・Not necessary deburring of the cut surface, operation efficiency is up.
Can easily cut base rails made by Kowa Kasei Co., Ltd. This cutter is also recommended for its safety.
- A flat washer and an s washer are built into the screw (P=4 sems type).
-Hexagonal upset type that can be tightened with a Phillips head screwdriver.
Supports cutting wiring duct side vents up to a height of 100 mm. Can also be used to cut resin and a variety of other products.
PUW series oil resistant / chemical resistant / AG specifications.
· PC is also severely degraded by certain types of environmental agents, such as cutting oil.
Much more oil resistant than conventional PC.
The unique shape of the blades cuts through plastic effectively. This product is helpful for a variety of applications such as wiring ducts.
(Note) The blade tip of this product has the groove cut off to prevent the blade from splitting during cutting operations.
- The birdie cutter is a plastic-cutting tool with the optimal shape for cutting both hard and soft plastics.
- The concave receiving element, slide cover, and right-angle attachment can be used together to easily cut all kinds of plastic materials, such as wiring ducts and terminal block covers.
• Manufactured by Prokit's, the No. 1 tool manufacturer in Taiwan.
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These are nippers that have professional specifications and are ideal for hard-to-cut items such as piano wires. Includes a spring to make work easier.
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· With this handheld item, anyone can chamfer a base rail.
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Meeting with Caroline Corby, Chair of the Parole Board (12 November 2018)
Includes discussion of Parole Board transparency, the Victim Contact Scheme and supporting victims at hearings.
The Victims' Commissioner, Baroness Newlove (VC) and the Chair of the Parole Board, Caroline Corby (Chairman), met to discuss the engagement of victims in the parole process.
Issues discussed
Implementation of Parole Board transparency
The Secretary of State announced that Rule 25 in the Parole Board Rules (the "privacy ruling") would be repealed. The Order for the repeal was laid on 30 April and came into force on or around 22 May. It was not retrospective.
Since that time, the Chairman advised that the Board has received 1,500 requests to receive reasons behind decisions for specific cases, most of which were made on behalf of victims. Since June, the Board has issued 500 reasons letters. The VC welcomed this development. She has been calling for this level of transparency and the level of interest on the part of victims has vindicated her position.
The Board has set up a team who draft and issue the letters and these are being turned around within 14 days. The VC was concerned that the letters were being drafted clearly and in terms that victims can understand. The Chairman confirmed that the Board had received very few enquiries in response to the letters. However, it was looking to undertake a formal evaluation of their effectiveness after 12 months.
The Chairman advised the VC of a piece of ongoing work within the Board, looking at how it takes its decisions and seeking to deliver a greater consistency in the drafting of decisions. The VC welcomed this and asked to be kept informed.
Update on the proposals for re-consideration of parole decisions
The MoJ is undertaking a consultation on how a reconsideration mechanism might work. The VC responded to the public consultation exercise and has met with the team of officials responsible for designing the mechanism. She was concerned that the mechanism should be available to the widest possible range of victims and that victims should have sufficient time in which to consider and then draft a request for reconsideration. If this is not available to them, the mechanism will not achieve its purpose.
The Chairman agreed with the VC. They also agreed that it was critical that Victim Liaison Officers were trained to understand the mechanism so that they were able to support victims and give them accurate information. This is particularly the case because prisoners will have a legal representative to assist them in challenging a parole decision, whereas victims will not. The VC was concerned that there should be a level playing field between the two.
Victim Contact Scheme
The VC is advocating a change in the Victim Contact Scheme to make it a service more closely integrated into victim support services. She is keen that this be piloted and has raised the matter with the Director of the National Probation Service, who has responded positively.
The VC also mentioned that she has asked that the National Probation Service shows greater flexibility when victims ask for limited details of resettlement plans. Many victims are very anxious when they hear that the offender is to be released. Providing some explanation of how the offender is being managed would offer them re-assurance.
Right of review when licence condition requests are rejected or amended
The VC again called for victims to be given and notified of a right of review when they make a request for a licence condition and it is either rejected or varied. She welcomed the fact that victims would be given reasons for Parole Board decisions on licence conditions but asked that this come with a right of review if victims are dissatisfied with the decision. This was consistent with the right of review offered by the CPS and the Police in respect of charging decisions.
The Parole Board pointed out that it was already possible for victims to request that decisions on licence conditions be varied/reviewed, but it was agreed that this was not always being conveyed to victims. The VC was keen that it should be so that victims were aware of the right to seek a review if they were dissatisfied.
The Parole Board agreed to reflect upon how this information might be made available to victims. The VC plans to write to the Parole Board to follow up on this and ask how it plans to proceed.
Supporting victims at Parole Board hearings
The VC repeated her concern about the support on offer to victims who attended Parole Board oral hearings. She feels that panels need to engage with victims and make them feel part of the process. There was also a duty of care to victims when they left the hearing as some would be traumatised and upset.
The Board agreed to reflect upon how victims might be made to feel more engaged. The VC plans to follow this up with the Board and with the National Probation Service as she is concerned that this issue is not being addressed.
