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If you already have travel insurance as part of a checking account or bank card, verify the policy phrases for any age or trip limits there may be, in addition to guaranteeing the coverage covers your well being and different wants. The coverage limit is the utmost quantity an insurer can pay below a policy for a coated loss.
Some insurers will even supply free cowl to anyone beneath 18 in the family. But when none of that could be a fear, journey insurance in the UK provides all the usual protections you'd get abroad, such as loss, theft and cancellation. With the intention to avail this safety, the insured pays a specific amount as premium towards maintaining the policy.
Chances are you'll have already got journey insurance in the event you pay a month-to-month price for a checking account. Luckily Jenny recovered after two weeks of care, however because she had been ingesting alcohol and was below the legal age to drink cocktails in Bali (21), her insurer refused to pay her claim.


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Q: Should there be a true model of set theory? As I understand it, there is a program in set theory to produce an ultimate, canonical model of set theory which, among other things, positively answers the Continuum Hypothesis and various questions about large cardinals.  My question is about the motivation of such a program.  I'll present some of the thoughts that motivate my question and then state my question more precisely at the end.
Naively, one would think that a good first order theory for some subject ought to be able to decide any first-order expressible question about that subject.  Given certain reasonable restrictions on what "good" must entail, this is impossible, due to Godel.  Still, there is a sense that even though a good theory cannot answer every first order question, it should answer a reasonable subset of them.  Further still, there is a sense that for any given subject, there are certain first order propositions that a good theory should not only decide, but decide to be true.
What I just said may sound vague, so in the next two paragraphs I'll add examples of things I personally ought to be true or decidable in a good theory.  The point of these examples is simply to provide background and motivation to the question, and clarify any vagueness, the actual content of those paragraphs is just my opinion and not the real point of the question I'm asking here.
Things that ought to be true
Robinson Arithmetic doesn't decide induction, but induction ought to hold in any good theory of numbers.  Replacement and Foundation aren't decided by Zermelo set theory, but they ought to hold in any decent theory of sets, even if it took decades for these axioms to join the rest of Zermelo's axioms.  Now there may be interesting theories extending Robinson Arithmetic in which induction fails, and interesting theories extending Zermelo set theory in which Replacement or Foundation fail, but these aren't good theories of numbers or sets, respectively.  Now I cannot prove induction or Replacement, and I may not be able to convince the extreme skeptic that my beliefs are nothing more than the result of cultural bias and upbringing.  Nonetheless, I can confidently assert that induction is true amd Replacement holds.  And even if I were tempted to prove these claims based on some more fundamental assumptions, the skeptic could just as well question those assumptions, and this leads to infinite regress.
Things that ought to be decidable
A good theory of numbers ought to decide Goldbach's Conjecture.  A good theory of sets probably ought to decide CH and the existence of various large cardinals.  Again, I can't prove these claims, I'm simply making normative claims about what ought to be true of a theory if it is to be regarded as good.  On the other hand, a good theory need not decide its own consistency.  Excessively contrived formulas need not be decidable by a good theory either (e.g. formulas constructed simply to prove a certain theory is incomplete).
Main Question
I feel that CH and the existence or non-existence of large cardinals should be decidable in a good set theory, or in the same vein, if there are to be some canonical models of set theory, they should all decide these questions the same way.
But various prominent set theorists${}^{\dagger}$ believe further that CH should be true and large cardinals should exist in the "true $V$."  What are some of the motivations for these beliefs?
[EDIT]
Although I feel this question is different from ones that have already been asked here, let me further distinguish my question by adding that I've heard the usual responses such as:

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*There are models with very nice structural properties in which large cardinals exist

*Large cardinal axioms form a surprisingly linear hierarchy

*They decide many natural questions

*They fit together in a way that gives a nice, coherent picture of the universe

*Why not add them?

These responses implicitly appear to justify large cardinal axioms on some non-classical, non-platonist notion of truth - some combination of an aesthetic/pragmatic/coherentist theory of truth.  So perhaps I should refine my question to be:
What motivates many set theorists to evaluate new axioms by these non-classical standards (or am I way off base)?
I should emphasize that I'm not only interested in the justification of these new axioms, but the motivation behind justifying these axioms the way that set theorists appear to justify them, as these axioms seem to be justified in a categorically different way from how Peano's axioms or Zermelo's axioms are justified.
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${}^{\dagger}$This Wikipedia article on Large Cardinals mentions the Cabal for instance.
Secondary Question
I've made some specific claims about specific statements in specific theories that I feel ought to be true or ought to at least be decidable.  Admittedly I haven't given any general explanations for what sort of things ought to be true, false, decidable, or neither, I've just stated my opinion on a few specific sentences.  I doubt one could give a totally general account distinguishing the class of problems that ought to be decidable from the class of problems that needn't be (e.g. make a categorical distinction between statements "like" CH versus statements "like" Godel's self-referential sentence).  I don't think it's the type of question amenable to total generalization or formalization.  Nonetheless:
Can anyone shed some light on the apparent distinction between questions that a good theory ought to decide and those a good theory needn't decide?

A: Two weeks ago a conference was held on precisely the topic
of your question, the Workshop on Set Theory and the
Philosophy of
Mathematics
at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The
conference description was:

Hilbert, in his celebrated address to the Second International
      Congress of Mathematicians held at Paris in 1900, expressed the
      view that all mathematical problems are solvable by the application
      of pure reason. At that time, he could not have anticipated the fate
      that awaited the first two problems on his list of twenty-three,
      namely, Cantor's Continuum Hypothesis and the problem of the consistency
      of an axiom system adequate to develop real analysis. The Gödel
      Incompleteness Theorems and the Gödel-Cohen demonstration of the
      independence of CH from ZFC make clear that continued confidence in
      the unrestricted scope of pure reason in application to mathematics
      cannot be founded on trust in its power to squeeze the utmost from
      settled axiomatic theories which are constitutive of their respective
      domains. The goal of our Workshop is to consider the extent to which it
      may be possible to frame new axioms for set theory that
      both settle the Continuum Hypothesis and satisfy reasonable
      standards of justification. The recent success of set
      theorists in establishing deep connections between large
      cardinal hypotheses and hypotheses of definable determinacy
      suggests that it is possible to find rational justification
      for new axioms that far outstrip the evident truths about
      the cumulative hierarchy of sets, first codified by Zermelo
      and later supplemented and refined by others, in their
      power to settle questions about real analysis. The Workshop
      will focus on both the exploration of promising
      mathematical developments and on philosophical analysis of
      the nature of rational justification in the context of set
      theory.

Speakers included Hugh Woodin, Justin Moore, John Burgess,
Aki Kanamori, Tony Martin, Juliette Kennedy, Harvey
Friedman, Andreas Blass, Peter Koellner, John Steel, James
Cummings, Kai Hauser and myself. Bob Solovay also attended.
Several speakers have made their slides available on the
conference page, and I believe that they are organizing a
conference proceedings volume.
Without going into any details, let me say merely that in
my own talk (slides
here) I argued
against the position that there should be a unique theory
as in your question, by outlining the case for a multiverse
view in set theory, the view that we have multiple distinct
concepts of set, each giving rise to its own set-theoretic
universe. Thus, the concept of set has shattered into
myriad distinct set concepts, much as the ancient concepts
of geometry shattered with the discovery of non-euclidean
geometry and the rise of a modern geometrical perspective.
On the multiverse view, the CH question is a settled
question---we understand in a very deep way that the CH and
$\neg$CH are both dense in the multiverse, in the sense
that we can easily obtain either one in a forcing extension
of any given universe, while also controlling other
set-theoretic phenomenon. I also gave an argument for why
the traditionally proposed template for settling CH---where
one finds a new natural axiom that implies CH or that
implies $\neg$CH---is impossible.
Meanwhile, other speakers gave arguments closer to the
position that you seem to favor in your question. In
particular, Woodin described his vision for the Ultimate L,
and you can see his slides.

