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此文档只适用于 jboot v3.1.0 以上,之前的版本请参考 [这里](./rpc2.x.md) 。

## 目录

- 添加依赖
- 配置
- 开始使用
- restful 暴露
- 高级功能

## 添加依赖

Jboot 支持 dubbo 和 motan,假设我们需要使用 dubbo 作为底层的 RPC 框架,需要添加如下依赖:

```xml
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.dubbo</groupId>
    <artifactId>dubbo</artifactId>
    <version>${dubbo.version}</version>
    <exclusions>
        <exclusion>
            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
        </exclusion>
        <exclusion>
            <groupId>com.alibaba.spring</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
        </exclusion>
    </exclusions>
</dependency>

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.dubbo</groupId>
    <artifactId>dubbo-dependencies-zookeeper</artifactId>
    <version>${dubbo.version}</version>
    <type>pom</type>
</dependency>
```

如果使用 motan,需要添加如下依赖:

```xml
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.weibo</groupId>
    <artifactId>motan-core</artifactId>
    <version>${motan.version}</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.weibo</groupId>
    <artifactId>motan-transport-netty4</artifactId>
    <version>${motan.version}</version>
</dependency>

<!-- 以下的 consul 和 zookeeper 只需要一个即可,使用哪个注册中心就导入哪个依赖  -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.weibo</groupId>
    <artifactId>motan-registry-consul</artifactId>
    <version>${motan.version}</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.weibo</groupId>
    <artifactId>motan-registry-zookeeper</artifactId>
    <version>${motan.version}</version>
</dependency>
```

## 配置
在 Jboot 中默认实现了对 Dubbo、motan 的 RPC 调用支持。在使用 RPC 远程调用之前,需要做一些基本的配置。

例如 :

```properties
jboot.rpc.type = dubbo
jboot.rpc.urls = com.yourdomain.AAAService:127.0.0.1:8080,com.yourdomain.XXXService:127.0.0.1:8080
jboot.rpc.providers = com.yourdomain.AAAService:providerName,com.yourdomain.XXXService:providerName
jboot.rpc.consumers = com.yourdomain.AAAService:consumerName,com.yourdomain.XXXService:consumerName
jboot.rpc.defaultVersion = 1.0.0
jboot.rpc.versions = com.yourdomain.AAAService:1.0.0,com.yourdomain.XXXService:1.0.1
jboot.rpc.defaultGroup =
jboot.rpc.groups = com.yourdomain.AAAService:group1,com.yourdomain.XXXService:group2
jboot.rpc.autoExportEnable = true
```

- jboot.rpc.type : RPC 的类型,目前只支持 dubbo 和 motan
- jboot.rpc.urls : 一般不用配置,只有直连模式下才会去配置,此处是配置 Service接口和URL地址的映射关系。
- jboot.rpc.providers : 配置 Service 和 Provider 的映射关系( Motan下配置的是 Service 和 BasicService 的映射关系)。
- jboot.rpc.consumers : 配置 Reference 和 consumer 的映射关系( Motan下配置的是 Referer 和 BaseReferer 的映射关系)。
- jboot.rpc.defaultVersion : 当service不配置版本时,默认的版本号,默认值为 1.0.0
- jboot.rpc.versions : 每个服务对应的版本号
- jboot.rpc.defaultGroup : 当服务不配置 group 时,默认的 gourp
- jboot.rpc.groups : 每个服务对应的 group
- jboot.rpc.autoExportEnable : 当 Jboot 启动的时候,是否自动暴露 @RPCBean 注解的接口。

在 以上 示例中,`jboot.rpc.providers` 配置中,可以对每个 Service 进行配置,但是,在绝大多数的情况下,我们可能只需要一个配置,这个配置应用于所有的 Service 服务,此时我们需要做如下配置:

```properties
# 名称为 default 的 provider 配置(当不配置其名称的时候,名称默认为 default)
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.timeout = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.loadbalance = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.group = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.host = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.default = true  #设置当前 provider 为默认配置,既所有未指定 provider 的 service 服务都使用此配置。

# 名称为 name1 的 provider 配置
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.name1.timeout = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.name1.loadbalance = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.name1.group = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.name1.host = xx.xx.xx

# 名称为 name2 的 provider 配置
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.name2.timeout = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.name2.loadbalance = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.name2.group = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.name2.host = xx.xx.xx

# 配置 com.yourdomain.AAAService 使用的 provider 配置为 name1
# 配置 com.yourdomain.AAAService 使用的 provider 配置为 name2
# 其他所有服务的 provider 配置使为 default,原因是名称为 default 的 provider 其属性 default 为 true 了
# 此处要注意,如果我们给 name2 的 provider 添加配置 jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.name2.default = true,
# 那么所有的未配置 providers 的服务都使用 name2 作为其默认位置。
jboot.rpc.providers = com.yourdomain.AAAService:name1,com.yourdomain.XXXService:name2
```

provider 的更多配置情况参考:https://dubbo.apache.org/zh/docs/v2.7/user/references/xml/dubbo-provider/

## 开始使用

一般情况下,RPC 调用需要以下几个步骤:

- 1、定义接口
- 2、编写实现类
- 3、启动 Server(Provider) 暴露服务
- 4、启动客户端、通过 RPC 调用 Server 提供的服务

**定义接口**

```java
public interface BlogService {

    public String findById();
    public List<String> findAll();
}
```

**编写实现类**

```java
@RPCBean
public class BlogServiceProvider implements BlogService {

    @Override
    public String findById() {
        return "id from provider";
    }

    @Override
    public List<String> findAll() {
        return Lists.newArrayList("item1","item2");
    }
}
```

### Dubbo
**启动 Server 暴露服务**

```java
public class DubboServer {

    public static void main(String[] args)  {

        JbootApplication.setBootArg("undertow.port", "9998");

        JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.type", "dubbo");

        // 开启 @RPCBean 自动暴露功能,默认情况下是开启的,无需配置,
        // 但是此测试代码的 jboot.properties 文件关闭了,这里需要开启下
        JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.autoExportEnable", true);

        //dubbo 的通信协议配置
        JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.dubbo.protocol.name", "dubbo");
        JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.dubbo.protocol.port", "28080");

        // dubbo 注册中心的配置,
        // 当不配置注册中心的时候,默认此服务只提供了直联模式的请求
        // JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.protocol", "zookeeper");
        // JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.address", "127.0.0.1:2181");

        JbootApplication.run(args);
        System.out.println("DubboServer started...");

    }
}
```

>备注:以上的 JbootApplication.setBootArg() 里设置的内容,都可以配置到 jboot.properties 里。例如: `JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.autoExportEnable", true);` 在 jboot.properties
>里对应的配置是 `jboot.rpc.autoExportEnable = true` 。

**启动 dubbo 客户端、通过 RPC 调用 Server 提供的服务**

```java
@RequestMapping("/dubbo")
public class DubboClient extends JbootController{

    public static void main(String[] args)  {

       //Undertow端口号配置
       JbootApplication.setBootArg("undertow.port", "9999");

       //RPC配置
       JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.type", "dubbo");

       //设置直连模式,方便调试,默认为注册中心
       JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.urls", "io.jboot.test.rpc.commons.BlogService:127.0.0.1:28080");

        JbootApplication.run(args);
    }

    @RPCInject
    private  BlogService blogService;

    public void index() {
        System.out.println(blogService);
        renderText("blogId : " + blogService.findById());
    }
}
```

### Motan

**Motan 服务端**

```java
public class MotanServer {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {

        JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.type", "motan");

        // 开启 @RPCBean 自动暴露功能,默认情况下是开启的,无需配置,
        // 但是此测试代码的 jboot.properties 文件关闭了,这里需要开启下
        JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.autoExportEnable", true);

        // motan 与 dubbo 不一样,motan 需要配置 export,
        // export 配置内容为 协议ID:端口号,默认的协议 id 为 default
        JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.motan.defaultExport", "default:28080");

        // motan 的注册中心的协议
        // JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.motan.registry.regProtocol", "zookeeper");
        //注册中心地址,即zookeeper的地址
        // JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.motan.registry.address", "127.0.0.1:2181");

        JbootSimpleApplication.run(args);

        System.out.println("MotanServer started...");

    }
}

