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By Jonathan S. Tobin
Don't confuse book-banning with opposition to woke indoctrination
(JNS) — It hasn't been a good year for school boards. In the last 12 months, many of the local bodies that govern public schools have been taking a beating over policies dealing with the COVID pandemic that many parents believe are hurting their children. Many boards have also faced furious pushback from the public about their willingness to go along with teachings on critical race theory that seek to divide Americans against each other. In those instances, much of the mainstream media rallied to the defense of the education bureaucrats against grassroots protests that many on the left wrongly labeled as racist or a reflection of a conservative spirit of "insurrection."
But the school board of McMinn County in Tennessee wasn't so lucky.
When its members decided to remove Maus, the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, from classrooms in the Eastern Tennessee district, they became the new face of censorship in America. While they deserve every bit of the scorn they're currently receiving from a broad cross-section of Americans in the press, popular culture and social media, it would be a mistake, as some are doing, to try to conflate the banning of Maus with other controversies, including the ones concerning efforts to keep woke indoctrination about race out of the schools.
Indeed, Art Spiegelman, the artist/author of Maus, is seeking to gin up that argument by speciously claiming that the debate over critical race theory was a "dog whistle" for anti-Semitism, and that Holocaust education or anything about Jews will be the next to be booted out of the schools if right-wing book banners get their way.
Spiegelman should be deeply grateful to the idiots on the McMinn County school board. Maus remains a classic of the genre as the first graphic novel to be taken seriously as a work of literature. It's also a groundbreaking effort that successfully brought the story of the Holocaust to a mass audience, especially among the younger set, who may be resistant or intimidated by conventional books on the topic, but might read a volume presented like a comic book even if at full length.
But while Maus remained in print and has been incorporated into many school curricula, it had been a very long time since it or Spiegelman was a topic of popular conversation, let alone a subject that was trending on Twitter. Within days of the news of the school board's decision breaking, the book—first published in two volumes more than 30 years ago—jumped to No. 2 (for the complete version) and No. 3 for volume one on the Amazon bestseller list at the time of this writing, a feat that far exceeded its reach when it first hit the bookshelves.
It's an iron rule of history that when you ban a book, you only make it more popular. By doing so on one about the Holocaust — even on the dubious grounds that the presence of some vulgar or profane language or panels involving nudity, and its depiction of violence and suicide — the board made themselves appear as if they were out-of-touch Puritan spoilsports, as well as people who didn't care about the destruction of European Jewry.
Their explanation in which they acknowledged Maus as "a meaningful piece of literature" and "the importance of teaching our children the historical and moral lessons and realities of the Holocaust" fell flat when they also added that it was "too adult-oriented for use in our schools." The notion that the children of their community needed to be insulated even from a cartoon depiction of the Holocaust is risible. So, too, was their insistence that local educators would be tasked with finding a suitable substitute to teach about an unspeakable atrocity that wouldn't offend local community values. And it spawned mass giveaways of the books from stores and others who purchased it for potential readers in order to send a statement about how wrong it is to ban books.
The story was irresistible for much of the media, if only because it seemed to be a rerun of the 1925 Scopes trial in which a high school science teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution in nearby Dayton, Tenn. That so-called "monkey trial" in which celebrated defense attorney Clarence Darrow debated former presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan about the relative merits of the Bible and the works of Charles Darwin made the state into an international laughing stock, something that was immortalized in the fictionalized version of the incident in the play and movie "Inherit the Wind."
Now, thanks to this school board, the people of Eastern Tennessee are once again being portrayed as moronic hayseeds whose primitive ideas about education aren't so much material for satire as they are a reason for the rest of us to feel morally superior to them.
Still, once we're done alternately mocking and denouncing the McMinn County book-banners, we should be wary of embracing the narrative that Spiegelman and other like-minded figures on the left are eager to impose on this controversy.
After all, there is a world of difference between book censorship and the nationwide backlash against critical race theory.
The leftist talking point that such indoctrination in the schools is non-existent is gaslighting. Elementary-school kids are not being drilled in the higher academic version of this leftist worldview in which race consciousness is regarded as the only relevant way to think about an individual or society. But a watered-down version of it, whereby children are inculcated in ideas about collective identity in which the world is divided between those who are deemed victims solely because of their skin color and others are pronounced guilty of white privilege because of their background, is spreading in the schools. It is being incorporated into lesson plans, activities and books that have become required reading.
The fact that critical race theory and its corollary—intersectionality—enable and spread anti-Semitism is alarming even for many traditional Jewish liberals, who are outraged about what is being taught. Their anger is a function of what is actually happening throughout the country and not because they were misled, as leftist outlets would have us believe, by reports on Fox News.
Indeed, it was hardly surprising that the Maus controversy sparked a bizarre and ignorant discussion about the Holocaust on ABC's "The View" talk show in which Whoopi Goldberg (someone who has claimed that she "identifies" as a Jew even though she is not Jewish and is unsupportive of actual Jewish causes or beliefs) moved from mocking the Tennesseans and implying that they were actual anti-Semites to claiming that the Holocaust was merely "white people doing it to white people." The discussion, which was supposedly an effort to promote Holocaust education, illustrated the problem with universalizing this unique event into one merely about "man's inhumanity to man."
The censors we should be most worried about are not isolated rural school boards that make bad decisions about books based on their concerns about the way popular culture is immersing their kids in a deluge of vulgarity and explicit sexual images. Rather, it is the woke commissars infiltrating the education bureaucracy and the arts that are imposing fallacious versions of American history, like The New York Times' error-ridden "1619 Project," and other efforts seeking to divide Americans on the basis of race and redefining Jews as beneficiaries of "white privilege." It is they who are seeking to rid the libraries and the classrooms of content that is seeped in traditional patriotism. They are the ones who want to ban belief in the ideals of a colorblind society based on equal opportunity and replace it with a racialist catechism rooted in the false god of "equity." No one should be banning Maus from school, but this kerfuffle should not be used as a false cover behind which the woke purge of American education and culture should be able to hide.
Jonathan S. Tobin is editor-in-chief of JNS. Follow him on Twitter at: @jonathans_tobin.
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The tide is turning towards deeper action on sustainability. At last. The alarm bells have been ringing for many years but change is now starting to happen. It's not soon enough to avoid damaging impacts from climate change, especially on vulnerable people in poorer countries, but we can avoid far worse chaos from further inaction.
Members of the public are also deeply concerned over the poor state of our rivers and plastics in our oceans. This is coinciding with social problems, like mental health and homelessness, and widening gaps between rich and poor in our society. There is growing recognition that we are off track. It is not only New Zealand's clean and green image that is under threat, but also our identity. As a nation, we are proud of our natural environment and our community values – that's who we are, for mana whenua, pakeha and for recent arrivals alike.
The good news is that there has been a step up in action, and the movement has been broadening. Bad behaviour by companies is no longer tolerated and leading businesses like Air New Zealand, Mercury and Z Energy recognise that sustainability is important for their reputation and business success. Local government is actively seeking solutions to problems of waste, water quality and transport. There are a multitude of community and NGO initiatives underway. And our new government is taking steps towards well-being rather than a narrow focus on economic growth.
