Dec. 29, 2017—State-run Astan-e-Razavi TV: Mashhad's Friday prayer leader Alamolhoda blamed the MEK and U.S. for organizing the protests across the country.
Dec. 31, 2017—Fars News Agency (affiliated with the IRGC): In an interview with the al-Mayadeen TV network, Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the Supreme Security Council, said that the PMOI/MEK is the flagbearer of this Saudi scenario and pledged to retaliate.
Dec. 31, 2017—Dolat-e-Bahar website (affiliated with Ahmadinejad): The order for the uprisings was given by the evil triangle (U.S., UK and Israel), paid for by the Saudis and implemented by the MEK.
Dec. 31, 2017—Tasnim News Agency (affiliated with the IRGC Quds Force): In a video message to the protestors, the leader of MEK called for the focus of the rebellion to expand. The MEK also supported uprisings in 2009.
Dec. 31, 2017—Tasnim News Agency blamed the MEK for destroying public property in Tehran and setting the Iranian flag ablaze.
Dec. 31, 2017—State-run newspaper Mehr wrote that the PMOI/MEK "is behind the recent turmoil and manages it."
The leader of the terrorist Hypocrite group-let, once again expressed her support for the rioters and called for the continuation of the protests.
The US, the Zionist regime and the terrorist Hypocrites group-let continue their public support for the rioters.
Aline with the US and the Zionist regime, once again, the leader of the terrorist Hypocrites group-let supported the rioters and called for the continuation of the protests.


