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New paper: State's cap-and-trade program is falling short of goals
By: Will Kane
A California program designed to encourage forestland owners to store carbon in forests is falling short of its goals, according to a new paper from a UC Berkeley researcher. (AP Photo by Max Whittaker)
California regulators are overestimating the impact the state's cap-and-trade system is having on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new policy brief from a researcher at UC Berkeley's Center for Environmental Public Policy, part of the Goldman School of Public Policy.
In the paper, published Tuesday, research fellow Barbara Haya argues that the California Air Resources Board has made rosy assumptions about a program protecting forests that may only have accomplished 18% of the emission reductions it claims have been made.
The discrepancy could be as much as 80 million tons of carbon dioxide since 2013, which is equivalent to more than the total annual emissions from California's entire electricity sector.
The issue is significant because California is designing its cap-and-trade and carbon offset programs to be a model for other jurisdictions, said Haya, who has spent the last eight years analyzing California's program.
"But this program does much less than we say it does," Haya says. "The worry is that we're exporting policy that doesn't do what we think it is doing."
"We have to do this right if we want to hit our target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 40% below 1990 levels by 2030," Haya added, pointing to a state goal passed by the state legislature in 2016. "We are setting a standard that a lot of people are looking at."
At issue is California's U.S. Forest Projects offset protocol, an incentive program designed by the state to encourage forestland owners across the country to manage forests in ways that increase the amount of carbon stored in them.
These arboreal stores of carbon create credits that California's industrial polluters, like power plants, can then buy to offset their own emissions.
'We don't stop building homes'
But the economy still requires lumber for housing or furniture and wood pulp for paper. And that's where California's system runs into trouble, Haya said.
Even when forestland owners change their logging practices, the demand for lumber or paper doesn't decrease, it shifts to other forests.
"We don't stop building homes or making wood furniture," she said. "Those trees have to be cut down somewhere."
California assumes that 20% of timber harvesting reduced by California's forest offset protocol is done in forests that are not part of the cap-and-trade system to meet timber demand, and the state accounts for that when it issues carbon credits.
But that 20% figure, called a leakage rate, is not supported by academic literature, Haya found. It's more accurate to say that, in California's program, 80% of the reduction is shifted to other forests.
In other words, Haya said, California regulators are underestimating how many carbon-storing trees are actually being protected by the cap-and-trade program. As a result, greenhouse gas emissions are not falling as quickly as they should.
A question of timing
Another problem Haya's analysis found was a question of when the effects of this leakage rate, whether it is 20% as the state claims or 80% as Haya argues, are accounted for.
Under the current policy, timber companies and other landowners get immediate credit in the cap-and-trade market for deciding to preserve their forests. But the deduction for all the trees still cut down because of demand for wood products — leakage — is applied over the next 100 years.
This system of early reward, Haya said, creates a cap-and-trade market flush with carbon credits that polluters can buy to avoid reducing their own emissions in the short term.
"It's like getting a 100-year loan for emissions," Haya said, drawing an analogy. "You get all the credits now but some portion of those credits are for deductions that need to be made over 100 years. We don't have 100 years."
The system should instead focus on the net reduction in emissions that is actually created each year, she said.
"We're starting at deficit where we're giving a lot of credits to the landowners," Haya said. "The way the protocol should work is that, in the same year that landowners are being credited for not harvesting, they should be credited for their net effect on emissions."
Still many positives
While the cap-and-trade program must be fixed, Haya said California emissions regulators are still doing an excellent job reducing the overall amount of greenhouse gas emissions being released in the state.
"We're doing a lot of really good things to reduce our emissions, including our renewables portfolio standard, our efficiency standards and our support for electric vehicles," Haya said. "We are a leader in climate change policy in the U.S. and the world, and we're doing an incredible amount of really good work."
That's why structuring the state's cap-and-trade program to actually reduce emissions is so important, she said.
"We are creating the cap-and-trade program as a model for the world," she Haya said. "It's really important that we get this right."
• The complete policy brief, "The California Air Resources Board's U.S. Forest offset protocol underestimates leakage," can be found online here.


we're all nervously hitting refresh on julia's and shelba's site waiting for word on julia and her daughter hannah.
for those who haven't been following her story, julia went into the hospital today for a c-section. she has increta, a condition where the placenta has inappropriately invaded the uterus and possibly the surrounding tissue as well. a c-section followed by a hysterectomy seemed likely; otherwise, she'd bleed out, obviously a not-nice outcome.
she was scheduled for surgery at noon-thirty central time (gmt-6 for those of you from elsewhere); as i write this it's seventeen-fifteen and no news is no news.
no matter what the outcome, please pray/think good/whatever for julia, hannah, and hub/dad and the rest of the family. even if they manage to save julia's uterus and everything turns out "happy," any family with a new arrival needs all the help they can get.


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Ahead of the 2018 World Cup Adidas wanted to understand what it meant to be a young creative in London. To celebrate the world's biggest sporting competition, the brand wanted to stage an immersive, experiential event in the heart of the capital. But to do that they needed to tap into the undergrowth of the city.
With consumer experience agency TMS I worked as a Researcher and Cultural Strategist. The first step was to get under the skin of London. I headed out into the capital, conducting 8 deep-dive ethnographic interviews with creatives who call London home. Over the course of a fortnight I spoke to promising documentary makers, aspiring radio presenters, budding photographers and a crop of young footballers and got to the heart of what it meant to be a young creative in London. We spoke about hopes, dreams, obstacles and opportunity, and it was these conversations and insights that would go on to road map the campaign.
The next stage was strategy. After co-creation sessions and heavy brainstorming, we emerged with a broad selection of ideas, all rooted in the intention of connecting London creators with the very best adidas product and partners. By understanding the struggles, obstacles and barriers creators in the city faced, we were able to develop the Creator Base, into a valuable experience for all who attended.
Through it all, the Creator Base was born. Over five days during the 2018 World Cup, adidas Football breathed new life into Shoreditch. There were intense football tournaments, creative workshops, screen printing stations, stunning live performances and more. It was the brands leading experiential activation for the World Cup and drew attendance from the likes of Skepta, Stormzy, AJ Tracey, Not3s, Fredo and more, as well as receiving coverage in Soccer Bible, Campaign and VERSUS.
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using System.Configuration;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.ServiceModel.Channels;
using System.ServiceModel.Configuration;
using System.ServiceModel.Description;
using System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher;

using log4net;
using Newtonsoft.Json;

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		{
			return new ServiceCallProfilerEndpointBehavior();
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				operation.Behaviors.Add(new ServiceCallProfilerOperationBehavior());
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Peugeot has previewed the facelifted RCZ at the Paris Motor Show. It takes on the brand's new 'face,' with a front end similar to recently updated 308 hatchback and cabriolet models.
Gone is the oversized grille, replaced with a smaller, split design and the lights are slimmer. There's also a less pronounced, more elegant bonnet bulge. The rear end remains unchanged, with the signature 'double bubble' roof still in place.
The cabin gets a few light tweaks with improved materials, particularly in GT models, which get aluminium dash inserts and leather door inserts. New options, including more colours for the roof arches, lacquered grille bars, and a 'black pack,' which adds matte black details around the car are available. On top of that there are new wheel designs plus carbon roof options.
But the biggest change is the introduction of a 260PS variant called the RCZ R (below), which features a limited-slip differential to improve handling and help cope with the extra power. It's powered by the same 1.6-litre THP engine as the 156 and 200PS models, but has been heavily tweaked to produce 260PS, a figure you'd expect from a 2.0-litre model.
The updated RCZ goes on sale in early 2013 and it's being displayed alongside the 2008 Concept and the 208 GTI at the 2012 Paris Motor Show.


