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Challenging the Beast: A Junior Officer's Memoires
As January 2016 leaves just quickly as it arrived, so too does the 25th anniversary of the Gulf War. To mark its anniversary and tell his story, John Dingley has written a book, called Challenging the Beast, about his time as 2nd Troop Leader, B Sqn, 14th/20th King's Hussars.
In 1990, the 14th/20th King's Hussars were part of 4th Armoured Brigade (known as the forgotten brigade) and had to look on from Longkesh Camp, Northern Ireland, as the 7th Armoured Brigade deployed to the Gulf. Upon their return to York Barracks, Munster, B Squadron, 14/20 H, found all of its tanks had been cannibalised for spare parts by the 7th and that seemed like the last nail in the coffin of non-deployment. However, just before some post-NI leave the Squadron was told that it would be joining 7th Armoured Brigade in the Gulf after all and that new tanks would be delivered in due course.
John Dingley in his distinctive side hat
Sure enough, after some hard work and a large amount of pre-deployment training, the boys loaded their tanks onto cargo ships and then deployed out to the Middle East as a Squadron in December 1990.
John's account covers these early days and then the ultimate exhaustion of diplomatic channels that lead to the kinetic armoured war in the desert. His book is a candid and concise picture of the War and gives a great insight into the intimate world of a fighting tank crew.
John never kept a diary during the campaign, but instead has written his book using his notebooks from orders groups, his photographs in the scrapbook he made in 1993, and his Squadron Leader's account of the battles in which they took part. At the time of the Gulf War, B Squadron Leader was Major Richard Shirreff who is now, General Sir Richard Shirreff KCB CBE, the Regimental Colonel of the KRH.
John said that he 'wanted to write [his] story so that it could be shared with soldiers and families in future generations. It also does a little to highlight the imbalances between 7th Armoured and 4th Armoured brigades both in equipment but also news coverage and eventually awards.' He also hopes that troop leaders of today and in the future might find it a useful account about the rewards and challenges of tank troop leading.
While the book is a way to keep the memory alive of those who have "passed off the square too early" such as Cpl Lythgoe and SSM Skip Rae, John hopes that it will remind those who served in the Gulf with him of the various personalities of B Squadron, the 14/20 H, and educate and entertain those others who are interested.
If anyone would like to buy the book it is currently only available from the Amazon Kindle store. You can go to purchase it using this link and if you think it worthy, John would be grateful for a review: CLICK HERE.
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Sulpa'e, the return of the crown prince, one of the many faces of Jupiter
December 29, 2006 April 29, 2020 Bernadette Brady
Bernadette Brady
One of the key differences between horoscopic astrology and visual astrology is that when we are looking at the sky, we notice that planets will disappear from view and then reappear as they change their relationship to the sun. Thus if you are looking at a horoscope for mid-December, 2006, you will notice a Jupiter/Mars conjunction in Sagittarius but if you have actually been watching the sky, you will notice something far more important unfolding. Jupiter has been lost from view, and indeed as discussed in last month's newsletter, the king (Saturn) has been standing alone in the sky. But in mid- December Jupiter will reappear in the early morning light and be seen rising amongst the stars of the Scorpion.
The sky at dawn on 16 December, 2006, at a latitude of 40 N. Jupiter will be seen rising in the early dawn light as a faint but bright light in the sky. If you are lucky you may even see the red star Antares, the heart of the Scorpion.
To the Babylonians, such a Jupiter (return to visibility) was named Sulpa'e.
To the Babylonians, the return of Jupiter was a time of rejoicing and the new born god (planet) was named Sulpa'e to distinguish it from when Jupiter was rising at any other time of the night when it was called Sagmegar. Jupiter's other name when it reached culmination was Neheru:
When the stars of Enlil have finished,
The great star shining faintly,
That halves the sky and stays there, is Nibiru [Jupiter and also written Neheru] [1]
This passage refers to the time when the stars in the northern sky have faded in the dawn light but the great star Jupiter can still be seen shining faintly while standing in the middle of the sky, on the meridian or the MC (van der Waerden, 1949). We will explore Jupiter as Neheru in later newsletters as this is something that horoscopic astrology totally ignores. For now we are going to explore Jupiter as Sulpa'e.
To be honest, it is difficult to discover what the nuances of these three different names of Sulpa'e, Sagmegar and Neheru imply about the meaning of Jupiter in its different visible stages but generally Jupiter as Sulpa'e (the visual return of Jupiter to the sky) was considered a blessing.
But this Sulpa'e who comes to us in December, 2006, is different. As we have explored in other newsletters, Jupiter is symbolic of a powerful crown prince or military general who steps onto the world stage. Now all this year Jupiter has been supportive of the king's activities but now, in his new guise as Sulpa'e, he rises with Nergal (Mars) and they both re-appear amongst the stars of the great Scorpion. Mars and Jupiter together are seen as a difficult conjunction, as Nabu-iqusa, a sixth century Babylonian astrology/priest, points out :
If Jupiter stands in front of Mars: there will be barley; animals or a large army will fall. [2]
But adding to this sky narrative is the meaning of the stars of the Scorpion. Nergal (below) in the stars of the Scorpion is seen as difficult, going by this letter to an Assyrian king:
If Nergal stands in Scorpius: a strong
enemy will carry off the land; Enlil [the king in the north] will give his weapons to the enemy; few enemy troops
will defeat my numerous troops. [3]
So in reading the sky narrative, in mid-December we will have Sulpa'e stepping onto the world stage (Jupiter becomes visible in the pre-dawn light) with anger in his heart and war on his mind (with Mars in the stars of the Scorpion), at the time when the king (Saturn) stands alone (which many readers have suggested is reflected in President Bush's isolation due to the loss of both houses of parliament in the US elections last month).
Jupiter as Sulpa'e amongst the stars of Scorpio will occur, of course, every twelve years, but the addition of Mars makes this event far less frequent. Indeed in searching back using both Jigsaw and Starlight over the last thousand years, I have found only three other such times.
Sulpa'e in 1342
In December, 1342, Jupiter re-appeared in the early morning light with Mars, and the king (Saturn) was not visible. At this time Estonia has been conquered by crusaders from Denmark and Germany and the new rulers imposed such heavy taxes and duties that gradually parts of the indigenous population were reduced to serfs. As Sulpa'e linked with Mars in the stars of the Scorpion, the population went into revolt against the Danish Catholics. This revolt eventually lead to what became known as "St George's Night" in April 1343. This uprising is arguably the single most notable uprising by Estonian-speakers against the local German-speaking upper class who dominated Estonia from 13th to early 20th century.
The next occurrence of this combination was in December, 1579. This was similar to 1342, as Sulpa'e appeared with Nergal (Mars) and there was no visible Saturn in the sky. At this time the Portuguese king, the old Cardinal-King Henry, died with no heir. His death resulted in a power vacuum and a long struggle which was eventually won by the Spanish who claimed the throne of Portugal at the Battle of Alcântara bringing Portugal under its rulership.
Lastly in December, 1769, another country suffered from unfair taxation. At this time Saturn (the king) was as it is now, visible in the sky, so this is the sky narrative of a rebellion or clash with an established power.
By late 1769 tension was rising in the new British colony of New York. Bowing to pressure from Britain, the New York Assembly had voted to provide £2000 to provide food and shelter to British troops stationed there. The people were infuriated, believing the Assembly had betrayed the inhabitants of the new colony. Indeed this £2000 acted as a catalysis and by January, 1770, violence had broken out between the British soldiers garrisoned in New York and the local patriots. This is considered by many to be the first steps, or beginning, of the American War of Independence some five years later.
Once again Sulpa'e is linked with Nergal in the stars of Scorpio. A king in isolation will be challenged. This challenge may not show its hand until early next year, and it will probably be dismissed and underestimated by the establishment powers. However, what is suggested is that history will look back on the events of December, 2006, and early 2007 and label this time as the beginning of the end of a establishment power. In 1342 it was the fate of Estonia who then endured over 700 years of Danish/German rule. In 1579 it was the end of self rule for Portugal. In 1769 it was a challenge to Britain's claim to America. So in 2006, whose turn will it be? We may not know the answer to this question for a few years but this, right now, is where it begins.
Ending Note: Such a Sulpa'e does not seem good for achieving great things in one's life. I scanned over 3,000 charts of famous people to see who was born with a Sulpa'e amongst the stars of the Scorpion and found not a single famous chart. Look in your own files for a Jupiter in early degrees of Sagittarius while the Sun is in late degrees of Sagittarius and see what you find. It would seem that such a Sulpa'e in a natal chart is not about achievement on the world stage but it may be achievement on a more anonymous level. After all, we do not know the names of the first patriots in New York to say enough is enough to the British but we have certainly seen and felt the results of their actions!
[1] van der Waerden, B.L. (1949) "Babylonian Astronomy.II. The Thirty-Six Stars" in Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol 8, No.1. pp 6-26, 12
[2] Hunger, Herman. (1992). Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, Finland: Helsinki University Press. pg.160.[3] op.cit. pg 279.
Planetary Phases, Visual Astrology
Fixed Stars, why bother?
Nergal claims the empty sky: a return to the summer of 1800
July 18, 2005 April 18, 2020 Bernadette Brady
The Old Man, Marduk and the Moon god, Sin -a bright Jupiter is curtailed