I am often asked about what individuals can do. The answer is a lot. There is a huge range of individual action underway, as documented in Colmar Brunton's Better Futures report. To quote: "Not shopping for the sake of it. Repurposing over recycling. Turning old clothes into shopping bags. Buying good quality clothes & shoes, then mending. Vege garden. Buying Oakland's milk using recycled glass bottles. Buying locally – meat, veges, eggs, milk, bread – if we don't produce it. Regular car maintenance, not buying new vehicles until irretrievable breakdown (considering small electric car next). Having small 'nana' car for work trips. Only buying new appliances on irretrievable breakdown (buying energy & water efficient replacements). Giving charitable, recycled or re-purposed gifts, & making that part of the fun. Getting materials electronically not hardcopy. Using the library. Generating our own power & hot water using PV/solar. Growing own firewood and having it heat us three times (chopping, stacking, burning). Buying minus packaging. Recycling when can't avoid packaging. Using recycling centre first when need something for a project. Sharing resources with other neighbours. Being thoughtful."
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Louisiana-Pacific Co. is owned by Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, which has a $12.93 million stake (NYSE:LPX)
Allspring Global Investments Interests LLC saw a decline of 3.8% in the value of its holdings in Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE: LPX) during the third quarter, as reported in the most recent disclosure that the company made with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor was left with 252,523 shares of the company's stock after selling 10,041 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock during the time frame in question. According to the most recent filing that Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC made with the SEC, the company held 0.34% of Louisiana-Pacific, which had a value of $12,926,000 at the time the holding was made.
Several institutional investors and other hedge funds recently altered the proportion of the company's stock they owned in response to recent market events. During the first three months of the fiscal year, Zions Bancorporation National Association made a new investment of Louisiana-Pacific shares by allocating a total of $25,000. During the second quarter, Financial Management Professionals Inc. increased the quantity of Louisiana-Pacific stock owned by 2,900.0%. Financial Management Professionals, Inc. now has a total of 480 shares in the building manufacturing company due to the purchase of 464 additional shares during the period. The value of all 480 shares of stock in the company is a sum that equals $25,000 in total. During the second quarter of this year, Atlas Capital Advisors LLC made an investment in Louisiana-Pacific consisting of $42,000 in total capital. During the second quarter of the financial year, Total Clarity Wealth Management Inc. invested in Louisiana-Pacific stock with a value of 52 thousand dollars. Last but not least, CNB Bank added an additional $66,000 worth of stock in Louisiana-Pacific to its existing holdings during the second quarter. The vast majority of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors (99.23%).
Recently, the topic of LPX has been the focus of various research articles written by various authors. While keeping their price objective at $72.00, TD Securities changed their recommendation on Louisiana-Pacific from "buy" to "hold." The findings of a study were published in a paper that was made available for public consumption on December 19. DA Davidson shifted their recommendation for purchasing shares of Louisiana-Pacific from "buy" to "neutral" in a report made public on Thursday. Again, the report was made available to the public. In addition, the price target they had established for the company was lowered from $69.00 to $63,000. Bank of America lowered its rating for Louisiana-Pacific from "neutral" to "underperform" in a report made public on September 20. In addition, Bank of America lowered its price target for the company from $64.00 to $56.00. Finally, on October 12, coverage of Louisiana-Pacific began on StockNews.com. The website's initial recommendation for the company was for its shareholders to maintain their "hold" position in the firm's shares. The stock has been recommended to sell by one of the analysts, while the other five suggested that investors keep holding onto the shares. According to Bloomberg, the company has been given a recommendation of "Hold" across the board, and the average price at which its stock is expected to be targeted is $62.60.
NYSE LPX began trading at $63.86 on Friday. The moving average of the company's stock price over the past 50 days is $61.38, and the moving average over the last 200 days is $57.96. The company's PE ratio is currently at 4.10, and its beta level is at 1.62. The company's market capitalization is currently $4.58 billion. The debt to equity ratio is currently at 0.25, the quick ratio to the current ratio is currently at 1.54, and the current ratio to the quick ratio is currently at 2.33. Louisiana-Pacific Co.'s lowest price in the past year is 48.20 dollars, while its all-time high is 78.97 dollars.
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iAchieve, a $3 star chart app from Goce Petrovski, is cute but limited.
Day By Day: iAchieve lets you mark off specific tasks with icons like smiley faces; you can also add daily text notes, which are marked with a dot in the calendar view.
The app aims to let you track any daily activities—like going smoke-free, remembering to exercise, or taking your vitamins. You can set up as many users as you'd like to track within iAchieve, and each user can set an unlimited number achievements to track. Parents might find that the app is useful for charting their kids' chores or successes, but frankly, my own 2-and-a-half-year-old prefers the magnetic chart in the kitchen to this digital counterpart.
If you or your family are into daily achievement tracking, though, iAchieve sports some endearing options. You can choose from a variety of built-in icons to mark each day you want to mark as a success, like happy faces, stars, or checkmarks. You can set the background color for each achievement you track, too. iAchieve lets you save a daily text note as well, which you can recall from the calendar view.
iAchieve could take one cue from Wii Fit, Nintendo's fitness tracker for its Wii game console. I'd prefer that iAchieve let you more easily use a new icon for different days instead of requiring a series of taps through different settings screen to change it.
For tracking daily tasks, iAchieve simply works. The app doesn't offer many bells and whistles, but it certainly gets the job done.
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Legendary soccer star and men's fashion icon David Beckham apparently feels no pain, according to his tattoo artist.
INSIDER spoke to the so-called "High Priest of Hollywood tattoo artists" Mark Mahoney about his favourite celebrity clients.
He called Beckham the "ultimate tattoo customer."
Mahoney also tattooed Beckham's eldest son, Brooklyn, which he called "a real honour."
Just when you thought David Beckham couldn't get any more perfect, the man apparently feels no pain.
That's according to Mark Mahoney, otherwise known as the "High Priest of Hollywood tattoo artists," whose clients range from Beckham to Johnny Depp to Angelina Jolie. He's even been cast in Lana Del Ray's music videos.
INSIDER caught up with Mahoney at the location of his residency, The Mandrake hotel in London's West End.
Mark Mahoney at the Mandrake Hotel in London.
The Boston-born tattoo artist told us that while he and Johnny Depp go back "forever," David Beckham is the first to come to mind as the "ultimate tattoo customer."
"He picks good stuff, he's got great skin, he feels absolutely no pain," Mahoney told us.
He went on to add that even in the most painful places, the retired footballer doesn't bat an eyelid.
"I've tattooed a lot of tattooers on their legs and they'll wince, you know, but David doesn't ever," he said.
There may be some credence to the idea that athletes can handle more pain than us mortals. A study published in the journal "Pain" found that athletes use certain cognitive strategies to push through pain for longer than most, according to TIME magazine.
Professional soccer players also spend their lives getting kicked in the legs, tearing muscles, and spraining their ankles — so their experience with pain is probably a lot more developed than most people's.
"Life must be pain for him [David Beckham]," Mahoney said, "to get tattooed in some of these places and have it not hurt an iota."
Mahoney also tattooed Beckham's eldest son, Brooklyn, an experience that he called "a real honour."
"To do a second generation, it felt great, and the fact that he got a design that his dad had, that's really cool.
"I know at 18, I was trying to do the opposite of what my dad was up to. So, I was really happy and proud to be a part of that."


