics?
What do analytics have to do with the systematic robbery of MLB's veterans? Everything, according Giants third baseman Evan Longoria.
Set aside the fact that this is coming from a guy who signed two of the team-friendliest contracts for a superstar player ever signed (10Y $135M, back in 2013, and before then 6Y, $17.5m), and so he has no business accusing other people of "devaluing players" monetarily when he's setting that kind of example.
First, there's a more obvious reason for owners to want to depress contracts that doesn't require inventing player-sabotaging analytics.
When a team goes over a certain payroll number (in the ballpark of $200 million, escalating a bit every year), they must pay an additional 20% to MLB for every dollar they go over. If they're a first-time "offender". If they've done it before, 30%, and then 50% for third and higher.
In addition to that, there is an additional 12% tax on payroll that goes more than $20M over the luxury tax, and if a team goes more than $40M, there's a whopping forty two point five percent surcharge.
Also, that last group going over $40M also have their highest draft pick dropped ten spots, have harsher penalties for signing a player who has declined a qualifying offer, and if they lose a qualifying offer player to another club, get a compensation draft pick after the fourth round instead of the first!
In 2018, the Nationals were slightly over the luxury tax threshold and had to pay about $2.5 million in penalties (the Red Sox had to pay $12M, FYI), the first season in which the collective bargaining agreement took full effect. So the Nationals, as first time offenders, would see a bigger financial hit if they go over again in 2019.
They currently sit with a payroll of $151M, a figure that will increase to around $160M as they work their way through arbitration. Let's pretend that the Nationals are going to spend a lot more money, to relieve the pressure on the poor cash-strapped veterans who all of the other clubs have stolen money from by the nefarious means of analytics.
In a fit of excitement, they shell out $70 million to Harper and Machado and say, "Hey, we'll just make this work somehow," and then they blow another $20M on Dallas Keuchel.
That would be a World Series favorite, no doubt, and satisfy Longoria's demand to damn all consequences and just sign the best players. But by being more than $40M over the cap again, the Nationals would have to pay something like $29 million in tax dollars to MLB, and also lose the value of all of those draft picks and stuff too. Let's call the total bill in hard cash and cash value of picks to be $35 million.
What that means is that the Nationals didn't sign Harper, Machado, and Keuchel for only $90 million. The actual cost to the Nationals is $125 million for those three players, clearly more than the players are actually worth compared to the rest of the market, even as good as they are. If I am a fan, I am deeply concerned about the irresponsibility of the decision makers in the front office, and I worry that the success will be short-lived, leaving me and mine suffering the consequences of a losing decade due to fiscal irresponsibility. Sound familiar, Astros fans?
This is what is actually holding free agent contracts in check, not some nebulous concept of "analytics". The example above is an extreme one, but if you take the premise and don't apply it to just MLB's most expensive superstar free agents, but spread the principle of spending carefully because of the tax penalties among all free agents, you start to see how the market is responding to the terms of the CBA in a reasonable manner.
In fact, the ire is misplaced towards the owners, and perhaps should be directed at the superstars who are demanding such a large percentage of the pie for themselves that they are depressing the earning ability of all of the other free agents.
Owners and GMs know that to land a superstar, you have to pay far, far, far more for that player, and that the player can often name his price when several teams are bidding. To be able to afford that superstar, a team must save the money elsewhere or face the very real financial impacts described above. This is a direct impact of the CBA luxury tax agreement and of the current going rate of MLB superstars. Take that up with the Player's union, Longoria.
Because the luxury tax applies only to player payroll, the only way a team owner can sign a superstar is to save money by spending frugally on the players who aren't superstars…or to not sign average to below-average players at all.
The only thing new-age analytics has done is more clearly define which players are worth the extra money and which ones are inefficient use of the limited cash that the CBA allows teams without facing stiff penalties.
Average to below-average major leaguers are valuable, but only up to a certain price. That price point, in the current market, is probably close to the arbitration-negotiated values those players are getting in their 2nd or 3rd year of arbitration. Otherwise, more players would be non-tendered during those off-seasons than there are.
We all know that Free Agents are paid better than arbitration-eligible players. But with a limited pool of funds, the jump in cost between today's arbitration-eligible average player and yesteryear's average free agent is a wide gulf.
Is that a bad thing? Was it good that in past decades, mediocrity was rewarded handsomely while younger, cheaper, and often better players were buried on the depth chart?
This is not obvious at a casual glance. The reason behind the stiff Luxury Tax penalty system, and likely why the Players' Association agreed to it in the first place, is for competitive balance across the league.
As it is, media pundits complain vociferously about the number of teams they claim are tanking for better draft picks. But how much worse would it be if teams have a better understanding about whether or not they'll be in contention via analytics, AND a lack of stiff penalties allowed unchecked spending by the "haves".
The fact is, there are only a finite number of roster spots in large-market cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Even if those teams satiated a full roster's worth of players to the tune of a $400 million payroll, improved understanding of probabilities would make it less likely for the other twenty teams in MLB to spend big in Free Agency. They will know that their only quasi-viable (but not very viable) path to victory lies through drafting and player development, after which their hard-earned victory will turn into losing their best players via Free Agency to a club that can double whatever they are able to offer and stay profitable.
The end result? A top-heavy league of perpetual high-spending winners in cities where most baseball fans will be concentrated. Because in those twenty other cities, fans tired of seeing their favorite players move to the East or West coast and tired of long years of losing will turn to other sports.
That in itself will lead to further depression of player payrolls as MLB starts to struggle for television ratings in ninety percent of the country.
There are a number of players today who are handsomely rewarded in arbitration and Free Agency because of analytics, not in spite of them.
One needs look no further than arguably the most analytic club in baseball – the Houston Astros.
By the end of 2013, Collin McHugh had a major league ERA of 8.94 after having pitched for two different clubs. In early 2014 he wrote a blog post titled "Good, but not good enough," In which he philosophically seemed to realize that the prototypical Major League dream might be beyond him, and in fact is beyond all but a small percentage of people who have ever played.
The Astros weren't just making a down-on-his-luck depth player feel good just to be nice, either. They meant it. They told him immediately to ditch his sinker entirely and throw more four-seam fastballs up in the zone. Up in the zone? Yeah, they said. Because if it comes in at the level of your curve ball, batters won't know which pitch is which until it's too late. And you have a very good curveball. Throw that more, too.
The result was 25 major league starts in 2014 with a 2.73 ERA and a strikeout rate of more than a batter per inning, the 15th-lowest ERA in the major league among starters.
How did that happen? Analytics. The Astros used data measuring curveball spin rate and data measuring batter reaction time to determine that if McHugh threw his fastball and his curveball on the same plane, a batter is physically unable to react in time to adjust to one pitch or the other. He has to get lucky to hit the ball, or McHugh would have to make a mistake.
The sinker, the Astros determined, was so different from either pitch that batters easily picked it out and hammered it. It wasn't that good of a pitch anyway, with low velocity and uninspiring break. Which they measured. And compared to other players' pitches. And the outcomes of those pitches. Going back years. To determine that McHugh's was ineffective. Analytics.
Fast forward to today. In 2018, McHugh was one of the best relievers in baseball, pushed into that role only due to the hilarious depth the club had in the rotation. In 2019, he will be the club's third starter.
In 2019, McHugh will be making $5.8 million, after making $5 million in 2018 and $3.5 million in 2017.
A pitcher who had been instructed to throw his sinker a lot by two other clubs and was on the literal edge of being out of professional baseball forever, has since earned over $16 million in the five seasons since being cut by his previous club and then salvaged by Houston.
Next season, McHugh will be a Free Agent. With his track record as both a starter and a reliever with the Astros, he will probably be able to command a contract eclipsing the one Lance Lynn just signed with the Rangers, 3 years and $30 million. Thus, his potential earnings between the ages of 27 and 35 will be around fifty million dollars.
In 2012, Will Harris was waived by the Rockies after only 17 innings in the majors, in which he posted an 8.15 ERA. He was claimed and then waived by the A's, and then claimed by the Diamondbacks, who waived him after posting a 4.34 ERA in 2014 over 29 innings. Even publicly-available analytics showed that Harris was better than his ERA, but he had already been waived by three clubs and could have been on his way out of baseball.
When the Astros claimed Harris, they didn't even need to change anything, because they understood the statistical implications of small sample sizes, high BABIP, and how WHIP told a better story about pitcher ability than ERA does. Harris posted a 1.90 ERA in 2015 with the Astros, and has since been one of the most consistently successful and reliable relievers in baseball. He has since earned over $10 million with the Astros, and will hit a market next season, where he can expect to command the type of money earned by Adam Ottavino or Kelvin Herrera this offseason, around $8 or $9 million per year over several years.
Analytics don't just help the earning power of diamonds in the rough. Future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander looked to be nearing the end of his career in 2017 before being traded to the Astros. He held an ERA of 3.82, the highest it had been since 2014 and the third highest ERA of his long career. His FIP and xFIP indicated that worse was to come.
Famously, as soon as the Astros had him under their wing, they sat him down and pointed out measurable evidence using Pitch F/X and TrackMan that over the past season with the Tigers, his ball release point had slightly changed, which was affecting the behavior of his pitches. They helped him correct that, and he posted a 1.06 ERA en route to helping the Astros win their first-ever World Series championship. He followed that season up, at age 35, with arguably the best season of his career, posting 2.52 ERA with a strikeout rate that was more than three K's per nine inning higher than his career average, all while lowering his walk rate to more than 1 walk per nine lower than his career average.
Charlie Morton was an average and injury-prone major league starter who didn't boast any special ability to strike out batters prior to coming to the Astros. The Astros gave Morton a 2-year contract worth $14 million despite pitching only 17 innings in 2016 due to an injury, and were called crazy by media pundits. That signing could never have happened in the pre-analytics era.
Like McHugh, the Astros told the man known as "Ground Chuck" for his groundball-inducing sinker to….stop throwing the sinker so much. Why? Because he could be a "super McHugh," armed with a backbreaking curveball that paired not with a 92 mph fastball like McHugh, but a 98 mph fastball. He could, they said, be deadly to batters.
Morton then went on for the next two season to post two of the three lowest ERAs of his career at ages 33 and 34, and he struck out nearly four batters per nine innings more than he had ever done in his career. He finished up 2017 by closing out the World Series with four dominant innings that tore the soul out of an over-matched Dodgers lineup.
At age 35, Morton signed a $30 million contract, something that would have been impossible had he continued following the career trajectory set out for him by the Pirates.
So no, Longoria, analytics are not depressing player contract value.
Analytics are assisting players who would otherwise be unnoticed and enabling them to be rewarded with contracts they never could have realized otherwise. McHugh was close to being forced to hang up his cleats and try to make a living using whatever he studied at Berry College. Harris might have bounced around Triple A for a while before giving it up and doing something with the "General Studies" degree he earned at LSU.
It's very hard to argue that analytics are depressing player contracts when analytics are directly responsible for setting up many players for life who would have been completely ignored or overlooked in the so-called glory days of baseball, when we hallowed hard-nosed guys that roped singles galore but provided little value otherwise, or ignored pitchers who threw "only" 90 miles per hour in favor of harder throwers who couldn't throw strikes.
But analytics will continue to be the whipping boy for people who refuse to acknowledge reality.
It's a classic fallacy to blame something you don't understand when confronted with a situation you don't like. And this is exactly the case here.
The market situation in MLB has changed with the advent of the newest collective bargaining agreement, in the interest of competitiveness and a better fan experience in smaller market teams.
Despite this newly-constricted market environment, analytics has allowed diamonds in the rough like McHugh to emerge, and allowed veterans like Morton and Verlander to extend their careers and expand their earning power.
Yes, analytics have also identified players as "average" by finding deficiencies that might not have been so readily noticeable back in the day. For example, C.J. Cron, who was released by the Rays after 2018, despite hitting 30 home runs that season. But "analytics" showed that the power came with low on-base percentage and terrible defense that depressed Cron's overall value, to the point where the Rays didn't want to pay the likely $5 million required to keep him. They felt they had better options for their club and for their fans…for cheaper. Some of that money saved went to Charlie Morton, who the Rays felt could contribute more to the club's win total. Analytics say that they are probably correct.
Do the Rays have payroll space to pay Cron anyway? Probably. But the Rays believe that Yandy Diaz and Ji-Man Choi can do a better job for a tenth of the cost. Cheaper and better.
The Rays could be wrong, but in days past, clubs might have blindly re-upped because of those 30 bombs. Back then, all those other considerations would have been ignored because OH MY GOSH HOME RUNS. In that market, Cron is rewarded for possibly being worse than the other two guys mentioned, whose own earning powers in turn suffered for it. Is that more fair than the way it is now?
So yes, from an individual player earnings standpoint, analytics can be a savior or a devil. But who deserves that money anyway? The player who is actually good but improperly-used and overlooked? Or the player that is flashier, but doesn't make the team better as much?
The market, and analytics, have sorted that out together.
Is it really a bad thing that the market and analytics have resulted in a more balanced and better fan experience?
Are we really outraged because mediocrity is no longer being rewarded with out-sized contracts, while more talented or under-utilized players were being marginalized?
Sorry, but the narrative is false. The "human interest" benefits of analytics helping players reach their best potential and therefore maximizing their earnings far outweighs the impact that analytics have on the earnings of those who are mediocre.