Here is another great release from this fresh new netlabel. Filled with 15 very different tracks from an array of independent artists, "Winter Tales" has a track for everyone. This winter Mixgalaxy Records prepared for you this very special compilation full of mystery and fairy-tale spirit with snowy scent of cold winter nights spiced with catchy melodies and grand arrangements.
Christmas means carols - admit it. But if you are getting tired of all those Christmas carols being played over and over again, in traditional full-band arrangements or perhaps pop, then here is a different take on our favorite carols. Lonely Night by Maya Filipic features piano instrumentals of your favorite Christmas carols. Now isn't that the perfect companion for those warm nights right by the fireplace, sipping hot cocoa, while you both get into the Christmas spirit?
Finding some music album which has everything from rock to swing, metal to opera, and different languages altogether? If you can't imagine how those genres would sound when mixed together, then listen to The Butcher's Ballroom - and simply shock yourself. Played by the Diablo Swing Orchestra, these 13 tracks would surely make you want to boogie all night, while at the same time let your big brother bang his head and start a mosh pit. With rich melodies, a powerful opera voice and eclectic sounds, The Butcher's Ballroom is sure to make ballroom nights different - don't say we didn't warn you.
Tasmin Little - internationally recognized violinist - invites you to download and listen to works by J.S.Bach, Paul Patterson and Eug�ne Ysa�e. She even recorded voice introductions to all the pieces to help all of us classical music novices understand and enjoy the music.


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Home Cricket Who will be the next captain of CSK after MS Dhoni?
Who will be the next captain of CSK after MS Dhoni?
MS Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings go synonymous to each other. As the owner of the team himself quoted "Dhoni is part and parcel of CSK, Chennai and Tamil Nadu. There is no CSK without Dhoni and there is no Dhoni without CSK," said Srinivasan. Whether he is part of Chennai Super Kings as a player or not come 2022, the franchise and MS Dhoni will continue to be inseparable. There is no doubt that MSD is still the best captain in IPL and he proved that by leading his team to the league title this year. However, Dhoni's form and skill has declined largely as an individual batsman. He had a terrible season with bat in 2021 IPL. His increasing age and declining form has ignite the rumors of him retiring. If he decides to retires then who will be the next captain of CSK. csk captain 2022, csk 2022 captain.
The only captain to have won all ICC major titles, Dhoni enjoys his legendary status even in the Indian Premier League. Captain cool has single-handedly made the Yellow Brigade one of the most successful teams in the history of the league. He has led the Super Kings right from inception in 2008, winning them four titles (2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021) and qualifying in every season except the unfortunate 2020 season.
Will MS Dhoni play in IPL 2022?
Ever since MS Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket on August 15 last year, there have been speculations over his future in the IPL. Many thought the 2021 season will be Dhoni's last ahead of the mega-auctions for next year's tournament. But he won't retire just now. In a recent event the skipper of CSK has hinted towards playing the Indian Premier League's (IPL) 2022 edition, saying that he would prefer that fans can get a chance to attend his farewell game in Chennai. Earlier, Dhoni had said that he would like to create a roadmap for the next 10 years for CSK. If and when MS Dhoni does decide to retire, he is most likely to stay part of the team as a mentor or coach in future.
Why MS Dhoni is called Thala and Captain Cool?
Who is the next captain of CSK 2022?
who is the next captain of csk 2022
Chennai Super Kings have retain all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and Moeen Ali along with their skipper MS Dhoni and opening batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad ahead of the mega-auctions for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Therefore, it is clear that MS Dhoni will be the captain of CSK in 2022.
If we just talk about the captain of CSK in 2022 then MSD is likely to continue for one more season. There will be a limitation on the number of retentions in the IPL 2022 mega auctions. But it doesn't matter because the first card will be used for retaining MS Dhoni, a CSK official has said.
During the post-match presentation ceremony after the conclusion of IPL final, Dhoni was just leaving the stage when Harsha Bhogle asked about the legacy Dhoni left behind. Dhoni have a cheeky reply and said: "Well, I still haven't left." This response by the skipper gave us a hope that he will play IPL 2022.
Who will replace Dhoni as CSK captain?
CSK has many experienced players like Jadeja and Raina who can lead the team in the absence of MSD. Despite them, the CSK management might also look for players who could lead the team in upcoming mega auction. Chennai has a thing for veterans. They can find a potential captain in players like Smith and Warner.
csk captain 2022 – Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadejais the first player who has the ability to lead Chennai Super Kings in the future. He is one of the best all-rounders that Indian cricket team has seen. Like MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja is also a brilliant finisher. The left-handed batsman has been part of Chennai Super Kings since IPL 2012 and has spent a long time with the CSK family. So far, Ravindra Jadeja has scored 2386 runs in 200 IPL matches at an average of 27+. He has also scalped 127 wickets in his IPL career. His brilliant fielding skills only add on to his records. With the skills, experience and Dhoni's guidance the 32-year-old Jadeja will be a great choice to replace MS Dhoni as CSK's skipper.
Why Ravindra Jadeja is called Sir?
Suresh Raina
Who will replace Dhoni as CSK captain – Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina is the second player who can replace MS Dhoni as a CSK skipper in the future. Like MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina has also been part of Chennai Super Kings since the start of the tournament in IPL 2008. Suresh Raina is among the top run scorers in Indian Premier League.
He has 5528 runs in 205 matches; and has also smashed a century in the tournament. The left-handed batsman is also a part-time off-break bowler who often provides that crucial breakthrough at the right time. With such great experience in IPL and Chennai Super Kings franchise, Raina can be a good choice to replace MS Dhoni as CSK's skipper in the future.
Why Suresh Raina is called CHINNA THALA?
csk captain 2022 – David Warner
David Warner who is the leading run-scorer in the history of the league among the foreigners, along with 50 half-centuries- the most by any player has just the right experience CSK might want. The left-handed batsman has shown his utility, both as a skipper and as a batsman, time and again. Moreover, under his leadership, the Sunrisers Hyderabad has won the championship for the first time in 2016. Warner has also won the Orange Cap quite a few times and guided his team through to the playoffs.
Who will be the next captain of CSK – Steve Smith
One other Aussie is Steve Smith. He has captained IPL teams and Australia for many years. Although his tenure as an IPL captain hasn't been that successful, it goes without saying he has a smart cricketing brain. In 2021, he played for the Delhi Capitals and got scores in the 30s. If the Super Kings do get him in the mega auction, then it could well turn out to be a masterstroke for the team.
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package com.example.ward.view;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.AbsListView;
import android.widget.AbsListView.OnScrollListener;
import android.widget.BaseAdapter;
import android.widget.SimpleAdapter;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