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Her Last Day
Author: T.R. Ragan
Narrator: Kate Rudd
"With action-packed twists and turns and a pace that doesn't let up until the thrilling conclusion, Her Last Day is a brilliant start to a gripping new series from T.R. Ragan." —Robert Bryndza, #1 international bestselling author of The Girl in the Ice
Ten years ago, PI Jessie Cole and reporter Ben Morrison each suffered a tragedy that changed their lives—and now these two strangers are about to share a nightmare.
For Jessie, who makes her living finding missing persons, no case has consumed her more than the disappearance of her younger sister, Sophie. But left alone to raise Sophie's daughter, she realizes that solving the case has become an unhealthy obsession.
For Ben, a horrific car accident resulted in scars both physical and emotional—and amnesia that has made his life a mystery. But curiously, out of his shattered memories, there's one person he recognizes without a doubt: Jessie's sister. He just doesn't know why. Yet.
But Sophie isn't the only phantom drawing Jessie and Ben together. An elusive serial murderer known as the Heartless Killer has reemerged from the shadows. His next move will cut even deeper into Jessie's worst fears. And for Ben, what happens this time is going to be unforgettable.
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In terms of official details, next to nothing is known about Project Melies, which is Bloober Team's new game. But IGN made an apt connection to renowned 19th French movie-maker George Melies, who helped pioneer the art with thousands of short films during the era (you may remember Voyage dans la Lune, or A Trip to the Moon, Melies' most well-known film). After all the codename has Melies' name in it.
"We are thrilled to be working with Gun Media," added Piotr Babieno, CEO of Bloober Team. "The Gun team have seen the potential of our game from the very beginning. Based on their level of passion, knowledge and philosophy, we believe that together we can create a game that will be remembered years after its release."
As a fan of Bloober Team's games, and horror games in general, I'm super curious to see what they're working on. We may hear more at E3 2018 in June.
Gun Media, publisher of the award-winning Friday the 13th: The Game, today announced that it has entered into a publishing agreement with Bloober Team, developer of the critically acclaimed Layers of Fear franchise. Gun has acquired worldwide publishing and marketing rights to Bloober Team's next, currently untitled game. Bloober Team and Gun Media expect to announce more information about the game, including title and release date, at a later date.
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Hinckley BID
Planning application lodged for new Lidl supermarket in Hinckley
Plans would see new store on Coventry Road
Karen HambridgeReporter
Demolition work has begun at the old HJ Hall site on Coventry Road, Hinckley. The site has been earmarked for a new Lidl supermarket
Budget retail giant Lidl has submitted its plans to transform the old HJ Hall sock factory into a multi-million pound store.
The planning application for the site on Coventry Road will be dealt with at a forthcoming council meeting.
If given the green light it will see the supermarket relocate from its current home on Hawley Road ,which has been open for around 11 years and was one of the first to launch when Lidl entered the UK market in 1994.
Now Lidl say it has outgrown the site and is unable to redevelop there due to land constraints.
Hinckley BID boss says town healthy despite Dunelm departure
An application statement explains: "Lidl has sought to improve its store operating practices over the years to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of its customers, whilst keeping cost to a minimum, thereby delivering exceptional value across its product range.
"To this end, the store format has evolved and Lidl has found that many of its older and smaller stores, including this one, are now unable to be stocked and serviced efficiently.
"Some of the company's existing stores need to be replaced to ensure that customers continue to benefit from the quality and positive shopping experience that Lidl offers."
The site of the former HJ Hall factory on Coventry Road which is due to become a Lidl. Picture: Google Street View
While the new store will be bigger it will not necessarily stock a larger range of goods but it will mean more stock can be kept in depth, ensuring products do not run out between delivery days - one of the problems with a smaller footprint.
Staff will transfer and up to 10 new jobs are expected to be created by the move.
On offer to customers will be an in-store bakery as well as ample parking for the larger, brighter and more modern building than the current site.
Lidl's application makes much of delivering a sustainable facility, with sensor lighting, waste recycling and low maintenance building materials which will not require repainting.
The German firm was named Best Supermarket 2016 by readers of Good Housekeeping magazine and has seen continued growth in the UK.
The HJ Hall factory, opened in 1977 and at one point employing up to 300 staff, is being demolished.
It closed last year bringing sock manufacturing by HJ Hall in Hinckley to an end after more than 130 years.
The 2.25 acre site was on sale for a freehold price of £1.5 million. Lidl exchanged contracts on the site in August and ran a public consultation on its store plans last month.
Demolition work is expected to last until Christmas.
Lidl Coventry Road plans to go on display in Hinckley
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Gallagher talks enrollment at Board of Trustees meeting
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Chancellor Patrick Gallagher at Friday afternoon's Board of Trustees meeting.
By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief
Amid "astonishingly large shifts" in college enrollment, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Friday that there are some known drivers for these changes — a forthcoming drop-off in traditional college-aged American students, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting many students' plans and prospective students seeming to drift towards more selective universities.
And then, he said, there are some that we "simply don't know."
"You're seeing a striking split between the flagship universities, which by and large are reporting very large increases, and some less selective systems that are seeing significant downward admissions," Gallagher said. "I think we simply don't know how persistent this trend will be. It has happened so fast that it is stressing the admissions processes."
Board honors Richards, approves Choudhry as CIO
Gallagher spoke at Friday afternoon's Board of Trustees meeting about changing enrollment dynamics in higher education and what to expect at Pitt for the coming years as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. He also praised achievements from different parts of the Pitt community. As part of the meeting, the board honored late chair Tom Richards, among other actions.
He walked the board through some of the many factors that are currently affecting, or are expected to affect, college enrollment.
One is expected demographic decline due to a drop in the immigration rate, as well as the birth rate during the Great Recession, which would cause a decrease in the number of traditional high school students heading to college. But he said the expected drop has "nothing to do with" the current decline, and is "not enough to explain what's happening right now," since the "cliff" would not occur until 2026 — roughly 18 years after the birth rate began declining.
Gallagher added that while a decrease in international students that intensified during the pandemic "could certainly change admission levels," it has a "relatively small effect" for several reasons, including that the percentage of these students is not large enough to drive large national changes.
He said the current dip is "completely attributable" to "demand" from students, not the "supply" of university programs, and listed several reasons he believes are behind this. These include deferral and uncertainty due to COVID-19; the job market; the cost of college; online vs. in-person options for education; test-optional admissions and an increasing number of applications per student.
Despite Pitt seeing large increases in applications — more than 50,000 for fall 2022, a nearly 57% spike compared with the previous year — Gallagher said the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid has "probably never worked harder and with less certainty about how decisions will be made."
"We're very proud of the fact that we're seeing this demand. We think it reflects a very strong reputation and brand that certainty seems to be at least part of the dynamics here," Gallagher said. "Amidst all this uncertainty, students are electing to increase the number of applications and go for, sort of, marquee programs, high-recognition programs. I'm delighted that Pitt is in that category."
He cautioned that these changes are part of a national dynamic with "uncertain impacts," given that many schools are not significantly increasing their class sizes and thus rejecting more students, which Gallagher called "not sustainable in the long run."
Gallagher also praised achievements from various community members later in the meeting.
He highlighted the recent book "Until I am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America" by Keisha Blain, an associate professor of history, which Smithsonian Magazine named as one of the 10 best history books. He also mentioned that two Pitt projects arrived late last year on the International Space Station, one of which is a high-resolution telescope "about the size of a toaster oven" which is strong enough to be able to see a parked car.
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Home Articles	Shia, Sunni, differences- part 1
Shia, Sunni, differences- part 1
Shia, Sunni, differences
Muslims consider every aspect in the life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to be very significant. For not only the Prophet's statements are away from any carnal desires and is related to the origin of Revelation according to the holy Quran, but also, His actions show the true way of life. Throughout his life, specific events happened that were of great importance, of those one is known as Ghadir, held in a location called Ghadir Khumm.
The event of Ghadir consists of several aspects that give it a brighter value than the rest of the events. The references for the actual event, the large number of narrators, and the Islamic that witnessed and reassured of the event all prove Ghadir to be one of the very few events in Islam to have such strong base in belief.
While looking at narrators of Hadith of Ghadir, we will see Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH&HP) progeny as the first narrators. They are Imam Ali (PBUH), Lady Fatima Al-Zahra (PBUH), Imam Hassan (PBUH) and Imam Hussain (PBUH). Furthermore one hundred and ten companions (Sahabi) of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) narrated this saying, such as:
Abubakr Ibn-Abighohafah ,Omar Ibn-Khattab ,Othman Ibn-Affan ,Ayeshe bent-Abibakr ,Salman Farsi ,Abazar Ghafari ,Ammar Yaser ,Zobeir Ibn-Avam ,Abbas Ibn-Abdolmuttaleb ,Jaber ibn-Abdullah al-Ansari ,Umme Salame ,Abdollah Ibn-Omar Ibn-Khattab ,Abouhorayre ,Zeid Ibn-Argham …..
The interesting point is that all of these companions were present when the event took place, therefore, they have narrated the saying directly. Of the others who have narrated the Hadith of Ghadir, were 83 people from Tabe'in. Some of them are:
Asbagh Ibn-Nobate , Salim Ibn-Abdollah Ibn-Omar Ibn-Khattab ,Sa'eed Ibn-Jobeir , Soleim Ibn-Gheis , Omar Ibn-Abdolaziz (the Umayyad caliph)….
After Tabe'in, Sunni scholars from second up to the thirteenth century have narrated the Hadith; three of the Sunni Sahih authors (from the six) and two of their jurisprudence leaders are amongst those. The precise number of Shia scholars who have narrated this saying is not known, however, some of the most popular ones are:
Sheikh Kulayni , Sheikh Sadooq ,Sheikh Mufid, and Sayyed Mortaza .
Hence, among Sunni scholars and their focus on the authenticity of the narration shows that a great number of scholars observe it as a "Hassan"(Correct) Hadith, while some Sunni scholars believe the narration as a "Sahih"(Correct) narration and some other think of it as a Mutawatir (Frequent) narration. All of Shia scholars believe the narration of Ghadir is a Mutawatir
Ghadir Al-Khumm
Ten years after the migration (Hijra), on 18th of Dhu al-Hijjah, Several months before his death, Prophet Muhammad (who was living in Medina) made his last pilgrimage to Mecca in what is known as The Farewell Pilgrimage. There, atop Mount Arafat, he addressed Muslim crowds in what came to be known as The Farewell Sermon. After completing the Hajj, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) started back towards Medina. During his trip, he stopped at the pond at Khumm (now al-Johfa). He ordered to his close followers to call all the people in different places to join him in his last pilgrimage. Then he started: "It seems the time approached when I shall be called away (by Allah) and I shall answer that call. I am leaving for you two precious things and if you adhere to them both, you will never go astray after me. They are the Book of Allah and my Progeny that is my Ahl Al- Bayt. The two shall never separate from each other until they come to me by the Pool (of Paradise)."
He continued: "Do I not have more right over the believers than what they have over themselves?"
People cried and answered: "Yes, O' Messenger of Allah."
Then the Prophet appointed Imam Ali (PBUH) as the master of believers. He held up the hand of 'Ali (PBUH) and said: "Whosoever's master/leader (maula) I am, Ali is also his (maula) master/leader. O Allah, love those who love him, and be hostile to those who are hostile to him"
."من كنت مولاه فهذا عليّ مولاه أللهم والِ من والاه و عادِ من عاداه"
Shia interprets this as an announcement of Imam Ali's succession to the Prophet, while Sunnis believe that it was intended as public praise of Ali (PBUH) before his companions (some of whom disliked him).
Immediately after the Prophet (PBUH) finished his speech, the following verse of the Quran was revealed: "Today I have perfected your religion for you and completed my favor upon you and have chosen for you Islam as religion" (Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 3)
The above verse clearly indicates that Islam without clearing up matter of leadership after Prophet (PBUH) was not complete, and completion of religion was due to announcement of the Prophet's immediate successor.
After his speech, Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) asked everybody to give the oath of allegiance to Imam Ali (PBUH) and congratulate him. Among those who did so was 'Omar Ibn Khattab, who said:
"Well done Ibn Abi Talib! Today you became the Leader (maula) of all believing men and women."
The news spread quickly all over urban and rural areas. When Harith Ibn Nu'man al-Fahri (or Nadhr Ibn Harith according to another tradition) came to know of it, he rode his camel and came to Medina and went to the Messenger of Allah [s] and said to him: "You commanded us to testify that there is no deity but Allah, and that you are the Messenger of Allah. We obeyed you. You ordered us to perform the prayers five times a day and we obeyed. You ordered us to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan and we obeyed. Then you commanded us to offer pilgrimage to Mecca and we obeyed. But you are not satisfied with all this and you raised your cousin by your hand and imposed him upon us as our master by saying `Ali is the maula of whom I am maula.' Is this imposition from Allah or from you?" The Prophet (PBUH) said: "By Allah who is the only deity! This is from Allah, the Mighty and the Glorious."
On hearing this Harith turned back and proceeded towards his camel saying: "O Allah! If what Muhammad said is correct then fling on us a stone from the sky and subject us to severe pain and torture." He had not reached his camel when Allah, who is above all defects, flung at him a stone which struck him on his head, penetrated his body and passed out through his lower body and left him dead. It was on this occasion that Allah, the exalted, caused to descend the following verses:
"A demander demanded Allah to send a chastisement in him (1). For the disbelievers there is no repeller against the divine chastisement in this world and in the hereafter (2). Since it is from Allah the owner of the ways of ascent to his presence (3)." (Surah Al-Ma'arij, verse1-3)
The current knowledge of the Prophet's life is mainly based on sources such as Ibn Hisham , al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Saʿd, etc. that are silent over Prophet Muhammad's stop at Ghadir Khumm. Even when the writers mentioned the event, they said nothing about his speech (evidently due to the fear of provoking the hostility of Sunni rulers by providing material for polemic of Shia who used the Prophet's words in support of their belief in Imam Ali's right to be leader/ Caliph). Similarly, western biographers of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) make no mention of what happened at Ghadir Khumm as their works are based on these same sources. In fact, the Sunnis on the other hand, do not deny Prophet Muhammad's declaration about Ali (PBUH) at Ghadir Khumm, but they argue that he was simply urging the audience to hold his cousin and son-in-law in high esteem and affection.
From long to short of it, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) stated a leader after himself either to guide Muslims or prevent them to deviance. This leadership is called Imamate.
In both Shia and Sunni narratives, it is mentioned that each Muslim should research in his/her own beliefs and find the best and the most correct religion and faith to live according that.
Here we see one of those narratives that is accepted by Shia and Sunni:
Hadith-e- Efteragh
وَتَفْتَرِقُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى ثَلَاثٍ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً….
قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مُفَسَّرٌ.
"My nation will be divided in 73 sects"
Sonan-e- Termezi (volume4, page 134, Hadith 2778)
Sehahol hakem-e-Mostadrak (volume 1, page 6)
وَتَفْتَرِقُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى ثَلَاثٍ وَسَبْعِينَ مِلَّةً كُلُّهُمْ فِي النَّارِ إِلَّا مِلَّةً وَاحِدَةً.
"My nation will be divided in 73 sects that they are all in the hell except one"
Termezi, one of the greatest Sunni scholars have noted that and also, Hakem Neishaburi has confirmed that. Thus, we all needed to find that savior sect and adhere it as the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has said.
Shia's proofs for being savior sect
Each Islamic sect claims they are the savior sect and the others are deviant. However, the only sect which can proof its own claim by Quran, Hadith and even the opposite books, is Shia Asna-Ashari (Shia Muslims who believe in 12 Imams who are from Ahl Al bayt). There are a lot of reasons but now we just confine some of them:
In the book, Sahih-e-Moslem, one of the most valid books of Sunni Muslims, is written that The Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said: وَمَنْ مَاتَ وَلَيْسَ فِي عُنُقِهِ بَيْعَةٌ مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً.
That means: "if anyone dies without any allegiance, he/she will die like unwise person(unwise person, refers to the time before Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) coming when people was living in idiotism and ignorance)"
In addition, Ahmad-Ibn- Hanbal has written in his book: من مات بغير إمام مات ميتة جاهلية.
That it means: "if anyone dies without having Imam, he/she will die like unwise person." (Mosnad-e- Ahmad, volume4, page 96)
The only sect after Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that always knows the Imam of the time is Shia Asna-Ashari sect that always has the allegiance of a Specific Imam, but the other sects are not like that.
12 Caliphs
Shia and Sunni Muslims have quoted in valid and Mutawatir (Frequent) documents that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) frequently has stressed his successors until the Day of the Resurrection are 12 people. As well as, Moslem is written in his book, Sahih-e-Moslem that the Prophet (PBUH) has said: إِنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ لاَ يَنْقَضِي حَتَّى يَمْضِيَ فِيهِمُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً.
(Sahih-e-Moslem, volume6, page 3, Hadith 4598)
"This order (Islam) will not be matured until 12 Caliphs will be going on (rule) among them."
According to the narratives, real Caliphs are just 12 through Islam and the only sect which could adapt these 12, is Shia. Some Sunni scholars have confessed they couldn't understand the meaning of this narrative and they don't have any clear meaning for that. It's just Shia that is able to adapt this narrative to its beliefs.
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Kessler Baking Studio is cooking up old-fashioned cinnamon rolls on Saturday.
For those who want a more upscale Thanksgiving, head to Fearing's, where the team has created a special three-course menu for the holiday. Pricing per person: $35 kids, $75 vegetarian, $125 regular menu. Find the whole menu online.
Don't have plans this Thanksgiving? Prepare some food and meet new friends at a potluck. Turkey, mashed potatoes and other items will be there free of charge. LG Taps Dallas just wants to "give people a good Thanksgiving if they have nowhere to go." Isn't that nice?
After — or entirely instead of — Black Friday shopping, you can head to Oak Cliff for a one-day celebration of big, bold, boozy black beers. You'll get a flight with four variants of Sombre, Oak Cliff Brewing's massive imperial stout. This is the only day to try these brews, so taste while you can. Flights will go for $18.
I See Dallas Tour Company is hosting a tour of Dallas' best dive bars. Attendees ride in a classic 1978 Cadillac limo to different spots — could be six locations or three; they say it's up to the group in the car. Tour ticket includes the driving, not the drinking. 21 and older.
To continue the holiday decadence through the weekend, head to Kessler Baking Studio this Saturday. The owner is preparing her mother's traditional cinnamon rolls from scratch to celebrate Small Business Saturday. Cinnamon rolls are available until they're sold out.
The cooler weather calls for the traditional Alpine delicacy of raclette. Cheese and Chutney will serve this gooey, bubbly, crispy cheese that's scraped hot off the wheel. It's then poured over roasted potatoes, charcuterie, pickles and other accompaniments. Each ticket includes a dinner complete with appetizer, salad, dessert and two glasses of wine.