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Date Range Season Standard View Standard View – 5th Sleeper Water or Pool View King Bed
Jan 1 New Years $378 $394 $417 $428
Jan 2-Jan 4 Value $258/$274/$299 $277/$291/$316 $296/$304/$310 $303/$312/$325
Jan 5-Jan 7 Marathon $305 $324 $353 $382
Jan 8-Jan 12 Value $258/$274/$299 $277/$291/$316 $296/$304/$310 $303/$312/$325
Jan 13-Jan 15 MLK Day $313 $333 $333 $342
Jan 16-Feb 8 Value $258/$274/$299 $277/$291/$316 $296/$304/$310 $303/$312/$325
Feb 9-Feb 16 Regular $321/$336/$358 $338/$353/$376 $345/$362/$397 $354/$371/$403
Feb 17-Feb 18 Presidents' Day $395 $412 $413 $425
Feb 19-Feb 26 Spring $338/$350/$376 $356/$374/$397 $380/$396/$412 $387/$403/$418
Feb 27-Mar 2 Regular $321/$336/$358 $338/$353/$376 $345/$362/$397 $354/$371/$403
Mar 3-Mar 25 Spring $338/$350/$376 $356/$374/$397 $380/$396/$412 $387/$403/$418
Mar 26-Mar 29 Regular $321/$336/$358 $338/$353/$376 $345/$362/$397 $354/$371/$403
Mar 30-Apr 12 Easter $403 $426 $433 $441
Apr 13-Apr 14 Spring $338/$350/$376 $356/$374/$397 $380/$396/$412 $387/$403/$418
Apr 15-May 14 Regular 2 $310/$328/$366 $331/$349/$389 $336/$351/$393 $346/$361/$399
May 15 Special $320 $331 $336 $346
May 16-May 23 Regular 2 $310/$328/$366 $331/$349/$389 $336/$351/$393 $346/$361/$399
May 25 Regular 2 $310/$328/$366 $331/$349/$389 $336/$351/$393 $346/$361/$399
May 26-May 28 Memorial Day $375 $394 $400 $418
May 29-May 31 Summer $314/$350 $332/$364 $351/$356 $357/$361
Jun 1 Special $321 $332 $351 $357
Jun 2-Jun 17 Summer $314/$350 $332/$364 $351/$356 $357/$361
Jun 18 Special $321 $332 $351 $357
Jun 19-Jun 21 Summer $314/$350 $332/$364 $351/$356 $357/$361
Jun 30-Jul 2 Independence Day $363 $381 $371 $378
Jul 3-Jul 24 Summer $314/$350 $332/$364 $351/$356 $357/$361
Jul 25 Special $321 $332 $351 $357
Jul 26-Jul 30 Summer $314/$350 $332/$364 $351/$356 $357/$361
Aug 1-Aug 5 Summer $314/$350 $332/$364 $351/$356 $357/$361
Aug 6-Aug 8 Summer 2 $316/$332/$357 $339/$356/$378 $344/$358/$400 $350/$363/$406
Aug 9 Special $327 $339 $344 $350
Aug 10-Aug 19 Summer 2 $316/$332/$357 $339/$356/$378 $344/$358/$400 $350/$363/$406
Aug 20-Aug 26 Value 2 $310/$328/$344 $333/$350/$367 $328/$343/$357 $336/$350/$364
Aug 27 Special $312 $350 $326 $350
Sep 1-Sep 3 Labor Day $380 $407 $395 $405
Sep 4-Sep 9 Value 2 $310/$328/$344 $333/$350/$367 $328/$343/$357 $336/$350/$364
Sep 10-Sep 30 Fall $331/$343/$370 $346/$360/$390 $353/$368/$411 $364/$378/$417
Oct 1-Oct 5 Fall 2 $344/$357/$385 $360/$375/$406 $368/$382/$428 $378/$394/$434
Oct 6-Oct 8 Columbus Day $398 $423 $439 $474
Oct 9-Oct 21 Fall 2 $344/$357/$385 $360/$375/$406 $368/$382/$428 $378/$394/$434
Oct 22-Nov 1 Fall 3 $343/$360/$388 $363/$384/$412 $362/$378/$399 $379/$397/$431
Nov 2-Nov 4 Marathon 2 $396 $425 $414 $450
Nov 5-Nov 17 Fall 3 $343/$360/$388 $363/$384/$412 $362/$378/$399 $379/$397/$431
Nov 18-Nov 24 Thanksgiving $388 $415 $421 $436
Nov 25-Nov 30 Fall 3 $343/$360/$388 $363/$384/$412 $362/$378/$399 $379/$397/$431
Dec 1-Dec 7 Winter $369/$395 $387/$415 $376/$404 $402/$430
Dec 8-Dec 14 Winter 2 $381/$422 $400/$438 $416/$452 $439/$480
Dec 15-Dec 24 Holiday $466 $479 $498 $505
Dec 25-Dec 31 Holiday 2 $479 $494 $514 $523
Date Range Season Water or Pool View – 5th Sleeper Preferred Room
Jan 1 New Years $438 $496
Jan 2-Jan 4 Value $313/$323/$332 $354/$368/$384
Jan 5-Jan 7 Marathon $372 $389
Jan 8-Jan 12 Value $313/$323/$332 $354/$368/$384
Jan 13-Jan 15 MLK Day $351 $399
Jan 16-Feb 8 Value $313/$323/$332 $354/$368/$384
Feb 9-Feb 16 Regular $361/$377/$412 $424/$439/$462
Feb 17-Feb 18 Presidents' Day $431 $461
Feb 19-Feb 26 Spring $395/$411/$428 $432/$449/$461
Feb 27-Mar 2 Regular $361/$377/$412 $424/$439/$462
Mar 3-Mar 25 Spring $395/$411/$428 $432/$449/$461
Mar 26-Mar 29 Regular $361/$377/$412 $424/$439/$462
Mar 30-Apr 12 Easter $450 $472
Apr 13-Apr 14 Spring $395/$411/$428 $432/$449/$461
Apr 15-May 14 Regular 2 $354/$368/$411 $413/$429/$460
May 15 Special $354 $393
May 16-May 23 Regular 2 $354/$368/$411 $413/$429/$460
May 25 Regular 2 $354/$368/$411 $413/$429/$460
May 26-May 28 Memorial Day $417 $483
May 29-May 31 Summer $364/$369 $414/$415
Jun 1 Special $364 $394
Jun 2-Jun 17 Summer $364/$369 $414/$415
Jun 18 Special $364 $394
Jun 19-Jun 21 Summer $364/$369 $414/$415
Jun 30-Jul 2 Independence Day $387 $435
Jul 3-Jul 24 Summer $364/$369 $414/$415
Jul 25 Special $364 $394
Jul 26-Jul 30 Summer $364/$369 $414/$415
Aug 1-Aug 5 Summer $364/$369 $414/$415
Aug 6-Aug 8 Summer 2 $358/$370/$414 $428/$443/$457
Aug 9 Special $358 $406
Aug 10-Aug 19 Summer 2 $358/$370/$414 $428/$443/$457
Aug 20-Aug 26 Value 2 $344/$357/$370 $404/$412/$416
Aug 27 Special $357 $432
Sep 1-Sep 3 Labor Day $411 $461
Sep 4-Sep 9 Value 2 $344/$357/$370 $404/$412/$416
Sep 10-Sep 30 Fall $369/$382/$424 $423/$441/$474
Oct 1-Oct 5 Fall 2 $384/$398/$441 $440/$458/$493
Oct 6-Oct 8 Columbus Day $452 $525
Oct 9-Oct 21 Fall 2 $384/$398/$441 $440/$458/$493
Oct 22-Nov 1 Fall 3 $375/$392/$411 $460/$461/$466
Nov 2-Nov 4 Marathon 2 $426 $489
Nov 5-Nov 17 Fall 3 $375/$392/$411 $460/$461/$466
Nov 18-Nov 24 Thanksgiving $439 $504
Nov 25-Nov 30 Fall 3 $375/$392/$411 $460/$461/$466
Dec 1-Dec 7 Winter $394/$424 $475/$510
Dec 8-Dec 14 Winter 2 $438/$467 $484/$518
Dec 15-Dec 24 Holiday $512 $534
Dec 25-Dec 31 Holiday 2 $529 $551
The room rates and season dates on this page were accurate at the time they were compiled. (Originally gathered in mid 2022.) Disney has been known to change rates and policies without notice, though it's fairly unusual. The information on this page should be used as a general guide only.
Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort is a Moderate resort. Rates are per room, per night, based on two adults maximum per room. A charge of $25 per night plus tax applies for each additional adult (age 18+) in the room after the first two. There is no charge for children under 18. A single child under 3 in a crib does not count toward maximum occupancy.
Room Notes
Standard View: Sleeps up to 4. Bed configuration: 2 Queen Beds. Views of the Resort Hotel, Courtyard or Woodlands.
Standard View – 5th Sleeper: Sleeps up to 4. Bed configuration: 2 Queen Beds and 1 Child-Size Pull-Down Bed. Views of the Resort Hotel, Courtyard or Woodlands.
Water or Pool View: Sleeps up to 4. Bed configuration: 2 Queen Beds. Views of the Lake or Pool.
King Bed: Sleeps up to 2. Bed configuration: 1 King Bed. Views of the Lake, Pool, Resort Hotel, Courtyard or Woodlands.
Water or Pool View – 5th Sleeper: Sleeps up to 4. Bed configuration: 2 Queen Beds and 1 Child-Size Pull-Down Bed. Views of the Lake or Pool.