Our new Focus Features website will launch tomorrow, view this Blog from 9.30am tomorrow to see a link to the new Features website.
In the meantime as the image above suggests, be aware that also on Sunday it is the excellent annual LVVS event held at their museum premises on the outskirts of Lincoln. If up to the usual standard there will be a variety of vehicles present many of which will be in service on local routes and tours around the area, some of which follow here.
A recent flying visit to Norwich saw a selection of buses pass by the lens. It was something of a mixed weather day that included gloom and rain showers, along with some sunny periods. These conditions made for a variety of results, none more so accentuated than the blind displays on the fleet of new ADL Enviro400s recently introduced by First Eastern Counties on the long route X1 (Peterborough-Norwich-Great Yarmouth-Lowestoft). Apparently these are Mobitec displays supplied through McKenna Brothers.


I highly recommend a sermon delivered by my pastor this weekend entitled "5 Deadly Ism's". Pat walked through these 5 theological danger spots in a very helpful manner.
The (free) audio is available here: listen or download.
Faithful pastors warn the church of impending dangers; there is a biblical precedent for this as demonstrated by the Apostle Paul (Acts 20.28ff; 1 Tim. 4).
Definition: Justification is the instantaneous and irreversible legal act of God's grace in which he forgives the believer's sin and credits Christ's righteousness to them. This divine declaration of the unrighteous as righteous in his sight is not due to the believer's merit, but is solely through faith in the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
When we think about what gives God pleasure we are immediately drawn to the cross. For it is here upon Calvary's wood that the Son of God vindicated the divine character through the unfathomable amplification of perfect righteousness while extending the unfathomable mercies of perfect love.
There is nothing in the entire world that so puts God on display like rebels declared perfect, fairly and justly! For even the consideration of God providing sufficient righteousness (Rom. 3.21-28), never to be removed from those who had been deficient in righteousness (Rom. 1.18-3.19) is enough to cause guilt laden sinners to rejoice. But this is not a possibility, but rather a reality!! God has and is justifying rebels! And it is here in the justification of sinners by grace, through faith, wholly independent of human striving or merit that we see God uniquely and supremely exalted.
Most heresies hang themselves on either the person or the work of Christ. Is Jesus Christ fully God and fully man, or is he all man or is his all God. The orthodox & biblical view is of course that he is 100% God (Col. 2.9) and 100% man (Gal. 4.4-5). Did Christ redeem sinners in addition to their works or independent of their works? If Justification is by faith + works, then Christ's substitutionary atonement is not the sole basis for justification. However, if justification is by grace alone, through faith alone in the finished work of Christ alone, then we have a full service Savior, who died as a substitutionary atonement, accomplishing exactly what the Father intended.
In light of justification by faith alone, who is Christ? He alone is the sufficient savior (Acts 4.12), he alone is the sufficient righteousness (Jer. 23.5), he alone is the sufficient mediator (1 Tim. 2.5), he alone is the sufficient priest (Hebrews 7.25; 9.1-14; 10.10), and he alone is worthy of worship (Rev. 5.9-12).
Matthew 1:21 21 "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins."
Since the biblical doctrine of justification is inherently an assassination of human pride, the constant meditation over it is critical in fostering a biblical anthropology, or doctrine of man. Over and over again, we see the Scriptures rhetorically ask where boasting plays in with divine grace in justification based upon Christ's death…and the answer is there is none, because there is no room for it!!! The only thing we contribute to salvation is our sin! God provides the high priest and the sacrifice; even propitiating divine wrath with the blood of the Son of God (Rom. 3.25; Heb. 9.12).
What could possibly be better than God's honest assessment of mankind in light of the cross? He declares with devastating resolve that we are sinners incapable of earning his favor, completely devoid of merit and aggravating his wrath by continuing to exist in this posture (Rom. 3.10-18; Eph. 2.1-3; Col. 1.21).
This is why boasting in ourselves is biblically ridiculous (Rom. 3.27-28; 1 Cor. 1.29); however, boasting in Christ is biblically relished!
Galatians 6:14 14 But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
If one has not been declared perfect then they may not be striving to perfection because they are without the ability to do so. But when God saves a sinner, he imputes Christ's righteousness to them and then begins the process of conforming the imperfect sinner into the image of perfection, namely the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans chapter 6 highlights the connection between our union with Christ in his death (v. 5) and our union in life (v.5b-11). Because we have been justified(declared righteous), we are able to be sanctified (made progressively holy).
The reality of present peace with God, even clinging to divine righteousness is the drive for the pursuit of the image of Christ. In other words, the positional reality of justification is the basis for the increasingly practical reality of progressive sanctification.
Why do we serve? It is simply because of what Christ did. Do you need anymore fuel to serve than to consider the service that Christ rendered: Mark 10:45 45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
Our paths in service in the body are always illuminated by Calvary.(cf. Eph. 4.1-15).
Why do we forgive on another? Why do we bear with one another? Why do we tolerate one another? Why do we show honor to one another? Why do we give preference to one another? Why do we love on another? It is because of justification by faith alone!
Ephesians 4 & 5 are rooted in understanding that believers are to actually be different than the world and this difference is to be motivated by the death and resurrection of Jesus! Consider just a few: speaking the truth (4.25); work instead of stealing (27); clean speech (29); removal of anger, wrath, & bitterness (31); kindness, tender-heartedness, forgiveness, & love (32), purity (5.3-4).
But do you see what is right in the middle of it all?
Ephesians 5:1-2 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; 2 and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
Biblical Christianity is only 'religion' in the world that maintains God's independence. It is biblical Christianity alone that presents God as the only doer in salvation. God maintains his holiness, justice, righteousness, while expressing his love, mercy and forgiveness through Jesus. When this is received by grace and through faith God is exalted and man is humbled…and this is just the way God likes it!!


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After Brexit, Theresa May seeks industrial overhaul
PM says UK must take advantage of opportunities outside EU.
British Prime Minister Theresa May in Rome
By Vince Chadwick
August 2, 2016	9:36 am
British ministers charged with setting the country's new industrial strategy will hold their first meeting Tuesday, amid ongoing concern over the economic impact of June's Brexit vote.
The Cabinet Committee on Economy and Industrial Strategy, which includes 11 ministries, "will focus on addressing long-term productivity growth, encouraging innovation and focusing on the industries and technologies that will give the U.K. a competitive advantage," according to a statement released by Prime Minister Theresa May's office.
The secretaries of state from the health, education, defense and transport departments are among those taking part, along with May and Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond.
A survey released Monday showed the U.K.'s manufacturing purchasing managers' index, the most up-to-date measure of economic output among British manufacturers, had hit its lowest level in more than three years following Britain's June 23 vote to leave the EU.
"Levels of production and incoming new orders both contracted," the IHS Markit survey found, "as the impact of increased business uncertainty on the domestic market offset an exchange rate supported increase in new export business."
"If we are to take advantages of the opportunities presented by Brexit, we need to have our whole economy firing," the prime minister said in her statement Monday.
She said the country needs "a proper industrial strategy that focuses on improving productivity, rewarding hard-working people with higher wages and creating more opportunities for young people so that, whatever their background, they go as far as their talents will take them."
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Those that don't are typically given the opportunity to improve, ultimately coached up…or coached out. This works best when the manager clearly defines the company's expectations and then identifies the specific gaps in the employee's attributes and performance between what's expected, and what's really happening.
If they don't, the resolution is easy and immediate. If they do, the next step is working with the employee to develop and implement an action plan likely to close the gaps between what's expected and what's delivered. If they execute the plan and close the gaps – the issue is resolved. If not, the employee exits – often voluntarily as it becomes clear they are likely to fall short of what's expected.
Lots of managers won't take these steps without first trying to figure it out, or fix it FOR the employee. It's our problem, not theirs. We try to figure out why they're struggling, what's happening at home, what we could be doing differently as leaders and managers to somehow make them better.
I'm using the word "we" here because I've been guilty of this many times in my career. And our intentions are absolutely good here – we desperately want every single one of our people to be great at their jobs, and happy at work and at home. The problem is, there's only one person who can make a person happy and effective – and no matter how hard you try as a manager, it isn't you. It's him. Or her.
If this rings true – please keep caring as much as you do. Just know that the people you care about so much can't start closing the gaps until they know about them. So have the conversation – early and often if necessary. The best EOS Tools to use for that conversation are your Core Values Speech, The Accountability Chart, the People Analyzer, and GWC.
Using those tools, you can focus your time and energy on clearly defining your expectations and identifying the gap. Once they decide to close the gaps – helping is great. Fixing it for them is not. Let them fix it.