More than a third (35%) of insurance intermediaries expect the problem of fraud facing the industry to become worse over the next three to five years, a survey has found.
Only 15% expect there to be an improvement in fraud.
Two thirds (65%) of intermediaries believe greater digitisation of information and data will help, compared to only 17% who think it will have no impact at all, the survey by EDM Group found.
Craig Campbell, head of insurance sector at EDM Group, said insurance fraud can be harder for companies to identify because of the huge increase in data and information that they have to manage.
"Greater digitisation of this will make it easier for insurers to identify potential activity that could be fraudulent," he added.


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Meetings - POSTPONED UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID-19
United Utilities community investment
Following the burst water pipe a few years ago, some of you may remember that United Utilities promised some funds to be invested in the village.
The Community Council are inviting you to email your suggestions to llanrhaeadrym.cc.clerk@gmail.com by the end of January 2021
Following this the councillors will meet to discuss the ideas and pass them on to United Utilities so that suitable project (s) can be identified for the investment.
Here are some of the ideas that have been suggested :
- Improve the communal space opposite the bank, the site of the old co-op. Ask the public for suggestions for this area?
- Improve the public footpath crossing through Tynymaes Fields, down by the river so that the public can walk down to the cemetery without having to walk along the main road, as there is no pavement on some of the route.
- Improve condition of the footpath from Felin Vicarage up Pen y Walk, which is in bad repair.(association with the stories about William Morgan).
- A cycle path from the village to the school.
- The money could go towards a bursary (possibly 1k per year) to an individual maybe 18 to 25 from the community to help with career etc.
- Organise an event
On behalf of Llanrhaeadr YM Community Council, I would like to wish you a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year.
Ann Klages
Clerk to the Community Council
Message from the Community Council to all the local shops and businesses
Llanrhaeadr YM Community Councillors wish to express their sincere gratitude for your valued service during the COVID-19 Lockdown.
You have been a lifeline for the local Community through the pandemic and we are extremely fortunate to have your services on our doorstep.
Diolch yn fawr iawn / Thank you very much.
LLANARMON MYYNDD MAWR CHURCHYARD BURIAL FEES
PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL CLERK FOR MORE INFORMATION. FOLLOW THE CONTACT US LINK.
(N.B. Fees Doubled for out of Community Residents)
PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR BURIAL OR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE PUBLIC CEMETERY ( NEAR TANAT VALLEY COACHES)
CONTACT: Mrs Menna Richards, Hafod, Llanrhaeadr Y.M.
Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant is the largest village in the Tanat Valley in North Powys, situated to the east of the Berwyn mountains. Oswestry, the nearest market town, is 14 miles to the east, Bala 18 miles to the west over the mountains, Llanfyllin 6 miles and Welshpool 18 miles in a southerly direction. The river Rhaeadr divides the village in two before flowing into the river Tanat. The river formed the boundary between Powys Wenwynwyn and Powys Fadog (1160) between Montgomeryshire and Denbighshire (1536) Powys and Clwyd (1974) before the whole village was once again unified in the county of Powys in 1996.
It was while he was vicar of the parish that Dr William Morgan accomplished the enormous task of translating the whole Bible into Welsh between 1578 and 1588. The subsequent history of Wales would have taken a different course without the Bible of 1588, and the Welsh language would never have survived.
The highest Waterfall in England and Wales, Pistyll Rhaeadr which is 240 feet high, is situated four miles up a narrow valley from the village. According to the old rhyme it is one of the Seven Wonders of Wales.
A new primary school with 80 pupils opened its doors in 2009, while the new Public Hall, which is a hive of activity within the community opened in 2012. The village achieved fame when the film ''The Englishman who went up a hill, but came down a mountain "was filmed here in 1995.
Although this area straddles the English border, it prides itself on its Welshness.
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With its cool mountain climate and fertile volcanic soils, Cappadocia is blessed with the ideal climate for growing grapes. Wine making here dates back four thousand years, and many vineyards remain small and family run. Their crops are used for both wine and grape juice, as well as being boiled to produce pekmez, a sweet grape syrup. Local wines are celebrated in Ürgüp's International Wine Festival, held each October, and can be sampled on vineyard tours (try Kocabağ Kav Butik or Turasan).