Preferred Room: Sleeps up to 4. Bed configuration: 2 Queen Beds and 1 Child-Size Pull-Down Bed or 2 Queen Beds. Views of the Resort Hotel, Courtyard or Woodlands.
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MGQ and Innovation Ireland
by Shane Fitzgerald
How can the EU help build a Smart Economy?
Members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs recently congratulated Maire Geoghegan Quinn (known to a generation of Irish journalists as MGQ) on her appointment as Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science. The appointment has met with a positive response from Irish commentators both because of MGQ's perceived competence and because of the relative importance of the portfolio, not to mention its "appropriateness" to Ireland's stated policies and priorities.
Research and innovation are at the centre of José Manuel Barroso's EU2020 strategy, which has three key themes: creating value by basing growth on knowledge; empowering people in inclusive societies; and creating a competitive, connected and greener economy. The Commission is currently holding a public consultation on this strategy and plans to make a detailed proposal to the Spring European Council in 2010. It is envisaged that new integrated guidelines and policy priorities will then replace those in force under the Lisbon Strategy since 2005.
This process chimes well with Ireland's ambition to create a 'smart economy' based on strategic investments in specific areas of science such as biopharmaceuticals and green technologies. Ireland's plan is to "invest heavily in research and development, incentivise multinational companies to locate more R&D capacity in Ireland, and ensure the commercialisation and retaining of ideas that flow from that investment." Just as at the European level, the idea is to foster a dynamic and exemplary research, innovation and commercialisation ecosystem.
One of MGQ's main responsibilities will be managing the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development 2007-2013 (FP7), a programme with an overall budget of more than €50 billion. According to the Irish Times, 418 Irish organisations (ranging from multinationals to small and medium-sized enterprises, educational institutions and civil society organisations) benefited from FP7 to the tune of €107 million in 2007 and 2008. Though this figure is dwarfed by the colossal sums we are all now familiar with due to Ireland's budgetary and banking woes, this type of targeted investment can have a remarkable multiplier effect, and should be welcomed and encouraged.
Although Commissioners are prohibited from favouring projects in or seeking political advantages for their home states, MGQ's new profile and position within the international research and innovation community is likely to benefit Irish academia and enterprise in subtler ways. Rightly or wrongly, Commissioners are often associated with a particular national 'style' (witness President Sarkozy's triumphant emphasis on Michel Barnier's appointment to the Internal Markets and Services post as a victory for 'French' social democracy at the expense of 'British' neo-liberalism). Equally, nomination to a certain portfolio leads to enhanced awareness of its contents at home, as domestic media will always report the goings-on of 'our guy' in Brussels. So this is good news for those of us who would like to see a greater emphasis on the innovation agenda in Ireland, and for those of us who want Ireland Inc. to be more closely linked to that agenda internationally.
MGQ's appointment also comes a few months ahead of the scheduled publication of the European Innovation Act, which aims to put in place general principles that will create a coherent policy on innovation. It will be interesting to see who launches the Act, given that it is currently being drafted by DG Industry and Entrepeneurship but is so clearly within MGQ's remit. President Barosso has said of her new position that it entails "not only the management, implementation of all the policy of research and science … but also cross-cutting a horizontal responsibility on innovation". Perhaps this Act represents an initial opportunity for innovative cross-collaboration within the Commission?
Before taking up her post, MGQ will have to persuade the European Parliament of her suitability in hearings between January 11 and 19. The Parliament cannot reject Commissioners individually but must rather reject the entire team (seeArthur Beesley in the Irish Times for further discussion of this issue). Its final vote is scheduled for January 26. The new Commission's term will then run until 31 October 2014.
Ms. Geoghegan-Quinn comes to the post with a strong domestic profile, having become the first female cabinet minister in 1979, going on to serve as Minister of State for European Affairs, Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications, and Minister for Justice. She retired from politics in 1997 to embark upon a career in the private sector, but in 2000 moved to Luxembourg to take up a post at the European Court of Auditors, where she has worked until now. In recent news, she has appointed Irishman John Bell – currently heading the cabinet of the outgoing Consumer Affairs Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva – as her chef de cabinet.
This article was first published by the Institute of International and European Affairs. Access the original here.
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Animal Lovers is a playful series on domestic life with a serious message. Click here to see the Animal Lovers series.
Human-animal hybrids incorporate both human and non-human animal elements i n a diverse variety of ways. These hybrids have played an important part in mythology and religion for thousands of years. In ancient Greece, Pan was the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds and rustic music, and companion of the nymphs with hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat. In Roman religion and myth, Pan's counterpart was Faunus, a nature god. Because of the association with fertility Pan and Faunus and lesser fauns and satyrs were often associated with eroticism. These creatures played important roles in art, literature and music through the ages.
Human-animal hybrids continue to be popular in storytelling and art today. Anthropomorphized animal characters in children's literature and film and other scarier versions found in sci-fi and fantasy. As hybridity becomes closer to reality in scientific research and trans-humanist thought, it has taken some interesting turns in art. The Zan-Lun Huang, sculpture, Evolve, is one example of the continued interest in hybridity in contemporary art.
I decided to venture into animal-human hybridity in my art, not because of current trends in art but in response to seeing a horrifically sad video on the Toronto Cow Save Facebook page showing baby lambs that had been just born, snatched from their still bleeding mothers and hung by their feet for disposal. We forget this sad side of the dairy industry – be it dairy cows, goats or sheep – milk only comes from animals who have recently given birth. Where do the unwanted calves, lambs and baby goats go? I was so overcome by the video clip I could only think of a new art series featuring sheep and goats so I launched Animal Lovers.
Animal Lovers is a series of pencil crayon drawings on black paper. My intent was to hybridize sheep and goats with humans and set them in human familial situations to emphasize that these domestic animals share our emotions and maternal instincts and desire to exercise their natural social behaviours. For source material I used family photographs and images of domestic scenes and animals from the Internet. I found the work in coloured pencil calming. It gave me time to think. I remembered my innocent childhood when I thought milk came from farmers. Here I am at 2 1/2 years with my favourite toy, my Lammie.


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P. D. Lochridge, Brigadier General, United States Army, was born near Bexar, Alabama, December 2, 1863. He was a student at Mississippi State College, 1880-83 and then graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1887, and from the Infantry and Cavalry School in 1893. He married Carlotta Rawolle, February 20, 1889, and they had one son, Rawolle.
Lochridge was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Cavalry, June 12, 1887, and advanced through the grades to Colonel on July 1, 1916. He was appointed Brigadier General, National Army, December 17, 1917. He retired for disability in line of duty, November 10, 1919. He was advanced to Brigadier General on the retired list, June 21, 1930.
He served in the West, in Cuba, in Puerto Rico, in the Philippines, on the Mexican Border, and in France. He was a member of the General Staff of the United States Army, 1915-19. He was Paymaster of the Cuban Census and in charge of engineering enterprises, 1899-1900.
Foloowing his retirment, he was Treasurer and Director, Marx and Rawolle Shellac, New York City and Montreal, 1920-26. He was an organizer of Calcutta Traders, Ltd., 1921, which maintained shellac factories at Purulia and Mizapur, India, 1922.