```

**Motan 客户端**

```java
@RequestMapping("/motan")
public class MotanClient extends JbootController {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        //Undertow端口号配置
        JbootApplication.setBootArg("undertow.port", "9999");

        //RPC配置
        JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.type", "motan");
        JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.autoExportEnable", false);

        //设置直连模式,方便调试,默认为注册中心
        JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.urls", "io.jboot.test.rpc.commons.BlogService:127.0.0.1:28080");

        // motan 的注册中心的协议
        // JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.motan.registry.regProtocol", "zookeeper");
        //注册中心地址,即zookeeper的地址
        // JbootApplication.setBootArg("jboot.rpc.motan.registry.address", "127.0.0.1:2181");

        JbootApplication.run(args);
    }

    @RPCInject
    private BlogService blogService;

//    @Before(MotanInterceptor.class)
    public void index() {

        System.out.println("blogService:" + blogService);

        renderText("blogId : " + blogService.findById());
    }

}
```

## restful 暴露

在某些情况下,我们希望 rpc service 通过 restful 协议暴露给其他客户端(或者其他编程语言)去使用,我们需要添加如下的依赖。

PS:目前只有 dubbo 支持了 restful 协议,其他 rpc 框架暂时不支持。

```xml
<!-- 用于支持 dubbo 的 restful 注解 start -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
    <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
    <version>${io.netty.version}</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
    <artifactId>resteasy-jaxrs</artifactId>
    <version>${org.jboss.resteasy.version}</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
    <artifactId>resteasy-client</artifactId>
    <version>${org.jboss.resteasy.version}</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
    <artifactId>resteasy-netty4</artifactId>
    <version>${org.jboss.resteasy.version}</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
    <groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
    <artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
    <version>1.1.0.Final</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
    <artifactId>resteasy-jackson-provider</artifactId>
    <version>${org.jboss.resteasy.version}</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
    <artifactId>resteasy-jaxb-provider</artifactId>
    <version>${org.jboss.resteasy.version}</version>
</dependency>
<!-- 用于支持 dubbo 的 restful 注解 end -->
```

其中版本号对应为

```xml
<io.netty.version>4.1.9.Final</io.netty.version>
<org.jboss.resteasy.version>3.9.0.Final</org.jboss.resteasy.version>
```

第二步需要在 接口添加 相关注解

```java
@Path("users") // #1
@Consumes({MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON, MediaType.TEXT_XML}) // #2
@Produces({MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON, MediaType.TEXT_XML})
public interface UserService {
    @GET // #3
    @Path("{id: \\d+}")
    User getUser(@PathParam("id") Long id);

    @POST // #4
    @Path("register")
    Long registerUser(User user);
}
```

这部分的内容,可以添加在接口里,也可以添加在实现类里,具体参考:http://dubbo.apache.org/zh-cn/blog/dubbo-rest.html

第三步,在 jboot.properties 添加 restful 协议:

```properties
jboot.rpc.dubbo.protocol.name = dubbo
jboot.rpc.dubbo.protocol.host = 127.0.0.1
jboot.rpc.dubbo.protocol.port = 28080

jboot.rpc.dubbo.protocol.rest.name = rest
jboot.rpc.dubbo.protocol.rest.host = 127.0.0.1
jboot.rpc.dubbo.protocol.rest.port = 8080
jboot.rpc.dubbo.protocol.rest.server = netty
```

第四步:给 Service 配置暴露协议

```properties
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.protocal = default,rest //使用 dubbo 和 rest 两种协议同时暴露
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.default = true // 给应用配置默认的 provider
```

## 高级功能

### 更多的 dubbo 配置

目前,jboot 不支持通过 jboot.properties 直接对 service 和 reference 配置,但是可以对 provider 和 consumer 的配置,
在通过 @RPCInject 来再次复制给 service  或者 reference,结果也等同于对 service 和 reference 配置进行配置了。

#### application

https://dubbo.apache.org/zh/docs/v2.7/user/references/xml/dubbo-application/

对应的 jboot 的配置前缀为: `jboot.rpc.dubbo.application`

例如:

```properties
jboot.rpc.dubbo.application.name = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.application.version = xx.xx.xx
```

#### registry

https://dubbo.apache.org/zh/docs/v2.7/user/references/xml/dubbo-registry/

对应的 jboot 的配置前缀为: `jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry`

例如:

```properties
jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.address = xx.xx.xx
```

> 例如使用 ncaos 注册中心时,配置内容如下:
>
> `jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.address=nacos://127.0.0.1:8848?namespace=test`

更多的注册中心配置内容如下:

```properties
jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.address = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.port = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.username = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.password = xx.xx.xx
```

**多个注册中心**

多注册中心可以配置如下(多 protocol 、多 consumer、多provider 都是同理):

```properties
jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.address = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.port = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.username = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.password = xx.xx.xx

jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.other1.address = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.other1.port = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.other1.username = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.other1.password = xx.xx.xx

jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.other2.address = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.other2.port = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.other2.username = xx.xx.xx
jboot.rpc.dubbo.registry.other2.password = xx.xx.xx
```

这样,在系统中就存在了多个注册中心,第一个配置的名称(name)分别为 default,第二个和第三个为
other1、other2,这样,当一个服务(或者接口)需要在多个注册中心暴露的时候,只需要在其 registry 配置相应的 name 即可。

例如:

```properties
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.address = default,other1
```

若当服务没有指定注册中心,注册中心默认为 default。

#### protocol

https://dubbo.apache.org/zh/docs/v2.7/user/references/xml/dubbo-protocol/

对应的 jboot 的配置前缀为: `jboot.rpc.dubbo.protocol`

例如:

```properties
jboot.rpc.dubbo.protocol.host = 127.0.0.1
jboot.rpc.dubbo.protocol.port = 28080
```