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Bruce A Moyer
For his leadership in separations science and technology; for improving nuclear fuel recycling and waste removal; and for leading the development process that was instrumental in the cleanup of waste at the Savannah River Site.
Jerry Tuskan
Jerry is recognized for distinguished research on the genetic basis of tree growth and development, including leading the international efforts to sequence, assemble, and annotate the genomes of poplar and eucalyptus bioenergy feedstocks.
Budhendra L Bhaduri
For his role in conceiving, designing, and implementing novel geocomputational methods to help solve a wide variety of national and global problems in energy, the environment, and national security.
Sheng Dai
For pioneering studies of the functionality of mesoporous oxides and carbons for real-world applications, ionic liquids for chemical separation and materials synthesis, and catalysis by nanomaterials.
Stephen E Nagler
For his pioneering contributions to the study of nonequilibrium systems, quantum magnetism, and excitations in condensed matter.
Nageswara Rao
For contributions to high-performance networking and multiple-sensor fusion and for developing a unifying theory of information fusion.
Al Geist
For internationally recognized contributions in distributed and cluster computing, including the development of the Parallel Virtual Machine and the Message Passing Interface standard now widely used in science to solve computational problems in biology, physics, chemistry, and materials science.
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Victoria Wells Wulsin's 'Brilliant!' Insights on Iraq and Energy
Filed under: Economy,Environment,OH-02 US House,Taxes & Government,US & Allied Military — Tom @ 1:14 pm
Victoria Wells Wulsin Whatever, affectionately referred to around here as VW3, has a full, complete, all-angles-considered, and simply fabulous plan for Iraq at her OH-02 congressional campaign web site.
I really can't understand why no one in the Bush Administration, the military, or in Iraq has thought of this (saved here in case Team VW3 changes it, for fair use and discussion purposes):
• Iraq:
We need to set benchmarks and goals for the war in Iraq, and we need to have a plan to bring our troops home safely and quickly. We should also establish clear goals and benchmarks for the Iraqi government, and bring the troops home if they're not met.
Upon learning of Wulsin's plan, President George W. Bush was heard to say, "I should have figured that out with my huuuuuge brain. ….. Wait a minute — We did, and I was in charge. How 'bout that!"
General David Petraeus said, "I should have felt that in my biiiiiig heart. ….. Hold on — The Iraqis have met or are working towards meeting those benchmarks."
Barack Obama said, "I should have had the cour- …. uh, never mind."
"Hey — Stop talking about my gun flip-flop ….. and my wife ….. and my race ….. and my former old pastor ….. and my former new pastor ….. and Father Pfleger ….. and my smoking ….. and my campaign finance "flip-flop of epic proportions" ….. and my FISA flip-flop ….. and my twenty-plus other flip-flops."
"And I'm putting you on notice — You'd better not say another word about my ears!"
"Anybody got a light?"
Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki muttered, "You Americans need to keep this Wulsin woman out of your Congress …. and her little dog too (scroll to "6/17/2006″ at the link; backup file here). Oh, and remind Obama that he hasn't been to Iraq in over 900 days. So he'd best go to an airport, notify air traffic control, start flapping those ears (snicker, snicker), and get over here."
The above policy statement by Ms. Wells Wulsin Whatever should not surprise anyone who has read the full, complete, all-angles-considered, and simply fabulous text of her energy statement at the same web page (backup file here), as it comes straight from the Land of Oz:
Gas prices are too high. We should reduce our dependence on foreign oil and reduce our dependence on the foreign powers that provide it. Southern Ohio is well positioned to develop alternative energy sources for the nation – let's invest in cleaner, renewable power produced here at home.
VW3 will just click those ruby slippers together a few times ("there's no energy like clean energy, there's no energy like clean energy ….."). Just like that, we'll have all the "cleaner, renewable power" we'll eeeeever need, right now, without having to do any messy drilling for that nasty black stuff.
Brill- Whatever, Vic.
How Will Media Report Lowest-Ever 2-Month US Troop Death Toll in Iraq?
Filed under: MSM Biz/Other Bias,MSM Biz/Other Ignorance,Taxes & Government,US & Allied Military — Tom @ 9:36 am
With less than 10 hours remaining until the end of June in Iraq at the time of this post, it is clear, barring heavy last-minute casuaties, that May and June will show the lowest two-month total of US troop deaths in the five-year history of our involvement there.
How with the media handle the news?
Here is the detail (source: icasualties.org):
As you can see, May-June two-month total of 48 troop deaths from all causes is quite a bit lower than any other two-month period in the entire war. The next-lowest is 60, in November and December of 2007.
The two-month death toll of 38 from hostile causes is the lowest since August and September of 2003.
The icasualties.org home page also shows that June's death toll of 422 Iraqi Security Forces and Civilians is the lowest since the web sit began tracking such information in January 2006.
The results would seem to support that notion that last year's troop "surge" has been successful in reducing violence beyond the period of the higher troop presence.
So how will the media handle the unprecedented improvement? Some possibilities:
Point out that June's total of US troop deaths is 50% higher than May's.
Adopt the approach of the Associated Press, which has telegraphed that it will lighten up on reporting from Iraq because people are "war-weary."
Note that the improvements should create expectations for bringing troops home sooner rather than later.
Readers are welcome to provide other possible, and perhaps more creative, media-spin predictions.
UPDATE, 11 p.m.: The answer is …. "Afghanistan is worse" (HT to a NewsBusters commenter).
UPDATE 2, 11:30 p.m.: Looks like the June numbers are final, with no change.
Positivity: One-in-a-hundred girl comes of age
From England:
TINY Emmie Laughton was given just a one-in-100 chance of survival when she was born four months premature.
Weighing one pound and measuring just eight inches long, her parents Heather and Al, of Hedon, were told to prepare for the worst and were warned if she did survive she would be more than likely to die soon after.
But now, looking the picture of health, Emmie has beaten the odds and yesterday celebrated her 21st birthday.
Proud mum Heather of Burnsalls Road, said her daughter's achievements are nothing short of a miracle.
She said: "When I went into labour the doctors told me I was having a miscarriage.
"We were devastated, it was our first child and we desperately wanted the baby to be okay.
"The doctors said they would have special baby care units on standby in case she survived, but told us if she did survive the birth, she would most likely die and if she did survive there would be severe complications.
"We were told she may have brain damage due to a lack of oxygen and would most likely be deaf or blind.
"Although she was tiny she was perfectly formed and I just knew she would be all right."
For the first three weeks, Emmie's parents were unable to hold her and doctors found it hard to get an accurate weight because of the amount of tubes and wires that were attached to her frail body.
But 13 weeks later, weighing five pounds two ounces, Emmie was finally allowed home, three weeks before she was originally due to be born.
By the age of five Emmie had triumphed in the world of dancing and passed the infants ballet exam with flying colours.
Heather said: "After we were told she would not survive, it is a miracle she is healthy.
"She has never had any health problems.
"She is full of life and has never even needed to wear glasses."
Now 21, Emmie has completed a Btec in fine art and a Btec in beauty therapy at Hull College.
She said: "When I look back at pictures of myself I can't believe I was ever that small.
"I feel really proud to have overcome that and I'm just thankful I'm alive and healthy. …..


