Click above to listen to part 1 of Born Legacy, featuring reporter Emma Bentley's all night ride aboard NASA's SOFIA observatory. You can read her account of the adventure here.
The guests in this segment include David McAllister, Deputy Program Manager for Operations of SOFIA at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, Nick Veronico, Manager of SOFIA Communications for NASA Ames Research Center and Universities Space Research Association, Charlie Kaminski, Engineering and Maintenance Manager of SOFIA, Huub Rottgering, director of Leiden Observatory in The Netherlands, Dietmar Lilienthal, manager of the DLR SOFIA Institute in Germany, Cornelia Pabst, astronomer at the Leiden Observatory in The Netherlands, and freelance photographer, Felix Reimann, who was along for the ride.


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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017)
Title 25. FOOD OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY HYGIENE FACILITIES
SubTilte 25-C. SWIMMING POOL AND SPA REGULATIONS
Chapter 25-C1. TITLE, INTENT, SCOPE
Section 25-C102. COMPLIANCE WITH DISTRICT LAWS, FEDERAL LAWS, AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS/GUIDELINES
Latest version.
102.1The most recent versions of District and federal laws and regulations or any successor standards are hereby incorporated by reference:
(a)The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act of 2007, approved December 19, 2007 (Pub.L.110-140);
(b)40 CFR Part 141 – National Primary Drinking Water Regulations;
(c)National Sanitation Foundation NSF-ANSI Standard 60-2005 Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals – Health Effects;
(d)Department of Justice (DOJ) 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Standards, 28 CFR Part 36, Subpart D, effective March 15, 2012;
(e)National Sanitation Foundation NSF/ANSI Standard 50-2007 Circulation System Components and Related Materials for Swimming Pools, Spas/Hot Tubs, dated April 2007, approved substitute filters;
(f)American National Standard ASME A112.19.8 - 2007 Suction Fittings For Use in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; performance standard;
(g)ASME/ANSI standard A112.19.7 Safety Standard Vacuum Release System or ASTM standard F2387;
(h)American National Standard Specifications for Ceramic Tile A137.1-2012 (Dynamic Coefficient of Fiction Specification and Testing for Slip Resistance);
(i)U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Publication No. 362 Guidelines, entitled "Safety Barrier Guidelines for Home Pools; and any other pool safety guidelines established by the Commission;
(j)U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "The Model Aquatic Health Code" 2nd Edition (July 2016);
(k)National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), 2012 - 2013;
(l)National Federation of State High School Associations, 2015 - 2016; and
(m)The District of Columbia's Construction Codes Supplements of 2013, Title 12 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, (61 DCR 3453 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2)); which consist of the following International Code Council (ICC):
(1)International Building Code (2012 edition);
(2)International Mechanical Code (2012 edition);
(3)International Plumbing Code (2012 edition);
(4)International Fire Code (2012 edition);
(5)International Existing Building Code (2012 edition);
(6)International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (2012 edition); and
(7)The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) National Electrical Code (2014 edition).
102.2If a conflict arises between a provision in these regulations and a federal law or regulation cited in Subsection102.1 above, the federal law or regulation shall take precedence over these regulations. However, where there is a conflict between provisions in these regulations, the International Codes or their referenced standards, or the District's Construction Codes Supplements, the District's Construction Codes Supplements, including standards and amendments, shall take precedence.
102.3In enforcing the provisions of these regulations, the Department shall regulate certain aspects of a public swimming pool, spa pool, or sauna's physical structure; operating systems, equipment, devices, fixtures, supplies, or furnishings in use before the effective date of these regulations based on the following considerations:
(a)Whether the establishment's physical structure; operating systems, equipment, devices, fixtures, supplies, or furnishings used in the public swimming pool, spa pool, or sauna, is in good repair or capable of being maintained in a hygienic condition in compliance with these regulations; or
(b)The existence of a documented agreement with the licensee that the physical structure; operating systems, equipment, devices, fixtures, supplies, or furnishings used in public swimming pool, spa pool, or sauna will be replaced by an agreed upon date.
Section 4902 of the Department of Health Functions Clarification Act of 2001 ("Act") effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code § 7-731(a)(11) (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)), and Mayor's Order 2001-111, dated August 6, 2001.
Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 5359 (June 9, 2017).
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"Live Versus Video Observations: Comparing the Reliability and Validity" by Timothy W. Curby, Price Johnson et al.
When conducting classroom observations, researchers are often confronted with the decision of whether to conduct observations live or by using pre-recorded video. The present study focuses on comparing and contrasting observations of live and video administrations of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System–PreK (CLASS-PreK). Associations between versions, mean differences, reliability, and predictive validity were examined. Results generally indicated high correlations between versions. Video codes were slightly lower on average than live codes. Reliability was generally acceptable in terms of Cronbach's alpha, but multigroup confirmatory factor models suggested some differences between observation types. Finally, CLASS scores based on each observation type indicated some predictive validity of children's academic achievement, but no observation type was uniformly better. The discussion focuses on why the codes might differ and the implications of those differences.


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package org.accela.file.test;

import java.io.DataInput;
import java.io.DataOutput;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ListIterator;
import java.util.Random;

import junit.framework.TestCase;

import org.accela.file.FFactory;
import org.accela.file.FList;
import org.accela.file.FListIterator;
import org.accela.file.common.BytePersistanceDelegate;
import org.accela.file.common.DataFormatException;
import org.accela.file.common.PersistanceDelegate;

public abstract class TestFList extends TestCase
{
	private Random rand = new Random();

	private File testFile = new File("testFList.txt");

	private FList<String> list = null;

	protected static final StringPersistanceDelegate delegate = new StringPersistanceDelegate();

	private static class StringPersistanceDelegate implements
			PersistanceDelegate<String>
	{
		@Override
		public String read(DataInput in) throws IOException
		{
			return in.readUTF();
		}

		@Override
		public void write(DataOutput out, String object) throws IOException
		{
			out.writeUTF(object);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public void setUp() throws IOException
	{
		close();

		testFile.delete();
		if (testFile.exists())
		{
			throw new IOException("can't remove testFile");
		}

		reopen(false);
	}

	@Override
	public void tearDown()
	{
		close();
	}

	private void open(boolean restore)
	{
		if (restore && list != null)
		{
			BytePersistanceDelegate<FList<String>> bd = new BytePersistanceDelegate<FList<String>>(
					FFactory.getInstance(delegate));
			byte[] bytes = bd.writeBytes(list);
			bd = new BytePersistanceDelegate<FList<String>>(FFactory
					.getInstance(delegate));
			try
			{
				this.list = bd.readBytes(bytes);
			}
			catch (DataFormatException ex)
			{
				ex.printStackTrace();
				assert (false);
			}
		}
		else
		{
			list = createFList(testFile);
		}
	}

	protected abstract FList<String> createFList(File file);

	private void close()
	{
		if (list != null)
		{
			list.close();
		}
	}

	private void reopen(boolean restore)
	{
		close();
		open(restore);
	}

	public void testSimple()
	{
		List<String> elements = new LinkedList<String>();

		// test list methods
		list.add("hello, my name is flist");
		elements.add("hello, my name is flist");
		consistency(elements);
		reopen(true);
		consistency(elements);

		for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
		{
			long idx = rand.nextInt((int) list.size());
			list.insert(idx, "hello world: " + i);
			list.add(null);

			elements.add((int) idx, "hello world: " + i);
			elements.add(null);
		}

		consistency(elements);
		reopen(true);
		consistency(elements);

		for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
		{
			long idx = rand.nextInt((int) list.size());
			list.remove(idx);

			elements.remove((int) idx);
		}
		consistency(elements);
		reopen(true);
		consistency(elements);

		for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
		{
			long idx = rand.nextInt((int) list.size());
			boolean ret = list.remove(list.get(idx));
			assert (ret);

			ret = elements.remove(elements.get((int) idx));
			assert (ret);
		}
		consistency(elements);
		reopen(true);
		consistency(elements);