#### provider

https://dubbo.apache.org/zh/docs/v2.7/user/references/xml/dubbo-provider/

对应的 jboot 的配置前缀为: `jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider`

例如:

```
jboot.rpc.dubbo.provider.host = 127.0.0.1
```

#### consumer

https://dubbo.apache.org/zh/docs/v2.7/user/references/xml/dubbo-consumer/

对应的 jboot 的配置前缀为: `jboot.rpc.dubbo.consumer`

例如:

```
jboot.rpc.dubbo.consumer.timeout = 127.0.0.1
```

#### monitor

https://dubbo.apache.org/zh/docs/v2.7/user/references/xml/dubbo-monitor/

对应的 jboot 的配置前缀为: `jboot.rpc.dubbo.monitor`

例如:

```
jboot.rpc.dubbo.monitor.protocol = xxx
```

#### metrics

对应的配置类: org.apache.dubbo.config.MetricsConfig

对应的 jboot 的配置前缀为: `jboot.rpc.dubbo.metrics`

例如:

```
jboot.rpc.dubbo.metrics.protocol = xxx
```

#### module

https://dubbo.apache.org/zh/docs/v2.7/user/references/xml/dubbo-module/

对应的 jboot 的配置前缀为: `jboot.rpc.dubbo.module`

例如:

```
jboot.rpc.dubbo.module.name = xxx
```

#### MetadataReport

对应的配置类: org.apache.dubbo.config.MetadataReportConfig

对应的 jboot 的配置前缀为: `jboot.rpc.dubbo.metadata-report`

例如:

```
jboot.rpc.dubbo.metadata-report.group = xxx
```

#### ConfigCenter

https://dubbo.apache.org/zh/docs/v2.7/user/references/xml/dubbo-config-center/

对应的 jboot 的配置前缀为: `jboot.rpc.dubbo.config-center`

例如:

```
jboot.rpc.dubbo.config-center.group = xxx
```

#### method

https://dubbo.apache.org/zh/docs/v2.7/user/references/xml/dubbo-method/

对应的 jboot 的配置前缀为: `jboot.rpc.dubbo.method`

例如:

```
jboot.rpc.dubbo.method.name = xxx
```

#### argument

https://dubbo.apache.org/zh/docs/v2.7/user/references/xml/dubbo-argument/

对应的 jboot 的配置前缀为: `jboot.rpc.dubbo.argument`

例如:

```
jboot.rpc.dubbo.argument.name = xxx
```


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When most people think about chiropractic care, it's mainly because they are suffering from back or neck pain. And although chiropractors can help with these issues, they can also assist with other health concerns, such as TMJ. This is due to the fact that a chiropractor's approach is one that's focused on healing the body so it can function better as a whole. A big part of this is achieving alignment all the way from the head to the toes, which is why so many TMJ sufferers have started seeking chiropractic care in Columbus, GA for help. For those looking for natural relief, this can be an effective solution that makes a huge impact with pain and discomfort that this disorder so prominently presents.
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The exact cause of TMJ could be many different issues, which is why chiropractic care is so important. Unlike traditional care, a chiropractor like Dr. Overton uses exams and tests to determine what in the body isn't functioning like it should. Only once these results are provided, will he know the exact underlying cause of the issue.
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The type of reporting one gets when an education reporter resigns and someone from another beat temporarily replaces her
Posted by J.H. Snider | Jul 24, 2017
My reply comment and the comment to which it replied (see below) were deleted immediately after my comment was submitted at 1:07 am on July 27, 2017. After waiting some 15 hours to see if the comment would reappear, I called the Capital's editor, Rick Hutzell, who responded that the Capital didn't delete it and that there was nothing in my comment or the comment to which I replied that would cause the Capital to delete it. He therefore said it had to be the commenter to whom I replied that caused the deletion. Hutzell's reply seems plausible. I should also applaud Hutzell for being more thick skinned than some of his predecessors during the past decade.
As for a recent Anne Arundel Nominating Commission applicant pool that was larger, in early January 2015 twenty-seven candidates applied for an open, at-large seat. I would consider January 2015–just two-and-a-half years ago–to be reasonably recent for a public body that generally only has one round of elections per year.
Yeager, Amanda, Anne Arundel school board appointment commission kicks off candidate interviews, July 24, 2017.
"officials say is the largest pool of applicants for a Board of Education vacancy in recent memory."
Yes, for officials and reporters who have the memory of a mosquito and cannot rely on public records because AACPS has deleted them from its public website. When there has been an at-large opening with no incumbent running, more than 20 candidates have applied on multiple occasions in recent memory.
"Appointment commission chair Susannah Kipke said the wave of candidates was likely due to recent attention on the school board selection process. State lawmakers created the commission this spring as part of a bill establishing an elected school board for Anne Arundel County. 'With the law changing, it's given us a higher profile,' Kipke said."
Sounds like a plausible theory, but it is factually incorrect. The number of candidates tends to be proportional to the LACK of publicity, as the lack of publicity gives candidates the hope that there will be less competition. Uncertainty about the process also increases the applicant pool, as uncertainty tends to lead candidates to think they have greater odds than they in fact do. Usually, after candidates get a chance to size up the other candidates, some will drop out–something that rarely occurs when the candidate pool is small.
"The 23 school board candidates are:"
These bios are taken from what the candidates have presented about themselves and should not be confused with independent reporting.
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@JH_Sinder: Why, in your judgment, is the new School Board Appointment Commission, "much more corrupt"? I agree the commission doesn't become politically irrelevant after 2018, but it does become irrelevant in 11/2020. Is that what you meant by "it ain't so, and the public should be told why"? Sometimes your comments are hard for me to decipher.
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On the corruption issue, six of the eleven previous commissioners were appointed by elected officials. That was a majority of the School Board Nominating Commission. This time it is only two of thirteen. That's 15% of the School Board Appointment Commission. The American system of democracy is not to delegate elections to private organizations. It's fine for unelected stakeholders to be on advisory committees. But it's taboo for them to control electoral bodies. That's a very important red line to cross, and this body crosses it with abandon. That's the democratic theory answer to your question.
There is also a legal theory that is ultimately derived from such democratic norms. I believe that if it was in someone's interest to sue about this appointment system, there would be a high probability that courts would view it as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution (the principle of one-person, one-vote) and possibly a clause in Maryland's Constitution. But it's in no powerful organization's self-interest to bring such a suit, so it won't happen. For details, see my extended discussion on eLighthouse.info of the Baker v. Carr line of U.S. Supreme Court Cases implementing the Equal Protection Clause beginning in the early 1960s.
Three additional points: First, the previous system by statute only required a majority for nomination. This time a supermajority (8 of 13) are statutorily required, giving a minority veto power over election to a general purpose public body (school boards have traditionally been considered a general purpose public body). I know of no other electoral body in Maryland where a minority is statutorily empowered to control the election to a general purpose public body–but I could be wrong about that. Second, in the previous system the commission only had nominating power; this time it has appointment power–a big enhancement in its power. Third, previous appointments were subject to a retention election at the next general election; that requirement has been removed. On the other hand, the new commission won't control the entire school board's selection.
Sorry, I don't have time to answer any more questions.
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Screen Actors Guild Members Reject Video Game Deal
October 29, 2009 | By Kris Graft
Members of the Screen Actors Guild this week rejected a proposed video game contract from game companies, asking video game employers to return to negotiations, but it's unclear if game companies are willing to come back to the bargaining table.
Hollywood trade website Variety said the rejection comes a week and a half after SAG sent the contract out to four member caucuses in Chicago, Hollywood, New York, and San Francisco. SAG members voted against the contract 73-42.
A major point of contention emerged at the Hollywood member caucus, which took issue with the new category of "atmospheric performer." Employers of voice talent would pay actors "to perform up to 20 voices of up to 300 words at the daily base rate," Variety said. SAG members felt that would constitute a reduction from the current deal.
Video game industry rep Scott Witlin argued that the "atmospheric performer" provision would allow actors to secure more work overall.
Performers' union American Federation of Television and Radio Artists recently sent out a similar proposal to its members, who have until November 12 to respond. SAG member Peter Kwong, who worked on games including Narc and Goldeneye: Rogue Agent said, "From the actor's point of view, this is a lousy contract -- particularly in the multiple voices area. I'm encouraging AFTRA members to vote this down."
AFTRA and SAG have been working with video game producers to develop new contracts, and earlier this month, the unions made considerable additions and changes to their contracts with developers.
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Some of Ha Dinh's earliest memories are of walking through the rough, muddy streets of rural neighbourhoods in northern Vietnam.
Writing letters builds friendships, self-esteem and basic literacy for children, and keeps sponsors in touch with their lives and progress. A complete exchange of letters takes about 16 weeks (six to eight weeks each way). This time allows for translation and transportation to and from the child, who may live in a remote area. We rely on a network of community volunteers to collect the letters and often deliver them on foot to each child.
Changes in teaching methodology have brought back positive outcomes for both teachers and students of Don Phong primary school in Bac Kan. On celebration of Vietnamese Teachers' Day, let's enjoy a story by Van, an experienced teacher from the school.


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Decadal variations of arid and semi-arid boundary in China during last 100 years have been analyzed by using Thornthwaite's method. The results indicate that, during the last 50 years, there is a distinguished periodic variation of arid and semi-arid boundary in their locations in the middle part of northeast China and northern part of central northern China, and an obvious trend moving to east. In south part of Shannxi province and central northern China, the boundaries of arid and semi-arid areas have been moving to the south, and there is also a periodic variation in the locations, the boundary of semi-arid area reaches the largest extent to the south. During the last 100 years, there is a trend of the boundaries moving to the south or east, and in the south part of northern China and the central part of northeast China, the extent and intensity of arid and semi-arid area was the largest and severest in the 1920s. The location variation of arid and semi-arid boundaries is closely related to regional warming and precipitation reduction.


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There are countless websites on the World Wide Web which are offering numerous games for the online players, who want to make use of the same to entertain themselves. With the new games being released online the number of online players is increasing all around the globe. These players can select from the endless list of the games which are segregated on the games websites on the basis of their genres.
Then there are websites from where the players can download the latest episodes and versions of a single type of game like the temple run online in case of this particular website. These websites have been designed and developed so that the players who are looking for a specific game can find the same in a time efficient manner.
Rather than looking for the online games on the varying websites they can simply visit one virtual platform to update their mobiles and computers with the latest releases. The games websites allow the players who wish to keep their computer or mobile hard drives empty a viable approach to entertain themselves without worrying about saving the heavy games files on their personal computers or the mobile phones. The online players can select from a wide range of games which include strategy games, visual games, mathematical games, logic games and so on. Almost every day the online game industry releases a new game to cater to the preferences of the global online players.
These games have been categorized according to their genre, rating and popularity. This makes it easier for the players to find what they are looking for when searching the games on this cohesive online games platform. The players can find out more about a particular game by clicking on it and reading through the storylines and additional information provided here. The controls and the moves are explained for every game which makes it easier for the players to understand the game and its objectives in an effective manner. Not only can the players play these games online but they can also play the same offline if the selected game is downloaded to their devices or computers. Most parents prefer doing this as it allows them a chance to remain free of monitoring the online activities of their children.
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On April 20th , 7th grade students from Krieger Schechter Day School (KSDS) and senior citizens from the Edward A. Myerberg Center (Myerberg Center) presented oral histories to families and peers as they concluded an eight-month collaborative project.
The culminating project is part of an intergenerational program that started in September when 7th graders were introduced to the seniors and placed into small groups that met monthly. During the visits, seniors shared their personal histories with the students while the students educated the seniors about technology and digital media. The groups worked together to document the seniors' life stories, using photos and videos, and create a digital legacy that can be shared with families and future generations.
The project was funded and supported by the Better Together Program as part of a two-year initiative that aims to encourage meaningful intergenerational relationships through rewarding, shared experiences. The goal is to teach students to honor our elders while giving seniors a heightened feeling of connection. KSDS and the Myerberg Center were selected to participate in the Better Together program based on an extensive grant proposal that ensured the KSDS Judaics Curriculum would enhance this program. KSDS is part of a cohort of 20 other schools in the country participating the Better Together initiative.
Thanks to Middle School Judaic Studies teacher, Ellen Friedman, for preparing our students for this important project. The Better Together program will continue through the 2018-19 academic year with a new group of students and seniors.