… the final degree show is over; in fact the MA is over.
The last few weeks have been quite a whirlwind, so here is a recap. First, getting the spaces ready for the show and then installing the work. As ever, there is a surprising amount of graft involved in putting together a show. Most work goes up pretty much as planned, but there are always some glitches and those take the time. It's a group show, so you want everyone's work to look good. And very few people can install work on their own; certainly I can't. I was lucky to be showing in a small room space, which I was able to plan in advance, but we all needed a little help from our friends.
This is what my work looked like once installed. I had made the long drawing, A True Story, in my studio and I wrote about the practicalities of making a piece that gets so big you can't even see it in an earlier blog here. The result was that the first time I actually saw the whole thing was when I had installed it. 'How exciting!' said my colleagues. Hmmm … that's one way of putting it.
We had to make a presentation about our research and our work to the assessors on Tuesday 5 September and that was the last bit of academic work. The Private View on Thursday 7 September was a chance to show family and friends what we've been up to for the last 2 years. Even I was all talked out by the end of the evening, but it is interesting and often gratifying to get an unmediated response from people who would say of themselves 'I don't know anything about art'. Some of my friends reflected my intentions back to me in their own words, confirming that I had managed to convey something to them.
On the closing day of the show, there was a DR@W event – a tour of the show led by Isobel Seligman, Bridget Riley Fellow at the British Museum Prints and Drawings Department. Her role is to encourage and facilitate greater public access to the BM's vast store of drawings through the ages. She had organised our visit to the Department in February and so this event gave her a chance to see not only our final degree show, but also the work we and some of the MA Painting students had made in response to the drawings we saw on our visit.
I went to a similar event during the final MA show last year and, once again, it was noticeable how much more relaxed the graduating students were when talking about their work, compared to the pressures of the assessment presentations. And Isobel brought to her questions and the conversation an immense breadth of knowledge about drawing and its history. She said that she rarely gets to see the outputs from student visits to the Department, and seemed delighted to get the chance for once.
This event made the perfect end to the show: it allowed us to mark the closure of the show and in effect of the course, giving us a last chance to discuss our work in front of a friendly audience and to acknowledge how far everyone had come in developing their practice.


Listen to rare recordings of Napoleon Hill lectures as he personally promoted his philosophy of wealth and achievement, as written about in his famous books Law of Success and Think and Grow Rich. Napoleon Hill was an American author in the area of the new thought movement who was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. He is widely considered to be one of the great writers on success. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time. Hill's works examined the power of personal beliefs, and the role they play in personal success. "What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve" is one of Hill's hallmark expressions.


This is probably a stupid question that's been answered elsewhere, but I wasn't able to find it.
I know that on a standard amplifier, not placing load on the output can kill the amp. With the DT25/DT50's direct out, is it possible to fire them up and use their voicings without an attached cabinet?
I play on a fairly quiet stage so I can't use even a low-wattage amp & cabinet (normally a Blackheart Handsome Devil). I was thinking about picking up a DT25 to get the voicings and cab simulation along with my HD500 to get a better sound. Since I need to keep the stage quiet, I was thinking about just pushing it out the DI rather than micing a cabinet, but didnt want to kill it by not adding any load.
You don't need a DT to do what you're trying to do... all of that is already built into the pod.
I'm currently doing that with the HD500. The live tubes sound better. There are upper and lower natural harmonics that a tube generates which modelers can't quite hit yet.
No, you cannot use the DI on the DT25/50 without a speaker load. Well you can, but you'll burn out the amp. The output section is pushing wattage even if you are using the DI. Sorry.
To second what Zap said, the DI emulations coming out of the DT are pretty much that same as what is coming out of the HD500, with a maybe touch of the output section mixed in. Unless you are playing alone on stage, no one will notice the difference in the mix except you.
Thanks Chas. The only other way to set that up would be to drop an attenuator on it, and frankly I don't want to deal with the hassle.
I was listening to the 500 dry and the DT25 DI and could hear a difference, with the 500 being brighter and the DT25 sounding warmer. In the group I play with and in the circumstances that I play, the difference can be heard (there are a lot of times that I'm solo on stage doing padding).
I made my zelf à 200 watt 16ohm dummy load.
Works great and is very easy and cheap to make, two 8 ohm 100watt heatsink resistors in series mounted in à dicast enclosure.
I'm using it when playing in ear.
THE thing do gets à bit hot after some time.
Speaker jack-sensing provides relay driven output transformer protection circuit.
So is Line 6 lying about it? Has someone burned up a DT25 trying this? Who's correct? Chas or Line 6?
If I remember correctly, the DT25 has this, but the DT50 doesn't. But it's a safety feature than something that was meant be used all the time. I wouldn't go running the DT25 without a speaker connected.
I don't remember for sure, but I think you may be able to run the DT25 silently by using the XLR output with the amp on standby in low volume mode... I don't remember, really. But Zap is right, this isn't functionally any different than using the HD500. The amp models are the same.
So the relay doesn't take the output transformer out of the loop? This needs clarification so folks aren't giving out erroneous information.
Either it makes it perfectly safe to run without a speaker, or it doesn't protect it at all. I fail to see how it could do any good to make it a "ticking time bomb" scenario.
If the experts can't provide concrete answers, perhaps an email to Line 6 might help. I will do so and post any reply I receive here, as this has been a point of contention a few times in the past.
All I'm saying is the relay was put there to provide protection for the output transformer under a no-load condition. I don't believe it's there to give you the ability to use the amp long term without a cab attached. After all, it really doesn't get you anything, anyway.
Just got off the phone with L6 support. The tech said he uses his DT25 all the time with no speaker attached. Just xlr out to DI or recording interface. He also said his coworker does the same thing. He does leave it in standby, but says no speaker load is required. Since the line out is transformer tapped, that sounds good enough for me.
Good to know... But... If the relay takes the transformer out of the circuit, how exactly would this tap work? I don't think the XLR out is actually getting a signal that's being affected by the power tubes then. In fact, if the amp's in standby, there's no way it could. I just think the XLR out is giving you a purely modeled signal at this point.
AKA the same thing the pod is giving you... circle complete.
just think the XLR out is giving you a purely modeled signal at this point.
More conjecture. I'm going to add mine now. Perhaps the relay IS the dummy load the transformer needs. Makes more sense than saying its a transformer tapped line out then using power amp modeling, doesn't it? It says cabinet modeling, but not power amp.
Either way, it is safe to run without a speaker attached.
More conjecture. I'm going to add mine now. Perhaps the relay IS the dummy load the transformer needs.
What's conjecture? If the amp is in standby, there's no voltage being applied across the power tubes, hence no current going to the transformer... That's not really conjecture. That's just the way the circuit would work.
The question would be whether or not is would be safe to use the XLR output with the amp not in standby with no speaker load attached.
Well, there's voltage across the heater elements for the tubes, but the full voltage isn't being applied to the power tubes... That's kind of the whole point of standby. I'm actually not trying to argue with you. I'm kind of genuinely interested as well if you could use the DT25's XLR out without a cab attached and not in standby. The thing is the XLR out is supposedly tapped off the transformer, so if the relay is disconnecting the transformer, I don't know how it would work. It's entirely possible I'm not understanding everything, though.
Hmm... Makes me want to test tone differences between standby on and standby off. See if one sounds different than the other.
This is a good question as I'm getting a DT 50 Head very soon. I will likely call Line 6 and ask this question if I can't find the answer in the manual.
The DT50 doesn't have this relay... So running it without a speaker load connected could and eventually will damage the output transformer.
Hey, Thanks for that tidbit. I'm going to read that pdf now, LOL.
After 2 years experience with a DT25, first with an HD300 and now an HD500x, I'm not sure I agree with this. See my recent thread here: http://line6.com/support/topic/3229-podhd500x-alone-sounds-better-than-my-dt25-in-full-power-mode/.
Its a sign of how excellent the podHD modelling is (and mabye that the DT25 amp as a standalone tube amp isn't top of the league) but I prefer the all digital tones I get from this rig.
I like them as well. In comparison to my Blackheart Handsome Devil, were I to be recording, I would use the Blackheart with a few mics. The HD500 would be an effects platform, only due to the current limitations of digital modeling of tubes.
It's very good, but it's not perfect. The only thing missing is some of the tube responsiveness. Some but not a lot. It does over 90% of what I need it to do at a gig.
That said, i use the HD500 on stage straight to the PA pretty much weekly and it serves very well. Just looking for a little bit more tube realism.