		// test iterator
		FListIterator<String> itr = list.iterator(list.size() / 2);
		ListIterator<String> eItr = elements.listIterator(elements.size() / 2);
		while (itr.hasNext())
		{
			String str = itr.next();
			String eStr = eItr.next();
			assert (checkEqual(str, eStr));

			double rnd = rand.nextDouble();
			if (rnd < 0.33)
			{
				itr.add("nice world: " + itr.prevIndex());
				eItr.add("nice world: " + eItr.previousIndex());
			}
			else if (rnd < 0.66)
			{
				itr.set("big world: " + itr.nextIndex());
				eItr.set("big world: " + eItr.nextIndex());
			}
			else
			{
				itr.remove();
				eItr.remove();
			}
		}
		consistency(elements);
		reopen(true);
		consistency(elements);
		assert (elements.size() > 0);

		// test reopen(false)
		reopen(false);
		assert (list.size() == 0);
		elements = new LinkedList<String>();
		consistency(elements);

		// test clear
		list.add("hello, my name is flist");
		elements.add("hello, my name is flist");
		consistency(elements);
		reopen(true);
		consistency(elements);

		for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
		{
			long idx = rand.nextInt((int) list.size());
			list.insert(idx, "hello world: " + i);
			list.add(null);

			elements.add((int) idx, "hello world: " + i);
			elements.add(null);
		}
		consistency(elements);
		reopen(true);
		consistency(elements);

		list.clear();
		assert (list.size() == 0);
		elements = new LinkedList<String>();
		consistency(elements);
	}

	private void consistency(List<String> elements)
	{
		assert (list.size() == elements.size());

		for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++)
		{
			assert (checkEqual(list.get(i), elements.get(i)));
		}
		int idx = 0;

		for (String s : list)
		{
			assert (checkEqual(s, elements.get(idx)));
			idx++;
		}
		assert (idx == elements.size());

		for (int i = 0; i < elements.size(); i++)
		{
			assert (list.contains(elements.get(i)));
		}

		FListIterator<String> itr = list.iterator(list.size());
		idx = (int) list.size() - 1;
		while (itr.hasPrev())
		{
			long prevIdx = itr.prevIndex();
			assert (checkEqual(itr.prev(), elements.get((int) prevIdx)));
			assert (prevIdx == idx);
			idx--;
		}

		assert (itr.prevIndex() == -1);
		assert (-1 == idx);

		if (elements.size() > 0)
		{
			assert (list.indexOf(elements.get(0)) == 0);
			assert (list.lastIndexOf(elements.get(elements.size() - 1)) == elements
					.size() - 1);
		}
	}

	private boolean checkEqual(String s1, String s2)
	{
		if (s1 != null)
		{
			return s1.equals(s2);
		}
		else
		{
			return null == s2;
		}
	}

}

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«История Золушки 3» () — видеофильм 2011 года режиссёра Дэймона Сантостефано, рассказывающий современную интерпретацию сказочного сюжета о Золушке. Картина является продолжением фильма 2008 года «Еще одна история о Золушке». Премьера на DVD состоялась 6 сентября 2011 года.

Сюжет
После смерти отца Кэти живёт в полуразвалившемся сарае на задворках заднего двора своей мачехи Гейл, нещадно эксплуатирующей падчерицу в качестве личного секретаря и домашней прислуги. Кроме того, существование девушке отравляют высокомерная сводная сестра Беф и малолетнее чудовище в лице сводного брата Виктора. Но Кэти не унывает, в её жизни есть одна всепоглощающая страсть — музыка. Девушка прекрасно поёт, пишет собственные песни и мечтает когда-нибудь исполнить их со сцены.

Однажды в школу искусств, директором которой является Гейл, приезжает известный музыкальный продюсер Гай Морган. Он хочет, чтобы его сын Люк продолжил отцовское дело и подыскал себе для продюсирования молодого исполнителя. Для этого в школе решено провести музыкальное Шоу Талантов, победитель которого и получит заветный контракт.

У сообразительной Гейл тут же созревает план: Кэти запишет песню, а безголосая Беф исполнит её под фонограмму. Самой Кэти такой расклад совсем не нравится, но её мнение никто не спрашивает, а перечить мачехе она уже давно перестала.

Случайно Кэти узнаёт, что Люк сам пишет музыку и хотел бы заниматься творчеством, а не продюсированием. Девушка решает узнать его мнение о своих песнях и, несмотря на строгий запрет Гейл, отправляется на костюмированный школьный бал, где находит младшего Моргана и, отведя подальше от людских глаз, исполняет ему одно из своих произведений. Люк влюбляется в голос незнакомки и просит открыть своё лицо. Но, по законам жанра, в этот момент Кэти вынуждена поспешно покинуть праздник, так и не открыв молодому человеку своей личности.
На следующий день Люк слышит, как Беф репетирует свой номер под фонограмму Кэти. Парень узнаёт поразивший его голос и, не подозревая подвоха, решает, что нашёл сбежавшую от него накануне девушку. Люк тут же выражает Беф своё восхищение и предлагает помощь в подготовке к Шоу. Постепенно они всё больше сближаются, а Кэти приходится наблюдать, как сестра, уже укравшая у неё песню и голос, вот-вот приберёт к рукам и её парня.

Наконец наступает долгожданный конкурсный день. Беф выходит на сцену и начинает «петь». Публика и судьи в восторге. Кэти понимает, что победа будет за сестрой. Но в этот момент в дело вмешивается братец-хулиган Виктор, решивший помочь сводной сестре, которая всегда заботилась о нём лучше родной матери. Мальчик обрывает фонограмму Беф и обман раскрывается прямо посреди выступления. Опозоренные Гейл с дочерью остаются ни с чем, а Кэти получает от Люка предложение совместно записать сольный альбом.

В ролях

Саундтреки
Саундтрек вышел в день выхода фильма — 6 сентября 2011 года.
 Lucy Hale — Run This Town
 Lucy Hale — Bless Myself
 Lucy Hale — Make You Believe
 Freddie Stroma — Knockin
 Lucy Hale — Extra Ordinary
 Manu Narayan — Oh Mere Dilruba
 Freddie Stroma — Possibilities
 Big Pain Ticket — Twisted Serenade
 Oral Majority — Knockin
 The Co-Writes — Crazy Girl

Критика
Фильм получил неоднозначные отзывы. На сайте Rotten Tomatoes зрители оценили фильм в 62 % со средним баллом 3,6 из 10.

Примечания

Ссылки

Фильмы на английском языке
Фильмы, выпущенные сразу на видеоносителях
Фильмы США, выпущенные сразу на видеоносителях