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Cort Scheer
Events: Saddle Bronc Riding
Born: 5/8/1986 Bassett, Neb.
Joined PRCA: 2007
PRCA Career Earnings: $1,165,143.00
World Titles Won: 0
Wrangler NFR Qualifications: 6 (2010, 2012-15, 2018)
Current Residence: Elsmere, Neb.
2018 Wrangler NFR place: 4th
2018 world standings place: 6th
2018 earnings: $238,977
Tour Finale qualifications: 3 (2012-14)
RNCFR qualifications: 1 (2009)
All American ProRodeo Finals titles: 1 (2010)
Education: Oklahoma Panhandle State (Goodwell)
• Won the Southeastern Livestock Exposition (Montgomery, Ala.)
• 2018: Won Rounds 1 and 2 and split the win in Round 6 to rank fourth in the average at the Wrangler NFR with 688 points on eight head. Placed sixth in the world standings with $238,977. Won the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo; the Hamel (Minn.) Rodeo & Bull Ridin Bonanza; the Killdeer (N.D.) Mountain Roundup Rodeo; the Heart of the North Rodeo (Spooner, Wis.); the Manitoba (Morris) Stampede & Exhibition; the Omak (Wash.) Stampede; and the Corn Palace Challenge (Mitchell, S.D.).
• 2017: Won the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair and Rodeo, the Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo (Garden City, Kan.), the Gooding (Idaho) Pro Rodeo, the Wichita Falls (Texas) PRCA Rodeo, the Stampede at the Ike (West Monroe, La.), the Wyoming (Douglas) State Fair & Rodeo and the Hanna (Alberta) Indoor Pro Rodeo. Co-champion at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo (Castle Rock, Colo.). Ranked 16th in the world standings with $71,822.
• 2016: Did not compete
• 2015: Placed in three rounds at the Wrangler NFR. Finished 8th in the world standings with $153,314. Won the NILE ProRodeo (Billings, Mont.), the New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo (Albuquerque), the 101 Wild West Rodeo (Ponca City, Okla.), the Western Stampede (West Jordan, Utah) and the Might Fraser Rodeo (Abbotsford, British Columbia). Co-champion at the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up, the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho), the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.) and the Home on the Range Champions Ride (Sentinel Butte, N.D.)
• 2014: Won Round 1 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with an 87-point ride on Frontier Rodeo's Short Stop and placed in four other rounds en route to finishing second in the average standings and second in the world with $195,586. Won the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo (Denver, Colo.); the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up; the Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo; the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.); the Buc Days ProRodeo (Corpus Christi, Texas) and the Leduc (Alberta) Black Gold Rodeo. Co-champion at the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.) and the Longview (Texas) PRCA Rodeo
• 2013: Placed in three rounds of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on his way to finishing second in the average and fifth in the world standings with season earnings of $165,452. Won the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up; the Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days; the Omak (Wash.) Stampede; the Lakeside (Calif.) Rodeo; the Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo and the Poteau (Okla.) Frontier Rodeo
• 2012: Split the win in Round 2 of the Wrangler NFR with an 84.5-point ride on Three Hills Rodeo's Big Jet. Won the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Days (Colorado Springs, Colo.); the Big Sky ProRodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.); the Marshall (Texas) ProRodeo and the Angelina County Benefit Rodeo (Lufkin, Texas). Co-champion at the Guy Weadick Days (High River, Alberta) and the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up. Finished ninth in the world standings with $98,180
• 2011: Won the Old Fort Days Rodeo (Fort Smith, Ark.); the Laughlin (Nev.) River Stampede; the Las Vegas Helldorado Days Rodeo; the Grande Prairie (Alberta) Stompede and the Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo (Duncan, Okla.). Finished 25th in the world standings with $32,242
• 2010: Placed in seven of 10 rounds at his first Wrangler NFR, including a win in Round 9 with an 85.5-point ride on Frontier Rodeo's Let 'Er Rip; finished fourth in the world standings with $152,551. Won the All American ProRodeo Finals (Waco, Texas); the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show and Rodeo; the Parada del Sol (Scottsdale, Ariz.); the Big Spring (Texas) Cowboy Reunion & Rodeo; the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah); the Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede; the Isanti (Minn.) Firefighters Rodeo; the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair and Rodeo and the Four States Fair Rodeo (Texarkana, Ark.)
• 2009: Won the Sheridan (Wyo.) Rodeo; the Jayhawker Roundup Rodeo (Hill City, Kan.); the Butterfield Stage Days Rodeo (Bridgeport, Texas); the Inter-State Rodeo (Coffeyville, Kan.); co-champion at the Austin County Fair & Rodeo (Bellville, Texas). Finished 25th in the world standings with $34,220
• 2008: Won the Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo (Kansas City); the Royal Gorge Rodeo (Cañon City, Colo.); the Woodward (Okla.) Elks Rodeo; the Kaw Valley Rodeo (Manhattan, Kan.) and the Abbyville (Kan.) Frontier Days. Co-champion at the Abdallah Shrine Rodeo (Tonganoxie, Kan.); The Qualifier at the Fort (Fort Collins, Colo.) and the Jayhawker Roundup Rodeo (Hill City, Kan.)
Qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo (Casper, Wyo.), 2006-09
5-10, 170 … Single … Father, Kevin, is a rancher; mother, Pam, is a school teacher; brother, Clete, was a PRCA permit holder in 2005-06; sister, Kema Scheer … Started in rodeo at 5 years old … Enjoys swimming, fishing and playing football ... Favorite sports team is the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers … Rodeo idol is Billy Etbauer