His medals included the Distinguished Service Medal, Spanish-AMerican War Medal, the Cuban Occupation and Puerto Rican Occupation Medals and World War I Victory Medal, he was a Commander of the French Legion of Honor, Companion of the British Order of the Bath, Commander of the Order of the Italian Crown, a recipient of the Italian War Cross. He made his home in Washington, D.C. and died: there June 17, 1935. He was buried with full military honors in Section 2, of Arlington National Cemetery. Buried with him are Carlotta Rawolle Lochridge, his wife, 1871-1960, and his son, Rawolle Lochridge, First Lieutenant, United States Army Air Service, 1894-1986.


Wicklow County Council has introduced a new text alert system to warn people about adverse weather in the future.
The system will also include other information such as notices about emergency roadworks and problems with local water supplies.
The information sent out in messages will also be tailored to suit each municipal district across the county.
It is understood that the system will also include community notices, notices regarding public consultations on local area plans, local property tax deadlines and council events.
A spokesperson for the council has said that they have being planning this service for a number of months and the fact that it comes 'so soon' after Storm Desmond in purely coincidental.


London's $11.5-million Hale-Trafalgar railway overpass is stalled indefinitely and may be jeopardized by a lack of funding, sources say.
The city still hasn't reached a funding deal on the controversial overpass -- seen as partial relief for traffic bottlenecks at rail crossings -- with either CN Rail or the federal and provincial governments.
City hall had expected the federal government to help pay for the overpass as a public works project. But now the region's senior MP, Labour Minister Joe Fontana, says the city should use money from its share of the federal gas tax for the project.
"They do have the money," the London North MP insisted yesterday. "How the city decides to spend the gas tax is their decision in terms of priority-setting. That is the new infrastructure program."
I think this is hilarious actually, in the tragic sense of the word of course. I never thought I would hear sensible words come from Fontana's trap and it's an added bonus that London is on the 'losing' end. On the other hand, we must temper such praise with the knowledge that Fontana is a politician, and a member of the Party at that and hence has no problem spending other people's money. Spending cash on the implementation of Kyoto promises a greater reward than an unnecessary overpass in London.
"This will cause us all to have some pause," Deputy Mayor Tom Gosnell said yesterday.
"If we have to spend an extra $4 million to $6 million to complete this project, then it will crowd out other capital spending priorities. It will be a political decision."
The funding glitch comes as the $4-million, first phase of the project is nearly complete, including land acquisition, utility relocation and design.
No shovel has been put in the ground yet, however.
The overpass was narrowly approved by council in a 9-7 vote last year. Several council members opposed the project, partly because the funding wasn't secured.
If these people weren't paid with public dollars, they would be living on street corners begging productive and responsible people for change instead of stealing it at the point of a gun. A sensible person doesn't start a business or begin on an expansion before the loan is guaranteed. But it's London, so that's they way they operate here.
Besides funding concerns, some council members argue other crossings, such as the CPR crossing on Adelaide Street North, are higher priorities.
So far, the province has chipped in $2 million, CN $1.4 million and the city $1.25 million, much of it already spent on the project's first phase.
Sources say the city has only managed to get a commitment of $2 million from CN Rail, no more from the province and nothing from the federal government.
London expects to get almost $55 million during the next five years from its share of the federal gas tax being given to municipalities. Ottawa is paying out 1.5 cents a litre from the tax, rising to five cents by 2009-10.
The money is to be used to improve roads, bridges and other public works as part of the Liberal government's so-called "new deal" for cities.
But council was expecting the federal funding from other sources.
Let us not forget that greed is one of the seven deadly sins.
Ward 4 Coun. Roger Caranci, who led the push to build the overpass, said he's "very confident" it will be built. "It's not in jeopardy. It's going to move forward," said Caranci, who suggested the gas tax money is a possible funding source.
[..] "Any person in their right mind would say there's a problem at the intersection and that we need to fix it."
[..] Steblin said any large capital project takes time.
"You have to eat an elephant one bite at a time and this is a very big project," he said. "But we believe it's a good long-term investment."
Caranci rules over Ward 4, so he's not the most unbiased judge of the right mindedness of others. Even new residents of this city governed by fools will tell you that an overpass on the more highly travelled Adelaide North would be a more worthwhile investment. How many more free dinners will council gobble up over this discussion before they are indeed the size of elephants?
Council has already voted to proceed with the $11.5-million project aimed at reducing congestion and improving safety at the CN crossing.
But Gosnell wanted assurances that if the federal government and CN Rail don't ante up the funds for the second phase of the project -- estimated at $8 million -- the city can reserve the right to transfer provincial funds to other road project priorities.
Hume and city engineer Peter Steblin said the province is getting fed up with London's frequent changes in project priorities funded through the former SuperBuild program.
The concern over Hale- Trafalgar is that although the first phase has been approved with $2 million from the province and $2.5 million each from the city and CN, the federal government and CN haven't committed to the second phase.
The first phase involves design, utility upgrades and voluntary property acquisition. The second phase would be the overpass construction.
Gosnell fears if the second phase can't proceed or is delayed for several years, the city could lose the provincial share he'd rather see diverted to other road works.
Canadian taxpayers should be outraged at the irresponsible behaviour of London's governing elites - it is not just Londoners who are paying for such mismanagement and waste. Unfortunately, such begging and bumbling is not confined to London but occurs in most municipalities.
What's the deal with Canadian railway travel?
You can't even get onto the platform at London until someone guides you to a particular car;at Toronto Union you can actually gain admission,but only after the train has arrived.
In England nobody gives a damn, but pretending that this kind of mollycoddling is added value does seem to be yet another charming example of Canadiana.
July 22, 2005 1:56 p.m.
Londoners are solid Party supporters in the aggregate, so obviously they don't require any more pork for the time being. The Party's "Public Works" front organization can use that money more effectively to help shore up Party support in less predictable ridings.
July 22, 2005 6:08 p.m.
I think the real problem with the bridge is the nature of the "new deal" which is actually a raw deal for taxpayers.
The new deal money is intended for "sustainable" Kyoto-friendly projects. Perhaps your bridge falls into that category, but in Regina, our mayor is spending the gas money on fuel-efficent buses, and not fixing crumbling infrastructure -- Ottawa dictates as such.
The Mayor of Winnipeg wants to fill potholes with the gas money, but the feds won't let him.
The new deal is garbage.
July 25, 2005 2:24 p.m.
Maybe, we should have less faith in the benevolent big brother who sloshes tax money like it flows in a stream and can be commanded by dams.
July 25, 2005 8:28 p.m.


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Family says no justice after logging death despite WorkSafe investigation
WorkSafe is being criticised for not using its powers enough. Photo credit: Getty
By Phil Pennington of RNZ
An East Coast whānau that lost three family members working in logging operations says they have not got justice nor have there been decent investigations into the deaths.
Families are speaking up about their experience of WorkSafe investigations after an independent report found numerous weaknesses in its approach and practices.
The regulator is now spending $5 million on an improvement programme it has styled as moving from "good to great" - but Willie Waitoa said after what his family have been through, if WorkSafe thinks it is doing a good job, "I hate to know what hopeless is".
His nephews Te Oho Mauri Piripi Bartlett and Niko Brooking-Hodgson, both in their 20s, died doing one of the riskiest jobs in forestry - breaking out, or overseeing the hauling of felled logs - one year apart in 2016 and 17.