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Q: How to place Checkboxes with ListView (Android) I was following the ListView official tutorial - [url]http://developer.android.com/resources/tutorials/views/hello-listview.html[/url], because I get the entries dinamically through a webservice.
Problem is, I want to place checkboxes at it. I have this
(aux (String [] aux) is previously and correctly fullfilled before this)
//setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.lista, aux));
        setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<CheckBox>(this,R.layout.row, convertToListItem(aux)));

        //ListView lv = getListView();
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<CheckBox xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:textSize="14sp" android:typeface="normal" android:textStyle="normal"

    android:layout_weight="0" android:layout_gravity="left" />

or in this function
private List<CheckBox> convertToListItem(String[] aux2){

        List<CheckBox> result = new ArrayList<CheckBox>();
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        for (String text : aux2){
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            boxes.add(temp);

        }

        return result;

What happens is: it appears the checkbox, but in front instead the right text it appears "android.widget.Checkbox@...."
What am I doing wrong ?

A: You have to implement your own Adapter extending ArrayAdapter and put a TextView in your row.xml
Then you must handle your view from getView() method.
Let me know if this helps, if not, please can you add more info about what you need/want a more code for sure.

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Summer often rhymes with holidays, relaxation and good times but it can also be a lot of stress when you don't really take any holidays during these two blessed months of summer. When your mind is set on workaholic mode, what other options do you have to let yourself have some "me time"?
For those of you who are in this situation, I wanted to incorporate some escapism without the hassle of booking a weekend away. I tried an amazing alternative: A Spa Day at one of the best and renowned spas in the world. The President Wilson Hotel possesses the first and unique Spa La Mer in Switzerland and I was lucky enough to spend most of my day getting pampered by amazing professionals. Here are some of the thoughts I have about this Luxury Spa break in Geneva.
The first part of the day began with some time in the privative spa. I particularly enjoyed the jacuzzi with a delicious strawberry cocktail. This was truly perfect to relax and try to get accustomed to the fact I could actually RELAX! Of course, I had to take lots of shots with the help of my friend Wallace (@oyomori) and keep notes of everything but mainly I tried to make the most out of this experience and enjoy every moment of it.
The best part of it all was probably the Signature Treatments starting with 50 min of Relaxing massage. It really helped me eliminate muscle tension and stress, and trust me there was some serious knots there! The masseuse even recommended I get in touch with an osteopath because of all the tensions she felt. I know I should see one but I just don't have time right now… Anyway, this was a great experience and I wish I could do some more often!
After this hour of deep relaxation, I was ready for an instant beauty enhancement trying and discovering the Make Up range of La Mer.
This is goals… I always find it inspiring to organize my own products!
Glowing after my Facial Massage and perfect 'Mise en Beauté', my curly hair now needed to get properly taken care of and I couldn't dream of a better salon than the Hotel's very own Hair Salon!
You can use it on both your lips and your cheeks! I had a crush for the coral one!
Last but not least, also one of my favorite part because the hair stylist (ask for Némania) was so cool and fun and talented, was the HairDressing Salon of the President Wilson Hotel. The hairdressing salon is accessible to both the clients of the Hotel and outside guests!
We decided to go for a glamorous look with lots of curls and volume!
I would probably conclude by saying this is the perfect place to unwind. I left with a glowing skin, a perfect haircut and in a state of real mindfulness.
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DGTT Foundation forced to cancel Toby Keith benefit concert;
Posted by RVP Editor	/ August 16, 2019
By Dee Longfellow
For The Elmhurst Independent
Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot Foundation announced on Wednesday, Aug. 7 that Imagine Events (a/k/a Imagn Events), the company handling event arrangements and ticket sales for the first-ever Freedom & Dignity Festival, had filed for bankruptcy, according to Gibbons. Later, Gibbons told the Independent that the company had not in fact filed for bankruptcy.
The Festival, which was to feature a benefit performance by Toby Keith, was scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 10 at the Schaumburg Boomers baseball stadium.
Proceeds from the Festival were slated to benefit Café Liberty, a culinary education program for veterans and their families. Café Liberty was spearheaded by Gibbons, who also manages the Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot held annually on Thanksgiving Day.
The Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot Foundation regretfully informed ticketholders that the event had been cancelled. For ticket-related refunds, ticketholders were advised to contact Imagn Events, LLC,. All ticketing questions should be directed to Imagn Events.
According to Gibbons, Imagn Events was to provide a country music festival that would benefit Café Liberty, a charitable arm of the Foundation, at a music venue. The Foundation licensed the use of its name and agreed that Café Liberty would be a charitable beneficiary of the festival. The Schaumburg Boomers baseball organization, a supporter of veterans and their families, agreed to provide the venue for the music festival, Gibbons said.
"Imagn Events represented to us that they had the experience to stage such an event and that it would be a turn-key operation, meaning Imagn Events was fully responsible for all facets of the event including all financial obligations," Gibbons said. "We trusted their assurances that they could deliver a successful event."
Imagn Events requested a loan from the DGTT for $248,750, documented by a written note that was due to be paid back by August 1, 2019, according to Gibbons, but Imagn Events defaulted on the note. The DGTT Foundation wired $248,750 to Madison Entertainment in Nashville on March 1, 2019 as an initial payment to secure the artists that would be performing at the music venue with Toby Keith as the headliner. Online ticket sales opened on April 19, 2019.
"Periodic conference calls assured us that everything was going according to plan," said Gibbons. "We trusted their assurances, as this was the first event of its kind for our foundation."
When tickets sales were questioned, Imagn Events assured everyone they were "on pace" for an event of this type, Gibbons said.
The Foundation was able to secure sponsors for two suites, one for $50,000, another for $15,000, for which the Foundation paid the full $65,000 in advance to Imagn Events, which they requested in order to pay for expenses, Gibbons said.
On a conference call that took place just five days before the event, Gibbons was told to give another $406,250 or the event would be canceled.
"This was not a part of our original contract, nor was the Foundation in a financial position to agree to their ultimatum of $406,250," Gibbons said. "When we looked at the … numbers … the Foundation determined that Imagn Events was not in a position to stage the concert."
Contract terminated, tickets still sold
On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the Foundation terminated the agreement with Imagn Events, but unfortunately, Imagn Events continued to sell tickets, Gibbons said.
"Over a 24-hour period, the Schaumburg Boomers and the Foundation worked tirelessly together to salvage the music festival, with each entity considering taking on or continuing to take significant losses to adjust matters," he said. "The Foundation continued to believe in the event and the venue. However, the operational hurdles remaining and the limits facing the Foundation as a result of loans made to Imagn to allow the booking of the performers, prevented the Foundation from saving the event, despite our very best efforts and cooperation from the Boomers.
"The Foundation has the best interests of veterans and their families as its central mission," Gibbons said. "It has worked for their benefit for 35 years. In 2018, Imagn Events. itself comprised of veterans, offered to provide the festival that would benefit the Foundation, specifically Café Liberty.
"When Imagn Events failed to perform and told the Foundation that it was unable to perform, the Foundation realized not only its longstanding reputation was at issue but also that the circumstances posed risk to hard working people, law enforcement and ticketholders.
"The decision not to proceed was a difficult decision. The Foundation remained hopeful that the event would lead to a significant donation benefitting those it serves."
For refunds, ticket-holders were advised to contact Imagn Events, LLC. As of Aug. 7, tickets had been sold via EventSprout amounting to $287,223. Other tickets were sold on Groupon, but those numbers are not yet confirmed.
"We sincerely hope that all ticket holders are refunded but that is out of our control," Gibbons said.
At press time, all ticket revenue and funds remitted to Imagn Events were yet to be accounted for by them, according to Gibbons, adding that the Foundation's financial outlay and potential losses were in excess of $340,000.
Story update.
The original story in print indicated that Imagn Events had filed bankruptcy. According to the owners of Imagn Events, they did not file for bankruptcy and never intended to.
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'GMA' on Safari: How Drones Are Helping Combat Poaching in Africa
ABC News' TJ Holmes went on patrol at South Africa's Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park.
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The Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in South Africa is constantly fighting against poachers who are illegally hunting rhinos to near extinction.
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— -- The Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in South Africa is the oldest game reserve on the continent, but park rangers there face an uphill battle against poachers who are illegally hunting rhinos to near extinction.
As part of the "GMA" on Safari series this week, ABC News' TJ Holmes traveled to the park and accompanied its rangers on patrol.
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"What's the bigger threat to your ranger? Is it the animals or the poachers?" Holmes asked ranger Enock Mfanafuthi Xulu, who replied: "It's the poachers, definitely. The poachers, they've got deadly weapons, it's the poachers."
The ranger added: "We are trying ... it's very bad."
Park rangers compare trying to save the rhinos from poachers to fighting a war. Armed poachers come after rhinos every night on the park's grounds.
On the night of Holmes' visit, the rangers had air support from drones. The project, known as Air Shepherd, provides drones with infrared cameras to patrol the park and transmit images in real time to a mobile command center where a team is monitoring the feeds.
If poachers are spotted, the drone team can tell rangers where to find them.
This is the latest attempt to combat the killing of rhinos in South Africa, which is home to more than 80 percent of the world's rhino population. The animals are facing extinction in the wild because they are hunted for their highly coveted horns.
Most of the demand comes from Asia, where rhino horns are believed to have medicinal powers and fetch a very high price. But there is no scientific proof that rhino horn has any medicinal benefits, said Julian Rademeyer, the author of "Killing for Profit," a book about the rhino trade.
Despite that, "people firmly believe that rhino horn does have the attributes it's said to have. It's the same as telling a Christian Jesus Christ doesn't exist," Rademeyer told ABC News.
Rhino poaching has reached unprecedented levels in South Africa. Ten years ago, about 25 rhinos were poached in the entire country. Last year that number soared to 1,175, according to the Endangered Wildlife Trust, a southern Africa wildlife conservation organization.
Holmes met with a former poacher who asked not to be identified. Speaking through a translator, the poacher said he has killed at least 50 rhinos in order to support his family.
"At times I would feel sorry for the animals but I had to do what I had to do," he told Holmes.