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17 Oct 2017: Homily (NZ Coalitions) and Daily Tweets
by Heather Hastie | Oct 17, 2017 | NZ Politics, Tweets | 37 comments
It's been a couple of days, so I thought it was about time I did a tweets post. I've been partly writing a "proper" post, and partly taking time off.
Spoiler Alert: the "proper" post is about the Iran Nuclear deal, which I support. It's mostly written, and I know what the rest is going to say. However, I'm not up to writing today, so it's on the back-burner.
New Zealand's biggest news is that we still don't have a government, though that might have changed by the time you read this. However, as I write reporters are standing outside the room where the decision is being made.
I think our process of electing a government while not perfect, is one of the best in the world, if not the best. The process of arranging a coalition, though, leaves a lot to be desired. Most of the time, there's no problem. However, when a small party is in a position to hold the two biggest parties to ransom as in the current situation, our process is no good. In fact, we don't really have a process.
I think we need to set some formal rules around how coalition talks work in the future. We cannot have a party that 93% of the country did not vote for deciding what government and what policies we get. For most people, no party has all the policies they'd like to see, but we vote for the one that comes closest to what we want. And for 93% of the population, that was not Winston Peters and New Zealand First.
My opinion is that the party that gets the most votes should get the first shot at forming a coalition. That is actually what has happened on most occasions since 1996 when we began using our current electoral system (MMP).
A couple of times one of the smaller parties has been in a position to decide which major party leads the government because the result was such that either could do it with the support of one particular smaller party. On both occasions it's been NZ First led by Winston Peters. Those who like Peters really like him. The rest of us have no time for him. For most voters Peters and his party would be well down the list of preferable coalition partners.
Terrorism Tweets
Al-Shabaab has committed one of the worst terrorist bombings ever in Somalia. #IAmMogadishu.
A bomb blast killed at least 276 people, so why wasn't #IAmMogadishu trending? pic.twitter.com/Tjs2rN5mxs
— AJ+ (@ajplus) October 16, 2017
Political Tweets
The GOP's hypocrisy regarding Harvey Weinstein vs Donald Trump.
The GOP on sexual predators … pic.twitter.com/0m7enGR5tz
— Heather's Homilies (@HeatherHastie) October 14, 2017
This isn't even really funny. It may be the only way to stop World War III.
Coup d'etweet … pic.twitter.com/DlNaoExnVA
He's put his money where his mouth is. Good on him.
Hustler Magazine founder Larry Flynt offers $10 million for info to impeach Trump https://t.co/vvDJRbsQvj pic.twitter.com/eY6eY6NNl7
— The Hill (@thehill) October 14, 2017
Donald Trump lied again today. This is what he said.
Trump just claimed no President has ever called families of fallen troops, insulting thousands of Gold Star Families pic.twitter.com/G3gW160Wfn
— Vets Against Trump (@commondefense) October 16, 2017
Here's the response of one Veterans' group.
Today @realDonaldTrump admitted that he hasn't contacted the families of the Green Berets killed in Niger. @will_c_fischer responds. pic.twitter.com/plEMlQhuFL
— VoteVets (@votevets) October 16, 2017
This short article is about the response of Gregg Popovich.
(Via Ann German.)
People talk trash about Trump all day. But when Gregg Popovich calls him a "soulless coward" it feels like a moment. https://t.co/t4sK0QYWO3
— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) October 16, 2017
FYI – Popovich bio – why he has credibility on this subject.
Gregg Popovich' bio pic.twitter.com/YYWPwHqjDI
— ALT-Immigration ???? (@ALT_uscis) October 17, 2017
Ordinary people are responding as well, commenting on the humanity shown by previous presidents.
.@realDonaldTrump When my brother was killed, Pres Bush listened while I screamed at him & then held me as I sobbed, you fat fucking liar. https://t.co/SEIw74OeZG
— Delilia O'Malley (@DeliliaOMalley) October 16, 2017
Healthcare Tweets
Another reason the US needs to sort out its healthcare system. It's much harder to get hold of opioids in New Zealand. You can only get them on prescription, there are tight controls on the way they are prescribed and dispensed, doctors have to answer to the Ministry of Health if they are prescribing more than the statistical norm, and more. There are also good border controls making it hard to get drugs into the country illegally. We have a drug problem in New Zealand, but this isn't part of it. In fact, heroin is so hard to get hold of here, it was a New Zealander who invented home-bake heroin. (Yes, I know, what a claim to fame!) My point is, this part of the problem could be worked on successfully.
DEA whistleblower: Drug distributors fueled the opioid epidemic #60Minutes @washingtonpost https://t.co/i4ZyOFwrll pic.twitter.com/q9WjtZoCki
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 16, 2017
Human Rights Tweets
The Myanmar government is committing genocide against the Rohingya Muslims in my opinion.
We compared the UN's definition of genocide to what's happening to Rohingya Muslims. pic.twitter.com/JufUDwUizI
This is in case some of you don't already know.
This is an important message on sexual harassment, sexual abuse, and rape! pic.twitter.com/oX4U9lYiTU
From 12 years ago …
Courtney Love was WARNING about Harvey Weinstein in 2005!
"If Harvey Weinstein invites u to a private party at the Four Seasons, DON'T GO" pic.twitter.com/RK9Vruxy2T
— Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) October 14, 2017
And let's remember this predator. Any person who votes for him is empowering him and excusing his behaviour.
At least 16 women have accused Donald Trump of sexual assault – and more information keeps coming out pic.twitter.com/AoAN4qaYM5
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) October 16, 2017
Weather Tweets
What happens when the only major political party in the world that denies the reality of climate change gets power … pic.twitter.com/zJqbvONlZf
This is what it's like in the rest of the world. The GOP is the only major political party in the world that denies climate change.
These conservatives want the world to know climate change doesn't have to be a partisan issue pic.twitter.com/FusC6rSgDb
Religion Tweets
Some of you may remember the original of this picture from the 2016 election campaign. I'm pretty sure I used it in a post at the time. Anyway, someone has made it into a gif. Very funny.
Organized religion #ScaresMeSilly pic.twitter.com/57I9LWloiq
— puppits™ (@BunchOfPuppits) October 15, 2017
Another example of why we're better of without religion.
Speechless pic.twitter.com/ylGHNWY1SZ
— The Bible Lied (@liedetector86) October 15, 2017
Art Tweets
"My wife doesn't work."
'My wife doesn't work' poster (c.1976) by See Red Women's Workshop, London #womensart pic.twitter.com/mBLqrSD0w2
— #WOMENSART (@womensart1) October 7, 2017
Wow! Just WOW! Look at the effort gone to in creating this model of Freddie Mercury!
Whatever they're charging for the finished product, it ain't enough. pic.twitter.com/IBxtF6qZoN
— shauna (@goldengateblond) October 15, 2017
Scenic Tweets
Some of the beauty of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
Flying buttresses at Notre Dame in Paris- France pic.twitter.com/yr9npM5Kwo
— Architecture (@archpics) October 16, 2017
Comedy Tweets
You can see it, I know you can!
HOLY SHIT WE'RE OLD BRICK BUILDINGS
NO FUCKING WAY MATE pic.twitter.com/Xqu5PTagA8
— Fright Creepley (@FrogCroakley) October 14, 2017
Entertainment Tweets
On 12 October we in New Zealand commemorated the 100 year anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele in Belgium. It was the darkest day in our history in terms of the number of people killed and wounded in war. 843 New Zealand soldiers were killed or mortally wounded that day. Hundreds more received other wounds. (At the time our population was only 1.1 million.) Many New Zealand soldiers served in the trenches on the Western front, including my paternal grandfather. The trenches in the Wonder Woman movie, are very realistic.
UK friends! You can get your hands on #WonderWoman on Blu-ray on October 9! Patty wasn't exaggerating when she said it was freezing cold.❄ pic.twitter.com/tzb02IXCYU
— Gal Gadot (@GalGadot) October 3, 2017
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my lil cousin decided to try on his halloween costume today and….. ima just leave this here pic.twitter.com/F0J8T26zIh
— Young J' ???????? (@YoungJMuzik) October 14, 2016
Now that's a cool mailbox!
just a reminder that every once in awhile the human race gets things right pic.twitter.com/OPDUuPW3v5
— Matt ????swalt (@MattOswaltVA) October 14, 2017
It's a couple of days late, but I haven't been on Twitter, and it's a cool gif!
Cake.
It's what's for breakfast.#NationalDessertDay pic.twitter.com/TG4dXJrRNz
— Christine (@ChristineML1) October 14, 2017
Space Tweets
Very cool indeed!
Hubblecast 103: Hubble observes source of gravitational waves#Astronomy #Science
Link:https://t.co/4qbkaFGN2N
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— Amy Carparelli (@AmyAmylou1993) October 16, 2017
Marine Tweets
Cool case of mimicry!
Tiny seahorses are the masters of disguise:#Wild_Oceans #ScienceUnderTheSea #Nature #RatedAwww
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Crab eating a cherry! Who knew?
may your day be as gentle and calm as this tiny crab eating a cherry pic.twitter.com/FZ6fnyZvGc
— Life on Earth (@planetepics) October 16, 2017
This turtle is loving its shower!
Why do you take so long in the shower pic.twitter.com/F7YIjJ6X6i
Other Animals Tweets
Bramble is a hedgehog the good people at SWCC have nursed back to health. He's well enough to go back to the wild now so his box has been put on the edge of a suitable woodland. He seems to like his much cozy box better!
Bramble is free to go out into the wild tonight! But his bed is much more cosy ???? pic.twitter.com/WZN3rNAwuy
— SWCC Hedgehogs (@SWCCHedgehogs) October 16, 2017
Another hedgehog rescue. It's wonderful to see then going back to the wild.
Tangled hedgehog in need of help! #RatedAwww #Nature
–https://t.co/o7oJ4AL2nv
Encouragement from Ann German! Not sure whether I should be flattered or not! However, in Chinese Astrology I was born in the Year of the Rabbit so perhaps I'm going to stay a loser!
great minds, thinking alike . . . you've seen this, right?https://t.co/PgXesDe3Tw
— Ann German (@wankerjustice) October 17, 2017
Those little black bits tell me that rabbit plays in there regularly!
"My Rabbit Enjoying his new sandpit with a Bonus Flop" by ItzOnlyJames via reddit pic.twitter.com/vVfRNabgSE
Now that's a photo!
Baby Wolf in snow pic.twitter.com/pWqXuqRw8a
Bird Tweets
Dancing to 'La Bamba'!
unmute this pic.twitter.com/uAS2wufEPm
Dog Tweets
Another animal evolving into a two-legged creature! They will take over the world one day! (Well, not dogs probably. They'll serve their cat masters who will rule the world. The dogs will work while the cats sleep.)
Never seen a dog be so casual on two legs ???????? pic.twitter.com/ZxMmLFUnuV
Life's that little bit tougher when you're short.
Not everyone experiences life in the same way pic.twitter.com/5fXUrHqH4e
Cat Tweets
Another one to add to my favourites collection!
Get a kitten they said, it will be fun they said pic.twitter.com/3PSS6NGrA1
Gorgeous snow leopard.
#WashingtonDC cat lovers, join us tomorrow for an evening of inspiring #snowleopard stories & stunning photos! RSVP: https://t.co/MnKOoBDpuP pic.twitter.com/YY3KV2zPKP
— Snow Leopard Trust (@snowleopards) October 16, 2017
This is hilarious!
omg this is everything pic.twitter.com/NxIaZzzzks
— David Mack (@davidmackau) October 13, 2017
What has this cat spotted?
Is that lunch I see? pic.twitter.com/ZTbr72YmwQ
— I Love My Cat (@llovmycat) October 16, 2017