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In Bartlett's case, Blackstump Logging was fined $150,000 in April for failing to keep him safe.
WorkSafe said it had held Blackstump accountable.
But Waitoa, a Gisborne fisheries inspector with first-hand experience of the demands of regulatory investigations, said it amounted to a "slap on the wrist" and "no real justice" - though what they really wanted was real change to make forestry safer, he added.
Both deaths were investigated by WorkSafe under laws strengthened in 2016 in response to the Pike River disaster, including the ability to go after company bosses and directors.
But WorkSafe is being criticised for not using those powers enough.
"I feel that we're squandering it," lawyer and health and safety specialist Hazel Armstrong, said.
She independently investigated Brooking-Hodgson's death, helping prompt WorkSafe to commission ex-police officer Gavin Jones in mid-2019 to independently assess investigations as a whole.
"What I'm finding is that they're not really looking at who owns and manages the forest," she said.
Waitoa said the agency started out supporting his whānau well, with "lovely" tikanga protocols upheld.
But as time went on, this became fractured and communications poor, and the final straw was the charge against Blackstump Logging being downgraded to the lesser of two serious charges under the 2015-16 laws.
"Come right to the crux of it when we're about to go to court ... all of a sudden all those tikanga protocols just got thrown out the window."
Thirty members of the family - many who'd travelled a long way - ended up waiting in vain in the foyer of the Gisborne District Court in June 2019, where the company pleaded guilty.
They never got into the court to see that, or to show the judge how many people cared for Bartlett, Waitoa said.
WorkSafe had two staff in the courtroom, who could not get out to alert the whānau once proceedings began, the agency told them afterwards in a letter.
It added this was unfortunate and it "did not know" how it had occurred.
"Us as a family, we're out there in limbo," Waitoa said.
"We've never seen a summary of facts of the case.
"You're just out on the side, and you're just hearing these little whispers and getting these bits of email, 'we'll fill you in' type stuff."
His request under the Official Information Act for reports had been turned down, he said.
WorkSafe said it would get him a summary of facts this week.
"Mr Waitoa is entitled to his opinions on his experience," WorkSafe specialist interventions head Simon Humphries said in a statement.
WorkSafe chief executive Phil Parkes has repeatedly stressed the agency succeeds with 90 percent of prosecutions.
The 2019 report said this was an important measure but that deeper digging showed up looming problems.
Both Waitoa and Armstrong said the high success rate showed the agency was taking the easy cases.
In the Brooking-Hodgson case, no prosecution was taken, and his family fought for years till recently learning they would get an inquest.
"They put his death in the too-hard basket," his father Richard Brooking said.
Waitoa pointed to how rarely WorkSafe took action against company directors and executives.
An OIA response shows these account for just two out of an average 120 prosecutions a year since 2013; or 16 all up, 11 of which have succeeded, four failed, and one is ongoing.
"That's pretty average eh?" Waitoa said.
"I hate to know how much staff they've got to get two prosecutions a year."
'A timid approach'
WorkSafe has 190 inspectors, 44 of whom are in its investigations unit, and 24 of those are specialists, three more than in 2016.
The rest go out assessing companies (visits steady at 13,000 to 15,000 visits a year) and imposing a range of enforcement actions short of prosecution (up five-fold since 2016 to 12,000 actions in 2019).
It has 15 staff in its legal unit - one more than in 2016 - and staff turnover is a high 20 percent a year, against very low turnover in its operations side.
Those heading forestry companies needed to be held to account, too, Waitoa said.
"I hate to say, but I don't think that they worry too much about losing people.
"All they're worrying about at the end of the day is how big the bank account is.
"So for them, if you start affecting that the bottom end of the dollar, that's where you'll start implementing change."
Blackstump Logging was prosecuted, but it is a small company.
Armstrong said this showed WorkSafe's willingness to go after small subcontractors, but not confront the big companies or forest owners, many of whom were based overseas.
"They've got a timid approach," she said.
"They're not really looking at who owns and manages the forest. They tend to focus just on the contractor and the men on the day.
"It will look for the immediate cause of the accident. They're not looking at the systematic approach. But the contracting model is flawed."
The contracts encouraged a race to the bottom.
WorkSafe was constrained by investigative weaknesses that were evident when she reinvestigated the Brooking-Hodgson case, finding 18 safety lapses, Armstrong said.
"I've read the transcript of the investigation ... and the inspector, asking the questions, simply didn't know enough about forestry.
"He didn't know how to gather the evidence that he needed. And you can see him pulling back when he comes to an area where he's unconfident."
WorkSafe's 2019 review of the investigation found there was expert input into it.
But Armstrong said this was not evident, adding that she and Richard Brooking had not been given access to that expert advice.
The picture would look worse still if the agency counted deaths and serious injuries properly, she said.
Annual fatality numbers jumped nationwide across all industries when WorkSafe for the first time corrected a historical undercounting of work-related road crash deaths at the start of this year.
Applying this to logging truck deaths and the supply chain, forestry fatalities would rise from WorkSafe's count of 30 since 2014, to 42, Armstrong said.
Improvements being made - minister
Workplace Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway said the 2019 Jones report had concluded that overall WorkSafe's investigations were of good quality.
"WorkSafe has acknowledged its investigations needed improving and improvements are already being made," he said in a statement.
He had been advised that WorkSafe continued to invest in improving investigations and technology.
The report and management's response say investigators and lawyers are overloaded by evermore complex cases, and the number one risk is staff burnout.
Waitoa still has 20 whānau employed in forestry; the industry claimed his uncle's life several years back, and his father only recently got out of it.
"Yep, they know it's unsafe and they'll carry on, they've got no other choice but to. There's pretty much no other job."
It could be a top job, too - if there were go-pro cameras on hardhats, tougher laws and responsible operators, he said.
"What I'd like to say to them is: 'Put yourself in our shoes. How would you like it if it was your son gone?'
"No doubt these company owners will have kids of their own. Would they send their own kids out? I'm pretty sure if you looked in their eyes, there'd be no way they'd have their own son or daughter in the same job where our family members are."


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Microsoft revealed its most powerful Xbox One game console — Xbox One X — at the E3 2017 press conference today. So the Project Scorpio finally gets an official name and promises 4K HDR gaming experience at 60 frames per second. The new Xbox One X with 1TB storage and in black colour will start shipping at $499.99 from November 7 onwards.
Microsoft's Xbox One X is set to compete with Sony's PlayStation 4 PRO game console for the 4K HDR gaming. The Sony's PS4 Pro manages 4K HDR games at 30 frames per second. Meanwhile, the Xbox One X promises to 4K HDR gaming at 60 frames per second for a smooth and fluid experience.
Calling it the world's most powerful game console, the Xbox One X equips a 16nm AMD-made System-on-Chip as its heart. The SoC comprises of an eight-core CPU based on a custom AMD Jaguar architecture with all eight cores clocked a 2.3GHz. Along with that CPU, AMD has coupled a six teraflop GPU with 40 compute units clocked at 1172MHz.
The game console also supports AMD FreeSync Technology that will enable the console to match your display's (TV or Monitor) refresh rate with that of a game to prevent screen tearing.