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MÖRBY GÅRD ART is an artist-run place at Ornö in the Stockholm archipelago.
It all started in the summer of 2020 when the artist Alexandra Larsson Jacobson invited artist colleagues to create an exhibition together at Mörby Gård. The idea was to create a place for art close to nature. A place that is permissive, where the artist can work freely and playful.
-We let the artists define the art, it must grow slowly and organically, says Alexandra Larsson Jacobson who is one of two founders and an artist herself.
Mörby gård consists of a former barn that has been converted into a studio and gallery and a 2.5 km long trail where you can experience works of art while walking through the meadows and forest. Mörby gård konts surroundings, the farm, the studio, the forest and the proximity to the Baltic Sea are important conditions for our exhibitions and part of the visit. In Haninge municipality, where Ornö is located, it is very close between the countryside and the urban environment, which creates an interesting dynamic for a place like Mörby gård konst.
Alexandra Larsson Jacobson and Elias Jacobson owns the farm since 2014.
The farm has a long history of being a meeting place, as it has previously been a scout farm and bed and breakfast during the summers. Alexandra and Elias have together developed the farm, the studio/ gallery and the path that runs through their forest.
Mörby gård konst is an artist-run association that is in its third year.
Mörby gård konst board is Alexandra Larsson Jacobson, Lotta Törnroth, Simon Blanck and Natasja Loutchko.
Alexandra Larsson Jacobson
Lotta Törnroth
Simon Blanck
Natasja Loutchko


New Zealand businesses across many sectors, such as construction and hospitality, have had serious concerns for some time about skill shortages in trades and other vocational occupations essential to the functioning of the wider economy. New Zealand needs more builders, electricians, plumbers, chefs, and food and beverage managers.
The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment and the Construction Strategy Group report highlighted that by 2022 the construction industry would struggle to find another 56,000 workers. Meanwhile New Zealand Trade & Enterprise advised in 2016 that 26 new hotels would be needed just to meet international tourism demands.
This situation arose from a combination of factors, from a lack of investment in apprentices, to some businesses and industries not planning far enough ahead. As well, we are still dealing with the flow-on effects of the Christchurch earthquake and the pace of Auckland's growth. Overlay this with massive technological change affecting manufacturing, transport and industry, then add to that globalisation and our own demographic changes, with an ageing workforce, and you have what the Future of Work Commission described as "a tsunami of change".
New Zealand has been forced to open its doors to the world to fill short-term skills shortages as they occur. Better forecasting will help us understand the medium-term needs to ensure our schools, tertiary institutions, businesses and industries train for tomorrow's work. This is not an exact science, however.
So a loosening of immigration settings is helpful, and although it has been positioned as a new initiative, it is difficult to understand how different it is. Reference has been made to a new type of short-term skills shortage list, and another type of accreditation.
It is disappointing to see labour hire businesses facing even more hoops to jump through. The unions have contingent workers in their sights, and the Employment Relations (Triangular Employment) Amendment Bill before Parliament, if passed, would make it even harder for labour hire agencies to operate.
The widespread view among unions is that part-time, temporary and contract workers should have the rights of permanent employees, and be able to bargain collectively. This view is reflected in the bill in provisions that will suppress, not support, the ability of employers and workers alike to seek innovative employment arrangements.
New Zealand cannot benefit from the economic efficiency and flexibility a contingent workforce enables if a mind-set prevails that contingent working is just a means by which workers are exploited.
Part-time and temporary jobs are paths to full-time work. In the last year, many of my company's contingent workers ended their employment with us to take jobs with their host employers, and over 600 people received a formal training qualification. Recruitment agencies must work with government, unions and other stakeholders to ensure we are seen as part of the solution, not part of the problem. If successful, everybody can benefit from "the gig economy".
Employees can enjoy flexibility and pathways. Employers can secure the benefits of a flexible and scalable channel of their workforce.
Just as we have a short-term need to fill gaps, the nature of project work is that it will end. Construction projects will finish, and employers require labour periodically. To ensure a framework exists to enable these workers to shift to the next project is paramount. The industry should be regulated, propagated and allowed to flourish, not treated like a necessary evil.
The contingent workforce, currently about 10 per cent of the total workforce, should at least double in 10 years. A flexible workforce requires flexibility for migrant flow and flexibility within the workforce itself.
These changes can advantage the country, and now is the time for all parties, from the Government to businesses, to position New Zealand for the future of work that is here now.
• Simon Bennett is chief executive of AWF Madison, the country's largest contract labour company.