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Expansion of SANS Cyber Workforce Academy Aims to Increase Diversity in Maryland to Meet Regional Needs
Expansion of SANS Cyber Workforce Academy Aims to Increase Diversity and Number of Skilled Cybersecurity Professionals in Maryland to Meet Regional Needs
Bethesda, Md. — August 3, 2021 — In partnership with the Maryland Department of Labor's EARN program, the SANS Institute today announced the expansion of existing opportunities for Maryland Residents to reskill and for existing professionals to upskill into in-demand positions in Maryland's high-growth and well-paying cybersecurity industry through 2023 via the SANS Cyber Workforce Academy – Maryland.
The SANS Cyber Workforce Academy - Maryland has partnered with the Maryland Department of Labor's EARN program since 2018 to grow and diversify the cybersecurity workforce in Maryland. The program offers Maryland residents with the aptitude and passion for cybersecurity the opportunity to receive the hands-on technical training and achieve the industry certifications in demand by regional employers. Since 2018, the program has enrolled over 150 in reskilling training and graduated over 120 individuals, with many currently in the program and actively seeking employment. The Academy, working with 29 regional employers and six non-profit partners has successfully increased the local qualified cyber workforce and the diversity within it. Graduates of the program have gone on to serve the region's need for skilled practitioners in roles such as Cybersecurity Analysts, Engineers, and Consultants, while achieving significant wage growth as a result of their employment upon completing the program.
"Dragos is excited about the expansion of the SANS Cyber Workforce Academy - Maryland program, and we welcome the state's continued investment and support. Because we operate in OT cybersecurity, an emerging cybersecurity sector, we rely on programs like the SANS Cyber Workforce Academy to help expand the pool of available professional talent - as we focus on building diverse teams that have the knowledge and skills to help defend our customers from cyber threats. We have hired SANS graduates at every level of our organization, and I am continually impressed with their understanding of our industry and command of the highly specialized skills we seek. The SANS focus on diversity and increasing the number of skilled professionals aligns completely with our mission to Safeguard Civilization." -Bill Seaman, Dragos, Talent Acquisition Manager
The expansion of the program entails an extension of the reskilling track and the creation of a secondary upskilling track. The upskilling track will allow those with no more than three years of direct cybersecurity experience and those in cyber-adjacent roles to take up to two SANS courses and the associated certifications and meet the demand for skilled practitioners in areas such Cloud Security, Cyber Defense, Industrial Control Systems Security, and other specialized areas of cybersecurity. Women, veterans/military spouses, members of the BIPOC community, and those who are currently working in a cybersecurity role for small to medium sized organizations will receive preference in the admissions process.
"Labor is pleased to continue its successful partnership with the SANS Institute. With this substantial investment of EARN funding, the Cyber Workforce Academy will further its mission to increase the number of women, veterans, and other traditionally underrepresented populations in the cybersecurity industry, while ensuring employers have the highly skilled workforce necessary to grow and expand," -Secretary Tiffany P. Robinson, Maryland Department of Labor
The existing reskilling program will now include an additional training course and certification, SANS SEC275: Foundations - Computers, Technology, & Security and the GIAC GFACT certification, which will enable those with no prior experience in Information Technology or Cybersecurity to gain the core skills necessary to advance in their training and successfully transition into the cybersecurity workforce. The reskilling track will also include more options in its final course so students may specialize in high-demand areas of cyber.
"We are proud to partner with the Maryland Department of Labor to reduce barriers for diverse populations to join the cybersecurity workforce and expand their skills. As we continue to see an increase in threats and breaches alongside the ongoing impact of the cybersecurity skills gap, we are proud to be a part of the solution to identify and train the skilled cybersecurity professionals the state of Maryland and our nation need." – Rob Lee, Chief Curriculum Director and Faculty Lead, SANS Institute
This is the second time the SANS Cyber Workforce Academy – Maryland EARN grant has been renewed. Interested individuals are encouraged to review eligibility requirements and apply at https://apply.immersionacademy.sans.org/apply/, and companies interested in hiring from the graduate pool at no cost to them can reach out to hiring@sans.org.
About SANS Institute
The SANS Institute was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. Today, SANS is the most trusted and, by far, the largest provider of cyber security training and certification to professionals in government and commercial institutions worldwide. Renowned SANS instructors teach more than 60 courses at In-Person and Live Online cyber security training events, and more than 50 courses are available anytime, anywhere with our OnDemand platform. GIAC, an affiliate of the SANS Institute, validates practitioner skills through more than 35 hands-on, technical certifications in cyber security. The SANS Technology Institute, a regionally accredited independent subsidiary, offers a master's degree, graduate certificates, and an undergraduate certificate in cyber security. SANS Security Awareness, a division of SANS, provides organizations with a complete and comprehensive security awareness solution, enabling them to easily and effectively manage their 'human' cyber security risk. SANS also delivers a wide variety of free resources to the InfoSec community including consensus projects, research reports, webcasts, podcasts, and newsletters; it also operates the Internet's early warning system – the Internet Storm Center. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners, representing varied global organizations from corporations to universities, working together to support and educate the global information security community. (https://www.sans.org)


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John has Recorded and Produced, Mixed and Played With (sometimes all four!)...
Damien Dempsey, Seun Kuti, Sinead O'Connor, Passenger, Damien Rice, Brian Eno, Robert Plant, Lumiere, Morrissey and Marshall, Herbie Hancock, Dido, Bjork, Natacha Atlas, U2, Cara Dillon, Belinda Carlisle, Glen Hansard, Shane MacGowan, The Chieftans, David Byrne, Donal Lunny, Paul Brady, Kirsty MacColl, Jane Siberry, Hothouse Flowers, Adam Ant, Indigo Girls, Jah Wobble and Sunhouse.
Sinead O'Connor new album
Posted by John Reynolds on Jul 23, 2014 in News
John has just produced and mixed Sinead's new album "I'm Not Bossy, I'm The Boss", recorded and mixed at John's CLEAR Studios.
Damo – Best Of Album – (charts No 1 in Ireland)
Posted by John Reynolds on Feb 23, 2014 in News
As well as the 25 greatest hits, John has Produced two new songs for the "Best Of" album. From opener It's All Good to closer You're the Cure, via the likes of Kilburn Stroll,Colony, Spraypaint Backalley, Maasai, A Rainy Night in Soho and The Rocky Road to Dublin, this journey through head and cityscapes offers as much in terms of character and sense of place on the 50th listen as the first. Time and again, Dempsey reminds that he is one of the keepers of the flame, even if that accolade doesn't sit easy with his humility.
Morrissey and Marshall
Posted by John Reynolds on Jan 15, 2014 in News
Produced by legendary producer John Reynolds, Morrissey and Marshall have created a truly lovable debut album having covered a great spectrum of sounds from folk to indie with a sprinkling of blues and pop.Sharing songwriting similarities with the likes of Simon and Garfunkel coupled with 'indie-cred' of contemporary bands like Vampire Weekend or Fleet Foxes. They should not fall on deaf ears! The Times
Sinead Live review with John (MD and Drums) The Telegraph 5*
Posted by John Reynolds on Dec 11, 2013 in News
Dressed in a military green top, battered boots and camouflage combat pants Sinead O'Connor stepped onto the stage of the Royal Festival Hall dressed to kill. She may have looked fierce but she was, she told us, too shy to be able to sing unless she was wearing sunglasses that blocked out the audience. That endearing and intriguing blend of strength and vulnerability has run throughout O'Connor's music and life, and both were on display here. "Who's gonna be the one to save me from myself?" she asked on the opening number, a cover of John Grant's Queen of Denmark. In recent years O'Connor...
Lumiere's new album
Posted by John Reynolds on Mar 2, 2013 in News
Produced by John Reynolds, Lumiere's latest album My Dearest Dear is a unique musical journey into a world of pure beauty. Emerging from a rich traditional vein of singers from Ireland's County Kerry, Lumiere is something wholly rare and reaffirming in these often troubled times. Theirs is a musical beacon of hope, a shot across the bows of mistrust and misguidance, a pairing of authentic voices in an age of inauthenticity. The singers, Pauline Scanlon and Éilís Scanlon, delight in the intimate act of singing. Their songbook draws from a well of spirituality, looking to past generations...
Damien Dempsey at Shepherds Bush Empire -The Guardian 4* review John MD and Drums
Damien Dempsey is best experienced playing live. I first saw him in the summer of 2004 in a backroom bar on Dublin's north side, near his home, where the young crowd screamed as though he was a boyband pinup rather than an angry balladeer singing songs about neighbourhood problems of fights and drugs. He's a former boxer with a burly physique and cropped hair, but claimed that "underneath the rough exterior there's a soft, sensitive sort of soul. It gets battered with the things I see." Ten years on, his career has been transformed, but he looks and sounds much...
John and Damien Dempsey
Posted by John Reynolds on Aug 23, 2012 in News
John has produced and mixed Damien's "Almighty Love" album. Almighty Love is an album full of love and the elements of despair that haunt and stalk a person's life almost hand in hand. Right from the beginning, every song sits comfortably within its space. The framework and music play off one another so well that the other musicians on the album, such as John Reynolds, Julian Wilson and Clare Kenny don't just appear as extras they become the music, the extra little something that makes this album stand out.
New Sinead album produced by John
John produced the new Sinead O'Connor album which has been receiving stunning reviews. Click the Read More button to read what the Sunday Times thought.
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Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has denied claims that his administration impedes grant monies solicited by some persons here.
In a heated exchange at a media conference on Monday, PM Gonsalves answered a question posed by journalist Kenton Chance of I-Witness News, who alluded to grant monies seemingly being denied to him, to purchase equipment for his online news site.
PM Gonsalves explained, that the monies which were borrowed from the World Bank at a low interest and offered as a grant to persons in the information technology enterprise, was not meant for online news entities.
The Prime Minister inquired if Chance was of the view that he or his administration, discriminated against him, it was farthest from the truth.
Chance explained that remarks made by Star FM radio commenter Frank DaSilva, alleged that the journalist was slighted, hence the reason why he was writing against the government.
Chance immediately refuted DaSilva's claims and stated that he was just doing his job.