Out of the game console's total 12GB of GDDR5 RAM, the games will have 9GB available exclusively, and the system will consume the rest 3GB. The system memory gets 6.8Gbps speeds through the 384-bit memory bus and offers 326 GB/s memory bandwidth. In short, the games will load quickly and run efficiently. For connectivity, the Xbox One X has two HDMI ports, two USB ports, one S/PDIF port and one Ethernet port at the back.
The Xbox One X will house a 1TB hard drive by default and offers a UHD Blu-ray optical drive. While enjoying 4K games, the One X will also extend support for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X audio formats. That means you can hook up your speakers to enjoy UHD Blu-ray titles as well as games.
Such a powerful hardware muscle requires a reliable cooling system, and thankfully no noisy large fans are included. The Xbox One X uses a Hovis vapour chamber cooling system which also keeps the noise levels low. However, the Xbox One X will consume 245 Watts power, and thereby, is one of the most power hungry Xbox One series consoles.
The hardware and a cooling system together make the console weigh 8.4 pounds. That's heavier than the 7.8 pound Xbox One and the 6.4 pound Xbox One S. Microsoft touted that about 22 exclusive games meant for the Xbox One X will support the 4K resolution and run at 60 frames per second.
The Xbox One X will start shipping worldwide from November 7 onwards. However, there is no word on its India launch as yet.
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If you're going to rise above the clutter, you'll need to make some sacrifices...and take some risks. And yes, it will probably cost more. But, in the long run, if you share your efforts with the right audience, you WILL beat your competitor(s).
I'll spare you my own example, and point you to Seth who makes the point quite well using us (hotels) and his breakfast.
And, yes, I know I reference Mr. Godin on a regular basis...he's a smart guy and I'm still catching-up on a back-log of his posts. So, there's probably more to come.
If you're in the USA, have a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend. Drive carefully...if you can afford it.


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Duane B. Dimos, PhD, joined The University of Texas at Arlington in April 2015 as Vice President for Research. Before joining UT Arlington, Dr. Dimos served in Sandia National Laboratories in a wide variety of leadership and management positions, including as acting vice president of the Science and Technology Division. Dr. Dimos is an expert in materials science and engineering who has published more than 140 technical papers, edited four proceedings volumes and holds 11 patents. He is a fellow of the Materials Research Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Ceramic Society.
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Bangor Christian will have its 1st girls soccer team since 2018
by Larry Mahoney August 26, 2021 August 26, 2021
The Bangor Christian girls soccer team plays against Southern Aroostook in 2017. The school will be fielding a team for the first time since 2018. Credit: Joseph Cyr / Houlton Pioneer Times
Following a two-year hiatus, Bangor Christian will again have a varsity girls soccer team this fall.
And an alumna of the school's soccer program will be coaching it.
Merideth McDonald, a Hudson native who returned to the area after a lengthy career as a psychiatric health clinician in Massachusetts, Florida and Washington, is enjoying her first foray into coaching.
McDonald will also be a physical education teacher at the school.
She is replacing Dave Young, who resigned for personal reasons according to Bangor Christian director of athletics Jon McAllian.
Merideth McDonald is the new coach of the Bangor Christian girls soccer team. Credit: Courtesy of Merideth McDonald
"This is a drastic career change for me. But it has been surprisingly awesome so far," McDonald said. "I am so pleased with the girls. … I feel blessed."
"She is going to be a good fit," McAllian said. "She is really energetic and has a passion for working with kids."
McAllian said it was during the interview process for the physical education job that he thought she could be the right person for the coaching vacancy.
Bangor Christian had to drop the program due to lack of numbers. The team has 17-19 players right now.
McAllian said even though numbers are low at the middle school, they are going to try to get more girls to sign up for soccer and that he is optimistic they will be able to sustain the varsity program for years to come.
Bangor Christian was competitive in its last two varsity seasons, going a combined 13-13-2 in 2018 and 2017.
McDonald admitted that she had to give it some thought because she wants to spend more time with her 10-year-old daughter Lija.
"But when I heard the program had died off, it broke my heart. That had been a big part of my life when I was there," said McDonald, a 2001 Bangor Christian graduate and three-sport athlete.
She is well-versed in the mental health value of athletics and wanted to share her knowledge with her players, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic which has resulted in students being isolated from their friends and spending a lot of time doing remote learning.
McDonald said you can't underestimate the importance of athletics and getting students to leave their computers and cellphones and get some physical activity in a team environment.
"The life skills you learn from athletics go far beyond the classroom," McDonald said.
Student-athletes learn the importance of hard work, teamwork, communication, how to complete a task and how to deal with adversity.
She will also teach those life skills to the students in her physical education classes, she said.
McDonald has an impressive resume.
She has a Ph.D. and a masters degree to go with her undergraduate degree in psychology from Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. She founded a non-profit club called BIG (Brain Injury Group) Life for brain injury survivors and their caregivers.
Her ex-husband, Nate, was in a near-fatal motorcycle accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury. He did survive and recover.
To raise awareness for brain injuries, she laced on her inline skates and skated 1,500 miles from Florida to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, where her ex-husband was treated.
She loves being back in Maine and living in her hometown of Hudson. She has been able to reunite with longtime friends.
She has a young team including some players who have very little soccer experience.
"I am looking to help them grow, learn how to communicate and how to mesh as a team," McDonald said.
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An understanding of the earliest composition of the solar system is derived from analyses of the Sun, comets, and the little-altered carbonaceous chondrites . Most of these measurements have come from analyzing the spectra of light that originates from the Sun or that is reflected by bodies such as comets and asteroids , the presumed source of most meteorites . Many chemical analyses of meteorites have been made in laboratories on Earth and, increasingly, from spacecraft that encounter comets, asteroids, and the Sun's atmosphere.
Comets comprise a huge reservoir of water in Earth's solar system. Shown here is Halley's Comet, which crossed Earth's orbit in 1986 but was barely visible to the naked eye in much of the world.
Solar Components of Water
Because the great mass of matter in the solar system (nearly 99.9 percent) resides in the Sun, solar hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), and the water molecule (H 2 0) must be considered when discussing extraterrestrial water.
The Sun, with an average surface temperature of about 6,000 kelvin (approximately 5,727°C or 10,340°F), would seem to be a poor place to look for water. However, scientists know that the constituents of water are enormously abundant in the Sun: hydrogen is its most abundant component, and oxygen also is a major component. Although tiny in amount, traces of the water molecule have been reported in cooler parts of the Sun's atmosphere.
Earth's solar system is believed to be about 4.6 billion years old, based in part on the age-dating of many chondrites . The Sun is slightly older. Comets, consisting of ice and grains of minerals and rocks—the "dirty snowballs" of astronomer Fred Whipple—are thought to be the oldest, least altered of any of the components of the solar system. They contain mainly water ice, but other icy components have been measured as well, such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, methane, and hydrogen cyanide. (The term "water ice" is not redundant because in space, some gases can change to ice on the surface of planetary bodies.) Comets may have rocky cores as well as interspersed grains of material. The interspersed granular character extends to comet tails, which form by ablation as comets approach the Sun and the ice heats up.
These materials are minor components, however, compared to water ice. Comets thus account for a very significant fraction of water in the solar system: although small, there are many of them. The Oort Cloud of comets and the more recently described Kuiper Belt of comets account for untold numbers of comets and therefore comprise a huge reservoir of water. Many planetary scientists believe that cometary impacts early in Earth's history could have supplied much of the water for its oceans.