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j.a.m. on 17th October 2017 at 7:24 pm
Actually, we know what life was like without religion, when everyone was an illiterate atheist: nasty, brutish and short.
Ken on 17th October 2017 at 7:46 pm
In reply to: "Another example of why we're better of without religion."
P.S. Missed you frightfully.
As though it matters what it was in reply to.
j.a.m. on 18th October 2017 at 12:07 am
It doesn't matter what an alleged "non sequitur" is in reply to? Oy. (Anyway, you could have said you missed me too.)
Ken on 18th October 2017 at 5:56 am
It's sad, but some non sequiturs are that obvious.
You are a troll, supposedly a sophisticated troll, though there's no evidence of that here. So just a troll. There isn't anything to miss.
jimbo on 18th October 2017 at 9:05 am
"When everyone was an illiterate atheist": there never was such a time, even if the invention of theism hadn't preceded that of written language, which I'm pretty sure it did.
j.a.m. on 18th October 2017 at 9:53 am
If man invented God, then before that there were only atheists (who were illiterate).
Heather Hastie on 18th October 2017 at 1:18 pm
You can't be an atheist until there is a concept of god. That's like saying cavemen were against golf, or cars, or Santa. Animals are not atheists because they have no concept of gods.
And the capital letter God who you believe in is not the only god that atheists don't believe in. We don't believe in any of them. Before your God there were many other gods, and there are still many other gods that other people believe in. When all people were illiterate, their was belief in gods. There are, and have always been, people who believe in your God who are illiterate.
"You can't be an atheist until there is a concept of god."
Well, that was my position until you assured me that atheism is simply the absence of belief, the default or neutral position, i.e., indifference. So which is it? You want to have your cake and eat it.
If you are rejecting a concept, then you have to be able to give an account of the concept that you say you reject. That puts the burden on you to actually understand the concept — for one thing, to understand that God is not "a god".
On the other hand, it's useful to realize that atheism is the default condition in the dark, uncivilized state of brute nature.
In other words, come to think of it, atheism is the most primitive ideology. There's nothing new under the sun.
Anyway, life is still nasty, brutish and short today (if perhaps a bit less of all three) whether one is an atheist or religious. Yup, nothing new under the sun.
nicky on 18th October 2017 at 2:22 pm
Nope, not 'atheists' , but animists.
Before they worshiped nature, they were atheists, just like Richard Dawkins.
"My opinion is that the party that gets the most votes should get the first shot at forming a coalition."
Heather, I dislike the Winston First Party as much as anyone, but this would cause more problems than it would fix. Firstly, it would be pointless if Winston had, like Labour and the Greens, campaigned to change the govt and there was no way National could form a majority. Secondly, unless you are also proposing to outlaw Winston talking to Labour while National has a go, it is simply unenforceable and would create a farce. Thirdly, it's only been a week since the final election result was declared. Yes, the nine weeks Winston took in 1996 was too long, but two weeks is not. The media hate that they are kept on the door step waiting, so loudly squeal at their discomfort, but we should just keep cool and not buy into their hype.
Heather Hastie on 18th October 2017 at 7:46 am
I'm not buying into any media hype. It was Winston who said Thursday. Everyone said that wasn't possible, but he insisted it was. He created the problem by creating a false expectation. If he'd given himself more time, most would have accepted it.
In 1996 the farce of red and blue phones etc was what caused the problem. It didn't help that Winston went fishing for five days before he even started work back then either.
I don't think we need to make laws making it illegal to talk to others, just develop a process that the parties agree to.
Winston is being more professional this time. But I don't like the idea that we're going to get a whole lot of NZ First policies rather than National or Labour ones. Remember, that's how we got Charter Schools via the ACT tail wagging the National dog. This time I worry in particular about NZ First influence on monetary policy despite the fact National and Labour policies are pretty much the same.
Gosh, new monetary policy is one of the few things from Winston I'm looking forward to 🙂
I know you're not driven by what the media say, but media are influential for many, most of the outrage is certainly coming from there and it's getting hysterical. Today we have that idiot Hoskings saying we should get rid of MMP because Winston missed his deadline! Winston was certainly stupid to give a date, which he seems to have learned, as he refused to so again today. But so what? That of all things makes almost no difference to anything, except to a media that have nothing else to say. As much as I don't like him, I can't blame Winston for trying to get the best deal and get it right from the point of view of him and his supporters; for using their leverage, which is at it's maximum only before govt is formed. It's ironic but many of the same pundits saying the Greens should negotiate with the Nats would also then slam them for trying to get the best deal they could.
The real point is that this process is a fundamental part of MMP and it's not realistic to think you can curtail what is politics at it's most pure. The main parties could agree to new rules on their own at any time, but don't because they're afraid to give the other side an advantage for which no one will thank them. You would have to force them and you can't do that either. As for ACT's influence on National, they are a bad example as they exist in Parliament entirely due to National. No one wagged the dog to give us charter schools, the Nats were very happy with the arrangement. Even so, that's just what you get with coalitions. A party that oversteps risks paying a big price at the next election, like Winston did in 1999. In the meantime, you just have to take the bad with the good.
Well, as you say, Mike Hosking is an idiot. Getting rid of MMP because Winston didn't meet his self-imposed deadline is one if the stupidest of all the stupid reasons for getting rid of MMP. I think you're right about why there's no agreement re rules too. Neither National nor Labour wants to be the one giving way to the other.
And of course I don't blame Winston for trying to get the best deal for his party, just like I wouldn't blame any other party in their position. That doesn't make it right.
I thought you might like Winston's monetary policy. We're going to have to agree to disagree on that one. To me the idea that NZ can have any effect on world markets is a joke. I remember Russell Norman advocating for us to print money as if it would make a difference. Even if it's a good idea, which I don't think it is in our case, it wouldn't work for us. Our economy is too small.
As it is, we came out of the GFC stronger than most economies. National did stuff for the poorest NZers they never have before and discovered that those of us who advocate policies like increasing benefits and the minimum wage are right about the positive effect they have on the economy. Bill English of all people is converted and likely to continue in the same vein.
I have never seen where National has admitted that increasing benefits and the minimum wage have a positive effect on the economy. Certainly at the time they did it, it was to inoculate them against issues Labour planned to campaign on, i.e. entirely cynical. If English subsequently saw the light, great and perhaps you could show me where that was.
The purpose of Norman's QE was to lower the exchange rate that was astronomical at the time and hurting exports. The only real criticism of it, besides the Nats screaming again about becoming North Korea, was that the proposal to refill the empty earthquake fund would not be enough to make a big enough exchange rate difference. QE isn't a radical idea and certainly made more sense than the Nats borrowing $1b per year for tax cuts, which we are still doing.
I actually don't know the details of Winston's monetary policy. He says he wants to follow the Singapore model and I'm unsure what would be terrible about that. He also doesn't want to be a slave to the current inflation target, which doesn't seem so radical either. Labour's approach is not the same as the Nats and they want monetary policy changes too. And as Winston has just chosen them to lead the next govt, we'll be finding out soon enough now what the plan is.
It's just your opinion that everything good that National does is for cynical reasons, and Labour does good things for the right reason.
I'll bet anything you like that the NZ dollar has gone down significantly overnight on the news of Winston going with Labour.
We're never going to agree on QE by NZ, so I'm not sure there's much point arguing about it.
I do remember English saying something about the benefits of increasing low incomes, but I don't remember when or where and it would be almost impossible to find because it's not something he trumpeted obviously.
National has moved significantly to the centre following the disaster of having a leader like Don Brash. They've also been doing a lot in the background that are more what you'd expect from Labour, but not touting those things. They've been effective though. English would have carried on Whanau Ora, which was good, but Winston hates it.
Whether Winston went with Labour or National I would have been worried. Just having him in government is a problem imo. It was a master stroke by Helen Clark to make him foreign minister as it kept him busy and out of the way and suited his talents. He won't want the job now. He could barely breathe through last night's speech. I would be less worried about him if he went with National simply because they're in a stronger position electorally and therefore could control him better. I think that was actually a major reason for him choosing Labour – it's about power.
I bet he also thinks that as the "elder statesman" he can dominate the "little woman".
It's very concerning that he starts with a speech that things are going to get worse in the next three years but not to blame him! That's great for confidence! It's also completely irresponsible as it will make the fall in the dollar even bigger.
I could go on of course, but I won't. Good on Jacinda, but she's got a tough road ahead.
Ken on 21st October 2017 at 11:42 am
Heather, I'm not sure what I said that got under your skin, but that wasn't my intention at all, so I'm sorry. I have to say that the things you accuse me of are not true, neither regarding National and Labour's motivations always being all bad and all good (what did I ever say to make you think I'm a fan of Labour?), nor about any glee at the current drop in the exchange rate (it's a different story when we're at 85 US cents and rising). But I know in several cases, and the increase in the benefit is one, that National were acting cynically, because they said so themselves. Specifically that the inoculation didn't cost them much and they were surprised at how cheaply they were able to buy Maori Party support. That's how they talked about it; it's how they talk in private about many things. Labour would never be so open and I've often wondered why the Nats are. The best I've come up with is that the born-to-rule arrogance the Nats are said to have may be real, and so they are more confident and therefore more free with their opinions, in private at least. The worst thing I ever heard was regarding the asset sales, which polls had just shown a majority of their own supporters were against. When Waikato Maori then also threatened to sue the govt over the sale of Mighty River Power, I had the temerity to tease that things weren't going so well. The response was that they hoped Maori did sue, and the govt would make sure it went to court rather than negotiate, because it would help shore up their base; that National supporters may hate asset sales, but they hated Maori even more. This is a near quote and I can't think of anything much more cynical. So when you claim that National do something that you and I support for the same reasons that motivate us, I can't help but think back to the lessons in realpolitik I've received from them, and worry that you're unknowingly wearing blueberry coloured glasses. Maybe English really did see the light and just hid it well. It's true he wasn't PM for very long, but there wasn't another benefit increase planned that I'm aware of and the minimum wage increase this year was no greater than it's been since he became Finance Minister in 2008, which of course amounts to a decreasing percentage each year. This despite that it was election year when you might think he would have wanted to make a point about any change of heart.