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The Hunger Factor
Michael E. O'Hanlon Thursday, October 18, 2001
American and British forces are aiming their bombs carefully to avoid harming civilians, but the war could still cause a catastrophe in Afghanistan. Food supplies, already inadequate, are dwindling further as relief efforts are disrupted by the intensifying war. The Bush administration needs a better plan for averting large-scale famine and starvation in Aghanistan—quickly.
The United States has been air-dropping an average of 35,000 meals a day into Afghanistan, but six million people there need food aid. To deliver less than 1 percent of what's needed not only is insufficient, but could undermine our efforts to persuade the world that the United States cares about the welfare of Muslims. World Food Program convoys, financed largely by the United States, are still going into Afghanistan, but not regularly enough to meet the need. International aid groups say border closings, truck drivers' fears of going out onto the roads, and confusion inside Afghanistan are making large-scale food delivery extremely difficult. There is another reason, too, why America can't assume that food deliveries will go on as in the past: The Taliban may not let them. The Taliban have already impeded some relief efforts; yesterday they seized half of the United Nations food supplies in parts of Afghanistan, according to a United Nations official. And resistance fighters can't be expected to defeat the Taliban quickly enough so that food can soon be delivered under a friendlier new government. At last count, the resistance forces were still outnumbered at least two to one by Taliban fighters. Although American air strikes can help, air power generally does not deplete enemy forces by more than 1 to 2 percent a day. At that pace, Kabul may not fall until November. Even when it does, some parts of Afghanistan will almost surely remain in Taliban hands. At the same time, Afghans are also finding it hard to flee to neighboring Pakistan and Iran in hopes of getting food.
Some officials of food aid groups have called for a halt in the bombing while winter food supplies are brought in. But that would delay the real solution to the crisis—a new Afghan government. The Bush administration needs a vigorous plan to provide famine relief even as it continues the bombing.
First, the American military food drops should immediately increase by several times over. There is no reason that daily deliveries should be limited to what fits inside two C-17 military planes.
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Second, in the parts of Afghanistan safe for landing planes, the United States and its coalition partners should begin to deliver large quantities of food and other necessities in a Berlin-airlift style operation—and do it now, while the weather is still good. These deliveries could be made in areas controlled by Northern Alliance forces and by tribal leaders in other regions of Afghanistan who agree to join the resistance coalition.
Third, Washington needs to begin preparations for creating safe havens within Afghanistan. Displaced people within the country will need secure areas where they can receive food and shelter. Depending on the course of the civil war, such zones might have to be protected in coming weeks by several thousand ground troops from various countries, including the United States.
These measures may sound extreme. But they are well within our capabilities and pose only modest additional risks to our forces. If the alternative is to risk a winter of humanitarian catastrophe within Afghanistan, we really have no choice
Michael E. O'Hanlon
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December 10, 2020 Muhammad Irfan	1 Comment	discoveries of Pakistani scientists, Invention by Pakistani Scientists, Pakistani Scientists
Pakistanis scientists and entrepreneurs alike have made considerable progress in their respective fields. Here, five important discoveries of Pakistani scientists in last decade (2010-2020) will be discussed.
In this article I will be describing the achievements made by Pakistani scientists. So, the top 5 discoveries made by Pakistani scientists include designing a lavatory that produces charcoal, creating a formula for the first explosive-free fertiliser, inventing the world's first neuro-chip, developing the Flash Pack and observing Einstein's gravitational waves for the first time.
1. Toilet that converts waste into charcoal, nutrients and pure water
Firstly, Professor M. Sohail Khan, a researcher at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. M. Sohail was part of a team that designed a lavatory which transforms human waste into biological charcoal, minerals and clean water. This project was carried out for the 2011 Reinvent the Toilet Challenge.
This was an initiative by the Gates Foundation. The challenge was to come up with solutions for capturing and processing human waste and transforming it into useful resources( Bill Gates, 2012).
In August of 2012, Loughborough University was awarded second place at the Reinvent the Toilet Fair in Seattle. This is a highly commendable achievement.
2. First IED-free fertiliser
Moreover, in 2013, a Pakistani firm Fatima Group created the first IED-proof fertilizer which proved a ground-breaking achievement. Lt-Gen Michael Barbero, the head of the Pentagon's Joint Improved Explosive Device Defeat Organization, said that it was a true scientific breakthrough on account of being a long-term solution.
The firm managed to find a non-lethal alternative to calcium ammonium nitrate, a key ingredient in the making of their fertilizers. This is a significant achievement because calcium ammonium nitrate when separated from the fertilizer can be used in making explosives.
The US had traced the route of this substance from Pakistan to Afghanistan via smuggling at the border, where it was used to make home-made bombs. This discovery by Fatima Group solved that problem completely since they found a viable alternative which could not be used in bomb-making.
3. Invention of the first neuro-chip
Next, in 2016, Dr. Naweed Syed, a Pakistani Canadian scientist, managed to "connect brain cells to a silicon chip," thus creating the world's first neuro-chip. This was a major milestone in linking computers with human brains. Dr. Naweed first started testing it as a diagnostic device for epileptic patients by detecting seizures. Then, this data was wirelessly transmitted to a pocket-held device.
In an interview with The Daily Times in 2016, he said that this discovery would make it possible for a prosthetic to work as if it were a natural leg. Furthermore, he mentioned that his lab managed to 'designed and developed a device paired wonderfully with the brain cells,' hence achieving 'the first ever and true bionic hybrid'. That was the device that enabled a connection between brain cells and a semiconductor chip. We must acknowledge the greatness of this achievement.
4. Battery pack that can charge up in 15 minutes
Furthermore, Abdullah Soomro, founder of Micropower Labs, invented a 5,000 mAh power bank named Flash Pack which can charge up in only 15 minutes. Soomro created this battery pack as a way to solve the problem of fickle and unreliable batteries in today's smartphones These batteries act as a hindrance to the establishment of an uninterrupted connection between delivery-persons and their customers(www.Techjuice.pk/25 under 25 2018).
5. Detection of Einstein's gravitational waves
Pakistan-born quantum astrophysicist, Dr. Nergis Mavalvala was one of the first scientists who detected 'gravitational waves'. Gravitational waves, hypothesised by physicist Albert Einstein a century ago, are ripples in the fabric of space and time. The researchers said they discovered gravitational waves coming from two black holes. These waves circled inwards and collided with each other(Dawn.com/Feb 2016). Furthermore, this discovery was made on September 14, 2015 but made public on February 11, 2016 after the scientists confirmed the detection with their data.
https://www.gatesnotes.com/Development/Reinvent-the-Toilet-Challenge-Photo-Gallery Reinvent the Toilet Challenge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZS4MM9KjyU reference for Pakistani discoveries.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2019-07-31/10-interesting-facts-about-pakistan general research for article.
https://www.dawn.com/news/789493 IED-proof fertilizer.
https://www.parhlo.com/9-mind-blowing-inventions-that-you-did-know-were-made-by-pakistanis/ reference for Pakistani inventions.
https://www.aku.edu/events/sls/Pages/naweed-i-syed.aspx information about Dr. Naweed Syed.
https://dailytimes.com.pk/443969/pride-of-pakistan-naweed-i-syed/ interview with Dr. Naweed Syed.
https://www.techjuice.pk/25-under-25-2018/abdullah-soomro-founder-of-micropower-labs/ information about Abdullah Soomro, founder of Micropower Labs.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1239270#:~:text=Karachi%2Dborn%20quantum%20astrophysicist%20Nergis,Albert%20Einstein%20a%20century%20ago. discovery of gravitational waves.
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/14-Aug-2017/10-mind-blowing-inventions-by-pakistanis-you-may-not-know-of dates for discovery and public announcement of gravitational waves.
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/14-Aug-2017/10-mind-blowing-inventions-by-pakistanis-you-may-not-know-of for Pakistani inventions.
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Two weeks ago Bucks director of scouting Billy McKinney called Virginia Commonwealth's Larry Sanders a "stretch" for the Bucks at 15. Two days later he found himself publicly denying rumors that the Bucks had made Sanders a promise. Then again, two days ago he admitted that around draft time the "only people lying are the ones moving their lips."
So after the Bucks selected Sanders with the 15th overall pick in the first round, there's only one thing to say: well played, Billy, well played indeed.
Standing nearly 6'11" with a 7'6" wingspan, Sanders is still fairly raw but nevertheless provides immediate depth at the power forward and center positions. Potential aside, he's been a terrific rebounder and shot-blocker in college while also developing more of a face-up and post game over his three years at VCU. At 21-years-old he's not young by draft standards, but it should also be noted that he only started playing organized basketball in the 10th grade. He's also by all accounts a terrific kid and hard worker--check out some videos after the jump.


