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A resort island in Nilai?
The sky bungalows has a 70% take-up rate.
The idea of offering island living in Nilai, Negri Sembilan, sounds like pie in the sky, but to gain attention in the competitive property market, you have to think big and different sometimes.
The 350-acre Green Beverly Hills development in Putra Nilai (formerly known as Bandar Baru Nilai), with its inland resort island concept, is said to be the first of its kind in the world.
The brainchild of GD Development Sdn Bhd, Green Beverly Hills is on freehold land, and plans includes a five-star health-themed hotel, a 500,000 sq ft club house, condominiums, semi-detached homes, villas, and a shopping mall. The project, due to be completed in eight years, has a gross development value of RM4bil.
GD Development chief executive officer Lim Ching Choy says Green Beverly Hills was conceptualised as a upmarket residential community on a iconic lifestyle resort island.
"As far we know, there is no other similar development in the world," says Lim in an interview with StarBizWeek.
At present, there are five lakes within the development. "We will link the lakes, and flood other areas, to create a canal system around the development, thus turning it into a man-made inland island," he says.
According to Lim, it is the company's joint chairman Datuk David Yeat Sew Chuong who comes up with the idea.
"He was inspired by the castles and palaces he visited in Europe, South Korea, Japan and China that are surrounded by moats and lakes."
Yeat is also the founder and chief executive officer of INS Bioscience Bhd, which is listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia.
Lim has extensive experience in property development, having served as chief executive officer in Mah Sing Group Bhd and Magna Prima Bhd within the past nine years. He was also formerly the managing director of Ho Hup Construction Co Bhd.
Engineering firm Angkasa Consulting Services Sdn Bhd, which has been involved in wetlands and lake developments in Malaysia and China, is the consultant for Green Beverly Hills.
Lim says water discharge and flow in the canal will be controlled by mechanical systems. "During periods of heavy rain, we can discharge the water when it reaches a certain level."
Access to the development, over its water channel, will be via three roads. The development is touted as being strategically located, with the South Klang Valley Expressway and North-South Expressway as highway links.
"From Green Beverly Hills, it is a 10-minute drive to the KL International Airport (KLIA), a 15-minute drive to Putrajaya, a 35-minute drive to the Kuala Lumpur City Centre, and a 20-minute drive to Seremban. The Salak Tinggi KLIA Transit Station is just a five-minute drive away," says Lim.
He points out that institutions of higher learning such as the Inti International University, Nilai University College, Nilai International School and Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia are located close to the development.
Also in the vicinity are the Nilai Springs Golf & Country Club, NCI Hospital as well as Tesco and Giant hypermarkets.
Lim says other highlights of the gated and guarded development includes the availability of broadband Internet services, a "green environment" and a density of 5.7 units per acre (including condominiums) with about 2,000 planned property units.
He adds that a 50-acre forest, 20-acre organic farm and 20 acres of water (surrounding the island) are in the works. "Residents can buy produce from the organic farm with points accumulated via their property maintenance fees."
A closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera surveillance and CMS (central monitoring system) will be put in place for better security on the island. "Each house is linked to the CMS," says Lim.
Also, the company will make a submission for certification from Malaysia's Green Building Index soon. "All our buildings will incorporate a rain water harvesting system."
Lim: As far we know, there is no other similar development in the world like Green Beverly Hills.
Earlier this year, two blocks of Sky Bungalow condominiums with 334 units sized from 932 to 1,816 sq ft per unit, were launched.
A unique feature of the Sky Bungalow condominiums, priced from RM487,200 to RM910,800 per unit, with one to three-bedroom types, is that each unit comes with a swimming pool.
Smaller units have 5 x 10 ft pools while bigger units have 5 x 14 ft pools. "We can provide an option for heated water in the pools, depending on request," says Lim.
Another highlight here is the 12-ft ceiling of the units. One block of the Sky Bungalow condominiums is a 25-storey tower, while the other is a 20-storey tower.
Each floor has six to eight condominium units, with each allocated a car park bay. An extra car park bay for each unit can be rented at less than RM100 per month. "For those who need more than two car park bays, we are providing an additional 66 bays."
To date, the Sky Bungalow condominium project has a 70% take-up rate. According to Lim, the Sky Bungalow condominiums will be the only high-rise residential units on the development. "All other residential units here will be landed types."
Also launched earlier this year were 17 units of four-storey Water Villa bungalows, each with a built-up area of 4,769 sq ft and priced at RM3.167mil.
Each unit comes with a private lift. There are also 44 units of three-storey Garden Villa bungalows, each with a built-up area of 3,858 sq ft and priced at RM2mil. Lim is pleased by the take-up for the bungalows, as only two and 18 units of Water and Garden Villas respectively remain available for sale.
The condominiums and bungalows are due to be completed by the end of 2014 and 2013 respectively.
In July, Lim plans to launch 148 units of three-storey semi-Ds, each with a built-up area of about 3,600 sq ft and priced at RM1.7mil onwards. According to Lim, to date, about 30% of the buyers are foreigners. "The foreign buyers are mainly from Singapore, with the rest from Indonesia and Hong Kong."
Green Beverly Hills is GD Development's maiden and only foray in property development. The company was incorporated in 2009. Lim says the company has no other property development plans. "For the next eight years, we will focus only on Green Beverly Hills."
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Economic valuation of the final effects through the application of monetary values.
Impact pathway is the "chain" of cause-effect links that originate from the activity (f.e. driving in a certain way a vehicle with certain devices). In some cases the impact pathways may be very short; in other cases they may be very long and complex to model. Usually impact pathways assume a probabilistic nature at a certain stage. The first stage effects originating from the activity are called "impact factors" (f.e. pollutants emissions or accident risks). A certain activity may have many impact factors, and each impact factor may originates many different chains of effects. The chains should be reconstructed until the final "receivers" of the various damage types (risk of bronchitis, risk of simple throat pain, etc.). The economic valuation of the damages comes as the final stage of environmental impact pathways. Since the impact pathways associated to a certain activity could be dozens or hundreds in qualitative terms, but only some of them are statistically important, a preliminary screening is suggested. Environmental modelling through Geographical Information Systems (G.I.S.) is typical of impact pathway approach. For the non environmental impact pathways, economic modelling of the pathways may be relevant (for example the macro-economic effects of the transport costs increase due to persistent congestion).
Economic valuation methodologies come in the procedure's final stage, by valuing with common criteria the final effects of the various environmental impact pathways. The aim is to evaluate the utility loss for the resources or humans impaired, in terms of willingness to pay of society to avoid the various negative effects. In valuating those assets that have an intrinsic value such as health or natural resources it is very important to take into account as much as possible all the main economic dimensions of those assets: in the case of health by including also the social value of suffering and pain; in the case of natural resources by including also the non-use value expressed by people interested in conservation. Willingness to pay of society may be measured by direct techniques (stated preferences by questionnaire) or indirect ones (revealed preferences by monitoring real markets), depending from the type of assets.
Since for a certain activity there may be hundreds of assets to be valued, when valuation meets financial constraints and literature case studies are available, the Benefit Transfer approach is suggested. In this case proper transfer and elaboration criteria should be applied to the original data, in order to consider the main environmental and social context specificities.
There is no opposition between external costs valuation and environmental impact assessment, in that the former includes the latter: in a certain sense it is its "translation" in the economic quantitative language.