import com.example.ward.R;
import com.example.ward.view.RefreshListView.OnRefreshListener;

public class ListViewRefresh extends Activity {

	RefreshListView listView;
	View mFooter;

	List<Map<String,Object>> mList;
	List<String> mDataList = new ArrayList<String>();
	SimpleAdapter mAdapter;
	MyAdapter myAdapter;
	int count = 10;

	Handler mHandler = new Handler(){
		public void handleMessage(android.os.Message msg) {
			myAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
		};
	};

	@Override
	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setContentView(R.layout.listview_refresh);

		listView = (RefreshListView) findViewById(R.id.refresh_lv);
//        mFooter = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.refresh_lv_footer,null);
//        mList = new ArrayList<Map<String,Object>>();
//        mList.addAll(DataService.getData(0,20));
		for(int i=0;i<count;i++) {
//        	Map<String,Object> map = new HashMap<String, Object>();
//            map = new HashMap<String, Object>();
//            map.put("name","bin" + i);
//            mList.add(map);
			String name = "test " + i;
			mDataList.add(name);
		}

//        mAdapter = new SimpleAdapter(getApplicationContext(), mList,
//        		R.layout.listview_refresh_item, new String[]{"name"},new int[]{R.id.text});
		myAdapter = new MyAdapter();
		listView.setAdapter(myAdapter);

//        listView.addFooterView(mFooter);
//        listView.setAdapter(mAdapter);
//        listView.removeFooterView(mFooter);

		listView.setOnRefreshListener(new OnRefreshListener() {
			@Override
			public void onRefresh() {
				new TopAsyncTask().execute();
			}
		});

//        listView.setOnScrollListener(new MyScrollListener());
	}

	private int mNumber = 20;//每次获取多少条数据
	private int mMaxpage = 5;//总共有多少页
	private int mTotalCount = 0;
	private boolean mLoadfinish = true;
	private final class MyScrollListener implements OnScrollListener {

		@Override
		public void onScrollStateChanged(AbsListView view, int scrollState) {
		}

		@Override
		public void onScroll(AbsListView view, int firstVisibleItem,int visibleItemCount, int totalItemCount) {
			mTotalCount = totalItemCount -1;
			if(mTotalCount < mNumber) {
				Toast.makeText(ListViewRefresh.this,"到底了!!!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
				return;  //如果第一次加载的数据量 小于 mNumber则不再进行加载(-1 代表除去header)
			}
			int lastItemid = listView.getLastVisiblePosition();
			if(lastItemid+1 == mTotalCount) {
				int currentpage = totalItemCount%mNumber == 0 ? totalItemCount/mNumber : totalItemCount/mNumber+1;
				int nextpage = currentpage + 1;//下一页
				if(nextpage <= mMaxpage && mLoadfinish) {
					mLoadfinish = false;
//					listView.addFooterView(mFooter);
					new ButtomAsyncTask().execute();
				}
			}
		}

	}

	private class ButtomAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<Object,Integer,List<Map<String,Object>>> {

		@Override
		protected void onPreExecute() {
			super.onPreExecute();
		}

		@Override
		protected void onPostExecute(List<Map<String,Object>> result) {
			super.onPostExecute(result);
			mList.addAll(result);
			mAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();//告诉ListView数据已经发生改变,要求ListView更新界面显示
//			if(listView.getFooterViewsCount() > 0) listView.removeFooterView(mFooter);
			mLoadfinish = true;
		}

		@Override
		protected List<Map<String,Object>> doInBackground(Object... params) {
			try {
				Thread.sleep(2000);
			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				e.printStackTrace();
			}
			return getData(mTotalCount, mNumber);
		}

	}

	private class TopAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<Object,Integer,Object> {

		@Override
		protected void onPreExecute() {
			super.onPreExecute();
			System.out.println("onPreExecute");
			listView.onPrepareRefresh();//耗时操作之前调用该方法
		}

		@Override
		protected Object doInBackground(Object... params) {
//			try {
//				Thread.sleep(2000);
//			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
//				e.printStackTrace();
//			}
			System.out.println("doInBackground");
			count ++ ;
			mDataList = getData();
			return null;
		}

		@Override
		protected void onPostExecute(Object result) {
			super.onPostExecute(result);
			System.out.println("onPostExecute");
//			mAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
//			myAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
			mHandler.sendMessage(mHandler.obtainMessage(0));
			listView.onCompleteRefresh();//耗时操作之后调用该方法
		}

	}

	public List<String> getData(){
		List<String> data = new ArrayList<String>();
		for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
			String name = "test " + i;
			data.add(name);
		}
		return data;
	}

//    public List<Map<String, Object>> getData(){
//    	System.out.println("count=" + count);
//    	List<Map<String,Object>> data = new ArrayList<Map<String,Object>>();
//    	for(int i=0; i < count; i++) {
//        	Map<String,Object> map = new HashMap<String, Object>();
//            map = new HashMap<String, Object>();
//            map.put("name","bin" + i);
//            data.add(map);
//        }
//    	return  data;
//    }

	class MyAdapter extends BaseAdapter{
		LayoutInflater inflater = null;
		MyAdapter(){
			inflater = LayoutInflater.from(ListViewRefresh.this);
		}

		@Override
		public int getCount() {
			// TODO Auto-generated method stub
			return mDataList.size();
		}

		@Override
		public Object getItem(int position) {
			// TODO Auto-generated method stub
			return null;
		}

		@Override
		public long getItemId(int position) {
			// TODO Auto-generated method stub
			return 0;
		}

		@Override
		public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
			// TODO Auto-generated method stub
			convertView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.listview_refresh_item, null);
			TextView textView = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.text);
			textView.setText(mDataList.get(position));
			return convertView;
		}

	}

	public static List<Map<String,Object>> getData(int offset, int maxResult){//分页 limit 0,20
		List<Map<String,Object>> data = new ArrayList<Map<String,Object>>();
		//修改这里的数值 设置 一页所显示的数量
		for(int i=0;i<4;i++) {
			Map<String,Object> map = new HashMap<String, Object>();
			map = new HashMap<String, Object>();
			map.put("name","bin" + i);
			data.add(map);
		}
		return data;
	}
}