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Q: How can you quickly validate that a provided URL is valid? I am writing a program where a user can input a URL but I need to check if it,s a real URL and not just some random string like abcdefg.gggg. I am thinking about pinging the URL. What is the fastest way of doing that in java?
I am thinking something like this but would be happy if you have a faster alternative:
HttpURLConnection connection = null;
try {
    URL u = new URL(urlstring);
    connection = (HttpURLConnection) u.openConnection();
    connection.setRequestMethod("HEAD");
    int code = connection.getResponseCode();
    System.out.println("" + code);
    if (code == 200) {
        ok = true;
    }
} catch (Exception error) {
    // error
}

A: Any provided URL can be validated in multiple ways. The key points to be kept in mind are

*

*Valid Url Syntax

*Url connectivity exists

a. Url Syntax validation

*

*The syntax can be validated by using commons-validator
public boolean isValidURL(String url) throws MalformedURLException {
    UrlValidator urlValidator = new UrlValidator();
    return validator.isValid(url);
}

*Using JDK to validate the url. As it tries to create the URL, but fails if its invalid.

Public boolean isValidURL(String url) throws MalformedURLException, URISyntaxException {
    try {
        new URL(url).toURI();
        return true;
    } catch (MalformedURLException e | URISyntaxException e) {
        return false;
    }
}

*Using Regular Expression ( You should customize the expression as per your requirement)

    private static final String URL_REGEX =
            "^((((https?|ftps?|gopher|telnet|nntp)://)|(mailto:|news:))" +
            "(%[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}|[-()_.!~*';/?:@&=+$,A-Za-z0-9])+)" +
            "([).!';/?:,][[:blank:]])?$";

    private static final Pattern URL_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(URL_REGEX);

    public static boolean urlValidator(String url)
    {
        if (url == null) {
            return false;
        }

        Matcher matcher = URL_PATTERN.matcher(url);
        return matcher.matches();
    }

b. Connectivity validation

*

*Using GET Request and validating response.

 public static String getStatus(String url) throws IOException {

        String result = "";
        try {
            URL urlObj = new URL(url);
            HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) urlObj.openConnection();
            con.setRequestMethod("GET");
            con.setConnectTimeout(3000);
            con.connect();

            int code = con.getResponseCode();
            if (code == 200) {
                result = "On";
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            result = "Off";
        }
        return result;
    }

*Using http HEAD  request method that is identical to GET except that it does not return the response body

URL url = new URL(url);
HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
con.setRequestMethod("HEAD");

*Fetch IP Address of any url ( not recommended for ping validation as it has few issues)

InetAddress ipAddress = InetAddress.getByName(new URL(url).getHost());

A: Check url is valid or not by  Patterns built-in class
boolean isUrlValid = Patterns.WEB_URL.matcher(urlstring).matches();
if (!isUrlValid) {
    Toast.makeText(this, "Invalid Url", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    return;
}

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Freshman Rep. Mike McMahon likes the "Cash for Clunkers" bill.
First off, the bill: As the name suggests, the bill, which passed on Tuesday in a 298–119 vote, would give taxpayers a $3,500 to $4,500 tax credit for trading in a car for a more fuel-efficient model.
As the name fails to suggest, the car doesn't need to be a clunker — just a gas-guzzler. Trade-ins must get 18 miles per gallon or less to be eligible, but just a four mile-per-gallon increase in fuel economy (which is like shooting fish in a barrel, though with an environmentally safe gun, hopefully), gets the owner a $3,500 credit.
A 10-mpg increase gets you the full $4,500.
This sounded a lot like a way of rewarding Hummer drivers who have buyer's remorse every time they fill up (twice a day, no doubt), so we got McMahon on the horn to explain the bill.
We still thought it sounded like a handout.
Then, ever the German speaker, McMahon threw out the ultimate trump card: the Europeans did it.
"In Germany, they had a similar program and they could not produce enough cars to meet demand," he said.
We pointed out that in Germany, drivers have another big incentive for reducing their consumption of fuel: it costs $6 a gallon. And Germans needed to trade in a real clunker — at least nine years old — not merely go from 18 mpg to 22 to get a cool $3,500.
On a personal level, McMahon played a small role in getting the bill to the floor. Originally, it was part of a much larger energy bill that isn't going to be moved until the fall. Several freshmen legislators — and, remember, McMahon is the freshman class whip — convinced Speaker Nancy Pelosi to make "Cash for Clunkers" its own bill.
McMahon said he has not decided whether to trade in his 2003 Honda Odyssey.
"It gets in the 18- to 23-mile-per-gallon range, so that's pretty good," he said.
This will help new car sales and the manufacturing industry (JOBS). Our daughter drives an older SUV (15 mpg) and I would very much like to trade it for a newer more fuel efficient vehicle. But when you go to trade as you well know you don't get much for your trade with having an older car, making it discouraging to want to buy a new car. I don't mind owing more for a reliable car that will be under warranty. It will give me the peace of mind knowing our daughter has something reliable to drive back and forth to college in. I do know people are WAITING for this to pass and by WAITING it only hurts car sales even more. That's why its so important to get this passed as soon as possible. It worked in Europe to stimulate the economy it will work here too. It pasted overwhelming in the House, now if only the Senate will get it together. The President's for it and the American people are too. This needs to be done A.S.A.P.
Why are my taxes going to people to buy more cars? The last thing this country needs is more cars?
Jobs? You want jobs? Have the gov fund a massive build out of public transit. Don't fund a mode of transportation that is inherently unsustainable and which has no future.
Why are my taxes going to people to buy more cars?
Because the UAW is more powerful than the TWU?
This bill follows the good old tradition of the Bush years for passing legislation that lines the pockets of big corporations. The biggest chunk of the $3500 will stay in the pockets of dealers and auto company shareholders- people who deserve taxpayer money the least. Worst of all, this hurts everybody else by promoting car use.
I helped vote McMahon into office, but if this bill passes he definitely won't get my vote ever again.
60% the cars that are currently donated to charity will now be eligible for a $3500 or $4500 voucher under the cash for clunkers program. Since the tax deduction for donating a car is only $500 or what the car sells charities won't be able to compete with the program and charitable car donation will end. A better idea is to just change the amount a person can deduct for donating their car back to the book value. That way every car is eligible, the government doesn't have to spend $4 million of our dollars giving away vouchers and trying to administer a program that is way too convoluted!
I would like to add one thing: the down side is that it adds to the deficit....and we're all paying for that..... but, it costs money to MAKE money......which everyone in business understands.
Out of curiosity ... is there anything newsworthy going on in Bay Ridge other than these McMahon reports, a smelly pier, and the police blotter?


Featuring the music of John Two-Hawks.
John Two-Hawks' music and singing is heard throughout the entire film, from the opening scene to the ending credits.
The Musical Score by George S. Clinton, featuring John Two-Hawks music, received an Emmy nomination.
Inspired by Dee Brown's acclaimed best-seller, this HBO film event begins powerfully with the Lakota Sioux triumph over General Custer and the 7th Calvary at The Battle of the Greasy Grass (Little Bighorn). What follows is the true story of the epic struggle of the Lakota people to resist the theft of their ancestral land and the forced assimilation of their people. A powerful, blockbuster motion picture.


News has leaked out today that the Motorola Droid 1 (our baby) has been listed as "end of life" meaning in the next few weeks, it will be phased out of Verizon's system. This news isn't surprising as the Droid 2 was made official just the other day, plus we're seeing special promos for the device ending in a few days.
This is sad news, but that doesn't mean the D1 is disappearing off the face of the earth. The dev community is bigger than ever and as one of the few "developer phones" for Android, it'll like still see plenty of action.


Find out more about our services at 84 Auto Recycling.
We offer new parts for sale through our part ordering service. If we don't have the part we can usually get it. We can easily find any part for your car, no matter what the make or model. You can call to place your order or search using our online search tool. It's easy and simple and it can help you find exactly what you are looking for.
We also carry a large inventory of used auto parts. Unlike pull-a-part junkyards, our parts are extracted by mechanics, so you can rest assured the part was not damaged. We have a large inventory of wrecked and damaged cars to pick parts from.


Rob Wilds travels to Pigeon Forge to make the holiday season last a little longer.
Winterfest Driving Tour of Lights runs through March 24, 2019.
Joe Elmore flashes back to the Music City Raceway in 2001, where youngsters raced in kid-sized dragsters.
Gretchen Bates suits up for a sport that is NOT for the faint of heart, but that's just how she rolls.