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A freeware scenery design tool that converts Google Earth .kml files into FSX scenery. By Matthew Styles.
This is first beta release of FSX KML.
Fixed error with FSX_KML_TAGS.XML file not found.
Fixed error reading polygon/poylines. FSX KML could sometimes insert an erroneous point of 0, 0.
Better handle tags in description field. Be less strict about "whitespace" and cr/lf.
Better handle international settings for decimals.
Add more excludes to fsx_kml_tags.xml (see tags starting with "exclude__").
Add support for moving kml items up/down.
Add support for moving kml items via drag drop.
Add support for creating new kml folder.
Create shapes in order they appear in the KML.
Assign UUID (starting at 1) to each shape in the KML based on its order in the KML.
Freeway tags (moving traffic) - in v1.03 you must manually edit the FW .DBF file to set traffic density and direction.
Use INI file (FSX_KML.INI) to remember settings including list of KML files and folder settings.
Allow multi select of KML files in Add KML file dialog.
Display points for selected polygon/polyline.
Add REVERSE POINTS button to allow direction of polygon/polyline to be reversed.
Add POLYGONHOLE tag to support "holes" in polygons, eg for making islands in rivers.
Add LEGACY_LANDWATERMASK_WATER_NOFLATTEN tag for water polygons that "cling" to mesh.
Default freeway traffic to one lane of traffic.
Added "AutoReversePointsForPolygonHoles" build option. This option will auto reverse points for polygon holes when creating shape file. Apparently GE always writes polygons in a clockwise fashion to the KML file irrespective of which way they are actually drawn in GE. This option simplifies the creation of polygon holes because you no longer need to manually reverse point order in FSX KML. Option is on by default.
Added "OutputFolder" build option. This lets you specify the folder where files are written during the build process.
Fixed error when loading the saved list of KML files and a KML file can longer be found.
Added grid to allow manual editing of polygon/polyline points (longitude, latitude, elevation).
Added button for setting all points in polygon/polyline to a specific elevation.
Added support for tag parameters (eg freeway traffic data and hydro poly slopeX/Y).
Added option to save backups to backup subdirectory (on by default).
Added XML tab to show XML for highlighted node.
Remember window size and position.
Changed tag name of "Park" to "LandClassPoly" since landclass polys can be used for more than just parks! Existing "Park" tags are automatically renamed to "LandClassPoly".
Handle extra '.' in filenames.
Added "Shape" tab with support for shape viewing. Select single (or multiple) polygon/polylines to see its shape. Selecting a folder will show all shapes in that folder and any sub folders.
Added "Select All" function (Ctrl A) to select all polylines/polygons.
Added "New" button to Vertices form to insert vertice.
Added "Copy" button to Vertices form to copy the selected vertice.
Added "Delete" button to Vertices form to delete selected vertice.
Added "Move Up" and "Move Down" button to Vertices form to move selected vertice up or down in list.
Added Options menu to main form. Moved "Save Backups" to this menu.
Added "Remember Window Position and Size" to the options menu.
Updated the "About" form to credit the 3rd party development libraries used (eg Shapelib).
Fixed misplaced longitude and latitude labels on vertice grid.
Altitude variance - Random variance in meters applied to alitude (use 0 for no variance).
Pitch variance - Random variance in degrees (0 - 180) applied to pitch (use 0 for no variance).
Bank variance - Random variance in degrees (0 - 180) applied to bank (use 0 for no variance).
Track - Heading of each object follows the direction of each polyline segment.
Fixed - Heading of all objects is specified by Heading parameter.
Random - Heading is random for each object.
Elevation - Heading for each object is specified by elevation of associated polyline vertice.
Heading (0 - 360) - Used when HeadingType = Fixed.
Heading variance - Random variance in degrees (0 - 180) applied to heading (use 0 for no variance).
Scale - Scale multiply of object (defaults to 1.0).
ScaleVariance - Random variance in scale to apply to objects. (use 0 for no variance).
ImageComplexity - VerySparse, Sparse, Normal, Dense, VeryDense, ExtremelyDense.
FSX_KML_Tags tab - Add tags for all default FSX scenery library objects.
Build tab - Add button for setting BGLComp SDK path.
Build tab - Add "Open" button for output folder path to open Windows Explorer on that folder.
Fixed issue with copy button.
Added BGLCOMP support for scenery exclusion rectangles ("ExclusionRectangle" tag). The exclusion rectangle will be defined by the "bounding" rectangle of the polyline/polygon. Supports the following parameters.
Added BGLCOMP support for Extrusion Bridges ("ExtrusionBridge" tag). Draw a polyline and tag it with "ExclusionBridge", then use the vertice editor to set the height of each bridge segment.
Added "Change to" button on the Vertice Editor to change shape type from polygon to polyline and vice versa.
Enhanced polygons holes so that if a polygon cannot be found in the same folder as polygon hole ("polygon folder") then the parent folder is searched for the first polygon preceding the polygon folder. This makes it possible to better organize a project by placing polygon holes (i.e islands) in a sub folder and still have then associated with a water polygon in a parent folder.
The archive fsxkm110.zip has 7 files and directories contained within it.


Jacques: Is Michigan university enrollment going to pot?
Expect to see more universities offering unusual majors as they compete for a waning number of students.
As more states decide — as Michigan did last fall — that it should be legal to light up, universities are mulling programs to train students in the business and science of the burgeoning marijuana industry.
Lake Superior State University, based in Sault Ste. Marie, last week announced that it would start offering a bachelor's degree in cannabis business. Four-year degrees related to pot are still fairly rare, but that's likely to change in coming years.
"Preparing students for tomorrow is our goal, and with a projected annual growth rate of over 28 percent and sales reaching $47 billion in the next decade, LSSU Cannabis Business graduates will have the skills and knowledge to take the lead in this emerging industry," stated Ralf Wilhelms, a professor in LSSU's Lukenda School of Business.
Northern Michigan University also has a newly minted four-year degree program in medicinal plant chemistry.
It's somewhat curious that these Upper Peninsula public universities are the ones to offer these programs. And it got me thinking about the challenges facing these institutions.
A falling birth rate and a pattern of migration out of Michigan have caused financial headaches for both K-12 schools and Michigan's 15 public universities.
While the state's flagship institutions — the University of Michigan and Michigan State University — have also felt a sting of fewer in-state students, they have a strong enough reputation they can attract students from around the U.S. and the world to compensate.
The state's other universities have a less easy time.
So you can be sure falling enrollment played into LSSU's decision to turn to pot as a way to attract more students to its campus.
LSSU is the smallest of Michigan's public universities at 1,826 full-time students enrolled in 2017-18. Only 18 students were from out of state. And its enrollment has fallen over the last few years. Compare that with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, which has 46,855 students — nearly half of whom are from out of state.
Michigan university enrollment has dropped consistently the past seven years, and non-resident students constitute 45,600 of the 257,000 current students.
State taxpayers send about $1.6 billion to these 15 universities each year. For most of them, that's 20 percent of their budgets.
As enrollment continues to decline, it's worth asking whether we need that many universities, since each institution comes with hefty administrative and faculty costs.
James Hohman, director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center, says since 2012, the state has increased support of universities by 22 percent, even though tuition has risen and the number of residents earning degrees has dropped. Yet as Hohman acknowledges, downsizing the number of institutions would be difficult.
"It's really tough to get rid of them once you've got them," he says.
In the meantime, expect to see more universities offering unusual majors as they compete for a waning number of students.