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Energy Inc., the Detroit-based utility, has resided Downtown for generations. It recently refurbished its three-building campus and then launched a neighborhood revitalization project that aims to increase security, improve lighting, eliminate graffiti and sponsor developments that will help to make the locale more inviting and attract a critical mass of productive uses.
"We've decided we're all in for Detroit,"
says Brian Nuno, DTE's project manager
for the revitalization initiative, which he
calls an ongoing effort to ask, "how can we
make an impact and be a good corporate
citizen? Dan Gilbert is not going to be able
to do it himself."
DTE's campus has more than two mil-
lion square feet and sits on the western
edge of Downtown, a bit apart from the
other major players. But the MGM Grand
Detroit casino, AT&T and the new Detroit
Public Safety headquarters do sit nearby,
and Nuno wants to connect this cluster with
the activity farther east and with Midtown, a
thriving neighborhood to the north.
"Right now, it's not very pedestrian friendly," he says, and DTE hopes to put in bike and walking paths, make the downtown more livable and help attract younger employees. "There are larger steps to be taken in the next few years," but already, "a lot of young professionals are coming to the city."
The utility also takes part in a "live
Downtown" initiative put together by the
corporate anchors that provides financial
assistance to employees who want to make
that leap. But Nuno estimates that the CBD
and Midtown have an occupancy rate over
95%. Therefore, "it's a matter of supply not
being available."
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Downtown has been hovering between
95% and 99% for a few years now," says
Denson. About 36,000 lived in the greater
Downtown at the end of 2010, with the big-
gest gains in recent years coming from resi-
dents with college degrees.
"The product that is in greatest demand
in the core of the city is residential," says
Bedrock's Larson. Space that had rented
out for about 90 cents per square foot now
goes for about $1.75, and sometimes, up to
$2.00. "That's getting back to a market that
will support new construction."
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developers. Major projects under way
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Downtown's old David Whitney Building,
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More than 1,000 assaults on police officers have been recorded in Renfrewshire in just five years, it's been revealed.
On average almost five cops a week are kicked, punched or spat on while on duty, according to shock new figures.
The statistics, obtained from Police Scotland under freedom of information legislation, show police staff are under regular attack from mindless criminals while out protecting communities.
Between 2013 and March this year there have been 1,229 assaults against officers recorded in Renfrewshire.
The worrying stats show 175 assaults on cops were recorded in the Paisley area last year, while 66 attacks were noted in Renfrew, Johnstone and the villages.
Senior officers have warned that violence against hard-pressed Police Scotland officers will not be tolerated.
Last week a police inspector sustained a serious hand injury after he was allegedly attacked while searching a house in Paisley.
It's claimed he was jumped by a would-be-thief as he investigated a break-in.
Another cop was booted in the town's Maxwelton Street after racing to reports of a disturbance at the weekend, while another constable was headbutted in the chest as he attempted to make an arrest.
These are just a handful of recent incidents which highlight the continuing problem with violence against emergency workers.
Not all the recorded reports result in criminal convictions.
Superintendent Simon Wright, who is based at Paisley police office in Mill Street, warned offenders they will take a zero tolerance approach when it comes to assaults on officers .
He told the Paisley Daily Express: "Police Officers, like all emergency workers, are an extension of the community they serve and work day to day across Renfrewshire to help and keep the community safe.
"Unfortunately, there are some within society who deem it acceptable to assault emergency workers and frankly this sort of behaviour will not be tolerated.
"Police Officers are highly trained and carry various pieces of safety equipment to protect themselves and the community from attack.


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Q: Like in CASE statement not evaluating as expected Given this data:
CREATE TABLE tmpTable(
fldField varchar(10) null);

INSERT INTO tmpTable
SELECT 'XXX'
UNION ALL
SELECT 'XXX'
UNION  ALL
SELECT 'ZZZ'
UNION  ALL
SELECT 'ZZZ'
UNION  ALL
SELECT 'YYY'

SELECT
CASE WHEN fldField like 'YYY' THEN 'OTH' ELSE 'XXX' END AS newField
FROM tmpTable

The expected resultset is:
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
OTH
What situation would casue SQL server 2000 to NOT find 'YYY'?  And return the following as the resultset:
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
The problem is with the like 'YYY', I have found other ways to write this to get it to work, but I want to know why this exact method doesn't work.  Another difficulty is that it works in most of my SQL Server 2000 environments.  I need to find out what is different between them to cause this.  Thanks for your help.

A: I ran the code on a SQL 2000 box and got identical results. Not only that, but when I ran some additional code to test I got some VERY bizarre results:
CREATE TABLE dbo.TestLike ( my_field varchar(10) null);
GO
CREATE CLUSTERED INDEX IDX_TestLike ON dbo.TestLike (my_field)
GO
INSERT INTO dbo.TestLike (my_field) VALUES ('XXX')
INSERT INTO dbo.TestLike (my_field) VALUES ('XXX')
INSERT INTO dbo.TestLike (my_field) VALUES ('ZZZ')
INSERT INTO dbo.TestLike (my_field) VALUES ('ZZZ')
INSERT INTO dbo.TestLike (my_field) VALUES ('YYY')
GO

SELECT
      my_field,
      case my_field when 'YYY' THEN 'Y' ELSE 'N' END AS C2,
      case when my_field like 'YYY' THEN 'Y' ELSE 'N' END AS C3,
      my_field
FROM dbo.TestLike
GO

My results:
my_field   C2   C3   my_field
---------- ---- ---- ----------
N          XXX  N    XXX
N          XXX  N    XXX
Y          YYY  N    YYY
N          ZZZ  N    ZZZ
N          ZZZ  N    ZZZ

Notice how my_field has two different values in the same row? I've asked some others at the office here to give it a quick test. Looks like a bug to me.

A: Check your service pack. After upgrading my SQL 2000 box to SP4 I now get the correct values for your situation.
I'm still getting the swapped data that I reported in my earlier post though :(
If you do SELECT @@version you should get 8.00.2039. Any version number less than that and you should install SP4.

A: How about fldField = '%YYY%'?

A: It worked as expected on my SQL 2005 installation.  If it works on other machines, it sounds like you've got an environment difference.  Try comparing your connection properties in SQL Server Management Studio for a connection that works and one that doesn't to see if you can figure out what the differences are.

A: I am an Oracle person, not a SQL*Server person, but it seems to me you should be either:-
SELECT
   CASE WHEN fldField like '%YYY%' THEN
             'OTH'
        ELSE 'XXX'
   END AS newField
FROM
   tmpTable

or ...
SELECT
   CASE WHEN fldField = 'YYY' THEN
             'OTH'
        ELSE 'XXX'
   END AS newField
FROM
   tmpTable

The second is the direction I'd go in, as at least in Oracle equality resolves quicker than like.

