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Rail trails are not always found in the most obvious of places and this is no exception. This short walk actually traces the remains of two separate branch lines, each no more than a mile long but built for two very different reasons. The start of the Hamble Rail Trail is within Victoria Country Park near Hamble-le-Rice in Hampshire. Details of the walk can be found at http://www.hamblevalley.com/images/RailTrail4web.pdf.
Former Trackbed
There were no public transport requirements for me on this walk, although it could easily be started and finished at Netley or Hamble stations. I parked for a modest fee in the park itself. It was a pretty gloomy, damp December day although fairly mild and a good one to explore the old railways since most of the vegetation had by now died back. From the old hospital chapel I headed up past the tearooms to find the first of the old railways. This was the short branch that served the old Netley Hospital that used to occupy the park, but which mostly burned down in 1963. A good history of the hospital can be found at http://www.sole.org.uk/vichosp.htm. The half mile railway was closed over sixty years ago and despite its short length a surprising amount of it can still be traced. In the car park there are noticeable lengths of rail embedded in the tarmac and just beyond the tearooms the access road follows the old trackbed.
Joining The Mainline
I followed the road and at a junction a little further on the road veered off while the railway cutting continued on. For about 300 metres I had classic disused railway walking, but the experience was pretty short-lived as at the next road crossing the railway route is lost to undergrowth, while the Rail Trail continues on its way across an orchard. To be honest I didn't miss a lot for only 200 metres or so further on I met the main Portsmouth to Southampton rail line. The old junction is not easy to trace but at the fence of the main railway line a path continues on towards Netley station and the junction can be just about picked out (with a little imagination). I turned right at the railway fence and headed towards Hamble station.
Netley Park
It wasn't long before I came across the second of my branch line railways, the disused but largely intact railway that serves the BP Oil Terminal on the Solent coast. The railway was originally built to service a factory building aeroplanes during World War 1 but the war ended before the railway was completed. It has more recently serviced an oil refinery built where the aircraft factory used to be, but has not been used for more than twenty years. Unusually for a rail trail, this one follows a railway that it still intact although the chances of it ever being used again must be remote given its condition. Oil is transported via pipeline these days, rendering the railway obsolete, although BP are keen to keep it 'just in case'. A full history of the line can be found at http://www.hamblelocalhistory.hampshire.org.uk/Railway.htm.
Overgrown Track
The junction with the main line has been severed although could probably be restored fairly easily. Almost from the off the railway is almost completely enveloped by nature and it is surprising to note that trains still used the route as little as twenty years ago, such is the overgrowth. No attempt has been made to remove any of the trackwork though and there are sidings and points buried underneath. Once past the small pond on the right the path now follows the old line quite closely for a short distance until reaching the entrance to a police training college, which once served as the mental asylum wing of Netley Hospital. At the road junction the rails have been covered over and on each side of what would have been the level crossing there are warning signs advising people how dangerous it is to walk along the railway. Seemed a bit odd seeing as there is free and easy access further along each direction of the Rail Trail. Across the road the route deviates away slightly to avoid some allotments, but then meets back up at the main road into Hamble village, where our branch line crosses by way of a level crossing. Crossing this road wasn't easy, although I didn't need to worry about diverting down to the level crossing as suggested in the brochure.
Level Crossing
On the other side of the crossing the path heads down the right hand side of the rail line, which is now completely buried in bramble bushes. On the other side of the tracks is a housing estate that I'm guessing wasn't even here when the railway last ran. On the left I could see the wide open expanse that was once Hamble Airfield, but despite me craning my neck and squinting across the site I couldn't see any remains of the airstrip. I did disturb a couple of deer though, who ran away at great speed, their tails bobbing up and down as they did so. I am guessing that the airfield is a popular place for unofficial dog walking as there were several gaps in the fence all the way along.
Passing New Housing
Eventually I reached Spitfire Way and changed sides of the rail line once again. Here the line had split in two once again and some quite large trees were growing in the trackbed. Surrounded by housing with nicely mowed grass all around though made this part of the line look a bit odd. At the end of Spitfire Way the line crossed the main road for the last time and on the other side entered the oil depot. Ironically this is the best preserved part of the line, but off limits to walkers.
Enetering the Depot
After my exploration of the two railways the rest of the Rail Trail is railway free, cutting across Hamble Copse and Hamble Common to the shore of Southampton Water. This is a path I know well, since it formed the part of the Solent Way I had walked a few years ago. This time I would be heading in the opposite direction as far as Victoria Park. There wasn't much in the way of shipping out on the water, other than a few oil tankers moored at the storage depots either side of Southampton Water.
Bare Trees
This section of walk along Southampton Water is probably one of the best sections of the Solent Way and I was very happy to reacquaint myself with it. I soon passed the unusual gun turret that still keeps guard over the harbour and a little further on I stumbled across a car that had had all its windows bashed out. As I got closer I realised that it must have been a fresh crime scene (or training exercise from the nearby police college) as I saw a young police officer standing guard over it. The vehicle looked like it had been partially burnt out.
Keeping Watch
I eventually got to back to the Chapel in Victoria Park that was closed on account of it being refurbished. Normally there is a good exhibition inside and next time I am down this way I shall take a look. I also took a little look at the miniature railway that runs around the park. All deserted today of course, but probably worth a future visit.
Netley Chapel
This is a short walk, but full of interest to anyone who likes old stuff like me. There are plenty of remains from both World Wars, railways, industry and other history as well as all the shipping activity along Southampton Water. It's not challenging though so probably only worthy of attention if you are low on energy or short of time.
London LOOP section 2 Old Bexley - Petts Wood
Bexley High Street
During the winter months I always think it pays not to be too ambitious with the distance for a day's walk. Fortunately the LOOP is ideal from that point of view for there are numerous staging points and the walk has been set up for more casual walkers, with each 'official' section not being more than about 12 miles long. This section in particular is ideal for the short days available in December (although I am sure it would also be ideal for a summer's evening). Weighing in at only 7.5 miles (including the station links), it is a far cry from the previous section with far less urban walking and some 'real' countryside en route.
Loring Hall
Public transport wise, it was actually a bit of a pain since I had to contend with the dreaded rail engineering works that extended my journey somewhat. Instead of changing at Hither Green I was forced all the way into Central London and had to change at London Bridge, meaning that my journey from one end to the other was in excess of an hour (rather a lot for 7 miles as the crow flies!). The weather was looking fairly grey as I emerged from the train at Bexley but I did have high hopes that it might clear up as there were odd breaks in the cloud.
Parakeets
Bexley High Street was quite busy for a Sunday, with people still getting ready for Christmas. For me though, I soon left the crowds behind as the LOOP disappeared back under the railway and on the other side I was back into open countryside. This is a feature of the LOOP; it leaves the urban areas behind at every opportunity. I passed by some very small kids having hockey practice, which was quite encouraging to see (I thought kids were only interested in football these days). After passing by the hockey club I climbed up onto a rather featureless field that looked suspiciously like a landfill site (it was as I later discovered). It wasn't the greatest introduction to today's walk, especially as I discovered pockets of flytipped material across the field.
Five Arched Bridge
Luckily this rather boring introduction was soon forgotten as I rejoined the River Cray near to Loring Hall. Almost immediately my spirits rose as this started what would become a delightful walk along the banks of the shallow babbling river. I also became aware of a rather horrible screeching sound overhead and remembered that other walkers have reported a colony of parakeets living in the area, having escaped from captivity many years ago. I soon spotted their colourful green plumage flashing through the bare trees, with many roosting high up in the branches. One suggestion is that the original birds escaped from the film set of 'The African Queen', a 1950s film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn and filmed in Shepperton Studios in south west London. This exotic explanation may or may not be true, but what is undeniable is that these birds are causing concern due to their numbers and their competing for the same nesting spots as native birds.
Cray Meadows
This section of the Cray valley forms the Foots Cray Meadow Nature Reserve and was obviously very popular with dog walkers and joggers who were out in force on this Sunday morning. I soon came upon the defining structure of the reserve, the much-photographed Five-Arched Bridge. It was easy to see why this landmark is much loved – it adds to the natural beauty of the park in a fairly understated way. Apparently it is the remnants of a country estate that surrounded the erstwhile Foots Cray estate, which was destroyed in the 1940s. Almost underneath the bridge is a weir, which holds quite a lot of water back and producing a pond rather than the fast flowing river that the Cray is. The pond was a focus for water birds and ducks, swans, moorhens and coots were all busy swimming around and looking for people to feed them. They soon were satisfied by a local family who had come bearing bread, precipitating a flurry of activity largely dominated by the swans.
St Paul's Cray Church
About half a mile further on, the path alongside the Cray abruptly ended at a bridge and very high fence surrounding an industrial factory. This was the last I would see of the river, with the path heading into Foots Cray. I took the opportunity to have a look at the church adjacent to the path, which was a quiet and tranquil spot. Foots Cray itself is a strange mixture of old and new, with some fine old buildings at one end and some fairly anonymous 1960s housing at the other. As with so many urban walks I had to take a great deal of care getting through this section, courtesy of the jokers who think it's a great laugh to turn signs around.
Cray Wanderers
The path does its best to avoid most of the urban area and winds its way through various alleyways and bits of greenspace through Foots Cray. As I negotiated the twists and turns I passed by the ground of Cray Wanderers, the second oldest football team in the country. The players looked like they had recently finished training as they were all huddled by the rather modest stand having drinks. I passed by the deserted scout and guide halls before heading into the grounds of Sidcup Place. I climbed the modest hill to the house, which was once Council Offices but now houses a public house. There views back across the Cray Valley and despite the fairly countrified nature of the walk so far I was quite surprised how built up the view actually was.
Sidcup Place
The grounds of Sidcup Place are delightful and I had a peek at the formal garden adjacent to the house. The roses were still manfully continuing to flower, but were far from the riot of colour that they must be during June. After the delights of Sidcup Place I had a rude shock as I had to negotiate the large junction with the A20 Sidcup by-pass. Fortunately walkers and cyclists are well catered for, with a series of walkways, subways and bridges to enable a crossing of this major junction without getting mown down.
On the other side of the A20 I crossed into the London Borough of Bromley and immediately into Scadbury Park. Notwithstanding the traffic sounds the path took on a very remote feel as it crossed the park. Indeed it was very hard to believe that I was in London at all – I could easily have been on the North Downs judging by the scenery and feel of it. The path looped around the very strange looking Scadbury Manor, which has long gone but has left behind some strange looking remnants. Alas, I forgot to take some pictures of what I saw so I might come back and get some shots when I walk the next section. Some good pictures can be found at http://www.urban75.org/london/scadbury-manor.html
Park Wood
From Scadbury Manor the LOOP continues through Park Wood, a lovely woodland walk that was a lot quieter than previous sections despite being surrounded by housing. Having the path to myself for extended periods of time was not what I was expecting from a path around the suburbs of London, but that proves to be a lot of the walk's charm.
William Willet Memorial
From Park Wood I had to cross another busy road and headed into Petts Wood. Sandwiched between Chislehurst, Petts Wood and St Paul's Cray, this piece of woodland was once under serious threat of housing development but thanks to local campaigners and the National Trust it has now been preserved for all to enjoy. I was aware of a couple of monuments to look out for in the woods but as both were a little off the path I had to be careful not to miss them. The first is a monument to William Willett. His claim to fame is that he campaigned for the rather taken for granted notion of daylight saving time. I have to say that I have a lot to thank him for as I couldn't imagine summer evenings ending at 9pm rather than 10pm. That extra hour makes all the difference!
Late Fungi
The other monument is for Francis Edlmann for his work in helping to preserve Petts Wood for everyone to enjoy. Even on a gloomy winter Sunday, it really is a delightful place so thank you Mr Edlmann!
As I walked on I came upon yet another railway line. This proved to be a busy one, with trains rattling by every few minutes. The path turned to follow the line, eventually leaving the woods and heading into farmland briefly. At this point I crossed the tracks over a caged footbridge (presumably to help protect the tracks below from hooligans chucking stuff on trains. I can't help but feel sad about this development. The tracks below revealed that a little further on is a massive railway junction as two main lines cross each other. The trackwork gives every permutation of joining the two lines together in any direction. Almost as soon as I crossed the bridge I was surprised to cross another bridge, this time over a single line that I assume is rarely used since the bridge had no caging over it.
Cage Bridge
I cut along the back of a rather attractive housing estate and came upon yet another railway bridge crossing the north-south line. I could see the extent of the rail works that had forced my earlier train diversion, with several engineers working on the track, only feet from trains continuing to rattle past.
Trackwork
For me this meant the end of the official walk for the day. All that remained was to head along the link path the half mile into Petts Wood and reclaim my car from the station car park. It was a short but very satisfying section of walk feeling a lot more like a country walk than a circular route through suburbia. If you are walking this way in the summer, it could easily be tacked on to the first section, but I wouldn't in December!
Wye Valley Walk Monmouth - Chepstow
Monmouth Viaduct
One of these days I shall complete the whole of the Wye Valley Walk from Plynlimon to Chepstow along what is perhaps the most scenic of all rivers in England and Wales. I have completed the sections from Hereford to Chepstow although sadly no photographs exist for the section north of Monmouth and I shall once again make the pilgrimage (perhaps as part of the full 12 day walk!).
Monmouth Wreck
However, the section from Monmouth to Chepstow is definitely worth doing in its own right and makes for a great walk at any time of year. On the day I completed this section it was a cold February day, starting grey and after a few bouts of snow it became very sunny for awhile before heading back into terminal greyness as I approached Chepstow. One of the best parts about this stretch of the walk is that you are never too far away from the Wye Valley bus route, which runs 7 days a week even during the winter months. It means that if you struggle to complete the 16 miles the bus will pick up the pieces (although be warned – there are only 4 return journeys on a Sunday).
River Wye
I had stayed the night in Monmouth and as I was anxious about making an early start, I set off walking from there rather than getting the bus to the beginning as is my normal preference. It was a Sunday morning and as a result the first bus was quite late in the morning and I knew that would mean the possibility of it getting dark before finishing otherwise. It did mean that I had Monmouth pretty much to myself at this fairly early hour, since most sensible people would have been having a leisurely breakfast or even a lie-in!
Redbrook Bridge
I immediately crossed the Wye using the A466 bridge and headed out across that most Welsh of leisure facilities, a set of rugby pitches. A little further on at the confluence of the River Monmow, the remains of two viaducts that once carried railway lines from Ross-on-Wye and Chepstow into Monmouth Troy station, stand guard over the river like monuments to a lost railway empire. The path continues around a sewage works, not the nicest of introductions to the day! On such a grey morning the fields looked very muddy and the river was swollen and full of sediment. I couldn't help but notice an abandoned vehicle in the middle of one of the fields, partially burned out and creating a pollution hazard to the hapless farmer owning the land, a visual nuisance to passers-by and a logistical headache to anyone tasked with removing the old heap. Looking at the field it must have been quite a journey to get down here for the nearest road was a good few hundred metres away.
February Mud
Around the next meander loop I was once again joined by the A466 and every so often the sound of the wind through the trees and the bubbling water below me was punctuated by the sound of the odd car passing by. Luckily on a fairly cold and inhospitable day there wasn't much traffic about. As I approached Redbrook, I was heartened to see some blue sky and suddenly the sun came beaming through, completely transforming the scene. I began to think that I had made the right choice continuing as I had contemplated earlier not bothering and heading home early.
Wye Overview
At Redbrook I was reunited with the disused railway line, which would once have had a station hereabouts although now completely obliterated by road improvements. Despite the disappointment of the station having disappeared there was a treat in store as the path crosses the river courtesy of a footbridge still attached to the substantial former rail bridge that once made the same crossing. On the other side of the river I passed by a very attractive looking pub that was once apparently served by another station on this side of the river (now also disappeared). For the next three miles the walk continues along the old trackbed of the railway line, which makes for very easy walking. Unfortunately the sunshine which had greeted me earlier had now disappeared once again and the clouds above looked very threatening. By the time I got to the site of Whitebrook Halt (also now gone) I feared the worst as far as the weather was concerned. Within seconds the heavens opened and the shower that ensued was a wintry mixture of snow, sleet and hail all within the space of a few minutes, making my surroundings completely white very quickly.
Classic Wye View
Luckily the precipitation didn't last long and from here I was faced with a complete change of pace as the path left the nice easy disused railway path and climbed steeply out of the valley. To be honest it felt good to get some climbing done after the 5 mile or so warm up I had had sauntering along the river valley. It was good to get a complete change of scenery and I hoped that I would get some views from up top.
Frog Spawn
When I eventually reached the top of the hill at Cuckoo Wood what I was actually greeted with was a sea of mud which was quite hard work. Nevertheless with the sun out once again it was a delightful stretch and the woods smelled very earthy and wet. There were signs of spring coming too, with camellias out in bloom, snowdrops in flower and I even spotted some frog spawn in a puddle (which hopefully won't dry the poor blighters out before they've even hatched!). I crossed a road high above Llandogo and could hear the rushing sound of Cleddon Falls below me. I then continued on to Bargain Wood where now and again I got some fantastic views across the valley, when gaps in the trees allowed.
White Bridge
At the southern end of Bargain Wood I started coming across other walkers and even families, tempted out by the sunshine. I wasn't wholly in favour of this as I had enjoyed the solitude offered so far. However, I soon left these people behind as they seemed to restrict themselves around a small area near the forest car park. At the intriguingly named Botany Bay, the path started to head back down into the valley, gently at first but eventually pretty steeply as I got towards the bottom. I crossed the A466 and reunited with the trackbed once again. From here it was a short walk down to Tintern old station, where I used the opportunity for a sit down and a spot of lunch. I didn't hang around too long this time (see the walk at … for more details of Tintern Station). I continued along the trackbed until it comes to an abrupt halt where the bridge once crossed the Wye but is now missing. At this point I left the trackbed for the last time and headed along the banks of the Wye once again into Tintern village, a good mile away from the station.
Tintern Signal Box
Tintern itself was pretty quiet, which was pleasing since the path continues along the side of the road through the village. Before getting to the famous abbey, I left the main road and headed up out of the valley once again. The only view of the abbey was a brief glimpse as I headed out behind one of the hotels overlooking the old place. Eventually the road ran out and I found myself climbing slowly up a fairly dank and dark valley to Limekiln Wood and then up on to Black Cliff. The woods at the top were completely deserted and a joy to walk through, although strangely quiet as most of the birds I assumed had hunkered down out of the cold. One of the most enjoyable aspects to this stretch of the walk were the odd glimpses of view that I got across the wider countryside and the valley below. Eventually I reached Wyndcliff and stood and gazed out at the fantastic view from the wonderfully named Eagles Nest. From here the mouth of the Wye can be seen where it meets the Severn, together with the Severn crossings and across into England beyond.
Approaching Chepstow
From Wyndcliff the path then negotiates 365 steps down to a lower level on the valley sides. It's a deceptively long way from here to Chepstow through the woods and by now the weather had closed in once again. Despite the proximity of Chepstow racecourse on a piece of flat land above the path, it is like a different world walking through the woods. This is a most interesting stretch of the walk full of fairly derelict features such as grottoes and viewpoints, which apparently formed part of a landscaped walk around the grounds of Piercefield Hall (see http://www.dyfedarchaeology.org.uk/projects/piercefieldreport.pdf). These apparently are subject to some improvements being carried out, which will no doubt raise their profile considerably (see http://www.wyevalleyaonb.org.uk/pages/projects/ChepstowProjects.pdf.pdf for details). Knowing that I was up against time, I rather skipped through this section but have made a mental note to return one day and pay proper attention. I was very aware that I would face a two hour wait if I missed the next bus back to Monmouth so hot footed it the last mile or so to make sure I wasn't stranded! As it happened I just made it and my five hour walk to get here was reduced to a half hour journey back on the bus.
Chepstow Castle
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Lois Lane in "Witch on Wheels"
I've badly wanted to cover a story in which Lois Lane got more focus than she has in the previous things I've covered. But I've also been trying to go through the franchise mostly chronologically and, to put it kindly, the 60s were not the best time for Lois in comics. This is a shame because she actually headlined her own title in those days. But I've scoured the era for a tale that could be classified as Superman vs. Bigots and the best option I've found in Lois's book is actually not a very good comic. But here we go anyway:
"Witch On Wheels"
Issue: Lois Lane #83, May, 1968
A motorcycle gang called "the Maniacs" has been terrorizing the streets of Metropolis and reporter Lois Lane is writing a series of articles she's calling "Youth on Wheels" with the intent to get the inside scoop. But now she's reached the limits of what "quizzing officials and social workers" can tell her, so she's on the lookout for a way to get closer to the Maniacs.
That turns out to be easier than expected, because the articles have angered the Maniacs, ultimately leading to the gang's leader driving his motorcycle directly into the Daily Planet offices.
Kaiser Bill ("Kais" for short, instead of Bill for some reason), who wears a Pickelhaube and an Iron Cross and chomps a cigar at all times, makes a scene at the Planet until Clark (Superman) Kent stands up to him. But when Kais resorts to violence, Clark doesn't want to risk revealing his secret identity, so he takes a dive. Lois sees an opportunity to get her scoop, so she decides to act enamoured of Kais. Before long Lois has purchased a motorcycle and gear of her own, and drives out to the "Skull and Wheel" club in a junkyard outside town.
To prove her skills to the Maniacs, Kais has Lois help them on a mission. They get Lois to distract a security guard (it's a convoluted process involving her using a flagpole as a lance to send a statue of planet Venus rolling away so the guard has to chase it because this is Silver Age superhero comics), allowing the gang to raise their own flag in the hand of a Superman statue. When Clark hears what the gang has done, he worries that Lois may actually be falling for Kaiser Bill. To check on her, he creates his own motorcycling identity as King Cross.
What follows is King and Kais vying for leadership of the Maniacs by performing various stunts. Kais tries to cheat, but Superman perseveres, though his motorcycle is destroyed in the process. Lois interviews King, with Superman creating a backstory about rising up from poverty to become an ace motorcyclist. This all greatly impresses the other Maniacs.
Kais points out that King has no bike anymore, so he can't take over the Maniacs. Clark, still unhappy about Lois's possible infatuation with the biker, wants to drive a wedge between them. He bets that Kais can't beat Lois in a race along a roller coaster track. The two race, while Superman secretly ensures Lois's safety. When Lois has won, she and the gang lament that King has vanished, though they all know they'll remember what he taught them, even Kaiser Bill.
(Wait, Kais, when did he teach that?)
SUPERMAN VS BIGOTS?
If you were paying attention to that summary, you may have noticed a distinct lack of any bigotry. But here's the thing: while Kaiser Bill's aesthetic may be World War I-focused, several of the other members of the Maniacs are dressed as Nazis, complete with swastikas. The "Skull and Wheel" flag they brandish is essentially the Nazi Germany flag with their own symbol in place of the Swastika. (And, of course, the gang has no non-white members but, typical for this era, no non-white characters show up in the comic at all.) We may never see these kids doing any overt acts of racism, but what we know is that they ride around town wearing racist costumes because they know it'll get a reaction of fear from people. And we see them deface a monument with what is essentially a Nazi flag.
If this gang is made up of "youths" in a story set in 1968, they would not likely have lived through the Second World War. With that, we could try to be generous and say they don't really understand what they're doing, but they would have grown up with the generation most affected by that war, so even that generosity feels wrong.
As far as I'm concerned, being an idiot who uses racist imagery like this, either because it makes you feel a sense or power or because you find it fun to provoke people, is so similar to doing actual racism that the difference is negligible.
With that in mind, it's a real shame that the story never comes out and condemns the actions of the gang.
TOXIC SUPERMASCULINITY
I also wanted to pull something out of the story about its recurring themes about "manliness":
In the beginning Clark is unhappy because his timid personality as Clark can't win Lois's affection. He's at the point where he is scanning the obituaries in case anyone who died had an identity he could steal to be more impressive to her. That actually occurs in this comic. Superman just seeing if he can identity theft any fresh corpses. (Wait, you don't suppose a real motorcyclist named King Cross died recently…?)
And to be clear, when Lois sees Clark standing up to Kaiser Bill, she is very impressed. "Is it possible? Clark sounds like a real man!" At no point does she buy into Kais's macho posturing, but we still see that Lois actually does like a manly man. This has been a part of Lois's character since the beginning, but this story deals with the theme in a way that makes it significant to note.
Clark's entire motivation in this issue is never about anything other than being jealous that Lois might actually be falling for Kaiser Bill. Once Lois is in the gang, she's never in danger. It absolutely seems like she could have hung around with them for a couple days and written her story, but for the jealously of the male lead.
Kaiser Bill is insulted because he doesn't want to be thought of as a "youth", he wants to be seen as a man. And he's unwilling to turn down the challenge to race Lois because he doesn't want anyone thinking he's scared of losing to a "chick".
For that matter, the fact that leadership of the Maniacs is decided by challenges and macho stunts is pretty ridiculous.
But all these threads that go through the story are never woven into anything worthwhile. The stated moral to the story is that you "can never be real great just by actin' big" but the lesson is badly told. It's not saying "You don't need to act so tough" it's saying "You're not so tough, Superman is, so shut up." It's not a healthy mindset we're seeing here.
Kaiser Bill sure doesn't look like a "youth" but the story says he is, so who am I to fight it?
Incidentally, Kais correctly guesses that his rival is none other than Superman in disguise, but never gets it confirmed.
Lois's stunt riding in the climax are aided by Superman, so the only actual moment she gets to shine in this issue is when she helps the Maniacs on the flag raising mission. Not a good showing for the book's star (and yet probably not the worst showing she's had in her own comic). At least she gets to look cool riding a motorcycle and all that.
Before the confrontation at the Planet offices, the Maniacs drive Lois's car off the mountain road and Superman has to save her from plummeting to her death, he chides her. "Some day you'll count on me when I'm not on patrol, Lois… and you may not live to regret it!" Which is a pretty mean thing to say. This isn't one of those cases where Lois's pursuit of a story got her into trouble. She was just driving to work and got attacked. This issue is also not a good showing for Clark.
Apart from Lois, not a single woman appears in the story. Not even in the background somewhere.
At no point is Lois made aware that King Cross is actually Superman. There's a 100% chance that the lies he made up for his backstory will be retold in Lois's article about the gang.
This is not a good issue by any means and paired with a later bad issue (Lois Lane #119) I am convinced that Lois just should not have stories with motorcycle gangs. It doesn't work.
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What Is Your Big Vision in Life?
14 Oct What Is Your Big Vision in Life?
What is your big vision for your life?
Lately, I'm astounded at how some people can grow so much in such a short time.
I say this because I've witnessed myself, colleagues, and friends make major shifts in their lives based on what they most want.
One of the biggest goals for my life is to leave something bigger than myself from the work I've done here.
I want to leave something for my loved ones. A legacy for my family and my children. Today, I want to plant the seeds meant to help others do their own work, water their own seeds, and reap the harvest of their own business and personal growth.
I've been thinking a lot on leadership and the qualities embodying a true leader that differ from what used to be highly regarded. Some basic principles have stayed the same. I'm most excited about other qualities that I see being important and that are becoming more visible in our current world.
Kindness. Empathy. Patience. The desire to truly help someone from where they are, asking not necessarily how I would do something, but first, what will work best for the other person.
This takes me to one of the things I love teaching. Conscious leadership.
Leadership based on empathetic experience and insight. Having the insight to know what someone else needs in order help them in a way that is both caring and also creates results. Results that empower the person to go beyond what the thinking mind says are possible. This type of leadership can be used in your own business, in management, in getting new clients, as an innovator in a sea of those 'innovating'. It's relevant in so many places.
I want to help a lot of people. The ability for me to grow a larger following, to build out my program, Follow Your Inner Guide is one of those reasons I've created a place to help more people reach their biggest goals.
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Fun Kids' Top 10 Songs of 2012!
Enjoy the music videos for Fun Kids' Top 10 songs from 2012 below!
There's been loads of amazing tunes this year and it was so hard trying to decide on our top 10!
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Kayla Vega (second from left) and Carson Ledford (second from right) present a $9,292 check to Mitchell Community College Director of Safety David Bullins (left) and Vice-President of Advancement James Hogan (right) for the Jordan Sheldon Memorial Scholarship.
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Sheldon's legacy will help future BLET students achieve their dream
BY DONNA SWICEGOOD dswicegood@statesville.com
While he excelled at his classes in Basic Law Enforcement Training, Jordan Sheldon struggled with finances to pay for his education.
A scholarship founded after Sheldon, a Mooresville Police Department K-9 officer, was shot to death in a traffic stop in May will assure others may have a financial cushion to help them with BLET classes.
A check for nearly $10,000 was presented to Mitchell Community College for the Jordan Sheldon Memorial Scholarship, and combined with funding from MCC, the endowment is halfway to its goal.
Sheldon's brother, Carson Ledford, said the aim is to have a $50,000 endowment and award two $1,000 scholarships a year to BLET students.
"Ten, 20, 50 years from now, Jordan will still be helping," he said.
The $9,292 check was raised largely through the efforts of Mooresville singer Kayla Vega.
She said she felt compelled to do something to honor Sheldon and keep his legacy going. "It was the least I could do for him," she said.
She penned a song, called "Home," and then came upon the idea of doing several festivals to raise money for the fund.
To make sure Sheldon's family would approve, she made contact with Ledford, and the family gave its blessing to the effort. In the process, her mother Jo Vega said, Ledford became another member of their family.
Ledford said many students wanting to go through BLET face the challenges of paying for their education in an intense program that leaves little time for a job. The $1,000 scholarships planned will meet about half of the expenses of the BLET program.
David Bullins, director of safety for MCC, said these funds might make the difference for a student considering BLET.
"They can start out their career without having a debt," he said.
Vega said the money raised the past six months was the result of the generosity of the community.
And the efforts are not over, as the hope is to bring the scholarship to $50,000, and it can continue for years as an endowment, Ledford said, after he talked about Jordan's efforts to pay for his own education.
Donations to the scholarship fund can be made through Mitchell.
Ledford said he believes this is a fitting legacy to his brother, who always wanted to be a police officer, and who, during his career, worked to bring the community together.
"I think he'd be happy," Ledford said. "I think he'd be proud of it."
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The Horn of Africa, a region with a huge geostrategic importance for Europe, and particularly for Spain, has been affected since decades by a deep instability, the clearest representation of which is Somalia, the prototype of a failed State.
The enormous efforts carried out by the International Community towards the stabilization of the region, among which the ones performed by the European Union backed by Spain, begin now to be fruitful despite a number of difficulties derived from the complex Somali scenario. The current situation is still fragile and reversible, but it represents an encouraging phase which requires to keep the momentum and the efforts made so far in order to consolidate the achievements and to advance towards a lasting stabilization of the region.