A: As was pointed out in some answers to this question, since the large cardinal axiom are linearly ordered by consistency strength, there is a natural direction in which we can strengthen set theory.
Since we want to work in a strong theory, it makes sense to assume the existence of large cardinals.  If sufficiently large cardinals exist, a lot of questions about projective sets of real and so on are decided, which is good.
On the other hand, the existence of large cardinals alone does not decide CH.
However, Woodin is working on finding new axioms that are "natural" and do decide things like CH.  The ideas involved in this are things like "the universe should be canonical in some sense, but still sufficiently rich" and
"forcing should not have too much of an effect on the set-theoretic universe".
Until some time ago, these considerations indicated that the size of the set of real numbers should be $\aleph_2$, recent results of Woodin seem to hint at CH.
Shelah takes a completely different view on this: ZFC is the right foundation of mathematics, and much more is provable in ZFC than was initially thought after the invention of forcing.  For example, a version of the generalized continuum hypothesis actually holds
after removing some "initial noise" from the picture.
Unfortunately, most of these results are not really concerned with objects of everyday mathematics.
I don't know whether anyone has compiled a list of statements that should be decidable.
CH should certainly be on the list, but it seems that mainstream mathematics is happy with
(and, to a large extent, not really interested in) the current status of the foundations of
mathematics.

A: Yes, but we shouldn't be able to see all the theorems
If we work Morse-Kelley set theory, the "true" model of set theory is obvious: $(V, \in)$. This model has some very nice properties:

*

*Satisfies $ZFC$

*Satisfies the set theoretic statements of $MK$

*Decides the Continuum Hypothesis

*Decides all the large cardinal axioms

*Decides all statements in arithmetic and set theory

So pretty awesome, right? So why don't we use it? Because we can't actually use it, we can only study it. Namely, we can prove that $(V, \in) \models CH \lor (V, \in) \models \lnot CH$, but we can't prove either one individually.
Nethertheless, if your working in Morse-Kelley set theory, it is as real as $\mathbb N$, despite its uncomputability. We can do all the regular model theoretic things we like with it, it gives us a true theory of sets (again, undecidable), etc... It's similar to how ZFC has the Axiom of infinity, which implies that there exists a true model of arithmetic (i.e. the natural numbers), despite it being unable to answer many questions about it.