The Board of Trustees of the Geneseo Public Library met in regular session in Foundation Room B at the library on Monday, November 10, 2014. President Gary ZumMallen called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. Board members in attendance were Jan Dyke, Mary Farrell, Dave Johnson, Holly McAvoy, Bill Menendez and Susan Philhower.
Susan moved that the minutes from the October meeting be accepted; Bill seconded the motion and it passed by voice vote.
Susan moved to accept the financial report for October; Bill seconded the motion and it passed by roll call vote. Dave moved that the October bills be paid; Mary seconded the motion and it passed by roll call vote.
Please refer to the written report. Five hundred forty-two people voted here on Election Day and while they were here, many new library cards were issued.
The $20,000 donation received from the Walter Zenio Estate directed that only the interest accrued be used at the present time. Claire is to look into the specifics of depositing that money into the Community Foundation of the Great River Bend account and the Gift Foundation. She will check to see what the interest history has been, what the service fees are and the percentage of yield so the Board can make the best determination of where it is deposited.
Claire wrote and received a $600 Educational Grant from RAILS. She will use this to have library attorney Phil Lenzini come here on December 10 for two sessions to answer legal library questions. Claire will look into the possibility of taping the presentation.
Once the cemetery records are digitized, Holly asked Claire to give a brief tutorial to the Board on how to access them.
Heating Unit - It was agreed by the Board that the quote from Rock River Electric for $2,853 to fix the gutter/drain problem was sufficient to fix the problem.
Policies - An update as to how the policy manual is coming along was given. Kathi has finished downloading three files from a different format, combining the information, formatting the pages, making grammatical corrections, revising the Table of Contents and making the document flow better. Deb will add the hyperlinks to get it ready to go on the website. She has noted policies not yet approved by the Board. It was determined that it would be unrealistic to wait until all policies are approved and in place; new trustees, employees, etc. will need to access the information contained in it. Deb is to provide the Board with an estimate of the time it will take her to add hyperlinks and prepare it for placement on the web. Kathi is to turn in a bill for the time she spent on it. This prompted a discussion about whether contracting with other entities should be left to Claire's discretion; possibly a policy will need to be drafted for it.
Landscaping – Steve's Nursery will work on a landscaping plan.
Building - Gary reported that the roof leaked again when there was wind and rain. Steve Zale, of Precision Builders, proposed to replace the 15-foot roof vent with one with a baffle to prevent the water to back up. He will do this replacement at his own cost. Alan Armbrust submitted three proposals for door coverings but there is concern that it will bring the roof out to where the garbage trucks come in. This plan will be revisited at a later time.
Blizzard Busters contract – Dave followed up with Curt Wyffels, clarifying some issues. The contract did not provide for supplying the ice melt pellets because the cost/usage can vary greatly. The provision for supplying these items will be deleted from the contract. Claire reported that she typically purchases about ten bags of an ice melt substance from Steve's Nursery that cost around $9 per bag and this works well. Dave was advised that should Pat Boelens need help due to a large snow, Blizzard Busters works with him.
The Tech Team Policy was reviewed in length with comments and suggestions from the board members. Holly will prepare a new draft with the changes reflected.
Donor Plaques – Sarah Alexander reported that of the seven pages of names to contact four-and-a-half have been called with regard to people's preferences on how their names should be displayed.
The monthly Google Analytics and the monthly statistics were given to the board members by Sarah. Patrons are not signing up for the Computer Tech Tricks program. Because there were no significant changes to report from month to month, it was suggested that she make quarterly reports to the board.
Brant suggested the purchase of a humidifier for the Genealogy Room because the documents are sensitive to dry air. This suggestion will be considered.
Mary discussed Patron Confidentiality. She believes the names on the sign-up sheets for computers, use of rooms, etc. should be obliterated with a black marker to ensure privacy once the patron is done. Claire will instruct the staff to do so.
With no further business before the Board, at 8:38 p.m. Susan made a motion to adjourn; Bill seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned.