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We, as avid pet owners love to buy things for our beloved dogs and cats. I remember the time when I first had my first dog. I would spend a lot of money just to pamper them and make them feel happy and content. I would buy new beds, toys, treats and even bought a DSLR just to capture their life's moments before it was lost during my trip in Alberta.
Going back to the topic, I've now learned to be more thrifty. But this doesn't mean I don't buy them the things that they need like medications, nutritious dog food and occasional treats. However I still prefer and advise people to buy brand-new things rather ones that are used or bought from a garage sale.
Recent pet food recalls had me worried, so why would I buy old food sold by other people? Even if the food hasn't been recalled, open bags of dog food and treats can contain bugs and bug eggs. This could be very hazardous to our pet's health and could cause various diseases ranging from mild to uncurable. Instead of saving money, you would be burdened by a sickly pet and constant visit to the vet.
A 40 pound good quality kibble cost $40 but if you choose to buy cheap pet food, vet bills could reach up to $1000+.
Who wouldn't want their pets to be comfortable? That's why dog beds are necessary if you care to deny that fact that buying them one keeps them off the sofa and your own bed.
However buying a used one is definitely not on my to-do list. It could come with a lot of extras you don't want. Aside from the odor and cleanliness issues it could contain fleas and flea eggs.
A flea can lay up to 50 eggs per day and around 500 in it's life span. The eggs will fall off the animal onto where they spend most of their time and the larvae which will burrow deep into fibers will eat some of the eggs some of the flea droppings and will spend 2-4 weeks in an insecticide-resistant cocoon.
I think all of us would like to be spared from vacuuming the whole house and removing the carpets aside from buying flea medications and let's not hope even hiring a flea exterminator.
An extra large dog bed 40"X35"X4 cost around $80 in AMAZON.COM. They're usually up on sale. For smaller dogs this can be a lot cheaper ranging from $10 to $50. It's also good to buy during days when they give huge discounts ( not only in Amazon but in all stores also).
While flea medication could cost you $24.Maybe not that much if you think about it, but would you rather have your house infested by fleas?
Same goes with dog combs if they are not washed thoroughly.
I've found this cute picture and it really made my day. I hope it makes yours!


