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ENS-03
The most successful model of all times and generations.
Casing was made of ebonite and assembled without a single screw. Faceplate — sandblasted aluminium.
Electrode: coaxial, rectangular shape (the rectangle had such good proportion of the sides that is still copied in all devices). This device had one more type of electrodes — "paravertebral" — in the form of two plates made of stainless steel. At the same time they served as locks of the casing. Socket for remote electrode became smaller.
Energy regulation: slide control, with "up" and "down" buttons. Two LEDs indicated energy and frequency. The frequency was set with digital binary code (like in ENS-02). Four different levels of "depth". Time of stimulation and pause interval are also set with binary code, similarly to frequency.
Power supply: silver-zinc galvanic cells from military satellite-born systems. They could supply power to the device during 10 years of home use.
The most unique thing about this device is that it was assembled with three small-scale integration circuits — three inverters in one chip. And 96 diodes!


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There are some good points raised in this article in about the challenges facing creative councils who may be considering the adoption of new mutual models.
It raises some useful questions around capital, governance, contracts, relationships, management, growth, leadership and how the private sector can help.
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'Fifty Shades' Franchise Has Somehow Grossed More Than $1 Billion
By Brandon Katz • 02/16/18 11:05am
Universal's 'Fifty Shades Freed.' Doane Gregory
The entire Fifty Shades franchise is an insult to writers and moviemakers everywhere. Storytelling is subjective, so if you enjoy them then good for you, but you're wrong and we can't take your opinions seriously on anything anymore.
Unfortunately, it looks as if the joke is on us because these movies just keep making money.
Fifty Shades Freed, the trilogy capper in the series, took in $10.8 million on Valentine's Day at the North American box office. In just two days of release, the movie has already pulled in $152 million worldwide, per Box Office Mojo.
In fact, the three films, based on the E.L. James book series have now grossed a combined worldwide total of $1.145 billion and counting.
Jaw, meet floor.
Even though Black Panther has arrived to maul the February opening record set by Deadpool, Freed is still expected to top $300 million worldwide when all is said done, pushing the franchise's cumulative total to around $1.25 billion.
Just so you know, the combined production budget of all three movies was just $150 million (excluding marketing costs). In other, more easily digestible words, "Cha-Ching."
Universal is laughing at our derision of these movies… all the way to the bank.
The studio shocked the industry when it out-bid every other studio for the rights to James' book in 2012 with a fat $5 million check. Now, insiders tell THR the studio is looking at profits of $500 million or more.
"I think Universal did a very good job. First and foremost, it chose a global, popular literary franchise. Second, it kept the budgets reasonable. Third, it went with an attractive release date around Valentine's Day and marketed it as a romance series with a hint of eroticism, which played well with women," Wall Street analyst Eric Handler of MKM Partners told the outlet.
Stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan were virtual unknowns when they were cast (Sons of Anarchy lead Charlie Hunnam exited the role first), which also helped to keep costs down. But to find such financial success with an R-rated series is damn impressive.
Universal domestic distribution chief Jim Orr told THR, "we take great pride in providing films for distinct audiences. To grow a $1 billion franchise out of an adult-themed property is an extraordinary achievement."
Universal, which routinely ranks among the top three studios in annual box office revenue, has also spun out successful female franchises such as Bridget Jones and Pitch Perfect.
While the studio's business acumen must be acknowledged, we beg that moviegoers please stop handing over their hard-earned money to this franchise.
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Q: Need help looping macro I don't believe this is very difficult but I can't figure it out...
In column B, I have either "Original" or "Add" listed.  Starting from B79 and moving upwards, the first time "Original" is displayed I want to draw a border from B#:N# on the bottom.
I don't know how to run proper loops within VBA so below is what I have so far which is missing quite a bit.
Sub Test()
Range("B79").Select
If Range("B79") = "Original" Then
Selection.End(xlToRight).Select
Selection.Borders(xlDiagonalDown).LineStyle = xlNone
Selection.Borders(xlDiagonalUp).LineStyle = xlNone
Selection.Borders(xlEdgeLeft).LineStyle = xlNone
With Selection.Borders(xlEdgeTop)
    .LineStyle = xlDot
    .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic
    .TintAndShade = 0
    .Weight = xlThin
End With
Selection.Borders(xlEdgeBottom).LineStyle = xlNone
Selection.Borders(xlEdgeRight).LineStyle = xlNone
Selection.Borders(xlInsideVertical).LineStyle = xlNone
Selection.Borders(xlInsideHorizontal).LineStyle = xlNone

Else: ActiveCell.Offset(-1, 0).Select
End If

End Sub

Here is my current attempt.  I am just trying to get it to highlight the cells.
Sub Test()

Let x = 79
Do While x > 7
If ("B" & x) = "Original" > 0 Then
Selection.End(xlToRight).Select
Else: x = x - 1
End If
Loop

End Sub

A: Use a for next loop and don't select, this should do what you need. Make sure you read this code and understand how it relates back to your original code.
Sub Test()
Dim X As Long
For X = 79 To 1 Step -1 'Step -1 makes it go backwards
    If Range("B" & X).Text = "Original" Then 'Notice I am not actually selecting anything in this code, I don't need to in order to manipulate it
        With Range("B" & X).End(xlToRight)
            For Each Border In .Borders 'Loop the borders so you don't have to name each one
                Border.LineStyle = xlNone
            Next
            With .Borders(xlEdgeTop)
                .LineStyle = xlDot
                .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic
                .TintAndShade = 0
                .Weight = xlThin
            End With
        End With
    End If
Next
End Sub

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The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published Aviation Statistics for Quarter 1 2022. Passenger numbers are received for the five main airports: Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Knock, and Kerry.
Commenting on the release, Dr Nele van der Wielen, Statistician, said: "The figures show an increase in international travel during Q1 2022. However, data shows that passengers travelling to and from Ireland are still down by 21% compared with Q1 2020 and down by 37% compared with same period in 2019.
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Dublin experiencing a much faster rebound in tourism than previously anticipated
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Coffee cup levy 'sends wrong message' - Retail Group
A proposed 20 cent levy on single-use coffee cups "sends the wrong message on sustainability" and the Government needs to rethink its strategy, according to a body representing the retail industry in Ireland.
The measure was announced earlier this year by the Government as part of the Circular Economy Bill, which is aimed at reducing waste and influencing behaviour.
Minister of State Ossian Smyth has said the levy is designed to wean people off single use containers and switch to reusable keep cups.
GDP growth of 10.8% in first quarter - CSO
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Her mouth was open, as if she wanted to say something, and I wanted to kiss her to show her that sometimes you don't need words. Sometimes they only get in the way, and you end up talking yourself out of things you need. People you want.
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What to do as a first date What to do as a first date
What to do on a first date
What can I tell about myself?
What can a teenager do on a first date?
What should you consider at the first meeting?
What am I allowed to do on the first date and what am I not allowed to do?
What to do with a date at night
What is important on a date?
What questions on the date?
What are interesting topics of conversation?
What topics when getting to know each other?
What questions can you ask when getting to know each other?
What are the 36 questions about falling in love?
How can you fall in love again?
What do women say when they are in love?
Outdoor ideas for the first date picnic. Everyone prepares their favorite snacks and lets the others try them. Visit to the zoo. Here you can go for a walk, eat an ice cream, watch the animals and talk. Amusement park. Unfamiliar city. Inline skating. geo caching. climbing park. Flea market or antiques market.More entries…•
Tell interesting stories about yourself You should also think about what you want to reveal about yourself and what image you want to give her of yourself. Accordingly, you can tell her funny stories and anecdotes from your past that say something about you.
Date at the cinema A true classic among the first dates and probably the most common: going to the cinema! Instead of making small talk, you can comfortably watch a film and maybe even get up close and personal. However, chatting is only possible before and after the performance.
The first date should be an informal get-to-know-you in private and not short-term sexual intercourse to initiate a relationship. So say goodbye at the end with a nice greeting, a hug or a kiss and look forward to future appointments.
A grab for the hand, the leg or even the face is therefore absolutely taboo on the first date. They say yes and amen to everything. You drink too much alcohol. You are too open. You are dishonest. They dress too sexy. They only talk about themselves.
Evening date ideas Have a drink together at a bar (with a window seat where you can see the romantically lit skyline). Go to a drive-in movie theater. Go to the casino, a particularly noble action for men and women. Take a night hike with a flashlight and tell each other scary stories.
By creating a nice atmosphere, she will trust you and that will lead to her having sex with you. So it's important to be easygoing and confident right from the start, make lots of eye contact, and make her feel like you're a cool guy who's comfortable in his own skin.
The "classic" questions (which can quickly lead to hours of conversation) What is your favorite series? What is your favorite movie? Who was your big role model as a child and why? Which star did you have a poster of in your child's room? What did you want you always will as a child?
6 topics of conversationConversations about origin and life story. Even the life story of a person is very interesting. Conversations about travel and excursions. Discussions about work and career. Conversations about free time and hobbies. Conversations about love and relationships. Conversations about future and dreams.
7 concrete topics of conversation for your datesCooking and nutrition. Talking about nutrition. hobbies, games and sports. Little secrets. Extraordinary experiences. Talk about family and friends. Talking about the weather – only under this condition. Journeys.
IV. Getting to Know Questions for "Intimate Talk" How do you act when you really like someone? Have you ever fallen head over heels in love? How was your first kiss? Would you rate yourself as sexually minded? Have you read 50 Shades of Gray / seen the movie?
Interesting questions you could ask a guy: Does anyone know you're on a date right now? Do you approach women often? Where and with whom do you see yourself in 10 years? How often have you been on a date lately? How do you know you're in love?
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Q: "no such file to load -- net/https" - Heroku, Ruby, Ubuntu 10.04 I've seen this problem posted in other blogs and stackoverflow threads, but no one seems to have the answer. I'm trying to run heroku and getting this error:
/usr/local/heroku/vendor/gems/rest-client-1.6.1/lib/restclient.rb:9:in `rescue in <top (required)>': no such file to load -- net/https. Try running apt-get install libopenssl-ruby (LoadError)
from /usr/local/heroku/vendor/gems/rest-client-1.6.1/lib/restclient.rb:5:in `<top (required)>'
from /usr/local/heroku/vendor/gems/rest-client-1.6.1/lib/rest_client.rb:2:in `require'
from /usr/local/heroku/vendor/gems/rest-client-1.6.1/lib/rest_client.rb:2:in `<top (required)>'
from /usr/local/heroku/lib/heroku/client.rb:2:in `require'
from /usr/local/heroku/lib/heroku/client.rb:2:in `<top (required)>'
from /usr/local/heroku/lib/heroku.rb:3:in `require'
from /usr/local/heroku/lib/heroku.rb:3:in `<top (required)>'
from /usr/local/heroku/lib/heroku/cli.rb:1:in `require'
from /usr/local/heroku/lib/heroku/cli.rb:1:in `<top (required)>'
from /usr/bin/heroku:29:in `require'
from /usr/bin/heroku:29:in `<main>'