It's scary words coming out of Shannen Doherty. Battling cancer, she now admits to a fear she's not going to make it.
That is just heartbreaking, and I come at it with a "been there, done that" attitude. I've been through it. I had cancer. I had chemo. I had a bone marrow transplant. I looked at the average prognosis for my leukemia, and it wasn't good. But for some reason, I never doubted that I would live. I knew I'd come out of this to tell the tale.
For Shannen it's different. She shared a photo of herself lying in a hospital bed after a round of chemo and wrote the following.
That's just heartbreaking to me, just to hear her thoughts, that she's sometimes unsure if she's gong to make it, yet pulling out of it and encouraging everyone else to stay strong and positive.
She also talked about the importance of friends when you're battling a disease like cancer. She called out Sarah MIchelle Gellar in particular for always having her back.
I could go on and on about the family and friends who had my back, everyone from my husband who had to take care of our home all on his own, to my sister who was my bone marrow donor, to my parents who allowed me to recover at their house, to my grown kids who had to make do without me and help pick up the slack. So I definitely get that.
And remember why she's in this place in the first place. This was because her management let her health insurance lapse, so she had to wait to go to the doctor. There is something so very fundamentally wrong with that. She's battling for her life and fearing she's not going to make it because someone else's lapse in judgement.
Very sad that way health care works in our country. And it is interesting that you never doubted and yet I am sure most people in your situation would have. I truly believe your intense focus and 100% positive attitude had more to do with your recovery than anything else.
I agree about the status of healthcare. A person with cancer shouldn't have to wait. And we would think she's a celebrity, she has money, she shouldn't need to wait for insurance. But she did, and now she is suffering from it.


Ben Freeth has an extraordinary story to tell. Like that of many white farmers, his family's land was 'reclaimed' by Mugabe's government for redistribution. But Ben's family fought back. Appealing to international law, they instigated a suit against Mugabe's government via the Sadc (The Southern African Development Community). The case was deferred time and again while Mugabe's men pulled strings. But after Freeth and his parents-in-law were abducted and beaten within inches of death in 2008, the Sadc deemed any further delay to be an obstruction of justice.


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package org.apache.beam.sdk.extensions.sql.zetasql;

import org.apache.beam.sdk.extensions.sql.impl.rel.BeamCalcRel;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.extensions.sql.impl.rel.BeamLogicalConvention;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.extensions.sql.impl.rel.CalcRelSplitter;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.extensions.sql.zetasql.translation.ZetaSqlScalarFunctionImpl;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.util.Preconditions;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.calcite.v1_28_0.org.apache.calcite.adapter.enumerable.RexImpTable;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.calcite.v1_28_0.org.apache.calcite.plan.RelOptCluster;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.calcite.v1_28_0.org.apache.calcite.plan.RelOptRule;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.calcite.v1_28_0.org.apache.calcite.plan.RelTraitSet;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.calcite.v1_28_0.org.apache.calcite.rel.RelNode;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.calcite.v1_28_0.org.apache.calcite.rel.type.RelDataType;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.calcite.v1_28_0.org.apache.calcite.rex.RexCall;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.calcite.v1_28_0.org.apache.calcite.rex.RexDynamicParam;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.calcite.v1_28_0.org.apache.calcite.rex.RexFieldAccess;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.calcite.v1_28_0.org.apache.calcite.rex.RexLiteral;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.calcite.v1_28_0.org.apache.calcite.rex.RexLocalRef;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.calcite.v1_28_0.org.apache.calcite.rex.RexNode;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.calcite.v1_28_0.org.apache.calcite.rex.RexProgram;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.calcite.v1_28_0.org.apache.calcite.sql.SqlOperator;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.calcite.v1_28_0.org.apache.calcite.sql.validate.SqlUserDefinedFunction;
import org.apache.beam.vendor.calcite.v1_28_0.org.apache.calcite.tools.RelBuilder;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/** {@link CalcRelSplitter.RelType} for {@link BeamCalcRel}. */
class BeamCalcRelType extends CalcRelSplitter.RelType {
  private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BeamCalcRelType.class);

  BeamCalcRelType(String name) {
    super(name);
  }

  @Override
  protected boolean canImplement(RexFieldAccess field) {
    return supportsType(field.getType());
  }

  @Override
  protected boolean canImplement(RexLiteral literal) {
    return supportsType(literal.getType());
  }

  @Override
  protected boolean canImplement(RexDynamicParam param) {
    return supportsType(param.getType());
  }

  @Override
  protected boolean canImplement(RexCall call) {
    final SqlOperator operator = call.getOperator();

    RexImpTable.RexCallImplementor implementor = RexImpTable.INSTANCE.get(operator);
    if (implementor == null) {
      // Reject methods with no implementation
      return false;
    }

    if (operator instanceof SqlUserDefinedFunction) {
      SqlUserDefinedFunction udf = (SqlUserDefinedFunction) call.op;
      if (udf.function instanceof ZetaSqlScalarFunctionImpl) {
        ZetaSqlScalarFunctionImpl scalarFunction = (ZetaSqlScalarFunctionImpl) udf.function;
        if (!scalarFunction.functionGroup.equals(
            BeamZetaSqlCatalog.USER_DEFINED_JAVA_SCALAR_FUNCTIONS)) {
          // Reject ZetaSQL Builtin Scalar Functions
          return false;
        }
        for (RexNode operand : call.getOperands()) {
          if (operand instanceof RexLocalRef) {
            if (!supportsType(operand.getType())) {
              LOG.error(
                  "User-defined function {} received unsupported operand type {}.",
                  call.op.getName(),
                  ((RexLocalRef) operand).getType());
              return false;
            }
          } else {
            LOG.error(
                "User-defined function {} received unrecognized operand kind {}.",
                call.op.getName(),
                operand.getKind());
            return false;
          }
        }
      } else {
        // Reject other UDFs
        return false;
      }
    } else {
      // Reject Calcite implementations
      return false;
    }
    return true;
  }

  @Override
  protected RelNode makeRel(
      RelOptCluster cluster,
      RelTraitSet traitSet,
      RelBuilder relBuilder,
      RelNode input,
      RexProgram program) {
    RexProgram normalizedProgram = program.normalize(cluster.getRexBuilder(), false);
    return new BeamCalcRel(
        cluster,
        traitSet.replace(BeamLogicalConvention.INSTANCE),
        RelOptRule.convert(input, input.getTraitSet().replace(BeamLogicalConvention.INSTANCE)),
        normalizedProgram);
  }

  /**
   * Returns true only if the data type can be correctly implemented by {@link
   * org.apache.beam.sdk.extensions.sql.impl.rel.BeamCalcRel} in ZetaSQL.
   */
  private boolean supportsType(RelDataType type) {
    switch (type.getSqlTypeName()) {
      case BIGINT:
      case BINARY:
      case BOOLEAN:
      case CHAR:
      case DATE:
      case DECIMAL:
      case DOUBLE:
      case NULL:
      case TIMESTAMP:
      case VARBINARY:
      case VARCHAR:
        return true;
      case ARRAY:
        return supportsType(
            Preconditions.checkArgumentNotNull(
                type.getComponentType(), "Encountered ARRAY type with no component type."));
      case ROW:
        return type.getFieldList().stream().allMatch((field) -> supportsType(field.getType()));
      case TIME: // BEAM-12086
      case TIMESTAMP_WITH_LOCAL_TIME_ZONE: // BEAM-12087
      default:
        return false;
    }
  }
}


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Uca (Tubuca) arcuata is een krabbensoort uit de familie van de Ocypodidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1835 door De Haan.