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/*
 * Tests for Configuration module - EasyAutocomplete
 *
 * @author Łukasz Pawełczak
 */
function assertValue (value, objectOne, objectTwo) {

	assert = assertValue._assertMethod;

	if(!assertValue._expected) {
		assertValue._expected = {};
	}

	if(!assertValue._actual) {
		assertValue._actual = {};
	}

	var length = arguments.length;

	switch(length) {
		case 1:
			if (typeof assertValue._actual.get(value) === "function") {
				assert.ok(assertValue._expected[value].toString() === assertValue._actual.get(value).toString() , "Passed - " + value );
			} else {
				assert.ok(assertValue._expected[value] === assertValue._actual.get(value) , "Passed - " + value );
			}

		break;

		case 2:
			assert.ok(assertValue._expected[objectOne][value] === assertValue._actual.get(objectOne)[value] , "Passed - " + objectOne + " " + value );
		break;

		case 3:
			assert.ok(assertValue._expected[objectTwo][objectOne][value] === assertValue._actual.get(objectTwo)[objectOne][value] , "Passed - " + objectTwo + " " + objectOne + " " + value );
		break;

		default:
		break;
	}
}

QUnit.test("Configuration Default values", function( assert ) {

	//given
	var options = {};
	var expectedOptions = {
			data: "list-required",
			url: "list-required",
			dataType: "json",

			listLocation: function(data) {
				return data;
			},

			xmlElementName: "",

			getValue: function(element) {
				return element;
			},

			autocompleteOff: true,

			placeholder: false,

			ajaxCallback: function() {},

			onClickEvent: function() {},
			onLoadEvent: function() {},
			onInitEvent: function() {},
			onMouseOverEvent: function() {},
			onMouseOutEvent: function() {},

			list: {
				sort: {
					enabled: false,
					method: function(a, b) {
						a = defaults.getValue(a);
						b = defaults.getValue(b);

						//Alphabeticall sort
						if (a < b) {
							return -1;
						}
						if (a > b) {
							return 1;
						}
						return 0;
					}
				},

				maxNumberOfElements: 6,

				match: {
					enabled: false,
					caseSensitive: false,
					method: function(a, b) {
						a = defaults.getValue(a);
						b = defaults.getValue(b);

						if (a === b){
							return true;
						}
						return false;
					}
				},

				showAnimation: {
					type: "normal", //normal|slide|fade
					time: 400,
					callback: function() {}
				},

				hideAnimation: {
					type: "normal",
					time: 400,
					callback: function() {}
				}

			},

			highlightPhrase: true,

			theme: "",

			cssClasses: "",

			minCharNumber: 0
	};

	//execute
	var actualOptions = new EasyAutocomplete.Configuration(options);

	//assert
	assertValue._assertMethod = assert;
	assertValue._expected = expectedOptions;
	assertValue._actual = actualOptions;

	assertValue("autocompleteOff");
	assertValue("url");
	assertValue("data");
	assertValue("dataType");
	assertValue("placeholder");
	assertValue("listLocation");
	assertValue("xmlElementName");

	assertValue("highlightPhrase");
	assertValue("theme");
	assertValue("cssClasses");
	assertValue("minCharNumber");

	//assertValue("getValue");

	assertValue("maxNumberOfElements", "list");

	assertValue("enabled", "sort", "list");
	//assertValue("method", "sort", "list");

	assertValue("enabled", "match", "list");
	//assertValue("method", "match", "list");

	assertValue("type", "showAnimation", "list");
	assertValue("time", "showAnimation", "list");

	assertValue("type", "hideAnimation", "list");
	assertValue("time", "hideAnimation", "list");

	expect(18);
});

QUnit.test("Configuration simple", function( assert ) {

	//given

	var options = {

			autocompleteOff: false,

			url: function(phrase) {
				return "test url";
			},

			getValue: function(element) {
				return element;
			},

			placeholder: true,

			list: {
				sort: {
					enabled: true,
					method: function(a, b) {
						return 7;
					}
				},

				maxNumberOfElements: 3,

				match: {
					enabled: false,
					method: function(a, b) {

						return 1;
					}
				},

			},
			highlightPhrase: false,

	};

	//execute
	var actualOptions = new EasyAutocomplete.Configuration(options);

	//assert
	assertValue._assertMethod = assert;
	assertValue._expected = options;
	assertValue._actual = actualOptions;

	assertValue("autocompleteOff");
	assertValue("url");
	assertValue("placeholder");
	assertValue("highlightPhrase");
	assertValue("getValue");

	assertValue("maxNumberOfElements", "list");

	assertValue("enabled", "sort", "list");
	assertValue("method", "sort", "list");

	assertValue("enabled", "match", "list");
	assertValue("method", "match", "list");

	expect(10);
});

QUnit.test( "Configuration mixed", function( assert ) {

	//given
	var defaultOptions = {

			autocompleteOff: true,

			url: "abc.com",

			getValue: function(element) {
				return element;
			},

			placeholder: false,

			list: {
				sort: {
					enabled: true,
					method: function(a, b) {
						//Alphabeticall sort
						if (a < b) {
							return -1;
						}
						if (a > b) {
							return 1;
						}
						return 0;
					}
				},

				maxNumberOfElements: 6,

				//TODO can be used different match e.g. when 3 out of 4 in word letters are matched
				match: {
					enabled: false,
					method: function(a, b) {
						if (a === b){
							return true
						}
						return false;
					}
				},

			},

			highlightPhrase: true,

			theme: "blue",

			cssClasses: "red",
	};

	var options = {
			url: function(phrase) {
				return "abc.com";
			},

			getValue: function(element) {
				return element.name;
			},

			list: {
				sort: {
					enabled: false
				},

				match: {
					method: function(a, b) {

						return 1;
					}
				},

			},

			theme: "blue",

			cssClasses: "red",
	};

	//execute
	var actualOptions = new EasyAutocomplete.Configuration(options);

	//assert
	assertValue._assertMethod = assert;
	assertValue._expected = options;
	assertValue._actual = actualOptions;

	assertValue("url");
	assertValue("getValue");
	assertValue("theme");
	assertValue("cssClasses");

	assertValue("enabled", "sort", "list");
	assertValue("method", "match", "list");

	assertValue._expected = defaultOptions;

	assertValue("autocompleteOff");
	assertValue("placeholder");
	assertValue("highlightPhrase");
	assertValue("maxNumberOfElements", "list");
	//assertDefaultValue("method", "sort", "list");
	assertValue("enabled", "match", "list");

	expect(11);
});

QUnit.test( "Parameter not in configuration", function( assert ) {

	//given
	var options = {
		foo: "bar",
		loggerEnabled: false
	};

	//execute
	var actualOptions = new EasyAutocomplete.Configuration(options);

	//assert
	assert.equal(undefined, actualOptions.get("foo") , "Passed - configuration parameter not defined" );

	expect(1);
});

QUnit.test( "Configuration required fields", function( assert ) {

	//given
	var options = {};

	//execute
	var actualOptions = new EasyAutocomplete.Configuration(options);

	//assert
	assert.ok("list-required" == actualOptions.get("url") , "Passed - url equals list-required" );
	assert.ok("list-required" == actualOptions.get("data") , "Passed - data equals list-required" );

	expect(2);
});

QUnit.test( "Data field", function( assert ) {

	//given
	var options = {
		data: ["red", "gree", "pink"]
	};

	//execute
	var actualOptions = new EasyAutocomplete.Configuration(options);