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U.S. Dollar Falls as Powell Hints Readiness to Cut Rates
Published by fxadmin on July 11, 2019
The U.S. dollar retreated on Thursday in Asia after Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell signalled the central bank is ready to cut interest rates soon.
The U.S. dollar index that tracks the greenback against a basket of other currencies was down 0.2% to 96.507 by 12:47 AM ET (04:47 GMT).
Despite a strong jobs report released last week, Powell indicated that overall growth has "moderated" and said "there is a risk that weak inflation will be even more persistent than we currently anticipate."
"Apparent progress on trade turned to greater uncertainty, and our contacts in business and agriculture reported heightened concerns over trade developments," Powell said, noting that business investment "seems to have slowed notably" in recent months.
The better-than-expected jobs report was "great news," he said, but wages did not rise enough to trigger much inflation which he believes is still too low.
The Fed chief is due back later today when he'll appear before the Senate Banking Committee.
Meanwhile, the minutes from the central bank's June policy meeting showed many policy makers also thought more stimulus would be needed soon.
The USD/JPY pair fell 0.5% to 107.96. Kazuo Momma, a former executive director at the Bank of Japan (BOJ), said in an interview Tuesday that the central bank needs to extend its pledge to keep the country's extremely low rates intact.
"The length of the extension will depend on the BOJ's economic outlook," said Momma. "It will aggressively extend the guidance if it's clear the global economy won't pick up within six months," he added.
"The BOJ is now putting weight on the importance of sending a strong message that it will firmly continue with monetary easing," he said.
Governor Haruhiko Kuroda and his board will conclude a two-day policy meeting on July 30.
The AUD/USD pair gained 0.3% to 0.6974.
The USD/CNY pair was down 0.1% to 6.8643.
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Cloud Girlfriend hopes to be a one-stop shop for the world's virtual girlfriend needs.
Sick of not having a significant other like all of your friends on Facebook? Well, be sick no more, because Cloud Girlfriend is here to save the day.
When Cloud Girlfriend launches, it'll allow a user to define his/her perfect girlfriend, and then the service will create her. Cloud Girlfriend doesn't work quite like Weird Science though. Instead, it creates this girlfriend in the social networking world.
Social network users can then "connect" with the virtual girlfriend on services such as Facebook. One purpose for the service might be to make the actual mate that users are pining after jealous, and more likely to desire them. It could backfire, though, as Cloud Girlfriend users would have to constantly make up lies about where they've been, or why they can't go on a double date.
Specific details on how Cloud Girlfriend works aren't available yet, but it'll supposedly leave messages on your Facebook wall amongst other actions. There are a lot of kinks that might need to be worked out, such as whose photos the service will use for each girlfriend. In addition, Cloud Girlfriend probably violates Facebook's Terms of Service, which says that accounts have to belong to real people. If Facebook can't figure out how to filter virtual girlfriends though, we'll all have to be suspect of friends' "in a relationship" posts in the future.