Problem is that libopenssl-ruby is already the newest version.
Has anyone else come across this problem?

A: I Just had similar problem on my ubuntu 10.04, fixed it this way :
EDIT:
Quicker fix:
check /usr/local/heroku/bin/heroku what version of ruby it is using
I had:
#!/usr/bin/env ruby1.9.1

Then install the right lib:
$ sudo apt-get install libopenssl-ruby1.9.1

Old:
Install rvm: http://beginrescueend.com/rvm/install/
To ~/.bashrc add:
[[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && . "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm"

run:
$ source ~/.bachrc

Then:
$ rvm remove 1.9.2
$ rvm pkg install openssl
$ rvm install 1.9.2 -C --with-openssl-dir=$HOME/.rvm/usr

after running last command i had this output, note the ruby-1.9.2-p290:
Installing Ruby from source to: /my/home/dir/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290, this may take a while depending on your cpu(s)

then edit /usr/local/heroku/bin/heroku
In first line change:
#!/usr/bin/env ruby1.9.1

To:
#!/usr/bin/env ruby-1.9.2-p290

you might need to install some missing libs for all of this to work, this will help to find what
$ rvm notes

I hope this helps.

A: I am guessing it might be some permissions issue here, you should explain better how you installed your ruby, and secondly check if libopenssl-ruby is path of the current user, if its not then add it to its path, and your acceptance rate is low which might be why people have chosen not to respond to your question


