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But sector facing emerging risks as boxships get bigger and the climate changes.
Insurer Allianz has revealed a big drop in large shipping losses, but warned the sector faces a number of emerging risks.
The company said total losses were down 38% over the last decade, with the trend continuing in 2017.
The figure for last year was 94 vessels lost, down 4% from 2016.
This was the second lowest in 10 years, after 2014.
Bad weather, such as typhoons in Asia and hurricanes in the US, contributed to the loss of more than 20 ships, according to Allianz's annual review, which analyses reported casualties of more than 100 gt.
"The decline in frequency and severity of total losses over the past year continues the positive trend of the past decade," said Baptiste Ossena, global product leader of hull and marine liabilities.
"Insurance claims have been relatively benign, reflecting improved ship design and the positive effects of risk management policy and safety regulation over time.
The insurer pointed to "multiple new risk exposures" for owners.
The first is ever-larger containerships, which pose fire containment and salvage issues. In recent months there have been serious fires on Maersk Honam and SSL Kolkata.
Fire-fighting capabilities have not necessarily kept pace with increasing vessel sizes, the insurer said.
Allianz also said the changing climate brings new route risks, with fast-changing conditions in Arctic and North Atlantic waters.
Meanwhile, environmental scrutiny is growing as the industry seeks to cut emissions, bringing new technical risks and the threat of machinery damage incidents at the same time.
And the NotPetya cyber-attack caused cargo delays and congestion at nearly 80 ports, underlining the threat of cyber risks for the sector.
A total of 30 losses occurred in the South China region, Indochina, Indonesia and the Philippines, up 25% annually, driven by activity in Vietnamese waters.
This area has been the major global loss hotspot for the past decade, leading some media commentators to label it the "new Bermuda Triangle", Allianz said.
The eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea region is the second major loss hotspot, with 17 followed by the British Isles on 8.
There was also a 29% annual increase to 71 in reported shipping incidents in Arctic Circle waters, according to Allianz analysis.
Bulkers accounted for five of the 10 largest reported total losses by gross tonnage.
There were 61 sinkings overall in 2017.
The unluckiest ship of the past year is a passenger ferry operating in the eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea region – it was involved in seven accidents in 12 months.
Allianz said that despite decades of safety improvements, the industry has no room for complacency.
Fatal accidents such as the Sanchi tanker collision in January and the loss of the El Faro in 2015 persist, and human behavior is often a factor, it added.
It is estimated that 75% to 96% of shipping accidents involve human error.
It is also behind 75% of 15,000 marine liability insurance industry claims analysed by Allianz – costing $1.6bn.
"Human error continues to be a major driver of incidents," said Captain Rahul Khanna, global head of marine risk consulting.
The company said better use of data and analytics could help. The shipping industry produces a lot of data but could utilise it better, producing real-time findings and alerts, Khanna added.
"By analysing data 24/7 we can gain new insights from crew behaviour and near-misses that can identify trends," he said.
Turning to climate change, the insurer said more than 1,000 icebergs drifted into North Atlantic shipping lanes last year, as cargo volumes on the Northern Sea Route reached a record high.


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A Persona is No Substitute for Work
Karin Kallmaker 06/19/2009 Craft of Writing
It's not an outrageous assumption that entertainment is going to be entertaining. When selecting shows to see in Las Vegas this past week, we had to balance the likes and dislikes of our family of four. Sure-fire winner was Blue Man Group. We all loved it. Two hours of pure fun, thought-provoking imagery and clever wit that transcended language. It had energy, great live music and laugh-out-loud visuals.
We split into dyads for the next night. My partner and daughter saw the newly arrived Lion King while my son and I took in Penn and Teller. The Lion King report was all raves. My partner hated the movie, but the musical she loved, saying it was imaginative theater, fantastic visuals and great use of staging opportunities. My daughter LOVED IT!
Penn and Teller's magic act, backed up by wonderful live jazz piano and bass, is all about debunking magic acts. They tell you how they're doing a trick while they do it, so you know it's a trick. Thing is, they're so good that you still can't see how it's done. Explaining Sleight of Hand is a masterpiece of timing.
There are definitely things that no instruction manual can teach, and three decades of practice don't hurt. The show was nearly two hours and my son was as engaged and awed as I was.
Believe!
So We're 15 Minutes In…
Which is one point of this blog…
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Our last night we saw Criss Angel Believe Cirque de Soleil. Or was it Cirque de Soleil Believe Criss Angel? Suffice it to say, the appeal of the show was based on name brand recognition. Cirque de Soleil means acrobats, clowns and a surrealistic story. Criss Angel means street magic and Mind Freak.
I pause at this juncture to explain that I had never heard of Criss Angel before arriving in Las Vegas. My 13-year-old son had. The show Mind Freak airs via A&E, and features Criss doing street magic and stunts, like walking on water. That can all be very cool. My ignorance didn't matter, however. That's because the first 15 minutes of the 85-minute show was spent making sure the audience knew who Criss Angel was. We saw a 40-foot high poster of his stage persona face, and video clips of his levitation stunt above the Luxor. Then Criss himself arrived to greet his screaming fans down in front.
During his patter he mentioned the likelihood that the 7 o'clock show audience was partially drunk, that he lost a fortune in his divorce and many of his fans were rabidly so. A fan "spontaneously" brought a sheet with "We love you Criss" on it, which was taken to the stage. After a not-so-subtle positioning, Criss disappeared from behind the sheet. We'd seen Penn & Teller do the same trick the night before without a sheet. Then the clips from Mind Freak began to set up the big Tessla coil trick.