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Apanteles anarsiae är en stekelart som beskrevs av Faure och Alabouvette 1924. Apanteles anarsiae ingår i släktet Apanteles och familjen bracksteklar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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This doodle from May had architectural elements in its origins. When I found it again, I was put in mind of lichens, colonising bare surfaces, the fungal element of the symbiosis providing anchorage and liberating nutrients, the algal or cyanobacterial component extracting energy from sunlight. I thought I might say something clever about lichens, but found that understanding something of this ancient and tenacious lifeform would indeed be a lifetime's work. My attention had been attracted because, after more than a century of description and scientific enquiry, including by illustrator Beatrix Potter, this week comes the surprise news that lichens comprise not two but three partners: the presence of a second fungal partner may, for example, condition the production of toxins in otherwise identical species.
When the procession of cars had left, I took a few moments alone by the graveside. As a way to focus on the moment, I drew these lines in a pocket book and later added crayon. I should have drawn fewer lines: it would have worked better, meant more.
My mother lies in that earth, in a coffin of woven banana leaves, covered by flowers taken from our gardens, lowered there by us who then scattered soil and petals and rosemary. She will have a plaque flush with the ground and within a season her resting place will be overgrown by tall grasses and wild meadow flowers. She chose to be buried at the top of a slope, so she might have a view.
In all the years, I have only drawn her twice. The sketch below was sometime this year and, inevitably, at a pub meal.
Preparing for the funeral, we unearthed dozens of old photographs. Over the coming months I hope to re-imagine family from old images, not as copies but as new art, as remembrance. I would welcome links to your pages if you have done this too.