As for QE, of course drop it if you insist, but I genuinely would like to understand why you think it would work differently in NZ than in other countries. So far as I know, QE is meant to do two things, lower one's exchange rate and as an alternative to new debt as a way to increase the money supply in economic downturns. The main potential downside is inflation, which certainly wasn't an issue after the GFC. Like it or not as a tool, I don't know why it should work differently in different countries (that have their own currency, of course).
I agree with almost everything you say about Winston, but if he went with Labour and the Greens because he thinks he'll be able to control them, he's a bigger fool than I thought. If that really was his plan, he should have sought to have the Greens in coalition, so that they were bound by Cabinet collective responsibility. Winston depends on the Greens (or the Nats) to pass every single piece of legislation he sponsors in the next Parliament regardless of what Labour agree to, yet he has agreed to give them the ability to easily remain independent from any Cabinet decision they wish. I think we may need to consider whether old Winston is actually worried about his legacy after all, and feels that while he won't achieve his more radical goals (e.g. he admitted that removal of the Maori seats is simply off the agenda), he will still achieve more policy with Labour and the Greens than he could with the Nats. Of course, I'm not claiming the next three years will run smoothly; it's Winston after all and that means unpredictability.
Heather Hastie on 21st October 2017 at 3:04 pm
I'm sorry about how I'm coming across Ken. It's not personal. I've been getting progressively grumpier for a several weeks due to a change in medication by a locum, and in the last couple of weeks I've noticed it's coming out in my writing. It's not just with you. A couple of days ago I decided f*** the doctor, I'm going back to how it was before, and I'm starting to feel better. Hopefully my mood will improve. I think it is improving.
However, I've been pissed off since the election that we're going to have Winston playing a major part in our government. I'm also really worried about it. And I think no matter how well Jacinda does, she could be out at the next election because of Winston. If Bill was PM again, there's no way the Nats would win a fifth term anyway – that doesn't happen in NZ, and Jacinda could have a proper run at the job. At the moment I think there's going to be a policy disaster over the next three years.
I acknowledge that you know the players and I don't. None of the MPs I know personally are currently in government and I never had an inside track anyway. Your experience is, of course, very different. I won't say any more about that because I don't what to say the wrong thing that might expose who you are or anything.
I can only judge by what the government actually does, and while I certainly don't agree with everything they do, the National government we've seen since 2008 has been a vast improvement on any we've seen before. I think they've mostly done a good job. I also think they would have controlled Winston better than Labour will be able to. That's not due to any lack on Jacinda's part, because I think she's incredibly capable. It's just that the Nats are politically in a stronger position.
I don't know whether the Nats think they should have power no matter what – you could well be right on that one. I do think they currently have the habit of being in power and for any government that's hard to give up. Labour acted like that in their third term. The Nats played it up with their "nanny state" rhetoric, and there was enough truth there for it to work. I actually also think they had a right to think they should be leading the next government because more people voted for them than any other party.
I think the Greens aren't in cabinet because Winston refused to have them there, whatever is said about that publicly. I think NZ First has too much power in the next government. I don't blame Winston for getting the best deal he could, and I don't blame Jacinda for compromising to get to be government, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
I think Winston is worried about his legacy, whatever he pretends, and he will get more with Labour than National. But who he goes with shouldn't be about his legacy. Winston's legacy is a big part of why I'm worried and have been since I saw the election results.
I don't think QE would have worked because we're not big enough to influence international markets, which is why it worked for the US. Also their debt was at lower rates because at the time they had a better international credit rating. We were in a different position.
Unlike most countries, NZ was already in debt when the GFC hit, and we were paying high interest on that debt. QE for us would have meant that servicing that debt cost us more. However, we could borrow at extremely low interest rates. Also the amount we would need to create with QE was too much, especially once we had to pay for the recovery following the Christchurch earthquake and some smaller natural disasters. However, the Chch rebuild was such a big part of our economy that it was going to create significant economic growth. We also got popular and immigration was creating a lot of economic growth as well. That gave us slightly higher inflation than most in the OECD (though still low of course) and QE on top of that would have been a problem. The economic growth meant an increased tax take enabling us to pay off the debt. Dairy prices were also doing really well at the time and QE would have reduced what the country got from that. As we all know, a small $age decrease in dairy income can make a big hole in the economy.
I apologize again for how I'm coming across at the moment. It's not you, it's me! 🙂
Ken on 22nd October 2017 at 6:29 pm
Thanks for that. I hope things come right soon. It reminds me of some conversation or other about free will (quite possibly on WEIT) where someone commented that we're just the sum of our chemicals at any given time 🙂
I actually agree this National govt was the best in a while, I just think that's more a comment on how bad the others were. As Jacinda said today "There is no point gloating about the economic growth of a nation if you have some of the highest rates of homelessness in the developed world." I also worry about Winston, but I'm so glad to have change that I'll give even him the benefit of the doubt until he proves otherwise. You seem to suggest that him thinking about his legacy will be a bad thing, but I think (and hope) it will be a positive factor.
Thanks for the additional comments on QE. I take your point about existing debt in 2008, though I've no idea how large the effect would have been. I've never heard that used as an argument for keeping the exchange rate high though. There used to be much more consensus about the best exchange rate range for the NZD, about 55-70 I think, but this doesn't seem to be the case any longer and I don't know why. And re dairy income, I don't see why it would go down with the exchange rate. As Fonterra is probably doing most of it's business in USD, it should go up.
Heather Hastie on 23rd October 2017 at 9:25 am
We used to want the exchange rate low because most of our exports were primary products and most of the inputs that went into making them were from here. Now our economy is much more diverse, and it needs to be even more diverse. So a lot of the inputs needed to make our exports come from overseas and obviously a low NZ $ makes them more expensive. Most are still primary products, so we don't want it too high, but we need it higher than before.
It's also about keeping people happy. When we were kids, most people only had one car. Only really rich people had two TVs. My first microwave cost me $1200, and my first video player was even more. Home appliances were really expensive. Poor people missed out on lots of things, including phones. The higher dollar makes all those imports more affordable. The first place a lower dollar will get noticed is Noel Leeming and Harvey Norman. When people stop spending, even on things some elitists may consider unnecessary, it gums up the rest of the economy. There's a flow on effect in multiple ways. There are, for example, demands for higher wages to pay the new prices that employers genuinely can't afford because there's less money flowing around the economy, and it's flowing more slowly. Quite apart from anything else, it makes people dissatisfied. If the All Blacks lose at the same time, National will be back in charge in 3 years.
Heather Hastie on 23rd October 2017 at 12:21 pm
A high $NZ means the dairy farmers get less, but as prices were high at the time, they didn't need the $NZ to go down to get a very good income. However, some other sectors needed support if they were to export to depressed markets and a high $NZ meant they could sell overseas at lower prices. I explained that part of the argument very badly above. Dairy incomes have a big effect on the wealth of many parts of rural NZ and big fluctuations are dangerous too. A big rise in dairy incomes when prices were already on an upswing could lead to people making bad business decisions based on expectations of future high incomes that are unrealistic. too. A lot of people came close to, or did, go under because they had borrowed too much in good times.
I have some nice pics of Notre Dame I could share, but don't know how to post them in a comment!
Email them to me and I'll put them in.
Diane G. on 17th October 2017 at 8:26 pm
LOVE the dancing birds! Also the tangled hedgehog (I did not know they got that big!) and the husky with the kitten. 🙂 🙂 🙂
Stuartg on 17th October 2017 at 8:58 pm
I am good at scale models (>40 years of practice) but have to bow to the skills of the modeller of Freddy Mercury.
I could never approach that degree of skill.
What a fantastic model!
Mark R. on 18th October 2017 at 10:51 am
Hello fellow scale modeler. I like to build dioramas…most fm WWII .
http://www.mark-armor.com
I definitely don't have the scratch building / sculpture skills of the Mercury modeler- that was stunning.
Mark, I hadn't realized that was you! I adore your dioramas! They are one of the favourite things I've ever seen on WEIT!
I used to build 1/12 scale models, but not now. I'd like to get back into it again, but I find it really hard on my back. I mainly built furniture for 1/12 scale dolls houses. I also made Persian carpets to scale for them using tiny cross stitch embroidery.
Mark R. on 19th October 2017 at 5:48 am
Hey, thanks Heather for your kind words! Yeah, that be me 🙂 I love building in 1/12 scale. I just finished a diorama set in ancient Rome that is 1/12. It should be published soon…a friend of mine does the website, but he has a full-time job too, so it takes a while.