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The objective of this blog is to help you discover interesting and sometimes out-of-the-way places to visit in Belgium. It focuses on "off the beaten track" places in Belgium. In other words it doesn't cover the main tourist attractions or the cities. It tends to focus on discovering Belgium on foot or by bike.
I started the blog in 2011, and it's based on my own experiences, having lived here for nearly 30 years. During that time I have got to know and love this varied country.
To find your way about the site, simply click on the headings at the top (Hiking, Cycling, Castles & Museums etc.) to find all the posts under that category.
If you are exploring a certain region of Belgium, a good place to start may be "Where to go in Belgium?". Here you can search for all the posts in a certain province in Flanders or Wallonia, or in the Ardennes, or at the Belgian Coast. I have also added a category called Flanders Fields, which covers battlefields, cemeteries, museums and walks related to the First World War in Belgium.
Alternatively, you can open the heading "All places on a map of Belgium". Here you can see all the places I mention in the blog, categorized, so you can easily see what to discover in a particular area of Belgium.
Under the Cool for Kids category, you can find family-friendly walks and cycle rides, as well as museums and castles that might interest your children.
Feel free to drop me a line if you have a comment about this blog, or a suggestion of a place to visit and write about. You can use the reply box right down below, or simply Email me.
If you're wondering who I am, I am British by birth but now have joint British-Belgian nationality. My profession is technical copywriter and I live near Leuven with my wife Liz who is a clarinet teacher. We have four adult children and one grandson.
I wish you much pleasure reading my blog, but above all, Discovering Belgium for yourself!
Taru from WIC TOURS has forwarded your website/blog to myself and Helen Palk as we will be taking over the WIC TOURS group for next year. Of course we have to get busy now to plan ahead…I have submitted my email for blog updates and look forward to taking a day trip with you one day. I've just returned home from the floralia-brussels…splendid, indeed.
Thanks for your comment Lori. Glad you liked Floralia. Look forward to hearing more from WIC members.
Just came across your blog & thought you might be able to offer ideas.
We are travelling to Begium for the 1st time later this month. We arrive at Brussels airport and have booked 1 night in Brugge & 1 night in Antwerp. Originally, thought we'd rent a car at BRU and travel, we are staying 3 nights outside of Namur with family friends. Our final destination is a wedding in Heidelburg the first weekend in July.
I just found out that there is a 300euro surcharge to return rental car in Stuttgart, so I am now thinking about renting 2 cars, one for Belgium and i for Germany and taking trains in between.
I would love any advice that you could offer, including places to see, where to find train inf, etc.
Hi Denzil. So happy to have found your site. I am looking for a good 3 day walk in a scenic part of Belgium that is accessible by train from Brussels. There is so little I found on the web in english.
I was hoping for a 30-35 mile walk. I will do this in November so I know it will be chilly :). Any recommendations on the right maps, etc. would be great.
Thanks so much for your recommendations.
Hi Denzil, This week I am spending four days exploring parts of Flanders and I would like to see Castle Marnix de Sainte Aldegonde in Bornem. I know I can't go inside without an organised tour, but can you advise where might be a good place to view the castle? Can it easily been seen from the street or is it better to view it from across the water, Oude Schelde?
Hi Wendy. You can see the castle from across the other side of the River Schelde, from Binnendijkstraat. Unfortunately you are more likely to get a better view in the winter when the trees are not in leaf. But I am fairly confident that you will be able to see it in June too, although it's a few years since I was there. In fact there is a marked footpath that goes along the Binnendijkstraat. I will email you a map that shows it.
Hi Denzil, just to let you know I did get a good view of the castle across the River Schelde. As you said there are a lot of leafy trees but there was one very clear view, and its a beautiful castle. Thanks for your advice and for sending me the map.
So glad you had a good view Wendy and enjoyed the castle. Looking forward to seeing the artistic results one day?
If I do paint it I'll be sure to let you know.
Dear Denzil, Thanks to you that I came across the wood craft in Belgium… I am very very interested in learning wood crafting especially using scroll machine… Do you know someone apart from Patrick who can teach me.. He gives lessons, but they only start in September… I would be very thankful for your info !
Somya, thanks for your comment. I am seeing Patrick tomorrow and will ask him if he knows of any other courses. Then I will email you the results.
Hoping to do a linear walk in the Ardennes next spring,over 5 to 8 days staying at band b or small hotels. Is there any publications in English if possible of recognised routes.
Thanks for your question Jim, I'll give it some thought and get back to you by email.
Dear Denzil, Kudos to you! Just came across your blog and your words are really inspiring. I am moving with my husband to Belgium in a couple of months and I am planning to discover more of Belgium through your blog. Do you have any suggestions on the best places for us to live in Belgium(Flanders or Brussels area) so that we both can really explore the charm of Belgium and yet be in a good and safe neighborhood ? Would love to see a post on that probably!!
Hi there, thanks for your positive comments! So glad you enjoy the blog, and for your idea for a post on good and safe neighborhoods, which has given me something to think about. Let's take this discussion offline as there are so many influences on where is a good place to live in Belgium (work, school, language, etc.).
Plan to do the trail on the day we plan to go to the amazing Hores art galery in st marten latem. I have 2 Q: how long it takes the trail – easy walking? 2/ where in belgium can we see Bruegel's (all of them) paintings?
Thanks for the compliments Amira! I have sent you an email with a brochure and map of the walk, plus a video link. It's 7 km so about 2 hours of easy walking. As far as I know, there is no single place in Belgium (or anywhere) where you can see all his originals. Enjoy your visit to Hoogstraten and Sint-Anna-Pede!
Hi Denzil, I've been looking for information about Belgium and your blog has been the most helpful! Thank you!
I'll be traveling in January with two kids (9 and 5) who have never seen snow, and I'd like to make the most of it. Skiing is too much, but playing with sledges and other winter fun would be great. I think they'd appreciate walking tours as well, although they're not used to the cold, so I'd rather not make it too long.
I believe you have suggested the area around Modave to go with small kids?
Do we need to have a car or is possible/better to just get there by train? I'm thinking about the roads, we're still not that used to driving through the snow.
Thanks again for all the great information. Should you ever need advice when traveling to Barcelona, please let me know.
Thanks for your question Luciana, I have replied to it by email. Glad you have found my blog useful!
What a great site you have! I got more info in a few minutes than much time spent already.I am a writer working on a story (sequel) where characters go to Belgium. Difficult to find info needed–much written about this charming and fascinating little country's cities, little about forests. I need info about the forests between St. Vith and La Roche. My character searching for portal to another world hidden in the forests–British soldier in WWII is supposed to have found. Of course, difficulty of hiding anything there today creates a problem: locate probable spot where he could have wandered alone from just south or west of St. Vith and gotten into deep forest–and that spot would have to be still there today, perhaps disguised somewhat.
Thanks for your positive comments about my blog Roger, and for such an interesting question. Never been asked such a question before. I will reply to you by email and hope I can help.
Hi Yvonne, I'm afraid I don't know anyone in Ostend, so can't be much help to you. Maybe someone reading this might be able to help. If I think of someone I will let you know. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy your time in Ostend.
I've been thinking about you, your family, and your beautiful Country as the news plays across my screen. May you and your loved ones be safe, the families affected find solace in others feeling their loss and sending prayers, and peace be restored to your wonderful city and Country.
Thank you for your kind thoughts Judy. I and my family are safe, although we were very concerned about our youngest daughter who lives and works very near to Maelbeek metro station. But thankfully she too is safe and well. Yes these are distressing times for the people of Brussels.
Hi Denzil how do I purchase your books?!? We are in Belgium now w my 2 sons 8 and 6. I would like to take them to castles or mansions that we can enter and see the interiors somewhat intact. Can you help me?
Hi Corky, thanks for your questions. You can certainly purchase my books directly from me; I will send you the payment details by email. Regarding castles, if you look at the widgets on the far right column you will see the widget called "Categories". Select "castles" and you will see the posts I have written on castles in Belgium. Depending on where you live in Belgium, you might find one near you. If you live in or near Brussels, and want to see an outstanding castle interior, Gaasbeek Castle is a great place to start.
Trying to press like to your comment but it keeps sending me to wordpress. Thanks for all your suggestions and articles. I am a fan!
I thank you for your positive appreciation of my blog Corky.
You have a cool blog. In the future, I really want to visit Belgium.
Thanks for the compliment Vinnieh. Belgium looks forward to welcoming you!
It looks like a really marvellous country.
It is. It has its problems of course, as does every country. But I enjoy its great variety in landscapes, languages and cultures, its close relationship of the old and the new, and the ease of walking and cycling here.
I very much look forward to discovering it.
And the same to you Daal. And thanks for your encouragement to me on my other blog.
Thanks so much for your appreciation of my blog, Hemangini. Positive comments are always uplifting. Maybe one day you will visit Belgium and see these sites for yourself.
Nothing wrong with appreciating real beauty in a blog dear. 🙂 I hope so too.
Great comment! We can "travel virtually" via blogs! Actually, although I write a travel blog and follow travel blogs, I don't travel! I do in Belgium of course, but it's only a small country. I don't fly off to other places. I'm a home boy at heart.
haha isn't that amazing? I read so many people writing about travel and how travel changes life and views about ones own countries, which must be true but how many of us can get the true colors of our own country? That makes what you do even more amazing. 😀 heehee Good night & sweet dreams to you.
thank you for getting in touch through my other blog, Lia in Brussels. I'll be keeping it silent for a while, as I'm posting from The Humble Fabulist since my move to New York – I thought I'd keep them separate. I'll catch up when I get back to Brussels but meanwhile I'll be keeping myself updated through your posts.
OK Lia, and in the meantime I am following your exploits in NY!
Your blog and your writing is so clear and interesting. Hope you are having a great new year.
Thank you Marsha, that is a kind comment. Yes I am having a good year so far. I feel very positive, and my new blog is taking off too which is inspiring me. Hope you continue to have safe and fun travels in Australia.
I had a great time, and I'm back home now. So am I commenting on your new blog or an old one?
Great blog! You don't mind us sharing some posts to our Belgium community on Google+ do you? 140K followers now and growing fast. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for contacting me Priya and looking at my blog. For these two days, do you prefer to stay in Brussels or nearby, or would you like to travel to see other parts of Belgium? Also, where in Brussels will you be staying? (The centre, or the outskirts?).
Your positive comment is just about the best medicine, Doctor Andrea!
Hi Denzil, Thank you for following Jane's Lens. I hope you enjoy my work. You have a wonderful blog and I love your passion for Belgium and the outdoors.
Thanks for the compliment Jane; when I look at your blog I realize what a photography talent really looks like. Some of your shots are breathtaking.
I used to do more photography but as my eyes deteriorated and I needed spectacles I was having difficulty seeing through the viewfinder of a DSLR properly and was getting more and more frustrated. Now I just use a Lumix portable which obviously is easier. Is this a problem you encounter, maybe not yourself but with other people? Do you know of a solution?
Welcome Calensariel, and thanks for stopping by.
Hi Denzil, thank you for following my blog!!
It's a pleasure. You have some lovely photos of birds.
Thanks for stopping by and liking my post on how important is a good night's sleep. I am enjoying my visit to your little corner of the blogosphere.
Hi Denzil. Haven't seen a post from you in a month and just wanted to say that I hope all is well with you.
That's kind of you to observe and comment Sharon, thank you. I haven't been too well recently so haven't been able to get out and about, but I hope that will improve shortly.
I'm very sorry to hear this, Denzil. Sending wishes for a quick recovery.
Your blog is high quality blog. My hat!