As I said, this was the first 15 minutes of the show. After that, it gets pretty hazy exactly what the show was about. We had surrealistic Cirque de Soleil clowns and story, but no sign of acrobats. Criss was supposedly electrocuted by a Tessla coil, and – on a video feed – we saw his badly burned face. There was some wailing from the women cast members over his injuries, one of whom apparently hated him. She turned into the bad witch (black woman with black hair and smokin' hot red outfits), and then the good witch (white woman with blonde hair and more discreet attire) did battle over Criss's, well, I guess his soul.*
Note that during the video and early stages of the fight over Criss, Criss is not on stage. Supposedly, he's being treated for burns. But since the "accident" was completely unconvincing, I'm guessing he was backstage getting out of his bandana and into maybe something less "street." All in all, of the 85 minutes, he was offstage for at least 20.
If your persona is about doing stuff on the street, for the street, then a glitzy, glib, slick production is at odds with the persona. As is the $180 ticket price for front row seats. Parts of the show were for people who couldn't possibly afford to be there. Certainly the patter and attire didn't create any large-scale persona. The five clowns (the entirety of the obvious Cirque presence save for one acrobat later) were equally common. Not commonplace. Common.
Entertainment 1A, book 1, lesson 1, line 1: Know Your Audience.
Did I mention that the women next to us laughed when the 40-foot poster was unveiled? My son said "WTF?" and he was the one disposed to like it the most. It's going to sound like I just don't get it, I suppose, but for the next hour, when Criss finally reappeared, we had a series of disjointed vignettes, only one acrobat, and maybe a total of 8 tricks, all of which were done to pre-recorded music via trap doors or wires after ponderous set-up time.
Every time a wire was used to "levitate" Criss around, he landed and was greeted by helpers who were obviously removing his wire. Boxes and screens were positioned with plodding deliberateness allowing me to guess that was where the trap door was.
There was no misdirection that succeeded in any of this show. That's like no "I love you" in a happy-ever-after romance.
I don't know, even now, what I was supposed to believe about Criss Angel Believe Cirque de Soleil. My 11-year-old daughter was predicting the tricks, and we both saw the last one underway. Criss needs to work on his stealthy crawling bit.
Time wise, 85 minutes later, the show was over. Around us were varying degrees of "What the hell was that?" It was weird Cirque de Soleil and weird magic act, without the Cirque de Soleil or magic, which left only weird and weird. Criss never projected a persona that was anywhere near as large as that 40-foot poster.
I tried for a while to come up with the perfect word to describe the performance. Originally, I thought it was underwhelmed. But finally, as we discussed how great Blue Man Group, the Lion King and Penn & Teller were, I changed my word to lazy.
The show was lazy. It never broke a sweat to live up to its own theater decor. This was equally true of both the Criss Angel and Cirque de Soleil elements. The music was pre-recorded, so not even a great Cirque band.
As I thought about how hard the other performers we saw rehearse and work, and then how hard most people in Vegas are working to entertain, it wasn't merely lazy, it was offensively so. The Midlers and Minellis know what happens if you get lazy. Kathy Griffin has built a wonderful persona on the very idea of being tireless.
Unfortunately, Criss Angel and Cirque de Soleil aren't alone in their laziness. How many books have all of us read where the story was never as big as the author's name blazoned on the front?
At every book club event I've ever witnessed, the author spends time explaining how the characters were created, and what she had in mind when a character reacted a certain way to the unfolding of events. As always, a reader expressed not just appreciation for the work it took to create a believable character in an entertaining story, but also surprise that the author went to all that effort.
Thing is, if I'm going to pay $15 for a book, or $55 for (heavily discounted back of the house) seats for a Vegas show that runs $180 for front row, I expect the creators to have put in more work than a marketing campaign. I certainly hope that my readers expect that of me.
When something costs as much as a couple of hours pay, the reader shouldn't have to self-edit as she reads, skipping bits I or my editor should have realized were irrelevant, or pulling a story from the mire of bad grammar or muddled narrative instead of having it unfold for her while she puts her feet up. She should be unaware of the work that went into an entertaining book until the very end when she hugs the book to her chest and, as we did in unison after Blue Man Group, says, "That was really good!"
Honestly, black woman in scanty red = evil, white woman in demure white = good? How cutting edge.
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Karin Kallmaker that's indeed a worth reading piece of writing..i feel like as if i've seen all shows in a sequence; however, i have seen Criss Angel Believe and on the contrary found it as good as the brand :). It's a nice combination of acrobats, clowns and street magic, both brands are known for!!I highly recommend other theater-goers to experience this entertainment excellence at least once in your lifetime and i'm sure you all will like it. Grab your tickets today and avail a nice discount with promo code ########!! And i look forward to reading your more blogs, cheers! 🙂
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GERMAN-BORN Denise Kirchner shares her favourite eateries, tasting her way around Melbourne from spatzel to French ribs to vegetarian dinners and coconut cocktails.
Okay, so I'm German. I've been in Melbourne for more than a year now and I really love it, but I still treasure where I'm from, especially when it comes to food.
Sure you always connect home with fond emotions, memories, stories, family and friends, but nothing reminds me of Germany more than food… and that makes me miss my grandmother's sauerbraten mit hefeknödel, beef with dark, sour savoury sauce and bread dumplings. Mmmh, my mouth gets excited just thinking about it.
Normally I don't think about German food too often because I love the variety of cuisines Melbourne has to offer. But I recently indulged my appetite for my home cuisine by saying "Guten Tag" to Hofbräuhaus, the German restaurant in Market Lane.