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The Rehat Maryada is the Sikh Code of Conduct which was put into force right from the birth of Sikhism.
In 1915 and later in 1931, attempts were made to create a modern standard Rehat (Rehat or code). This effort involved several Sikh scholars who worked to produce the current version. In 1950 the "Sikh Rehat Maryada" was finally approved. The document has been accepted as the official version which provides guidelines for all Sikh individuals and communities around the world.
Its implementation has resulted in a high level of uniformity in the religious and
social practices of Sikhism.
This document is the Official Sikh Code of Conduct. Starting early this century in 1931 an attempt was made by the Shromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (S.G.P.C.) to produce a modern standard Rehit.
These efforts involved the greatest Sikh scholars and theologians of this century who worked to produce the current version. The document produced has been accepted as the official version which provides guidelines against which all Sikh individuals and communities around the world can measure themselves.
The Reht Maryada is the only version authorized by the Akal Takht, the seat of supreme temporal authority for Sikhs. It's implementation has sucessfully achieved a high level of uniformity in the religious and social practices of Sikhism. It consists of six sections
Detailed rahat maryada can be found here in English and here in Gurumukhi
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The 1997 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 31st edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 7 September 1997. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Stéphane Hennebert.

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David Potts-Dupre – They Speak All Night (Independent)
David Potts-Dupre comes from Maryland, and though a latecomer to recording – he's in his fifties and "They Speak All Night" is only his second album – there's something about him, which brings to mind songwriters from the Texas tradition, together with other established artists like John Prine and John Hiatt. In fact if it was the '70s and Potts-Dupre was 30+ years younger, Rolling Stone would probably be hailing him the 'new Bob Dylan' and he'd now be several decades into his successful career.
That's probably enough conjecture and speculation for now, but it does give some impression of the music that Potts-Dupre makes on "They Speak All Night". His songs cover a variety of subject matter, from life and death, love and making it work, to the trials and tribulations of the workingman. And if you're in the mood for something different, on "The Boy On Dismal Hollow Road" we're treated to an old-fashioned ghost story - a good, clever song with a narrative that draws the listener in, and provides a chill or two.
The album opens with the pairing of "Just Like You" and "Bittersweet", the latter providing a titular clue as to the poignancy that the song's themes convey – recognizing a dead wife in a daughter's face and the mixed emotions felt by the father of a bride. Altogether there are 13 songs to discover on "They Speak All Night" and they all have tales to tell. Try and hear them.
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Historic Bukchon besieged by tourists, businesses
On a recent Monday, rain and cold weather did little to stem the tide of tourists from flocking to Gahoe-dong street in the Bukchon Hanok Village, where residents are concerned about their quality of life. By Park Sang-moon
Teenage girls and boys were giggling, shrieking and running around.
A group of ajumma (middle-aged women) in comfortable outfits were taking group photos with their smartphones, making a peace sign with their fingers.
Japanese tourists got out of a white van parked in the alley and scrutinized each brick, door and window of the neighborhood.
The setting was Bukchon Hanok Village, one of most-beloved tourist sites in Seoul. The day's weather was rough, with wind and rain, but that did not stop them from visiting and exploring between the Samcheong-dong area and the Changdeok Palace known for its beautiful cluster of hanok, or traditional Korean houses.
Such behavior is neither malicious nor unusual for tourists, but it can be annoying and disturbing - even rude - when it occurs outside the homes of people trying to take a nap, study for an exam or simply relax.
Bukchon Hanok Village refers to 11 administrative areas, like Gahoe-dong, Je-dong and Gye-dong, among others, and is home to 2,484 households, according to the data compiled by the Bukchon Traditional Culture Center, which operates under the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
As resident complaints mount, the Seoul government and Jongno District Office have been promoting what is called "silent tours" since April, installing signs among other initiatives to promote peace and quiet in the much visited neighborhood.
But on Monday, about seven months after the campaign started, silence didn't seem to have taken hold.
Another issue with Bukchon Hanok Village is its rapid commercialization. Many experts in art, architecture and cultural properties express deep concern that the village could be the next Insa-dong, which many lament as lacking Korean culture and overrun by commercial establishments.
Signs that promote so-called silent tours are often overlooked by tourists. The city government says it plans to beef up the signs. By Park Sang-moon
Hallyu is the trigger
Not long ago, Bukchon was a quiet, low-profile neighborhood, where only a few tasteful, knowledgeable locals hung out.
In 2007, only 30,000 people visited the area, according to data from the Bukchon Traditional Culture Center.
However, in 2010 that number skyrocketed to 318,000. That was the year that Bukchon was featured in the popular "1 Night 2 Days" segment of "Happy Sunday," a weekly entertainment show.
This year, the figure is expected to double to more than 600,000.
" '1 Night 2 Days' was the major trigger," said Jung Mee-young of the Seoul City Wall Division of Seoul Metropolitan Government. Jung oversees operation of the Bukchon Traditional Cultural Center.
"Today, students come here on a school trip," Jung says. "And we cannot control them. It's not like there are opening hours or it's registration only-based. They can come any day of the week, any time of the day."
As a result, residents are living with tour buses and vans blocking traffic, tourists flocking to their alleys, talking loudly in all sorts of languages, taking photos of their houses and peeking at their doors.
Many locals find the tourist behavior an invasion of privacy and complain that their once peaceful lifestyle has been changed forever.
While "1 Night 2 Days" may have been the trigger for locals, the rising popularity of Hallyu appears to have been the catalyst for the rise in foreign tourists.
This is the opinion of Park In-sun, who has been living in a hanok in Bukchon for more than 20 years.
"Tourists have been rising steadily since 'Winter Sonata' [drama featuring Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo] became popular in Japan. First the Japanese tourists came, then the Southeast Asian tourists," Park said.
"While I am very proud and thankful that my hometown is a globally beloved tourist site, it's hard because you feel like you are living amid chaos. And during the weekend, it's so bad that you even feel a sense of crisis."
Park spent her childhood in the area because her grandmother lived in Samcheong-dong. She raised her children in Bukchon who are now attending high school and university. So leaving the neighborhood is something that she cannot imagine doing.
"My children were born here and they grew up here. And it's not just us. Many families here have such a strong attachment to the area," she said.
"So I guess now the fate of Bukchon is nothing but the coexistence of people's residences with a cultural hot spot."
In April, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon met with residents of the Bukchon Hanok Village and experts in art, architecture and cultural properties.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is in the initial stages of the so-called "neighborhood community project" in which it promotes active exchanges and collaboration among neighbors and seeks growth and improvement of neighborhoods.
For the first two neighborhoods of the initiative, the government chose Bukchon and Seochon, which is west of Gyeongbok Palace and also features some old hanok.
The April meeting was a first step to collect ideas from the residents and experts.
In the meeting, the idea of the silent tour was hatched.
It was brought up by Kim Hong-nam, a Bukchon resident and respected art historian. She is a professor at the Graduate School of Ewha Womans University as well as head of the National Trust of Korea.
In the past, she was director of the National Museum of Korea and National Folk Museum of Korea.
"Silent tours are promoted in Kyoto, where there are many areas that are both residential areas and tourist sites," said Kim.
"Many hanok in Bukchon are quite small, measuring between 25 and 30 pyong [893 and 1,065 square feet]. And because of the small lots, some houses are built in a way so that their fence is practically the wall of their house, making it very vulnerable to outside noise."
According to architecture experts, hanok are particularly vulnerable to outside noise because they were traditionally built of wood and paper. That is why some say, only half joking, that you can even hear people farting outside.
Since the meeting, the Bukchon Traditional Culture Center has promoted silent tours through a pop-up in its Web site and has installed 14 signs in the alleys.
It also required helpers to wear silent tour chest bands, though they have not been worn since August. The center also said it has published new maps with phrases encouraging silence, but those maps are yet to be distributed.
After seven months of such a limited campaign, the results should not be surprising.
"Silent tour? I haven't heard anything about it," said Han Seong-suk, a middle-aged woman who came to Bukchon with three friends. "Oops, I guess I should've been quieter." Han and her friends had just finished exploring the area.
Amol Mittal, a tourist from California, also said he saw the sign only on his way out of the main Gahoe-dong street of Bukchon. "I've seen places like this in Korean movies. It's gorgeous how they preserved all these old-style housings," he said. "But I can sympathize with the residents, how they would want some silence. But I think they need to put more signs in more places."
Tighter regulation is key
One could argue that if you don't like the noise, move to somewhere quieter.
Many residents of the capital have month-to-month or yearly leases, so moving from one neighborhood to another may seem like a normal part of life. In fact, with the recent popularity of the Samcheong-dong area, where there are about 3,500 trendy and chic cafes, restaurants, galleries and shops, and Bukchon Hanok Village, property prices have skyrocketed. So selling the properties in this area could yield big profits. For some Bukchon residents, however, it's not all about money.
Demographics in Bukchon, Seoul government officials say, are either those who have lived there for a long time, like Park In-sun, or those who moved in recently looking for a quieter, more peaceful lifestyles.
Kim Hong-nam spent two years to build her hanok here and moved in 2010. Many Bukchon residents are committed to preserving the traditional hanok, which represents Korean identity. Many of the traditional structures were demolished in Korea's industrialization phrase.
"What's more worrisome than the influx of tourists is commercialization," said Kim.
"The central government and district office have designated areas where there can only be residences and where there can also be commercial entities. But people don't always abide by the rules. For instance, they first install a deck. Then they start selling food. Not long after, the place is commercialized and filled with litter."
However, others point out that it depends on which part of the Bukchon they live in.
Robert Fouser, a longtime expat in Korea and an associate professor of Korean language education at Seoul National University, said, "Samcheong-dong and Gahoe-dong areas are where there are relatively bigger hanok and thus more noisy with tourists."
Fouser lives in Gye-dong, which he describes as "less crowded and less loud."
Meanwhile, observers worry that even with the economic recession, the Samcheong-dong area is seeing no decrease in the number of tourists.
The planned opening of the National Museum of Contemporary Art in March in Samcheong-dong will only add to the crowds.
The concerns of the residents, in the meantime, continue and deepen.
"Bukchon is what it is today because of people living here. It's not an artificially created village like the folk villages," said Kim Hong-nam.
"But once it gets more crowded and commercialized, residents will leave. Then, it won't be the Bukchon we know anymore."
By Kim Hyung-eun [hkim@joongang.co.kr]