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Whiz-Bangs Krumps and Coalboxes
29th to 31st October 1917 Monday to Wednesday
Published 31st October 2017 | By Ray
German attacks from the trenches and the air
All material produced or reproduced here and throughout this work is the sole copyright of the author and the family of Doctor D.C.M. Page MC
It was back for another turn of duty in the trenches for the 13th Royal Welsh Fusiliers and their medical back up, Captain Page and his team of orderlies and stretcher bearers. Meanwhile the base at Desalanque Farm was taking a pounding from German trench mortars and aerial raids.
"We were back in the line on Monday, 29th October. On the 31st October the Huns shelled Desalanque Farm very heavily with 4.2 shells. Some of them dropped quite near us. His aeroplanes were very active too, and one of our captive balloons was brought down in flames."
4.2 German shells and equipment including the trench mortar cannon.
An observation balloon destroyed
Find out about our connection with Dr Page and an introduction to his diary here
27th October 1917 Saturday
Published 27th October 2017 | By Ray
Saturday night treading the boards, but not duck boards.
Douglas once again played an active part in not only preserving the lives and health of the men, but also entertaining them. Not for the first time in his service on the Western Front he helped to produce a concert party. Previously with the 130th St. John F.A. he had been part of a concert party known as the Dominoes.
As if it was just something that one does. Not merely understated, as most of his life was, but not stated at all. Something that obviously requires a lot of planning, a lot of practice, recruitment and rehearsal, goes almost unmentioned in his diary.
Luckily for us though he does mention it and leaves a copy of a programme for posterity.
"I organised a concert for the 27th. It was a huge success, and was attended by the General and his Staff and about 40 other officers. It was billed to commence at 7.30 p.m. but by 5.30 there was a queue of 'Tommies' half-way down the street. Quarter-Master H Davies was in great form, and I scored a hit with a Sam Mayo item. We gave a two hours' show."
Sam Mayo, real name Samuel Cowan was a popular Music Hall star born in 1881. He became famous for his musical comedy act and his comic songs were very popular at the time. You can view a lot of his monologues on this popular website.
Samuel Cowan died in 1938.
Maybe this was the number from Sam performed by Douglas, it is from 1916
It has survived across a century and the lyrics can be viewed on the above website.
Also a recording of his later work in 1932.
The programme (not in Douglas's hand)
17th October to 23rd October 1917 Wednesday to Tuesday
Published 22nd October 2017 | By Ray
Relieving the 16th RWF again
It was back to the trenches for the 13th for another six day turn of duty, giving the 16th a few days' rest. Fortunately, for all these men things were pretty quiet again.
" Our six days' tour of the trenches was most uneventful. Everything was very quiet. There was practically no shelling. Aerial activity, especially on the part of the enemy was very active. I spent a lot of time in making improvements at my Aid Post, and visiting the companies in the outposts. We moved out on the 23rd being relieved by the 16th R.W.F. as usual."
Whiz-Bangs
I thought that perhaps during this period of relative inactivity for Douglas Page it might be a good time to explain one of the features of this website. The Whiz-Bang or its more common spelling of Whizz-Bang. The most common array of spellings are thus Whizz-Bang, Whiz-Bang, Whizz Bang or Whiz Bang.
This was a piece of German ordnance fired from a small field gun, the 7.7cm made by Krupp.
Capable of propelling a shell up to seven miles. It's unlikely that the actual firing would be heard immediately as it could have been fired at least five miles away, but the shell arriving would have made a sudden whizzing sound followed by the bang of its explosion.
Despite its nickname sounding like a garden firework its deadly load was a fearsome and destructive weapon. Where a shell from a field gun would explode with ground contact it would normally leave a crater about 5 ft (1.5 mtr.) across and 2 ft (0.6 mtr) deep. These are rough approximate sizes not definitive crater sizes.
11th October to 17th October 1917 Thursday to Wednesday
Local peace breaks out for a week
"We got back to Erquingham again on the 11th October, and had a quiet rest period which ended on the night of the 17th October."
Although Douglas and his comrades were enjoying a restful period in their war, the scene elsewhere was less quiet, fighting around the Ypres area was as intense as at any other time.
General Price-Davies was busy along with other senior staff officers taking afternoon tea and playing badminton, wishing he was anywhere but on the Western Front. He described the scene for the area that Douglas found himself in. He mentioned the long front that had now been established to the south of Armentieres and "what a change it was to see grass and trees instead of shell swept battle front where everything is blown".
It gives some idea of the change in the scenery, that despite the fighting continuing all along the front, there were places where it was less intense than others. Artillery had undoubtedly been concentrated further to the north to support the drive to capture the ground around Passchendaele, so maybe there were less big guns available to smash up the area around Erquinghem. The picture of remaining greenery was in stark contrast to the shattered trees and cratered mud-bath west of Ypres.
Only 2 days previously the Battle of Poelcapelle had taken place a few miles to the north. It was considered a successful defensive action by the Germans who inflicted 6957 casualties on the ANZAC troops that fought them. However, Germany suffered great loss in holding their position, sustaining 35,000 casualties.
On the 12th the first unsuccessful attack on Passchendaele was launched. Despite heavy losses on both sides, the attack faltered in the quagmire and was repulsed by the German 4th Army. Added to the bogged down troops and equipment, a breakdown in communications forced Haig to suspend the attack.
No exact date given but click here to see a photo from 1915-16 near Bois Grenier showing plenty of intact foliage. British line marked 'O' and the German 'X'. (Awaiting permission for usage.)
October 7th to October 10th 1917 Sunday to Wednesday
Published 9th October 2017 | By Ray
Pork and Beans were the order of the day
"One day 5 Portuguese officers and 16 other ranks came up to have a look round the lines. They had lunch and tea with us, and it was very funny trying to make conversation with them. Some of them spoke French, luckily. Three days later a whole battalion of them ('Pork and Beans') arrived for instruction. Their doctor was attached to me. He spoke French and I got on very well with him."
The Portuguese had entered the war on the side of the Allies, mostly due to skirmishes against Germany in Africa where Portugal was attempting to protect her colonies such as Angola. German U-boats whilst trying to blockade Britain had attacked Portuguese shipping whilst trying to trade with Britain, at the time Portugal's most important export market. Germany finally declared war on Portugal in March 1916 with the resulting loss of almost 8145 Portuguese troops killed, 13,751 wounded and 12,318 taken prisoner or reported missing . However the civilian population paid a far higher price with the loss through starvation and disease of a further 220,000.
Today, at Neuve Chapelle near Richebourg, is a large Portuguese cemetery for their fallen there.
Entrance to the Portuguese cemetery at Neuve Chapelle
The small chapel opposite the Portuguese Cemetery
6th October 1917 Saturday
Many Congratulations.
Congratulatory notes continued to arrive for Douglas and on this Saturday an article appeared in the Scotsman newspaper. A note from Brevet Lieutenant Colonel John Gordon Rees was among those received.
"My Dear Page,
I have just heard that you have won the Military Cross. Bravo! My cordial Congratulations for this well merited distinction.
J.G. Rees"
Colonel Rees was a regular soldier, a cavalry officer of the 13th Hussars, attached to the R.W.F. who served throughout the duration of the war.
We may have more on him in the future, as we discover more. Please feel free to contribute if you have any further information.
5th October 1917 Friday
A long stint 'Up the Line'
"We went 'up the line' on the evening of October 5th and took over from the 16th R.W.F. It was a long relief, and we didn't get settled down until after 11 o'clock to our six days of trench life.
As before I visited the various posts each morning. I also planned and supervised the erection of our Advanced Aid Post in the Orchard, which would do for a resting place. when bringing wounded from the front posts to my Battalion Aid Post; or where I could be in the event of a 'Straffe' by either party – British or Hun."
Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland. https://maps.nls.uk/index.html
The 13th RWF relieved the 16th RWF as they alternated on 6 day shifts in the front line. This seems to have been an unusually long term of duty in the trenches and the men would have done well to enjoy their rest periods in between knowing it could be their last. The map above shows the short distance from Desalanque Farm to the area known as the Orchard where Douglas busied himself in finding a seemingly safe place to set up his A.D.S.
The modern site of the Orchard just to the west of the main British and Allied trench system
4th October 1917 Thursday
"On the evening of Thursday, 4th October, Dr. Kelman of Edinburgh, lectured to us on 'America and the War'. He was splendid. I had a chat with him at the close of the meeting, and when he saw my M.C. ribbon, he said: 'Ah! Another ribbon for the Operetta House!' – (referring to his Sunday evening student meetings in the old Operetta House, Edinburgh, which I attended regularly.)"
The Old Operetta House stood in Chambers Street, Edinburgh from 1871 to its final demise around 1951. Chambers Street was named after the famous Scots architect William Chambers who was actually born in Gothenburg, Sweden. Among his best known works are Somerset House in London and the Pagoda at Kew Gardens. He now proudly surveys the street from a pedestaled memorial in the middle of the street.
Dr. Rev. John Kelman 1864-1929 By James Paterson National Galleries of Scotland (Creative Commons) https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/33317/rev-john-kelman-1864-1929-writer
Dr. John Kelman was an established author and a prominent figure in the Presbyterian church, known for his lectures in both Britain and the United States. Described as one of the best known Ministers in Great Britain.
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When your home's roof is failing it's not just a problem with the roofing itself. In fact, getting a new roof installed in Dearborn Michigan can fix a failing roof. Unfortunately, many times a failing roof isn't noticed until it actually fails. This means that water enters the home through the roof and damages all sorts of things in the home. Being able to determine that your roof is in bad shape and needing roof repair in Dearborn Michigan can help you save money from preventing damages to your home and home's furnishings that water from a roof leak can affect.
One of the most common type of roofing used in Dearborn Michigan today is shingle roofing made from asphalt and fiberglass. Shingles are materials commonly used for roofing and can be seen on a huge number of homes and buildings throughout Dearborn Michigan. They are a popular selection due to their low cost and how easily they can be used. However, the life span of shingles is much shorter when compared with other kinds of roofing materials. This is especially true for lower quality shingles. It is imperative that you understand how to inspect shingles to know when they are failing. If they are deteriorating, your next step would be either to repair or replace them.
One way to determine what shape the roof is in would be to get a roofing inspection in Dearborn Michigan. A roofing inspection means a qualified roofing professional will come to your home and look for problems on your roof. You should not do a roof inspection yourself as this can be extremely dangerous. Plus, you may cause even more damage to your home's roof by going on the roof. Always leave roof inspections to roofing experts.
Two different types of signs reveal when shingles are going bad: interior and exterior signs. Sometimes, without having to look at the roof itself, it is possible to tell when shingles are going bad. Stains on attics and ceilings usually indicate when there is a leak in the roof. It will feel soft when touched if the stain is relatively new. However, older stains feel firm as they have been there for a while.
Although water stains which are much older may not necessarily imply the presence of a problem with the shingles, a good idea would be to exercise caution and observe for further problems. Wet or molded insulation could be major sign of bad roof shingles in Dearborn Michigan.
Have you visited your attic lately? If a homeowner can see the sunshine through the roof in the attic, it is sign that roof shingles are deteriorating and needs to be either repaired or replaced. If sun rays can penetrate the shingles, it then means that water can do the same too. Many home owners notice a problem with their shingles when they observe a large surge in their energy bills. This indicates that moisture is entering the home and leaking to the insulation and making it less effective. Cold air is now able to pass through the ceiling; this makes the heating system to do more work.
Missing or damaged shingles is a primary exterior sign of bad roof shingles. Damages include cracking, curling, and wavy edges. Also check for parts of the shingles along the surface of the roof and in the gutters. Check if the shingles are beginning to blister or crack; it is a true sign that the roof is either currently failing or about to fail. You may even find bits and pieces of shingles in your yard.
The presence of mold on the surface of the roof is not a definite indicator of bad roof shingles. If the algae or mold is found only on the roof and not anywhere on the exterior of the home, it can be a sign of bad roof shingles and a possible ineffective roofing insulation.
Shingles are not considered repairable because they gradually deteriorate and must be replaced before it deteriorates to a critical point. When shingles begin to curl and buckle, it gives water access to the roof layers beneath.
In order to make sure your roof is in good condition you'll need to have a professional roofing contractor do a roof inspection. The number one roofing contractor in Dearborn Michigan is All Point Construction which offers roof inspections. All Point Construction offers free consultations on roofing projects and is a fully licensed and insured roofing contractor in Dearborn Michigan. Call them today at 734-407-7110 for more information.