Ocypodidae

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


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Hatchard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Hatchard originated with the Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled Britain. It is derived from the Old French personal names Achart and Aquart. Achard was a personal name in the Domesday Book of 1086. [1]
Early Origins of the Hatchard family
The surname Hatchard was first found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 where Henry Achard, Huntingdonshire; and Richard Achard, Yorkshire were listed. Later the Yoprkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 listed Johannes Hachet, Mergareta Hachet, and Robertus Achard. [2]
Early History of the Hatchard family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hatchard research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1150, 1154, 1189, 1273, 1379, 1787, 1636, 1697, 1679, 1695 and 1697 are included under the topic Early Hatchard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Hatchard Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Hatchard has appeared include Hatchard, Hachard, Atchard, Achard and others.
Early Notables of the Hatchard family (pre 1700)
Distinguished members of the family include John Eachard (1636?-1697), an English divine and satirist from Suffolk, twice Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University (in 1679 and 1695.) "He governed his college with the utmost care and fidelity, and to the general satisfaction of the whole university. He procured many donations...
Another 47 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hatchard Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Hatchard migration to the United States +
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Hatchard arrived in North America very early:
Hatchard Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Sampson Hatchard, who landed in Maryland in 1678 [3]
George Hatchard, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Vardulia" from London, England [4]
George Hatchard, aged 17, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Minnekahda" from London, England [5]
Bert Hatchard, aged 44, who arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Olympic" from Southampton, England [6]
Hatchard migration to Australia +
Hatchard Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
James Hatchard, aged 21, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Gloucester" [7]
Contemporary Notables of the name Hatchard (post 1700) +
Thomas Goodwin Hatchard (1818-1870), English bishop of Mauritius in 1869 but died of cholera on the island of Mauritius 28 Feb. 1870 [8]
John Hatchard (1769-1849), English founder of Hatchards in 1797 in Piccadilly, London, the oldest bookshop in the United Kingdom [8]
Caroline Hatchard (1883-1970), English opera singer
John Herbert "Jack" Hatchard (1917-1984), New Zealand association football player, member of the New Zealand National Team in 1936
Lieutenant Polly Hatchard, British Royal Navy officer, the first military woman to reach the South Pole, member of the Royal Navy Polar Expedition (2006-2007)
^ Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
^ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6WD-G6V : 6 December 2014), George Hatchard, 17 Oct 1919; citing departure port London, England, arrival port New York, ship name Vardulia, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
^ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6CP-BMZ : 6 December 2014), George Hatchard, 06 Apr 1920; citing departure port London, arrival port New York, ship name Minnekahda, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
^ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6JW-4P1 : 6 December 2014), Bert Hatchard, 11 May 1921; citing departure port Southampton, arrival port New York, ship name Olympic, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
^ South Australian Register Tuesday 3 February 1852. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) GLOUCESTER 1852. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/anglia1852.shtmL
^ Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020
Hatchard (English)


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package org.jboss.resteasy.test.validation.resource;

import javax.validation.Valid;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

public class ValidationComplexMapOfListOfArrayOfStrings {
    @Valid
    Map<String, ValidationComplexListOfArrayOfStrings> map;

    public ValidationComplexMapOfListOfArrayOfStrings(final String s) {
        map = new HashMap<String, ValidationComplexListOfArrayOfStrings>();
        map.put(s, new ValidationComplexListOfArrayOfStrings(s));
    }
}


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VINYL Jimmy Lee (USA-import)
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Jimmy Lee is the new album from Raphael Saadiq, the Grammy Award- winning musician, songwriter and go-to collaborator/producer Raphael Saadiq. This collection is Raphael's first new album in eight years, and is the follow-up to 2011's Stone Rollin.' The album was announced in June, 2019 with the release of the single Something Keeps Calling Me." Jimmy Lee is a deeply personal, musically ambitious work inspired by his brother's struggles with addiction that explores the razor s edge people walk as they pursue pleasure that leads to pain a brilliantly incisive and empathetic work from a master at the peak of his art. The album takes the listener from Saadiq's native Oakland to Rikers Island as he traces the everyday struggles of addiction and incarceration, taking in both the thrills and pitfalls he witnessed throughout his brother's life. Comprising narcotic funk, steely gospel affirmations, and quaking protest soul, Jimmy Lee is a resonant examination of modern life, in all its exuberance, destruction and consequence. Jimmy Lee was self-produced by Raphael Saadiq and recorded at Blakeslee Recording Co. in North Hollywood. The album features contributions from Brook D Leau, Kendrick Lamar, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Raphael Saadiq came up in the 80s and 90s with the multi-platinum R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné! before embarking on a critically acclaimed solo career. He also has been active as a producer, co-writing career-defining hits for D'Angelo ("Untitled (How Does It Feel) ) and Solange ("Cranes in the Sky") and working with artists like John Legend, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Erykah Badu, Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder.
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Hit-and-Run Fatalities Reach Record High
April 27, 2018 • by Marianne Mathews
Photo via Ildar Sagdejev/Wikimedia.
There were 1,980 fatal hit-and-run crashes in the U.S. in 2016 that resulted in 2,049 lost lives, which was the highest number ever recorded, according to a new study from the AAA Foundation.
Both hit-and-run crashes and fatalities are increasing at alarming rates nationwide, according to the AAA Foundation report, "Hit-and-Run Crashes: Prevalence, Contributing Factors and Countermeasures."
Since 2009, the number of hit-and-run fatalities has been increasing at an average rate of 7.2% per year. A large proportion of the increase has been in fatal crashes involving people outside of vehicles, such as pedestrians, according to the report.
For example, in 2016, 1,398 fatal hit-and-run crashes involved nonvehicle occupants like pedestrians and bicyclists.
Another alarming increase can be seen in the total percentage of fatalities that involve the driver leaving the scene. In 5.5% of all traffic fatalities in 2016, the driver fled — that's a record high, according to the report. The fleeing figure rises to 20.5% when examining only 2016 crashes in which the victims are pedestrians. However, about 50% of all hit-and-run offenders in the U.S. are eventually identified.
The report also explores specific environmental factors that contribute to the likelihood of hit-and-run crashes.
Generally, the greater the visibility of a potential crash — due to more witnesses or better lighting, for example — the less likely a hit-and-run will occur. Conversely, areas with higher pedestrian traffic increase the likelihood. Fatal hit-and-run crashes are more common on roads with lower speed limits, possibly because pedestrians are likely to cross them, notes the report.
Other noteworthy findings include:
There were approximately 737,100 hit-and-run crashes in 2015 in the U.S., translating into one hit-and-run every 43 seconds.
The top three states for fatal hit-and-run crashes are New Mexico, Louisiana and Florida. States with the lowest rates are New Hampshire, Maine and Minnesota.
Drivers in U.S. hit-and-run crashes are more likely to be young males with a history of driving under the influence and license suspension.
To compile the report, AAA Foundation analyzed 2006-2016 fatal, injury, and non-injury crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) as well as NHTSA's National Automotive Sampling System General Estimates System (NASS GES).
Read more about Accidents Fatal Accidents AAA Safety
Advanced Driver Monitoring Tech Gaining Wider Acceptance
Almost half of the respondents to a survey (46%) agreed that a driver monitoring system should be required by law in vehicles. The younger the driver, the more likely they believe that these systems make a vehicle safer.
FMCSA Will Permanently Ban Drivers for Human Trafficking Offenses
The FMCSA announced a final rule that will permanently ban drivers convicted of human trafficking from operating a commercial motor vehicle.
Troopers in Trucks Curb Distracted Driving in Illinois
Trooper in a Truck, a joint effort between the Illinois Trucking Association and Illinois State Police, helped officers curb distracted driving in the state in early July.
Two-Lane Roundabouts Cut Crashes 9% a Year
The number of crashes at two-lane roundabouts decreased on average 9% per year of their existence in the roadway, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Mazda Recalls Three Models for Engine Software
Mazda is recalling approximately 262,220 2018-2019 CX-5 compact SUVs and Mazda6 midsize sedans, as well as 2019 Mazda3 compact sedans because a software error in the powertrain control module may cause the engine to stall.
Ford Recalls Ranger Pickup for Seat Belt Issue
Ford Motor Co. is recalling an estimated 7,580 2019 Ranger SuperCab vehicles for a seat belt issue. Specifically, the right-front seat belt may have been improperly assembled.
How Car Washes Clash with Vehicle Tech
Advanced technology on current vehicles can play havoc with car washes, which have retained traditional washing systems.
Advanced technology on current vehicles can play havoc with car washes, which have retained traditional washing systems. Brian Cooley explains how this can be a problem.
Florida Vehicle Thefts Fall 4.1% in 2018
Vehicle thefts in Florida fell 4.1% to 41,119 vehicles in 2018, but the crime remains a significant problem, according to law enforcement officials.
NTSB Ends Investigation Into Driverless Shuttle Accident
A unique case of miscommunication between a truck driver and a self-driving vehicle that led to a minor accident in Las Vegas may give us a glimpse into a future where autonomous vehicles and human driven vehicles share the road.