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Our blog is to keep family and friends informed of our motorhome journeys.
We have dreamed of this for many years and finally our dream has come true.
We are looking forward to many happy miles ahead.
One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. Henry Miller.
Fort McLeod,Giscome Portage and Huble Homestead
Today we drove up Hwy 97 north to visit Fort McLeod located on McLeod Lake and in the Provincial Park with a return stop at the Historic Huble Homestead and Giscome Portage. There are only remaining 4 buildings not open for public viewing and the Tsek'ehne Cemetery. The fort was established in 1805 and site of first fur trading post built by the North West Company and later the property of the HBC.
Outline of Post
4 Remaining Buildings on Post
Signage for Cemetery
On the way up we spotted a huge Bald Eagle on the side of the road with what appeared to be a huge fish. As he took off just in front of us he dropped the fish and the impact caused damage to our right headlight. Fortunately, the eagle circled back behind the car and appeared to be OK. We stopped at a small country store to purchase duck tape so we wouldn't lose the headlight.
While driving to the Huble Homestead, we spotted two bear cubs..one crossing the road and another further down beside the railroad track. Unfortunately, did not have my camera ready for any of the sightings. Maybe we need to start taking the dash cam with us in the car.
Before the Huble Homestead was established, the Giscome Portage came into being as a result of an article written by John Giscome, a black man from Jamaica who was seeking gold. In 1862 he was seeking the best route to the Peace River area and a native guide showed him the best route. The portage is 9 miles and runs between Fraser River at the Huble Homestead and Summit Lake. The Lheidli T'enneh called the trail "Lhedesti" meaning shortcut. The trail saw little use until the 1871 gold rush. The trail was widened into a wagon road. Giscome retired a wealthy man in Victoria and died at age 75 in 1907. His estate valued at $21,000 was left to his landlady.
In 1903 Albert Huble and Ed Seebach had traplines in the vicinity of the Portage and saw the importance for transportation and built a store trading furs,supplies and guiding settlers through the Giscome Rapids. In 1909 steamboats made regular stops on the Upper Fraser River. The Giscome Portage community thrived until 1915 when settlers left to join the war. In 1919 the Huble family moved to Prince George and the property was sold to Josephine Mitchell in 1929. Over the years it has seen several uses and owners until 1989 when it was turned into a Regional Park and Historic site. For more info go to www.hublehomestead.ca
Info on the Portage
The Welcome Barn is the starting point for tours and features displays of the Homestead history and meeting area. It was reconstructed in 1989. The original barn housed the cattle and horses as well as storage and implements.
Welcome Barn
The Large Barn was also reconstructed in 1989. It was originally completed in 1915. In the winter of 1972/73, the barn collasped due to heavy snow.
Large and Welcome Barns
Seebach Cabin was thought to have been built in 1930's and likely used by ranch hands working on the Mitchell ranch. It was restored in 1992 portraying the living quarters of a fur trapper. It now rests on the original property of Edward Seebach who died in 1932.
Seebach Cabin
Blacksmith Shop
Flat Roofed Cabin was reconstructed on the original site. The original building was the pre 1911 home of Huble and Seebach. It was later used as a workshop and guest house after Huble constructed the family home.
Flat Roofed Cabin
Huble House turned 100 in 2012 and the oldest building in the Regional District of Fraser Fort George. When Albert Huble returned from Ontario with his new wife, Annie he set out to build the home. It was a squared log home with dovetail corners. The cabin he and Annie had been living in for the past year was attached to the new home and used as a kitchen. In 1929 after the homestead was purchased by Josephine Mitchell, it became her summer residence along with the 336 acres.
Signage About the Huble House
Huble House
Note Kitchen Beside House
One of Four Upstairs Bedrooms
The Meat Cache was used to store meats and other food out of reach of predators.
Meat Cache
General Store and Cafe and has been reconstructed from photos and recollections from the original 1913. We had lunch and perused the many items for sale from local artisans.
General Store and Cafe
Manning the Store
The original Warehouse was built in 1910 and became a regular stop for steamers buying and trading goods. The replica was built in 1987.
Supplies for Trading
Upper Fraser
Animals on the homestead are loaned for the summer.
Cute Bunny
Also very Cute
Sheep in Cool Barn
I am glad we decided to stop and learn of the history of the homestead.
When we got back to Prince George, we stopped at Canadian Tire for a turn signal bulb for the headlight and 4 new wheel covers. We kept hearing a rattle and as it turns out when we had Jiffy Lube rotate the tires in Oak Harbor, they used an air gun instead of a wrench and stripped the wheel cover nuts. Always something.
We leave here on Wednesday for Valemount BC.
Amy's Previous Blog
Arrival Spring Creek RV-Canmore AB
Icefields Parkway Drive-Jasper to Lake Louise
Maligne Lake and Finally Bear Photos
Drive to Jasper AB
Arrival Valemount BC
Awesome Tour Bus
Fort St James,BC
Fort George Park and Railway Museum
Drive to Prince George BC
Arrival Kamloops & Sad news About Blackie the Rabb...
UBC Anthropology Museum & Point Grey Battery
Capilano Suspension Bridge
8 June 2014 We drove back to HOPE to tour the Oth...
Yale, BC and Strawberry Festival
Visit to Hope,BC
Canada Itinerary
Fort Macaulay & Fort Rodd Hill
Esquimalt Naval Museum and Nanaimo Bastion
Ferry to Vancouver Island and Battery Sites
Lighthouse Point and Stanley Park-Vancouver,BC
Arrival Aldergrove,BC and Visit to Fort Langley,BC...