Get a taste of Germany at Hofbrauhaus, 18-28 Market Lane, Melbourne.
should mention here that most people I meet in Australia seem to think all Germans wear lederhosn (leather breeches) and dirndl (traditional dress), which is what the wait staff at this restaurant were wearing, and love accordion music and DJ Ötzi. Just so we're clear, I have never seen my friends in Germany in lederhosn. Lederhosn is the style of Bavaria, one of the 16 federal states of Germany. Accordion music, on the other hand, is only fun after some schnapps and even then it still only appeals to the older generation.
But back to the food. I had bread dumplings, which were nearly as good as the ones my grandmother makes. I washed them down with rindergoulasch, a traditional beef stew with homemade buttered spatzle served in an iron pan. Technically, it's a Hungarian dish, but we eat it all the time in Germany, so I can't complain.
You can't eat at a German restaurant and not have bier.
As much as I love German food, I must admit, I felt absolutely stuffed and heavy after my dinner at the Hofbräuhaus, not that I was surprised, feeling full and heavy is normal in Germany… it's good to have a full stomach.
But while I do sometimes like to indulge in a taste of my home country, the one thing I love the most about Melbourne is the variety of cuisines on offer. I am always on the lookout for new restaurants. Most of them don't serve German food, but that doesn't make their menu any less tasty.
Wayside Inn
One restaurant I am simply raving about at the moment is the Wayside Inn on City Road, South Melbourne. It's a new kind of pub called a gastro-pub, which I think means the food is great, but also affordable.
The Wayside Inn is located at 446 City Road, South Melbourne.
When we got there, we were given a choice between the bar menu, where you can get lunch for just $12, and the restaurant menu. I was there with friends, so we chose to share a bunch of things from the restaurant menu and sit outside.
For starters we had a giant seafood platter containing 10 different types of seafood. I can't remember them all, but I do remember the clams, crab, calamari and prawns. Overall it was a really good starter. After that we shared the rib of beef with the most amazing sauce I have ever had. It was a Bernaise – a rich butter sauce with herbs, Tabasco and vinegar. It was so savoury, perfect for the medium rare rib and satisfyingly French. We also tried something called, 'Pig's trotter Pierre Kofmann'. The chef named the dish after a former chef from his travels.
Plateau de la mer at the Wayside Inn.
Again it was a French, not Australian dish, and I was so impressed. In Germany we have different cuisines, but nothing like Melbourne. In Melbourne you can taste and savour dishes from all over the world all in one day if you want to. That is amazing.
I mightn't have been in Melbourne long, but I already know I would miss the food if I left. My life feels a little bit richer every time I try a dish from another culture. If I had to choose between German food and the world cuisines of Melbourne, I wouldn't be able to decide. I'd take all. If only I could ship my grandmother here, life would be perfect!
Vegie Bar
In my time here in Melbourne, I've also become well acquainted with the humble vegetable.
Before I came here, I never imagined I could have dinner without meat. But then Melbourne showed me the Vegie Bar on Brunswick St in Fitzroy.
Vegie Bar is located at 380 Brunswick St, Fitzroy. Photo: avlxyz, flickr
The Mega Seitan Burger with roti at Vegie Bar. Photo: avlxyz, flickr
At first discovered it online, and then I decided to check it out. I was drawn in by the rustic and warm atmosphere and excited by the wall of specials. On my first visit, I picked an item from the specials – tofu with udon noodles and mushrooms, which was absolutely delicious.
On my second visit, I stuck to the menu and had baked mushrooms with quinoa. Oh and let's not forget the baby coconut, served opened, chilled with two straws and a spoon. Such a nice, natural cocktail (it makes you feel like you're on an island… except if you were, you probably wouldn't have the straws), which added the perfect touch to a really scrumptious vegetarian meal.
When it comes to food, Melbourne is a city to discover, every minute of every day. What restaurants have you discovered in Melbourne, and where do you go to eat for a taste of home?
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Steve April 16, 2012 at 4:36 pm
Vegie bar is awesome! Other readers should check out their burgers they are AMAZING!
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Twelve shops were gutted by fire Sunday night at Mutur town in Trincomalee district. Police said that no one knew who started the burning of shops, some of which they said belonged to Sinhala traders and others to Muslims. The Mutur Police Station is situated about 50 meters from the scene of incident.
Residents said that around 12 midnight an explosion was heard in the town. Thereafter several shops were seen on fire. The destroyed shops were situated in Main Street between the Zonal Education Office and government hospital.
Senior Superintendent of Police Trincomalee H.Beddewela rushed to Mutur to conduct inquiries into this incident.
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The suspect is alleged to have issued a statement Saturday condemning the Mawanella violence against Muslim traders that took place last week.
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Meanwhile the Senior Superintendent of Police held a conference at the Divisional Secretary's Office Monday morning. Police officials, Divisional Secretary and religious leaders participated at the conference. Several measures were suggested to diffuse the tension
At the conference it was decided to request the traders to do their business as usual. The Police guaranteed protection for all traders.
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Trump Prioritizes COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution to American Citizens
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President Donald Trump held a summit regarding the COVID-19 vaccine as he signed an executive order that will prioritize the vaccine distribution in this country.
The order will prioritize Americans' access to COVID-19 vaccines before the United States helps other countries.
"No medical breakthrough of this scope and magnitude has ever been achieved this rapidly, this quickly. And we're very proud of it, and I had tremendous help from the military — generals, admirals — and many of the great people at the White House," Trump said.