Throughout 2014 I will be carrying out the observational study side of my PhD research (finally, thank goodness). The first stage of this will be conducted inside an interactive dome tent, much like you'd see used for camping (the tent part, not the interactivity). Without going into a whole lot of detail, the reason that I'm using a tent is because I aim to make the space feel as though it's an environment in itself; that the person inside could be anywhere, and not influenced by the cold, grey walls of a university room.
I discovered that there's a surprising amount of information out there for people wanting to build their own domes – in particular the geodesic variety – and I used this site to come up with the segment shape for my own tent. I'll point out now that the pattern generated by that page didn't create a true dome shape for me; the final shape is slightly higher in the middle (the pattern has too sharp a point at the tip), but for my purposes, this isn't a problem.
The two elements that are notably different in this tent are the material used and the way I have installed the frame. The material recommendation came from this guy and can be found on Amazon. Originally, I was planning on projection mapping onto the dome and for this the shower curtain material recommended in his video is actually quite impressive: it picks up light well and is amazingly cheap when compared to professional projection screen. The only caveat I should point out is that it's not the easiest material to sew and so isn't totally suited to working in three dimensions. For textiles amateurs (me), you'll end up perforating the material along the stitching line. Without the assistance of a fellow postgrad who is a genius with the sewing machine, I would have spent an inordinate amount of time with a glue gun and a scowl.
Testing projection on tent material.
After a bunch of testing, I decided that projection mapping was just adding a whole lot of complexity that wasn't needed. I would have to use at least three projectors for all the angles around the dome and getting those three real-time video feeds to match up nicely with each other is a PhD in itself. Most importantly, I realised that the issue of representation would eventually come back to bite me. Questions of why I chose certain images would lead me down a path that I'm frankly not interested in. What I need is a clear relationship between the interaction with and the response of the system (audio and visual).
So instead, I returned to my trusty DMX-controlled RGB LED lights. Using simple colours and shapes will let me make repeatable and clear links between action and reaction, without the concern of subjective response to imagery. The lights are also easy to control from Max (via the DMX USB Pro) and is much easier to scale, should the evolution of this project lead me in that direction.
RGB LEDs onto tent material.
Although the projected visuals have changed, the physical design of the tent has remained the same. Probably the most unique part of this is the frame that sits about 30cm out from the material itself. I did this to try and avoid shadows being cast on the tent where possible. With the frame sitting out from the tent and the attaching tabs being transparent, the light can be directed underneath the poles and give more consistent and even lighting when observing from the inside.
Lit from the opposite side.
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Since 2001, ArtSpan's Art for City Youth program has connected professional artists with under-served youth in San Francisco. Each year Art for City Youth provides over 650 public elementary school students with in-class arts education, guided learning in Visual Thinking Strategies, and interactive tours of the SF Open Studios Exhibition. Art for City Youth connects children with art in their neighborhood fostering the next generation of San Francisco artists.
"I have never had a job that has felt so meaningful...Two days out of the week, I wake up with a smile on my face."
Art for City Youth trains artists to be educators through professional development workshops, trainings, and classroom support. Laura Williams is a professional painter who found an undiscovered calling in the classroom. She is one of several teaching artists who have used their experience with Art for City Youth to pursue other career opportunities in teaching and education.
Gil Robles is a guy I went to high school with. We both went to the High School of Art and Design in the late 70's early 80's and studied with the very influential and masterful painter Irwin Greenburg (Greeny).
He posted these watercolors on Facebook and I thought I would share them with you.
These have such a life. I love the genre imagery and how these feel like NY people to me from when I lived there. I also think you handle the materials really well. I love where you've chosen to leave the pencil lines and then the brushwork is not overdone. Wonderful in how the calligraphy of the brush describes the big forms. You go buddy!
He also does illustration, character design etc.!