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JUST IN: Tysons Partnership selects new acting executive director
Angela Woolsey December 14, 2021 at 11:00am
Consultant Richard Bradley will serve as Tysons Partnership's acting executive director starting Jan. 1, 2022 (courtesy Tysons Partnership)
Tysons Partnership is getting a new leader.
Starting on Jan. 1, Richard Bradley will serve as acting executive director of the nonprofit, which is charged with helping Fairfax County fulfill its vision for Tysons, Tysons Partnership said in a news release this morning (Tuesday).
A principal at the consulting firm The Urban Partnership, Bradley has been involved in economic development efforts in D.C., Arlington's National Landing, and Maryland.
He will succeed Sol Glasner, who has served as the organization's president and CEO since 2017. He announced in August that he will retire on Dec. 31.
Tysons Partnership says Bradley emerged as an appropriate choice to take over based on the past year that he has spent advising the organization, which has been working on a rebranding and searching for a new, more sustainable business model.
This past summer, Tysons Partnership also received $250,000 in Economic Opportunity Reserve funds from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to support its branding efforts, including the transformation of the former Container Store on Leesburg Pike into a community event venue now called The PARC at Tysons.
"Rich is a seasoned professional with decades of experience as an advocate and champion for livable urban management districts in this region and throughout the world," Tysons Partnership Board Chair Josh White said in a statement. "He has spearheaded numerous strategic planning efforts and headed up transportation management programs, so really is a perfect fit for the Partnership's current needs."
Tysons Partnership also announced that Drew Sunderland, its current communications director, has been promoted to deputy director, putting him in charge of overseeing the organization's daily operations.
In addition, the partnership's board of directors has approved a resolution endorsing Fairfax County's One Fairfax equity policy as a guide that it will use to make Tysons "an inclusive urban community."
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors thanked Glasner for his Tysons Partnership work last week with the passage of a joint board matter put forward by Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik.
"The County is working closely with Tysons Partnership to determine best practices and the best approach for a transition," Palchik said in the news release. "Rich is helping to frame the picture and providing guidance through his connections to the International Downtown Association. Both the County and the Partnership benefit from his experience as we work together to define what a future anchor organization for Tysons might look like."
Here is more on Bradley from the press release:
Rich Bradley is a principal in The Urban Partnership, a consulting firm offering a range of innovative urban planning, development and management solutions.
A few of the region's most successful economic development growth areas have sought Bradley's expertise including most recently, the National Landing Business Improvement District (BID), Friendship Heights Business Alliance and the incoming Silver Spring BID, in addition to his work with Congress Heights and DowntownDC BID. He is recognized as an urban management leader in developing or refining strategies for improving the effectiveness of urban management organizations and the vitality of their areas.
Bradley was the founding Executive Director of the DowntownDC BID, where he served for 17 years and oversaw an $11 million program of special services and catalytic planning and place making which helped spark the economic renewal of Washington DC's downtown core.
Tysons Partnership
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Brian Wilson Kernighan (Toronto, januari 1942) is een Canadees/Amerikaans informaticus.

Kernighan was in de tijd dat hij bij Bell Labs werkte met Dennis Ritchie degene die de programmeertaal C heeft ontwikkeld. De taal zonder uitbreidingen wordt nog wel K&R C genoemd, naar Kernighan en Richie. Met Alfred Aho en Peter Weinberger stelde hij de scripttaal AWK samen.

Kernighan is waarschijnlijk de grondlegger van Hello world.