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When Scott Charles Stewart's Priest (2011) opened up in theaters, it got a mixed reaction when it had a reaction at all, then disappeared, but it turns out the film is better than expected thanks to a smart first half that offsets its (inevitable?) slippage into some clichés. It is not only a good action and post-apocalyptic film, but does a better job dealing with the subject of vampirism than most outright films on the subject of late.
A battle between priest and vampires led to the priests "winning" but the establishment of monsignors (lead by the enduring Christopher Plummer) has set up a semi-corporate Christo-Fascist police state in the place of a healthy city to keep control and keep everyone in dull mode to make them manageable. They also equate themselves with God.
However, all is not well. A young lady has been kidnapped and our title character (Paul Bettany) strongly believes that vampires have returned, but the Monsignors disagree and really don't want to hear it; hear the truth, so Priest breaks his code of conformity and leaves the city to hun them and save the girl. Along the way, he meets a sheriff type (Cam Gigandet, helping fill out the Spaghetti Western section of the film, very good here) and the monsignors send four others from the priest block (who they had taken the powers and authority from when the police state was set up) to bring back the main Priest.
Of course, the vampires are alive and well, posing a threat to the human race and now we have a villainous one who is part human with a "black hat" on (Karl Urban in one of his first actually good acting performances!) who is leading the charge for the vampire takeover.
As you can see from the description, though somewhat benign, this was possibly too hot to handle for some political interests, so the film did not get the chance it deserved, though the more people who see it will see how good it really is. Though it givers way to some clichés in the latter half of the film, the first half of the film along with its cast, energy, ambition and consistency make this more successful than Stewart's previous genre film with Bettany, Legion (reviewed elsewhere on this site).
It is just that so much does work and more than expected, leaving way for a sequel that makes sense for once and sets up Stewart as potentially the next Paul W.S. Anderson, though I hope I do not speak too soon. It may be to much like the overrated Matrix films (which owe more than something to the Blade films, which this film more or less acknowledges), but there is enough of a different niche that fans of this kind of filmmaking in particular will be satisfied and should see it. I know some though the title silly and some of them may have assumed it was some kind of corny religious action film, but it is not so. This is A-grade professional action filmmaking like we used to see more often and can go a few rounds with anything that arrived in the Summer of 2011 in theaters. Maggie Q (always welcome and underrated) and Brad Dourif are among the supporting cast.
The 1080p 2.35 X 1 MVC-encoded 3-D – Full Resolution digital High Definition image represents a last minute conversion and as a result, is it not really any better (and oddly different) than the 2D 1080p HD image also included on this Blu-ray, which is stylized down more than it needed to be, but that is the look of the picture. In the case of the 3D, it rarely offers anything different and was a ploy to make the film sell better. This reminds me of the time Sony used three-strip, dye-transfer Technicolor (known for everything from MGM Musicals, to Disney animation to Apocalypse Now) on their awful 1998 Godzilla fiasco, which was dark, digital and had little in the way of color to show off. In both cases, the idea was to add to the box office and in both cases it backfired.
For what is the look of the film, it works for the story, though some detail and depth suffer beyond what I would have liked to see. This was shot in real 35mm anamorphic Panavision by Director of Photography Don Burgess, A.S.C., who is on a role following Source Code and Book Of Eli. In this case 2D is just fine.
The DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 mix on the other hand is one of the best of 2011 with a good score by Christopher Young and one of the too few films this year to really take advantage of the sonic soundscape that lossless multi-channel audio can deliver for a feature film. This even includes a few demo moments that are on the state-of-the-art side. I wish more new films sounded this good.
Extras include BD Live interactive functions, movieIQ + sync interactive functions, Deleted & Extended Scenes, Uncharted 3 HD game trailer, two making of featurettes (The Bloody Frontier: Creating The World Of Priest, Tools Of The Trade: The Weapons & Vehicles) and previews for other Sony releases.
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package redis.clients.jedis;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Multikey related commands (these are split out because they are non-shardable)
 */
public interface MultiKeyBinaryRedisPipeline {

  Response<Long> del(byte[]... keys);

  Response<List<byte[]>> blpop(byte[]... args);

  Response<List<byte[]>> brpop(byte[]... args);

  Response<Set<byte[]>> keys(byte[] pattern);

  Response<List<byte[]>> mget(byte[]... keys);

  Response<String> mset(byte[]... keysvalues);

  Response<Long> msetnx(byte[]... keysvalues);

  Response<String> rename(byte[] oldkey, byte[] newkey);

  Response<Long> renamenx(byte[] oldkey, byte[] newkey);

  Response<byte[]> rpoplpush(byte[] srckey, byte[] dstkey);

  Response<Set<byte[]>> sdiff(byte[]... keys);

  Response<Long> sdiffstore(byte[] dstkey, byte[]... keys);

  Response<Set<byte[]>> sinter(byte[]... keys);

  Response<Long> sinterstore(byte[] dstkey, byte[]... keys);

  Response<Long> smove(byte[] srckey, byte[] dstkey, byte[] member);

  Response<Long> sort(byte[] key, SortingParams sortingParameters, byte[] dstkey);

  Response<Long> sort(byte[] key, byte[] dstkey);

  Response<Set<byte[]>> sunion(byte[]... keys);

  Response<Long> sunionstore(byte[] dstkey, byte[]... keys);

  Response<String> watch(byte[]... keys);

  Response<Long> zinterstore(byte[] dstkey, byte[]... sets);

  Response<Long> zinterstore(byte[] dstkey, ZParams params, byte[]... sets);

  Response<Long> zunionstore(byte[] dstkey, byte[]... sets);

  Response<Long> zunionstore(byte[] dstkey, ZParams params, byte[]... sets);

  Response<byte[]> brpoplpush(byte[] source, byte[] destination, int timeout);

  Response<Long> publish(byte[] channel, byte[] message);

  Response<byte[]> randomKeyBinary();

  Response<Long> bitop(BitOP op, final byte[] destKey, byte[]... srcKeys);

  Response<String> pfmerge(final byte[] destkey, final byte[]... sourcekeys);