Microsoft Lumia 650 expected to come with 5-inch HD display, 1.1GHz quad core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8MP/5MP camera and 2000mAh battery.
Microsoft has ready for launch, the mid range Windows 10 smartphone Lumia 650. Couple of month before Lumia 650 code name Saana surfaced, later the smartphone appeared in white color in China, but now VenturaBeat has posted an image with detail specification of the upcoming mid range Windows 10 device.
According to VenturaBeat, the Microsoft Lumia 650 is offer a 5-inch HD LCD display, coated with corning gorilla glass protection powered by 1.1Ghz quad core qualcomm snapdragon 210 processor along with 1GB of RAM, 8GB internal memory with micro SD card for expandable memory capacity.
Lumia 650 sports with an 8 mega pixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 5 mega pixel front facing camera for better selfies. The dual SIM Windows 10 device has 4G-LTE, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS and A-GPS connectivity options and the device is backed by 2000mAh battery.
The upcoming device Lumia 650 having a very nice fit and finish, looks even more luxurious in hand. Announced could be expected at the MWC 2016 next month and expected to go on sale first quarter of 2016.


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By Luisella Seveso
There are new rules for those writing about violence against women. In Italy, the Commission for Equal Opportunities of the Professional Association of Journalists (Ordine dei Giornalisti) has set some indisputable points to ensure that the language used by the media does not disrespect victims and their families. Anyone who does not comply will be sanctioned by the Disciplinary Council.
From January 1, 2021, the new Article 5 bis will be added to the unified code regulating journalists' ethics (Testo Unico). The article reads:
Respect for gender differences. In cases of femicide, violence, harassment, discrimination, and news events which involve aspects related to sexual orientation and identity, journalists shall: a) pay attention to avoiding gender stereotypes, expressions, and images that are harmful to the person's dignity; b) abide by respectful, correct, and conscious language. They shall adhere to the essentiality of the news and its continence. They shall be careful not to fuel the spectacularization of violence. They shall not use expressions, terms, and images that diminish the gravity of the committed crime; c) They shall ensure, after assessing the public interest of the news, a respectful narrative of the families of the people involved, too.
There are only a few lines, but these simple guidelines will be useful for journalists to establish, if their personal sensitivity cannot, what is legitimate to tell and show, and what is absolutely not, when it comes to delicate topics such as violence against women or any person, whatever their sexual identity. Often, the incorrect narrative of facts turns into further brutality.
The unified code of ethics (Testo Unico di Deontologia) is an important reference for the Italian media because it provides the rules to follow for fair and balanced journalism. It provides very detailed references regarding the conduct to adopt in the fields of economics, sports, health; the language to use when talking about people who are homeless, immigrants, people who are incarcerated, and minors. Starting today, also about this unfortunately widespread type of violence.


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This is a brief list of some of the subjects in the area of culture on which Tony can speak or write. There are some suggestions of possible titles or more specific aspects of the subject for talks/events. This is not an exhaustive list; if you would like Tony to speak on something that's not listed here, please contact him. For other subject areas, see the main Speaking page.