Knowing about your back problem, I understand…I have a good back, but staying hunched over for the amount of time it takes to build a model has me stretching and adjusting too. I bet those Persian carpets were cool…what a great idea using cross-stitch.
I can't wait to see the Ancient Rome one! Sounds very cool! 🙂
Steven in Tokyo on 17th October 2017 at 9:54 pm
Someone's walked mud through the house again. Not even polite enough to wipe its feet.
Jenny Haniver on 18th October 2017 at 4:55 am
Don't think this Steve Anderson was on my radar, but now he is. What a dangerous nut case he is. Searching for info on him, I came across this BBC video: "America's Hate Preachers"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aLMawBjXfQ. Perhaps you or PCC(E) have previously cited this video; if so, I think it's worth taking another gander at it.
Lee Knuth on 18th October 2017 at 5:22 am
The opiate problem is dreadful. Too many legislators are pawns to,the drug industry because these are their donors. In the US the revolving door of legislative staff going to private industry makes it even more difficult to combat abuse. Today there was an announcement that a bill is being introduced to repeal the law that hampered DEA agents. Hope Congress finally woke up.
Michelangelo Signorile has a show on Sirius xm. He's very entertaining, and often goes into the belly of the beast to interview the religious right-wing whack jobs. He was just at the "Values Voters" summit which has been taken over this year by white supremacists (yes, the epitome of people with values). Trump is the first sitting potus to speak at the summit and pander to the dullards. That's all he has left, the unenlightened ones aka the deplorables; he's in good company. The white nationalists are teaming up with the evangelical fanatics to create a truly horrific alliance. I will never understand why religious people doing horrible things and believing horrible lies think they are some chosen group of god-children. Warped all the way down.
The Freddie Mercury figure was beautifully rendered…stupefying, really.
I wonder if Mueller is going to take Flint up on his $10 million prize… Now that would be something. NBC could release the Apprentice tapes where Trump is known to have shown his true disgusting self. What is worse for those who can release these tapes, WWIII or a Trump lawsuit?
I'm glad Hillary brought up Trump's sexual abuses during a recent BBC interview; the story should be retold as often as possible. I'm sure trump supporters hate being reminded of their sexual assaulter in chief. Weinstein and Trump are two peas in a pod.
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AMP Bank revamps property lending
Duncan HughesReporter
Updated Nov 13, 2017 – 5.23pm, first published at 8.29am
AMP Bank has become the latest division of the nation's largest financial conglomerate to reveal adjustments attempting to deal with changing market and regulatory conditions.
The bank will announce an overhaul of its mortgage operations, with changes to credit policies and new processes for identifying a borrower's purpose, which will be used to determine the best product and interest rates.
AMP Bank only has 1 per cent of property loans but the group is one of the biggest players in self-managed super funds, which invest heavily in residential and commercial property. It is also considered to be a driver of future growth.
AMP is shaking up credit policy and its lending process in response to changing market and regulatory conditions. Ken Irwin
Regulatory change
"This is consistent with actions taken across the mortgage industry in response to regulatory changes," an AMP Bank spokesman said. "It will not impact existing customers."
It follows a succession of announcements by AMP's wealth management, capital and distribution divisions about structural reforms designed to better align domestic and international agenda with internal resources.
Senior management recently announced plans to double the value of the bank over the next five years, along with lifting return on equity for the overall company to 15 per cent, cutting costs by 3 per cent, target 5 per cent revenue growth in wealth management and double-digit earnings growth in AMP Capital
In recent weeks, AMP Capital has announced an overhaul of its $28 billion Australian equities business, wealth management has foreshadowed plans to hang on to its share of the $750 billion platform market and it continues to reshape its advisory network.
The bank's credit policy changes reflect continued regulatory pressure to switch lending from investors to principal-and-interest borrowers with a loan-to-value ratio of around 80 per cent. This is intended to cool overheating property markets and reduce the risk of high consumer debt.
Under the new rules, maximum gross yields that may be included in serviceability of an investment property are reduced from 7.2 per cent to 6 per cent.
AMP is shaking up credit policy and its lending process in response to changing market and regulatory conditions.
Lending eased
But lending terms are being eased for owner-occupiers by expanding what can be included to demonstrate a savings history.
For example, rental payment history may be a substitute for genuine savings, as will lump sums, tax refunds and proceeds from the sale of an asset. Rules surrounding shift allowances and non-salaried income, such as maternity, or paternity leave, are also being reviewed.
But funds cannot be borrowed from family members, or raised from personal loans or credit cards, to prove savings.
The bank will also determine the product and interest rates for loans by purpose of the loan rather than the security type.
For example, a borrower repaying an owner-occupier and investment loan will need to repay them as separate loans. If the predominant purpose is owner-occupier, then the standard maximum loan-to-value ratios for owner-occupiers applies.
Duncan Hughes is a Walkley award-winning personal finance reporter, based in our Melbourne newsroom. Connect with Duncan on Twitter. Email Duncan at duhughes@afr.com.au
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Rise in Opioid Related Deaths over the Last Five Years Linked to Emergence of Fentanyl
Addiction » Rise in Opioid Related Deaths over the Last Five Years Linked to Emergence of Fentanyl
What is an Opioid Epidemic?
Over the course of only a few years, drug overdoses became the top cause of premature death in the United States. The drugs responsible are primarily opioids. Opioids are a class of drug that activates naturally occurring opioid receptors in the brain and throughout the body. When opioid receptors are activated, the result is a feeling of intense euphoria, often known as a "high."
Opioids are powerfully addictive. They are also very useful. Physicians commonly prescribe opioid analgesics (another word for pain relievers) to treat patients who are in agony. While many people begin abusing opioids that they purchase off the street, many people begin their addiction journey via a legitimate medical prescription, often transitioning from weaker opioids to cheaper and more potent alternatives.
The opioid epidemic refers to a wave of deaths sweeping the nation that can be attributed to widespread opioid abuse. The word epidemic is used by public health officials because opioid addiction spreads in much the same way a virus does.
When opioid addiction develops a presence in a community, it tends to spread from one person to another. Similarly, the devastation that opioid abuse brings with it also has a tendency to spread. The deaths, economic damage, and interpersonal trauma that drug addiction leads to can also lead to spikes of crime, mental health problems, and further addiction in a community.
While for many the most notorious recreational opioid is heroin, lab-produced synthetic opioids have surpassed heroin over the last five years. These drugs, of which the most famous and harmful is fentanyl, are more potent, addictive, and life-threatening.
Fentanyl and morphine, for instance, can hardly be compared — given that fentanyl is often 50-100 times stronger. Over the last few years, fentanyl has become abundant throughout the United States.
Fentanyl has been available as a legal prescription drug since 1968. Physicians generally prescribe it to treat severe and chronic pain, often during or after surgeries. It is most frequently administered through a transdermal patch, but the fentanyl lollipop and fentanyl pills are also common routes of administration.
While doctors generally avoid prescribing fentanyl for long periods of time, even short bouts of fentanyl intake can result in dependence. Many people go on to use fentanyl recreationally or turn to other opioids.
Despite being available in 1968, fentanyl and other synthetic opioids did not present a major threat to the country until more recently. In the 1990s, pharmaceutical companies spent money and resources to convince the medical establishment and the public that pain-relieving opioids were non-addictive, resulting in a dramatic increase in prescriptions.
The overprescribing of fentanyl in situations where less potent opioids could have been prescribed has led to an influx of addictions and overdoses throughout the United States.
Opioid Epidemic Statistics
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, people who are prescribed opioids for severe and chronic pain have a 21% to 29% chance of abusing them. A staggering 8% to 12% develop opioid use disorders as a consequence of taking pain medication.
Roughly 1 in 20 eventually turn to heroin because it is often cheaper and more readily available; in fact, 80% of heroin users began with prescription opioids like fentanyl. While heroin remains a dangerous drug — especially when combined with synthetic opioids, since 2013 fentanyl has been the driving force behind the opioid epidemic.
Fentanyl overdoses have soared in recent years. In 1999, 3,442 people in the United States died from synthetic opioid overdoses. By 2017, that number had jumped to 17,029. Since 2014, the number of people dying of heroin overdoses has also increased, but this increase is due to the frequency with which heroin is mixed with fentanyl.
When these two substances are combined, the risk of overdose and respiratory depression increases exponentially. However, many people do not combine these drugs deliberately. Distributors and drug dealers frequently add fentanyl to their products as a way to increase potency while saving money.
The result is that people intending to take other drugs, such as heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, end up using fentanyl — a drug that is already life-threatening on its own.
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The Private GP Practice is a private medical service based in the world renowned Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth.
We offer the finest local GP care. Once you have registered with us you will receive a personal, one-to-one approach, ensuring that you and your family are never left without cover, 24 hours a day. Our exemplary service ensures that our patients are seen promptly, accurately assessed and properly treated.
You will be allocated an appointment quickly in our superbly equipped new outpatient consulting rooms, at your convenience, with one of our highly experienced GPs, who are members of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Saturday appointments are available between 9am – 8pm.
The HJE Private GPl Practice prides itself on providing high quality primary care services to local residents.
Our Private GP Practice is a private medical practice in St John's Wood, London, with a dedicated team of GPs providing in-house private healthcare.
This dynamic approach of providing healthcare to the local community offers a range of everyday services under the one roof, including private consultations, ultrasound scanning, bone density scanning and minor surgery, as well as an in-house pharmacy.
We offer state-of-the-art facilities at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth where our private GP Practice provides the highest standard of care.