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Sea of Lost Love
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From the author of The Gypsy Madonna and The Last Voyage of the Valentina, a breathless novel that sweeps its heroine from the Cornish coast to the rugged beauty of Puglia Italy, where she discovers a shocking truth about her family and the way to save her ancestral home.
Celestria Montague always spends her summers at Pendrift Hall, the rambling, shabby mansion adorned with wisteria and clematis that has been home to the Montague family for generations. It is 1958, and the family is celebrating her father's fiftieth birthday at a lavish ball. The celebratory night ends in death and tragedy, however, and young Celestria learns that the family may lose Pendrift Hall. Her grandfather urges Celestria to play detective, to solve the mysteries surrounding the night's events, and to save the ancient mansion if at all possible. Her quest takes her to Italy's rugged and beautiful Puglia, and into the dark, cool cloisters of the Convento di Santa Maria del Mare. Here Celestria meets an enigmatic stranger and confronts unwelcome truths about her family—and herself.
Sea of Lost Love is Santa Montefiore at her very best—sensitive, sensual, and complex.
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Letter From The Guest Editor: Creating Better Public Policy: The Roles Of Canadian Charities
Allan Northcott February 26, 2014
Strategies Public Policy
Few Canadians think about public policy, though it touches our lives in innumerable ways every day. Taken together, the policy choices made by Canadian governments over time have created a range of societal features most of us simply take for granted. But, of course, our collective safety and security, wellbeing, and prosperity do not appear out of thin air. They are, in large measure, the intended outcomes of a vigorous public policy process.
Civil society organizations—nonprofits and charities—have a long history of playing important roles in that policy process. Laws against drunk driving, regulation of tobacco products, removal of bisphenol-A from baby bottles, and the effective provision in Ontario of mental health services to youth are all public policy choices that have been importantly shaped by the work of Canadian charities. So are the establishment of a Registered Disability Savings Plan, increases to Alberta's Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped, and the development and delivery of programs across the country providing high quality early childhood care. The Boreal Forest Agreement, the measures that eliminated acid rain, and the emergent green economy all reflect the public policy efforts of Canadian charities.
The list could go on and on, and it is as varied as the concerns Canadians have for their society and the hopes they have for its future.
This special issue of The Philanthropist takes stock of the roles Canadian charities play in the development of public policy.1 While the list of successes is long and should be celebrated, there is an even longer list of false starts, blind alleys, and clear failures in the space between policy decision makers in government and policy advocates in the charitable sector. No policy advocate can expect success all the time, but as a sector, and as a society, we can do better. And given the complexity of many of the challenges before us—both at home and in our relations with the globalized world—there is good reason to try.
To introduce this special issue, I will give what I hope is some useful background to the set of excellent articles the authors have prepared. I want to summarize:
• the case for improving the relationships between public policy advocates in the charitable sector and Canadian governments at all levels;
• the evolution of federal regulation of charities undertaking political activities;
• the capacity of the sector to improve the status quo.
Why should Canadian charities participate in the policy process?
There are at least three arguments in favour of Canadian charities engaging with governments in the public policy process. The first invokes deeply held Canadian democratic values. As Alison Loat's article points out, the quality of a democracy depends on considerably more than citizens turning out to vote in elections. The extent to which votes are informed and motivated by citizens engaging with each other around public issues is an indicator of the overall health of our political system. Many Canadian nonprofits and charities are elemental expressions of citizen aspirations to participate in collectively caring for each other and governing ourselves. As such, they are an important platform for engagement between citizens and the elected officials and public servants who act on their behalf.
The second argument is that charities often have good policy advice to give. It is expressed very well in Canada Revenue Agency's Policy Statement on Political Activities (CPS-022):2
Through their dedicated delivery of essential programs, many charities have acquired a wealth of knowledge about how government policies affect people's lives. Charities are well placed to study, assess, and comment on those government policies. Canadians benefit from the efforts of charities and the practical, innovative ways they use to resolve complex issues related to delivering social services. Beyond service delivery, their expertise is also a vital source of information for governments to help guide policy decisions. It is therefore essential that charities continue to offer their direct knowledge of social issues to public policy debates.
The third argument is that governments need good advice. Much has been written about the diminishing capacity of governments in Canada, whether municipal, provincial, or federal, to do the kind of policy development necessary to respond to the challenges they face. At the same time as their resources are shrinking, governments are facing heightened scrutiny and expectations from an electorate that itself is increasingly diverse.3 Canadian charities can help in a range of ways, including bringing front line knowledge to bear, convening stakeholders, facilitating and informing dialogue, delivering and assessing demonstrations and pilots, and providing neutral spaces for engagement.
A sometimes rocky relationship
Good public policy improves the lives of Canadians, and contributions from charities can significantly improve the public policy that governments make. Despite the benefits of working well together—to both sides, and to Canadians overall—relationships between the sector and governments are not without challenges.
The Broder, Cullity, and Hayhoe articles in this special issue address regulatory limitations on the political activities charities undertake. As this issue goes to press in February 2014, many within the sector are concerned about a number of audits of charities being conducted by Canada Revenue Agency that are focused on the issue of political activities. On February 6, 2014, CBC reporter Evan Solomon published an online story4 and aired a segment on the television program Power and Politics5 about these audits. The news story raises the question of the appropriateness of limitations on charities' political activities, especially with reference to environmental charities.
This question is anything but new. Almost exactly 36 years ago, in February of 1978, the Trudeau government issued Information Circular 78-3. It warned charities that any political objects or activities would be understood as contravening the Income Tax Act and could result in the revocation of an organization's charitable status.
The document took a broad view on what constituted political activities and clarified that none of a charity's resources could be devoted to them. Charities, the federal opposition parties, and the press reacted strongly to Information Circular
78-3, arguing it contravened the right of free speech, unduly constrained charities in their pursuit of improving society, and ran against the democratic values of Canadians. An editorial in the Toronto Star from April 18, 1978, captures the tone of the response, calling it "outrageous" for the Trudeau government to "muzzle charities" with guidelines that "take the narrow view that while charities can
directly aid the needy, for example, they can't advocate changes in public policy that might benefit the needy [because] this is considered political activity."
The Trudeau government defended its actions by claiming the information circular was not a shift in policy, but rather was only a reflection of the imperfect case law according to which purposes and activities of charities must be interpreted. Under ongoing pressure, the Trudeau government eventually suspended the circular.
The challenges presented by imperfect case law on charities persist today, as the Cullity and Broder articles in this issue show. Canadian charities have infrequently used the courts to achieve policy objectives, whether those objectives are related to regulation of charities per se (as in the case of political activities) or to policy pertaining to a charity's mission. The US example provides valuable lessons in this regard: Marcus Owens' article in this issue traces the development of litigation in the US as a tool for charities to achieve policy objectives.
In 1987, the Mulroney government released Information Circular 87-1, which advanced the now familiar approach of allowing charities to undertake ancillary and incidental political activities that are not partisan and limited to expenditures of ten percent of a charity's resources. The 1987 policy statement also required that charities report on both exempt and political activities in their annual information returns.
The mid-1990s to early 2000s saw an unprecedented amount of activity oriented to improving the relationship between the federal government and the charitable sector. A number of large sector organizations launched The Voluntary Sector Roundtable in 1995, and that coalition established the Broadbent Panel in 1997. For its part, the Privy Council Office of Jean Chrétien established the Voluntary Sector Task Force in June 1998. In June of 2000, the Chrétien government announced the Voluntary Sector Initiative (VSI), a five-year joint initiative between the sector and the government set up to improve their working relationship. Among the many outcomes of the VSI was a Code of Good Practice on Policy Dialogue (2002),6 which makes explicit why and how the federal government and the sector should work together on public policy.
In 2003, based in large measure on the work described above, and after open consultation with the sector, the Charities Directorate of Canada Revenue Agency updated its guidance on political activities with the release of CPS-022, which is still in effect today. It is substantially the same as Information Circular 87-1 but is more explicit and makes greater use of examples than previous guidance. Robert Hayhoe's "What's the Law" column in this issue covers CPS-022 in more detail. A close reading of the guidance reveals that Canada Revenue Agency permits more latitude in terms of political activities than many in the sector appear to believe. It would seem that at least some of the purported "advocacy chill" often cited in the sector flows from charities themselves not fully understanding the range of activities permitted by the regulator.
The capacity of Canadian charities to do public policy advocacy
Of course, the regulatory freedom to do something and the capacity to do it are two very different things. Assessing the collective capacity of Canadian charities to do policy advocacy is a difficult challenge. We know that roughly four in ten of Canada's charities report doing some "political activity" as defined by the Canada Revenue Agency, and in most cases that means the relatively simple acts of encouraging citizens to contact their elected representative or making a statement in the media about the need for a policy change.7 While helpful, this is an imperfect measure of policy advocacy within the sector. Having done any of the activities that Canada Revenue Agency considers to be "political activity" does not necessarily mean a charity has done anything in the way of effective public policy advocacy.
Indeed, one of the capacity shortfalls in the sector is the frequent conflation of political activity with a policy advocacy strategy. As Liz Mulholland points out in a 2011 article in this journal,8 good and potentially effective policy advice to governments means:
sound fiscal, tax, regulatory, programmatic, and other policy advice that governments can feasibly implement without unwarranted political risk and with reasonable confidence that it may yield the desired end goal. While this may seem quite straightforward, it is in fact a tall order and difficult to achieve. (p. 481)
We have little hard data about the amount or nature of public policy advocacy in the sector, and by extension about the capacity of the sector to do policy advocacy. Both Brenda Eaton's and Dave Secord's articles shore up the data with descriptive accounts of that capacity based on their experiences. Eaton goes on to describe a number of professional development initiatives underway across the country that aim to improve the capacity of sector organizations to do good policy advocacy. Secord illustrates a number of strategic and somewhat unexpected considerations critical to developing and supporting effective policy strategies from the perspective of a funder.
In a 2011 article in this journal, Don Bourgeois and Bob Wyatt considered the proposition that the voluntary sector does not understand the public policy process, and identified "the difficulty … of capacity and competence. The sector, frankly, has neither when it comes to public policy. Or, if it does, it is not generally available."9 The absence of good data makes this conclusion hard to refute. At Max Bell Foundation, since 1998 we have made more than 200 grants supporting charities contributing to public policy advocacy. The Public Policy Training Institute the Foundation offers, discussed in Eaton's article, has provided professional development to more than 100 individuals working in charities. Based on that experience, I would agree with the second half of Bourgeois and Wyatt's conclusion. The public policy capacity and competence that exists in the sector is not generally available.
However, as the Loat, Secord, and Eaton, articles illustrate, there are islands of policy advocacy excellence across the sector, and their number has grown over time. Further, the sector is served by a handful of excellent umbrella organizations that have, in recent years, developed and executed sophisticated and effective public policy strategies on behalf of the sector as a whole. Some of them are now also turning their attention to the broader question of how to link those islands of excellence and continue to build the capacity of the sector to keep up its end of the public policy conversation.10 On behalf of the authors whose work appears in to this special issue, we hope that it will contribute in some measure to that larger effort.
1. It builds on and extends an earlier special issue of this journal (Volume 23 (4), 2011) about the same set of issues.
2. http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/chrts-gvng/chrts/plcy/cps/cps-022-eng.html
3. See Lenihan, Don. (2012). Rescuing policy: The case for public engagement. Ottawa: Public Policy Forum.
4. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/7-environmental-charities-face-canadarevenue-agency-audits-1.2526330
5. http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Politics/Power+%26+Politics/ID/2435302486/
6. http://www.vsi-isbc.org/eng/policy/policy_code.cfm
7. Imagine Canada. (2011). Factsheet 2: Public awareness policy activity. In Sector
Monitor, 1(3), (1-2). Toronto, ON: Imagine Canada.
8. Mulholland, Liz. (2011). Method matters: How to avoid common policy traps. The Philanthropist, 23(4), p. 481.
9. Bourgeois, D., & Wyatt, B. (2011). Resolved: The voluntary sector has not caught up with the way public policy is now made.
The Philanthropist, 23(4), p. 553.
10. Mulholland, Liz. (2010). New ways to keep up our end of the policy conversation. The Philanthropist, 23(2), pp. 140-145.
Allan Northcott is Vice President of Max Bell Foundation, where he has been employed since 1998. Previously, he worked at the policy think tank Canada West Foundation and taught communications at the University of Illinois and the University of Calgary.
Email: northcotta@maxbell.org .
Allan Northcott is President of the Max Bell Foundation.
Viewpoint: The Voluntary Sector in Canada's New Social Contract: More Responsibility But No Voice?
Gordon Floyd, 1996
Advocacy and Third Way Politics: Canada and the United Kingdom
Peter R. Elson, 2004
Point / Counterpoint: Resolved: The Voluntary Sector Has Not Caught Up With The Way Public Policy Is Now Made