A: When you use LIKE without specifying any search criteria, it behaves like an = comparison.  In your example, I would expect it to work properly.  In your real data, you probably have a hidden (non-printable) character in your data (think about Carriage Return, Line Feed, Tab, etc....).
Take a look at this example...
Declare @tmpTable TABLE(
fldField varchar(10) null);

INSERT INTO @tmpTable
SELECT 'XXX'
UNION ALL
SELECT 'XXX'
UNION  ALL
SELECT 'ZZZ'
UNION  ALL
SELECT 'ZZZ'
UNION  ALL
SELECT 'YYY'
UNION  ALL
SELECT 'YYY' + Char(10)

SELECT CASE WHEN fldField like 'YYY' THEN 'OTH' ELSE 'XXX' END AS YourOriginalTest,
       CASE WHEN fldField like 'YYY%' THEN 'OTH' ELSE 'XXX' END AS newField
FROM   @tmpTable

You'll notice that the last piece of data I added is YYY and a Line Feed.  If you select this data, you won't notice the line feed in the data, but it's there, so your LIKE condition (which is acting like an equal condition) doesn't match.
The common 'hidden' characters are Tab, Carriage Return, and Line Feed.  To determine if this is causing your problem...
Select *
From Table
Where  Column Like '%[' + Char(10) + Char(9) + Char(13) + ']%'

A: What a cute bug.  I think I know the cause.  If I'm right, then you'll get the results you expect from:
SELECT
  CASE
    WHEN fldField like 'YYY       '  -- 7 spaces
    THEN 'OTH'
    ELSE 'XXX'
  END as newField
from tmpTable

The bug is that varchar(10) is behaving like char(10) is supposed to.  As for why it doesn't, you'll need to understand the old trivia question of how two strings with no metacharacters can be = but not LIKE each other.
The issue is that a char(10) is internally supposed to be space padded.  The like operator does not ignore those spaces.  The = operator is supposed to in the case of chars.  Memory tells me that Oracle ignores spaces for strings in general.  Postgres does some tricks with casting.  I have not used SQL*Server so I can't tell you how it does it.

A: By adding (%) to the expression , it will work fine.
SELECT
CASE
    WHEN fldField like '%YYY%' THEN 'OTH'
    ELSE 'XXX' END AS newField
END

A: You aren't specifying what you are selecting and checking the CASE against...
SELECT  CASE fldField WHEN 'YYY'
THEN 'OTH' ELSE 'XXX' END AS newField FROM tmpTable

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The 2019 Insurance Classic Motor Show : DVD OF THE WEEK - DANGER MAN The 2019 Insurance Classic Motor Show : DVD OF THE WEEK - DANGER MAN
DVD OF THE WEEK - DANGER MAN
As a devotee of ITC's spy and adventure series, Danger Man has a pride of place in my DVD collection. This was the TV series that made Patrick McGoohan a star when the first episode was aired in September 1960 and four years later the show was extensively revamped. The running time was now fifty minutes, agent John Drake had an Anglo-Irish rather than an American accent, there was a groovy new Edwin Astley theme tune and a Mini Cooper. In the words of the press book this was 'the sort of car that can get Drake anywhere at high speeds, can get in and out of places where a larger car couldn't possibly take him and is unostentatious'.
The Austin Mini Cooper 1071S was registered on 20th March 1963 as 731 HOP, which belonged to the BMC press fleet. At that time, it would have been familiar to many automotive enthusiasts as this was the very model that was tested by Autocar on 12th April 1963. 'A practical, safe, stimulating and extremely quick little car' was the magazine's conclusion and at a price of £695 7s 1d it would be unlikely to have a major impact on Drake's expense account.
However, as befitting a top international man of mystery, Drake's Cooper S had received some interesting modifications from Taurus Engineering in the form of their Stage II conversion. With twin 1 ½ inch SU carburettors, a gas flowed cylinder head and the BMC AEA648 camshaft, the Mini was now ready for any Mercedes-Benz "Fintail" or "Adenauer" driven by enemy agents from behind the Iron Curtain. Indeed, one of the many joys of Danger Man is noting how the production had a stock pool of 'foreign' cars that kept appearing from episode to episode. The Mini itself was often piloted by the racing driver Phil Wicks who doubled for McGoohan.
Drake's adventures took him around the globe, but the budget meant that 'abroad' meant the usual palm trees in the studio car park and driving on the wrong side of the road in the Home Counties. There is also a delightful moment in The Man Who Wouldn't Talk in which a Bulgarian garage is using a Ford Thames 300E as a service vehicle. However, one of the many joys of Danger Man is the opportunity for noting some very fine motor cars from the Saab 92B of It's Up to The Lady to Whatever Happened to George Foster? when Drake "borrows" a police Wolseley 6/99 and sounds the bell along Shenley Road in Boreham Wood. The show was rebranded as Secret Agent in the USA, gaining a swinging new title sequence.
My own favourite editions of the series is Colony Three, where Drake investigates a replica English New Town behind the Iron Curtain. Every detail is familiar down to the Morris Minor 1000s and Vauxhall Cresta PAs in the car park, but the seemingly everyday location of the Hilltop Shopping Arcade in Hatfield is made to appear utterly sinister. Another fine episode was The Outcast, with an all too rare dramatic performance from the future Carry On team member Bernard Bresslaw, who was one of several high cable guest stars who appeared throughout the series.
Danger Man came to an end in 1966 after 47 shows as its star was to embark on a new programme concerning a hero who was not a number but a free man. But if The Prisoner is the programme that McGoohan will forever be associated with, the adventures of a cynical but very human spy in his Old English White and Smoke Grey Cooper S is not less memorable - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LghYopfxCs4
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Danger-Man-Complete-1964-1968-DVD/dp/B0017LGF7I


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ING IM global CIO re-engineering investment structure
Jan Straatman is trying to create an internal, multi-boutique structure at ING Investment Management to fit a post-crisis world.
In the wake of the global financial crisis, investment management companies are either trying to revive old ways of doing business, or pushing for a complete change.
At ING Investment Management, the belief is that as asset classes increasingly correlate, diversification strategies have become outdated and a new approach is required to provide extra performance, says Jan Straatman, chief investment officer based in the Hague, the Netherlands.
He was hired in 2008 to bring a more investment-led organisation, and his method is to give the firm's portfolio-management teams more autonomy, more accountability and prospects for greater, performance-based rewards.
The global financial crisis has posed an existential problem for money-managers. The industry has grown over the past few decades on the concept of diversification as a means to enhance the overall risk/return profile for an investor. Yet in 2008 and 2009, all risk assets converged.
Straatman says globalisation had already made this trend apparent, but the crisis made it obvious. Portfolio management, therefore, has to react by focusing as much on the risk side as on the search for returns.
The pre-crisis period of the mid-2000s also saw the 'retailisation' of the institutional investment world, he argues. Worldwide, asset owners grew complacent and were just as swayed by fancy new products and glossy brochures as individual investors.
The crisis not only put a halt to this, but also eroded trust in fund providers. Long-only fund managers also face renewed threats from hedge funds, which in some cases are reacting to their own losses by offering cheaper, more beta-focused products, notably structured within the Ucits code.
Large long-only players, therefore, need to affirm their ability to actively manage funds without being perceived as hugging the benchmark, and to create an environment that pushes investment teams to perform, sometimes with an absolute-return mentality.
To this end, ING IM has set up a risk and analytical platform, with one hub now based in Hong Kong. This creates a common source of research and performance diagnostics, and a proprietary pool of investment ideas for all of the firm's portfolio-management teams.
The portfolio managers, in turn, are free to pick and choose from this internal research to create their own portfolios, based on their philosophies, risk budgets and mandates. The idea is to give the PMs plenty of autonomy, with no top-down house view that must be followed, but with market analyses consistent across strategies, asset classes, sectors and countries.
Straatman says that the Hong Kong arm of the platform has been established recently, but work remains to be done. In particular, the IT challenge is formidable as it involves connecting 33 investment offices worldwide.
ING IM's core asset classes are long-only liquid ones, including global and regional equities, US fundamental equities, global credit including high-yield, senior bank loans, quant and emerging-market equity and debt.
The firm is looking to expand its competencies in alternatives investing. Straatman says that, unlike some rivals, ING does not want to set up a separate unit or infrastructure for people who want to just run hedge funds and make more money. He says that would result in the firm's best talent all wanting to migrate to a new department that would only comprise a small portion of the firm's business.
Instead, teams that have a proven ability to generate consistent alpha can be given leeway to try absolute-return strategies, and be paid accordingly. So far, the firm has given this privilege to teams involved in tactical asset allocation, foreign exchange and Latin American equities.
ING IM is also beefing up its passive investment capabilities. The firm has no intention to market itself as a passive provider and go into direct competition with the likes of BlackRock or State Street Global Advisors. But clients often want a piece of their portfolio allocated passively, or run in a highly quantitative, low-risk way.
ING's response is to rely more on fundamental or factor-weighted indices, rather than indices based on market capitalisation. The idea is to provide "smarter" index construction in conjunction with active strategies, says Straatman.
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The fifth largest fund firm by regional assets teamed up with investors led by Ashwin Mehta to buy ING Site in Taiwan. This is the penultimate piece in the breakup of that business.
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Many vendors sell backlinks based on their Domain Authority.
The idea is that, the bigger the DA, the better is the link.
I am here to debunk this nonsense and show you 3 reasons why you should take DA with a grain of salt.
Scroll to read the rest and watch this video for more.
Given that we send a lot of emails for link building purposes, one of our email address ended up on some sort of a spam newsletter list so now I get emails like these every so often.
They also show me their "quality" metrics – DA, PA and CF (wonder why TF is not there).
This DA 30+ site looks wonderful…NOT.
So, do I want to get a link from this site..?
But how's DA so high?
They are super irrelevant to me.
And this is what DA avoids telling us – relevance.
If you are building links then relevance is important – you can't just look at DA.
There is no real tool for relevance so you have to use your best judgement here.
As you can see, this site is getting fantastic traffic and, in this case, it's a matter of time before it accumulates all that DA/DR.
How to tell the site is legit?
How is it possible that the site has so much traffic and such a little DA/DR?
I also want to hear what the site's traffic is like at the same time.
Checking their backlink profile and analyzing any weird activity is next.