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Kim Jong Un Inspects a KPA Unit #233 Company
Commemorative photo of Kim Jong Un with officers and service members of a company subordinate to KPA Unit #233 which appeared top-center on the front page of the January 19, 2017 edition of the WPK daily newspaper Rodong Sinmun (Photo: Rodong Sinmun/KCNA).
KJU's last observed appearance was his visit to the Ku'msanp'o Fishery and Pickling Factory
DPRK state media reported on January 19 (Thursday) that Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho'ng-u'n) inspected a company subordinate to Korean People's Army [KPA] Unit #233 (formerly known as KPA Large Combined Unit [taeyonhap pudae] #233) "in the western sector of the front." Also in attendance were KPA General Political Department Director and State Affairs Commission Vice Chairman VMar Hwang Pyong So (Hwang Pyo'ng-so) and Director of the KPA General Staff Operations Bureau and 1st Vice Chief of the KPA General Staff Colonel-General Ri Yong Gil (Ri Yo'ng-kil).
His first stop was a company barracks where he was briefed abut the quarters' heating and remarked that "a good heating system would enable to live in a warm room even in a cold winter and make successes in combat and political training in good health." Kim Jong Un moved on to a political and ideological education center and he underscored the "need to conduct education in the greatness of the leaders, education in Kim Jong Il's (Kim Cho'ng-il) patriotism, education in faith, anti-imperialist and class education and moral education in a unique and effective manner." He said that "no weapon is more powerful than political and ideological might of soldiers and when a priority is given to ideology can the People's Army win the fight against the enemies."
Detail of the commemorative photograph showing KPA General Political Department Director and State Affairs Vice Chairman VMAR Hwang Pyo'ng-so [a] and Director of the KPA General Staff Operations Bureau Colonel-General Ri Yo'ng-kil (Photo: Rodong Sinmun).
Whilst "watching with a broad smile on his face the barracks nestles in dense woods," Jong Un noted the "surrounding environment is very excellent" and called "for planting more trees and taking good care of them in the future, too, turning areas around the barracks of the sub-unit and mountains near it into thick woodland, forests and orchards." He toured the company's military posts and was briefed about their training and preparedness, "satisfied to learn that the company is conducting training under the simulated conditions of an actual war and firmly preparing soldiers to be a match-for-a-hundred fighters possessed of strong mental power, staunch fighting spirit and high combat ability and qualifications."
Kim Jong Un was also "pleased that they are keeping weapons and combat and technical equipment always ready to go into action, thinking of combat readiness only awake or asleep on high alert, and have turned their post and positions into invulnerable fortresses." He said that the "company has a very important duty to perform" and issued "important tasks which would serve as guidelines for rounding off combat preparations." Jong Un expressed his "belief that the soldiers of the company would defend the socialist homeland as firm as an iron," prior to a small ceremony at which he presented the company with a ceremonial pair of binoculars, a machine gun and automatic rifle. He then posed for a commemorative photo with members of the company.
Expressing belief that the soldiers of the company would defend the socialist homeland as firm as an iron wall, he gave them a pair of binoculars, an automatic rifle and a machine gun as gifts. Then he had a photo session with them.
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Q: Nested Header Panels I am trying to nest HeaderPanels taking advantage of the header and footer capabilities in my webpage.
The top level HeaderPanel works fine, but the second HeaderPanel in the center of the top panel does not appear. Here is sample code:
import com.google.gwt.core.client.EntryPoint;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTML;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HeaderPanel;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.RootLayoutPanel;

public class Admin implements EntryPoint {

private final HeaderPanel topPanel = new HeaderPanel();
private final HeaderPanel centerPanel = new HeaderPanel();

@Override
public void onModuleLoad() {

    topPanel.setHeaderWidget(new HTML("top header"));

    topPanel.setFooterWidget(new HTML("top footer"));

    centerPanel.setHeaderWidget(new HTML("center header"));
    centerPanel.setFooterWidget(new HTML("center footer"));
    centerPanel.add(new HTML("center center"));

    topPanel.setContentWidget(centerPanel);
    RootLayoutPanel.get().add(topPanel);
}
}

The 'center header', 'center footer' and 'center center' never appear on the webpage.
I also tried using a DocLayoutPanel in the center and it didn't work either.
I suspect that these only work when attached to the RootLayoutPanel.
Is nested Header or Doc layout panels possible?

A: If you try the Chrome inspect, there's something similar in IE9 too, you'll see that that the center widget has 0 height. If you set the size it will work. I would use a DockLayoutPanel. You can nest DockLayoutPanels.

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I also recommend the tour and tasting at Noy Brandy Factory. While the tour itself is a little dry, you get access to some pretty cool areas, and the tastings are fantastic. We tried a 1924 Madeira, and a 10- and 20-year brandy. I'd never had brandy or cognac before, but it was surprisingly tasty!
Yerevan is a relatively new city, rebuilt after many earthquakes and invasions. The streets are clean and well-planned, the buildings are not crumbling, walls are covered in beautiful street art, there are international shops and restaurants like Mango and KFC. It's a very easy city to be in, and I thoroughly enjoyed my time there... but it feels sort of like it could be anywhere in the world. At least in the city center, there's not much that makes it feel very essentially Armenian. It's an interesting contrast to Tbilisi, which though more touristy, has more old school charm and general Georgian-ness. It's also interesting because the Armenian people identify so strongly with their culture and heritage, and are so very proud of being Armenian - which doesn't really jive with the generic European feel of the city.
It was cloudy/rainy most of the week, so I never got a good view of Mt Ararat, the symbol of Armenia (though it is located inside modern-day Turkey). This was the closest I got - the shadow of Little Ararat.
My last night in Yerevan, I did come across one spectacular display of Armenian culture - a casual meetup of mostly young Armenians dancing in the park. Someone had set up speakers, and as each new song started a circle would form. Girls would throw their purses in the middle and everyone would clasp hands or arms and start these energetic dances with lots of yelling and direction changes. When the circle got too big, a new one would form in the middle or along the side, until the whole plaza was filled with dancers. Maybe 20 minutes in to the dancing, it started to rain rather hard. An Armenian woman who knew my friend stopped briefly to chat and he mentioned that it was impressive they were all still dancing in the rain. She replied "what rain?" and, grinning, returned to her place in the circle.
So perhaps the heart of Armenia is not so outwardly noticeable in the streets of Yerevan, but it clearly beats strongly in the people who live there. I wish I'd given myself more time to explore the rest of the country!