The order states that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through Operation Warp Speed and with the support of the Secretary of Defense, shall ensure safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines are available to the American people, coordinating with public and private entities — including State, territorial, and tribal governments, where appropriate — to enable the timely distribution of such vaccines.
After determining that there exists a sufficient supply of COVID-19 vaccine doses for all Americans who choose to be vaccinated the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and the heads of other agencies shall facilitate international access to United States Government COVID-19 Vaccines for allies, partners, and others, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law.
"My Administration has initiated the single greatest mobilization in U.S. history — pioneering, developing, and manufacturing therapies and vaccines in record time," Trump said.
Using the resources of the federal government and the U.S. private sector, Operation Warp Speed (OWS) will accelerate the testing, supply, development, and distribution of safe and effective vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics to counter COVID-19 by January 2021.
The Defense Department is working closely with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the State Department to provide support in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
Recommendations were adopted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to vaccinate both health care personnel and residents of long-term care facilities during the initial phases of COVID-19 vaccine availability. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted on the matter during an emergency meeting on Dec. 1.
Moderna applied for Emergency Use Authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine Monday, Nov. 30. The company also reported that complete data demonstrated the vaccine was 94.1% effective in a trial with more than 30,000 participants.
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine achieved its first authorization on the world stage when the United Kingdom granted a temporary authorization for emergency use. Distribution across the U.K. will be prioritized according to the populations identified in guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization.
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Police search for weapons continue after firebomb thrown at police station on the Temple Mount.
The police summarized the violent incident that took place at the Temple Mount Tuesday afternoon when Arab rioters threw a firebomb on the holy site.
The incident took place around 1 pm, when a number of suspects arrived at the police station on the Temple Mount and threw a Molotov Cocktail at the station. Police at the scene identified and arrested the suspects. The police station was damaged and a policeman was slightly injured from smoke inhalation and was evacuated to medical treatment.
The commander of the Jerusalem district, Major General Doron Yedid, ordered the removal of all the people who were on the Temple Mount and closed the site, in order to carry out operations and search for additional weapons.
During searches on the Temple Mount, the police found several containers containing flammable materials in various areas, as well as firecrackers and Molotov Cocktails.
Over 10 suspects were detained and detained for questioning, some of whom linked themselves to the incident. The investigation and searches on the Temple Mount continue, the police said.
"The police forces are deployed in the area of the Temple Mount and the alleys of the Old City and East Jerusalem in order to prevent any response to any attempt to disrupt public order in light of the grave incident that took place in the Temple Mount area," the police said.


Sharolyn Dickson, one of Mitchell's good friends who spoke on her behalf, said she couldn't imagine a better way for the city to pay Mitchell tribute.
"It's absolutely huge. It's something that's been eating at me for such a long time, that we haven't been able to do this," Dickson said.
The plaque unveilings on Sunday ended a week of celebrating Mitchell that began with the University of Saskatchewan awarding her an honorary degree on Monday.
At the ceremony at River Landing, Harry Lafond with the Office of the Treaty Commissioner commemorated Mitchell with a Saulteaux name from the Yellow Quill First Nation.
Dickson said Mitchell felt "truly honoured" by the many celebrations on her behalf.
"For them to find the perfect way to honour her, has just meant the world to her," Dickson said.
Tessera Nova came out to the unveiling on Broadway, and said she planned to walk the bridge from Broadway down to River Landing — a path Mitchell is said to have taken many times while living in Saskatoon.
Nova said she wanted to come out to be a part of a celebration for a woman that's due for it.
"She's written some of the best music ever, and I think we just need to appreciate all she's done through her career," Nova said.
Mitchell, 74, was not able to attend the event, but the proceedings were streamed live to the public and to Mitchell.
Many speakers at both ceremonies used the live stream to speak directly to Mitchell to give thanks for her work. Mayor Charlie Clark said he couldn't believe he would be able to address Joni in his speech.
"By naming this promenade and unveiling these plaques, we today both pay tribute to Joni and the remarkable contribution she has made to people around the world, and we create a window for the generations to come," Clark said.
Fans of Mitchell who wanted to show their appreciation more directly were given that chance.
Noel Labrash spoke directly to Mitchell through the live stream camera. He said afterwards that he went to Aden Bowman Collegiate at the same time Mitchell did, and he remembers going to one of her first concerts at the Louis Riel Coffee House.


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Craig Parker is a New Zealand actor who was based in the United Kingdom for some time, but now resides in New Zealand. His grandfather moved from Edinburgh, Scotland to Fiji when he was stationed during his years of service in the British Army. Apart from Scottish ancestry, Craig Parker has Welsh, Danish, English and Cornish ancestry.
Parker is most famous for his role as Haldir of Lórien in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, his performance of Bellerophon in the show Xena: Warrior Princess and playing Darken Rahl in the TV series Legend of the Seeker. He also does voice-overs for New Zealand documentaries and has been entertaining and meeting fans at various Lord of the Rings-related conventions for several years - for example, Ring*Con in Germany, which he has attended every year since its creation in 2002, with the exception of 2007, when he had to cancel his appearance due to pressing acting commitments. His recent work has also involved voiceover work in the recent Power Rangers series since the filming moved to New Zealand. He is currently starring in the TVNZ soap Shortland Street, as Guy Warner, from which his character has been absent for 11 years. He has an older brother named David, and he also has an older sister. He is the reigning champion of New Zealand's Celebrity Joker Poker.