In the Lectures Section of the Rudolf Steiner Archive: Michelangelo, by Rudolf Steiner.
In the Lectures Section of the Rudolf Steiner Archive: The Three Stages of Sleep, by Rudolf Steiner.
In the Lectures Section of the Rudolf Steiner Archive: The Human Heart, by Rudolf Steiner.
A Course of Six Lectures (from a shorthand report unrevised by the lecturer), given in Berlin, November through December, 1915.
Rudolf Steiner Archive Document: Spiritual Science and Medicine These twenty lectures of Dr. Steiner's on Spiritual Science and Medicine were given at the request of a number of practicing Doctors in Medicine. Some thirty doctors and students attended.
Includes The Portal of Initiation, The Soul's Probation, The Guardian of the Threshold, and The Soul's Awakening. Steiner's bold attempt to depict in dramatic form the experiences of a group of people and their relationships as they go on a path of spiritual development as well as the supersensible beings who help and hinder them.
Rudolf Steiner Archive Document: The Earth's Passage Through Its Former Planetary Conditions Lecture IX from Theosophy and Rosicrucianism, 14 Lectures by Dr. Rudolf Steiner, delivered from the 16th to the 29th of June 1907. This lecture was delivered at Kassel on the 24th of June, 1907. From greatly abbreviated stenographic notes, unrevised by the lecturer. Lecture 9 of 22 from the volume: Human Development and Cognition of Christ The volume of the Complete Edition of the works of Rudolf Steiner containing the original text of the this lecture, among twenty-two others, is entitled: Menschheitsentwickelung und Christus-Erkenntnis. Theosophie und Rosenkreutzertum. Das Johannes-Evangelium. (No. 100 in the Bibliographical Survey, 1961). This English edition of the following lecture is published by permission of the Rudolf Steiner Nachlassverwaltung, Dornach, Switzerland.
Rudolf Steiner Archive Document: Preparing for the Sixth Epoch This lecture was given in Düsseldorf at the opening of Group II, on June 15, 1915. It was originally published in English with the title How Anthroposophical Groups Prepare for the Sixth Epoch, or Three Fundamental Characteristics of the Future Civilization of Mankind. Lecture 13 of 15 from the volume: The Secret of Death The volume of the Complete Edition of the works of Rudolf Steiner containing the original text of the this lecture, among fifteen others, is entitled: Das Geheimnis des Todes. Wesen und Bedeutung Mitteleuropas und die europaeischen Volksgeister. (No. 159 in the Bibliographical Survey, 1961).
Culture, politics, economics – these are the three core activities of society. Social health depends on the harmonious interworking of these three activities which, Steiner says, is possible only if they are sufficiently autonomous so each can find its own essential character. In his foreword, Joseph Weizenbaum observes that the framers of the U.S. Constitution understood this, at least in part, when they developed the constitutional doctrine of separation of church and state. These essays cover a range of issues with special attention to money, the division of labor, human motivation, and education. They offer refreshing insights into the nature of modern society as well as guidance for solving today's pressing social problems.


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NEEDLES, Calif. – The Needles City Council and government administration have been studying the possibility of Needles becoming an "Inland Port" which could provide a major boost to that city's economy creating "thousands of jobs" in this city with a stable population of roughly 5,000 residents.
The Inland Rivers Ports & Terminals is the trade association for America's inland waterway, port, and terminal professionals and it was incorporated on May 29, 1974. Its mission "is to provide a platform for inland river port and terminal professionals to improve their businesses and to inform policymakers on the needs and economic impacts of our industry," according to the IRPT.
"At this point there's such – candidly – wild guesses but potentially, there could be thousands of (new) jobs, said Needles City Manager, Rick Daniels who said if everything falls into place, Needles could be designated as an inland port in the next six months. "There are three things that we want to target. One is that trucks entering California have to meet California Air Resource Board requirements. California has the strictest diesel-emission standards in the country. So trucks that come into this state have to be California certified," said Daniels.
A lot of these international trucking companies need what is called a 'bump station' and that is where a tractor and trailer come in that's not compliant (the tractor) and it switches to a California compliant tractor and goes on in the rest of the trip into the port or whatever. And then, the non-compliant truck picks up a trailer and heads back east so the first thing is for that switch to happen," he said.
Daniels said there are an estimated 150,000 residents living in the Tri-State region between Laughlin, Nev. and Lake Havasu City to which goods have to be transported. "We see this as an opportunity to build – for lack of a better term – a logistics or warehouse center. So (example) Nike brings in a truckload of tennis shoes and it goes to the warehouse where that big load gets broken down into shipments to individual stores and then gets freight-forwarded out. There's an opportunity for it to be a regional distribution center," he said.
Daniels noted that historically cities in America developed along the confluence of transportation corridors such as rivers, later rail and in modern times, freeways. "What we do is we have all three although, essentially there is no freight moving by water, but with rail and freeway, we do have that confluence here. So we just see that as a ripe potential – we don't know how deep that potential is. We do know, I think, in the long term it is a bright opportunity," said Daniels. "We have properties that could be developed that way.
Daniels said the number one goal was "fiscal stability" and the second, "economic development," which directly relates to the first. Sub-goals under economic development were to identify the potential of establishing Needles as an inland port. "So, the next step was to analyze what it might take and identify those key leaders in the region that would need to collaborate to make this happen," said the city manager.
He said a steering committee or task force is being formed and that mayors and county supervisors in the Tri-State region have been invited to actively participate, the chairman of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, U.S. Congressman Paul Cook of the 8th California District, California State Senator, Jean Fuller of the 16th Senate District and California State Assemblyman Jay Obernolte, Assembly District 33. "We're probably looking at holding a meeting of this group within the next 30 days," said Daniels.
Written by Thom McGraham, Economic Development Journal of Mohave County. Used with permission.
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We all love to work at KREATIZE!
Published by Tamara Tüchelmann on the 23rd of November, 2017.
All our past and current interns have done a fantastic job during their time at KREATIZE and we would like to take a moment to highlight each one of them! It was not only a blast to have them in our team, but also to see how KREATIZE is growing with such wonderful fellows. Since KREATIZE was founded we had the possibility to host a good number of internships with amazing interns who contributed tremendously to our different teams: Sales, Customer Success, Business Development, Marketing, Product Development and Software Engineering. We asked some of our interns about their time at KREATIZE and here you can check out the answers — enjoy!
If you are also looking for a new challenge — transforming the manufacturing industry — let us know by sending us an email to jobs@kreatize.com. We know there more amazing interns out there! But now the stage belongs entirely to our interns!
How would you describe your experience working at KREATIZE? My experience at KREATIZE was awesome. I learned so many things at work, but also on a personal level. KREATIZE makes people more ambitious and curious, especially if people want to do the best at their work. Thanks to the wonderful team!
What was your best day at KREATIZE? The best day at KREATIZE was when I made the 3D printer work. I had some time in my work, so I decided to look at the new 3D printer. Almost everybody told me that it was a lost cause. Nonetheless, I tried a lot of times to figure out different settings and at last, I was able to print a whistle. I could not believe it ! The whole team was very happy, and we put a fun song — it was really rewarding!
What makes the team of KREATIZE special? It's like a big family — we are not only working together. We also played Mario Kart, went to the bowling and had breakfast every monday morning while sharing moments from our week-ends.
Do you remember your first day at KREATIZE? How was it?
My first day was a very good indicator of how the internship was going to turn out. I was a little bit nervous, but the team was tremendously welcoming. There was a breakfast gathering and I got the opportunity to introduce myself in a very relaxed atmosphere. Cliff, the Head of Business Development & Finance, spent the whole morning onboarding me. From the first day, I felt productive, as I started getting things done in the afternoon — it was a rewarding feeling.
How would you describe your experience working at KREATIZE? I loved working at KREATIZE — the people were amazing and a lot of fun to interact with. I was managed extremely well and professionally by my peers. I had the feeling of being able to make decisions in the projects I was involved in and when needing feedback, there was always someone with remarkable input. I wholeheartedly recommend to everyone to work at KREATIZE!
What was your best day at KREATIZE? The best evening for me definitely was when I won the poker night. In addition, pitching in front of investors and potential industry partners at CEBIT was a tough challenge, an unmatched privilege and a fun experience overall.
What makes the team of KREATIZE special? Ha, this one is simple: Fun, diversity, openness and I can't stress it enough, but the fun is what makes the team of KREATIZE special to me. Additionally, KREATIZE offers a great atmosphere in which you can thrive and learn new things.
Is there a fun fact you want to share? Beware: There is this trick when someone from the tech team says that he or she only wants to go out for one drink. Then the evening is guaranteed to be awesome. And the next morning, there will be a breakfast gathering in the office.
Do you remember your first day at KREATIZE? How was it? I do not remember every detail of the first day, but I can say that it started with an introduction of the whole team around a breakfast with many croissants. I later on realized that croissants are in fact part of the morning routine at KREATIZE. After a sturdy breakfast, the other interns and I had a tour of the office. The rest of the day (and the day after!) was about setting the working environment and different user accounts (Slack, Google, Bitbucket…) that would be used throughout the internship. Oh! Now that I think of it, it is in the very first days that Matthieu, the Head of Engineering, who showed us the video "100 ways to open a beer bottle without an opener" (or something of a similar kind). Going through the first day was the very moment I convinced myself that I had found the right place..
How is your experience working at KREATIZE? Working at KREATIZE is an amazing experience. People are passionate, open-minded, and make sure you feel comfortable working with them five days a week! Overall I learned a lot about programming, entrepreneurship, project management and communication, while enjoying myself.
What was the best day at KREATIZE? The best two days were probably when we attended the company event outside of Berlin! We had the opportunity to discover more about the past/origins and future of KREATIZE, and we also enjoyed our share of barbecues and games — "the healer should reveal himself", right?
What makes the team of KREATIZE special? KREATIZE's team is special because it is united, dedicated, and extremely agreeable to work with. There are plenty of other things to enumerate, such as ping pong tournaments, Wii sessions after work, sushis, pizzas, and MEMES. Do do I need to say more?
Do you remember your first day at KREATIZE? Yes! I was actually there one day before the official start of the internship. I just wanted to visit the office shortly in the afternoon, so that I would know exactly where to go the next morning! The short visit extended into a very long one. So I was introduced directly to the whole team and felt instantly welcome. Since we were a couple of interns in the summer, we unceremoniously built our own workplaces and reorganized the whole office, together with the entire team.
When we finished at 9pm, we were told that it was time to "grab your bags, we're going to the Irish Pub" now! No sooner said than done and we all went to the Irish Pub, where we logically drowned! We kept on talking about different things for ever, as if we already knew each other for ages! For my "Berlin baptism", my first official drink was the "Berlin Luft" shot, and I perceived its taste to be comparable to mouthwash.
The evening finally ended at night, after hours of conversation at the Irish Pub! It was a truly unique "first day of work" that was more or less not my first day of work. How good is it to start at 10:00 am on my "first day" and finish with a friendly social night at the Irish Pub?
How would you describe your experience working at KREATIZE? I enjoyed the whole three months with KREATIZE, the only downside is the Berlin apartment search, but that's another topic. The whole team is incredibly open, helpful, motivated and of course, highly skilled — a really unique combination! Thus, we have progressed at a rapid pace with the various projects and have continued to advance KREATIZE.
Every working day was long and intense, but was also marked with motivation. As such, it was fun to come back to work every day. There were also enough relaxation breaks before, during and after work: Ranging from kickstarting the week with the Monday "TGIM — Thanks God it's Monday" breakfast, to playing games such as FIFA and Mario Kart. Unfortunately our dear KREATIZE colleagues have to practice a bit. They had a chance against me only in a few instances. Thanks to the motivated and highly skilled team, I amassed a lot of knowledge and developed further both on a professional and a personal level. Fortunately, I have done my job quite well during my internship and I am allowed to continue my work. But this time, I work as a working student! It is a great chance to witness a great company and a great product continue to grow!
What was your best day at KREATIZE? I think I cannot really say that! Rather than one day standing out as the best, I generally liked the whole period during my time there. The month of July was an incredible month, when so many series of events were happening at a fast pace both in the software and in the business development team. So I felt that July passed by in a flash! Over the three months of my internship, there were always absolute fun days, which could be mentioned here. However, it would probably be way too much for a blog article.
What makes the team of KREATIZE special? Here I can only repeat and lay emphasis on the team's really unique composition. With team members originating from four different continents and diverse countries, all of which are highly motivated and qualified, it is a very special team to be part of. The team is as you would imagine it to be in a globalized and digitalized world — profoundly international and multicultural. And I always consciously use the word team, since it fits much better here than the simple term of "colleague". The team is strongly cohesive and since everyone is important to the team, no one can escape his or her duty.
Is there a fun fact you want to share? If you want to get creative at KREATIZE, you can always play around with one of our 3D printers. Whether it is a prototype made for professional or artistic use, you can experiment as freely as you want, as long as no one else is already printing something (With high demand from our creative team, our 3D printers tend to be busy). Fun fact: it once took us up to three weeks to setup a new 3D printer.
If you are also looking for a new challenge — transforming the manufacturing industry — let us know by sending us an email to jobs@kreatize.com. We know there are more amazing interns out there!