	//assert
	assertValue._assertMethod = assert;
	assertValue._expected = options;
	assertValue._actual = actualOptions;

	assertValue("data");

	expect(1);
});

QUnit.test( "String getValue", function( assert ) {

	//given
	var options = {
		data: ["red", "gree", "pink"],
		getValue: "name"
	},
	expectedGetValue = function(element) {
		return element["name"];
	},
	testObject = {name: "foo", test: "bar"};

	//execute
	var actualOptions = new EasyAutocomplete.Configuration(options);

	//assert
	assert.ok(expectedGetValue(testObject) === actualOptions.get("getValue")(testObject) , "Passed - getValue" );

	expect(1);
});

QUnit.test( "Ajax Settings - string", function( assert ) {

	//given
	var options = {
		ajaxSettings: {
			dataType: "xml",
			content: "utf"
		}
	};

	//execute
	var actualOptions = new EasyAutocomplete.Configuration(options);

	//assert
	assert.ok(options.ajaxSettings === actualOptions.get("ajaxSettings") , "Passed - ajaxSettings" );

	expect(1);
});

QUnit.test( "Ajax Settings - function", function( assert ) {

	//given
	var getUrl = function(phrase) {return "www" + phrase;};

	var options = {
		ajaxSettings: {
			dataType: "xml",
			content: "utf",
			url: getUrl
		}
	};

	//execute
	var actualOptions = new EasyAutocomplete.Configuration(options);

	//assert
	assert.ok(options.ajaxSettings === actualOptions.get("ajaxSettings") , "Passed - ajaxSettings" );
	assert.ok(options.ajaxSettings.url.toString() === actualOptions.get("ajaxSettings").url.toString() , "Passed - ajaxSettings url" );

	expect(2);
});

QUnit.test( "Print wrong configuration property", function( assert ) {

	//given
	var consol = {
			phrases: [],

			getPhrases: function() {
				return consol.phrases;
			},

			log: function(phrase) {
				//console.log(phrase);
				consol.phrases.push(phrase);
			}
		};

	var options = {

		foi: "bar",
		url: "www",

		matchResponseProperti: false,

		list: {

			listProperty: "notFound",
			sort: {},
			maxNumberOfElements: 6
		},

		loggerEnabled: false

	};

	//execute
	var actualOptions = new EasyAutocomplete.Configuration(options);

	actualOptions.printPropertiesThatDoesntExist(consol, options);

	//assert
	assert.ok(3 === consol.getPhrases().length, "Passes");

	expect(1);
});

QUnit.test( "Categories assigned", function( assert ) {

	//given
	var options = {
		categories: [{
			listLocation: "test"
		}]
	};

	//execute
	var actualOptions = new EasyAutocomplete.Configuration(options);

	//assert
	assert.ok(true === actualOptions.get("categoriesAssigned") , "Passed - categoriesAssigned" );

	expect(1);
});

QUnit.test( "Categories parameters", function( assert ) {

	//given
	var options = {
		categories: [{
			listLocation: "test",
			maxNumberOfElements: 5
		}, {
			maxNumberOfElements: 6
		}, {
			listLocation: "url",
		}]
	};

	//execute
	var actualOptions = new EasyAutocomplete.Configuration(options);

	//assert
	assert.equal("test", actualOptions.get("categories")[0].listLocation , "Passed - listLocation" );
	assert.equal(5, actualOptions.get("categories")[0].maxNumberOfElements , "Passed - maxNumberOfElements" );

	assert.equal(6, actualOptions.get("categories")[1].maxNumberOfElements , "Passed - maxNumberOfElements" );

	assert.equal("url", actualOptions.get("categories")[2].listLocation , "Passed - listLocation" );
	assert.equal(4, actualOptions.get("categories")[2].maxNumberOfElements , "Passed - maxNumberOfElements - default" );

	expect(5);
});

QUnit.test( "Categories not assigned", function( assert ) {

	//given
	var options = {
		url: "test"
	};

	//execute
	var actualOptions = new EasyAutocomplete.Configuration(options);

	//assert
	assert.ok(false === actualOptions.get("categoriesAssigned") , "Passed - categoriesAssigned" );

	expect(1);
});

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Q: Invalid location of tag (p) I have this code:

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This line is inside html/body/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/p/#text (<- btw, what is the proper name for this "html's tag route/path"?)
Eclipse gives me an Other error on that line. How should I solve this?
It also complains about this sentence...

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...where it indicates 'No end tag ().' Aren't self-closing tags allowed in HTML?
Thanks!

A: An interactive anchor element must not appear as a descendant of an anchor element. Your code appears to have multiple levels of nesting of anchor elements.
An anchor element must have a start tag and an end tag.
See the W3C language reference for the anchor element.

A: Only empty elements - that is elements that can't contain anything, such as img or `br´ - can use the self-closing syntax, unless you explicitly use an XHTML DOCTYPE, but even then older browsers such as IE<7 don't support that either.
Also you don't need to use a  element if you just need an id to set an anchor. Just set the ID to any other element, in this case, for example, directly to the
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The Sprouffskes • Life on the Farm: The very final page.
After pulling together Thomas's book, I realized I was just one page short with an odd number of pages.
Jonathan's dad, Larry, left several letters for him that were written when Larry knew he was dying. The other night, Jonathan found the letters in Thomas's room. The perfect page came to mind.
This will be the second to last page in the book, just before the page about Grandma Ski's blanket.
I agree with the above comment -- this book is beautiful, Shelley!