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TIME Features NDN Economic Analysis, Chart, Labels It "Most Important Chart in American Politics"
Submitted by Anjani Nadadur on 2/5/13
In a new piece for Time Magazine, author Michael Scherer profiles the work of NDN/New Policy Institute, labeling a chart which is a distallation of years of economic analysis, "The Most Important Chart In American Politics"
The story details the influence NDN's chart and analysis had on the Obama White House and re-election campaign, something first reported in Scherer's landmark 2012 Person of the Year profile of newly re-elected President Barack Obama. From the piece:
""There is a single chart — three colored lines on a grid — that shapes the political reality of this country. During the 2012 campaign, one of President Obama's senior strategists called it "the North Star" and started his internal PowerPoint presentations with it…..The chart tracks three economic trends in the U.S. over the last two decades, between 1992 and 2009. The first two lines — productivity and per capita gross domestic product — are rising. This is the unmistakable American success story, the one reflected in record corporate profits, growing wealth accumulation and the unmatched efficiency of this country's economy. The third line tracks median household income, as measured by the U.S. Census. It shows the story of frustration and stagnation that so many Americans long ago accepted as a reality…. The chart was originally created by NDN and the New Policy Institute, and it helped Democrats change the way they talked about the frustration of the American people.""
This economic analysis about the weakening of the historic relationship between GDP growth, productivity gains and jobs and wages was developed by NDN/NPI Globalization Chair Dr. Rob Shapiro. This analysis was initially developed for Shapiro's prescient book, "Futurecast: How Superpowers, Populations, and Globalization Will Change the Way You Live and Work." It was also featured in this 2005 essay, "Crafting A Better CAFTA", this 2007 paper, "The New Landscape of Globalization: How America Can Reap Its Rewards and Reduce Its Costs." The chart referenced by Scherer was developed for and first released in a 2009 NDN paper authored by Jake Berliner, "A Lost Decade for Everyday Americans," and can also be found here.
NDN is also proud of this story in the British newspaper, The Guardian, which details our long collaboration with the Labour Party and the impact this work has had over there. A recent piece in The Economist features the British version of the chart, and cites NDN's influence in the thought behind it.
Dr. Shapiro's analysis has also been recently featured here in the US in Jim Tankersley's prominent article in the Washington Post.
For the slide in our presentation, please see the attached file at the bottom of this page.
For recent essays by Dr. Shapiro on this topic, please review the following:
The American Dream is in Big Trouble, February 21, 2013
WaPo Op-ed: Weak Job Creation has Become the New Normal, February 13, 2013.
The Lessons of Today's Troubling Report on GDP, January 30, 2013.
What Actually Happened to the Earnings of Working Americans, And What The Next President Can Do About It, October 31, 2012.
Wage and Salary Growth in the United States: Average Americans Made Steady Progress for Two Generations, Until the Last Decade, October 25, 2012.
GOP Revisionism: Rewriting Economic History Against Obama, August 17, 2012.
How Much Credit Can Obama Claim on the Economy?, June 21, 2012.
An Economic Program for the Fall Campaign and the Next Four Years, June 4, 2012.
NDN Powerpoint Slide
Anjani Nadadur's blog