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The hacking jacketA sports jacket initially designed for riding. Usually a longer length tweed jacket with flapped slanted pockets, ticket pocket and center vent. is the accentuated version of a sports jacketA sports jacket, commonly of tougher material than a suit jacket, is meant to be worn with trousers of another colour (and pattern). . Its profile, with marked shoulders, high waist and high buttoned chest makes it particularly flattering for men or women of slender built; it stands out and makes its bearer stand up even straighter than he or she would clad otherwise.
The details of the hacking jacket all have equestrian roots. Not solely meant for riding nowadays, of course, it nevertheless still keeps the qualities which made it the favoured garment for non formal riding, or "hacking", as it was called. The slanted flapped pockets keep your belongings from falling out when you lean forward jumping a fence and makes them easily accessible. The third narrow pocket, often called the ticket pocket, is practical for keeping smaller items in the field such as coins or train tickets. The centre vent guarantees a flattering lower shape of the jacket even when seated in the saddle.
The tweed hacking jacket is today a garment for many occasions. Although its rustic and somewhat practical background seems to demand a practical setting of some kind, its elegance and the luxurious look of a well tailored jacket in genuine British tweed makes it appropriate in all but the most formal settings. Easily combined with a range of trousers including denim jeans.
The hacking jacket has a unique personality to it. Its traits are as truly British as can be, and its story is one of singular importance to the larger history of English clothing. Wear it right, and it will always generously add not only to your stance but to your integrity as well.
The jacket really looks "English aristocracy" the way we live and love it!
I have a hacking jacket that fits your descrition, but has a half belt in the rear. I am interested in purchasing another that has the half belt. Do you have such a jacket?
Sorry Richard, we do not have half belt ja ckets available from stock, however we offer half belts within our MTM programme. Delivery time is 6-8 weeks and the price increase is about 1 500 SEK compared to our stock jackets.