Though small in amount compared to cometary water, meteoritic and asteroidal water is important in understanding water-rich Earth. Earth accumulated early in the history of the solar system by the sweeping up and accumulating of enormous amounts of debris as the early Earth orbited the Sun. These materials contributed their contained water to the growing Earth.
As Earth grew, it evolved into a core, an intermediate mantle , and an external crust. Water played a critical part, especially through the process of melting of the mantle and crust, with resulting volcanism and other igneous activity. Owing to volcanism, water and other volatile components were expelled to the surface, forming, along with possibly significant additions of cometary water, Earth's hydrosphere .
Meteorites fall to Earth continuously and are studied intensively for the information they provide about the earliest solar system and Earth. Until the return of rocks from the Moon, meteorites were the only known samples of extraterrestrial materials. Most meteorites are believed to come from the asteroid belt , which contains numerous rocky objects that orbit the Sun, mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Some asteroids may have originated as comets, with icy exteriors that were vaporized by the Sun, leaving the rocky core.
Meteorites and asteroids have been extensively studied for their chemical composition, including water. Carbonaceous chondrites, which are the most fundamental and least modified type of meteorites, and are chemically most like the composition of the Sun, have several percent of water, primarily chemically combined in their mineral structures. The amount of contained water may decrease or increase as meteorites are altered, such as through metamorphism , melting, or weathering or impacts.
SEE ALSO Astrobiology: Water and the Potential for Extraterrestrial Life ; Earth: The Water Planet ; Earth's Interior, Water in the ; Mars, Water on ; Solar System, Water in the ; Volcanoes and Water .
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Chaisson, Eric J. Astronomy. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997.
LIFE'S TWO REQUIREMENTS
Where water is found on Earth, life is also found, even in the most extreme physical and chemical environments. Although there is no direct evidence that life was transported to Earth by way of comets or meteorites, cometary and meteoritic transport certainly delivered the components required for the development of life: water and organic (carbon-containing) compounds.
The most common surficial features of most planets and moons are impact craters, so water and organic compounds also have been transported to all other solar system bodies via the impacts of comets and asteroids. Where heat or other sources of energy exist, along with water and organic compounds, the potential for the development of life is high.
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OK, but WHY there is so much water in the Oort Cloud? Why so much water at the border of Solar System? Which mechanism created it?
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Protest the Hero's new video for "Mist," a song about the band's love affair with the Canadian maritime province of Newfoundland — which I learned from watching this video is pronounced "New-finned-LAND," not "New-FOUND-land" — opens with the band members talking about a crazy show (in Newfoundland, duh) at which the audience was so rabid they pushed the entire stage back a good three feet, and finished by holding up former drummer Moe Carlson's drum riser on their own shoulders.
I totally understand why the fans are so crazed — Newfoundlound is incredibly isolated and they probably don't get a whole lot of metal bands coming through — and from these clips I can also get a good idea of why Protest the Hero like going there so much: it's friggin' beautiful, kind of like coastal Maine but way more intense (icebergs! foxes! puffins!). It's also like halfway to friggin' Greenland from here. And now I really wanna go visit.
Here's the video, which premiered on the band's spiffy new official website. Check out the ode-to-Newfoundland lyrics here if you like; it's good stuff.
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It was not the only destination to reach the Olympics' final for PV Sindhu, her sensational game in the final of Olympics' is been remember by all of us. Olympic silver medalist has clinched her first super series title from the jaw of Dragon. In the China open final, PV Sindhu beat the home girl Sun Yu in 69 minutes a magnificent game and marked the super series title.
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Sindhu was chopping away the Chinese game on Sunday when most of us were relaxing and may be enjoying the Chinese lunch. She was brilliant in both fitness and stroke making in comparison to Sun Yu. The 22-year-old Chinese player was 21-11 down in less than 20 minutes.
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Dubrovnik's climate is borderline Mediterranean and subtropical, which means it's usually very warm and humid with quite a lot of rain in autumn and winter. The city is located in southern Croatia on the Adriatic coast, which starts to get a lot of winds blowing in between October and April. The sky is usually clear towards the start of the month with more cloud coverage midway through October.
If you love swimming, you can still enjoy a day on the beach in October because the water is mild at around 20°C. You'll also have ten hours of sunshine per day, which is more than enough time to make the most out of your holiday. The average temperature is around 18°C with lows of 12°C at night, so don't forget to pack a jacket for the cooler weather. Humidity levels range from 49% to 85% and the average wind speed varies from 2mph up to 17mph.
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200 YOUNG SOUTH AFRICANS 2019
Papa and Hetty Boachie-Yiadom (34)
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Twenty-seven-year-old electrical engineer Keith Katyora knew from an early age that hard work is the magic ingredient that can turn a life around.
As a child, Katyora was continuously exposed to his father's enthusiasm for African leaders such as Aliko Dangote and Strive Masiyiwa. His father would cut out newspaper articles and give them to him to read.
"My father would remind me that if these people, with all the challenges that stood in their way, could rise from their circumstances and make something of their lives, what is stopping me from working just as hard to overcome my current challenges?"
Born in Middelburg in Mpumalanga, Katyora is currently working towards a masters degree in energy studies at the University of Johannesburg, and his research topic explores the different scenarios that could feed into the unbundling of Eskom, as well as how the entire security value chain of energy supply can be improved.
In addition, he was the youngest member of the stakeholder team formulating input into the Ten Year National Science, Technology and Innovation plan being developed by the department of science and technology.
As chair of the Consulting Engineers of South Africa's young professionals forum, he is currently drafting its 2019 energy manifesto, which was formulated from last year's Big Energy debate, which focused on the perspective of young professionals. The debate was the first of its kind in terms of offering a space for young people to express their views about the energy future of the country.
Personally, Katyora wants to enable as many young promising people as possible to study at university. This is part of his overarching commitment to redefining the African narrative. He currently mentors university students and young professionals – reflecting that the most important thing is to ensure that those that come after him are well adjusted to the world of work, and can be engaged citizens who are capable of passing it forward. – Nomonde Ndwalaza
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"J" Terms
Jackpot - [Multiplier] Jackpot
Jackpot Drop
Jacks and Back
Jacks and Reverse
> Jacks Back
Jackson Five
Jacks Back
A game variation that is played for high unless there is no player who has a pair of Jacks or a hand better than a pair of Jacks in the first round of betting, in which case the game is changed from a high game to a specified version of lowball.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Any version of lowball may be applied in Jacks Back, though it is most commonly played using Ace-to-Five lowball or Deuce-to-Seven lowball rules rather than Ace-to-Six lowball rules.
EXAMPLE: "We were playing Jacks Back and I had a really great low hand. Unfortunately, one of my opponent qualified with a pair of Queens so we had to play that hand for high. I quickly folded when that opponent bet."
SYNONYMS: Jacks and Back, Jacks and Reverse
RELATED TERMS: Ace-to-Five Lowball, Ace-to-Six Lowball, Deuce-to-Seven Lowball, Lowball, Openers, or Better - [Hand Value] or Better, Qualifier


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FIDLAR Almost Free
By Vish Khanna
Exploring a kind of open-ended, stylistic pastiche-pop-rock informed by more eagle-eyed, worldly songwriting, FIDLAR have expanded their sonic palette on a record that seems destined to be appreciated more with time.