When it comes to high quality room filling speakers, Q acoustics stands at the top of the list in most cases. Since the series 1000 it has managed to get a 5 star rating on most of the speakers it produces. The Q 2020i was so popular that it managed to win a lot of awards over time. The main attraction of the Q acoustics speakers come because of the compact design and sturdy, classic yet modern looking body. Not to mention the superb, distortion less audio reproduction. The basic differences in the 3010 and the 3020 models is the power handling capacity and the size, while everything else is quite similar.
It is no doubt that the build quality is going to be excellent on these speakers. Out of the box, you get two nicely packed speaker boxes wrapped in a white plastic bag. The feel heavy and solid thereby giving a premium feel. The edges of the speakers are curved. You will have the choice to choose the finish of the speakers at the time of buying. There is Matte Graphite, American Walnut, Black leather, Black lacquer and White Lacquer. My personal choice would be to go for Matte Graphite finish because I do not like my electronic equipment to be a finger print and dust magnet. A matte finish will help keep finger prints away, although I do like the shiny, glossy look of Black lacquer and white lacquer. American Walnut is completely out of my likings, although for those who want their speakers to have a classic look should definitely consider this finish.
The speaker terminals on the 2000 series were located at the bottom of the body, which was obviously an inconvenient location. The 3000 series has those speaker terminals moved to the rear, a much better location.
The design improvements are mainly done based on the Concept 20 and Concept 40 speakers which kind of stand as a base for 3000 series.Take an example of the non-resonant cabinet design that first featured in the Concept 20 and 40 speakers. It came with dual layer front and top panels that improved on sound quality and prevented distortion in audio. The depth of the cabinet seems to be reduced in comparison with the 2020i speakers. The height and the width remain the same.
Another major change to note in this 3000 series is that the connectivity is no longer biwire. For those audiophiles, this is a bad news, but do not worry because there is something interest up ahead in the sound performance section of this review.
Let us understand why biwire connection is used in the first place. A single wire connection has a single cable carrying all the audio frequencies through it and that drives the speakers. If there is a large amount of bass in your audio, it will distort the treble and that will not be very pleasant. In fact, that would not yield "natural" reproduction of sound. To combat this trouble, the power amplifier driving your speaker unit will use couple of filters to separate out the treble, the mids and the bass. While treble and mids will run over one cable, the bass will run over the other. Eventually, inside your speaker cabinet the treble carrying cable will drive your tweeter, and bass will drive the bass driver. According to Q Acoustics' engineers, having biwire setup requires an extra pair of connectors and that is not really good for maintaining the good acoustic behaviour of the cabinet making them shift over to single wire connectivity. How they manage to eliminate the aforementioned problem will be an interesting thing to look at.
First thing to notice is the concentric ring tweeter which has wide dispersion and low distortion. The distortion arising due to single wire connection is well compensated and eliminated by using this tweeter. Additionally, the bass driver also causes the cabinet to vibrate quite heavily and this can add in to the distortion at higher frequencies by vibrating the tweeter itself since, both drivers are attached in the same cabinet. This problem arises in biwire setup as well and in order to eliminate this problem, engineers isolated the tweeter by suspending it with anti vibration material, mostly butyl rubber. This way, the vibrations and shocks arising from bassy punches are absorbed by the suspending material and reducing high frequency distortion. This clever idea was adopted from the Concept 20 / 40 speakers with minor improvements.
Additionally, the driver cones are made from a better, stronger material which seems to be a combination of paper and mica, they call it Aramid Fibre.
Now speaking of the actual sound performance, 3020 speakers provide a vivid sound stage with clear mids, punchy bass and an interesting emphasis on the instruments. Every little detail in the audio is audible with these speakers. Although, that does not necessarily mean you will always need high bitrate audio. The speakers have an intrinsic characteristic to not enhance anything undesirable making it play low bit rate audio quite well. One can get decent audio from a low quality mp3, but having a better audio source will definitely pay off.
The 3020 and the 3010 both perform equally well, while the 3010 has a higher power output capacity, but the 3020 has a larger size. If we have to compare the two, there is not really any difference that sets them apart greatly.
Both the speakers perform beyond expectations and you can make them sound even better by mounting them on wall bracket. Alternatively, you can place them on your bookshelf, besides your TV or even buy a dedicated stand.
For a sub £300 price point, you are getting extremely high quality, premium looking speakers that will last for years to come. The Q Acoustics 3000 series speakers will definitely bring life to your living room. The reason why 2020i earned so much praise and won so many awards is because of the constant improvements and refinements. The 3020 and 3010 are no exception and are definitely the best speakers on the market you can find today.
Q Acoustics has done it again by making the best speakers that one can have at a sub £300 mark.
Hi. Just wondering why yousy the 3010s and 3020s are redundant? Did you mean 2010s and 3020s?
Well spotted, changed to 2010i and 2020i.
– HP laptop with a LifeCam HD-5000 webcam placed about 1.5 meters from one of the speakers.
Hi, great review, do you suggest to save money (and space) and go with 3010? From what is see here they sound basically the same. Thanks!
Q Acoustics usually have great products, you'll probably find the 3010 is a downsized version of the 3020. So if you want to save money and space because you have a smaller room, go for it. Bigger room, you might regret not buying the bigger 3020. My personal opinion is that buying multiple pairs of 3010s might be worth doing as another option. For the price of a 3020 pair you could be around the price of 2 pairs of 3010s.
Nice post, very interesting, thank you, but elizabeth is right: http://audiohifi.review has great stuff about hifi acoustic speaker review too… but your style is definitely better!


The philosophy and practice of white supremacy devalues all African and African heritage lives whether human or non-human animal. White supremacy links slavery in the "Americas" with the ongoing police murders of unarmed black people and to the murder of animals on the continent of Africa.
Primarily wealthy white people invade Africa, and then track, entice, snare, capture, kill, sometimes skin, and behead majestic and noble animals, some of which appear on the endangered species list, as trophies for their own personal ego fulfillment. These so-called "hunters" kill not for food, but rather, for sport. In so doing, they demolish complete blood and succession lines, and interrupt entire ecosystems placing species in peril. Surrounding their actions come their sense of entitlement from amassing the discretionary income to satisfy their desires for power over other forms of life. The world exists for them simply for the taking. They view other forms of life as cheap that do not matter, except to fulfill their pleasures.
Similarly, the institution of slavery in the "Americas" was built on a foundation of white supremacy. Primarily white people, backed by wealthy whites, invaded Africa, and then tracked, enticed, snared, and captured the proud people on the continent, chained and packed them like sardines into crowded ships' cargo holds, and transported them across vast oceans to foreign shores stripping those who survived of their dignity, languages, cultures, families, and humanity. The kidnappers as well as the residents of these lands viewed the "cargo" as cheap lives that did not matter, except to fulfill their needs for unpaid labor and to satisfy their sadistic ego and sexual gratification. If the enslaved had the audacity to misbehave or to escape the reserve called "the plantation," whites tracked, enticed, snared, captured and either returned them to the reserve where their so-called "masters" tortured them as examples to inhibit others from attempting escape, or they killed them.
Though whites did not need a rationalization for their terror, they justified their brutality on the newly-constructed "science" of "race." Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), born Carl Linné, (whom we call today the "Father of Scientific Racism"), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, developed a system of scientific hierarchical classification. Within this taxonomy under the label Homo sapiens, ("Man"), he enumerated five categories based initially on place of origin and later on skin color: Europeanus, Asiaticus, Americanus, Monstrosus, and Africanus. Linnaeus asserted that each category was ruled by a different bodily fluid (Humors: "moistures"), represented by Blood (optimistic), Phlegm (sluggish), Cholor (yellow bile: prone to anger), Melancholy (black bile: prone to sadness).
The "founding fathers" of the United States took Linneaus's constructions not only to reinscribe and revalidate the institution of slavery — many of these "founders" themselves enslaved large numbers of kidnapped Africans — but they also wrote into the U.S. Constitution the so-called "three-fifths clause" counting enslaved Africans as equivalent to three-fifths of a full human being for census purposes. As we can see, then, black lives certainly did not matter.
Though Congress passed on January 31, 1865 and the President signed into law on December 6, 1865 the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery, black lives continued not to matter relative to white lives through Reconstruction, the Jim Crow South, into the 20th century CE, and beyond as we have clearly witnessed in the current spate of murders of black people by police officers.
Black people in the United States coined in the 1960s the battle cries "Black is Beautiful" and "Black Power" as counter hegemonic narrative discourses in a nation that viewed black as ugly and where white people fought ruthlessly to preserve supremacy over black people. Recently black people coined the rallying cry "Black Lives Matter" in a country where historically black lives have not mattered much relative to white lives.
In the final analysis, we must see the senseless murder and devaluation of the lives of animals on the continent of Africa as directly linked with the enslavement, segregation, denial of rights, and murder of African heritage people in the United States, for all this attests to the white supremacist plundering of life continuing to this very day.
Are these the white people you are talking about?
'40,000 Masai people will be evicted from their homeland in Tanzania, because the Dubai royal family has bought it with the intention of using it as a reserve to hunt big game. Last year, the Tanzanian government had resisted the purchase, proposing instead a "wildlife corridor" dedicated to hunting near the Serengeti national park. However, the deal will still reportedly go through, and the Masai will have to leave by the end of the year.
Masai representatives will meet the prime minister, Mizengo Pinda, in Dodoma on Tuesday to express their anger. They insist the sale of the land would rob them of their heritage and directly or indirectly affect the livelihoods of 80,000 people. The area is crucial for grazing livestock on which the nomadic Masai depend.
Some black people do bad things. So that justifies racism against blacks. Did I miss anything?