Amerikaans informaticus
Canadees informaticus

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When you look out the window, what do you see that is not yet visible?
If you don't know Frances: You should. She rose from a volunteer troop leader to CEO of the Girl Scouts, which she turned around when it was on the brink of failure. She's a leadership expert , who has taught at West Point and was the first woman on the cover of Business Week.
Charlotte's Web: That's the power and promise of the connections that defines us now — artificial intelligence meshes; DNA databases, currency platforms, the innovative combinations that follow. These connections are changing our trust compasses, expanding what is possible.
Unilever CEO Paul Polman, who thinks and talks more about sustainability than all his predecessors combined, called on a network of CEOs from institutions growing beans to serving cofee. Together, they ]modified processes to save enough water for a million people every year. When he did the same thing with CEOs in Switzerland, they reduced the collective carbon footprint by a third.
And this: I recently read about the network for collective learning and scaling ideas that Teach for All is operating.
Sometimes I get frightened. Like when I read Scott Galloway's book, The Four, about Uber paying its top executives almost $1 million an hour and its drivers $7.25 an hour. Or the prediction that Amazon will be sending me my needs every week, with a return box inside, getting smaller and smaller, as Amazon learns my needs better than I know them myself.
To anwer Frances: Looking out the window, I see a force that is changing the game, a force that can be incredibly good. And yet I see the downside: Ideas built for a time when we believed in freedom are upended. No business, no government agency is truly wired for this age. Frances, we are at a crossroads: We can harness the forces out there for humanity, or we can undermine democracy.
Marvin ear: is the cognition associated with everyone in an organization having a voice, creating tomorrow. Marvin Bower, McKinsey & Co's founder believed that the Great Depression arose in part because employees in organizations failed to tell CEOs what customers were telling them, creating a gap in organization intelligence. Today, too, front-line associates know more about the day-to-day challenges than their bosses The truly responive organizations are embracing this.
For example Ultimate Guitar, based in Moscow, gives every employee two mentors — one in their area, such as software development, and a pitch coach, to work with on translating their ideas into experiments that are tried and from which the organization learns. Ultimate Guitar has pitch meetings once a week; every employee has to pitch at least one idea every six weeks.
Say what you want about Google's innovations, but here's what I like: , Employees spend 20% of their time dealing with the next challenge, not today's routine work; the organizaiton has changed how they hire and develop eployees with an absolute emphasis on building employee voice and teams; Google has rules to help women self-promote and so forth.
I turned the question to Frances, who was born before World War I. What is visible but not seen? "Millenals are the greatest generation of leaders since the Crucible Generation," she said, referring to those associated with WWII." I thought of you. Happy 2018.
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At Nether Green Infant School we encourage all our children to have healthy lifestyles and we encourage physical activity throughout the curriculum. Our aim is that all our children leave our school having mastered the fundamental movement skills they require to be access any sporting opportunities they wish in the future. Our school recognises the values that physical education and sports gives children and have seen significant evidence to show that it supports other learning across the curriculum. It also contributes to healthy and active lifestyles, focuses positive behaviour, increases attendance and develops key skills such as leadership, confidence, social and team building skills.
Each year we receive money which is specifically to improve opportunities for PE and Sport in school.
There are five key indicators that schools must work towards. Below we have outlined the areas of focus for our school.


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Viktor Detkovskiy is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Living people
Soviet male canoeists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Russian male canoeists
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak


Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada Pacific Northwest Photo.
The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia Pacific Northwest Picture.
The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia Stock Photography of Pacific Northwest.
The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia Photograph of Pacific Northwest.
Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada Pacific Northwest Photos.
Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. Pacific Northwest Image.
Alabaster Nudibranch, white-lined dirona, Dirona albolineata, Vancouver Island Professional stock photos of Pacific Northwest.
Pink Soft Coral (Gersemia Rubiformis), and Plumose Anemones (Metridium senile) cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island Pictures of Pacific Northwest.
Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. Pacific Northwest Photo.
Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. Pacific Northwest Picture.
Fleshy Sea Pen, Ptilosarcus gurneyi, Vancouver Island Stock Photography of Pacific Northwest.
Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. Photograph of Pacific Northwest.
Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. Pacific Northwest Photos.
Colorful starfish cling to submarine rocks, on the subtidal reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island Pacific Northwest Image.
Spotted Leopard Dorid, Diaulula odonoghuei, Vancouver Island Professional stock photos of Pacific Northwest.
Beautiful Anemone on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada Pictures of Pacific Northwest.
Beautiful Anemone on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada Pacific Northwest Photo.
White plumose anemones Metridium senile with purple sponge and barnacle, Vancouver Island Pacific Northwest Picture.
Pink Soft Coral, Gersemia Rubiformis, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island Photograph of Pacific Northwest.
The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia Pacific Northwest Image.
The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia Professional stock photos of Pacific Northwest.
Purple sponge with white and orange metridium anemones, below bull kelp forest, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island Pictures of Pacific Northwest.
Lopholithodes mandtii Puget Sound King Crab amid a field of plumose anemones and red kelp, Queen Charlotte Strait, Canada Pacific Northwest Photo.
Plumose anemones and Bull Kelp on British Columbia marine reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada Pacific Northwest Picture.
Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. Stock Photography of Pacific Northwest.
Colorful Metridium anemones, pink Gersemia soft corals, yellow suphur sponges cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. Photograph of Pacific Northwest.
Plumose anemones and Bull Kelp on British Columbia marine reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada Pacific Northwest Photos.
Hooded Nudibranch Melibe leonina on kelp and rocky reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada Pacific Northwest Image.


Dhaka, 18 Jan, Abnews: Students of seven Dhaka University affiliated colleges have rejected the vice-chancellor's proposal for publishing the results by February 25. They have also threatened to go for further agitation if their demands are not met properly.
The students have been demanding the results of the second-year final examination held in January last year to be published by this month.
Around 11:30am, about three hundred students of 2014-15 session blocked Nilkhet Intersection, halting all sorts of traffic movement in the area, our DU correspondent reports from the spot.
The VC reached Nilkhet intersection around 1:45pm and assured them of publishing the results by February 25.
But the students rejected the proposal and threatened to go for tough programme from February 1 if the authorities fail to publish the results by this month.
The VC also assured the students to hold the third-year honours final year examination for 2014-15 session as soon as possible.


I am based in Blackpool, in the Northwest of the UK and I champion a number of IT based groups for children and adults.
I am also the organiser of Barcamp Blackpool and co-organiser of Oggcamp, events which promote social interaction of the "geek" communities.
In my spare time I enjoy photography especially of my local area.


Museum of the city of Prague (Na poříčí 52, Prague 8): Unfolds the history of Prague and its inhabitants from the prehistoric period up until the seventeenth century. The best part of the museum is Langweil's model of Prague form the nineteenth century.
National Technical Museum (Kostelní 42, Prague 7): Transportation, science and cinema are just some of the things that visitors can discover in this museum dedicated to the history of technology.
Museum of Decorative Arts (Sedmnáctého listopadu 2, Prague 1): It houses a large collection of Czech and European crafts, as well as applied art and design between the sixteenth and nineteenth century.
Bertramka – Mozart Museum (Mozartova 169, Prague 5): Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart stayed at Bertramka villa during his stays in Prague. Currently, this museum remains closed.
Náprstek Museum (Betlémské náměstí 1, Prague 1): This museum houses collections of Asian, African and American art.
Antonín Dvořák Museum (Ke Karlovu 20, Prague 2): As part of the Czech Museum of Music, this museum is dedicated to the life and work of the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák.
Franz Kafka Museum (Cihelná 2, Prague 1): This is a permanent exhibition on the life and work of the writer Franz Kafka.
Toy Museum (Jirska 4, Prague 1): Housed inside the Prague Castle, this toy museum has a remarkable collection of Barbie dolls.
Kampa Museum (U Sovových mlýnů 2, Prague 1).
Bedrich Smetana Museum (Novotneho Lavka 1, Prague 1).
Jewish Museum in Prague: Makes up the whole of the six synagogues and Old Jewish Cemetery.
The Prague State Opera is one of the best known operas in Europe, offering ballet and opera shows since 1888, and at prices which remain extremely attractive.