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Below are a list of tools that OSU Ecampus has adopted and is using in active courses and/or those we are exploring and piloting with faculty to assess their viability and scalability and effectiveness with online students.
If you are interested in using an educational technology not represented here or need assistance with using these tools in your own courses, contact ecampusfacultysupport@oregonstate.edu.
WebEx is the OSU web-conferencing system for faculty and staff that includes features such as screen sharing, audio/video conferencing, file sharing and chat.
NetTutor is a provider of free online tutoring and learner support services for Ecampus students. Students can connect to live tutors and also access an online writing lab where tutors critique and return essays within 48 hours. NetTutor can be accessed directly through Canvas.
Record audio, video, screencasts and more with OSU's video solution, Kaltura. It can be accessed through Canvas or directly at OSU MediaSpace.
Threadz is a visualization tool that adds graphs and statistics to Canvas discussions. Threadz makes it easy for faculty and students to see student participation in a discussion forum in relation to other class members.
Peerceptiv is research-validated peer assessment tool that scales to large classroom enrollments. This tool is currently being piloted by instructors.
Box is a tool for storing personal files, coursework and most types of research data. You can upload entire folders from your device or create new Microsoft files right in the Box environment, then share your data with other Box users.


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Charles Brady started at the firm in 2015, while attending Stetson University College of law. Charles graduated, having earned certificates of concentration in both Advocacy and International Law. And, Charles earned the prestigious William Blews Award for his exemplary pro-bono service. Having been awarded the prestigious James Madison (constitutional law) Scholarship, Charles chose to attend Hillsdale FWB College, where he received numerous awards and recognitions while earning a Bachelor of Science in Business.
After studying abroad at Oxford University, Charles was recognized for outstanding scholastic achievement by being of seven law school students chosen in the entire state to clerk for the Florida Supreme Court.
Charles has significant experience in business transactions, litigation, employment, ADA and disability law, specifically service animal law, and appeals.
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The Texas Special, a joint effort of the Frisco and the Katy, entered service between St. Louis and Texas in May, 1948.
Note: The Fort Worth section of the Texas Special operates combined with the Fort Worth section of The Bluebonnet soutbound between Denison and Fort Worth.
Ready to receive passengers at 5:00 p.m. in the St. Louis Union Station.
St. Louis to Fort Worth—(14 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms). Car 18.
St. Louis to Dallas—(14 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms). Cars 14 and 16.
New York to San Antonio—(14 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms or 10 Roomettes, 5 Double Bedrooms). Car 15. Pennsylvania R.R. No. 3.
Washington to San Antonio (14 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms). Car 12. B. & O. R.R. No. 1.
St. Louis to San Antonio (Conventional 12-Section, 1 Drawing-room). Car 17.
St. Louis to San Antonio—(1 Drawing-room, 2 Double Bedrooms) Observation-Lounge. Car 11. Every third day a full lounge car without sleeping accommodations is operated in lieu of Car 11.
St. Louis to San Antonio.
St. Louis to Fort Worth.
Fort Worth to St. Louis—(14 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms). Car 28.
Dallas to St. Louis—(14 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms). Cars 24 and 26.
San Antonio to New York—(14 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms or 10 Roomettes, 5 Double Bedrooms). Car 25. Pennsylvania R.R. No. 4.
San Antonio to Washington (14 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms). Car 22. B. & O. R.R. No. 2.
San Antonio to St. Louis (Conventional 12-Section, 1 Drawing-room). Car 27.
San Antonio to St. Louis—(1 Drawing-room, 2 Double Bedrooms) Observation-Lounge. Car 21. Every third day a full lounge car without sleeping accommodations is operated in lieu of Car 21.
San Antonio to St. Louis.
Fort Worth to St. Louis.
Chair cars between St. Louis and Texas have the famed "Sleepy Hollow" seats providing head-to-toe luxury...a marvel seat that lets the entire body relax...at no extra fare!
No. 1-11. STREAMLINER TEXAS SPECIAL.
Lounge Car... St. Louis to San Antonio via Dallas—Observation.
Sleeping Cars... Washington to San Antonio via St. Louis, 14 Roomettes, 4 Bedrooms (on B. & O. No. 1 to St. Louis).
 St. Louis to Dallas, 14 Roomettes, 4 Bedrooms.
 New York to San Antonio, via St. Louis, 14 Roomettes, 4 Bedrooms (on Penna. No. 3 to St. Louis).
 St. Louis to San Antonio via Dallas, 12 Sections, 1 Drawing-room.
 St. Louis to Fort Worth, 14 Roomettes, 4 Bedrooms (on No. 27 Denison to Fort Worth).
Dining Cars...St. Louis to Springfield.
Muskogee to San Antonio via Dallas.
Chair Cars...St. Louis to San Antonio via Dallas.
Denison to Wichita Falls (on No. 31 from Denison).
Lounge Coach...Coach-Lounge-Buffet Car St. Louis to San Antonio via Dallas.
No. 2-12. STREAMLINER TEXAS SPECIAL.
Lounge Car... San Antonio to St. Louis via Dallas—Observation.
 Dallas to St. Louis, 14 Roomettes, 4 Bedrooms.
 San Antonio to St. Louis via Dallas, 12 Sections, 1 Drawing-room.
 Fort Worth to St. Louis, 14 Roomettes, 4 Bedrooms.
Dining Cars...San Antonio to Muskogee via Dallas.
Chair Cars...San Antonio to St. Louis via Dallas.
Lounge Coach...Coach-Lounge-Buffet Car San Antonio to St. Louis via Dallas.
All regularly assigned sleeping cars on Katy Lines are numbered. Car 16, for example, is invariably a 14 Roomette, 4 Bedroom car operating on the Texas Special between St. Louis and Dallas. Reservations are made accordingly.
On these pages sleeping car numbers are featured for your guidance. It is a good idea to check your reservations to be sure your space has been properly assigned.
Our good friend Mr. Clyde Howard has plugged the dining car prices above into an inflation calculator and translated them into current  dollars. The breakfast prices he computes as equivalent to $8.42-$12.63 in 2007 dollars. The lunch prices are $12.63-$15.58 and dinner prices are $15.58 to $23.43 by the same standard. He notes that, "Diners weren't really all that cheap, were they?" True, dining cars were seldom places to purchase a truly cheap meal, but for the rest of the story there is another ad in the Katy section, which I did not publish, which touts "discount" meals available at a price of 75¢ for breakfast, $1.00 for lunch, and $1.15 for dinner. Those compute to an inflation-adjusted equivalent of $6.32, $8.42, and $9.69 respectively—more in line with what we today might consider a "discount" meal.
The Missouri-Kansas-Texas (Katy Lines) name and herald are trademarks of Union Pacific Railroad Company and are used with permission. The Frisco Lines herald is a licensed mark owned by BNSF Railway Company. Frisco Lines herald obtained from Terry Solberger's Railroad Heralds page. Katy Lines herald obtained from Katy Railroad Historical Society.
All comments, original material and page design copyright ©2006-2009 by Eric H. Bowen. Minor correction 3/18/09.


You know by now that I will try to find a way to talk about Matt Bomer as often as possible and it you've been missing seeing this immaculate human on your tv screen then we're all in luck. Bomer will be introduced into tonight's newest episode of NBC's The New Normal. You can also tell creator Ryan Murphy wanted to have Bomer sh0w as much skin as possible and who can blame him.
I mean what else do you need to know? Tune in tonight at 9:30/8:30 central. Also, look at how damn smooth he looks in this pic..
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I was really looking forward to seeing Matt Bomer star as Bryan's ex, and it was a great way to begin 2013 for The New Normal. I couldn't see the show last night because I was working late at DISH. My DISH Hopper uses PrimeTime Anytime to automatically record all four major networks during prime time, because I would have missed The New Normal if it didn't. With all the shows returning for the new year, it's sometimes difficult remembering to set up recordings, and I don't have to do that anymore.


Srinagar, Feb 6: Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday arrested five gamblers and recovered stake money over Rs 55,000 here, a police spokesman said.
He said on a tip-off a police party led by Station House Officer (SHO) Towseef Ahmad Lone from police station Zadibal raided a gambling site. During the raid police arrested five gamblers and recovered Rs 55,670 stake money.
A case has been registered under gambling Act, he said, adding that further investigation has been taken up.