Parker starred as Darken Rahl in Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert's syndicated television series Legend of the Seeker, in which he has earned an equal, if not more, amount of attention as Lord of the Rings. He also appears as Gaius Claudius Glaber in the Starz original series Spartacus: Blood and Sand which premiered on 22 January 2010 and is also produced by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert. As of March 20, 2011, it has been confirmed that he will return for another season of Spartacus.
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February 8, 2017 Kannik
The history of hydroelectric power at Niagara Falls is just incredibly fascinating, with no less than four different hydroelectric plants built on the Canadian side of the falls, only one of which operates today quite some distance away from the falls themselves (though tunnels take water from near the falls and brings it to a holding pond). Given many of these were built in the early 1900s, they are engineering and effort marvels. Featuring deep pits, impressive turbines, and, above all, absolutely awe inspiring tunnels that were bored through the rock to carry water to and from the generators, with one (from the William B Rankine generating station) sending the water out from behind the falls. Boggle.
The pictures above are a collection of those tunnels, absolutely mesmerizing in their size, construction (the brick work! or riveted steel plates! holding back all that rock!), and the views from their outputs, including from, yes, behind the falls. With 2,400 cubic metres (85,000 cubic feet) per minute of water pouring over the edge.
(Which in of itself is another fascinating thing – there's a treaty that mandates how much water must flow, at a minimum, over the falls at any given time, which varies based on time of day and of tourist seasons… !!)
The Toronto Power Company tailrace
Where the TPC's two tunnels combine into the single tailrace
The TPC tailrace … behind the falls… !!
Ontario Generating Station Distributor in Penstock Number 1
Penstock and Surge Openings in the Number 2 Distributor of OGS
William Birch Rankine Generating Station Tailrace exit — that's the American side of the falls in the background
The outside part of the WBR Tailrace — to give a sense of its impressive location, that's the Horseshoe Falls in the background
One last look at the impressive TPC Tailrace
Truly something to marvel at.
Photos (and amazing exploration stories) sourced from here:
Vanishing Point explores all 3 abandoned stations w/ maps and lots of historical info to boot – the landing page has a great map you can mouseover to see the stations and their tunnels
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Manufactured Landscapes has some google maps links that'll zoom in on the various bits
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General / August 20, 2004
UI Ranks High Again
The University of Iowa, for the second consecutive year, is the 19th best public national university in the country, according to the latest rankings published by the magazine U.S. News & World Report. The UI's ranking — a tie with Rutgers University and the University of Georgia — places the UI in the top 12 percent of some 162 public national universities. The UI's placement of 19th on the magazine's influential 2004 "Top Public National Universities" list compares to a ranking of 19th last year, 20th in 2003, 24th in 2002, 20th in 2001, 21st in 2000 and 26th in 1999. The UI currently is ranked 58th in the "Best National Universities" category, which contains 248 colleges and universities (162 public and 86 private). The magazine also ranked undergraduate programs in business and engineering, where the UI's Henry B. Tippie College of Business is ranked 21st among public universities. (The college is currently ranked 34th among all public and private universities.)
"We will continue to strive to be among the top public universities in the nation while making a high-quality, affordable education our top priority, despite budget cuts and a difficult economic environment."
UI President David Sksorton
Also, in the fields of accounting and management, the college is ranked 9th and 15th, respectively. The UI College of Engineering is ranked 33rd among public universities. (The college is currently ranked 60th among all public and private universities.) UI President David J. Skorton said that the rankings offer one more yardstick showing that the UI is a recognized national university and a teaching and research leader. "We are grateful to our faculty, staff, students, alumni, friends and all Iowans for building and maintaining the University of Iowa's leadership role in higher education," Skorton said. "We will continue to strive to be among the top public universities in the nation while making a high-quality, affordable education our top priority, despite budget cuts and a difficult economic environment." The U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on questionnaires filled out by administrators at more than 1,400 universities and colleges. The data collected is scored on 15 indicators of academic quality in such categories as: peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, graduation rate performance and alumni giving. The annual U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Colleges" guide is scheduled for publication in the Aug. 30 issue of the magazine on newsstands Monday, Aug. 23, and the college guidebook goes on sale the same day. The rankings and other information are available on-line HERE.
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Teams spend months scouting and analyzing players to prepare themselves for the draft, but sometimes luck winds up playing a role in what they end up getting.
That was the case for the Chargers on Thursday night, according to their General Manager A.J. Smith. Smith never expected South Carolina linebacker Melvin Ingram to make it to the 18th pick, but that's exactly what happened. Smith ignored the teams calling him to trade up for the pick and grabbed a guy he feels lucky to have on the Chargers.
There has been plenty of praise for the pick from draft observers and it's hard to argue with that assessment. Ingram's versatility will be a great weapon in the San Diego front seven and his ability to get after quarterbacks should serve them very well from day one next season. The Chargers did a terrible job of getting off the field on third downs last season, but adding Ingram should be a step toward remedying that problem.
Biggest steal of the draft so far, closely followed by David DeCastro.
They should. That was one of the steals of the first round. I'm a Jaguars fan and I was hoping we'd take him at 7! Great pick by the Chargers!
It's hard to admit, but AJ is quietly having a great offseason.
they should………….. im no scout but, i have seen enough football to think this guy is gonna be a stud!!! turn on the tape, dude is relentless after the passer & and just continuously makes plays!!!
Ingram is the best athlete in the draft.
Norv Turner feels lucky to get another year as a Head Coach.
He's a mean, nasty man, extremely physical with a great motor…. and short arms.