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I wish all the people in the world wished for world peace.
On July 12, Bon Jovi will rock Central Park in a free concert hosted by Major League Baseball and New York City in honor of MLB's 79th All-Star Game, which will be played in Yankee Stadium three nights later.


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The truth cannot hide...
True Lies – The Art of Collaboration
12/18/13December 18, 2013 No Response On Writing
by Margaret Murphy
EVERYONE LIES has had rave reviews from book bloggers around the net. For more on the novel, and links to reviews click here. Between June and December 2013, EVERYONE LIES twice reached the top ten in Amazon Kindle. Many reviewers liked the forensic elements of the novel, and the fact that it came out of a collaboration between a writer and a forensic scientist.
So, how did the writing collaboration happen? It all began in 2008. During Liverpool's year as Capital of Culture, the city hosted the BA Science Festival. The Macaulay (now the Hutton) Institute wanted to organize a panel discussion, open to the general public, examining the science behind crime fiction. Dr (now Professor) Lorna Dawson explained that they needed three writers willing to have their work scrutinized, explained, and potentially ridiculed by a panel of six (yes, six!) scientists. Did I know anyone brave (or foolhardy) enough to take part? I persuaded Val McDermid and Peter James to face the ordeal with me. In the event, the scientists were kind to us, and we got off fairly lightly, Murder, Mystery & Microscopes was a double sell-out, and has since become a staple of public science lectures.
Fast forward to the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival 2010, and another Murder, Mystery & Microscopes event. This time, the two novelists under the microscope were Ann Cleeves and Mark Billingham, and the forensics expert was Dave Barclay, whom I'd met during the inaugural presentation. My agent knew my science background and said she'd love to get the two of us together on a project. We met over gin & tonic and Dave and I had our first formal meeting in August 2010 to agree our respective contributions.
Dave came up with three ten-point plots and we chose one that had the potential to build into a satisfying thriller. From there, we exchanged ideas, and talked about the characters with Dave advising on scientific and procedural elements. The writing is my job, so when we felt we had enough, I spent a couple of weeks structuring how I thought the story might work. We had the two main protagonists, forensic scientist, Professor Nick Fennimore, and DCI Kate Simms. We had also worked out the main plot – an unexplained blip in the number of overdoses among north Manchester's heroin addicts, which Simms suspects is something far more sinister. Being science trained, I could do some forensic research myself; when a question arose that was beyond my experience, Dave would provide briefing notes or a PowerPoint presentation – or we would have a Skype conversation.'
Are there any CSI-style cheats or inventions in the novel? Fennimore is a forensic scientist, which means the science has to be right, but EVERYONE LIES is, after all, a work of fiction, so the characters had to have depth and complexity to engage the readers, and as a thriller, the story needed both tension and pace. My science background came in handy in unpicking the more difficult scientific/statistical concepts and making them work dramatically, but the plot outline wasn't a rigid formula we stuck to. The writing process is organic, apt to change as the story develops, which means that while the outline is a guiding structure – it's not prescriptive. We added in storylines and characters and scratched out others along the way. Characters will do unpredictable things, against the better judgment of the writer, and in these instances, Dave would deal with the scientific consequences of my untidy creative mind. On one occasion, I reordered some of scenes to increase the tension, and found that DCI Simms needed DNA results faster than I thought possible (cue CSI theme). I knew that "fast tracking" DNA results can speed up the process to a 24 hour turnaround. But Simms didn't have that sort of time – or the money to pay for it. I Skyped Dave: was there any way we could get those results in less than 24 hours? He told me that with new equipment and techniques they can be processed in half a day – it's the backlog of work that holds results up. Fortunately Prof Fennimore was owed a few favours so he got bumped to the head of the queue!
A lot of readers are asking if there will be more of Fennimore and Simms. Happily, the second novel is now finished and edited. Fennimore and Simms go stateside, on the trail of a serial killer. That was fun to research, and I intend to blog the trip in the run-up to the release of the second novel.
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With its powerful V8 diesel engine, which develops 290 hp and a massive 700 Nm (515 lb-ft) of torque, the "Vision GL420 BLUETEC" offers the very highest level of performance. Yet this same compression-ignition engine complies with the stringent U.S. "BIN 5" emissions standard, just 9.8 liters per hundred kilometers (24 mpg) and therefore has a range of up to 600 miles on a full tank. These impressive figures underline yet again that BLUETEC vehicles are ideally suited to the American market where strong customer demand (especially in the SUV segment) for vehicles with torquey, large-displacement engines is coupled with the need to comply with stringent exhaust-emission regulations. Furthermore, higher fuel prices mean that models with better fuel economy are becoming increasingly popular.
The unique styling of the "Vision GL420 BLUETEC" adds visual emphasis to this model's special status and also addresses the US Mercedes-Benz customers' wish for vehicles with an even greater degree of exclusivity and a strong, individual identity. The revised, distinctively sculpted front with the dominant radiator grill serves as a visual idiom for the exceptional performance of the V8 diesel engine and lends the "Vision GL420 BLUETEC" a sense of dynamic forward movement, even when stationary. This assertive look is complemented by the flared fenders, impressive 21-inch wheels and running boards. As a result, this exceptional vehicle study is one of the undisputed highlights – both in terms of looks and technology – of the 2007 NAIAS, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
The latest J.D. Power study "Global Outlook For Diesel" forecasts that diesels will account for more than 15 percent of new registrations in North America by 2015. In the light of this, Mercedes-Benz will systematically expand its BLUETEC range. The company has announced that it intends to offer three further BLUETEC models in the R-, ML- and GL-Class – meeting the even more stringent BIN 5 standard – in all 50 US states as early as 2008. However, BLUETEC vehicles are not just the cleanest diesel models in the world. They also consume 20 to 40 percent less fuel than comparable vehicles with spark-ignition engines. For example, the E320 BLUETEC – which is already on the market, achieves up to 37 mpg in the highway driving cycle and is distinguished as the most economical vehicle in its class in the U.S.
BLUETEC is a modular emissions control system that reduces nitrogen oxide (NOx) levels in particular. These are the only exhaust components from diesel engines which, as a result of the constraints inherent in the diesel combustion process, still exceed the levels generated by gasoline engines. Mercedes-Benz has developed two versions of BLUETEC: in the E-Class an oxidation-type catalytic converter and particulate filter are combined with an improved, extremely durable NOx storage catalytic converter and an additional SCR catalytic converter. The second BLUETEC version is even more efficient. Here, AdBlue, a non-toxic aqueous solution, is injected into the exhaust gas flow and allows the downstream SCR unit to convert up to 80 percent of the nitrogen oxides into harmless nitrogen and water.