Like the Clash and Beastie Boys before them, FIDLAR appear to have been drawn into music by the liberating aspects of punk and what it stands for. Their initial blasts of music, which among other things explore the joy and dark sides of debauchery and drug abuse, have been designated as irreverent contributions to skate and mall punk. In other words, beyond their rabid fan base, some critics have disdainfully written them off as cartoonishly one-dimensional.
Fair or not (and it likely isn't; the band's primary lyricists, Zac Carper and Elvis Kuehn, are often self-aware about human behaviour and employ humorous nuances in examining what it means to push one's limits in the name of escapism, and how such acts come perilously close to self-destruction), Almost Free, the band's third album, bears the scent of maturity.
Carper sounds truly anguished on "By Myself" and "Alcohol," an addict rolling on and off the wagon and longing for a drink (he wrote the latter during an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting). Kuehn is a more melodic scrutineer, decrying social media posturing on "Can't You See" and calling out a friend like Carper's drug-induced behaviour on "Flake" and "Kick," the latter homing in on the inherent cliches that being a rock'n'roll junkie advance (for good, "A Day in the Life" measure, Carper appears as the song's ravenous id, countering Kuehn's sobering ego).
Sonically, Almost Free is the fruit reaped from a post-Yeezus world. Beyond direct nods to Kanye West's frantic, lyrical display of monstrosity, bred by his own insecurity and mental health issues, FIDLAR adopt his free association musical style as well. "Flake" and "Too Real" employ rhythms and tones that Kanye made his own, and exhibit his particular brand of musical assertion. And as alluded to earlier, the band clearly cop "So What'cha Want" by Beastie Boys for the anti-gentrification / colonization rant, "Get Off My Rock," and Mick Jones's sneer-singing and sense of production and arrangements are all over "Scam Likely" and "Kick."
When the Clash and Beastie Boys respectively unleashed their mixtape-like albums,1980's Sandinista! and 1992's Check Your Head, these future classics were greeted with some confusion. Their scale, their lack of focus, their social outspokenness were heard as rather messy expressions. FIDLAR aren't on the level of such bands but the reach here — the attempt to evolve and try and shake shit up — is admirable and, on an emotional, coming-of-age tip, very human. (Dine Alone)
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European press relief as Dutch reject 'Populist Spring'
Image caption Mark Rutte wins, but who will he govern with, ask the Dutch press
Dutch political commentators have little doubt that centre-right VVD leader Mark Rutte will form the next government after the relatively poor showing of the populist Freedom Party of Geert Wilders in the general election. But none expect that task to be easy.
'Hodge-podge of parties'
"The battle is over, so now the fight begins", writes Tjerk de Vries in the mass-circulation free sheet Metro.
He predicts Mark Rutte will form a new government of the right, but it will be a "hodge-podge of various parties" in an attempt to exclude Mr Wilders.
In common with many commentators, Tjerk de Vries sees the Green-Left party as the "big winner", after as it benefited from infighting in the the Labour Party, Mr Rutte's erstwhile coalition partner.
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Image caption France's conservative Le Figaro sees the "right in power after winning the elections"
The conservative tabloid De Telegraaf puts a beaming Mark Rutte on its front page, adding that Labour got "thumped by the voters".
It says Mr Rutte's "sure handling of the Turkish crisis paid off at the polls", referring to the government's very public clash with Turkey's President Erdogan.
'Erdogan's bonus'
Martin Sommer of the centre-left De Volkskrant acknowledges "relief in Europe" at the Freedom Party's defeat, but warns against complacency.
"The voters dealt ruthlessly with the government. Labour ran a messy campaign and got crushed. The VVD once hoped for 50 seats, and has to settle for 33," he writes, being in no doubt that the prime minister "won his bonus thanks to President Erdogan".
He pins the hopes of the left on the Green-Left's charismatic Jesse Klaver, "who could become a progressive beacon in dark days".
Image caption German papers see a "setback for Wilders"
'Populism halted'
The upmarket tabloid NRC Next asks who Mark Rutte will form the next government with, given the collapse of Labour and the fragmentation of the right.
It agrees that the Turkish crisis helped - a cartoon shows a jubilant Mark Rutte waving a tiny Turkish flag.
The bottom line for the paper's analysts Thijs Niemantsverdriet and Annemarie Kas is that there was "no breakthrough for the Freedom Party", and Geert Wilders' "victory in gaining some seats must feel like a defeat" after he headed the polls for so long.
The writers dub his decision not to campaign prominently as a "miscalculation", and declare confidently that the "international impact of his disappointment is hard to underestimate. The rise of nationalist populism has been halted in the Netherlands for the time being".
'Biggest of the dwarfs'
In Germany, the centre-right Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung's Tim Steppat attributes Mr Rutte's win to his "bid for Wilders-leaning floating voters by moving his own party to the right on migrants", and acting tough with Turkey.
He says the prime minister's gamble of treating the election as a "referendum to decide the fate of the country" also paid off, as it "made Geert Wilders out to be an bigger bogeyman than he really is".
But Mark Rutte now faces a difficult task ahead as only the "biggest of the dwarfs in Dutch politics".
As for Geert Wilders, Mr Steppat says he seems "strangely relaxed" about his defeat. "Perhaps in four years' time, the bogeyman won't look so frightening after all", he concludes.
Jean-Pierre Stroobants writes in France's centre-left Le Monde that The "Netherlands and Europe can breathe out, as the Populists' Spring did not begin in The Hague".
But he also cautions Mark Rutte that his "party was on the retreat all over the country and actually lost seats". He recalls Geert Wilders's ominous tweet that "Mark Rutte has not seen the last of me yet".
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7 and 7 (7&7, znany też jako 7 to 7) - popularny koktajl alkoholowy złożony głównie z dwóch składników: napoju 7 Up i whisky Seagram's Seven Crown. Zazwyczaj serwowany z lodem, bez innych dodatków.

Przepis
Do szklanki wrzucamy kostki lodu i wlewamy whisky, a następnie uzupełniamy 7 Upem. Dokładnie mieszamy. Można dekorować plasterkiem limonki albo pomarańczy.

W kulturze
 Kanadyjski zespół Silverstein odniósł się do koktajlu 7 and 7  w utworze "Vices": "Seven seven with the lime will keep me safe".
 W filmie Druhny w reżyserii Paula Feiga dwie z głównych bohaterek zamówiły koktajl 7 and 7 podczas lotu do Las Vegas.
 Główny bohater amerykańskiego serialu Życie na fali, Ryan Atwood (grany przez Benjamina McKenziego), w kilku odcinkach zamawiał przy barze drink 7 to 7.
 Jeden z głównych bohaterów serialu Community, Troy, chce zamówić 7&7 z okazji swoich 21 urodzin.
 Koktajl jest często zamawiany w filmie Gorączka sobotniej nocy przez głównego bohatera, granego przez Johna Travoltę.
 W filmie Chłopcy z ferajny zamawia go Robert De Niro grający Jimmy'ego Conwaya.

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Q: How to send different emails based on the different order status in magento admin? In my magento I have many options for the order status in admin panel.
I want to send different custom email templates based on the order status change.By default we have a common email template in which we can change the content only.
How can I do this?
Please help.

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