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Finance & Development, June 2017, Vol. 54, No. 2
The Crusty Professor
Ian Kumekawa
The First Serious Optimist: A. C. Pigou and the Birth of Welfare Economics
Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2017, 344 pp., $35
Ian Kumekawa has written a useful guide to the thinking on welfare economics of the British economist Arthur Cecil Pigou, who held the Cambridge chair in political economy—preceded by Alfred Marshall and followed by John Maynard Keynes.
Part exposition, part biography the book illuminates economic thinking in the 20th century, and the role of Cambridge in particular. In pre–World War I Cambridge intellectual circles, as in Keynes's own thinking, there was an interest in applying ethics and ethical judgments to the study of economics, which drew on a strong tradition of liberal paternalist reformism. Kumekawa neatly traces the trajectory of that thought from optimism about solving social problems through knowledge and science in the pre-1914 world to increasing doubt and pessimism following the first world war and profound bitterness after the second.
Like Keynes, Pigou was a pacifist, but he experienced the horrors of war while working for the field ambulance service and when conscripted he seems not to have wanted to register as a conscientious objector. The Great War transformed him from a gregarious and convivial bachelor don into an increasingly lonely figure. By the 1930s, he felt that the new Cambridge of Keynes was overtaking, deriding, and ignoring him, and he never really recovered from Keynes's unfair portrayal of him in the 1936 General Theory as a straw man for outdated classical economics.
Pigou believed in the consensus of the great and the good, and sometimes even sacrificed his strong views on issues such as free trade in the interest of harmony. Keynes's position as a combative public intellectual appalled him. He thought that dissenting reports were "ungentlemanly."
Kumekawa rightly presents Pigou's analysis of taxes as the best way to deal with externalities as relevant for today's environmental issues. Carbon taxes are a fine example of a Pigovian tax, which matches producer costs, for instance through pollution.
The book does not present a sympathetic portrait of Pigou the man. Kumekawa explains that "though Pigou set out to help the poor, he did not respect them," and he "saw broad segments of the population as totally unfit to make even minor decisions." It was high 19th century paternalism at its worst (and misogyny too—there is a chilling account Pigou's attempt to freeze Joan Robinson out of a Cambridge lectureship).
Surprisingly, Kumekawa misses the strand of Pigou's thought that is most relevant today and that anchored his thinking about damage control and the protection of resources. More than his contemporaries, and perhaps surprisingly for a childless bachelor, Pigou cared deeply about intergenerational fairness. Current generations' strong incentive to pass along costs to their successors drove much of his thinking in welfare economics. He argued in his 1932 Economics of Welfare for intervention by the state, which is the guardian of those who are not present. "(…)the State should protect the interests of the future in some degree against the effects of our irrational discounting and of our preference for ourselves over our descendants." That surely is a modern message, even if delivered by a crusty Edwardian professor.
HAROLD JAMES, historian, Princeton University and IMF
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Abolitionist Harriet Tubman: The Next Face of the $20 Bill
Words by Jan Lee
Last week, when Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced that Harriet Tubman would replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill, he said he wanted more conversation about women in U.S. democracy.
Well, he got it ... sort of.
There has been no end of media chatter since his announcement that the 19th-century abolitionist and civil rights advocate would be this treasury's pick as the woman to be featured on the U.S. $20 bill (and elevated, at that, from the proposed $10 bill). The issue has raised debate about race, politics, presidential candidates and foibles of the current administration. It's raised conversation on just about every controversial topic but one: women's rights.
To talk about women in democracy these days, we are compelled to talk about women's rights. And Harriet Tubman's history personifies that discussion. She didn't just advocate for a more just society, she lived and fought for it. She idealized it in her words, inspiring many to look past race and recognize the bravery and worth of a life that was dedicated to human rights.
When we celebrate her memory, it's her words we most often call to mind to symbolize the character of a who she was: "I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves."
It may not seem to reflect the vernacular of today, where a collision course between global warming and environmental apathy is often the topic that symbolizes our generation's battles, but it offers a much-needed reminder: It is often the human spirit that characterizes our era and how we face up to a challenge, not the battle itself.
And as to whether a woman should indeed be featured on one of the country's most circulated currency bills, perhaps the questions that really should be asked are: What took the treasury so long to do so? Why has it waited hundreds of years? And why will there be only one?
The answer to all of these questions isn't hard to see: Change comes in small victories. And huge accomplishments come with patience, as Harriet Tubman also pointed out when she noted that it takes "patience and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world." It took 219 years for the country to elect its first black president. It took more than a hundred years to finally have a global discussion about climate change.
The new $20 release will be timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote. Lew says that other currency changes will happen at that time but few, I imagine, will be as stirring or thought-provoking as Harriet Tubman's.
Putting the image of a female African American hero on the face of the $20 bill to remind the next generation that women, too, played a role in the founding of this country is a great first step in our dialogue about women and democracy. But it shouldn't be the last.
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Jan Lee
Jan Lee is a former news editor and award-winning editorial writer whose non-fiction and fiction have been published in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the U.K. and Australia. Her articles and posts can be found on TriplePundit, JustMeans, and her blog, The Multicultural Jew, as well as other publications. She currently splits her residence between the city of Vancouver, British Columbia and the rural farmlands of Idaho.
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The Guardian (UK) recently launched a new website, Guardian Cities, as an open platform for critical discussion and debate about challenges facing the world's metropolitan centers. Topics include the future of housing, transportation, public space and infrastructure, planning, governance, energy and security.
In the late 1970's, British architects Bill Hillier and Julienne Hanson determined that space in urban areas can be analyzed in terms of connectivity and movement and that a city's success is very dependent on the ease with which people can move about on foot. They also recognized that a city's geometry affected movement more than any other design factor. Learn how the notion of space syntax affects urban design.
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Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre's administration has a new focus on measuring effectiveness and efficiency in the city's service delivery. A new unit has been established to transform organizational performance and reduce costs.
A film commissioned by the UK Landscape Institute addresses water shortage, flooding and pollution in cities and explains the concept of designing with water when planning any new development.
Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) has announced the 20 municipalities in Ontario with the highest residential waste diversion rates in 2012. The waste diversion rate is the percentage of Blue Box and other residential garbage that is kept out of landfill.
Smart cities reflect the application of technologies to the delivery of services. A recent intelligentutility article suggests five factors that are key to smart city planning.
The City of Guelph new high-efficiency heating and cooling system in the Sleeman Centre in the downtown, is an initial step in building North America's first city-wide district energy network. The project is one of a number contained in the city's District Energy Plan.
Agricultural lands preservation continues to be a major concern in Washington State's Puget Sound region, which has lost 60 per cent of its farmland acreage since 1950. Learn more about the role of the American Farmland Trust in preserving farmland in Washington State.
Many communities are making the redevelopment of brownfields a priority to maximize growth potential in existing communities. While there has been success in communities that have established land banks to dispose of vacant property, the use of land banks for brownfields can also be a key long term economic development approach.
While sustainability plans reflect specific local circumstances, there are some general approaches that have broad application. Learn more about some leading action areas and steps that urban areas can pursue to increase urban sustainability.
The U.S. Federal Government is developing a new tool that uses sensors that can be attached to snowplows to predict road conditions in near real time and to identify potential problem areas.
While San Francisco housing costs are among the highest in the U.S., there are specific legislative and investment initiatives that the city can take to protect existing rent controlled units and build more affordable housing.
Research group, 2thinkknow Innovation Cities, has identified successful city innovation among world cities, based on an assessment of a city's cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets.
The term, "New Urbanism," refers to an urban design concept and movement that promotes walkable neigbourhoods, mixed housing and transit oriented developments. Learn more about some key resources related to this concept.