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The show must go on: a modest attempt to explain a world that has gone mad - Argelaga
An editorial published in November 2016 on the website of the journal, Argelaga, on the state of the "spectacle" after Trump's election, claiming, among other things, that although recent trends indicate that "the spectacle of decomposition is not the decomposition of the spectacle", in part because "the masses … only want to follow the person who assures them that their addiction to abundant consumption and security can continue", "the end of the industrial cycle that began after the Second World War" nevertheless entails "constant outbreaks of resistance [that] indicate that, without too much memory and, therefore, with little lucidity, the struggle for emancipation continues".
The totalitarian reign of the global economy is decomposing and there are numerous obvious signs of its decline, revealed by maneuvers whose purpose is to guarantee the world's supply of oil, adapt to climate change or control the population: the bursting of the real estate bubble, green capitalism, advances in surveillance technologies, the brutal end of the so-called "Arab Spring", the proclamation of the Islamic State, wars in the Third World, the decline of social democracy, the refugee crisis, the rise of the extreme right and the civil society movement, the referendum in the United Kingdom to leave the European Union ("Brexit"), the sudden regressive turn in Turkey after the coup d'état, and, last but not least, Trump's victory in the recent presidential elections in the United States. Diverse facts, but all of them are undeniably related by a common thread that is now becoming visible. Although the spectacle has merged with reality to the point where it has made reality unrecognizable, the bonds that hold them together have begun to fray, allowing for the appearance of contradictions offering various ways of escape, since they depend on local conditions. Liberal democracy is a phantom. The pot in which the clichés of political correctness were cooked has been overturned, which is why there are no longer any "red lines" in the spectacle, and now anything goes. The spectacle has gone haywire. The unexpected consequences of thirty years of capitalism's absolute rule and unhindered progress have confusingly taken the form of an apparent crisis, a spectacle of rupture that, evidently, is not oriented towards the cause of freedom and consciousness. The absolutist regime of the commodity has nothing to fear from this trend: the proletariat has gone from one defeat to another until it has finally been deprived of its class character. When the integrated spectacle runs out of steam, nothing takes place in accordance with its usual rules, but nothing is the product of chance, either; things are logically the way they are, given the reality that is simply beginning to be manifested a little more faithfully.
From the crisis, which is in part real, in part simulated, bizarre figures, new political expressions and regressive programs emerge with a strong nationalist, xenophobic, racist and authoritarian content, signs of a phenomenon christened in the spectacular media as "populist rage". All its variants converge in regressive regimes that appeal to the most sordid instincts and impulses of the masses, when not to fear, that potent factor of domestication and servitude. The elites call the tune, and that is why conflicts are directed towards spurious targets. The figure of the enemy is constructed, the enemy against whom it is possible to rally the abstract majority—the nation, the people, the citizenry, the folk—an enemy which is not the same everywhere. In some places this enemy is for the most part the "terrorist", the "rapist" or the "drug trafficker"; in other places, you can choose between the Russian peril, Chinese expansionism, Islamic fundamentalism, undocumented immigrants, the neoliberal right or left, neo-fascism…. In opposition to a diffuse spectacle, a polymorphous enemy. Capitalism has no other way to overcome its contradictions than by gambling with them. The criminalization of the enemy contributes to this process. There can be no doubt that, having come up against the all-too-constraining limits of exponential growth and "sustainable" development, now that the military-economic hierarchy finds itself in the middle of a process of planetary restructuring, the competing powers are betting their money on a policy of continued development, completely unhindered by ecological concerns, implemented under the wing of a protectionist police state.
The market economy is no longer based on a unified system of rule, and its corresponding integrated form of the spectacle is on the verge of bankruptcy. The masses harmed by globalization are reluctant to play the role assigned to them in the game of appearances, since they do not feel that they are adequately represented by their current leaders. As a result, the dictatorship of the commodity can no longer be defended in a unitary way, by way of fidelity to the traditional political-social caste, supported by financial elites operating through the communications media (all of which are controlled by the banks). Nonetheless, the spectacle of decomposition is not the decomposition of the spectacle. The drastic increase of pauperization, the different actors on the stage and the profusion of impossible solutions are giving rise to a disordered spectacle. The spectacle is frantically diversifying to become credible, even at the price of letting the cat out of the bag: self-negation is part of its nature. Unfortunately, for a public that has been integrally educated in submission to the screen and to the supermarket for at least four or five generations, the negation of the spectacle is nothing but its replacement by another spectacle. The masses, who have ceased to believe in their customary leaders, without any emancipatory traditions to which they can turn, without the memory of past struggles, without any experience upon which their opinions could be based and without any mechanisms to express them, only want to follow the person who assures them that their addiction to abundant consumption and security can continue. In their insubordination, they seek nothing more than a more beneficial kind of obedience. That is why the spectacles of the messiah-leader, of the miraculous formula and of the party of salvation are making such headway. "Social" networks do their part to help this process along. Where there is no will to abolish slavery, the most that people can aspire to is a change of masters, which is possible with some technological assistance, but it is not an obstacle that can really stand in the way of the rise of movements whose supporters really want to escape from consumerism and the automation of life by doing away with guides and helmsmen. There can be no doubt that, in this spontaneous rejection of the spectacle, one may discover elements of a combative dissident culture, something that is necessary for the constitution of a community of struggle.
It is the end of the industrial cycle that began after the Second World War, which pollution, the depletion of natural resources, consumerist neuroses, the sovereign debt crisis and exacerbated inequality have not ceased to announce. We are witnessing the completely chaotic social eruption of those sectors of the population who were harmed and forgotten by the autonomous economy, impoverished wage-earning middle classes, indebted farmers, urban workers with part-time and temporary jobs, retirees living on inadequate pensions, homeowners facing foreclosure on their mortgages, ethnic and religious minorities, agrarian communities devastated by development projects, immigrants fleeing starvation, refugees fleeing from civil wars, etc. All of them have different interests and have no intention of going too far, but they all coincide in the rejection of the system as it currently exists: rejection of politics, of financial elites, of the metropolis, of the communications media, of the free circulation of people … but not of the spectacle. The winner is the one who has the biggest audience. Since none of them can transform their individual interest into the common interest of all, they cannot prevent it from being transformed into an image, and the impulse of every sector can be neutralized by opposing its representation with the interests of the others, old or new. In one way or another, the result is nothing but shoddy play-acting, ceremonial imposture, calls for closing the borders, demobilization and the turn towards authoritarianism. That is, isolationist populism, liberal fundamentalism or left-wing civil society ideology, or all of them combined, it makes no difference; in all three of them the system is still the same. Direct democracy, universal fraternization, community solidarity and combative zeal are all lacking from the beginning, except in some fortunate cases that endure: Kabilia, Rojava, Oaxaca, the Valley of the Cauca, the Mapuche people, resistance in the Brazilian cities…. Everywhere else in the world, the spectacle seeks to ensure that the figures of decomposition are still the greatest objects of desire within a servile society. However, the constant outbreaks of resistance indicate that, without too much memory and, therefore, with little lucidity, the struggle for emancipation continues.
The new breezes of the industrialization of the world are more and more polluted and opaque, the consequence of the disaggregation of global capitalism that, despite everything, is still determined to flee forward. Today, we can only define the conditions in which we find ourselves as a state of general disorder. Increasingly more people are questioning the necessity for the demands that emanate from its highest spheres, but without wanting to escape from their jurisdiction. There are no bonds of unity that are strong enough to maintain a credible sense of order, but everyone in the world fears chaos. Under such circumstances, divisions become wider, every man looks out for himself and separates from the others, but without ever taking the decisive step. The foundations that uphold the weight of the neoliberal system as a whole are no longer strong enough, the laws upon which it is based are no longer observed, but despite the threat of collapse, the residents of the building do not have enough power to replace them. The world order has ceased to exist in a unified way, and each fragment is trying to continue on its own account, without being able to do so. The final situation is that of an internal dissonance that, thanks to a relative pause in the collapse, preserves the appearances of solidity. A power undermined from within, which can no longer justify itself as a necessary good, justifies itself, at best, as the lesser evil, as something to which one clings when faced with a future that looks like it will inevitably be worse than the present. Fortunately, there are minorities that do not go along with this hogwash.
Given the difficulty of forming a historical force from this crisis that would be capable of opposing the forces of this chaotic order with sufficient reasons and enough people who share them, if violent indignation and a collectivist spirit will not remedy it, the perspective that is contemplated can be none other than that of an adaptation of the masses to constantly advancing catastrophic conditions. New messiah-demagogues, whether promoting the pacifying line that "nothing has happened here that cannot be fixed", or whether they promote the line of apocalyptic preaching that maintains, "either us, or the flood", will occupy the noisy spaces of non-communication. Flamboyant political showmen1 will tell us that we have to tighten our belts and postmodern professors will teach us techniques of adjustment to disaster while we remain deaf, blind, and, above all, asleep, in the face of everything that is happening around us. For the benefit of domination, the show must go on, unless the shocking glare of contemporary misery catches up to us, wakes us up, shines some light in our eyes, and instills us with rage.
Revista Argelaga
Translated in November 2016. Original title: "The Show Must Go On: Modesta tentativa de explicación de un mundo que escapa a la razón"
Source: https://argelaga.wordpress.com/2016/11/26/the-show-must-go-on-modesta-tentativa-de-explicacion-de-un-mundo-que-escapa-a-la-razon/
1. In English in the original - translator's note.
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Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton Back Sexual Harassment Claims Against 'One Tree Hill' Creator
Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton are among the female One Tree Hill castmembers who have written an open letter backing sexual harassment claims against the program's creator Mark Schwahn.
Show writer Audrey Wauchope hit headlines over the weekend (11-12Nov17) when she tweeted about the harassment she'd experienced on the One Tree Hill set, without naming Schwahn. In her messages, she accused the showrunner of inappropriately touching her, making inappropriate comments and even allegedly showing off nude pictures of his actress girlfriend.
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— Sophia Bush (@SophiaBush) November 14, 2017
I have been angry for a decade. Today, my sisters take back what was rightfully ours. #burnitdownsis #fuckyoursorry https://t.co/QMZBzwqm7g
— Hilarie Burton (@HilarieBurton) November 14, 2017
Now, in their open letter, Sophia, Hilarie and castmate Bethany Joy Lenz have been joined by crew members all accusing Schwahn of treating them in ways that were "traumatizing" and "downright illegal".
"Mark Schwahn's behavior over the duration of the filming of One Tree Hill was something of an 'open secret.' Many of us were, to varying degrees, manipulated psychologically and emotionally," the letter read. "More than one of us is still in treatment for post-traumatic stress. Many of us were put in uncomfortable positions and had to swiftly learn to fight back, sometimes physically, because it was made clear to us that the supervisors in the room were not the protectors they were supposed to be…
And a few of us were put in positions where we felt physically unsafe. More than one woman on our show had her career trajectory threatened."
The women claim they had been told that if they came forward with their stories about Schwahn, their show would likely be cancelled. "This is not an appropriate amount of pressure to put on young girls," they added.
The group continued their message to add they had decided to speak out after recent developments in Hollywood, such as the sexual assault and harassment claims made against power players including Harvey Weinstein, James Toback and Brett Ratner, made them realize that "turning of the other cheek, is intolerable… We collectively want to echo the calls of women everywhere that vehemently demand change, in all industries."
Praising Wauchope for prompting the discussion, they concluded: "We are all deeply grateful for Audrey's courage. For one another. And for every male cast mate and crew member who has reached out to our group of women to offer their support these last few days. They echo the greater rallying cry that must lead us to change: Believe Women. We are all in this together."
The letter was signed by 12 actresses on the show, including Jana Kramer and Danneel Harris, and six crew members, including Wauchope.
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Today I undertook the monumental task of revamping the Baseballbetsy.com website! I added a few things…Namely ROSS!
Right now, it's a little on the sparse side and I lost my earliest blog posts that were hosted on iWeb…but it's all good.
I think you'll like the improvements and if you want to leave any comments, please do!
It's getting close. Spring Training is coming. Both the Phillies and the Blue Jays have been working on their respective fields.
Driving by the Carpenter Complex on US 19, it seems all work has been completed. You can see the grass, all green and pristine, just waiting for the players to report. The Jays fields, well that's a different story.
After Marcus Stroman's injury due to tripping over a sprinkler head, the Jays did a complete overhaul of their fields. The main practice field at the Englebert complex was stripped down to the bare dirt, about six inches and dozens of truckloads of old field was carted away.
Once that was done, a new irrigation system was installed and the field surface is being finished. Rumors of an observation tower being built next to this field are also being passed.
The other fields also were revamped and local little leagues were no longer permitted off-season usage of the fields to keep them in pristine condition. (To be fair, the Jays renovated the little league fields and for one, added fencing to simulate the size of the Englebert fields.) The half-field next to the stadium has also been renovated and when I last looked, they were about to lay the new grass.
It won't be long until the "boys of summer" are back in town…and I can't wait.