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Published: February 8, 2022, 8:05 AM
Tags: Black History Month, Olympics, Vonetta Flowers, History
How Vonetta Flowers made history for Black Olympians worldwide
It's been 20 years since this historic moment in Olympic history
USA Two-Woman Bobsled Team Jill Bakken (L) And Vonetta Flowers Celebrate Their Gold Medal. Photo by Tim De Waele (Getty Images)
With the first weekend of the Winter Olympics coinciding with the first weekend of Black History Month, it's a good time to look back at how both Olympic and Black history was made 20 years ago this month at the Winter Games.
It's certainly history that Vonetta Flowers never thought she'd make after her dreams of Olympic glory appeared to be dead.
A track and field athlete, Flowers in 1996 and 2000 attempted to qualify for the U.S. team that would compete at the Summer Olympics, but failed in close fashion in both attempts.
Flowers tried to qualify for the 100 meters in 1996 and the long jump in 2000.
After failing to make the 2000 team, Flowers' husband, Johnny, saw a flyer trying to get track athletes to try out for the U.S. bobsled team.
Born and raised in Alabama, the notion at first was laughable.
But then, Johnny and Vonetta gave it a shot.
Johnny pulled a hamstring during the tryouts, but Vonetta had a lot more success.
So much so, that she soon went to Utah to go on an actual bobsled track for the first time.
"It felt like I had been placed in a trash can and thrown down a hill," Flowers told uspom.org. "So I was scared out of my mind."
Flowers obviously overcame her fears quickly, becoming the top brakewoman for the U.S. bobsled team.
Bobsled had never been a women's sport at the Winter Olympics, but that changed when it became an official sport for the 2002 Games on home soil in Salt Lake City.
It was there that Flowers made history.
Paired with driver Jill Bakken, the U.S. team won the gold medal, but Flowers ended up being more than just a part of the first gold-medal team in women's Olympic bobsled history.
Flowers also became the first Black athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics, according to olympic.org.
Flowers ended up competing in the 2006 Turin Games as well, where she finished sixth with a new driving partner, Jean Racine.
But despite not winning a medal in 2006, her achievement in 2002 will always be one for the history books.
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Keith is a member of Graham Media Group's Digital Content Team, which produces content for all the company's news websites.


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"Make Me" is the lead single of American pop singer Britney Spears' ninth studio album, Glory (2016). It features the vocal collaboration of American rapper G-Eazy. The track was written by Spears, Matthew Burns, Joe Janiak and Gerald Gillum, while produced by Burns, with Mischke serving as a vocal producer. It was released on July 15, 2016, after being previously delayed due to reported production difficulties. Described as a "slinky" midtempo pop and R&B-influenced ballad, the recording incorporates "raw" guitar riffs, "snare slaps", "whooshing synths" and a "dub step-esque boom-bap" in its instrumentation. Lyrically, the song talks about demanding sexual satisfaction.

The song received generally favorable reviews from critics. Commercially, the song reached top-ten peaks in Hungary and Israel while reaching top-twenty in Canada, France, Scotland, top forty in Australia and the United States where it charted at number seventeen on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Dance Club Songs chart. As of April 2018, "Make Me" was certified platinum by the RIAA for combined sales and streams of one million units in the US. The first version of the song's music video, directed by David LaChapelle, was shelved. Subsequently, a Randee St. Nicholas-directed music video was released on August 5, 2016. "Make Me" was added to Spears' residency show Britney: Piece of Me, which was performed by Spears and G-Eazy at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards and the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival.

Production
On October 8, 2015, Spears posted on her Instagram account a picture of herself with British producer and DJ Burns, hinting a possible collaboration. At the time, the producer had production credits with Ellie Goulding, Pitbull and Calvin Harris, among others. In another picture with the producer, she also captioned American musician Mischke. Prior to their studio meeting, the producer had worked on the instrumental part of the track, mixing organic elements with "electronic stuff", as well as playing guitar, thus creating what would become "Make Me". Later, British songwriter Joe Janiak created the song's melody, and after meeting with Burns they created parts of the song's lyrics. Spears' team then contacted the producer, claiming that they loved the track and they met to record it. As stated by Burns, "The vocal was one of my main focuses on this one because I wanted it to feel like there was some kind of emotion in that, which isn't necessarily in a lot of the most recent singles that she did. I wanted to steer away from that autotune kind of sound and have something much more natural sounding, so we spent a lot of time on the vocal and just getting it to where it sounded like she's actually singing it from the heart rather than it being too much production. I think we've achieved that."

Release
It was initially announced by Las Vegas Sun that the song—reportedly titled "Make Me (Oooh)" at the time—would be released in May 2016, with Spears being scheduled to perform the single at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, followed by an album release in June. However, due to production difficulties, the track was reported to be delayed until the summer, with no release date being provided. Robin Leach from the Las Vegas Sun claimed he was told that, "She's gone from pretty straight-forward pop to a really interesting vibe with a lot of really cool stuff." Later, on May 25, 2016, it was reported that American rapper G-Eazy was going to be featured on the track, which was the rumoured reason for the delay. On July 14, 2016, the single's cover art was released. It shows "her toned body while walking through the desert wrapped in a white piece of fabric" and wearing a "pair of thigh-high boots". The song was released on July 15, 2016 on the iTunes Store as a digital download. It was also released to a limited range of radio stations for early airplay and made available across streaming platforms the following day. It was serviced to contemporary hit radio on July 19, 2016. On August 29, 2016, RCA sent a studio version of the 2016 VMA Performance for pop radio called "VMA Eazy Remix".

Composition and lyrics

"Make Me..." was written by Spears, Matthew Burns, Joe Janiak and Gerald Gillum. It was produced by Burns, with vocal production being done by Mischke. The song features American rapper G-Eazy. Jaycen Joshua was the song's mixing engineer and provided background vocals. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "Make Me..." is written in the key of B major with a tempo of 123 beats per minute in common time.  The song follows a chord progression of B–Cm–Gm, and Spears' vocals span from G3 to E5. "Make Me..." is a "slinky" mid-tempo pop and R&B-influenced ballad. It features "raw" guitar riffs, "soothing electronics", "snare slaps", "whooshing synths" and a "dub step-esque boom-bap". In the song, she uses her breathy vocals and "soulful crescendos of 'Make me oooh, oooh, oooh.'"

Lyrically, "Make Me..." talks about demanding sexual satisfaction, with the singer "want[ing] the object of her affection to make her move", explaining that "she's on the lookout for someone to 'raise [her] roof.'" In the chorus, she sings: "I just want you to make me move like it ain't a choice for you, like you got a job to do/ Just want you to raise my roof, something sensational. And make me ooh, ooh, ooh." As noted by Billboard staff, the second part of the song features "sexy" lyrics such as "No rules/From the bar to the car, let's take it back to my room/Igniting the heat of the woman; let the sparks fuse/Blowing up to the ceiling, we're burning bright/When we cross the line." In the other hand, G-Eazy raps about "that he's not one to put too much stock in social status. All he's looking for is a 'dangerous woman' he can confide in."

Critical reception
"Make Me" has received mostly positive reviews from most critics. Kevin O'Donnell of Entertainment Weekly gave "Make Me" an A− grade, calling the song a "woozy, future-funk burner...packed with whooshing synths and a seductive, dub step-esque boom-bap." Rachel Brodsky of Spin noted that Spears "sounds more awake than usual" on the track, noting that she "dusted herself off just fine from the Iggy Azalea disaster of last summer with a slick new single." Billboard Staff pointed out that, "Brit is at her sexy best on the new track." Michael Cragg of The Guardian noted that the song "takes aim at a current pop zeitgeist – that of the mood-drenched, slowed down sex jam – but this time walks away a clear victor." Allison Bowsher of Much noted that Spears "is at her sultry-best", calling it "a song worthy of a comeback". Sasha Geffen of MTV News was complimentary with the track, noting that it "fits perfectly alongside other recent hits asking dudes to do their due diligence after dark, like Fifth Harmony's 'Work from Home'," and praising the "simmering instrumental from L.A. producer Burns." David Canfield of Slate praised G-Eazy for "complement[ing] Spears' sound with seductive ease" and the song for "represent[ing] a return to form in its rhythm and in the singer's sultry vocal command."