The City of Toronto Police Service is an example of how Canadian municipalities have adopted social media faster that local governments in the U.S. Learn more about Toronto's successful social media policing.
In December 2013, Planetizen surveyed planners from across the U.S. on their use of mobile apps in the planning profession. A key goal of the survey was to try to understand how planners are using smart phones and mobile apps to support their work.
Government Technology (http://www.govtech.com/) recently announced the winners of its 2013 Digital Cities awards, which recognize U.S. local governments for progress on information and communication technology practices, return on investment and ability to demonstrate innovation in leveraging creative approaches.
The City of Hamburg, the 2011 European Green Capital, has announced a plan to create and link 27 square miles of new and existing green space across the city. The initiative will increase walkability and connectivity and resilience to flooding.
The City of Calgary recently released a monitoring report on the progress being made towards the 60 year goals outlined in the Municipal Development Plan and the Calgary Transportation Plan. The city's progress is measured against 14 indicators developed through the PlanIt Calgary process five years ago.
Technology firms like IBM, Cisco and Siemens are actively competing for the smart city market. However, a new book, Smart Cities, (Anthony Townsend) contends that the "smart city" concept resulting from the convergence of economic forces and technological progress, means much more than the applications being marketed by tech companies.
A recent report by the C.D. Howe Institute reveals the performance of Canada's major cities in financial transparency and reporting. The report examines the gaps between planned spending changes and what cities presented at the end of their fiscal year.
The Deep City Method (DCM) tool developed by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology enables cities to assess the potential for the use of underground space and building down.
Large cities in post-war Japan were the drivers of the country's economic growth. Now that the growth of large cities has stopped, major challenges such as the costs of upgrading aging infrastructure and rapidly aging populations signal the need for government reforms.
A pilot project at a Brooklyn wastewater treatment plant will use discarded food scraps to generate biogas to heat more than 5,000 homes.
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) has issued a Call for Submissions to Ontario municipalities to submit innovative approaches that showcase innovative and transferable initiatives related to capital projects or service delivery. The 2014 Peter J. Marshall Award winners will be announced at the August, 2014 AMO Conference. 2014 Entries must be received at AMO offices on or before Friday, May 2, 2014.
The Rumble Pond Stormwater Management Facility in Richmond Hill will turn the pond into a modern stormwater management facility with adaptable approaches to both water quantity and quantity controls.
Many urban professionals look to European cities to learn about innovation in infrastructure development, technology application and entrepreneurship. Learn more about some key developments in leading European cities.
In a recent SwitchBoard article, Kaid Benfield (NRDC) sets out some key principles that not only assist in moving to healthier cities, but also in enabling urban places that create both a sense of beauty and intimacy for urban residents.
Development patterns in cities are key to successful urban circulation and while automobile-centred designs have prevailed in the past, the emergence of a greater focus on transit-oriented development on many world cities can lead to more sustainable urban spaces.
The congestion charge in the City of London will rise from £10 to £11.50 per day, the first increase since 2011. The increase is scheduled to take place this summer, following a public consultation process.
In 2013, the National League of Cities (NLC) published a wide range articles and blogs on important urban issues. Learn more about the top eight articles from last year.
The Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria is developing an innovative Community Investment Fund (CIF) that would enable Victoria citizens to direct a portion of their individual RRSP savings to finance new affordable housing projects in the region. The CIF is independent of banks and investment companies.
The new Chatham-Kent Branding Toolkit is an online community service designed to make it easier for businesses, community organizations and citizens to promote the community to the world.
State-of-the-art telecommunications are vital to urban economic health and well-being. The Smart Cities Readiness Guide outlines the telecommunications framework that modern cities need to stay competitive.
Without taking appropriate measures, cities built next to water are at risk from water-related natural disasters. Learn more about some designs for cities that can help withstand storms.
The National League of Cities (NLC) has recently released a new report that identifies 10 critical challenges facing U.S. cities along with some innovative, remedial strategies to manage these issues.
The Centre for Technology in Government (CTG/U.S.) has compiled some key advice on the effective use of technology in the public sector, based on its work in implementing new ideas and concepts with a wide range of government organizations.
The National League of Cities is launching a new initiative to assist municipal leaders to provide core services in ways that reduce costs, improve quality and customer service and increase transparency.
Engaging Cities has recently published its 2013 most read articles that relate to citizen engagement, tactical urbanism, adapting to change and more.
A new 13 acre park in central Moscow is being developed by a team of architects, best known for their work on the High Line in Manhattan. The Zaryadye Park, the first new park built in Moscow since 1958, is being designed to reflect the ecological diversity of Russia.
Many urban professionals maintain that millennials (those born after 1983) are leaving the suburbs and moving back to cities, acting on their preferences for more eco-friendly urban environments. However, a recent Forbes article contends that migration data suggest that the millennial flight from the suburbs has been exaggerated.
The City of Phoenix Public Works Department has undertaken the Reimagine Phoenix initiative, that goes beyond "reduce, reuse, recycle," to apply various technologies to turn waste into fuel and electricity.
A recent Atlantic Cities article a short video that shows the impressive transformations of major streets and intersections in New York City over the last several years, that promote pedestrian traffic.
In response to Hurricane Sandy, New York City has adopted new zoning regulations that enable property owners in waterfront communities in the city's five boroughs to comply with FEMA flood standards. The regulations balance the need for flood-proofing with the objective of preserving street level activity and neighbourhood character.
The "Open Government Map" is a searchable interactive portal for citizens, civil society and governments. The portal compiles and assesses a broad range of open government practices and initiatives from around the world.
A recent Atlantic Cities article analyzes some technical jargon that is currently in use by a range of urban professionals. The terms assessed are often confusing and frequently imply something completely different to what everyday readers would understand.
Through the last several decades, the geography of innovation has been identified with regions like Silicon Valley, with its corridors of isolated corporate campuses. That spatial configuration of innovation is now being replaced by the "Innovation District," a cluster of anchor institutions and innovative firms that support business incubators in mixed-use urban locations.
Toronto Chief Planner, Jennifer Keesmaat, is promoting walkability as a key city planning principle. While walking is very much a part of life in the Toronto core, Keesmaat also has a plan http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2013/11/planning-roundtable-looks-solutions-suburban-issues to retrofit the city's suburban areas for pedestrian friendliness.
A new City of Philadelphia ordinance seeks to consolidate ownership of vacant and derelict properties under one Land Bank initiative. The Land Bank has the authority to acquire title to privately owned vacant properties, if they are delinquent in taxes. Developers will now be able to take control of whole blocks for development rather than trying to assemble a patchwork of properties on their own.
Canadian journalist Charles Montgomery, has written a new book, Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design, which considers how lessons from psychology, neuroscience and design can be assessed to improve the quality of urban life.
A recent "Architizer" article reviews some key trends that have influenced urban planning and architecture in 2013 and hold promise for 2014 and future years in guiding urban climate adaptation, sustainability, improved project development oversight and more affordable housing solutions.
In Portland, Oregon a non-profit corporation has built an urban solution, Bridge Meadows, that addresses the problem of residential age segregation while providing for the potential for child care assistance for families in the complex. The project includes low income apartment units for people 55 years and older and four bedroom houses for families who adopt foster children, with a requirement that seniors act as surrogate grandparents and mentors for the children and families that live there.
The New York City Department of Transportation has used city tax and other data to analyze the impacts of street re-design and transportation enhancements on retail businesses. The resulting document "The Economic Benefits of Sustainable Streets", reviews the neighbourhood economic benefits of street improvements related to changing traffic patterns, better transit connections and increased pedestrian safety.
Development-supported agriculture is a concept where a developer in planning a new neighbourhood, includes some form of food production, e.g. a farm, community garden, livestock operation, that appeals to new buyers, increases land values and community cohesion. Some 200 of these developments exist across the U.S. and are becoming more mainstream.