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Academy has just released the first kitted example of the Magach 6B Gal Batash, an Israeli built derivative of the American M60A1 Main Battle Tank. The name is a derivative itself: as a result of the Yom Kippur war, Israel began a series of survivability and capability upgrades to their tanks. In the case of the M60 (designated as Magach 6), the type received the M60 RISE updates becoming Magach 6B. Fitting the Gal fire control system created the Magach 6B Gal, while the upgrades adding the 908 horsepower engine and Generation-4 passive armor rendered the Magach 6B Gal Batash configuration.
During the 1960's and 1970's, tanks were sold to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) by West Germany and later by the United States. Several dozen Jordanian M48 tanks, captured intact during the 1967 Six Day War were also commissioned into service, adding to Israel's 150 vehicles already in service at that time. During that war, the Israeli tanks served in their original (American) configuration.
Following the 1967 war, several modifications were made to improve the tank to the M48A3 level, resulting with the Magach 3. These modifications included replacement of the original 90 mm cannon gun with the British 105 mm L7, lowering the command turret's profile, upgrading the communication suite, and replacing the flammable and underpowered gasoline engine with a 750hp diesel one.
When the Yom Kippur War broke out in 1973, Israel had a total of 540 M48A3 (with 105mm gun) and M60A1 tanks. During the war, the tanks suffered heavy losses. The location of flammable hydraulic fluid at the front of the turret was discovered to be a severe vulnerability. At the conclusion of hostilities, Israel had only about 200 M48A3 and M60A1 tanks remaining; the majority of which falling victim to entrenched Egyptian infantry armed with AT-3 Sagger anti-tank missiles. The war's losses were replaced with new M48A5 (Magach 5) and M60 (Magach 6) tanks during the 1970s.
Prior to the 1982 invasion of Lebanon (1982 Lebanon War), Magach 6 tanks were fitted with explosive reactive armor (ERA). Further work had been done on the upgraded Magach 6 models, including new armor, Merkava-based tracks, a new fire control system, a thermal sleeve for the gun and smoke dischargers, eventually resulting in the Magach 7 model which is still in use with the IDF.
Since the 1980s and 1990s, the Magachs have been gradually replaced with Merkava tanks as Israel's front-line main battle tank. However, the large majority of the IDF's armored corps continued to consist of Magach variants up until the 1990s, and the tank was continuously upgraded during this time. By 2006 all Magachs in regular units had been replaced with the Merkava.
The decals are printed by a company out of Korea and are slightly thick but in register. One (un-named) color scheme is represented by a very handy black and white, 8 ½ x 11, double sided sheet containing seven photographs of the finished model. Not only are these photographs crucial in understanding the placement of some of the parts, they are annotated with decal placement as well.
No less than eleven paint product callouts are included in the instructions. These include Humbrol (Enamel and Acryl), GSI Creos Acrylic, GSI Mr. Color Lacquer, Life Color, Testor/Model Master Acrylic and Enamel, Revell Acrylic and Enamel, and Vallejo Model Color and Model Aire lines.
While I applaud Academy for including the sheet of photographs, I do not understand why it was printed in black and white. Fortunately, a quick check online will produce the same images in color.
Academy is generally pretty good with their instructions, with some exceptions which are pointed out where appropriate below. The only real irritant is that in some cases the placement of significant parts is represented by a simple arrow saying, essentially, 'put it there someplace'. This results in things not fitting later due to improper placement (as with the side skirts in my case). The photo insert helped a lot, but I still had problems in places. On the good side, there is an excellent parts map, and a comprehensive set of paint callouts is included.
Construction starts with the hull and suspension and, like the rest of the kit, the fit is good. Some of the parts do not seat firmly and must be coaxed to remain lined up and in place while drying. I like the way Academy engineered the three-part return rollers – the long posts allow you to secure them tightly.
In Step 4 there is a multi-part assembly of what looks like extra armor that runs down the front of the hull and along the bottom back to the rear. The instructions here are vague - I ended up attaching parts M16/M17 first, and then working my way front to back, attaching all the various plates and such in order. I suggest you use a slow drying adhesive (like Testors 'black bottle' liquid cement) so that you can move things around to fit once attached.
In Step 5, again, I had problems deciphering where parts went, using the photo's where possible. The placement of the side skirt stanchions and the optional part (M12/M13) is difficult to discern without the side skirts they support in place, and the locations of the stanchions (Parts L35/L36, L14/L15, and L40/L41) are critical in order to make the side skirts fit correctly. In the end, I decided to extend all the stanchions out just a little past the edge of the hull. Later I would sand the parts flush so the side skirts would have a nice even set of connecting points when attached, even if the points didn't line up with where they were supposed to go on the inside of the skirts. The design here could have been better.
In Step 6 you attach the first two of four tow cables. Academy always provides thick, twisted cotton string to represent steel tow cables in their AFV kits. These can work fine if they are cut precisely and if you can find a way to attach the string to the cable ends, which usually have openings that are too small to accept the string. Out of the four cables, after much trouble, I was able to use only two, and these were slightly too long for where they went (along the rear of the turret). The cables for the front of the hull were a total loss and I left them off. I suggest you look to replace the string with a thinner kind since you have very little leeway for opening the holes in the cable ends that receive it.
The instructions never actually show the upper and lower hulls coming together. When I did put them together there was a significant gap in the front, where the upper hull is supposed to meet the lower hull (see image). Fortunately, the gap is symmetrical and straight, so it was easy to fill with some sheet styrene.
The two side skirts are beautifully rendered and fit very well. To assist in painting, I left them off and painted/decaled/weathered them separately, attaching them at the very end of the build. When I did attach them, the stanchions (see Step 5, above) did not line up with the female receptacles molded for them so I sanded the stanchions to a consistent surface and slapped the skirts on with a lot of glue, making sure to line everything up properly. They ended up looking fine – crisis averted.
The fit and finish of everything on and around the turret was superb. At the bottom of Step 9 there is an optional assembly that surrounds the main weapon. It is not clear that option A, to the left, is for adding the 3rd machine gun (the 50cal) and the one on the right is used if you do not want to add the 3rd gun. This is a good example of why you need to read the directions thoroughly before beginning assembly. In Step 10, Parts K22 and K21 are mislabeled (switched) in the instructions.
The bustle at the turret rear fits well and is HUGE – quite a space to fill – so start thinking about that before you add the spare track and twin fire extinguishers which may not be seen if you choose to fill the bustle up.
As mentioned before, the two tow cables that I was successful in assembling came out to be a little long, so I attached them to the hooks on one side of the turret and simply strung the cables over the hook on the other side.
All in all, the busy turret comes together very well and looks positively intimidating when complete.
The bustle on the Magach is positively cavernous and, in my opinion, cries out for something other than a tarp laid over the top. I collected a small pile of military detritus including spare kit parts, jerry cans and even a large rear ammunition locker from a WWII German sIG-33(!), among other things. I then broke into a couple of packages of 'Tents, Tarps and Sherman Deck Equipment' by a company called Value Gear (http://www.valuegeardetails.com/) and came up with enough stuff to fill the bustle and array various bags and such around the back of the turret. The neat thing about Value Gear's products is that they are made up of solid chunks of finished plastic instead of resin. No sprues, no cleanup, just paint em' and glue em' on.
The two runs on one-piece 'rubber band' track are beautifully detailed and take paint well, but not cement. There are four pins on each run that are supposed to fit into similar holes to bring the two ends together for each side, but that didn't work for me. Fortunately, the side skirts hide the big staples I used to do the job instead.
The Magach could be a challenge to paint and finish depending on just how far you're willing to go; with so much going on up on top it's hard to say 'done'. I could have spent weeks on this, but (luckily) this is a review (!) I painted 99% of the model after assembly, and 90% of that was done with an airbrush.
Tamiya (acrylic-lacquer) paints are my normal go-to choice for armor due to their ease of use and excellent coverage, but I thought this time I would try something new. Lately, many modelers are using LifeColor acrylic paints and I wanted to see what using 'real' acrylic paint would entail. While I found the results satisfactory, I still haven't been able to dial into the ideal thinning and cleaning procedures, ratios or thinners. Since this is an armor kit review and not a paint review, I will simply discuss what I used this time and my overall experience with this paint.
I started with an overall coat of Tamiya (XF-10) Flat Brown.
Once that was dry I applied a generous filter made of Mig Dark Rust, heavily thinned with Mona Lisa White Spirit.
I finished with detailing the parts that touched the ground and wheels using Model Master Dark Anodonic Gray Buffing Metalizer, applied with a Q-tip.
I started by hand brushing the metallic portions of the guns and the ammo belts with Testors Flat Black – the only time I ever use flat black.
I painted the wooden parts with Vallejo New Wood. Once the paint was dry, I coated the stocks with Mig Wash Brown oil paint straight from the tube and let that sit overnight. In the morning I moistened (and then wiped 'dry') a small brush with Mona Lisa White Spirit and brushed off most of the oil paint, leaving the stock darker near the edges where it met the metal parts and lighter in the middle.
I painted the ammunition cases Model Master Faded Olive Drab.
I then used a silver Prismacolor Artist Pencil to liberally highlight the flat black metal parts and the ammunition cases.
Finally I gave everything a filter using Mig Wash Brown thinned with Mona Lisa.
I started by airbrushing a primer coat of Gunze Mr. Surfacer 1200 to give the plastic some grip for the following coats, followed by an overall pre-shade coat of Tamiya (XF-69) NATO Black – this would fill in the dark recesses and provide the shadows near the flat surface edges, adding depth to the camouflage coat to come.
Next I used Model Master Olive Drab, Model Master Faded Olive Drab, and Tamiya (XF-58) Olive Green as the main camouflage coat on various packs. I used Vallejo (340) Highlight Afrika Korps for the straps, and Tamiya (XF-56) Metallic Grey for the tent poles.
Once the flat paint was dry, I brushed on several liberal filter coats made of Mig Wash Brown oil paint, heavily thinned with Mona Lisa thinner.
Next I laid down a coat of Future acrylic to create a smooth gloss finish, perfect for pin washes.
Once the future was dry I gave everything a pin wash of Mig Dark Wash (aka Burnt Umber) straight from the bottle.
Once I was happy with the results, I set everything aside to attach later, before the final flat coat was applied to the AFV.
I started with a primer coat of Gunze Mr. Surfacer 1200 to give the plastic and PE some bite.
I then sprayed an overall pre-shade coat of Tamiya (XF-69) NATO Black to provide the depth and shadow to the light camouflage and filter coats to come.
I followed this with a base coat of LifeColor Sand Grey. I had clogging problems but eventually came out with a decent base, leaving just enough of the NATO black peeking through along the edges and recesses.
Next I laid down a post-shading coat of a 50/50 mix using LifeColor Sand Grey and LifeColor Matt White. Regardless of the thinner ratios or pressure settings, I still had clogging problems with my Pasche, even after a thorough cleaning. With a little determination, however, I eventually got what I wanted: a light shade of the base coat in the middle of all the various panels and upper hull sections, giving everything a little depth.
Decals were next. I airbrushed a coat of Future acrylic on the portions of the vehicle and side skirts that would receive decals. I then applied the decals using the MicroSol/MicroSet line of products without any problems. The unit symbols on the side skirts and the turret rings needed a little more coaxing to settle down over the sharp protuberances here and there, so I pulled out my old bottle of Solvaset and used that to do the job with the help of an ear plug – the flesh–colored spongy kind – a great tool for this kind of task where a soft, yet firm pressure is needed. I laid down another coat of Future to seal the decals and let that dry completely before moving on.
While the Future was drying I masked off the front and rear rubber portions of the fenders and brush painted them using Tamiya (XF-69) NATO Black and I touched the tail lights using Tamiya (X27) Clear Red.
At this point the painting was complete, and I wanted everything on the vehicle before weathering started so I attached the track, side skirts, machine guns and deck/bustle packs, etc.
I shot the shiny spots with Vallejo Flat Varnish to bring everything back to a dead flat finish. Multiple layers of Future and Vallejo products make the decal edges simply disappear into the plastic. Nice.
Next, with a flat coat on the model, I applied several filters to enhance the base colors. I first gave the whole vehicle a filter of Mig Wash Brown, followed by a filter of Mig Black on the exhaust filters on the rear deck. I heavily thin all of my washes and filters with Mona Lisa White Spirit, which does not affect the underlying coats in any way.
For years I used to give the surface of my model a glossy coat of Future acrylic at this point in the weathering process to prepare it for an oil-based pin wash and possibly some streaking. With experimentation, however, I found that the filters I applied gave the surfaces a slightly satin finish that assisted in spreading a pin wash like it should, using capillary action. Furthermore, using the very mild Mona Lisa thinner with Mig oils did not disturb the underlying paint and/or finishes, no matter how thick I slathered stuff on. So - I gave the entire vehicle a pin wash using Mig Dark Wash (aka Raw Umber) straight from the bottle. This wash goes on very dark but, on the smooth surface, it stays wet and workable for a long time. Using a clean brush, Mona Lisa thinner and a paper towel, I worked the wash around until I had it just the way I wanted it.
I wanted some of the reactive armor panels on the front hull and turret to stand out and give the overall surface some variation, so I repeated the Mig Wash Brown filter until I had the shade I was looking for.
Finally, after I shot the whole vehicle with Vallejo Flat Varnish to kill any remaining shine, I laid down a dusting of Vallejo Light Brown, starting from the bottom, working up. I thinned both 50/50 with Vallejo Airbrush Thinner to improve flow.
The Magach is an intimidating beast when loaded for combat. I think Academy did an excellent job of translating that look into this scale representation. A perfect kit would have included ample stowage gear, a color set of photographs, and better tow cables, but that kit would have cost more as well. I think what you get in the box is a good compromise, and a good value.
There are design issues with some of the assemblies, and the instructions could use some rework, with better angles in the drawings. That said, I can recommend this kit to all levels of model builders. If you go slow and follow the suggestions above, you should be able to have a lot of fun building this Israeli beast.