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Is this the Bill the alcohol industry doesn't want you to see?
October 3, 2018 Written by Admin
The government is violating its constitutional obligations, as well as international law, by withholding a Bill from the public. The Control of Marketing of Alcohol Beverages Bill of 2013 has not been made available for public comment — for no apparent reason and despite numerous e orts by the Southern Africa Alcohol Policy Alliance (Saapa).
This key piece of legislation seeks to address the link between the marketing of alcohol and alcohol abuse as well as alcohol-related health issues, such as gender-based violence.
Alcohol marketing directly influences consumption and impacts greatly on society, especially the youth, a 2018 University of Cape Town study found. The Bill supposedly prohibits the advertising and marketing of alcohol — except for at the point of sale — sponsorship associated with alcoholic beverages and the promotion of alcoholic beverages. But the alcohol industry has a substantial interest in postponing the Bill's release — and the legislative process — for as long as possible to safeguard its profits.
South Africa has one of the highest binge drinking rates in the world. A 2017 study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Review found that the nation had the seventh-highest binge-drinking rate out of 10 countries, including Britain, Thailand and Australia.
In South Africa, 25% of young people under the age of 19 binge drink, the 2013 South African National Youth Risk Behaviour Survey revealed. Underage binge drinking is a particularly harmful form of drinking because young people who do it are also more likely to have dangerous alcohol consumption patterns as adults.
A 2017 study published in Addiction shows binge drinking is also associated with a higher risk of developing lifestyle diseases.
The government spent over R263-billion annually on alcohol-related harms, such as poor health, domestic or interpersonal violence, and road accidents, according to a 2017 Western Cape White Paper on alcohol-related harm reduction policy
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On average, 171 alcohol-related deaths occurred per day in South Africa in 2017, a 2018 study in the open-access journal BMC Medicine states.
The World Health Organisation has addressed alcohol advertising in two policies: the Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol and the Global Status Report on Non-Communicable Diseases 2010. The latter regards marketing regulations as an effective measure for addressing alcohol-related non-communicable diseases such as various forms of liver disease — including cirrhosis — and cardiovascular conditions, including hypertension and haemorrhagic strokes.
Public health bene ts from legislation that regulates alcohol marketing, a growing body of research shows, because a substantial proportion of the global burden of disease can be attributed to alcohol consumption.
The marketing of alcohol in South Africa is currently only governed by a "Code of Commercial Communication". International standards, however, dictate that there is a need for legislation on this issue.
The Control of Marketing of Alcohol Beverages Bill could develop into such legislation — but despite being approved for publication for public comment in 2013, the Bill remains a secret.
The South African Constitution provides for the right to access of information and the right to public participation and consultation. The withholding of the Bill — for over five years — violates constitutional law and international obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Under the covenant, the government is obliged to ensure access to information on health-related issues. The Saapa raised this issue in a submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in August 2018, because the government did not respond to any of its requests to release the Bill.
South Africa appeared before the UN committee earlier this week.
Public participation and consultation is fundamental to our constitutional democracy — the immediate release of the Bill is therefore essential and obligatory.
Michelle du Toit is an independent researcher who worked with Saapa on its submission to the UN
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Umm, So The 'Breaking Bad' Movie Has Already Wrapped Filming
By Pip Doyle
23rd August, 2019
Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul actor Bob Odenkirk has confirmed that the upcoming movie has, well, already been filmed.
It's understood the movie follows Jesse Pinkman after the events of the series finale.
And yep, Aaron Paul has reprised his role.
Odenkirk told the Hollywood Reporter that he'd heard "so many different things" about the Breaking Bad movie, but was excited about it.
"I can't wait to see it," he said.
"I don't know what people know and don't know. I find it hard to believe you don't know it was shot. They did it. You know what I mean? How is that a secret? But it is.
"They've done an amazing job of keeping it a secret."
The movie will premiere on Netflix in 2020.
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Van Gaal: I'll quit if Man United players lose faith in my philosophy
By Joe Prince-WrightDec 5, 2015, 8:53 AM EST
Louis Van Gaal will walk if his Manchester United players don't continue to buy into his philosophy.
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Speaking ahead of United's clash with West Ham United on Saturday (Watch live, 10 a.m. ET on NBCSN and online via Live Extra) at Old Trafford, the Dutchman remained as stubborn as ever as he addressed the media.
With United scoring just 20 goals in 14 appearances so far this campaign, fans, pundits and former players have been criticizing the Red Devils for lackluster play in attack.
"I'm happy that when I'm gone, people are saying nice things about me," van Gaal said. "But the most important thing is not always that. It's in my opinion is the chemistry between players and staff. That chemistry is the most important thing. And when I have the feeling that the chemistry is there, I will always work to my utmost best.
"But when I have a single feeling that it is not like that, I'm the first coach that quits and I have proved that already with my former clubs and former jobs. I don't think there is a coach that quits by himself because of the money, but I am like that."
LVG is a man of his word and even with United challenging for the title this season and just one point off the top heading into Week 15, he is the type of coach who will walk if he doesn't feel like everyone is on his side.
It's a crucial period between now and the end of the season for the Dutch manager and United, as he looks to deliver silverware and at least guarantee another top four finish despite his strikers and wingers misfiring.
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Arsenal lost narrowly at Manchester City in heavyweight clash, while Brighton against Liverpool has the makings of a classic and Manchester United will be on upset alert against Reading and so will West Ham as they face a tough trip to third-tier Derby County.