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Q: Script to do Windows Update on windows server 2003 Is there any batch script or command line command that can do Windows Update automatically on multiple remote servers (maybe via psexec)? Not prefer using a VB script, but if there's one available, that's fine too. Thanks.

A: Depends on how you want to do.  If you want a more batch-style, psexec method, you need to look into a shareware CLI utility I have seen before.  To be honest, I have never tested it myself, wuinstall.  I see some articles from Windows-type IT mags, so I doubt you will be the first guy.  There is a freeware and pro version, but I cannot say what the licensing restrictions are.
If you can get over the scripting, I know this Winboxen sysadmin lucifist wrote a PowerShell script to do what you are looking for.
######################################################################################################################################
# Windows Update through Powershell (No Forms) v1.0 ######################################################################################################################################
clear-host
Write-host "Starting Update Process..." -foregroundcolor blue
Write-host ""
$UpdateSession = New-Object -com Microsoft.Update.Session
$UpdateSearcher = $UpdateSession.CreateupdateSearcher()
$SearchResult =  $UpdateSearcher.Search("IsAssigned=1 and IsHidden=0 and IsInstalled=0")
$UpdateLowNumber = 0
$UpdateHighNumber = 1
$NumberofUpdates = $searchResult.Updates.Count

while ($UpdateHighNumber -le $NumberofUpdates) {
$UpdatesToDownload = New-Object -com Microsoft.Update.UpdateColl
$Update = $searchResult.Updates.Item($UpdateLowNumber)

if ($Update.EulaAccepted -eq 0) {$Update.AcceptEula()}

[void]$UpdatesToDownload.Add($Update)
$Downloader = $UpdateSession.CreateUpdateDownloader()
$Downloader.Updates = $UpdatesToDownload
[void]$Downloader.Download()

$UpdatesToInstall = New-Object -com Microsoft.Update.UpdateColl
[void]$UpdatesToInstall.Add($Update)

$Title = $update.Title
$KBArticleIDs = $update.KBArticleIDs
$SecurityBulletinIDs = $update.SecurityBulletinIDs
$MsrcSeverity = $update.MsrcSeverity
$LastDeploymentChangeTime = $update.LastDeploymentChangeTime
$MoreInfoUrls = $update.MoreInfoUrls

Write-host "Installing Update $UpdateHighNumber of $NumberofUpdates"
Write-host "Title: $Title"
if ($KBArticleIDs -ne "") {Write-host "KBID: $KBArticleIDs"}
if ($SecurityBulletinIDs -ne "") {write-host "Security Bulletin: $SecurityBulletinIDs"}
if ($MsrcSeverity -eq "Critical") {Write-host "Rating: $MsrcSeverity" -foregroundcolor red} else {Write-host "Rating: $MsrcSeverity"}
if ($LastDeploymentChangeTime -ne "") {Write-host "Dated: $LastDeploymentChangeTime"}
if ($MoreInfoUrls -ne "") {Write-host "$MoreInfoUrls"}

$Installer = $UpdateSession.CreateUpdateInstaller()
$Installer.Updates = $UpdatesToInstall
$InstallationResult = $Installer.Install()
Write-host "--------------------------------------------"
if ($InstallationResult.ResultCode -eq "2") {Write-host "  Installation Succeeded" -foregroundcolor green}  else {Write-host "  INSTALLATION FAILED, check event log for details" -foregroundcolor red}
if ($InstallationResult.RebootRequired -eq "False") {Write-host "  Reboot not required" -foregroundcolor green} else {Write-host "  REBOOT REQUIRED" -foregroundcolor red}
Write-host "--------------------------------------------"
Write-host ""
Write-host ""

$Title = ""
$KBArticleIDs =  ""
$SecurityBulletinIDs =  ""
$MsrcSeverity =  ""
$LastDeploymentChangeTime =  ""
$MoreInfoUrls =  ""

$UpdateLowNumber = $UpdateLowNumber + 1
$UpdateHighNumber = $UpdateHighNumber + 1

if ($ProgressValue -lt $NumberofUpdates) {$ProgressValue = $ProgressValue + 1}
}

$ComputerStatus = New-Object -com Microsoft.Update.SystemInfo
 if ($ComputerStatus.RebootRequired -eq 1) {cmd /c $env:WinDir\System32\Shutdown.exe -r -f -t 10 -c "Patching Complete."}

If you pay attention to this script, you will see you are opening up COM objects and such.  So, you either need to bake your own binary or someone else's non-MSFT code (a la Wuinstall), or do the same amount of scripting in VBScript.  You say Win23k Server, so I am not sure whether or not you have PS installed.  If not, there is TechNet documentation to cure your ills.
Bottom line, Google is your friend.  Keep that in mind before posting here.  :-)