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Many truck manufacturers are developing electric freight trucks, whose projected lower costs for fuel and maintenance would, by one estimate, quickly outweigh their higher purchase price. With this cost advantage, electric trucks could ultimately dominate freight trucking. A charging infrastructure for an all-electric continent-wide fleet of freight trucks in the United States or in Europe could be powered by 35 to 70 gigawatts of solar farms, plus an equivalent amount of wind farms.
Tesla and Peterbilt are the first firms to develop electric heavy-freight trucks—the global term for tractor-trailers or Class 8 trucks. BYD already offers medium-sized electric trucks and a larger electric freight truck with a short range, while medium-sized electric trucks have been announced by Daimler, Cummins, Volvo, DAF, and a Navistar/Volkswagen joint venture.
The North American Council on Freight Efficiency predicts that electric trucks will have an "increasing role" in freight transportation. Also relevant—because freight trucks, like city buses, operate many hours per day—is a projection by Bloomberg New Energy Finance that electric city buses will capture 84 percent of global bus sales by 2030, due to low operating costs and declining battery costs.
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As electric freight trucks become more widely available, solar industry participants could help ensure that charging stations for the trucks are solar-ready, and ultimately solar-powered. This could involve research and decisions regarding optimal placement of charging stations; ensuring that a sufficient number of charging stations is always available to meet growing demand; possibly optimizing charging during times of peak solar and wind production; and providing electricity storage as needed.
Powering electric heavy-freight trucks with solar and wind power would also cut CO2emissions by displacing diesel fuel. Globally, road transport accounts for 22% of energy consumption, of which 30% is long-haul road freight. Therefore, CO2reductions of about 7% (i.e., 30% of 22%) could be achieved by powering heavy-freight trucks with renewable energy, in each region that follows this path.
If most trucking firms ultimately conclude that electric heavy-freight trucks save money, they could aim to replace their diesel trucks with electric trucks as their diesel units reach the end of their useful life. The Bloomberg projection noted above projects that will happen for electric city bus sales by 2030. With global production of heavy-freight trucks estimated by Deloitte at 1.7 million in 2014, the pace of diesel truck replacements could be limited by global manufacturing capacity for electric heavy-freight trucks.
Technical note: The calculation starts with the annual distance traveled by the current U.S. and European fleets of heavy-freight trucks in 2015, as reported by the International Energy Agency; each is approximately 200 billion kilometers. For the energy needed to power a heavy-freight truck, the lower bound analysis uses an estimate of one kilowatt-hour per mile, developed by University of California/Berkeley materials science professor Gerbrand Ceder. The upper bound analysis uses a specification that Tesla reported subsequently for its heavy-freight truck of "less than 2 kWh per mile" (the upper bound uses 2 kWh per mile). Converting kilometers to miles, and kilowatt-hours to gigawatt-hours, and then multiplying shows that 124,000 to 248,000 gigawatt-hours per year would power such a fleet in either the U.S. or Europe. At a U.S. national average capacity factor for a solar farm pegged at 20 percent by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 70 to 140 gigawatts of solar would produce this amount of electricity each year (given 8760 hours per year). If solar and wind each provided half the energy needed, solar's contribution would be 35 to 70 gigawatts.
Sensitivity analysis: Regarding solar's capacity factor in the U.S., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has reported the median capacity factor for utility-scale solar to be 26 percent. If this were to be the average capacity factor for future utility-scale solar installations, rather than the 20 percent value used above, the solar capacity needed would be reduced accordingly.


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Social Benchmark Study: Number of brand posts on Facebook surged in 2015
by Tilo Kmieckowiak on May 19, 2016
After our social media study of Q2, we now present the social benchmark study of the entire year 2015. The study analyzing over 180,000 profiles on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter has enabled us to acquire some significant findings from benchmarking different profile size buckets.
Key Findings of our Social Benchmark Study
Finding #01: Instagram Profiles Growing Fastest
After reaching out to its highest peak in February '15, Instagram follower growth started to fluctuate down afterwards. On the other hand, Facebook and Twitter have been more or less stable throughout the year. Nevertheless, Instagram holds the highest follower growth among these three social networks.
This finding is mainly driven by the fact that Instagram is still not as saturated as Facebook and Twitter are. The slowing growth is considered to be a normal phenomenon when a network gets mature.
Finding #02: Daily Post Frequency Increased Highest on Facebook
Considering the respective number of post frequencies, daily posts on Facebook increased by 36%. The image based network Instagram has also shown a rising tendency (14%). However, the tweet frequency decreased by 2%.
Due to the described fact that Instagram is still on the rise in terms of the number of users and daily posts, it makes sense that businesses ramp up their activities there. On Facebook, the strong increase is a sign that Facebook is far from being "dead". It shows that companies still rely heavily on this network. Having said that, companies in 2015 also increased their activities in this network.
Finding #03: Interaction Rate Highest on Instagram but Decreasing
All three social channels showed the highest engagement rate for the smallest profile size (1-1k fans). Irrespective of page size (1k to 10m+ fans), the interaction rate was always superior in Instagram compared to Facebook and Twitter.
This result qualifies the notion that big social media numbers do not mean big activity. Followers of the smaller profile are more focused and interactive. As the visuals receive the highest engagement , Instagram has been seen to get mature through the declining tendency.
Every social network is different. Therefore, it is important to check out the comparable stats for each of them to find correct business metrics. The study sheds light on the social following, posting, and interaction using the key metrics that will help you to benchmark yourself against the business competition of comparable size. Such analysis provides an extract of social media marketing trends and help you decide investment strategy more accurately and efficiently.
Higher number of fans ≠ Higher Interaction on Instagram
For the sake of ease, we have compared Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram in one place from the perspective of three key metrics. Moreover, we have clustered profiles in different sized groups dependent on their fan or follower counts.
In the above mentioned social networks, pages of the smallest size(1-1k) gained the followers faster. Increasing profile sizes showed a negative correlation with fans change rate in case of Facebook and Twitter while the largest Instagram profiles gained more than 2x followers during 2015. Surprisingly, Instagram profiles with the larger amount of fans/followers show a decreasing interaction rate which means increasing followers could not drive expected engagement. Nevertheless, it is important to note that although daily posts are less frequent on Instagram, its higher follower growth is leading to increased engagement rate in contrast to Facebook and Twitter. Ascending percentage of daily post on Facebook could not fetch that much interaction for larger fan pages like 100k-1m, 1m-10m or 10m+.
Regarding social media marketing, marketers prefer to rely more on Facebook probably due to its larger user base or better targeting for businesses. Fair enough - massive audience and lower marketing cost have expanded the possibilities of this social network for businesses. But the time is now to keep an eye on the potential of other relevant social networking sites while continue to be active in the present ones with a detailed strategy.
Marketing is now more an data-driven discipline. Successful brands are researching customer data to drive marketing decisions, where social benchmarking is part of. Therefore, it is necessary for every business to validate why they are relying more on one network than the other. In this study we showed that businesses ramped up their activities on Instagram and even more on Facebook during 2015. What is the best social network for you to post in?