The Chinese PTL02 6×6 Wheeled Tank Destroyer is another hybrid vehicle utilizing existing PLA weaponry. It uses the WZ551 6×6 hull and running gear (chassis and transmission) with a turret mounting the 100mm smoothbore gun of the Type 86 towed anti-tank gun, with the Fire Control System of the Type 88 MBT.
The 100mm smoothbore gun fires the armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot (APFSDS) round with tungsten core originally developed for the Type 86 towed anti-tank gun as well as HEAT and HE rounds, with 30 rounds carried onboard the vehicle. however this system lacks the punch required to defeat modern composite/laminate armour used on modern MBT's.
The drivers compartment is front, powerpack in middle, and turret/combat compartment at rear. The tank destroyer has a crew of five.
The vehicle's armour is capable of protecting its crew against 12.7mm calibre weapon. Collective NBC protection and automatic fire suppressing are provided as standard.
The vehicle is powered by a 320hp German-designed BF8L413F 4-stroke, 8-cylinder, turbo-charged, air-cooled diesel engine.
This vehicle has a different turret configuration, with a distinct Wedge front, rather than the Chinese flat slopping front. It is in service with Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti and Myanmar.


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Business Leaders Welcome Historic Global Climate Agreement
Today, in Paris, world leaders signed the Paris Climate Agreement. We applaud governments of the world for achieving an historic and ambitious agreement to address climate change and shift the world toward a thriving, clean and just economy.
This agreement will have far-reaching effects, and transform our economies in unprecedented ways that help to protect the planet and its people.It sends a clear market signal to all companies and investors that governments and citizens of the world are demanding that the global economy achieves net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the second half of the century. We can achieve this through a combination of deep and rapid cuts in emissions and the active restoration of the earth's vital ecosystems.
We congratulate the French Presidency of COP21 and the UNFCCC Secretariat, as well as all of the governments, civil society and business leaders of the world who have delivered a roadmap to help restore nature's balance and keep our impact on climate change under control.
The business community is poised to work in partnership with governments and civil society to ensure its effective implementation. We now have the ability to unlock trillions of dollars of capital to transition towards a thriving clean energy future.
While we support the ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the second half of the century, businesses around the world are already starting to move.
We have the tools, resources and technology to accelerate the transition to a net-zero emissions economy by 2050—which will maximize our chances of limiting global temperature rise to below 2°C and leave the door open for 1.5°C. This is an important target if we are to protect the world's most vulnerable people and our oceans and coral reefs.
Solving climate change is fundamentally about upholding the rights of people around the world. All countries must work together to avoid further damage to the climate system, and help to ensure that the costs and benefits arising from this global transformation, as well as our responses to climate change, will be shared fairly and equitably.
Quotes from The B Team Leaders:
"Today, the course of history has shifted. Paris will be remembered for generations as a watershed moment when the people of the world came together and set us on a pathway to net-zero emissions, economic justice and shared prosperity. We have an opportunity to build a new economy, and business is poised to help make it happen. The "Paris effect" will ensure the economy of the future is driven by clean energy."
- Richard Branson, B Team Co-Founder & Founder, Virgin Group
"The business case for eliminating greenhouse gases by 2050 is irrefutable. Indeed, solving climate change presents the greatest economic and social development opportunity of our time. The new climate agreement is a historic turning point. Now Business can and must innovate to lead the transition to a clean economy. Together, it is our duty as human beings, responsible citizens and business leaders to protect the environment. A transition to a clean and green economy will lift millions out of poverty, and ensure the planet's health for generations to come."
- Jochen Zeitz, B Team Co-Founder & Director, Kering
"The consequences of this agreement go far beyond the actions of governments. They will be felt in banks, stock exchanges, board rooms and research centers as the world absorbs the fact that we are embarking on an unprecedented project to decarbonize the global economy. This realization will unlock trillions of dollars and the immense creativity and innovation of the private sector who will rise to the challenge in a way that will avert the worst effects of climate change."
- Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever
"This is not only a turning point for our economy, but also an important moment for our business. We know sustainability is the key to success in fashion and now we have a clear vision from governments, to help truly transform our industry. It's a great day for France and the world. Kering will go on showing the way"
- François-Henri Pinault, CEO, Kering
"Businesses are the greatest platforms for change in the world. As leaders, we have an obligation to focus on all of our stakeholders, including the environment. Protecting our planet must be a priority for every business, government and individual. We're asking our world leaders to join us in combatting climate change and making the commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050."
- Marc Benioff, Salesforce Chairman and CEO
"This is a critical moment for business in Kenya, across the African continent and around the world. While we still need to increase ambition with greater finance to help our least developed economies to leap frog old infrastructure this agreement can unlock trillions of dollars of investment from investors, it is also a great victory for our multilateral system".
- Bob Collymore, CEO, Safaricom
"This is truly a turning point in human history. We now have the chance to advance the wellbeing of people everywhere, while creating millions of new jobs and ending our reliance on fossil fuels. This will help us build a safer, more peaceful world for all. This is exactly what business needs in order to thrive in the long run."
- Arianna Huffington, Co-Founder, President & Editor-in-Chief, Huffington Post
"The Paris deal gets us part of the way and ups the ante for climate action with a 1.5 °C goal. The race to stabilize the climate is now on in earnest. The industrial transformation required is bigger and more rapid than at any time in our history: it must be a just transition and it will take all of us."
- Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, ITUC
"The strong outcome in Paris sends a clear signal to the energy industry that clean energy is the future of their business. With the new global framework providing the guideposts, the time is now for energy consumers every where to demand clean energy in every aspect of their lives."
- David Crane, Former CEO, NRG
"This is extremely timely. The Paris agreement sends a clear message, including need for all countries to remain transparent about their commitment to reduce emissions fairly and meaningfully. Finance can now flow to sustainable development and clean technology, to create millions of jobs in the places where employment is most needed."
- Mo Ibrahim, Founder, Celtel
For more information, contact: David Stearns, Director of CommunicationsThe B Team at ds@bteam.org or +1 718 501 8666.