A steal by San Diego, he is who I thought we would have picked at 7 if Blackmon was gone and he would have been.
I'm very interested to see what this guy's actual position is basedon his physical stats. Little short for a DE and a bit fat for a OLB. I guess I'll remain the only guy not going down on him. Wish him the best of luck though.
Peyton Manning is Pi$$ed. The bane of his existence just got a new QB killer.
The Chargers should call the Jets and thank them for being clueless.
The "other USC' products don't transition well to the NFL. The Panthers passed on this guy, who is in their backyard, for a reason. Same goes for DE Coples.
I was screaming at the TV for my GMEN to trade up and get him when Jets passed. Osi/JPP/Tuck/Kiwi and Ingram! Ah well, great pick SD.
Side note, I read an article earlier that Jets were trying to trade down with the Coples pick, but didnt have any suitors. Now, SD is saying their phone was ringing just 2 picks later. Do teams just not like the Jets lol?
The Chargers just ended Ingram's career.
Great pick up by the bolts!! Should help the Chargers forget about meroidman.
Awesome East coast bias on this site. Did the Chargers really only make one pick in the draft this year?
It is easy to Monday Morning Quarterback draft picks, but please….no one tell us what a 'genius' AJ Smith is for drafting Ingram. Yes, he is a great football player and will really help the bolts, but you dont have to be a genius when the draft pick 'falls' to you. AJ knows that. That's why many times he takes chances on no-name players……and, they fail, because AJ is no genius. The last successful draft he had was set up by John Butler (LaDanian, Merriman, Kaeding) This mans' intelligence and ego always clash. Drafting Troutmana, who wont even be able to play for a year, is just………..genius!


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Facts: Sexuality isn't absolute. Gender isn't binary. They are both fluid and gradient.
Everyone has the right to identify and express themselves in whichever manner they please. Yet there are still a few people in the world, "few" being a gross understatement, who can't seem to respect that. Homophobia is a concerning issue, and it can be further fueled by a person's fear of standing up against it. People shy away from even having conversations about the issue as if supporting homosexuality would somehow make them gay by association. They discourage the mere mention of homosexuality as if it's some sort of a taboo!
But what if things were the other way around? Imagine a society where people are criticised for being straight. And yes, I'm aware that in most eastern conservative cultures, displaying sexual fantasies or desires of any sort have always been frowned upon. So, it would seem that being overtly straight would be considered taboo as well. (This is evident from all the anti-PDA rants on the Facebook confessions page.) But let's imagine a society where being gay is the norm and being straight is frowned upon…this is, in essence, the fantasy of every gay kid in the closet ever.
Here's a short story to give you a glimpse of what could happen:
In the far distant future, humanity won over climate change and energy struggles. Now the biggest problem they faced was overpopulation. This led to a gradual shift in people's mindsets about reproduction. The "hum do humare do" policy was reformed to one and then eventually to zero.
People started to criticise straight sex, and heterosexuals were shamed for having perverse sexual preferences which were a threat to society. (If you dare argue that they could just use protection, I double dare you to find a logical reason for shaming homosexual sex.) As a result, the LGBTQ+ community gradually gained more and more political power, and straight sex was eventually made illegal. New babies could only be 5D printed when someone died so the balance was maintained.
Heterosexuals eventually became a minority.
Simon was born into this future and struggled through childhood because his way of dressing and behaving wasn't popular among the other kids. He was always the centre of everyone's destructive criticism.
As a result, Simon was subjected to a lot of bullying on a regular basis. He got called a freak and an attention whore and was often pressured to do ballet (which he did not care for). When he tried to play sports, he'd become the butt of jokes like, "What's the hardest part about being the captain of a rugby team? Telling your parents that you're straight!". Girls wouldn't go near him, because they were afraid he'd be attracted to them or worse, people would tease them, calling them straight by association too.
At around 13 years of age, Simon started to truly understand that he was different from the rest of the boys. At 16, Simon had his first crush on a girl. Now being a straight man, he was filled with the confidence that she wanted him too. So, the plan was to keep writing her love letters (not exactly a very straight thing to do, I know) and not take no for an answer. Tired of being hit on relentlessly, she complained about this to the principal, and then to his parents.
"Was this some kind of dare? Is it a prank? Honey, this is not funny. You could go to jail for this." His dad said, his other dad nodding alongside him. Although they had always kind of suspected it was true, they kept their hunches to themselves and Simon had never enjoyed talking about his feelings anyway.
But Simon couldn't run from the truth any longer. He finally grew the balls to come out to his fathers that day. "Dad, it wasn't a joke. I like her, I… I like women and I'm straight, but I'm still the same person!", he beseeched.
His parents didn't take the news well. In fact, they couldn't seem to take the news at all. The shock hit them so hard they went into denial. "Honey, you're just confused. I know you're a teenager, your body is changing, but this is just a phase. You'll get over it." His dad said, struggling to be compassionate.
"Exactly! You wouldn't feel that way if you had a boyfriend, maybe you should stop hanging out with all those girls and try to find a boy." His other dad joked. But when Simon only repeated himself, his parents started freaking out. "Sweetheart, I'm glad you opened up to us about this. I'm sorry I didn't take you seriously at first, but now I understand. And I just want you to know there's nothing wrong with you, you're not weak. Having a mental illness does not make you a sinner. We will consult the best psychiatrist. If needed, we can also use the money we saved up for your college to afford hormonal therapy. We'll register you for the straight conversion camp this summer right away."