John Gall, a former Major League Baseball player is the part owner of a building in San Fransisco that is set up for offices but has been used for residential lofts for many years. It hadn't been an issue until the city began to push him to turn the lofts into office space. They sited a law that says that all living spaces must have access to natural light and some of the lofts are completely interior and do not have windows. Gall issued eviction notices in early fall, but has not followed up with an unlawful detainer suit for anyone who has remained. Many of the tenants have accepted relocation money to move out of their apartments.
Some tenants have brought a lawsuit against Mr Gall, saying that he's allowed the building to fall into disrepair. Their claims include broken elevators and door locks, homeless people sleeping in the shared bathrooms, and needles and blood in the stairwell. Gall says this is not the case. The only thing he notes is that a hot water heater had gone out at one point, but that had been fixed. He says that the other allegations are false and that the property managers are managing it as they always have.


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Het plein kreeg zijn naam in 1939. Voorheen stond hier van 1843 tot 1939 het Weesperpoortstation. Dit was het vertrekpunt voor de, door de Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij (kortweg genoemd: Rhijnspoor) aangelegde en geëxploiteerde, spoorverbinding naar Utrecht en Arnhem. Van 1881 tot 1939 vertrok hier tevens de Gooische Stoomtram naar Diemen, Muiden, Naarden, Laren en Hilversum. Op de noordoostelijke hoek van het plein, bij de Spinozastraat en de Sarphatistraat, herinnert een beeldhouwwerk van Hildo Krop, met drie historische treinen, aan dat station.

Onderdeel van het plein is een brug, de Weesperpoort, over de Singelgracht. De brug is genoemd naar een historische, gesloopte, Amsterdamse stadspoort. Op de brug staan een beeldhouwwerk, dat herinnert aan de oude stadspoort, en het Standbeeld voor F.M. Wibaut van wethouder Floor Wibaut.

Het Rhijnspoorplein werd gedomineerd door drie grote kantoorgebouwen uit de jaren vijftig en zestig: de Raad van Arbeid, het gebouw van de Belastingdienst en het Wibauthuis. Dit laatste gebouw is gesloopt in 2007. Het gebouw van de Raad van Arbeid heet nu Benno Premselahuis en het voormalige Belastingkantoor heet nu Kohnstammhuis. De gebouwen zijn nu in gebruik bij de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA)

Aan het Rhijnspoorplein en de kop van de Wibautstraat bevinden zich, naast de al genoemde gebouwen, tegenwoordig diverse vestigingen van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam, tezamen de Amstelcampus genaamd. Sinds 2007 bevinden zich daar de opleidingen Interactieve Media en Media en Informatie Management. De nieuwbouw van de HvA op de plek waar voorheen het Wibauthuis stond, wordt ook Wibauthuis genoemd.

Aan de Mauritskade stond tussen het plein en de Weesperzijde tot 2002 een kunstwerk dat aan het Weesperpoortstation herinnerde: de Gebroken Cirkel van Ad Dekkers. Het stelde een stuk opgerolde treinrails voor en was bekend als het "Gat van Duisenberg". De Belastingdienst verhuisde in 1994 naar het Boekhuis in Sloterdijk, het kunstwerk naar de Spaarndammerdijk.

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Sinds 1968 ligt onder het plein een tunnel van de Mauritskade, die deel uitmaakt van de route Stadhouderskade - Torontobrug - Mauritskade, samen onderdeel van de stadsroute s101.

De bouw van de Amsterdamse metro startte in augustus 1970 op het Rhijnspoorplein. Toen werden ook de nog aanwezige fundamenten van de draaischijf van het voormalige treinstation gesloopt. De tunnel van de Oostlijn werd in oktober 1977 in gebruik genomen.

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Plein in Amsterdam-Centrum

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Seroprevalence of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia in the Middle-Belt of Nigeria
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Daodu, Babatunde Oluwafemi
Ajiboye, Busayo
Folaranmi, Emanuel Bode
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Adegboye, David S.
Peters, Andrew R.
The aim of the study was to establish the seroprevalence of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) among cattle and small ruminants received at abattoirs in Ilorin, Nigeria. A total of 643 blood samples were taken from 324 cattle and 319 sheep and goats. These samples were screened for CBPP and CCPP using rapid latex agglutination tests. The majority were from the north of Nigeria. Sera from cattle were screened for the causative mycoplasma of CBPP, Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides (Mmm) and small ruminants were screened for the presence of Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae (Mccp), the cause of CCPP, using specific latex agglutination tests. Clinical signs including specific clinical signs associated with CBPP were also assessed. A prevalence rate of just over 56% was recorded for CBPP. In all, 22 of 324 cattle showed clinical signs but only 10 showed specific clinical signs associated with CBPP infection such as dyspnoea, nasal discharge and cough. A CCPP prevalence rate of about 33% was found among the small ruminants. In total, 52 of 319 small ruminants showed clinical signs of disease but only 22 of these were associated with seropositivity. The high seroprevalence of CBPP and CCPP in this study is suggestive of extensive CBPP and CCPP infection in Ilorin, Nigeria.