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Hestina albidus är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Shinji Kuwayama 1921. Hestina albidus ingår i släktet Hestina och familjen praktfjärilar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Praktfjärilar
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The dirty secret about Champagne is that the water of that region is the most polluted in France – and possibly the world. Why? Because of all of the pesticides used in growing the grapes to be made into wine.
I learned this fact last week from Champagne resident, journalist, and wine educator Caroline Henry when I went to get a glass of water from the tap while visiting her.
Taking in this news about pesticides, I quickly filled my glass with filtered water!
Not long before I met Caroline at the 2012 Wine Bloggers Conference in Portland, Caroline moved to Hautvillers. She didn't plan to stay long, but has remained there in part because she's intrigued that "whilst everywhere else in France people spoke about Terroir, and more specifically micro terroirs for the wine, this did not seem to happen in Champagne." But on Champagne Day in October 2011, Caroline met a friend, Melanie Tarlant, at an event a group of growers including Tarlant had organized called "Terres et Vins de Champagne" which means soils and wines of Champagne.
Over the years, Caroline has become an expert on terroir in Champagne, and she's written an amazing book about sustainable, organic, and biodynamic champagne, Terroir Champagne: the Luxury of Sustainable, Organic and Biodynamic Cuvees.
During my visit to Champagne last week, I had the opportunity to experience three amazing bottles of biodynamic grower Champagne with Caroline and I tasted grower Champagne from three other wineries: one in Hautvillers where I met the owners, one in the visitor center where I chatted with the winemaker's significant other, and at Elodie where I interviewed Elodie. I also emailed some questions to Caroline about the wines we drank as well as about terroir and other topics from her book.
In this two part post, I will focus first on my interview with Caroline and the wines we tasted and then in part two, my interview with Elodie, the winemaker at Elodie D which is a grower maker.
I began by asking Caroline what terroir means in the Champagne region, and how this might be different than how the term is used in other places.
"In France, and hence in Champagne, Terroir means place of origin," Caroline says in reply.
"With all the herbicides generally used in Champagne," says Caroline, "the soil is often hard and impermeable." During a heavy downpour, she says, you can see the water run off the land and erode the soil.
While this month's French Winophiles is focused on the theme of Grower Champagne with host Martin Redmond of Enofylz, because of my concerns about the planet, I wanted to also feature wines and wineries that are sustainably certified, organic, or biodynamic. I tasted de Sousa at the Biodynamic Wine Conference which impressed me with the high quality at the price of comparable commercial bottles of Champagne. It was also one of my favorite wines from that weekend! But I'll have to save my visit there for next time!!
20% of vineyard surfaces has no herbicides used; this includes vineyard borders and roads where it is forbidden to use them.
2/3 of growers use blanket sprays, with 90% use under rows.
Since the living elements in the soil have been destroyed in order to control any possible threats to the vines and the valuable grapes that grow on them, Caroline reports that the Champenois must heavily rely on fertilizers to boost the vines as well as pesticides and anti-botritys products, to address the problems of mildew, odium and rot.
Why so many products and sugar?
In Terroir Champagne: the Luxury of Sustainable, Organic and Biodynamic Cuvees, Caroline "wanted to highlight that even in a region where the viticulture is very industrialized, alternatives exist, as well as inspire other producers who may be thinking of changing their practices, to show it's possible." But, she notes, it's not always easy!
That difficulty explains in large part why in 2018, Caroline says that "there are only about 6000 hectares of vineyard farmed organically (either certified or in conversion) in champagne. The total vineyard surface of the region is just over 33,000 hectares. So you can see it's only just under 2% of the total surface" that is cultivated organically.
Many growers who I have spoken to about whether they grow their grapes using organic or biodynamic practices have told me that it is not worth it to pursue certification – some have gone so far to say that the wines aren't as good even though research shows that biodynamic wines score on average five points higher—or that certification is too expensive or hampers their abilities to deal with challenges in the vineyard. Because so many of the vineyards are very small due to division because of inheritance, unless all of your neighbors are following the same vineyard practices, it can be very difficult to get certified.
see the little RM in the left hand corner?
Next I asked Caroline specifically about grower champagne. This can be identified by a small RM on the bottle which stands for grower and maker. Other classifications are CM where the grapes were grown by the winery then sent to a cooperative then sent back and NM (the most common) means the grapes were grown and then sold.
What is more important, says Caroline, is the focus on sustainable growing: "Louis Roederer, one of the big brand NM's, is in the process of organic certification and has been a pioneer on alternative viticulture for at least a decade. In contrast many RM do not work the soil or have any sustainable practices, and many have vineyard workers in the same way as merchants have, so to me this division RM, NM, is not very important.
During my visit, we enjoyed three very special biodynamic grower champagnes — and they each had a special story.
Grower Champagne paired with seafood lasagna with salmon prepared by Caroline Henry wowed us! So good and so yummy with this Champagne!
The first wine Caroline shared with me was Origine-Elle by Francoise Bedel; Caroline writes about her on page 165 in her book, Terroir Champagne: the Luxury of Sustainable, Organic and Biodynamic Cuvees.
She first tasted Francoise's wines at the Terres et Vins Champagne day tasting mentioned above back in October 2011. At the event each year, they award a prize to those they feel have done the most to promote the soils and the wines of Champagne. In 2017, Caroline was the winner of the Terres et Vins price which was first won Peter Liem. Now in its tenth year, the prize has gone to male writers – until Caroline won it!
The second wine we tasted was 100% Chardonnay and entirely different—very rich and creamy reminding me of crème brulee. Named "l'artiste," the wine was made by David Leclapart who appears on page 126 of Caroline's book. "David is also a pioneer in the biodynamic movement in champagne and his story is beautiful as well," says Caroline. The Chardonnay is from Trepail, which Caroline says is "a very chalky village in the Montagne de Reims, on the other side of Crouttes sur Marne. Chardonnay does well in the chalky soil of Trepail, and David's ways of working the vines allows the more lucious and seductive expression to come out.
"The last wine we tasted was Cuvee B by Jerome Bourgeois," says Caroline. The vineyards are also located on Croute sur Marne close to Francoise Bedel. But the wine was made of 100% Chardonnay. It was interesting to compare this wine with David's wine as the soil is more clay and limestone based in Croutte sur Marne, hence the Chardonnay has more body then when its grown on chalk." You can find Jerome's story on page 174 in Caroline's book.
Clearly a great place to learn more about the subject of terroir and organic and biodynamic wine in Champagne is from reading Caroline's book! But what else can you do?
If you want to know whether a wine you are drinking is certified biodynamic, you can check the label or on the Demeter or Biodyvin websites to see if it is one of the 28 certified producers. The appendix of Caroline's book also lists them. You can also look for biodynamic tastings; check for example the Renaissances des Appellations (which may only be in Europe). In the US there will be a biodynamic wines to taste in Portland in November 2018 at a biodynamic farming event.
To order Caroline's book Terroir Champagne: the Luxury of Sustainable, Organic and Biodynamic Cuvees, go to Terroirchampagne.com, where she will confirm your order and ask if you want it dedicated; all 3000 books are signed and numbered and are printed on recycled paper.
Fascinating, Gwen. And what an experience you had during your trip. Thanks for sharing.
The Champagne region has long been known for what we now consider poor environmental practices. It's good to know that progress is being made. In their defense, it's a very difficult environment for organic viticulture unless the grower is prepared to lose an entire harvest some years, not everyone can afford that!
As more people realize the impact that traditional and commercial farming is having on the planet — and as we have more climate change as well as increases in technology — I think we will see more and more growers switching to organic and biodynamic. But yes there is a real risk. It's easy for me to say it's worth it but then I need to also follow that commitment by buying these biodynamic and organic wines and featuring them here as often as possible.
Good to see Caroline mirror my thoughts about RM vs NM. One not inherently better than the other.I think there's a tendency to think that all growers are leading the way in terms of biodynamic farming. But as Caroline points out Roederer is leading the way as an NM. Wonderful interview. Looking forward to Part Deux!
Yes I thought that was interesting too! Made me realize that organic and biodynamic is a better distinction for me. However, I do think that growers can potentially express terroir better — especially if they are biodynamic.
What a fascinating piece! It is amazing to me to think that this libation so exalted comes from a garbage heap, sprayed with chemicals. I applaud the growers who are going organic and biodynamic, but I do sympathize with the small growers who find the certification to be too complicated and expensive. This piece points out that you need to do your research to find the growers and houses you want to support. That itself is two-fold, wanting to support people who are taking care of the planet and wanted to drink an untainted beverage. I would be interested to know how the chemicals appear in the final product. Fermentation can't get rid of all of it I would imagine. Any insights on that?
Yes there is research that indicates that people who have been educated on what pesticides taste like can identify them in wines. So yes pesticides are indeed present in the finished product. Scary, isn't it? PS I don't have the link to that research off hand but it would make a good topic for a future post.
Glad to know about Caroline. I'll be in Champagne early next year, it'd be great to look her up. The discussion about sustainable agriculture, organic and biodynamic is increasing at every corner. While Champagne has been an area where farming these ways has been very difficult and risky due to loosing part/all of a harvest, as the climate heats up seems it could be easier. A conversation to have over a glass of Champagne!
Immediately tracked down Caroline Henry and followed her. Fascinating!
Very interesting article. I am going to check out Caroline Henry's book next and also follow her website and Facebook page. Sounds like your time in Champagne has already made you forget your aching feet!
Thank you! And yes, you will love her book — it's excellent! My feet are still injured and really slowed me down but couldn't stop me from experiencing Epernay!