After that, most of the kids avoided him. The rest he tried hard his best to avoid himself. Getting beaten up and bullied sure was a pain in the ass, but the teachers siding against him felt worse, parents of his classmates didn't want to send their children to the same school with 'a perv' and they would threaten to take matters to the police unless the school kicked him out. One day, the girl he had written the love letter for walked up to him.
"Simon, I know you must feel bad because of what happened, but I think heterosexuals are just like precious Christmas decorations!" He didn't fully understand that compliment, but he immediately felt relieved and leaned over to hug her. "Because they should be hung on a tree and lighted up!", she yelled. Simon felt as if the floor was slipping beneath his feet, he could not comprehend how someone could say something so cruel. And then he literally slipped and fell as the girl smacked him down. Wiping her hands off as if his touch agitated her, she said, "I hope that didn't arouse you, you creep!". Then she stepped over him and walked off as everyone pointed and laughed.
Simon felt powerless but he was physically unable to cry. He'd always end up aggressively punching the wall instead, in an attempt to feel in control again. The constant bullying was nothing new thing to him, he'd grown resilient to that throughout his childhood. But the fact that his parents were shamed in society was unbearable to him. He blamed himself for the disappointment he could sense in his fathers for the first time. He couldn't see any other way to end this other than by taking his own life and would've gone through with it if Neha hadn't talked him out of it. Neha was one of his only friends, but they only knew each other through Tumblr, where she ran a hetero pride blog that Simon followed.
India had never gotten around to accepting the section 733 of the new penal code (which declared heterosexuality as a criminal offence), not because the government was fair and sensitive, but because Indians showed the most inertia against accepting change. (Who said having an overly orthodox culture is always a bad thing for society, huh?) Neha was always there to console him and they slowly started to develop feelings for each other.
At age 18, Simon left home and ran away to India. He imagined he could finally live his truth once he got there. But he soon realised that the people there weren't completely accepting towards heterosexuals/hets, they were just passive about oppressing them. Simon had to hide his sexuality to be able to get a job as a waiter in a hotel. The manager often asked him to deny straight couples a table, because they would apparently make the rest of the customers uncomfortable.
In their free time, Simon and Neha would join activist groups to fight for their rights and dignity. They would always have to sneak away to be together but a few years later, Neha gathered the courage to come out to her mothers. Who, on the bright side, didn't freak out. They didn't abandon her, kill her in the name of honour, or abuse her. They stayed calm and dealt with the situation in the most Indian way possible…. They arranged her marriage with the daughter of a family friend to save face.
Simon moved on and continued to fight for his cause. Every day he would face hate mail and death threats, people yelling heterophobic slogans like "don't be straight, or you'll go straight to hell" and "castrate the straights" to his face. People would post #hatethehets on social media. Nobody would listen to what Simon had to say. People shamed the straights, claiming that being straight was just an excuse made by sore losers, who were too ugly to find a gay partner. But Simon persevered, and he formed an organisation called the "SUPER HAPPY FUN INDIA" (I'm not kidding, this is an actual thing, google it). He kept holding protests and demonstrations. Over the years, more and more people dared to come out and join the cause. They taught the people that love is love and that #straightrightsarehumanrights. They explained that they were born this way. Simon held the first-ever …wait sorry, second-ever (we've already witnessed the first one last year, *facepalms*) straight pride parade, near the hotel he used to work at. But people resisted him with posters reading "Simon go back." People made fun of the straight pride flag (which was just vertical black and white lines as a contrast to the rainbow), by comparing it to jail bars, saying that's where the hets belonged. In the end, Simon did win equal rights for heterosexuals, but not everything changed. Heterosexuals still didn't get enough representation in the government. They didn't have job security. The gays would still openly discriminate against them. Public display of straight love was either condemned or was sexually objectified by lesbians. Consequently, straight kissing scenes in movies were still censored to a greater degree than gore was.
Gay people would hit on straight people in bars and claim that they could "turn them gay" if they agreed to be with them for a night.
Straight couples couldn't adopt children because the government had ruled that having parents of two different genders cultivated a volatile home environment and thus unfit to raise a child. A kid should either have only fathers or only mothers. It took Simon four long decades for straight weddings to finally be made legal. And even after all those years, Neha could only truly love Simon. She divorced her wife and married Simon, and they knew they'd live happily ever after. But they sadly couldn't get a wedding cake from the town's most popular bakery because the owner still didn't believe in straight marriages and could evidently deny customers service for no good reason.
This story may sound fictitious, and yet it doesn't even compare to how unfair present society is to people who aren't cisgender heterosexuals. For example, it doesn't even begin to cover the issues faced by the (bi/pan/a)sexuals. The existence of their orientation hasn't been properly acknowledged to this day. It doesn't say anything about transgender or non-binary people. But the main takeaway here is to stop perceiving the LGBTQ+ community as freaks, to educate ourselves about the issues they face and support them. And for those who complain about "straight pride" not being a thing, just be grateful that it hasn't come to that yet.
If we can't shape society such that gay people don't have to come out, then it should be our responsibility to at least ensure that anyone willing to come out doesn't feel too insecure to live their truth. If more people learn to grow out of that binary mindset and are more willing to accept everyone's differences, we can have a more colourful society, where no one would ever feel like being themselves is a taboo.
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by Jama Abdillahi | Jan 21, 2023 | Okategoriserade | 0 comments
Source: Hiiraan Online, aturday January 21, 2023
Mogadishu (HOL) – According to new research released by global citizenship and residence advisory firms, the Somalia passport is stillconsidered one of the weakest in the world.