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Ban Jelacic square
Ban Jelačić Square is the central square of the city of Zagreb named after ban Josip Jelačić, the chief government presiding during the Hapsburg rule. Jelacic actually supported Croatian independence, so he's largely regarded as a national hero in Croatia. The square is colloquially called Jelačić plac.
It is located just below old hillside city cores of Gradec and Kaptol and south of the Dolac Market. It is the center of the Zagreb Downtown pedestrian zone and has served as the city's commercial heart ever since 1641. The square was Zagreb's main marketplace and carried the name "Harmica" (Hungarian for "one thirtieth"), after the tax levied on the goods that were sold here. In 1848 the square was officially renamed in honour of Ban ("Governor") Josip Jelačić. After World War II the name of the square was changed to "Republic Square", only to return to its previous title in 1990.
Ban Jelačić Square stands at the centre of Zagreb's social life and the most popular meeting points are "under the clock" on the west side of the square, and "under the horse's tail" – a reference to the equestrian statue of Ban Jelačić in the square's centre. It was removed from the square in 1947 by the Communists, and only replaced in 1990 during the breakup of Yugoslavia. Originally placed facing northwards in order to symbolize the Ban's defence of Croatia's rights against Austria and Hungary, the statue now faces south to provide a better balance to the layout of the square.
Most of the buildings around the square date from the 19th century, and display a variety of architectural styles, from Biedermaier to Art Nouveau and Post-modernism.
The Manduševac Fountain was built above a natural spring that provided Zagreb with drinking water right up until the end of the 19th century. Court records about the persecution of witches mention the spring as their main meeting point. There is also a legend connecting the spring with the name of the city. Namely, one sunny day an old Croatian war leader was returning from battle tired and thirsty, and asked a beautiful girl Manda to scoop up some water from the spring for him. The Croatian word for "to scoop up water" is "zagrabiti". So the spring got the name Manduševac, after the girl, and the town got the name Zagreb after the scoop of water.
Zagreb Cathedral
Donji grad (Lower Town)
Gornji grad (Upper Town)
Tkalciceva street
St Mark's Church
Stone Gate (Kamenita vrata)
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U.S. crude oil exports hit a record high
June 28, 2018 by Justin Williams
Axios | Ben Geman | June 26, 2018
U.S. exports of crude oil surged to average 3 million barrels per day for the week ending June 22, by far the highest level ever, according to newly released data from the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Why it matters: The record signals how the U.S. has become an increasingly powerful force in global crude oil markets as domestic production, already at record levels, inches closer to reaching 11 million barrels per day.
Background: The prior weekly average record was 2.57 million barrels per day in early-mid May, and the next highest was 2.37 million for the week ending June 15.
One level deeper: a number of forces have been pushing exports higher since the extremely heavy restrictions were lifted in a late 2015 law.
Rising domestic production of light oil, rising global demand, and the wide discount between the price of U.S. crude and the global Brent benchmark in recent weeks are all helping more U.S. crude find its way offshore.
Of the 10 times exports have averaged over 2 million barrels per day for a week, nine of them have occurred this year
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Feds say shale gas exports to make history
July 13, 2016 by Justin Williams
Washington Examiner | July 13, 2016 | John Siciliano
U.S. frackers are about to change the last 60 years of history by making the U.S. a net natural gas exporter beginning next year, the federal government said Tuesday.
"For the first time since 1957, the United States is on track to export more natural gas than it imports," said Adam Sieminski, the director of the Energy Information Administration, as he released the latest monthly energy forecast. "This will occur during the second half of next year as more liquefied natural gas export capacity comes online."
He said that will occur as the nation's increasingly abundant supply of shale gas feeds domestic and international demand.
"Although U.S. natural gas exports are increasing, there are still abundant supplies to meet domestic demand as natural gas inventories are expected to be at a record high for the start of the upcoming winter heating season," Sieminski said.
The enormous boom in natural gas production is due to the use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, that has made the U.S. a top global energy producer in a relatively short period.
Sieminski said the price of natural gas is expected to edge upward slightly over the next year. Although natural gas will continue to dominate as the nation's leading producer of electricity, the higher prices will drive up the use of coal-fired power plants for electricity production in regions of the country where it is more cost competitive.
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Lifeline for Korean shipyards could keep U.S. project afloat
Energywire | June 17, 2016 | Jenny Mandel
An early-stage proposal to float a liquefied natural gas export terminal off the Louisiana coastline is on track to get major financing despite an industry-wide slowdown.
Early this week, news reports surfaced that Delfin LNG, a project proposing to operate a state-of-the-art floating gas liquefaction unit in the Gulf of Mexico, had secured a $1.5 billion loan. The lender was reported to be the Korea Development Bank (KDB), a state-owned investor that supports Korean industries and interests.
Such a strong show of financial support would be big news for a project that aims to deploy an unproven technology during uncertain times for a troubled industry. Natural gas prices that hovered above $15 per million British thermal units (Btu) for spot cargoes to Korea just two years ago are now selling below $5 per million Btu. The oil price collapse, a surge of new U.S. and Australian LNG supply, and a dramatic slowdown in the Chinese economic growth engine have conspired to dramatically cut prices (EnergyWire, April 27, 2015).
On Wednesday, a New York-based official with Korea's KDB said a loan had not been provided, but she confirmed that the bank has signed on as a financial adviser in a step that could lead to lending. "The Seoul headquarters was appointed as financial advisory bank. That's all I can tell you right now," said Sehee Hwang, KDB's vice president of New York project finance, adding that, "At some point the bank will provide a loan."
The Delfin project is being developed by a subsidiary of Fairwood Peninsula Energy Corp., a venture made up of the Fairwood Group, which is based in India and Singapore, and the Texas-based Peninsula Group, which invests in land development, construction and oil and gas projects.
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (YES, A SECOND ONE!)
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Cars - Rolls-Royce
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Historics at Brooklands / Brooklands Museum 18th May 2011 Car - 18/05/2011 / 1981 Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit -WITHDRAWN / Lot 203
Before David Plastow left his senior position at Rolls-Royce following the take-over of Vickers plc, he had been responsible for a series of models, amongst which was the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit. The Silver Spirit was unveiled in October 1980, as a replacement for the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. The coachwork of the Silver Spirit had been designed at the in house styling centre by Fritz Feller and gave the impression of being stretched in comparison with the bodies of the previous generation. Direct comparison, however, showed only small differences. The new models had slightly grown in length and width, height had been cut a little, although the styling was more modern than that of its predecessor. The interior was dominated by the expected combination of fine wood and sumptuous leather. Instead of leather for the upholstery, the finest velour could be ordered. The Silver Spirit was similar mechanically to the Silver shadow, benefiting from the superb Rolls-Royce 6750cc, V8 and sharing many mechanical characteristics of the model it replaced. The instruments were supplemented by digital units which gave such information as the time, elapsed driving time and external temperature and was the first Rolls-Royce to be fitted with a retractable Spirit of Ecstasy. This particular example was supplied originally by Jack Barclays in April 1981.The current owner has enjoyed it since he purchased it in July 2000. The vehicle comes with a V5 registration document and has an MoT test certificate until October 2011. Finished in Garnet with beige leather trim and a black Everflex roof, there is a good level of service history although the latter part has been carried out by a marque specialist. An extremely inexpensive entrée into Rolls-Royce ownership. HISTORICS APOLOGISE BUT DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS LOT HAS HAD TO BE WITHDRAWN.
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The Hope Business
The Hope Business means people who make it their business to spread hope.
Cynicism is the weapon of the weak, someone said, and happily, since we last met. I have been exposed to heavy doses of hope. "I prophesy that before too long, HIV will be RIP!" Bono flamboyantly announced onstage at the AIDS charity Keep A Child Alive's star-studded Black Ball in NY's Hammerstein Ballroom. The Irish shaman was being honored alongside Dr. Pasquine Ogunsanya of Uganda's Alive Medical Services, and Nick Reding, a British actor who moved to Kenya and founded SAFE (Sponsored Arts for Education.)
The incomparable and tireless Bono
The Black Ball is known for red-hot music -- and that night was blazing, right from the first foot stomps of a South African dance troupe, Juxtapower, and the intense harmony of South Africa's Agape Choir of AIDS orphans.
Juxtapower - Got Zulu?
The charity's co-founder and global spokesperson is the ludicrously talented Alicia Keys. Unlike many charity-hopping celebs, Keys' is hands-on at KCA's twelve clinics and orphan care sites in seven countries in Africa and India, experiences that have clearly transformed her. No wonder she has a great crew of musical girlfriends, who showed up in force that night -- Sheryl Crow and Gwen Stefani, all in top form.
Image courtesy of Keep A Child Alive
Alicia always hits the right note
from l to r: Sheryl Crow, Bono and Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani lost in the song
The music was outstanding. An easy joy flashed between them as they relished jiving and jamming with sisters of equally formidable powers. They tore up tunes like Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues", Sheryl's "Winding Road", U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday," Gwen's "Watcha Waiting For" and Alicia was tender in her delivery of "Like You'll never See Me Again" and Bob Marley's "Turn The Lights Down Low." Keys said, "You don't know what this voice does to me," as she introduced opera singer Kathleen Battle and together they tore up U2's "Miss Sarajevo".
KCA need all the help they can get, and find innovative ways to bring it on, from their original Dollar A Day program to their new Good Cents Initiative.
Nelson Mandela and Bono both big-upped my old friend and hero, Nick Reding, who switched from acting (though you can see him in "Blood Diamond"!) to found SAFE. Perhaps only Nick could have made it happen -- three traveling theatre troupes on the Coast, in Nairobi slums and the wild Masai highlands, performing original plays that make the audience laugh till their hardness to AIDS sufferers crumbles. You may have seen their audacious street theatre in "The Constant Gardener." Truly, Nick's work lives up to SAFE's motto - Compassion, Solidarity and Hope.
Top music at a KCA event is no surprise, as spunky, punky founder Leigh Blake, was a CBGB's regular and Talking Heads cohort in the first punk days. Serious artists gravitate to her work because plebs or celebs, Leigh infects everyone with the feeling they can -- and will - make a difference.
From l to r: Padma Lakshmi, Leigh Blake, Ali Hewson, Bono and Alicia Keys
Hope is the mission of my mate Mariane Pearl, too. She recently had the (slightly surreal) experience of being played by Angelina Jolie in the film version of her book, "A Mighty Heart", which chronicles her search for her missing husband Wall Street journalist, Danny Pearl, and dealing with the grim discovery of his video execution by Al Qaeda. She was just in New York to promote her new book, "In Search of Hope", and to receive Glamour's Woman of the Year award alongside luminaries including Toni Morrison. It gathers her articles Glamour published over an extraordinary year spent chronicling little-known local heroines on the front lines of Global Warming, the child sex slave trade, and many other flashpoints. Mariane's series received an overwhelming response from American women, whose urge to understand and act on life's inequities has been seriously underestimated. The grandes dames of Mariane's vivid reportage grab their grim fate and shake it till it recedes and is replaced by a positive future.
What's always attracted me to punk is its inclusionary, activist sense of community, and I agree with Leigh and Nick, who both said that when you have service in your life, things get better, and Mariane's positivity proves it.
In signing off, here's a summons from Bono -- "Love thy neighbor is not advice -- it's a command." How punk is that!
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Wisconsin's Covid Condition: Disease metrics drop, long-term impacts loom
The number of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths caused by COVID-19 around the state continues to plummet from their omicron wave peaks, while researchers are learning more about how infection can heighten health risks related to heart conditions and pregnancy.
By Will Cushman
PAPR hoods hang in the hallway of a COVID-19 unit at UW Health University Hospital in Madison on Nov. 17, 2020. (Credit: Angela Major / Wisconsin Public Radio)
The omicron surge continues to wane in intensity across Wisconsin. While the number of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in early February 2022 remain much higher than most points during the pandemic, the daily numbers continue declining rapidly. The number of newly reported deaths is falling as well, though more slowly.
Meanwhile, the disease's potential long-term toll on survivors is coming into greater focus. Newly published research indicates many people who experienced a bout of COVID-19 are at greater risk for a number of health problems. These findings underscore how the health effects of the pandemic will be felt long after its most acute phase ends. Here's the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin.
Sustained drop in disease metrics
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports that spread of the omicron variant remained "critically high" statewide during a two-week period ending Feb. 8. However, disease activity decreased in all but two Wisconsin counties over the same period, as indicated by data collected by the agency.
Wisconsin's 7-day average for new confirmed cases stood at 2,337 on Feb. 10, a decline of nearly 45% in just one week. Counties across the state saw similarly large decreases in new cases, with case activity falling from "critically high" to "very high" in 16 counties, including a seven-county region centered around the Milwaukee metro area.
Wisconsin's Covid Condition: Welcome to year three of the pandemic
Statewide covid-related hospitalizations have also continued to decline in early February a month after surging to an all-time high.
As of Feb. 11, the Wisconsin Hospital Association reported 1,052 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, including 204 in intensive care units, amounting to a weekly drop in total hospitalizations by more than one-fifth and a decrease in ICU hospitalizations by one-fourth. After falling for several weeks, the state's total hospitalizations were back to levels last seen in mid-November 2021, prior to when the omicron variant was first identified.
The speed of declining hospitalizations has varied considerably by the state's hospital emergency readiness regions, though. The region including metro Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha continued to see the steepest decline in total hospitalizations in early February. Hospitalizations there fell by more than one-fourth between Feb. 4-11. Hospitalizations have fallen slightly more slowly elsewhere around the state, including in a region of northeast Wisconsin including Green Bay and Marinette, where they fell by about one-fifth over the same week.
New daily deaths also declined in early February. The 7-day average for newly reported deaths stood at 15 on Feb. 10. — a decrease of one-fourth from a week earlier.
The pandemic's trajectory in Wisconsin mirrors broader national trends, and officials in some states are beginning to relax remaining public health restrictions like indoor mask mandates. Within the state, declining COVID-19 numbers have prompted health officials to weigh possibly easing remaining local public health restrictions.
Milwaukee County's chief health policy advisor, Dr. Ben Weston, said during a Feb. 9 media briefing that he felt it was appropriate to begin considering whether to relax masking rules maintained by some area school districts, as well as the city of Milwaukee's indoor mask mandate, which had been reinstated in January.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Public Health Madison & Dane County said on Feb. 10 that the health department would likely decide "in the next week or two" whether transmission had declined enough to allow a countywide mask mandate to expire on March 1.
Learning more about long-term health impacts
While new infections are declining, along with hospitalizations for serious COVID-19 cases, new research findings released in early February are underscoring the disease's potential long-term health impacts.
A study published Feb. 7 in the journal Nature Medicine identified an increased risk of cardiovascular disease following a bout with COVID-19. Researchers combed through health-care data of more than 150,000 COVID-19 patients who received care through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and found that survivors had a heightened risk for heart complications in the first month to year following infection. Even people who recovered from infections that did not require hospitalization were at greater risk of heart problems, including blood clots, stroke, heart attack and heart failure, among other cardiac complications.
Another study made available on Feb. 3 in pre-print in the journal The Lancet identified similar heart health risks among a group of more than 20,000 people who recovered from acute COVID-19 in Australia.
The studies add to evidence that getting COVID-19 is much riskier for heart health than getting vaccinated.
Meanwhile, another study published Feb. 10 in the journal Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine added to evidence that COVID-19 infections during pregnancy can pose significant risks to the fetus.
Researchers in a dozen countries analyzed placenta and tissue from autopsies from stillbirths and newborns who died shortly following birth by unvaccinated mothers who got COVID-19 during their pregnancy. They found evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, had destroyed placental tissue, a critical organ for fetus health during pregnancy. The findings bolstered previous research suggesting a connection between COVID-19 infection during pregnancy and placental destruction and stillbirth.
Legislative Audit Bureau calls for transparency on Evers' pandemic aid spending
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Katie Johnson on 'pandemic slide' and K-12 student success
Workers, employers struggle as Long COVID sidelines thousands of Wisconsinites
Officials encourage Omicron-specific booster vaccinations
Pandemic support fading for 1 in 12 Wisconsinites who were food insecure
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Suzanne Becker on an end to extra monthly FoodShare benefits
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China is reportedly leading the world in the number of blockchain projects currently underway in the country, Chinese English-language news daily China.org.cn reports on April 2.
Citing a report by Blockdata, China.org.cn states that there are 263 blockchain-related projects in China, accounting for 25 percent of the global total.
Li Qilei, the CTO at blockchain platform developer Qulian Technology, purportedly said that the financial sector is the biggest user of blockchain technology, particularly in asset securitization for banks and brokers.
Last year, the World Intellectual Property Organization reported that most blockchain-related patent filings came from China. Data collected by Thomson Reuters from the international patent organization showed that over half of the 406 patents in 2017 were from China: the country filed 225 Blockchain patents, followed by the U.S. (91), and Australia (13).
More recently, China Shipbuilding Industry Company Limited, a subsidiary of shipping giant China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, signed an agreement with Shanghai Bank, under which it will explore how it can apply blockchain to financing its upstream suppliers.
Last week, a multi-year project called the "Implementation Plan for the Promotion of Transportation Infrastructure Development" was unveiled in Jiangsu Province. Per the plan, blockchain will be one of the technologies local authorities will use in overhauling local transport infrastructure.