Believing in Miracles. A Doll's House. Donmar Warehouse, London. 18 July 2009. New version by Zinnie Harris.
Finding the Donmar Warehouse is a bit of an adventure in its own right. Tucked neatly between a Fred Perry shop and lots of little boutiques selling horribly priced Vivienne Westwood shoes and faux vintage house dresses, I wondered would the Donmar make me feel like a vagrant at the Ritz?
Some theatres and theatre crowds go for this; making the experience one for the elite. Despite the boutiques however the Donmar did not feel the least like an overly exclusive space. In fact it felt comfortably inclusive.
The Donmar Warehouse really is a 'does what it says on the tin' type place. A small box of a studio theatre, it has a front room feel of welcome and this adds to the sense of cohesion between audience and actor. I liked it.
Some time after this the rest of the cast was announced and this only added to the excitement levels. Tara Fitzgerald (been in too many brilliant things to mention) Anton Lesser (saw him as an excellent Leontes a few years ago) Toby Stephens (To whom all recent theatre going activity started; bless 'im!) and Chris Ecclestone (who I have thought brilliant since first seeing him on the telly when I was about 10; and who famously smiled at me along the South bank once- it is a story that is oft repeated) So with all those asides aside you can probably guess I was looking forward to it.
The production certainly did not disappoint. It was a new version of Ibsen by Zinnie Harris so a few things had been changed- the setting had changed from fin de siècle Oslo to Edwardian London. Torvald became Thomas; Nils became Neil and both became politicians rather than lawyers or bankers. Now thinking about it Ibsen's play does not really need improving, but that being said I rather liked most of the changes. Perhaps it made it easier for me to identify with, and alongside the references to political integrity (a joke everyone in the audience got) the new version seemed strangely familiar. Some of the language had been a little updated and this to be honest sat a little uncomfortably with the whole Edwardian setting. The lines 'have you forgotten that then your reputation will be in my hands?' was transmuted into 'I'd still have your husband by the testicles'. Hmmm.
Still mild reservations aside about the adaptation I could not fault the acting which was superb. Anderson was a fabulous Nora; childlike, pouty petulant and proud. Her frightened desperation at her crumbling world was clear and her innate understanding that her husband would ultimately let her down was lurking beneath all the happier moments. Anderson had a stillness which ably communicated the inner strength of Nora despite the childlike persona she presented.
of the same imprisoning gender expectations as Nora; only Nora was able to see it and break away from it.
Anton Lesser was a powerfully present Dr Rank, whose underlying note of sadness seeped out into his relations with Thomas and Nora . His final exit (final in more ways than one) was muted and loaded with sorrow.
Tara Fitzgerald was an iron clad Christine Linde, chiselled by wretchedness and hardened by solitude. Her relationship with Nora was on the lines of a scolding aunt, chastising and reprimanding but ultimately supportive. There were moments when she showed the Christine untouched by the vagaries of life and this warmth mostly came out in her scene with Chris Ecclestone. Her lines 'I've missed you every single day' felt like they were being wrung from deep within. Here we were seeing so many of the characters breaking free from the limitations imposed upon them. It should have been the 'miracle' for Nora and Thomas as well- but sadly not. That was their tragedy.
Chris Ecclestone was outstanding as Neil. Full of energy born of shame, resentment and anguish his vitriolic outbursts and bitter reproaches were corrosive. Yet when he is 'rescued' by Christine there was a profound sense of joy. His performance was marked by its passion and I for one thought it outstanding.
It was of course an outstanding production.
And with that the door slams behind her.


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A study published last week showed that a new hydrogel sealant can help soldiers with traumatic eye injuries in the field.
The sealant is a "temperature-responsive synthetic hydrogel" which means that it goes from a fluid to a very strong semi-solid when it's applied to the eye. It's portable and applied using a syringe. Once the injured soldier gets to a medical facility, cold water will dissolve the hydrogel allowing for easy removal.
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Delirious times demand delirious art, or so this exhibition proposes. The years between 1950 and 1980 were beset by upheaval. Around the globe, military conflict proliferated and social and political unrest flared. Disenchantment with an oppressive rationalism mounted, as did a corollary interest in fantastic, hallucinatory experiences. Artists responded to these developments by incorporating absurdity, disorder, nonsense, disorientation, and repetition into their work. In the process, they destabilize space and perception, give form to extreme mental, emotional, and physical states, and derange otherwise logical structures and techniques. Delirious explores the embrace of irrationality among American, Latin American, and European artists.


"Best Western Russian Manchester" Hotel is included in THE WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL CHAIN® and meets the world standards of hotel services. The global standards of "Best Western Russian Manchester", Ivanovo guarantee high level of service and quality.
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The hotel is located in the business and cultural center of Ivanovo, one of the cities of the Russian Golden Ring. A beautiful square ("Ploschad Revolutsii") is situated within walking distance. The main streets of Ivanovo begin here. Universities, colleges, business and cultural centers, shops are concentrated there. The distance to the airport is 6 km, railway station – 4 km, bus station – 3,5 km.


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Ukraine is pushed to "put the question point-blank."
The noncompliance of the opposite party with the agreements reached in Minsk aims to stall the whole negotiation process and force Ukraine to "put the question point-blank, says the representative of Ukraine on the negotiations at of the Trilateral contact group Leonid Kuchma.
"Looking at the events of the past few days we see that the opposite side does not comply with the agreements. It looks like this has a sole purpose of disrupting the whole of negotiation process. I do not think that small commanders are behind this. This is a serious political decision that will lead to very serious consequences," Kuchma told reporters on 30 September while on a working visit to Zhytomyr region.
In addition, this situation should be brought to the attention of international community, first of all, of the leaders of Germany and France, which are part of the Normandy format, Kuchma said.
When asked about the so-called "primaries" at the "elections" in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Kuchma said: "If they do it, they will show that there can be no dealing with them indeed. This is the conclusion to be drawn from such statements."
As reported, the Trilateral Contact Group meeting in the videoconference format planned for September 30 did not happen due to refusal of the Donetsk representative to participate in it.
It was reported that on September 21 members of the Trilateral Contact Group for Ukraine signed a framework document on disengagement of the Donbas conflict sides' forces and hardware in three sectors.
The document proposes the creation of three security areas on the Donbas contact line near the populated localities of Zolote, Petrovske and Stanytsia Luhanska, each on an area of at least four square kilometers. OSCE SMM observers should monitor the implementation of the agreements.
The disengagement process is set to begin on October 1. The OSCE SMM and the Joint Center for Control and Coordination will monitor it.


CYANEX 923 Extractant is a liquid phosphine oxide which has potential applications in the solvent extraction recovery of both organic and inorganic solutes from aqueous solution, e.g. carboxylic acids from effluent streams and the removal of arsenic impurities from copper electrolytes. CYANEX 923 Extractant exhibits a separation factor in ethanol/water solutions near the maximum useful limit for recovery from continuous fermentation broths, typically containing 5% ethanol.


Aug. 6 at 8: Guerrero returns (with the Russian phenom Daniil Trifonov) for a concert with the B.S.O. that features a modern classic by John Adams ("Harmonielehre") as well as chestnuts by Chopin (the Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor) and Strauss ("Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks").


When you're craving a smoothie while you're out and about, getting your nutrient-rich pick-me-up is generally as simple as hitting up your favorite juice shop and placing an order for your go-to mix. Unfortunately, even though sipping on the brightly-colored beverage might make you feel like you're the Queen of Health, one common mistake could be snagging your worthy royal goals.
Many popular smoothie-slinging businesses—whether it's Starbucks or Jamba Juice or any other retailer—offer tasty mixes primarily filled with fruit. While fruit is a great part of every rounded diet, one registered dietitian says you could benefit from going back to smoothie basics and totally reimagining the composition of what even makes a healthy blend. Well+Good Council member McKel Hill, MS, RD, says that to make your smoothie total nutrition #goals, it should be made from mostly veggies.
When your base is a cocktail of vegetables, you'll take in a wider range of body-boosting vitamins and minerals—not just sugar overload. But don't worry: If it's the fruity blends you truly love, you can totally still enjoy your fix (but look out for sugar traps, like apple juice as a base). Just make sure you're mindful about packing enough greens into your balanced diet and you'll be just fine, Your Royal Healthiness.
This pumpkin spice smoothie will give your breakfast all the fall feels. Or, find out how to make a healthy smoothie you'll actually want to drink.


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Q: How to map data from an array in Angular I am trying to pull data from an array, but I just want to pull the id field, not the name field as well. Using Json Stringify I can log the result in the console, here is the code and the result:
Console log:
console.log(JSON.stringify(this.selectedCustomers));

Result:
[{"id":1,"name":"John"},{"id":2,"name":"Jane"}]

The desired result should be this: [1,2]
I tried the following thinking it would filter the result:
console.log(JSON.stringify(this.selectedCustomers.id));

But I got the following error message: "Property 'id' does not exist on type 'any[]'"
How do I strip out the name field and just pull the ids? If anyone can tell me what i'm missing or how to fetch the id only it would be highly appreciated! Thanks!