Political instability in the country, as well as security and terrorism concerns, have left its citizens with a passport that can enter a few countries.
In 2021, Somalia's passport ranked as the fifth weakest passport on the planet.
According to Passport Index, an interactive passport ranking tool by Arton Capital, the Somalia passport ranks near the bottom in terms of travel freedom, with citizens only able to enter 35 countries with a visa on arrival and only eight visa-free countries. This is significantly less than the average of around 60-70 countries for most other passports. Arton Capital ranks Somali at 92 globally – tied with Yemen and Pakistan. Only war-torn Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan have worse-performing passports.
Henley Global, a leading global citizenship consultancy group, also ranks the Somalia passport among the weakest. Their Passport Index ranks countries based on the number of destinations their citizens can access without a visa, and as of 2023, the Somalia passport is ranked at position 104 out of 109.
Despite these challenges, there are efforts being made to improve the strength of the Somalia passport. The Somali government has introduced a biometric passport system, which would help to increase security and reduce fraud. Additionally, Somalia is working to improve its relations with other nations.
STRONGEST PASSPORTS IN 2023
1. Japan (193 destinations)
2. Singapore, South Korea (192 destinations)
3. Germany, Spain (190 destinations)
4. Finland, Italy, Luxembourg (189 destinations)
5. Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden (188 destinations)
6. France, Ireland, Portugal, United Kingdom (187 destinations)
7. Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United States, Czech Republic (186 destinations)
8. Australia, Canada, Greece, Malta (185 destinations)
9. Hungary, Poland (184 destinations)
10. Lithuania, Slovakia (183 destinations)
WEAKEST PASSPORTS IN 2023
102. North Korea (40 destinations)
103. Nepal, Palestinian territory (38 destinations)
104. Somalia (35 destinations)
105. Yemen (34 destinations)
106. Pakistan (32 destinations)
107. Syria (30 destinations)
108. Iraq (29 destinations)
109. Afghanistan (27 destinations)


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RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 Crowns my Favorite Bianca Del Rio
For those of you reading this column on a regular basis, you know I have made it very clear for about six weeks that Bianca was my favorite and should win RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6. This is the first time in all six years that I predicted who the winner should be. I could not have been happier that RuPaul crowned Bianca, until I started thinking about the fact that I would be interviewing her, and then I got very excited! It was a pleasure to sit down with Bianca for this exclusive Hotspots interview.
At what age did drag become an interest and how did you pick your name?
I started drag when I was 20. I was working for a theater company and there was an awkward moment when they needed someone to do drag in a play and I volunteered. I have since been on an 18-year journey of being a man in a wig.
I got my name when I was drunk in a bar and a friend said I looked like a Bianca and it clicked. She also picked my last name.
How many times did you apply to be on RPDR and how did it feel when you found out you were chosen?
I only applied once and it was overwhelming when I got chosen. You send in an audition tape and you wait months, and then you get the call and only have 4 days to get everything together and travel to California.
Tell me about your RuPaul's Drag Race experience.
It's surreal and you feel like you are in the TV. You never know what's to come and that's the part I loved about it. I never thought about winning, just about the individual challenges and trying to do the best I could do. There is no down time between challenges.
How crazy has your life become since the start of this season of RuPaul's Drag Race?
My life was crazy before Drag Race, but now it's even crazier. It's time-consuming, interviewing and planning and traveling all over the country. I just didn't realize how time-consuming it really was going to be. I am just lucky it happened to me now at 38 instead of at 20, because I can digest it now. It's an adjustment, but I definitely wasn't ready for this when I was younger.
If you couldn't win, who would you want to win and why?
All three of us discussed this and we said whomever won, we would be grateful. I wouldn't have been upset if either one of them won. They are both so talented.
Tell me about the man behind Bianca.
He has to shave all the time…LOL. The show has shown all of me so I have no secrets; he is the same person as Bianca.
What are you going to do with the $100,000? What's the first thing you are going to buy?
I have to pay my dentist a lot of money, but I am an old queen, so I am going to do an adult thing and put a deposit down on a condo.
How has drag changed since you started?
Well, drag itself has evolved, but as far as the show, it's brought drag into people's homes. I mean, 80 percent of the feedback I get now is from women. However, like everything good and bad, there is this idea that you are curing cancer… sometimes I have to tell these "Beautiful" [not the word Bianca used…LOL] queens, "Calm down, honey, you're just doing drag." You are a man in a wig with makeup on, I mean…seriously, it's what you do with it. You have to know yourself. I grew up in the Ru era, watching the RuPaul show, listening to Supermodel of the World, and it's great that this has happened to her at this point in her career, and that she has been able to give this golden opportunity to so many other drag queens and the community at large. One of the main changes I've noticed is that everyone has a platform now and that has really changed since I started doing drag. I mean Facebook, Twitter, blogs… It used to be if you hated a drag queen, you had to come up and say it to her face. Now, everyone has access to all of these people and can say what they want to them; that has totally changed the game.
What's ahead for Bianca?
There are two things I am working on besides touring. I am working on a one woman/one man drag cabaret show and I am working on a film with my friend Matt Kugelman. The film is called Hurricane Bianca and it's about a guy who gets fired from a job because he is gay. Most people don't know that you can still get fired in 29 states for being gay, so it's a comedy that brings that issue to light, and hopefully we can use this newfound interest in me to promote and make the movie successful. The man comes back as Bianca to wreak havoc on the town and get revenge.
For more about Bianca, visit TheBiancaDelRio.com.
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