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Are SPLC and CNN abetting terrorism?
With increasing concern over the activities of white supremacists and neo-Nazis, the Southern Poverty Law Center is making fraudulent claims against pro-family groups again.
Last week, CNN published the SPLC's map of "hate groups" in the United States. The liberal "research" group lumps Holocaust-deniers, the Klan and White Nationalists with legitimate conservative and pro-family groups, such as Family Research Council, Alliance Defending Freedom, the American College of Pediatricians and the World Congress of Families. If you disagree with SPLC's radical cultural-left agenda (including abortion-on-demand, same-sex marriage and transgenderism) you are condemned as hateful.
Five years ago, an armed intruder attacked Family Research Council's D.C. offices carrying a list of SPLC-certified "hate groups." The man who shot Congressman Steve Scalise in June said he "liked" SPLC on his Facebook page. Does the Southern Poverty Law Center abet terrorism in the guise of fighting hatred?
For a story on Life Site News ("This list of 'hate groups' inspired a terrorist attack on pro-lifers. Today, CNN published it"), read here…
WCF Caribbean Conference in St. Lucia, November 16-18
Our 5th. Caribbean Regional Conference (November 16-18) is being organized by the Caribbean Centre for Family and Human Rights (CARIFAM), founded by Sarah Flood-Beaubrun, a Member of Parliament and first female Speaker of Saint Lucia's House of Assembly. Flood-Beaubrun is a strong advocate for the natural family and recently spoke at the WCF Regional Conference is Antigua (June 29-30).
The proposed theme is "The Family and Development: Strong Families, Prosperous Nations."
For more information email flood_beaubrun@yahoo.com.
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Our next African Regional Conference will take place at the Sunbird Capital Hotel in Lilongwe, Malawi, November 28-30, organized by the African Organization for the Family, a WCF Partner, led by Ann Kioko and new AOF President Newton Tsenyange.
The theme is "The African Family and Cultural Colonialism." Confirmed speakers include: WCF and IOF President Brian Brown, Don Feder (WCF Coordinator of Regional Conferences), Sharon Slater (Family Watch International), Theresa Okafor (Foundation for African Cultural Heritage and WCF African Representative), Ann Kioko (AOFF president and CitizenGo African Representative), Errol Naidoo (Family Policy Institute, South Africa) and Bishop Zacc (Kawalala, Malawi). Read more…
There was a WCF Regional Conference in Lagos, earlier in the year, sponsored by the Foundation for African Cultural Heritage and organized by Dr. Theresa Okafor. In 2016, a WCF African Regional Conference was held in in Nairobi.
For more information on the WCF Malawi Conference, contact Brighton Kalula brightonkalulu@gmail.com or africanorganizationforfamilies@gmail.com.
Brian Brown and Larry Jacobs to speak at Rhodes Forum 2017
The 2017 Rhodes Forum, Dialogue of Civilizations, will take place on the Isle of Rhodes, October 6-7, co-sponsored by World Congress of Families. WCF Partner, Natalia Yakunina, Chair of the Sanctity of Motherhood Program, and her husband Vladimir Yakunin are founders of this elite international gathering. Among the speakers are WCF President Brian Brown and WCF Managing Director Larry Jacobs who will co-moderate the session led by Natalia. Speakers at past Forums have included WCF Founder Allan C. Carlson and Don Feder, Coordinator of Regional Conferences and Coalitions Director. Brown and Jacobs will participate in the session titled "Migration and Social Mobility Through the Prism of Values and Cultures."
At last year's Rhodes Forum, Larry Jacobs, Christine Vollmer, Dr. Theresa Okafor delivered speeches on "The Importance of Family as The Life Space for Humanity and Civilizations" in a session organized by Mrs. Yakunina. A number of heads of state and government officials from Europe and Asia attended including former Czech presidents, Milos Zeman and Václav Klaus and over 300 leading scholars and professionals from across the globe.
For 15 years, the Dialogue of Civilizations has been at the forefront of research into dialogue-based solutions to problems we face. The Rhodes Forum has been convened each year since 2002, bringing together between 300 and 600 participants from over 70 countries. Throughout its history, its hallmark has been the pioneering spirit, inclusiveness, and moral resilience of those involved. Read more and register to attend…
World Congress of Families Petition Against Cultural Imperialism and Abortion by the Trudeau Government
The "liberal" (left-wing) government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made promoting abortion and other population-control measures in Africa the centerpiece of Canada's foreign policy.
His government has committed to spending $650 million over the next three years to promote what it euphemistically calls sexual and reproductive health rights in developing countries. This includes funding campaigns to legalize abortion in African countries where it's currently illegal.
In June, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland told the House of Commons that pushing abortion overseas is "at the core of Canada's foreign policy" – not fighting poverty and disease, not projects to provide clean water and maternal care, not promoting democracy and human rights, but facilitating the deaths of unborn children.
The World Congress of Families is committed to fighting this cultural imperialism. In the past two years, we've done three regional conferences in Africa — one in Nairobi in 2015, another in that city last year, and one in Lagos this year. A fourth is planned for Lilongwe, Malawi, November 28-30. REAL Women of Canada (a WCF Partner) is working with us to combat the Trudeau government's anti-life agenda.
To add your name to the World Congress of Families petition against Trudeau's drive for abortion in Africa, Sign Here…
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October 6-7 2017 — Dialogue of Civilization, Rhodes, Greece
October 13-15, 2017 — Values Voter Summit, Washington, D.C.
November 16-18, 2017 — WCF Caribbean Regional Conference, St. Lucia
November 28-30, 2017 — African Regional Conference, Malawi
January 1, 2018 — Celebrate "Year of Families" Budapest, Hungary
May 11-12, 2018 — WCF Family Forum, Lisbon, Portugal, hosted by Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza and Dona Isabel, Duchess of Braganza
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Paris: Cardiff City's new soccer star, Emiliano Sala, was on board a light aircraft that disappeared en route to the Welsh capital for his club debut, France's civil aviation authority said on Tuesday.
Rescue aircraft and boats had searched more than 1,000 square miles (2,590 square km) of sea for the single-engine Piper Malibu by midday on Tuesday, but "no trace of the missing aircraft had been found," Guernsey police said.
"We expected Emiliano to arrive last night into Cardiff and today was due to be his first day with the team," club Chief Executive Ken Choo said in a statement. "We continue to pray for positive news." Tuesday's training session was called off.
Horacio Sala told Argentine TV channel C5N: "I didn't know anything because I'm away from home, I'm a truck driver. A friend who saw it on TV told me. I'm in despair."
Daniel Rivero, president of Sala's first club, San Martin de Progreso, told radio LT9 he was "hoping for some kind of a miracle."
France's soccer federation postponed Nantes' French Cup last-32 game against Entente Sannois-Saint Gratien that had been scheduled for Wednesday.
Sala on Monday tweeted a photo of himself bidding farewell to his Nantes teammates, saying: "The last one. Ciao @FCNantes."