A: You need to use map method and destructuring.
let result = this.selectedCustomers.map(({id}) => id);

Short example:

let arr = [{"id":1,"name":"John"},{"id":2,"name":"Jane"}]
console.log(arr.map(({id}) => id));


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Panamera 1st Gen (2010-2016)
Porsche PanameraPorsche Panamera 970 (1st Gen)Model In Depth
Porsche Panamera (2010 – 2013)
The entry-level Panamera featured a 3.6-liter V6 engine carried-over from Audi. It was paired as standard to a 6-speed manual. A 7-speed PDK (dual-clutch) was on the options list. The base-model Panamera and Panamera 4 were introduced in 2010. While it came later than the initial variants, the base Panamera was no second class car. As a everyday passenger car it was plenty powerful with great luxury and plenty of standard features. Read More
The Panamera received a fairly substantial mid-cycle update for 2014. The base engine, installed in the Panamera version, was an upgraded version of the previously used 3.6-liter V6. For the 2014 model year, it was mated exclusively with a 7-speed (PDK – dual-clutch) automatic gearbox and the 6-speed manual was dropped. It also gained some extra horses. The power of the V6 engine in the Panamera increased ten hp (eight kW) to 306 bhp @ 6200 rpm and 295 ft lbs @ 3750 rpm of torque. Read More
Porsche Panamera 4 (2010 – 2013)
The Panamera 4 was the entry-level all-wheel-drive version for the Panamera, the long-waited four-door Porsche. The Panamera's headlights resembled those installed on the Cayenne. The profile resembled an elongated 911 or the 989 concept-car. On the front fenders, two vents were used to extract the air within the wheel-well and decrease the front-lift effect. In the back, the taillights resembled those found in the Cayman. In the back, on the trunk-lid, a retractable wing was installed. It was automatically extended at speeds over 120 kph (74.5 mph). Read More
The 2014 Panamera lineup was given a great refresh. The base engine, installed in the Panamera 4 version, was an upgraded version of the previously used 3.6-liter V6. For the 2013 model year, it was mated exclusively with a 7-speed (PDK – dual-clutch) automatic gearbox and the 6-speed manual was dropped. It also gained some extra horses. The power of the V6 engine in the Panamera increased ten hp (eight kW) to 306 bhp @ 6200 rpm and 295 ft lbs @ 3750 rpm of torque. Read More
Porsche Panamera 4S (2009 – 2013)
For the drivetrain, Porsche chose Cayenne as an inspiration model installing the 4.8-liter V8 engine under the hood. For the Panamera 4S, it fitted the car with an all-wheel-drive system and a 7-speed automatic (PDK – double-clutch) gearbox. The 400 hp Porsche 4-door hatchback was good for a 5-second run from 0 to 100 kph (0-62 mph). Read More
The biggest change for the 2013 Panamera S was under the hood, where a twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 engine was installed. It replaced the older 4.8-liter naturally aspirated unit. It was a win-win combination since it offered 20 hp more and it was more fuel-efficient. Unlike its predecessor, it was available exclusively with a 7-speed automatic (PDK – dual-clutch). The all-wheel-drive system was carried over, but the final drive was different to allow better fuel-efficiency. Read More
Porsche Panamera 4S Executive (2014 – 2016)
As part of the mid-cycle Panamera refresh, Porsche introduced two "Executive" models. The Panamera 4S Executive and the Panamera Turbo Executive. These variants had especially high standards for space, ambience and ride comfort. The wheelbase and passenger compartment were extended by 15 centimetres, and both of these dimensions directly benefit comfort in the rear seating area, since the body was extended behind the B pillar in the long version. Read More
Porsche Panamera Diesel (2011 – 2013)
In May 2011, Porsche unveiled the diesel version for its four-door Panamera. With the introduction of that version, it switched from a road runner to a long cruiser luxury sports-sedan. Porsche didn't want to lose that market and decided to offer a diesel version for the Panamera. Since the car was designed for long travels, a diesel engine would give it a range of over 1200 km (746 miles). After the initial shock of its regular customers, soon the orders started to pick-up. Read More
The big focus for the Panamera Diesel update was around the engine. It got a completely new 300-bhp engine and dynamic performance package. Power output was up by 50 bhp (around 20% increase) with performance improved across the spectrum. Acceleration from 0 - 60 mph is now 6.0 seconds, while the top speed has increased to 178 mph. In addition to the improved power output, dynamic performance was also optimized: For instance, the Porsche Panamera Diesel now features the controlled rear-axle differential lock with Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV+) as standard for the first time. Read More
Porsche Panamera Edition (2016)
For the 2016 model year, Porsche has added a new version of the Panamera that it has dubbed the "Edition." Despite its weird name, the Panamera Edition adds a lot of value at a price that is only slightly north of the base model's MSRP. Read More
Porsche Panamera GTS (2012 – 2013)
The Panamera GTS was more like a detuned Turbo than an upgraded 4S. Its outside look was on a par with the Panamera Turbo, with large air intakes on the front and standard front section from the SportDesign package, that emphasized the sporty dynamics. On the front, the bi-xenon headlights had black inner bezels and featured four LED daytime running lights. In the rear, there was the same adaptive spoiler that deployed at speeds above 205 kph (121 mph). Read More
More power and upgraded brakes, a body lowered by ten millimetres and the especially sportily tuned chassis with air suspension and PASM are the major technical modifications that make it the Panamera model capable of cutting it on the racing circuit – without sacrificing practicality. The power unit in the new Panamera GTS is a modified 4.8-litre naturally aspirated V8 engine, delivering 434 hp (316 kW) at 6,700 rpm, while maximum torque also increased from 500 Nm to 520 Nm. Read More
Porsche Panamera Platinum Edition (2013)
Based as they are on the 300-hp V-6 Panamera and Panamera 4, the Platinum Edition is available with either rear- or all-wheel drive. Outside, the cars are separated from standard V-6 Panameras by platinum silver metallic trim. The shiny stuff covers the grille and rear diffuser accents, the lower half of the side mirrors, and the trunk trim. Porsche also throws in a set of 19-inch Turbo wheels and finishes the window trim in gloss black. A sport design steering wheel is standard, as well as Porsche crests on the front and rear headrests and "Platinum Edition" lettering on the doorsill trim. Read More
Porsche Panamera S (2009 – 2013)
The rear-wheel drive and naturally aspirated 4.8-litre V8 make the first Panamera S a great all around passenger car with sports car energy. The Porsche Panamera 4S is an all wheel drive vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body. The Porsche Panamera 4S belongs to the 970 range of cars from Porsche. Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 4.8 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor. Read More
The biggest change for the 2013 Panamera S was under the hood, where a twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 engine was installed. It replaced the older 4.8-liter naturally aspirated unit. It was a win-win combination since it offered 20 hp more and it was more fuel-efficient. Unlike its predecessor, it was available exclusively with a 7-speed automatic (PDK – dual-clutch). Overall, a great update and almost the perfect passenger car. Read More
Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid (2014 – 2016)
Porsche is introduced the world's first plug-in hybrid to the luxury class. The Panamera S E-Hybrid far exceeds the driving performance of the previous model. The Panamera S E-Hybrid is a systematically advanced development of the parallel full hybrids with a more powerful electric motor, a higher-performance battery that supplies more energy and the ability to charge it externally from the electrical grid. The acceleration time from a standstill to 100 km/h was shortened by half a second to 5.5 seconds. Read More
Porsche Panamera S Hybrid (2011 – 2013)
The Porsche Panamera S Hybrid marks the beginning of a new chapter of Porsche Intelligent Performance, continuing the success story of the four-door Gran Turismo. Not only is the new model the most economical Porsche of all time, it also outperforms by a mile all full hybrid production cars of its class, the luxury class, in terms of consumption and CO2 emissions. And at the same time, without any restrictions, it offers the sporty, exclusive character and custom comfort so typical of this unique Porsche Gran Turismo family. Read More
Porsche Panamera Turbo (2009 – 2013)
As a top of the range version, the Panamera Turbo featured the same 4.8-liter V8 engine from the S-version, but with a pair of turbochargers that increased the power from 400 hp to 500 hp. It was available exclusively with a 7-speed automatic (PDK double-clutch) gearbox and all-wheel-drive. Inside, the Panamera Turbo designers took their inspiration from the Vertu luxury mobile phones, with high end appointments throughout. This is one quick and sporty sedan. Read More
The Porsche Panamera Turbo got an update at the same time as the rest of the Panamera lineup for the 2014 model year. The 2014 Panamera Turbo got the same twin-turbo 4.8-liter V8 unit but now with more power. Power was 520 hp instead of 500 hp and it was coupled to the same 7-speed (PDK – double-clutch) automatic gearbox as before, but with a different final drive ratio. The Turbo was fitted with the PTM (Porsche Traction Management) all-wheel-drive system. With the Porsche Chrono Package, the car received an extra boost when needed. Read More
Porsche Panamera Turbo Executive (2014 – 2016)
The big news for 2014 was the introduction of an all-new Panamera Turbo executive model. It featured a 15 cm (5.9") longer wheelbase than the Turbo. It was built to offer more legroom in the back. Strangely though, it was built especially for the Chinese market, where the long-wheelbase version of a car, any car, was considered an executive car by default. Basically, the Executive Panamera is an excuse for Porsche to elongate a Panamera Turbo by nearly six inches for an extra $19,800. All of the legroom goes to passengers in the back. Read More
Porsche Panamera Turbo S (2011 – 2013)
The Turbo S featured the same 4.8-liter bi-turbo engine from the Turbo version, but with a new engine management system and improved turbochargers. The result was a 550 hp beast that could blast most of the supercars on the road with a 0-100 kph (0-62 mph) time of 3.8 seconds. It's all-wheel-drive and the Sport Chrono Package Turbo were standard features. Read More
The sporty, luxurious character of the new Panamera Turbo S is evident not only in its driving performance but also in the key distinguishing features of its appearance. The Palladium, metallic exterior colour, which is available solely for the new Panamera Turbo S. Porsche added 50 additional horsepower than the Panamera Turbo. The 4.8-liter V8 turbocharged engine was mated to a standard PDK 7-speed automatic gearbox and gets PCCB (Porsche Carbon Ceramic Brakes) fitted as standard. Read More
Porsche Panamera Turbo S Executive (2014 – 2016)
For the first time ever, an Executive version of the Panamera Turbo S is also available with a wheelbase that has been extended by 15 centimetres. As a result, the Panamera Turbo S Executive offers significantly more space and even more comfort, particularly at the rear. Thermal and noise-insulated windows, which include privacy glazing, the interior lighting package designed especially for the rear and a large centre console at the rear are just some of the extensive equipment options that belong to this series. Read More