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Journey to Churchill opens this week
The magic of the north has arrived at the heart of the continent!
The Assiniboine Park Zoo will reopen on Thursday, July 3 at noon — and with it, the exciting new "Journey to Churchill" exhibit. After a 10 day closure of final preparations, the opening launches the expansive new exhibit that will be shared with the world, " said Don Peterkin, Assiniboine Park Conservancy's (APC) chief operations officer.
Visitors will enter through the Zoo's new entrance at 2595 Roblin Boulevard. This multi-purpose facility features a welcoming plaza, a dedicated visitor services centre, and a new gift shop. Special activities and entertainment are being planned for the opening weekend.
The visitor experience will include an understanding of the many aspects of Arctic research underway at the University of Manitoba.
During the past two years, researchers with the Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources have been assisting with the Journey to Churchill project in: preparation of the Polar Bear pools, growing sea ice in the pools and how to simulate polynya in the pools (pockets of open water). CEOS researchers have also consulted with the Zoo on aspects of climate change, sea ice and marine ecosystems in the interactive and static displays at the exhibit.
President and Vice-Chancellor David Barnard says, "As the only western province with an Arctic sea coast, Manitoba has a unique connection to the North.
"Enhanced understanding of issues such as climate change, sea ice research, rural and northern health, energy and hydroelectric development and water stewardship will help our population thrive and prosper. Our researchers excel in these areas, and in fact the University of Manitoba leads some of the most comprehensive high Arctic climate change research projects in the world. The University of Manitoba is pleased to be working in partnership with the Assiniboine Park Conservancy in helping to create an exciting, living classroom for Arctic education as well as an ongoing centre for research on Arctic issues."
Margaret Redmond is president and chief executive officer of Assiniboine Park Conservancy, and a double graduate of the University of Manitoba [BA(Adv.)/1985; LLB/1988]. She notes: "Faculty at the University of Manitoba have been instrumental in helping us tell the story of how climate change is impacting sea ice in the north. The pools provided for our seals in Journey to Churchill can partially freeze over in winter. This presents us with new opportunities for sea ice research and the chance to share the results of this dynamic research with our visitors."
The International Polar Bear Conservation Centre (IPBCC) at Assiniboine Park Zoo, which opened in January 2012, is part of the new Journey to Churchill exhibit and allows the Zoo to play a more active role in environmental education, conservation, and research. The state-of-the-art building is designed with distinct areas for bears, keepers, researchers and visitors. In addition to the public visitor centre, the main level of the IPBCC includes a specialized wet/clean lab and a larger laboratory space that can be used for a variety of research projects.
The Zoo's department of conservation & research has been established to actively conduct research and support visiting researchers. Researchers at the IPBCC are engaged in valuable research projects that will continue to expand our collective knowledge and understanding of the amazing animals with whom we share our planet. University of Manitoba researchers are collaborating with the IPBCC on studies of how changes in sea ice affect polar bear habitat and in the development of new and innovative remote sensing technologies in how to detect, and census, polar bears.
With experience in creating artificial sea ice ponds at the Fort Garry Campus, CEOS researchers were able to provide technical support in the design of the Journey to Churchill ponds. Furthermore, CEOS has structured many collaborative research projects using the ponds, sea ice and the animals that will inhabit the exhibit. Research projects will include sea ice studies, chemical and gas exchange, energetics associated with the animals themselves and analysis of their use of sea ice and snow as an essential habitat.
The Journey to Churchill exhibit also features a large presentation wall, featuring images of the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen and a number of U of M researchers. Also, a poster display describes current and ongoing research in Arctic studies at the University of Manitoba.
David Barber is Canada Research Chair in Arctic System Science at the University of Manitoba. As an internationally renowned climate change and Arctic research scientist, he is excited for the opening of the Journey to Churchill exhibit.
He says: "The Arctic has for many years been at the forefront of this complex issue involving the interplay between a changing climate, effects on the sensitive Arctic environment and a desire to develop newly accessible resources. This exhibit is a globally unique experience that transports the visitor into the complex array of stunning vistas and charismatic northern animals, while providing insights into the passion of scientists and the people who call the north their home. The Journey to Churchill exhibit is inspired by the north and the Town of Churchill, undoubtedly one of the best places on the planet to learn about the rapid climate, ecosystem and globalization changes currently underway."
Be among the first to explore Journey to Churchill!
12:00 to – 5:00 PM
FRIDAY, JULY 4 to SUNDAY, JULY 6
Daily 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
MAIN STAGE AREA
Fawn Wood
Fred Penner
The Northlands Denesuline Drummers
Aaron Burnett
Al Simmons
STORY TELLING CENTRE
Aboriginal story-telling: Northern animals
Free Journey to Churchill collectible polar bear pins will be given to every visitor throughout the weekend, while quantities last.
The Zoo will resume normal summer hours of operation following the opening weekend and be open daily from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Research at the University of Manitoba is partially supported by funding from the Government of Canada Research Support Fund.
Chris Rutkowski
Arctic Research, campus community, Environment Earth and Resources, Research and International
The Conversation: Reopen recreation spaces after COVID-19 for the good of the public, not the individual
Yet the lessons from our first reopening strategies last spring make it clear that we have a number of very important questions arising about leisure, recreation and public space
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Our early ancestors utilized unstable environments two million years ago
Their findings, recently published in Nature Communications, include 2-million-year-old stone tools excavated from ancient river- and lake-bed sediments. Their results demonstrate that early humans were able to colonize a diverse range of environmentally changing habitats.
UM researcher part of team that finds surprising connection between dinosaurs and mammals
Kirstin Brink is part of a team that discovered that gorgonopsians, early ancestors to mammals and not related to dinosaurs, have very similar tooth structure to carnivorous dinosaurs.
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Connect with the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
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Contact the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Email: Riddell.Faculty@umanitoba.ca
Toll Free: 1.800.432.1960 ext. 7252 (North America)
Room 440 Wallace Building 125 Dysart Road University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2


The Swift-Johnson dialectic, between uncontrollable, or at any rate uncontrolled, rage on the one hand (which has its illicit pleasures) and Augustan detachment on the other (a short step from indifference), is one that I have felt myself. My entire medical career has been spent among civil wars that pitted injustice against ambition or in situations in which vice and folly had no penalty and wisdom and virtue no reward. How was I to react?
For his answer, read the whole thing.
For my money a hundred Swift's don't make a Johnson.
With Johnson, you get the dictionary, you get the Shakespeare criticism, and you get a man who could play English like a violin.
Swift, to me, always seemed a small and self-promoting soul. I put him with R.L. Stevenson in talent, if even that.
re Boswell, Macauley has a great line on him. Somewhere Macauley said that one can read the entire Life of Johnson and not find a single thought of which a 13-year old would not have been capable of producing.
Also, Dalrymple tends to be discontent with the lack of self-restraints in modern society today, hence he can concur with Johnson to 'regulate his thoughts', even though he suspects he is thinking for his alter-ego.


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Q: Hadoop: Distinct count of a value (Java) Example of (key,value) in the mapper : (User,(logincount,commentcount))
public void map(LongWritable key, Text value, Context context)
                throws IOException, InterruptedException {

            String tempString = value.toString();
            String[] stringData = tempString.split(",");

            String user = stringData[2];
            String activity = stringData[1];

            if (activity.matches("login")) {
                outCount.set(1,0);
            }
            if (activity.matches("comment")) {
                outCount.set(0,1);
            }

            outUserID.set(userID);

            context.write(outUserID, outCount);

        }

I count the logins & comments of a user. Now i want to change the count: Count every login & look if the user wrote a comment.
How can i achieve that my mapper or reducer just search for one comment of the user and "ignores" all other comments (of this user)?
Edit:
Log-File:
2013-01-01T16:50:56.056+0100,login,User14133,somedata,somedata
2013-01-01T16:55:56.056+0100,login,User14133,somedata,somedata
2013-01-01T05:20:44.044+0100,comment,User14133,somedata,somedata,{text: "something here"}
2013-01-01T05:24:44.044+0100,comment,User14133,somedata,somedata,{text: "something here"}
2013-01-01T20:50:13.013+0100,login,User76892,somedata,somedata

Output at the moment:
User14133   Logins: 2   Comments: 2
User76892   Logins: 1   Comments: 0

Input:
Mapper<LongWritable, Text, Text, UserCount>
Reducer<Text, UserCount, Text, UserCount>

public static class UserCount implements Writable {
        public UserCountTuple() {
            set(new IntWritable(0), new IntWritable(0));
        }

My mapreduce counts every login and every comment of a user and sum them up.
What i want to achieve is something like this ->
Output:
User14133   Logins: 2      Comments: 0 or 1 (Did User wrote one comment?)*

 * In Mapper or Reducer (?)
 for every line in the log{
   if (user wrote comment){
     return 1;
     ignore all other comments from same user in this log;
   } else if (user didn't write anything) return 0;
 }

A: If I understand correctly, you just want to get the total number of unique users who logged in, along with the total number of comments?
I recommend using the "aggregate" reducer in Hadoop.
In your mapper, output lines that look like this:
UniqValueCount:unique_users      User14133
LongValueSum:comments            1
UniqValueCount:unique_users      User14133
LongValueSum:comments            1
UniqValueCount:unique_users      User14133
LongValueSum:comments            1
UniqValueCount:unique_users      User14133
LongValueSum:comments            1
UniqValueCount:unique_users      User76892
LongValueSum:comments            1

And then run the "aggregate" reducer on this, you should get an output that looks like:
unique_users    2
comments        5

I'm assuming this is what you want?