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Home » Official Coronavirus Info Sources » City of Cape Town to close facilities to contain spread of COVID-19, encourages use of online services where possible
City of Cape Town to close facilities to contain spread of COVID-19, encourages use of online services where possible
The City of Cape Town has noted the key containment and mitigation measures that are being implemented across the world and in South Africa in an effort to reduce the spread of the COVID-19. We have taken note of best practice from other affected countries and the success they have found in social distancing and improved hygiene practices.
As such, the City has decided to close the below City facilities from Wednesday, 18 March 2020. We will continuously assess the situation and will inform the public accordingly.
Facilities to close include:
· Swimming pools
· Camping sites
· Museums
· Art centres
· Community halls/Civic centres
· Recreational hubs
· Stadia
· Spray parks
· Resorts
· Braai and picnic spots
· City sports fields
· Nature reserves
Furthermore, visits by the City's Mobile Office have been suspended until further notice.
Library operating hours (including mobile services) will be reduced incrementally and these facilities will provide only basic services, namely, taking out and returning reading material. The number of persons allowed into the library will be controlled. Needless to say, this might change at short notice.
Cemeteries will remain open, although residents are advised upon making bookings to be mindful of the number of persons at the graveside during burial, and to please stick to their allotted times. The Recreation and Parks Department is working to keep gravesites as far apart as possible to limit contact between mourners during burials.
The City also reminds the public that an announcement was made by the National Minister of Social Development that all Early Childhood Development Centres will close on Wednesday, 18 March 2020, in line with the schools.
The City realises that, due to the closure of sporting facilities, there will be an impact on community sporting culture and especially on the municipal facility management committees (MFMCs) who work with the City on the management and maintenance of the facilities. We plead for their understanding and request the support of MFMCs to ensure that all non-essential contact is avoided and that social distancing is strictly enforced.
Please note all public meetings and non-critical meetings, gatherings and site visits will also be postponed indefinitely unless an emergency meeting is called which we will communicate on. The situation is being assessed on a daily basis and is subject to frequent and rapid change.
Note that offices that provide City services like cash offices, Driving Licence Testing Centres and housing and planning offices will remain open for now.
Residents are advised that all events at the City's nature reserves have been cancelled and staff are currently working on refunding affected stakeholders, we will provide a full refund for any bookings and also permits to Steenbras Gorge.
Accounts, motor vehicle licences
The City encourages account holders to make use of the City's online service offerings, where it is possible to do so, rather than visiting City customer centres for over the counter transactions. Customer offices will remain open, however, strong precautions will be taken to ensure a heightened level of hygiene and customers are encouraged to rather conduct their business online or via telephone than over the counter if possible. The number of people going to the offices must be limited to limit the spread of COVID-19. Details on precautionary measures will be communicated as soon as possible.
Government of Canada announces new mandatory requirements for travellers to Canada
As part of Canada's efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, all travellers are required to provide specific information upon and after entry into Canada.
IATA, AASA and BARSA call on South Africa's Government for financial relief to Aviation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) and the Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa (BARSA) are calling
IATA proposes a risk-based layered approach to restarting aviation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released a new analysis showing that the damage to air travel from COVID-19 extends into the medium-term, with long-haul