Idolator staff gave the track an average rating of 6 out of 10, with Robbie Daw calling it "pretty safe", Carl Williot naming it "the freshest she's sounded since her pioneering molly-pop days in 2011", and Rachel Sonis remarking that "Britney is gunning for a radio hit here." Jeff Benjamin of Fuse observed that "the sweeping chorus boasts the playful, breathy coos that Brit has made a signature part of her discography and helps this stand out as a track to make Brit Army proud." Gerrick D. Kennedy of Los Angeles Times was also complimentary, praising Burns for crafting "a lush, down-tempo bedroom number that largely eschews the Vocoder and Auto-Tune effects that have dotted her most recent work." He called it "a song that allows the singer to sing —really sing" and noted that "Spears sounds better than she has in years", with her warm tone "commanding the track". Alim Kheraj of Digital Spy opined that "what's so refreshing is that Brit's signature vocals are given the space they need to shine; she sounds sexy, engaged and like she truly loves it." Kerensa Cadenas of Complex defined it as "fine [...] it's Britney meets 2016", noting that the song is "a bit melancholy but without fully becoming the #sadgirl dance pop of a Carly Rae Jepsen or Sky Ferreira."

Chart performance
"Make Me..." debuted at number seventeen on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming her 20th Top 20 hit on the Hot 100, 34th entry, and sixth-highest debut, tying with Spears' debut single "...Baby One More Time". It sold 96,000 copies during its first week, causing a debut at number three on Digital Songs, with 5.3 million domestic streams and 20 million audience impression in airplay. On the Hot 100, it dropped down to number 52 the following week. On the Mainstream Top 40, "Make Me..." debuted at number 31 and climbed to number 24 the following week. After the video's release, the song managed to rebound on the Hot 100, climbing from number 67 to number 43. Following the performance at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, the song jumped from number 58 to number 17; its previous peak position. It sold 71,000 copies. On Streaming Songs, "Make Me..." re-entered at number 33, becoming its peak position. "Make Me..." became Spears' tenth number one single on the Dance Club Songs chart, with Billboard crediting remixes by Cash Cash, Trace Adam, and the duo Marc Stout & Tony Arzadon in assisting in the song's position. In Australia, the song debuted and peaked at number 39, becoming Spears' 31st top-forty single. In France, the song debuted and peaked at number 11, her highest entry since "Work Bitch" (2013). In the United Kingdom, however, the song was Spears' first song to miss the top-forty since "Ooh La La" (2013), peaking at number 42. In Spain, "Make Me..." debuted and peaked at number 80.

Music video

Development

In early June 2016, it was reported that David LaChapelle, who previously directed the video for Spears' 2004 single "Everytime", would serve as the director for the music video. Spears teased scenes of the original video online, which featured numerous backup dancers and a variety of risqué outfits. Scenes from the LaChapelle video managed to leak online, featuring men "hanging off poles next to leopards" and Spears "baring all with nothing but sparkly body paint" inside a cage. RCA Records ultimately opted to support a final, tamer music video, which was filmed on July 16, 2016 with director Randee St. Nicholas. In late July 2016, Spears commented on the video, stating: "The video that I just shot is me and all my girls. We're making guys audition for us. The whole theme is us basically playing with them. It's really kind of fun and it's interesting." Ultimately, the video officially premiered via Vevo on August 5, 2016, less than three weeks after having been filmed. On September 20, 2016, an alternate version of the video was released through the mobile game Britney Spears: American Dream, which cut out the narrative of the video and solely includes Spears's hall sequences and glamour shots. The original LaChapelle-directed music video was leaked on April 12, 2019. Following the leak, however, LaChapelle distanced himself from the video, claiming it was "not [his] video".

Synopsis and reception
As described by Daniel Kreps of Rolling Stone, the video "offers a lighthearted, fictionalized look at the audition process to cast Spears' on-screen paramour in the 'Make Me' video. When Spears and her posse aren't giggling through auditions, the singer is performing her track in a brightly lit hallway. G-Eazy also appears to deliver his featured verse via hi-def monitor. The video concludes with Spears screen-testing her would-be costars in a series of steamy sequences."

After an overwhelmingly negative response from critics and fans following the release of the Randee St. Nicholas-directed video, a petition demanding RCA to release LaChapelle's original video was created; the petition described the released video as one that was "not a suitable representation of the song". Sources claimed the video was rejected by Spears for being "too sexy". A month after the video's release, Spears's manager, Larry Rudolph commented: "It's really simple. The video just didn't work [...] because it's Britney there are all kinds of conspiracies. Nobody is hiding anything."

Live performances
On August 18, 2016, Spears added "Make Me", as well as "Do You Wanna Come Over?", to the setlist of her residency show Britney: Piece of Me, which extended to her Britney: Live in Concert world tour's setlist a year later. Spears and G-Eazy performed "Make Me...", along with G-Eazy's "Me, Myself & I", live for the first time at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards on August 28, 2016. The performance opened "with Britney's silhouette performing behind a glowing panel while massive, shadowy arms reach for her, trying to grab her without ever quite succeeding", while Spears performed the first verse and chorus of "Make Me...". Following G-Eazy's entrance, Spears performed the chorus of "Me, Myself & I", "while crawling under his legs", before finishing the performance with a repeated chorus of "Make Me...". Jeff Benjamin of Fuse called it a "fun" performance, where "Britney made a triumphant return to the VMA stage." Joe Lynch of Billboard considered the performance "as beguiling as the song itself", naming it a "solid VMA return for Britney".  Jennifer Keishin Armstrong of the same magazine declared that "Spears acquitted herself nicely, if not particularly memorably." Chris Payne also from Billboard included the performance among the "worst moments" of the night. Joyce Chen of Us Weekly labeled it as a "less-than-stellar performance."

On September 1, 2016, a performance of the song was broadcast from Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas for Today. On September 24, 2016, on the iHeartRadio Music Festival, Spears and G-Eazy once again performed the "Make Me..." and "Me, Myself & I" medley, as the final performance from Spears's set. In the United Kingdom, Spears performed the song on the Apple Music Festival on September 27, 2016, and The Jonathan Ross Show on October 1, 2016. On December 2, 2016, Spears performed the song at the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball. A day later, she reprised the performance at 99.7's Triple Ho Show.

Track listing
 Digital download
 "Make Me..." featuring G-Eazy – 3:51

 The Remixes
 "Make Me..." featuring G-Eazy (Cash Cash Remix) – 4:07
 "Make Me..." featuring G-Eazy (Marc Stout & Tony Arzadon Remix) – 3:59
 "Make Me..." featuring G-Eazy (Tom Bundin Remix) – 3:09

 The Remixes EP
 "Make Me..." featuring G-Eazy (Cash Cash Remix) – 4:07
 "Make Me..." featuring G-Eazy (Marc Stout & Tony Arzadon Remix) – 3:59
 "Make Me..." featuring G-Eazy (Tom Bundin Remix) – 3:09
 "Make Me..." featuring G-Eazy (Kris Kross Amsterdam Remix) – 3:11
 "Make Me..." featuring G-Eazy (FTampa Remix) – 3:15

Credits and personnel
Credits for "Make Me..." adapted from Glory liner notes.

Technical
Britney Spears' vocals recorded at 158 Studios, California; West Lake Village, California; The Studio at the Palms, Las Vegas, New York.
G-Eazy's vocals recorded at Sing Sing Recording Studios, Melbourne, Australia.
Mixed at Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, California.