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Dating A '70s Les Paul
Zachary Fjestad
There's no question that dating Gibson guitars is challenging—and sometimes downright impossible.
Hey Zach,
I have a Gibson Les Paul I'm trying to identify. The serial number is 676323, and "Made in USA" is stamped below that. I was told to check the potentiometer date codes, which all have "1377142" impressed into them. I read on a Gibson forum that, on seven-digit pot codes, the fourth and fifth numbers represent the date. Can you tell me what model this is and how much it is worth today? Dating Gibson guitars is not easy—thank you!—Brian Page
Left: The mystery '70s Gibson Les Paul. Upper Right: Starting in 1970, Gibson began stamping "Made in USA" on the back of the headstock. Lower Right: The fourth and fifth numbers of this seven-digit potentiometer date code reveal the last two digits of its year of manufacture. Here, the "71" indicate 1971.
There's no question that dating Gibson guitars is challenging—and sometimes downright impossible. There are two basic components to your Les Paul question: dating it and identifying it. I'll start with trying to date the instrument, but keep in mind that dating and identifying Gibson guitars typically go hand in hand.
I get several questions about Gibson serial numbers every day, and my initial answer is always to not expect or rely on the serial number alone to determine the year of manufacture. For many Gibson owners, it's hard to believe that an individual serial number won't automatically indicate the year and model of the guitar in question. In fact, without any other information about the guitar, the serial number is essentially worthless. This was mainly caused by Gibson trying to keep up with production while attempting to serialize everything accurately, as well. Unfortunately, during extremely busy times, production simply trumped serialization.
Gibson has used numerous serialization systems over its 100-plus-year history, and a majority of these numbers were used haphazardly—and rarely in consecutive order—until the system was standardized in 1977. Up until the early 1960s, serial numbers were fairly consistent, but for most of the 1960s and 1970s, six-digit numbers were used pretty much at random. Based on the charts originally compiled from Gibson's shipping ledgers by author A.R. Duchossoir, the serial number you provided could have been used on Gibson guitars produced in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, or 1975. The most important dating feature on guitars with six-digit serial numbers is that, starting in 1970, Gibson began stamping "Made In USA" near the serial number on the back of the headstock. Since the value of a Gibson Les Paul differs widely between 1970 and 1975, it is very important to pinpoint the year.
As for dating pots, you are correct that the fourth and fifth numbers of the potentiometer date code indicate the last two digits of the year (that is, the "71" in your serial number stands for 1971). Checking the date codes on pots is usually the second step (after approximating the date of the serial number) in determining the guitar's year. This only works if the pots are original. And because many manufacturers purchased pots in large quantities, the pots could sit on the shelves for weeks—if not months—before they were installed. Basically, dating the pots only confirms the earliest time the guitar could have been produced. Since your guitar has pots dating from 1971 and they appear to be original, we know it was produced in 1971 or later.
Now comes the identifying part. Your guitar has cosmetic features and specifications similar to a Les Paul Standard. However, the Les Paul Standard model was not produced between 1970 and 1975 (it was officially reintroduced in 1976). The Gibson Les Paul Deluxe, which was nearly identical to the Standard with the exception of mini-humbucker pickups, was produced during this time. Further, beginning in 1972, Gibson began offering the Les Paul Deluxe with a special order of full-size humbuckers. Many of these Deluxes have "Standard" stamped on their truss-rod cover.
I believe your guitar is a circa- 1972 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe with optional full-size humbuckers. While the serial number could apply to 1974 and 1975 as well, it is widely reported that the pots were used in a timely manner from this era at Gibson. Guitar production wasn't nearly as fast paced during that period as it was in the 1960s, which meant Gibson ordered fewer parts at that time. Also note that, in mid-1972, the "Les Paul" signature and "Model" inscription were changed from a silkscreen to a decal.
It appears that your pickups were changed at some point (although the pickup openings seem to be originally cut for full-size humbuckers), the pickguard is absent, and the tip of the pickup switch is missing, as well. Most of the body appears to be in "very good plus" condition, and based on all of this, your guitar is valued between $2200-$2500.
To recap: Inconsistent serialization and the fact that many Gibson guitars do not have the exact model marked on the instrument, dating and identifying older Gibsons isn't easy. It usually takes more than just a serial number to accurately identify and date them, and there are numerous other dating systems and tools that I haven't mentioned here. Some serialization systems only apply to certain guitars, and in some cases the same serial number has been used on multiple guitars! For more information on Gibson or potentiometer serialization and model identification, please refer to our website (bluebookinc.com) or visit gibson.com.
Zachary R. Fjestad is author of Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars, Blue Book of Electric Guitars, and Blue Book of Guitar Amplifiers. For more information, visit bluebookinc.com or email Zach at guitars@bluebookinc.com.
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S&P 500 drop implies nine months of no revenue
Viral math
27 March 2020 By Richard Beales Follow @richardbeales1
That's one simplified way to think about the amount of value destroyed by the over 20% plunge in U.S. stocks in 2020. It sounds too pessimistic – but it's less extreme if part of the problem was that shares were overvalued before the Covid-19 pandemic started.
As of 10 a.m. ET on March 27, the S&P 500 Index was down around 21% so far in 2020 – and off some 25% from its February peak.
Last week's tally of initial claims for U.S. unemployment insurance was 3.3 million, the highest ever and nearly five times the previous record set in October 1982. The Department of Labor's release on March 26 noted that the increase was due to the impact of the Covid-19 viral pandemic.
The U.S. House of Representatives was on March 27 considering a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill passed by the Senate on March 25.
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Q: authWithCustomToken not firing callback When a user registers on my system, I create the user internally, and then allow the user to register with Firebase using the firebase client lib. This generates a session token for the user. Later, when a user starts the app again, the app automatically logs the user in like this:
ref.authWithCustomToken(sessionToken, function(error, authData) {...
  debugger

I have verified that the sessionToken is available when the function is executed, but debugger is never reached, and no error is ever emitted.
Any help is appreciated!

A: I know it's a bit late, but I experienced a similar problem and it had me scratching my head for a while, so just in case it helps somebody else, here's what I found.
If I run authWithCustomToken with a token generated with one uid (uid1) and then run it again on the same ref with a different uid (uid2), the callback doesn't get fired the second time around.
In my case, I had declared the same ref in different modules that were used in the same node process and was trying to authenticate them with different uids. Although I had declared the ref twice, Firebase still saw it as the same ref because it was in the same process and referred to the same Firebase location. By declaring and authorising the ref in a parent module, I was then able to use onAuth in the child modules and the onAuth callbacks all fired as expected.

A: I had a similar problem with iOS, authWithCustomToken callback was never called right after install.
All consecutive launches worked fine.
My findings might be related so I thought I share them.
Problem was I called
func applicationWillResignActive(application: UIApplication) {
    Firebase.goOffline()
}

func applicationWillEnterForeground(application: UIApplication) {
    Firebase.goOnline()
}

in AppDelegate. Turns out if you call Firebase.goOnline() without logging in first it messes up the callback. Once I removed those two lines everything worked fine.

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