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February 03, 2009 • 12:00 AM
ENEL ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FOR 2008
- Revenues: 61 billion euros (43.7 billion euros in 2007, +40%)
- EBITDA: over 14.2 billion euros (9.8 billion euros in 2007, +45%)
- Net financial debt: about 50 billion euros (55.8 billion euros in 2007)
- CEO Fulvio Conti: "We expect to maintain a dividend of 49 cents per share on 2008 reported earnings"
Balance sheet figures at 31 December 2008 exclude the value of assets held for sale pursuant to the agreement signed with Acciona as well as the gas network assets classified as held for sale. The income statement figures do not include the results of these assets, which are classified as discontinued operations.
This press release uses certain "alternative performance indicators" not envisaged in the IFRS-EU accounting standards (namely EBITDA and net financial debt). In line with recommendation CESR/05-178b published on 3 November 2005, the criteria used to calculate these indicators are described at the end of this press release.
Rome, 3 February 2009 - The Board of Directors of Enel, chaired by Piero Gnudi, met today to review the preliminary consolidated results for 2008.
Revenues were 61 billion euros, a 40% increase versus 43.7 billion euros in 2007. Revenues for 2008 benefited from the proportional consolidation at 67.05% of Endesa's results for the whole year, whereas in 2007 they were consolidated only for the last quarter of the year.
EBITDA was over 14.2 billion euros, up 45% versus 9.8 billion euros in 2007, mainly due to the proportional consolidation at 67.05% of Endesa's results for the whole year, whereas in 2007 they were consolidated only for the last quarter of the year.
Net financial debt at the end of 2008 was about 50 billion euros, down about 5.8 billion euros from the end of 2007. This decrease mainly reflects the completion of the sale to E.On of assets related to Endesa Europa and Viesgo, slightly offset by resources used to complete acquisitions during the course of 2008.
Employees at the end of 2008 were 75,985 (73,500 at the end of 2007).
Commenting on the figures, Enel's Chief Executive Officer Fulvio Conti said: "The excellent results in 2008 confirm the soundness of our strategy that has made the Group one of the world's main energy operators. Our debt has been reduced to 50 billion euros, inline with the goal set previously and down nearly 6 billion euros from the previous year. Furthermore, we expect to maintain a dividend of 49 cents per share on 2008 reported earnings."
In 2008, the Enel Group generated a total of 253.1 TWh of electricity (153.5 TWh in 2007), distributed 393.5 TWh over its own networks (302.3 TWh in 2007) and sold 270.4 TWh (196.3 TWh in 2007).
In particular, outside of Italy, the Enel Group generated 156.8 TWh of electricity (59.3 TWh in 2007), distributed 135.6 TWh (43.3 TWh in 2007) and sold 133.2 TWh (53.9 TWh in 2007).
The operational data reflect the positive impact of the proportional consolidation at 67.05% of Endesa for the whole of 2008, compared with the previous year during which only the last quarter of 2007 was consolidated. Moreover, electricity generation results benefited from the consolidation of OGK-5 as from June 2008.
Alternative performance indicators
The following section describes a number of "alternative performance indicators", not envisaged under the IFRS-EU accounting standards, which are used in this press release in order to facilitate the assessment of the Group's performance and financial position.
- EBITDA: an indicator of Enel's operating performance, calculated as "Operating income" plus "Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses";
- Net financial debt: an indicator of Enel's financial structure, calculated as financial debt net of cash and cash equivalents and current and non-current financial assets (financial receivables and securities other than equity investments).
Pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 154-bis of the Consolidated Finance Act, the executive responsible for the preparation of Enel's corporate financial reports, Luigi Ferraris, declares that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to that contained in the accounting documentation, books and records.
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Here we will add the documentation for selected modules.
Grid A structured grid on a map projection.
Grid.proj pyproj.Proj instance defining the grid's map projection.
Grid.nx number of grid points in the x direction.
Grid.ny number of grid points in the y direction.
Grid.dx x grid spacing (always positive).
Grid.dy y grid spacing (positive if ll_corner, negative if ul_corner).
Grid.x0 X reference point in projection coordinates.
Grid.y0 Y reference point in projection coordinates.
Grid.pixel_ref if coordinates are at the 'center' or 'corner' of the grid.
Grid.xy_coordinates Tuple of x, y coordinates of the grid points.
Grid.ll_coordinates Tuple of longitudes, latitudes of the grid points.
Grid.xstagg_xy_coordinates Tuple of x, y coordinates of the X staggered grid.
Grid.ystagg_xy_coordinates Tuple of x, y coordinates of the Y staggered grid.
Grid.xstagg_ll_coordinates Tuple of longitudes, latitudes of the X staggered grid.
Grid.ystagg_ll_coordinates Tuple of longitudes, latitudes of the Y staggered grid.
Grid.center_grid salem.Grid instance representing the grid in center coordinates.
Grid.corner_grid salem.Grid instance representing the grid in corner coordinates.
Grid.extent [left, right, bottom, top] boundaries of the grid in the grid's projection.
Grid.extent_in_crs Get the extent of the grid in a desired crs.
Grid.almost_equal A less strict comparison between grids.
Grid.region_of_interest Computes a region of interest (ROI).
Grid.regrid Make a copy of the grid with an updated spatial resolution.
Grid.transform Converts any coordinates into the local grid.
Grid.map_gridded_data Reprojects any structured data onto the local grid.
Grid.grid_lookup Performs forward transformation of any other grid into self.
Grid.lookup_transform Performs the forward transformation of gridded data into self.
Grid.to_dict Serialize this grid to a dictionary.
Grid.to_json Serialize this grid to a json file.
Grid.to_dataset Creates an empty dataset based on the Grid's geolocalisation.
Grid.to_geometry Makes a geometrical representation of the grid (e.g.
check_crs Checks if the crs represents a valid grid, projection or ESPG string.
proj_is_same Checks is two pyproj projections are equal.
transform_proj Wrapper around the pyproj.transform function.
transform_geometry Reprojects a shapely geometry.
transform_geopandas Reprojects a geopandas dataframe.
mercator_grid Local (transverse) mercator map centered on a specified point.
grid_from_dataset Find out if the dataset contains enough info for Salem to understand.
reduce Reduces an array's size by a given factor.
DataLevels Assigns the right color to your data.
get_cmap Get a colormap from mpl, and also those defined by Salem.
DataLevels.colorbarbase Returns a ColorbarBase to add to the cax axis.
DataLevels.set_data Any kind of data array (also masked).
DataLevels.set_plot_params Shortcut to all parameters related to the plot.
DataLevels.visualize Quick plot, useful for debugging.
DataLevels.plot Add a kind of plot of the data to an axis.
Map.set_data Adds data to the plot.
Map.set_contour Adds data to contour on the map.
Map.set_contourf Adds data to contourfill on the map.
Map.set_geometry Adds any Shapely geometry to the map.
Map.set_lonlat_contours Add longitude and latitude contours to the map.
Map.set_points Shortcut for set_geometry() accepting coordinates as input.
Map.set_shapefile Add a shapefile to the plot.
Map.set_text Add a text to the map.
Map.set_topography Add topographical shading to the map.
Map.set_scale_bar Add a legend bar showing the scale to the plot.
Map.visualize Quick plot, useful for debugging.
Map.plot Add the map plot to an axis.
get_demo_file Returns the path to the desired demo file.
read_shapefile Reads a shapefile using geopandas.
read_shapefile_to_grid Same as read_shapefile but directly transformed to a grid.
open_xr_dataset Thin wrapper around xarray's open_dataset.
open_wrf_dataset Wrapper around xarray's open_dataset to make WRF files a bit better.
open_mf_wrf_dataset Open multiple WRF files as a single WRF dataset.
DataArrayAccessor.subset Get a subset of the dataset.
DataArrayAccessor.roi Make a region of interest (ROI) for the dataset.
DataArrayAccessor.transform Reprojects an other Dataset or DataArray onto self.
DataArrayAccessor.lookup_transform Reprojects an other Dataset or DataArray onto self using the forward tranform lookup.
DataArrayAccessor.cartopy Get a cartopy.crs.Projection for this dataset.
DataArrayAccessor.get_map Make a salem.Map out of the dataset.
DataArrayAccessor.quick_map Make a plot of the DataArray.
DataArrayAccessor.deacc De-accumulates the variable (i.e.
DatasetAccessor.subset Get a subset of the dataset.
DatasetAccessor.roi Make a region of interest (ROI) for the dataset.
DatasetAccessor.transform Reprojects an other Dataset or DataArray onto self.
DatasetAccessor.lookup_transform Reprojects an other Dataset or DataArray onto self using the forward tranform lookup.
DatasetAccessor.transform_and_add Reprojects an other Dataset and adds it's content to the current one.
DatasetAccessor.cartopy Get a cartopy.crs.Projection for this dataset.
DatasetAccessor.get_map Make a salem.Map out of the dataset.
DatasetAccessor.quick_map Make a plot of a variable of the DataSet.
DatasetAccessor.wrf_zlevel Interpolates to a specified height above sea level.
DatasetAccessor.wrf_plevel Interpolates to a specified pressure level (hPa).
Old-style Datasets (prior to xarray), kept for backwards compatibility reasons and because they are quite lightweight. They might be replaced by xarray's datasets one day.
GeoDataset Interface for georeferenced datasets.
GeoTiff Geolocalised tiff images (needs rasterio).
GeoNetcdf NetCDF files with geolocalisation info.
GoogleCenterMap Google static map centered on a point.
GoogleVisibleMap Google static map automatically sized and zoomed to a selected region.
geogrid_simulator Emulates geogrid.exe, which is useful when defining new WRF domains.