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FULL KEEL V/S DEEP FIN
i would like to understand why most "cruising" boats seem to have a "full keel" that runs almost 75% of the boat's LWL; or around that much of the skeg length. being a dinghy and keelboat racer, i am usually used to seeing "deep fin" keels such as those on a J/24 or a X/372 or a Farr 25.
what are the relative advantages of full keels, deep fin keels and bulb keels?
benscottrobinson
Ahhh, today seems to be my day for answers!
OK, there are a few big advantages with a long keel, and a couple of disadvantages.
Firstly, a long keel is integral to the hull. It is virtually impossible to break the keel without the type of forces that would rip the boat apart anyway. The advantages of this can be seen from the 1979 Fastnet, where the more modern racing yachts lost their keels and rudders in a force 10. Losing a keel or rudder is still far more likely in a fin keeled yacht in a storm that losing the mast, or capsizing.
Secondly a long keel acts less like a pendulum than a fin, so offering a much smoother ride than a lighter fin keeled boat, and is generally more 'seakindly'. This is a key reason why blue water yachtsmen like them... it doesn't do anything suddenly, so the G&T stays safe.
Thirdly, the keel holds her on her course much better, making leeway or twitchy steering less likely.
Forthly, the centre of mass of the boat (with the exceptions of the super-deep fins of racing monohulls) is lower, so providing a far greater righting moment. This combined with a narrower beam means that a capsize is much less likely, and re-righting more likely should teh worst happen.
Lastly they tend to be shallower, so making shoal draft work easier
On the down side, long keels have greater wetted area, meaning they create more drag, and so are slower. They are also heavier... which doesn't help!
They also have a different way of handling themselves in heavy weather. Modern boats are designed more to take a battering to the stern, and so modern heavy weather experts claim that running before a storm is the best option. With long keel yachts, they are more buoyant in the bow, and so should be faced into the wind, and hove to.
Personally, for a compromise of seaworthiness and speed, a combination between the two is best, as you would find on some of the 60s and 70s yachts, like the Rustler and the simply awesome Contessa 32 - the only boat of it's size to survive the 79 fastnet.
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You asked - what are the relative advantages of full keels, deep fin keels and bulb keels?
The above answer gives praise to a full keel and all the positive points are valid especially for a slower cruiser.
One can't argue a full keel will hold its direction better than the others. It will also tend to go to windward with an easier motion (less slamming) usually due to hull shape fairing into the keel shape.
But it is always easy to forget the typical full keeeled narrower yacht will also tend to be wetter on all points of sail, will make more leeway (than a a fin) when beating, will tends to heel more when reaching (if both keels are same weight), and for me the worst - can often be unmanageable downwind easpecially in a following big wind / sea.
I've found long keelers with integral rudders are usually a difficult vessel to turn in a confined space (and indeed sometimes on a race course) and often impossible to steer in reverse.
But as we've both said - they will hold hold their course - and do feel kinda nice underway - so suit most cruising people.
A deep fin keel will on the other hand maximise your windward performance. I'd disagree with the other writer as equal weight for weight, a fin should keep the boat more upright on all points of sail. But this keel will not help hold the boat in any straight line - other than in lightish but steady breezes. It will take more helm work by you or your self steering.than light breezes without the rudder being used.
It will usually spin on a dime, and usually steer well in reverse - but it won't allow you into those secret anchorages and coves that shallower draft cruisers love!
A bulb is usually a compromise to the fin keeler.
Added to give more righting moment to a shallow draft keel - it will open up the chances of getting into those shallower coves. But with that shallower keel it will not be as good as a deep fin - and maybe not even as good as a full keeeler - when working to windward. It will make more leeway than the fin - and slam more than the full.
In truth - I believe all these shapes are just fine - each has advantages and disadvantages. For me? We went for a fast deep finned cruiser - which gets us over the water to the next anchorage, port or party - just as quickly as we can get there.
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most definitely does help and thank you all for the replies
Jack Tyler
IMO some of the above comments confuse the characteristics of hull form with the type of keel that may be associated with it. E.g. some full keel boats track poorly (I could give you a list...) and some fin keelers track wonderfully. And it should be added that every vessel needs to have a course maintained, and so how well the boat steers is IMO at least as important as how it tracks. In this regard, full keel boats almost universally have 'barn door' rudders which are going to require more helm pressure than a semi-balanced blade found on a fin keeler.
Righting moment is hardly a reflection of keel type; fin keel boats can have a far greater righting moment than a full keel hull. CG (what I think Ben is referring to by 'center of mass') is a function of the combined weights of all the boat's parts and is independent of keel type; imagine sailing on a full-keeled steel boat built with a steel cabin structure and a steel mast (ugh...). Usually, fin keeled hulls suffer from lower GZ (righting moment) than they otherwise would because the builder wants to appeal to buyers sailing in shallower waters. Bulb and wing keel ends are favored by race boats with immensely tall rigs in part because they keep the boat upright, not because they have lower GZ's.
Let's not forget that, in replying to Chetan's question, we're discussing two ends of a continuum and omitting the middle: a hull form that utilizes an extended fin with encapsulated ballast and a separate, fully skeg-supported rudder. This reduces some of the disadvantages mentioned by John of a full-keeled boat while retaining some of its merits...at least to a degree. And just like the two extremes, it also is only one piece of the pie and, just like the other keel types, can't eliminate the effects of hull form and rig design.
hi Jack
thanks for the reply. it is indeed a rather intricate discussion.
when you speak of a lower GZ do you mean lower in terms of a numerical value; or a righting moment that comes into effect at a greater angle of heel? or do you mean lower in terms of position; ie closer to the waterline; with reference to the "axis" around which the boat heels or pivots (if you imagine the sail and keel as forces acting on either side of a lever which is the mast above water and the fin below)
Apologies for the lack of terminology and perhaps primitive analogies but this is an area in which i would greatly appreciate any insight.
Nausikaa
Maybe I can shed some light (or confussion) in this issue?
The stability of a vessel depends on the position of its centre of gravity. Not surprisingly, a lower C of G gives increased stability. But stability in itself does not show how great the GZ (righting lever) is.
If you take pencil and paper and make a little sketch of a transverse section through the centre of a boat, with the boat lying upright and floating free and then mark the CofG relatively low down in the vessel. This point is known as G. Also mark the centre line with the force of gravity working vertically downwards from G.
On the same sketch, mark the centre of buoyancy B. This is the centre of the underwater cross section. Mark from B the force of buoyancy working vertically upwards from this point. If the vessel is still then force B should be equal and opposite to force G - thereby maintaining a state of balance.
Then redraw the sketch with the vessel heeled say at 20 degrees (where the heeling force in an external force, i.e. a wave) and again mark G and from this the force of gravity working vertically downwards from G.
Mark also the new underwater centre of floatation, B1. That is the centre of effort for buoyancy which will be relative to the new underwater shape.
You will now find that B has moved to B1 outboard of G and, if you draw the forces working in the opposite directions and then draw a line at 90 degrees from G to the vertical vector passing through B1 they intersect at point Z.
GZ is then the righting force or moment striving to bring the vessel into the upright position and is dependent upon its length and the displacement of the vessel. You will observe that a wider hull initially gives a greater GZ. Catamarans have a huge GZ to bein with.
In the second diagram, the point where force of buoyancy acting through B1 crosses the vessel's centreline is known as the metacentric height M
The above assumes that the vessel has positive stability. In this case G is below M. If a vessel has negative stability G is above M and a capsizing moment existis. In a state of neautral stability G and M are at the same height.
Stability is therefor increased by altering the hulls shape (not practical) or increasing GM by lowering G. This is achieved by having weights low down in the vessel.
What this in fact means is that the keel shape has no direct influence on the stability of the vessel but the mass of the keel and its distance below G have. A bulb will then move the keel's centre of gravity further downwards, thus increasing the metacentric height (GM) which give the vessel greater stability.
The righting lever or moment GZ is not a measure of the vessel's stability but the force which will bring the vessel upright after having been heeled. nObviously, as GZ is a function of GM then increased stability results in increased righting moments.
On a sailing vessel, the situation is further complicated by the force the wind exerts upon the sails, rig and superstructure. This effect is almost neglagible in a power driven vessel. We, i our sailing vessels, need to have a vessel which is stable even when the wind is trying to tip the vessel. Thus sailing yachts are much more stable than power boats. In fact, you would not want to be in a power boat if it had the same stability as a yacht as the righting moment GZ would be so great the boat would be flung from side to side. Even very large vessles, e.g. ore carriers, suffer from this. You can imaging the stability of an ore carrier loaded with something really heavy such as iron ore which only lies at the bottom of the hold compared with coal which would completely fill the hold. The iron ore cargo results in a very low centre of gravity which results in turn in a huge GZ. This makes the ship extremely "stiff" and has often caused vessels to suffer from huge stresses.
Getting back to the keel shape though; I favour the long keel for its course stability. I also favour the older 'wine glass' hull form as the curve of positive stabilty is much greater than a morw modern wide hulled vessel, although the wide hull ius initially much "stiffer" due to the position of B1 moving very quickly outboard for small angles of heel.
Another advantage of the long keel is that the rudder and prop are better protected and, if a small plate is placed over the gap between the bottom of the keel and the base of the rudder, lines can not enter that space and foul the rudder or the prop. Incidentally, my boat steers quite well when going astern too - one just needs top apply sufficient power.
Lastly, I find the deep and long keel makes for a much softer ride. The keel parts the seas rather than having them slap against a flat 'underbelly' which more modern fin keeled boats seem to have.
Having said all that, there are many fin keelers happily sailing around the world and crossing great oceans. The bottom line is, "you pay - its your call".
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