Personnel

 Britney Spears – lead vocals, background vocals, songwriting
 Burns – songwriting, production, recording
 Joe Janiak – songwriting, additional background vocals, mixing
 G-Eazy – vocals, songwriting
 Mischke – vocal production

 Benny Faccone – assistant vocal production
 Rob Katz – assistant vocal production
 Aaron Dobos – vocal recording
 Dave Nakaji – mixing assistant
 Maddox Chimm – mixing assistant

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

See also
List of Billboard Dance Club Songs number ones of 2016

References

2016 singles
2016 songs
2010s ballads
Britney Spears songs
G-Eazy songs
RCA Records singles
Songs written by Britney Spears
Songs about casual sex
Contemporary R&B ballads
American contemporary R&B songs
Songs written by Joe Janiak
Songs written by Burns (musician)
Songs written by G-Eazy
Pop ballads
Music videos directed by Randee St. Nicholas

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Thailand's cancel culture takes on Thai singer in new K-Pop band
Facebook: Sitala Wongkrajang
Another Thai-born artist, Sitala Wongkrachang, is set to debut in a Korean girl group in January, but her family's history of involvement in political activism in Thailand is coming back to haunt her.
#SITALA was trending on Thai Twitter after South Korean record label GLG released photos on Tuesday of its artists, including Sitala.
Over 3.5 million tweets called out Sitala, a member of new group "H1-KEY", identifying her as a daughter of pro-establishment and pro-military parents, both of whom are celebrities.
Sitala is one of the twin daughters of TV star Sarunyu Wongkrachang, who passed away last year, but who took part in political activism in the last two decades, which led to not one but two coups, toppling Thailand's elected governments at the time. Her mother, Hattaya "Ple" Wongkrachang, is a DJ who also took part in political activism.
One of her family's old photos, showing her parents, her twin sister and herself mourning the passing of King Rama IX, also went viral Tuesday, at a time when Thai society is deeply divided between royalists and reformists.
Most Tweets highlighted the fact that Sitala has the privilege of being able to go abroad and follow her dreams, while most youths in Thailand of the same age are stuck in a ruined country with a legacy of coups and dictators, which were at least partially supported by her family.
Student activists in their 20s, just like Sitala, such as Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak and Panusaya "Rung" Sithijirawattanakul fought for their dreams, but are now in prison for wanting a more inclusive rule, comments on Twitter read.
As tens of thousands of netizens are cancelling Sitala before her official debut, a number of users said the artist should not be blamed for the sins of her parents.
Some Korean news outlets have already reported the development. The GLG group is yet to comment.
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» Conviction for former directors of NSW Aboriginal corporation
Conviction for former directors of NSW Aboriginal corporation
In proceedings today before Magistrate Doug Dick at Batemans Bay Local Court, two former directors of the Gudhuga Training and Employment Aboriginal Corporation pleaded guilty to a charge of fraud (obtain financial advantage by deception).
These convictions follow a joint investigation by the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations, Anthony Beven, and the New South Wales Police.
On 18 November 2010, at Moruya, Mr Hika Te Kowhai and Mr Shane Carriage sold a motor vehicle that belonged to Gudhuga and placed the proceeds ($10,000) into a bank account (in the name of Walbunja Aboriginal Corporation) controlled by the two men. They later withdrew the $10,000 and used the money for their own personal gain.
In handing down the sentences Magistrate Dick noted that the guilty plea was only made in the face of 'a very strong, well-prepared prosecution case'. Mr Dick went on to say the offences committed 'amounted to a deliberate breach of trust'.
Mr Te Kowhai was sentenced to a 10-month term of imprisonment, with a non-parole period of seven months, which will commence on 30 November 2012 after the defendant serves the remaining month of a previous sentence.
Mr Carriage was sentenced to a seven-month term of imprisonment, commencing immediately with a non-parole period of four months.
Mr Dick also ordered both defendants to pay compensation of $10,000 to Gudhuga.
The outcome of today's hearing is of particular significance―it is the first custodial sentence ordered following an investigation by the Registrar. It is also the first time that the Registrar has conducted a joint investigation with the New South Wales Police.
'My office takes a tough stance against deliberate wrongdoing against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations,' said Mr Beven. 'The foremost duty of a director is to act in the best interests of the corporation and its members—never in self-interest.'
'This is an important result which sends, I believe, a clear message to directors of corporations,' said Mr Beven. 'If you act dishonestly my office will take action against you.'
Mr Beven commended the quick intervention of the New South Wales Police in the joint investigation and prosecution of the matter.
Patricia Gibson
Editor's note:
Mr Te Kowhai's sentence on appeal was reduced in the following terms: imprisonment for seven months with a non-parole period of four months. Ordered to pay $5000 compensation to the corporation.
Mr Carriage's sentence on appeal was reduced in the following terms: imprisonment for seven months fully suspended upon entering into a seven month good behaviour bond. Ordered to pay $5000 compensation to the corporation.
ORIC media release: Conviction for former directors of NSW Aboriginal corporation - pdf [68kB]


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Stratcom Chief Presses for Nuke Force Upgrade
Posted By 21st Century in Legislation	 March 31, 2017
The head of U.S. Strategic Command on Friday acknowledged the potential high cost of upgrading the military's nuclear force but said the country can't afford not to do so.
"Deterrence will always be cheaper than war and there's nothing more expensive than losing a war," said Air Force Gen. John Hyten, echoing recent comments made by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein.
As head of Stratcom, Hyten oversees the so-called nuclear triad consisting of strategic bombers; land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs; and submarine-launched ballistic missiles, or SLBMs. He was the keynote speaker Friday morning at the annual Military Reporters and Editors conference, which took place in Arlington, Virginia, outside Washington, D.C.
"Look at what the world has done in the last 20 years since we started de-emphasizing nuclear weapons in our arsenal," Hyten said. "Did our adversaries de-emphasize? No. Russia completely modernized their entire nuclear force and expanded and now just deployed a ground launched cruise missile in violation of the Intermediate-[Range] Nuclear Forces Treaty into Russia. China has completely modernized and built up. North Korea has gone from zero to a nuclear capability in that time frame. Iran has built ballistic missiles."
The general added, "When we started de-emphasizing nuclear weapons, what did the rest of the world do? The rest of the world did exactly the opposite. So if we de-emphasize nuclear weapons, we're putting the country at jeopardy and we can never allow that to happen."
The Defense Department's fiscal 2017 budget called for spending $108 billion over five years to sustain and recapitalize the nuclear force and associated strategic command, control, communications, and intelligence systems.
That money would essentially be a down-payment on a long-term project to overhaul the entire nuclear triad by building new ICBMs to replace the Minuteman III, a replacement to the Ohio-class ballistic submarines and a new fleet of strategic bombers to be called B-21 Raiders.
Hyten acknowledged he has seen estimates for the nuclear modernization program ranging from $300 billion over a decade to $1 trillion over 30 years.
"I don't know if any of those numbers are right," he said. "But if you bought a house and you did an estimate about what you thought it would be to build a house, would the first thing you do [be] go tell the builder, 'Hey this is my estimate. Now let's start negotiating?' Now that's just a crazy way to build things."
Hyten added, "We should be able to build it for an affordable price. We should be able to afford 6 percent of the defense budget to do that when it's the most critical thing that we do in the military."
President Donald Trump as part of the so-called skinny budget has proposed the Defense Department receive $639 billion in fiscal 2018, which begins Oct. 1. Six percent of that figure is about $38 billion. The president's full budget request, due in February, is expected to be released in May.
— Richard Sisk contributed to this report.
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(Bridgville, PA)- South West Communities Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Mandi Pryor of Cecil has been named the new Executive Director of the South West Communities Chamber of Commerce. Pryor, who additionally runs her own marketing company as well as is an executive producer and host of a public access television show based out of Peter's Township, stepped into the role in August 2017.
The South West Communities Chamber of Commerce is a strong, pro-business membership organization serving business and our communities for almost 100 years. The unique home of the Chamber is a 110 year old building, once a West Penn Power substation, located on Washington Pike (Rt. 50) in Collier Township. The building was restored through the donated efforts of members and area business twenty-five years ago. Member municipalities include the Boroughs of Bridgeville and Heidelberg, and the Townships of Collier, Scott, South Fayette, and Upper St. Clair.
"This chamber has a strong history of bringing the community together, I am excited to step into the role and help to grow this chamber to its fullest potential as well as help business owners in this region continue to thrive" says Pryor.
The Chamber provides the tools to assist in the operation and promotion of area businesses, and our members work together to make our communities desirable places to live and do business. Membership in the Chamber is an investment in the future of these communities, and we believe that our members are our greatest resource.