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El Castillo de Játiva (en valenciano, Castell de Xàtiva) es una doble fortaleza situada a la sierra Vernisa sobre la ciudad de Játiva (Valencia, España).

Esta doble fortaleza aparece en el escudo de Játiva que tiene como elemento central una torre de la que parten dos brazos amurallados que acaban en un castillo cada uno que representan los dos castillos de Játiva. Su estilo arquitectónico es el gótico valenciano. El castillo de la izquierda recibe el nombre de «Castillo Menor», mientras que el castillo de la derecha recibe el nombre de «Castillo Mayor».

Historia

Orígenes

Esta fortificación tiene sus orígenes en una construcción ibérica que aprovechaba una de las partes más altas de la montaña en este punto (Castillo Menor). Los romanos, posteriormente, al conquistarla, añadieran en el otro punto elevado que presentaba la montaña una segunda fortaleza que se comunicaba con la anterior (Castillo Mayor). Ambas fueron reformadas por los árabes, que además ensancharon la muralla, hasta hacerla coincidir prácticamente con la actualmente conocida. Después, con mayores o menores reformas, estas murallas y el castillo afrontaron la conquista de Jaime I, la rebelión de las Germanías y la guerra de Sucesión, pero la base del conjunto arquitectónico fue esta.

Prisión de Estado

Después de la conquista de Jaime I y la creación del Reino de Valencia el castillo cumplió la función no solamente de defender la ciudad sino de prisión de Estado de la Corona de Aragón. Así entre otros prisioneros célebres allí estuvieran: los infantes Alfonso y Fernando de la Cerda, nietos de Alfonso X el Sabio; Jaime de Aragón, conde de Urgel; Maroto Ugolen, comendador de la Orden de San Juan; el marqués de Oristán; Martín Díez de Aux, Justicia de Aragón; Pere Quixal, abad de Poblet; Didac de Borja, hermano de Francisco de Borja y de Fernando de Aragón, duque de Calabria.

Características e importancia estratégica

Durante casi toda la existencia del Reino de Valencia, el Castillo de Játiva y la misma ciudad fueron una plaza muy importante para este. El motivo era que Játiva era la entrada natural desde el Reino de Castilla y, por lo tanto, era un punto clave en el control del reino. Si bien es cierto que con la unificación de las coronas hispánicas (que no de los reinos), este papel disminuyó de importancia, el hecho de que continuara siendo una prisión de Estado durante el  y que Játiva era la capital de la Gobernación allende el Júcar y la segunda ciudad del Reino, hicieron que el Castillo continuara jugando un papel importante hasta la guerra de Sucesión.

Durante casi todo este tiempo se la consideró una de las mejores fortalezas no solo de la Corona de Aragón, sino de toda la península. Así, en una confrontación convencional y con una buena guarnición y provisiones, resultaba inexpugnable. Por un lado, el que da a Bixquert, es decir, en el interior montañoso de Valencia, desde donde era difícil que viniera un ataque, los dos castillos de Játiva estaban protegidos por los acantilados de la sierra Vernisa, mientras que por el otro, los atacantes debían superar el juego de murallas: en primer lugar una muralla principal que protegía toda la ciudad, y en segundo lugar varias murallas secundarias. Superado eso, quedaba la dificultad de entrar en la fortaleza, ya que, al tratarse de dos castillos y no de uno, los defensores podían retirarse al segundo si veían perdido el primero.

Decadencia

La decadencia del Castillo de Játiva llegó con la guerra de Sucesión, ya que durante este conflicto se utilizó artillería pesada capaz de echar a perder en poco tiempo las anticuadas murallas que defendían la ciudad. Consciente de eso, el general de las tropas austriacistas de Valencia Juan Bautista Basset, en su carácter de ingeniero y artillero, reforzó todas defensas de Játiva y especialmente el castillo. De hecho aún se conserva una torre en el castillo conocida como «Garita Basset». Su esfuerzo le sirvió por salir con éxito de un primer asedio a Játiva en mayo de 1706 conducido por el conde de las Torres de Alcorrín, pero al año siguiente, ya sin Basset y ante una artillería más pesada, las murallas de la ciudad fueron asaltadas en dos puntos y el castillo sufrió muchos daños. Pese a ello, las tropas de Asfeld, que provenían de la victoria en la batalla de Almansa no pudieran llegar hasta el castillo a causa de su carácter elevado y se dedicaran a bombardearlo. Tras aproximadamente un mes de asedio, el castillo se rindió después de que la guarnición mayoritariamente inglesa, en oposición a las intenciones de catalanes y maulets, pactó con el ejército francés la salida el 12 de junio de 1707. Posteriormente, en la guerra de la Independencia Española, el castillo fue utilizado; la fortaleza entró en decadencia a causa del exterminio de Játiva y de un terremoto registrado el año de 1748.

Siglos  y

Ya en el , el castillo pasa a manos de Gregorio Molina, que había hecho fortuna con la fabricación de papel, industria tradicional en Játiva. El resultado fue la construcción del conjunto neogótico que ocupa la parte central del castillo y que aparece a la fotografía adjunta. Este conjunto vino a constituir un tercer castillo que se añadía a los otros dos. Más tarde, el castillo fue adquirido por la Caja de Ahorros Valencia (actual Fundación Bancaja) y esta se la vendió a la Generalidad.

Actualmente, el castillo es patrimonio de todos los valencianos, y es gestionado por el Ayuntamiento de Játiva. Si bien en la entrada principal ondean las banderas oficiales, arriba de los dos castillos, solo se encuentra la Señera de Játiva.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Web oficial turística de Xàtiva con información sobre el Castillo
 Bodas civiles en el Castillo
 Página no oficial sobre el Castillo Mayor y Castillo Mayor

Játiva
Jativa
Jativa
Maravillas valencianas
Monumentos histórico-artísticos de España declarados en 1931
Fortificaciones de al-Ándalus


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Avoiding 'confusion', Piemonte DOC drops Nebbiolo
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Jeremy Parzens @ DoBianchi continues to keep us informed on what has been called "The Nebbiolo Wars."
Nebbiolo war: "inclusion of Nebbiolo in the Piemonte DOC has been definitively shelved" says Barolo-Barbaresco-Alba consortium president
Questing after tradition, one vintage at a time
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Maria Teresa Mascarello, daughter of the late Bartolo Mascarello of Barolo and today the exacting and traditional winemaker at Cantina Bartolo Mascarello.
"I am trying to make an honest wine, one that reflects all of the qualities of our territory, both its strengths as well as its flaws." – Maria Teresa Mascarello. Photo by Tim Atkins on Flick'r.
There is something missing in the world of modern-day winemaking. Or maybe several somethings.
That's the feeling I had, and still have, after listening to winemaker Maria Teresa Mascarello of Barolo on a recent podcast of Levi Dalton's excellent "I'll Drink to That."
This daughter of legendary winemaker Bartolo Mascarello is not one to mince words or opinions, whether it's about her refusal to visit New York City or her thoughtful belief that to know a wine, you first must know its vineyard.
Everything she does is in the traditional method, down to the unheated and uncooled cellar where her wines age for years before being released.
And while critics, writers and the rest of the world casually tosses about the word "terroir" without perhaps understanding what it is they are talking about, Moscarello sees a vineyard's terroir as just the starting point for enjoying her wines.
And, as Dalton points out, she believes that one of the measures of a wine's success is that people will stick around and work the vineyards that produce it.
But perhaps her most telling statement, at least for me, was her saying that she enjoys the different vintages, and even more when they prove difficult.
"Every year is different," Mascarello said. "I don't find the same elegance (in 2013, her latest to be bottled) as I find in the 2010 and the 2012 but I like the difference."
She said that when she tastes a wine, first she tastes and recognizes the grape variety.
"And second, I recognize the weather," she said.
"Every year is different, that's important to me because I like different," she goes on. "I have more affection for the difficult (vintages)."
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