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Behind The Scenes Of Speechless
A visit to the set of Speechless was part of the Disney hosted #MoanaEvent.
Whenever I visit a television set, there's usually something very specific that I'm dying to see. That was certainly the case when we visited the set of Speechless. Behold: the "Dead to Maya" wall. It's a thing of beauty, and if they ever think about painting over it, I hope someone talks them out of it immediately.
Our visit to the set started with a chance to chat with Scott Silveri, creator and executive producer of Speechless. The show is loosely based on Scott's own family, including his brother who has cerebral palsy. "This is not my story or my brother's story. What's important to me is to capture a couple of elements about the time we had growing up." He considers the show a love letter to his mom and dad, to celebrate how they banded together to make their family work. "This is not a documentary about my childhood, but it really is meant to be a loving depiction of the choices they made that I celebrate."
Creating a show with a lead character who has a disability created unique opportunities. "Is this a character that would exist on TV independent of disability, independent of the wheelchair? That was the litmus test," says Scott. "Once he has an attitude and he has agency and he has things that he wants? Okay, that's somebody that's worth writing for. But if it was simply defined by a wheelchair? That's telling a story I didn't want to tell."
The team is working hard to get this right. "We're talking with people. We're talking with parents, moms of kids like this. We're talking to kids like this. We're talking to families. We have a partner in the Cerebral Palsy Foundation where we run ideas by them. We are doing our homework. I can tell you our hearts are in the right place."
During our visit we also had the chance to meet with the entire cast, including Micha Fowler, who plays JJ. He's ridiculously charming and made a point to thank everyone for their support of the show.
Mason Cook, who plays Ray, and Kyla Kenedy, who plays Dylan, also stopped by to visit. Yes, Kyla is wearing a cast-and we found out it wasn't a prop for the show!
John Ross Bowie, who plays Jimmy, and Minnie Driver, who plays Maya, visited with us, too. Even though we were there to talk about Speechless, John humored us by talking a bit about Big Bang Theory, too. (Kripke will continue to show up from time to time and will be even more horrible than ever.)
I'm a huge fan of Cedric Yarborough, who plays Kenneth, so I had to ask if we'd see him sing again in any upcoming episodes. He said to keep an eye out for the upcoming Christmas episode!
And speaking of upcoming episodes, catch an all new episode, R-A-Y-C RAY-CATION, tonight, November 30! Speechless airs Wednesdays at 8:30/7:30c on ABC.
Maya enlists the family to assist JJ in romancing a girl at school, but it backfires when JJ expresses his feelings to Claire, and they are not reciprocated. Meanwhile, as the DiMeos are always late, Ray has the family practice to get to school in time for his upcoming weekend field trip.
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Coming up with a business plan once the business model has been tested is a key part in advancing to the next level of development, whether it is to pitch to investors in the project or to acquire key in-kind supporters or to use as an internal strategy tool.
The Business Plan should be done with care. You should also include a summary which packages the most essential contents of your detailed Business Plan in an easy-to-read and direct manner to facilitate interest and encourage the "reader" (investor, donor, partner, etc.) to choose to read the whole plan.
There are plenty of resources on how to create a business plan.


Everyone loves a great festival showcasing the best in the arts in one of a kind venues that seem to make a locale pop with life. If you're in London, find your accommodation with Hotel Direct to put you right in the middle of all the action and energy of the festival season. While many people will be heading to Edinburgh for its famous Fringe Festival this month, those wise and savvy travellers out there will know not to miss out on Camden Fringe, now in its 8th fabulous year!
Showcasing performance arts of a wide range including theatre, comedy and music productions, Camden Fringe has something for everyone if they're looking to be entertained in a unique set of venues. Originally being centered around the High Street, as the current festival exists, it stretches the whole area of the borough, with many venues reaching from Covent Garden all the way to Highgate. No two festivals are exactly the same making getting out and seeing this years iteration a once in a lifetime opportunity you won't be soon to forget.
From experts in performance arts to newcomers on the scene, Camden Fringe features a wide range of talent to showcase the diverse world of performers. You might even find yourself inspired to get involved somehow in the show, be it as a performer or in some other capacity, seeing how fun and welcoming this community is. It's great exposure for any performers looking to expand their fan base or if you just want to entertain.
The alternative nature of many of the markets lends itself very much to the Fringe festival, making a visit to either one a perfect compliment to the other. People big in the arts community will feel right at home among the populace and will be forgiven if they don't ever want to leave. Quite trendy in its own right, Camden is perfect for anyone looking for a holiday in London that doesn't revolve around the typical historical sites but can still be accessed if they so desire!
In other words, be sure to make Camden Fringe a stop on your travelling schedule this year, next year or any year you possibly can. It's a fun filled experience celebrating the best of performing arts in an area that you can't help but love!


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The Sundial • January 20, 2017 • https://sundial.csun.edu/108869/news/trumps-inauguration-and-the-next-four-years/
Trump's inauguration and the next four years
Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr. administers the oath of office to President Donald Trump during the 58th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)
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Presidents Trump's 16-minute speech painted a dark picture of the United States' current situation and told his many supporters that they will not be ignored anymore by the politicians who according to President Trump, reaped the rewards of the government while the people bore the cost.
"That all changes starting right here and right now because this moment is your moment it belongs to you," President Trump continued, "this is your day this is your celebration and this, the United States is your country."
President Trump said, "For too many of our citizens a new reality exists, mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities," he continued "the crime and the gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential."
President Trump ended his address by ensuring the American people that "together we will make America strong again we will America wealthy again we will make America proud again we will make America safe again and yes together we will make America great again."
Protests erupted about six blocks away from the Capital Building where the inauguration was taking place. The protesters destroyed glass windows of a Bank of America and a Starbucks. Police used tear gas and flash bangs to disperse the crowd of protesters while arresting around 95 people.
There will be more planned protest throughout the United States including one in Los Angeles where around 70,000 people are marching in support of the Women's March in Washington D.C.
When CSUN students were asked about their views of the next four years they shared similar views.
Cristobal Rocha, a recent CSUN kinesiology graduate said,"I honestly feel Trump is so unpredictable I don't know if he would last the four years."
Eduardo Navarro, a geology major said, "I really hope that everything goes well but I kind of feel that he does not really know what he is doing. He just looks kind of lost, and the people that he has picked for his cabinet looks pretty bad but I hope for the best."
Oscar Tejeda, a electrical engineer major said, "People are going to be so open to say what they want and say racist stuff, so I feel this will be a couple of steps back for minorities."