Since September 11, 2001, the nation has been on alert about the vulnerability of chemical facilities. And while the Bush Administration claims that homeland security is a priority, time after time, it has opted to do nothing dramatic to improve the security of U.S. chemical facilities. All along, it has followed the wishes of the U.S. chemical industry--at our peril.
The risk to the American people is great. According to the General Accounting Office, "123 chemical facilities located throughout the nation have toxic 'worst-case' scenarios where more than a million people in the surrounding area could be at risk of exposure to a cloud of toxic gas if a release occurred."
Approximately 700 other plants, says the GAO, "could each potentially threaten at least 100,000 people in the surrounding area, and about 3,000 facilities could each potentially threaten at least 10,000 people."
The Administration refuses to do what is necessary to protect the American public from terrorist attacks on chemical plants. Instead, it is listening to what industry wants.
"We haven't even done the minimal things," says Gary Hart, the former Democratic Senator from Colorado and one-time Presidential candidate. "There has been zero leadership from either the White House or the new department" of Homeland Security.
Hart has a lot of credibility on this issue. As co-chair of the United States Commission on National Security in the Twenty-First Century, he helped author the commission's prescient report, "New World Coming: American Security in the 21st Century," published in September 1999. The report warned that, in the course of the next quarter century, terrorist acts involving weapons of mass destruction were likely to increase. "Americans will likely die on American soil, possibly in large numbers," it said.
Hart says that private industry won't spend what it takes to make adequate security changes. "I don't think many companies are going to disturb their bottom line," he says, "unless they are ordered to by the federal government, or if the President goes on national TV and tells them to do so." Those orders have not yet arrived.
Bush has given primary responsibility for overseeing security improvements in the chemical industry to the EPA. At first, the EPA appeared eager to take on the task. In fact, then-EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman even prepared a speech announcing a new security initiative, according to papers Greenpeace obtained through an EPA leak and a Freedom of Information Act request.
A June 11, 2002, document labeled, "Draft--Pre-decisional--Do Not Cite or Quote," concerns a "Rollout Strategy for Chemical Facility Site Security." According to the documents, Whitman and Tom Ridge, head of Homeland Security, were to announce the new policy at the White House.
"I am pleased to join Governor Ridge today to announce a series of new initiatives by the Environmental Protection Agency to advance security at facilities that handle hazardous chemicals," Whitman's speech begins. "Particularly in the post-9/11 era, it should be clear to everyone that facilities handling the most dangerous chemicals must take reasonable precautions to protect themselves and their communities from the potential consequences of a criminal attack."
EPA was going to get right on it. "Starting in July, EPA representatives will begin visiting high priority chemical facilities to discuss their current and planned security efforts," the speech read. "These visits will allow EPA to survey security and, if appropriate, encourage security improvements at these facilities."
Despite the detailed preparations, Whitman never gave the speech, and the new policy was never issued.
"We heard from industry," says a former EPA official who declines to be named. The chemical lobby insisted that the agency did not have authority to go after companies that did not adequately safeguard their plants, the official says.
Also hearing from industry was Bush's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), which has a sympathetic ear. The CEQ is located across the street from the White House and is headed by James Connaughton, who formerly worked as a lobbyist for power companies.
Industry lobbying groups such as the American Chemistry Council and the American Petroleum Institute were in repeated contact with the CEQ during the summer and fall of 2002, according to the documents Greenpeace obtained.
The American Petroleum Institute vehemently opposed EPA regulation of plant security under the Clean Air Act. "EPA's existing authority to regulate 'accidental releases' from chemical facilities . . . does not encompass authority to address terrorist attacks," reads one document (bold in original) that the petroleum lobby submitted to the CEQ. The EPA's claim that it has the "authority to require plant operators to implement counter-terrorism measures goes far beyond the plain language of the statute and would impose new legal obligations without the proper legislative authority."
Aware of this argument, the EPA considered introducing legislation that would have explicitly expanded its authority under the Clean Air Act. Section 112(r) assigns chemical plants in this country the general duty of preventing dangerous accidents. The draft legislation would have broadened this responsibility to require the chemical industry to take measures to reduce the potential danger of criminal attacks, including terrorism.
A draft of the new general duty clause said, "All chemical facilities handling extremely hazardous chemicals have a general duty to identify hazards that may result from releases caused by terrorist or other criminal activity using appropriate assessment techniques, to design and maintain a secure facility, and to minimize the consequences of releases that do occur." EPA Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher discussed this draft in a May 2002 presentation entitled "Proposal for Chemical Security Legislation," according to the documents.
Fisher's presentation included a slideshow that revealed how dire the situation is. One slide, which explained why the legislation was necessary, asked, "Is industry safe? No way to answer under current law."
But the EPA backed off on the legislative route as well.
While the chemical and petroleum industries were busy putting the skids on the EPA, they also were working on Congress.
Senator Jon Corzine, Democrat of New Jersey, had attempted to attach an amendment to the Senate's Homeland Security bill that would have granted the EPA authority to regulate security at plants housing dangerous chemicals. It also would have required those facilities, when possible, to decrease the amounts of dangerous substances they store on site.
A modified version of Corzine's bill, the Chemical Security Act of 2001, had received unanimous approval from the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee on July 25, 2002.
An alarmed chemical industry sprang into action, "mounting daily assaults on the Republican members of the [Environment and Public Works] committee throughout August," reported John Judis in The New Republic last January. An August 29, 2002, letter, signed by thirty members of the chemical and oil industry lobby and sent to Republican members of the committee, deplored the new bill, particularly its proposal to "grant sweeping new authority to EPA to oversee facility security." The lobbyists objected strongly to a particular provision that would have required plants to use "inherently safer technologies." This would "allow government micromanagement in mandating substitutions of all processes and substances," the letter stated, adding that it could "result in increased security risks."
By September 10, seven out of the nine Republican members on the committee bowed to the pressure, issuing a letter against the Corzine bill, claiming it "severely misses the mark" (emphasis in the original).
During that same summer, members of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) "gave more than $1 million in political contributions, most of it to Republicans. Eight Senators who were critical of the Corzine bill have received more than $850,000 from the ACC and its member companies," according to a Common Cause report dated January 27, 2003.
Frederick Webber, then head of the American Chemistry Council, was a prominent donor to President Bush's 2000 campaign, having agreed to raise $100,000 in funding for it and recruiting "more than twenty-five chemical industry executives to be Bush fundraisers," said Common Cause.
In addition to the industry efforts to lobby the Senators, the American Petroleum Institute was again in close contact with the CEQ, repeatedly sending copies of its "talking points" on the Corzine amendment to CEQ staff.
A September 6, 2002, fax from Red Cavaney, president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, to James Connaughton, chairman of the CEQ, includes a handwritten message, "Urgent--Please deliver. Hard copy to follow." The letter, which begins "Dear Jim," says that if the EPA gains authority to oversee the anti-terrorism measures of industry, "a year's worth of close cooperation and partnership between industry and a wide variety of qualified federal security experts may well be marginalized."
When Corzine attempted to introduce his legislation as an amendment to the Homeland Security bill, the Republican Senators blocked a vote, effectively killing the bill. On November 19, the Homeland Security bill passed the Senate. The bill did not include Corzine's amendment.
Nor did the bill include any other binding provisions for security at chemical plants.
The industry is proud of the role it played in nixing the plans for heightened security. .
"The reason we're organized is to tell the government what would work well to take care of certain problems," says Bill Hickman, spokesman for the American Petroleum Institute, in response to questions about whether the organization pressured the government on security issues. "We always are talking to the government. We always are telling them what will work best. We're familiar with these issues and think we're pretty good advisers to the government."
When I approached the American Chemistry Council for comment, Kate McGloon, a spokeswoman for the organization, asked, "Is there anyone you need to talk to?" She instantly offers to put me in touch with people inside the Department of Homeland Security and the EPA.
Marty Durbin, director of federal relations and team leader for security at the American Chemistry Council, says his organization had some problems with Corzine's bill because it would have given primary jurisdiction over chemical plant security "to EPA rather than to the Department of Homeland Security." EPA officials, he says, "are not the right folks to be doing security."
Although Corzine reintroduced his bill this year, a bill by Senator James Inhofe, Republican of Oklahoma, is also under consideration. The Inhofe bill, which the American Chemistry Council says is more to its liking, would remove chemical plant security oversight from the EPA and place it in the hands of the Department of Homeland Security. Gary Hart has criticized the Inhofe bill for including "virtually no oversight or enforcement of safety requirements."
Corzine is incredulous at the lack of government oversight and the risk that entails. "Our chemical facilities represent a clear vulnerability in our war against terrorism," he says. "Yet, as common-sense security measures continue to stall in Congress, this appears to be a classic instance of the special interests trumping the public interest. More than two years after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we have not taken the first step in setting national security standards for our chemical infrastructure." Corzine is blunt about who is at fault: "The Administration is putting the interests of industry ahead of the safety of the American people."
Chemical companies depend on the rails to transport hazardous chemicals, and the Department of Transportation has also buckled under industry pressure.
If chemical security is the weak link in homeland security, says Rick Hind, legislative director for the Greenpeace Toxics Campaign, "railroad shipping is the weak link within that. In order to make a dangerous chemical plant dangerous, you have to ship dangerous chemicals. And that goes right through the backyard of America."
Like the EPA, the Department of Transportation initially moved to tighten things up. On May 2, 2002, it issued notice that it was preparing a new rule governing security requirements for those who sell or transport hazardous materials. One requirement said, "Routes should minimize product exposures to populated areas and avoid tunnels and bridges, where possible."
The DOT's announcement resulted in almost 300 responses, nearly all of them from affected industries, particularly chemical, petroleum, and fertilizer companies, including the Chlorine Institute, Formosa Plastics, Monsanto, Phillips Petroleum, Dupont, Dow Chemical, BASF, the American Petroleum Institute, the American Chemistry Council, the Dangerous Goods Advisory Council, the Fertilizer Institute, and the Institute of Makers of Explosives.
"About ten to twenty" of the comments on the rulemaking asked that the language about routes "be removed because it would have locked them in or restricted what they could do in setting up their individual security plans," says Joe Delcambre, a public affairs representative in the Research and Special Programs Administration at the Department of Transportation. "To give the industry more latitude in how they were going to set up their security plans," he says, "we backed off on the wording."
The department's final rule, issued in March of this year, completely omits the language about preferable routes.
"There's nothing really in there that says anything about restricting transport at any time," says Hind. He expected the rule at least to require constraints on dangerous chemicals in heavily populated areas during orange alerts. "But they didn't even do that," he says.
In September, the Sierra Club photographed a rail tank car carrying chlorine near the U.S. Capitol. Greenpeace took notice. "We are formally requesting immediate action by the Secret Service to address a near and present danger to the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, and all other national leaders living and working in Washington, D.C.," Hind wrote to the Secret Service. By the EPA's own worst-case estimates, a leak from one ninety-ton rail car of chlorine could kill or injure "people in the Congress, the White House, and any of 2.4 million local residents within fourteen miles," Hind wrote.
Greenpeace isn't the only one raising alarms. On June 20, FBI Special Agent Troy Morgan, a specialist on weapons of mass destruction, addressed a chemical security summit in Philadelphia. "You've heard about sarin and other chemical weapons in the news," he said, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "But it's far easier to attack a rail car full of toxic industrial chemicals than it is to compromise the security of a military base and obtain these materials."
Jerry Poje is a member of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. This government organization was formed in the wake of the December 2, 1984, Union Carbide disaster that killed thousands of people in Bhopal, India. He, too, is worried about chlorine. "It's a chemical whose use is very common in the country," says Poje. "There are many, many, many rail cars" filled with it.
Industry says it can adequately monitor itself. The American Chemistry Council, for one, has adopted a "Security Code of Management Practices." Member companies are supposed to conduct vulnerability assessments using methodologies designed by approved organizations, implement a security plan, and submit their security measures to outside verification.
However, the organization is not specific in its security requirements. For instance, it doesn't require background checks on guards. It doesn't require companies to minimize the dangerous chemicals they store on site. It doesn't require companies to fix holes in their fences. "You can't really have a cookie-cutter approach" to different plants, says Durbin. He also says that each chemical facility gets to choose the person who verifies that it has actually carried out a security plan.
The GAO studied industry's voluntary efforts. Its March 2003 report is entitled "Voluntary Initiatives Are Under Way at Chemical Facilities but the Extent of Security Preparedness Is Unknown." The title pretty much sums up the problem with security in the chemical industry. We don't know what's going on.
"To date, no one has comprehensively assessed the security of chemical facilities. No federal laws explicitly require that chemical facilities assess vulnerabilities or take security actions to safeguard their facilities against terrorist attack," says the report. "No agency monitors or documents the extent to which chemical facilities have implemented security measures. Consequently, federal, state, and local entities lack comprehensive information on the vulnerabilities facing the industry."
The GAO report reveals that the EPA is worried about the voluntary initiatives, which "raise an issue of accountability, since the extent that industry group members are implementing voluntary initiatives is unknown."
In the end, voluntary security initiatives collide with the need to save money. "According to industry officials, chemical companies face a challenge in achieving cost-effective security solutions, noting that companies must weigh the cost of implementing countermeasures against the perceived reduction in risk," the GAO report says.
The GAO's observation that money is getting in the way of security at our chemical plants is borne out by a research report by the Conference Board, a business organization. Entitled "Corporate Security Management: Organization and Spending Since 9/11," the research found that "the median increase [from October 2002 to February 2003] in total security spending is only 4 percent."
The reason for the overall lack of spending on security, concluded the Conference Board, was economics. "The perceived need to upgrade corporate security has clashed with the perceived need to control expenses until the economy recovers," it reported.
The American Chemistry Council says it does not yet have figures on what its member companies are spending on security.
Gary Hart has not stopped issuing warnings. In 2002, he co-chaired another report, this one sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations. Entitled "America Still Unprepared--America Still in Danger," the report cautioned, "A year after September 11, 2001, America remains dangerously unprepared to prevent and respond to a catastrophic terrorist attack on U.S. soil. In all likelihood, the next attack will result in even greater casualties and widespread disruption to American lives and the economy."
On August 11, Hart published an op-ed in The Washington Post. "The government has failed to plug a gaping hole in homeland security: our vulnerable chemical plants," he wrote. Those plants "are among the potentially most dangerous components of our critical infrastructure. Securing them requires urgent action."
Hart blames the Administration's inaction on "coziness with the private sector, their campaign contributions, their political alliances." This Administration, he tells The Progressive, has a tendency to "put those political alliances ahead of national security."
Saying he is "very frustrated" at the Bush Administration's negligence, Hart warns: "We will be attacked again."