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Lessons of Iraq by Erik Swabb USMC
January 19th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0
The Lessons of Iraq
By ERIK SWABB
January 14, 2008; Page A12
While the improved security situation in Iraq is changing views about the chances for success there, one common belief has remained unchanged: that the war is eroding U.S. military capabilities.
It is true that repeated deployments have caused considerable strain on service members, equipment and our ability to respond to other contingencies. These problems, however, only tell half the story. The Iraq war is also dramatically improving the military's understanding, training and capabilities in irregular warfare. Since this is the preferred method of Islamic extremists, the experience in Iraq is transforming the military into the force required to help win the Long War.
The blunders of the early years are well-known. Trained for conventional warfare, the Army and Marine Corps were unprepared for the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq. Commanders emphasized killing or capturing insurgents, not securing the population as counterinsurgency doctrine emphasizes. U.S. units were stationed on large bases and didn't develop the critical relationships with local leaders that only come from living among the people.
When units did interact with Iraqis, the interaction ranged from fruitless patrols in Humvees zipping through town to draconian operations that detained scores of innocent people. The Sunni insurgency only grew in this environment, attracting al Qaeda and spurring the growth of Shiite militias.
After a costly learning process, the military increasingly "gets it" when it comes to irregular warfare. The Army and Marine Corps published a new counterinsurgency manual that legitimized the radically different strategy that the Iraq War required. Pre-deployment training now includes realistic scenarios that test units' ability to build relationships with local leaders and partner with host-nation forces.
Commanders, from the small-unit level to the general ranks, increasingly understand that population security, political reconciliation and economic development create legitimate government, which saps insurgents' strength. As a result, conventional forces are now performing counterinsurgency missions at a level that many experts thought impossible.
My old unit returned from Iraq last spring after serving in a city in Anbar Province. As a mechanized reconnaissance company, its traditional mission focused on scouting for Soviet-style armored forces. The unit's performance in Iraq more closely resembled that of the Green Berets.
Soon after occupying its forward outpost, the company met heavy insurgent attacks. But it did not over-react with mass detentions and other alienating tactics. Instead, the Marines took a patient approach to win the support of the population and eject the extremists hiding among them. They partnered with Iraqi police, established a pervasive security presence throughout the city, and worked with local leaders to improve basic services, governance and the economy. Such tactics used to be rare, but are now increasingly the norm, thanks to Gen. David Petraeus's dogged emphasis on seeing counterinsurgency conducted by all units.
The Sunni tribal uprising that's driven al Qaeda from Anbar Province and Baghdad wouldn't have occurred without U.S. forces grasping the complexities of irregular warfare. Iraqi Sunnis rejected the oppressive version of Islam that al Qaeda imposed — but feared the consequences of resisting. By showing a willingness to help, U.S. troops presented a more trustworthy and less-threatening partner than al Qaeda, a remarkable achievement considering the vast religious and cultural differences between Americans and Iraqis.
U.S. commanders reached agreements with tribal leaders to accept their members into local security forces and establish combat outposts among the populace. Knowing that their families were safe from reprisals, the tribes gained the confidence to go after al Qaeda. Now U.S. officials are considering whether to adopt a similar model for Pakistan's Northwest Frontier.
It remains to be seen whether the new counterinsurgency strategy will lead to a peaceful, democratic Iraq. Success ultimately depends on the ability of Sunnis and Shiites to overcome decades of mistrust and antagonism. But the current approach has created an opportunity for political reconciliation, as Sunnis have demonstrated that they reject al Qaeda's campaign of terror against Shiites. The new strategy is also helping to prevent the establishment of an al-Qaeda safe haven in Iraq — and in this sense, it has already proven its worth.
The strains on the military are real. However, overemphasis on the "eroding" capabilities of the armed forces belies the incredible emergence of an irregular warfare capacity in the world's greatest conventional military.
This hard-fought transformation faces resistance from advocates of the status quo in the military, and thus is easily reversible without political support. Such support is something Democrats and Republicans should be able to agree on.
Mr. Swabb served in Iraq as a Marine infantry officer


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Geil, A. (2018). Between gesture and physiognomy: 'universal language' and the metaphysics of film form in Béla Balázs's Visible Man. Screen, 59(4), 512-522. https://doi.org/10.1093/screen/hjy054 [details]
Geil, A. (2018). The Intervals of Habit. World Picture Journal, 13, 1-32. [details]
Geil, A. (2017). Paranoid Critiques, Reparative Reductions: Leys, Sedgwick, and the Productive Opacity of Affect. Polygraph: An International Journal of Culture & Politics, 26, 36-64. [details]
Geil, A. (2016). Dynamic Typicality. In N. Kleiman, & A. Somaini (Eds.), Sergei M. Eisenstein: Notes for a General History of Cinema (pp. 333-346). (Film Theory in Media History). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. [details]
Geil, A. (2015). 'Let us save the heterogeneous sensible:' Vernacular Modernism vs. Cognitive Classicism in the Historical Turn of Film Studies. In A. Beltrame, G. Fidotta, & Andrea Mariani (Eds.), At the Borders of (Film) History: Temporality, Archaeology, Theories: XXI Convegno internazionale di studi sul cinema, Udine, 2-4 aprile 2014 (pp. 335-346). Udine: Forum. [details]
Geil, A. (2014). Writing, Repetition, Displacement: An Interview with Jacques Rancière. Novel, 47(2), 301-310. https://doi.org/10.1215/00295132-2647203 [details]
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Geil, A. M., & Rabinovitz, L. (2004). Introduction. In Memory Bytes: History, Technology, and Digital Culture (pp. 1-21). Durham: Duke University Press.
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PVCSAddFilesTask.PVCSCopyMode

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Global Future Councils Member: AJIT MANOCHA
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AJIT MANOCHA
President and Chief Executive Officer,
SEMI: Ajit Manocha is the president and CEO of SEMI. Headquartered in Milpitas, California, SEMI is the global industry association serving the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain. Throughout his career, Manocha has been a champion of industry collaboration as a critical means of advancing technology for societal and economic prosperity.
Manocha was formerly CEO at GLOBALFOUNDRIES. Prior to this he held the role of EVP of worldwide operations at Spansion and earlier served as EVP and chief manufacturing officer at Philips/NXP Semiconductors. He began his career at AT&T Bell Laboratories as a research scientist where he was granted more than a dozen patents related to semiconductor manufacturing processes that served as the foundation for modern microelectronics manufacturing. He has served on the boards of SEMI, SIA and GSA.
Today, there is a much broader scope for SEMI to help foster collaboration and fuel growth than we could have ever imagined at its inception in 1970. This scope has to be accomplished without compromising the strong foundation of SEMI – the equipment suppliers and materials makers. Manocha feels SEMI must evolve as the industry's ecosystem rapidly expands to support smarter, connected applications based on artificial intelligence, machine learning and other disruptive technologies.
Manocha is active on global advocacy and workforce development issues and has served on the President's committees for "Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships" and the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology (PCAST).
In 2019, Manocha was named an "All Star of the Semiconductor Industry" by VLSI Research for his visionary leadership in restructuring SEMI from its traditional position to represent the expanded electronics supply chain. In 2020, he was inducted into the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame.[1]SEE URL: https://www.semi.org/en/about/organization/semi-executive-management/ajit-manocha
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Despite averaging a mere 2.1 points per game this season, Sue Wicks' teammates and head coach firmly believe that she is the difference in the Liberty team that won six of its first eight games and now has lost five of six.
"Without her, our entire complexion changes," said Liberty head coach Richie Adubato, whose team hosted the Storm last night at the Garden. She made her return to the Liberty in its loss at home to the Fire Sunday.
Wicks was sidelined for a pair of games with a sprained right ankle and wasn't at full strength during the Fire loss.
She said she had recovered to close to 100 percent before last night's game. That was a relief to those around her, who have struggled without Wicks and her presence on the press.
The Liberty has always been known as a tough, defensive team, but those attributes have been sorely lacking during this recent losing stretch.